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henry_n the_o seven_o let_v down_o so_o as_o now_o except_o a_o break_a tower_n or_o two_o and_o some_o piece_n of_o wall_n there_o be_v nothing_o of_o it_o remain_v this_o good_a bishop_n be_v translate_v to_o durham_n the_o year_n 1228._o or_o as_o some_o deliver_v 1225._o see_v much_o more_o of_o he_o there_o 8._o robert_n byngham_n the_o chapter_n of_o salisbury_n elect_v then_o for_o their_o bishop_n robert_n 〈◊〉_d one_o of_o their_o own_o company_n the_o year_n 1228._o and_o the_o year_n follow_v he_o be_v consecrate_v at_o shaftsbury_n this_o man_n with_o great_a diligence_n set_v forward_o the_o work_n begin_v by_o his_o predecessor_n yet_o be_v not_o able_a to_o finish_v the_o same_o although_o he_o sit_v bishop_n well_o near_o 20_o year_n he_o die_v november_n 3._o 1246._o and_o leave_v his_o church_n indebt_v 1700._o mark_n a_o man_n of_o great_a year_n great_a learning_n and_o great_a virtue_n he_o lie_v bury_v upon_o one_o side_n of_o the_o presbytery_n and_o his_o 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our_o lady_n in_o new_a salisbury_n be_v now_o quite_o finish_v he_o hallow_a or_o dedicate_v the_o same_o with_o great_a solemnity_n september_n 30._o 1258._o in_o the_o presence_n of_o the_o king_n and_o a_o great_a number_n of_o prelate_n noble_n &_o other_o great_a personage_n all_o which_o he_o feast_v very_o magnificent_o he_o lie_v entoomb_v in_o a_o fair_a monument_n on_o the_o south_n side_n of_o the_o choir_n 11._o walter_n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr wyle_z walter_n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr wyle_z succéede_v he_o the_o year_n 1264._o and_o die_v 1270._o 12._o robert_n de_fw-fr wikehampton_n robert_n de_fw-fr wikehampton_n deane_n of_o salisbury_n be_v elect_v by_o the_o chapter_n of_o salisbury_n soon_o after_o the_o decease_n of_o his_o predecessor_n and_o have_v his_o election_n confirm_v by_o the_o prior_n and_o covent_n of_o canterbury_n the_o archbishopric_n be_v void_a the_o bishop_n of_o the_o realm_n think_v it_o a_o 〈◊〉_d that_o the_o covent_n shall_v perform_v that_o which_o they_o 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leonell_n wooduill_n leonell_n wooduill_a consecrate_v the_o year_n 1482._o be_v son_n to_o 〈◊〉_d earl_n 〈◊〉_d and_o brother_n to_o 〈◊〉_d the_o queen_n of_o edward_n the_o four_o a_o near_a 〈◊〉_d of_o he_o have_v assure_v i_o that_o stephen_n gardmer_n bishop_n of_o winchester_n be_v beget_v by_o this_o man_n who_o to_o cover_v his_o fault_n marry_v his_o mother_n unto_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d one_o of_o his_o mean_a follower_n and_o cause_v another_o of_o better_a sort_n to_o bring_v up_o the_o child_n as_o it_o be_v of_o alm_n when_o or_o how_o he_o leave_v his_o bishopric_n i_o find_v not_o 31._o thomas_n langton_n thomas_n langton_n doctor_n of_o law_n be_v consecrate_v 1485._o and_o translate_v to_o winchester_n 1493._o see_v more_o of_o he_o 〈◊〉_d 32._o john_n blythe_n iohn_n blythe_n be_v consecrate_v february_n 23._o 1493._o and_o die_v august_n 23._o 1499._o he_o lie_v bury_v upon_o the_o back_n side_n of_o the_o high_a altar_n and_o have_v a_o