A DEFENCE OF CATHOLICS PERSECUTED IN ENGLAND, Invincibly proving their holy Religion to be that which is the only true Religion of Christ; and that they in professing it, are become most faithful, dutiful, and loyal Subjects, to God, their King and Country. And therefore are rather to be honoured and respected, then persecuted or molested. Composed by an old student in Divinity.  Let none of you suffer as a murderer, or a thief, or a railer, or a coveter of other men's things, But if as a Christian, let him not be ashamed, but let him glorify God in this name. 1. Pet. 4. 
Printed at Douai by GERARD PINCHON, at the sign of Coleyn, 1610.   

A TABLE OF THE CHAPTERS CONTAINED IN THIS BOOK.  
Chapter I.  BY way of a Preface to the persecuted Catholics, and by them to their Persecutors: of the Innocence, perfection, and honour of them and their spiritual Pastors, renowned Priests. pag. 1. Chap. II.  That the Religion of our English Catholics, as well from the Saxons as Britan's, is the same with their first Apostles, and deduced from them; and first of the Saxons converted by Saint Augustine, and his Roman Mission▪ pag. 15. Chap. III.  The like proved, of all other person and parts of England, as also the Br●tans, that their Religion was t● same with the Apostles, and th● which our now Persecuted Cat●likes Profess and maintain. pag. 30. Chap. FOUR  The Religion of the Apostles, of our primative Christian Britan's, of the first Christia● S●xons, and of our now persecuted Catholics, p●oue● to be one and the same in eu●ry Article, against Protestants an●●e●●e●utours. pag. 50. Chap. V.  That the Consecration, jurisdiction, and mission of our Catholic Bishop (teaching the same Apostolical Doctrine in all things with the Catholic Church) is most lawful, ●oli●, orderly, and honourable, in that his sacred calling is most worthy, and necessary, and therefore he unworthily Persecuted. pag. 69. Chap. VI  That our English Priests who teach all things with the Apostolical Religion are truly consecrated, worthy men, and are to be honoured, and not persecuted. pag. 102. Chap. VII.  That then Catholics of England taught and directed by such guides in Religion as our Priests be, are not to be persecuted but protected, defended and employed, as true and faithful subjects in all things. pag. 146. Chap. VIII.  That every Article of Catholic Religion is more agreeable with the best temporal government, than those of the Protestants; and that a Catholic keeping his Religion, as he is bound to God, so he cannot be undutiful to his temporal Prince and Country. pag. 157. Chap. IX.  That true and obedient Catholics, be the truest and most obedient subjects. pag. 170.   

APPROBATIO.  
Viso t●st●mo●io, c●iusdam vir●docti mihique de fide & doc●r●nâ probè co●●i●i, quo testatur ●unc libru● cui T●●ulus est; A Def●nce of Cathelikes perse●ut●● in England, nihil continere fidei vel bonis mo●ibus adue●s●m, quin po●ius ●ulta quae a● Catholicorum A●g●oru● consolationem ●●cian●; ●i●num cense quem & ego 〈◊〉 ●●eo appro●●re●●at●m 〈…〉. ●art●j, A●no 1630.  
GEO●GIVS CO●V●N●RIVS S▪ Theol. Doct● & Regius, 〈…〉 Professor, Co●leg●●ae 〈…〉 po●●tus, 〈…〉 Ca●cel●a●ius, & lib●●um Censor.   

THE FIRST CHAPTER.  
By way of a Preface to the persecuted Catholics, and by them to their Persecutors: of the Innocence, perfection, and honour of them and their spiritual Pastors, renowned Priests.  
1. RENOWNED Catholics of Eng●and, mo●● renowned Catholics 〈◊〉 persecuted ●or your 〈◊〉 ●eligi●●, give leave to one, your old, humble ●nd unworthy serua●t ●n Ch●ist, Associate, ●nd Partaker now with you, and you● renow●ed Predecessors, a long time from his youth ●o old age in prison, persecution, 〈◊〉, ●nd tribulation for the most holy Catholic ●aith, and Religion, to remember hi● love ●nd du●ie to you: as also the bound duty ●nd office of us all (as true servants) to our Master Christ in so noble, and just a cause with the honour, reward, and recompense, which is his ordinary pay to all his faithful servants in such his affairs, fare more eminent and excellent th● any Potentate, Prince, or Persecutor on earth can either take away or give unto us; or any of them, or we in this world enjoy.  
2. Let me begin with you as Saint Cyprian that glorious Bishop and Martyr did, with the constant Martyrs and Confessors of his Country and time. Quibus ego vos laudibus praedic●m fortissimi Martyrs? etc. O most valiant 
Cyprian. ●pis●●l. ad 〈◊〉 & Confessor. ●●●pist. 6.  Martyrs with what praises may I blaze you forth? with what cri●s of voce may I adorn the fortitude of you● heart, and perseverance of faith? you have endured even to the consummation of glory in your examinations, most hard torments. You have not given place to punishments: but they have rather yielded to you. Crowns have ministered an end to those griefs, to which torments gave no ●nd. And presently after he addeth. The multitude of those which were present, hath seen the heavenly fight of God, the spiritual wa●re of Christ, his servants to have stood with a free voice, an uncorrupted mind, a divine force, naked truly of wordly weapons, but armed with the shield of faith.  
3. Let me speak unto you, and of you, especially chief Prelate and Pastors, Priests, and persecuted Clergy of England, and of your late Predecessors on earth, and now happy in heaven, as Saint john Chrisostome thus performed to the two most glorious Apostles Saint Peter and Saint Paul. Quasnam 
Chrys●st. se●●. de SS. Apostolis Petr. & ●aul. ●p. Metaphrast & in Breviadie 6. julij.  vobis referemus g●atias, qui tantum pro nobis labora●tis? memenitu● Petre & obstupesco: recordor tui Paul, & excedens ment lachrymis opprimor. etc. What ●hankes shall we give unto you, who have laboured so much for us? o Peter I remember thee and am astoni●ed. O Paul I call the to mind: and with excess thereof am oppressed with tears For what shall I speak, or what shall I utter, when I behold you● afflictions: I cannot tell. How many prisons have you sanctified? what chains have you adorned? what torment's have ●ou sustained? what curses or reproaches have you suffered? how have you borne Christ? how with your preaching have you joyed Churches? blessed are the instruments of your tongue: your members are sprinkled with ●lood for the Church. You have imitated and followed Christ in all things.  
4. I do not, I dare not, compare myself ●o those great lights Bishops, and Rulers in ●he Church of Christ or such as be under our supreme Pa●●our, of that highest Order, to ●home I own all duty and respect. yet as an ●ld student in holy ●e●●ing, having read ●uch, and written not a little for the defence ●f you, and the cause of God, without any ●ust control, (never adhering unto, or reaching suspected or unsound doctrine of sweare●ing, churchinge, ch●p●●●ge, sword▪ ●●●●ing, ●r such like stuff,) may now more boldly ●rite, and wish I had S. Cyprian his learned ●eale, and S. chrysostom his golden mouth, or pen to say down the worth and due o● you all most renowned Teachers, Learns, and Sufferers in this cause, the cause of Christ▪ For although the most reverend Father in God Richard Bishop of Chalcedon, and the holy, learned, revered Priests of England ar● not in person those greatest, or others, among the Apostles; yet they all, both ou● Bishop and Priests in their Episcopal an● Priestly Order (Preaching and teaching a they did, and deriving Succession, both i● doctrine and dignity f●●m them, if we ma● believe the Apostles, and Apostolic me● 
Clem. Rom●●. Cost. Apost. l 2. ●●5.  and witnesses) do supply the●r p●ace, and a●● so to be obeyed. Presbyteri, si assiduè in study decend: verbum Dei laboraverint, Apostolorum locu● tenent. Sacerdo●es sunt omnes Domini Apostoli, q● n●que agros, neque domos haeteaitant hic, sed sempe● Altar's & Deo seruiunt: If Priests will continually labour in the study of teaching the word of God, the s●all enjoy the pla●e of the Apostles. Priests are all t●● Apostles of our Lord, who inheriteth here neith● fields nor houses, but always they serve God and th●● neighbour. Eyes qui in Ecclesia sunt Presbyteris obedi● 
●rinaeus l. 4. c. 20. 43.  oportet, his qui successionem habent ab Apostolis, q● cum Episc●patus successione Charisma certum secundu● pla●●tum pa●ris acceperunt: Those Priests which a● in the Church ought to be obeyed, who have their Sucession from the Apostles, and with the Succession 
Iust●●, Di●● 5. 〈◊〉 T●i 〈◊〉.  bishoprics have received the certain gift accordi● to the will of the Father. Neque vero à quoquam De● hostias accipit; nisi à suis Sacerdotibus: Neither indeed ●oth God Accept of Sacrifices of any, 〈◊〉 of his Priests. ●here we see the honour which ought to ●e done to our preaching, and Sacrificing bishop and Priests.  
●. And the holy Scriptures pronounce and ●clare them wor●●● 〈…〉 
1. 〈◊〉. 5.  anour. Qui 〈…〉 habeantur maximè 〈…〉 & do●●â: The Priests t●at 〈◊〉 w●ll, let them be esteemed archie of double honour: ●●specially they that labour in ● word and doctrine. ●nd I may aver that ho● conversation wh●●● you with so many dif●ulties possess▪ ●n forsaking all to follow ●rist, to teach, preach, and do other lesslie functions, to be the Apostolical life ●d calling. Our Protestant persecutors alwhich do acknowledge you for true and ●full Priests, and do attribute so much to ●aching, and most highly d●e commend ●r holy Apostolic predecessors, Priests ● Monckes (who lived as you do in the ●e of the Britons, before all of the Reli●us 
Protest. Theatre of great Brit. God Win. Conue●s. ●f Brit.  Orders that came hither in the Saxons ●e) should not otherwise use you then ●h honour and respect: especially when al●es, even from the beginning of Christia●e here they find it so.  
●. In the very first age, yea in the A●les time they avouch that S. joseph and Associates our first Religious, disconti●d their Monastical life to preach the ●h. Abbot Fecknam did allege out of S. Gildas in the fi●st Parliament of Queen Elizabeth, that Pope Elutherius, in his time sent from their Monastical life such hither to preach. S. German and S. Lupus Religious of Lycinum Monastery were sent hither into Britonie by S. Celestin, before they wer● Bishops, to the same end and purpose. Whe● our renowned English Apostle S. Gregori● took religious Monckes, S. Augustine an● others out of his own Monastery, to sen● them hither to preach to the unbelieving Saxons, and hey terrified with the labour and perils of such an Apostolical life, desred rather to return to their quiet Monastical conversation, he urged them, and se● them forward: because this Apostolical li● was most perfect, and had greatest reward ● heaven. Omniinstantia, omnique seruore quae i● 
Gregorius Epist. ad Monachos in Angl. destin●nd. Bed hi●●or eccle. l. 1. c. 23.  choastis, Deo authore peragite: sciences quoth labor● magnum maior retribution i● gloria sequitur▪ With for●e and fervor finish that you have by the mo●● of God begun, assuring yourselves, that after your gr● labour eternal reward shall follow. And the Berdictine Monckes in their Trithemius, a● others do glory much, (and not without cause) of the many Bishops, Archbishop Cardinals, and Popes of their Order by t● title of Apostolical Mission. Our Benectines also of the English Congregation, snites, Dominicans, Franciscans, and Car●lites with dispensation from his Holiness, h● left the rigour of their Rule and Order, ● better to apply themselves here in our country for the converting of soule●, as in a vocation of greater merit and higher perfection; preferring the Apostolical preaching life in ●his time and place, before the exact and pro●essed observation of their own particular Orders, thereby to notify unto us and all, ●hat this Apostolical priestly life (ever from ●he beginning of Christianity here or in the ●orld) was the most perfect and most excellent calling and profession, pleasing to God, profitable to his Church, and honourable in ●he professors thereof.  
7. All our old holy Bishops, Colleges, Monasteries, Seminaries, or Schools of learned Christians, such as by our Protestants confession were here extant in every age, ●uouis saeculo extiterunt: (and long before 
Matth. Parker, Antiquit. Britun. jon. josilin. hist. Eccles. manuscript.  Gregory was Pope, or that he did or could ●nd any Monckes, of what Order soever in● England, or any part of Britonie) sent most ●oly and learned priests, by allowance of the ●e Apostolic to preach in France, Ger●anie, Denmark, Friesland, Bavaria, Nor●ay, Ireland, Greenland, and into other ●rts of the world diverse times, and in great ●mber, as it shall be hereafter more largely ●clared. Knowing both by holy Scriptures ●d the testimony of Christ himself, that ●is Apostolical condition, a signed by him his dearest Apostles, first taught and pra●ised in himself, not only to forsake all external wordly things, as Religious men do, or be bound to do, but ●or a man to deny himself, the saving of his health, liberty and life, daily exposing them to loss, and often losing them for the love of Christ, (truly following him in saving many souls that were in danger otherwise eternally to perish) is the most absolutely perfect calling, and profession in the Church of God.  
8. Monastical life by abnegation is a State of perfection, and a safe way to save the professers soul; but to save both his own and many others by a more perfect abnegation, must needs be the greatest perfection▪ and following of Christ. Si quis vult post me venire, abneget 
Luc. ●.  semeti●sum, & tollat crucem suam quo●idiè & sequatur me: If any man will come after me, let hi● deny himself, and take up his cross daily and follow me. And our Saviour when he demand▪ of Saint Peter his greatest and most louin● Apostle. Diligis me plus his? Love's ●hou me more th● 
john. 21.  these? Saint Peter answered. Yea Lord. The● our Saviour replied twice, Pasce agnos meo● Feed my lambs. And at S. Peter's third answer to the same demand, he added, p●sce oves me● feed my sheep. And to his Apostles he said Bonus Pastor animam suam dat pro ovibus suis: à go● 
john. 10.  Pastor giveth his life for his sheep. And Maiore● hac dilectionem nemo habet, quam ut animal 
john. 15.  suam ponat quis pro amicis suis: Greater love th● this no man ●ath, that a man yield his life for h● friends.  
9 This Pastoral office and dignity was ever accounted so perfect and excellent, that in all times, even out of danger, it was esteemed among the best Religious, a perfection and honour, for any with them to be preferred to Episcopal, or such pastoral charge of souls. Therefore the highest Consistory, to wit the Court of Rome, hath most justly and publicly declared the renowned Priests of England to be Ordinis Apostolici: Of the (most perfect and excellent) Apostolic order: And as their Order is the same with the Apostles, so they do deduce their never yet interrupted 
Frane, Godw. Pref. to the Catal. of Bish. convers. of Brit. pa. 6.  succ●s●ion therein, even from the highest and chiefest Apostle Saint Peter himself: from whom so to derive it, (to speak in public Protestant words.) We should account it a great glory to our Nation, to derive the pedigree of our spiritual lineage, from so noble and excellent a father as S. Peter. For both Greek, Latin, Ancient, Later, Catholic an Protestant writers assure 
Sim. Metaphr. in SS. Petr. & Paul. Antiquit-Graec. ib & apud Surin Sanct. Petr. Theatre of Brit. l. 6. Camden in Brit. Nic●phor. apud ●●●.  us, that S. Peter came hither into Britonie. Simon Petrus qui fundamen●um esse Eccles●ae desinitus est tanquam p●oba●issimus discipulus, etc. Simon Peter, who like a most approved disciple was declared to be the foundation, of the Church, as more powerful than all the rest, was commanded to illuminate the obscurer parts of the world in the west, and he could entirely fulful the command. He came into Britonie, in which place after he had stayed long, drawn many people to the faith, erected Churches, and ordained Bishops, Priests, and Deacons, in the twelfth year of the Emperor Nero he returned to Rome again. The best Protestant Antiquaries do hold this for so unquestionable a truth in Histories, that they cry out against any that should doubt thereof. Quid ni crederemus? why should 
Cambd●n supra.  we not beleeu●?  
10. Some say that Saint Philip the Apostle (and others would have it, the great Apostle Saint Peter) sent S. joseph and his Religious company of Glastenburie hither. But S. Peter, being already proved, to be here before their coming, and after it, might well allow, and approve of their coming, and being here: but I see not how he did send them hither. And as our best Antiquities deliver, they all died without leaving any Successors here, until Pope Elutherius and King Lucius time. But for our Succession of our holy Catholic Clergy Priests, it was never yet interrupted, but continued from S. Peter here unto this day (notwithstanding any howsoever outrageous tempest of Persecution, of whatsoever enemies of Christian truth, Infidels or Heretics,) in great number, and constancy by all writers, none denying or making doubt thereof. And our Protestat Antiquaries themselves do generally confess, and particularly recount many Bishops, Priests and other Clergy men to have continued here in every age both in the Britons and Saxons time without any interruption at all. To● tantaque Presbyterorum, Monachorum, Praesulum, Episcoporum, Ecclesiarum, Caen●biorum, 
Math. Parker. Antiquit. Brit. pag. 7. 8. john. Gos●● hist. eccles. john. Ball. de scrip. Centur. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Godwin. Catal. of Bish. in all Sees.  Sediumque vetusta nomina quae quovis saeculo extiterunt: So many old names of Priests, Monckes, Prelates, Bishops, Churches, Monasteries, Episcopal Sees which in every age were extant: And under the Saxons and English, both of Bishops and Priests, with their Succession of Bishops, until the first Parliament of Queen Elizabeth.  
11. Neither do our Protestants, as lately in public Parliament, make their Religi●, to which they would violently enforce you any older than that dare, almost 80. years old: neither can they (except leaping backward over Queen Mary's Reign, they would patch 4. years of young King Edward's younger Religion unto it) show any Edict, Decree, Statute Parliament, or any public proposal or command even by temporal power for any Religion, use or profession therein, to which they would pull, and drive you but from such young times and Tutors in Religion. That which is true Religion must have so many hundreds of years in age more as then were, and now are from Christ and his Apostles days: and other Apostles and Proposers than King Edward, and Queen Elizabeth who persecuted, and in what they could did suppress the true, old, Catholic, Apostolic, and Christian Religion, But in so doing, and in whatsoever they did or could do, they only could invent, o● give allowance unto a new, but not a true Religion. Therefore if this only and nothing else were to be said unto you, or for you in this cause, you are secure, you suffer for justice you are blessed here, and by that title shall (so persevering) be eternally happy in heaven: Bishops, Priests, Monckes, Religious and lay Catholics not so persecuted may perish, but persevering constantly in persecution for Christ's cause they cannot perish: Beati qui persecutionem patiuntur propter 
Matth. 5.  justitiam: Blessed are they that suffer persecution for justice: As the cause, confirmed by Christ himself, confirmeth: Quoniam ipsorum est regnum coelorum: Because theirs is the Kingdom of heaven. This quoniam: because. Is more particular unto you: for it is almost proper unto our Priests and their Predecessors in this holy war▪ which Christ said to his Apostles, Vos ●estimon●um perhibe●itis, quia ab initio mecum 
john. 15.  estis: You s●all give testimony, because you are with me from the beginning. It is theirs and their children's in Christ, Vos autem estis qui permansistis mecum in tentationibus me●s. You are they that have 
Luck 22.  remained with me in my temptations. It is true of them and all such Catholics of whom Saint Paul said to the Romans. Fides vestra annuntiatur 
●● Rom. 1.  in universo mundo: Your faith is renowned in the whole world. This of your faith and constancy therein, and of your obedience and sufferings. Vestra obedienti● in omnem locum diwlgata est: Your obedience is published into every place. 
●d Rom. 16.   
12. If Christ will confess all before his father, which is in heaven, who do confess him before men on earth, this confession of you that have been so long Spectaculum: Aspectacle, 
1. Corint. 4.  to Angels, and men will be great: if every one that is persecuted for justice, shall have his reward in heaven, what will their honour be, which have suffered so much, and so long time for that cause? Your Protestant Adversaries and Persecutors themselves taking the altitude of your miseries and sufferings for this greatest justice, have found their elevation to be raised to the height of all former Persecutors; who were Pagans, professed enemies to Christ, and all Christians. They which profess Christ, and Christianity may not be such. Great was the persecution of Nero, and yet Britonie felt it not, but was then a Refuge, Asyle, and as a Sanctuary, to receive and defend the persecuted Bitter was Dioclesiaus Persecution here in Britonie, but as our Gildas telleth us it was but N●u●nnis: of nine years only; at which time the Scots, ●●cts, Saxons, Gormundians, A●ricans, and D●nes ●ll Pagans persecuted the Christi●s here. But never any bearing the name of Christ before ●hese days persecuted the Catholic Christians of this Kingdom. All those Pagans persecuted Christians as enemies to their old Gods, and Religion, and for not joining ●ith them in Idolatry, deeming Christian religion new and erroneous. Our Protestant Persecutors persecute us for defending the old Religion of Christ, which cannot be untrue, and for not embracing their new, which in the School of Christ cannot be true.  
13. All the Pagans that ever persecuted here, destroyed not ●o many Churches and Chapels, as King Henry the eight and his daughter Elizabeth, nor took from the Church the half of that which they did. Halse such a Fine and Ransom as the Catholics paid to them, above the third part of England in Religious Church-lands, (possessed by the Clergy here Sixhundred years since) besides other for fitures, would have stopped the Pagans Persecution. The Saxons greatest Persecution next to Dioclesian's, soon slacked and relented: no soon ●r had the Saxons driven Theonus and Thadiocus Archbishops of London and York with other Bishops, Priests and Religious from ●heir Sees, and Residences, in the year of Christ 586. But King Ethelbert of Kent ruling unto Húber, by means of his blessed Christian Queen Bertha, and her holy Bishop S. Lethard, gau● ease and peace to Christians here before S. Augustine's and his Associates coming hither, and they were received by Ethelber● (not yet a Christian) with honours, and no● indignities. All they were strangers and foreigners to the persecuted. Our Persecutors be of the same Nation, blood, and kindred and styled Christians with them, whom thus they persecute for Christ's true Religion. If King S. Ethelbert, Queen S. Bertha, and Bishop S. Lethard were now living, Catholics would not be persecuted.   

THE II. CHAPTER.  
That the Religion of our English Catholics, as well from the Saxons as Britons, is the same with their first Apostles and deduced from them; and first of the Saxons converted by S. Augustine, and his Roman Mission.  
NOw because our Protestants and Persecutors before have delivered it; For great glory to our Nation, to derive our spiritual degree from so noble a Father as S. Peter. We will ●riue and deduce from him, a continual ●d never interrupted Succession, both of ●iscopall and Priestly function, and do●ine also, in every point now questioned by ●r Persecutors, from that so noble a Father, ● these Protestant times; And to beg more ●ce and favour from these our enemies in ●s cause, they themselves shall briefly make ●s deduction.  
●. And first concerning Bishops, and Massing Priests sent hither, or consecrated here by S. Peter's, or his Roman Successors jurisdiction (such as they now so greviously d●● 〈◊〉) ●hey confess publicly that they had ●o 〈◊〉, but so consecrated, as the Roman Church did from the beginning (and stil● doth consecrate) vn●ill their ne●● book o● pretended Consecration, ma●● by King Edward th● S●●th (● child) hi●●●thoritie brought in thei● 〈…〉; a●d they acknowledge 〈…〉 consecra●e● 〈…〉▪ Priest's▪ 〈…〉 and do 〈…〉, justify 〈…〉 
Engl. Prote●●. in Rogers: Book of articles. Annal. Burton. an. 140. Caiu●●●tiq. 〈…〉 Ann●l. 〈…〉 ●n Mans●● 〈…〉. 1. 6. Harrison. descript. of Brit.  wa● o●r Archbishop 〈…〉 moreover that this our 〈…〉 was se●l●d by this greatest A●ost●● in ●he 〈◊〉 y●are of Nero; and 67. 〈…〉 ●. Peter returned again to 〈…〉 deuers' of th●se our Bishops and 〈…〉 Nation, as S. Man●uetus, S. 〈◊〉, S. Ma●cellus or Marcellinus, the renowned Priests and Preachers of Cambridge, ●n, and after the year 140. S. Marcellus being, and living Bishop after King Lucius and Britonie wa● converted, when three Archbisbops, an●●●ventie eight Bishops were here placed, an● all Ecclesiastical things established an● confirmed by Papal power in this Kingdom.  
●. To make this Succession without a● question, they deliver unto us the names, a● ●me Episcopal Acts, of our Archbishop's 
Hollin●h. Hist. of England. Stow●s Hist. Godwin. convers. of Britan. Cata●. of Bishops, in London, York, and S. David's.  ●f London, York, and Caerlegion. In London ●e chief Metropolitan See S. Theanus, S. luanus, Cadar, Obinus, Conanus, Palla●us, Stephanus, I'tutus, Theodwynus, or ●edwynus, Thedredus, Hillarius, Guiteli●s, Restitutus, Fastidius, Vodinus, Theo●s. Others add S. Augulus, Ternokinus. ●d Gormcelinus. They confess that Theo●s the last Archbishop of London with full ●risdiction continued in his archiepiscopal ●e, notwithstanding the Pagon Saxons inua●n and persecution, until the year of Christ ●●. which was but 10. years before S. Augu●●● coming hither. So they testify of Tha●●us 
Matth. West. an. 586.  Archbishop of York, the same ye●●e ●auing his See, and with the Archbishop of 〈◊〉 and many of their Clergy flying into ●al●● and Cornwall to the Christian Bis●ps, Priests, and people there. They reaped in th● Archb●●●op See of York, Theo●sius, Sampso●●●, Taurinus, ●eruan●s, Sampson●●, 〈◊〉, and the benamed Thadiocu●▪ 〈…〉 ●egion they ● down Tremonus, S. 〈◊〉▪ S Da●id, lived, Conanc, Theliaus, E●b●dus (wholi●d in S. Augustins' time) and after him immediately succeeding in archiepiscopal dig●tie, forty, or more until the time of Ber●rd, who in the year 1115. lost that honour ●om that See by Papal order, as all Anti●aries Catholics, and Protestants agree.  
4. These men also deliver unto us a Catalogue of learned holy writers in every ag● and in the age wh● S. Augustine came hither they recount unto us, the most noble Sain● and Doctors Dubritius, Iltut●s, Congellu● David, Gildas, Kentige●n●s, Brendant Asaphus, and others, wh●ly ●nd absolute agreeing with the Church of ●ome. They ●● down our Universities 〈…〉, a● among others 〈…〉 from all error. Our 〈…〉 in the gre●●ouncel●s 〈…〉 ●he same fai● with t●e whole 〈…〉; they had m● intercourse 〈◊〉 communication next to t● Popes of 〈…〉 the mo●● Catholic a● renow●●d 〈…〉 Church of Christ, ● Athana●●●●▪ 〈…〉, S. Martin, and ma● more, and b●th ●●●se Tertul●●an, S. Chry●stome with 〈◊〉, did highly commend th● our 〈…〉 true Religion.  
5. An● beca●●● some Protestant's to mu● 〈…〉 liberty cannot well endure 〈…〉 ●●ckes and Religious, s● king w●a● 〈…〉 can ●o disgrace su● (as o●her● 〈◊〉 ●●nowned Clergy) especial● the 〈◊〉 of S. benedict's Order, very a●ci●●●●●●●gland, and do endeavour all t● can ●● diminish the glory of the Children so noble a Father (and so doing for disli● rather than love either of them, us, or o● first Christian Saxons) diverse among the do very forwardly ascribe much to such hat labour. And some of their prime Antiquaries (as some lately have published) have ●et down under their hands, that there were ●o● anciently, and but Egyptian and Bene●ictine Monckes in this Kingdom of Brita●ie, no great glory, but rather dishonour to his mo●t noble and ancient Nation in Chri●ian Religion. A Nation that may justly ●aime priority in that kind of honour ●efore Egypt, or any other Country in the ●orld, except they can prove their Religious ●ore ancient then S. joseph, and his holy ●mpanie here, in the year of Christ's Nati●tie 63. by their own confession: and what ●onckes of Egypt they were that came hither ●ey should, if they could, have instanced ●: To perform which they will have great ●fficul●ie, sith that they themselves confess ●at di●ers deny the Egyptian Rule was e●r received in the West, and consequently ●re; Minimè credi volunt nonnulli, Mother achorum 
john. Selden not & spicileg. in Eadmerum pag. 200.  Egyptientium Instituta, in Occid●nte unquam esse ●epta: Some will not have it believed that the In●ute of the Egyptian Monckes was ever received in west. And yet it is certain by their own otestant writers, that many Monckes and ●nasterie▪ were here in Brittany, or in En●nd. Quovis saculo: In every age. And before ●yp had any Monasteries or Mon●kes▪  
6. We can, and do recount unto them ●nckes from Greece and Syria, who came ●o Brittany, though long after our first Conversion, and Religious were ●et●ed here. So from the most ●amous Monastery of Lyrinum 
Veremun●. Hist. S●●t. Hector. Both. Hist. Scot l. 6. R●phael ●ol●enshed ●ist. of Scots.  our Greek Monckes S. Regulus Albatus and his holy company, who brought the Relics of Saint Andrew the Apostle into Scotland, and were so nobly entertained by King Heirg●stus, leaving Successors ther● (who after were united to our old Bri●is● Monckes) are ●amou● to posterity. S. Palladius who was sent Apostle hither by S. Caelestin the Pope, (as our Protestants write● was also a Grecian, Palla lives Graecus; And firs● 
joan. Bal. l. de script. ●rit. ●entu●. 1. Nicolaus H●rlem●n Pa●●●●io Graeco.  a disciple to S. john Patriarch of H●erusale● that lived a Religious life in Syria especially about Mount Carmelus, joannis Hierosolymoru● Patriarcha 44. dum adhu● Eremi cultor solitary Syriae loca, Carmelum praecipuè incoleret, Nicolao Ha●lemio teste, Discipulu● fuit: As witnesseth Nicola● Ha●lem, he was t●e Disciple of john the 44. Patriarc● of Jerusalem, whilst he was as yet a lover of the Hermitage, and inhabited the desert places of Syria, b● especially the Mount Carmelus This may gi● antiquity ●ere to our learned Carmelits, taking their name thence, and as they say coming from Syria. S. Germanus and S. Lup●sent 
Britan. 〈◊〉. Antiq. in manuscript.  hither Apostles, by the same holy Pop● were first Monckes of Lyrinun Monastery, a● brought that Church service hither: And ● Patri●ke born in this our Island, liui● sometimes with our Glastenburie Monkey and Scholar to S. G●●man, was in the sa●●anner sent into Ireland. These were t● Rulers and Directours unto all our British, Scotish, and Irish Monckes, so much renow●ed through the whole world.  
7. Both English, and Scoti●h Antiquities 
V●remund. & Hect. Both. supra. Man. Antiq. in vita S. Birini. Capg●● in eodem.  witness, that soon after S. Augustine of ●ippo his death, and long before any Monckes of S. benedict's Order came hither, ●he Augustine Monckes (Canon-Regulars) ●ere seated and settled here, who were most ●oly and learned men; Non tam eru●itionis, ●●am pro●atissimarum viriutum, ve●aeque pie●ati●l●● insignes: Not so much famous f●● learning, a● for approved virtues, and zeal o● devotion. S David, ●aint Brendanus, Saint Columbanu●, Con●ellus, and others here wrote Rules of Monckes.  
