The history of the Church of Great Britain from the birth of Our Saviour, untill the year of Our Lord, 1667 : with an exact succession of the bishops, and the memorable acts of many of them : together with an addition of all the English cardinals, and the several orders of English monks, friars, and nuns, in former ages.
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The history of the Church of Great Britain from the birth of Our Saviour, untill the year of Our Lord, 1667 : with an exact succession of the bishops, and the memorable acts of many of them : together with an addition of all the English cardinals, and the several orders of English monks, friars, and nuns, in former ages.
Author
Gearing, William.
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London :: Printed for Philip Chetwin ...,
1674.
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Church of England -- History.
Bishops -- Great Britain -- Directories.
Cardinals -- Great Britain.
Great Britain -- Church history.
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"The history of the Church of Great Britain from the birth of Our Saviour, untill the year of Our Lord, 1667 : with an exact succession of the bishops, and the memorable acts of many of them : together with an addition of all the English cardinals, and the several orders of English monks, friars, and nuns, in former ages." In the digital collection Early English Books Online 2. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A42548.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 7, 2024.
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Bishops of Wilt-shire.
1: Ethelstan; he had his See at Ramsbury.
2: Odo, that became the Archbi∣shop of Canterbury, Anno 934. was Bishop of VVilton.
3: Osulf, buried at VVilton.
4: Alfstan
5: VVolfgar
6: Siricius, translated to Canter∣bury.
7: Alfricus; he succeeded his Pre∣decessor in Canterbury.
8: Brithwold, a Monk of Gla∣stonbury, a great Benefactor of that Abbey, as also of the Abbey of Malmesbury; he was buried at Glastonbury.
9: Herman, Chaplain to King Ed∣ward the Confessor, was the last Bishop to this petty See.
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