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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.
Near about this time, about the x. year of his raigne• fell passing great snow,1 from the beginning of January, to the 17, day of March. After which ensued a great mortality of men, murrain of cattle, & by lightning the corn was wonderfully blasted and wasted.
Neare about this time, about the x. yere of his raigne• fell passing great snow,1 from the beginning of Ianuary, to the 17, day of Marche. After which insued a great mortalitie of men, morrian of cattel, & by lightning the corne was wonderfully blasted and wasted.
- 1Great snow and mortality in England.Great snow and mortalitie in England.
Not long after this: a certain Earle of Boulogne, who had married king Edwards sister,1 came into England: through the occasion of whom: when execution should be done upon the citizens of Dover, for a fray between them, and the Earls men: variance happened between King Edward and Earle Godwin. Who perceiving that he could not withstand the kings malice, (although he gathered a great company to work therein what he could) fled into Flanders,2 & was outlawed with his 5. sons. King Edward repudiated his wife, the daughter of the said Godwin: but the second year after, by mediators he was reconciled to the king again, and called from banishment: And for his good a bearing, he gave for pledges his two sons, Byornon, and Tostius, which were sent to the Duke of Normandy there to be kept.