A
Catalog
of
the
Bishops
of
Excester
.
WErstanus
,
at
a
prouinciall
synod
,
holden
in
west
sex
,
anno
.
905.
was
consecrated
Bishop
of
Deuon
,
and
had
his
sea
at
Bishops
Tawton
:
and
in
the
yeare
following
906.
he
died
and
was
buried
in
his
owne
church
.
PVtta
,
after
the
death
of
Werstanus
,
was
elected
and
consecrated
Bishop
,
and
had
his
sea
at
Tawton
,
and
taking
his
iorneie
towards
Crediton
,
to
sée
and
visit
the
king
(
or
as
some
saie
,
Vffa
the
kings
lieutenant
)
was
by
the
said
Vffas
men
slaine
,
and
then
vpon
his
death
the
sea
was
remooued
to
Crediton
.
EAdulphus
,
brother
to
Alpsius
duke
of
Deuon
,
and
Cornewall
,
and
founder
of
Launceston
,
was
consecrated
Bishop
of
Deuon
,
but
installed
at
Crediton
,
where
he
had
his
sea
,
and
continued
Bishop
xxij
.
yeares
,
and
then
dieng
about
the
yeare
932.
he
was
buried
in
his
owne
church
.
EThelgarus
,
anno
.
932.
succéeded
Eadulphus
.
and
in
his
time
king
Athelstane
subdued
the
Cornish
people
,
reedified
this
citie
,
and
compassed
the
same
with
a
stone
wall
:
he
founded
the
monasterie
of
S.
Peters
,
for
monkes
of
S.
Benets
order
.
This
Ethelgarus
after
he
had
béene
Bishop
ten
yeares
died
,
and
was
buried
in
his
owne
church
.
ALgarus
,
anno
.
942.
after
Ethelgarus
was
constituted
and
installed
Bishop
at
Crediton
,
and
hauing
béene
Bishop
about
ten
yeares
,
died
and
was
buried
in
his
owne
church
.
ALfwoldus
,
as
Mathew
of
Westminster
writeth
,
was
next
Bishop
after
Algarus
,
and
consecrated
by
the
aduise
of
Dunstane
,
anno
952.
In
this
time
Odogarus
Earle
of
Deuon
,
and
father
in
lawe
to
king
Edger
,
builded
the
Abbie
of
Tauestoke
,
and
king
Edgar
calleth
home
all
the
Monkes
of
S.
Peters
which
were
dispersed
,
and
without
anie
Abbat
,
and
made
Sydemanuus
Abbot
,
who
was
afterwards
Bishop
.
This
Alfwoldus
after
sixtéene
yeares
that
he
was
consecrated
,
died
and
was
buried
in
his
owne
church
.
ALwolfus
,
as
Dicetus
affirmeth
,
was
consecrated
Bishop
,
anno
969.
and
after
nine
yeares
died
,
and
was
buried
in
his
owne
church
.
SYdemannus
,
of
an
Abbat
was
made
a
Bishop
,
anno
.
978.
in
this
mans
time
the
Danes
ouerranne
and
spoiled
the
whole
contries
of
Deuon
and
Cornewall
,
burned
the
towne
of
Bodmen
,
and
the
cathedrall
church
of
S.
Petrokes
,
with
the
Bishops
house
.
Wherevpon
the
Bishops
sea
was
remooued
from
thence
to
S.
Germans
,
where
the
same
continued
vntill
the
remoouing
and
vniting
thereof
vnto
Crediton
.
Sydemannus
in
the
twelfe
yeare
after
his
consecration
died
,
and
was
buried
at
Crediton
in
his
owne
church
.
990.
ALphredus
,
whom
Dicetus
calleth
Alfricus
Abbat
of
Malmesburie
,
was
consecrated
Bishop
,
and
installed
at
Crediton
,
he
was
taken
for
a
learned
man
,
bicause
he
wrote
two
bookes
,
the
one
intituled
De
rebus
coenobij
sui
,
and
the
other
De
rerum
naturis
.
In
this
Bishops
time
,
king
Etheldred
endowed
the
Bishoprike
of
S.
Germanes
,
with
lands
,
liberties
and
priuiledges
.
The
Danes
made
a
fresh
inuasion
,
in
and
vpon
all
Deuon
and
Cornewall
,
burned
and
spoiled
the
Abbie
of
Ordolphus
at
Tauestoke
:
they
beséeged
Excester
,
and
being
remooued
from
thence
,
were
fought
withall
at
Pinneho
,
about
thrée
miles
from
the
citie
,
and
ouerthrowne
.
Alphredus
,
after
he
had
béene
Bishop
about
nine
yeares
,
died
anno
.
999.
and
was
buried
in
his
owne
church
.
ALwolfus
,
as
Dicetus
writeth
,
was
the
next
Bishop
.
In
his
time
Sweno
king
of
Denmarke
,
by
intisement
of
one
Hew
,
then
Earle
of
Deuon
,
came
with
a
great
hoste
and
besieged
the
citie
of
Excester
,
tooke
it
and
burned
it
,
and
with
great
crueltie
vsed
the
people
,
vntill
in
the
end
Almarus
then
Earle
of
Deuon
,
and
the
gentlemen
did
yéeld
and
submit
themselues
,
and
so
obteined
peace
.
This
Alwolfus
about
the
fiftéenth
yeare
of
his
Bishoprike
,
anno
.
1014.
died
,
and
was
buried
in
his
owne
church
.
ALnoldus
,
by
the
report
of
the
Archdeacon
of
London
,
succéeded
Alwolfus
,
and
was
installed
at
Crediton
.
In
this
mans
time
king
Canutus
gaue
to
Athelwode
Abbat
of
S.
Peters
of
this
citie
,
great
gifts
and
sundrie
priuiledges
,
in
recompense
of
his
fathers
great
iniuries
.
Arnoldus
in
the
fiftéene
yeare
of
his
Bishoprike
1030.
died
,
and
was
buried
in
his
owne
church
.
LEuigus
or
Leuingus
,
Abbat
of
Tauistoke
,
and
nephew
to
Brythewaldus
Bishop
of
Cornewall
,
was
chosen
the
next
Bishop
,
,
and
according
to
the
orders
then
vsed
,
consecrated
and
installed
.
He
was
in
great
fauour
and
credit
with
king
Canutus
,
vpon
whome
he
attended
in
pilgrimage
vnto
Rome
.
And
after
his
vncle
the
Bishop
of
S.
Germans
being
dead
,
obteined
of
the
king
that
the
Bishops
sea
was
remooued
from
S.
Germanes
vnto
Crediton
,
and
both
were
thereby
reduced
and
vnited
into
one
Bishoprike
,
and
so
hath
euer
sithence
continued
:
he
was
after
the
death
of
Brythegus
Bishop
of
Worcester
,
remooued
to
that
church
,
and
there
died
and
was
buried
as
some
suppose
:
but
some
affirme
,
that
in
the
time
of
Hardicamitus
the
king
,
at
the
accusation
of
Alfredus
then
Archbishop
of
Yorke
,
for
that
he
should
be
consenting
to
the
death
of
Alfredus
the
sonne
of
Etheldred
,
that
he
should
be
deposed
of
his
Bishoprike
there
,
and
so
did
returne
vnto
Tauestoke
,
where
be
died
:
but
Dicetus
affirmeth
that
he
purged
himselfe
of
this
crime
,
and
by
that
meanes
was
restored
both
to
the
fauour
of
the
king
and
to
his
Bishoprike
againe
,
and
died
Bishop
of
Worcester
.
It
is
recorded
that
he
was
Bishop
of
Crediton
fiftéene
yeares
.
LEofricus
,
a
man
descended
of
the
blood
and
line
of
Brutus
,
but
brought
vp
in
the
land
of
Lothoringia
or
Loreine
,
was
so
well
commended
for
his
nobilitie
,
wisedome
and
learning
,
that
king
Edward
the
confessor
had
him
in
great
fauour
,
and
made
him
first
one
of
his
priuie
Councell
;
and
then
Lord
Chamberlaine
of
all
England
:
and
lastlie
the
Bishoprike
of
this
prouince
being
void
,
he
was
made
,
consecrated
,
and
installed
,
Bishop
of
the
same
.
By
him
and
by
his
meanes
,
the
Bishops
sea
was
remooued
from
Crediton
,
to
this
citie
of
Excester
,
for
at
his
request
,
king
Edward
togither
with
Quéene
Edith
his
wife
,
came
to
Excester
,
and
remoouing
the
moonks
from
hence
to
Westminster
,
did
also
remooue
the
Bishops
sea
from
Crediton
to
his
citie
,
and
did
put
the
Bishop
in
the
possession
:
for
he
conducting
the
Bishop
on
the
right
hand
,
and
the
Quéene
on
the
left
hand
,
brought
him
to
the
high
altar
of
his
new
church
,
and
there
placed
him
in
a
seat
appointed
for
him
.
He
suppressed
sundrie
houses
or
cels
of
religion
within
his
sanctuarie
,
and
appropriated
and
vnited
them
to
his
owne
church
,
as
also
by
the
good
liberalitie
of
the
king
,
obteined
great
reuenues
,
possessions
,
priuiledges
,
and
liberties
,
to
be
giuen
vnto
the
church
.
In
this
mans
time
,
William
Duke
of
Normandie
,
made
a
conquest
of
this
whole
realme
,
as
also
in
the
yeare
1068.
besieged
this
citie
of
Excester
,
which
after
by
composition
he
restored
to
his
former
estate
againe
.
Also
in
his
time
Richard
de
Brion
,
a
noble
man
of
Normandie
,
the
sonne
of
Baldwin
of
Brion
,
and
of
Albred
the
néece
to
the
conqueror
,
was
made
Baron
of
Okehampton
,
warden
of
the
castell
of
Excester
,
and
Vicount
of
Deuon
.
This
Leofricus
after
that
he
had
well
and
worthilie
ruled
his
church
and
Diocesse
,
by
the
space
of
xxiij
.
yeares
,
he
ended
his
daies
in
peace
,
and
died
anno
1073.
and
was
buried
in
the
cemitorie
or
churchyard
of
his
owne
church
,
vnder
a
simple
and
a
broken
Marble
stone
,
which
place
by
the
sithens
enlarging
of
his
church
,
is
now
within
the
south
tower
of
the
same
,
where
of
late
,
anno
1568.
a
new
monument
was
erected
in
the
memorie
of
so
good
,
worthie
,
and
noble
a
personage
,
by
the
industrie
of
the
writer
hereof
,
but
at
the
charges
of
the
Deane
and
chapter
.
OSbertus
or
Osbernus
,
a
Normaine
borne
,
and
brother
to
an
Earle
named
William
,
was
preferred
to
this
Bishoprike
,
and
in
the
yeare
1074.
was
consecrated
and
installed
to
the
same
.
Polydorus
writeth
,
that
one
Galfrid
who
ioined
with
Odo
Earle
of
Kent
and
Bishop
of
Boion
,
against
William
Rufus
,
should
be
Bishop
of
Exon
:
but
it
was
not
nor
could
not
so
be
.
In
this
mans
time
William
the
conqueror
,
and
William
Rufus
his
sonne
died
.
This
Osbertus
or
Osbernus
,
after
he
had
béene
Bishop
thirtie
yeares
,
was
blind
,
and
died
,
and
lieth
buried
in
his
owne
church
.
WIlliam
Warewest
,
a
Normaine
borne
,
and
chaplaine
both
to
the
conqueror
and
his
two
sonnes
,
William
and
Henrie
,
was
a
verie
graue
and
a
wiseman
,
and
for
the
same
was
preferred
by
Henrie
the
king
to
this
Bishoprike
,
anno
1107.
and
was
consecrated
by
Anselmus
Archbishop
of
Canturburie
,
in
the
moneth
of
August
,
the
same
yeare
.
He
first
began
to
enlarge
his
church
,
which
at
that
time
was
no
bigger
than
that
which
is
now
called
the
Ladie
chappell
.
He
founded
and
builded
the
monasterie
of
Plimpton
,
and
placed
therein
regular
Canons
:
in
his
latter
daies
he
waxed
and
became
blind
;
and
yet
notwithstanding
for
his
wisedome
the
king
sent
him
in
embassage
vnto
Pope
Paschalis
the
second
,
wherein
he
so
wiselie
dealed
,
and
so
discréetlie
behaued
himselfe
in
his
message
,
that
he
made
a
reconciliation
betwéene
the
Pope
and
the
King
,
and
returned
with
great
praise
and
commendation
.
