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Show . thefame bonfe tuto Cuthtuine , that thefaib Beda. j beng in: his death-bed,trandiated the gofpell of faint DateseZbe province of Spercia tas tulen bythe bookes,, anb-not-to erercife themlelues with fables relaid. Alpine bithop of Licficly,anponebithop Plaldon holvingbiske at erfgogouernethole people that inbabites bepond the riuerof 2anerie telnarathe well. Zhe pronince of @iiccles, thatts, arceiier, one MUlfrinegoucrned,.Zhe South: ea isstee.csbetes Cortetcoat ae togither,thep tentagaini the Weithmen, ¢ gaue court of Mom fo: the neefding of. certeinqueftions tn vet Doubtful . s5ut ubetber he tent thither o3 thatfeafon, & notinecan not affinne : but as it is thought by Erherdato te, And as for tempovall goncrnement, Ringe mentworthie of credit , be nener twentout of this of apercia, of Okoulfe had the fourreigne Dominion-ouer alltye dand,butcontinued fo, the mott part of bis life tn the wobat pulance -Porthumbers : but all the proutnces onthe fouthfioe 30 abbeiestof Gernic and Uiremouth, firf onder de imaa, nf umber,toith thetr kings and calers, were {aly ene the Ari abbat ano founver of the fame ab ted onto Coilbaloo, Cthelbalo king of @Perciashe beics, andatter der the fain Cetfrive, in tote ‘Hotbene puntthen, amd the kings tuft canfe adnan time be recetued avers of priefthmn at the hands n of -bithop Jobn,furnamed of Wewerley : fo that itmap be marueller that aman borne inthe bttermoft cov bounds,rinse tent notabout felues fo woanifewith anietheir bes otone teainen ¢ bub ettfull mbulen prouebis fo fame excellent tr-all fhould fo learning , that -knotuledgeand Spread oner the ttbolecart), and iment neurr out of . ' ' Apeculiar hatred thepdin impugnethe Cnglithna monaffcriesin thofe dates, thal tuell perceiue that tedfourht eftiones with the CiLeltmen, and obtet- This Cavett (in the 18 peare of his reiqre) and net of the toarld , tyoulo --amaruellonsmtcanes, fora ftarre tehich followed bir, patteo byphir, bir Se bic, af the likebiftice ace asagi iti keptin followinghit befoze the lot bir bfrail light, fightrontinney aid matnteinen eter' to the btters Mot point. In the a4 peeve othisreigne,this Cuth: yo Offa king of Mercia, his manhood and cap aie ? h 5 Ae hed thewperfhand without anie per loti or | oitories againft the Kentiflinen and Prople: for the enninticswere eaalte put fo flight amp Weitfaxons,, he killeth Egilbert king of Eaft- blein neither bebalfe to atteine to:their tuithen ty tentions,as thep tihich though thep tere partlie free, petinfomepotnt remained fill as thzalt-aw man, ledge of gad learning.o3 cife to qo abgoan and preach the word of Godin totunes and billages apiotning. She fame pete died archbifyop Lacuine, and in bug Cithieh fell ticke and in the x A.pare of bis reigue:he doyavtenthi $ life afterfo sieanie geeat Didories gat againt bis erties' ica Bissd tebeshe ianadeth his kingdome,andpofleffethit,the acchlsfhops {ee ofCanturbarie remouedto Lichfield archbix thop Lambertlaboring to defend his prerogatiue is deprived 7: Ait bmifercifall prince ae. Tait peer aeEred eat poke cone darian Keda)now tn theacceptable timeof peace andguiety -attenbedonelte to teach bztng bp pouth in knot the perre following, that isto fap 735, Motbelmus was oretned arcbbithop of Cantucburie in bis ong atinour and weaponafioe,applied themfclucs to thereabing ofboliefcriptures, moze defirous to be profeiledin religions boules , thantoerercifefeates ofwarte : but iibat twill come theroffatth betbe age lad, by thofe belpe be greatlie abuanced: the tee of Pozke,and vecouered the pall: Cothat bere all the o tbifhops that fi 2 Deenteen achtcTyeemney_ ed fintplic but particular bitvops : now tuas be inti tuledbp the name of arcbbitbop, We allo gat toa, thera great number of geod books,ubtch be beftotwen talibsacic at Poke, € Inthe pare 733, on the 18 kalends of September,the funne fuffered a great eclipfe about three of the clocke inthe atter none, in fond that the earth feemcd to be coucren with a Br wo x Qn ubicé tothe king of Coxsone cadens "ois a cutee oncatane hing and made of Say thofe people md inn ee of eo 4 cal ee Deb ae in the eee pare _ 3 Foe 5@ ~ ie fo a 6 vrric e churches and religious houfes, he goeth to Rome, ma- J keth his realme tributarie to the faid fee, Peter pente paid, hefalleth ficke and dicth , places rons ote ee ee ‘ Thefourth ChaptCFs is ; CES OT) Fter that Dahan flaine Off. Great muyltitune of people, aud xypellod yim PT Oxv a eabed Gof hint into the wadeallenas thet YC ) Bevefipgly, , be tire Jap! 7. ter the Deceafeof Ethelardking iebsb by king Offa ,he feizethypon churches andreligious houfes; Yah \Wernred the bfarper. of the Satof his efkate wy the beginnings ‘of thefecond, or 60 oy ee/,eA hingvome of Percia( as bee " Gine fay)the fk peare of his reiane, Eben St: ra fle) foxeis mentioned ) the-fame SWerts as he was fearefull of mature, fearing' to be gaLN NG Ofla toke bwon him the gor >of Pitts, P nd the kingof cae T} - J Se 1 Oh 8f ‘pina of his nobles allemblep thernfelues togithor ereamegaeencedReHM schange their erownes for maonks settee Northurt aye cred? abi ra ioe Na 4#¢les bxapolicie orfubsilldeuife ofprofered cur- Shih was of, bis copnecll, and fatthfnllie aviionc eee {9 reformebis, errill doings; urreypon ib Erbclbs ferd., be hash the vifterie fallet -_Hcke and diechsSigcbexe fuccederh him in thekingdo "Yel! €e his people. he's expelled ftom his rotall eftare,wus0 tie tere endcb ctuellic nie Pain xeeec t a YW wa, redsfonne flainc, carle Adelme rebelleth againit scp te malste ele Ehis Saboror mtcibert bee « Pitino Jnthe peere following,that is to fp 7; 2,in place 6o bm whomthe king pardoneth;Cuthred fghtech ofGlide fecond, Cgbert twas arveinen bithoy of Porhe. This Gqbert was bother puto an other @gbert, toho as then was kingot Porthamber, Colard -abrean euill,fetting lat 2 in = e : greatle troubled by Ethelbald king of Mercia, theyare pacified; Kenric ki ng Cuth- Fter bim fncééoed tite Eeibayt ‘a ethel - ‘gan his relgne iy sep and Sruibivalo.-Sut fome refer it to the perre 7446 oaReiesn teeoneheaeiene Gnglithmenintothislno, about 285 pares, accoy ribere try archbithop , ando2zdeined tivo bifhops, Fruipberd, Cuthred king¢ ofthe Weftfaxons, heis s bing to bis accornt. ; -_-ppeere got bis pall fromRome.and & twas confirmed that Palchonty hall feeand beboln, waLith thetewexvs Sec ry chated,to their omnidettrucion. An the meee atter, - pike -_kaletids of December the mane being as thenth ir full: ameared to be ofa blondie colour, bat at length the came to bir accuffomen thei , affer'a §-thep tuere ozderedafter the manet ofour(choles 02 -_colleges,bauing in them dinerfe learned ment, that Neflemanie amongtt them of Mozthumberland,lat. 50 place,and Cgbert the archbithop of o2ke the fame Suis Unguft bing of Pics cameto the citie of Alelnio -_2-- -withthetrarmics , anthererecciued