Essay on the Life and Institutions of Offa, King of Mercia, A.D. 755-794

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ESSAY
THE LIFE AND INSTITUTIONS
OFFA,
KING OF MERCIA,
A. D. 755–794.
BY THE
REV. HENRY MACKENZIE, M. A.
OF PEMBROKE COLLEGE, OXFORD; MASTER OF BANCROFT’S HOSPITAL.
“Offa restauratus regali stirpe creatus
Erigitur; spernit quæ degenerantia cernit—
Armis donatur: Cato, Mars, Paris, hic reputatur.