itinerary of archibishop-第29章

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tle；　and　setting　aside　the　claims　of　the　lawful　inheritor　of　the　throne；　Iorwerth　Trwyndwn；　whose　son；　Llewelyn　ap　Iorwerth；　in　1194；　recovered　his　inheritance。　8。　Howel；　son　of　Iorwerth　of　Caerleon；　appears　to　have　been　distinguished　chiefly　by　his　ferocity。

｛191｝　　Malpas　in　Cheshire。

｛192｝　　It　appears　that　a　small　college　of　prebendaries；　or　secular　canons；　resided　at　Bromfield　in　the　reign　of　king　Henry　I。；　Osbert；　the　prior；　being　recorded　as　a　witness　to　a　deed　made　before　the　year　1148。　　In　1155；　they　became　Benedictines；　and　surrendered　church　and　lands　to　the　abbey　of　St。　Peter's　at　Gloucester；　whereupon　a　prior　and　monks　were　placed　there；　and　continued　till　the　dissolution。　　An　ancient　gateway　and　some　remains　of　the　priory　still　testify　the　existence　of　this　religious　house；　the　local　situation　of　which；　near　the　confluence　of　the　rivers　Oney　and　Teme；　has　been　accurately　described　by　Leland。

｛193｝　　Baldwin　was　born　at　Exeter；　in　Devonshire；　of　a　low　family；　but　being　endowed　by　nature　with　good　abilities；　applied　them　to　an　early　cultivation　of　sacred　and　profane　literature。　　His　good　conduct　procured　him　the　friendship　of　Bartholomew　bishop　of　Exeter；　who　promoted　him　to　the　archdeaconry　of　that　see；　resigning　this　preferment；　he　assumed　the　cowl；　and　in　a　few　years　became　abbot　of　the　Cistercian　monastery　at　Ford。　　In　the　year　1180；　he　was　advanced　to　the　bishopric　of　Worcester；　and　in　1184；　translated　to　the　archiepiscopal　see　of　Canterbury。　　In　the　year　1188；　he　made　his　progress　through　Wales；　preaching　with　fervour　the　service　of　the　Cross；　to　which　holy　cause　he　fell　a　sacrifice　in　the　year　1190；　having　religiously；　honourably；　and　charitably　ended　his　days　in　the　Holy　Land。

｛194｝　　Giraldus　here　alludes　to　the　dignity　of　archdeacon；　which　Baldwin　had　obtained　in　the　church　of　Exeter。





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