of_o this_o church_n ann_n 1186._o he_o be_v well_o report_v of_o for_o his_o liberality_n in_o continue_v the_o building_n of_o this_o church_n wherein_o he_o be_v nothing_o inferior_a to_o his_o predecessor_n have_v be_v bishop_n about_o six_o year_n he_o die_v ann_n 1191._o henry_n martial_n archdeacon_n of_o stafford_n and_o deane_n of_o york_n brother_n to_o william_n the_o earl_n martial_n of_o england_n be_v consecrate_v bishop_n by_o hubert_z archbishop_n of_o canterbury_z a_o 1191._o he_o finish_v the_o build_n of_o his_o church_n according_a to_o the_o plat_n and_o foundation_n which_o his_o predecessor_n have_v lay_v and_o that_o do_v he_o purchase_v the_o patronage_n and_o lordship_n of_o wodbery_n of_o one_o albemarly_a which_o he_o give_v and_o impropriate_v unto_o the_o vicars_n choral_n of_o his_o church_n after_o that_o he_o have_v live_v 12._o year_n in_o his_o bishopric_n he_o die_v ann_n 1200._o and_o lie_v bury_v in_o the_o north_n side_n of_o the_o presbytery_n of_o his_o church_n in_o a_o very_a fair_a tomb_n of_o marble_n simon_n de_fw-fr apulia_n deane_n of_o york_n be_v consecrate_v 〈◊〉_d of_o this_o see_v 1206._o of_o he_o there_o remain_v no_o memorial_n at_o all_o but_o this_o that_o have_v be_v bishop_n 18._o year_n he_o die_v a_o 1224._o and_o be_v bury_v in_o his_o own_o church_n in_o this_o man_n time_n to_o wit_n the_o year_n 1222._o the_o city_n of_o exeter_n be_v divide_v into_o parish_n william_n brewer_n very_o short_o after_o the_o death_n of_o the_o foresay_a simon_n be_v elect_v bishop_n and_o consecrate_v upon_o easter_n day_n a_o 1224._o a_o man_n very_o well_o bear_v be_v brother_n to_o sir_n william_n brewer_n knight_n the_o 〈◊〉_d of_o the_o elder_a daughter_n and_o one_o of_o the_o heir_n to_o william_n de_fw-fr verona_n earl_n of_o devonshire_n founder_n of_o the_o abbey_n of_o tor_n hartland_n and_o other_o monastery_n he_o be_v of_o the_o privy_a council_n under_o king_n henry_n the_o three_o and_o great_o in_o favour_n with_o he_o the_o year_n 1235._o he_o travel_v into_o germany_n to_o conduct_v thither_o the_o lady_n isabella_n the_o king_n sister_n to_o be_v marry_v unto_o fridericke_n the_o empéror_n and_o not_o long_o after_o the_o say_a emperor_n make_v a_o voyage_n into_o the_o holy_a land_n he_o attend_v he_o thither_o be_v return_v home_o and_o mind_v as_o his_o predecessor_n have_v do_v to_o leave_v some_o good_a memorial_n behind_o he_o he_o make_v a_o dean_n and_o constitute_v 24._o prebendary_n within_o his_o church_n to_o the_o one_o he_o impropriate_v brampton_n and_o 〈◊〉_d raleigh_n for_o the_o other_o he_o purchase_v so_o much_o land_n as_o out_o whereof_o he_o assign_v to_o every_o prebendary_a 〈◊〉_d pound_n by_o the_o year_n and_o of_o these_o he_o 〈◊〉_d his_o chapter_n 〈◊〉_d that_o he_o have_v continue_v here_o nineteen_o year_n he_o die_v anno_o 1244._o and_o lie_v bury_v in_o his_o own_o church_n under_o a_o plain_a marble_n stone_n in_o the_o middle_n of_o the_o presbytery_n not_o far_o from_o the_o bishop_n see_n richard_n blondy_n be_v consecrate_v 1245._o this_o richard_n be_v a_o man_n of_o a_o mild_a spirit_n but_o very_o flout_v against_o such_o as_o in_o his_o time_n do_v offer_v any_o imury_n to_o the_o church_n in_o his_o old_a year_n be_v but_o a_o weak_a man_n he_o be_v much_o carry_v and_o rule_v by_o such_o as_o be_v about_o he_o they_o take_v the_o opportunity_n of_o time_n use_v all_o the_o mean_n they_o may_v to_o much_o themselves_o his_o chief_a officer_n be_v one_o 〈◊〉_d his_o chancellor_n 〈◊〉_d his_o register_n 〈◊〉_d his_o official_a and_o 〈◊〉_d the_o keeper_n of_o his_o scale_n these_o with_o other_o of_o the_o household_n compar_v among_o themselves_o 〈◊〉_d the_o bishop_n be_v yet_o 〈◊〉_d who_o then_o lay_v sick_a and_o very_o weak_a in_o his_o bed_n to_o make_v unto_o themselves_o conveyance_n of_o such_o livelihood_n as_o then_o lay_v in_o the_o bishop_n disposition_n and_o according_o make_v out_o advouson_n and_o other_o such_o grant_n as_o to_o they_o seem_v best_o all_o which_o be_v forthwith_o seal_v and_o deliver_v according_a to_o the_o order_n among_o they_o conclude_v these_o their_o subtle_a deal_n be_v not_o so_o close_o convey_v but_o that_o the_o next_o bishop_n follow_v bolt_v and_o find_v the_o same_o out_o and_o do_v not_o only_o rereverse_v all_o their_o do_n but_o also_o excommunicate_v they_o neither_o be_v they_o absolve_v until_o they_o have_v do_v penance_n for_o the_o same_o at_o saint_n peter_n church_n open_o upon_o palm_n sunday_n be_v the_o 19_o day_n of_o march_n 1267._o this_o bishop_n in_o the_o twelve_o year_n of_o his_o bishopric_n die_v to_o wit_n a_o 1257._o and_o be_v bury_v in_o his_o own_o church_n walter_n bronescome_n archdeacon_n of_o surry_n be_v consecrate_v upon_o passion_n sunday_n march_n 10._o 1257._o he_o be_v bear_v in_o the_o city_n of_o exeter_n of_o poor_a &_o very_a mean_a parentage_n at_o the_o time_n of_o his_o election_n he_o be_v not_o priest_n and_o therefore_o not_o capable_a of_o any_o such_o dignity_n but_o immediate_o he_o take_v that_o order_n upon_o he_o and_o forthwith_o be_v consecrate_v bishop_n all_o which_o be_v donc_fw-fr within_o fifteen_o 〈◊〉_d so_o many_o digmty_n to_o be_v cast_v upon_o one_o man_n in_o so_o shirt_n a_o time_n have_v not_o be_v light_o see_v he_o found_v the_o college_n of_o glaseney_n in_o perin_n in_o cornwall_n and_o endow_v the_o 〈◊〉_d with_o fair_a possession_n and_o revenue_n be_v induce_v thereunto_o by_o a_o vision_n or_o dream_n as_o himself_o report_v in_o the_o 〈◊〉_d of_o the_o same_o he_o purchase_v the_o barton_n of_o 〈◊〉_d &_o clist_o and_o give_v it_o to_o the_o hospital_n of_o saint_n john_n within_o the_o eastgate_n of_o the_o city_n of_o exeter_n he_o institute_v in_o his_o own_o church_n the_o feast_n call_v gabriels_n feast_n and_o give_v a_o piece_n of_o land_n for_o the_o maintenance_n thereof_o he_o also_o do_v by_o a_o policy_n purchase_v the_o lordship_n and_o house_n of_o clist_o sachfield_n and_o enlarge_v the_o barton_n thereof_o by_o gain_v of_o cornish_a wood_n from_o his_o dean_n and_o chapter_n fraudulent_o build_v then_o a_o very_a fair_a and_o sumptuous_a house_n there_o he_o call_v it_o bishop_n clist_o and_o 〈◊〉_d the_o same_o to_o his_o successor_n likewise_o he_o get_v the_o patronage_n of_o clist_o fomesone_n now_o call_v sowton_n and_o annex_v the_o same_o to_o his_o new_a lordship_n which_o as_o it_o be_v say_v he_o procure_v by_o this_o mean_n he_o have_v a_o friar_n to_o be_v his_o chaplain_n and_o consellor_n which_o die_v in_o his_o say_a house_n of_o clist_o and_o shall_v have_v be_v bury_v at_o the_o parish_n church_n of_o farryngdon_n because_o the_o say_a house_n be_v and_o be_v in_o that_o parish_n but_o because_o the_o 〈◊〉_d church_n be_v somewhat_o far_o of_o the_o way_n foul_a and_o the_o weather_n rainy_a or_o sor_n some_o other_o cause_n the_o bishop_n command_v the_o corpse_n to_o be_v carry_v to_o the_o parish_n church_n of_o sowton_n then_o call_v clist_o fomeson_n which_o be_v very_o near_a and_o border_v upon_o the_o bishop_n lordship_n the_o two_o parish_n there_o be_v divide_v by_o a_o little_a lake_n call_v clist_o at_o this_o time_n one_o 〈◊〉_d a_o gentleman_n be_v lord_n and_o patron_n of_o clist_o fomeson_n and_o he_o be_v advertise_v of_o such_o a_o burial_n towards_o in_o his_o parish_n and_o a_o 〈◊〉_d way_n to_o be_v make_v over_o his_o land_n without_o his_o 〈◊〉_d consent_v require_v therein_o call_v his_o tenant_n together_o go_v to_o the_o bridge_n over_o the_o lake_n between_o the_o bishop_n land_n and_o he_o there_o meet_v the_o bishop_n man_n bring_v the_o say_a corpse_n and_o forbid_v they_o to_o come_v over_o the_o water_n the_o bishop_n man_n nothing_o regard_v this_o prohibition_n do_v press_v forward_o to_o come_v over_o the_o water_n and_o the_o other_o do_v withstand_v so_o long_o that_o in_o the_o end_n my_o lord_n friar_n be_v fall_v into_o the_o water_n the_o bishop_n take_v this_o matter_n in_o such_o grief_n that_o a_o holy_a friar_n a_o religious_a man_n his_o own_o chaplain_n and_o confessor_n shall_v so_o unreverent_o be_v cast_v into_o the_o water_n that_o he_o fall_v out_o with_o the_o gentleman_n and_o upon_o what_o occasion_n i_o know_v not_o he_o sue_v he_o in_o the_o law_n and_o so_o ver_v and_o torment_v he_o that_o in_o the_o end_n he_o be_v sane_a to_o yield_v himself_o to_o the_o bishop_n devotion_n and_o seek_v all_o the_o way_n he_o can_v to_o curry_v the_o bishop_n good_a will_n which_o he_o can_v not_o obtain_v until_o for_o redemption_n he_o have_v give_v and_o surrender_v up_o his_o patronage_n of_o sowton_n with_o a_o piece_n of_o land_n all_o which_o the_o say_a bishop_n annex_v to_o his_o new_a
mean_v possible_a he_o may_v veer_v and_o grieve_v he_o first_o because_o he_o know_v he_o delight_v much_o in_o the_o monastery_n of_o pontiniac_a which_o be_v a_o abbey_n of_o cistercian_n monk_n he_o signify_v to_o all_o the_o monk_n of_o that_o order_n in_o his_o dominion_n that_o he_o will_v banish_v they_o every_o one_o if_o they_o will_v not_o procure_v the_o archbishop_n to_o be_v thrust_v out_o of_o that_o monastery_n which_o for_o fear_n of_o so_o great_a calamity_n to_o so_o many_o man_n be_v effect_v then_o he_o also_o drive_v out_o of_o the_o realm_n all_o his_o kinsfolk_n friend_n and_o profess_a well-willer_n of_o who_o he_o suspect_v he_o to_o be_v any_o way_n aid_v or_o comfort_v alexander_n the_o pope_n thomas_n beckets_n sure_a card_n be_v ferit_v in_o much_o like_a sort_n the_o same_o time_n by_o friderike_n 〈◊〉_d the_o emperor_n as_o he_o himself_o be_v the_o king_n therefore_o by_o the_o counsel_n of_o gilbert_n bishop_n of_o london_n determine_v to_o join_v in_o league_n with_o the_o emperor_n if_o possible_o he_o may_v that_o be_v a_o profess_a enemy_n both_o to_o the_o french_a king_n and_o the_o pope_n to_o this_o purpose_n he_o send_v two_o ambassador_n unto_o he_o persuade_v he_o to_o deal_v with_o the_o cardinal_n lucius_z the_o antipope_v be_v then_o late_o dead_a to_o set_v up_o another_o in_o his_o room_n to_o who_o he_o promise_v all_o his_o dominion_n shall_v yield_v obedience_n the_o pope_n have_v notize_n of_o this_o practice_n begin_v presentlyto_o quail_v send_v the_o king_n word_n he_o will_v order_v all_o thing_n between_o the_o archbishop_n and_o he_o to_o his_o 〈◊〉_d like_v and_o that_o out_o of_o hand_n now_o it_o have_v happen_v a_o little_a before_o that_o the_o pope_n have_v grant_v unto_o the_o archbishop_n a_o very_a large_a licence_n of_o excommunicate_v who_o he_o list_v in_o england_n the_o king_n the_o queen_n and_o a_o very_a few_o other_o except_v this_o authority_n he_o abuse_v very_o intemperate_o at_o that_o time_n when_o 〈◊〉_d matter_n be_v thus_o in_o hammer_v between_o the_o pope_n and_o 〈◊〉_d king_n in_o so_o much_o as_o he_o have_v mar_v all_o if_o the_o pope_n have_v not_o spéed_o yield_v a_o reason_n thereof_o to_o the_o king_n by_o this_o time_n the_o french_a king_n the_o pope_n only_a protector_n against_o the_o emperor_n begin_v to_o spy_v that_o he_o be_v much_o more_o cold_a in_o the_o defence_n of_o the_o archbishop_n than_o he_o have_v be_v and_o reprehend_v he_o sharp_o for_o it_o the_o pope_n therefore_o not_o know_v which_o way_n to_o turn_v himself_o for_o the_o satisfy_v of_o both_o these_o potentate_n neither_o of_o which_o he_o can_v safc_o offend_v as_o thing_n stand_v he_o determine_v first_o to_o labour_v a_o reconciliation_n between_o they_o and_o then_o to_o make_v the_o french_a king_n a_o mediator_n for_o the_o archbishop_n this_o he_o effect_v and_o bring_v the_o two_o king_n together_o at_o paris_n thither_o also_o come_v thomas_n becket_n and_o suit_n be_v make_v unto_o the_o king_n in_o his_o behalf_n that_o he_o may_v return_v be_v restore_v to_o his_o good_n and_o revenue_n arise_v in_o the_o time_n of_o his_o absence_n and_o last_o upon_o his_o humble_a submission_n to_o the_o king_n favour_n the_o king_n answer_v that_o for_o the_o rest_n he_o be_v content_v but_o faith_n he_o the_o profit_n of_o his_o archbishopric_n since_o his_o banishment_n i_o can_v not_o allow_v he_o for_o that_o i_o have_v already_o give_v they_o to_o other_o mary_n recompense_n i_o will_v make_v he_o for_o they_o to_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d of_o the_o french_a king_n or_o the_o senate_n of_o paris_n or_o else_o of_o the_o 〈◊〉_d of_o the_o university_n present_o the_o archbishop_n be_v call_v for_o who_o fall_v down_o upon_o his_o knee_n use_v these_o word_n my_o lord_n and_o sovereign_a i_o do_v here_o commit_v unto_o your_o own_o judgement_n the_o cause_n and_o controversy_n between_o we_o so_o far_o forth_o as_o i_o may_v save_v the_o honour_n of_o 〈◊〉_d god_n the_o king_n much_o offend_v with_o that_o last_o exception_n 〈◊〉_d honore_fw-la dei_fw-la turn_v he_o about_o unto_o the_o french_a king_n and_o tell_v he_o how_o much_o he_o have_v do_v for_o the_o archbishop_n and_o how_o he_o have_v use_v he_o i_o be_o quoth_v he_o at_o last_o so_o well_o acquaint_v with_o the_o trick_n of_o this_o fellow_n that_o i_o can_v not_o hope_v for_o any_o good_a deal_n at_o his_o hand_n see_v you_o not_o how_o he_o go_v about_o to_o delude_v i_o with_o this_o clause_n save_v the_o honour_n of_o god_n for_o whatsoever_o shall_v displease_v he_o he_o will_v by_o and_o by_o allege_v to_o be_v prejudicial_a to_o the_o honour_n of_o almighty_a god_n but_o this_o i_o will_v say_v unto_o you_o whereas_o there_o have_v be_v king_n of_o england_n many_o before_o i_o whereof_o some_o be_v peradventure_o of_o great_a power_n than_o i_o the_o most_o part_n far_o less_o and_o again_o many_o archbishop_n before_o this_o man_n holy_a and_o notable_a man_n look_v what_o duty_n be_v ever_o perform_v by_o the_o great_a archbishop_n that_o ever_o be_v to_o the_o weak_a and_o simple_a of_o my_o predecessor_n let_v he_o yield_v i_o but_o that_o and_o it_o shall_v abundant_o content_v i_o hereunto_o the_o archbishop_n answer_v cunning_o and_o stout_o enough_o that_o the_o time_n be_v alter_v his_o predecessor_n which_o can_v not_o bring_v all_o thing_n to_o pass_v at_o the_o first_o dash_n be_v content_a to_o bear_v with_o many_o thing_n and_o that_o as_o man_n they_o fall_v and_o omit_v their_o duty_n oftentimes_o that_o which_o the_o church_n have_v get_v be_v by_o the_o constancy_n of_o good_a prelate_n who_o example_n he_o will_v follow_v thus_o far_o forth_o as_o though_o he_o can_v not_o augment_v the_o privilege_n of_o the_o church_n in_o his_o time_n yet_o he_o will_v never_o consent_v they_o shall_v be_v diminish_v this_o answer_n be_v hear_v all_o man_n cry_v shame_n upon_o he_o and_o general_o impute_v the_o fault_n of_o these_o stir_n unto_o he_o but_o this_o be_v the_o issue_n for_o that_o time_n that_o they_o part_v without_o reconciliation_n the_o king_n doubt_v what_o may_v come_v of_o these_o broil_n cause_v his_o son_n henry_n that_o die_v soon_o after_o to_o be_v crown_v king_n in_o his_o own_o life_n time_n so_o to_o assure_v he_o of_o the_o succession_n afterward_o come_v into_o france_n again_o they_o be_v upon_o the_o point_n of_o reconciliation_n when_o the_o cast_v out_o of_o some_o such_o word_n or_o another_o as_o before_o mar_v all_o at_o length_n the_o king_n and_o he_o be_v make_v friend_n but_o his_o full_a restitution_n defer_v till_o he_o have_v behave_v himself_o quiet_o a_o while_n at_o canterbury_n which_o he_o promise_v to_o do_v but_o he_o be_v so_o far_o from_o perform_v that_o promise_n as_o he_o send_v into_o england_n before_o he_o diverse_a excommunication_n which_o the_o pope_n have_v grant_v out_o long_o before_o and_o commit_v to_o his_o discretion_n among_o other_o the_o archbishop_n of_o york_n the_o bishop_n of_o london_n and_o salisbury_n be_v name_v in_o they_o together_o with_o so_o many_o as_o have_v be_v doer_n in_o the_o coronation_n of_o the_o young_a king_n which_o the_o archbishop_n say_v may_v not_o be_v perform_v of_o any_o but_o by_o his_o appointment_n the_o man_n thus_o strike_v with_o this_o holy_a fire_n haste_v they_o over_o into_o normandy_n to_o make_v their_o complaint_n unto_o the_o king_n who_o infinite_o grieve_v at_o this_o kind_n of_o deal_v curse_a the_o time_n that_o ever_o he_o make_v he_o archbishop_n or_o restore_v he_o to_o his_o place_n again_o add_v it_o be_v his_o chance_n ever_o to_o do_v for_o unthankful_a man_n otherwise_o some_o or_o other_o will_v long_o ere_o this_o have_v make_v this_o proud_a priest_n a_o example_n to_o all_o such_o troublesome_a perturber_n of_o his_o realm_n and_o state_n it_o happen_v among_o other_o four_o knight_n to_o be_v present_a at_o this_o speech_n of_o the_o king_n who_o gather_v thereby_o they_o shall_v do_v a_o deed_n very_o acceptable_a unto_o he_o if_o they_o kill_v the_o archbishop_n their_o name_n be_v reynald_n fitz-vrse_a hugh_n de_fw-fr mortuill_n william_n de_fw-fr tracy_n and_o richard_n briton_n in_o this_o mean_a time_n the_o archbishop_n be_v come_v to_o canterbury_n and_o be_v receive_v there_o with_o great_a joy_n thence_o he_o go_v to_o london_n and_o so_o to_o woodstock_n where_o the_o young_a king_n then_o lay_v but_o before_o he_o can_v get_v to_o the_o king_n presence_n word_n be_v bring_v he_o the_o king_n pleasure_n be_v he_o shall_v first_o go_v to_o canterbury_n and_o revoke_v those_o excommunication_n before_o he_o the_o king_n will_v talk_v with_o he_o so_o he_o return_v again_o to_o canterbury_n without_o see_v the_o king_n
