Mappula Angliae [und] Zeitrechnung [Englische Studien 10 (1887)]

Off þe Bysshopryches of þis londe & of hure sees. Capitulum XIV.

Nexte aftur þe partycyoun & þe diuision of the temporalle rewle and gouer∣naunce of þus lond by kyngis yn the Chapture next by-forne, consequently yn thus Chapture my auctour determynythe of spiritualle policies of þus londe by bysshopes, and of hur sees and of þe boundis of hire Jurisdiccions. And ffirste, as at þe moste worþi, he begynnythe at þe Archebiss hopriches, seyinge on thus wyse. Erchebysshoppes sees þe tyme of Lucius, the firste crystoun Brytoun kynge, were III, þat is to sey: Londōne, Yoorke, and Caerhust5—The whiche was þe Cyte of þe legiouns yn Glamorgan̄. To the w^ch III Archebysshopriches were subiecte eyghte and XX^ti Bysshopus, that tyme clepid fflemines. And þis was þe particyoun of þese III Bysshoperyches Jurisdiccioune: | To Londone obeyed Cornewayle & alle Loegrie one-to Humbyr, | To Yoorke longyd alle Norþehum∣birlond from þe bowe of Humbyre w^t alle Albayne, | And to Caerhust was subiecte alle Cambria, þe w^ch had that tyme seuyne bysshoppes subiecte to hit... And alle-be-hit þat seynt Gregory grawntyd to Londone þe privilege of Archebisshoppes dygnyte, yet seynt Austyne, whoom þe seide pope Gregory sent yn to Englonde, at þe gret Instaunce of his Ooste kynge Ethelberte & þe Cyteȝens of Cauntyr∣bury translatyd þe metropolytan see aftir the dethe of seynt Gregory to Caunter∣bury, where hit haþe byn from þat tyme hyþer-toward, saff þat yn þe mene tyme Offa, kynge of the Mersees, for as moche as þat he was offendid & grevid w^t the

Cyte of Cauntirbury, tooke awey from hem þat dignyte of primacye & by favoure of pope Adrian, perauenture Inclynyd þrowe his desyre, yaf1 the archebysshoppis palle to Aldulphe, þe bysshope of Lychefelde; þe w^ch vndur kynge Kenulfe was restoryd ageyne to Cauntirbury. | The secounde primacye enduryd alwey stylle from þe firste ordynaunce, saf oonly þat by processe of tyme Albayne went awey from þe subiectioun of Yoorke. | The III. dygnyte of primacye, the w^ch was at Caerhust, was translatyd from þense to Meneuye, the whiche stant at the weste yende of Sowthe-Walis vppon þe Irysshe see, vndir kynge Arthure þe tyme of seynt Dauyd. | From whose tyme IIII2 and XX^ti heldyn þe metropolytan dyg∣nyte, but (þe) V and XX^ti, clepid Sampsoun, for drede of a syknesse þe whiche ran through alle Walis, tooke þe palle w^t hym & fleedde to Armoryke Brytayne and sat yn þe see of Dolense. Aftir þe whiche tyme werne at Meneuye by succes∣sioun oon and XX^ti bysshoppis þe w^c, or for slowthe or for penurye, wantyd þe palle, to the tyme of kynge Herry þe firste. Neuerþelees al þat tyme alle þe bysshoppis of Walis werne sacryd of þe bysshoppe Menence, and he of oone of Þe bysshoppis of Walis was also sacryd, no professioun ner subieccioun doon to noon oþer cherche. But alle þe successours aftur þat tyme, constreyneed by þe kyngis commaundement, receyven here consecracioun of þe archebysshope of Cauntyrbury and promyttyn hym obedyence. In tokyne where-of Bonifacius, the Archebysshope of Cauntirbury, þe tyme of kynge Herry the secounde thorughe auctorite of legacie in alle þe cathedralle-churches of Walis ffirst of alle seide a solemne masse by note. And so nowe yn Englonde byn but II Metropolitans, as Cauntirbury & Yoorke, & to Caunterbury ben subiecte XIII bysshopryches yn Englonde & IIII yn Walis. But Yoorke haþe but II vndir hym, as Durham and Carlille. Of the institucioun3 of the w^ch alle sum-what Breffly schalle be saide consequently be ordre for the more clere vndirstondynge of hem. | But ffirste hit is to be notyd þat, when þe churche firste be-gan to growyne yn Englonde, Þe bysshoppis desiryd to setten heer sees yn placis þe whiche wern but symple to the worldis reputacioun and yn so moche þe more apt & able to contemplacioun. | But yn þe tyme of William conqueroure was made a decre þat bysshoppis schuldyn to translatyne hur sees to Cytees. Where∣vpone Dorcestrens{is} was translatyd to Lyncolne, Lecchefelde to Chestyr, Thet∣forde to Norwyche, Schirburne to Salysbury, | Wellence to Bathe, Cornibiens{is} to Excetur, | and Selesiens{is}4 to Chichestir, as hit schalle be seyde anoon yn þus same chapture. | The bysshope of Rowchestir, þe w^ch hathe non pariche propirly but is þe erchebysshopes chapleyne of Cawnturbury, from the begynnynge of his Institucioun by seynt Austyne yn to þis day chaungid (n)euere his see. | The bysshope of Chichestir, þe wiche haþe yn cure oonly Sowþe-sex and þe Ile of Wyghte, first had his see at Seleseye þe tyme of the Archebisshope Theodir, & þere hit enduryd from þe firste bysshoppe, Wylfride by name, III hundryd yere and III & XXX vndir XX bysshoppes, of the whiche XX bysshoppes Þe laste, Stigandus by name, at the commaundement of William conqueroure translatid his see to Chychestyre. | 5 Weste-sex from þe firste Institucioun on-to þe tyme of þe archebysshope Theodir had but oo bysshope; of the whiche þe firste, Byrynus by name, by graunt of Kynge Elf6, þe kynge of Weste-saxonyes7, made

