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wit_n hard_o by_o the_o monument_n of_o sir_n christofer_n hatton_n 64_o john_n kemp._n after_o he_o the_o year_n 1422._o succéede_v john_n kemp_n first_o bishop_n of_o rochester_n then_o of_o chichester_n the_o year_n 1425._o he_o be_v translate_v from_o london_n to_o york_n and_o afterward_o to_o canterbury_n see_v more_o of_o he_o in_o canterbury_n and_o york_n 65._o william_n grace_n william_n grace_n deane_n of_o york_n be_v consecrate_v may_v 26._o 1426._o and_o the_o year_n 1431._o translate_v to_o lincoln_n see_v lincoln_n 66._o robert_n fitz-hugh_n robert_n fitz-hugh_n doctor_n of_o law_n and_o archdeacon_n of_o northampton_n be_v consecrate_v september_n 16._o 1431._o this_o man_n have_v be_v twice_o ambassador_n once_o into_o germany_n and_o another_o time_n to_o rome_n the_o year_n 1435._o he_o be_v elect_v bishop_n of_o ely_n but_o die_v before_o his_o intend_a translation_n can_v be_v perfect_v viz._n upon_o s._n maurices_n day_n 1435._o and_o lie_v bury_v in_o the_o 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〈◊〉_d call_v also_o richard_n gravesend_n he_o be_v consecrate_v november_n 3._o 1258._o and_o die_v december_n 18._o 1279._o 13._o oliver_n sutton_n oliver_n sutton_n as_o walsingham_n say_v be_v likewise_o deane_n of_o 〈◊〉_d a_o very_a good_a and_o 〈◊〉_d man_n he_o be_v elect_v bishop_n february_n 6._o 〈◊〉_d may_v 18._o 1180._o die_v in_o the_o middle_n of_o a_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d prayer_n november_n 13._o 1299._o and_o lie_v 〈◊〉_d in_o the_o north_n isle_n of_o the_o upper_a part_n of_o his_o church_n under_o a_o flat_a marble_n stone_n 〈◊〉_d the_o 〈◊〉_d of_o bishop_n fleming_n 14._o john_n d'aldarby_o iohn'd'alderby_n or_o d'aderly_n chancellor_n of_o lincoln_n succéede_v the_o next_o year_n and_o die_v at_o stow_n park_n january_n 5._o 1319._o he_o be_v bury_v at_o lincoln_n in_o the_o low_a south_n across_o isle_n but_o his_o 〈◊〉_d be_v take_v away_o for_o that_o it_o be_v superstitious_o frequent_v by_o the_o common_a people_n 15._o thomas_n beak_n ianuary_n 27._o follow_v the_o 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