ambassador_n unto_o the_o pope_n at_o what_o time_n the_o bishop_n of_o winchester_n die_v and_o he_o at_o the_o request_n of_o walter_n the_o archbishop_n bestow_v that_o bishopric_n upon_o this_o john_n stratford_n then_o present_a with_o he_o this_o be_v do_v without_o the_o king_n privity_n who_o desire_v to_o have_v prefer_v unto_o that_o place_n robert_n baldock_n his_o chancellor_n therefore_o take_v it_o very_o ill_a that_o either_o the_o one_o shall_v give_v or_o the_o other_o dare_v to_o take_v it_o without_o his_o knowledge_n he_o be_v content_a to_o give_v ear_n unto_o robert_n baldock_n who_o plot_v many_o device_n a_o while_n how_o to_o keep_v he_o from_o it_o and_o after_o how_o to_o make_v he_o weary_a of_o it_o he_o be_v consecrate_v upon_o the_o sunday_n call_v then_o 〈◊〉_d tribulat_fw-la iustorum_fw-la which_o he_o think_v bode_v unto_o he_o how_o in_o the_o whole_a course_n of_o his_o life_n he_o shall_v find_v nothing_o but_o continual_a trouble_n it_o fall_v out_o according_a to_o that_o ominous_a prediction_n never_o i_o think_v any_o archb._n either_o before_o or_o after_o he_o give_v so_o little_a cause_n &_o do_v his_o endeavour_n to_o please_v be_v more_o encumber_v with_o undeserued_a and_o often_o cross_n he_o have_v no_o soon_o set_v foot_n into_o this_o bishopric_n of_o winchester_n but_o the_o king_n who_o at_o that_o time_n be_v altogether_o rule_v by_o the_o say_v robert_n baldock_n cause_v all_o his_o good_n to_o be_v seize_v and_o his_o live_n to_o be_v sequester_v to_o his_o use_n moreover_o he_o cause_v he_o to_o be_v summon_v by_o certain_a strange_a kind_n of_o writ_n to_o appear_v i_o know_v not_o where_o and_o when_o for_o fear_v he_o be_v fain_o to_o hide_v himself_o proclamation_n be_v make_v that_o no_o man_n shall_v dare_v to_o harbour_v he_o or_o give_v he_o any_o kind_n of_o entertainment_n by_o meat_n lodging_n or_o otherwise_o have_v endure_v these_o misery_n the_o space_n of_o a_o year_n he_o entreat_v the_o archbishop_n to_o be_v a_o intercessor_n unto_o the_o king_n for_o he_o who_o relate_v unto_o he_o how_o dishonourable_a a_o thing_n it_o be_v for_o he_o to_o persecute_v a_o true_a subject_n so_o terrible_o both_o for_o a_o other_o man_n fault_n and_o a_o other_o man_n pleasure_n too_o he_o be_v soon_o win_v to_o receive_v the_o poor_a bishop_n to_o his_o grace_n and_o lay_v all_o the_o blame_n of_o that_o injury_n upon_o robert_n baldock_n be_v thus_o restore_v he_o grow_v daily_o more_o and_o more_o into_o the_o king_n favour_n who_o he_o serve_v both_o diligent_o and_o faithful_o to_o the_o last_o hour_n when_o all_o other_o forsake_v he_o even_o walter_n the_o archbishop_n of_o who_o he_o have_v deserve_v so_o notable_o this_o good_a bishop_n will_v never_o be_v allure_v unto_o the_o contrary_a part_n by_o any_o mean_n in_o so_o much_o as_o the_o queen_n and_o roger_n mortimer_n begin_v to_o devise_v how_o they_o may_v make_v he_o away_o this_o he_o be_v certify_v of_o hide_v himself_o and_o be_v fain_o so_o to_o hold_v himself_o close_o a_o long_a time_n in_o the_o end_n the_o king_n be_v dead_a and_o all_o his_o favourite_n or_o partaker_n either_o execute_v or_o otherwise_o consume_v the_o queen_n and_o her_o son_n king_n edward_n the_o three_o well_o know_v they_o have_v nothing_o to_o lay_v against_o this_o man_n but_o that_o he_o be_v true_a and_o loyal_a to_o his_o prince_n they_o be_v content_v not_o only_o to_o receive_v he_o to_o their_o favour_n but_o also_o to_o make_v he_o lord_n chancellor_n of_o england_n simon_n mepham_n the_o archbishop_n be_v then_o dead_a soon_o after_o the_o king_n be_v also_o content_a to_o write_v earnest_o unto_o the_o pope_n to_o prefer_v he_o unto_o that_o see_v of_o canterbury_n he_o do_v so_o as_o before_o i_o have_v say_v and_o the_o monk_n think_v it_o good_a to_o make_v a_o virtue_n of_o necessity_n they_o forsooth_o elect_v he_o also_o about_o this_o time_n it_o happen_v that_o king_n edward_n the_o three_o begin_v to_o lay_v claim_n unto_o the_o crown_n of_o france_n and_o pass_v the_o sea_n with_o a_o great_a power_n to_o justify_v his_o claim_n he_o think_v good_a to_o commit_v the_o government_n of_o the_o realm_n here_o at_o home_n unto_o the_o archbishop_n he_o beside_o other_o general_a promise_n of_o faithfulness_n diligence_n etc._n etc._n in_o the_o charge_n deliver_v unto_o he_o assure_v the_o king_n he_o shall_v want_v no_o money_n to_o expend_v in_o this_o exploit_n whereunto_o all_o kind_n of_o people_n show_v themselves_o so_o willing_a to_o yield_v what_o help_n they_o possible_o may_v as_o he_o take_v upon_o he_o to_o discern_v the_o king_n may_v command_v of_o they_o what_o he_o list_v he_o be_v not_o deceive_v in_o this_o conjecture_n for_o no_o soon_o be_v the_o king_n over_o the_o sea_n but_o infinite_a sum_n of_o money_n be_v collect_v with_o the_o very_a good_a like_n of_o all_o people_n this_o money_n which_o all_o man_n think_v will_v have_v maintain_v the_o charge_n of_o that_o war_n two_o or_o three_o year_n the_o king_n be_v young_a and_o so_o easy_a to_o be_v either_o mistake_v or_o deceive_v be_v spend_v in_o less_o than_o one_o year_n the_o archbishop_n meruel_v thereat_o 〈◊〉_d the_o king_n by_o letter_n to_o remove_v from_o he_o such_o as_o have_v have_v the_o dispose_n of_o his_o treasure_n for_o that_o without_o imbesil_v and_o falsehood_n it_o be_v impossible_a so_o much_o money_n shall_v be_v so_o soon_o consume_v the_o king_n on_o the_o other_o side_n he_o put_v the_o archbishop_n in_o mind_n of_o his_o promise_n and_o call_v upon_o he_o continual_o for_o more_o money_n he_o well_o know_v how_o hard_o it_o will_v be_v to_o collect_v any_o reasonable_a sum_n so_o soon_o after_o so_o liberal_a contribution_n as_o have_v be_v late_o yield_v fall_v to_o persuade_v the_o king_n to_o accept_v reasonable_a condition_n which_o he_o hear_v the_o french_a king_n have_v offer_v he_o and_o to_o come_v home_o the_o king_n either_o be_v or_o seem_v to_o be_v exceed_a angry_a with_o this_o motion_n yet_o know_v there_o be_v no_o remedy_n but_o he_o must_v get_v he_o home_o his_o money_n be_v now_o spend_v and_o his_o credit_n among_o the_o usurer_n stretch_v to_o the_o high_a pin_n he_o tell_v his_o soldier_n on_o the_o one_o side_n that_o the_o archbishop_n have_v betray_v he_o unto_o the_o french_a king_n who_o no_o doubt_n have_v hire_v he_o to_o detain_v their_o pay_n in_o his_o hand_n and_o on_o the_o other_o side_n make_v his_o creditor_n believe_v that_o the_o archbishop_n have_v take_v upon_o he_o the_o discharge_n of_o all_o his_o debt_n as_o have_v now_o gather_v money_n sufficient_a for_o that_o purpose_n so_o the_o discontentment_n of_o these_o people_n be_v either_o allay_v or_o cast_v upon_o the_o archbishop_n it_o be_v devise_v that_o for_o the_o far_a countenance_n of_o this_o plot_n the_o king_n shall_v step_v over_o into_o england_n sudden_o and_o cast_v into_o prison_n the_o archbishop_n together_o with_o the_o bishop_n of_o chichester_n the_o chauncelour_n and_o the_o bishop_n of_o lichfield_n the_o treasurer_n to_o london_n he_o come_v secret_o in_o a_o night_n catch_v the_o two_o bishop_n and_o send_v they_o to_o the_o tower_n but_o the_o archbishop_n by_o mere_a chance_n be_v go_v from_o lambhith_n elsewhether_o the_o day_n before_o and_o have_v some_o inkling_n afterward_o of_o that_o be_v mean_v unto_o he_o get_v he_o to_o canterbury_n and_o there_o stand_v upon_o his_o guard_n a_o knight_n be_v send_v unto_o he_o to_o require_v he_o to_o make_v present_a payment_n of_o a_o certain_a huge_a sum_n of_o money_n which_o the_o king_n say_v he_o have_v take_v up_o of_o outlandish_a merchant_n upon_o he_o the_o archbi_n credit_n or_o else_o to_o get_v he_o over_o the_o sea_n immediate_o unto_o they_o and_o to_o yield_v they_o his_o body_n till_o the_o debt_n be_v satisfy_v for_o that_o so_o the_o king_n have_v undertake_v he_o shall_v be_v animate_v thereunto_o by_o his_o own_o promise_n soon_o after_o there_o come_v certain_a messenger_n from_o the_o duke_n of_o brabant_n desire_v to_o speak_v with_o the_o archbishop_n and_o when_o he_o refuse_v to_o confer_v with_o they_o cite_v he_o by_o write_n to_o make_v payment_n of_o certain_a great_a sum_n of_o money_n which_o they_o allege_v he_o ought_v to_o the_o duke_n for_o money_n the_o king_n of_o england_n have_v receive_v this_o citation_n they_o fix_v upon_o the_o high_a cross_n at_o canterbury_n with_o many_o ceremony_n now_o the_o archbishop_n perceive_v what_o a_o terrible_a tempest_n be_v grow_v towards_o he_o for_o he_o be_v charge_v not_o only_o with_o the_o debt_n of_o many_o thousand_o pound_n more_o than_o ever_o he_o shall_v be_v able_a to_o make_v but_o with_o horrible_a treason_n that_o may_v
non_fw-la vendam_fw-la neque_fw-la donabo_fw-la neque_fw-la impignerabo_fw-la neque_fw-la de_fw-la novo_fw-la infeudabo_fw-la velaliquo_fw-la modo_fw-la alienabo_fw-la in_o consulto_fw-la rom._n pontifice_fw-la sicut_fw-la i_o deus_fw-la admuet_n etc._n etc._n with_o what_o ceremony_n the_o cross_n be_v wont_n to_o be_v deliver_v see_v before_o in_o william_n courtney_n pag._n 104._o this_o archbishop_n die_v february_n 15._o 1502._o the_o second_o year_n after_o his_o translation_n at_o lambhith_n his_o body_n be_v convey_v to_o feversam_fw-la by_o water_n conduct_v with_o 33._o waterman_n all_o apparel_v in_o black_a a_o great_a number_n of_o taper_n burn_v day_n and_o night_n in_o the_o boat_n and_o from_o thence_o be_v carry_v to_o canterbury_n where_o it_o be_v bury_v in_o the_o middle_n of_o the_o place_n call_v the_o martyrdom_n under_o a_o fair_a marble_n stone_n inlay_v with_o brass_n he_o bequeath_v to_o his_o church_n a_o silver_n image_n of_o 51._o ounce_n weight_n and_o appoint_v 500_o l._n to_o be_v bestow_v in_o his_o funeral_n he_o build_v the_o most_o part_n of_o otford_n house_n and_o make_v the_o iron_n work_v upon_o the_o cope_a of_o rochester_n bridge_n 67._o william_n warham_n william_n warham_n a_o gentleman_n of_o a_o ancient_a house_n be_v bear_v in_o hamshire_n bring_v up_o in_o the_o college_n of_o winchester_n and_o choose_v thence_o to_o new_a college_n in_o oxford_n where_o he_o proceed_v doctor_n of_o law_n intend_v then_o to_o use_v and_o put_v in_o practice_n the_o knowledge_n he_o have_v get_v at_o the_o university_n he_o become_v a_o advocate_n or_o doctor_n of_o the_o arch_n and_o soon_o after_o master_n of_o the_o roll_n while_o he_o be_v in_o that_o office_n king_n henry_n the_o seven_o send_v he_o ambassador_n to_o the_o duke_n of_o burgundy_n to_o persuade_v he_o that_o he_o shall_v not_o believe_v the_o false_a report_n of_o his_o duchess_n and_o to_o signify_v how_o notable_o she_o have_v abuse_v he_o and_o all_o the_o world_n in_o set_v up_o two_o counterfeit_n against_o he_o lambert_n that_o make_v himself_o the_o earl_n of_o warwick_n who_o be_v then_o to_o be_v see_v in_o the_o tower_n safe_a enough_o and_o perkin_n warbeck_n who_o she_o have_v teach_v to_o name_n himself_o richard_n duke_n of_o york_n that_o be_v certain_o know_v to_o have_v be_v murder_v by_o his_o wicked_a uncle_n long_o before_o in_o this_o business_n he_o behave_v himself_o so_o wise_o as_o the_o king_n great_o commend_v he_o for_o the_o same_o and_o the_o bishopric_n of_o london_n happen_v to_o be_v void_a soon_o after_o his_o return_n home_o he_o procure_v he_o to_o be_v elect_v thereunto_o he_o have_v not_o be_v bishop_n there_o two_o whole_a year_n when_o henry_n deane_n the_o archbishop_n die_v to_o who_o place_n also_o by_o the_o king_n special_a endeavour_n he_o be_v advance_v he_o be_v inthronise_v march_n 9_o 1504_o with_o wonder_a great_a solemnity_n the_o day_n before_o his_o come_n to_o canterbury_n the_o duke_n of_o buckingham_n that_o be_v his_o high_a steward_n come_v thither_o attend_v with_o seven_o score_n horse_n to_o see_v all_o thing_n in_o a_o readiness_n the_o say_a duke_n have_v also_o the_o office_n of_o chief_a butler_n and_o therefore_o be_v unable_a to_o do_v the_o duty_n of_o both_o he_o depute_a sir_n george_n bourchier_n unto_o the_o butlership_n himself_o take_v great_a pain_n to_o see_v that_o nothing_o may_v be_v want_v requisite_a for_o the_o performance_n of_o this_o ceremony_n in_o most_o magnificent_a manner_n the_o next_o day_n which_o be_v sunday_n he_o meet_v the_o archbishop_n over_o against_o saint_n andrew_n church_n and_o do_v low_a obeisance_n unto_o he_o go_v before_o he_o to_o christ_n church_n at_o the_o great_a gate_n near_o the_o market_n place_n the_o prior_n and_o covent_n receive_v he_o honourable_o and_o carry_v he_o to_o the_o church_n whether_o he_o go_v from_o saint_n andrew_n church_n barefoot_a say_v mass_n there_o and_o be_v place_v in_o his_o throne_n after_o the_o accustom_a manner_n from_o church_n he_o be_v attend_v by_o the_o duke_n as_o he_o be_v thetherward_o the_o cheer_n at_o dinner_n be_v as_o great_a as_o for_o money_n it_o may_v be_v make_v before_o the_o first_o mess_n the_o duke_n himself_o come_v ridinginto_o the_o hall_n upon_o a_o great_a horse_n bear_v head_v with_o his_o white_a staff_n in_o his_o hand_n and_o when_o the_o first_o dish_n be_v set_v on_o the_o table_n make_v obeisance_n by_o bow_v of_o his_o body_n have_v so_o do_v he_o betake_v he_o to_o his_o chamber_n where_o be_v provision_n make_v for_o he_o according_a to_o his_o state_n with_o the_o archbishop_n sit_v the_o earl_n of_o esser_fw-it the_o bishop_n of_o man_n the_o lord_n aburgavenny_n the_o lord_n brooke_n the_o prior_n of_o canterbury_n and_o the_o abbot_n of_o saint_n augustine_n the_o duke_n at_o his_o table_n be_v accompany_v with_o the_o lord_n 〈◊〉_d sir_n edward_n poynings_n the_o chief_a justice_n of_o england_n name_v phineux_n sir_n wilham_n scot_n sir_n thomas_n kemp_n and_o other_o a_o great_a many_o other_o guest_n be_v serve_v in_o other_o place_n noble_a man_n and_o knight_n at_o one_o table_n doctor_n of_o divinity_n and_o law_n at_o another_o and_o gentleman_n of_o the_o country_n at_o a_o three_o beside_o a_o infinite_a number_n of_o mean_a calling_n place_v by_o themselves_o according_a to_o their_o several_a degree_n but_o to_o let_v pass_v these_o matter_n and_o to_o come_v unto_o his_o government_n all_o the_o time_n of_o king_n henry_n the_o seven_o under_o who_o he_o live_v archbishop_n some_o three_o year_n he_o enjoy_v all_o manner_n of_o prosperity_n be_v in_o so_o great_a favour_n with_o his_o prince_n as_o no_o man_n great_a he_o die_v and_o his_o son_n bing_n henry_n the_o eight_o succeed_a cardinal_n wolsey_n that_o be_v then_o but_o almosuer_fw-mi and_o deave_v of_o lincoln_n dive_v so_o cunning_o into_o the_o bosom_n of_o the_o young_a king_n as_o by_o and_o by_o he_o overtop_v the_o archbishop_n and_o quick_o wound_v he_o out_o of_o all_o authority_n first_o by_o the_o king_n mean_n he_o get_v from_o he_o the_o chauncellorship_n of_o england_n then_o be_v cardinal_n and_o the_o pope_n legate_n a_o latere_fw-la by_o special_a commisson_n he_o set_v up_o a_o new_a court_n call_v curia_n 〈◊〉_d under_o colour_n whereof_o he_o draw_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d of_o jurisdiction_n throughout_o england_n into_o his_o own_o hand_n and_o appoint_v official_o register_n etc._n etc._n in_o 〈◊〉_d dioces_fw-la who_o take_v up_o all_o cause_n and_o suffer_v other_o 〈◊〉_d to_o who_o the_o jurisdiction_n of_o right_n appertain_v to_o sit_v still_o without_o either_o regard_n or_o profit_n this_o dejection_n of_o the_o archbishop_n wherein_o man_n esteem_v he_o for_o the_o time_n very_o unhapy_a fall_v out_o to_o his_o great_a good_a the_o other_o immoderate_a greatness_n be_v the_o cause_n of_o his_o destruction_n at_o what_o time_n the_o k._n 〈◊〉_d to_o be_v divorce_v from_o his_o first_o wife_n d._n catherine_n she_o 〈◊〉_d choice_n of_o this_o our_o archb._n &_o nicholas_n west_n bish._n of_o ely_n two_o lawyer_n and_o of_o i._o fisher_n 〈◊〉_d of_o rochester_n and_o henry_n standish_n bishop_n of_o assaph_n doctor_n of_o divinity_n to_o assist_v and_o direct_v she_o in_o that_o suit_n they_o do_v so_o and_o behave_v themselves_o in_o such_o sort_n as_o neither_o the_o king_n have_v cause_n to_o be_v offend_v with_o their_o overforwardnes_n nor_o she_o to_o blame_v their_o stacknes_n or_o negligence_n but_o the_o cardinal_n that_o be_v join_v with_o cardinal_n campeius_n in_o commission_n wherein_o they_o be_v authorise_v by_o the_o pope_n to_o examine_v the_o circumstance_n of_o that_o cause_n he_o i_o say_v be_v more_o slack_a in_o his_o proceed_n than_o the_o king_n expect_v he_o shall_v so_o incense_v he_o against_o he_o as_o short_o after_o he_o be_v content_a first_o to_o take_v the_o advantage_n of_o a_o praemunire_n against_o he_o &_o then_o to_o cause_v he_o to_o be_v arrest_v of_o high_a treason_n whereof_o see_v more_o in_o york_n soon_o after_o the_o cardinal_n death_n there_o be_v a_o convocation_n hold_v wherein_o the_o clergy_n be_v advertise_v that_o they_o all_o have_v fall_v into_o apremunire_n by_o yield_v unto_o the_o cardinal_n power_n legantine_n never_o allow_v by_o the_o king_n they_o determine_v therefore_o to_o redeem_v the_o penalty_n they_o have_v incur_v with_o the_o payment_n of_o 118._o thousand_o pound_n whereof_o the_o province_n of_o york_n shall_v pay_v eighteen_o thousand_o and_o canterbury_n the_o rest_n which_o be_v 100000._o l._n when_o this_o gift_n be_v to_o have_v be_v present_v they_o be_v certify_v that_o the_o king_n will_v not_o accept_v of_o the_o same_o except_o they_o declare_v in_o a_o canon_n that_o he_o be_v supreme_a head_n of_o the_o church_n long_o this_o matter_n be_v hammer_v but_o at_o last_o they_o
