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.

WINCHESTER, and the Bi∣shops there.

THe Bishoprick of Winchester (Wintonien∣sis in the Latine) is of good antiquity; and never changed the See since the first founda∣tion, as all the rest have done in the South-West parts. The City once the Regal seat of the West-Saxon Kings. The Cathedrall Church first founded and endowed by Kingil, or Ki∣negilsus, the first Christian K. of West-Sax: who gave unto it all the land within seven miles of Winchester. Kinelwalchin, son unto this Kin∣gil, went forwards with his fathers fabricke, ratified his donation, and added to it amongst other things, the Manors of Alresford, Down∣ten, and Worthy. The Church now standing was begun by Bishop Walkelin, the worke pursued by his successors, but yet not finished till the time of William de Wickham, who built the greatest part of the West end there∣of. The Chappels on the East end beyond the Quire, had their severall founders. The whole Church dedicated first unto Saint Amphiba∣lus, then to Saint Peter, after unto Saint Swithin, once Bishop here; and last of all unto the blessed Trinity, as it still continues. The Bishops here are Chancellours to the See of Canterbury, and Prelates of the most noble order of Saint George, called the Garter: which office was first vested in them by King Edward 3. at the first foundation of that

Order, and hath continued to them even since. They were reputed anciently to be Earles of Southampton; and are so stiled in the new Statutes of the Garter, made by Henry 8. but that now otherwise disposed of. Finally what for priviledge, and what for large pos∣sessions it was prized so high, that Henry of Bloys, (he was the brother of King Stephen) once Bishop here, had got a faculty from the Pope, to make it an Arch Bishops See▪ seven of the Suffragans of Cante••bury, being allot∣ted thereunto. And William de Edington, one of the Bishops of this Church, being elected unto Cante••bury, re••used it, saying, though Canterbury had the highest rack, yet Winchester had the deep••st manger.

The Diocese hereof contained of old, the Counties of S••rrey, and Sou••hampton, and the Isle of Wight: to which was added in Qu. Elizabeths time, the Islles of Iarsey, Garn∣sey, Sack, and Alderney, once members of the Bishoprick of Constance in Norma••dy. Of these the English Isle and Counties containe 362. Parishes, of which, 131. impropriate: the Isle of Iarsey, 121. and Garnsey with the other two, as many more. For government of the English part there are two Arch-Dea∣chns, the one of Winchester; and the other of Surrey: Iar••••y is governed by a Deane or Commissary, according to the manner of the English Church; and Garnsey with the Isles appendant, follow the fashions of Geneva. The Bishoprick was anciently

valued in the Kings books, 3885 li. 3. s. 3. d. ob. q. now at, 2793. li. 4. s. 2. d. q^a. q. lesse by a thousand pounds then before it was: which plainely sheweth that there hath beene a great abatement of the old revenue; The tenth of the Clergy amounteth unto, 846. li. 12. d. Finally, this See hath yeelded to the Church seven Saints, and to Rome, two Cardinals; to England, one Lord Chiefe Ju∣stice, sixe Lord Chancellours, two Lord Treasurers, one Lord Privie Seale, one Chan∣cellour of the University of Oxford, another of the Exchequer, and 21. Prelates of the Garter, whose names are to be found among••t these following.

Bishops of Winton.

A. Ch.
	1	Wina.
	2	Eleutherius.
673	3	S. Headda.
704	4	Daniel.
744	5	Humfridus.
756	6	Kinchardus.
	7	Hathelmardus, tr. to Cant.
	8	Egbardus.
	9	Dudda.
	10	Kinebertus.
	11	Alhmundus.
	12	Wighthenius.
	13	Herefridus.
834	14	Edmundus.

	15	Helmstanus.
837	16	S. Swithinus. L. Chan.
863	17	Adhferthus.
871	18	Dumbertus.
879	19	Denewulfus.
	20	S. Athelmus, alias Bertulfus,
905	21	S. Frithstanus.
931	22	Brinstanus.
946	23	Elpheus Calvus.
	24	Elssinus, alias Alf••us.
958	25	Brithelmus.
963	26	S. Ethelwoldus.
984	27	S. Elphegus.
1006	28	Kenulphus.
1008	29	S. Brithwoldus.
1015	30	Elsmus.
1038	31	Alwinus.
1043	32	Stigandus, tr. to Cant.
1070	33	Walkelinus.

Vacat sedes, Annos 10.

1107	34	Gul. Giffard.
1129	35	Henricus Blesensis. *

Vacat sedes, Annos 3.

1174	36	Richard Toclivius.
1189	37	Godfr. de Lucy.
1204	38	Petr. de Rupibus, L. Ch. Justice.
1243	39	Gul. de Ralegh.
1249	40	Ethelmarus.

Vacat sedes, Annos 4.

1265	41	John Oxon.
1268	42	Nicolas Eliensis.
1280	43	John de Pontisara.
1304	44	Henry Woodlock.
1316	45	John Sandal, Chan. of the Exch. L. Chan. and L. Treas.
1320	46	Reginald Asserius.
1323	47	John Stratford, L. Chan. L. Treas. tr. to Cant.
1333	48	Adam de Orlton.
1345	49	Gul. de Edingdon, L. Treas. and the first Prelate of the Garter.
1365	50	Will. de Wickham, L. Chan.
1405	51	Henry Beaufort, Card. L. Ch. *
1447	52	Will. de Waniflete, L. Ch.
1486	53	Peter Courtney. *
1493	54	Tho. Langton.
1502	55	Rich. Foxe, L. Privie Seale.
1530	56	Tho. Wolsey, Card. L. Chan.
1534	57	Stephen Gardiner, displaced, 1549.
1550	58	John Poynet, who being removed, Bishop Gardiner was restored, 1553. and made L. Ch.
1556	59	John White.
1560	60	Robert Horne.
1580	61	John Watson.
1584	62	Thomas Cowper.
1595	63	Will. Wickham.
1595	64	Will. Daye.
1596	65	Tho. Bilson.

1617	66	James Montagu, Deane of the Chap.
1618	67	Lancel. Andrewes, Deane of the Chap.
1628	68	Rich. Neyle, tr. to Yorke.
1632	69	Walt. Curle, now Bishop of Winton, Prelate of the Garter, and Bishop Almoner, 1641.