of_o great_a note_n since_o the_o reformation_n be_v pen_v by_o tho._n white_n alias_o woodhop_n a_o monk_n of_o douai_n where_o he_o die_v of_o the_o plague_n in_o 1654._o a_o manuscript_n copy_n of_o this_o be_v in_o 415._o mr._n wood_n possession_n and_o i_o suppose_v be_v now_o among_o those_o book_n that_o he_o bequeath_v to_o the_o university_n in_o the_o musaeum_fw-la at_o oxford_n but_o the_o chief_a of_o our_o historian_n of_o this_o order_n reyner_n be_v clement_n reyner_n who_o elaborate_a book_n be_v entitle_v 1626._o apostolatus_fw-la benedictinorum_n in_fw-la anglia_fw-it sive_fw-la decerptatio_fw-la historica_fw-la de_fw-la antiquitate_fw-la ordinis_fw-la congregationisque_fw-la monachorum_fw-la nigrorum_fw-la in_o anglia_fw-it his_o business_n be_v to_o prove_v that_o the_o order_n be_v bring_v hither_o by_o augustine_n archbishop_n of_o canterbury_n and_o he_o be_v think_v by_o some_o of_o our_o 153._o best_a antiquary_n to_o have_v effectual_o prove_v his_o point_n and_o to_o have_v fair_o answer_v all_o the_o objection_n against_o it_o he_o be_v say_v to_o have_v have_v great_a help_n from_o the_o collection_n make_v by_o john_n jones_n or_o leander_n de_fw-fr sancto_n martino_n as_o he_o name_v himself_o prior_n of_o st._n gregory_n and_o public_a professor_n of_o divinity_n at_o douai_n who_o sojourn_v sometime_o in_o england_n with_o his_o heretofore_o chamber-fellow_n archbishop_n laud_n have_v frequent_a access_n to_o the_o 38._o cotton-library_n where_o he_o transcribe_v whatever_o he_o can_v find_v that_o relate_v to_o the_o history_n aâ—d_v antiquity_n of_o his_o own_o order_n other_o say_v that_o the_o most_o of_o the_o collection_n out_o of_o this_o library_n which_o be_v use_v by_o our_o author_n reyner_n be_v make_v by_o 388._o augustine_n baker_n another_o monk_n of_o douai_n who_o leave_v several_a volume_n in_o folio_n of_o select_a matter_n very_o serviceable_a towards_o the_o illustrate_v of_o this_o and_o other_o part_n of_o our_o english_a history_n however_o it_o be_v sir_n thomas_n bodley_n library_n be_v think_v the_o most_o proper_a magazine_n to_o furnish_v out_o artillery_n against_o the_o man_n that_o have_v already_o seize_v on_o that_o of_o sir_n robert_n cotton_n and_o to_o this_o purpose_n father_n 473._o john_n barnes_n a_o brother_n benedictine_n but_o of_o different_a sentiment_n with_o reyner_n betake_v himself_o to_o oxford_n and_o there_o compose_v a_o sharp_a refutation_n of_o the_o apostolatus_fw-la this_o be_v very_o ill_o resent_v by_o those_o of_o the_o fraternity_n and_o other_o member_n of_o the_o roman_a church_n and_o they_o have_v some_o reason_n to_o be_v angry_a at_o one_o of_o their_o own_o body_n use_v the_o book_n more_o scurvy_o than_o any_o of_o the_o protestant_a writer_n have_v do_v there_o be_v several_a learned_a foreigner_n in_o france_n and_o flanders_n that_o have_v late_o make_v very_o voluminous_a collection_n of_o the_o acta_fw-la benedictinorum_n in_o general_n wherein_o be_v some_o tract_n write_v by_o englishman_n and_o such_o as_o whole_o treat_v on_o our_o own_o historical_a matter_n these_o have_v be_v occasional_o mention_v in_o other_o part_n of_o this_o work_n and_o my_o design_n will_v not_o allow_v i_o to_o consider_v they_o any_o further_a the_o cistercian_n cistercian_n may_v be_v reckon_v one_o of_o our_o own_o order_n for_o though_o they_o come_v not_o into_o this_o kingdom_n till_o almost_o a_o hundred_o year_n after_o their_o first_o formation_n they_o be_v found_v by_o robert_n harding_n a_o englishman_n hugh_n kirkstede_n or_o rather_o kirkstall_n be_v a_o monk_n of_o this_o order_n about_o the_o year_n 1220._o and_o collect_v the_o memoir_n of_o all_o the_o english_a that_o have_v be_v of_o it_o which_o he_o dedicate_v to_o john_n abbot_n of_o fountain_n this_o be_v attest_v by_o 297._o leland_n who_o acquaint_v we_o further_o that_o in_o the_o library_n at_o rippon_n he_o see_v his_o book_n entitle_v historia_fw-la rerum_fw-la a_o monachis_fw-la cisterciensibus_fw-la gestarum_fw-la 81._o bale_n tell_v we_o that_o he_o be_v great_o assist_v in_o this_o work_n by_o serlo_n abbot_n of_o fountain_n about_o the_o year_n 1160._o and_o because_o there_o appear_v to_o be_v a_o good_a distance_n betwixt_o the_o repute_a time_n of_o these_o two_o writer_n he_o assure_v we_o that_o hugh_n live_v very_o near_o a_o hundred_o year_n i_o be_o apt_a to_o believe_v that_o serlo_n be_v the_o b._n sole_a author_n of_o another_o treatise_n ascribe_v to_o this_o monk_n de_fw-fr origine_fw-la fontani_n coenobij_fw-la and_o that_o this_o be_v the_o true_a bottom_n of_o bale_n fine_a contrivance_n the_o canon_n regular_a of_o st._n augustine_n pretend_v to_o be_v found_v by_o that_o famous_a father_n and_o bishop_n of_o hippo_n who_o name_n they_o bear_v augustine_n but_o they_o be_v of_o no_o great_a antiquity_n here_o all_o our_o historian_n agree_v in_o this_o though_o they_o disagree_v about_o the_o precise_a time_n that_o they_o come_v into_o england_n since_o the_o conquest_n the_o first_o of_o their_o historiographer_n be_v jeoffrey_n hardib_n canon_n of_o leicester_n and_o privy_a counsellor_n to_o king_n edward_n the_o three_o in_o the_o year_n 1360._o who_o be_v a_o eminent_a preacher_n a_o great_a divine_a and_o among_o many_o other_o thing_n write_v 492._o de_n rebus_fw-la gestis_fw-la ordinis_fw-la svi_fw-la the_o next_o and_o the_o last_o that_o i_o know_v of_o be_v john_n capgrave_n who_o be_v sometime_o provincial_a of_o the_o order_n and_o he_o allot_v one_o his_o many_o volume_n the_o subject_a 672._o de_fw-fr illustribus_fw-la viris_fw-la ordinis_fw-la s._n augustini_fw-la the_o dominican_n mendicant_n franciscan_n and_o other_o mendicant_a friar_n have_v have_v no_o land_n have_v no_o occasion_n for_o leiger-book_n but_o i_o know_v not_o why_o we_o shall_v not_o have_v better_o remain_v of_o their_o history_n pen_v by_o themselves_o since_o it_o be_v no_o part_n of_o their_o vow_n that_o they_o shall_v so_o far_o renounce_v the_o world_n as_o not_o to_o have_v their_o good_a work_n have_v in_o remembrance_n the_o story_n of_o the_o settlement_n of_o the_o order_n of_o st._n francis_n in_o england_n be_v confirm_v by_o henry_n the_o three_o in_o the_o year_n 1224_o be_v write_v by_o tho._n ecleston_n who_o book_n de_fw-fr adventu_fw-la minorum_fw-la in_o angliam_fw-la be_v in_o alibi_fw-la several_a of_o our_o library_n mr._n pit_n 442._o say_v he_o write_v also_o another_o book_n de_fw-fr ordinis_fw-la impugnatione_fw-la per_fw-la dominicanos_n which_o i_o be_o afraid_a be_v only_o a_o part_n of_o the_o former_a for_o they_o have_v battle_n give_v soon_o after_o their_o first_o land_v their_o history_n afterward_o be_v pretty_a well_o account_v for_o by_o 1665._o fran._n a_o sancta_fw-la clara_n and_o we_o have_v a_o formal_a etc._n register_n of_o that_o colony_n of_o they_o that_o be_v seat_v in_o london_n with_o some_o fragment_n of_o those_o of_o other_o place_n the_o record_n of_o the_o university_n of_o oxford_n with_o those_o in_o the_o neighbourhood_n have_v afford_v we_o a_o divert_v view_n of_o their_o frequent_a bicker_n with_o the_o dominican_n in_o our_o public_a school_n which_o for_o a_o age_n or_o two_o make_v up_o a_o good_a share_n of_o the_o annal_n of_o that_o place_n the_o carmelites_n carmelites_n have_v likewise_o have_v some_o few_o of_o their_o fraternity_n who_o have_v take_v the_o pain_n to_o inquire_v into_o the_o history_n of_o that_o order_n of_o who_o william_n of_o coventry_n about_o the_o year_n 1360._o write_v 493._o the_o adventu_fw-la carmelitarum_fw-la in_o angliam_fw-la bale_n quote_v some_o of_o his_o word_n and_o write_v as_o if_o he_o have_v see_v his_o book_n about_o a_o hundred_o year_n after_o this_o will._n green_n a_o cambridg-man_n collect_v out_o of_o the_o most_o of_o the_o library_n in_o england_n the_o note_a exploit_n of_o the_o great_a man_n of_o this_o order_n which_o he_o afterward_o publish_v under_o the_o title_n of_o 662._o hagiologium_fw-la carmelitarum_fw-la and_o last_o robert_n bale_n a_o carmelite_n friar_n at_o norwich_n and_o afterward_o prior_n of_o burnham_n where_o he_o die_v a._n d._n 1503._o write_v 686._o annales_n breves_fw-la ordinis_fw-la svi_fw-la it_o be_v much_o that_o this_o gentleman_n namesake_n the_o famous_a mr._n john_n bale_n never_o pen_v any_o thing_n of_o this_o kind_n for_o he_o be_v also_o a_o carmelite_n of_o norwich_n and_o assure_v we_o in_o the_o account_n he_o give_v of_o his_o own_o dear_a self_n in_o the_o tail_n of_o his_o writer_n that_o the_o library_n of_o that_o order_n be_v the_o chief_a treasury_n out_o of_o which_o he_o have_v his_o riches_n perhaps_o he_o purpose_n do_v write_v some_o such_o thing_n but_o do_v not_o afterward_o think_v fit_a to_o own_o the_o respect_n he_o once_o have_v for_o those_o antichristian_a locust_n as_o he_o there_o most_o greateful_o call_v they_o chap._n viii_o of_o the_o history_n of_o our_o university_n and_o writer_n what_o sir_n john_n marsham_n fine_a say_v of_o the_o old_a
he_o be_v a_o choice_n collector_n of_o the_o flower_n of_o former_a historian_n from_o whence_o and_o from_o the_o title_n of_o his_o book_n he_o be_v usual_o style_v florilegus_n his_o chief_a benefactoris_fw-la matthew_n paris_n who_o he_o so_o accurate_o transcribe_v that_o he_o can_v be_v persuade_v to_o leave_v he_o even_o when_o he_o warm_o treat_v of_o the_o particular_n of_o his_o own_o monastery_n of_o st._n alban_n nay_o he_o sometime_o refer_v in_o paris_n very_a word_n to_o that_o author_n addilamenta_fw-la as_o to_o a_o work_n of_o his_o own_o composure_n and_o hence_o some_o have_v conclude_v that_o the_o whole_a even_o that_o part_n which_o precede_v the_o conquest_n be_v borrow_a from_o the_o same_o hand_n but_o i_o can_v hardly_o agree_v to_o that_o since_o the_o same_o heedless_a way_n of_o write_v unbecoming_a the_o accuracy_n of_o m._n paris_n run_v through_o both_o of_o '_o they_o hence_o 489._o vnde_fw-la reges_fw-la cantiae_fw-la usque_fw-la hodie_fw-la aeskynge_n vocantur_fw-la with_o a_o thousand_o more_o of_o the_o like_a it_o be_v most_o likely_a as_o have_v be_v already_o observe_v that_o r._n de_fw-fr wendover_n be_v a_o common_a parent_n to_o both_o the_o matthews_n and_o the_o main_a of_o what_o be_v publish_v under_o both_o their_o name_n come_v from_o that_o hand_n there_o be_v a_o edition_n of_o westminster_n history_n before_o that_o at_o 1601._o francfort_n but_o abominable_o corrupt_v and_o imperfect_a especial_o after_o the_o year_n 1245._o the_o author_n be_v punctual_a relation_n of_o the_o brisk_a behaviour_n of_o our_o king_n and_o nobility_n in_o opposition_n to_o the_o encroachment_n of_o the_o roman_a see_v be_v wretched_o mangle_v and_o purloynâ—d_v upon_o this_o bottom_n john_n pit_n divide_v the_o history_n into_o two_o 519._o several_a work_n whereof_o the_o former_a he_o call_v historia_n ampla_fw-la which_o say_v he_o be_v that_o which_o be_v publish_v at_o 1570._o london_n and_o the_o other_o historiarum_fw-la flores_n the_o distinction_n he_o have_v from_o bale_n though_o the_o application_n be_v his_o own_o this_o report_n seem_v to_o have_v have_v some_o slender_a foundation_n since_o we_o be_v tell_v that_o among_o my_o lord_n 1._o clarendon_n manuscript_n there_o be_v another_o historical_a work_n which_o bear_v the_o name_n of_o flores_n historiarum_fw-la which_o be_v very_o different_a from_o the_o print_a copy_n and_o be_v continue_v near_o forty_o year_n further_o but_o the_o reader_n ought_v to_o know_v that_o there_o be_v many_o anonymous_a historian_n in_o this_o kingdom_n who_o begin_v at_o the_o year_n 1307_o manifest_o show_v that_o they_o chief_o intend_v to_o continue_v the_o work_n of_o matthew_n of_o westminster_n the_o most_o eminent_a indeed_o of_o his_o continuator_n be_v adam_n merimuth_n canon_n regular_n of_o st._n paul_n and_o a_o eminent_a civilian_n who_o in_o the_o latter_a end_n of_o his_o day_n give_v himself_o whole_o to_o the_o read_n and_o write_v of_o english_a history_n he_o begin_v his_o work_n 30._o at_o 1302._o and_o his_o first_o part_n reach_v only_o to_o 1343._o which_o i_o suppose_v make_v the_o enlargement_n in_o my_o lord_n clarendon_n copy_n but_o the_o second_o continue_v the_o story_n to_o in_o all_o likelihood_n the_o year_n of_o his_o own_o