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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.
After the death of Edgar no small trouble arose amongst the Lords and Bishops for succession of the crown:1 the principal cause whereof rose upon this occasion, as by the story of Simon of Durham,2 and Roger Hoveden, is declared. Immediately after the decease of the king, Alferus Duke of Mercia, and many other nobles, which held with Egelrede or Ethelred the only right heir and lawful son of Edgar, misliking the placing and intruding of Monks into churches, & the thrusting out of the secular Priests, with their wives and children out of their ancient possessions, expelled the Abbots and Monks, and brought in again the foresaid priests with their wives. Against whom, certain other there were on the contrary part, that made resistance, as Ethelwine Duke of East Angles, Elfwoldus his brother, and the Earl Brithnothus, saying in a council together assembled, that they would never suffer the religious Monks to be expulsed and driven out of the Realm, which held up all Religion in the land, and thereupon eftsoons levied an army, whereby to defend by force the Monasteries, such as were within the precinct of Eastanglia.
AFter the death of Edgar no smal trouble arose amōgst the Lordes and Bishops for succession of the crowne:1 the principall cause wherof rose vpon this occasion, as by the story of Symon of Durham,2 and Roger Houeden, is declared. Immediately after the decease of the king, Alferus Duke of Mercia, and many other nobles, which held with Egelrede or Ethelrede the onely right heyre and lawfull sonne of Edgar, misliking the placing and intrudyng of Monkes into churches, & the thrusting out of the seculare Priestes, with their wiues and children out of their auncient possessions, expelled the Abbots and Monkes, and brought in againe the foresayd priestes with theyr wyues. Against whom, certayne other there were on the contrary part, that made resistance, as Ethelwine Duke of Eastangles, Elfwoldus his brother, and the Erle Brithnothus, saying in a councell togither assembled, that they would neuer suffer the religious Monkes to be expulsed and driuen out of the Realme, which held vp all Religion in the land, and therupon eftsoones leuied an army, whereby to defend by force the Monasteries, such as were within the precinct of Eastanglia.