his see atte (a) poore toun clepid Dorgester on þe sowþe syde of Oxenforde besyde Wallynforthe be-twix þe fallynge (to-gedir) of þo II floodis Tame and Ise; & when thus Birinus was dede, Kynge Kenwalk set þe cathedralle-see at Wynchestir, lyke as his fadir had sum-tyme purposid to haue done, | where oone Agilbertus, borne of Fraunce, was bysshope of alle Weste-sex. From1 the whiche tyme forthe þe owne of Dorgestur, where þe see was by-forne, perteyned & longyd to the pro∣vynce of þe Mersees... 2 from þe Weste-saxonus. Aftur the w^ch tyme when Agilber∣tus was dryvyne from his bysshopryche, an Englysshe man, Wyne by name, was bysshope aftir hym—Of whom sum sayene þat þe cyte Wenta was clepid Wyne∣chestir. But not-for-than yet was he put out, and aftir hym succedyd Lutherius, þe Neuew of the seyde Agilbert. Aftir whom a lytylle while was a bysshope þere clepid Hedia: aftur whose dethe Theodorus the archebysshope ordeynyd II by∣sshoppes in Weste-sex, oone clepid Danielle at Wynchestir, the whiche had Jurysdic∣cioun at Sowþe-reye & Sowþehampton̄, and anoþur clepid Aldelinus at Schirborne, to whom were subiecte VI shiris, as Barhok, Wylton̄, Somyrset, Dorcetre, Devyn∣shire, and Cornewayle. | But aftur-warde, þe tyme of Edwarde the eldere, to þese II were addid III oþer bysshoppes sees by þe decree of a pope clepid For∣mosus: that is to sey Welles{is}, to whom was assignyd Somyrset-shire, Cridience, w^ch had Devynshire, and Cornubiens{is} at seynt Patrocle or seynt Germyn, to whom longyd Cornuayle. And not longe aftur þus þe see was takyne from seynt Patroclys to Shirebourne3. But aftur-ward by the edict 4 of William conquerour al 5 þese sees save Wynchestur were translatyd to grettire cytees; for Shirbourne and Ramysbourghe went to Salysbury, where-to byne subiecte in to þis day Baroke, Wiltoniens{is} & Dorgester6 shires. | The see of Wellens{is} went to Baþe, to the w^ch longythe Somersetshire. Cridience see and Cornubience wentyne to Excetur, wherto7 longyne Devynshire and Cornewayle. | 8 As tochynge þe prouynce of Est-sex, from 9 the begynnynge yn to þis day hit was alwey obediente10 to þe bysshopes offe London. But þe provynce of Est-ynglonde, þe w^ch conteynythe Norþe-folke & Sowthe-folke, had firste but oon bysshope, whose name was Felix, þe w^ch kepte his sees XVII yere at Dunwyche; aftir whom oon clepid Thomas V yere; aftir whome Bonifacius XVII yere; aftur whom was oone clepid Bysy made by þe archebysshope Theodorus, þe w^ch gouernyd þe provynce allone as longe as helthe & myghte wolde let hym. But aftur his dayes II bysshoppes gouernyd þe provynce, one at Dunwyche, anoþur at Elagham, an 11 hundryd yere and III and XL on-to þe tyme of Egbert, the kynge of West-sex. But aftir þe dayes of Ludekan hit turnyd ageyne to oone bysshope, whoos see was stylle at Elngham, on-(to) þe fifte yere of William Conqueroure, when oone clepid Her∣fastus, þe III and XX^ti bysshope of Est-ynglonde, translatyd his see to Thetforde; whoos successoure Herebertus Losinga by lycence of the kynge William Rufus translatyd hit forthe to Norwyche, where hit abydythe yet. | The see of Ely, þe w^ch lythe next þe see of Norwyche, kynge Herry þe firste ordeynyd þe nynte yere of his reygne. To þe w^c he leyde Caumbryge-shire þe whiche was be-forne a parte of the bysshopryche of Lyncolne; In recompense where-of þe same

