these Westerne parts that both Catholik and Protestant Antiquaries thus deliuer vnto vs â—raediâ—abat ad flumen vsque â—ordensâ— ad mare Sâ—oâ—um vbi Caledonios Athalos Horestos ac vicinaâ—m Ion. Baâ—â—â— descript Briten in 〈◊〉 Albaniae regionum Inâ—olas docendo monendo â—r ando ad veritatis obseruationeÌ„â—nstigauit Ex dâ—sâ—ults suis quosdam ad Orchades Insulas ad Norweâ—â— Islandiam misit vt â—orum instructioniâ—us fiâ—i quo que lumen recipeâ—ent Nam in Elguensi Collegio â—centos sexaginta quinque literatos viros ad id â—mper paraâ—os habebat praetâ—r reliquos alijs exercitijs â—ditos He preached aâ— farre as to the riuer of Forde â— the Scotish sea where he stiâ—ed vp the Caledoâ—ns Athaliâ—ns Hoâ—ests and the Inhabitaâ—ts of â— neighboring kâ—ngdoms to Aâ—bion vnto the obseruaâ—n of â—â—ueâ—h by teaching admonishing and 〈◊〉 ing â— sent some 〈…〉 disciples to the Iles of Orâ—i ades to â— waye and â—sland that 〈…〉 instruâ—â—ions they 〈…〉 receiue the light of â—aith For in â—he Collâ—dge â—â—â—gue he â—ad 365. learned â—â—n alwaise readie for â— purpose besides others imploted in other exerâ—â— Saint Asaph his scholler a Bishop of â—â—tanie who as Protestants saiâ— from Roâ—n power Auâ—hâ—â—itatem â—nctâ—nem acceâ—it â— tooke authoritâ— and 〈◊〉 Sucâ—ceded hâ—m â— that great charge and gouernment of at Apostolike Colledge in VVales This S. â—ntegern being by all accounts a Bishop â—0 yeares and disciple to S. â—â—â—uanus conâ—â—aâ—ed Bishop by S. Paâ—â—ad itâ—s who was senâ— ther from S. Celestine Pope in or about the are 431. must needâ— be liuing with Saint â—aph at or a litle before Saint Augustinâ—â—mâ—ning And as our Protestants saâ—e Saâ—â—â—aph ioyned with Saint Augustine So Saint Asaph writer of his maister S. Kentegerns liâ— proueth that S. Kentegern was at Rome whâ— S. Gregorie was Pope and submitted hiâ—selfe to him in all things and was approueâ— by him also in his Apostolike proceedings 16. In this time in the yeare 596. Saiâ— Augustine was sent Legate hither by the saâ— holy and learned Pope S. Gregorie who bâ— his supreame Pastorall power gaue him spâ—rituall authoritie ouer all Bishops and otheâ— here in these his owne words vnto him Bâ— tanniarum omnes Episcopos tuae Fraternitati commiâ—mus Beda l. 1. Eccles hist gentis Angl. c. 27. vt indocti doceantur infirmi persuasione reborâ—tur peruersi authoritate corrigantur We commit â— the Bishops of Britanie to your Fraternitie that the â— learned may be taught the weake by persuasioÌ„ strengâ—â—ned the wicked corrected by authoritie By this Papâ— power and authoritie all things were ordeâ— in the Church of EnglaÌ„d in S. Augustins tiâ— and all his Successours by the same autâ—ritie were setled in that Archiepiscopall Sâ— which he translated after 400. yeares froâ— London to CaÌ„terburie All those Bishops vâ— to the first Protestant Bishop called Mathâ— Parker who was made by Q. Elizabeth bâ— will and manner receiued Consecratioâ— Pall power and Iurisdiction from the See Rome and they swore obedience vnto it their owne Parker Godwin Ioceline aâ— others in the liues of them and those Yorke together with all Registers Recorâ— Annals and Antiquities doe prooue partiâ—â—arly In generall for this place it sufficeth in these Protestants publikely approued confessions to write it in their owne words Archbishop Parker being the 70. Archbishop after Augustine yet of all that number he was the onely man and the first of all which receiued Consecration without the Popes Bulls 17. They assure vs that vntill the 23. of King Henry