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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
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Of this Offa are told many notable deeds, which because they concern rather political affairs, and do not greatly appertain to the purpose of this ecclesiastical history, I omit here to recite.1 As his wars and victories against Egbert & the Northumbres, as also against Etheldred king of East Angles. Item, against Egbert king of Kent, otherwise called Wren, whom Fabian saith he took prisoner, & led him bound with him to Mercia. Malmesbury witnesseth otherwise, this to be done not by Offa, but by Kenulphus, as Christ willing hereafter shall appear. After these victories Offa had such displeasure unto the Citizens of Canterbury,2 that he removed the Archbishops sea, and lands of Lambrith Archbishop of Canterbury (by the agreement of Pope Adrian) unto Lichfield. He also chased the Britons or Welshmen into Wales, and made a famous dyke between Wales and the utter bonds of Mercia or middle England, which was called Ofditche. And builded there a Church which long time a•ter was called Offekyrke.3 This Offa also married one of his daughters to Brightricus that was king of Westsaxons. And for that in his time was variance between him and the Frenchmen, in so much that the passage of merchants was forbidden: therefore he sent Alcuinus a learned man, unto Charles the great, then king of France, to common the means of peace: which Charles had after that, the said Alcuinus in great favour and estimation, and afterward made him Abbot of Turonia in France.
Of this Offa are told many notable deedes, which because they concerne rather politicall affaires, and doe not greatly appertayne to the purpose of this ecclesiastical history, I omit here to recite.1 As his warres and victories against Egbert & the Northumbres, as also against Etheldred king of East Angles. Item, against Egbert king of Kent, otherwise called Wren, whom Fabian saith he tooke prisoner, & led him bound with him to Mercia. Malmesbury witnesseth otherwise, this to be done not by Offa, but by Kenulphus, as Christ willing hereafter shall appeare. After these victories Offa had such displeasure vnto the Citizens of Canterbury,