and descended there of a noble parentage became in that Kingdome first a monke of the Venerable Order of S. Benedict and thence went ouer into France to S. Gallus Abbot that then was famous in those partes of whome being throughly instructed in all kind of Monasticall discipline was at last ordayned Bishop of Constance where after many yeares of most approued vertue and sanctity of life he happily reposed in our Lord in the yeare of Christ six hundred fifty and foure and was buryed in his owne Cathedrall Church of Constance B The seauen twentith Day AT Lichfield in Staffordshire the Commemoration of Blessed Sexulfe Bishop and Confessour who being the first Abbot of the Monastery of Medshamsted now called Peterburrow by whose persuasion VVulferus K. of Mercia had newly founded the same was ordayned Bishop of Lindisserne in the Kingdome of the Northumbers and afterward translated to Lichfield in the place of VVinsrid that was deposed by S. Theodore of Canterbury In both which Seas he most worthily behaued himselfe in teaching and instructing his flocke for many yeares And at last full of venerable old age ioyned with sanctity of life he departed to our Lord about the yeare of Christ seauen hundred THE same day in the Prouince of the Eastangles in the Diocesse of Ely the CoÌ„memoration of S. Alnoth Martyr who being heardsman to S. VVereburge Abbesse of the Nunry of Ely became an Anchoret leading a most strict and seuere recluse life for the loue of God whome when he had so serued for some yeares he was slayne by certaine wicked theeues in hatred therof and so receyued his crowne of Martyrdome about the yeare of Christ 670. C The eight twentith Day AT Yorke the deposition of S. Oswald Bishop CoÌ„fessour nephew to S. Odo Archbishop of Canterbury who being first made Chanon of VVinchester then Bishop of VVorcester was lastly promoted to the Archbishopricke of Yorke whose godly vertues and innocency of life was afterward declared by the manifold miracles wrought at his body Amongst other works of Charity he was wont euery day to giue dinner to twelue poore men or pilgrims seruing them at table with his owne hands wash their feet giue them money in almes and alwayes at Easter to giue them new apparrell He died on this day in the yeare of Christ nyne hundred fourscore and twelue and was afterward translated to VVorcester vpon the fifteenth of October on which day his principall festiuity is celebrated in our Catholicke Church of England of whome also in that place we haue made a large Relation THE MONETH OF MARCH D The first Day AT Meneuia in Penbrookshire the deposition of S. Dauid Bishop and Confessour sonne to Xantus Prince of VVales and Vncle to the valiant King Arthur who was so famous for working of miracles in his life tyme that he became a great pillar and vphoulder of the British Primitiue Church especially in extinguishing the Reliques of the Pelagian heresy He translated his Bishopricke which was at Carleon vpon V. ske vnto Meneuia now called in the British tongue of his name Twy Dewy in English S. Dauids where finally after he had built twelue Monasteryes and replenished the same with monkes being of the age of an hundred fourty six yeares he ended his blessed dayes was buryed in his owne Church about the yeare of Christ fiue hundred fourscore twelue It is recorded by the British antiquityes that by his prayers he obtayned the heate and vertue that the waters of Bath in Somersetshire haue in curing and asswaging many deseases though others do assigne it to haue byn found out long before He was afterward canonized for a Saint by Pope Ca 〈…〉 us the second THE same day at VVerdt in Cleeu-land the deposition of S. Suitbert Confessour and first Bishop of that Sea Sonne to Sigebert Earle of Nottingham who going ouer into the lower Germany and thence into Saxony Frizland with S. VVillebrord and his company to preach the Christian faith was there elected Bishop of VVerdt and sent backe into England to be consecrated and then returning to his Sea after much fruite wrought in that haruest in great sanctity and holines of life he reposed in our Lord in the yeare of Christ seauen huÌ„dred seauenteene His body is kept at VVerdt where he died with great veneration of the inhabitants He was canonized by Pope Leo the third E The second Day AT Lichfield in Staffordshire the deposition of S. Chad Confenour and Bishop of that Sea whose most exemplar life togeather with working of manifold miracles is yet famous throughout England The Cathedrall Church or Minster of that Citty is dedicated to our Blessed Lady and S. Chad. There is also a VVell neere to the same Church commonly called S. Chads VVell In the bottome whereof lieth vntill this day a cleere great marble stone wheron S. Chad was wont to kneele and pray in his Oratory the water of which Well is very wholsome soueraigne for many diseases He died in the yeare of Christ six hundred threscore and foure and lieth burved in his owne Cathedrall Church of Lichfield THE same day at VVerdt in Cleeu-land the deposition of S. Willeicke Abbot and Confessour who going out of England with S Switbert and his company to preach the Christian faith to the Pagans of the lower Germany and Saxony was constituted Abbot of a monastery at VVerdt which S. Switbert had newly founded where after the reaping of a fertile haruest in the conuersion of infinite soules to God full of sanctity miracles reposed in our Lord about the yeare of Christ 727. F The third Day AT Tauracum in little Britany the deposition oâ— S. VVenlocke Abbot and Confessour who descended of the royall bloud of oâ— Great Britany and nephew to Francanus Viceroy of that Kingdome went ouer into litle Britany and was ordayned Abbot there of an ancient Monastery called Tauracum whose liâ—e replenished with sanctity and miracles was famous aswell in our Kingdome as in France and Flanders about the yeare of Christ foure hundred and fourscore about which tyme also he reposed in our Lord. His body was afterward translated to Gaunt in Flanders in the NormaÌ„ persecution and there is kept vntill this day with great veneration of the Inhabitants for the ofteÌ„ miracles that haue byn wrought therat G The fourth Day AT Perone in Picardy the deposition of S. Eurseuâ— Abbot and Confessour sonne to Philtan King of Ireland who coÌ„ming into England to Sigebert King of the Eastangles built there a goodly Monastery and filled the same with monkes wherof himselfe was ordayned Abbot And then after a while leauing the care therof to his brother Foillan he went ouer into France and built another Monastery at Perone where in most godly and saintly exercise of life he died on this day about the yeare of Christ six hundred thirty and six
honour He florished about the yeare of Christ seauen hundred and eight about which tyme also he desceased C The eight twentith Day IN the Marches of VVales the TranslatioÌ„ of the glorious â—ody of S. Fremund King and Martyr sonne to Ossa King of Mercia who setting aside his crowne and kingdome for the loue of Christ in the second yeare of his raigne became an Eremite in a little IlaÌ„d of the Marches of VVales called in the British tongue Illesage where at last he was slayne by Osway the Apostata in hatred of ChristiaÌ„ Religion in the yeare of Christ seaueÌ„ hundred fourscore and sixteene He being afterward canonized for a Saint in the yeare of our Lord 1157. and raygne of King Henry the third his body was taken vp on this day translated to a more eminent place of the same Church where it lay before wherat it pleased God to worke miracles His principall festiuity is celebrated vpon the eleuenth day of May of whome in that place we haue made mention againe D The nine twentith Day IN Scotland the Commemoration of S. Baldred Confessour whose memory in ancient tymes hath byn very famous in that Kingdome For that he hauing sometymes preached to the people of three villages neere adioyning one to the other in Scotland called Aldham Tiningham and Preston was so holy a man of life that when he was dead the people of ech village contended one with another which of theÌ„ should haue his body in so much that at last they not agreeing therabout tooke armes and ech of them sought by force to enioy the same And when the matter came to issue the said sacred body was found all whole in three distinct places of the house where he died so as the people of ech village comming thither carrying the same away placed it in their Churches and kept it with great honour and veneration for the miracles that at ech place it pleased God to worke He liued in the tyme of S. Kentigerne and S. Columbe the Great about the yeare of Christ six hundred and ten about which tyme also he gaue vp his soule to rest in our Lord. E The thirtith Day AT VVerdt in Cleeu-land the depositioÌ„ of S. Pattone Bishop of that Citty and Confessour who descended of a worthy bloud in Scotland was first made Abbot of the Monastery called Amarbaricke in the same Kingdome and thence going ouer into the lower Germany and Saxony was at last consecrated Bishop of VVerdt where in great sanctity of life and other vertues diligently attending to his flocke preaching the Christian faith among them he ended his venerable old dayes about the yeare of Christ seauen hundred threscore and two and was buryed in his owne Cathedrall Church at VVerdt where his body was wont to be kept with great veneration of the Inhabitants F The one thirtith Day AT Malmesbury in VViltshire the Translation of S. Adelmus Bishop Confessour nephew to Inas King of the VVestsaxons who trauayling in his youth into France and Italy through his diligence in studdies attayned to great learning both in the Greeke and Hebrue tongues but especially in Diuinity In the knowledg wherof he was in his dayes accompted excellent After his returne into England he first became a monke of the Order of S. Benedict at Malmesbury and then Abbot of the whole Monastery and afterward going to Rome with King Ceadwall he was there created Bishop of Sherborne by Pope Sergius and sent backe to that Sea where after great labours taken in the Gouernment therof and many notable bookes wrytten for the instruction of men in Christian life he finally reposed in our Lord in the yeare of Christ seauen hundred and nyne whose body was afterward solemnly on this day translated to Malmesbury and there kept in Catholicke tymes with great honour and veneratioÌ„ for the manifold miracles that are recorded to haue byn wrought therat THE MONETH OF APRIL G The first Day AT Pontoyse in France the Commemoratio of the Saintes Sadoch Adrian Priestes Confessours who being Irishmen by birth came ouer into France to preach the Christian faith to the people and inhabitants of Picardy where they were honourably receyued and intertayned by S. Richarius a noble man of that Countrey and afterward Abbot of Pontoyse And when they had laboured in that new haruest for many yeares and reaped therin most aboundant fruite in the conuersion of infinite soules from their Idolatrous superstitioÌ„ to the true worship of one God they finally ended their happy dayes in a venerable old age about the yeare of Christ six hundred and forty Their sacred Reliques are kept vntill this day by the Religious men in the forsaid Monastery of Pontoyse with great veneration of the Inhabitants A The second Day AT Coldingham in the Marches of Scotland the Commemoration of S. Ebba Virgin and Abbesse daugher to Ethelfride King of Northumberland and sister to S. Oswald and Osway Kings of the same Prouince who coÌ„teÌ„ning the vanities of the world became a Religious woman and receyued the holy veyle of chastity at the hands of Blessed Finan Bishop of Lindisserne but afterward building two goodly Monasteryes of her owne one vpon the riuer of Derwent called of her name Ebbecester and the other at the forsaid Coldingham she became Abbesse of the later and ruled the same in all perfection and holines of life hauing very many noble and vertuous virgins vnder her amoÌ„g whome S. Audry Queene and flower of the I le of Ely was one And after she had heaped vp store of heauenly treasure in a good old age she went to her spouse about the yeare of Christ six hundred fourscore and foure whose memory hath in tymes past byn very famous both in England Scotland where many goodly Churches and Chappels haue byn erected and dedicated in her honour and one yet standing to be seene in Oxford commonly called S. Tabbes as also in the forsaid Marches of Scotland neere to ColdinghaÌ„ there is a little port or hauen in the promoÌ„tory of that Prouince still retayning the name of S. Tabbes-head B The third Day AT Chichester in Sussex the deposition of S. Richard Confessour and Bishop of that Sea whose wonderfull life and doctrine ioyned with the greatnes of his miracles hath byn sufficiently manifested to the Christian world He was borne at VVich in VVorcestershire and died at Douer in Kent the ninth yeare of his Presulshippe and yeare of Christ one thousand two hundred fifty and three Whose body being brought to Chichester so shined with miracles that among others it is recorded that three dead men were at the same by his meritts againe raised to life He was canonized for a Saint by Pope Vrban the fourth seauen yeares after his death and of Christ 1260. THE same day at Eureux in France the deposition of S. Burgundosora Virgin and Abbesse who descended of a noble
about the yeare of Christ six hundred and seauenty and was buryed in Scotland This man is different from the other S. Dunstan of England whose festiuall dayes are celebrated vpon the nineteenth of May and seauenth of September B The ninteenth Day AT Ely in Cambridgshire the Commemoration of S. Iohn Confessour and Bishop of the same Sea who being first a monke and then Abbot of Fountaines in Yorkeshire was for his great vertue and holinesse of life ordayned Bishop of Ely In which dignity he so gouerned himselfe especially in humility and charity to the poore that his memory was very famous aswell throughout England and Scotland at home as in other Countreys abroad And when he had sate in that Sea for fiue yeares or therabout famous for holinesse of life full of venerable old age he departed to our Lord in the yeare of Christ one thousand two hundred twenty and fiue in the raigne of King Henry the third and was buryed in his Cathedrall Church of Ely before the Altar of S. Andrew C The twentith Day AT Glastenbury in Somersetshire the Translation of S. Edward King and Martyr who through the deceipt of his step-mother Queene Alfred was slayne at Corse-Castle in Dorsetshire as he was on hunting His body was first buryed at VVarham and then at Shaftesbury and lastly on this day with great solenity translated to Glastenbury the tweluth yeare after his Martyrdome and yeare of Christ one thousand and one He was canonized for a Saint by Pope Innocentius the fourth THE same day at VVinockes-berge in Flanders the TranslatioÌ„ of S. Oswald King of Northumberland and Martyr who after many glorious battayles and combatts sought in defence principally of the Christian faith was at length slayne in hatred therof by PeÌ„da a PagaÌ„ King of the Mercians or middle Englishmen at a place in Shropshire called afterward of his name Oswaldes-tree where now is built a fayre Market-towne still retayning that ancieÌ„t name though somwhat corrupted in pronunciation and commonly called Oswistry His body was first buryed at Peterburrow in Northamptonshire and after in the Danish persecution on this day translated to Berghen in Flanders where it is kept with great veneration of the inhabitants His principall fel iuity was wont to be celebrated in our Catholicke Church of England vpon the fifth day of August and in diuers places kept holy day D The one and twentith Day AT Beuerwicke in the Diocesse of HarleÌ„ in South-Holland the passion of S. Englemund Martyr borne of a noble parentage in England who going ouer into Holland and Frizeland for the propagation of Christian faith was by Radbodus King of Frisia a Pagan and enemy to Christ most cruelly put to death about the yeare of our Lord seaueÌ„ hundred twenty and seauen His body was kept in an Oratory at the forsaid towne of Beuerwicke with great veneration euen vntill the Hollanders in this last age falling from the Obedience of the Catholicke Church and Sea of Rome imbraced heresy E The two and twentith Day IN Derswolds wood neere to the towne of S. AlbaÌ„s in Hartfordshire the passioÌ„ of S. AlbaÌ„ high Steward of the Britans and the first Martyr in our Iland of the British nation who in the persecution of Dioclesian the Emperour was beheaded for being made a Christian and receiuing and succouring a Christian Priest named Amphibale by whome he had byn baptized He suffered about the yeare of Christ three hundred and three and was afterward canonized for a Saint by Pope Adrian the first THE same day same place the passion of one of the souldiers that led S. Alban to execution who seing his constaney and patience in suffering for Christ being therwith greatly moued confessed forthwith his errour and asked the blessed Martyr forgiuenesse which when the persecutors beheld they grieuously tormented him for the same He notwithstanding following S. Alban to his death when his head was cut of tooke imbraced it in his armes therby was immediatly cured of all his wouÌ„ds inflicted by the persecutors And therupon confessing Christ was by the enemyes of trutâ— finally beheaded and so baptized in his owne bloud THE same day in like manner at S. Omers in Artoys in the Monastery of S. Bertin the Translation of S. Ortrude Virgin borne in England of a noble bloud whose body in the Danish persecution was translated from an ancient Monastery in our Iland called Andria to the forsaid Abbey of S. Bertin and is there yet preserued in a siluer shrine with great veneration among other Reliques in the Sacristia or Vestrey of that Church She died about the yeare of Christ six hundred seauenty and nyne F The three and twentith Day AT Ely in Cambridgshire the deposition of S. Edilâ—rude Virgin and Abbesse daughter to Annas King of the Eastangles and wise to King Egfrid of Northumberland who liuing with her husband twelue yeares in perpetuall viginity as S. Bede recordeth at last with his consent renounced the pleasure of this world and dignity of a Queene became a nunne first in the Monastery of Coldingham in the same Kingdome vnder S. Ebba her aunt and thence being ordayned Abbesse of the Monastery of Ely where before she had founded a goodly Church in honour of S. Peter the Apostle full of great sanctimony and holines of life she finally weÌ„t to her heauenly spouse about the yeare of Christ six hundred and fourscore Her body was buryed in the same Monastery ouer which there was erected a goodly Church dedicated to her name And being taken vp sixteene yeares after her death by her sister S. Sexburge then Abbesse of that place was found wholy vncorrupt and as fresh as if the had byn buryed but the day before S. Bede himselfe made a sonnet in moeter in praise of this Virgin which yow may read in the fourth booke of his History of England and twentith Chapter She is called by sundry writers Etheldride but in our owne language most commonly knowne by the name of S. Audry G The foure twentith Day AT Mechlyn in Brabant the passion of S. Rumwald Bishop and Martyr sonne to a King of Ireland who after he was consecrated Bishop of Dublyn in that Countrey went to Rome and thence returning into Flanders began to preach the Christian faith in the Territory of Mechlyn and there first planted the same vnder Count Ado of that Prouince of whome he was very honourably intertayned And when he had thus laboured in reducing the strayed sheep to the fold of his Maister Christ for many yeares he was at length there slayne in hatred of the Christian faith by two wicked souldiers one wherof the blessed Bishop had som tymes reprehended for adultery about the yeare of Christ seauen hundred threescore fifteene His body remayneth still at Mechlyn and there is kept with great veneration in the Cathedrall Church in a very sumptuous siluer shrine though his
meate that was therin saying They had more need therof then himselfe The Bishop sitting by and delighted with such rare piety in a King tooke him by the right hand and said This hand I pray God may neuer consume And so saith S. Bede it fell out for that his arme and hand being cut of at his death remayned till his dayes whole and incorrupt being kept in a siluer case in S. Peters Church at Bambrough He finished the Cathedrall Church of S. Peter at Torke which was before begun by his predecessour King Edwyn His body was first buryed at Peterburrow and part therof traÌ„slated afterward to VVinockes-Berghen in Flanders where the same was preserued with great Veneration A The sixt Day AT VVinchester in Hampshire the depositioÌ„ of Blessed Henry Confessour and Bishop of the same Sea who being a Frenchman by birth and brother to King Stephen of England became first a monke of the Order of S. Benedict and after Abbot of Glastenbury and last of all Bishop of VVinchester and Legat Apostolicall of England In which dignity he behaued himself with so great humility and loue of the common people for more then fourty yeares togeather that his name was famous throughout all England France He died in great sanctity of life and spirit of Prophesy in the yeare of Christ one thousand one hundred seauenty and one about foure monethes before the Martyrdome of S. Thomas of Canterbury THE same day at â—one in France the Commemoration of S. Alexander Confessour who descended of the bloud-Royall of Scotland stole secretly thence for the loue of Christ in base attyre and went into France where he became a Lay-brother in a Monastery of Cistercian monkes at Fone labouring in the basest offices of the house vnknowne till his dying day Which being then reueyled to the Prior of the Monastery vpon obedience it pleased God to testify his worthines by a Miracle after his death which was thus A Monke of the same Monastery that had a sore vlcer in his brest and now growne to a fistula came to the said Alexanders tombe and there prayed Vnto whome AlexaÌ„der appearing brighter then the sunne with two Crownes one on his head and another in his hand the Monke demaunded what that double Crowne meant He answered and said The Crowne in his hand is for the temporall Crowne which I forsooke for Christes loue for he should haue byn King of Scotland being next heyre thervnto by succession as the Story relateth The other on my head is that which I haue receyued common with other Saintes And that yow may be assured of the verity of this vision you shal now be cured of your infirmity And hauing thus spoken and the other immediatly healed he vanished away He died about the yeare of Christ one thousand and two hundred B The seauenth Day AT VVestminster by London the Commemoration of S. Maude Queene daughter to S. Margaret and holy King Malcolme of Scotland wife to K. Henry the first of England whose admirable and rare vertues togeather with her singular exemplar life hath byn a patterne euer synce to all Princesses in Europe especially her exceeding Charity towards the poore whome she disdayned not though neuer so foule leapers but rather imbraced them with all delight yea washed their soares and vlcers neuer so loathsome and filthy For whome she built also a goodly hospitall in the suburbes of London called S. Gâ—les as also founded the Priory of Christes-Church within Ald-gate of the same Citty Her body was with all veneration buryed at VVestminster in the yeare of Christ one thousand one hundred and eighteene which yeare she desceased In whose praise these distiches following were composed Prosper a non laetam secere non aspera tristem Aspera risus ei prospera terror erant Non decor essecit fragâ—lem non Sceptra superbam Sola potens humilis sola pudica decens She was in her tender yeares brought vp in the Monasteries of Religious womeÌ„ at VVinchester and Rumsey in all exercise of vertue and learning She built a faire stone-bridge ouer the riuer of Lue at Stratford-vpon-Bow as also gaue diuers goodly mannours and lands to the Abbey of Barking in Essex for mayntayning of the same C The eight Day AT Glastenbury-Abbey in Somersetshire the Commemoration of S. Fagane Confessour and Scholler to S. Ioseph of Arimathia with whome when he had led a solitary life for many yeares in the Iland of Auallonia now called Glastenbury and being by S. Ioseph throughly instructed in the Christian â—aith and other vertues became himselfe a preacher therof and S. Iosephs successour in his Oratory where the â—amous Monastery of Glastenbury was afterward built Where also in great sanctity holines of life he finally reposed in our Lord about the yeare of Christ one hundred and twelue and was one of the first Confessours of our British Nation D The ninth Day AT Ely in Cambridgshire the deposition of S. Hugh Bishop and Confessour who being first a Monke and then Abbot of the Monastery of S. Edmundsbury in Suffolke was thence promoted to the Bishopricke of Ely where in all kind of most commendable vertues especially in humility and abstinence hauing gouerned that Sea fiue and tweÌ„ty years he happily ended his venerable dayes about the yeare of Christ one thousand two hundred fifty and foure His body was very honourably interred in the Cathedrall Church of Fly within the Chancell which himselfe had newly built from the ground consecrating the same in presence of King Henry the third and his sonne Prince Edward in the yeare 1235. and was there kept vntill our dayes with great honour and veneration of the people He also built the Bishops Pallace at Ely besydes many other publicke works of Charity which he perfourmed whilst he liued E The tenth Day AT Lesmor in Ireland the Commemoration of S. Malcus Bishop and Confessour who borne in England and a Monke of the Monastery of VVinchester in Hampshire and of a most vertuous conuersatioÌ„ was elected consecrated Bishop of Lesmor in Ireland In which Pastorall office in great sanctity of life working of Miracles he finally ended his blessed dayes about the yeare of Christ one thousand one hundred twenty fiue He is also much praised by S. Bernard that liued at the same tyme who wryting the life of S. Malachy Bishop and Primate of Ireland among other thinges he saith of S. Malcus That the wisdome of God was in him c. F The eleuenth Day AT Chichester in Sussex the Commemoration of Bl. Gilbert Confessour Bishop of the same Sea whose integrity of life and vertuous conuersation hath made him famous to posterity He was a Father of the fatherlesse saith the Story of his life a comforter of mourners a defender of widdowes a relieuer of the poore a helper of the distressed and a diligent visitour of the sicke And thus heaping vp heauenly
