A67922:1922
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.
After this victory thus obtained of the Danes and Scots:1 King Ethelstane also subdued (or at least quieted) the North Britons. Whom he convening together at Hereford (or there about) forced them to grant unto him as a yearly tribute, xx. pound of gold: three hundred pound of silver: and of heads of neat xxv. hundred: with hawks and dogs,2 to a certain number. This done, he went to Exeter, and there likewise subduing the South Britons about Exeter and Cornwall: repaired the walls of Exeter with sufficient strength, and so returned.
After thys victorie thus obtained of the Danes and Scottes:1 King Ethelstane also subdued (or at least quieted) the North Brytaines. Whome he conuenting together at Herforde (or there about) forced them to graunt vnto him as a yerely tribute, xx. pound of gold: three hundreth poūde of siluer: and of heades of neate xxv. hundred: with haukes and dogs,2 to a certaine number. This done, he wēt to Exceter, and there likewise subduing the South Brytaines about Exceter and Cornewall: repaired the walles of Exceter with sufficient strength, and so returned.
- 1The North Britons brought to tribute.The North Brittaynes brought to tribute.
- 2The South Britons subdued.The South Brittaynes subdued.
Among these victorious and noble acts of this King: One blot there is of him written and noted, wherein he is as much worthy to be reprehended, as in the other before to be commended (that is) the innocent death and murder of his brother Edwin. The occasion thereof was this: King Edward aforenamed their father, in the time of his youth, coming by a certain village or grange, where he had been nursed and brought up of a child: thought of courtesy to go