A67922:1654
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
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1Thus Oswald after he had reigned ix. years in such holiness and perfectness of life, as is above specified, was slain at length in the field called Maxfield, by wicked Pen da, king of the Mercians,2 which Penda, at length after all his tyranny was overcome and slain by Oswy brother to Oswald, next king after Oswald of Northumberland, notwithstanding he had thrice the people which Oswy had: this Penda being a Panim had iii. sons Wolferus, Weda, and Egfridus. To this second son Weda, Oswy had before time married his daughter, by consent of Penda his father. The which Weda by help of Oswy was made King of Southmercia,3 the which Lordship is severed from northmercia by the river of Trent. The same Weda moreover, at what time he married the daughter of Oswy, promised to him that he would become a christen man, which thing he performed after the death of Penda his Father, but afterward within iij. years of his reign, he was by reason of his wife slain: And after him the kingdom fell to Wolferus the other brother, who being wedded to Ermenilda, daughter of Ercomber king of Kent, was shortly after Christened, so that he is accounted the first christened king of Mercia. This Wolferus conquered Kenwalcus King of Kent, and gat the Isle of Wight, which after he gave to Sigbert King of Theastangles,4 upon condition he would be Christened. And thus the Eastangles, which before had expulsed Mellitus there bishop,, as is declared recovered again the Christian faith under Sigbert their King, who by the means of the foresaid Wolferus was reduced and Baptised by Finanus the Bishop.
1Thus Oswald after he had reigned ix. yeares in such holines and perfectnes of life, as is aboue specified, was slayne at length in the field called Maxfield, by wicked Pē da, king of the Mercians,2 which Penda, at length after all his tyranny was ouercome and slaine by Oswy brother to Oswald, next king after Oswald of Northumberland, notwithstanding he had thryse ye people which Oswy had: this Penda being a Panim had iii. sonnes Wolferus, Weda, and Egfridus. To this seconde sonne Weda, Oswy had before time maried his daughter, by consent of Penda hys father. The whiche Weda by helpe of Oswy was made Kyng of Southmercia,