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The Legend Of The Introduction Of Masons Into England.
when it records the " construction ( by means of machinery invented by himself ) of buildings more wonderful" etc . ;* and the fact that the citadel of Cynuit was only fortified by " walls constructed in our usual mode , " is merely a copy word for word from Asser ( nisi
quod moenia nostro more erecta ) . In 893 , a "half built fort" is demolished , f and a stronger one is built by the Pagans . Fortifications are hastily thrown up at Benfleet , and a strong fort is built at Shoebury in 894 . J In 901 , Wimburne , in Dorsetshire , is taken by the Etheling
Aethelwald , who fortifies it " with gates and bars . " § Chester is rebuilt in 908 , | j and during the following year several cities are "built" or rebuilt , including Towcester in 918 . < tf " King Eadwardled a West-Saxon army to Passaham , and remained until the City of Towcester was surrounded with a stone wall " ( lapides cingeretur muro ) . The
walls of Colchester are put in a perfect state of repair in the same year , the town of Manchester ( Mameceaster ) is repaired , and a city is built at Thelwall . Another city is erected on the southern bank of the Trent , facing Nottingham , where King Eadward orders " a strong bridge connecting both cities to be built . " **
King Eclgarff we are told " repaired and enriched God's ruined churches , " collected great numbers of monks and nuns , "and supplied more than forty monasteries . " And in 977 , J J at a great synod , all those present except St . Dnnstan fall through the floor of an " upper chamber . "
Under 992 , on the death §§ of St . Oswald , of the Archbishop it is recorded that he was buried in the church of St . Mary , at Worcester , " which he had built from the foundations . " The walls of different cities are mentioned under the years 1001 and 1003 , and in 1016 , )) | j Canute draws his ships " to the west of the bridge " over the Thames
at London . In 1020 ff the church built by Canute and Earl Turkill at the hill called Assandun , was consecrated . This church is described in one MS . of the " Saxon Chronicle " as having been built *** " of stone and lime . " Alfred , the son of King Aethelred , is in the year 1036 fft " buried in the south porch at the western end of the church " of Ely .
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
The Legend Of The Introduction Of Masons Into England.
when it records the " construction ( by means of machinery invented by himself ) of buildings more wonderful" etc . ;* and the fact that the citadel of Cynuit was only fortified by " walls constructed in our usual mode , " is merely a copy word for word from Asser ( nisi
quod moenia nostro more erecta ) . In 893 , a "half built fort" is demolished , f and a stronger one is built by the Pagans . Fortifications are hastily thrown up at Benfleet , and a strong fort is built at Shoebury in 894 . J In 901 , Wimburne , in Dorsetshire , is taken by the Etheling
Aethelwald , who fortifies it " with gates and bars . " § Chester is rebuilt in 908 , | j and during the following year several cities are "built" or rebuilt , including Towcester in 918 . < tf " King Eadwardled a West-Saxon army to Passaham , and remained until the City of Towcester was surrounded with a stone wall " ( lapides cingeretur muro ) . The
walls of Colchester are put in a perfect state of repair in the same year , the town of Manchester ( Mameceaster ) is repaired , and a city is built at Thelwall . Another city is erected on the southern bank of the Trent , facing Nottingham , where King Eadward orders " a strong bridge connecting both cities to be built . " **
King Eclgarff we are told " repaired and enriched God's ruined churches , " collected great numbers of monks and nuns , "and supplied more than forty monasteries . " And in 977 , J J at a great synod , all those present except St . Dnnstan fall through the floor of an " upper chamber . "
Under 992 , on the death §§ of St . Oswald , of the Archbishop it is recorded that he was buried in the church of St . Mary , at Worcester , " which he had built from the foundations . " The walls of different cities are mentioned under the years 1001 and 1003 , and in 1016 , )) | j Canute draws his ships " to the west of the bridge " over the Thames
at London . In 1020 ff the church built by Canute and Earl Turkill at the hill called Assandun , was consecrated . This church is described in one MS . of the " Saxon Chronicle " as having been built *** " of stone and lime . " Alfred , the son of King Aethelred , is in the year 1036 fft " buried in the south porch at the western end of the church " of Ely .