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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
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.
Concerning the end and death of this King, sundry opinions there be, Alfridus and Marianus say: that while this King Edmund endeavoured himself to save his sewer from the danger of his enemies, which would have slain him at Pulcherchurch: the king in parting of the fray was wounded, and died shortly after. But Guliel. de Regibus. lib. 2. sayeth, that the king being at a feast at Pulcherchurch ⟨p. 151⟩upon the day of S. Augustine, espied a felon sitting in the hall, named Leof, whom he before for his felony had exiled. And leaping over the table did fly upon him, & plucked the thief by the hair of the head to the ground. In which doing, the felon with a knife wounded the king to the death, and also with the same knife wounded many other of the kings servants, and at length was all to hewen, and died forthwith.
Concerning the ende and death of this King, sundrye opinions there be, Alfridus and Marianus say: that while this King Edmund endeuored hymselfe to saue his sewer from the daunger of his enemies, which would haue slaine him at Pulcherchurch: the king in parting of the fray was wounded, and died shortly after. But Guliel. de Regibus. lib. 2. sayeth, that the king being at a feast at Pulcherchurch ⟨p. 151⟩vpon the day of S. Augustine, espied a fellon sitting in the hall, named Leof, whom he before for his fellony had exiled. And leaping ouer the table did flie vpon him, & plucked the thiefe by the haire of the head to the ground. In which doyng, the fellon with a knife wounded the king to the death, and also with the same knife wounded many other of the kings seruants, and at length was all to hewen, and died forthwith.
1By the laws of king Edmund (ordained and set forth, as well for the redress of church matters, as also of civil regiment) it may appear, that the state both of causes temporal & likewise spiritual, appertained then to the kings right (the false pretensed usurpation of the bishop of Rome notwithstanding) as by these laws is to be seen: where he by the advise of his lords and bishops, did enact & determine concerning the chastity & pure life of ecclesiastical ministers, and such as were in the orders of the Church, with the penalties also for them which transgressed the same.