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Death of Paulinus, bishop of Rochester.

Ithamar, his successor, first bishop of English blo d.

Murder of Oswin, king of Deira, AD 651.

Death of bishop Aidan......................

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Thomas succeeds Felix as bishop in East Anglia, A D 646.

Honorius, archbishop of Canterbury, dies A D 633.

Deusdedit, archbishop of Canterbury 26 Mar 655

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57-58

CHAPTER XXI

Conversion of the Middle Angles.

Peada, their king, marries Oswy's daughter.

Diuma, bishop of the Middle Angles, then

Ceollach, and after him Trumheri

58--60

War between Penda, king of Mercia, and king Oswy.

Battle of Winwaed, A D 655.

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CHAPTER XXIX

Four years vacancy of the see of Canterbury.

The Angle kings send Wighard to pope Vitalian.

Wighard's death.

The pope chooses an archbishop

CHAPTER XXX

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82-85

Death of Erconberct, king of Kent, 664 A D.

Theodore, a monk of Tarsus, chosen to be archbishop of

Of the monastery at Barking and the miracles wrought there 105-106

CHAPTER VIII

Other miracles at the same monastery

167

CHAPTER VIIII

Aedilburga, abbess of Barking, her death and miracles

108-110

CHAPTER X

Hildilid, successor of Aedilburga.

Her zeal and the miracles wrought at Barking by relics..

110-111

CHAPTER XI

Account of king Sebbi of the East Saxons.

He turns monk.

His death and miraculous enlargement of his coffin.....

111--113

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CHAPTER XII

Episcopate among the West Saxons.

Haeddi, fifth bishop; died AD 705.

Kent ravaged by Aedilred, king of Mercia, A D 676.

Cuichelm, bishop of Rochester.

A comet appears, A D 678.

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Dispute between king Ecgfrid and bishop Wilfrid.

Division of Wilfrid's diocese.

Bishops of Lindsey, Eadhaed, Ediluini, Eadgar, Cyniberct

113-115

CHAPTER XIII

History of Wilfrid after his expulsion..........

CHAPTER XIIII

A pestilence in Britain, A D 681.

Stayed through the intercession of St Oswald.

Stories of a vision of St Peter and St Paul

CHAPTER [XV]

Caedwalla of the royal family of the Gewissi ravages the land

of the South Saxons.

CHAPTER [XVI]

Caedwalla made king of the Gewissi.

He takes the Isle of Wight.

Wilfrid helps him to christianise the province.

Account of the situation of the Isle of Wight

CHAPTER [XVII]

Synod of Hatfield, summoned by archbishop Theodore,

A D 680

115-117

118-120

120 121

121-123

123-124

CHAPTER [XVIII]

Abbat John the arch-chanter was at this synod.

Of Benedict Biscop.

Of abbat John's musical teaching, and death.

Report of the synod sent to the pope.

125-126