Rolls L. Chan. 1486 28 Joh. Alcock Master of the Rolls 1501 29 Rich Redman 1506 30 James Stanley * 1515 31 Nicolas West 1534 32 Tho. Goodrich L. Chan. 1554 33 Tho. Thirlby 1559 34 Rich. Cox Alm. Chan. Oxford Vacat sedes Annos 20. 1599 35 Martin Heton 1609 36 Lancel Andrewes Alm. transl to Wint. 1618 37 Nicolas Felton 1627 38 Joh. Buckeridge 1631 39 Francis White Bishop Almonor 1638 40 Matâ—hew Wrenn Deane of the Chappell now Bishop of Ely 1641. EXETER and the Bishops there THe Diocese of Exeter containeth that in it which was once two Bishopricks For at the first planting of the Church in these westerne parts it was thought convenient to erect two Bishops Sees the one for Cornwall at S. Germans the other for Devonsh at Cridington now Kirton a small Village But that of Cornwall being annexed to Cridington about the yeere 1032. both were not long after removed to Exeter the most noted City of these parts where it still continueth Now for the Church of Exeter it was once a Monastery founded by King Athelstane and by him dedicated unto Saint Peter Edward the Confessour removing all the Monkes from hence to Westminster which he had newly founded and endowed made it the Bishops See for Devonsh and Cornewall then united The Church as now it standeth doth owe it selfe to severall Patrons the Quire to Bishop Warlwast the body of the Church to Bishop Quivil the side Isles to Grandison that which is now our Ladies Chappell being a remnâ—nt of the old fabrick The Patrimony thereof once very large was wasted and destroyed by Bishop Voisie who being made Bishop here by King Henry 8. â—ate out the residue of his raigne and all K. Edwards and some part of Queene Maries also For whereas at his comming hither he found the Church possessed of 22. goodly Manors and 14. Mansion houses richly furnished he left not above seven or eight of the worst Manors and those let out in long leases and charged with pensions and not above two houses both bare and naked of which see Bishop Godwins Catalogue and Powels History of Wales This Diocefe hath yeelded to the Realme of England three Lord Chancellours two Lord Treasurers one Lord President of Wales and to the University of Oxford one Chancellour It containeth in it the two Counties of Devon and Cornwall and in them 604 Parish Churches whereof 239. are impropriate for government whereof it hath foure Arch-Deacons viz. of Cornwall Exeter Barnestable and Tawton The Bishoprick was once valued at 1566. li. 14. s. 6. d. But since the diminution or destruction rather made by Bishop Voisie it is now valued at 500. l. just The Clergies tenth here very high or mounting to the sum of 1240. li. 15. s. 2. d. ob Now for the marâ—halling of the Bishops of this once divided Diocese we will present you with those of Devonshire and Cornwall columne-wise one against the other according to their time and order untill wee meere them both in the Church of Exeter Bishops of Devonsh A. Ch.   905 1  Eadulphus 906 2 Putta 910 3 Eadulfus II. 932 4 Ethelgarus 942 5 Algarus 952 6 Alfwoldus 972 7 Alfwolfus 981 8 Sidemannus 990 9 Alfredus 999 10 Alfwoldus II. 1014 11 Eadnothus 1032 12 Liningus who after the death of Burwoldus Bishop of Cornwall procured that Bishoprick to bee annexed unto his owne which was no sooner done but that his next successour removed both to Exeter since when the Bishops have beene called Cornwall 905 1 Athelstan  2 Conanus  3 Ruidocus  4 Aldredus  5 Britwinus  6 AthelstaÌ„ II  7 Wolfi  8 Woronus  9 Wolocus  10 Stidio  11 Aldredus  12 Burwoldus the last Bishop of Cornwall Bishops of Exeter A. Ch.   1049 1 Leofricus who removed the See to Exeter 1079 2 Osbernus 1107 3 William Warlewast 1122 4 Robert Chichester 1150 5 Robert Warlewast 1159 6 Bartholm Iscanus 1186 7 Johannes 1191 8 Henry Marshall * 1206 9 Simon de Apulia 1224 10 Gul. Brewer 1245 11 Richard Blondy 1257 12 Walter Bronescomb 1280 13 Peter Quivill 1293 14 Thomas Button 1307 15 Walter Stapleton L. Treas 1326 16 James Barkeley * 1327 17 John Grandison * 1370 18 Thomas Brentinsham L. Treas 1395 19 Edm. Stafford L. Chan. * 1419 20 John Ketterich 1419 21 John Carie. 