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Show 120 ThefiftBooke of amd declaring bis meffage bnto italianns then gouerning the church of Home, immevdiatlte after be died of the pettilence (that therrreigned fn that cl tie) toith all thofe that came toith im. Beda. lib. 4, Cap.Te Boztan, Thefate ofthe Britains ging of ditine {eruice afer the rite of the church of Ronte . The arabithop Aheodoze findingthe cure med Damian , o2deined one Putta a imple nian intyoldlie nratters, bat tucil inffrneted in ecclefia: dt hop ical difeipline, mid nanielie tell feene in foiig and atta of Rochetter. muficke tobe bled in the chard afte the nramerag he bad learned of pope Gregortes difetples. Ho be bacfe, the archbithop Theooze, andthe ehet oper She pope then taking adutcetryome be might ov tequired the pope to appoint one Andwetva monke 1. abbat Aveta delerucd great commendation in this, pate of The allo, aherebnto the pope confented. Wut then are that tihereas thep tere notable tell learned them: ote and bicio twas preucnted by death, eftfones Adztan felurs in the Greckeandthe Latine tongs, avalfo Qhould haucbene made archbithop, butthat he nas bad god knotpledge as tell in the liberallarts, as med one Zheodore an other monke that above as inthe fcriptare,thep toke great patnes to traine bp then {1 Rome, but was bo2nein the citie of "Xharfcholers in knotvledgeof the fame,fo that the Cng? fus in Cilicia,beric twell learnen both in the Creeke liffmrent bad not feene moze happie tines than tn amb LLatine , and being of reuerend peares, as of 76. DhisAhcodoze by the pzeftntment of Adztan, was appointed to be o2deined archbifhop of Cantut butic, with condition, that Apzian thouty neuerthelefleattend bpon bim into England,both fo that be bad bene tiife before this time tr gtrance ,and fo hnet the coatts ; and againe, for that he might atfit bim inall things, andloke toell to the matter, that Dheopnze thonld not bring into the chard of being firt o2oeinen fubdeacon , tarried foure mov neths tilt bis heare tors grotuen , that be might baue bis crotunc fhauen after the maner of Peter. For he was rounded o; fhauen after the maner of MApeovoze o2- felues , according to the dfe of faint Panle the apo: before. 5 Whe fiff, that noneof the cleargie fhonlo pepart front bis bithop to ruri inte ante other dioceffe , 103 plithenthe thing fo the ehich he twas tent, be retucs comming from antie- other place Mould be anmitted, hedinto Percia. 20 ercept be bzonght letters of teffimonie with him. Atter this, then the fay Jaromant twas nepar: ut ifanie fuchchanced to be recefued, if he refix ~ted this life, king Wulfhere fent bute the archbithop fedto returne, being fent for home, both he and bis recefuer fhould be erecommuntcated. Sheodozs, requiring him to proutde the pronince of the Mercies of a neiy bithap. Theedozus not min 6 Fhe firt, that bithops anv other of the cleargie ding to ordeine ante netw bithop at that time, requir being ffrangers (hould hold them content twith the ted Dilnie king of Pozthumberland , that btthop benefit of hofpitalitie , ¢ fhouly not take in banda' Cead might come into Dercta to erercife the office nie priefflie office , totthout licence of the bifhop, in of bithop there, This Cead lined as it tere a priuat tehole dioceffe be chanced fo to be remaining, life at that time inbis monafterie of ILeftinghams, 7 She feucnth, that tiice in the peare a {pred fo; GUilfrio helo the bithopaike of Porke., extending 30 thoulo be kept, but becanfeof piners impediments bis authoritie over all Qorthumberland¢ amongelt berein it twas thought gud to them all, that inthe the Pics allo, fo farreas king Dfwies dominton kalends of Auge afpnod thoulv be kept once it Sretchen. Cherefore Cead haninglicence fo go intothe peare , at a certeine place called Clofethough. gaine, thofe that coucteviearning, bad inftrucozs at band to teach thet ; bp reaton thereof otuers bee ing giuen to ftudie, prmucd excellent both in know ledge of the Dreeke and iL atine. There came tn compegs panic of the faio archbithop from axome, an Cra? wenevies lif} man named Benedict wWitcop , hich hav taken Wenet farm Mere turre a Soo monks foundin thofe twobow con fle. And fo at length was this Mheodaze orocincd ie archbithop of Canturburie by pope Uftalianns in - ol. fes, and gouerned tnder one abbat. Zhe faid Wene- Giaters ft did thas the firt that brought glafiers , painters, troughtinte and other fuch curtous crattinen into Cnglann, we €nsem ‘the peart of out Loz 668,the firt kalends of Zune, Percia, twas gladlic receiued of king Uulfhere, of Merciafendeth bifhop Iaroman to redre(fethat the emperour to bane practifed toith the Crglity apoftafie ofthe prince andthe people »Ceadbifhop ofMercia , the king ofthat countrie hath him in hie reputation , Egfrid king of Norchumberland , a fynod of bithops