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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 time of this K. came William, Duke of Normandy, with a goodly company, to see K. Edward: to whom (it is said) Edw. promised (if he died without issue) to leave the Crown. In this K. reign lived Marianus Scotus, 1the story writer.
In the time of this K. came William, Duke of Normandie, with a goodly companie, to sée K. Edward: to whom (it is said) Edw. promised (if he died without issue) to leaue the Crowne. In this K. reigne liued Marianus Scotus, 1the storie wryter.
- 1M. Scotus.
About the 13. year of this kings reign, he sent Aldred bishop of Worcester, to the Emperor Henricus the fourth, praying him that he would send to the king of Hungary, that his cousin Edward, son of Edmund Ironside, might come into England, for so much as he intended to make him king after him (who was called Edward outlaw). This was fulfilled, and he came into England with his wife Agatha, and with his children Edgar Adeling, Margaret, and Christina: but the year after his return he died at London, & was buried at Westminster, or as Jornalensis saith, at Pauls church in London. After whose decease the king received Edgar Adeling his son as his own child, thinking to make him his heir; but fearing the mutability of the Englishmen, and the pride, and malice of Harold the son of Godwin, directed Ambassadors to William, Duke of Normandy,1 his kinsman, assigning him to be lawful heir after him. After the death of Godwin, his son Harold grew in great favour with the king. He sailed into Flanders, and in the course of his sailing, he was driven by force of weather into the province of Pomilitie, where he was taken prisoner, and sent to William, Duke of Normandy: to whom he was made to swear, that he in time following, should marry his daughter, and that after the death of King Edward,