the eight a ssuming supreamacie to himselfe euery Bishop in England swore â—uch obedience vnto the Pope Hoc Iuramentum â— singulis Episcopis Papae praestari consueuit Obediens â—ro Beato Petro Sanctaeque Romanae Ecâ—lesiae Domino meo Domino Papae suisque successoribus Papatum Romanum Râ—galia S. Petri adiutor ero ad retinendum defendendum saluo meo ordine contra â—mnem â—ominem This Oath was accustomed to be taken by â—uery Bishop I will be obâ—dient to S. Peter and to the Lord my Lord the Pope and to his Successours I will â—e an helpeâ— to hold and defend the Popedome of Rome â—nd Râ—tâ— of S. Peter against all men In the yeare of Christ 1536. and 23. of King Henry S. they â—are and the Statuts themselues so prooue Leges in Parlamento lataesunt de Rege supremo Ecclesiae Anglicanae Capite declarando de Clero Anglicano Regifulijâ—iendo Ne quid deinceps amplius Papae aut Romanae Cuâ—iae quot unque praetextu ex Anglia pendatur De Episcopis consecrandis alijsque quae Roma anâ—ea geâ—ebantur intra Regnum persierendis De Eccleâ—â—asticorum beneficiorum primitijs atque decimis Principi in perpetuum soluendis His legibus potentia Papalis quae nongentis amplius annis in Angliâ— durauis â—entidiâ— Lawes were enacted in the Parliament of declaring the King to be supreame head of the English Church of subiecting the English Cleâ—gie to the King That nothing heareafter vnder what pretence soâ—uer in England shall depend of the Pope or the Court of Rome Of consâ—crating Bishops and performing other aâ—â—airâ—â— within the kingdome which before were done at Rome Of paying pâ—rpetually to the Prince the fiâ—st fruites of Ecclesiasticall Benefices and Tiâ—hes By these lawes the Papall power which hath bâ—ne in forâ—â— for these nine hundred yeares did fall And this was â—o strang a thing and wonder in the world to see the supremacie of the Pope of Rome thus taken from him by a temporall Prince afâ—er so many hundreds of yeares continuance and a lay man to stile himselfe supreame head of the Church that his very flatterers themselues crye out Habetur Conâ—ilium Londini iâ— quo Eccleâ—ia Angliâ—anâ— formam potestaâ—â—s nullis aâ—te temporibus visum induit Henricus enim Rex caput iâ—sius Ecclâ—siâ— constituitur At London there is holden a Councell in which the English Church haâ—h put on a power which in no times past was seene For King Henry is constituted head of that Church So large testimonie haue we from our greatest Aduâ—rsaries witnessing that the Catholikes of England giue no other power or Iurisdiction to tâ—e Pope of Rome then he had euer without any inteâ—ruption And in this we haue â—he generall assent of all our Kings Princes Bishops and others and all the Christians in the world from the timâ— of Christ vntill long aâ—ter the greater part of King Henrie the eight his reigne No King against it but he whom the Protestant Sir VValter Ralegh sufficiently discribeth his young sonne King Edward the sixth of that name ouerruled by Protestant Protectours and Qâ—eene Elizabeth a woman King Iames wiser then any of them hath leâ—t it thus publickâ—y in open assembly declared by his Regall sentence The kings Resolution is that no Church ought further to seâ—erate heâ—selfe froÌ„ the Church of Rome either in doctrine or Ceremonies then she hath departed from herselfe when she was in her floâ—ishing
