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30 SCOTTISH ANNALS
because he was of a headstrong temperament, [Ronan] rendered
him the more bitter by reproof, and an open adversary
of the truth. . . .
Now while Aidan lived this discord in the observance of
Easter was patiently endured by all, because they clearly
understood that, although he could not keep Easter contrarily
to the custom of those who had sent him, yet he laboured
zealously to perform the works of faith, piety and love, after
the custom common to all saints. And hence he was de-
servedly beloved by all, even by those who thought differ-
ently about Easter and not ;
only by the commonalty was
he held in veneration, but even by the bishops also, Honorius
of Canterbury and Felix of the East Angles.
But after the death of Finan, 1 who came after him, when
Colman succeeded to the bishopric, he also being sent from
Scotland, a more serious controversy arose about the observance
of Easter, as well as about other points of discipline
of ecclesiastic life. And hence deservedly this question roused
the feelings and hearts of many, who feared lest perchance,
though they had received the name of Christianity, they were
running or should have run in vain. It reached even to the
ears of the rulers, that is, of King Oswy and of his son Alchfrid.
Because naturally Oswy, having been taught and baptized
by the Scots, and being very well versed in their language,
but
considered nothing better than what they had taught ;
Alchfrid 2 had as teacher of Christian lore Wilfrid, a most
and learned ian . . .
knew that his doctrine must rightly
be preferred to all the traditions of the Scots.
And hence also he had given to [Wilfrid] a monastery of
forty hides 3 in the place which is called Ripon. And this
a little before to them who followed
place to wit he had given
the Scots, in possession for a monastery. But because after-
wards, when they were given the choice, they preferred to
1 A.D. 661 ; Bede, H.E., III, 26 ; i, 189, infra. Cf. S. of D., H.D.E., I,
"
5 ; i, 24 : Now when Finan died in the tenth year of his bishopric, Colman
succeeded to the rule of the church, he too being sent from Scotland. And
after he had passed three years in the bishopric discord arose about the
observance of Easter ; and he, preferring to follow the custom of his nation,
left the bishopric and returned to his country in the thirtieth year of the
Scottish episcopate, which they held in the province of the Angles." Ann.
of Lind. place Finan's death in 660, but say that Colman held the bishopric
for three years ; M.G.H., SS., xix, 504.
Eddi strangely refers to Colman as " metropolitan bishop of the city of
York," X, u.s., i, 14.
2 The son of Oswy, and under-king of Deira ; cf. infra, and Fl. of W., i, 25.
3 "
Of thirty hides," Bede, H.E., V, 19 ; i, 325. Cf. Eddi, VIII, " of
thirty dwellings " ; u.s., 12.