His body is preserued yet in the same Monastery with great veneration for the frequent miracles that haue byn wrought therat A The fifth Day IN Northumberland the Commemoration of S. VVilgise Confessour a noble man of that Prouince and Father to the famous S. VVillebrord who casting from him the cares of this world became an Eremite leading a solitary seuere life in the Kingdome of Northumberland where he built him a little Cottage or Oratory in honour of S. Andrew the Apostle in which when he had lâ—ued many yeares in continuall fasting watching and prayer full of sanctity of life and venerable old age he finally went vnto our Lord about the yeare of Christ seauen hundred thirty and six S. Alcuine Maister to Charles the Great wrote his life in Elegiacall verse as himselâ—e witnesseth in the liâ—e of S. Willebrord where also in the end therof he recounteth a miracle wrought by S. VVilgise about the muâ—tiplication of wyne B The sixt Day AT Secking on the Rhene in the lower Germany the deposition of S. Frodoline otherwise called Winsred Abbotand Confessour sonne to Conranus King of Scotland who going ouer into Flaunders and Germany for the conuersion of those people to Christ was ordayned Abbot of a Monastery called Secking situated vpon the riuer-banke of Rhene where after he had conuerted many thousands to the faith of Christ in all kind of vertue and sanctity of life he ended his venerable aged dayes about the yeare of our Lord fiue hundred threescore and foure THE same day at Dormundcaster two miles from Peterburrow in Northamptonshirâ— the deposition of the Saints Kinisdred and Kiniswide Virgins and sisters daughters to Penda K. of Mercia who being dedicated to God euen from their infancy despised all worldly preferments and entring into a Nunry at the forsaid towne of Dormundcaster there only studied how to serue their Lord in all kind of vertuous conuersation and Sanctimony of life vntyll their dying day which happened about the yeare of Christ six hundred thirty and foure Their bodyes were afterward translated to Peterburrow where S. Ethelwold Bishop of of VVinchester built a goodly Monastery in their honour about the yeare of our Redemption nyne hundred and fourscore C The seauenth Day IN North-wales the CoÌ„memoratioÌ„ of S. Deifer Confessour who borne of a noble British stocke contemned the vanityes of this world and became an Eremite leading for many yeares a solitary and seuere kind of life in all vertue and humility in the North of Wales where among other miracles which he wrought one is recorded that by his prayers he raised out of the ground a fountayne of cleere water very soueraigne for many diseases He died in great sanctity and holines about the yeare of Christ six hundred threescore and foure about which tyme also S. Wenefride was famous in those partes for the miracles wrought at her body and with whome this holy man Deifer had byn very conuersant whilst she liued D The eight Day AT Dunwich in Suffolke the deposition of S. Felix bishop Confessor who comming out of Burgundy where he was borne was by S. Honorius Archbishop of Canterbury sent to preach the Christian faith to the Eastangles where he coÌ„uerted the whole Prouince togeather with their King Sigebert so became their Apostle and last of all was ordayned Bishop of an old Citty called Dunmocke otherwise Dunwich which at this day is more then halfe consumed by the sea This holy man founded in that Prouince Monasteryes Schooles and Churches And after a most Saintly life full of miracles he finally reposed in our Lord about the yeare of Christ six hundred and fifty was buried in the Abbey of Soam in Cambridgshire foure miles from Ely from whence in the Danish persecution he was translated to the Monastery of Ramsey E The ninth Day AT Yorke the Commemoration of S. Bosa Confessour and Bishop of that Sea who being a monke of the Monastery of Strenshalt in the Kingdome of the Northumbers was at the instance of Egfride King of that Prouince ordayned Bishop of Yorke and placed in that Sea in the roome of S. Wilsride who then liued in exile in the I le of Wight being expulsed the Dominions of Northumberland by the forsaid King which when he had gouerned most worthily for nyne yeares in all kind of good learning and vertue and S. Wilsride restored againe he willingly returned to his Monastery there in great sanctity of life and heauenly conteÌ„plation he spent the rest of his dayes and finally reposed in our Lord about the yeare of Christ seauen hundred F The tenth Day AT Vissenaken in the lower Germany the deposition of S. Himeline Confessour who borne in Ireland and there descended of a noble bloud and allied to the famous Bishop S. Romwald of that Nation despising this transitory world went ouer into the lower Germany and there led an Eremiticall life in the Montaynes neere vnto Thene in the Duchy of Brabant where he was very famous for sanctity of life and other vertues the same being manifested afterward by the manifold signes and miracles at his death which fell out about the yeare of Christ seauen hundred and threscore His memory is vntill this day very famous in the forsaid towne of Vissenaken where his body remayneth and is greatly honoured by the frequent concourse of such as dayly come to visit the same G The eleuenth Day AT Tyn-mouth in the Kingdome of the Northumbers the Translation of the venerable body of S. Osuyne Martyr and King of the Deires in the same Prouince who being impiously slayne in hatred of Christian faith by Osway King of the BerniciaÌ„s it pleased God to manifest his innocency by the wonderfull miracles wrought afterward at his body which being on this day found out was taken vp and with great solemnity and veneration translated to a Church of our Blessed Lady in an old towne of the same Kingdome now called Tyn-mouth where afterward was a godly Monastery erected in his honour and where his principall festiuity was wont in Catholicke time to be celebrated on the tweÌ„tith of August on which day he was Martyred in the yeare of Christ six hundred fifty and one A The tweluth Day AT Rome the deposition of S. Gregory Pope and Doctor who for his admirable workes and labours in Gods Church was surnamed the Great He sent S. Augustine with other Monkes into England for our CoÌ„uersion who landing in the I le of Thanet and intertayned by King Ethelbert of Kent of blessed memory within a while conuerted that Prouince to the saith of Christ togeather with the said King Ethelbert and by little and little the whole Realme of England The memory of which our Apostle S. Gregory hath byn very famous in former tymes in our Countrey whose feast was wont to be kept holyday in diuers partes of the Land where also are many goodly Churches and
honour He florished about the yeare of Christ seauen hundred and eight about which tyme also he desceased C The eight twentith Day IN the Marches of VVales the TranslatioÌ„ of the glorious â—ody of S. Fremund King and Martyr sonne to Ossa King of Mercia who setting aside his crowne and kingdome for the loue of Christ in the second yeare of his raigne became an Eremite in a little IlaÌ„d of the Marches of VVales called in the British tongue Illesage where at last he was slayne by Osway the Apostata in hatred of ChristiaÌ„ Religion in the yeare of Christ seaueÌ„ hundred fourscore and sixteene He being afterward canonized for a Saint in the yeare of our Lord 1157. and raygne of King Henry the third his body was taken vp on this day translated to a more eminent place of the same Church where it lay before wherat it pleased God to worke miracles His principall festiuity is celebrated vpon the eleuenth day of May of whome in that place we haue made mention againe D The nine twentith Day IN Scotland the Commemoration of S. Baldred Confessour whose memory in ancient tymes hath byn very famous in that Kingdome For that he hauing sometymes preached to the people of three villages neere adioyning one to the other in Scotland called Aldham Tiningham and Preston was so holy a man of life that when he was dead the people of ech village contended one with another which of theÌ„ should haue his body in so much that at last they not agreeing therabout tooke armes and ech of them sought by force to enioy the same And when the matter came to issue the said sacred body was found all whole in three distinct places of the house where he died so as the people of ech village comming thither carrying the same away placed it in their Churches and kept it with great honour and veneration for the miracles that at ech place it pleased God to worke He liued in the tyme of S. Kentigerne and S. Columbe the Great about the yeare of Christ six hundred and ten about which tyme also he gaue vp his soule to rest in our Lord. E The thirtith Day AT VVerdt in Cleeu-land the depositioÌ„ of S. Pattone Bishop of that Citty and Confessour who descended of a worthy bloud in Scotland was first made Abbot of the Monastery called Amarbaricke in the same Kingdome and thence going ouer into the lower Germany and Saxony was at last consecrated Bishop of VVerdt where in great sanctity of life and other vertues diligently attending to his flocke preaching the Christian faith among them he ended his venerable old dayes about the yeare of Christ seauen hundred threscore and two and was buryed in his owne Cathedrall Church at VVerdt where his body was wont to be kept with great veneration of the Inhabitants F The one thirtith Day AT Malmesbury in VViltshire the Translation of S. Adelmus Bishop Confessour nephew to Inas King of the VVestsaxons who trauayling in his youth into France and Italy through his diligence in studdies attayned to great learning both in the Greeke and Hebrue tongues but especially in Diuinity In the knowledg wherof he was in his dayes accompted excellent After his returne into England he first became a monke of the Order of S. Benedict at Malmesbury and then Abbot of the whole Monastery and afterward going to Rome with King Ceadwall he was there created Bishop of Sherborne by Pope Sergius and sent backe to that Sea where after great labours taken in the Gouernment therof and many notable bookes wrytten for the instruction of men in Christian life he finally reposed in our Lord in the yeare of Christ seauen hundred and nyne whose body was afterward solemnly on this day translated to Malmesbury and there kept in Catholicke tymes with great honour and veneratioÌ„ for the manifold miracles that are recorded to haue byn wrought therat THE MONETH OF APRIL G The first Day AT Pontoyse in France the Commemoratio of the Saintes Sadoch Adrian Priestes Confessours who being Irishmen by birth came ouer into France to preach the Christian faith to the people and inhabitants of Picardy where they were honourably receyued and intertayned by S. Richarius a noble man of that Countrey and afterward Abbot of Pontoyse And when they had laboured in that new haruest for many yeares and reaped therin most aboundant fruite in the conuersion of infinite soules from their Idolatrous superstitioÌ„ to the true worship of one God they finally ended their happy dayes in a venerable old age about the yeare of Christ six hundred and forty Their sacred Reliques are kept vntill this day by the Religious men in the forsaid Monastery of Pontoyse with great veneration of the Inhabitants A The second Day AT Coldingham in the Marches of Scotland the Commemoration of S. Ebba Virgin and Abbesse daugher to Ethelfride King of Northumberland and sister to S. Oswald and Osway Kings of the same Prouince who coÌ„teÌ„ning the vanities of the world became a Religious woman and receyued the holy veyle of chastity at the hands of Blessed Finan Bishop of Lindisserne but afterward building two goodly Monasteryes of her owne one vpon the riuer of Derwent called of her name Ebbecester and the other at the forsaid Coldingham she became Abbesse of the later and ruled the same in all perfection and holines of life hauing very many noble and vertuous virgins vnder her amoÌ„g whome S. Audry Queene and flower of the I le of Ely was one And after she had heaped vp store of heauenly treasure in a good old age she went to her spouse about the yeare of Christ six hundred fourscore and foure whose memory hath in tymes past byn very famous both in England Scotland where many goodly Churches and Chappels haue byn erected and dedicated in her honour and one yet standing to be seene in Oxford commonly called S. Tabbes as also in the forsaid Marches of Scotland neere to ColdinghaÌ„ there is a little port or hauen in the promoÌ„tory of that Prouince still retayning the name of S. Tabbes-head B The third Day AT Chichester in Sussex the deposition of S. Richard Confessour and Bishop of that Sea whose wonderfull life and doctrine ioyned with the greatnes of his miracles hath byn sufficiently manifested to the Christian world He was borne at VVich in VVorcestershire and died at Douer in Kent the ninth yeare of his Presulshippe and yeare of Christ one thousand two hundred fifty and three Whose body being brought to Chichester so shined with miracles that among others it is recorded that three dead men were at the same by his meritts againe raised to life He was canonized for a Saint by Pope Vrban the fourth seauen yeares after his death and of Christ 1260. THE same day at Eureux in France the deposition of S. Burgundosora Virgin and Abbesse who descended of a noble
France and became Maiâ—â—er to the Emperour Charles the Great by whose help he founded the Vniuersity of Paris about the yeare of Christ eight hundred and foure hauing himselfe byn scholler to our famous S. Bede in his youth His notable labours and workes in Gods Church are yet memorable throughout the Christian world He died at Towers in France about the yeare of Christ 813. was the first that composed the Masse Office of the blessed Trinity and of S. Stephen the Protomartyr which being afterward approued by our Mother the holy Catholicke Church is the same that now is vsually said in the RomaÌ„ Missal Breuiary G The twentith Day AT Hereâ—ord the festiuity of S. Ethelbert King of the Eastangles and Martyr who comming into Mercia to visit King Ossa and to treate of a Marriage with his daughter was through the malice of wicked Quendred wife to Ossa miserably slayne at a town now called Sutton-wallis foure miles distant from Hereâ—ord partly for ambition therby to inioy his Kingdome and partly also for that he was a Christian. His body being presently brought to Heresord and there interred it pleased God forth with to shew the innoceÌ„cy of his cause by the wonderfull miracles wrought therat Ouer which King Kenulphus afterward erected a goodly Church in his honour placing there a Bishops Sea and which is now the Cathedrall Church of that Citty He suffered in the yeare of Christ 793. A The one and twentith Day AT Finâ—hall among the Northumbers the deposition of S. Godricke Eremite who after he had lead a solitary life for threescore yeares togeather and twice on pilgrimage for deuotioÌ„ visited our Sauiours Sepulcher at Hierusalem and the blessed Apostles bodyes at Rome full of great sanctity of life veneble old age togeather with innumerable miracles he finally reposed in our Lord in the yeare of Christ one thousand one hundred seauenty His body was buryed at Finâ—hall in an Oratory which himselfe had built wherat euen vntill the dayes of Queene Elizabeth many miracles were wrought THE same day at Constantinople the deposition of Blessed Constantine the Great who borne in our â—â—and og Great Britany according to ancient Traditions was the first Christian Emperour that restored peace to the Church of God He is by the Greekes canonized for a Saint and his festiuity appointed on this day among whome also many goodly Churches and altars haue in former ages byn dedicated in his honour And in North wales of our Iland there is yet remayning to be seene a fayre Church â—râ—ted and dedicated in his name B The two and twentith Day AT VVindesore the deposition of holy K. Henry the sixt of that name of England who being a most vertuous and innocent Prince was wrongfully deposed by King Edward the 4. cast into the tower of London where a little after he was most barbarously slayne by Richard Duke of Glocester in the yeare of Christ one thousand foure hundred threescore and eleuen His body was first buryed in the Monastery of Cherâ—sey where presently it began to doe miracles which being sâ—ene it was with great solemnity and veneration translated to VVindesore and there honourably interred in the Chappell of S. Gregory wherat also it pleased God in wittnesse of his innocent life to worke many miracles Moreouer it is recorded that his Veluet â—at which he vsed to weare being put on mens heads that were troubled with the head-ake were presently cured He builded the famous schoole of Eaton and was the founder of the Kings Colledg in Cambridge King Henry the seauenth dealt which Pope Iulius the second about his Canonization but by reason of both their deaths the same was broken of C The three and twentith Day AT Rochester in Kent the deposition of S. VVilliam Martyr who borne in the towne of Perth in Scotland and taking his pilgrimage towards Hierusale on foote through England was by his owne seruant slaine in the high way a little froÌ„ the aforsaid Citty of Rochester whose body being brought to the towne it pleased God forthwith to worke many miracles therat in signe of his innocency where the same was after interred and kept with great veneration in the Cathedrall Church of S. Andrew in the same Citty vntill these our dayes The story of his martyrdoÌ„e miracles is writteÌ„ at large by Thomas Monmouth who liued about the yeare of Christ one thousand one hundred and threescore D The foure twentith Day AT Glastenbury in Somersetshire the Commemoration of holy King Edgar Confessour and first Monarch of England whose glorious actes in Gods Church are famous to all posterity He builded and reedified seauen and fourty Monasteryes that had byn destroyed by the incursions of other barbarous Nations and endowed them with great maintenance as also caused by his intercession to the Sea Apostolicke all the Clergy of his Realme to be reformed In the houre of his Natiuity it is recorded that S. Dunstan heard a voyce of Angells singing Pax Anglorum Ecclesâ—ae c. Peace to the Church of England He died in all sanctity and holinesse of life in the yeare of Christ nyne huÌ„dred threescore and fifteene whose body was with all solemnity and veneration honourably interred at Glastenbury which being takeÌ„ vp in the yeare one thousand fifty and two almost fourscore yeares after his death by Aldar Abbot of that place was found whole and vncorrupt being cut fresh bloud issued therout as if he had byn newly dead wherupon he was put into a costly shrine of siluer which himselfe had somtime giuen to that Church and placed vpon the high altar togeather with the head of S. Apollinaris and the reliques of S. Vincent Martyrs wherat miracles are recorded to haue byn wrought And so continued there vntill the tyme of King Henry the eight and decay of that Monastery E The fiue twentith Day AT Sherborne in Dorcetshire the deposition of S. Adelme Bishop and Confessour nephew to Inas King of the Westsaxons who trauayling into France in his youth after his returne became first a monke of the Venerable Order of S. Benedict at Malmesbury and afterward being made Abbot of that Monastery went to Rome in company of King Ceadwall and was there created Bishop of Sherborne in Dorcetshire by Pope Sergius and sent backe to his bishopricke where after great labours and many notable bookes wrytten for the instruction of men in Christian Religion but especially one of Virginity which he dedicated to the Nunnes of Barkensteed and wherby many were moued to that holy kind of Religious life he finally reposed in our Lord in the yeare of Christ seauen hundred and nyne His body was buryed at Sherborne first but afterward remooued to Maimesbury where the same was wont to be kept in Catholicke tymes with great veneration F The six and twentith Day AT Canterbury the deposition of S. Augustine Confessour and first Bishop of that Sea
it His body was buried at VVinchester wherat many miracles by his merits are recorded to haue byn wrought B The three and twentith Day AT Mailros vpon the Riuer-banke of Tyne in the Kingdome of the Northumbers the Commemoration of S. Boysill Confessour and Abbot of that famous Monastery wherin S. Cuthbert was brought vp and vnder whome he first put on his Religious habit whose great holynes of life and singular vertues especially in the gift of Prophesy haue byn famous in tymes past throughout our whole Iland And when he had for many yeares most exemplarly gouerned that Monastery being by an angell admonished of his death he ioyfully departed this transitory life about the yeare of Christ six hundred threscore and ten and was buryed in the same Manastery Cuthbert succeeding him in his office C The foure twentith Day AT Beneuentum in Italy the passion of S. Sophias Bishop Martyr who being a noble Britan by birth sonne to Guelleicus King of North-wales became first a mōke then Abbot of a Monastery which himselfe had built in VVales with his owne inheritāce and lastly hauing byn three tymes at Hierusalem to visit the holy sepulcher of Christ scauen tymes at Rome on pilgrimage was for his knowne vertues and innocency of life created Bishop of Beneuentum in Italy where stāding at the altar at Masse was by a wicked fellow in hatred of Christian beliefe thrust through the body with a lauce so receyued a crowne of Martyrdom about the yeare of Christ foure hundred nynty in the raigne of King Arthur of Brittany whose Kinseman he is said to haue byn THE same day in Monmouthshire the festiuity of S. Cadocke Martyr nephew to Bragham King of Brecknocke and Cosyn to S. Dauid Bishop of Meneuia whose memory is famous euen vntill this day in our Iland of Great Brittany especially in the forsaid Prouince of Mōmouth in South-VVales where there are yet remayning Churches Chappell 's dedicated in his honour He suffered about the yeare of Christ 500. D The fiue twentith Day THE Conuersion of the glorious Apostle S. Paul by whome our Iland of great Brittany hath receyued no small fauour For that according to diuers ancient wryters in the fourth yeare of Nero the Emperour his raigne the Iewes being by his Edict banished Rome he personally came into Brittany and there preached the faith of Christ. Venantius Fortunatus a most holy and learned mā wryting aboue a thousand yeares agone of S. Paules perigrination saith of him Transijt Oceanum vel qua facit Insula portum Quasue Britannus habet oras atue vltima Thule After this he returned againe to Rome where at last both S. Peter and himselfe on one and the selfe same day receiued the reward of their labours by Martyrdome in the yeare of Christ threescore and nyne THE same day in Ireland the Commemoration of S. Eoglodius Monke and Confessour who descended of a noble parentage in that Kingdome and disciple to S. Columbe the Great came with him ouer into Scotland and was his coadiutor in teaching and preaching the Christian faith to the Pictes that then inhabited that Countrey where famous for sanctity of life and other vertues finally rested in our Lord about the yeare of Christ foure hundred fourscore and seauen E The six and twentith Day AT Barking in Essex the Commemoration of S. Theorithgid Virgin who descended of a very noble Brittish stocke became a Religious woman in the Monastery of the forsaid towne of Barking vnder the care of S. Edilburge the first Abbesse therof sister to S. Erconwald Bishop of London who had newly founded that Abbey where in great sanctimony of life and feruour of spirit she gaue vp her blessed soule to her heauenly spouse about the yeare of Christ six hundred seauenty and eight vnto whome S. Edilburge appearing as she lay on her death-bed told her with most sweet and comfortable words that the tyme now drew neere that she should be deliuered out of the prison of this world into the ioyes of eternall blisse F The seauen twentith Day IN Scotland the Commemoration of S. Palladius Bishop and Confessour who being a Roman by birth was sent thither in the yeare foure hundred and eleuen by Pope Celestine to reduce that Nation from certaine errors and heresyes which Pelagius the Brittan had sowed among them where being ordayned Bishop and Primate of Scotland he instructed the people for many yeares in all good learning and other Catholicke cerimonyes according to the Roman vse and lastly full of venerable old age in great sanctity and holines of life he gaue vp his soule to rest about the yeare of Christ foure hundred and fourty G The eight twentith Day IN the I le of VVight in Hampshire the Commemoration of the Saintes called Arwaldi Brothers and Martyrs who being two noble yong men descended of the bloud Royall of the South Saxons brothers to the King of that Iland were taken prisoners by Ceadwall King of the Geuisses VVestsaxons who being but newly baptized were by him commanded to be slaine in the yeare of Christ six hundred fourscore seauen Their bodyes were decently interred in a Church of that Prouince by S. Cymber Abbot of Redford in Hampshire by whome they had a little before byn baptized instructed in the Christian faith wherat in signe of their Innocency it pleased God forthwith to worke miracles A The nine twentith Day IN Cornwall the deposition of S. Gildas Confessor and Abbot of Bangor in North-wales who after he had written many famous bookes as well for the illustratiō of the Vniuersall as our Primitiue Church of Brittany became an Eremite lead a most strict and seuere kind of life in the mountaynes of Cornwall where full of venerable old yeares he rested in our Lord about the yeare of Christ 581. He is famous yet among the Cornishmen of Englād especially for his writings amgonst whome also there haue byn many Churches altars dedicated in his honour B The thirtith Day AT Fulda in the higher Germany the deposition of S. Amnichade Confessour who descended of a noble parentage in Scotland forsooke the world went ouer the sea and trauailing into Germany at last became a monke in the Monastery of Fulda which had byn founded by S. Bonisace an English-man for the Scottish nation where liuing a most Godly and exemplar life when he was ready to die a great light was seene and Angelicall voyces heard in his Cell the which continued a long tyme after at his Sepulcher and were heard of all that came to visit it He died about the yeare of Christ one thousand fourty and three and lieth buryed at Fulda in the forsaid Monastery C The one thirtith Day IN Scotland the Commemoration of S. Adaman Priest and Confessour who being Prefect of the Monastery of Nunnes in the towne
of Coludon now called Coldingham in the Marches of Scotland was of such rare and singular austerity of life that it is wrytten of him that he tasted meate but only twice in the weeke to wit Sundayes and Thursdayes and often spent whole dayes and nights in prayer and contemplation vntill his dying day which happened about the yeare of Christ six hundred and fourscore This man is different from the other S. Adaman of the same name that instructed the Scottishmen about the obseruation of Easter whose festiuity is put downe afterward vpon the second day of September THE MONETH OF FEBRVARY D The first Day IN Ireland the deposition of S. Brigit Virgin borne in the County of Kildare in a towne called Fochart who in testimony of her virginity touching the wood of an Altar the same presently in the sight of many people became greene againe and began to bud forth a fresh and after many other miracles done in signe of her sanctimony and innocency of life she gaue vp her soule to her heauenly spouse about the yeare of Christ fiue hundred and fourty There was a fayre Church erected in her honour in the Citty of London which vntill this day is yet remayning commonly called S. Brides as also many others both in England Ireland and Scotland And in the I le of Man where it is recorded that somtymes she liued there is an ancient Towne Church of her Name still retayning the vulgar denomination of S. Brides Her body was interred at the Towne of Dunne in the Prouince of Vlster in the tombe togeather with the venerable bodyes of S. Patricke and and S. Columbe which was afterward miraculously reueyled to the Bishop of that place as he was praying one night late in the Church about the yeare of Christ 1176. ouer which there shined a great light Of whome one wryteth thus In Burgo Duno tumulo tumulantur in vno Brigida Patricius atue Columba pius The same Monument was afterward destroyed in the raigne of K. Henry the eight by the Lord Leonard Gray Viceroy or Deputy of that Kingdome to the great lamentation of all Ireland E The second Day AT Canterbury the deposition of S. Laurence Confessour and Bishop of that Sea who comming into England with S. Augustine and his fellowes to preach the Christian faith succeeded him in his Sea of Canterbury which when he had gouerned most worthily for diuers yeares in great sanctity and holines of life he rested in our Lord about the yeare of Christ six hundred and seauenteene and was buryed in the Porch of the Church at Canterbury neere to the body of S. Augustine at whose tombe it pleased God afterward to worke many miracles THE same day at Hohemburge in the higher Germany the deposition of S. Burchard Bishop Confessour brother to S. Swithin of VVinchester who being first a mōke in England went ouer into Germany to S. Boniface Archbishop of Mentz and thence to Rome where by Pope Zachary he was consacrated Bishop of VVirtzburgh in Franconia and sent to that Sea where after he had spent fourty yeares in propagating the Christian faith ended his blessed dayes in a monastery at Hohemburge which himselfe had founded about the yeare of Christ seauen hundred fourscore and eleuen F The third Day AT Hamburge neere Ely in Cambridgshire the deposition of S. VVereburge Virgin daughter to VVulherus King of Mercia who despising all worldly delightes became a Religious woman in the Monastery of Nunnes at Ely vnder S. Audry her aunt and Abbesse therof where in all kind of exemplar good life and sanctimony she gaue vp her soule to her heauenly spouse in the yeare of Christ six hundred seauenty fiue Vpon her death-bed she commanded her body to be buryed at Hamburge but contrary to her will it was carried to the Monastery of Trickingham where the gates fast locked the same was kept and watched very carefully But see a wonder They which were appointed to watch the same fell into a deepe sleepe so as the people of Hamburge comming in the night for the body the gates both of the Monastery and Church were opened of themselues without mens hands and taking it away without any resistance they interred it at Hamburge as before her death she requested The same being taken vp againe nyne yeares after her death was found altogeather vncorrupt her very garments not so much as any whit perished where God testifying her Holines by many miracles was therby greatly glorified in this his Virgin It is recorded that her body was afterwards translated to Chester where in the tyme of K. VVilliam Rusus was erected a goodly Monastery in her honour by Syr Hugh Lupus Earle of Chester and S. Anselme Archbishop of Cāterbury in the yeare of Christ 1092 G The fourth Day AT Sempingham in Lincolneshire the deposition of S. Gilbert Confessour who descended of an honourable parentage was the first founder of the Order of Religous men in England called Gilbertines where he built thirteene Monasteryes of that order to wit eight of women and fiue of men And after a most godly and sainctly life full of venerable old yeares he departed this world about the yeare of Christ one thousand one hundred and fifty His body was buryed in the said Monastery of Sempingham neere Deeping in Lincolnshire where for a long tyme it was kept with great veneration for the often Miracles that were wrought therat THE same day at Huncourt in the Territory of Cambray in Hennalt the passion of S. Liephard Bishop and Martyr who borne in our iland of Great Brittany and there made Bishop in her primitiue Church wēt on pilgrimage to Rome and in his returne homward foure miles from Cambray was slayne by certayne pagan theeues His feast is celebrated in the Church of Cambray on this day with an office of three lessons A The fifth Day AT Lewis in Sussex the deposition of S. Iohn Confessour of the Order of Chanons-Regular whose integrity of life and holy Conuersation hath byn famous in tymes past both at home and abroad His life is extant in wrytten hand in a Monastery of the Low-Countreys as testifieth the Reuerend Father Herebertus Rosweydus of the Society of Iesus in the preface to his worke intituled Fasti Sanctorum whose festiuity he putteth downe on this day THe same day at Glastenbury in Somersetshire the Cōmemoration of S. Indractus Martyr who descended of the bloud-royall of Ireland and cōming thence on pilgrimage to Glastenbury in England with a further intention to visit Rome was with nyne other Companions and his owne sister called Drusa slayne at Stapwich in the same Prouince by certayne wicked fellowes of the VVestsaxons about the yeare of Christ seauen hundred eight whose bodyes being brought to Glastenbury Abbey with great solemnity were there very honorably interred wherat it pleased God in token of their Innocency to worke Miracles B The sixt Day AT Rome
an Englishman by byrth became first a monke of the venerable Order of S. Benedict and was afterward sent into Palestine and made Prior of the Monastery of the holy Sep 〈…〉 er in Hierusalem And in the yeare of Christ one thousand one huÌ„dred thirty he was coÌ„secrated the first Archbishop of Tyre in Syria which function when he had inioyed six yeares in all sanctity of life and vertuous conuersation he ended there his happy dayes in the yeare of our Lord one thousand one hundred thirty seauen THE same day in Breckneckshire of VVales the Commemoration of S. Canoch Confessor who being sonne to Braghan King of Brecknocke great Vncle to S. Dauid Bishop of Menâ—â—ia was very famous for holines of life in those partes about the yeare of Christ foure hundred fourscore and twelue and whose memory is yet famous amongst the ancient Britans of our Iland especially in South wales He had a brother called S. Cadocke that was a Martyr a sister named S. Keynâ— who liued about the same time in great opinion of sanctity as the Records of their liues yet extant do demonstrate A The twelfth Day AT Durham in the Bishopricke the Commemoration oâ— S. â—dilwald Bishop and Confessour who being first a mâ—nâ—e then Abbot of the Monastery of Mailros in the Kingdome of the Northumbers was lastly promoted to the Bishopicke of Lindisserne now translated to Durham and succeeded S. Edbert in that Sea which when he had gouerned like a worthy pastour of his flocke for almost fourty yeares in great sanctity of life and vertues therto agreeable full of venerable old yeares he finally reposed in our Lord in the yeare of Christ seauen hundred thirty and eight and was buryed at Lindisserne B The thirteenth Day AT â—ly in Cambridgshire the deposition of S. Ermenild Queene wise to VVulherus King of Mercia who after the death of her husband became a Religious woman in the Monastery of Ely vnder her owne Mother S. Sexburge who at that tyme was Abbesse therof and after her said Mothers descease she was elected in her place where famous for sanctimony and holines of life she gaue vp her soule to her heauenly spouse about the yeare of Christ six hundredthreescore and eighteene ALso the same day at VVirtzburgh in Germany the Translation of S. Kâ—lian Bishop and Martyr who descended of the bloud royall of Ireland for the loue he bare to his neighbour-Countreyes came thence with three other CompanioÌ„s into Flaunders so went into Germany where he was ordayned Bishop of VVirtzburgh which Sea when he had held for few yeares diligently attending to his flocke he was slayne togeather with his three forsaid Companions by the enemyes of Christian saith in the yeare of Christ six hundred fourscore and seauenteene His body being buryed at VVirtzburgh was afterward on this day taken vp and translated to a more eminent place of the same Church where beâ—ore it lay but his principall festiuity is celebrated vpon the eight day of Iuly C The fourteenth Day IN Scotland the Commemoration of S. Conâ—â—ane Confessour who borne in the 〈…〉 e Kingdome and desâ—â—nded of a noble parentage dâ—spised all pleasures of this world retyring himself to a Monastery became a Religious man of the Order of S. Benedict in one of the Ilands of Orâ—ades neere Scotland where in all kind of exemplar good life learning and vertuous conuersation in a good old age ended his blessed dayes about the yeare of Christ six hundred and fourty His memory hath byâ— famous euen vntill thâ—se our dayes throughout the whole Iland of Great Britany but especially amongst the Scottish nation amongst whome also diuers Churches and altars haue in tymes past byn erected and dedicated in his honour D The fifteenth Day AT Vexouia in Goth-land the deposition of S. Sigfride Bishop and Confessour who being Archdeacon of the Church of Yorke was sent by King Alfred of England into Gothia to preach to the pagan people of that Countrey whome he conuerted to the Christian faith togeather with their King Olaus and so became their Apostle He was afterward made Bishop of Vexoâ—ia and Metropolitan of Gothâ—a which Sea when he had gouerned most worthily for many yeares in great sanctity and holines of life full of venerable old age he went to rest in our Lord about the yeare of Christ one thousand and two and was buryed in his owne Cathedrall Church of Vexouia where his body was kept with great honour and veneration of that nation for the myracles that were wrought therat vntill these later yeares of schismes and heresyes in those Prouinces E The sixteenth Day AT VVerdt in Cleeu-land the deposition of S. Tancone Bishop and Martyr who borne of a noble bloud in Scotland was first a monke and then Abbot of a Monastery in the same Kingdome called Amarbaricke and being very desirous to help his neighbour-Countreys for their soules health went ouer into Flaunders and thence into Cleeu-land and there was made Bishop of VVerdt where preaching continually and propagating the Christian faith he was at last slayne by the barbarous and incredulous people of that Prouince in hatred therof about the yeare of Christ eight hundred His body was buryed at VVerdt F The seauenteenth Day AT Lindisferne in the Kingdome of the Northumbers the deposâ—tion of S. Finan Bishop and Confessour who being first a monke of S. Columbes Mâ—nastâ—ry in the Iland of Hoy by Scotland was ordayned Bishop of Lindisferne and succeeded S. Aidan that Sea where in all kind of godly conuersation sanctity of life he ended his blessed dayes about the yeare of Christ six hundred and threescore He is called the Apostle of the Mercians or middle Englishmen by whose endeauours in preaching a great part of that Kingdome was first conuerted to Christian faith togeather with their Prince Peda sonne to the notable persecutor Penda who with many great Larles Lords of Mercia was at the inâ—â—ance of holy King Oswyn of Northumberland by him baptized at Barwicke as S. Bede and other English Historiographers do recount There are many Churches both in England and Scotland dedicated in his honour G The eighteenth Day AT Saltzburge in Bauaria the Commemoration of S. Iohn Confessour Bishop of that Sea who being a monke of an old Monastery neere VVinchelsea in Sussex went ouer into Germany to S. Boniface Archbishop of Mentz with whome he remained for a tyme and after going to Rome was by Pope Gregory the third created the first Bishop of Saltzburge and sent thither which sea when he had most worthily gouerned and preached the Christian faith for fourteene yeares togeather and brought many thousands to the true worship of God in great sanctity of life and venerable old age he ended his blessed dayes about the yeare of Christ seauen hundred fifty and seauen and was buryed in his owne Cathedrall Church of Saltzburge
