England since the first entrance of the ROMANS As Also of the Kings and Princes of Wales the Kings and Lord of Man and the Isle of Wight together with the Princes and Lords of Powys Printed at London 1641. THE PREFACE TO THE CATALOGVE Of the KINGS of ENGLAND THe Realme of England is thâ—t Southerne and more flourishing part of the Isle of Britaine that which was civiâ—ized by the Romans and made a Province of their Empire when as the Northeâ—ne parts thereof were â—ither neglected or not conquered When it was under the command of the Romaâ— Emperours it wanted not its proper and peculiar Kings over the chiefest and most principall of their Tribes and Nations it being the custome of that Empire as Tacitus hath truely noted habere servitutis instrumenta etiam Reges Of these inferiour tributary Kings those which were in their severall times of more power then others may probably be thought to have assum'd unto themselves the stile and title of Kings of the Britons even as in after times during the heptarchy of the Saxons those which gave law unto the rest did call themselves and were accounted the Kings or Monarchs of the English But those inferiour petite Kings being in tract of time worne out and almost all the South reduced under the immediate command of the Roman Empire either the Emperours themselves or such of their Lieutenants as did here usurpe the regall state were stiled Kings of Britaine till Constantine the Great united it inseparably to the Roman Diadem And in him ended the first line of the Kings of Britaine according to the British story The second line of Kings beares daâ—e from the departure of the Romans who being called from hence to looke unto their Empire in the Continent leâ—t their possessions here unto the â—ury of the Scots and Picts who dwelling in the Northerne and unconquered parts attempted to subdue the Southerne For the repressing of whose rage the Britons chose themselves a King out of Armoâ—ica now called Bretagâ—e being extracted from the old British bloud which had not long before beene planted in that Region by the Roman Emperours Whose li4e continued here not long till they were dispossessed both of Crowne and Countrey by the Saxons a German people called in by Vortiger to oppose the Scots and other Nations of the North. Who having by degrees subdued all that which formerly had beene conquered by the Romans the Countrey beyond Severne excepted onely divided it amongst themselves into seven Kingdomes which finally being all brought under by the West-Saxon Kings did at last settle and continues in the name of England A Kingdome though of small extent compared unto the greater Countries of France Spaine and Germany yet of so high esteeme abroad that it may challenge an equality with either of them and in some kinde hath had precedâ—ncie before them For to the honour of this Realme as well before as since it had the name of England we may say thus much It was the first Kingdome which received the faith of Christ which was here planted as it is affirmed by Gildas upon certaine knowledge toward the latter end of Tiberius Empire Tempore ut scimus summo Tiberii Caeâ—aris as his owne words are which by computing of the times will fall to be five yeares before Saint Peter came to Rome and but five yeares after the death of our Redeemer It shewed unto the world the first Christiaâ— King whose name was Lucius and gave unto the Church her first Christian Emperour even the famous Constantine here borne by whose example and incouragement the saith was generally received over all the Empire and all the Temples of the Idols either demolished or forsaken It also was the first Christian Kingdome out of which the Jewes those bitter and most obstinate enemies of the Crosse of Christ were universally expulsed and our of which the insolent and usurped Supremacie of the Popes of Rome was first ejected after they had a long time domineered in the Church of Christ. The one of these performed by King Edward the first the other by King Henry the eighth Not to say any thing in this place of their warres and victories in France Spaine Scotland the Netherlands the Isle of Cyprus and the Holy land In these regards the Kings of England as they are aâ— absolute so they are as sacred as of any Countrey whatsoever What ever things are proper unto Supreme Majesty Scepters and Crownes â—he Purple Roâ—e the Gloâ—e or golden Ball and Vnction have beene as long theirs as any others The foure first are by Leland a â—â—â—ous Antiquarie ascribed unto King Aâ—thur who did begin his reigne Anno 506. which was as soonâ— as they were ordinarily in use with the Roman Emperours And thiâ— doth Leland justifie out of an ancient Seale of the said King Arthurs kept in his time as an especiall monument in the Abbie of Westminster As for their Vnction or Annointing it appeares by the old Roman Prâ—vinciall and the ancient practise that of all the Kings of Christendome there were none anciently annointed but the two Emperours of the East and West the Kings of France England Sicilie and Hierâ—salem By reason of which Vnction or annointing besides what is united or annexed to the Crowne Impâ—riall of this Realme it was declared Term. Hilarii 33. Edward 3. that the Kings of England were capaces jurisdictionis spiritualis capable of Spirituall or Ecclesiasticall jurisdiction As after in the reigne of King Henry the eighth it was declared rather then enacted that the Kings highnesse was the Supreme head of the Church of England and that he had authority to reforme all errours heresies and abuses in the same 26. Henry 8. cap. 1. Which title or Supreme head though used by King Edward 6. in aâ—l his â—eigne and by Queene Mary for awhile was changed by Queene Elizabeth into that of Supreme Governour and it is