A compleat and authentick history of the town and abbey of Galstonbury ... To which is added, an accurate account of the properties and uses of the mineral waters there [etc.] ... / By a physician.

  • Physician, A.
Date:
[1751]
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Credit: A compleat and authentick history of the town and abbey of Galstonbury ... To which is added, an accurate account of the properties and uses of the mineral waters there [etc.] ... / By a physician. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    m the Saints Pliaganus unci Diruvi- anus converted the Britons to the Faithj and came to the IJland of Avalon., or Glaftonbury. IT is reported by Hiftories of good Credit, that Z&- cius9 King of the Britons, fent to Pope Eleutherius, the 13th in Succeffion after St. Peter, intreating him to difpel the Darknefs of Britain, by fpreading the Light of Chrif- tianity. Eleutherius fent two moft holy Preachers into Britain, viz. Phaganus and Diruvianus, as 5/. Patrick’s Letters and the Accounts of the Britons teftify.—Thefe preaching the Word of Life, baptized the King and his People in the Year of our Lord One Hundred and Sixty- fix ; and fo proceeding through Britain, to propagate the Faith, came into the Hand of Avallonia, or Glaftonbury, where they found an antient Chapel, built by the Difci- -piesof CHRISP, as is reported. An Hundred and three Years were elaps’d fince the Coming of Philip’s Difciples into the Hand, till the Coming ot the aforefaid Saints, Phaganus and Diruvianusr who rejoic’d exceedingly at the finding of the Oratory. There they continued praifing GOD nine Years, carefully fearching the whole Place, where they found the Enfigns of our Redemption, and other manifeft Tokens that it had been before inhabited by Chriftians : They alfo found all the Revelations of the antient Writings, viz. How that the holy Apoftles being difperfed throughout the World, St. Philip coming with a Number of Difciples into France, fent twelve of them into Britain, to preach ; who, by Divine Relation, built the aforefaid Chapel, which the Son of the Moft High af¬ terwards dedicated in Honour of his Mother ; and that three Pagan Kings had given unto them (being twelve in Number) twelve Portions of Lands for their Maintenance. B They