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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.
It followeth then in the story of Osborne, 1that when the 8. years of the kings penance were expired: Dunstan calling together all the piers of the Realm, with Bishops, Abbots, and other ecclesiastical degrees of the Clergy, in the public sight of all the multitude,2 set the crown upon the kings head at Bathe, which was the 31. year of his age, and the 13. year of his reign, so that he reigned only but 3. years crowned king. All the other years besides, Dunstan belike ruled the land as he listed. Furthermore, as touching the son of the said Elfled, thus the story writeth: Puerum quoque ex peccatrice quondam progenitum, sacro font regeneratum lavavit, & aptato illi nomine Edwardo in filium sibi adoptavit. i. The child also, which was gotten of the harlot, he baptised in the holy fountain of regeneration, and so giving his name to be called Edward, did adopt him to be his sonne, &c. Ex Osberno.
It followeth then in the story of Osborne, 1that whē the 8. yeres of the kings penance were expired: Dunstan calling together all the pieres of the Realme, with Bishops, Abbots, and other ecclesiasticall degrees of the Clergy, in the publike sight of all the multitude,2 set the crowne vpon the kings head at Bathe, which was the 31. yeare of hys age, and the 13. yeare of his raigne, so that he raigned only but 3. yeares crowned king. All the other yeares besides, Dunstan belike ruled the land as he listed. Furthermore, as touching the sōne of the sayd Elfled, thus the story writeth: Puerum quoque ex peccatrice quondam progenitum, sacro fonte regeneratum lauauit, & aptato illi nomine Edwardo in filium sibi adoptauit. i. The child also, which was gotten of the harlot, he baptised in the holy fountaine of regeneration, and so geuing his name to bee called Edward, did adopt him to be his sonne, &c. Ex Osberno.
- 1K. Edward reigned […] three years crowned king.K. Edward raygned 〈…〉 three years crowned king.