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1430._o when_o he_o first_o attain_v this_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o 〈◊〉_d what_o time_n he_o die_v i_o find_v not_o he_o be_v 〈◊〉_d where_o we_o see_v a_o high_a tomb_n in_o the_o north_n 〈◊〉_d in_o the_o upper_a 〈◊〉_d of_o the_o church_n in_o the_o 〈◊〉_d in_o which_o place_n also_o robert_n fleming_n his_o kinsman_n deane_n of_o lincoln_n lie_v bury_v hard_o beside_o he_o they_o be_v both_o great_a learned_a man_n bring_v up_o in_o oxford_n both_o doctor_n of_o divinity_n and_o write_v diverse_a learned_a work_n 23._o william_n grace_n may_v 26._o 1426._o william_n grace_n be_v 〈◊〉_d bishop_n of_o london_n 〈◊〉_d he_o be_v translate_v to_o lincoln_n the_o year_n 1431._o and_o 〈◊〉_d there_o about_o the_o space_n of_o 〈◊〉_d year_n he_o found_v a_o college_n at_o theale_n in_o hartfordshire_n for_o a_o master_n and_o four_o cannon_n and_o make_v it_o a_o cell_n to_o elsing_n spittle_n in_o london_n 24._o william_n alnewike_n the_o year_n 1426._o william_n alnewike_n doctor_n of_o law_n be_v 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great_a many_o good_a book_n 26._o john_n chedworth_n iohn_n chedworth_n succéede_v he_o of_o who_o i_o find_v nothing_o but_o that_o heli_v bury_v under_o a_o flat_a stone_n by_o bishop_n sutton_n near_o the_o tomb_n of_o bishop_n fleming_n he_o be_v bishop_n as_o i_o gather_v about_o a_o 18._o year_n 27._o thomas_n rotheram_n thomas_n scot_n alias_o rotheram_n bishop_n of_o rochester_n be_v remove_v to_o lincoln_n ann_n 1471._o and_o thence_o to_o york_n nine_o year_n after_o see_v more_o ofhim_n in_o york_n 28._o john_n russell_n in_o the_o see_v of_o lincoln_n john_n russell_n doctor_n of_o divinity_n and_o 〈◊〉_d of_o berkshire_n succéede_v he_o a_o wise_a and_o 〈◊〉_d man_n a_o while_n he_o be_v chancellor_n of_o england_n by_o the_o appointment_n of_o richard_n duke_n of_o gloucester_n that_o afterward_o usurp_a the_o crown_n he_o have_v a_o reasonable_a fair_a tomb_n in_o a_o chapel_n cast_v out_o of_o the_o upper_a wall_n of_o the_o south_n part_n of_o the_o church_n 29._o william_n smith_n the_o year_n 1492._o william_n smith_n be_v consecrate_v bishop_n of_o coventry_n &_o lichfield_n he_o ordain_v there_o i_o mean_v at_o lichfield_n a_o hospital_n for_o a_o master_n two_o priest_n and_o ten_o poor_a man_n he_o also_o found_v a_o free_a school_n there_o for_o the_o education_n of_o poor_a man_n child_n and_o find_v mean_n that_o king_n henry_n the_o seven_o bestow_v upon_o it_o a_o hospital_n call_v donhal_o in_o cheshire_n with_o 〈◊〉_d land_n belong_v to_o it_o at_o farmworth_n where_o he_o be_v bear_v he_o bestow_v ten_o pound_n land_n for_o the_o maintenance_n of_o a_o schoolmaster_n there_o last_o he_o become_v founder_n of_o a_o goodly_a college_n the_o college_n of_o brasennose_n in_o oxford_n ann_n 1513._o but_o live_v not_o to_o finish_v it_o in_o such_o sort_n as_o he_o intend_v have_v sit_v but_o only_o four_o year_n at_o lichfield_n he_o be_v translate_v to_o lincoln_n and_o die_v the_o year_n before_o mention_v 1513._o he_o lie_v bury_v 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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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be_v the_o second_o bishop_n of_o lichfield_n he_o be_v a_o srot_n as_o also_o his_o predecessor_n be_v after_o a_o few_o year_n give_v over_o his_o bishopric_n he_o return_v into_o his_o own_o country_n 3._o trumhere_o trumhere_o be_v a_o englishman_n bear_v but_o bring_v up_o teach_v and_o order_v among_o the_o scot_n he_o have_v be_v abbot_n of_o