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for_o entertain_v and_o relieve_v persecute_v priest_n and_o christian_n his_o house_n there_o be_v dedicate_v a_o chief_a church_n most_o christian_n resort_v to_o it_o and_o other_o apostolic_a man_n send_v from_o rome_n into_o britain_n in_o this_o time_n 227_o chap._n x._o of_o the_o last_o holy_a labour_n of_o s._n timothy_n in_o britain_n his_o honour_n with_o s._n denis_n the_o areopagite_n his_o return_n from_o hence_o to_o rome_n and_o martyrdom_n there_o and_o martyrdom_n of_o s._n pius_n pope_n in_o the_o same_o place_n 231_o chap._n xi_o of_o the_o holy_a pope_n next_o succeed_v saint_n pius_n and_o their_o religion_n the_o favourable_a edict_n of_o marcus_n aurelius_n emperor_n for_o defence_n and_o protection_n of_o christian_n and_o the_o christian_a lieutenant_n trebellius_n and_o pertinax_n with_o the_o forhid_n the_o druid_n religion_n occasion_n of_o the_o public_a receive_n and_o profession_n of_o christianity_n in_o britain_n by_o king_n lucius_n and_o his_o subject_n 234_o chap._n xii_o how_o the_o religion_n of_o the_o druid_n in_o britain_n make_v some_o binderance_n for_o the_o general_a receive_n of_o the_o law_n of_o christ_n but_o convict_v to_o be_v abominable_a idolatry_n and_o superstition_n the_o professor_n of_o it_o general_o embrace_v the_o faith_n of_o christ_n detest_a their_o former_a infidelity_n and_o impiety_n 240_o chap._n xiii_o of_o pope_n s._n eleutherius_fw-la and_o how_o in_o his_o papacy_n and_o by_o his_o papal_a order_n and_o power_n britain_n have_v the_o honour_n to_o be_v the_o first_o christian_a kingdom_n in_o the_o world_n and_o elder_a daughter_n of_o the_o mother_n church_n of_o christ_n king_n lucius_n by_o his_o ambassador_n and_o petition_n to_o the_o pope_n of_o rome_n so_o obtain_v 247_o chap._n xuj_o wherein_o be_v relate_v how_o king_n lucius_n do_v not_o only_o sue_v unto_o the_o pope_n of_o rome_n by_o his_o embassadge_n for_o the_o general_a settle_v of_o christian_a religion_n in_o britain_n but_o for_o civil_a and_o temporal_a law_n also_o to_o be_v allow_v by_o he_o to_o rule_v hear_v in_o temporal_a affair_n 252_o chap._n xv_o the_o mission_n of_o the_o holy_a legate_n saint_n damianus_n fugatianus_fw-la bishop_n and_o diverse_a other_o from_o saint_n eleutherius_fw-la pope_n of_o rome_n at_o the_o request_n of_o saint_n lucius_n king_n hear_v in_o britain_n by_o authority_n to_o plant_v and_o settle_v hear_v the_o true_a christian_a religion_n 260_o chap._n xuj_o how_o these_o holy_a roman_a legate_n by_o power_n and_o commission_n from_o the_o pope_n and_o apostolic_a see_v of_o rome_n convert_v and_o confirm_v unto_o and_o in_o the_o faith_n of_o christ_n all_o manner_n of_o parson_n in_o all_o place_n of_o britain_n whether_o the_o nobility_n flamen_n archflaman_n or_o of_o what_o order_n or_o degree_n soever_o 266_o chp._n xvij_o how_o in_o britain_n these_o holy_a legate_n place_v archbishop_n &_o bishop_n in_o our_o city_n archbishop_n in_o the_o place_n of_o archflaman_n and_o bishop_n for_o flamen_n and_o how_o by_o all_o writer_n such_o dignity_n be_v among_o the_o ancient_a pagan_n both_o in_o britain_n and_o other_o nation_n 272_o chapt._n xviij_o in_o what_o place_n of_o britain_n these_o chief_a command_a archflaman_n be_v to_o wit_n at_o london_n york_n and_o caerlegion_n and_o how_o these_o roman_a legate_n place_v for_o they_o archbishop_n with_o their_o several_a command_n and_o jurisdiction_n some_o of_o they_o by_o the_o apostolic_a power_n extend_v and_o command_v over_o province_n and_o country_n not_o temporal_o subject_a to_o king_n lucius_n of_o britain_n or_o the_o roman_n but_o rather_o enemy_n unto_o they_o in_o civil_a affair_n 279_o chap._n nineteeen_o of_o the_o episcopal_a see_v and_o city_n of_o the_o inferior_a bishop_n subordinate_a to_o the_o archbishop_n which_o where_n and_o how_o many_o they_o be_v ordain_v by_o these_o roman_a legate_n and_o continue_a bishop_n see_v in_o the_o roman_n and_o britan_n time_n 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