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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 Harold.
Harold the second son of Earle Godwin,1 and last king of the Saxons: notwithstanding that divers of the nobles went with Edgar Adeling, the next heir after Edmund Ironside:2 yet he through force and might contemning the young age of Edgar, and forgetting also his promise made to duke William, toke upon him to be king of England, An. 1066. When Harold Harefager, son of Canutus, king of Norway & Denmark, heard of the death of king Edward, he came into England with 300. ships or moe: who, then joining with Tostius, brother to the said Harold king of England, entered into the North parts, & claimed the land after the death of Edward. But the Lords of the country arose and gave them battle, notwithstanding the Danes had the victory. And therefore Harold king of England prepared toward them in all hast, & gave them an other strong battle, and there had the victory, where also Harold the Dane was slain,3 by the hand of Harold king of England. And Tostius was also slain in the battle. After this victory, Harold waxed proud & covetous: and would not divide the prays to his Knights that had deserved it, but kept it to himself whereby he lost the favour of many of his knights and people.
HArolde the seconde sonne of Earle Godwine,1 and laste king of the Saxons: notwithstanding that diuers of the nobles went with Edgar Adeling, the next heire after Edmund Ironside:2 yet he through force and might contemning the young age of Edgar, and forgetting also his promise made to duke William, toke vpon him to be king of England, An. 1066. When Harolde Harefager, sonne of Canutus, king of Norway & Dēmark, heard of the death of king Edward, he came into England with 300. shippes or mo: who, then ioyning wt Tostius, brother to the sayde Harold king of England, entred into the North partes, & claimed the land after the death of Edwarde. But ye Lords of the countrey arose and gaue them battail, notwithstanding the Danes had ye victory. And therfore Harold king of Englād prepared toward them in all hast, & gaue them an other strōg battel, and there had the victory, where also Harold the Dane was slaine,