monuments yet remaining erected and dedicated in his honour He died in the yeare of Christ six hundred and foure and lieth buryed in S. Peters Church at Rome THE same day in Scotland the Commemoration of S. Fethno monke and Confessour who being a disciple of S. Columbe the Great of Ireland came with him ouer into ScotlaÌ„d togeather with eleueÌ„ other CoÌ„panions all Irishmen to preach the Christian faith to the Pictes that then inhabited that Kingdome where after their conuersion from Idolatry to the true knowledge of Christ famous for sanctity of life and other vertues he there ended his blessed dayes about the yeare of Christ 580. B The thirteenth Day IN Scotland the CoÌ„memoration of S. Vigane Confelâ—our who deâ—â—â—nded of a very honourable parentage in that Kingdome became there a monke of the Venerable Order of S. Benedict of the Congregation of Cluniacke whose great learning and vertue hath not only i 〈…〉 rated very much the Order of his Religion but the whole iland also where he was borne There is yet extaÌ„t in diuers libraryes of Europe a famous worke of his intituled Sermones ad populum which he wrote about the yeare of Christ one thousand and two about which tyme also in great sanctity of life and venerable old age he departed to our Lord and was buryed in Scotland C The fourteenth Day Aâ— Lindisserne in the Kingdome of the Northumbers the Commernoration of S. Ceolnulph King of that Prouince and Confessour who leauing the care of his Kingdome to Eadbert his kinsman and reiecting all worldly pleasures and titles became a monke in the Abbey of Lindisserne where in all kind of 〈…〉 and exemplar good life he spent the rest of his dayes and finally in a good old age there gaue vp his soule to rest about the yeare of Christ seauen hundred thirty and seauen He was afterward buryed in the same place neere to the Venerable body of S. Cuthbert Bishop of that Sea at whose tombe many miracles are recorded to haue byn wrought in witnesse of his sanctity D The fifteenth Day AT Glastenbury in Somersetshire the festiuity of S. Aristobulus Bishop and Martyr who being a noble Roman by birth and one of the first Christians of that Citty as appeareth by S. Paul his salutation of him in his Epistle to the Romans was created Bishop by S. Peter the Apostle and sent by him into Britany to preach the Christian â—aith whereafter he had brought very many erring sheep to Christes fould most gloriously ended his blessed dayes by Maâ—tyrdome about the yeare of Christ threscore and ten His memory hath byn famous in our IlaÌ„d vntill these later tymes of schismes and heresyes as being one of our first Apoâ—tles and Patrons E The sixteenth Day AT Ridall-Monastery the Commemoration of Blessed Alred Abbot and Confessor whose great learning and vertue hath much illustrated the Catholicke Church of Christ but especially our Iland of Great Briâ—any where he was borne liued and died He was first a monke of the venerable Order of S Benedict and afterward became Abbot of an ancient Monastery called Rhieuallis now vulgarly Ridall where in great sanctity of life he ending his blessed dayes reposed in our Lord about the yeare of Christ one thousand one hundred threescore foure He wrote the life of King Edward the CoÌ„fessour besides very many other learâ—ed and pâ—ous bookes to the number of one and twenty all which are yet extant to be seene in diuers Libraries as well in England as other Countreyes of Europe F The seauenteenth Day IN Ireland the deposition of S. Patricke Bishop and Confessour Apostle of that Iâ—and who borne in the Territory of Bristow in Somersetshire brought vp at Glastenbury went ouer in his youth into France to S. Martyn his Vncle then Bishop of Towers who was brother to S. Patrickes Mother of whome he was instructed in learning and other vertues afterwards going to Rome was there consecrated Bishop by Pope Celestinus and sent backe to preach the Christian faith in Scotland which he did for a tyme with great fruit of his labour and thence he went into Ireland because at that tyme the greatest part of the Scotts inhabited that Kingdome where he conuerted the whole Iland and so became their Apostle working wonderous miracles among them He liued an hundred and two and twenty yeares obtayning by his prayers that no venemous creature should liue or breed in Ireland and died in the yeare of Christ foure hundred fourscore and one His body was first interred in the towne of Dâ—n in the Prouince of Vlster and afterward translated to the Archbishops Sea of Armachan in the same Kingdome about the yeare of Christ one thousand one hundred threescore and seauenteene as the ancient Records of Ireland do declare G The eighteenth Day AT Corse-castle in the I le of Purbecke in Dorcetshire the passion of S. Edward K. of the VVestsaxons and Martyr who through the trechery of his step-mother Queene Alfred desyrous that her owne sonne Ethelbert should be King was slayne by certayne souldiers hired by the forsaid Queene to that purpose whilst he was on hunting in the yeare of Christ nyne huÌ„dred threescore and eighteene His body was first interred at VVarham and after at Shastesbury wherat it pleased God in witnesse of his Innocency to worke many miracles And last of all the same was translated to Glastenbury-Abbey in the yeare of Christ one thousand and one THE same day in Ireland the deposition of S. Christian Bishop and Confessour who borne in the same Iland became there first a monke of the Order of Cisterce and scholler to the famous S. Malachy Archbishop Primate of that Kingdome afterward Abbot of Mellisonte and last of all Bishop where in great sanctity of life he ended his blessed dayes about the yeare of Christ one thousand one hundred fourty and eight whose memory is yet famous throughout Ireland A The ninteenth Day AT Derby the Commemoration of S. Alkmund Martyr sonne to Alred King of Northumberland who being slayne in a battayle against the Duke of VVilâ—on in the behalfe of the Viceroy of VVorcester named Ethelmund that pretended to recouer certayne lands that VVolstan Duke of VVilton detayned from him wrongfully his body presently began to do miracles which being seene and witnessed the same was translated to Derby and there with great veneration interred most solemnly in a Church erected in his honour and called afterwards of his name S. Alkmunds which in former Catholicke tymes hath byn a famous pilgrimage especially for the Northerne people of England He suffered in the yeare of Christ eight hundred B The twentith Day AT Lindisserne in the Kingdome of the Northumbers the deposition of S. Cuthbert Bishop and Confessour who descended of the Kings bloud of Ireland became a monke first of the famous Monastery of Mailros in the Marches of Scotland and
treasure by the excercise of these and other like vertues and by his continuall teaching and instructing the people like a true Pastour of Christs flocke full of venerable old age he finally reposed in our Lord in the yeare of Christ one thousand three hundred and â—iue was buryed in his owne Cathedrall Church At whose body Matthew of VVestminster recordeth diuers Miracles to haue byn wrought He raised the foundations of our Blessed Ladyes Chappell at Chichester but death preuenting his pious endeauour the same was finished by another G The tweluth Day AT Stafford in the â—ame Shire the Commemoration of S. Bertelme Confessour who descended of a noble British lynage in our Iland contemned the puddle and vanityes of the world in the flower of his youth and became an Eâ—mite for the loue of God leading a most strict seuere kind of life in the woods neere Stafford aforsaid where in very great sanctity and holines of life he ended his blessed dayes finally reposed in our Lord. His body was afterward brought to Stafford and being there interred was wont in ancient tymes to be kept with great veneration of the people of that Prouince A The thirteenth Day IN Frizeland the Commemoration of S. VVigbert Priest and Martyr who being an English-man by birth descended of an honourable stocke lead first a solitary life in Ireland and thence returning into England went ouer into Frizeland to preach the Christian saith to the Pagans of that Countrey which when he had done for two yeares without any great profit returned againe and gaue himselfe to his former Eremiticall kind of life But being sent thither the second tyme with S. VVillebrord his fellowes was by Radbodus King of the Frizians put to a mosâ— cruell death for persuading the people to breake downe a certaine Image of Iupiter which the said King had set vp to worship and offer sacrifice vnto about the yeare of Christ six hundred fourscore and fourteene This man is different from the other S. VVigbert whose feast is also celebrated vpon this day by the Roman Martyrologe vnder the name and title of a Confessour B The fourteenth Day AT Elst in Gelderland the Translation of S. VVerenfrid Priest Confessour who being a Monke of the monastery of Rippon in Yorkeshire went out of England into FlaÌ„ders and Germany to preach the Christian faith where he conuerted the whole Countrey of Geldria and became their Apostle labouring incessantly by teaching and instructing them in the true way of life vntill his dying day His body was afterward with great solemnity and veneration on this day translated to the forsaid towne of Elst wherat infinite miracles haue byn wrought especially in curing the disease of the Goute He died about the yeare of Christ seauen hundred and siue and is honoured of the Inhabitantes of Elst as principall Apostle and Patrone of that Prouince C The fifteenth Day IN the Monastery of Cateby the Commemoration of S. Margaret Prioresse who borne at Abington in Barkeshire and sister to S. Edmund Archbishop of Canterbury was by him ordayned Prioresse of the forsaid Monastery of Cateby whose most vertuous life and conuersation full of sanctimony and miracles deserued to be famous euen vntill our dayes throughout EnglaÌ„d She died about the yeare of Christ one thousand two hundred fifty and seauen and was buryed in the same place At whose body it hath pleased God in testimony of her holines increase of deuotion in our Iland of Great-Britany to worke miracles D The sixteenth Day AT Douer in Kent the Commemoration of S. Thomas Monke Martyr who by certain French Pirates that laÌ„ded there in the night was most barbarously slayne in defence of the goods of the Church Monastery committed to his charge about the yeare of Christ one thousand two hundred fourscore and fifteene and raigne of King Edward the first of England His body was with great solemnity and veneration interred in the Church of Douer wherat it is recorded that miracles haue byn wrought in signe of his innocency E The seauenteenth Day AT Hartford in the same Shire the festiuity of S. Thomas Archdeacon of Northumberland and Confessour who hauing byn a disciple of S. Edmund Archbishop of Canterbury was of so great sanctity and holinesse oâ— life that it pleased God to manifest the same after his death by the manifold miracles wrought at his body He died in the yeare of Christ one thousand two hundred fifty and three and was buryed in a little Chappell of the Carmelites at Hartford And for that there are three other Saintes of this name of the English nation this man is coÌ„monly called for distinctions sake by the name of S. Thomas of Northumberland THE same day at Egmond in North-Holland â—n the Dâ—ocesteo Harlem the deposition oâ— S. Ieron Priest and Martyr who borne in Scotland of a Noble bloud went ouer into Holland to preach the Christian faith to the peopâ—e oâ— that CouÌ„trey which wheÌ„ he had done most painfully for many years togeather with great sruite and profit of his holy labours was at last slayne in hatred therof by the Danes and Normans that made incursions into those partes about the yeare of Christ eight hundred and fifty His body was with great veneration brought to the Monastery of Egmond and there placed neere to the venerable Reliques of S. Adalbert their Apostle both which are now destroyed and cast out oâ— the Church in these our vnhappy dayes togeather with all other sacred Reliques and images in those partes to the lamentation of the Christian world F The eighteenth Day AT Rome the deposition of S. Helen Empresse mother to Constantine the Great who borne at Colchester in Essex as ancient Records testifie and daughter to Prince Coelus of Britany was for her great zeale in Christian Religion made worthy both of an earthly heaueÌ„ly crowne She desceased at Rome about the yeare of Christ three hundred twenty and six being of the age of fourscore yeares Her body was afterward translated to Rhemes in France and there is kept with great veneration The Greeke Church doth celebrate her feast vpon the one and twentith day of May togeather with her sonne Constantine She going to Hierusalem found out the Crosse wheron our Sauiour was nayled and suffered his passion for the Redemption of man-kind and repayred that Citty sore ruined through the warres of the Roman Emperours adorning the same with many goodly Churches and monumeÌ„tes She also builded the walles of the Citty of London Colchester in England togeather with a goodly Church in the Towne of Bedsord which being turned into a Monastery was called of her name Helenslow but afterward quite destroyed and ouerthrowne by the Incursions of the Danes about the yeare of Christ eight hundred threescore and eight G The ninteenth Day IN South-wales the Commemoration of S. Clintanke K. of Brecknocke and Martyr who
secretly away from his friends and with a fagot of wood insteed of a boat miraculously passed ouer the riuer of Seuerne and came into Glocestershire where leading an Eremiticall austere life was at length slaine by a Pagan souldier in hatred of Christian Religion whose head being cut of from his body himselfe tooke vp from the ground and carried to a fountayne wherat he was wont to wash it At which place there was afterward a Goodly Church erected in his honour about the yeare of Christ seauen hundred and six where his body was wont to be kept with great veneration of the Inhabitants as also another dedicated vnto him in the Towne of VVells in Somersetshire which at this day is there standing to be seene B The eight twentith Day AT Brackley in Northamptonshire the Commemoration of S. Rumbald Confessour Sonne to a British King of our Iland who as soone as he was borne into the world and baptized did miraculously speake and fortell diuers wonderfull thinges and professing himselfe a Christian presently yielded vp the ghost His body was with great veneration buryed at the forsaid towne of Brackley wherat it is recorded diuers miracles haue byn wrought THE same day at Cullen in the higher Germany the Commemoration of S. Agnes Virgin and Martyr who being a noble Britan by birth and one of the number of the Eleuen thousand Virgins martyred with S. Vrsula was for defence of her chastity there put to death with the rest of her fellowes about the yeare of Christ three hundred fourscore and three herselfe afterward miraculously reuealing her name for which cause her body is peculiarly honoured of the Inhabitants of Cullen C The nine twentith Day AT London the deposition of S. Sebbe King of the East saxons and Confessour who after he had gouerned that Kingdome thirty yeares in great peace and tranquillity became a Monke in the Monastery of S. Peter and S. Paul at London distributing the greatest part of his goods to the poore before his entrance where within a few yeares after in great sanctity of life he peaceably rested in our Lord about the yeare of Christ six hundred threescore and fifteene His body was buried in the Church of S. Paul in London in a costly marble Coffin where it was kept vntill our dayes with great veneration of the Cittizens for the miracles that are recorded to haue byn wrought therat THE same day at Dorchester in Oxfordshire the Translation of S. Edwold Confessour and Eremite brother to S. Edmund King Martyr who refusing the Kingdome of the Eastangles gaue himselfe for loue of Christ to a solitary life In which when he had liued many yeares in all sanctity and holines at last ended his blessed dayes at Dorchester where his body being interred about the yeare of Christ eight hundred threescore and eleuen was afterward on this day taken vp and translated to a more eminent place of the same Church where before it was land D The thirtith Day IN â—rance in the Diocesse of Meldune the deposition of S. Fiaker Confeslour Sonne to Eugenius the fourth of that name King of Scotland who forsaking all worldly dignities and delightes went ouer into France with his sister S. Syra and became a Religious man by the help and directions of S. Pharao Bishop of Meldune where in very great sanctity and holinesse of life he ended his blessed dayeâ— about the yeare of Christ six hundred and thirty In the Citty of S. Omers in Artors there is a Chappell or Oratory dedicated vnto S. Fiaker within the Parâ—sh Church of S. Margaret in the same Towne where his feast is kept on this day with great solemnity and veneration by the Sodality or Confraternity that is there instituted in his honour Where also is graunted Plenary Indulgence to all that rightly vâ—sit his Chappell on this day and fullfâ—ll the other circumstances conteyned in the Bull of Graunt by Pope Clement the eight dated in the yeare of Christ one thousand â—iue hundred nynty and seauen E The one and thirtith Day AT Lindisserne in the Kingdome of the Northumbers the deposition of S. Aidan Confessour and Bishop of the same Sea whose soule S. Cuthbert being then but a Sheepheard saw carried vp to heauen by two angells and was therby conuerted to a Religious life about the yeare of Christ six hundred fifty and one THE same day at VVimborne in Dorcetshire the deposition of S. Cuthberge Abbesse sister to King Inas of the VVestsaxons who building a Monastery of her owne charges at VVimborne entred her selfe therin tooke a Religious habit and became Abbesse of the same Where in all kind of vertuous exercise and Monasticall discipline togeather with working of many miracles she finally gaue vp her soule to her heauenly spousâ— about the veare of Christ seauen hundred twenty and seauen ALso the same day at Fulkstone in Kent the Translation of S. Eanswide Abbesse daughter to Eadbald King of Kent who despising all worldly and temporall honours studied how to attaine to Celestiall And entring into a monastery at FulkstoÌ„e aforsaid was afterward made Abbesse therof where in great sanctimony and holinesse of life she died about the yeare of Christ six hundred and fourty Her body was afterward on this day taken vp and translated to a more eminent place of the same Church wherat it pleased God to worke miracles THE MONETH OF SEPTEMBER F The first Day AT VVinchester in Hampshire the Commemoration of S. Elphege the first of that name Confessour and Bishop of the same Sea whose godly life and doctrine togeather with the spirit of prophesy hath byn very famous in ancient tymes throughout England He was the first that persuaded S. Dunstan to lead a Monasticall life as also ordayned him and S. Ethelwold Priestes And when the said Dunstan was expelled the Court by King Ethelred he came to this holy man Elphege of whome he was very gratefully receyued and coÌ„forted And finally full of venerable old age replenished with sanctity of life miracles â—e peaceably rested in our Lord about the yeare of Christ nyne hundred fourty and six and was buried at VVinchester This man is different from the other S. Elphege of the same name who was Bâ—shop of Canterbury and martyred by the Danes in the yeare 1012. G The second Day IN Scotland the Commemoration of S. Adaman Abbot and Confessour a man of wonderâ—ull vertue and austerity of life who beâ—ng made Abbot of S. Columbes Monastery in the Iland of Hoy by Scotland gouerned the same in great sanctity and holines togeather with obseâ—uance of Monasticall discipline vntill his dying day He was one of the first that by his doctrine and exhortations brought the Scottishmen as also a great part of the Britans to the Catholicke obseruatioÌ„ of the feast of Easter who before followed the errour of the Quartadeâ—imans in keeping therof He wrote in like
where being finally slayne by certaine Pâ—gan theeues in hatred of his Religion he happily attayned to the palme oâ— Martyrdome His body is buryed in the forsaid Village of Nassoin belonging to the Abbey of S. Huvert in a Church which himselfe had there somtyme buâ—lt and is kept with great veneration oâ— the Inhabitants of that place E The ninteenth Day AT Oxford the DepositioÌ„ of S. Frideswide Virgin and Abbesse daughter to Didan Duke of Oxford who being soâ—licited by one Algarus a noble yong man to yield vnto his â—ust escaped miraculously his violence he being on the suddaine stroken blynd by Gods Iustice for offering the same She was afterward made Abbesse of a Monastery erected by her Father in the same Citty which Monastery in the tyme of King Henry the first was conuerted to a Priory of Chanous Regular and so continued vntill King Henry the 8. when as Cardinall VVolsey obtayned the same of the Pope towards the founding of Christs-Colledge which is now built in the same place She died in all sanctimony and holines of life about the yeare of Christ seauen hundred thirty and nyne There is an ancient Chappell yet to be scene dedicated in her honour in a Village of Artoys caâ—led Bomy some foure leagues diâ—tant from the Citty or S. Omers where her festiuity is kept with due veneration of the Inhabitants THE same day at Maestricht in Brabant the Translation of S. VVillebrord the first Bishop of that Sea and Conâ—essour who being borne in Yorkeshire went ouer into the low Countreyes with a dozen other Companions all holy men and conuerted the greatest part of those Prouinces to the Christian faith and so became their chiefe Apostle He died in all sanctity and holines of life about the yeare of Christ 736. and was afterward on this day translated to Maestrcht and there is kept with great honour and veneration as principall Patron oâ— that Diocesse where also his feast is celebrated with an Office of nyne lessons ALso the same day in Ireland the Deposition of S. Ethbyn Abbot and Confessour whose godly life and miracles haue in tymes past byn famous through the Countreys round about He died about the yeare of Christ six hundred and ten F The twentith Day AT Toleys in France the deposition of S. VVendelyn Abbot Conâ—eâ—sour Sonne to the King of Scotland who forsaking all temporall preferments and his owne inheritance to that Crowne and Kingdome went ouer into France and there became a Religious man and afterward Abbot of the Monastery of Toleys where famous for sanctity of life and Miracles he reposed in our Lord about the yeare of Christ seauen hundred twenty and there lieth solemnly intombed Ouer whose body is also built a goodly Chappell which for the coÌ„course of people that come thither on deuotion to visit the same and the miracles that are dayly wrought therat the Towne is now coÌ„monly called by the name of S. VVendelyns G The one and twentith Day AT Cullen in the higher Germany the Passion of S. Vrsula Virgin and Martyr daughter to Dionocus King of Cornwall who togeather with an eleuen thousand other British Virgins as ancient Authors do recount being shipped at London to passe ouer into France to be maried there to two Legions of British souldiers vnto whome Maximus that was by them chosen Emperour had giuen the Countrey of Armorica were by a contrary wynd driuen downe to the mouth of the Riuer oâ— Rhene and there neere vnto Cullen were all slayne by the barbarous Hunnes and Pictes in defence of their Virginity about the yeare of Christ three hundred fourscore and three Most of their bodyes were brought to Cullen and there interred with great honour and veneration and their memoryes celebrated vpon this day throughout the Christian world There was afterward a goodly Church built in Cullen in their honour called the Church Of the holy Virgins which alwayes hath byn had in such reuerence among the Inhabitants that they neuer buried any other body there Neyther will the ground or earth of that Church receyue any other body no not the corpes of yong Infants newly baptized but as if were vomiting them vp againe in the night they will be cast aboue ground as hath oftentymes byn tried A The two and twentith Day AT Roane in France the Deposition of S. Mellon Bishop and Con â—â—â—ouâ— who being a noble Britan by byrth and sent to Rome in the tyme of Valerian the Emperour to pay Tribute for the Kingdome of Britany was by Pope Stephen instructed in the Christian faith and baptized and after created the first Bishop of Roane and sent into France to his Bishopricke where in all kind of sanctity oâ— life miracles he ended his blessed dayes about the yeare of Christ two hundred and fourscore His body is kept vntill this day at Roane in the Cathedrall Church of that Citty neere to the body of S. Nicasius with great honour veneration of the Inhabitants THE same day at Cullen the passion of S. Cordula Virgin and Martyr one of the eleuen thousand that suffered with S. Vrsula who being terrified the first day with the slaughter of her companions hid herselfe but on the morrow repenting her therof discouering herselfe to the Hunnes was finally also crowned with Martyrdome about the yeare of Christ 383. Allerâ—us Magnus caused her body to be brought to Cullen where the same is kept with great honour ALso the same day at Fesuli in Tuscane the Deposition of S. Donatus Bishop and Confessour who borne in Scotland and descended of an honourable family was created Bishop of Fâ—sâ—li where famous for sanctity oâ—â—â—fe and miracles in a good old age he happily repâ—sed in our Lord. His feast is kept at Fesâ—li a orsaid on this day with great solemnity and deuotion of the Inhabitants B The three and twentith Day AT the Monastery of Brige neere Paris in France the Commemoration of S. Syra Virgin daughter to K. Eugenius the fourth of Scoâ—land who reiecting all worldly poÌ„pe preferments in her tender yeares went ouer into France with her brother S. â—iâ—ker where the receyuing the holy veyle of Cnastity became a Religious woman in the forsaid Monastery of Brige vnder S. Phara Abbesse therof where excelling in all kind of sanctimony of life and godly conuersation especially in the vertue of humility she gaue vp her pure soule to her heauenly spouse about the yeare of Christ six hundred and thirty and was buryed in the same place C The foure twentith Day AT Paris in France the festiuity of S. Maglore Bishop and Confessour who being a noble Britan by birth and kinsman to S. Sampson succeeded him afterward in his Bishopricke of Dole in little Britany and last of all became an Ermite in France where leading a strict and austere kind of life famous for miracles he finally reposed in our Lord about the yeare of Christ
especially in our Iland of Great Britany He died on this day about the yeare of Christ one thousand and fourty hauing byn Bishop seauenteene yeares was solemnly interred in his owne Church at Canterbury in the raigne of King Hareld of England It is recorded that he going to Rome to fetch his Archiepiscopall Pall brought thence with him an Arme of S. Augustine the Doctor and bestowed it vpon the Abbey of CouoÌ„try in VVarwickshire where the same was kept with great reuerence vntill the tyme of King Henry the eight and decay of that Monastery C The one thirtith Day IN Hennalt the Passion of S. Foillan Bishop and Martyr Sonne to Philtan King of Ireland who-being first a Monke and then Abbot of a Monastery called Knobhersburge in the Kingdome of the Eastangles went to Rome and being there ordayned Bishop by Pope Martyn the first was sent backe into Frace Flanders to preach the ChristiaÌ„ faith whereat last as he was exercising of his Pastorall function he was slayne togeather with three other Companions in the Territory of Hennalt in the Diocesse of Namures whose death being reueyled to his brother S. Vltan and S. Gertrude Abbesse of Niuelle his body was presently sought out and being found was with all solemnity brought to the Monastery of Fossis and there is yet conserued with great veneration of the Inhabitants He suffered about the yeare of Christ six hundred and fourty THE MONETH OF NOVEMBER A The first Day AT Fulda in the higher Germany the Translation of S. Boniface Archbishop of Mentz and Martyr who borne in the Citty of London and going into Germany to preach the Christian faith went thence to Rome and was there by Pope Gregory the second ordayned the first Bishop of Mentz and sent backe to his Bishopricke where teaching and preaching the faith of Christ to the Germans he conuerted the greatest part of that Countrey became their Apostle He was finally martyred in Frizeland at a towne called Dockum with fifty other companions about the yeare of Christ seauen hundred firty foure His body was afterward of this day translated to the Monastery of Fulda which himselfe had founded where the same is kept with great honour and veneration for the miracles that haue byn wrought therat THE same day in the Monastery of Hampole neere Doncaster in Yorkeshire the CoÌ„memoration of Blessed Richard Confessour Ermite whose singular spirit of piety deuotion is left written and manifest to the world by his owne workes yet extant He was first a Doctor and then leauing the world became an Eremite and led a solitary life neere to the forsaid Monastery of Hampole to which place he was wont often to repayre to sing psalmes and hymnes in honour of God as himselfe testifieth in his workes And after many spirituall bookes and treatises by him wrytten full of great sanctity of life and venerable old age he finally rested in our Lord about the yeare of Christ one thousand three hundred fourty and nyne and was buryed at Hampole E The second Day AT Lens in the Prouince of Artoys the 〈…〉 iuity of S. Vulganius Bishop and Confessour who borne in Ireland and going thence with the Saintes Foillan Obodius and others of that Nation into the lower Germanâ— began there to preach the Christian saith and was at last consecrated Bishop Where after infinite labours and trauayles taken for the loue of Christ in propagating his name and faith among the Infidells of those partes in all 〈…〉 ctity and holines of life he ended his blessed dayes about the yeare of Christ seauen hundred and foure His body is yet kept with great honour and veneration at the forsaid towne of Lens in the Monastery there of the Chanons-regular where his feast is yearly celebrated on this day with great solemnity and deuotion of the Inhabitantes of that place F The third Day IN North-wales the Deposition of S. VVenefride Virgin and Martyr daughter to a noble Britan of those partes called Trebuith whose head being cut of by Cradocus Sonne to Alane King of North-wales for not consenting to his vnlawfull Iust was by her Maister S. Beno set on againe she liuing fifteene yeares a ter to the admiration of the whole world for so famous a miracle In the place where she was beheaded presently sprang vp a miraculous fountayne very soueraigne for the curing of many diseases which vntill this day is a great pilgrimage and place of deuotion for all Catholickes of England commonly called S. VVenefrides well Her body was afterward translated to Shrewsbury about the yeare of Christ one thousand one hundred thirty and eight This festiuity of hers was wont to be celebrated in our Catholicke Church of England with an Office of nyne lessons according to the vse of Sarum and in many places kept holiday THE same day at VVilton in Wiâ—â—shire the Translation of S. Edith Virgin daughter to holy Edgar King and Monarch of England who after the death of her Mother VVilfred was ordayned Abbesse of the Monastery of VVilton aforsaid where in all sanctimony and holines of life she gaue vp her soule to rest and was buryed there in the Church of S. Dionyse which herselfe had somtyme built about the yeare of Christ 984. whose body was afterward on this day taken vp and translated to a more eminent place of the same Church wherat it is recorded many miracles to haue byn wrought This woman is commonly called by the name of S. Edith the yonger G The fourth Day IN France the Passion of S. Clâ—re Priest and Martyr who descended oâ— a worthy British stocke and borne in the Citty of Rochester in Kent his worldly friends would haue had him to marry a wife against his will for which he forsaking both CouÌ„trey frieÌ„ds went ouer into Normandy where he taking holy Orders was made Priest and afterward going thence into France for that he refused to yield to the lust of a noble womaÌ„ of that CouÌ„trey was slayne by her procurement in defence of his charity about the yeare of Christ six hundred threescore and six His body was buryed there in a Village called Volcassine wherat it pleased God in signe of his innocency to worke many miracles A The fifth Day AT Clarâ—uallis in the Territory of LaÌ„gres in France the festiuity of S. Malachy Bishop CoÌ„ 〈…〉 our who being first a Monke o◠〈…〉 hor 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 then Abbot was after or 〈…〉 ned Bishop or 〈…〉 rthen â—n the same 〈◊〉 〈…〉 Pr 〈…〉 ate oâ— Ireland 〈…〉 e 〈◊〉 and diâ—d in the tyme of S. Bernard â—bout the care of Ch 〈…〉 onâ— thousand one huÌ„d 〈…〉 〈◊〉 eight who wrote vnto him diuers learned 〈◊〉 s as also his whole life yet extant among S. Bernards workes He desceasâ—d the second day oâ— this moneth in the forsaid Monastery of Clareuallis though his 〈…〉 iuity be coÌ„monly celebrated on this day because on
difficultyes that in the reading therof may happily occurre vnto thee 1. First then I would haue thee to vnderstand that what I haue heere set downe in this ensuing Martyrologe concerning the liues and miracles of these glorious and renowned Saintes of our Great-Britany and of the Ilands belonging therunto I haue done the same with all truth sincerity conscience to my knowledge not contenting my selfe with bare wordes and relations only but haue in the margents quoted also the bookes and places of the Authors out of whome I haue gathered al that is heere alleaged Neyther haue I vsed any other Authors herin but such as are approued by the Sea Apostolick or at leastwise permitted by the same reiecting all Apocryphall Legends or other fabulous Historyes that may be any way suspected of the least note of falsity or errour whatsoeuer 2 Secondly I haue not taken vpon me in this Catalogue or Calendar to make an vniuersall Martyrologe but haue gathered togeather only the ancient Saintes Martyrs Confessours Virgins of our three Kingdomes England Scotland Ireland Yet for that besides these of our owne there are some others also of foraine Nations by whome our said Countreys haue receyued some notable or peculiar benefit either publicke or priuate as hauing byn our Apostles or Patrons eyther by way of preaching teaching protection or otherwise in the cooperation to our Conuersion and consequently to be by vs honoured and reuerenced for such as all our Cath. Ancestours and forfathers haue done before vs and as we see all other Catholicke Countreys round about vs to do the like in the same case These I say I haue thought good to accompt as our owne togeather with our owne to place thē on their proper festiuall dayes to the end we may as well with due honour obserue their Memoryes and Solemnityes as also therby auoyd the vngratefull obliuion of so great inestimable benefits receyued by them and their merits 3. The third Aduertisement may be that wheras it hath pleased God to giue vnto our little Dominions so many glorious Saintes both Martyrs Cōfessours Virgins besides these later of our dayes whose Names I haue also put downe in a Catalogue a part by thēselues in the later end of this booke who may be more then sufficient to make a whole and complete Calendar throughout euery Moneth placing on euery day one yet for that a great number of our ancient Saintes haue no proper festiuityes in our English Catholicke Church and many of them forgotten and almost out of memory by this vnfortunate fall of our Countrey frō the true and ancient Catholicke faith and vnion of the Sea Apostolicke I haue thought it most conuenient for the more full accomplishing and perfecting of a Martyrologe that where any day falleth out to be altogeather voyd there to place one or more of the forsaid ancient Saintes whose publicke celebrity hath not byn hitherto kept therof to make a Commemoration only which in the Roman other Martyrologes is often vsed noting the same with the signe of an Asteriske or Starre in the Margent to the end it may be knowne and obserued of the Reader And where none of these forsaid Markes so noted is to be found then vpon that day is put the true festiuity of the Saint whome there thou shalt find placed 4. And lastly I do not meane by this ensuing Martyrologe to introduce any other publicke obseruation or festiuity of any of the Saintes heerin by me set downe then that which the Catholicke Church of England hath in formertymes and doth also at this present celebrate but only my intention is to lay forth the summe of their liues and miracles as briefly as I may for the increase of deuotion in the Catholicke people and for the duty and reuerenced owe vnto them both leauing the rest to euery mans pri 〈…〉 re and particular deuotion as he shall by reading the same be affected to their glorious veneration Wi 〈…〉 ing hartily all such Catholickes of our said Coūtreys to whose hands this little worke may chance to come that if they haue any other notes concerning these our ancient Saintes lying by them they would vouchsafe eyther to impart the same vnto me or be pleased themselues by reuiewing this small labour of myne to publish the same anew and a 〈…〉 end my imperfections heerin if any shal be found as well for the honour of the glorious Saintes themselues as the publike vtility of these our Kingdoms and Countreys Farewell I. W. ERRATA Pag. 140 Monassery lege Monastery 294 Eaetta Eatta 295 venetion veneration 326 Roall Royall THE MONETH OF IANVARY A The first Day AT Glastenbury-Abbey in Somersetshire the Commemoration of the Sayntes Midwyne and Eluane Confessors who being two noble auncient Britans by byrth were sent by King Lucius of Britany to Rome to Pope Elutherius to treat of his Conuersion to Christian faith and being there both baptized by the said Pope S. Eluane made a Bishop they were sent backe againe into Britany togeather with Fugatius and Damianus who baptized the King and the greatest part of his Nation in the yeare of our Lord 183. And after they had much laboured in teaching and instructing the new flocke of Christ in our Iland for many yeares full of sanctity of life and venerable old age they both ended their happy dayes about the yeare of Christ an hundred nynty and eight were buried at Glastenbury as the ancient Records of that Abbey do witnesse And in other places of many holy Martyrs Confessors and Virgins to whose prayers and merits we humbly commend our selues This last clause is alwayes thus to be repeated in the end of euery day B The second Day AT Lichfield in Staffordshire the Commemoration of A thousand holy Martyrs of the British Nation who newly conuerted to the faith of Christ and being Disciples and followers of S. Amphibale Priest that suffered in the persecution of Dioclesian Emperour and present at his Martyrdome neere vnto the towne of S. Albanes in Hartfordshire fled thence for feare of like torments but being ouertaken at Lichfield they were all in hatred of Christian Religion there most cruelly put to death by commandement of the President of Brittany about the yeare of Christ three hundred and foure The place where they suffered was afterward called Cadauerum campus which is as much to say as Lich-field in English where the forsaid Citty is now built and therof taketh his auncient name and denomination And in other places of many holy Martyrs Confessors and Virgins c. C The third Day IN Cornwall the Cōmemoration of S. Meliorus Martyr sonne to Melianus Duke of that Prouince who being his Fathers only sonne and heyre and secretly made a Christian was by a brother-in-law of his called Rinaldus a pagan cruelly murdered partly in hatred of his faith and Religion and partly to inioy his inheritance He first cut of his
right hand and then his left legge and last of all his head about the yeare of Christ foure hundred and eleuen His body was buried in an old Church in Cornwall wherat in signe of his innocency it pleased God forth with to worke many miracles where also his reliques were kept with great honour and veneration euen vntill our dayes D The fourth Day IN Scotland the Commemoration of S. Croniacke Confessor who borne of a very noble parentage in that Kingdome tooke a Religious habit and became a Monke of the venerable Order of S. Benedict where in all kind of â—anctity of life and Monasticall discipline he ended his blessed dayes about the yeare of Christ six hundred and fifty His memory is yet very famous amongst the Catholickes aswell of the Scottish as the Irish Nation in both which Kingdomes in former tymes many Churches and altars haue byn dedicated in his honour It is heere and in many other places to be obserued that the Irish and Scottish Historiographers do oftentymes disagree about the natiue Contrey of diuers Saintes mentioned in this Martyrologe For that in auncieÌ„t tymes the Iland of Hybernia being called Scotia hath caused a great confusion especially amongst forrayne wryters who for want of knowledge heerin do often confound the one nation with the other E The fifth Day AT VVestminster by London the deposition of S. Edward King and Confessour who being yet in his Mothers wombe was elected crowned and annoynted King by S. Peter the Apostle as it was miraculously reueyled to S. Brituald Bishop of VVinchester that liued at the same tyme. He was very famous for working of miracles especially in curing a disease of swelling in peoples throtes which was afterward therof called the Kinges-euill His body being taken vp thirty six yeares after his death was found as flexible and vncorrupt as when it was first buryed He was Canonized for a Saint by Pope Alexander the third in the yeare of Christ one thousand one hundred threescore and three His translation was wont to be kept holy-day throughout England vpon the thirteenth day of October of whome in that place we haue set downe a larger Narration F The sixt Day AT Bologne in France the Commemoration of S. Peter Confessor who being by S. Augustine our English Apostle ordayned Abbot of a new Monastery neere vnto Canterbury which K. Ethelbert of Kent had founded and going ouer into France was by tempest of sea drowned neere to the coast of Bologne where the InhabitaÌ„ts finding his body buried it in an obscure place but a certaine miraculous light from heauen being seene euery night to shine theron the people began to inquire further what he was and at last hauing intelligence from England that it was the forsaid Abbot they tooke vp his body and translated it with great solemnity to Bologne and there with due veneration placed it in a Church wherat in signe of his sanctity and holines of life miracles are said to haue byn forthwith wrought This happened about the yeare of Christ six hundred and seauen G The seauenth Day AT London the festiuity of S. Ced Confessor and second Bishop of that Sea brother to S. Chad of Liâ—â—field who by his continuall preaching to the Mercians and Eastsaxons conuerted many thousands to the faith of Christ and is worthily called their Apostle The Sea of London being voyd for many years after the death of S. Mellitus he was at length consecrated therto at the intercession of Sigebert K. of the Eastsaxons who was newly conuerted to the Christian faith And afterwards building a goodly Monastery at a place called Lestinghen in the Prouince of the Deires and replenishing the same with many monks at last in great sanctity of life full of venerable old age he ended his blessed dayes in the yeare of Christ six hundred fifty and foure and was buried in his forsaid new Monastery where he desceased S. Bede recounteth that when afterward his brother S. Chad died his soule was seene to descend from heauen with a troupe of Angells to accompany the same to paradise A The eight Day AT London the deposition of S. Guithelme Bishop and Confessor who borne of a noble bloud in our Iâ—aÌ„d in the Primitiue Church of Britany ordayned Archbishop of London was very famous for preaching the Christian faith to the Pagans of our nation And after a most Saintly life full of miracles in a good old age he most blessedly departed this world about the yeare of Christ foure hundred and threescore THe same day at Yorke the Translation of S. VVilliam Confessor and Bishop of that Sea kinsman to K. Stephen of England who after he had most patiently endured many iniuryes and wrongs yea and banishment also from his bishopricke and flocke being againe restored by Pope Anastasius the fourth in great holines of life he ended his blessed dayes in the yeare of Christ one thousand one hundred fifty and foure His venerable body being after many yeares taken vp on this day was with great solemnity translated to a more eminent place of his owne Cathedrall Church of Yorke wherat in signe of his innocency through his merits it pleased God to worke miracles B The ninth Day AT Canterbury the deposition of S. Brituald Bishop and Confessor who being constituted the first Abbot of the Monastery of Rheaculse in Kent now called Reaculer which holy K. Ethelbert of that Prouince had founded soone after his Conuersion was thence promoted to the Archbishopricke of Canterbury and succeeded S. Theodore in that Sea which when he had gouerned for almost fourty yeares in great sanctity and holines of life full of venerable old age he gaue vp his soule to rest about the yeare of Christ seauen hundred and thirty and was buryed at Canterbury THE same day and same place the deposition of S. Adrian Abbot who borne in in Asricke and sent into England with S. Theodore of Canterbury aboue named by Pope Vitalian after he had taught the Christian faith in our Iland for nyne and thirty yeares togeather full of sanctity of life miracles he departed to our Lord in the yeare of Christ seauen hundred and ten and was buryed in S. Augustines Church at Canterbury THE same day also at Poâ—toise in France the Translation of S. Iudocus coÌ„monly called in English S. Ioyce who descended of a noble Brittish bloud forsooke the world and became an Ermite in France where in all kind of most godly life and conuersation he ended his blessed dayes His body being taken vp on this day threescore yeares after his death was found as flexible and vncorrupt as if it had byn buryed the day before And being put into a costly shrine was placed in a more eminent roome of the same Church about the yeare of Christ seauen hundred and thirteene wherat it pleased God to worke many miracles C The tenth Day AT Brige neere Paris in France the Commemoration
of S. Sethird Virgin and Abbâ—sse daughter to Annas King of the East-angles and sister to S. Edilburge Virgin who in her yong yeares went ouer into France and became a Religious womaÌ„ there in a monastery at the forsaid towne of Brige vnder the care of her said sister that then gouerned the same after whose death she was made Abbesse of the whole Monastery where in very great sanctimony of life ioyned with most godly Conuersation and Monasticall discipline she yielded vp her blessed soule to her heauenly spouse about the yeare of Christ six hundred and threescore And was buryed in the same place D The eleuenth Day AT VVorcester the deposition of S. Egwine Confessor third Bishop of that Sea who being a man of very austere life made a payre of iron-shackles locked them close about his legges then cast the keyes therof into the Riuer of Seuerne an so went to Rome with Oâ—â—a King of Mercia desiring of God that the said shackles might not be loosed from his leges vntill he had made satisfation for all the synnes of his youthfull yeares and in his returne backe as he came ouer the sea vpon a suddayne a fish leaped into the shippe wherin he sayled which being taken and killed the forsaid keyes of the shackles that he had throwne into the riuer were found in the fishes belly the which being brought to the Blessed Bishop he forthwith applyed them to the shackles that were about his legges and straight vnlocking them to the admiration of the behoulders he came ioyfully home to his Bishopricke He founded the famous Abbey of Euesham neere VVorcester endowed it with great reuenewes possessions procuring from Rome diuers priuiledges and franchises for the same of Pope Constantine by the meanes of K. Coenred and K. Oâ—â—a that then resided in that Citty for deuotion sake And after many other workes of piety famous for miracles he ended his blessed dayes about the yeare of Christ seauen hundred and sixteene and was buried at Euesham E The twelfth Day AT VVire-mouth in the Bishopricke of Durham the deposition of S. Benedict Abbot surnamed Biscopus who being descended of a noble parentage in our Iland went to Rome and after his returne thence built a goodly Monastery at the Riuer-banke of VVire in the Kingdome of the Northumbers wherin our famous S. Bede was afterward brought vp He founded there also a goodly Church dedicating the same to the Blessed Apostles S. Peter and S. Paul And after a second voyage to Rome to procure priuiledges for his said Monastery full of sanctity and holinesse of life he ended his venerable dayes about the yeare of Christ seauen hundred and three and was buryed in the forsaid Church which himself had built wherat it pleased God to worke many miracles F The thirteenth Day AT Glasco in Scotland the deposition of S. Kentigerne Abbot and Confessour Sonne to King Eugenius the third of Scotland who being created Bishop of Glasco soone after resigned that dignity and built himselfe a Monastery in the same Kingdome gathering togeather six hundred Monkes whome he instructed in all kind of vertue and good learning and was a myrrour to the Christian world And when he had thus coÌ„tinued for very many yeares full of venerable old age ioyned with sanctity of life and miracles he gaue vp his blessed soule to rest about the yeare of Christ six hundred and eight and was buryed in the same place G The fourteenth Day IN North-wales the Commemoration of S. Beno Priest and Confessor who leading an Eremiticall life in the West part of England was by an angell admonished to go into VVales to a noble man called Trebuith S. VVenefrides Father who gaue him a part of his lands and possessions to build a Monastery as also his daughter VVenefride to be instructed and brought vp in a Religious manner whose head being soone after cut of by Cradocus sonne to Alane King of the same Contrey for not yielding to his vnlawfull lust he miraculously set on againe she liuing fifteene yeares after He ended his venerable life full of sanctity and miracles about the yeare of Christ six hundred and threescore whose body hath alwayes byn had in very great reuerence in our iland especially of the Ancient Britanes of VVales A The fifteenth Day AT Mailros in the Kingdome of Northumberland the Commemoration of Blessed Alfred Confessour and eighteenth King of that Prouince who being a most vertuous Prince in the one and twentith yeare of his raigne contemning all worldly pompe and honour to the admiration of all Christendome both he and his wife the Queene with mutuall consent entred into Monasteryes became Religious she being veyled a Nunne at a place called Dormundcaster two miles from Peterburrow and he taking the habit of a Monke in the forsaid Monastery of Maylros where in great sanctity of life obseruance of Monasticall discipline he spent the rest of his dayes and finally reposed in our Lord about the yeare of Christ seauen hundred and twenty and was buryed in the same place B The Sixteenth Day AT Tyn-mouth in NorthumberlaÌ„d the deposition of S. Henry Confessor and Eremite who borne in Denmarke of very honourable parents came ouer into England and obtayned leaue of the Prior of Tyn-mouth to lead a solitary or Eremiticall life in the Iland of Cochet where he liued many yeares with only bread and water and afterward he came to eate but thrice in the weeke and three dayes also a weeke he kept sylence On a tyme he would haue gone to Durham but had no boate to passe ouer the riuer of VVire Wherfore being solicitous how to get ouer a boate that was fastened on the other side of the water brake loose and of it selfe came ouer vnto him wherin he passed Towards the end of his dayes he got a swelling in one of his knees through ouer much praying which growing to an vlcer at last brake and when certayne little wormes crept therout he would take and put them in againe saying Go into your inheritance where yow haue byn nourished c. And so perseuering in a most godly and Saintly life for a long tyme when the houre of death drew neere he went into a little Chappell in the same iland and taking the belrope in his hand when he had rung it he departed this life A monke of the next Monastery hearing the bell ring made hast thither and found him dead sitting vpon a stone with the belrope in his hand and a candle standing lighted by him which did yield so cleere a light that it dazeled the eyes of the behoulders His body was brought to Tyn-mouth and there buried in the Church of our B. Lady neere to the body of S. Oswyn King and Martyr in the yeare of Christ 1120. which yeare also he died C The seauenteenth Day AT Canterbury the Commemoration of S. Milwyde Virgin daughter to Merualdus
King of Mercia and sister to the Saintes Milburge and Mildred Virgins who contemning all pleasures and delightes of this world became a Religious woman in a Monastery in Kent neere vnto Canterbury which holy King Ethelbert of blessed memory had foūded where in great sāctimony of life and pious conuersation she yielded her soule vp to her heauenly spouse about the yeare of Christ six hundred threescore and sixteene She had also a brother called Meresine a man of great holynes of life liuing about the same tyme of whome there is made often mention in our ancient Historiographers of Britany and England D The eighteenth Day AT Sutrium in Tuscany the Deposition of S. Deicola Abbot and Confessor who borne in Scotland of a noble parentage and hearing of the vertues and sanctity of S. Columbane the Great then liuing in Italy went ouer vnto him became his disciple and was afterward made Abbot there of a new Monastery called S. Martins erected in a towne of Tuscany commonly named Sutrium where in great sanctity and holines of life he ended his blessed dayes about the yeare of Christ fiue hundred fourscore and eleuen THE same day in Suetia the Commemoration of S. Vlsride Bishop and Martyr who being an English man by byrth and of great learning knowledg in the scriptures went ouer into the low Countreyes first and thence into Suetia to preach the Christian faith which when he had done most feruently and with great fruite of his holy labours for some yeares he was there finally put to death by the enemyes of Christ and so obtayned a palme of martyrdome about the yeare of Christ one thousand thirty and foure E The ninteenth Day AT VVorcester the deposition of S. VVolstan Bishop and Confessour who being brought vp from his youth in the Abbey of Peterburrow and afterward made a monke in the Monastery of VVorcester was finally created Bishop of the same Citty in the tyme of K. Edward the Confessour but being after deposed through falfe slaunderous accusations by K. VVilliam the Conquerour and Bishop Lanfranke was by a miracle that himselfe wrought at S. Edwardes body in VVestminster in the presence of many people againe restored to his Bishopricke where in very great sanctity and holines of life he perseuered to the end of his venerable dayes which happened in the yeare of Christ one thousand nynty and fiue and was buryed in his owne Cathedrall Church of VVorcester This day was afterward cōmāded to be kept holy in his memory throughout England THE same day in Suetia the passiō of S. Hēry Martyr Bishop of Opslo who going our of England to preach the faith of Christ in those partes was honourably intertayned of the King of Suetia by whose counsell direction he made war against the Finlanders subdued thē wherby the whole countrey of Finland was cōuerted to the Christiā faith he became their Apostle He was afterward slayne by the Pagā people of the same Countrey being stoned to death about the yeare of Christ one thousand one hundred fifty and one His body was afterward translated to Opslo and there kept in his Cathedrall Church vntil the dayes of Martyn Luther when as his sacred Reliques were prophaned beatē to dust cast into the ayre F The twentith Day AT Ramsey-Abbey in the I le of Ely the Cōmemoratiō of S. Elsled Virgin Abbesse who descēded of a noble family daughter to Ethelwold an Earle in the Prouince of the East-Angles after her Fathers death contēned all worldly transitory prefermēts became a Nunne in the Monastery of Ramsey which her said Father had lately founded vnder the Gouermēt of S. Merwyne then Abbesse therof after whose descease Elwyne that succeeded her she was chosen Gouernesse of that house confirmed in office by holy King Edgar of blessed memory wherin she so excelled in all kind of vertue workes of mercy Monasticall discipline that her name was famous throughout Englād both aliue dead It happened vpō a tyme before she was chosen Abbesse that being in the Church at Mattins before day with the rest of her sisters going into the middest according to the custome to read a lesson the candle wherwith she saw to read chāced to be put out therupon wanting light there came frō the fingers of her right hād such an exceding brightnesse vpō the suddaine that not only herselfe but all the rest of the Quire also might read by it Another time also it fell out her charity being so exceeding great bountifull towards the poore that through the large reliefe of the needy her coffers were greatly emptied in so much that the Procuratour of the house did checke her somwhat sharply for excessiue lauishnes She with many teares was silent made moane to her supreme Lord crauing his assistance herin And her prayers were not in vayne For the empty chestes were againe miraculously filled as before by Gods gracious recompence approbation of her charitable beneficence liberality She died in all sanctimony and holines of life about the yeare of Christ nyne-hundred fourscore and twelue was buryed in our B. Ladyes Church of the same Monastery which her Father had also built G The one and twentith Day AT Virdune in France the deposition of S. Malcalline Abbot and Confessour who being an Irishman by byrth and descended of a noble stocke went ouer into France in his youth and there entring into a Monastery became first a monke of the order of S. Benedict and afterward was made Abbot of Michells at Virdune where in very great sanctity of life and other vertues especially in the exercise of Monasticall discipline in a good old age he gaue vp his soule to rest about the yeare of Christ nyne hundred threescore and eighteene His body was buried in the same Monastery where the same is yet preserued with great honour veneration of the inhabitants therabout A The two and twentith Day AT VVinchester in Hampshire the Commemoration of S. Brituald Confessour and Bishop of that Sea who of a monke of the venerable order of S. Benedict was ordayned Bishop of VVinchester In which dignity after he had continued for many years full of singular vertue and holines of life he ended his venerable old dayes about the yeare of Christ one thousand and fourty He liued in the beginning of King Edward the Confessors raigne of whome it is wrytten that he had a miraculous reuelation how that he saw the said King Edward being yet in his Mothers wombe elected King crowned and annoynted by S. Peter the Apostle and ordayned to raigne foure twenty yeares finally to dy without issue Moreouer in that vision he seeming to demaund of S. Peter who should raigne next after him it was answered him againe That the Kingdome of England was Gods Kingdome and he then would prouide a King for
A The ninteenth Day AT Hagustalde in the Kingdome of the Northumbers the Commemoration of S. Acca Confessour and Bishop of that Sea who being one of S. VVillebrord his coadiutors and going ouer with him into Saxony and Frizeland for the conuersion of those nations was sent backe againe into EnglaÌ„d to the Consecration of S. Switbert and there detayned and ordayned Bishop of Hagustalde by S. VVilfrid the second of Yorke which pastorall function wheÌ„ he had most worthily performed for many yeares in great sanctity of life and godly conuersation full of venerable old age he reposed in our Lord about the yeare of Christ seauen hundred thirty and six B The twentith Day IN the I le of Thanet in Kent the deposition of S. Mildred Virgin daughter to Merualdus King of Mercia who contemning the vayne pleasures of this world went ouer in her tender yeares into France and there dedicated her selfe to God in a Monastery of Virgins at Kale but afterwards returning into England and gathering togeather seauenty other Virgins was consecrated Abbesse of a new Monastery erected in the I le of Thanet by S. Theodore Archbishop of Canterbury where famous for saÌ„ctimony of life miracles she gaue vp her soule to her heauenly spouse about the yeare of Christ six huÌ„dred threscore and foure The forsaid Monastery was afterward burned by the Danes with many others in our Iland There is yet to be seene a fayre Church dedicated in her honour in London in the Poultry commonly called S. Mildreds as also an old Chappell yet staÌ„ding erected likewise in her honour in a village or Flaunders called Milà n three miles distant from the Citty of S. Omers THE same day at Haselburrow in VViltshire the deposition of S. Vlfricke Confessor and Eremite whose wonderfull life in prayer and abstinence togeather with working of Miracles was very famous throughout England about the yeare of Christ one thousand one hundred fifty and foure about which tyme also he died and was buryed in a little Oratory at the forsaid village of Haselburrow which himselfe had built at whose body many miracles are recorded to haue byn wrought C The one and twentith Day IN the I le of Wight in Hampshire the commemoration of S. Cymbert Bishop and Confessour who being a monke of the venerable Order of S. Benedict Abbot of the Monastery of Redford in the same Prouince was in the raigne of Ethelhard King of the VVestsaxons ordayned Bishop and placed in the â—le of VVight where he confirmed the people in the Christian faith which S. VVilfride of Yorke had there planted some twenty yeares before in the tyme of his banishment from that Sea where in all kind of most godly conuersation and sanctity of liâ—e he gaue vp his blessed soule to rest about the yeare of Christ seauen hundred and thirty D The two and twentith Day AT Gaunt in Flaunders the Translation of S. Gudwall Bishop and CoÌ„fessour who being a noble Britan by birth ordayned Bishop in that Primitiue Church preached incessantly the faith of Christ with great profit in our Iland He built many Monasteryes and became himselfe a Father of an hundred and fourscore monkes And after all this thirsting the good of his neighbour-Countreyes he went ouer into the lower Germany and there taught the Christian faith in like manner with no lesse profit then in Britany And last of all full of venerable old age in great sanctity and holinesse of life he rested in our Lord about the yeare of Christ three hundred and fourty and was one of the first of our Iland that preached the Christian faith in Flaunders His body hauing byn brought into England was afterwards on this day in the second persecution of the Danes translated to Gaunt by Arnulph Earle of Flaunders and S. Gerard Abbot in the yeare of Christ nyne hundred and threescore Where the same is still preserued with great veneration of the Inhabitants E The three and twentith Day AT VVenlocke in Shropshire the Translation of S. Milburge Virgin daughter to Merualdus Prince of Mercia whose great sanctimony innocency of life it pleased God to manifest vnto the world after her departure by the manifold miracles wrought at her body which being miraculously reuealed to a certaine godly man in the raigne of K. VVilliam the CoÌ„querour was takeÌ„ vp and found sound vncorrupt to the admiratioÌ„ of the behoulders and being put into a costly shrine was kept in the Monastery of VVenlocke which she had built with her owne inheritance vntill the tyme of King Henry the eight when the same was destroyed She departed to our Lord about the yeare of Christ six hundred threescore and foure vpon the six and twentith day of May but her feast is commonly celebrated on this day both in England and other Countreys Her life is wrytten at large by Gotzelinus a monke of the Monastery of S. Bertin in the Citty of S. Omers in Artoys F The foure twentith Day AT Canterbury the deposion of S. Ethelbert King of Kent and Confessour who first of all other Princes in our Iland after the Britans receyued the Christian faith by the preaching of S. Augustine and his fellowes sent from Rome by Pope Gregory the Great He built many goodly Churches and Monasteryes in his dominions and among the rest S. Augustines at Canterbury S. Andrewes at Rochester and S. Paules at London He departed this life in the yeare of Christ six hundred and sixteene and was buryed at Canterbury THE same day in Scotland the depositioÌ„ of S. Berectus Confessour who leading a Monasticall life in that Kingdome was famous for sanctity of life working of miracles about the yeare of Christ seauen hundred and fourteene about which tyme also he ended his blessed dayes and was buryed in Scotland G The fiue twentith Day AT Perone in Picardy the Translation of S. Furseus Abbot and Confessour sonne to K. Philtan of Ireland who comming into England to Sigebert King of the Eastangles built there a Monastery and gathered many monkes togeather instructing them in all kind of vertue and good learning And then leauing the care therof to his brother called Foillan he went ouer into France and there built another Monastery at Perone where in his venerable old dayes full of great sanctity and holines of life he departed to our Lord about the yeare of Christ six hundred and thirty His body was buryed in the same Monastery of whome the Monkes of that place haue many particular hymnes in their Office the which being taken vp afterwards was on this day translated to a more eminent place of the forsaid Church of Perone where the same is kept with great veneration for the miracles that are recorto haue byn wrought therat A The six and twentith Day AT Constance in the higher Germany the Commemoration of S. Iohn Bishop Confessour who borne in Scotland
and descended there of a noble parentage became in that Kingdome first a monke of the Venerable Order of S. Benedict and thence went ouer into France to S. Gallus Abbot that then was famous in those partes of whome being throughly instructed in all kind of Monasticall discipline was at last ordayned Bishop of Constance where after many yeares of most approued vertue and sanctity of life he happily reposed in our Lord in the yeare of Christ six hundred fifty and foure and was buryed in his owne Cathedrall Church of Constance B The seauen twentith Day AT Lichfield in Staffordshire the Commemoration of Blessed Sexulfe Bishop and Confessour who being the first Abbot of the Monastery of Medshamsted now called Peterburrow by whose persuasion VVulferus K. of Mercia had newly founded the same was ordayned Bishop of Lindisserne in the Kingdome of the Northumbers and afterward translated to Lichfield in the place of VVinsrid that was deposed by S. Theodore of Canterbury In both which Seas he most worthily behaued himselfe in teaching and instructing his flocke for many yeares And at last full of venerable old age ioyned with sanctity of life he departed to our Lord about the yeare of Christ seauen hundred THE same day in the Prouince of the Eastangles in the Diocesse of Ely the CoÌ„memoration of S. Alnoth Martyr who being heardsman to S. VVereburge Abbesse of the Nunry of Ely became an Anchoret leading a most strict and seuere recluse life for the loue of God whome when he had so serued for some yeares he was slayne by certaine wicked theeues in hatred therof and so receyued his crowne of Martyrdome about the yeare of Christ 670. C The eight twentith Day AT Yorke the deposition of S. Oswald Bishop CoÌ„fessour nephew to S. Odo Archbishop of Canterbury who being first made Chanon of VVinchester then Bishop of VVorcester was lastly promoted to the Archbishopricke of Yorke whose godly vertues and innocency of life was afterward declared by the manifold miracles wrought at his body Amongst other works of Charity he was wont euery day to giue dinner to twelue poore men or pilgrims seruing them at table with his owne hands wash their feet giue them money in almes and alwayes at Easter to giue them new apparrell He died on this day in the yeare of Christ nyne hundred fourscore and twelue and was afterward translated to VVorcester vpon the fifteenth of October on which day his principall festiuity is celebrated in our Catholicke Church of England of whome also in that place we haue made a large Relation THE MONETH OF MARCH D The first Day AT Meneuia in Penbrookshire the deposition of S. Dauid Bishop and Confessour sonne to Xantus Prince of VVales and Vncle to the valiant King Arthur who was so famous for working of miracles in his life tyme that he became a great pillar and vphoulder of the British Primitiue Church especially in extinguishing the Reliques of the Pelagian heresy He translated his Bishopricke which was at Carleon vpon V. ske vnto Meneuia now called in the British tongue of his name Twy Dewy in English S. Dauids where finally after he had built twelue Monasteryes and replenished the same with monkes being of the age of an hundred fourty six yeares he ended his blessed dayes was buryed in his owne Church about the yeare of Christ fiue hundred fourscore twelue It is recorded by the British antiquityes that by his prayers he obtayned the heate and vertue that the waters of Bath in Somersetshire haue in curing and asswaging many deseases though others do assigne it to haue byn found out long before He was afterward canonized for a Saint by Pope Ca 〈…〉 us the second THE same day at VVerdt in Cleeu-land the deposition of S. Suitbert Confessour and first Bishop of that Sea Sonne to Sigebert Earle of Nottingham who going ouer into the lower Germany and thence into Saxony Frizland with S. VVillebrord and his company to preach the Christian faith was there elected Bishop of VVerdt and sent backe into England to be consecrated and then returning to his Sea after much fruite wrought in that haruest in great sanctity and holines of life he reposed in our Lord in the yeare of Christ seauen huÌ„dred seauenteene His body is kept at VVerdt where he died with great veneration of the inhabitants He was canonized by Pope Leo the third E The second Day AT Lichfield in Staffordshire the deposition of S. Chad Confenour and Bishop of that Sea whose most exemplar life togeather with working of manifold miracles is yet famous throughout England The Cathedrall Church or Minster of that Citty is dedicated to our Blessed Lady and S. Chad. There is also a VVell neere to the same Church commonly called S. Chads VVell In the bottome whereof lieth vntill this day a cleere great marble stone wheron S. Chad was wont to kneele and pray in his Oratory the water of which Well is very wholsome soueraigne for many diseases He died in the yeare of Christ six hundred threscore and foure and lieth burved in his owne Cathedrall Church of Lichfield THE same day at VVerdt in Cleeu-land the deposition of S. Willeicke Abbot and Confessour who going out of England with S Switbert and his company to preach the Christian faith to the Pagans of the lower Germany and Saxony was constituted Abbot of a monastery at VVerdt which S. Switbert had newly founded where after the reaping of a fertile haruest in the conuersion of infinite soules to God full of sanctity miracles reposed in our Lord about the yeare of Christ 727. F The third Day AT Tauracum in little Britany the deposition oâ— S. VVenlocke Abbot and Confessour who descended of the royall bloud of oâ— Great Britany and nephew to Francanus Viceroy of that Kingdome went ouer into litle Britany and was ordayned Abbot there of an ancient Monastery called Tauracum whose liâ—e replenished with sanctity and miracles was famous aswell in our Kingdome as in France and Flanders about the yeare of Christ foure hundred and fourscore about which tyme also he reposed in our Lord. His body was afterward translated to Gaunt in Flanders in the NormaÌ„ persecution and there is kept vntill this day with great veneration of the Inhabitants for the ofteÌ„ miracles that haue byn wrought therat G The fourth Day AT Perone in Picardy the deposition of S. Eurseuâ— Abbot and Confessour sonne to Philtan King of Ireland who coÌ„ming into England to Sigebert King of the Eastangles built there a goodly Monastery and filled the same with monkes wherof himselfe was ordayned Abbot And then after a while leauing the care therof to his brother Foillan he went ouer into France and built another Monastery at Perone where in most godly and saintly exercise of life he died on this day about the yeare of Christ six hundred thirty and six
afterward was ordayned Bishop of Lindisserne which Bishopricke after he had gouerned some two yeares he resigned and became an Eremite leading a most strict and seuere kind of life in the Iland of Farne and so continued vntill his dying day which happened about the yeare of Christ six hundred fourscore and eight He was very famous for sanctity and working of miracles both aliue and dead THE same day and same place the deposition of Blessed Herebert Priest and CoÌ„fessour a man of great holinesse of life who often repayring to S. Cuthbert aforsaid alwayes vsed his counsell and direction for the affayres both of his body and soule And one day S. Cuthbert telling him that himselfe was shortly to leaue this world passe to the other Herebert fell downe at his feet and importunely besought him that he might also passe to the next life with him that had so long inioyed his company heere on earth At whose earnest intercessioÌ„ S. Cuthbert falling to his prayers finally obtayned the same And so with in a while after they both falling sicke went both to our Lord vpon the one and selfe same day and houre in the yeare of Christ 688. and were both buryed at Lindisserne C The one and twentith Day AT VVerdt in Cleeu-land the Commemoation of S. Isenger Bishop and Martyr who descended o 〈…〉 a noble Scottish family contemned the vanityes of the world and became first a monke in that Kingdome of the venerable Order of S. Benedict and afterward Abbot there of the Monastery called Amarbaricke which wheÌ„ he had gouerned for diuers yeares mooued with zeale of conuerting his neighbour-Countreyes went ouer into Flanders and Germany and being there ordayned Bishop o 〈…〉 VVerdt was a little after slayne in defence of the ChristiaÌ„ faith by the infidels of that Countrey about the yeare of Christ eight hundred twenty and foure His body being brought to VVerdt there interred in his owne Cathedrall Church was kept for a long tyme with great honour veneratioÌ„ of the InhabitaÌ„tes D The two and twentith Day AT Sherborne in Dorcetâ—hire the Commemoration of S. Hamund Bishop of that Sea and Martyr who in the Danish persecution vnder the Captaynes Hingar Hubba was for the Confession of Christ most barbarously slayne at Merdune by those Tyrannicall Pagans who in the vastation of England spared neyther Ecclesiasticall nor Religious person whatsoeuer His Martyrdome happened about the yeare of Christ eight hundred threescore and eleuen and in the raigne of Alfred King of the VVest saxons E The three and twentith Day AT Lindisserne the Commemoration of Blessed Fgbert King of the Northumbers and Confessour who after he had gouerned that Prouince most laudably for twenty yeares conteÌ„ned his Crowne dignity of a King leauing the same to his soÌ„ne Oswulph entring into the Abbey of Lindissern aforsaid became there a monke of the venerable Order of S. Benedict where in very great sanctity of life humility obseruance of Monasticall discipline and other vertues he finally ended his peaceable dayes in our Lord about the yeare of Christ seauen hundred threescore and eight He endowed the Archbishopricke â—f Yorke whilst he was King with gr 〈…〉 〈…〉 newes where also he founded a worthy Library and furnished the same with all good Authors that could then be gotten F The foure twentith Day AT Canterbury the depositioÌ„ of S. LanfraÌ„ke Confessour and Archbishop of that Sea who borne at Pauia in Lombardy became first a monke of the Abbey of Becke then Abbot of Cane in Normandy and afterward ordayned Archbishop of Canterbury at the request of King VVilliam the Conquerour whose most pious life good learning ioyned with extraordinary charitie to the poore and assistance of the Church of England is yet memorable throughout the Christian world Of this man there is a story recorded how that in his yoÌ„ger dayes he trauayling by the way chaÌ„cing to be robbed by theeues tooke the same so impatiently that by no means he could be pacified for a tyme but at leÌ„gth coÌ„ming to himself againe he brake forth into these words VVhat haue I so much learning knowledge both in Philosophy Diuinity and Scriptures and yet haue not learned to be patient in aduersity Surely 〈…〉 uall not cease vntill I fynd out that learning And vpon this he presently went into France and thence into Normandy where comming to the Abbey of Becke he lay secretly for many yeares in that Monastery being reputed for an Idiot and simple man vntill at length his learning and wisdome being discouered he was made Prior of Becke and presently afterward Abbot of S. Stephens in Cane aforsaid and finally Archbishop of Canterbury He died in the yeare of Christ one thousand fourscore and nyne and was buryed in his owne Church at Canterbury G The fiue twentith Day AT Norwich in the County of Norsolke the passion of S. VVilliam Mareyr who being a boy of the same Citty of some ten yeares old was by his Father set an apprentice to a glouer of the same towne whome the Iewes of Norwich secretly stealing away crucified on a Crosse in despite of Christ his blessed Mother vpoÌ„ the feast of her AnnuÌ„ciation His body they cast into a wood or thicket neere to the said Citty which being fouÌ„d brought vnto the towne with a sollemne procession of the Clergy was placed in the great Church or Minster of that Sea and there was wont to be kept with great veneration His Martyrdome happened in the yeare of Christ one thousand one hundred forty and six in the eleuenth yeare of the raigne of K. Stephen A The six and twentith Day AT Bardney in Lincolnshire the Commemoration of Many holy Monkes Martyrs who in the first Danish persecution in our Iland were slayne by those Pagan people in their owne Monasteryes in hatred of Christian Religion At what tyme also the said Danes ranging abroad the Countreyes slew saith the Story the Abbot the Monkes of the Monastery of Croyland and fiered their Church and houses belonging thervnto At Peterburrow also they made the like slaughter of Religious persons and comming to the Nunry of Ely they put the Religious Virgins all to the sword without compassion and so receyuing theyr Crownes of Martyrdome they went vnto our Lord. All which happened in our Countrey about the yeare of Christ eight hundred threescore and ten B The seauen twentith Day IN ScotlaÌ„d the depositioÌ„ of S. Archibald Abbot Confessour descended of a very noble parentage in that Kingdome whose rare 〈…〉 e conuersation togeather with the singular gifts of clemency towards the poore and orphanes hath in former tymes byn famous both in England and Scotland His feast is recounted to haue byn celebrated on this day by the ancient Records of Scotland and Ireland among both which Nations many altars and some Churches also haue heertofore byn dedicated in his
Brittish bloud and disciple to S. Columbane the Great of Ireland was by him sent ouer into France there made Abbesse of a Monastery which he had built at Eureux where in great sanctimony of life she ended her blessed dayes about the yeare of Christ six huÌ„dred ten S. Bede hath wrytteÌ„ her life at large wherin he recounteth many worthy and memorable actes of hers especially for the obseruation of Monasticall discipline wherin she excelled C The fourth Day IN Cornwall the Commemoration of S. Guier Priest and Confessour who leading an Eremiticall and seuere kind of life in that Prouince and being companion to S. Neoth by whose counsell the Vniuersity of Oxford was founded that liued in those partes with him in the tyme of King Alfred was very famous for sanctity of life and working of Miracles both aliue dead His name is yet very memorable and frequent among the Cornishmen where in times past haue byn many altars erected and dedicacated in his honour He died about the yeare of Christ eight hundred threescore and eleuen D The fifth Day IN Scotland the deposition of S. Tigernake Bishop and Confessour whose godly life and doctrine hath not only illustrated that Countrey where he was borne but his neighbour-Kingdomes also round about And therfore his memory not vnworthy to be recorded among the other Saints of our Iland that hath byn made worthy of so glorious a Patron He died in all sanctity holines of life about the yeare of Christ seauen hundred and thirty and was buryed in Scotland THE same day in Suetia the Commemoration of S. Gotebald Bishop and Confessour who being an Englishman by birth went ouer into Norway and Sueueland and there propagated the Christian faith with aboundant fruite of his holy labours for many yeares and finally in great holines of life there rested in our Lord about the yeare of Christ one thousand and foure E The sixt Day IN Ireland the deposition of S. Celsus Confessour and Bishop of Connerthen in the same Kingdome whose godly life full of sanctity and miracles hath byn very famous in former ages both at home and abroad He was predecessour to S. Malachy in his Bishoppricke and died in the yeare of Christ one thousand one hundred twenty and eight THE same day at Hexam in Northumberland the Commemoration of S. Ethelwold King of the same Prouince and Martyr who being wickedly slayne in the Ciuill warres among his owne subiects and his body brought to the Church of Hexam it pleased God in signe of his innocency in that cause to worke many miracles therat which being seene and diligently examined the same was with great solemnity veneration honourably reconded in the said Church as beseemed so pretious a treasure He suffered about the yeare of Christ nyne hundred F The seauenth Day IN Scotland the Commemoration of S. Sigene Abbot and Confessour who descended of a very noble parentage in that Kingdome became a monke of the venerable Order of S. Benedict in a monastery of one of the Ilands of Orcades belonging to that Prouince wherof afterward himselfe was made Abbot In which office he so behaued himselfe in sanctity of life good learning and reformation of Monasticall discipline that his name was famous aswell throughout Scotland at home as in England Ireland and other Countreyes abroad He liued about the yeare of Christ six hundred and threescore about which tyme also he reposed in our Lord. G The eight Day AT Glastenbury in Somersetshire the Commemoration of S. Duuianus Confessour scholler to S. Ioseph of Arimathia who being a noble man of Britany ioyned himselfe to S. Ioseph and lead a solitary life with him and his companions in the Iland of Auallonia now called Glastenbury which King Aruiragus of Briâ—any had graunted vnto them where being very famous for sanctity of life and miracles in that first Primitiue Church of our Countrey he finally reposed in our Lord about the yeare of Christ one hundred and eleuen His body was buryed at Glastenbury and there conserued with due veneration vntill the dayes of K. Henry the eight in whose raigne that Monastery deca 〈…〉 ed. He was very nobly borne and one of the first Christians of our Iland that exercised a solitary or Eremiticall life after the comming of S. Ioseph of Arimathia into Britany A The ninth Day AT VVinchester in Hampshire the Commemoration of S. Frithstan Confessour Bishop of the same Sea who forsaking the burden of that dignity betooke himselfe to a solitary kind of life in a village neere to the said Citty of VVinchester In which he constantly perseuered in all sanctity and holinesse of life to his dying day which happened in the yeare of Christ nyne hundred thirty and three and was buryed at VVinchester where his body was wont to be kept in Catholicke tymes with great honour and veneration There is a story recorded how that S. Frithstane was wont euery day to say masse and office for the dead and one euening as he walked in the Church-yard reciting his said office when he came to Requiescant in Pace the voyces in the graues round about made answere aloud and said Amen B The tenth Day AT Paderborne in the higher Germany the deposition of S. Paternus Confessour who borne in Scotland of a worthy bloud despising all wordly things gate him ouer into Germany and there became a Monke of the Order of S. Benedict in a Monastery of the forsaid towne of Paderborne where by diuine prophesy he fortold the burning therof by causall fire wherin himselfe being in his Cell was also coÌ„sumed to 〈…〉 shes about the yeare of Christ one thousand fifty and eight His memory is very famous vntill this day both in Germany where he liued and in Scotland also where he was borne THE same day in Suetia the passion of S. Eschillus Bishop and Martyr who going out of England with S. Sigfrid and his Nephewes to preach the Christian faith to the Sueuians after he had laboured for many yeares incessantly in that kind and brought many thousands to the true worship of God was by the 〈…〉 redulous PagaÌ„ people of that couÌ„trey stoned to death as he was preaching the word of 〈…〉 e vpon Good Fryday And therby deserued to be crowned with Martyrdome vpon the same day that our Blessed Sauiour suffered for the Redemption of mankind This happened about the yeare of Christ one thousand and sixteene and in the raigne of King Edmund of England surnamed Iron-side C The eleuenth Day IN the I le of Crowland in Lincolnshire the deposition of S. Guthlacke Confessour and Eremite who being in his youth a souldiour and of good parentage became weary of the world and retyred himselfe to the Monastery of Ripendowne now called Rippon in Yorkshire where be tooke first the habit of a monke shortly after became an Eremite in