8. To exemplify but in the worthiness of 
Sigibert. 〈…〉 vir. Illustr. in S. C●s●●●o Caesar. Ar●latēsis, Homilia 25. ad Monachos. Tom. 2. B●●liot●●●. Patrum.  ●e Lyrian Monckes, who joined with ours ● Britonie, as S. Caesarius Archbishop of arles near adjoining thereto, and before abbot there testifieth, that Ab Orien●e usque ad ●ccidentem, & ab omnibus paene locis in quibus Chri●iana Religio ●olitur, religios●ssima vestra conversatio ● Christi gloriaem praedica●ur: From the East to the ●st, in all places almost, where Christian Religion is maintained, th●re to Christ his glory, your most Chri●ian conversation was preached. And 〈◊〉 & sae●●●sula Lyrinensis, quae cum p●ruula & plana esse vi●atur▪ innumerabiles tamen mon●es ad ●aelum misisse ●gnosci●ur. Haec est quae eximios nu●ri● Mon●chos, & ●astan●●ssimos, per o●nes Prou●●cia● erogat Sa●er●●es: The blessed and hap●ie ●●and of ●●rinum, though it seem to be little and plain●, yet it is known to hau● sent unto heaven innumerable mountains. This is s●e which bring th' up most famous Monckes and through all Provinces sendeth forth most excellent Priests.  
9 This testimony of such a witness, being given a little before S. Gregory's tim● who was so learned a Monk, and Father to many such in Rome, argueth that his Monks and the Monckes of Lyrinum, could no● be stranger●●o ea●h other. S. Gregory also commanding his Monckes he sent into England to go to the Archbishop of ●r●e●, Successor to S. Cesarius so near Lyr●num 〈◊〉 his assistance; and they bringing from thence into England Assistants and Interpreter ●n● S. Augustine being consecrated after Bishop of England by E●he●●us Archbishop of Arles▪ according to S. Gregory's directions, confirmeth the same: the access of such hither, thei● preaching and directions here, and our firs● English Monk: after S. Augustine coming hither, so honouring the Monckes' an● Monastery of Lyrinum that they tra●elle● over all England and France with them; an● Saint Benedict Biscope who was brought ●● with our British Monckes when none other were here being professed in ●yrinum Monastery, showeth how little d●ffe●ence there wa● between the old Monckes of Brittany, th● Monckes of Lyrinum, and Saint Augustin● and his fellow Monckes sent hither b● ●ly Saint Gregory the Pope.  
10. By all accounts it is most certain in ●storie that S. Benedict Biscope was pro●led in Lyrinum, went to Rome, returned ●o the North part of England, where he as Abbot diverse years before S. Benedict ● Rule, was first given, or received in these ●rtes, and was also Abbot at Canterbury ●bey, and gave place to S. Adrian, who was ●t hither by the Pope with Saint Theodore ●chbishop there, before S. Wilfride the first ●er of S. Benedict's Rule in the North, was ●le● Archbishop of York to give it, or gave ●e foresaid Rule to the Monckes; as the ●onckes themselves confess. And that he ● not deliver Saint benedict's Rule to the ●onckes in the North, neither was it in his ●wer so to do, until he was Bishop there, ●ich was not until the year of Christ 670. there about by all Authors, which was ●ge after S. Benedict Biscops being Abbot ●th in Northumberland and Canterbury. ●d whereas some Monckes now would have Aigulphus a Benedictine Monk, first to ●ie persuaded the Monckes of Lyrinum to 
Ma●●h. Westm. ●●r●n. Florent. Wigorn. chron. Sig●bert, & a●●●.  ●eiue S. Benedict's Rule, this cannot be, for Aigulphus was a Monk of Floriacum Mo●sterie, which was not builded many years ●er this time: and so it is not certain, but ●th the Monckes of Canterbury, and those Northumberland under this holy Abbot Benedict Biscope hitherto were Lyrinian, and not Benedictine Monckes: and yet as before, they were of the most Religious an● learned Monckes, and Apostolic men in th● Christian world, as the rest of our British Mo●ckes (even by Protestants confession ● also were.  
11. ●nd this is the glory of this our English Nation to have had generally both i● Kent, where S. Augustine was, and in all oth● par●s converted to Christ, such renowne● Fathers and Protogenitours in him: For suc● were the Monckes of S. Gregory's Monast●rie 
Io. Diac●n. in vita S. Gregorij l. 2. c. 11.  in Rome, from which S. Augustine ar● his fellows, learned and holy Disciples ● the most learned and holy Pope S. Gregori● were sent (as our Protestants themselves acknowledge) that ever was. And so learn were the Monckes of this his Monasteries above other Italian Monckes in that tim● that besides the Apostolic men about 4● in number, which S. Gregory sent into E●gland, he made Maximianus his Abbot the● Bishop of Siracusas; Marimanus a Monc● thereof, Archbishop of Ravennas; and Pr●bus another of his Monckes of his Monast●rie 
Mari●. S●●put. l. 2. atate 6. in S. Benedicto. Trithemius l. de script. Eccles. in S. Benedicto.  he sent to Jerusalem, to build a Monste●ie there▪ we have also warrant from ● Church of God, so witnessing in S. Greg●ries public office that S. Augustine, and ● Monckes he sent into Bri●anie, (about 40. number) were learned and holy men, Missi● Britanniam Doctis & Sanctis viris Augustino, ● ●lijs Monachis: Sending into Brittany learned and holy men Augustine, and other Monckes.  
12. But whether S. Augustine, and those who came into England with him to convert it as they most happily did) were indeed Monckes of S. benedict's Order, I will not hear dispute (leaving it perchance to some other work in hand) it being all one ●o this my purpose whether S. Augustine ●nd his company were Benedicton or other Monckes: I only intending now to show that from our first Conversion in S. Peter's time unto these times, there was a continual succession of Priests and of the same Religion, for which now in England we are so persecuted: And that S. Augustine and his company were most ho●y and learned men Docti and 
Breviar. Romandie 12. Martij in festo S. Gregor. Bed. Hist. Eccles. Angl. l. 2. Matth. Wes●. in Chron. F●orent. Wig●r. Chroni●. G●liel. Malmesbur●●●. d●g●st Reg. Angl.  ●ancti viri, that they taught our Predecessors the same faith we now profess, and that ●hey converted to the faith of Christ Ethel●ert King of Kent, and his Kingdom of Kent, ●nd Sebert or Sigebert King of the East Saxons with his Kingdom, and preached in many other places o● England, converting in ●hem many to Christian Religion. I say with ●hem and the whole Christian world then, Asia, Africa, and Europe, agreeing with S. Gregory (who sent hither these so holy and ●earned men, and therefore is rightly by Saint Beade instiled Apostle of England) in Religion, using his mass, and honouring him for a Saint, (as our Protestants confess) that their doctrine, and Religion was true: and for this part of the world, Italy from whence they came, France through which they came, England or Brittany whether they came, Ireland, Scotland, and Germany where some of our Britan's and English then were, acknowledging S. Augustine's Religion to be true, so prove unto us. So S. Augustine proved it both by humane and divine testimony. So his Opposites and our persecuting Protestant's confess. To use their words. The Britan's confessed indeed that to be the way of 
Protestant. in Stows ●●st.  righteousness, which Augustine had preached and sbewed unto them.  
13. And he is a simple witted man, if he can understand but the Latin tongue, that doth not most clearly see, and confess the same, if he will but read the public Church service, Mass and the others, which our Protestants confess S. Gregory perused, and published, (the Latin and Greek Church using his Mass translated into Gre●ke, as they do S. Basiles, and S. Chrysostom's) as also his holy learned works, which he, ● Doctor of the Church (and as our Protestants style him) The most holy and learned Pop● that ever was, did publish, and are now extant. Thus he and his Legates s●nt hither into England, generally taught the same Doctrine, in all points, which we Catholics now profess (even those for which we are so pitifully persecuted) Roman Supremacy, Sa●ifice of Ma●●e, Sacrificing Priesthood, such episcopal Roman Ordination, and whatsever else now controversed by Protestants, ● I shall demonstrate against them in every ●ticle of their Religion, when I come to the conversion o● t●e other Parts of England, ● those which were of our old British Order and Religion. And yet our English Pro●stants publicly, generally, and with such ●thoritie protest, and testify, that in the first ●0. years of Christ, (within which S. Gre●rie and his Legates lived and ●aught) the church of Rome was pure and free from erer. And if she had or should have erred in ●is public doctrinal practices, and orders ●ncerning the whole Church, the whole church (which these men deny) should also ●ue erred▪ For they constantly thus acknowledge that this most holy and learned ●pe so published and proposed them. Gre●ius 
Io. Bal. d● Roman. Pontifice. Art l. 2. in Gregor. Magno. Robert. ●arnes. ●. de vit. pontiff. Rom. in ●od. Magdebur. his●, Ecclesiasc, in Greg.  Magnu● omnium Pontificum R●manorum do●inâ & vi●â praestantissimus. Scholas Canto●um in●uit, & Ambrosi● more ec●lesiasti●as cantiones, qua●●aecè dicimus Antiphonas, composuit. Officiarium ●clesiae fecit, Antiphonarium nocturnum & diurnum ●po●uit. Sacrorum normas digessit, Missarum ritus ●●planauit, & eius Canonem consar●inauit. Gregory ● great the most worthiest of all the Bishops of Rome ● doctrine and life, instituted Schools of singer's, and ●er Ambrose his manner, composed Ecclesiastical age's which in Greek we call Antiphones. He made ●e office of the Church, be ordered, the nightly and daily antiphonary, he digested the Rites of t● Church, he polished the Ceremonies of the Mass, a● the Canon thereof he gathered together.  
14. It will be very hard for the quicke● sighted Persecuting Protestant, to find a● one of their Articles of Religion which w● not condemned, and of Catholics not publicly approved, and practised in t● Church of Christ, in and by those so generally received and professed rituals an● doctrinals of Religion. And therefore those pure Protestant's, which call Cath●likes usually, in respect of their Doctrine Papists; and their holy Religion Papistry Papism, Romanisme or the like, confes● plainly, that Saint Augustine from Sai● Gregory b●ought hither Masses, Altars, Vesments, Chalices, Relics, Massing Priests, prayer Saints, for the Dead, and to be brief Rom●nisme, Papistry, all which they term no 
Io. Bal. l. de Scripto Brit. cen tur. c. 2. de Act. Poatif. Rom. in Gregor. Franc. Godwin. convers. of Britan. D●●●●l. Powe●l in Giral●. Cambr.  in our Catholics Superstitions. And n● only Saint Augustine thus taught and deli●red▪ but Q●●●ne B●●tha the French Ladi● and her Bishop 〈◊〉 Lethardus did t● same, and King E●helbert with his Courtrie wa● converted to that Religion. Conu●sus ●xoris Berthae ●ersuasione ●thelbertus Rex R●manismum cum a liun●●●s sup●rstitionibus suscep● King ●thelbert being converted by the persuasion hi● wife, he embraced Romanisme with all it's Sup●stition●.  
15. So we have not only S. Augustine our apostle with his Assistants, but S. Gregory, ●e Church of Rome, Italy and all Subjects that See Apostolic, our King, Queen ●d all here agreeing then with us in this Ro●anisme, Papism, and Papistry, for which ●e are now persecuted. And this our Con●rsion 
S. Asaph; in vit. S● Kentegerni, C●pgrau. in eod. D. Bal. l. de Scriptor. centur. 1. in Ken●igern●.  to the tru● Apostolic Religion of ●hrist, which is the same, Catholics now ●osesse (as both Catholics and Protestants knowledge) was miraculously proved ad ●retold by the words of God his propheti●ll holy Bishop S. Ke●egerne long before in ●e declination of the Britan's, that God ●ould give Brittany over to Foreign Na●ns, which known not God, and Chri●nae legis Religio usque ad praefinitum tempus ●sipab●●ur. Sed in pristinum sta●um, unò me●em miserante Deo in fine rep●rabitur: the Region of the Christian Law unto a determinate ●●●me shall be dissipated; but in the ●n● by God his mercy it shall be restored to its former, ye●●●tter state.   

THE III. CHAPTER.  
The like proved, of all other persons a● parts of England, as also the Br●cans, that their Religion was th● same with the Apostles, and th● which our now Persecuted Catholics Profess and maintain.  
1. NOw let us come to the Conuersio● of the other parts of England, n● converted by S. Augustine, or his Missio● from Rome, but by others, our old British or Scotish Bishops and Priests in some part● before, (by many writers,) and in the far● greatest, a●●er. And because amongst other● the Religious of our old British Order ha● influence therein, 〈◊〉 I lately spoke of Monck● sent into England by Saint Gregory, and ● their labours and Religion here, I will ne● join these unto them. Their Antiquity ● have delivered before, from S. joseph of A●ramathia, which buried Christ, arriving here, in the year of his Nativity 63.  
2. To take better knowledge of their heavenly life, and conversation on earth, I wi● set down their Rule as (with some alteration ●s is usual in such holy Orders), it was approved and delivered to our Monckes by S. ●auid Metropolitan Archbishop in Brita●ie, that most learned Religious holy Pre●te 
The Rule of our old British Monckes Manuscipt. antiq. in vit● S. Davidis. Io. Capgra. C●tal. in ●●d.  living until with in 50. years of S. Au●ustines coming hither. David constructo in ●alle Rosinta Monasterio, talem caenobialis praepositi ●gorem decrevit: ut Monachorum quisque quotidiano ●sudās operi manuum labore suam in common trans●eret vitam, dicens: Qui enim non laborat, ait A●stolus, non manducet; nesciens enim quod secura quies, ●itiorum foams & matter esset. Monachorum hume●s duris fatigationibus subiugavit: nam qui sub otij ●iete tempora mentesque submittunt, instabilem spiri●m, libidinisque stimulos sine quiete parturiunt. Pos●siones enim Iniquorum respuebant, dona reprobabant, ●uitias detestabantur, boum nulla ad arandum cura●●isque sibi & fratribus divitiae, quisque & bos. Nul●n praeter necessarium inter eos habebatur colloquium, ●d quisque aut orando, aut Deo placi●a cogitando, in●nctum opus peragebat, Peracto autem R●rali opere, ● Monasterij Claustra revertentes, aut legendo, aut ●ibendo, aut orando totam ad vesperum peragebant ●em. In vespere verò audito Nolae pulsu, dimissis ●x operibus, Ecclesiam petebant, & visis in caelo ●llis ad mensam convenientes citra saturitatem come●bant: nimia enim satietas, quamuis solius panis, ●uriam generat. Pane autem & oleribus sale conditis ●sti; sitim lacte aquâ mixto restringebant. Peractâ ●nâ quasi per tres horas, vigilijs, orationibus, genu●ctionibus insistebant. Quamdiu in Ecclesia orationi●s vacabant, nullus oscitare, nullus sternutationem facere, vel sal●●●● 〈…〉 Hi●ita gestis sopose 〈…〉 & 〈…〉 experg●fa●li, 〈…〉 Cogitationes 〈…〉 etia● vel ad naturae 〈…〉 induebantur. 〈…〉 desiderans 〈…〉, priu● decem diebus 〈…〉 n●●non & ve●●●● 〈…〉 Si au●em benè 〈…〉 perstar● diem, acceptus priu●● 〈…〉 constructus seru●e●a●. 〈…〉 desudans, fractusque mullis 〈…〉 fra●rum merebatur inire 〈…〉 ●nem cupientibus eorum nih●● 〈…〉 ●●lu● è na●●ragio ●uadentes recepti era●●● 〈…〉 se extollendi non haberent. S. autem Daui●●ost ●tinas frigidam petebae aquam, in qua diu●●●s man● carnis ardorem domabat. Orphanorum, ●●pilloru● Vidua●ū, Egentium, Peregrinorum multitudinem pas●● bat. In English epitomated: They ha● not Rid● or propriety Received nothing of the wi●●●, they l●ued by their labour. They had not cattles▪ ●●●hing b● themselves to ●ill their ground, no speech ●●●pt necessary at their work, but with prayer and medita●● they performed it They, did not eat till ●●ght, ●● their diet then was bread, ●erbs, and ●al●, th● drink water and mi●●e mixed together. After th● resection they persisted three hours in watching a● prayer upon their knees: then sleeping until ●● croweing ●f the Cock, they arose to their prayers vn●●●ay light. Ending their corporal labour, they retu●● their Monasteries and spen● all the 〈◊〉 ●●till the exning, 
Anna●●●●cl. 9 〈◊〉 G●●w. 〈◊〉 of 〈◊〉 in ●. ●●auid, in 〈…〉 Ni●●● 〈…〉 Io. Barnes. 〈◊〉 ●●n●. 1. in Kentig●●n. ●●●grau. ●n ●od. God W. cattle in S. 〈◊〉 K●●eg●r. M▪ 〈◊〉 antiq. Brit●● prima 〈◊〉 E●●lesiast● Se●●●.  either in reading, writing▪ 〈…〉 errs appeared, in the 〈…〉 their ●ll, they went to the Church▪ And 〈…〉 ●et of body. This was part of the 〈…〉 our british Moncl●e● approved by th● greatest prelate here who received i● all ●●●●ches ●scipline by t●e Roman Authority.  
3. Their Bishops and 〈…〉 ●steritie in conversation. T●● 〈…〉 ● S. David, 〈…〉 ●neu, about 〈…〉 The 〈…〉 others. 〈…〉 i● the 〈…〉 (by diverse 〈…〉) Mon●● 〈…〉 in his Mo●●● 3000. Disciple S. Wandi●ocus and Go●●ogillus about 〈◊〉 under them. ●. ●entigern and S. Asaph had under each of ●em 960. whereof above ●60. were Aposto●ke Preachers, and y●t to speak even in our demies' words Being 〈◊〉 into companies they ●ended the service of God in the Church in such 〈◊〉, day, and night perpetually, service was there con●ued, some while by some, and other ●hile by others, ●ording to an order by him (S. Kentegern) esta●shed and set down.  
4. And although in some part amongst ●e Britan's (afflicted 〈◊〉 Pagan's Inoasions, ●d cohabitation with them) t●●s great pity ●d devotion was decayed, not long before S. Augustine's coming hither from S. Gr●gorie then Pope: yet many o●●hese with the holy Disciples, as S. Brendan, Vuandilocu● Gomogillus, Kentegernus▪ Asaphus an● others still continued in their Apostolic p●ritie and perfection, together with all o● three Archbishops of Brita●ie, many Bishops, and Priests thereof, in the same fait● and Religion, which they received in our fi● Conversion, some Ceremonies only (of whic● the observation of Easter was the greatest questioned with some of them, but no material and essential points at all. And such w● their holiness even here in Brittany whe● into the Pagans were entered, that to exemplify in one place of Glastenburie, who● Churchyard there upon was called Tumul● Sanctorum The Sepulchre of Saints thousands ● Saints, Millia, were interred there, before th● year of Christ 550. The old Antiquities ● Glastenburie recount 104000. Cum centu● qua●uor millibu●, and add that the Church▪ yar● (it being one of the greatest in compass and the Altars above, on and under the● are so full of holy Relics that there was ●● spa●e place to be found: Non in toto illo Coen●● terio à profund●●ate 16. pedum usqi ad eius superficie● à Sanctorum cinerilus habetur lo●us vacuu●: In ● that Churchyard for 16. Foot deppe to the superfice or top thereof, no place was found void of the ashes ● Saints. And not only Churches and Church yards were esteemed thus holy for the Bodie● of so many Saints buried in them, but whole Countries, and Lands, for, and from the Sanctirie of so many miraculous British Saint●●iuing in them, took and do keep still their ●ames of holy Isles, Lands, and the like. And ●o great was the Sanctity, learned and Apostolic glory of these our British Bishops, Culdeys, Priests, and Religious in those time's ●hat we may almost say of them, as the Scripture said of the Apostles In omnem terram exi●it sonus corum & in sins orbis terrae verba eorum: ●nto all the earth hath the sound of them gone forth: ●nd unto the end of the whole world the word of ●hem. They preached in all, or almost all the 
Manuscript. antiq S. Asap●. & Capgr. in vit. S. Kenteg●r. Bal. scrip-Brit. ●●tu. ●. in Kē●. Godw. Cata. epis. in Asaph, Kentegr. Saxonic. leges antiq. inter leg. S. Edwardi Regis. Gu●●●am●ard. l d● p●is● Anglor ●●gib.  world, more than we find delivered of any Apostolic Clergy men, or any Religious since then.  
5. All the world knoweth their preaching ●nd prevailing in all Brittany, Ireland, and all Lands; To the Caledonians, Athals, Ho●ests, Orchadians, Norwegians, Icelandians, ●y Papal authority and of Saint Gregory himself. It is contained in our old Saxon public laws many hundred years old, that ●hey preached with like Commission before ●hat time in Island, Greenland (accounted part of America) Scantia, Norwegia, Sne●horda Gutlandia or jutland, Dacia, Seme●andia, Winlandia, Curlandia, Roe, Femelandia, Wirelandia, Flandria, Cherrela, Lappa Lapland, & omnes terras & Insulas Orientalis O●eani usque Russiam, & multas alias Insulas vl●●a Scantiam usquedum sub Septentrione: and all other Lands and Lands to Russia in the East and many other Lands beyond Scantia in the North. If we turn from the East and North to West, even the West India, or that America, we find in the old Manuscrip●e Author (that wrote S. Brendans travails and life) Capgrave and others, that many Apostolic Priests, consecrated by Saint Patrick that great Apostolic man, went thither, preached, lived, and died there. If we turn South, to make a circuit we had in Saint Peter's time our Saint Mansuetus his Disciple, an Apostolic Preacher in Germany and Bishop of Trull in Lorraine. We had in the same age our blessed Beatus consecrated at Rome by Saint Peter, or presently after, Preacher and Apostle of the Heluetians. We had Saint Lucius, or Lucian by some Conuertor and Apostle of the Bavarians as they acknowledge. We had our S. C●lumbanus, S. Gallus, S. Kilianus, Totnanus, the both Ewaldi, Furseus, Foillanus, Vltanus, Offa or Offo, Witbertus or Wictbertus, S. Willibrodus and his eleven Associates Scholars to S. Egbert of our old British Apostolic Order, S. Wyrus, Saint Plechelmus, Egelbertus, Saint Dysibodius with many in his company of his Associates. All these were of our old Apostolical Priests, and Religious Order here before any other Order came into Brittany: who as Apostolic men with Papal authority, preached in Gallia, Almania, Italia, Franconia, Bavaria, Thuringia, Ha●sia, Frisia, Dania, and other Countries, diverse of them by Papal power were consecrated Bishops, others Abbots, ●nd in other degrees, they founded Monasteries add Religious houses in great number, which ●ould not be of any other Order than in which ●heir founders and Rules were trained up, ●nd professed in to wit, that our most aun●ient, holy and learned British Order.  
6. This our Protestant Persecutors them●lues acknowledge; who speaking of Ban●or, a Monastery of our British order here ●nd of S. Columban and Brendan, two Disciples of Congellus Abbot thereof they testify ●at: S ●ernardus hunc locum tradit primum exti●ss. 
Bernard. in 〈…〉. Io. B●l. Sc●●ptor. Brit. centur 〈◊〉 ●ong●llo.  Menasteriorum caput, & multa generavisse Mo●●horum nullia Huius Discipuli fuere plures, quo●m Columbanus Galliam, Germaniam, & ●●aliam; ●en●anus v●ro Hiberniam & Scotiam Monacho●m habitaculi● implcuit: Saint Bernard relateth this ●ace to have been the head and chiefist of Monasteries, ●d to have begotten many thousands of Monckes, ma● were his Disciples, of whom Columbanus filled ●ance, Germany and Italy; Brendan Ireland and ●otland with habitations of Monckes. To these I ●ight add that renowned Archbishop and apostolic Legate Archbishop of Moguntia ●int Boniface, and his holy company, and martyr's with him, who being a child but of ●ue years old was brought up by our Apo●olik Priests, add after entered into the Monasteries of Exancester with vul●hardus à Monk of our old British Order, and after into the Monastery of Huntscelle under Winbert Abbot of the same profession, where he lived a long tim●: and afterwards going into Germany being and Abbot there, he spen● diverse years in preaching, before he wen● to Rome, in the time of Pope Gregory th● second, by whom he was ordained Bishop ● Archbishop and Legate in the year of Chri● 719. and li●ed until he was martyred in th● year 754. the 36. year of his being Bishop with 53. others: Cum alijs quinquaginta tribu● Matthew of westminster saith, it was in th● year 753. by which account his Abbot's i● England must needs be professed in the o● British Order.  
7. Marianus Scotus a Scot by Nation● and living in a strict discipline, a Monk ● Germany with in 200. years of S. Bonif●cius his time, though he acknowledgeth hi● to be an English man Anglus, yet very oftē● calleth him S●otus a S●ot, in no other respe● then for his being of the Scotish Order, and i● that regard calleth these Monasteries: Monastria San●torum Scotorum, Sancti Galli & Sancti Bonfacij: Monasteries of the ●cotish Saints S. Gallus a● S. Bon●f●ce. When it is certain, and he w● knew that neither of them was a Scot by N●tion, but only in profession. He proue● further that even in his tim●, there we● Monckes of the Scotish old Order there, wh● ●ad a peculiar Monastery in Colen where ●e Abbot with others were Scots, Helias Sco●s abbess. Who professed a strict Religion, and ●n the opinion of men, given to more liber●e.) over grea●e Discipline, Religionem di●ictam, disciplinamque ni●●am: and God did mi●culously approve it. This was also the con●ition of S. Benedict Biscope Master to Saint ●ede being a child; this the condition of ●●eolfr●dus, and Easterwinus wh●m S. Bo●face constituted Abbots in his absence in ●s Monasteries.  
8. Wa●es had seven Bishops with an archbishop, others with their Clergy were ●ed thither out of England, and yet diverse ●mained still in other parts, with many Chri●ians, even Vniversites, as that of Cambridge ●ee then as they say from all error and ne●r 
Manuscript. antiq. in vit. S. David's. Capgrau. in cod.  censured by Saint Gregory as some were. ●heir difference from the Church of Rome ●as not in Questions of faith, but others tolerable and tolerated, and this had not been ●ng for in S. Dauid● time a little before, all ●greed in all things with Rome. Omnes Britan●ae 
Matth. w●st. in chronic. an. 794. Stow's histor. in Mercel●●.  Ecclesiae modum & Regulam Romana authoritate ●ceperunt: All the Churche● of Brittany toocke their ●anner and Rule by Roman authority.  
9 The great Kingdom of Northum●erland bounded with Trent and Scotland, ●ere thus converted. The greatest kingdom ●f Mercia which then comprehended 23. shires, in 20. & tribus Prouin●ijs, quas Angli Shiras 〈◊〉, ●●s converted by the old renowned Clergy men, Bishops, Priest's an● Monckes that were of our old British Order they in their Ancestors receiving Conversion from such our Britan's, and themselves also living within the limits and bounds o● Brittany or England now: for their Island a● Saint Bede and others witness belonged to our Country: Insula Hydesti, cuius Monasteri● 
●ed. Eccl. hist. l. 3. cap. 3.  in 〈◊〉 penè Septentrionalium Scotorum & omniu● Pictorum Mon●sterijs non paru● tempore Arcem tenebat, regendisque eorum populis praeerat Quae videl● ce● Insula ad ius quidem Britanniae pertinet, non magno ab ea s●e●o discreta: Whose Monastery (in the Ile● Hydestine) was n● small ●im● the chief house of al● the Monasteries Almost of all the Northerens Sco● and of the Abbeys of all the Red●hankes, and had th● sovereignty in ruling of then people. Which I'll i● very deed, belongeth to the right of Brittany, bein● severed from it with a narrow sea. Sebert King o● the East Angles was converted in Burgundie● and brought over with him (who was consecrated after Bishop of his Country) Sain● Felix, and he so honoured the Priests of ou● old British Order, that Saint Furseus on● thereof, coming hither, and with his allowance and donation building a Monasteri● of that Order, King Sebert himself entered into Monastical life, and was professed ● Mon●ke therein, Regni negotijs cognato suo Egri● commendatis in Monasterio à sancto Furseo sibi constructo habitum Monachalem suscepit: Committing th● affairs of his Kingdom to his Kinsman ●gre●k, he betoocke himself to Monastical habit in a Monastery ●ounded by S. Furseus.  
11. Concerning the Kingdom of the East Saxons, ●igebert their King joined herein with the Northumber's and ●as baptised by Bishop Finan of the Scotish Order ad Bishop of his Country. C●d that was of the same order and consecrated by S. Finan, he in all his dominions consecrated Priests, and Deacons in all places of Essex, but especially at ●thancester and Tilberie: For although King Seber's son of Sledda was a Christian before, ●et he dying, the Country under his sons ferred and Sigbert (deadly enemies to Christian profession) was till then in Infidelity.  
12. To come to the west Saxons, although ●hey received the faith by Saint Birinus sent ●rom Rome, yet at the Baptism of their King Kinegillus, S. Oswald King of Northū●erland was Godfather unto him, and he ●arried King Oswald his daughter, and Do●auerunt ambo Reges, both these Kings gave him ●orchester, six miles from Oxford, to settle ●here his Episcopal See. And in the year ●35. He instituted there, Canonic●s se●ulares: secu●r Canons. We read in the Manuscript of the antiquities of winchester that he builded again the old Monastery of winchester, ●ounded in king Lucius time, and did restore ●nto, or in it, again holy Monckes, which were not long (if at all) before Saint Augustine's coming, driven thence: for we are assured that in the time of Constantine, kinsman to king Arthur killing the son of Mordred 
Gildus l. de excid. britain. Matth. ●●estm. Chronic. an. 586.  before the Altar of that Monastery, they were there and without doubt in king Careticus his time in the year ●●6. when and not before Bishops, Priests and Monks fled into wales. So the Monks placed there could be no others, but such as had been 
Bed. h●sto. Eccles. lib. 4. cap. 13 Manuscript. antiq. ●● vit. S. Wilfridi. Capgrau. ●n cattle. in ●od.  driven from thence before, who still in themselves or succession of that order continued in those parts, as in the Scotish and British Order in the Monasteries of Bosenham whe●e Dicul a Scot was Abbot; in Redford, under Abbot Kinebertus; at Malmesburie, under Meildulphus a Scotish Monk, Natione Scoto, erudition phylosopho, professione Monacho: By nation a Scot, in learning a Philosopher, in profession a Monk. Who was so famous there, that he gave the old name Maildulfesburch to that 
Guliel. Malmesb. L●ntherius Saxoniae Episcop. in chart. ●●. 675.  place, where and under whom, in the same discipline S. Aldelme after Abbot there was brought up, A primo aevo infantiae: from his childhood. Bishop Eleutherius in his grant to that house dated 675. proveth there were many Abbots and Abbeys in these places in that time.  
13. William of Malmesburie with the Antiquities of Glast●●burie assureth us, that in our renowned Abbey of Glastenburie after Saint Augustine's coming, and during his ●eing here in the year 601. we had our old Monks in quiet, and peace, their Abbot was ●alled Morgret, the Bishop under whom they ●hen lived, Manuto, Manuto Episcopus, and their King, Rex Domnoniae, whose name by the oldness of the Record is not remembered: Quis is●e Rex fuit scedulae ve●ustas negat scire, he was their Benefactor and gave them, or confirmed to ●hem Inswitrin, Terram quae appellatur Inswitrin ●d Ecclesiam ve●ustam concessit, ad petitionem Mor●ret ●iusdem loci Abbatis: The land which is called ●nswitrin he granted to the old Church by the petition of Morgret Abbot of that place, and their Bishop Manuto wrote and confirmed it. Ego Manuto Epis●opus hanc chartam scripsi: I Bishop Manute wrote t●i●●aper.  
