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Show Thefift Booke of Theftate ofthe Britains of bithop Pauline, the bithop afd admontth hint, ra bebabdtodn theretutth, and tbether he biedtolic a thet to give thanks bnto the trueandonelie God,by broad in the night, 02 Moithin bonte? Whe antiwcring frhofe gudnefle it came to pale that the queene faid; Thinke not Coin that J amignorant of thp fuas fafelic and withont danger delinered, The king Heauinetle , of thy watchings , ann this thp folitarie giuing god care bute the bithops tholefome avmofitting bere without dazes. 3fo2 3 know hho than nition , promifed at that prefent to become a thatttte art, ttherefore thou art thus penfiue, ano tbat culls ant if pe might renenge bis intnvies receiued at the thou feareft to betotvards the at band.d5ut fellme, bands of the Wictfarons. And to allure qauline hat wonldeft thou gine bim:, that could neliner that his promife thould take place , he gane onto thecoutofthis beanineffc sand perfivade vedivalo bim bis new borne daughter to be mave bolie to 10 that hefhouloneitherdinthe hurtozsHcliner theto the ilo, thatistofap, baptifen. The bithop recetthine enimies - Were WwithihinGotwin fato that uing bic, on Ghittundaie next following baptifen dethould gladlic gine alt hatte bintanndhedie to bir, with twelue other of the kings boutholy, the be fucha one in relwarn 2 Zhe other fain; Whatiuoulott ingthe firftof the Cnglith Poathumbers that was fhou gine then; tbe thould promife in geod foth that fo tnathed in the founteine of regeneration; dj (ailfhine eninies beitty dettroicy) thou thonlvet be Juthe meanetime is, Cotinbeing recouered of Bingsandithat thou'thoutee patie im potyer all the bisburt,afembled an armie, and went.againttthe Blckfarons, with chome incountring: tm battell, heetther Nue oz brought to bis fubiectton all-tbem wider the Briti/h kings. he is licenced to preach the gofpell , bifhop that the fozefatd KReowald had receiucn Goiwin » be. coafen not bp his ambaffadours to mouc Atedinalp either fodeliuer Coiwininto bis bands 592 to make bimay Iwate, At length by often (ending ,¢promites mane of Large fummes of monic mired inith theatnings, the Northumbers and Lincolnthiremen are conuerted,manie ate baptifedin theriucr ofTrene; king Edwinsjuftice how effeétuall and commendable, his care for the common-wealth, his prouidence for the refe¢ction oftrauellers , pope Honorius coaficmeth Pauline archbithopofYorke , the enor of his letters touching the mutual election of the archbifhop of Can- pailed about ibe anfiveren,that bimtelfe woulp pw it. Ffo2 nhat ts moze miet (fatth be) than that J,ohtch : thorough foltthneffe haue wozthiped them, thoula < hoiv for erample fabe deftrote the fame , thororigh twifedome given me from the true and lining Goo? 33 And fretghtwates towing atwate the fuperttition of banitie,required armour and weapon of the king, witha fone bore, bpon the ahich be being moun his good ctate ,Cadwallo and Penda inuade Nor- thumberland, Edwinand his fonne Offtide ate flaine , Penda purteth his other fonne Eadfride ctucllie to death. 20 Thexxv. Chapter. w Dtwithitanding the for: € ©) mufing tbat he were bei to Shen the king would have fallen dotone athis fet, belifted bint op,ano as if twere in familiar totfethus fain biito bin: webold , bp the alltifance of Gobs ec fanouit thon batt etcaped the hanids of thine enitties, thowtie thon ttodit in feate of: behold through bis bountious liberalitie , thon batt obtetied the king: Dome hich thon dindeft defire, remember then that «c hon delaie no tinte to performe the third thing that continued in paganifme andblind ignozance both ceffors ,a fettled perftwation in Gentilif} erro2, 6 not latofull fo the bithop of their laty to