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
an Englishman by byrth became first a monke of the venerable Order of S. Benedict and was afterward sent into Palestine and made Prior of the Monastery of the holy Sep 〈…〉 er in Hierusalem And in the yeare of Christ one thousand one huÌ„dred thirty he was coÌ„secrated the first Archbishop of Tyre in Syria which function when he had inioyed six yeares in all sanctity of life and vertuous conuersation he ended there his happy dayes in the yeare of our Lord one thousand one hundred thirty seauen THE same day in Breckneckshire of VVales the Commemoration of S. Canoch Confessor who being sonne to Braghan King of Brecknocke great Vncle to S. Dauid Bishop of Menâ—â—ia was very famous for holines of life in those partes about the yeare of Christ foure hundred fourscore and twelue and whose memory is yet famous amongst the ancient Britans of our Iland especially in South wales He had a brother called S. Cadocke that was a Martyr a sister named S. Keynâ— who liued about the same time in great opinion of sanctity as the Records of their liues yet extant do demonstrate A The twelfth Day AT Durham in the Bishopricke the Commemoration oâ— S. â—dilwald Bishop and Confessour who being first a mâ—nâ—e then Abbot of the Monastery of Mailros in the Kingdome of the Northumbers was lastly promoted to the Bishopicke of Lindisserne now translated to Durham and succeeded S. Edbert in that Sea which when he had gouerned like a worthy pastour of his flocke for almost fourty yeares in great sanctity of life and vertues therto agreeable full of venerable old yeares he finally reposed in our Lord in the yeare of Christ seauen hundred thirty and eight and was buryed at Lindisserne B The thirteenth Day AT â—ly in Cambridgshire the deposition of S. Ermenild Queene wise to VVulherus King of Mercia who after the death of her husband became a Religious woman in the Monastery of Ely vnder her owne Mother S. Sexburge who at that tyme was Abbesse therof and after her said Mothers descease she was elected in her place where famous for sanctimony and holines of life she gaue vp her soule to her heauenly spouse about the yeare of Christ six hundredthreescore and eighteene ALso the same day at VVirtzburgh in Germany the Translation of S. Kâ—lian Bishop and Martyr who descended of the bloud royall of Ireland for the loue he bare to his neighbour-Countreyes came thence with three other CompanioÌ„s into Flaunders so went into Germany where he was ordayned Bishop of VVirtzburgh which Sea when he had held for few yeares diligently attending to his flocke he was slayne togeather with his three forsaid Companions by the enemyes of Christian saith in the yeare of Christ six hundred fourscore and seauenteene His body being buryed at VVirtzburgh was afterward on this day taken vp and translated to a more eminent place of the same Church where beâ—ore it lay but his principall festiuity is celebrated vpon the eight day of Iuly C The fourteenth Day IN Scotland the Commemoration of S. Conâ—â—ane Confessour who borne in the 〈…〉 e Kingdome and desâ—â—nded of a noble parentage dâ—spised all pleasures of this world retyring himself to a Monastery became a Religious man of the Order of S. Benedict in one of the Ilands of Orâ—ades neere Scotland where in all kind of exemplar good life learning and vertuous conuersation in a good old age ended his blessed dayes about the yeare of Christ six hundred and fourty His memory hath byâ— famous euen vntill thâ—se our dayes throughout the whole Iland of Great Britany but especially amongst the Scottish nation amongst whome also diuers Churches and altars haue in tymes past byn erected and dedicated in his honour D The fifteenth Day AT Vexouia in Goth-land the deposition of S. Sigfride Bishop and Confessour who being Archdeacon of the Church of Yorke was sent by King Alfred of England into Gothia to preach to the pagan people of that Countrey whome he conuerted to the Christian faith togeather with their King Olaus and so became their Apostle He was afterward made Bishop of Vexoâ—ia and Metropolitan of Gothâ—a which Sea when he had gouerned most worthily for many yeares in great sanctity and holines of life full of venerable old age he went to rest in our Lord about the yeare of Christ one thousand and two and was buryed in his owne Cathedrall Church of Vexouia where his body was kept with great honour and veneration of that nation for the myracles that were wrought therat vntill these later yeares of schismes and heresyes in those Prouinces E The sixteenth Day AT VVerdt in Cleeu-land the deposition of S. Tancone Bishop and Martyr who borne of a noble bloud in Scotland was first a monke and then Abbot of a Monastery in the same Kingdome called Amarbaricke and being very desirous to help his neighbour-Countreys for their soules health went ouer into Flaunders and thence into Cleeu-land and there was made Bishop of VVerdt where preaching continually and propagating the Christian faith he was at last slayne by the barbarous and incredulous people of that Prouince in hatred therof about the yeare of Christ eight hundred His body was buryed at VVerdt F The seauenteenth Day AT Lindisferne in the Kingdome of the Northumbers the deposâ—tion of S. Finan Bishop and Confessour who being first a monke of S. Columbes Mâ—nastâ—ry in the Iland of Hoy by Scotland was ordayned Bishop of Lindisferne and succeeded S. Aidan that Sea where in all kind of godly conuersation sanctity of life he ended his blessed dayes about the yeare of Christ six hundred and threescore He is called the Apostle of the Mercians or middle Englishmen by whose endeauours in preaching a great part of that Kingdome was first conuerted to Christian faith togeather with their Prince Peda sonne to the notable persecutor Penda who with many great Larles Lords of Mercia was at the inâ—â—ance of holy King Oswyn of Northumberland by him baptized at Barwicke as S. Bede and other English Historiographers do recount There are many Churches both in England and Scotland dedicated in his honour G The eighteenth Day AT Saltzburge in Bauaria the Commemoration of S. Iohn Confessour Bishop of that Sea who being a monke of an old Monastery neere VVinchelsea in Sussex went ouer into Germany to S. Boniface Archbishop of Mentz with whome he remained for a tyme and after going to Rome was by Pope Gregory the third created the first Bishop of Saltzburge and sent thither which sea when he had most worthily gouerned and preached the Christian faith for fourteene yeares togeather and brought many thousands to the true worship of God in great sanctity of life and venerable old age he ended his blessed dayes about the yeare of Christ seauen hundred fifty and seauen and was buryed in his owne Cathedrall Church of Saltzburge
A The ninteenth Day AT Hagustalde in the Kingdome of the Northumbers the Commemoration of S. Acca Confessour and Bishop of that Sea who being one of S. VVillebrord his coadiutors and going ouer with him into Saxony and Frizeland for the conuersion of those nations was sent backe againe into EnglaÌ„d to the Consecration of S. Switbert and there detayned and ordayned Bishop of Hagustalde by S. VVilfrid the second of Yorke which pastorall function wheÌ„ he had most worthily performed for many yeares in great sanctity of life and godly conuersation full of venerable old age he reposed in our Lord about the yeare of Christ seauen hundred thirty and six B The twentith Day IN the I le of Thanet in Kent the deposition of S. Mildred Virgin daughter to Merualdus King of Mercia who contemning the vayne pleasures of this world went ouer in her tender yeares into France and there dedicated her selfe to God in a Monastery of Virgins at Kale but afterwards returning into England and gathering togeather seauenty other Virgins was consecrated Abbesse of a new Monastery erected in the I le of Thanet by S. Theodore Archbishop of Canterbury where famous for saÌ„ctimony of life miracles she gaue vp her soule to her heauenly spouse about the yeare of Christ six huÌ„dred threscore and foure The forsaid Monastery was afterward burned by the Danes with many others in our Iland There is yet to be seene a fayre Church dedicated in her honour in London in the Poultry commonly called S. Mildreds as also an old Chappell yet staÌ„ding erected likewise in her honour in a village or Flaunders called Milà n three miles distant from the Citty of S. Omers THE same day at Haselburrow in VViltshire the deposition of S. Vlfricke Confessor and Eremite whose wonderfull life in prayer and abstinence togeather with working of Miracles was very famous throughout England about the yeare of Christ one thousand one hundred fifty and foure about which tyme also he died and was buryed in a little Oratory at the forsaid village of Haselburrow which himselfe had built at whose body many miracles are recorded to haue byn wrought C The one and twentith Day IN the I le of Wight in Hampshire the commemoration of S. Cymbert Bishop and Confessour who being a monke of the venerable Order of S. Benedict Abbot of the Monastery of Redford in the same Prouince was in the raigne of Ethelhard King of the VVestsaxons ordayned Bishop and placed in the â—le of VVight where he confirmed the people in the Christian faith which S. VVilfride of Yorke had there planted some twenty yeares before in the tyme of his banishment from that Sea where in all kind of most godly conuersation and sanctity of liâ—e he gaue vp his blessed soule to rest about the yeare of Christ seauen hundred and thirty D The two and twentith Day AT Gaunt in Flaunders the Translation of S. Gudwall Bishop and CoÌ„fessour who being a noble Britan by birth ordayned Bishop in that Primitiue Church preached incessantly the faith of Christ with great profit in our Iland He built many Monasteryes and became himselfe a Father of an hundred and fourscore monkes And after all this thirsting the good of his neighbour-Countreyes he went ouer into the lower Germany and there taught the Christian faith in like manner with no lesse profit then in Britany And last of all full of venerable old age in great sanctity and holinesse of life he rested in our Lord about the yeare of Christ three hundred and fourty and was one of the first of our Iland that preached the Christian faith in Flaunders His body hauing byn brought into England was afterwards on this day in the second persecution of the Danes translated to Gaunt by Arnulph Earle of Flaunders and S. Gerard Abbot in the yeare of Christ nyne hundred and threescore Where the same is still preserued with great veneration of the Inhabitants E The three and twentith Day AT VVenlocke in Shropshire the Translation of S. Milburge Virgin daughter to Merualdus Prince of Mercia whose great sanctimony innocency of life it pleased God to manifest vnto the world after her departure by the manifold miracles wrought at her body which being miraculously reuealed to a certaine godly man in the raigne of K. VVilliam the CoÌ„querour was takeÌ„ vp and found sound vncorrupt to the admiratioÌ„ of the behoulders and being put into a costly shrine was kept in the Monastery of VVenlocke which she had built with her owne inheritance vntill the tyme of King Henry the eight when the same was destroyed She departed to our Lord about the yeare of Christ six hundred threescore and foure vpon the six and twentith day of May but her feast is commonly celebrated on this day both in England and other Countreys Her life is wrytten at large by Gotzelinus a monke of the Monastery of S. Bertin in the Citty of S. Omers in Artoys F The foure twentith Day AT Canterbury the deposion of S. Ethelbert King of Kent and Confessour who first of all other Princes in our Iland after the Britans receyued the Christian faith by the preaching of S. Augustine and his fellowes sent from Rome by Pope Gregory the Great He built many goodly Churches and Monasteryes in his dominions and among the rest S. Augustines at Canterbury S. Andrewes at Rochester and S. Paules at London He departed this life in the yeare of Christ six hundred and sixteene and was buryed at Canterbury THE same day in Scotland the depositioÌ„ of S. Berectus Confessour who leading a Monasticall life in that Kingdome was famous for sanctity of life working of miracles about the yeare of Christ seauen hundred and fourteene about which tyme also he ended his blessed dayes and was buryed in Scotland G The fiue twentith Day AT Perone in Picardy the Translation of S. Furseus Abbot and Confessour sonne to K. Philtan of Ireland who comming into England to Sigebert King of the Eastangles built there a Monastery and gathered many monkes togeather instructing them in all kind of vertue and good learning And then leauing the care therof to his brother called Foillan he went ouer into France and there built another Monastery at Perone where in his venerable old dayes full of great sanctity and holines of life he departed to our Lord about the yeare of Christ six hundred and thirty His body was buryed in the same Monastery of whome the Monkes of that place haue many particular hymnes in their Office the which being taken vp afterwards was on this day translated to a more eminent place of the forsaid Church of Perone where the same is kept with great veneration for the miracles that are recorto haue byn wrought therat A The six and twentith Day AT Constance in the higher Germany the Commemoration of S. Iohn Bishop Confessour who borne in Scotland
monuments yet remaining erected and dedicated in his honour He died in the yeare of Christ six hundred and foure and lieth buryed in S. Peters Church at Rome THE same day in Scotland the Commemoration of S. Fethno monke and Confessour who being a disciple of S. Columbe the Great of Ireland came with him ouer into ScotlaÌ„d togeather with eleueÌ„ other CoÌ„panions all Irishmen to preach the Christian faith to the Pictes that then inhabited that Kingdome where after their conuersion from Idolatry to the true knowledge of Christ famous for sanctity of life and other vertues he there ended his blessed dayes about the yeare of Christ 580. B The thirteenth Day IN Scotland the CoÌ„memoration of S. Vigane Confelâ—our who deâ—â—â—nded of a very honourable parentage in that Kingdome became there a monke of the Venerable Order of S. Benedict of the Congregation of Cluniacke whose great learning and vertue hath not only i 〈…〉 rated very much the Order of his Religion but the whole iland also where he was borne There is yet extaÌ„t in diuers libraryes of Europe a famous worke of his intituled Sermones ad populum which he wrote about the yeare of Christ one thousand and two about which tyme also in great sanctity of life and venerable old age he departed to our Lord and was buryed in Scotland C The fourteenth Day Aâ— Lindisserne in the Kingdome of the Northumbers the Commernoration of S. Ceolnulph King of that Prouince and Confessour who leauing the care of his Kingdome to Eadbert his kinsman and reiecting all worldly pleasures and titles became a monke in the Abbey of Lindisserne where in all kind of 〈…〉 and exemplar good life he spent the rest of his dayes and finally in a good old age there gaue vp his soule to rest about the yeare of Christ seauen hundred thirty and seauen He was afterward buryed in the same place neere to the Venerable body of S. Cuthbert Bishop of that Sea at whose tombe many miracles are recorded to haue byn wrought in witnesse of his sanctity D The fifteenth Day AT Glastenbury in Somersetshire the festiuity of S. Aristobulus Bishop and Martyr who being a noble Roman by birth and one of the first Christians of that Citty as appeareth by S. Paul his salutation of him in his Epistle to the Romans was created Bishop by S. Peter the Apostle and sent by him into Britany to preach the Christian â—aith whereafter he had brought very many erring sheep to Christes fould most gloriously ended his blessed dayes by Maâ—tyrdome about the yeare of Christ threscore and ten His memory hath byn famous in our IlaÌ„d vntill these later tymes of schismes and heresyes as being one of our first Apoâ—tles and Patrons E The sixteenth Day AT Ridall-Monastery the Commemoration of Blessed Alred Abbot and Confessor whose great learning and vertue hath much illustrated the Catholicke Church of Christ but especially our Iland of Great Briâ—any where he was borne liued and died He was first a monke of the venerable Order of S Benedict and afterward became Abbot of an ancient Monastery called Rhieuallis now vulgarly Ridall where in great sanctity of life he ending his blessed dayes reposed in our Lord about the yeare of Christ one thousand one hundred threescore foure He wrote the life of King Edward the CoÌ„fessour besides very many other learâ—ed and pâ—ous bookes to the number of one and twenty all which are yet extant to be seene in diuers Libraries as well in England as other Countreyes of Europe F The seauenteenth Day IN Ireland the deposition of S. Patricke Bishop and Confessour Apostle of that Iâ—and who borne in the Territory of Bristow in Somersetshire brought vp at Glastenbury went ouer in his youth into France to S. Martyn his Vncle then Bishop of Towers who was brother to S. Patrickes Mother of whome he was instructed in learning and other vertues afterwards going to Rome was there consecrated Bishop by Pope Celestinus and sent backe to preach the Christian faith in Scotland which he did for a tyme with great fruit of his labour and thence he went into Ireland because at that tyme the greatest part of the Scotts inhabited that Kingdome where he conuerted the whole Iland and so became their Apostle working wonderous miracles among them He liued an hundred and two and twenty yeares obtayning by his prayers that no venemous creature should liue or breed in Ireland and died in the yeare of Christ foure hundred fourscore and one His body was first interred in the towne of Dâ—n in the Prouince of Vlster and afterward translated to the Archbishops Sea of Armachan in the same Kingdome about the yeare of Christ one thousand one hundred threescore and seauenteene as the ancient Records of Ireland do declare G The eighteenth Day AT Corse-castle in the I le of Purbecke in Dorcetshire the passion of S. Edward K. of the VVestsaxons and Martyr who through the trechery of his step-mother Queene Alfred desyrous that her owne sonne Ethelbert should be King was slayne by certayne souldiers hired by the forsaid Queene to that purpose whilst he was on hunting in the yeare of Christ nyne huÌ„dred threescore and eighteene His body was first interred at VVarham and after at Shastesbury wherat it pleased God in witnesse of his Innocency to worke many miracles And last of all the same was translated to Glastenbury-Abbey in the yeare of Christ one thousand and one THE same day in Ireland the deposition of S. Christian Bishop and Confessour who borne in the same Iland became there first a monke of the Order of Cisterce and scholler to the famous S. Malachy Archbishop Primate of that Kingdome afterward Abbot of Mellisonte and last of all Bishop where in great sanctity of life he ended his blessed dayes about the yeare of Christ one thousand one hundred fourty and eight whose memory is yet famous throughout Ireland A The ninteenth Day AT Derby the Commemoration of S. Alkmund Martyr sonne to Alred King of Northumberland who being slayne in a battayle against the Duke of VVilâ—on in the behalfe of the Viceroy of VVorcester named Ethelmund that pretended to recouer certayne lands that VVolstan Duke of VVilton detayned from him wrongfully his body presently began to do miracles which being seene and witnessed the same was translated to Derby and there with great veneration interred most solemnly in a Church erected in his honour and called afterwards of his name S. Alkmunds which in former Catholicke tymes hath byn a famous pilgrimage especially for the Northerne people of England He suffered in the yeare of Christ eight hundred B The twentith Day AT Lindisserne in the Kingdome of the Northumbers the deposition of S. Cuthbert Bishop and Confessour who descended of the Kings bloud of Ireland became a monke first of the famous Monastery of Mailros in the Marches of Scotland and
afterward was ordayned Bishop of Lindisserne which Bishopricke after he had gouerned some two yeares he resigned and became an Eremite leading a most strict and seuere kind of life in the Iland of Farne and so continued vntill his dying day which happened about the yeare of Christ six hundred fourscore and eight He was very famous for sanctity and working of miracles both aliue and dead THE same day and same place the deposition of Blessed Herebert Priest and CoÌ„fessour a man of great holinesse of life who often repayring to S. Cuthbert aforsaid alwayes vsed his counsell and direction for the affayres both of his body and soule And one day S. Cuthbert telling him that himselfe was shortly to leaue this world passe to the other Herebert fell downe at his feet and importunely besought him that he might also passe to the next life with him that had so long inioyed his company heere on earth At whose earnest intercessioÌ„ S. Cuthbert falling to his prayers finally obtayned the same And so with in a while after they both falling sicke went both to our Lord vpon the one and selfe same day and houre in the yeare of Christ 688. and were both buryed at Lindisserne C The one and twentith Day AT VVerdt in Cleeu-land the Commemoation of S. Isenger Bishop and Martyr who descended o 〈…〉 a noble Scottish family contemned the vanityes of the world and became first a monke in that Kingdome of the venerable Order of S. Benedict and afterward Abbot there of the Monastery called Amarbaricke which wheÌ„ he had gouerned for diuers yeares mooued with zeale of conuerting his neighbour-Countreyes went ouer into Flanders and Germany and being there ordayned Bishop o 〈…〉 VVerdt was a little after slayne in defence of the ChristiaÌ„ faith by the infidels of that Countrey about the yeare of Christ eight hundred twenty and foure His body being brought to VVerdt there interred in his owne Cathedrall Church was kept for a long tyme with great honour veneratioÌ„ of the InhabitaÌ„tes D The two and twentith Day AT Sherborne in Dorcetâ—hire the Commemoration of S. Hamund Bishop of that Sea and Martyr who in the Danish persecution vnder the Captaynes Hingar Hubba was for the Confession of Christ most barbarously slayne at Merdune by those Tyrannicall Pagans who in the vastation of England spared neyther Ecclesiasticall nor Religious person whatsoeuer His Martyrdome happened about the yeare of Christ eight hundred threescore and eleuen and in the raigne of Alfred King of the VVest saxons E The three and twentith Day AT Lindisserne the Commemoration of Blessed Fgbert King of the Northumbers and Confessour who after he had gouerned that Prouince most laudably for twenty yeares conteÌ„ned his Crowne dignity of a King leauing the same to his soÌ„ne Oswulph entring into the Abbey of Lindissern aforsaid became there a monke of the venerable Order of S. Benedict where in very great sanctity of life humility obseruance of Monasticall discipline and other vertues he finally ended his peaceable dayes in our Lord about the yeare of Christ seauen hundred threescore and eight He endowed the Archbishopricke â—f Yorke whilst he was King with gr 〈…〉 〈…〉 newes where also he founded a worthy Library and furnished the same with all good Authors that could then be gotten F The foure twentith Day AT Canterbury the depositioÌ„ of S. LanfraÌ„ke Confessour and Archbishop of that Sea who borne at Pauia in Lombardy became first a monke of the Abbey of Becke then Abbot of Cane in Normandy and afterward ordayned Archbishop of Canterbury at the request of King VVilliam the Conquerour whose most pious life good learning ioyned with extraordinary charitie to the poore and assistance of the Church of England is yet memorable throughout the Christian world Of this man there is a story recorded how that in his yoÌ„ger dayes he trauayling by the way chaÌ„cing to be robbed by theeues tooke the same so impatiently that by no means he could be pacified for a tyme but at leÌ„gth coÌ„ming to himself againe he brake forth into these words VVhat haue I so much learning knowledge both in Philosophy Diuinity and Scriptures and yet haue not learned to be patient in aduersity Surely 〈…〉 uall not cease vntill I fynd out that learning And vpon this he presently went into France and thence into Normandy where comming to the Abbey of Becke he lay secretly for many yeares in that Monastery being reputed for an Idiot and simple man vntill at length his learning and wisdome being discouered he was made Prior of Becke and presently afterward Abbot of S. Stephens in Cane aforsaid and finally Archbishop of Canterbury He died in the yeare of Christ one thousand fourscore and nyne and was buryed in his owne Church at Canterbury G The fiue twentith Day AT Norwich in the County of Norsolke the passion of S. VVilliam Mareyr who being a boy of the same Citty of some ten yeares old was by his Father set an apprentice to a glouer of the same towne whome the Iewes of Norwich secretly stealing away crucified on a Crosse in despite of Christ his blessed Mother vpoÌ„ the feast of her AnnuÌ„ciation His body they cast into a wood or thicket neere to the said Citty which being fouÌ„d brought vnto the towne with a sollemne procession of the Clergy was placed in the great Church or Minster of that Sea and there was wont to be kept with great veneration His Martyrdome happened in the yeare of Christ one thousand one hundred forty and six in the eleuenth yeare of the raigne of K. Stephen A The six and twentith Day AT Bardney in Lincolnshire the Commemoration of Many holy Monkes Martyrs who in the first Danish persecution in our Iland were slayne by those Pagan people in their owne Monasteryes in hatred of Christian Religion At what tyme also the said Danes ranging abroad the Countreyes slew saith the Story the Abbot the Monkes of the Monastery of Croyland and fiered their Church and houses belonging thervnto At Peterburrow also they made the like slaughter of Religious persons and comming to the Nunry of Ely they put the Religious Virgins all to the sword without compassion and so receyuing theyr Crownes of Martyrdome they went vnto our Lord. All which happened in our Countrey about the yeare of Christ eight hundred threescore and ten B The seauen twentith Day IN ScotlaÌ„d the depositioÌ„ of S. Archibald Abbot Confessour descended of a very noble parentage in that Kingdome whose rare 〈…〉 e conuersation togeather with the singular gifts of clemency towards the poore and orphanes hath in former tymes byn famous both in England and Scotland His feast is recounted to haue byn celebrated on this day by the ancient Records of Scotland and Ireland among both which Nations many altars and some Churches also haue heertofore byn dedicated in his
