The Venerable Bede's Ecclesiastical history of England / [translated by J. Stevens] Also the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle. With illustrative notes, a map of Anglo-Saxon England and a general index. Edited by J.A. Giles.

  • Bede, the Venerable, Saint, 673-735.
Date:
1847
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Credit: The Venerable Bede's Ecclesiastical history of England / [translated by J. Stevens] Also the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle. With illustrative notes, a map of Anglo-Saxon England and a general index. Edited by J.A. Giles. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    men of truth said that several of them suffered with great injustice, but our Lord God Almighty, who seeth and knoweth all hidden things, seetli that the miserable people is oppressed with all unrighteousness ; first men are bereaved of their property, and then they are slain. Full heavy a year Avas this ; he who had any property was bereaved of it by heavy taxes and assessments, and he who had none, starved with hunger. A. 1125. Before Christmas, this year, king Henry sent from Normandy to England, and commanded that all the mint-men of England should be deprived of their limbs, namely of their right hands and of certain other memljers. And this because a man might have a pound, and yet not be able to spend one penny at a market. And Roger bishop of Salisbury sent over all England, and desired all of them to come to Winchester at Christmas ; and when they came thither his men took them one by one, and cut off their right hands. All this Avas done AAuthin the tAvelve days, and Anth much justice, because they had ruined this land with the great quantity of bad metal aaLIcIi they all bought. This year the pope of Rome sent John of Crema, a cardinal, to this land. He first came to the king in Normandy, and the king received him Avith much honour, and commended him to William archbishop of Canterbury, Avho conducted him to Canterbury; and he was there received Avith much pomp, and a great procession, and he sang the high imiss at Christ’s altar on 1-hister day; and then he journeyed oA^er all England, to all the bishoprics and abbacies, and he Avas honourabl}' received every AA’here, and all gave him great and handsome gifts ; and in St'pteinber he held his council in London full three days, (l>eginning) on the NatiA'ity of St. .Mary, AA'ith the archbishops, bishops, and abbats, and the clergy and laity, and he sanctioned the Haa-s Avhich archbisliop Anselm had made, and he enacted many others, though they remained in foree but a little Avhile. 'fhence he Avent over sea soon after Michaelma,s, and so to Rome. William archbishop of Canterbury, and Tlnirstan archbishop of York, and Alexander bishop of Lincoln, and dolin bislio]) of Lothian (Gla.sgoAv), and Geoffrey abbnt of St. Alban’s aecom])anied him. and Avere received Avith great lionour by tlic pop(> Ilonorius. and tliev remained there the Avhole Avinter. Tlie same year there aams so great a flood on