Not
long
after
his
returne
,
and
hauing
small
ioie
of
the
world
,
he
gaue
ouer
his
Bishoprike
,
and
became
one
of
the
religious
canons
in
his
owne
house
of
Plimpton
,
where
he
died
and
was
buried
,
he
was
Bishop
about
twentie
yeares
.
RObert
Chichester
,
Deane
of
Sarisburie
,
was
consecrated
Bishop
vnder
Anselmus
Archbishop
of
Canrtuburie
,
anno
.
1128.
and
the
xxviij
.
yeare
of
king
Henrie
the
first
,
he
was
a
Gentleman
borne
,
and
therefore
estéemed
for
his
zeale
in
religion
,
wherein
he
was
verie
deuout
according
to
those
daies
,
and
thinking
his
laboures
to
be
best
emploied
that
waie
,
did
eftsoones
go
in
pilgrimage
,
sometime
to
Rome
,
sometime
to
one
place
,
sometime
to
an
other
;
and
euer
he
would
bring
with
him
some
one
relique
or
other
.
He
was
a
liberall
contributor
to
the
buildings
of
his
church
.
In
his
time
was
founded
and
builded
the
Monasterie
of
S.
Stephens
in
Launceston
,
and
furthered
by
Reynold
Earle
of
Cornewall
,
but
vnto
it
this
Bishop
was
an
aduersarie
;
not
for
misliking
the
worke
,
but
for
feare
of
an
intrusion
vpon
his
liberties
.
Likewise
at
this
time
was
builded
the
Priorie
of
S.
Nicholas
in
Excester
,
by
the
Abbat
of
Battell
,
vnto
which
Abbie
,
this
Priorie
was
a
cell
.
In
this
mans
time
also
,
king
Henrie
made
William
Rideuerse
a
Normaine
,
and
his
kinseman
Earle
of
Deuon
;
and
therewith
the
Lordship
of
Twifordtone
,
and
the
honor
of
Plimpton
,
togither
with
the
third
pennie
of
his
reuenues
in
Deuon
,
which
in
the
whole
was
then
xxx
.
marks
,
whereof
this
Earle
had
ten
.
Also
in
this
mans
time
,
king
Henrie
died
,
and
king
Stephen
entered
,
and
tooke
vpon
him
the
crowne
,
whereof
ensued
great
warres
.
This
Bishop
after
that
he
had
occupied
the
place
xxij
.
yeares
,
died
and
was
buried
in
his
owne
church
.
But
the
moonke
of
Westminster
writeth
that
he
should
be
Bishop
xxvij
.
yeares
,
and
died
in
the
yeare
1155.
but
he
neuer
sawe
the
recordes
of
this
church
which
are
to
the
contrarie
.
RObert
Warewest
,
Nephew
to
William
the
Bishop
of
this
church
,
Deane
of
Sarisburie
,
was
consecrated
Bishop
by
Theobaldus
Archbishop
of
Canturburie
,
anno
1150.
he
nothing
degenerate
from
the
steps
of
his
predecessors
,
but
was
altogether
of
the
same
bent
and
disposition
.
In
his
time
king
Stephen
died
,
and
Henrie
the
second
was
crowned
king
.
This
Robert
after
that
he
had
occupied
this
sea
nine
yeares
or
there
about
,
died
and
was
buried
at
Plimpton
by
his
vncle
.
BArtholomeus
Iscanus
,
otherwise
Bartholomew
of
Excester
was
consecrated
Bishop
of
Excester
vnder
Theoldbald
Archbishop
of
Canturburie
,
anno
.
1159.
he
was
called
Iscanus
of
Isca
,
which
is
one
of
the
ancientest
names
of
this
citie
.
He
was
a
meane
citizens
sonne
,
but
being
verie
apt
vnto
learning
,
his
parents
and
fréends
kept
him
to
schoole
,
and
he
so
well
profited
therein
,
that
he
came
and
prooued
to
be
a
verie
well
learned
man
,
and
being
Bishop
he
wrote
sundrie
bookes
,
as
of
Predestination
,
Fréewill
,
Penence
,
and
others
:
of
all
men
he
could
not
brooke
nor
fauor
Thomas
Becket
,
Archbishop
of
Canturburie
,
for
his
contempt
and
disobedience
against
the
king
,
for
the
which
he
sharpelie
improoued
,
rebuked
,
and
inueighed
against
him
openlie
,
in
the
parliament
house
holden
at
Northampton
;
and
with
such
effectuall
reasons
and
pithie
arguments
,
he
did
so
temper
the
same
,
that
the
whole
parliament
relied
vnto
his
iudgement
and
opinion
herein
,
against
Thomas
Becket
.
And
after
his
death
,
such
was
the
grauitie
,
modestie
,
and
wisedome
of
the
man
,
that
he
was
speciallie
chosen
to
be
Embassador
for
the
king
vnto
Pope
Alexander
the
third
,
and
so
wiselie
and
with
such
discretion
vsed
the
same
,
that
notwithstanding
his
cause
and
message
had
manie
aduersaries
,
yet
he
reconciled
the
Pope
,
and
the
king
,
obteined
the
good
will
and
fauour
of
the
Pope
,
and
brought
his
message
to
good
effect
.
This
Bishop
was
in
great
familiaritie
and
acquaintance
with
Baldwin
of
Excester
his
countriman
,
now
Archbishop
of
Canturburie
,
who
was
a
poore
mans
sonne
in
this
citie
;
but
for
his
learning
aduanced
to
this
estate
.
In
this
Bishops
time
,
about
the
yeare
of
our
Lord
1168.
William
Fytzralph
a
citizen
of
this
citie
,
founded
a
cell
for
moonks
within
this
citie
,
and
dedicated
the
same
to
S.
Alexius
,
which
not
long
after
was
vnited
to
S.
Iohns
within
the
East
gate
of
the
same
citie
.
In
his
time
also
Reynold
of
Courtney
,
a
nobleman
of
Normandie
,
the
sonne
of
Elorus
the
sonne
of
Lewes
,
named
Lewes
le
grosse
,
king
of
Fraunce
,
came
into
this
land
,
and
married
Hawise
,
daughter
and
heire
to
Maud
the
daughter
and
heire
to
Adelis
,
sister
and
heire
to
Richard
de
Briono
the
first
,
Vicecount
of
Deuon
,
and
in
hir
right
was
Vicecount
of
Deuon
.
This
Bartholomew
after
he
had
béene
Bishop
about
xiiii
.
yeares
,
anno
.
1184.
died
,
but
where
he
died
and
where
he
was
buried
,
it
dooth
not
appeare
.
In
this
Bishops
time
about
the
yeare
1170.
one
Iohannes
Corinienses
a
Cornish
man
borne
,
was
a
famous
learned
diuine
,
he
was
a
Student
at
Rome
and
other
places
in
Italie
,
and
by
that
meanes
grue
into
great
acquaintance
with
Pope
Alexander
the
third
,
he
wrote
diuers
bookes
,
and
namelie
one
De
incarnatione
Christi
,
against
Peter
Lombard
,
who
affirmed
,
Quòd
Christus
secundum
quod
homo
est
,
aliquid
non
est
;
and
this
he
dedicated
to
Pope
Alexander
.
IOhn
,
the
Chaunter
of
the
cathedrall
church
of
this
citie
,
was
consecrated
and
installed
Bishop
of
this
church
,
anno
.
1184.
he
was
well
reported
for
his
liberalitie
,
in
continuing
the
buildings
of
this
church
,
wherein
he
was
nothing
inferiour
to
his
predecessors
.
In
his
time
king
Henrie
Fytzemprise
died
,
and
he
himselfe
hauing
béene
Bishop
about
sixe
yeares
,
died
anno
.
1191.
HEnrie
Marshall
,
Archdeacon
of
Stafford
,
the
brother
to
Walter
the
Earle
Marshall
of
England
,
was
consecrated
Bishop
by
Hubert
,
Archbishop
of
Canturburie
,
anno
.
1191.
he
finished
the
building
of
his
church
,
according
to
the
plat
and
foundation
which
his
predecessors
had
laied
,
and
that
done
,
he
purchased
the
patronage
and
Lordship
of
Woodburie
of
one
Albemarlie
,
which
he
gaue
and
impropriated
vnto
the
vicars
corall
of
his
church
.
In
this
mans
time
anno
.
1201.
one
Simon
Thurnaius
,
a
Cornish
man
borne
,
brought
vp
in
learning
,
did
by
diligence
and
studie
so
prosper
therein
,
that
he
became
excellent
in
all
the
liberall
sciences
,
and
in
his
daies
none
thought
to
be
like
him
:
he
left
Oxenford
,
where
he
had
béene
a
studient
,
and
went
to
Paris
,
and
there
became
a
priest
,
and
studied
diuinitie
,
and
therein
became
so
excellent
and
of
so
déepe
a
iudgement
,
that
he
was
made
chéefe
of
the
Sorbonistes
;
at
length
he
became
so
proud
of
his
learning
,
and
glorified
so
much
therein
,
that
he
would
be
singular
,
and
thought
himselfe
to
be
another
Aristotle
,
and
so
much
he
was
therein
blinded
,
and
waxed
so
farre
in
loue
with
Aristotle
,
that
he
preferred
him
before
Moses
and
Christ
.
And
behold
Gods
iust
iudgement
,
for
suddenlie
his
memorie
failed
him
,
and
he
waxed
so
forgetfull
,
that
he
could
neither
call
to
remembrance
anie
thing
that
he
had
doone
,
neither
could
he
discerne
,
read
or
know
a
letter
of
the
booke
.
This
Henrie
,
after
that
he
had
spent
and
liued
twelue
yeares
in
his
Bishoprike
,
he
died
,
and
lieth
buried
in
the
North
side
of
the
Chauncell
of
his
church
,
in
a
verie
faire
toombe
of
Marble
,
anno
.
1206.
SImon
de
Apulia
,
anno
.
1206.
was
installed
Bishop
of
this
sea
,
of
him
there
remaineth
no
memoriall
at
all
.
In
his
time
were
famous
Ioseph
Iscanius
,
and
Alexander
Neckam
;
the
one
was
verie
well
learned
in
the
Latine
and
Gréeke
toong
,
and
in
the
liberall
sciences
;
the
other
was
Prior
of
S.
Nicholas
,
and
was
an
vniuersall
man
,
being
a
profound
philosopher
,
an
eloquent
orator
,
a
pleasant
Poet
,
and
a
déepe
diuine
.
In
this
Bishops
time
,
the
doctrine
of
eleuation
,
adoration
,
reseruation
,
and
praieng
for
the
dead
,
being
established
by
Pope
Honorius
the
third
,
the
parish
churches
within
this
citie
were
limitted
,
anno
.
1222.
In
this
mans
time
,
anno
.
1212.
one
Iohannes
Deuonius
,
so
surnamed
bicause
he
was
borne
in
Deuon
,
being
well
bent
to
good
studies
,
was
much
commended
for
his
learning
and
modestie
.
He
was
familiar
and
of
great
acquaintance
with
Baldwin
Bishop
of
Canturburie
,
and
being
made
Abbat
of
Forde
,
was
in
such
fauour
with
king
Iohn
,
that
he
chose
him
to
be
his
confessor
and
chapline
,
he
was
a
writer
,
and
compiled
diuers
bookes
which
were
then
accounted
of
.
Being
dead
he
was
buried
in
his
Abbie
,
the
people
much
lamenting
the
want
of
so
good
a
man
.
This
Bishop
hauing
spent
xviij
.
yeares
,
died
anno
.
1224.
and
was
buried
in
his
owne
church
.
WIlliam
Brewer
,
verie
shortlie
after
the
death
of
the
foresaid
Simon
,
was
elected
Bishop
,
and
consecrated
by
Stephan
Langton
,
Archbishop
of
Canturburie
,
anno
.
1224.
he
was
borne
and
descended
of
a
noble
house
and
parentage
,
being
brother
to
Sir
William
Brewer
knight
,
the
husband
of
the
eldest
daughter
and
one
of
the
heires
to
William
de
Verona
,
Earle
of
Deuon
;
and
who
also
was
founder
of
the
Abbeis
of
Tor
and
of
Hartland
,
and
of
other
Monasteries
.
This
Bishop
so
wiselie
and
so
discréetlie
behaued
himselfe
,
that
he
was
had
in
great
reputation
among
all
men
,
and
in
speciall
fauour
with
the
king
:
for
king
Henrie
,
hauing
giuen
his
sister
Ladie
Isabell
,
to
wife
vnto
Frederike
the
emperour
,
did
commend
and
betake
hir
to
this
Bishop
,
to
be
conueighed
and
conducted
to
the
emperor
.
