 Cynesige ( or <unk> ; died 1060 ) was a medieval English Archbishop of York between 1051 and 1060 . Prior to his appointment to York , he was a royal clerk and perhaps a monk . As archbishop , he built and adorned his cathedral as well as other churches , and was active in consecrating bishops . After his death in 1060 , the bequests he had made to a monastery were confiscated by the queen . 