the forsaid I le of Crowland In which kind of life he continued in so great austerity of fasting praying pennace that he deserued twice a day for fifteene yeares togeather to enioy the glorious sight of his good Angell working wonderfull miracles both aliue and dead He departed this world in a venerable old age about the yeare of Christ seauen hundred and fourteene and was buryed in Cro 〈…〉 and Abbey D The tweluth Day AT Roane in France the Commemoration of Blessed Hugh Co 〈…〉 ssour Bishop of that Sea who being an Englishmā by birth Abbot of Reading in Barkshire was thence in the time of K. Henry the 〈◊〉 promoted to the Bishopricke of Roane in which dignity he so worthily behaued himselfe for 〈…〉 x and thirty yeares togeather that his name was famous in those dayes throughout all France He died in great sanctity of life and miracles about the yeare of Christ one thousand one hundred threescore and six This man is different from the other S. Hugh Bishop of the same place whose fes 〈…〉 all day is celebrated vpon the nynth of this moneth THE same day at Alaxion also in France the Commemoration of S. Mechtild Virgin who descended of the bloud Ro all of Scotlād fled thēce secretly with her yōgest brother Alexander in base attire into France where placing him as a Brother in the Monastery of Cistercian Mōkes at Fone she wēt herself to a village nyne myles of called Alaxion there made her a little Cottage of stickes and rushes liuing in great seuerity and pennance manteyning herself with the labour of her owne hands till her dying day which happened about the yeare of Christ one thousand and two hundred The townesmen of Alaxion buryed her body with great solemnity and veneration God glorifying the same by many Miracles E The thirteenth Day AT Glastenbury in Somersetshire the Commemoration of S. Elsled Virgin and Neece to King Ethelstane of England whose wonderfull vertues and holines of life togeather with working of miracles haue in tymes past byn famous in our Iland She built herselfe a little Oratory by the counsell of S. Dunstan neere to the Church of our Blessed Lady at Glastenbury in which she liued in continuall prayer watching and fasting vntill her dying day And when vpon a tyme her vncle K. Ethelstane that was there on hunting came to visit her with a great company stayed and dined with her she hauing but one little vessell of drinke called meath set the same before him and his trayne of which when euery one had dronke his fill the said vessell was notwithstanding as full as before She ended her blessed dayes about the yeare of Christ nyne hundred thirty and six and was buryed at Glastenbury F The fourteenth Day AT VVinchester in Hampshire the Commemoration of Blessed Ethelnulph King of the VVestsaxons and Confessour whose godly acts in propagating and increasing the Christian faith in our Iland is not only famous to all posterity but may be an example also and myrrour to all other Christian Princes of Europe He made the tenth part of his Kingdome free from all tributes and and exactions and gaue it to the Church in honour of our Blessed Lady and other Saints of God as also he sent euery yeare three hundred Markes to Rome one hundred to S. Peters Church another hundred to S. Paules and the third to be bestowed in almes at the Popes discretion And at last went thither himselfe in pilgrimage togeather with his yongest sonne Alfred whome he cōmitted to Pope Leo for his education And there among other deeds of Charity he reedified the English-schoole that had byn a little before consumed by fire And soone after his returne backe into England in most godly wise he reposed in our Lord about the yeare of Christ eight hundred fifty and seauen Matthew Paris a monke of S. Albans and a very graue Author numbreth him among the canonized Saints of our Nation His body was with all solemnity veneration honourably reconded in the Cathedrall Church of VVinchester where it yet remayneth among the Monuments of our Saxon and English Kings G The fifteenth Day AT Yorke the Eleuation of the glorious venerable body of S. Oswald Bishop of that Sea and Confessour who trauayling in his yonger dayes into France became there first a monke in the Monastery of Floriacke returning into England was afterwards ordayned Bishop of VVorcester and lastly at the intercession of K. Edgar preferred to Yorke where in great sanctity of life and miracles he ended his blessed dayes in the yeare of Christ nyne hundred fourscore and twelue His body in the yeare 1002. was on this day with all solemnity and reuerence taken vp by Aldulph his successour in that Sea and set in a more eminent place of the Cathedrall Church of Yorke but afterward translated to VVorcester He built the famous Abbey of Ramsey in the I le of Ely as also a goodly Church at VVorcester which he dedicated to our blessed Lady A The sixteenth Day AT Cullen in the higher Germany the Translation of part of the venerable body of S. Alban Protomartyr of Great-Britany which togeather with other Reliques being first carried thence to Rome by S. Germā Bishop of Auxier in France when with S. Lupus he came into Britany to expell the Pelagiā heresy was afterwards brought backe to Cullen by Thcophania wife to the Emperour Otho the second and there very honourably placed in the Monastery of S. Pantaleon where the same is yet kept with great veneration of the whole Citty This S. Alban in his youth before his conuersion to Christian faith being Lord of Verolame now called S. Albans went to Rome and there made a Royall Chalēge of Iustes for the honour of his Realme where before all others he had the price and thereupon was made knight of the Bath by the Emperour Dioclesian and high Steward of the Britans who were then vnder the subiection of the Romans And after his returne home being made a Christian by S. Amphibale Priest was for that cause shortly after apprehended and put to death at the forsaid towne of S. Albans in Hartfordshire about the yeare of Christ three hundred and three Fortunatus in his excellent Booke of Virginity speaking of Martyrs among others commendeth S. Alban thus Albanum egregium foecunda Britannia profert There was a goodly Church and Monastery afterwards erected at S. Albans in his honour by Ossa K. of the Merciās wherin the said body of S. Alban was placed the which was in our last age destroyed by K. Henry the 8. his commandement with hundreds more in our Iland B The seauenteenth Day AT Fulda in the Diocesse of Mentz in the higher Germany the Commemoration of S. Marianus Cōfessour who borne in Scotland descended of a good parentage in that Kingdome went ouer into Germany and tooke first the habit of a Monke
of the Order of S. Benedict in the Monastery of S. Martins at Cullen and afterward at the forsaid towne of Fulda in an Abbey which S. Boniface Archbishop of Mentz had sometimes founded for the Scottish nation where in great holines and sanctity of life he reposed in our Lord about the yeare of Christ one thousand and threescore and raigne of K. Edward the Confessour of England He wrote many learned bookes which he left behind him to posterity and are extant to be read in diuers libraryes of Europe The Catalogue wherof yow may see set downe by diuers Catholicke writers in print C The eighteenth Day IN the Marches or borders of Scotland the Commemoration of S. Oswyn Confessour who descended of a noble British parentage conteÌ„ned the vanityes of this world became a monke in an ancient Monastery called Lesting which S. Chad of Lichsield had sometymes founded in the Kingdome of the Northumbers where giuing himself to continuall fasting prayer and other bodyly pennaÌ„ce famous for sanctity of life and miracles he departed this transitory world and reposed in our Lord about the yeare of Christ six hundred threscore and ten whose name and holinesse haue byn very memorable in former tymes in our iland of Great Britany especially among the Northerne people and borderers of Scotland D The ninteenth Day AT Green-wich in Kent the passion of S. Elphege Bishop and Martyr who being first Abbot of an ancient Monastery neere Bath in Somersetshire was thence promoted to the Bishopricke of VVinchester after to Canterbury And when the Danes came to inuade his Church of Canterbury and demaunding of him three thousand markes of money he like a good Pastour of his flocke manfully resisted refusing to giue the said summe from his Church Wherfore after seauen moneths imprisonment and diuers kinds of torments he was finally stoned to death at the forsaid towne of Green-wich by the enemyes of truth in the yeare of Christ one thousand and twelue whose body was first brought to London and afterward translated to Canterbury About this tyme also as it is recorded were slayne by the said Danes for the Christian faith six and thirty monkes of S. Augustines Monastery in Canterbury and eight thousand of the lay people in other places of England E The twentith Day AT Rome the deposition of Blessed Ceadwall King of the VVestsaxons and Confessour who before he was yet a Christian himselfe so much reuerenced the Christian Bishops and Clergy of the Church of England that when he had subdued the I le of VVight being Pagan he gaue the fourth part therof to S. VVilfride at that tyme expulsed from yorke wherin he caused him to preach plant the Christian faith afterwards weÌ„t himselfe to Rome was there baptized by Pope Sergius where within a few dayes being yet in his Albes he departed to our Lord on this day in the yeare of Christ six hundred fourscore and nyne His body lieth buryed in the entraÌ„ce of S. Peters old Church at Rome as the ancient Tables and Records therof do declare wherof you may read S. Bede more at large in his history of England where he setteth downe two Epitaphes engraueÌ„ ouer the forsaid Kings tombe the one in verse the other in prose in memory of so famous an act to all posterity That in verse is this Culmen opes sobolem pollentia regna triumphos Exuuias proceres mania castra lares Quaeue Patrum virtus quae congesserat ipse Ceadual Armipotens liquit amore Dei. Vt Petrum Sedemue Peâ—ri Rex cerneret hospes Cuius fonte meras sumeret Almus aquas Splendificumue iubar radianti carperet haustu Et quo viuisicus sulgor vbiue sluit Percipiensue alacer rediuiâ—ae pramia vitae Barbaricam rabiem nomen inde suum Conuersus conuertit ouans Petrumque vocari Sergius Antistes iussit vt ipse Pater Fonte renascentis quem Christi gratia purgans Protinus ablutum vexit in arce Poli. Mira fides Regis Clementia maxima Christi Cuius consilium nullus adire potest Sospes enim veniens supremo ex Orbe Britanni Per varias Gentes per freta perue vias Vrbem Romuleam vidit Templumue verendum Aspexit Petri mystica dona gerens Candidus inter oâ—es Christi socialibus ibit Corpore nam tumulum mente superna tenet Commutasse magis Sceptrorum insignia credas Quam Regnum Christi promeruisse vides THE same day at Ersord in the higher Germany the Translation of S. Adlar Bishop and Martyr who being an Englishman by birth and a monke in the Kingdome of the Northumbers went ouer into Germany with S. Boniface to preach the Christian faith to that Pagan Nation where being consecrated Bishop of Erford he was togeather with S. Boniface and fifty others slayne by the barbarous people at a towne called Dockum in Frizland for the defence of Christian faith in the yeare of Christ seauen hundred fifty and foure His body was afterward on this day translated to Ersord and there is kept with great Veneration of the Inhabitants F The one and twentith Day AT Canterbury the deposition of S. Anselme Bishop Confessour who borne at Augusta in Burgundy came thence into Normandy to the Abbey of Becke and there became first a monke then Prior and lastly Abbot of the said Monastery And being afterward promoted to the Sea of Canterbury gouerned the same most laudably vntill the tyme of King VVilliam Rufus by whome he was banished the Realme but againe restored by King Henry the first He celebrated two famous Councells at London And after a most holy life ioyned with great piety learning full of venerable old age he ended his blessed dayes in the yeare of Christ one thousand one hundred nyne and sixteenth yeare of his Gouerment and was buryed in his owne Cathedrall Church of Canterbury at the head of his predecessour Lanfranke at whose body it hath pleased God to worke many miracles G The two and twentith Day AT VVinchester in Hampshire the Commemoration of S. Birstan Confessour and Bishop of that Sea whose godly life and miracles haue much illustrated our Iland of Great Britany There is a story recorded how on a tyme after his death he appeared to S. Ethelwold his successor in the Sea of VVinchester togeather with S. Birine and S. Swithin all in great glory told him That he who was made worthy of so great glory in heauen had no reason to be deâ—rauded of his honour on earth After which tyme S. Ethelwold caused his body to be kept with more veneration reuerence then before He died in great sanctity and holynesse of life about the yeare of Christ nyne hundred forty and foure and was buryed at VVinchester A The three and twentith Day THE Celebrity of S. George Martyr whose feast for that he is Patron of England hath alwayes byn kept holy and serued
with a double office throughout our whole Realme in former Catholicke tymes according to the vse of Sarum THE same day at VVimborne in Dorsetshire the Passion of S. Etheldred King of the VVestsaxons and Martyr who in the Danish persecution was slayne by the Tyrannicall Pagans in hatred of Christian Religion at an old Towne in the west part of England called VVhittingham in the yeare of Christ eight hundred threescore and twelue His body was brought to the Monastery of VVimborne and there entombed with great veneration as is yet to be seene by his Epitaph recorded by our English Historiographers thus In hoc loco requiesâ—it corpus S. Etheldredi Regis VVestsaxonum Martyris qui anno Domini octingentesimo septuagesimo secundo vigesimo tertio die Aprilis per manus Dacorum Paganorum occubuit B The foure twentith Day AT Canterbury the depositioÌ„ of S. Mellitus Bishop Confessour who being sent into England by S. Gregory the Great with three other Copanions to assist S. Augustine in the haruest of soules was shortly after his comming first created Bishop of London and afterwards gouerned the Sea of Canterbury where in all venerable sanctity of life and miracles he ended his blessed dayes about the yeare of Christ six hundred twenty and foure and was buryed neere to his predecessours S. Augustine and S. Laurence in the North porch of his Cathedrall Church of Canterbury THE same day in the Monastery of S. Columbe in Scotland the deposition of S. Egbert Abbot and Confessour who descended of a noble British linnage sent S. VVillebrord and his fellowes into Flanders and Germany to preach the ChristiaÌ„ faith as also gaue instructions to the monkes of Scotland about the obseruation of the feast of Easter And finally in great sanctity of life and miracles reposed happily in our Lord about the yeare of Christ seauen hundred twenty and nyne ALso the same day at S. Iâ—es in HuÌ„tingtonshire the inueÌ„tioÌ„ of the venerable body of S. Iuo Bishop Confessour who comming out of Persia into EnglaÌ„d there preached the Christian faith dying about the yeare of Christ six hundred was afterward on this day found out and taken vp by Alwyn Earle of the Eastangles and most honourably and with great veneration entombed and placed in the Abbey of Ramsey in the yeare of Christ one thousand and one and raigne of King Ethelred of England MOreour the same day at Canterbury the TraÌ„slatioÌ„ of S. VVilfrid Bishop of Yorke and Confessour whose body in the second Danish persecution was on this day translated to Canterbury from Rippon in Yorkeshire where he was first buryed by S. Odo Archbishop of that Sea and there with great solomnity veneration placed in the Cathedrall Church of that Citty about the yeare of Christ nyne hundred fifty and seauen wherat it pleased God to worke miracles His principall festiuity is celebrated in our English Catholicke Church vpon the tweluth day of October C The fiue twentith Day AT VVancourt in the Territory of Arras in the lower Germany the Commemoration of S. Obodius Confessour and Eremite who descended of a very noble parentage in Ireland and contemning the vanityes of the world in his youth went ouer into the Low-Countreyes there lead a solitary and Eremiticall kind of life in the aforsaid Territory of Arras to the great edification of the Inhabitants of that place where finally in great sanctity and holines of life he ended his blessed dayes about the yeare of Christ seauen hundred whose body is yet coÌ„serued in the said towne of VVancourt with great honour and veneration of the people dwelling therabout as Patron of that Village D The six and twentith Day IN Scotland the Commemoration of the Saints Modane and Midane Brothers and Confessours who borne in the same Kingdome and there descended of a worthy family contemned the vanityes of the world and became Religious monkes of the venerable Order of S. Benedict in their owne Countrey where in all kind of good learning vertue and sanctity of life they finally in a good old age reposed in our Lord about the yeare of Christ eight hundred and foure Their memory hath in former Catholicke tymes byn famous throughout Scotland and Ireland where many aultars and Oratories haue byn dedicated in their honour as the ancient Records of those Kingdomes do declare E The seauen twentith Day AT Heydentine-Monastery in the higher Germany the deposition of S. Walburge Virgin and Abbesse daughter to S. Richard King of England who after the death of her Father being sent for by S. Boniface Archbishop of Mentz and her vncle was by him made Abbesse of the forsaid Monastery of Heydentine where in very great sactity working of miracles she gaue vp her soule to her heaueÌ„ly spouse about the yeare of Christ seaueÌ„ huÌ„dred threscore sixteene Her body was afterward translated to Eyst and there placed in the Cathedrall Church of that Citty neere to the venerable body of S. VVillebald her owne brother out of which there distilleth vntill this day a most sweet and pretious oyle very soueraigne for many diseases Ouer whose tombe is engrauen in marble this short Epitaph Filia Regis erat sed egenam se faciebat Diues vt Christo regnaret semper in ipso The feast of this her Translation is celebrated in Germany vpon the first of May with great solemnity and deuotion of the people of Eyst She was canonized for a Saint by Pope Adrian the second F The eight twentith Day AT VVerdt in Cleeueland the Commemoration of S. Kortill Bishop and Martyr who borne of a noble parentage in Scotland became first a monke in that Kingdome of the venerable Order of S. Benedict in an ancieÌ„t Monastery there called Amarbaricke wherof he being soone after made Abbot went ouer into the Lower Germany and Saxony to propagate the Christian faith newly planted in those partes and being there ordayned Bishop of VVerdt was a little after in hatred of the same Christian faith slayne by the incredulous and barbarous Saxons about the yeare of Christ eight hundred and twenty His body was buryed at VVerdt aforsaid and there kept in former tymes with great veneration G The nine twentith Day IN Northwales the Commemoration of S. Senan Confessour who descended of an ancient and noble British bloud contemned the vanities of the world and became an Eremite leading a solitary and seuere kind of life in the North of VVales neere to the Teritorry of S. Wenefrides Father by whome S. Wenefride her selfe was often visited and after her death lay many yeares buried neere to his body vntill her translation to Shrewsbury He liued in great sanctity and fame of miracles in the yeare of Christ six hundred and threescore about which tyme also he happily reposed in our Lord. His memory hath in former Catholicke tymes byn very famous in our Iland of Great-Britany but especially
among the Welch-men And in Cornwall there is yet a Village and Hauen of his name commonly called S. Senans A The thirtith Day AT London the deposition of S. Erconwald Confessour and Bishop of that Sea sonne to Offa King of the Eastsaxons who being first Abbot of Chertsey in Surrey which himselfe had built was thence promoted to the Bishopricke of London wherin he so excelled in all sanctity and holines of life that it pleased God to manifest the same to posterity by the wonderfull miracles wrought by him both aliue dead He deseased in the yeare of Christ six hundred threescore and fiue and was buryed at London He founded another goodly Monastery of Nunnes at Barking in Essex wherof he ordayned his owne sister Edilburge Abbesse The feast of his Translation was wont to be kept in our Countrey in Catholicke tymes with great solemnity vpon the fourteenth of Nouember in which place we haue againe made mention of him especiaâ—ly in the Diocesse of London where it was appointed holy-day as the ancient Recordes of S. Paules Church do declare THE MONETH OF MAY. B The first Day AT S. Assaphs in Flint-shire of VVales the deposition of S. Assaph Confessour and first Bishop of that Sea who of a monke and disciple of S. Kentigerne Abbot of Glasco in Scotland was ordayned Bishop of an old towne in Northwales named Elgoa but afterwards called S. Assaphes of his owne name where he excelled in all kind of vertue and singular holines of life vntill his dying day which happened in a venerable old age about the yeare of Christ fiue hundred fourscore and sixteene THe same day at Fossis in the Territory of Namures in the lower Germany the deposition of S. Vltan Abbot and Confessour sonne to Philtan King of Ireland brother to S. Furseus and S. Foillan who going ouer into France and Flanders built a Monastery or hospitall for the intertaynment of poore pilgrims at a place called Fossis in the forsaid Territory of Namures which he obtayned of S. Gertrude Abbesse of Niuelle And after infinite workes of piety and deuotion in that kind he there finally went to our Lord about the yeare of Christ six hundred and threescore and was buryed at Fossis C The second Day IN the lower Germany the festiuity of S. German Bishop and Martyr who being an Englishman by birth went ouer into the low Countreyes to preach the faith of Christ where finally for his reward he receyued a Crowne of Martyrdome His life is to be read at large in wrytten haÌ„d extant in a Monastery of the Low-Countreyes as testifieth a Reuerend Priest of the Society of Iesus whose festiuity he appointeth on this day in his booke intituled Fasti Sanctorum c. THE same day at Padstow in Corn-wall the Commemoration of S. Piran Confessour who borne in Ireland of a Kings bloud for the loue of God contemned the world and became an â—â—â—mite in that Kingdome leading for many yeares a very strâ—ct and seuere kind of life in so much that it pleased God to worke by him many miracles Among which one is recorded that with the flesh of three kyne he susâ—ayned ten armyes of neÌ„ for eight daye as also raysed diuers dead men to life And after all this he came ouer into England and liued at Padslow in Corn-wall where in great sanctity of life he finally reposed in our Lord and where in like manner his body hath byn kept with great solemnity and veneration in a Chappell of the forsaid towne o Padslow which Chappell is there to be seene vntill this day D The third Day AT Mailros in the Kingdome of Northumberland the deposition of S. Walâ—er Abbot and Confessour sonne to Dauid King of Scotland who forsaking the dignities and honours of the world and refusing the Archbishopricke and Metropolitan Sea of S Andrewes in the same Kingdome became a monke and afterwards Abbot of the goodly Monastery of Mailâ—os situated in the Marches of Scoâ—land in the Kingdome of the Northumbers where in very great sanctity of life and working of miracles he ended his blessed daâ—es about the yeare of Chriâ—â— one thousand and one hundred His memory is yet famous throughout the whole Realme of Scoâ—land where many Chappell 's and altars haue in Catholicke tymes byn dedicated in his honour but now quite destroyed and defaced by the enemyes of Gods truth to the great lamentation of the Christian world E The fourth Day AT Bardney in Lincolnshire the CommemoratioÌ„ of Blessed Ethelred Conâ—essour and King of the Mercians or middle Englishmen who after he had ruled that Kingdome most laudably for thirty whole yeares togeather left the same to Cocured his Nephew contemned the world and tooke the habit of a monke in the Monastery of Bardney of the venerable Order of S. Benedict and afterward became Abbot of the same pâ—ace where he so greatly excelied in all kind of vertue and sanctity of life that his name was very famous in those dayes throughout England He died about the yeare of Christ seauen hundred and ten and was buryed in in the same Monastery F The fifth Day AT Shepton in Warwickshire the Commemoration of S. Algiâ—e Queene mother to King Edgar of blessed memory and Monarch of England who so greatly excelled in piety deuotion and other eminent vertues whilst she liued that her body in the yeare of Christ nyne huÌ„dred threescore and fourteene which was some thirty yeares after her death being miraculously reueyled at Shepton it pleased God to worke many miracles therat in testimony of her holinesse increase of deuotion in our Iland of Great Britany THE same day in Ireland the Commemoration of S. Scandalâus moÌ„ke Confessour disciple to S. Columbe the Great of that Nation who comming ouer into Scotland with a dozen other Companions in company of the forsaid S. Columbe for the Conuersion of the Picâ—es who then inhabited that Kingdome was famous for sanctity and holines of life about the yeare of Christ fiue hundred and four score about which tyme also he reposed in our Lord. G The sixt Day AT Lindisâ—erne in the Kingdome of the Northumbers the deposition of S. Edbert Confessour and Bishop of that Sea who taking vp the venerable body of S. Cuthbert eleuen yeares after his death and finding it altogeather vncorrupt put the same into a new coffin and said Happy were that man who might lye in the old and within a few dayes after full of sanctity and holines of life he being called out of this world was himselfe layd therin according to his wish At whose body it pleased God to worke many miracles in token of the innocency of his life This happened in the yeare of Christ six hundred fourscore and eighteene THE same day at Landaffa in Clamorganshire the Translation of S. Dubritius Bishop and Confessour who being somtime Archbishop of Carleon vpon Vske and Metropolitan
conuersation and exemplar good liâ—e especially in the obseruation of Monasticall discipline full of miracles she gaue vp her soule to her heauenly spouse about the yeare of Christ nyne hundred and fourscore where her body was also interred and kept for a long tyme with great veneration This forsaid Abbey of Ramsey is different from another of the same name which in tymes past hath byn also very famous in our Iland being situated in Wiltshire where vntill this day the ruines therof are remayning to be seene A The fourteenth Day AT Pollesworth in VVarwickshire the Commemoration of S. Edith Virgin and sister to holy King Edgar of blessed memory who being a woman of rare vertue was ordayned Abbesse of a Monastery at the forsaid place of Pollesworth which S. Modwene of Ireland had built with the goods of her owne inheritance where in all kind of sanctimony of life and godly conuersation full of miracles she ended her blessed dayes about the yeare of Christ nyne hundred fourscore This woman is different from another S. Edith of the same name whose festiuall dayes are celebrated vpon the sixteenth of September and third of Nouember and was daughter to the forsaid Edgar and Abbesse of VVilton commonly called by the name of Edith the yonger and Neece to this of whome here we haue made mention B The fifteenth Day AT Ghele in Brabant the festiuity of S. Dympna Virgin and Martyr daughter to a pagan King of Ireland who being secretly instructed in the Christian faith by S. Gereberne a Priest of her owne Nation after the death of her mother the Queene her Father would haue married her and made her his wife which thing the holy Virgin abhorring stole priuily away into the lower Germany whither her Father following her and finding her out cut of her head with his owne hands togeather with the head of S. Gereberne in hatred of Christian Religion about the yeare of Christ 600. Her body is honourably reconded at Ghele and there is kept with great veneration wherat it hath pleased God to shew infinite miracles in signe of her innocency especially in casting out Diuells as well to his owne glory as increase of deuotion in the Christian world especially in the low Countreys S. Gereberns body was interred at the towne of Santen vpon the riuer of Rhene and there has Reliques were kept whiles that place was Catholicke with great veneration of the dwellers therabout C The sixteenth Day AT Burdeaux in Gascoyne of France the deposition of S. Symon Confessour an Englishman by birth and Generall of the Religious men called Carmelites who as he prayed to the blessed Virgin she appeared with a troupe of Angells holding vp the Scapulare or Coole of his Order in her haÌ„ds and said That whosoeuer died in that habit should be saued He desceased at Burdeaux in the visitation of his Generallship about the yeare of Christ one thousand fifty and two where his body is yet kept with great veneration God hauing through his merits adorned the same with many miracles THE same day at the towne of S. Albans in Hartsordshire the Translation of S. Alban Lord of Vâ—râ—lâ—me knight of the Bath high Steward of the Britans and the first Martyr that suffered for Christ in our Hand Whose body was on this day by Offa King of the Mercians in the yeare of Christ 794. taken vp and translated to a Church that he had newly built in his honour without the towne of S. Albans In which place also he founded a goodly Monastery endowed it with great lands and possessions This King Offa went after in person to Rome and procured S. Albans Canonization and priuiledges for the said Monastery of Pope Adrian the first As also gaue to the Sea of Rome a certaine tribute of his Kingdome gathering yearly of euery family of his dominions certayne money for the same commonly called Peter-pence which tribute continued in our Iland vntill King Henry the 8. when first the breach began with the sea Apostolicke THE same day in like manner in Scotland the deposition of S. Brandan Abbot and Confessour whose life and miracles haue byn famous in tymes past in our Iland of Great-Britany He flourished in the yeare of Christ 570. about which tyme also he died D The seauenteenth Day AT Elnona in the higher Germany the Translation of the venerable bodyes of Three of tâ—e eleuen thousand Virgins martyred with S. Vrsula who be 〈…〉 g of the British Nation suffered death for defence of their v 〈…〉 ginity and Christian Religion at Cullen in Germany with the forsaid S. Vâ—sula and her companions about the yeare of Christ three hundred fourscore and three From whence on this day three of their said glorious bodies were translated to Elnona and there very honourably and with great veneration reconded wherat it hath pleased God to worke miracles as well for the increase of deuotion in the people as also for confirmation of Catholicke Religion in those partes E The eighteenth Day AT Yorke the deposition of S. Sewall Confessour and Archbishop of the same Sea sometyme scholler in Oxford to S. Edmund Archbishop of Canterbury whose integrity and innocâ—cy of life togeather with his admirable patience in aduersity was so acceptable to God that it pleased his diuine Maiesty in signe therof to worke miracles by him both aliue and dead and among other it is recorded that lying on his death-bed he turned water into wyne by only blessing it He ended his venerable old dayes after much sorrow and tribulation in great sanctity and holinesse of life in the yeare of Christ one thousand two hundred fifty and eight vpon the day of our Blessed Sauiours Ascension deseruing to receyue the Crowne of his labours on the same day that Christ our Sauiour after his bitter passion heere on earth for the Redemption of mankind entred into the glory of his eternall Father His body was buryed in hisowne Cathedrall Church of Yorke and there kept and visited with great veneration of the Northerne people euen vntill the tyme of King Henry the 8. for the Miracles that had byn wrought therat F The ninteenth Day AT Canterbury the deposition of S. Dunstan Bishop and Confessour who being first Abbot of the ancient and goodly Monastery of Glastenbury in Somersetshire was thence promoted to the Bishopricke of VVorcester and after to London and â—ast of all to Canterbury whose godly workes of piety togeather with the multitude of his miracles are manifest to the ChristiaÌ„ world He dâ—ed in the yeare of Christ nyne hundred fourscore and eight and was buried at Canterbury where his body was wont in Catholicke tymes to be kept with great veneration of all England vntill these later dayes of schismes and heresyes in our Kingdome THE same day at Towers in France the deposition of S. Alâ—uine Abbot and Confessour who borne in Yorkeshire and somtyme School-maister of Yorke went ouer into
him of the fact with great sorrow and contâ—ition came to S. Chad and asking him forgiuenes receyued the Christian faith wherupon destroying all the TeÌ„ples of the Idolatrous Gods in his Dominions did in their places build Churches and Monasteryes and amoÌ„g the rest he founded the goodly Abbey of Medeshamsteed now called Peterburrow dedicating the same vnto God and S. Peter the Apostle and enriching it with many and large possâ—ssions F The second Day AT Dunfermelling in Scotland the Commemoration of Bâ—essed Malcoline the third King of that name and husband to the famous S. Margaret Queene of Scotland whose godly workes of piety deuotioÌ„ are famous all to posterity especially to his successors as well in that Kingdome as to other Princes of bloud in Europe He was so zealous in the loue of God that he became more holy then any of his predecessors had byn before him being wholy addicted to the repayring and erecting of Churches Monasteryes and Bishoprickes Moreouer he was accustomed with his Religious Qu. S. Margaret euery day to serue with his owne handes 300. poore people with meate drinke he on the one side and she on the other was the first King of that NatioÌ„ that created Earles in Scotland Which Kingdome after he had gouerned in all vertuous and pious manner for six and thirty yeares coÌ„ming into England was violently oppressed and slayne at Anwicke in the borders of Scotland by Robert Mowbray Earle of Northumber land togeather with his eldest sonne Edward to the great lamentation of his Countrey and was buryed at Dunfermelling in the yeare of Christ one thousand fourscore and twelue G The third Day AT Arke in Apulia in the Kingdome of Naples the Commemoration of S. Eleutherius Confessour who borne of a very good parentage in England and taking his iorney to Hierusalem for deuotion returned thence backe by Italy where for the loue of God he became an Eremite or pilgrime leading a strict and seuere kind of life so far from his natiue Countrey at what tyme the plague infecting sorely those partes full of great sanctity and holynes of life he finally rested in our Lord. His body is kept at the forsaid towne of Arke vntill this day with due honour and veneration of the inhabitants for the Miracles that by his merits it hath pleased God to worke therat and there is visited as chiefe Patrone of the Village A The fourth Day AT Bodmin in Corn-wall the deposition of S. Patrocke Bishop CoÌ„fessour whose most godly life and vertues haue byn very famous in former ages throughout our whole Iland but especially in Corn-wall where his memory is fresh vntill this day and where many altars and Oratories in Catholicke tymes haue byn erected and dedicated in his honour He liued about the yeare of Christ eight hundred and fifty is said to haue byn the first bishop of Corn-well placing his Episcopall Sea at the fornamed towne of Bodmin which Bishopricke was afterwards translated to S. Germans at Cridington now called Kirton in the same Prouince lastly to Excester in Deuonshire by King Edward the CoÌ„fessour in the yeare of Christ one thousand and fifty B The fifth Day AT Dockum in VVest-frizland the passioÌ„ of S. Bonisace Archbishop of Mentz and Apoltic of Germany who being an Englishman by birth went ouer into Germany thâ—ce to Rome where he was created the first Bishop of the forsaid Citty of Mentz and sent thither to preach the Christian faith which he did incessantly for sixteene yeares togeather reducing many thousands from their Idolatry to the true worship of Christ building Churches Monasteryes for the coÌ„tinuation and propagation therof And at last going into Frizland to preach to that people was there â—â—ayne by the enemyes of Christ at the forenamed towne of Dockum in the yeare of our Lord seauen hundred fifty and foure His body was afterward translated to Mentz and there honourably placed in the Monastery of Fulda which himselfe had founded THE same day also and same place the passion of S. Eboam S. Adlar Bishops S. Vintruge S. VValter and S. Adelhere Priests S. Hamunt and S. Boso Deacons S. VVaccare S. Gunderbere S. VVilbere S. Hildebrand and S. Adolph Monkes and others to the number of fifty most of them Englishmen who were with the forsaid S. Bonisace martyred in Frizland for preaching the ChristiaÌ„ faith And as they were his fellowes in trauaile labours of propagating the name of Christ so were they worthy to be made partakers of his Martyrdome Their bodyes are most of them kept at Maestricht vpon the Riuer of Mosa with great veneration of the Inhabitants C The sixt Day IN the Monastery of Blandine neere Gaunt in â—landers the depositioÌ„ of S. Gudwall Bishop and Confessour who borne of a noble and ancient Brittish bloud and despising all worldly honours and preferments built many Monasteryes in our Iland and became Father to an hundred and fourscore moÌ„kes which he instructed in all kind of vertue good learning at last being made Bishop he went ouer into France and Flanders to preach the Christian faith in those parts where famous for sanctity of life and miracles he finally reposed in our Lord about the yeare of Christ foure huÌ„dred and three His body was first buryed in the forsaid Monastery of Blandine but being afterward brought into England was thence againe in the second persecution of the Danes translated to Gaunt by Arnulph Earle of Flanders and S. Gerrard Abbot about the yeare of our Lord nyne hundred and fifty D The seauenth Day AT Knaresburge in Yorkeshire the deposition of S. Robert Abbot Confessour who borne in the same Prouince became first a moÌ„ke at VVhitby and then at Fountaines and last of all was ordayned Abbot of Knaresburge of the Order of Cisterce whose most holy life coÌ„uersatioÌ„ hath byn wittnessed by the manifold miracles wrought at his body after his death out of which in the time of King Henry the third there distilled a pretious sweet oyle very soueraigne for many diseases He was wont in his life time to recite euery day an hundred and fifty psalmes in honour of Christ and the blessed Virgin Mary He died in the yeare of our Lord one thousand one hundred and fifty was buryed in his owne Monastery THE same day at VVorcester the Translation of S. VVolstan Confessour and Bishop of the same Sea whose wonderfull life and miracles haue byn famous throughout EnglaÌ„d His body being takeÌ„ vp on this day was found sound vncorrupted togeather with his Pontificall vestments wherin he was buried which was more theÌ„ an huÌ„dred yeares after his death and was very solemnely and with great veneration set in a more eminent place of his owne Cathedrall Church of VVorcester in the yeare of Christ 1218. It is recorded that the said Church being afterward burned by casuall fire the tombe wherin
