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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
the_o certain_a time_n i_o know_v not_o and_o draw_v towards_o his_o end_n deliver_v unto_o the_o poor_a with_o his_o own_o hand_n whatsoever_o he_o have_v in_o the_o world_n leave_v himself_o scarce_o clothes_n to_o cover_v he_o he_o be_v ever_o a_o great_a alm_n man_n and_o notwithstanding_o his_o great_a building_n a_o great_a house_n keeper_n also_o neither_o be_v he_o less_o careful_a of_o the_o spiritual_a temple_n of_o christ_n then_o the_o material_a he_o be_v a_o very_a painful_a preacher_n yearly_o visit_v his_o whole_a diocese_n preach_v in_o every_o place_n thrice_o reprehend_v and_o punish_v sin_n severe_o and_o last_o perform_v such_o other_o pastoral_a duty_n as_o he_o think_v unto_o his_o charge_n may_v belong_v 4._o seffridus_n abbot_n of_o glastonbury_n be_v brother_n unto_o ralph_n archbishop_n of_o canterbury_n he_o be_v consecrate_v april_n 12._o 1125._o 5._o hilarius_n this_o man_n only_o of_o all_o the_o bishop_n in_o england_n be_v content_a absolute_o to_o allow_v of_o the_o declaration_n after_o publish_v at_o clarindon_n without_o mention_n of_o that_o odious_a clause_n saluo_fw-la ordine_fw-la fuo_fw-la but_o be_v shrewd_o bait_v of_o his_o brethren_n for_o his_o labour_n as_o in_o the_o life_n of_o thomas_n becket_n you_o may_v read_v more_o at_o large_a 6._o john_n de_fw-fr greenford_n deane_n of_o chichester_n be_v elect_v the_o year_n 1173._o consecrate_v 1174._o and_o die_v 1180._o 7._o seffridus_n the_o second_o succéede_v in_o his_o time_n to_o wit_n october_n 19_o 1187._o the_o cathedral_n church_n together_o with_o the_o whole_a city_n be_v once_o more_o consume_v with_o casual_a fire_n the_o church_n and_o his_o own_o palace_n he_o both_o re-edify_v in_o very_o good_a sort_n 8._o simon_n de_fw-fr welles_n be_v elect_v bishop_n december_n 22._o ann_n 1198._o 9_o richard_n poor_a deane_n of_o salisbury_n be_v consecrate_v 1215._o translate_v to_o salisbury_n 1117._o and_o after_o to_o durham_n see_v durham_n 10._o ralph_n 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in_o the_o life_n of_o s._n edmund_n after_o that_o he_o be_v elect_v bishop_n of_o winchester_n see_v the_o success_n thereof_o in_o william_n de_fw-fr raleigh_n of_o winchester_n he_o die_v february_n 1._o 1244._o at_o london_n in_o that_o house_n which_o be_v now_o know_v by_o the_o name_n of_o lincoln_n inn_n he_o build_v it_o from_o the_o ground_n to_o be_v a_o house_n of_o receit_n for_o himself_o and_o his_o successor_n when_o they_o shall_v come_v to_o london_n after_o his_o time_n i_o know_v not_o by_o what_o mean_n it_o come_v to_o the_o possession_n of_o henry_n lacie_n earl_n of_o lincoln_n who_o somewhat_o enlarge_v it_o and_o leave_v it_o the_o name_n it_o now_o have_v this_o bishop_n moreover_o build_v a_o chapel_n and_o dedicate_v it_o to_o saint_n michael_n without_o the_o east_n gate_n of_o chichester_n and_o be_v otherwise_o a_o great_a benefactor_n unto_o his_o own_o church_n 12._o richard_n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr which_o after_o the_o death_n of_o ralf_n nevil_n the_o canon_n of_o chichester_n to_o curry_v favour_n with_o the_o king_n choose_v a_o chaplain_n of_o he_o for_o their_o bishop_n one_o robert_n passelew_n a_o man_n wise_a enough_o and_o one_o that_o have_v do_v the_o king_n much_o good_a service_n but_o so_o unlearned_a as_o the_o bishop_n of_o the_o realm_n 〈◊〉_d much_o to_o be_v join_v with_o he_o procure_v his_o election_n to_o be_v disannul_v and_o richard_n de_fw-fr wiche_n to_o be_v choose_v this_o richard_n de_fw-fr wiche_n