And
such
was
the
fame
and
good
report
spred
of
him
,
that
as
he
passed
through
the
countries
,
they
were
from
place
to
place
receiued
with
great
honour
,
and
being
come
to
the
citie
of
Coleine
,
the
Archbishop
there
did
not
onelie
verie
honourablie
receiue
and
entertaine
them
,
but
also
accompanied
them
vnto
the
citie
of
Wormes
,
where
the
marriage
was
solemnized
.
When
this
Bishop
had
séene
the
marriage
,
&
althings
performed
,
he
tooke
his
leaue
and
was
dismissed
with
great
presents
,
and
honourablie
accompanied
homewards
by
the
Archbishop
and
others
.
At
his
returne
he
was
ioifullie
receiued
of
all
the
noblemen
about
the
king
,
and
most
thankfullie
by
the
king
himselfe
,
and
whom
the
king
vsed
as
his
speciall
and
most
trustie
councellor
in
all
his
weightie
causes
.
This
Bishop
being
come
home
to
his
owne
house
,
and
minding
as
his
predecessors
had
doone
,
to
leaue
some
good
memoriall
behind
him
,
he
made
a
Deane
,
and
constituted
xxiiij
.
prebendaries
within
his
church
,
to
the
one
he
impropriated
Brampton
,
&
Coliton
Rawley
:
for
the
others
he
purchased
so
much
land
,
as
out
whereof
he
assigned
to
euerie
prebendarie
iiij
.
pound
by
the
yeare
,
&
of
these
he
ordeined
his
chapter
.
Also
in
this
mans
time
,
anno
1240.
Gilbert
Long
,
and
Robert
his
brother
,
citizens
of
this
citie
,
builded
and
founded
the
hospitall
of
S.
Iohns
,
within
the
East
gate
of
this
citie
,
for
the
sustenance
of
certeine
poore
folks
,
called
afterwards
the
poore
children
of
S.
Iohns
,
&
gaue
all
their
lands
,
&
tenements
to
the
same
,
which
was
sufficient
.
The
yeare
following
the
cell
of
S.
Alexus
was
remooued
and
adioined
to
S.
Iohns
,
and
then
the
founders
being
dead
,
the
charge
and
gouernment
of
that
house
was
by
those
founders
commended
to
the
Maior
of
this
citie
,
and
they
thensefoorth
were
founders
&
patrones
thereof
.
Anno
1244.
there
grew
a
contention
,
concerning
the
poore
.
lazer
,
sicke
people
of
the
Magdalen
without
the
south
gate
of
this
citie
,
whose
maner
and
vsage
was
then
,
with
a
clapdish
vpon
euerie
market
daie
,
to
resort
and
come
to
the
markets
,
and
there
to
beg
euerie
mans
deuotion
:
but
by
reason
of
their
sicknesse
,
which
was
lothsome
and
abhorred
,
the
peoples
deuotion
waxed
short
and
scant
against
them
,
as
also
euerie
man
murmured
against
their
going
and
begging
at
large
,
wherevpon
the
matter
being
brought
into
question
,
betwéene
the
Bishop
and
this
citie
,
it
was
concluded
,
that
a
permutation
should
be
made
,
and
that
therefore
,
the
Bishops
should
be
patrones
,
and
haue
the
gouernment
of
S.
Iohns
,
and
the
Maior
and
his
successors
to
be
gardians
and
founders
of
the
hospitall
of
the
Magdalen
,
with
a
prouiso
that
the
proctor
of
the
Magdalen
,
should
on
one
daie
in
euerie
moneth
,
come
with
his
box
to
S.
Peters
Church
,
at
the
time
of
seruice
;
and
there
receiue
and
gather
the
deuotion
of
the
canons
,
which
is
vsed
at
these
presents
.
This
poore
house
remaineth
still
,
but
the
other
for
want
of
good
fréends
,
was
suppressed
and
dissolued
.
This
Bishop
after
that
he
had
continued
in
his
Church
,
about
xix
,
yeares
he
died
,
anno
1244.
and
lieth
buried
in
the
middle
of
his
owne
Church
,
vnder
a
plaine
Marble
stone
.
RIchard
Blondie
,
1245.
was
consecrated
and
installed
:
Bishop
Bonifacius
,
then
being
Archbishop
of
Canturburie
.
This
Richard
was
a
man
of
a
mild
spirit
,
but
verie
stout
against
such
as
in
his
time
,
did
offer
anie
iniurie
to
the
church
,
and
in
his
old
yeares
being
but
a
weake
man
,
he
was
much
carried
and
ruled
by
such
as
were
his
officers
,
and
about
him
;
who
taking
the
oportunitie
of
the
time
,
vsed
all
the
meanes
they
might
,
to
inrich
themselues
,
his
chéefest
officers
were
one
Lodesewell
his
chancellor
,
Sutton
his
register
,
Fitzherbert
his
officiall
,
and
Ermestow
the
kéeper
of
his
seale
.
These
with
other
of
the
chiefe
seruants
of
the
houshold
,
compacted
amongst
themselues
,
that
whilest
the
Bishop
was
yet
liuing
,
who
then
laie
sicke
and
verie
weake
in
his
bed
,
to
make
and
conuaie
vnto
themselues
,
conueiances
of
such
liuelihoods
,
as
then
laie
in
the
Bishops
disposition
;
and
accordinglie
made
out
aduousons
and
other
such
conueiances
,
as
to
them
séemed
best
,
all
which
were
foorthwith
sealed
and
deliuered
,
according
to
the
orders
among
them
concluded
,
but
these
their
subtill
dealings
,
were
not
so
closelie
conueied
,
but
that
the
next
Bishop
following
,
boulted
and
found
the
same
out
,
and
did
not
onelie
reuerse
all
their
dooings
,
but
also
did
excommunicate
them
,
and
who
were
not
absolued
vntill
they
had
doone
their
penance
for
the
same
.
Which
was
doone
at
S.
Peters
Church
,
openlie
vpon
Palme
sundaie
,
being
the
xix
,
of
March
,
1267.
This
Bishop
Richard
in
the
twelfe
yeare
of
his
Bishoprike
died
,
and
was
buried
in
his
owne
Church
.
WAlter
Bronescome
,
Archdeacon
of
Surreie
,
was
consecrated
Bishop
of
Canturburie
,
vpon
passion
sundaie
,
anno
1286
vnder
Bonifacius
,
then
Archbishop
,
he
was
borne
in
this
citie
of
Exon
,
and
was
the
sonne
of
poore
parents
,
but
he
being
of
a
verie
towardnesse
and
good
disposition
,
and
verie
apt
to
learning
,
they
partlie
of
themselues
,
and
partlie
by
helpe
of
their
friends
,
did
put
him
to
schoole
,
and
kept
him
to
his
booke
▪
wherein
he
prooued
and
prospered
so
well
,
that
he
was
verie
well
learned
.
At
the
time
of
his
election
,
he
was
no
préest
,
and
therefore
not
capeable
of
anie
such
dignitie
,
but
immediatlie
he
tooke
that
order
vpon
him
,
and
foorthwith
was
consecrated
Bishop
,
all
which
being
doone
within
fiftéene
daies
,
it
was
counted
as
for
a
miracle
,
namelie
,
that
he
should
be
elected
Bishop
,
then
made
préest
,
and
at
last
to
be
consecrated
within
that
space
.
For
so
manie
dignities
as
they
termed
it
,
to
be
cast
vpon
one
man
in
so
short
a
time
,
had
not
béene
lightlie
séene
.
He
founded
the
colledge
of
Glascin
,
in
Perin
in
Cornewall
,
and
endowed
the
same
with
faire
possessions
and
reuenewes
.
He
purchased
the
the
Barton
of
Rokesdone
,
and
Clist
;
and
gaue
it
to
the
hospitall
of
S.
Iohns
,
within
the
Eastgate
of
the
citie
of
Excester
.
He
instituted
in
his
owne
Church
,
the
feast
called
Gabrils
feast
;
and
gaue
a
péece
of
land
for
the
maintenance
thereof
,
he
also
did
by
a
policie
,
purchase
the
Lordship
and
house
of
Clist
Sachisfield
,
and
by
a
deuise
did
inlarge
the
Barton
thereof
,
by
gaining
of
Cornish
wood
,
from
his
Deane
and
chapter
:
and
builded
then
a
verie
faire
and
a
sumptuous
house
,
and
called
it
Bishops
Clist
,
which
he
left
to
his
successors
.
Likewise
he
got
the
patronage
of
Clist
Fomeson
,
now
called
Sowton
,
and
annexed
the
same
to
his
new
Lordship
,
which
as
it
was
said
was
in
this
order
.
He
had
a
frier
to
be
his
chapline
and
confessour
,
which
died
in
his
said
house
of
Clist
,
and
should
haue
béene
buried
at
the
parish
church
of
Faringdon
,
bicause
the
said
house
was
and
is
in
that
parish
:
but
bicause
the
parish
church
was
somewhat
farre
of
,
the
waies
foule
,
and
the
weather
rainie
,
or
for
some
other
causes
;
the
Bishop
willed
and
commanded
the
corps
to
be
carried
to
the
parish
church
of
Sowton
,
then
called
Clist
Fomeson
,
which
is
verie
néere
,
and
bordereth
vpon
the
Bishops
Lordship
:
the
two
parishes
there
being
diuided
by
a
little
lake
called
Clist
.
At
this
time
one
Fomeson
a
Gentleman
,
was
Lord
and
patron
of
Clist
Fomeson
,
and
he
being
aduertised
of
such
a
buriall
towards
in
his
parish
,
and
a
léech
waie
to
be
made
ouer
his
land
,
without
his
leaue
or
consent
required
therein
;
calleth
his
tenants
togither
,
and
goeth
to
the
bridge
ouer
the
lake
,
betwéene
the
Bishops
land
and
his
,
and
there
méeteth
the
Bishops
men
,
bringing
the
said
corps
,
and
forbiddeth
them
to
come
ouer
the
water
.
But
the
Bishops
men
nothing
regarding
the
same
,
doo
presse
forthwards
to
come
ouer
the
water
:
and
the
others
doo
withstand
and
fall
at
strife
about
the
matter
,
so
long
,
that
in
the
end
my
Lords
Frier
is
fallen
into
the
water
.
The
Bishop
taketh
this
matter
in
such
gréefe
,
that
a
holie
Frier
,
a
religious
man
,
and
his
owne
chaplaine
and
confessor
,
should
so
vnreuerentlie
be
cast
into
the
water
,
that
he
falleth
out
with
the
Gentleman
,
and
vpon
what
occasion
I
know
not
,
he
sueth
him
in
the
lawe
,
and
so
vexeth
and
tormenteth
him
,
that
in
the
end
he
was
faine
to
yéeld
himselfe
to
the
Bishops
deuotion
,
and
séeketh
all
waies
he
could
to
currie
the
Bishops
good
will
,
which
he
could
not
obteine
,
vntill
for
his
redemption
,
he
had
giuen
and
surrendred
vp
his
patronage
of
Sowton
,
with
a
péece
of
land
,
all
which
the
said
Bishop
annexeth
to
his
new
Lordship
.
Thus
by
policie
he
purchased
the
manor
of
Bishops
Clist
,
by
a
deuise
gaineth
Cornish
wood
,
and
by
power
wresteth
the
patronage
of
Sowton
.
This
Bishop
after
he
had
occupied
this
sea
about
xxiij
.
yeares
,
died
and
was
buried
in
his
owne
church
,
in
a
sumptuous
toombe
of
Alablaster
.
PEter
Quiuill
,
anno
.
1281.
was
consecrated
Bishop
of
this
church
,
vnder
Iohn
Archbishop
of
Canturburie
.
He
first
instituted
a
Chaunter
and
a
Subdeane
in
his
church
.
To
the
one
he
impropriated
Painton
and
Chidleigh
,
&
to
the
other
the
rectorie
of
Egloschaile
in
Cornewall
,
he
was
a
liberall
and
a
speciall
benefactor
to
the
hospitall
of
S.
Iohns
in
Excester
,
as
well
in
goods
as
in
liuelihoods
;
he
first
began
to
enlarge
and
increase
his
church
from
the
chauncell
downewards
,
and
laid
the
foundation
thereof
.
In
his
time
anno
.
1285.
Walter
Lichelade
the
first
Chaunter
,
was
slaine
in
a
morning
as
he
came
from
the
morning
seruice
,
then
called
the
Mattines
,
which
was
then
woont
to
be
said
shortlie
after
midnight
.
