and descended there of a noble parentage became in that Kingdome first a monke of the Venerable Order of S. Benedict and thence went ouer into France to S. Gallus Abbot that then was famous in those partes of whome being throughly instructed in all kind of Monasticall discipline was at last ordayned Bishop of Constance where after many yeares of most approued vertue and sanctity of life he happily reposed in our Lord in the yeare of Christ six hundred fifty and foure and was buryed in his owne Cathedrall Church of Constance B The seauen twentith Day AT Lichfield in Staffordshire the Commemoration of Blessed Sexulfe Bishop and Confessour who being the first Abbot of the Monastery of Medshamsted now called Peterburrow by whose persuasion VVulferus K. of Mercia had newly founded the same was ordayned Bishop of Lindisserne in the Kingdome of the Northumbers and afterward translated to Lichfield in the place of VVinsrid that was deposed by S. Theodore of Canterbury In both which Seas he most worthily behaued himselfe in teaching and instructing his flocke for many yeares And at last full of venerable old age ioyned with sanctity of life he departed to our Lord about the yeare of Christ seauen hundred THE same day in the Prouince of the Eastangles in the Diocesse of Ely the CoÌ„memoration of S. Alnoth Martyr who being heardsman to S. VVereburge Abbesse of the Nunry of Ely became an Anchoret leading a most strict and seuere recluse life for the loue of God whome when he had so serued for some yeares he was slayne by certaine wicked theeues in hatred therof and so receyued his crowne of Martyrdome about the yeare of Christ 670. C The eight twentith Day AT Yorke the deposition of S. Oswald Bishop CoÌ„fessour nephew to S. Odo Archbishop of Canterbury who being first made Chanon of VVinchester then Bishop of VVorcester was lastly promoted to the Archbishopricke of Yorke whose godly vertues and innocency of life was afterward declared by the manifold miracles wrought at his body Amongst other works of Charity he was wont euery day to giue dinner to twelue poore men or pilgrims seruing them at table with his owne hands wash their feet giue them money in almes and alwayes at Easter to giue them new apparrell He died on this day in the yeare of Christ nyne hundred fourscore and twelue and was afterward translated to VVorcester vpon the fifteenth of October on which day his principall festiuity is celebrated in our Catholicke Church of England of whome also in that place we haue made a large Relation THE MONETH OF MARCH D The first Day AT Meneuia in Penbrookshire the deposition of S. Dauid Bishop and Confessour sonne to Xantus Prince of VVales and Vncle to the valiant King Arthur who was so famous for working of miracles in his life tyme that he became a great pillar and vphoulder of the British Primitiue Church especially in extinguishing the Reliques of the Pelagian heresy He translated his Bishopricke which was at Carleon vpon V. ske vnto Meneuia now called in the British tongue of his name Twy Dewy in English S. Dauids where finally after he had built twelue Monasteryes and replenished the same with monkes being of the age of an hundred fourty six yeares he ended his blessed dayes was buryed in his owne Church about the yeare of Christ fiue hundred fourscore twelue It is recorded by the British antiquityes that by his prayers he obtayned the heate and vertue that the waters of Bath in Somersetshire haue in curing and asswaging many deseases though others do assigne it to haue byn found out long before He was afterward canonized for a Saint by Pope Ca 〈…〉 us the second THE same day at VVerdt in Cleeu-land the deposition of S. Suitbert Confessour and first Bishop of that Sea Sonne to Sigebert Earle of Nottingham who going ouer into the lower Germany and thence into Saxony Frizland with S. VVillebrord and his company to preach the Christian faith was there elected Bishop of VVerdt and sent backe into England to be consecrated and then returning to his Sea after much fruite wrought in that haruest in great sanctity and holines of life he reposed in our Lord in the yeare of Christ seauen huÌ„dred seauenteene His body is kept at VVerdt where he died with great veneration of the inhabitants He was canonized by Pope Leo the third E The second Day AT Lichfield in Staffordshire the deposition of S. Chad Confenour and Bishop of that Sea whose most exemplar life togeather with working of manifold miracles is yet famous throughout England The Cathedrall Church or Minster of that Citty is dedicated to our Blessed Lady and S. Chad. There is also a VVell neere to the same Church commonly called S. Chads VVell In the bottome whereof lieth vntill this day a cleere great marble stone wheron S. Chad was wont to kneele and pray in his Oratory the water of which Well is very wholsome soueraigne for many diseases He died in the yeare of Christ six hundred threscore and foure and lieth burved in his owne Cathedrall Church of Lichfield THE same day at VVerdt in Cleeu-land the deposition of S. Willeicke Abbot and Confessour who going out of England with S Switbert and his company to preach the Christian faith to the Pagans of the lower Germany and Saxony was constituted Abbot of a monastery at VVerdt which S. Switbert had newly founded where after the reaping of a fertile haruest in the conuersion of infinite soules to God full of sanctity miracles reposed in our Lord about the yeare of Christ 727. F The third Day AT Tauracum in little Britany the deposition oâ— S. VVenlocke Abbot and Confessour who descended of the royall bloud of oâ— Great Britany and nephew to Francanus Viceroy of that Kingdome went ouer into litle Britany and was ordayned Abbot there of an ancient Monastery called Tauracum whose liâ—e replenished with sanctity and miracles was famous aswell in our Kingdome as in France and Flanders about the yeare of Christ foure hundred and fourscore about which tyme also he reposed in our Lord. His body was afterward translated to Gaunt in Flanders in the NormaÌ„ persecution and there is kept vntill this day with great veneration of the Inhabitants for the ofteÌ„ miracles that haue byn wrought therat G The fourth Day AT Perone in Picardy the deposition of S. Eurseuâ— Abbot and Confessour sonne to Philtan King of Ireland who coÌ„ming into England to Sigebert King of the Eastangles built there a goodly Monastery and filled the same with monkes wherof himselfe was ordayned Abbot And then after a while leauing the care therof to his brother Foillan he went ouer into France and built another Monastery at Perone where in most godly and saintly exercise of life he died on this day about the yeare of Christ six hundred thirty and six
and was buryed in the same place C The thirteenth Day IN North VVales the Commemoration of S. Elerius Abbot and Confessour who borne of a noble British parentage and setting aside the vayne pleasures of the world built with the goods of his owne inheritance a Monastery in the North-west part of our Iland now called North-wales where he gathering togeather many deuout persons lead a Monasticall life directing them in all kind of vertue and discipline vntill his dying day He liued in the tyme of S. VVenefrid about the yeare of Christ six hundred threscore and foure of whome she receyued the holy veyle of Chastity and was ordayned Abbesse of a Monastery which S. Beno her maister and tutour had erected in her Fathers territory as also wrote the whole story of her life which is yet extant in wrytteÌ„-hand to be read in diuers libraryes of England The bone of one of his armes is yet in the custody of a Catholicke Gentleman of our Countrey who preserueth the same with great deuotion and veneration as beseemeth so pretious a Relique D The fourteenth Day IN Scotland the Translation of S. Brandan Abbot Confessour borne in the same Kingdome whose godly life and doctrine togeather with his manifold miracles are yet famous throughout the ChristiaÌ„ world especially in our Iland of Great-Britany His principall festiuity in our Catholicke Church of England is celebrated vpon the sixteenth day of May where also we haue made mention of him There was a goodly Church as also a towne builded in his honour in one of the Ilands of Orcades which vntill this day is commonly called by the name of S. Brandans He died about the yeare of Christ fiue hundred and seauenty E The fifteenth Day AT VVilton in VViltshire the deposition of S. Eadburge Virgin daughter to King Edward the elder who refusing all worldly honours and preferments tooke a Religious habit in the Monastery of VVilton and became a mirrour and rare example to the Nobility of England where she so excelled in all manner of vertue but especially humility that she euer thought herselfe the most contemptiblest of all the Monastery Which thing how acceptable it was to God it pleased him to manifest to the world by the manifold miracles he wrought by her both aliue dead She desceased about the yeare of Christ nyne hundred and fourteene and was buryed at Wilton THE same day at Huis in the Diocesse of L 〈…〉 ge the Translation of S. Menigold Martyr who borne in England of a great parentage became first a Captaine in the French and German warres and after an Eremâ—te vnto whome 〈◊〉 the Emperour gaue a â—â—ttle Territory 〈◊〉 to the riuer 〈…〉 oâ— Mosa where â—e 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 an Oratory for â—â—s priuate deuotio 〈…〉 as he was one day going to Church was â—â—aâ—â—e by ceâ—tain◠〈◊〉 〈…〉 diers in hatred of his sancâ—â—ty about 〈◊〉 eare of Christ â—â—ne 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 body was afterward on this day with great solemnity tranâ—â—ated to Huis where the same is yet kept with due honour veneration oâ— the Inhabitants THE same day also in little Britany the deposition of S. Maine Abbot and Confeuour who borne in our Iland of Great Britany and kinsma to S. Sampâ—on went ouer with him into little Britany to preach the Christian saith where he fist lead a Monasticall life at Dole vnder the forsaid S. SaÌ„pson and afterward being made Abbot of a Monastery dedicated to S. Iohn Baptist in the same Countrey after many yeare of labour and toyle taken in the seruice of Christ and conuersion of many soules to him famous for miracles he finally rested in our Lord about the yeare of Christ fiue hundred and nynty His body was buryed in the same Monastery which at this day of his name is commonly called S. Maines and there is kept with great honour and veneration F The sixteenth Day AT Chichester in Sussex the Translation of S. Richard Confessour and Bishop of that Sea who hauing studied seaue yeares in the Vniuersity of Bologna in Italy and returning home was first made Chancelour of Oxford and theÌ„ Bishop of Chichester which Sea when he had gouerned for nyne yeares in great sanctity holinesse of life he died at Douer in Kent in the yeare of Christ one thousand two hundred fifty and three His body being brought to Chichester was afterward on this day taken vp and put into a goodly siluer shrine and translated to a more eminent place of that Cathedrall Church wherat so many miracles were dayly wrought that infinite people made concourse thither from all partes of EnglaÌ„d This Translation was made in the yeare one thousand two hundred threescore and sixteene THE same day at Hereford the passion of S. Leofgar Bishop and Martyr who being Chaplyn to Duke Harold suâ—ceeded Ethelstane in that Sea where in all kind of vertue and good workes exercising his Pastorall functioÌ„ he was by K. Griffin of VVales that violently and vniustly assaulted that Citty slayne togeather with seauen of his Chanons that denied him entrance into the Church which when the said Griffin had spoyled robbed of all the reliques iewels and other ornaments that were portable he lastly fired both it and the whole Citty in the yeare of Christ one thousand fifty and six G The seauenteenth Day AT Hecknam in Normandy the deposition of S. Botulph Abbot and Confessour who borne in Scotland of a noble parentage and going ouer into France became there a monke and afterward was made the first Abbot of a new Monastery called Hecknam in Normandy which himselfe had caused to be built at his owne charges where in great sanctity of life he ended his blessed dayes about the yeare of Christ six hundred fifty and foure There is yet remayning a faire parish Church dedicated in his honour without Aldgate in the Citty of London besides many other ancient monumeÌ„ts of him in the Realme of England And among the rest there was a goodly ancient Church Monastery of Blackefriers erected in his honour in Lincolnshire neere to the sea side which in processe of tyme growing to a fayre Market-towne was called therof Botulphs-towne and now by the corruption of our language is vulgarly knowne by the name of Boston which said Church and Monastery were both in the raigne of King Edward the first consumed by fire in the yeare one thousand two hundred fourscore and seauen A The eighteenth Day IN Scotland the CoÌ„memoratioÌ„ of S. Dunstan Abbot Confessour borne in that Kingdome and descended there of a great parentage who contemning the vanities of the world in the flower of his youth tooke a Religious habit and became first a monke of the Venerable Order of S. Benedict in Scotland and afterward was ordained Abbot of the whole Monastery where in great sanctity of life famous for his learning and workes of piety in a good old age finally rested in our Lord
care and gouernment of her owne mother VVilsrede after whose descease she was made Abbesse of the same place where in all sanctimony of life she gaue vp her soule to her heauenly spouse in the yeare of Christ nyne hundred fourscore and foure There are many goodly Churches and monumentes of her name yet to be seene in diuers places of EnglaÌ„d one particularly at a Towne called Church-Eaton in Staffordshire where there is a little well-spring of water very soueraigne for many diseases coÌ„monly called by the name of S. Ediths well A The seauenteenth Day IN South-wales the passion of the Sayntes Stephen and Socrates Martyrs who being two noble ancient Britans by byrth and conuerted to the faith of Christ in our Primitiue Church by the preaching of S. Amphibale Priest and Martyr were in hatred therof put to death in our Iland in the persecution of Dioclesian the Emperour by most exquisite tormentes togeather with many others for the same cause about the yeare of Christ three huÌ„dred foure There are diuers Churches yet remayning in Wales that in ancient tymes haue byn dedicated in their honour among whome also their memory is yet famous vntill this day especially in Monmouthshire and the Southerne partes adioyning B The eighteenth Day AT Berghen in Flanders the Translation of S. VVinocke Abbot and Confessour who descended of a noble British bloud and going ouer into the Low Countreyes to S. Bertin Abbot of the Monastery of Sitheù now called S. Bertins in the Citty of S. Omers was by him ordayned Abbot of an ancient Monastery named VVoromholt called afterward of his name S. VVinockes where in all kind of sanctity of life Regular discipline famous for miracles he reposed in our Lord. His body was afterward on this day translated to the forsaid towne of Berghen by Baldwyn Earle of Flanders about the yeare of Christ nyne hundred and there is yet conserued with great veneration of the Inhabitants for the manifold miracles which it hath pleased God to worke therat C The ninteenth Day AT Canterbury the deposition of S. Theodore Archbishop of that Sea and Confessour who borne at Tharsis in Cilicia of a noble parentage became first a Monke of the Venerable Order of S. Benedict and afterward was ordayned Archbishop of Canterbury and sent thither from Rome by Pope Vitalianus He celebrated two Prouinciall Synods in our Iland the one at Hartford the other at Hedtfeld concerning the Reformation of the Clergy of England And when he had in all vertuous and Saintlike behauiour gouerned the forsaid Sea of Canterbury for two and twenty yeares in most godly wise he finally reposed in our Lord about the yeare of Christ six hundred and nynty and was buryed at Canterbury with a famous Epitaph in heroicall verse some part wherof yow may read in S. Bede setdowne in the fiâ—th Booke and eight Chapter of his History of England D The twentith Day IN ScotlaÌ„d the CoÌ„memoratioÌ„ of S. Cybthacke Priest CoÌ„fessour who being an Irishman by birth and Nephew to S. Columbe the Great of that Nation despised all worldly preferments and came ouer into Scotland with his said Vncle to preach the Christian faith to the Pictes who then inhabited part of that Kingdome And at last entring into a Monastery became a Monke of S. Benedictes Venerable Order in the Iland of Hoy vnder the care of the forsaid S. Columbe who had newly founded the same and was then Abbot therof where famous for sanctity of life and miracles throughout the whole Kingdome there ended his blessed dayes in rest about yeare of Christ six hundred and foure E The one twentith Day IN Ireland the Commemoration of S. Edilhun Confessour who being an English-man by byrth of great learning and vertue and brother to another Edilhun of the same name then Bishop of Lindisferne in the Kingdome of the Northumbers went ouer into Ireland to lead a more quiet kind of life remote from the world where after he had passed a few yeares in very great holines and sanctity he gaue vp his soule to rest about the yeare of Christ six hundred fifty and fiue He had for companion in this his peregrination into Ireland a noble yong man named Egbert with whome liuing in a Monastery there called in the Irish tongue Rathmelsig whilst the plague infected sorely that Countrey he had a vision of his owne departure out of this life and of the escape of his fellow Egbert to whome when he had related the whole in an quietnes of spirit he gaue vp the ghost F The two and twentith Day AT â—indissa in the Kingdome of the Northumbers the Commemoration of S. Higbald Abbot and Confessour whose integrity of life and conuersation hath byn â—amous in tymes past throughout the whole Iland of Great-Britany He was Abbot of an ancient Monastery in the forsaid Kingdome of Northumberland in the tyme of VVulhere King of the Mercians and ended his happy dayes about the yeare of Christ six hundred fourscore fiue He went into â—â—eland a little before his death to visit the holy Abbot Egbert who at that tyme was there very famous for the great opinion of his sanctity and holines of life with whome he had very many spirituall conferences and amoÌ„g other thinges discoursing of the death of S. Chad Bishop of Lichfield being a little before desceased holy Egbert related to haue seene his foule carried vp to heauen by the hands of Angells that descended thence to accompany the same G The three and twentith Day AT Kale in France the Commemoration of Blessed Hereswide Queene neâ—ce to S. Edwyn King of Northumberland and Martyr sister to S. Hlida and wife to King Ethelwold of the Eastangles who after the death of her Lord and husband forsaking all worldly pleasures friends and other prefermentes whatsoeuer went ouer into France there taking a Religious habit receyued therwith the holy veyle of Chastity in the forsaid Monastery of Kale where in very great humility and sanctimony of life she spent the rest of her dayes in prayer and contemplation of heauenly things and finally gaue vp her blessed soule to her heaueÌ„ly spouse about the yeare of Christ six hundred fourscore and ten A The foure twentith Day AT Eyst in the higher Germany the Translation of S. VVinibald Abbot and Confessour Sonne to S. Richard King of the English who going ouer into Flanders Germany with S. VVillebrord and his fellowes to preach the ChristiaÌ„ faith to those people founded a Monastery in the Prouince of Franconia called Heydelmaine and became himselfe Abbot therof which when he had gouerned for ten yeares in great sanctity holines of life â—he happily reposed in our Lord about the yeare of Christ seauen hundred and threescore His body was afterward on this day solemnely translated to the forsaid Citty of Eyst and there placed in the Cathedrall Church togeather with the Venerable body
