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The Legend Of The Introduction Of Masons Into England.
In 1288 the tower of the Church of Barnwell is set on fire "by the violence of the thunderstorm . " * This continuation ends with the year 1295 . Simeon , monk and precentor of Durham , is supposed to have died
in 1129 , the year in which his history terminates . This work , "The History of the Kings of the Angles and Danes , " commences with the arrival of St . Augustine , in 616 . An account of Benedict Biscop is given , as the author tells us , based upon that of Bede , f but in recording the foundation of the
Abbey of Wearmouth , it is simply stated that " he obtained masons and invited glass-makers , and abundantly supplied all that was necessary . " When Bishop Acca died in 740 , he was buried outside the wall of Hexham . J " Two stone crosses , adorned with exquisite carving , were
placed , the one at his head and the other at his feet . On one , that at his head , was an inscription stating that he was there buried . " Writing of the city of Bebba , or Bamborough , under the year 774 , § it is stated that it is " exceedingly well fortified , but by no means large , containing about the space of two or three fields , having
one hollowed entrance ascending in a wonderful manner by steps . It has on the summit of a hill a church of very beautiful architecture , " etc .
In 788 , the church of Hexham is mentioned , || the magnificence of which is described by Eddius in his life of its builder , Bishop Wilfrid . By Simeon we are told that " the work of that monastery is superior to the other edifices in the nation of the Angles , although they are numerous , and in most places indescribable ; but this place
excels them all in its length and breadth and beauty . In this monastery the walls are decorated with various colours , and historical events are depicted , according to the directions of the said Bishop Wilfrid . " It is mentioned under the year 802 * 5 f that Offa , King of the
Mercians , had " ordered the great wall to be built between Britain and Mercia , that is from sea to sea . " Elfled , King of the Saxons ( 887 )** " extended the empire of his realm , and restored the walls of cities , and strengthened the fortifica-
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
The Legend Of The Introduction Of Masons Into England.
In 1288 the tower of the Church of Barnwell is set on fire "by the violence of the thunderstorm . " * This continuation ends with the year 1295 . Simeon , monk and precentor of Durham , is supposed to have died
in 1129 , the year in which his history terminates . This work , "The History of the Kings of the Angles and Danes , " commences with the arrival of St . Augustine , in 616 . An account of Benedict Biscop is given , as the author tells us , based upon that of Bede , f but in recording the foundation of the
Abbey of Wearmouth , it is simply stated that " he obtained masons and invited glass-makers , and abundantly supplied all that was necessary . " When Bishop Acca died in 740 , he was buried outside the wall of Hexham . J " Two stone crosses , adorned with exquisite carving , were
placed , the one at his head and the other at his feet . On one , that at his head , was an inscription stating that he was there buried . " Writing of the city of Bebba , or Bamborough , under the year 774 , § it is stated that it is " exceedingly well fortified , but by no means large , containing about the space of two or three fields , having
one hollowed entrance ascending in a wonderful manner by steps . It has on the summit of a hill a church of very beautiful architecture , " etc .
In 788 , the church of Hexham is mentioned , || the magnificence of which is described by Eddius in his life of its builder , Bishop Wilfrid . By Simeon we are told that " the work of that monastery is superior to the other edifices in the nation of the Angles , although they are numerous , and in most places indescribable ; but this place
excels them all in its length and breadth and beauty . In this monastery the walls are decorated with various colours , and historical events are depicted , according to the directions of the said Bishop Wilfrid . " It is mentioned under the year 802 * 5 f that Offa , King of the
Mercians , had " ordered the great wall to be built between Britain and Mercia , that is from sea to sea . " Elfled , King of the Saxons ( 887 )** " extended the empire of his realm , and restored the walls of cities , and strengthened the fortifica-