death_n a._n d._n 1300._o it_o be_v observable_a that_o his_o history_n commence_v at_o michaelmas_n and_o for_o that_o reason_n he_o always_o afterward_o begin_v the_o new_a year_n at_o that_o feast_n a_o few_o more_o etc._n of_o a_o inferior_a rank_n may_v probable_o be_v reckon_v among_o the_o historian_n of_o this_o age._n as_o 1._o john_n staffort_n a_o franciscan_a â—â—iar_n who_o be_v 523._o suppose_v to_o have_v write_v a_o english_a history_n about_o the_o year_n 1800._o tho._n fuller_n 45._o observe_v very_o well_o that_o the_o exact_a time_n when_o he_o write_v or_o live_v be_v not_o know_v 〈◊〉_d only_o be_v a_o francisean_a and_o that_o i_o doubt_v be_v not_o very_o certain_o know_v neither_o he_o must_v have_v flourish_v after_o the_o year_n 1226._o when_o that_o order_n first_o come_v into_o england_n and_o be_v quote_v by_o john_n ross_n must_v come_v in_o before_o 1400._o 2._o william_n de_fw-fr packington_n secretary_n and_o treasurer_n to_o the_o black_a prince_n in_o gascoigne_n write_v a_o cronique_a in_o french_a from_o the_o nine_o year_n of_o king_n john_n down_o to_o his_o own_o time_n 1380._o out_n of_o which_o several_a collection_n have_v be_v make_v by_o 657._o leland_n etc._n stow_n and_o other_o 3._o henry_n de_fw-fr knyghton_n one_o of_o the_o canon_n of_o leicester_n who_o scrip._n history_n may_v be_v say_v to_o begin_v at_o the_o conquest_n since_o he_o have_v only_o a_o short_a abstract_n of_o the_o saxon_a affair_n in_o his_o first_o book_n it_o be_v continue_v down_o to_o the_o year_n 1395._o he_o fair_o own_v what_o he_o transcribe_v from_o ralph_n higden_n who_o he_o imitate_v also_o in_o the_o crotchet_n of_o make_v the_o fifteen_o first_o chapter_n of_o his_o second_o book_n give_v his_o name_n in_o their_o initial_a letter_n thus_o henricus_fw-la cnitton_n it_o be_v plain_a that_o neither_o leland_n bale_n nor_o pit_n have_v ever_o see_v this_o work_n a_o encouragement_n to_o the_o industrious_a antiquary_n of_o this_o age_n to_o continue_v their_o inquiry_n after_o such_o history_n as_o be_v presume_v to_o be_v irrecoverable_o lose_v 4._o galf_o lingius_fw-la a_o franciscan_a of_o norwich_n about_o the_o year_n 1390._o be_v also_o 555._o say_v to_o have_v compile_v a_o history_n of_o this_o kingdom_n from_o the_o come_n in_o of_o brutus_n down_o to_o his_o own_o time_n 1401._o froissart_n the_o fifteen_o century_n be_v one_o of_o the_o most_o rude_a and_o illiterate_a age_n and_o therefore_o we_o be_v not_o to_o look_v for_o a_o large_a harvest_n of_o historian_n in_o a_o dearth_n and_o scarcity_n of_o person_n eminent_a in_o other_o part_n of_o learning_n sir_n john_n froissart_n sometime_o canon_n 200._o and_o treasurer_n of_o chimay_n in_o the_o diocese_n of_o liege_n just_o deserve_v to_o be_v place_v first_o as_o have_v end_v his_o life_n and_o story_n about_o the_o begin_n of_o it_o his_o work_n contain_v a_o general_n history_n of_o the_o affair_n of_o france_n spain_n and_o other_o part_n of_o europe_n as_o well_o as_o england_n though_o it_o chief_o insist_o on_o those_o of_o this_o nation_n the_o author_n be_v a_o frenchman_n bear_v but_o be_v bring_v up_o in_o his_o youth_n in_o the_o court_n of_o our_o king_n edward_n the_o three_o and_o many_o year_n after_o familiar_o conversant_a in_o king_n richard_n the_o second_v he_o write_v in_o his_o own_o native_a language_n which_o be_v also_o in_o his_o time_n the_o 635._o court-language_n of_o england_n the_o copy_n that_o be_v take_v of_o he_o in_o french_a as_o well_o manuscript_n as_o in_o 1505._o print_n be_v general_o faulty_a and_o corrupt_a in_o name_n and_o number_n whereas_o the_o author_n himself_o be_v perfect_o acquaint_v with_o the_o english_a court_n and_o custom_n can_v not_o well_o mistake_v most_o of_o these_o error_n be_v correct_v in_o the_o english_a edition_n which_o be_v publish_v by_o sir_n john_n bourchier_n deputy_n of_o calais_n at_o the_o command_n of_o king_n henry_n the_o eight_o towards_o the_o latter_a end_n of_o his_o reign_n his_o account_n of_o matter_n seem_v to_o be_v plain_a and_o honest_a and_o perhaps_o none_o give_v a_o better_a of_o the_o affair_n of_o edward_n the_o three_o and_o his_o unfortunate_a successor_n richard_n the_o second_o sleidan_n epitomise_v his_o history_n in_o 1587._o latin_a but_o have_v not_o do_v it_o with_o that_o impartiality_n and_o fairness_n that_o may_v have_v be_v expect_v from_o a_o man_n of_o his_o great_a name_n take_v the_o censure_n which_o our_o learned_a humphrey_n lhuid_n long_o since_o give_v of_o that_o piece_n and_o its_o author_n a._n dum_fw-la gallico_n nomini_fw-la nimium_fw-la faveret_fw-la anglorum_fw-la nobilissima_fw-la gesta_fw-la aut_fw-la silentio_fw-la praeteritt_n aut_fw-la ab_fw-la authore_fw-la dissentiens_fw-la aliter_fw-la quam_fw-la á_o froissardo_fw-la scriptum_fw-la est_fw-la literis_fw-la commendavit_fw-la after_o he_o follow_v etc._n down_o to_o the_o middle_n of_o the_o century_n a_o set_v of_o very_o ordinary_a scribbler_n such_o as_o 1._o tho._n otterburn_n a_o franciscan_a friar_n of_o some_o of_o our_o english_a monastery_n about_o the_o year_n 1411._o who_o ms._n history_n be_v 468._o say_v to_o be_v in_o our_o public_a library_n at_o oxford_n 2._o tho._n radburn_n bishop_n of_o st._n david_n david_n and_o chancellor_n of_o the_o university_n of_o oxford_n a._n d._n 1420._o he_o be_v usual_o quote_v by_o the_o name_n of_o radburn_n â—enior_n to_o distinguish_v he_o from_o another_o little_a chronicler_n of_o both_o his_o name_n who_o be_v a_o monk_n of_o st._n swthe_v in_o winchester_n and_o joh._n ross_n great_a acquaintance_n this_o latter_a write_v two_o book_n of_o our_o general_n history_n
work_n and_o hardly_o a_o private_a family_n of_o any_o consideration_n in_o the_o kingdom_n but_o will_v here_o meet_v with_o something_o of_o its_o genealogy_n and_o pedigree_n he_o be_v most_o scrupulous_o exact_v in_o transcribe_v the_o ancient_a record_n so_o that_o the_o bald_a latin_a barbarous_a expression_n and_o other_o deformity_n of_o the_o monkish_a style_n be_v to_o be_v reckon_v beauty_n in_o he_o by_o the_o catalogue_n of_o the_o monastery_n in_o the_o end_n of_o the_o first_o volume_n it_o appear_v how_o far_o the_o industry_n of_o this_o writer_n have_v exceed_v that_o of_o the_o people_n employ_v by_o henry_n viii_o to_o bring_v in_o a_o list_n of_o all_o the_o religious_a house_n in_o this_o nation_n many_o be_v add_v as_o more_o may_v have_v be_v in_o almost_o every_o county_n to_o the_o schedule_n by_o they_o transmit_v into_o the_o exchequer_n and_o yet_o the_o old_a register-book_n that_o be_v cite_v in_o the_o monasticon_fw-la have_v a_o deal_n more_o in_o they_o than_o be_v there_o make_v use_n of_o sir_n william_n dugdale_n on_o second_o thought_n transcribe_v many_o thing_n into_o the_o additamenta_fw-la of_o the_o latter_a tome_n which_o both_o he_o and_o mr._n dodsworth_n have_v overlook_v or_o do_v not_o at_o first_o think_v material_a enough_o the_o three_o volume_n be_v publish_v under_o the_o sole_a name_n of_o sir_n william_n though_o mr._n wood_n do_v not_o question_n he_o 700._o say_v but_o in_o this_o also_o he_o be_v very_o much_o indebt_v to_o dodsworth_n collection_n he_o seem_v the_o rather_o to_o suspect_v such_o a_o thing_n because_o many_o record_n be_v communicate_v by_o himself_o which_o be_v not_o due_o acknowledge_v as_o they_o ought_v to_o have_v be_v and_o he_o very_o believe_v the_o like_a good_a assistance_n be_v give_v he_o by_o sir_n tho._n herbert_n though_o his_o benefaction_n be_v also_o disregard_v these_o three_o tome_n be_v late_o 8._o epitomise_v or_o abridge_v by_o some_o modest_a gentleman_n or_o other_o that_o do_v not_o think_v fit_a to_o put_v his_o name_n to_o his_o work_n which_o may_v have_v be_v of_o some_o good_a use_n if_o a_o little_a more_o care_n have_v be_v take_v of_o the_o numeral_n which_o direct_v to_o the_o page_n in_o the_o monasticon_fw-la itself_o and_o be_v frequent_o mistake_v do_v not_o only_o render_v the_o book_n useless_a but_o very_o dangerous_a beside_o we_o be_v so_o far_o from_o want_v any_o abridgement_n of_o these_o tome_n that_o we_o rather_o complain_v of_o their_o too_o great_a conciseness_n and_o can_v wish_v there_o be_v some_o more_o add_v out_o of_o such_o leiger-book_n and_o record_n as_o never_o come_v to_o the_o knowledge_n of_o either_o of_o the_o worthy_a author_n of_o these_o three_o towards_o the_o furtherance_n of_o such_o a_o acceptable_a service_n as_o this_o tanner_n we_o have_v have_v a_o excellent_a manual_n give_v we_o by_o mr._n tanner_n who_o 1695._o notitia_fw-la monastica_fw-la do_v not_o only_o afford_v we_o a_o short_a history_n of_o the_o foundation_n and_o chief_a revolution_n of_o all_o our_o religious_a house_n but_o present_v we_o also_o with_o a_o catalogue_n of_o such_o writer_n note_v the_o place_n where_o we_o may_v find_v they_o as_o will_v abundant_o furnish_v we_o with_o such_o further_a particular_n as_o we_o shall_v have_v occasion_n for_o the_o forementioned_a compiler_n of_o the_o monasticon_fw-la anglicanum_n take_v care_n to_o make_v the_o like_a reference_n and_o to_o let_v the_o world_n know_v from_o who_o hand_n they_o have_v the_o perusal_n of_o the_o record_n of_o this_o or_o the_o other_o monastery_n but_o as_o many_o new_a discovery_n have_v be_v make_v since_o their_o time_n so_o several_a of_o the_o book_n they_o meet_v with_o have_v change_v their_o owner_n and_o therefore_o their_o defect_n be_v not_o only_o here_o supply_v but_o the_o present_a proprietor_n of_o what_o they_o mention_v much_o better_o ascertain_v some_o volume_n indeed_o and_o several_a single_a charter_n and_o other_o instrument_n be_v still_o appropriate_v to_o their_o old_a master_n where_o it_o be_v not_o know_v how_o or_o to_o who_o they_o have_v be_v late_o transfer_v and_o this_o may_v possible_o prove_v a_o oblige_a piece_n of_o service_n to_o the_o executor_n administrator_n or_o legatee_n of_o the_o person_n so_o mention_v who_o will_v be_v hereby_o direct_v and_o encourage_v to_o make_v enquiry_n after_o their_o unknown_a chattel_n and_o to_o claim_v they_o wherever_o they_o shall_v find_v they_o this_o industrious_a author_n have_v supersede_v some_o pain_n i_o have_v long_o since_o take_v to_o the_o like_a purpose_n and_o whereof_o i_o shall_v have_v give_v the_o reader_n a_o account_n in_o this_o chapter_n the_o information_n he_o have_v here_o be_v beyond_o what_o i_o can_v have_v afford_v he_o and_o i_o hope_v upon_o a_o second_o edition_n of_o the_o book_n which_o i_o much_o long_o for_o will_v be_v yet_o a_o great_a deal_n full_a till_o that_o can_v be_v have_v give_v i_o leave_v to_o offer_v a_o slender_a taste_n of_o the_o large_a edition_n we_o may_v look_v for_o from_o the_o author_n himself_o in_o the_o cottonian_a library_n alone_o there_o be_v history_n and_o register-book_n of_o the_o follow_a monastery_n which_o for_o want_n of_o such_o a_o catalogue_n as_o we_o now_o have_v have_v not_o come_v to_o his_o knowledge_n abingdon_n julius_n a._n 9_o claudius_n c._n 9_o st._n alban_n otho_n d._n 3._o nero_n d._n 1._o 7._o julius_n d._n 3._o claudius_n d._n 1._o bardney_n vespasian_n e._n 20._o binham_n claudius_n d._n 13._o canterbury_z christ_n galba_n e._n 4._o st._n augustine_n tiberius_n a._n 9_o otho_n b._n 15._o daventry_n claudius_n d._n 12._o delacre_n nero_n c._n 3._o derby_n titus_n c._n 9_o dunstable_n tiberius_n a._n 10._o st._n edmundsbury_n tiberius_n b._n 9_o claudius_n a._n 12._o ely_z tiberius_n a._n 6._o vespasianus_n a._n 6._o glastonbury_n vespas_fw-la d._n 22._o hulm_n nero_n d._n 2._o huntingdon_n faustina_n c._n 1._o kirkstede_n tiberius_n c._n 8._o 〈◊〉_d e._n 18._o leicester_n vitellius_n f._n 17._o lenton_n otho_n b._n 14._o malmesbury_n faustina_n b._n 8._o parco-stanley_a julius_n c._n 11._o vespas_fw-la e._n 26._o pipewell_n caligula_n a._n 13_o 14._o ramsey_n vespasian_n e._n 2._o read_v vespasian_n e._n 5._o 25._o domit._n a._n 3._o rochester_n domitian_n a._n 9_o vespasian_n a._n 22._o faustina_n c._n 5._o selby_n vitellius_n e._n 16._o smithfield_n vespasianus_n b._n 9_o southwark_n faustina_n a._n 8._o stone_n vespasianus_n e._n 24._o walsingham_n nero_n e._n 7._o westwood_n in_o com._n wigorn_n vespasian_n e._n 9_o these_o be_v the_o most_o eminent_a of_o those_o writer_n