1384 CARLISLE. " . A.D, A.D. 53 The Honble, E. V, Vernon ............... 1791 57 The Honble. S. Waldegrave ............ 1860 54 Samuel Goodenough .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1808 58 Harvey Goodwin ........................... 1869 55 The Honbl~. Hugh Percy ............... 1827 59 John Wareing Bardsley .................. 1892 56 The Honble. H. Montagu Villiers ... 185if • PRIORS OF CARLISLE, There were 31 priors from the foundation of the Priory to its dissolution. Athelwald John de Kirby Walter I Galfrid John John de Horncastle Bartholomew Richard de Rydale Ralph John de Penrith Robert de Morville William de Dalston Adam de Helton Robert de Edenhall Alan Thomas de Hoton John de Halton Thomas Elye John de Kendall Thomas Barnaby Robert Thomas Haithwaite Adam de Warthwic Thomas Gondibour William de Hautwyssell Simon Senhouse Robert de Helperton Christopher Slee Simon de Hautwyssell Lancelot Salkeld William de Hastworth • DEANS OF· CARLISLE • With the years in which they were respectively installed. A.D. A.D. 1 Lancelot Salkeld, A.D. ................. 1542 15 Thomas Tullie, LL.D .................... 1716 The last prior and first dean. 16 Sir George Fleming, Bart., LL.D .... 1727 2 Sir Thomas Smith, LL.D ................ 1560 17 Robert Bolton, LL.D. .. ................ 1734 3 Sir John Wooley, knight, M.A ......... 1577 18 Charles Farrent, LL.D ................... 1764 4 Christopher Parkins, LL.D ............. 1596 19 Thomas Wilson, D.D ...................... 1764 5 Francis White, S.T.P .................... 20 Thomas Percy, D.D ...................... 1778 6 William Paterson, S.T.P ................ 1626 21 Jeffrey Ekins, D.D ......................... 1782 '1 Thomas Camber, S.T.P ................... 1630 22 Isaac Milner, D.D., F.R.S ............... 1792 8 Guy Carleton, D.D ......................... 1660 23 Robert Hodgson, D.D., F.R.S .......... 1820 . 9 Thomas Smith, D.D ...................... 1671 2-1 John Anthony Cram er, D.D ............. 1844 · 10 Thomas Musgrave, D.D .................. 1684 25 Samuel Hinds, D.D ...................... 1848 11 William Graham, D.D ................... 1686 26 A. C. Tait, D.D., D.C.L ................... 1850 12 Francis Atterbury, D.D .................. 1704 27 Francis Close, D. D ......................... 1856 13 George Smalridge, D.D.... ............ ... 1711 28 John Oakley, D.D ......................... 1881 14 Thomas Gibson, D.D...... .... ....... ..... 1713 29 W. G. Henderson, LL.D ................ 1884 • ANNALS OF THE BISHOPS. The first bishop of Carlisle was Athelwald or .lEthelwulf. He had been prior of St. Oswald's or Nostell's, a house of regular canons of St. Augustine, in • Yorkshire, and had been appointed by Henry I., the first prior of the house of regular canons of St. Augustine, founded by that monarch at Carlisle. This see of Carlisle was created at the instigation of Thurstan, archbishop of York and the chief thing on record of the first bishop of Carlisle, is that he confirmed to the Benedictine house of St. Mary's, York, the churches of Wetheral and War­ wick; St. Michael and St. Lawrence, Appleby; Kirkby Stephen, Ormside, Morland, Cliburn, Bromfield, Croglin, and the hermitage of St. Andrews, Kirk· land, which had been given to St. Mary's by various benefactors, and which remained in possession of that house or its dependencies until its dissolution. Bishop lEthelwulf died in 1155, having bee!! 54 years, first prior and \hen bishop of Carlisle. The Scots overran the see, and it was practically vacant for more than 60 years. The county historians speak of a Bishop Bernard, whom they assert to have consecrated the church of Lanercost Priory in 1169; that ceremony was, however, performed by Christian, bishop of Candida Casa or Whitherne; during this long interval, the bishopric was granted to various persons, such as the archbishop of Ragusa, Benedict de Ramsay, whom Innocent Ill. nominated in 1205, but they could not enter the see, and, probably, derived little pecuniary .