tye Wattatns "into their fubiection, the fir Dap of Auqui: butthe tenth dap of the fame month, the armic which beled "from Duan orto Aewbourah, was for the mor part lofranddeftroied. € ihe fameveare onthe 8 5 tion, the obferuance of the feat ofietter appointed bp the whole catholike church, pet (bot vinineanohu sipate tothe fubieatonof the Cuglithmensabo(faith WilMalm, -‘teth.) fedtotriumpouerbisaducrfarte,chomnpetby wap , ofteconciliation hepardoned.Inthe 13 pareof his 7% Feigne,hing Cutheed being not iwell able tofutteine ‘oFed "the prond eractions:and hard doings of Cotlbaly"... Bing of Merciacaifen his potner, and encountered * Tnlth the fame Coilbalo at Hereford, haning before Ditethe (ain earle Aveline,tn tehofe baliant pzowete be put great bapeto atteine Dictarie: nefther was Hedeceiued, fox by the ftoutconducandnoblecow of the fain Adelnio,theloftie pineok king Cole bai ld toas Leven Tage abated, the be twas ate. Saat bine a there put to fifght, ted,fo that bisarmieniicométed, after fo2eandterrible mane force dtterlic refifing them) thep were not w f crotwne for amontks cotvle (13 Simon Dunel, pe Boe A found at that inftantrecetued, bisperimric bad lesagaintt the Cnglithinen. Lheasetains other, hisnatinecountrictofekett. yut oho that marr iwifecalled Galelfhmon,though forthe moze part of 4. heth in reading olpbittozies the fate of abbeies amd C= 33 twas become amanihein the abbie of Linvefferne , aie his bees fonne Egbert (by ozver takenbp the fai 7 8 wm Stherby (as tasthought) be came the foner to bis Ceoloulfe)fuccecded him in the kingtome, and go: -25-- Wwofull end, uerned the fanceright tomethilic fox the terme sf 24 751 Inthe 11 pereothis reigne, Cufhred had tars 2, peares, andthen beeamcamonke,bp the erample -«Againfone of hisearlscallen Avelne,tporatfinga both of his predeceffos the fortain Ceolbulfe,anv alto commotionagainft bim,aduenturedto gine battell "of Diuersatherkings in thole dates, fothathetoas Changing ot though he ban the fmatlernember of men, amdpet -_the eight hing hoin this land han chanacda kings (rotncsfox inas at poittt tohane goneatwap with bicorte, ifhy Scots tubich inbabited Writaine, contenting them: ned (as twiters fap )the termeof 52 peares. Atter that Ceolbulfe bing of Poxthumberlmy Egbert bing wy, mongbis menof twatre, a gentleman pong in Swe ates, butof affout courage, and berie forward, mamued there,tthichtuithout bisopinion might fame nationof the } Pics were inleague withthe Cnglth men, and i¢became partakersof thecatholike faith-ea beritic of the bninerfall ehurd. Xpofe -prmued a right godlte prince. Zhis Cthelbert reig: ume -ched. Inthe opeere ofthis Cuthreds retgne, bis wpshune ‘forne Jaenitic was Maine in a {editions tumult a: zpetucaftell(as is before remembzed. )Betwas tought bptirthole twoabbeies, and was (choler'te farona ann the Ble af Gatight.inere Onoecithe bi GobnofBeucrley. iow throughlic be was. {ene hopof, Bindeter.Anthe province nt theRoy tnalikindsof godliterature , the bokes hich be fhumbers inerefoure bijops, thatisto fap, CUUL ._ tnotedwmantfettlicbeare witnelte.Avisiudgement GinearchbifhopofPorke, Coilwala bithop of Lim -alfo twas fo much effcemed ouerall,that Seraiusthe 3 cabtthopof Perham,ann Peabelmush> -bithop of Mome twrote wnto Celfrive the abbat of Shopof dihiterne;otherwite called Candina Cafa, Wliremouth,requiring him to {end Beda tuto the fame was maveabithops (end thus fimo thefate -fucceeded Hint) fo