Vpon
which
occasion
the
king
came
vnto
this
citie
,
and
kept
his
christmas
in
the
same
,
and
therevpon
a
composition
was
made
betwéene
the
Bishop
and
the
citie
,
for
inclosing
of
the
churchyard
,
and
building
of
certeine
gates
there
,
as
appéereth
by
the
said
composition
,
bearing
date
in
Festo
annunciationis
beatae
Mariae
1286.
The
king
at
the
sute
of
the
Earle
of
Hereford
,
who
at
his
being
here
,
was
lodged
in
the
house
of
the
Graie
Friers
,
which
then
was
néere
the
house
of
S.
Nicholas
,
obteined
of
the
Bishop
,
that
they
should
be
remooued
from
thence
to
a
more
wholesome
place
,
which
was
to
the
place
without
Southgate
:
whereof
after
the
kings
departure
grew
some
controuersie
,
bicause
the
Bishop
refused
to
performe
his
promise
made
to
the
king
.
This
man
also
impropriated
the
parish
of
S.
Newleine
,
and
the
parish
of
Stoke
Gabrell
,
and
vnited
the
same
to
the
office
of
the
Chauncellor
of
the
Cathedrall
church
,
and
vnder
condition
that
the
said
chauncellor
should
continuallie
read
a
lecture
within
the
said
citie
,
of
diuinitie
,
or
of
the
decretalls
:
and
if
he
should
faile
to
doo
this
,
that
then
it
might
and
should
be
lawfull
to
the
Bishop
to
resigne
the
said
parsonages
impropriated
,
and
to
bestowe
it
at
his
pleasure
,
as
appéereth
by
the
said
grant
,
vnder
the
seales
of
the
said
Bishop
,
Deane
and
Chapter
,
dated
the
twelfe
of
the
Calends
of
Maie
.
1283.
This
Bishop
not
long
after
,
and
in
the
eleuenth
yeare
of
his
Bishoprike
,
died
being
choaked
in
drinking
of
a
sirrop
,
anno
.
1292.
and
was
buried
in
his
owne
church
.
The
Franciscans
or
Graie
Friers
of
this
citie
,
imputed
his
death
to
his
hard
dealing
with
them
:
for
whereas
he
had
promised
the
king
to
prouide
a
conuenient
place
for
them
to
build
their
house
in
,
and
had
willed
their
warden
,
named
Deoditus
,
to
séeke
out
and
make
inquirie
for
the
same
:
yet
notwithstanding
,
when
he
had
so
doone
,
bicause
the
same
was
in
his
fée
,
he
did
swarue
from
his
said
promise
,
and
did
vtterlie
denie
to
performe
the
same
,
by
the
persuasion
of
one
Peter
Kenefeld
,
a
Dominican
or
a
blacke
Frier
,
and
confessor
vnto
the
said
Bishop
:
for
he
enuieng
the
good
successe
of
the
Franciscanes
,
persuadeth
with
the
Bishop
,
that
in
no
wise
he
should
permit
them
to
enioie
the
place
which
they
had
gotten
,
nor
to
build
therein
,
bicause
it
was
within
his
fée
;
for
saith
he
,
as
vnder
colour
of
simplicitie
,
they
créepe
in
to
the
hearts
of
the
people
,
and
hinder
vs
poore
preachers
from
our
gaines
and
liuings
:
so
be
ye
sure
,
that
if
the
canons
put
foote
within
your
liberties
,
they
will
in
time
so
incroch
vpon
the
same
,
as
that
they
will
be
cleane
exempted
from
out
of
your
libertie
and
iurisdiction
.
The
Bishop
being
soone
persuaded
and
contented
contrarie
to
his
promise
to
yéeld
therevnto
,
denieth
the
Franciscans
;
and
vtterlie
forbiddeth
them
to
build
or
to
do
anie
thing
within
his
fée
or
libertie
.
About
two
yeares
after
,
the
Bishop
kept
a
great
feast
,
vpon
the
sundaie
next
before
Saint
Francis
daie
,
and
among
others
was
present
with
him
one
Walter
Winborne
,
one
of
the
kings
chéefe
iustices
of
the
bench
,
and
who
was
present
when
the
Bishop
at
the
request
of
the
king
,
made
promise
to
further
and
to
helpe
the
Franciscans
,
and
who
in
their
behalfe
,
did
now
put
the
Bishop
in
mind
thereof
,
and
requested
him
to
haue
consideration
both
of
his
owne
promise
,
and
of
their
distresse
.
The
Bishop
misliking
these
spéeches
,
waxed
somewhat
warme
and
offended
:
and
in
open
termes
,
did
not
onelie
denie
to
yéeld
héerevnto
,
but
wished
himselfe
to
be
choaked
,
what
daie
so
euer
he
did
consent
or
yéeld
vnto
it
.
It
fortuned
that
the
same
wéeke
,
and
vpon
the
daie
of
S.
Francis
Eue
,
the
Bishop
tooke
a
certeine
sirop
to
drinke
,
and
in
too
hastie
swallowing
thereof
,
his
breath
was
stopped
,
and
he
foorthwith
died
.
The
Franciscans
héering
thereof
,
made
no
little
a
doo
about
this
matter
,
but
blased
it
abroad
,
that
S.
Francis
wrought
this
miracle
vpon
the
Bishop
,
bicause
he
was
so
hard
against
them
.
THomas
Bitton
,
the
yeare
following
was
elected
Bishop
,
and
the
sea
of
Canturburie
was
void
,
he
was
consecrated
by
Iohn
Roman
Archbishop
of
Yorke
,
he
left
no
memoriall
of
anie
great
things
doone
by
him
,
sauing
that
he
continued
in
the
building
of
his
church
,
as
also
was
a
fauourer
of
such
learned
men
as
were
in
his
Dioces
:
in
his
time
,
namelie
,
Robert
Plimton
a
regular
Canon
of
Plimpton
,
and
a
professour
of
diuinitie
,
and
who
wrote
two
books
,
Walter
of
Exon
a
Franciscane
,
Frier
of
Carocus
in
Cornewall
,
who
at
the
request
of
one
Baldwin
of
Excester
,
wrote
the
historie
of
Guie
of
Warwike
,
William
of
Excester
,
Doctor
of
diuinitie
,
and
warden
of
the
Franciscan
Friers
in
this
citie
,
Godfrey
,
surnamed
Cornewall
,
a
subtill
schooleman
,
and
a
reader
of
diuinitie
sometimes
in
Paris
.
This
Bishop
after
xiiij
.
yeares
that
he
had
occupied
this
sea
died
,
anno
.
1306.
and
was
buried
in
his
owne
church
.
WAlter
Stapledon
,
anno
.
1507.
being
elected
Bishop
of
this
citie
,
was
consecrated
,
by
Robert
Wincelsey
,
Archbishop
of
Canturburie
,
he
descended
of
a
most
noble
parentage
,
which
ioined
with
his
learning
,
wisdome
,
&
politike
hed
,
did
get
him
great
credit
&
fauour
with
the
King
,
who
had
him
not
only
one
of
his
priuie
counsell
,
but
also
made
him
Lord
Treasurer
of
England
.
At
his
inthronization
or
installing
,
he
kept
a
solemne
obseruation
.
For
being
come
first
to
the
citie
,
immediatlie
after
his
consecration
,
as
soone
as
he
came
to
the
Eastgate
,
he
alighted
from
his
horse
,
and
went
in
on
foote
,
all
the
streate
being
couered
and
laied
with
blacke
cloth
;
he
was
led
on
both
sides
,
with
two
men
of
worship
,
and
Sir
Hew
Courtneie
Knight
,
who
claimed
to
be
steward
of
his
feast
,
went
next
before
him
.
The
feast
it selfe
was
verie
sumptuous
,
and
liberall
,
a
controuersie
was
betwéene
him
and
the
said
Sir
Hew
Courtneie
,
concerning
his
challenge
,
to
be
his
steward
,
but
it
was
compounded
and
ended
.
This
Bishop
as
he
grew
and
increased
in
wealth
,
so
he
was
carefull
in
the
well
disposing
of
part
thereof
;
for
the
increase
of
learning
he
builded
&
erected
two
houses
in
Oxford
,
the
one
named
Stabledons
inne
,
but
sithens
Excester
colledge
,
the
other
Harthall
,
he
was
also
a
speciall
benefactor
vnto
the
hospitall
of
S.
Iohns
in
Excester
;
vnto
the
which
,
for
the
reléeuing
of
certeine
poore
children
therein
,
he
impropriated
the
rectorie
or
personage
of
Ernescome
.
In
the
controuersie
betwéene
his
maister
King
Edward
the
second
,
and
Charles
the
French
king
,
he
was
sent
Embassadour
,
to
the
French
king
and
ioined
in
commission
with
the
Quéene
,
for
the
treatie
of
a
peace
and
reconciliation
:
which
though
it
were
obteined
,
yet
he
ioining
with
the
Spensers
,
who
fauoured
not
the
Quéene
,
he
returned
into
England
;
leauing
the
Quéene
behind
him
.
And
whereas
they
practised
what
they
could
,
to
put
enmitie
betwéene
the
King
and
hir
;
and
to
set
hir
besides
the
cushion
,
they
themselues
fell
into
the
same
snares
,
which
they
had
laied
for
others
.
For
not
long
after
the
Quéene
,
by
the
helpe
of
the
Earle
of
Henaulde
,
and
of
S.
Iohn
his
brother
,
came
into
England
with
a
great
armie
,
whereof
the
King
and
the
Spensers
,
being
afraid
,
departed
from
London
to
Bristowe
,
leauing
this
Bishop
at
London
,
and
made
him
custos
of
the
same
,
who
requiring
the
keies
of
the
gates
of
the
citie
,
of
the
Maior
,
the
commoners
tooke
him
and
beheaded
him
,
as
also
his
brother
Sir
Richard
Stapledon
,
in
cheapeside
,
and
carried
his
bodie
to
his
house
without
templebarre
,
and
there
buried
it
in
a
sand-hill
;
namelie
,
the
xv
.
of
October
,
anno
1329.
But
the
Quéene
forgetting
all
discourtesies
,
and
reuerencing
his
calling
,
commanded
his
corps
to
some
more
honourable
buriall
,
wherevpon
the
same
was
taken
vp
,
and
brought
to
this
citie
,
and
with
great
solemnitie
,
was
buried
in
his
owne
church
,
vpon
the
28.
of
March
;
where
his
epitaph
by
the
writer
thereof
is
set
.
Thus
after
that
he
had
béene
Bishop
about
xx
,
yeares
,
he
ended
his
daies
.
IAmes
Barkeleie
,
vpon
the
xxvj
.
of
March
,
anno
.
1327.
before
the
buriall
of
his
predecessor
in
his
owne
Church
,
was
consecrated
Bishop
of
this
citie
,
he
descended
of
the
noble
house
of
the
Lorde
Barkeleie
,
and
albeit
he
were
reputed
to
be
a
verie
godlie
and
a
wise
man
,
yet
he
had
no
time
to
yéeld
the
triall
thereof
.
For
he
died
in
the
fourth
moneth
after
his
consecration
,
vpon
the
xxiiij
.
of
Iulie
,
anno
,
1327.
and
was
buried
in
his
owne
church
as
some
saie
,
but
some
thinke
he
neuer
came
hither
at
all
.
IOhn
Grandesson
,
being
in
Italie
,
with
Pope
Iohn
,
the
xxij
.
after
the
death
of
Iames
Barkeleie
;
the
King
presented
him
vnto
the
Pope
,
who
accepted
the
presentation
,
and
consecrated
him
Bishop
of
this
diocesse
,
the
eight
of
October
,
anno
1327.
he
was
borne
and
descended
of
the
ancient
house
of
the
Grandessons
,
Dukes
of
Burgundie
,
his
father
was
named
Gilbert
,
the
brother
of
Otho
the
great
Lord
Grandesson
,
which
Gilbert
comming
into
this
land
,
was
well
interteined
by
the
king
and
nobilitie
:
and
had
a
good
liking
of
the
countrie
,
that
by
meanes
of
Henrie
Earle
of
Lancaster
,
with
whom
he
came
into
England
,
he
married
ladie
Sibill
,
daughier
and
one
of
the
heires
to
Iohn
Tregos
,
Lord
of
the
castle
of
Ewas
,
néere
Hereford
east
,
and
by
hir
had
issue
fiue
sonnes
,
and
foure
daughters
;
of
which
this
Bishop
was
one
,
and
was
borne
in
the
parish
of
Asheperton
,
in
the
diocesse
of
Hereford
.
