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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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1An other concubine he had also besides these aforesaid, which was Egelfleda or Elfleda, called Candida the white daughter of duke Ordinere (as Guliel. Malmesb. recordeth) she being also a professed Nun, of whom he begot Edward in bastardy. For the which he was enjoined by Dun stane 7. years penance. After which penance being complete, then he took to him a lawful wife (as Malmesbury saith) Elfritha, the mother of Edmund and Ethelred, or otherwise called Egelred, whereof more shall be said (the Lord willing hereafter.
1An other concubine he had also besides these aforesaid, which was Egelfleda or Elfleda, called Candida ye white daughter of duke Ordinere (as Guliel. Malmesb. recordeth) she beyng also a professed Nunne, of whom he begot Edward in bastardy. For the which he was enioined by Dū stane 7. yeares penance. After which penance beyng complete, then he tooke to him a lawfull wyfe (as Malmesbury sayth) Elfritha, the mother of Edmund and Ethelred, or otherwise called Egelred, whereof more shall be sayd (the Lord willing hereafter.
- 1Edward borne in bastardy of Elflede. King Edwards concubine.Edward borne in bastardie of Elflede. King Edwardes concubine.
1Over and besides all these vices noted and objected to king Edgar in our monkish storywriters, I also observe another no less, or rather greater vice then the other afore recited, which was blind superstition and idolatrous mom kery brought into the church of Christ, with the wrongful expulsing of lawful married priests out of their houses. Whereupon, what inconveniences ensued after in this realm, especially in the house of the Lord, I leave it to the consideration of them which have heard of the detestable enormities of these religious votaries. The occasion whereof, first and chiefly began in this Edgar through the instigation of Dunstan and his fellows, who after they had inveigled the king & had brought him to their purpose, they caused him to call a Council of the Clergy, where it was enacted and decreed,