The first-[third] tome of an exact chronological vindication and historical demonstration of our British, Roman, Saxon, Danish, Norman, English kings supreme ecclesiastical jurisdiction from the original planting, embracing of Christian religion therein, and reign of Lucius, our first Christian king, till the death of King Richard the First, Anno Domini 1199 ... / by William Prynne, Esq.

AD natales Domini Sanctus Hugo Lincolniensis Episcopus a Papa Honorio canoni∣zatus* 1.1 est, & in Catalogo Sanctorum admissus: facta prius Miraculorum ejus inquisitione a Stephano Cantuariensi Archiepiscopo, & Abbate de Fontibus Johanni; si∣cut in hoc sequenti Domini Papae authentico continetur.

HONORIƲS Episcopus servus servorum Dei, dilectis filiis universis Christi fidelibus, praese••tem paginam inspecturis, salutem & Apostolicam Benedictionem. Divinae dignatio pietatis, Sanctos & electos suos, in coelestis Regni foelicitate locatos, adhuc in terra miraculorum coruscatione clarificat: ut fidelium per hoc excitata devo∣tio, eorum suffragia digna veneratione deposcant. Cum igitur Sanctae recordationis

Hugonem Lincolniensem Episcopum, quem sicut nobis plenarie constat, divini mune∣ris largitas, tam * 1.2 in vita, quam etiam post vestem mortalitatis exutam, insignium mi∣raculorum multitudine illustravit, Sanctorum Catologo Asscripsimus, univer∣sitatem vestram monemus, & exhortamur in Domino, quatenus eius apud Deum patrocinia devote imploretis: Ad haec statuentes, ut die depositionis ipsi∣us, ejusdem festivitas annis fingulis devote de caetero celebretur. Data Viterbii, xiij. Kalend. Marcii, Pontificatus nostri Anno quarto.

The transcendent virtues of this canonized Bishop, were his * 1.3 ingratitude and per∣fidiousnesse to King John, in resorting to this Arch-traytor Stephen of Canterbury, re∣ceiving his Consecration from, siding with him against, and deposing of the King, contrary to his Oath and duty, (for which the King seized his Temporalties, and kept them in his hands near five years space:) Yet for these virtues this Archbishop procured him to be canonized for a Saint. About the same time this Arch-tray∣tor Stephen (to canonize Treason against our Kings, as demeriting the highest honour and Saintship) caused his Trayterous insolent Predecessor Thomas Becket, to be translated, enshrined, adored with great solemnity: Thus related by Matthew Paris.

Notes

• * 1.1

  Mat. Paris Hi••••. Angl. p. 298. Godwins Cata∣logue of Bps. p. 207.
• * 1.2

  Mat. Paris, Hist. Angl. p. 295, 296, 297.
• * 1.3

  Mat. Paris, Hist. Angl. p. 219, 220. God∣wins Catalogue of Bps. p. 298.