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walls of his cathedral with filver and gold, and, to add to its 

 fplendour, preferred it with rich coverings for the altars, with 

 communion-plate, and candlefticks to illuminate the whole glo- 

 rious dome ; and, laftly, with a library, collected at no fmall 

 pains and expcnce, confiding chiefly of facred biography, and 

 church-hiftory. Eede loved Jiim mod dearly, dedicated many of 

 his compofitions to him, and gave him all the marks of refpect 

 and efteem in his power. Ho\v deferving foever he was of it, 

 and how much foever he was liked and careffed by all good men, 

 and was as a guardian angel among them, to train them to glory, 

 and fit them for heaven, there were thofe, as there ever will be, 

 who could not bear the thoughts of either, who could not en- 

 dure the light of his precepts and example, and turned him out 

 of his biflioprick, after he had held it, with fo much honour and 

 dignity for 24 years. This was done in the year 732, or 733. He 

 died Nov. 20, 740, and was interred in the confiflory of his own 

 cathedral, but was afterwards removed to Durham (h). 



The Bifhops that fucceeded Acca, were . 

 Fredbert, Bp. 34 years. 

 Alcmund, - 13. 

 Tilbert, - 8. 

 Ethelberr, - 7. 

 Eadfred, - 3. 

 Eanbert, or 1 

 Ofbert, J I3 * 

 Tydferth. 



b 



Of thefe nothing remarkable is recorded. How long Tydfertk 

 was bifhop is not known (i). The incuriions and outrages of 



(h) Bed. Ecclef. Hift. 1. v. c. 20; (!) Pr. R!(. inter X fcriptor. 



the 



