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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.
After the decease of Edwin and his son Offrike, both slain in battle, reigned Ofricus and Eufridus the one in Deyra, the other in Bernicia. Osricus was the son of Elfricus which was brother to Ethelfride. Eaufridus, was the eldest son of Ethelfride (for Ethelfride had three sons to wit, Eaufridus, Oswaldus, & Osricus. These two kings of Desyra and Bernicia, Osricus, and Eaufride, being first Christened in Scotland: after being kings returned to their old idolatry, & so in the years following were slain one after the other, by the foresaid Cedwalla, and wicked Penda, as is in the table above expressed.1
After the decease of Edwyne and his sonne Offrike, both slayne in battell, reigned Ofricus and Eufridus the one in Deyra, the other in Bernicia. Osricus was the sonne of Elfricus which was brother to Ethelfride. Eaufridus, was the eldest sonne of Ethelfride (for Ethelfride had three sonnes to wit, Eaufridus, Oswaldus, & Osricus. These two kinges of Desyra and Bernicia, Osricus, and Eaufride, beyng fyrst Christened in Scotlande: after being kinges returned to their old idolatry, & so in the yeares following were slaine one after the other, by the foresaide Cedwalla, and wycked Penda, as is in the table aboue expressed.1
- 1S. Oswald king of Northumberland.S. Oswalde kyng of Northumberland.
After whom succeeded in Northumberland, the second son of Ethelfride named Oswaldus, having rule on both the Provinces as well Deyra, as of Bernicia.1 Whereof when the foresaid Cedwalla, (or Cadwallo) the Britain king had understanding:2 who before had made havoc of the Saxons and thought to have rooted them utterly out of England: he sent king Penda with a mighty host of the Britons, thinking to slay also Oswald, as he had before slain his brother Eaufride, and King Edwin before them. But Oswald when he was warned of the great strength of this Cadwal, and Penda made his prays to God, and besought him meekly of help to withstand his enemy: for the salvation of his people. Thus after Oswald had prayed for the saving of his people, the two hosts met in a field named Denesburne, some say Hevenfield, where was fought a strong battle. But smally the army and power of Penda, & Cedwall, which were far exceeding the number of Oswaldus host, was chased and most part slain by Oswaldus, after he reigned over the Britons xxij. years leaving after him a son, whom Gaufridus called Cadwaladrus, the last king of the Britons.