He
was
from
his
childhood
verie
well
affected
to
learning
,
and
became
a
good
scholar
and
a
professor
of
Diuinitie
,
of
which
method
he
wrote
two
bookes
,
the
one
intituled
Pontificales
maiores
,
&
the
other
Pontificales
minores
.
He
was
also
verie
graue
,
wise
,
and
politike
,
and
thereby
grewe
into
such
credit
with
Pope
Iohn
the
xxij
.
that
he
was
not
onelie
of
his
priuie
counsell
,
but
also
Nuntius
apostolicae
sedis
.
And
in
all
matters
of
weight
,
and
importance
,
an
embassador
for
him
,
to
the
emperor
,
to
the
kings
of
Hispaine
,
of
France
,
of
England
,
and
all
other
,
the
mightiest
princes
of
Christendome
,
and
being
on
a
time
sent
on
in
an
embassage
to
K.
Edward
the
third
,
he
did
with
such
wisedome
and
grauitie
behaue
himselfe
,
that
the
king
was
rauished
in
loue
with
him
;
and
did
so
tenderlie
loue
and
fauour
him
,
that
he
neuer
ceassed
vntill
he
had
procured
him
from
the
Pope
,
and
then
he
gaue
him
the
Archdeaconrie
of
Notingham
,
and
bestowed
great
liuings
vpon
him
.
He
made
him
one
of
his
priuie
counsell
,
and
in
the
end
preferred
him
to
this
Bishoprike
.
After
this
,
there
being
some
disliking
betwéene
Pope
Clement
the
sixt
,
and
the
king
,
he
for
his
approoued
wisedome
was
sent
in
an
ambassadge
to
the
Pope
,
anno
.
1343.
for
an
intreatie
of
a
peace
,
and
an
amitie
betwéene
them
to
be
had
;
and
with
such
wisdome
he
did
his
message
,
that
he
obteined
his
purpose
,
and
made
a
reconciliation
.
After
his
returne
home
to
his
Bishoprike
,
he
was
altogether
giuen
in
dooing
some
good
things
,
he
builded
and
founded
the
colledge
of
S.
Marie
Otrey
,
and
endowed
the
same
with
great
and
goodlie
liueliehoods
.
He
was
a
liberall
benefactor
to
the
Vicars
Chorall
of
his
owne
church
,
as
also
to
the
colledge
of
Glasney
in
Perrin
;
he
builded
the
two
last
arches
in
the
West
end
of
his
church
,
vaulted
the
roofe
of
all
the
church
,
and
fullie
performed
and
ended
the
buildings
of
the
same
,
and
then
inriched
his
said
church
,
with
plate
,
ornaments
,
and
great
riches
,
he
also
builded
a
verie
faire
house
in
his
sanctuarie
at
Bishops
Taington
,
which
he
gaue
and
least
full
furnished
vnto
his
successors
,
and
did
impropriate
vnto
the
same
the
personage
of
Radwaie
,
to
the
end
as
he
setteth
downe
in
his
testament
,
Vt
haberent
locum
vndè
caput
suum
reclinarent
,
si
fortè
in
manum
regis
eorum
temporalia
caperentur
:
and
which
his
halsening
in
the
end
came
partlie
to
effect
.
For
not
onelie
the
most
part
of
the
temporalities
of
this
Bishoprike
,
but
this
new
builded
house
and
impropriation
are
come
to
be
the
possessions
and
inheritances
of
temporall
men
.
This
Bishop
waxed
old
,
and
féeling
in
himselfe
a
decaie
of
nature
,
made
his
last
will
and
testament
,
wherein
he
made
such
large
and
bounteous
legacies
to
the
Pope
,
Emperour
,
King
,
Quéene
,
Archbishop
,
Bishops
,
colledges
,
churches
,
and
to
sundrie
persons
of
high
estates
and
callings
,
that
a
man
would
maruell
,
considering
his
great
and
chargeable
buildings
and
works
otherwise
,
how
and
by
what
meanes
he
could
haue
atteined
to
such
a
masse
of
wealth
and
riches
;
but
his
wisdome
and
policie
considered
,
it
was
easie
.
For
first
he
sequestrateth
from
himselfe
and
out
of
his
house
the
troope
of
manie
men
and
horses
,
reteining
and
kéeping
no
more
than
to
serue
his
reasonable
estate
,
his
diet
was
frugall
,
his
receipts
great
,
his
expenses
no
more
than
necessarie
.
Moreouer
he
had
taken
and
set
an
order
with
all
the
ecclesiastiall
persons
of
his
Diocesse
,
that
at
the
time
of
their
deaths
,
they
shuld
leaue
&
bequeath
all
their
goods
to
him
or
to
some
other
in
trust
,
In
pios
vsus
,
and
towards
his
chargeable
buildings
;
&
so
well
he
was
beloued
,
&
his
dooings
liked
,
that
they
all
accepted
this
his
order
:
by
meanes
whereof
he
grew
within
the
course
of
xl
.
yeares
to
infinite
wealth
and
riches
.
He
was
in
all
his
life
time
a
plaine
man
,
and
void
of
all
vaine
glorie
and
pompe
,
and
preuenting
that
none
should
be
vsed
at
his
buriall
,
commanded
the
same
to
be
doone
plainelie
and
simplie
.
And
that
none
of
his
executors
,
Chaplaines
,
seruants
,
nor
none
of
his
house
should
weare
anie
moorning
blacke
cloths
at
the
same
,
but
onelie
their
accustomable
and
common
apparrell
,
which
then
was
commonlie
graie
coloured
clothes
.
This
Bishop
was
no
more
graue
and
wise
,
than
stout
and
of
courage
,
if
occasion
so
did
require
.
And
among
other
things
,
this
is
reported
of
him
;
that
about
the
yeare
of
our
Lord
1331.
Simon
Mepham
,
then
Archbishop
of
Canturburie
,
sent
his
mandatum
vnto
this
Bishop
,
that
he
would
visit
his
church
and
diocesse
vpon
mondaie
next
after
Ascension
daie
then
following
.
This
Bishop
(
vpon
what
occasion
it
is
not
written
)
did
refuse
this
mandatum
,
and
appealed
from
the
same
,
aduertising
the
Archbishop
that
he
should
not
visit
his
church
nor
diocesse
.
Notwithstanding
,
the
Archbishop
at
the
time
appointed
,
came
to
this
citie
and
went
to
S.
Peters
church
,
nothing
thinking
that
anie
durst
to
withstand
him
.
But
the
Bishop
knowing
of
his
comming
,
goeth
to
the
church
doore
and
méeteth
the
Archbishop
,
and
forbiddeth
him
to
enter
into
his
church
;
and
the
Archbishop
pressing
forward
,
as
with
force
to
enter
,
the
Bishop
being
then
well
guarded
,
denieth
and
resisteth
him
:
wherevpon
the
Archbishop
departed
,
and
after
at
a
prouinciall
councell
holden
at
London
,
the
Archbishop
complained
hereof
,
but
by
meanes
of
the
like
discord
betwéene
him
and
his
suffraganes
,
he
preuailed
not
.
In
this
Bishops
time
one
William
of
Excester
,
a
verie
well
learned
man
,
was
a
Canon
of
this
church
,
and
he
ioining
himselfe
with
Nicholas
de
Cesena
,
Okeham
,
Walsingham
,
and
others
,
did
openlie
preach
,
that
Christ
and
his
apostles
were
but
poore
men
,
and
had
no
temporall
possessions
:
neither
was
anie
Emperor
or
laie
man
subiect
to
the
Pope
,
but
onelie
in
matters
of
religion
.
But
when
he
heard
that
Pope
Iohn
the
xxiij
.
had
excommunicated
,
and
would
condemne
them
all
for
heretikes
;
this
William
to
saue
his
liuings
,
secretlie
shronke
away
from
his
old
companions
,
and
changed
his
copie
,
and
writeth
certeine
conclusions
against
them
,
and
his
owne
preachings
.
Also
in
this
Bishops
time
about
the
yéere
of
our
Lord
1340.
one
Iohn
of
Bampton
,
so
named
,
bicause
he
was
borne
at
Bampton
,
in
this
diocesse
,
and
a
moonke
of
the
order
of
the
Carmelites
,
was
a
verie
good
scholar
,
and
first
did
openlie
reade
Aristotle
in
the
vniuersitie
of
Cambridge
:
where
he
was
a
scholar
,
and
afterwards
he
studied
diuinitie
,
and
was
made
Doctor
,
he
wrote
certeine
bookes
,
which
are
not
extant
.
This
Bishop
after
that
he
had
occupied
this
church
,
about
xlij
.
yéeres
,
he
died
vpon
S.
Swithins
daie
1369.
and
was
buried
in
a
chappell
,
which
he
builded
in
the
west
wall
of
his
owne
church
.
THomas
Brentingham
,
after
the
death
of
this
Iohn
Grandisson
,
was
at
one
instant
chosen
Bishop
of
Excester
and
Bishop
of
Hereford
,
who
refusing
the
one
tooke
the
other
,
and
was
consecrated
Bishop
of
Excester
,
vpon
the
tenth
of
March
1370.
being
the
feast
daie
of
Nereus
and
Achilles
,
William
of
Worcester
then
Archbishop
of
Canturburie
.
This
Thomas
,
was
a
man
verie
well
learned
,
and
experted
both
in
ecclesiasticall
matters
,
and
in
politike
gouernment
,
and
in
both
these
respects
,
greatlie
reuerenced
and
estéemed
;
and
for
that
cause
,
at
the
parliament
holden
at
Westminster
,
in
the
tenth
yéere
of
K.
Richard
the
second
,
he
was
chosen
to
be
one
of
the
twelue
péeres
of
the
realme
vnder
the
King
,
he
was
a
benefactor
to
the
Calenderhaie
,
of
the
vicars
chorall
,
of
his
own
church
,
and
performed
and
supplied
in
buildings
;
and
otherwise
what
his
predecessors
had
left
vndoone
,
and
hauing
béene
Bishop
xxiiij
.
yéeres
,
he
died
the
third
of
December
,
anno
1394.
and
was
buried
in
the
North
side
of
the
bodie
of
his
owne
church
.
EDmond
Stafford
,
vpon
the
xx
.
daie
of
Iune
,
anno
1395.
was
consecrated
at
Lambhith
by
William
Courtwaie
,
Archbishop
of
Canturburie
,
he
was
borne
and
descended
of
noble
parentage
,
being
brother
to
Ralph
Lord
Stafford
,
created
Earle
of
Stafford
,
by
K.
Edward
the
third
;
he
was
both
wise
and
learned
,
for
his
wisedome
,
he
grewe
into
great
credit
with
the
king
,
and
was
both
of
his
priuie
counsell
,
as
also
Lord
Chancellor
of
England
.
At
the
parliament
holden
at
westminster
,
the
xxj
.
yéere
of
K.
Richard
the
second
,
he
being
then
speaker
of
the
higher
house
,
made
a
verie
learned
and
pithie
oration
,
to
prooue
the
absolute
authoritie
of
a
King
:
his
theme
was
,
Rex
vnus
erit
omnibus
,
and
hauing
discoursed
at
large
of
the
authoritie
of
a
king
,
did
conclude
;
Quod
potestas
regis
esset
sibi
sola
vnita
annexa
&
solida
,
and
whosoeuer
did
by
anie
meanes
impeach
the
same
,
Paena
legis
meritò
esset
plectendus
.
And
for
the
furtherance
of
good
letters
,
he
did
increase
two
fellowships
in
the
colledge
of
Stapledons
inne
in
Oxford
,
reformed
the
statutes
of
the
house
,
and
altered
the
name
of
it
,
and
called
it
Excester
colledge
.
After
that
he
had
continued
Bishop
in
much
honour
,
about
xxiij
.
yéeres
,
he
died
the
fourth
of
September
,
being
the
seuenth
yéere
of
King
Henrie
the
fift
,
and
lieth
buried
in
his
owne
church
,
in
a
verie
aire
tombe
of
Alablaster
.
IAmes
Carye
,
Bishop
of
Chester
,
being
at
Florence
when
newes
was
brought
to
Pope
Martin
the
fift
,
of
Bishop
Staffords
death
,
was
then
and
there
made
Bishop
of
this
church
,
anno
1419.
and
also
consecrated
,
but
long
he
enioied
not
his
office
,
for
there
he
died
,
and
was
buried
.
