was Bishop here about the yeare 516. which being cruelly defaced by that wretched Rebell Owen Glendowr was afterward repaired by Henry Deane who was once here Bishop The ruine of this Bishoprick came in the time of Bishop Bulkeley who not content to alienate and let out the lands made a sale also of the Bels and going to the Sea-shoare to see them shipped in his returne was smitten with a sudden blindnesse This Diocese containeth in it the entire County of Carnarvon wherein Bangor standeth and the whole Isle of Anglesey together with parts of Denbigh Merioneth and Mountgomery and in them to the number of 107 Parishes whereof 36. impropriated It hath moreover in it three Arch Deaconries viz. of Bangor Aâ—glesey and Merioneth one of the which is added to the Bishoprick for support thereof The Bishoprick is valued in the Kings bookes 131. li. 16. s. 4. d. and answereth for the Clergies tenth 151. li. 14. s. 3. d. q. Bishops of Bangor A. Ch.   516 1 S. Daniel   ✚ ✚ ✚  1 Hernaeus translated to Ely 1120 2 David 1139 3 Mauritius  4 Gulielmus  5 Guido alias Guianus 1195 6 Albanus 1197 7 Robertus de Salopia 1215 8 Caducan 1236 9 Howel  10 Richardus 1267 11 Anianus 1306 12 Caducan II. 1306 13 Cryffith 1320 14 Ludovicus 1334 15 Matthaeus 1358 16 Thom. de Ringsted 1367 17 Gervasius de Castro 1370 18 Howell II. 1374 19 John Gilbert tr to S. Davids 1376 20 John Clovenâ—is  21 John Swaffam 1400 22 Richard Young tr to Rochester  23 Ludovicus II. 1408 24 Benedict Nicols tr to S. David 1418 25 William Barrow tr to Caâ—lile  26 Nicolaus 1436 27 Thomas Cheriton 1448 28 John Stanbery tr to Hereford  29 Jacobus 1464 30 Thomas Ednam 1496 31 Henry Deane tr to Salisbury 1500 32 Thomas Pigot 1504 33 Joh. Penvy tr to Carlile 1505 34 Thomas Skevingâ—on 1534 35 John Capon tr to Salisbury 1539 36 John Bird tr to Chester 1541 37 Arthur Bulkeley 1555 38 William Glynn 1559 39 Rowland Merick 1566 40 Nicolas Robinson 1585 41 Hugh Bellott tr to Chester 1595 42 Richard Vaughon tr to Chester 1595 43 Henry Rowlands 1616 44 Lewys Bayly 1632 45 David Dolbin 1633 46 Edward Gryffith 1637 47 William Roberts Sub-Almoner now Bishop of Bangor 1641. BATH AND WELLES and the Bishops of it THe Diocese of Bath and Welles although it hath a double name is one single Bishoprick The Bishops seate originally at Welles where it still continues and in respect whereof this Church is called in some Writers Fontanensis Ecclesia The stile of Bath came in but upon the by The Church of Welles first built by Ina King of the West-Saxons Anno 704. and by him dedicated to Saint Andrew after endowed by Kenuâ—â—e an other King of the same people Anno 766. and finally made a bishops See in the time of Edward the elder Anno 905. the first that bore that title being Adelmus before Abbat of â—lastenbury The present Church in place where that of Ina had stood before was built most part of it by Bishop Robert the eighteenth Bishop of this See but finished and perfected by Bishop Ioceline sirnamed de Welles Iohannes de villula the sixteenth Bishop having bought the towne of Bath of King Henry the first for 500. markes transferred his â—eate unto that City 1088. Hence grew a jarre betweene the Monks of Bath and Canons of Welles about the election of the Bishop At last the difference was thus composed by that Bishop Robert whom before I spake of that from thence forward the Bishop should be denominated from both places and that precedencie in the stile should be given to Bath that in the vacancie of the See a certaine number of Delegates from both Churches should elect their Prelate who being elected should bee installed in them both both of them to be reckoned as the Bishops Chapter and all his Grants and Patents confirmed in both And so it stood untill the reigne of King H. 8. what time the Monastery of Bath having beene dissolved there passed an Act of Parliament for the Deane and â—hapter of Welles to make one sole Chapter for the Bishop Anno 35. H. 8. c. 15. But to proceed this Diocese hath yeelded to the Church of Rome one Card. and to the civill state of England sixe Lord Chancellours five Lord Treasurers one Lord Privie Sâ—ale one Lord President of Wales one principall secretary of Estate The Diocese containeth in it the whole County of Somerset and in that 388. Parishes whereof 160. are impropriate It hath moreover three Arch-Deaconries of Bath Welles and Taunton is valued in the Kings bookes at 533. li. 1. s. 3. d. and answereth for the Clergies tenth 353. li. 18. s. ob q. Bishops of Welles A. Ch.   905 1 Adelmus translated to Cant.  2 Wulfelmus translated to Cant.  3 Elphegus  4 Wulfelmus II. 955 5 Brithelmus 973 6 Kinewardus 985 7 Sigarus 995 8 Alwinus  9 Burwoldus 1002 10 Leoningus translated to Cant.  11 Ethelwinus  12 Brithwinus  13 Merewith 1031 14 Dudoco alias Bodeca 1059 15 Giso Bishops of Bath and Welles 1088 16 Johannes de Villula 1123 17 Godefridus L. Chancel 1136 18 Robertus Lewensis 1174 19 Reginald Fitz-Joceline translated to Cant. 1192 20 Savaricus who removed the See to Glastonbury 1205 21 Joceline de Welles 1224 22 Rogerus 1247 23 Gul. Button L. Chan. and Treas 1264 24 Walt. Giffard transl to Yorkâ— 1267 25 Gul. Button II. 1274 26 Rob. Burnell L. Chan. and L. Tâ— 1292 27 Gul. de Marchia L. Treas 1302 28 Walt. Haselshaw 1310 29 Joh. â—rokenâ—â—ord L. Treas 1329 30 Radulphus de Salopia 1336 31 Joh. Barneâ— transl to Ely 1366 32 Joh. Harewell 1386 33 Walt. Skiâ—law transl to Durham 1388 34 Radulph Erghum 1401 35 Henry Bowet transl to Yorke 1408 36 Nic. Bubwith 1425 37 Joh. Stafford L. Chan. and Treas transl to Cant. * 1443 38 Thomas Beckington 1465 39 Robert de Stillington L. Pr. Seale and afterward L. Chan. 1491 40 Rich. Fox transl to Durham 1495 41 Oliver King principall Secretary 1505 42 Adrian de Castello Card. 1518 43 Tho. Wolsey changed this See for Durham L. Chan. 1523 44 John Clarke Master of the Rolls 1541 45 William Knight 1549 46 William Barlowe 1554 47 Gilbert Bourne Lord President of Wales 1559 48 Gilbert Barkely 1584 49 Thomas Godwin 1592 50 John Still 1608 51 James Montagu 1616 52 Arthur Lake 1626 53 William Laud trans to London 1628 54 Leonard Mawe 1630 55 Walter Curle trans to Winton 1632 56 William Piers now Bishop there 1641. BRISTOL and the Bishops thereof THe Bishoprick of Bristol is of new erection first â—ounded by King Henry 8. who having had the spoile of the Monasteries and religious houses was pleased to refund some of it backe againe upon the Church for the incouragement of learning and
