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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.
1Then the King put himself in a bold and dangerous venture (as writeth Wilelmus Lib. de Reg. Polychron. and Fabian which followeth them both) for he apparelling him in the habit of a Minstrel (as he was very skilful in all Saxon Poems) with his instrument of Music, entered in the tents of the Danes, lying then at Eddendime: and in showing there his interlude and songs, espied all their sloth and idleness,2 and heard much of their counsel. And after returning to his company, declared unto them the whole manner of the Danes. Shortly upon the same, the King suddenly in the night fell upon the foresaid Danes, & distressed and slew of them a great multitude, chased them from that coast. In so much that through his strong & valiant assaults upon his enemies, out of his tower of Edelyng newly fortified: he so encumbered them, that he clearly voided the country of them, between that and Selwoodes. His subjects eftsoons, hearing of these his valiant victories, and manful deeds, drew to him daily out of all coasts. Who through the help of God, and their assistance, held the Danes so short, that he wan from them Winchester, & divers other good towns. Briefly, at length he forced them to seek for peace:3 the which was concluded upon certain covenants. Whereof one and the principal was, that the forenamed Gutrum their King should be Christened. The other was, that such as would not be Christened, should depart and void the country.
1Then the King put himselfe in a bold and dangerous venture (as wryteth Wilelmus Lib. de Reg. Polychron. and Fabian which followeth them both) for he apparelling him in the habite of a Minstrell (as hee was very skilfull in all Saxon Poemes) with his instrument of Musike, entred in the tentes of the Danes, lying then at Eddendime: and in shewing there his interlude and songs, espied all theyr slouth and ydlenes,2 and heard much of their counsell. And after returning to hys companie, declared vnto them the whole manner of the Danes. Shortly vpon the same, the King sodainly in the night fell vpon the foresaid Danes, & distressed and slewe of them a great multitude, chased them from that coast. In so much that through hys strong & valiaunt assaultes vpon his enemies, out of his tower of Edelyng newly fortified: he so encōbered them, that he clearly voyded the countrey of them, betweene that and Selwoodes. His subiectes eftsones, hearing of these hys valiaunt victories, and manful deedes, drewe to him daily out of all coasts. Who through the helpe of God, and their assistānce, helde the Danes so short, that he wanne from them Winchester, & diuers other good townes. Briefly, at lēgth he forced them to seeke for peace: