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Show Thedefcription of England. The defcription of England. fouth and weit parts of this land,md Freland,as 4 made for fhete qed procecding)to fore place o2 other paue noted in the chapterprecedent ,and few hires e fromth taker other and patior, bir then deftitute of there are aberrin the arcybithop hath not fome pecw {joie alfo placed in theirrmmes . What numberof hats . Wutif pou regard the fate onelie that was ter, one fome therto and {uch clerks belonged not and ts proper onto bisfer, fromthe begining, tt rea the cronologie follotving hall eafilie Declare ; and cheth but ourt one parcel of Hhent, whtcey Rudburne énlike fort hatofficers twidolwes,mdother perfons calleth Cantivarlann , the furifoiction of Mocheffer Were dailie maintefred in thole {eafons bp the offes including the ref ; fo that im this one countie the rings and oblations ofthe faithfull,it is incredible to greatett archbitvoprike and the leatt bifbopztke of be reported,if tue compare the fame twith the decates bath andablations fene and practifed at this prefent, Wut ro allare linked in togither. That of Canturburie onderit one archdcaconrie,wbo bathturtfoicton ouce fiat is that in all the world Hitch anarice and negltcleauen deanries 02 a hundred fittic one partfh duce gence fill not coztpt and tmpaire? And asthis ts ches;z in the popith time tn fed of the 3093 pounds, apaterneof the effate of the cathezall churdjes tir eighteene thillings,balfepente, farthing, which tt note thofe times, fo 3 twith thatthe like oder of qouerns pateth bnito bir mateftte , bnder the name of fil ment might onceagaine be reffored bite the fame, frutes,there went out of this foe to Ronte , af euerte hich map be done With eae, {ith the {doles are ale alienation 10000 Ducates 02 floxens , befide 5000 readie builocd in cuctie dtocelle , the buiverfitics, that the neto elec did bfuallie pate for bis pall, car placesof their preferment brite further knowlevge, Ducat being then worth an Cnglith crotune o2 there and the catbenzall churches great trough to receiue fo manie as hall comefrom thenceto be infiruced 20 about,as J have bene infounco. he fee of wochelker ts alfo included twithinthe its Bock, brite doctrine, But one hinderance of this ts alreamits of ikent , being erected bp Auguftine tn the Die and moze ¢ moze to be leaked for (befive the pluce 604 of Grace, amd reigne of Ceolrtiic ouer the twetls king and {natching conmoniie tere from tach hou Sarons. Ahe bithopof thts {ee hath one arcydeacon, fes and the church) and that isthe generalcontempt bnder fofe gouernntent in caufes ecclefiatticall ofthe minffferie , and {mall confiderationof thetr are thc Deanries,o2 132 parity churdyes ; fo that fornter paities taker, thereby lefle and lefle hope of competentmaintenance bp preaching the toots hereby it és to be gathered, that there are 39 3 paritl churches in Rent, ouer which the fain tivo arcdoeas likeliefoinfue. Udherefore the qreatef partof the cons haueefpectalicure ¢ charge . i9e was wont to more ercellent tits dofe rather to implop their rus Dies Dito phvfike and thelatues,btterlic giving ouer 30 pate alfobnto the court of Rome at bis admiflon the fubdte of the (criptures, for feate teal thep (ould to that fee 1300 ducatso2floiens, as ¥ read, tbich was an hatd baluation,confivering the fmalnefle of in fime not get their beead bp the fame. wp this meanes alfo the falles in theft queeres tpould be bets circuit belonging to bis fe . Wotwbeit, in mip fimett is fo fare from eafe bp diminution that it israifed ter filled, tbtch noty (fo: the moft part) are emptic, fo 1432 crotunes,¢c: 02 as Wwe refoluc them into our and prebends