3. si quis Episcopatum desiderat bonum opus dâ—rat Asatthfull saying If a man desire a Bishops â— he desiâ—eth a good worke Si quis domnisuae praeâ—â—â—ciâ— quomode ecclesiae Dei diligentiam habebit If â— â—w not to rule his owne howse how shall he haue â—e of the Church of God where it is saied Oportet â—iscopum sine crimine esse sicut Dei dispensatorem Tit. 1. Biohop must be without crime as the steward of God â—here S. Peter saith to such Pascite qui in vobis â— gâ—egem Domini Feede the flocke of God which is â—ong you Neque vt dominantes in Cleris sâ—d formae 1. Pet. 5. â—i gregâ— Neiâ—â—er as ouerruling the Clergie but exaÌ„â— of the flocke Where S. Paul saieth to S. Titus â—hop Huius reigâ—atia reliqui to Cretae vt ea quae Tit. 1. 〈◊〉 corrâ—gas constituas per â—iuitates presbyteros â— â—go disposui tibi For this cause lest I thee in â—e that thou shouldest reforme the things that are â—ting and shouldest ordaine Priestes by cities as so appointed thee Here they be Rulers Goâ—nourâ— Fathers and so they must needs be â—oured reuerenced and obeyed of theâ—r â—iects and chiâ—dâ—en And as the Scripture â—h expressely commaund temporall obeâ—ce vnto temporal Rulers Aâ—mone illos Tit. 3. â—cipibus Potestatibuâ— subditos esse dicto obedire â—onish them to he subiect to Princes and Potestats â—y at a word So it doth most expresly and â—tly commaund obedience and subiection â—ese our spirituall Rulers Obedite Prae oâ—â—â—estris Heb. 13. subiacâ—te eis ipsi eâ—im peruigilant quasi â—â—m pro animabus vestris reddiâ—uâ—â— Obeye your â—â—s and be subiect to them For they watch as â— to render account for your soules Ignatius Successor to S. Peter at Anâ—h saith Quid aliud est Eâ—iscopus quâ—m is qui Principatu Potestate superior est Episcopi sunâ— Sacerdotes baptizant sacrificant eligunt inanus imponunt Nemo Episcopo honorabilior in Ecclesia Sacerdotium Deo gerenti pro mundi salute Pre byteri Diaconi atque omnis Clerus simul cum populo Militibus atque Principibus sed Caesares obebiant Episcopo Decet obâ—dâ—re Episcopo in nullo illi refragariâ— terribile namque est tali contradicere Episcopo subiect estote velut Domino ipse enim vigilaâ— pro aniâ—abâ— vestris vt qui rationem Deo reddiâ—urus sit Necâ—â—itaque est quicquid facitis Vt sine Episcopo nihil tâ—â—â—eâ—is Quemcunque Paterfamilias miâ—tit ad gul ernaâ—dam familiam â—unc it a accipere debetis vt illum ipsâ— qui mâ—etit Episcopum aspicere oportet vt ipsum Dâ—minum Sine Episcopo nâ—mo quicquam faciat eorun quae ad Ecâ—lesiâ—m spectant Honoâ—a Deum vt omnuâ— authorem Dominum Episcopum verò vt Princips SacerdotuÌ„ Imaginem Deâ— referenteÌ„ Dei quideÌ„ prop Principaâ—um Christi veâ—ò propter Sacerdotium Hoâ—rare oportet Regem neque enim Rege quisquâ— praestantior aut quisquam similis illi in rebus omnilâ— creatis neque Episcopo qui Deo consecratus est â—totius mundi salute quit quam maius in Ecclesia Wâ— else is a Bishop but he that is Superiour to all prinâ—palitie and power Bishops are Priestes they Baptizâ— they offâ—r sacrifice they chose others they impâ— hands None is more honourable then the Bishop the Church excricising Priesthood before Allmight God for the Saluation of the world Priestes Deacâ— and all the Clergie together with the people Souldiâ— and Princes yea and Kings should obey the Bishâ— and not contradict him in any thing Be yea subâ— vnto the Bishop as vnto our Lord for he doth wâ— â—uer your soules as who is to render