North neither was it in his â—wer so to doe vntill he was Bishop there â—ich was not vntill the yeare of Christ 670. there about by all Authours which was â—ge after S. Benedict Biscops being Abbot â—th in Northumberland and Canterburie â—d whereas some Monckes now would haue Aigulphus a Benedictine Moncke first to â—ie persuaded the Monckes of Lyrinum to Maâ—â—h VVestm â—â—râ—n Floâ—ent VVigorn chron Sigâ—bert aâ—â—â— â—eiue S. Benedict's Rule this cannot be for Aigulphus was a Moncke of FloriacuÌ„ Moâ—sterie which was not builded many yeares â—er this time and so it is not certaine but â—th the Monckes of Canterburie and those Northumberland vnder this holy Abbot Benedict Biscope hitherto were Lyrinian and not Benedictine Monckes and yet as before they were of the most Religious anâ— learned Monckes and Apostolike men in thâ— Christian world as the rest of our Britisâ— Moâ—ckes euen by Protestants confession â— also were 11. â—nd this is the glorie of this our Eâ—glish Nation to haue had generally both iâ— Kent where S. Augustine was and in all othâ— parâ—s câ—nuerted to Christ such renowneâ— Fathers and Protogenitours in him For sucâ— were the Monckes of S. Gregories Monastâ—rie Io. Diacâ—n in vita S. Gregorij l. 2. c. 11. in Rome from which S. Augustine arâ— his fellowes learned and holy Disciples â— the most learned and holy Pope S. Gregoriâ— were sent as our Protestants them selues acâ—nowledge that euer was And so learne were the Monckes of this his Monasterieâ— aboue other Italian Monckes in that timâ— that besides the Apostolike men about 4â— in number which S. Gregorie sent into Eâ—gland he made Maximianus his Abbot theâ— Bishop of Siracusas Marimanus a Moncâ— thereof Archbishop of Rauennas and Prâ—bus another of his Monckes of his Monastâ—rie Mariâ— Sâ—â—put l. 2. atate 6. in S. Benedicto Trithemius l. de script Eccles in S. Benedicto he sent to Hierusalem to build a Monsteâ—ie there we haue also warrant from â— Church of God so witnessing in S. Gregâ—ries publike office that S. Augustine and â— Monckes he sent into Briâ—anie about 40. number were learned and holy men Missiâ— Britanniam Doctis Sanctis viris Augustino â— â—lijs Monachis Sending into Britanie learned and holy men Augustine and other Monckes 12. But whether S. Augustine and those who came into England with him to conuert it as they most happily did were indeede Monckes of S. Benedicts Order I will not heare dispute leauing it perchance to some other worke in hand it being all one â—o this my purpose whether S. Augustine â—nd his companie were Benedicton or other Monckes I onely intending now to shew that from our first Conuersion in S. Peters time vnto these times there was a continuall succession of Priests and of the same Religon for which now in EnglaÌ„d we are so persecuâ—ed And that S. Augustine and his companie were most hoâ—y and learned men Docti and Breuiar Romandie 12. Martij in festo S. Gregor Bed Hist. Eccles Angl. l. 2. Matth. VVesâ— in Chron. Fâ—orent VVigâ—r Chroniâ— Gâ—liel Malmesburâ—â—â— dâ—gâ—st Reg. Angl. â—ancti viri that they taught our Predecesâ—ours the same faith we now professe and that â—hey conuerted to the faith of Christ Ethelâ—ert King of Kent and his Kingdome of KeÌ„t â—nd Sebert or Sigebert King of the East Saxons with his Kingdome and preached in many other places oâ— England conuerting in â—hem many to Christian Religion I saie with â—hem and the whole Christian world then Asia Africke and Europe agreeing with S. Gregorie who sent hither these so holy and â—earned men and therefore is rightly by Saint Beade instiled Apostle of England in Religion vsing his masse and honouring him for a Sainct as our Protestants confesse that their doctrine and Religion was