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peace_n to_o christian_n in_o his_o dominion_n as_o we_o may_v also_o gather_v the_o like_a of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o the_o east_n angle_n who_o king_n scebert_n be_v a_o baptise_a christian_a except_o a_o protestant_n historian_n be_v deceve_v in_o the_o year_n of_o christ_n 569._o or_o before_o then_o begin_v his_o reign_n and_o be_v christen_v in_o france_n in_o the_o regiment_n of_o his_o brother_n and_o predecessor_n king_n carpewalde_v stowe_n histor_n in_o east_n angle_n in_o k._n scebert_n anno_fw-la 569._o and_o in_o many_o other_o place_n of_o loegria_n this_o england_n the_o like_a instance_n may_v be_v give_v for_o the_o enmity_n between_o the_o saxon_n and_o britan_n be_v not_o principal_o for_o religion_n but_o who_o shall_v rule_v here_o and_o possess_v this_o kingdom_n aspernebantur_fw-la ut_fw-la plurimum_fw-la saxones_n britonum_fw-la sacerdotum_fw-la tum_fw-la gualiam_fw-la incolentium_fw-la doctrinam_fw-la tametsi_fw-la veram_fw-la profiterentur_fw-la invisae_fw-la gentis_fw-la magis_fw-la quam_fw-la disciplinae_fw-la de_fw-la qua_fw-la multa_fw-la atque_fw-la praeclara_fw-la frequentius_fw-la audiverant_fw-la odio_fw-la permoti_fw-la hect._n both_o l._n 9_o scot._n histor_n fol._n 177._o and_o they_o have_v peaceable_a commerce_n amity_n and_o correspondence_n with_o all_o other_o christian_n round_o about_o they_o french_z scot_n and_o pict_n as_o be_v declare_v before_o 12._o and_o to_o put_v all_o out_o of_o doubt_n in_o this_o matter_n we_o be_v teach_v by_o many_o credible_a and_o uncontroleable_a antiquity_n that_o even_o at_o the_o come_n of_o s._n augustine_n hither_o there_o be_v diverse_a renown_v mass_v sacrifice_a bishop_n here_o with_o their_o mass_v priest_n that_o preach_v even_o to_o the_o saxon_n and_o convert_v many_o and_o that_o these_o holy_a bishop_n and_o priest_n do_v in_o all_o thing_n agree_v with_o the_o apostolic_a roman_a church_n and_o receve_v mission_n power_n and_o jurisdiction_n from_o thence_o among_o these_o 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pag._n 23._o chronolog_n ibid._n a_o 141._o produce_v a_o antiquity_n that_o so_o affirm_v whereupon_o he_o write_v in_o this_o manner_n whether_o taurinus_n bishop_n over_o the_o congregation_n at_o york_n be_v one_o of_o the_o nine_o scholar_n of_o grantha_n cambridge_n speak_v of_o in_o the_o chronicle_n of_o burton_n i_o do_v not_o certain_o find_v but_o certain_a it_o be_v that_o walterus_n rollewink_n in_o his_o history_n fasciculus_fw-la temporum_fw-la an_z 94._o say_v s._n taurinus_n be_v episcopus_fw-la eboracensis_fw-la bishop_n of_o york_n which_o be_v here_o in_o brittany_n and_o so_o not_o ebroicensis_n in_o france_n where_o the_o same_o or_o a_o other_o of_o that_o name_n be_v bishop_n about_o the_o same_o time_n and_o a_o other_o late_a writer_n harris_n theatrum_fw-la l._n 1._o in_o his_o manuscript_n history_n allege_v both_o s._n antoninus_n and_o diverse_a other_o say_v diverse_a have_v write_v that_o both_o s._n nicasius_n and_o taurinus_n be_v here_o in_o 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