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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.
After the Martyrdom of this blessed Edmund, 1when the cruel Danes had sufficiently robbed and spoiled that country: they took again their ships, and landed in Surrey, & continued their journey till they came to the town of Reading,2 & there wan the town with the castle where (as Cambrensis saith) within three days of their thither coming, the foresaid Inguar and Hubba Captains ⟨p. 141⟩of the Danes, as they went in purchasing of their prays or booties: were slain at a place called Englefelde. Which Princes of the Danes thus slain, the rest of them kept whole together, in such wise that the Westsaxons might take of them none advantage. But yet within few days after the Danes were holden so short, that they were forced to issue out of the castle, & to defend them in plain battle. In the which (by the industry of king Ethelred and of Allured his brother) the Danes were discomfited, & many of them slain: which discomfort made them fly again into the castle, and there kept them for a certain time. The King then committing the charge of them to Ethelwolde Duke of Baroke or Berkshire,3 so departed. But when the Danes knew of the kings departure, they brake suddenly out of their hold, and took the Duke unprovided, & slew him, and much of his people. And so adjoining themselves with other that were scattered in the country, embattled them in such wise, that of them was gathered a strong host.
After the Martirdome of this blessed Edmund, 1when the cruell Danes had sufficiently robbed and spoyled that country: they tooke agayne their shippes, and landed in Southrey, & continued their iourney till they came to the towne of Reading,2 & there wan the towne with the castle where (as Cambrensis saith) within three dayes of their thether comming, the foresayde Inguar and Hubba Captaines ⟨p. 141⟩