that_o instruct_v we_o in_o the_o general_a history_n of_o our_o monastery_n though_o as_o a_o very_a 38._o learned_a person_n have_v observe_v we_o still_o want_v a_o more_o copious_a notitia_fw-la than_o any_o of_o they_o have_v hitherto_o seem_v to_o have_v think_v on_o such_o a_o one_o as_o shall_v give_v we_o a_o just_a account_n of_o the_o foundation_n of_o those_o house_n the_o man_n of_o learning_n that_o flourish_v in_o they_o their_o rule_n interest_n contest_v etc._n etc._n there_o be_v other_o that_o have_v take_v great_a pain_n in_o write_a history_n of_o some_o particular_a order_n of_o monk_n benedictines_n to_o which_o themselves_o have_v have_v some_o special_a relation_n and_o these_o move_v in_o a_o lesser_a circle_n have_v leisure_n to_o make_v more_o nice_a inquiry_n and_o more_o ample_a discovery_n among_o they_o the_o benedictines_n may_v just_o claim_v the_o precedence_n as_o be_v so_o much_o the_o darling_n of_o saint_n dunstan_n and_o st._n oswald_n that_o perhaps_o it_o be_v true_a what_o one_o 11._o of_o they_o assert_n that_o from_o king_n edgar_n reign_n to_o the_o conquest_n there_o be_v not_o a_o monastery_n in_o england_n but_o what_o be_v model_v according_a to_o this_o rule_n will._n gillingham_n 552._o of_o canterbury_n about_o the_o year_n 1390._o be_v say_v to_o have_v write_v de_fw-fr illustribus_fw-la ordinis_fw-la svi_fw-la scriptoribus_fw-la and_o if_o we_o can_v meet_v with_o this_o treatise_n we_o shall_v not_o much_o lament_v the_o loss_n of_o his_o other_o de_fw-fr rebus_fw-la cantuariensibus_fw-la edward_n maihew_n sometime_o scholar_n to_o john_n pit_n publish_v a_o little_a book_n under_o the_o 1619._o title_n of_o congregationis_fw-la anglicanae_n ordinis_fw-la st._n benedicti_fw-la trophaea_fw-la wherein_o he_o take_v frequent_a occasion_n to_o quote_v his_o master_n manuscript_n treatise_n of_o the_o apostolical_a man_n of_o england_n now_o keep_v as_o a_o precious_a rarity_n in_o the_o archive_v of_o the_o church_n of_o liverdune_n he_o be_v commend_v for_o his_o modesty_n in_o the_o account_n he_o give_v of_o their_o writer_n honest_o quit_v his_o inclination_n to_o serve_v a_o 216._o party_n where_o he_o observe_v truth_n to_o be_v on_o the_o other_o side_n the_o obit_n and_o character_n of_o the_o english_a benedictines_n
endear_v themselves_o to_o posterity_n and_o to_o have_v make_v their_o labour_n for_o ever_o valuable_a we_o be_v extreme_o indebt_v to_o those_o pious_a prince_n and_o generous_a hero_n that_o either_o in_o the_o east_n or_o western_a part_n of_o the_o kingdom_n have_v afford_v we_o such_o noble_a advantage_n of_o education_n in_o all_o sort_n of_o learning_n as_o no_o other_o nation_n can_v pretend_v to_o and_o perhaps_o we_o can_v be_v more_o injurious_a to_o their_o memory_n than_o by_o clog_a their_o true_a story_n with_o fable_n fancy_n and_o forgery_n instead_o therefore_o of_o rake_v in_o their_o ash_n and_o rifle_v their_o sepulcher_n to_o prove_v they_o man_n of_o gigantic_a stature_n instead_o of_o refine_n upon_o their_o history_n till_o we_o have_v turn_v it_o into_o romance_n we_o shall_v pay_v they_o more_o grateful_a and_o real_a honour_n if_o be_v content_a with_o such_o remain_v of_o they_o as_o we_o know_v be_v genuine_a we_o employ_v more_o of_o our_o time_n in_o let_v the_o world_n see_v what_o use_n have_v be_v make_v of_o their_o benefit_n how_o much_o the_o several_a branch_n of_o the_o unforbidden_a tree_n of_o knowledge_n have_v thrive_v under_o the_o influence_n of_o their_o charity_n what_o mighty_a number_n of_o great_a doctor_n and_o master_n in_o all_o faculty_n have_v be_v feed_v at_o their_o expense_n and_o flourish_v by_o their_o bounty_n it_o be_v true_a our_o university_n be_v not_o always_o the_o sole_a fountain_n of_o good_a literature_n in_o this_o island_n many_o of_o our_o eminent_a writer_n have_v have_v their_o education_n in_o monastery_n but_o since_o st._n john_n of_o beverly_n have_v be_v make_v a_o member_n of_o that_o at_o oxford_n and_o venerable_a bede_n a_o student_n at_o cambridge_n i_o wish_v they_o have_v rank_v all_o our_o ancient_a man_n of_o knowledge_n on_o one_o hand_n or_o the_o other_o provide_v they_o have_v give_v we_o full_a account_n of_o their_o person_n and_o labour_n i_o think_v we_o may_v without_o vanity_n affirm_v that_o hardly_o any_o kingdom_n in_o the_o world_n have_v outdo_v england_n either_o in_o the_o number_n or_o goodness_n of_o her_o author_n and_o that_o even_o in_o the_o dark_a age_n our_o lamp_n shine_v always_o as_o bright_a as_o any_o in_o our_o neighbourhood_n when_o school-divinity_n be_v in_o fashion_n we_o have_v our_o doctores_fw-la subtiles_fw-la irrefragabiles_fw-la etc._n etc._n and_o as_o learning_n grow_v to_o a_o better_a ripeness_n and_o stature_n we_o have_v plenty_n of_o good_a book_n in_o other_o as_o useful_a science_n the_o first_o that_o attempt_v the_o history_n of_o our_o writer_n be_v john_n boston_n boston_n a_o monk_n of_o st._n edmundsbury_n a._n d._n 1410._o who_o have_v 593._o view_v most_o of_o the_o library_n in_o england_n draw_v a_o catalogue_n of_o all_o the_o british_a author_n and_o give_v short_a censure_n upon_o they_o he_o can_v hardly_o have_v flourish_v so_o early_o as_o pit_n here_o speak_v of_o if_o his_o progress_n be_v as_o a_o late_a 1._o writer_n inform_v we_o in_o the_o reign_n of_o king_n henry_n the_o seven_o but_o we_o shall_v not_o quarrel_v with_o he_o for_o such_o small_a mistake_v as_o this_o he_o ought_v indeed_o to_o have_v be_v a_o little_a better_o verse_v in_o the_o story_n of_o his_o great_a grandfather_n for_o the_o three_o follow_a john_n leland_n bale_n and_o pit_n hand_v from_o one_o another_o what_o be_v first_o borrow_a from_o he_o archbishop_n usher_n 124._o have_v the_o most_o curious_a ms._n copy_n of_o his_o book_n and_o our_o oxford_n antiquary_n 58._o cite_v another_o small_a catalogue_n of_o the_o same_o author_n composure_n whether_o alanus_n de_fw-fr linna_n prior_n of_o a_o carmolite_a monastery_n at_o lin_z in_o norfolk_n a._n d._n 1420._o do_v 603._o enlarge_v this_o catalogue_n or_o the_o other_o i_o dare_v not_o determine_v possible_o he_o only_o make_v a_o index_n to_o they_o as_o he_o do_v to_o 185._o forty_o other_o volume_n in_o the_o library_n at_o norwich_n the_o next_o that_o think_v this_o matter_n worth_a his_o consideration_n be_v john_n leland_n leland_n who_o be_v indeed_o a_o extraordinary_a person_n have_v beside_o his_o be_v a_o great_a master_n in_o poetry_n attain_v to_o a_o good_a share_n of_o knowledge_n in_o the_o greek_a latin_a welsh_a saxon_a italian_a french_a and_o spanish_a language_n in_o the_o year_n 1534._o king_n henry_n the_o eight_o give_v he_o a_o commission_n to_o search_v all_o the_o library_n of_o england_n and_o to_o make_v what_o collection_n he_o think_v good_a in_o which_o employment_n he_o spend_v six_o whole_a year_n he_o afterward_o turn_v protestant_a and_o be_v seize_v with_o a_o frenzy_n lose_v say_v my_o 743._o author_n very_o uncharitable_o his_o understanding_n with_o his_o faith_n in_o this_o condition_n he_o die_v at_o london_n a._n d._n 1552._o leave_v a_o vast_a number_n of_o historical_a treatise_n behind_o he_o among_o these_o the_o most_o valuable_a at_o least_o that_o which_o we_o be_v now_o chief_o concern_v to_o inquire_v after_o be_v say_v to_o have_v be_v entitle_v de_n illustribus_fw-la britanniae_fw-la scriptoribus_fw-la contain_v the_o life_n and_o character_n of_o most_o of_o the_o eminent_a writer_n of_o this_o kingdom_n this_o work_n be_v now_o in_o the_o public_a 69._o library_n at_o oxford_n where_o it_o make_v the_o four_o volume_n of_o his_o collectanea_fw-la be_v 354_o page_n in_o folio_n give_v by_o will._n burton_n to_o that_o university_n john_n bale_n bale_n be_v a_o suffolkman_n sometime_o scholar_n in_o jesus_n college_n in_o cambridge_n and_o afterward_o a_o carmelite_n friar_n in_o norwich_n he_o be_v as_o he_o 100_o say_v convert_v from_o popery_n by_o the_o procurement_n of_o thomas_n lord_n wentworth_n though_o in_o truth_n his_o wife_n dorothy_n seem_v to_o have_v have_v as_o great_a hand_n in_o that_o happy_a work_n in_o the_o year_n 1552._o he_o be_v make_v suffolk_n bishop_n of_o ossory_n in_o ireland_n but_o return_v from_o exile_n in_o queen_n elizabeth_n reign_n he_o do_v not_o think_v it_o advisable_v to_o go_v any_o more_o into_o that_o kingdom_n content_v himself_o with_o a_o prebend_n of_o canterbury_n where_o he_o die_v a._n d._n 1563._o his_o summarium_fw-la illustrium_fw-la majoris_fw-la britanniae_fw-la scriptorum_fw-la be_v first_o present_v to_o king_n 1549._o edward_n the_o six_o and_o contain_v only_o five_o century_n of_o writer_n to_o these_o he_o afterward_o add_v 1559._o three_o more_o and_o make_v several_a correction_n and_o addition_n throughout_o the_o whole_a book_n the_o ground-plot_n of_o this_o work_n as_o have_v be_v observe_v be_v borrow_a from_o leland_n and_o the_o chief_a of_o his_o own_o superstructure_n be_v malicious_a and_o bitter_a invective_n against_o the_o papist_n the_o character_n which_o a_o late_a learned_a person_n give_v of_o he_o and_o his_o write_n be_v too_o just_a 47._o veritas_fw-la balaeo_n parum_fw-la curae_fw-la erat_fw-la dummodo_fw-la romanae_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la inimicorum_fw-la numerum_fw-la augere_fw-la posset_n and_o again_o clausis_fw-la plerunque_fw-la oculis_fw-la scriptorum_fw-la anglicorum_n aetates_fw-la definivit_fw-la some_o have_v think_v his_o make_a 210._o book_n of_o some_o little_a saxon_a epistle_n excusable_a and_o what_o will_v admit_v of_o a_o apology_n but_o if_o we_o mark_v he_o well_o he_o be_v continual_o multiply_v the_o write_n of_o all_o his_o author_n at_o a_o very_a unsufferable_a and_o unjustifiable_a rate_n in_o opposition_n to_o bale_n hard_a treatment_n of_o the_o romanist_n come_v forth_o j._n p'_v 1619._o relat._n histor_n de_fw-fr rebus_fw-la anglicis_fw-la pit_n tom._n 1._o etc._n etc._n which_o be_v the_o same_o book_n with_o that_o usual_o quote_v by_o the_o name_n of_o pitseus_n de_fw-fr scriptoribus_fw-la this_o author_n stuy_v in_o new-college_n in_o oxford_n and_o be_v at_o last_o dean_n of_o liverdune_n in_o lorain_n where_o he_o die_v a._n d._n 1616._o though_o he_o quote_v leland_n with_o great_a familiarity_n and_o assurance_n it_o be_v very_o probable_a he_o never_o 15._o see_v any_o such_o thing_n as_o his_o collectanea_fw-la de_fw-la scriptoribus_fw-la but_o that_o his_o only_a true_a author_n for_o all_o he_o pretend_v to_o bring_v out_o of_o that_o storehouse_n be_v john_n bale_n himself_o his_o latin_a be_v clean_a enough_o and_o his_o give_v a_o account_n of_o some_o eminent_a popish_a writer_n that_o live_v beyond_o sea_n in_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o reformation_n be_v a_o acceptable_a piece_n of_o service_n mr._n wood_n have_v take_v the_o pain_n to_o correct_v a_o great_a many_o of_o he_o mistake_v and_o may_v have_v note_v some_o hundred_o more_o he_o must_v needs_o have_v be_v too_o much_o in_o haste_n to_o write_v accurate_o who_o even_o in_o the_o catalogue_n he_o give_v of_o his_o own_o uncle_n 775._o nich._n sanders_n write_n be_v guilty_a of_o so_o gross_a a_o error_n as_o to_o reckon_v the_o treatise_n entitle_v 1573._o fidelis_n servi_n subdito_fw-la infideli_fw-la responsio_fw-la
