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42._o alban_n martyr_n 574._o aldelme_n bishop_n 487._o alfwold_n bishop_n 325._o alured_n abbot_n 56._o amphibalus_fw-la martyr_n 587._o anselme_n archbishop_n 380._o asaph_z bishop_n 412._o augustine_n archbishop_n 496._o aydo_o abbott_n 200._o b._n bartholomew_n priest_n 610._o bathilde_n queen_n 104_o bede_n priest_n 523._o bennet_n biscop_n abbott_n 46._o birstan_n bishop_n 114._o boniface_n martyr_n 535._o bosa_n bishop_n 245._o botulphe_n abbott_n 571._o brigitt_n virgin_n 118._o brithune_n abbot_n 432._o brithwald_n bishop_n 45._o c._n cadock_n martyr_n 102._o cedde_a bishop_n 35._o cedmon_n monk_n 153._o ceolulphe_n king_n 70._o chad_n bishop_n 224._o columba_n abbott_n 562._o cuthbert_n bishop_n d._n david_n bishop_n 218._o deicola_n abbot_n 82._o dimpna_n martyr_n 426._o dunstan_n archbishop_n 434._o e._n eadburg_n virgin_n 569._o eadbert_n bishop_n 413._o edilwald_n priest_n 324._o edward_n king_n confessor_n 1._o edward_n king_n martyr_n 292._o egbert_n priest_n 402._o elfled_n virgin_n 14â—_n elphegus_n bishop_n martyr_n 361._o elstan_n bishop_n 340._o erkenwald_n bishop_n 407._o ermenburg_n queen_n 100_o ermenild_a abbess_n 157._o ethelbert_n king_n confessor_n 179._o ethelbert_n king_n martyr_n 466._o etheldred_n queen_n abbess_n 593._o f._n fellix_fw-la bishop_n 244_o fremund_n king_n 424._o furseus_n abbot_n 72_o g._n gilbert_n confessor_n 135_o gregory_n pope_n 246_o godrick_n hermite_n 472_o gudwall_n bishop_n 505_o guthlake_n confessor_n 343_o gyldas_n abbot_n 112_o gysla_n and_o rictrude_n 341_o h._n henry_n hermit_n 78_o herebert_n priest_n 322_o i._n inas_fw-la king_n 142_o john_n of_o beverley_n 415_o k._n kentigerne_n bishop_n 61_o kyneburg_n abbess_n and_o kineswide_a virgin_n 237_o l._n laurence_n archbishop_n 126_o m._n margaret_z queen_n 564._o melliâ—us_a bishop_n 399._o milburg_n abbess_n 173._o milgith_n virgin_n 187._o o._n oswald_z bishop_n 188._o owen_n confessor_n 235._o p._n paternus_n bishop_n 356._o patrick_n bishop_n 270._o peter_z abbot_z 69._o pyran_n bishop_n 236._o r._n richard_z bishop_n 327._o robert_z abbot_z 554._o s._n sexulphe_n bishop_n 111._o stephen_n abbot_n 357._o swibert_n bishop_n 202._o t._n thelian_a bishop_n 149._o theorithgid_a virgin_n 101._o translation_n of_o s._n edward_n king_n and_o martyr_n 159._o trumwine_v bishop_n 152._o v._o vlrick_n confeffour_n 162._o w._n walburg_n virgin_n 183._o wereburg_n abbess_n 131._o wilgis_fw-la confessor_n 116._o willeick_n priest_n 229._o william_n archbishop_z 559._o winwaloke_n abbott_n 231._o wolstan_n bishop_n 84._o wulsine_n bishop_n 39_o wyre_n bishop_n 421._o
bishop_n compel_v i_o and_o when_o holy_a king_n edward_z my_o s_o 〈◊〉_d 〈…〉_o ed_z i_o to_o this_o 〈◊〉_d he_o by_o the_o au_o 〈…〉_o of_o the_o sea_n apostolic_a lay_v this_o burden_n on_o my_o 〈…〉_o ke_v shoulder_n and_o by_o this_o staff_n command_v i_o to_o be_v 〈…〉_o stead_n with_o episcopal_a dignity_n now_o you_o exact_v i_o to_o give_v up_o the_o pâ—stâ—r_n all_o 〈◊〉_d which_o you_o bestow_v 〈◊〉_d you_o take_v away_o the_o office_n which_o you_o 〈◊〉_d i_o 〈…〉_o and_o 〈…〉_o lie_v i_o be_o so_o far_o from_o be_v ignorant_a of_o mi_fw-mi 〈…〉_o wâ—â—_n insufficiency_n that_o submit_v myself_o to_o the_o sentence_n of_o this_o holy_a con_fw-mi 〈…〉_o rye_n i_o will_v indeed_o resign_v up_o my_o staff_n of_o office_n but_o to_o who_o to_o you_o â—â—e_z but_o rather_o to_o he_o by_o who_o authority_n 〈◊〉_d first_o receive_v it_o have_v say_v these_o word_n he_o go_v direct_o to_o s._n edward_n sâ—rine_n and_o there_o speak_v to_o the_o holy_a saint_n thou_o know_v oft_o my_o 〈…〉_o aigne_n lord_n say_v he_o shrine_n his_o speech_n before_o s._n edward_n shrine_n how_o unwilling_o i_o undertake_v this_o charâ—ge_n how_o ofâ—en_o i_o avoiyd_v iâ—_n how_o often_o