A67922:1899
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.
1In process, about the 12. year of his reign, the Danes repenting them of their covenants, and minding to break the same: assembled an host and met with the king in Staffordshire at a place called Totenhall, & soon after at wodnefield: at which two places the king slew two kings, two earls, & many thousand of Danes, that occupied the country of Northumberland.
1In processe, about the 12. yeare of his reygne, the Danes repenting them of their couenants, and minding to breake the same: assembled an hoste and met wt the king in Staffordshire at a place called Totenhall, & soone after at wodnefield: at which two places the king slew two kings, two erles, & many thousand of Danes, that occupied the countrey of Northumberland.
- 1An. 913.
Thus the importunate rage of the Danes being assuaged, King Edward having now some leisure given from wars,1 to other studies: gave his mind to the building or repairing of cities, towns, and castles, that by the Danes were razed, shattered, and broken. As first of Chester, which city he double enlarged to that it was before: compassing the castle within the walls of the same, which before stood without. That done, the king builded a strong castle at Hereford in the edge of Wales. Also for the strengthening of the Country, he made a Castle at the mouth of the water of Avene, and an other Castle at Buckingham, and the third fast thereby upon the river of Owse. Moreover he builded or reedified the towns of Towsetor, and Wigmore, & destroyed the castle that the Danes had made at Demes•ord. Likewise upon the river of Trent against the old town of Nottingham, he builded a new town on the southside, and made a bridge over the river, between the said ij. towns. Also by the river of Merce, he builded a city or town, in the North end of Mercia, and named it Thilwall, and after repaired the city of Manchester, that sore was defaced with war of the Danes.