his body lay was not so much as touched with the flame E The eight Day AT Yorke the deposition of S. VVilliam Confessour and Bishop of that Sea kinsman to Stephen King of England who by false slaunders being accused to Pope Eugenius the third was deposed froÌ„ his Bishopricke and one Murdacke set vp in his place but after againe restored by Pope Anastasius the fourth wherin with great signes of sanctity and innocency of life togeather with many miracles he finally ended his blessed dayes in the yeare of Christ one thousand one hundred fifty and foure and was buryed at Yorke It is recorded by Polidor Virgil that when he was restored againe to his Bishopricke and comming towards Yorke the people flocked in so great number to congratulate and welcome his returne that passing ouer the Riuer beyond Pont-fract the throng and presse was so great that the bridge being but of wood brake euen â—ust as the Bâ—shop was ouer and threw all the rest into the water which when the holy man saw he fell downe vpon his knees and besought our Lord to saue them Whose prayers were soone heard For though the streame was very strong and violent yet were they euery one preserued from drowning THE same day in the Diocesse of Metz in the higâ—er Germany the deposition of S. Distoode Bishop CoÌ„fessour who borne in Ireland and a monke of the Order of S. Benedict was ordayned Bishop of Dullyn in the same Kingdome but going ouer into Germany to preach the Christian faith he resigned that dignity and became Abbot of a Monastery there which vntill this day is called of his name S. Disibodes in the forsaid Diocesse of Mentz where in great sanctity of life and Miracles he ended his blessed daâ—es about the yeare of Christ seauen hundred F The ninth Day IN Scotland the deposition of S. Columbe Abbot and Confessour who borne in Ireland and descended of a noble parentage forsooke the world and all other eartâ—â—y preferments and became a monke in one of the ilands of Orcades called 〈…〉 oy in a Monastery there of the Order of S. Benedict wherof at last he being made abbot was so famous for sanctity and holines of life that euen vntill this day his memory is fresh to the Christian world especially in the Kingdomes of England Scotland Ireland where there be many Churchs yet remayning dedicated in his honour He desceased about the yeare of Christ fiue hundred fourscore and sixteene whose body was afterward translâ—ted into Ireland to the towne of Dune in the Prouince of Vlster and there with great solemnity and veneration interred togeather with the sacred reliques of S. Patricke S. Brigit He by his preaching conuerted to the faith of Christ the Pictes that inhabited Scotland and is called their Apostle working very many miracles among them to his dying day G The tenth Day AT S. EdmuÌ„dsbury in Sussâ—lke the TranslatioÌ„ of S. EdmuÌ„d King of the EastaÌ„gles martyr who in the Danish incursions vnder the Captains Hinguar Hubba being first whipped and then bound to tree and shot full of shaftes was finally beheaded All which torments he most constantly indured euer calling vpon the name of Iesus vntill he had finished his Martyrdome which was in the yeare of Christ eight huÌ„dred threescore and ten His principall festiuity is celebrated in our Catholicke Church of England vpon the twentith of Nouember but his body being taken vp afterward on this day was with great solemnity translated from Hexam in Northumberland where he was martyred and placed in a goodly shrine richly adorned with iewells and pretious stones in a Church erected in his honour in Suffolke which of his name was euer since called S. EdmuÌ„dsbury wherat it is recorded many miracles haue byn wrought And after this againe in the yeare one thousand ten the Danes inuading the Prouince of the EastaÌ„gles Alwyn the Bishop of that Diocesse brought the body of S. EdmuÌ„d from Bury aforsaid to London at the comming wherof in at Criplegate many miracles were wrought where for the space of three yeares it remayned in the Parish Church of S. Gregory neere vnto S. Paules and then was translated the second tyme to Bury in the yeare of Christ one thousand and thirteene THE same day in Scotland the festiuity of S. Margaret Queene wife to holy Malcome King of that nation daughter to Prince Edward surnamed the Out-law Sonne of Edmund Ironside King of England whose godly life and vertues especially in deuotion and liberall almes to the poore are yet famous both at home and abroad She died in great sanctimony of life and miracles about the yeare of Christ one thousand fourscore and twelue vpon the sixteenth of Nouember though her principall festiuity be celebrated vpon this day both in England and Scotland THE same day also at Rochester in Kent the deposition of S. Ithimar Bishop and Confessour who being a man of excellent learning and wisdome succeeded S. Paulinus in that Sea being consecrated therto by Honorius Archbishop of Canterbury which when he had gouerned most worthily for 17. yeares togeather in great sanctity and holines of life he reposed in our Lord about the yeare of Christ six hundred threscore and eleuen and was buried in S. Andrewes Church at Rochester A The eleuenth Day AT Lindisserne in the Kingdome of the Northumbers the Commemoration of S. Edilwald Priest Confessour who borne in our Iland of a noble parentage succeeded S. Cuthlert for twelue yeares togeather in leading an Eremiticall life in the Iland of Farne commonly called Holy Iland He was indued with so rare singular vertues that his very name was famous in those dayes throughout England Scotland S. Bede recounteth that a certaine skynne wherwith S. Edil 〈…〉 ald had stopped a hole in his Oratory did miracles after his death as also how by his prayers he ceased a storme or teÌ„pes that arose on the sea when certayne of his frieÌ„ds that came to visit him in the Iland returned homeward which happened about the yeare of Christ six hundred fourscore and nynteene about which tyme also he died was buryed in S. Peters Church at Lindisserne in the raygne of King Elfride of Northumberland B The tweluth Day AT Bâ—schopssen in the higher Germany the Commemoration of S. Agatha Virgin who being an English woman by birth and leading a religious life in the Monastery of VVimborne in Dorcetshire went ouer into Germany with S. Lioba S. Te 〈…〉 and others whome S. Bonisace an Englishman in like manner and 〈…〉 bishop of Mentz had sent for into those partes to be Directrices in Monasticall discipline of certaine Nunryes which he there had newly founded where vnder the forsaid Lioba that was constituted Abbesse of the fornamed Monastery of Bischopssen she liued died in great sanctimony and holinesse of life about the yeare of Christ seauen hundred fifty and seauen
and was buryed in the same place C The thirteenth Day IN North VVales the Commemoration of S. Elerius Abbot and Confessour who borne of a noble British parentage and setting aside the vayne pleasures of the world built with the goods of his owne inheritance a Monastery in the North-west part of our Iland now called North-wales where he gathering togeather many deuout persons lead a Monasticall life directing them in all kind of vertue and discipline vntill his dying day He liued in the tyme of S. VVenefrid about the yeare of Christ six hundred threscore and foure of whome she receyued the holy veyle of Chastity and was ordayned Abbesse of a Monastery which S. Beno her maister and tutour had erected in her Fathers territory as also wrote the whole story of her life which is yet extant in wrytteÌ„-hand to be read in diuers libraryes of England The bone of one of his armes is yet in the custody of a Catholicke Gentleman of our Countrey who preserueth the same with great deuotion and veneration as beseemeth so pretious a Relique D The fourteenth Day IN Scotland the Translation of S. Brandan Abbot Confessour borne in the same Kingdome whose godly life and doctrine togeather with his manifold miracles are yet famous throughout the ChristiaÌ„ world especially in our Iland of Great-Britany His principall festiuity in our Catholicke Church of England is celebrated vpon the sixteenth day of May where also we haue made mention of him There was a goodly Church as also a towne builded in his honour in one of the Ilands of Orcades which vntill this day is commonly called by the name of S. Brandans He died about the yeare of Christ fiue hundred and seauenty E The fifteenth Day AT VVilton in VViltshire the deposition of S. Eadburge Virgin daughter to King Edward the elder who refusing all worldly honours and preferments tooke a Religious habit in the Monastery of VVilton and became a mirrour and rare example to the Nobility of England where she so excelled in all manner of vertue but especially humility that she euer thought herselfe the most contemptiblest of all the Monastery Which thing how acceptable it was to God it pleased him to manifest to the world by the manifold miracles he wrought by her both aliue dead She desceased about the yeare of Christ nyne hundred and fourteene and was buryed at Wilton THE same day at Huis in the Diocesse of L 〈…〉 ge the Translation of S. Menigold Martyr who borne in England of a great parentage became first a Captaine in the French and German warres and after an Eremâ—te vnto whome 〈◊〉 the Emperour gaue a â—â—ttle Territory 〈◊〉 to the riuer 〈…〉 oâ— Mosa where â—e 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 an Oratory for â—â—s priuate deuotio 〈…〉 as he was one day going to Church was â—â—aâ—â—e by ceâ—tain◠〈◊〉 〈…〉 diers in hatred of his sancâ—â—ty about 〈◊〉 eare of Christ â—â—ne 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 body was afterward on this day with great solemnity tranâ—â—ated to Huis where the same is yet kept with due honour veneration oâ— the Inhabitants THE same day also in little Britany the deposition of S. Maine Abbot and Confeuour who borne in our Iland of Great Britany and kinsma to S. Sampâ—on went ouer with him into little Britany to preach the Christian saith where he fist lead a Monasticall life at Dole vnder the forsaid S. SaÌ„pson and afterward being made Abbot of a Monastery dedicated to S. Iohn Baptist in the same Countrey after many yeare of labour and toyle taken in the seruice of Christ and conuersion of many soules to him famous for miracles he finally rested in our Lord about the yeare of Christ fiue hundred and nynty His body was buryed in the same Monastery which at this day of his name is commonly called S. Maines and there is kept with great honour and veneration F The sixteenth Day AT Chichester in Sussex the Translation of S. Richard Confessour and Bishop of that Sea who hauing studied seaue yeares in the Vniuersity of Bologna in Italy and returning home was first made Chancelour of Oxford and theÌ„ Bishop of Chichester which Sea when he had gouerned for nyne yeares in great sanctity holinesse of life he died at Douer in Kent in the yeare of Christ one thousand two hundred fifty and three His body being brought to Chichester was afterward on this day taken vp and put into a goodly siluer shrine and translated to a more eminent place of that Cathedrall Church wherat so many miracles were dayly wrought that infinite people made concourse thither from all partes of EnglaÌ„d This Translation was made in the yeare one thousand two hundred threescore and sixteene THE same day at Hereford the passion of S. Leofgar Bishop and Martyr who being Chaplyn to Duke Harold suâ—ceeded Ethelstane in that Sea where in all kind of vertue and good workes exercising his Pastorall functioÌ„ he was by K. Griffin of VVales that violently and vniustly assaulted that Citty slayne togeather with seauen of his Chanons that denied him entrance into the Church which when the said Griffin had spoyled robbed of all the reliques iewels and other ornaments that were portable he lastly fired both it and the whole Citty in the yeare of Christ one thousand fifty and six G The seauenteenth Day AT Hecknam in Normandy the deposition of S. Botulph Abbot and Confessour who borne in Scotland of a noble parentage and going ouer into France became there a monke and afterward was made the first Abbot of a new Monastery called Hecknam in Normandy which himselfe had caused to be built at his owne charges where in great sanctity of life he ended his blessed dayes about the yeare of Christ six hundred fifty and foure There is yet remayning a faire parish Church dedicated in his honour without Aldgate in the Citty of London besides many other ancient monumeÌ„ts of him in the Realme of England And among the rest there was a goodly ancient Church Monastery of Blackefriers erected in his honour in Lincolnshire neere to the sea side which in processe of tyme growing to a fayre Market-towne was called therof Botulphs-towne and now by the corruption of our language is vulgarly knowne by the name of Boston which said Church and Monastery were both in the raigne of King Edward the first consumed by fire in the yeare one thousand two hundred fourscore and seauen A The eighteenth Day IN Scotland the CoÌ„memoratioÌ„ of S. Dunstan Abbot Confessour borne in that Kingdome and descended there of a great parentage who contemning the vanities of the world in the flower of his youth tooke a Religious habit and became first a monke of the Venerable Order of S. Benedict in Scotland and afterward was ordained Abbot of the whole Monastery where in great sanctity of life famous for his learning and workes of piety in a good old age finally rested in our Lord
about the yeare of Christ six hundred and seauenty and was buryed in Scotland This man is different from the other S. Dunstan of England whose festiuall dayes are celebrated vpon the nineteenth of May and seauenth of September B The ninteenth Day AT Ely in Cambridgshire the Commemoration of S. Iohn Confessour and Bishop of the same Sea who being first a monke and then Abbot of Fountaines in Yorkeshire was for his great vertue and holinesse of life ordayned Bishop of Ely In which dignity he so gouerned himselfe especially in humility and charity to the poore that his memory was very famous aswell throughout England and Scotland at home as in other Countreys abroad And when he had sate in that Sea for fiue yeares or therabout famous for holinesse of life full of venerable old age he departed to our Lord in the yeare of Christ one thousand two hundred twenty and fiue in the raigne of King Henry the third and was buryed in his Cathedrall Church of Ely before the Altar of S. Andrew C The twentith Day AT Glastenbury in Somersetshire the Translation of S. Edward King and Martyr who through the deceipt of his step-mother Queene Alfred was slayne at Corse-Castle in Dorsetshire as he was on hunting His body was first buryed at VVarham and then at Shaftesbury and lastly on this day with great solenity translated to Glastenbury the tweluth yeare after his Martyrdome and yeare of Christ one thousand and one He was canonized for a Saint by Pope Innocentius the fourth THE same day at VVinockes-berge in Flanders the TranslatioÌ„ of S. Oswald King of Northumberland and Martyr who after many glorious battayles and combatts sought in defence principally of the Christian faith was at length slayne in hatred therof by PeÌ„da a PagaÌ„ King of the Mercians or middle Englishmen at a place in Shropshire called afterward of his name Oswaldes-tree where now is built a fayre Market-towne still retayning that ancieÌ„t name though somwhat corrupted in pronunciation and commonly called Oswistry His body was first buryed at Peterburrow in Northamptonshire and after in the Danish persecution on this day translated to Berghen in Flanders where it is kept with great veneration of the inhabitants His principall fel iuity was wont to be celebrated in our Catholicke Church of England vpon the fifth day of August and in diuers places kept holy day D The one and twentith Day AT Beuerwicke in the Diocesse of HarleÌ„ in South-Holland the passion of S. Englemund Martyr borne of a noble parentage in England who going ouer into Holland and Frizeland for the propagation of Christian faith was by Radbodus King of Frisia a Pagan and enemy to Christ most cruelly put to death about the yeare of our Lord seaueÌ„ hundred twenty and seauen His body was kept in an Oratory at the forsaid towne of Beuerwicke with great veneration euen vntill the Hollanders in this last age falling from the Obedience of the Catholicke Church and Sea of Rome imbraced heresy E The two and twentith Day IN Derswolds wood neere to the towne of S. AlbaÌ„s in Hartfordshire the passioÌ„ of S. AlbaÌ„ high Steward of the Britans and the first Martyr in our Iland of the British nation who in the persecution of Dioclesian the Emperour was beheaded for being made a Christian and receiuing and succouring a Christian Priest named Amphibale by whome he had byn baptized He suffered about the yeare of Christ three hundred and three and was afterward canonized for a Saint by Pope Adrian the first THE same day same place the passion of one of the souldiers that led S. Alban to execution who seing his constaney and patience in suffering for Christ being therwith greatly moued confessed forthwith his errour and asked the blessed Martyr forgiuenesse which when the persecutors beheld they grieuously tormented him for the same He notwithstanding following S. Alban to his death when his head was cut of tooke imbraced it in his armes therby was immediatly cured of all his wouÌ„ds inflicted by the persecutors And therupon confessing Christ was by the enemyes of trutâ— finally beheaded and so baptized in his owne bloud THE same day in like manner at S. Omers in Artoys in the Monastery of S. Bertin the Translation of S. Ortrude Virgin borne in England of a noble bloud whose body in the Danish persecution was translated from an ancient Monastery in our Iland called Andria to the forsaid Abbey of S. Bertin and is there yet preserued in a siluer shrine with great veneration among other Reliques in the Sacristia or Vestrey of that Church She died about the yeare of Christ six hundred seauenty and nyne F The three and twentith Day AT Ely in Cambridgshire the deposition of S. Edilâ—rude Virgin and Abbesse daughter to Annas King of the Eastangles and wise to King Egfrid of Northumberland who liuing with her husband twelue yeares in perpetuall viginity as S. Bede recordeth at last with his consent renounced the pleasure of this world and dignity of a Queene became a nunne first in the Monastery of Coldingham in the same Kingdome vnder S. Ebba her aunt and thence being ordayned Abbesse of the Monastery of Ely where before she had founded a goodly Church in honour of S. Peter the Apostle full of great sanctimony and holines of life she finally weÌ„t to her heauenly spouse about the yeare of Christ six hundred and fourscore Her body was buryed in the same Monastery ouer which there was erected a goodly Church dedicated to her name And being taken vp sixteene yeares after her death by her sister S. Sexburge then Abbesse of that place was found wholy vncorrupt and as fresh as if the had byn buryed but the day before S. Bede himselfe made a sonnet in moeter in praise of this Virgin which yow may read in the fourth booke of his History of England and twentith Chapter She is called by sundry writers Etheldride but in our owne language most commonly knowne by the name of S. Audry G The foure twentith Day AT Mechlyn in Brabant the passion of S. Rumwald Bishop and Martyr sonne to a King of Ireland who after he was consecrated Bishop of Dublyn in that Countrey went to Rome and thence returning into Flanders began to preach the Christian faith in the Territory of Mechlyn and there first planted the same vnder Count Ado of that Prouince of whome he was very honourably intertayned And when he had thus laboured in reducing the strayed sheep to the fold of his Maister Christ for many yeares he was at length there slayne in hatred of the Christian faith by two wicked souldiers one wherof the blessed Bishop had som tymes reprehended for adultery about the yeare of Christ seauen hundred threescore fifteene His body remayneth still at Mechlyn and there is kept with great veneration in the Cathedrall Church in a very sumptuous siluer shrine though his
in the Iland of Hoy in Scotland was ordayned Bishop of Lindisferne where for many yeares hauing instructed his flocke in all vertue and good learning finally in great sanctity of life he reposed in our Lord about the yeare of Christ seauen hundred and nynty and in the raigne of Osred King of Northumberland F The thirtith Day AT Canterbury the deposition of S. Deusdedit Bishop and Confessor surnamed Frithona who being an English Saxon by birth succeeded S. Honorius in the Sea of Canterbury being consecrated therto by Ithimar Bishop of Rochester wherin when he had spent nyne yeares in continuall preaching and instructing his flocke famous for learning and sanctity of life he gaue vp his blessed soule to rest in the yeare of Christ six hundred threescore and foure and was buryed in the Church of S. Augustines in Canterbury with his predecessors at whose body in confirmation of the innocency of his life it pleased God to worke many miracles THE MONETH OF IVLY G The first Day AT Carleon vpon Vske in South-wales the passion of the Saintes Iulius and Aaron Martyrs who being two noble ancieÌ„t Britans of the same Citty were in the persecution of the Roman Emperour Dioclesian with many others in our British primitiue Church most cruelly put to death for the Confession of Christ about the yeare of our Lord three hundred and foure There was an ancient goodly Church erected dedicated in their honour in the forsaid Citty of Carleon where also their bodyes haue in tymes past byn kept with great veneration of the old Britans of South-VVales THE same day in little Britany the deposition of S. Goluin Bishop and Conâ—essour borne in our Iland of great Britany of very honourable parents who going ouer into little Britany and there leading an Eremiticall life for many yeares was at last against his will elected and vpon obedience consecrated Bishop about the yeare of Christ six hundred In which function dignity he excelled in all kind of sanctity and holines of life working many miracles among the Frenchmen both aliue and dead A The second Day AT VVinchester in Hampshire the deposition of S. Suâ—ithin Confessour and Bishop of that Sea whose rare life togeather with his working of miracles is very famous to all posterity through the Christian world Whensoeuer he was to consecrate any new Church though it were neuer so far of yet would he go thither on foote It chanced on a Market day at VVinchester that a womaÌ„ passing ouer the bridg with a basket of egges where the holy man was sitting to see the workmen labour about mending of the bridge and one of the said labourers offering to iest with the woman and she resisting brake all her egges which thing the good Bishop seeing and lamenting the womans losse made the signe of the Crosse ouer the said broken egges and immediatly they all became whos 's againe He died about the yeare of Christ eight huÌ„dred threescore and two and was buryed at VVinchester THE same day at Landaffa in Clamorganshire of VVales the deposition of S. Oudocke Confessour and Bishop of that Sea who being descended of a noble bloud in Britany was famous for holines of life and working of miracles both aliue and dead He was the third Bishop of Landaffa and succeeded S. Telean in the same Sea about the yeare of Christ six hundred and thirty B The third Day AT Canterbury the Translation of S. Lanfranke Confessour and Bishop of the same Sea who being Abbot of Cane in Normandy was thence at the suite of K. VVilliam the Conquerour promoted to the Sea of Canterbury where in great holines of life he gouerned the same most laudably for nineteene yeares togeather and at last desceased the third yeare of the raigne of K. VVilliam Rusus and yeare of Christ one thousand fourscore and nyne Vpon this day his body being taken vp afterward was with great solemnity tranâ—lated to a more emineÌ„t place of the Church of CaÌ„terbury wherat it is recorded many miracles haue byn wrought THE same day at Oostkerke in Flanders the deposition of S. Guthagon Confessour Sonne to a king of Scotland who taking vpon him a voluntary pouerty for the loue of Christ went ouer into Flanders and there became a pilgrimâ— or Eremite in the territory of Tornay where in great sanctity holinesse of life he reposed in our Lord. His body was afterward taken vp by Gerrard Bishop of Tornay and set in a more eminent place of the Church of Oostkâ—rke in the yeare of Christ one thousand â—â—ty and nyne where the same is kept with great honour and veneration of the inhabitants and is yet to be seene there through iron grates placed in a wall of the same Church C The fourth Day AT Canterbury the deposition of S. Odo Conâ—essour Archbishop of the same Sea Who being a man of excellent learning wisdome was first made Bishop of VVelles after of Canterbury In which dignity in great sanctity of life spirit of prophesy he ended his venerable old dayes in the yeare oâ— Christ nyne hundred fâ—fty and eight and was buried at Canterbury Matthew a Monke of VVestminster recounteth a dreadfull exaÌ„ple of reuenge taken vpon his successour in that Bishopricke Ealysine who so soone as S. Odo was dead and procuring himselâ—e to be elected in his roome by Symony the very first day oâ— his induction to that Sea he most coÌ„temptuously trode him vnder his feete in his graue With which fact God being highly offended soone after reuenged the same in the behalfe of S. Odo For Ealssine going to Rome for his Pall perished most miserablâ— through hungar and cold in the Alpes which thing was â—ortould also by S. Odo being forced before his death to put those his feete in the warme dung of horses with which he had so insolently troden vpon the others body in his graue D The fifth Day AT Burton vpon Trent in Staffordshire the festiuity of S. Moduâ—ene Virgin and Abbesle daughter to Nangâ—â—ee King of Ireland who after infinite miracles wrought in that Kingdome came into England there by the help of K. Ethelnulse whose sonne she by her prayers had cured of a dangerous sicknesse builded two famous Monasteryes neere to the forrest of Arden in VVaruickshire the one at Polesbury the other by the forrest side of which later she her selfe was Abbesse first and then of another Monastery at the forsaid Burton in Staffordshire And after this she went into Scotland to King Conwall her kinsman and thence backe againe into Ireland where in all kind of rare sanctimony of life and miracles she finally ended her blessed dayes about the yeare of Christ eight hundred and seauenty bequeathing her body to the forsaid Monastery of Burton whither it was brought and kept with great reuerence and veneration euen vntill our dayes Among her many miracles one is recorded that by
her prayers she raised to life S. Osith being theÌ„ but a girle that had byn drowned in a riuer three dayes as may be read in the Acts of S. Osithes life THE same day at Canterbury the Translation of S. Anselme Confessour Bishop of the same Sea whose rare learning vertues and labours in Gods Church togeather with his miracles and sanctity of life are yet famous to the Christian world He died in the yeare of Christ 1109. and in the nynth yeare of K. Henry the first his raigne His body was afterward on this day taken vp and translated to a more eminent place of his Church at Canterbury with great solemnity and veneration wherat through his meritts it hath pleased God to worke many miracles E The sixt Day AT Ely in Cambridgshire the deposition of S. Sexburge Queene and Abbesse wife to Ercombert K. of Kent and daughter to Annas King of the Eastangles who after the death of her husband gouerned his Kingdome for a while and built a goodly Monastery of Nunnes in the I le of Sheppey in Kent then became herselfe a Religious woman in the Monastery of Ely wherof also after the death of her sister S. Audry who had that dignity whilst she liued she was made Abbesse and there in most godly wise finally gaue vp her soule to her heauenly spouse Christ about the yeare of our Lord six hundred fourscore and nynteene and was buryed in the same place neere to her said sister S. Audry Whose body being taken vp seauen yeares after her death was found whole and vncorrupt which well declared the sanctimony and holines of her life whilst she liued F The seauenth Day AT Canterbury the Translation of S. Thomas Archbishop of the same Sea and Martyr who being violently oppressed by King Henry the second his seruantes was after many slaunders calumniations and banishment suffered in defence of Ecclesiasticall libertyes slayne in the tyme of Euensonge in his Pontificall vestments before the high altar in his owne Church of Canbury in the yeare of Christ one thousand one hundred threescore and seauenteene His body being afterward on this day taken vp and put into a costly siluer shrine guilt and set with pretious stones was translated to a more eminent place of the same Church wherat it pleased God to worke infinite miracles King Henry the eight at his breach with the Sea Apostolicke destroyed this goodly monument and taking all the treasure therof to his owne vse caused his body to be burned to ashes dispersed in the ayre in the yeare of Christ 1538. THE same day at VVinchester in Hampshire the deposition of S. Hedda Confessour and Bishop of that Sea whose godly and innocent life was afterward confirmed by the miracles wrought at his body in VVinchester where he died and was buryed in the yeare of Christ seauen hundred and fiue THE same day also at Eyst in Germany the deposition of S. VVillebald Confessour and first Bishop of that Sea Sonne to S. Richard King of the English who going ouer to his vncle S. Boniface into Germany was by him ordayned Bishop of Eyst where full of great holines of life he reposed in our Lord in the yeare of Christ seauen hundred fourscore and one His body is buryed in the Cathedrall Church of that Citty and there preserued with great veneration THE same day in like manner at Brige neere Paris in France the depositioÌ„ of the Saintes Edilburge daughter to Annas King of the Eastangles and Ercongote daughter to King Ercombert of Kent who being both Abbesses of the said Monastery of Brige the one succeding the other and dying both on one day in diuers yeares deserued to haue their memoryes celebrated togeather on one and the selfe same day by our Mother the holy Cath. Church The former S. Edilburge died about the yeare of Christ six hundred and threescore and the other some foure yeares after and were both buryed at Brige aforsaid G The eight Day AT VVinchester in Hampshire the depositioÌ„ of S. Grimbald Abbot and Confessour whome King Alfred calling out of TraÌ„â—e into England vsed in all his consultations for the gouernment of his Kingdome He refused the Archbishopricke of Canterbury and chose rather to be Abbot of a new Monastery erected by the said K. Alfred in the Citty of VVinchester where in most godly wise he ended his blessed dayes in the yeare of Christ seauen hundred and foure THE same day at VVirtzburge in Franconia the passioÌ„ of S. Kilian Bishop togeather with the Saints ColmaÌ„ TotnaÌ„ Erwald moÌ„kes and Martyrs who being borne in Ireland all of very honourable families and S. Kilian sonne to the King of that Iland went ouer into Germany where S. Kilian was ordayned Bishop of VVirtzburge and preaching the Christian faith in those partes were all at last by the enemyes of truth slayne for the defence therof vnder Gosbert King of Franconia about the yeare of Christ six hundred nynty and seauen Their Reliques are kept vntill this day at VVirtzburge with great veneration of the inhabitants A The ninth Day AT Barking in Essex the deposition of S. Edilburge Queene who being wife to Inas King of the VVestsaxons both she and her husband consented to enter into two Monasteryes and become religious wherupon the King himselfe going to Rome and there taking vpon him the habit of a monke of S. Benedicts Order the Queene likewise entred into the Monastery of Barking aforsaid and receyued the holy veyle of Chastity where in all kind of sanctimony of life she finally ended her blessed dayes about the yeare of Christ seauen hundred and fourty Of this name of Edilburge there are three Saintes of our Nation to wit S. Edilburge daughter to Annas King of the Eastangles and Abbesse of Brige in France S. Edilburge sister to S. Erconwald Bishop of London and the first Abbesse of this aforsaid Monastery of Barking and this S. Edilburge wherof we now speake Queene of the VVestsaxons All which three being English women by byrth liued togeather within the space of lesse then an hundred yeares B The tenth Day AT Fisciacum in Hennalt the deposition of S. Etto Bishop and Confessour who being an Irishman by byrth and comming out of that Kingdome with S. Furseus and his fellowes went ouer into France and Germany to preach the ChristiaÌ„ faith which he did with as great fruite and profit as holinesse of life vntill his dying day which happened about the yeare of Christ six huÌ„dred fifty six His body was afterward translated to Letias in the same Prouince and there is kept vntill this day with great honour and veneration of the inhabitants for the manifold miracles that it hath pleased God in signe of his sanctity to worke therat C The eleuenth Day IN Scotland the Commemoration of S. Dronston Confessour who borne in the same Kingdome of the bloud Royall and vncle to Aidan King of
Scotland contemned the vanities of the world in his youth and entring into a Monastery there tooke the Religious habit of S. Benedict In which kind of life he so excelled in all humility and perfection that his name was very famous throughout Scotland and Ireland euen vntill his dying day which happened full or sanctity of life and miracles about the yeare of Christ six hundred where also in ancient Catholicke tymes many Chappell 's and altars haue byn dedicated in his honour D The tweluth Day IN Ireland the Commemoration of S. Luane Abbot and Confessour who being borne in the same Iland of a noble pareÌ„tage became there first a monke of the Order of S. Benedict and afterward Abbot of the Monastery of Benchor in the same Kingdome where he was very famous for sanctity of life in the tyme of S. Malachy Bishop of Connerthen Primate of all Ireland with whome he liued many yeares ending his venerable dayes in a good old age about the yeare of Christ one thousand one hundred and fourty and in the raigne of King Stephen of England E The thirteenth Day AT Canterbury the Translation of S. Mildred Virgin and Abbesse daughter to Merualdus King of the Mercians or middle Englishmen who contemning the vanities of this life became a religious woman in the I le of Thanet in Kent and afterward Abbesse of that Monastery in which kind of life she so excelled especially in humility that it pleased God to worke many miracles at her body after her death which being on this day translated to CaÌ„terbury by S. LaÌ„franke Archbishop of that Sea was togeather with the venerable body of S. Edburge most honourably placed there in the Church of S. Gregory in the yeare of Christ one thousand fouâ—score and fiue There was also a famous Monastery built in her honour in the Prouince of Kent besides many goodly Churches eâ—ected and dedicated in her name in diuers places of England Part of her Reliques were translated to Dauentry in Gelderland and there kept vntill these our dayes with great veneration of the people of Geldria She died about the yeare of Christ six hundred threescore and foure F The fourteenth Day AT Dauentry in Gelderland the festiuity of S. Marchebne Priest and Confessour who being an Englishman by birth and going ouer into the low-Countreyes as companion to S. Willebrord preached there the faith of Christ incessantly for more then threescore yeares togeather wherby he conuerted the greatest part of Frizeland and is called their Apostle And a ter infinite labours and toyles taken in that holy enterprize full of great sanctity and holmes of life and in a good old age he finally reposed in our Lord at a place in Transysleania to wit beyond the Riuer of Ysle called Oldseele about the yeare of Christ seauen hundred threescore and two His body was aâ—ter translated to Dauentry where the same was honoured and preserued euen vntill our dayes with great veneration of the Inhabitants G The fifteenth Day AT VVinchester in Hampshire the Translation of S. Swithin Bishop of the same Sea and Confessour whose life was so innocent and vertues so rare that it pleased God by him to worke many miracles both aliue and dead When he was ready to depart out of this world he commanded for humilityes sake his body to be buryed in the Church-yard wheron euery one might tread with their feet But afterward when many and dayly miracles were by his merits wrought at his graue and the concourse of people therto began to be great he was on this day taken vp and translated to a Church of his owne name erected in Winchester commonly called S. Swithins which now of late in hatred of his memory is by the Protestants named the Trinity This his translation happened about the yeare of Christ nyne hundred which day was afterward by commaundement kept holy throughout the Diocesse of VVinchester THE same day at Oldseele beyond the Riuer of Ysle in Gelderland the deposition of S. Plechelme Bishop and Confessour who borne in our Iland of Great Britany and going to Rome with S. VVero was ordayned Bishop of an old towne in ScotlaÌ„d named Candida-Casa now called VVhitherne in his returne homward preached the Christian faith to the Frisians where full of sanctity of life and miracles he reposed in our Lord about the yeare of Christ seauen hundred thirty and two His body is yet preserued at the forsaid towne of Oldseele with great veneration of the people therabout THE same day also at Pollesbury in VVarwickeshire the deposition of S. Eadgith Queene of Northumberland and sister to King Ethelstane who was giuen in Matrimony to Sithricke Prince or the Northumbers a Pagan vpon condition he would become a Curistian Which he accepted of but soone after renouncing both his Queene faith ended his life in a most miserable sort And she setting aside the cares and troubles of this world became a Religious woman receyued the holy veyle of chastity in the Monastery of Polesbury aforsaid where in great sanctimony of life she ended her blessed dayes about the yeare of Christ 926. THE same day in like maÌ„ner at VVerdt in Cleeucland the passion of S. Harrucke Bishop and Martyr who being a Scottishman by birth and a monke of the Monastery of Amarbaricke in Scotland went ouer into the low Countreyes and Germany to propagate the Christian faith where being ordayned Bishop of VVerdt was at last put to death by the enemyes of Christ and so ended a glorious Martyrdome about the yeare of Christ eight hundred thirty and one MOreouer in Suetia the deposition of S. Dauid Confessour who being an EnglishmaÌ„ by birth an Abbot of the Venerable Order of Cluniacke went into Suetia to preach the faith of Christ to the infideâ—s of that CouÌ„try which he did for many yeares and after aboundant fruite reaped in that haruest by his holy labours and indeauours famous for sanctity of life he finally reâ—ed in our Lord about the yeare of Christ one thousand and two A The sixteenth Day AT Salisbury in VVilâ—shire the Translation of S. Osmund Confessour and Bishop of the same Sea whose liâ—e and doctrine hath much illustrated as well the vniuersall as our Catholicke Church of England He was the first that compiled the SaruÌ„ Breutary and other Cerimonies of that Church which were afterward receyued and vsed throughout the whole Realme For which cause in ancient tymes the Catholicke Bishops of Salisbury obtayned the Title of the Popes Maister oâ— Cerimonyes and had their places alwayes assigned them in the Popes Chappell other soleÌ„nitâ—es at Rome according to that dignity His body was on this day solemnely translated to new Salisbury from a village a mile distant from the sâ—me now called old Salisbury where he died in the yeare of Christ one thousand fourscore and ninteene and there placed in the great Minster or Cathedrall Church of
