XVIII. CHAP.* 1.1
1.2. A Synod at Bacanceld, against Vsurpers of Church revenews: and for restitution of the Rights of the See of Canterbury.
3. Another Synod of the Arch••bishop∣rick York.
1. A Little after Athelard was returned from Rome,* 1.2 a Synod was assembled by the Kings command, in which himself and Athelard presided. The place where the Sy∣nod was held was called Bacanceld: In which the A••ch-bishop in the name of Pope Leo, by the consent of the whole Synod published this Prohibition, adiuring all men by the most dreadfull iudgment of God from that day forward, not to infringe the liberties, nor usurp the revenews of Gods Churches and Monasteries: denouncing against all trans∣gressours excommunication in this world, and damnation in the next.
2. At the same time likewise the di∣gnity, of late empaired, was restored to the Metropolitan Church of Canterbury. And Aldulf formerly stiling himself Arch-bi∣shop of Lichfeild, submitted himself to the Popes command, and to the iurisdiction of Athelard: in this Synod subscribing himself by the simple Title of Bishop. Yet all matters were not so cleared in that Controversy, but that upon new emergent difficulties Athelard was obliged once more to have recourse to the See Apo∣stolick.
3. In the Kingdom of the Northumbers likewise a Synod was called at Finchal (now Finkley) in which Eanbald Arch-bishop of York presided,* 1.3 and at which were pre∣sent many persons of high rank, both Ec∣clesiasticall and Secular. In this Synod many Ordonnances were made, proffitable to the Church of God and the whole nation, tou∣ching the Observation of the Paschall solem∣nity, the regulating of Iudicatories both Ecclesiasticall and Secular, the introducing of good order among Clarks and Religious persons, and many other like Ordonnances, by which the generall state of that Pro∣vince was excellently composed. Eanbald likewise the Arch-bishop commanded that the Faith of Gods Church explained by the five Generall Councils should be publickly re∣cited: whereto all unanimously consented. (The same as we have before declared, had been practised in the Synod of Hatfeild under Theodore Arch-bishop of Canterbury.)