true and for this part of the world Italie froÌ„ whence they came France through which they came England or Britanie whether they came Ireland Scotland and Germanie where some of our Britans and English then were acknowledging S. Augustines Religion to be true so prooue vnto vs. So S. Augustine prooued it both by humaine and diuine testimonie So his Opposits and our persecuting Protestants confesse To vse their words The Britans confessed indeede that to be the way of ProtestaÌ„t in Stowes â—â—st righteousnesse which Augustine had preached and sbewed vnto them 13. And he is a simple witted man if he can vnderstand but the Latine tongue that doth not most clearely see and confesse the same if he will but reade the publicke Church seruice Masse and the others which our Protestants confesse S. Gregorie perused and published the Latine and Greeke Church vsing his Masse translated into Greâ—ke as they doe S. Basiles and S. Chrysostomes as also his holy learned workes which he â— Doctour of the Church and as our Protestants stile him The most holy and learned Popâ— that euer was did publish and are now extant Thus he and his Lâ—gates sâ—nt hither into England generally taught the same Doctrine in all points which we Catholikes now professe euen those for which we are so pittifully persecuted Roman Supremacie Saâ—ifice of Maâ—â—e Sacrificing Priesthood such â—piscopall Roman Ordination and whatâ—euer elsse now controuersed by Protestants â— I shall demonstraâ—e against them in euery â—ticle of their Religion when I come to the â—onuersion oâ— tâ—e other Parts of England â— those which were of our old British Orâ—er and Reâ—igâ—on And yet our English Proâ—stants publickly generally and with such â—thoritie protest and testifie that in the first â—0 yeares of Christ within which S. Greâ—rie and his Legates liued and â—aught the â—hurch of Rome was pure and free from erâ—r And if she had or should haue erred in â—is publicke doctrinall practises and orders â—ncerning the whole Church the whole â—hurch which these men denie should also â—ue erred For they constantly thus ackâ—wledge that this most holy and learned â—pe so published and proposed them Greâ—ius Io. Bal. dâ— Roman Ponâ—ifice Art l. 2. in Gregor Magno Robert â—arnes â— de vit â—ontif Rom. in â—od Magdebur hisâ— Ecclesiasc in Greg. Magnuâ— omnium Pontificum Râ—manorum doâ—inâ viâ—â praestantissimus Scholas Cantoâ—um inâ—uit Ambrosiâ— more ecâ—lesiastiâ—as cantiones quaâ—â—aecè dicimus Antiphonas composuit Officiarium â—clesiae fecit Antiphonarium nocturnum diurnum â—poâ—uit Sacrorum normas digessit Missarum ritus â—â—planauit eius Canonem consarâ—inauit Gregorie â— great the most worthiesâ— of all the Bishops of Rome â— doctrine and life instituted Schooles of singerâ— and â—er Ambrose his manner composed Ecclesiasticall â—ges which in Greeke we call Antiphones He made â—e office of the Church be ordered the nightlie and daylie Antiphonarie he digested the Rites of tâ— Church he polished the Ceremonies of the Masse aâ— the Canon thereof he gathered together 14. It will be very hard for the quickeâ— sighted Persecuting Protestant to finde aâ— one of their Articles of Religion which wâ— not condemned and of Catholikes not pâ—blickly