be_v bear_v at_o wiche_n in_o worcetershire_n of_o which_o place_n he_o take_v his_o surname_n and_o be_v bring_v up_o in_o the_o university_n of_o oxford_n first_o and_o paris_n afterward_o be_v come_v to_o man_n state_n he_o travail_v to_o bononia_n where_o have_v study_v the_o canon_n law_n seven_o year_n he_o become_v public_a reader_n of_o the_o same_o after_o that_o he_o spend_v some_o time_n at_o orleans_n in_o france_n and_o then_o return_v home_o be_v make_v chancellor_n unto_o saint_n edmund_n archbishop_n of_o canterbury_n as_o also_o of_o the_o university_n of_o oxford_n he_o be_v consecrate_v by_o the_o pope_n he_o self_n at_o lion_n 1245._o and_o so_o govern_v the_o charge_n commit_v to_o he_o as_o all_o man_n great_o reverence_v he_o not_o only_o for_o his_o great_a learning_n but_o much_o more_o for_o his_o diligence_n in_o preach_v his_o manifold_a virtue_n and_o above_o all_o his_o integrity_n of_o life_n and_o conversation_n in_o regard_n of_o these_o thing_n as_o also_o of_o many_o miracle_n that_o be_v father_v upon_o he_o he_o be_v canonize_v and_o make_v a_o saint_n some_o seven_o year_n after_o his_o death_n he_o decease_a april_n 2._o 1253._o the_o nine_o year_n after_o his_o consecration_n and_o of_o his_o age_n the_o fifty_o six_o he_o be_v bury_v in_o his_o own_o church_n and_o the_o year_n 1276_o his_o body_n be_v remove_v from_o the_o first_o place_n of_o burial_n and_o lay_v in_o a_o sumptnous_a shrine_n 13._o john_n clip_v a_o canon_n of_o chichester_n succéede_v he_o this_o man_n among_o other_o thing_n give_v unto_o his_o church_n the_o manor_n of_o drungwick_n upon_o which_o he_o build_v much_o at_o his_o own_o cost_n even_o all_o the_o manor_n house_n there_o 14._o stephen_n of_o who_o i_o find_v nothing_o but_o this_o that_o he_o be_v excommunicate_v the_o year_n 1265._o for_o take_v part_n with_o the_o baron_n against_o the_o king_n 15._o gilbertus_n de_fw-fr sancto_n leofardo_n die_v the_o year_n 1305._o he_o be_v say_v matthew_n westminster_n a_o father_n of_o the_o fatherless_a a_o comforter_n of_o mourner_n a_o defender_n of_o widow_n a_o releever_n of_o the_o poor_a a_o helper_n of_o the_o distress_a and_o a_o diligent_a visitor_n of_o the_o sick_a especial_o the_o poor_a unto_o who_o he_o resort_v more_o often_o then_o unto_o the_o rich_a he_o ascribe_v also_o diverse_a miracle_n unto_o he_o believe_v he_o as_o you_o list_v he_o raise_v from_o the_o foundation_n the_o chapel_n of_o saint_n mary_n 16._o john_n de_fw-fr langton_n sometime_o chancellor_n of_o england_n build_v a_o costly_a window_n in_o the_o south_n part_n of_o the_o church_n this_o bishop_n or_o at_o least_o he_o that_o be_v bishop_n of_o chichester_n the_o year_n 1315._o excommunicate_v the_o earl_n warren_n for_o adultery_n whereupon_o the_o earl_n come_v unto_o he_o with_o arm_a man_n and_o make_v show_v of_o some_o intent_n to_o lay_v violent_a hand_n upon_o he_o the_o bishop_n man_n perceive_v it_o set_v upon_o they_o and_o by_o their_o master_n commandment_n put_v both_o the_o earl_n and_o his_o man_n in_o prison_n 17._o robert_n stratford_n archdeacon_n of_o canterbury_n channcellor_n of_o the_o university_n of_o oxford_n and_o lord_n chancellor_n of_o england_n at_o what_o time_n he_o be_v prefer_v to_o the_o bishopric_n of_o chichester_n make_v suit_n he_o may_v with_o the_o king_n good_a favour_n give_v over_o his_o office_n which_o be_v grant_v he_o but_o not_o long_o after_o it_o be_v lay_v upon_o he_o again_o he_o die_v 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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 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