ingethling_n a_o monastery_n build_v where_o king_n oswyn_n be_v slay_v 4._o jaruman_n he_o convert_v the_o east_n saxon_n unto_o christianity_n again_o have_v forsake_v it_o under_o sighere_o their_o king_n in_o his_o time_n to_o wit_n the_o year_n 666._o the_o cathedral_n church_n of_o lichfield_n be_v first_o found_v 5._o cedda_n the_o year_n 669._o cedda_fw-mi be_v consecrate_v archbishop_n of_o york_n in_o the_o absence_n of_o wilfride_n but_o wilfride_n return_v he_o give_v place_n and_o live_v a_o while_n a_o monastical_a life_n at_o 〈◊〉_d accept_v at_o last_o the_o bishopric_n of_o lichfield_n under_o wulfnere_n king_n of_o percia_n ann_n 669._o he_o 〈◊〉_d to_o have_v be_v a_o godly_a and_o very_a denout_n man_n as_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o become_v his_o eccl._n hist._n lib._n 4._o cap._n 3._o where_o his_o life_n and_o death_n be_v at_o large_a report_v he_o die_v march_v 2._o 672._o have_v sit_v there_o two_o year_n and_o a_o half_a and_o be_v bury_v at_o lichfield_n 6._o winfride_n winfride_n a_o chaplain_n of_o ceddaes_n be_v then_o 〈◊〉_d bishop_n of_o lichfield_n a_o man_n virtuous_a and_o modest_a as_o beda_n witness_v yet_o it_o be_v say_v that_o theodore_n the_o archbishop_n of_o canterbury_n deprive_v he_o for_o i_o know_v not_o what_o disobedience_n the_o year_n 674._o he_o return_v unto_o catbarne_n a_o monastery_n build_v by_o cedda_n under_o who_o he_o have_v live_v in_o the_o same_o heretofore_o and_o there_o lead_v a_o very_a holy_a life_n many_o year_n after_o 7._o saxulf_n winfride_n be_v displace_v it_o be_v think_v good_a his_o diocese_n shall_v be_v divide_v into_o two_o part_n one_o be_v allot_v unto_o saxulf_n who_o continue_v his_o 〈◊〉_d at_o lichfield_n still_o the_o other_o be_v commit_v unto_o eadhead_n he_o and_o his_o successor_n of_o who_o you_o may_v see_v a_o catalogue_n fol._n 1_o sit_v at_o sidnacester_n this_o saxulf_n be_v the_o first_o abbot_n of_o 〈◊〉_d now_o call_v peterborough_n and_o persuade_v wolfer_n king_n of_o mercia_n to_o the_o foundation_n of_o that_o monaster_n 8._o headda_fw-mi after_o saxulf_n the_o diocese_n be_v once_o more_o divide_v and_o a_o bishop_n place_v at_o leicester_n his_o name_n be_v wilfride_n but_o he_o be_v drive_v away_o thence_o after_o a_o short_a space_n headda_fw-mi that_o before_o be_v bishop_n of_o lichfield_n recover_v the_o jurisdiction_n again_o and_o govern_v the_o same_o in_o sort_n as_o his_o predecessor_n have_v do_v 9_o aldwyn_n after_o headda_n succéede_v aldwyn_n that_o live_v in_o the_o time_n of_o beda_n he_o die_v the_o year_n 737._o 10._o witta_o the_o country_n of_o mercia_n be_v then_o divide_v into_o 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wit_n all_o the_o west_n end_n build_v it_o a_o new_a from_o the_o very_a foundation_n and_o hallow_a or_o dedicate_v it_o october_n 22._o 1239._o have_v continue_v in_o this_o bishopric_n 27._o year_n he_o die_v at_o last_o november_n 19_o 1242._o and_o be_v 〈◊〉_d in_o the_o middle_n of_o the_o 〈◊〉_d that_o he_o have_v build_v under_o a_o 〈◊〉_d tomb_n of_o late_a year_n monsterous_o defare_v 22._o roger._n notwithstanding_o the_o composition_n late_o make_v by_o bishop_n 〈◊〉_d for_o the_o order_n of_o election_n the_o monk_n of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o 〈◊〉_d with_o the_o chapter_n of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d one_o roger_n the_o chaunter_n of_o salumbury_n for_o bishop_n 〈◊〉_d for_o that_o a_o kinsman_n of_o the_o pope_n have_v the_o advouson_n of_o his_o 〈◊〉_d obtain_v easy_o consecration_n by_o the_o pope_n mean_n september_n 11._o 1244._o after_o