an account to God Therefore it is necessarie that whatsoeuer you doe that you attempt nothing without the Bishop VVhom so euer the good man of the house doth send to gouerne his familie you ought so to receiue him as if it were himselfe who sendeth him You ought to receiue the bishop as our Lord himselfe VVithout the Bishop let no man doe any thing which appertainetâ— to the Church Honour God as the Authour and Lord of all but the Bishop as the Prince of the Priestes bearing the â—maâ—ge of God of God indeede for his principalitie and of Christ for his Priesthood you ought also to honour the King for neither any is chiefer then the King â—r any licke vnto him in all created things nor is there any in the Church of God greater then the Biâ—hop who is conjecrated to God for the health of the whole world 4. S. Clement Successour to S. Peter at Rome saieth from S. Peters mouth Omnes Principes terrae â—unctos homines Episcopis obedire capita sua ubmittere eorumque adiutores existere praeâ—iâ—iebat Peâ—rus Apostolus Omneâ— qui eis contraâ—eniant ita damnatos inâ—amâ—s vsque ad satisfactionem monstrabat nisi conuerterentur à liminibus Ecclesiae alienes esse praecipiebat O Episcope saith he stude mundicie operum excellere cognoscâ—nâ— locum ac dignitatem tuam tanquam locum Dei obtinens eò quòd praees omnibus Dominis Saccrdotibus Regibus Principibus Patriâ—us Filijs Magistris atque Subditis simul omnibuâ— Iudica ô Episcope cum potestate tanquam Deus Episcopus est mediaâ—or inter Deum vos Is pietatis magister est is post Deum Pater vester â—s princeps dux vester is Rex vester Dynasta denique is terrenus Deus post Deum cui à vobis honor debetur Episcopus Dei dignitate ornatus est quaâ—enus Clero prâ—eâ—â— omni populo imperat Peter the Apostle commanded all Princes of the earth and all men to obeye the Bishops and to submit their heads vnto them and to be their helpers All those which should speake against â—hem he did declare them so to be infamous an damned vnâ—ill they had made satisfaction And vnlesse they would be conuerted he commanded that they shoulâ— not pâ—rticipate of the Chuâ—ch O Bishop saieth he studie to excell in the puritie of thy workes considering thy place and dignitie as possessing God his place in that thou goest bâ—fore all Lords Priests Kings Princes Fathers Soones Maisters and also all subiects O Bishop iuâ—ge wiâ—h all power as God The Bishop is mediatour betweene God and you He is the maister of pietie he after God is your Father he is your Prince and Captaine he is your King and Ruler and lastly after God he is your terrene God wâ—om you ougâ—t to honour and reuerence The Bishop is adorned with the dignitie of God as he is chiefe of the Clergie and ruleth all people 5. The like haue S. Dionysius the Areopagite S. Anacletus and others our English Protestantâ— so confessing So they teach with holy Scriptures there is no other inferior Order of Priesthood Deacons or others to preach or minister any Sacrament or doe any spirituall thing in the Church but by consecration