ability_n sufficient_a to_o go_v through_o with_o any_o undertake_n wherein_o his_o singular_a modesty_n will_v allow_v he_o to_o engage_v mr._n beaumond_n ought_v also_o to_o be_v reminded_a of_o the_o thought_n he_o once_o have_v oâ—_n 4._o set_v forth_o a_o particular_a tract_n to_o this_o purpose_n no_o man_n be_v better_o qualify_v for_o such_o a_o performance_n mr._n ray_n have_v put_v our_o botanist_n upon_o daily_a search_n after_o new_a plant_n since_o his_o 1690._o synopsis_n have_v tell_v they_o what_o numerous_a discovery_n have_v be_v late_o make_v by_o mr._n lhwyd_n in_o wales_n mr._n lawson_n in_o the_o northern_a county_n of_o england_n etc._n etc._n the_o like_a encouragement_n our_o naturalist_n have_v from_o his_o and_o mr._n willughby_n ornithology_n to_o make_v further_a inquiry_n after_o the_o many_o hitherto_o undiscovered_a species_n of_o bird_n since_o it_o be_v easy_o observable_a that_o the_o author_n of_o that_o work_n have_v have_v the_o great_a assistance_n from_o mr._n johnson_n and_o mr._n jessop_n both_o yorkshire_n man_n there_o be_v in_o it_o more_o discovery_n of_o new_a kind_n from_o the_o north_n than_o any_o other_o quarter_n of_o the_o kingdom_n to_o all_o these_o must_v be_v add_v the_o many_o ingenious_a information_n communicate_v from_o most_o part_n of_o the_o nation_n in_o our_o philosophical_a transaction_n especial_o from_o some_o of_o the_o forementioned_a chief_a naturalist_n of_o this_o age_n dr._n plott_n dr._n lister_n and_o mr._n ray._n some_o general_a account_n have_v be_v give_v of_o our_o english_a policy_n policy_n and_o frame_n of_o government_n wherein_o our_o historian_n ought_v to_o be_v well_o verse_v and_o conversant_a especial_o in_o those_o that_o be_v write_v by_o statesman_n and_o such_o as_o may_v be_v presume_v to_o have_v well_o understand_v the_o affair_n they_o treat_v on_o sir_n thomas_n smith_n 1583._o commonwealth_n of_o england_n have_v meet_v with_o good_a applause_n have_v be_v frequent_o print_v both_o in_o english_a and_o latin_a there_o be_v also_o another_o small_a treatise_n entitle_v the_o authority_n form_n and_o manner_n of_o hold_v parliament_n late_o 1685._o publish_v in_o his_o name_n but_o some_o have_v question_v whether_o it_o be_v right_o father_v upon_o this_o latter_a subject_n we_o have_v a_o print_a account_n of_o the_o opinion_n of_o mr._n camden_n 1658._o together_o with_o those_o of_o j._n doderidge_n arthur_n agard_n and_o francis_n tate_n sir_n walter_n raleigh_n have_v likewise_o write_v as_o he_o use_v to_o do_v on_o all_o other_o subject_n most_o judicious_o and_o 451._o acute_o upon_o the_o prerogative_n of_o our_o parliament_n and_o sir_n robert_n cotton_n 1679._o posthuma_n be_v full_a of_o learn_v on_o the_o same_o topick_n dr._n chamberlain_n present_a state_n of_o england_n have_v be_v so_o well_o receive_v as_o to_o admit_v of_o a_o new_a edition_n almost_o yearly_o ever_o since_o it_o be_v 1668._o first_o publish_v it_o have_v be_v indeed_o of_o late_a very_o coarse_o treat_v by_o a_o nameless_a scribbler_n of_o observation_n on_o the_o time_n but_o he_o seem_v to_o have_v be_v hire_v to_o the_o drudgery_n of_o pen_v such_o unmannerly_a reflection_n by_o a_o gentleman_n who_o have_v new_o publish_v another_o book_n much_o full_a of_n mistake_v under_o the_o like_a title_n as_o to_o what_o concern_v our_o nobility_n and_o gentry_n heraldry_n all_o that_o come_v within_o either_o of_o those_o list_n will_v allow_v that_o mr._n selden_n 1672._o title_n of_o honour_n ought_v first_o to_o be_v well_o peruse_v for_o the_o gain_n of_o a_o general_a notion_n of_o the_o distinction_n of_o degree_n from_o a_o emperor_n down_o to_o a_o country-gentleman_n and_o after_o this_o the_o three_o volume_n of_o sir_n william_n dugdale_n 1676._o baronage_n of_o england_n which_o give_v a_o account_n of_o the_o life_n and_o prowess_n of_o all_o our_o english_a nobility_n from_o the_o come_n in_o of_o the_o saxon_n down_o to_o the_o year_n 1676._o whatever_o relate_v to_o the_o knight_n of_o the_o most_o noble_a order_n of_o the_o garter_n be_v complete_o show_v we_o by_o mr._n ashmole_n in_o his_o most_o elaborate_a and_o perfect_a 1672._o work_n on_o that_o subject_a for_o inferior_a rank_n we_o have_v they_o in_o the_o book_n of_o heraldry_n that_o have_v be_v publish_v by_o wyrley_n brooks_n vincent_n dugdale_n and_o especial_o guillim_o of_o the_o 1679._o two_o last_o edition_n of_o who_o book_n it_o be_v observe_v that_o r._n blome_n have_v so_o disguise_v and_o spoil_v it_o that_o if_o the_o author_n or_o author_n of_o it_o be_v live_v they_o can_v scarce_o know_v it_o what_o be_v miss_v in_o these_o will_v be_v abundant_o supply_v out_o of_o the_o great_a treasury_n of_o ms._n collection_n in_o the_o herald_n office_n at_o london_n wherein_o be_v innumerable_a inscription_n arm_n epitaph_n pedigree_n list_n of_o precedence_n at_o coronation_n and_o funeral_n etc._n etc._n chap._n ii_o of_o particular_a description_n of_o county_n with_o their_o city_n and_o great_a to_n it_o be_v so_o much_o the_o general_a humour_n of_o mankind_n to_o be_v fond_a of_o their_o native_a soil_n and_o place_n of_o chief_a residence_n and_o abide_v that_o historian_n must_v not_o pretend_v to_o be_v so_o far_o of_o a_o different_a composition_n from_o their_o neighbour_n as_o not_o to_o be_v subject_a to_o the_o common_a frailty_n they_o be_v as_o liable_a to_o discover_v their_o dotage_n in_o this_o particular_a as_o other_o ordinary_a mortals_n and_o thence_o it_o come_v that_o ingulfus_n history_n be_v so_o full_a of_o crowland_n w._n neubrigensis_n of_o yorkshire_n m._n paris_n of_o st._n alban_n etc._n etc._n whenever_o any_o shadow_n of_o a_o opportunity_n be_v offer_v it_o be_v from_o the_o same_o principle_n that_o we_o have_v sew_v county_n in_o england_n who_o record_n have_v not_o be_v careful_o seek_v out_o and_o endeavour_n use_v to_o preserve_v they_o by_o some_o of_o their_o son_n who_o have_v usual_o prove_v more_o happy_a in_o such_o undertake_n as_o have_v go_v about_o they_o with_o most_o hearty_a zeal_n and_o application_n than_o any_o of_o our_o more_o general_a writer_n those_o that_o i_o have_v meet_v with_o of_o this_o kind_n be_v here_o draw_v into_o order_n and_o rank_n according_a to_o the_o follow_v alphabetical_a list_n of_o our_o several_a county_n berkshire_n have_v not_o hitherto_o berks._n that_o i_o know_v of_o have_v its_o general_a antiquity_n nor_o it_o be_v natural_a history_n collect_v by_o any_o body_n only_o the_o castle_n and_o chapel_n of_o windsor_n have_v be_v at_o large_a treat_v on_o by_o the_o excellent_a pen_n of_o elias_n ashmole_n esquire_n in_o his_o history_n of_o the_o knight_n of_o the_o garter_n before_o mention_v bedfordshire_n be_v under_o the_o like_a bedford_n misfortune_n though_o the_o history_n of_o dunstable_n of_o which_o in_o its_o proper_a place_n and_o other_o record_n be_v not_o want_v to_o furnish_v out_o material_n for_o such_o a_o work_n buckinghamshire_n have_v have_v the_o buck_n happiness_n to_o have_v some_o of_o its_o border_n about_o ambrosden_n etc._n etc._n curious_o describe_v and_o its_o antiquity_n preserve_v by_o the_o ingenious_a 1695._o mr._n kennet_n cambridgeshire_n a_o little_a of_o cambridge_n both_o the_o natural_a history_n and_o antiquity_n of_o this_o county_n be_v touch_v on_o by_o sir_n william_n dugdale_n in_o his_o history_n of_o the_o 1662._o imbank_a and_o dreining_n of_o divers_a fen_n and_o marsh_n both_o in_o foreign_a part_n and_o in_o this_o kingdom_n dr._n hickes_n in_o the_o appendix_n to_o his_o 131._o saxon_a grammar_n mention_n a_o manuscript_n in_o sir_n john_n cotton_n library_n entitle_v statuta_fw-la de_fw-la gildâ_fw-la quâdam_fw-la in_o cantabrigiâ_fw-la which_o seem_v to_o relate_v to_o the_o town_n of_o cambridge_n the_o writer_n upon_o the_o affair_n of_o the_o university_n belong_v to_o 11._o another_o place_n cheshire_n chester_n be_v long_o since_o describe_v by_o lucian_n a_o monk_n soon_o after_o the_o conquest_n who_o work_n be_v cite_v by_o chesh._n camden_n as_o a_o piece_n of_o great_a rarity_n and_o good_a value_n s._n erdeswick_n the_o great_a antiquary_n of_o staffordshire_n seem_v to_o have_v write_v also_o something_o of_o the_o history_n of_o this_o county_n as_o be_v intimate_v by_o his_o ms._n book_n in_o the_o hand_n of_o several_a gentleman_n of_o staffordshire_n which_o begin_v thus_o 275._o have_v dispose_v with_o myself_o to_o take_v a_o further_a view_n of_o the_o shire_n of_o staffordshire_n and_o chester_n etc._n etc._n a_o three_o description_n of_o this_o county_n geographical_a and_o historical_a be_v write_v by_o w._n smith_n rouge-dragon_n pursuivant_n at_o arm_n and_o leave_v in_o the_o hand_n of_o sir_n ranulph_n crew_n sometime_o lord_n chief_a justice_n of_o the_o king_n bench_n who_o grandchild_n sir_n r._n crew_n afterward_o publish_v it_o a_o four_o be_v compile_v by_o w._n webb_n m._n a._n and_o sometime_o town-clerk_n of_o
under_o his_o name_n nor_o for_o those_o of_o 107._o worgresius_n and_o mawornus_fw-la abbot_n and_o monk_n of_o glassenbury_n nor_o for_o the_o genealogy_n draw_v up_o by_o the_o famous_a bard_n in_o king_n edgar_n day_n 175._o saliphilax_n when_o these_o be_v retrieve_v i_o will_v have_v they_o all_o careful_o bind_v up_o with_o the_o deflorationes_fw-la historiae_fw-la britannicae_n which_o as_o jo._n 1._o caius_n have_v learned_o prove_v from_o stow_n and_o lanquet_n be_v write_v by_o king_n gurguntius_n about_o 370_o year_n before_o christ._n the_o welsh_a ms._n cite_v frequent_o in_o camden_n britannia_n by_o the_o name_n of_o triades_n seem_v not_o to_o carry_v age_n enough_o to_o come_v within_o this_o class_n it_o be_v the_o same_o i_o suppose_v which_o he_o 17._o elsewhere_o call_v the_o british_a old_a book_n of_o triplicity_n run_v all_o upon_o the_o number_n three_o as_o appear_v from_o his_o quotation_n out_o of_o it_o welshmen_n love_v fire_n salt_n and_o drink_n frenchmen_n woman_n weapon_n and_o horse_n englishman_n good_a cheer_n land_n and_o traffic_n we_o be_v not_o to_o expect_v any_o such_o assistance_n charter_n for_o the_o ascertain_v the_o history_n of_o these_o time_n as_o after-age_n afford_v we_o from_o charter_n letter_n patent_n etc._n etc._n and_o yet_o it_o be_v too_o forward_a a_o assertion_n to_o say_v there_o be_v no_o such_o thing_n in_o the_o day_n of_o our_o british_a king_n if_o all_o be_v true_a that_o etc._n leland_n tell_v we_o of_o king_n arthur_n seal_n but_o i_o be_o not_o i_o confess_v so_o much_o in_o love_n with_o that_o venerable_a relic_n as_o he_o seem_v to_o have_v be_v it_o may_v indeed_o be_v bring_v as_o he_o guess_v from_o glassenbury_n where_o i_o do_v believe_v it_o be_v hang_v at_o a_o forge_a charter_n by_o some_o monk_n who_o be_v a_o better_a mechanic_n than_o antiquary_n the_o inscription_n easy_o discover_v the_o cheat_n patricius_n arturius_n britanniae_fw-la galliae_fw-la germaniae_fw-la daciae_fw-la imperator_fw-la he_o be_v certain_o call_v patricius_n here_o and_o no_o where_o else_o out_o of_o the_o abundant_a respect_n that_o monastery_n have_v for_o their_o guardian_n saint_n patrick_n and_o not_o as_o leland_n fancy_n upon_o any_o account_n of_o a_o roman_a fashion_n another_o help_n be_v here_o want_v coin_n which_o exceed_o conduce_v towards_o the_o illustrate_v the_o antiquity_n of_o other_o nation_n and_o that_o be_v the_o light_n that_o be_v often_o gain_v from_o the_o impress_n and_o inscription_n upon_o their_o old_a coin_n and_o medal_n the_o money_n use_v here_o in_o 5._o caesar_n time_n be_v nothing_o more_o than_o iron_n ring_v and_o shapeless_a piece_n of_o brass_n nor_o do_v it_o well_o appear_v that_o ever_o afterward_o their_o king_n bring_v in_o any_o of_o another_o sort_n camden_n 200._o say_v he_o can_v not_o learn_v that_o after_o their_o retirement_n into_o wales_n they_o have_v any_o such_o thing_n among_o they_o none_o of_o the_o learned_a man_n of_o that_o principality_n have_v yet_o be_v able_a to_o produce_v so_o much_o as_o one_o piece_n of_o british_a coin_n find_v either_o in_o wales_n or_o any_o where_o else_o and_o be_v it_o likely_a that_o a_o royalty_n of_o this_o nature_n of_o so_o great_a benefit_n to_o their_o subject_n as_o well_o as_o honour_n to_o themselves_o will_v have_v be_v lay_v aside_o by_o the_o cambrian_a prince_n if_o former_o enjoy_v by_o any_o of_o their_o ancestor_n j._n britannia_fw-la leland_n tell_v we_o he_o never_o in_o all_o his_o travel_n throughout_o the_o whole_a kingdom_n of_o england_n can_v meet_v with_o one_o british_a coin_n among_o the_o many_o million_o of_o those_o of_o the_o roman_n find_v in_o this_o nation_n and_o the_o reason_n he_o say_v be_v because_o as_o he_o prove_v out_o of_o 5._o gildas_n the_o roman_n will_v not_o allow_v any_o of_o our_o metal_n to_o be_v stamp_v with_o any_o other_o image_n or_o superscription_n save_v only_o that_o of_o caesar_n that_o be_v some_o of_o their_o own_o emperor_n however_o we_o now_o have_v several_a ancient_a coin_n in_o our_o public_a and_o private_a library_n which_o be_v general_o repute_v to_o be_v british_a though_o it_o be_v very_o hard_a to_o determine_v in_o what_o age_n of_o the_o world_n they_o be_v mint_v my_o very_a learned_a and_o ingenious_a friend_n mr._n