that_o they_o be_v 300._o year_n ago_o hereof_o also_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v that_o the_o prince_n and_o nobility_n can_v possible_o maintain_v their_o estate_n with_o their_o ancient_a rent_n and_o revenue_n which_o bring_v in_o though_o the_o wont_a tale_n and_o number_n yet_o not_o the_o due_a weight_n and_o quantity_n of_o mettle_n but_o to_o return_v to_o william_n edendon_n he_o be_v also_o chancellor_n of_o england_n and_o once_o elect_a archbishop_n of_o canterbury_n but_o refuse_v to_o accept_v it_o he_o found_v a_o monastery_n at_o edendon_n where_o he_o be_v bear_v for_o a_o kind_n of_o religious_a man_n call_v bonhommes_a he_o die_v ann_n 1366._o when_o he_o have_v be_v bishop_n almost_o one_o and_o twenty_o year_n and_o lie_v in_o a_o very_a fair_a tomb_n of_o alabaster_n on_o the_o south_n side_n of_o the_o entrance_n into_o the_o quire_n whereon_o be_v engrave_v this_o rude_a epitaphe_n edindon_n natus_fw-la willmus_fw-la hic_fw-la est_fw-la tumulatus_fw-la praesul_fw-la praegratus_fw-la in_o wintonia_n cathedratus_n qui_fw-la pertransitis_fw-la eius_fw-la memorare_fw-la velitis_fw-la 〈◊〉_d &_o mitis_fw-la ausit_fw-la cum_fw-la mille_fw-la peritis_fw-la peruigil_n anglorum_fw-la fuit_fw-la adiutor_fw-la populorum_fw-la 〈◊〉_d egenorum_fw-la pater_fw-la &_o protector_n eorum_fw-la m._n c._n tribus_fw-la 〈◊〉_d post_fw-la lxv_o sit_fw-la i._o punctum_fw-la his_o successor_n william_n wickham_n sew_v his_o executor_n for_o dilapidation_n and_o recover_v of_o they_o 1662._o l._n 10._o s._n beside_o 1556._o head_n of_o neat_a 3876._o weather_n 4717._o ewe_n 3521._o lamb_n and_o 127._o swine_n all_o which_o stock_n it_o seem_v belong_v unto_o the_o bishopric_n of_o winchester_n at_o that_o time_n 52._o william_n wickham_n at_o the_o king_n request_n william_n wickham_n his_o chaplain_n principal_a secretary_n and_o keeper_n of_o the_o privy_a seal_n soon_o after_o edendon_n death_n be_v both_o elect_v by_o the_o prior_n and_o covent_n of_o winchester_n and_o allow_v of_o by_o the_o pope_n who_o now_o take_v upon_o he_o to_o have_v a_o interest_n in_o the_o disposition_n of_o all_o our_o bishopricke_n as_o elsewhere_o i_o have_v more_o at_o large_a discourse_v this_o man_n be_v the_o son_n of_o one_o john_n perot_n and_o sibyl_n his_o wife_n for_o who_o place_n of_o burial_n he_o erect_v a_o chapel_n afterward_o at_o tichfield_n near_o the_o town_n of_o wickham_n in_o hampshire_n in_o that_o town_n he_o be_v bear_v the_o year_n of_o our_o lord_n 1324._o and_o according_a to_o the_o manner_n of_o most_o clergy_n man_n in_o those_o time_n of_o that_o town_n the_o place_n of_o his_o birth_n take_v his_o surname_n i_o find_v also_o record_v that_o he_o be_v wont_n to_o be_v call_v sometime_o by_o the_o name_n of_o long_n and_o that_o as_o it_o be_v probable_o suppose_v for_o no_o other_o cause_n but_o in_o regard_n of_o his_o stature_n which_o they_o say_v be_v very_o tall_a he_o be_v bring_v up_o first_o at_o winchester_n and_o then_o at_o oxford_n at_o the_o charge_n of_o a_o gentleman_n call_v nicholas_n vnedall_n or_o woodall_n in_o these_o place_n have_v first_o pass_v the_o rudiment_n of_o grammar_n he_o study_v logic_n geometry_n arithmetic_n and_o the_o french_a tongue_n but_o principal_o the_o civil_a and_o canon_n law_n in_o all_o which_o as_o he_o profit_v exceed_o for_o the_o time_n he_o spend_v in_o they_o so_o there_o be_v no_o doubt_n he_o will_v have_v prove_v so_o excellent_a as_o man_n be_v wont_n that_o do_v long_a and_o painful_o employ_v good_a wit_n to_o such_o purpose_n have_v he_o not_o be_v even_o as_o it_o be_v violent_o draw_v from_o they_o when_o his_o abode_n and_o continuance_n in_o the_o university_n may_v seem_v most_o requisite_a his_o patron_n and_o exhibitioner_n be_v appoint_v constable_n of_o winchester_n castle_n a_o office_n of_o great_a importance_n in_o those_o day_n he_o will_v employ_v this_o his_o young_a scholar_n as_o his_o clerk_n or_o secretary_n and_o so_o take_v he_o from_o the_o university_n when_o he_o have_v as_o yet_o continue_v there_o not_o full_o six_o year_n how_o long_o he_o live_v so_o under_o he_o i_o find_v not_o but_o certain_a it_o be_v his_o service_n be_v very_o well_o like_v of_o he_o for_o beside_o his_o personage_n which_o be_v tall_a and_o exceed_a comely_a not_o to_o speak_v any_o thing_n of_o his_o learning_n whereof_o his_o master_n can_v make_v no_o great_a use_n he_o write_v very_o fair_a pen_v excellent_o &_o speak_v no_o man_n better_o by_o reason_n whereof_o he_o be_v often_o employ_v in_o write_v letter_n yea_o and_o sometime_o in_o message_n also_o to_o the_o court_n not_o only_o by_o his_o master_n but_o by_o the_o bishop_n that_o a_o while_n use_v to_o borrow_v he_o of_o his_o master_n and_o at_o the_o last_o draw_v he_o to_o his_o service_n it_o happen_v then_o after_o a_o while_n king_n edward_n the_o three_o to_o come_v to_o winchester_n who_o take_v special_a note_n of_o the_o behaviour_n &_o other_o good_a part_n of_o this_o young_a man_n will_v needs_o have_v he_o to_o serve_v he_o he_o employ_v he_o much_o at_o the_o first_o in_o surueigh_v his_o building_n at_o dover_n duynborough_n henly_n windsor_n yestanstead_n and_o elsewhere_o in_o which_o &_o all_o other_o business_n commit_v to_o he_o he_o behave_v himself_o so_o well_o as_o he_o soon_o grow_v into_o great_a favour_n and_o high_a estimation_n with_o the_o king_n and_o quick_o reap_v those_o fruit_n that_o prince_n favour_n be_v wont_n to_o yield_v many_o rich_a and_o honourable_a preferment_n it_o shall_v not_o be_v amiss_o to_o remember_v how_o that_o have_v obtain_v diverse_a goodly_a promotion_n which_o he_o acknowledge_v to_o have_v receive_v rather_o as_o reward_n of_o service_n then_o in_o regard_n of_o any_o extraordinary_a desert_n otherwise_o he_o cause_v to_o be_v engrave_v in_o winchester_n tower_n at_o windsor_n these_o word_n this_o make_v wickham_n whereof_o when_o some_o complain_v to_o the_o king_n as_o a_o thing_n derogate_a from_o his_o honour_n that_o another_o shall_v seem_v to_o bear_v the_o charge_n of_o his_o building_n and_o the_o king_n in_o great_a displeasure_n reprehend_v he_o for_o it_o he_o answer_v that_o his_o meaning_n be_v not_o to_o ascribe_v the_o honour_n of_o that_o build_n to_o himself_o but_o his_o own_o honour_n of_o preferment_n unto_o that_o build_n not_o import_v that_o wickham_n make_v the_o tower_n but_o that_o the_o tower_n be_v the_o mean_n of_o make_v wickham_n and_o raise_v he_o from_o base_a estate_n unto_o those_o great_a place_n of_o honour_n he_o then_o enjoy_v he_o be_v first_o parson_n of_o saint_n martin_n in_o london_n than_o deane_n of_o saint_n martin_n le_fw-fr grand_a archdeacon_n successive_o of_o lincoln_n northampton_n and_o buckingham_n all_o of_o the_o gift_n of_o his_o old_a acquaintance_n john_n bokingham_n bishop_n of_o lincoln_n with_o who_o &_o simon_n burleigh_n a_o knight_n afterward_o of_o great_a honour_n he_o only_o in_o a_o manner_n converse_v during_o his_o abode_n in_o oxford_n beside_o these_o ecclesiastical_a preferment_n the_o provostship_n of_o well_n a_o number_n of_o benefice_n and_o twelve_o prebend_n in_o several_a church_n he_o hold_v many_o temporal_a office_n as_o the_o secretaryship_n the_o keep_v of_o the_o privy_a seal_n the_o mastership_n of_o ward_n the_o treasurership_n of_o the_o king_n revenue_n in_o france_n and_o diverse_a other_o with_o who_o style_n i_o be_o not_o acquaint_v but_o the_o yearly_a revenue_n of_o his_o spiritual_a promotion_n only_o according_a as_o they_o be_v then_o rate_v in_o the_o king_n book_n amount_v unto_o 876._o l._n 13._o s._n 4._o d._n he_o be_v consecrate_v bishop_n of_o winchester_n the_o year_n 1367._o and_o be_v make_v soon_o after_o first_o treasurer_n than_o chancellor_n of_o england_n although_o whether_o he_o be_v treasurer_n or_o no_o i_o find_v some_o doubt_n make_v and_o i_o dare_v not_o 〈◊〉_d it_o too_o confident_o whether_o he_o be_v treasurer_n or_o no_o certain_a it_o be_v that_o many_o year_n after_o he_o be_v bishop_n he_o be_v trust_v with_o all_o the_o weighty_a affair_n of_o the_o realm_n dispose_v of_o the_o king_n treasure_n and_o govern_v all_o thing_n at_o his_o will_n in_o this_o greatness_n of_o his_o authority_n the_o king_n find_v two_o notable_a commodity_n one_o that_o without_o his_o care_n all_o thing_n be_v order_v so_o well_o as_o by_o a_o wise_a and_o trusty_a servant_n they_o may_v the_o other_o that_o if_o any_o thing_n fall_v out_o amiss_o wheresoever_o the_o fault_n be_v the_o king_n have_v opportunity_n to_o cast_v all_o the_o blame_n upon_o the_o bishop_n of_o winchester_n now_o whereas_o long_a and_o continual_a war_n whereby_o light_o each_o party_n be_v a_o loose_a have_v consume_v not_o that_o only_a that_o many_o victory_n bring_v in_o by_o the_o ransom_n of_o two_o king_n and_o by_o the_o spoil_n of_o diverse_a large_a
little_a contribution_n of_o the_o university_n it_o be_v begin_v the_o year_n 1470._o and_o quite_o 〈◊〉_d 1476._o have_v be_v at_o lincoln_n nine_o year_n he_o be_v translate_v to_o york_n and_o enjoy_v that_o honour_n twenty_o year_n lack_v one_o quarter_n in_o which_o time_n he_o do_v many_o notable_a thing_n worthy_a memory_n at_o 〈◊〉_d where_o he_o be_v bear_v he_o found_v a_o college_n by_o the_o name_n of_o jesus_n college_n for_o a_o provost_n that_o shall_v be_v a_o preacher_n five_o priest_n six_o chorister_n and_o three_o schoolmaster_n one_o for_o grammar_n one_o for_o song_n and_o another_o for_o writing_n he_o finish_v lincoln_n college_n in_o oxford_n leave_v very_o unperfect_a by_o bishop_n fleming_n the_o first_o founder_n and_o add_v five_o fellowship_n unto_o the_o same_o beside_o those_o seven_o which_o the_o founder_n have_v ordain_v he_o give_v to_o the_o church_n of_o york_n 〈…〉_z of_o that_o which_o king_n edward_n have_v take_v away_o in_o divers_a of_o his_o house_n he_o build_v much_o at_o white_a hall_n which_o then_o belong_v to_o the_o bishop_n of_o york_n he_o build_v the_o great_a kitchen_n at_o southwell_z the_o pantry_n bakehouse_n and_o new_a chamber_n adjoin_v to_o the_o riâ—â—ers_n and_o at_o thorp_n the_o pantry_n bakehouse_n and_o chamber_n on_o the_o 〈…〉_z he_o be_v very_o carefulll_v to_o 〈◊〉_d those_o which_o either_o for_o good_a service_n or_o 〈◊〉_d may_v 〈…〉_z he_o great_o 〈…〉_z he_o die_v of_o the_o plagueâ—_n may_v 29._o 1500._o at_o 〈◊〉_d be_v 76._o year_n of_o age_n and_o be_v bury_v in_o the_o 〈…〉_z of_o our_o lady_n chapel_n in_o a_o marble_n tomb_n which_o himself_o cause_v to_o be_v build_v in_o his_o life-time_n 55._o thomas_n savage_a his_o next_o 〈◊〉_d in_o 〈◊〉_d be_v also_o but_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d bishop_n of_o rochester_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o london_n the_o year_n 1493._o and_o soon_o after_o thomas_n rotheram_n death_n 〈◊〉_d york_n this_o man_n be_v a_o gentleman_n 〈◊〉_d and_o as_o i_o take_v it_o a_o knight_n son_n not_o prefer_v for_o any_o 〈◊〉_d great_a learning_n yet_o he_o be_v a_o doctor_n of_o law_n but_o as_o it_o shall_v seem_v in_o regard_n of_o service_n he_o spend_v his_o time_n in_o a_o manner_n altogether_o either_o in_o temporal_a business_n be_v a_o great_a courtier_n or_o else_o in_o hunt_v wherewith_o he_o be_v 〈◊〉_d sonablie_o 〈◊〉_d he_o build_v much_o at_o 〈◊〉_d and_o scroby_n and_o maintain_v a_o great_a number_n of_o goodly_a 〈◊〉_d fellow_n to_o attend_v he_o before_o his_o time_n it_o be_v always_o the_o custom_n that_o the_o archbishop_n at_o his_o installation_n shall_v make_v a_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o sumptuous_a 〈◊〉_d this_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o little_a money_n 〈◊〉_d brake_n and_o 〈◊〉_d his_o installation_n by_o a_o deputy_n in_o secret_a manner_n have_v be_v 7._o year_n 〈◊〉_d he_o die_v at_o 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d order_n that_o his_o body_n shall_v be_v bury_v at_o 〈◊〉_d but_o his_o hart_n at_o 〈◊〉_d in_o cheshire_n inhere_o he_o be_v bear_v in_o a_o chapel_n of_o his_o own_o build_n which_o he_o 〈◊〉_d to_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d but_o death_n 〈◊〉_d he_o 56._o christopher_n bambridg_n christopher_n bambridge_n succéede_v he_o be_v a_o gentleman_n likewise_o of_o a_o ancient_a house_n bear_v near_o appleby_n in_o 〈◊〉_d a_o doctor_n of_o both_o law_n first_o master_n of_o the_o roll_n then_o deane_n of_o york_n consecrate_v bishop_n of_o durham_n in_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o year_n 1507._o and_o the_o next_o year_n be_v translate_v to_o york_n be_v ambassador_n from_o king_n henry_n the_o 8._o to_o the_o pope_n the_o year_n 1510._o he_o be_v make_v cardinal_n at_o rome_n in_o the_o month_n of_o march._n whether_o he_o stay_v there_o so_o long_o or_o make_v a_o second_o journey_n thither_o i_o can_v tell_v but_o certain_a it_o be_v that_o be_v there_o the_o year_n 1514._o he_o be_v poison_v by_o one_o rinaldo_n de_fw-fr modena_n a_o italian_a priest_n his_o steward_n upon_o malice_n and_o displeasure_n conceive_v for_o a_o blow_n his_o master_n give_v he_o as_o the_o say_v rinaldo_n be_v execute_v for_o that_o fact_n confess_v at_o the_o time_n of_o his_o death_n so_o p._n jovius_fw-la report_v he_o die_v july_n 14_o and_o be_v bury_v there_o in_o the_o church_n belong_v to_o the_o english_a house_n dedicate_v to_o the_o holy_a trinity_n 57_o thomas_n woolsey_n that_o famous_a cardinal_n thomas_n woolsey_n of_o who_o we_o be_v next_o to_o discourse_n be_v bear_v in_o ipswich_n be_v the_o son_n of_o a_o poor_a man_n and_o as_o i_o have_v often_o hear_v a_o butcher_n he_o be_v send_v to_o oxford_n very_o young_a &_o be_v bring_v up_o there_o in_o magdalene_n college_n he_o be_v first_o schoolmaster_n of_o the_o grammar_n school_n belong_v to_o magdalene_n college_n and_o prefer_v to_o a_o benefice_n in_o somersetshire_n call_v lymmyngton_n by_o the_o marquis_n dorset_n unto_o who_o son_n he_o have_v be_v tutor_n in_o oxford_n be_v there_o sir_n amyas_n pawlet_n a_o knight_n of_o that_o country_n do_v he_o a_o great_a disgrace_n set_v he_o in_o the_o stock_n upon_o what_o occasion_n i_o know_v not_o of_o that_o injury_n the_o knight_n much_o repent_v he_o afterward_o at_o what_o time_n this_o poor_a scholar_n be_v advance_v to_o the_o high_a honour_n of_o lord_n chancellor_n not_o only_o rebuke_v he_o sharp_o in_o word_n as_o there_o be_v great_a cause_n but_o also_o make_v he_o dance_v attendance_n 5._o or_o 6._o year_n in_o london_n until_o by_o great_a suit_n he_o obtain_v licence_n of_o departure_n his_o lord_n and_o patron_n the_o marquis_n die_v he_o see_v 〈◊〉_d without_o all_o likelihood_n of_o further_a preferment_n especial_o if_o he_o shall_v settle_v