The Lives of the Bishops of Winchester (Volume 1 ); From Birinus, the First Bishop of the West Saxons, to the Present Time in Two Volumes. Containing (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1827. Excerpt: ... the King what things he thought a prudent pilot in steering a ship was most afraid of? The King replied, that Roger himself, who had made many voyages, could best answer that question. " They are," said Bacon, " Stones and Mocks," alluding to the two names of our Prelate, --Peter Rock. (Af. Paris.) His enemies, at length, and principally the chief justice Hugo de Burgo, succeeded in supplanting him in Henry's favour. The consequence was his retirement to the holy land in 1226. Here he continued about five years, and on his return home, as M. Paris records, he was received in his Church with a solemn procession by the monks and clergy. Being shortly after visited by his royal pupil at Winton, he soon regained his former influence over him, (Matth. Westm.) which he held about two years, when the royal indignation was so powerfully excited against him and his principal agents Peter de Rivallis or Dorival, treasurer of England (his nephew, or as some say, natural son) and Stephen Segrave, that the two former found it necessary to fly for protection to the Cathedral, and the latter to the Church of St. Mary's Nuns in Winton.--(id.) The Bishop, however, once more recovered the King's favor, and being sent for from abroad by the Pope, he, with his usual talent, extricated himself from his difficulties, and obtained the confidence of the Emperor and other Princes on the Continent.--(id.) This Prelate crowned King Henry III. October 28, 1216, at Gloucester, (Banks's Stem. Ang. 321) and was one of the executors of the will of King John: (Testamenta Velusta. vol. I.p. 5.) where he is erroneously said to have sat Bishop of Winchester till 1243: read 1238. After an Episcopate of 34 years, he died at Farnham Castle, June 9, 1238, (Matt. Paris) and according to his own d...