. The greater abbeys of England. s matters. The actual date of the establishment of the monks atSherborne is doubtful. In the tenth century, as in somany other ancient monastic establishments, secularcanons certainly had possession of the place. In 998,however. Bishop Wulsin substituted Benedictine monksfor the priests, who were then serving the church. Thecharter of King Ethelred giving full permission for thechange is extant, and from that time its connection withthe Benedictine Order is clear. At first, of course, whilstbishops still ruled the See of Sherborne, the head of themonastery woul
. The greater abbeys of England. s matters. The actual date of the establishment of the monks atSherborne is doubtful. In the tenth century, as in somany other ancient monastic establishments, secularcanons certainly had possession of the place. In 998,however. Bishop Wulsin substituted Benedictine monksfor the priests, who were then serving the church. Thecharter of King Ethelred giving full permission for thechange is extant, and from that time its connection withthe Benedictine Order is clear. At first, of course, whilstbishops still ruled the See of Sherborne, the head of themonastery would have been, as in the case of other mo-nastic cathedrals, a prior. The bishop was held to havethe position of abbot, and in many cases had more or lesspractical jurisdiction over the cloister as well as the ap-pointment of many of the officials. When in 1075 theSee of Sherborne became merged in that of Old Sarumor Salisbury, the office of prior was apparently continued,till some time about the year 1122, when Bishop Roger [248].
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