Note 1105 — Chapter IX · THE REIGN OF EADWARD FROM THE RETURN OF GODWINE TO THE DEATH OF EADWARD THE ÆTHELING.[921] 1052–1057. (continued 2)

So I understand the passage in the Evesham History, p. 87, about Æthelwig’s appointment to the Abbey of Evesham in 1059. He is there spoken of as one “qui multo antea tempore episcopatum Wigornensis ecclesiæ sub Aldredo archiepiscopo laudabiliter rexerat.” See Mr. Macray’s note. That Ealdred is called Archbishop need be no difficulty. It is the old question about the days of Abiathar the Priest.