▁again , ▁and ▁for ▁good ▁measure ▁tack ed ▁on ▁a ▁claim ▁to ▁three ▁of ▁Can ter bury ' s ▁suff rag an ▁dioc eses , ▁L ich field , ▁Dor chester , ▁and ▁Wor c ester . ▁Pope ▁Alexander ▁II ▁sent ▁the ▁issue ▁back ▁to ▁England , ▁to ▁be ▁settled ▁at ▁a ▁council ▁conven ed ▁by ▁the ▁pap al ▁leg ate . ▁This ▁council ▁took ▁place ▁at ▁Win chester ▁in ▁April ▁ 1 0 7 2 , ▁and ▁Lan fran c ▁was ▁vict orious ▁on ▁both ▁the ▁prim acy ▁issue ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁dioc eses . ▁The ▁victory ▁was ▁drawn ▁up ▁in ▁the ▁Acc ord ▁of ▁Win chester , ▁to ▁which ▁those ▁present ▁aff ixed ▁their ▁names . ▁However , ▁pap al ▁confirm ation ▁of ▁the ▁decision ▁did ▁not ▁extend ▁to ▁Lan fran c ' s ▁success ors , ▁and ▁in ▁fact ▁was ▁never ▁a ▁complete ▁confirm ation ▁of ▁the ▁r ul ings ▁of ▁the ▁council . ▁Lan fran c ▁enjoyed ▁the ▁support ▁of ▁King ▁William ▁I ▁at ▁this ▁council . ▁Thomas ▁was ▁compens ated ▁with ▁authority ▁over ▁the ▁Scottish ▁b ish ops , ▁which ▁was ▁an ▁attempt ▁to ▁give ▁York ▁enough ▁suff rag ans ▁to ▁allow ▁the ▁arch b ish ops ▁of ▁York ▁to ▁be ▁consec r ated ▁without ▁the ▁help ▁of ▁Can ter bury . ▁An ▁arch ie pis cop al ▁consec r ation ▁required ▁three ▁b ish ops , ▁and ▁after ▁York ' s ▁claims ▁to ▁L ich field , ▁Dor chester , ▁and ▁Wor c ester ▁were ▁denied