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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
Book 3 › * King Allured otherwise called Alfred.Book 3 › * King Alured otherwise called Alfrede.
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.
But being far overmatched, through the multitude of the contrary part, was put there to the worse: although not without a great slaughter of the Pagan army. Which army then of the Danes, after that victory, by compaction made with King Alfred, to depart out of his dominion of Westsaxe: removed from Reading to London, where they abode all that winter.1 Where Halden their king, taking truce with Burhered, King of Mercians, the next year following voided those parts, and drew to Lyndesey: in robbing and spoiling the towns and villages as they went, and holding the common people under their seruage. From thence after to Repyngdon: where they joining with the three other Kings of the Danes (called Surdrim, Osketel, and Hamond) grew thereby in mighty force and strength. Who then dividing their army in two parts, the one half remained with Halden in the country of Northumberland: the residue were with the other three kings, wintering and sojourning all the next year at Grantbrige, which was the fourth year of King Alfred. In the which year King Alfred his men had a conflict on the Sea, with six of the Danes ships, of which one they took, the other fled away.2 In this year went Rollo the Dane into Normandy, where he was Duke thirty year, and afterward was Baptised in the faith of Christ, and named Robert The foresaid army of the three Dane Kings above mentioned from Grantebryge, returned again to Westsaxonie, and entered the Castle of Wareham: where King Alfred with a sufficient power of men, was ready to assault them. But the Danes seeing his strength durst not attempt with him, but sought delays, while more aid might come. In the mean season they were constrained to entreat for truce: leaving also sufficient pledges in the Kings hand, promising moreover upon their oath, to void the country of the westsaxons. The king upon the surety let them go. But they falsely breaking their league, privily in the night brake out, taking their journey toward Exeter. In which journey, they lost vi. score of their small ships, by a tempest at Sandwich (as Henry Huntington in his story recordeth.) Then king Alfred followed after the horsemen of the Danes, but could not overtake them, before they came to Exeter, where he took of them pledges and fair promises of peace, and so returned.
But being farre ouermatched, through the multitude of the contrary part, was put there to the worse: although not wythout a great slaughter of the Pagane army. Which army then of the Danes, after that victorie, by compaction made wyth King Alfrede, to depart out of his dominion of Westsaxe: remoued from Reading to London, where they abode all that winter.