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Show Thefift Booke of rit foas expelled alfo by hing Chentvald, tho got him into Sercia vite bing Tulfhereof honte he boughtthebithopzthe ofLonborr, abid) be ring bislife, and fo the countrieof werthe Britifh kings. Theftate oftheBritains tithe pete of opt 020653. fapon te miafnenlong ivithout a bithop,till at fength the fai Agilbert at the requeft of king Cheniwals fent to im Clutherius that tas bis nephue, ais Sigibert. Ys hauie heard that after Catptoalb, bis bor GY, Pasay ios Of. Sag Cape there, and affer returning into bis countri¢,and ob: teining at length the bingbome, thofe things tehich be had feette well ovveredin France,be Mudicd to fols lotu the erample of the fame at home, and hetebpont confidering tith bimfclfe that nothing could moze aouance the fate of the common-twealth of bis countrie than learntig ¢ knotplenge iithetongs, 10 began the founbattottof certeine (dyntes,anbd names Aiycdniner- lic at Cambyioge, there cbilozer mighthaue places GticofCan= fthere to be inffruced and brought bp intearning bridgefoun- hnper appotrited teachers, that there might be grea bedbpbing ter numbers of learned men trained bp than before Sigibert, time ban beene Within this land, to the furtherance Balefaich 636, Our Uo 630. At length then this Wworthie king bee gan to grow inage.be confidered wotth bimfelfe howe bard amatter,and botw painefull an office it was to werne arealine as ayperteined to the dutie of a oe king, terebpon he determined toleaue the ding him isflaine alfo by Ofwie king of Nor eli, up, The xxxj. Chapter. a3 Fter Earicus roceeded Anna. >) Es Semathe fonnte of Enns tt will. Malnet yee the kingbome of C@attangle, XG Perda bing of Percia, with the moft part of bis arntie, as hegane battellonte the fato f that oftentimes berepairedint Stiurthe faith of Felus Git, anv intheenpby tac Pitocuall perfuafions as he bien,Sigtbert gaue cree - ditfobistymzds, ahd fbeing connestén precefucd Seat the facrament of baptife bp the bandsof Lithop Himan, at the kings houferallen, :Acche wall 5fo Hanted , bicaufe it teas builtncere totyetwall-tbich Wwarbdlie pong gentleman , and tumzthie to baue the guiding of a kingdome,bis father wenda aduanced te itteltsCent into the proutnceof the apineteangles; MN ert toined in battell with their enfinies, but the comnnontie the fame torre gonerned bpone king.) This pong peda came to Ofivte king of Porxtbum -_berlandrequiring of bimfo bane bis bangbter Alay -fled in martage: but iberhe twas infornted that be after the birth of our Sautour (as fomebaue note) 632, might nothaue bir ercept be tonld become a chit! an,then bponhearing the gofpell preached , twith the trte of the Cattangles,twas glaplie reeetucd of hing oz not, be would fuerlie be baptifen , and chieflie be Sigtbert , by tbote helpe atterwards he buildenthe Abbeic of Cumbseburge, inthe thich Sigibert (as fome bawe turitten) then be renounced bis king; twas perfuaded therebnto bv bis kinfman Alapirio , Wo had in mariage bis Miter the baughter of Pere DanamedCimburgh. G32 Baleus Inthe dates thilek Stotbert as pet ruled the 6o promife of the celeftiall totes and tnumortalitie , by -* Caftangles there came out of Ireland adeuont per, _the refarrecion ofthe fleth in the life to comre,be fatd Furiens, CONamed Furfens, tho comming into the coun that thetber ebanking Dfiwies daughter to twife dome, twas profeffena mane.Dethis Furfensma: Wiherefore he toas baptifed by bifhop Finan, wie things aretwzttten,the bid) fon bricfenette We g --twéth all thofe which came thither toith bim,at a place Werpale, Utter that Felix the bifhop of the Caftans called At the wall, and taking twithbim fore prtetts- place, tiboatterbeban bene bithoptine veeres, died, people, be returned twith great top into bis otune by Ponortus the archbithopof Canturburie, Khe et,Cedda,Aova,ettiano Dinnaof the which, the Glestoas dead, one Thomas tyas ovdeined in bis And then one Weretgtls was ordeined inbis tame Fatd Donoztus bimfelfe trhen be bad run the race of __tebicth tere thought mecte to teach and baptife bis rountrie.The names of thole prietts twere as follow sseietarhaiteeineee nase guijaicm Tgitomtbence thatbertuousiman.Cenpa, amp g Outs him another prieik tabe tis affociat, &ntthon Suto the proutice of HhoWalktarnis,there 2) is buried in X nisi fteric, che benéfitinfuing Ofwies?": ip bad preached ¢ taughitoush the bihsle, ems CREBNOns REMfaitPeNRTonsnor ie Oris? 4 I J his wife. eeepiper de "est nttte,to. the great t tnereatgand inlargingof, fs eect imancedon atime that Ceoda res Spx -~ Fter SiHithert : Fae ys eG Ss ie i in the peat Suid- Geicxinaa tilb-bithop "srinanwebitiyRepe lies ve ferme, tere onberitatningbyCena we AX ees Ne eee we lito Pozthumberland to conferre of. . 