The succession of the bishops of England since the first planting of Christian religion in this island together with the historie of their liues and memorable actions faithfully gathered out of the monuments of antiquity. VVhereunto is prefixed a discourse concerning the first conuersion of our Britaine vnto Christian religion. By Francis Godwin now Bishop of Hereford.
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The succession of the bishops of England since the first planting of Christian religion in this island together with the historie of their liues and memorable actions faithfully gathered out of the monuments of antiquity. VVhereunto is prefixed a discourse concerning the first conuersion of our Britaine vnto Christian religion. By Francis Godwin now Bishop of Hereford.
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Godwin, Francis, 1562-1633.
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[1625?]
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Bishops -- England.
Great Britain -- Church history -- Early works to 1800.
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"The succession of the bishops of England since the first planting of Christian religion in this island together with the historie of their liues and memorable actions faithfully gathered out of the monuments of antiquity. VVhereunto is prefixed a discourse concerning the first conuersion of our Britaine vnto Christian religion. By Francis Godwin now Bishop of Hereford." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A01804.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 11, 2024.
THis time the Monks agréed better amongst themselues,* 1.1 and with one consent chose Robert Orford their Prior vpon the fouretéenth day of Aprill ensuing, howbeit the Archbishop of Canterbury Robert Winchelsey refused to affoord him consecration, alleadging him to be insufficient for want of learning: whereupon he appealed to the Pope, who so farre forth approued him vpon his examination before the whole Consistory of Cardinals, both for wisdome and lear∣ning, as he much condemned the Archbishoppe for opposing against him. But it is very like, his purse holpe him well in his sute: for it is remembred, that he came home indebted no lesse then the sum of 15000. l. Hee sate somewhat more then 7. yéeres, and ended his life at Dunham, Ianuary 21. 1309. He was buried in the pauement aforesaid néere R. Walpoole his predecessor.