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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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To this sorrow moreover, was joined hunger & penury among the commons: in so much that every one of them was constrained to pluck & steal from other. So that, what for the pillage of the Danes,1 and what by inward thieves and bribers, this land was brought into great affliction. Albeit, the greatest cause of this affliction (as to me appeareth) is not so much to be imputed to the king, as to the dissension among the Lords themselves, who then did not agree one with another. But when they assembled in consultation together,2 either they did draw divers ways, or if any thing were agreed, upon any matter of peace between the parties, soon it was broken again: or else if any good thing were devised for the prejudice of the enemy, anon the Danes were warned thereof by some of the same counsel. Of whom, the chief doers were Edrike Duke of Mercia, and Alfrike the Admiral or captain of the ships, who betrayed the kings navy to the Danes. Wherefore the king apprehending Alfagarus son of the said Alfrike, put out ⟨p. 161⟩his eyes, and so did he after to the two sons of Duke Edrike in like manner.
To this sorow moreouer, was ioyned hunger & penury among the commōs: in so much that euery one of thē was constrained to plucke & steale from other. So that, what for the pillage of the Danes,1 and what by inward thieues and bribers, this land was brought into great affliction. Albeit, the greatest cause of this affliction (as to me appeareth) is not so much to bee imputed to the kyng, as to the dissention among the Lordes themselues, who thē did not agree one with another. But when they assembled in consultation together,2 eyther they did draw diuers ways, or if any thing were agreed, vpon any matter of peace betwene the parties, soone it was broken againe: or els if any good thing were deuised for the preiudice of ye enemy, anone the Danes were warned therof by some of the same counsaile. Of whom, the chiefe doers were Edrike Duke of Mercia, and Alfrike the Admirall or captain of the ships, who betrayed the kings nauy to the Danes. Wherefore the kyng apprehending Alfagarus sonne of the said Alfrike, put out