EDmond
Lacie
,
Bishop
of
Hereford
,
was
translated
from
thence
vnto
this
church
,
in
the
feast
of
Easter
,
and
in
the
eight
yéere
of
king
Henrie
the
fift
,
anno
1420.
he
was
a
man
verie
deuout
,
and
religious
,
but
subiect
to
flatterers
,
who
carried
him
to
their
pleasure
;
he
was
a
liberall
benefactor
to
the
vicar
of
Calenderhaie
,
great
contentions
were
betwéene
him
and
the
citie
,
for
liberties
,
which
by
arbitriment
were
compounded
,
he
founded
the
chapter
house
,
in
his
owne
church
.
He
was
a
professor
of
diuinitie
,
and
very
well
learned
;
for
in
the
second
yéere
of
his
Bishoprike
being
the
ix
.
yeare
of
the
kings
reigne
,
there
was
a
parliment
holden
at
Westminster
,
in
which
great
complaints
were
made
against
the
loose
and
dissolute
life
of
the
religious
men
,
and
especiall
the
blacke
moonks
.
And
this
matter
being
brought
to
the
conuocation
house
,
this
Bishop
as
chéefe
prolocutor
of
that
assemblie
,
did
make
a
verie
learned
and
a
pithie
oration
,
before
the
king
then
of
purpose
present
,
and
the
whole
cleargie
,
much
lamenting
that
the
religious
men
were
so
far
straied
from
the
rules
of
their
professions
,
and
the
holinesse
of
their
predecessors
.
And
when
he
had
at
large
discoursed
the
same
,
he
deliuered
vp
certeine
articles
in
writing
,
praieng
for
reformation
:
which
his
spéeches
were
so
effectuallie
vttered
,
and
his
articles
so
effectuallie
penned
,
that
both
the
king
and
the
clergie
,
did
not
onelie
with
great
liking
and
allowance
praise
and
commend
the
same
,
but
also
tooke
order
that
there
should
be
a
prouinciall
Councell
called
out
of
hand
for
a
reformation
,
which
was
then
promised
,
but
not
performed
,
by
reason
of
the
kings
death
,
which
not
long
after
followed
:
but
yet
in
the
waie
of
good
spéed
it
was
then
concluded
and
agréed
that
euerie
third
benefice
,
being
of
the
gift
of
anie
of
the
prelats
,
or
of
anie
monasterie
,
should
from
thencefoorth
,
for
seauen
yeres
be
giuen
to
some
scholar
of
Oxenford
or
Cambridge
.
This
Bishop
after
he
had
liued
xxxv
.
yeares
in
this
Bishoprike
,
died
and
was
buried
in
the
North
wall
of
the
quier
in
his
owne
church
.
After
whose
death
manie
miracles
were
said
and
deuised
to
be
doone
at
his
toombe
,
wherevpon
great
pilgrimages
were
made
by
the
common
people
to
the
same
.
GEorge
Neuell
,
succéeded
Edmond
Lacie
,
and
was
consecrated
in
the
feast
of
S.
Katharine
,
anno
,
1455.
he
was
of
a
noble
parentage
,
being
the
second
sonne
of
Richard
Neuell
Earle
of
Sarisburie
,
he
finished
and
ended
the
chapter
house
which
his
predecessor
had
begonne
.
And
after
that
he
had
béene
Bishop
about
ten
yeares
,
he
was
remooued
to
Yorke
,
and
made
Archbishop
there
,
anno
.
1465.
IOhn
Bothe
,
after
the
translation
of
George
Neuell
to
Yorke
,
was
consecrated
Bishop
vnder
Thomas
Burscher
,
Archbishop
of
Canturburie
,
vpon
the
xxij
.
of
Februarie
anno
.
1466.
He
was
by
profession
a
Ciuillian
,
and
a
Batcheler
of
the
same
,
he
gouerned
his
church
verie
well
,
and
builded
,
as
some
suppose
,
the
Bishops
sea
in
the
quier
,
but
being
wearie
of
the
great
troubles
which
were
in
this
contrie
,
betwéene
king
Edward
the
fourth
,
and
the
Earle
of
Warwike
,
he
remooued
from
hence
to
his
house
of
Horsleigh
in
Hamshire
,
where
in
the
twelfe
yeare
of
his
Bishoprike
he
died
vpon
the
fift
daie
of
Aprill
,
anno
.
1478.
and
lieth
buried
at
S.
Clements
in
London
.
PEter
Courtnaie
,
immediatlie
after
the
death
of
Bothe
,
was
presented
to
this
Bishopricke
,
and
consecrated
by
Thomas
Archbishop
of
Canturburie
,
in
Nouember
anno
.
1477.
at
S.
Stephens
in
Westminster
;
he
was
the
sonne
of
Sir
Phillip
Courtnaie
of
Powderham
,
his
mother
was
named
Elizabeth
,
daughter
to
Walter
Lord
Hungerford
,
he
for
his
wisedome
and
good
behauiour
was
in
great
credit
and
fauour
with
king
Henrie
the
seauenth
,
by
whose
meanes
he
was
translated
from
this
church
vnto
Winchester
,
in
the
ninth
yeare
of
his
being
Bishop
here
,
and
in
the
fift
yeare
of
his
being
there
,
he
died
vpon
the
xx
.
of
December
,
anno
.
1491.
and
lieth
buried
in
his
owne
church
.
He
finished
the
North
tower
of
S.
Peters
,
and
gaue
the
clocke
bell
which
is
in
the
same
,
and
which
beareth
the
name
Peter
.
RIchard
Fox
,
vpon
the
remoouing
of
Peter
Courtnaie
,
was
consecrated
Bishop
of
this
church
,
vnder
Thomas
Archbishop
of
Canturburie
1466.
he
was
a
verie
wise
man
,
and
in
great
credit
and
estimation
with
king
Henrie
the
seauenth
,
vnto
whom
he
was
a
faithfull
counsellour
,
and
of
his
priuie
Councell
;
with
whom
he
acquainted
himselfe
at
Paris
,
when
he
was
there
a
student
.
For
king
Henrie
then
Earle
of
Richemond
,
being
at
Venice
,
and
aduertised
how
the
nobilitie
of
England
was
bent
to
haue
him
to
be
their
King
,
came
from
thence
to
Paris
,
and
sought
vnto
Charles
then
king
of
France
for
aid
and
helpe
:
in
which
the
Earle
his
sutes
,
this
Fox
was
a
speciall
traueller
and
counseller
;
and
in
the
end
,
God
giuing
the
successe
,
the
Earle
obteined
the
crowne
,
and
hauing
had
the
triall
of
the
fidelitie
,
wisedome
,
and
trust
of
this
Bishop
,
he
made
him
Lord
priuie
seale
;
and
kept
and
vsed
him
,
and
his
aduise
in
all
his
weightie
matters
,
as
well
at
home
as
abroad
.
He
being
Embassador
sundrie
times
,
to
the
K.
of
France
and
Scotland
,
and
of
a
verie
hartie
good
will
and
loue
,
the
King
made
him
godfather
to
his
second
sonne
K.
Henrie
the
eight
.
There
was
a
kind
of
emulation
,
betwéene
this
Bishop
and
the
Earle
of
Surreie
:
both
of
them
being
verie
wise
and
of
great
seruice
to
the
King
and
common-wealth
.
Howbeit
,
in
some
diuersitie
of
respects
,
the
one
hauing
no
issue
,
to
care
for
,
did
deale
without
anie
priuate
affection
,
or
singular
gaine
;
and
the
other
hauing
issue
,
was
desirous
to
aduance
his
house
and
honor
.
These
affections
did
bréed
some
dislike
betwéene
them
two
,
yet
the
king
finding
a
faith
vnto
himselfe
and
a
commoditie
to
the
common-wealth
;
misliked
it
not
,
if
the
same
excéeded
his
measure
:
and
they
more
warme
than
commendable
for
their
calling
&
estates
.
The
king
then
or
the
councell
would
deale
betwéene
them
for
the
appeasing
and
pacifieng
of
them
,
and
to
them
he
was
both
fréendlie
,
louing
and
liberall
.
The
one
he
deliuered
out
of
the
tower
,
pardoned
him
of
his
offenses
,
restored
him
to
his
lands
,
receiued
him
into
speciall
fauour
,
made
him
of
his
priuie
councell
,
as
also
Lord
Treasurer
of
England
,
and
his
generall
into
Scotland
,
and
augmented
his
liuelihoods
.
The
other
he
first
made
Bishop
to
this
church
,
then
remooued
him
vnto
Bathe
,
and
from
thence
vnto
Durham
,
and
lastlie
vnto
Winchester
.
Erasmus
in
his
booke
intituled
,
the
Preacher
or
Ecclesiastes
,
declareth
how
that
the
king
vpon
a
time
,
wanting
some
péece
of
monie
,
was
to
borowe
the
same
of
the
commons
and
of
the
clergie
.
And
for
the
dealings
with
the
clergie
,
the
matter
was
by
commission
committed
to
this
Bishop
.
Who
when
they
came
before
him
,
vsed
all
the
excuses
that
they
could
,
to
shift
themselues
from
lending
of
anie
money
:
some
came
verie
séemelie
and
well
apparrelled
,
and
awaited
vpon
by
their
men
,
according
to
their
liuelihoods
,
and
these
alledged
,
that
they
were
greatlie
charged
in
hospitalitie
,
and
house
kéeping
,
with
other
charges
incident
to
the
same
,
so
that
they
had
no
money
,
and
therfore
could
paie
none
.
Some
came
poorelie
and
barelie
apparrelled
,
and
they
alledged
that
their
liueliehoods
were
but
small
,
and
yet
their
charges
great
,
and
by
that
means
the
world
was
so
hard
with
them
,
that
they
had
it
not
to
spare
.
This
bishop
hauing
heard
all
these
excuses
,
vsed
this
dilemme
:
to
the
ritcher
sort
he
said
,
For
as
much
as
you
are
so
well
and
séemlie
apparrelled
,
and
doo
kéepe
so
great
houses
,
and
haue
all
things
necessarie
about
you
,
it
is
a
manifest
argument
,
that
you
haue
some
store
about
you
,
or
els
you
would
not
doo
as
ye
doo
:
and
therefore
ye
must
néeds
lend
.
To
the
others
who
pretend
excuse
of
their
pouertie
,
he
thus
replied
vnto
them
;
that
For
as
much
as
they
were
so
bare
in
their
apparrell
,
and
so
sparing
of
their
expenses
.
It
must
néeds
be
that
they
saued
their
pursses
and
had
money
,
and
therefore
they
must
néeds
paie
,
and
so
adiudgeth
them
to
lend
vnto
the
prince
.
As
he
rose
by
learning
,
so
he
was
a
great
fauorer
and
furtherer
of
learning
,
and
for
the
good
increase
of
the
same
,
he
builded
and
founded
Corporis
christi
colledge
in
Oxenford
.
In
his
latter
daies
he
waxed
and
was
blind
,
and
dieng
in
Winchester
,
he
was
there
buried
in
his
owne
church
,
after
that
he
had
béene
Bishop
of
Excester
sixe
yeares
,
he
was
remooued
to
Bathe
,
anno
.
1492.
OLiuer
King
,
immediatlie
vpon
the
transferring
of
Bishop
Fox
,
was
consecrated
Bishop
of
this
church
,
in
Februarie
1492.
Iohn
Morton
,
then
Archbishop
of
Canturburie
.
This
Oliuer
was
chaplaine
to
king
Henrie
the
seauenth
,
and
Deane
of
Windesor
,
and
register
of
the
order
of
the
Garter
.
In
his
time
were
the
rebellions
of
Ioseph
the
Blacke-smith
,
in
Cornewall
,
and
of
Perken
Warebeke
.
This
Bishop
after
that
he
had
occupied
this
sea
about
fiue
yeares
,
he
died
,
anno
.
1497.
and
as
some
suppose
,
he
was
buried
at
Windsor
.
RIchard
Redman
,
immediatlie
vpon
the
death
of
Bishop
Oliuer
King
,
was
translated
from
his
Bishoprike
in
Wales
,
vnto
this
citie
;
but
after
fiue
yeares
he
was
remooued
vnto
the
Bishoprike
of
Elie
,
and
installed
there
in
September
,
anno
.
1501.
He
was
a
Gentleman
borne
,
and
descended
of
a
verie
worshipfull
house
,
which
ioined
with
his
wisedome
and
learning
,
did
much
increase
his
credit
and
good
report
.
IOhn
Arundell
,
next
after
the
translation
of
Bishop
Redman
,
was
remooued
from
Couentrie
and
Lichféeld
,
vnto
this
citie
,
and
was
installed
the
xv
.
of
March
1501.
