A catalogue of the bishops of England, since the first planting of Christian religion in this island together with a briefe history of their liues and memorable actions, so neere as can be gathered out of antiquity. By F.G. subdeane of Exceter.

7. Egbert.

AFter him sucéeded Egbert the brother of king Eadbert, [ 731] he sate 36. yeeres. and died ann. 767. This man byhis owne wisedome and the authority of his brother, amended greatly the state of his Church and Sée; He procured the Archepiscopall pall to be restored to his Church againe, and erected a famous Library in Yorke, which he stored plentiful∣ly with an infinite number of excellent bookes. This Library is honorably mētioned by Flaccus Albinus or Alcuinus (some∣time kéeper of the same, but then schoolemaster vnto Charles the great, in an Epistle to the Church of England in these words. Date 〈◊〉〈◊〉 eruditionis 〈◊〉〈◊〉 quales in patria mea Anglia per industriam magistrimei Egberti habui, & 〈◊〉〈◊〉 vobis aliquos expueris nostris vt excipiant inde necessa∣ria & reuehant in 〈◊〉〈◊〉 flores Britanniae, & non sit tan∣tum in Eboraco hortus conclusus, sed etiam in Turome emis∣siones Paradisi, &c. Neither was this man onely a fauorer of learning in other, but himselfe also was very learned, and writ many things, a Catalogue whereof you may sée in Bale. He was buried at Yorke by his brother the King in the Church Porch.