lwhyd_n believe_v that_o before_o the_o come_n in_o of_o the_o roman_n they_o have_v gold_n coin_n of_o their_o own_o because_o there_o have_v be_v frequent_o find_v both_o in_o england_n and_o wales_n thick_a piece_n of_o that_o metal_n hollow_v on_o one_o side_n with_o variety_n of_o unintelligible_a mark_n and_o character_n upon_o they_o these_o he_o be_v sure_a can_v be_v ascribe_v either_o to_o the_o roman_n saxon_n or_o dane_n and_o therefore_o it_o be_v reasonable_a we_o shall_v conclude_v they_o to_o be_v british_a and_o the_o reason_n why_o he_o think_v they_o be_v coin_v before_o the_o roman_n come_v be_v this_o if_o the_o britain_n have_v learn_v the_o art_n from_o they_o they_o will_v though_o never_o so_o inartificial_o have_v endeavour_v to_o imitate_v their_o manner_n of_o coin_v and_o in_o all_o likelihood_n have_v add_v letter_n and_o the_o head_n of_o their_o king_n here_o be_v a_o fair_a and_o probable_a opinion_n against_o the_o express_a testimony_n of_o julius_n caesar_n who_o can_v hardly_o be_v impose_v on_o in_o this_o part_n of_o the_o account_n he_o give_v of_o our_o isle_n camden_n 199._o rather_o think_v that_o after_o the_o arrival_n of_o the_o roman_n the_o britain_n first_o begin_v to_o imitate_v they_o in_o their_o coin_n of_o both_o gold_n and_o copper_n but_o his_o story_n of_o cunobeline_n and_o queen_n brundvica_fw-la be_v much_o of_o a_o piece_n with_o those_o of_o doctor_n 10._o plott_n prasutagus_n all_o of_o they_o liable_a to_o very_o just_a and_o to_o i_o unanswerable_a objection_n for_o my_o own_o part_n i_o be_o of_o opinion_n that_o never_o any_o of_o the_o british_a king_n do_v coin_n money_n but_o that_o even_o their_o tribute-money_n like_o the_o dane-gelt_a and_o peterpence_v afterward_o be_v the_o ordinary_a current_a coin_n which_o be_v bring_v in_o or_o mint_v here_o by_o the_o roman_n themselves_o as_o long_o as_o this_o island_n continue_v a_o province_n the_o most_o if_o not_o all_o of_o the_o forementioned_a piece_n which_o be_v not_o counterfeit_v i_o take_v to_o be_v annulet_n whereof_o tho._n 466._o bartholine_n give_v this_o sensible_a account_n habuere_fw-la veteres_n in_fw-la paganismo_fw-la res_fw-la quasdam_fw-la portatiles_fw-la ex_fw-la argento_n vel_fw-la auro_fw-la factas_fw-la imaginibus_fw-la deorum_fw-la fancy_n humanâ_fw-la expressorum_fw-la signatas_fw-la quibus_fw-la futurorum_fw-la cognitionem_fw-la explorabant_fw-la &_o quarum_fw-la possessione_n felices_fw-la se_fw-la &_o quodam_fw-la quasi_fw-la numinis_fw-la praesidio_fw-la tutos_fw-la judicabant_fw-la these_o be_v in_o use_n among_o the_o roman_n a_o good_a while_n caracal_a after_o they_o come_v into_o britain_n and_o the_o amula_fw-la from_o whence_o they_o have_v their_o name_n be_v a_o little_a drink_a 27._o cup_n most_o probable_o of_o this_o very_a fashion_n if_o any_o man_n dislike_v my_o conjecture_n i_o be_o willing_a sir_n john_n pettus_n shall_v umpire_n the_o matter_n between_o we_o and_o his_o supposition_n that_o coin_n be_v a_o coin_n abstract_n of_o coynobeline_n who_o first_o coin_v money_n at_o malden_n will_v for_o ever_o decide_v the_o controversy_n after_o the_o conquest_n monmouth_n the_o first_o man_n that_o attempt_v the_o write_n of_o the_o old_a british_a history_n be_v geoffery_n archdeacon_n of_o monmouth_n and_o he_o do_v it_o to_o some_o purpose_n this_o author_n live_v under_o king_n 217._o stephen_n about_o the_o year_n 1150._o he_o have_v a_o peculiar_a fancy_n for_o story_n surmount_v all_o ordinary_a faith_n which_o incline_v he_o to_o pitch_v upon_o king_n arthur_n feat_n of_o chivalry_n and_o merlyn_n prophecy_n as_o proper_a subject_n for_o his_o pen._n but_o his_o most_o famous_a piece_n be_v his_o chronicon_fw-la sive_fw-la historia_fw-la britonum_fw-la which_o have_v take_v so_o well_o as_o to_o have_v have_v several_a etc._n impression_n in_o this_o he_o have_v give_v a_o perfect_a genealogy_n of_o the_o king_n of_o britain_n from_o the_o day_n of_o brutus_n wherein_o we_o have_v a_o exact_a register_n of_o above_o seventy_o glorious_a monarch_n that_o rule_v this_o island_n before_o ever_o julius_n caesar_n have_v the_o good_a fortune_n to_o be_v acquaint_v with_o it_o the_o first_o stone_n of_o this_o fair_a fabric_n be_v lay_v by_o nennius_n but_o the_o superstructure_n be_v all_o fire-new_a and_o pure_o his_o own_o they_o that_o be_v concern_v for_o the_o credit_n of_o this_o historian_n tell_v we_o that_o he_o have_v no_o further_a hand_n in_o the_o work_n than_o only_o to_o translate_v a_o ancient_a welsh_a history_n bring_v out_o of_o brittany_n in_o france_n by_o walter_n calenius_n archdeacon_n of_o oxford_n who_o be_v himself_o
very_o probable_a that_o good_a master_n samme_n never_o read_v so_o much_o as_o the_o preface_n to_o his_o book_n or_o else_o either_o he_o or_o mr._n wood_n must_v be_v under_o the_o misfortune_n of_o a_o very_a treacherous_a memory_n something_o of_o value_n may_v have_v be_v auburey_n expect_v from_o the_o many_o year_n labour_n and_o collection_n of_o that_o excellent_a antiquary_n john_n aubrey_n esquire_n fellow_n of_o the_o royal_a society_n if_o the_o proposal_n he_o late_o make_v for_o the_o publish_n of_o his_o monumenta_fw-la britannica_fw-la have_v meet_v with_o a_o suitable_a reception_n the_o world_n be_v not_o come_v to_o that_o ripeness_n we_o hope_v for_o as_o due_o to_o relish_v work_n of_o this_o nature_n but_o how_o well_o his_o have_v deserve_v a_o better_a encouragement_n than_o hitherto_o they_o have_v meet_v with_o be_v apparent_a from_o the_o little_a taste_n we_o have_v of_o they_o in_o the_o late_a edition_n of_o the_o britannia_n especial_o in_o wiltshire_n herefordshire_n and_o wales_n he_o will_v have_v give_v we_o if_o we_o have_v be_v so_o kind_a to_o ourselves_o as_o to_o have_v accept_v his_o pain_n a_o good_a view_n of_o the_o temple_n religion_n and_o manner_n of_o the_o ancient_a druid_n of_o the_o camp_n castle_n military_a architecture_n etc._n etc._n of_o both_o britain_n and_o roman_n but_o we_o reject_v his_o offer_n and_o may_v possible_o too_o late_o repent_v of_o our_o folly_n as_o to_o the_o roman_a writer_n historian_n there_o be_v hardly_o any_o that_o treat_v of_o the_o affair_n of_o this_o isle_n any_o otherwise_o than_o occasional_o only_a and_o by_o the_o bye_n the_o design_n of_o caesar_n commentary_n be_v to_o give_v the_o world_n a_o account_n of_o the_o most_o glorious_a passage_n of_o his_o own_o life_n and_o what_o he_o say_v of_o britain_n as_o well_o as_o germany_n be_v apparent_o what_o he_o can_v pick_v up_o from_o uncertain_a tattle_n and_o hear-say_n something_o better_o bottom_v be_v the_o story_n we_o meet_v with_o afterward_o in_o tacitus_n dio_n cassius_n suetonius_n eutropius_n spartianus_n capitolinus_n lampridius_n vopiscus_n 1588._o etc._n etc._n who_o may_v all_o be_v suppose_v to_o have_v have_v the_o perusal_n of_o such_o memorial_n as_o be_v from_o time_n to_o time_n send_v to_o the_o emperor_n from_o their_o lieutenant_n and_o other_o chief_a officer_n in_o this_o province_n in_o the_o use_n of_o these_o the_o reader_n ought_v to_o take_v a_o deal_n of_o leisure_n and_o caution_n for_o most_o of_o they_o seem_v to_o have_v be_v loose_a indigested_a adversaria_fw-la such_o as_o have_v not_o the_o last_o examination_n and_o thought_n of_o their_o author_n and_o do_v therefore_o want_v the_o regard_n that_o shall_v be_v have_v to_o order_n and_o time_n beside_o the_o several_a tract_n be_v not_o well_o ascertain_v to_o their_o genuine_a and_o proper_a writer_n the_o not_o hee_v whereof_o may_v draw_v one_o unaware_o into_o very_o dangerous_a mistake_n these_o defect_n be_v happy_o supply_v by_o the_o famous_a mr._n dodwell_n in_o his_o late_a learned_a praelectiones_fw-la 1692._o camdenianae_fw-la which_o will_v be_v high_o serviceable_a to_o all_o such_o as_o shall_v hereafter_o engage_v in_o these_o study_n indeed_o tacitus_n life_n of_o agricola_n especial_o as_o improve_v by_o 1598._o sir_n henry_n savil_n most_o admirable_a translation_n and_o learned_a note_n look_v something_o like_o a_o just_a treatise_n upon_o that_o great_a general_n be_v conduct_v here_o and_o be_v do_v with_o that_o fairness_n and_o respect_n to_o the_o native_n that_o i_o can_v see_v but_o galgacus_n be_v make_v to_o talk_v as_o brave_o graceful_o and_o eloquent_o as_o the_o best_a of_o his_o enemy_n many_o defect_n in_o these_o account_n have_v be_v likewise_o supply_v as_o well_o as_o good_a store_n of_o conjectural_a mistake_v in_o more_o modern_a author_n rectify_v by_o the_o roman_a inscription_n and_o coin_n find_v in_o several_a part_n of_o our_o island_n and_o there_o be_v daily_o new_a discovery_n of_o both_o these_o sort_n since_o the_o acceptable_a service_n do_v to_o inscription_n the_o student_n of_o antiquity_n by_o gruterus_n and_o reynesius_fw-la the_o inscription_n on_o altar_n and_o other_o monument_n have_v carry_v a_o very_a high_a price_n and_o among_o other_o the_o antiquary_n of_o our_o own_o nation_n have_v fansy_v that_o our_o history_n have_v have_v great_a improvement_n from_o such_o as_o have_v be_v discover_v here_o those_o that_o mr._n camden_n meet_v with_o be_v all_o preserve_v as_o choice_a ornament_n in_o his_o britannia_n and_o some_o few_o have_v be_v add_v in_o the_o late_a edition_n of_o that_o work_n many_o more_o may_v undoubted_o be_v have_v for_o seek_v after_o and_o it_o be_v no_o small_a unhappiness_n that_o among_o the_o many_o advancement_n of_o learning_n in_o this_o age_n the_o recovery_n of_o these_o precious_a treasure_n shall_v be_v so_o much_o neglect_v the_o person_n employ_v in_o these_o search_n ought_v to_o be_v man_n of_o probity_n as_o well_o as_o knowledge_n religious_o scrupulous_a in_o obtrude_a any_o thing_n upon_o the_o world_n under_o the_o venerable_a name_n of_o antiquity_n which_o have_v not_o a_o honest_a title_n to_o that_o character_n annius_n of_o viterbo_n scandalous_a project_n of_o raise_v the_o credit_n of_o that_o city_n by_o some_o forge_a inscription_n which_o he_o have_v cause_v to_o be_v hide_v in_o the_o neighbour_a field_n and_o afterward_o discover_v in_o a_o boast_v triumph_n have_v be_v just_o resent_v and_o explode_v by_o all_o true_a lover_n of_o ancient_a learning_n but_o the_o inclination_n of_o all_o man_n be_v so_o natural_o bend_v upon_o do_v honour_n and_o service_n to_o their_o native_a country_n in_o their_o own_o way_n and_o the_o temptation_n that_o we_o meet_v with_o in_o these_o study_n be_v so_o many_o and_o strong_a that_o a_o very_a great_a share_n of_o integrity_n be_v requisite_a to_o the_o make_n of_o a_o complete_a antiquary_n mr._n camden_n 199._o tell_v we_o that_o coin_n from_o the_o time_n of_o claudian_n to_o that_o of_o valentinian_n about_o five_o hundred_o year_n the_o roman_a coin_n only_o be_v current_n in_o this_o nation_n and_o that_o whereas_o all_o money_n for_o this_o part_n of_o the_o world_n be_v for_o a_o long_a time_n coin_v either_o at_o rome_n lion_n or_o treves_n constantine_n the_o great_a erect_v a_o mint_n at_o london_n some_o of_o his_o piece_n which_o be_v there_o coin_v i_o have_v in_o my_o poor_a collection_n and_o they_o be_v not_o uncommon_a in_o many_o of_o the_o musaea_n in_o england_n but_o long_o before_o his_o day_n his_o predecessor_n take_v occasion_n to_o magnify_v their_o exploit_n in_o this_o other_o world_n of_o great_a britain_n on_o the_o reverse_n of_o their_o coin_n from_o whence_o several_a good_a illustration_n of_o that_o part_n of_o our_o history_n may_v be_v have_v what_o be_v give_v we_o of_o this_o kind_n in_o the_o britannia_fw-la be_v very_o valuable_a but_o their_o number_n may_v be_v further_o enlarge_v and_o we_o be_v the_o more_o encourage_v to_o look_v after_o those_o we_o want_v because_o i_o have_v not_o yet_o hear_v that_o our_o traitorous_a english_a money-maker_n have_v hitherto_o busy_v themselves_o in_o counterfeit_v any_o coin_n of_o so_o ancient_a a_o date_n such_o roguery_n be_v common_a in_o france_n and_o germany_n where_o most_o of_o their_o old_a medal_n have_v be_v copy_v and_o many_o new_a one_o of_o the_o first_o caesar_n stamp_a and_o mint_v by_o modern_a artist_n and_o yet_o even_o there_o those_o that_o relate_v to_o the_o affair_n of_o this_o isle_n be_v always_o allow_v to_o be_v true_a and_o genuine_a chap._n iu._n of_o the_o history_n and_o other_o monument_n that_o relate_v to_o the_o time_n of_o the_o saxon_n and_o dane_n the_o dispatch_v that_o sir_n william_n temple_n make_v of_o the_o saxon_a time_n be_v very_o short_a and_o pithy_a and_o the_o character_n he_o give_v of_o their_o writer_n be_v so_o full_a of_o contempt_n that_o if_o we_o be_v sure_a it_o come_v from_o a_o proper_a judge_n it_o will_v save_v a_o antiquary_n a_o great_a deal_n of_o trouble_n and_o pain_n the_o author_n he_o 1._o say_v of_o those_o barbarous_a and_o illiterate_a age_n be_v few_o and_o mean_v and_o perhaps_o the_o rough_a course_n of_o those_o lawless_a time_n and_o action_n will_v have_v be_v too_o ignoble_a a_o subject_n for_o a_o good_a historian_n the_o time_n be_v not_o so_o lawless_a nor_o the_o author_n so_o few_o and_o mean_v as_o he_o imagine_v a_o great_a many_o of_o the_o record_n of_o those_o day_n we_o own_o be_v lose_v but_o there_o be_v still_o more_o remain_v than_o any_o of_o our_o neighbour-nation_n can_v pretend_v to_o show_v relate_v to_o the_o transaction_n of_o those_o age_n we_o know_v not_o what_o be_v become_v of_o the_o book_n king_n 93._o aelfred_n write_v against_o corrupt_a judge_n of_o his_o collection_n
