Eadbald his son succeeded to the kingdom.' He forsook his baptismal vow and lived in heathen custom so that he had his father's widow to wife. Then Laurentius, who was archbishop in Kent, was minded that he would depart south over sea and leave it all. But the apostle Peter came to him by night and scourged him sorely because he would forsake God's flock and bade him go to the king and preach the true faith to him; and he did so and the king was converted and baptized. In this king's days died Laurentius, who was archbishop in Kent after Augustin died, and was buried beside Augustin on the day iv. non. Feb. (Feb. 2nd). After him Mellitus, who before was bishop in London, succeeded to the archbishopric; [at that time the men of London, where Mellitus had been before, were heathens]. And3 within five winters Mellitus died. Then after him Justus succeeded to the archbishopric, who was bishop of Rochester; and he consecrated Romanus as bishop thereto. 616 [F]. Here died Æthelbert, king of the Kentishmen (who first of English kings received baptism and he was son of Eormenric) who reigned fifty-three winters. After him Eadbald his son succeeded to the kingdom; he forsook his Christianity so that he had his father's widow to wife. In that time Laurentius was archbishop and for the sorrowfulness that he had on account of the king's unbelief, he was minded to abandon all this country and fare over sea, but St. Peter the apostle scourged him sorely one night because he would thus forsake God's flock and bade him teach boldly the true faith to the king; and he did so and the king turned to right. In the days of this same king Eadbald this same Laurentius died. The holy

1 And from the beginning of the world to this same year five thousand and eight hundred winters were past.-B, C add. And six hundred and sixteen winters.-W.

2 MS. E.

And in about five winters, during the reign of Eadbald, Mellitus fared to Christ. Then after him Justus succeeded to the archbishopric; and he consecrated Romanus to Rochester where before himself had been bishop.-E.

Augustin, while in sound health, consecrated him bishop in order that the church of Christ, which was yet new in England, should not be at any time after his decease without an archbishop. Then after him Mellitus, who before was bishop in London, succeeded to the archbishopric. And within five years of the decease of Laurentius, while Eadbald still reigned, Mellitus fared to Christ.

617 [E]. Here Æthelfrith, king of the Northumbrians, was slain by Redwald, king of the East-Angles, and Edwin son of Alle succeeded to the kingdom and subdued all Britain save the Kentish-men alone. And he drove out the athelings, sons of Æthelfrith, that is first Eanfrith, Oswald and Oswy, Oslac, Oswudu, Oslaf and Offa.

619 [F]. Here archbishop Laurentius died.

624 [E]. Here archbishop Mellitus died.

625 [A]. Here Paulinus was consecrated bishop to the Northumbrians by Justus the archbishop.

625 [E]. Here archbishop Justus consecrated Paulinus as bishop' on xii Kal. Aug. (July 21st). Hic ciclus Dionisii quinque decennouenalibus constans, hoc est xcv annis, sumitque exordium á xxx° anno Incarnationis Domini, et desinit in dc. xxvi anno. Hic ordo decennouenalis quem Graeci Ennia kaith Johannes papa Kaderida vocat, á Scis patribus in Nicea Sinodo fuit constitutus, in quo xiv luna Paschalis omni anno sine ulla dubitatione. 626 [A]. Here Eanfled, daughter of king Edwin, was baptized on the holy eve of Pentecost (June 8th). And Penda had the kingdom for thirty winters; and he was fifty winters old when he succeeded to the kingdom. [Penda was son of Pybba, Pybba of Creoda, Creoda of Cynewald, Cynewald of Cnebba,2 Cnebba of Icel, Icel of Eomær, Eomær of Angeltheow, Angeltheow of Offa, Offa of Wærmund, Wærmund of Wihtlæg, Wiht-læg of Woden.].

1 Archbishop.-F.

2 Of Wybba, Wybba of Cryda, Cryda of Cynewald.—W.

626 [E]. Here Eomer came from Cwichelm king of the West-Saxons, thinking that he would stab king Edwin. But he stabbed Lilla his thegn and Forth-here and wounded the king. And on the same night was a daughter born to Edwin: she was named Eanfled. Then the king made a vow to Paulinus that he would give his daughter to God if he would obtain of God that he might kill his foe who had sent the assassin. And then he fared with a fyrd against the WestSaxons and killed there five kings and slew a number of the folk. And at Pentecost Paulinus baptized his daughter with eleven others. And within a twelvemonth the king with all his nobility was baptized at Easter; that year Easter was on ii id. April (April 12th). This was done in York, where first he ordered a church to be built of wood, which was consecrated in the name of St. Peter. There the king gave Paulinus a bishop's see and there he afterwards ordered a larger church to be built of stone. And here Penda succeeded to the kingdom and reigned thirty winters. 627 [A]. Here king Edwin was baptized with his people at Easter.