himself_o upon_o his_o 〈◊〉_d leave_v it_o therefore_o and_o determine_v to_o seek_v some_o 〈◊〉_d fortune_n abroad_o in_o the_o world_n he_o happen_v to_o be_v entertain_v of_o a_o ancient_a 〈◊〉_d call_v 〈◊〉_d john_n naphaunt_v who_o 〈◊〉_d a_o office_n of_o importance_n in_o calais_n wherein_o be_v very_a 〈◊〉_d himself_o he_o altogether_o 〈◊〉_d this_o woolsey_n his_o chaplain_n until_o such_o time_n as_o weary_a of_o it_o in_o regard_n of_o his_o own_o weakness_n and_o impotency_n he_o give_v it_o over_o but_o mindful_a of_o 〈◊〉_d chaplain_n good_a service_n he_o 〈◊〉_d leave_v he_o till_o he_o have_v 〈◊〉_d mean_n to_o 〈◊〉_d he_o the_o king_n chaplain_n now_o be_v 〈◊〉_d where_o he_o will_v be_v many_o time_n he_o be_v 〈◊〉_d to_o say_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d hear_v if_o he_o can_v once_o set_v but_o one_o 〈◊〉_d in_o the_o court_n 〈◊〉_d will_v not_o doubt_v but_o attain_v what_o he_o 〈◊〉_d and_o to_o speak_v but_o the_o truth_n it_o be_v not_o only_o his_o good_a fortune_n that_o exalt_a 〈◊〉_d to_o that_o 〈◊〉_d greatness_n but_o much_o deal_v his_o own_o 〈◊〉_d and_o many_o extraordinary_a part_n in_o he_o he_o be_v marvelous_a witty_a well_o learned_a fair_a speak_v and_o pass_v cunning_a in_o win_v the_o heart_n of_o those_o who_o favour_n he_o affect_v the_o first_o thing_n he_o endeavour_v be_v now_o a_o courtier_n be_v 〈◊〉_d make_v himself_o know_v unto_o such_o as_o be_v near_a about_o the_o king_n and_o the_o man_n he_o special_o follow_v be_v richard_n 〈◊〉_d bishop_n of_o winchester_n upon_o who_o council_n he_o see_v the_o 〈◊〉_d do_v most_o rely_v he_o soon_o perceive_v what_o be_v in_o woolsey_n &_o at_o a_o time_n when_o the_o king_n bethink_v he_o of_o some_o witty_a 〈◊〉_d to_o dispatch_v certain_a affair_n with_o the_o emperor_n mention_v he_o as_o a_o fit_n man_n the_o king_n upon_o his_o commendation_n send_v for_o this_o chaplain_n and_o commit_v the_o business_n unto_o he_o the_o emperor_n lie_v then_o in_o the_o low_a country_n whether_o 〈◊〉_d woolsey_n make_v such_o haste_n wind_n and_o weather_n favour_v he_o as_o within_o less_o than_o 4._o day_n after_o his_o dispatch_n he_o be_v back_o at_o the_o court_n again_o have_v order_v all_o the_o king_n business_n to_o his_o contentment_n by_o this_o time_n the_o king_n see_v 〈◊〉_d to_o be_v a_o man_n meet_v for_o employment_n and_o determine_v 〈◊〉_d to_o use_v he_o it_o be_v not_o long_o then_o before_o he_o 〈◊〉_d he_o 〈◊〉_d the_o deanrie_n of_o lincoln_n and_o a_o little_a before_o his_o death_n 〈◊〉_d he_o almoner_n that_o wise_a and_o excellent_a prince_n be_v take_v away_o he_o soon_o creep_v so_o far_o into_o the_o favour_n of_o the_o young_a 〈◊〉_d as_o he_o make_v he_o one_o of_o his_o privy_a counsel_n in_o which_o place_n he_o so_o apply_v himself_o to_o the_o 〈◊〉_d humour_n as_o in_o short_a time_n he_o possess_v he_o altogether_o 〈◊〉_d very_a 〈◊〉_d and_o well_o speak_v the_o rest_n of_o that_o counsel_n use_v he_o many_o time_n as_o their_o 〈◊〉_d to_o 〈◊〉_d their_o determination_n unto_o the_o king_n he_o then_o have_v this_o opportunity_n of_o perceive_v
pay_v for_o his_o pain_n begin_v to_o stickle_v and_o to_o interpose_v his_o authority_n restore_v jeremy_n to_o his_o place_n again_o till_o the_o cause_n may_v be_v hear_v and_o determine_v before_o he_o whereat_o theobald_n though_o a_o mild_a man_n of_o nature_n be_v exceed_o move_v in_o a_o great_a fury_n vow_v he_o will_v never_o exercise_v any_o ecclesiastical_a jurisdiction_n so_o long_o as_o jeremy_n hold_v that_o place_n he_o therefore_o see_v the_o archbishop_n so_o resolute_a against_o he_o and_o fear_v some_o great_a inconvenience_n will_v fall_v upon_o the_o monastery_n by_o mean_n of_o this_o business_n and_o so_o procure_v he_o the_o hatred_n of_o his_o own_o company_n upon_o payment_n of_o 100_o mark_n be_v content_a to_o leave_v his_o place_n and_o live_v a_o private_a monk_n in_o the_o same_o house_n ever_o after_o now_o in_o the_o three_o year_n of_o his_o consecration_n it_o happen_v a_o council_n be_v summon_v at_o rheims_n whereunto_o he_o be_v call_v henry_n therefore_o bishop_n of_o winchester_n king_n stephen_n brother_n that_o by_o virtue_n of_o his_o power_n 〈◊〉_d have_v often_o contend_v with_o he_o and_o ever_o oppose_v himself_o against_o he_o in_o the_o pope_n behalf_n circumvent_v this_o good_a plaine-meaning_n man_n in_o this_o fort_n he_o deal_v first_o with_o the_o pope_n in_o no_o wise_a to_o dispense_v with_o his_o absence_n and_o then_o with_o his_o brother_n the_o king_n to_o forbid_v his_o passage_n and_o perforce_o to_o stay_v he_o at_o home_n but_o such_o be_v those_o time_n as_o it_o be_v safe_a than_o to_o offend_v the_o king_n than_o the_o pope_n and_o therefore_o he_o resolve_v to_o go_v and_o in_o no_o wise_a to_o give_v the_o pope_n such_o a_o advantage_n against_o who_o he_o have_v now_o twice_o oppose_v himself_o already_o dangerous_o go_v therefore_o he_o will_v but_o all_o the_o difficulty_n be_v in_o get_v passasse_n all_o the_o port_n of_o england_n be_v lay_v for_o he_o yet_o so_o cunning_o he_o handle_v the_o matter_n that_o over_o the_o sea_n he_o get_v and_o be_v at_o the_o council_n in_o good_a time_n the_o king_n then_o follow_v the_o advice_n of_o his_o brother_n the_o bishop_n of_o winchester_n seize_v upon_o his_o good_n and_o temporality_n and_o banish_v he_o the_o realm_n he_o like_v a_o tall_a fellow_n interdict_v the_o king_n and_o the_o whole_a 〈◊〉_d and_o take_v advantage_n of_o the_o time_n which_o be_v very_o troublesome_a notwithstanding_o the_o king_n commandment_n come_v home_n and_o live_v in_o norfolk_n till_o by_o the_o intercession_n of_o certain_a bishop_n he_o be_v restore_v afterwards_o he_o grow_v into_o great_a favour_n with_o the_o king_n and_o be_v the_o chief_a mean_n of_o conclude_v that_o final_a peace_n at_o wallingford_n between_o he_o and_o maud_n the_o empress_n in_o the_o year_n 1152._o he_o summon_v a_o convocation_n at_o london_n where_o the_o king_n will_v have_v constrain_v the_o clergy_n to_o make_v 〈◊〉_d his_o son_n king_n to_o the_o disherit_n and_o great_a injury_n of_o duke_n henry_n the_o empress_n son_n the_o intent_n be_v spy_v before_o and_o letter_n procure_v from_o the_o pope_n to_o forbid_v the_o clergy_n to_o meddle_v in_o any_o such_o matter_n this_o notwithstanding_o the_o matter_n be_v earnest_o follow_v in_o behalf_n of_o the_o young_a prince_n 〈◊〉_d in_o so_o much_o as_o when_o they_o perceive_v the_o business_n be_v not_o effect_v according_a to_o their_o desire_n they_o 〈◊〉_d they_o up_o in_o the_o place_n where_o they_o be_v gather_v together_o and_o think_v by_o force_n and_o threaten_v to_o compel_v they_o the_o great_a part_n seem_v to_o yield_v when_o theobald_n steal_v secret_o out_o of_o the_o place_n take_v his_o barge_n and_o row_v down_o the_o thames_n get_v he_o beyond_o sea_n and_o so_o by_o his_o absence_n the_o synod_n be_v dissolve_v his_o good_n by_o and_o by_o be_v once_o more_o confiscate_v and_o his_o temporalty_n seize_v into_o the_o king_n hand_n but_o in_o a_o short_a time_n after_o king_n stephen_n die_v and_o henry_n duke_n of_o normandy_n surname_v fitz_n 〈◊〉_d succeed_v who_o restore_v he_o immediate_o to_o all_o his_o possession_n 〈◊〉_d under_o he_o he_o pass_v the_o rest_n of_o his_o day_n quiet_o in_o great_a favour_n and_o estimation_n with_o he_o he_o depart_v this_o life_n the_o year_n 1160._o when_o he_o have_v sit_v archbishop_n two_o and_o twenty_o year_n perceive_v his_o end_n to_o approach_v he_o make_v his_o will_n and_o give_v all_o his_o good_n unto_o the_o poor_a or_o other_o like_a good_a use_n heli_v bury_v in_o the_o south_n part_n of_o saint_n thomas_n chapel_n in_o a_o marble_n tomb_n join_v to_o the_o wall_n 38._o thomas_n becket_n 〈◊〉_d the_o conquest_n never_o any_o english_a man_n obtain_v this_o archbishopric_n before_o thomas_n becket_n he_o be_v bear_v in_o london_n his_o father_n name_n be_v giltert_n a_o merchant_n his_o mother_n be_v a_o stranger_n bear_v in_o syria_n he_o be_v first_o teach_v and_o bring_v up_o during_o the_o time_n of_o his_o childhood_n by_o the_o prior_n of_o merton_n and_o seem_v towardly_a be_v send_v to_o the_o university_n of_o paris_n have_v there_o attain_v some_o more_o learning_n and_o also_o the_o knowledge_n of_o the_o french_a tongue_n he_o return_v and_o become_v a_o officer_n in_o some_o court_n about_o london_n it_o be_v say_v he_o be_v a_o justice_n but_o ware_v soon_o weary_a of_o that_o kind_n os_fw-la life_n he_o find_v mean_n to_o get_v into_o the_o service_n of_o theobald_n the_o archbishop_n who_o quick_o espi_v his_o manifold_a good_a part_n 〈◊〉_d he_o entire_o and_o send_v he_o into_o italy_n to_o study_v the_o canon_n law_n 〈◊〉_d there_o may_v be_v any_o thing_n want_v in_o he_o 〈◊〉_d in_o a_o common-wealthes-man_n for_o the_o manage_n whereof_o he_o discern_v he_o then_o very_o fit_a and_o likely_a upon_o his_o return_n thence_o he_o be_v quick_o prefer_v by_o the_o archbishop_n unto_o the_o archdeaconry_n of_o canterbury_n the_o provostship_n of_o 〈◊〉_d and_o the_o personage_n of_o bromfield_n the_o archbishop_n then_o see_v himself_o weak_a and_o sickly_a which_o make_v he_o altogether_o unable_a to_o look_v thorough_o into_o the_o drift_n and_o device_n of_o courtier_n that_o in_o all_o age_n seek_v to_o pray_v upon_o the_o church_n and_o ever_o need_v some_o watchful_a eye_n to_o overlook_v their_o practice_n commend_v thomas_n becket_n unto_o the_o king_n so_o effectual_o as_o he_o be_v content_a first_o to_o receive_v he_o into_o the_o number_n of_o his_o chapleine_n than_o make_v he_o chancellor_n of_o england_n and_o load_v he_o with_o all_o kind_n of_o spiritual_a preferment_n for_o theobald_n be_v a_o wise_a man_n well_o perceive_v becket_n to_o be_v first_o so_o 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d so_o painful_a and_o industrious_a as_o the_o king_n be_v yet_o young_a he_o 〈◊〉_d sure_o possess_v he_o altogether_o &_o be_v able_a to_o withstand_v any_o endeavour_n that_o may_v be_v prejudicial_a unto_o the_o church_n and_o again_o he_o can_v not_o doubt_n either_o of_o his_o faithfulness_n to_o he_o or_o his_o stoutness_n in_o so_o good_a a_o cause_n of_o which_o both_o he_o have_v have_v long_a experience_n in_o regard_n hereof_o he_o employ_v all_o his_o endeavour_n to_o plant_v a_o perfect_a like_n of_o thomas_n becket_n in_o the_o mind_n of_o the_o king_n wherein_o he_o prosper_v so_o well_o as_o in_o a_o short_a time_n no_o man_n be_v so_o far_o in_o the_o king_n book_n as_o he_o nay_o no_o man_n can_v do_v any_o thing_n in_o a_o manner_n with_o the_o king_n but_o he_o for_o the_o maintain_n of_o this_o his_o credit_n say_v one_o he_o think_v it_o good_a to_o relinquish_v and_o forsake_v by_o little_a and_o little_a all_o priestly_a either_o behaviour_n or_o attire_n to_o affect_v the_o pomp_n and_o bravery_n of_o the_o court_n to_o live_v as_o other_o courtier_n to_o fare_v dainty_o to_o lie_v long_o in_o bed_n to_o hawk_v to_o hunt_v to_o have_v many_o follower_n etc._n etc._n in_o so_o much_o as_o some_o stick_v not_o to_o say_v the_o chancellor_n have_v forget_v he_o be_v a_o archdeacon_n also_o and_o blame_v he_o for_o not_o live_v like_o a_o clergy_n man_n but_o by_o this_o mean_n say_v he_o t._n becket_n be_v ever_o at_o the_o king_n elbow_n be_v partaker_n of_o all_o his_o counsel_n and_o either_o by_o notize_n give_v to_o the_o archbishop_n or_o some_o device_n of_o his_o own_o otherwise_o can_v and_o do_v stop_v any_o course_n that_o may_v be_v prejudicial_a to_o the_o church_n have_v continue_v thus_o in_o the_o office_n of_o chancellor_n four_o or_o five_o year_n with_o the_o great_a favour_n and_o like_n of_o the_o king_n it_o happen_v theobald_n the_o archbishop_n to_o die_v the_o king_n little_o think_v what_o a_o snake_n he_o nourish_v in_o his_o bosom_n determine_v by_o &_o by_o to_o do_v
forth_o as_o he_o will_v have_v one_o church_n allow_v unto_o they_o in_o the_o city_n in_o which_o with_o certain_a restraint_n they_o shall_v practice_v their_o ceremony_n unto_o double_a benefice_a man_n and_o non_fw-la resident_n he_o be_v very_o hard_o diverse_a elect_v unto_o bishopric_n he_o reject_v have_v no_o other_o exception_n against_o they_o many_o he_o compel_v to_o reform_v themselves_o according_a to_o the_o canon_n in_o that_o behalf_n and_o some_o that_o refuse_v to_o be_v conformable_a he_o final_o deprive_v abultery_n he_o be_v wont_n to_o punish_v very_o severe_o he_o persecute_v a_o bishop_n terrible_o his_o name_n be_v not_o deliver_v for_o keep_v a_o concubine_n one_o roger_n ham_n a_o priest_n he_o enjoin_v to_o three_o year_n penance_n for_o fornication_n enjoyin_v he_o to_o spend_v all_o that_o time_n in_o fast_v prayer_n and_o pilgrimage_n to_o rome_n compostella_n and_o colon_n and_o moreover_o sequester_v the_o fruit_n of_o his_o benefice_n during_o those_o three_o year_n appoint_v they_o to_o be_v give_v unto_o the_o poor_a neither_o 〈◊〉_d he_o thus_o with_o man_n of_o his_o own_o coat_n only_o there_o be_v a_o certain_a knight_n of_o 〈◊〉_d call_v sir_n osborn_n gifford_n he_o have_v steal_v two_o nun_n out_o of_o the_o nunnery_n of_o wilton_n which_o come_v to_o the_o archbishop_n ear_n he_o first_o excommunicate_v he_o and_o after_o absolve_v upon_o these_o condition_n first_o that_o he_o shall_v never_o after_o come_v within_o any_o nunnery_n or_o in_o the_o company_n of_o a_o nun_n then_o that_o three_o sunday_n together_o he_o shall_v be_v whip_v in_o the_o parish_n church_n of_o wilton_n so_o likewise_o in_o the_o market_n and_o church_n of_o shaftsbury_n three_o other_o day_n that_o he_o shall_v fast_v a_o certain_a number_n of_o month_n that_o he_o shall_v not_o wear_v any_o shirt_n in_o three_o year_n and_o last_o that_o he_o shall_v not_o any_o more_o take_v upon_o he_o the_o habit_n or_o title_n of_o a_o knight_n but_o wear_v apparel_n of_o a_o russet_a colour_n until_o he_o have_v spend_v three_o year_n in_o the_o holy_a land_n all_o this_o he_o swear_v shall_v be_v perform_v before_o he_o may_v have_v absolution_n if_o some_o of_o our_o gentleman_n be_v now_o and_o then_o thus_o serve_v they_o will_v not_o be_v so_o wanton_a as_o they_o be_v thirtéene_a year_n and_o almost_o a_o half_a this_o man_n continue_v archbishop_n hold_v all_o this_o while_n his_o prebend_v he_o have_v first_o at_o lion_n which_o when_o diverse_a beg_v of_o he_o he_o will_v answer_v that_o he_o may_v not_o in_o any_o wise_a spare_v it_o for_o he_o look_v every_o day_n when_o be_v drive_v out_o of_o england_n by_o the_o king_n against_o who_o indeed_o he_o often_o very_o bold_o oppose_v himself_o he_o shall_v have_v no_o other_o home_n to_o take_v to_o for_o the_o same_o cause_n belike_o it_o be_v annex_v unto_o the_o see_v of_o canterbury_n many_o succeed_v archbishop_n enjoy_v the_o same_o a_o long_a time_n after_o he_o 〈◊〉_d very_o rich_a and_o yet_o in_o his_o life_n time_n found_v at_o wingham_n a_o college_n value_v when_o it_o be_v suppress_v at_o four_o score_n and_o four_o pound_n of_o yearly_a revenue_n and_o advance_v diverse_a of_o his_o kindred_n to_o great_a possession_n who_o posterity_n have_v continue_v in_o the_o state_n of_o knightsand_n esquier_n even_o until_o our_o time_n he_o be_v bury_v in_o his_o own_o church_n but_o in_o what_o particular_a place_n i_o find_v not_o 49._o robert_n winchelsey_n what_o countryman_n robert_n winchelsey_n shall_v be_v no_o man_n deliver_v but_o it_o be_v certain_a he_o first_o go_v to_o school_v at_o canterbury_n where_o he_o be_v so_o admire_v for_o his_o towardliness_n and_o love_v for_o his_o gentle_a and_o modest_a behaviour_n be_v also_o a_o very_a well-favoured_a child_n as_o every_o man_n will_v take_v upon_o he_o even_o then_o to_o prophesy_v that_o he_o shall_v one_o day_n be_v archbish._n of_o canterbury_n be_v ripe_a for_o the_o university_n he_o be_v send_v to_o paris_n there_o he_o proceed_v master_n of_o art_n and_o before_o his_o departure_n thence_o be_v choose_v rector_n of_o that_o university_n have_v pass_v through_o that_o office_n which_o seem_v to_o be_v annual_a with_o great_a commendation_n of_o integrity_n and_o wisdom_n he_o return_v into_o england_n and_o come_v to_o oxford_n give_v such_o proof_n there_o of_o his_o excellent_a knowledge_n in_o all_o good_a learning_n by_o preach_v dispute_v etc._n etc._n as_o they_o think_v good_a to_o honour_v he_o with_o the_o degree_n of_o a_o doctor_n and_o short_o after_o make_v he_o chancellor_n of_o their_o university_n his_o government_n there_o be_v such_o as_o all_o man_n easy_o discern_v he_o fit_a for_o a_o much_o high_a