Bishop of Winchester
historical figure · 2 works · 2 mentions · 2 anchored passages
the Bishop of Winchester · the Bishops of Winchester
in the texts
The Constitutional Documents of the Puritan Revolution, 1625–1660
The Bishop of Winchester, named among prelates accused of discountenancing orthodox clergy near the king.
That some prelates near the King, having gotten the chief administration of ecclesiastical affairs under His Majesty, discountenance and hinder the preferment of those that are orthodox, and favour such as are contrary:
Magna Carta: A Commentary on the Great Charter of King John
Bishop cited by Hallam as having paid a fine of a tun of wine to avoid reminding King John of a promised gift.
—“The Bishop of Winchester paid a tun of good wine for not reminding the King (John) to give a girdle to the countess of Albemarle;