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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.
This foresaid Godwin, had by the daughter of Canutus his wife,1 but one son which was drowned. Of his second wife he received vj. sons, to wit, Suanus, Harold, Tostius, Wilmotus, Sirthe, or Surth, and Leofricus, with one daughter Galled Goditha, which after was married to king Edward the Confessor.
This foresaid Godwine, had by the daughter of Canutus his wife,1 but one sonne which was drowned. Of hys seconde wife he receiued vj. sonnes, to wit, Suanus, Harold, Tostius, Wilmotus, Sirthe, or Surth, and Leofricus, with one daughter Galled Goditha, which after was maried to king Edward the Confessor.
- 1The sons of Earl Godwin.The sonnes of Erle Godwyn.
Concerning the story of this Alfred, I find it something otherwise reported in our english chronicles:1 that it should be after the death of Hardeknout: forasmuch as the Earls & Barons after his death, assembled and made a council, that never after, any of the Danes blood should be king of England, for the despite that they had done to english men. For evermore before, if the English men and the Danes, had happened to mete upon a bridge, the english men should not so hardy to move a foot,2 but stand still, till the Dane were passed forth. And moreover, if the English men had not bowed down their heads to do reverence unto the Danes, they should have been beaten and defiled. For the which despites and villainy, they were driven out of the land after the death of Hardeknout, for they had no Lord that might maintain them. And after this manner avoided the Danes England, that they never came again.