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〈◊〉_d january_n 2._o 1346._o and_o be_v bury_v at_o 〈◊〉_d 44._o john_n paschall_n doctor_n of_o divinity_n a_o carmelite_n of_o ipswich_n be_v a_o gentleman_n bear_v in_o 〈◊〉_d of_o a_o family_n yet_o remain_v there_o and_o bring_v up_o in_o the_o university_n of_o cambridge_n by_o william_n 〈◊〉_d bishop_n of_o norwich_n be_v make_v a_o titulary_a bishop_n and_o his_o suffragan_n by_o the_o name_n of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d from_o that_o imaginary_a see_v he_o be_v translate_v by_o the_o pope_n to_o landaff_n ann_n 1347._o die_v 1361._o and_o be_v bury_v at_o landaff_n he_o be_v a_o man_n of_o great_a learning_n for_o those_o time_n and_o leave_v diverse_a monument_n thereof_o in_o write_v behind_o he_o 45._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o friar_n minor_n 46._o thomas_n 〈◊〉_d a_o friar_n preacher_n and_o doctor_n of_o divinity_n be_v translate_v to_o chichester_n 47._o william_n de_fw-fr 〈◊〉_d make_v bishop_n of_o bethlehem_n by_o the_o pope_n be_v translate_v first_o to_o landaff_n and_o after_o viz._n the_o 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〈◊〉_d bene_fw-la sedem_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d i_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d &_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d mors_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d trux_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d anno_fw-la m._n c._n 〈◊〉_d l._n x._o 〈◊〉_d bino_fw-la 〈◊〉_d his_o 〈◊〉_d in_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d qui_fw-la legis_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d pro_fw-la 〈◊〉_d benigna_fw-la ut_fw-la sint_fw-la absque_fw-la mora_fw-la 〈◊〉_d sibigaudia_fw-la digna_fw-la 60._o thomas_n mylling_a be_v yet_o very_o young_a become_v a_o 〈◊〉_d of_o 〈◊〉_d and_o then_o go_v to_o oxford_n where_o he_o 〈◊〉_d till_o he_o become_v doctor_n of_o divinity_n have_v in_o the_o mean_a time_n attain_a good_a knowledge_n in_o the_o greek_a 〈◊〉_d which_o in_o those_o day_n be_v geason_a return_v then_o to_o westminster_n he_o be_v make_v abbot_n there_o and_o short_o after_o 〈◊〉_d unto_o the_o bishopric_n of_o hereford_n by_o king_n edward_n the_o four_o under_o who_o he_o be_v of_o the_o privy_a counsel_n and_o be_v godfather_n unto_o prince_n edward_n his_o elder_a son_n he_o die_v the_o year_n 1493._o and_o lie_v bury_v at_o westminster_n in_o the_o middle_n of_o the_o chapel_n of_o saint_n john_n baptist_n where_o against_o the_o north_n wall_n there_o be_v a_o fleight_n monument_n erect_v in_o memory_n of_o he_o 61._o edmund_n audeley_n bishop_n of_o rochester_n be_v 〈◊〉_d to_o hereford_n 1493._o and_o thence_o to_o salisbury_n 1502._o see_v salisbury_n 62._o hadrian_n de_fw-fr castello_n consecrate_v 1502._o be_v make_v 〈◊〉_d the_o next_o year_n and_o then_o translate_v to_o welles_n 1504_o see_v welles_n 63._o richard_n mayo_n chancellor_n and_o archdeacon_n of_o oxford_n as_o also_o precedent_n of_o magdalene_n college_n there_o for_o the_o space_n of_o 27._o year_n and_o almoner_n unto_o king_n henry_n the_o 7._o the_o year_n 1501._o be_v send_v ambassador_n into_o spain_n to_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o lady_n katherine_n to_o be_v marry_v unto_o prince_n arthur_n not_o long_o after_o his_o return_n thence_o to_o wit_n the_o year_n 1504_o he_o be_v 〈◊〉_d unto_o the_o bishopric_n of_o 〈◊〉_d which_o he_o hold_v eleven_o year_n and_o somewhat_o more_o he_o decease_a april_n 18._o 1516._o and_o be_v bury_v on_o the_o south_n side_n of_o the_o high_a altar_n where_o there_o be_v a_o goodly_a tomb_n erect_v in_o memory_n of_o he_o 64._o charles_n boothe_n doctor_n of_o divinity_n archdeacon_n of_o buckingham_n and_o chancellor_n of_o the_o march_n of_o wales_n be_v consecrate_v 1516._o he_o bestow_v great_a cost_n in_o repair_v his_o house_n at_o london_n and_o sit_v eighteen_o year_n and_o five_o month_n he_o lie_v entoomb_v in_o the_o north_n wall_n of_o the_o body_n of_o his_o church_n 65._o edward_n fox_n doctor_n of_o divinity_n and_o 〈◊〉_d unto_o king_n henry_n the_o eight_o be_v bring_v up_o in_o king_n
