as twicein Rome, and in the spirit of penance so common inthose far-off days, on one of his journeys, he is said tohave locked fetters on his legs and to have thrown thekey into the Worcestershire Avon. This may, of course,have been the case, but the story certainly tests thecredulity of modern… … s < Xm > Eveshampany with King Kenred and King Offa, who hadalready proved themselves great benefactors to Eve-sham. This was in 708, and it will be rememberedthat the two monarchs whilst in Rome renounced theircrowns and took the monastic habit in the EternalCity. St Egwin on his return,…
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