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THE CHURCH HISTORIANS

OF ENGLAND.

The

Church Historians of England.

THE first Part of Vol. I., consisting chiefly of Prefaces and other introductory matter, and the History of the Early British Church, is deferred till a later period.

The Proprietors trust that the Subscribers will bear in mind that this series of works is not intended-like the publications of the Parker Society, the Library of AngloCatholic Theology, and some others—to give the opinions or doctrines of any particular School or period of the English Church. Each writer will be selected, not with any reference to his theological opinions, but simply as a Chronicler of the ecclesiastical events of his own day. It will thus necessarily happen that the first series of writers will be more or less tinctured with Roman Theology-it being the only Theology current in their day: while, in like manner, the Historian of the Elizabethan period is warmly opposed to those views, and reflects the Theology of his own time. In both cases, however, we have little choice. We must either gain what knowledge we can of the successive periods of the English Church, by consulting the existing Records of each Age, or we must remain in ignorance of this most interesting portion of past History.

THE CHURCH HISTORIANS

OF ENGLAND.

VOL. II.-PART I.

CONTAINING

THE ANGLO-SAXON CHRONICLE.

THE CHRONICLE OF FLORENCE OF
WORCESTER,

WITH A CONTINUATION AND APPENDIX.

EDITED AND IN PART TRANSLATED

FROM THE ORIGINALS,

BY THE REV. JOSEPH STEVENSON, M.A.

OF UNIVERSITY COLLEGE, DURHAM:

VICAR OF LEIGHTON BUZZARD.

Seeleys.

FLEET STREET AND HANOVER STREET.

MDCCCLIII.

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