Britain, or a chorographicall description of the most flourishing kingdomes, England, Scotland, and Ireland, and the Ilands adioyning, out of the depth of antiqvitie : beavtified with mappes of the severall Shires of England / written first in Latine by William Camden ; Translated newly into English by Philémon Holland.

William Camden

Date:: 1610

Credit: Britain, or a chorographicall description of the most flourishing kingdomes, England, Scotland, and Ireland, and the Ilands adioyning, out of the depth of antiqvitie : beavtified with mappes of the severall Shires of England / written first in Latine by William Camden ; Translated newly into English by Philémon Holland. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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$d Ó——— iON — —— n»———————— À— oy ok Wi nn eR NS REE GSH Be - XS d env qe cc hs aset 136 ENGLISEHSAXON S. alwaicsinthe Englifumens Heptarchie, ~ Lib.2.c4p.5. biz $96. * Auguftine the Englifh- mens A- pofítle. Bnolifhmen converted to the faith, Lib.2.cap.1. *Englifhmen. * Chiift, wascalled , as we readin Beda, Kine of the Englifb nation : So thatin this very Hep- tarchie it may feeme there was alwaies a Monarchie. After this , ugajfine , whom commonly they call the Apoftle ofthe Englifh men , being fent hither by Gregorie the Great, having abolifhed thefe monftrous abominations of heathenifh impietie, with moft happy fuccefle planting Chrift in their hearts,converted them to the Chri- {tian faith. But for what caufe and upon what occafion , this Gregorie was fo dili- gent and carefull for the falvation of this Englifh nation, Venerable Beda hath by tra- dition of his forefathers recounted unto us in thefe words : The report goeth, that om a . » breught together into the market place [at Rome] for to be fold, and many chapmen flocked » together for to buy , Gregory alfohimfeife among others came thither , and [aw with other oo things , boies fet to fale, for bodies fatre and white , of countenance {weet and amiable, ba- » ving the baire él[o of their head as louely and beantifull. Whemwhen he wiftly beheld,he o> demanded , (as they [ay) from what countrey or land they were brought ? Anfwere was »» made , that they came out of the Ifle of Britaine, the people whereof were as welfavoured to » fee unto. Then he asked againe , Whether thofe Landers were Chriftians, or enfnared [Hill » with theerrours of Paganijme ? To which it was faid, T hey were Painims : but he fetching » 4 long deepe fighfr om Lis very heart reot; Alas for pitie,quoth he,that the foule fiend and »» [uch grace in their countenances (hould be void of the inward gracein their harts c foules. » Onceagaine he defrred to underfiand by what name their nation was kwowne ; T. hey made » anfmerst bat they werecelled Angli Ana well may they fo be named ,quoth be.for Ana » gellike faces they have:and meet itis i hat fuch (bould be felow-heires with _Anzels im » beconverted to Chrift :and even bim[elfe was ready to undertake the performance of this oo worke, with the helpe of God , incafeit would pleafe the « Apoflolicall Pope, that it fhould 29 be fa. Concerning this converfion,the fame Gregorie the Great writeth thus:2ehold,* he » hath now. entred already into the hearts of all nations,in maner that are: Behold yin onefaith » be hath cojoined the limits of Eafl c wei: Behold, fay the very Britifb toon g ,which could » nought elfe but rudely bray Barbarous words, long fince beganin the laud of God to refound ?2 faf ficiently, what great joy ws rifen up in tbe hearts of all the faithfull,for that the nation of TheRiver Swalein York-fhire. Beda repor- teth all this of Paulinus Mo of Yorkan Augufline, 2» hood,after the darknes of erraurs were chafed and driven away, ds illuminated withthe » light of holy faith : for that with moft fincere devotion they.now fpurne and tread > idols under their feete, who beforetimeim fuper[litious feare lay proftrate before them ? la >> an old fragmét alfo written in that age,thus weread: Augu/line upon one day of Chrifts » Nativitie which with the aniverfall elorie of the Englifhmen ws for ever celebrated,didre- >> generate by lively Baptifme above tenthoufand men, befides an innumerable multitude of > women and yoong children. But, what a number of Priefts, and other holy ordcrsbefides, » raver called in Englifh Swale, the Archbifhop | Auguftine] commanded by the voice of Cri- » erst» Maiflers that the people [Dould enter the riuer confidently two by tay in the name » of the Trinitie, baptize one another by turnes. T bus were they all borne againe withnole(fé » miracle, than in times pf the people of Ifrael paffed over the [red] Sea divided, and likes » wife Jordau when it turned back « for even fo , they were tranfported to the bauke on jM 23 ; us aie Howe eee penes ether 1—————————————————————————————————ÓM ee I$

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