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.
Publication
London :: Printed for Philip Chetwin ...,
1674.
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Subject terms
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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ABbey of Battel founded by K. William the Conqueror Page 37
Abbey of Cnobsher∣burg by whom founded 17
Abbey of Crowland founded 21
Abbey of Peterborough burnt by the Danes, with an excellent Li∣brary therein 25
Abbey at Glastonbury founded by King Ina 21
Abbey of St. Edmond founded and endowed by King Canutus 34
Abbeys and Religious Houses dissolved. 149
Adelme, the first English-man who wrote in Latine 20
Pope Adrian the fourth an English-man 44
Pope Agatho composeth the dif∣ferences betwixt the two Arch∣bishops 17
Alcuinus, Scholar to Venerable Bede, and Tutor to Charles the Great 23
S. Alban the Proto-martyr of Britain, pag. 5. he is Canonized 23
Altars taken down by publick Authority 171
King Alfred, England's deli∣verer from the Danish Tyranny: his Story from pag. 26. ad pag. 30
Abbey of Val-royal in Cheshire founded by King Edward the first 105
All-souls Colledge in Oxford, by whom founded 130
King Athelstan a great Benefa∣ctour to the Church of S. John of Beverley, pag. 31. he commands the payment of Tithes, Ib.
Anne Ascough, her Martyrdom 157
An Act passed for restoring the Tenths and First-fruits to the Crown 209
An Act for the Dissolution of all such Monasteries, Covents, &c. as had been founded by Queen Mary 209
Articles passed in the Convoca∣tion in the first year of Queen Eli∣zabeth 210
Abbey of Westminster con∣verted to a Collegiate Church 221
The thirty nine Articles compo∣sed 227
Arthur King of Britain 10
St. Asaph 11
Aurelius Ambrosius King of Britain 10
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Duke of Anjou cometh into Eng∣land 242
Alanus Copus 243
Annates, or First-fruits when brought into England 103
Richard Armachanus Primate of Ireland 112
Anabaptists Convicted and Cen∣sured 171, 172
Thomas Arundel, Archbishop of Canterbury, his lamentable end 125
Augustine the Monk sent into England. Thousands Baptized by him in one day. 12
He is the first Archbishop of Canterbury, his death 14
Archbishop Abbot Confined 299
Abbey of Evesham founded and endowed by King Offa 21
The Assembly at Glaschow pass Acts for the overthrow of Episco∣pacy, the Service-book and the Canons, &c. 313
Alhunus Bishop of Holy-Island, removeth his See and Covent to Durham 33
A new Representative, called the Agreement of the people 345
Alexander Alesius, a Learned Scot. 169
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