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Acts and monuments of matters most special and memorable, happening in the Church. [vol.…Actes and monuments of matters most speciall and memorable, happenyng in the Church. [vol.…
Acts and monuments of matters most special and memorable, happening in the Church. [vol. 1] with an universal history of the same, wherein is set forth at large the whole race and course of the Church, from the primitive age to these latter times of ours, with the bloody times, horrible troubles, and great persecutions against the true martyrs of Christ, sought and wrought as well by heathen emperors, as now lately practised by Romish prelates, especially in this realm of England and Scotland. Newly revised and recognised, partly also augmented, and now the fourth time again published and recommended to the studious reader, by the author (through the help of Christ our Lord) John Fox, which desireth thee good reader to help him with thy prayer.Actes and monuments of matters most speciall and memorable, happenyng in the Church. [vol. 1] with an vniuersall history of the same, wherein is set forth at large the whole race and course of the Church, from the primitiue age to these latter tymes of ours, with the bloudy times, horrible troubles, and great persecutions agaynst the true martyrs of Christ, sought and wrought as well by heathen emperours, as nowe lately practised by Romish prelates, especially in this realme of England and Scotland. Newly reuised and recognised, partly also augmented, and now the fourth time agayne published and recommended to the studious reader, by the author (through the helpe of Christ our Lord) Iohn Foxe, which desireth thee good reader to helpe him with thy prayer.
London: printed by John Daye, 1583London: printed by Iohn Daye, 1583
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 reign of this Baldred the kingdom of Kent was translated to Egbertus, otherwise called Egbrict, king of the Westsaxons, who subduing the foresaid Baldred, an. 832. gave the said kingdom to Athelstan his younger son. After whose decease it came to Ethelwolfe the elder son of Egbrict, and so was united to the Westsaxons, who then began to be the Monarch of the whole land. This kingdom began near about the year of our Lord, 456. and continued 342. years, and had xv. kings.
In the raigne of this Baldred the kingdom of Kent was translated to Egbertus, otherwise called Egbrict, king of the Westsaxōs, who subduing the foresaid Baldred, an. 832. gaue the said kingdome to Athelstan his younger sonne. After whose decease it came to Ethelwolfe the elder sonne of Egbrict, and so was vnited to the Westsaxons, who then began to be the Monarch of the whole land. This kingdom began nere about the yeare of our Lord, 456. and continued 342. yeares, and had xv. kings.
478. | ¶ The Kings of Southsaxe, with the years of their reign. Southsaxe. | Ell, or All. 31 Cissa. | Of this Cissa came Cicester, which he builded, and where he reigned. Now called Sussex. | Nancanleus, or Nancanleodus. | This Nathanleod seemeth by some old stories to be a Britain, & the chief Marshall of king Utter, whom Porth the Saxon slew. | Porth. | This Porth a Saxon, came in at the haven, which now is called of him Porthmouth. | Ethelwelfus. | Because I find but little mention of these two I think it rather like to be the same Ethelwold or Ethelwaldus, which after followeth. The kings of Sussex. | Redwallus. Condebertus. | Of Condebertus and Ethelred I find no mention but in one table only, supposing therefore that the true names of these were Ercombertus and Egebertus, which were kings of Kent the same time, and peradventure might then rule in Sussex. | Ethelredus, or Ethereus. | Adelwood, or Ethelwaldus, slain. | This Adelwold was the first king of Sussex Christened, and as Fabian saith, the iiij. king of the Southsaxons: as other say the vij. so uncertain be the histories of this kingdom. | Adelbrich, or Berethunus, slain. 5 | Adhumus. 15
478. | ¶ The Kings of Southsaxe, with the yeares of their raigne. Southsaxe. | Elle, or Alle. 31 Cissa. | Of this Cissa came Cicester, which he builded, and where he raigned. Now called Sussex. | Nancanleus, or Nancanleodus. | This Nathanleod seemeth by some old stories to be a Britaine, & the chief Marshall of king Vter, whome Porth the Saxon slew. | Porth. | This Porth a Saxon, came in at the hauen, which now is called of him Porthmouth. | Ethelwelfus. | Because I find but little mention of these two I thinke it rather like to bee the same Ethelwold or Ethelwaldus, which after followeth. The kings of Sussex. | Redwallus. Condebertus. | Of Condebertus and Ethelred I find no mention but in one table only, supposing therfore that the true names of these were Ercombertus and Egebertus, which were kings of Kent the same tyme, and peraduenture might then rule in Sussex. | Ethelredus, or Ethereus. | Adelwood, or Ethelwaldus, slayne. | This Adelwold was the first kyng of Sussex Christened, and as Fabian saith, the iiij. king of the Southsaxōs: as other say the vij. so vncertain be the histories of this kingdom. | Adelbrich, or Berethunus, slayne. 5 | Adhumus. 15