conuersation and exemplar good liâ—e especially in the obseruation of Monasticall discipline full of miracles she gaue vp her soule to her heauenly spouse about the yeare of Christ nyne hundred and fourscore where her body was also interred and kept for a long tyme with great veneration This forsaid Abbey of Ramsey is different from another of the same name which in tymes past hath byn also very famous in our Iland being situated in Wiltshire where vntill this day the ruines therof are remayning to be seene A The fourteenth Day AT Pollesworth in VVarwickshire the Commemoration of S. Edith Virgin and sister to holy King Edgar of blessed memory who being a woman of rare vertue was ordayned Abbesse of a Monastery at the forsaid place of Pollesworth which S. Modwene of Ireland had built with the goods of her owne inheritance where in all kind of sanctimony of life and godly conuersation full of miracles she ended her blessed dayes about the yeare of Christ nyne hundred fourscore This woman is different from another S. Edith of the same name whose festiuall dayes are celebrated vpon the sixteenth of September and third of Nouember and was daughter to the forsaid Edgar and Abbesse of VVilton commonly called by the name of Edith the yonger and Neece to this of whome here we haue made mention B The fifteenth Day AT Ghele in Brabant the festiuity of S. Dympna Virgin and Martyr daughter to a pagan King of Ireland who being secretly instructed in the Christian faith by S. Gereberne a Priest of her owne Nation after the death of her mother the Queene her Father would haue married her and made her his wife which thing the holy Virgin abhorring stole priuily away into the lower Germany whither her Father following her and finding her out cut of her head with his owne hands togeather with the head of S. Gereberne in hatred of Christian Religion about the yeare of Christ 600. Her body is honourably reconded at Ghele and there is kept with great veneration wherat it hath pleased God to shew infinite miracles in signe of her innocency especially in casting out Diuells as well to his owne glory as increase of deuotion in the Christian world especially in the low Countreys S. Gereberns body was interred at the towne of Santen vpon the riuer of Rhene and there has Reliques were kept whiles that place was Catholicke with great veneration of the dwellers therabout C The sixteenth Day AT Burdeaux in Gascoyne of France the deposition of S. Symon Confessour an Englishman by birth and Generall of the Religious men called Carmelites who as he prayed to the blessed Virgin she appeared with a troupe of Angells holding vp the Scapulare or Coole of his Order in her haÌ„ds and said That whosoeuer died in that habit should be saued He desceased at Burdeaux in the visitation of his Generallship about the yeare of Christ one thousand fifty and two where his body is yet kept with great veneration God hauing through his merits adorned the same with many miracles THE same day at the towne of S. Albans in Hartsordshire the Translation of S. Alban Lord of Vâ—râ—lâ—me knight of the Bath high Steward of the Britans and the first Martyr that suffered for Christ in our Hand Whose body was on this day by Offa King of the Mercians in the yeare of Christ 794. taken vp and translated to a Church that he had newly built in his honour without the towne of S. Albans In which place also he founded a goodly Monastery endowed it with great lands and possessions This King Offa went after in person to Rome and procured S. Albans Canonization and priuiledges for the said Monastery of Pope Adrian the first As also gaue to the Sea of Rome a certaine tribute of his Kingdome gathering yearly of euery family of his dominions certayne money for the same commonly called Peter-pence which tribute continued in our Iland vntill King Henry the 8. when first the breach began with the sea Apostolicke THE same day in like manner in Scotland the deposition of S. Brandan Abbot and Confessour whose life and miracles haue byn famous in tymes past in our Iland of Great-Britany He flourished in the yeare of Christ 570. about which tyme also he died D The seauenteenth Day AT Elnona in the higher Germany the Translation of the venerable bodyes of Three of tâ—e