14. Besides this Bishop, England had then ●t Saint Augustine's coming diverse Bishops ●ere, ordered or sent by the Pope's authority, Saint Asaph in the west, S. Iuo in Hun●ingtonsyhre, S. Lethard in Kent: and others not unprobably in other places, besides ou● British Bishops in Wales, and those of Scot●and. And to remember but the names of our first Bishops in England after S. Augustine's coming besides Kent and London, where ●he and his Associates were Bishops, all which undoubtedly by all writers Catholic and Protestant, old or new, Monastical or others, either were of our British old Order, or joined with them, that were at that time here.  
15. We have in the North Saint Aidant Finan, Colman, Tuda, Eata, Cuthbert. Fo● York S. Paulinus the first, by Marianus wa● ex Francia, and stayed but only 6. years: after him S. Cedda, S. Wilfride, Bosa, Sain● john called of Beverlaie brought up in Sain● Hilda her old Monastery. At winchester w● had S. Birinus spoken of before who restored in that Monastery our old Monckes and ioy●ned with the Northumber's: Agilbertus ● Frenchman who preached long in Ireland joined also with the Northumber's: Win● also a Frenchman, and Eleutherius remembered before. In Li●hfeild we had Diuma, o● Dwyna a Scot having all Middle England for his Diocese, so had six or seven of his Successors, all such until the year 678. Cellac●● Scot, Trumhere, januman, Cedda, winfride, Saxulf. I pass over all the old Sees i● wales known and confessed by all to have had none but such Bishops.  
16. Such also was the ordinary and universal piety and sanctity of our old holy Priest's and Preachers of that time, before any later Order was received, even of the lay people converted and taught by them, as the learned Saint Bede then living much be waileth the great change, and alteration saying: In tantum 
Beda l. 3. Hist. eccles. Angl. cap. 5.  au●●m vita ill●us (Aidani) à nostri temporis segnitia dist●bat, ut omnes qui cum eo incedebant, sive aettonsi ●●ue laici meditari debe●ent, id est, aut legendi● Scriptures, aut Psalmis discendis: S. Aidan his lif● ●as so fare different from the slothfulness of our ●e, that all those which went with him, whether ●onckes, or Laickes were to meditate, that is, they ●ere to bestow their time either in reading Scripture, ● learning the Psalms. And in an other place ●●aieth thus of Bishop Colman (who dispu●d with Saint Wilfrid) and of his Prede●ssours: 
Bed. hist. ecclesiast. l. 3. ca 26.  Quantae autem parsimoniae ●uiusque conti●tiae fueri● ipse cum praedecessoribus suis, testabatur ●am ipse locu;, quem regeba●: Of how great abstinent and continency he was with his Predecessors the ●ce itself which he ruled, did witness, where, ●en they went away, very few houses besides the ●urch remained, and these houses only without ●ch civil conversation could not continue. They had ●onie, nothing but cattles. If they received any mo● of the rich, presently they gave it to the poor. All care of those Doctors than was to serve God and not world. All their desire was for the soul, and no●●bellie: whereupon in that time the habit of Reli● was in great reverence, so that wheresoever ●●st or Monk did come, he was, joyfully received ●ll, as the Servant of God. And if any travailing ●eir journey did meet him (a Priest) bending ●selues they rejoiced to be signed with his hand, ●ssed by his mouth. They gave diligent ear to his ●rtatiōs. Upon the sundays they flocked to the Church monasteries to be instructed in the word of God. If Priest chanced to come into a villadge the Inha●ts presently came together, and desired to receive ●ord of life from him. For there was no other cause priest's or Ecclesiastical men to go to villadges, but to speak briefly, to ●uer souls. And they were so 〈◊〉 from all infection of covetousness, that they would n● (except compelled by the rich men of the world) ●●ceiue lands or possessions to build Monasteries. Whi● custom was generally observed in the Church's of t●●ingdome of Northumberland, sometime afterwards Thus of Saint Aidan their first Apostle, an● of his Disciples and people by him conversed, and although he kept Easter otherwi● then those did which came from Rome, y● he was, and worthily beloved of all, even ● the Archbishop of Canterbury Honori● for his works of faith, piety, and charity and during his life that difference was patiently endured. And this was not an error c●mon to all Scots, but to some of them, for Ro● and others impugned it. And when it was ro●ted out, it was not done by Monckes or other 
Bed. l. 3. 4. 5. Guliel. Malmesb. Matth. Westm. Floren. ●●ig●rn.  from Rome, but as Saint ●ede and other prove either by the Po●es admonition, as ● Ireland, by Bishop Agilbertus, and Sai● Wilfride in Northumberland, and in oth● place, by Saint Egbertus, Adamnanus a● others of their old own Order and profusion.  
17. In this I have the longer insisted, ●● only for the glory and honour of those o● Fathers in Christ, (not justly to be tak● from them, to be given unto others, and t● it is the honour of our English Priests a● catholics to be heirs, successors, a● children to such Antecessours and parent● Religion;) But because it is the most common 
David P●w●ll. ●● anno●a●. in l. 2. ●●raldi Cambren. de 〈◊〉. Cambr. Io. Bal. in Act. R●man. pontific. l. 2 ●● G●egor. 1. Francis. Godwin convers. of B●i●. p. 4●. Fulk. answ. 〈◊〉 cont. Cain. p 4▪ Middl●to▪ papist. pag. 202. Fox A●●. and Me●. pag. 463. edit. an. 1576. Io. G●s●. lin. H●●●or. ecclesiast. Matth. parker. Antiqui●. Brit. pag. 6. 7. 8. 9 10. 11.  received, allowed, and approved opinion, and confession of our English Protestants, and those their best learned in their estimation (to write in their own very words.) At the coming of Augustine there flourished with ●he Britan's the preaching of the truth, sincere doctrine, lively faith, and the pure worship ●f God, ●uch as from the Apostles themselves was by God's cō●aundement delivered to the Churches. The Britan's ●efore Augustine's coming continued in the ●aith of ●hrist even from the Apostles time. After the Britan's ●mbraced the saith of Christ they never forsook i●, nei●er when Augustine came into the Island. So many ●nd so great a number of the old names of Priests monks, Abbots, Prelates, Bishops, Churches, Abbeys and Sees, which have been in every age, doth efficiently prove, that the gospel which was preached ● Brittany in the first times of the Apostles, was not ●ely always firmly retained, but in every age augmented, and dilated, did increased. Many of the Chri●an Britan's fearing the cruelty of Dioclesian, fleed ● the Scots, among whom very many renowned for ●arning and Integrity of life remained still in Sot●d, and lived a solitary life in so great opinion of ●ctitie with all men, that after their death's thei●●lls were changed into Church's. And thereupon it ●ained a custom to posterity, that the old Scots cal● Churches, Cells. This kind of Monks men called ●ldeys worshippers of God. The later Kind of ●onckes was in learning and holiness so fare ●eriour unto them, how much in riches, ceremonies, and other external manner of Rites they exceeded th● 
Theatre of great Brittany l. 6. Georg. Buchan. Rer. Scotiear. l. 4. Reg. 35. l. 5. Reg. 49. Reg▪ 65.  When Augustine was sent by Gregory, the Britan● were instructed by Monks which that age had, learned and Godly. Many scotish Monks for love ● Godliness travatled into France and Germany an● preached the Christian doctrine about Rhine, an● builded Monasteries in many places. For there were y● among the Scots many Monks of the old disciplin● And the Germans gave that memori●●nto them, th● even to our age of Protestant's, they made Scots Rulers ● them. Apud Scotos enim adhuc mults erant Monac● vetere D●sciplin● nondum extinctâ literis & piet●● insignes: Man● worthy Monks both for the ●● Discipline not yet extinguished, learning and pie●i● were ye● among the Scots. john Capgrave of th● Order of Eremites very learned in Protestant 
●apgrau. in vit. S. Br●ndani.  judgement living until the year 1464. ● witness that the ancient Rule of the Monck● written by S. Brendan remained until h● time: Brendanus scripsit ex ore Angeli sanctam R●gulam, quae usque hodie m●ne●: Brendanus wrote fro● the mouth of an Angel that holy Rule, which to th● day continueth. And no doubt but that his holy Order, and that of our Carmelites, as als● our Carthusians most renowned here, ha● descent from thence.  
18. Their Religion was by the Protestant the true Apostolic Religion, and yet the● agreed in all essential things with those th● came from Rome, with Saint Augustine wh● brought hither the same Religion (as befor● is related) which our Catholics now pro●esse, and our Ancestors Saxons received ●om them. And the chiefest among them in ●ll part whatsoever, agreed with the Church ●f Rome, and had their Apostolic power ●nd allowance thence: So S. Kentegern that 
S. As●p●. in v●●. S. Kenteger. Capgrau. in ●od.  ●ent seven times to Rome and was approved ●ere, and at his death gave severe charge to ●is Disciples in numbe● 9●5. firmly to ob●rue and keep the Decrees and Ordinances ●f the holy Roman Church: Conuocatis Disci●lis fuis de obseruatione sanctae Religionis mutuae cha●atis, pacis, hospital●●atis, 〈◊〉 lectionis, ac oratio●s instantia, hortaba●ureos. De Sanctorum Patrum ●ecretis, sanctaeque Romanae E●cl●siae inst●t●tis fir●ter custo●tendis, fortia de it ac dereliquit pracepta: ●lling together his Disciples he exborted them to ●e objeruan●e of holy Religion, mutual Charity, ●ace, hospitality, and of exact diligence in reading ●d prayer. For the constant keeping of the Decrees ● the holy Fathers, and the Institutes of the holy 
Vit. S. A●●ph. Bal●●ntis. in As●pho. Godwin. cattle. in Asaph. veremund. hist. Hector Both. Scotor. hist l. 9 Holinsh, hist. of ●cotl.  ●oman Church, he gave and left forcible precepts. ●int Asaph Bishop, a Britain Ruler of so ●any Apostolic men here in Brittany, in all ●ings agreed with Rome, and had Appro●tion and power thence. So S. Molochus ●ost renowned, joining in all things with ●e Roman Legate▪ ●ain● Bonifacius▪ Q●iri●s and those that came with him. Therefore ● cannot be questioned, but our Saxon An●stours than receiu●d the ame faith and Re●gion we Catholic, now profess, and so ●ffer for profession thereof, which will be in every particular most manifest, in that whic● now shall follow, concerning Articles i● Protestant Religion, and every of them th● is against Catholic Religion.   

THE FOUR CHAPTER.  
The Religion of the Apostles, of our pr●matiue Christian Britan's, of the fir● Christian Saxons, and of our now persecuted Catholics, proved to be o● and the same in every Article, again Protestant's and Persecutors.  
1. It is proved before, and confessed ● all, both Catholics and Protestant's that the difference between Saint Augusti● and our Britan's, was of things Ceremony and whereas our Protestants find much fa● 
Girald. C●mbren. descript. Camb cap. 18. David powel. annot●t. in eund.  at our Ceremonies, which it pleaseth them ● te●me Popish, Giraldus Cambrensis the leaned British Bishop and writer, setteth th● down, which the Britan's kept otherw● then the Romans, which are more Popish a● Papistical by Protestants judgement, t● the Romans were. It is strange among ● best Authors how the Britan's should diffe● ●l observation of Easter, or any thing else ●om Rome (but by the Injury of the trou●●s here by wars hindering intercourse thider and from thece) for from the beginning, as ●e●ore, and in every age we had our chief ●ling Bishops, and Priests from thence: in ●e first, from S. Peter: in the second age, ●om Saint Eleutherius; in the third, from Pope ●ctor; in the fourth, by Saint Ninian, and ●hers coming, and sent from thence; in the ●t, from S. Celestine by S. Palladius, Saint ●ermanus, Lupus, Patrick, Severus, and ●hers, in the sixth, by S. Kentegerne, S. A●h, S. Iuo, S. Lethard, and others before, Augustine. And to make a brief mention every Article in particular, now contro●sed with these Protestant's, as they are con●ned in their book of Articles: These our ●tient Britan's and Scots retaining their ● Apostolic doctrine (as these man said) ●eed in every Article with the present Ca●liks, and in them all dissented from Pro●ants.  
●. They had the Scriptures from the Ro● 
Eleuthe●. Pap. epist. ad Lucium Reg. Brit. Gild. l. de excid. & conquest. Britan.  Church, those which Catholics hold ● for Scriptures, so Eleutherius himself, ●ildas and others prove. That they did ● hold all needful things to be contained scriptures, but some by Traditions, their bifold Traditions in many matters of mo●t by Protestant confession, is a manifest ●ument, and will appear in many Articles following. And this is evident in the● 
Gild. supr. Hist. Brit. antiq manuscript.  confessed Sacrifice of Mass, and sacrifici● Priesthood, being to offer Sacrifice for th● living and dead, as Protestants confess; an● that in all Masses, there is the doctrine a● practice of Transubstantiation, and Re● presence, the doctrine and practice of Purgatory and prayer for the dead, of prayi● unto Saints, and their protection of diue● order ecclesiastical which Protestant's ha● not; the doctrine of merits and good dee● denial of justification by faith only▪ a● almost all doctrines which Catholics ho● and Protestant's deny to be contained in Scriptures, or to be professed; which Catholic doctrines against these Protestants in th● Articles of Religion, they themselves acnowledge 
〈◊〉 ●al l. 2 〈◊〉. Roman. 〈…〉.  to be contained in the old Masse● the Britan's, the Papistical Mass, Missae P●s●ica, as some of them term it before S. ●lestins time.  
3. And to speak in order of every pa●cu●ar, in their Articles that is now questned, 
Antiquit. ●last. Gulielm. M●l●●. l. de antiq. coe●●b. Glast. Io. Capgr●u. Catalogue. in ●. Iosep●. Arimath.  omitting the rest. Their Article intitul● of the justification of man, asscribing Iustificat●● to faith only, is utterly condemned by ● Penitential an Order, as I have recited fr● the Britan's, their so many Monasteries in ● ages, by the lives of our first Religious, S● joseph of Arimathaea and his fellow's liu● Eremits all their life, in watchings, fasting and prayers, so performing their devout ● ●es to God and the blessed virgin, In vigilijs, ●iunijs & or●tionibus vacantes De● & Beatae Vir●●● devota exhibentes obsequia. So did their successors after them, and all British Religious ● other places: So kings and Princes, Bishop's ●d greatest learned men, all which (by our protestants) truly believed, and had true ●ith▪ though they undertook such penal ad ●tisfactorie course● of life. And there great ●arned Doctor, Priest, Historian and Reli●ous man in that Penitential O●d●r Saint 
Gild. Prologue. in lib. ●● exci●. & conquest. 〈◊〉.  ●ildas wrote: Sciebam misericordiam Domini, sed ● iudicium timebam Laudaham gratiam▪ sed reddi●nem unicuique secundum opera sua verebar: I did ●owe t●e mercy of our Lord, but yet I did ●eare his judgment, I praised his grace, but I did dread his re●ard according to every one's works▪ which con●mneth our Protestants pretended assuring ●sti●ying faith.  
4. Their Article styled Of works of supere●gation, teaching, such work●s cannot be tau●ht without arrogancy, is confuted by those Britan's ● that is ●aid, as an arrogant saying, ●or if ●e Britan's, or any other people had been ●ounde to such works of Perfection, such charity, Chastity, Obedience, voluntary poverty, to so many Religious Foundations ● they performed and the like; they that ●e not so must needs be damned, because ● grossly they break God▪ Commandment, among which Protestants recount ●ese, and whatsoever man is able to do in this life, in this their Article.  
5. The Britan's did not hold with these Protestants in their Article entitled of th● Church, That the Church of Rome had erred in ma●ters of faith, otherwise they would not as before have so diligently and dutifully followed, and obeyed it in all ages: and if th● Church of Rome had then erred, the Britan● still following the doctrine thereof, ●ad als● erred ●n such things, which our Protestant have before generally denied: And the ●●preme head of the Protestants Church ● England, King james in open Parlame● 
K. james speech in ●is 1. Parlam.  pronounced of the Church of Rome: It w● a Rule to all, both in doctrine and Ceremonies▪ wh● it was in her flourishing and best estate, w●●ch 〈◊〉 he acknowledgeth to have been 〈…〉 in that time. And being it is proved to be su● in such estate, still it must be a Rule, as th● it was.  
6. Concerning their Article, Of the Authority 
Protestant. in their Theatre of great Brit. l. 6. with others.  of general Counsels, our Britan's who travailed so fare unto such Counsels, subscribed unto them in many Articles contrary ● these of Protestants, and ever had them ● great reverence, (as our Protestants co●fesse) and attributed more to them, than the● men do.  
7. Their Article styled, Of Purgatory, fighteth against the Catholic doctrine of Purgatory, Pardons, Indulgences, Relics images, and Invocation of Saints. In a● ●ich by our Britan's they are condemned; ●d first in Purgatory, and praying for the dead. 
Antiquit. Gl●ston. Manuscr. tabul●● fix. Guli●●●●. Malm●●b. l. de an●●q. 〈◊〉. gl●st. C●●pgr●●. in S P●tricio. Chart. Arth. an. 531. apud Ca●um l. 1. de an●●quit. ●a●●ab. Acad●m. pag. 69. 70. Manuscri. antiq. de primo statu La●dauen. eccl●siae.  ●he old Antiquities of Glastenburie teach, ●at Mass and Prayers were there daily offe●d for the Christians buried there. Matthew ● westminster and others witness, that our ●oto martyr S. Alban prayed for the d●ad, ●mmending them to God. King Arthur ●th the consent of all the Bishops and Nobles Brittany, and with licence of the Pope, by ● Charter of Immunity to the Scholars of ●mbridge reserved prayer for the souls of ● the kings of Brittany his Ancestors, Pro●edio animarum antecessorum meorum Britanniae ●um. So did King Mauricus to the old ●urch of Landaffe in S. Dubritius time to ●ie for his soul, the souls of all the kings Brittany and all faithful souls departed, ● this daily was to be done. Oratione quo●i●â & ecclesiastico seruitio pro anima illius, & animus ●arentum suorum Regum & Prin●ipum Bri●iae, & omnium fidelium defunctorum: In daily ●er and Church service for his soul, and the soul's ●is parents, Kings and Princes of Brittany, and of ●he faithful dead. The Britan's in London ended a Church to such purpose to conque for ever: In qua pro ipso (Rege) & fide●ibus 
Car●●oe. Naucarb●nen. ●ist. de vit S. Gildae man. an●i●.  ●nctis obsequia aeternaliter celebrarentur divina: In ●●b divine service should be allwa●se celebrated for ● (the King) and the faithful which are dead. ●nt Gildas prayed daily for the soul of his other deceased. Orabat pro spiri●u fraterno quotidiè. So too many to be recited.  
8. Concerning, Pardons or Indulgences, S. and 
Antiquit. Gl●st. Chare. S. Pariti Guli●lm. Malmesb. l. Antiq. ●oen●b. Gl●st. Gapgrau. in S. Patric●o. Io. Leland in Artha. Antiqui●. G●●st. Tabul. Fix.  Pope Eleutherius by the mediatio of our Apostles Saint Damianus and Phaganus granted, Decen annos Indulgentiae, ten year's Indulgence, for all Pilgrim's to Glast●burie, and 30. yeared Indulgence to Bishop's Pilgrims. And Sain● Celestine Pope granted 12. years Indulgent to it. And Saint Patrick an hundred dai● Indulgence, S. Patricius dedit centum dies Indugentiae.  
9 Touching holy Images, from the fir● entrance of Christians here, they were he●vied with due reverence Saint joseph and h● holy company brought hither, used here, an● after their deathe●● left here the Image● of t● Cross, and others, Figural nostrae R●demptio●● aliasque figuras manifestas And these and suc● holy signs ●ere ●uch certa●ne signs of Christians that when Saint Damianus and Ph●ganus 
Britan: Antiquus. Manuscript. Antiq & Capgrau. in vit. S. Alb●n. Ia●ob. Gennuen. in ●od. Probus in vit. S. Patricij. Capgrau. in ●od. ●.  came hither, they certainly knew ● them, that Christians had dwelled here b●fore. Quibus bene cognoverunt▪ quod Christiani prilocum Inhabitauerun●. Saint Amphibalus and ● Alban used the Image off the Crucifix wi● such reverence, as if Christ crucified h● been present: Quasi pendentem Dominum Ies● in Cruse cernerent. What honour our Emper●● Constantine the great, Saint Helena and o● other Britan's then used to such signs, ● man can be ignorant off: nor of the devotie of S. Patrick unto them. He never passed ● ●he Cross but he prayed there: and signed himself 100 times in the day and night with that holy sign. King Conual ever had it 
Hector Boet. Scot▪ Histor. l. 9 Holinsh. Hist. Sco●● Buchan. l. 5. c. 47. Gul. mal. Henr. hunting. Bed. de locis sanctis. cap. 5. Hect. Boet. l. 10. Hist. Scotor. Holinsh Hist. Scot pag. 134. c. of laws. Girald. Cambren. de script. Camb. c. 18. Io. Damascen. Orat. 2. the dormitione Deiparae. Bonifac. Papa Epist. Th. Wal-Singham. in Edovardo. 1.  ●orne before him. King Arthur used the Image of the blessed Virgin, with great reverence. Our Britan's went long Pilgrimages ●ea even to Jerusalem there to reverence ●he holy Relics, and the cloth supposed to ●e made by ●he blessed Virgin containing ●he Images of Christ and his 12. Apostles, Saint ●●de and others more ancient so relating. This was here so public, that it was thus by ●awe decreed: Aras ●empla, Divorum statuas, O●atoria, Sac●lla, Sa●●●dotes, omnesque sacrae familiae ●iros ex animo venerantor: Let all the Altars, ●hurche●, statues of Saints, Oratories, chapels Priests, ●nd all men appertaining to the Church be reverenced ●om the heart.  
10. Concerning holy Relics, the learned british B●shop sayeth of his Country, old Chri●ian Britan's, that they gave more reverence ●nto such, than any other Nation. Sanctorum ●eliquijs longè ●agis quam vl●●m gentem honorem de●rre videmu●●● Ios●ph of ●rimathae a brought ●oly Relics with him h●●●er, and used them ●ith reverence during th●ir lives, and Saint ●oseph being present wit● the Apostles at the ●eath of the blessed V●●gin worshipping her acred body as Saint john Damascen witnesseth by so great warrant, used and left such▪ reverence here. The holy Relics of S. Peter, ● Saint Bonifacius writeth were occasion or motive of the Scots Conversion. All our Histories are full, how in all Persecutions by Pagans, one of the greatest cares of our Christian Britan's was, to preserve their holy Relics. Churches were founded and dedicated to our Martyrs in all places, and their Relics were there preserved with great veneration. Our greatest Apostolic men, as Saint Germanus, and his holy company went on Pilgrimage unto them. No noble person in the world shown more reverence unto such, than our most noble country wom● Empress and Queen S. Helena, by all Antiquities. 
Veremund. Hect. Boet. Scot hist.  The reverence which was given to the Relics of Saint Andrew the Apostle in the year 360. (which were brought from Patras in Achaia) by King Hei●gustus, his Nobles, and others, with geneflexions or more, and greatest reverences, do not give place to any now used by Catholics. It was a thing usual in those days for our Christian Britan's to go on Pilgrimage to Rome, and Jerusalem, to render such reuere●●● there. Saint David, S. Paternus, S. Telia●us, and others our most renowned ad learned did so. All places in Brittany where such Relics were preserved, as Glastenburie. 〈…〉, London, Caerlegion, winchester, and others were thus frequented and visited.  
11. For Invocation of Saints it was the Religion of our Britan's, from their first faith in Christ, Saint joseph and his company praie● unto the blessed Virgin, and by her were comforted, 
Antiqui●● glaston. tabulis fix. Gultel. malm. l. Antiquit. Coen●b. glaston. Io. Capgrau. in josepho.  with her help in all their needs, Virgins Dei genetricis auxilio in necessitatibus suis refocil●●bantur. Saint Phaganus and Damianus built a Chapel by Glastenburie in honour of Saint Michael the Archangel to be honoured ●here: Oratorium aedificaverunt in honore S. Mihaclis Archangeli, quatenus ibi ab hominibus habe●● honorem, qui homines in perpetues honores iubente ●eo est introducturus: They builded an Oratory in ●onour of S. Michael the Archangel, to the end he ●ight there be honoured by men, who by God his appointment is to lead men unto perpetual honour's. So in our first general Conversion all Churches were founded, unto God and his 
Antiquit▪ Anonym. Britan. Scripror in vit. S. Amphibali. jacob. Gennuen▪ & Io. Capgrau. in eod. Matth. Westm. an▪ 520. Holinsh. Engl hist pag. 103. Gildas l. de exci●. & Conq. Brit. c. 2●.  ●aints. Vni Deo eiusque Sanctis. Saint Amphiba●s that conucrted S. Alban, after his martyrdom, going himself to be martyred prated ●to him, and his prayer was heard, and mi●culously proved to be holy, good, and ●aunted. The examples of our Emperor ●d Empress Constantine, and Saint Helena ●e very many and honourable in this kind ●ith ancient approved writers. S. German ●ur Apostle prayed to our Saints here, and ascribed great effects unto it. So King Arthur, ●o speak in Protestants words) He commit●d himself and his whole army to the Tuition of ●rist, and his Mother the Virgin. In the public ●asse they used, there was public memory, ●d Invocation of all Saints. And in their punic Oaths, as S. Gildas witnesseth, they solemnly called the blessed Virgin, and all Saints to witness. So the kings themselves at their Inthroning.  
12. Their Article entitled, Of ministering in the Congregation, and whatsoever concerning Bishops, Priests, and Clergy men shall be handled hereafter in the particular defence and honour belonging to Bishops and Priests where our Ancient Britan's shall with others be made judges and Condemners of Protestants, and witnesses for Catholics in this question; in the mean time I have said sufficiently before.  
13. Their Article superscribed, Of speaking in the Congregation in such a tongue, as the people understand not: Which was made against the public Sacrifice and Service of the Church, i● the latin tongue is plainly condemned by our Christian Britan's their Apostle, Bishop● and Priests from the beginning of their Conuerssion. For neither ●aint joseph, nor an● of his company, nor Saint Damianus Phaganus, Germanus, Lupus, Severus, PalIadius, our Apostles, or any such other no● Britan's, did understand the British language to use it themselves, or translate the public● service into it, for the use of others. Yet al● do and must needs confess, such public● 
Protestant: in Franc. Godwin co●uers of Brit. cap. 3. pag. 36.  men used public Church service, which mu● needs be that of the latin Church, the lati● service thereof: Our Protestants themselu● acknowledge, they were uttery ignorant of t● British language, and that they preached by Interpreters. And as it was proved and justified by the renowned Abbot D. Fecknam publicly in the first Parliament of Queen Elizabeth. The ancient Historiographer D. Gildas witnesseth in the Prologue and beginning of his book of the Britain histories, that Damianus, and Fugatius (Phaganus) sent hither from Pope Elutherius, brought hither th● service, Church books of their Religion in the latin tongue. And though the Protestants have suppressed this history, or Prologue thereof, yet they grant unto us, that Gildas citeth diverse passages of the public Church Office in latin: So do our Protestants themselves (as Fox and others) proving 
Fox Act. and Mon. pag. 1142. Sermo seu homil. Antiquit. Saxoni●● supr.  they were in latin, before S. Germanus his coming hither. And when S. Lupus and Saint Germane who both had been Monckes ●n the learned Monastery in the Ireland Ly●ine by marcel in France (as an old Bri●ish antiquity with others witnesseth,) ●rought hither, used and left here the Church ●etuice: Used by Saint Mark the Evangelist, after ●y S. Gregory Nazianzen, S. Basile, S. Anthony, ●aulus, Macharius, Malchus Cassianus in the Mona●erie Lyrinum, and after him, S. Honoratus Abba●●here, S. Cesa●ius, S. Por●ari●s Abhot there, by S. ●upus and Germanus, both in that Monastery and ●fter they were made Bishops, and in Brittany where ●hey preached, and after them S. Wandilo●us and S. ●omogillus who had in their Monastery about 3000. ●on●kes. After Wandilocus sent to preach by Saint Gomogillus and Saint Columban into the parts of Gallia and the Monastery Luxovium used there the same Ecclesiastical Office, ad the fame of their holiness was spread in the whole world, and of their Order many Monasteries both of men and women were founded. Where is evident not only that the latin Church service was used by our Britan's and Scots, but our Religious, and those of that most learned and noble Monastery of Lyrinum, and others both in France and Italy joined together in these days. This British Author lived and wrote before the Union of the Christian Saxons and Brittany here. Neither our learned Countryman Alcuinus or Albinus Tutor to Charles the great Emperor, most conversant in such Antiquities, nor Amalarius, nor any other expositor of old Ecclesiastical service and Ceremonies do find any other but latin either in Brittany or any place of the latin Church, taking that denomination chiefly therevpon, as the Greek Church of their Greek Mass and other public Offices Ecclesiastical. S. Bede also maketh this 
Bed. Hist. ●ccl. Angl. l. 1. cap. 1.  manifest for Brittany, where he saith, although there were diverse Nations, and peoples, English, Britan's, Scots, Picts and Latins yet only the latin tongue was common to them all in Scripture business▪ Meditatione Scripturarum caeteris omnibus est facta communis. 
Protest. in Dove pag. 23. 2●. ca of p●●ier.  By the studying of Scriptures is made common t● all the rest. And this is so manifestly true, tha● our Protestant's thus confess it, both of th● Latin and Greek Church: Until of late throughout the West part of the world public prayers were in Latin, in the East part in Greek. Their 
Edw. Sand▪ Relation of Relig. c. 53. or 54.  (of the Greek Church) Liturgies be the same, that were in the old time, namely S. Basils, S. Chrysostom's, and Saint Gregory's translated without any bending of them to that change of languadge, which their tongue hath suffered.  
14. Their Article which rejecteth five of ●he Seven Sacraments, Confirmation, Penance, Order, Matrimony, and Extreme-●nction is utterly rejected by those our Primative Christian Britan's; And first for Con●rmation, 
Girald. Cam●●●n. descript. Cambr. cap. 18  their learned Bishop and Antiqua●ie defining it, as Catholics now do, to be ●n Unction by a Bishop with holy Crisme by which ●race is given, doth testify that from their first conversion, all Britan's desired and sought it ●ore than any people: Episcopalem confirmatio●em, & chrismatis quâ gratia spiritus datur Inun●ionem, 
Constant▪ Magn. in priuel●g. Rom. Eccl●s. apud Isodor. junior. Tom. 1. Concil. Hist. Brit. l. 12. c. 18. Conc. l. Ni●on. 1. can. 55. art. 6 Concil. Arelaten can. 8▪  prae alia gente totus populus magnoperè petit: ●ll the people did more than any other nation greatly ●sire Episcopal Confirmation and the anointing of chrism whereby the holy Ghost is given. Constan●ne our great Emperor as he himself witnesseth, received this Sacrament of Saint Sil●ster the Pope and king Cadwallader going ● Rome was there confirmed by Pope Ser●us. Our Britan's received the first General council of Nice, and were present thereat, ●d consented unto the great Council of ●les, in both which it is sufficiently acknowledged for a Sacrame● and sign giving grace▪ 
Conference & Hampton pag. 10. 11. Communion Book tit. confirmat. Articl. of Protest. Relig. 25.  And our Protestant's public authority more than in one place acknowledge, it was both used by the Apostles, their tradition▪ and giving grace by application of an external sign, which in this Article they desine t● be a Sacrament.  
