Erōologia Anglorum. Or, An help to English history Containing a succession of all the kings of England, and the English-Saxons, the kings and princes of Wales, the kings and lords of Man, and the Isle of Wight. As also of all the arch-bishops, bishops, dukes, marquesses, and earles, within the said dominions. In three tables. By Robert Hall, Gent.

ROCHESTER, and the Bi∣shops there.

THe Bishoprick of Rochester, is the most ancient next to Canterbury, of all in En∣gland: a Bishops See being here erected by that S. Austin, who first did preach the Go∣spel unto the Saxons, Anno 606. which was about ten yeeres after his entrance into En∣gland. The Cathedrall Church here, first ••rected by Ethelbert King of Kent, when it was first made a Bishops See; and by him de∣dicated to Saint Andrew: which growing ru∣inous and dedicated, was afterwards repaired by Gundulp••us, one of the Bishops of the same, about the yeere 1080. This Bishoprick was anciently, and a long time together, in the immediate Patronage of the Arch-Bishop of Cauterbury; who did dispose thereof as to them seemed best; and so continued, till un∣der the pretence of free and capitular electi∣ons, the Popes had brought all Churches into their owne hands. However after this, the Bishops of Rochester owed more then ordi∣nary obedience to their Metropolitan: and in all solemne Pompes were commonly their Crosse-bearers. The Diocese hereof is the least in England, containing onely a small part of Kent, and therein not above 98. Pa∣rishes, of which 36. impropriate: for orde∣ring of which jurisdiction, there needed not but one Arch-Deacon, which is he of Roche∣ster.

Nor is the valuation much, either of the Bishoprick, or of the Clergy: the one be∣ing in the Kings bookes, 358 li. 3. s. ••. d. q. the other paying for their tenth, the least of any of the English, viz. 222. li. 14. 6 d. ob. q. And yet this little See hath yeelded to this Realme, one Chancellour, one Lord Keeper of the great Seale, and one Lord▪ Treasurer, and to the Church of Rome, one Cardinall. The Bishop of this Church writes himselfe Roffensis.

Bishops of Rochester.

A. Ch.
606	1	Justus, tr. to Canterbury.
622	2	Romanus.
631	3	Paulinus, Arch-Bishop of Yorke.
644	4	Ithamar.
656	5	Damianus.
669	6	Putta.
676	7	Quichelmus.
681	8	Gebmundus.
693	9	Tobias.
717	10	Adulfus.
741	11	Duina.
747	12	Eardulfus.
	13	Diora.
	14	Weremundus.
800	15	Beornmod.
	16	Tadnoth.
	17	Bedenoth.
	18	Godwinus.

	19	Cutherwolf.
	20	Swithulsus.
	21	Bu••ricus.
	22	Cheolmund.
	23	Chireserth.
	24	Burrhicus.
	25	Alfanus.
984	26	Godwinus. II.
	27	Godwinus. III.
1058	28	Siwardus.
1075	29	Arnostus.
1077	30	Gundulphus.
1108	31	Radulphus, tr. to Cant.
1115	32	Barnulphus. S.
1125	33	Johannes.
1137	34	Ascelir••••s.
1147	35	Walterus.
1183	36	Gualeranus.
1185	37	Gilbertus Glanvill.
1214	38	Benedictus.
1227	39	Henry de Samford.
1238	40	Richard de Wendover.
1251	41	Laurent. de S. Martino.
1274	42	Walt. de Merton, L. Chan.
1278	43	John de Bradfeild.
1283	44	Tho. de Inglethorp.
1291	45	Tho. de Wuldham.
1319	46	Haimo de Heath.
1352	47	John de Shepey, L. Treas.
1361	48	Gul. de Witlesey, tr. to Worcest.
1363	49	Tho. Trilley.
1372	50	Tho. Brinton.
1389	51	Gul. de Bottlesham.

1400	52	Joh. de Bottlesham.
1404	53	Richard Young.
1419	54	John Kemp, tr. to Chichester.
1422	55	John Langdon.
1434	56	Tho. Browne, tr. to Norwich.
1436	57	Gul. de Welles.
1443	58	John Lowe.
1467	59	Tho. Rotheram, tr. to Lincoln.
1471	60	John Alcock, L. K. tr. to Worcester.
1476	61	John Russell, tr. to Lincoln.
1480	62	Edm. Audley, tr. to Here••ord. *
1492	63	Tho. Savage, tr. to London.
1496	64	Rich. Fitz-James, tr. to Chic••ester.
1504	65	John Fisher, Cardinall.
1536	66	John Hilsey.
1539	67	Nic. Heath, Almoner, tr. to Worc.
1544	68	Henry Holbech, tr. to Lincoln.
1547	69	Nic. Ridley, tr. to London.
1550	70	Jo. Poyner, tr. to Winton.
1551	71	John Scory, tr. to Chichester.
1554	72	Maurice Griff••n.
1559	73	Edm. Gheast, tr. to Sarum.
1571	74	Edm. Freake, tr. to Norwich.
1576	75	John Piers, Almoner, tr. to Sarum.
1578	76	Jo. Young.
1605	77	Gul. Barlowe, tr. to Lincoln.
1608	78	Rich. Neyle, tr. to Lichfeild.
1611	79	John Buckeridge, tr. to Ely.
1627	80	Walt. Curle, tr. to Welles.
1630	81	John Bowle, now Bishop, 1637.
1637	82	John Warner, Deane of Lichfeild. now Bishop of Rochester, 1641.