increase of piety For this end he procured an Act of Parliament for the erecting of new Bishopricks by his letters Patents 31. H. 8. c. 9. and did accordingly erect sixe new Bishops Sees viz. at Bristol Oxford Westminster Gloucester Peterburgh and Chester According to the tenor of which Act he did immediately erect sixe new Bishopricks on the foundations of such ancient Moâ—asteriâ—s as 〈◊〉 â—hought fittest for that purpose and most convenient of honour in regard of their situation Wherein he failed not any where so much as in this of Bristol the Diocese thereof being very much distant from the See aâ—que alio sub sole 〈◊〉 Now for this Bishoprick the seate thereof is Bristol as before I said one of the fairest Cities in the Realme of England and a just County in it selfe The Cathedrall Church is dedicated by the name of Saint Austins founded by Robert Fitz-Harding sonne to a King of Danemarke once a Citizen here and by him stored with Canons Regular Anno 1148. But this foundation being dissolved King H. 8. made it a Bishops See and placed therein a Deane and sixe Prebendaries as it still continueth For 32. yeeres together in Qu Eliz. time it had never a Bishop but all that while was held in Commendam by the Bishops of Gloucester the Patrimony of the Church being in the interim much wasted The Diocese hereof containeth besides the City of Bristol the whole County of Dorset belonging heretofore to the See of Salisbury and therein 236. Parishes of which 64. impropriated It hath onely one Arch-Deacon which is he of Dorset is valued in the Kinges bookes 383. li. 8. s. 4. d. and answereth for the tenth of the' Clergy 353. li. 18. s. ob q. Bishops of Bristol A. Ch.   1542 1 Paul Bush. 1554 2 John Hoiiman died 1558.   ✚ ✚ ✚ ✚ 1589 3 Richard Fletcher translated to London 1593.   ✚ ✚ ✚ ✚ 1603 4 John Thornbourgh translated to Worcester 1617 5 Nicolas Felâ—on translated to Ely 1619 6 Jo. Serchfeild 1622 7 Robert Wright translated to Lichfeild 1632 8 George Cooke translated to Hereford 1636 9 Robert Skinner now Bishop there 1641. CHICHESTER and the Bishops thereof THe See of Chichester was anciently in the Isle of Selsey not farre from thence first planted there by Wilfrid Arch-Bishop of Yorke who being banished his Countrey by Egfride King of the Nortâ—umbers did preach the Gospel to the South-Saxons To him did Edilwach the South-Saxon King assigne this Iland for his seate and after Cedwall King of the West-Saxons having wonne this Kingdome built in the same a Monastery which he made the Bishops See Here it continued till the time of Bishop Sâ—igâ—â—d who first removed the See to Chichester the principall City of these parts first built by Cissa the second King of the South-Saxons and by him called Cissan-Ceaster The Cathedrall Church was anciently dedicated to Saint Peter new built by Radulph the third Bishop here after the See removed by Stigand which being almost all consumed by a raging fire was afterwards rebuilt and beautified by Siffridus the second But to proceede this See hath yeelded to the Church two Saints to the Realme three Lord Chancellours to the Court two Almoners one Chancellour to the University of Oxford and anciently the Bishops here were Confessours to the Queenes of England for which they have to shew an ancient Charter and had allowance for the same This Diocese containeth the County of Sussex and in the same 250. Parishes whereof 112 impropriated It hath moreover two Arch-Deacons viz. of Chichester and Lewys is valued in the Kings bookes at 677. li. 1. s. 3. d and answereth for a tenth of the whole Clergy 287. li. 2. s. ob q. Bishops of Selsey A. Ch.    1 Wilfride 711 2 Eadbertus  3 Eolla 733 4 Sigelmus allaâ— Sigfridus  5 Alubrith  6 Osa vel Bosa  7 Giâ—elherus  8 Toâ—a  9 Wigthun  10 Ethelulfus  11 Beornegus  12 Coenrede 131 13 Gutheard 960 14 Alfredus 970 15 Eadhelmus 980 16 Ethelgarus 988 17 Ordbright  18 Elmar 1019 19 Ethelricus 1038 20 Grinkeâ—ellur 1047 21 Heca 1057 22 Agelricus after whose death the Bishops See and Chaire was removed to Chichester and from henceforth they were entituled by the name of Bishops of Chichester A. Ch.   1070 23 Stigandus  24 Gulieâ—mus  25 Radulphus 1125 26 Seffridus  27 Hilarius 1174 28 John de Greenford 1187 29 Sâ—ffridus II. 1199 30 Simon de Welles 1209 31 Nicolas de Aquila 1215 32 Richard Poore tr to Salisbury 1217 33 Radulph de Warham 1223 34 Radulph de Nevill L. Chan. * 1245 35 S. Richard sirnamed de la Wich 1253 36 John Clipping 1261 37 Sâ—ephen de Berkstede 1288 38 S. Gilbert de Scon. Leofardo  39 John de Langton L. Chan.  40 Robert Stratford L. Chan. 1362 41 Gul. de Lenn 1369 42 Gul. Reade 1385 43 Thomas Rushooke  44 Richard Mitford translated to Sarum 1395 45 Robert Waldby 1396 46 Robert Reade 1417 47 Stephen Patrington 1418 48 Henry Ware 1422 49 John Kempe transl to London 1423 50 Thomas Poldon translated to Worcester 1428 51 John Rickingale 1430 52 Simon Sidenham  53 Richard Praty Chancellour of Oxford 1445 54 Adam Molius Clerke of the Counsell 1450 55 Reginald Peacock 1458 56 John Arundell 1477 