eleuen thousand Virgins martyred with S. Vrsula who be 〈…〉 g of the British Nation suffered death for defence of their v 〈…〉 ginity and Christian Religion at Cullen in Germany with the forsaid S. Vâ—sula and her companions about the yeare of Christ three hundred fourscore and three From whence on this day three of their said glorious bodies were translated to Elnona and there very honourably and with great veneration reconded wherat it hath pleased God to worke miracles as well for the increase of deuotion in the people as also for confirmation of Catholicke Religion in those partes E The eighteenth Day AT Yorke the deposition of S. Sewall Confessour and Archbishop of the same Sea sometyme scholler in Oxford to S. Edmund Archbishop of Canterbury whose integrity and innocâ—cy of life togeather with his admirable patience in aduersity was so acceptable to God that it pleased his diuine Maiesty in signe therof to worke miracles by him both aliue and dead and among other it is recorded that lying on his death-bed he turned water into wyne by only blessing it He ended his venerable old dayes after much sorrow and tribulation in great sanctity and holinesse of life in the yeare of Christ one thousand two hundred fifty and eight vpon the day of our Blessed Sauiours Ascension deseruing to receyue the Crowne of his labours on the same day that Christ our Sauiour after his bitter passion heere on earth for the Redemption of mankind entred into the glory of his eternall Father His body was buryed in hisowne Cathedrall Church of Yorke and there kept and visited with great veneration of the Northerne people euen vntill the tyme of King Henry the 8. for the Miracles that had byn wrought therat F The ninteenth Day AT Canterbury the deposition of S. Dunstan Bishop and Confessour who being first Abbot of the ancient and goodly Monastery of Glastenbury in Somersetshire was thence promoted to the Bishopricke of VVorcester and after to London and â—ast of all to Canterbury whose godly workes of piety togeather with the multitude of his miracles are manifest to the ChristiaÌ„ world He dâ—ed in the yeare of Christ nyne hundred fourscore and eight and was buried at Canterbury where his body was wont in Catholicke tymes to be kept with great veneration of all England vntill these later dayes of schismes and heresyes in our Kingdome THE same day at Towers in France the deposition of S. Alâ—uine Abbot and Confessour who borne in Yorkeshire and somtyme School-maister of Yorke went ouer into
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
eighteenth Day AT Santo-Padre a Village in the Kingdome of Naples the Commemoration of S. Fulke CoÌ„sessour who being an English-man by byrth and descended of a noble family in our Iland tooke vpon him for the loue of Christ a long peregrination to visit the holy Sepulcher at Hierusalem And as he returned homeward by Italy the plague at that tyme sorely raging in those partes in very great sanctity and holines of life he receyued the reward of his labour and ended his blessed dayes in rest His body is vntill this day kept with great honour and veneration in the forsaid Village called by the ItaliaÌ„s Santo-Padre for the manifold miracles that are dayly wrought therat wherby the same place is now become a pilgrimage of deuotion to visit his body especially among the Neapolitans and people of Calabria A The ninteenth Day IN Kent the festiuity of S. Ermenburge Queene and Abbesse daughter to Ercombert King of Kent and wife to Merualdus King of the Mercians or midle Englishmen and mother to the three famous Virgin-Saintes Milburge Mildred and Milwyde who hauing built a goodly Church and Monastery in Kent in honour of her two kinsmen Ethelbrit and Ethelred Martyrs gathered togeather seauenty other Virgins and holy women and with consent of her husband entred into the same as Abbesse and Gouernesse of the rest where in all sanctimony of life and vertuous conuersation she ended her blessed dayes about the yeare of Christ six hundred fifty and foure and was buryed in the same place B The twentith Day AT Hexam in Northumberland the Passion of S. Edmund King and Martyr who being a Saxon by bloud borne in the Citty of Noremberge in that Prouince and nephew to Ossa King of the Eastangles