Mould be prebends indeed, there fo liue ftil thep twere preferred to fome eccleftatticall pounds, 35 8 pounds,thre thillings,fir pence, balfce functions, and then other men chofen to fueced thet pennie, farthing, areckoning a great deale m102e in theirremics , thereas noty piebendsare ‘but fue prectfelic itiade than anie bithop of that fe voth take perllnous additaments onto fomicr erceltes, ¢ pers any great delight in. We tas crofte-beaverin times petuall commodities brite the otwners; aiid) before 40 paff onto the aréhbithop of Canturburie, Andthere firme Were but temporall(as J haus fainbefore.) ne ave and haue beeite few {es in' England,whichat one as Fhauegadleifure to With for thete thirgs : fo finte 02 offerhaue not fetched: their bithopsfo the if hall bea longertime before it willbe broughe to moff'partfrom this fe + foras it ts of it felfe buts pate. Peucrihelefe, as % will pate for a refoynia: {mall thing in ded, (0 it ts commiontte a prsparatius fion tit this bebalfe, fo will ¥ bere conclude this mp foan higher place . Butof all that eucr pofletten it, difcourfe of the effate of our churches, and goin Hand Thomas Lempe had the betlucke, ahobetng buts iith the limits and bounds of our feucrall tes,tit aAgreat benefactor) grete fir to be Doctor of both Chap.2. "pS Auing alteadie fpoken Geries ~ rallp of the trate of our dhurth; D) ueraltie, fateng fo much of veh 60 g ofthem as all be' convent BD g ent fo: the tinte, ai ot ones " _ of the ancient, butalto be later ingitérs anv forte) that of mine one expertonce,begintitig firif fith the fe of Canturburie, as the mio Vofab le 5 abate: arehb rehbit ithop is the primrat of ail his Law for 2 etclefia ae anew and moff accompted of abil sbican ca wte he is neter to the pettic p2 e jand readiet at o Cantarburie. The turifeicton of C Canturburia the tefore | crece fed firtt bp Anguifine the monke > ti the time of Cthelbert king of Sent, ifpou have tefpect fo bir Prouinciall regimentertenveth it felfe oner all the laturs,then of dininitie;and aftertward being promo' 5° ted fo this fe, heluas tranflaten from thence to dhl chetter,thirdlie to London jnertof all to3o2be, and theirfeuerall circuits. © Nolwill J touch the fees tes fhoulvbe of longer continuance The turifoiction of 30 ti fempovallaffatres to hauc,J wote not bythatfer this feallo bnder the bilhop, is committed to foure atchoeacons to wit, of London, Eller, Middleter, ane Colchefier ,fibe haue among them to the num: ber of 363 partth cyurches,o2 thereabouts, belie the peculiars belonging to the archbithop aid chapifer of that boufe , and. at euerie alienation the bithop pateth for bis otune part 1119 pounds,cight fhillings ann foute pence (butin old time 3 000 flozens ) ihich pore mans fore of Wie(onto abich totwne he was fuch order as thep thall come brifo imp prefentreinembgance, Ofthenumber of bifhoprikes and berie foundation ,as Coivard Sroite 02 Storte bis fo? their tuff order of fucceffton as pet J am notre: fuccetio2 did the new croffe in the market place of folued,nenertheletfe the firlt bithop there twas o2defChidetter, ned by Auguftine the monke, inthe peare of Chait The bithop of Watinehelter twas fornetime called ywinchetter, 604.5 inthe time of Ceolttjc, after he havremoued bithop of the weft Sarons, and of Dordhefter, wich bis fee further offinto kent : J iwote not bpon that folune teas givento WBtrinus and bis faccefiors, by fecretoccafion , if not the (pcedie heaving of netoes ihinigils and Dfinalvof the Morthumbers,in thole from aome,endreavinetie to flee out of the land, if. time tt as erected bp WBirinus and bis felloines. 