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CANTERBURY.

758[1], and was the first archbishop who was buried in his cathedral[2].

759Breogwine[3], consecrated 29th Sept. 759; died 24th Aug. 762[4].

763Jaenberht[5], abbot of St. Augustine's, elected 2nd Feb.[6]; consecrated at Rome in 763[7]; received his pall 764; died 12th Aug. 790[8].

790Aethelheard[9], at first abbot of Malmesbury, afterwards bishop of Winchester, from which he was translated to Canterbury[10]; consecrated 21st July 793, and died in 803[11].

803Wulfred[12], received his pall 804[13]; died in 829[14].

829Fleogild[15], the abbot, chosen 25th April, consecrated 9th June, and died 30th Aug. 829[16].

Swithred or Syred seems to have been elected, but died before confirmation ; at least, his name occurs in some of the MSS. of Florence of Worcester[17].

830Ceolnoth[18], consecrated in 830, received his pall in 831[19]; he died 870[20].

  1. Flor. Wigorn.
  2. Ibid.
  3. Called also Bregwin, Breowin, and Lyzigwin. The Life of this archbishop is among the Lambeth MSS., No. 159.
  4. Flor. Wigorn.
  5. Called also Janbryth, Jambert, Jambeth, Jainbert, Lambert, Lambrith, Genberht, Geanberht, &c.
  6. Thorn, col. 1775, says, 7th Jan. 762; but Florence, more correctly, gives the date as 2nd Feb. 763.
  7. Dicet. col. 444.
  8. Flor. Wigorn.
  9. Called also Adelardus, Adelhardus, Ethelredus, Ethelheardus, Aethelher, Edelred, and Edilhardus.
  10. Malms, de vita Aldhelmi, and Sax. Chron.
  11. Sax. Chron. and Flor. Wig. A charter, printed in vol. i. p. 231. of Kemble's Collection, is dated 805. xiii. indict.
  12. Called also Wlured, Wilfred, Wolfred, Wifred, and Wlfred.
  13. Sax. Chron. and Flor. Wig.
  14. Ibid.
  15. Called also Feologild, (Tiber. B. v.) Theologild, Feolgild, Fleogilg, Feolgeld, Feogild, and Felogeld.
  16. Sax. Chron. Ob. st Sept. 830. Gervas, col. 1642.
  17. Mon. Hist. Brit. p. 616.
  18. Called also Celnodus and Ceonodus.
  19. Sax. Chron. and Flor. Wigorn.
  20. Sim. Dunelm., Hoved., and Flor. Wigorn.