in the feare of the Wow, that be themagreat ourrthots, as hefsreispartlictou- the abbeie nf Gernic,pifant fue miles fiom Hire. mouth,abbeie alfo inthenozth parts,notfar from of the Cnglith church fopeceleGiaticallgoucrnogs im pr bhelret. ted fucceedev tn geuernment of that kingdonte the fourth pore of his refgne, a peace was con: 10 Amannoted tobeof ged and bertuous qualities, cluped bettwirt themt,and then toting their potucrs tn that he brought bp dis fonne Erhelred (thich _7 3 8 andfriuolonsmatters. Jfinallie he tuas buried in * betwasthe fir that goncrnedthat dur) atterthe ment a long tine, thit both the frotyarn nations map fuffer long fortheir fins ann that {uch wicken princes mapin another warln talk the more bitéer torments. Againe, other he talteth ant of the wai, hat the people map be deltuered from opzellion, -andalfathat the nauahtie ruler for bis miifoemeas nourmayfpedilic recetne punttoritent. ane C86 Catangs eenteting ofdue IAfier fadtill practifes fongbt; to difquiet bin. owbeif, in | aid Drneble, paicksandlaiomen,togither with tow ro Foln into Cnglith, ndcommmandenbis biefinen te Meth }9iedito make {uc fonrntes thither tn thofe bedfligent it reabdirig nite contemplation of gma , the hiftorieof England. 740 poreot oar 070740, inthe tiventic fourth pereof 4h Prieto Keo Ffauris, inthe 14 prere of tye teigue of the (cond Theodorus Cala hk. of sfrance, mmabout theo pare of Cihfinekingof Scots.zhis Cathed had mud fo do again Coilbaly king of ci, Percta, eho one Gbile With Hering his ofune (ub ; jects the Wicffarons to rebellion, an other thile Z\N@.))/ necnmentof that fingdome g Za fa SAA bahia tis ft" : » tha and there bin.-hinifelfe, but by chance 2 (wineheardthat le belonged tothe- late.cavle Cum ba at PructGoud fama himoutyand pereeiuing bedouldbe able to bringto pale all things that: te foener he conceited in his mind. Be reigned 39 be-wag flue, bmg: arreuenge.of bis maitters Mec) Senta at A Lobere pou map fe bowtherighteous inftice Soo rewwarveth iuichep doings in this worn * Worthierecompente,as tocll agin the twozld to fan stwointing eutll princes fometimestoreiqne the Pantthimentofthe people according asthep Beterue, permitting fome of them tobaue gourrne peares, His Doings tere great and maruellous, Ri niates and {uch as fometimes his vertues furpatlebis wie "8 crs,and fometimeagatne bis tices {ermed to oners oy.pigoneg match bis bertucs, ie oucrcame the isentithniew of king Deer, ina great battellat Dtteford, and the Mozthume March. Wet, bersalfo werebphim vanquifhed,and inbattell pnt 7.7. 9_ toflight. Celtth tenbvulfe king of mans ry ‘ought SS ee a -=---- x BMoKiaronsispary as wellbingsasbithopsnoble anderthe Saxons. ee a wantto:3korue in companie of thequeue of te Theftatef Britaine blackeanbborrible penthoufess. o ), , Bs 2 Anthepare3s;that eeucrendandpeofonndicar 7 3 ¢ newindnBedadepartedthis life, being 82 preres of Bedancpae age,dpon Afcenfion dap,thidiiwasithe 7 kalenng tedthis ute. of Zune, and 26.0fPate,as MartWeltm.bath dili -_gentlie obferued..W-Harifonanbeth hitherto, atit isto be read in anolp epiftle of Cutbert monke of SS "vol dhe fixtBookes |; eShe prouince af <Gattanglessby bithog wee : stheonehapinghisie atClamandthe other atDnutwiduspeprontice *- ofthe @lefiarons nas gouctnen bythe faclate * Daniell andby Forthere, tho fucceeded nert after Aiabehucin theteofiahereborne.HhisFortheretie theperte ofourdiord.738, left bis bifbopaikt, and |