For Wessex and Kent, Bede had informants who supplied him with details of the church's history in each province, but he appears to have had no such contact in Mercia, about which he is less well-informed.
Para Wessex e Kent, Beda tiña informantes que lle fornecían detalles da historia da igrexa en cada provincia, pero parece que non tivo tal contacto en Mercia, polo que estivo menos informado deste reino.