ALURED

ALREDUS  or ALUREDUS, OF BEVERLEY, was sacristan of the church of Beverley in the first half of the 12th century . He wrote, apparently about the year 1143, a chronicle entitled Annales sive Historia de gestis regum Britanniae, which begins with Brutus and carries the history of England down to 1129 . This work was edited by T . Hearne (Oxford, 1716), and at one time enjoyed some reputation as an authority . It is, however, a mere compilation and of no value . Geoffrey of Monmouth and Simeon of Durham are Alured's chief sources . Among the Cottonian MSS. there is a collection of records relating to Beverley, Libertates Ecclesiae S . Johannis de Beverlae, which is attributed to Alured, but on no good authority . (H . W . C .