How the people of Essex and London in a time of plage retourning to Idolatry, by the diligence of Iarumanus their bishop, were soone brought home againe.
The history of the Church of Englande. Compiled by Venerable Bede, Englishman. Translated out of Latin in to English by Thomas Stapleton student in diuinite
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- The history of the Church of Englande. Compiled by Venerable Bede, Englishman. Translated out of Latin in to English by Thomas Stapleton student in diuinite
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- Bede, the Venerable, Saint, 673-735.
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- Imprinted at Antwerp :: By Iohn Laet, at the signe of the Rape: with priuilege,
- Anno. 1565.
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- Great Britain -- Church history -- To 449.
- Great Britain -- Church history -- Anglo Saxon period, 449-1066.
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The 30. Chap.
AT this time Sigher and Sebbi kinges ruled ouer the peo∣ple of Essex and London after the death of Guidhelme (of whom we haue spoken before), althoughe these we∣re also vnder the allegeannce of Wulfher king of the Middlelād englishmen. This prouince being visited with that greate plague and mortalite (which we mencioned before) Sigher with the people ouer whom he ruled forsaking the sacramen∣tes of Christes religion fell to Apostasie. For bothe the kin∣ge him selfe, and many as well of the people as of the nobles, louing this present life, and not seking after the life to come, or els not beleuing any such life at al, begā to renew their temples which stode desolat, and to worship idols, as though they could therby escape the mortalite. But Sebbi his cōpanion with al vn∣der him perseuered deuoutly in the faith, and ended his life in great felicite, as we shal herafter declare. Wulfher the king vnder∣standing parte of his dominions to fal from the faith, for to call thembacke againe, sent vnto them bishop Iarumannus, the suc∣cessor of Trumher, who by much labour and diligence being a man of great vertu, painfull, and zelous, (as a certain priest waiting then vpō him and helping him in preaching the ghospell reported vnto me) brought them to the faith againe, bothe the kinge and all his people. So that a∣bandoning and throwing downe their tēples and altars, they opened againe the churches, confes∣sed gladly the name of Christ, and chose ra∣ther in hope of resurrection to dye, then in the filth of idolatry to liue. Which being so brought to passe their priestes and instructers returned ho∣me withe muche io∣ye and com∣fort.