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of_o lincoln_n and_o enjoy_v the_o same_o a_o long_a time_n be_v almost_o all_o that_o while_n chancellor_n of_o the_o university_n of_o oxford_n he_o die_v the_o year_n 1547._o and_o be_v burt_v near_o unto_o bishop_n russell_n in_o a_o tomb_n very_o like_a unto_o he_o 33._o henry_n holbech_n henry_n holbech_n doctor_n of_o divinity_n be_v consecrate_v bishop_n of_o rochester_n the_o year_n 1544._o translate_v to_o lincoln_n 1547._o and_o continue_v there_o about_o 5._o year_n 34._o john_n tailor_n iohn_n tailor_n doctor_n of_o divinity_n be_v consecrate_v ann_n 1552._o and_o within_o 2._o year_n after_o viz._n in_o the_o begin_n of_o queen_n 〈◊〉_d ratgne_n be_v displace_v 35._o john_n white_a iohn_n white_a doctor_n also_o of_o divinity_n be_v appoint_v bishop_n of_o lincoln_n by_o queen_n mary_n the_o year_n 1557._o he_o be_v remove_v to_o winchester_n see_v more_o of_o he_o there_o 36._o thomas_n watson_n upon_o the_o remove_n of_o doctor_n white_a the_o bishopric_n of_o lincoln_n be_v bestow_v upon_o thomas_n 〈◊〉_d doctor_n of_o divinity_n a_o very_a austere_a or_o rather_o a_o sour_a and_o churlish_a man_n he_o be_v scarce_o 〈◊〉_d in_o his_o 〈◊〉_d when_o 〈◊〉_d mary_n die_v he_o be_v 〈◊〉_d to_o 〈◊〉_d the_o same_o 〈◊〉_d he_o 〈◊〉_d not_o 〈◊〉_d himself_o unto_o the_o happy_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d by_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d year_n 〈◊〉_d he_o 〈◊〉_d a_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d about_o the_o year_n 1584._o 37._o nicholas_n bullingham_n nicholas_n bullingham_n doctor_n of_o law_n be_v consecrate_v bishop_n of_o 〈◊〉_d january_n 21._o 1559._o he_o sit_v there_o 11._o year_n and_o be_v translate_v in_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 26._o 1570._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d of_o he_o in_o 〈◊〉_d 38._o thomas_n cooper_n thomas_n cooper_n doctor_n of_o divinity_n &_o dean_n of_o 〈◊〉_d church_n in_o oxford_n be_v consecrate_v febr._n 24._o 1570._o 〈◊〉_d year_n 1584._o he_o be_v translate_v to_o winchester_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d of_o he_o there_o 39_o william_n wickham_n william_n wickham_n succéede_v bishop_n 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since_o his_o time_n in_o honour_n of_o he_o do_v bear_v his_o coat_n of_o arm_n as_o the_o coat_n of_o their_o see_n viz._n g._n 3._o leopard_n head_n ieasant_a 3._o flower-deluce_n o._n 45._o richard_n de_fw-fr swinfield_n succéede_v doctor_n of_o divinity_n a_o kentish_a man_n bear_v a_o very_a eloquent_a man_n and_o a_o great_a preather_n he_o be_v consecrate_v march_n 7._o follow_v sit_v 34._o year_n and_o die_v march_v 15._o 1316._o he_o lie_v bury_v on_o the_o north_n side_n of_o the_o north_n i_o will_v above_o the_o quire_n as_o a_o elogium_fw-la witness_v engrave_v upon_o a_o marble_n that_o cover_v his_o tomb_n 46._o adam_n d'orleton_n doctor_n of_o law_n bear_v in_o hereford_n be_v consecrate_v september_n 26._o 1317._o in_o the_o month_n of_o october_n 1327._o he_o be_v translate_v to_o worceter_n and_o after_o that_o to_o winchester_n see_v winchester_n 47._o thomas_n charlton_n doctor_n of_o law_n and_o cannon_n of_o york_n be_v consecrate_v by_o the_o pope_n commandment_n october_n 18._o 1327_o the_o year_n 1329._o he_o be_v for_o a_o while_n treasurer_n of_o england_n he_o sit_v 16._o year_n and_o die_v january_n 11._o 1343._o he_o have_v a_o reasonable_a fair_a tomb_n in_o the_o north_n wall_n of_o the_o north_n cross_n i_o will_v over_o against_o the_o clock_n 48._o john_n trillecke_n sit_v 16._o year_n and_o a_o half_a 49._o lewes_n sherlton_n or_o charlton_n sit_v 8._o year_n and_o die_v the_o year_n 1369._o he_o lie_v in_o a_o fair_a monument_n in_o the_o north_n wall_n of_o the_o south_n i_o will_v above_o the_o quire_n 50._o william_n courtney_n consecrate_v 1369._o sit_v 5._o year_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o london_n 1375._o and_o afterward_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 51._o john_n gilbert_n bishop_n of_o 〈◊〉_d a_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d he_o in_o 〈◊〉_d the_o year_n 1385._o he_o be_v send_v ambassador_n into_o 〈◊〉_d 1286._o he_o be_v make_v treasurer_n of_o england_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 1389._o &_o as_o one_o deliver_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d it_o be_v 〈◊〉_d he_o be_v translate_v to_o saint_n 〈◊〉_d about_o the_o 〈◊〉_d of_o the_o year_n 1389._o 52._o john_n 〈◊〉_d or_o