THE BISHOPRIC OF CORNWALL. 18T 



" ^ These are the men whom Bishop Wulfsige freed for King 

 Edgar and for himself at Petrock's Altar: Leubelec, Welet, 

 . . . nwalt, Beli, Joseph, Dengel, Proswitel, Tancwestel : in the 

 witness of Byrhsige, Mass-Priest; Mermen, Mass-Priest. Mar, 

 Catuutic, Wenwiu, the boy Methwuistel, Joseph : these are the 

 names of the men whom Bishop Wulfsige freed at Petrock's 

 Altar, for Edgar and for himself; and Byrhsi, Mass-Priest, is 

 witness, and Mermen, Mass-Priest, and Morliith." * 



In one of the above entries the Bishop is joined with the 

 Clerks of S. Petrock in manumitting slaves, and at least four of 

 them are of the reign of King Edgar, A.D. 959-975. 



The same Bishop's name also occurs once as witness to a man- 

 umission at the same place by Duke Ordgar, as follows : — 



" )^ This is the name of the woman, Wencenethel, whom Duke 

 Ordgar freed, for his soul, upon the Altar of S. Petrock, before 

 these witnesses : Wulfsige, Bishop ; Leumarh, Priest ; G-rifiuth, 

 Priest ; Morhaitho, Deacon." t 



Hence Wulfsie was contemporary with the Duke, and there- 

 fore must have succeeded to the Bishopric before 971, the year of 

 Ordgar' s death. 



A Priest of this name, probably the same person, occurs twice 

 as a witness to the manumission of slaves by Kings Edmund | and 

 Edgar in person at Bodmin, as follows : — 



" These are the names of the men whom King Edmund freed, 

 for his soul, upon the Altar of S. Petrock : Tancwoystel, Weneriet ; 

 before these witnesses : Jfulfsie, Priest ; Adoyre ; Milian, Clerk ; 



* 1^ Thes sint tha menn tha Wulfsige Biscop gefreode for Eadgar Cing 

 and for hyne sylfne set Petrocys Wefode : Leubelec, Welet, . . . nwalt, Beli, 

 losep, Dengel, Proswitel, Tancwestel : an thas gewitnese, Byrhsige, M^sse- 

 Prost ; Mermen, Masse-Prost. Mar, Catuutic, Wenwiu, puer Methwuistel, 

 losep : thys syndun thara manna namana the Wulfsige Biscop gefreode set 

 Petrocys Wefode, for Eadgar and for hyne sylfne ; and Byrhsi ys gewitnese 

 Masse-Prost, and Mermen MasseTProst, and Morhith. — B. M., No. 43. 



f ^ Hoc est nomen illius mulieris, Wencenethel, quam liberavit Ordgar 

 Dux pro anima sua, super Altare Petroci Sancti, coram istis testibus : Wulf- 

 sige, Episcopus ; Leumarh, Presbiter ; Grifiuth, Presbiter ; Morhaitho, 

 Diaconus.— £. AI., No. 15. 



+ A.D. 941-946. 



