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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.
As the tidings hereof was brought to king Etheldred, (which put him in great heaviness) word also was brought the same time of the landing of Osrike, 1king of Denmark: who with assistance of the other Danes had gathered a great host, and were embattled upon Ashdown. To this battle king Ethelred with his brother Allured (forced by great need) sped them selves to withstand the Danes. At which time, the king a little staying behind being yet at his service,2 Allured which was comen before, had entered already into the whole fight with the Danes: who strake together with huge violence. The king being required to make speed (he being then at service, and meditations) such was his devotion: that he would not stir out one foot, before the service was fully complete. In this mean while, the Danes so fiercely invaded Allured and his men, that they wan the hill: and the Christen men were in the valley, and in great danger to loose the whole field. Nevertheless through the grace of God, and their godly manhood, the king coming from his service, with his fresh soldiers recovered the hill of the infidels: and so discomfited the Danes that day,3 that in fleeing away not only they lost the victory, but most part also of them their lives. In so much that their Duke or king Osride or Osege, and five of their Dukes, with much of their people were slain, and the rest chased unto Reading town.
As the tidings hereof was brought to king Etheldred, (which put him in great heauines) word also was brought the same time of the landing of Osrike, 1king of Denmarke: who with assistence of the other Danes had gathered a great host, and were enbattelled vpō Ashdowne. To this battaile king Ethelred with his brother Alured (forced by great neede) sped them selues to withstand the Danes. At which time, the king a litle staying behind being yet at his seruice,2 Alured which was comen before, had entred already into the whole fight with the Danes: who strake together with huge violēce. The king being required to make speede (hee being then at seruice, and meditations) such was his deuotion: that he would not stirre out one foote, before the seruice was fully cōplete. In this meane while, the Danes so fearsly inuaded Alured and his mē, that they wanne the hill: and the Christen men were in the valley, and in great daunger to loose the whole fielde. Neuerthelesse through the grace of God, and their godly manhoode, the king comming from his seruice, with his fresh souldiours recouered the hill of the infidels: and so discōfited the Danes that day,