The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent, Volume 12W. Bristow, 1801 - Kent (England) |
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Page 472 - London, before he had been parson, vicar, or curate of any parish-church in England, or dean or prebend of any cathedral church ; and was in truth totally ignorant of the true constitution of the church of England, and the state and interest of the clergy ; as sufficiently appeared throughout the whole course of his life afterward. He had scarce performed any part of the office of a bishop in the diocese of London, when he was snatched from thence, and promoted to Canterbury...
Page 663 - This Book of Articles before rehearsed is again approved, and allowed to be holden and executed within the realm, by the assent and consent of our Sovereign Lady Elizabeth, by the Grace of God, of England, France, and Ireland, Queen, Defender of the Faith, &c.
Page 509 - On examination, the thigh-bone was found to be carious about four inches in length, and at nearly the same distance from its head. He was buried, pursuant to his own directions, in a covered passage, leading from a private door of the palace to the north door of Lambeth church : and he forbade any monument or epitaph to be placed over him. In person, Dr. Seeker was tall and comely : in the early part of his life slender, and rather consumptive : but as he advanced in years, his size increased, yet...
Page 255 - We will and command you that the metropolitical see of all Britain be ever hereafter in the city of Canterbury : and we make a perpetual and unchangeable decree, that all provinces of this kingdom of England be for ever subject to the metropolitical church of that place.
Page 502 - Warham, had piety without superstition and moderation without meanness, an open and a liberal way of thinking, and a constant attachment to the cause of sober and rational liberty, both civil and religious. Thus he lived, and died ; and few great men ever passed through this malevolent world, better beloved and less censured than he.
Page 472 - England ; yet that temper in the archbishop, whose house was a sanctuary to the most eminent of that factious party, and who licensed their most pernicious writings, left his successor a very difficult work to do, to reform and reduce a church into order, that had been so long neglected, and that was so ijl filled P by many weak, and more wilful churchmen.
Page 489 - James's, the archhishop neither went to wait on him, though he had once agreed to it, nor did he even send any message*. He absented himself likewise from the convention, for which he is severely censured by Burnet, who calls him " a poor-spirited and fearful man, that acted a very mean part in all this great trans...
Page 306 - Third Chest.— In this and the other chest opposite, are the remaining bones of Canute and Rufus, kings : of Emma, queen ; and of Wina and Alwin, bishops. In this chest AD 1661, were promiscuously laid together the bones of princes and prelates, which had been scattered about with sacrilegious barbarity, AD 1642.* North Side— First Chest from Pulpit.— This chest with its inscriptions, mingled bones, etc., is similar to the one last described.
Page 468 - England, and the ftate and intereft of the Clergy ; as fufficiently appeared throughout the whole courfe of his life afterward. He had fcarce performed any part of the office of a Bifhop in the diocefe of London, when he was fnatched from thence, and promoted to Canterbury, upon the never-enough lamented death of Dr.
Page 331 - Breto, who formed a resolution, either to terrify the archbishop into submission, or to put him to death. Having laid their plan, they left the court at different times, and took different routes, to prevent suspicion ; but being conducted by the devil, as some monkish historians tell us, they all arrived at the castle of Ranulph de Broc, about six miles from Canterbury, on the same day, Dec.