of the Order of S. Benedict in the Monastery of S. Martins at Cullen and afterward at the forsaid towne of Fulda in an Abbey which S. Boniface Archbishop of Mentz had sometimes founded for the Scottish nation where in great holines and sanctity of life he reposed in our Lord about the yeare of Christ one thousand and threescore and raigne of K. Edward the Confessour of England He wrote many learned bookes which he left behind him to posterity and are extant to be read in diuers libraryes of Europe The Catalogue wherof yow may see set downe by diuers Catholicke writers in print C The eighteenth Day IN the Marches or borders of Scotland the Commemoration of S. Oswyn Confessour who descended of a noble British parentage conteÌ„ned the vanityes of this world became a monke in an ancient Monastery called Lesting which S. Chad of Lichsield had sometymes founded in the Kingdome of the Northumbers where giuing himself to continuall fasting prayer and other bodyly pennaÌ„ce famous for sanctity of life and miracles he departed this transitory world and reposed in our Lord about the yeare of Christ six hundred threscore and ten whose name and holinesse haue byn very memorable in former tymes in our iland of Great Britany especially among the Northerne people and borderers of Scotland D The ninteenth Day AT Green-wich in Kent the passion of S. Elphege Bishop and Martyr who being first Abbot of an ancient Monastery neere Bath in Somersetshire was thence promoted to the Bishopricke of VVinchester after to Canterbury And when the Danes came to inuade his Church of Canterbury and demaunding of him three thousand markes of money he like a good Pastour of his flocke manfully resisted refusing to giue the said summe from his Church Wherfore after seauen moneths imprisonment and diuers kinds of torments he was finally stoned to death at the forsaid towne of Green-wich by the enemyes of truth in the yeare of Christ one thousand and twelue whose body was first brought to London and afterward translated to Canterbury About this tyme also as it is recorded were slayne by the said Danes for the Christian faith six and thirty monkes of S. Augustines Monastery in Canterbury and eight thousand of the lay people in other places of England E The twentith Day AT Rome the deposition of Blessed Ceadwall King of the VVestsaxons and Confessour who before he was yet a Christian himselfe so much reuerenced the Christian Bishops and Clergy of the Church of England that when he had subdued the I le of VVight being Pagan he gaue the fourth part therof to S. VVilfride at that tyme expulsed from yorke wherin he caused him to preach plant the Christian faith afterwards weÌ„t himselfe to Rome was there baptized by Pope Sergius where within a few dayes being yet in his Albes he departed to our Lord on this day in the yeare of Christ six hundred fourscore and nyne His body lieth buryed in the entraÌ„ce of S. Peters old Church at Rome as the ancient Tables and Records therof do declare wherof you may read S. Bede more at large in his history of England where he setteth downe two Epitaphes engraueÌ„ ouer the forsaid Kings tombe the one in verse the other in prose in memory of so famous an act to all posterity That in verse is this Culmen opes sobolem pollentia regna triumphos Exuuias proceres mania castra lares Quaeue Patrum virtus quae congesserat ipse Ceadual Armipotens liquit amore Dei. Vt Petrum Sedemue Peâ—ri Rex cerneret hospes Cuius fonte meras sumeret Almus aquas Splendificumue iubar radianti carperet haustu Et quo viuisicus sulgor vbiue sluit Percipiensue alacer rediuiâ—ae pramia vitae Barbaricam rabiem nomen inde suum Conuersus conuertit ouans Petrumque vocari Sergius Antistes iussit vt ipse Pater Fonte renascentis quem Christi gratia purgans Protinus ablutum vexit in arce Poli. Mira fides Regis Clementia maxima Christi Cuius consilium nullus adire potest Sospes enim veniens supremo ex Orbe Britanni Per varias Gentes per freta perue vias Vrbem Romuleam vidit Templumue verendum Aspexit Petri mystica dona gerens Candidus inter oâ—es Christi socialibus ibit Corpore nam tumulum mente superna tenet Commutasse magis Sceptrorum insignia credas Quam Regnum Christi promeruisse vides THE same day at Ersord in the higher Germany the Translation of S. Adlar Bishop and Martyr who being an Englishman by birth and a monke in the Kingdome of the Northumbers went ouer into Germany with S. Boniface to preach the Christian faith to that Pagan Nation where being consecrated Bishop of Erford he was togeather with S. Boniface and fifty others slayne by the barbarous people at a towne called Dockum in Frizland for the defence of Christian faith in the yeare of Christ seauen hundred fifty and foure His body was afterward on this day translated to Ersord and there is kept with great Veneration of the Inhabitants F The one and twentith Day AT Canterbury the deposition of S. Anselme Bishop Confessour who borne at Augusta in Burgundy came thence into Normandy to the Abbey of Becke and there became first a monke then Prior and lastly Abbot of the said Monastery And being afterward promoted to the Sea of Canterbury gouerned the same most laudably vntill the tyme of King VVilliam Rufus by whome he was banished the Realme but againe restored by King Henry the first He celebrated two famous Councells at London And after a most holy life ioyned with great piety learning full of venerable old age he ended his blessed dayes in the yeare of Christ one thousand one hundred nyne and sixteenth yeare of his Gouerment and was buryed in his owne Cathedrall Church of Canterbury at the head of his predecessour Lanfranke at whose body it hath pleased God to worke many miracles G The two and twentith Day AT VVinchester in Hampshire the Commemoration of S. Birstan Confessour and Bishop of that Sea whose godly life and miracles haue much illustrated our Iland of Great Britany There is a story recorded how on a tyme after his death he appeared to S. Ethelwold his successor in the Sea of VVinchester togeather with S. Birine and S. Swithin all in great glory told him That he who was made worthy of so great glory in heauen had no reason to be deâ—rauded of his honour on earth After which tyme S. Ethelwold caused his body to be kept with more veneration reuerence then before He died in great sanctity and holynesse of life about the yeare of Christ nyne hundred forty and foure and was buryed at VVinchester A The three and twentith Day THE Celebrity of S. George Martyr whose feast for that he is Patron of England hath alwayes byn kept holy and serued
among the Welch-men And in Cornwall there is yet a Village and Hauen of his name commonly called S. Senans A The thirtith Day AT London the deposition of S. Erconwald Confessour and Bishop of that Sea sonne to Offa King of the Eastsaxons who being first Abbot of Chertsey in Surrey which himselfe had built was thence promoted to the Bishopricke of London wherin he so excelled in all sanctity and holines of life that it pleased God to manifest the same to posterity by the wonderfull miracles wrought by him both aliue dead He deseased in the yeare of Christ six hundred threescore and fiue and was buryed at London He founded another goodly Monastery of Nunnes at Barking in Essex wherof he ordayned his owne sister Edilburge Abbesse The feast of his Translation was wont to be kept in our Countrey in Catholicke tymes with great solemnity vpon the fourteenth of Nouember in which place we haue againe made mention of him especiaâ—ly in the Diocesse of London where it was appointed holy-day as the ancient Recordes of S. Paules Church do declare THE MONETH OF MAY. B The first Day AT S. Assaphs in Flint-shire of VVales the deposition of S. Assaph Confessour and first Bishop of that Sea who of a monke and disciple of S. Kentigerne Abbot of Glasco in Scotland was ordayned Bishop of an old towne in Northwales named Elgoa but afterwards called S. Assaphes of his owne name where he excelled in all kind of vertue and singular holines of life vntill his dying day which happened in a venerable old age about the yeare of Christ fiue hundred fourscore and sixteene THe same day at Fossis in the Territory of Namures in the lower Germany the deposition of S. Vltan Abbot and Confessour sonne to Philtan King of Ireland brother to S. Furseus and S. Foillan who going ouer into France and Flanders built a Monastery or hospitall for the intertaynment of poore pilgrims at a place called Fossis in the forsaid Territory of Namures which he obtayned of S. Gertrude Abbesse of Niuelle And after infinite workes of piety and deuotion in that kind he there finally went to our Lord about the yeare of Christ six hundred and threescore and was buryed at Fossis C The second Day IN the lower Germany the festiuity of S. German Bishop and Martyr who being an Englishman by birth went ouer into the low Countreyes to preach the faith of Christ where finally for his reward he receyued a Crowne of Martyrdome His life is to be read at large in wrytten haÌ„d extant in a Monastery of the Low-Countreyes as testifieth a Reuerend Priest of the Society of Iesus whose festiuity he appointeth on this day in his booke intituled Fasti Sanctorum c. THE same day at Padstow in Corn-wall the Commemoration of S. Piran Confessour who borne in Ireland of a Kings bloud for the loue of God contemned the world and became an â—â—â—mite in that Kingdome leading for many yeares a very strâ—ct and seuere kind of life in so much that it pleased God to worke by him many miracles Among which one is recorded that with the flesh of three kyne he susâ—ayned ten armyes of neÌ„ for eight daye as also raysed diuers dead men to life And after all this he came ouer into England and liued at Padslow in Corn-wall where in great sanctity of life he finally reposed in our Lord and where in like manner his body hath byn kept with great solemnity and veneration in a Chappell of the forsaid towne o Padslow which Chappell is there to be seene vntill this day D The third Day AT Mailros in the Kingdome of Northumberland the deposition of S. Walâ—er Abbot and Confessour sonne to Dauid King of Scotland who forsaking the dignities and honours of the world and refusing the Archbishopricke and Metropolitan Sea of S Andrewes in the same Kingdome became a monke and afterwards Abbot of the goodly Monastery of Mailâ—os situated in the Marches of Scoâ—land in the Kingdome of the Northumbers where in very great sanctity of life and working of miracles he ended his blessed daâ—es about the yeare of Chriâ—â— one thousand and one hundred His memory is yet famous throughout the whole Realme of Scoâ—land where many Chappell 's and altars haue in Catholicke tymes byn dedicated in his honour but now quite destroyed and defaced by the enemyes of Gods truth to the great lamentation of the Christian world E The fourth Day AT Bardney in Lincolnshire the CommemoratioÌ„ of Blessed Ethelred Conâ—essour and King of the Mercians or middle Englishmen who after he had ruled that Kingdome most laudably for thirty whole yeares togeather left the same to Cocured his Nephew contemned the world and tooke the habit of a monke in the Monastery of Bardney of the venerable Order of S. Benedict and afterward became Abbot of the same pâ—ace where he so greatly excelied in all kind of vertue and sanctity of life that his name was very famous in those dayes throughout England He died about the yeare of Christ seauen hundred and ten and was buryed in in the same Monastery F The fifth Day AT Shepton in Warwickshire the Commemoration of S. Algiâ—e Queene mother to King Edgar of blessed memory and Monarch of England who so greatly excelled in piety deuotion and other eminent vertues whilst she liued that her body in the yeare of Christ nyne huÌ„dred threescore and fourteene which was some thirty yeares after her death being miraculously reueyled at Shepton it pleased God to worke many miracles therat in testimony of her holinesse increase of deuotion in our Iland of Great Britany THE same day in Ireland the Commemoration of S. Scandalâus moÌ„ke Confessour disciple to S. Columbe the Great of that Nation who comming ouer into Scotland with a dozen other Companions in company of the forsaid S. Columbe for the Conuersion of the Picâ—es who then inhabited that Kingdome was famous for sanctity and holines of life about the yeare of Christ fiue hundred and four score about which tyme also he reposed in our Lord. G The sixt Day AT Lindisâ—erne in the Kingdome of the Northumbers the deposition of S. Edbert Confessour and Bishop of that Sea who taking vp the venerable body of S. Cuthbert eleuen yeares after his death and finding it altogeather vncorrupt put the same into a new coffin and said Happy were that man who might lye in the old and within a few dayes after full of sanctity and holines of life he being called out of this world was himselfe layd therin according to his wish At whose body it pleased God to worke many miracles in token of the innocency of his life This happened in the yeare of Christ six hundred fourscore and eighteene THE same day at Landaffa in Clamorganshire the Translation of S. Dubritius Bishop and Confessour who being somtime Archbishop of Carleon vpon Vske and Metropolitan
of the Britans resigned the said Sea to S. Dauid became an Eremite leading a very strict seuere kind of life in the mouÌ„taynes of VVales vntill his dying day which happened about the yeare of Christ fiue hundred and twenty His body was first buryed in the Iland of Bardsey afterward on this day translated to Landaâ—â—a about the yeare of Christ one thousand one hundred and twenty A The seauenth Day AT Beuerlâ—â— in Yorkeshire the festiuity of S. â—ohâ— Bishop and Confessour commonly called 〈…〉 Iohn of Beuerley who after he had gouerned the Sea of Yorke in great sanctity and holines of life for the space of three and thirty yeares famous for miracles he ended his venerable old dayes in the yeare of Christ seauen hundred twenty and one His body was first buryed at Yorke but afterward with great honour and solemnity translated to Beuerlâ—y by Bishop Alred his successour and there interred in the Monastery which himselfe had built where with great veneration the same was preserued euen vntill our dayes and visited of many especially for the great miracles that it hath pleased God to worke therat by his merits The forsaid Monastery of Beuerley was afterward by licence of the Pope made a Sanctuary in the raigne of King Ethelstane who placed a certaine Chayre of stone in the Church neere vnto S. Io 〈…〉 s body vpon which this insâ—ription was engrauen Haeâ— sedes lapidea di 〈…〉 ur Freed-stoole id est Pacis Cathedra ad quam reus sugiendo perueâ—iens o 〈…〉 odam â—â—beâ— securitate This festiuall day of his was afterward in a Councell of Bishops held at London in the yeare 1416. appointed to be kept holy-day in his memory throughout England B The eight Day AT Musâ—â—iâ—ht in the Territory of Liege the â—â—â—tiuâ—ty of S. Wyre CoÌ„fessour dâ—scâ—ded of a noble bloud in Scotland who being ordayned Bishop of the Deiri in the Kingdome of the Northumbers went ouer into the lower Germany where he became CoÌ„fessor to Duke Pepin of Brabant labouring incessantly in teaching and preaching the Christian faith And finally in great sanctity and venerable old yeares he departed this life at the Monastery of S. Odilia neere Ruremond vpon the Riuer of Mosa about the yeare of Christ seauen hundred thirty and one His body was translated afterward to Maestricht and there with great veneration of the Inhabitants is kept in the Cathedrall Church of that Citty C The ninth Day AT Vindecine among the Zwitzers in the higher Germany the deposition of S. Beatus Confessour and Apostle of Zuizerland who being sonne to a nobleman of Britany weÌ„t to Rome in the primitiue Church partly on pilgrimage partly to be better instructed in the Christian faith And as he returned backe he began to preach to the Zwitzzers in Heluetia and conuerted many of them to the saith of Christ wherby he became their first Apostle He died there in an Oratory which himselfe had built where also his body was buryed and many miracles wrought therat about the yeare of Christ one hundred and eleuen and was the first Saint of our Nation we read of that died out of Britany D The tenth Day AT Durham in the Bishopricke the Translation of the venerable Body of S. Bede â—riâ— and Confessour by whose wrytings the Christian world hath byn much illustrated When he was but seauen yeares old he was committed for his education to S. Benedict Abbot of the Monastery of VVyremund and afterward became a moÌ„ke in the same place seruing God therin all the dayes of his life as himselfe testifieth in the end of his fifth booke of the history of England And being at last admonished of his death by an Angell when the tyme drew neere which was on the feast of our Sauiours Ascension kneeling downe vpon the pauement of his Cell and singing Gloria patri silio spiritui sancto c. haue vp the ghost about the yeare of Christ seauen hundred threscore and six His body was afterward on this day translated to Durham and there with great veneration placed in the Tombe togeather with S. Cuthbert with this old inscription or Epitaph Beda Dei famulus Monachorum nobile sydus Finibus è terrae profuit Ecclesiae Soles iste Patrum scrutando per omnia sensum Eloquio viguit plurima composuit Annos in hac vita ter duxit vitae triginta Presbyter officio vtilis ingenio Iunij septenis viduatus carne Kalendis Angligena Angelicam commeruit patriam His principall festiuity is kept in our English Catholicke Church vpon the 27. of this moneth according to the vse of Sarum on which day he died E The eleuenth Day IN the Marches of VVales the passion of S. Fremund King and Martyr sonne to Ossa King oâ— the Mercians of Middle 〈…〉 glishmen who after a yâ—are and a halfe that he had ruled his Kingdome left the same and for the loue of Christ became an I remite in the Marches of VVales in a lâ—ttle Iland there called in the Britâ—sh tongue 〈◊〉 sage where togeather with two vertuous priests he liued a very holy and exemplar kind of life vntill King Osâ—â—ay that was fallen from the Christian saith in hatred therof secretly killed him in the yeare of Christ seauen huÌ„dred threescore nyne He was afterward canonized for a Saint in the yeare one thousand two hundred fifty and seauen and raigne of King Henry the third of England whose memory in Catholicke tymes hath byn very famous in our Iland especially among the ancient Britans of North-VVales F The tweluth Day AT Lincolne the deposition of S. Remigius Confessour and Bishop of that Sea faâ—ouâ— for sanctity of life and learning He 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 world in the yeare of Christ 〈◊〉 thousand fourscore and eleuen whose 〈◊〉 being on this day interred with great 〈◊〉 and veneration in his Cathe 〈…〉 Church of Lincoine it pleased God in 〈…〉 ony of his holynes to worke wonderous signes â—nerat especially in the raigne of King Henry the third when as all England went on pilgrimage thither for the great miracles that were theÌ„ dayly wrought He built two famous Monasteryes by the help of King VVilliam the CoÌ„querour the one at Battaile in Sussex the other at Cane in Normandy which later he consecrated to S. Stephen the Protomartyr And was the first that traÌ„slated the Bishopricke of Dorchester to Lincolne where he built a goodly Cathedrall Church and adorned the same saith Stow with Clarkes that were approued both in learning and manners G The thirteenth Day AT the Monastery of Ramsey in the I le of Ely in the Prouince of the Eastangies the Commemoration of S. Merwyne Virgin who being a womaÌ„ of great sanctimony holinesse of life was by King Edgar of blessed memory constituted Abbesse of a new Monastery which by the help of Alwyn Earle of the Eastangles S. Oswald Bishop of Yorke had newly â—ounded at Ramsey where in all vertuous