Gospells from the shoulders of the â—nsecrated But this maketh not much to the â—rpose it being onely as I haue saied a Ceremonie and not essentiall to the Consecration of a Bishop and that true and vndouted Bishops were made before the Gospells were written Otherwise the wholâ— Church then euer after and now and eueâ— had wanted it and had no Ecclesiastical Order at all Which is the lamentable and desperate condition of such as persecute a truâ— Bishop and Priest for their Order and power thereby confessing their want both of thaâ— which is essentiall in this high office as alsâ— consecratours to performe it consecrat truâ— Priests or confer any Ecclesiasticall Ordeâ— or degree at all not the meanest in that kinâ— to any person 20. All Authors agree euen Protestants iâ— their Catalogues of British and English Biâ—hops that we had continuall succession oâ— such here in great numbers vntill Queen Elizabeth by her supreamacie depriued anâ— deposed them And to keepe it farre from thâ—â—â—me of an Innouation to haue one such Bishop Successour to so many if we haue thaâ— libertie in time of Persecution when Bishop are driuen from their Sees vsuall in histories to remember and honour them in Exiâ— and Persecution we haue still kept a Succesion of Bishops in or of this nation Of thoâ—â— which were depriued of their Bishop pricke we haue Richard Pates Bishop of worcheste who subscribed to the Councell of Trent hâ— being there present by this Title Richardâ— Patus wigornieÌ„sis Episcopus Thomas Goldwell Bishop Godw. Catal. of Bish. in Worcest in Ric. Pates in S. Asaph in Thom. Goldwell of Asaph liued at Rome 20. yeares after that deposing Thomas watson Bishop of Lincolne was committed to prison in the I le of Elie and died about the yeare 1584. Thus the Protestants themselues deliuer and moreouer they deliuer much praise and commendatioÌ„s of theÌ„ and all others our renowned Bishops 14. or more in number who were deposed and persecuted by Queene Elizabeth yea far more and greater theÌ„ they doe of those which were intruded into their places Before or soone after the death of Bishop Waâ—son of Lincolne Owen Lew is of this our Nation was consecrated Bishop of Cassan in whose life-time our most Illustrious Cardinall William Allan was honoured with that dignitie and consecrated Archbishop of Maâ—kâ—en who liued with these honours vntill the 16. day of October in the yeare of Christ 1594. â—n his time William Gifford was by Pope Clement the eight made Deane Ecclesiae Diui Petri Insulensis Of Saint Peters Church at Lile And afterward he was ordained Archbishop of Rhemes in Champaine in France where he lately liued And whilst he liued Archbishop both VVilliam of Chalcedon and Richard also who is now so persecuted were by highest Papall authoritie coÌ„secrated ad sent into England And what man of ordinarie knowledge Iudgement or vnderstanding will aduenture to saie but all these were renowned men as also diuerse of our renowned Priests most worthie of Episcopall honour aÌ„d dignitie in equall times honourably stiled and registred for all posteritie not onely as great glories of their CouÌ„trie England but the whole Church of Christ Therefore to haue one of such worthie men a Bishop in his natiue Countrie bearing for auoyding offence his Title of a place so farre hence which froÌ„ the first Conuersion thereof to Christ had 3. Archbishops aÌ„d many Bishops aboue 1400. yeares past should not in the new English Religion teaching the Church of God neuer wanted Bishops and acknowledging both him and all Catholikely consecrated Bishops and Priests to be true and lawfull Bishops and Priests vndoubtedly by right ordination be offensiue but desired such Order Function and dignitie being by their publike testimonies most needefull excelleÌ„t and honourable with all true Professours of Christian