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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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 2, 2024.
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41. Richard Fitz-neale.
NIgellus Bishop of Ely (that was nephew to Roger Bi∣shop of Salisbury) had a sonne named Richard,* 1.1 for whom, hee bought of King Henry the second the Treasu∣rership of England, and payed for the same 400. markes. He held that office almost all the raign of the said K. & was so good a husband in it•• as that at the kings death, his tresure amoun∣ted to 100000. marks. In the latter end of his raign he found means to prefer him vnto the Bishoprike of Londō, wherun∣to he was consecrate Decemb. 31. 1189. Hee bestowed much vpon the building of his Church & other edifices belonging to his Sée, sate there about 9. yéeres, & died Septem. 10. 1198.