c.815-840, “The Monastery of Tallaght”, in Edward J. Gwynn, Walter J. Purton, transl., Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy, volume 29, Royal Irish Academy, published 1911-1912, paragraph 68, pages 115-179:
Trí troisciud immurco tantum la Colum Cilli in ando .i. aidchi Notlacc Steill .i. post .xii. nataleis & ochtmad (i)mbairgine Coluim Cilli i suidiu & seilind & bochtan ais maith, [...]
However, Colum Cille recognized three fasts only in the year: the eve of Epiphany — that is, twelve days after Christmas, and the eighth part of Colum Cille’s loaf at that time, with a seland and a bochtan of good milk...
Hé férde tó Burch tó Sc̃e Petres mynstre and þǽr drohtnode .xii. geár
He travelled to Bury, to the monastery of St Peter, and dwelled there for twelve years
[1528?], Jherom Bruynswyke, translated by Laurence andrew, The Vertuose Boke of Distyllacyon of the Waters of All Maner of Herbes[…] (in English), [London]:
And ſeke to this in the .xii. chapitre in the lettre D. […]
[…] thoſe thynges, which ſhall be ſayd hereafter, in the .ix. the .x. yͤ .xiiii. and the .xviii. chapitres of this preſent dyccyon.
a.1536, A Companion to Thomas More (in English), published 2009, page 107:
The first duodecalogue, partely exciting partely directing a man in spirituall batail, explains how one must go about the strenuous acquisition of vertue (103) .. The second duodecalogue, "the .xii. wepenis of spiritual bataile" (109-13) gives practical help for the Christian pursuing the holy life
1548, Robert Crowley, The confutation of the xiii articles [of] Nicolas Shaxton (in English):
Shaxton. The .xiii. Article
1557 April 30, Wyllyam Rastell [i.e., William Rastell], “To the Moste Hygh and Vertuous Princesse, Mary by the Grace of God, Quene of Englande,[…]”, in Thomas More, edited by Wyllyam Rastell, The Workes of Sir Thomas More Knyght,[…] (in English), London: […]Iohn Cawod, Iohn Waly, and Richarde Tottell, →OCLC, signature .ii., verso:
And this volume thus finiſhed the laſt day of Aprill in this yeare of oure Lorde GOD .1557.
a.1560, Virgill, Thomas Phaër, transl., “The Ninth Booke of the Aeneidos of Uirgil”, in The Whole .xii. Bookes of the Æneidos of Virgill (in English), London: […]Wyllyam How, for Abraham Veale, published 1573:
