Yet those very monks, who, as we are told by Ingulf, a very ancient historian, had no idea of any moral or religious merit, except chastity and obedience, not only connived at his enormities, but loaded him with the greatest praises.
History, however, has preserved some instances of his amours, from which, as from a specimen, we may form a conjecture of the rest.
Edgar broke into a convent, carried off Editha, a nun, by force, and even committed violence on her person.[**] [* Chron.Sax.p.118.

W.Malms, lib.ii.cap.

8.
Seldom Spicileg, ad Eadm.p.149, 157.] [** W.Malms, lib.

ii cap.8.Osberne, p.

3.
Diceto, p.457.Higden, p.