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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 Ethelstane, or Athelstan.Book 3 › ¶ King Ethelstane, or Adelstane.
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.
In the second year of the reign of King Athelstan, for an unity and a peace to be had between the King and the Danes of Northumberland: he married to Sythericus their king his sister, whereof mention is made before. But shortly after,1 within one year this Sythericus died. After whose death King Ethelstane seized that province into his own hand, putting out the son of the foresaid Sythericus called Alanus:2 who with his brother Godfridus fled the one into Ireland, the other to Constantine King of the Scots. And when he had thus accorded with the Danes of Northumberland, he shortly made subject unto him Constantine King of Scots. But the said Constantine meeked himself so lowly to the King, that he restored him to his former dignity, saying, that it was more honour to make a king, then to be a king.
In the second yeare of the reigne of King Adelstane, for an vnitie and a peace to be had betwene the King and the Danes of Northumberlande: hee marryed to Sythericus their king his sister, whereof mention is made before. But shortly after,1 within one yeare this Sythericus died. After whose death King Ethelstane seazed that prouince into hys owne hande, putting out the sonne of the foresayde Sythericus called Alanus:2 who wyth his brother Godfridus fledde the one into Irelande, the other to Constantine King of the Scottes. And when he had thus accorded with the Danes of Northumberlande, hee shortly made subiect vnto him Constantine King of Scottes. But the sayde Constantine meeked himselfe so lowly to the King, that he restored him to his former dignitie, saying, that it was more honour to make a king, then to be a king.
- 1Anno. 927.
- 2Northumberland subdued to king Ethelstane. The Scots subdued to the king of England. It is more honour to make a king, then to be a king.