was by him adopted successour and heyre of that Kingdome And when had most Christianlike gouerned the same for fifteene yeares was in the first Danish persecution vnder the Captaines Hinguar and Hubba for the Confession of Christ first whipped sorely and then tied to a tree and his body shot full of arrowes was finally beheaded Whose head the Danes carrying into a wood neere by cast among briars and bushes And when the Tyrants forsooke those partes and the Christians seeking for the same lost themselues in the forsaid wood and one calling vpon another asking with a loude voyce VVhere art where art where art the blessed Martyrs head answered Heere Heere Heere By which miraculous voyce they found out the same He suffered in the yeare of Christ eight hundred and seauenty THâ— same day and same place also the passion of S. Humbert Bishop and Martâ—â— who being Counsellour and companion to the â—orsaid King Edmund in the administration of his Kingdome deserued to be made partaker with him of his martyrdome so obtayned a crowne of glory in the yeare oâ— our Lord aboue mentioned C The one and twentith Day AT Bobia in Lombardy the deposition of S. Columbâ— Abbot and Confessour who being an Irishman by byrth and first a monke then Abbot of the Monastery of Benchor in the fame Kingdome went ouer into France there founded a Monastery at Luxouium and thence passing into Italy he there also founded another at Bobia by the helpe of Agilulph King of the Lombards of which himselfe became Abbot And after all these and diuers other labours and toyles taken for the aduancement of Christian Religion in Gods Church full of wonderfull sanctity of life and miracles he ended his venerable dayes about the yeare of Christ six hundred and fourteene and was buried in the forsaid Monastery of Bobia D The two and twentith Day IN France the CoÌ„memoration of S. Osmane Virgin descended of the Bloud Royall of Ireland whose parentes being Pagans she notwithstaÌ„ding in her tender years was priuately instructed in the Christian faith But afterward being to be espoused to a Noble maÌ„ of the same Kingdome but an Ethnicke forsooke both Countrey and friends and fled secretly ouer into France accompanied only with a mayd-seruant that wayted on her called Aclitenis where in a wood neere to the Riuer of Loyre she liued a very austere life being clad with a coate made of bulrushes and feeding her hungry body only with hearbes It chanced one day that a wild boare being chased in that wood by the hunters came running to her as it were for succour The huntesmen eagerly pursuyng the beast stroke him with their speares with all their force but could not once pearce his skynne Heerupon the Virgin being discouered was suspected to be a witch being brought to the Bishop and found to belieue in Christ was by him baptized had a little territory assigned her a Gardener appointed to cultiuate the same for her bodily reliefe and sustenance who being on a tyme deluded by the diuell to attempt some thing against her was by diuine iustice suddainly stroken blynd wherof he repenting himselfe was by her prayers againe restored to his sight And so she perseuering a longe tyme in that holy conuersation full of sanctimony of life was finally called thence vnto Christ her spouse whome she had so entyrely loued and serued E The three and twentith Day AT Chepslow 〈◊〉 MoÌ„mouthshire of VVales the CoÌ„memoratioÌ„ of S. Tathar Confessour and Eremiteâ— who being descended of a noble British lynage coÌ„temned the world became an Ermite in the Mountaynes of Monmouthshire in the raigne of Cradocke King of South-wales about which tyme also in great sanctity of life and miracles he ended his blessed dayes He built of his owne inheritance a goodly Church in the forsaid Towne of Chepstow togeather with a fayre Schoole for the education of youth in learning and vertue for which his memory is yet famous in our Iland especially among the ancient Britans of South-wales F The foure twentith Day AT Strenshalt in the Kingdome of the Northumbers the Commemoration of Blessed Eanslede Queene daughter to Edwyn and wife to Oswy Kinges of Northumberland who after the death of her Lord and husband setting aside all worldly pompe and pleasure tooke a Religious habit and