place_n he_o make_v many_o good_a and_o profitable_a statute_n and_o take_v away_o diverse_a fond_a and_o pernicious_a custom_n to_o the_o great_a honour_n of_o the_o university_n and_o no_o less_o advauncement_n of_o good_a learning_n his_o first_o spiritual_a promotion_n be_v a_o prebend_v in_o paul_n church_n and_o the_o archdeaconry_n of_o esser_fw-it his_o archdeacoury_n he_o visit_v himself_o in_o person_n due_o every_o year_n and_o do_v reside_v upon_o his_o prebend_v preach_v in_o that_o cathedral_n church_n or_o some_o other_o place_n almost_o every_o day_n by_o reason_n hereof_o &_o his_o manifold_a good_a part_n he_o grow_v so_o famous_a as_o peckham_n be_v dead_a he_o be_v straightway_o point_v out_o by_o the_o expectation_n of_o all_o man_n unto_o the_o archbishopric_n the_o monk_n therefore_o choose_v he_o with_o the_o king_n very_o good_a like_n &_o great_a applause_n of_o all_o man_n it_o be_v his_o chance_n to_o come_v to_o rome_n while_o coelestious_a be_v pope_n a_o good_a &_o virtuous_a man_n but_o so_o simple_a as_o boniface_n that_o succéede_v he_o can_v persuade_v he_o by_o counterfeit_v the_o voice_n of_o a_o angel_n through_o a_o trunk_n in_o the_o night_n to_o resign_v his_o papacy_n and_o become_v a_o eremite_n again_o as_o before_o his_o election_n he_o have_v be_v not_o only_o this_o simple_a eremite_n but_o even_o all_o the_o prelate_n and_o cardinal_n there_n be_v amaze_v at_o his_o wonder_a rare_a learning_n the_o like_a whereof_o especial_o to_o be_v join_v with_o such_o discretion_n and_o wisdom_n they_o well_o assure_v themselves_o be_v no_o where_o to_o be_v find_v they_o be_v desirous_a therefore_o to_o have_v make_v he_o a_o cardinal_n so_o to_o have_v retain_v he_o among_o they_o but_o he_o yield_v many_o reason_n why_o he_o may_v not_o be_v spare_v at_o home_n obtain_v at_o last_o consecration_n and_o haste_v he_o unto_o his_o charge_n upon_o the_o day_n of_o his_o inthronization_n it_o be_v say_v he_o consecrate_v bishop_n of_o landaffe_n one_o john_n monemouth_n doctor_n of_o divinity_n and_o bestow_v twenty_o benefice_n ten_o of_o very_a good_a value_n upon_o ten_o doctor_n and_o ten_o less_o upon_o ten_o bachelor_n of_o divinity_n the_o see_v be_v yet_o void_a the_o king_n have_v cause_v a_o convocation_n to_o be_v summon_v in_o which_o he_o require_v one_o half_a of_o all_o ecclesiastical_a reveneve_n for_o one_o year_n towards_o the_o charge_n of_o his_o war_n this_o intolerable_a exaction_n the_o clergy_n not_o intend_v to_o yield_v unto_o send_v the_o dean_n of_o paul_n william_n de_fw-es montfort_n with_o diverse_a other_o prelate_n unto_o the_o king_n to_o crave_v pardon_n and_o to_o show_v how_o hard_o it_o be_v for_o they_o to_o yield_v to_o this_o demand_n be_v admit_v unto_o his_o presence_n the_o deane_n begin_v his_o speech_n and_o after_o a_o few_o word_n fall_v down_o sudden_o stark_o dead_a herewith_o the_o king_n nothing_o move_v send_v a_o knight_n the_o next_o day_n unto_o the_o convocation_n to_o know_v whether_o any_o of_o they_o dare_v withstand_v the_o king_n in_o this_o demand_n if_o there_o be_v any_o such_o quoth_v he_o let_v he_o come_v forth_o that_o i_o may_v take_v order_n with_o he_o as_o a_o disturber_n of_o the_o king_n peace_n so_o no_o man_n dare_v to_o gainsay_v it_o the_o grant_v pass_v for_o good_a the_o archbishop_n now_o come_v home_o soon_o after_o call_v another_o synod_n wherein_o his_o clergy_n complain_v much_o of_o the_o last_o exaction_n the_o archbishop_n tell_v they_o it_o be_v more_v they_o they_o can_v 〈◊〉_d that_o they_o have_v do_v for_o that_o in_o the_o late_a council_n of_o lion_n it_o be_v decree_v no_o clergy_n man_n shall_v pay_v any_o thing_n to_o any_o temporal_a magistrate_n without_o the_o pope_n licence_n that_o therefore_o they_o now_o set_v down_o for_o a_o canon_n to_o be_v keep_v hereafter_o inviolable_o at_o that_o time_n the_o king_n that_o have_v have_v so_o liberal_a allowance_n very_o late_o demand_v nothing_o but_o within_o a_o year_n or_o two_o after_o have_v spend_v a_o infinite_a deal_n of_o
have_v send_v they_o but_o to_o be_v thankful_a unto_o he_o for_o they_o and_o to_o have_v a_o care_n to_o use_v they_o moderate_o some_o there_o be_v that_o have_v not_o doubt_v to_o ascribe_v that_o notable_a conquest_n rather_o to_o the_o virtue_n and_o holiness_n of_o this_o man_n then_o to_o any_o other_o mean_v either_o of_o prowess_n or_o wisdom_n in_o other_o instrument_n of_o the_o same_o this_o man_n that_o may_v have_v obtain_v of_o the_o king_n any_o preferment_n he_o will_v have_v crave_v be_v so_o 〈◊〉_d from_o ambitious_a desire_n of_o promotion_n as_o it_o be_v long_a besore_n he_o can_v be_v persuade_v to_o take_v a_o prebend_v of_o lincoln_n when_o it_o be_v offer_v he_o be_v before_o that_o chancellor_n of_o paul_n in_o london_n it_o be_v certain_a also_o that_o he_o be_v elect_v unto_o the_o archbishopric_n without_o his_o own_o seek_v &_o may_v easy_o have_v make_v the_o king_n for_o he_o if_o he_o have_v endeavour_v it_o when_o some_o man_n marvel_v that_o the_o king_n shall_v refuse_v he_o and_o prefer_v any_o other_o before_o he_o he_o answer_v he_o can_v very_o ill_o spare_v he_o &_o he_o perceive_v not_o he_o be_v desirous_a to_o be_v spare_v john_n vfford_n be_v sudden_o take_v away_o as_o before_o be_v declare_v the_o covent_n of_o canterbury_n once_o more_o choose_v he_o the_o king_n very_o willing_o allow_v of_o their_o choice_n and_o the_o pope_n have_v not_o yet_o hear_v of_o this_o their_o second_o election_n of_o his_o own_o accord_n before_o any_o request_n make_v cast_v upon_o he_o this_o dignity_n hardly_o shall_v you_o find_v any_o archbishop_n in_o any_o age_n to_o have_v attain_v his_o place_n in_o better_a sort_n he_o be_v consecrate_v at_o auinion_n by_o one_o bertrand_n a_o cardinal_n in_o the_o church_n of_o the_o friar_n minor_n there_o that_o ceremony_n once_o perform_v he_o haste_v he_o home_o into_o england_n where_o first_o do_v his_o duty_n to_o the_o king_n he_o receive_v of_o he_o immediate_o his_o temporalty_n with_o all_o favour_n from_o the_o court_n he_o depart_v to_o lambhith_n to_o rest_v himself_o after_o his_o long_a journey_n lie_v there_o a_o while_n with_o the_o bishop_n of_o rochester_n he_o fall_v sick_a and_o within_o five_o week_n and_o four_o day_n after_o his_o consecration_n die_v so_o that_o he_o be_v never_o enthronize_v at_o all_o he_o be_v bury_v in_o the_o chapel_n of_o saint_n anselm_n towards_o the_o south_n wall_n 55._o simon_n islip_n simon_n islip_n be_v doctor_n of_o law_n become_v canon_n of_o paul_n than_o deane_n of_o the_o arch_n after_o that_o be_v choose_v to_o be_v of_o the_o privy_a counsel_n of_o king_n edward_n the_o three_o first_o in_o the_o place_n of_o secretary_n and_o then_o keeper_n of_o the_o privy_a seal_n john_n stratford_n lie_v upon_o his_o death_n bed_n foretell_v he_o shall_v be_v archbishop_n it_o come_v to_o pass_v within_o two_o year_n after_o his_o death_n though_o two_o other_o be_v serve_v before_o he_o the_o monk_n with_o the_o king_n very_o good_a like_n choose_v he_o and_o the_o pope_n will_v not_o refuse_v he_o yet_o be_v loath_a to_o ratify_v the_o monk_n election_n he_o reject_v the_o same_o and_o ex_fw-la 〈◊〉_d potestatis_fw-la bestow_v the_o archbishopric_n upon_o he_o his_o bull_n be_v publish_v in_o bow_n church_n october_n 4._o 1349._o and_o in_o the_o month_n of_o december_n follow_v he_o be_v consecrate_v by_o the_o bishop_n of_o london_n in_o paul_n church_n he_o be_v enthronize_v secret_o to_o save_v charge_n for_o he_o be_v a_o very_a frugal_a and_o spare_a man_n never_o esteem_v pomp_n or_o outward_a bravery_n he_o be_v also_o very_o severe_a when_o he_o first_o visit_v his_o own_o diocese_n he_o deprive_v many_o clergy_n man_n of_o their_o live_n he_o pass_v through_o the_o diocese_n of_o kochester_n and_o chichester_n without_o keep_v any_o great_a ado_n so_o that_o every_o one_o make_v account_n he_o be_v content_a to_o wink_v at_o the_o fault_n he_o espy_v but_o they_o find_v it_o otherwise_o for_o he_o afterward_o call_v home_o unto_o he_o the_o offender_n and_o there_o deal_v so_o with_o they_o as_o all_o man_n may_v assure_v themselves_o he_o will_v prove_v a_o very_a austere_a man_n in_o his_o government_n john_n synwall_n bishop_n of_o lincoln_n stand_v in_o doubt_n of_o this_o asperity_n of_o he_o with_o great_a cost_n procure_v a_o privilege_n from_o rome_n to_o exempt_v himself_o from_o his_o authority_n and_o jurisdiction_n but_o the_o archbishop_n cause_v the_o same_o afterward_o to_o be_v revoke_v the_o university_n of_o oxford_n have_v present_v unto_o he_o the_o say_a bishop_n of_o lincoln_n unto_o who_o jurisdiction_n oxford_n then_o appertain_v one_o william_n palmorâ—â—_n for_o their_o chancellor_n and_o pray_v he_o to_o admit_v he_o the_o bishop_n i_o know_v not_o for_o what_o cause_n delay_v his_o admission_n from_o time_n to_o time_n and_o enforce_v the_o university_n to_o complain_v of_o this_o hard_a deal_n unto_o the_o archbishop_n he_o present_o set_v down_o a_o day_n wherein_o he_o enjoin_v the_o bishop_n to_o admit_v this_o chancellor_n or_o else_o to_o render_v a_o reason_n of_o his_o refusal_n at_o that_o time_n appoint_v the_o proctor_n of_o the_o university_n be_v ready_a together_o with_o this_o william_n palmoâ—â—e_o to_o demand_v admission_n and_o when_o the_o bishop_n of_o lincoln_n come_v not_o trust_v belike_o to_o his_o privilege_n aforesaid_a the_o archbishop_n cause_v his_o chancellor_n john_n carlton_n deane_n of_o well_n to_o admit_v he_o write_v to_o the_o university_n to_o receive_v he_o and_o cite_v the_o bishop_n to_o answer_v before_o he_o for_o his_o contempt_n he_o appeal_v to_o the_o pope_n will_v not_o come_v and_o for_o his_o contumacy_n be_v interdict_v much_o money_n be_v spend_v in_o this_o suit_n after_o ward_n at_o rome_n the_o end_n be_v that_o the_o archbishop_n prevail_v and_o the_o other_o privilege_n be_v by_o special_a order_n of_o the_o pope_n revoke_v who_o also_o grant_v unto_o the_o university_n at_o the_o same_o time_n that_o the_o chancellor_n hereafter_o shall_v only_o be_v elect_v by_o the_o scholar_n themselves_o and_o so_o present_o authorise_v to_o govern_v they_o without_o the_o admission_n of_o any_o other_o this_o conquest_n thus_o achieve_v he_o enter_v yet_o into_o another_o combat_n in_o the_o same_o land_n i_o mean_v at_o rome_n he_o serve_v andrew_n vfford_v archbishop_n of_o middlesex_n the_o administrator_n of_o john_n vfford_n his_o predecessor_n for_o dilapidation_n and_o recover_v of_o he_o 1101._o l._n fifteen_o shilling_n two_o penny_n halfpenny_n farthing_n that_o money_n he_o employ_v in_o repair_v the_o palace_n at_o canterbury_n he_o pull_v down_o the_o manner_n house_n at_o wrotham_n and_o employ_v the_o stone_n and_o timber_n of_o the_o same_o in_o end_v the_o building_n that_o john_n vfford_v his_o predecessor_n aforesaid_a have_v begin_v at_o maidstone_n towards_o this_o and_o other_o charge_n he_o obtain_v of_o the_o pope_n leave_v to_o crave_v a_o contribution_n of_o four_o penny_n out_o of_o every_o mark_n from_o all_o the_o clergy_n of_o his_o province_n but_o his_o officer_n whether_o of_o purpose_n or_o peradventure_o mistake_v demand_v and_o have_v a_o whole_a ten_o all_o this_o be_v within_o a_o year_n or_o two_o of_o his_o first_o come_v to_o the_o archbishopric_n at_o which_o time_n also_o in_o a_o parliament_n hold_v at_o westminster_n the_o year_n 1350._o the_o old_a controversy_n between_o he_o and_o the_o archbishop_n of_o york_n about_o bear_v up_o his_o cross_n in_o the_o province_n of_o canterburybegan_n to_o be_v renew_v be_v compromit_v unto_o the_o hear_n and_o judgement_n of_o the_o king_n who_o set_v down_o a_o final_a order_n for_o the_o same_o viz._n that_o the_o archbishop_n of_o york_n shall_v bear_v his_o cross_n in_o the_o other_o province_n yield_v all_o preeminence_n otherwise_o unto_o canterbury_n but_o that_o in_o token_n of_o subjection_n every_o archbishop_n at_o his_o entrance_n shall_v offer_v a_o image_n of_o gold_n to_o the_o value_n of_o forty_o pound_n at_o the_o shrine_n of_o saint_n thomas_n the_o same_o to_o be_v send_v by_o some_o knight_n or_o doctor_n of_o the_o law_n within_o the_o space_n of_o two_o month_n after_o his_o inthronization_n among_o the_o rest_n of_o his_o action_n i_o may_v not_o in_o any_o wise_a forget_v his_o college_n of_o canterbury_n which_o be_v now_o become_v a_o parcel_n of_o christ_n church_n in_o oxford_n he_o build_v it_o and_o endow_v it_o with_o good_a possession_n appropriate_v unto_o the_o same_o the_o parsonage_n of_o pagham_n and_o magfield_n he_o grant_v also_o unto_o the_o covent_n of_o canterbury_n the_o church_n of_o monkton_n and_o estrey_n it_o be_v worthy_a remembrance_n likewise_o that_o when_o a_o certain_a countess_n of_o kent_n after_o the_o earl_n her_o husband_n death_n have_v process_v
call_v be_v consecrate_v bishop_n a_o 1265._o at_o rome_n where_o it_o be_v say_v he_o pay_v unto_o the_o pope_n 6000._o mark_n for_o his_o consecration_n and_o so_o much_o more_o unto_o jordanus_n the_o pope_n chancellor_n present_o upon_o his_o return_n he_o be_v suspend_v by_o ottobonus_n the_o pope_n legate_n for_o take_v part_n against_o the_o king_n in_o the_o baron_n war_n he_o enjoy_v a_o small_a time_n his_o honour_n so_o dear_o buy_v the_o year_n 1268._o he_o die_v in_o italy_n and_o be_v bury_v there_o at_o uiterbium_n 44._o nicholas_n de_fw-fr ely_n richard_n moor_n a_o doctor_n of_o divinity_n be_v then_o choose_v bishop_n but_o friar_n peckham_n at_o that_o time_n archbishop_n of_o canterbury_n take_v exception_n against_o he_o for_o hold_v of_o many_o benefice_n and_o say_v that_o a_o man_n of_o such_o conscience_n as_o be_v fit_a for_o that_o place_n will_v rather_o content_v himself_o with_o less_o live_v than_o load_n himself_o with_o the_o cure_n of_o so_o many_o soul_n he_o be_v refuse_v nicholas_n de_fw-fr ely_n have_v be_v scarce_o one_o year_n bishop_n of_o worcester_n be_v call_v to_o this_o church_n he_o sit_v 12._o year_n &_o die_v a_o 1290._o his_o body_n be_v bury_v at_o waverly_n his_o hart_n lie_v entoomb_v in_o the_o south_n wall_n of_o the_o presbytery_n with_o this_o inscription_n intus_fw-la est_fw-la cor_fw-la nicholai_n episcop_n cvius_fw-la corpus_fw-la est_fw-la apud_fw-la waverley_n one_o of_o his_o name_n be_v first_o chancellor_n than_o treasurer_n of_o england_n about_o the_o year_n 1260._o i_o assure_v myself_o it_o be_v he_o 45._o john_n de_fw-it pontissara_fw-it about_o this_o time_n the_o pope_n begin_v to_o take_v upon_o he_o the_o bestow_n of_o bishopricke_n for_o the_o most_o part_n every_o where_o this_o john_n de_fw-it pontissara_fw-it was_z placed_z by_o he_o upon_o his_o absolute_a authority_n he_o be_v a_o great_a enemy_n unto_o the_o monk_n of_o his_o church_n who_o living_n he_o much_o diminish_v to_o increase_v his_o own_o he_o die_v the_o year_n 1304._o have_v sit_v near_o 24._o year_n and_o lie_v bury_v in_o the_o north_n wall_n of_o the_o presbytery_n his_o tomb_n have_v this_o epitaphe_n engrave_v defuncti_fw-la corpus_fw-la tumulus_fw-la tenet_fw-la iste_fw-la joannis_n pounte_n wintoniae_fw-la presulis_fw-la eximij_fw-la obijt_fw-la anno_fw-la dom._n 1304._o 46._o henry_n woodloke_n henry_n woodloke_n succéede_v he_o robert_n winchelsey_n archbishop_n of_o canterbury_n be_v banish_v the_o realm_n by_o king_n edward_n the_o first_o who_o charge_v he_o with_o treason_n this_o bishop_n become_v a_o intercessor_n for_o he_o and_o in_o the_o request_n he_o make_v to_o the_o king_n in_o his_o behalf_n chance_v to_o call_v he_o his_o good_a lord_n which_o the_o king_n take_v so_o heinous_o as_o by_o and_o by_o he_o cause_v all_o the_o bishop_n good_n to_o be_v confiscate_v and_o renounce_v all_o protection_n of_o he_o how_o he_o recover_v the_o king_n favour_n again_o i_o find_v not_o not_o long_o after_o the_o say_a king_n die_v by_o the_o permission_n of_o the_o foresay_a archbishop_n he_o crown_a king_n edward_n the_o second_o january_n 22._o 1307._o and_o die_v a_o 1316._o the_o 13._o year_n of_o his_o consecration_n 47._o john_n sendal_n walsingham_n call_v this_o man_n john_n kendal_n he_o be_v chancellor_n of_o england_n and_o die_v 1320._o have_v scarce_o sit_v four_o year_n 48._o reginaldus_n asserius_fw-la the_o pope_n then_o thrust_v in_o reginald_n de_fw-fr asser_n his_o legate_n the_o king_n be_v very_o angry_a that_o the_o pope_n take_v so_o much_o upon_o he_o in_o these_o thing_n he_o be_v consecrate_v by_o the_o bishop_n of_o london_n walter_n the_o archbishop_n refuse_v to_o afford_v it_o unto_o