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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.
And thus much concerning the history of king Edgar and of such things as in his time happened in the church. Which Edgar after he had entered into the parts of Britain, to subdue the rebellion of the Welshmen, and there had spoiled the country of Glamorgan, & wasted the country of Ono within x. days after, when he had reigned the space of xvj. years, died, and was buried at Glastonbury, leaving after him two bastards,1 to wit, Editha and Edward, and one son lawfully begotten, named Ethelred, or otherwise by corruption called Egelred: For Edmund the elder son died before his father.
And thus much concerning the history of king Edgar and of such things as in his tyme happened in the church. Which Edgar after he had entred into the partes of Britannie, to subdue the rebellion of the Welchmen, and there had spoiled the coūtrey of Glamorgan, & wasted the country of Ono within x. dayes after, when he had raigned the space of xvj. yeares, died, and was buried at Glastenbury, leauing after him two bastards,1 to witte, Editha and Edward, and one sonne lawfully begottē, named Ethelred, or otherwise by corruption called Egelred: For Edmund the elder sonne died before his father.
- 1The death of K. Edgar.
Ye heard before how king Edgar is noted in all stories to be an incontinent liver in deflowering maids and virgins. Of which virgins iij. notoriously are expressed in authors, to wit, Wlftrude or Wlfride: The second, was the dukes maid at Andover, nigh to Winchester: The third, was Elflede mother of Edward, for the which Elflede he was staid and kept back from his Coronation by Dunstan Archbishop of Cant. the space of 7. years, and so the said king beginning his reign in the 16. year of his age being the year of the Lord,1