severe_a enemy_n he_o have_v have_v acknowledge_v of_o he_o and_o on_o this_o score_n alone_o 181._o some_o have_v unreasonable_o extol_v he_o but_o there_o be_v so_o little_a of_o the_o other_o more_o necessary_a qualification_n of_o a_o good_a historian_n truth_n and_o fair_a deal_v in_o all_o his_o 1534._o twently-six_a book_n that_o he_o have_v be_v just_o condemn_v by_o our_o critic_n and_o it_o be_v no_o wonder_n that_o some_o of_o they_o have_v express_v a_o indignation_n suitable_a to_o the_o abuse_v put_v upon_o their_o country_n sir_n henry_n savil_n be_v warm_a on_o this_o occasion_n than_o be_v usual_a with_o he_o bedam_fw-la polydorus_n say_v he_o ut_fw-la homo_fw-la italus_n &_o in_o rebus_fw-la nostris_fw-la hospes_fw-la &_o quod_fw-la caput_fw-la est_fw-la neque_fw-la in_fw-la republicâ_fw-la versatus_fw-la nec_fw-la magni_fw-la alioqui_fw-la vel_fw-la judicii_fw-la vel_fw-la ingenii_n pauca_fw-la ex_fw-la multis_fw-la delibans_fw-la &_o falsa_fw-la plerumque_fw-la pro_fw-la veris_fw-la complexus_fw-la historiam_fw-la nobis_fw-la reliquit_fw-la cum_fw-la coetera_fw-la mendosam_fw-la tùm_fw-la exiliter_fw-la sanè_fw-la &_o jejunè_fw-la conscriptam_fw-la some_o have_v fansy_v that_o the_o severe_a character_n which_o sir_n henry_n be_v here_o please_v to_o give_v of_o this_o author_n may_v chief_o by_o apply_v to_o the_o history_n of_o henry_n the_o eight_o and_o that_o a_o great_a many_o passage_n in_o that_o reign_n may_v be_v dark_o or_o false_o represent_v by_o he_o by_o reason_n of_o his_o be_v unacquainted_a with_o the_o english_a tongue_n which_o can_v not_o but_o very_o much_o obstruct_v his_o knowledge_n in_o modern_a transaction_n other_o thing_n say_v 143._o they_o have_v fall_v from_o he_o under_o a_o borrow_a light_n and_o colour_n out_o of_o the_o respect_n he_o have_v for_o queen_n mary_n and_o his_o great_a inclination_n to_o serve_v the_o interest_n of_o that_o princess_n but_o do_v not_o even_o this_o apology_n carry_v a_o deal_n of_o invective_n in_o it_o sir_n henry_n savil_n be_v far_o from_o be_v singular_a in_o the_o severe_a part_n of_o his_o censure_n some_o of_o our_o late_a 152._o writer_n have_v agree_v to_o it_o and_o his_o cotemporary_a humph._n lhuyd_v out-throws_a he_o a_o bar_n or_o two_o for_o what_o think_v you_o of_o these_o etc._n expression_n nominis_fw-la britannici_fw-la gloriam_fw-la non_fw-la solum_fw-la obfuscare_fw-la sed_fw-la etiam_fw-la britannos_fw-la ipsos_fw-la mendacissimis_fw-la suis_fw-la calumniis_fw-la infamare_fw-la totis_fw-la viribus_fw-la conatur_fw-la homo_fw-la ignotus_fw-la &_o exterus_fw-la vir_fw-la perfrictae_fw-la frontis_fw-la invidiâ_fw-la &_o odio_fw-la tumens_fw-la infamis_fw-la homunculus_fw-la os_fw-la impudens_fw-la nor_o ought_v any_o thing_n of_o this_o to_o be_v attribute_v to_o a_o overboyling_a of_o honest_a humphrey_n welsh_a blood_n if_o the_o other_o matter_n he_o be_v accuse_v on_o be_v true_a he_o be_v say_v to_o have_v 50._o borrow_a book_n out_o of_o the_o public_a library_n at_o oxford_n without_o take_v any_o care_n to_o restore_v they_o upon_o which_o the_o university_n as_o they_o have_v good_a reason_n decline_v lend_v any_o more_o till_o force_v to_o it_o by_o a_o mandate_n which_o he_o make_v a_o shift_n to_o procure_v from_o the_o king_n in_o other_o place_n he_o likewise_o pillage_v the_o 84._o library_n at_o his_o pleasure_n and_o at_o last_o send_v over_o a_o 1._o whole_a ship-load_n of_o manuscript_n to_o rome_n and_o yet_o when_o this_o publican_n himself_o leave_v england_n when_o there_o be_v no_o further_a occasion_n for_o his_o collect_v the_o papal_a revenue_n king_n edward_n the_o six_o be_v say_v to_o have_v dismiss_v he_o with_o several_a handsome_a present_n which_o we_o be_v not_o to_o look_v upon_o as_o a_o reward_n as_o a_o certain_a 95._o late_a writer_n express_v it_o but_o rather_o to_o consider_v that_o the_o young_a king_n be_v about_o to_o take_v his_o final_a leave_n of_o the_o pope_n and_o all_o that_o belong_v to_o he_o resolve_v to_o do_v it_o as_o courteous_o as_o be_v possible_a the_o other_o historian_n of_o his_o time_n have_v be_v much_o eclipse_v by_o the_o glare_a lustre_n of_o this_o foreigner_n etc._n insomuch_o that_o some_o of_o their_o write_n have_v hardly_o ever_o see_v the_o light_n john_n rastal_n a_o citizen_n and_o printer_n in_o london_n who_o marry_a sir_n thomas_n meer'_v sister_n and_o die_v a._n d._n 1536._o write_v a_o 726._o english_a chronicle_n but_o i_o know_v no_o more_o where_o to_o find_v it_o than_o another_o of_o the_o same_o age_n write_v by_o richard_n turpin_n a_o leicestershire_n gentleman_n and_o a_o officer_n in_o the_o garrison_n at_o calais_n which_o i_o find_v quote_v by_o his_o 153._o countryman_n tho._n lanquet_n who_o die_v at_o london_n in_o the_o twenty-fourth_a year_n of_o his_o age_n a._n d._n 1545._o begin_v a_o abbreviation_n of_o our_o chronicle_n but_o bring_v it_o no_o low_a than_o the_o birth_n of_o our_o saviour_n its_o three_o part_n which_o chief_o relate_v to_o this_o kingdom_n be_v write_v by_o the_o learned_a tho._n cowper_n afterward_o bishop_n of_o winchester_n and_o by_o he_o 1560._o publish_v he_o call_v it_o as_o just_o he_o may_v a_o epitome_n of_o our_o chronicle_n and_o it_o be_v a_o meager_a one_o too_o far_o short_a of_o the_o performance_n of_o the_o same_o author_n on_o other_o subject_n the_o like_a slender_a abstract_n of_o our_o english_a history_n be_v about_o the_o same_o time_n pen_v by_o george_n lily_n son_n of_o william_n the_o famous_a grammarian_n which_o together_o with_o his_o short_a account_n of_o the_o war_n betwixt_o the_o house_n of_o york_n and_o lancaster_n and_o his_o genealogy_n of_o our_o king_n have_v have_v several_a etc._n impression_n somewhat_o bulky_a be_v the_o work_n of_o edward_n hall_n who_o be_v some_o time_n recorder_n if_o i_o understand_v my_o london_n author_n right_a of_o london_n where_o he_o die_v a._n d._n 1547._o he_o write_v a_o large_a account_n of_o the_o forementioned_a war_n which_o in_o a_o very_a flatter_a epistle_n he_o dedicate_v to_o henry_n the_o eight_o if_o the_o reader_n desire_v to_o know_v what_o sort_n of_o clothes_n be_v wear_v in_o each_o king_n reign_n and_o how_o the_o fashion_n alter_v this_o be_v a_o historian_n for_o his_o purpose_n but_o in_o other_o matter_n his_o information_n be_v not_o very_o valuable_a a_o great_a borrower_n from_o this_o hall_n be_v rich._n grafton_n who_o as_o 8._o buchanan_n right_o observe_v be_v a_o very_a heedless_a and_o unskilful_a writer_n and_o yet_o he_o have_v the_o honour_n do_v he_o to_o be_v sometime_o quote_v by_o stow_n and_o other_o of_o much_o better_a note_n be_v the_o joint_a holinshead_n labour_n of_o will._n harrison_n and_o ra._n holinshead_n who_o etc._n chronicle_n have_v be_v well_o receive_v and_o still_o bear_v a_o good_a port_n among_o our_o book_n of_o that_o kind_n these_o author_n be_v 270._o suppose_v to_o have_v be_v both_o clergyman_n but_o it_o be_v not_o certain_o know_v where_o they_o spend_v the_o most_o of_o their_o day_n so_o remarkable_o careful_a have_v they_o be_v to_o benefit_v the_o public_a without_o the_o vanity_n of_o make_v their_o own_o story_n know_v to_o posterity_n holinshead_n frequent_o own_v the_o great_a assistance_n he_o have_v from_o fran._n thynne_n sometime_o in_o the_o reign_n of_o queen_n elizabeth_n lancaster-herald_n and_o a_o eminent_a antiquary_n he_o have_v be_v severe_o treat_v by_o pertotum_fw-la sir_n thomas_n craig_n for_o some_o insolence_n which_o that_o learned_a gentleman_n suppose_v he_o guilty_a of_o in_o relation_n to_o the_o kingdom_n of_o scotland_n whereas_o in_o truth_n that_o part_n of_o the_o book_n no_o far_o concern_v poor_a mr._n holinshead_n than_o as_o the_o whole_a be_v shelter_v under_o his_o name_n in_o the_o second_o edition_n the_o history_n be_v continue_v to_o the_o year_n 1586._o by_o john_n hooker_n alias_o vowel_n of_o who_o we_o shall_v have_v occasion_n to_o make_v some_o further_a mention_n hereafter_o 1601._o stow._n industrious_a john_n stow_n lead_v the_o van_n in_o the_o present_a century_n which_o be_v now_o bring_v near_o its_o conclusion_n and_o he_o well_o deserve_v to_o be_v remember_v with_o honour_n he_o be_v a_o member_n of_o the_o merchant-taylor_n company_n in_o london_n and_o as_o have_v be_v already_o observe_v a_o special_a benefactor_n to_o that_o city_n in_o inquire_v after_o and_o preserve_v its_o antiquity_n and_o record_n he_o travel_v on_o 811._o foot_n through_o a_o good_a part_n of_o england_n in_o search_n after_o the_o manuscript_n historian_n in_o the_o library_n of_o our_o cathedral_n church_n and_o be_v very_o exact_a and_o critical_a in_o his_o collection_n have_v spend_v above_o forty_o year_n in_o these_o study_n he_o be_v put_v upon_o the_o correction_n and_o publish_v of_o rein_v wolf_n chronicle_n by_o archbishop_n whitgift_n and_o he_o have_v fair_o transcribe_v his_o work_n and_o make_v it_o ready_a for_o the_o press_n when_o he_o die_v a._n d._n 1605._o he_o
always_o protest_v and_o we_o may_v take_v his_o honest_a word_n for_o it_o that_o he_o never_o be_v sway_v by_o favour_n or_o fear_v in_o any_o of_o his_o write_n but_o that_o he_o have_v impartial_o to_o the_o best_a of_o his_o knowledge_n deliver_v the_o truth_n this_o good_a opinion_n the_o great_a of_o our_o late_a historian_n seem_v to_o have_v of_o he_o since_o even_o sir_n francis_n bacon_n and_o mr._n camden_n not_o to_o mention_v other_o of_o a_o less_o repute_n have_v bold_o take_v several_a thing_n upon_o his_o single_a credit_n and_o sometime_o without_o be_v so_o just_a as_o to_o own_o their_o benefactor_n upon_o his_o death_n the_o revise_v and_o continuation_n of_o his_o book_n be_v commit_v to_o ed._n howes_n who_o say_v he_o bestow_v thirty_o year_n in_o bring_v it_o into_o that_o good_a order_n and_o method_n in_o which_o we_o 1631._o now_o see_v it_o he_o be_v very_o unfortunate_a if_o after_o so_o great_a pain_n he_o be_v just_o liable_a to_o the_o sharp_a sentence_n that_o london_n one_o have_v pass_v upon_o he_o that_o he_o be_v as_o far_o short_a of_o mr._n stow_n in_o goodness_n as_o 〈◊〉_d age_n be_v of_o the_o integrity_n and_o charity_n of_o those_o that_o go_v before_o it_o i_o be_o abundant_o sensible_a of_o the_o degenetacy_n of_o our_o age_n and_o how_o corrupt_a our_o moral_n be_v beyond_o the_o precedent_n of_o former_a time_n but_o how_o applicable_a this_o grave_a comparison_n may_v be_v to_o mr._n howes_n i_o know_v not_o he_o do_v indeed_o say_v some_o great_a thing_n of_o king_n james_n and_o king_n charles_n and_o if_o that_o be_v a_o fault_n in_o he_o it_o be_v transgress_v with_o a_o multitude_n not_o long_o after_o mr._n stow_n died_z r._n white_a vitus_n he_o call_v himself_o canon_n of_o douai_n who_o leave_v nine_o 1602._o book_n of_o our_o english_a or_o rather_o british_n history_n in_o a_o pretty_a elegant_a latin_a style_n his_o business_n be_v to_o assert_v the_o right_n of_o the_o papacy_n in_o this_o kingdom_n and_o therefore_o have_v settle_v religion_n by_o augustine_n the_o monk_n and_o