especially in our Iland of Great Britany He died on this day about the yeare of Christ one thousand and fourty hauing byn Bishop seauenteene yeares was solemnly interred in his owne Church at Canterbury in the raigne of King Hareld of England It is recorded that he going to Rome to fetch his Archiepiscopall Pall brought thence with him an Arme of S. Augustine the Doctor and bestowed it vpon the Abbey of CouoÌ„try in VVarwickshire where the same was kept with great reuerence vntill the tyme of King Henry the eight and decay of that Monastery C The one thirtith Day IN Hennalt the Passion of S. Foillan Bishop and Martyr Sonne to Philtan King of Ireland who-being first a Monke and then Abbot of a Monastery called Knobhersburge in the Kingdome of the Eastangles went to Rome and being there ordayned Bishop by Pope Martyn the first was sent backe into Frace Flanders to preach the ChristiaÌ„ faith whereat last as he was exercising of his Pastorall function he was slayne togeather with three other Companions in the Territory of Hennalt in the Diocesse of Namures whose death being reueyled to his brother S. Vltan and S. Gertrude Abbesse of Niuelle his body was presently sought out and being found was with all solemnity brought to the Monastery of Fossis and there is yet conserued with great veneration of the Inhabitants He suffered about the yeare of Christ six hundred and fourty THE MONETH OF NOVEMBER A The first Day AT Fulda in the higher Germany the Translation of S. Boniface Archbishop of Mentz and Martyr who borne in the Citty of London and going into Germany to preach the Christian faith went thence to Rome and was there by Pope Gregory the second ordayned the first Bishop of Mentz and sent backe to his Bishopricke where teaching and preaching the faith of Christ to the Germans he conuerted the greatest part of that Countrey became their Apostle He was finally martyred in Frizeland at a towne called Dockum with fifty other companions about the yeare of Christ seauen hundred firty foure His body was afterward of this day translated to the Monastery of Fulda which himselfe had founded where the same is kept with great honour and veneration for the miracles that haue byn wrought therat THE same day in the Monastery of Hampole neere Doncaster in Yorkeshire the CoÌ„memoration of Blessed Richard Confessour Ermite whose singular spirit of piety deuotion is left written and manifest to the world by his owne workes yet extant He was first a Doctor and then leauing the world became an Eremite and led a solitary life neere to the forsaid Monastery of Hampole to which place he was wont often to repayre to sing psalmes and hymnes in honour of God as himselfe testifieth in his workes And after many spirituall bookes and treatises by him wrytten full of great sanctity of life and venerable old age he finally rested in our Lord about the yeare of Christ one thousand three hundred fourty and nyne and was buryed at Hampole E The second Day AT Lens in the Prouince of Artoys the 〈…〉 iuity of S. Vulganius Bishop and Confessour who borne in Ireland and going thence with the Saintes Foillan Obodius and others of that Nation into the lower Germanâ— began there to preach the Christian saith and was at last consecrated Bishop Where after infinite labours and trauayles taken for the loue of Christ in propagating his name and faith among the Infidells of those partes in all 〈…〉 ctity and holines of life he ended his blessed dayes about the yeare of Christ seauen hundred and foure His body is yet kept with great honour and veneration at the forsaid towne of Lens in the Monastery there of the Chanons-regular where his feast is yearly celebrated on this day with great solemnity and deuotion of the Inhabitantes of that place F The third Day IN North-wales the Deposition of S. VVenefride Virgin and Martyr daughter to a noble Britan of those partes called Trebuith whose head being cut of by Cradocus Sonne to Alane King of North-wales for not consenting to his vnlawfull Iust was by her Maister S. Beno set on againe she liuing fifteene yeares a ter to the admiration of the whole world for so famous a miracle In the place where she was beheaded presently sprang vp a miraculous fountayne very soueraigne for the curing of many diseases which vntill this day is a great pilgrimage and place of deuotion for all Catholickes of England commonly called S. VVenefrides well Her body was afterward translated to Shrewsbury about the yeare of Christ one thousand one hundred thirty and eight This festiuity of hers was wont to be celebrated in our Catholicke Church of England with an Office of nyne lessons according to the vse of Sarum and in many places kept holiday THE same day at VVilton in Wiâ—â—shire the Translation of S. Edith Virgin daughter to holy Edgar King and Monarch of England who after the death of her Mother VVilfred was ordayned Abbesse of the Monastery of VVilton aforsaid where in all sanctimony and holines of life she gaue vp her soule to rest and was buryed there in the Church of S. Dionyse which herselfe had somtyme built about the yeare of Christ 984. whose body was afterward on this day taken vp and translated to a more eminent place of the same Church wherat it is recorded many miracles to haue byn wrought This woman is commonly called by the name of S. Edith the yonger G The fourth Day IN France the Passion of S. Clâ—re Priest and Martyr who descended oâ— a worthy British stocke and borne in the Citty of Rochester in Kent his worldly friends would haue had him to marry a wife against his will for which he forsaking both CouÌ„trey frieÌ„ds went ouer into Normandy where he taking holy Orders was made Priest and afterward going thence into France for that he refused to yield to the lust of a noble womaÌ„ of that CouÌ„trey was slayne by her procurement in defence of his charity about the yeare of Christ six hundred threescore and six His body was buryed there in a Village called Volcassine wherat it pleased God in signe of his innocency to worke many miracles A The fifth Day AT Clarâ—uallis in the Territory of LaÌ„gres in France the festiuity of S. Malachy Bishop CoÌ„ 〈…〉 our who being first a Monke o◠〈…〉 hor 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 then Abbot was after or 〈…〉 ned Bishop or 〈…〉 rthen â—n the same 〈◊〉 〈…〉 Pr 〈…〉 ate oâ— Ireland 〈…〉 e 〈◊〉 and diâ—d in the tyme of S. Bernard â—bout the care of Ch 〈…〉 onâ— thousand one huÌ„d 〈…〉 〈◊〉 eight who wrote vnto him diuers learned 〈◊〉 s as also his whole life yet extant among S. Bernards workes He desceasâ—d the second day oâ— this moneth in the forsaid Monastery of Clareuallis though his 〈…〉 iuity be coÌ„monly celebrated on this day because on
A The ninteenth Day AT Hagustalde in the Kingdome of the Northumbers the Commemoration of S. Acca Confessour and Bishop of that Sea who being one of S. VVillebrord his coadiutors and going ouer with him into Saxony and Frizeland for the conuersion of those nations was sent backe againe into EnglaÌ„d to the Consecration of S. Switbert and there detayned and ordayned Bishop of Hagustalde by S. VVilfrid the second of Yorke which pastorall function wheÌ„ he had most worthily performed for many yeares in great sanctity of life and godly conuersation full of venerable old age he reposed in our Lord about the yeare of Christ seauen hundred thirty and six B The twentith Day IN the I le of Thanet in Kent the deposition of S. Mildred Virgin daughter to Merualdus King of Mercia who contemning the vayne pleasures of this world went ouer in her tender yeares into France and there dedicated her selfe to God in a Monastery of Virgins at Kale but afterwards returning into England and gathering togeather seauenty other Virgins was consecrated Abbesse of a new Monastery erected in the I le of Thanet by S. Theodore Archbishop of Canterbury where famous for saÌ„ctimony of life miracles she gaue vp her soule to her heauenly spouse about the yeare of Christ six huÌ„dred threscore and foure The forsaid Monastery was afterward burned by the Danes with many others in our Iland There is yet to be seene a fayre Church dedicated in her honour in London in the Poultry commonly called S. Mildreds as also an old Chappell yet staÌ„ding erected likewise in her honour in a village or Flaunders called Milà n three miles distant from the Citty of S. Omers THE same day at Haselburrow in VViltshire the deposition of S. Vlfricke Confessor and Eremite whose wonderfull life in prayer and abstinence togeather with working of Miracles was very famous throughout England about the yeare of Christ one thousand one hundred fifty and foure about which tyme also he died and was buryed in a little Oratory at the forsaid village of Haselburrow which himselfe had built at whose body many miracles are recorded to haue byn wrought C The one and twentith Day IN the I le of Wight in Hampshire the commemoration of S. Cymbert Bishop and Confessour who being a monke of the venerable Order of S. Benedict Abbot of the Monastery of Redford in the same Prouince was in the raigne of Ethelhard King of the VVestsaxons ordayned Bishop and placed in the â—le of VVight where he confirmed the people in the Christian faith which S. VVilfride of Yorke had there planted some twenty yeares before in the tyme of his banishment from that Sea where in all kind of most godly conuersation and sanctity of liâ—e he gaue vp his blessed soule to rest about the yeare of Christ seauen hundred and thirty D The two and twentith Day AT Gaunt in Flaunders the Translation of S. Gudwall Bishop and CoÌ„fessour who being a noble Britan by birth ordayned Bishop in that Primitiue Church preached incessantly the faith of Christ with great profit in our Iland He built many Monasteryes and became himselfe a Father of an hundred and fourscore monkes And after all this thirsting the good of his neighbour-Countreyes he went ouer into the lower Germany and there taught the Christian faith in like manner with no lesse profit then in Britany And last of all full of venerable old age in great sanctity and holinesse of life he rested in our Lord about the yeare of Christ three hundred and fourty and was one of the first of our Iland that preached the Christian faith in Flaunders His body hauing byn brought into England was afterwards on this day in the second persecution of the Danes translated to Gaunt by Arnulph Earle of Flaunders and S. Gerard Abbot in the yeare of Christ nyne hundred and threescore Where the same is still preserued with great veneration of the Inhabitants E The three and twentith Day AT VVenlocke in Shropshire the Translation of S. Milburge Virgin daughter to Merualdus Prince of Mercia whose great sanctimony innocency of life it pleased God to manifest vnto the world after her departure by the manifold miracles wrought at her body which being miraculously reuealed to a certaine godly man in the raigne of K. VVilliam the CoÌ„querour was takeÌ„ vp and found sound vncorrupt to the admiratioÌ„ of the behoulders and being put into a costly shrine was kept in the Monastery of VVenlocke which she had built with her owne inheritance vntill the tyme of King Henry the eight when the same was destroyed She departed to our Lord about the yeare of Christ six hundred threescore and foure vpon the six and twentith day of May but her feast is commonly celebrated on this day both in England and other Countreys Her life is wrytten at large by Gotzelinus a monke of the Monastery of S. Bertin in the Citty of S. Omers in Artoys F The foure twentith Day AT Canterbury the deposion of S. Ethelbert King of Kent and Confessour who first of all other Princes in our Iland after the Britans receyued the Christian faith by the preaching of S. Augustine and his fellowes sent from Rome by Pope Gregory the Great He built many goodly Churches and Monasteryes in his dominions and among the rest S. Augustines at Canterbury S. Andrewes at Rochester and S. Paules at London He departed this life in the yeare of Christ six hundred and sixteene and was buryed at Canterbury THE same day in Scotland the depositioÌ„ of S. Berectus Confessour who leading a Monasticall life in that Kingdome was famous for sanctity of life working of miracles about the yeare of Christ seauen hundred and fourteene about which tyme also he ended his blessed dayes and was buryed in Scotland G The fiue twentith Day AT Perone in Picardy the Translation of S. Furseus Abbot and Confessour sonne to K. Philtan of Ireland who comming into England to Sigebert King of the Eastangles built there a Monastery and gathered many monkes togeather instructing them in all kind of vertue and good learning And then leauing the care therof to his brother called Foillan he went ouer into France and there built another Monastery at Perone where in his venerable old dayes full of great sanctity and holines of life he departed to our Lord about the yeare of Christ six hundred and thirty His body was buryed in the same Monastery of whome the Monkes of that place haue many particular hymnes in their Office the which being taken vp afterwards was on this day translated to a more eminent place of the forsaid Church of Perone where the same is kept with great veneration for the miracles that are recorto haue byn wrought therat A The six and twentith Day AT Constance in the higher Germany the Commemoration of S. Iohn Bishop Confessour who borne in Scotland
afterward was ordayned Bishop of Lindisserne which Bishopricke after he had gouerned some two yeares he resigned and became an Eremite leading a most strict and seuere kind of life in the Iland of Farne and so continued vntill his dying day which happened about the yeare of Christ six hundred fourscore and eight He was very famous for sanctity and working of miracles both aliue and dead THE same day and same place the deposition of Blessed Herebert Priest and CoÌ„fessour a man of great holinesse of life who often repayring to S. Cuthbert aforsaid alwayes vsed his counsell and direction for the affayres both of his body and soule And one day S. Cuthbert telling him that himselfe was shortly to leaue this world passe to the other Herebert fell downe at his feet and importunely besought him that he might also passe to the next life with him that had so long inioyed his company heere on earth At whose earnest intercessioÌ„ S. Cuthbert falling to his prayers finally obtayned the same And so with in a while after they both falling sicke went both to our Lord vpon the one and selfe same day and houre in the yeare of Christ 688. and were both buryed at Lindisserne C The one and twentith Day AT VVerdt in Cleeu-land the Commemoation of S. Isenger Bishop and Martyr who descended o 〈…〉 a noble Scottish family contemned the vanityes of the world and became first a monke in that Kingdome of the venerable Order of S. Benedict and afterward Abbot there of the Monastery called Amarbaricke which wheÌ„ he had gouerned for diuers yeares mooued with zeale of conuerting his neighbour-Countreyes went ouer into Flanders and Germany and being there ordayned Bishop o 〈…〉 VVerdt was a little after slayne in defence of the ChristiaÌ„ faith by the infidels of that Countrey about the yeare of Christ eight hundred twenty and foure His body being brought to VVerdt there interred in his owne Cathedrall Church was kept for a long tyme with great honour veneratioÌ„ of the InhabitaÌ„tes D The two and twentith Day AT Sherborne in Dorcetâ—hire the Commemoration of S. Hamund Bishop of that Sea and Martyr who in the Danish persecution vnder the Captaynes Hingar Hubba was for the Confession of Christ most barbarously slayne at Merdune by those Tyrannicall Pagans who in the vastation of England spared neyther Ecclesiasticall nor Religious person whatsoeuer His Martyrdome happened about the yeare of Christ eight hundred threescore and eleuen and in the raigne of Alfred King of the VVest saxons E The three and twentith Day AT Lindisserne the Commemoration of Blessed Fgbert King of the Northumbers and Confessour who after he had gouerned that Prouince most laudably for twenty yeares conteÌ„ned his Crowne dignity of a King leauing the same to his soÌ„ne Oswulph entring into the Abbey of Lindissern aforsaid became there a monke of the venerable Order of S. Benedict where in very great sanctity of life humility obseruance of Monasticall discipline and other vertues he finally ended his peaceable dayes in our Lord about the yeare of Christ seauen hundred threescore and eight He endowed the Archbishopricke â—f Yorke whilst he was King with gr 〈…〉 〈…〉 newes where also he founded a worthy Library and furnished the same with all good Authors that could then be gotten F The foure twentith Day AT Canterbury the depositioÌ„ of S. LanfraÌ„ke Confessour and Archbishop of that Sea who borne at Pauia in Lombardy became first a monke of the Abbey of Becke then Abbot of Cane in Normandy and afterward ordayned Archbishop of Canterbury at the request of King VVilliam the Conquerour whose most pious life good learning ioyned with extraordinary charitie to the poore and assistance of the Church of England is yet memorable throughout the Christian world Of this man there is a story recorded how that in his yoÌ„ger dayes he trauayling by the way chaÌ„cing to be robbed by theeues tooke the same so impatiently that by no means he could be pacified for a tyme but at leÌ„gth coÌ„ming to himself againe he brake forth into these words VVhat haue I so much learning knowledge both in Philosophy Diuinity and Scriptures and yet haue not learned to be patient in aduersity Surely 〈…〉 uall not cease vntill I fynd out that learning And vpon this he presently went into France and thence into Normandy where comming to the Abbey of Becke he lay secretly for many yeares in that Monastery being reputed for an Idiot and simple man vntill at length his learning and wisdome being discouered he was made Prior of Becke and presently afterward Abbot of S. Stephens in Cane aforsaid and finally Archbishop of Canterbury He died in the yeare of Christ one thousand fourscore and nyne and was buryed in his owne Church at Canterbury G The fiue twentith Day AT Norwich in the County of Norsolke the passion of S. VVilliam Mareyr who being a boy of the same Citty of some ten yeares old was by his Father set an apprentice to a glouer of the same towne whome the Iewes of Norwich secretly stealing away crucified on a Crosse in despite of Christ his blessed Mother vpoÌ„ the feast of her AnnuÌ„ciation His body they cast into a wood or thicket neere to the said Citty which being fouÌ„d brought vnto the towne with a sollemne procession of the Clergy was placed in the great Church or Minster of that Sea and there was wont to be kept with great veneration His Martyrdome happened in the yeare of Christ one thousand one hundred forty and six in the eleuenth yeare of the raigne of K. Stephen A The six and twentith Day AT Bardney in Lincolnshire the Commemoration of Many holy Monkes Martyrs who in the first Danish persecution in our Iland were slayne by those Pagan people in their owne Monasteryes in hatred of Christian Religion At what tyme also the said Danes ranging abroad the Countreyes slew saith the Story the Abbot the Monkes of the Monastery of Croyland and fiered their Church and houses belonging thervnto At Peterburrow also they made the like slaughter of Religious persons and comming to the Nunry of Ely they put the Religious Virgins all to the sword without compassion and so receyuing theyr Crownes of Martyrdome they went vnto our Lord. All which happened in our Countrey about the yeare of Christ eight hundred threescore and ten B The seauen twentith Day IN ScotlaÌ„d the depositioÌ„ of S. Archibald Abbot Confessour descended of a very noble parentage in that Kingdome whose rare 〈…〉 e conuersation togeather with the singular gifts of clemency towards the poore and orphanes hath in former tymes byn famous both in England and Scotland His feast is recounted to haue byn celebrated on this day by the ancient Records of Scotland and Ireland among both which Nations many altars and some Churches also haue heertofore byn dedicated in his
