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 46 W OHCKSTKK. 680 691 692 717 743 lis 778 IHSIIOPS. The bishopric of Worcester was one of the four sees erected out of the diocese of Lichfield about the year 680, pursuant to the decree of the synod of Hertford. Tatfkid ' or Tetfuith, abbot of Whitby ^ was appointed to preside over the see, but he died before consecra- tion, and HosEL was consecrated in his stead-. His bodily infir- mities prev(3nted him from discharging the duties of liis office ', and he resigned his see. Oftfor^ or OsTFoii succeeded in 691^. He died circa 692. EcGuuiNE^ succeeded in 692. He died 30th Dec. 717^ UuiLFiiiTH® succeeded in 717. Ob. in 743^. MiLRED^o succeeded in 743. Ob. in 775 ^^ Uermund^- succeeded in 775. Ob. in 778 > TiLHEKE^', abbot of Berkley^ succeeded in 778. He died in 781 ^ ' Tatfrid electus est an- tistes : sed priusquam ordinari posset, morte immatura praerep- tiis est. Beda, Hist. Eccl. lib. iv. c. 23. 2 Ibid. 3 Ibid. •* Beda. Flor. Wigorn. MS. Vesp. B. vi., Tiber, v. Osteor, Mabnes. ; Ostfortiis, Matt. West. •• Ibid. «MJSS.Vesp.B.vi.. Tiber. H. v., C.C.C. Cant, clx.xxiii. Ecg- winus, IHor. Wijrorn. " S. Ecjfwinus, tertius Wicci- orum episcopus, transivit ad Do- mimiin indietione xv. iii Cal. Jannariuin die feria v. Flor. Wi^orn. « Ibid. Wilfrid. Mor. Wi|r„rn. '•* Wilfrido Ilwiccioruni epi- scopo, do hac vita subtracto, Milredus siicccssit. (Flor. Wig.) He died in 742, according to the Annals of Worcester. i<^ Ibid. Flor. Wigorn. ^1 Ilwiccioriim episcopus Mil- redus obiit, cui in pontificatus otficium Weremundus successit. (Flor. Wiijorn.) He died in 772 according to the Saxon Chronicle. '2 Ibid. Weremundus, Flor. Wigorn. '•'* Ann. 778. Ihviccionun epi- scopus Weremundus obiit, et abbas Tilhcrus illi successit. Flor. Wigorn. >^ MS. Vesp. B.vi., Tiber. B. v., r.r. C. Cant, clxxxiii. Til- hcrus, Flor. Wigorn. Gilhere, Text. Roff. '•'' .Ann. 7S1. Hwicciorum pran- sule Tillicro defuncto. Hcatborc- du8 pro illo functus est episco- patus officio. Flor. Wigorn.