long_a suit_n in_o law_n between_o the_o two_o church_n for_o the_o right_v of_o this_o wrong_n the_o end_n be_v that_o welles_n man_n must_v 〈◊〉_d up_o the_o wrong_n and_o they_o of_o bath_n yield_v assurance_n of_o perform_v the_o composition_n for_o the_o time_n to_o come_v which_o be_v do_v according_o the_o bishop_n by_o who_o mean_n this_o accord_n 〈◊〉_d make_v not_o live_v long_o after_o depart_v this_o 〈◊〉_d january_n 13._o 1274._o have_v sit_v not_o pass_v four_o month_n above_o three_o year_n he_o only_o of_o all_o the_o 〈◊〉_d of_o this_o church_n for_o the_o space_n of_o almost_o 600._o year_n die_v 〈◊〉_d the_o 〈◊〉_d of_o 6_o year_n after_o his_o come_a 〈◊〉_d which_o in_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d have_v yet_o never_o happen_v to_o any_o other_o 〈◊〉_d be_v the_o 〈◊〉_d of_o our_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d at_o bath_n 23._o william_n bitton_n or_o button_n the_o 〈◊〉_d of_o bath_n according_a to_o their_o promise_n now_o at_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d with_o the_o chapter_n of_o welles_n william_n button_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o then_o 〈◊〉_d of_o welles_n be_v with_o one_o 〈◊〉_d elect_v this_o man_n have_v much_o to_o do_v with_o the_o 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another_o brother_n of_o his_o provost_n of_o coomb_n and_o parson_n of_o ashbery_n aster_n who_o death_n one_o thomas_n button_n succéede_v in_o the_o provostship_n and_o that_o one_o thomas_n button_n whether_o the_o same_o man_n or_o no_o i_o can_v not_o tell_v be_v first_o archdeacon_n after_o william_n button_n aforesaid_a then_o deane_n of_o welles_n and_o last_o the_o year_n 1292._o bishop_n of_o exeter_n this_o thomas_n button_n it_o be_v that_o for_o the_o soul_n of_o this_o william_n button_n our_o bishop_n give_v to_o our_o church_n the_o bell_n common_o call_v the_o sermon_n bell_n as_o in_o a_o french_a inscription_n upon_o the_o same_o bell_n be_v yet_o to_o be_v see_v he_o lie_v bury_v in_o the_o middle_n of_o our_o lady_n chapel_n under_o a_o marble_n tomb_n 24._o walter_n giffard_n walter_n giffard_n canon_n of_o welles_n and_o a_o 〈◊〉_d lie_v of_o the_o pope_n be_v elect_v may_n 22._o 1264_o and_o soon_o after_o consecrate_v by_o the_o bishop_n of_o 〈◊〉_d in_o the_o absence_n of_o boniface_n the_o archbishop_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 2._o year_n he_o be_v translate_v to_o 〈◊〉_d see_v york_n 25._o william_n button_n or_o bitton_n william_n button_n 〈◊〉_d of_o welles_n and_o nephew_n to_o the_o former_a william_n button_n obtain_v this_o bishopric_n the_o year_n 1267._o a_o man_n so_o great_o account_v of_o for_o his_o holiness_n say_v matthew_n paris_n as_o when_o robert_n killwardby_n archbishop_n of_o canterbury_n have_v licence_n of_o the_o pope_n to_o take_v consecration_n at_o the_o hand_n of_o any_o catholic_a bishop_n he_o make_v choice_n of_o he_o only_o in_o respect_n of_o his_o holiness_n he_o make_v many_o good_a statute_n by_o which_o our_o church_n be_v yet_o govern_v among_o other_o thing_n he_o ordain_v four_o general_a chapter_n day_n in_o the_o year_n at_o which_o only_a time_n such_o thing_n shall_v be_v order_v as_o may_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d it_o be_v great_o to_o be_v wish_v that_o all_o other_o church_n be_v to_o observe_v the_o same_o order_n he_o decease_v in_o the_o month_n of_o november_n 1274._o many_o 〈◊〉_d people_n especial_o such_o as_o be_v trouble_v with_o the_o tooth_n ache_v be_v wont_n even_o of_o late_a year_n to_o frequent_v much_o the_o place_n of_o his_o 〈◊〉_d