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.

After Erkenwald sate these in or∣der successiuely.

• 5. Waldhere, of him Beda maketh mention, Hist. eccles. lib. 4. cap. 11.
• 6. Ingwald, this man liued in the time of Beda, and died 744.
• 7. 〈◊〉〈◊〉.
• 8. Wighed.
• 9. Eadbright.
• 10. Eadgar.
• 11. Kenwalch.
• 12. Eadbald.
• 13. Hecbert or Heathobert. He died the yéere 802.
• 14. Osmund or Oswyn, he liued 833.
• 15. Ethelnoth.
• 16. Ceolbert.
• 17. Renulf or Ceorolf.
• 18. Swithulf, he liued the yéere 851.
• 19. Eadstan, liued 860.
• 20. Wulfsius.
• 21. Ethelward.
• 22. Elstan, he died an. 898. or as Asserius saith, an. 900.
• 23. Theodred, surnamed the Good. His body was laid in a [ 900] high toombe by the window of the vault or vndercroft, now called (if I mistake not) Saint Faiths church.
• 24. Wulstan.
• 25. Brithelm, he died the yéere 958.
• 26. Dunstan. See more of him in Canterbury.
• 27. Alfstan, he liued 966. and 996. [ 959]
• 28. Wulfstan.
• 29. Albun, he taught the children of king Ethelred, and car∣ried them into Normandy the yéere 1013.

• 30. Alwy.
• 31. Elfward, before he was Bishop, Abbot of Eueshain; be∣ing Bishop, held still his Abbotship in Commendam: waxing olde, he intended to resigne his Bishopricke, and returning thither againe to spend the rest of his daies there: but the monkes refused to receiue him, whereupon he tooke from them many bookes and rich ornaments that he had sent thither (yea some also that other men had bestowed) and gaue them vnto the Ab∣bey of Kanisey where he lieth buried. He died Iuly 25. ann. 1044.
• 32. Robert, he was translated to Canterbury 1050. Sée more there.