year_n die_v upon_o saint_n luke_n day_n 1278._o he_o lie_v bury_v under_o a_o reasonable_a plain_a marble_n tomb_n in_o the_o north_n i_o will_v of_o his_o church_n of_o rochester_n almost_o over_o against_o the_o bishop_n see_v 43._o john_n de_fw-fr bradfeild_n a_o monk_n and_o chaunter_n of_o the_o church_n of_o rochester_n be_v consecrate_v 1279._o and_o die_v 1282._o 44._o thomas_n inglethorp_n deane_n of_o saint_n paul_n church_n in_o london_n consecrate_v 1282._o die_v in_o the_o month_n of_o june_n 1291._o 45._o thomas_n de_fw-fr wuldham_n prior_n of_o rochester_n 46._o haymo_n confessor_n to_o king_n edward_n the_o second_o 〈◊〉_d name_v at_o heath_n or_o rather_o the_o heath_n of_o the_o town_n of_o 〈◊〉_d in_o kent_n where_o he_o be_v bear_v he_o build_v much_o at_o hawling_n the_o year_n 1323._o to_o wit_n the_o hall_n and_o high_a front_n of_o the_o bishop_n place_n there_o now_o stand_v re-edify_v the_o wall_n at_o holborough_n near_o unto_o it_o &_o repair_v the_o rest_n of_o the_o building_n in_o the_o same_o house_n as_o he_o do_v also_o at_o troscliff_n another_o manor_n house_n belong_v to_o this_o see_v moreover_o in_o the_o town_n of_o hithe_n 〈◊〉_d name_v he_o found_v the_o hospital_n of_o saint_n 〈◊〉_d for_o relief_n of_o 10._o poor_a people_n endew_v the_o same_o with_o 20._o mark_n of_o yearly_a revenue_n the_o year_n 1352._o he_o resign_v his_o bishopric_n into_o the_o pope_n hand_n 47._o john_n de_fw-fr shepey_n he_o be_v make_v treasurer_n of_o england_n the_o year_n 1358._o 48._o william_n wittlesey_n translate_v to_o worceter_n 1363_o and_o after_o to_o canterbury_n see_v canterbury_n 49._o thomas_n trilleck_n he_o die_v 1372._o 50._o thomas_n brinton_n sometime_o a_o benedictine_n monk_n of_o norwich_n travail_v in_o many_o place_n and_o last_o come_v to_o rome_n preach_v in_o latin_a before_o the_o pope_n many_o learned_a sermon_n which_o he_o leave_v in_o write_v behind_o he_o for_o they_o &_o other_o exercise_n wherein_o he_o show_v himself_o to_o his_o great_a commendation_n he_o be_v much_o admire_v and_o become_v very_o famous_a the_o pope_n also_o make_v he_o his_o penitentiary_n &_o bestow_v upon_o he_o the_o bishopric_n of_o rochester_n he_o be_v confessor_n unto_o king_n richard_n the_o 2._o and_o die_v 1389._o 51._o william_n de_fw-fr bottlesham_n or_o boltsham_n who_o walsingham_n bale_n and_o other_o call_v but_o i_o doubt_v not_o false_o john_n bottlesham_n be_v bear_v at_o bottlesham_n in_o cambridgeshire_n from_o whence_o he_o take_v his_o name_n he_o be_v a_o friar_n preacher_n a_o doctor_n of_o divinity_n great_o account_v of_o for_o his_o learning_n more_o for_o his_o eloquence_n and_o rare_a gift_n in_o preach_v for_o which_o also_o he_o be_v much_o esteem_v by_o king_n richard_n the_o 2._o prefer_v by_o his_o mean_n unto_o the_o bishopric_n of_o landaffe_n and_o after_o notwithstanding_o the_o election_n of_o on_o richard_n barnet_n translate_v unto_o rochester_n he_o die_v the_o year_n 1401._o in_o the_o month_n of_o may._n 52._o john_n boltsham_n or_o bottlesham_n chaplain_n unto_o the_o archbishop_n of_o canterbury_n after_o the_o time_n of_o his_o consecration_n never_o see_v his_o cathedral_n church_n 53._o richard_n young_a make_v the_o window_n of_o the_o parish_n church_n of_o freindsbury_n 54._o john_n kempe_n be_v translate_v first_o to_o chichester_n 1422._o then_o to_o london_n and_o after_o that_o to_o york_n and_o canterbury_n see_v canterbury_n 55._o john_n langdon_n a_o monk_n of_o canterbury_n