Angliae notitia: or the present state of England ... Together with divers reflections upon the antient state thereof / Continued by ... John Chamberlayne.

Edward Chamberlayne

Date:: 1704

Credit: Angliae notitia: or the present state of England ... Together with divers reflections upon the antient state thereof / Continued by ... John Chamberlayne. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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$Pare. WHE NGEAMD. - the: Monk, who lived sand was buried\dt’ Canterbury) the ArchiepifcopaliSee'of London was there placed, ‘and the:b- ther-at Cuerleon, was-.tranflated to Sti Dadid’s in: Pembrokefhire , andcat Jaft fubjefteds.to’ the .See:of Canterbury: The North part, of! England, arid all Scotland; was put sunder the:Atch- bifhop of ‘Yorky and all England divided into: Diocellés s and about the year 630,it Was for better Orderand-Govérnment, diftinguifhed into Parifhes, by the Care and Pains of Fhébdore Archbithop of Canterbury, almoft’ 200 ‘Years before ititivas divided - into Counties or Shires, iby King fred, by: whorh alfo' thofe Shires, (fo called. fromthe Saxon Word Seyresca Partition or Divifion) were fiibdivided into Hundreds, which at‘firft contained ten Tythings; and cach : Tything - ten Bamilies, oss. ai chat ROTO L ENA It. 8 AOR t4 At a ys England. according to\its Ecclefiaftical Jurif. dition, is divided’ firft) into two Provinces, or Archbith- . _ opricks, viz. Canterbury and York ; thefe two Provinces in- _ t026 Diocefes, which: are again divided into 60 Archdea- _ Gonries, and thofe into Rural Deaneries, and thofe again in- _ to Parifhes : Of ‘which there aré in both! Provinces, ‘9913. _ hereof 3845 are Churches impropriaté 3°7) e in Lay-hands, _ where’ Lay-mén veveive! the Tythés 5 or ppropriate, 7) e, annexed to Church-Dignities. ” oro GaE AiBe os 4: <9 Of the Biflopricks of England. Rein Archbifhoptick of CANTER BURY isa Pros & vince containing almoft all the South part of England, fromthe Rivers Trent and Humber ; ‘its Diocefe only part of Kent, and divers peculiar Churches amidft other Diocefes.. Ir was founded by Erhelbert the firft Chriftian King of the | _ Kentifh Saxons, Anno Dom. 596.in the Perfon'of dafin the firft — , Apoftle of the Englifb. Valued in the King’s Books at 4233 7+ 858d. Chief Seatsbelonging to this See, are Lambeth- House, and Croyden-Palace, both in Surrey, The Archbifhop’s _ Palace-in Canterbury has Jain in Ruins ever fince the Civil ev asses Oe APT ies eh | . |. The Archbifhoprick of YOR K isa Province contair- _ing the North part of England, Na Humber, Dee, and Trent 5 »$