4 anp trouble fhoulp betive hint, 302 turifdiction tt ine mpfinie it bath iurifoiaton onelie over isamiPire, cludeth Mer, Middlefer,and part of ereforthire, tbtch ts neither moze 03 lefle in quantitic than the 19 Surrte, Zardeleie, Garoefete, and the Wdlight, con feining eight deaneries fino bundied fenentic aid ancient kingdome of the caft Angles, before tt was fir parifh churdjes,ano befide all thts be ts perpetual bnited to the weit Sarons. The cathedzall care) bes prelate to the honorable order of the Garter,peutfen longing to this {etwas firll beguir bp Cthelbert of by Coward the third : be paidin old fime to Rome kent, Indic.1. 598 of Anuber as F find , tile he 12000 ducates 02 florens, buf now bis fir fruits held that part of the fai Bingdome bnder bis goare2491 pounds nine Hhillingseight pence balfe uertement.Afterward thenthe Danes had fundete penie.Canturburte twas fata tobe the higher racke, times defaced it,it vas repared and made bp with but Wlinebeffer hath boone the name fo be the bets bard ttone, but in the end it teas faken dotwne, and ter mangter.Dhere are alfo thich make incins tobe tbholie reedified by Matwrice bithop of that fe, and fometimes chapleine to the baffard Henrie the firff, 2° the fir founder of anhoule of prater in Winches ffer, as ikinigils did build the (econd, and ikintwals allowing bintffone and fuffe from Batrards cay dus bis fonne the third;but pou Mall fee the truth hers ffellncére bute Ludgate, then ruinousfo2 the furtheof in the cheonologie infuing. And herebnte if the ranceof his works. WPotubeit the mold of the quire old catalog of the bithops of this fee be twell confi {was not ffatelte inough in the cies of fome of bis Dered of and the acts of the greateft part of them tn fucceffo2s; therefore in the peare of Grace 1256, it dDifferentlie weighed, as thep are to be read in our Iwas taken Bowne and brought tito another forme, hifforfes, pou thal find the moff egregious bpyar and called the netw worke, at hich tinie alfo the bor crifes, the ffoutetf iwatriours, the crucllelt tyrants, btesof dinerfe kings and bifhops twere-taken bp and the riche monimaitgers, and politike counfeliozs beffowwed it the twalles ,to the end their memories finallteatter feanen amp tiventic peares to Cantu burie, there he becameal{o cardinal, veatom, and then pret inthecourt of ome, according, to this berle, Biprimas,terprafes bis cardine fundus. Certess hofe this mon, bicanle he bare fome fauonr to the fartherance of thegofpell ; anoto that ennbe either Chichetter. cret working of the diufne prouldence, bene placed here tt Wlinchetter, fince the foundation of that fe, abich nas erected bp 1Birinus 63 o(abome pope tp novius Cent hither out of Italie) and firlk planted at Dorchelfer, in the tine of Iinigtls, then tranflated fo Wlincheffer,there if doth pet continue, Salifbuvie twas made the cheefe fee of Shirburne eymitoarie, by bithop Harman (predecelloz to Dimond) ta Diuierfe (uppofe to bo mo2e, than(as if notw fanveth) brought ft from Shirburne to that citie; tt hath now the bifhop is able to mabe oftt, Ofthe archoeconric go Warkethire, CHilire, and Dorlethire onder hic turifdicion, Jfo2 affer the death of Hedda Nich Mas of &, Albotis anved therebnto by king Henrie the eightthereby the bithop bath fiue etes)¥ fpeake not, 704,Wlindherfer thas diutoed in tivo, f that onelie Pambbite md Surrie tvere lett onto tf,and Witltor, for although it be bnder the bifhop of London: for bir fitations and {pnods , pet is it othertvife reputed as Dorlet, Warkethire, Summerfet , Deuon¢ Comes member of the {é& of Lincolne,and therefore fwo2tht will aMigned brite Shirburne,tiikother oder was fae liecalled an erempt,it hath alfo fiue and tientie pay ket, Wihop Avelme oid firt ft in that bithopzthe (704 ag F Tato) md placed his chatre at Shirburne rithesjoF hich foure are in Buckingbant,the reff in Pereforwhire, Dponthe fatd dfutfion. And as manie lerned bithops he fick beginning of the {ee of Chichelter tas in Did fuceced Hin in that rome,before and after tf was fhe Mleof Scales 02 Seolfeic, and from thence tran: » remoued to Satum; fo there' tyas never a moze ha: flated to Chicheffer., tn the time of William the bad ble o2iament to that (re thar bffhop Juell, of whofe fFard,ad generall remouiig of fes from {mallbil. gi¢at learning and tudgement the twozld if felfe lages onto the areater fotones. Ff conteineth Sul, Heareth twitnete, nottoithanding that the paptits fer ovvelte bnder hiv turifoiaton,bherein are firtene prefer S. Diniond (as theycall hinybecanfe be bully peanrics and 551 parifh churches , it ‘paid at euerte bed the minffer there, and made the pozteffe called attetsation to the {ee of Wom5 3.3 Ducats: and after Oriinale ecélefashici offiey, Mich old preetts were want Cobert the fir bithop, one Cella fucceded , after to bfe. Hhe bithops allo of thts fee were fometimes builded 02 teparen the pulpit ingvaules churchyard; Portis bp the pate as nol it is) was' bois by many called bifhops of Sunning , of'thefr old manfion houle tere biifo Keavding(as tt Mould feenre) and ar mong thofe that Ifucd before the (afd Fuel, one Ako- tuto mp thine,as a'place front tence the founda front the furifoldion of CAinchet er', tijereof before and tobeDyber for the continual maintenance ofa fermion there bpon the fabanth; tbich noth continue doctrine ts alinates to belwkev for ard for (udp seve Gers fo refort brite as haue no habitation tit ante py til} within the citie Khere it Candeth: zon? he (e of London wasrereiten at the frit by ALucius,aio made it of an archeflamine and temple of Jupiteran archbithops te, and temple onto the living God; ann fo it continuen, pntill Angulline franilaten the title thereof to Canturbarte +h" nantes of the arehbithops of London are thetesThe- on,Eluan; Cadoc,Owen;Conan,PalladiusStephaa, Iitutus reRitttus,anno 3 50, Theodromius, Theodre- dus,HilaritisPaftidius,anno 420, Guittelinus,Vodinus laine bp the Saronsjany Theonus Iunior. Mut v thonie the potitificall aire '( not then worth 677 peated. At Was ceeded in Sedlefeie'alfo'71 1, by the Deore of alptodfoldenin Suey, whith borowe it Her benloed' the caelof the Tics in the firtte oF itiwas reputed a parcel. Dealt the bihops that hatte bitne in this fay Lhomas thempe'al lates ertepted, Henrie Hhefiel, taken in thofe vaies for the frog ef holo tiv Cngland, as onto Ghote gate there were regals aid Gtipes for fir 02 feurn port cullifra. Fr % tead-not of ante‘ong that hath bane of more eft widtion than CHilitam Read Coniefiirie fellow of Werteiie college Deford, Dodo? of dininiti¢e, ain the mot profound! alfrononter' that lined in "his fittte,as appearetty by his collection th ich fometine J Did pole: his image ts pet in the lthiarie there; md nrante inftramonts of affrenomic referved in that boufe<a college erected fometine by Calter wer: ton bithep of Kodhefferjand lozd ‘djaricefloz of Eng: land)he builoev al the caftell of Ambereie from the Hallie thig {@ pafd tuto Komte 4ooo floreng, but bonito bir mateffie in mp fime 1367 pounds fivelue Shillings efght pence,as J oto find of late," Ercelferhath Deuonthire and Comnetwallfonres Excetter, time tivo feaerall bithop2ths, but tn the end brought into one of Coznetwall,and fromthence to Grcefter in the thie of the Batfard 03 fone after, Ft began bp: on thisoceafion, Anno Gratiz 905,ina prouinctall councell holoen by the eloer Cofard ¢ Piegimond archbithep of Canturburte,among the Cetwifes, therein |