190 THE BISHOPRIC OF CORNWALL. 



date of 967, being a grant of lands in Cornwall, and apparently 

 in Kirrier, we find, among the signatures, the following : — 



"^ Ego Wulfsie Episcopus hanc chartulam, dictante Rage 

 suisque prsecipientibus, perscribere jussi." * 



The peculiar style of this signature, implying that the Charter 

 was written under the immediate direction of Bishop Wulfsie, 

 coupled with the fact that it relates to lands in Cornwall, seems to 

 furnish a strong probability that this is the signature of the 

 Cornish Bishop. 



Continuing our examination of the Saxon Charters, we find 

 clear evidence that Eldred, or Ealdred, was Bishop of Cornwall 

 in the reign of King Ethelred. His name, with that of his See, 

 is appended to four Charters from 993 to 997, as follows : — 



A Charter of King Ethelred to Abingdon Abbey, dated 993 : — 



" Ego Ealdred, Cornubiensis Ecclesise Episcopus, hoc decretum 

 consentiendo laudavi " ; 



together with the signatures of 



" -^Elfric Corvinensis Parrochie Episcopus," (the Wilton See), 

 and of 



" Alfwold, Cridiensis Ecclesise Episcopus," (Crediton), 



and many others, t 



A Charter of King Ethelred to Bishop Ealdred, relating to the 

 See of Cornwall, and to S. Petrock's, Bodmin, dated 994 : — 



"■ ^ Ego Ealdred, plebis Dei famulus, jubente Rege signum 

 SanctBe Crucis plaudens impressi." 



Here also are the signatures of Bishop Alfwold, and of 



" ^Ifrich, Episcopus Wiltanse Civitatis." % 



* Grant of Lesmanaoc and Pennarth to Wulfnod. — Kemble, Cod. Dip., 

 534. 



f Kemble, Cod. Dip., No. 684. 



+ Kemble, Cod. Dip., No. 686. 