now reckoned as a part of the stile of the Kings of England that they are Supreme Governoâ—rs in all their Dominions and Countries over all persons in all causes as well Ecclesiasticall as Temporall Now as the Kings of England are absolute at home so are they no lesse honoured and esteemed abroad the Emperour being accounted filius major Ecclesiae the eldest sonne of the Church the King of France filius minor or the second sonne and the King of England filius tertius adopâ—ivus the third and the adopted sonne In generall Councels the King of France took place at the Emperours right hand the King of England on his left and the King of Scots having precedencie next before Castile And whereas since the time of Charles the fifth the Kings of Spaine have challenged the precedencie of all Christian Princes yet in the time of King Henry 7. Pope Iulius gave it to the English before the Spaniard Nay lest the Kings of England might fall short in any thing wherein their neighbour Princes glory they also have an adjunct or
honoured with the name of Kings of the North humbers and are marshalled thus A. Ch.   547 1 Ella and Ida.  2 Adda and Elappea  3 Theodwald  4 Frethulfe  5 Theodorick 589 6 Ethelrick 593 7 Ethelâ—ride 617 8 Edwine the first christned King 633 9 Osrick 634 10 S. Oswald 643 11 Oswy who having subdued Oswinâ— King of Deira was the first absolute King of all Northumberland 671 12 Egfride 686 13 S. Alfride 705 14 Osred 716 15 Kenred 718 16 Osrick II. 729 17 Ceolnulph 738 18 Egbert 758 19 Oswulph 759 20 Edilwald 765 21 Alured 774 22 Ethelred 778 23 Alâ—wald 789 24 Osred II. 794 25 Etheldred II. After whose death this Kingdome much molested by the Danes became a Province of the West-Saxâ—â—s The Kingdome and Kings of MERCIA THe last and greatest of the seven Kingdomes of the Saxons was that of Mercia so called for that being seared in the middle of the whole Countrey it was a March or border unto all the rest which abutted on it It comprehended the Counties of Glâ—â—cester Hereford Worcester Warwick Leicester Rutland Northampton Lincoln Bedford Nottingham Bâ—ckingham Oxford Darby Stafford Shropshire Cheshire and that other part of Hertfordshire which was not under the Kingdome of the East-Saxons By reason of this great extent of Empire â—hey were a long time very powerfull and over-awed their neighbour Princes till at the last the fatall period being come it fell into the Armes of the West-Saxons after it enjoyed these twenty Kings which hereafter follow A. Ch.   582 1 Cridda the first King of Mercia 593 2 Wibba 614 3 Cheorl 626 4 Penda 656 5 Peada the first christned King 659 6 Wulfherâ— 675 7 Ethelred 704 8 Kenred 709 9 Chelred 716 10 Ethelbald 758 11 Offa. 796 12 Egfride 797 13 Kenwolf 819 14 Kenelm 820 15 Ceolwolf 811 16 Bernulf 824 17 Ludecan 826 18 Withlafe 839 19 Berthulf 85â— 20 Burdred After whose death this Kingdome having beene shrewdly shaken in a great battell fought near Burford Comit. Oxoâ— wherein King Ethelbalâ— was vanquished and his whole strength broken by Cuthbert or Cuthred King of the West-Saxons then his tributary and after no lesse shrewdly shaken by the valiant Egbert became a Province of that Empire The Monarchs of the English-SAXONS THe Saxons though they were divided into the seven Kingdomes before named were for the most part subject unto one alone who was entituled Râ—x Gentis Anglorum or King of the English Nation those which were stronger then the rest giving the law unto them in their severall turnes till in the end they all became incorporated into the Empire of the West-Saxons Which Monarchs who they were and of whence entituled is next in order shewne A. Ch.   455 1 Hengist King of Kent 481 2 Ella King of the South-Saxons 495 3 Cerdick King of the West-Saxons 534 4 Kenrick King of the West-Saxons 561 5 Cheuline or Celingus King of the West-Saxons 562 6 Ethelbert King of Kent 616 7 Redwald King of the East-Angles 617 8 Edwin King of Northumberland 634 9 Oswald King of Northumberland 643 10 Oswy King of Northumberland 659 11 Wulfhere King of Mâ—rciâ— 675 12 Ethelred King of Mercia 704 13 Kenred King of Mercia 709 14 Chelred King of Mercia 716 15 Ethelbald King of Mercia 758 16 Offa King of Mercia 794 17 Egfride King of Mercia 796 18 Kenwolf King of Mercia 800 19 Egbert the sonâ—e of Alâ—mond King of the West-Saxons the first and absolute Monarch of the whole Heptarchy who having vanquished all or most of thâ— Saxâ—n Kings and added their estates unto his owne commanded the whole Countrey to be called by the name of ENGLAND The Kings whâ—reof after thâ— Countâ—â—y was so named are these that follow The Kings of ENGLAND of the Saxon Race A. Ch.   800 1 Egbert the 18 King of the West-Saxons the 19 Monarch of the English and first King of England 37. 837 2 S. Ethelwolf 20. 857 3 Edelbald 858 4 Edelbert 5. 863 5 Edelfride 9. 873 6 S. Alured who totally reduced the Saxons under one Monarchy and founded the University of Oxford 23. 900 7 Edward the elder 24. 924 8 Athelstane 16. 940 9 Edmund 6. 946 10 Eadred who stiled himselfe King of Great Britaine 955 11 Edwin 4. 959 12 S. Edgar 16. 975 13 Edward the younger 3. 678 14 Ethelred 1016 15 Edmund Ironside The Danish Race 1017 16 Canutus King of Danâ—mark 20. 1037 17 Harald Harfager 4. 1041 18 Hardie Cnute 4. The Saxons repossessed 1045 19 S. Edward who founded and endowed the Church of Westminster and was the first that cured the disease called the Kings-evill leaving the same hereditary to his successors 1066 20 Harald the sonne of Godwin usurped the Crowne and shortly lost both it and his life to boote to William Duke of Nâ—rmandy The NORMAN Race 1067 21 William Duke of Normandy sirnamed the Conquerour 22. 1089 22 William Rufus 13. 1102 23 Henry Beauclerk 35. 