put on até (peare inbis hand, andriving on the ings hore, iwentto the place trhere the idols fod. The common people that bebeld him bad thought be hav bene farke mad,anid out of bis twits: but he withoutlon ger deliberation, incontinentlie bpon bis comming fo the temple , began to deface the fante, and in core tempt thretu bis (peare againt it , ¢reioifing great: lieinthe knotuledge of the worthtpping of the true God,commanded his compante to deftrote s brine Dotone fhe fame teitple with all the altars, This place where the tbols were forvictiie tuorbhiped ag Not fatre fri Poske,towards the balk part of the rtuer of Derlwentand ts calles Gotinundin Gabam, there the foielitd bithop bp He titptration of Goo defaced aid deTEoikd Hhole altars, thi) He bimntelfe had halloen. 40 Rig Corwiit Hererore with al the hobilitie; amy Bing Cowon ‘great tiuniber of his peovle, tecetucd the faithand pee ‘ thou diddert promife , inreceining bis faith, and kee Ping bis commandements , tic) deliuering thee Iwore baptifed, th the pete of Our Lor 627, inthe chaultian faith, tenth pare of histeigne, andaboutthe 178 pate at: Bedalib.acap, ec tothe boro: of aking: and if front henceforth thou : tilt obep his {vill hich bp my month be fetteth lay. be thas bavtilen at Worke on Cafter daie « from tworldlic aducriities, hath thus aduanced thee of Gods truth and true chitttanitic, nodit maic be that there was in bin, asin other kings bis predes fed,rode fo2th to deffroie the tools, This tas a ftrangefightto the people for it tas Monro; fo ride on anie beallerceptit tere a mare, He haning therefore a fowzdgirdte him, tokea & mer bifion, king Cowwin oe: ferred timeper be would res cefue the chziftian faith, in tos f. much that Paulie Hpor a date came bnto bint as be fat 30 RIBS doo , and laid bis hand bpowt bis head,atking him ifhe Rrieto that figne.@hereat twould generallie be conformed) tho othertwite bap King fhop Coif tho thoul firtt oeface the altarsof tyetr To {dols,anb the tabernacles thercin(th thep merecoms turburie and Yorke , if either ofchem ha pened to furuiueo- forethpthites Cotoinbeiny better comete bimfelfc bp fuchdentandes:, did-hotticte-to peomite that he in the Kingdome (as before pe bane beer Could be fonid inthe other ; at length the king gaue li¢erice to Paultite opentie to preach the gofpell, aro =. fenouncing bis wo2thiping of falfe ons , proferteo psec the " the cuttian faith . And aben he domanued of his ht ipet, ther shis letters tothe Scots touching ne keeping of Eafter and auoiding the Pelagian herefie, Cadwallo kingof Bricaine rebelleth again{t Edwin , Penda king ofMercia enuieth Ringstthich hacie reignen tri the: ugly natioi be that netther by apmonition Ne2 preaching ( though He obteined a grantofbis {ate , fo.that it was deters the fame bad proceeded from the mouth of one al' mined that Cowin thould either be murtherea 292 50 lotted to that mrinifferie ). be was to be reuoked elfc delinered into bis eninties hands. Due of Cy fromthe infioelitic and mifbeleefe fberein be tuas lwins friends bauing intelligence hereof, in the nusseled and trained bp. 3fo2 tt is the night feafon cante to Cowins chamber » and nature of leading all men, to be addicted to the obferuation of fac bim abzoad , told him the uboie pradcife, ardicbat Tites and cuftomes as baue bene eftabl(thed (was purpoled againt bint, offering to belpe ano bim left in force bptheir P2ogentto2s, and foner Outof the counteic , if be would fo Abuentute to and to efs Dntoa defive and earneit purpofe of apding forte cape, Coiwin betig wanderouvic amazed, Chankep he honoza: What to their elders cogrupt conftitutions , and bie confiveras bis.friend, but refufed to depart the countric, fth trreligious courte of conuerfation