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Bede's Ecclesiastical History of England by The Venerable Bede About Bede's Ecclesiastical History of England by The Venerable Bede Title: Bede's Ecclesiastical History of England URL: http://www.ccel.org/ccel/bede/history.html Author(s): Bede, St. ("The Venerable," c. 673-735) (Translator) Print Basis: London: George Bell and Sons, 1907 Source: Rights: Public Domain Date Created: 2000-07-25 CCEL Subjects: All; History; Classic LC Call no: BR746 LC Subjects: Christianity History By Region or Country Bede's Ecclesiastical History of England The Venerable Bede Table of Contents About This Book. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. ii Title Page. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 1 Preface. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 2 Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 3 Life of Bede. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 10 The Ecclesiastical History of the English Nation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 16 Book I. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 16 I. Of the Situation of Britain and Ireland, and of their ancient inhabitants. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 16 II. How Caius Julius Caesar was the first Roman that came into Britain. [54 AD]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 18 III. How Claudius, the second of the Romans who came into Britain, brought the islands Orcades. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 19 IV. How Lucius, king of Britain, writing to Pope Eleutherus, desired to be made a Christian.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 19 V. How the Emperor Severus divided from the rest by a rampart that part of Britain which had been recovered. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 20 VI. Of the reign of Diocletian, and how he persecuted the Christians. [286 AD]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 20 VIII. How, when the persecution ceased, the Church in Britain enjoyed peace till the time of the . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 21 IX. How during the reign of Gratian, Maximus, being created Emperor in Britain, returned into Gaul with a mighty army. [377 AD]. . . . . . . . . . p. 21 X. How, in the reign of Arcadius, Pelagius, a Briton, insolently impugned the Grace of God. [395 AD]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 22 XI. How during the reign of Honorius, Gratian and Constantine were created tyrants in Britain; and soon after the former was slain in Britain, and the latter in Gaul. [407 A.D.]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 22 XII. How the Britons, being ravaged by the Scots and Picts, sought succour from the Romans, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 23 XIII. How in the reign of Theodosius the younger, in whose time Palladius was sent to the Scots that believed in Christ, the Britons begging assistance of Aetius, the consul, could not obtain it. [446 A.D.]. . . . . . p. 24 XIV. How the Britons, compelled by the great famine, drove the barbarians out of their territories. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 25 iii Bede's Ecclesiastical History of England The Venerable Bede XV. How the Angles, being invited into Britain, at first drove off the enemy; but not long after, making a league with them, turned their weapons against their allies.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 26 XVI. How the Britons obtained their first victory over the Angles, under the command of . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 27 XVII. How Germanus the Bishop, sailing into Britain with Lupus, first quelled the tempest of the . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 27 XVIII. How the same holy man gave sight to the blind daughter of a tribune, and then coming to St. Alban, there received of his relics, and left other relics of the blessed Apostles and other martyrs. [429 A.D.]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 29 XIX. How the same holy man, being detained there by sickness, by his prayers quenched a fire [429 A.D.]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 29 XX. How the same Bishops brought help from Heaven to the Britons in a battle, and then returned home. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 30 XXI. How, when the Pelagian heresy began to spring up afresh, Germanus, returning to Britain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 31 XXII. How the Britons, being for a time at rest from foreign invasions, wore themselves out by civil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 32 XXIII. How the holy Pope Gregory sent Augustine, with other monks, to preach to the English . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 32 XXIV. How he wrote to the bishop of Arles to entertain them. [596 A.D.]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 33 XXV. How Augustine, coming into Britain, first preached in the Isle of Thanet to the King of Kent, and having obtained licence from him, went into Kent, in order to preach therein. [597 A. D.]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 34 XXVI. How St. Augustine in Kent followed the doctrine and manner of life of the primitive Church, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 35 XXVII. How St. Augustine, being made a bishop, sent to acquaint Pope Gregory with what had. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 36 XXVIII. How Pope Gregory wrote to the bishop of Aries to help Augustine in the work of God. [601 A.D.]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 43 XXIX. How the same Pope sent to Augustine the Pall and a letter, along with several ministers of the Word. [601 A.D.]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 43 XXX. A copy of the letter which Pope Gregory sent to the Abbot Mellitus, then going into Britain. [601 A.D.]