Wherein
he
sought
not
the
preferment
for
anie
liuelihoods
,
but
rather
desirous
to
be
a
dweller
and
resiant
in
his
countrie
where
he
was
borne
,
for
he
was
descended
of
the
Arundels
of
Lanherne
in
Cornewall
,
a
house
of
great
antiquitie
and
worship
.
He
long
enioied
not
his
new
Bishoprike
,
for
after
two
yeares
after
his
installing
,
he
had
occasion
to
ride
vnto
London
,
and
there
died
and
was
buried
in
Saint
Clements
church
without
Templebarre
,
anno
.
1503.
HEw
Oldham
,
vpon
the
death
of
Arundell
,
by
the
preferment
of
the
Countisse
of
Richmond
and
Darbie
,
vnto
whom
he
was
Chaplaine
,
was
preferred
vnto
this
Bishoprike
,
and
installed
in
the
same
.
He
was
a
man
hauing
more
zeale
than
knowledge
,
and
more
deuotion
than
learning
;
somewhat
roughe
in
spéeches
,
but
fréendlie
in
dooings
.
He
was
carefull
in
the
sauing
and
defending
of
his
liberties
,
for
which
,
continuall
sutes
was
betwéene
him
,
and
the
Abbat
of
Tauestoke
,
he
was
liberall
to
the
vicars
chorall
of
his
church
;
and
reduced
them
to
the
kéeping
of
commons
,
and
towards
the
maintenance
thereof
,
he
gaue
them
certeine
reuenewes
,
and
impropriated
vnto
them
the
rectorie
of
Cornwood
;
he
albeit
(
of
himselfe
)
he
were
not
learned
,
yet
a
great
fauourer
and
a
furtherer
of
learning
,
and
of
learned
men
.
Notwithstanding
,
he
was
somtime
crossed
,
in
his
honest
attempt
therein
.
He
first
was
minded
to
haue
inlarged
Excester
colledge
,
in
Oxford
;
as
well
in
buildings
,
as
in
fellowships
.
But
after
being
a
requester
to
the
fellowes
for
one
Atkins
,
to
be
a
fellowe
;
in
whose
fauour
he
had
written
his
letters
,
and
was
denied
,
he
changed
his
mind
,
and
his
good
will
was
alienated
.
About
the
same
time
,
Doctor
Smith
Bishop
of
Lincolne
,
was
building
of
the
colledge
,
named
Brasen
nose
,
and
was
verie
willing
and
desirous
to
ioine
with
him
:
but
being
denied
to
haue
the
nomination
of
a
founder
,
his
mind
was
changed
.
Not
long
after
being
aduertised
,
that
Bishop
Fox
of
Winchester
,
was
minded
to
erect
and
found
a
new
colledge
,
ioined
with
him
,
and
contributed
vnto
him
a
great
masse
of
monie
,
and
so
a
colledge
was
builded
for
scholers
,
and
great
liueliehoods
prouided
for
them
:
and
then
the
house
was
named
Corporis
christi
colledge
.
Whereof
the
one
of
them
bare
the
name
of
a
founder
,
and
the
other
of
a
benefactor
.
Howbeit
some
diuersitie
was
betwéene
these
two
Bishops
,
at
the
first
,
to
what
vse
this
colledge
should
be
imploied
:
for
the
founder
was
of
the
minde
that
he
would
haue
made
it
for
a
house
of
moonks
,
but
the
benefactor
was
of
the
contrarie
mind
,
and
would
haue
it
for
scholers
;
alledging
that
moonks
were
but
a
sort
of
bussing
flées
,
and
whose
state
could
not
long
indure
;
whereas
scholers
brought
vp
in
learning
,
would
be
profitable
members
to
the
common
wealth
,
and
good
ornaments
to
the
church
of
God
,
and
continue
for
euer
.
The
founder
being
a
wise
man
,
and
of
a
déepe
iudgement
,
when
he
had
well
pawsed
and
considered
hereof
,
yéeldeth
herevnto
:
and
so
it
was
concluded
betwéene
them
,
to
make
and
build
a
colledge
for
scholers
.
And
foorthwith
for
the
good
direction
,
guiding
,
and
gouernment
of
the
said
colledge
,
and
scholers
;
such
wise
,
good
,
and
politike
statutes
and
ordinances
were
by
good
aduise
and
counsell
deuised
,
stablished
,
and
ordeined
;
as
wherby
the
said
colledge
hath
béene
,
and
yet
continueth
one
of
the
best
nurseries
for
training
and
instructing
of
good
scholers
in
learning
within
that
vniuersitie
.
This
bishop
and
the
abbat
of
Tauestoke
did
still
contend
and
continue
in
lawe
,
during
their
liues
:
and
during
which
sute
,
this
bishop
died
,
being
excommunicated
at
Roome
,
and
who
could
not
be
suffered
to
be
buried
,
vntill
an
absolution
from
Rome
was
procured
for
him
,
after
that
he
had
béene
Bishop
about
xvj
.
yéeres
he
died
the
xxv
of
Iune
,
1519.
and
was
buried
in
his
owne
church
.
IOhn
Voiseie
,
otherwise
Harman
,
succéeded
Oldham
,
by
the
preferment
of
K.
Henrie
the
eight
,
whose
chapleine
he
then
was
,
and
Deane
of
his
chappell
,
as
also
of
this
church
,
he
was
Doctor
of
the
lawes
,
verie
well
learned
and
wise
,
and
in
great
fauour
with
the
king
,
who
sent
him
sundrie
times
in
embassages
to
forreine
princes
,
he
was
Lord
president
of
wales
,
and
had
the
gouernment
of
the
kings
onelie
daughter
,
Ladie
Marie
princesse
of
Wales
.
Of
all
the
Bishops
in
the
land
,
he
was
accompted
the
courtlikest
,
and
the
best
courtier
,
and
although
he
were
well
reported
for
his
learning
,
yet
better
liked
for
his
courtlike
behauiour
,
which
in
the
end
turned
not
so
much
to
his
credit
,
as
to
the
vtter
ruine
and
spoile
of
the
Church
:
for
of
xxij
.
Lordships
and
mannors
,
which
his
predecessors
had
,
and
left
vnto
him
,
of
a
goodlie
yéerelie
reuenewe
,
he
left
but
thrée
,
and
them
also
leased
out
.
And
where
he
found
xiiij
.
houses
well
furnished
,
he
left
onelie
one
house
bare
,
and
without
furniture
,
and
yet
charged
with
sundrie
fées
and
annuities
;
and
by
these
meanes
this
Bishopprike
,
which
sometimes
was
counted
one
of
the
best
,
is
now
become
in
temporall
lands
,
one
of
the
meanest
:
and
according
to
the
fore-prophesieng
of
Bishop
Grandisson
,
a
place
●arse
left
for
the
Bishop
to
laie
and
rest
his
hed
in
,
and
yet
neuerthelesse
,
he
was
a
great
fauorer
of
learned
men
,
and
especiallie
of
Diuines
,
whom
he
preferred
in
his
church
aboue
others
.
He
was
verie
bountious
and
liberall
vnto
all
men
,
but
especiallie
vnto
courtiers
,
vnto
his
owne
kindred
,
and
contriemen
.
Vpon
manie
he
bestowed
much
,
vnto
the
confusion
of
some
of
them
;
and
vpon
the
other
he
spent
much
,
by
building
of
a
towne
,
named
Sutton
Colshull
where
he
was
borne
,
which
he
procured
to
be
incorporated
,
&
made
a
market
towne
:
and
set
vp
therein
making
of
kearsies
,
but
all
which
in
the
end
came
to
small
effect
;
in
his
time
,
after
the
death
of
King
Henrie
the
eight
,
there
was
an
alteration
of
religion
,
by
King
Edward
the
sixt
,
whereof
insued
rebellion
,
and
a
commotion
in
this
diocesse
:
which
in
some
part
was
imputed
to
this
Bishop
,
bicause
he
laie
farre
from
it
,
and
dwelled
in
his
owne
countrie
.
Wherevpon
he
resigned
the
Bishoprike
,
into
the
kings
hands
;
after
that
he
had
béen
Bishop
about
xxx
.
yéeres
,
and
liued
by
the
rents
of
the
temporaltie
of
the
Bishoprike
,
which
when
he
alienated
,
and
discontinued
,
he
did
receiue
vnto
him
,
for
tearme
of
his
owne
life
.
MIles
Couerdale
,
after
the
resignation
of
Voisie
,
was
by
king
Edward
made
Bishop
of
this
citie
,
and
consecrated
at
Lambeth
by
Thomas
Cranmer
,
Archbishop
of
Canturburie
,
anno
.
1550.
He
was
borne
in
the
North
countrie
,
and
from
his
childhood
giuen
to
learning
,
wherein
he
profited
verie
much
:
he
was
one
of
the
first
which
professed
the
Gospell
in
this
land
;
in
the
time
of
king
Henrie
the
eight
,
he
translated
the
Bible
out
of
the
Hebrue
into
English
,
and
wrote
sundrie
bookes
vpon
the
scriptures
,
which
doctrine
being
verie
new
and
strange
in
those
daies
,
and
he
verie
straightlie
pursued
by
the
Bishops
,
made
his
escape
,
and
passed
ouer
into
lowe
Germanie
,
where
he
printed
the
Bibles
of
his
translation
,
and
sent
them
ouer
into
England
,
and
thereof
made
his
gaine
,
whereby
he
liued
:
but
the
Bishops
,
namelie
Doctor
Stokesley
,
Bishop
of
London
,
when
he
heard
hereof
,
and
minding
to
preuent
that
no
such
bibles
should
be
dispersed
within
this
realme
,
made
inquirie
where
they
were
to
be
sold
,
and
bought
them
all
vp
,
supposing
that
by
this
means
no
more
Bibles
would
be
had
,
but
contrarie
to
his
expectation
,
it
fell
out
otherwise
;
for
the
same
monie
which
the
Bishop
gaue
for
these
bookes
,
was
sent
ouer
by
the
merchant
vnto
this
Couerdale
,
and
by
that
meanes
he
was
of
that
wealth
and
abilitie
,
that
he
imprinted
as
manie
more
,
and
sent
them
ouer
into
England
;
but
he
was
then
so
narrowlie
sought
for
,
that
he
was
driuen
to
remooue
himselfe
out
of
Flanders
into
Germanie
,
and
dwelled
vnder
the
Palsgraue
of
Rhene
,
where
he
found
much
fauour
;
first
he
taught
yoong
children
,
and
hauing
learned
the
dutch
●oong
,
the
prince
Palatine
gaue
him
a
benefice
,
named
Burgh●aber
,
where
he
continued
and
liued
verie
well
,
partlie
by
that
benefice
,
and
partlie
by
the
liberalitie
of
the
Lord
Cromewell
,
who
was
his
good
Lord
and
reléeued
him
verie
much
.
At
length
when
the
religion
was
altered
in
England
,
and
the
Gospell
had
a
frée
passage
,
he
returned
and
did
verie
much
good
in
preaching
of
the
same
.
And
when
the
commotion
in
Deuon
was
for
religion
,
he
was
appointed
to
attend
the
Lord
Russell
,
when
he
came
to
suppresse
the
same
,
and
verie
shortlie
for
his
learning
and
godlie
life
was
made
Bishop
of
this
sea
:
who
most
worthilie
did
performe
the
office
committed
vnto
him
,
he
preached
continuallie
vpon
euerie
holie
daie
,
and
did
read
most
commonlie
twise
in
the
wéeke
,
in
some
one
church
or
other
within
this
citie
.
He
was
after
the
rate
of
his
liuings
,
a
great
kéeper
of
hospitalitie
,
verie
sober
in
diet
,
godlie
in
life
,
fréendlie
to
the
godly
,
liberall
to
the
poore
,
and
curteous
to
all
men
;
void
of
pride
,
full
of
humilitie
,
abhorring
couetousnes
,
and
an
enimie
to
all
wickednesse
,
and
wicked
men
:
whose
companies
he
shunned
,
and
and
whom
he
would
in
no
wise
shrowd
,
or
haue
in
his
house
and
companie
.
His
wife
a
most
sober
,
chast
,
and
godlie
matrone
;
his
house
and
houshold
,
another
church
,
in
which
was
exercised
all
godlinesse
and
vertue
.
