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WULSTAN II.—ALFRIC PUTTOC. KINSIUS. lOI
encyclical letter to the inhabitants of his diocese, and
laid down a code of rules called the Laws of the Northumbrian
priests. He was the author also of two
pastoral letters. He encouraged literature even in
those troublous times. Haymo studied under his
direction at York, and he gathered other scholars
round him. The uniting of the two sees of
Worcester and York was probably due to the policy
of Dunstan and Oswald, and " when Northumbria
was ravaged by the Danes, the possession of the
southern bishopric was found to be necessary for the
maintenance of the Northern primate. It was on
this ground that Edward the Confessor subsequently
decided in favour of their union. The Archbishop
of Canterbury would not be likely to oppose it, as
the primate of the North would thus be placed
in the position of a suffragan to the successors of
Augustine."^
His successor, Alfric Puttoc, held no see except
York. He was a great benefactor to the church of
Beverley, and obtained certain privileges for it from
Edward the Confessor. During his episcopate, and
probably at his request, St. John of Beverley was
canonized, and the translation of his relics took place
with much stately ceremonial.
Kinsius, the next Archbishop,received the pallium
from Pope Victor in 1055. He was also a benefactor
to the church in his diocese, being the builder of a
large tower at Beverley, upon which church, and
also upon that at Southwell, he bestowed many
costly gifts.
' " Fasti Ebor.," p. 132.