...the English, insomuch that he might be compared to Saul, once king of the Israelites, excepting only this, that he was ignorant of the true religion. For...English in their places, than any other king or tribune. To him might justly be applied the saying of the patriarch blessing his son in the person of Saul,...

...Chronicle, he " led his army to Chester, and there slew numberless Welshmen." Bede also says16 that he "conquered more territories from the Britons, either...making them tributary, or driving the inhabitants 12 Until the reign of Henry VIII., Brecknockshire and Radnorshire wen not considered as counties, but...

...tJie English, insomuch that he might be compared to Saul, once king of the Israelites, excepting only this, that he was ignorant of the true religion: for...planting English in their places, than any other king or tribune."1 If the redoubtable Ethelfrid gave the inhabitants the option of becoming tributary subjects,...

...that lie was ignorant of the true religion: for he conquered more territories from the Britons, cither making them tributary, or driving the inhabitants...in their places, than any other king or tribune." ' If the redoubtable Ethelfrid gave the inhabitants the option of becoming tributary subjects, we may...

...Bernicia, and ol Bernicia. soon after extended his sway over Deira also, it is told us by Bede that he ' conquered more territories from the Britons, either making them tributary, or expelling the inhabitants and planting Angles in their places, than any other king;' and to his reign...

...the English, insomuch that he might be compared to Saul, once king of the Israelites, excepting only this, that he was ignorant of the true religion: for...in their places, than any other king or tribune." J If the redoubtable Ethelfrid gave the inhabitants the option of becoming tributary subjects, we may...

...at once all humanity and' all 'probability, are disclosed to us. We find that the Salons conquereTT the 'Britons with a great slaughter, and took possession...he could not make tributary, — and doubtless the brutal manner of his conquest made it harder for the Britons to yield to him than to the rest — we...

...population in less than two centuries after the first invasion of the Saxons. It is hard to imagine cither the transplantation, or the increase, of that single...he could not make tributary, — and doubtless the brutal manner of his conquest made it harder for the Britons to yield to him than to the rest — we...

...the settlement of so great an extent of country." All difficulty is removed on this side, while a: the same time the stupendous difficulty resulting...he could not make tributary, — and doubtless the brutal manner of his conquest made it harder for the Britons to yield to him than to the rest — we...

...excepting only this, that he was ignore of the true religion. For he conquered more territories fora the Britons, either making them tributary, or driving...inhabitants clean out, and planting English in their places, 'inn any other king or tribune. To him might justly be »pplied the saying of the patriarch blessing...