The church-history of Brittany from the beginning of Christianity to the Norman conquest under Roman governours, Brittish kings, the English-Saxon heptarchy, the English-Saxon (and Danish) monarchy ... : from all which is evidently demonstrated that the present Roman Catholick religion hath from the beginning, without interruption or change been professed in this our island, &c. / by R.F., S. Cressy of the Holy Order of S. Benedict.

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Title: The church-history of Brittany from the beginning of Christianity to the Norman conquest under Roman governours, Brittish kings, the English-Saxon heptarchy, the English-Saxon (and Danish) monarchy ... : from all which is evidently demonstrated that the present Roman Catholick religion hath from the beginning, without interruption or change been professed in this our island, &c. / by R.F., S. Cressy of the Holy Order of S. Benedict.
Author: Cressy, Serenus, 1605-1674.
Publication: [Rouen :: For the author],; 1668.
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Subject terms: Great Britain -- Church history -- 449-1066.
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* 1.1IV. CHAP.

1.2. Kenred King of the Northumbers dying: Osric succeeds.

3. The Piety of Ethelbald the Mercian King.

* 1.21. THE year following Kenred King of the Northumbers after two years pos∣session of the Throne, to which he mounted by Treason and murder of Osred his Kinsman and predecessour, dyed: and in his place succeeded Osric, his associate in the same crime.

2. Concerning these Kings, William of Malms∣bury thus writes:* 1.3 Kenred who raigned only two years, and after him Osric eleaven, have left this one mark upon their memories, that shedding the blood of their Master (how well soever deser∣ving such an unhappy end) they defiled the aire with their shamefull deaths. Yet Osric before he came to that Crown, seemd to have had more sence of piety, for it is said that he built about the year seaven hundred a Monastery for Reli∣gious Virgins at Glocester.

3. But in the Kingdom of the Mercians King Ethelbald,* 1.4 saith Ingulphus, having perfected his Monastery of Croyland, employd his mind to pro∣mote Holy Church through his whole Kingdom, granting immunities and Priviledges to other Monasteries also of Religious men and woemen. For which purpose in the third year of his raign, he pub••ished a generall Statut to that effect, recorded there by the same Authour.

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* 1.1

IV. CHAP.

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A. D. 718.

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* 1.3

Malmsb. de Reg. l. 1. c 3.

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* 1.4

Ingulph. hist.

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