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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.
During the time of the outlawry of Godwin: William Bastard Duke of Normandy,1 came with a goodly company into England to see king Edward, & was honourably received. To whom the king made great cheer, & at his return enriched him with great gifts and pleasures. And there (as some write) made promise to him, that if he died without issue, the said William should succeed him in the kingdom of England.
During the time of the outlawry of Godwyn: William Bastard Duke of Normandy,1 came with a goodly company into England to see king Edwarde, & was honorably receaued. To whom the king made great cheare, & at hys returne inriched him with great gifts and pleasures. And there (as some wryte) made promise to him, that if he died without issue, the said William should succeede him in the kingdome of England.
- 1William D. of Normandy came into England to king Edward.
In this kings reign lived Marianus Scotus the story writer.1 As concerning the end of earl Godwin, the cruel murderer of Alfred, and of the Normans: although divers histories diversly do vary: Yet in this the most part do agree, that as he sate at the table with king Edward at Windsor, it happened one of the cupbearers one of earl Godwins sons to stumble and recover again, so that he did shed none of the drink: whereat Godwin laughed, & said, how the one brother had sustained the other. With which words the King calling to mind his brothers death that was slain by Godwin: beheld the earl (saying) so should my brother Alfred have holpen me, had not Godwin ben. Godwin then fearing the kings displeasure to be newly kindled, after many words in excusing himself, said: So mought I safely swallow this morsel of bread as I am guiltless of the deed. But as soon as he had received the bread, forthwith he was choked. Then the king commanded him to be drawn from the table, & so was conveyed by Harold his son to Winchester, and there buried.