1! veanquett ouer his enimies,the firft fecond-and St: 9.25 nnn murthered oF {oipready. the coaittiantarth wnto the' people.' And gg 9 °° ie they and the kingdome of Spercia another , though mot Caflangles were finallic banquithen , arb the more >, H baptifedythe bifooplike evcercifes of Cod SeS.od teachers whirh might consextibisspropte. ta gles during bis otpne life. [¢ Yeere mate pounote, thatthe hingdome of the pivdleangles twas one, Migiertand partof them Aaine,togither with Sigibert anobis Sgricus cofen Caricus ther king. Chishapenedinthe pere : Suidhelive king of the Baftaxonis, he tie,faith of Ouif.Bing Dapicdstironste fatiffic his distill , would not puton armour ozbeare anic or 50 bim tothe rule of that kingdome of the gptodlean les in hope of gad {peed bp the preferice of Sige fameboufe rand it came ts pate. 132 inhis natiug countrie of Northumberland; Ez difwald Kuof Deira reuerenceth him, the kines fou before remembeed,:dutng: tivelue miles vigant deuout mind tofurtherand inlarge religions thevtiat fromthe catt fea; sania Sh ner ofcon/ecrating aplaceappointedfarabolie des rhe abdors CisUt: eee: banitg note reeciuen theiditian der offa ting inLenthithop Ced diethy warre betweene Of: ~ san SeDswveit he Monto returnetito his romatric, re; and Penda, Ofwic maketh a yow.to dedicate his daughcer wieeépcwuall virgine ta God ifhe sot the videri "5 \ i eed bing Ofwie-to appoint hint cesteine' tidruce i Fnfequelt ASHE Mitetkeince ET = and toliue from thenceforth a prinat bind of ltfe,and 4. Hutcyof Canturburie bp the tearme of nine pares, ther hind of tucapon,than onclica wandinbishand th Med of afcepter, and fo thearmicof the Caffane wicked perfon being accurffen, thon thalt bie itt the 2? te Romans hav made querthlwart the Je; as isos tedand confecraten by Jthamar the bifhop of x0 monafferic , ¢to go tith them into the ficlo agatnft ‘Prnda, Sigtbert being thus conftreined againtt oftente twas punithen, therein he had fuerlie trant: greflcd the latves of the churth. Jfo2 thereas one of themthie) lue himbept a bitfe, whome be bad bre eathicfilic attimes connententto erhostbimtore, predecefiors inith him in bis kingdome. Affer this, frbert the fe of Canturburie bad bene bacantbp the fpace of one tthole peere and fir moneths, one Deus Densdedi -_dedit of the countrie of the Wleftfarons , tastier foure moreths,and ttbodaics. When be was depate ted this life, the tuzefait Jthamar confecrated fo him one Danrtanusof the countrie of Suflrr. Ao thistime,the people of Mercia common: liccalted MHivdleangles, recetucd the duittian ‘faith dnder their king nained Peds o2 Weada, the ‘fone of Wenda king of Mercia, tho beiriga to peres before the death of king Penva, yseaters fametime, the Cafffarons at the ins J france of Oiiuie king of Pozthuntberland, rez e Porthumberland of abithop,{pake thefe tors: wicanfefaith he\thon tic of a dilboy, to vit him, wberbpos king Dlinie ceatled not mot 30 fpouldft not abtteine from entring the boute of that i bad faine bis kinfman and bis bother that tnere Helfer, on the 7 kalendsof Apztll.He gouerned the for that he yas to fauourable towarns his enimies, and Mould with great miloneffe of mii fr gine tie tuviesconinritten againt hint; fach tas the kings celued eftfanesthe fatth ubich they had renounced; latofullte marten,and refuted to put bir atyapat the thenthey banithed their: bithop Velitus.: wehane bithapsadinonition, he twas by the bithop ercone heard that Serted, Stivaro,and Digibert bzetlyzer, mumicates, and allother of the dpittian congrégaand the fonnesof Bing Sabert (tapicy beethzen occa: tion ‘cominanded to abfteine from bis conipanie; froned the renolting ofthat prouince frontthe faithof 20 his hotwithfanding,the king being vefiren oF Hitt Cuifh) tuere flaine in battell bythbekingsof wie. came tobishoufeto abanket 5 MDdin his comming faron,atter chome fuccéeden Sigibertfurnamenthe ‘from thence met With the bithop , home hiten the little fore tothe mipdlemoft beother-Sttward,as ‘king beheld,he twarcvatrain, ana alighten froiibhis fome write.This Sigibert the litte lett fhekingdome ho2le, and fell dotwneat bis fect, beleeching him of foanother Sigtbert that twas fonne toone Sige: pardon fo: bis offenfe. The bithop,abich alfo tnas on bald the brother of Ring Sabert, twhidfecondSigt -HorMTebarke tiketvite alighted,and touching the bing bert reignedas King in that proninceofthe Caf with his top Abid he hav in his Hany 5 8 Otte fomnee farons,being amoft efpeciall ticndof king Diinie, -thin-difpleafed,and profetting as in the anthovitic ehe anthort= authoritic of a bifhop, tharge thereof toother of moze