other_o emissary_n he_o end_v his_o story_n a._n d._n 800._o our_o next_o historian_n of_o eminence_n be_v sam._n daniel_n daniel_n some_o time_n groom_n of_o the_o privy-chamber_n to_o queen_n anne_n he_o be_v a_o person_n of_o great_a wit_n a_o notable_a poet_n and_o of_o a_o affable_a and_o win_v conversation_n his_o first_o and_o second_o part_n of_o the_o history_n 〈◊〉_d england_n fall_v no_o low_a than_o the_o end_n of_o edward_n the_o three_o reign_n but_o be_v pen_v in_o so_o accurate_a and_o copious_a a_o style_n that_o it_o take_v mighty_o and_o be_v read_v with_o so_o much_o applause_n that_o it_o quick_o have_v several_a etc._n impression_n it_o be_v afterward_o enlarge_v and_o etc._n continue_v to_o the_o end_n of_o king_n richard_n the_o three_o reign_n by_o john_n trussel_n alderman_n of_o winchester_n who_o have_v not_o have_v the_o luck_n to_o have_v either_o his_o language_n matter_n or_o method_n so_o well_o approve_v as_o those_o of_o mr._n daniel_n about_o the_o same_o time_n will._n martin_n recorder_n of_o exeter_n write_v his_o 1616._o history_n and_o life_n of_o the_o king_n of_o england_n from_o william_n the_o conqueror_n to_o henry_n the_o eight_o this_o come_v recommend_v to_o the_o world_n by_o the_o author_n be_v own_o son_n but_o i_o can_v learn_v that_o any_o other_o family_n in_o the_o nation_n can_v ever_o discover_v so_o much_o worth_a and_o beauty_n in_o the_o book_n as_o they_o pretend_v to_o see_v in_o it_o upon_o a_o 1638._o second_o edition_n it_o be_v enlarge_v by_o r._n b._n master_n of_o art_n with_o the_o reign_v of_o edward_n the_o six_o queen_n marry_o and_o queen_n elizabeth_n john_n speed_z who_o 〈◊〉_d london_n a._n d._n 1619._o speed_n must_v be_v acknowledge_v to_o have_v have_v a_o head_n the_o best_a dispose_v towards_o history_n of_o any_o of_o our_o writer_n and_o will_v certain_o have_v outdo_v himself_o as_o far_o as_o he_o have_v go_v beyond_o the_o rest_n of_o his_o profession_n if_o the_o advantage_n of_o his_o education_n have_v be_v answerable_a to_o those_o of_o his_o natural_a genius_n but_o what_o can_v be_v expect_v from_o a_o 181._o tailor_n however_o we_o may_v bold_o say_v that_o his_o chronicle_n be_v the_o large_a and_o best_a we_o have_v hitherto_o extant_a it_o begin_v with_o the_o first_o inhabitant_n of_o the_o island_n and_o end_n with_o the_o union_n of_o the_o kingdom_n under_o king_n james_n to_o who_o it_o be_v dedicate_v though_o some_o 146._o say_v he_o spend_v twice_o seven_o year_n in_o compile_v the_o whole_a he_o himself_o own_v he_o make_v more_o haste_n than_o he_o ought_v to_o have_v do_v and_o that_o he_o be_v force_v to_o trust_v a_o deal_n of_o his_o work_n in_o the_o hand_n of_o his_o friend_n and_o journeyman_n and_o the_o truth_n of_o this_o honest_a acknowledgement_n and_o confession_n be_v obvious_a enough_o to_o a_o discern_a reader_n who_o will_v easy_o find_v a_o mighty_a difference_n in_o the_o style_n as_o well_o as_o matter_n of_o several_a of_o the_o reign_v those_o of_o king_n john_n and_o henry_n the_o second_o be_v write_v by_o dr._n barcham_n 10._o dean_n of_o bocking_n a_o curious_a antiquary_n who_o have_v do_v they_o answerable_o to_o the_o good_a opinion_n which_o man_n of_o learning_n have_v of_o he_o several_a remarkable_n in_o that_o of_o henry_n the_o five_o be_v collect_v by_o 452._o george_n carew_n earl_n of_o totnes_n as_o be_v his_o catalogue_n of_o the_o monastery_n by_o 215._o will._n burton_n etc._n etc._n sir_n richard_n baker_n who_o die_v in_o the_o fleet_n a._n d._n 1644._o baker_n be_v a_o person_n of_o those_o accomplishment_n in_o wit_n and_o language_n that_o his_o chronicle_n have_v be_v the_o best_a read_v and_o like_v of_o any_o hitherto_o publish_v which_o look_v as_o if_o almost_o every_o body_n in_o the_o kingdom_n as_o well_o as_o himself_o believe_v it_o to_o be_v collect_v with_o so_o great_a care_n and_o diligence_n that_o if_o all_o other_o of_o our_o chronicle_n be_v lose_v this_o only_a will_v be_v sufficient_a to_o inform_v posterity_n of_o all_o passage_n memorable_a or_o worthy_a to_o be_v know_v his_o method_n be_v new_a and_o seem_v to_o please_v the_o rabble_n but_o learned_a man_n will_v be_v of_o another_o opinion_n for_o it_o be_v the_o same_o with_o that_o of_o sueronius_n which_o be_v just_o complain_v of_o by_o 36._o mr._n dâ—dwell_n in_o the_o 1663._o first_o and_o second_o edition_n we_o have_v nothing_o more_o than_o the_o author_n be_v own_o work_n contain_v the_o history_n of_o our_o king_n from_o the_o roman_a government_n down_o to_o the_o end_n of_o king_n james_n the_o first_o be_v reign_v but_o afterward_o it_o be_v 1671._o continue_v to_o the_o restoration_n of_o charles_n the_o second_o by_o edward_n philip_n who_o have_v the_o perusal_n of_o some_o of_o the_o duke_n of_o 34._o albâ—â—arle's_n paper_n may_v have_v set_v that_o great_a revolution_n in_o its_o true_a light_n have_v not_o ambition_n and_o flattery_n carry_v he_o beyond_o truth_n and_o his_o copy_n soon_o after_o these_o addition_n be_v publish_v the_o whole_a book_n be_v examine_v by_o tho._n blount_n a_o barrister_n of_o the_o inner-temple_n who_o 1672._o print_v his_o animadversion_n upon_o it_o and_o give_v the_o world_n such_o a_o specimen_fw-la of_o its_o many_o and_o gross_a error_n as_o aught_o to_o have_v shake_v its_o credit_n and_o yet_o so_o little_a regard_n have_v we_o for_o truth_n if_o a_o story_n be_v but_o handsome_o tell_v the_o chronicle_n have_v be_v reprint_v since_o that_o time_n and_o sels_z as_o well_o as_o ever_o notwithstanding_o that_o no_o notice_n be_v take_v of_o the_o animadversion_n but_o all_o the_o old_a fault_n remain_v uncorrected_a mr._n blount_n himself_o spend_v some_o year_n in_o write_v a_o 34._o english_a chronicle_n which_o we_o may_v believe_v will_v at_o least_o want_v those_o error_n which_o he_o have_v descry_v in_o the_o labour_n of_o other_o man_n but_o where_o it_o be_v to_o be_v have_v i_o know_v not_o there_o be_v some_o late_a history_n etc._n which_o be_v so_o well_o know_v to_o all_o that_o be_v any_o thing_n curious_a in_o these_o matter_n that_o i_o need_v do_v little_o more_o than_o mention_v they_o such_o be_v 1._o sir_n winston_n churchill_n 1675._o diâ—i_fw-la britannici_fw-la which_o give_v the_o reader_n a_o divert_v view_n of_o the_o arm_n and_o exploit_n of_o our_o king_n down_o to_o the_o restoration_n in_o 1660._o 2._o fr._n sandford_n 1677._o genealogical_a history_n of_o the_o king_n of_o england_n and_o monarch_n of_o great_a britain_n from_o the_o norman_a conquest_n to_o the_o year_n 1677._o with_o their_o several_a effigy_n seal_n tomb_n arm_n etc._n etc._n 3._o let_v i_o add_v dr._n hoel_n 1679._o medulla_n
be_v 30._o translate_v into_o the_o old_a english-saxon_a tongue_n that_o take_v the_o story_n high_o the_o like_a say_v pit_n 181._o be_v pen_v by_o wolstan_n the_o same_o famous_a monk_n of_o winchester_n who_o about_o the_o year_n 1000_o do_v as_o much_o for_o st._n ethelwald_n but_o i_o can_v hear_v of_o this_o piece_n no_o where_o else_o st._n wilfrid_n wilfrid_n uneasy_a life_n and_o suffering_n be_v first_o register_v by_o eddius_n or_o heddius_n a_o note_a monk_n of_o canterbury_n whence_o he_o be_v bring_v by_o wilfrid_n himself_o to_o instruct_v his_o quire-man_n of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o northumberland_n in_o the_o art_n of_o sing_v out_o of_o this_o which_o be_v late_o publish_v by_o 40._o dr._n gale_n there_o be_v a_o second_o account_v take_v in_o latin_a rhyme_n by_o fridegod_o 1._o another_o monk_n of_o the_o same_o church_n who_o be_v put_v upon_o the_o employment_n by_o odo_n archbishop_n of_o canterbury_n the_o archbishop_n himself_o write_v a_o preface_n to_o the_o book_n which_o be_v omit_v by_o mabillon_n but_o be_v since_o publish_v by_o 50._o another_o and_o for_o this_o mr._n pit_n 174._o make_v he_o a_o distinct_a writer_n of_o st._n wilfrid_n life_n a_o three_o be_v write_v in_o prose_n by_o 8._o eadmerus_n and_o a_o four_o by_o 172._o petrus_n blesensis_n dedicate_v to_o jeofrey_n a._n b._n of_o york_n so_o that_o this_o petrus_n blesensis_n and_o mr._n pit_n petrus_n 257._o ripponensis_n though_o he_o make_v they_o two_o several_a author_n be_v the_o same_o person_n there_o be_v now_o in_o my_o possession_n a_o latin_a manuscript_n life_n of_o this_o saint_n which_o perhaps_o may_v be_v the_o same_o with_o the_o last_o mention_v it_o be_v certain_o different_a from_o the_o three_o first_o and_o seem_v not_o to_o have_v length_n enough_o for_o that_o tedious_a discourse_n on_o this_o subject_a which_o be_v say_v to_o have_v be_v write_v by_o one_o 911._o stephen_n a_o priest_n and_o epitomise_v by_o william_n of_o malmesbury_n it_o begin_v anâ—â—_n igitur_fw-la ab_fw-la incar_fw-la natione_fw-la verbi_fw-la dei_fw-la sexceiâ—â—esimo_fw-la tricesimo_fw-la quarto_fw-la and_o end_n with_o st._n wilfrid_n epitaph_n in_o twenty_o hexameter_n st._n wulstan_n as_o two_o of_o his_o immediate_a predecessor_n wulstan_n hold_v the_o archbishopric_a of_o york_n together_o with_o the_o bishopric_n of_o worcester_n and_o be_v saint_v for_o the_o same_o reason_n as_o st._n oswald_n there_o be_v a_o double_a account_n of_o his_o life_n already_o publish_v a_o short_a one_o by_o 541._o hemming_n a_o monk_n of_o worcester_n and_o another_o more_o at_o large_a by_o the_o famous_a 241._o will._n of_o malmesbury_n but_o what_o be_v become_v of_o those_o by_o 339._o bravonius_n and_o m._n paris_n we_o know_v not_o these_o be_v they_o that_o make_v the_o most_o considerable_a figure_n in_o the_o saxon_a calendar_n and_o who_o life_n be_v most_o ample_o treat_v on_o will_v afford_v some_o passage_n that_o may_v be_v of_o use_n to_o our_o english_a historian_n nor_o be_v the_o little_a inferior_a saint_n of_o those_o time_n to_o be_v whole_o despise_v by_o he_o he_o will_v meet_v with_o abundance_n of_o such_o in_o the_o several_a voluminous_a collection_n to_o which_o we_o sometime_o refer_v he_o and_o i_o dare_v promise_n that_o in_o most_o of_o they_o he_o shall_v frequent_o discover_v some_o hide_a treasure_n even_o in_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o most_o drossy_a miracle_n chap._n iii_o of_o our_o church-historian_n from_o the_o conquest_n to_o the_o reformation_n the_o subject_n of_o this_o chapter_n be_v in_o a_o great_a measure_n dispatch_v already_o the_o general_a historian_n of_o the_o kingdom_n during_o this_o whole_a period_n be_v most_o monk_n and_o other_o churchman_n who_o have_v take_v care_n to_o register_n our_o ecclesiastical_a transaction_n as_o accurate_o as_o the_o civil_a and_o to_o carry_v along_o with_o they_o the_o affair_n of_o our_o church_n and_o state_n together_o canon-law_n and_o appeal_n to_o rome_n be_v first_o bring_v into_o england_n in_o king_n 30._o stephen_n reign_n upon_o the_o debate_n that_o arise_v betwixt_o the_o bishop_n of_o winchester_n the_o pope_n legate_n and_o the_o ab_fw-la of_o canterbury_n and_o these_o soon_o introduce_v that_o exaltation_n of_o the_o clergy_n that_o they_o be_v necessary_o in_o at_o every_o thing_n no_o intriegue_n either_o of_o the_o court_n or_o camp_n be_v to_o be_v manage_v without_o they_o so_o that_o it_o be_v no_o wonder_n if_o after_o that_o time_n our_o history_n be_v general_o cram_v with_o dispute_n and_o other_o matter_n of_o a_o pure_o ecclesiastical_a nature_n and_o the_o main_a body_n of_o they_o look_v like_o the_o annal_n of_o saint_n peter_n patrimony_n odericus_n or_o ordericus_n vitalis_n vitalis_n end_v his_o ecclesiastical_a history_n at_o the_o year_n 1121._o some_o time_n before_o these_o alteration_n happen_v in_o england_n he_o be_v monk_n of_o st._n eurole_n vtici_fw-la in_o normandy_n where_o he_o live_v 56_o year_n the_o most_o of_o his_o thirteen_o 1619._o book_n be_v spend_v in_o affair_n of_o the_o church_n within_o his_o own_o native_a country_n but_o towards_o the_o latter_a end_n he_o have_v intermix_v a_o great_a many_o passage_n that_o relate_v to_o we_o there_o be_v in_o his_o write_n two_o fault_n and_o they_o be_v great_a one_o which_o lucian_n of_o old_a condemn_v in_o history_n for_o 1._o he_o be_v immoderate_a in_o the_o praise_n of_o his_o friend_n and_o the_o dispraise_n of_o his_o enemy_n either_o all_o panegyric_n or_o all_o satyr_n now_o such_o discourse_n be_v