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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 reign of this Ethelred, the Northumberlanders rebelling against the king,1 thought to recover again the former state of their kingdom out of the Westsaxons hand, by reason of which discord (as happeneth in all lands where dissension is) the strength of the English nation was thereby not a little weakened,2 and the Danes the more thereby prevailed.
In the reigne of this Ethelred, the Northumberlanders rebelling against the king,1 thought to recouer again the former state of their kingdome out of the Westsaxons hand, by reason of which discord (as happeneth in al lāds where dissention is) the strength of the Englishe nation was thereby not a litle weakned,2 and the Danes the more thereby preuailed.
- 1What discord doth in a commonwealth.What discord doth in a commo••wealth.
- 2An. 870.
About the latter time of the reign of this Etheldred ▪ which was about the year of our Lord. 870. certain of the foresaid Danes being thus possessed of the north country: after their cruel persecution and murder done there, (as partly is touched before) took shipping from thence, intending to sail toward the Eastangles, who by the way upon the sea, met with a flot of Danes: whereof the Captains or leaders were named Inguar & Hubba. Who joining altogether in one counsel, made all one course, & lastly landed in East England, or Norfolk, & in process of time came to Thetior. Thereof hearing Edmund, then under king of that province: assembled an host, that gave to them battle. But Edmund and his company was forced to forsake the field, & the king with a few persons fled unto the castle of Framingham,