1136 24 Stephen E. of Bloys 19. The Saxon line restored 1155 25 Henry II. descended by his Grandmother from the bloud Royall of the Saxons 34. 1189 26 Richard Coeur de Lyon 1â— 1201 27 John 17. 1218 28 Henry III. 56. 1274 29 Edward I. 34. 1308 30 Edward II. 19. 1327 31 Edward III. 50. 1377 32 Richard II. The line of Lancaster 1399 33 Henry IV. 15. 1414 34 Henry V. 9. 1423 35 Henry VI. 38. The line of Yorke 1461 36 Edward IV. 23. 1483 37 Edward V. 1483 38 Richard III. 3. The families united 1486 39 Henry VII 23. 1508 40 Henry VIII 39. 1547 41 Edward VI. 6. 1553 42 Queene Mary 5. 1558 43 Queene Elizabeth 45. The union of the Kingdomes 1602 44 JAMES King of Scots reassumed the title of Great-Britaine 1625 45 CHARLES by the grace of God King of Great Britaine France and Ireland the 63. King in descent from the West-Saxon Cerdick the 64. Monarch of the English and 45. King of England in descent from Egbert whom God long preserve Kings of WALES THe Britons being outed of their Countrey by the conquering Saxons retired themselves beyond the Severn and therein fortified themselves which Countrey thereupon came to bee called Wales and the people Walsh or Welch men Not that the word Walsh signified in the Saxon language a Foreiner or Alien as it is â—conceived for how could they be called Aliens in their native Countrey but Wales and Wallish for Galles and Gallish by changing G into W according to the custome of the Saxons The Britons being descended of the Gaules kept their old name still though somewhat altered in the letter as before is said and to this day the French doe call the Prince of Wales by the name of le Prince de Galles At first their cheifes were honoured with the title of Kings of Wales aâ—d are these that follow A. Ch.   690 1 Idwallo 30. 720 2 Roderick 35. 755 3 Conan 63. 818 4 Mervyn 25. 843
of Matravall It was bestowed by Roderick Mawr in his division of Wales on Mervyn his youngest son and did continue in his line a long time together but much afflicted and dismembred by the Princes of Northwales who cast a greedy eye upon it The first Prince of it was called Mervyn but we have no good constat of his successors the last that held it all entire was Meredith ap Blethin who divided it betweene his two sonnes Madoc and Gryffith of the which Madoc died at Winchester Anno 1160. and Gryffith was by Henry the first of England created Lord Powys the residue of Powys-land which pertained to Madoc depending still upon the fortune of North-Wales The Lords of Powys A. Ch.    1 Gryffith ap Meredith  2 Owen Cynelioc  3 Gwenwynnin  4 Gryffith ap Gwenwynnin  5 Owen ap Gryffith 6 John Charleton one of the Bed-chamber to King Edward the second married Hâ—wys daughter of Owen ap Gryffith 1353 7 John Charleton Lord Powys 1360 8 John Charleton Lord Powys 1374 9 John Charleton Lord Powys 1401 10 Edward Charleton Lord Powys 1420 11 Henry Grey nephew of Edward Lord Powys by his daughter Iane created Earle of Tanquerville by King H. 5.  12 Richard Gray Lord Powys  13 John Gray Lord Powys  14 John Gray Lord Powys  15 Edward Gray the last Lord Powys of the race of Mervyn sonne of Roderick King of Wales 1629 16 William Herbert of Red-castle sonne of Edward second sonne of William Herbert Earle of Pembroke created Lord Powys 5. Car. Apr. 2. now living 1641. Kings and Lords of MAN THe Isle of MAN is situate so equally betweene England and Ireland that once it was a controversie unto the which it appertained but was in fine adjudged to England in that some venemous wormes brought hither did not furthwith die which kinde of creatures the nature of the Irish soyle will by no meanes brooke It was once subject unto the crowne and Kingdome of Northumberland but from them taken by the Danes Norwegians and other people of the North in their irruptions on these parts who having mastered it ordained therein a Peâ—it King of their owne Nation who thus succeeded one another A. Ch.  Kings of MAN 1065 1 Godred the sonne of Syrrie 1066 2 Fingall sonne of Godred 1066 3 Godred the sonne of Harald 1082 4 Lagman eldest sonne of Godred 1089 5 Dopnald sonne of Tade 1098 6 Magnus King of Norway 1102 7 Olave third sonne of Godred 1144 8 Godred sonne of Olave 1187 9 Reginald base sonne of Godred 1226 10 Olave the lawfull sonne of Godred 1237 11 Herald sonne of Olave 1249 12 Raignald II. brother of Harald 1252 13 Magnus II. brother of Raignald 1266 14 Magnus King of Man being deceased without issue Alexander third King of the Scots partly by conquest and parâ—ly by money paied to the Norwegians brought this and all the rest of the Westerne Isles under his obedience After this time it was sometimes dependant on the Crowne of Scotland and sometimes on England according as their fortunes varied till in the end it was regained finally from the Scots by William Montacute Earle of Salisbury who was descended from the ancient Kings of Man and by him after sold to the Lord Scrope on whose attainder it fell unto the Crowne of England and changed Lords as followeth Kings and Lords of MAN of English bloud A. Ch.   1340 1 William Earle of Salâ—sbury K. 1395 2 William Lord Scrope K. 1399 3 Henry Earle of Northumberland Lord. 1403 4 William Lord Stanley Lord of Man  5 John Lord Stanley Lord of Man  6 Thomas Lord Stanley Lord of Man  7 Thomas Lord Stanley Lord of Man created Earle of Darbie by K. Henry 7. 