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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.
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 ⟨p. 149⟩see how his nurse did. Where he entering into the house, espied a certain young damsel beautiful and right seemly attired, Egwina by name. This Egwina before being a pore mans daughter, had a vision by night, that of her body sprang such a bright light of the Moon, that the brightness thereof gave light to the Realm of England. By reason whereof, she was taken into the foresaid house, & daintily brought up in stead of their own daughter: for hope of some commodity to ensue thereby, as afterward it came to pass. For King Edward (as it is declared) coming into the house,1 and ravished with the beauty of the maiden: begat of her the same night this Ethelstane. Wherefore the said Ethelstane being thus vasely borne of Egwina, the first wife to Edward (as is said) before he was married to her: and fearing his next brother Edwin, which was rightly borne (especially being stirred thereunto through the sinister suggestion of his Butler) did cast such displeasure to the foresaid Edwin his brother, being yet but young, that (notwithstanding his innocent submission and purgation made against his accusers) he caused him to be set in an old rotten boat in the broad Sea (only with one Esquire with him) without any tackling or other provision to the same. Where the young and tender Prince being dismayed with the rage of winds and of the floods, and now weary of his l••e, cast himself over board into the sea, and so was drowned. Notwithstanding the Esquire shifting for himself as he could, and recovering the body of his master, brought it to Sandwich, where it was buried. Which done, the king afterward coming to the remembrance of himself, was stricken with great repentance the space of vij. years together. And at length was revenged of him that was the accuser of his brother.
Among these victorious and noble actes of this King: One blot there is of him written and noted, wherein he is as much worthy to be reprehēded, as in the other before to be commended (that is) the innocent death and murther of his brother Edwyne. The occasion thereof was this: King Edwarde aforenamed their father, in the time of his youth, cōming by a certaine village or grange, where he had bene nursed and brought vp of a child: thought of curtesy to goe