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SO whan all Englonde was crystened and torned to god / saynt Astuyn went in to that londe there that the Brytons were for to kepe them frome Englysshmen / that is▪
to saye in to ways. And there he founde mon∣kes & abbayes and .vii. bysshops. For ye Bry∣tons alwaye destroyed the crysten people that saynt Austyn had conuerted. And he sayde to the bysshops that he was a Legate of Rome & Prymate of all. Englonde / & that they sholde by all reason to hym be obedyenc & they sayde they nolde / but to the. Archebysshop of Carly∣on they wolde. They wolde neuer for noo ma¦ner thynge be obedyent to the Englysshe men For the Englysshemen they sayde ben our ad∣uersaryes & our enmyes & haue dryuen vs out of our countree / & weben crysten men & euer haue be. And the Englysshemen haue euer be paynems / but now of late that they ben con∣uerted. ¶Saynt Austyn of them myght haue none answere otherwyse / but sayd pertly that they wolde neuer them meke to hym / ne to the pope of Rome. And saynt Austyn torned ayen tho to kynge Adelbryght yt was kynge of Kent and tolde hym that hys folke wolde not be to no man obedyent / but to the. Archebysshop of Carlyon. And whan the kynge herde thys / he was sore anoyed & sayd that he wolde them de¦stroye / and sent to Elfryde kynge of Northun∣berlonde that was hys frende / that he sholde come to hym with al the power that he myght and that he wolde mete hym at Leycetre / and fro thens they wolde go in to walys / and the∣re destroye the Archebysshop of Carlyon / and all tho that had refused saynt Austyn