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Excerpt from The Anglo-Saxon Version of the Hexameron of St. Basil: Or, Be Lodes Six Dala Weorcum and the Saxon Reamins of St. Basil's
Ethelwold's promotion to the see of Winchester, ad. 963, (see Florentins Vigorniensis, ) [elfric accompanies him, and during his residence in that city, appears to have been diligent in studying the Latin language, and the works of the fathers of the Church. Whilst here he is supposed to have composed his Glossary, and the Colloquia puer orum, which was afterwards enlarged and re-edited by his namesake ielfric Bata. He also translated from the Latin into the Saxon language at the request of Ethelweard the eal derman of Cornwall, most of the historical books of the Old Testament, viz., the Pentateuch, Joshua, Judges, part of the book of Kings, Esther, and (afterwards to encourage. The people to bear up manfully against the invasions of the Danes) the books of Judith and Maccabees. The greater part of these works (maccabees and Esther excepted) are extant in our libraries at the present time.
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