France and became Maiâ—â—er to the Emperour Charles the Great by whose help he founded the Vniuersity of Paris about the yeare of Christ eight hundred and foure hauing himselfe byn scholler to our famous S. Bede in his youth His notable labours and workes in Gods Church are yet memorable throughout the Christian world He died at Towers in France about the yeare of Christ 813. was the first that composed the Masse Office of the blessed Trinity and of S. Stephen the Protomartyr which being afterward approued by our Mother the holy Catholicke Church is the same that now is vsually said in the RomaÌ„ Missal Breuiary G The twentith Day AT Hereâ—ord the festiuity of S. Ethelbert King of the Eastangles and Martyr who comming into Mercia to visit King Ossa and to treate of a Marriage with his daughter was through the malice of wicked Quendred wife to Ossa miserably slayne at a town now called Sutton-wallis foure miles distant from Hereâ—ord partly for ambition therby to inioy his Kingdome and partly also for that he was a Christian. His body being presently brought to Heresord and there interred it pleased God forth with to shew the innoceÌ„cy of his cause by the wonderfull miracles wrought therat Ouer which King Kenulphus afterward erected a goodly Church in his honour placing there a Bishops Sea and which is now the Cathedrall Church of that Citty He suffered in the yeare of Christ 793. A The one and twentith Day AT Finâ—hall among the Northumbers the deposition of S. Godricke Eremite who after he had lead a solitary life for threescore yeares togeather and twice on pilgrimage for deuotioÌ„ visited our Sauiours Sepulcher at Hierusalem and the blessed Apostles bodyes at Rome full of great sanctity of life veneble old age togeather with innumerable miracles he finally reposed in our Lord in the yeare of Christ one thousand one hundred seauenty His body was buryed at Finâ—hall in an Oratory which himselfe had built wherat euen vntill the dayes of Queene Elizabeth many miracles were wrought THE same day at Constantinople the deposition of Blessed Constantine the Great who borne in our â—â—and og Great Britany according to ancient Traditions was the first Christian Emperour that restored peace to the Church of God He is by the Greekes canonized for a Saint and his festiuity appointed on this day among whome also many goodly Churches and altars haue in former ages byn dedicated in his honour And in North wales of our Iland there is yet remayning to be seene a fayre Church â—râ—ted and dedicated in his name B The two and twentith Day AT VVindesore the deposition of holy K. Henry the sixt of that name of England who being a most vertuous and innocent Prince was wrongfully deposed by King Edward the 4. cast into the tower of London where a little after he was most barbarously slayne by Richard Duke of Glocester in the yeare of Christ one thousand foure hundred threescore and eleuen His body was first buryed in the Monastery of Cherâ—sey where presently it began to doe miracles which being sâ—ene it was with great solemnity and veneration translated to VVindesore and there honourably interred in the Chappell of S. Gregory wherat also it pleased God in wittnesse of his innocent life to worke many miracles Moreouer it is recorded that his Veluet â—at which he vsed to weare being put on mens heads that were troubled with the head-ake were presently cured He builded the famous schoole of Eaton and was the founder of the Kings Colledg in Cambridge King Henry the seauenth dealt which Pope Iulius the second about his Canonization but by reason of both their deaths the same was broken of C The three and twentith Day AT Rochester in Kent the deposition of S. VVilliam Martyr who borne in the towne of Perth in Scotland and taking his pilgrimage towards Hierusale on foote through England was by his owne seruant slaine in the high way a little froÌ„ the aforsaid Citty of Rochester whose body being brought to the towne it pleased God forthwith to worke many miracles therat in signe of his innocency where the same was after interred and kept with great veneration in the Cathedrall Church of S. Andrew in the same Citty vntill these our dayes The story of his martyrdoÌ„e miracles is writteÌ„ at large by Thomas Monmouth who liued about the yeare of Christ one thousand one hundred and threescore D The foure twentith Day AT Glastenbury in Somersetshire the Commemoration of holy King Edgar Confessour and first Monarch of England whose glorious actes in Gods Church are famous to all posterity He builded and reedified seauen and fourty Monasteryes that had byn destroyed by the incursions of other barbarous Nations and endowed them with great maintenance as also caused by his intercession to the Sea Apostolicke all the Clergy of his Realme to be reformed In the houre of his Natiuity it is recorded that S. Dunstan heard a voyce of Angells singing Pax Anglorum Ecclesâ—ae c. Peace to the Church of England He died in all sanctity and holinesse of life in the yeare of Christ nyne huÌ„dred threescore and fifteene whose body was with all solemnity and veneration honourably interred at Glastenbury which being takeÌ„ vp in the yeare one thousand fifty and two almost fourscore yeares after his death by Aldar Abbot of that place was found whole and vncorrupt being cut fresh bloud issued therout as if he had byn newly dead wherupon he was put into a costly shrine of siluer which himselfe had somtime giuen to that Church and placed vpon the high altar togeather with the head of S. Apollinaris and the reliques of S. Vincent Martyrs wherat miracles are recorded to haue byn wrought And so continued there vntill the tyme of King Henry the eight and decay of that Monastery E The fiue twentith Day AT Sherborne in Dorcetshire the deposition of S. Adelme Bishop and Confessour nephew to Inas King of the Westsaxons who trauayling into France in his youth after his returne became first a monke of the Venerable Order of S. Benedict at Malmesbury and afterward being made Abbot of that Monastery went to Rome in company of King Ceadwall and was there created Bishop of Sherborne in Dorcetshire by Pope Sergius and sent backe to his bishopricke where after great labours and many notable bookes wrytten for the instruction of men in Christian Religion but especially one of Virginity which he dedicated to the Nunnes of Barkensteed and wherby many were moued to that holy kind of Religious life he finally reposed in our Lord in the yeare of Christ seauen hundred and nyne His body was buryed at Sherborne first but afterward remooued to Maimesbury where the same was wont to be kept in Catholicke tymes with great veneration F The six and twentith Day AT Canterbury the deposition of S. Augustine Confessour and first Bishop of that Sea
her prayers she raised to life S. Osith being theÌ„ but a girle that had byn drowned in a riuer three dayes as may be read in the Acts of S. Osithes life THE same day at Canterbury the Translation of S. Anselme Confessour Bishop of the same Sea whose rare learning vertues and labours in Gods Church togeather with his miracles and sanctity of life are yet famous to the Christian world He died in the yeare of Christ 1109. and in the nynth yeare of K. Henry the first his raigne His body was afterward on this day taken vp and translated to a more eminent place of his Church at Canterbury with great solemnity and veneration wherat through his meritts it hath pleased God to worke many miracles E The sixt Day AT Ely in Cambridgshire the deposition of S. Sexburge Queene and Abbesse wife to Ercombert K. of Kent and daughter to Annas King of the Eastangles who after the death of her husband gouerned his Kingdome for a while and built a goodly Monastery of Nunnes in the I le of Sheppey in Kent then became herselfe a Religious woman in the Monastery of Ely wherof also after the death of her sister S. Audry who had that dignity whilst she liued she was made Abbesse and there in most godly wise finally gaue vp her soule to her heauenly spouse Christ about the yeare of our Lord six hundred fourscore and nynteene and was buryed in the same place neere to her said sister S. Audry Whose body being taken vp seauen yeares after her death was found whole and vncorrupt which well declared the sanctimony and holines of her life whilst she liued F The seauenth Day AT Canterbury the Translation of S. Thomas Archbishop of the same Sea and Martyr who being violently oppressed by King Henry the second his seruantes was after many slaunders calumniations and banishment suffered in defence of Ecclesiasticall libertyes slayne in the tyme of Euensonge in his Pontificall vestments before the high altar in his owne Church of Canbury in the yeare of Christ one thousand one hundred threescore and seauenteene His body being afterward on this day taken vp and put into a costly siluer shrine guilt and set with pretious stones was translated to a more eminent place of the same Church wherat it pleased God to worke infinite miracles King Henry the eight at his breach with the Sea Apostolicke destroyed this goodly monument and taking all the treasure therof to his owne vse caused his body to be burned to ashes dispersed in the ayre in the yeare of Christ 1538. THE same day at VVinchester in Hampshire the deposition of S. Hedda Confessour and Bishop of that Sea whose godly and innocent life was afterward confirmed by the miracles wrought at his body in VVinchester where he died and was buryed in the yeare of Christ seauen hundred and fiue THE same day also at Eyst in Germany the deposition of S. VVillebald Confessour and first Bishop of that Sea Sonne to S. Richard King of the English who going ouer to his vncle S. Boniface into Germany was by him ordayned Bishop of Eyst where full of great holines of life he reposed in our Lord in the yeare of Christ seauen hundred fourscore and one His body is buryed in the Cathedrall Church of that Citty and there preserued with great veneration THE same day in like manner at Brige neere Paris in France the depositioÌ„ of the Saintes Edilburge daughter to Annas King of the Eastangles and Ercongote daughter to King Ercombert of Kent who being both Abbesses of the said Monastery of Brige the one succeding the other and dying both on one day in diuers yeares deserued to haue their memoryes celebrated togeather on one and the selfe same day by our Mother the holy Cath. Church The former S. Edilburge died about the yeare of Christ six hundred and threescore and the other some foure yeares after and were both buryed at Brige aforsaid G The eight Day AT VVinchester in Hampshire the depositioÌ„ of S. Grimbald Abbot and Confessour whome King Alfred calling out of TraÌ„â—e into England vsed in all his consultations for the gouernment of his Kingdome He refused the Archbishopricke of Canterbury and chose rather to be Abbot of a new Monastery erected by the said K. Alfred in the Citty of VVinchester where in most godly wise he ended his blessed dayes in the yeare of Christ seauen hundred and foure THE same day at VVirtzburge in Franconia the passioÌ„ of S. Kilian Bishop togeather with the Saints ColmaÌ„ TotnaÌ„ Erwald moÌ„kes and Martyrs who being borne in Ireland all of very honourable families and S. Kilian sonne to the King of that Iland went ouer into Germany where S. Kilian was ordayned Bishop of VVirtzburge and preaching the Christian faith in those partes were all at last by the enemyes of truth slayne for the defence therof vnder Gosbert King of Franconia about the yeare of Christ six hundred nynty and seauen Their Reliques are kept vntill this day at VVirtzburge with great veneration of the inhabitants A The ninth Day AT Barking in Essex the deposition of S. Edilburge Queene who being wife to Inas King of the VVestsaxons both she and her husband consented to enter into two Monasteryes and become religious wherupon the King himselfe going to Rome and there taking vpon him the habit of a monke of S. Benedicts Order the Queene likewise entred into the Monastery of Barking aforsaid and receyued the holy veyle of Chastity where in all kind of sanctimony of life she finally ended her blessed dayes about the yeare of Christ seauen hundred and fourty Of this name of Edilburge there are three Saintes of our Nation to wit S. Edilburge daughter to Annas King of the Eastangles and Abbesse of Brige in France S. Edilburge sister to S. Erconwald Bishop of London and the first Abbesse of this aforsaid Monastery of Barking and this S. Edilburge wherof we now speake Queene of the VVestsaxons All which three being English women by byrth liued togeather within the space of lesse then an hundred yeares B The tenth Day AT Fisciacum in Hennalt the deposition of S. Etto Bishop and Confessour who being an Irishman by byrth and comming out of that Kingdome with S. Furseus and his fellowes went ouer into France and Germany to preach the ChristiaÌ„ faith which he did with as great fruite and profit as holinesse of life vntill his dying day which happened about the yeare of Christ six huÌ„dred fifty six His body was afterward translated to Letias in the same Prouince and there is kept vntill this day with great honour and veneration of the inhabitants for the manifold miracles that it hath pleased God in signe of his sanctity to worke therat C The eleuenth Day IN Scotland the Commemoration of S. Dronston Confessour who borne in the same Kingdome of the bloud Royall and vncle to Aidan King of
yeare of Christ foure hundred and fifty B The foure twentith Day AT VVinocks-berghen in Flanders the translation of S. Lewâ—ne Virgin Martyr who descending of a very honourable parentage in our Iland of Great-Britany was in the tyme of S. Theodore Archbishop of Canterbury slayne for the confessioÌ„ of Christ in the yeare of our Lord six hundred fourscore and seauen Her body was kept with great veneration in an old Monastery of S. Andrew neere Seaford-hauen in Sussex vntill the tyme of the second Danish and Norman incursions then on this day was traÌ„slated to Berghen aforsaid and there placed in the Cloister of S. Winocke in the yeare of Christ one thousand fifty and eight wherat many miracles haue byn wrought In the last vastation of Flanders by the French the said glorious body was lost to the great lamentation of all Flanders but especially of the Inhabitants of Berghen who by that meanes where depriued oâ— so great a treasure C The fiue twentith Day IN Gothland the Commemoration of the Sainteâ— VViaman Vnaman and Sunaman brethren and martyrs nephewes to S. Sigfride oâ— Yorke and Apostle of Gothia who going out of England into that Countrey with their said vncle S. Sigfrid for the Conuersion therof were by the enemies of Christ slayne in hatred of Christian Religion Their bodyes were throwne into a riuer and their heads being put into a vessell a great stone haÌ„ged therat were cast into a poole neere vnto the place of their Martyrdome where on a tyme S. Sigfride walking and deploring their deathes on a suddaine there appeared three miraculous lightes vpon the water that compassed the vessell wherin their said heads were which he seeing presently leaped into the poole imbracing theÌ„ wept said Vindicet Deus Wherto one answered Vindicatum erit Another replyed In quem The third added In filios filiorum c. This happened about the yeare of Christ one thousand D The six and twentith Day AT Derremond in Flanders the festiuity of S. Christian Virgin who descended of the bloud Royall of our Kings of England had an angell sent from heauen as writeth Molanus to instruct her in the Christian faith by whose admonition to eschue the dangerous allurements of the world she first stole secretly into Scotland and thence into Flanders and there after a priuate most saintly life full of miracles she gaue vp her blessed soule to rest with her heauenly spouse about the yeare of Christ one thousand fourscore and twelue and in the raigne of K. VVilliam Rusus of England Her principall celebrity is kept at the forsaid towne of Derremond vpon the seauenth day of September when her body was taken vp and translated to a more eminent place of the same Church where it is yet preserued with great veneration of the Inhabitants as Patronesse of that Village E The seauen twentith Day AT Glastenbury in Sommersetshire the festiuity of S. Ioseph of Arimathâ—a who going out of Iury after he had buryed Christ with S. Mary Magdalen and her company to Marselles in France came thence into Great-Britany with his owne sonne Ioseph and ten other disciples where he obtained of King Aruiragus a little Iland in Somersetshire called in the British tongue Ins wiâ—â—in now Glastenbury there leading a solitary life with his said fellowes at last he coÌ„uerted to the Christian faith Marius Coillus sonne and nephew to King Aruiragus and then full of most venerable old yeares he died about the yeare of Christ fourscore and two There was afterward a goodly Monastery erected in that place of the Order of S. Benedict which was the greatest in all England and so remayned vntill the tyme of King Henry the 8. when by his commandement the same was destroyed by Syr VVilliam Goald Iustice of Peace to the lamentation of all Christendome His feast was wont to be celebrated on this day in many places of our Realme euen vntill the raigne of the late Queene Elizabeth THE same day at Lincolne thâ— passion of S. Hugh Martyr who being a Child of tâ—n yeares old was by the Iewes of that Citty in conteÌ„pt of Christ Christian Religion nayled on a crosse so deserued to be crowned with the same death that our blessed Sauiour suffered for the RedeÌ„ptioÌ„ of mankind The perfidious Iewes when he was dead buryed his body in an obscure place which the earth miraculously cast vp and then they threw him into a well who being there also by a miracle found out by his owne Mother the Chanons of the same Citty with great veneration carried the same in processioÌ„ to the Cathedrall Church or Minster and there interred his holy Reliques in the yeare of Christ one thousand two hundred fifty and fiue and in the raigne of King Henry the third of England F The eight twentith Day AT Dole in little Britany the deposition of S. Sampson Bishop and Confessour who borne in our IlaÌ„d of a Royall British bloud was first created Archbishop of Carleon vpon the riuer of Vske and Metropolitan among the old Britans of VVales now commonly called Carline and being inflamed with desyre of helping his neighbour-Countreyes for their Conuersion went ouer into France and there was constituted Bishop of Dole in little Britany by King Childebert of France where after he had conuerted many thousands to the faith of Christ famous for miracles he finally ended his venerable dayes and reposed in our Lord about the yeare of Christ six hundred and â—oure His body was buryed at Dole and there in ancient times wont to be kept with great veneration and reuerence of the Inhabitants G The nine twentith Day AT Troys in France the deposition of S. Lupus Bishop and Confessour who about the yeare of Christ foure hundred and fourty togeather with S. German Bishop of Auxier came ouer into our Iland of Great-Britany to expell the Pelagian heresy and to reestablish the Catholicke and Roman faith which was among them before and then began to be extinguished by the doctrine of Pelagius the Britan. At what time also is recorded a famous miraculous victory achieued by the prayers of these two Saintes against those heretickes by only crying and sounding out the word Alleluia wherwith the said Pelagians were driuen away and discomfited And for this singular benefit that our Countrey hath receyued by this seruant of Christ it seemeth not amisse that his memory should be recorded among the ancient Saintes of our Nation though he were a Frenchman by birth and his festiuity celebrated by vs for the increase of deuotion in our Iland that was once made worthy of so glorious a Patrone and Protectour THE same day at Lichfield in Stassordshire the Commemoration of Blessed Owen Confessour who being a man of great esteeme and birth and high Steward to Queene Edildride of the East â—â—gles renounced the world and became a monke first in the Monastery of Lesting