oblation anâ— Sacrifice it offereth vnto God omnipotent the highest king and king of kings of heaâ— and the vniuersall created for the liuing anâ— deceased is most certainely and without a doubt or question so great and glorious â—â— dare not least we should be Traitours â—â— God harken vnto theÌ„ but lament their dolefull estate who declare and persecute it as a traiterous estate to Princes on earth which â—hould subiect their wills and lawes to the will and lawe of God reuerence and honour and not so vâ—ly vse his dearest seruants for as Iùstin Dial. cuâ—â—riphon Saint Iustine with all others affirme Neque à quoquam Deus hostiaes accipit nisi à suis Sacerdotibus God accepteth Sacrifices of none except of his Priests oÌ„ potestas saith Saint Ephrem inâ—ffaeâ—ilis quae Ephrem de Sacerdot in nobis dignâ—â—ae est habitare per impositionem manuuÌ„ SacroruÌ„ Sacerdotum ô quam magnam in se continet profunditatem formidabile admiâ—aâ—ile SaecerdotiuÌ„ O inessabile power which vouchsafest to dwell in vs by the imposition of the hands of the holy Priests O what great profunditie doth the dreadfull anâ— admirable Priesthoode containe Sacerdotium saith Saint Chrysost hom 5. de verb. Isaiae vidâ— Dom. Engl. Protest Pref. booke of consâ—cr apud Goâ—ell Defens of Hook pag. 87. 88. 89. Exam. pag. 1â—5 Deâ—ens â—upr pag. â—16 117. 276. Chrysostome principatus est ipso etiam regno venerabilius ac maius Priesthood is a principalitie greater and worthier then a Kinâ—ome it selfe Protestats before by publike regall and all power they contend to haue declared that these Priests were euer in Christes Church and were euermore had in reuerent estimation To which they adde of Priesthood with like allowance It is a power which no Prince or Potentate King or Cesar on earth can giue By blessing visible elements it maketh them inuisible grace It hath to dispose of that â—â—esh which was giuen for the life of the world and that blood which was powred out to redeeme fâ—â—â—es To these Persons God imparteth power ouer his mysticall bodie which is the societie of soules and ouer that naturall which is himselfe a worke which antiquitie calleth the making of Christs bodie 15. And this wiâ—l be sufficient to excuse sacred Sacrificing Priests peâ—secuted for iustice and laâ—e the guilt and offence vpon their vniust Accusers and Persecutours For besides this most honourable sacrificing office and ministring to the sicke in daunger to die the Sacrament of Extâ—â—me vnction deliuered in holy Scripture and euer vsed â—n the Church of Christ and Protestants neuer question it aâ— a matter of State there is nothing in Priestly Oâ—der but these men in some sense or other would haue vsed by therâ— Ministers who vse preaching baptizing marriage euen of themselues forgiuing of sinnes in personall absolution euen without any penance at all â—â—ther by them enioyâ—ed or their Conâ—itents performed or vsed VVhich power they 〈…〉 and 〈…〉 and â—â—â—secrating 〈◊〉 â—riâ—sts aÌ„d Deaâ—ons i◠〈◊〉 Priestâ— â—laime aâ— giuâ—n vnto them by their Protestat Bishops in their admiâ—â—ance to their ministrie in these his words Receiue the holy Ghost whose sâ—nnes thou dost forgiue they are forgiuen and whose sinnâ—â— thou dost retaiâ—e they are retained Take thou autâ—oritie to preach the word of God and to ministeâ— the â—oly Sacraments in this Congregation where thou â—halt be so appointed And they aâ— confidenâ—ly vâ—e it with this further publike warrant and direâ—tion Proâ—eâ—â— comâ—un 〈◊〉 Tâ—tul visit of the sicke in their Communion booke in this manner The sickâ— person shall make a speciall Conâ—â—ssion if he feele his conscience troubled with any weightie matter after which Confession the Priest shall absolue him after tâ—is sorte Our Lord Iesus Christ who hath lefâ— power in â—is Church to al solue all sâ—â—ners which truely repâ—nt and