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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.
Not long after the death of Dunstan, the Danes again entered England, in many and sundry places of the land: In such sort, that the king was to seek, to which coast he should go first to withstand his enemies. And in conclusion, for the avoiding of more harm, he was compelled to appease them with great sums of money. But when that money was spent, they fell to new robbing of the people, and assailing the land in divers places, not only about the country of Northumberland, but also besieged the City of London at the last. But being from thence repulsed by the manhood of the Londoners,1 they strayed to other countries adjoining, as to Essex, Kent, Sussex, and Hampshire, burning and killing where so ever they went, so that for lack of a good head or governor, many things in the land perished. For the king gave himself to the vice of lechery,2 and polling of his subjects, and disinherited men of their possessions, and caused them to redeem the same again with great sums of money, for he payed great tribute to the Danes yearly,3 which was called Danegelt. Which tribute so increased, that from the first tribute of x.M. pound, it was brought at last in process of v. or vj. year, to xl.M. pound. The which yearly (during to the coming of S. Edward, and after) was levied of the subjects of this land.
Not long after the death of Dunstane, the Danes agayne entred England, in many and sondry places of the land: In such sorte, that the kyng was to seeke, to which coast he should go first to withstand his enemies. And in conclusion, for the auoyding of more harme, he was compelled to appease them with great summes of mony. But when that money was spent, they fell to new robbyng of the people, and assailing the land in diuers places, not only about the countrey of Northumberland, but also besieged the Citie of London at the last. But being frō thence repulsed by the manhood of the Londoners,1 they strayd to other countreys adioyning, as to Essex, Kent, Sussex, and Hampshire, burnyng and killing where so euer they wēt, so that for lacke of a good head or gouernour, many things in the land perished. For the king gaue himselfe to the vice of lecherie,