ioas fulpeced to baue had forme commtiffton from men, for the difquicting of the realme of france, Dotwbeitalter tt was percetucd that this fufpicton Wasgrounded onno truth, be toas alfo fuffered to follow the archbithop , and fo comming tnto Can turburie, be toas made abbat of the monaftcric of faint Auguitines . Lhe arcybtthop Theodore came thus bito bis churc) of Canturburic tn the feconp ° Crgland did acknotolcdge thetr obetfance. Weing accompanied twith the forefaiy Aozfan, be charge per ere office, aremedic therefore; Kenwalke ofa very cuill prince becometha veric god ruler,his wife go den bim (as it is repo2ted) from aboue, befoze he Tilt twas therebnto etter , fo that Ceavna (though be tere not difqranen of bisegrerof by Hop )itucd pet a pataat kind of life, till betas ad mitted bithop of spercia, as after thal be fhetwed. Wi ubereas before time there twas én mantr no Muging inthe Cngtith churches, eteept it there ix Rent, Notw thep began in euccic church tavée fin: lithe tnogementof the moft it map ferme meete far lous , tne twill omit and patle over . is bodie Was fir buried in the durch of our ladie 5 but atter Principal vicegerens,bithop Winfrid depaled for difobedience, Scbhic king of the Eaftiaxons aprofelicd moonke, his that the church of faint peter the apottle tnas buil eb, bis bones tueretranflatentitothe fame. death, Thexxxitiy. Chapter. Inthe peare of our Lor671, thich thas the fe fond peate atter that Theodorus the archbifhop fame into this land, Dfwie king of o2thumbers DWwas attached with a grieuonsficknetfe, and Di: ter that Suidbelme king of NO the little, and Sebbie the fon of Savard fucceeded him m gourrnement of that king dome, albrit thep toere fab: tect Uitte Tulfbere the king of @ereia. Sighere in °° that tine, them the great moctalttic reigned, re "* Nonnced the fatthof Chzitt , toith that part of the pro: ple tthich be badin gourrnemrent, fot both the feme Sigbert and offers of bis chirfctt toves , aval patt of bis commons loning this life, and not te garding the life to come, began torepaire their tbo befhehurches, and fell to the inosthiping of Dols, asthongh therebpthep thoulohaue bene nefindep fiem thereof the 1; kalends of Warch, in the 58 peace 9 heninth,that as the numberof the dyittans inereafen, fo (hould there be move bilhops o2deined. ro Thetenth was touching mariages,that none fhould contrac niatrimonie twith ante perfor, but Ywith fuch'as it Mhouln be latwfull for bint by the order's of the churd): none fhould matd) with their kinffolke,no man fhouln forfake bis twife,ercept (as ulddic, after a miraculous maner,which becanfe hirin the roome,of Thunnir a murtherer king Egberas the Caftfarons was drad, Sigbere the fon of Sighert 4° beveparted thislife, haning 7 dates warning gi: uerneth thekingdomeafter his death ,E(cnius fucceedeth Mient , and vefouned the fanre charebes as fermen to and ntinitters in churees iubere be thought contr 6> Ran.Ceft, Mach Wet, a eds, by Theodore naarpeAd Canturbutic, Bifivnable to dif Bout the fame time, af ther, butthat cnerte one Moulo knoty the tine and over of bis confecration. hep bad Icafure from labour and bufinetfe of the horld. Finallic, after be had gouerned the church Sf Berciabp ihe (pace oftwo peares and an balfe, bifited all the parts of thts Lad, ordefned bifhops thould by ambition {eke to be preferred abone ano Mianoratorie there to peate ann teade, fo often as holden at Herford , articles propounded our of the canons peare atter bis cortfecration , about the fecond kay lends of June, being fundaic . He gouerned the fame church alfo 21 peares and 16 bates, and was the fictt arcybithop to thomeall the hurdes of btm meepfall ,as well in other things bic be mitt ked , as alfo in canting themto obferue the featt of @atter, according to the rite and blage of the churc} of Rome, Ceadda that was bilhop of Worke , be: chute be twas not latofullic axneined + as bhebimnfelfc confelfed, tuas remoucd from the feeof BPorke,and figned to him at Lidhfielo in Stattorothire, there bemane him ahoute neve ta the cured,in the abich Beloit 7 02 8 other of bis brethzen in religion bled the other cleaueth to the faith, Vulfhere king fifo to bzing the archbithop into Cnglann , anv fo be 8 Lhe eighth chapter was , that no one bithop Md ivell enterteined , info much that the fain king Sac tuto him lands and poleffions conteining 50 families 03 houtholosto build. a monatterie tnacers teine place twithin the countrie of Linofep callen Sthearne . wWut the fe of his bithoprke was ab And twtth Adzfan fent into Wytaine. Spent fluc times to Rome ,and came agate, --e Lhefe with their retinue came to France, and bédug come thither , thotlie after king Cgbert bap knowledge thereof : therebpontoith all conuenient 40 Sighere and Sebbie affociats reigneo{pen be fent ouer one of bisnobles named Kev