[1] [2] About the same time, Athelmare the kings halfe brother was confirmed bishop of Winchester by the pope,

Athelmare or Odomare bi|shop of Win|chester con|firmed.

A conuocatiõ of the bishops.

although he was thought scarselie sufficient to haue the place, for lacke of learning and ripe yeares. About this time also, the bishops assembling at Dun|stable, tooke aduise togither, how to preuent the arch|bishop of Canturburie, that he should not visit: and in the end they concluded to send their procurator vnto the court of Rome, to trie what purchase might be made there for monie to staie the licence, and not to sticke for the disbursing of foure thousand marks, if néed required. Their procurator did so much in the matter, that he found the pope fauourable vnto his cause, though no determinate answer was giuen of a long time, till at length, to gratifie the archbishop and his kin, as the duke of Sauoy and other, the pope granted him licence to visit, but not generallie: for he might not visit anie parish church, except the per|son required him thereto. And whereas he had liber|tie to visit conuentuall churches, yet might he not re|ceiue for procuracies aboue foure marks.Six thousand marks giuen to the pope. For this moderation to be had, the procurator for the bishops gaue vnto the pope six thousand marks.