meate that was therin saying They had more need therof then himselfe The Bishop sitting by and delighted with such rare piety in a King tooke him by the right hand and said This hand I pray God may neuer consume And so saith S. Bede it fell out for that his arme and hand being cut of at his death remayned till his dayes whole and incorrupt being kept in a siluer case in S. Peters Church at Bambrough He finished the Cathedrall Church of S. Peter at Torke which was before begun by his predecessour King Edwyn His body was first buryed at Peterburrow and part therof traÌ„slated afterward to VVinockes-Berghen in Flanders where the same was preserued with great Veneration A The sixt Day AT VVinchester in Hampshire the depositioÌ„ of Blessed Henry Confessour and Bishop of the same Sea who being a Frenchman by birth and brother to King Stephen of England became first a monke of the Order of S. Benedict and after Abbot of Glastenbury and last of all Bishop of VVinchester and Legat Apostolicall of England In which dignity he behaued himself with so great humility and loue of the common people for more then fourty yeares togeather that his name was famous throughout all England France He died in great sanctity of life and spirit of Prophesy in the yeare of Christ one thousand one hundred seauenty and one about foure monethes before the Martyrdome of S. Thomas of Canterbury THE same day at â—one in France the Commemoration of S. Alexander Confessour who descended of the bloud-Royall of Scotland stole secretly thence for the loue of Christ in base attyre and went into France where he became a Lay-brother in a Monastery of Cistercian monkes at Fone labouring in the basest offices of the house vnknowne till his dying day Which being then reueyled to the Prior of the Monastery vpon obedience it pleased God to testify his worthines by a Miracle after his death which was thus A Monke of the same Monastery that had a sore vlcer in his brest and now growne to a fistula came to the said Alexanders tombe and there prayed Vnto whome AlexaÌ„der appearing brighter then the sunne with two Crownes one on his head and another in his hand the Monke demaunded what that double Crowne meant He answered and said The Crowne in his hand is for the temporall Crowne which I forsooke for Christes loue for he should haue byn King of Scotland being next heyre thervnto by succession as the Story relateth The other on my head is that which I haue receyued common with other Saintes And that yow may be assured of the verity of this vision you shal now be cured of your infirmity And hauing thus spoken and the other immediatly healed he vanished away He died about the yeare of Christ one thousand and two hundred B The seauenth Day AT VVestminster by London the Commemoration of S. Maude Queene daughter to S. Margaret and holy King Malcolme of Scotland wife to K. Henry the first of England whose admirable and rare vertues togeather with her singular exemplar life hath byn a patterne euer synce to all Princesses in Europe especially her exceeding Charity towards the poore whome she disdayned not though neuer so foule leapers but rather imbraced them with all delight yea washed their soares and vlcers neuer so loathsome and filthy For whome she built also a goodly hospitall in the suburbes of London called S. Gâ—les as also founded the Priory of christes-Christes-Church within Ald-gate of the same Citty Her body was with all veneration buryed at VVestminster in the yeare of Christ one thousand one hundred and eighteene which yeare she desceased In whose praise these distiches following were composed Prosper a non laetam secere non aspera tristem Aspera risus ei prospera terror erant Non decor essecit fragâ—lem non Sceptra superbam Sola potens humilis sola pudica decens She was in her tender yeares brought vp in the Monasteries of Religious womeÌ„ at VVinchester and Rumsey in all exercise of vertue and learning She built a faire stone-bridge ouer the riuer of Lue at Stratford-vpon-Bow as also gaue diuers goodly mannours and lands to the Abbey of Barking in Essex for mayntayning of the same C The eight Day AT Glastenbury-Abbey in Somersetshire the Commemoration of S. Fagane Confessour and Scholler to S. Ioseph of Arimathia with whome when he had led a solitary life for many yeares in the Iland of Auallonia now called Glastenbury and being by S. Ioseph throughly instructed in the Christian â—aith and other vertues became himselfe a preacher therof and S. Iosephs successour in his Oratory where the â—amous Monastery of Glastenbury was afterward built Where also in great sanctity holines of life he finally reposed in our Lord about the yeare of Christ one hundred and twelue and was one of the first Confessours of our British Nation D The ninth Day AT Ely in Cambridgshire the deposition of S. Hugh Bishop and Confessour who being first a Monke and then Abbot of the Monastery of S. Edmundsbury in Suffolke was thence promoted to the Bishopricke of Ely where in all kind of most commendable vertues especially in humility and abstinence hauing gouerned that Sea fiue and tweÌ„ty years he happily ended his venerable dayes about the yeare of Christ one thousand two hundred fifty and foure His body was very honourably interred in the Cathedrall Church of Fly within the Chancell which himselfe had newly built from the ground consecrating the same in presence of King Henry the third and his sonne Prince Edward in the yeare 1235. and was there kept vntill our dayes with great honour and veneration of the people He also built the Bishops Pallace at Ely besydes many other publicke works of Charity which he perfourmed whilst he liued E The tenth Day AT Lesmor in Ireland the Commemoration of S. Malcus Bishop and Confessour who borne in England and a Monke of the Monastery of VVinchester in Hampshire and of a most vertuous conuersatioÌ„ was elected consecrated Bishop of Lesmor in Ireland In which Pastorall office in great sanctity of life working of Miracles he finally ended his blessed dayes about the yeare of Christ one thousand one hundred twenty fiue He is also much praised by S. Bernard that liued at the same tyme who wryting the life of S. Malachy Bishop and Primate of Ireland among other thinges he saith of S. Malcus That the wisdome of God was in him c. F The eleuenth Day AT Chichester in Sussex the Commemoration of Bl. Gilbert Confessour Bishop of the same Sea whose integrity of life and vertuous conuersation hath made him famous to posterity He was a Father of the fatherlesse saith the Story of his life a comforter of mourners a defender of widdowes a relieuer of the poore a helper of the distressed and a diligent visitour of the sicke And thus heaping vp heauenly
secretly away from his friends and with a fagot of wood insteed of a boat miraculously passed ouer the riuer of Seuerne and came into Glocestershire where leading an Eremiticall austere life was at length slaine by a Pagan souldier in hatred of Christian Religion whose head being cut of from his body himselfe tooke vp from the ground and carried to a fountayne wherat he was wont to wash it At which place there was afterward a Goodly Church erected in his honour about the yeare of Christ seauen hundred and six where his body was wont to be kept with great veneration of the Inhabitants as also another dedicated vnto him in the Towne of VVells in Somersetshire which at this day is there standing to be seene B The eight twentith Day AT Brackley in Northamptonshire the Commemoration of S. Rumbald Confessour Sonne to a British King of our Iland who as soone as he was borne into the world and baptized did miraculously speake and fortell diuers wonderfull thinges and professing himselfe a Christian presently yielded vp the ghost His body was with great veneration buryed at the forsaid towne of Brackley wherat it is recorded diuers miracles haue byn wrought THE same day at Cullen in the higher Germany the Commemoration of S. Agnes Virgin and Martyr who being a noble Britan by birth and one of the number of the Eleuen thousand Virgins martyred with S. Vrsula was for defence of her chastity there put to death with the rest of her fellowes about the yeare of Christ three hundred fourscore and three herselfe afterward miraculously reuealing her name for which cause her body is peculiarly honoured of the Inhabitants of Cullen C The nine twentith Day AT London the deposition of S. Sebbe King of the East saxons and Confessour who after he had gouerned that Kingdome thirty yeares in great peace and tranquillity became a Monke in the Monastery of S. Peter and S. Paul at London distributing the greatest part of his goods to the poore before his entrance where within a few yeares after in great sanctity of life he peaceably rested in our Lord about the yeare of Christ six hundred threescore and fifteene His body was buried in the Church of S. Paul in London in a costly marble Coffin where it was kept vntill our dayes with great veneration of the Cittizens for the miracles that are recorded to haue byn wrought therat THE same day at Dorchester in Oxfordshire the Translation of S. Edwold Confessour and Eremite brother to S. Edmund King Martyr who refusing the Kingdome of the Eastangles gaue himselfe for loue of Christ to a solitary life In which when he had liued many yeares in all sanctity and holines at last ended his blessed dayes at Dorchester where his body being interred about the yeare of Christ eight hundred threescore and eleuen was afterward on this day taken vp and translated to a more eminent place of the same Church where before it was land D The thirtith Day IN â—rance in the Diocesse of Meldune the deposition of S. Fiaker Confeslour Sonne to Eugenius the fourth of that name King of Scotland who forsaking all worldly dignities and delightes went ouer into France with his sister S. Syra and became a Religious man by the help and directions of S. Pharao Bishop of Meldune where in very great sanctity and holinesse of life he ended his blessed dayeâ— about the yeare of Christ six hundred and thirty In the Citty of S. Omers in Artors there is a Chappell or Oratory dedicated vnto S. Fiaker within the Parâ—sh Church of S. Margaret in the same Towne where his feast is kept on this day with great solemnity and veneration by the Sodality or Confraternity that is there instituted in his honour Where also is graunted Plenary Indulgence to all that rightly vâ—sit his Chappell on this day and fullfâ—ll the other circumstances conteyned in the Bull of Graunt by Pope Clement the eight dated in the yeare of Christ one thousand â—iue hundred nynty and seauen E The one and thirtith Day AT Lindisserne in the Kingdome of the Northumbers the deposition of S. Aidan Confessour and Bishop of the same Sea whose soule S. Cuthbert being then but a Sheepheard saw carried vp to heauen by two angells and was therby conuerted to a Religious life about the yeare of Christ six hundred fifty and one THE same day at VVimborne in Dorcetshire the deposition of S. Cuthberge Abbesse sister to King Inas of the VVestsaxons who building a Monastery of her owne charges at VVimborne entred her selfe therin tooke a Religious habit and became Abbesse of the same Where in all kind of vertuous exercise and Monasticall discipline togeather with working of many miracles she finally gaue vp her soule to her heauenly spousâ— about the veare of Christ seauen hundred twenty and seauen ALso the same day at Fulkstone in Kent the Translation of S. Eanswide Abbesse daughter to Eadbald King of Kent who despising all worldly and temporall honours studied how to attaine to Celestiall And entring into a monastery at FulkstoÌ„e aforsaid was afterward made Abbesse therof where in great sanctimony and holinesse of life she died about the yeare of Christ six hundred and fourty Her body was afterward on this day taken vp and translated to a more eminent place of the same Church wherat it pleased God to worke miracles THE MONETH OF SEPTEMBER F The first Day AT VVinchester in Hampshire the Commemoration of S. Elphege the first of that name Confessour and Bishop of the same Sea whose godly life and doctrine togeather with the spirit of prophesy hath byn very famous in ancient tymes throughout England He was the first that persuaded S. Dunstan to lead a Monasticall life as also ordayned him and S. Ethelwold Priestes And when the said Dunstan was expelled the Court by King Ethelred he came to this holy man Elphege of whome he was very gratefully receyued and coÌ„forted And finally full of venerable old age replenished with sanctity of life miracles â—e peaceably rested in our Lord about the yeare of Christ nyne hundred fourty and six and was buried at VVinchester This man is different from the other S. Elphege of the same name who was Bâ—shop of Canterbury and martyred by the Danes in the yeare 1012. G The second Day IN Scotland the Commemoration of S. Adaman Abbot and Confessour a man of wonderâ—ull vertue and austerity of life who beâ—ng made Abbot of S. Columbes Monastery in the Iland of Hoy by Scotland gouerned the same in great sanctity and holines togeather with obseâ—uance of Monasticall discipline vntill his dying day He was one of the first that by his doctrine and exhortations brought the Scottishmen as also a great part of the Britans to the Catholicke obseruatioÌ„ of the feast of Easter who before followed the errour of the Quartadeâ—imans in keeping therof He wrote in like
His feast is very soleÌ„nely celebrated with Octaues at Chure aforsaid as is to be seene in the Breuiary of that Diocesse wherin the whole story of his liâ—e is recounted at large THE same day at Dorcester in Dorcetshire the deposition of S. Birine Confessour and first Bishop of that Prouince who conuerted the VVestsaxons to the faith of Christ togeather with their King Kinegilsus and so became their Apostle He died in the yeare of Christ six hundred and fifty and was buryed at the forsaid towne of Dorcester but afterward translated to VVinchester by S. Hedde Bishop of that Citty and there with great solemnity and veneration being placed in the Cathedrall Church of S. Peter and S. Paul deserued to be honoured with this Epigram of an ancient Poet that wrote his life in verse Dignior attolli quà m sit Tyrinthius heros Quà m sit Alexander Macedo Tyrin hius hostes Vicit Alexander mundum Birinus verumque Nec tantùm vicit mundum Birinus hostem Sed sese bello vincens victus eodem IN like manner the same day in the Territory of Liege in the Lower Germany the deposition of S. Eloquius Priest Confessour who borne in Ireland went ouer the sea with diuers other Companions to preach the ChristiaÌ„ faith to the Netherlanders where after much fruite reapt in great sanctity of life he ended his blessed dayes about the yeare of Christ six hundred fifty one whose body was afterward translated to the Towne of VValciodore and there is kept with great veneration as Patrone of that place B The fourth Day AT Salisbury in VViltshire the deposition of S. Osmund Confessour and Bishop of the same Sea who being a Norman of noble birth came into England with King VVilliam the CoÌ„querour by whome he was first made Chancellour of the Realme and Earle of Dorset and afterward for that he was a most vertuous and learned man he was elected Bishop of Salisbury which Church being begon by his Predecessour he finished adding therto a goodly Library which he furnished also with many excellent bookes And when he had most laudably gouerned his flocke for sixteene yeares in great sanctity and holines of life he happily reposed in our Lord in the yeare of Christ one thousand fourscore and nynteene and was buryed in his owne Cathedrall Church of Salisbury at whose body it pleased God to worke miracles He was canonized for a Saint by Pope Calixtus the third two hundred and fifty yeares after his death THE same day at Triuis in the Territory of Chure in the Prouince of Heluetia in Germany the festiuity of S. Emerita Virgin Martyr sister to King Lucius of Britany who going into Germany with her said brother was by the pagaÌ„ people of that CouÌ„trey for the confession of Christian saith put to death ending her glorious martyrdome by fire about the yeare of Christ one hundred fourscore and thirteene The whole story of her life is set forth at large in the Breuiary of the Diocesse of Chure aforsaid in her Office on this day C The fifth Day AT VVinchester in Hampshire the Commemoration of S. Christine Virgin and Abbesse daughter to Prince Edward surnamed the Out-law and sister to the famous S. Margaret of Scotland who togeather with her mother Agatha entred into the Monastery of VVinchester and