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.

26. Egelric.

EGelricus a monke (or as I finde also reported Abbot) of Peterborough, succeeded him, by the meanes & ende∣uour of Godwyn Earle of Kent. He builded a church at Cuneagecester (now called Chester vpon the stréete) in me∣morie that the Bishops of Lindisfarne had rested themselues there, together with the body of Saint Cutbert, 113. yéeres during the time of the Danish warres. In digging the foun∣dation of this church, he found such an infinite deale of mo∣ney, as after that time, not caring for the reuenues of his Bishoprick, he resigned the same vnto Egelwyn his brother, &

returned himselfe to the monastery of Peterborough whence he came. There he bestowed great cost in building & repairing the church & monasterie, as also in making a cawsie with tim∣ber, lyme and sande, through the fennes betweene Deeping and Spalding, a worke very necessary and of infinite charge. This cawsie was called after the name of the maker Elrich∣rode. He resigned the yeere 1056. and hauing led a priuate life now 13 yéeres, in his old age, to wit the yeere 1069. he was charged (I know not how iustly) with treason and con∣spiracie against the Conquerour, who drew him out of his cloyster at Peterborough, and imprisoned him at Westmin∣ster. There (saith W. Malmsbury) by continuall fasting and abundance of teares, washing away the guilt of his 〈◊〉〈◊〉 misdéedes, he wanne vnto himselfe such reputation of holi∣nesse, as the place of his buriall was much trequented after his death. He died October 15. 1072. and (if I mistake him not for his brother, as many of our writers do, who confound the historie of these men, and attribute diuers actions of the one vnto the other) was buried in the chappell of Saint Ni∣cholas in Westminster.