Et quidem cum fuisset minister Ecgfridi regis, relictis semel negotiis secularibus, depositis armis, assumpta militia spirituali, tantum mansit humilis, fratrumque simillimus aliorum, ut ventilare cum eis et triturare, oves vitulasque mulgere, in pistrino, in horto, in coquina, in cunctis monasterii operibus iocundus et obediens gauderet exerceri.
And albeit he had been thane to king Egfrid, he put away worldly cares once for all, laid down his weapons, took up spiritual warfare only, and continued humble and so wholly like the other brethren that he was glad to winnow and thresh with them, to milk the ewes and cows, and cheerfully and obediently to be employed in the bakehouse, the garden, the kitchen and all the business of the monastery.
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