86. Alfred sends Alms to Rome 48 87. Alfred begins to translate from Latin 48 88. Alfred’s Manual 48 89. Alfred’s Handbook 50 90. Illustration from the Penitent Thief 51 91. Alfred’s Troubles 51 92. Alfred builds Two Monasteries 54 93. Monasticism was decayed 55 94. Monks brought from beyond Sea 55 95. A Crime committed at Athelney 55 96. The Plot of a Priest and a Deacon 56 97. The Execution of the Plot 57 98. The Convent at Shaftesbury 58 99. Alfred divides his Time and his Revenues 58 100. The Threefold Division of Officers at Court 59 101. The Distribution for Secular Purposes 59 102. The Distribution for Religious Purposes 60 103. Alfred’s Dedication of Personal Service 61 104. Alfred’s Measure of Time 61 105. Alfred judges the Poor with Equity 63 106. His Correction of Unjust and Incompetent Judges 63 APPENDIXES 67 Appendix I: Alfred’s Preface to his Translation of Gregory’s Pastoral Care 69 Appendix II: Letter from Fulco, Archbishop of Rheims, to Alfred 72 INDEX 79 ASSER’S LIFE OF KING ALFRED _To my lord Alfred, king of the Anglo-Saxons, the worshipful and pious ruler of all Christians in the island of Britain, Asser, least of all the servants of God, wisheth thousandfold prosperity for both lives, according to the desires of his heart._