right_o observe_v to_o be_v strange_o monstrous_a and_o unnatural_a production_n they_o want_v meet_a to_o become_v poem_n and_o truth_n to_o make_v they_o just_a history_n 2._o he_o be_v too_o large_a in_o his_o description_n of_o little_a petit_fw-fr matter_n and_o on_o the_o contrary_a pass_v too_o cursory_o over_o some_o thing_n of_o such_o weight_n as_o will_v well_o endure_v reflection_n and_o a_o second_o thought_n we_o be_v tell_v of_o one_o 248._o richard_n pluto_n who_o be_v monk_n of_o canterbury_n a._n d._n 1181._o a_o writer_n of_o the_o ecclesiastical_a history_n of_o england_n which_o he_o dedicate_v to_o richard_n duke_n of_o normandy_n where_o or_o what_o it_o be_v i_o know_v not_o but_o what_o be_v hope_v for_o in_o that_o book_n may_v possible_o be_v find_v in_o the_o 1684._o burtonenses_n annales_n write_v i_o suppose_v by_o some_o monk_n of_o burton_n in_o staffordshire_n for_o it_o begin_v with_o the_o foundation_n of_o that_o monastery_n a._n d._n 1004._o and_o end_n at_o the_o year_n 1263._o many_o passage_n in_o it_o be_v borrow_a from_o roger_n hoveden_n who_o the_o author_n call_v hugh_n and_o not_o a_o few_o from_o m._n paris_n the_o latter_a of_o these_o be_v certain_o cotemporary_a with_o this_o author_n whoever_o he_o be_v and_o they_o may_v be_v to_o good_a purpose_n read_v together_o the_o reader_n will_v meet_v with_o a_o great_a many_o remarkable_a story_n in_o it_o that_o be_v hardly_o to_o be_v have_v elsewhere_o none_o perhaps_o have_v a_o better_a collection_n of_o letter_n memorial_n etc._n etc._n of_o the_o church-history_n of_o those_o time_n the_o defect_n of_o these_o annal_n will_v be_v in_o part_n supply_v by_o w._n linwood_n 1679._o provinciale_a linwood_n be_v a_o collection_n of_o canon_n and_o ecclesiastical_a constitution_n enact_v and_o publish_v by_o no_o less_o than_o fourteen_o archbishop_n of_o canterbury_n from_o stephen_n langton_n inclusive_o down_o to_o henry_n chicheley_n these_o give_v we_o a_o view_n of_o what_o point_n be_v chief_o under_o debate_n in_o the_o church_n for_o about_o 200_o year_n and_o be_v rank_v after_o the_o example_n of_o the_o decretal_n under_o several_a distinct_a title_n or_o common_a place_n have_v annex_v to_o they_o a_o large_a commentary_n or_o gloss_n of_o the_o learned_a collector_n own_o composure_n this_o writer_n be_v dr._n of_o law_n official_a of_o canterbury_n and_o at_o last_o bishop_n of_o st._n david_n after_o he_o have_v be_v employ_v by_o king_n henry_n the_o five_o in_o 613._o several_a embassy_n and_o entrust_v with_o his_o privy-seal_n the_o book_n be_v first_o publish_v by_o 1506._o jodocus_n badius_n and_o dedicate_v to_o archbishop_n warham_n but_o the_o abbreviation_n in_o the_o original_a ms._n be_v retain_v in_o this_o and_o two_o follow_a edition_n it_o be_v late_o reprint_v at_o oxford_n much_o more_o accurate_o and_o correct_v the_o legatine_n constitution_n of_o the_o two_o cardinal_n otho_n and_o othobon_n in_o the_o year_n 1236_o and_o 1268._o have_v be_v always_o add_v to_o these_o in_o the_o print_n together_o with_o the_o like_a commentary_n of_o john_n acton_n or_o athon_n sometime_o prebendary_a of_o lincoln_n the_o oxford_n edition_n give_v we_o the_o canon_n of_o the_o several_a archbishop_n entire_a and_o apart_o as_o well_o as_o in_o that_o confusion_n to_o which_o linwood_n method_n have_v reduce_v they_o
to_o malmesbury_n and_o it_o be_v do_v with_o all_o the_o heartiness_n that_o become_v a_o familiar_a epistle_n and_o a_o freedom_n incline_v to_o satyr_n ralph_n de_fw-fr diceto_n follow_v these_o with_o a_o catalogue_n of_o his_o own_o draw_v from_o the_o come_n in_o of_o augustine_n the_o monk_n to_o the_o begin_n of_o king_n john_n reign_n but_o there_o be_v little_a in_o it_o worth_a the_o publish_n joh._n eversden_n a_o monk_n of_o bury_n who_o die_v say_v 435._o pit_n about_o the_o year_n 1636._o be_v say_v to_o have_v write_v de_fw-la episcopis_fw-la anglìae_fw-la as_o well_o as_o de_fw-fr regibus_fw-la but_o mr._n wharton_n can_v never_o meet_v with_o any_o such_o treatise_n he_o find_v he_o say_v some_o of_o mr._n joceline_n collection_n out_o of_o eversden_n chronicle_n so_o that_o perhaps_o he_o be_v the_o same_o man_n with_o that_o johannes_n buriensis_fw-la who_o we_o have_v mention_v in_o the_o 172._o first_o part._n we_o be_v also_o tell_v of_o a_o like_a book_n by_o one_o nicolas_n montacute_n or_o 657._o manacutius_fw-la who_o be_v believe_v to_o have_v be_v sometime_o master_n of_o eton_n school_n because_o forsooth_o most_o of_o his_o work_n be_v in_o the_o library_n of_o that_o college_n what_o good_a thing_n be_v heretofore_o in_o that_o library_n i_o know_v not_o but_o upon_o a_o 14._o late_a search_n nothing_o can_v be_v find_v that_o bear_v this_o author_n name_n save_v only_o a_o pitiful_a treatise_n at_o lambeth_n de_fw-fr pontificibus_fw-la romanis_n not_o worth_a the_o read_n i_o fancy_v somebody_o quote_v this_o under_o the_o title_n de_fw-fr pontificibus_fw-la simple_o have_v give_v occasion_n to_o bale_n and_o pit_n who_o collect_v and_o write_v in_o haste_n to_o naturalize_v all_o his_o bishop_n polydore_v virgil_n book_n or_o ibid._n scroll_n of_o our_o english_a prelate_n be_v boast_v of_o in_o our_o seminary_n beyond_o sea_n and_o his_o great_a antagonist_n john_n leland_n assure_v we_o he_o have_v take_v mighty_a care_n to_o collect_v their_o remain_n beccus_n et_fw-la majori_fw-la cura_fw-la propediem_fw-la in_o ordinem_fw-la redigam_fw-la he_o have_v many_o other_o grand_a project_n in_o his_o head_n which_o come_v to_o nothing_o john_n pit_n likewise_o very_o grave_o refer_v his_o reader_n in_o many_o part_n of_o his_o book_n de_fw-fr illustribus_fw-la angliae_fw-la scriptoribus_fw-la to_o another_o of_o his_o own_o composure_n de_fw-fr episcopis_fw-la which_o we_o be_v 142._o credible_o inform_v be_v only_o a_o poor_a and_o silly_a abstract_n of_o the_o first_o and_o worst_a edition_n of_o that_o which_o fall_v next_o under_o our_o thought_n and_o deserve_v to_o be_v separately_z consider_v francis_n godwine_n wine_n son_n of_o tho._n lord_n bishop_n of_o bath_n and_o wells_n be_v most_o fortunate_a in_o his_o commentary_n as_o he_o call_v it_o on_o this_o subject_a be_v himself_o advance_v to_o the_o episcopal_a order_n 497._o for_o the_o good_a service_n that_o as_o queen_n elizabeth_z think_v he_o have_v do_v the_o church_n by_o that_o book_n it_o be_v twice_o publish_v in_o 1615._o english_a equal_o full_a of_o the_o author_n and_o printer_n mistake_v the_o fault_n of_o the_o latter_a edition_n especial_o be_v so_o very_o gross_a that_o they_o put_v he_o upon_o the_o speedy_a dispatch_n of_o another_o in_o latin_a 1616._o which_o come_v out_o the_o next_o year_n the_o style_n of_o this_o be_v very_o neat_a and_o clean_a and_o he_o seem_v to_o have_v take_v more_o pain_n in_o polish_n it_o than_o in_o gather_v together_o all_o the_o material_n of_o his_o history_n he_o quote_v no_o authority_n except_v belike_o that_o posterity_n shall_v acquiesce_v in_o his_o single_o without_o inquire_v any_o further_o he_o be_v particular_o ungrateful_a to_o the_o author_n of_o the_o antiquitates_fw-la britannicae_n from_o who_o he_o have_v borrow_a by_o the_o great_a his_o account_n of_o the_o see_v of_o canterbury_n vary_v only_o the_o phrase_n and_o that_o sometime_o for_o the_o worse_o the_o like_a carriage_n he_o be_v guilty_a of_o towards_o bale_n camden_n and_o other_o but_o what_o be_v most_o especial_o notorious_a be_v his_o transcribe_v out_o of_o josseline_n and_o mason_n what_o he_o pretend_v to_o have_v have_v immediate_o from_o the_o archive_v and_o registraries_n from_o the_o year_n 1559_o to_o his_o own_o time_n he_o be_v also_o frequent_o guilty_a of_o chronological_n mistake_v a_o too_o confident_a reliance_n on_o the_o authority_n of_o counterfeit_a charter_n in_o ingulfus_n and_o other_o a_o uncertain_a calculation_n of_o year_n begin_v some_o at_o michaelmas_n and_o other_o at_o christmas_n etc._n etc._n as_o his_o author_n blind_o lead_v he_o and_o last_o a_o content_v himself_o with_o false_a and_o imperfect_a catalogue_n of_o the_o prelate_n in_o almost_o every_o diocese_n these_o be_v the_o failure_n where_o with_o he_o stand_v charge_v by_o 17._o mr._n wharton_n who_o modest_o assure_v we_o that_o a_o better_a progress_n have_v be_v make_v in_o these_o matter_n by_o himself_o within_o the_o compass_n of_o eighteen_o month_n than_o by_o this_o bishop_n in_o twenty_o year_n our_o oxford_n 496._o antiquary_n further_o complain_v that_o he_o puritanical_o vilify_v popish_a bishop_n with_o a_o design_n thereby_o to_o advance_v the_o credit_n of_o those_o since_o the_o reformation_n whereby_o he_o have_v give_v unlucky_a advantage_n to_o william_n prynne_n the_o profess_a enemy_n of_o episcopacy_n who_o make_v ill_a use_n of_o his_o book_n i_o will_v not_o say_v that_o either_o of_o these_o censurer_n be_v mistake_v but_o i_o must_v observe_v to_o the_o reader_n that_o each_o of_o they_o intend_v to_o have_v furnish_v we_o with_o a_o view_n of_o this_o part_n of_o our_o ecclesiastical_a history_n of_o his_o own_o draw_v and_o therefore_o like_o all_o new_a builder_n they_o must_v be_v allow_v to_o spy_v more_o fault_n in_o the_o old_a fabric_n than_o other_o can_v the_o former_a have_v help_v we_o to_o a_o noble_a stock_n of_o old_a writer_n upon_o the_o affair_n of_o a_o great_a many_o of_o our_o see_v from_o their_o foundation_n in_o his_o anglia_fw-it sacra_fw-la and_o the_o latter_a have_v give_v we_o almost_o a_o entire_a history_n of_o our_o bishop_n for_o the_o two_o last_o century_n in_o his_o athenae_n oxonienses_fw-la these_o be_v good_a material_n and_o such_o as_o will_v direct_v to_o more_o of_o the_o same_o kind_n whereof_o there_o be_v good_a store_n in_o the_o bodleian_n and_o cottonian_a library_n we_o long_v only_o for_o a_o skilful_a architect_n to_o put_v they_o into_o the_o figure_n we_o desire_v and_o i_o hear_v the_o work_n be_v at_o last_o put_v into_o the_o hand_n of_o a_o person_n who_o want_v none_o of_o those_o help_n or_o qualification_n that_o be_v necessary_a to_o the_o undertake_n hitherto_o we_o have_v mention_v only_o such_o as_o have_v write_v the_o history_n of_o our_o prelacy_n with_o a_o honest_a intent_n inveetive_n to_o represent_v it_o to_o the_o world_n in_o its_o proper_a and_o true_a colour_n we_o have_v other_o that_o have_v make_v it_o their_o business_n to_o daub_v it_o with_o false_a paint_n endeavour_v to_o give_v such_o pourtraicture_n of_o our_o bishop_n as_o might_n most_o effectual_o defame_v and_o prostitute_v the_o sacred_a order_n the_o first_o of_o these_o be_v one_o thomas_n gibson_n a_o fanatical_a physician_n in_o the_o begin_n of_o queen_n elizabeth_n reign_n who_o entitl'done_v of_o his_o treatise_n a_o history_n of_o the_o treason_n of_o the_o bishop_n since_o the_o norman_a conquest_n whether_o this_o be_v ever_o print_v my_o 109._o author_n can_v inform_v i_o the_o next_o be_v sir_n john_n harring_n tun_n of_o kelweston_n who_o soon_o after_o k._n james_n the_o first_o be_v arrival_n in_o england_n begin_v to_o draw_v together_o some_o malicious_a remark_n upon_o the_o bishop_n of_o his_o time_n which_o he_o at_o last_o finish_v under_o the_o title_n of_o 1653._o a_o brief_a view_n of_o the_o state_n of_o the_o church_n of_o england_n as_o it_o stand_v in_o queen_n elizabeth_n be_v and_o king_n james_n be_v reign_v to_o the_o year_n 1608._o it_o be_v present_v by_o the_o author_n in_o manuscript_n to_o prince_n henry_n from_o who_o the_o presbyterian_a faction_n expect_v great_a alteration_n in_o church-government_n after_o the_o downfall_n of_o episcopacy_n it_o fall_v into_o such_o hand_n as_o bring_v it_o to_o the_o press_n believe_v it_o to_o be_v a_o proper_a antidote_n against_o the_o return_n of_o the_o plaguy_a hierarchis_fw-la the_o last_o of_o this_o gang_n be_v that_o eternal_a scribbler_n will._n prynne_n who_o rake_v together_o all_o the_o dirt_n that_o have_v be_v throw_v at_o any_o of_o our_o bishop_n by_o the_o most_o inveterate_a and_o implacable_a of_o all_o their_o enemy_n and_o hap_v it_o into_o a_o large_a dunghil-book_n inscribe_v 1641._o the_o antipathy_n of_o the_o english_a lordly_a prelacy_n both_o to_o legal_a monarchy_n and_o civil_a unity_n wherein_o he_o pretend_v to_o give_v