15. Concerning the Sacrament of H● Orders I shall speak more plentifully in th● defence and honour of Episcopal and P●iest. Function. And it is sufficently acknowledge● when even Protestants confess there is n● teaching, Preaching, Ministering of Sacrament giving and obtaining grace, remission ● sins, and everlasting happiness, no tr● Church on earth, no coming to heaven ordinarily without them. Therefore of a people who are Christians, (say our Briti● Antiquaries, Protestants thereto consentin● 
Girald. Gambren. descript. Cambr. cap. 18. David Pow●ll. H●ct. ●oeth. hist, Scotor. l. 10. p. 208. Raph●el Holinsh. Histor. of S●ot. pag. ●, 4.  or not denying it) our British Christians ga● much more honour to such persons fro● their first faith. Ecclesiasti●is viris longè magis qu● ullam g●ntē honorem deserentes: Yielding fare m● honour unto Ec●lesiasticall men than any other co●trie. And the old laws of the Scots made i● deadly offence to hurt a Priest by word deed: There were not of our persecuti● Protestant's opinion: Laedere Christi Sacerd●● dicto sactouè ●xitiale sit. Be it a deadly crime to ● a Priest of Christ either in word or deed. It is betaine in our Antiquities, that the Britan's all essential things had the same ordinati● ●ith the Church of Rome, that they had their chiefest consecrating Bishops from thence; ●nd in some part of Brittany the custom was, 
Manuser. antiq. & Capgrau. in ●. Wyrone Episcopo.  ●hen one was to be chosen Bishop, they sent ●im to Rome to be consecrated by the Pope ●here: Moris erat apud Inco●as Pastorem à se electum Romam mambas Apostolicis ordinandum dirigere, ●dinatumque sedem & plebem revisere: It wa● the ●stome among the Inhabitants to sen● t●●ir Pastor ●● them elected to Rome to be ordained by Apostolical ●nds, and being ordained to return to his seat and ●ocke.  
1. For Matrimony, the Sacramental bond ●ere of was with them so strict and indisso●b●e, 
Nennius Manusc●. Histor. in Guorth●g●●n. Rege. Matth. Westin. an. 450. Matth. Parker. antiquit. Britan. pag. 7. 8. Protest. annot. in Matth. Westin, an. 454. Stow's hist. in Vortigern-Holinsh. hist. in eod,  that although before Christianity ●ere, especially in Scotland and towards that country the wantonness had been exceeding, and not to be mentioned: yet after ●race received and given by this Sacrament, ● was a chaste and holy people, and more ●rict Laws and punishments for incontinency ●ere here provided, and duly executed, then ●se where. The kings themselues were not spa●d for offending therein, but were excōmuni●ted and deposed, as in the case of king Vorgerne who by S. German the Pope's Legate, ●th the advice of the British Clergy, was ●communicated, and by the whole kinge●me after deposed, as British ●nd Saxon, catholic and Protestant Antiquaries thus ●liuer unto us. And our Protestants most ●thorised (among them) communion Book in the title of Matrimony; and public solemnising thereof, attribute sufficient vnt● it against this Article, to receive it as a Sacrament.  
17. Concerning Extreme Unction there i● yet extant a short written Relation Ab auth●re antiquissime, by a most ancient Author, ● our Protestant Antiquaries acknowledge wherein concerning this Sacrament, S. Iam● the Apostle is expounded as Catholics do● and is proved that the Britan's so professed a● practised it. Whereby we are assured th● the old true believing Britan's received a the seven Sacraments as Catholics now do● And yet if after so great loss and havocs made of their Antiquities we had prou● they had used four or three, this had condemned these Protestants admitting one two, for such.  
18. That it was received and used al● with these true Catholic Britan's to re●eru● and some times to receive also the Blessed Sacrament 
G●ld. ● d●●xcid. & conquest. Britan. Manuscr. Antiqu. & C●●grau. in vit. S. 〈◊〉 Con●. Turonen. 2. can. 3.  of the alter in one only kind, and not in b●● we have ample testimony. Saint Gildas vp● such used reservation there of upon their h●ly Altars, calleth the Altar the Seat of ● heavenly sacrifice. Sedes coelestis Sacrificij, Not o●ly thereupon offered, but as seated, permanent and preserved. An old British Antiqu●tie delivereth, it was the use here for such ● were dangerously sick To receive Extreme unction, and communicate thus in one kind. So is in Ireland. So in little Brittany receiving 
Gregor. Turonen. l 1. de gloria mariyr. c. 86. l. 1. de vit. Patr. c 3. Conc. Nican. 1. can. 3. 63. Arahic. Conc. Are●la●●n.  ●e faith from hence, and our Britan's: and it as so decreed there in the second Council of ●urs in the year 570.  Corpus Domini sub cru●titulo componatur. That the body of our Lord should placed under the title of the Cross. Gregorius Tu●ensis recordeth it to be an old Custom those parts: And more over relateth how holy Bishop S. Gallus there did communi●e many people in one kind only. This stome is remembered and approved in the ●t Nicen Council which the Britan's relied, and that of Arles to which their ●hbishop of London Restitutus for Brita● subscribed. And our Protestants by pu●k statute and Parliament, have declared, ● in the Primative Church, Communion ● used sometimes in both kinds, and betimes in one only. Therefore there was express command of Christ, even by ●e men against one kind: otherwise it ●ld not have so been used, nor could king ●ard the 6. Q. Elizabeth, king james and 
Protest. Parliament an. 1. Edw. 6. An. 1. Eliz. An. 1. Iac● Parl. 1. Caroli.  ● Charles so determine and decree it in ●lick Parliaments.  
●●. Their libertine wanton doctrine For ●iage of Priests is sufficiently confured by Britan's before, no example to be given ●ng them of any one such married man, among so many thousands in so many ●asteries, Colleges, and other places, in ● Regiment here, in which not any one such, as lawful and allowed Marriage, is ● be found. The Nicen Council here then ●ceiued, and whereat our king and Emperor with others of this Nation were present, do● disallow it. Paphnutius himself there call● 
Concil. Nicaen. can. 3.  it, the old tradition of the Church, Veter● Ecclesiae Traditionem, That Priests might a● marry:  qui●unque in Sacerdotum Ordinem le● 
Soz●m. hist. aeccls. l. 1. cap. vlt. 22.  g●rentur, si coniuges nondum essent, nè ducerent vxo● That whosoever should be chosen unto the Order Priests, if they were not yet married, they should marry. Which is the case of Protestants, if th● 
Concil. Arelaten. ●. can. 2.  had true Priests. Like hath the Council Arles to which our Britan's subscribed. A●mi aliquem ad Sacerdotia non posse in vinculo co●gij constitutum, nisi fuerit promissa conue●sio, N● which are married can be assumed to Priesthood, less they promise continancie.  
20. The rest of their Articles need ● this Examine, little differing from Cat●likes, or to small purpose. Therefore the ● of Catholieks in England concerning Region being thus holy, and warrantable w● God and men, they which be the Teach● and Preachers of such sacred rights, ● keeper's of others to perform them, suc● our renowned Bishop and Priests be, sho● not be persecuted but honoured, and reue●ced of all. But because the malice of Perse● tours hath procceeded so fare against th● which have so well deserved, and ought be better respected, I must take leave of th● Enemies to give our holy Bishop and Priests, ●me part of their due and honour belon●g to their sacred Orders, Functions, and ●r●ons.   

THE V CHAPTER.  
●at the Consecration, jurisdiction, and mis●ion of our Catholic Bishop (teaching the same Apostolical Doctrine in all things with the Catholic Church) is most lawful, holy, orderly, and honourable, in that his sacred calling is most worthy, and necessary, and therefore he vnw●rthi●ly Persecuted.  
SO honourable and eminent is the name and Office of sacred Bishops, that nobly the holy Apostles in holy Scriptures, Apostolic Fathers are so named, but ●ist himself by the greatest Apostle is sti● Bishop of our souls: Episcopus animarum 
1. Pet. ●.  earun. And that sacred Order is so necessary ●e Church (every one in particular to rule govern it, to confer holy Priesthood, and other Orders, to minister Sacrament Preach, Preserve, and continue it, and d● other their most needful offices therein) th● if we will believe the holy Scriptures, the apostolic Fathers of the Apostles age, ● continual Tradition and doctrinal pract● of the true Catholic Church from the● even by Protestants confessions, and the te●monies of themselves against themselves (t● now persecute an holy and learned Bishop ● being a Bishop and receiving Episco● Order and power whence all our Bish● hitherto have, and must derive it) it is w● out question, that as no other degree or ●nitie whatsoever is so eminent in spirit affairs; So none in such matters and nec●ties is so beautiful and needful: None so m● to be honoured, reverenced and desired, ● in the greatest Persecutions.  
2. In holy Scriptures the flock of C● and government of his Church is commi● unto them wh●n it is said, unto them: Att● 
Act. 20.  vobis & universo gregi in quo vos spiritus sanct● suit Episcopos regere Ecclesiam Dei, quam acq● sanguine suo. Take heed to yourselves, and to the ● flock, wherein the holy ghost hath placed you Bi● to rule the Church of God, which he hath pur● with his own blood. Where it is said: Fi●e●mo, 
1. Tim. 3.  si quis Episcopatum desiderat, bonum opus d●rat Asatthfull saying. If a man desire a Bishops ● he desires a good work. Si quis domnisuae prae●●●ci●, quomode ecclesiae Dei diligentiam habebit? If ● ●w not to rule his own house: how shall he have ●e of the Church of God? where it is said: Oportet ●iscopum sine crimine esse, sicut Dei dispensatorem. 
Tit. 1.  Biohop must be without crime, as the steward of God. ●here S. Peter saith to such: Pascite qui in vobis ● g●egem Domini. Feed the flock of God which is ●ong you. Neque ut dominantes in Cleris, s●d formae 
1. Pet. 5.  ●i greg●. Nei●●er as overruling the Clergy, but exā● of the flock Where S. Paul sayeth to S. Titus' ●hop: Huius reig●atia reliqui to Cretae, ut ea quae 
Tit. 1.  〈◊〉 corr●gas, & constituas per ●iuitates presbyteros, ● & ●go disposui tibi: For this cause lest I thee in ●e, that thou shouldest reform the things that are ●ting, and shouldest ordain Priests by cities, as so appointed thee. Here they be Rulers, Go●nour●, Fathers and so they must needs be ●oured, reverenced and obeyed of the●r ejects and children: And as the Scripture ●h expressly command temporal obe●ce, unto temporal Rulers: A●mone illos 
Tit. 3.  ●cipibus & Potestatibu● subditos esse, dicto obedire: ●onish them to he subject to Princes and Potestats, ●y at a word, So it doth most expressly and ●tly command obedience and subjection ●ese our spiritual Rulers: Obedite Prae o●●●estris, 
Heb. 13.  & subiac●te eyes, ipsi e●im pervigilant, quasi ●●m pro animabus vestris reddi●u●●, Obey your ●●s, and be subject to them. For they watch, as ● to render account for your souls.  
Ignatius Successor to S. Peter at Ankh, saith: Quid aliud est E●iscopus, qu●m is qui Principatu & Potestate superior est? Episcopi sun● Sacerdotes baptizant, sacrificant, eligunt, inanus imponunt. Nemo Episcopo honorabilior in Ecclesia, Sacerdotium Deo gerenti pro mundi salute. Pre byteri & Diaconi atque omnis Clerus simul cum populo, & Militibus atque Principibus sed & Caesares obebiant Episcopo. Decet ob●d●re Episcopo, & in nullo illi refragari● terribile namque est tali contradicere. Episcopo subiect estote velut Domino, ipse enim vigila● pro ani●ab● vestris ut qui rationem Deo reddi●urus sit. Nec●●itaque est quicquid facitis,  sine Episcopo nihil t●●●e●is. Quemcunque Paterfamilias mi●tit ad gul erna●dam familiam ●unc it a accipere debetis ut illum ips● qui m●etit. Episcopum aspicere oportet, ut ipsum D●minum. Sine Episcopo n●mo quicquam faciat eorun quae ad Ec●lesi●m spectant. Hono●a Deum. ut omnu● authorem, & Dominum Episcopum verò ut Princips Sacerdotum Imaginem De● referentem: Dei quidem prop▪ Principa●um Christi ve●ò propter Sacerdotium. Ho●rare oportet & Regem: neque enim Rege quisqu● praestantior, aut quisquam similis illi in rebus omnil● creatis: neque Episcopo, qui Deo consecratus est, ●totius mundi salute, quit quam maius in Ecclesia. W● else is a Bishop, but he that is Superior to all prin●palitie and power Bishops are Priests, they Baptise they off●r sacrifice, they chose others, they imp● hands. None is more honourable than the Bishop the Church excricising Priesthood before Allmight God for the Salvation of the world. Priests, Deac● and all the Clergy together with the people, Souldie and Princes, yea and Kings should obey the Bish● and not contradict him in any thing. Be yea sub● unto the Bishop, as unto our Lord, for he doth w● ●uer your souls, as who is to render an account to God. Therefore it is necessary, that whatsoever you do, that you attempt nothing without the Bishop. Whom so ever the good man of the house doth send to govern his family, you ought so to receive him, as if it were himself who sendeth him You ought to receive the bishop, as our Lord himself. Without the Bishop let no man do any thing which appertaineth to the Church. Honour God as the Author and Lord of all but the Bishop as the Prince of the Priests, bearing the ●ma●ge of God: of God indeed, for his principality; and of Christ for his Priesthood you ought also to honour the King▪ for neither any is chiefer than the King, ●r any lick unto him in all created things: nor is there any in the Church of God greater than the Bishop, who is conjecrated to God for the health of the whole world.  
4. S. Clement Successor to S. Peter at Rome, sayeth from S. Peter's mouth: Omnes Principes terrae & ●unctos homines Episcopis obedire▪ & capita sua ubmittere, eorumque adiutores existere prae●i●iebat Pe●rus Apostolus. Omne● qui eyes contra●eniant, ita damnatos & encamps, usque ad satisfactionem monstrabat: & nisi converterentur, à liminibus Ecclesiae alienes esse praecipiebat. O Episcope, (saith he) stude mundicie operum excellere, cognosc●n● locum ac dignitatem tuam, tanquam locum Dei obtinens, eò quòd praees omnibus Dominis, Saccrdotibus, Regibus, Principibus, Patri●us, Filijs, Magistris atque Subditis simul omnibu●, judica o Episcope cum potestate▪ tanquam Deus. Episcopus est media●or inter Deum & vos. Is pietatis magister est, is post Deum Pater vester▪ ●s princeps & dux vester, is Rex vester, & Dynasta, denique is terrenus Deus post Deum, cui à vobis honor debetur. Episcopus Dei dignitate ornatus est, qua●enus Clero pr●e●●, & omni populo imperat: Peter the Apostle commanded all Princes of the earth, and all men to obey the Bishops, and to submit their heads unto them, and to be their helpers. All those which should speak against ●hem he did declare them so to be infamous an damned, vn●ill they had made satisfaction. And unless they would be converted, he commanded that they shoul● not participate of the Church. O Bishop (sayeth he) study to excel in the purity of thy works, considering thy place and dignity, as possessing God his place, in that thou goest b●fore all Lords, Priests, Kings, Princes, Fathers▪ 'Zounds, Masters, and also all subjects. O Bishop iu●ge wi●h all power, as God. The Bishop is mediator between God, and you. He is the master of piety, he after God is your Father, he is your Prince and Captain, he is your King, and Ruler▪ and last after God he is your terrene God, w●om you aught to honour and reverence. The Bishop is adorned with the dignity of God, as he is chief of the Clergy, and ruleth all people  
5. The like have S. Dionysius the Areopagite, S. Anacletus and others, our English Protestant's so confessing So they teach with holy Scriptures, there is no other inferior Order of Priesthood, Deacons, or others, to preach or minister any Sacrament, or do any spiritual thing in the Church, but by consecration from Bishops. Neque laico permi●u●ous facere opus aliquod Sacerdotale ut sacrificium, aut Baptismum, aut impositionem man us, aut benedictionem sive paruam sive magnam. Nemo enim sibi sumit honorem, sed qui vocatur a Domine: huiusmodi namque gratia per impositionem manuum Episcopi datur. Neque Presbyteris potestatem damus ordinandi Diaconos, aut Lectores, aut Ministros, sed Episcopis tantum. Hic enim est Ecclesiasticus ordo. Cum à Deo consequen●iam rerum didicerimus, Episcopis quidem assignavimus, & a●tribuimus, quae ad principatum Sacerdotij pertinent: Presbyteris vero quae ad Sacerdotium: Deinde Diaconis, quae ad ministrandum utriusque, ut pu●è & castè fiant, quae ad Religionem pertinent. Neque enim sas est Diacono sacrificium offer, aut baptizare, aut benedictionem, five paruam sive magnam facere neque Presbytero ordinationem Clericorunfacere. Ostensum est An●istitum Ordinem perficientem esse, & perfectionis authorem Non licet sine Episcopo baptiz●●e, neque dothen celebrare. Neither do we permit ●he Lazy to do any Priestly function, as to offer Sacrifice, baptise, impose hands, or to give any Benediction either little or great. For no man taketh this honour to himself, but ●e who is called by God▪ Because this grace is given by the imposition of the Bishop's hands. Neither do we give unto Priests the power of ordaining Deacons, or Lectours, or Ministers, but only to Bishops. This is the order of the Church▪ When we did learn the sequel of things from God, indeed what appertained to the principality of Priests we assigned and gave it to Bishops: and to Priests what belonged to priesthood: afterward to Deacons what appertained to the assistance of both, that these things which concerned Religion might be performed chastely and cleanly. Neither is it lawful for a Deacon to offer Sacrifice, or to baptise, or to make any Benediction either little or great, neither for Priests to ordain Clergymen. It is declared the Order of the Bishops is the perfecting Order and author of perfection. It is not lawful without a Bishop to baptise, nor to offer Sacrifice, nor to say Mass.  
6. Whereupon the English Protestants in their most public and authorised proceed thus acknowledge: It is evident unto all men, diligently reading holy Scriptures, and ancient authors, that from the Apostles time, there hath been these orders of ministers in Christ Church, Bishops, Priests and Deacons, which offices were evermore had in such reverend estimation, that no man might presume to execute any of them, except he were first by public prayer and imposition of hands approved and admitted thereunto. And these orders should be continued, and reverently used, and esteemed in this Church of England. And in this, both their book entitled: Of Consecration of Archbishops, Bishops, Priests? as their Articles of Religion, and common practice do only allow and commit such things to them, whom they call and apprehend to be Bishops, saying: almighty God giver of all good things by his holy spirit hath appointed them in the Church. Episcopal Order is of divine Ordination, and by law divine. Christ acted it by the hands of the Apostles. It is an ordinance Apostolical. He hath enacted it for succeeding posterity, and so it is a Canon or Constitution of the whole Trinity. Whereupon the Protestant Puritans conclude: If prelacy be de jure divino, by the law of God, it receiveth both breath and life from the Religion of Rome: And this they offer Publicly to defend, and the Parliament Protestants so grant, claiming that Ministry they have, by ordination from Rome. Whereupon these Puritans with general assent have thus concluded: They cannot see how possibly by the Rules of Divinity, the separation of our Church's from the Church of Rome, and from the Pope, head thereof, can be justified. They protest to all the world, that the Pope and the Church of Rome, and in them God, and Christ jesus himself have had great wrong and Indignity offered unto them: and that the Protestant Churches are schismatical in forsaking the unity and communion with them. If the English Protestant opinion he maintained: That Bishop's jurisdiction is de jure divino, by the law of God, his majesty and all the nobility ought to be Sub●ect to Excommunication.  
7. Which neither king, Nobles, or unnoble, no meanest Protestants of England can doubt, fear, or pretend against the Bishop of Chalcedon, he neither having or claiming the ●easte spiritual power or jurisdiction over ●ny one great or little, high or lowest Protestant in England. His Episcopal, both Order ●nd jurisdiction which (as he construeth) belongeth unto it, extending only to Catholics of this kingdom, to keep them in good order, and loyal duty both to God and ●heir king, as good Catholic Bishops do, ●nd are bound to do. Which must needs be an help, and no hurt or offence to any Commonwealth, Bishop's learned, loving, and knowing their duty and having charge whereof they must render a severe account to God, (attended with watchful and revengeful eyes upon them) for love will not, or fear dare not, concur unto, or suffer under them disobedience to heavenly or earthly Prince. They which cannot endure spiritual duty, are in most danger of lapse into temporal disobedience, having rejected spiritual power, keeping them in awe and duty to temporal. Which perhaps caused Constantine our wise king and Emperor to say upon experience as he did of staggerers in Religion and faithfulness to God. No doubt but both the Pope of Rome and Rich: of Chalcedon know their offices sufficiently without any admonishments. They are not ignorant who said, and how it concerned them. Non possumus aliquid adversus veritatem sed pro veritate: We cannot any thing against 
2. Cor. 13.  the truth: but for the truth, and, potestatem quam Dominus dedit mihi in aedification●m, & non destructionem: The power which our Lord hath given me unto edification, and not unto destruction.  
8. There is great difference in having, and exercising power from Rome: The first should not fear them, which would fear without cause of fear: neither secret and prudent exercise in necessity to redesse or prevent evils. Greater meetings and assemblies be often made by some in, and of as great danger, and to less purpose, than would serve privately to examine witnesses, or so to give a sentence, where the litigants be, and aught to be secret. To do many usual and necessary acts of Religion, be as dangerous, and require as great, and greater assemblies. A public settled Consistory, in any place or places to be set up, could not but with ●onde imagination's be thought upon, were the judge ●ad not ubi reclinet caput suum. Probate of public wills, administrations, Tithes, Contracts, Marriages, Divorces, alimony, Bas●erdie, and public slanders among Protestant's ●aue public Protestant Courts, and all or ●any mixed with our temporal laws. Many ●f the remembered instances, as Tithes, and ●asterdies, concerning, inheriting lands, and honour's determinable only by our temporal laws, with others, cannot come to his audience, except such imaginaries could a●d ●ould put Ministers out, and Priests into ●e Benefices of England. A secret and consioable ending of many of these matters among catholics, though iuridically, can be no ●ore danger in a Bishop, then in a Regula●●rieste. If diversity of judgements should ●me time happen in the judgement of one a ●shop given in private, the inconvenience ●uld be less the now it is by the I●dgements ● many Priests, all of them as much differing ●m the Protestants Censures, and tribunals as those by a Bishop would be. Yet these few● cases would chance but seldom. We see the Queen's Priests of France and Sotland to be permitted by the king and state to dea●e with English Cathol●ks ●ome times bringing such ca●es. So are all Priests of all Orders, (little pleasing unto the) necessitated to do so▪ But seeing there can be no danger by suc● secret proceedings, none can take that offic● from a learned Bishop and leave it to euer● Priest, learned or not.  
9 Such or greater difficulties were fro● the Apostles time, and therein, in them an● Bishops their Successors among Ethnics and Pagan Princes; yet the holy Scriptures before, and Apostolic men, have taught a● men obedience unto Bishops, even in su● days, and all good Christians did so ob● them. Saint Peter in Scripture strangely e● communicated Ananias and Saphira; So d● S. Paul Hymineus, Alexander, and the incestuous Corinthian; So did the other Apostle among Pagans, exercise spiritual jurisdiction, So did all Bishops among Infidels, v● till the Emperors and Princes more differi● from catholics the Protestants should, we● converted: yet at that time they exercised sp●rituall jurisdiction, and the Christians obeys them. And now at this time and long vnd● the Turks, Tartars, Chinenses▪ and other e●mies to catholics, Catholic Bishops do e●ercise their jurisdiction among the Christi● and all obey ●t. This is the case of Catholics under their Bishop in Holland, among the Protestant Hollanders. And in his Majesty's Dominion in ●re●and, where Bishops are and do exercise their jurisdiction, catholics obeying them. And it is Christ's ordinance that ●● they should do. God forbidden any bearing the name Catholic in England, (●o renowned for holy Confessors of true Religion in this time) should be wanting in ●uch duty, or any other.  
10. But because our Protestant Persecutors pretend most exception against the Bishop of Chalcedon for deriving jurisdiction from the ●ee of Rome, we must needs ●ith all antiquity deliver unto them, that in ●uery age from Christ, we here in Britani●●aue received Bishops and Pastors with ●heir jurisdiction, from the S●e o● Rome and ●hat highest Papal power and authority. ●Ve have spoken before how in the fi●st Age ●aint Peter the first Pope o● Rome consecra●d Bishops, and Priest's, and founded church's here▪ We a●de ●urther, how our Pro●stants eue● king james himself and others ●y his and their greatest authority, con●sse of the Apostolic Church: It is our mot●er▪ ●urch. And Add. Est capu● Roma quatenus ab ea ●ffasum est Euang●lium in reliquas t●●●us O 〈◊〉 ●cl●sias, & in mu●●as Orien●●s a●que in ●ar●ar●● eti●●●tra R●manum Impe●●um Nationes. Rome i● the ●d, as s●● it the Gospel is diffused into the rest of the Churches of all the west, and into many of the East, as also into Barbarous Nations out of the Roman Empiere. Peter preached in no place, but he there ordained Bishops. and teachers, and founded Churches, The Apostle Peter did in every Province appoint one Archbishop, whom all other Bishops of the same Province should obey. The Archbishop of Brittany was Aristobulus. S. Clement his Successor Pope, in the later end of this, and in the beginning of the second age writeth of him concerning Brittany 
Sanctus Clemens.  and other Countries: Episcopos persingulas Civitates, quibus ipse non mis●rat, perdoctos nobis mi●●ere praecepit. Quod facere inchoavimus, & Domino ope● ferente faecturi sumus: He commanded us to send ve● learned Bishops unto all Cities, to which he had n● sent any. Which we have begun to do, and by G● his help shall do.  
11. In the second age also, Pope Eleuth●rius sent hither S. Damianus, and Phagan● his legates with others, who consecrated an● 
Westm. an. ●85.  seated here three Archbishops, with 28 Bishops. Templa qua in honorem plurimorum Deo●● fundata fueran●, uni Deo, eiusque Sanctis dedicarunt, diue●sisque Ordinatorum coetibus repleueru● The Churches which were builded in the honour of ●ny Gods▪ they dedicated to one God and his Saints, and filled them with diverse assemblies of such as had taken Order And afterwards they being by King Luci● sent to Rome, to have those things confirms 
Idem an. 186.  by the Pope, which here in Brittany th● had done, Quibus peractis, redierunt in Britann● praefati Doctores cum alijs quamplurimis, quorum ● ●rina gens Britonum in fide Christi fundata refulsit: Which being ended, the foresaied Doctors accom●nied with many others returned again into Brittany whose doctrine, in a short time the Britan's grounded the faith of Christ, flourished. And although in this conversion of Brittany, that holy Pope sub●cted the Country now called Scotland (not ●mporally subject to king Lucius of Brittany 
Bedalib. 1. hist. Angl. c. ●.  ● the Romans) unto our Archbishop of ●rke, Susceptamque fidem Britanm usque in tempora ●ocletiani Principis inviolatam integramque quie●a in ●e seruabant: The Britan's did with peace keep the ●th they ●ad received whole and inviolate until the ●e of Dioclesianus the Emperor; Yet in the be●nning 
Hector. Both. lib. 6 Scote. Histor fol. 86. B.  of the third age Saint Victor then ●ing Pope of Rome. Donaldus (king there) ●ud Victorem Pontificem per Legatos ob●inuit, ut ●i doctrinà & Religone insignes in Scotiam ab eo ●si, se cum liberis & coniuge Christinomen profiten● hap●ismate insignirent. Regis exempl●m Scotica ●bilitas secuta, aversata impietatem, Christique Re●onem complexa, sacro fonte est abluta: Donaldus ●n King by Legates abstained from Pope Victor, that ●●hie men both for learning and Religion might from ● be sent into Scotland, who might baptise himself, ● and Childrne professing the name of Christ. The ●ish Nobility following the King's example, did cast ●y impiety, embraced the Christian Religion, and ● bapti●ed. And those Scots or Britan's were fructed both in learning and Religion 
Ibidem▪  those Priests, and Preachers which Pope ●tor sent. Incaepere tum primum sacras colere literas, Sa●erdoti●us Prae●●ptoribus, ques Victor Pontif● Maximus, ad Christi dogma propalandum in ex●●mam miserat Al●ionem: Then first of all they begun to study the holy Scriptures under the Pri●● their masters, which Victor the Pope had s● into the farthest Albion to diwlge the doctrine Christ.  
12. When the Persecution of Dioc●esi● raged here 9 years, many of our Briti● Clergy sent from Rome, wen● into those p●● w●e●e the Scots now be, and whether the Per●cution did not cuma, and there they joined w● those of Pope Victors Mission. And in t● Persecution among so many Archbishop's a● Bishops placed here by Papal authority, ● find few, if any at all then put to death. ● surviving after, to have consecrated Prie● dedicated Churches, and performed other episcopal duties, and offices, as the Prie● and others did theirs also. Bilustro supra ● turbinis ne●dum ad I●●egrum expleto, emarces●●● busque nece suorum authorum nesarijs decretis, lae●●●minibus omnes Christ's Tyrones quasi post hiemale● prolix●m noctem▪ temperiem, l●cemque serenam ● coe●estis excipi●nt, renovant Ecclesias ad solum vs● destruct●●, B●si●itas Sanctorum Martyrum fund● construunt, perfi●●unt, ac velu● Victricia signa pa●● propal●nt, die●s●stos celebrant, sacra mundo cord, ● que ●onficiunt, omnes exultant filij gremio ac si M● Ecclesiae c●nso●i. M●nsit namque haec Christ's ca● membro●um consonantia 〈◊〉 donec, Ari●norum p●dia intravit. Tenue years of the foresai●d Trouble● ●ing as yet altogether complete, and the wicked de●es decaying in the d●th of their authors, all the folkers of Christ, wi●h joyful l●gh●●● as ●f a●t●r a ●●ng ● o night they had received light, ā●●pleasant t●pe●ure of heau●n●●e a●re, they knewed the 〈◊〉 ●●ich were fallen to the ground, they ●o●nded▪ builded ● finished Cathedral Churches of 〈…〉 ●●●ly did set forth as it were signs of Victor●▪ th●y ●e●rated feasts th●y said Masses with pure heart and 〈◊〉. All ●●ildren in their mother▪ 〈…〉 ●hey were begotten of the mother the Church and v●●● the wickedness of the Ar●●●●●red, this sw●●te v●●n of the members of Christ the head▪ re●a●●ed. So Gilled as, S. Bede and other great witnesses, ●d ye● when Arianism was dilated, ●a●●t ●han ●sius, S. H●lary and other authorities ●e clear Brittany as much as any nation ●rō● at insected: For it rema●n●●▪ ●●me and conant obedience to the Pope's ●● Ro●e in that ●werth age both in Princes, Bishops and ●hers. Great Constantine our Emperor, ●ng, and borne in Brittany with S. Helen●●● Mother a Bri●an, and Empress honoured ●e See of Rome in the high●st manner. They, ●d no doubt diue●s of our British Bishops ● the Councel● at Ro●● of 284▪ weste●●●●shops, were present, and assented when i●●● decreed: N●●● 〈◊〉 it prim●m sedem, quo●m omnes ●e●es a 〈…〉 desiderant 〈◊〉 Neque a● Augusto re●ue 〈…〉 R●gihus, neque à pop●●● judex 〈…〉 ●. 4. Epis●op● & 4. 5. Presbyters, & 5. Diaconi●● duo sequentes, Augustus Constantinus, & Mater ei● Helena: None shall judge the first See for all Sees do● desire that justice be moderated by the first See, neither by Augustus, neither by the whole Clergy, neither by Kings, nor by the people, the judge shall be judged. A● hear unto subscribed 2▪ 4. Bishops, 45. Priests, ● Deacons and the two which followeth Constantine ●● Emperor and Helena his mother.  