1420 22 Edm. Lacy. 1455 23 George Nevill L. Chan. and Chan. of Oxford tr to Yorke * 1466 24 John Boothe 1477 25 Peter Courtney tr to Winton * 1486 26 Richard Foxe tr to Weles 1492 27 Oliver King tr to Welles 1495 28 Richard Redman 1501 29 John Arundell 1504 30 Hugh Oldham 1519 31 John Voysie L. Pres. of Walles 1551 32 Miles Goverdale 1556 33 James Turberville 1560 34 Gul. Alley 1570 35 Gul. Bradbridge 1579 36 John Woolton 1594 37 Gervase Babington 1598 38 Gul. Cotton 1621 39 Valentine Cary. 1627 40 Joseph Hall now Bishop of Exeter 1641 GLOCESTER and the Bishops there GLocester was anciently the seate of a British Bishop whose stile sometimes occurres in the subscriptions of Synodicall Acts by the name of Cluviensis this towne being formerly called Clevid as Camden noteth And I remember that I have seene in the Palace of Glocester the name of ✚ ✚ ✚ said to bee Bishop there in the Britons time But whether it were so or not or whether Glocester were a Bishoprick in those dayes of old is not materiall to our purpose For that which was was brought to nothing by the Saxons and when they entertained the faith of Christ it was first under the authority of the Bishops of Lichfeild as afterwards of those of Worcester But in these later dayes it was dismembred from that Diocese and by King Henry 8. made a Bishops See what time the rest of new erection were by him founded as we have spoke before when we were in Bristol Now for the indowment of this Bishopricke by him erected besides a Chapter of a Deane and sixe Prebendaries by him so founded he assigned over all or most of the lands unto the ancient Monasteries here once belonging which being first built by Aldred Arch-Bishop of Yorke and Bishop of Worcester and afterwards repaired by Hanley Farley Moâ—went Herton Trowcester and Sebroke severall Abbats here became in fine to be what it still continueth one of the fairest Fabricks in the Realme of England The Diocese containing onely Glocester shire hath in it 267. Parishes whereof 125 are impropriations and one Archdeacon being called of Glocester Valued it is in the Kings bookes 315. li. 17. s. 2. d. according to the estimate thereof at the first foundation though in two vacancies which it had in Queene Eliz. time much of the lands were taken from it for which see what was said before in the case of Ely And for a tenth of all the Clergie pay unto the King 358. l. 15. s. Bishops of Glocester A. Ch.   1541 1 John
Walt. Maydestone 1317 47 Thomas Cobbam 1327 48 Adam de Orlton tr to Wint. 1333 49 Simon de Montacute * 1337 50 Tho. Hennyhall 1342 51 Wulstan de Brandford 1349 52 Joh. Thursby L. Ch. tr to Yorke 1352 53 Reginald Brian 1362 54 Joh Barnet L. Treas tr to Welles 1363 55 Gul. Wittlesey tr to Cant. 1368 56 Gul. de Lynne 1375 57 Henry de Wakefeild L. Treas 1395 58 Tideman de Winchcomb 1401 59 Rich. Clifford tr to London 1407 60 Tho. Peveâ—ell 1419 61 Phil. Morgan Chan. of Normandy tr to Ely 1426 62 Tho. Polton 1435 63 Tho. Bourchier tr to Ely * 1443 64 John Carpenter 1476 65 John Alcock L. Chan. tr to Ely 1487 66 Robert Morton 1497 67 John Gigles 14â—9 68 Silvester Gigles 1521 69 Juliuâ— de Medices after Pope Cleâ—ent the 8. * 1522 70 Hieron de Nugutiis an Italian 1535 71 Hugh Laâ—â—mer 1539 72 John Bell. 1543 73 Nicoâ— Heath