trefrant_n a_o cannon_n of_o saint_n 〈◊〉_d one_o of_o the_o auditor_n of_o the_o 〈◊〉_d in_o rome_n become_v bishop_n of_o hereford_n the_o year_n 1389._o the_o 〈◊〉_d 1400._o he_o be_v send_v ambassador_n to_o rome_n to_o inform_v the_o pope_n of_o the_o title_n of_o 〈◊〉_d henry_n the_o four_o 〈◊〉_d the_o crown_n he_o sit_v bishop_n about_o 〈◊〉_d year_n and_o a_o 〈◊〉_d die_v 1404._o and_o lie_v bury_v 〈◊〉_d the_o south_n wall_n of_o the_o south_n across_o 〈◊〉_d where_o we_o see_v a_o fair_a and_o costly_a monument_n erect_v for_o he_o 53._o robert_n mascall_n be_v yet_o very_o young_a become_v a_o 〈◊〉_d carmelite_n at_o ludlow_n after_o that_o he_o go_v to_o oxford_n where_o he_o so_o 〈◊〉_d in_o learning_n and_o other_o virtue_n as_o he_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d of_o all_o 〈◊〉_d king_n henry_n the_o four_o 〈◊〉_d choice_n of_o he_o for_o his_o confessor_n and_o 〈◊〉_d mean_v to_o prefer_v he_o unto_o the_o 〈◊〉_d of_o hereford_n he_o build_v the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d of_o the_o white_a 〈◊〉_d at_o london_n 〈◊〉_d many_o rich_a 〈◊〉_d unto_o that_o house_n die_v there_o december_n 21._o 1417._o and_o there_o be_v 〈◊〉_d in_o a_o goodly_a monument_n of_o 〈◊〉_d he_o be_v often_o ambassador_n unto_o 〈◊〉_d prince_n and_o the_o year_n 1415._o be_v send_v to_o the_o counsel_n of_o 〈◊〉_d with_o two_o other_o bishop_n 54._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d doctor_n of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v 〈◊〉_d of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v 〈◊〉_d to_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 1420._o see_v 〈◊〉_d 55._o thomas_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v consecrate_v 1420._o 〈◊〉_d bishop_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d year_n and_o three_o 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d be_v remove_v first_o to_o 〈◊〉_d after_o that_o to_o 〈◊〉_d see_v worceter_n 56._o thomas_n 〈◊〉_d abbot_n of_o saint_n mary_n in_o york_n 〈◊〉_d bishop_n 〈◊〉_d 26._o year_n 57_o richard_n beauchamp_n have_v 〈◊〉_d here_o two_o year_n 〈◊〉_d three_o month_n be_v 〈◊〉_d to_o salisbury_z a_o 1450._o 58._o reynold_n butler_n abbot_n of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d two_o year_n and_o a_o half_a and_o be_v translate_v to_o 〈◊〉_d april_n 3_o 〈◊〉_d 59_o john_n stanbery_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d bring_v 〈◊〉_d in_o the_o university_n of_o oxford_n where_o he_o proceed_v doctor_n of_o 〈◊〉_d and_o read_v the_o lecture_n of_o that_o faculty_n king_n henry_n the_o six_o call_v he_o thence_o to_o be_v the_o first_o provost_n of_o his_o new_a 〈◊〉_d college_n at_o 〈◊〉_d and_o moreover_o make_v he_o this_o confessor_n the_o year_n 1446._o he_o be_v elect_v bishop_n of_o norwich_n but_o 〈◊〉_d de_fw-fr la_fw-fr poole_n duke_n of_o suffolk_n thrust_v in_o a_o chaplain_n of_o his_o own_o notwithstanding_o this_o election_n and_o so_o disappoint_v he_o short_o after_o to_o wit_n the_o year_n 1448._o the_o king_n find_v mean_n to_o prefer_v he_o to_o bangor_n and_o five_o year_n after_o that_o to_o hereford_n where_o he_o sit_v one_o and_o twenty_o year_n he_o die_v at_o ludlow_n in_o the_o house_n of_o the_o carmelites_n may_v 11._o 1474._o and_o be_v bury_v in_o his_o own_o church_n upon_o the_o north_n side_n of_o the_o high_a altar_n in_o a_o too_o 〈◊〉_d be_v of_o alabaster_n a_o man_n not_o only_o very_o learned_a whereof_o he_o leave_v many_o monument_n in_o writing_n but_o very_o wise_a exceed_v well_o speak_v and_o which_o be_v not_o to_o be_v omit_v tall_a of_o stature_n and_o of_o a_o very_a comely_a presence_n but_o i_o 〈◊〉_d his_o great_a commendation_n his_o constant_a and_o unmooveable_a fidelity_n unto_o his_o prince_n for_o which_o be_v take_v prisoner_n at_o the_o battle_n of_o northampton_n 1460_o he_o be_v commit_v to_o the_o castle_n of_o warwick_n and_o lay_v in_o durance_n 〈◊〉_d long_a time_n upon_o his_o tomb_n be_v fix_v these_o barbarous_a verse_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d tetra_fw-mi 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d stanbery_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d joannis_n doctoralis_fw-la erat_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d per_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d o_o christe_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d sordem_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_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 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