kynge yaf to (þe byshope of Lyncolne þe towne of Spaldynge).1—þe bysshopryches of þe Mersees. Here hit is dylygently to be notyd þat, lyke as þe Empire of þe Mersees was al-wey largyste for the tyme, | so hit was diuidid in to moo bysshopryches, & specially by þe grete manlynesse of herte of kynge Offa, þe whiche reynyd þere XL wynter: The w^ch kynge also translatid the Metropolytan dignite of Cauntyrbury to Lycchefeeld, as hit is seyde beforne. Neuerthelees yn the firste yeris of Cristondame, þe tyme of kynge Wolfayrey, Þer was but one bysshope yn the provyncis of Meersees and Lyndysseye, whoos see was at Lycchefelde. | The II firste werne Scottis, Duina and Celac; aftir whom þe III was Trunhere, the IIII Jarumanus, and þe V Cedde. And yn the tyme of kynge Ethelreed, þe broþur of þe seyde Wolfarye, aftir the dethe of Cedde þe erchebysshope Theodir substitute yn his place Wynfryde, his dekne. Whom aftir-warde by-cause of Inobedience he disposyd2 and maade þere bysshope oone Sexwolfe, þe abot of Medehanstede þe w^ch is nowe clepid de burgo. But aftir þe IIII yere of þus Sexwolfe Theodorus the archebysshope ordeynyd to Þe provynce of þe Mersees V bysshoppes: Bosel he set at Wourcestir, Cudwyn at Lycchefeld, þe seyde Sexwulf at Legegecester, ‖ nowe clepyd Chestir, Ethelwyn to Lyndesseye & sett his see at Sideneye, Eatam3 a monke of Whyteby to Dorcestre by-syde Oxenforthe þe whiche was clepid Dorkynga—and (so) þat see, Þe w^ch yn the tymee of Birinus longyd to West-sex, from þe tyme of þe Arche∣bysshope Theodir longyd to þe Mersees. But Sexwolfus, þe bysshope of Chestir, what tyme that Kent was ouercommyn and gretly wastid by kynge Etheldreed, made oon clepid Picta, bysshope of Rowchestir comynge owte of Kente, bysshoppe of Herforde. When Sexwolfe was dede, ‖ Hedda succedid at Lycchefelde, & Wylfryde, þe whiche longe had be flemyd owte of Norþehumbirlonde, was made bysshope of Chestir; and II yere aftir, when the kynge of Norþehumbirlonde Alfryde was dede, | Wylfryde turnyd ageyne to his propur see Hangustaldence, and so He(dda) ocupied boþe Lecchefelde and Chestir. Aftur whom succedid Albynus, the whiche was bysshope of Wurcestire4 Aftir whom folowyd III: Coita at Chestir, Wytta at Lycchefelde, Eata beynge stylle at Dorchestur: whoos see aftir his dethe heldyn successyfly the bysshopes of Lyndesseye III hundryd yere and IIII and L, Tyl oone Remigius by lycence of William conqueroure translatyd his see to Lyn∣colne....|5 At Yoorke was ffirste but oone see for alle Northehumbirlonde, þe w^ch Paulinus fyrste, ordeynyd by the Archebysshop of Cauntirbury clepid Justus, helde VII yere; aftir whiche tyme, þe kynge of Norþehumbirlonde Edwyne slayn and alle þe countre trowbelyd, Paulinus fled to Kent ageyne by watur and toke w^t hym his palle. And so þe see of Yoorke was voide XXX wyntir; but þe vse of Þe palle secyd aftur an hundryd yere and V and XX, tylle Egbert, bysshope and broþur of þe kynge of þe londe, recvryd hit ageyne by þe popis auctoryte. But yn þe mene tyme, seynt Oswalde the kynge regnynge yn Northehumbirlonde, Aidanus a Scott was bysshope yne Bernicia; aftur whom Finianus, and aftir hym Colmannus. The whiche, for as moche as Wylfridus vndirnam hym for the vnle∣fulle holdynge of the pascalle feste, hauynge Indignacioun þer-of lefte his cure & wente ageyne yn to Scotlonde: and so þe XXX yere aftir þat Paulinus was turnyd ageyne to Kent, Wilfridus was restooryd ageyne to Yoorke. But not-fore∣than,