there became a Religious woman first and afterward Abbesse of the whole house In which dignity she perseuering in all kind of exemplar sanctimony of life and Monasticall discipline gaue vp her soule at last to her heauenly spouse about the yeare of Christ one thousand and fourscore and in the raigne of King VVilliam the Conquerour D The sixt Day IN Ireland the Commemoration of S. Congellus Abbot and Confessour who being a most venerable Monke of the Order of S. Benedict and liuing with S. Malachias at that tyme Bishop of Connerthen in Ireland was by him ordayned Abbot of an ancient Monastery neere to the forsaid Bishops Sea in the same Kingdome where in very great sanctity of life miracles he ended his blessed dayes about the yeare of Christ one thousand one hundred and fourty THE same day at Cullen in Germany the Commemoration of S. Florentina Virgin and Martyr who being one of the number of the eleuen thousand holy British Virgins martyred with S. Vrsula was for defence of her Chastity there put to death with the rest of her fellowes about the yeare of Christ three hundred fourscore and three herselfe afterward miraculously reueyling her name E The seauenth Day AT Durham in the Bishopricke the CoÌ„memoration of S. Odwald Abbot and CoÌ„fessour who of a Monke of wonderfull Innocency and godly conuersation was elected Abbot of the monastery of Lindisserne in the Kingdome of the Northumbers where in ad kind of holines of life and Monasticall discipline full of miracles he reposed in our Lord about the yeare of Christ eight hundred and six and was afterward buryed at Durham aforsaid THE same day in Scotland the Commemoration of S. Gallanus Monke and Confessour who borne in Ireland and desceÌ„ded of a noble bloud in that Kingdome came ouer into Scotland with S. Columbe the Great whose senoller and disciple he was where teaching preaching the Christian faith to the Pictes that in those dayes inhabited Scotland famous for sanctity of life and miracles he departed this world about the yeare of Christ fiue hundred and fourscore F The eight Day THE CONCEPTION of the most glorious and immacusate Virgin MARY mother of God by the grace and power of her Sonne that preserued her from all inquination of synne which feast being first of all begun to be celebrated in our Iland of Great Britany in the tyme of S. Anselme Archbishop of Canterbury and King VVilliam the Conquerour about the yeare of Christ one thousand threescore ten by the Monkes of the Venerable Order of S. Benedict to the honour and glory of the blessed Virgin was afterward confirmed by our Mother the holy Roman Church and coÌ„maunded to be kept holiday throughout Christendome to the increase of deuotion towards so mighty a Patronesse THE same day at VVinchester in Hampshire the Commemoration of Blessed Agatha Queene daughter to Salomon King of Hungary and wife to Prince Edward of England surnamed the Outlaw and Mother to the two famous Saintes Margaret and Christine who when after the death of her husband she saw her Sonne Edgar to whome the succession of the Crowne of England by right belonged to be iniustly depressed and molested by the inuasions of King Harold first and after of the Conquerour and therby frustrated of the recouery of the Kingdome she with her two daughters resolued to take their iourney backe towards Hungary by sca but being driuen by teÌ„pest into ScotlaÌ„d they were very honourably receyued by King Malcolme who tooke the forsaid Margaret to wife And after a while
bloud in the same Kingdome became a disciple first to S. Columbe the Great of that Nation and afterward comming ouer with him into Scotland was his coadiutor in the Cōuersion of the Pictes to the Christiā faith that in those dayes inhabited that Kingdome where after the reducing of many soules from their errours to the knowledg worship of Christ famous for sanctity of life grace of Miracles he finally reposed in our Lord about the yeare of Christ 588. B The fiue twentith Day IN the Monastery of S. Meginhard in the higher Germany the Commemoration of S. Gregory Priest and Confessour Sonne to King Edward of the VVestsaxons surnamed the Elder and brother to the holy Virgin S. Edburge of Wilton who being admonished by an Angell forsooke both Countrey and friends in the troublesome tyme of his Fathers raigne and incursions of the Danes and went ouer into Germany to S. Eberhard a monke then famous in those partes both for sanctity of life and gift of prophesy vnto whome he associating himselfe in the forsaid Monastery of S. Meginhard became a Monke in the same place where in very great holines of life he ended his blessed dayes about the yeare of Christ nyne hundred fourty and fiue C The six and twentith Day AT VVhitby in Yorkeshire the Commemoration of Blessed Ethelfrede Virgin daughter to Oswy King of the Northumbers who contemning all worldly pompe and trāsitory glory tooke a Religious habit togeather with the holy veyle of Chastity in a Monastery of the same Prouince called afterward VVhitby which her said Father had there newly founded where vnder the Gouernment of S. Congilla that was then ordayned Abbesse therof in all humility sanctimony of life she made a holy end and gaue vp her soule to her heauenly spouse about the yeare of Christ six hundred and seauenty D The seauen twentith Day AT Gallinaro a Village in the Kingdome of Naples the Commemoration of S. Gerard Confessour who being an Englishman by byrth and descended of a a worthly parentage in our Iland tooke vpon him for the loue of God a long peregrination to visit the holy Sepulcher of Christ in Hierusalem which when he had performed and returning backe by Italy where at that tyme the plague sorely raged in very great sanctity of life gaue vp his soule to rest in our Lord. His body is vntill this day kept with great honour and veneration in the forsaid Village of Gallinaro wherat in testimony of his holy life miracles are yet daily wrought So as the place is therby become a great pilgrimage especially for the Neapolitans people of Calabria E The eight twentith Day AT Canterbury the Translation of S. Elphege Bishop and Martyr who being first Abbot of a Monastery neere vnto Bath in Somersetshire was thence promoted to the bishoprick of VVinchester lastly to Cāterbury He was slayne at Greenwich in Kent in the second Danish persecution by those barbarous people in defence of his Church of Canterbury and for not deliuering them three thousand Markes of money belonging to the said Church in the yeare of Christ one thousand and twelue His body was first brought to London and afterward on this day solemnely translated to Canterbury and there placed in his owne Cathedrall Church of that Citty where it was wont in Catholicke tyme to be kept with great honour and Veneration F The nine twentith Day AT Canterbury the Passion of S. Thomas Archbishop of the same Sea Legate Apostolicall and Primate of England who for defence of the liberties of the Church being many wayes iniured by King Henry the second was forced to appeale to Pope Alexāder the third of whome being acquited of all the calumniations and slaunders laid to his charge was againe restored to his Bishopricke but within a while after being violently oppressed by some of the forsaid Kinges seruants to wit Syr VVilliam Tracy Syr Reynold Fitzvrson Syr Hugh Moruill Richard Breton and others was slayne in his owne Church of Canterbury in the tyme of Euensonge before the high Altar in the yeare of Christ one thousand one hundred threescore and eleuen Whose martyrdome is heere described in these old verses Richardus Breton nec non Moruillius Hugo Guillelmus Tracy Reginaldus Filius-vrsi Thomam Martyrium secêre subire beatum Fortis inuictus his quattuor ensibus ictus Primas Anglorum Thomas petit alta polorum His body was shortly afterward put into a goodly shrine beset with costly iewells pretious stones and placed in his owne Cathedrall Church of Canterbury wherat infinite miracles were wrought and so continued vntill the tyme of King Henry the eight by whose commandement the said monument was vtterly destroyed and his sacred Reliques burned to ashes in the yeare of Christ 1538. G The thirtith Day IN the Abbey of Flay the Commemoration of S. Eustach Abbot and Confessour who for his singular vertue and innocency of life being first a Monke was ordayned Abbot of the forsaid Monastery of Flay In which dignity he so excelled in all kind of profund humility charity to poore Orphans and other eminent vertues especially in the exercise and obseruance of Monasticall discipline that his name deserued to be famous throughout our whole Iland in former Catholicke tymes He died about the yeare of Christ one thousand and two hundred At whose body it pleased God afterward in testimony of his holy life to worke miracles A The one thirtith Day IN Scotland the Commemoration of S. Eternane Monke and Confessour Nephew to S. Columbe the Great of Ireland who contemning all worldly honours and prefermentes tooke a Religious habit and became a Monke of the Order of S. Benedict in á Monastery in the Iland of Hoy by Scotland vnder the gouerment of his forsaid vncle S. Columbe where in all kind of sanctity of life he ended his blessed dayes about the yeare of Christ fiue hundred fourscore and eighteene Whose memory hath continued famous both in Scotland where he liued and in Ireland where he was borne euen vntill this last age Laus Deó Beatiss Virg. Mariae AN ALPHABETICAL TABLE OF THE SAINTES NAMES CONTEYNED in the former Martyrologe A AAron Martyr 1. Iuly Acca B. 19. Feb. Adaman Ab. 2. Sept. Adaman Confess 31. Ianuar. Adelme B. 31. Mar. 15. May. Adalbert conf 25. Iune Adelhere Mart. 5. Iune Adlar Mart. 20. Apr. 5. Iune Adrian Abbot 9. Ianuar. Adrian Priest 1. April Adolph Mart. 5. Iune Agatha Virgin 12. Iune Agatha Queene 8. Decem. Agnes Virg. Mart. 28. August Aidan Bishop 31. August Alban Protomart 16. Apr. 16. May 22. Iune Albuine Bishop 26. Octob. Albuine Abbot 19. May. Alkmund Mart. 19. March Alexander Conf. 6. August Alfred K. of Northūb 15. Ian. Alfred K. of Westsa 28. Oct. Algiue Queene 5. May. Alice Prioresse 24. August Alnoth Mart. 27. Febr. Alred Abbot 16. March Alricke Ermite 2.
difficultyes that in the reading therof may happily occurre vnto thee 1. First then I would haue thee to vnderstand that what I haue heere set downe in this ensuing Martyrologe concerning the liues and miracles of these glorious and renowned Saintes of our Great-Britany and of the Ilands belonging therunto I haue done the same with all truth sincerity conscience to my knowledge not contenting my selfe with bare wordes and relations only but haue in the margents quoted also the bookes and places of the Authors out of whome I haue gathered al that is heere alleaged Neyther haue I vsed any other Authors herin but such as are approued by the Sea Apostolick or at leastwise permitted by the same reiecting all Apocryphall Legends or other fabulous Historyes that may be any way suspected of the least note of falsity or errour whatsoeuer 2 Secondly I haue not taken vpon me in this Catalogue or Calendar to make an vniuersall Martyrologe but haue gathered togeather only the ancient Saintes Martyrs Confessours Virgins of our three Kingdomes England Scotland Ireland Yet for that besides these of our owne there are some others also of foraine Nations by whome our said Countreys haue receyued some notable or peculiar benefit either publicke or priuate as hauing byn our Apostles or Patrons eyther by way of preaching teaching protection or otherwise in the cooperation to our Conuersion and consequently to be by vs honoured and reuerenced for such as all our Cath. Ancestours and forfathers haue done before vs and as we see all other Catholicke Countreys round about vs to do the like in the same case These I say I haue thought good to accompt as our owne togeather with our owne to place thē on their proper festiuall dayes to the end we may as well with due honour obserue their Memoryes and Solemnityes as also therby auoyd the vngratefull obliuion of so great inestimable benefits receyued by them and their merits 3. The third Aduertisement may be that wheras it hath pleased God to giue vnto our little Dominions so many glorious Saintes both Martyrs Cōfessours Virgins besides these later of our dayes whose Names I haue also put downe in a Catalogue a part by thēselues in the later end of this booke who may be more then sufficient to make a whole and complete Calendar throughout euery Moneth placing on euery day one yet for that a great number of our ancient Saintes haue no proper festiuityes in our English Catholicke Church and many of them forgotten and almost out of memory by this vnfortunate fall of our Countrey frō the true and ancient Catholicke faith and vnion of the Sea Apostolicke I haue thought it most conuenient for the more full accomplishing and perfecting of a Martyrologe that where any day falleth out to be altogeather voyd there to place one or more of the forsaid ancient Saintes whose publicke celebrity hath not byn hitherto kept therof to make a Commemoration only which in the Roman other Martyrologes is often vsed noting the same with the signe of an Asteriske or Starre in the Margent to the end it may be knowne and obserued of the Reader And where none of these forsaid Markes so noted is to be found then vpon that day is put the true festiuity of the Saint whome there thou shalt find placed 4. And lastly I do not meane by this ensuing Martyrologe to introduce any other publicke obseruation or festiuity of any of the Saintes heerin by me set downe then that which the Catholicke Church of England hath in formertymes and doth also at this present celebrate but only my intention is to lay forth the summe of their liues and miracles as briefly as I may for the increase of deuotion in the Catholicke people and for the duty and reuerenced owe vnto them both leauing the rest to euery mans pri 〈…〉 re and particular deuotion as he shall by reading the same be affected to their glorious veneration Wi 〈…〉 ing hartily all such Catholickes of our said Coūtreys to whose hands this little worke may chance to come that if they haue any other notes concerning these our ancient Saintes lying by them they would vouchsafe eyther to impart the same vnto me or be pleased themselues by reuiewing this small labour of myne to publish the same anew and a 〈…〉 end my imperfections heerin if any shal be found as well for the honour of the glorious Saintes themselues as the publike vtility of these our Kingdoms and Countreys Farewell I. W. ERRATA Pag. 140 Monassery lege Monastery 294 Eaetta Eatta 295 venetion veneration 326 Roall Royall THE MONETH OF IANVARY A The first Day AT Glastenbury-Abbey in Somersetshire the Commemoration of the Sayntes Midwyne and Eluane Confessors who being two noble auncient Britans by byrth were sent by King Lucius of Britany to Rome to Pope Elutherius to treat of his Conuersion to Christian faith and being there both baptized by the said Pope S. Eluane made a Bishop they were sent backe againe into Britany togeather with Fugatius and Damianus who baptized the King and the greatest part of his Nation in the yeare of our Lord 183. And after they had much laboured in teaching and instructing the new flocke of Christ in our Iland for many yeares full of sanctity of life and venerable old age they both ended their happy dayes about the yeare of Christ an hundred nynty and eight were buried at Glastenbury as the ancient Records of that Abbey do witnesse And in other places of many holy Martyrs Confessors and Virgins to whose prayers and merits we humbly commend our selues This last clause is alwayes thus to be repeated in the end of euery day B The second Day AT Lichfield in Staffordshire the Commemoration of A thousand holy Martyrs of the British Nation who newly conuerted to the faith of Christ and being Disciples and followers of S. Amphibale Priest that suffered in the persecution of Dioclesian Emperour and present at his Martyrdome neere vnto the towne of S. Albanes in Hartfordshire fled thence for feare of like torments but being ouertaken at Lichfield they were all in hatred of Christian Religion there most cruelly put to death by commandement of the President of Brittany about the yeare of Christ three hundred and foure The place where they suffered was afterward called Cadauerum campus which is as much to say as Lich-field in English where the forsaid Citty is now built and therof taketh his auncient name and denomination And in other places of many holy Martyrs Confessors and Virgins c. C The third Day IN Cornwall the Cōmemoration of S. Meliorus Martyr sonne to Melianus Duke of that Prouince who being his Fathers only sonne and heyre and secretly made a Christian was by a brother-in-law of his called Rinaldus a pagan cruelly murdered partly in hatred of his faith and Religion and partly to inioy his inheritance He first cut of his