627 [E]. Here king Edwin was baptized by Paulinus, and this Paulinus also preached baptism in Lindsey where the first who believed was a certain great man called Blecca with all his followers. And in this time Honorius, who sent Paulinus hither a pall, succeeded to the popedom after Boniface. And archbishop Justus died on iv id. November (Nov. 10th) and Honorius was consecrated by Paulinus in Lincoln. And to this Honorius the pope also sent a pall; and he sent a letter to the Scots that they should turn to the right Easter.

628 [A]. Here Cynegils and Cwichelm fought against Penda at Cirencester and then came to an agreement. 632 [A]. Here Eorpwald was baptized.

633

Here Edwin was slain, and Paulinus hastened back to the Kentish-men and occupied the bishop's see in Rochester.

633 [E]. Here king Edwin was slain by Cadwalla and

Penda at Heathfield [Hatfield Chase?] on ii id. Oct. (Oct. 14th), and he reigned seventeen years; and his son Osfrith was also slain with him. And after that Cadwalla and Penda fared and laid waste the whole land of the Northumbrians. When Paulinus saw that, he took Æthelburg, Edwin's widow, and departed in a ship to Kent. And Eadbald and Honorius received him very honourably and gave him a bishop's see in Rochester; and he dwelt there till his end.

634 [A]. Here bishop Birinus preached baptism to the West-Saxons.

634 [E]. Here Osric, whom before Paulinus had baptized, succeeded to the Deira-kingdom; he was son of Ælfric, Edwin's father's son. And Eanfrith, son of Æthelfrith, succeeded to the Bernicians. And here also bishop Birinus first preached baptism to the WestSaxons under king Cynegils. This Birinus came thither by command of Honorius the pope, and there he was bishop until his life's end. And here also Oswald succeeded to the kingdom of the Northumbrians, and he reigned nine winters, the ninth being numbered to him on account of the heathenism which they practised, who reigned the one year between him and Edwin.

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635 [A]. Here Cynegils was baptized by Birinus the bishop in Dorchester, and Oswald [king of the Northumbrians] was his sponsor.

636 [A]. Here Cwichelm was baptized in Dorchester and the same year he died. And bishop Felix preached Christ's faith to the East-Angles.

636 [F]. Hic de Burgundiæ partibus venit episcopus quidam nomine Felix, qui predicavit fidem populis Orientalium Anglorum, hic accersitus a Sigeberto rege suscipere episcopatus in Domnoc: in quo sedit xvii annis.

639 [A]. Here Birinus baptized Cuthred in Dorchester and received him as his son.

1 MS has seven-scribal error doubtless.

2 I.e., kings Osric and Eanfrith mentioned above.

3 MS. E.

639 [E].' Here Eadbald, king of the Kentish-men, died: he was king twenty-four winters. Then his son Ercenbert succeeded to the kingdom; he overthrew all idolatry in his kingdom and was the first of English kings to establish the Easter-fast. His daughter was named Ercongota, a holy woman and wondrous person, whose mother was Sexburg, daughter of Onna king of the East-Angles.

640 [A]. Here Eadbald, king of the Kentish-men, died and he reigned twenty-five winters. He had two sons, Ermenred and Ercenbert; and there Ercenbert reigned after his father. And Ermenred begat two sons, who were afterwards martyred by Thunor. 641 [E]. Here Oswald king of the Northumbrians was slain by Penda the Southumbrian at Maserfield on the nones of August (Aug. 5th), and his body was buried at Bardney. His holiness and miracles were afterwards manifested in various ways throughout this island and his hands are at Bamborough uncorrupted. And here Cenwalh succeeded to the kingdom of the WestSaxons and held it twenty-one winters; this Cenwalh bade the church be built in Winchester and he was son of Cynegils. And the same year, that Oswald was slain, Oswy his brother succeeded to the kingdom of the Northumbrians and he reigned two less than thirty years.

642 [A]. Here Oswald, king of the Northumbrians, was slain.

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643 [A]. Here Cenwalh succeeded to the kingdom of the West-Saxons and held it thirty-one years; and this Cenwalh bade the church in Winchester to be built. 643 [E]. Here died Paulinus archbishop in York vi id. Oct. (Oct. 10th) who was bishop one less than twenty winters and two months and twenty-one days. And

1 So E against all other MSS. 2 So B, C; twenty-four.-F. 3 B, C place Oswald's death and Cenwalh's succession in 641, but the building of the old church at Winchester under 642. 4 In Wessex.-F.

The church in Winchester in St. Peter's name.-F. The old church.-B, C.