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fast_a and_o alm_n cee_v east-saxons_a manifest_v his_o own_o earnest_a desire_n to_o maintain_v the_o same_o be_v so_o strong_o possess_v with_o the_o spirit_n of_o zeal_n and_o love_n of_o chastity_n as_o he_o persuade_v his_o wife_n to_o a_o separation_n whereby_o they_o may_v serve_v god_n with_o more_o purity_n of_o heart_n and_o his_o piety_n and_o humility_n be_v have_v in_o such_o estimation_n even_o among_o the_o religious_a person_n as_o they_o repute_v he_o more_o meet_a to_o have_v be_v a_o priest_n than_o a_o prince_n after_o he_o have_v with_o much_o difficulty_n obtain_v his_o wife_n consent_n for_o a_o separation_n he_o bestow_v the_o great_a part_n of_o his_o worldly_a wealth_n upon_o the_o poor_a reserve_v nothing_o for_o himself_o beside_o his_o necessary_a maintenance_n but_o only_o the_o expectation_n of_o a_o future_a recompense_n in_o his_o time_n live_v erkenwald_n a_o godly_a priest_n who_o be_v afterward_o bishop_n of_o london_n he_o found_v two_o monastery_n 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scandal_n to_o the_o faith_n which_o he_o profess_v his_o body_n
â—_o the_o principality_n of_o the_o east-saxons_a erect_v by_o erchenwin_n sebert_n the_o first_o christian_a prince_n melitus_n the_o first_o bishop_n of_o the_o east-saxons_a have_v his_o sea_n at_o london_n saint_n paul_n church_n there_o found_v by_o ethelbert_n the_o first_o christian_a prince_n of_o the_o kentish-saxons_a the_o church_n at_o westminster_n found_v by_o sebert_n cedda_n afterward_o call_v st._n chadde_a preach_v the_o gospel_n to_o the_o east-saxons_a sigh_o and_o sebbi_n joint_o rule_v the_o province_n 252._o the_o devotion_n chastity_n and_o charity_n of_o sebbi_n the_o prince_n the_o manner_n of_o his_o death_n offa_n resign_v the_o government_n and_o go_v to_o rome_n where_o he_o enter_v into_o religion_n egbert_n the_o west-saxon_a prince_n obtain_v the_o principality_n of_o the_o east-saxons_a 254_o ¶_o the_o principality_n of_o the_o east-angle_n erect_v by_o vffa_n faelix_fw-la a_o burgundian_n preach_v the_o faith_n to_o the_o east-angle_n his_o episcopal_a sea_n at_o dunwich_n in_o suffolk_n sebert_n the_o first_o christian_a prince_n resign_v his_o government_n to_o egrick_n and_o enter_v into_o a_o monastery_n from_o whence_o he_o be_v draw_v forth_o by_o his_o subject_n when_o the_o mercian_n invade_v his_o province_n he_o be_v slay_v in_o battle_n with_o egrick_n who_o ana_n succeed_v in_o the_o government_n 259_o athelhere_o the_o brother_n of_o ana_n rule_v the_o east-angle_n he_o be_v slay_v by_o oswin_n prince_n of_o the_o northumber_n s._n ethelbert_n be_v murder_v by_o offa_n prince_n of_o the_o mercian_n offa_n have_v make_v a_o voyage_n into_o the_o holy-iland_n die_v in_o his_o return_n homeward_o edmund_n succeed_v offa_n in_o the_o government_n the_o martyrdom_n of_o s._n edmund_n by_o the_o pagan_a dane_n the_o monastery_n of_o s._n edmunds-bury_a in_o suffolk_n erect_v the_o principality_n of_o the_o east-angle_n annex_v to_o that_o of_o the_o westsaxon_n 261_o ¶_o the_o principality_n of_o the_o northumber_n divide_v into_o two_o province_n nam_o deira_n and_o bernitia_n which_o be_v unite_v by_o ethelrick_n ethelfrid_n defeat_v the_o britan_n and_o kill_v the_o monk_n of_o bangor_n edwin_n the_o first_o christian_a prince_n paulinus_n preach_v the_o faith_n to_o the_o northumber_n and_o have_v a_o sea_n a_o sign_v to_o he_o at_o york_n the_o death_n of_o edwin_n 267_o oswald_n rule_v the_o northumber_n he_o be_v slay_v in_o battle_n against_o penda_n the_o mercian_n prince_n he_o be_v honour_v with_o the_o title_n of_o a_o martyr_n oswin_n his_o brother_n succeed_v he_o a_o bishop_n sea_n at_o lichfield_n egfrid_n the_o prince_n remove_v bishop_n wilfrid_n from_o his_o sea_n at_o york_n ceolnulph_n and_o egbert_n successive_o rule_v give_v over_o the_o government_n to_o enter_v into_o religion_n venerable_a bede_n live_v in_o the_o time_n of_o ceolnulph_n the_o northumber_n be_v bring_v under_o the_o subjection_n of_o the_o westsaxon_n 271_o the_o principality_n of_o the_o westsaxon_n establish_v by_o cerdic_n berinus_fw-la preach_v the_o christian_a faith_n to_o the_o westsaxon_n the_o town_n of_o dorchester_n assign_v to_o he_o for_o a_o bishop_n sea_n kinegles_n the_o first_o christian_a prince_n winchester_n be_v make_v a_o bishop_n sea_n by_o kennewalch_n the_o west-saxon_a prince_n ceadwall_n resign_v the_o government_n to_o ina_n go_v to_o rome_n where_o he_o die_v 277_o ina_n succeed_v ceadwall_n in_o the_o government_n of_o the_o westsaxon_n peterpence_n first_o pay_v to_o rome_n the_o bishopric_n of_o the_o westsaxon_n divide_v into_o two_o sea_n law_n make_v by_o ina_n the_o prince_n the_o church_n at_o wells_n make_v a_o bishop_n sea_n the_o first_o arrival_n of_o the_o dane_n in_o britanny_n in_o the_o time_n of_o britric_n egbert_n the_o west-saxon_a prince_n subdue_v divers_a province_n which_o he_o annex_v to_o his_o own_o principality_n 281_o â§_o the_o succession_n of_o the_o king_n of_o england_n from_o egbert_n the_o first_o english_a monarch_n 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