he_o sit_v little_a above_o two_o year_n and_o die_v a_o 1323._o 49._o john_n de_fw-fr stratford_n iohn_n de_fw-fr stratford_n doctor_n of_o law_n succéede_v when_o he_o have_v continue_v in_o this_o seat_n 10._o year_n a_o 1333._o he_o be_v translate_v to_o canterbury_n see_v more_o of_o he_o in_o canterbury_n 50._o adam_n tarlton_n alias_fw-la de_fw-fr orlton_n adam_n de_fw-fr arlton_n doctor_n of_o law_n bear_v in_o hereford_n be_v consecrate_v bishop_n of_o hereford_n september_n 26._o 1317._o in_o a_o parliament_n hold_v at_o london_n a_o 1324._o he_o be_v accuse_v of_o treason_n as_o have_v aid_v the_o mortimer_n with_o man_n and_o armour_n against_o the_o king_n when_o he_o shall_v have_v be_v arraign_v a_o thing_n till_o that_o time_n never_o hear_v of_o that_o a_o bishop_n shall_v be_v arraign_v the_o archbishop_n of_o canterbury_n york_n and_o dublin_n with_o their_o suffragan_n bishop_n come_v unto_o the_o bar_n and_o violent_o take_v he_o away_o notwithstanding_o the_o accusation_n be_v find_v true_a his_o temporalty_n be_v seize_v into_o the_o king_n hand_n until_o such_o time_n as_o the_o king_n much_o deal_n by_o his_o machination_n and_o devise_n be_v depose_v of_o his_o kingdom_n if_o he_o which_o have_v be_v a_o traitor_n unto_o his_o prince_n before_o after_o deserve_a punishment_n for_o the_o same_o will_v soon_o be_v entreat_v to_o join_v with_o other_o in_o the_o like_a attempt_n it_o be_v no_o marvel_n no_o man_n so_o forward_o as_o he_o in_o take_v part_n with_o isabel_n the_o queen_n against_o her_o husband_n king_n edward_n the_o second_o she_o with_o her_o son_n and_o army_n be_v at_o oxford_n this_o good_a bishop_n step_v up_o into_o the_o pulpit_n and_o there_o take_v for_o his_o text_n these_o word_n my_o head_n grieve_v i_o he_o make_v a_o long_a discourse_n to_o prove_v that_o a_o evil_a head_n not_o otherwise_o to_o be_v cure_v must_v be_v take_v away_o have_v get_v the_o king_n into_o their_o power_n he_o fear_v lest_o if_o the_o king_n at_o any_o time_n recover_v his_o liberty_n and_o crown_n again_o they_o may_v receive_v condign_a punishment_n counsel_v the_o queen_n to_o make_v he_o away_o whereunto_o she_o be_v as_o ready_a and_o willing_a as_o he_o to_o have_v it_o do_v they_o write_v certain_a letter_n unto_o the_o keeper_n of_o the_o old_a king_n signify_v in_o covert_a term_n what_o they_o desire_v they_o either_o not_o perfect_o understand_v their_o meaning_n or_o desirous_a to_o have_v somewhat_o to_o show_v for_o their_o discharge_n pray_v they_o in_o express_a word_n to_o declare_v unto_o they_o whether_o they_o will_v have_v they_o put_v the_o king_n to_o death_n or_o no._n to_o which_o question_n this_o subtle_a fox_n frame_v this_o answer_n edwardum_fw-la occidere_fw-la nolite_fw-la timere_fw-la bonum_fw-la est_fw-la if_o you_o set_v the_o point_n between_o nolite_fw-la and_o timere_fw-la it_o forbid_v if_o between_o timere_fw-la and_o bonum_fw-la it_o exhort_v they_o to_o the_o commit_n of_o the_o fact_n whereupon_o the_o king_n be_v make_v away_o and_o most_o pitiful_o murder_v by_o thrust_v a_o hot_a spit_n into_o his_o fundament_n and_o who_o then_o so_o earnest_a a_o persecutor_n of_o the_o murderer_n as_o this_o bishop_n that_o when_o diverse_a of_o his_o letter_n be_v show_v against_o he_o elude_v and_o avoid_v they_o by_o sophistical_a interpretation_n and_o utter_o deny_v that_o he_o be_v any_o way_n consent_v to_o that_o heinous_a fact_n how_o clean_o he_o excuse_v himself_o i_o know_v 〈◊〉_d but_o sure_o i_o be_o he_o be_v so_o far_o from_o receive_v punishment_n as_o within_o two_o month_n after_o viz._n in_o november_n 1327._o he_o be_v prefer_v unto_o the_o bishopric_n of_o worcester_n six_o year_n after_o that_o he_o be_v translate_v thence_o to_o winchester_n by_o the_o pope_n december_n 1._o 1333._o at_o the_o request_n of_o the_o french_a king_n which_o king_n edward_n take_v in_o very_o ill_a part_n for_o that_o the_o french_a king_n and_o he_o be_v enemy_n detain_v from_o 〈◊〉_d his_o temporalty_n till_o that_o in_o a_o parliament_n at_o the_o suit_n of_o the_o whole_a clergy_n he_o be_v content_a to_o yield_v they_o unto_o he_o he_o sit_v bishop_n of_o winchester_n 11._o year_n 7._o month_n and_o 17._o day_n and_o be_v a_o long_a time_n blind_a before_o his_o death_n depart_v this_o life_n july_n 18._o 1345._o 51._o william_n edendon_n the_o same_o year_n william_n edendon_n be_v consecrate_v bishop_n a_o man_n in_o very_o great_a favour_n with_o king_n edward_n the_o three_o be_v treasurer_n of_o england_n he_o cause_v groat_n and_o half_a groat_n to_o be_v coin_a the_o year_n 1350._o coin_n not_o see_v in_o england_n before_o but_o they_o want_v some_o thing_n of_o the_o just_a sterling_a weight_n which_o be_v the_o cause_n that_o the_o price_n of_o all_o thing_n rise_v then_o very_o much_o and_o where_o as_o many_o other_o time_n the_o like_a practice_n have_v be_v use_v in_o so_o much_o that_o five_o shilling_n have_v now_o scarce_o so_o much_o silver_n in_o it_o as_o five_o groat_n have_v 300._o year_n since_o no_o marvel_n if_o thing_n be_v sell_v for_o treble_v the_o price_n
lovel_n for_o what_o cause_n i_o know_v not_o that_o they_o may_v be_v sure_a to_o avoid_v he_o as_o also_o at_o the_o request_n of_o richard_n earlé_fw-fr of_o cornwall_n the_o king_n brother_n elect_a roger_n molend_n one_o to_o who_o the_o king_n and_o the_o say_a earl_n be_v both_o uncle_n he_o the_o king_n ready_o accept_v and_o so_o march_v 10._o 1257._o he_o be_v afford_v consecration_n this_o man_n be_v bear_v and_o bring_v up_o altogether_o beyond_o the_o sea_n 〈◊〉_d reason_n whereof_o he_o be_v utter_o ignorant_a of_o the_o english_a 〈◊〉_d be_v therefore_o call_v upon_o to_o be_v resident_a upon_o his_o bishopric_n the_o year_n 1283._o he_o make_v that_o his_o excuse_n but_o it_o may_v not_o serve_v his_o turn_n john_n peckham_n archbishop_n of_o 〈◊〉_d not_o only_o force_v he_o to_o residence_n but_o reprehend_v he_o exceed_a sharp_o for_o his_o neglect_n and_o carelessness_n of_o his_o charge_n he_o sit_v long_o and_o die_v a_o very_a old_a man_n the_o year_n 1295._o 47._o walter_n de_fw-fr langton_n the_o pope_n mean_v a_o good_a turn_n unto_o john_n bokingham_n bishop_n of_o lincoln_n of_o his_o absolute_a authority_n take_v upon_o he_o to_o translate_v he_o to_o this_o see_v from_o lincoln_n which_o be_v then_o worth_a three_o lichfields_n he_o choose_v rather_o to_o forsake_v all_o and_o become_v a_o monk_n at_o canterbury_n upon_o his_o refusal_n water_n langton_n treasurer_n of_o england_n be_v prefer_v thereunto_o and_o consecrate_v december_n 22_o 1296._o he_o live_v in_o great_a authority_n under_o king_n edward_n the_o first_o that_o favour_v he_o much_o but_o his_o son_n edward_n the_o second_o molest_v and_o disgrace_v 〈◊〉_d all_o that_o ever_o he_o may_v his_o father_n die_v in_o the_o north_n country_n command_v this_o bishop_n to_o couduct_v his_o corpse_n up_o to_o london_n and_o when_o he_o have_v so_o do_v for_o reward_v of_o his_o 〈◊〉_d he_o cause_v sir_n john_n felton_n constable_n of_o the_o tower_n to_o arrest_v he_o seize_v upon_o all_o his_o good_n and_o imprison_v he_o first_o in_o the_o tower_n then_o in_o the_o castle_n of_o wallingford_n of_o which_o imprisonment_n he_o be_v not_o release_v in_o two_o year_n after_o in_o his_o father_n life_n time_n he_o have_v often_o reprehend_v the_o young_a prince_n for_o his_o insolent_a and_o dissolute_a behaviour_n which_o good_a admonition_n he_o take_v in_o 〈◊〉_d part_n wrong_v and_o disgrace_v he_o many_o way_n namely_o one_o time_n he_o break_v down_o his_o park_n spoil_v and_o drive_v away_o his_o dear_a etc._n etc._n the_o bishop_n complain_v of_o this_o outrage_n unto_o the_o king_n his_o father_n who_o be_v great_o displease_v therewith_o commit_v the_o prince_n his_o son_n for_o certain_a day_n and_o this_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o the_o grudge_n between_o the_o young_a king_n &_o he_o about_o that_o same_o time_n or_o i_o think_v a_o little_a soon_o viz._n the_o year_n 1301._o he_o be_v accuse_v of_o certain_a heinous_a crime_n before_o the_o pope_n and_o compel_v to_o answer_v the_o accusation_n at_o rome_n in_o his_o own_o person_n though_o the_o proof_n bring_v against_o he_o be_v either_o none_o or_o very_o slender_a yet_o well_o know_v who_o they_o have_v in_o hand_n nonerant_a 〈◊〉_d prae_fw-la 〈◊〉_d bovem_fw-la valde_fw-la 〈◊〉_d say_v matth._n 〈◊〉_d they_o be_v content_a to_o detain_v he_o there_o so_o long_o as_o it_o force_v he_o to_o spend_v a_o infinite_a deal_n of_o money_n and_o yet_o be_v never_o a_o whit_n the_o near_a at_o last_v for_o the_o pope_n remit_v the_o hear_n of_o the_o cause_n to_o the_o archbishop_n of_o canterbury_n and_o yet_o refer_v the_o determination_n of_o the_o same_o unto_o himself_o at_o last_o the_o tempest_n of_o those_o trouble_n be_v over_o blow_v the_o rest_n of_o his_o time_n he_o live_v for_o aught_o i_o find_v quiet_o and_o be_v happy_o 〈◊〉_d from_o the_o court_n attend_v only_o the_o government_n of_o his_o charge_n unto_o his_o church_n of_o lichfield_n he_o be_v a_o wonderful_a great_a benefactor_n he_o lay_v the_o first_o foundation_n of_o the_o lady_n chapel_n there_o and_o at_o his_o death_n leave_v order_n with_o his_o executor_n for_o the_o full_a finish_n of_o it_o he_o compass_v the_o cloister_n of_o lichfield_n with_o a_o stone_n wall_n and_o bestow_v a_o sumptuous_a shrine_n upon_o s._n cedda_n his_o predecessor_n with_o 2000_o l._n charge_n he_o ditch_v and_o wall_v all_o the_o cathedral_n church_n round_o about_o make_v one_o gate_n of_o great_a strength_n and_o majesty_n at_o the_o west_n part_n of_o the_o close_a and_o another_o but_o a_o less_o on_o the_o south_n part_n he_o build_v the_o great_a bridge_n beyond_o the_o uineyard_n at_o lichfield_n ann_n 1310._o he_o give_v his_o own_o house_n or_o palace_n unto_o the_o vicar_n for_o their_o dwell_n and_o build_v a_o new_a for_o himself_o at_o the_o east_n end_n of_o the_o close_a he_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v altogether_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d of_o 〈◊〉_d the_o manor_n place_n of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o 〈◊〉_d by_o the_o 〈◊〉_d at_o london_n he_o 〈◊〉_d unto_o the_o high_a 〈◊〉_d at_o lichfield_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o two_o 〈◊〉_d of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d worth_n 24._o l._n 〈◊〉_d about_o with_o 〈◊〉_d stone_n to_o the_o value_n of_o 200._o l._n beside_o many_o cope_v &_o 〈◊〉_d of_o 〈◊〉_d price_n he_o 〈◊〉_d upon_o the_o 〈◊〉_d a_o 〈◊〉_d cup_n of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o pension_n of_o 20._o s._n by_o the_o year_n and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d both_o unto_o they_o and_o his_o church_n many_o charter_n and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d from_o the_o king_n he_o 〈◊〉_d at_o london_n 〈◊〉_d 16._o 1321._o 〈◊〉_d be_v bury_v in_o the_o lady_n chapel_n which_o he_o build_v 48._o roger_n northbrough_n the_o year_n 1313._o roger_n northborough_n then_o keeper_n of_o the_o great_a seal_n be_v take_v prisoner_n by_o the_o scot_n in_o the_o battle_n of_o 〈◊〉_d be_v afterward_o clerk_n of_o the_o wardrobe_n so_o i_o find_v he_o call_v and_o treasurer_n of_o england_n by_o great_a suit_n and_o the_o king_n often_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d he_o 〈◊〉_d mean_v to_o shoulder_n into_o this_o 〈◊〉_d he_o be_v consecrate_v june_n 27._o 1322._o sit_v almost_o 38._o year_n a_o very_a long_a time_n and_o die_v in_o the_o end_n of_o the_o year_n 1359._o 49._o robert_n stretton_n soon_o after_o the_o death_n of_o the_o former_a bishop_n robert_n stretton_n a_o canon_n of_o lichfield_n by_o the_o importunity_n of_o the_o black_a prince_n to_o who_o he_o be_v chaplain_n be_v elecct_v bishop_n there_o a_o man_n very_a 〈◊〉_d &_o 〈◊〉_d unworthy_a so_o high_a a_o 〈◊〉_d in_o all_o respect_n the_o pope_n have_v notize_n of_o his_o 〈◊〉_d by_o special_a mandate_n prohibit_v his_o consecration_n here_o upon_o the_o new_a elect_a be_v fain_o to_o make_v repair_n unto_o rome_n the_o pope_n himself_o examine_v he_o but_o be_v 〈◊〉_d earnest_o request_v by_o the_o black_a prince_n to_o 〈◊〉_d his_o suit_n as_o 〈◊〉_d he_o can_v not_o with_o 〈◊〉_d honesty_n allow_v of_o he_o yet_o he_o be_v content_a to_o leave_v he_o to_o the_o 〈◊〉_d of_o the_o archbishop_n of_o canterbury_n the_o archbishop_n will_v by_o no_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o 〈◊〉_d he_o any_o testimony_n of_o sufficiency_n at_o last_o 〈◊〉_d much_o ado_n he_o procure_v the_o pope_n to_o authorise_v two_o other_o bishop_n for_o the_o allowance_n or_o reject_v of_o he_o who_o they_o be_v i_o can_v not_o call_v to_o remembrance_n and_o they_o by_o the_o exceed_a great_a importunity_n of_o the_o prince_n admit_v he_o to_o consecration_n which_o he_o receive_v september_n 26._o 1360._o see_v more_o of_o this_o matter_n in_o thomas_n lylde_v bishop_n of_o ely_n he_o sit_v bishop_n here_o 25._o year_n 50._o walter_n skirlawe_n walter_n skirlawe_n doctor_n of_o law_n be_v consecrate_v january_n 14._o 1385._o remove_v to_o bath_n and_o well_n the_o year_n follow_v and_o soon_o after_o to_o durham_n see_v more_o of_o he_o in_o durham_n 51._o richard_n scroop_n richard_n scroop_n doctor_n of_o law_n brother_n unto_o william_n scroop_n earl_n of_o wiltshire_n and_o treasurer_n of_o england_n be_v consecrate_v august_n â—_o 1386._o sit_v here_o 10._o year_n and_o be_v translate_v to_o york_n his_o life_n and_o lamentable_a death_n you_o may_v see_v there_o more_o at_o large_a describe_v 52._o john_n brughill_n iohn_n brughill_n a_o friar_n preacher_n be_v first_o bishop_n of_o landaff_n and_o confessor_n unto_o king_n richard_n the_o second_o translate_v to_o lichfield_n in_o the_o month_n of_o september_n 1398._o and_o sit_v there_o 17._o year_n 53._o john_n keterich_n iohn_n keterich_n a_o notary_n of_o rome_n and_o archdencon_n of_o surry_n be_v consecrate_v bishop_n of_o s._n david_n the_o year_n 1414._o and_o translate_v thence_o to_o this_o see_v in_o the_o month_n of_o may_n 1415_o the_o year_n 1417._o he_o be_v at_o the_o council_n of_o constance_n