that Cittâ— in the middle of the Chappell of our Blessed Lady vnder a faire marble Monument wherat it pleased God to worke miracles through his merits He wrote many learned bookes and among others the life of S. Adelmus the first Bishop of Sherborne yet extant in diuers libraryes to be read He was canonized for a Saint by Pope Calixtus the secoÌ„d and his feast in many places of England hath on this day byn kept holy B The seauenteenth Day AT VVinchcombe in Glocestershire the Passion of S. Kenelme King of Mercia and Martyr who being but seauen yeares of age and committed vnto his sister Quendrede â—or his education was through her ambition of desire to raigne caused secretly to be slayne by one of his guard who cast his body into an obscure place among bushes and thornes which thing being first miraculously reueyled at Rome by an Angell that let fall a paper vpon S. Peters aultar wherin was wrytteÌ„ in goldeÌ„ letters the whole processe and manner of his death the Pope sent presently into EnglaÌ„d to other ChristiaÌ„ Kings to inquire and search out his body and the same being at last found and with a sollemne procession brought vnto the Church of VVinchcombe aforsaid it pleased God forthwith to worke many miracles in witnesse of his innocency His sister the Authour of the soule fact was stroken blind both her eyes falling out vpon a Primer wheron she was reading which being stayned with the bloud of her said eyes is yet kept in memory of the miracle of Gods â—ustice His Martyrdome hapned about the yeare of Christ 821. THE same day at S. Albans in Hartfordshire the deposition of S. Iohn Confessour who being Abbot of the Monastery of the Benediclines in that towne was very famous for sanctity of life and miracles throughout England about the yeare of Christ one thousand two hundred and fourteene ALso the same day in the territory of Namures the festiuity of S. Fridegand Priest and Confessour who being an IrishmaÌ„ by birth went ouer into the Low-CouÌ„treyes with S. Foillan and his fellowes to preach the Christian faith which he did most feruently with great fruite of his holy labour till his dying day which happened about the yeare of Christ six hundred and fourty His body was lost in the troubles of the late warres made by the French in the Low-Countreyes to the great lamentation of the Inhabitants of that place who for their synnes were depriued of so glorious a Patrone C The eighteenth Day AT Alisbury in Buckinghamshire the deposition of S. Edburge Virgin daughter to Redâ—ald King of the Eastangles who togeather with her sister S. Edith became a Religious woman in a Monastery at the forsaid towne oâ— Alisbury where in great sanctimony oâ—â—â—â—e she ended her blessed dayes about the yeare oâ— Christ six hundred and twenty Her body was a terward translated to a towne of her owne name called Edburgetowne which now more corruptly we coÌ„monly call Edburton where the same hath byn preserued euen vntill our dayes with great honour and veneration for the Miracâ—â—s that haue byn wrought therat THE same day at Huis in the Confines of the higher Germany the Translation of S. Odilia one of the eleuen thousand Brittish Virgins martyred with S. Vrsula whose name body being reueyled by her selfe to a holy religious man in Paris called Ioannes de Eppa was found out and vpon this day by Siffred Archbishop of Cullen with great solemnity translated to the forsaid towne of Huis where the same was very honourably placed in the Church of the Religious men there of the Order of the Holy-Crâ—sse and is preserued yet in the same place with great veneration of the Inhabitants D The ninteenth Day IN Scotland the Commemoration of S. Diman Confessour who descended of an honourable linnage in the same Kingdome contemned the world and entring into a Monastery became a Religious man of the Venerable Order of S. Benedict in Scotland vnder the care and gouernment of S. Sigenius Abbot whose scholler and disciple he was where in all kind of singular humility and other sanctity of life in a venerable old age he finally reposed in our Lord about the yeare of Christ six hundred and seauenty E The twentith Day AT VVilton in Wiltshire the CommemoatioÌ„ of S. Eth 〈…〉 I de Queene wife to K. Al red of the VVest saxons who after the death of her husband built a goodly Monastery in the forsaid towne of Wilton for religious women endowing it with great rentes and reuenewes among whome also herselfe entring tooke their habit and holy veyle of Chastity and became one of the number where in all kind of singular humility vertue and other sanctimony of life she ended her blessed dayes about the yeare of Christ nyne hundred and foure and was buryed in the same place F The one twentith Day AT Strasburgh in the higher Germany the deposition of S. Arbogastus Conâ—â—ssour and Bishop of that Sea who being an Irishman by birth and a monke of the Order of S. Benedict went ouer into France and Germany where he became an Ermite for diuers yeares in the forrest of Alsatia and afterward was ordained Bishop of Strasburgh which Sea when he had gouerned for twelue yeares in great sanctity of life and other vertues he departed this world and reposed in our Lord in the yeare of Christ six hundred fifty and eight Among many of his miracles one is recorded that by his prayers he recaâ—led to life Sigebert Sonne to King Dagobert of France that by misfortune had byn slayne by a wild boare G The two and twentith Day AT VVinchester in Hampshire the Commemoration of Bl. VVilfrâ—de Queene and Abbesse wife to holy King Edgar and Mother to S. Edith Virgin who being from a child brought vp among the Religious woman in the Monastery oâ— VVinchester and afterward married to King â—dgar reiecting the vanities of the world after her husbands death entred againe into the said Monastery and became Abbesse of the same where in all kind oâ— sanctimony and exemplar good life she gaue vp her soule to her heauenly spouse about the yeare of Christ nyne hundred fourscore and seauen In which place also her body was interred and there kept with great veneration euen vntill our dayes A The three and twentith Day AT London the Commemoration of S. Vodine Martyr and Archbishop of the same Sea in our British Primitiue Church who being a man of singular sanctity of life reproued King Vortiger of Britany for putting away his lawfull wise and taking another woman whose Father was a great enemy to the ChristiaÌ„ faith wherfore King Hingist of Kent the said womaÌ„s Father inceÌ„sed with rage against the holy Bishop caused him forthwith to be slayne like another S. Iohn Baptist togeather with many other British Priests and religious men and so he receyued a crowne of Martyrdome about the
manner a learned Treatise of the same subiect as also another worke yet extant intituled De Loâ—is Sanctis and flourished about the yeare of Christ six hundred and seauenty A The third Day AT Fossis in the Territory of Namures the Translation of S. Foillan Bishop and Martyr Sonne to King Philtan of Ireland who going to Rome was there created Bishop by Pope Martin the first and sent thence to preach the Christian faith in France and Flanders which when he had done for many yeares with very great labour profit in that kind he was at length slayne togeather with three of his fellows at a place in Namures called Silua Carbonaria or Colliers-wood which thing being reueyled to his brother S. Vltan and S. Gertrude Abbesse of Niuell in Brabant his body was â—ought for and being found out was on this day afterward solemnly translated to the Monastery of Fossis and there is yet preserued with great veneration He suffered about the yeare of Christ six hundred and threescore B The fourth Day AT Durham in the Bishopricke the Translation of S. Cuthbert Bishop and Confessour who first leading a solitary life in the Iland of Farne now called Cochet became afterward a Monke and then Abbot of the Monastery of Mailros in Northumberland and last of all was promoted to the Bishopricke of Lindisferne the which he resigned after some yeares againe became an Eremite Whose great holines of life hath byn manifested by the wonderfull miracles wrought by him both aliue and dead He desecased in the yeare of Christ 687. His body being afterward on this day taken vp fouÌ„d altogeather whole and vncorrupt was with great soleÌ„nity traÌ„slated to the Cathedrall Church of Durhâ—m there kept with great veneration whither also many thousandes went on pilgrimage euen vntill the dayes of King Henry the eight THE same day at Treuers in the higher Germany the Passion of S. Marcellus Bishop and Martyr who being a noble Britan by byrth and gathering togeather the dispersed Christians in our Countrey that were conuerted to Christ by S. Ioseph of Arimathia and his fellowes in our Primitiue British Church did by his preaching and doctrine so mooue King Lucius that he sent forth with to Rome to Pope Eleutherius to treate about his Conuersion to Christian faith He afterward went ouer into Germany to preach in like manner the faith of Christ to that people where as he was executing the office of a good Pastour he was finally martyred at Treuers about the yeare of our Lord one hundred and fourscore was the first of our British Nation that suffered death for Christ out of the Iland of Great Britany C The fifth Day AT Alt-Munster in Germany the Commemoration of S. Altho Abbot and Confessour who borne in Scotland and descended of a noble parentage in that Kingdome went ouer into Germany in that Primitiue Church and there became Abbot of a new Monastery erected by S. Boniâ—ace an Englishman Archbishop of Mentz and Apostle of that Countrey Which Monastery was afterward of this mans name commonly called Altho-Monastery and now by continuance of tyme more abruptly is tearmed Alt-Munster He died in great sanctity and holines of life about the yeare of Christ seauen hundred and threescore and was buryed in the same place D The sixt Day IN Cumberland the Commemoration of S. Bega Virgin who descended of a very noble parentage in Ireland and being instructed in the Christian faith came ouer into our Iland of Great-Britany and there led a most vertuous life in the forsaid Prouince of Cumberland where in very great sanctimony of life and working of miracles she finally gaue vp her soule to her heauenly spouse There hath byn in ancient Catholick tymes a goodly Church and Monastery erected in her honour in Cumberland where her body was wont to be kept with great reuerence and veneration of the Inhabitantes of that Shire which place in those dayes was a famous pilgrimage especially for the people of the Northerne partes of England E The seauenth Day AT Canterbury the Translation of S. Dunstan Bishop and Confessour who being first Abbot of Glastenbury then Bishop of VVorcester and after of London was last of all created Archbishop of Canterbury and Primate of England whose most holy life and miracles are yet famous throughout the Christian world The Diuell appearing to him on a time in the liknesse of a yong beautifull woman tempting him to vncleanesse he tooke vp a paire of pinchers that then lay by him and caught the foule beast by the vpper lippe and so holding him fast and leading him vp and downe his chamber after diuers interrogatories draue him away He died in great sanctity of life in the yeare of Christ nyne hundred fourscore and eight His body was on this day taken vp and with great solemnity set in a more eminent place of the Cathedrall Church of Canterbury wherat it hath pleased God to worke many miracles F The eight Day AT Lyming in Kent the Commemoration of Blessed Ethelburge Queene wife to holy Edwyn the first Christian King of Northumberland and daughter to K. Ethelâ—ert of Kent who after the martyrdome of her Lord and husband fled out of Northumberland and came backe to her Countrey of Kent where forsaking the pompe and vanities of the world she built herselfe a little Monastery at the forsaid towne of Lyming and there receyuing the holy veyle of Chastity was consecrated to God by the handes of S. Honorius Archbishop of Canterbury where in very great holines of life seruing her heauenly spouse she became mother to many holy Virgins and widdowes that did imitate her religious purpose and profession And so continuing in that godly vocation for many yeares full of all vertue and sanctimony of life she finally went to her heauenly spouse about the yeare of Christ six hundred fourty and seauen G The ninth Day IN Scotland the deposition of S. Queran Abbot and Confessour who descended of a noble family in that Kingdome contemned the vanities of the world and entring into a Monastery became a Monke of the Venerable Order of S. Benedict afterward Abbot of the same whose singular life and miracles haue byn manifested aboundantly to the world both at home and abroad THE same day at Barking in Essex the depositioÌ„ of S. VVulshild Virgin Abbesse daughter to VVulshelme an Earle among the VVestsaxons who being borne after eighteene yeares barrenesse of her mother was in her very infancy consecrated to God and coÌ„mitted for her education to the Religious Virgins in the Nunry of VVinchester but comming to riper yeares she built herselfe a Monastery at Horton and was by holy K. Edgar confirmed Abbesse therof as also of the Monastery of Barking which the said King had newly reedined and repayred being sorely ruined through the incursions of the Danes from whence being soone after expulled with all her company by the
Bishop Confessour who descended of the bloud-roall of Scotland and Kinsman to King Fugenius the fourth of that Name despised â—or the loue of God aâ—l worâ—dly preferments and went ouer into the lower Germany to preach the Christian faith where when he had reduced many thousands to Christes flocke replenished with sanctity oâ— life he ended his blessed dayes in a venerable old age about the yeare of Christ six hundred and fourty His body is kept vntill this day in a Village called Albâ—niacke in the Diocesse of Arras where there is a goodly Priorâ— of Chanous-Regular erectd in his name commonâ— called the Priory of S. Kilian Thâ—s man is different from the other S. Kilian of the same Name mentioned vpon the eight of Iuly who was of the Irish Nation and a Martyr C The fourteenth Day AT London the Translation of S. Erconwald Confessour and Bishop of the same Sea Sonne to Offa King of the Eastsaxons whose fame of sancâ—ity and holines of life togeather with working of miraclâ—s hath byn notorious throughout Christendome but especially in England He died in the yeare of Christ six hundred threescore and fifteene and was buryed at London in S. Paules Church but afterward taken vp on this day and transâ—ated to a more eminent place oâ— the same Church in the yeare of Christ 1148. At whose body it is recorded many mâ—racles to haue byn wrought THE same day at Ewe in Normandy the deposition of S. Laurence Bishop and Confessour who being first a Monke and then Abbot of Glindalacke in Ireland was la 〈…〉 y ordayned Bishop oâ— Dublyn in the same Kingdome And thence going ouer into Normandy in great holines of life and miracles ended his blessed dayes He was aâ—terward canonized for a Saint by Pope Honorius the third in the yeare of Christ one thousand three hundred and six His body still remayneth at Ewe aâ—orsaid where it is kept with due veneration of the Inhabitants of that place ALso the same day in Bardsey-Iland in North-wales the deposition oâ— S. Dâ—â—ritius Confessour Archbishop oâ— Carleon vpon Vske Primate of the old Britans of VVales who resigning his Sea to S. Dauid King Arthurs vncle became an Ermite in the wild Mountaynes of North-wales where in very great austerity of life full of miracles in a venerable old age he finally reposed in our Lord about the yeare of Christ fiue hundred twenty and two and was buryed in the aâ—orsaid Iland of Bardsey D The fifteenth Day AT Sainctes in France the Deposition of S. Macloue Bishop and Confessour who being descended of a noble British bloud MoÌ„ke of the Monastery ot Bangor in Caerneruanshire of VVales was thence promoted to the Bishopricke of Althene in little Britany now called of his name in that vulgar language San-Macloue and consecrated therto by Leontius Bishop or Sainctes which Sea when he had gouerned most worthily for many yeares in all sanctity of life and laudable vertues comming to Sainctes aforsaid in a good old age gaue vp his soule to rest about the yeare of Christ 〈…〉 e huÌ„dred threescore and foure His Reliques were afterward translated to the Monastery of Gemblacum where the same are yet preserued with great honour and Veneration for the manifold miracles that in tymes past haue byn wrought therat E The sixteenth Day AT Pontoyse in France the Deposition of S. Edmund Bishop and Confessour who being somtyme Treasurer of the Church of Salisbury was ordayned Archbishop of Canterbery which Sea when he had gouerned for six yeares in all godly manner being many wayes 〈…〉 red by King Henry the third and 〈◊〉 Otho he resigned the same went 〈◊〉 into France and liued in voluntary banishment spending the rest of his dayes in continuall prayer and meditation in a Monastery of Chanons-Regular at Sorson where in very great sanctity of life he departed this world in the yeare of Christ one thousand two hundred and fourty His body was brought with all solemnity to P 〈…〉 yse where the same is kept with great honour and Veneration vntill this day He was canonized for a Saint by Pope Innocentius the fourth six yeares after his death This day was afterward commaunded to be kept holy in his memory throughout England King Lewes of France caused his body to be translated to a more honourable place of the Church in Pontoyse and bestowed theron a sumptuous shryne of siluer guilt richly adorned with many precious stones THE same day in Scotland the deposition of S. Margaret Queene wife to holy King Malcolme the third of that Name and daughter to Prince Edward of England surnamed the Out-law whose wonderfull life and vertues especially in deuotion and liberall almes to the poore are famous to posterity Her principall festiuity is celebrated vpon the tenth of Iune though she died on this day in the yeare of Christ one thousand fourscore and twelue and in the raigne of K. VVilliam Rusus of England F The seauenteenth Day AT Lincolne the deposition of S. Hugh Confessour and Bishop of the same Sea who borne in Burgundy was sent for into England by King Henry the second and first made Prior of the Charterhouse-Monks at VVittam in Somersetshire and thence elected and ordayned Bishop of Lincolne In which function he so excelled in all kind of vertue and holines of life that his merits deserued to haue the same manifested to the world by the wonderfull miracles wrought at his body He newly built the Cathedrall Church of Lincolne from the foundations And when he had most laudably gouerned his flocke for fourteene yeares full of venerable old age he gaue vp his soule to rest at London in the yeare of Christ one thousand and two hundred His body was presently brought to Lincolne at what tyme there happened to be present King Iohn of England and VVilliam King of Scots with very many of the Nobility of both Realmes The two Kinges for the great reuerence they had vnto his holines bare-headed carried his body from the gates of the Citty vnto the Church where the same being most solemnly receyued by the Prelates Clergy was buryed behind the high Altar neere vnto the Chappell of S. Iohn Baptist. He was afterward canonized for a Saint by Pope Honorius the third in the yeare of Christ 1220. THE same day at Strenshalt in the Kingdome of the Northumbers the Deposition of S. Hilda Virgin and Abbesse descended of the bloud royall of the Kinges of that Prouince who forsaking the vanityes of the world became a Religious woman first in a little Nunry neere to the riuer of VVire and then Abbesse of the Monastery of Hartsey now called VVhitby in Yorkeshire afterward of Strenshalt where in very great sanctity of life she ended her blessed dayes about the yeare of Christ six huÌ„dred fourscore Her feast is in many places obserued vpon the fifteenth of December where also we haue againe made mention of her G The
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
THE ENGLISH MARTYROLOGE CONTEYNING A SVMMARY OF THE LIVES of the glorious and renowned Saintes of the three Kingdomes ENGLAND SCOTLAND AND IRELAND COLLECTED AND DISTRIBVTED into Moneths after the forme of a Calendar according to euery Saintes festiuity VVHERVNTO 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 Eccles. 44. Nomen eorum viuet in generationem generationem Their memory shall liue from generation to generation Permissu Superiorum Anno 1608. Ecce Regni Anglia dulcis patriae excidiuÌ„ dolenduÌ„ c. Marâ—yribus Confessoribus c. Behould the lamentable destruction of England so pleasant a Countrey c. An Iland so shining with Martyrs Confessours and holy Virgins that scarcely shall yow passe by any famous Village or streete where yow shall not heare the glorious Name of some new Saint or other c. Matth. Paris in Hist. Angl. Anno 1. Gul. Conquest NVsquam gentium vt opinor reperies c. No where I supose shall yow find so many incorrupted bodyes of Saintes as in England resembling that their euerlasting incorruptibility Which by diuine prouidence I thinke to be therfore so ordayned that a Nation situated almost out of the world should by consideration of their incorruption be more confidently animated to the hope of eternall Resurrection c. Author Continuat Hist. Ven. Bedae l. 2. cap. 30. Vixit anno 1110. EVery corner of S. Augustines Monastery at CaÌ„terbury lieth full of the bodyes of Sayntes and those of no small Name or merit but euen of such as one wherof alone were sufficient to make England famous c. Idem eodem lib. cap. 33. TO THE CATHOLICKS OF ENGLAND SCOTLAND AND IRELAND WHEN I had almost brought this little worke to an end deare Catholicke Countreymen I began to thinke with my selfe to whome among many so dearely affected I might make bold to dedicate the same therby the better to patronize that which ouer bold presumption had coÌ„ceyued And though the thing it selfe needed none other Patrons or Protectors then the glorious Saintes themselues of whome we are now to treat yet because I might not seeme in a manner to defraude any heerin of their right interest which I imagined at last I thought it most conuenient that YOW whose hartes and myndes are firmely fixed in the honour and veneration of so glorious and elected wightes and for the imbracing wherof yow daily suffer so great and many persecutions should take vpon yow this Protection for whose comfort and consolation principally next after the honour of the Saintes themselues the same is published I do not heere offer vnto yow any new thing which is alwayes commonly the custome of such to do who dedicate their workes to others but that which so many ages since hath by a certaine inheritance as it were of your forfathers descended still by good right and title vnto yow and shall heerafter vnto your and all posterity Only this that I haue heere gathered togeather and restored vnto yow againe that which the iniury of tymes had violently taken from yow and sought to abolish all memory therof humbly presenting the same as a duty of my loue towards yow my dearest Countrey Wishing yow to take in good part what my poore endeauours haue byn able to produce heerin for your spirituall consolation in these your so great affictions and pressures with desyre to be made partaker of your good prayers This first of October 1608. Yours wholy deuoted I. W. Priest THE CALENDAR IANVARY 1 Midwyne Conf. * Eluane Bish. * 2 A Thousand holy Martyrs * 3 Meltorus Mart. * 4 Croniacke Conf. * 5 Edward King 6 Peter Conf. * 7 Ced Conf. 8 Guithelme Bishop Transl. William 9 Brituald Bishop Adrian Abbot Transl. Iudocus 10 Sethrid Virg. * 11 Egwyne Bishop 12 Benedict Abbot 13 Kentigerne Abbot 14 Beno Confessour * 15 Alfred King * 16 Henry Ermite 17 Milwyde Virg. 18 Deicola Abbot Vlfride Bishop * 19 Wolstan Bishop Henry Bishop 20 Elfred Virg. * 21 Malcalline Abbot 22 Brituald Bishop * 23 Boysill Abbot * 24 Sophias Bishop Cadocke Mart. 25 Conuersion Paul Eoglodius Conf * 26 Theorithgid Virg. * 27 Palladius Bish. * 28 Arwaldi Broth. Mart. * 29 Gildas Abbot 30 Amnichade Conf. 31 Adaman Conf. FEBRVARY 1. BRigit Virgin 2 Laurence Bishop Burchard Bishop 3 Wereburge Virgin 4 Gilbert Conf. Liephard Bish. 5 Iâ—hn Indractus Mart. * 6 Inas King * 7 Richard King Augulus Bishop Transl. Helena 8 Edelsted Virg. * 9 Merigold Mart. 10 Transl. Wiâ—â—rid Bishop 11 William Bish. Canoch Conf. 12 Edilwald Bishop * 13 Ermenild Queene Transl. Kilian B. 14 Conwane Conf. * 15 Sigfride Bishop 16 Tancone Bishop 17 Finan Bishop 18 Iohn Bishop * 19 Acca Bishop * 20 Mildred Virgin Vlsricke Ermite 21 Cymbert Bishop * 22 Transl. Gudwall Bishop 23 Transl. Milburge Virg. 24 Ethelbert King Berectus Conf. 25 Transl. Furseus Abbot 26 Iohn Bishop * Sexulfe Bishop * 27 Alnoth Martyr* Oswald Bishop MARCH 1 Dauid Bishop Switbert Bish. 2 Chad Bishop Willeicke Abb. 3 Wenlocke Abbot Furseus Abbot 4 Wilgise Confess * 5 Frodoline Abbot Kinisdred Virg. Kiniswide Virg. 7 Deifer Ermite * 8 Felix Bishop 9 Bosa Bishop * 10 Himeline Conf. 11 Transl Oswyn King 12 Gregory Pope Fethno Conf. * 13 Vigane Conf. * 14 Ceolnulph King * 15 Aristobulus Bishop 16 Alred Abbot * 17 Patricke Bishop 18 Edward King Christian Bish. 19 Alkmund Mart. * 20 Cuthbert Bish. Herebert Conf. 21 Isenger Bishop * 22 Hamund Bishop * 23 Egbert King * 24 Lansrancke Bishop 25 William Martyr 26 Many holy Martyrs * 27 Archibald Abbot 28 Transl. Fremund King 29 Baldred Conf. * 30 Pattone Bishop 31 Transl. Adelme Bishop APRIL 1 Sadocke Mart. * Adrian Mart. * 2 Ebba Abbesse * 3 Richard Bishop Burgundofora Virg. 4 Guier Priest * 5 Tigernake Bishop Gotebald Bishop * 6 Celsus Confessour Ethelwold King * 7 Sigene Abbot * 8 Duuianus Conf. * 9 Frithstan Bish. * 10 Paternus Confess Eschillus Bishop 11 Guthlacke Conf. 12 Hugh Bishop* Mechtild Virg. * 13 Elfled Virgin * 14 Ethelnulph King * 15 Eleua Oswald Bishop 16 Transl. Alban Protom 17 Marianus Conf. * 18 Oswyn Conf. * 19 Elphege Bishop 20 Ceadwall King Transl. Aldar B. 21 Anselme Bishop 22 Birstan Bishop * 23 George Martyr Etheldred King 24 Mellitus Bishop Egbert Abbot Inuent Iuo B. Tran. Wilfrid B. 25 Obodius Conf. * 26 Modan Confess * Midan Confess * 27 Walburge Virgin 28 Kortill Bishop * 29 Senan Conf. * 30 Erconwald Bishop MAY 1 Assaph Bish. Vltan Abbot 2 German Bishop Piran Conf. * 3 Walter Abbot 4 Ethelred King * 5 Algiue Queene* Scandalaus Conf. * 6 Edbert Bishop Tran. Dubritiu 7 Iohn Beuerley Bish. 8 Wyre Bishop 9 Beatus Conf. 10 Transl. Bede Priest 11 Fremund King Martyr 12 Remigius Bishop 13 Merwyne Virg. * 14 Edith Virg. * 15
