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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
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The third vice to him objected,1 was his incontinent & lascivious lust in deflowering maids, as first of a Dukes daughter being a Nun, and a virgin named Wilfrida, or Wilftrude, of which Wilfride was borne Editha, a bastard daughter of Edgar. Also of an other certain virgin in the town of Andover. who was privily conveyed into his bed by this means. The lascivious king coming to Andover, not far from Winchester, and thinking to have his ⟨p. 156⟩pleasure of a certain Dukes daughter, of whose beauty he heard much speaking, commanded the maid to be brought unto him. The mother of the virgin grieved to have her daughter made a concubine, secretly by night conveyed to the kings bed in stead of her daughter, an other maiden of beauty and favour not uncomely: who in the morning rising to her work, and so being known of the king what she was, had granted unto her of the king such liberty and freedom, that of a servant she was made mistress both to her master, and also to her mistresse. Ex Mat. Paris. lib. de Regib.
The third vice to him obiected,1 was his incontinent & lasciuious lust in deflouring maides, as first of a Dukes daughter being a Nūne, and a virgin named Wilfrida, or Wilftrude, of which Wilfride was borne Editha, a bastard daughter of Edgar. Also of an other certaine virgin in the town of Audeuar. who was priuily conueied into his bed by this meanes. The lasciuious king commyng to Andeuar, not farre from Winchester, and thinking to haue his ⟨p. 156⟩pleasure of a certayne Dukes daughter, of whose beautie he heard much speaking, commaunded the mayde to bee brought vnto him. The mother of the virgine grieued to haue her daughter made a concubine, secretly by night cō ueyed to the kings bed in stead of her daughter, an other mayden of beauty and fauour not vncomely: who in the morning rising to her worke, and so beyng known of the king what she was, had graunted vnto her of ye king such libertie and freedome, that of a seruant she was made mistresse both to her maister, and also to her mistresse. Ex Mat. Paris. lib. de Regib.