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the_o name_n of_o clement_n the_o seven_o be_v bishop_n of_o worceter_n a_o little_a while_n in_o the_o year_n 1522._o in_o which_o year_n he_o both_o accept_v and_o resign_v this_o bishopric_n 70._o hieronymus_n de_fw-fr nugutijs_fw-la a_o italian_a also_o obtain_v this_o bishopric_n by_o the_o resignation_n of_o 〈◊〉_d and_o enjoy_v it_o many_o year_n 71._o hugh_n latimer_n bear_v in_o leicetershire_n and_o bring_v up_o in_o cambridge_n become_v bishop_n of_o worceter_n 1535._o the_o year_n 1539._o except_o he_o will_v yield_v a_o wicked_a and_o dissemble_a consent_n unto_o the_o six_o article_n there_o be_v no_o remedy_n but_o 〈◊〉_d must_v resign_v his_o bishopric_n he_o resign_v together_o with_o 〈◊〉_d shaxton_n bishop_n of_o salisbury_n july_n 1._o &_o afterward_o to_o wit_n october_n 16._o 1555._o seal_v the_o doctrine_n which_o he_o have_v long_o preach_v with_o his_o blood_n end_v his_o life_n in_o the_o fire_n for_o the_o circumstance_n whereof_o as_o also_o of_o his_o whole_a life_n and_o action_n i_o refer_v you_o to_o master_n fox_n 72._o john_n bell_n doctor_n of_o law_n and_o archdeacon_n of_o gloceter_n succéede_v he_o be_v of_o the_o king_n counsel_n in_o the_o cause_n of_o his_o divorce_n from_o queen_n katherine_n he_o 〈◊〉_d bury_v at_o clarkenwell_n by_o london_n on_o the_o north_n side_n of_o the_o east_n end_n of_o the_o chancel_n under_o a_o marble_n stone_n whereon_o be_v fix_v this_o epitaph_n contegit_fw-la hoc_fw-la marmor_fw-la doctorem_fw-la nomine_fw-la bellum_fw-la qui_fw-la belle_fw-fr rexit_fw-la praesulis_fw-la officium_fw-la moribus_fw-la ingenio_fw-la aquavitae_fw-la probitate_fw-la vigebat_fw-la laudato_n cunctis_fw-la cultus_fw-la &_o eloquio_fw-la ann._n 1556._o aug._n 11._o 73._o nicolas_n heath_n bishop_n of_o rochester_n be_v translate_v to_o worceter_n 1543._o and_o displace_v october_n 10._o 1551._o queen_n mary_n restore_v he_o again_o in_o the_o begin_n of_o her_o reign_n make_v he_o first_o lord_n precedent_n of_o wales_n than_o archbishop_n of_o york_n the_o year_n 1553._o and_o last_o lord_n chancellor_n of_o england_n see_v york_n 74._o john_n hooper_n hold_v gloceter_n in_o commendam_fw-la see_v gloceter_n 75._o richard_n pates_n as_o it_o shall_v seem_v by_o a_o report_n that_o i_o find_v become_v bishop_n of_o worceter_n about_o the_o year_n 1534._o and_o be_v send_v beyond_o the_o sea_n in_o 〈◊〉_d refuse_v to_o return_v whereupon_o his_o bishopric_n be_v bestow_v upon_o m._n latymer_n certain_a it_o be_v that_o he_o subscribe_v to_o the_o council_n of_o trent_n by_o the_o name_n of_o rich._n patus_fw-la wigorn_n epis._n queen_n mary_n lest_o she_o shall_v seem_v to_o do_v he_o wrong_v have_v appoint_v heath_n to_o the_o archbishopric_n of_o york_n restore_v he_o to_o worceter_n 76._o edwin_n sand_n translate_v from_o london_n hither_o and_o hence_o to_o york_n 77._o nicolas_n bullingham_n translate_v from_o lincoln_n 78._o john_n 〈◊〉_d translate_v to_o canterbury_n see_v canterbury_n 79._o 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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 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