... commenced the services of the day; the abbot himself celebrated high mass, assisted by brotherElfget the deacon, brother Savin the sub-deacon, and the brothers Egelred and Wyelric, youths who acted ... Sussex. Ethelbert reignedbut a short time, and at his death Ethelred, his next brother, ascended the throne. Last year Alfred, the youngest brother, married Elswitha, the daughter of Ethelred Mucil, ... assist the weeping monks in making preparations for their departure. Aboat was laden with the relics of the saints, the muniments of the king, and the most precious vessels. The table of the great...