beleeue iâ— him of his great mercie forgiue thee thine offences and by his authoritie committed to me I absolâ—e thee from all thy sâ—nnes in the name of the Father and of the sonne and of the holy ghost Amâ—n All this is or should be vsed by Protestant Ministers by their most publike Regaâ—l ParlameÌ„tall and whatâ—oeuer authoâ—itie their Religion is set out and supported by So not onely permitting tollerating and allowing but directing and commaundâ—ng to be done and practised much more then any Priest presumeth or Pope licencetâ— oâ— euer licenced to be vsed or attempted yea more theâ— any Papall power can so warrant no penance enioyned how many or greuous soeuer the sinnes committed and confessed be no satisfaction or restâ—â—ntion once thought vpon how great and manifold soeuer the offences Iniuries damages and wrongs were Felonyes Rebellions Treasons and all things else how vile soeuer they be are quitted and freed both by ministeriall and legall allonance and are so iudged and ended as if they had beene not the least punishable offence 16. We must free Catholike Priests and all others of their Religion from such presumption practise consenting vnto or approuing sinne No absolution without penance and satisfaction with vs. And yet we with the Church of Christ and holy Fathers saie of holy Priesthood euen in this respect Nè mihi Chrysost Hom. 5. de verb. Isaiae vidi Dominum Ephrom l. de Sacâ—rdorio Gregor Nyssâ—n orat de Baptism orat â—n â—os â—ui alios acerb iâ—dicant Gild. l. de Exci Briâ—an Isichius in Leuiâ—â— l. 6. â— 12. Victor Vtâ—con de persec Vandâ—liâ—a â—â— narres purpuram neque Diadema neque vestes aureas vmbrae sunt isthac omnia vernisque floâ—â—ulis leuiora Nè inquam mihi narres ista sed si vis videre discrimen quantum absit Rex à Sacerdote expende modum potestatis vtrique traditae videbis Sacerdotem multo sublimius Rege sedentem Regiue thrâ—nus rerum terrenarum administrationem sortitus est nec vltra potestatem hanc praeterea quicquam habet authoritatis verùm Sacerdoti thronus in coelis collocatus est de coelestibuâ— negoâ—ijs pronuÌ„tiandi habet authoritatem Quis haec dâ—â—â— ipse coelorum Rex Quaecunque ligaueritis super terram â—runt ligata in coelis quaeâ—unque solueritis super terram erunt selâ—ta in coelis Deuâ— ipsum Regule caput Sacerdotis manibus subiecit nos erudiens quod hic Princeps est illo maior speake not to me of the purple or Diademâ— and gâ—â—lden robes all these are but shadowes and more vaine then spring fâ—owers Speake not to me of these things buâ— if thou wilâ— see the power giuen to them boâ—h thou shall see the Priest sitting much higher in â—igâ—itie theâ— the King The throne of a King is chosen for the administration of earthlie things neither hath he any other authoritie besides this but to a Prieste a throne is placed in heauen and he hath authoritie to iudge of heauenly businesse who saieth this The King of heauenâ— himselfe Whatsoeuer yee shall â—nd vpon earth shall be bound also