1503 8 Thomas Stanley Earle of Darby Lord of Man 1521 9 Edward Stanley Earle of Darby Lord of Man 1572 10 Henry Stanley Earle of Darby Lord of Man 1593 11 Ferdinando Stanley Earle of Darby Lord of Man 1604 12 William Stanley now Earle of Darby and Lord of Man 1640. Lords and Kings THe Isle of Wight abutting on the coast of Hampshire was taken from the English by William Fitz-Osborne Earle of Hereford in the time of William Duke of Normandy and King of England who thereupon became the first Lord therof After whose death the proscription of his sonne Roger it fell unto the Crowne and was by Henry the second bestowed upon the family of the Ryvers Earles of Devon On the extinction of which line it fell againe unto the Crowne in the time of King Edward the first and in the same hath since continued giving the title onely of one King and one Lord to two Potent subjects Now for the Lords and King they are these here following A. Ch.    1 William Fitz-Osborne Earle of Hereford 1072 2 Roger de Breteville Earle of Hereford  3 Richard de Ryvers Earle of Devon  4 Baldwin de Ryvers Earle of Devon 1154 5 Richard de Ryvers Earle of Devon 1161 6 Baldwin de Ryvers Earle of Devon 7 Richard de Ryvers Earle of Devon  8 William de Ryvers Earle of Devon 1216 9 Baldwin de Ryvers Earle of Devon 1245 10 Baldwin de Ryvers Earle of Devon 1261 11 Isabell sister to Earle Baldwin and wife to William de Fortibuâ— surrendred up her interest in this Iland to King Edward the first 1445 12 Henry Beauchamp Earle of Warwick Anno 23. of Henry 6. was crowned King of the Isle of Wight and shortly after made Duke of Warwick 1466 13 Richard Lord Wideville Earle Ryvers made by King Edward 4. Lord of the Wight THE SECOND TABLE OR A CATALOGVE OF All the Bishops which have governed in the Church of England and VVales since the conversion of the SAXONS Together with the honourary Offices which they or any of them have enjoyed in the civill government Divided into two parts Printed at London 1641. THE PREFACE TO THE ENSUING CATALOGUE of Arch-Bishops and Bishops THE â—aith of Christ being here planted as â—aith Gildaâ— tempore summo Tiberii Caesaris towards the latter end of Tiberius Caesar was as it seemes concealed and hidden â—ill the time of Lucius who publikely making profession of it procured three Archiepiscopall seates to be erected at Yorke Caer-Leon upon Vsk and London for the North West and Southerne parts and suffragan Bishops to be allotted and assigned unto each of them Of these and their successors wee have little Constat onely some foot-steps in some places whereby we may discerne the ruine of religion which had beene made here by the Saxons But when the Saxons were converted to the Christian faith they grew more zealous of the same then formerly they had beene a verse from it and gave it suddenly a generall and unanimous admittance Which being done that part of England which was then in their possession was divided into the two Provinces of Canteâ—bury and Yorke the ancient Britons
of speciall renowne for piety whose reliques the said Bishops carried up and downe with them in all their wandrings till at the last they were deposited in this Church as in a place of rest and safety The founder of it that Aldwinus by whom the See was fiâ—st here setled But his foundation being taken downe by William de Carileso about the first entrance of the Norâ—ans that which now standeth was begun by him in the place thereof and finished by Ranulphus Flambard his next successour Somewhat hath since beene added to it by Bishop Fernham and Thomas Weiscomb Priâ—ur hâ—reof about the yeere 1242. Nor did Saint Cuâ—hbert onely give name unto the Church but also unto all that countrey which now we call the Bishopricke of Durham and anciently was called Saint Cuthberts Patrimony For upon 〈◊〉 and his successours in that See was all the countrey betweene Tois and Tine conferred by Alfred King of England which his donation was confirmed and in part increased by his successours Edward Athelstan and Câ—ute the Dane So fortified it was with priviledges and royall grants that at the comming in of the Norman Conquerer the Bishop was reputed for a County Palatine and did engrave upon his Seal an armed Chivalier holding a naked sword in one hand and in the other the Bishops armes Nay it was once adjudged in law that the Bishop was to have all forfeitures Escheates within the liberties ut Rex habet extra as the King of England had without But these immunities and priviledges were in part impaired by the Statute of King Henry 8. 27. H. 8. c. 25. and altogether with the lands and whole rights thereof conferred upon the Crowne by Act of Parliament in the last yeere of the â—aigne of King Edward 6. But in the second Parliam of Qu. Maries reigne that Act was totally repealed and a reviver made of the said late dissolved Bishopâ— and all the royalties therof 1. Mar. c. 6. As for the Ecclesiasticall jurisdiction the Diocese thereof containeth the County of Northumberland and that which properly and distinctly is entituled the Bishopricke of Durham each of the which hath an Arch-Deacon of its owne in both 135. Parishes whereof 87. impropriate the Clergy of the which pay for their tenth unto the Crowne 385. li. 5. s. 6. d. ob the Bishopricke being valued in the first fruit Office 1821. li. 1. s. 5. d. qa The Bishops of this Church doe write them selves in Latine Dunelmenses of which five have beene dignified with the name of Saints one with the Patriarchate of Hierusalem and one with the title of a Cardinall in the Church of Rome There have been also of them one Lord Chiefe Justice five LL. Chancellours three LL. Treasurers one principall Secretary of Estate one Chancellour of the University of Oxford and two Masters of the Rolls Which wee will now lay downe in order even the whole succession beginning with those who had their See and habitation in the Isle of Lindisfarne Bishops of Lindisfarne A. Ch.   637 1 S. Ardanus 651 2 S. Finanus 661 3 Colmannus 664 4 Tuda 665 5 S. Eaâ—a 684 6 S. Cuthbertus 687 7 S. Eadbertus 698 8 Egbertus 721 9 Ethelwoldus 738 10 Kenulfus 781 11 Higbaldus 802 12 Egbertus II 819 13 Egfridus 845 14 Eanbertus 854 15 Eardulfus  16 Cuthardus 915 17 Tilredus 927 18 Witherdus 944 19 Uhtredus  20 Sexhelmus  21 Aldredus 968 22 Alfius alias Elfinus 990 23 Aldwinus who first setled the See at Durham from whence both hee and his successors have beene â—â—â—led Bishops of Durham 1020 24 Eadmundus 1048 25 Eadredus 1049 26 Elgelricus  27 Egelwinus 1071 28 Walcher Earle of Northuâ—b 1080 29 Gul. de Carileso L. Ch. Justice Vacat sedes Annos 4. 