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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.
Over and besides this, he builded 4. strong castles, 2. at York, one at Nottingham, another at Lincoln, which garrisons he furnished with Normans.
Ouer and besides this, he builded 4. strong castles, 2. at Yorke, one at Notingham, another at Lincolne, which garrisons he furnished with Normanes.
About the third year of his reign, Harold & Canutus sons of Suanus, King of Denmark, entered into the North country. The Normans within York fearing that the Englishmen would aide the Danes, fired the suburbs of the town▪ whereof the flame was so big, and the wind so strong,1 that it took into the city, and burnt a great part thereof, with the minster of S. Peter. Where no doubt many worthy works and Monuments of books were consumed. In the time whereof, the Danes by favour of some of the citizens entered the city, and slew more then iii▪ M. of the Normans. But not long after King William chased them out and drove them to the ships, & took such displeasure with the inhabitants of that country, that he destroyed the land from York to Durham so that 9. years after, the province lay wast and unina••red, only except S. Johns land of Beverley, & the people thereof so straitly being kept in penury by the war of the king, that (as our English story sayeth) they eat rats, cats, and dogs, and other vermin.
About the third yere of his reigne, Harold & Canutus sonnes of Suanus, King of Denmarke, entered into the North countrey. The Normanes wythin Yorke fearing that the Englishmen woulde aide the Danes, fired the suburbes of the towne▪ wherof the flame was so big, and the winde so strong,1 that it tooke into the city, and brent a great part therof, with the minster of S. Peter. Where no doubt many worthy workes and Monuments of bookes were consumed. In the time whereof, the Danes by fauour of some of the citizens entred the citie, and slew more then iii M. of the Normanes. But not long after King William chased them out and droue them to the ships, & tooke suche displeasure with the inhabitaūtes of that countrey, that he destroied the land from Yorke to Durham so that 9. yeres after, the prouince lay wast and vninared, onely except S. Iohns land of Beuerley, & the people theroft so straitly being kept in penurye by the warre of the king, that (as our English storie sayeth) they eate rats, cats, and dogs, and other vermine.