displaced by King Edward 6. and the See put over in 〈◊〉 to Master Hooper Bishop of Glocester but restored after by Queene Mary 〈…〉 L. pres of Wales tr to Yorke 1554 74 Richard Pates 1599 75 Nich. Bullingham 1576 76 John Whiâ—gift Vice-President of Wales for Sir H. Sidney transl to Canterbuâ—y 1584 77 Edm. Freake 1593 78 Rich. Fletcher tr to London 1596 79 Tho. Bilson tr to Winton 1597 80 Gervase Babington 1610 81 Henry Parry 1617 82 John Thornborough now Bishop of Worcester 1641. THE SECOND PART OF THE CATALOGVE OF BISHOPS CONTAINING THE SVCCESSION of the Arch-Bishops and Bishops of the Province of YORKE Printed at London 1641. YORKE and the Arch-Bishops there YORKE is the ancientest Metropolitan See at this time in England so made at the first generall admittance of the Gospel in the time of Luctus the first Arch-Bishop by him here established named Sampson and he who held out last in the Britons time being called Tadiacus We have a constat onely of two more viz Taurinus and Pyrannus of all the rest no name or memory to be found amongst our writers On the conversion of the Saxons this See was by Pope Gregory designed to its former honour which not long after took eâ—â—ect when as Paulinus was made Arch-Bishop of Yoâ—ke Anno 622. In which designment of the said Pope Gregory the Metropolitan of Yorke was to have as many Suffragan Bishops as he of London for there the See was to be placed by Pope Gregories order to either of them twelve apeece which if they ever were erected in this Northerne Province were certainly of meane estate not able to support the honour and consequently swallowed up by the greater Churches of Yorke and Durham which two were onely left here a long time together untill Carlile first was made a Bishopricke by K. Henry the first as Chester afterwards by K. Henry 8. But that which was the greatest addition to the Province of Yorke was the direct and Metropolitan jurisdiction which it claimed and had over all the Bishops of Scotland who did from hence receive their conâ—ecration and swore Canonicall obedience unto this See In this regard and that it was conceived that by Pope Gregories institution he of the two arch-Arch-Bishops which was first confirmed should have precedencie over the other there grew a great contention there abouts betweene them and much recourse was made to the Court of Rome At last it was determined in favour of the See of Canterbury yet so that still it might he lawfull to the Arch-Bishop of Yorke to write himselfe Primâ—te of England as the other taking to himselfe the stile of Primate of all England as it still continueth The next misfortune which besell the See and Metropolitan of Yorke was that the Bishops of Scotland did in fine withdraw themselves from his obedience and had arch-Arch-Bishops of their owne This hapned whilest George Nevill was Arch-Bishop here who was advanced unto this See An. 1466. not above ninescore yeeres agoe and then upon pretence that in consideration of the many and most deadly warres betweene both Realmes the Metropolitan of Yorke could beare no fatherly affection to his sonnes of Scotland However the Archbishop still retaines hisâ—wonted place having precedencie before all Dukes not being of the royall bloud as also before all the great Officers of state except the Lord Chancellour For the Cathedrall Church of Yorke it was first built or begun rather by King Edwyn King of the North-Humbers Anno 627. but finished by King Oswald who succeeded him and dedicated to Saint Peter But this of their foundation being destroyed by fire and by the fury of the Danes at the first entrance of the Normans that which now standeth was erected in the place thereof by Arch-Bishop Thomas the 25. of this See and after by degrees adorned and beautified by his successors The Diocese hereto belonging containeth in it the two Counties of Yorke and Nottingham and in them both 581 Parishes of which 336. are impropriations For government whereof it hath foure Arch-Deacons viz. of Yorke Cleveland East-riding and Nottingham This Bishoprick was at the first rated in the Kings bookes 2035. li. 14. s. 6. d. but now since the great diminution made by King Henry 8. 