Prolicionycion [sic]

¶ De Episcopis occidentalibus. Willelmus ¶ Capitulum 53

HAue mynde that al the prouynce of westsaxon had alway one bisshop fro the begynnyng vnto theodoras tyme / By graunt of kynge Islo kynge of westsaxon the first byrinus ordeyned a see at dorchestre that is a symple toun by southe Ox∣enford beside wallyngford bytwene the metynge to gyder of Tems and Tame whan birinus was dede kenwalcus the kyng ordeyned a See at wynchestre as his fader had purposed. there Agilbert a frensshe man was fyrste bisshop of al the prouynce of westsaxon / ¶ Fro that tyme the Cyte and the See of Dor∣chestre perteyned and longed to the prouynce of mercia

¶For that cyte stondeth within Temse· And Temse departeth bitwene mercia and westsaxon· After that Agilbert was put oute of wynchestre that tho highte wynton ¶ Ther was there an englyssh bisshop there that was called wyn O Somme men

suppose that the cyte hath the name of this wyne and is called wynchestre as it were wynes cyte / Atte last he was pute out & after hym come lentherius the forseyd agelbertes neuew / After lentherius hedda a whyle was Bisshop there whan he was dede theodorus tharche bisshop ordeynd two bisshops to the Prouynce of westsaxon Danyel at wynchestre to hym were subgette two contreyes Sothery and Southampshire· Adelin / at shirborn to hym were subgette six countrees / Barkshire· wiltshire / Somerse∣te Dorsete shire / Deuenshire and cornuayl ¶ Treuisa It semeth by this that westsaxon conteyned sothery / Southampshire / bark¦shire. wiltshire Somerseteshyre Dorsetshire deuenshire and Cor∣nuayl. ¶Willelmus Afterward in elder Edwardes tyme to these two sees were ordeyned by commaundment of Formosus the pope· thre other sees at welles for Somersete / At. kryton for Deuenshyre / And at seynt germayn for Cornuayle. Not ful lon¦ge afterward the sixth see was sette at Ramesbury for wytlt∣shire / Atte laste by commaundement of kynge wiliam conque∣rour alle these sees saue wynchestre were torned and chaunged out of smal townes in to grete cytees For shirborn and Rames¦bury were torned in to Salesbury ¶Now to that see is subget barkshire wiltshire and dorsete. The see of welles was torned to bathe / therto nowe is subget al Somersete. the sees of kyrton and of cornuayl were chaūged to exetre / therto is subget / Deuen¦shire and cormuayl