A.D . 1179. DIVISION OF ENGLAND INTO CIRCUITS. 515 had enriched with many possessions ; shortlyafter which he died. After his decease, the king, thefather, held a greatcouncilat Windsor, and by the common consent of the archbishops, bishops, earls, and barons, in presence of the king, his son, divided Englandinto four parts,and over each of them appointed wise men toadministerjustice throughoutthe land,in the followingmanner:— Γ SOUTHAMPTONSHIRE ' WILTSHIRE RICHARD, bishop of Winchester GLOUCESTERSHIRE RICHARD, the king's treasurer DORSETSHIRE SOMERSETSHIRE THOMAS BASSET NICHOLAS FITZ-THOROLD DEVONSHIRE ROBERT DE WHITFIELD CORNWALL BERKSHIRE OXFORDSHIRE ' CAMBRIDGESHIRE HUNTINGDONSHIRE GEOFFREY, bishop of Ely NORTHAMPTONSHIRE NICHOLAS, chaplainto the king LEICESTERSHIRE GILBERT PIPARD WARWICKSHIRE REGINALD DE WISEBEC, clerk to WORCESTERSHIRE the king HEREFORDSHIRE (in Wales) GEOFFREY HOSEE STAFFORDSHIRE . SALOPSHLRE'" NORFOLK SUFFOLK JOHN, bishop of Norwich ESSEX HUGH HURDAC, clerk to the HERTFORDSHIRE king MIDDLESEX MICHAEL BELET KENT RICHARD D E PEC SURREY RALPH BRIIO SUSSEX BUCKINGHAMSHIRE BEDFORDSHIRE « Hampshire. s Shropshire. L L 2