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"A description of Wales by Sr John Prise Knight." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A55772.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 28, 2024.
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The Armes of the Pursells.
Nebule A. & G. on a Bend S. three Boars heads erazed of the first tusked Or and langued of the second.
Brochwel Yscythroc was a great friend and favourer of the Monkes of Bangor, whose part he took ▪against the Saxons that were set on by Augustin the Monke to persecute them with fire and sword, because they would not forsake the customes of their own Church, and conforme to those of Rome; some say he fought against Ethelred A. D. 607, in which yeare there were slaine about 1200 of the said Monkes by the instigation of that blondy Apostle Austin; Tantum Religio potuit suadere malo∣rum? Thus the Roman Religion (not the Christian) was first planted with bloud in this Island. Augustin did set out from Rome about 588, arrived in Brytain 596, A. D. 603 he held a Synod in the borders of Wales at Augustines Oake or Worcester, to which there came the seaven Bishops that were under the ju∣risdiction of the Arch-Bishop of Menevia.
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Septem illi Episcopi hi fuerunt, viz.
1 Henfordens.
2 Tavens.
3 Pa∣ternens.
4 Banchorens.
5 Elwy∣ens.
7 Morganens.
A. D. 610 Elbodus was by Augustin and his Clergy made Bishop of North-wales, he having first obliged them by his wri∣ting in defence of the Church of Rome against the Brytains and Scots, who would not receive Law from her to the prejudice of their own Church, which they reckoned no lesse ancient and absolute then the Roman.