Religion 21. Thus we see a Succession of English Bishops though not all in England but in other CouÌ„tries some of them consecrated and remaining a thing not vnusuall in times of Persecution and bannishment of Bishops as in the great lights in their time of Gods Church S. Hilarius S. Athanasius S. Chrysostome and others loÌ„g time exiled yet thereby did not interrupt a continuall Succession in their Sees What least exception then can be taken against our renowned Bishop of Chalcedon for Order and degree so honourable and eminent by all testimonies for his owne worthines and worthily therefore to be had in high reuerence euen with his Persecutours he bringeth able witnesses with him his knowne loue aÌ„d honour to our king Queene and CouÌ„trie his owne holy life and conuersation his learned works and writings with all at home and abroad he hath euer piously and gratefully conuersed and with honour defended and iustified himselfe against Maleâ—olants Among all English Catholickâ— oâ— Protestants few are to be found which haue more defeÌ„ded the honour of our Soueraigne â—one more acceptable to his Maiesties frieds â—nd Allyes in marriage no maÌ„ among so maâ—y renowned Priests of England worthie of â—reatest honour in equall times adiudged so â—t to supply such place by that highest Paâ—or which hath shewed great care and loue four king Queene and hoped Posteritie â—nd Countrie And since Persecution and â—roclamation against him what could such a â—an in Persecution doe more then he hath â—one in decreeing and Ordering that all â—riests and Catholiks should daily with deâ—otion praie for our king Queene State and Countrie And both since the comming in of â—im and VVilliam of Chalcedon of happie â—emorie his Predecessour as likewise before â—e Catholiks of England haue bene and now â—e knowne to be the most loyall dutifull and liuing Subiects in our dearest Countrie of England THE VI. CHAPTER That our English Priests who teach alâ— things with the Apostolicall Religioâ— are truely coÌ„secrated worthie men anâ— are to be honoured and not persecuted 1. Hauing redeemed Episcopall Ordâ—â— and dignitie conferred by the Sâ— of Rome from all Imputation of wickâ— obloquies and made it knowne to be so higâ— and honourable we might spare all furthâ— labour for exemption and defence of Prieâ—â—lie Function seeing euery Bishop of neceâ—sitie must be a Priest and whatsoeuer of thâ— calling is noble and glorious in a Bishop must needs be such in Priests Episcopal hâ—nour and consecration addeth an higher aâ— greater worthinesse to him that was beforâ— Priest but cannot take away or diminish aâ— excellencie or renowne he had before Tâ— Protestants of Scotland doe confesse whiâ—â— all knowe that after Catholike ReligioÌ„ wâ— ouerthrowne there they had not any preteâ—ded Bishops before King Iames accordiâ—â— to his manner of making such gaue suâ— Titles to them And their Knoxe Buchanan Forbs Bale and others both of England â—nd Scotland are not ashamed to saie that â—efore the sending of Saint Palladius thither â—y Saint Celestine Pope about the yeare 430. â—lonckes who were onely Priests supplied â—he place of that dignitie with that People â—ut malice to Episcopall worthinesse and â—ower their owne
