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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 time of this Egbert king of Northumberland, Sigebert or Sigbert reigned in Westsaxony: a man of so cruel tyranny to his subjects (turning the laws & customs of his forefathers after his own will and pleasure) that when he was somewhat sharply advertised by one of his nobles, an Earle called Combranus, to change his manners, and to behave him more prudently toward his people: he therefore maliciously caused him to be put to cruel death. Whereupon,1 the said king Sigebert continuing in his cruel conditions, by his subjects conspiring against him, was put from his kingly dignity: and brought into such desolation, that wandering alone in a wood without comfort,2 was there slain even by the swineherd of the said Earle, whom before he had so wrongfully murdered, as partly is above touched: whereby is to be seen, the cruel tyranny of Princes never to prosper well▪ without the just revenge both of God and man.3
In the tyme of this Egbert king of Northumberland, Sigebert or Sigbert raigned in Westsaxony: a man of so cruell tyranny to his subiectes (turning the lawes & customs of his forefathers after his owne will and pleasure) that when he was somewhat sharpely aduertised by one of his nobles, an Earle called Combranus, to chaūge his maners, and to behaue him more prudently toward his people: he therfore maliciously caused him to be put to cruell death. Whereupon,1 the sayd king Sigebert continuing in his cruell conditions, by his subiectes conspyring agaynst hym, was put from his kingly dignity: and brought into suche desolation, that wandring alone in a wood without comfort,2 was there slayne euen by the swineheard of the sayd Earle, whom before he had so wrongfully murdered, as partly is aboue touched: whereby is to be seene, the cruell tyranny of Princes neuer to prosper well▪ without the iust reuenge both of God and man.3