The history of the Church of Great Britain from the birth of Our Saviour, untill the year of Our Lord, 1667 : with an exact succession of the bishops, and the memorable acts of many of them : together with an addition of all the English cardinals, and the several orders of English monks, friars, and nuns, in former ages.

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Author:	Gearing, William.
Title:	The history of the Church of Great Britain from the birth of Our Saviour, untill the year of Our Lord, 1667 : with an exact succession of the bishops, and the memorable acts of many of them : together with an addition of all the English cardinals, and the several orders of English monks, friars, and nuns, in former ages.
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title page

dedication

TO THE READER.

THE HISTORY OF THE CHURCH OF Great Britain.

CENTURY I.

CENT. II.

CENT. III.

CENT. IV.

CENT. V.

CENT. VI.

CENT. VII.

CENT. VIII.

CENT. IX.

CENT. X.

CENT. XI.

CENT. XII.

CENT. XIII.

CENT. XIV.

CENT. XV.

CENT. XVI.

CENTURY XVII.

A Catalogue of the Bishops of ENG∣LAND and WALES.

The Archbishops of Canterbury.

Archbishops of York.

Archbishops of London.

Bishops of London after the comming of Augustine, when the Archbishoprick was translated to Canterbury.

Bishops of Winchester.

Bishops of Ely.

The Bishops of Dorchester.

Bishops of Lincoln.

Bishops of Coventry and Litchfield.

Bishops of Sherborn.

Bishops of Wilt-shire.

Bishops of Salisbury.

Bishops of Bath and Wells.

Bishops of Devonshire, Cornwal, and Crediton, &c.

Bishops of Devonshire.

Bishops of Excester.

Bishops of the East-Angles.

Bishops of Thetford.

Bishops of Norwich.

Bishops of Worcester.

Bishops of Hereford.

Bishops of Selsey.

Bishops of Chichester.

Bishops of Rochester.

Bishops of Oxford.

Bishops of Glocester.

Bishops of Peterborough.

Bishops of Bristol.

Bishops of Chester.

Bishops of S. Davids.

Bishops of Dandaff.

Bishops of Bangor.

Bishops of St. Asaph.

Bishops of Lindisfarn.

Bishops of Chester on the Street.

Bishops of Durham.

Bishops of Carlile.

Of the manner of Installation of Bishops herein Eng∣land in former times.

Of those Englishmen that have been Cardinals of the Church of Rome.

Of the several Orders and Monks that have been in England.

Of the several sorts of Friars that have been in England.

The following Orders were but additional Descants upon the former, with some variations of their Founders, among whom were.

Of the Templars, and Hospitallers.

Of the English Nuns.

THE TABLE.

ERRATA.