to_o institute_v a_o university_n at_o oxford_n and_o himself_o become_v the_o first_o public_a 〈◊〉_d there_o he_o write_v furthermore_o that_o he_o be_v 〈◊〉_d chancellor_n unto_o asser_n the_o archbishop_n of_o saint_n 〈◊〉_d his_o near_a kinsman_n who_o both_o endure_v great_a vexation_n and_o trouble_n at_o the_o hand_n of_o one_o hemeyd_v a_o mighty_a man_n of_o those_o part_n that_o tyrannize_v intolerable_o over_o the_o clergy_n there_o by_o reason_n thereof_o ware_v weary_a of_o his_o office_n he_o leave_v his_o country_n and_o come_v into_o england_n to_o king_n alfred_n become_v schoolmaster_n of_o his_o child_n until_o such_o time_n as_o 〈◊〉_d bishop_n of_o sherborne_n die_v he_o be_v prefer_v to_o his_o place_n unto_o this_o man_n the_o say_a king_n give_v the_o manor_n of_o wellington_n buckland_n and_o lydyard_n in_o sommersetshyre_n which_o since_o have_v come_v unto_o the_o bishop_n of_o well_n whereof_o one_o buckland_n yet_o remain_v unto_o that_o see_n by_o his_o exhortation_n also_o that_o good_a king_n do_v much_o for_o the_o university_n of_o oxford_n alot_v diverse_a stipend_n unto_o the_o reader_n and_o professor_n there_o this_o bishop_n die_v the_o year_n 883._o and_o be_v bury_v at_o sherborne_n 11._o 〈◊〉_d or_o sigelm_n travel_v into_o india_n to_o the_o place_n of_o saint_n thomas_n his_o burial_n carry_v thither_o the_o alm_n or_o 〈◊〉_d of_o king_n alfred_n and_o bring_v home_o many_o precious_a stone_n of_o great_a price_n 12._o 〈◊〉_d or_o 〈◊〉_d he_o die_v 898._o after_o ethelwald_n the_o see_v of_o sherborne_n stand_v void_a seven_o year_n by_o reason_n of_o the_o danish_a war_n the_o year_n 905._o plegmund_n by_o the_o commandment_n of_o king_n edward_n the_o elder_a consecrate_v seven_o bishop_n in_o one_o day_n as_o i_o have_v before_o mention_v in_o canterbury_n &_o elsewhere_o three_o of_o they_o be_v appoint_v to_o see_v new_o erect_v all_o take_v out_o of_o the_o diocese_n of_o sherborne_n one_o have_v jurisdiction_n over_o cornwall_n another_o over_o devonshire_n and_o a_o three_o over_o sommersetshire_n soon_o after_o that_o a_o four_o be_v place_v in_o wiltshire_n have_v his_o see_v some_o say_v at_o ramsvery_n other_o say_v at_o sun_v and_o some_o other_o at_o wilton_n so_o sherborn_n have_v now_o leave_v unto_o it_o only_o dorsetshire_n and_o berkshire_n of_o the_o rest_n we_o shall_v speak_v god_n will_v several_o in_o their_o particular_a place_n but_o these_o bishop_n of_o wiltshire_n because_o their_o see_n at_o last_o return_v back_o again_o whence_o it_o first_o spring_v i_o will_v deliver_v they_o and_o their_o succession_n next_o after_o sherborne_n sherborne_n 13._o werstane_n he_o die_v 918._o 〈◊〉_d by_o the_o dane_n in_o 〈◊〉_d 14._o ethelbald_n 15._o sigelm_n florilegus_n mention_v one_o sigelm_n to_o have_v be_v slay_v by_o the_o dane_n the_o year_n 834._o i_o believe_v he_o 〈◊〉_d it_o 〈◊〉_d 934._o 16._o alfred_n he_o die_v 940._o 17._o 〈◊〉_d this_o man_n be_v make_v abbot_n of_o 〈◊〉_d by_o dunstan_n then_o bishop_n of_o london_n be_v 〈◊〉_d to_o the_o bishopric_n of_o sherborne_n he_o displace_v 〈◊〉_d priest_n and_o put_v in_o monk_n it_o be_v report_v that_o when_o he_o lie_v a_o die_a he_o cry_v out_o sudden_o i_o see_v the_o 〈◊〉_d open_a and_o jesus_n christ_n stand_v at_o the_o right_a hand_n of_o god_n immediate_o after_o those_o word_n give_v up_o the_o ghost_n a_fw-mi 958._o 18._o alfwold_n he_o die_v 978._o and_o be_v bury_v at_o sherborne_n 19_o ethelrike_v 20._o ethelsius_n 21._o brithwin_n or_o brithwicke_n he_o die_v 1009._o 22._o elmer_n 23._o brinwyn_n or_o birthwyn_n 24._o elfwold_n he_o be_v a_o man_n of_o great_a temperance_n and_o 〈◊〉_d for_o the_o which_o in_o that_o luxurious_a age_n he_o be_v much_o admire_v after_o his_o death_n these_o two_o see_v 〈◊〉_d again_o 〈◊〉_d and_o make_v one_o wiltshire_n 1._o ethelstane_n he_o die_v 920._o 2._o odo_n that_o become_v archbishop_n of_o canterbury_n the_o year_n 934._o 3._o osulf_n he_o die_v 870._o and_o be_v bury_v at_o 〈◊〉_d 4._o 〈◊〉_d he_o die_v 981._o and_o be_v bury_v at_o abondon_n 5._o alfgar_o or_o wolfgar_n 6._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o 〈◊〉_d 989._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 7._o 〈◊〉_d or_o aluricius_n he_o succéede_v his_o predecessor_n in_o canterbury_n likewise_o the_o year_n 995._o 8._o brithwold_n a_o monk_n of_o glastonbury_n a_o great_a benefactor_n of_o that_o abbey_n as_o also_o of_o the_o abbey_n of_o malmesbury_n he_o die_v 1045._o and_o be_v bury_v at_o glastonbury_n 9_o herman_n a_o fleming_n chaplain_n unto_o king_n edward_n the_o confessor_n be_v the_o last_o bishop_n of_o this_o petty_a see_v he_o labour_v to_o have_v his_o see_v remove_v to_o malmsbery_n and_o have_v once_o obtain_v it_o of_o king_n edward_n the_o confessor_n but_o by_o a_o countersute_n of_o the_o monk_n there_o he_o be_v disappoint_v very_a angry_a with_o this_o repulse_n he_o leave_v his_o bishopric_n and_o become_v a_o monk_n at_o bertine_n in_o france_n but_o hear_v soon_o after_o how_o that_o elfwold_n bishop_n of_o sherborn_n be_v dead_a he_o return_v home_o again_o and_o with_o much_o ado_n obtain_v that_o sherborne_n and_o his_o diocese_n may_v once_o more_o be_v unite_v together_o again_o 1._o herman_n the_o fore_n name_v herman_n live_v unto_o the_o time_n of_o william_n conqueror_n when_o as_o he_o give_v commandment_n that_o all_o bishop_n shall_v remove_v their_o see_z from_o obscure_a town_n to_o the_o fair_a city_n of_o their_o diocese_n make_v choice_n of_o salisbury_n &_o there_o lay_v the_o foundation_n of_o a_o church_n which_o he_o live_v not_o to_o finish_v salisbury_n say_v w._n of_o malmsbury_n be_v a_o place_n build_v on_o the_o top_n of_o a_o hill_n resemble_v rather_o a_o castle_n then_o a_o town_n compass_v about_o with_o a_o strong_a wall_n and_o well_o provide_v otherwise_o of_o all_o commodity_n but_o want_v water_n so_o unreasonable_o as_o a_o strange_a kind_n of_o merchandise_n it_o be_v there_o to_o be_v sold._n this_o place_n we_o now_o call_v old_a salisbury_n whereof_o nothing_o remain_v at_o this_o time_n but_o certain_a desert_n ruin_n how_o it_o decay_v we_o shall_v have_v cause_n hereafter_o to_o discourse_v 2._o osmond_n osmond_n be_v a_o knight_n and_o a_o norman_a by_o birth_n come_v into_o england_n with_o king_n william_n the_o conqueror_n he_o have_v be_v captain_n of_o say_v in_o normandy_n and_o by_o the_o foresay_a king_n be_v make_v chancellor_n of_o england_n earl_n of_o 〈◊〉_d and_o after_o herman_n death_n bishop_n of_o salisbury_n he_o be_v a_o man_n well_o learned_a and_o pass_o wise_a in_o regard_n whereof_o he_o be_v always_o of_o the_o 〈◊〉_d counsel_n and_o may_v seldom_o be_v spare_v from_o the_o court_n he_o continue_v the_o building_n begin_v by_o his_o predecessor_n and_o at_o last_o finish_v the_o same_o add_v unto_o it_o a_o library_n which_o he_o furnish_v with_o many_o excellent_a book_n this_o new_a church_n at_o old_a salisbury_n be_v finish_v and_o in_o a_o 〈◊〉_d hour_n dedicate_v very_o solemn_o by_o the_o foresay_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d with_o walkelin_n bishop_n of_o winchester_n and_o john_n of_o 〈◊〉_d the_o year_n 1092._o in_o a_o evil_a hour_n i_o say_v for_o the_o very_a next_o day_n after_o the_o steple_n of_o the_o same_o be_v 〈◊〉_d on_o fire_n by_o lightning_n that_o he_o afterward_o repair_v and_o furnish_v his_o church_n with_o all_o manner_n of_o ornament_n at_o last_o he_o depart_v this_o life_n saturday_n december_n 3._o 1099._o and_o be_v bury_v in_o his_o own_o 〈◊〉_d his_o bone_n be_v after_o remove_v to_o new_a salisbury_n where_o they_o now_o lie_v in_o the_o middle_n of_o the_o lady_n chapel_n under_o a_o marble_n stone_n bear_v this_o only_a inscription_n anno._n 〈◊〉_d above_o any_o thing_n i_o may_v not_o forget_v that_o among_o diverse_a book_n he_o write_v as_o the_o life_n of_o saint_n aldelme_n the_o first_o bishop_n of_o sherborne_n etc._n etc._n he_o be_v first_o author_n of_o the_o ordinale_fw-la secundum_fw-la usum_fw-la sarum_n it_o seem_v he_o be_v make_v a_o saint_n 〈◊〉_d his_o death_n for_o i_o find_v his_o name_n in_o our_o calendar_n the_o foresay_a three_o day_n of_o december_n 3._o roger._n king_n henry_n the_o first_o be_v yet_o a_o private_a man_n and_o serve_v his_o brother_n in_o his_o war_n in_o normandy_n it_o chance_v he_o and_o his_o troop_n to_o turn_v into_o a_o church_n in_o the_o subburbe_n of_o cane_n to_o hear_v service_n roger_n that_o rich_a and_o mighty_a bishop_n of_o salisbury_n that_o be_v afterward_o serve_v the_o cure_n there_o at_o that_o time_n for_o some_o very_a poor_a salary_n this_o 〈◊〉_d curate_n well_o know_v how_o to_o fit_v the_o devotion_n of_o soldier_n be_v so_o 〈◊〉_d at_o his_o business_n as_o he_o have_v make_v a_o end_n of_o his_o work_n before_o some_o of_o the_o company_n be_v aware_a he_o have_v begin_v they_o all_o
hart._n after_o he_o succéede_v walter_n hart_n doctor_n of_o 〈◊〉_d by_o who_o wisdom_n and_o discretion_n the_o malicious_a humour_n of_o the_o malcontent_a 〈◊〉_d before_o 〈◊〉_d well_o 〈◊〉_d be_v now_o altogether_o extinguish_v he_o 〈◊〉_d the_o church_n and_o during_o his_o life_n maintain_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d at_o cambridge_n with_o all_o thing_n necessary_a for_o they_o at_o his_o own_o charge_n he_o depart_v this_o life_n the_o six_o of_o may._n 1472._o in_o the_o 26._o year_n of_o his_o consecration_n and_o be_v bury_v in_o his_o church_n of_o norwich_n near_o unto_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o he_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 27._o james_n goldwell_n this_o man_n 〈◊〉_d 25._o year_n of_o he_o otherwise_o there_o 〈◊〉_d no_o remembrance_n 28._o thomas_n jan._n this_o man_n die_v the_o first_o year_n of_o his_o consecration_n 29._o richard_n nyx_n after_o the_o decease_n of_o jan_n richard_n nyx_n 〈◊〉_d of_o who_o i_o find_v little_a worth_n the_o rehearse_n he_o have_v the_o report_n of_o a_o vicious_a and_o dissolute_a liver_n be_v blind_a long_o before_o his_o death_n sit_v 36._o year_n and_o die_v a_o 1536._o 30._o william_n ruyg_n next_o unto_o nyx_n william_n ruyg_n be_v prefer_v unto_o this_o dignity_n he_o sit_v bishop_n 14._o year_n &_o decease_v a_o 〈◊〉_d 31._o thomas_n thyrlbey_n rvgge_n be_v dead_a thomas_n thyrlbey_n doctor_n of_o law_n the_o first_o and_o last_o bishop_n of_o westminster_n be_v remove_v from_o thence_o unto_o norwich_n he_o sit_v about_o 4._o year_n and_o the_o year_n 1554._o be_v translate_v to_o ely_n see_v more_o in_o ely_n 32._o john_n hopton_n thyrlbev_n be_v 〈◊〉_d to_o ely_n john_n hopton_n be_v elect_v bishop_n of_o norwich_n he_o sit_v 4._o year_n and_o die_v the_o same_o year_n that_o queen_n mary_n do_v for_o grief_n as_o it_o be_v suppose_v 33._o thomas_n parkhurst_n after_o he_o t._n parkhorst_n succéede_v which_o by_o the_o providence_n of_o god_n be_v preserve_v from_o many_o great_a danger_n and_o affliction_n which_o he_o suffer_v in_o the_o day_n of_o queen_n mary_n be_v by_o our_o gracious_a sovereign_a queen_n elizabeth_n prefer_v unto_o this_o place_n &_o consecrate_v september_n 1._o 1560._o he_o die_v a_o 1574._o have_v sit_v bishop_n almost_o 15._o year_n 34._o edmund_n freak_n march_n 9_o 1571._o edmund_n freak_n doctor_n of_o divinity_n be_v consecrate_v bishop_n of_o rochester_n thence_o present_o upon_o the_o death_n of_o bishop_n parkhurst_n he_o be_v remove_v to_o norwich_n and_o thence_o also_o the_o year_n 1584._o unto_o worceter_n where_o he_o die_v about_o the_o 20._o of_o march_n 1590._o and_o 〈◊〉_d bury_v upon_o the_o south_n side_n of_o the_o body_n of_o the_o church_n there_o under_o a_o seemly_a monument_n near_o the_o wall_n 35._o edmund_n scambler_n edmund_n scambler_n household_n 〈◊〉_d a_o while_n unto_o the_o archbishop_n be_v consecrate_v bishop_n of_o peterbourough_n january_n 16._o a_o 1560._o upon_o the_o translation_n of_o bishop_n freak_n he_o be_v prefer_v unto_o norwich_n 36._o william_n redman_n william_n redman_n archdeacon_n of_o canterbury_n 〈◊〉_d the_o value_n of_o this_o bishopric_n in_o the_o queen_n book_n be_v 899_o l._n 8_o s._n 7_o d._n farthing_n and_o be_v 〈◊〉_d at_o rome_n in_o 5000._o ducat_n the_o bishop_n of_o worceter_n wvlfher_o the_o first_o christian_a king_n of_o mercia_n be_v dead_a ethelred_n his_o brother_n succéede_v he_o in_o the_o kingdom_n he_o by_o the_o persuasion_n of_o osher_n governor_n of_o wiccia_n divide_v his_o country_n which_o till_o that_o time_n have_v never_o have_v more_o than_o one_o bishop_n into_o 5_o part_n or_o diocese_n which_o he_o appoint_v unto_o five_o bishopricke_n whereof_o one_o be_v lichfield_n &_o erect_v 4._o new_a cathedral_n see_v one_o at_o dorchester_n another_o at_o leicester_n another_o at_o sidnacester_n and_o the_o four_o at_o worceter_n and_o for_o the_o first_o bishop_n of_o worceter_n choice_n be_v make_v of_o one_o tatfrith_n a_o man_n of_o great_a learning_n who_o die_v before_o he_o can_v be_v consecrate_v after_o his_o decease_n boselus_n be_v choose_v and_o consecrate_v by_o theodore_n archbishop_n of_o canterbury_n this_o be_v do_v as_o our_o history_n deliver_v for_o the_o most_o part_n the_o year_n 679._o 1._o after_o 〈◊〉_d before_o mention_v these_o succéede_v 2._o 〈◊〉_d consecrate_v 692._o 3._o saint_n 〈◊〉_d consecrate_v 〈◊〉_d this_o man_n go_v to_o rome_n with_o offa_n king_n of_o mercia_n &_o there_o get_v licence_n of_o constantine_n the_o pope_n to_o build_v a_o monastery_n in_o worceter_n and_o so_o do_v the_o same_o that_o be_v now_o the_o cathedral_n church_n 4._o 〈◊〉_d consecrate_v 717._o this_o man_n live_v in_o the_o time_n of_o beda_n 5._o mylredus_fw-la 〈◊〉_d report_v one_o devehertus_fw-la to_o have_v be_v bishop_n of_o worceter_n the_o year_n 766._o but_o i_o think_v it_o a_o error_n 6._o weremundus_n 7._o tilherus_n 8._o eathoredus_n he_o give_v i_o comb_v unto_o his_o church_n 9_o devebertus_n 10._o eadbertus_n or_o hubertus_n he_o give_v croley_n 11._o alwyn_n or_o 〈◊〉_d he_o build_v the_o chapel_n of_o saint_n andrew_n at_o kimesey_n 868._o 12._o werebertus_n call_v by_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d be_v consecrate_v upon_o 〈◊〉_d be_v june_n 7._o 872._o he_o be_v great_o esteem_v of_o king_n alfred_n for_o his_o singular_a learning_n and_o translate_v at_o his_o request_n the_o dialogue_n of_o saint_n gregory_n into_o the_o saxon_a or_o english_a 〈◊〉_d 13._o wilferth_n he_o die_v a_o 911._o 14._o 〈◊〉_d abbot_n of_o barkley_n 15._o kinewold_n he_o give_v odingley_n unto_o his_o church_n 16._o saint_n dunstan_n 〈◊〉_d to_o london_n 958._o and_o afterward_o to_o canterbury_n see_v more_o of_o he_o there_o 17._o saint_z oswald_z the_o year_n 971._o he_o become_v afterward_o of_o york_n and_o yet_o hold_v worceter_n still_o in_o commendam_fw-la till_o his_o death_n concern_v he_o and_o his_o two_o next_o successor_n see_v more_o in_o york_n 18._o aldulf_n be_v also_o archbishop_n of_o york_n 19_o wulstan_n he_o likewise_o hold_v york_n 〈◊〉_d like_o sort_n he_o be_v by_o some_o surname_v or_o rather_o i_o think_v nickname_v reprobus_fw-la 20._o leofsius_n he_o die_v at_o 〈◊〉_d aug._n 19_o 1033._o 〈◊〉_d be_v bury_v at_o worceter_n 21._o 〈◊〉_d abbot_n of_o parshore_n the_o son_n of_o 〈◊〉_d sister_n his_o predecessor_n he_o die_v december_n 20._o 1038._o 22._o 〈◊〉_d first_o a_o monk_n of_o winchester_n and_o after_o 〈◊〉_d of_o 〈◊〉_d nephew_n unto_o brithwaldus_fw-la bishop_n of_o saint_n german_n in_o cornwall_n be_v consecrate_v bishop_n of_o crediton_n or_o devonshire_n 1032._o he_o be_v great_o in_o favour_n with_o king_n 〈◊〉_d and_o attend_v he_o in_o his_o pilgrimage_n to_o rome_n after_o his_o uncle_n death_n he_o procure_v saint_n germane_a to_o be_v unite_v unto_o his_o see_v and_o as_o it_o seem_v unto_o i_o hold_v not_o only_o both_o they_o but_o worceter_n also_o to_o which_o he_o be_v prefer_v 1038._o until_o his_o death_n the_o year_n 1040._o he_o be_v accuse_v for_o procure_v or_o consent_v unto_o the_o death_n of_o alfred_n the_o elder_a 〈◊〉_d of_o king_n 〈◊〉_d some_o say_v he_o purge_v himself_o of_o that_o accusation_n other_o say_v he_o be_v deprive_v of_o his_o live_n as_o 〈◊〉_d guilty_a and_o return_v to_o 〈◊〉_d die_v there_o but_o i_o take_v the_o three_o report_n to_o be_v true_a to_o wit_n that_o he_o be_v once_o displace_v and_o afterward_o upon_o better_a examination_n of_o the_o cause_n restore_v again_o he_o die_v 1046._o at_o which_o time_n even_o just_a when_o he_o give_v up_o the_o ghost_n there_o be_v such_o a_o horrible_a 〈◊〉_d of_o thunder_n and_o lightning_n as_o man_n think_v the_o day_n of_o doom_n have_v be_v come_v he_o be_v bury_v at_o tavestocke_n unto_o which_o monastery_n he_o have_v be_v a_o great_a benefactor_n 23._o aldred_n the_o year_n 1060._o be_v translate_v to_o york_n see_v more_o of_o he_o there_o 24._o saint_n wulstan_n alfred_n be_v constrain_v to_o give_v over_o worceter_n before_o he_o may_v obtain_v the_o pope_n approbation_n for_o york_n as_o in_o york_n you_o may_v see_v more_o at_o large_a he_o determine_v at_o his_o departure_n to_o fleece_v it_o and_o then_o to_o foist_v in_o some_o simple_a fellow_n into_o that_o room_n such_o a_o one_o as_o may_v seem_v likely_a to_o swallow_v his_o gudgyn_v quiet_o he_o esteem_v wulstan_n pryor_n of_o worceter_n such_o a_o one_o and_o the_o king_n grant_v free_a licence_n to_o choose_v who_o they_o like_v best_o he_o easy_o procure_v the_o consent_n of_o the_o clergy_n and_o commonalty_n of_o the_o diocese_n for_o his_o election_n this_o plot_n never_o so_o cunning_o lay_v have_v not_o the_o success_n that_o be_v expect_v for_o 〈◊〉_d prove_v nothing_o so_o tractable_a as_o he_o think_v yield_v not_o to_o all_o that_o he_o demand_v and_o yet_o never_o sin_n wrangle_v and_o complain_v until_o partly_o in_o his_o time_n partly_o in_o his_o
