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An abridgement of the book of acts and monuments of the ChurchAn abridgement of the booke of acts and monumentes of the Church
An abridgement of the book of acts and monuments of the Church: written by that Reverend Father, Master John Fox: and now abridged by Timothy Bright, Doctor of Physic, for such as either through want of leisure, or ability have not the use of so necessary an historyAn abridgement of the booke of acts and monumentes of the Church: written by that Reuerend Father, Maister Iohn Fox: and now abridged by Timothe Bright, Doctour of Phisicke, for such as either through want of leysure, or abilitie haue not the vse of so necessary an history
London: printed by I. Windet, 1589
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
After the death of Egelred, variance fell betwixt the Englishmen for the election of the king: the one part standing for Edwin the eldest son of Egelred; the other for Canutus, the son of Swanus the Dane. By means whereof there were diverse battles fought between them, and in the end the Princes themselves tried the matter hand to hand: and when they had assayed each other a while; by the motion of Canutus, hastily, they were agreed, and kissed each other to the comfort of both hosts: and shortly after agreed upon partition of the land, and loved as brethren.
After the death of Egelred, variance fell betwixt the Englishmen for the election of the king: the one part standing for Edwin the eldest sonne of Egelred; the other for Canutus, the sonne of Swanus the Dane. By means wherof there were diuerse battels fought betwéene them, and in the end the Princes thēselues tried the matter hand to hand: and when they had assaied each other a while; by the motion of Canutus, hastely, they were agréed, and kissed each other to the comfort of both hostes: and shortly after agreed vpon partition of the land, and loued as brethren.
Soon after, a son of wicked Edericus, by the means of his father, espying Edmund at the draught, thrust him into the fundament with a spear and slue him, after that he had ⟨p. 121⟩reigned two years. He left behind him two sons, Edmund, and Edward: whom Edrick the wicked Duke, after the death of their father, took from their mother, not knowing yet of the death of her husband, and presented them to King Canutus, and saluted him, hail king alone. Canutus being King alone, sent the sons of Edmund to his brother Swanus, king of Sweveland, to be slain: who abhorring that deed, sent them to Solomon, king of Hungary, where Edmund being married to the K. daughter, died. Edward was married to Agatha, daughter of his brother Henry the 4. Emperor. Canutus being established King,1