Missaâ—que celebrare tâ—pro viuis quâ— pro deâ—â—eris in nomine Domini And the prayer being endea taking the holy oyle he shall make a Crosse â—â— both the haÌ„ds of the Priests saying Thou shalt vouchsafeÌ„â— Lord to conseâ—â—t and sanctifie these hands by this holy â—yntement and our benediâ—â—ion that whatsoeuer they shall censâ—â—rat may be â—onsecrated and whatsoeuer they shall â—lesse may be blessed and sanctified in â—he name of our Lord Iâ—sus Christ â—â— is finished â—e sâ—all take the patten with the hoste â—nd Chalâ—â—e with the wine and shall giue it 〈…〉 saying â—ake yea power to offer Sacrifice to God â—nd saye masse as well for the liuing aâ—â—r the dead in the name of our Lord. â—his is the most auntient Pontificall which â—tiquitie hath preserued and delâ—â—ered vnto â— vniformely agreeing with the now vsed â—ntificall in the Roman Church which difâ—eth not from but agâ—eath with the most â—ntient Manuscript Copies and Examplare â—tant in the most renowned Labraries And â—erefore our old British Antiquities deliuer Manusâ—â— antiq Capâ—â— in 〈…〉 Histor. 〈…〉 Arthur dipâ— apâ—â— Cam. â— for a receiued Tradition aÌ„d custome here in other places for the Priests thereof acâ—â—ding to their Office and Consecration to â—er Sacrifice both for the liuing aÌ„d the dead â—t consuetudo tam pro viâ—â— quâ—â— defunctis hoâ— Dâ—o immolare And this was so generall a â—â—ued truth and custome in the whole â—â—ch from the Apostles time and Tradition â—â— them that is was and iustly adiudged Heresie the Protestants thus acknowleging â—ngl Protest in Feild â—â—okeâ— of the Church â— 3. ca. 25. pag. â—â—8 Ciuâ—◠〈◊〉 pag 〈…〉 to denie it Aerius condemned the custome of the Church in naming tâ—â— dead at the Altar and â—ffering the Sacrifice of 〈◊〉 â—or them and for this his rashâ— and inconsideraâ—â—â—oldnesse and presumption in condemning tâ—e â—â—â—â—eâ—sall Câ—urch of Câ—rist â—â— was 〈◊〉 â—o â—â—emned So S. Epiphanius S. Augustine Isodorus Damaâ—câ—nus and others demonstrate 10. And for England where holy Priests anâ— Priestâ—ood are so greuously persecuted wâ— thus sucâ—â—ssâ—uely and without any Interruptiâ— deduce it in aâ—â— times and changes to theâ— daies Saint Peter a massing Prieste Bishopâ— and Apostle preaching and consecratiâ—â— Priests and Bishops here could consecrat aâ—â— ordaine no others but such as were to be â— his owne Order So Saint Câ—ement his confeâ—sed massing and Sacriâ—icing Sucessor dircted to seâ—d such into these parts Pope Eleâ—â—herius who by his holy Mission of Prieâ— and Bishops hither conuerted this kingdome being also a Massing Priest and Popâ— could send no other Pâ—â—ests but such And â— Churches and sacrificing Massing Altars eâ—ctâ—d in them all to such vse and end conâ—sed by all wriâ—ers Caâ—holiâ—s and Protestaâ— doe so demonstrate All agree we â—ad qâ—iâ—â—essesse 〈…〉 Religâ—â— and agreemeâ—◠〈◊〉 vntill Dâ—oclâ—lian his Persecution whâ—n â—â—oâ—g others persâ—â—uâ—â—ed the holy Prâ—â—â— Massinâ— Priâ—sts as Saint Gildas before â—â— proued and others 〈◊〉 〈…〉 Electi Sacerdotes trucidati and they which escaped did as often as they could saiâ— Masse in places whether they fled to escape daâ—â—ger as in Scotland whether the Persecution did not come â—t not being vnder the Romans We had many Massing Priests as Saint Amphâ—labus â—odocus Priseus Calanus Ferranus Amâ—ianus Carnoâ—us â—d others who â—â—â—ed thithâ—â—â—ut of our Britanie now England and were maintained by king Crathâ—â—â—â—en to â—aâ—e Masse â—ho founded all things necessarie to such â—urpose Churches Altars Chalâ—â—â— Pâ—â—ens â—adlesticks and all things else Seâ— Crathlintâ—us â—ex sacram Antistitis adem munâ—â—ibus ornauiâ— anâ—â—â—ssiniâ—s Hect. Boeth 〈◊〉 6 Scoâ— Hist fol. 99. â—â— Calicibâ—â—s Patenis Candelabris alâ—â—sque sâ—â—â—libâ—â— ad sacrorum â—vsum commodis ex