...which he went preaching to the country round about. When he began to be ill, his attendants erected a tent for him close to the wall at the west end of the church ; and he expired leaning against a post that was on the outside to strengthen the wall. His remains...

...king's country-seats, having nothing of his own besides his church and a few fields about it. When he was sick they set up a tent for him close to the wall...post that was on the outside to strengthen the wall. He died in the seventeenth year of his episcopacy, the last day of the month of August. His body was...

...KINGDOM OF MERCIA EMBRACES CHRISTIANITY. 651. Aidan's church in a village near Bamborough. " When he was sick, they set up a tent for him close to the...post that was on the outside to strengthen the wall It happened some years after that Penda, king of the Mercians, coming into these parts with a hostile...

...own besides his church and a few fields about it. When he was sick they set up a tent for him dose to the wall at the west end of the church, by which...means it happened that he gave up the ghost, leaning agaiast a post that was on the outside to strengthen the wall. He died in the seventeenth year of his...

...giving the horse one half, he satisfied his hunger with the other, there lodging that night." When Aidan was sick, "they set up a tent for him, close to the wall, at the west end of the church, where he died." Ceadd built himself a habitation not far from the church, wherein he was wont to pray...

...of the king's vills, having nothing of his own besides his church and a few fields about it. When he was sick they set up a tent for him close to the wall at the west end of the church, so that the tent touched the churchwall, by which means it happened that he gave up the ghost, leaning...

...of the king's vills, having nothing of his own besides his church and a few fields about it. When he was sick they set up a tent for him close to the wall at the west end of the church, so that the tent touched the church wall, by which means it happened that he gave up the ghost, leaning...

...on these sites may be of this early period. The tower of Monk's Wearmouth is very rude both in • " When St. Aidan was sick, they set up a tent for him...fire, but "it would not touch that post, although in a moat miraculous manner the fire broke through the very holes in it, wherewith it was fixed to the building,...

...remains of stone buildings '. f For this information I am indebted to Professor Bosworth. •• " When St. Aidan was sick, they set up a tent for him...that he gave up the ghost leaning against a post that teas on the outside to strengthen the wall." The church was twice destroyed by fire, but " it would...

...church and chamber. St. Aidan died here, in a tent set up against the west wall, so that he expired leaning against a post that was on the outside to strengthen the wall. Bede relates that the church being twice burned down by invaders, the post each time escaped untouched...