a name always conjoined with Man, in mentioning the bishop of Man's diocese. Concerning the origin and application of this word, very different opinions have been formed. The most probable derivation of the term, however, seems to be from Sudderseys or Southern Islands, a name given by the Northmen to the Hebrides, to distinguish them from the northern islands, Northerseys, or Orkneys. The bishop of the isles had his seat at Rushin, or Castletown, in the Isle of Man, and when that island became united with England in the reign of Edward III., the bishop still retained his title of Bishop of Sodor, or of Sodor and Man, though the isles had withdrawn themselves from his jurisdiction, and elected a bishop of their own.