be_v without_o the_o north_n side_n of_o the_o 〈◊〉_d where_o we_o see_v a_o marble_n stone_n have_v a_o 〈◊〉_d image_n grave_v upon_o it_o he_o give_v unto_o our_o church_n the_o manor_n of_o bicknaller_n 26._o robert_n burnell_n in_o the_o month_n of_o january_n follow_v robert_n burnell_n archdeacon_n of_o york_n and_o canon_n of_o welles_n be_v elect_v a_o man_n of_o great_a power_n and_o authority_n in_o those_o day_n be_v first_o treasurer_n than_o chancellor_n of_o england_n and_o always_o of_o the_o 〈◊〉_d under_o king_n edward_n the_o first_o that_o give_v he_o mean_n of_o gather_v great_a wealth_n which_o he_o 〈◊〉_d partly_o in_o build_v his_o house_n as_o namely_o that_o goodly_a hall_n of_o the_o palace_n at_o welles_n pull_v down_o some_o 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〈◊〉_d if_o not_o too_o much_o 25._o 〈◊〉_d a_o canon_n of_o bayon_n be_v consecrate_v bishop_n of_o worcester_n at_o canterbury_n june_n 15._o 〈◊〉_d a_o man_n well_o learned_a very_o eloquent_a &_o a_o great_a house_n keeper_n he_o take_v away_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o monk_n that_o 〈◊〉_d have_v place_v there_o and_o die_v afterward_o at_o that_o place_n may_v 5._o 1112._o he_o be_v bury_v in_o the_o body_n of_o his_o church_n 〈◊〉_d before_o the_o roodlost_a he_o have_v a_o elder_a brother_n name_v 〈◊〉_d then_o archbishop_n of_o york_n and_o a_o son_n that_o afterward_o be_v 〈◊〉_d archbishop_n there_o of_o they_o and_o some_o other_o matter_n 〈◊〉_d he_o see_v more_o in_o york_n soon_o after_o his_o death_n to_o wit_n may_v 20._o 〈◊〉_d the_o cathedral_n church_n 〈◊〉_d and_o city_n of_o worceter_n be_v burn_v and_o quite_o 〈◊〉_d with_o casual_a 〈◊〉_d one_o monk_n three_o servant_n of_o the_o monastery_n and_o 〈◊〉_d townsman_n perish_v in_o that_o fire_n 26._o theulphus_n a_o canon_n of_o 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〈◊〉_d be_v send_v away_o with_o a_o sleeveless_a answer_n the_o year_n 1257._o he_o be_v send_v ambassador_n into_o france_n the_o year_n 1254._o he_o take_v great_a pain_n to_o work_v a_o peace_n between_o the_o king_n and_o the_o baron_n in_o who_o behalf_n when_o he_o have_v offer_v the_o king_n condition_n as_o he_o think_v most_o reasonable_a which_o may_v not_o be_v accept_v he_o addict_v himself_o unto_o their_o party_n 〈◊〉_d they_o to_o fight_v valiant_o in_o the_o cause_n and_o promise_a heaven_n very_o confident_o to_o they_o that_o shall_v die_v in_o defence_n of_o the_o 〈◊〉_d for_o this_o he_o be_v after_o just_o excommunicate_v by_o the_o pope_n legate_n he_o die_v february_n 5._o 1267._o at_o what_o time_n repent_v much_o this_o fault_n of_o disobedience_n unto_o his_o prince_n he_o humble_o 〈◊〉_d and_o receive_a absolution_n from_o that_o excommunication_n 41._o nicolas_n de_fw-fr ely_n be_v consecrate_v in_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o year_n 1268._o and_o translate_v to_o 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archbishopric_n of_o canterbury_n 1313._o see_v more_o there_o 45._o walter_n 〈◊〉_d succéede_v 46._o thomas_n 〈◊〉_d doctor_n of_o diusnity_n cannon_n and_o subdeane_n of_o salisbury_n be_v elect_v archbishop_n of_o canterbury_n 〈◊〉_d have_v contend_v a_o while_n with_o the_o above_o name_v walter_n 〈◊〉_d whereof_o see_v more_o in_o canterbury_n he_o be_v glad_a in_o the_o end_n to_o accept_v of_o this_o bishopric_n into_o which_o he_o enter_v march_v 31._o 1317._o he_o be_v a_o great_a learned_a man_n write_v much_o and_o be_v moreover_o so_o honest_a and_o virtuous_a a_o man_n as_o he_o be_v common_o call_v by_o the_o name_n of_o the_o good_a clerk_n he_o