1099 30 Ranulfus Flamhard L. Treas 1128 31 Galfredus Rufus L. Chan. 1143 32 Gul. de S. Barbara 1154 33 Hugh Pudsey E. of Northomb * 1197 34 Philip de Pictavia 1217 35 Rich. de Marisco 1228 36 Rich. Poore 1241 37 Nich. de Fernham 1250 38 Walt. de Kirkham 1260 39 Rob. Stitchell 1274 40 Rob. de Insula 1283 41 Ant. Beck Patriark of Hierusalem 1311 42 Rich. Kellowe 1317 43 Ludowick Beaumont * 1333 44 Rich. de Bury L. Ch and L. Treas 1345 45 Tho. Hatfeild princ Secretary 1381 46 John Fordham L. Tr. tr to â—â—ly 1388 47 Walt. Skiâ—lawe 1406 48 Tho. Langley Card. L. Ch. 1438 49 Rob. Nevill * 1457 50 Lawrence Boothe L. Chan. 1476 51 Gul. Dudley * 1383 52 John Sherwood 1494 53 Rich. Foxe tr to Winton 1502 54 Gul. Sevier Chan. of Oxford 1507 55 Chr. Bambridge Master of the Rolls tr to Yorke 1508 56 Tho. Ruthall 1523 57 Tho. Wolsey then 〈…〉 of Yorke 1530 58 Cuthbert Tunstall 〈…〉 Rolls 1360 59 James Pilking 1577 60 Rich. 〈…〉 Vacat sedes Annos 2. 1589 61 Maâ—â—h Huâ—â—on tr to Yorke 1594 62 Tobias Matthew tr to Yorke 1606 63 Gul. James 1617 64 Rich. Neyle tr to Winton 1628 65 John Howson 1632 66 Tho. Morton now Bishop of Durham Anno 1641. HEXAM and the Bishops there THe Bishoprick of Hexam Hagulâ—â—ad or Hextold was founded in the infancie of the Saxon Church The seate thereof called by the old Laâ—ines Axelâ—dunum by Beâ—a Hagulstadiensis by us now Hexam the first who had the name of Bishop there being S. Eata the fifth Bishop of Lindisfarne Ten Bishops it enjoyed successively and then by reason of the spoyle and ravin of the Danes it discontinued the jurisdiction of it being added to the See of Yorke From this time forwards Hexamshire was held to be a fee of that Arch-Bishoprick and had reputation of a County Palatine but taken from that See by K. H. 8. of which consult the Statute 37. H. 8. c. 16 and by authority of Parliament united to the County of Northumb. Now for the Bishops of this Hexam they are these that follow A. Ch.   655 1 S. Eata Bishop of Lindisfarne 685 2 S. John of Beverley tr to Yorke 709 3 S. Acca 734 4 Frithebertus 769 5 Alhmundus  6 Tilherus 789 7 Ethelbertus 787 8 Heandredus 809 9 Eanbertus  10 Tidferthus the last Bish of Hexam MAN and the Bishops there TOuching the Isle of Man we have spoke already in our first Table The Bishoprick here of was first erected by Pope Gregory of that name the fourth and for its Diocese had this Isle and all the Hebrides or Westerne Ilands aâ—ent Scotland The Bishop hath his seate in Russin or Casletowne as now we call it and in the Latine is entituled Sodoâ—ensis But whâ—n this Isle was made a member of the English Empire the Westerne Isles withdrew themselves from the obedience of their Bishop and had a Bishop of their own whom they entitle also Sodorensis but commonly Bishop of the Isles The Patronage of the Bishoprick was given together with the Iland by K. H. 4. unto the Stanleys who still keep it and
or the Welsh continuing for a long time after under the rule and government of their owne Arch-Bishop but in the â—nd were aâ—so brought to yeeld obedience to the See of Canterbury The Church thus brought into a settled forme and order became forthwith of such esteeme at home that they have long time beene accounted Peeres of the Realme and are by writ summoned unto all Parliaments as are the temporall Barons and of such reputation and fame abroad that the Arch-Bishops of both Provinces were adjudged to be Legatinati the Arch-Bishop of Canterbury having a superintendencie over all the Irish Bishops as he of Yorke had a direct primacie over those of the Church of Scotland And in the Councell held at Constance what time the Fathers there assembled were for the better dispatch of businesse divided into severall Nations the English Nation Anglicana natio was reckoned amongst the chiefest At this time since this Church was manumitted from the Pope it may be warrantably said to bee the most exact and perfect of the Reformation keeping a constant continued succession in the holy Hierarchy and consequently also in all holy Orders and whatsoever else is necessary either in doctrine government or ceremony unto the constitution of an Apostolicall and Orthodax Church As for the method which we meane to use in this following Catalogue it is briefely this we will begin first with the Province and See of Canterbury and those particular Sufragan Bishops which owe obedience thereunto which we will marshall in the order of the Alphabet those of Wales included For howsoever they had once the honour to have an Arch-Bishop of their owne yet being now reputed members of the Province of Canterbury we will dispose of them accordingly That done we will proceed unto the Province and See of Yorke and those few Bishopricks which are now remaining of the same which as the rest before we will also take along according to the order of the Alphabet And this we take to be the easiest order for the Reader that of the Antiquity of the Sees being very intricate and perplext and that of the Antiquity or consecration of the men themselves both changeable and uncertaine For if we went according to the way of precedencie which is now in use established by Act of Parliament 31. H. 8. c. 10. we should dispose them in this manner viz. First the two Arch-Bishops of Canterbury and Yorke next the three Bishops of London Dunelm Winchester and last of all the residue of the Prelates according to the Seniority of their consecrations This is the order of precedencie