A67922:1686
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 time and reign of these 4. kings of Northumberland, king Iva reigned in westsaxe: who succeeding after Cadwalder, the last king of the Britons, began his reign about the year of the Lord, 689. and reigned with great valiantness over the westsaxons, the term of xxxvij. years. Concerning whose acts and wars maintained against the Kentish saxons, and other kings: because I have not to intermeddle withal, I refer the reader to other Chroniclers.
In the time and raigne of these 4. kings of Northumberland, king Iua reigned in westsaxe: who succeding after Cadwalder, the last king of the Britaines, began his reigne about the yeare of the Lorde, 689. and raigned with great valiauntnes ouer the westsaxons, the tearme of xxxvij. yeares. Concerning whose actes and wars mayntayned against the Kentish saxons, and other kinges: because I haue not to entermedie withal, I referre the reader to other Chroniclers.
About the sixth year of the reign of this Iva or Ive, Polychronicon, & other make mention of one Cuthlacus, whom they call S. Cuthlake a confessor, who about the 24. of his age, renouncing the pomp of the world, professed himself a Monk in the abbey of Repindon, and the third year after went to Crowlande, where he led the life of an Anchor. In the which Isle and place of his burying was builded a fair Abbey, called afterward for the great resort and gentle entertainment of strangers, Crowlande the courteous: but why this Cuthlake should be sainted for his doings, I see no great cause, as neither do I think the fabulous miracles reported of him to be true: as where the vulgar people are made to believe, that he enclosed the devil in a boiling pot, and caused wicked spirits to erect up houses,1 with such other fables and lying miracles, &c. Among which lying miracles also may be reckoned that, which the stories mention in the xi. year of the reign of Iva, to be done of one Brithwalde or Drithelmus: who •eing dead a long season, was restored to life again, & told many wonders of strange things that he had seen, causing thereby great alms & deeds of charity to be done of the people. And so the disposing of his goods given in iij. parts went to the Abbey of Mailroos, where he continued the rest of his life.