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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.
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 & having promised the false Duke to make him higher then all the Lords of the land, caused his head to be stricken of: and to be set upon London bridge, and his body to be cast into the town ditch: other say, he caused him to be bound, and thrown into the Thames.2 Likewise Canutus did disdain all those whom he knew to have dealt falsely against Edmund, and his heirs.
Soone after, a sonne of wicked Edericus, by the means of his father, espying Edmund at the draught, thrust him into the fundament with a speare and slue him, after that he had ⟨p. 121⟩raigned two yéeres. He left behind him two sons, Edmund, and Edward: whom Edrick the wicked Duke, after ye death of their father, tooke from their mother, not knowing yet of the death of her husband, and presented them to King Canutus, and saluted him, haile king alone. Canutus being King alone, sent the sonnes of Edmund to his brother Swanus, king of Sweueland, to be slaine: who abhorring that déede, sent them to Salomon, king of Hungary, where Edmund being married to the K. daughter, died. Edward was married to Agatha, daughter of his brother Henrie the 4. Emperor. Canutus being established King,1 & hauing promised the false Duke to make him higher then all the Lordes of the land, caused his head to be stricken of: and to be set vppon London bridge, and his body to be cast into the town ditch: other say, he caused him to be bound, and throwen into the Thames.