The History of the Church of Canterbury

From the beginning of this volume, to the time when the English nation received the Faith of Christ, we have acquired matter from the writings of former men. In short, I was chiefly encouraged to undertake this work by the exhortations of the same al-Baines. They also partly informed me by what bishops, and under what kings, the provinces of the East and West Saxons, as also of the East Angles, and of the Northumbrians, received the grace of the Gospel. What was done with regard to the episcopal succession in the province of Lindsay, we had either from the letters of the most reverent Prellet-Kinnabert, or by