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A testimonie of antiqvitie, shewing the auncient fayth in the Church of England touching the sacrament of the body and bloude of the Lord, here publikely preached and also receaued in the Saxons tyme, aboue 600. yeares agoe.

Accession number
PML 3177
Creator
Aelfric, Abbot of Eynsham.
Published
London, Imprinted by I. Day [1566?]
Notes
John Joscelyn (Josselin) contributed the Preface and other Anglo Saxon pieces - D.N.B.XXX, p. 205.
Folios 19-60 "A sermon of the Paschall Lambe, and of the sacramentall body and bloud of Christ" - a sermon on Easter Day - Saxon and English on opposite pages.
Folios 61 (62) - 74 (75) "Here followeth the wordes of AElfrike ... taken out of his epistle ... in Liber poenitentialis ..." (4th Book, Chap. 30, concerning the Sacrament of the Bread and Wine) - Saxon and English texts on opposite pages - from the Saxon texts in MSS. in the Worcester and Exeter Cathedral libraries to which is added a ...
An editorial postscript beginning "As the writynges of the fathers ..." signed Matthewe, archbyshop of Canterburye, Thomas, archbyshop of Yorke and others.
Folios 77-87 "The Lordes prayer, the Creede and the x. commaundements in the Saxon and Englishe tounge" - Saxon and English.
Leaf 25 misnumbered 24; beginning with leaf 49-72 (the end of the numbered folios) there are many errors in pagination.
First ed., second issue, with Preface paged and errata corrected - perfect copy.
Description
88 leaves ; 15 cm (8vo)
Binding
Tan niger
Classification
Department