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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London :: Printed [by Eliot's Court Press] for Andrew Hebb, and are to be sold at the signe of the Bell in Pauls Church-yard,
[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.

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1. Herman.

THe forenamed Herman liuing vnto the time of Willi∣am Conquerour, when as hee gaue commaundement that all Bishops should remooue their Sées from obscure townes to the fairest cities of their Dioces, made choice of Salisbury and there laid the foundation of a Church, which he liued not to finish. Salisbury (saith W. of Malmsbury) is a place built on the toppe of a hill, resembling rather a Castle then a towne, compassed about with a strong wall, and well prouided otherwise of al commodities, but wanteth water so vnreasonably, (as a strange kind of merchandise) it is there to be solde for money. This place we now call old Salisbu∣ry, whereof nothing remaineth at this time but certaine de∣sert ••••ines. How it decaied, we shall haue cause heereafter to discourse.

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