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1 Event Leo III.Ep.B288    Pope Leo 1 III to Cenwulf, king of the Mercians; letter explaining that he will not consent to moving the metropolitan dignity from Canterbury to London.
2 Event Leo III.Ep.B288    Pope Hadrian 3, of blessed memory, our predecessor, diminished contrary to custom the authority of the bishop of Canterbury, and by his authority confirmed the division into two archiepiscopal sees, to that we truly reply that he did this for no other reason than because your excellent king, Offa 7, testified in his letter that it was the united wish and unanimous petition of you all, both on account of the vast size of your lands and the extension of your kingdom, and also for many more reasons and advantages. For these reasons chiefly did the lord apostolic Hadrian 3 send the dignity of the pallium to the bishop of the Mercians [Hygeberht 1].
3 Event Leo III.Ep.B288    Pope Leo 1 excommunicated an apostate [Eadberht 18] who had deigned to mount the throne. This was done following the notification of Æthelheard 13 .
4 Event Leo III.Ep.B288    An apostate cleric [Eadberht 18] mounted the throne, for which he was excommunicated by Leo 1.
5 Transaction Leo III.Ep.B288    Offa 7, king of the Mercians, for his especial love of St Peter, declared in the presence of the papal missi George 1 and Theophylactus 2, that he would send every year as many mancuses as the year had days, that is, 365, to that same apostle of the Church of God, for the support of the poor and the provision of lights; which he did, both for himself and for his successors who continue in the kingdom. Leo 1 III later invoked this precedent in ordering King Cenwulf 3 to recommence payments.
6 Event Leo III.Ep.B288    Pope Hadrian 3 sent the pallium to the bishop of the Mercians [Hygeberht 1]. This was done because Offa 7, testified in his letter that it was the united wish and unanimous petition of all, both on account of the vast size of their lands and the extension of the kingdom, and also for many more reasons and advantages.
7 Event Leo III.Ep.B288    Offa 7, king of the Mercians, wrote to Pope Hadrian 3 asking him to divide the archdiocese of Canterbury.