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hart._n after_o he_o succéede_v walter_n hart_n doctor_n of_o 〈◊〉_d by_o who_o wisdom_n and_o discretion_n the_o malicious_a humour_n of_o the_o malcontent_a 〈◊〉_d before_o 〈◊〉_d well_o 〈◊〉_d be_v now_o altogether_o extinguish_v he_o 〈◊〉_d the_o church_n and_o during_o his_o life_n maintain_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d at_o cambridge_n with_o all_o thing_n necessary_a for_o they_o at_o his_o own_o charge_n he_o depart_v this_o life_n the_o six_o of_o may._n 1472._o in_o the_o 26._o year_n of_o his_o consecration_n and_o be_v bury_v in_o his_o church_n of_o norwich_n near_o unto_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o he_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 27._o james_n goldwell_n this_o man_n 〈◊〉_d 25._o year_n of_o he_o otherwise_o there_o 〈◊〉_d no_o remembrance_n 28._o thomas_n jan._n this_o man_n die_v the_o first_o year_n of_o his_o consecration_n 29._o richard_n nyx_n after_o the_o decease_n of_o jan_n richard_n nyx_n 〈◊〉_d of_o who_o i_o find_v little_a worth_n the_o rehearse_n he_o have_v the_o report_n of_o a_o vicious_a 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canterbury_n 993_o he_o die_v a_o 1022._o 28._o 〈◊〉_d be_v consecrate_v by_o 〈◊〉_d archbishop_n of_o canterbury_n octob._n 1._o 1022._o he_o die_v at_o rome_n the_o year_n 1046._o 29._o herewald_n be_v consecrate_v at_o london_n by_o stigand_n the_o archbishop_n of_o canterbury_n in_o whitsun_n week_n 1056._o he_o die_v march_v 6._o 1103._o be_v 100_o year_n of_o age_n and_o have_v continue_v in_o this_o bishopric_n 48._o year_n 30._o 〈◊〉_d archdeacon_n of_o landaff_n be_v consecrate_v together_o with_o diverse_a other_o bishop_n august_n 10._o 1108._o be_v then_o but_o 32._o yeeree_n of_o age_n at_o his_o first_o come_v he_o find_v his_o bishopric_n in_o very_o poor_a and_o miserable_a estate_n the_o church_n ruinate_v even_o almost_o to_o the_o ground_n in_o the_o time_n of_o the_o late_a war_n under_o 〈◊〉_d conqueror_n the_o revenue_n of_o themselves_o small_a and_o yet_o so_o ill_o husband_v by_o the_o negligence_n of_o his_o predecessor_n as_o they_o can_v now_o scarce_o 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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 year_n 1389._o to_o rochester_n see_v more_o of_o he_o there_o 48._o 〈◊〉_d the_o 〈◊〉_d be_v a_o doctor_n of_o divinity_n and_o monk_n of_o bury_n where_o be_v know_v for_o a_o man_n of_o a_o very_a pragmatical_a and_o 〈◊〉_d humour_n that_o he_o may_v not_o trouble_v they_o at_o home_n the_o covent_n think_v good_a to_o maintain_v he_o at_o rome_n for_o the_o dispatch_n of_o their_o ordinary_a business_n there_o take_v first_o a_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d of_o he_o never_o to_o seek_v any_o office_n or_o 〈◊〉_d of_o 〈◊〉_d house_n without_o 〈◊〉_d privity_n and_o direction_n this_o oath_n notwithstanding_o when_o short_o after_o it_o fall_v out_o that_o the_o abbot_n die_v he_o find_v mean_n that_o the_o pope_n shall_v by_o his_o omnipotent_a bull_n entitle_v he_o to_o that_o abbotship_n whereunto_o the_o covent_n with_o the_o king_n good_a 〈◊〉_d have_v now_o already_o elect_v another_o man_n far_o more_o meet_a 〈◊〉_d john_n 〈◊〉_d for_o this_o bad_a kind_n of_o deal_v as_o also_o because_o those_o provisory_a bull_n have_v heretofore_o be_v forbid_v by_o act_n 〈◊〉_d parliament_n he_o be_v commit_v to_o the_o tower_n and_o there_o 〈◊〉_d prisoner_n a_o long_a time_n neither_o dare_v the_o pope_n yield_v he_o any_o assistance_n for_o the_o justify_n of_o his_o own_o gift_n because_o there_o be_v then_o a_o antipope_n who_o if_o the_o clergy_n of_o england_n shall_v