became a Nunne in the Monastery of S. Peter at the forsaid place of Strenshalt vnder the care and Gouernement of her owne daughter Ethelfred that then was Abbesse of the same Where in all kind of profound humility sanctimony of life and other vertues she ended her blessed dayes about the yeare of Christ six hundred and fourscore G The fiue twentith Day AT Landaffa in Clamorganshire of VVales the Commemoration of S. Telean Martyr and second Bishop of the same Sea whose rare life learning other eminent vertues haue in tymes past byn famous throughout England especially among the ancient Britans of our Nation where his memory is fresh euen vntill this day He was very nobly borne and brought vp vnder S. Dubritius Archbishop and Metropolitan of VVales togeather with S. Dauid And a little after his comming
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
with a double office throughout our whole Realme in former Catholicke tymes according to the vse of Sarum THE same day at VVimborne in Dorsetshire the Passion of S. Etheldred King of the VVestsaxons and Martyr who in the Danish persecution was slayne by the Tyrannicall Pagans in hatred of Christian Religion at an old Towne in the west part of England called VVhittingham in the yeare of Christ eight hundred threescore and twelue His body was brought to the Monastery of VVimborne and there entombed with great veneration as is yet to be seene by his Epitaph recorded by our English Historiographers thus In hoc loco requiesâ—it corpus S. Etheldredi Regis VVestsaxonum Martyris qui anno Domini octingentesimo septuagesimo secundo vigesimo tertio die Aprilis per manus Dacorum Paganorum occubuit B The foure twentith Day AT Canterbury the depositioÌ„ of S. Mellitus Bishop Confessour who being sent into England by S. Gregory the Great with three other Copanions to assist S. Augustine in the haruest of soules was shortly after his comming first created Bishop of London and afterwards gouerned the Sea of Canterbury where in all venerable sanctity of life and miracles he ended his blessed dayes about the yeare of Christ six hundred twenty and foure and was buryed neere to his predecessours S. Augustine and S. Laurence in the North porch of his Cathedrall Church of Canterbury THE same day in the Monastery of S. Columbe in Scotland the deposition of S. Egbert Abbot and Confessour who descended of a noble British linnage sent S. VVillebrord and his fellowes into Flanders and Germany to preach the ChristiaÌ„ faith as also gaue instructions to the monkes of Scotland about the obseruation of the feast of Easter And finally in great sanctity of life and miracles reposed happily in our Lord about the yeare of Christ seauen hundred twenty and nyne ALso the same day at S. Iâ—es in HuÌ„tingtonshire the inueÌ„tioÌ„ of the venerable body of S. Iuo Bishop Confessour who comming out of Persia into EnglaÌ„d there preached the Christian faith dying about the yeare of Christ six hundred was afterward on this day found out and taken vp by Alwyn Earle of the Eastangles and most honourably and with great veneration entombed and placed in the Abbey of Ramsey in the yeare of Christ one thousand and one and raigne of King Ethelred of England MOreour the same day at Canterbury the TraÌ„slatioÌ„ of S. VVilfrid Bishop of Yorke and Confessour whose body in the second Danish persecution was on this day translated to Canterbury from Rippon in Yorkeshire where he was first buryed by S. Odo Archbishop of that Sea and there with great solomnity veneration placed in the Cathedrall Church of that Citty about the yeare of Christ nyne hundred fifty and seauen wherat it pleased God to worke miracles His principall festiuity is celebrated in our English Catholicke Church vpon the tweluth day of October C The fiue twentith Day AT VVancourt in the Territory of Arras in the lower Germany the Commemoration of S. Obodius Confessour and Eremite who descended of a very noble parentage in Ireland and contemning the vanityes of the world in his youth went ouer into the Low-Countreyes there lead a solitary and Eremiticall kind of life in the aforsaid Territory of Arras to the great edification of the Inhabitants of that place where finally in great sanctity and holines of life he ended his blessed