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Excerpt from The History of the Culdees: The Ancient Clergy of the British Isles, A. D. 177-1300
In composing the following narrative, all possible search has been made to ascertain the true history of so interesting a body of Christians. Several works consulted, afforded little information; and if quoted, it would be to refute the statements made in them. Authors of high standing are marked on the margin; yet we must say that we are not disposed to agree with them in all particulars.
As the British clergy were learned, they must have written on the Church, and subjects connected with her; they had eminent men in Ireland, and in the West of Scotland; but their writings might have been lost in times of trouble and persecution, and the policy of the all-engrossing Church would have destroyed any monuments that remained of men who strenuously opposed papal aggression. After having used his utmost endeavours to give a plain, Short.
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