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B10051 An historical epistle of the great amitie and good offices betvvixt the popes of Rome, and kings of Great Britanie. Written to King Iames soone after his coming into England. / By Richard Smith ... Smith, Richard, 1566-1655.; England and Wales. Sovereign (1603-1625 : James I) 1652 (1652) Wing S4153; ESTC R184318 20,328 71

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the Apostle preached the word of life in this Iland as to others Gentils hee did for whom God had chosen him that from his mouth they might heare the Gospel and beleeue and that he here founded Churches and ordained Priests and Deacons which is reported by Simeon Metaphrastes out the Greeke Antiquities The like hath Vsher in his Antiquities Vsher. of Britanie c. 1. and 16. And also Baker in his historie of Baker England pag. 3. Who addeth that this and more is reported by Authors of good credit And I ad that no graue Author denieth it nor can any sufficient reason be brought why it should not be beleued So that mere inctedulitie or obstinacie can bee opposed against it which may be opposed against anie historical writing whatsoeuer and so all historical belieef ouerthrowne For who beleue in histories what they will and what they will not beleue not doe not beleue histories but themselues 4. Neither was this loue of S. Peter to our countrie extinguished 2. Petri 1. by his death but as himselfe promised to some he had it in minde also after his departure and miraculously assisted it in great necessities So that truly wrote b Malmesbury lib. 1. Pontificum p. 209. S. Sergius first Pope one thousand years ago to our English Kings that S. Peter was mindfull of them And Pope c Eugubin de Donat. Constan Alexander II. to King William the Conquerour and Pope d S. Peter Protector of Enhland Alexander III. to King Henry the second that England was vnder saint Peters protection euer since Christs name was glorified there And Pope e Bede lib. 2. cap. 10. Huntington lib. 3. p. 317. Boniface I. writing to King Edwin calleth S. Peter his Protector For when our countrie about the year of Christ 611. began to reuolt from the faith of Christ and some Bishops had forsaken the land and S. Laurence Archbishop of Canterburie was minded to follow them Saint Peter appearing S. Peter committed Englishmen to S. Laurence to him and scourging him with sharp stripes a great while in the close night chalenged with Apostolical authoritie and asked him why hee would forsake the flocke which he himselfe had committed to him and to what shepheard running now away he would leaue the sheep of IESVS-CHRIST beset in the midst of so many woulues By thes stripes of saint Peter and with these exhortations Laurence being stirred vp and encouraged came boldly to the king early in the morning and loosing his garment shewed him how sore hee was beaten and how pitifully his flesh was torn The King as soone as he heard that for his own saluation the Bishop had suffered such greuous beatings yea and that of the Apostle of CHRIST he feared much and afterward abandoning all worship of Idols he embraced the Faith of CHRIST and being baptized endeauoured to keepe and maintaine the estate of the Church in al points to the vttermost of his power Thus S. Bede lib. 2. c. 6. who liued in the same age in which this happened and the same testifieth the king himself in his g Reiner in Apost charter yet extant Also Alcuin in Epist 97. and our best Historiographers as William Malmesburie lib. 1. Regum Angliae cap. 1. Henrie of Huntington lib. 3. pag. 326. Marianus in Chronic. ann 617. Florentius Anno 616 Westmonasteriensis anno 616. And the Protestants confess it same is confessed by Protestāts as by Bishop Godwin in the life of S. Laurence Holinshed lib. 5. histor cap. 24. Isacson ann 616. Weuer in his monuments pag. 245. who also ibid. pag. 246. rehearseth the Epitaphe vpon the tombe of saint Laurence in which the same is affirmed and lastly the Magdeburgensian Centuriatours Centuria 7. cap. 10. 5. Not long before this when S. Peter consecrated VVestminster Church Sebareth King of the East-Saxons had built a Church in honor of S. Peter in the place where now Westmonasterie stādeth saint Peter came from Heaven and himselfe dedicated the Church and confirmed his dedication by a miracle which long after continued Authors of this are two ancient and holy kings Edgar VVitnesse tvvo English Kings and graue Authors and S. Edward the Confessor in their Charters made to that Monasterie as may be seen in Bishop Vsher in his booke de Primordiis Eccl. Britannicae cap. 16. pag. 741 742 and in vveuer in his Monuments pag. 450. Whereof I will rehearse the words of S. Edwards Charter taken as weuer saieth outof the records of the Toure The Church of S. Peter in Westminster was anciently builded vnder Mellit first Bishop of London fellow and of the same time with Saint Austin first Archbishop of Canterburie and by blessed Peter himself with seruice of Angels dedicated with the imprinting of the holie Cross and vnction of the holie Trinitie And king Edgar as Bishop Vsher relateth in his Charter auoucheth that in the year 604 it was dedicated not of anie other but of S. Peter himself Prince of the Apostles to his own honor The same certifie saint Ealred a most graue Author saieth Spelman in the life of saint Edward the Author of saint Dunstans life William of Malmesburie lib. 1. Regum and lib. 2. Pontificum Capgraue in life of S. Edward Otterburn Walsingam an 1378 pag. 213. and 214. Baronius an 610. And are not two ancient and holie kings and so many graue authors worthie to bee beleued S. Peter restored the royal English blood to the crovvn Likewise when the Danes had oppressed England vsurped the crowne and driuen all the royal English blood out of England Saint Peter appeared in a vision to Brithwold a holy Bishop of Wilton or as some say of Winchester anointed saint Edward king of England and foretold the yeares of his reigne and the end of the furie of the Danes adding these most confortable words The Our best Authors testifie it kingdome of England is the kingdome of God Authors of this are the aforesaid Malmesburie lib. 2. Regum cap. 13. and lib. 2. Pontif. pag. 249. Ealred in life of saint Edward Westmonasteriensis anno 1056 Capgraue in life of S. Edward Polidor lib. 8 Harpesfeld saec 11. cap. 19. Baronius an 1043. And it is confessed Protestants confesse it by Protestants as by Bishop Parker in vita Stigandi by Bishop Godwin in vita Brithwoldi by Cambden in his Remains pag. 5 Holinshed lib. 7. cap. 15 by Isaakson anno 909. and others 6. Neither was the singular affection towards our countrie peculiar to saint Peter but as from a fountain descended to his successors For when the sweet sound of the Gospel here preached by him had in time increased and come to the ears of Lucius then king here he sending to Rome for Preachers P. ELEVTHERIVS Pope Eleutherius the fourteenth Pope after Saint Peter about the year h Gordō 188 186 P Eleutherius Legats conuert Britanie sent hither saint Fugatius and Damian who instructed