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and superstition of that tyme in both states: as well ecclesiasticall, as temporall: in estemyng Christes religion chiefly to consist in geuyng to churches, and in maintaining of monkery, MarginaliaThe doctrine of iustification vnknowen.falsly beyng perswaded that remission of theyr sinnes and remedy of their soules therin did lie: in building monasteries, erectyng churches and cloysters, and in placyng monkes in the same, and such other almes dedes, and workes of deuotion. Wherin appeareth how ignoraunt that tyme was of the true doctrine of Christes faythe, & of free grace of the Gospell, which promiseth lyfe, remedy, and iustification, MarginaliaIustification by fayth in Christ.not by any deuout merites of ours, nor by any workes either of þe law of God, or of the inuētiōs of mā: but onely and freely by our fayth vpon Christ Iesus þe sonne of God, in whome onely consisteth all the promises of god: Amen.
[Back to Top]Now remayneth as in the former boke before, so in this likewyse, to prosecute the order and race of Archbishops of Caunterbury: as we haue done the race of kinges, beginnyng with Etheredus, who succeded next after Celnock the. 17. Archbishop of that sea, mentioned, where we laste left before. Pag. 132.
[Back to Top]| 18. | Etheredus. | 18 | |||||||||||
| 19. | Pleimūdus. | 29 | This Pleimsidus was schole- maister to good king Alfred. | ||||||||||
| 20. | Athelmus. | 12 | |||||||||||
| 21. | Vlfelmus. | 13 | |||||||||||
| 22. | Odo. | 20 | By the prayers of this Odo, the monkish stories say, that the sword of king Ethelstane was brought agayne into hys scabbard. As touching the epi- stle of this Odo, sent to other bishops, vide pag. 200. | ||||||||||
| 23 | Elfius, or Elsi- nvs. | 1 | This Elfius first bishop of Winchester, came to the see of Canterbury by the cōmaūde- mēt of kyng Edgar (some say by bribes) contrary to þe mynd of Odo. Wherupon in the first day of his consecration, he in- sultyng vpon the tombe of O- do with despite, shortly after went to Rome for hys palle, where in his iourney vpon the Alps he died for cold, insomuch that his horses beyng killed, & he put in their warme bellies, yet could get no heate. Malmes. | ||||||||||
| 24 | Dunstan. | 20 | ¶ Polydorus ma- keth Dunstane to be the. 23. archb. | Of this Dunstan many Monkish miracles be fayned, as of the harpe vppon the wall MarginaliaS Dunstanes harpe vpon the wall fast by a pynne did hange a. Without mans helpe wyth lye & all, and by it selfe did swange a.playing by it self: Gaudent in cælis &c. of our lady with her company appearing to him, sin- ging: Cantemus domino socie cantemus honorem. Dulcis a- mor Christi personet ore pio. Also of the angels singing Ky- rieleyson. &c. Item of holdyng the Deuill by the nose wyth a payre of tonges, tempting him with women Malmes. Item, of seyng the holy Ghost at hys masse in likenes of a Doue. I- tem, in deliueryng the soule of Edwine from the deuill. I- tem, in foreseyng the death of kyng Edred, by the death and fallyng of his horse. Item, of hys mother beyng great with Dunstane, when all the can- dels of others wente out, her onely candle remayned light, & many other like fables. &c. | |||||||||
| 25 | Ethelgarus. | 1 | 26 | Elfricus. | 11 | 27 | Siricius. | 5 | This Siricius was þe coū- seller to king Elgelrede, to re- deme peace of the Danes, with a great tribute. | ||||
| 28 | Elphegus. | 6 | 29 | Liuingus. | 7 | 30 | Egelnodus. | 17 | 31 | Edsius. | 11 | Elphegus because he deni- ed to pay to the Danes a tri- bute, was stoned to death at Greenewich, and of some is cal- led a martyr. | |
| 32 | Robertus. | 2 | This Robertus caused God- wine and hys sonnes to be ba- nished, accusing them of trea- son. But afterward they being restored, he went to Rome, and at his returne dyed. | ||||||||||
| 33 | Stigandus. | 17 | Stigandus being an english man, in the tyme of Williā Cō- queror the Normane, was by the craft of the sayde William cōueyed into Normādy where a while with great honour he was entertayned. At lengthe the sayde William procured se- cretly the Popes letters to de- pose hym, that he might place Lanfrancus in hys rowme. This Stigādus died at lēgth in prison. | ||||||||||
| 34 | Lanfrancus. | 19 |