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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.
1But to return to Edwin again. The occasion of his trouble was this: Quicelinus with Kynegilsus his brother, Kings of Westsaxons (as above is mentioned in the table of the Saxon kings) conspiring the death of Edwin now king of Northumberland:2 upon envy and malice sent upon an Easter day, a swordman named Emner, privily to slay the said Edwin. 3This swordman or cutthroat came to a City beside the water of Darwent in Darbishire, there to wait his time, and lastly found the king smallye accompanied, and intended to have run the ki•• through with a sword inuenemed. But one Lilla the kings trusty servant, disgarnished of a shield or other weapon to defend his master,4 start between the king & the sword, and was stricken through the body and died, and the king was woū dead with the same stroke. And after he wounded also the third which was a knight, & so was taken, and confessed by whom he was sent to work that treason. The other knight that was secondly wounded died, and the king lay after long sick, or he were healed.
1But to returne to Edwyne againe. The occasion of hys trouble was this: Quicelinus with Kynegilsus his brother, Kings of Westsaxons (as aboue is mentioned in the table of the Saxon kings) conspiring the death of Edwyne now king of Northumberland:2 vpon enuy and malice sent vpon an Easter day, a swordman named Emner, priuelye to slay the said Edwyne. 3This swordman or cutthrote came to a Citie beside the water of Darwent in Darbishire, there to waite his time, and lastly founde the king smallye accompanied, and intēded to haue runne the ki•• through with a sword inuenemed. But one Lilla the kinges trustye seruaunt, disgarnished of a shield or other weapon to defēd his maister,