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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
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Now having said the foundation for the truth and ground of this matter,1 let us come to examine how truly our latter writers do say, which write that Editha, and not Edward was the child for whom Dunstan enjoined to the king 7. years penance, and also how truly they report Edward to be a lawful heir, and Elflede to be a lawful wife to king Edgar.
Nowe hauing sayd the foundation for the truth and ground of this matter,1 let vs come to examine how truely our latter writers do say, which write that Editha, and not Edward was the child for whom Dunstane enioined to the king 7. yeares penaunce, and also how truely they report Edward to be a lawfull heyre, and Elflede to bee a lawfull wyfe to king Edgar.
- 1Editha proved not to be the child for whom King Edgar was enjoined penance.Editha proued not to be the childe for whom King Edgar was enioyned penance.
For first touching Editha, this is confessed by the said writers themselves, that she was of good years, at what time Edgar her father was enjoined his penance. After the which seven years of his penance expired, he lived at the most but in years and a half. Which seven years and 3. years and a half, make in all but x. years & a half. But now the said authors themselves do grant, that she was made Abbas by her father, he being then alive. And how can this then stand with her Legend, which saith that she was not less then 15. years of age? By which account it must needs fall out, that she could not be so little as v. years old, before the birth of that child for whom the king did penance.
For first touching Editha, this is confessed by the sayd writers themselues, that she was of good yeares, at what tyme Edgar her father was enioyned his penaunce. After the which seuen yeares of his penaunce expyred, he lyued at the most but in yeares and a halfe. Which seuen yeares and 3. yeares and a halfe, make in all but x. yeres & a halfe. But now the said authors themselues do graunt, that she was made Abbas by her father, he beyng then alyue. And how can this then stand with her Legend, which sayth that she was not lesse then 15. yeares of age? By which account it must needes fall out, that she could not be so little as v. yeres old, before the birth of that chyld for whom the kyng did penaunce.