First Light.
- St. Frideswide and her companions brought up by St. Cecilia and St. Catherine.
- St. Frideswide founds her first convent.
- A messenger from the King of Mercia demands her in marriage.
- The King comes to take her by force, and the first convent is broken up.
Second Light.
- Flight of St. Frideswide to Abingdon.
- The King of Mercia and his soldiers in pursuit,
- The Flight continued.
- The Pursuit continued.
- St. Frideswide takes refuge in a pig-sty.
Third Light.
- Flight of St. Frideswide to Binsey.
- The King of Mercia in pursuit.
- St. Frideswide founds a new convent at Binsey.
- Her merciful deeds.
Fourth Light.
- Return of St. Frideswide to Oxford.
- The Siege of Oxford by the King of Mercia.
- The Siege continued.
- The King struck blind.
- The Death of St. Frideswide.