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.

Carlile.

THE City of Carlile, called by the Ro∣manes and old Britons, Luguballia, by Nennius, Caer Lualid, by the Saxons (as Beda writeth) Luell, by our Chro∣nicles (as Roger Houeden and others) Carlwel, by vs now a daies Carleolum, Carlile, and Carlioll (a city no doubt of great antiquity) was wasted, and in a manner vtterly destroyed by the Danes about the yéere of our Lord 900. The yéere 1090. it happened the king of Eng∣land William Rufus to passe that way into Scotland. He considering the naturall strenght of the place, the pleasantnes of the seat, the sertility of the soyle, and the necessity of a forti∣fication for defence of the countrey thereabout, thought good to 〈◊〉〈◊〉 it, and according to this determination about thrée yéeres after, not onely raysed againe the wals (then flat to the ground, in so much as great trées grew in the ruines of them) but also bestowed the building of a faire and strong castle in the same, and then enpeopled it, at first with Dutchmen (whom soone after he remooued into Wales) and afterwards with English men of the South parts, he affoording many great and singular priuiledges vnto them. The gouernment of this new erected city (as it should séeme) was committed vnto a certaine Norman Priest named Walter, that came into England with the Conqueror. This man being very rich, began to build in Carlile a goodly church in the honor of the blessed Uirgin, intending to bestow vpon it such pos∣sessions as God had endowed him withall, for the mainte∣nance of either Prebendaries, or some other kinde of religi∣ous persons in the same. But being taken away by death be∣sore the accomplishment of this so good a purpose. Adelwald or 〈◊〉〈◊〉, the first Prior of Saint Oswald in Nostlis, and Confesser vnto king Henry the first (that then raigned) per∣swaded the said king to employ the land and reuenewes that Walter left behinde him in the foundation of a colledge (not of Prebendaries but of Regular Cannons) to be annexed vn∣to

the church of our Lady before named. He did so, and more∣ouer bestowed vpon the said colledge sixe churches with their chappels, to be impropriated vnto the same vse, to wit, New∣castle, Newburne, Warkeware, Robery, Wichingham and Corbridge. Of this colledge or monastery thus founded and endowed, he appointed the said Adelwald his Confessor to be Pryor. Now you shall vnderstand that not onely the iuris∣diction spirituall, but the renewes and temporalties also of the City of Carlile, and all the countrey round about within fiftéene miles, belonged in former times vnto the Bishops of 〈◊〉〈◊〉, by the gift of Egfrid king of Northumberland, who bestowed all that territory vpon Saint Cutbert the yéere 679. But the Bishops of that Sée being drouen from place to place by the Danes at what time Carlile was de∣stroyed, & moreouer all that countrey so wasted, as hardly a man was to be found in many miles compasse, except here & there a few of the Irish. The Archdeacon of Richmond by li∣tle & little encroched vpon the iurisdiction of all Cumberland, Westmerland and Tiuidate or Aluedale, now a long time neglected by the Bishops of 〈◊〉〈◊〉, that in this meane space had seated themselues at Durham. It happened there∣fore somtime after the foundation of this colledge, that Thur∣stan Archbishop of Yorke visiting this part of his Prouince, séeing the beauty of the church of Carlile, considering how fit it were to be the Sée of a Bishop, & knowing how little right the Archdeacon of Richmond had vnto the iurisdiction of all those countries, yea being willing also peraduenture to haue a Suffragan the more within his Prouince; thought good to endeuour the erection of a Bishopricke there. The king fa∣uouring much his owne foundation, easily condiscended to grace the same with an Episcopall Sée; which being establi∣shed there by the Pope, licence was giuen to the Channons to elect for their Bishop whom they list, and Cumberland, Westmerland with Aluedale appointed to be his Dioces.