right hand and then his left legge and last of all his head about the yeare of Christ foure hundred and eleuen His body was buried in an old Church in Cornwall wherat in signe of his innocency it pleased God forth with to worke many miracles where also his reliques were kept with great honour and veneration euen vntill our dayes D The fourth Day IN Scotland the Commemoration of S. Croniacke Confessor who borne of a very noble parentage in that Kingdome tooke a Religious habit and became a Monke of the venerable Order of S. Benedict where in all kind of â—anctity of life and Monasticall discipline he ended his blessed dayes about the yeare of Christ six hundred and fifty His memory is yet very famous amongst the Catholickes aswell of the Scottish as the Irish Nation in both which Kingdomes in former tymes many Churches and altars haue byn dedicated in his honour It is heere and in many other places to be obserued that the Irish and Scottish Historiographers do oftentymes disagree about the natiue Contrey of diuers Saintes mentioned in this Martyrologe For that in auncieÌ„t tymes the Iland of Hybernia being called Scotia hath caused a great confusion especially amongst forrayne wryters who for want of knowledge heerin do often confound the one nation with the other E The fifth Day AT VVestminster by London the deposition of S. Edward King and Confessour who being yet in his Mothers wombe was elected crowned and annoynted King by S. Peter the Apostle as it was miraculously reueyled to S. Brituald Bishop of VVinchester that liued at the same tyme. He was very famous for working of miracles especially in curing a disease of swelling in peoples throtes which was afterward therof called the Kinges-euill His body being taken vp thirty six yeares after his death was found as flexible and vncorrupt as when it was first buryed He was Canonized for a Saint by Pope Alexander the third in the yeare of Christ one thousand one hundred threescore and three His translation was wont to be kept holy-day throughout England vpon the thirteenth day of October of whome in that place we haue set downe a larger Narration F The sixt Day AT Bologne in France the Commemoration of S. Peter Confessor who being by S. Augustine our English Apostle ordayned Abbot of a new Monastery neere vnto Canterbury which K. Ethelbert of Kent had founded and going ouer into France was by tempest of sea drowned neere to the coast of Bologne where the InhabitaÌ„ts finding his body buried it in an obscure place but a certaine miraculous light from heauen being seene euery night to shine theron the people began to inquire further what he was and at last hauing intelligence from England that it was the forsaid Abbot they tooke vp his body and translated it with great solemnity to Bologne and there with due veneration placed it in a Church wherat in signe of his sanctity and holines of life miracles are said to haue byn forthwith wrought This happened about the yeare of Christ six hundred and seauen G The seauenth Day AT London the festiuity of S. Ced Confessor and second Bishop of that Sea brother to S. Chad of Liâ—â—field who by his continuall preaching to the Mercians and Eastsaxons conuerted many thousands to the faith of Christ and is worthily called their Apostle The Sea of London being voyd for many years after the death of S. Mellitus he was at length consecrated therto at the intercession of Sigebert K. of the Eastsaxons who was newly conuerted to the Christian faith And afterwards building a goodly Monastery at a place called Lestinghen in the Prouince of the Deires and replenishing the same with many monks at last in great sanctity of life full of venerable old age he ended his blessed dayes in the yeare of Christ six hundred fifty and foure and was buried in his forsaid new Monastery where he desceased S. Bede recounteth that when afterward his brother S. Chad died his soule was seene to descend from heauen with a troupe of Angells to accompany the same to paradise A The eight Day AT London the deposition of S. Guithelme Bishop and Confessor who borne of a noble bloud in our Iâ—aÌ„d in the Primitiue Church of Britany ordayned Archbishop of London was very famous for preaching the Christian faith to the Pagans of our nation And after a most Saintly life full of miracles in a good old age he most blessedly departed this world about the yeare of Christ foure hundred and threescore THe same day at Yorke the Translation of S. VVilliam Confessor and Bishop of that Sea kinsman to K. Stephen of England who after he had most patiently endured many iniuryes and wrongs yea and banishment also from his bishopricke and flocke being againe restored by Pope Anastasius the fourth in great holines of life he ended his blessed dayes in the yeare of Christ one thousand one hundred fifty and foure His venerable body being after many yeares taken vp on this day was with great solemnity translated to a more eminent place of his owne Cathedrall Church of Yorke wherat in signe of his innocency through his merits it pleased God to worke miracles B The ninth Day AT Canterbury the deposition of S. Brituald Bishop and Confessor who being constituted the first Abbot of the Monastery of Rheaculse in Kent now called Reaculer which holy K. Ethelbert of that Prouince had founded soone after his Conuersion was thence promoted to the Archbishopricke of Canterbury and succeeded S. Theodore in that Sea which when he had gouerned for almost fourty yeares in great sanctity and holines of life full of venerable old age he gaue vp his soule to rest about the yeare of Christ seauen hundred and thirty and was buryed at Canterbury THE same day and same place the deposition of S. Adrian Abbot who borne in in Asricke and sent into England with S. Theodore of Canterbury aboue named by Pope Vitalian after he had taught the Christian faith in our Iland for nyne and thirty yeares togeather full of sanctity of life miracles he departed to our Lord in the yeare of Christ seauen hundred and ten and was buryed in S. Augustines Church at Canterbury THE same day also at Poâ—toise in France the Translation of S. Iudocus coÌ„monly called in English S. Ioyce who descended of a noble Brittish bloud forsooke the world and became an Ermite in France where in all kind of most godly life and conuersation he ended his blessed dayes His body being taken vp on this day threescore yeares after his death was found as flexible and vncorrupt as if it had byn buryed the day before And being put into a costly shrine was placed in a more eminent roome of the same Church about the yeare of Christ seauen hundred and thirteene wherat it pleased God to worke many miracles C The tenth Day AT Brige neere Paris in France the Commemoration
His body is preserued yet in the same Monastery with great veneration for the frequent miracles that haue byn wrought therat A The fifth Day IN Northumberland the Commemoration of S. VVilgise Confessour a noble man of that Prouince and Father to the famous S. VVillebrord who casting from him the cares of this world became an Eremite leading a solitary seuere life in the Kingdome of Northumberland where he built him a little Cottage or Oratory in honour of S. Andrew the Apostle in which when he had lâ—ued many yeares in continuall fasting watching and prayer full of sanctity of life and venerable old age he finally went vnto our Lord about the yeare of Christ seauen hundred thirty and six S. Alcuine Maister to Charles the Great wrote his life in Elegiacall verse as himselâ—e witnesseth in the liâ—e of S. Willebrord where also in the end therof he recounteth a miracle wrought by S. VVilgise about the muâ—tiplication of wyne B The sixt Day AT Secking on the Rhene in the lower Germany the deposition of S. Frodoline otherwise called Winsred Abbotand Confessour sonne to Conranus King of Scotland who going ouer into Flaunders and Germany for the conuersion of those people to Christ was ordayned Abbot of a Monastery called Secking situated vpon the riuer-banke of Rhene where after he had conuerted many thousands to the faith of Christ in all kind of vertue and sanctity of life he ended his venerable aged dayes about the yeare of our Lord fiue hundred threescore and foure THE same day at Dormundcaster two miles from Peterburrow in Northamptonshirâ— the deposition of the Saints Kinisdred and Kiniswide Virgins and sisters daughters to Penda K. of Mercia who being dedicated to God euen from their infancy despised all worldly preferments and entring into a Nunry at the forsaid towne of Dormundcaster there only studied how to serue their Lord in all kind of vertuous conuersation and Sanctimony of life vntyll their dying day which happened about the yeare of Christ six hundred thirty and foure Their bodyes were afterward translated to Peterburrow where S. Ethelwold Bishop of of VVinchester built a goodly Monastery in their honour about the yeare of our Redemption nyne hundred and fourscore C The seauenth Day IN North-wales the CoÌ„memoratioÌ„ of S. Deifer Confessour who borne of a noble British stocke contemned the vanityes of this world and became an Eremite leading for many yeares a solitary and seuere kind of life in all vertue and humility in the North of Wales where among other miracles which he wrought one is recorded that by his prayers he raised out of the ground a fountayne of cleere water very soueraigne for many diseases He died in great sanctity and holines about the yeare of Christ six hundred threescore and foure about which tyme also S. Wenefride was famous in those partes for the miracles wrought at her body and with whome this holy man Deifer had byn very conuersant whilst she liued D The eight Day AT Dunwich in Suffolke the deposition of S. Felix bishop Confessor who comming out of Burgundy where he was borne was by S. Honorius Archbishop of Canterbury sent to preach the Christian faith to the Eastangles where he coÌ„uerted the whole Prouince togeather with their King Sigebert so became their Apostle and last of all was ordayned Bishop of an old Citty called Dunmocke otherwise Dunwich which at this day is more then halfe consumed by the sea This holy man founded in that Prouince Monasteryes Schooles and Churches And after a most Saintly life full of miracles he finally reposed in our Lord about the yeare of Christ six hundred and fifty was buried in the Abbey of Soam in Cambridgshire foure miles from Ely from whence in the Danish persecution he was translated to the Monastery of Ramsey E The ninth Day AT Yorke the Commemoration of S. Bosa Confessour and Bishop of that Sea who being a monke of the Monastery of Strenshalt in the Kingdome of the Northumbers was at the instance of Egfride King of that Prouince ordayned Bishop of Yorke and placed in that Sea in the roome of S. Wilsride who then liued in exile in the I le of Wight being expulsed the Dominions of Northumberland by the forsaid King which when he had gouerned most worthily for nyne yeares in all kind of good learning and vertue and S. Wilsride restored againe he willingly returned to his Monastery there in great sanctity of life and heauenly conteÌ„plation he spent the rest of his dayes and finally reposed in our Lord about the yeare of Christ seauen hundred F The tenth Day AT Vissenaken in the lower Germany the deposition of S. Himeline Confessour who borne in Ireland and there descended of a noble bloud and allied to the famous Bishop S. Romwald of that Nation despising this transitory world went ouer into the lower Germany and there led an Eremiticall life in the Montaynes neere vnto Thene in the Duchy of Brabant where he was very famous for sanctity of life and other vertues the same being manifested afterward by the manifold signes and miracles at his death which fell out about the yeare of Christ seauen hundred and threscore His memory is vntill this day very famous in the forsaid towne of Vissenaken where his body remayneth and is greatly honoured by the frequent concourse of such as dayly come to visit the same G The eleuenth Day AT Tyn-mouth in the Kingdome of the Northumbers the Translation of the venerable body of S. Osuyne Martyr and King of the Deires in the same Prouince who being impiously slayne in hatred of Christian faith by Osway King of the BerniciaÌ„s it pleased God to manifest his innocency by the wonderfull miracles wrought afterward at his body which being on this day found out was taken vp and with great solemnity and veneration translated to a Church of our Blessed Lady in an old towne of the same Kingdome now called Tyn-mouth where afterward was a godly Monastery erected in his honour and where his principall festiuity was wont in Catholicke time to be celebrated on the tweÌ„tith of August on which day he was Martyred in the yeare of Christ six hundred fifty and one A The tweluth Day AT Rome the deposition of S. Gregory Pope and Doctor who for his admirable workes and labours in Gods Church was surnamed the Great He sent S. Augustine with other Monkes into England for our CoÌ„uersion who landing in the I le of Thanet and intertayned by King Ethelbert of Kent of blessed memory within a while conuerted that Prouince to the saith of Christ togeather with the said King Ethelbert and by little and little the whole Realme of England The memory of which our Apostle S. Gregory hath byn very famous in former tymes in our Countrey whose feast was wont to be kept holyday in diuers partes of the Land where also are many goodly Churches and
Brittish bloud and disciple to S. Columbane the Great of Ireland was by him sent ouer into France there made Abbesse of a Monastery which he had built at Eureux where in great sanctimony of life she ended her blessed dayes about the yeare of Christ six huÌ„dred ten S. Bede hath wrytteÌ„ her life at large wherin he recounteth many worthy and memorable actes of hers especially for the obseruation of Monasticall discipline wherin she excelled C The fourth Day IN Cornwall the Commemoration of S. Guier Priest and Confessour who leading an Eremiticall and seuere kind of life in that Prouince and being companion to S. Neoth by whose counsell the Vniuersity of Oxford was founded that liued in those partes with him in the tyme of King Alfred was very famous for sanctity of life and working of Miracles both aliue dead His name is yet very memorable and frequent among the Cornishmen where in times past haue byn many altars erected and dedicacated in his honour He died about the yeare of Christ eight hundred threescore and eleuen D The fifth Day IN Scotland the deposition of S. Tigernake Bishop and Confessour whose godly life and doctrine hath not only illustrated that Countrey where he was borne but his neighbour-Kingdomes also round about And therfore his memory not vnworthy to be recorded among the other Saints of our Iland that hath byn made worthy of so glorious a Patron He died in all sanctity holines of life about the yeare of Christ seauen hundred and thirty and was buryed in Scotland THE same day in Suetia the Commemoration of S. Gotebald Bishop and Confessour who being an Englishman by birth went ouer into Norway and Sueueland and there propagated the Christian faith with aboundant fruite of his holy labours for many yeares and finally in great holines of life there rested in our Lord about the yeare of Christ one thousand and foure E The sixt Day IN Ireland the deposition of S. Celsus Confessour and Bishop of Connerthen in the same Kingdome whose godly life full of sanctity and miracles hath byn very famous in former ages both at home and abroad He was predecessour to S. Malachy in his Bishoppricke and died in the yeare of Christ one thousand one hundred twenty and eight THE same day at Hexam in Northumberland the Commemoration of S. Ethelwold King of the same Prouince and Martyr who being wickedly slayne in the Ciuill warres among his owne subiects and his body brought to the Church of Hexam it pleased God in signe of his innocency in that cause to worke many miracles therat which being seene and diligently examined the same was with great solemnity veneration honourably reconded in the said Church as beseemed so pretious a treasure He suffered about the yeare of Christ nyne hundred F The seauenth Day IN Scotland the Commemoration of S. Sigene Abbot and Confessour who descended of a very noble parentage in that Kingdome became a monke of the venerable Order of S. Benedict in a monastery of one of the Ilands of Orcades belonging to that Prouince wherof afterward himselfe was made Abbot In which office he so behaued himselfe in sanctity of life good learning and reformation of Monasticall discipline that his name was famous aswell throughout Scotland at home as in England Ireland and other Countreyes abroad He liued about the yeare of Christ six hundred and threescore about which tyme also he reposed in our Lord. G The eight Day AT Glastenbury in Somersetshire the Commemoration of S. Duuianus Confessour scholler to S. Ioseph of Arimathia who being a noble man of Britany ioyned himselfe to S. Ioseph and lead a solitary life with him and his companions in the Iland of Auallonia now called Glastenbury which King Aruiragus of Briâ—any had graunted vnto them where being very famous for sanctity of life and miracles in that first Primitiue Church of our Countrey he finally reposed in our Lord about the yeare of Christ one hundred and eleuen His body was buryed at Glastenbury and there conserued with due veneration vntill the dayes of K. Henry the eight in whose raigne that Monastery deca 〈…〉 ed. He was very nobly borne and one of the first Christians of our Iland that exercised a solitary or Eremiticall life after the comming of S. Ioseph of Arimathia into Britany A The ninth Day AT VVinchester in Hampshire the Commemoration of S. Frithstan Confessour Bishop of the same Sea who forsaking the burden of that dignity betooke himselfe to a solitary kind of life in a village neere to the said Citty of VVinchester In which he constantly perseuered in all sanctity and holinesse of life to his dying day which happened in the yeare of Christ nyne hundred thirty and three and was buryed at VVinchester where his body was wont to be kept in Catholicke tymes with great honour and veneration There is a story recorded how that S. Frithstane was wont euery day to say masse and office for the dead and one euening as he walked in the Church-yard reciting his said office when he came to Requiescant in Pace the voyces in the graues round about made answere aloud and said Amen B The tenth Day AT Paderborne in the higher Germany the deposition of S. Paternus Confessour who borne in Scotland of a worthy bloud despising all wordly things gate him ouer into Germany and there became a Monke of the Order of S. Benedict in a Monastery of the forsaid towne of Paderborne where by diuine prophesy he fortold the burning therof by causall fire wherin himselfe being in his Cell was also coÌ„sumed to 〈…〉 shes about the yeare of Christ one thousand fifty and eight His memory is very famous vntill this day both in Germany where he liued and in Scotland also where he was borne THE same day in Suetia the passion of S. Eschillus Bishop and Martyr who going out of England with S. Sigfrid and his Nephewes to preach the Christian faith to the Sueuians after he had laboured for many yeares incessantly in that kind and brought many thousands to the true worship of God was by the 〈…〉 redulous PagaÌ„ people of that couÌ„trey stoned to death as he was preaching the word of 〈…〉 e vpon Good Fryday And therby deserued to be crowned with Martyrdome vpon the same day that our Blessed Sauiour suffered for the Redemption of mankind This happened about the yeare of Christ one thousand and sixteene and in the raigne of King Edmund of England surnamed Iron-side C The eleuenth Day IN the I le of Crowland in Lincolnshire the deposition of S. Guthlacke Confessour and Eremite who being in his youth a souldiour and of good parentage became weary of the world and retyred himselfe to the Monastery of Ripendowne now called Rippon in Yorkshire where be tooke first the habit of a monke shortly after became an Eremite in
France and became Maiâ—â—er to the Emperour Charles the Great by whose help he founded the Vniuersity of Paris about the yeare of Christ eight hundred and foure hauing himselfe byn scholler to our famous S. Bede in his youth His notable labours and workes in Gods Church are yet memorable throughout the Christian world He died at Towers in France about the yeare of Christ 813. was the first that composed the Masse Office of the blessed Trinity and of S. Stephen the Protomartyr which being afterward approued by our Mother the holy Catholicke Church is the same that now is vsually said in the RomaÌ„ Missal Breuiary G The twentith Day AT Hereâ—ord the festiuity of S. Ethelbert King of the Eastangles and Martyr who comming into Mercia to visit King Ossa and to treate of a Marriage with his daughter was through the malice of wicked Quendred wife to Ossa miserably slayne at a town now called Sutton-wallis foure miles distant from Hereâ—ord partly for ambition therby to inioy his Kingdome and partly also for that he was a Christian. His body being presently brought to Heresord and there interred it pleased God forth with to shew the innoceÌ„cy of his cause by the wonderfull miracles wrought therat Ouer which King Kenulphus afterward erected a goodly Church in his honour placing there a Bishops Sea and which is now the Cathedrall Church of that Citty He suffered in the yeare of Christ 793. A The one and twentith Day AT Finâ—hall among the Northumbers the deposition of S. Godricke Eremite who after he had lead a solitary life for threescore yeares togeather and twice on pilgrimage for deuotioÌ„ visited our Sauiours Sepulcher at Hierusalem and the blessed Apostles bodyes at Rome full of great sanctity of life veneble old age togeather with innumerable miracles he finally reposed in our Lord in the yeare of Christ one thousand one hundred seauenty His body was buryed at Finâ—hall in an Oratory which himselfe had built wherat euen vntill the dayes of Queene Elizabeth many miracles were wrought THE same day at Constantinople the deposition of Blessed Constantine the Great who borne in our â—â—and og Great Britany according to ancient Traditions was the first Christian Emperour that restored peace to the Church of God He is by the Greekes canonized for a Saint and his festiuity appointed on this day among whome also many goodly Churches and altars haue in former ages byn dedicated in his honour And in North wales of our Iland there is yet remayning to be seene a fayre Church â—râ—ted and dedicated in his name B The two and twentith Day AT VVindesore the deposition of holy K. Henry the sixt of that name of England who being a most vertuous and innocent Prince was wrongfully deposed by King Edward the 4. cast into the tower of London where a little after he was most barbarously slayne by Richard Duke of Glocester in the yeare of Christ one thousand foure hundred threescore and eleuen His body was first buryed in the Monastery of Cherâ—sey where presently it began to doe miracles which being sâ—ene it was with great solemnity and veneration translated to VVindesore and there honourably interred in the Chappell of S. Gregory wherat also it pleased God in wittnesse of his innocent life to worke many miracles Moreouer it is recorded that his Veluet â—at which he vsed to weare being put on mens heads that were troubled with the head-ake were presently cured He builded the famous schoole of Eaton and was the founder of the Kings Colledg in Cambridge King Henry the seauenth dealt which Pope Iulius the second about his Canonization but by reason of both their deaths the same was broken of C The three and twentith Day AT Rochester in Kent the deposition of S. VVilliam Martyr who borne in the towne of Perth in Scotland and taking his pilgrimage towards Hierusale on foote through England was by his owne seruant slaine in the high way a little froÌ„ the aforsaid Citty of Rochester whose body being brought to the towne it pleased God forthwith to worke many miracles therat in signe of his innocency where the same was after interred and kept with great veneration in the Cathedrall Church of S. Andrew in the same Citty vntill these our dayes The story of his martyrdoÌ„e miracles is writteÌ„ at large by Thomas Monmouth who liued about the yeare of Christ one thousand one hundred and threescore D The foure twentith Day AT Glastenbury in Somersetshire the Commemoration of holy King Edgar Confessour and first Monarch of England whose glorious actes in Gods Church are famous to all posterity He builded and reedified seauen and fourty Monasteryes that had byn destroyed by the incursions of other barbarous Nations and endowed them with great maintenance as also caused by his intercession to the Sea Apostolicke all the Clergy of his Realme to be reformed In the houre of his Natiuity it is recorded that S. Dunstan heard a voyce of Angells singing Pax Anglorum Ecclesâ—ae c. Peace to the Church of England He died in all sanctity and holinesse of life in the yeare of Christ nyne huÌ„dred threescore and fifteene whose body was with all solemnity and veneration honourably interred at Glastenbury which being takeÌ„ vp in the yeare one thousand fifty and two almost fourscore yeares after his death by Aldar Abbot of that place was found whole and vncorrupt being cut fresh bloud issued therout as if he had byn newly dead wherupon he was put into a costly shrine of siluer which himselfe had somtime giuen to that Church and placed vpon the high altar togeather with the head of S. Apollinaris and the reliques of S. Vincent Martyrs wherat miracles are recorded to haue byn wrought And so continued there vntill the tyme of King Henry the eight and decay of that Monastery E The fiue twentith Day AT Sherborne in Dorcetshire the deposition of S. Adelme Bishop and Confessour nephew to Inas King of the Westsaxons who trauayling into France in his youth after his returne became first a monke of the Venerable Order of S. Benedict at Malmesbury and afterward being made Abbot of that Monastery went to Rome in company of King Ceadwall and was there created Bishop of Sherborne in Dorcetshire by Pope Sergius and sent backe to his bishopricke where after great labours and many notable bookes wrytten for the instruction of men in Christian Religion but especially one of Virginity which he dedicated to the Nunnes of Barkensteed and wherby many were moued to that holy kind of Religious life he finally reposed in our Lord in the yeare of Christ seauen hundred and nyne His body was buryed at Sherborne first but afterward remooued to Maimesbury where the same was wont to be kept in Catholicke tymes with great veneration F The six and twentith Day AT Canterbury the deposition of S. Augustine Confessour and first Bishop of that Sea
