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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Title: 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.
Author: Godwin, Francis, 1562-1633.
Publication: 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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2. Cedda.

AFter the departure of Paulinus,* 1.1 the Church of Yorke was twenty (some say thirty) yeares without a Pastor by reason of the continuall warres and other troubles that happened by the persecution of Pagans. Aidanus, Finnanus Colmanus and Tuda, succéeding one another in the Bishop∣ricke of Lindisfarne, gouerned all Northumberland as well as they could during the time of this troublesome vacancy. At last Egfrid king of Northumberland appointed one Wil∣fride vnto the Sée of Yorke, sending him to Agelbert Bishop of Paris (sometime of Winchester) to receiue consecration of him; where Wilfrid staying very long, and not giuing any hope of spéedy returne, the same king enforced Cedda (a very holy man) without all right vnto the same to thrust himselfe into the place due to Wilfrid. Hauing carefully attended that charge not pertaining to him the space of three years, he was admonished by Theodorus Archbishop of Canterbury that he was not rightly and lawfully called to that Sée, whereup∣on he presently forsooke it, and was made by meanes of the same Theodorus Bishop of Lichfield.

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