LIST 9 ARCHDEACONS WITHOUT TERRITORIAL TITLE
Benselin
or
Benthelin
Occ. 1086 without title (DB I fos. 89c Benthelmus, 70a Benzelinus, 160b
Benzelinus), but called archdcn. in Exon DB (DB III (1816) 147 Benthelinus; see
VCH Som. I 531). Occ. as Benzelinus archdcn. July 1088 × 1106 (EEA X no. 2 =
T. Madox, Formulare Anglicanum (1702) no. 494).
Gerbert
First occ. July 1088 × 2 Aug. 1100 (Chart. Bath I 38 (no. 34)). (fn. 94) Occ. July ×
23 Sept. 1106 together with Walkerius and Robert archdcns. (EEA X no. 3). Occ.
30 June ? 1120 (Chart. Bath I 51 (no. 49)), (fn. 95) called archdcn. of Bath, together
with Arald archdcn. (below) and Joel archdcn. of Salisbury (for whom see 1 Fasti
IV 24).
Walkerius
Occ. once only, July × 23 Sept. 1106, together with Gerbert and Robert archdcns.
(EEA X no. 3).
Robert
Occ. once only, July × 23 Sept. 1106, together with Gerbert and Walkerius
archdcns. (EEA X no. 3).
Arald
First occ. 30 June ? 1120, together with Gerbert archdcn. of Bath (above) (Chart.
Bath I 51 (no. 49)). Occ. 4 Apr. 1122, together with John archdcn. (ibid. p. 55
(no. 54)). Occ. 14 June 1133 (EEA XI no. 18, as Herald archdcn. of Bath). Occ.
early 1130s, before March 1136, together with John archdcn. (ibid. X no. 7, for
which see below, app. 1 n. 2).
John
First occ. 4 Apr. 1122, together with Arald archdcn. (Chart. Bath I 55 (no. 54)).
Occ. 1133 × 51, called 'de Bada' (cart. Thorney, CUL Add. 3020 fos. 167v-168r).
Occ. early 1130s, together with Arald archdcn. (EEA X no. 7, for which see below,
app. 1 n. 2). D. 16 Aug. 1135 × 22 March 1136 (Historiola pp. 23-4). Son of
Hildebert, bp. John of Tours' steward, whom he succeeded as provost of cans. (ibid.
p. 22). Brother of Reginald prec. (ibid. p. 23). Nephew of bp. John (EEA X no. 46).