No
one
person
being
in
his
house
,
which
did
not
from
time
to
time
,
giue
an
account
of
his
faith
and
religion
,
and
also
did
liue
accordinglie
:
and
as
he
had
a
care
for
the
good
successe
in
religion
,
so
had
he
also
for
the
direction
of
the
gouernment
in
ecclesiasticall
causes
:
and
bicause
he
he
was
not
skilfull
therein
,
neither
would
be
hindered
from
his
godlie
studies
,
and
be
incombred
with
such
worldlie
matters
,
which
neuerthelesse
he
would
haue
be
doone
in
all
vprightnes
,
iustice
,
and
equitie
,
he
sent
to
Oxford
for
a
learned
man
,
to
be
his
Chancellor
,
and
by
the
ministerie
of
the
writer
hereof
,
he
procured
and
obteined
one
Maister
Robert
weston
,
Doctor
of
the
ciuill
lawe
,
and
afterwards
Lord
Chancellor
of
Ireland
,
vnto
whom
he
committed
his
consistorie
,
and
the
whole
charge
of
his
ecclesiasticall
iurisdiction
;
allowing
vnto
him
,
not
onelie
all
the
fées
therevnto
apperteining
,
but
also
lodged
and
found
him
,
his
wife
,
familie
,
horse
,
and
man
,
within
his
owne
house
,
and
gaue
him
a
yéerelie
pension
of
xl
.
pound
.
And
surelie
the
Bishop
was
no
more
godlie
and
carefull
of
his
part
,
concerning
preaching
,
but
this
man
also
was
as
diligent
and
seuere
in
dooing
of
his
office
,
without
reproch
of
being
affectionated
or
corrupted
.
And
notwithstanding
this
good
man
,
now
a
blamelesse
Bishop
,
and
liued
most
godlie
and
vertuous
,
yet
the
common
people
,
whose
old
bottels
would
receiue
no
new
wine
,
could
not
brooke
nor
digest
him
,
for
no
other
cause
,
but
bicause
he
was
a
preacher
of
the
Gospell
,
an
enimie
to
papistrie
,
and
a
married
man
.
Manie
deuises
were
accompted
against
him
,
for
his
confusion
;
sometimes
by
false
suggestions
,
sometimes
bp
open
railings
,
and
false
libelles
;
sometimes
by
secret
backbitings
;
and
in
the
end
practised
his
death
by
impoisoning
,
but
by
the
prouidence
of
God
,
the
snares
were
broken
and
he
deliuered
.
After
that
he
had
béene
Bishop
about
thrée
yéeres
K.
Edward
died
,
and
then
Quéene
Marie
hauing
the
crowne
,
the
religion
was
altered
,
and
he
depriued
.
And
notwithstanding
,
the
malice
of
the
Prelats
and
archpapists
,
was
most
bitter
against
him
,
and
who
had
sworne
his
death
,
yet
by
the
goodnesse
of
God
,
he
was
most
miracouslie
preserued
,
and
deliuered
from
out
of
their
hands
,
at
the
sute
and
by
the
meanes
of
the
king
of
Denmarke
:
who
so
earnestlie
sewed
,
and
so
often
wrote
to
the
Quéene
for
him
,
that
he
was
deliuered
and
sent
vnto
him
,
with
whom
after
that
he
had
staied
a
while
,
he
went
againe
into
Germanie
vnto
the
Palsegraue
,
who
most
louinglie
receiued
him
,
placed
him
againe
in
his
former
benefice
of
Burghsaber
,
where
he
continued
vntill
the
death
of
Q.
Marie
.
And
then
the
preaching
of
the
Gospell
being
againe
receiued
,
and
hauing
a
frée
passage
,
he
returned
into
England
,
but
would
neuer
returne
to
his
Bishoprike
;
notwithstanding
it
was
reserued
for
him
:
and
sundrie
times
offered
him
,
but
liued
a
priuate
life
,
continuing
in
London
,
preaching
and
teaching
the
Gospell
,
so
long
as
the
strength
of
his
bodie
would
permit
;
and
at
length
being
verie
old
and
striken
in
yéeres
,
he
died
and
was
honourablie
buried
at
S.
Magnus
church
in
London
.
IOhn
Voiseie
,
after
the
depriuation
of
Miles
Couerdale
,
was
restored
to
this
church
,
and
for
the
better
setling
of
the
Romish
religion
,
did
here
staie
for
a
while
:
but
his
mind
was
adicted
to
his
own
countrie
,
that
he
returned
thither
,
and
made
his
onelie
abode
there
,
practising
there
what
he
could
,
to
haue
the
making
of
kersies
,
to
come
to
seme
effect
;
but
the
same
being
more
chargeable
than
profitable
,
came
to
small
effect
:
this
man
being
verie
old
died
in
his
owne
house
,
with
a
pang
,
and
was
buried
in
his
parish
church
there
,
anno
1555.
IAmes
Troblefield
,
succéeded
Bishop
Voiseie
,
and
was
consecrated
,
anno
1556.
he
was
a
gentleman
borne
,
and
of
a
good
house
,
verie
gentle
and
courteous
,
he
professed
diuinitie
,
but
most
zelous
in
the
Romish
religion
,
&
yet
nothing
cruell
nor
bloodie
.
And
yet
that
he
might
not
séeme
to
doo
nothing
,
he
was
contented
to
prosecute
and
condemne
a
giltles
poore
séelie
woman
,
named
Agnes
Pirest
for
religion
&
heresie
,
&
who
was
burned
in
Southingham
for
the
same
;
it
was
laied
to
hir
charge
as
dooth
appéere
,
by
an
inditement
taken
at
Launceston
,
Die
lunae
in
quarta
septimana
quadragesimae
anno
Philippi
&
Maria
,
secundo
&
tertio
,
before
William
Stanford
,
then
iustice
of
the
assise
,
that
she
should
denie
the
reall
presence
in
the
sacrament
of
the
altar
:
and
that
the
same
was
but
a
signe
and
a
figure
of
Christs
bodie
,
and
that
none
dooth
eate
reallie
the
bodie
of
Christ
but
spirituallie
.
He
was
verie
carefull
to
recouer
some
part
of
the
lands
of
his
Bishoprike
,
which
his
predecessor
wasted
,
and
did
obteine
of
Q.
Marie
,
to
him
and
to
his
successors
,
the
fée
ferme
of
the
manor
of
Crediton
.
After
that
he
had
béene
Bishop
about
two
yeares
Q.
Marie
died
,
and
he
was
depriued
,
and
liued
after
a
priuate
life
.
WIlliam
Alleie
,
in
the
second
yeare
of
Q.
Elizabeth
,
was
chosen
Bishop
,
and
installed
the
sixt
of
August
,
1561.
In
all
Q.
Maries
time
,
which
were
called
the
Marian
daies
,
he
trauelled
from
place
to
place
,
in
the
North
countrie
,
where
he
was
not
knowne
;
and
sometimes
by
practising
of
phisick
,
and
sometimes
by
teaching
of
scholers
,
he
picked
out
a
poore
liuing
for
himselfe
and
his
wife
,
and
so
continued
,
being
not
knowne
to
haue
béene
a
préest
,
during
all
Q.
Maries
time
:
after
whose
death
he
went
to
London
,
and
there
did
reade
diuinitie
lecture
in
Paules
verie
learnedlie
,
and
to
his
great
commendation
;
and
from
whence
he
was
taken
and
made
Bishop
of
this
citie
.
He
was
verie
well
learned
vniuersallie
,
but
his
chéefe
studie
and
profession
was
in
diuinitie
,
and
in
the
toongs
.
And
being
Bishop
,
he
debated
no
part
of
his
former
trauels
,
〈◊〉
spent
his
time
verie
godlie
and
vertuous
.
Vpon
euerie
holie
daie
for
the
most
part
he
preached
,
and
vpon
the
wéeke
daies
he
would
and
did
reade
a
lecture
of
diuinitie
;
the
residue
of
his
time
,
and
frée
from
his
necessarie
businesse
,
he
spent
in
his
priuate
studies
,
and
wrote
sundrie
bookes
,
whereof
his
prelections
or
lectures
which
he
did
reade
in
Paules
,
and
his
poore
mans
librarie
he
caused
to
be
imprinted
:
the
like
he
would
haue
doone
with
his
Hebrue
grammar
,
and
other
his
works
,
if
he
had
liued
.
He
was
well
stored
,
and
his
librarie
well
replenished
,
with
all
the
best
sort
of
writers
,
which
most
gladlie
he
would
impart
and
make
open
to
euerie
good
scholar
and
student
,
whose
companie
and
conference
he
did
most
desire
and
imbrace
:
he
séemed
to
the
first
apparance
,
to
be
a
rough
and
an
austere
man
,
but
in
verie
truth
,
a
verie
couetous
,
gentle
,
and
an
affable
man
;
at
his
table
full
of
honest
spéeches
,
ioined
with
learning
,
and
pleasantnesse
,
according
to
the
time
,
place
,
and
companie
.
All
his
exercises
which
for
the
most
part
was
at
bowles
,
verie
merrie
and
pleasant
,
void
of
all
sadnesse
,
which
might
abate
the
benefit
of
recreation
,
loth
to
offend
,
readie
to
forgiue
,
void
of
malice
,
full
of
loue
,
bountifull
in
hospitalitie
,
liberall
to
the
poore
,
and
a
succourer
of
the
néedie
,
faithfull
to
his
fréend
,
and
courteous
to
all
men
;
a
hater
of
couetousnesse
,
and
an
enimie
to
all
euill
and
wicked
men
,
and
liued
an
honest
,
a
godlie
,
and
vertuous
life
.
Finallie
he
was
indued
with
manie
notable
good
gifts
and
vertues
,
onelie
he
was
somewhat
credulous
,
and
of
a
hasty
beléefe
,
and
of
light
credit
,
which
he
did
oftentimes
mislike
,
and
blame
in
himselfe
;
in
his
latter
time
,
he
waxed
somwhat
grosse
,
and
his
bodie
full
of
humors
,
which
did
abate
much
of
his
woonted
exercises
,
and
hauing
béene
Bishop
about
eight
yeares
he
died
the
first
of
Aprill
1570.
and
was
buried
in
his
own
church
.
WIlliam
Bradbridge
,
Deane
of
Sarisburie
,
was
the
next
Bishop
,
&
consecrated
at
Lambhith
,
by
Matthew
Parker
,
Archbishop
of
Canturburie
,
the
18.
of
March
1570.
he
was
a
professor
of
diuinitie
,
but
not
taken
to
be
so
well
grounded
as
he
persuaded
himselfe
,
he
was
zelous
in
religion
,
but
not
so
forwards
as
he
was
wished
to
be
,
in
his
latter
daies
,
he
delighted
to
dwell
in
the
contrie
,
which
was
not
so
much
to
his
liking
,
as
troublesome
to
his
cleargie
,
&
to
such
as
had
any
sutes
vnto
him
,
it
was
thought
he
died
verie
rich
,
but
after
his
death
it
prooued
otherwise
,
he
died
suddenlie
,
no
bodie
being
about
him
at
Newton
ferris
,
the
ninth
yeare
of
his
Bishopprike
,
vpon
the
xxix
.
of
Iulie
1578.
and
was
buried
in
his
owne
church
.
IOhn
Wolton
,
now
liuing
,
next
after
Bradbridge
,
was
called
to
be
Bishop
of
the
sea
,
and
consecrated
at
Lambhith
,
by
Edmond
Grendall
,
Archbishop
of
Canturburie
,
in
August
1579.
He
is
a
professor
of
diuinitie
,
and
a
preacher
of
the
Gospell
,
and
vniuersallie
séene
in
all
good
letters
;
great
good
things
are
looked
and
hoped
for
at
his
hands
,
and
that
he
being
now
made
a
watchman
ouer
the
house
of
Israel
,
and
a
shéepheard
ouer
the
Lords
flocke
,
to
be
a
minister
of
the
Gospell
,
and
a
disposer
of
Gods
holie
mysteries
,
will
attend
the
same
,
and
performe
the
office
of
a
true
Bishop
,
in
preaching
in
season
and
out
of
season
,
not
by
constraint
or
slowlie
,
but
willinglie
and
gladlie
;
not
for
filthie
lucre
,
but
of
a
readie
mind
:
by
leading
an
vnreprooueable
life
,
to
be
example
of
good
works
,
in
all
sobrietie
,
patience
,
gentlenes
,
and
integritie
.
And
that
he
liuing
thus
godlie
in
this
life
,
may
not
onlie
haue
a
good
report
to
the
posteritie
;
but
also
looke
for
the
blessed
hope
and
appéering
of
the
glorie
of
God
and
of
our
Sauiour
Iesus
Christ
,
that
when
he
shall
present
himselfe
and
his
talent
the
people
of
God
before
the
high
and
chéefe
shepheard
,
they
may
all
enter
into
the
Lords
ioie
,
and
receiue
an
incorruptible
crowne
of
glorie
.
FINIS
.