sthan to be incl be bad no tultcaufe outivavolic giuen to play tron of @ be fucda hable to anie article 92 point tending Swin, Dipper part, cating rather to leopard bis to innouatt> life twith <, tion: fo inflerible is the pofferitie to fwarue from bontont, than to giucmen cance to thinke that be ba the traditions of antiquitte ftand the fame firdt booker promite with faba pitice as bpon ney Rediwala uer (0 groffe and palpable abfurbdities twas to ubome be ban giuenbis faith. .] Cowin Fill reioifing in the forefaid comfortable Werevpon his friend departing from bint, lett falke , but thougbtfull in mino that be thoulp bimfitting without the dares ; Ubere be, after be bad oftomibence be came that bad talkeo inthis tenolued manic things in bis mind, and foxt thought twith bin; bebol bis friend returned thatfirft bad long bponthis matter, at length be pereetued one beougbt bun fest of bis chamber, and declared br tocome towards bim bnknotune, and in trange ap tobtin gad newes, bow the king by perfwafion parell, feenting to bim titcucric point a ftranger, of at the quene bad altereo bis octerimination tabich Mere (for that be could not Imagine > ad tho it nuded fo mainteine bis quarell to the bttermoft houldbe) Coton teas mach afraid: of but the man bis polwer; and & be did in Deed. Foz twith conning to him faluted bim, andafked all dilé of bun tbat gence be raifed an arntie , and inent againft Ctheb be made there at that tine of the night tkben other Aid, banquithed bim in bateel ,and Where at ret. Coiwin on the other part placed @ptuin atked bat therein apperred moze cevteintic of faluation thar Coifideftroieth the tdols, Edwin and hispeoplere. Geive thedhriltianfaith, histwo fonnes O fitide and Eadfride become connerts, Redrwald king of the Eaftanzles ws baptifed, he feructh God and the diuell, Sibert receiucth che faith, Felix bithop of Burgongne commeth ouer to Honorius archbithop ofCanturburic, he preachcth to the Eaftangles, 109 Finallie, when other of the kings courcell ertion of bigh authozitic gaue theft confents, that thispor ttine thich Pauline taught ought tobe recetued, if byPauline w 0 fam: the fame im fpurit, that bad.confpired bis death, and foreturnenasia 20 would requite bis friennihip with lowsthie. thanks. congquetous into bis countrie, Mutpet be. elated Therirepliedhe tobisttiondsany fain:Fthethat tine inpeformanceof bis promife to become achay Shall prophetic to the: thisgadhap ta come, Hall alfo tian ; botwbett he bad left, bis boing pf facrifice. to beableto thfozme theeitfuch coumfell for thp bealth tools, euct fince he mane promile to be baptifen. We and life, as neueranie of thy forefathers 02 kinffolke thas a fage prince, and. before he would alter bis vet have heath, twouldeet thon obep bint, and alfo teligion , be politikelie thought gawd. to beare mat confent to recetue bis abolefonte: abuertifement 2 fers touching both his old religion, and.the dyiftian Wherebnto without further: véliberation Cowiin -¢ teligtonthzougbliccrantined, -, 5.5 , B promifed, that be would in all points follow the ine . Row tabilett he this hong in Doubt bnto whether Krucion of bins that touly oeliuer in out.of fo art be thoulo incline , there came letters tabi 30 manie and great calamities, aud bztng him to the ‘om pope Woniface the Af of thadvame ,erhorting tule of a kingbonte, hich antvere being got, this Beda, lib,a. Him by.