13. We had our Bishop's present and subscribing with general assent of Brittany, ● the great Council of Sardie, assembled o● of 37. Provinces, where the Pope's Supreme spiritual power in all places is decreed a● confirmed in two several Canons: and Appeals to be made to him as highest Iudg● The Pope then did not only rule the conue●ted Christians: But also sent Apostolic m● Saint Ninian a Britan instructed at Rom● with others to convert the Pagan Picts ● this Nation. Audience Pontifex Romanus quosd● in Occiduis Britanni● partibus necdum fidem Ch●● suscepisse, ad Episcopatus gradum Ninianum consec●uit. Concreditum à Deo ●al●n●um per Britannor●● Scotorum, Australium Pictorum terras, ad seni● vs●ue latissimè profudit. Ordinavit Presbyteros, Ep●●opos consecravit, & totam terram per certas Pa●chias divisit. Pontifex Romanus Ninianum praem●●genti datâ bene lictione Apostolum destinavit: T● Pope understanding that some in the western parte● Brittany had not as yet received the saith of Christ, consecrated Ninianus Bishop; which Talon gi● unto him from God, he poured forth largely until wes ag●d through all Brittany, Scotland, and the Southern Picts He made Priests, consecrated Bishops, and ●nto certain Parishes he denied the whole Land, The Bishop of Rome sent Ninianus Apostle to the foresaied people giving him his benediction.  
14. In the fi●●e age Saint Celestine Pope sent S. Pa●ladius to the Irish and Scots, S. Patrick after him to the Irish, S Germanus, Lupus, and Severus to the Britan's, to root out Pelagianism, to quiet and settle the Ecclesiastical state here, which they did, consecrating Bishops Priest's, and what else necessary in these Country's. Which by their power Legatine they so happily performed, that Protestants themselves (so testifying) among the Scots. ●alladius in hodres num diem, Scotorum Apostolus appellatur: Palladius unto this day, is called Apostle of the Scots. Among the Irish Patricius incredibili spiritus feruore Euangelium Hibernis praedicans, ad sinceram Christi fidem eos, per 60. annos in vineâ Domini laborans convertit. Profane Deorum destruxit templa, Ecclesias sundavit, verbi ministros ordinavit. Patrick preaching the Gospel to the Irish with incredible fervour of spirit labouring in the viniard of our Lord, for the space of 60. years, tenuerted them to the true faith of Christ, the profane temples of the Gods ●● d●stroied, he builded Churches, he ordained Ministers of the word. Old Nennius living soon after saith: Ecclesias fundavit 365. Ordinavit 
Nenniu●.  Episcopos 365. aut amplius in quibus spiritus Demin● e●at: Presbyteros autem usque ad ●ri● milliae ordinavit: He founded 365. Churches, he ordained ●65. Bishops or more in which was the Spirit of ou● Lord: but Priests he made 3000. Which must needs be done as the Pope's Legate, for other Countri●s also, besides Ireland. S. Germanus with Saint Lup●s at the first, and second time w●th Saint Severus reform all things among the Britan's, be made Bihops and Priests, and among the rest S. Dubritius Archbishop, ●eauing him to be the Pope's Legate here after their going hence.  
15. In the sixth age Saint Dabritius still lived▪ who resigning his Bishopric, S. David succeeded him, both as Archbishop and Legate, reforming all things, and Ownes Bri●anniae E●cl●sia modum & R●gulam R●man●●uthoritate acceperunt All the ●hurche● of Britani● by Roman authority received both then manner and Rule. The Pope sent Saint Iuo▪ an Archbishop in●o Brittany, or then England, who lived and died here. Saint Kentegern Bishop received Power and Approbation from the Pope of Rome, going thiter seven times. And Sanctus Papa illum virum Dei & Spiritus sanct● gra●iā plenum intelligens, in ●pus ministerij à Spirita Sancto illi iniun●●i destinavit. The holy Pope understanding him ●o be a man of God, replenished with the grace of the holy Ghost, he sent him into the work of the ministry ●h●ch was enjoined him by the holy Ghost. So renowned was this holy Apostolical Legate here and in all these Western parts, that both Catholic and Protestant Antiquaries thus deliver unto us; ●raedi●abat ad flumen usque ●ordens● & ad mare S●o●um, ubi Caledonios', Athalos Horestos, ac vicina●m 
jon. Ba●●● descript. Briten. in 〈◊〉▪  Albaniae regionum In●olas, docendo, monendo, ●r ando ad veritatis obseruationē●nstigauit. Ex d●s●ults suis quosdam ad Orchades Insulas, ad Norwe●● & Islandiam misit, ut ●orum instructioni●us fi●i quo que lumen recipe●ent. Name in Elguensi Collegio ●centos & sexaginta quinque literatos viros ad id ●mper para●os habebat, praet●r reliquos alijs exercitijs ●ditos: He preached a● fare as to the river of Ford, ● the Scotish sea, where he sti●ed up the Caledo●ns, Athali●ns, Ho●ests, and the Inhabitants of ● neighbouring kingdoms to A●bion unto the obserua●n of ●●ue●h by teaching, admonishing and 〈◊〉ing. ● sent some 〈…〉 disciples to the Isles of Or●i ades. to ● way, and ●sland that 〈…〉 instructions they 〈…〉 receive the light of ●aith. For in ●he College ●●●gue he ●ad 365. learned ●●n alwaise ready for ● purpose, besides others imploted in other exerce. Saint Asaph his scholar, a Bishop of litany (who as Protestants sai● from Ro●n power, Au●h●●itatem & ●nct●nem acce●it: ● took authority and 〈◊〉.) Suc●ceded h●m ● that great charge and government of at Apostolic College in Wales. This S. ●ntegern being by all accounts a Bishop ●0. years and disciple to S. ●●●uanus, con●●a●ed Bishop by S. Pa●●ad it●s who was sen● there from S. Celestine Pope in or about the are 431. must need● be living with Saint ●aph at, or a little before Saint Augustin●●m●ning: And as our Protestants sa●e Sa●●●aph joined with Saint Augustine, So Saint Asaph writer of his master S. Kentegerns li● proveth, that S. Kentegern was at Rome, wh● S. Gregory was Pope, and submitted hi●selfe to him in all things, and was approue● by him also in his Apostolic proceed.  
16. In this time, in the year 596. Sai● Augustine was sent Legate hither by the sa● holy and learned Pope S. Gregory, who b● his supreme Pastoral power gave him sp●rituall authority over all Bishops, and other here, in these his own words unto him: B● tanniarum omnes Episcopos tuae Fraternitati commi●mus, 
Beda l. 1. Eccles. hist. gentis Angl. c. 27.  ut indocti doceantur, infirmi persuasione rebor●tur, perversi authoritate corrigantur. We commit ● the Bishops of Brittany to your Fraternity, that the ● learned may be taught, the weak by persuasion strengthened, the wicked corrected by authority. By this Pap● power and authority, all things were order in the Church of England in S. Augustins' ti● and all his Successors by the same authority were settled in that archiepiscopal S● which he translated (after 400. years) fro● London to Canterbury. All those Bishop's v● to the first Protestant Bishop, called Math● Parker (who was made by Q. Elizabeth b● will, and manner) received Consecration Pall, power, and jurisdiction from the See Rome, and they swore obedience unto it, their own Parker, Godwin, joceline a● others in the lives of them, and those York, together with all Registers, Recor● Annals, and Antiquities do prove parti●●arly. In general for this place it sufficeth in these Protestants publicly approved confessions, to write it in their own words: Archbishop Parker being the 70. Archbishop after Augustine, yet of all that number, he was the only man, and the first of all▪ which received Consecration, without the Pope's Bulls.  
17. They assure us, that until the 23. of King Henry the eight (a ssuming supremacy to himself) every Bishop in England swore ●uch obedience unto the Pope. Hoc juramentum ● singulis Episcopis Papae praestari consuevit. Obediens ●ro Beato Petro, Sanctaeque Romanae Ec●lesiae, & Domino meo Domino Papae suisque successoribus. Papatum Romanum, & Regalia S. Petri adiutor ero ad retinendum & defendendum, saluo meo ordine contra ●mnem ●ominem: This Oath was accustomed to be taken by ●uery Bishop. I will be obedient to S. Peter and to the Lord, my Lord the Pope, and to his Successors: I will ●e an helpe● to hold and defend the Popedom of Rome ●nd R●t● of S. Peter against all men. In the year of Christ 1536. and 23. of King Henry S. they ●are; and the Statutes themselves so prove: Leges in Parlamento lataesunt, de Rege supremo Ecclesiae Anglicanae Capite declarando, de Clero Anglicano Regifulij●iendo. Ne quid deinceps amplius Papae aut Romanae Cu●iae quot unque praetextu ex Anglia pendatur. De Episcopis consecrandis, alijsque quae Roma an●ea ge●ebantur, intra Regnum persierendis. De Eccle●●asticorum beneficiorum primitijs atque decimis Principi in perpetuum soluendis. His legibus potentia Papalis, quae nongentis amplius annis in Angli● duravis ●entidi●. Laws were enacted in the Parliament, of declaring the King to be supreme head of the English Church, of subiecting the English Clergy to the King. That nothing hereafter under what pretence soever in England shall depend of the Pope or the Court of Rome. Of consecrating Bishops and performing other appaired within the kingdom, which before were done at Rome. Of paying perpetually to the Prince the fi●st fruits of Ecclesiastical Benefices and Tithes. By these laws the Papal power, which hath b●ne in for●● for these nine hundred years, did fall. And this was ●o strange a thing and wonder in the world to see the supremacy of the Pope of Rome thus taken from him by a temporal Prince, af●er so many hundreds of years continuance, and a lay man to style himself supreme head of the Church, that his very flatterers themselves cry out: Habetur Con●ilium Londini i● quo Eccle●ia Angli●an● formam potesta●●s nullis a●te temporibus visum induit. Henricus enim Rex▪ caput i●sius Eccl●si● constituitur. At London there is holden a Council in which the English Church ha●h put on a power, which in no times past was▪ seen. For King Henry is constituted head of that Church. So large testimony have we from our greatest Adversaries witnessing that the Catholics of England give no other power, or jurisdiction to t●e Pope of Rome, than he had ever, without any interruption. And in this we have ●he general assent of all our Kings, Princes, Bishops and others, and all the Christians in the world, from the tim● of Christ, until long a●ter the greater part of King Henry the eight his reign: No King against it, but he, (whom the Protestant Sir Walter Ralegh sufficiently describeth) his young son King Edward the sixth of that name▪ overruled by Protestant Protectors▪ and Queen Elizabeth a woman. King james wiser than any of them, hath le●t it thus publicly in open assembly declared by his Regal sentence: The king's Resolution is, that no Church ought further to separate herself from the Church of Rome, either in doctrine or Ceremonies, than she hath departed from herself. when she was in her flourishing and best estate: Wherefore as ●he Bishop o● Chalcedon and catholics o● England may not departed from the Church of Rome in this question: So it will be a great wonder if King Charles and his Council should thus persecute that, which to them and all should be so honourable. They may not persecute him for his Episcopal▪ Order, for that likewise is proved the most glorious calling in the Church of Christ. All English parliamentary Protestants confess the Bishop of Chalchedon, (and all consecrated as he was, by the Roman Order, containing all and more than they use, and by most true and lawful Consecratours) to be an undoubted true and lawful Bishop. And so it must needs be▪ for whether we will follow the present Roman Order, ever used here since Saint Augustins' time, before their new devised form of so called Consecration made by King Edward the Sixth a child, and altered by his Sister Elizabeth Queen a woman: or that which the Britan's, Scots, and Irish used long before: ●t is out of question by all, that the Bishop of Chalcedon, and every one such, is a true and most undoubted lawful Bishop, having by due and true Consecratours whatsoever is contained, or prescribed to be done in either of both, which the new Protestant form, if they had true Consec●atours, cometh short, and wanteth even in things essential both by all others, and their own judgement and practice.  
18. The present Roman Order hath more, though Ceremonial, then that of our Britan's, Scots and Irish, therefore I exemplify only in this; and the rather to give Satisfaction to our Protestants, so extolling them for their Apostolic Religion never changed or altered as they say. Before S. Kentegern was consecrated Bishop all most 1200. years since, this was their old use, and manner herein, as Saint Asaph his Scholar a Bishop, and others prove: Mos in Britannia inoleverat, in Consecratione Pontificum tantummodo capita corum sacri Cbrismatis infusione perungere, cum inuocatione Sancti Spiritus, & benedictione & manus impositione. It was an ancient custom among the Britan's, that in the Consecration of Bishops, they only anointed them on their heads with holy Chrism, invocation of the Holy Ghost, Benediction and imposition of ●ands. This was done by consecrating Bishops. And this was, Mos Britonum, Scotorum, & ● Hibernia: The Custom of the Britan's, Scots and in ●eland, In those times, when Canons of Coun●ells were not made of this matter, or not known here by reason of great troubles in ●ese parts, as our Antiquaries write, and yet ●ey were excused as having true and essen●ally needful Consecration. Insulam enim quasi ●ira orbem positi, emergentibus Paganorum infesta●onibus Canonum erantignari: Ecclesiastica ideo Cen●ra ipsis condiscendens excusationem illorum admit tit ●ha●●arte: Fo● the inhabitants of the Island, being as were placed out of the world, were ignorant of the anons by reason of the Continual invasions of the Pa●ans: and therefore the Ecclesiastical Censure yielding ●nto them in this part, admitted their excusation. But ●ur Protestants cannot be excused, being not ignorant, but Contemners of the Canons, and ●ot this only, but omitting that which by ●he custom of the Britan's, Scots, and Irish ●he old Roman Order in that time, (as Al●uinus, Amalarius and others 800. year's ●nce term it in their days,) was used then, and is now:) all of them delivering, that ●oly unction by true Bishops, to be necessary and essential, ever naming the man to be consecrated Bishop, Bishop elect only, until 
Dieny●●us A●eop. l. de Ecclesiast. H●erarchia.  ●hat unction be ended and then Bishop consecrated, ●piscopus consecratus. Our Protestants t●ēselues publicly have written ad warranted that ●aint Denys the Areopagite: Vnctionem ponit expressè. Doth expresely put unction. Anaclet● wrote. Bishop● are to be made by imposition of han● 
Anacletus Epist. 2. §. ●.  of Bishops, and ●oly ●uction by the exampse of the Apostles, because all sanctification consisteth in the ho● ghost, whose mu●●●ble power is mixed with ho● Chrism and by this R●●e, solemn ordination is to ● celebrated. O●● Protestant's a ●o confess th● the holy Fathers both of the Greek and Latin Church, were thus co●ecrated. Of Sain● Basile Unctions s●c●a adh●b●ta est ●●dinatus: He w● ordained by applying holy anointing. Of S. G●●gorie Nazianzen: Me ●ontifi●em ungis. So of ● john chrysostom and Saint Severus. So ● Augustine: Vi●arius Christi Pontifex efficitur, i● in capite ungitur, imitando illum qui caput est to●iu● Eccl●siae, per unctionis grati● sit & ipse caput Eccl●siae sibi ●missae. The Vicar of Christ is made Bishop and therf● he is anointed on the head, in imitation of him who the head of the whole Church, and he by the grace the anointing, is made the head of the Chu●● committed unto him. So Saint Gregory: Qui 
S. Gregor. mag. in c. 10. l. 1. Regum.  culmine ponitur, Sacramenta sus●ipit unctionis qu● ve ò ipsa unctio Sacramentum est, is qui pr●mou●●● benè soris vngi●ur, s●●ntus virtute Sa●ra●ē●● roborean He that is p●a●ed in the top takes the Sacraments ● anointing b●caus● the anointing itself is a Sacram● he that is to be promoted, is to be anointed well will ●● if he would be str●ng●hned within with the ●e●tue ● the Sacrament. An●●● this T●●e, he adjudge the Episcopal c●n●●●●ation of the Britan● Scots, a●d I●i●h ●● be essentially vali●e. S▪ Saint Bede, Amal●●●●s, S. Iuo, Stephant Eduensis, and other ancient writers, and Expositors of holy mysteries.  
19 Concerning the Ceremony of the Book of Gospels laid upon the Consecrated, though Alcuinus sayeth; Non reperitur in 
Alcuinus l●b. d● 〈…〉. c. ●●.  ●uthoritate veteri, neque nouâ, sed neque in Romanâ ●raditione: It is not found in authority either ancient ●● new, yea not in the Roman tradition. And Ama●arius; Neque vetu● authoritas intimat, neque Apostolica traditio, neque Canoni●a authoritas: Neither ancient authority, neither Aposteli●all tradition, nor Canonical authority doth intimate ●ny such thing. Yet we find this Ceremony to ●aue been observed in the time of S. Denis for ●n his book of the Ecclesiastical Hierarchy ●e hath these words; Pontifex quidem qui ad perfe●ionem 
Dionisiu● 〈…〉.  virtutemque pontifice dignam eu●●i●ur, vt●o●e genu flexo ante altar, supra caput habet libros à to traditos, manumque pontifi●is: The Bishop indeed ●hich is elevated to worthy perfection and virtue of a bishop, kneeling on both knees before the Altar, hath ●on his head the books given from God, and the hand ● the Bishop. Which Ceremony is also used ●ily in the Catholic Church as is to be e'en in the Rub●iks of the Roman Pontifi●ll, for after the ring is put on the finger of ●e new Consecrated Bishop, this direction 
●●ntificale ●omanum de Cons●cratione El●cti ●n Episc●●●●.  given; Tum Consecrator accipit librum Euangelio●● de spatulis Consecrati: Then the Consecratour ta●h the book of the Gospels from the shoulders of the ●nsecrated. But this maketh not much to the ●rpose, it being only (as I have said) a Ceremony, and not essential to the Consecration of a Bishop: and that true and undoubted Bishops were made before the Gospels were written. Otherwise the whol● Church then, ever after, and now, and eue● had wanted it, and had no Ecclesiastical Order at all. Which is the lamentable and desperate condition of such as persecute a tru● Bishop and Priest for their Order and power thereby confessing their want both of tha● which is essential in this high office, as als● consecratours to perform it, consecrat tru● Priests, or confer any Ecclesiastical Order or degree at all, not the meanest in that kin● to any person.  
20. All Authors agree, even Protestants i● their Catalogues of British and English Bishops, that we had continual succession o● such here in great numbers, until Queen Elizabeth by her supremacy deprived an● deposed them. And to keep it fare from th●●●me of an Innovation to have one such Bishop, Successor to so many, if we have tha● liberty in time of Persecution when Bishop are driven from their Sees, (usual in histories) to remember and honour them in Exi● and Persecution, we have still kept a Succesion of Bishops in, or of this nation: Of tho●● which were deprived of their Bishop prick we have, Richard Pates Bishop of worcheste who subscribed to the Council of Trent h● being there present, by this Title, Richard● Patus wigorniensis Episcopus. Thomas Goldwell Bishop 
Godw. Catal. of Bish. in Worcest. in Ric. Pates in S. Asaph. in Thom. Goldwell▪  of Asaph lived at Rome 20. years after that deposing. Thomas watson Bishop of Lincoln was committed to prison in the I'll of Elie and died about the year 1584. Thus the Protestants themselves deliver, and moreover they deliver much praise and commendations of them and all others our renowned Bishops 14. or more in number, who were deposed, and persecuted by Queen Elizabeth yea far more and greater, than they do of those which were intruded into their places. Before or soon after the death of Bishop Wa●son of Lincoln, Owen Lew is of this our Nation was consecrated Bishop of Cassan, in whose life-time our most Illustrious Cardinal, William Allan was honoured with that dignity, and consecrated Archbishop of Ma●k●en, who lived with these honours until the 16. day of October in the year of Christ 1594. ●n his time William Gifford was by Pope Clement the eight made Deane: Ecclesiae Divi Petri Insulensis: Of Saint Peter's Church at Lile. And afterward, he was ordained Archbishop of Rheims in Champain in France, where he lately lived. And whilst he lived Archbishop, both William of Chalcedon, and Richard also, who is now so persecuted, were by highest Papal authority consecrated ad sent into England. And what man of ordinary knowledge, judgement, or understanding, will adventure to say, but all these were renowned men, as also divers of our renowned Priests, most worthy of Episcopal honour and dignity in equal times, honourably styled and registered for all posterity not only as great glories of their Country England, but the whole Church of Christ. Therefore to have one of such worthy men a Bishop in his native Country, (bearing for avoiding offence his Title of a place so fare hence) which from the first Conversion thereof to Christ had 3. Archbishops and many Bishops above 1400. years past, should not in the new English Religion (teaching the Church of God never wanted Bishops, and acknowledging both him and all catholicly consecrated Bishops, and Priests to be true and lawful Bishops and Priests undoubtedly by right ordination) be offensive, but desired, such Order, Function and dignity being by their public testimonies most needful, excellent and honourable with all true Professors of Christian Religion.  
21. Thus we see a Succession of English Bishops though not all in England but in other Countries some of them consecrated and remaining, (a thing not unusual in times of Persecution and banishment of Bishops, as in the great lights (in their time) of God's Church S. Hilarius S. Athanasius, S. chrysostom and others long time exiled:) yet thereby did not interrupt a continual Succession in their Sees. What lest exception than can be taken against our renowned Bishop of Chalcedon? for Order, and degree so honourable, and eminent, by all testimonies; for his own worthiness, and worthily therefore to be had in high reverence, even with his Persecutors; he bringeth able witnesses with him; his known love and honour to our king, Queen and Country; his own holy life, and conversation; his learned works, and writings; with all at home and abroad he hath ever piously and gratefully conversed, and with honour defended and justified himself against Male●olants. Among all English Catholick● o● Protestant's few are to be found which have more defended the honour of our Sovereign, ●one more acceptable to his Majesties frieds ●nd Allies in marriage, no man among so ma●y renowned Priests of England (worthy of greatest honour in equal times) adjudged so ●t to supply such place by that highest Pa●or, which hath showed great care and love four king, Queen and hoped Posterity, ●nd Country. And since Persecution and proclamation against him, what could such a ●an in Persecution do more, than he hath ●one, in decreeing, and Ordering that all priest's and Catholics should daily with devotion pray for our king, Queen, State and Country. And both since the coming in of ●im, and William of Chalcedon of happy memory his Predecessor: as likewise before ●e Catholics of England have been and now ●e known to be the most loyal, dutiful and living Subjects in our dearest Country of England.   

THE VI CHAPTER.  
That our English Priests who teach al● things with the Apostolical Religion are truly consecrated, worthy men, an● are to be honoured, and not persecuted▪  
1. Having redeemed Episcopal Ord●● and dignity, conferred by the S● of Rome, from all Imputation of wick● obloquys, and made it known to be so hig● and honourable; we might spare all forth labour for exemption and defence of Priestly Function, seeing every Bishop of necessity must be a Priest, and whatsoever of th● calling is noble and glorious in a Bishop must needs be such in Priests; Episcopal honour and consecration addeth an higher a● greater worthiness to him that was befor● Priest, but cannot take away or diminish a● excellency or renown he had before. T● Protestant's of Scotland do confess (whi●● all know) that after Catholic Religion w● overthrown there, they had not any pretended Bishops before King james (accordi●● to his manner of making such) gave su● Titles to them. And their Knox, Buchanan, Forbs, Bale, and others both of England ●nd Scotland are not ashamed to say that ●efore the sending of Saint Palladius thither ●y Saint Celestine Pope about the year 430. ●lonckes who were only Priests supplied ●he place of that dignity with that People. ●ut malice to Episcopal worthiness, and ●ower, their own known want thereof, or ●rosse Ignorance in Antiquities, and Eccle●asticall 
Veremun ●● hist. Bo●th. Scotor. histor. in Maximo. Holinsh. histor. of Scotl. Io. Bal. l. de Scripto. rib. centur. 2. in Coil, Sedul Sige●ert. & 〈◊〉 ibid.  affairs, have blinded them with this darkness, because long before that time in ●he days of Dioclesian, Scotland had Bishops, ●nd Saint Amphibolus was Bishop in the I'll ●f Man. In the time of Maximus Scotland had ●iuer● Bishop banished by him. And Hilde●ertus, and Coilus Sedulius Scots by Na●on and renowned Bishops are honoured in ●stories before Saint Palladius came thider, as both these Protestants and sarre ●etter Antiquaries deliver for undoubted outhes.  
2. But if we should not only (as we must) steam Priests inferiors to Bishops, but which we may not nor cannot) euen to them●lues, and make them but Deacons: yet ●oth divine and best human authority as●reth us, that by that calling they are to be honoured, and not dishonourably persecu●d. The holy Scripture honoureth them with ● much true consecration as our Protestants bestow upon their pretended Bishops▪ public and solemn prayer and imposition of the Apostles, the chiefest Bishops hands▪ Orantes imposuerunt eis manus: Praying they imposed 
Act. ●.  hands upon them. And declareth them, Vir●● boni testimonij plenos spiritu sancto. Men of good testimony, full of the holy Ghost. The Apostolic Fathers command all lay persons, to b● subject unto, and reverence them. Saint Ignatius 
〈◊〉. Epist. ad Smyrnensis. Epist. ad ●phesios.  sayeth▪ Diaconos revereamini ut ex Dei praecepto ministrantes: Honour yea the Deacons as ministering by the precept of God. And Enitimini charissimi subiecti esse Episcopo, & Presbyteris, & Diaconis. Q● enim his obedit, ob die Christo: My dearest do yo● best to be subject to the Bishop, and Priests, and Deacons, for he that obeyeth these, obeyeth Christ. An● other where. Oporter & Diaconis, mysteriorum Chr●sti 
●pist ad T●allian.  ministris per omnia placere. Sunt Ecclesiae Dei adm●nistratores. Ipsi itaque tales sunt, & vos reueremi● illos ut Christum jesum, cuius vicarij sunt. Qu● Diaconi, quam Imitatores angelicarum virtu●um, q●● purum & in●ulpatum ministerium illi (Episcopo exhibent, ut Sanctus Stephanus Beato jacobo, & T● motheus & Linus Paulo, Anacletus & Clemens P●tro? Qui igitur his non obedit, sine Deo prorsus, ●●mpurus est, & Christian contemnit, & constitutional eius im●inuit: And it is expedient to please Deacon the ministers of the mysteries of Christ in all things▪ They are the Administratours of the Church of Go● And t●ey are such, and you should reverence them as Ies● Christ whose Vicars they are. What are Deacons, b● the followers of Angelical virtues who presenteth (t●●●e Bishop) a pure and perfect mystery, as S. Secu● did to Saint james, Timothy and Linus to Paul, Anacletus and Clement to Peter? whosoever therefore obeyeth not these, is altogether without God, and impure, and doth contemn Christ, and doth destroy his Constitution. Saint Polycarp sayeth, subiecti estote 
S. Polica●▪ epist. ad Philip.  Presbyteris, & Diaconis, sicut Deo, & C●risto: Be yea subject unto the Priests and Deacons, as to God and Christ. Our Protestant's themselves in their public book named The form and manner of making and consecrating Bishops, Priests and Deacons. Say, that from the Apostles time they have e'en in Christ's Church, evermore had in reverend estimation. Therefore if the Deacons and Ministers to Priests in the holy Sacrifice of Mass, their highest dignity, are thus by all testimonies to be reverenced, honoured and obeyed: then the sacred Sacrificing Priests to whom they thus minister, and serve, may not be dishonoured, much less persecuted with most barbarous and  contume●ies, disgraces, and deaths, for that their so eminent Order and dignity.  
3. The holy Sripturs testify that in their Consecration they receive grace, the holy Ghost, power to bind and lose, to retain ●nd forgive sins, to offer Sacrifice to God, ●nd to do what Christ himself did in that ●ind. So the holy Fathers expound these Scriptures, and teach from th●m: and our most ancient renowned British writer thus affirmeth 
G●la●● 〈◊〉 ●x●id. & c●xq. 〈◊〉▪  Omni sancto Sacerdoti promittitur. Quaecunque ●oluer is super terram, ●runt soluta & in ●oelis: & quaecunque liganeris super terram, erunt ligata & in c●●●. Verò Sacerdoti dicitur: tu ●s Petrus, & super have 
〈…〉, 16▪  petram aedisicaho Ecclesiam meam: It i● promised to every holy Priest. Whatsoever thou ●ha●t lose in earth, it shall be loosed also in the heavens: and whatsoever thou shalt bind upon earth, it shall he bound also in the heavens. To a true Priest it is said, thou art Peter, and upon this Rock I will build my Church. The Scripture saith to, and concerning such: pascite qui in vobis est gregem Dei: Feed the flock of God 
〈…〉, ●  which is among you. Qui benè praesunt Praesbyteri, displici honore digni habeantur: maximè qui laborant i● ver●o & doctrinà: The Priests that rule well, let them be esteemed worthy of double honour: especially they that labour in the word and doctrine. The Apostles Successors give them as much: Presbytery Sayeth Saint C●ement si assiduè in study docendi● verbum Dei laboraverint, seponatur dupla etiam 
Clem. Const. Apost. lib. 2. c. ●.  peri●o in gratiam Apostolorum Christi, quorum locum tenent, ●●nquam Consilarij Episcopi & Ecclesiae coron●●unt enim Cousilia & Senatus Ecclesiae. Si de parenti●us secundum carnem ait divina Scriptura: Honor● patrem & matrem ut benè tibi sit. E●, qui maledici● 
c. 35.  patriaut matri, morte mortatur: quanto magis de patribus spiritualibus verbis Dei moneamur, honore & charitate eos prosequi, ut beneficos & ad Deum Legatos. 
●. 3●.  Quanto anima corpore praestan●●or est, tanto est Sacer●●tium regno excellentius: Let there be a double porti● reserved for the Priests in honour of the Apostles of Christ, which shall have laboured in teaching of the word of God diligently. Whose places they enjoy, as Counselors of the Bishop, and the Crown● of the Church. They are the Council and Senate of the Church. If the holy Scripture sayeth of carnal parents: honour thy father and thy mother, that it may be well with thee. And whosoever doth curse his father or his mother, shall die: how much more shall we be admonished by the words of God, of our Spiritual fathers, to respect ●hem with honour and charity, as beneficial to us and Legates to God? How much more noble the soul is then the body so much more excellent is Priesthood before a Kingdom. And Saint Ignatius addeth. 