i_o hide_v and_o absent_v myself_o when_o i_o be_v seek_v for_o to_o 〈◊〉_d it_o i_o confess_v i_o play_v not_o the_o part_n of_o a_o wise_a man_n in_o take_v it_o but_o thou_o di_fw-mi 〈…〉_o force_v i_o to_o it_o for_o although_o 〈◊〉_d neither_o the_o election_n of_o my_o brethren_n â—on_v the_o desire_n of_o the_o people_n the_o consent_n of_o the_o bishopâ—_n noâ—_n the_o favoâ—â—_n of_o the_o noble_n yet_o tâ—y_v sole_a authority_n over_o i_o weigh_v down_o all_o these_o thy_o will_n urge_v i_o more_o than_o all_o the_o rest_n but_o now_o new_a lordâ—_n new_a law_n our_o new_a archbishop_n and_o our_o new_a king_n make_v new_a 〈…〉_o ree_n and_o promulgate_v new_a open_fw-mi 〈…〉_o they_o seem_v to_o condemn_v thou_o of_o error_n who_o diâ—â—â—â—_n co_z 〈…〉_o d_o and_o i_o of_o presumption_n who_o consent_v and_o then_o 〈◊〉_d as_o a_o mortal_a man_n thou_o may_v well_o be_v deceive_v but_o can_v thou_o now_o be_v unite_v by_o the_o live_a god_n therefore_o i_o will_v not_o resign_v to_o they_o that_o exact_a what_o they_o give_v not_o who_o as_o be_v humane_a creature_n may_v deceive_v and_o be_v d_o 〈…〉_o ed_z but_o to_o thou_o who_o do_v first_o give_v it_o and_o who_o now_o translate_v into_o the_o very_a truth_n itself_o have_v escape_v thâ—_n dark_a night_n of_o error_n and_o ignorance_n to_o thou_o i_o say_v i_o willing_o resign_v my_o staff_n of_o office_n to_o thy_o cure_n i_o commit_v the_o charge_n of_o those_o thou_o have_v commend_v unto_o i_o and_o to_o thou_o i_o may_v secure_o leave_v they_o thy_o merit_n be_v so_o well_o know_v unto_o i_o ix_o have_v speak_v these_o word_n a_o little_a lift_v up_o his_o hand_n full_a of_o a_o confidence_n more_o than_o humane_a he_o strike_v his_o crosier_n staff_n into_o the_o stone_n which_o cover_v the_o holy_a king_n body_n 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he_o try_v with_o all_o the_o force_n he_o have_v to_o take_v away_o the_o staff_n but_o in_o vain_a hereat_o the_o king_n be_v strickeâ—_n with_o admiration_n cry_v out_o that_o this_o be_v all_o the_o handy_a work_n of_o god_n himself_o the_o archbishop_n in_o like_a manner_n now_o dissolve_v into_o tearâ—â—_n ingenuous_o confess_v his_o error_n unto_o the_o holy_a man_n say_v very_o our_o lord_n be_v just_a and_o he_o walk_v with_o the_o simple_a and_o his_o communication_n be_v with_o those_o that_o be_v humble_a dear_a brother_n â—e_v haâ—â—_n deride_v thy_o holy_a simplicity_n but_o god_n have_v bring_v forth_o thy_o justice_n as_o the_o day_n light_n our_o rash_a judgement_n have_v err_v against_o thou_o and_o have_v make_v know_v to_o the_o world_n thy_o simplicity_n so_o grateful_a unto_o god_n by_o the_o authority_n therefore_o of_o the_o office_n we_o exercise_v or_o rather_o by_o the_o judgement_n of_o god_n himself_o which_o have_v convince_v bishopric_n he_o be_v rest_n o_o red_a to_o his_o bishopric_n we_o we_o again_o restore_v thou_o to_o the_o dignity_n and_o impose_v the_o charge_n upon_o thou_o which_o unaduised_o we_o endeavour_v to_o take_v away_o but_o wolstan_n allege_v his_o own_o unabl_a 〈…〉_o and_o pretend_v the_o burden_n to_o be_v beyond_o his_o force_n do_v contend_v that_o in_o so_o sacred_a a_o place_n ought_v to_o be_v place_v a_o holy_a prelate_n notwithstanding_o overcome_v with_o their_o instant_a entreaty_n in_o sight_n of_o they_o all_o he_o come_v unto_o the_o sepulchre_n and_o take_v the_o crosier_n staff_n in_o his_o â—and_n draw_v it_o forth_o with_o as_o great_a facility_n as_o if_o it_o have_v stick_v but_o in_o 〈◊〉_d piece_n of_o soft_a clay_n or_o 〈◊〉_d then_o the_o king_n and_o lâ—â—frank_a both_o fall_v pnostrate_a at_o his_o foot_n desire_v pardon_n of_o their_o error_n and_o ear_n 〈…〉_o t_o recommend_v themselves_o to_o his_o holy_a prayer_n find_v hereby_o to_o be_v most_o true_a that_o god_n