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 44 XXXI. How Pope Gregory, by letter, exhorted Augustine not to glory in his miracles. [601 A.D.]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 45 XXXII. How Pope Gregory sent letters and gifts to King Ethelbert. [601 A.D.]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 46 iv Bede's Ecclesiastical History of England The Venerable Bede XXXIII. How Augustine repaired the church of our Saviour, and built the monastery of the blessed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 47 XXXIV. How Ethelfrid, king of the Northumbrians, having vanquished the nations of the Scots, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 48 Book II. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 49 I. Of the death of the blessed Pope Gregory. [604 A.D.]. . . . . . . . . . p. 49 II. How Augustine admonished the bishops of the Britons on behalf of Catholic peace, and to that end wrought a heavenly miracle in their presence; and of the vengeance that pursued them for their contempt. [Circ. 603 A.D.]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 52 III. How St. Augustine made Mellitus and Justus bishops; and of his death. [604 A.D.]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 54 IV. How Laurentius and his bishops admonished the Scots to observe the unity of the Holy Church, particularly in keeping of Easter, and how Mellitus went to Rome.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 55 V. How, after the death of the kings Ethelbert and Sabert, their successors restored idolatry; for which reason, both Mellitus and Justus departed out of Britain. [616 A.D.]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 56 VI. How Laurentius, being reproved by the Apostle Peter, converted King Eadbald to Christ; and how the king soon recalled Mellitus and Justus to preach the Word. [617-618A.D.]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 58 VII. How Bishop Mellitus by prayer quenched afire in his city. [619 AD.]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 58 VIII. How Pope Boniface sent the Pall and a letter to Justus, successor to Mellitus. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 59 IX. Of the reign of King Edwin, and how Paulinus, coming to preach the Gospel, first converted his daughter and others to the mysteries of the faith of Christ. [625-626 A.D.]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 60 X. How Pope Boniface, by letter, exhorted the same king to embrace the faith. [Circ. 625 A.D.]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 62 XI . How Pope Boniface advised the king's consort to use her best endeavours for his salvation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 63 XII. How Edwin was persuaded to believe by a vision which he had once seen when he was in exile. [Circ. 616 A.D.]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 65 XIII. Of the Council he held with his chief men concerning their reception of the faith of Christ, and how the high priest profaned his own altars. [627 A.D.]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 67 XIV. How King Edwin and his nation became Christians; and where Paulinus baptized them. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 68 v Bede's Ecclesiastical History of England The Venerable Bede XV. How the province of the East Angles received the faith of Christ. [627-628 A.D.]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 69 XVI. How Paulinus preached in the province of Lindsey; and of thc character of the reign of Edwin. [Circ. 628 A.D.]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 70 XVII. How Edwin received letters of exhortation from Pope Honorius, who also sent the pall to Paulinus. [634 A.D.]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 71 XVIII. How Honorius, who succeeded Justus in the bishopric of Canterbury, received the pall and letters from Pope Honorius. [634 A.D.] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 71 XIX. How the aforesaid Honorius first, and afterwards John, wrote letters to the nation of the Scots, concerning the observance of Easter, and the Pelagian heresy. [640 A.D.] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 72 XX. How Edwin being slain, Paulinus returned into Kent, and had the bishopric of Rochester conferred upon him. [633 A.D.]. . . . . . . . . . . p. 73 Book III. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 74 I. How King Edwin’s next successors lost both the faith of their nation and the kingdom; but the most Christian King Oswald retrieved both. [633 A.D.]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 75 II. How, among innumerable other miracles of healing wrought by the wood of the cross, which King Oswald, being ready to engage against the barbarians, erected, a certain man had his injured arm healed. [634 A.D.]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 75 III. How the same King Oswald, asking a bishop of the Scottish nation, had Aidan sent him, and granted him an episcopal see in the Isle of Lindisfarne. [635A.D.]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 76 IV. When the nation of the Picts received the faith of Christ. [565 A.D.]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 77 V. Of the life of Bishop Aidan. [635 A.D.]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 79 VI. Of King Oswald’s wonderful piety and religion. [635-642 A.D.]. . . . . p. 80 VII. How the West Saxons received the Word of God by the preaching of Birinus; and of his successors, Agilbert and Leutherius. [635-670 A. D.]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 80 VIII. How Earconbert, King of Kent, ordered the idols to be destroyed, and of his daughter Earcongota, and his kinswoman Ethelberg, virgins consecrated to God. [640 A.D.]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 82 IX. How miracles of healing have been frequently wrought in the place where King Oswald was . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 83 X. How the dust of that place prevailed against fire. [After 642 A.D.]