Mellitus was exiled from London by the pagan successors to his patron, King Sæberht of Essex, following the latter's death around 616.
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However, it is also reputed that the East Saxon King Sæberht (d 616) was buried nearby, a convert under the earlier Christian mission of Mellitus, the first Bishop of London.