¶Englysh monkes become Anti∣christes Apostles.

IN those dayes the mōkes of Eng¦lande were becomen so myghtye in superstycyouse lernynge,* that they were able to peruert all other chri∣sten regyons, as they ded than in dede. Some of them went into Germanye, so∣me into Fraunce, some into Italye and Spayne, and became the Popes instru∣mentes Page  [unnumbered] of all falshed, falshyonynge hym vp there a newe kyngedome of all deuy∣lyshnesse to withstande the manyfest glo¦rye of God, and subduynge therunto all pryncelye Powers. Yow that are exercy¦sed in Chronycles and Sayntes Lyues, marke for that age what ys written of Columbanus, Colomannus, Totimannus, Vue∣nefridus, Vuilibrordus,*Vuilibaldus, Vuenebal¦dus, Burghardus, kilianus, Vuigbertus, Egber¦tus, Heuualdus the whyght and the blacke, Etto, Bertuuinus, Eloquius, Lullius, Lebuinus, Liuinus, Ioānes, Embertus, Gallus, Gaudus, Ga¦•abaldus, Gregorius, Megingolus, Sturmio, and a great sort more with their women, and ye shall se in them practyses won∣derfull. I wyll geue ye out one here bre∣uelye for an example, for to moche yt we¦re to write of them all.* Wenefridus was admytted of Pope Gregorye the secon∣de, for the Archebyshop of Magunce & great Apostle of all Germanye, and for hys bolde countenaunce was of hym na∣med Bonifacius.* In London was he first borne, and professed a blacke Monke at Cissancestre (now called Chichestre) vndre abbot wolfharde. After the gre∣at Synode holden at London by the afo¦re named Brithwalde,* about the yeare of our Lorde .DCC. and .x.* where as prestes Marryage was iudged forny∣cacyon, and the honourynge of Images Page  46 accepted for a christen relygyon.* Daniel than Byshopp of Wynchestre, sent thys wenefride to Rome with hys letters of commendacyon for hys manfulnesse the¦re shewed. Iohannes Capgraue. et Georgius Vuicelius in Hagiologo de sanctis ecclesie.