wer the Eaftfaxons, the one fallethfrom, ‘Did: but Adztan twas fated fo> atime , becanfe pe fofferance and permiffton of their abbats , zfhoula continue in the fame obedience therein thep foo in the orld tocome, than to liue in the fernice of thols., {potted with fhe filth of errozs and falfe bes lefe. And thus then bithop Jaroman had accom: thofe daies, bauing as then kings of great pint Ensim fance, fo as frangers ftovin feare of thent; and a i and from the totonte of Petwcattle foure miles, Gta: ated tteere to the mouth of Line .Gtiremonth toas built in the peare 670,and Girivie tu the peares 73, not go from monafterie to monatterie, ercept by not rather to dic in Him with hope of refurredion at the mouth of the tiucr of Wire, and the other Cirwiediffant from Wiremouth about fine miles, ° 4 Che fourth, that bithops being monks houlp {ith their altars quite beaten dotoire, the chiiftian churches againe {et opert,and the nameof Chziff eft+ foncs called bpon amongeft the people , coucting ‘returning into bis countric , beileed tipo abbeis, the one named Gtiremouth, beeaufe it was placed the Catt chard),tubtch twas as thep perfuaden theme 668 fame might be recefued, j 1 Whe firk chapter twas, that the featk of Gafter fhould be kept on the fundaic following the fours teenth dapof the firft moneth, 2 he {econd, that no bithop thoulp intermenle in. an others dioceffe , but be contenten with the thither biffop FJaruman o2 Jaroman, that twas fuccure of his flocke committed tobiin. 3 Lhethicd, that no bithopthoulo oi{quict in a my Sve ceffonr bnto Lrumbere, thich olen fuch diligence a amb godlie meanes , that he reduced the faid king nitething anié monafterie confecraten to God, noz and all bis people bnito the right beliefe, fo as the 10 take by bdtoletce aniegads that belonged bnto the foolith (pnagogs were defkroied, and the idols alfa fame. hebadrecefucd . Bing Wulfherc being informed of Seghers apofafie, and hotv the people in bis partof the prommnce of Gaftfarons tere departed from the faith , fent pon bim the babit of amonke tn Xtalie , and note ™Si. @ngland ante rite o2cuftomeof the Greekes , cone trarie to the ble of the Montane church. Aheodsre the hiftorie ofEngland. from that moztalitie. But his afociat Scbbie with great Denotion continued Mtedfatt in the faith thicy of Hochefker verd by the Death of the lat bithep na- deine bnito the feof Canturburte, being thus bdeftts tute of an archbithop , xtpointedamonke named Adrian to take that office bpon hint, but Adrian ev? cufen bimfclfe as not {affictent fox fucy areome , and der the Britifh kings. 52 the gofpell teachcth)for caufe of fornication iat ifas hie man did put alwaic bis twife tich he bap latofule lie married,if be would be accounted a true chiftts an,be mightnot be copled toith an other, but fo res maitte,o2elfe be reconciled to bis otone twife. Thele articles,being intreated of and concluded, twere confirnicd with the fubfertbing of all their bands , (0 ag all thofe that pin go againi the fame, Thoutd be nifgradedof their prietthad, and feparas fed from the companie of them all, | We fosfatd WiG that was bithopof the Catkars Wii bithoo - tyes, and prcfent at this (prod, tuas faceetia ane tnto Bonifacius, thich Wontfacius held that fe 17 * peeres,ambd then dDeparttig this life , Ii was made bithop of that province , ano o2deined bp the arcjbt Sage, after he han reigned 28 peares complet. 60 Shop Theodore. his wit at length toas fo vifites Fter Divie, his fonne Cairn tacreeden in te ule of the kingdome of Pozthumberland , in itd peare of abote reigne , that is ta Tay, in the Peake of ourLo20 67 3Aheodozus the archbithop of z fon arbitie kepta fpriod at Werfow, the firt feb thereof began the 24 of September, all the he- of this land beitig pzefenteither in perfon oa eerteputies, as Wifi bithopof Ettangle, wall of Poxthumberland by is deputie Putta bie So) of Hochetter , Cleutherins bithop of Wiett = Se > a0 GAilfrin bifhop of Bercia. Jn the pres of thefe prelats.the archbithop fhetwesa bake, be bab notea tenchapters 02articles taken 8 thebake of the canons, requiring that the fwtth ficknefe, that be twas not able to crercife the miniftration,(o that tivo bifhops twere then ¢ there es lected amb confecrated for him,the one named Aecct, and the other Walotvin. : Zn this mearie ubile,that is, about the peere of 872 our iLo2b 872,03 in the beginning of 873,a9 Harifon noteth, achtwalch kingof the WHeftfarons veparten thislife, after hebad reigned ;opéres. Dts tkens Mawel. walch tas fuch a prince,as in the beginning betwas de reglibs. to be compared toith the tomaft bind of rulers,but in the middeff and later end of bis reigne , to be mat: ched twith the bet. Ipis godlie scale bone totwards the abuancing of the chziftian religion twell zpered in the bullping of the churat riences ; we L Je ie |