A catalogue of the bishops of England, since the first planting of Christian religion in this island together with a briefe history of their liues and memorable actions, so neere as can be gathered out of antiquity. By F.G. subdeane of Exceter.

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Title: A catalogue of the bishops of England, since the first planting of Christian religion in this island together with a briefe history of their liues and memorable actions, so neere as can be gathered out of antiquity. By F.G. subdeane of Exceter.
Author: Godwin, Francis, 1562-1633.
Publication: Londini :: [Printed by Eliot's Court Press] Impensis Geor. Bishop,; 1601.
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Subject terms: Bishops -- England -- Biography.; Great Britain -- Church history -- Early works to 1800.
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18. Athelredus.

AThelredus a great diuine, sometimes a monke of Christ [ 793] church in Canterburie, and then Bishop of Winchester, was Archbishop after Celnoth 18. yéeres. In his time all the monasteries of England were destroied by the Danes, so as, for the space of 90. yéeres after, monkerie ceased throughout the realme; yea in the North parts there was not séene any either monke or nunne in two hundred yéeres after, viz. vntill about the middle of the raigne of William Conqueror. Ma∣ried priests euery where inhabited monasteries, whence for a long time after with much adoe they were hardly remooued. This Athelredus (as in a manner all his successors) was bu∣ried in his church of Christ in Canterburie.