his body lay was not so much as touched with the flame E The eight Day AT Yorke the deposition of S. VVilliam Confessour and Bishop of that Sea kinsman to Stephen King of England who by false slaunders being accused to Pope Eugenius the third was deposed froÌ„ his Bishopricke and one Murdacke set vp in his place but after againe restored by Pope Anastasius the fourth wherin with great signes of sanctity and innocency of life togeather with many miracles he finally ended his blessed dayes in the yeare of Christ one thousand one hundred fifty and foure and was buryed at Yorke It is recorded by Polidor Virgil that when he was restored againe to his Bishopricke and comming towards Yorke the people flocked in so great number to congratulate and welcome his returne that passing ouer the Riuer beyond Pont-fract the throng and presse was so great that the bridge being but of wood brake euen â—ust as the Bâ—shop was ouer and threw all the rest into the water which when the holy man saw he fell downe vpon his knees and besought our Lord to saue them Whose prayers were soone heard For though the streame was very strong and violent yet were they euery one preserued from drowning THE same day in the Diocesse of Metz in the higâ—er Germany the deposition of S. Distoode Bishop CoÌ„fessour who borne in Ireland and a monke of the Order of S. Benedict was ordayned Bishop of Dullyn in the same Kingdome but going ouer into Germany to preach the Christian faith he resigned that dignity and became Abbot of a Monastery there which vntill this day is called of his name S. Disibodes in the forsaid Diocesse of Mentz where in great sanctity of life and Miracles he ended his blessed daâ—es about the yeare of Christ seauen hundred F The ninth Day IN Scotland the deposition of S. Columbe Abbot and Confessour who borne in Ireland and descended of a noble parentage forsooke the world and all other eartâ—â—y preferments and became a monke in one of the ilands of Orcades called 〈…〉 oy in a Monastery there of the Order of S. Benedict wherof at last he being made abbot was so famous for sanctity and holines of life that euen vntill this day his memory is fresh to the Christian world especially in the Kingdomes of England Scotland Ireland where there be many Churchs yet remayning dedicated in his honour He desceased about the yeare of Christ fiue hundred fourscore and sixteene whose body was afterward translâ—ted into Ireland to the towne of Dune in the Prouince of Vlster and there with great solemnity and veneration interred togeather with the sacred reliques of S. Patricke S. Brigit He by his preaching conuerted to the faith of Christ the Pictes that inhabited Scotland and is called their Apostle working very many miracles among them to his dying day G The tenth Day AT S. EdmuÌ„dsbury in Sussâ—lke the TranslatioÌ„ of S. EdmuÌ„d King of the EastaÌ„gles martyr who in the Danish incursions vnder the Captains Hinguar Hubba being first whipped and then bound to tree and shot full of shaftes was finally beheaded All which torments he most constantly indured euer calling vpon the name of Iesus vntill he had finished his Martyrdome which was in the yeare of Christ eight huÌ„dred threescore and ten His principall festiuity is celebrated in our Catholicke Church of England vpon the twentith of Nouember but his body being taken vp afterward on this day was with great solemnity translated from Hexam in Northumberland where he was martyred and placed in a goodly shrine richly adorned with iewells and pretious stones in a Church erected in his honour in Suffolke which of his name was euer since called S. EdmuÌ„dsbury wherat it is recorded many miracles haue byn wrought And after this againe in the yeare one thousand ten the Danes inuading the Prouince of the EastaÌ„gles Alwyn the Bishop of that Diocesse brought the body of S. EdmuÌ„d from Bury aforsaid to London at the comming wherof in at Criplegate many miracles were wrought where for the space of three yeares it remayned in the Parish Church of S. Gregory neere vnto S. Paules and then was translated the second tyme to Bury in the yeare of Christ one thousand and thirteene THE same day in Scotland the festiuity of S. Margaret Queene wife to holy Malcome King of that nation daughter to Prince Edward surnamed the Out-law Sonne of Edmund Ironside King of England whose godly life and vertues especially in deuotion and liberall almes to the poore are yet famous both at home and abroad She died in great sanctimony of life and miracles about the yeare of Christ one thousand fourscore and twelue vpon the sixteenth of Nouember though her principall festiuity be celebrated vpon this day both in England and Scotland THE same day also at Rochester in Kent the deposition of S. Ithimar Bishop and Confessour who being a man of excellent learning and wisdome succeeded S. Paulinus in that Sea being consecrated therto by Honorius Archbishop of Canterbury which when he had gouerned most worthily for 17. yeares togeather in great sanctity and holines of life he reposed in our Lord about the yeare of Christ six hundred threscore and eleuen and was buried in S. Andrewes Church at Rochester A The eleuenth Day AT Lindisserne in the Kingdome of the Northumbers the Commemoration of S. Edilwald Priest Confessour who borne in our Iland of a noble parentage succeeded S. Cuthlert for twelue yeares togeather in leading an Eremiticall life in the Iland of Farne commonly called Holy Iland He was indued with so rare singular vertues that his very name was famous in those dayes throughout England Scotland S. Bede recounteth that a certaine skynne wherwith S. Edil 〈…〉 ald had stopped a hole in his Oratory did miracles after his death as also how by his prayers he ceased a storme or teÌ„pes that arose on the sea when certayne of his frieÌ„ds that came to visit him in the Iland returned homeward which happened about the yeare of Christ six hundred fourscore and nynteene about which tyme also he died was buryed in S. Peters Church at Lindisserne in the raygne of King Elfride of Northumberland B The tweluth Day AT Bâ—schopssen in the higher Germany the Commemoration of S. Agatha Virgin who being an English woman by birth and leading a religious life in the Monastery of VVimborne in Dorcetshire went ouer into Germany with S. Lioba S. Te 〈…〉 and others whome S. Bonisace an Englishman in like manner and 〈…〉 bishop of Mentz had sent for into those partes to be Directrices in Monasticall discipline of certaine Nunryes which he there had newly founded where vnder the forsaid Lioba that was constituted Abbesse of the fornamed Monastery of Bischopssen she liued died in great sanctimony and holinesse of life about the yeare of Christ seauen hundred fifty and seauen
and was buryed in the same place C The thirteenth Day IN North VVales the Commemoration of S. Elerius Abbot and Confessour who borne of a noble British parentage and setting aside the vayne pleasures of the world built with the goods of his owne inheritance a Monastery in the North-west part of our Iland now called North-wales where he gathering togeather many deuout persons lead a Monasticall life directing them in all kind of vertue and discipline vntill his dying day He liued in the tyme of S. VVenefrid about the yeare of Christ six hundred threscore and foure of whome she receyued the holy veyle of Chastity and was ordayned Abbesse of a Monastery which S. Beno her maister and tutour had erected in her Fathers territory as also wrote the whole story of her life which is yet extant in wrytteÌ„-hand to be read in diuers libraryes of England The bone of one of his armes is yet in the custody of a Catholicke Gentleman of our Countrey who preserueth the same with great deuotion and veneration as beseemeth so pretious a Relique D The fourteenth Day IN Scotland the Translation of S. Brandan Abbot Confessour borne in the same Kingdome whose godly life and doctrine togeather with his manifold miracles are yet famous throughout the ChristiaÌ„ world especially in our Iland of Great-Britany His principall festiuity in our Catholicke Church of England is celebrated vpon the sixteenth day of May where also we haue made mention of him There was a goodly Church as also a towne builded in his honour in one of the Ilands of Orcades which vntill this day is commonly called by the name of S. Brandans He died about the yeare of Christ fiue hundred and seauenty E The fifteenth Day AT VVilton in VViltshire the deposition of S. Eadburge Virgin daughter to King Edward the elder who refusing all worldly honours and preferments tooke a Religious habit in the Monastery of VVilton and became a mirrour and rare example to the Nobility of England where she so excelled in all manner of vertue but especially humility that she euer thought herselfe the most contemptiblest of all the Monastery Which thing how acceptable it was to God it pleased him to manifest to the world by the manifold miracles he wrought by her both aliue dead She desceased about the yeare of Christ nyne hundred and fourteene and was buryed at Wilton THE same day at Huis in the Diocesse of L 〈…〉 ge the Translation of S. Menigold Martyr who borne in England of a great parentage became first a Captaine in the French and German warres and after an Eremâ—te vnto whome 〈◊〉 the Emperour gaue a â—â—ttle Territory 〈◊〉 to the riuer 〈…〉 oâ— Mosa where â—e 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 an Oratory for â—â—s priuate deuotio 〈…〉 as he was one day going to Church was â—â—aâ—â—e by ceâ—tain◠〈◊〉 〈…〉 diers in hatred of his sancâ—â—ty about 〈◊〉 eare of Christ â—â—ne 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 body was afterward on this day with great solemnity tranâ—â—ated to Huis where the same is yet kept with due honour veneration oâ— the Inhabitants THE same day also in little Britany the deposition of S. Maine Abbot and Confeuour who borne in our Iland of Great Britany and kinsma to S. Sampâ—on went ouer with him into little Britany to preach the Christian saith where he fist lead a Monasticall life at Dole vnder the forsaid S. SaÌ„pson and afterward being made Abbot of a Monastery dedicated to S. Iohn Baptist in the same Countrey after many yeare of labour and toyle taken in the seruice of Christ and conuersion of many soules to him famous for miracles he finally rested in our Lord about the yeare of Christ fiue hundred and nynty His body was buryed in the same Monastery which at this day of his name is commonly called S. Maines and there is kept with great honour and veneration F The sixteenth Day AT Chichester in Sussex the Translation of S. Richard Confessour and Bishop of that Sea who hauing studied seaue yeares in the Vniuersity of Bologna in Italy and returning home was first made Chancelour of Oxford and theÌ„ Bishop of Chichester which Sea when he had gouerned for nyne yeares in great sanctity holinesse of life he died at Douer in Kent in the yeare of Christ one thousand two hundred fifty and three His body being brought to Chichester was afterward on this day taken vp and put into a goodly siluer shrine and translated to a more eminent place of that Cathedrall Church wherat so many miracles were dayly wrought that infinite people made concourse thither from all partes of EnglaÌ„d This Translation was made in the yeare one thousand two hundred threescore and sixteene THE same day at Hereford the passion of S. Leofgar Bishop and Martyr who being Chaplyn to Duke Harold suâ—ceeded Ethelstane in that Sea where in all kind of vertue and good workes exercising his Pastorall functioÌ„ he was by K. Griffin of VVales that violently and vniustly assaulted that Citty slayne togeather with seauen of his Chanons that denied him entrance into the Church which when the said Griffin had spoyled robbed of all the reliques iewels and other ornaments that were portable he lastly fired both it and the whole Citty in the yeare of Christ one thousand fifty and six G The seauenteenth Day AT Hecknam in Normandy the deposition of S. Botulph Abbot and Confessour who borne in Scotland of a noble parentage and going ouer into France became there a monke and afterward was made the first Abbot of a new Monastery called Hecknam in Normandy which himselfe had caused to be built at his owne charges where in great sanctity of life he ended his blessed dayes about the yeare of Christ six hundred fifty and foure There is yet remayning a faire parish Church dedicated in his honour without Aldgate in the Citty of London besides many other ancient monumeÌ„ts of him in the Realme of England And among the rest there was a goodly ancient Church Monastery of Blackefriers erected in his honour in Lincolnshire neere to the sea side which in processe of tyme growing to a fayre Market-towne was called therof Botulphs-towne and now by the corruption of our language is vulgarly knowne by the name of Boston which said Church and Monastery were both in the raigne of King Edward the first consumed by fire in the yeare one thousand two hundred fourscore and seauen A The eighteenth Day IN Scotland the CoÌ„memoratioÌ„ of S. Dunstan Abbot Confessour borne in that Kingdome and descended there of a great parentage who contemning the vanities of the world in the flower of his youth tooke a Religious habit and became first a monke of the Venerable Order of S. Benedict in Scotland and afterward was ordained Abbot of the whole Monastery where in great sanctity of life famous for his learning and workes of piety in a good old age finally rested in our Lord
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
Scotland contemned the vanities of the world in his youth and entring into a Monastery there tooke the Religious habit of S. Benedict In which kind of life he so excelled in all humility and perfection that his name was very famous throughout Scotland and Ireland euen vntill his dying day which happened full or sanctity of life and miracles about the yeare of Christ six hundred where also in ancient Catholicke tymes many Chappell 's and altars haue byn dedicated in his honour D The tweluth Day IN Ireland the Commemoration of S. Luane Abbot and Confessour who being borne in the same Iland of a noble pareÌ„tage became there first a monke of the Order of S. Benedict and afterward Abbot of the Monastery of Benchor in the same Kingdome where he was very famous for sanctity of life in the tyme of S. Malachy Bishop of Connerthen Primate of all Ireland with whome he liued many yeares ending his venerable dayes in a good old age about the yeare of Christ one thousand one hundred and fourty and in the raigne of King Stephen of England E The thirteenth Day AT Canterbury the Translation of S. Mildred Virgin and Abbesse daughter to Merualdus King of the Mercians or middle Englishmen who contemning the vanities of this life became a religious woman in the I le of Thanet in Kent and afterward Abbesse of that Monastery in which kind of life she so excelled especially in humility that it pleased God to worke many miracles at her body after her death which being on this day translated to CaÌ„terbury by S. LaÌ„franke Archbishop of that Sea was togeather with the venerable body of S. Edburge most honourably placed there in the Church of S. Gregory in the yeare of Christ one thousand fouâ—score and fiue There was also a famous Monastery built in her honour in the Prouince of Kent besides many goodly Churches eâ—ected and dedicated in her name in diuers places of England Part of her Reliques were translated to Dauentry in Gelderland and there kept vntill these our dayes with great veneration of the people of Geldria She died about the yeare of Christ six hundred threescore and foure F The fourteenth Day AT Dauentry in Gelderland the festiuity of S. Marchebne Priest and Confessour who being an Englishman by birth and going ouer into the low-Countreyes as companion to S. Willebrord preached there the faith of Christ incessantly for more then threescore yeares togeather wherby he conuerted the greatest part of Frizeland and is called their Apostle And a ter infinite labours and toyles taken in that holy enterprize full of great sanctity and holmes of life and in a good old age he finally reposed in our Lord at a place in Transysleania to wit beyond the Riuer of Ysle called Oldseele about the yeare of Christ seauen hundred threescore and two His body was aâ—ter translated to Dauentry where the same was honoured and preserued euen vntill our dayes with great veneration of the Inhabitants G The fifteenth Day AT VVinchester in Hampshire the Translation of S. Swithin Bishop of the same Sea and Confessour whose life was so innocent and vertues so rare that it pleased God by him to worke many miracles both aliue and dead When he was ready to depart out of this world he commanded for humilityes sake his body to be buryed in the Church-yard wheron euery one might tread with their feet But afterward when many and dayly miracles were by his merits wrought at his graue and the concourse of people therto began to be great he was on this day taken vp and translated to a Church of his owne name erected in Winchester commonly called S. Swithins which now of late in hatred of his memory is by the Protestants named the Trinity This his translation happened about the yeare of Christ nyne hundred which day was afterward by commaundement kept holy throughout the Diocesse of VVinchester THE same day at Oldseele beyond the Riuer of Ysle in Gelderland the deposition of S. Plechelme Bishop and Confessour who borne in our Iland of Great Britany and going to Rome with S. VVero was ordayned Bishop of an old towne in ScotlaÌ„d named Candida-Casa now called VVhitherne in his returne homward preached the Christian faith to the Frisians where full of sanctity of life and miracles he reposed in our Lord about the yeare of Christ seauen hundred thirty and two His body is yet preserued at the forsaid towne of Oldseele with great veneration of the people therabout THE same day also at Pollesbury in VVarwickeshire the deposition of S. Eadgith Queene of Northumberland and sister to King Ethelstane who was giuen in Matrimony to Sithricke Prince or the Northumbers a Pagan vpon condition he would become a Curistian Which he accepted of but soone after renouncing both his Queene faith ended his life in a most miserable sort And she setting aside the cares and troubles of this world became a Religious woman receyued the holy veyle of chastity in the Monastery of Polesbury aforsaid where in great sanctimony of life she ended her blessed dayes about the yeare of Christ 926. THE same day in like maÌ„ner at VVerdt in Cleeucland the passion of S. Harrucke Bishop and Martyr who being a Scottishman by birth and a monke of the Monastery of Amarbaricke in Scotland went ouer into the low Countreyes and Germany to propagate the Christian faith where being ordayned Bishop of VVerdt was at last put to death by the enemyes of Christ and so ended a glorious Martyrdome about the yeare of Christ eight hundred thirty and one MOreouer in Suetia the deposition of S. Dauid Confessour who being an EnglishmaÌ„ by birth an Abbot of the Venerable Order of Cluniacke went into Suetia to preach the faith of Christ to the infideâ—s of that CouÌ„try which he did for many yeares and after aboundant fruite reaped in that haruest by his holy labours and indeauours famous for sanctity of life he finally reâ—ed in our Lord about the yeare of Christ one thousand and two A The sixteenth Day AT Salisbury in VVilâ—shire the Translation of S. Osmund Confessour and Bishop of the same Sea whose liâ—e and doctrine hath much illustrated as well the vniuersall as our Catholicke Church of England He was the first that compiled the SaruÌ„ Breutary and other Cerimonies of that Church which were afterward receyued and vsed throughout the whole Realme For which cause in ancient tymes the Catholicke Bishops of Salisbury obtayned the Title of the Popes Maister oâ— Cerimonyes and had their places alwayes assigned them in the Popes Chappell other soleÌ„nitâ—es at Rome according to that dignity His body was on this day solemnely translated to new Salisbury from a village a mile distant from the sâ—me now called old Salisbury where he died in the yeare of Christ one thousand fourscore and ninteene and there placed in the great Minster or Cathedrall Church of
yeare of Christ foure hundred and fifty B The foure twentith Day AT VVinocks-berghen in Flanders the translation of S. Lewâ—ne Virgin Martyr who descending of a very honourable parentage in our Iland of Great-Britany was in the tyme of S. Theodore Archbishop of Canterbury slayne for the confessioÌ„ of Christ in the yeare of our Lord six hundred fourscore and seauen Her body was kept with great veneration in an old Monastery of S. Andrew neere Seaford-hauen in Sussex vntill the tyme of the second Danish and Norman incursions then on this day was traÌ„slated to Berghen aforsaid and there placed in the Cloister of S. Winocke in the yeare of Christ one thousand fifty and eight wherat many miracles haue byn wrought In the last vastation of Flanders by the French the said glorious body was lost to the great lamentation of all Flanders but especially of the Inhabitants of Berghen who by that meanes where depriued oâ— so great a treasure C The fiue twentith Day IN Gothland the Commemoration of the Sainteâ— VViaman Vnaman and Sunaman brethren and martyrs nephewes to S. Sigfride oâ— Yorke and Apostle of Gothia who going out of England into that Countrey with their said vncle S. Sigfrid for the Conuersion therof were by the enemies of Christ slayne in hatred of Christian Religion Their bodyes were throwne into a riuer and their heads being put into a vessell a great stone haÌ„ged therat were cast into a poole neere vnto the place of their Martyrdome where on a tyme S. Sigfride walking and deploring their deathes on a suddaine there appeared three miraculous lightes vpon the water that compassed the vessell wherin their said heads were which he seeing presently leaped into the poole imbracing theÌ„ wept said Vindicet Deus Wherto one answered Vindicatum erit Another replyed In quem The third added In filios filiorum c. This happened about the yeare of Christ one thousand D The six and twentith Day AT Derremond in Flanders the festiuity of S. Christian Virgin who descended of the bloud Royall of our Kings of England had an angell sent from heauen as writeth Molanus to instruct her in the Christian faith by whose admonition to eschue the dangerous allurements of the world she first stole secretly into Scotland and thence into Flanders and there after a priuate most saintly life full of miracles she gaue vp her blessed soule to rest with her heauenly spouse about the yeare of Christ one thousand fourscore and twelue and in the raigne of K. VVilliam Rusus of England Her principall celebrity is kept at the forsaid towne of Derremond vpon the seauenth day of September when her body was taken vp and translated to a more eminent place of the same Church where it is yet preserued with great veneration of the Inhabitants as Patronesse of that Village E The seauen twentith Day AT Glastenbury in Sommersetshire the festiuity of S. Ioseph of Arimathâ—a who going out of Iury after he had buryed Christ with S. Mary Magdalen and her company to Marselles in France came thence into Great-Britany with his owne sonne Ioseph and ten other disciples where he obtained of King Aruiragus a little Iland in Somersetshire called in the British tongue Ins wiâ—â—in now Glastenbury there leading a solitary life with his said fellowes at last he coÌ„uerted to the Christian faith Marius Coillus sonne and nephew to King Aruiragus and then full of most venerable old yeares he died about the yeare of Christ fourscore and two There was afterward a goodly Monastery erected in that place of the Order of S. Benedict which was the greatest in all England and so remayned vntill the tyme of King Henry the 8. when by his commandement the same was destroyed by Syr VVilliam Goald Iustice of Peace to the lamentation of all Christendome His feast was wont to be celebrated on this day in many places of our Realme euen vntill the raigne of the late Queene Elizabeth THE same day at Lincolne thâ— passion of S. Hugh Martyr who being a Child of tâ—n yeares old was by the Iewes of that Citty in conteÌ„pt of Christ Christian Religion nayled on a crosse so deserued to be crowned with the same death that our blessed Sauiour suffered for the RedeÌ„ptioÌ„ of mankind The perfidious Iewes when he was dead buryed his body in an obscure place which the earth miraculously cast vp and then they threw him into a well who being there also by a miracle found out by his owne Mother the Chanons of the same Citty with great veneration carried the same in processioÌ„ to the Cathedrall Church or Minster and there interred his holy Reliques in the yeare of Christ one thousand two hundred fifty and fiue and in the raigne of King Henry the third of England F The eight twentith Day AT Dole in little Britany the deposition of S. Sampson Bishop and Confessour who borne in our IlaÌ„d of a Royall British bloud was first created Archbishop of Carleon vpon the riuer of Vske and Metropolitan among the old Britans of VVales now commonly called Carline and being inflamed with desyre of helping his neighbour-Countreyes for their Conuersion went ouer into France and there was constituted Bishop of Dole in little Britany by King Childebert of France where after he had conuerted many thousands to the faith of Christ famous for miracles he finally ended his venerable dayes and reposed in our Lord about the yeare of Christ six hundred and â—oure His body was buryed at Dole and there in ancient times wont to be kept with great veneration and reuerence of the Inhabitants G The nine twentith Day AT Troys in France the deposition of S. Lupus Bishop and Confessour who about the yeare of Christ foure hundred and fourty togeather with S. German Bishop of Auxier came ouer into our Iland of Great-Britany to expell the Pelagian heresy and to reestablish the Catholicke and Roman faith which was among them before and then began to be extinguished by the doctrine of Pelagius the Britan. At what time also is recorded a famous miraculous victory achieued by the prayers of these two Saintes against those heretickes by only crying and sounding out the word Alleluia wherwith the said Pelagians were driuen away and discomfited And for this singular benefit that our Countrey hath receyued by this seruant of Christ it seemeth not amisse that his memory should be recorded among the ancient Saintes of our Nation though he were a Frenchman by birth and his festiuity celebrated by vs for the increase of deuotion in our Iland that was once made worthy of so glorious a Patrone and Protectour THE same day at Lichfield in Stassordshire the Commemoration of Blessed Owen Confessour who being a man of great esteeme and birth and high Steward to Queene Edildride of the East â—â—gles renounced the world and became a monke first in the Monastery of Lesting
