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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.
In fear whereof, Canutus his son which ruled as king after his father, granted them the freedom of all their liberty,1 and moreover ditched the land of the said Martyr with a deep ditch, and granted to the inhabitants thereof, great freedoms, quitting them from all talk or tribute. And after builded a Church over the place of his sepulture, and ordained there an house of Monks, and endued them with rich possessions. And after the time it was used, that kings of England when they were crowned, sent their crowns for an offering to Saint Edmunds shrine, and redeemed the same again afterwards with a condigne price.
In feare whereof, Canutus his sonne which ruled as king after his father, graunted them the freedome of all their liberty,1 and moreouer ditched the land of the sayde Martyr with a deepe ditche, and graunted to the inhabitaunts thereof, great freedomes, quityng them from all talke or tribute. And after builded a Church ouer the place of his sepulture, and ordained there an house of Monkes, and endued them with rich possessions. And after ye tyme it was vsed, that kings of England when they were crouned, sent their crownes for an offring to Saint Edmūds shrine, and redeemed the same agayne afterwardes with a condigne price.
- 1The Abbey of S. Edmundelburie builded.
When king Egelred heard of the death of Suanus,1 he made provision & returned into england. Of whose sudden coming Canutus being unprovided fled to Sandwich, And there cutting of the noses and hands of the pledges, which his father left with him, sailed into Denmark: who the next year returned again with a great navy, and landed in the South country. Wherefore the eldest son of king Egelrede called Edmond Ironside: made provision with the aid of Edrike Duke of Mercia to meet him. But Edrike feigning himself sick came not,