while Wilfride taryed a-bowtyne his confirmacioun yn Fraunce, Cedda, by þe assent of kynge Oswy, was takyne from his monasterye Lestingence and made bysshope of Yoorke. But III yere aftur by þe Archebysshope Theodyr Cedda was made bysshope of Meerces at Lycchefelde, and Wylfryde was restoryd to Yoorke. But yet aftir that he hed ben X yere yn his offyce, for certeyne stryvis be-twyx hym and the kynge Egfryde (he) was put owte ageyne by þe archebysshope Theodyr, corupt by þe kynge; and yn his place at Yorke was sete Bosa, Tumbert at Hangustaldens{is}, Eata ad Lindissarnence churche, the whiche is þe hooly neyloond yn þe floode of Twede—þe w^ch see Aidanus ffoundid firste, Aehede at Rypente churche, where Wilfryde was ffirste abbot, and Trunwinus1 was sent to þe londe of Pyctis yn to þe bordir of Englonde ny2 a place clepid Casa candida or Whyt∣irne, where sanctus Ninianus was ffirste foundoure & doctoure. But alle þese sees by successioun of tyme faylyd & secyd. For þe see at Casa candida, The whiche þat tyme longyd to Englonde, duryd certeyne yeris vndur X bysshoppes, tylle be þe oppressioun of Pyctis hyt felle fro þe domynacioun of3 Englysshe men. The sees at Hangastaldence & Lyndissarnence, þe whiche sum-tyme were II and sum-tyme but oone, duryd vndyr IX bysshoppes fulle nerr Nynty yere, tylle þe Danys commyn yn vndir Ynguar and Vbba, þe w^ch tyme Ardulphus þe bysshope wandryd abowtyne w^t seynt Cutberdys Bonys; tylle þat kynge Al∣uredus þe kynge of West-sex venquysshed þe Danys, and was þe see of Lindissar∣nence set at Kungester, Cvningisborughe, the whiche place is nowe clepid Hube∣forde vpone Twed. But aftur-warde the XVI yere of Egelredus, þe sunne of kynge Edgarus, þe see....

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Notes

• 5

  l. Caer∣husc.
• 1

  MS. & yaf.
• 2

  l. III.
• 3

  MS. instinccion.
• 4

  MS. Sekesiens{is}.
• 5

  Hier beg. im Lat. ein neues cap.
• 6

  l. Kyngelf; lat. Kyngislus.
• 7

  l. Saxones.
• 1

  MS. form.
• 2

  Lat. eo quod urbs illa sita sit infra Thamisiam qui fluvius disterminat Mercios a Westsaxonibus.
• 3

  Lat. Nec multo post sexta sedes posita apud Ramysbury, cui subiacuit pagus Wilton.
• 4

  MS. educ.
• 5

  MS. of.
• 6

  l. Dorset.
• 7

  MS. wenty.
• 8

  Hier im Lat. ein neues cap.
• 9

  MS. form.
• 10

  MS. obedience.
• 11

  MS. & st. an.
• 1

  Fehlt im MS. Im Lat. folgt ein neues cap.
• 2

  l. deposyd.
• 3

  MS. Batam.
• 4

  Lat. Albinus (qui) et Wor.
• 5

  Im Lat. neues cap.
• 1

  MS. Grunwinus.
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  l. yn.
• 3

  MS. of of.
• 4

  Damit ist auch die initiale des folgenden capitels (offenbar H) ausgefallen.