La nazione britannica una storia / da George MWrong . n il popolino romano, che tohis attendibile di orientamento in quei giorni inquieti, imparato che egli hadgone, hanno sollevato un tumulto e ha insistito sul fatto che egli devonoessere ha ricordato. Gregorio restituiti e nel tempo divenne Papa;ma l'Inghilterra era alla sua coscienza e, quando egli potrebbe,ha organizzato una missione forte, con circa quaranta membri,per andare laggiù, Agostino, l'Abate di St Andrews, amonastery istituito da Gregorio nella propria ancestralpalace, era fatta di piombo-er, ma sul journeyhe sentito racconti delcarrello feroce thathe inglese inviato indietro, askingpermission per tornare.G

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The British nation a history / by George MWrong . n the Roman populace, who trusted tohis guidance in those troubled days, learned that he hadgone, they raised a tumult and insisted that he shouldbe recalled. Gregory returned, and in time became Pope;but England was upon his conscience, and, when he could, he organized a strong mission, with about forty members, to go thither, Augustine, the Abbot of St. Andrews, amonastery established by Gregory in his own ancestralpalace, was made lead-er, but on the journeyhe heard such tales ofthe fierce English thathe sent back, askingpermission to return.Gregory insisted thathe should proceed, andafter a years delay themissionaries reachedKent. Its ruler, Ethel- bert, had raised his small stateto pre-eminence amongthe petty kingdoms in-to which the invadershad divided the coun-try. As Ethelbertswife Bertha, a memberof the Frankish royalhouse, was a Christian.his court was familiar with the Christian services held byBerthas chaplain, and in some degree the missionaries The conversion-of Kent, 597.. 32 THE BRITISH NATION path was already cleared. The king received Augustineand his hand with polite caution, assigned them a lodgingin his capital, Canterbury, and, after a wise pause forreflection, decided to accept Christianity. He was bap-tized, and the faith that had convinced the prince foundeasy acceptance among his obedient people. Kent becameChristian in name ; we hear of the baptism on one Christ-mas day of no less than 10, 000 converts. The missionaries, cheered by this first success, pressedon to occupy more of the country, and found a ready wel-come, but the rapid conversions can have Conflictbetween . , t , it t -»i- i the Roman and mvolved no deep moral change. In W alesthe early Brit- j^^^^l Cornwall there still remained among theChristian Britons driven back by the Englisha Church of long standing. The newcomers made at-tempts to co-operate with it, but found unexpected bar-riers. Augustines narrow mind was shocked at d

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