great if euery one that is persecuted for Iustice shall haue his reward in heauen what will their honour be which haue suffered so much and so long time for that cause Your Protestant Aduersaries and Persecutours themselues taking the altitude of your miseries and suffrings for this greatest iustice haue found their eleuation to be raised to the hight of all former Persecutours who were Pagans professed enimies to Christ and all Christians They which professe Christ and Christianitie may not be such Great was the persecution of Nero and yet Britonie felt it not but was then a Refuge Aâ—yle and as a Sanctuarie to receiue and defend the persecuted Bitter was Dioclesiaus PersecutioÌ„ here in Britonie but as our Gildas telleth vs it was but Nâ—uâ—nnis of nine yeares onely at which time the Scots â—â—cts Saxons Gormundians Aâ—ricans and Dâ—nes â—ll Pagans persecuted the Christiâ—s here But neuer any bearing the name of Christ before â—hese dayes persecuted the Catholike Chriâ—tians of this Kingdome All those Pagans â—ersecuted Christians as enimies to their old Gods and Religion and for not ioyning â—ith them in Idolatrie deeming Christian â—eligion newe and erroneous Our ProtestaÌ„t Persecutours persecute vs for defending the old Religion of Christ which cannot be vntrue and for not imbracing their newe which in the Schoole of Christ cannot be true 13. All the Pagans that euer persecuted here distroied not â—o many Churches and Chappels as King Henrie the eight and his daughter Elizabeth nor tooke from the Church the halfe of that which they did Halse such a Fine and Ransome as the Catholikes paid to them aboue the third part of England in Religious Church-lands possessed by the Clergie here Sixhundred yeares since besides other for fitures would haue stopped the Pagans Persecution The Saxons greatest Persecution next to Dioclesians soone slacked and releÌ„ted no soon â—r had the Saxons driueÌ„ Theonus and Thadiocus Archbishops of LoÌ„don and Yorke with other Bishops Priests and Religious from â—heir Sees and Residences in the yeare of Christ 586. But King Ethelbert of Kent ruling vnto Húber by meanes of his blessed ChristiaÌ„ Queenâ— Bertha and her holy Bishop S. Lethard gauâ— ease and peace to Christians here before S. Augustines and his Associates comming hither and they were receiued by Ethelberâ— not yet a Christian with honours and noâ— indignities All they were strangers and forrainers to the persecuted Our Persecutourâ— be of the same Nation blood and kinred and stiled Christians with them whom thus they persecute for Christs true Religion If King S. Ethelbert Queene S. Bertha and Bishop S. Lethard were now liuing Catholikes would not be persecuted THE II. CHAPTER That the Religion of our English Catholikes as well from the Saxons as Britons is the same with their first Apostles and deduced from them and first of the Saxons conuerted by S. Augustine and his Roman Mission NOw because our Protestants and Persecutours before haue deliuered it For greate glorie to our Nation to deriue our spirituall degree from so noble a Father as S. Peter We will â—riue and deduce from him a continuall â—d neuer interrupted Succession both of â—iscopall and Priestlie function and doâ—ine also in euery point now questioned by â—r Persecutours froÌ„ that so noble a Father â— these Protestant times And to begge more â—ce and fauour from these our enimies in â—s cause they themselues shall briefly make â—s deduction â— And first concerning Bishops and Massing Priests sent hither or consecrated here by S. Peter's or his Roman Successours Iuâ—â—â—diction such as they now so greuiously dâ—◠〈◊〉 â—hey confesse publickly that they had â—o 〈◊〉 but so consecrated as the Roman Church did from the begining and stilâ— doth consecrate vnâ—ill their neâ—â— booke oâ— pretended Consecration maâ—â— by King Edward thâ— Sâ—â—th â— child hiâ—â—â—thoritie brought in thei◠〈…〉 aâ—d they acknowledge 〈…〉 consecraâ—e◠〈…〉 Priesâ—◠〈…〉 and doe 〈…〉 â—â—stifie 〈…〉 Engl. Proteâ—â— in Rogers Booke of articles Annal. Burton an 140. Caiuâ—â—â—tiq 〈…〉 Annâ—l 〈…〉 â—n Mansâ—◠〈…〉 1. 