57 Edward Story 1504 58 Richard Fitz-James translated to London 1508 59 Robert Sherborn 1536 60 Richard Sampson translated to Lichfeild 1543 61 George Day 1551 62 John Scory after of Hereford 1557 63 John Christopherson 1559 64 William Barlowe 1570 65 Richard Curâ—eys 1585 66 Thomas Bickley 1596 67 Anth. Watson Bishop Almoner 1605 68 Lancelor Andrewes tr to Ely 1609 69 Sam. Harsenet tr to Norwich 1619 70 George Charleton 1628 71 Richard Montagu tr to Norwich 1638 72 Brian Duppa now Bishop and Tutor to the Prince his Highnesse COVENTRY AND LICHFEILD and the Bishops thereof THhe Bishoprick of Coventry and Lichfeild is like that of Bath and Welles a double name a single Diocese The Bishops See originally at Lichfeild from thence removed to Chester and from both â—o Coventâ—y Hence is it that the Bishops are called sometimes Cestreâ—ses sometimes Lichfeildenses sometimes Coventrienses and now of late Bishops of Coventry and Lichfeild For in the yeere 1088. being that very yeere wherein the See of Welles was removed to Bath Robert de Limesey did remove this See â—o Coventry Hugo Novant the sixth from him brought it backe to Lichfeild not without great opposition of the Monkes of Coventry and in the end the difference finally was composed by Bishop Savensby much after the same manner as before at Welles For here it was agreed on that the Bishop should be denominated from both places and that precedencie in the stile Episcopall should be given to Coventry that they should choose their Bishop â—lternatim in their severall turnes that they should both make one
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-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-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
Pembroke Cardigan Carmarthen Radnor Brecknocke and some small parts of Monmouth Hereford Mountgomery and Glamorganshires In which great quantity of ground there are no more then 308. Parishes whereof 120. are impropriate For the more easie government of which here are foure Arch-Deacons viz. of Cardigan Carmarthen Brecknock and Saint Davids Finally it is valued in the Kings bookes at 457. li. 1. s. 10. d. ob q. the Clergies tenth amounting unto 336. li. 14. s. 10. d. Arch-Bishops of S. Davids A. Ch.   519 1 S. Davids  2 Eliud  3 Theliaus  4 Keâ—ea  5 Morvael  6 Harnurier  7 Elvaeth  8 Gurnell  9 Llendiwith  10 Gornwiâ—t  11 Gorgan  12 Eynean  13 Cledanc  14 Eludgeth  15 Eldunen  16 Elvaoth  17 Maelsâ—with  18 Madeve  19 Catulus  20 Silvay  21 Nanus  22 Sathveny  23 Doythwell  24 Asser. 906 25 Athvael  26 Sampson the last Arch-Bishop of the Welch Bishops of S. Davids with Archiepiscopall power  27 Ruclinns  28 Lyworch  29 Nergu  30 Sulhyder 942 31 Eneuris 944 32 Morgeneu  33 Rhoderick 961 34 Nathan  35 Jevan  36 Argustell  37 Morgenveth 998 38 Ervyn 1038 39 Caermeryn 1055 40 Joseph  41 Blethud 1070 42 Su'gheym 1076 43 Abraham 1088 44 Rithmark  45 Wilfridus alias Griffry 1115 46 Bernardus Chancellour to Qu. Adeliza who first submitted himselfe and Church to the See of Cant. Bishops of S. Davids Suffragans to the See of Cant. 1148 47 David Fitz-Gerald 1176 48 Petrus  49 Galfridus 1198 50 Silvester Giraldus 1215 51 Jorwerth Vacat sedes per An. 9. 1228 52 Alselmus 1247 53 Thomas Wallensis 1255 54 Thomas Carren 1280 55 Tho. Beck L. Treas 1293 56 David de S. Edmundo 1320 57 David Martyn 1328 58 Henry Gower 1347 59 John Thursby tr to Worc. 1349 60 Reginald Brian tr to Werc 1353 61 Thomas Fastolf 1361 62 Adam Houghâ—on Chanc. of Ox. 1369 63 John Gilbert L. Treas Vacat sedes An. 4. 1401 64 Guido de Mona L. Treas 1409 65 Henry Chicheley tr to Cant. 1414 66 John Ketterich tr to Lichf 1415 67 Stephen Patrington tr to Chich. 1417 68 Benedict Nicols 1424 69 Thomas Rodburne 1435 70 Gul. Lindwood L. Pr. Seale 1446 71 John Langâ—on Chanc. of Cambr. 1447 72 John Delabere  73 Robert Tully 1482 74 Richard Martin 1483 75 Thomas Langton tr to Sarum 1485 76 Hugh Pavy 1503 77 John Morgan alias Young 1504 78 Roger Sherborne tr to Chich. 1509 79 Edward Vaughan 1523 80 Richard Rawlins 1536 81 William Barlow tr to Welles 1549 82 Robert Farrar 1554 83 Henry Morgan 1559 84 Thomas Young tr to Yorke 1561 85 Richard Davies 1567 86 Marmaduke Midleton Vacat sedes Annos 4. 1594 87 Anthony Rudd 1615 88 Richard Milborne tr to Carlile 16â—1 89 William Laud tr to Welles 1627 90 Theoph. Feild tr to Hereford 1635 91 Roger Mainwaring now Bishop of S. Davids 1641. ELY and the Bishops of it THe Church of Ely anciently was a Monastery first built by Ethelreda wife to Egfride King of the Northumbers and by her planted with religious Virgins whereof she made her selfe the Abbesse But her plantation being supplanted by the Danes and the Church quite ruined Ethelwold Bishop of Winchester did againe rebuild it and furnished it with Monkes good store to whom King Edgâ—r and the succeeding Kings gave such ample priviledges and faire possessions that it did seeme to equall any Church in England Richard the eleventh Abbat having a minde to quit himselfe of the Bishop of Lincoln within whose Diocese it stood dealt with King Henry the first both with purse and Tater noster to turne the Abby into a Cathâ—drall And though the King assented to it and that the businesse was transacted with the Bishop of Lincoln who had three Manors of this Abby viz. Spaldwick Biggleswad and Bockden in exchange for his jurisdiction yet Richard lived not to possesse it leaving the benefit of his industry and ambition to be enjoyed by another man which was one Hervey Bishop of Bangâ—r As for the Church now standing it is the worke of severall Bishops the west parts being with great charge repaired by Bishop Ridâ—ll or new built rather as were the Quire and Lanterne by Bishop Norwold which afterwards were fully finished by Bishop Fordham