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sex_n the_o watcheword_n all_o the_o nobility_n of_o the_o brittayne_v destroy_v in_o one_o day_n the_o king_n ransome_v the_o saxon_n enter_v possession_n of_o the_o land_n the_o christian_a brittayne_n persecute_v of_o the_o infidel_n saxon_n an._n 462._o aurelius_n ambrose_n return_v into_o britain_n aurelius_n crown_v king_n of_o britain_n vortigerus_fw-la burn_v in_o his_o tower_n horsus_n slay_v engist_n take_v in_o the_o field_n the_o counsel_n of_o eldadus_n bishop_n of_o gloucester_n engist_n behead_v anno._n 490._o exit_fw-la henr._n huntingtonensi_fw-la galfrido_n exit_fw-la chronico_fw-la quodam_fw-la cariensi_fw-la the_o uncertainty_n of_o our_o old_a britain_n story_n exit_fw-la historia_fw-la cariana_n aurelius_n ambrose_n brit._n king_n anno._n 497._o uter_n pendragon_n brit._n king_n remember_v the_o word_n of_o gildas_n 633._o hist._n caria_n the_o christian_a brittayne_n persecute_v by_o the_o heathen_a saxon_n anno._n 516._o king_n arthur_n the_o tale_n of_o king_n arthur_n constantinus_n 3._o aurelius_n conanus_fw-la vortiporâ—uâ—_n malgo._n carecius_n king_n of_o britain_n the_o archb._n of_o london_n and_o the_o archbishop_n of_o york_n flee_v into_o wales_n exit_fw-la historia_fw-la quadam_fw-la cariensi_fw-la the_o cause_n of_o the_o destruction_n of_o the_o brit._n declare_v in_o english_a thus_o this_o 〈◊〉_d be_v a_o christiâ—â—_n be_v 〈◊〉_d unto_o ethelbert_n upon_o the_o condition_n that_o she_o shall_v be_v suffer_v 〈◊〉_d enjoy_v her_o religion_n ethelbeâ—â—_n king_n of_o kent_n oswaldus_n king_n of_o northumberland_n edwinus_fw-la king_n of_o northumberland_n sigebertus_n of_o eastangle_v sebert_n or_o sexbri_v of_o essex_n the_o first_o build_n 〈◊〉_d the_o châ—â—câ—_n of_o paulâ—â—_n london_n ethelbert_n king_n of_o the_o eastangle_v peter_n penny_n 〈◊〉_d they_o first_o come_v upon_o be_v pay_v to_o rome_n kenelmuâ—_n king_n of_o the_o mercian_n s._n edmund_n king_n of_o eastangle_v the_o message_n of_o inguar_n to_o king_n edmund_n the_o martyrdom_n of_o k._n edmund_n in_o norfolk_n a_o question_n whether_o king_n which_o make_v themselves_o monk_n do_v well_o in_o so_o do_v or_o not_o answer_n where_o vocation_n bind_v to_o tarry_v there_o not_o to_o fly_v but_o to_o resist_v the_o occasion_n of_o evil_a it_o be_v a_o good_a man_n part_n four_o persecution_n in_o britain_n before_o the_o come_n of_o austen_n into_o england_n the_o persecution_n of_o dioclesian_n about_o the_o year_n of_o our_o lord_n 210._o the_o persecution_n of_o gnavius_n and_o melga_n the_o persecution_n of_o hengist_n in_o britain_n the_o four_o destruction_n of_o christian_a faith_n in_o britain_n by_o gurmundus_fw-la a_o 595._o this_o gurmundus_fw-la as_o some_o story_n record_v leave_v his_o kingdom_n at_o home_n to_o his_o brother_n say_v he_o will_v possess_v no_o kingdom_n but_o which_o he_o shall_v win_v with_o his_o sword_n king_n lucius_n die_v 428._o before_o the_o come_n of_o austen_n the_o computation_n of_o time_n concern_v the_o continuance_n and_o decay_n of_o christ_n gospel_n between_o the_o brittayne_n and_o the_o saxon_n anno._n 598._o beda_n polychronicoâ—_n li._n 5._o ca._n 8.6_o malesburiensis_fw-la de_fw-la regib_fw-la henr._n huntingdon_n lib_n 3_o fabianus_n part_n 5._o cap._n 119._o libre_fw-la bibliothecae_fw-la tornalensis_fw-la deyrham_n in_o northumberland_n episcopus_fw-la arelalensis_fw-la exit_fw-la henr._n huntingtonensi_fw-la li_z 3._o the_o epistle_n of_o gregory_n to_o they_o which_o go_v to_o preach_v in_o england_n the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n call_v the_o emperor_n his_o lord_n austen_n and_o his_o company_n come_v to_o england_n ethelbert_n king_n of_o kent_n what_o goodness_n come_v to_o have_v a_o good_a and_o godly_a wife_n the_o king_n answer_n to_o austen_n the_o king_n stay_v upon_o old_a custom_n the_o litany_n of_o austen_n miracle_n wrought_v by_o god_n for_o the_o conversion_n of_o the_o land_n austen_n make_v archbishop_n exit_fw-la decreâ—_n gregorij_fw-la primiâ—â—_n council_n tom_fw-mi 2._o 1._o interrogation_n the_o answer_n distribution_n of_o church_n good_n 2._o interrogation_n the_o answer_n the_o gloze_n upon_o the_o 12._o q._n 1._o 〈◊〉_d rag_n si._n 〈◊〉_d say_v that_o this_o now_o hold_v not_o and_o allege_v 〈◊〉_d extran_v decler_n come_n ca._n job._n &_o whereby_o note_n how_o the_o pope_n decree_n be_v repugnant_a