To whome Gregory [the pope.] sent Mellito [Mellite.] and Iusto,
With other clerkes and doctours many mo.
¶ Gregory [the pope.] hym made archebishop of Caūterbury,
Of all Englande hiest [the hieste.] then primate,
And had the paule [palle.] with hyest legacye
By Gregorye sent to hym and ordinate.
Fro London then, thus was that tyme translate,
To Caunterbury, the sea [cee.] metropolitan,
And London sette as for his suffrigan.
¶ Saynt Augustyne [Austyn.] then, wt helpe of Ethelbert,
Saynt Augustyns [Austyns.] made, & Christes churche [Crichurche than.] also,
That Chriestes churche hight, as it was aduerte,
And sacred so by hym and halowed tho,
For the chiefe sea [cee.] metropolitan so
Of all Englande, by Gregory ordinate,
And saynt Augustyne [Austyn.] of all Englande primate.
¶ Then Augustyne [Austyn.] made Peter, a clerke deuoute,
Of saynt Augustynes [Austyns.] thabbot religious;
And made Mellito [Mellite.] , as Bede clerly hath note,
Of London then byshoppe full vertuous,
A clarke that was then beneuolus;
Who then conuerted [conuerte.] of Essex the kyng Sebert,
And all his lande baptized with holy herte.
¶ Kyng Ethelbert sainct Poules edefied,
And kyng Sebert Westminster founded,
Mellito [Mellite.] theim both halowed and edefied [deified.] .
Austyn then made clerke full wel grounded
Iusto [Iustus.] that hight, of Rochester [full] well bounded
The bishop then, to preache and helpe Austyn,
And to baptise the folke by his doctrine.
¶ Saint Austyn set ful nere [nygh.] to Walis his seane,
That prelates all, bishops and doctours wise,
Of Brytons bloodde, thither might well atteine,
To make all rest and loue in humble wise,
Through all ye churche and lande, by good auice;