that Cittâ— in the middle of the Chappell of our Blessed Lady vnder a faire marble Monument wherat it pleased God to worke miracles through his merits He wrote many learned bookes and among others the life of S. Adelmus the first Bishop of Sherborne yet extant in diuers libraryes to be read He was canonized for a Saint by Pope Calixtus the secoÌ„d and his feast in many places of England hath on this day byn kept holy B The seauenteenth Day AT VVinchcombe in Glocestershire the Passion of S. Kenelme King of Mercia and Martyr who being but seauen yeares of age and committed vnto his sister Quendrede â—or his education was through her ambition of desire to raigne caused secretly to be slayne by one of his guard who cast his body into an obscure place among bushes and thornes which thing being first miraculously reueyled at Rome by an Angell that let fall a paper vpon S. Peters aultar wherin was wrytteÌ„ in goldeÌ„ letters the whole processe and manner of his death the Pope sent presently into EnglaÌ„d to other ChristiaÌ„ Kings to inquire and search out his body and the same being at last found and with a sollemne procession brought vnto the Church of VVinchcombe aforsaid it pleased God forthwith to worke many miracles in witnesse of his innocency His sister the Authour of the soule fact was stroken blind both her eyes falling out vpon a Primer wheron she was reading which being stayned with the bloud of her said eyes is yet kept in memory of the miracle of Gods â—ustice His Martyrdome hapned about the yeare of Christ 821. THE same day at S. Albans in Hartfordshire the deposition of S. Iohn Confessour who being Abbot of the Monastery of the Benediclines in that towne was very famous for sanctity of life and miracles throughout England about the yeare of Christ one thousand two hundred and fourteene ALso the same day in the territory of Namures the festiuity of S. Fridegand Priest and Confessour who being an IrishmaÌ„ by birth went ouer into the Low-CouÌ„treyes with S. Foillan and his fellowes to preach the Christian faith which he did most feruently with great fruite of his holy labour till his dying day which happened about the yeare of Christ six hundred and fourty His body was lost in the troubles of the late warres made by the French in the Low-Countreyes to the great lamentation of the Inhabitants of that place who for their synnes were depriued of so glorious a Patrone C The eighteenth Day AT Alisbury in Buckinghamshire the deposition of S. Edburge Virgin daughter to Redâ—ald King of the Eastangles who togeather with her sister S. Edith became a Religious woman in a Monastery at the forsaid towne oâ— Alisbury where in great sanctimony oâ—â—â—â—e she ended her blessed dayes about the yeare oâ— Christ six hundred and twenty Her body was a terward translated to a towne of her owne name called Edburgetowne which now more corruptly we coÌ„monly call Edburton where the same hath byn preserued euen vntill our dayes with great honour and veneration for the Miracâ—â—s that haue byn wrought therat THE same day at Huis in the Confines of the higher Germany the Translation of S. Odilia one of the eleuen thousand Brittish Virgins martyred with S. Vrsula whose name body being reueyled by her selfe to a holy religious man in Paris called Ioannes de Eppa was found out and vpon this day by Siffred Archbishop of Cullen with great solemnity translated to the forsaid towne of Huis where the same was very honourably placed in the Church of the Religious men there of the Order of the Holy-Crâ—sse and is preserued yet in the same place with great veneration of the Inhabitants D The ninteenth Day IN Scotland the Commemoration of S. Diman Confessour who descended of an honourable linnage in the same Kingdome contemned the world and entring into a Monastery became a Religious man of the Venerable Order of S. Benedict in Scotland vnder the care and gouernment of S. Sigenius Abbot whose scholler and disciple he was where in all kind of singular humility and other sanctity of life in a venerable old age he finally reposed in our Lord about the yeare of Christ six hundred and seauenty E The twentith Day AT VVilton in Wiltshire the CommemoatioÌ„ of S. Eth 〈…〉 I de Queene wife to K. Al red of the VVest saxons who after the death of her husband built a goodly Monastery in the forsaid towne of Wilton for religious women endowing it with great rentes and reuenewes among whome also herselfe entring tooke their habit and holy veyle of Chastity and became one of the number where in all kind of singular humility vertue and other sanctimony of life she ended her blessed dayes about the yeare of Christ nyne hundred and foure and was buryed in the same place F The one twentith Day AT Strasburgh in the higher Germany the deposition of S. Arbogastus Conâ—â—ssour and Bishop of that Sea who being an Irishman by birth and a monke of the Order of S. Benedict went ouer into France and Germany where he became an Ermite for diuers yeares in the forrest of Alsatia and afterward was ordained Bishop of Strasburgh which Sea when he had gouerned for twelue yeares in great sanctity of life and other vertues he departed this world and reposed in our Lord in the yeare of Christ six hundred fifty and eight Among many of his miracles one is recorded that by his prayers he recaâ—led to life Sigebert Sonne to King Dagobert of France that by misfortune had byn slayne by a wild boare G The two and twentith Day AT VVinchester in Hampshire the Commemoration of Bl. VVilfrâ—de Queene and Abbesse wife to holy King Edgar and Mother to S. Edith Virgin who being from a child brought vp among the Religious woman in the Monastery oâ— VVinchester and afterward married to King â—dgar reiecting the vanities of the world after her husbands death entred againe into the said Monastery and became Abbesse of the same where in all kind oâ— sanctimony and exemplar good life she gaue vp her soule to her heauenly spouse about the yeare of Christ nyne hundred fourscore and seauen In which place also her body was interred and there kept with great veneration euen vntill our dayes A The three and twentith Day AT London the Commemoration of S. Vodine Martyr and Archbishop of the same Sea in our British Primitiue Church who being a man of singular sanctity of life reproued King Vortiger of Britany for putting away his lawfull wise and taking another woman whose Father was a great enemy to the ChristiaÌ„ faith wherfore King Hingist of Kent the said womaÌ„s Father inceÌ„sed with rage against the holy Bishop caused him forthwith to be slayne like another S. Iohn Baptist togeather with many other British Priests and religious men and so he receyued a crowne of Martyrdome about the
yeare of Christ foure hundred and fifty B The foure twentith Day AT VVinocks-berghen in Flanders the translation of S. Lewâ—ne Virgin Martyr who descending of a very honourable parentage in our Iland of Great-Britany was in the tyme of S. Theodore Archbishop of Canterbury slayne for the confessioÌ„ of Christ in the yeare of our Lord six hundred fourscore and seauen Her body was kept with great veneration in an old Monastery of S. Andrew neere Seaford-hauen in Sussex vntill the tyme of the second Danish and Norman incursions then on this day was traÌ„slated to Berghen aforsaid and there placed in the Cloister of S. Winocke in the yeare of Christ one thousand fifty and eight wherat many miracles haue byn wrought In the last vastation of Flanders by the French the said glorious body was lost to the great lamentation of all Flanders but especially of the Inhabitants of Berghen who by that meanes where depriued oâ— so great a treasure C The fiue twentith Day IN Gothland the Commemoration of the Sainteâ— VViaman Vnaman and Sunaman brethren and martyrs nephewes to S. Sigfride oâ— Yorke and Apostle of Gothia who going out of England into that Countrey with their said vncle S. Sigfrid for the Conuersion therof were by the enemies of Christ slayne in hatred of Christian Religion Their bodyes were throwne into a riuer and their heads being put into a vessell a great stone haÌ„ged therat were cast into a poole neere vnto the place of their Martyrdome where on a tyme S. Sigfride walking and deploring their deathes on a suddaine there appeared three miraculous lightes vpon the water that compassed the vessell wherin their said heads were which he seeing presently leaped into the poole imbracing theÌ„ wept said Vindicet Deus Wherto one answered Vindicatum erit Another replyed In quem The third added In filios filiorum c. This happened about the yeare of Christ one thousand D The six and twentith Day AT Derremond in Flanders the festiuity of S. Christian Virgin who descended of the bloud Royall of our Kings of England had an angell sent from heauen as writeth Molanus to instruct her in the Christian faith by whose admonition to eschue the dangerous allurements of the world she first stole secretly into Scotland and thence into Flanders and there after a priuate most saintly life full of miracles she gaue vp her blessed soule to rest with her heauenly spouse about the yeare of Christ one thousand fourscore and twelue and in the raigne of K. VVilliam Rusus of England Her principall celebrity is kept at the forsaid towne of Derremond vpon the seauenth day of September when her body was taken vp and translated to a more eminent place of the same Church where it is yet preserued with great veneration of the Inhabitants as Patronesse of that Village E The seauen twentith Day AT Glastenbury in Sommersetshire the festiuity of S. Ioseph of Arimathâ—a who going out of Iury after he had buryed Christ with S. Mary Magdalen and her company to Marselles in France came thence into Great-Britany with his owne sonne Ioseph and ten other disciples where he obtained of King Aruiragus a little Iland in Somersetshire called in the British tongue Ins wiâ—â—in now Glastenbury there leading a solitary life with his said fellowes at last he coÌ„uerted to the Christian faith Marius Coillus sonne and nephew to King Aruiragus and then full of most venerable old yeares he died about the yeare of Christ fourscore and two There was afterward a goodly Monastery erected in that place of the Order of S. Benedict which was the greatest in all England and so remayned vntill the tyme of King Henry the 8. when by his commandement the same was destroyed by Syr VVilliam Goald Iustice of Peace to the lamentation of all Christendome His feast was wont to be celebrated on this day in many places of our Realme euen vntill the raigne of the late Queene Elizabeth THE same day at Lincolne thâ— passion of S. Hugh Martyr who being a Child of tâ—n yeares old was by the Iewes of that Citty in conteÌ„pt of Christ Christian Religion nayled on a crosse so deserued to be crowned with the same death that our blessed Sauiour suffered for the RedeÌ„ptioÌ„ of mankind The perfidious Iewes when he was dead buryed his body in an obscure place which the earth miraculously cast vp and then they threw him into a well who being there also by a miracle found out by his owne Mother the Chanons of the same Citty with great veneration carried the same in processioÌ„ to the Cathedrall Church or Minster and there interred his holy Reliques in the yeare of Christ one thousand two hundred fifty and fiue and in the raigne of King Henry the third of England F The eight twentith Day AT Dole in little Britany the deposition of S. Sampson Bishop and Confessour who borne in our IlaÌ„d of a Royall British bloud was first created Archbishop of Carleon vpon the riuer of Vske and Metropolitan among the old Britans of VVales now commonly called Carline and being inflamed with desyre of helping his neighbour-Countreyes for their Conuersion went ouer into France and there was constituted Bishop of Dole in little Britany by King Childebert of France where after he had conuerted many thousands to the faith of Christ famous for miracles he finally ended his venerable dayes and reposed in our Lord about the yeare of Christ six hundred and â—oure His body was buryed at Dole and there in ancient times wont to be kept with great veneration and reuerence of the Inhabitants G The nine twentith Day AT Troys in France the deposition of S. Lupus Bishop and Confessour who about the yeare of Christ foure hundred and fourty togeather with S. German Bishop of Auxier came ouer into our Iland of Great-Britany to expell the Pelagian heresy and to reestablish the Catholicke and Roman faith which was among them before and then began to be extinguished by the doctrine of Pelagius the Britan. At what time also is recorded a famous miraculous victory achieued by the prayers of these two Saintes against those heretickes by only crying and sounding out the word Alleluia wherwith the said Pelagians were driuen away and discomfited And for this singular benefit that our Countrey hath receyued by this seruant of Christ it seemeth not amisse that his memory should be recorded among the ancient Saintes of our Nation though he were a Frenchman by birth and his festiuity celebrated by vs for the increase of deuotion in our Iland that was once made worthy of so glorious a Patrone and Protectour THE same day at Lichfield in Stassordshire the Commemoration of Blessed Owen Confessour who being a man of great esteeme and birth and high Steward to Queene Edildride of the East â—â—gles renounced the world and became a monke first in the Monastery of Lesting
in the Kingdome of the Northumbers vnder S. Chad that then was Abbot therof and after at Lichfield where being made worthy by God to heare the voyce of Angells one day descending vpon S. Chads Oratory to call him to heaueÌ„ in great sanctity and holines of life he finally reposed in our Lord about the yeare of Christ six hundred and fourscore A The thirtith Day IN Northumberland the deposition of S. Leâ—rone Virgin and Martyr who being Abbesse of a Monastery in the same Kingdome was in the second Danish persecution togeather with many holy men and women slaine in conteÌ„pt of the ChristiaÌ„ faith For the furious Danes surprizing all the Monasteries that stood in their wayes put most of the Religious persons eyther to sword or fire And among others coÌ„ming to this Monastery wheroâ— S. Lefrone was Abbâ—sse aâ—ter that they had most barbarously and by violence abused the sacred Virgins they tithed the whole Monastery putting nyne to death and leauing the tenth to sh 〈…〉 for herselfe which vnheard-of-cruelty the perfidious Danes shewed towards many religious persons in our CouÌ„trey at their arriâ—all and incursions about the yeare of Christ one thousand and eleuen THE same day at Canterbury the deposition of S. Ta 〈…〉 yne Confessour and Archbishop of the same Sea who being a man of excellent learning and wisdome was of a monke of the Monastery of Brewton promoted to the Archbishopricke of Canterbury and succeeded S. Brituald in that office where in all kind of holy conuersation and sanctity of life he ended his blessed dayes about the yeare of Christ seauen hundred and fourty and in the raigne of King Edbert of Kent His body was buryed in the Cathedrall Church of Canterbury where it yet remayneth in the old Cloister F The one and thirtith Day AT Hunstocke in Corn-wall the deposition of S. Neoth Priest and Confessour who leading a solitary life in the VVest-part of England was famous for sanctity of life miracles both aliue and dead He was very familiar with king Alfred of the VVestsaxons by whose counsell and exhortation the said King founded the famous Vniuersity of Oxford With this man also there liued at the same tyme another venerable holy man and as it were his companion called S. Guier vnto both which there haue byn many Chappell 's and altars in Catholicke tymes past dedicated with in the Realme of England And in Humingtonshire in particular there is yet remayning a faire towne and Church sometyme erected in memory of S. Neoth which vntill this day retayneth that ancient name and is commonly called S. Neots He died about the yeare of Christ eight hundred threescore and eleuen THE MONETH OF AVGVST C The first Day AT VVinchester in Hampshire the deposition of S. Ethelwold Bishop and Confessour who being first a Monke of Glastenbury Monastery vnder S. Dunstan was afterward made Abbot of Abington thence promoted to the Bishopricke of VVinchester which when he had gouerned for one and twenty yeares togeather in great sanctity of life working of Miracles he rested in our Lord in the yeare of Christ 984. was buryed in his owne Cathedral Church of VVinchester at whose body it hath pleased God to worke many miracles It is recorded of this holy Bishop that in tyme of a great dearth he brake all the plate belonging to his Church and gaue it to the poore saying That the Church in good tyme might be againe prouided of Ornaments necessary but the poore that perished for want of food could not be recouered THE same day at Gaunt in Flanders the Translation of S. VVenlocke Abbot and Confessour who descended of the ancient Royall bloud of Britany became Father to many Monkes in an old Monastery in the lesser Britany called Tauracum where in all kind of most holy life he ended his blessed dayes His body was afterward on this day with great solemnity translated to Gaunt about the yeare of Christ one thousand and fifty and is there vntill this day preserued with great honour and veneration D The second Day AT Durham in the Bishopricke the Commemoration of S. Alrike Eremite and Confessour who leading a solitary life in the forrest of Carliele for many yeares togeather was of such admirable sanctity and holinesse of life that his memory euen vntill our dayes hath byn famous throughout the whole Iland of Britany S. Godricke an Eremite also liuing in those partes at the same tyme and being present at his death saw his soule ascend into heauen as it were in a Sphericall forme of a burning wynd His body was with great veneration interred at Durham by the Clergy of that Church about the yeare of Christ one thousand one hundred and seauen in which yeare he died E The third Day IN Scotland the Commemoration of S. Domitiús Confessour who descended of a worthy lynage in the Kingdome of Ireland became there a Monke of the holy Order of S. Benedict vnder the famous Abbot S. Columbe whose scholler and disciple he was where in all kind of good learning vertue other sanctity of life he ended his venerable old dayes about the yeare of Christ six hundred threescore and eleuen His memory hath in tymes past byn very famous throughout the Iland of Great-Britany especially in Scotland where he liued and died F The fourth Day AT Furne in Flanders in the Diocesse of Ipres the Translation of part of the glorious body of S. VValburge Virgin and Abbesse daughter to S. Richard King of the English who being sent for into Germany by S. Bonijace her vncle Archbishop of Mentz was by him ordained Abbesse of a monastery there which he had newly founded called Heydenâ—rae where in all kind of sanctimony of life she gaue vp her soule to her heauenly spouse in the yeare of Christ seauen hundred threescore and sixteene The rest of her body remayneth at Eyst whither it was before translated wherout vntill this day distilleth a precious oyle very soueraigne formany diseases Her principall festiuity was wont to be celebrated in our Catholicke Church of England vpon the one and twentith day of Iune according to the vse of Sarum and in Germany vpon the first of May. G The fifth Day AT Oswistree in Shropshire the Passion of S. Oswald King of the Northumbers and Martyr who after he had brought the Angles Scots and Pictes vnto his subiection was so zealous in the new planted faith of Christ that for defence therof principally he was slayne by Penda the Pagan King of Mercia at the forsaid towne of Osistree in the yeare of Christ six hundred thirty and fiue S. Bede recounteth that on a day as he sate at dinner with S. Aidan Bishop of Lindisferne there was a siluer dish brought before him full of daynties which when he saw he caused presently to be brokeÌ„ in little peeces and giuen to the poore attending at his gate for almes togeather with the
meate that was therin saying They had more need therof then himselfe The Bishop sitting by and delighted with such rare piety in a King tooke him by the right hand and said This hand I pray God may neuer consume And so saith S. Bede it fell out for that his arme and hand being cut of at his death remayned till his dayes whole and incorrupt being kept in a siluer case in S. Peters Church at Bambrough He finished the Cathedrall Church of S. Peter at Torke which was before begun by his predecessour King Edwyn His body was first buryed at Peterburrow and part therof traÌ„slated afterward to VVinockes-Berghen in Flanders where the same was preserued with great Veneration A The sixt Day AT VVinchester in Hampshire the depositioÌ„ of Blessed Henry Confessour and Bishop of the same Sea who being a Frenchman by birth and brother to King Stephen of England became first a monke of the Order of S. Benedict and after Abbot of Glastenbury and last of all Bishop of VVinchester and Legat Apostolicall of England In which dignity he behaued himself with so great humility and loue of the common people for more then fourty yeares togeather that his name was famous throughout all England France He died in great sanctity of life and spirit of Prophesy in the yeare of Christ one thousand one hundred seauenty and one about foure monethes before the Martyrdome of S. Thomas of Canterbury THE same day at â—one in France the Commemoration of S. Alexander Confessour who descended of the bloud-Royall of Scotland stole secretly thence for the loue of Christ in base attyre and went into France where he became a Lay-brother in a Monastery of Cistercian monkes at Fone labouring in the basest offices of the house vnknowne till his dying day Which being then reueyled to the Prior of the Monastery vpon obedience it pleased God to testify his worthines by a Miracle after his death which was thus A Monke of the same Monastery that had a sore vlcer in his brest and now growne to a fistula came to the said Alexanders tombe and there prayed Vnto whome AlexaÌ„der appearing brighter then the sunne with two Crownes one on his head and another in his hand the Monke demaunded what that double Crowne meant He answered and said The Crowne in his hand is for the temporall Crowne which I forsooke for Christes loue for he should haue byn King of Scotland being next heyre thervnto by succession as the Story relateth The other on my head is that which I haue receyued common with other Saintes And that yow may be assured of the verity of this vision you shal now be cured of your infirmity And hauing thus spoken and the other immediatly healed he vanished away He died about the yeare of Christ one thousand and two hundred B The seauenth Day AT VVestminster by London the Commemoration of S. Maude Queene daughter to S. Margaret and holy King Malcolme of Scotland wife to K. Henry the first of England whose admirable and rare vertues togeather with her singular exemplar life hath byn a patterne euer synce to all Princesses in Europe especially her exceeding Charity towards the poore whome she disdayned not though neuer so foule leapers but rather imbraced them with all delight yea washed their soares and vlcers neuer so loathsome and filthy For whome she built also a goodly hospitall in the suburbes of London called S. Gâ—les as also founded the Priory of Christes-Church within Ald-gate of the same Citty Her body was with all veneration buryed at VVestminster in the yeare of Christ one thousand one hundred and eighteene which yeare she desceased In whose praise these distiches following were composed Prosper a non laetam secere non aspera tristem Aspera risus ei prospera terror erant Non decor essecit fragâ—lem non Sceptra superbam Sola potens humilis sola pudica decens She was in her tender yeares brought vp in the Monasteries of Religious womeÌ„ at VVinchester and Rumsey in all exercise of vertue and learning She built a faire stone-bridge ouer the riuer of Lue at Stratford-vpon-Bow as also gaue diuers goodly mannours and lands to the Abbey of Barking in Essex for mayntayning of the same C The eight Day AT Glastenbury-Abbey in Somersetshire the Commemoration of S. Fagane Confessour and Scholler to S. Ioseph of Arimathia with whome when he had led a solitary life for many yeares in the Iland of Auallonia now called Glastenbury and being by S. Ioseph throughly instructed in the Christian â—aith and other vertues became himselfe a preacher therof and S. Iosephs successour in his Oratory where the â—amous Monastery of Glastenbury was afterward built Where also in great sanctity holines of life he finally reposed in our Lord about the yeare of Christ one hundred and twelue and was one of the first Confessours of our British Nation D The ninth Day AT Ely in Cambridgshire the deposition of S. Hugh Bishop and Confessour who being first a Monke and then Abbot of the Monastery of S. Edmundsbury in Suffolke was thence promoted to the Bishopricke of Ely where in all kind of most commendable vertues especially in humility and abstinence hauing gouerned that Sea fiue and tweÌ„ty years he happily ended his venerable dayes about the yeare of Christ one thousand two hundred fifty and foure His body was very honourably interred in the Cathedrall Church of Fly within the Chancell which himselfe had newly built from the ground consecrating the same in presence of King Henry the third and his sonne Prince Edward in the yeare 1235. and was there kept vntill our dayes with great honour and veneration of the people He also built the Bishops Pallace at Ely besydes many other publicke works of Charity which he perfourmed whilst he liued E The tenth Day AT Lesmor in Ireland the Commemoration of S. Malcus Bishop and Confessour who borne in England and a Monke of the Monastery of VVinchester in Hampshire and of a most vertuous conuersatioÌ„ was elected consecrated Bishop of Lesmor in Ireland In which Pastorall office in great sanctity of life working of Miracles he finally ended his blessed dayes about the yeare of Christ one thousand one hundred twenty fiue He is also much praised by S. Bernard that liued at the same tyme who wryting the life of S. Malachy Bishop and Primate of Ireland among other thinges he saith of S. Malcus That the wisdome of God was in him c. F The eleuenth Day AT Chichester in Sussex the Commemoration of Bl. Gilbert Confessour Bishop of the same Sea whose integrity of life and vertuous conuersation hath made him famous to posterity He was a Father of the fatherlesse saith the Story of his life a comforter of mourners a defender of widdowes a relieuer of the poore a helper of the distressed and a diligent visitour of the sicke And thus heaping vp heauenly
ambition of Queene Alstrude was after 20. yeares banishment restored againe by the forsaid Queene she being admonished therto by S. Ethelburge sometyme Abbesse therof who had appeared vnto her in a vision when she lay sicke complayning of the iniustice of the fact and there in very great fanctimony of life she ended her blessed dayes about the yeare of Christ nyne hundred fourscore and fiue and was buryed at Barking whose body being taken vp thirty yeares after her death was found togeather with all her cloathes as whole and sound as if she had byn buryed but a few dayes before A The tenth Day IN the Territory of Ruremond in Gelderland the Deposition of S. Otger Deacon and Confessour who being a Monke in the North of England where he was borne and going to Rome in company of S. VViro and Plechelme returned thence into the low Countreyes and was most honourably receyued of Duke Pepin of Brabant who gaue him a certaine Territory and place of habâ—tation in his dominions where he might preach and plant the Christian faith which when he had done for many yeares with great feruour of spirit to the gayning of many thousand soules in those partes in great sanctity and holines of life he receyued the reward of his labours by reposing in our Lord about the yeare of Christ seauen hundred thirty and one A great part of his body remayneth yet in the Cathedrall Church of Ruremond and is there kept with great veneration of the Inhabitants of that Diocesse B The eleuenth Day IN Ireland the Commemoration of S. Bather Abbot and Confessour scholler to S. Columbe the Great of that Kingdome who comming into Scotland with him to preach the Christian â—aith to the Pictes who then inhabited that Countrey and being a most vertuous and innocent man of life was by him made Abbot of a Monastery in the same Countrey which he had newly erected In which office and dignity he so behaued himselfe especially in the reformation of monasticall discipline that his name hath synce byn famous throughout the Kingdomes of Ireland and Scotland He desceased in great sanctity and hoâ—â—nes of life about the yeare of Christ fiue hundred fourscore and eleuen C The tweluth Day AT Fulkestone in Kent the deposition of S. Eansu I de Virgin Abbesse daughter to Eadbald King of Kent who forsaking all worldly conuersation and delights obtayned of her Father a solitary place in his kingdome to serue her spouse Christ which being graunted her at Fulkestone aforsaid she there built her selfe a little Oratory for a tyme and then gathering togeather many other noble Virgins imbraced a monasticall life and became Abbesse of the rest her Oratory being coÌ„uerted into a NuÌ„ry where in all kind of sanctimony of life and pious conuersation glorious for miracles she finally reposed in our Lord about the yeare of Christ six hundred and fourty THE same day at VVimborne in Dorcetshire the Commemoration of S. Quemburge Virgin sister to Inas King of the VVestsaxons who vnder the Gouerment of S. Cuthberge her sister and Abbesse receaued the holy veyle of chastity in the Monastery aforsaid where in very great vertue humility and other pious excercises she ended her happy dayes about the yeare of Christ seauen hundred twenty and seauen D The thirteenth Day AT VVester-woort in Gelderland the Deposition of S. VVerensrid Priest Confessour who being an EnglishmaÌ„ by byrth and descended of an honourable family became first a Monke in the Monastery of Rippon in Yorkeshire and thence went ouer into the Low-Countreyes Germany to preach the Christian faith where he conuerted the whole Prouince of Geldria and so became their Apostle He died on this day at the forsaid Towne of VVester-woort about the yeare of Christ seauen hundred and fiue and was afterward solemnely translated to Elst where his body hath byn kept with great veneration of the Inhabitants for the manifold miracles that haue byn wrought therat especially in curing the goute E The fourteenth Day AT Arpine in the Kingdome of Naples the Commemoration of S. Bernard Confessour who being an Englishman by birth and going to Ierusalem on pilgrimage togeather with S. Gerard his companio to visit our Sauiours sepulcher in his returne backe fell sicke in Italy where after a short space in all signes of sanctity and helines of life he reposed in our Lord. His body being obscurely buryed was many yeares after miraculously reuealed to the Archpriest of that place who with a sollemne procession brought the same vnto Arpine and placed it very decently in the Church where it is at this day kept with great veneration and honour of the Inhabitants as their chiefe Patrone for the manifold miracles that eueÌ„ in these our times are wrought therat especially in curing of Ruptures wherby the same place is now becoÌ„e a famous pilgrimage for such as are grieued with that infirmity His life and miracles are recounted more at large in the Records of the Church of Arpine of whome also there is a proper prayer with a Hymne or Sequentia wherin briefly is declared the whole story of his life both which are commonly read in the Masse and Office of his festiuall day F The fifteenth Day IN the Monastery of Dormundcaster in Northamptonshire two miles from Peterburrow the Commemoration of Blessed Chinneburge Queene daughter to Penda King of the Mercians and wife to Alfred King of Northumberland who with the consent of her husband he also hauing left the world and retyred himselfe to a Monasticall life in the Abbey of Mailros became a Religious woman in the forsaid Monastery of DormuÌ„dcaster where in all kind of sanctimony of life and pious conuersation she ended her blessed dayes about the yeare of Christ six hundred threescore and ten This forsaid Monastery being afterward called of her name Chinneburgcaster was in the yeare 1010. quite ouerthrowne by the Danes so as there is little or no memory therof left at this day in our Iland of Great-Britany G The sixteenth Day IN Scotland the deposition of S. Ninian Bishop and Confessour who descended of a noble British bloud was ordained Bishop of a place called S. Martins amoÌ„g the South-Pictes in the Marches of Scotland whome he conuerted to the Christian faith and became their Apostle He after died in Scotland about the yeare of Christ fiue hundred and twelue whose body being buryed in the forsaid Church of S. Martin was there kept with great honour and veneration euen vntill the dayes of K. Henry the eight In whose honour also many goodly Churches and altars haue in former Catholicke tymes byn erected and dedicated in the Kingdome of Scotland THE same day at VVilton in the Church of S. Dionyse the deposition of S. Edith Virgin and Abbesse daughter to holy Edgar King of England who despising all worldly and temporall perfermentes became a Religious woman in the Monastery of VVilton vnder the
care and gouernment of her owne mother VVilsrede after whose descease she was made Abbesse of the same place where in all sanctimony of life she gaue vp her soule to her heauenly spouse in the yeare of Christ nyne hundred fourscore and foure There are many goodly Churches and monumentes of her name yet to be seene in diuers places of EnglaÌ„d one particularly at a Towne called Church-Eaton in Staffordshire where there is a little well-spring of water very soueraigne for many diseases coÌ„monly called by the name of S. Ediths well A The seauenteenth Day IN South-wales the passion of the Sayntes Stephen and Socrates Martyrs who being two noble ancient Britans by byrth and conuerted to the faith of Christ in our Primitiue Church by the preaching of S. Amphibale Priest and Martyr were in hatred therof put to death in our Iland in the persecution of Dioclesian the Emperour by most exquisite tormentes togeather with many others for the same cause about the yeare of Christ three huÌ„dred foure There are diuers Churches yet remayning in Wales that in ancient tymes haue byn dedicated in their honour among whome also their memory is yet famous vntill this day especially in Monmouthshire and the Southerne partes adioyning B The eighteenth Day AT Berghen in Flanders the Translation of S. VVinocke Abbot and Confessour who descended of a noble British bloud and going ouer into the Low Countreyes to S. Bertin Abbot of the Monastery of Sitheù now called S. Bertins in the Citty of S. Omers was by him ordayned Abbot of an ancient Monastery named VVoromholt called afterward of his name S. VVinockes where in all kind of sanctity of life Regular discipline famous for miracles he reposed in our Lord. His body was afterward on this day translated to the forsaid towne of Berghen by Baldwyn Earle of Flanders about the yeare of Christ nyne hundred and there is yet conserued with great veneration of the Inhabitants for the manifold miracles which it hath pleased God to worke therat C The ninteenth Day AT Canterbury the deposition of S. Theodore Archbishop of that Sea and Confessour who borne at Tharsis in Cilicia of a noble parentage became first a Monke of the Venerable Order of S. Benedict and afterward was ordayned Archbishop of Canterbury and sent thither from Rome by Pope Vitalianus He celebrated two Prouinciall Synods in our Iland the one at Hartford the other at Hedtfeld concerning the Reformation of the Clergy of England And when he had in all vertuous and Saintlike behauiour gouerned the forsaid Sea of Canterbury for two and twenty yeares in most godly wise he finally reposed in our Lord about the yeare of Christ six hundred and nynty and was buryed at Canterbury with a famous Epitaph in heroicall verse some part wherof yow may read in S. Bede setdowne in the fiâ—th Booke and eight Chapter of his History of England D The twentith Day IN ScotlaÌ„d the CoÌ„memoratioÌ„ of S. Cybthacke Priest CoÌ„fessour who being an Irishman by birth and Nephew to S. Columbe the Great of that Nation despised all worldly preferments and came ouer into Scotland with his said Vncle to preach the Christian faith to the Pictes who then inhabited part of that Kingdome And at last entring into a Monastery became a Monke of S. Benedictes Venerable Order in the Iland of Hoy vnder the care of the forsaid S. Columbe who had newly founded the same and was then Abbot therof where famous for sanctity of life and miracles throughout the whole Kingdome there ended his blessed dayes in rest about yeare of Christ six hundred and foure E The one twentith Day IN Ireland the Commemoration of S. Edilhun Confessour who being an English-man by byrth of great learning and vertue and brother to another Edilhun of the same name then Bishop of Lindisferne in the Kingdome of the Northumbers went ouer into Ireland to lead a more quiet kind of life remote from the world where after he had passed a few yeares in very great holines and sanctity he gaue vp his soule to rest about the yeare of Christ six hundred fifty and fiue He had for companion in this his peregrination into Ireland a noble yong man named Egbert with whome liuing in a Monastery there called in the Irish tongue Rathmelsig whilst the plague infected sorely that Countrey he had a vision of his owne departure out of this life and of the escape of his fellow Egbert to whome when he had related the whole in an quietnes of spirit he gaue vp the ghost F The two and twentith Day AT â—indissa in the Kingdome of the Northumbers the Commemoration of S. Higbald Abbot and Confessour whose integrity of life and conuersation hath byn â—amous in tymes past throughout the whole Iland of Great-Britany He was Abbot of an ancient Monastery in the forsaid Kingdome of Northumberland in the tyme of VVulhere King of the Mercians and ended his happy dayes about the yeare of Christ six hundred fourscore fiue He went into â—â—eland a little before his death to visit the holy Abbot Egbert who at that tyme was there very famous for the great opinion of his sanctity and holines of life with whome he had very many spirituall conferences and amoÌ„g other thinges discoursing of the death of S. Chad Bishop of Lichfield being a little before desceased holy Egbert related to haue seene his foule carried vp to heauen by the hands of Angells that descended thence to accompany the same G The three and twentith Day AT Kale in France the Commemoration of Blessed Hereswide Queene neâ—ce to S. Edwyn King of Northumberland and Martyr sister to S. Hlida and wife to King Ethelwold of the Eastangles who after the death of her Lord and husband forsaking all worldly pleasures friends and other prefermentes whatsoeuer went ouer into France there taking a Religious habit receyued therwith the holy veyle of Chastity in the forsaid Monastery of Kale where in very great humility and sanctimony of life she spent the rest of her dayes in prayer and contemplation of heauenly things and finally gaue vp her blessed soule to her heaueÌ„ly spouse about the yeare of Christ six hundred fourscore and ten A The foure twentith Day AT Eyst in the higher Germany the Translation of S. VVinibald Abbot and Confessour Sonne to S. Richard King of the English who going ouer into Flanders Germany with S. VVillebrord and his fellowes to preach the ChristiaÌ„ faith to those people founded a Monastery in the Prouince of Franconia called Heydelmaine and became himselfe Abbot therof which when he had gouerned for ten yeares in great sanctity holines of life â—he happily reposed in our Lord about the yeare of Christ seauen hundred and threescore His body was afterward on this day solemnely translated to the forsaid Citty of Eyst and there placed in the Cathedrall Church togeather with the Venerable body
of his brother S. Willebald where the same is preserued with great veneration of the Inhabitants B The fiue twentith Day AT Langres in France the Deposition of 〈◊〉 Câ—olâ—â—id Conâ—esâ—our and Abbot of the ancient Monastery of S. Peter and S. Paul vpon the Riuer banke of VVyre in the Kingdome of the Northumbers now cailed VVyre 〈…〉 and Maâ—â—â—er to our famous S. Bede who going to Rome to obtayne Priuiledges for his saâ—d Monastery died in his iorney homward at Langres in the yeare of Christ seauen hundred seauenteene and there being most honourably interred in the Cathedrall Church of that Citty his body is kept vntill this day with great veneration There is a Letter of this holy mans yet extant in S. Bedes History which he wrote to Nâ—ionus King of the Piâ—â—es or Redshankes about the â—â—ue obseruation of the feast of Easter as also for the Reformation of his Clergy To whome in like manner saith the Story he sent cunning Carpenters workemen to buâ—d him a Câ—urch after the fashion of those in Norâ—humberland C The six and twentith Day AT VVestminster by LondoÌ„ the depositioÌ„ of S. VVuâ—â—y Abbot and Con 〈…〉 our who being a man of great vertue and innocency of life was by S. Dunstan created the first Abbot of VVestminster where in all kind of exemplar good life full of sanctity and miracles he ended his blessed dayes about the yeare of Christ nyne hundred and threescore His body was buryed in the same Monastery and there was wont to be kept with great veneration of the Citizens of Londâ—n Tâ—E same day in Scoâ—land the Commemoration of S. 〈…〉 us Monâ—e and Confâ—ssour who borne in Ireland and descended of a worthy parentage in that Kingdome came thence into Scotland in company of S. Co 〈…〉 e the great of that Nation whose d 〈…〉 ple he was aâ—d afterward his coadiutour impreaching the Christian â—aith to the Pictes After whose Coâ—â—ersion full of sanctity and miracleâ— he gaue vp his soule to rest about the yeare of Christ â—â—ue hundred and fourscore D The seauen twentith Day AT Knobhersburge in the Prouince of the Eastangles the Commemoration of S. Sigeâ—ert King of the same Prouince and Martyr who inflamed with the loue of God left the administration of his Kingdome to his Cosyn Egricke and tooke a Religious habit in a monastery which himselfe had newly erected called Knobhersburge but a little after Penda the Pagan King of Mercia inuading his dominions he was by his Subiectes drawne by force out of his Monastery into the field where vnarmed hauing only a little rod in his hand was slayne togeather with his Cosyn Egriâ—ke by the forsaid Penda in the yeare of Christ six hundred fifty and two and the seauenteenth of his raigne and was afterward declared a Martyr It is recorded by diuers Historiograpâ—ers that he first founded the Vniuersity of Cambridge in his owne Prouince for the education and instruction of youth in all kind of good learning and liberall sciences E The eight twentith Day AT Fulda in tho higher Germany the deposition of S. Lioba Virgin and Abbesse who being first a Religious woman in the Monastery of Wimborne in Dorcetshire was called thence togeather with S. Teâ—la S. Agatha and diuers others into Germany by S. Boniface an Englishman and Archbishop of Mentz and there made Abbesse of a new Monastery which he had erected at a place called Biscopssen where after she had led a most Saintly life full of miracles she went at last to her heauenly spouse about the yeare of Christ seauen hundred fifty and seauen and was buryed at Fulda where her body is yet kept togeather with the venerable body of S. Boniface with great veneration of that Countrey round about F The nine twentith Day IN Scotland the Commemoration of S. Cogan Abbot and Confessour who borne in the same Kingdome of a very honourable parentage became there a Monke of the Venerable Order of S. Benedict and after Abbot of the whole Monastery whose name being famous throughout our whole Iland of Great-Briâ—any â—or sanctity of life and learâ—ning he gaue vp his soule to rest in our Lord about the yeare of Christ 700. thrâ—â—score At whose body it pleased God in coÌ„firmatioÌ„ of his holines to worke many miracles In which Kingdome also there haue byn in tymes past many Chappell 's and altars dedicated in his honour but now all vtterly ruined by the vâ—fortunate change of Religâ—on in that Countrey to the lamentation of the Christian world G The thirtith Day AT Canterbury the Deposition S. Honorius Archbishop of the same Sea and Confessour who comming from Rome into England with S. Augustine our Apostle succeeded him afterward in his Office and was the fiâ—th Archbishop oâ— Canterbury Wâ—ich Sea when he had gouerned in all kind of sanctity and holy example of vertuous life full of Venerable old age he reposed happily in our Lord in the yeare of Christ six hundred fiâ—ty and three and was buryed in the Cathedrall Church of that Citty with his predecessours where his body was kept euen vntill our dayes with great honor and veneration due to so glorious a Confessour THE MONETH OF OCTOBER A The first Day AT London the deposition of S. Roger Confessour and Bishop of the same Sâ—a whose admirable vertues and sanctity of life wittnesse the Miracles that haue byn wrought at his body He died at Stepney a mile from London in a house belonging to that Bishops Sea in the yeare of Christ one thousand two hundred and fourty whose body being brought to London was with all honour and veneration interred in the Cathedrall Church of S. Paul the Apostle in a faire tombe by the North-wall a little aboue the Quire with this Epithaph which is there yet remayning to be read Ecclesiae quondam Praesul praesentis in anno M. bis C. quater X. iacet his Rogerus humatus Huius erat manibus Domino locus iste dicatus Christe suis precibuâ— veniam des tolle reatus The people of Parma in Italy haue chosen him for one of the chiefe Patrons of their Citty by reason of a meruaylous victory they obtayned against Fredericke the Empeperour by the prayers of S. Roger whose body at that tyme shined with miracles in England THE same day at Oostkerke in Flanders the Translation of S. Guthagon Confessour Sonne to the King of Scotland who taking vpon him a voluntary pouerty for the loue of God went ouer into Flanders and there became a pilgrime or Eremite where in great sanctity of life he finally reposed in our Lord. Nicolas Bishop of Tornay on this day caused his body to be reuerently eleuated and placed more decently in the forsaid Church of Oostkerke in the yeare of Christ one thousand foure hundred fourty and foure where the same is yet preserued with great veneration whose feast in like manner in there on this day
celebrated with great solemnity by the Inhabitantes round about MOreouer the same day at Condy in He 〈…〉 lt the deposition of S. VVas 〈…〉 lph Confessour who desâ—ended oâ— a nobâ—e bloud in the Kingdome of Ireland and brother to S. Etto of that Naâ—â—on did for the loue of Christ foâ—saâ—e his Countrey and friendâ— and went ouer into France to lead a solitary and strict kind of life where in great sanctity and holines famous for miracles â—e ended his blâ—ssed daâ—es in the Prouince oâ— Hen 〈…〉 whose body being yet preserued at the 〈◊〉 towne of Cordy is there honoured with great veneration of the Inhabitants B The second Day AT Hereford tâ—e Translation of S. Tâ—omas Bishop and Conâ—essour who being first Chancelour of the Vniuerâ—â—ty of Oxâ—ord theÌ„ of the whole Realme of â—nglaÌ„d was finally ordâ—â—ned Bishop oâ— Hereford which Sea wheÌ„ he had gouerned moâ—â—lâ—â—dably for many yeares he tooke his â—orney to Rome to Pope Mar in the second and died in his way homward at Mâ—te-â—â—sâ—oâ—e in the Dukedome of Florence in the yeare of Christ one thousand two hundred fourscore and seaueÌ„ whose sacred Reliques being brought into England were with great veneration on this day placed in the Cathedrall Church of Hereford His miracles are Registred in the same Church to the number of foure hundred twenty fiue AmoÌ„g which it is recorded that by his prayers were raised from death to life threscore seuerall persons one and twenty leapers healed and three and twenty blynd and dumme men to haue receyued their sight speach C The third Day IN VVestphalia the Passion of the Saintes â—waldi brethren and Martyrs commonly called Alâ—us and Niger who being Priests and Monkes of the Monastery of Rippon in Yorkeshire went ouer into Ireland where liuing for diuers yeares in great austerity of life at last returned and went into Frizâ—land to preach the Christian faith to that Nation which they did for a long tyme with great labour and profit till comming into VVestphalia they were slayne by the old Pagan Saxone for the Confession of Christ about the yeare of our Lord six hundred fourscore and siâ—teene Their bodâ—es were afterward miraculously found in the riuer of Rhene most honourably layd in the Church of S. Cunibert at Cullen by Duke Pepin of France about the yeare of Christ 1074. and there are kept with great veneration of the Cittizens of that place D The fourth Day IN Northumberland the Passion of S. Eduyn King and Martyr who being the first Christian Prince of that Prouince and conuerted to the faith of Christ by the preaching of S. Paulinus Bishop of Yorke was afterward slayne in hatred therof by the impious Cadwalline King of the Britans Penda King of the Mercians in the yeare of Christ six hundred thirty and foure and in the seauenteenth of his raigne There was an ancient fayre Church somtyme crected and dedicated in his honour in the Citty of London by New-gate Market which there remayned vntill it was dissolued in this last age by King Henry the eight togeather with many other like goodly Monuments of Catholicke piety in our Kingdome E The fifth Day IN Scotland the Commemoration of S. Conwalline Abbot and Confessour whose rare vertues and learning haue in tymes past byn famous not only throughout his owne countrey but in others also He was first a Monke of the Venerable Order of S. Benedict and then made Abbot of an ancient Monastery in the Iland of Iona belonging to Scotland where in great sanctity of life and other vertues especially in the Reformation of Monasticall discipline he ended his blessed dayes about the yeare of Christ fiue hundred and threefcore F The sixt Day IN NorthuÌ„berland the festiuity of S. Ywy Deacon and Confessour scholler and disciple to S. Cuthbert of Durham whose great holines of life hath in ancient Catholicke tymes byn famous in our Iland especially among the Northumbers He died as may be gathered out of antiquity about the yeare of Christ seauen hundred and foure THE same day in Scotland the Commemoration of S. Comine Abbot and Confessour who descended of a noble bloud in the same Kingdome and disciple to S. Columbe the Great in a Monastery in the Iland of Hoy was for his great learning and vertue made Abbot by him of another Monastery in the same Prouince whose godly life and miracles haue in former tymes byn famous both at home abroad He died about the yeare of Christ 600. G The seauenth Day AT Chich in Essex the Passion of S. Osith Queene and Martyr daughter to the King of the Eastangles and wife to Suthred the last King of the Eastsaxons who with the consent to her husband foâ—â—ooke the world and receyued the holy veyle of Chastity in the Monastery of Alisbury but afterward building another of her owne in a Village called Chich in the Prouince or the Eastsaxons and gathering togeather many noble Virgins became herselfe Abbesse therof vntill the Danes inuading that Kingdome and comming vnto her said Monastery cut of her head in hatred of Christian Religion The which she taking vp from the ground carried three surloÌ„ges â—o a Church of S. Peter S. Paul where coming to the Church dore imbrewed in her owne innocent bloud she fell downe and so ended the course of her martyrdome about the yeare of Christ eight hundred and seauenty In the place also where she was beheaded there presently sprong vp a miraculous fountayne of water very soueraigne for many diseases which euen vntill this day is greatly esteemed by the Inhabitantes neere about Her body was first buryed at Alisbury in Buckinghamshire but afterward by a voyce from heauen it was commaunded to be translated to the forsaid Monastery of Chich now commonly called S. Osiths of her name situated not far from the sea side wherat it pleased God to worke many miracles THe same day at Lincolne the Translation of S. Hugh Confessour and Bishop of the same Sea whose body after fourscore yeares that it had byn buryed was on this day taken vp and being found altogeather vncorrupt with a great quantity of cleere and sweet oyle in the Tombe where it lay was put into a costly shrine of siluer guilt and richly adorned with precious stones and set in a more eminent place of the same Church or Minster at Lincolne in the raigne of King Edward the first and yeare of Christ 1282. where it hath euer synce byn kept vntill these our later dayes with great reuerence and veneration for the miracles that haue byn wrought therat A The eight Day AT VValciodore in the Territory of Liege the Translation of S. Eloquius Priest and Confessour who borne in Ireland of a noble pareÌ„tage coÌ„ming into England went theÌ„ce into the low-Countreys with S. Etto his fellowes to preach the Christian faith where after much fruite reapt in gayning of soules to God
in great sanctity of life and working of miracles finally reposed in our Lord about the yeare of Christ six hundred fifty and one His body was afterward on this day translated to the Monastery of VValciodore aforsaid where the same is kept with great veneration of the Inhabitants THE same day in Brecknockshire of VVales the deposition or S. Keyna Virgin daughter to Braghan King of Brecknocke and great Aunt to S. Dauid Bish. of Meneuia who being in her infancy consecrated to God left her Countrey and came ouer the Riuer of Seuerne into England and there liued a most austere life in a solitary wood full of serpents into which no man durst enter for feare of death But by her prayers they were all turned into stones still retayning the shape of serpeÌ„ts And after that she had liued many yeares therin without humane assisiance she returned againe to her friends and Countrey and built herselfe a little Cottage vpon a hill where in continuall prayer and abstinence clad in hayrcloth she serued her Lord Sauiour vntill her dying day And being ready to depart out of this world an Angell came downe from heauen and put vpon her a white garment wrought with gould bidding her to be in readinesse to enter into the Kingdome of her Celestiall spouse She departed to our Lord vpon this day about the yeare of Christ foure hundred and nynty and was buryed in the same Prouince where her memory hath byn famous euen vntill our dayes She is called in the British tongue Keyn-vayre that is to say Keyne the Virgin B The ninth Day AT Lincolne the deposition of Bl. Robert surnamed Grossa-testa Confessour and Bishop of the same Sea whose great sanctity of life and vertues ioyned with learning especially in the Hebrew Greeke and Latyn tongues hath byn very famous in the Church of Christ. Among other workes he translated the Testamentes of the twelue Patriarkes out of Greeke into Latin as also wrote very learned CoÌ„mentaryes vpon the Psalter yet extant to be seene in wrytten hand in diuers Libraryes of Europe He was borne in Suffolke and in his youth trauayled into France where applying his studyes he attayned to great knowledge in Philosophy and Diuinity and at his returne backe was promoted first to the Arch deaconry of Licester and afterward to the Bishopricke of Lincolne which when he had gouerned most laudably for eighteene yeares he reposed happily in our Lord in the yeare of Christ one thousand two hundred fifty and three His body was most solemnly interred in a goodly marble Tombe in the south I le of his owne Cathedrall Church of Lincolne and there was wont to be kept with great reuerence and veneration euen vntill the dayes of King Henry the eight THE same day in the County of Hennalt in the Diocesse of Cambray the festiuity of S. Gislen Confessour who being an Irishman by birth went to Athens in Greece where he became first a Monke of the Order of S. S. Basil and thence returning by Rome came backe into the Lower-Germany and there built himselfe an Oratory in a Village three myles distant from Montz in Hennalt teaching and instructing the people of those partes in the Christian faith with great fruite and feruour of spirit vntill his dying day which happened about the yeare of Christ six hundred fourty His body is kept in a Monastery of his owne name in the forsaid Territory of Hennalt coÌ„moÌ„ly called S. Gislens where it is honoured vntill this day with great veneration of the Inhabitants round about C The tenth Day AT Rochester in Kent the Deposition of S. Pauline Bishop and Confessour who comming into England with S. Augustine and his fellowes conuerted the Kingdome of the Northumbers togeather with Edwyn King of that Prouince and so became their Apostle He was ordayned the first Archbishop of Yorke but being thence expulsed after King Edwyns death he came backe againe into Kent and there gouerned the Sea of Rochester being then voyd where in great sanctity of life he finally reposed in our Lord about the yeare Christ six hundred fourty and fiue His body was with all solemnity buryed in the Cathedrall Church of S. Andrew in Rochester and there kept with great veneration THE same day at Birlington in Yorkeshire the deposition of S. Iohn Confessour Prior of the Monastery of Chanons-Regular whose godly life full of sanctity hath byn manifested sufficiently by the miracles he wrought both aliue and dead He desceased in the yeare of Christ one thousand three hundred threescore and nynteene and was buryed at Birlington D The eleuenth Day AT Barking in Fssex the deposition of S. Edilburge Abbesse sister to S. Erconwald Bishop of Lodon who by him was coÌ„stituted Gouernesse of a new Monastery that himselfe had built by the forsaid towne of Barking vpon the Riuer of Thames where in all kind of sanctimony of life and Monasticall discipline she gaue vp her soule to her heauenly spouse in the yeare of Christ six hundred threefore and sixteene THE same day in Scotland the deposition of S. Canicke Abbot CoÌ„fessour whose godly life and miracles haue byn famous throughout the Christian world but especially in Scotland where he was borne liued and died about the yeare of Christ eight hundred E The tweluth Day AT Rippon in Yorkeshire the deposition of S. VVil 〈…〉 ride Confessour and Archbishop of Yorke who being twice expulsed his Bishopricke by Egfrid King of the Northumbers went and preached to the Southsaxons where he conuerted the I le of VVight and first planted the Christian faith in that place And when he had thus laboured for many yeares in his banishment to the gayning of infinite soules to God being at last restored to his Bishopricke in all sanctity or life and miracles he finally rested in our Lord vpon the yeare of Christ seauen hundred and eleuen and was buryed in S Peters Church at Rippon aforsaid which himselfe had built on the south side of the high Altar Ouer whose tombe was engrauen this ancient Epitaph following VVilfridus hic magnus requiescit corpore Praesul Hanc Domino qut Aulam du 〈…〉 us pietaâ—i amore Fecit exi 〈…〉 o sacrauit nomine PETRI C 〈…〉 laues cali Christus dedit arbiter Orbis Atque auro ac Tyrio deuotus vestijt ostro Quin etiam sublime Crucis radiante metallo Hic posuit tropheüm nec non quattuor auro Scribi Euangel 〈…〉 praerepit in ordine libros Ac thecam è ruâ—ilo his con 〈…〉 ignam condidit auro Paschalis qui etiam solem 〈…〉 a tempora cursus Catholci adiustum correxit dogma Canonis Quem statuere Paires dubioque errore remoto Certa suae Ge 〈…〉 i ostendit moderam 〈…〉 na ritus Inque loc 〈…〉 stis Monachorum examina crebra Colligit ac monitis cauit quae regula Patrum Sedulus in 〈…〉 it 〈…〉 sue do 〈…〉 ue forisue Iactatus 〈…〉 mium
per tempor a longa periclis Qu 〈…〉 decies ternos postquam egit Episcopus annos Transijt gaudens caelestia regna petiuit Dona IESV vt grex Pastoris calle sequatur F The thirteenth Day AT VVestminster by London the Translation of S. Edward King and Confessour whose body in the nynth yeare of King Henry the second was by S. Thomas of Canterbury taken vp and put into a costly shryne of siluer guilt with gold made by K. VVilliam the Conquerour and placed in the great Church of VVestminster In which also euen vntill our dayes was wont to be kept a Ring of gold with great veneration which S. Edward himselfe had somtyme giuen to S. Iohn Euangelist asking him an aimes in the habit of a poore man and was afterward brought vnto the said King from Hierusalem by a certaine Pilgrime as sent vnto him for a token by S. Iohn This day was afterward commaunded to be kept holyday throughout England as is yet to be seene aswell by a Councell celebrated at Oxford in the yeare of Christ 1222. as also by the letters of Pope Innocentius the 4. registred in the Roman Vaticane THE same day at Vienna in Austria the deposition of S. Colman Martyr and somtyme Bishop of Lindisserne in the Kingdome of the Northumbers who being borne in Ireland of a noble Scottish bloud after he had preached incessantly to the English Saxons and among others conuerted Penda the Pagan King of Mercia to the faith of Christ went ouer unto the higher Germanr to instruct that Nation also where comming at 〈…〉 all into Austria was for defence therof slayne by the barbarous people of that Prouince about the yeare of Christ 675. His body was brought to Vienna and is there yet preserued with great veneration of that Citty G The fourteenth Day AT VVirtzburgh in Franconia the Translation of S. Burchard Confessour and Bishop of the same Sea who being an Englishman by birth brother to S. Swithin Bishop of VVinchester went ouer into France and thence into Germany to S. Boniface with whome he weÌ„t to Rome was there ordayned Bishop of VVirtzburgh by Pope Zacharias and sent backe to his Sea And after that he had laboured incessantly for fourty yeares togeather in Christes vineyard teaching preaching the Christian faith full of sanctity and miracles he gaue vp his soule to rest in the yeare of Christ seauen hundred fourscore and eleuen His body was afterward on this day translated to the Monasâ—ery of S. Andrew in that Citty by Hugh Bâ—shop of VVirtzburgh and there is kept with great Veneration A The fifteenth Day AT VVorcester the Translation of S. Oswald Bishop Confessour nephew to S. Odo Archbishop of Canterbury who being first a Chanon of VVinchester was thence promoted to the Bishopricke of VVorcester and lastly to Yorke Whose godly lâ—â—e and miracles are yet famous through the Christian world He died in the yeare of Christ nyne hundred fourscore and twelue and was afterward on this day translated to VVorcester whose feast was wont to be kept with great celebrity in Catholicke tyme as well in that Church as throughout the rest of England besides THE same day also at Ochnofort in the higher Germany the depositioÌ„ of S. Tecla Virgin and abbesse who being an Englishwomâ—n by byrth sent for out of VVimborne Monastery in Dorcetshire into Germany by S. Bonijace Bâ—shop of Mentz togeather with S. â—ioba and S. Agatha was there made Abbesse of a Nunry called Ochnofort which the said S. Boniface had newly erected where in great sanctimony holines of life she ended her blessed dayes about the yeare of Christ seauen hundred and fifty B The sixâ—eenth Day AT Mentz in the higher Germany the depo 〈…〉 tion of S. Lullus Conâ—essour and Archbishop of that Sea who descended of a noble parentage in England hearing of the fame of S. Boniâ—ace his Countreyman went ouer vnto him into Germany of whome he was first made Priest and then Suffragan vnder him in the same Sea whilst he liued and his successour after his death Which when he had gouerned for two and thirty yeares full of sanctity of life he happily reposed in our Lord about the yeare of Christ seauen hundred fourscore and eight THE same day at Arbâ—n also in Germany the deposition of S. Gallus Abbotond Confessour whose life and doctrine haue in tymes past byn very famous in many places throughout Europe He was borne in Ireland of a noble parentage and disciple to S. Columbane the Great of that Nation and died in Germany about the yeare of Christ six hundred and fourty and was buryed at Arbon aforsaid C The seauenteenth Day AT VVye in Kent the PassioÌ„ of the Saintes Ethelbrit and Ethelred Brothers and Martyrs who being nephewes to Eadbald King of Kent were slayne in hatred of Christian Religion about the yeare of Christ 664. Whose bodyes being cast into an obscure place a miraculous light from heauen was seene to shine ouer them and to detect the indecency of their buriall Wherfore being therby found out they were brought to the Monastery of VVye with great solemnity wherat many miracles were forth with wrought And in the raigne of King Edgar of England S. Oswald Bishop of VVorcester caused them to be remooued to Ramsey where also in signe of their innocency it pleased God in like manner to worke many miracles There was a goodly Church erected in Kent and dedicated in their honour by S. Ermenburge Queene of the Mercians about the yeare of Christ six hundred threescore and nyneteene THE same day at Ely in Cambridgshire the Translation of the Venerable body of S. Ediltrude Virgin and Abbesse daughter to Annas King of the Eastangles and wife to Egfrid King of the Northumbers who liuing with her husband twelue yeares in perpetuall Virginity with his consent became a Religious woman and receyued the holy veyle of Chastity in the Monastery of Coldingham vnder S. Ebba her Aunt and afterward was made Abbesse of the Nunry of Ely where in all sanctimony of life she went to her heauenly spouse about the yeare of Christ six hundred fourscore was buryed in the same Monastery But her fame increasing by the Miracles wrought at her body the same was taken vp sixteene yeares after her death by her owne sister S. Sexburge then Abbesse of that place and being found fresh and wholy vncorrupt was translated to a goodly Church newly erected there in her honour where it was wont to be kept euen vntill our dayes with great veneration D The eighteenth Day AT Nassoin in the Territory of Liege in the lower Germany the Passion of S. Mono Eremite and Martyr who descended of a noble parentage in Scotland forsooke the world and went ouer into Flanders and Germany and there became an Eremite in the Forest of Arden leading a most strict and seuere kind of life for many yeares togeather
586. His body is kept with great veneration at Paris in a Monastery there of his owne Name commonly called S. Maglors wherat it hath pleased God in signe of his sanctity to worke many miracles THE same day in France also the Commemoration of S. Maxentia Virgin and Martyr who being daughter to one Marcolane a noble man of Scotland and promised in matrimony to one of like dignity that was a Pagan she conteÌ„ning the same fled secretly into France with two of her trustiest seruaÌ„ts and there lay disguised for a tyme in a Village called Beauuaise liuing in continuall prayer and contemplation vntill being pursued by her pretended husband was at last found out and descried And when by no meanes she could be induced to yield vnto his mariage he turning loue into fury presently stroke of her head with his owne hands as also the heads of her two seruants Barbantius and Rosebea The Innocency of whose cause was presently manifested by a miracle which was that she taking vp her owne head from the ground carried it to the place where it now remayneth where afterward was a goodly Church â—rected in her honour and God glorified therin by many miracles Whose sacred body Charles then King 〈◊〉 France is said to haue greatly reuerenced adorned with sundry Royall giftes D The fiue twentith Day AT the Towne of Ceprano in the Kingdome of Naples the Commemoration of S. Ardwyne Priest and Confessour who borne in England of very worshipfull parentes and going to Hierusalem to visit the holy Sepulcher of our Sauiour in his returne backe from thence came into Italy where at that tyme the Plague sorely infecting the Kingdome of Naples in great sanctity of life he there gaue vp his blessed soule to rest His body was with all soleÌ„nity interred in the forsaid Towne of Ceprano where vntill this day it is kept with great honour and veneration of the Inhabitants for the dayly miracles it pleaseth God to worke therat in testimony of his holinesse and increase of the peoples deuotion to that place E The six and twentith Day AT Lindisserne in the Kingdome of the Nor humbers the Deposition of S. Eatta Coâ—â—ssour and Bishop of that Sea who being first a Monke and then Abbot of the Monastery of Mailros in the same Prouince waâ— afterward ordayned Bishop of Lindisfarne now translated to Durham and predecessour to S. Cuthbert which when he had gouerned in all kind of vertue and sanctity of life for fiue yeares or therabout he was remoued to the Church of Hagustald resigning the Sea of Lindisserne to S. Cuthbert and within a while after in great holines famous for Miracles he departed to our Lord about the yeare of Christ six hundred fourscore and six THE same day in Lorayne the Deposition of S. Albuine Bishop and Confessour who being an Irishman by birth and MoÌ„ke of a Monastery in the Iland of Hoy neâ—re Scoâ—land went ouer into Germany to preach the Christian faith where he conuerted the whole Dukedome of Lorayne and became the Apostle of that Prouince He was afterward made Bishop there of a place called Frislarium in the Towne of â—urbach where teaching and preaching continually to his flocke in great sanctity of life miracles he finally ended his blessed dayes about the yeare of Christ seauen hundred and fifty F The seauen twentith Day AT Mechlyn in Brabant the Translation of S. Romwald Bishop and Martyr Sonne to the King of Ireland who being ordayned Archbishop of Dublyn in the same Kingdome went to Rome for deuotion and thence backe into the lower Germany where in the Territory of Mechlyn vnder Count Ade of Flanders he first planted the Christian faith and became the Apostle of that Prouince He was afterward slayne in hatred of Christ by two soldiours in the same Territory in the yeare seauen hundred threescore and fifteene Whose venera 〈…〉 body was afterward on this day translated to Mechlyn with great solemnity and venâ—tion put into a goodly Shrine of siluer very richly set with precious stones and other ornaments wherat it hath pleased God to worke many miracles He was canonized for a Saint by Pope Alexander the fourth G The eight twentith Day IN Persia the PassioÌ„ of the glorious Apostle S. Symon surnamed Zelotes who according to diuers ancient wryters among other his peregrinations came into our Iland of Britany about the yeare of Christ fourty and six and there preached the Christian faith baptized ordayned Priests and Deacons erâ—cted Câ—urches and the like wherby we may worthily call him our Apostle and with greater so emnity celebrate his feaâ—â— by whome we receyued so singular graceâ— and benefitts He afterward went into Persia with S. Iâ—de to preach the Christian faith to the Infâ—dels of that Countrey where at last he receyued the reward of his labour by Martyrdome being nayled to a Crosse though Dorotheus wryteth that he 〈…〉 ed and was buryed in Britany THE same day at VVinchester in HaÌ„pshire the Deposition of Bâ—â—ssed Alfred King of the VVestsixons and Confessour who after many glorâ—ous and victorious battayles achieued against the â—agaÌ„ Danes that infested his realme in great sanctity and holines of life he ended his blessed dayes in the yeare of Christ eight hundred fourscore and nynteene and lieth buried at VVinchester He founded diuers goodly Monasteryes as tâ—â—t of Shaftesbury of VVinchester of Ethelingsey besides the famous Vniuersity of Oxford A The nine twentith Day AT Canterbury the deposition of S. Eadsine Bishop and Confessour who being Chaplyn to King Harold was first preferred to the Bishopricke oâ— VVinchester and thence to Canterbury whose innocency of life and other vertues haue byn famous in our Iland vntill these our dayes He spent the greatest part of his time in continuall prayer meditation of heauenly things And when he had gouerned the flocke committed vnto his charge for twelue yeares in a venerable old age he gaue vp his soule to rest in the yeare of Christ one thousand and fifty and was honourably interred in his owne Cathedrall Church of Canterbury where his body was wont to be kept with great veneration for the miracles that haue byn wrought therat THE same day in Scotland the Commemoration of S. Motifer Monke and Confessour who borne in Ireland and disciple to S. Columbe the Great came with him ouer into Scotland was his coadiutor there in preaching the Christian saith to the Pictes who in those dayes inhabited that Kingdome where famous for sanctity of life he made a holy end about the yeare of Christ fiue hundred and fourscore B The thirtith Day AT CaÌ„terbury the depositioÌ„ of S. Egelnoth surnamed the Good Confessour and Anchbishop of the same Sea sonne to Earle Agehmare and sometimes Deane of Christs Church in Canterbury whose great holines of life togeather with his learning and vertues haue byn famous throughout ChristeÌ„dome but
the other is kept the Commemoration of All-Soules especially among the Monkes of the Venerable Order of Cisterce B The sixt Day IN the Monastery of VVoromholt by Bergâ—en 〈◊〉 Flanders the depositio oâ— S. VVinocke Abbot and Confessour who dâ—scâ—nded or a most noble Royall bloud in Britany went ouer into the lovver Germany to S. Ber 〈…〉 who then liued there in great fame for his holynes and was by him ordayned Abbot of a Monastery erected in Flanders called Woromhol where full of wonderfull holines sanctity of life togeather with working of many miracles he reposed in our Lord about the yeare of Christ seauen hundred and sixteene His body was afterward translated to Berghen a orsaid where the same is preserued euen vntill these our dayes with great veneration of the Countrey round about In whose honour the said Towne is now also commonly called of him by the Name of VVinockes-Berghen C The seauenth Day AT Epternake in the higher Germany the depositioÌ„ of S. VVillebrord Bishop CoÌ„fessour who being a MoÌ„ke of Rippon in Yorkeshire was sent out of England by the holy Abbot Egbert with a dozen other Companions to preach the Christian faith in the Low-Countreys and Germany and going thence to Rome was by Pope Sergius consecrated Archbishop of Maestricht in Brabant and sent backe to that Sea Where after the conuersion of many thousand soules to the true worship of one God he there ended his blessed dayes in a Monastery at the forsaid place of Epternake in the Diocesse of Treuers which himselfe had built in the yeare of Christ scauen hundred thirty and six THE same day at Strasburge in the higher Germany also the deposition of S. Florentius Bishop and Confessour who being borne in Scotland of an honourable parentage went ouer into Germany in the tyme of King Dagobert of France whose daughter being dumbe and blind from her natiuity he by his prayers restored both to speach and sight And after going into the Prouince of Alsatia was ordayned Bishop of Strasburge where in all holines of life attending diligeÌ„tly to his charge he gaue vp his soul to rest about the yeare of Christ six huÌ„dred threescore and fifteene and was buried there in a Monastery neere to the Riuer of Brusch which himselfe had founded a little before for the Scottish nation D The eight Day AT Bremen in East-frizland the deposition of S. VVillehade Confessour first Bishop of the same Sea who going out of England where he was borne for the GoÌ„uersion of his Neighbour-countreys after he had preached to the Saxons Frizians for more then fifty yeares togeather coÌ„uerted many thousands to the Christian faith was at the request of Charles the great ordayned Bishop of Bremen in Frizland Where after he had passed a venerable old age ioyned with sanctity of life he finally rested in our Lord about the yeare of Christ seauen hundred fourscore and eleuen His body was buryed in the Cathedrall Church of that Citty dedicated to S. Peter which himselfe had built and was there wont to be kept with great honour and veneration of the Inhabitants as chiefe Patrone and Apostle of that Prouince euen vntill these our later dayes of schismes and heresyes in those partes E The ninth Day AT VVhitby in Yorkeshire the Commemoration of S. Congilla Virgin and Abbesse whose godly and vertuous life togeather with the obseruation of Monasticall discipline hath deserued to be famous in Catholicke tyme throughout England She was coÌ„stituted Abbesse of an ancient Monastery now called VVhitby which Oswy King of the NorthuÌ„bers had newly fouÌ„ded wherin he caused his owne daughter Ethelfred to be brought vp vnder the care and gouerment of the forsaid Congilla who famous for sanctimony of life and miracles gaue vp her soule to her heauenly spouse about the yeare of Christ six hundred threescore and eleuen F The tenth Day AT Canterbury the Deposition of S. Iustus Archbishop of the same Sea and Confessour who comming into England with S. Augustine and his fellowes was first ordayned Bishop of Rochester and after of Canterbury where in all holines of life he desceased about the yeare of Christ six hundred thirty and two and was buryed at Canterbury THE same day at Michelmburgh in VVandalia the passion of S. Iohn Bishop and Martyr who being an Irishman by byrth a Monke went ouer into the lower Germany and thence into VVandalia to preach the Christian faith where being consecrated Bishop of Michelmburgh was at length taken by the Infidels of that Countrey and sorely beaten with cudgells And when they could not auert him from calling vpon the name of IESVS they first cut of his hands and then his feet and last of all his head about the yeare of Christ one thousand threescore and six G The eleuenth Day IN the Monastery of Malòn in the Territory of Namures the Deposition of S. Bertuine Bishop and Confessour who borne in Ireland of a noble parentage and going ouer into the Lower Germany to preach the Christian faith built himselfe a little Oratory in honour of our Blessed Lady in a Village called Malòn in the forsaid Territory of Namures where in very great austerity holinesse of life he gaue himselfe wholy to conteÌ„plation and meditation of heauenly things vntill his dying-day which happened full of miracles about the yeare of Christ six hundred fifty and one In the same place where he had built his said Oratory was afterward erected a goodly Monastery of the Institute of S. Augustine where his body is yet kept with great veneration of the Inhabitants therabout A The tweluth Day AT Asche in Flanders the Passion of S. Liuinus Bishop Martyr who being borne in Scotland scholler to S. Augustine our English Apostle went ouer into Flanders with three other Companions to preach the faith or Christ where he was slayne in hatred therof by the Pagans of that Countrey about the yeare of Christ seauen hundred and three They first cut out his tongue which being miraculously restored vnto him againe he was finally beheaded His body was first buryed at Hauten but afterward translated to Gaunt in the yeare 1007. THE same day in Ouerysle oâ— Gelderland the f 〈…〉 uity of S. Lebuine Priest and Confessour who being a Monke of Rippon in Yorkeshire and disciple to S. VVillebrord went ouer to S Gregory Bishop of Maestricht in Brabant of whome he was sent to pâ—each to the Saxons beyond the Riuer of Ysle where after he had conuerted many thousands to the faith of Christ full of sanctity and miracles he ended his blessed dayes about the yeare oâ— Christ seauen hundred and threescore His body was afterward translated to Dauentry and there is kept in the Cathedrall Church of that Citty with great veneration as one of the chiefe Patrons of the Diocesse B The thirteenth Day IN the Territory of Arras in Artoys the Deposition of S. Kilian
Bishop Confessour who descended of the bloud-roall of Scotland and Kinsman to King Fugenius the fourth of that Name despised â—or the loue of God aâ—l worâ—dly preferments and went ouer into the lower Germany to preach the Christian faith where when he had reduced many thousands to Christes flocke replenished with sanctity oâ— life he ended his blessed dayes in a venerable old age about the yeare of Christ six hundred and fourty His body is kept vntill this day in a Village called Albâ—niacke in the Diocesse of Arras where there is a goodly Priorâ— of Chanous-Regular erectd in his name commonâ— called the Priory of S. Kilian Thâ—s man is different from the other S. Kilian of the same Name mentioned vpon the eight of Iuly who was of the Irish Nation and a Martyr C The fourteenth Day AT London the Translation of S. Erconwald Confessour and Bishop of the same Sea Sonne to Offa King of the Eastsaxons whose fame of sancâ—ity and holines of life togeather with working of miraclâ—s hath byn notorious throughout Christendome but especially in England He died in the yeare of Christ six hundred threescore and fifteene and was buryed at London in S. Paules Church but afterward taken vp on this day and transâ—ated to a more eminent place oâ— the same Church in the yeare of Christ 1148. At whose body it is recorded many mâ—racles to haue byn wrought THE same day at Ewe in Normandy the deposition of S. Laurence Bishop and Confessour who being first a Monke and then Abbot of Glindalacke in Ireland was la 〈…〉 y ordayned Bishop oâ— Dublyn in the same Kingdome And thence going ouer into Normandy in great holines of life and miracles ended his blessed dayes He was aâ—terward canonized for a Saint by Pope Honorius the third in the yeare of Christ one thousand three hundred and six His body still remayneth at Ewe aâ—orsaid where it is kept with due veneration of the Inhabitants of that place ALso the same day in Bardsey-Iland in North-wales the deposition oâ— S. Dâ—â—ritius Confessour Archbishop oâ— Carleon vpon Vske Primate of the old Britans of VVales who resigning his Sea to S. Dauid King Arthurs vncle became an Ermite in the wild Mountaynes of North-wales where in very great austerity of life full of miracles in a venerable old age he finally reposed in our Lord about the yeare of Christ fiue hundred twenty and two and was buryed in the aâ—orsaid Iland of Bardsey D The fifteenth Day AT Sainctes in France the Deposition of S. Macloue Bishop and Confessour who being descended of a noble British bloud MoÌ„ke of the Monastery ot Bangor in Caerneruanshire of VVales was thence promoted to the Bishopricke of Althene in little Britany now called of his name in that vulgar language San-Macloue and consecrated therto by Leontius Bishop or Sainctes which Sea when he had gouerned most worthily for many yeares in all sanctity of life and laudable vertues comming to Sainctes aforsaid in a good old age gaue vp his soule to rest about the yeare of Christ 〈…〉 e huÌ„dred threescore and foure His Reliques were afterward translated to the Monastery of Gemblacum where the same are yet preserued with great honour and Veneration for the manifold miracles that in tymes past haue byn wrought therat E The sixteenth Day AT Pontoyse in France the Deposition of S. Edmund Bishop and Confessour who being somtyme Treasurer of the Church of Salisbury was ordayned Archbishop of Canterbery which Sea when he had gouerned for six yeares in all godly manner being many wayes 〈…〉 red by King Henry the third and 〈◊〉 Otho he resigned the same went 〈◊〉 into France and liued in voluntary banishment spending the rest of his dayes in continuall prayer and meditation in a Monastery of Chanons-Regular at Sorson where in very great sanctity of life he departed this world in the yeare of Christ one thousand two hundred and fourty His body was brought with all solemnity to P 〈…〉 yse where the same is kept with great honour and Veneration vntill this day He was canonized for a Saint by Pope Innocentius the fourth six yeares after his death This day was afterward commaunded to be kept holy in his memory throughout England King Lewes of France caused his body to be translated to a more honourable place of the Church in Pontoyse and bestowed theron a sumptuous shryne of siluer guilt richly adorned with many precious stones THE same day in Scotland the deposition of S. Margaret Queene wife to holy King Malcolme the third of that Name and daughter to Prince Edward of England surnamed the Out-law whose wonderfull life and vertues especially in deuotion and liberall almes to the poore are famous to posterity Her principall festiuity is celebrated vpon the tenth of Iune though she died on this day in the yeare of Christ one thousand fourscore and twelue and in the raigne of K. VVilliam Rusus of England F The seauenteenth Day AT Lincolne the deposition of S. Hugh Confessour and Bishop of the same Sea who borne in Burgundy was sent for into England by King Henry the second and first made Prior of the Charterhouse-Monks at VVittam in Somersetshire and thence elected and ordayned Bishop of Lincolne In which function he so excelled in all kind of vertue and holines of life that his merits deserued to haue the same manifested to the world by the wonderfull miracles wrought at his body He newly built the Cathedrall Church of Lincolne from the foundations And when he had most laudably gouerned his flocke for fourteene yeares full of venerable old age he gaue vp his soule to rest at London in the yeare of Christ one thousand and two hundred His body was presently brought to Lincolne at what tyme there happened to be present King Iohn of England and VVilliam King of Scots with very many of the Nobility of both Realmes The two Kinges for the great reuerence they had vnto his holines bare-headed carried his body from the gates of the Citty vnto the Church where the same being most solemnly receyued by the Prelates Clergy was buryed behind the high Altar neere vnto the Chappell of S. Iohn Baptist. He was afterward canonized for a Saint by Pope Honorius the third in the yeare of Christ 1220. THE same day at Strenshalt in the Kingdome of the Northumbers the Deposition of S. Hilda Virgin and Abbesse descended of the bloud royall of the Kinges of that Prouince who forsaking the vanityes of the world became a Religious woman first in a little Nunry neere to the riuer of VVire and then Abbesse of the Monastery of Hartsey now called VVhitby in Yorkeshire afterward of Strenshalt where in very great sanctity of life she ended her blessed dayes about the yeare of Christ six huÌ„dred fourscore Her feast is in many places obserued vpon the fifteenth of December where also we haue againe made mention of her G The
to his Bishopricke he was constrayned through a vehement plague infecting those partes to go ouer into France The which being ceased and he returned was soone after slayne by a certaine noble Man of that Countrey called in the British tongue Gueddan about the yeare of Christ six hundred twenty and six His body was buryed in his owne Cathedrall Church of Landaffa to whome the said Church is now dedicated where the same was preserued with all honour and veneration euen vntill the dayes of King Henry the eight of England A The six and twentith Day AT Fulda in the higher Germany the Commemoration of S. Egbert Abbot and Confessour who being a Scottishman by birth and descended of a noble family in that Kingdome forsooke his Countrey and went ouer into Germany in that Primitiue Church and there became first a Monke and after Abbot of a Monastery which S. Boniface Archbishop of Mentz and Apostle of the Germans had newly erected at Fulda aforsaid Where in very great sanctity of life and doctrine especially in the obseruaÌ„ce of Monasticall discipline he finally reposed in our Lord. Where also his body is yet kept with great honour veneration of the Inhabitants of that place This man is different from the other S. Egbert of the same Name that was Abbot of S. Columbs in Scotland whose feast is obserued vpon the foure and twentith day of Aprill B The seauen twentith Day AT Rhode in Brabant the deposition of S. Oda Virgin who borne in Scotland of the Roall bloud of that Kingdome and being strokeÌ„ blind weÌ„t ouer into the lower Germany to the body of S. Lambert at Liege where by his merits and her owne prayers she receyued againe her sight vowing perpetuall Chastâ—â—y to God that had so miraculouily deliuered her of that insirmity Her Father notwithstanding would haue had her to marry but she detesting the same neuer returned backe into her Countrey but lead a solitary and most holy life in the Territory of Liege where in all sanctimony spending the rest of her dayes in continuall prayer and contemplation of heauenly things she gaue vp her soule to her heauenly spouse about the yeare of Christ seauen hundred thirteene Her body remayneth in the forsaid Village of Rhode and there as Patronesse of that Towne is kept with great veneration for the often miracles that haue byn wrought therat C The eight twentith Day AT Dorchester in Oxfordshire the deposition of S. Edwold Confessour and Ermite brother to King Edmund the Martyr who refusing the Kingdome of the EastaÌ„gles after his Brothers passion gaue himselfe wholy for the loue of Christ to a kind of solitary life and heauenly contemplation In which after he had liued many yeares with great signes of sanctity holines ended his blessed dayes in an old Monastery at Dorchester aforsaid somtime called Corn-house and was there with great veneration interred about the yeare of Christ eight hundred threescore and eleuen D The nine twentith Day IN Clamorganshire of VVales the CoÌ„memoration of S. Barucke Confessour and Ermite who being desceÌ„ded of a noble British race in our IlaÌ„d did for the loue of God conteÌ„ne the world and become an Ermite leading a most strict and seuere kind of life in a little Iland of the sea in Clamorganshire called afterward of his Name Barucks-eye but now more corruptly Bardsey where in very great holines sanctity of life he gaue vp his blessed soule to rest in our Lord. His memory is yet very famous in the forsaid Prouince of Clamorgan as also among the ancient Britans of our Iland E The thirtith Day AT Derham in Norâ—olke the CoÌ„memoration of S. VVithburge Virgin daughter to Annas King of the Eastangles and sister to S. Audry and S. Sexburge Queenes who building with her owne patrimony a Nunry at Derham entred therin receiued a Monasticall habit Where after she had spent her dayes in great holinesse and sanctimony of life finally rested in our Lord about the yeare of Christ six hundred and threescore S. Ethelwold Bishop of VVinchester in the yeare of Christ 974. hauing repayred the Abbey of Ely defaced by the Danes and adioyning vnto it this forsaid Nunry of Derham caused her body to be taken vp which was found whole and vncorrupt after aboue 300. yeares from her death and translated to the Abbey of Ely by Abbot Britlmote and there placed neere to the holy body of S. Audry her sister The said Monastery which she built being afterward conuerted into a parish Church remayneth vntill this day in Norsolke still retayning the forsaid name of Derham THE MONETH OF DECEMBER F The first Day AT Bangor in Caerneruanshire of VVales the Commemoration of S. Daniel Confessour and Bishop of the same Sea whose great sanctity of life and miracles haue byn famous in former ancient tymes throughout our whole Iland both aliue and dead especially among the ancieÌ„t Britans of VVales His body was buryed at Bangor aforsaid where the Cathedrall Church of that Bishopricke that now is was erected and dedicated in his honour He was the first Bishop of that Sea and liued about the yeare of Christ fiue hundred and sixteene and in the Raigne of King Arthur of Britany G The second Day AT Dormundcaster two miles from Peterburrow in Northamptonshne the Commemoration S. VVeâ—de Virgin and Abbesse daughter to Penda a Pagan King of the Mercians and sister to the holy Virgins Kinneburge Kinisdred Kinisuide and Edburge who conteÌ„ning all worldly pompe and delightes for the loue of Christ entred into the Monastery of Dormundcaster asorsaid and there tooke the holy veyle of chaltity and monasticall habit vnder the gouerment of her owne sister Kinneburge that then was Abbesse of the same where after the death of her sister Idlurge that succeeded Kinneburge she was elected also to that Office Which three sisters one succeding another in the same dignity of Abbesse did as it were by an hereditar right leaue one the other their sanctimony and holines of life which eâ—h one conserued and augmented vntill her dying day This was the yongest of fiue sisters all Saintes and died about the yeare of Christ six hundred fourscore tweluâ— Her body was translated to Peterburrow and there intombed very richly with the rest of her sisters A The third Day AT Chure in Heluetia the Passion of S. Lucius the first Christian King of Britany and Martyr who being conuerted to the faith of Christ by the Saintes Fugatius Damianus sent from Rome by Pope Eleutherius afterward became himselfe a preacher of the same Doctrine and went ouer into France and thence into Germany where after many persecutions sustayned for the confession of Christ being at last according to ancient traditions ordayned the first Bishop of Chure was there finally put to death by the incredulous people of that Nation about the yeare of Christ one huÌ„ndred fourscore twelue
His feast is very soleÌ„nely celebrated with Octaues at Chure aforsaid as is to be seene in the Breuiary of that Diocesse wherin the whole story of his liâ—e is recounted at large THE same day at Dorcester in Dorcetshire the deposition of S. Birine Confessour and first Bishop of that Prouince who conuerted the VVestsaxons to the faith of Christ togeather with their King Kinegilsus and so became their Apostle He died in the yeare of Christ six hundred and fifty and was buryed at the forsaid towne of Dorcester but afterward translated to VVinchester by S. Hedde Bishop of that Citty and there with great solemnity and veneration being placed in the Cathedrall Church of S. Peter and S. Paul deserued to be honoured with this Epigram of an ancient Poet that wrote his life in verse Dignior attolli quà m sit Tyrinthius heros Quà m sit Alexander Macedo Tyrin hius hostes Vicit Alexander mundum Birinus verumque Nec tantùm vicit mundum Birinus hostem Sed sese bello vincens victus eodem IN like manner the same day in the Territory of Liege in the Lower Germany the deposition of S. Eloquius Priest Confessour who borne in Ireland went ouer the sea with diuers other Companions to preach the ChristiaÌ„ faith to the Netherlanders where after much fruite reapt in great sanctity of life he ended his blessed dayes about the yeare of Christ six hundred fifty one whose body was afterward translated to the Towne of VValciodore and there is kept with great veneration as Patrone of that place B The fourth Day AT Salisbury in VViltshire the deposition of S. Osmund Confessour and Bishop of the same Sea who being a Norman of noble birth came into England with King VVilliam the CoÌ„querour by whome he was first made Chancellour of the Realme and Earle of Dorset and afterward for that he was a most vertuous and learned man he was elected Bishop of Salisbury which Church being begon by his Predecessour he finished adding therto a goodly Library which he furnished also with many excellent bookes And when he had most laudably gouerned his flocke for sixteene yeares in great sanctity and holines of life he happily reposed in our Lord in the yeare of Christ one thousand fourscore and nynteene and was buryed in his owne Cathedrall Church of Salisbury at whose body it pleased God to worke miracles He was canonized for a Saint by Pope Calixtus the third two hundred and fifty yeares after his death THE same day at Triuis in the Territory of Chure in the Prouince of Heluetia in Germany the festiuity of S. Emerita Virgin Martyr sister to King Lucius of Britany who going into Germany with her said brother was by the pagaÌ„ people of that CouÌ„trey for the confession of Christian saith put to death ending her glorious martyrdome by fire about the yeare of Christ one hundred fourscore and thirteene The whole story of her life is set forth at large in the Breuiary of the Diocesse of Chure aforsaid in her Office on this day C The fifth Day AT VVinchester in Hampshire the Commemoration of S. Christine Virgin and Abbesse daughter to Prince Edward surnamed the Out-law and sister to the famous S. Margaret of Scotland who togeather with her mother Agatha entred into the Monastery of VVinchester and there became a Religious woman first and afterward Abbesse of the whole house In which dignity she perseuering in all kind of exemplar sanctimony of life and Monasticall discipline gaue vp her soule at last to her heauenly spouse about the yeare of Christ one thousand and fourscore and in the raigne of King VVilliam the Conquerour D The sixt Day IN Ireland the Commemoration of S. Congellus Abbot and Confessour who being a most venerable Monke of the Order of S. Benedict and liuing with S. Malachias at that tyme Bishop of Connerthen in Ireland was by him ordayned Abbot of an ancient Monastery neere to the forsaid Bishops Sea in the same Kingdome where in very great sanctity of life miracles he ended his blessed dayes about the yeare of Christ one thousand one hundred and fourty THE same day at Cullen in Germany the Commemoration of S. Florentina Virgin and Martyr who being one of the number of the eleuen thousand holy British Virgins martyred with S. Vrsula was for defence of her Chastity there put to death with the rest of her fellowes about the yeare of Christ three hundred fourscore and three herselfe afterward miraculously reueyling her name E The seauenth Day AT Durham in the Bishopricke the CoÌ„memoration of S. Odwald Abbot and CoÌ„fessour who of a Monke of wonderfull Innocency and godly conuersation was elected Abbot of the monastery of Lindisserne in the Kingdome of the Northumbers where in ad kind of holines of life and Monasticall discipline full of miracles he reposed in our Lord about the yeare of Christ eight hundred and six and was afterward buryed at Durham aforsaid THE same day in Scotland the Commemoration of S. Gallanus Monke and Confessour who borne in Ireland and desceÌ„ded of a noble bloud in that Kingdome came ouer into Scotland with S. Columbe the Great whose senoller and disciple he was where teaching preaching the Christian faith to the Pictes that in those dayes inhabited Scotland famous for sanctity of life and miracles he departed this world about the yeare of Christ fiue hundred and fourscore F The eight Day THE CONCEPTION of the most glorious and immacusate Virgin MARY mother of God by the grace and power of her Sonne that preserued her from all inquination of synne which feast being first of all begun to be celebrated in our Iland of Great Britany in the tyme of S. Anselme Archbishop of Canterbury and King VVilliam the Conquerour about the yeare of Christ one thousand threescore ten by the Monkes of the Venerable Order of S. Benedict to the honour and glory of the blessed Virgin was afterward confirmed by our Mother the holy Roman Church and coÌ„maunded to be kept holiday throughout Christendome to the increase of deuotion towards so mighty a Patronesse THE same day at VVinchester in Hampshire the Commemoration of Blessed Agatha Queene daughter to Salomon King of Hungary and wife to Prince Edward of England surnamed the Outlaw and Mother to the two famous Saintes Margaret and Christine who when after the death of her husband she saw her Sonne Edgar to whome the succession of the Crowne of England by right belonged to be iniustly depressed and molested by the inuasions of King Harold first and after of the Conquerour and therby frustrated of the recouery of the Kingdome she with her two daughters resolued to take their iourney backe towards Hungary by sca but being driuen by teÌ„pest into ScotlaÌ„d they were very honourably receyued by King Malcolme who tooke the forsaid Margaret to wife And after a while
that they had stayed there Agatha the Mother and Christine the other daughter returned into England entred both into the Monastery of Religious women at VVinchester where in very great sanctimony of life they finally ended their blessed dayes the Mother desceasing about the yeare of Christ one thousand threescore and twelue whose body being interred in the same Monastery hath byn kept with great veneration euen vntill our dayes G The ninth Day AT Shaftesbury in Dorcetshire the Commemoration of S. Ethelgine Abbesse daughther to Alfred King of the VVestsaxons who despising all temporall and worldly preferments tooke a Religious habit and became a Nunne in the Monastery of the forsaid Towne of Shaftesbury which her Father had there newly erected wherof at last she being ordayned Abbesse gouerned the same in all sanctimony of life and exact Monasticall discipline vntill her dying day which happened about the yeare of Christ eight hundred fourscore and sixteene A The tenth Day AT Glower in Clamorganshire of VVales the Commemoration of S. Chiâ—â—d Confessour and Eremite who borne in Wales and there descended of an ancient and noble British lynage contemned the vanityes of the world and for the loue of Christ became an Eremite leading a most strict and seuere kind of life in the Mountaynes of the forsaid Prouince of Clamorgan where in very great sanctity and holines of life he finally ended his happy dayes His body was buryed at the forsaid Towne of Glower whose memory hath in tymes past byn very famous throughout England but especially among the ancient Britans of VVales B The eleuenth Day IN Morauia the Commemoration of S. Geruadius Bishop and Confessour who borne in Scotland and descended of a noble parentage in that Kingdome tooke a Religions habit and became a Monke there of the Venerable order of S. Benedict and thence went ouer into Germany and lastly into Morauia where being created Bishop he preached the Christian faith incessantly to that Nation and became their Apostle And a ter that he had brought many thousands from their Idolatry to the true worship of one God full of venerable old age in great sanctity and holines of life he finally rested in our Lord about the yeare of Christ eight hundred and soure C The tweluth Day IN the I le of Crowland in Lincolnshire the Commemoration oâ— S. Elâ—rede Virgin daughter to Offa the Pagan King of Mercia who being conuerted to the ChristiaÌ„ faith principally by the murder coÌ„mitted by her Mother vpon King Ethelbert of the Eastangles that came to demaund her in Marriage for his wife forsooke her said parents friends and all other worldly prefermeÌ„ts and tooke a Religious habit in the Monastery of S. Guthlacke in the forsaid I le of Crowland where in great sanctimony of life and obseruance of Monasticall discipline she gaue vp her soule to her heauenly spouse about the yeare of Christ seauen hundred fourscore and thirteene D The thirteenth Day AT Pontoyse in France the Deposition of S. Iudo 〈…〉 Confessour and Ermite who being desceâ—â—ed of a most noble British bloud forsaking all worldly prefermentes went ouer into France and there for the loue of Christ became an Ermite In which kind of life he so excelled in sanctity and holines that it pleased God to manifest the same by the incorruptibility of his body which is kept whole vntill this day with great veneration at the forsaid Towne of Po 〈…〉 oyse He gaue almes foure tymes to Christ visibly in the habit of a poore man that demaunded the same and died in the yeare of Christ six hundred fifty and three Whose worthy praise this distich declareth Regia Progenies veterum styrps clara Britannúm Ecce nitet ruâ—la Iudocus luce per Orbem THE same day in the â—le of Thanet in Kent the deposition of S. Edburge Virgin and Abbesse daughter to blessed Ethelbert the first Christian King of that Prouince who being baptized and instructed in the Christian â—aith by S. Augustine our Apostle forsooke the world and entred into the Mona 〈…〉 ery of holy Virgins erected in the I le of Thanet aforsaid vnder the gouerment of her neece S. Mâ—ldred after whose death she became Abbesse of the same place where in all sanctimony of life she ended her blessed dayes S. Lansranke Archbishop of Canterbury in the yeare of Christ one thousand fourscore and siue translated her body as also S. Mildreds vnto Canterbury and placed them there in the Church of S. Gregory which he had newly repayred and enriched wherat miracles are recorded to haue byn wrought E The fourteenth Day AT Cullen in Germany the CoÌ„memoratioÌ„ of S. Munborine Abbot and Confessour who borne in Scotland and descended of a noble bloud in that Kingdome despised the world and became first a Monke of the Venerable Order of S. Benedict and afterward went ouer into Germany and there was made Abbot of a Monastery dedicated to S. Martin in Calles which when he had most laudably gouerned for twelue yeares or therabout in great sanctity of life and miracles he endeâ— his blessed dayes in the yeare of Christ nyne hundred four score and thirteene and was buryed in the same place F The fifteenth Day AT Strenshalt in the Kingdome of the Northumbers the Translation of S. Hilda Virgin and Abbesse daughter to Prince Herericke nephew to Edwyn King of the same Prouince who from her infancy giuing herselfe wholy to deuotion and piety became a Religious woman first in a little Nunry by the Riuer of Wyre and then was ordayned Abbesse of a Monastery erected in the forsaid Kingdome neere to the sea side called Hartsey at this day coÌ„monly knowne by the name of VVhitby in Yorkeshire afterward of another Monastery also in the same Prouince called StreÌ„shalt which herselfe had built where in all kind of holines of life excercise of Monasticall discipline glorious for miracles she finally weÌ„t vnto her spouse in the yeare of Christ six hundred and fourscore Her body was after many yeares taken vp and set in a more eminent place of the forsaid Church of Strenshalt where before she lay buryed wherat it pleased God to worke many miracles G The sixteenth Day AT Aberdine in Scotland the depositioÌ„ of S. Bean Confessour and Bishop of the same Sea whose wonderfull holines of life togeather with the Miracles he wrought both aliue and dead haue in tymes past byn famous throughout the Christian world but especially in Scotland and Ireland where also many goodly Churches Altars haue byn erected and dedicated in his honour THE same day at Dormundcaster-Monastery two miles from Peterburrow in NorthaÌ„ptonshire the Commemoration of S. Tibbe Virgin and Anchoresse who descended of a noble bloud in our Iland and KinswomaÌ„ to the Saints Kinisdred and Kiniswide forsooke the pleasures of the world and became an Anchoresse for the loue of Christ liuing a most strict and seuere kind of
reclused life in great holines and sanctimony vntill her dying day which happened about the yeare of Christ six hundred threescore and nyne and was buryed with her forsaid Kinswomen at Dormundcaster A The seauenteenth Day AT VVimborne in Dorcetshire the Commemoration of S. Tetta Abbesse sister to Cuthredus King of the VVestsaxons who forsaking the vanityes of the world and receyuing the holy veyle of Chastity in the Monastery of VVimborne aforsaid was after the death of S. Cuthberge foundreste therof made Abbesse of the same place where in very great sanctimony of life obseruance of monastical discipline she gaue vp her blessed soule to rest about the yeare of Christ seauen hundred and six There is a letter yet extant wrytten by S. Boniface Archbishop of Mentz to this S. Tetta for the sending of the Virgins Tecla Lioba Agatha and others out of her Monastery into Germany in the beginning of that Primitiue Church to be made Abbesses and directresses of diuers new Monasteryes which S. Boniface aforsaid had erected in that Countrey B The eighteenth Day AT Heydelmayne in Franconia the Depositiō of S. VVinibald Abbot Cōfessour Sonue to S. Richard King of the English who going ouer into the low-Countreys and Germany with S. Boniface his V 〈…〉 cle Archbishop of Mentz and Apostle of the Germans was by him ordayned Abbot of a Monastery which himselfe had there founded in the same Prouince called Heydelmayne which when he had gouerned for ten yeares in great sanctity of life glorious for miracles and other renowned vertues he ended his blessed dayes in rest in the yeare of Christ seauen hundred and threescore and was buryed in the same Monastery with this Epitaph engrauen on his tombe Hic VVinibaldus Richardi silius almus Qui Regnū Anglorū 〈…〉 ox linquens hoc Monachorū Claustrum fundauit Benedictique dicauit Nomine septingento quinquagesimoue anno His body was afterward translated to Eyst in Germany and there interred with his brother S. VVillebald where it is kept with great Veneration C The ninteenth Day AT VVirtzburgh in the higher Germany the Commemoration of S. Marcharius Abbot and Confessour who borne in Scotland of a worthy family and taking vpon him a Monasticall habit in the same Kingdome went ouer into France and thence into Germany and was ordayned Abbot there of an ancient Monastery in the forsaid Citty of VVirtzburgh where in very great sanctity of life renowned for miracles he ended his blessed dayes in peace about the yeare of Christ one thousand one hundred and fourty Among other his Miracles one is recounted that sitting at a banquet he turued wyne into water to the astonishment of all the behoulders there present D The twentith Day IN Ireland the Commemoration of S. Comogel Abbot and Confessour whose holy life and doctrine haue byn famous in tymes past in the Kingdome of Ireland especially for the reformation obseruance of Monasticall discipline He was Abbot of the great and ancient Monastery of Benchor in Ireland maister to the famous S. Columbane of that Nation whome he instructed in all kind of good learning and other vertues before his sending into France and Italy And when he had gouerned the same Monastery for many yeares full of sanctity and venerable old age he finally gaue vp his soule to rest in our Lord about the yeare of Christ six hundred and foure E The one and twentith Day AT Dormundcaster two myles from Peterburrow in Northamptonshire the Commemoration of S. Edburge Virgin and Abbesse daughter to Penda the Pagan King of the Mercians who contemning all worldly and temporall pleasures became a Religious woman in the Monastery of Dormundcaster aforsaid vnder the care of S. Kinneburge her sister after whose death she being chosen Abbesse gouerned the same in all sanctimony of life and other vertues vntill her dying day which happened about the yeare of Christ six hundred and fourscore and was buryed in the same place neere to her said sister This holy woman is different from the other three of the same Name whose festiuall dayes are celebrated vpon the fifteenth of Iune eighteenth of Iuly and thirteenth of December And besides these there was another Edburge also Virgin and Abbesse daughter to Ethelnulph King of the VVest saxons who gouerned the Monastery of holy Virgins at VVinchester in Hampshire full of renowned holynes and same about the yeare of Christ eight hundred and threescore F The two and twentith Day AT Barking in Essex the Commemoratiō of S. Hildelide Virgin and Abbesse who for her great vertue and sanctimony of life was made Abbesse of the Monastery of holy Virgins at the forsaid towne of Barking and succeeded in that office S. Edilburge inter to to S. Erconwald Bishop of London by whome the said Monastery was crected where in the exercise of all kind of vertue obseruāce of Monasticall discipline renowned for miracles she ended her blessed dayes about the yeare of Christ scauē hūdred There is a story recorded how that three blynd womē on a tyme came to this said Monastery of Barking to beseech the help and patronage of three holy Virgins there desceased and all famous for holines to wit the forsaid Edilburge VVulfhild and this our Hildelide and there praying a long tyme they were at last restored to their sight but ech one by the intercessiō of that particular Saint to whome she prayed This Monastery was afterward in the Danish persecution burned to the ground defaced and spoyled to the great lamentation or all England C The three and twentith Day IN VVales the Commemoration of S. Inthware Virgin and martyr who being descended of the ancient British bloud in our Iland liued a most godly and vertuous life in her Fathers house being wholy occupied in intertayning seruing of pilgrims and strangers that resorted thither After her Fathers death she being enuied for her holines of life by her stepmother was by a malitious deuise of hers accused to her own brother called Bana to be an harlot whervpon in this rage he slew her with his owne hands as she came one day from the Church Whose innocency was presently testified by this wonderfull miracle that hauing her head cut of she instantly with her owne handes tooke it vp from the ground and carried it to the Church from whence she came as also in the same place where she was beheaded there sprang vp a fountaine of cleere water very soueraigne for many diseases She suffered about the yeare of Christ seauen hundred About which tyme also there liued three sisters of hers all very holy women called Edware VVilgith and Sidewell who as they were conioyned to her by neernes of bloud and byrth so where they also vnited in singular sanctimony of life F The foure twentith Day IN Scotland the Commemoration of S. Ruthius Monke and Confessour who being an Irishman by byrth descended of a noble
bloud in the same Kingdome became a disciple first to S. Columbe the Great of that Nation and afterward comming ouer with him into Scotland was his coadiutor in the Cōuersion of the Pictes to the Christiā faith that in those dayes inhabited that Kingdome where after the reducing of many soules from their errours to the knowledg worship of Christ famous for sanctity of life grace of Miracles he finally reposed in our Lord about the yeare of Christ 588. B The fiue twentith Day IN the Monastery of S. Meginhard in the higher Germany the Commemoration of S. Gregory Priest and Confessour Sonne to King Edward of the VVestsaxons surnamed the Elder and brother to the holy Virgin S. Edburge of Wilton who being admonished by an Angell forsooke both Countrey and friends in the troublesome tyme of his Fathers raigne and incursions of the Danes and went ouer into Germany to S. Eberhard a monke then famous in those partes both for sanctity of life and gift of prophesy vnto whome he associating himselfe in the forsaid Monastery of S. Meginhard became a Monke in the same place where in very great holines of life he ended his blessed dayes about the yeare of Christ nyne hundred fourty and fiue C The six and twentith Day AT VVhitby in Yorkeshire the Commemoration of Blessed Ethelfrede Virgin daughter to Oswy King of the Northumbers who contemning all worldly pompe and trāsitory glory tooke a Religious habit togeather with the holy veyle of Chastity in a Monastery of the same Prouince called afterward VVhitby which her said Father had there newly founded where vnder the Gouernment of S. Congilla that was then ordayned Abbesse therof in all humility sanctimony of life she made a holy end and gaue vp her soule to her heauenly spouse about the yeare of Christ six hundred and seauenty D The seauen twentith Day AT Gallinaro a Village in the Kingdome of Naples the Commemoration of S. Gerard Confessour who being an Englishman by byrth and descended of a a worthly parentage in our Iland tooke vpon him for the loue of God a long peregrination to visit the holy Sepulcher of Christ in Hierusalem which when he had performed and returning backe by Italy where at that tyme the plague sorely raged in very great sanctity of life gaue vp his soule to rest in our Lord. His body is vntill this day kept with great honour and veneration in the forsaid Village of Gallinaro wherat in testimony of his holy life miracles are yet daily wrought So as the place is therby become a great pilgrimage especially for the Neapolitans people of Calabria E The eight twentith Day AT Canterbury the Translation of S. Elphege Bishop and Martyr who being first Abbot of a Monastery neere vnto Bath in Somersetshire was thence promoted to the bishoprick of VVinchester lastly to Cāterbury He was slayne at Greenwich in Kent in the second Danish persecution by those barbarous people in defence of his Church of Canterbury and for not deliuering them three thousand Markes of money belonging to the said Church in the yeare of Christ one thousand and twelue His body was first brought to London and afterward on this day solemnely translated to Canterbury and there placed in his owne Cathedrall Church of that Citty where it was wont in Catholicke tyme to be kept with great honour and Veneration F The nine twentith Day AT Canterbury the Passion of S. Thomas Archbishop of the same Sea Legate Apostolicall and Primate of England who for defence of the liberties of the Church being many wayes iniured by King Henry the second was forced to appeale to Pope Alexāder the third of whome being acquited of all the calumniations and slaunders laid to his charge was againe restored to his Bishopricke but within a while after being violently oppressed by some of the forsaid Kinges seruants to wit Syr VVilliam Tracy Syr Reynold Fitzvrson Syr Hugh Moruill Richard Breton and others was slayne in his owne Church of Canterbury in the tyme of Euensonge before the high Altar in the yeare of Christ one thousand one hundred threescore and eleuen Whose martyrdome is heere described in these old verses Richardus Breton nec non Moruillius Hugo Guillelmus Tracy Reginaldus Filius-vrsi Thomam Martyrium secêre subire beatum Fortis inuictus his quattuor ensibus ictus Primas Anglorum Thomas petit alta polorum His body was shortly afterward put into a goodly shrine beset with costly iewells pretious stones and placed in his owne Cathedrall Church of Canterbury wherat infinite miracles were wrought and so continued vntill the tyme of King Henry the eight by whose commandement the said monument was vtterly destroyed and his sacred Reliques burned to ashes in the yeare of Christ 1538. G The thirtith Day IN the Abbey of Flay the Commemoration of S. Eustach Abbot and Confessour who for his singular vertue and innocency of life being first a Monke was ordayned Abbot of the forsaid Monastery of Flay In which dignity he so excelled in all kind of profund humility charity to poore Orphans and other eminent vertues especially in the exercise and obseruance of Monasticall discipline that his name deserued to be famous throughout our whole Iland in former Catholicke tymes He died about the yeare of Christ one thousand and two hundred At whose body it pleased God afterward in testimony of his holy life to worke miracles A The one thirtith Day IN Scotland the Commemoration of S. Eternane Monke and Confessour Nephew to S. Columbe the Great of Ireland who contemning all worldly honours and prefermentes tooke a Religious habit and became a Monke of the Order of S. Benedict in á Monastery in the Iland of Hoy by Scotland vnder the gouerment of his forsaid vncle S. Columbe where in all kind of sanctity of life he ended his blessed dayes about the yeare of Christ fiue hundred fourscore and eighteene Whose memory hath continued famous both in Scotland where he liued and in Ireland where he was borne euen vntill this last age Laus Deó Beatiss Virg. Mariae AN ALPHABETICAL TABLE OF THE SAINTES NAMES CONTEYNED in the former Martyrologe A AAron Martyr 1. Iuly Acca B. 19. Feb. Adaman Ab. 2. Sept. Adaman Confess 31. Ianuar. Adelme B. 31. Mar. 15. May. Adalbert conf 25. Iune Adelhere Mart. 5. Iune Adlar Mart. 20. Apr. 5. Iune Adrian Abbot 9. Ianuar. Adrian Priest 1. April Adolph Mart. 5. Iune Agatha Virgin 12. Iune Agatha Queene 8. Decem. Agnes Virg. Mart. 28. August Aidan Bishop 31. August Alban Protomart 16. Apr. 16. May 22. Iune Albuine Bishop 26. Octob. Albuine Abbot 19. May. Alkmund Mart. 19. March Alexander Conf. 6. August Alfred K. of Northūb 15. Ian. Alfred K. of Westsa 28. Oct. Algiue Queene 5. May. Alice Prioresse 24. August Alnoth Mart. 27. Febr. Alred Abbot 16. March Alricke Ermite 2.
25. Iune 12. Nouemb. Lefrone Abbesse 3. Iuly Leofgar Mart. 16. Iune Leuine Bish. 27. Iune 12. Nouemb. Lewyne Virg. Mart. 24. Iuly Liephard Mart. 4. Febr. Lioba Abbesse 28. Sept. Luane Abbot 12. Iuly Lucius King 3. Decemb. Lullus Bish. 26. Octob. Lupus Bishop 29. Iuly M MAcharius Abbot 19. Decemb. Macloue B. 15. Nouemb. Maglore Conâ— 24. Octob. Maine Abbot 15. Iune Malachy Bish. 5. Nou. Malcaline Abbot 21. Ian. Malcus Bish. 10. Aug. Malcolme King 2. Iune Marcellus Bish. 4. Sept. Marchelme Conf. 14. Iuly Margaret Prioresse 15. Aug. Margaret Queene 10. Iune 16. Nouemb. Marianus Conf. 17. April Martyrs at Lichfield 2. Ian. Martyrs at Benchor 16. Iune Martyrs at Bardney 26. Mar. Maude Queene 7. August Maxentia Virg. 24. Octob. Mechtild Virg. 12. Apr. Meliorus Mart. 3. â—an Mellitus Bishop 24. Apr. Mellon Bish. 22. Octob. Menigold Mart. 9. Feb. 15. Iune Meresine Conf. 17. Ian. Merwyne Virg. 13. May. Midane Conf. 26. April Midwyne Conf. 1. Ianuar. Milburge Virg. 23. Febr. Mildred Virg. 20. Feb. 13. Iul. Milwide Virg. 17. Ian. Mimborine Abbot 14. Decem. Modane Conf. 26. Apr. Modwene Abbesse 5. Iuly Mono Mart. 18. Octob. Motiser Conf. 29. Octob. N NEoth Conf. 31. Iuly Ninian B. 16. Sept. O OBodius Ermite 25. Apr. Oda Virg. 27. Nou. Odilia Virg. 18. Iuly Odo Bish. 4. Iuly Odwald Abbot 7. Decemb. Ortrude Virg. 22. Iune Osith Virg. 7. Octob. Osmane Virg. 22. Nouem Osmund B. 16. Iuly 4. Dec. Oswald King 20. Iune 5. Aug. Oswald Bish. 28. Febr. 15. April 15. Octob. Oswyn King Mart. 11. March 20. August Oswyn Conf. 18. April Otger Deacon 10. Sept. Oudocke Bishop 2. Iuly Owen Conf. 29. Iuly P Palladius Bish. 27. Ian. Paâ—dwine Virg. 26. Aug. Paternus Conf. 10. Apr. Pattone Bish. 30. Marâ—h Patricke Bishop 17. March Patroke Bishop 4. Iune Paul Apost 25. Ian. 29. Iune Pauline Bish. 10. Octob. Peter Apost 29. Iune Peter abbot 6. Ian. Piran Conf. 2. May. Plechelme Bish. 15. Iuly Q QVemburg Virg. 12. Sept. Queran Abbot 9. Sept. R REmigius Bish. 12. May. Richard King 7. Febr. Richard of Chichester 3. Apr. 16. Iune Richard of Calabria 21. Aug. Richard Ermite 〈◊〉 Nouemb. Robert Bish. 9. Octob. Robert Abbot 7. Iune Roger Bish. 1. Octob. Romwald Bish. 24. Iune 27. Octob. Ruâ—in Martyr 1. Iune Rumbald Conf. 28. Iune Ruthius Conf. 24. Decemb. SAdoch Conf. 1. Apr. Sampson Bish. 28. Iuly Scandalaus Conf. 5. May. Sebbe King 29. August Senan Conf. 29. April Sethrid Virg. 10. Ian. Sewall Bishop â—8 May. Sexburge Virg. 6. Iuly Sexulse Bish. 27. â—ebr Sidwell Virg. 23. April Sigene Abbot 7. April Sigebert King 27. Sept. Sigâ—ride Bish. 15. Feb. Sopâ—ias Bish. 24. Ian. Souldier Mart. 22. Iune Socrates Mart. 17. Sept. Stephen Switbert Bish. 1. March Swithin Bishop 2. 15. Iuly Sunaman Mart. 25. Iuly Symon Apost 28. Octob. Symon Conf. 16. May. Syra Virg. 23. Octob. T Taâ—win Bish. 30. Iuly Tancone Bish. 16. Febr. Tathar Conf. 23. Nouemb. Tecla Abbesse 15. Octob. Telean Bish. 25. Nou. Tetta Abbesse 17. Decemb. Theodore Bish 19. Sept. Theorithgid Virg. 26. Ian. Thomas of Canterb. 7. Iuly 29. Decemb. Thomas of Hereford 25. Aug. 2. Octob. Thomas of Northum 17. Aug. Thomas Monke 16. Aug. Tigernake Bish. 5. April Totnan Mart. 8. Iuly Tibbe Virg. 16. Decemb. Transâ— of 11000. Vir. 17. May V VIgane Conf. 13. March Vintruge Mart. 5. Iune Vlâ—ade Mart. 1. Iune Vlsricke Ermite 20. Feb. Vlâ—ride Bishop 18. Ian. Vltan Abbot 1. May. Vnaman Mart. 25. Iuly Vodine Bishop 23. Iuly Vrsula Virgin 21. Oct. Vulganius B. 2. Nouemb. W VVAccare 5. Iune Walburge Virg. 27. Apr. 4. August Walter Abbot 3. May. Walter Mart. 5. Iune Wasnulph Conf. 1. Octob. Weede Abbesse 2. Decemb. Wendelin Abbot 20. Octob. Wenlocke Abbot 3. March Wenefride Virg. 3. Nou. Wereburge Virg. 3. Febr. Werenâ—ride 14. Aug. 13. Sep. Wiaman Mart. 25. Iuly Wigbert Conf. 13. Aug. Wilfride of Yorke 24. April 12. Octob. Wilfride of VVorcester 10. Febr. Wilfred Queene 22. Iuly Wilgise Conf. 5. March Wilgith Virg. 23. Decemb. Willeicke Conf. 2. March Willebrord Bish. 19. Octob. 7. Nouemb. Willebald Bish. 7. Iuly Willehade Bish. 8. Nouem Wilhere Mart. 5. Iune William of Yorke 8. Ianuar. 8. Iune William of Rochester 23. May William of Norwich 25. March William of Tyre 11. Feb. Winfride Abbot 6. March Winibald Abbot 24. Sept. 10. Decemb. Winocke Abbot 8. Sept. 6. Nouemb. Wolstan Bishop 19. Ianuar. 7. Iune Wolstan Mart. 31. May. Wulf hild Abbesse 9. Sept. Wulsy Abbot 26. Sept. Wyre Bishop 8. May. Y YVVy Deacon 6. Octob. THE AVTHORS Alleaged in this Booke out of whome the former Saintes Liues are gathered Abbo Floriacensis Adam Bremensis Ado. Alanus Copus Albertus Crantzius Albertus Stadensis Albinus Flaccus Almannus Monachus Aloysius Lippomannus Alredus Rhieuallensis Andreas Leucander Annales Baroniani Annales Heluetiorum Antonius Demochares Arnoldus Mirmannus Arnoldus Wion Asser Meneuensis Aymo Baronius Card. Beda Bernardus Bernardus Guido Breuiarium Cameracense Breuiarium Curiense Breuiarium Gandauense Breuiarium Moguntiuum Breuiarium Saltzburgense Breuiarium Sarum Breuiarium Sueticum Carolus Sigonius Chronicon Cameracense Chronicon Cluniacense Chronograph Britanniae Chronicon Hyberniae Concilium Tridentinum Continuator Bedae Cornelius Tacitus Egilwardus Monachus Extrauagans Xysti PP 4. Felix Crolandiensis Folcardus Doroborniensis Franciscus Cattanius Franciscus Belleforestius Franciscus Maurolycus Gaufredus Monumetensis Georgius Lilius Gerardus Liegh Gildas Sapiens Gotzelinus Morinensis Gregorius Magnus Gregorius Turonensis Gulielmus Eysengrenius Gulielmus MalmesburieÌ„sis Gulielmus Neubrigensis Gulielmus Tyrius Gulielmus Ramesius Hector Boetius Hector Deidonatus Helmodius Presbyter Hermannus Contractus Herebertus Rosweyde Hieronymus Platus Historia Quadripartita Historia antiqua Scotorum Hucbaldus Monachus Humfridus Lhuide Iacobus Meyrus Ioannes Capgrauius Ioannes Frosyard Ioannes de Kirkstat Ioannes Lesleius Ioannes Maior Ioannes Magnus Ioannes Molanus Ioannes Nauclerus Ioannes Tritemius Ioannes Rouse Lambertus de Loos Laurentius Dunelmensis Laurentius Surius Marcellinus Monachus Matthaeus Parisiensis Mathaeus Westmonaster Mombritius Mosander Nicolaus Harpesfield Nicolaus Sanderus Olaus Magnus Osbertus de Stokes Paulus Diaconus Paulus Morigia Petrus Blesensis Petrus Cratepolius Petrus Gaselinus Petrus de Natalibus Petrus Sutor Petrus de Viel Polidorus Virgilius Prosper Aquitanius Ranulphus Cestrensis Registrum Cantuariense Registrum de Hide Registrum Lichfeldiense Registrum Lincolniense RegistruÌ„ D. Pauli LondineÌ„s Registrum Petriburgense Renatus Benedictus Rhenanus Richardus Vitus Rodulphus Agricola Rodulphus Monachus Rogerus Houeden Romanum Martyrologium Robertus Buckland Robertus Caenalis Robertus Salopiensis Senatus Brauonius Siluester Giraldus Sigebertus Sophronius Speculum Fr. CarmelitaruÌ„ Stephanus Lusinganius Symon Dunelmensis Theodoretus Thomas Walsingam Turgotus Episcopus Vincentius Vsuardus Wernerus Rollewincke FINIS A CATALOGVE OF THOSE VVHO HAVE SVFFERED DEATH IN ENGLAND for defence of the Catholicke Cause synce the yeare of Christ 1535. and 27. of King HENRY the VIII his raigne vnto this yeare 1608. THE PREFACE IN the yeare of our Lord 1530. King Henry the viij after that he had raigned 22. yeares in great peace