which is now in use which yet is no new order in regard of London and Winton who anciently had place before the rest in all assemblies of the Clergy but this being changeable and uncertaine as before was said we shall make use rather of the other Now in each See and Diocese we will keep this course First we will shew you the antiquity and ordination of each together with the foundation of their Cathedrall Churches what Counties each of them containeth what priviledges anciently they enjoyed and still claime to have how many Parishes there be in every Diocese by what Arch-Deacons they are governed what is the tenth of the whole Clergie in every Diocese and how much in the Kings bookes is every Bishoprick We shall observe also what and how many of the Prelates have beene extract from honourable houses whose names shall be distinguished by a little Afterisme thus * as also how many of them have beene canonized and accounted Saints who and how many of them have beene made Cardinals in the Church of Rome what honourable Offices have beene borne by any of them in the civill state In the performance of the which S. shall stand for Saint and Card for Cardinall L. Ch. shall signifie L. Chancellour L. K. Lord Keeper L. Tr. Lord Treasurer L. Pr. Lord President Ch. J. Chiefe Justice M. Ro. Master of the Rolls and Ch. Ox. Chancellour of Oxford as Ch. Ca. of Cambridge By which it will appeare most plainely what a perpetuall Seminary this our Church hath beene of able and of learned men not onely for discharge of Ecclesiasticall but even temporall businesse Which being premised once for all we now proceede unto our Catalogue beginning with the Province and See of Canterbury and following in the order before proposed THE FIRST PART OF THE CATALOGVE OF BISHOPS CONTAINING THE SVCCESSION of the Arch-Bishops and Bishops of the Province of CANTERBVRY Printed at London 1641 CANTERBURIE and the Arch-Bishops of it THe See of Canter was first founded with the plantation of religion the amongst English Austin the Monk who first did preach the Gospel to the one being the first Arch-Bishop of the other The Chaire hereof originally fixt in the City of Canterbury which being once the Regall City of the Kings of Kent waâ— by King Ethelbert on his conversion bestowed on Austin the Arch-Bishop and on his Successors for ever The Cathedrall having beene a Church before in the Britâ—ns time was by the same Arch-Bishop Austin repaired and consecrated and dedicated to the name of Christ which it still retaines though a long time together it was called Saint Thomas in honour of Saint Thomas Beckeâ— who was therein slaine The present fabricke was begun by Arch-Bishop Lanfranc and William Corboyl and by degrees made perfect by their Successoâ—â—â—â— Take Canterbury as the seate of the Metropolitan and it hath under it 21. suffragan Bishops of the which 17. are in England and 4. in Wales But take it as the seate of a Diocesan and it containeth onely some part of Kent to the number of 257. Parishes the residue being in the Diocese of Rochester together with some few particular Parishes dispersed here and there in severall Dioceses it being an ancient priviledge of this See that wheresoever the Arch-Bishops had either Manors or Advowsons the place forthwith became exempted from the Ordinary and was reputed of the Diocese of Canterbury The other priviledges of this See are that the Arch-Bishop is accounted Primaâ—e and Metropolitan of all England and is the first Peere of the Realme having precedencie of all Dukes not being of the Royall bloud and all the great Officers of the State He hath the title of Grace offered him in common speech and writes himselfe divina providentia where other Bishops onely use divina permissione The Coronation of the King hath anciently belonged unto him it being also formerly resolved that wheresoever the Court was the King and Queene were speciales domestici Parochianâ— Domini Archiepiscopi the proper and domesticall Pariihioners of the Arch Bishop of Canterbury It also did belong unto him in former times to take unto himselfe the offerings made at the holy Altar by the King and Queene wheresoever the Court was if he were present at the same and to appoint the Lent Preachers but these time hath altered and the King otherwise disposed of Abroad
Chapter unto the Bishop in which the Prior of Coventry should be the principall man And so it stood till that the Priory of Coventry being dissolved by King Henry 8. the stile or title of the Bishop continuing as before it did there passed an Act of Parliament 33. H. 8. c. 29 to make the Deane and Chapter of Lichfeild the sole Chapter for the Bishop The Cathedrall Church here first built by Oswy King of the Mercians about the yeere 556. who gave unto the Bishops many faire possessions But that old Church being taken downe by Roger de Clinton the 36. Bishop of this Diocese that which now standeth was built by him in place thereof Anno 1148. and dedicated to the Virgin Mary and Saint Chad. In following times and almost in the infancie thereof the revenues of it were so faire that Lichfeild was thought fit to be the See of an Arch-Bishop And one it had no more his name Adulfus Anno 783. the Bishops of Winton Hereford Sidnacester Dorchester which two now make Lincoln and those of Elmham and of Dunwich both which now make Norwich being appointed to him for his Suffragans But with him and King Offa who procured it this great title died And now it is content to be a Bishoprick the Diocese whereof containeth the whole Counties of Darby and Stafford together with a good part of Warwickshire and Shropshire In these are comprehended 557. Parishes of which 250. are impropriate for better government whereof it hath foure Arch-Deaconries viz. of Stafford Darby