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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.
First, the penance of the king, after the birth of this child, lasted 7. years. Then the king after the same lived 3. years & a half. After whose death Edward reigned other 3. years and a half, which in all make the full sum of 14. years. About the count of which age, the said Edward going on his 15. years, by their own reckoning was slain.
First, the penaunce of the king, after the byrth of this child, lasted 7. yeres. Then the king after the same lyued 3. yeres & a halfe. After whose death Edward raigned other 3. yeres and a half, which in all make the full summe of 14. yeres. About the count of which age, the said Edward goyng on his 15. yeres, by their owne reckoning was slaine.
And thus have ye by manifest demonstration proved by the right casting of the years, after their own grant & reckoning, that Editha daughter of Wlfride in no case can be the child which was borne after Edward, & for whom the king was enjoined penance, but that Edward rather was borne after Editha, and was the child for whom the penance was enjoined, contrary to the opinion commonly received in the church, which for ignorance of the story hath hitherto holden Edward to be an holy Martyr,1 and right heir unto the crown. Which error and opinion, how it first sprang and by whom, albeit it pertain not to my story to discuss, yet were it no hard matter to conjecture.
And thus haue ye by manifest demonstration prooued by the right casting of the yeres, after their owne graunt & rekoning, that Editha daughter of Wlfride in no case can be the child which was borne after Edward, & for whom the king was enioyned penance, but that Edward rather was borne after Editha, and was the childe for whom the penance was enioined, contrary to the opinion commōly receiued in the church, which for ignorance of ye story hath hetherto holden Edward to be an holy Martyr,1 and right heyre vnto the crowne. Which error and opinion, how it first sprang and by whom, albeit it pertaine not to my story to discusse, yet were it no hard matter to coniecture.