Ignatius epist. ad Smy●●●,  Sacerdotium est, omnium bonorum, quae in hominibus sunt apex; qui adversus illud furit, non hominem ign●miniâ afficit, sed Deum & Christum jesum primegeni●um, qui naturâ solus est s●●us Sacerdos Patris▪ Priesthood is the ornament of all things, which a●e in men● whosoever doth rage against it, he doth not dishonour a man, but God and Christ jesus the first begotten, who by nature is the only height Priest of ●his father. The Apostles 
Cl●m. const. l. 2. c. 2.  writ by S. Clement's pen. Si Rege● invadens supplicio dignu● iudicatur, quamuis ●ilius vel ●micus sit, quanto magis qui Sacerd●●●bus insultat: quanto enim Sacerdotium regno est excellentius, cum regendarum animarum officio praesit, tanto gr●uio● supplicio punitur, qui adversus id al●quid ●emerè fe●erit, quàm qui adversus regnum: If he that setteth on a King is judged worthy of punishment, although he be his son or his friend, how much more should he be blame worthy that insulteth over Priests. For by how much more Priesthood excelleth a Kingdom, when i● doth by office govern souls, by so much more greater punishment is he to be afflicted, who shall rashly do any thing against it, th●● he who hath ●●ended a Kingdom▪ Presbyteri sunt (saith Saint Ignatius) confess 
〈◊〉 ●pist. ad ●●●llon.  quidam & coniunctus Apostolorum chorus, sine h● Ecclesia electa non est, nulla sine his Sanctorum congregatio, nulla Sanctorum electio. Quid Sacerdotium aliud est, quàm ●ater caetus, consilia●ij & assessores Episcop●: Priests are indeed a certain Assembly an● united quie● of the Apostles. Without the●e the Church ● is not chosen, without these there is no Congregation ● Saint's, nor election of saints. what else is priesthood, than an holy assembly, Counselors and assistant▪ of the Bishop▪ Saint Anacletus Pope living in this age and made Priest by Saint Pete● 
Anacletus Ep. 2.  saith: Iniuria Sacerdotum pertinet ad Christum, cui● vice funguntur: The injury done unto Priests, appertaineth to Christ, whose place they supplieth. And a● Protestant's (Magdeburgen: & Rob. Barn. i● Anacleto) say: Anacletus Christo alienos esse iudica●bat, qui Sacerdotes in ius vocarent: Christi vel Ecclesi● 
Magdebu. Rob●●●●arnos.  pecunias auserentes, homicidas iudicari debere censui● quia, inquit, privilegia Ecclesiae & Sacerdotum, Apostoli Saluatoris iuss● inviolata esse debere iusserunt, i● Ecclesiasticis negotijs, graviores causas ad Primate●, l●uiores ad Metropolitanum Episcopum referendas, secularia negotia apud prophanos iudices agenda esse iuss●t. Omnibus oppressis licere appellare Ecclesiasti●um forū● Anacletus judged those to be against C●rist, who would go to law with Priests; the Robbers of Christ or the Church's moneys, he determined they should be condemned ●or Murd●r●● because, sayeth he, the Apostles by the precept of our Saviour commanded the privileges of the ●●urch and Priests to be kept inviolated. In Ecclesiastical affairs he willed the greater matters to be referred ● the Primate, the lesser unto the Metropolitan Bis●p: and worldly businesses to be ended by profane ●udges, it is lawful for all those that are oppressed ● appeal unto the Ecclesiastical Court.  
4. S. Marshal living in Christ's time and sent ●to France by Saint Clement, hath these 
S. Martial ep. ad Bur●●▪ ga.  ●ords; Sacerdotes Dei omnipotentis, qui vitam vobis ●buunt in chalice & vivo pane, honorare debetis. Quod ●d●i per invidiam immolaverunt, putantes se nomen ●s à terra abolere, nos causa salutis nostrae in ar● sanficata proponimus, scientes hoc s●lo remedio nobis vi● praestandam, & mortem effugandans; Hoc enim ipse ●minus noster iussit nos agere in sui commemorationem: ●ought to honour the Priests of Almighty God, who ●e●h you life in the Chalice and in the living ●ead. ●at which the jews by envy Sacrificed, thinking ●by to abolish his name out of the World, we in be●● of our own health do offer upon the holy Altar, ●wing that by this only ●●●edie li●e shall be given us, ● death shall not approach near us, and this our ●d commanded us to do in signiory of him. Pro●ants avouch that in 〈◊〉 Age Pope A●ex●er 
〈…〉 Al●xand.  for bad that a Clergy man should be ●ught to the common Tribunal. Cle●●●ū ad ●ium tribunal pertra●ere pro●ibuit. These are the simonies of the Apostles, and Apostolic ● of the first age whom all must subscribe ●o, and follow in such things, and all of ●● except Saint Ignatius, either Popes of ●me, or directed by them. as Saint Marshal, ● so must needs mean and understand ●ests consecrated by Roman jurisdiction power and Order. And Saint Ignatius Successor to Saint Peter, and inscribing his Epistle to the Romans: Ignatius Ecclesiae sanctificat● quae praesidet in loco Regionis Romanorum: Ignatius ● the hallowed Church, which doth bear rule in the Region of the Romans. And writing of the highe● power thereof could not deny the pri●● jurisdiction of that See. And they all direct● speak of Massing Priests, and Sacrifice. ● Clement setteth down the whole order ● the Mass, and expressly writeth that t●● Priest in mass offereth Sacrificium mun●um ● incruentum per Christum institutum, mysterium ●● 
S. Clem. const. Apost. l. 8. c. 5.  Testamenti. A pure and unblooddie Sacrifice instit●● by Christ, the mystery of the new Testament. Co●tinuall Tradition hath preserved unto us ●● Masses of Saint Peter, Saint james, Saint M●thew, Saint Mark and other Apostles, a● 
Dionis. Ar●op. Eccles. Hi●r. ●. 2. 3.  Disciples of Christ. Our old British antiq●ties do prove that the old Apostles Ro●● Mass was in their time used in France and ●● brought over hither into Brittany. Saint D●nis the Areopagite Saint Paul's scholar, ●sent Apostle into these parts by Saint Pete● or Saint Clement's mission, hath a form the● of setting down the Al●ar, oblation, concration, Sacrifice, worship and adoration Christ there present: o divinum peni●ùs sacr●● mysterium, obducta tibi significantium ope●imenta ●●orum dignanter ap●riens, nobis palam atque ape●r●●esce: O altogether divine and sacred mystery vo●safe to discever to us the coverings of thy signifi● ●●gnes, and shine on us openly and clearly: And he showeth the Sacrifice to be reverenced, diuin●●unera reverenter ostendens. Saint Ignatius speaketh 
S. Ignati●● epist. ad ●myrn. Ep. ●d Ro.  plainly of Priests sacrificing. Sacrificium afferre. M●ssam celebrere: To offer Sacrifice, to say Mass. And he assureth us the Sacrifice is. Panis ●●l●stis, caro Christi Filij Dei: The heavenly bread, ●he flesh of Christ the son of God. And Theodore●us, writing against the Ebeonite Heretics de●ying Christ to have a true body he sayeth ●hus as Theodoret relateth: Eucharistius & ob●●tiones non admittunt, qu●d non confi●●antur Eucha●stiam 
Igna●▪ ●pud ●h●●dor. in 〈…〉▪ Dialog. 1.  ●sse ●arnem Saluaetoris nostr● I●su Christi, quae ●o peccatis nostris passa est, quam Pate● suâ benignita● sus●itauit. They do not ad●●t the Eu●●rist and ●bla●ons, because they will not confess the Eucharist to be ●e flesh o● our Saviour jesus Christ, which suffered for ●r sins, whom the fa●he● through h● goodness●●aised ●aine. Where we ●●nde 〈…〉 of christs Incarnation, and ●●uing a true bodiced blood to have impugned this most holy sacrifice, and such S●●●ifi●ng Priests: for ●e words and institution of Christ, were so ●aine in ordaining ●his most sacred oblation ● his body and b●ood under the forms of ●ead and wine, and a perpetual Priesthood ● perform it, that except by denial of a true ●die to Christ, there was no way la●ed open ● impugn it. And therefore that most holy ●d learned Apostolic man largely there ●nfuteth those imaginary Heretics, pro●ing Christ had a true body to offer, to su●fer in, to redeem the world, and the holy Eucharist was the same.  
5. S. Marshal hath delivered this plainly before, saying that the Priests do offe● upon the Altar the same body of Christ, which the jews crucified, And Christ so commanded. Saint Anacletus was made such a Massin● Priest by S. Peter, and as Protestants confess he declared how both Priests and Bishop● 
●arnes & Magde●urgenses i● Anacl.  were to offer this most blessed Sacrifice: Anacletus sacrificaturus, ministros vestihus sacris indut● ce● testes & custodes sibi ad●ibere ordinavit. Episcop● vero ut plures ministros sibi in sacris faciendis adiūga● Anacletus being to offer Sacrifice appointed that Minister's adorned with sacred vestments, as witness and keepers should be admitted unto him. And that Bishop in offering sacrifices should add unto himself many assistants. And of Saint Alexander Pop● living and learning his divinity in this Apostolic age, they acknowledge▪ In miss●, pri● 
●dem in ●lexand.  quam patere●ur: usque ad haec ver●●, hoc est corp● t●eum addi●it, ad memoriam passioni● Christi incul●a●dam: In Eucharistiae Sacrificio aquam vino admisce▪ voluit, p●ccata Sacrificio, de Eucharistia l●quens, d●leri ●it: ideo passionemin missâ recitandam institu● Rationem effectus huius sacrificij, hoc est, quod peccat● exp●et, adi●cit, dicens: quia corpore & sanguine Christ● in Sacrificijs nihil maius est: In the Mass, the day before he should suffer: unto these words, this is my bod● he added, to incul●at the memory of Christ his passion In the Sacrifice of the Eucharist ●e would have wat●●ingled with wine. He sured (speaking of the E●ch● ●ist) that sins by the Sacrifice were abolished: therefore he instituded the paession to be said in the Mass. He added further the reason of the effect of this Sacrifice, which is, because it wipeth away sins, saying▪ because in Sacrifices nothing is greater than the body ●nd blood of our Saviour.  
6. Concerning this matter these Prote●ante contesse of Saint Sixtus hi● Successor ● the See Apostolic▪ Sacra vas●●e q●i pr●ter 
●id●● i● Six●●  ●cros ministros attinger●●t, pr●●cepit▪ Corpor●●e ●x●lince ●n●o fieri iussit▪ ut, ●●●ct●●e, in ●●m●unione Euchari●iaete●●ancretur, ordina●it. Missa●n non nisi in al●a●●●lebran●● esse constitui●▪ He command that 〈◊〉 ●t sacred ministers should touch the ho●● vessels, he ●●r●ed that the Corporal shoul●●e ●ade of li●ne●●th. He ordained t●at, Sanctus, ●ould 〈…〉 ● the Communion of the Eucharist. He c●si●t●●●d that ●asse should no● to ●● celebrated ●ut on ●he ●●●ar▪ Of ●helesphorus his Successor, they ●ai●▪ ●es 
〈…〉 Th●●●sphor●.  missas celebranda● in die ●atilitio Christi san●●●●, alijs die●us ant●●o●●m d●eitertiam M●ssam cele●●●●r●hi●uit Glo●ia in extols De●▪ i● M●ssae canē●m praecepit; He ordained ●●ree Mass●s to ●● t●l●brae●●n the day of Christ his Nativities h● prohibited ●t in other days any should sai● Mass● before t●re●●●●ke, he commanded, Gloria in excels●● 〈◊〉 to ●e song in ● Mass. Of S▪ Pius Pope th●y write● ●a●erd●ti● negligen●ius 
●id●m i●●i●▪  Miss● sa●rafaci●n●●bus p●●●● statu●●, ●i quis per imprudenti● de sanguine Christ●●ffunde●●n terram, paenitentiam agere● dies 40. si super al●e, dies ●re●▪ si super linteum substratum cali●i, ●▪ 〈◊〉 si super al●ud li●t●um, dies 9 Therm●s ●ouat● ●●mplo dedicavit. Multa verae pietatis opera, in agr● Christianae Ecclesiae fecisse perhibetur: Martyrij gloriam anno Domini 159. in sui sanguinis ●ff●sion● tum demum adeptus: He appointed punishments for ●●i●st● which should negligently say Mass; that if any ●y imprudence should ●et fall any of the blood of Christ on the ground, he should do penance for 40. days; if on the Altar, ●. days; ●f on the cloth la●ed vn●er the Chalece, ●●wer days; It on any other cloth, nine days; the hot Baths of Novatus he consecrated in●o a Church. It i● said he did many works of tru●●ietie in the field of the Christian Church▪ and at las● by t●e shedding of his blood in the year of our Lor● 159. regained the Crown of Martyrdom. Therefore we niede not doubt, but all these lived som● time in the first hundred of years. Saint An●cetus being immediate Successor to S. Piu● as he must ●eedes be consecrated a Massin● sacrificing Priest, (not others once imagine● to be otherwise consecrated, or to give consecration, and confirming and using the sa● manner and Order, not only in Orderi● Priest's, and other inferior Ecclesiastics persons but Bishops▪ Archbishops, and M●tropolitans, as his Predecessors had d●n● and so consecrating 17. Priests,) must of necessity persevere in this doctrine and practice: especially when his immediate Su●●● for Saint Soter by all testimonies made Decrees about all things concerning holy Mass● Altars, and other necessaries and that, Sa●●c●ns habeat secum adiutorem Sacerdotem. ut nu●● ●ost ci●um potu●que sive qu●dlibet minimum sumptum Missae● facere praesumat. ut nullus Pres●yrerorum Missarum solemnia celebrare praesumat nisi duobus praes●ntibu●, sibique respondentibus, & ipse tertius ●a●eatur, qui● cum ab ●o dicitur Dominus vobis●um, & or●te pro ●e, aptissimè convenit, ut & ipsius respo●●●catur salutationi: He that sacrif●seth ●hall have with him a ●●riest for h● coadjutor. That none ●hould presume to ●ate Mass after that he ●ad taken either me●te or drink, ●r any thing else how little soever it be. That no Pric●●●hould presume to say Mass● solemnly without two●●ere present to answer him, and himself to be counted for the third person, because when he sayeth Domi●us vo●iscum: Our Lord ●e with you, and Ord●● pro ●r● me: pray yea for me. It is most con●en●●● tha●●●swere ●e made to his salutation▪  
7. Thus Protestant's and o●●●●rs acknowledge, and yet do● writ of them and thei●●redecessours, that they were holy m●n and ●lartyrs, and that the Church of Rome wa●●●en in purity of doctrine and Religion, and ●●t the Priest's the● were Sacrificing Massing ●riests, the Bishops consecrated no others, ●e public Service and Sacrifice was Mass●▪ ● such manner as now ●s used. And S. El●●●erius which immediately succeeded, Sa●●●ter sent such Massing Bishops and Priest●●ther into Brittany, to perform the general●●onuersion thereof, there being no other to ● sent or implo●ed in such, or any like affairs ●● Priestly office and function, in that holy ●●d unspotted time of Religion, by all consents. And the chiefest Protestants, even Matthew Parker their first new fashioned Archbishop of Canterbury with others both acknowledge that Saint Peter and Saint james said Mass, and that the Order of Sacrifice, or Mass, Missa si● dictâ, continued from Christ's Institution thereof ●n the Primative Church, above two hundreds of years unto Pope ●epherine his time, and then ●e altered i● to a more excellent matter and form. A Christi ●rimo i●s●ituto, ducentis amplius annis in primiti●● Ecclesia duravit: done eam Z●pherinus 16. Romanus Pontis●x, quorundans suasionibus ad pulchriorem materiam formanque mutare voluit. This Pope S. Zepherine, was after Pope Eleutherius, and Pope Victor, by whose means, and holy sacrificing Bishops and Priests sent hither by there authority, this Kingdom of Brittany, wholly and generally was converted. And these Persecutors of holy Mass and Priesthood confess that the very same Mass and celebration thereof, which Christ instituted and hi● hig●e Priests and Apostles used, was still prac●●●ed without change, and alteration. And the ●hang and mutation then in the ●●●e of Saint Zepherine made, was for the more perfection thereof; For coming to set down what this changing was, they find it to be no other, but that he decreed Christ blood should not be consecrated in Chalices made of wood, but better matter. Christi sanguined Consecrationem in vitreo Calice non ligneo, ut antea▪ sin● debere flatuit: He decreed that the Consecration of the blood of Christ ought to be done in a Chalice of glass, not of wood as it was done before. And a●ter Viban● the first of that name immediate▪ except Calixtus) Successor to the same Saint Z●pherinus, (by these Protestant's them 〈◊〉) thus declared and ordained that 〈◊〉 should be of Gold or silver, 〈…〉 in po●ter Churches. Nè vasa 〈…〉 au● au●ea, ●ut argen ea, aut stannea in 〈…〉 gem dixit. We are assured b●th by 〈◊〉 all and particular Testimonies that 〈…〉 Priests came hither, and that the 〈◊〉 Church service was Ma●●e and ●o the La●ine tongue. So had our old 〈…〉 by Protestant's suppressed▪ in the 〈◊〉 of his book, as Abbo● 〈…〉 in publi●● Parliament in the first year of Queen Elizabeth. Saint 〈…〉 Protestant's so also confessing witen●sseth that ●●r britains in this their Conversion, had 〈◊〉 Altar's for Mass in their Churches, a●d su●●●●●ests.  
8. The Protestanes also propose unto us an Author so Reu●rend and au●●●nt in this our Brittany, that ●n the year of Christ 366. his Homilies or Sermons were usually and publicly read in th● Churches here, where●n, is most manifestly and particularly pro●ed, that the public service was the same Mass which is now used, the Priest's su●● Priests, and Christ really present, ●●●ere●, worshipped and prayed unto there, as by the same antiquity is evident in these words thereof: In the old law faithful men offered to God diverse Sacrifices, that had foresignification of Christ's body, which for our sins he himself to his heavenly Father hath since offered to Sacrifice. Certainly this Housell, which we do now hollow at God's Altar, is a remembrance of Christ's body which he offered for us, and of his blood which he shed for us: So ●e himself commaunde●● do this in my remembrance. Once suffered Christ by himself, but yet nevertheless, his suffering is daily renewed at this Supper, through mystery of the holy Housell. In that holy Housell 〈◊〉 ● one thing in it seen, and an other understood. That which is there seen hath bodily shape: and that we do there vnde●●stand hath ghostly might. The House● is dealed into sundry parts, ●hewed between teach, and sent into the bodlie. Howbeit nevertheless after ghostly might it is all in every part. Many receive tha● holy body, and yet notwithstanding, it is so all in every part, after ghostly mystery. That innocent lamb which the old Israelits did then kill, had signification after ghostly understanding, of Christ's suffering, who unguilty shed his blood for our redemption. Hereof 〈◊〉 God's servants at every Mass, Agnus De● qui ●ollis 〈◊〉 mundi, Miserere nobis. Where we find a mos● plain and general concordance between the old Primative Christian Britan's, and th● Priests of the Roman Church at this time, ●● this holy sacrificing Massing Priesthood, and Mass, by this most ancient and venerable authority even as it pleaseth Protestant's to publish and translate it. For whereas they 〈◊〉 that Aelfricus in the year of Christ 〈◊〉 translated this Author out of latin into the Saxon language, it is a thing most certain and unquestionable with all men that know antiquities, that these words which I have cited from these Protestants, be not the Saxon and old English speech in that time.  
9 Our old Cildas also (as the Protestants propose and recommend him unto us) teaching (as they also hold) that our Christian Britan's never changed, or forsook the Apostolic Christian Religion which they received from Rome by Massing Priests, and Prelats● their Priests from the beginning said Mass●, and offered sacrifice on holy Altars, and their Altars were the seat of the 〈◊〉 sacrifice. Sacramundo cord ●reque consici●●●. Sacrific●●●es inter altaria starts. Sacrificium ●●●erences, al●a●● adsistunt, sacra altaria, Sacresan●ta 〈…〉 coel●stis sedes; And their Priests th●n were consecrated to such holy function as now they are Benedictione initiantur Sacerdo●um man●●: The●●●ands were consecrated, and they which did daily offer the holy and heavenly sacrifice of Christ● blessed body and blood at, and upon the sacred Altars, consecrating it by consecrating words Mundo ore con●leiunt, must needs have such Priestly power, given unto them in their Consecration, not having any such before, to consecrate, and offer Christ's most Sacred body and blood in the holy Mass, as is contained in the most old and ancient orders of Consecration in those times, and these word● of Bishops consecrating Priests, first praying for them that are to be ordered Priests: ●●run● atque unma●u●●ū m●nisterij tu● donum custodiant, & 
Po●●●le Romanum in consecratione Presbyterorum.  per obsequium ple●●s tuae, panem & vinum in corpu● & sanguinem Filij t●●immaculatâ ben●dictione transforment. That they may observe the pure and imma●●l● gift of thy mystery, and through the obedience of thy people, they may transform bread and wine by the ●● maculat benediction into the body and blood of thy son. Which prayer being ended, the consecrating Bishop this proceedeth: Expletâ aute● oratione, acc●p●●ns oleum san●●um, fa●●at crucem su●● ambas manus eorum, dicens● Consecrare & sanctifi●●re digneris Domine man●● istas per istam unctionem, & nostram benedictionem, ut quecumque consecraverint, consecrentur: & qu●cunque benedixerint, benedicantur & sanctificontur in nomine Domini jesu Christi. Hoc ●acto acci●● patenam cum obla●●, & Calicem cum vino, & de●●●, dicens: Accipite potestatem, offer Sacrificium Deo, Missa●que celebrare t●pro vivis, qu● pro de●●eris in nomine Domini. And the prayer being endea, taking the holy oil, he shall make a Cross ●● both the hands of the Priests, saying, Thou shalt vouchsafē● Lord to conse●●t and sanctify these hands by this holy ointment, and our benediction, that whatsoever they shall cens●●rat, may be consecrated: and whatsoever they shall ●lesse, may be blessed, and sanctified in ●he name of our Lord I●sus Christ, ●● is finished ●e s●all take the patten with the host, ●nd Chal●●e with the wine, and shall give it 〈…〉 saying. ●ake yea power, to offer Sacrifice to God, ●nd say mass as well for the living, a●●r the dead in the name of our Lord. ●his is the most ancient Pontifical which ●tiquitie hath preserved, and delivered unto ● uniformly agreeing with the now used ●ntificall in the Roman Church which dif●eth not from, but ag●eath with the most ancient Manuscript Copies and Examplare ●tant in the most renowned Labraries. And herefore our old British Antiquities deliver 
Manus●● antiq. & Cap●● in 〈…〉. Histor. 〈…〉. Arthur▪ dip●. ap●● Cam. & ●.  for a received Tradition and custom here, in other places for the Priests thereof acceding to their Office and Consecration, to ●er Sacrifice both for the living and the dead, ●t consuetudo, tam pro vi●●, qu●● defunctis ho● D●o immolare. And this was so general a ●●ued truth, and custom in the whole ●●ch from the Apostles time, and Tradition. ●● them▪ that is was, and justly, adjudged Heresy (the Protestants thus acknowleging,) 
engl. Protest. in Feild. ●●oke● of the Church ●. 3. ca 25. pag. ●●8. Ciu●● 〈◊〉. pag 〈…〉.  to deny it: Aerius condemned the custom of the Church in naming t●● dead at the Altar, and offering the Sacrifice of 〈◊〉 ●or them: and for this his rash● and inconsidera●●●oldnesse, and presumption in condemning t●e ●●●●e●sall Church of C●rist, ●● was 〈◊〉 ●o ●●emned So S. Epiphanius, S. Augustine, Isodorus, Dama●c●nus, and others demonstrate▪  
10. And for England where holy Priests an● Priesthood are so grievously persecuted, w● thus suc●●ss●uely and without any Interrupti● deduce it in a●● times and changes to the● days. Saint Peter a massing Priest, Bishop● and Apostle preaching, and consecrati●● Priests, and Bishops here could consecreate a●● ordain no others, but such as were to be ● his own Order. So Saint C●ement his confessed massing, and Sacrificing Sucessor, dircted to se●d such into these parts. Pope Ele●●herius who by his holy Mission of Prie● and Bishops hither, converted this kingdom, being also a Massing Priest and Pop● could send no other Priest's, but such. And ● Church's and sacrificing Massing Altars e●ct●d in them all to such use, and end, con●sed by all writers Ca●holi●s, and Protesta● do so demonstrate. All agree we ●ad q●i●●essesse 〈…〉 Relight and agreement 〈◊〉 until D●ocl●lian his Persecution, wh●n ●●o●g others pers●●u●●ed, the holy Pr●●● Massin● Priest's (as Saint Gildas before ●● proved and others 〈◊〉) 〈…〉 Electi Sacerdotes trucidati: and they which escaped, did as often as they could sai● Mass, in places whether they fled to escape dawnger, as in Scotland, whether the Persecution did not come, ●t not being under the Romans. We had many Massing Priests as Saint Amph●labus▪ ●odocus, Priseus, Calanus, Ferranus, Am●ianus, Carno●us, ●d others who ●●●ed thith●●●ut of our Brittany, now England, and were maintained by king▪ Crath●●●●en to ●a●e Mass, ●ho founded all things, necessary to such purpose, Churches, Altars, Chal●●●, Patens, ●adlesticks, and all things else. Se● Crathlint●us ●ex, sacram Antistitis adem, mun●●ibus ornaui● an●●●ssini●s, 
Hect. Both 〈◊〉, 6▪ Sco●. Hist. fol. 99 ●●.  Calicib●●s, Patenis, Candelabris, al●●sque s●●●lib●● ad sacrorum ●vsum commodis ex argen●o aur●●e fabrefactis, Altarique cupro & are cla●●●o ●●prouen●●s ad ca●x agris in sacrae aedis vicinal constitute: But ●● King Crathline adorned the Sacred house of the Bis●p with most ample gifts, Chalices, Patens, Cand●stikes, and such like necessaries made of ●●l●er and ●ld for the use of the Church, with an Altar also e●●ased in Copper and Br●se▪ to do all which he allotte●●yearely rends of the fields near adjoining to that s●●a house.  
11. Brittany after this until the Pelagian ●●resi● was quiet for Religion, and the●●●pe Celestine, who was so far a Massing ●pe and Priest, that although the Mass wa●●pisticall before (as he Protestants acknow●lge) yet he added the Introi●●, Gradual, ●sponsorie, Tract and Offertory unto it, strictly commanding, that Priest's shoul● know the Pope's ●ano● ad ●e sent such Ma●sing Bishops and P●●est, with them in●o the●● kingdom●● 〈◊〉 g●●d S●otland, and 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 ●●tro●um 〈◊〉, responsorium, ●ra●●● & 〈…〉 ins●ruit: atque ut 〈◊〉 cod●●e● 〈◊〉 Ca●ones scirent, ar●●e precept Cerman●m in 〈◊〉, Palladium in Scott●●●, ● P●●r●●ium cum quod●● 〈◊〉 in ●iberniam, ●● P●lagianas ●aer●ses 〈◊〉 E●iscopos misik: Caelestin●●●d a●de to the 〈◊〉 all ●asse the Introite, C●a●us● Resp●nsori●, Tra●●● and Offertory: and be stric● commanded that the Priests should know the Ca●●● of the Bishops. He sent Bishops ●erm●nus into 〈◊〉 Pa●●●●ius into scotland and Patricius with one Sege● into ●reland, that they might extirpate thence the P●gia ●●erisse. All m● acknowledge that these w●● Massing Priests and Bishops, and that t●● consecrated Such in great numbers bot● England, Scotland, and Ireland▪ Ne●●usuing near, or in the time of Saint Patri● writeth thus of him, Ordinavit Episcopo● tre●●● fexagint● quin●ue aut amplius, in quibus sp●●itus ● 〈◊〉 ●rat, P●●sbiteros au●em vs●ue ad tr●a 〈◊〉 ●in●●it: He consecrated more than 365. Bishops, whom wa● the sp●●it of our Lord, but P●●●sts 〈◊〉 ●cd ●000. And of The●● diverse we●t so ●a as to Ameri●a, ●d there executed their Pri●●●e O●der, ●n o●●ering the sacred body a●bl●●od of Christ at M●●se on consecrated ●●ar● in one place of America, were l●uing 〈◊〉 the time of Saint 〈◊〉, (〈…〉 ●is life and travails almost 1000 yeare●●ast) 24. Priests which were Saint Patrick's disciples, daily having Mas●e am●ng them, ●nd others in other places. Immola●●nt agnu●●a ●macula●um: & ●mnes ad communionem ven●●bant ●●entes. Ho● sacrum corpus Dom●n●, & Saluatoris s●●●ite sanguinem vo●●s in vitam ●ternam● They sacri●ed the immaculate Lawbe● and all came to the Communion saying. Ta●e yea this body and blood of our ●●d and Saviour, which will be to you l●se euerla●●g. And to manifest unto all the undoubted ●uth of Saint B●●ndans travails and rela●n of these things, i● is set down in memo●ble Antiquities, diverse h●ndred● of ●eares fore the Spa●iards or Por●ugals entrance to America, that there it was thus Prophe●ally revealed unto him: Post 〈◊〉 Anneru●●●●cul● d●●larabitur ist● te●r● vestris Successo●●●us, 〈◊〉 Christiano●●●n super●ene●i● 〈◊〉 After ●● year's this land shall be discovered ●● your Succours, wh● P●rs●●●tion ●hall come 〈◊〉 the Christians▪  
2. That S. German▪ S. Lupus, S. Seue●●, S. Paladius, and all th●se which S. Ce●●ne that Massing Pop● s●nt hither into Br●●●ie were Massing Bishops and Priests, as al●● th●t were consecrated by them, is confes● by all. We have the most worthy wi●●●e of our old B●●tish antiquities written ●ut 1000▪ years since, entitled even by ●estants glosses, Prima ●nstituti● & varu●as ●siasti●● seruitij. The first Institution and variety ●●●ch s●ru●ce. The Mass and public offic● which in the time of S. German, S. Lupus, and S. Patrick, was by them, and others used in Brittany, Scotland, and Ireland, was the ●ame, which was composed by Saint Mark the Evangelist. And thus it continued here so long as the Britan's ruled, and after they were expelled by the Saxons, with the which remained in wales ad Cornwall, and the● Scots and Irish. All our Archbishops both o● London, York, and Ca●rlegion, Theonus▪ Dubriti●s, Samson, David, and the res● with all Bishops and Priests under them wer● sacrificing and Massing Priests: Altars fo● Mass were in all Churches, and one t●● th● sacrifice of Christ's body and blood was offered in Mass. All which appeareth in ●ann● histories, and their destruction by the Pagan Saxons in all Churches doth witness it. Eccl●● & Ecclesiastica omnia ad solum vs● destruebā●, Sacerd●●es iuxta a●iaria trucidabant. They destroyed even to ●● ground the Church's and all Ecclesiastical things, t●e ●illed the Priests at the Altar's. Such were the Prelates, Bishops, Priests, Abbots, and their Se●● Monasteries▪ and Churches, where Ma●● was used in great number and abundance in every age ●y the protestants confession 
●o. Go●●olin. histor. Eccles. Matth. Parker Antiquis. Britannis. pag. 8.  Tota tant●qu● Pres●●●●rorum, M●nac●orum, Praesulu● Episcoporum, Ecclesiarum, Coenobiorum, S●dium● vetusta nomina quae quos●● saculo extiterunt: Se 〈◊〉 old names of Priests, Monckes, Prelates, Bis●o● Churches, Monasteric● and Episcopal Se●s were in ●uery ●●ge extante▪  
13. And among the Saxons, the first Christian Priests that were permitted here, were Massing Priests; their Sacrifice, was the sacrifice of Mass, their Church at Canterbury had Altars, and Saint Le●hard the Bishop, (which came hither with the F●enth Catho●ike Christian Lady Queen Bertha, married ●o the Saxon king Ethe●bert of kent,) and the Priests with him, were all Massing Priests, and mayed Mass in that Church allotted to them to ●hat end. In antiquissima sancti P●aesulis Mar●in● Ecclesiâ sub urbe sua beato Pontisi●e Lethard● praesi●ente, frequentabat Regina Missarum & Ora●io●um ●acra, cum suorum co●itum samili● Christian●: ●● the ancient Church of Saint M●rtin citu●●d near unto the city, Lethardus the Bishop gouer●ng it, the Queen wi●h her Christian samil●● heard ●asse frequently. This was diverse years before ●aint Greg●ri● (that most holy and ●●arned ●ope, Gregori●s magnus Romanus omnium ●ontisi●m Romanorum doctrine & vitâ pr●stantissimu●: ●egorie the great a Roman, the worthiest of add the ●oman Bishops in doctrine and life, As Protestants ●le him) sent Saint Augustine with his holy ●mpanie hither: and king Ethelbert as these ●otestants say by the persuasion of Queen ●rtha his wise and her Clergy received the ●ole Roman Religion: Conu●rsus uxoris Ber● persuasione Ethelberius Rex Romanismum susce●. And Saint Augustine brought in among ●her things, Altars, holy vestments, and ●ssel●, Relics, books of Ceremonies, the Sacrifice of Mass, and in a Council assembled, commanded the Roman customs to be observed every where. Introduxit Altaria, vestimenta, Vasa sacra, Reliquias, & Ceremoniarum codices. Prinum corum Studium erat cir●a Missarum oblationes, Sedes ●piscopal●●, ac de●imas, & coactà Syno do, mandavit Romanas v●iq▪ c●s●ctu●in●s s●ruari. And the Mass which S. Augustin● brought hither f●om ●. G●ego●ie was the same which S. Grego●●e and the Roman Church then used, and the present R●man Church and Catholike● of England do use at this time, and the very same which was in use before Saint Gregory▪ He only add●●● unto it, as the Protestants themselves confess ●ew things not questione● by them, as 〈…〉: Lord have m●●●ie ●pon ●● to be diverse times ●●i●erated which they confess the Greek Church d●d use long before. He added also Di●sque ●ostros in ●uâ pace di●●onas: And d●spose our dai●s in thy peace, And command, we ●e delivered from everlasting damnation, and numbered in the s●ock of thy elect● But the Protestants allow and use all these, a● also (where they sa●e he hadded) Alleluia som● times to be used, (it being used in Scripture▪ and the saying or singing our Lord's praye● Pater noster ordained by Christ, and by Protestants confession used in Mass in the Apostles time. S. Alde●me our holy Bishop and Country m●, who calls S. Gregory his Ma●●● writeth that he added in the daily Canon▪ w●● the solenities of Mas●e are celebrated in the Catalogue of ●●●tyr● S. 〈…〉 joining the 〈◊〉 S. 〈◊〉 S. Anas●●si●▪ and uthers. Q●●● 〈◊〉 Agatha & ●Lu●ia 〈◊〉 & 〈◊〉 noster Grego●●●●n Canone 〈…〉 ●m●●a cele●r●tur populace 〈…〉 ●●●logo 〈…〉 ●ga●●a, Luci●▪ Which S. 〈…〉 and Pedagogue gregory▪ ●s 〈…〉 in the d●●ly Canon 〈…〉 them after this m●ner 〈◊〉 Catalogue 〈…〉 Anast●si●, Aga●●a, 〈…〉 Saint Gregory added no 〈…〉 to the holy Mass. For hereby 〈…〉 the whole Canon was used before▪ an● 〈◊〉 Saint Agat●a, and Saint Lucia, to the o●h●r holy women Martyrs, proveth enough, 〈◊〉 ●is Act to be holy by former autho●●tie and example, those o●●er holy Martyrs being by ●he Church of Christ placed and 〈◊〉 in ●he Canon before S. Gregory h●s 〈◊〉 and S. ●gatha and S●in● Lucia in the Calendars of Protestants 〈◊〉 acknowledged and 〈◊〉 holy 〈◊〉 Saints, and Martyrs. For Sai●● Gre●o●●e to join Saints to Saints in honour, ●ould ●e no ●nsainctlike Act in him. Neither ●h● Priests of Eng●and do d●serue su●h penalties, punishments, and pe●s●●uciors▪ as ●hey na●e long suffered and now full ●oe ●nd●●e ●or exercising their most honourabl● Functi●▪ ●n offering their most divine Sacrifice instituted by Christ, offered by him, his ●oly Apostles, and in all Ages after, in this so approved and received Order and form o● Mass, until it was first here disallowed by king Edward 6 a child, and made so penal by Queen's Elizabeth's strange proceed in such affairs. For king Henry 8. though otherwise a most strange Enemy to Christ's ●oly Church, yet concerning Massing Priests an● Mass, he ordained by his laste will and Testament, as is still to be seen (Mass●●) That they should continue in England to the ●nd of the worl● willing and charging Prince Edward his son, a● his Executors, all his heirs and Successors, th● should be kings of this Realm, ●s they will answer before almighty God, at the dreadful day of judgement that they and every of them dresel it performed. Neither ever was there in England before that yo● king's time, or in any other nation (whe● Protestant Communion hath in these thei● late days opposed against Catholic Religion, Priests, and Mass) any other Church service, but Catholic Mass and Sacri●ie● found, heard off, or remembered in Antiquities.  