dayes about the yeare of Christ seauen hundred whose body is yet coÌ„serued in the said towne of VVancourt with great honour and veneration of the people dwelling therabout as Patron of that Village D The six and twentith Day IN Scotland the Commemoration of the Saints Modane and Midane Brothers and Confessours who borne in the same Kingdome and there descended of a worthy family contemned the vanityes of the world and became Religious monkes of the venerable Order of S. Benedict in their owne Countrey where in all kind of good learning vertue and sanctity of life they finally in a good old age reposed in our Lord about the yeare of Christ eight hundred and foure Their memory hath in former Catholicke tymes byn famous throughout Scotland and Ireland where many aultars and Oratories haue byn dedicated in their honour as the ancient Records of those Kingdomes do declare E The seauen twentith Day AT Heydentine-Monastery in the higher Germany the deposition of S. Walburge Virgin and Abbesse daughter to S. Richard King of England who after the death of her Father being sent for by S. Boniface Archbishop of Mentz and her vncle was by him made Abbesse of the forsaid Monastery of Heydentine where in very great sactity working of miracles she gaue vp her soule to her heaueÌ„ly spouse about the yeare of Christ seaueÌ„ huÌ„dred threscore sixteene Her body was afterward translated to Eyst and there placed in the Cathedrall Church of that Citty neere to the venerable body of S. VVillebald her owne brother out of which there distilleth vntill this day a most sweet and pretious oyle very soueraigne for many diseases Ouer whose tombe is engrauen in marble this short Epitaph Filia Regis erat sed egenam se faciebat Diues vt Christo regnaret semper in ipso The feast of this her Translation is celebrated in Germany vpon the first of May with great solemnity and deuotion of the people of Eyst She was canonized for a Saint by Pope Adrian the second F The eight twentith Day AT VVerdt in Cleeueland the Commemoration of S. Kortill Bishop and Martyr who borne of a noble parentage in Scotland became first a monke in that Kingdome of the venerable Order of S. Benedict in an ancieÌ„t Monastery there called Amarbaricke wherof he being soone after made Abbot went ouer into the Lower Germany and Saxony to propagate the Christian faith newly planted in those partes and being there ordayned Bishop of VVerdt was a little after in hatred of the same Christian faith slayne by the incredulous and barbarous Saxons about the yeare of Christ eight hundred and twenty His body was buryed at VVerdt aforsaid and there kept in former tymes with great veneration G The nine twentith Day IN Northwales the Commemoration of S. Senan Confessour who descended of an ancient and noble British bloud contemned the vanities of the world and became an Eremite leading a solitary and seuere kind of life in the North of VVales neere to the Teritorry of S. Wenefrides Father by whome S. Wenefride her selfe was often visited and after her death lay many yeares buried neere to his body vntill her translation to Shrewsbury He liued in great sanctity and fame of miracles in the yeare of Christ six hundred and threescore about which tyme also he happily reposed in our Lord. His memory hath in former Catholicke tymes byn very famous in our Iland of Great-Britany but especially
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
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
King of Mercia and sister to the Saintes Milburge and Mildred Virgins who contemning all pleasures and delightes of this world became a Religious woman in a Monastery in Kent neere vnto Canterbury which holy King Ethelbert of blessed memory had foūded where in great sāctimony of life and pious conuersation she yielded her soule vp to her heauenly spouse about the yeare of Christ six hundred threescore and sixteene She had also a brother called Meresine a man of great holynes of life liuing about the same tyme of whome there is made often mention in our ancient Historiographers of Britany and England D The eighteenth Day AT Sutrium in Tuscany the Deposition of S. Deicola Abbot and Confessor who borne in Scotland of a noble parentage and hearing of the vertues and sanctity of