1609. li. 19. s. 2. d. And for the Clergy of the same their tenth amounteth unto 1113. li. 17. s. 9. d. ob q. To draw unto an end this See hath yeelded to the Church eight Saints to the Church of Rome three Caâ—dinals unto the Realme of England twelve LL. Chancellours and two LL. Treasurers and to the North of England two Lord Presidents The Bishops write themselves in Latine Eboraunses of Eborum and are these that follow arch-Arch-Bishops of Yorke A. Ch.   622 1 S. Paulinus died 644. Vacat Annos 20. 666 2 Cedda  3 Wilfridus  4 S. Bosa 687 5 S. John of Beverley 718 6 S. Wilfridus II. 731 7 S. Egberâ—us 767 8 Adelbertus 781 9 Eanbaldus 797 10 Eanbaldus II.  11 Wolsius 832 12 Wimundus 854 13 Wilâ—erus 897 14 Ethelbaldus  15 Lodewardus  16 Wulfâ—tanus 955 17 Oskitellus 972 18 Athelwaldus 972 19 S. Oswaldus 993 20 Aldulphus 1003 21 Wulfstanus II. 1023 22 Alfricus 1050 23 Kinsius 1061 24 Aldredus 1070 25 Thomas I. 1101 26 Girardus 1109 27 Thomas II. 1119 28 Thurstan 1141 29 Henry Murdac 1153 30 S. Gulielmus 1154 31 Rogerus Vacat sedes Annos 10. 1191 32 Geofr Plantagenet L. Câ—an * Vacat sedes Annos 4. 1217 33 Walter Grey L. Chan. 1256 34 S. Sâ—waâ—uâ— 1258 35 â—odâ—â—ey â—e Kinton 1265 36 Walter â—iffard L. Chan. 1279 37 Gul. Wickwane 1285 38 John Romanus 1288 39 Henry de Newark 1299 40 Tho. Corbridge 1305 41 Gul. de Greenfeild L. Chan. 1317 42 Gul. de Melton L. Ch. L. Treas 1342 43 Gul. Zouche L. Treas * 1352 44 John Thursby L. Chan. 1373 45 Alexander Nevill 1388 46 Tho Arundel L. Chan. tr to Cant. * 1396 47 Robert Waldby 1397 48 Richard Scrope * 1406 49
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-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
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
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
fertile It conteiâ—eth in it 304 Parish is traded in 19 market towns the chiefe and fairest are Salisbury and Marlborough which before we spake of Wilton was formerly the principall hereâ—ofore a Bishops see honored with the residence of 9 severall Bishops But by translating of the see of Salisbury and carrying thiâ—her therewithal the throughfare into the West countrey which before was here it fel by little and little to decay and is now hardly worth the reputation of a poor market town yet still it gives denomination to the Country as that the stile and honor to these Earles of Wiltshire 1397 1 Wil. L. Scrope L. Tr. ✚   ✚ ✚ ✚ 1458 2 Iam. Butler E. of Ormod L. T. ✚   ✚ ✚ ✚ 1470 3 Iohn Stafford 2. son on Humf. D of Buck. ✚ 1473 4 Edw. Staff died 1499. 1510 5 Hen Staff 2 son of Hen. D. of Buck.   ✚ ✚ ✚ 1529 6 Tho. Bollen Visc. Rochf father of the La. Anne Bollen   ✚ ✚ ✚ 1550 7 Wil. Pawlet cr after Mar. of Winchester Anno 5. Edw. 6. 1571 8 Iohn Paw 1576 9 Wil. Paw 1598 10 Wil. Paw 1628 11 Iohn Paw now Marq. of Winche and E. of Wiltsh Anno 164â— WINCHELSEY WInchelsey is a sea Town in the East part of Sussex where it adjoyneth upon Kent accounted by a general error to be open of the Cinq Ports whereas indeed it is no Cinq port but a member of them as â—hiâ— and Feversham and others are A Towne in former times of great strength and beauty inclosed with strong wals and a well placed Rampier for the defence thereof against forreign force but the sea-shrinking from it by little and litle brought the town by the like degrees into great decay though still it beare the shew of a handsome town and hath a Blockhouse for defence raised by H. â— But what it lost iâ— wealth it hath got in honour being advanced unto the reputation of an Earld in the names and persons of 1628 1 Eliz. Finch Visc. Maidstone cr C. of Winchel 4. Car. Iuly 11. 