Marriage, of the lower clergy, 50;

lawful and unlawful, 52, 53, 95, 97, 184;

customs of, 54;

rules and discipline of, 56, 57, 59, 60, 61, 230.

Marseilles, 215.

Martial, editorial reference to, 264 n.

Martin, St., Bishop of Tours, 48, 141, 257 n., 259 n.

Martin, Pope, 256, 258.

Martyrium Church at Jerusalem, 339, 340.

“Martyrology,” Bede's, see Bede.

Martyrs, Church of the Four Crowned, Canterbury, 99.

Mary, the Virgin, 264, 266, 355;

churches of, 224, 339.

Maserfelth, Battle of, xxvi, 154, 155.

Masses, 51, 81, 96, 268, 269, 270;

and see Communion.

Mason, Dr., his “Mission of St. Augustine,” editorial references to, vi, 45 n.

Matthew, St., quoted, 100, 101, 110, 126, 127, 173, 200, 211, 371, 393.

Matthew of Westminster, editorial reference to, 345 n.

Maurice, or Mauritius, Emperor, 42, 43, 44, 64, 66, 68, 71, 72, 81.

Maximian, surnamed Herculius, Emperor, 13, 14.

Maximus, Emperor in Britain, 20, 382.

Mayo, Mageo or Muigeo, 225 n., 226.

Mayor and Lumby's edition of Books III and IV of the “Ecclesiastical History,” editorial references to, vi, xx, xxxv n., 220 n., 261 n.

Mayor of the Palace, see Ebroin, Ercinwald.

Meanware, 245.

Meaux, or Maeldum, 355.

Meaux, Bishop of, see Faro.

Medeshamstead, see Peterborough.

Medeshamstead, Abbot of, see Cuthbald.

Meilochon, father of Bridius, King of the Picts, 142.

Meldi, the, 215.

Melfont, or Mellifont, 204 n.

Mellitus, Bishop of London and afterwards Archbishop of Canterbury, sent by Gregory to Augustine, xxiv, 64, 66, 89, 92, 231 n., 383;

account of, 64 n.;

goes to Rome, 92, 93;

expelled by the East Saxons, takes refuge with Justus in Gaul, 96, 97, 182;

returns from Gaul, 98;

succeeds Laurentius as Archbishop of Canterbury, 98, 99;

suffers from gout, 98;

death and burial, 99, 100;

his character, 98, 99.

Melrose, or Mailros, Monastery of, 194 n., 202, 288, 290, 318, 326.

Melrose, Abbot of, see Eata, Ethelwald;

Provost of, see Boisil.

Menapia, Belgium, 13 n.

Meon, East and West, 245 n.

Meonstoke, 245 n.

Mercia, history of, xxvii, xxix, xxx, 3, 45, 115, 122 n., 163, 172, 179 n., 226 n., 323, 352 n., 353 n., 379, 380 n., 385;

its conversion, xxvii, xxviii, 177, 190, 384;

diocese of, 148 n., 218 n., 219 n., 243 n., 244 n., 272 n., 273 n., 379 n., 380.

Mercia, King of, see Beornred, Cearl, Ceolred, Coenred, Ethelbald, Ethelred, Offa, Penda, Wulfhere.

Mercia, Bishop of, see Aldwin, Ceadda, Jaruman, Sexwulf, Wilfrid, Wynfrid;

and see Mid-Anglia.

Mercians, 30.

Merivale, editorial reference to, 18 n.

Metals of Britain, 6.

Metrical Art, the, 217.

Mevanian Islands (Man and Anglesea), conquered by Edwin, 94, 102.

Michael, the Archangel, appears to Wilfrid in a dream, 355.

Mid-Anglia, conversion of, xxvi, xxvii, 30, 179, 181, 384.

Mid-Anglia and Mercia, Bishop of, see Diuma, Ceollach, Trumhere.

Middlesex, 10 n.

Milan, 132 n.

Milan, Archbishop of, see Asterius.

Millfield (perhaps Maelmin), 120 n.

Miracles, xxix, xxxix, 232, 233, 237, 238, 268, 269, 270, 325;

of Aidan, 167;

of Augustine, 81, 83;

of Cedd, 187;

of Cuthbert, 291, 292, 297, 300;

of Earcongota, 152, 153;

of Earconwald, 232;

of Ethelthryth, 262, 263;

of Ethelwald, 301, 302;

of Haedde, 343;

of the Hewalds, 322;

of John of Beverley, 302-311;

of Oswald, xxvi, 136, 137, 138, 154-160, 162, 163, 248, 249, 250;

of Paulinus, 122;

of Sebbi, 240.