260 ROGER OF WEN DOVER. Γ A.D. 963. he honoured as brethren, and cherished as beloved sons, admonishing the shepherds whom he set over them to exhort them to live regularly, so as to please Christ and all his saints ; for the man of God, Dunstan, was wonderfully discreet in every thing, with the help of God, preserving strictly prudence and fortitude, justice and temperance, to his life's end. The same year died Leofwin, bishop of Lindesey, and was succeeded by Ailnoth, and the latter by Asowin, at whose instance St. Oswald, afterwards bishop of Worcester, consecrated a monastery at Ramsey. How the blessed Dunstan received the pall. A.D. 960. St. Dunstan went to Rome, and after receiving the pall from pope John returned home in peace. A few months after this, king Eadgar assented to his suggestion that the blessed Oswald should be set over the church of Worcester ; when he was accordingly consecrated bishop by the blessed Dunstan, and became eminent for the many miracles that he wrought. In those days died Guthard, bishop of Sclsey, and was succeeded by Alfred. Foundation of the monastery of Tavistock. A.D. 961. Earl Ordgar built a monastery at Tavistock in Devon, and filled it with religious monks. Now earl Ordgar was father of Alfrida queen of king Eadgar, by whom he had Ethelred, who was afterwards king of England, as the sequel of this history will show more at length. Death of St. Wibert. A.D. 962. St. Wibert, who founded the monastery of Gemblours, departed unto Christ. Substitution rf monks for the clergy in the Old Minster at Winchester. A.D. 963. On the death of Brithelm, bishop of Winchester, St. Ethelwold, abbat of the monastery of Abingdon, who had been brought up and taught by St. Dunsfan, succeeded him in the bishopric. In the same year, by command of king Eadgar, the secular clergy were expelled from the Old Minster, and their place was filled by monks who lived religiously and regularly. King Eadgar, surnamed the Pacific, is said to have had two queens in succession : by