lie_v bury_v as_o one_o deliver_v in_o the_o north_n i_o will_v of_o the_o body_n of_o his_o church_n which_o isle_n he_o cause_v all_o to_o be_v vault_v 〈◊〉_d at_o his_o own_o charge_n i_o shall_v guess_v by_o some_o shadow_n of_o the_o 〈◊〉_d arm_n yet_o to_o be_v 〈◊〉_d that_o his_o tomb_n be_v that_o which_o we_o see_v upon_o the_o south_n side_n of_o the_o chapel_n stand_v on_o the_o north_n side_n of_o the_o body_n of_o the_o church_n 47._o adam_n de_fw-fr orleton_n doctor_n of_o law_n be_v consecrate_v bishop_n of_o hereford_n september_n 26._o 1317._o translate_v to_o worceter_n in_o november_n 1327._o and_o then_o december_n 1._o 1333._o unto_o winchester_n see_v more_o there_o 48._o 〈◊〉_d mont-acute_a cousecrate_v 1333._o be_v by_o the_o pope_n translate_v to_o ely_n 1336._o see_v ely_n 49._o thomas_n 〈◊〉_d consecrate_v 1337._o 50._o wulstan_n de_fw-fr 〈◊〉_d prior_n of_o worceter_fw-la consecrate_v 1338._o he_o build_v the_o prior_n great_a hall_n and_o the_o bridge_n of_o brandsford_n upon_o twede_n two_o 〈◊〉_d above_o powike_n 51._o john_n thorsby_n bishop_n of_o saint_n david_n be_v translate_v to_o worceter_n 1349._o and_o in_o october_n 1352._o from_o thence_o to_o york_n see_v york_n 52._o reginald_n bryan_n consecrate_v bishop_n of_o saint_n david_n 1349._o the_o year_n 1352._o be_v translate_v 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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 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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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consecrate_v bishop_n of_o hereford_n september_n 8._o 1275._o be_v then_o archdeacon_n of_o stafford_n and_o chancellor_n of_o england_n the_o year_n 1282._o he_o be_v fain_o to_o travail_v to_o rome_n about_o a_o controversy_n between_o he_o and_o john_n peckham_n archbishop_n of_o canterbury_n in_o the_o way_n thither_o he_o die_v at_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d august_n 25._o 1282._o his_o body_n be_v bring_v to_o hereford_n and_o there_o solemn_o inter_v near_o the_o east_n wall_n of_o the_o north_n cross_n i_o will_v where_o we_o see_v a_o high_a tomb_n of_o marble_n many_o miracle_n be_v say_v to_o have_v be_v wrought_v at_o the_o place_n of_o his_o burial_n in_o regard_n whereof_o it_o please_v the_o pope_n afterward_o to_o make_v he_o a_o saint_n and_o all_o the_o bishop_n of_o hereford_n
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 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 first_o official_a than_o prior_n of_o norwich_n succéede_v he_o in_o chichester_n he_o give_v to_o the_o church_n a_o windmill_n in_o bishopstone_n and_o die_v 1222._o 11._o ralph_n nevil_n al._n de_fw-fr nova_fw-la villa_n be_v elect_v november_n 1._o 1222._o and_o consecrate_v the_o year_n follow_v be_v then_o late_o make_v chancellor_n of_o england_n by_o the_o consent_n and_o good_a like_n of_o the_o whole_a realm_n for_o the_o great_a opinion_n they_o have_v of_o his_o uprightness_n and_o sincerity_n whereof_o indeed_o he_o yield_v such_o proof_n in_o the_o execution_n of_o that_o office_n as_o never_o any_o man_n hold_v the_o same_o with_o great_a commendation_n about_o the_o year_n 1230._o he_o be_v choose_v archbishop_n of_o canterbury_n but_o be_v so_o far_o from_o 〈◊〉_d that_o dignity_n corrupt_o as_o he_o refuse_v to_o give_v the_o monk_n money_n to_o pay_v for_o their_o charge_n in_o certify_v this_o election_n unto_o the_o pope_n now_o he_o miss_v it_o see_v canterbury_n 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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