in the Kingdome of the Northumbers vnder S. Chad that then was Abbot therof and after at Lichfield where being made worthy by God to heare the voyce of Angells one day descending vpon S. Chads Oratory to call him to heaueÌ„ in great sanctity and holines of life he finally reposed in our Lord about the yeare of Christ six hundred and fourscore A The thirtith Day IN Northumberland the deposition of S. Leâ—rone Virgin and Martyr who being Abbesse of a Monastery in the same Kingdome was in the second Danish persecution togeather with many holy men and women slaine in conteÌ„pt of the ChristiaÌ„ faith For the furious Danes surprizing all the Monasteries that stood in their wayes put most of the Religious persons eyther to sword or fire And among others coÌ„ming to this Monastery wheroâ— S. Lefrone was Abbâ—sse aâ—ter that they had most barbarously and by violence abused the sacred Virgins they tithed the whole Monastery putting nyne to death and leauing the tenth to sh 〈…〉 for herselfe which vnheard-of-cruelty the perfidious Danes shewed towards many religious persons in our CouÌ„trey at their arriâ—all and incursions about the yeare of Christ one thousand and eleuen THE same day at Canterbury the deposition of S. Ta 〈…〉 yne Confessour and Archbishop of the same Sea who being a man of excellent learning and wisdome was of a monke of the Monastery of Brewton promoted to the Archbishopricke of Canterbury and succeeded S. Brituald in that office where in all kind of holy conuersation and sanctity of life he ended his blessed dayes about the yeare of Christ seauen hundred and fourty and in the raigne of King Edbert of Kent His body was buryed in the Cathedrall Church of Canterbury where it yet remayneth in the old Cloister F The one and thirtith Day AT Hunstocke in Corn-wall the deposition of S. Neoth Priest and Confessour who leading a solitary life in the VVest-part of England was famous for sanctity of life miracles both aliue and dead He was very familiar with king Alfred of the VVestsaxons by whose counsell and exhortation the said King founded the famous Vniuersity of Oxford With this man also there liued at the same tyme another venerable holy man and as it were his companion called S. Guier vnto both which there haue byn many Chappell 's and altars in Catholicke tymes past dedicated with in the Realme of England And in Humingtonshire in particular there is yet remayning a faire towne and Church sometyme erected in memory of S. Neoth which vntill this day retayneth that ancient name and is commonly called S. Neots He died about the yeare of Christ eight hundred threescore and eleuen THE MONETH OF AVGVST C The first Day AT VVinchester in Hampshire the deposition of S. Ethelwold Bishop and Confessour who being first a Monke of Glastenbury Monastery vnder S. Dunstan was afterward made Abbot of Abington thence promoted to the Bishopricke of VVinchester which when he had gouerned for one and twenty yeares togeather in great sanctity of life working of Miracles he rested in our Lord in the yeare of Christ 984. was buryed in his owne Cathedral Church of VVinchester at whose body it hath pleased God to worke many miracles It is recorded of this holy Bishop that in tyme of a great dearth he brake all the plate belonging to his Church and gaue it to the poore saying That the Church in good tyme might be againe prouided of Ornaments necessary but the poore that perished for want of food could not be recouered THE same day at Gaunt in Flanders the Translation of S. VVenlocke Abbot and Confessour who descended of the ancient Royall bloud of Britany became Father to many Monkes in an old Monastery in the lesser Britany called Tauracum where in all kind of most holy life he ended his blessed dayes His body was afterward on this day with great solemnity translated to Gaunt about the yeare of Christ one thousand and fifty and is there vntill this day preserued with great honour and veneration D The second Day AT Durham in the Bishopricke the Commemoration of S. Alrike Eremite and Confessour who leading a solitary life in the forrest of Carliele for many yeares togeather was of such admirable sanctity and holinesse of life that his memory euen vntill our dayes hath byn famous throughout the whole Iland of Britany S. Godricke an Eremite also liuing in those partes at the same tyme and being present at his death saw his soule ascend into heauen as it were in a Sphericall forme of a burning wynd His body was with great veneration interred at Durham by the Clergy of that Church about the yeare of Christ one thousand one hundred and seauen in which yeare he died E The third Day IN Scotland the Commemoration of S. Domitiús Confessour who descended of a worthy lynage in the Kingdome of Ireland became there a Monke of the holy Order of S. Benedict vnder the famous Abbot S. Columbe whose scholler and disciple he was where in all kind of good learning vertue other sanctity of life he ended his venerable old dayes about the yeare of Christ six hundred threescore and eleuen His memory hath in tymes past byn very famous throughout the Iland of Great-Britany especially in Scotland where he liued and died F The fourth Day AT Furne in Flanders in the Diocesse of Ipres the Translation of part of the glorious body of S. VValburge Virgin and Abbesse daughter to S. Richard King of the English who being sent for into Germany by S. Bonijace her vncle Archbishop of Mentz was by him ordained Abbesse of a monastery there which he had newly founded called Heydenâ—rae where in all kind of sanctimony of life she gaue vp her soule to her heauenly spouse in the yeare of Christ seauen hundred threescore and sixteene The rest of her body remayneth at Eyst whither it was before translated wherout vntill this day distilleth a precious oyle very soueraigne formany diseases Her principall festiuity was wont to be celebrated in our Catholicke Church of England vpon the one and twentith day of Iune according to the vse of Sarum and in Germany vpon the first of May. G The fifth Day AT Oswistree in Shropshire the Passion of S. Oswald King of the Northumbers and Martyr who after he had brought the Angles Scots and Pictes vnto his subiection was so zealous in the new planted faith of Christ that for defence therof principally he was slayne by Penda the Pagan King of Mercia at the forsaid towne of Osistree in the yeare of Christ six hundred thirty and fiue S. Bede recounteth that on a day as he sate at dinner with S. Aidan Bishop of Lindisferne there was a siluer dish brought before him full of daynties which when he saw he caused presently to be brokeÌ„ in little peeces and giuen to the poore attending at his gate for almes togeather with the
secretly away from his friends and with a fagot of wood insteed of a boat miraculously passed ouer the riuer of Seuerne and came into Glocestershire where leading an Eremiticall austere life was at length slaine by a Pagan souldier in hatred of Christian Religion whose head being cut of from his body himselfe tooke vp from the ground and carried to a fountayne wherat he was wont to wash it At which place there was afterward a Goodly Church erected in his honour about the yeare of Christ seauen hundred and six where his body was wont to be kept with great veneration of the Inhabitants as also another dedicated vnto him in the Towne of VVells in Somersetshire which at this day is there standing to be seene B The eight twentith Day AT Brackley in Northamptonshire the Commemoration of S. Rumbald Confessour Sonne to a British King of our Iland who as soone as he was borne into the world and baptized did miraculously speake and fortell diuers wonderfull thinges and professing himselfe a Christian presently yielded vp the ghost His body was with great veneration buryed at the forsaid towne of Brackley wherat it is recorded diuers miracles haue byn wrought THE same day at Cullen in the higher Germany the Commemoration of S. Agnes Virgin and Martyr who being a noble Britan by birth and one of the number of the Eleuen thousand Virgins martyred with S. Vrsula was for defence of her chastity there put to death with the rest of her fellowes about the yeare of Christ three hundred fourscore and three herselfe afterward miraculously reuealing her name for which cause her body is peculiarly honoured of the Inhabitants of Cullen C The nine twentith Day AT London the deposition of S. Sebbe King of the East saxons and Confessour who after he had gouerned that Kingdome thirty yeares in great peace and tranquillity became a Monke in the Monastery of S. Peter and S. Paul at London distributing the greatest part of his goods to the poore before his entrance where within a few yeares after in great sanctity of life he peaceably rested in our Lord about the yeare of Christ six hundred threescore and fifteene His body was buried in the Church of S. Paul in London in a costly marble Coffin where it was kept vntill our dayes with great veneration of the Cittizens for the miracles that are recorded to haue byn wrought therat THE same day at Dorchester in Oxfordshire the Translation of S. Edwold Confessour and Eremite brother to S. Edmund King Martyr who refusing the Kingdome of the Eastangles gaue himselfe for loue of Christ to a solitary life In which when he had liued many yeares in all sanctity and holines at last ended his blessed dayes at Dorchester where his body being interred about the yeare of Christ eight hundred threescore and eleuen was afterward on this day taken vp and translated to a more eminent place of the same Church where before it was land D The thirtith Day IN â—rance in the Diocesse of Meldune the deposition of S. Fiaker Confeslour Sonne to Eugenius the fourth of that name King of Scotland who forsaking all worldly dignities and delightes went ouer into France with his sister S. Syra and became a Religious man by the help and directions of S. Pharao Bishop of Meldune where in very great sanctity and holinesse of life he ended his blessed dayeâ— about the yeare of Christ six hundred and thirty In the Citty of S. Omers in Artors there is a Chappell or Oratory dedicated vnto S. Fiaker within the Parâ—sh Church of S. Margaret in the same Towne where his feast is kept on this day with great solemnity and veneration by the Sodality or Confraternity that is there instituted in his honour Where also is graunted Plenary Indulgence to all that rightly vâ—sit his Chappell on this day and fullfâ—ll the other circumstances conteyned in the Bull of Graunt by Pope Clement the eight dated in the yeare of Christ one thousand â—iue hundred nynty and seauen E The one and thirtith Day AT Lindisserne in the Kingdome of the Northumbers the deposition of S. Aidan Confessour and Bishop of the same Sea whose soule S. Cuthbert being then but a Sheepheard saw carried vp to heauen by two angells and was therby conuerted to a Religious life about the yeare of Christ six hundred fifty and one THE same day at VVimborne in Dorcetshire the deposition of S. Cuthberge Abbesse sister to King Inas of the VVestsaxons who building a Monastery of her owne charges at VVimborne entred her selfe therin tooke a Religious habit and became Abbesse of the same Where in all kind of vertuous exercise and Monasticall discipline togeather with working of many miracles she finally gaue vp her soule to her heauenly spousâ— about the veare of Christ seauen hundred twenty and seauen ALso the same day at Fulkstone in Kent the Translation of S. Eanswide Abbesse daughter to Eadbald King of Kent who despising all worldly and temporall honours studied how to attaine to Celestiall And entring into a monastery at FulkstoÌ„e aforsaid was afterward made Abbesse therof where in great sanctimony and holinesse of life she died about the yeare of Christ six hundred and fourty Her body was afterward on this day taken vp and translated to a more eminent place of the same Church wherat it pleased God to worke miracles THE MONETH OF SEPTEMBER F The first Day AT VVinchester in Hampshire the Commemoration of S. Elphege the first of that name Confessour and Bishop of the same Sea whose godly life and doctrine togeather with the spirit of prophesy hath byn very famous in ancient tymes throughout England He was the first that persuaded S. Dunstan to lead a Monasticall life as also ordayned him and S. Ethelwold Priestes And when the said Dunstan was expelled the Court by King Ethelred he came to this holy man Elphege of whome he was very gratefully receyued and coÌ„forted And finally full of venerable old age replenished with sanctity of life miracles â—e peaceably rested in our Lord about the yeare of Christ nyne hundred fourty and six and was buried at VVinchester This man is different from the other S. Elphege of the same name who was Bâ—shop of Canterbury and martyred by the Danes in the yeare 1012. G The second Day IN Scotland the Commemoration of S. Adaman Abbot and Confessour a man of wonderâ—ull vertue and austerity of life who beâ—ng made Abbot of S. Columbes Monastery in the Iland of Hoy by Scotland gouerned the same in great sanctity and holines togeather with obseâ—uance of Monasticall discipline vntill his dying day He was one of the first that by his doctrine and exhortations brought the Scottishmen as also a great part of the Britans to the Catholicke obseruatioÌ„ of the feast of Easter who before followed the errour of the Quartadeâ—imans in keeping therof He wrote in like
of his brother S. Willebald where the same is preserued with great veneration of the Inhabitants B The fiue twentith Day AT Langres in France the Deposition of 〈◊〉 Câ—olâ—â—id Conâ—esâ—our and Abbot of the ancient Monastery of S. Peter and S. Paul vpon the Riuer banke of VVyre in the Kingdome of the Northumbers now cailed VVyre 〈…〉 and Maâ—â—â—er to our famous S. Bede who going to Rome to obtayne Priuiledges for his saâ—d Monastery died in his iorney homward at Langres in the yeare of Christ seauen hundred seauenteene and there being most honourably interred in the Cathedrall Church of that Citty his body is kept vntill this day with great veneration There is a Letter of this holy mans yet extant in S. Bedes History which he wrote to Nâ—ionus King of the Piâ—â—es or Redshankes about the â—â—ue obseruation of the feast of Easter as also for the Reformation of his Clergy To whome in like manner saith the Story he sent cunning Carpenters workemen to buâ—d him a Câ—urch after the fashion of those in Norâ—humberland C The six and twentith Day AT VVestminster by LondoÌ„ the depositioÌ„ of S. VVuâ—â—y Abbot and Con 〈…〉 our who being a man of great vertue and innocency of life was by S. Dunstan created the first Abbot of VVestminster where in all kind of exemplar good life full of sanctity and miracles he ended his blessed dayes about the yeare of Christ nyne hundred and threescore His body was buryed in the same Monastery and there was wont to be kept with great veneration of the Citizens of Londâ—n Tâ—E same day in Scoâ—land the Commemoration of S. 〈…〉 us Monâ—e and Confâ—ssour who borne in Ireland and descended of a worthy parentage in that Kingdome came thence into Scotland in company of S. Co 〈…〉 e the great of that Nation whose d 〈…〉 ple he was aâ—d afterward his coadiutour impreaching the Christian â—aith to the Pictes After whose Coâ—â—ersion full of sanctity and miracleâ— he gaue vp his soule to rest about the yeare of Christ â—â—ue hundred and fourscore D The seauen twentith Day AT Knobhersburge in the Prouince of the Eastangles the Commemoration of S. Sigeâ—ert King of the same Prouince and Martyr who inflamed with the loue of God left the administration of his Kingdome to his Cosyn Egricke and tooke a Religious habit in a monastery which himselfe had newly erected called Knobhersburge but a little after Penda the Pagan King of Mercia inuading his dominions he was by his Subiectes drawne by force out of his Monastery into the field where vnarmed hauing only a little rod in his hand was slayne togeather with his Cosyn Egriâ—ke by the forsaid Penda in the yeare of Christ six hundred fifty and two and the seauenteenth of his raigne and was afterward declared a Martyr It is recorded by diuers Historiograpâ—ers that he first founded the Vniuersity of Cambridge in his owne Prouince for the education and instruction of youth in all kind of good learning and liberall sciences E The eight twentith Day AT Fulda in tho higher Germany the deposition of S. Lioba Virgin and Abbesse who being first a Religious woman in the Monastery of Wimborne in Dorcetshire was called thence togeather with S. Teâ—la S. Agatha and diuers others into Germany by S. Boniface an Englishman and Archbishop of Mentz and there made Abbesse of a new Monastery which he had erected at a place called Biscopssen where after she had led a most Saintly life full of miracles she went at last to her heauenly spouse about the yeare of Christ seauen hundred fifty and seauen and was buryed at Fulda where her body is yet kept togeather with the venerable body of S. Boniface with great veneration of that Countrey round about F The nine twentith Day IN Scotland the Commemoration of S. Cogan Abbot and Confessour who borne in the same Kingdome of a very honourable parentage became there a Monke of the Venerable Order of S. Benedict and after Abbot of the whole Monastery whose name being famous throughout our whole Iland of Great-Briâ—any â—or sanctity of life and learâ—ning he gaue vp his soule to rest in our Lord about the yeare of Christ 700. thrâ—â—score At whose body it pleased God in coÌ„firmatioÌ„ of his holines to worke many miracles In which Kingdome also there haue byn in tymes past many Chappell 's and altars dedicated in his honour but now all vtterly ruined by the vâ—fortunate change of Religâ—on in that Countrey to the lamentation of the Christian world G The thirtith Day AT Canterbury the Deposition S. Honorius Archbishop of the same Sea and Confessour who comming from Rome into England with S. Augustine our Apostle succeeded him afterward in his Office and was the fiâ—th Archbishop oâ— Canterbury Wâ—ich Sea when he had gouerned in all kind of sanctity and holy example of vertuous life full of Venerable old age he reposed happily in our Lord in the yeare of Christ six hundred fiâ—ty and three and was buryed in the Cathedrall Church of that Citty with his predecessours where his body was kept euen vntill our dayes with great honor and veneration due to so glorious a Confessour THE MONETH OF OCTOBER A The first Day AT London the deposition of S. Roger Confessour and Bishop of the same Sâ—a whose admirable vertues and sanctity of life wittnesse the Miracles that haue byn wrought at his body He died at Stepney a mile from London in a house belonging to that Bishops Sea in the yeare of Christ one thousand two hundred and fourty whose body being brought to London was with all honour and veneration interred in the Cathedrall Church of S. Paul the Apostle in a faire tombe by the North-wall a little aboue the Quire with this Epithaph which is there yet remayning to be read Ecclesiae quondam Praesul praesentis in anno M. bis C. quater X. iacet his Rogerus humatus Huius erat manibus Domino locus iste dicatus Christe suis precibuâ— veniam des tolle reatus The people of Parma in Italy haue chosen him for one of the chiefe Patrons of their Citty by reason of a meruaylous victory they obtayned against Fredericke the Empeperour by the prayers of S. Roger whose body at that tyme shined with miracles in England THE same day at Oostkerke in Flanders the Translation of S. Guthagon Confessour Sonne to the King of Scotland who taking vpon him a voluntary pouerty for the loue of God went ouer into Flanders and there became a pilgrime or Eremite where in great sanctity of life he finally reposed in our Lord. Nicolas Bishop of Tornay on this day caused his body to be reuerently eleuated and placed more decently in the forsaid Church of Oostkerke in the yeare of Christ one thousand foure hundred fourty and foure where the same is yet preserued with great veneration whose feast in like manner in there on this day
