Dictionary of Phrase and Fable—C

Canterbury

Canterbury is the higher rack, but Winchester the better manger. Canterbury is the higher see in rank, but Winchester the one which produces the most money. This was the reply of William Edington, Bishop of Winchester, when offered the archbishopric of Canterbury (1366). Now Canterbury is 6,500.

Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894

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