The whole Church dedicated to S. Ethelred Ely thus made a Bishoprick however fortified with great priviledges for in the Isle of Ely the Bishops had all rights of a County Palatine and that it was endowed with so great possessions as hardly any better in the Realme of England hath yet beene subject to those changes which time hath wrought For many of the Palatine rights were taken off or much restrained by the Act of Parliament touching restoring to the crowne the antient 〈◊〉 27. H. 8. c. 25. in the which Act it was enacted that instead thereof the Bishop of Ely and his temporall Steward for the Isle of Ely should from thence forth be Iustices of the peace in the said Iland However Ely may be still reputed amongst the first Bishopricks of the second ranke and may rejoyce it selfe in this that it yeelded to this Realme its many great officers as any other in the Kingdome For it hath given the 〈◊〉 no lesse then 〈◊〉 Lord Chancellours seven Lord Treasurers one Lord Privie Seale one Chancellour oâ— the University of Oxford one of the Exchequer two Masters of the Rolls subesides two Saints unto the Church two Cardinals to the Church of Rome and to the English Court three Almoners The Dioceâ—e hereof containeth onely Cambridgeshire and the Isle of Ely in which there are 141. Parishes whereof 75 impropriate It hath but one Arch-Deacon which is he of Ely is valued in the Kings bookes 2134. li. 18. s. 5. d. ob q. the Clergies tenth amounting to the summe of 384. li. 14. s. 9. d. q. Bishops of Ely A. Ch.   1109 1 Hervey Bishop of Bangor 1133 2 Nigellus Lord Treasurer 1174 3 Galfridus Rydall 1189 4 Gul. Longchamp L. Chan. 1198 5 Eustachius L. Chan. 1219 6 S. John de Fontibus L. Treas 1225 7 Galfredus de Burgo 1229 8 Hugh Norwold 1255 9 Gul. de Kilkenny L. Chan. 1257 10 S. Hugh Balsam 1286 11 Joh. de Kirby L. Treas 1290 12 Gul. de Luda 1299 13 Radulâ—e Walpoole 1302 14 Rob. Orford 1310 15 Joh. de Keeton 1316 16 Joh. Hotham Ch. of the Exch. L. Chan. and â— Treas 1336 17 Simon Montacute * 1344 18 Tho. Lyde 1361 19 Sim. Langham L. Chan. and tr to Cant. 1366 20 Joh. Barnet L. Tr. 1375 21 Tho. Arundel L. Chan. transl to Yorke * 1388 22 Joh. Fordham 1425 23 Phil. Morgan L. Pr. Seale 1435 24 Lewis of Luxembourg Card. * 1443 25 Tho. Bourchier Card. translated to Cant. * 1454 26 Wil. Grey L. Treas * 1478 27 Joh. Morton Master of the
defaced by fire in the late Queenes time An. 1561. the Qu. forthwith directed her letters to the Major of London willing him as Iohn Stowe the City Chronicler reports it to take order for speedy repairing of the same which was done accordingly The Bishop of this Diocese hath precedencie before all Bishops of the Realme next the two Archbishops together with the dignity and place of Deane unto the Metropolitan See of Canterbuâ—y The nature of which office is not onely to preside over the rest of the Bishops at Synodicall meetings in case the Metropolitan be absent but to receive his mandats for assembling Synods and other businesse of the Church and having so received them to intimate the tenour and effect thereof to the Suffragan Prelates Examples of the which see in the Acts and Monuments And for this Diocese it selfe it containeth in it the two Counties of Middlesex and Essex with that part of Hertfordshire which is not in the Diocese of Lincoln wherein are reckoned 623. Parishes and of thâ—m 189. impropriated for government whereof there are five Arch-Deacons viz. of Loâ—don Middlesex Essex Colchester and Saint Alâ—ans Valued it is in the Kings bookes 1119. li. 8. s. 4. d. the Clergies tenth amounting to the summe of 821. li 15. s. 1. d. Finally thâ—s See hath yeelded to the Church three Saints to the State nine Lord Chancellours sixe Lord Treasurers one Chancellour of the Exchequer two Masters of the Rolls besides foure Almoners to the Court and two Chancellours to the University of Oxford whose names occurre amongst these following Bishops of London 606 1 S. Melitus tr to Cant.   ✚ ✚ ✚ ✚ 654 2 Ceadda 666 3 Wina 665 4 S. Erkonwald 685 5 Waldherus  6 Ingualdus  7 Egwolfus  8 Wighed  9 Eadbright  10 Edgarus  11 Kenwalchus  12 Eadbaldus  13 Hecbertus 801 14 Osmundus alias Oswinus 833 15 Ethelnorthus  16 Ceolbertus  17 Renulfus alias Ceonulfus  18 Suithulfus 851 19 Eadslanus 860 20 Wulfius  21 Ethelwardus  22 Elitan 898 23 Theodredus  24 Walstanus  25 Brithelmus 958 26 Dunstanus S. tr to Câ—nt 962 27 Alfstanus  28 Wulfstanus  29 Alhumus  30 Alwy  31 Elfwardus 1044 32 Robert Normannus 1050 33 Gul. Normannus 1070 34 Hugo de Orevalle 1087 35 Mauritius L. Chan. 1108 36 Richard de Beaumis 1128 37 Gilbertus Vacat sedes Annos 7. 1140 38 Robert de Sigillo 1151 39 Richard Beaumis II 1161 40 Gilbert Foliot 1189 41 Richard Nigellus L. Treaâ— 1199 42 Gul. de S. Maria. 1222 43 Eustatius de Falcon bridge Chan of the Exchequer and L. Treas * 1229 44 Roger Nigor 1244 45 Fulco Basser * 1259 46 Henry de Wingham L. Treas 1261 47 Richard Talbot 1263 48 Henry de Sandwich 1274 49 John de Chisul L. Chan. and L. Treas 1280 50 Richard de Gravesend 1305 51 Radulf de Baldock L. Chan. 1313 52 Gilbert Segrave 1317 53 Richard Newport 13â—8 54 Stephen Gravesend 1338 55 Richard Bentworth L. Chan. 1339 56 Radulf Straford 1355 57 Nicol. Northbrooke 1361 58 Sim. Sudbury tr to Cant. 1375 59 Gul. Courtney Chan. Ox. transl to Cant. * 1381 60 Rob Braybroke 1404 61 Roger Walden L. Treas 1406 62 Nicolas Bubweth Master of Rolls and L. Treas 1407 63 Richard Giffard 1421 64 John Kemp. L. Chan tr to Cant. 1426 65 Cul. Grey tr to Lincoln 1431 66 Robert Fitz-Hugh * 1435 67 Robert Gilbert 1449 68 Thomas Kemp. 1489 69 Richard Hill 1497 70 Thomas Savage 1500 71 Will. Warham L. Chan. transl to Cant. 1505 72 William Barnes 1506 73 Richard Fitz-James 1522 74 Cutbert Tunstall tr to Durham 1530 75 John Stokesley 1540 76 Edm. Bonner displa by K. Edw. 6. 