14. Therefore seeing the honour and dignity of holy Priesthood, in the respect o● the most sacred and heavenly oblation, an● Sacrifice, it offereth unto God omnipotent the highest king, and king of kings, of hea● and the universal created, for the living an● deceased, is most certainly and without a doubt or question, so great and glorious, ●● dare not lest we should be Traitors ●● God, hearken unto them, but lament their doleful estate, who declare and persecute it, as a traitorous estate to Princes on earth, which ●hould subject their wills and laws to the will and law of God, reverence and honour, and not so v●ly use, his dearest servants: for as 
Iùstin▪ Dial. cu●●riphon.  Saint justine with all others affirm. Neque à quoquam Deus hostiaes accipit, nisi à suis Sacerdotibus: God accepteth Sacrifices of none, except of his Priests. ō potestas (saith Saint Ephrem) in●ffae●ilis, quae 
Ephrem. de Sacerdot.  in nobis dign●●ae est habitare, per impositionem manuum Sacrorum Sacerdotum. o quam magnam in se continet profunditatem formidabile & admi●a●ile Saecerdotium? O inessabile power, which vouchsafest to dwell in us by the imposition of the hands of the holy Priests. O what great profundity doth the dreadful an● admirable Priesthood contain. Sacerdotium (saith Saint 
Chrysost. hom. 5. de verb. Isaiae vid● Dom. Engl. Protest. Pref. book of cons●cr. & apud Go●ell. Defence. of Hook. pag. 87. 88 89. Exam. pag. 1●5. De●ens. ●upr. pag. ●16. 117. 276.  chrysostom) principatus est ipso etiam regno venerabilius ac maius. Priesthood is a principality greater and worthier than a Kingdom itself. Protestats before by public, regal, and all power they contend to have declared that these, Priests were ever in Christ's Church, and were evermore had in reverend estimation. To which they add of Priesthood with like allowance: It is a power, which no Prince or Potentate, King or Cesar on earth can give. By blessing visible elements, it maketh them invisible grace. It hath to dispose of that ●●esh, which was given for the life of the world, and that blood, which was poured out to redeem f●●●es. To these Persons God imparteth power over his mystical body, which is the society of souls, and over that natural, which is himself, a work, which antiquity calleth the making of Christ's body.  
15. And this will be sufficient, to excuse sacred Sacrificing Priests persecuted for justice, and la●e the guilt and offence upon their unjust Accusers and Persecutors. For besides this most honourable sacrificing office, and ministering to the sick (in danger to die) the Sacrament of Ext●●me unction, delivered in holy Scripture, and ever used ●n the Church of Christ, and Protestants never question it, a● a matter of State, there is nothing in Priestly O●der, but these men in some sense or other would have used by ther● Ministers▪ who use preaching, baptising, marriage even of themselves, forgiving of sins in personal absolution▪ even without any penance at all, ●●ther by them enjoined, or their Con●itents performed or used▪ Which power they 
〈…〉 and 〈…〉 and consecrating 〈◊〉, priest's and Deacons i● 〈◊〉. Priest's.  claim a● giu●n unto them by their Protestat Bishops in their admittance to their ministry in these his words: Receive the holy Ghost, whose s●nnes thou dost forgive, they are forgiven; and whose sinn●● thou dost retai●e they are retained. Take thou authority to preach, the word of God, and to minister the ●oly Sacraments in this Congregation▪ where thou ●halt be so appointed. And they a● confidently v●e it with this further public warrant and dire●tion 
Pro●e●●. commun 〈◊〉 T●tul. visit. of the sick.  in their Communion book in this manner▪ The sick● person shall make a special Con●●ssion, if he feel his conscience troubled with any weighty matter, after which Confession the Priest shall absolve him after t●is sort.  
Our Lord jesus Christ, who hath lef● power in ●is Church to all solve all s●●ners, which truly repent and believe i● him, of his great mercy forgive thee thine offences: and by his authority committed to me, I absolve thee from all thy s●nnes in the name of the Father, and of the son, and of the holy ghost. Am●n, All this is, or should be used by Protestant Ministers, by their most public, Regal. Parlamentall, and whatsoever autho●itie their Religion is set out, and supported by So not only permitting, tollerating, and allowing, but directing, and commaund●ng to be done and practised, much more than any Priest presumeth or Pope licencet●, o● ever licenced to be used or attempted, yea more the● any Papal power can so warrant▪ no penance enjoined, how many or grevous soever the sins committed and confessed be: no satisfaction or rest●●ntion once thought upon, how great and manifold soever the offences Injuries, damages, and wrongs were. Felonyes' Rebellions, Treasons and all things else how vile soever they be are quitted and freed both by ministerial and legal allonance, and are so judged and ended, as if they had been not the least punishable offence.  
16. We must free Catholic Priests, and all others of their Religion from such presumption, practice, consenting unto, or approving sin. No absolution without penance and satisfaction with us. And yet we with the Church of Christ and holy Fathers say of holy Priesthood even in this respect: Nè mihi 
Chrysost. Hom. 5. de verb. Isaiae vidi Dominum. Ephrom. l. de Sac●rdorio. Gregor. Nyss●n. orat. de Baptism. orat. ●n ●os ●ui alios acerb. i●dicant. Gild. l. de Exci. Bri●an. Isichius in Leui●●. l. 6. ●. 12. Victor Vt●con. de persec. Vand●li●a ●●.  narres purpuram neque Diadema, neque vestes aureas, umbrae sunt isthac omnia, vernisque flo●●ulis leviora. Nè inquam, mihi narres ista, sed si vis videre discrimen quantum absit Rex à Sacerdote, expende modum potestatis utrique traditae, videbis Sacerdotem multo sublimius Rege sedentem Regiue thr●nus rerum terrenarum administrationem sortitus est, nec ultra potestatem hanc praeterea quicquam habet authoritatis: verùm Sacerdoti thronus in coelis collocatus est, & de coelestibu● nego●ijs pronuntiandi habet authoritatem. Quis haec d●●●? ipse coelorum Rex: Quaecunque ligaveritis super terram, ●runt ligata & in coelis: & quae●unque solueritis super terram, erunt sel●ta & in coelis. Deu● ipsum Regule caput Sacerdotis manibus subiecit, nos erudiens, quod hic Princeps est illo maior; speak not to me of the purple or Diadems, and g●●lden robes, all these are but shadows, and more vain than spring flowers. Speak not to me of these things, bu● if thou wil● see the power given to them bo●h, thou shall see the Priest sitting much higher in dignity the● the King. The throne of a King is chosen for the administration of earthly things: neither hath he any other authority besides this: but to a Priest a throne is placed in heaven▪ and he hath authority to judge of heavenly business. who sayeth this? The King of heaven himself. Whatsoever ye shall ●nd upon earth shall be bound also in the heavens▪ and whatsoever ye shall lose on earth, shall be loosed in ●e heavens. God hath subjected to the hands of the ●riests the Regal head, thea●hing us, that this Prince greater than that. The thron●, power, authority ●nd dignity of Priests is above Regal, this cleth only in things temporal, the Priest ● heavenly. The king of heaven hath given his power to his Priests and hath subjected ●e Regal head to th● hands of the Priests, declaring unto us that this is a greater Prince ●en he. Neither hath he given such power unto ●ngels or Archangels as to Priest's▪ Sa●erdotib●●●●um est, ut potestatem hab●ant, quam Deus neque 
Chrys●st. lib. 3. de Sacerdotio.  ●ngelis neque Archangel●s datam esse voluit. Neque ●im ad illos dictum est: Quae●unque alligaveritis in ●rrâ. erunt alligata & in coelo. Et quaecunque soluereti●● terrâ erunt soluta & in ●oel●: It is given to Priests, ●at they shall have power, which God would have ●uen neither to Angels nor Ar●hange●●s. For it is not ●ed to them: Whatsoever you ●hall bind upon earth, ●all be bound also in heaven: and whatsoever you shall ●ose on earth, shall be loosed in heaven. The power ●f binding which is in Princes, is only over bodies, that of Priests over souls, and exten●eth to heaven Habent & terrestres Principes vin●li potestatem verum corp●rum solum: Id autem quod 
Chryso●●. ibide●.  ●●o Sacordotum vinculum ipsam e●iam animam con●ngitatque ad coelos usque pervadit. Terreane Princes also have the power of fetters, but of the body only: ●ut that which I say, the bonds of Priests toucheth the ●ule itself, and passeth unto the heavens. This is the doctrine delivered by Christ, so expounded both by the Gr●●ke and ●●●ine Church, in Britani● and all places with all persons, all good Emperors▪ Kings, and Princes of England▪ and which the whole Christian world ha●e ever professed and declared.  
17. And the world will witness every where against persecuting England that the Cath●lik● P●iest, and Clergy thereof, be as learned ●●ly, religious, and as sa●● f●●m exception, and eue● have been since they were persecuted ●●mber for number, as any ●●●gi●●● all Christian renowned Na●ions▪ And of all Eng●●●h people they ha●e most ●o●o●red, unbreast 〈…〉 offended their Princes, or 〈…〉 C●●●crie. Most of them be, and 〈…〉 of noble or 〈◊〉: famili●●, and al●●●bred ●● and descended, that th●y ha●e 〈◊〉 at home and abroad without 〈…〉 or hu●e▪ They 〈◊〉 left 〈…〉, places i● 〈◊〉 and 〈◊〉 Engl●●d, 〈…〉, and all, They 〈…〉 Bishoprics, 〈◊〉 or 〈…〉 but leave 〈◊〉 to th●●●r 〈…〉 any 〈◊〉 Trib●●es, or 〈…〉 From their Adversaries. The Catholics of ●nglan● 〈◊〉 these ●o 〈…〉 more the Protestants do 〈…〉 or many 〈◊〉▪ Presentations and 〈◊〉 which be●o●ged 〈◊〉 their, ●o ●●ll into the lapse for the Protestant Bishops to bestow as th●y will. Ou● Catholik● Priests have no wives or children to trouble the Common ●ealth withal Pari●he●●nd places of birth be not postered or charged with any ●u●h n●r Scholarships or Fel●owships in Universities, which are not ordained for Minister● children's▪ Tenants are ●ot put out of their livings, nor the Church Richeses and livings hoarded up beggars made ●ut not relieved, for any 〈◊〉 of Priest's ●r Priests favourers. All that be of their acquaintance in Religion are instructed in duty ●o God and Prince, and be most true and dutiful Subiect● to ●heir king ●n all occasions, ●h●se cannot be the 〈◊〉 of a bad Religion.  
18. Their Religion under pre●en●e whereof they are presecuted, they have of●ē in published books proved in every point and article to be only true, and now do con●● it ●●t to p●e●se which will so demonstrate, 〈◊〉 every Article of th● Persecutors Region, even by the Apostles, and Apo●olike men, and Fathers of that age, in ●hich they lived, holy Scriptures, and Pro●stants themselves▪ and they have often ●ade most earnest and humb●e petitions (late● published in print) to the Parliament 〈◊〉, publicly even with unequal condi●ons to themselves and their caus●●● dispute ●d maintains all and every part of the do●ine they hold and 〈◊〉 against the best ●arned Protestant Bishops or 〈◊〉 their Persecutors. And yet if men would or should speak, do and proceed consequently, (as they which tak●●pon them to be teachers, instructours, and Reformers in Religion of all men in all times, and places, ought, and without utterly disabling themselves therein are bound,) A Priest or Bishop that sayeth Ma●se, absolveth penitents, or reconci●eth men to the Catholic faith▪ by power authority, or jurisdiction from Rome is no more guilty, of so termed treason, by the Parliament Protestant Acts and laws, then all▪ other Ecclesiastical 
Parliament, an. 〈◊〉. Elizab. Statute. 2. Parlam. 1. jacob. Parlam. ●. Car●li.  person●, deacons or others inferiors, Religious of what name, title, or degree soever, as Subdeacons', Acolythists, Exorcists, or others wanting all such power, as is evident by that o● Queen Elizabeth, received and prosecute● by king james and king Charles. Priests therefore are not, or should not be so prosecute● for their Priestly functions. God forbid any English minded man or lover of Englan● should think or wish it a thing so penal an● capital for any Inhabitant of England or English man to be borne, abide or remain in hi● beloved native Country of England, though he we●e a meaner and more unworthy ma● than any meanest Priest of England is.  
19 The Protestants thus derive our Clerg●● Succession. Th● first Parliament of Q● 
Combed. Annal pag 36.  elizabeth being ended, the Oath of th● Queen's supremacy was proposed to the Catholic Bishops▪ and Ecclesiastical Persons many as refused to swear, were deprived their benefices, dignities, and bishoprics▪ ● Rulers of Churches, 50. Prebendaries, 5. ●isters of Colleges, 12 Archdeacon's, 12. ●anes and 14. Bishops, all that then ●emai●, except one Anthony Bishop of Landaffe ● calamity of his See, and ●ome committed prison in the Tower, Fleet, Marshallea, ● king's Bench. How reverend and learned ●n those of our Clergy then we●e, and they ●ch immediately joined with the and cōti●d a Succession of renowned Clergy Priests, ● memorable books and writings of very ●y of them in defence of Catholic Reli●n, their honour thereby registered among ● must worthy writers and their glory in whole Church of Christ, are warrant to posterity. I am an unworthy witness, ● many older, and of more frequent conuersa● with Priests then I, can better testify that ●hin 25 years of the Reign of Queen E●beth, when so many from our Seminaries ● come hither, that at one time there were ● of them Prisoners in the Marshallea, and ●y of them put to death. There were then ●y of Queen Mary's Priests deprived and ●secuted by Queen Elizabeth, still living, ● labouring here in this holy cau●e, and ●st of them were very learned, as they were ●, which were sent from our Seminaries to ●plie their number and join with them, as ●ers published books, from them, their petitions and challendges of disputation's bo● in the Marshal sea and Tower, and their cofuting and confounding their Protestant aversaries do sufficiently ●estifie.  
20. W● may take some proportion of th● labours and worthiness ●ere, if we call ● mind the s●a●e of such affair in Eng●and, ● the time of Queen Elizabe●h before a●y Religious men came ●●ther, the Clergy Prie● being here almost alone without other assistance) and compare it with the present c●dition, when so many Orders of them asides the old Clergy, be and have been h● diverse years, and we shall not find feaer the ancient Nobility, scarcely more of ● chiefest gentry and not many more other Catholics now, then in those days. T● which be old may remember it, others ● judgement in histories and Records may fi● it so, the time of Persecution threatening ● commandeth unto me silence in particule Yet all that are so desirous to examine ● 
〈◊〉. Ann●l. p●. 27. 21. 22. 36. 39 Row●s preface historical in Queen El●●●beth. Stows 〈◊〉. year of Q. 〈◊〉.  comparison, may easily prove that mo●● I am not in error, if they will but read●● Protestant Historical relations, Ca●d● Howes, Stowe and others, they will s●e w● Policy was used to put down Cathole Religion, and by them it will also appear how catholic Counsellors were ●●moued Cathole judges, Sheriffs, justices of peace and oth●● were displaced, and Protestants put in t● places, five now Protestant Lords made, i● ●ounties Protestant B●●gesses chosen for ●rlament; Plures è Protestantibu● datâ operâ, è ●nitatibus tum è ●iuitatib●●, & Burgis fuisse electos: ●ny of the Protestants of set purpose were chosen one 〈◊〉 Counties as well out of Cities, as Towns. And ●hough the Catholic Bishops were also ●cluded from that Parliament, that so Pro●tant Religion might be the more easily es●lished by Parliament, yet the Protestant sty exceeded only in Six voices, the Ca●olikes, who there professed themselves to ●uch, and all for the most part of them for ●ong time remained so. The Queen her●e openly then in that Parliament protested, ●●●he would never vex or trouble the Roman Ca●ikes, concerning any difference in Religion. ●ough we found and felt since how fare ●he ● altered from this then her intetion ad deternation. What I have said is found to be true all the opinions of friends and adversaries.  
21. And this sufficiently argueth a true, ●st lawful, and never defective known suction of worthy and learned Priests of the ●ular Clergy, who defended in all times ●holy cau●e of God in this our Country, ● conserved still the Catholic Religion in hearts of the Nobility, gentry and others ●ll sorts. No Order of the Religious can ● so. The jesuits came first of all the Reli●us hither, but they were not hear before. ● went away again, not returning of some ●res. The dominicans and Franciscans came ●er before the Benedictins, but neither they nor any other ●id, or could make this clai● For our secular Priests have (as is be●● often declared) continued always their secession, and in this last persecution she● the way, and broken the ice unto all ● Religious by their Mission of Priests hithe from their Colleges beyond the s● which I speacke not with any intention dishonour our Reverend Religious, bu● honour the Secular Clergy and to defend Author of the Protestans Plea and Petition t● Parliament for Catholics: Against whom, a certs Benedictine Monk in his prefatorie Ep● to Saint Augustins' Meditations, Soliloq● and Manual translated by him into Eng● writeth: I here never hath been any Interrupt Benedictine Preachers and Teachers in England ● to prove this his assertion, he reciteth ●ly three such Mon●kes▪ Abbot Fecknam▪ a● Monk (to use his word●, whole name was ●rie Style as I take it.) Who though bli● body yet clear sighted in mind in the Ch●●● Westminster publicly and stoutly confuted in an ● none Sermon, a precedent railing Sermon ● D. Horn by appointment of the Council s●● in the ears of the people to disgrace the profes●● Monckes, and Catholic Religion, and D. S●● Buckly: and he seemeth to be offended ● the foresaied Author of the Plea, as though had done wrong to their Order in supposing D. Abbot Fecknam his nam● say ●e might have remembered the famous and ●● ● Abbot Fecknam. But a●as this is fare from accusing truly that Author, or excusing himself, or proving what he said before. For that Author in that very book maketh twice an honourable memory of that noble Abbot, in one pl●ce setting down to his honour the Orat●●● he made in the first Parliament of Q. Elizabeth in defence of Religion. And ●hat Author of the Plea was so fare and ●till is, from being otherwise then a lo●ing friend and no enemy to the Order of ●aint Benedict, that in the time of Q. Eliza●eth before any Monckes came hither. He ●rote in honour thereof in his Apology for catholics to the Council of Q. Elizabeth 
Apolog. apost ●o Q Elizab Councall prius. an. 601. pag 83.  ● these words, The only order of Saint Benedict, so unowned in our Nation, hath had abou● twenti● kings ●d Emperors, above an hundred gr●●t Princes, many ●opes, sixteen hundred Archbishops, 4000 Bishops, ●000. famous men, and 15600. most honourable ca●nised Saints. Thus fare ran his pen with ●eir Monk and most commender Trithe●ius.  
22. When the first Monks from Spain ●me hither about the death of Q Elizabeth, ●d had no Faculties, this Author at the readiest of one of them his dear fr●end, wrote ef●ctually to the then Archpriest Master ●ack well, to give them ordinary Faculties, ●hich he did, and these were the first Facul●s, that Congregation in my memory (as ●e Monks themselves confessed) had in England until more ample were afterwards and otherwise procured unto them. And that Author hath ever lived ingreat peace, love, unity, and concord with all the worthiest o● that, and other Orders of his acquaintance▪ but to that excepting Monk he ●as no● known. And now at this time and 〈◊〉 after both that Author, and I that writ as his an● their loving friend, will be so fare fro● being an enemy unto the Monks of Sain● Ben●dicts Order, that except their ancient learned Monks Historians and such as the● account most favouring to their Order i● matter of History shall offend and be against them, of this time, we will not offend the● bringing nothing but from these men the● selves and such. But yet that assertion, T● there never hath been any Interruption of Benedi●●● Preachers, and teachers in England, cannot be s● by Monks, and this Monks own confusion For if it had been a thing lawful fo● Monk or any Cathol●ke to go twice ●● day to a Protestant Church, where once ● go i● damnable, such a Monk could not ● a tru● Preacher and Catholic, otherwise a● learned man under pretente to confute Pro●stants by word or writing, might go to the● Churches, and deliver themselves from penalties. Further this Monk as they confe● went soon after out of England, and died ● of ●t. Abbot Fecknam by Monks, and ● d●ed in the year 1585. And then by ●● Monckes and all men's confession, there lived here in England of the old English Monks only F. Buckley no great Preacher or learned man So this only such Monk could not able that proposition: There n●●er hath been any Interruption of Benedictine Preachers and tea●●e●● in England. One no Preacher cannot be such, and in the plural number.  
23. And that Author made no more men●ion in particular of Benedictine Monks, ●hen of other Religious Orders, all o● them ●ailing in learned Priests, except of ●he Clergy to ●heach and defend true Religion. He ●id not mean, there was not any one either ●earned or unlearned. If any such thing is ●here printed, it was the printers and not his ●oing: neither can any of equa●l judgement ●inke otherwise, for that author well known ●at Father Sebert Buckley was then living, he ●eing well and very lovingly acquainted with ●aister Sadler, and master Mahu Priests ●hich first joined with that F. Buckley, hea●ng from them the manner thereof. And he ●ath seen under one of their han●s, more ●en ever he wrote or held: That it was doubted whether that father Buckley was a professed Monk or no: and the reasons of ●ch doubt are thus set down, written with ●ne of their hands Quia hoc neque per scripturam, ●e publicum Instrumentum, neque per testem, quirem ●sam noverat probatum vidit: Because he had no●●ne this proved by writing, or public Instrument, nor witness that knew it. This is more than my friend needeth in this matter, or this case now requireth. And he ever thought he was a Monk. So do I, and honour the Order of S. Benedict and all other Religious Orders, and love and honour all my worthy friends and acquaintance of them, as much as ever I did, which some of them know to be very much, and as they can wish or desire, and ever shall: yet, verita● vincit.   

THE VII. CHAPTER.  
That the Catholics of England taught and directed by such guides in Religion as our Priests be, are not to be persecuted but protected, defended and employed, as true and faithful subiect● in all things.  
1. THe honour, dignity, glory, and renown of consecrated Bishops, an● Priests, being thus great, ample, excellent an● necessary among all true believing Christian● Instituted and ordained by Christ himself and according to his own most holy Order, fo● all professors of his faith and Religion in a● ●nd places, until this life and world is to end: and that the public Sacrifice they offer and celebrate, is so holy, and heavenly, the Religion generally which they profess, preach, and ●eache undoubtedly true and that the highest spiritual power by which their Mission is so certain, so a●ntiently honourable, and honoured, and without manifest and unexcusable offence both to the greatest authority on earth, or in heaven so to be received, and revereuced of all▪ twice happy, blessed and honourable is then your state, cause and condition, Most Noble, and Renowned Confessors of the Nobility, Gentry, and other Catholic laiety, of England, in choosing in such times, such guides of your souls, professing such Religion, and, which giveth you a second, and greater felicity, to be for such a cause so persecuted in your Native Country, of your own Countrymen, kindred and called Christians.  
2. To suffer Persecution for justice is a blessedness, and bringeth to eternal bliss; But to endure it in such measure, and manner as you have done and do, it will elevate you ●o the highest and never fading joys; your ●osse may be of temporary: but your purchase thereby will be of much better and ever ●uting things. Terreane glory, flattering and deceitful honour, is often valued, bought, and sold, at too dear a rate, but that which Persecution for the cause you suffer in, will for ever endow you with, will fare exceed the worth of any price you can bestow to possess it. Id enim quod in praesenti (sayeth 
●. ad Cor. 4.  Saint Paul) est momentaneum & leave tribulationis nostrae, supra modum in sublimitate aeternum gloriae pondus operatur in nobis, non contemplantibus nobis quae videntur, sed quae non videntur. Quae enim videntur, temporalia sunt: quae autem non videntur, aeterna sunt: For that our tribulation which presently is momentary and light, worketh above measure exceedingly an eternal weight of glory in us, we not considering the things that are seen, but that are not seen. For things that be seen, are temporal: but those that be not seen, are eternal. And 
c. 5.  in an other place he addeth: Scimus enim quoniam si terrestris domus nostra huius habitationis dissoluatur, quod aedificationem ex Deo habemus, domum ●on manufactam aeternam in caelis: For we know that if our earthly house of this habitation be dissolved, that we have a building of God, a house n●● made with hand, eternal in heaven. Your lives, your lands, your liberties, honours, and what soever in things temporal, and to be forsaken, or spoilt and deprived off, dear unto you, were lent, given and but for a time bestowed upon you, as also his most precious blood and life was after many other Miseries sustained for your Ransom, and Redemption, by him for whose right and cause you stand and patiently endure afflictions for the same so often so much, and so long time. Thus he himself found the way and returned to his own kingdom and glory immense and eternal, and he said, at his departure hence to his heavenly throne unto his blessed Apostles, Disciples, to you, and all that shall serve, and suffer for him, to the end of the world. In domo Patris mei 
Io 1●.  mansiones multae sunt, vado parare vobis locum. Et ●● abiero & praeparavero vobis locum: iterum venio & accipiam vos ad meipsum ut ubi sum egg, & vos sitis, Et quo ego vado scitis, & viam s●●●is: In my father's house there be many mansions: I go to prepare you a place▪ I come again and will take you to my s●lf●, that where I am, you also may be. And whither I go you know, and the way you know. Every Mansion in heaven in the house of God, fare surpasseth all Palaces and pleasures of this world: and to be with Christ in eternal glory, infinitely exceedeth all delights and honours here. And the glory and reward of them that come nearest to Christ in sufferings here, ●●ll be ●he highest and greatest with him there in joys for ever. Ecce Taberna●ulum Dei cum hominibus, & 
Apo●al. ●1.  habitabit cum eyes, & ipsi populus ●ius erunt, & ipse Deus cum eyes, er●t corum Deus. E● absterget Deus omnem Lachrymam ab oculis eorum▪ & m●rs ultrà non erit neque luctus, neque clamour, neque dolor erit ultrà, quae prima abierunt: Behold the Tabernacle of God with men, and he will devil with them. And they shall be ●is people: and he God with them shall be their ●od. And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes: and death shall be no more, nor mourning, nor crying neither shall there be sorrow any more, which first things are gone. All you shall, or can give, or ra●her lend, for such a recompense of sure Inheritance for ever, was given you by him, that, for but lending him the same again for a time, will with so great honour return you all again y●a an hundred for one. Omnis qui reliquerit domum velfra●●es aut sorores aut Patrem, aut Matrem aut vxo●em, aut filios aut agros, propter nomen 
Matth. 19  meum: cen●●plum ac●●pi●t & vitam ●●ernam possidebit: Eu●ry one that ha●● l●ft house, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother or wife, or childrne or ●and●● for my sake: sh●ll ●e●eiue on hundre● fold, and shall possess life everlasting.  