conuentent peres, cante they had conccfited an hatredagainttthe hing, foybid the preaching of the gofpell within his p20: ninceof Mercia, but rather hated and defptfen thote thome be knety to baue profetien theinfelucs chttti: Selaieng of ang, and pet {hetwed not the tomks offaith,fateng, faultfor the thich he was murtheren, bicanfehe ob are that Thole were twretches and not to be regarden, 10 ferucdthe commanvements of the gofpell with ane. fihich would not obete their Gonin thonie thep be: hout bare. ; Ieucd, This alteration of things began, abouttiva otwithfanving,in this his innocent oeathhid for his good and chriftian life; how dangerousit isto keepe'companic with am excommunicate perlon, the Migiertre: © refigning the adminfftration onto bis kinfman Gignethbis Cgricus,hebecamcamonke,and ledthe ref of bis Kingdometo fife itya certeine abbeie. Saneas. SHhoptlic atter it fo came topatle hat Penda king of Mercia (that cruell ethnike tvzant) made foze twarres bpon Cgricns,vberbpon the peopleof Caftangles compelled Sigibert to come forth of bis caufe that fouls moue themto that inicked fact, thep han nothing toalledge, bit that thep din it by of dolatric,were chritiicd. Neither did bing Penda FES penda that tnuared his of true religion amb bertuc, countric. He left bebind him manie chilnzen, but bis Ho that England hath cod canfe to haue in thank: brother Coelbere fucceeded him in qouernment of Cvetbere® full reinembzance this noble prince king Stgibert, for all thofe bir learned men thich auc bin brought ., the kingbome,frho thas flatne by Dfwie the king of Eaten HKorthumberland,togither tith the forefatd pera, ‘bp ¢ come forth of that famous ontuerfitic of Can and arthtlie, Sth he would ad that tyrant tbhich bifoge , the firff foundation o2 rather renouation tbereof was thus begun by bim about the peare of -_-red by tivo of His obine Kinimen fhe fwere bre: then, the which then thep were eramined of the {ell heard, fo that datlic a great number of the nos bilitie rcommmunialtic renouncing the filthic dregs by Annakitig of Eaftanglés is Maine Penda king ofMercia, hes brother fuccee~ thumberland, the Mercians or Middleanglesrecciuie the faich viider ‘vertuous ‘Peda theimpiticejhe ther Sigibert fuccéeded in rule of the Caftanrequefteth Alebfled the king 6 Rorthumberlandedaughter gles, aman of great bertue and twmzthinetle , trbo 10 inmariage,heis baprifed by biihop Fionan, by whofe meancs; fibtlefe he remainen itr France as a banifhed mar, -the Eaitlaxons imbraced chriftian religion. vnder Sigibert being conftretied to fie bis countrie bpon difpleas their king, he is murthered oftwobrethrenthat were his kinfinen vpon'a conceited hatred again¢t him fure that King Revinald bare him , toasbaptifeo Beda.lib3. the hiftorie of England. glithnen. Theleprickscommingintothe pouince of the MPrddleangles , preached the tom2b, and were bisnaturall lifeoeccaticn alo the lathof September: = Cote G Ay Tntts Ubich tt had pleaten God ta profper iSands, in advancing the Cait among the Jc ore f ofthe Gattferens:he was the ele, [PTX RGD} Gaffangles, at aplare of the ae fon'st Serbato; min baptifen Bedalib3. cof Cedin the protince of the (Pon we $e BY i Rings there? calied Kendlet: a oesonecalled fobin tins otherbityepy any ROSS than. Cnitilo of the * quae teh the foxctaib Coppahifhop ofHic Caft E> Gatranglestthe trother of king nha)fine was bis e 2 open the fame Cenda returned. bnto bis eee pet forlard with moze anthariti c to pers Seen - worke of the Lp20,¢ building churches in ' Sey, ori emtie inae pea and Beatens tbich saps pebimin preaching, and in the minttter ie ante ‘Ng {peciallie inthe citic of Fthancettor op: Seciurrse of Pent, andlibelwife in Lileburge on Lames . While Ceo twas thus bnifte apie at comfort andioy of the king and all bis int thefetting formarn ofthe chzifftan religion ~ Mereate dailie proceeding,if chanced thos Infigation of the deutll, the common ents Plankind, that king Sigibert toas murtbhes godfather at the fontitene. Crd the bithop of the Gaftfarons bfen oftentiiies to bifif bis countrie of Horhumbetliind where he toas bome, and bp pocar Beda tib.3, chittg exhorted the people to wodlic life. tyerbyonif °?73 hanced that hing Cotfwale the fon of king Diwalp hich reigned in the parties of Defra, maoucd with the fame of bis bertuous trade oflining, bsp hima §teat reuerence:and therefore bpora garSfeale ard great devotion, willed him to cote forth fome plot of ground there he might build a monafferie, in the ibich the king himfelfe and others might prate, heare fermonsthe oftener, and haue place there to buriethedead, Zhe bithop confenting tothe kings mind, at length efpicn a place amongit bigh anv Dev fert |