In 610, Mellitus, the first bishop of London, went to Rome "to consult the pope on important matters relative to the newly established English Church". While in Rome, he assisted at a synod then being held concerning certain questions on "the life and monastic peace of monks", and, on his departure, took to England the decree of the council together with letters from the pope to Archbishop Laurence of Canterbury and to all the clergy, to King Æthelberht of Kent, and to all the Anglo-Saxons. The decrees of the council now extant are spurious. The letter to Æthelberht cites: is considered spurious by Hefele, cites: . questionable by Haddan and Stubbs, cites: Mansi, Councils, III, 65. and genuine by Jaffé. cites: .
In 610 Mellitus the first bishop of London went to Rome "to consult the pope on important matters relative to the newly established English Church" While in Rome he assisted at a synod then being held concerning certain questions on "the life and monastic peace of monks" and on his departure took to England the decree of the council together with letters from the pope to Archbishop Laurence of Canterbury and to all the clergy to King Æthelberht of Kent and to all the Anglo-Saxons The decrees of the council now extant are spurious The letter to Æthelberht cites is considered spurious by Hefele cites  questionable by Haddan and Stubbs cites Mansi Councils III 65 and genuine by Jaffé cites 