S. Columbane the Great then liuing in Italy went ouer vnto him became his disciple and was afterward made Abbot there of a new Monastery called S. Martins erected in a towne of Tuscany commonly named Sutrium where in great sanctity and holines of life he ended his blessed dayes about the yeare of Christ fiue hundred fourscore and eleuen THE same day in Suetia the Commemoration of S. Vlsride Bishop and Martyr who being an English man by byrth and of great learning knowledg in the scriptures went ouer into the low Countreyes first and thence into Suetia to preach the Christian faith which when he had done most feruently and with great fruite of his holy labours for some yeares he was there finally put to death by the enemyes of Christ and so obtayned a palme of martyrdome about the yeare of Christ one thousand thirty and foure E The ninteenth Day AT VVorcester the deposition of S. VVolstan Bishop and Confessour who being brought vp from his youth in the Abbey of Peterburrow and afterward made a monke in the Monastery of VVorcester was finally created Bishop of the same Citty in the tyme of K. Edward the Confessour but being after deposed through falfe slaunderous accusations by K. VVilliam the Conquerour and Bishop Lanfranke was by a miracle that himselfe wrought at S. Edwardes body in VVestminster in the presence of many people againe restored to his Bishopricke where in very great sanctity and holines of life he perseuered to the end of his venerable dayes which happened in the yeare of Christ one thousand nynty and fiue and was buryed in his owne Cathedrall Church of VVorcester This day was afterward cōmāded to be kept holy in his memory throughout England THE same day in Suetia the passiō of S. Hēry Martyr Bishop of Opslo who going our of England to preach the faith of Christ in those partes was honourably intertayned of the King of Suetia by whose counsell direction he made war against the Finlanders subdued thē wherby the whole countrey of Finland was cōuerted to the Christiā faith he became their Apostle He was afterward slayne by the Pagā people of the same Countrey being stoned to death about the yeare of Christ one thousand one hundred fifty and one His body was afterward translated to Opslo and there kept in his Cathedrall Church vntil the dayes of Martyn Luther when as his sacred Reliques were prophaned beatē to dust cast into the ayre F The twentith Day AT Ramsey-Abbey in the I le of Ely the Cōmemoratiō of S. Elsled Virgin Abbesse who descēded of a noble family daughter to Ethelwold an Earle in the Prouince of the East-Angles after her Fathers death contēned all worldly transitory prefermēts became a Nunne in the Monastery of Ramsey which her said Father had lately founded vnder the Gouermēt of S. Merwyne then Abbesse therof after whose descease Elwyne that succeeded her she was chosen Gouernesse of that house confirmed in office by holy King Edgar of blessed memory wherin she so excelled in all kind of vertue workes of mercy Monasticall discipline that her name was famous throughout Englād both aliue dead It happened vpō a tyme before she was chosen Abbesse that being in the Church at Mattins before day with the rest of her sisters going into the middest according to the custome to read a lesson the candle wherwith she saw to read chāced to be put out therupon wanting light there came frō the fingers of her right hād such an exceding brightnesse vpō the suddaine that not only herselfe but all the rest of the Quire also might read by it Another time also it fell out her charity being so exceeding great bountifull towards the poore that through the large reliefe of the needy her coffers were greatly emptied in so much that the Procuratour of the house did checke her somwhat sharply for excessiue lauishnes She with many teares was silent made moane to her supreme Lord crauing his assistance herin And her prayers were not in vayne For the empty chestes were againe miraculously filled as before by Gods gracious recompence approbation of her charitable beneficence liberality She died in all sanctimony and holines of life about the yeare of Christ nyne-hundred fourscore and twelue was buryed in our B. Ladyes Church of the same Monastery which her Father had also built G The one and