1549 77 Nicolas Ridley displaced by Qu. Mary and Bonner restored againe 1553. 1559 78 Edm. Grindall tr to Yorke 1570 79 Edwin Sandis tr to Yorke 1576 80 John Elmer Bishop Almoner 1594 81 Richard Fletcher Bishop Almoner 1597 82 Richard Bancroft tr to Cant. 1604 83 Richard Vaughan 1607 84 Thomas Ravis 1609 85 George Abbot tr to Cant. 1611 86 John King 16â—1 87 George Monteine Bishop Almoner 1628 88 Will. Laud. Ch. Oxford transl to Cant. 1633 89 William Juxon Bishop of London and L. Treas 1641. NORWICH and the Bishops there THe Diocese of Norwich like those of Exeter and Lincoln was once two Bishopricks the one of Suffolk whose seate was Dunwich on the Sea shoare the other of Norfolk whose See was at North-Elmham now a poore Village not farre from Repeham The Bishop of the first was Felix a Burgundian who first converted the East-Angles The third from him was Bisus who finding himselfe by reason of his age too weake for so great a burden divided his Diocese into two making North Elmham the Episcopall seate for that part of the whole which we now call Norfolke Both of them lay long dead in the times of the Danish furie that of North-Elmham after an hundred yeeres desolation â—eviving onely the other laid to rest for ever North Elmham thus possessed of the whole jurisdiction could not hold it long the Bishops See being removed to Thelford first by Herfastus as afterwards from thence to Norwich by Herebert Losinga There it hath since continued till these very times though nothing else continue of it but the See alone For all the lands thereto belonging were taken from it by King Henry the 8. those which did formerly appertaine unto the Monastery of Saint Bennets in the Holme by that King dissolved being assigned unto it by exchange For which consult the Statute 32. H. 8. 47. in the which Statute it is said that the lands given in recompence were of a greater yeerely value then those taken from it So that the Bishop as it seemes got in revenue then though he lost in priviledge For whereas the Bishops here had the fiâ—st fâ—uits of all the Benefices within the Diocese by an ancient custome that was united to the Crowne by Act of Parliament 26. H. 8. c. 3. Now for the Church of Norwich it was founded first by him who first remoâ—ed hither the Bishops See even by Herebertus Losinga and by him dedicated to the blessed Trinity Which being much defaced by fire which was it seemes a common calamity of all the Churches of those times was afterwards repaired by Iohn of Oxford the third after him and once againe being fire-touched by Bishop Midleton who brought it to that state in which now it stands This See hath yeelded to the Church two Saints to the Realme five Chancellours one Lord Treasurer and one Lord Chiefe Justice one Bishop Almoner to the Court and to the King one principall Secretary of State The Diocese containeth in the two Counties of Norfolke and Suffolke 1121. Parish Churches whereof 385. impropriate for better ordering of the which it hath foure Arch-Deacons viz. of Norwich Norfolke Suffolke and Sudbury Finally this Bishoprick is
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
peculiar title annexed unto the stile Imperiall For where the King of France is stiled Christianissimus most Christian and the King of Spaine Catholiâ—us or the Catholick King the King of England hath the title of Defensor fidei oâ— the defender of the Faith A title not so much conferred on King Henry 8. by the Popes of Rome as confirmed unto him For in a Charter of King Richard 2. unto the University of Oxford the same stile occurres for which and other proofes hereof consult the Epistle Dedicatory before Doctor Cracaâ—â—horp against the Arch-Bishop of Spalato and Sir Isaâ—c Wake in his Rex Platonicus But now we goe unto the Kings South-Britaine or ENGLAND The Kings thereof according to the British story from I. Caesar unto Constantine  1 CAssibelan  2 Theomantius  3 Cymbeline  4 Guiderius A. Ch   45 5 Arviragus called Prâ—â—â—sagâ—â— by Hector Bâ—â—â—ius 73 6 Marius 125 7 Coilus 180 8 Lucius the first Christned King of Britâ—ine and the world who dying without Children left the 〈◊〉 Emperours his heire 207 9 Severus Emperour of Rome 211 10 Bassianus sonne of Severus 218 11 Carausius a noble Briton 225 12 Alectus 232 13 Aesclepiodorus 262 14 Coilus II. 289 15 Helena daughter of Coilus and Constantius Emp. of Rome  16 Constantine sonne of Helena and Constantius who added or uniteâ— his estate in Britaine unto the Monarchy of Rome South-Britaine or England the Kings thereof from the departure of the Romans unto the setling of the Saxons A. Ch.   431 1 COnstantine of Arâ—orica or little Britaine 443 2 Constantius sonne of Constantine 446 3 Vortiger Earle of thâ— Gevisses who called in the Saxons 464 4 Voâ—â—imer 〈…〉 471 5 Vortiger againe 481 6 Aurelius Ambrosiuâ—â—â—â—cond sonne of 〈◊〉 500 7 Uâ—er Pendâ—â—gon 〈◊〉 son of Const. 506 8 Arthâ—r son of Vter â—â—â—dragon 542 9 Constantine II. next Cousin of Arthur 546 10 Conan 576 11 Vorhpor 580 12 Malgo. 