Coventry and Shrewsbury It is valued in the Kings bookes 559. li. 18. s. 2. d. ob q. and for the Clergies tenth it commeth unto 590. li. 16. s. 11. d. q. and finally hath yeelded to the Church three S. to the Realme one Chancellour and three Lord Treasurers to Wales three Presidents one Chancellour to the University of Cambridge and to the Court one Master of the Wardrobe Arch-Bishops and Bishops of Lichfeild A. Ch.   656 1 Dwina  2 Cellach  3 Trumher  4 Jarumanus 669 5 Saint Chad or Cedda tr to York 672 6 Winfridus 672 7 S. Sexulfus 692 8 Headda alias Eatheadus 721 9 Aldwinus 733 10 Witta  11 Hemel 764 12 Cuthfridus  13 Berthunnus 785 14 Higbertus 793 15 Aldulphus the Arch-Bishopâ— Â 16 Humbertus  17 Merewinus  18 Higbertus II.  19 Ethelwaldus 857 20 Humbertus II. 864 21 Kinebertus 872 22 S. Cymbertusâ— Â 23 Tunbright  24 Ella 928 25 Alfgar 26 Kinsey  27 Winsey  28 Elphegus  29 Godwinus  30 Leofgarus  31 Brithmarus 1039 32 Wolfius L. Chancell 1054 33 Leofwine 1067 34 Petrus who removed the See to Chester Bishops of Coventry and Lichfeild 1088 35 Robert de Limesey removed the See to Coventry 1117 36 Robert Peccham 1119 37 Roger de Clinton * 1149 38 Walter Durdent 1161 39 Richard Peche 1182 40 Gerardus la pucelle 1186 41 Hugo Novant 1191 42 Galfridus de Muschamp 1210 43 Walter Grey translated to Worcester 1215 44 William de Cornhull 1220 45 Alexander de Savensby 1240 46 Hugh de Pateshul Lord Treasurer 1245 47 Roger de Weâ—â—ham 1257 48 Roger de Longespee 1295 49 Walter de Langton Lord Treasurer 1322 50 Roger de 〈…〉 Master of the Wardrope and Lord Treasurer 1360 51 Robert Stretton 1385 52 Walter Skirlaw transl to Welles 1396 53 Richard Scrope tr to Yorke * 1399 54 John Burghill 1415 55 John Ketterich 1419 56 Jacobus Carie. 1420 57 Gul. Heyworth 1447 58 Gul. Boothe 1452 59 Nicolas Close Chancellour of Cambridge 1453 60 Reginald Butler 1459 61 John Hales 1492 62 Gul. Smith tr to Lincoln 1496 63 John Arundel tr to Exeter 1503 64 Geofry Blythe L. Preâ— of Wales 1524 65 Roland Lee L. Pres. of Wales 1543 66 Richard Sampson L. President of Wales 1555 67 Radulph Bayne 1559 68 Thomas Bentham 1578 69 Gul. Overton 1609 70 George Abbot tr to London 1610 71 Richard Neile tr to Lincoln 1614 72 John Overall tr to Norwich 1618 73 Thomas Morton tr to Durham 1632 74 Robert Wright now Bishop of Coventry and Lichfeild 1641. SAINT DAVIDS the Arch-Bishops and Bishops of it SAint Davids now the seate of a Suffragan Bishop was once a Metropolitans Sâ—e in the Britâ—sh Church and long time the supreme Ordinary of the Welâ—h In the first planting of the Gospel in King Lucius time wee shewed that there were three Arch-Bishops seates appointed viz. at London York and of Caer-Leon upon Vsk. That of Caer-Leon upon Vsk was in the time of Arthur King of the Britons translatâ—d further off from the Saxons furie to a place called Menâ—w Menevia is the Latine name but since in memory of David the Arch-Bishop who so translated it by us called Saint Davids From the first name it is these Bishops use to stile themselves Menevenses When Austin the Monk first entred England the Metropolitan of Saint Davids had thâ—n remaining under his jurisdiction seven Suffragan Bishops all which gave meeting to the said Austin and his Associates for the composing of some differences which were between the old and the new-come Christians viz. the Bishop of Worcesâ—er Wicctorâ—m Llandaff Bangâ—r Hereford Llan-Elwy or Saint Asâ—pâ— Llan-Badern called in Latin Paternensis a place in Cardâ—gan shire the last is called in Latin Morganensis which possibly might have his seate in Margan of Glamorgan shire a place still so called Of these Llan Badern and this Morganensis are quite extinct and have long so beene Hereford and Worcester a long time reckoned as English Bishopricks and so none left unto the Metropolitan of S. Davids but Llandaff Bangor S. Asaphs Now for these Bishops of Saint Davids we finde that 26. of them retained the title of Arch-Bishops The last whereof was Sampson who in a time of pestilence transferd the Archiepiscopall Pall with the same the Archiepiscopall dignity to Dole in Bretagne yet his successours though they lost the name reserved the power of an Arch-Bishop nor did the residue of the Welch Bishops receive their consecration from any other hand then his till in the time of H. 1. Bernard the 46. Bishop of this See was forced to submit himselfe to the Church of Canterbury For the Cathedrall here it had beene oft spoyled and ruined by the Danes Norwegians and other Pirats as standing neare the Sea in the extreme corner of Pembroke shire That which we now see is the worke of Bishop Peter he was the 48. Bishop of this Diocese and by him dedicated by the name of Saint Andrew and Saint David though now Saint Andrew be left out and David onely beares the name This See hath had the greatest number of Bishops of any in England 91. in all and amongst them the Church hath had one Saint the Realme of England three Loâ—d Treasurers one Lord Privie Seale the Unâ—versity of Oxford one Chancellour and the Queene another The Dioceâ—e containeth the whole Counties of
