* 1.1XI. CHAP.
1.2. Of S Brithun Abbot.
3. The Pilgrimage of S. Daniel Bishop of winchester to Rome.
1. IN this Narration of the Gests of the holy Bishops S. Iohn of Beverley, often mention was made of his Deacon S. Brithun,* 1.2 or as in a Manuscript Copy of S. Beda he is cal∣led S. Berctun, whose Name is commemora∣ted among the Saints in our Martyrologe on the fifteenth of May. Now though our Ecclesiasticall Monuments doe not place his death till almost twenty years after that of S. Iohn. Yet in consecrating his Memory to posterity in this our History, it seemed expe∣dient not to divide them.
2. Concerning him thus we read in the Authour of his Life in Capgrave:* 1.3 The Vene∣rable Confessour of Christ Saint Brithun drew his originall from the Nation of the English. He was Deacon for many years to the Holy Bishop of York Saint Iohn of Beverley: and for the sanctity ••f h••s life and laudable con∣versation; he was in his affection preferred by him before others, and constituted Abbot in the Monastery of Deirwode, now called Bever∣ley, which the said Holy Bishop built from the foundations. And to the same Monastery Saint Iohn in his old age refigning his Bi∣shoprick retired by the counsell of the said holy Abbot, where also he dyed after he had spent four years in an Angelicall purity of conversation. After his translation to hea∣venly ioyes the Venerable Abbot imitating his good Master, persevered to the end of his life in watchings fastrags, prayers and other good works. For he was a lover of vertues, a persecutour of vice, a despiser of this present world, a Zealous aspirer to heavenly ioyes, a faithfull guardian and instructour of the flock committed to him, an unwearied practiser of j••stice and piety, a munificent disperser of Almes, and in a word, one who with all di∣ligence performed whatsoever he knew to be pleasing to God. Thus constantly serving our Lord in all good works to his decrepi••e age, he crownd a most holy life with a suitable death, and having qui••ted this world on the Nones of May, he received his reward in heaven. His body was with great h••nour buried in his own Monastery. Where in processe of time his sanctity becoming illustrious by many Mira∣cles, with consent of the Clergy and people it was taken up; and his sacred Relicks pla∣ced near the Coffin of his beloved Master and Instructour the Holy Bishop Saint Iohn, close to the Altar in his Church of Bever∣ley.
3. The same year is recorded the de∣vout Pilgrimage of Daniel Bishop of Win∣chester to Rome, who is supposed by ••ome to have subscribed to a Synod about this time assembled there, in which a heavy Anathema is pronounced against al such as presume to associate to themselves in mariage any Virgins or other women con∣secrated to God or those whose matrimonial society men being promoted to such orders, have according to the Churches Discipline, been obliged to forsake.