▁is ▁c ited ▁by ▁the ▁medieval ▁chron ic ler ▁William ▁of ▁Mal mes bury ▁as ▁the ▁reason ▁for ▁Co en red ' s ▁decision , ▁though ▁this ▁is ▁probably ▁guess work . ▁Co en red ▁was ▁accompanied ▁by ▁the ▁East ▁Sax on ▁king ▁Off a ▁on ▁his ▁journey ▁to ▁Rome , ▁and ▁was ▁made ▁a ▁mon k ▁there ▁by ▁Pope ▁Const antine . ▁The ▁Liber ▁Pont ific alis , ▁an ▁early ▁record ▁of ▁the ▁lives ▁of ▁Pop es , ▁records ▁the ▁arrival ▁of ▁their ▁party : ▁" in ▁his ▁time , ▁two ▁k ings ▁of ▁the ▁Sax ons ▁came ▁with ▁many ▁others ▁to ▁pray ▁to ▁the ▁apost les ; ▁just ▁as ▁they ▁were ▁hoping , ▁their ▁lives ▁quickly ▁came ▁to ▁an ▁end ." L iber ▁Pont ific alis ▁§ ▁ 9 0 , ▁tr . ▁Davis , ▁p . ▁ 9 4 . ▁H ui us ▁tempor ibus ▁du o ▁reg es ▁Sax on um ▁ad ▁or ation em ▁apost ol orum ▁cum ▁ali is ▁pl ur ibus ▁ven ientes ▁sub ▁veloc itate ▁su am ▁vit am , ▁ut ▁ob tab ant , ▁fin ier unt ▁( ed . ▁M om ms en , ▁p . ▁ 2 2 5 ). ▁A ▁later ▁source , ▁the ▁ 1 1 th - century ▁V ita ▁E c g w ini , ▁claims ▁that ▁E c g w ine ▁accompanied ▁Co en red ▁and ▁Off a ▁to ▁Rome , ▁but ▁histor ians ▁have ▁treated ▁this ▁with ▁s cept ic ism . ▁ ▁Histor ians ▁have