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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.
About the xv. year of the reign of Alfred, the Danes returning from France to England, landed in Kent, and so came to Rochester, and besieged that City: and there lay so long, that they builded a Tower of timber against the gates of the City. But by strength of the Citizens, that tower was destroyed, and the City defended t• King Alfred came and rescued them. Whereby the Danes were so distressed, and so near trapped: that for fear, they left their horses behind them, and fled to their ships by night. But the King, when he was thereof ware: sent after them and took xvj. of their ships, & slew many of the said Danes. This done, the King returned to London, & repaired the same honourably (as saith Hovedenus) & made it habitable, which before was sore decayed and febled by the Danes.
About the xv. yeare of the reigne of Alfred, the Danes returning from France to England, landed in Kent, and so came to Rochester, and besieged that City: and there lay so long, that they builded a Tower of tymber against the gates of the Citie. But by strength of the Citizens, that tower was destroyed, and the Citie defended t• King Alfrede came and reseued them. Whereby the Danes were so distressed, and so nere trapped: that for feare, they left their horses behind them, and fled to their ships by night. But the King, when he was thereof ware: sent after them and tooke xvj. of their shippes, & slew many of the said Danes. This done, the King returned to London, & repaired the same honorably (as sayth Houedenus) & made it habitable, which before was sore decaied and febled by the Danes.
The third year after this,1 which was the xix. year of the reign of king Alfred: the foresaid Athelstan the Danish king of Norfolk (which by Alfred was Christened before) deceased. Not long after this, about the xxj. year of this kings reign, the Danes again landed in four places of this land: which was, in Eastinglande: in the North: and in the West, in two places. Before the landing of these Danes, it chanced king Elfred, hearing of the death of King Athelstan, and of other complaints of the Danes, was then in Eastengland, when these tidings cme to him.