3. You that be great and Noble, and Noble Catholics be not troubled ●or not enjoying such temporal and fading honours in Court or Country which your equals or inferiors en●oye, (not being of your Religion, but rather persecuting it are exalted) or that you have lost or let any such, for this holy cause. If there was danger you could not exercise ●uch without offence to God, or hurting his S●ruants; it is your honour, and security in conscience to want or lose them▪ Qui amat pericu●um in illo peribit. Coringrediens du●● 
〈◊〉. 3.  ●●as, non habebit success: He that l●ueth danger, shall pe●ish in it. A ●eart that goeth two wa●es, s●all not have Success, And God hath provided better L●eu●enanci●s, and Offices for you in a bett●r kingdom. judicabunt Nationes, & dom●n●●untur 
〈◊〉 3.  populis. & regnabit Dominus illorum in perpetuum: They shall judge Nations, and have dominion over peoples, and their Lord shall reign for ever. Let it be your comfort, that never had the, that if you had enjoyed such, you would, as your holy Religion teacheth you, have performed them to you▪ uttermost power, to the honour of God, our king, and Country: as they which had and lately lost them did, ever most faithful and dutiful to our king, in his commands, and as ready as any Protestants, to do him all service and supplies they could by themselves or other means they might, or were able to procure, and more than diverse Protestants did well approve, or commend in them for such duties, which all Catholics without exception generally, and upon all occasions in their degree most readily, and willingly performed. Let it not be a grief unto you, that you are driven out of Parliaments, whose chiefest and only members you with the Catholic Bishops, and some privileged Abbots, were with the kings of England, long before any house of Common● was in power. Your lawful and just refusals of an Oath made, and, as it was expounded by king james, by greatest spiritual power unlawful to be taken, giveth you lawful excuse from all assent to Acts of persecution, England ever was a noble Nation, your Ancestors and of us all that be truly English, came by all Antiquities from a most honourable people and progenitors. Saint Gregory the great so called, and in great part our Apostle and Father in Christ, compared them not only for name, but endowments of nature, unto Angels: and the lives and conversation of many thousands of your holy Ancestors, (when England was holy England) were Angelical: and you now with other Catholics made for profession of your faith, a spectacle to the world Angels, and men, shall 
1. Cor. 4.  be for your reward, thus persevering, as Angels 
Matt. 22.  of God in heaven, sicut Angeli Dei in caelo. Your renowned Priests have given you example in the highest degree of perfection in this kind and cause in forsaking all at once, and with his Apostles following Christ, with an Ecce reliquimus omnia & secuti sumus te: Behold we have 
Matt. 19  l●f● all things, and have followed thee; So deprived and persecuted only in England, because we are Priests and borne in England. Be not afraid to follow such guides, with some hazard, loss, or diminution of your honours, esteem with carnal minds, Richeses, and revenues for the like cause, and for that you are Catholics of England. For others both Priests and Catholics not of England, are otherwise entertained here in England, not only ●n times of peace, but in times of open hostility between England and their Countries from whence they are: of such by some, some jealousy might be made; of English Priests and Catholics, no possible place is left to invent the least suspicion. Our Priests have so long and voluntarily professed poverty, and lived therein, that no man of upright judgement can think they would disorderly or unjustly seek for Richeses, with hazard of their friends. And if his Majesty should allow to lay Catholics, which receive no spiritual good from Protestant Ministers, to pay Tithes to others of their Religion, this would not be offesive to God, nor hinder, but rather further a noble great Nation, having now more need of chaste then married of such sort.  
5. If we had not preferred our love of England before all earthly things, no doubt but both the Bishop of Chalcedon, and diverse renowned Priests of England might have found fare greater amity, favour, and worldly preferment in other parts, than they could ever expect or look for in their own Country. We never had hand or singer in these late wars, and contenuons, or ever ●aue the least occasion of any danger, difficulty, or hazard, our dearest Country is subject or exposed unto, as diverse public Pro●lamations and other Protestant Relation▪ publish. We never were of Counsel, or acquaintance, with any great Counsellor, o● Courtier dead, or living full at this time, o● any such, which (as many Protestans or puritans have thought) did not good offices to this kingdom, We were, and are 〈◊〉 to all men or women, Courtiers or others, which have been suspected to have furthered the driving ●● the French Bishop, Priests, Ladies, and others from the Queen, and placed themselues ●●●riends for them, the beginning of daba ewith France▪ We are as Innocent of the breath with Spain, either Marriage or peace, o● with any other Prince. We have not disturbed it, at ●ome or abroad. The rebellion of the Netherlanders▪ Hungarians, Austrians, 〈◊〉, Lu●atians, Sile●ians, Moranian●, French and whatsoever Protestants against their Princes were by Protestants, not catholics allowing but always condemning them. As in England in all oppositions of parliamentary Protestants against our king hindering or withholding duties from him, even in his times of needs and wants, the Catholics ever yielded to, and most readily performed all, although by Parliament they were charged with double subsidies, without any freedom or release of any penalties for Religion: All Priests of the Clergy, Bishop and others have utterly condemned the deniers of rendering such duties ●nto our King, and have what they could persuaded the Recusants (as the refusing Protestants were therein termed) to perform such ●onds, true offices, and obligations of loving subjects. An● although our Catholics hau●●●ne sundry waie● greviously persecuted for their Religion: yet▪ as the world knoweth they have most dutifully, much above others honoured our king, supplied his wants with free, and large Donations, and Contribu●ions, when their persecuting Protestants in great number, and of great quality made denial No man except maliciously and chridishly very falsely imagining slanders, and ●ntruthes against them, may surmise that these ●en can be unmindful of the duty and obedience of true Subjects to their Sovereign.  
6. If there be any either in Court or Country bearing the name Catholic, gaining not looing, rather honoured then disgraced, preferred then persecuted) gi●en to liberty and disorders, (such as this protestant time can easily bestow and ●are) and spiritual discipline may not be allowed to ke●pe such in duty, o● leave the ●ame Catholic, Catholic Religion doth ●ot and cannot answer, or make accomp●●or such▪ Commonly they be men risen o●●ell reared up by fall of Religion, and Religious houses, which complain most against Catholics, who find pro●ects of sea●e, ●●a●ing to lose that, they so easily g●t. B●t 〈◊〉, there is no danger towards them by English Catholics, for many or most o●●hem that be landed men, have also such land, They be not Catholics, (which ever defend ●ld and universal Right) which a●e to be sea●ed in Innovations: Novelists and lovers of singularities, are the most dangerous in such respects. Catholics of England, of all subjects thereof, ever were and now be most observant of, and keeping their Protestant Princes laws: seldom is, or can a Catholic be charged with the breach of any, except concerning matters of Religion, where i● breaketh the law of God and his holy Catholic Apostolic Church. To keep th● law of the king of all kings, and his kingdom, must not be termed or thought a breach and violating of the laws of any private earthly king or kingdom, all which mu● subject themselves to that omnipotent king and his government. And to make all sure 〈◊〉 Catholics defence in this cause, we wi● briefly examine all Articles now questione● between Protestant's of England and then, an● prove in many of these Articles (as they a● enacted by Protestant's) that the Catholic doctrine is fare more agreeable and profitab● for public peace, unity, obedience, an● concord in a good civil Monarchical an● Regal government, then that which Protestants hold, and practise, and would for●● Catholics unto; and not any one Article ●● Catholic Religion, repugnant unto, or prejudicing the Rule and government of a mo● worthy king in a noble Nation.   

THE VIII. CHAPTER.  
That every Article of Catholic Religion is more agreeable with the best temporal government, than those of the Protestants; and that a Catholic keeping his Religion, as he is bound to God, so he cannot be undutiful to his temporal Prince and Country.  
THe first five Articles of their Religion, (they consisting only of ●9. ●ade by a few Protestants in f●●werth, or ●fth year of Queen Elizabeth the old age ● this Religion) do contain nothing con●ouersed between them and us, but were ●ade against new Sectaries so soon risen up among them. The Sixth and next Article in●tuled, Of the sufficienty of the holy Scripture for ●luation, Denieth the use and necessities of traditions not written in Scripture, and dealeth many books of holy Scripture to be ●ch, and some of them, as the book of wisdom, and of jesus the son of Sirach, con●sting most of moral precepts, and commandments (as all men know) are most needful in all kingdoms for civil regiment. So tha● whatsoever of this nature is contained in these two moral books and ten others whic● they likewise reject, or in holy Apostolic Traditions, are wanting in these men, and th● catholics embracing both ●hose books an● Traditions exceed them in all temporal obedience and duty in this respect.  
2. After this, until we come to their nint● Article styled, Of original or birth siane: they find no difference in this point. But in thi● Article they thus enact: There is no condemnation for them that believe, and are baptised: By which allowance and Decree, the way to all disobedience, felonies, treasons, and sins whatsoever is set open to all Protestants, whic● say they believe, and are baptised, and ●● no Treason, Rebellion, contempt of government can condemn them. Catholics be o● the contrary profession. And this Protestant liberty and disobedience is further warrante● and allowed in the next Article but one: (th● immediate next Article after by their gloss● not at all or little differing ●rom catholics▪) Fo● this their eleventh Article entitled of the justification of man: Thus declareth: That we are justify by faith only, is a most wholesome doctrine, and very full of comfort▪ But this is not very whole some comfortable, or secure for any king, kingdom, commonwealth, that it should giu● liberty to all offences, not to be punished b● God at all, nor by Prince if they can secretly be committed and concealed. God forbidden any bearing the name of of Catholic should ever hold or follow such doctrine. And these Protestants Religion in the next Article of good works, giving little or no efficacy unto them, will not hinder them in matter of disobedience, to God or Prince. So doth their 13. Article, wherein they sa●e, that, works such as we commonly call among others, obedience to kings and Rulers, good works, Done without the grace of Christ have the nature of sin. By which if any man ●all into drunkenness, commit Adultery, Fornication, Per●u●●e, or any mortal sin, which depriveth of grace, he may or rather must make rebellion, commit ●reason, or whatsoever wickedness he can, otherwise containing and abstaining from such horrible wickedness, such his refraining from those Impieties, have the nature of sin.  
3. The 14. next Article against works of supererogation, bringeth into like desperateness. Their 15. and 16. Articles have no peculiar difficulty. Their 17. next Article is entitled of Predestination and Election: And it delivereth plainly that their doctrine and Religion therein even, a● it is received among them, is so perilous a thing. That for curious and carnal persons, to have continually before their eyes the sentence of God's predestination, is a most dangerous downesall, whereby the devil doth thrust them into desperation, or into recklessness of most unclean living no less pevillous than desperation. These Articles if w● should go no further, are sufficient to dissuade any man, desiring to be a true subject to God and his Prince, from embracing the Religion of Protestant's. But to proceed to the end of them: the 18 next Article, of obtaining eternal Salvation only by the name of Christ: hath nothing in question. The next 19 And the 20. Articles the first entitled, Of ●he Church: And the other, Of the authority of the Church: Are able to destro●e all Obedience, Religion, and duty. either to God or man▪ for the first defining to those of their Religion, and declaring that, The visible Church of Christ is a Congregation of faithful men, in the w●ich the pure word of God is preached and the Sacraments be duly ministered according to Christ's ordinance, in all those things that of necessity are requisite to the same. And making the patriarchal Churches of jerusalem, Alexandria, Antioch, and Rome the chiefest commanding Churches, by which all others must be ruled, and governed, and yet it is concluded of them all, that they Hau● erred in matters of faith. They take all true faith and Religion, (which of all things must be most certain) out of the world. For no man will or can be of a Religion, which is assuredly untrue, nor worship him for God, which will so dece●●e us. And to no purpose to find truth, but to confirm Infidelity it is said in the 20. Article; The Church hath power and authority in Controversies of faith: the Church is a witness and keeper of holy writ. For if the highest judge, witness and keeper of holy writ, and having authority in Controversies of faith, being to be obeyed of all, may thus err, all men should thereby be bound to such error, and eternally to be damned. No man would be a Christian with such condition. No man is likely so to be a true subject: for the certainty of Religion, which causeth certainty of obedience and duty to Princes, being taken away, the other will fail.  
4. This they confirm in their 21. Article, Of the authority of general Counsels, making them though they represent the whole and universal Church, to have no more power or certainty. And if we should follow the Par●aments of our Country, much unequal to ●he whole Church's judgement, we should ●inde that they have often and most inexcusably erred by their own judgements and confessions. And So the Conclusion may be ●uch as Athests and profane contemners of Religion and all duty to God, Princes and uthers in authority, use and practise. Their 22. Article entitled, Of Purgatory, denying the doctrine of the Roman Church concerning purgatory, Pardons, Images, Relics and invocation of Saints, must needs occasion ●ore neglect of good life and duty, than the Catholic doctrine. For first the denial of Purgatory and punishment for sin there after death, if it be joined with the Protestant doctrine before, of sins forgiven by faith, and ministerial absolution from all guilt or pain thereby, denying any temporal pain to be inflicted for, or due for sin, overthroweth all penalties, penance or punishment, any Consistory, civil or Ecclesiastical should inflict for any offence. For where none is due, or to be done, in justice it may not be inflicted. And this is more than any Pardons or Indulgence the Pope himself doth give, or may use: every pretended believer or Minister taketh more authority upon him herein. No use of holy Images or Reliks' used by Catholics can be offensive in any Commonwealth, but it rather teacheth honour and duty, which the Protestant opinion doth not. He that will have or use respect, do honour or reverence to the representing sign, or part of any▪ will rather do it to him they represent, than he that denieth it. And for honour to Saints, he that will not honour them in heaven and glory, will sooner be unmindful of their duty to persons which are to be honoured on earth with terreane honour, than he that honoureth and prayeth unto Saints in glory.  
5. The next Articles 23. and 24. have little belonging to this purpose. Their 25. Article of Sacraments, saying they be Certain sure witnesses, and effectual signs of grace, and Gods good will towards us, by which he dot● work invisibly in us. Of seven Sacraments, they only retain two, and the first of them is Baptism, which they minister to infants. They leave here the whole life of man, and all states without grace for their callings: They bar the married, from the grace of wedlock or matrimony: Ecclesiastical persons, from all grace in Orders: all that live, from the grace of Confirmation; offenders, from grace by penance; Those that are sick, from the grace of Extreme unction. And for the Lords supper, as they term their Communion, holding that it doth condemn and hurt those that be in sin, and never ministering unto any but such as be of years subject to many sins, not taking them away by any other Sacrament or means, this cannot give grace, but rather damnation to the receivers, being in their own judgement unworthy Receivers, and receiving to their damnation, as they thus declare in their 29. Article. The wicked although they do carnally and visibly press with their teeth the Sacrament of the body and blood of Christ: yet in no wise are they partakers of Christ, but rather to their condemnation, do eat and drink the sign or Sacrament of so great a thing. When Catholics do not communicate but after their sins be forgiven in the Sacrament of Penance, Confession, and absolution of all sins. So that by this Article Protestant's have no means to take away any, but Original sin in In●an●s, none, for any actual sin, but without all grace are left alone to all undutifulness, disobedience and other sins, from which Catholics are by grace given in Sacraments preserved, and made free, and abled to perform their duty to God, and their Princes.  
6. The 26. Article hath nothing belonging to this question: neither the 27. Article following, of Baptism, hath any thing needing examine in this matter. Their 28. of the Supper of the Lord, denying Transubstantiation and the Real presence of Christ in the Eucharist, and consequently the reverence and honour due thereunto, will not breed more honour to Princes on earth, they not having more title than Christ, and by him, of honour. And they having before declared that the Sacraments be effectual signs of grace, and here giving all prerogative to Imagined faith, saying: The mean whereby the body of Christ is received and eaten in the supper is faith, they attribute nothing to any sign or Sacramental thing, and that Imaginative faith is a false faith. For except as Catholics hold, Christ be truly present there, by the omnipotent promise, word and work of God, it is impossible faith should be a mean to receive Christ's body there. True faith is only of true, and not of false things. And so again these men leave to themselves no Sacrament to give them grace in all their course of life after Baptism, when they are infants, and so must needs be disabled to serve God or their Prince as they should, and all men are bound to do.  
7. The 29. Article confirmeth this, as I have delivered before. And their 30. Article, of both kinds by their doctrine attributing all to their Imagined confuted false faith, confirmeth it also. And their assertion there, That the Cupe by Christ's commandment ought to be ministered to all Christian men: Is untrue by their own Parliaments, testifying that in the very Primative Church, and always it was often ministered in one kind only. Then no commandment of Christ contrary, ca be brought to condemn all Churches, times and places for such practice.  
8. Their 31. Article, of the one oblation of Christ finished upon the cross, denying against the whole Church of Christ in all ages and places, and thereby depriving God of all external sacrifice, contrary to scripture and all authority, will not by the Rule of proportion give more, or so much honour unto earthly kings then Cat●oliks do, giving this tribute and Sacrifice to the king of heaven, and all that is belonging, or was ever given to their terrene Princes.  
9 Their 32. Article, of the Marriage of Priests, hath married this kingdom to many miseries, it did not feel, or know before. The posterity proceeded by such law, or allowance, hath brought us to number hundreds of thousands more, than Brittany or England (if it had remained Catholic) should have ever seen. Many thousands of these are left unprovided for, and not a few are turned, or wrested out of their possessions to furnish these Ministers children, many of whom also have fallen to such extreme wants that many of them have taken desperate courses, which the Catholic practice and Religion would have prevented.  
10. Their 33. Article, Of excommunicate persons, how they are to be avoided: Differeth not from Catho●ikes, but that Protestants commit the business of excommunication and absolution, to such as Catholics hold, have no power therein: when both Catholics and Protestants confess, that men assigned to such offices by Catholics have true, lawful and undoubted authority.  
11. Their 34 Article, Of Traditions of the Church, is wholly Ceremonious by their own exposition, and no man can be so singular in this or any such matter, but to think any particular Church or kingdom, the more it agreeth with the universal, or most flourishing Christian kingdoms to be more honourable and secure thereby, than such as fall into Novelties, and singularities.  
12. Their 35. Article, of homilies, is nothing to this purpose. And their 36. Article entitled, Of Consecration of Bishops and Ministers, To whom they commit spiritual Business, preaching, ministering Sacraments, and to excommunicate, absolve, and whatsoever in like kind they take upon them to practise, is quite overthrown by themselves, before in their 22. Article, where they say that Order, as they use it, Is no Sacrament or effectual sign of grace, and hath no● any visible sign, or ceremony ordained of God. Then not receiving or having grace, or such spiritual power, it cannot confer and give it unto others, or so exercise it, especially in so many things, as is required, from truly and lawfully consecrated persons, such as they acknowledge the Bishop● and Priests of the Roman Church to be.  
13. Their 37. Article entitled of the civil Magistrate, doth give to temporal Prince's supremacy even in spiritual things, and denieth all jurisdiction to the Pope of Rome in thi● Realm in such affairs. Of this sufficient is said before. And every equal minded man may easily see, whether the temporal state of England was not more honourable, noble, powerful and secure when the Pope's jurisdiction in spiritual things ruled here, then now it is, and ever since it hath been, and yet the Richeses and wealth which fell to our kings and Princes hands, and command at such change, were as infinite, and so great, that king Henry 8 to have licence or assent to suru●y them, to make use thereby, promised (to speak in Protestant witnesses words) He would create an● maintain 40. Earls, 60. Barons, 
Edw. howes historical pref. in Henr. ●.  three thousand knights, and forty thousand soldiers with skilful Captains, and competent maintenance for t●em all for ever, ou● of the ancient Church revenues. Neither should the people be any more charged with loan, Subfidies and Fifteen. Since w●i●h time there ●au● b●ene more statutes, laws, subfidies and Fifteen, then in five hundred years before. Thus in the public Protestant History, in the year 1614 dedicated to our king now, the Prince Charles. Since we have heard and tasted in England more matters of this nature. And yet if we should make but Robin-hoods pen●worthes and estimate of what hath been taken away from holy constant Catholics, for professing their true and Apostolic Religion, in the Reign o● Queen Elizabeth, king james and king Charles, even since he married a Queen, prosessing for herself Catholic Religion, It will amount to more, than would have delivered a far●e meaner king and kingdom, then ours of England have been● accounted, from such complaints of fears, wants, needs, dislikes, and variation therein, if God had well approved of such proceedings, and such means of proceeding against his Catholic Seruamts, our kings most faithful 〈◊〉.  
14. And the spiritual supremacy assumed by o●r Princes king Henry, 8. king Edward, 6 and Queen Elizabeth, confirmed again in this Article, had wrought so good effects in so short time, (within 4. years of Q. Elizabeth's obtaining the Crown,) that Protestants in such order, or rather disorder and number denied temporal power in Princes here to put any Rebel, or whatsoever most grievous offender to death, and they went further affirming that Protestants might not fight in defence of their Country, though the Prince commanded it: whereupon they were enforced to declare in this Article, in this manner against such Protestant Brethren: The laws of the Realm may punish Christian men with death, for heinous and grievous offences. Is it lawful for Christian men, at the commandment o● the Magistrate, to wear Arms, and serve in the wars. And there were among them teaching and holding community of goods, no● theft, spoiling, or Roberie to be punished, no justice or law to be executed, or Oath to be taken in judgement, all Courts and Consistories to cease, as is evident by the two last Articles 38. and 39 thus following, the former entitled Of Christian men's goods which are not common: And thus declaring: The Riches and goods of Christians are not common, as touching the right Title and possession of the same, as certain Anab●ptists, (Protestants) do beast. And the last ●9 Article entitled, of a Christian man's Oath: And thus enacting and declaring: We judge tha● Christian Religion doth not prohibit, but that a man may swear, when the Magistrate requireth, in a cause of faith and charity, so it be done according to the Prophets teaching in justice, judgement, and truth. This sufficiently witnesseth w●at goodly common-wealths-men their Protestant Religion, eu●n 〈◊〉 Infancy thereof, had brought forth in this kingdom.   

THE IX. CHAPTER.  
That true and obedient Catholics, be the truest and most obedient subjects.  
1. And in conclusion to come to the particular S●ate and Regality o● our most honoured King Charles, and king james before him. There never were any Protestants in England in their times, or before, which so truly and ducifully carried themselves, towards their Monarchical true Title, Right, and Government, as generally Catholik● ever have done, and will, as they are bound by Religion to do. In the time of young king Edward 6. Cranmer and his Protestant Complices by that young kings will, did their uttermost to extinguish and overthrow it▪ Queen Mary and her Catholic Regiment did nothing against it, but revived, preserved, and confirmed it. In the Protestant reign of Q. Elizabeth, Statuts were made to avoid or hinder it. It was enacted by Protestant Parliament. Capital to acknowledge it. Hales an English Protestant companion to the Scotish Knox, wrote a book expressly against the Title of king Iame● No Protestant answered, confuted or seemed to disallow it. Only Catholics, Sir Anthony Browne a judge, Doctor Morga● Doctor of Divinity and Doctor Smith of the Civil law confuted it The death of that glorious Catholic Queen Marry Grandmother to king Charles, and true Heir of England was long sought, and after contrived, concluded, and executed by Queen Elizabeth and her Protestants. Many worthy Catholics here for her cause lost their lives, lands, and what they possessed. And all ge●rally for suspicion of favouring her and king james his Title, and now of king Charles, were much persecuted. Yet no Persecution could ever force us from that duty to lawful Princes and their Temporal Titles, but we ever performed it, though with danger: as we have, and do, our duty to God and the holy Church. No Catholic Clergy man a● any time impugned it.  
2. William Bishop of Chaleedon, and Richard now his persecured Successor maintained, proved and confirmed it. So have all Archpriests, Assistants, and all in any authority among the Clergy either by opinion, word or writing. And some of us that yet live and write, (I might here catch hold of my own pen with others) have as expressly, plainly, and effectually taught and published it, as king Charles can desire. The Protestant writers of their great public Theatre of grea● Brittany, have not given so great allowance unto it. The Lord Verulam in his history of king Henry 7. hath not ascribed too much; a good Catholic writer would have gruen more, unto it.  
3. And to pu● all out of doubt or question in this business because P●●e●ts and Catholics are charged so much, for adhering to Papal powe●: in this they are assuredly known to be the truest Subjects to our king. For all Popes actually▪ or virtually, (in never approving or legittimating Queen Elizabeth) have ratified and confirmed the just Right of Scotland in th●s kingdom and Ireland. And nothing can be said to be more authentically approu●d▪ and confirmed by Pope's authority, than Pope Innocentius 8. by his Papal Bull, (as our Protestants confess, and relate 
Bulla Innocentij S. in ●●trim. Henrici Regi● Ang. 7. Ma●●●. Parker. Antiquit. Brit. in ●●. Merit.  it) confirmed both the marriage of king Henry, 7. with Elizabeth daughter and heir to king Edward, 4. and his most lawful and Just 〈◊〉 to the Crown of England. By all Titles and Rights, by Right of Inheritance, right of war, right of marriage, right of Election, and right of Parliament by hi● Pontisicall power. Pa●● ad confirmandum illud legitimum divinitusque conciliatum, ac ad pacem, & tranquillitatem Anglorum maximè necessarium Matrimoniu●, suis Bullis opus esse putavit, quia quarto cognationis gradu coniuncti nuptias contraxerunt. In quibus etiam nè authoritate carere videretur, regnum acquisitum Regem confirmavit, illudque iure hareditario, jure belli, iure coniugali, jure elec●●onis. jure Senatus seu Parliamenti Anglicani, necnon jure Pontificio atque suo ad Henritum Regem septimum, eiusque Haredes in perpe●●●● spectare debere pronuntiavit: The Pope thought i● needful by his Bulls to confirm that godly reconciled Marriage, most necessary for the peace and tranquillity of English men, for that they ●ad married in the sowerth degree. In which also, lest it may seem to want authority, ●e confirmed the obtained kingdom on the king, and declared it to appertain perpetually to king Henry the 7. and his heirs by hereditary right, by right of war, by right of Marriage, by righ● of election, by right of the Coun●ell o● English Parliament, by Pontifical, and his own right. This is so constringent and binding an obligation of all English Catholics, (attributing so much to Papal pow●r and jurisdiction, as Protestants say we do, ever to perform all temporal duty and obedience to our king Charles, the undoubted true lawful He●re of that so established king Hery●● to him and his heirs for ever) that no Catholic man, allowing of Papal authority can ever be justly suspected of disobedience or undutifulness to our Sovereign. And all the Protestants of ●ngland in their Religion, cannot produce such a bond, testimony, or warrant fo● their like fidelity.  
4. Therefore being thus clearly and manifestly made known, and evident, that the Religion of English Catholics in every point is most true, and holy, plensing to God, and profitable in temporal Regiment the sacred Orders of our Bishop and Priest so honourable, we hope our king and hi● Council hereafter will rather think of defending then offending, protecting then persecuting 
K. Charles Declaration to all Subjects An. 1628.  them. And besides that is here said his own Regal declaration published with advice of his Council, calleth upon him and them so to do. For there, with that advice h● thus publicly protesteth, before God and m● We ●all God to record, before whom we stands, that it ● and always hath b●ne our hearts desi●e, ●o be foun● worthy of that Title, which we account the most glorious, in all our Crown, defender of the saith▪  
5. We must m●st humbly remember unto him the saith, whereof he is ●●ilc●● Defender wherein there is so m●ch glo●●e● it is tha● only true saith of Ca●●o●iks, as is here proved, and no other: true faith being but one ● 
Ephes' 4.  Vnus Dominus, una sides, unum baptis●a. One Lord one faith, one Baptism. And this faith of Catholics of Eng●and is the true Catholic, Apostolic faith, and saith of the Church of Rom● now, and when that Title, defender of ●● faith was given to king Henry the 8. befor● his lapse from the Church of Rome, by the Pope there, for defending that faith against Luther. The Title given must be interpreted by the giver the Pope, not the receiver, which could not receive, but what was given. And this Title was given, received, and used, many years before Queen Elizabeth, or before her Religion, the Religion of English Protestant's now was borne, and was used both by king Henry 8. and Queen Mary, not of this new Religion: wherefore we hope our king calling God to Record will rather defend the faith of his Catholics, and them, then to suffer them to be thus persecuted; and his Council which counselled him in that declaration, will so advice and counsel him▪ And his Parliament, that could not find their Religion 80. years old, will not hinder him in so good a deed, seeing it is certain by their own account, that the Title, defender of the faith, is about 30. years older than their Religion, and so he cannot by that Title defend their faith. A non ens can have no defence▪ It can neither be defended or offended.  
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Pag. 17. lin. 3. Theanus, for Theonus. l. 15. Thadiacus, for, Thadiocus. p. 21. l. 22. paene for, penè. p. 27. l. 28. most worthiest, for, worthiest. p. 39 l. 28. were, for, was. p. 42. l. 18. Phylosopho, for, Philosopho. p. 43. l. 20. Huntingtonsyhre, for, Huntingdon shire. p. 47. l. 21. did increased, for and increased. p. 51. l. 20. these man, for, these men. p. 52. l. 19 Missae Papisticae, for, Missa Papistica. p. 61. l. 19 Ireland, for, Island. p. 63. l. 6. translated them, for, translated, p. 69. l. 22. every one, for, and every one. p. 71. l. 7. formae, for, forma. p. 80. l. 23. jurisdiction, for, jurisdiction on the Christians. p. 91. l. 18. after, S. Peter, add, and to the holy Roman Church. p. 100 l. 25. make no Parenthesis. p. 111. l. 8. Omit, Theodoretus. p. 120. l. 26. Omit, Thou shalt. p. 123. l. 6. Amphilabus, for, Amphibalus. Some other faults of less moment I have not put down here, they being easy for the Reader to correct in reading.   

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Pag. 13. lin. 23. at which time, for, after which time. pag. 17. l. 3. Theanus, for Theonus. l. 15. Thadiacus, for, Thadiocus. p. 21. l. 22. paene for, penè. p. 23. l. 24., first to have persuaded, for, before, to have brought. p. 25. l. 5. as they most happily did, for, as soon after it most happily was. p. 27. l. 28. most worthiest, for, worthiest. p. 39 l. 10. S. Bonifacius, for, S. Benedict Biscop. p. 35. l. 28. were, for, was. p. 42. l. 7. yea. 386, for, year 586. p. 42. l. 18. Phylosopho, for, Philosopho. pag. 43. l. 20. Huntingtonsyhre, for, Huntingtonshyre. p. 47. l. 21. did increased, for, and increased. p. 51. l. 20. these man, for, these men. p. 52. l. 19 Missae Papislicae, for, Missa Papistica. p. 61. l. 19 Ireland, for, Island. pag. 63. l. 6. translated them, for, translated, pag. 69. l. 22. every one, for, and every one. pag. 71. l. 7. formae, for, forma. p. 80. l. 23. jurisdiction, for, jurisdiction on the Christians. p. 91. l. 18. after, S. Peter, add and to the ho●y Roman Church. pag. 100 l. 25. make no Parenthesis. p. 111. l. 8. Omit, Theodoretus. p. 120. l. 26. Omit, Thou shalt. p. 123. l. 6. Amphilabus, for, Amphibalus. pag. 125. l. 1. almost 1000, for, above 1000 p. 150. l. 22. let, for, left. pag. 156. l. 18. many, for, every. Some other faults of less moment I have not put down here, they being easy for the ●eader to correct in reading.