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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.
King Edward called the Confessor.
For so much as God of his mercy and providence, who is only the maker of heirs:1 thought it so good, after the woeful captivity of this English nation, to grant now some respite of deliverance,2 in taking away the Danish kings without any issue left behind them: who reigning here in England, kept the english people in miserable subjection,3 about the space of xxviij. years, and that from their first landing in the time of King Brightricus: wasting and vexing this land, the term of cc.•v. years: Now their tyranny here coming to an end, the next election & right of the crown fell (as appertained) to Edward the younger son of king Egelred and Emma, a mere Englishman: who had been now long banished in Normandy, as is above declared. A man of gentle and soft spirit: more appliable to other mens counsels, then able to trust to his own: of nature & condition so given from all war and bloodshed: that being in his banishment, he wished rather so to continue all his life long in that private estate, then by war or bloodshed to aspire to any kingdom. This Edward, after the death of Canutus the second, or Hardecanute, being sent for of the Lords into Normandy to take possession of the Realm, although he something mistrusted the unconstant and fickle heads of Englishmen (yet having sufficient pledges laid for him in Normandy) came over, with a few Normans accompanied: and not long after was crowned at Winchester. an. 1043. by Edsius then Archbishop of Cant.