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Concluding remarks on the clergy conclave in English history
The speech traces the early civil authority of clerical assemblies in England from Britons to the English Saxons. It notes Bede on Austin’s convocation, Ethelbert’s role in introducing Christianity, and monarchs of the heptarchy aiding church ordinances to secure their power against popular intrigue. In 694 King Wightred convened a mykel mote for regulation.
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Gregory
Ethelbert
Kent
Church of England
Austin
Wightred