| [54] | In Liber Eliensis he is thus spoken of—“Venerant cum ea nonnulli nobiles (? fideles) viri ac feminæ de provincia Orientalium Anglorium, inter quos præcipuæ auctoritatis vir magnificus erat Oswinus nomine.” |
| [55] | Stukely writing to Bentham says, “Ovin is a Welsh name ... the Isle of Ely was possessed by the Britons long after the Saxons had taken hold of England.” |
| [56] | Withburga founded a nunnery at East Dereham. On the west side of East Dereham Church may still be seen the ruins of a tomb (there is a well near)—the whole being inclosed. A stone bears this inscription— “The Ruins of a tomb which contained the remains of Withburga, Youngest daughter of Annas, King of the East-Angles, Who died A.D. 654. The Abbot and Monks of Ely stole this precious Relique and translated it to Ely Cathedral where it was interred near her three Royal sisters, A.D. 974.” |
| [57] | This Thurstan was a Saxon Abbot but it may be well to note there were two other “superiors” of religious houses, bearing that name—one Thurstan a Norman of Glastonbury appointed in 1082; this Abbot got into conflict with his monks as he wished to abandon the Gregorian duets—foul deeds followed. Another Norman Thurstan (or Toustain) was Abbot of Pershore in 1085. |
| [58] | Harold was Earl of East-Anglia from 1045 till his temporary banishment 1051-52. Ælfgar ruled during that time. |
| [59] | Stigand appears rather to have continued a prisoner at Winchester—[Note] p. [19]. |
| [60] | This may refer to Thurstan named in [note] on page [48]. |
| [61] | See [note] page [20]. |
| [62] | The Shrine of Albanus has recently been disentombed at St. Alban’s Cathedral—and reconstructed as far as the materials allowed on the spot where it stood originally. The martyrdom of St. Alban is figured on it. |
| [63] | “Sweetly sang the monks in Ely,” As king Canute was rowed hard by. |