in great sanctity of life and working of miracles finally reposed in our Lord about the yeare of Christ six hundred fifty and one His body was afterward on this day translated to the Monastery of VValciodore aforsaid where the same is kept with great veneration of the Inhabitants THE same day in Brecknockshire of VVales the deposition or S. Keyna Virgin daughter to Braghan King of Brecknocke and great Aunt to S. Dauid Bish. of Meneuia who being in her infancy consecrated to God left her Countrey and came ouer the Riuer of Seuerne into England and there liued a most austere life in a solitary wood full of serpents into which no man durst enter for feare of death But by her prayers they were all turned into stones still retayning the shape of serpeÌ„ts And after that she had liued many yeares therin without humane assisiance she returned againe to her friends and Countrey and built herselfe a little Cottage vpon a hill where in continuall prayer and abstinence clad in hayrcloth she serued her Lord Sauiour vntill her dying day And being ready to depart out of this world an Angell came downe from heauen and put vpon her a white garment wrought with gould bidding her to be in readinesse to enter into the Kingdome of her Celestiall spouse She departed to our Lord vpon this day about the yeare of Christ foure hundred and nynty and was buryed in the same Prouince where her memory hath byn famous euen vntill our dayes She is called in the British tongue Keyn-vayre that is to say Keyne the Virgin B The ninth Day AT Lincolne the deposition of Bl. Robert surnamed Grossa-testa Confessour and Bishop of the same Sea whose great sanctity of life and vertues ioyned with learning especially in the Hebrew Greeke and Latyn tongues hath byn very famous in the Church of Christ. Among other workes he translated the Testamentes of the twelue Patriarkes out of Greeke into Latin as also wrote very learned CoÌ„mentaryes vpon the Psalter yet extant to be seene in wrytten hand in diuers Libraryes of Europe He was borne in Suffolke and in his youth trauayled into France where applying his studyes he attayned to great knowledge in Philosophy and Diuinity and at his returne backe was promoted first to the Arch deaconry of Licester and afterward to the Bishopricke of Lincolne which when he had gouerned most laudably for eighteene yeares he reposed happily in our Lord in the yeare of Christ one thousand two hundred fifty and three His body was most solemnly interred in a goodly marble Tombe in the south I le of his owne Cathedrall Church of Lincolne and there was wont to be kept with great reuerence and veneration euen vntill the dayes of King Henry the eight THE same day in the County of Hennalt in the Diocesse of Cambray the festiuity of S. Gislen Confessour who being an Irishman by birth went to Athens in Greece where he became first a Monke of the Order of S. S. Basil and thence returning by Rome came backe into the Lower-Germany and there built himselfe an Oratory in a Village three myles distant from Montz in Hennalt teaching and instructing the people of those partes in the Christian faith with great fruite and feruour of spirit vntill his dying day which happened about the yeare of Christ six hundred fourty His body is kept in a Monastery of his owne name in the forsaid Territory of Hennalt coÌ„moÌ„ly called S. Gislens where it is honoured vntill this day with great veneration of the Inhabitants round about C The tenth Day AT Rochester in Kent the Deposition of S. Pauline Bishop and Confessour who comming into England with S. Augustine and his fellowes conuerted the Kingdome of the Northumbers togeather with Edwyn King of that Prouince and so became their Apostle He was ordayned the first Archbishop of Yorke but being thence expulsed after King Edwyns death he came backe againe into Kent and there gouerned the Sea of Rochester being then voyd where in great sanctity of life he finally reposed in our Lord about the yeare Christ six hundred fourty and fiue His body was with all solemnity buryed in the Cathedrall Church of S. Andrew in Rochester and there kept with great veneration THE same day at Birlington in Yorkeshire the deposition of S. Iohn Confessour Prior of the Monastery of Chanons-Regular whose godly life full of sanctity hath byn manifested sufficiently by the miracles he wrought both aliue and dead He desceased in the yeare of Christ one thousand three hundred threescore and nynteene and was buryed at Birlington D The eleuenth Day AT Barking in Fssex the deposition of S. Edilburge Abbesse sister to S. Erconwald Bishop of Lodon who by him was coÌ„stituted Gouernesse of a new Monastery that himselfe had built by the forsaid towne of Barking vpon the Riuer of Thames where in all kind of sanctimony of life and Monasticall discipline she gaue vp her soule to her heauenly spouse in the yeare of Christ six hundred threefore and sixteene THE same day in Scotland the deposition of S. Canicke Abbot CoÌ„fessour whose godly life and miracles haue byn famous throughout the Christian world but especially in Scotland where he was borne liued and died about the yeare of Christ eight hundred E The tweluth Day AT Rippon in Yorkeshire the deposition of S. VVil 〈…〉 ride Confessour and Archbishop of Yorke who being twice expulsed his Bishopricke by Egfrid King of the Northumbers went and preached to the Southsaxons where he conuerted the I le of VVight and first planted the Christian faith in that place And when he had thus laboured for many yeares in his banishment to the gayning of infinite soules to God being at last restored to his Bishopricke in all sanctity or life and miracles he finally rested in our Lord vpon the yeare of Christ seauen hundred and eleuen and was buryed in S Peters Church at Rippon aforsaid which himselfe had built on the south side of the high Altar Ouer whose tombe was engrauen this ancient Epitaph following VVilfridus hic magnus requiescit corpore Praesul Hanc Domino qut Aulam du 〈…〉 us pietaâ—i amore Fecit exi 〈…〉 o sacrauit nomine PETRI C 〈…〉 laues cali Christus dedit arbiter Orbis Atque auro ac Tyrio deuotus vestijt ostro Quin etiam sublime Crucis radiante metallo Hic posuit tropheüm nec non quattuor auro Scribi Euangel 〈…〉 praerepit in ordine libros Ac thecam è ruâ—ilo his con 〈…〉 ignam condidit auro Paschalis qui etiam solem 〈…〉 a tempora cursus Catholci adiustum correxit dogma Canonis Quem statuere Paires dubioque errore remoto Certa suae Ge 〈…〉 i ostendit moderam 〈…〉 na ritus Inque loc 〈…〉 stis Monachorum examina crebra Colligit ac monitis cauit quae regula Patrum Sedulus in 〈…〉 it 〈…〉 sue do 〈…〉 ue forisue Iactatus 〈…〉 mium
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
the other is kept the Commemoration of All-Soules especially among the Monkes of the Venerable Order of Cisterce B The sixt Day IN the Monastery of VVoromholt by Bergâ—en 〈◊〉 Flanders the depositio oâ— S. VVinocke Abbot and Confessour who dâ—scâ—nded or a most noble Royall bloud in Britany went ouer into the lovver Germany to S. Ber 〈…〉 who then liued there in great fame for his holynes and was by him ordayned Abbot of a Monastery erected in Flanders called Woromhol where full of wonderfull holines sanctity of life togeather with working of many miracles he reposed in our Lord about the yeare of Christ seauen hundred and sixteene His body was afterward translated to Berghen a orsaid where the same is preserued euen vntill these our dayes with great veneration of the Countrey round about In whose honour the said Towne is now also commonly called of him by the Name of VVinockes-Berghen C The seauenth Day AT Epternake in the higher Germany the depositioÌ„ of S. VVillebrord Bishop CoÌ„fessour who being a MoÌ„ke of Rippon in Yorkeshire was sent out of England by the holy Abbot Egbert with a dozen other Companions to preach the Christian faith in the Low-Countreys and Germany and going thence to Rome was by Pope Sergius consecrated Archbishop of Maestricht in Brabant and sent backe to that Sea Where after the conuersion of many thousand soules to the true worship of one God he there ended his blessed dayes in a Monastery at the forsaid place of Epternake in the Diocesse of Treuers which himselfe had built in the yeare of Christ scauen hundred thirty and six THE same day at Strasburge in the higher Germany also the deposition of S. Florentius Bishop and Confessour who being borne in Scotland of an honourable parentage went ouer into Germany in the tyme of King Dagobert of France whose daughter being dumbe and blind from her natiuity he by his prayers restored both to speach and sight And after going into the Prouince of Alsatia was ordayned Bishop of Strasburge where in all holines of life attending diligeÌ„tly to his charge he gaue vp his soul to rest about the yeare of Christ six huÌ„dred threescore and fifteene and was buried there in a Monastery neere to the Riuer of Brusch which himselfe had founded a little before for the Scottish nation D The eight Day AT Bremen in East-frizland the deposition of S. VVillehade Confessour first Bishop of the same Sea who going out of England where he was borne for the GoÌ„uersion of his Neighbour-countreys after he had preached to the Saxons Frizians for more then fifty yeares togeather coÌ„uerted many thousands to the Christian faith was at the request of Charles the great ordayned Bishop of Bremen in Frizland Where after he had passed a venerable old age ioyned with sanctity of life he finally rested in our Lord about the yeare of Christ seauen hundred fourscore and eleuen His body was buryed in the Cathedrall Church of that Citty dedicated to S. Peter which himselfe had built and was there wont to be kept with great honour and veneration of the Inhabitants as chiefe Patrone and Apostle of that Prouince euen vntill these our later dayes of schismes and heresyes in those partes E The ninth Day AT VVhitby in Yorkeshire the Commemoration of S. Congilla Virgin and Abbesse whose godly and vertuous life togeather with the obseruation of Monasticall discipline hath deserued to be famous in Catholicke tyme throughout England She was coÌ„stituted Abbesse of an ancient Monastery now called VVhitby which Oswy King of the NorthuÌ„bers had newly fouÌ„ded wherin he caused his owne daughter Ethelfred to be brought vp vnder the care and gouerment of the forsaid Congilla who famous for sanctimony of life and miracles gaue vp her soule to her heauenly spouse about the yeare of Christ six hundred threescore and eleuen F The tenth Day AT Canterbury the Deposition of S. Iustus Archbishop of the same Sea and Confessour who comming into England with S. Augustine and his fellowes was first ordayned Bishop of Rochester and after of Canterbury where in all holines of life he desceased about the yeare of Christ six hundred thirty and two and was buryed at Canterbury THE same day at Michelmburgh in VVandalia the passion of S. Iohn Bishop and Martyr who being an Irishman by byrth a Monke went ouer into the lower Germany and thence into VVandalia to preach the Christian faith where being consecrated Bishop of Michelmburgh was at length taken by the Infidels of that Countrey and sorely beaten with cudgells And when they could not auert him from calling vpon the name of IESVS they first cut of his hands and then his feet and last of all his head about the yeare of Christ one thousand threescore and six G The eleuenth Day IN the Monastery of Malòn in the Territory of Namures the Deposition of S. Bertuine Bishop and Confessour who borne in Ireland of a noble parentage and going ouer into the Lower Germany to preach the Christian faith built himselfe a little Oratory in honour of our Blessed Lady in a Village called Malòn in the forsaid Territory of Namures where in very great austerity holinesse of life he gaue himselfe wholy to conteÌ„plation and meditation of heauenly things vntill his dying-day which happened full of miracles about the yeare of Christ six hundred fifty and one In the same place where he had built his said Oratory was afterward erected a goodly Monastery of the Institute of S. Augustine where his body is yet kept with great veneration of the Inhabitants therabout A The tweluth Day AT Asche in Flanders the Passion of S. Liuinus Bishop Martyr who being borne in Scotland scholler to S. Augustine our English Apostle went ouer into Flanders with three other Companions to preach the faith or Christ where he was slayne in hatred therof by the Pagans of that Countrey about the yeare of Christ seauen hundred and three They first cut out his tongue which being miraculously restored vnto him againe he was finally beheaded His body was first buryed at Hauten but afterward translated to Gaunt in the yeare 1007. THE same day in Ouerysle oâ— Gelderland the f 〈…〉 uity of S. Lebuine Priest and Confessour who being a Monke of Rippon in Yorkeshire and disciple to S. VVillebrord went ouer to S Gregory Bishop of Maestricht in Brabant of whome he was sent to pâ—each to the Saxons beyond the Riuer of Ysle where after he had conuerted many thousands to the faith of Christ full of sanctity and miracles he ended his blessed dayes about the yeare oâ— Christ seauen hundred and threescore His body was afterward translated to Dauentry and there is kept in the Cathedrall Church of that Citty with great veneration as one of the chiefe Patrons of the Diocesse B The thirteenth Day IN the Territory of Arras in Artoys the Deposition of S. Kilian
bloud in the same Kingdome became a disciple first to S. Columbe the Great of that Nation and afterward comming ouer with him into Scotland was his coadiutor in the Cōuersion of the Pictes to the Christiā faith that in those dayes inhabited that Kingdome where after the reducing of many soules from their errours to the knowledg worship of Christ famous for sanctity of life grace of Miracles he finally reposed in our Lord about the yeare of Christ 588. B The fiue twentith Day IN the Monastery of S. Meginhard in the higher Germany the Commemoration of S. Gregory Priest and Confessour Sonne to King Edward of the VVestsaxons surnamed the Elder and brother to the holy Virgin S. Edburge of Wilton who being admonished by an Angell forsooke both Countrey and friends in the troublesome tyme of his Fathers raigne and incursions of the Danes and went ouer into Germany to S. Eberhard a monke then famous in those partes both for sanctity of life and gift of prophesy vnto whome he associating himselfe in the forsaid Monastery of S. Meginhard became a Monke in the same place where in very great holines of life he ended his blessed dayes about the yeare of Christ nyne hundred fourty and fiue C The six and twentith Day AT VVhitby in Yorkeshire the Commemoration of Blessed Ethelfrede Virgin daughter to Oswy King of the Northumbers who contemning all worldly pompe and trāsitory glory tooke a Religious habit togeather with the holy veyle of Chastity in a Monastery of the same Prouince called afterward VVhitby which her said Father had there newly founded where vnder the Gouernment of S. Congilla that was then ordayned Abbesse therof in all humility sanctimony of life she made a holy end and gaue vp her soule to her heauenly spouse about the yeare of Christ six hundred and seauenty D The seauen twentith Day AT Gallinaro a Village in the Kingdome of Naples the Commemoration of S. Gerard Confessour who being an Englishman by byrth and descended of a a worthly parentage in our Iland tooke vpon him for the loue of God a long peregrination to visit the holy Sepulcher of Christ in Hierusalem which when he had performed and returning backe by Italy where at that tyme the plague sorely raged in very great sanctity of life gaue vp his soule to rest in our Lord. His body is vntill this day kept with great honour and veneration in the forsaid Village of Gallinaro wherat in testimony of his holy life miracles are yet daily wrought So as the place is therby become a great pilgrimage especially for the Neapolitans people of Calabria E The eight twentith Day AT Canterbury the Translation of S. Elphege Bishop and Martyr who being first Abbot of a Monastery neere vnto Bath in Somersetshire was thence promoted to the bishoprick of VVinchester lastly to Cāterbury He was slayne at Greenwich in Kent in the second Danish persecution by those barbarous people in defence of his Church of Canterbury and for not deliuering them three thousand Markes of money belonging to the said Church in the yeare of Christ one thousand and twelue His body was first brought to London and afterward on this day solemnely translated to Canterbury and there placed in his owne Cathedrall Church of that Citty where it was wont in Catholicke tyme to be kept with great honour and Veneration F The nine twentith Day AT Canterbury the Passion of S. Thomas Archbishop of the same Sea Legate Apostolicall and Primate of England who for defence of the liberties of the Church being many wayes iniured by King Henry the second was forced to appeale to Pope Alexāder the third of whome being acquited of all the calumniations and slaunders laid to his charge was againe restored to his Bishopricke but within a while after being violently oppressed by some of the forsaid Kinges seruants to wit Syr VVilliam Tracy Syr Reynold Fitzvrson Syr Hugh Moruill Richard Breton and others was slayne in his owne Church of Canterbury in the tyme of Euensonge before the high Altar in the yeare of Christ one thousand one hundred threescore and eleuen Whose martyrdome is heere described in these old verses Richardus Breton nec non Moruillius Hugo Guillelmus Tracy Reginaldus Filius-vrsi Thomam Martyrium secêre subire beatum Fortis inuictus his quattuor ensibus ictus Primas Anglorum Thomas petit alta polorum His body was shortly afterward put into a goodly shrine beset with costly iewells pretious stones and placed in his owne Cathedrall Church of Canterbury wherat infinite miracles were wrought and so continued vntill the tyme of King Henry the eight by whose commandement the said monument was vtterly destroyed and his sacred Reliques burned to ashes in the yeare of Christ 1538. G The thirtith Day IN the Abbey of Flay the Commemoration of S. Eustach Abbot and Confessour who for his singular vertue and innocency of life being first a Monke was ordayned Abbot of the forsaid Monastery of Flay In which dignity he so excelled in all kind of profund humility charity to poore Orphans and other eminent vertues especially in the exercise and obseruance of Monasticall discipline that his name deserued to be famous throughout our whole Iland in former Catholicke tymes He died about the yeare of Christ one thousand and two hundred At whose body it pleased God afterward in testimony of his holy life to worke miracles A The one thirtith Day IN Scotland the Commemoration of S. Eternane Monke and Confessour Nephew to S. Columbe the Great of Ireland who contemning all worldly honours and prefermentes tooke a Religious habit and became a Monke of the Order of S. Benedict in á Monastery in the Iland of Hoy by Scotland vnder the gouerment of his forsaid vncle S. Columbe where in all kind of sanctity of life he ended his blessed dayes about the yeare of Christ fiue hundred fourscore and eighteene Whose memory hath continued famous both in Scotland where he liued and in Ireland where he was borne euen vntill this last age Laus Deó Beatiss Virg. Mariae AN ALPHABETICAL TABLE OF THE SAINTES NAMES CONTEYNED in the former Martyrologe A AAron Martyr 1. Iuly Acca B. 19. Feb. Adaman Ab. 2. Sept. Adaman Confess 31. Ianuar. Adelme B. 31. Mar. 15. May. Adalbert conf 25. Iune Adelhere Mart. 5. Iune Adlar Mart. 20. Apr. 5. Iune Adrian Abbot 9. Ianuar. Adrian Priest 1. April Adolph Mart. 5. Iune Agatha Virgin 12. Iune Agatha Queene 8. Decem. Agnes Virg. Mart. 28. August Aidan Bishop 31. August Alban Protomart 16. Apr. 16. May 22. Iune Albuine Bishop 26. Octob. Albuine Abbot 19. May. Alkmund Mart. 19. March Alexander Conf. 6. August Alfred K. of Northūb 15. Ian. Alfred K. of Westsa 28. Oct. Algiue Queene 5. May. Alice Prioresse 24. August Alnoth Mart. 27. Febr. Alred Abbot 16. March Alricke Ermite 2.
25. Iune 12. Nouemb. Lefrone Abbesse 3. Iuly Leofgar Mart. 16. Iune Leuine Bish. 27. Iune 12. Nouemb. Lewyne Virg. Mart. 24. Iuly Liephard Mart. 4. Febr. Lioba Abbesse 28. Sept. Luane Abbot 12. Iuly Lucius King 3. Decemb. Lullus Bish. 26. Octob. Lupus Bishop 29. Iuly M MAcharius Abbot 19. Decemb. Macloue B. 15. Nouemb. Maglore Conâ— 24. Octob. Maine Abbot 15. Iune Malachy Bish. 5. Nou. Malcaline Abbot 21. Ian. Malcus Bish. 10. Aug. Malcolme King 2. Iune Marcellus Bish. 4. Sept. Marchelme Conf. 14. Iuly Margaret Prioresse 15. Aug. Margaret Queene 10. Iune 16. Nouemb. Marianus Conf. 17. April Martyrs at Lichfield 2. Ian. Martyrs at Benchor 16. Iune Martyrs at Bardney 26. Mar. Maude Queene 7. August Maxentia Virg. 24. Octob. Mechtild Virg. 12. Apr. Meliorus Mart. 3. â—an Mellitus Bishop 24. Apr. Mellon Bish. 22. Octob. Menigold Mart. 9. Feb. 15. Iune Meresine Conf. 17. Ian. Merwyne Virg. 13. May. Midane Conf. 26. April Midwyne Conf. 1. Ianuar. Milburge Virg. 23. Febr. Mildred Virg. 20. Feb. 13. Iul. Milwide Virg. 17. Ian. Mimborine Abbot 14. Decem. Modane Conf. 26. Apr. Modwene Abbesse 5. Iuly Mono Mart. 18. Octob. Motiser Conf. 29. Octob. N NEoth Conf. 31. Iuly Ninian B. 16. Sept. O OBodius Ermite 25. Apr. Oda Virg. 27. Nou. Odilia Virg. 18. Iuly Odo Bish. 4. Iuly Odwald Abbot 7. Decemb. Ortrude Virg. 22. Iune Osith Virg. 7. Octob. Osmane Virg. 22. Nouem Osmund B. 16. Iuly 4. Dec. Oswald King 20. Iune 5. Aug. Oswald Bish. 28. Febr. 15. April 15. Octob. Oswyn King Mart. 11. March 20. August Oswyn Conf. 18. April Otger Deacon 10. Sept. Oudocke Bishop 2. Iuly Owen Conf. 29. Iuly P Palladius Bish. 27. Ian. Paâ—dwine Virg. 26. Aug. Paternus Conf. 10. Apr. Pattone Bish. 30. Marâ—h Patricke Bishop 17. March Patroke Bishop 4. Iune Paul Apost 25. Ian. 29. Iune Pauline Bish. 10. Octob. Peter Apost 29. Iune Peter abbot 6. Ian. Piran Conf. 2. May. Plechelme Bish. 15. Iuly Q QVemburg Virg. 12. Sept. Queran Abbot 9. Sept. R REmigius Bish. 12. May. Richard King 7. Febr. Richard of Chichester 3. Apr. 16. Iune Richard of Calabria 21. Aug. Richard Ermite 〈◊〉 Nouemb. Robert Bish. 9. Octob. Robert Abbot 7. Iune Roger Bish. 1. Octob. Romwald Bish. 24. Iune 27. Octob. Ruâ—in Martyr 1. Iune Rumbald Conf. 28. Iune Ruthius Conf. 24. Decemb. SAdoch Conf. 1. Apr. Sampson Bish. 28. Iuly Scandalaus Conf. 5. May. Sebbe King 29. August Senan Conf. 29. April Sethrid Virg. 10. Ian. Sewall Bishop â—8 May. Sexburge Virg. 6. Iuly Sexulse Bish. 27. â—ebr Sidwell Virg. 23. April Sigene Abbot 7. April Sigebert King 27. Sept. Sigâ—ride Bish. 15. Feb. Sopâ—ias Bish. 24. Ian. Souldier Mart. 22. Iune Socrates Mart. 17. Sept. Stephen Switbert Bish. 1. March Swithin Bishop 2. 15. Iuly Sunaman Mart. 25. Iuly Symon Apost 28. Octob. Symon Conf. 16. May. Syra Virg. 23. Octob. T Taâ—win Bish. 30. Iuly Tancone Bish. 16. Febr. Tathar Conf. 23. Nouemb. Tecla Abbesse 15. Octob. Telean Bish. 25. Nou. Tetta Abbesse 17. Decemb. Theodore Bish 19. Sept. Theorithgid Virg. 26. Ian. Thomas of Canterb. 7. Iuly 29. Decemb. Thomas of Hereford 25. Aug. 2. Octob. Thomas of Northum 17. Aug. Thomas Monke 16. Aug. Tigernake Bish. 5. April Totnan Mart. 8. Iuly Tibbe Virg. 16. Decemb. Transâ— of 11000. Vir. 17. May V VIgane Conf. 13. March Vintruge Mart. 5. Iune Vlâ—ade Mart. 1. Iune Vlsricke Ermite 20. Feb. Vlâ—ride Bishop 18. Ian. Vltan Abbot 1. May. Vnaman Mart. 25. Iuly Vodine Bishop 23. Iuly Vrsula Virgin 21. Oct. Vulganius B. 2. Nouemb. W VVAccare 5. Iune Walburge Virg. 27. Apr. 4. August Walter Abbot 3. May. Walter Mart. 5. Iune Wasnulph Conf. 1. Octob. Weede Abbesse 2. Decemb. Wendelin Abbot 20. Octob. Wenlocke Abbot 3. March Wenefride Virg. 3. Nou. Wereburge Virg. 3. Febr. Werenâ—ride 14. Aug. 13. Sep. Wiaman Mart. 25. Iuly Wigbert Conf. 13. Aug. Wilfride of Yorke 24. April 12. Octob. Wilfride of VVorcester 10. Febr. Wilfred Queene 22. Iuly Wilgise Conf. 5. March Wilgith Virg. 23. Decemb. Willeicke Conf. 2. March Willebrord Bish. 19. Octob. 7. Nouemb. Willebald Bish. 7. Iuly Willehade Bish. 8. Nouem Wilhere Mart. 5. Iune William of Yorke 8. Ianuar. 8. Iune William of Rochester 23. May William of Norwich 25. March William of Tyre 11. Feb. Winfride Abbot 6. March Winibald Abbot 24. Sept. 10. Decemb. Winocke Abbot 8. Sept. 6. Nouemb. Wolstan Bishop 19. Ianuar. 7. Iune Wolstan Mart. 31. May. Wulf hild Abbesse 9. Sept. Wulsy Abbot 26. Sept. Wyre Bishop 8. May. Y YVVy Deacon 6. Octob. THE AVTHORS Alleaged in this Booke out of whome the former Saintes Liues are gathered Abbo Floriacensis Adam Bremensis Ado. Alanus Copus Albertus Crantzius Albertus Stadensis Albinus Flaccus Almannus Monachus Aloysius Lippomannus Alredus Rhieuallensis Andreas Leucander Annales Baroniani Annales Heluetiorum Antonius Demochares Arnoldus Mirmannus Arnoldus Wion Asser Meneuensis Aymo Baronius Card. Beda Bernardus Bernardus Guido Breuiarium Cameracense Breuiarium Curiense Breuiarium Gandauense Breuiarium Moguntiuum Breuiarium Saltzburgense Breuiarium Sarum Breuiarium Sueticum Carolus Sigonius Chronicon Cameracense Chronicon Cluniacense Chronograph Britanniae Chronicon Hyberniae Concilium Tridentinum Continuator Bedae Cornelius Tacitus Egilwardus Monachus Extrauagans Xysti PP 4. Felix Crolandiensis Folcardus Doroborniensis Franciscus Cattanius Franciscus Belleforestius Franciscus Maurolycus Gaufredus Monumetensis Georgius Lilius Gerardus Liegh Gildas Sapiens Gotzelinus Morinensis Gregorius Magnus Gregorius Turonensis Gulielmus Eysengrenius Gulielmus MalmesburieÌ„sis Gulielmus Neubrigensis Gulielmus Tyrius Gulielmus Ramesius Hector Boetius Hector Deidonatus Helmodius Presbyter Hermannus Contractus Herebertus Rosweyde Hieronymus Platus Historia Quadripartita Historia antiqua Scotorum Hucbaldus Monachus Humfridus Lhuide Iacobus Meyrus Ioannes Capgrauius Ioannes Frosyard Ioannes de Kirkstat Ioannes Lesleius Ioannes Maior Ioannes Magnus Ioannes Molanus Ioannes Nauclerus Ioannes Tritemius Ioannes Rouse Lambertus de Loos Laurentius Dunelmensis Laurentius Surius Marcellinus Monachus Matthaeus Parisiensis Mathaeus Westmonaster Mombritius Mosander Nicolaus Harpesfield Nicolaus Sanderus Olaus Magnus Osbertus de Stokes Paulus Diaconus Paulus Morigia Petrus Blesensis Petrus Cratepolius Petrus Gaselinus Petrus de Natalibus Petrus Sutor Petrus de Viel Polidorus Virgilius Prosper Aquitanius Ranulphus Cestrensis Registrum Cantuariense Registrum de Hide Registrum Lichfeldiense Registrum Lincolniense RegistruÌ„ D. Pauli LondineÌ„s Registrum Petriburgense Renatus Benedictus Rhenanus Richardus Vitus Rodulphus Agricola Rodulphus Monachus Rogerus Houeden Romanum Martyrologium Robertus Buckland Robertus Caenalis Robertus Salopiensis Senatus Brauonius Siluester Giraldus Sigebertus Sophronius Speculum Fr. CarmelitaruÌ„ Stephanus Lusinganius Symon Dunelmensis Theodoretus Thomas Walsingam Turgotus Episcopus Vincentius Vsuardus Wernerus Rollewincke FINIS A CATALOGVE OF THOSE VVHO HAVE SVFFERED DEATH IN ENGLAND for defence of the Catholicke Cause synce the yeare of Christ 1535. and 27. of King HENRY the VIII his raigne vnto this yeare 1608. THE PREFACE IN the yeare of our Lord 1530. King Henry the viij after that he had raigned 22. yeares in great peace
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