586 13 Careticus 613 14 Cadwan 635 15 Cadwallan 678 16 Cadwalladar After whose death the Saxons having totally subdued all the Countrey on this side the Severne â—he British Princes were no longer called Kings of Britaine but Kings of Wales of whâ—m more hereafter The Kingdome and Kings of Kent THe Saxons being called in by Vortiger to resist the Scots and other people of the North did by degrees expulse the Britons and having totally subdued the Countrey erected in the same seven Kingdomes Of these the ancientest was that of Kent confined within that County onely the Kings these that follow A. Ch.   455 1 Hengist the first King of 〈◊〉 488 2 Eske or Osca 512 3 Octa. 532 4 Immerick 561 5 Ethelbert S. the first Christned King the founder of S. Pauls in London 617 6 Edbald 641 7 Ercombert 665 8 Egbert 673 9 Lotharius 686 10 Edrick 693 11 Wightred 726 12 Egbert II. 749 13 Ethelbert II. 759 14 Alricus 794 15 Ethelbert III. sirnamed Pren. 797 16 Cuthred 805 17 Baldred who in the yeare 827. lost both his life and Kingdome unto Egbert King of the WEST-SAXONS The Kingdome and Kings of the SOUTH-SAXONS THe Kingdome of the South-Saxons was begun by Ella a noble Captaine of that people It contained the two Counties of Sussex and Survey which were thence denominated the first so called quasi South sex the Countrey of the South-Saxons the second qâ—asi South rey as lying on the South of the river Tâ—amise This Kingdome lasted but a while and had onely these foure Kings that follow viz. A. Ch.   488 1 Ella the first King of the Soâ—th-Saxoâ—s 514 2 Cissa  3 Ethelwolf or Edilwach the first Christned King of the South-Saxons  4 Berthun and Authun two brothers both joyntly reigning and both joyntly vanquished by Cradâ—all King of the WEST-SAXONS The Kingdome and Kings of the WEST-SAXONS THe third in order of these Kingdomes and that which did in fine prevaile over all the rest was that of the West-Saxons It contained in it the Counties of Cornwall Devon Dorset Sommerset Wiltes Southampton and Berks the Kings these A. Ch.   522 1 Cerdicus the first King 17. 539 2 Kinricus 29. 565 3 Celingus or Cheâ—line 10. 595 4 Celâ—icus 5. 600 5 Ceolwolf 614 6 Kingil the first christned King 646 7 Kenewalchin 31. 677 8 Sigebertus 1. 678 9 Esâ—win 2. 680 10 Centwin 7. 687 11 S. Cedwalla 3. 690 12 Ina 35. who first gave thâ— Peter-pence to the Church of Rome 725 13 Ethelard 14. 739 14 Cuthbert 16. 755 15 Sigebert II. 1. 756 16 Kinulphus 31. 787 17 Bithrick 13. 800 18 Egbert of whom see more in the Saxon Monarchs The Kingdome and Kings of the EAST-SAXONS THe Kingdome of East-Saxons is the fourth in order of the Heptarchie begunne in Anno 527. some five yeares after that of the Wâ—st-Saxons It comprehended the Counties of Essex Midlesex and part of Hertfordshire the Kings these that follow A. Ch.   527 1 Erchenwme 587 2 Sledda 596 3 S. Seber tthe first Christned King of the East Saxons and first founder of S. Peters in Westminster  4 Seward and Sigebert 623 5 Sigebert the little  6 Sigebert III. 661 7 Swithelme 664 8 Sighere 664 9 S. Sebba  10 Sigherd  11 Seofride 701 12 Offa. 709 13 Selred 747 14 Suthred subdued by Egâ—ert King of the West-Saxons and his Kingdome made a member of that rising Empire The Kingdome and Kings of the EAST-ANGLES NExt to the Kingdome of the East-Saxons was that of the East-Angles containing in it the Counties of Norfolke Suffolke and Cambridge shire with the Isle of Ely and had these Kings following A. Ch.   575 1 Uffa the first King 582 2 Titullus 593 3 Redwald the first christned King 624 4 Erpenwald 636 5 S. Sigebert 638 6 Egric 642 7 Anna. 654 8 Ethelbeâ—t 656 9 Edelwald 664 10 Alduffe 683 11 Elsewolfe 714 12 Beorne 714 13 S. Etheldred 749 14 Ethelbert II. who died Anno 793. 870 15 S. Edmund After whose slaughter by the Danes and that his Kingdome had beene long wasted by that people it was at last united to the West-Saxons by King Edw the elder The Kingdome and Kings of the NORTH-HUMBERS THe Kingdome of the North humbers or Northumberland was the fifth in course of time of the Saxon Heptaâ—chy it was divided into two parts or Provinces the one of which was called Bernicia the other Dâ—ira of which the former called Bernicia was founded by one Ida Anno 547. the other by one Ella his fellow and companion in armes Anno 559. This last contained the whole Countries from the North of Humber to the Twede viz. the Counties of Yorke Durham Lancaster Westmorland Cumberland and Northumberland the other all that part of Scotland which lieth betweene the river Twede and the Frith of Edenbourg which was as farre as ever the Romans had gone before them Those Kings of either which were more powerfull then the other were
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
5 Roderick sirnamed the Great who divided Wales betweene his three sonnes allottiâ—g unto each his partthe Countrey being divided into North-Wâ—les South-Wales and Powys-land which had their severall Lords and Princes as hereafter followeth The Principality and Princes of South-Wales SOuth Waâ—es in the division of the Countrey amongst the sonnes of Roderick Mawr â—ell unto Cadel the second sonne It contained all that quantity and tract of ground which now we call the Counties of Glamorgan Pembroke Carmarthen Cardigan and part of Brecknock which being the richer and more fruitfull part of Wales and lying most open to invasion both by sea and land was soonest brought under the command of the Kings of England The principall seat of the Princes of it was Dynâ—sar or Dynevor Castle not farre from Carmarthen who thence were called by their subjects the Kings of Dynevor and whilest they stood upon their owne legges were these that follow A. Ch.   877 1 Cadell second sonne of Roderick  2 Howell 907 3 Howell Dha 948 4 Owen  5 â—neas  6 Theodore Mawr 1077 7 Rhese I. 1093 8 Gryffith I.  9 Rhese II.  10 Gryffith II. in whom ended the line of the Princes of South-Wales his Countrey being conquered by the English and his two sonnes Meredith and Cynerick taken by King Henry the second who caused their eyes to be put out After which time South-Wales was reckoned as a part of the Realme of England The Principality and Princes of North-Wales NOrth-Wales in the division of the Kingdome of Wales fell to the share of Amarawd the eldest sonne of Roderick Mawr the last King thereof with a superiorâ—ty of power over both the rest who were but homagers to this It contained in it all that territory which now doth comprehend