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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.
This accuser (as is said) was the kings cupbearer, who (as God the righteous judge of all things would have it) upon a certain solemn feast, bearing the cup unto the king, chanced in the middle of the flour to stumble with one foot, helping and recovering himself with the other, saying in these words: Thus one brother (as ye see) helpeth an other.1 These words being thus spoken in the hearing of the king, so moved his mind, that forthwith he commanded the false accuser of his brother to be had out to execution. Whose just recompense I would wish to be a warning to all men, what it is to sow discord betwixt brother and brother.
This accuser (as is sayde) was the kings cupbearer, who (as God the righteous iudge of all things woulde haue it) vpon a certaine solemne feast, bearing the cuppe vnto the king, chanced in the middle of the floure to stumble with one foote, helping and recouering himselfe with the other, saying in these wordes: Thus one brother (as ye see) helpeth an other.1 These wordes being thus spokē in the hearing of the king, so moued his mind, that forthwith he commaunded the false accuser of his brother to be had out to execution. Whose iust recompence I would wish to be a warning to all men, what it is to sowe discorde betwixt brother and brother.
- 1A note to learn not to sow discord betwixt brother and brother.A note to learne not to sowe discorde betwixt brother and brother.
King Ethelstane (besides his vij. years lamentation, for this act) builded the two Monasteries of Midletone, and of Michelenes, for his brothers sake (or as the stories say) for his soul. Whereby it may appear, what was the cause most special in those days,1