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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.
Notwithstanding the number of the Pagans did daily more and more increase, in so much (as one of my authors saith) that if in one day 30. thousand of them were slain, shortly after they increased double as many again. After this truce taken with King Alfred, the Danes then voided to the land of Mercia, whereof part of that kingdom they kept themselves, part they committed to one Ceolulphus: upon condition ⟨p. 142⟩that he should be vassal to them, and at their commandment, with his people at all times.
Notwithstanding the number of the Pagāes did dayly more and more increase, in so much (as one of my authors sayth) that if in one day 30. thousand of them were slayn, shortly after they increased double as many agayne. After this truce taken with King Alfrede, the Danes then voyded to the land of Mercia, whereof part of that kingdome they kept themselues, part they committed to one Ceolulphus: vppon condition ⟨p. 142⟩that he should be vassall to them, and at their commandement, with his people at all times.
1The next year ensuing, which was the vij. year of the reign of Alfred, the Danes; who now having all the rule of the North part of England, from the river of Tames, with Mercia, London, and Essex: disdained that Alfred should bear any dominion on the other side of Tames southward. Whereupon the foresaid three kings with all the force and strength they could make, marched toward Chippenham in Westsexe,2 with such a multitude, that the king with his people was not able to resist them. In so much that the people which inhabited there, some fled over the sea, some remained with the king, divers submitted themselves to the Danes. Thus King Alfred being overset with multitude of enemies, and forsaken of his people, having neither land to hold, nor hope to recover that which he had lost: