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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.
And thus much of Canutus:1 and of his sons, Harold and Hardecanutus. Besides these ij. sons Canutus had also a daughter named Gunilda: married to Henricus the Emperor. Of whom some write, that she being accused to the emperor of spousebrech,2 and having no champion or Knight that would fight for her (after the manner of that country) for trial of her cause: a certain little dwarf or boy, whom she brought with her out of England (stirred up of God) fought in her cause against a mighty big German of a monstrous greatness: which sel•e dwarf, cutting •y chance the sinews of his leg, after stroke him to the ground, and so cut of his head, and saved the life of the Queen, if it be true that Gulielmus and Fabianus reporteth.
And thus much of Canutus:1 and of his sonnes, Harold and Hardecanutus. Besides these ij. sonnes Canutus had also a daughter named Gunilda: maried to Henricus the Emperour. Of whome some write, that she being accused to the emperor of spousebrech,2 and hauing no champion or Knight that woulde fight for her (after the maner of that coūtrey) for trial of her cause: a certaine litle dwarf or boy, whom she brought with her out of England (stirred vp of God) fought in her cause against a mighty bigge Germain of a monstrous greatnesse: which sel•e dwarfe, cutting •y chaūce the sinews of his leg, after stroke him to the groūd, and so cut of his head, and saued the life of the Queene, if it be true that Gulielmus and Fabianus reporteth.
- 1Gunilda wife to Henricus the Emperor.Gunilda wife to Henricus the Emperour.
- 2Canutus went to Rome. The hospitall build at Rome for English p grimes. Rome shoot confirmed by Canutus.