fair_a tomb_n not_o stand_v after_o the_o 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〈◊〉_d if_o not_o too_o much_o 25._o 〈◊〉_d a_o canon_n of_o bayon_n be_v consecrate_v bishop_n of_o worcester_n at_o canterbury_n june_n 15._o 〈◊〉_d a_o man_n well_o learned_a very_o eloquent_a &_o a_o great_a house_n keeper_n he_o take_v away_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o monk_n that_o 〈◊〉_d have_v place_v there_o and_o die_v afterward_o at_o that_o place_n may_v 5._o 1112._o he_o be_v bury_v in_o the_o body_n of_o his_o church_n 〈◊〉_d before_o the_o roodlost_a he_o have_v a_o elder_a brother_n name_v 〈◊〉_d then_o archbishop_n of_o york_n and_o a_o son_n that_o afterward_o be_v 〈◊〉_d archbishop_n there_o of_o they_o and_o some_o other_o matter_n 〈◊〉_d he_o see_v more_o in_o york_n soon_o after_o his_o death_n to_o wit_n may_v 20._o 〈◊〉_d the_o cathedral_n church_n 〈◊〉_d and_o city_n of_o worceter_n be_v burn_v and_o quite_o 〈◊〉_d with_o casual_a 〈◊〉_d one_o monk_n three_o servant_n of_o the_o monastery_n and_o 〈◊〉_d townsman_n perish_v in_o that_o fire_n 26._o theulphus_n a_o canon_n of_o bayon_n likewise_o be_v elect_v bishop_n of_o worceter_n december_n 28._o 1113._o but_o not_o 〈◊〉_d until_o june_n 27._o 1115._o he_o die_v at_o his_o manor_n of_o 〈◊〉_d october_n 21._o 1123._o and_o be_v bury_v hard_o by_o 〈◊〉_d his_o predecessor_n in_o that_o place_n i_o doubt_v not_o where_o upon_o one_o marble_n lie_v just_a before_o the_o 〈◊〉_d door_n we_o see_v the_o deface_v image_n of_o two_o bishop_n 27._o simon_n chaplain_n and_o chancellor_n unto_o queen_n adelicia_n the_o second_o wife_n of_o king_n henry_n the_o first_o be_v consecrate_v may_v 23._o 1125._o he_o be_v liberal_a according_a to_o the_o proportion_n of_o his_o ability_n affable_a and_o very_a courteon_n 28._o alured_n after_o simon_n w._n 〈◊〉_d that_o live_v in_o those_o day_n place_v alured_v for_o his_o next_o successor_n 〈◊〉_d some_o put_v john_n 〈◊〉_d before_o he_o and_o florent_fw-la wigorn_n leave_v he_o quite_o out_o of_o the_o reckon_v 29._o john_n pagham_n he_o give_v bibery_n unto_o the_o abbey_n 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archbishop_n at_o rome_n which_o controversy_n how_o it_o be_v debate_v and_o end_v you_o may_v read_v at_o large_a in_o r._n hoveden_n his_o report_n of_o the_o year_n aforesaid_a he_o be_v once_o accuse_v oftreason_n but_o happy_o acquit_v live_v till_o he_o be_v 70._o year_n of_o age_n and_o upward_o and_o die_v be_v bury_v in_o his_o own_o church_n he_o write_v many_o book_n the_o catalogue_n whereof_o you_o may_v find_v in_o bale_n 50._o 〈◊〉_d or_o edward_n be_v consecrate_v 1215._o 51._o alselmus_n 52._o thomas_n archdeacon_n of_o lincoln_n a_o welshman_n and_o a_o great_a 〈◊〉_d forsake_v other_o good_a preferment_n accept_v of_o this_o bishopric_n be_v a_o miserable_a poor_a thing_n at_o that_o 〈◊〉_d the_o year_n 1247._o 53._o richard_n carrion_n 54._o thomas_n beck_n he_o found_v two_o college_n one_o at_o 〈◊〉_d and_o another_o at_o llan_n dewy_a brevy_n 55._o david_n martin_n 56._o henry_n gower_z he_o build_v the_o bishop_n palace_n at_o saint_n david_n and_o die_v the_o 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