6. Harrison descript of Brit. waâ— oâ—r Archbishop 〈…〉 moreouer that this our 〈…〉 was seâ—lâ—d by this greaâ—est Aâ—ostâ—â— in â—he 〈◊〉 yâ—are of Nero and 67. 〈…〉 â— Peter returned againe to 〈…〉 dâ—uers of thâ—se our Bishops and 〈…〉 Nation as S. Manâ—uetus S. 〈◊〉 S. Maâ—cellus or Marcellinus the renoâ—ned Priests and Preachers of Cambridge â—n and afteâ— the yeare 140. S. Marcellus being and liuinâ— Bishop after King Lucius and Britonie waâ— conuerted when three Archbisbops anâ—â—â—ventie eight Bishops were here placed anâ— all Ecclesiasticall thinges established anâ— confirmed by Papall power in this Kingdome â— To make this Succession without aâ— question they deliuer vnto vs the names aâ— â—me Episcopall Acts of our Archbishops Hollinâ—h Hist of England Stowâ—s Hist. Godwin conuers of Britan. Cataâ— of Bishops in London Yorke and S. Dauids â—f LondoÌ„ Yorke and Caerlegion In London â—e chiefe Metropolitan See S. Theanus S. luanus Cadar Obinus Conanus Pallaâ—us Stephanus I'tutus Theodwynus or â—edwynus Thedredus Hillarius Guiteliâ—s Restitutus Fastidius Vodinus Theoâ—s Others adde S. Augulus Ternokinus â—d Gormcelinus They confesse that Theoâ—s the last Archbishop of London with full â—risdiction continued in his Archiepiscopall â—e notwithstanding the Pagon Saxons inuaâ—n and persecutioÌ„ vntill the yeare of Christ â—â— which was but 10. yeares before S. Auguâ—â—â— coming hither So they testifie of Thaâ—â—us Matth. West an 586. Archbishop of Yorke the same yeâ—â—e â—auing his See and with the Archbishop of 〈◊〉 and many of their Clergie flying into â—alâ—â— and Cornewall to the Christian Bisâ—ps Priests and people there They reâ—pt in thâ— Archbâ—â—â—op See of Yorke Theoâ—sius Sampsoâ—â—â— Taurinus â—eruanâ—s Sampsonâ—◠〈◊〉 and the â—enamed Thadiocu◠〈…〉 â—egion they â— downe Tremonus S. 〈◊〉 S Daâ—id â—iud Conanc Theliaus Eâ—bâ—dus wholiâ—d in S. Augustins time and after him imâ—ediatly succeeding in Archiepiscopall digâ—tie fourty or more vntill the time of Berâ—rd who in the yeare 1115. lost that honour â—om that See by Papall order as all Antiâ—aries Catholikes and Protestants agree 4. These men also deliuer vnto vs a Catalogue of learned holy writers in euery agâ— and in the age whâ— S. Augustine came hitheâ— they recount vnto vs the most noble Sainâ— and Doctours Dubritius Iltutâ—s Congelluâ— Dauid Gildas Kentigeâ—nâ—s Brendant Asaphus and others whâ—ly â—nd absolutâ— agreeing with the Church of â—ome They â—â— downe our Vniuâ—rsiâ—ies 〈…〉 aâ— among others 〈…〉 from all eâ—ror Our 〈…〉 in the greâ—â—ouncelâ—s 〈…〉 â—he same faiâ— with tâ—e whole 〈…〉 they had mâ— entercourâ—e 〈◊〉 â—â—â—municaâ—â—on next to tâ— Popes of 〈…〉 the moâ—â— Catholike aâ— renowâ—â—d 〈…〉 Churcâ— of Christ â— Athanaâ—â—â—◠〈…〉 S. Martine and maâ— more and bâ—th â—â—â—se Tertulâ—â—an S. Chryâ—stome with 〈◊〉 did highly commeÌ„d thâ— our 〈…〉 true Religion 5. Anâ— becaâ—â—â— some Proâ—estants to mu◠〈…〉 libertie cannot well eâ—dure 〈…〉 â—â—ckes and Religious sâ— king wâ—a◠〈…〉 can â—o disgrace suâ— as oâ—her◠〈◊〉 â—â—nowned Clergie especialâ— the 〈◊〉 of S. Benedicts Order
very aâ—ciâ—â—â—â—â—â—â—gland and doe endeuour all tâ— can â—â— diâ—inish the glorie of the Children so noble a Father and so doing for disliâ— rather then loue either of them vs or oâ— first Christian Saxons diuers among the doe very forwardly ascribe much to such hat labour And some of their prime Antiâ—uaries as some lately haue published haue â—et downe vnder their hands that there were â—oâ— aunciently and but Egyptian and Beneâ—ictine Monckes in this Kingdome of Britaâ—ie no great glorie but rather diâ—honour to his moâ—t noble and auncieÌ„t Nation in Chriâ—ian Religion A Nation that may iustly â—aime prioritie in that kinde of honour â—efore Egipt or any other Countrie in the â—orld except they caÌ„ proue their Religious â—ore auncient then S. Ioseph and his holy â—mpanie here in the yeare of Christs Natiâ—tie 63. by their owne confession and what â—oÌ„ckes of Egypt they were that came hither â—ey should if they could haue instanced â— To performe which they will haue great â—fficulâ—ie sith that they themselues confesse â—at diâ—ers denie the Egyptian Rule was eâ—r receiued in the West and consequently â—re Minimè credi volunt nonnulli Mo achorum Iohn Selden not spicileg in Eadmerum pag. 200. Egyptientium Instituta in Occidâ—nte vnquam esse â—epta Some will not haue it beleeued that the Inâ—ute of the Eâ—yptian Monckes was euer receiued in west And yet it is certaine by their owne otestant writers that many Monckes and â—nasterie were here in Britanie or in Enâ—nd Quouis saculo In euery age And before â—yp had any Monasteries or Monâ—kes 6. We can and doe recount vnto them â—nckes from Greece and Syria who came â—o Britanie though longe after our first Conuersion and Religious were â—etâ—ed here So from the most â—amous Monasterie of Lyrinum Veremunâ— Hist. Sâ—â—t Hector Boeth Hist Scot. l. 6. Râ—phael â—olâ—enshed â—ist of Scots our Greeke MoÌ„ckes S. Regulus Albatus and his holy companie who brought the Relickes of Saint Andrewe the Apostâ—e into Scotland and were so nobly entertained by King Heirgâ—stus leauing Successouâ—s therâ— who after were vnited to our old Briâ—isâ— Monckes are â—amouâ— to posteritie S. Palladius who was sent Apostle hither by S. Caelestin the Pope as our Protestants writeâ— was also a Grecian Palla lius Graecus And firsâ— Ioan. Bal. l. de â—cript â—rit â—entuâ— 1. Nicolaus Hâ—rlemâ—n Paâ—â—â—â—io Graeco a disciple to S. Iohn Patriarch of Hâ—erusaleâ— that liued a Religious life in Syria especiallâ— about Mount Carmelus Ioannis Hierosolymoruâ— Patriarcha 44. dum adhuâ— Eremi cultor solitaâ—â— Syriae loca Carmelum praecipuè incoleret Nicolao Haâ—lemio teste Discipuluâ— fuit As witnesseth Nicolaâ— Haâ—lem he was tâ—e Disciple of Iohn the 44. Patriarcâ— of Hierusalem whilst he was as yet a louer of the Heâ—mitâ—ge and inhabited the desert places of Syria bâ— especially the Mount Carmelus This may giâ— antiquitie â—ere to our learned Carmelits tâ—king their name thence and as they saie comming from Syria S. Germanus and S. Lupâ—sent Britan. 〈◊〉 Antiq. in mâ—â—uscâ—ipt hither Apostles by the same holy Popâ— were first Monckes of LyrinuÌ„ Monasterie aâ— brought that Church seruice hither And â— Patriâ—ke borre in this our Iland liuiâ— sometimes with our Glastenburie Monckeâ— and Scholler to S. Gâ—â—man was in the saâ—â—anner sent into Ireland These were tâ— Rulers and Directours vnto all our British Scotish and Irish Monckes so much renowâ—ed through the whole world 7. Both English and Scotiâ—h Antiquiâ—ies Vâ—remund Hect. Boeth supra Man Antiq in vita S. Birini Capgâ—â— in eodem witnesse that soone after S. Augustine