die_v 1195._o 35._o john_n de_fw-fr constantijs_fw-la deane_n of_o roan_n be_v consecrate_v at_o stratford_n october_n 20._o 1196._o he_o die_v the_o year_n 1198._o 36._o mangere_fw-la deane_n of_o york_n and_o chaplain_n unto_o king_n richard_n the_o first_o be_v consecrate_v 1200._o he_o be_v one_o of_o they_o that_o excommunicate_v king_n john_n and_o interdict_v the_o 〈◊〉_d at_o the_o pope_n commandment_n the_o year_n 1208._o thereupon_o he_o be_v fain_o to_o fly_v the_o 〈◊〉_d and_o die_v at_o pontiniac_a in_o france_n 1212._o the_o year_n before_o the_o rest_n of_o his_o brethren_n be_v call_v home_o 37._o walter_n grace_n bishop_n of_o lichfield_n be_v translate_v hither_o 1214._o and_o 1216._o to_o york_n see_v more_o of_o he_o there_o 38._o 〈◊〉_d sometime_o a_o monk_n and_o after_o prior_n of_o worceter_fw-la succeed_v he_o remove_v the_o body_n of_o saint_n wulstan_n into_o a_o sumptuous_a shrine_n and_o the_o church_n be_v now_o thorough_o repair_v since_o the_o burn_a of_o it_o in_o bishop_n samson_n time_n he_o hallow_v the_o same_o very_a solemply_fw-fr dedicate_a it_o unto_o the_o honour_n of_o the_o bless_a virgin_n saint_n peter_n saint_z oswald_z and_o saint_z 〈◊〉_d this_o be_v do_v 1218._o in_o which_o year_n also_o he_o die_v 39_o william_n de_fw-fr 〈◊〉_d archdeacon_n of_o buckingham_n be_v consecrate_v october_n 7._o 1218._o he_o give_v unto_o the_o prior_n and_o covent_n wyke_n with_o the_o 〈◊〉_d as_o also_o the_o parsonage_n of_o sobbury_n and_o die_v the_o year_n 〈◊〉_d 40._o walter_n de_fw-fr 〈◊〉_d the_o son_n of_o william_n lord_n 〈◊〉_d succeed_v 1237._o a_o man_n as_o of_o great_a birth_n so_o of_o no_o less_o stomach_n and_o courage_n he_o often_o oppose_v himself_o against_o the_o covetous_a practice_n and_o shift_a device_n of_o the_o pope_n and_o his_o officer_n the_o first_o year_n of_o his_o preferment_n otto_n the_o pope_n legate_n at_o a_o convocation_n seek_v to_o take_v order_n for_o the_o 〈◊〉_d of_o such_o as_o enjoy_v any_o benefice_n against_o law_n not_o be_v dispense_v withal_o think_v belike_o it_o will_v provoke_v many_o to_o the_o purchase_n of_o dispensation_n they_o care_v not_o at_o what_o rate_n he_o counsel_v the_o legate_n to_o take_v far_a advice_n of_o the_o pope_n before_o he_o proceed_v too_o far_o in_o this_o matter_n say_v there_o be_v many_o of_o great_a birth_n who_o it_o concern_v and_o they_o be_v either_o old_a such_o have_v live_v long_o in_o very_o worshipful_a state_n to_o 〈◊〉_d they_o now_o so_o low_o he_o think_v it_o very_o hard_a or_o else_o they_o be_v young_a and_o lusty_a and_o have_v rather_o venture_v their_o line_n in_o any_o desperate_a course_n then_o suffer_v their_o live_n to_o be_v deminish_v i_o speak_v this_o quoth_v he_o by_o my_o own_o experience_n at_o what_o time_n it_o be_v i_o own_o case_n i_o be_v of_o the_o same_o mind_n have_v say_v thus_o much_o he_o put_v on_o his_o mitre_n and_o sit_v he_o down_o again_o other_o be_v about_o to_o second_v he_o when_o the_o legate_n see_v no_o good_a be_v to_o be_v do_v in_o this_o matter_n bid_v they_o trouble_v themselves_o no_o far_o the_o bishop_n of_o worceters_n advice_n be_v good_a and_o he_o be_v determine_v for_o this_o time_n to_o follow_v it_o another_o time_n to_o wit_n the_o year_n 1255._o 〈◊〉_d another_o legate_n demand_v of_o the_o clergy_n of_o england_n a_o huge_a sum_n of_o 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d not_o only_o buy_v the_o king_n consent_n thereunto_o but_o deal_v private_o with_o many_o private_a 〈◊〉_d man_n promise_v some_o and_o threaten_v other_o have_v make_v a_o very_a 〈◊〉_d canvas_n the_o matter_n be_v propose_v when_o no_o man_n open_v his_o mouth_n the_o 〈◊〉_d assure_v himself_o the_o game_n be_v gatten_a this_o bishop_n sudden_o rise_v up_o and_o exclaim_v 〈◊〉_d against_o this_o horrible_a exaction_n say_v at_o last_o he_o will_v suffer_v himself_o to_o be_v hang_v rather_o than_o he_o will_v ever_o consent_v unto_o it_o other_o then_o follow_v his_o example_n this_o impudent_a 〈◊〉_d be_v send_v away_o with_o a_o sleeveless_a answer_n the_o year_n 1257._o he_o be_v send_v ambassador_n into_o france_n the_o year_n 1254._o he_o take_v great_a pain_n to_o work_v a_o peace_n between_o the_o king_n and_o the_o baron_n in_o who_o behalf_n when_o he_o have_v offer_v the_o king_n condition_n as_o he_o think_v most_o reasonable_a which_o may_v not_o be_v accept_v he_o addict_v himself_o unto_o their_o party_n 〈◊〉_d they_o to_o fight_v valiant_o in_o the_o cause_n and_o promise_a heaven_n very_o confident_o to_o they_o that_o shall_v die_v in_o defence_n of_o the_o 〈◊〉_d for_o this_o he_o be_v after_o just_o excommunicate_v by_o the_o pope_n legate_n he_o die_v february_n 5._o 1267._o at_o what_o time_n repent_v much_o this_o fault_n of_o disobedience_n unto_o his_o prince_n he_o humble_o 〈◊〉_d and_o receive_a absolution_n from_o that_o excommunication_n 41._o nicolas_n de_fw-fr ely_n be_v consecrate_v in_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o year_n 1268._o and_o translate_v to_o winchester_n before_o the_o 〈◊〉_d of_o the_o same_o year_n see_v more_o in_o winchester_n 42._o godfrey_n giffard_n succéede_v he_o beautify_v the_o pillar_n of_o the_o east_n part_n of_o the_o church_n by_o enterlace_v little_a pillar_n 〈◊〉_d marble_n which_o he_o fasten_v with_o ring_n of_o copper_n guilt_n 〈◊〉_d die_v 1304._o have_v sit_v bishop_n 34._o year_n four_o month_n &_o 〈◊〉_d day_n 43._o william_n de_fw-fr geynsborough_n doctor_n of_o divinity_n be_v the_o 26._o reader_n of_o divinity_n of_o his_o order_n in_o oxeford_n thence_o he_o travel_v to_o rome_n and_o become_v lector_fw-la sacri_fw-la palatij_fw-la 〈◊〉_d the_o pope_n bestow_v upon_o he_o this_o bishopric_n he_o be_v a_o great_a learned_a man_n account_v in_o those_o time_n and_o writ_n much_o 44._o walter_n reynald_n sometime_o schoolmaster_n unto_o king_n edward_n the_o second_o first_o treasurer_n than_o chancellor_n of_o england_n become_v bishop_n of_o worceter_n 1308._o and_o be_v 〈◊〉_d to_o the_o archbishopric_n of_o canterbury_n 1313._o see_v more_o there_o 45._o walter_n 〈◊〉_d succéede_v 46._o thomas_n 〈◊〉_d doctor_n of_o diusnity_n cannon_n and_o subdeane_n of_o salisbury_n be_v elect_v archbishop_n of_o canterbury_n 〈◊〉_d have_v contend_v a_o while_n with_o the_o above_o name_v walter_n 〈◊〉_d whereof_o see_v more_o in_o canterbury_n he_o be_v glad_a in_o the_o end_n to_o accept_v of_o this_o bishopric_n into_o which_o he_o enter_v march_v 31._o 1317._o he_o be_v a_o great_a learned_a man_n write_v much_o and_o be_v moreover_o so_o honest_a and_o virtuous_a a_o man_n as_o he_o be_v common_o call_v by_o the_o name_n of_o the_o good_a clerk_n he_o lie_v bury_v as_o one_o deliver_v in_o the_o north_n i_o will_v of_o the_o body_n of_o his_o church_n which_o isle_n he_o cause_v all_o to_o be_v vault_v 〈◊〉_d at_o his_o own_o charge_n i_o shall_v guess_v by_o some_o shadow_n of_o the_o 〈◊〉_d arm_n yet_o to_o be_v 〈◊〉_d that_o his_o tomb_n be_v that_o which_o we_o see_v upon_o the_o south_n side_n of_o the_o chapel_n stand_v on_o the_o north_n side_n of_o the_o body_n of_o the_o church_n 47._o adam_n de_fw-fr orleton_n doctor_n of_o law_n be_v consecrate_v bishop_n of_o hereford_n september_n 26._o 1317._o translate_v to_o worceter_n in_o november_n 1327._o and_o then_o december_n 1._o 1333._o unto_o winchester_n see_v more_o there_o 48._o 〈◊〉_d mont-acute_a cousecrate_v 1333._o be_v by_o the_o pope_n translate_v to_o ely_n 1336._o see_v ely_n 49._o thomas_n 〈◊〉_d consecrate_v 1337._o 50._o wulstan_n de_fw-fr 〈◊〉_d prior_n of_o worceter_fw-la consecrate_v 1338._o he_o build_v the_o prior_n great_a hall_n and_o the_o bridge_n of_o brandsford_n upon_o twede_n two_o 〈◊〉_d above_o powike_n 51._o john_n thorsby_n bishop_n of_o saint_n david_n be_v translate_v to_o worceter_n 1349._o and_o in_o october_n 1352._o from_o thence_o to_o york_n see_v york_n 52._o reginald_n bryan_n consecrate_v bishop_n of_o saint_n david_n 1349._o the_o year_n 1352._o be_v translate_v hither_o he_o be_v by_o the_o pepe_v gift_n translate_v to_o ely_n the_o year_n 1361._o but_o die_v before_o his_o translation_n may_v be_v perfect_v by_o acceptance_n he_o lie_v bury_v by_o the_o north_n wall_n of_o a_o little_a chapel_n upon_o the_o north_n side_n of_o the_o body_n of_o the_o church_n as_o i_o gather_v at_o least_o wise_a by_o his_o arm_n engrave_v upon_o a_o fair_a tomb_n there_o 53._o david_n consecrate_v 1361._o 54._o john_n barnet_n treasurer_n of_o england_n be_v consecrate_v 1362._o 〈◊〉_d hence_o to_o welles_n 1363._o and_o 〈◊〉_d to_o ely_n 1366._o see_v ely_n 55._o william_n wittlesey_n nephew_n unto_o simon_n islip_n archbishop_n of_o canterbury_n be_v first_o bishop_n of_o rochester_n 〈◊〉_d to_o worceter_n 1363._o and_o then_o the_o year_n 1368._o to_o canterbury_n see_v more_o of_o he_o there_o 56._o william_n de_fw-fr lynne_n
but_o his_o special_a care_n be_v to_o furnish_v the_o same_o and_o the_o rest_n of_o his_o diocese_n with_o learned_a and_o honest_a man_n with_o who_o he_o be_v wont_n continual_o to_o confer_v and_o reason_n sometime_o with_o one_o and_o sometime_o with_o another_o partly_o for_o his_o own_o exercise_n and_o partly_o to_o see_v what_o be_v in_o they_o and_o to_o raise_v they_o up_o to_o a_o diligence_n in_o increase_v their_o knowledge_n himself_o be_v very_o learned_a and_o write_v diverse_a thing_n both_o in_o prose_n and_o verse_n he_o be_v also_o a_o very_a good_a musician_n and_o can_v not_o only_o sing_v but_o play_v very_o well_o upon_o the_o organ_n and_o do_v set_v many_o song_n have_v crown_v king_n henry_n the_o first_o august_n 5._o 1100._o with_o the_o help_n of_o maurice_n bishop_n of_o london_n because_o anselm_n archbishop_n of_o canterbury_n live_v then_o in_o banishment_n the_o 18._o of_o november_n follow_v being_n sunday_n he_o die_v at_o rippon_n and_o be_v bury_v at_o york_n in_o the_o minster_n himself_o have_v build_v next_o unto_o aldred_n his_o predecessor_n 26._o gerard._n after_o the_o death_n of_o thomas_n gerard_n nephew_n unto_o walkenlin_n bishop_n of_o winchester_n and_o chancellor_n of_o england_n under_o william_n the_o conqueror_n and_o rofus_fw-la his_o son_n have_v be_v bishop_n of_o heresord_n no_o long_a time_n he_o be_v elect_v unto_o york_n but_o obtain_v not_o confirmation_n a_o great_a while_n for_o he_o refuse_v to_o make_v profession_n of_o obedience_n unto_o canterbury_n till_o be_v command_v by_o the_o pope_n letter_n he_o perform_v the_o same_o he_o sit_z archbishop_n seven_o year_n and_o almost_o six_o month_n and_o die_v sudden_o in_o his_o garden_n at_o southwell_n at_o a_o time_n when_o no_o body_n be_v with_o he_o he_o be_v a_o good_a benefactor_n unto_o the_o church_n of_o york_n for_o he_o be_v a_o mean_n unto_o the_o king_n to_o bestow_v the_o church_n of_o laxton_n upon_o the_o chapter_n and_o himself_o have_v obtayve_v of_o he_o the_o church_n of_o dryfield_n kilne_n pockington_n and_o burgh_n he_o give_v they_o all_o likewise_o to_o the_o chapter_n this_o notwithstanding_o after_o his_o death_n they_o will_v not_o suffer_v he_o buy_v so_o sudden_o to_o be_v bury_v within_o their_o church_n hardly_o in_o the_o churchyard_n so_o he_o be_v lay_v at_o the_o entrance_n of_o the_o church_n porch_n but_o thomas_n his_o successor_n not_o suffer_v such_o a_o indignity_n to_o be_v offer_v unto_o a_o archbishop_n remove_v his_o bone_n into_o the_o church_n afterward_o and_o cause_v they_o to_o be_v honourable_o intoomb_v he_o be_v a_o man_n of_o great_a learning_n and_o for_o eloquence_n admirable_a but_o somewhat_o too_o eager_a against_o marry_a priest_n who_o by_o no_o mean_n he_o can_v abide_v bale_n charge_v he_o with_o forcery_n and_o conjuration_n because_o forsooth_o that_o after_o his_o death_n there_o be_v find_v in_o his_o chamber_n a_o volume_n of_o 〈◊〉_d who_o write_v of_o astrology_n indeed_o but_o of_o conjuration_n nothing_o that_o ever_o i_o hear_v 27._o thomas_n 2._o a_o second_o thomas_n succéede_v a_o chaplain_n of_o the_o king_n nephew_n unto_o the_o former_a thomas_n and_o son_n unto_o samson_n bishop_n of_o worceter_n even_o as_o his_o predecessor_n he_o be_v very_o loath_a to_o make_v his_o profession_n unto_o caterbury_n be_v call_v upon_o by_o anselm_n the_o archbishop_n he_o make_v many_o 〈◊〉_d wherefore_o anselm_n lie_v very_a 〈◊〉_d and_o perceive_v his_o end_n to_o be_v near_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d all_o the_o bishop_n of_o england_n command_v they_o not_o to_o consecrate_v he_o before_o he_o have_v make_v his_o 〈◊〉_d lay_v a_o terrible_a curse_n and_o 〈◊〉_d upon_o whosoever_o 〈◊〉_d do_v it_o the_o king_n after_o 〈◊〉_d death_n 〈◊〉_d the_o bishop_n of_o worceter_n who_o son_n he_o be_v to_o consecrate_v he_o but_o he_o answer_v that_o he_o will_v not_o have_v the_o curse_n of_o father_n 〈◊〉_d for_o any_o worldly_a good_a so_o in_o the_o end_n be_v persuade_v to_o yield_v as_o other_o have_v do_v before_o he_o consecration_n be_v afford_v unto_o he_o and_o perform_v by_o his_o father_n 〈◊〉_d the_o foresay_a bishop_n of_o 〈◊〉_d or_o as_o other_o report_n by_o the_o bishop_n of_o london_n june_n 27._o 1108._o this_o man_n erect_v 〈◊〉_d new_a 〈◊〉_d in_o his_o church_n of_o york_n he_o place_v 〈◊〉_d regular_a at_o 〈◊〉_d he_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d parcel_n of_o land_n unto_o the_o college_n of_o 〈◊〉_d and_o purchase_v of_o the_o king_n the_o like_a liberty_n &_o privilege_n for_o they_o that_o the_o 〈◊〉_d of_o york_n 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d he_o sit_v little_a above_o 5._o year_n and_o die_v i_o think_v i_o 〈◊〉_d say_v 〈◊〉_d martyr_n lie_v dangerous_o 〈◊〉_d he_o be_v advertise_v by_o the_o 〈◊〉_d the_o nature_n of_o his_o disease_n to_o be_v such_o as_o if_o he_o use_v the_o company_n of_o a_o woman_n he_o need_v not_o doubt_v of_o his_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d otherwise_o nothing_o be_v to_o be_v look_v for_o but_o death_n he_o 〈◊〉_d rather_o to_o 〈◊〉_d then_o to_o 〈◊〉_d so_o high_a and_o sacred_a a_o call_n with_o so_o soul_n and_o heinous_a a_o 〈◊〉_d so_o he_o end_v his_o life_n february_n 19_o 1114._o and_o be_v bury_v beside_o the_o former_a thomas_n his_o uncle_n 28._o thurstan_n thomas_n the_o archbishop_n be_v take_v away_o as_o before_o i_o have_v declare_v thurstan_n a_o cannon_n of_o paul_n and_o the_o king_n chaplain_n be_v choose_v to_o succeed_v he_o he_o when_o he_o can_v by_o no_o mean_n obtain_v consecration_n of_o ralph_n archbishop_n of_o canterbury_n without_o make_v profession_n of_o subjection_n 〈◊〉_d and_o forsake_v the_o 〈◊〉_d of_o his_o election_n yet_o remember_v himself_o at_o last_o he_o go_v to_o rome_n to_o plead_v his_o cause_n before_o the_o pope_n and_o obtain_v letter_n to_o the_o king_n and_o archbishop_n of_o canterbury_n in_o commendation_n of_o his_o cause_n these_o letter_n prevail_a nothing_o with_o the_o archbishop_n that_o will_v be_v win_v by_o no_o mean_n and_o thurstan_n continue_v as_o obstinate_a in_o his_o resolution_n the_o see_v remain_v void_a along_o time_n at_o last_o it_o fall_v out_o that_o a_o counsel_n be_v summon_v to_o be_v hold_v at_o 〈◊〉_d thurstan_n crave_v leave_n of_o the_o king_n to_o go_v thither_o can_v not_o obtain_v it_o before_o he_o have_v promise_v that_o he_o will_v not_o receive_v consecration_n there_o which_o promise_v notwithstanding_o so_o well_o he_o follow_v his_o business_n that_o before_o the_o come_n over_o of_o other_o english_a bishop_n to_o the_o counsel_n he_o be_v a_o bishop_n ready_a consecrate_v as_o well_o as_o they_o and_o that_o by_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o pope_n himself_o so_o he_o and_o he_o only_o i_o think_v of_o all_o the_o archbishop_n of_o york_n since_o the_o conquest_n never_o make_v profession_n of_o subjection_n to_o the_o metropolitical_a see_v of_o canterbury_n the_o king_n hear_v of_o this_o deal_n be_v very_o great_o offend_v with_o thurstan_n and_o for_o bad_a he_o england_n neither_o can_v the_o pope_n meeting_n with_o the_o king_n at_o guysor_n and_o entreat_v for_o he_o so_o pacify_v his_o displeasure_n as_o that_o he_o will_v suffer_v he_o to_o return_v after_o five_o year_n banishment_n the_o pope_n write_v a_o very_a sharp_a letter_n unto_o the_o king_n signify_v that_o he_o will_v excommunicate_v both_o he_o and_o the_o archbishop_n of_o canterbury_n also_o if_o thurstan_n be_v any_o long_o keep_v from_o his_o see_n and_o charge_n hereupon_o he_o be_v call_v home_o and_o soon_o after_o reconcile_v unto_o the_o king_n this_o man_n be_v much_o praise_v first_o for_o his_o learning_n then_o for_o his_o great_a wisdom_n and_o discretion_n and_o last_o for_o his_o industry_n and_o diligence_n his_o care_n and_o painfulness_n in_o well_o govern_v the_o charge_n commit_v to_o he_o he_o be_v a_o very_a kind_a man_n to_o his_o cannon_n unto_o who_o among_o other_o thing_n he_o afford_v this_o privilege_n that_o the_o yearly_a profit_n of_o their_o prebend_n be_v divide_v into_o three_o part_n it_o shall_v be_v lawful_a for_o any_o canon_n to_o bequeath_v two_o part_n of_o the_o year_n next_o ensue_v his_o death_n alot_v the_o three_o unto_o the_o fabric_n that_o be_v towards_o the_o reparation_n of_o the_o church_n this_o order_n he_o set_v down_o not_o only_o at_o york_n but_o at_o beverley_n also_o at_o southwell_n at_o rippon_n and_o at_o gloucester_n all_o which_o be_v college_n found_v by_o archbishop_n of_o york_n moreover_o it_o be_v to_o be_v remember_v that_o he_o either_o found_v a_o 〈◊〉_d or_o renew_a and_o repair_v eight_o monastery_n in_o the_o latter_a end_n of_o his_o time_n to_o wit_n june_n 4._o 1137._o a_o lamentable_a chance_n befall_v his_o church_n and_o city_n by_o casual_a fire_n saint_n peter_n church_n in_o york_n saint_n mary_n without_o the_o wall_n a_o