honour He florished about the yeare of Christ seauen hundred and eight about which tyme also he desceased C The eight twentith Day IN the Marches of VVales the TranslatioÌ„ of the glorious â—ody of S. Fremund King and Martyr sonne to Ossa King of Mercia who setting aside his crowne and kingdome for the loue of Christ in the second yeare of his raigne became an Eremite in a little IlaÌ„d of the Marches of VVales called in the British tongue Illesage where at last he was slayne by Osway the Apostata in hatred of ChristiaÌ„ Religion in the yeare of Christ seaueÌ„ hundred fourscore and sixteene He being afterward canonized for a Saint in the yeare of our Lord 1157. and raygne of King Henry the third his body was taken vp on this day translated to a more eminent place of the same Church where it lay before wherat it pleased God to worke miracles His principall festiuity is celebrated vpon the eleuenth day of May of whome in that place we haue made mention againe D The nine twentith Day IN Scotland the Commemoration of S. Baldred Confessour whose memory in ancient tymes hath byn very famous in that Kingdome For that he hauing sometymes preached to the people of three villages neere adioyning one to the other in Scotland called Aldham Tiningham and Preston was so holy a man of life that when he was dead the people of ech village contended one with another which of theÌ„ should haue his body in so much that at last they not agreeing therabout tooke armes and ech of them sought by force to enioy the same And when the matter came to issue the said sacred body was found all whole in three distinct places of the house where he died so as the people of ech village comming thither carrying the same away placed it in their Churches and kept it with great honour and veneration for the miracles that at ech place it pleased God to worke He liued in the tyme of S. Kentigerne and S. Columbe the Great about the yeare of Christ six hundred and ten about which tyme also he gaue vp his soule to rest in our Lord. E The thirtith Day AT VVerdt in Cleeu-land the depositioÌ„ of S. Pattone Bishop of that Citty and Confessour who descended of a worthy bloud in Scotland was first made Abbot of the Monastery called Amarbaricke in the same Kingdome and thence going ouer into the lower Germany and Saxony was at last consecrated Bishop of VVerdt where in great sanctity of life and other vertues diligently attending to his flocke preaching the Christian faith among them he ended his venerable old dayes about the yeare of Christ seauen hundred threscore and two and was buryed in his owne Cathedrall Church at VVerdt where his body was wont to be kept with great veneration of the Inhabitants F The one thirtith Day AT Malmesbury in VViltshire the Translation of S. Adelmus Bishop Confessour nephew to Inas King of the VVestsaxons who trauayling in his youth into France and Italy through his diligence in studdies attayned to great learning both in the Greeke and Hebrue tongues but especially in Diuinity In the knowledg wherof he was in his dayes accompted excellent After his returne into England he first became a monke of the Order of S. Benedict at Malmesbury and then Abbot of the whole Monastery and afterward going to Rome with King Ceadwall he was there created Bishop of Sherborne by Pope Sergius and sent backe to that Sea where after great labours taken in the Gouernment therof and many notable bookes wrytten for the instruction of men in Christian life he finally reposed in our Lord in the yeare of Christ seauen hundred and nyne whose body was afterward solemnly on this day translated to Malmesbury and there kept in Catholicke tymes with great honour and veneratioÌ„ for the manifold miracles that are recorded to haue byn wrought therat THE MONETH OF APRIL G The first Day AT Pontoyse in France the Commemoratio of the Saintes Sadoch Adrian Priestes Confessours who being Irishmen by birth came ouer into France to preach the Christian faith to the people and inhabitants of Picardy where they were honourably receyued and intertayned by S. Richarius a noble man of that Countrey and afterward Abbot of Pontoyse And when they had laboured in that new haruest for many yeares and reaped therin most aboundant fruite in the conuersion of infinite soules from their Idolatrous superstitioÌ„ to the true worship of one God they finally ended their happy dayes in a venerable old age about the yeare of Christ six hundred and forty Their sacred Reliques are kept vntill this day by the Religious men in the forsaid Monastery of Pontoyse with great veneration of the Inhabitants A The second Day AT Coldingham in the Marches of Scotland the Commemoration of S. Ebba Virgin and Abbesse daugher to Ethelfride King of Northumberland and sister to S. Oswald and Osway Kings of the same Prouince who coÌ„teÌ„ning the vanities of the world became a Religious woman and receyued the holy veyle of chastity at the hands of Blessed Finan Bishop of Lindisserne but afterward building two goodly Monasteryes of her owne one vpon the riuer of Derwent called of her name Ebbecester and the other at the forsaid Coldingham she became Abbesse of the later and ruled the same in all perfection and holines of life hauing very many noble and vertuous virgins vnder her amoÌ„g whome S. Audry Queene and flower of the I le of Ely was one And after she had heaped vp store of heauenly treasure in a good old age she went to her spouse about the yeare of Christ six hundred fourscore and foure whose memory hath in tymes past byn very famous both in England Scotland where many goodly Churches and Chappels haue byn erected and dedicated in her honour and one yet standing to be seene in Oxford commonly called S. Tabbes as also in the forsaid Marches of Scotland neere to ColdinghaÌ„ there is a little port or hauen in the promoÌ„tory of that Prouince still retayning the name of S. Tabbes-head B The third Day AT Chichester in Sussex the deposition of S. Richard Confessour and Bishop of that Sea whose wonderfull life and doctrine ioyned with the greatnes of his miracles hath byn sufficiently manifested to the Christian world He was borne at VVich in VVorcestershire and died at Douer in Kent the ninth yeare of his Presulshippe and yeare of Christ one thousand two hundred fifty and three Whose body being brought to Chichester so shined with miracles that among others it is recorded that three dead men were at the same by his meritts againe raised to life He was canonized for a Saint by Pope Vrban the fourth seauen yeares after his death and of Christ 1260. THE same day at Eureux in France the deposition of S. Burgundosora Virgin and Abbesse who descended of a noble
Brittish bloud and disciple to S. Columbane the Great of Ireland was by him sent ouer into France there made Abbesse of a Monastery which he had built at Eureux where in great sanctimony of life she ended her blessed dayes about the yeare of Christ six huÌ„dred ten S. Bede hath wrytteÌ„ her life at large wherin he recounteth many worthy and memorable actes of hers especially for the obseruation of Monasticall discipline wherin she excelled C The fourth Day IN Cornwall the Commemoration of S. Guier Priest and Confessour who leading an Eremiticall and seuere kind of life in that Prouince and being companion to S. Neoth by whose counsell the Vniuersity of Oxford was founded that liued in those partes with him in the tyme of King Alfred was very famous for sanctity of life and working of Miracles both aliue dead His name is yet very memorable and frequent among the Cornishmen where in times past haue byn many altars erected and dedicacated in his honour He died about the yeare of Christ eight hundred threescore and eleuen D The fifth Day IN Scotland the deposition of S. Tigernake Bishop and Confessour whose godly life and doctrine hath not only illustrated that Countrey where he was borne but his neighbour-Kingdomes also round about And therfore his memory not vnworthy to be recorded among the other Saints of our Iland that hath byn made worthy of so glorious a Patron He died in all sanctity holines of life about the yeare of Christ seauen hundred and thirty and was buryed in Scotland THE same day in Suetia the Commemoration of S. Gotebald Bishop and Confessour who being an Englishman by birth went ouer into Norway and Sueueland and there propagated the Christian faith with aboundant fruite of his holy labours for many yeares and finally in great holines of life there rested in our Lord about the yeare of Christ one thousand and foure E The sixt Day IN Ireland the deposition of S. Celsus Confessour and Bishop of Connerthen in the same Kingdome whose godly life full of sanctity and miracles hath byn very famous in former ages both at home and abroad He was predecessour to S. Malachy in his Bishoppricke and died in the yeare of Christ one thousand one hundred twenty and eight THE same day at Hexam in Northumberland the Commemoration of S. Ethelwold King of the same Prouince and Martyr who being wickedly slayne in the Ciuill warres among his owne subiects and his body brought to the Church of Hexam it pleased God in signe of his innocency in that cause to worke many miracles therat which being seene and diligently examined the same was with great solemnity veneration honourably reconded in the said Church as beseemed so pretious a treasure He suffered about the yeare of Christ nyne hundred F The seauenth Day IN Scotland the Commemoration of S. Sigene Abbot and Confessour who descended of a very noble parentage in that Kingdome became a monke of the venerable Order of S. Benedict in a monastery of one of the Ilands of Orcades belonging to that Prouince wherof afterward himselfe was made Abbot In which office he so behaued himselfe in sanctity of life good learning and reformation of Monasticall discipline that his name was famous aswell throughout Scotland at home as in England Ireland and other Countreyes abroad He liued about the yeare of Christ six hundred and threescore about which tyme also he reposed in our Lord. G The eight Day AT Glastenbury in Somersetshire the Commemoration of S. Duuianus Confessour scholler to S. Ioseph of Arimathia who being a noble man of Britany ioyned himselfe to S. Ioseph and lead a solitary life with him and his companions in the Iland of Auallonia now called Glastenbury which King Aruiragus of Briâ—any had graunted vnto them where being very famous for sanctity of life and miracles in that first Primitiue Church of our Countrey he finally reposed in our Lord about the yeare of Christ one hundred and eleuen His body was buryed at Glastenbury and there conserued with due veneration vntill the dayes of K. Henry the eight in whose raigne that Monastery deca 〈…〉 ed. He was very nobly borne and one of the first Christians of our Iland that exercised a solitary or Eremiticall life after the comming of S. Ioseph of Arimathia into Britany A The ninth Day AT VVinchester in Hampshire the Commemoration of S. Frithstan Confessour Bishop of the same Sea who forsaking the burden of that dignity betooke himselfe to a solitary kind of life in a village neere to the said Citty of VVinchester In which he constantly perseuered in all sanctity and holinesse of life to his dying day which happened in the yeare of Christ nyne hundred thirty and three and was buryed at VVinchester where his body was wont to be kept in Catholicke tymes with great honour and veneration There is a story recorded how that S. Frithstane was wont euery day to say masse and office for the dead and one euening as he walked in the Church-yard reciting his said office when he came to Requiescant in Pace the voyces in the graues round about made answere aloud and said Amen B The tenth Day AT Paderborne in the higher Germany the deposition of S. Paternus Confessour who borne in Scotland of a worthy bloud despising all wordly things gate him ouer into Germany and there became a Monke of the Order of S. Benedict in a Monastery of the forsaid towne of Paderborne where by diuine prophesy he fortold the burning therof by causall fire wherin himselfe being in his Cell was also coÌ„sumed to 〈…〉 shes about the yeare of Christ one thousand fifty and eight His memory is very famous vntill this day both in Germany where he liued and in Scotland also where he was borne THE same day in Suetia the passion of S. Eschillus Bishop and Martyr who going out of England with S. Sigfrid and his Nephewes to preach the Christian faith to the Sueuians after he had laboured for many yeares incessantly in that kind and brought many thousands to the true worship of God was by the 〈…〉 redulous PagaÌ„ people of that couÌ„trey stoned to death as he was preaching the word of 〈…〉 e vpon Good Fryday And therby deserued to be crowned with Martyrdome vpon the same day that our Blessed Sauiour suffered for the Redemption of mankind This happened about the yeare of Christ one thousand and sixteene and in the raigne of King Edmund of England surnamed Iron-side C The eleuenth Day IN the I le of Crowland in Lincolnshire the deposition of S. Guthlacke Confessour and Eremite who being in his youth a souldiour and of good parentage became weary of the world and retyred himselfe to the Monastery of Ripendowne now called Rippon in Yorkshire where be tooke first the habit of a monke shortly after became an Eremite in
principall feast be celebrated throughout the Diocesse vpon the first of Iuly with a double office as chiefe Patrone of that Citty He was canonized by Pope Alexander the 4. A The fiue twentith Day AT Verolamium now called S. Albans in Hartfordshire the Passion of S. Amphibale Priest and Martyr who being a noble yong man of Britany going to Rome with Bassianus Sonne to Seuerus Viceroy of the Britans was there by Pope Zepherinus instructed secretly in the Christan faith baptized made Priest and sent backe into Britany there to preach vnto others where he conuerted and baptized S. Alban then high Steward of the Britans for the Roman Emperour And being at last accused for teaching the doctrine of Christ had by the persecutours a hole made in his side and one of his guttes being taken out of his belly fastened to a stake was driuen about the same vntill all the rest were pulled out and woone about the said stake And when he was ready to giue vp the ghost two angells were seene to descend carry his soule vp to heauen There was a fayre Church dedicated in his honour in VVinchester where many miracles haue byn wrought at his Reliques And amoÌ„g others it is recorded that one that had byn dead foure dayes was raised againe to life He suffered about the yeare of Christ 304. being aboue an hundred yeares of age THE same day at Egmond in Holland the deposition of S. Adalbert Priest and Confessour nephew to Oswald King of Northumberland and sonne to K. Edilbald of the South saxons who going ouer into the lower Germany with S. VVillebrord and his fellowes to preach the Christian faith conuerted infinite soules in Holland and is therfore worthily called their Apostle Count Theodore of that Prouince built a goodly Monastery neere vnto Harlem in honour of him whose sonne was afterward cured of a dangerous feuer by the meritts of S. Adalbert He died about the yeare of Christ 705. THE same day in like manner at Dauentry in Gelderland the TranslatioÌ„ of S. Lebuine Priest and Confessour borne of a noble family in England who going ouer also into the Low-Countreyes to preach and instruct the new-made ChristiaÌ„s of those Prouinces after many labours much fruite wrought in that kind he ended there his venerable old dayes about the yeare of Christ seauen hundred and threescore His body was afterward on this day translated to Dauentry and there kept with great veneration as chiefe Patrone of that Citty and Diocesse B The six and twentith Day AT Benchor in Ireland the Commemoration of Nine hundred holy Monkes Martyrs who being oppressed by certaine PagaÌ„ Pirates that landed in that Iland were in hatred of Christian Religion slayne and their Monastery robbed and defaced to the great lamentation of all Ireland for that it was in those dayes a common store-house as it were of all good learning and vertue out of which came the Apostles of diuers Prouinces of France Flanders and Germany who reduced them to the Christian faith and true worship of one God Many Authors of forrayne Nations especially do often tymes confound this Monastery of Benchor in Ireland with that of Bangor in Caerneruanshire of North-wales thinking them to haue byn all one wheras they were different and situated in two seuerall Kingdomes C The seauen twentith Day AT Cayon in the Diocesse of Towers in France the deposition of S. Iohn Priest Confessour who being a noble Brytan by birth and refusing all worldly and temporall honors in his Countrey went ouer into France and there built himselfe a little Oratory for his owne priuate deuotion in a solitary place neere vnto Towers where he was very famous for sanctity of life working many miracles both aliue and dead His body was buryed in the same Oratory after his descease about the yeare of Christ fiue hundred thirty and seauen There is a story recorded of a certaine Bay tres that this S. Iohn had there somtymes planted which when after many yeares it withered with age and was cut downe being laid two yeares vnder a wall and serued for a seate â—o sit on was againe put into the ground and through his merits sprong and budded forth a fresh to the admiration of all France THE same day at Gaunt in Flanders the Translation of S. Leuine Bishop and Martyr an Irishman by byrth and disciple to S. Augustine our English Apostle who leauing his Bishopricke which was in Scotland went ouer into Flanders with S. 〈◊〉 and his fellowés where preaching the ChristiaÌ„ faith to the infidels of those partes was by them apprehended and had his tongue cut out of his mouth which being by a miracle immediatly restored him againe he was finally beheaded about the yeare of Christ seauen hundred and twelue His body being first interred in a Village of the same Prouince was afterward on this day with great soleÌ„nity translated to Gaunt where being placed in the Cathedrall Church of that Citty is there yet preserued with great Veneration of the inhabitants D The eight twentith Day IN Scotland the Commemoration of S. Columbane Monke and Confessour who borne in the same Kingdome of an honourable family contemned the world a 〈…〉 became a monke of the Venerable Order oâ— S. Benedict in Scotland where in great sanctitâ— of life and other vertues therto agreable he ended his blessed dayes in the yeare oâ— Christ six hundred and fourty where also his memory hath byn famous in tymes past hauing had many Chappell 's altars dedicated in his honour This man is differenâ— from the other S. Columbane of Ireland surnamed the Great somtymes Abbot and foundeâ— of the Monastery of Bobia in Lombardy whosâ— feast is celebrated vpon the one twentiâ— day of Nouember E The nine twentith Day AT Rome the Passion of the glorious Apostles S. Peter S. Paul who in the persecution of Nero the Emperour were on one and the selfesame day put to death S. Peter being fastened to a Crosse with his head down ward and S. Paul beheaded Of these two Apostles it is recorded by diuers very ancient wryters that about the yeare of Christ threscore and seauen they came both personally into our iland of great Britany and there preached the Christian faith founded Churches ordayned Priests and Deacons and therfore may worthily be called our Apostles of whome we haue receyued so great benefitts There are very many Churches in our Countrey dedicated in their honour as speciall Patrons of our Iland And in the tyme of King Edward the Confessor S. Peter appearing to a very holy man shewed him that himselfe had sometymes preached in Britany and consequently the speciall care he had of that Church and Countrey THE same day at Lindisferne in the Kingdome of the Northumbers the Commemoration of S. Ethelwyne Bishop and Confessour who of a Monke of S. Benedicts Order in S. Columbes Monastery