of â—ippo his death and long before any Monckes of S. Benedicts Order came hither â—he Augustine Monckes Canon-Regulars â—ere seated and setled here who were most â—oly and learned men Non tam eruâ—itionis â—â—am proâ—atissimarum viriutum veâ—aeque pieâ—atiâ—lâ—â— insignes Not so much famous fâ—â— learning aâ— for â—proued vertues and zeale oâ— deuotion S Dauid â—aint Brendanus Saint Columbanuâ— Conâ—ellus and others here wrote Rules of Monckes 8. To exemplifie but in the worthinesse of Sigibert 〈…〉 vir Illustr in S. Câ—sâ—â—â—o Caesar Arâ—lateÌ„sis Homilia 25. ad Monachos Tom. 2. Bâ—â—liotâ—â—â— Patrum â—e Lyrian Monckes who ioyned with ours â— Britonie as S. Caesarius Archbishop of â—rles neare adioyning thereto and before â—bbot there testifieth that Ab Orienâ—e vsque ad â—ccidentem ab omnibus paene locis in quibus Chriâ—iana Religio â—olitur religiosâ—ssima vestra conuersatio â— Christi gloriaem praedicaâ—ur From the East to the â—st in all places almost where Châ—â—stian Reâ—igion is â—aintained thâ—re to Christ his glorie your most Chriâ—ian conuersation was preached And 〈◊〉 saeâ—â—â—sula Lyrinensis quae cum pâ—ruula plana esse viâ—atur innumerabiles tamen monâ—es ad â—aelum misisse â—gnosciâ—ur Haec est quae eximios nuâ—riâ— Monâ—chos â—astanâ—â—ssimos per oâ—nes Prouâ—â—ciaâ— erogat Saâ—erâ—â—es The blessed and hapâ—ie â—â—and of â—â—rinum though it seeme to be little and plainâ— yet it is knowne to hauâ— sent vnto heauen innumerable mountains This is sâ—e which bring th vp most famous Monckes and through all Prouinces sendeth forth most excellenâ— Priests 9. This testimonie of such a witnesse being giuen a little before S. Gregories timâ— who was so learned a Moncke and Father to many such in Rome argueth that his MoÌ„kes and the Monckes of Lyrinum could noâ— be strangerâ—â—o eaâ—h other S. Gregorie also commanding his Monckes he sent into EnglaÌ„d to goe to the Archbishop of â—râ—eâ— Successour to S. Cesarius so neare Lyrâ—num 〈◊〉 his assistance and they bringing from thencâ— into England Assistants and Interpreter â—nâ— S. Augustine being consecrated after Bishoâ— of EnglaÌ„d by Eâ—heâ—â—us Archbishop of Arles according to S. Gregories directions confirmeth the same the accesse of such hither theiâ— preachingâ— and directions here and our firsâ— English Moncke after S. Augustine comming hither so honouring the Monckes anâ— Monasterie of Lyrinum that they traâ—elleâ— ouer all England and France with them anâ— Saint Benedict Biscope who was brought â—â— with our British Monckes when none other were here being professed in â—yrinum Monâ—sterie showeth how little dâ—ffeâ—ence there waâ— betweene the old Monckes of Britanie thâ— Monckes of Lyrinum and Saint Augustinâ— and his fellow Monckes sent hither bâ— â—ly Saint Gregorie the Pope 10. By all accompts it is most certaine in â—storie that S. Benedict Biscope was proâ—led in Lyrinum went to Rome returned â—o the North part of England where he as Abbot diuers yeares before S. Benedict â— Rule was first giuen or receiued in these â—rtes and was also Abbot at Canterburie â—bey and gaue place to S. Adrian who was â—t hither by the Pope with Saint Theodore â—chbishop there before S. Wilfride the first â—er of S. Benedict's Rule in the North was â—leâ— Archbishop of Yorke to giue it or gaue â—e foresaid Rule to the Monckes as the â—onckes themselues confesse And that he â— not deliuer Saint Benedicts Rule to the â—onckes in the