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78 The year archbishop Wulfstan again obtained a bishopric at Dorchester.

A. 955. This year died king Edred on St. Clement's mass-day, at Frome, and he rests in the Old-minster [Winchester]; and he reigned nine years and a half. And then Edwy succeeded to the kingdom, king Edmund's and St. Elfgiva'a son. And he banished St. Dunstan out of the land.

A. 955. And Edwy succeeded to the kingdom of the West-Saxons, and Edgar his brother succeeded to the kingdom of the Mercians: and they were the sons of King Edmund and of S. Elfgiva.

A. 956.

A. 957. This year died Wulfstan archbishop of York, on the 17th before the Kalends of January, and he was buried at Oundle. And in the same year abbat Dunstan was driven away over sea. This year Edgar the etheling succeeded to the kingdom of the Mercians.

A. 958. In this year archbishop Odo separated king Edwy and Elfgiva, because they were too nearly related. This year died king Edwy on the Kalends of October; and Edgar his brother succeeded to the kingdom, as well of the West-Saxons as of the Mercians, and of the North-humbrians; and he was then sixteen years of age.

In his days it prospered well, and God him granted that he dwelt in peace the while that he lived; and he did as behoved him, diligently he earned it. He upreared God's glory wide, and loved God's law, and bettered the public peace, most of the kings who were before him in man's memory. And God him eke so helped, that kings and earls gladly to him bowed, and were submissive to that that he willed; and without war he ruled all that himself would. He was wide throughout nations greatly honoured, because he honoured God's name earnestly, and God's law pondered much and oft, and God's glory reared wide and far, and wisely counselled, most oft, and ever, for God and for the world, of all his people.