{undzie binds of gentle perfivafions » to perfon that thus talken with bim.lato bis hand bpon cap. 10, tutne to the twoalhtpping ofthe true andltuing Goo, bis bead, faleng: When this therefore thall chance and to renouncethe worthiping of matwmets.and to thee, be notfoygetfull of this time 5 N02 ofthis fools. The pope tuzote allo toqueenc Cthelburga, communication , and thole things that thou nolo paateng bit to continue ir hit god purpote, and. by Doct promife, (ee thou performe. Ano theretoith be Beda,lib.a, all meanes pomible to dm ihat might be donne for the bantthen atwate, So that Cdwin might iwelt pete ap. U1, conuerting of bicbufband onto the faith of Gyzitt. ceiue tt ipas no man but a bifion that this bad ap Autthething that mot moued the king , was.a bi peated bnto bim. 2% difen, fion th{ch fomretime be bad obile, be remained as a 40 ( {ibis bnaccuttomed courte it pleafen Good to banithed mauin the court of aediwalo king of the bfe fothe conterfion ofthe king (to tote erample Cattangles , as. thus. tt twas no doubt but the people aud infertour fort Atter that king Cthelfred fas (nfounco Beda. cap,12, the hiftorie ofEngland. King Edwinis put in mind ofhis vifion "aid preacheth to thee andothers, he twill deliver thee « ftom enerlaiting torments , and makethe partay ter the fic comming of the Cnglithmen into this 14 627 (abich fetl that peere the dap before the Joes of A. prill) int the hurd) of S, Peter the apottle, tbich be bad caufed fo be erected and built opof timber tpon Kee With him in his celettiall Ringdome . Zt is to be the fudben for that purpote , and aitertvards began Hhought that the bition abi) the bing bad in times 50 the foundation of the fame chad) iri ftone-femike of Pall teeciued , was in {piritrevealed bnto Pauline, Ubevebpon tnithout nelaic of tine > be put him in re: nice of itin mancr as aboue is mentioned, Eheking hauing heard his too2s,avifwored, that P would age to dw the like, then twonln tet Mall be Hheiwed)leavingit to be performed of his ficceito: Diwalo. "Pauline continued from thenceforth outing the Bings life, ttc) tas fir peres after, in preaching Hteuith, Comin din as he bad promifen, cal- table number of people to the faith of Chait, among Would and ought to receine the' fath tidy be s but firtt he twatild conferte with bis nobles, they Lebapticedaltogither at ore time. Pauline far i, alargercompalle, compeehending within it that o tatorte tbtch be bad firit canted to be built: bat be, fore he could finith the tuozke , he Was flaine (as at the gofpell in that psonince, contierting an innimes oem, ling togither the fwifett men of bis realme ; anv of 66 thon Were Diirioe and Cadfrive the tivo foniiies of Rea MHalked the question that thep thought of this bi Seon Uinttis |hich twas preached bute them bp pauline, Dthemcbis chico bithoy named Coifi, iHteonth Pi Rentlie made this anflwer; that Suctlie the religion € Paltan bitherto followed twas tiothingtort. 5 faith he , thereis note of thy people that bath cc MOC teucteh tlie Wosthiperour qos Hany bane © gamed ee Pet bethere Malte that batie Tetetited far 3 oe‘benefits at thy Hanns thant 3 hate done: Srteforeitoensoos ticre of aittePower . Melt « Weiite-they tatnor hele me to'hiol hens? and © ib fe Sthers. Therefore if it- mate behitb Hat se religion ts Better emiore autiilable than let bs twith (peer imbjace the (atte Criwiir, uhont Hebegot in time of his banifyment Of his thife Nuitiburga , the daughter of Cearlus Bing of Sercia' Allo afterwardshe begot chilvzei bn his fecond wife Sthelburga that is to fay,aforine called Goilbtitius; aida daughter named Goiltive eniatrnvis, bisjand another fenie called SBtiltfrea , of the fthich He tivo frit vied in theft cradels,ahd there butted th the chutth atork. Zo be bricte : bp the hinge ab Aititite + fratit Hetodd vito Pabline in eae 8f theWot, yeeatMmultitases oF people batlie Week tie8 the faithand inete baptifedof Pauline tirmartie plates ; bait fpeciallte in the tiuiet of Gienie within fhe province of Werhicia , aS allo tn Swale vA the piovinee of EHFfo: 48 pet 3 begtrittinig - Jt ol |