twentith Day AT Virdune in France the deposition of S. Malcalline Abbot and Confessour who being an Irishman by byrth and descended of a noble stocke went ouer into France in his youth and there entring into a Monastery became first a monke of the order of S. Benedict and afterward was made Abbot of Michells at Virdune where in very great sanctity of life and other vertues especially in the exercise of Monasticall discipline in a good old age he gaue vp his soule to rest about the yeare of Christ nyne hundred threescore and eighteene His body was buried in the same Monastery where the same is yet preserued with great honour veneration of the inhabitants therabout A The two and twentith Day AT VVinchester in Hampshire the Commemoration of S. Brituald Confessour and Bishop of that Sea who of a monke of the venerable order of S. Benedict was ordayned Bishop of VVinchester In which dignity after he had continued for many years full of singular vertue and holines of life he ended his venerable old dayes about the yeare of Christ one thousand and fourty He liued in the beginning of King Edward the Confessors raigne of whome it is wrytten that he had a miraculous reuelation how that he saw the said King Edward being yet in his Mothers wombe elected King crowned and annoynted by S. Peter the Apostle and ordayned to raigne foure twenty yeares finally to dy without issue Moreouer in that vision he seeming to demaund of S. Peter who should raigne next after him it was answered him againe That the Kingdome of England was Gods Kingdome and he then would prouide a King for
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
and prosperity famous throughout the Christian world both for Religion learning and prowesse vpon displeasure taken against the Popes Holines about his diuorce with Queene Catherine his lawfull wife began vnfortunately his breach with the Sea Apostolicke forbidding by Proclamation vpon the 19. of September all suites to be made to the Court of Rome c. And so by little and little going forward in this course now begun and being through euill Counsell incited first against the Clergy of England condemning them in a Premunire for relaxation wherof they were forced to giue him an hūdred thousād pounds and then against the Pope at last intituled himselfe Head of the Church of Englād taking vpon wholy the gouerment of all the Ecclesiasticall state in his Dominions dissoluing and suppressing Monasteryes other Religious places at his pleasure And moreouer exacting an Oath vnder payne of death of all sortes of subiectes against their consciences of this his pretended Supremacy This forsaid breach with the Sea of Rome thus begun and continued afterward vnder the raygne of King Henryes two Children Edward and Elizabeth holdeth also vntill this day in our Coūtrey in their Successour K. Iames to the great griefe of all the Christian Catholicke world The names of those who for refusing the said Oath or otherwise resisting this their pretenced Supremacy haue suffered vnder these forsaid Princes are set downe as followeth according to the yeares moneths dayes of their deathes Vnder King Henry the VIII Anno Christi 1535. Henrici 8. anno 27. IOhn Houghton Prior of the Carthusians at London Augustine Webster Prior of the Carthusians at Exham Robert Laurence Prior of the Carthusians at Beuall These were put to death at Tyburne the 29. of Aprill for denying the Kings Supremacy Richard Reynolds Monke of S. Brigits Order of Syon Iohn Hayle Priest Vicar of Thistleworth Humsrey Midlemore William Exmew Charterhouse Monkes of London suffered at Tyburne 18. Iune Sebastian Newdigate Iohn Rochester Iames Warnet Carthusians at Yorke 11. May Richard Bere Thomas Greene Iohn Dauis Thomas Iohnson Williā Greenwood Charterhouse Monkes died in prison in Iune Iuly Thomas Scriuan Robert Salt VValter Persons Thomas Reading VVilliam Horne Charterhouse Monke 4. Aug. Iohn Fisher Card. of S. Vitalis Bishop of Rochester at the Tower-Hill 22. Iune Syr Thomas More Knight at the Tower-hill 6. Iuly Anno Christi 1536. Henr. 8. 