in the Iland of Hoy in Scotland was ordayned Bishop of Lindisferne where for many yeares hauing instructed his flocke in all vertue and good learning finally in great sanctity of life he reposed in our Lord about the yeare of Christ seauen hundred and nynty and in the raigne of Osred King of Northumberland F The thirtith Day AT Canterbury the deposition of S. Deusdedit Bishop and Confessor surnamed Frithona who being an English Saxon by birth succeeded S. Honorius in the Sea of Canterbury being consecrated therto by Ithimar Bishop of Rochester wherin when he had spent nyne yeares in continuall preaching and instructing his flocke famous for learning and sanctity of life he gaue vp his blessed soule to rest in the yeare of Christ six hundred threescore and foure and was buryed in the Church of S. Augustines in Canterbury with his predecessors at whose body in confirmation of the innocency of his life it pleased God to worke many miracles THE MONETH OF IVLY G The first Day AT Carleon vpon Vske in South-wales the passion of the Saintes Iulius and Aaron Martyrs who being two noble ancieÌ„t Britans of the same Citty were in the persecution of the Roman Emperour Dioclesian with many others in our British primitiue Church most cruelly put to death for the Confession of Christ about the yeare of our Lord three hundred and foure There was an ancient goodly Church erected dedicated in their honour in the forsaid Citty of Carleon where also their bodyes haue in tymes past byn kept with great veneration of the old Britans of South-VVales THE same day in little Britany the deposition of S. Goluin Bishop and Conâ—essour borne in our Iland of great Britany of very honourable parents who going ouer into little Britany and there leading an Eremiticall life for many yeares was at last against his will elected and vpon obedience consecrated Bishop about the yeare of Christ six hundred In which function dignity he excelled in all kind of sanctity and holines of life working many miracles among the Frenchmen both aliue and dead A The second Day AT VVinchester in Hampshire the deposition of S. Suâ—ithin Confessour and Bishop of that Sea whose rare life togeather with his working of miracles is very famous to all posterity through the Christian world Whensoeuer he was to consecrate any new Church though it were neuer so far of yet would he go thither on foote It chanced on a Market day at VVinchester that a womaÌ„ passing ouer the bridg with a basket of egges where the holy man was sitting to see the workmen labour about mending of the bridge and one of the said labourers offering to iest with the woman and she resisting brake all her egges which thing the good Bishop seeing and lamenting the womans losse made the signe of the Crosse ouer the said broken egges and immediatly they all became whos 's againe He died about the yeare of Christ eight huÌ„dred threescore and two and was buryed at VVinchester THE same day at Landaffa in Clamorganshire of VVales the deposition of S. Oudocke Confessour and Bishop of that Sea who being descended of a noble bloud in Britany was famous for holines of life and working of miracles both aliue and dead He was the third Bishop of Landaffa and succeeded S. Telean in the same Sea about the yeare of Christ six hundred and thirty B The third Day AT Canterbury the Translation of S. Lanfranke Confessour and Bishop of the same Sea who being Abbot of Cane in Normandy was thence at the suite of K. VVilliam the Conquerour promoted to the Sea of Canterbury where in great holines of life he gouerned the same most laudably for nineteene yeares togeather and at last desceased the third yeare of the raigne of K. VVilliam Rusus and yeare of Christ one thousand fourscore and nyne Vpon this day his body being taken vp afterward was with great solemnity tranâ—lated to a more emineÌ„t place of the Church of CaÌ„terbury wherat it is recorded many miracles haue byn wrought THE same day at Oostkerke in Flanders the deposition of S. Guthagon Confessour Sonne to a king of Scotland who taking vpon him a voluntary pouerty for the loue of Christ went ouer into Flanders and there became a pilgrimâ— or Eremite in the territory of Tornay where in great sanctity holinesse of life he reposed in our Lord. His body was afterward taken vp by Gerrard Bishop of Tornay and set in a more eminent place of the Church of Oostkâ—rke in the yeare of Christ one thousand â—â—ty and nyne where the same is kept with great honour and veneration of the inhabitants and is yet to be seene there through iron grates placed in a wall of the same Church C The fourth Day AT Canterbury the deposition of S. Odo Conâ—essour Archbishop of the same Sea Who being a man of excellent learning wisdome was first made Bishop of VVelles after of Canterbury In which dignity in great sanctity of life spirit of prophesy he ended his venerable old dayes in the yeare oâ— Christ nyne hundred fâ—fty and eight and was buried at Canterbury Matthew a Monke of VVestminster recounteth a dreadfull exaÌ„ple of reuenge taken vpon his successour in that Bishopricke Ealysine who so soone as S. Odo was dead and procuring himselâ—e to be elected in his roome by Symony the very first day oâ— his induction to that Sea he most coÌ„temptuously trode him vnder his feete in his graue With which fact God being highly offended soone after reuenged the same in the behalfe of S. Odo For Ealssine going to Rome for his Pall perished most miserablâ— through hungar and cold in the Alpes which thing was â—ortould also by S. Odo being forced before his death to put those his feete in the warme dung of horses with which he had so insolently troden vpon the others body in his graue D The fifth Day AT Burton vpon Trent in Staffordshire the festiuity of S. Moduâ—ene Virgin and Abbesle daughter to Nangâ—â—ee King of Ireland who after infinite miracles wrought in that Kingdome came into England there by the help of K. Ethelnulse whose sonne she by her prayers had cured of a dangerous sicknesse builded two famous Monasteryes neere to the forrest of Arden in VVaruickshire the one at Polesbury the other by the forrest side of which later she her selfe was Abbesse first and then of another Monastery at the forsaid Burton in Staffordshire And after this she went into Scotland to King Conwall her kinsman and thence backe againe into Ireland where in all kind of rare sanctimony of life and miracles she finally ended her blessed dayes about the yeare of Christ eight hundred and seauenty bequeathing her body to the forsaid Monastery of Burton whither it was brought and kept with great reuerence and veneration euen vntill our dayes Among her many miracles one is recorded that by
of his brother S. Willebald where the same is preserued with great veneration of the Inhabitants B The fiue twentith Day AT Langres in France the Deposition of 〈◊〉 Câ—olâ—â—id Conâ—esâ—our and Abbot of the ancient Monastery of S. Peter and S. Paul vpon the Riuer banke of VVyre in the Kingdome of the Northumbers now cailed VVyre 〈…〉 and Maâ—â—â—er to our famous S. Bede who going to Rome to obtayne Priuiledges for his saâ—d Monastery died in his iorney homward at Langres in the yeare of Christ seauen hundred seauenteene and there being most honourably interred in the Cathedrall Church of that Citty his body is kept vntill this day with great veneration There is a Letter of this holy mans yet extant in S. Bedes History which he wrote to Nâ—ionus King of the Piâ—â—es or Redshankes about the â—â—ue obseruation of the feast of Easter as also for the Reformation of his Clergy To whome in like manner saith the Story he sent cunning Carpenters workemen to buâ—d him a Câ—urch after the fashion of those in Norâ—humberland C The six and twentith Day AT VVestminster by LondoÌ„ the depositioÌ„ of S. VVuâ—â—y Abbot and Con 〈…〉 our who being a man of great vertue and innocency of life was by S. Dunstan created the first Abbot of VVestminster where in all kind of exemplar good life full of sanctity and miracles he ended his blessed dayes about the yeare of Christ nyne hundred and threescore His body was buryed in the same Monastery and there was wont to be kept with great veneration of the Citizens of Londâ—n Tâ—E same day in Scoâ—land the Commemoration of S. 〈…〉 us Monâ—e and Confâ—ssour who borne in Ireland and descended of a worthy parentage in that Kingdome came thence into Scotland in company of S. Co 〈…〉 e the great of that Nation whose d 〈…〉 ple he was aâ—d afterward his coadiutour impreaching the Christian â—aith to the Pictes After whose Coâ—â—ersion full of sanctity and miracleâ— he gaue vp his soule to rest about the yeare of Christ â—â—ue hundred and fourscore D The seauen twentith Day AT Knobhersburge in the Prouince of the Eastangles the Commemoration of S. Sigeâ—ert King of the same Prouince and Martyr who inflamed with the loue of God left the administration of his Kingdome to his Cosyn Egricke and tooke a Religious habit in a monastery which himselfe had newly erected called Knobhersburge but a little after Penda the Pagan King of Mercia inuading his dominions he was by his Subiectes drawne by force out of his Monastery into the field where vnarmed hauing only a little rod in his hand was slayne togeather with his Cosyn Egriâ—ke by the forsaid Penda in the yeare of Christ six hundred fifty and two and the seauenteenth of his raigne and was afterward declared a Martyr It is recorded by diuers Historiograpâ—ers that he first founded the Vniuersity of Cambridge in his owne Prouince for the education and instruction of youth in all kind of good learning and liberall sciences E The eight twentith Day AT Fulda in tho higher Germany the deposition of S. Lioba Virgin and Abbesse who being first a Religious woman in the Monastery of Wimborne in Dorcetshire was called thence togeather with S. Teâ—la S. Agatha and diuers others into Germany by S. Boniface an Englishman and Archbishop of Mentz and there made Abbesse of a new Monastery which he had erected at a place called Biscopssen where after she had led a most Saintly life full of miracles she went at last to her heauenly spouse about the yeare of Christ seauen hundred fifty and seauen and was buryed at Fulda where her body is yet kept togeather with the venerable body of S. Boniface with great veneration of that Countrey round about F The nine twentith Day IN Scotland the Commemoration of S. Cogan Abbot and Confessour who borne in the same Kingdome of a very honourable parentage became there a Monke of the Venerable Order of S. Benedict and after Abbot of the whole Monastery whose name being famous throughout our whole Iland of Great-Briâ—any â—or sanctity of life and learâ—ning he gaue vp his soule to rest in our Lord about the yeare of Christ 700. thrâ—â—score At whose body it pleased God in coÌ„firmatioÌ„ of his holines to worke many miracles In which Kingdome also there haue byn in tymes past many Chappell 's and altars dedicated in his honour but now all vtterly ruined by the vâ—fortunate change of Religâ—on in that Countrey to the lamentation of the Christian world G The thirtith Day AT Canterbury the Deposition S. Honorius Archbishop of the same Sea and Confessour who comming from Rome into England with S. Augustine our Apostle succeeded him afterward in his Office and was the fiâ—th Archbishop oâ— Canterbury Wâ—ich Sea when he had gouerned in all kind of sanctity and holy example of vertuous life full of Venerable old age he reposed happily in our Lord in the yeare of Christ six hundred fiâ—ty and three and was buryed in the Cathedrall Church of that Citty with his predecessours where his body was kept euen vntill our dayes with great honor and veneration due to so glorious a Confessour THE MONETH OF OCTOBER A The first Day AT London the deposition of S. Roger Confessour and Bishop of the same Sâ—a whose admirable vertues and sanctity of life wittnesse the Miracles that haue byn wrought at his body He died at Stepney a mile from London in a house belonging to that Bishops Sea in the yeare of Christ one thousand two hundred and fourty whose body being brought to London was with all honour and veneration interred in the Cathedrall Church of S. Paul the Apostle in a faire tombe by the North-wall a little aboue the Quire with this Epithaph which is there yet remayning to be read Ecclesiae quondam Praesul praesentis in anno M. bis C. quater X. iacet his Rogerus humatus Huius erat manibus Domino locus iste dicatus Christe suis precibuâ— veniam des tolle reatus The people of Parma in Italy haue chosen him for one of the chiefe Patrons of their Citty by reason of a meruaylous victory they obtayned against Fredericke the Empeperour by the prayers of S. Roger whose body at that tyme shined with miracles in England THE same day at Oostkerke in Flanders the Translation of S. Guthagon Confessour Sonne to the King of Scotland who taking vpon him a voluntary pouerty for the loue of God went ouer into Flanders and there became a pilgrime or Eremite where in great sanctity of life he finally reposed in our Lord. Nicolas Bishop of Tornay on this day caused his body to be reuerently eleuated and placed more decently in the forsaid Church of Oostkerke in the yeare of Christ one thousand foure hundred fourty and foure where the same is yet preserued with great veneration whose feast in like manner in there on this day
per tempor a longa periclis Qu 〈…〉 decies ternos postquam egit Episcopus annos Transijt gaudens caelestia regna petiuit Dona IESV vt grex Pastoris calle sequatur F The thirteenth Day AT VVestminster by London the Translation of S. Edward King and Confessour whose body in the nynth yeare of King Henry the second was by S. Thomas of Canterbury taken vp and put into a costly shryne of siluer guilt with gold made by K. VVilliam the Conquerour and placed in the great Church of VVestminster In which also euen vntill our dayes was wont to be kept a Ring of gold with great veneration which S. Edward himselfe had somtyme giuen to S. Iohn Euangelist asking him an aimes in the habit of a poore man and was afterward brought vnto the said King from Hierusalem by a certaine Pilgrime as sent vnto him for a token by S. Iohn This day was afterward commaunded to be kept holyday throughout England as is yet to be seene aswell by a Councell celebrated at Oxford in the yeare of Christ 1222. as also by the letters of Pope Innocentius the 4. registred in the Roman Vaticane THE same day at Vienna in Austria the deposition of S. Colman Martyr and somtyme Bishop of Lindisserne in the Kingdome of the Northumbers who being borne in Ireland of a noble Scottish bloud after he had preached incessantly to the English Saxons and among others conuerted Penda the Pagan King of Mercia to the faith of Christ went ouer unto the higher Germanr to instruct that Nation also where comming at 〈…〉 all into Austria was for defence therof slayne by the barbarous people of that Prouince about the yeare of Christ 675. His body was brought to Vienna and is there yet preserued with great veneration of that Citty G The fourteenth Day AT VVirtzburgh in Franconia the Translation of S. Burchard Confessour and Bishop of the same Sea who being an Englishman by birth brother to S. Swithin Bishop of VVinchester went ouer into France and thence into Germany to S. Boniface with whome he weÌ„t to Rome was there ordayned Bishop of VVirtzburgh by Pope Zacharias and sent backe to his Sea And after that he had laboured incessantly for fourty yeares togeather in Christes vineyard teaching preaching the Christian faith full of sanctity and miracles he gaue vp his soule to rest in the yeare of Christ seauen hundred fourscore and eleuen His body was afterward on this day translated to the Monasâ—ery of S. Andrew in that Citty by Hugh Bâ—shop of VVirtzburgh and there is kept with great Veneration A The fifteenth Day AT VVorcester the Translation of S. Oswald Bishop Confessour nephew to S. Odo Archbishop of Canterbury who being first a Chanon of VVinchester was thence promoted to the Bishopricke of VVorcester and lastly to Yorke Whose godly lâ—â—e and miracles are yet famous through the Christian world He died in the yeare of Christ nyne hundred fourscore and twelue and was afterward on this day translated to VVorcester whose feast was wont to be kept with great celebrity in Catholicke tyme as well in that Church as throughout the rest of England besides THE same day also at Ochnofort in the higher Germany the depositioÌ„ of S. Tecla Virgin and abbesse who being an Englishwomâ—n by byrth sent for out of VVimborne Monastery in Dorcetshire into Germany by S. Bonijace Bâ—shop of Mentz togeather with S. â—ioba and S. Agatha was there made Abbesse of a Nunry called Ochnofort which the said S. Boniface had newly erected where in great sanctimony holines of life she ended her blessed dayes about the yeare of Christ seauen hundred and fifty B The sixâ—eenth Day AT Mentz in the higher Germany the depo 〈…〉 tion of S. Lullus Conâ—essour and Archbishop of that Sea who descended of a noble parentage in England hearing of the fame of S. Boniâ—ace his Countreyman went ouer vnto him into Germany of whome he was first made Priest and then Suffragan vnder him in the same Sea whilst he liued and his successour after his death Which when he had gouerned for two and thirty yeares full of sanctity of life he happily reposed in our Lord about the yeare of Christ seauen hundred fourscore and eight THE same day at Arbâ—n also in Germany the deposition of S. Gallus Abbotond Confessour whose life and doctrine haue in tymes past byn very famous in many places throughout Europe He was borne in Ireland of a noble parentage and disciple to S. Columbane the Great of that Nation and died in Germany about the yeare of Christ six hundred and fourty and was buryed at Arbon aforsaid C The seauenteenth Day AT VVye in Kent the PassioÌ„ of the Saintes Ethelbrit and Ethelred Brothers and Martyrs who being nephewes to Eadbald King of Kent were slayne in hatred of Christian Religion about the yeare of Christ 664. Whose bodyes being cast into an obscure place a miraculous light from heauen was seene to shine ouer them and to detect the indecency of their buriall Wherfore being therby found out they were brought to the Monastery of VVye with great solemnity wherat many miracles were forth with wrought And in the raigne of King Edgar of England S. Oswald Bishop of VVorcester caused them to be remooued to Ramsey where also in signe of their innocency it pleased God in like manner to worke many miracles There was a goodly Church erected in Kent and dedicated in their honour by S. Ermenburge Queene of the Mercians about the yeare of Christ six hundred threescore and nyneteene THE same day at Ely in Cambridgshire the Translation of the Venerable body of S. Ediltrude Virgin and Abbesse daughter to Annas King of the Eastangles and wife to Egfrid King of the Northumbers who liuing with her husband twelue yeares in perpetuall Virginity with his consent became a Religious woman and receyued the holy veyle of Chastity in the Monastery of Coldingham vnder S. Ebba her Aunt and afterward was made Abbesse of the Nunry of Ely where in all sanctimony of life she went to her heauenly spouse about the yeare of Christ six hundred fourscore was buryed in the same Monastery But her fame increasing by the Miracles wrought at her body the same was taken vp sixteene yeares after her death by her owne sister S. Sexburge then Abbesse of that place and being found fresh and wholy vncorrupt was translated to a goodly Church newly erected there in her honour where it was wont to be kept euen vntill our dayes with great veneration D The eighteenth Day AT Nassoin in the Territory of Liege in the lower Germany the Passion of S. Mono Eremite and Martyr who descended of a noble parentage in Scotland forsooke the world and went ouer into Flanders and Germany and there became an Eremite in the Forest of Arden leading a most strict and seuere kind of life for many yeares togeather
