Winkles's architectural and picturesque illustrations of the cathedral churches of England and Wales (1836)
Winkles, Benjamin · London : E. Wilson ; Charles Tilt · leaf 121
^ action of his life was markedby firmness and consistent conduct. Thomas Manningham, elected in 1709, was also chaplain to QueenAnne, who being ill, the bishop was desired to read prayers in anotherroom; but he replied, I do not choose to whistle the prayers of thechurch through a key-hole.… … ELY CATHEDRAL. The Christian religion in England gradually declined from the timeof the Saxon invasion, and was entirely extinct in many parts, whenPope Gregory sent a number of missionaries from Rome, with thefamous Augustin at their head, to endeavour to bring about the con-version of our Saxon…
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