he_o be_v bear_v in_o kent_n and_o bring_v up_o in_o oxford_n where_o he_o proceed_v doctor_n of_o divinity_n a_o man_n very_o well_o learned_a in_o history_n and_o antiquity_n especial_o he_o be_v very_o well_o see_v among_o other_o thing_n i_o find_v he_o write_v a_o chronicle_n of_o england_n which_o whether_o it_o be_v yet_o extant_a or_o no_o i_o know_v not_o he_o die_v at_o the_o council_n of_o basill_n 1434._o 56._o thomas_n browne_n he_o be_v at_o the_o council_n of_o basill_n be_v elect_v to_o norwich_n and_o short_o after_o translate_v thither_o before_o he_o wist_v of_o any_o such_o business_n towards_o see_v norwich_n 57_o william_n well_n abbot_n of_o york_n he_o die_v 1443._o 58._o john_n lowe_n a_o white_a monk_n doctor_n of_o divinity_n and_o provincial_a of_o his_o order_n be_v prefer_v unto_o the_o bishopric_n of_o saint_n assaph_n by_o king_n henry_n the_o 6._o in_o regard_n of_o his_o great_a learning_n and_o painfulness_n in_o preach_v after_o that_o he_o also_o procure_v he_o to_o be_v translate_v to_o rochester_n 1443._o he_o write_v diverse_a good_a work_n very_o well_o worth_a read_n and_o be_v a_o careful_a searcher_n after_o good_a book_n so_o as_o diverse_a copy_n of_o some_o ancient_a father_n have_v utter_o perish_v but_o for_o his_o diligence_n he_o die_v the_o year_n 1467._o and_o lie_v bury_v in_o his_o own_o cathedral_n church_n over_o against_o bishop_n merton_n where_o he_o have_v a_o same_o marble_n tomb_n the_o inscription_n be_v not_o yet_o altogether_o deface_v 59_o thomas_n rotheram_n translate_v to_o lincoln_n 1471._o and_o after_o to_o york_n see_v york_n 60._o john_n alcocke_n translate_v to_o worcester_n 1476._o and_o after_o to_o ely_n see_v ely_n 61._o john_n russell_n translate_v to_o lincoln_n 1480._o see_v lincoln_n 62._o edmund_n audley_n translate_v to_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d see_v salisbury_n 63._o thomas_n savage_a translate_v to_o london_n and_o york_n 〈◊〉_d york_n 64._o richard_n fitz_n jame_v translate_v to_o chichester_n 1504_o and_o after_o to_o london_n see_v london_n 65._o john_n fisher_n doctor_n of_o divinity_n for_o deny_v 〈◊〉_d acknowledge_v the_o king_n supremacy_n in_o ecclesiastical_a matter_n he_o be_v execute_v on_o tower_n hill_n june_n 22._o 1535._o be_v make_v cardinal_n about_o a_o month_n before_o his_o head_n be_v set_v on_o london_n bridge_n and_o his_o body_n bury_v in_o bark_v churchyard_n 66._o john_n fisher_n common_o call_v the_o black_a friar_n 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〈◊〉_d all_o of_o his_o own_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v 〈◊〉_d and_o the_o 〈◊〉_d city_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d have_v continue_v in_o that_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d from_o the_o time_n of_o his_o election_n and_o be_v a_o very_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d he_o determine_v to_o forsake_v the_o 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d a_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d pontsract_n which_o he_o do_v 〈◊〉_d his_o bishopric_n january_n 25._o 1140._o his_o cowl_n be_v 〈◊〉_d warm_a upon_o his_o back_n when_o death_n appoint_v he_o the_o use_n of_o a_o other_o garment_n 〈◊〉_d day_n after_o his_o resignation_n he_o die_v viz._n february_n 5._o the_o year_n aforesaid_a 29._o henry_n murdac_n william_n treasurer_n of_o york_n a_o kinsman_n of_o king_n stephens_n take_v then_o upon_o 〈◊〉_d the_o 〈◊〉_d of_o that_o see_v a_o man_n very_o noble_a by_o birth_n and_o 〈◊〉_d but_o much_o more_o noble_a in_o 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d manner_n 〈◊〉_d obtain_v not_o only_a election_n but_o 〈◊〉_d also_o as_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d unto_o i_o he_o send_v unto_o 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