where being finally slayne by certaine Pâ—gan theeues in hatred of his Religion he happily attayned to the palme oâ— Martyrdome His body is buryed in the forsaid Village of Nassoin belonging to the Abbey of S. Huvert in a Church which himselfe had there somtyme buâ—lt and is kept with great veneration oâ— the Inhabitants of that place E The ninteenth Day AT Oxford the DepositioÌ„ of S. Frideswide Virgin and Abbesse daughter to Didan Duke of Oxford who being soâ—licited by one Algarus a noble yong man to yield vnto his â—ust escaped miraculously his violence he being on the suddaine stroken blynd by Gods Iustice for offering the same She was afterward made Abbesse of a Monastery erected by her Father in the same Citty which Monastery in the tyme of King Henry the first was conuerted to a Priory of Chanous Regular and so continued vntill King Henry the 8. when as Cardinall VVolsey obtayned the same of the Pope towards the founding of Christs-Colledge which is now built in the same place She died in all sanctimony and holines of life about the yeare of Christ seauen hundred thirty and nyne There is an ancient Chappell yet to be scene dedicated in her honour in a Village of Artoys caâ—led Bomy some foure leagues diâ—tant from the Citty or S. Omers where her festiuity is kept with due veneration of the Inhabitants THE same day at Maestricht in Brabant the Translation of S. VVillebrord the first Bishop of that Sea and Conâ—essour who being borne in Yorkeshire went ouer into the low Countreyes with a dozen other Companions all holy men and conuerted the greatest part of those Prouinces to the Christian faith and so became their chiefe Apostle He died in all sanctity and holines of life about the yeare of Christ 736. and was afterward on this day translated to Maestrcht and there is kept with great honour and veneration as principall Patron oâ— that Diocesse where also his feast is celebrated with an Office of nyne lessons ALso the same day in Ireland the Deposition of S. Ethbyn Abbot and Confessour whose godly life and miracles haue in tymes past byn famous through the Countreys round about He died about the yeare of Christ six hundred and ten F The twentith Day AT Toleys in France the deposition of S. VVendelyn Abbot Conâ—eâ—sour Sonne to the King of Scotland who forsaking all temporall preferments and his owne inheritance to that Crowne and Kingdome went ouer into France and there became a Religious man and afterward Abbot of the Monastery of Toleys where famous for sanctity of life and Miracles he reposed in our Lord about the yeare of Christ seauen hundred twenty and there lieth solemnly intombed Ouer whose body is also built a goodly Chappell which for the coÌ„course of people that come thither on deuotion to visit the same and the miracles that are dayly wrought therat the Towne is now coÌ„monly called by the name of S. VVendelyns G The one and twentith Day AT Cullen in the higher Germany the Passion of S. Vrsula Virgin and Martyr daughter to Dionocus King of Cornwall who togeather with an eleuen thousand other British Virgins as ancient Authors do recount being shipped at London to passe ouer into France to be maried there to two Legions of British souldiers vnto whome Maximus that was by them chosen Emperour had giuen the Countrey of Armorica were by a contrary wynd driuen downe to the mouth of the Riuer oâ— Rhene and there neere vnto Cullen were all slayne by the barbarous Hunnes and Pictes in defence of their Virginity about the yeare of Christ three hundred fourscore and three Most of their bodyes were brought to Cullen and there interred with great honour and veneration and their memoryes celebrated vpon this day throughout the Christian world There was afterward a goodly Church built in Cullen in their honour called the Church Of the holy Virgins which alwayes hath byn had in such reuerence among the Inhabitants that they neuer buried any other body there Neyther will the ground or earth of that Church receyue any other body no not the corpes of yong Infants newly baptized but as if were vomiting them vp againe in the night they will be cast aboue ground as hath oftentymes byn tried A The two and twentith Day AT Roane in France the Deposition of S. Mellon Bishop and Con â—â—â—ouâ— who being a noble Britan by byrth and sent to Rome in the tyme of Valerian the Emperour to pay Tribute for the Kingdome of Britany was by Pope Stephen instructed in the Christian faith and baptized and after created the first Bishop of Roane and sent into France to his Bishopricke where in all kind of sanctity oâ— life miracles he ended his blessed dayes about the yeare of Christ two hundred and fourscore His body is kept vntill this day at Roane in the Cathedrall Church of that Citty neere to the body of S. Nicasius with great honour veneration of the Inhabitants THE same day at Cullen the passion of S. Cordula Virgin and Martyr one of the eleuen thousand that suffered with S. Vrsula who being terrified the first day with the slaughter of her companions hid herselfe but on the morrow repenting her therof discouering herselfe to the Hunnes was finally also crowned with Martyrdome about the yeare of Christ 383. Allerâ—us Magnus caused her body to be brought to Cullen where the same is kept with great honour ALso the same day at Fesuli in Tuscane the Deposition of S. Donatus Bishop and Confessour who borne in Scotland and descended of an honourable family was created Bishop of Fâ—sâ—li where famous for sanctity oâ—â—â—fe and miracles in a good old age he happily repâ—sed in our Lord. His feast is kept at Fesâ—li a orsaid on this day with great solemnity and deuotion of the Inhabitants B The three and twentith Day AT the Monastery of Brige neere Paris in France the Commemoration of S. Syra Virgin daughter to K. Eugenius the fourth of Scoâ—land who reiecting all worldly poÌ„pe preferments in her tender yeares went ouer into France with her brother S. â—iâ—ker where the receyuing the holy veyle of Cnastity became a Religious woman in the forsaid Monastery of Brige vnder S. Phara Abbesse therof where excelling in all kind of sanctimony of life and godly conuersation especially in the vertue of humility she gaue vp her pure soule to her heauenly spouse about the yeare of Christ six hundred and thirty and was buryed in the same place C The foure twentith Day AT Paris in France the festiuity of S. Maglore Bishop and Confessour who being a noble Britan by birth and kinsman to S. Sampson succeeded him afterward in his Bishopricke of Dole in little Britany and last of all became an Ermite in France where leading a strict and austere kind of life famous for miracles he finally reposed in our Lord about the yeare of Christ
the other is kept the Commemoration of All-Soules especially among the Monkes of the Venerable Order of Cisterce B The sixt Day IN the Monastery of VVoromholt by Bergâ—en 〈◊〉 Flanders the depositio oâ— S. VVinocke Abbot and Confessour who dâ—scâ—nded or a most noble Royall bloud in Britany went ouer into the lovver Germany to S. Ber 〈…〉 who then liued there in great fame for his holynes and was by him ordayned Abbot of a Monastery erected in Flanders called Woromhol where full of wonderfull holines sanctity of life togeather with working of many miracles he reposed in our Lord about the yeare of Christ seauen hundred and sixteene His body was afterward translated to Berghen a orsaid where the same is preserued euen vntill these our dayes with great veneration of the Countrey round about In whose honour the said Towne is now also commonly called of him by the Name of VVinockes-Berghen C The seauenth Day AT Epternake in the higher Germany the depositioÌ„ of S. VVillebrord Bishop CoÌ„fessour who being a MoÌ„ke of Rippon in Yorkeshire was sent out of England by the holy Abbot Egbert with a dozen other Companions to preach the Christian faith in the Low-Countreys and Germany and going thence to Rome was by Pope Sergius consecrated Archbishop of Maestricht in Brabant and sent backe to that Sea Where after the conuersion of many thousand soules to the true worship of one God he there ended his blessed dayes in a Monastery at the forsaid place of Epternake in the Diocesse of Treuers which himselfe had built in the yeare of Christ scauen hundred thirty and six THE same day at Strasburge in the higher Germany also the deposition of S. Florentius Bishop and Confessour who being borne in Scotland of an honourable parentage went ouer into Germany in the tyme of King Dagobert of France whose daughter being dumbe and blind from her natiuity he by his prayers restored both to speach and sight And after going into the Prouince of Alsatia was ordayned Bishop of Strasburge where in all holines of life attending diligeÌ„tly to his charge he gaue vp his soul to rest about the yeare of Christ six huÌ„dred threescore and fifteene and was buried there in a Monastery neere to the Riuer of Brusch which himselfe had founded a little before for the Scottish nation D The eight Day AT Bremen in East-frizland the deposition of S. VVillehade Confessour first Bishop of the same Sea who going out of England where he was borne for the GoÌ„uersion of his Neighbour-countreys after he had preached to the Saxons Frizians for more then fifty yeares togeather coÌ„uerted many thousands to the Christian faith was at the request of Charles the great ordayned Bishop of Bremen in Frizland Where after he had passed a venerable old age ioyned with sanctity of life he finally rested in our Lord about the yeare of Christ seauen hundred fourscore and eleuen His body was buryed in the Cathedrall Church of that Citty dedicated to S. Peter which himselfe had built and was there wont to be kept with great honour and veneration of the Inhabitants as chiefe Patrone and Apostle of that Prouince euen vntill these our later dayes of schismes and heresyes in those partes E The ninth Day AT VVhitby in Yorkeshire the Commemoration of S. Congilla Virgin and Abbesse whose godly and vertuous life togeather with the obseruation of Monasticall discipline hath deserued to be famous in Catholicke tyme throughout England She was coÌ„stituted Abbesse of an ancient Monastery now called VVhitby which Oswy King of the NorthuÌ„bers had newly fouÌ„ded wherin he caused his owne daughter Ethelfred to be brought vp vnder the care and gouerment of the forsaid Congilla who famous for sanctimony of life and miracles gaue vp her soule to her heauenly spouse about the yeare of Christ six hundred threescore and eleuen F The tenth Day AT Canterbury the Deposition of S. Iustus Archbishop of the same Sea and Confessour who comming into England with S. Augustine and his fellowes was first ordayned Bishop of Rochester and after of Canterbury where in all holines of life he desceased about the yeare of Christ six hundred thirty and two and was buryed at Canterbury THE same day at Michelmburgh in VVandalia the passion of S. Iohn Bishop and Martyr who being an Irishman by byrth a Monke went ouer into the lower Germany and thence into VVandalia to preach the Christian faith where being consecrated Bishop of Michelmburgh was at length taken by the Infidels of that Countrey and sorely beaten with cudgells And when they could not auert him from calling vpon the name of IESVS they first cut of his hands and then his feet and last of all his head about the yeare of Christ one thousand threescore and six G The eleuenth Day IN the Monastery of Malòn in the Territory of Namures the Deposition of S. Bertuine Bishop and Confessour who borne in Ireland of a noble parentage and going ouer into the Lower Germany to preach the Christian faith built himselfe a little Oratory in honour of our Blessed Lady in a Village called Malòn in the forsaid Territory of Namures where in very great austerity holinesse of life he gaue himselfe wholy to conteÌ„plation and meditation of heauenly things vntill his dying-day which happened full of miracles about the yeare of Christ six hundred fifty and one In the same place where he had built his said Oratory was afterward erected a goodly Monastery of the Institute of S. Augustine where his body is yet kept with great veneration of the Inhabitants therabout A The tweluth Day AT Asche in Flanders the Passion of S. Liuinus Bishop Martyr who being borne in Scotland scholler to S. Augustine our English Apostle went ouer into Flanders with three other Companions to preach the faith or Christ where he was slayne in hatred therof by the Pagans of that Countrey about the yeare of Christ seauen hundred and three They first cut out his tongue which being miraculously restored vnto him againe he was finally beheaded His body was first buryed at Hauten but afterward translated to Gaunt in the yeare 1007. THE same day in Ouerysle oâ— Gelderland the f 〈…〉 uity of S. Lebuine Priest and Confessour who being a Monke of Rippon in Yorkeshire and disciple to S. VVillebrord went ouer to S Gregory Bishop of Maestricht in Brabant of whome he was sent to pâ—each to the Saxons beyond the Riuer of Ysle where after he had conuerted many thousands to the faith of Christ full of sanctity and miracles he ended his blessed dayes about the yeare oâ— Christ seauen hundred and threescore His body was afterward translated to Dauentry and there is kept in the Cathedrall Church of that Citty with great veneration as one of the chiefe Patrons of the Diocesse B The thirteenth Day IN the Territory of Arras in Artoys the Deposition of S. Kilian
reclused life in great holines and sanctimony vntill her dying day which happened about the yeare of Christ six hundred threescore and nyne and was buryed with her forsaid Kinswomen at Dormundcaster A The seauenteenth Day AT VVimborne in Dorcetshire the Commemoration of S. Tetta Abbesse sister to Cuthredus King of the VVestsaxons who forsaking the vanityes of the world and receyuing the holy veyle of Chastity in the Monastery of VVimborne aforsaid was after the death of S. Cuthberge foundreste therof made Abbesse of the same place where in very great sanctimony of life obseruance of monastical discipline she gaue vp her blessed soule to rest about the yeare of Christ seauen hundred and six There is a letter yet extant wrytten by S. Boniface Archbishop of Mentz to this S. Tetta for the sending of the Virgins Tecla Lioba Agatha and others out of her Monastery into Germany in the beginning of that Primitiue Church to be made Abbesses and directresses of diuers new Monasteryes which S. Boniface aforsaid had erected in that Countrey B The eighteenth Day AT Heydelmayne in Franconia the Depositiō of S. VVinibald Abbot Cōfessour Sonue to S. Richard King of the English who going ouer into the low-Countreys and Germany with S. Boniface his V 〈…〉 cle Archbishop of Mentz and Apostle of the Germans was by him ordayned Abbot of a Monastery which himselfe had there founded in the same Prouince called Heydelmayne which when he had gouerned for ten yeares in great sanctity of life glorious for miracles and other renowned vertues he ended his blessed dayes in rest in the yeare of Christ seauen hundred and threescore and was buryed in the same Monastery with this Epitaph engrauen on his tombe Hic VVinibaldus Richardi silius almus Qui Regnū Anglorū 〈…〉 ox linquens hoc Monachorū Claustrum fundauit Benedictique dicauit Nomine septingento quinquagesimoue anno His body was afterward translated to Eyst in Germany and there interred with his brother S. VVillebald where it is kept with great Veneration C The ninteenth Day AT VVirtzburgh in the higher Germany the Commemoration of S. Marcharius Abbot and Confessour who borne in Scotland of a worthy family and taking vpon him a Monasticall habit in the same Kingdome went ouer into France and thence into Germany and was ordayned Abbot there of an ancient Monastery in the forsaid Citty of VVirtzburgh where in very great sanctity of life renowned for miracles he ended his blessed dayes in peace about the yeare of Christ one thousand one hundred and fourty Among other his Miracles one is recounted that sitting at a banquet he turued wyne into water to the astonishment of all the behoulders there present D The twentith Day IN Ireland the Commemoration of S. Comogel Abbot and Confessour whose holy life and doctrine haue byn famous in tymes past in the Kingdome of Ireland especially for the reformation obseruance of Monasticall discipline He was Abbot of the great and ancient Monastery of Benchor in Ireland maister to the famous S. Columbane of that Nation whome he instructed in all kind of good learning and other vertues before his sending into France and Italy And when he had gouerned the same Monastery for many yeares full of sanctity and venerable old age he finally gaue vp his soule to rest in our Lord about the yeare of Christ six hundred and foure E The one and twentith Day AT Dormundcaster two myles from Peterburrow in Northamptonshire the Commemoration of S. Edburge Virgin and Abbesse daughter to Penda the Pagan King of the Mercians who contemning all worldly and temporall pleasures became a Religious woman in the Monastery of Dormundcaster aforsaid vnder the care of S. Kinneburge her sister after whose death she being chosen Abbesse gouerned the same in all sanctimony of life and other vertues vntill her dying day which happened about the yeare of Christ six hundred and fourscore and was buryed in the same place neere to her said sister This holy woman is different from the other three of the same Name whose festiuall dayes are celebrated vpon the fifteenth of Iune eighteenth of Iuly and thirteenth of December And besides these there was another Edburge also Virgin and Abbesse daughter to Ethelnulph King of the VVest saxons who gouerned the Monastery of holy Virgins at VVinchester in Hampshire full of renowned holynes and same about the yeare of Christ eight hundred and threescore F The two and twentith Day AT Barking in Essex the Commemoratiō of S. Hildelide Virgin and Abbesse who for her great vertue and sanctimony of life was made Abbesse of the Monastery of holy Virgins at the forsaid towne of Barking and succeeded in that office S. Edilburge inter to to S. Erconwald Bishop of London by whome the said Monastery was crected where in the exercise of all kind of vertue obseruāce of Monasticall discipline renowned for miracles she ended her blessed dayes about the yeare of Christ scauē hūdred There is a story recorded how that three blynd womē on a tyme came to this said Monastery of Barking to beseech the help and patronage of three holy Virgins there desceased and all famous for holines to wit the forsaid Edilburge VVulfhild and this our Hildelide and there praying a long tyme they were at last restored to their sight but ech one by the intercessiō of that particular Saint to whome she prayed This Monastery was afterward in the Danish persecution burned to the ground defaced and spoyled to the great lamentation or all England C The three and twentith Day IN VVales the Commemoration of S. Inthware Virgin and martyr who being descended of the ancient British bloud in our Iland liued a most godly and vertuous life in her Fathers house being wholy occupied in intertayning seruing of pilgrims and strangers that resorted thither After her Fathers death she being enuied for her holines of life by her stepmother was by a malitious deuise of hers accused to her own brother called Bana to be an harlot whervpon in this rage he slew her with his owne hands as she came one day from the Church Whose innocency was presently testified by this wonderfull miracle that hauing her head cut of she instantly with her owne handes tooke it vp from the ground and carried it to the Church from whence she came as also in the same place where she was beheaded there sprang vp a fountaine of cleere water very soueraigne for many diseases She suffered about the yeare of Christ seauen hundred About which tyme also there liued three sisters of hers all very holy women called Edware VVilgith and Sidewell who as they were conioyned to her by neernes of bloud and byrth so where they also vnited in singular sanctimony of life F The foure twentith Day IN Scotland the Commemoration of S. Ruthius Monke and Confessour who being an Irishman by byrth descended of a noble