the Counties of Merioneth Deâ—bigh Flint Carnaâ—von and the Isâ—e of Anglesey which being the more mountainous parts and consequently of more difficult accesse then the others were as they did longest keepe their liberties so doe they still preserve their language from the incursions of the English Abersâ—aw in the Isle of Anglesey was the Princes seate who were hence sometimes called the Kings of Abersraw and were these ensuing A. Ch.   8077 1 Amarawd eldest sonne of Roderick 913 2 Idwallo 3 Merick  4 Joanes 1067 5 Conan 1099 6 Gryffith 1120 7 Owen 1178 8 David I. 1194 9 Llewellen I. 1240 10 David II. 1246 11 Llewellen II. the last of the Princes of Wales of the British bloud of whom and the conclusion of his race see the following Catalogue The Kings and Princes of it according to the History of Wales IN the History of Wales writ by Humphrey Lloyd the Kings and Princes of Wales are reckoned differently from that succession of them before laied downe The reason of which difference may be that he reciteth there the Predominant Princes such as gave law unto the rest whether of North-Wales South-Wales or of Powys-land even as wee see was done before in summing up the Monarchs of the English Saxons out of the severall Kingdoms in that Heptarchie Now for his Catalogue of the Welch both Kings and Princes he recites them thus A Ch.   688 1 Ivor 720 2 Roderick Moâ—winoâ— 755 3 Conan Tindaethwy 820 4 Mervyn Urich 843 5 Roderick Mawr 877 6 Amarawdh 913 7 Edward Voel 940 8 Howel Dha 948 9 Jevaf and Jago 982 10 Howel ap Jevaf 984 11 Cadwallan ap Jevaf 986 12 Meredith ap Owen 992 13 Edwal ap Meiric 1003 14 Aedan ap Blegored 1015 15 Lhewellen ap Sitâ—ylt 1021 16 Jago ap Edwall 1037 17 Gryffith ap Llewellen 1061 18 Blethyn and Rhywallon 1073 19 Trahaern ap Caradoc 1078 20 Gryâ—â—ith ap Conan 1137 21 Owen Gwineth 1169 22 David ap Owen 1194 23 Llewellen ap Jorweth 1240 24 David ap Llewellen 1246 25 Llewellen ap Gryffith the last Prince of Wales of the British race who lost his life and principality to King Edward the first Anno 1282. After whose death the King perceiving that the Welch had no affection to be ruled by strangers sent for his Queene then great with child to come unto him to Carnarvon and hearing that shee was delivered of a sonne called the Welch Lords together and proffered them a Prince to beare rule amongst them of their owne nation one who spake no word of English and such a one whose life no man could tax To such a Prince when they had all sworn to yeeld obedience he named his new-borne sonne unto them and made him their Prince since when the eldest sonnes of England have commonly beene created Princes of Wales The Princes of it of the bloud Royall of England WALES thus brought under the obedience of the Kings of England hath since beene commonly the honourary title and possession of their eldest sonnes Not that they challenge it as of due belonging to them but take it from their Fathers as of speciall Grace by solemne creation and investure tenendum sibi Haeredibus suis Regibus Augliae to hold to them and their heires Kings of England our Kings not being willing to deprive themselves of such a power of gratifying and obliging their eldest sonnes as they saw occasion Edward 2. who had been summoned by his Father unto the Parliament by the name of Prince of Wales and Earle of Chester summoned his eldest sonne King Edward 3. by no other name then Earle of Chester and Flint Edward 3. first used the ceremony of creation by letters Patents and investiture which hath since continued and for the want of which Edward 6. Queene Mary and Queen Elizabeth however in their severall turnes they have beene called Princes and Princesses of Wales were not truely such Those which were so created either by Parliamentary Writ or especiall Charter are these that follow A. Ch.    1 Edward of Carnarvon eldest sonne of King Edward the first 1344 2 Edward the black Prince eldest son of King Edward the third 1377 3 Richard of Burdeaux eldest sonne unto the black Prince 1399 4 Henry of Monmouth eldest sonne of King Henry the fourth 1454 5 Edward of Westminster onely son of King Henry the sixth 1472 6 Edward of Westminster eldest son of King Edward the fourth 1483 7 Edward Earle of Salisbury eldest sonne of King Richard the third 1492 8 Arthur the eldest sonne of King Henry the seventh 1506 9 Henry Duke of Yorke second sonne to King Henry the seventh after K. Henry the eighth 1610 10 Henry eldest sonne of King Iames the first Monarch of Great Britaine 1616 11 CHARLES Duke of Yorke second sonne of King Iames now the second Monarch of Great Britaine Princes and Lords of Powys-land POwys-land is the third part of Wales but the least of all containing onely the whole County of Montgomery and part of Radnor Brecknock Denbigh and Shropshire The chiefe seate hereof was Matravall in Montgomery shire from whence the Princes of it would be called the Kings
