The chronicles of England from Brute vnto this present yeare of Christ. 1580. Collected by Iohn Stow citizen of London.

SIgebert sonne to Sigebalde, brother to Sebert, then ruled in Eastsex, he by the perswasion of Oswy King of Northum∣bers,* 1.1 abandoned all superstition, and became a Christian, and toke an holye manne Ced wyth hym, who did mighti∣ly beate down errours, & wan many by preaching the Chri∣stian religion in his Dominions, wherevpon Ced was by Finan consecrated Bishoppe of the East Saxons, and then pro∣céeded with more authoritie in hys functiō, ordering Priests and Deacons in all places of Essex, but especially at Ithance∣ster, and Tilberie.

Thys Cittie of Ithancester, stoode on the bancke of the riuer Pante, that runneth by Maldune in the hundered of Dansey, but now that Citie is drowned in Pante, so y^t nothing remaineth but the ruines of the Citie in the sayde riuer. Tilbery standeth on the Thamis side.* 1.2

In y^• good procéedings of King SIGEBERT, he was slain by a kinsman of his owne, vpon none other occasion, but for that he vsed too muche clemencie towardes his enimies, as

the murtherers themselues confessed.

Swidhelin sonne of Sexbald, succéeded then in this regimēt, who was baptized by Ced in Rendlesham in East-Englande.

Sigher then ruled with Sebba, whyche Sebba became a Monke, and is buried at Saint Paules in London.

Sigehard then raigned.

Erkenwald Bishop of Eastangle founded the Monasteries of Chartesey in Surrey, and Barking in Essex. Anno. 677.

Seofride nexte successiuely, of whome I finde nothyng re∣corded.

Offa the sonne of Sigher then ruled this Prouince, he en∣larged with building, and enriched with landes the Church* 1.3 of Westminster, and then forsaking hys wife, landes, kinne and Countrey, he went to Rome with Kenrede King of Mer∣cia, and there in a Monkes coule ended this life, leauing Sel∣red to rule his Countrey.

Notes

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  Ralph Cogshal▪
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  Rich▪ Cices••••.