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Wilfrid, who held it but a fhort while. King Ofwy dying, and 

 Alfred being dethroned, Egfrid obtained both their kingdoms. In 

 his reign came on the great revolution of the diocefc of Lindif- 



farn. In the time of Paulinas, Tork had been dignified with the 

 .title of an archiepifcopal See. Theodore was rcfolved to leflen its 

 power, and to mortify and humble Wilfrid, with whom he was 

 difgufled. He depofed him. He then obtained the royal licence 

 to divide the kingdom of Northumberland into two diocefcs, Tork 

 and Lindisfarn ; the firft containing Deira, the latter Bernicia. Wil- 



Jrid, in high refentment, went to Rome, to procure his re flora don 

 by the Pope. The Pope flood his friend, held a chapter, and lent 

 him home with their refolution in form, that he mould be re- 

 inflated. This, with the pope's letter, he prefented to the king, 

 who, exafperated at his prefumption, reproached him with pro- 

 curing them by bribery, and cafl him into prifon, where he 

 might have remained had it not been for the intcrccfllon of Ebba, 

 the king's aunt, and on promife of his never entering Northum- 

 berland more. He retired to the monastery of GLiJTenburg, of 

 which Berthvjnld was abbot, Nephew to Ethelred, King of Mori a. 

 The abbot entertained him but a fhort while. He was forced to 

 fend him off by the commands of his uncle, Ethelred, to oblige 

 King Egfrid. His next retreat is to the court of Adchvach, King 

 of SttJ/ex. Adel'wacb, on the convcrfion of his people, gave him 

 the bifhoprick of Selfey. Now Theodore, grown feeble and old, 

 and defiring to be in friendship with him before his death, got 

 him reflored to the See of Tork, by his earned intcrccffion with 

 King Alfred, Eg f rids fuccellbr. When he left it, it was divided 

 into two diocefes, but now on his return he found it fplit into 

 three j Hexbam making the third. He attempted the re-union of 

 Tork and Plexham, but with an importunity fo difagreeable at 

 court, that he was again expelled. He withdrew to the court of 

 Etbeld/rd, King of Merc'm. He had the addrefs to make that mo- 



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