have_v be_v induce_v to_o follow_v as_o by_o the_o king_n 〈◊〉_d easy_o they_o may_v it_o must_v needs_o have_v be_v to_o his_o great_a prejudice_n and_o hindrance_n at_o the_o first_o therefore_o the_o pope_n be_v determine_v to_o have_v make_v he_o a_o bishop_n in_o ireland_n and_o whether_o he_o do_v or_o no_o i_o well_o know_v not_o but_o this_o be_v certain_a that_o the_o year_n 1389._o thomas_n brinton_n bishop_n of_o rochester_n 〈◊〉_d the_o pope_n with_o the_o king_n good_a like_n translate_v the_o bishop_n of_o landaffe_n to_o rochester_n and_o give_v landaff_n to_o this_o brumfield_n 49._o tydemannus_n abbot_n of_o beaulien_n succéede_v brumfield_n and_o if_o i_o mistake_v not_o be_v that_o tydemannus_n the_o 〈◊〉_d that_o ann_n 1395._o become_v bishop_n of_o worceter_n 50._o andrew_n barret_n doctor_n of_o law_n 51._o john_n burghyll_n a_o friar_n preacher_n be_v bishop_n 〈◊〉_d landaff_n and_o confessor_n unto_o the_o king_n be_v translate_v unto_o lichfield_n in_o september_n 1398._o 52._o thomas_n peverell_n a_o carmelite_n and_o doctor_n of_o divinity_n be_v first_o bishop_n of_o ossery_n in_o ireland_n 〈◊〉_d thence_o to_o landaff_n 1399._o and_o thence_o to_o worceter_n 1407._o see_v worceter_n 53._o john_n la_fw-fr zouche_n a_o friar_n minor_fw-la and_o doctor_n of_o divinity_n it_o shall_v seem_v that_o this_o man_n build_v either_o a_o 〈◊〉_d part_n or_o else_o happy_o all_o of_o the_o house_n at_o mathern_n near_o chepstow_n the_o only_a house_n that_o be_v now_o leave_v the_o bishop_n to_o put_v his_o head_n in_o his_o arm_n fix_v in_o diverse_a place_n of_o the_o wall_n and_o window_n to_o my_o judgement_n import_v so_o much_o 54._o john_n wellys_n be_v likewise_o a_o minorite_n and_o doctor_n of_o divinity_n 55._o nicolas_n ashby_n prior_n of_o westminster_n 56._o john_n hunden_n a_o minorite_n doctor_n of_o divinity_n and_o prior_n of_o king_n langley_n 57_o john_n martial_n doctor_n of_o divinity_n sometime_o fellow_n of_o merton_n college_n in_o oxford_n be_v consecrate_v 1479._o and_o be_v i_o take_v it_o translate_v to_o london_n the_o 〈◊〉_d 1489._o 58._o john_n ingleby_n sometime_o prior_n of_o shéene_n a_o carthusian_n 59_o john_n smyth_n doctor_n of_o divinity_n die_v october_n 16._o 1511._o and_o be_v bury_v at_o christ_n church_n in_o london_n in_o the_o chapel_n of_o all_o saint_n on_o the_o north_n side_n of_o the_o altar_n 60._o miles_n 〈◊〉_d sometime_o 〈◊〉_d to_o the_o abbey_n of_o abingdon_n and_o afterward_o abbot_n of_o eynesham_n 61._o george_n de_fw-fr attigua_n a_o spaniard_n a_o friar_n preacher_n and_o doctor_n of_o divinity_n be_v 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29._o 1591._o in_o february_n 1594._o translate_v to_o exeter_n and_o afterward_o to_o worceter_n 67._o william_n morgan_z doctor_n of_o divinity_n be_v consecrate_v july_n 20._o 1595._o and_o translate_v to_o saint_n assaph_n september_n 16._o 1601._o this_o bishopric_n be_v value_v in_o the_o exchequer_n at_o 154_o l._n 14_o s._n 1_o d._n and_o pay_v to_o the_o pope_n for_o first_o fruit_n 700._o ducat_n for_o want_v of_o some_o instruction_n i_o can_v not_o as_o yet_o set_v down_o a_o perfect_a catalogue_n of_o the_o bishop_n of_o bangor_n and_o saint_n assaph_n and_o therefore_o leave_v they_o till_o some_o other_o occasion_n i_o must_v now_o pass_v unto_o the_o province_n of_o york_n which_o contain_v beside_o york_n the_o metropolitan_a church_n three_o other_o see_v durham_n carliol_n and_o chester_n the_o archbishop_n of_o york_n 1._o paulinus_n not_o to_o say_v any_o thing_n of_o the_o manifold_a testimony_n of_o very_a credible_a author_n who_o witness_n that_o the_o faith_n 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