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A15506	The English martyrologe conteyning a summary of the liues of the glorious and renowned saintes of the three kingdomes, England, Scotland, and Ireland. Collected and distributed into moneths, after the forme of a calendar, according to euery saintes festiuity. VVherunto is annexed in the end a catalogue of those, who haue suffered death in England for defence of the Catholicke cause, since King Henry the 8. his breach with the Sea Apostolicke, vnto this day. By a Catholicke priest.	Wilson, John, ca. 1575-ca. 1645?	1608 (1608)	STC 25771; ESTC S120085	181,492	404

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 anciēt 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 Con●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. Su●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 womā 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 hūdred 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 tran●lated to a more eminēt place of the Church of Cāterbury 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 pilgrim● 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 Oostk●rke in the yeare of Christ one thousand ●●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 Con●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 o● Christ nyne hundred f●fty and eight and was buried at Canterbury Matthew a Monke of VVestminster recounteth a dreadfull exāple of reuenge taken vpon his successour in that Bishopricke Ealysine who so soone as S. Odo was dead and procuring himsel●e to be elected in his roome by Symony the very first day o● his induction to that Sea he most cōtemptuously 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 miserabl● through hungar and cold in the Alpes which thing was ●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. Modu●ene Virgin and Abbesle daughter to Nang●●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

where being finally slayne by certaine P●gan theeues in hatred of his Religion he happily attayned to the palme o● 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 bu●lt and is kept with great veneration o● the Inhabitants of that place E The ninteenth Day AT Oxford the Depositiō of S. Frideswide Virgin and Abbesse daughter to Didan Duke of Oxford who being so●licited by one Algarus a noble yong man to yield vnto his ●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 ca●led Bomy some foure leagues di●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 Con●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 o● 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 Con●e●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 cōcourse of people that come thither on deuotion to visit the same and the miracles that are dayly wrought therat the Towne is now cōmonly 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 o● 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 ●●●ou● 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 o● 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. Aller●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 F●s●li where famous for sanctity o●●●fe and miracles in a good old age he happily rep●sed in our Lord. His feast is kept at Fes●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 Sco●land who reiecting all worldly pōpe preferments in her tender yeares went ouer into France with her brother S. ●i●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

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 Couōtry 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 Christiā 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 Cōmemoration 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 German● 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 Wi●●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. Cl●re Priest and Martyr who descended o● 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 Coūtrey friēds 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 womā of that Coūtrey 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 Clar●uallis in the Territory of Lāgres in France the festiuity of S. Malachy Bishop Cō 〈…〉 our who being first a Monke o● 〈…〉 hor 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 then Abbot was after or 〈…〉 ned Bishop or 〈…〉 rthen ●n the same 〈◊〉 〈…〉 Pr 〈…〉 ate o● Ireland 〈…〉 e 〈◊〉 and di●d in the tyme of S. Bernard ●bout the care of Ch 〈…〉 on● thousand one hūd 〈…〉 〈◊〉 eight who wrote vnto him diuers learned 〈◊〉 s as also his whole life yet extant among S. Bernards workes He desceas●d the second day o● this moneth in the forsaid Monastery of Clareuallis though his 〈…〉 iuity be cōmonly celebrated on this day because on