good for corne and grazing and lieth al along on the banke of the Thames confronting Bark-shire It conteines in it 185 Parishes eleven of the which are market townes and amongst them the chiefe in name is Buckingham the head town of the County A town of no great note when it was at the best but more considerable heretofore than at the present being once fortified with a Castle now hardly to bee found in the very ruines as also with a rampire and certaine sconces built for defence thereof against the Danes now more invisible than the Castle The greatest honour it can chalenge is that it hath given titles of the highest honour to many a brave and worthy personage as well of the bloud Royall as of other families who by the Kings of England have been hence denominated Dukes Marq. and Earles of Buckingham  1 Walter Giffard E.  2 Walter Giffard   ✚ ✚ ✚ 1164 3 Richard Strongbow Earle of Pembroke   ✚ ✚ ✚ 1377 4 Thom. of Woodstock D. of Glouc. L Constabâ—e * 1397 5 Humfrey Plantageneâ— died 1400.   ✚ ✚ ✚ 1444 6 Humfrey Stafford D.L. Constable descended from a daughter of Thom of Woodstock * 1460 7 Henry Stafford D.L. Consta. * 1468 8 Edw. Stafford D.L. Consta. *   ✚ ✚ ✚ 1616 9 George visc Villiers or Earle of Buck. 14 Iac. Ian. 5. Marq. Buck. Iac. 17. Ian. 10. and finally D. of Buck. 21. Iac. May 1623. Lord Admirall and Ch. Camb. * 162â— 10 Geo. Villiers now Duke 1641. BVLLINGBROKE BVlling broke is an antient town in Lincolnshire heretofore belonging to the Lacies E. of Lincolne and by the marriage with Alice daughter and heire of Hen. Lacy E. of Lincolne to Thomas E. of Lancaster this with the residue of the lands of Lincolne became united and incorporated with those of Lancaster The greatest fame thereof was for a Castle built there by William of Romara E. of Lincoln but much more famous in succeeding times in that it was the birth place of K. H. 4. surnamed according to the fashion of that age of Bullingbroke It hath beene almost eversince his time one of the honours as we call it of the crown of England but never made an honorarie title unto any family untill K Iames conferred it on Sr. Oliver S. Iohns who possibly might affect to bee thence denominated as fetching his descent from the Ladâ—e Margaret Beauchamp grand-mother to King Henry the 7. the heire of the Lancastrian Family Earle of Bullingbroke 1624 1 Oliver L. S. Iohn of Bletho created E. of Bullingbroke Iac. 22. Dec. 28. Nowliving 1641. CAMBRIDGE CAmbridge-shire was once part of the posâ—essions of the old Iceni and takes that name from Cambridge the chiefe town thereof and that derived either from the old town called Cambâ—ritum which Antoninus mentions in this tract or else as other have conceived from a bridge built on the river cam on whose banks it â—tandeth A town that hath beene long since dedicated unto learning here being a publique Schoole erected An. 630 or thereabouts by Sebert King of the East Angles and that ad morem Cantuariorum as it is in Beda But Schooles and studies being overthrown by the Danish fury it lay long forlorne and discontinued till it beganne to flourish under the calmer times of the Normans government that is to say about the middle of the reign of K. H. the first the 3 K of the Norman Kings Nor was it long before that of a famous Schoole or Schola illustris as we phrase it now it did become as famous an Vniversity Robert de Remington affirming that in the reigne of Edward the 1 it was made an Vniversity such as Oxford is by the Court of Rome There are now 16 Colleges and Hals endowed replenished with such store of students that unlesse it be in her sister Oxford the like are not found in all Europe But we must leave this speculation of it as an Academy and look upon it next as a title of honour in which consideration we shall find it no lesse fortunate than we did before in these Earles of Cambridge  1 William de Meschines son to Randolph E of Chester   ✚ ✚ ✚ ✚ 1342 2 Iohn de ✚ Hainalâ— uncle to Qu. Philip wife of Edw. 3.   ✚ ✚ ✚ ✚ 1349 3 William Marq of Iuliers   ✚ ✚ ✚ 1362 4 Edm. of Langley D. of York * 1401 5 Edw. Plantagenet D. of York * 1414 6 Rich. de Conisburgh 2 son of Edm. of Langley   ✚ ✚ ✚ 1619 7 Iames marq. Hamilton cr Earle of Cambridge 17. Iac. Iun. 15. Lord Steward * 1625 8 Iames Marq. Hamilton Master of the horse and now E. of Cambridge 1641 * CARLILE CArlile is the principall City in the County of Cumbâ—rland situate in the furthest part of the Kingdome toward Scotland on the Westerne marches fortified with a Citadel and sundry Bulwarks for a defence against the Scots as standing in a place of most advantage for the securing of that border It flourishedheretofore in the time of the Romans and was by them called Lugu-vallum as standing on the Trench or Vallum Picticum the Picts wall as our stories call it made by the Romans to defend their Province from the Picts and Scots So that it seemes of old to have been the boundary betweene the nations though the Northumbers after in the Saxon times enlarged their Empire to the banks of Dunbâ—itton Fryth From whence or when it fiâ—st was called Carlâ—le our Authors say not but by that name and in the Latin by Caâ—lâ—olum it hâ—th long been known The Danes consumed it into ashes and it lay unrepaired in rubbish til the time of Williâ—m Rufus who rebuilt it Since which by the accession of the Episcopall See erected there by H. the first who succeeded Rufus it came to be of wealth and creâ—it and hath given the title of an Earldome to two severall Families whâ—ch being of a different quality have in as different times beene Earles of Carlile Earles of Carlile 1321 1 Andrew de Harcla   ✚ ✚ ✚ 1622 2 Iames Hay Visc. Doncaster created E. of Carlile 18. Iac. Sept. 17 1636 3 Iames Hay now E. of Carlâ—le 1641. CARNARVON CArnarvon is a shire of North-wales butting upon the Irish seas and paâ—ted fâ—om the Isle of Anglesey by a streit or Fretum A mountainous and rocky Countrey but the defects thereof are plentifully supplyed by the Isle adjoyning It tooke name from Carnarvon the chiefe town there of heretofore very strongly wailed and forâ—ified with a faire Castle Edward the 2. K. of England was here borne and hence according to the custome of those times entituled Edward of CARNARVON For the occasion of it I refer you to the common Chronicles The Princes of Wales had in this place their Chancery and Exchequet for all North-Wales which was no small improvement to it Earle it had never any till the present Age in