1634 2 Hen. Finch son of the said Eliz. 1639 3 Henneage Finch E. of Winchelsey now living 1641. WINCHESTER WInch is the chief City of Hâ—â—psh heretofore the seat Royal of the West-Saxon K. By Antonine and Pâ—olomy called Venta Belgarum and then accounted the prime City of all the Belgae out of which Venta adding ceaster to it according to their wonted manner the Saxons hammered their Vent-ceaster and we our Winchester In these our dayes it is indifferently wel peopled and frequented commodiouâ—ly seated in a Valley betweene high steep hils by which it is deâ—ended from cold and wind It lyeth daintily on the banks of a pleasant river strâ—tching somewhat in length from East to West and conteineth about a mile and a halfe within the wals besides the suburbs but much within the wals is desolate and altogether unbuilt Many things certainly thereare which may conduce unto the reputation of it especially a beautifull and large Cathedrall a goodly and capacious Palace for the Bishops dwelling which they call Wolvescy house a strong and gallant Castle bravely mounted upon an hill with brave command on all the Countrey a pretty neat Colledge neare the wals built and endowed by Wil. of Wickham for a seminary to his other in Oxford and not far off a very faire Hospitall which they call Sainâ— Crosses And yet lest all this might not raise it high enough our English Monarchs have thought fit to dignifie these following persons with the stile and title of Marq. and Earles of Winchester 1207 1 Saâ—r de Quincy E. 1220 2 Rog. de Qum died 1264.   ✚ ✚ ✚ ✚ 1322 3 Hugh Despencer 1326.   ✚ ✚ ✚ 1472 4 Lewys de Bruges   ✚ ✚ ✚ 1551 5 Wil. Pawler E. of Wiltsh and L. Tr. cr Marq. of Winch. by K. Edw. 6. 1571 6 Iohn Paw 1576 7 Wil. Paw 1598 8 Wil. Paw 1528 9 Iohn Paw now Marq. of Winchest and E. of Wiltsh Anno 1641. WOrcestersh is a part of the Cornavii once a great nation in these parts A Coun. of an aire so temperate and a soyle so fortunate that it gives place to none about her for health and plenty Abundant certeinly it is in all kinds of fruits and of peares especially wherewith besides the use they have of them for the table they make a bastard kind of wine which they here call Pirry which they both sell and drink in great abundance Salt-pits it also hath in some parts thereof and about Powyck and many places else good store of Cherries and every where well watred with delicious rivers which afford great variety of fish A Country of no great extent for length and compasse as not conteining above 152 Parish Churches and amongst them 10 market towns Of these the principall is Worcester and gives denomination to the whole A City delectably seated on the banks of Severne which runneth quite through the County from North to South ever which it hath a faire bridg with a tower upon it and thence arising with a gentle ascent affordeth to the upper parts a very goodly prospect in the vale beneath A City every way considerable whether you looke upon it in the situation or in the number of its Churches or the faire neat houses or finally on the inhabitants which are both numerous and wealthy by reason of their trade of cloathing which doth there flourish very much Of the Cathed here we have spoke before and of the Castle we shall now say nothing as having nothing left of it but the name and ruines All we shall adde is a briefe Nomenclature of The Earles of Worcester 1144 1 Walâ—ran de Beaumont   ✚ ✚ ✚ 1397 2 Tho. Percy L. Adm.   ✚ ✚ ✚ 1420 3 Rich. Beaâ—champ   ✚ ✚ ✚ 1450 4 Iohn Tiptoft L. Tr. and L. Con. 1471 5 Edw. Tiptoft   ✚ ✚ ✚ 1514 6 Char. Somer L. Ch. cr E. of Worcester by K. H. 8. ✚ 1526 7 Hen. Som. L. Herb.  8 Wil. Somerset 1589 9 Edw. Som. Master of the House L. Privy Sâ—ale ✚ 1627 10 Hen. Som. now living Anno 1641. YORK YOrk-shire is past all peradventure the greatest County in England conteining 70 miles in length from North to South and 80 miles in bredth from West to East the circuit being above 300. In this great quantity of ground are not above 563 Parish Churches wâ—ich is no great number but then withall there are great plenty of Chappels of Ease equall for bignesse and resort of people to any Parish elsewhere The soyle is generally fruitfull in a very good measure If that one part therof by stony and barren ground another is as fertile and as richly adorned with corne and pasturage If here you find it naked and destitute of woods in other places you shal find it shadowed with most spacious forrests If it be somwhere moorish mirie and unpleasant elsewhere it is as beauteous and delightsome as the eye can wish It is divided ordinarily into 3 parts which according to the quarters of the world are called East-Riding West-Riding and North-Riding Richmondsh â—omming in to make up the 4 which is a part of York-sh as before was said The whole was antiently possessed by the Brigantes who were diffused all over those Northerne parts beyond the Trent and for their capitall City had Eboracum seated upon the river Vre which we now call Ouse in the Westriding of this County and by a later Saxon name is now called York This is the 2 City of all Eng. both for fame and greatnesse A pleasant large and stately place well fortified beautifully adorned as well with private as publike edifices and rich and populous withall Seated as eâ—st was said on the river Ouse which cutteth it as it were in twaine both parts being joyned together with a faire stone bridge consisting of high and mighty Arches A City of great fame in the Roman times and of as eminent reputation in all Ages since and in the severall turnes and changes which have befallen this Kingdome under the Saxons Danes and Normans hath still preserved iâ—s antient lustre Adorned it was with an Archiepiscopall see in the times of the Britans nor stooped it lower when the Saxonsâ—eceived â—eceived the Faith Rich. 2. laying unto it a little territory on the Westside therof made it a County of it selfe in which the Archbishops of York enjoy the rights of Palatines And for a further lustre to it H. â— ap pointed here a Councell for the governance of the Northern parts consisting of a L. Pre. certaine Councellors a Secretary and other Officers And yet in none of these hath York been more fortunate than that it adorned so many Princes of the Imperiall line of Germany and bloud Royall of England with the stile and attribute of Dukes and Earls of York 1190 1 Otho of Baveria E. of York   ✚ ✚ ✚ 1385 2 Edm. of Langley 5 son of K. Edw. 3 E. of Camb and D. of York ✚ 1401 3 Edw. Planta son of Edm. of Lang. E. of Rutl. and D. of York ✚ 1426 4 Rich. Planta nephew of Edm. of Lang. by his son Rich. E. of Cam. D. of York ✚ 1474 5 Rich. of Shrews 2 son of K. Edw. 4. D. of York ✚ 1495 6 Hen. 2 son of K. H. 7. after K. of Eâ— 1604 7 Char. 2 son of K. Iames now the 2 Monarch of Gr. Brit. ✚ 1633 8 Iames 2 son of K. Charles declared D. of York by his Royall Father and so instituted but not yet created FINIS