have_v make_v foolish_a the_o wisdom_n of_o this_o world_n and_o the_o foolish_a thing_n thereof_o he_o have_v choose_v that_o he_o may_v 〈◊〉_d the_o wife_n the_o holyman_n that_o will_v 1._o 1._o cor._n 1._o not_o be_v behind_o they_o in_o 〈…〉_o litie_n and_o courtesy_n see_v they_o prostrate_a before_o he_o with_o all_o submission_n of_o mind_n prostrate_v likewise_o at_o their_o foot_n whence_o he_o will_v not_o rise_v without_o the_o archbishop_n benediction_n which_o do_v he_o return_v to_o his_o charge_n x._o a_o woman_n possess_v with_o a_o wild_a devil_n that_o cause_v she_o â—avingly_o to_o wander_v up_o and_o down_o the_o field_n and_o desert_n war_n by_o the_o person_n he_o cure_v possess_v person_n benediction_n of_o s._n wolstan_n restore_v to_o herself_o again_o and_o deliver_v from_o the_o power_n of_o that_o wicked_a spirit_n the_o saint_n command_v she_o to_o give_v praise_n &_o thanks_n unto_o allmightie_a god_n &_o not_o to_o wolstan_n to_o love_n virtue_n and_o live_v chaste_o leave_v some_o worse_a mischief_n shall_v befall_v unto_o she_o she_o follow_v his_o holy_a admonition_n enter_v into_o a_o nunnery_n and_o lead_v a_o life_n therein_o both_o grateful_a and_o acceptable_a unto_o allmightie_a god_n â—n_o other_o possess_v person_n that_o be_v bind_v to_o a_o post_n with_o iron_n chain_n speak_v and_o roar_v out_o a_o confusion_n of_o so_o mavoyce_n that_o those_o that_o hear_v think_v he_o have_v have_v a_o army_n of_o man_n in_o his_o belly_n which_o speak_v through_o his_o mouth_n the_o holy_a bishop_n come_v towards_o he_o he_o begin_v to_o tremble_v and_o quake_v in_o all_o the_o part_n of_o his_o body_n to_o gnash_v and_o grind_v his_o tooth_n to_o foâ—me_v at_o the_o mouth_n and_o horrid_o to_o bellow_v out_o against_o he_o the_o bishop_n much_o pity_v his_o woeful_a case_n lift_v up_o his_o hand_n to_o heaven_n and_o devout_o make_v his_o prayer_n unto_o allmightie_a god_n for_o his_o delivery_n and_o the_o end_n of_o his_o prayer_n bring_v a_o beginning_n of_o perfect_a health_n and_o liberty_n to_o the_o torment_a person_n xi_o a_o leper_n ugly_a and_o horrid_a to_o behold_v spot_v all_o over_o his_o leper_n he_o heal_v a_o leper_n body_n with_o the_o unseemly_a mark_n of_o his_o disease_n wash_v himself_o in_o a_o bath_n wherein_o be_v put_v the_o water_n that_o have_v wash_v s._n wolstans_n hand_n and_o present_o the_o swell_n of_o his_o blistery_n 〈◊〉_d th'assuage_a the_o contagious_a matter_n run_v out_o and_o all_o his_o body_n become_v as_o pure_a and_o clear_a as_o a_o young_a child_n 〈◊〉_d a_o nun_n daughter_n to_o king_n harold_n be_v trouble_v with_o such_o a_o dangerous_a swell_n in_o her_o eye_n that_o her_o â—ylidds_n be_v grow_v to_o thick_a lump_n of_o flesh_n have_v quite_o cover_v her_o
great_a benefactor_n of_o s._n benedict_v order_n die_v the_o thirtith_n day_n of_o january_n but_o her_o feast_n be_v celebrate_v this_o day_n she_o flourish_v about_o the_o year_n of_o our_o lord_n 669._o beside_o the_o author_n of_o her_o life_n extant_a in_o the_o first_o tome_n of_o laurence_n surius_n who_o we_o have_v follow_v the_o roman_a martirologe_n vsvard_n baronius_n tom_n 〈◊〉_d ann_n 665._o trithemius_n of_o the_o famous_a man_n of_o s._n benedict_v order_n lib._n 3._o c._n 112._o and_o many_o other_o do_v large_o celebrate_v her_o praise_n the_o life_n of_o s._n sexulph_n bishop_n and_o confessor_n of_o s._n benedict_v order_n jan._n 28._o this_o holy_a man_n be_v the_o first_o abbot_n and_o in_o some_o kind_n founder_v of_o the_o benedictine_n abbey_n of_o medishamsted_n dedieat_v to_o s._n peter_n which_o afterward_o by_o reason_n of_o the_o greatness_n be_v call_v peterborough_n in_o which_o office_n have_v for_o some_o year_n dischardged_a the_o abbey_n by_o his_o 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