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 _fw-fr  _fw-fr mollo_n or_o ethelwold_n north._n 11._o mollo_n by_o the_o subtle_a train_n of_o altredus_n be_v make_v away_o which_o altredus_n also_o himself_o after_o he_o have_v reign_v x._o year_n be_v expulse_v by_o his_o own_o people_n  _fw-fr in_o some_o chronicle_n vj._n year_n  _fw-fr altredus_n northum_n expulse_v 10_o in_o some_o chronicle_n this_o altredus_n reign_v but_o viij_o year_n  _fw-fr ethelbertus_fw-la or_o edelredus_n northumberland_n expulse_v 5_o  _fw-fr alfwoldus_n northumberland_n slay_v 11_o  _fw-fr osredus_n  _fw-fr  _fw-fr ethelbertus_fw-la or_o adelwaldus_fw-la north._n slay_v 16_o ¶_o after_o this_o ethelbert_n the_o kingdom_n of_o northumberland_n cease_v the_o space_n of_o twenty-five_o year_n till_o egbertus_fw-la king_n of_o the_o westsaxon_n subdue_v also_o they_o as_o he_o do_v the_o other_o saxon_n to_o his_o dominion_n after_o the_o which_o egbert_n king_n of_o the_o westsaxon_n succeed_v in_o northumberland_n his_o son_n king_n of_o westsaxon_n 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slay_v 30_o penda_n slay_v in_o battle_n edwyne_n and_o oswald_n king_n of_o northumb._n also_o sigebert_n edrike_v and_o anna_n king_n of_o the_o eastangle_v also_o he_o drive_v out_o kenwalkins_n king_n of_o the_o westsaxon_n  _fw-fr peda_n or_o weda_n slay_v by_o his_o wife_n under_o peda_n and_o wlferus_fw-la chrisâ—â—s_n faith_n be_v receive_v in_o those_o part_n they_o be_v convert_v by_o finianus_n bishop_n  _fw-fr  _fw-fr the_o same_o peda_n reign_v in_o a_o part_n of_o mercia_n with_o his_o brother_n wlferus_fw-la which_o be_v both_o the_o son_n of_o penda_n  _fw-fr wlferus_fw-la 29_o this_o wlferê°_n by_o his_o wife_n ermeburg_n have_v three_o daughter_n milburg_n mildrith_n and_o mildgith_n holy_a virgin_n  _fw-fr adelredus_n or_o ethelred_n make_v monk_n 30_o or_o 19_o this_o adelredus_n or_o ethelredus_fw-la be_v monk_n of_o baroney_n who_o sister_n be_v kynedrid_a and_o kynswith_n holy_a virgin_n  _fw-fr kenredus_n make_v also_o monk_n at_o rome_n 5_o the_o king_n of_o mercia_n ceolredus_n or_o kelredus_fw-la in_o the_o time_n of_o this_o ceolred_n be_v guthlake_n otherwise_o call_v s._n guthlake_n the_o popish_a eremite_n of_o crouland_n ethelbaldus_fw-la slay_v 41_o under_o ethelbaldus_fw-la die_v beda_n ethelbad_n give_v that_o all_o church_n shall_v be_v free_a from_o all_o exaction_n and_o public_a charge_n  _fw-fr bernredus_n 1_o this_o bernred_n for_o his_o pride_n &_o stoutness_n towards_o his_o people_n be_v by_o they_o depose_v &_o the_o same_o year_n by_o the_o just_a judgement_n of_o god_n burn_v histor._n cariens_n offa_n cause_v or_o consent_v to_o the_o death_n of_o good_a ethelbert_n king_n of_o the_o eastangle_v peaceable_o come_v to_o marry_v his_o daughter_n for_o repentance_n cause_v the_o peter_n penny_n first_o to_o be_v give_fw-ge to_o rome_n and_o there_o do_v his_o penance_n  _fw-fr offa._n 39_o  _fw-fr egfredus_fw-la 1_o  _fw-fr kenulphus_n slay_v 20_o or_o 16._o  _fw-fr kenelmus_fw-la murder_v ceolwolfus_fw-la expulse_v 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