Henry Bowet 1425 50 John Kemp L. Chan. tr to Cant. 1453 51 Gul. Boothe 1466 52 George Nevill L. Chan. * 1477 53 Lawrence Boothe 1480 54 Thomas Rotheram L. Chan. 1501 55 Thomas Savage 1508 56 Christopher Bambridge Card. 1515 57 Thomas Wolsey Card. L. Chan. 1531 58 Edward Lee. 1544 59 Robert Holgate Lord Pres. of the North. 1553 60 Nicolas Heath L. Chan. 1560 61 Tho. Young L. Pres. of the North. 1570 62 Edm. Grindall tr to Cant. 1576 63 Edwyn Sandys 1588 64 John Piers. 1594 65 Matthew Hutton 1606 66 Tobias Matthewes 1627 67 George Monteine 1628 68 Sam. Harsnet 1631 69 Richard Neyle who died Octob. 31. 1640. CARLILE and the Bishops there THe most of that which doth now make the Diocese of Carlâ—â—e was in the infancie of the English Church as I conceive it part of the Diocese of Whit herne or Casa Candida in the Province of Galloway now reckoned as a part of Scotland but then a parcell of the Kingdome of the North-Humbers But when the Scots had mastred all those countries beyond Tweede and Solway the towne of Carlile with the County of Cumberland in the which it standeth were severed from that Diocese Carlile with 15. miles about it being bestowed upon S. Cutbert Bishop of Lindisfarne by Egfride King of the North-Humbers Anno 679 the residue of the Countty submitting to the jurisdiction of the Arch-Deacon of Richmond then being subordinate the See of Yorke Thus it continâ—ed till the yeere 1133. what time a Bishops See was here first established and by that meanes another Suffragan Bishop â—dded to that Metropolitan The Cathedrall Church heâ—e had beene founded not long before by Walter Deputy of these parts for King William Rufus and by him dedicated to the honour of the blessed Virgin but finished and endowed by King Henry the first out of that wealth which the said Walter had amassed for that very purpose by the perswasion of Athulphus or Athelwolfus whom aftâ—rwards hee made the first Bishop there The Diocese containes the County of Westmorland and most part of Cumberland and therein onely 93. Parishes but those as all the Northerne are exceeding large and of them 18. are impropriate Arch-Deacon here was never any the jurisdiction being claimed by him of Richmoâ—d as anciently to him belonging The Bishoprick is valued in the Kings bookes 530 li. 4. s. 11. d. ob the Clergies tenth amounting onely unto 161. li. 1 s. 7. d. ob And yet this little See and so farre remote hath yeeldeâ— to this Kingdome one Chancellour and two LL. Treasurers besides three Chancellours unto the University of Cambridge Bishops of Carlile A. Ch.   1133 1 Athelwolsus or Athelwardus  2 Bernardus died Anno 1186. Vacat sedes Ann. 32. 1218 3 Hugo 1223 4 Walt. Mau-Clerke L. Treas 1247 5 Silvester de Everdon L. Chan. 1255 6 Tho. Vipont * 1258 7 Rob. Chause 1280 8 Rad de Ireton 1288 9 John de Halton 1318 10 John de Rosse 1332 11 John de Kirkby 1353 12 Gilbert de Welton 1363 13 Tho. de Appleby 1396 14 Robert Reade 1397 15 Tho. Merkes 1400 16 Gul. Strickland 1419 17 Roger Whelpdale 1423 18 Will. Barrowe 1430 19 Marm. Lumley L. Ch and Ch. Ca. * 1450 20 Nith Close tr to Lich. 1452 21 Gul. Percy Chan. of Camb. * 1362 22 John Kingscore 1464 23 Richard Scrope * 1468 24 Edw. Storey Ch. of Camb. 1478 25 Rich. Dunelmensis 1496 26 Gul. Sever tr to Durham 1503 27 Roger Leibourne 1504 28 John Penny 1520 29 John Kite 1537 30 Robert Aldrich 1356 31 Owen Ogilthorpe 1561 32 John Best 1570 33 Rich. Barnes tr to Durham 1577 34 John Mey 1598 35 Henry Robinson 1616 36 Robert Snowdon 1620 37 Rich. Milborne 1624 38 Rich. Senhouse 1628 39 Francis White tr to Norwich 1629 40 Barnabas Potter now Bishop of Carlile 1641. CHESTER and the Bishops there THe Bishoprick of Chester as it is here to be considered is of new erection one of those founded by King Henry 8. whereof we spake before when we were in Bristol Anciâ—ntly it was in the Diocese of Lichfeild one of the Bishops of which Church removing his See hither Anno 1075. as to the more remarkable and noted place occasioned that his successours many times were called Bishops of Chester But being severed from that Diocese by King Henry 8. it was erected into an Episcopall See made up of the revenue and jurisdiction of the two Arch-Deaconries of Richmond and Chester of which the first had jurisdiction over Richmondshire and part of Cumberland the other over Lanca-shire and Chest-shire It was at first â—oundation ordained to be of the Province of Canterbury and that in the letters Patents of the â—oundation of the same 33. H. 8. But the King taking into minde as well the long distance of the same from the See of Canterbury as also that the Arch Bishop of Canterbury had a sufficient number of Suffragans before whereas the Arch-Bishop of Yorke had but onely two did in the Ianuary following by Act of Parliament annex the same for ever to the Province of Yorke 33. H. 8. c. 31. The Cathedrall Church here was once a Monastery founded by Leofricus once an Officiary Count in these parts and by him dedicated to Saint Wereberg but repaired beautified endowed and stored with Monkes by Hâ—gh sirnamed Lupus the first Earle of Chester These Monkes being ejected by King Henâ—â— 8. he brought into their place a Deane and Prebendaries and made it of a Monastery a See Episcopall Whose Diocese containeth in the Counties before remembred 256 Parishes of which 101. are impropriations The Bishoprick is valued in the Kings bookes 42â— li. 1. s. 8. d. and for a tenth unto the Crowne the Clergy pay the yeerely summe of 435. s. 12. The Bishops of Chester A. Ch.   1541 1 John Bird removed hither from Bangor 1556 2 John Cotes 1556 3 Cuthbert Scott 1561 4 William Downeham 1579 5 William Chadderton tr to Lincoln 1595 6 Hugh Biller 1597 7 Riâ—h Vaughan tr to London 1604 8 George Lloyde 1616 9 Tho. Morton tr to Lichfeild 1618 10 John Bridgeman now Bishop of Chester 1641. DURHAM and the Bishops there THe Bishops See now fixed in Durham was first placed in Lindâ—â—arne a little Iland on the Sea-coast of Northumberland and there placed by the first Bishops of this Northerne region because of the primacie and solitude thereof which made it thought more fit and proper for devotion But both the Bishop and his Monkes being driven from thence by the mercilesse furie of the Danes who here raged extremely about the yeere of Christ 800. they wandred up and downe from place to place for 200. yeeres not finding any place where they might repose themselves in safety till in the end they sate them downe in Durham Anno 990. or there abouts where it hath ever since continued The Church here dedicated to Saint Cuthbert the 6. Bishop of Lindisfarne a man