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A defence of the Apology of the Church of England containing an answer to…A defence of the Apologie of the Churche of Englande conteininge an answeare to…
A defence of the Apology of the Church of England containing an answer to a certain book lately set forth by M. Harding, and entitled, A confutation of &c. By John Jewel Bishop of Salisbury.A defence of the Apologie of the Churche of Englande conteininge an answeare to a certaine booke lately set foorthe by M. Hardinge, and entituled, A confutation of &c. By Iohn Iewel Bishop of Sarisburie.
Imprinted at London : In Fleetestreate, at the sign of the Elephant, by Henry Wykes, Anno 1567. 27. OctobrisImprinted at London : In Fleetestreate, at the signe of the Elephante, by Henry VVykes, Anno 1567. 27. Octobris
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But first of all, in an Old chronicle, written in French above two hundred years paste, 1by Thomas Grey, ye shall find it recorded thus: Augustine, being thus refused of the Bishops, and others the Learned of the Britons, made such complaint thereof to Ethelbert the king of Kent, that forth with he levied his Power, and Marched against them, and slew them in most Cruel wise, having (as he saith) no more regard of mercy, then a Wolf hath upon a Sheep. Hereby it appeareth, that this Augustine was the inflamer of the War, and so the causer of the slaughter.
But first of al, in an Olde chronicle, written in Frenche aboue twoo hundred yéeres paste, 1by Thomas Graie, yée shal finde it recorded thus: Augustine, beinge thus refused of the Bishoppes, and others the Learned of the Britaines, made sutche complainte thereof to Ethelberte the kinge of kente, that foorth with he leuied his Power, and Marched againste them, and slewe them in moste Cruel wise, hauinge (as he saithe) no more regarde of mercie, then a Woulfe hath vpon a Sheepe. Hereby it appeareth, that this Augustine was the inflamer of the Warre, and so the causer of the slaughter.
- 1Thomas Grey. Augustine the inflamer of the War.Thomas Graie. Augustine the inflamer of the VVarre.
And whereas, by the words of Bede, as they be now commonly extant in the Latin, we are told, this Augustine was dead, long before the War began, it appeareth plainly by the true Bede in deed,1 translated above seven hundred years ago into the old English, or Saxon tongue, by Alfredus, or Aluredus then King of this land, that the same Augustine was yet alive, after the same War was ended, & that he afterward Consecrated two Bishops, Mellitus, & Justus: Mellitus, to be Bishop of London: and Justus, to be Bishop of Rochester. Which things thus declared, it followeth orderly in the story, Then (these Wars being ended, & these Bishops Consecrated) afterward died the beloved Father Augustine. After the War he died, he saith: and not Before, as they have sithence altered it in the Latin. I trow, M. Harding, ye are not so much amazed with the admiration of your Augustine, that ye will say, he had power to Consecrate Bishops, and to use his Archiepiscopal Authority, being dead.