28. Iohn Pasley Abbot of Whaley Iohn Castegate Monke at Lancaster 10. March VVilliam Haddocke Monke at Whaley 13. Mar. N. N. Abbot of Sauley N. Astbebe Monke o◠Geruaux at Lancaster in March Robert Hobbes Abbot of VVoborne togeather with the Prior of the same Monastery a Priest suffered at VVoborne in Bedfordshire in March Doctor Maccarell with 4. other Priests at Tyburne 29. March VVilliam Thrust Abbot of Fountaynes Adam Sodbury Abbot of Geruaux at Tyburne in Iun. William Would Prior of Birlington N. N. Abbot of Riuers Anno 1537. Henr. 29. Antony Brorby of the Order of S. Francis strangled with his owne gildle at London 19. Iuly Thomas Cort Franciscan famished to death in prison 27. Iuly Thomas Belcham of the same Order died in Newgate 3. August Anno 1538. Henr. 30. IOhn Forest Frier obseruant Confessour to Queene Katherine in Smithfield 23. May. Iohn Stone an Augustine friar at Canterbury this yeare Two and thirty Religious Men of the Order of S. Francis being cast into prison for denying the K. Supremacy died there through cold stench famine in Aug. Sept. and October N. Crost Priest N. Collins Priest at Tyburne N. Holland Layman Anno 1539. Henr. 31. Adrian Fortescue Thomas Dingley Knights of S. Iohns of Ierusalē at Tower hill 8. Iul. Griffith Clarke Priest N. Mayre Monke at S. Thomas Wateringes 8. Iuly Iohn Tauers Doctor of diuinity Iohn Harris Priest 30. Iuly Iohn Rugge William Onion Priests at Reading 14. Nouemb. Hugh Faringdon Abbot of Reading at Reading 22. Nouemb. Richard Whiting Abbot of Glastēbury Iohn Thorne Roger Iames Monks of Glastēbury at Glastenb 22 Nouem Iohn Beck Abbot of Colchester at Colchester 1. Decemb. Anno 1540. Henr. 32. VVIlliam Peterson William Richardson Priestes at Calais 10. April Thomas Abell Edward Powell Priestes in Smithfield 30. Iuly Rich. Fetherstone Laurēce Cocke Prior of Dancaster William Horne Monke Edmund Bromley Priest Giles Horne Gentleman at Tyburne 4. August Clement Philpot Gentleman Darby Genninges Layman Robert Bird Layman Anno 1541. Henr. 33. DAuid Genson Knight of the Rhodes 1. Iuly Anno 1543. Henr. 35. GErman Gardener Priest Iohn Lark Priest Iohn Ireland P 〈…〉 est at Tyburne 7. March Thomas Asbey Layman Vnder Queene Elizabeth Anno 1570. Elizabethae 12. IOhn Felton Gentleman in S. Paules Churh-yard 8. August Anno 1571. Elizabeth 13. Iohn Story Doctor of the Canon-law at Tyburne 1. Iune Anno 1573. Elizabeth 15. THomas Woodhouse Priest at Tyburne 19. Iune Anno 1577. Elizab. 19. CVthbert Mayne the first Priest of the Seminaryes at Launston in Cornwall 29. Nouemb. Anno 1578. Elizab. 20. IOhn Nelson Priest at Tyburne 3. February Thomas Sherwood Gentleman 7. Febr. Anno 1581. Elizab. 23. Everard Hanse Priest at Tyburne 31. Iuly Edmund Campian Priest of the Society of Iesus Alexander Briant Priest of the same Society of Iesus at Tyburne 1. Dec. Raph Sherwyn Priest Anno 1582. Elizab. 24. IOhn Pa 〈…〉 e Priest at Chelemsford in Essex 2. April Thomas Ford Priest Iohn Shert Priest at Tyburne 28. May. Robert Iohnson Priest Thomas Cottam Priest of the Society of Iesus William Filby Priest at Tiburne 30. May Luke Kirby Priest Laurence Iohnson Priest William Lacy Priest Richard Kirkman Priest at Yorke 22. August Iames Tompson Priest at Yorke in Nouemb. Anno 1583. Elizab. 25. Richard Thirkill Priest at Yorke 29. May. Iohn Slade Laymā at Winchest 30. Oct. Iohn Body Layman at Andouer 2. Nouemb. William Hart Priest at Yorke Iames Laburne Gentleman at Lancaster Anno 1584. Elizab. 26. VVilliam Carter Layman at Tyburne 11. Ian. George Haddocke Priest Iohn Mundine Priest Iames Fen Priest at Tyburne 12. Feb. Thomas Emersord Priest Iohn Nutter Priest Iames Bele Priest Iohn Finch Layman at Lancaster 20. April Richard White Layman at VVrixam in Wales 18. Octob. Anno 1585. Elizab. 27. THomas Aufield Priest Thomas VVebley Layman at Tyburne 6. Iuly Hugh Taylour Priest Marmaduke Bowes Layman at Yorke Margaret Clitherow Cittizen of Yorke at Yorke in March Anno 1586. Elizab. 28. EDward Transam Priest Nicol. VVoodfine Priest at Tyburne 21. Ianuary Richard Sergeant Priest VVilliam Tompson Priest at Tyburne 20. April Iohn Addams Priest Iohn Low Priest at Tyburne 8. Octob. Robert Debdale Priest Robert Anderton Priest VVilliam Marsden Priest at Tyburne Francis Ingleby Priest at Yorke Stephen Rousam Priest at Glocester Iohn Finglow Priest Anno 1587. Elizab. 29. MAry Queene of Scotland at Foderinghay-Castle 8. Febr. Thomas Pilchard Priest at Dorcester in March Iohn Sandes Priest