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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.
In the mean time Swanus king of Denmark, brother to Canutus died, wherefore that land fell to Canutus; who anon after sailed thither, and took the possession, and returned into England, & married Emma, late wife of Egelred, and by her had a son called Herdeknight, or Hardiknoutus: He assembled a parliament at Oxford, wherein was agreed that English men, and Danes, should hold the laws made by king Edgar, 1as most good, & reasonable. Thus, the Danes being in England, began by little and little to be christened, and Canutus went to Rome, and so returning again to England, governed the land 20. years, leaving behind him two sons, Harold, & Hardiknoutus, which Hardiknoutus was made K of Denmark in his fathers time: Harold for his swiftness, called Harefoot, (son to Canutus by Eligna his first wife) began his reign over England, an. 1039 §1039He banished his stepmother Emma, & took her goods, & jewels from her. He reigned but 4. years, & the kingdom fell to ⟨p. 122⟩Hardeknoutus king of Denmark his brother: who when he had reigned 2. years,2 being merry at Lambeth, suddenly was stricken dumb, and fell down to the ground, and within 8. days after died without issue of his body, and was the last that reigned of the blood of the Danes.3 For the Earls and Barons agreed, that none of that blood should after be king, for the despite and hurt the Danes had done to the English nation, and sent into Normandy for the 2. brethren, Alfred & Edward, sons of king Egelred, intending to make Alfred king of England: but Earle Godwin a West Saxon, who had married the daughter of Hardeknoutus, thought to slay the two brethren coming into England, & to make Harold his son king: which son, he had by the daughter of Hardeknoutus, the Dane King. The messengers that went for the brethren, found but Alfred the elder: for Edward the younger was gone into Hungary, to speak with his cousin the outlaw, which was Edward Ironside's son. So the traitor Godwin met with Alfride, & the Normans attending upon him, and when they came to Guild down, he commanded his men to slay all that were of Alfride's company, and after that, to take Alfred, and to lead him to the isle of Ely, where they should put out both his eyes: