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.

2. Ceadda.

AFter the departure of Mellitus the Church of London [ 654] was long without a Pastor, euen vntill that Sigebert obtaining the kingdome of the East Saxons, by the perswasion of Oswy king of Northumberland, he became a Christian and procured Ceadda a vertuous and Godly priest to be consecrate Bishop of his countrey. That charge he at∣tended painfully many yéeres. At last, building a Monastery in the North country called Lestinghen; the same was scarce∣ly finished, when the infection of the plague being brought thither, tooke away not onely this Bishop the founder, but al∣most all the monks that were now newly placed in the same. Of this man Beda writeth much in his Eccl. historie Lib. 3. cap. 22. & 23. He was buried in the foresaid Monastery of Lestinghen.