argenâ—o aurâ—â—e fabrefactis Altarique cupro are claâ—â—â—o â—â—prouenâ—â—s ad caâ—x agris in sacrae aedis vicinâ—â— constituâ—â— But â—â— King Crathline adornâ—d the Sacred house of the Bisâ—p with most ample gifts Chalices Patens Candâ—stikes and such like necessaries made of â—â—lâ—er and â—ld for the vse of the Church with an Altar also eâ—â—ased in Copper and Brâ—se to doe all which he allotteâ—â—yearely rents of the fields neare adioyning to that sâ—â—a house 11. Britanie after this vntill the Pelagian â—â—resiâ— was quiet for Religion and theâ—â—â—pe Caelestine who was so â—arre a Massing â—pe and Priest that although the Masse waâ—â—pisticall before as he Protestants acknowâ—lge yet he added the Introiâ—â— Graduall â—sponsorie Tract and Oâ—â—eâ—torie vnto it strictly commaunding that Priests shoulâ— knowe the Popes â—anoâ— ad â—e sent such Maâ—sing Bishops and Pâ—â—est with them inâ—o theâ—â— kingdomâ—◠〈◊〉 gâ—â—d Sâ—otland and 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 â—â—troâ—um 〈◊〉 responsorium â—raâ—â—◠〈…〉 insâ—ruit atque vt 〈◊〉 codâ—â—e◠〈◊〉 Caâ—ones scirent arâ—â—e prâ—cepâ— Cermanâ—m in 〈◊〉 Palladium in Scottâ—â—â— â— Pâ—â—râ—â—ium cum quodâ—◠〈◊〉 in â—iberniam â—â— Pâ—lagianas â—aerâ—ses 〈◊〉 Eâ—iscopos misiâ— Caelestinâ—â—â—d aâ—de to the 〈◊〉 all â—asse the Introite Câ—aâ—usâ— Respâ—nsoriâ— Traâ—â—â— and Offertorie and be stricâ— câ—mmaunded that the Priests should knowe the Caâ—â—â— of the Bishops He sent Bishops â—ermâ—nus into 〈◊〉 Paâ—â—â—â—ius into â—â—otland and Patricius with one Segeâ— into â—reland that they migâ—t extirpate theÌ„ce the Pâ—gia â—â—erisse All mâ— acknowledge that these wâ—â— Massing Priests and Bishops and that tâ—â— conâ—ecrated Such in great numbers botâ— England Scotland and Ireland Neâ—â—usuing neare or in the time of Saint Patriâ— writeth thus of him Ordinauit Episcopoâ— treâ—â—â— fexagintâ— quinâ—ue aut amplius in quibus spâ—â—itus ◠〈◊〉 â—rat Pâ—â—sbiteros auâ—em vsâ—ue ad trâ—a 〈◊〉 â—inâ—â—it He conseâ—raâ—ed more then 365. Biâ—hops whome waâ— the spâ—â—it of our Lord but Pâ—â—â—sts 〈◊〉 â—cd â—000 And of Theâ—â— diuers weâ—t so â—a as to Ameriâ—a â—d there eâ—ecuâ—ed their Priâ—â—â—e Oâ—der â—n oâ—â—ering the sacred bodie aâ—blâ—â—od of Christ at Mâ—â—se on consecraâ—ed â—â—arâ— in one place of America were lâ—uing 〈◊〉 the time of Saint 〈◊〉 〈…〉 â—is life and trauailes allmost 1000. yeareâ—â—ast 24. Priests which were Saint Patricks â—isciples daily hauing Masâ—e amâ—ng them â—nd others in other pâ—aces Immolaâ—â—nt agnuâ—â—a â—maculaâ—um â—mnes ad communionem venâ—â—bant â—â—entes Hoâ— sacrum corpus Domâ—nâ— Saluatoris sâ—â—â—ite sanguinem voâ—â—s in vitam â—ternamâ— They sacriâ—ed the immaâ—ulate Lawbeâ— and all came to the Comâ—union saying Taâ—e yea this bodie and blood of our â—â—d and Sauiour which will be to you lâ—se euerlaâ—â—g And to manifest vnto all the vndoubted â—uth of Saint Bâ—â—ndans trauaiâ—es and relaâ—n of these things iâ— is set downe in memoâ—ble Antiquities diuers hâ—ndredâ— of â—eares fore the Spaâ—iards or Porâ—ugals enterance to America that there it was thus Propheâ—ally reuealed vnto him Post 〈◊〉 Anneruâ—â—â—â—culâ— dâ—â—larabitur istâ— teâ—râ— vestris Successoâ—â—â—us 〈◊〉 Christianoâ—â—â—n superâ—eneâ—i◠〈◊〉 After â—â— yeares this land shall be discouered â—â— your Suâ—â—urs whâ— Pâ—rsâ—â—â—tion â—hall come 〈◊〉 the Christians 2. That S. German S. Lupus S. Seueâ—â— S. Paladius and all thâ—se which S. Ceâ—â—ne that Massing Popâ— sâ—nt hither into Brâ—â—â—ie were Massing Bishops and Priests as alâ—â—