[Q]auerentes sanctum caput ecclesiae ... contempnere donaque regum pro Deo a se ... fraudare, ad auxilium suae uesaniae archiepiscopum Theodorum cum muneribus ... inuitauerunt.
Persons associated with this Event:
Agent:
Eormenburg 1
(Abbess, fl. 699; second wife of Ecgfrith 4 of Northumbria) : Eormenburg 1, driven by jealousy, described Wilfrid 2's possessions to Ecgfrith 4. They sought to humiliate him and defraud him of the gifts given him. To aid them they invited Theodore 1 with gifts and, when he came to them, disclosed to him what they had in mind to show contempt for Wilfrid 2.
Agent:
Ecgfrith 4
(King of the Northumbrians, 670-685) : After Eormenburg 1 described Wilfrid 2's possessions to Ecgfrith 4, they sought to humiliate him and defraud him of the gifts given him. To aid them they invited Theodore 1 with gifts and, when he came to them, disclosed to him what they had in mind to show contempt for Wilfrid 2.
Recipient:
Wilfrid 2
(Bishop of York and Saint, d.709) : Theodore 1 agreed unjustly to condemn Wilfrid 2, who was without any guilt.
Agent:
Theodore 1
(Archbishop of Canterbury, 668-690) : With gifts Eormenburg 1 and Ecgfrith 4 invited Archbishop Theodore 1. The archbishop came to them and agreed to condemn unjustly Wilfrid 2, who was without any guilt.