. . . p. 84 XI. How a light from Heaven stood all night over his relics, and how those possessed with devils were healed by them. [679-697 A.D.]. . . . . . . . p. 84 vi Bede's Ecclesiastical History of England The Venerable Bede XII. How a little boy was cured of a fever at his tomb.. . . . . . . . . . . . p. 86 XIII. How a certain person in Ireland was restored, when at the point of death, by his relics.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 86 XIV. How on the death of Paulinus, Ithamar was made Bishop of Rochester in his stead; and of the . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 87 XV. How Bishop Aidan foretold to certain seamen that a storm would arise, and gave them some . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 89 XVI. How the same Aidan, by his prayers, saved the royal city when it was fired by the enemy. [Before 651 A.D.]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 90 XVII. How a prop of the church on which Bishop Aidan was leaning when he died, could not be consumed when the rest of the Church was on fire; and concerning his inward life. [651 A. D.]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 90 XVIII. Of the life and death of the religious King Sigbert [Circ. 631 A.D.]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 92 XIX. How Fursa built a monastery among the East Angles, and of his visions and sanctity, to. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 92 XX. How, when Honorius died, Deusdedit became Archbishop of Canterbury; and of those who . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 95 XXI. How the province of the Midland Angles became Christian under King Peada. [653 A.D.]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 95 XXII. How under King Sigbert, through the preaching of Cedd, the East Saxons again received the faith, which they had before cast off [653 A.D.]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 96 XXIII. How Bishop Cedd, having a place for building a monastery given him by King Etheiwald, consecrated it to the Lord with prayer and fasting; and concerning his death. [659-664 A. D.]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 98 XXIV. How when King Penda was slain, the province of the Mercians received the faith of Christ, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 99 XXV. How the question arose about the due time of keeping Easter, with those that came out of Scotland. [664 A.D.]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 101 XXVI. How Colman, being worsted, returned home, and Tuda succeeded him in the bishopric, and. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 105 XXVII. How Egbert, a holy man of the English nation, led a monastic life in Ireland. [664 A.D.]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 106 XXVIII. How, when Tuda was dead, Wilfried was ordained [664 A.D.]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 107 XXIX. How the priest Wighard was sent from Britain to Rome, to be ordained archbishop; of his death there, and of the letters of the Apostolic Pope giving an account thereof. [667 A.D.]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 108 vii Bede's Ecclesiastical History of England The Venerable Bede XXX. How the East Saxons, during a pestilence, returned to idolatry, but were soon brought back from their error by the zeal of Bishop Jaruman. [665 A.D.]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 109 Book IV. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 110 I. How when Deusdedit died, Wigihard was sent to Rome to receive the episcopate; but he dying . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 110 II. How Theodore visited all places; how the Churches of the English began to be instructed in the study of holy Scripture and in the catholic truth [669 A.D.]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 111 III. How the above-mentioned Ceadda was made Bishop of the province of Mercians. Of his life, death, and burial. [669 A.D.]. . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 112 IV. How Bishop Colman, having left Britain, built two monasteries in the country of the Scots; the . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 115 V. Of the death of the kings Oswy and Eghert, and of the synod held at the place Herutford, in . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 116 VI. How Wynfrid being deposed, Sexwulf received his bishopric, and Earconwald was made . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 118 VII. How it was indicated by a light from heaven where the bodies of the nuns should be buried in . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 118 VIII. How a little boy, dying in the same monastery, called upon a virgin that was to follow him; and . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 119 IX. Of the signs which were shown from Heaven when the mother of that community departed this life. [675 A.D.?]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 120 X. How a blind woman, praying in the burial-place of that monastery, was restored to her sight. [675 A.D.?]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 121 XI. How Sebbi, king of the same province, ended his life in a monastery. [694 A.D.]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 122 XII. How Haedde succeeded Leutherius in the bishopric of the West Saxons; how Cuichelm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 123 XIII. How Bishop Wilfrid converted the province of the South Saxons to Christ. [681 A.D.]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 124 XIV. How a pestilence ceased through the intercession of King Oswald. [681-686 A.D.]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 125 XV. How King Caedwalla, king of the Gewissae, having slain Ethelwalch, wasted that Province . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 126 XVI. How the Isle of Wight received Christian inhabitants, and two royal youths of that island were . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 127 XVII. Of the Synod held in the plain of Haethfelth, Archbishop Theodore being president. [680 A.D.]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 128 viii Bede's Ecclesiastical History of England The Venerable Bede XVIII. Of John, the precentor of the Apostolic see, who came into Britain to teach. [680 A. D.]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 129 XIX. How Queen Ethelthryth always preserved her virginity, and her body suffered no corruption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 130 XX. A Hymn concerning her.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 132 XXI. How Bishop Theodore made peace between the kings Egfrid and Etheired. [679 A. D.]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 133 XXII. How a certain captive’s chains fell off when Masses were sung for Him. [679 A. D.]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 133 XXIII. Of the life and death of the Abbess Hilda. [614-680 A.D.]. . . . . p. 135 XXIV. That there was in her monastery a brother, on whom a gift of song was bestowed by Heaven. [680 A.D.]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 138 XXV. Of the vision that appeared to a certain man of God before the monastery of the city Coludi was burned down.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 139 XXVI. Of the death of the Kings Egfrid and Hiothere. [684-685 A. D.]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 141 XXVII. How Cuthbert, a man of God, was made bishop; and how he lived and taught whilst still in . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 142 XXVIII. How the same St. Cuthbert, living the life of an Anchorite, by his prayers obtained a spring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 144 XXIX. How this bishop foretold that his own death was at hand to the anchorite Herebert. [687 A.D.]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 145 XXX. How his body was found altogether uncorrupted after it had been buried eleven years, and . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 146 XXXI. Of one that was cured of a palsy at his tomb.. . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 147 XXXII. Of one who was lately cured of a disease in his eye at the relics of St. Cuthbert.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 148 Book V. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 148 I. How Ethelwald, successor to Cuthbert, leading a hermit’s life, calmed a tempest by his prayers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 149 II. How Bishop John cured a dumb man by his blessing. [687 A.D.]. . . . p. 149 III. How he healed a sick maiden by his prayers. [705 A.D.]. . . . . . . . p. 150 IV. How he healed a thegn’s wife that was sick, with holy water.. . . . . p. 151 V. How he likewise recalled by his prayers a thegn’s servant from death.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 152 VII. How Caedwalla, king of the West Saxons, went to Rome to be baptised; and his successor Ini, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 152 VIII. How, when Archbishop Theodore died, Bertwald succeeded him as archbishop, and, among . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 153 ix Bede's Ecclesiastical History of England The Venerable Bede IX. How the holy man, Egbert, would have gone into Germany to preach, but could not; and how . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 154 X. How Wilbrord, preaching in Frisand, converted many to Christ; and how his two companions, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 156 XI. How the venerable Suidbert in Britain, and Wilbrord at Rome, were ordained bishops for . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 157 XII. How one in the province of the Northumbrians, rose from the dead, and related many things . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 158 XIII. How another contrarywise before his death saw a book containing his sins, which was . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 161 XIV. How another in like manner, being at the point of death, saw the place of punishment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 162 XV. How divers churches of the Scots, at the instance of Adamnan, adopted the Catholic Easter; . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 163 XVI. The account given in the aforesaid book of the place of our Lord’s Nativity, Passion, and. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 164 XVII. What he likewise wrote of the place of our Lord’s Ascension, and the tombs of the . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 165 XVIII. How the South Saxons received Eadbert and Eolla, and the West Saxons, Daniel and . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 166 XIX. How Coinred, king of the Mercians, and Offa, king of the East Saxons, ended their days at . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 167 XX. How Albinus succeeded to the godly Abbot Hadrian, and Acca to Bishop Wilfrid. [709 A.D.]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 171 XXI. How the Abbot Ceolfrid sent master-builders to the King of the Picts to build a church, and . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 172 XXII. How the monks of Hii, and the monasteries subject to them, began to celebrate the canonical . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 179 XX III. Of the present state of the English nation, or of all Britain. [725-731 A.D.]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 180 XXIV. Chronological recapitulation of the whole work: also concerning the author himself.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 182 x

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44. XXX. A copy of the letter which Pope Gregory sent to the Abbot Mellitus, .. I. How Ethelwald, successor to Cuthbert, leading a hermit's life, calmed.
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