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

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especially in our Iland of Great Britany He died on this day about the yeare of Christ one thousand and fourty hauing byn Bishop seauenteene yeares was solemnly interred in his owne Church at Canterbury in the raigne of King Hareld of England It is recorded that he going to Rome to fetch his Archiepiscopall Pall brought thence with him an Arme of S. Augustine the Doctor and bestowed it vpon the Abbey of Couōtry in VVarwickshire where the same was kept with great reuerence vntill the tyme of King Henry the eight and decay of that Monastery C The one thirtith Day IN Hennalt the Passion of S. Foillan Bishop and Martyr Sonne to Philtan King of Ireland who-being first a Monke and then Abbot of a Monastery called Knobhersburge in the Kingdome of the Eastangles went to Rome and being there ordayned Bishop by Pope Martyn the first was sent backe into Frace Flanders to preach the Christiā faith whereat last as he was exercising of his Pastorall function he was slayne togeather with three other Companions in the Territory of Hennalt in the Diocesse of Namures whose death being reueyled to his brother S. Vltan and S. Gertrude Abbesse of Niuelle his body was presently sought out and being found was with all solemnity brought to the Monastery of Fossis and there is yet conserued with great veneration of the Inhabitants He suffered about the yeare of Christ six hundred and fourty THE MONETH OF NOVEMBER A The first Day AT Fulda in the higher Germany the Translation of S. Boniface Archbishop of Mentz and Martyr who borne in the Citty of London and going into Germany to preach the Christian faith went thence to Rome and was there by Pope Gregory the second ordayned the first Bishop of Mentz and sent backe to his Bishopricke where teaching and preaching the faith of Christ to the Germans he conuerted the greatest part of that Countrey became their Apostle He was finally martyred in Frizeland at a towne called Dockum with fifty other companions about the yeare of Christ seauen hundred firty foure His body was afterward of this day translated to the Monastery of Fulda which himselfe had founded where the same is kept with great honour and veneration for the miracles that haue byn wrought therat THE same day in the Monastery of Hampole neere Doncaster in Yorkeshire the Cōmemoration of Blessed Richard Confessour Ermite whose singular spirit of piety deuotion is left written and manifest to the world by his owne workes yet extant He was first a Doctor and then leauing the world became an Eremite and led a solitary life neere to the forsaid Monastery of Hampole to which place he was wont often to repayre to sing psalmes and hymnes in honour of God as himselfe testifieth in his workes And after many spirituall bookes and treatises by him wrytten full of great sanctity of life and venerable old age he finally rested in our Lord about the yeare of Christ one thousand three hundred fourty and nyne and was buryed at Hampole E The second Day AT Lens in the Prouince of Artoys the 〈…〉 iuity of S. Vulganius Bishop and Confessour who borne in Ireland and going thence with the Saintes Foillan Obodius and others of that Nation into the lower German● began there to preach the Christian saith and was at last consecrated Bishop Where after infinite labours and trauayles taken for the loue of Christ in propagating his name and faith among the Infidells of those partes in all 〈…〉 ctity and holines of life he ended his blessed dayes about the yeare of Christ seauen hundred and foure His body is yet kept with great honour and veneration at the forsaid towne of Lens in the Monastery there of the Chanons-regular where his feast is yearly celebrated on this day with great solemnity and deuotion of the Inhabitantes of that place F The third Day IN North-wales the Deposition of S. VVenefride Virgin and Martyr daughter to a noble Britan of those partes called Trebuith whose head being cut of by Cradocus Sonne to Alane King of North-wales for not consenting to his vnlawfull Iust was by her Maister S. Beno set on againe she liuing fifteene yeares a ter to the admiration of the whole world for so famous a miracle In the place where she was beheaded presently sprang vp a miraculous fountayne very soueraigne for the curing of many diseases which vntill this day is a great pilgrimage and place of deuotion for all Catholickes of England commonly called S. VVenefrides well Her body was afterward translated to Shrewsbury about the yeare of Christ one thousand one hundred thirty and eight This festiuity of hers was wont to be celebrated in our Catholicke Church of England with an Office of nyne lessons according to the vse of Sarum and in many places kept holiday THE same day at VVilton in Wi●●shire the Translation of S. Edith Virgin daughter to holy Edgar King and Monarch of England who after the death of her Mother VVilfred was ordayned Abbesse of the Monastery of VVilton aforsaid where in all sanctimony and holines of life she gaue vp her soule to rest and was buryed there in the Church of S. Dionyse which herselfe had somtyme built about the yeare of Christ 984. whose body was afterward on this day taken vp and translated to a more eminent place of the same Church wherat it is recorded many miracles to haue byn wrought This woman is commonly called by the name of S. Edith the yonger G The fourth Day IN France the Passion of S. Cl●re Priest and Martyr who descended o● a worthy British stocke and borne in the Citty of Rochester in Kent his worldly friends would haue had him to marry a wife against his will for which he forsaking both Coūtrey friēds went ouer into Normandy where he taking holy Orders was made Priest and afterward going thence into France for that he refused to yield to the lust of a noble womā of that Coūtrey was slayne by her procurement in defence of his charity about the yeare of Christ six hundred threescore and six His body was buryed there in a Village called Volcassine wherat it pleased God in signe of his innocency to worke many miracles A The fifth Day AT Clar●uallis in the Territory of Lāgres in France the festiuity of S. Malachy Bishop Cō 〈…〉 our who being first a Monke o● 〈…〉 hor 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 then Abbot was after or 〈…〉 ned Bishop or 〈…〉 rthen ●n the same 〈◊〉 〈…〉 Pr 〈…〉 ate o● Ireland 〈…〉 e 〈◊〉 and di●d in the tyme of S. Bernard ●bout the care of Ch 〈…〉 on● thousand one hūd 〈…〉 〈◊〉 eight who wrote vnto him diuers learned 〈◊〉 s as also his whole life yet extant among S. Bernards workes He desceas●d the second day o● this moneth in the forsaid Monastery of Clareuallis though his 〈…〉 iuity be cōmonly celebrated on this day because on