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Lambeth the next day^. He received the tempo- rahties 21st March 1559-609*, and died 24th Jan. 1565-6 10, and was buried in Bangor cathedral. His will is in the Prerogative office, London i<^*. The conge d"'elire vice bishop Meryck is dated 3otli July 1566 ^^ 1566 Nicholas Robinson, D.D., archdeacon of Merioneth, 8 Eliz. was elected and received the royal assent 15th Sept. i566i'2. He was confirmed 5th Oct. and consecrated at Lambeth by Matthew Parker archbishop of Can- terbury 20th Oct. 12*, and had a restitution of the tem- poralities 26th Nov. in the same year^^. He died 3rd Feb. 1584-51^, and was buried in Bangor cathedral. His will is in the Prerogative office, London ^^*. 1586 Hugh Bellot or Billett, S.T.P., dean of Bangor, was 28 Ebz. elected 3rd Dec. 1585, confirmed 29th Jan. 1585-6, and was consecrated the next day at Lambeth ' ' ; and 25th June 1595 he was translated to Chester. A license to elect a bishop in the room of Hugh Billett issued 6th Nov. 1595 ^^ pursuant to which 1596 Richard Vaughan, S.T.D., was elected 22d Nov. 1595, j8 Eliz. confirmed 22nd Jan. i^g^-6, and consecrated on the 25th of the same month ^ 7. The temporalities were restored to him 5th March following 1^. He was translated to Chester in 1597 i9. A cong^ d'elire vice bishop Vaughan issued 22nd Aug. 1598-0, and 1598 Henry Rowlands, dean of Bangor, was elected i6th I Eliz. Sept. 159821, obtained the royal assent 3rd Nov.'^-,
9 Reg. Parker, fol. 32. 1^* Brudenel. 6.
9* Pat. 2 Eliz. p. 14. m. 5. i-^ Reg. Whitg. fol. 52.
^^ The spiritualities were taken i^ Pat. 37 Eliz. p. 3. m. 3.
into the hands of the archbishop l Reg. Whitg. II. fol. 71.
28th Feb. 1565-6. Reg. Parker. '8 Pat. 38 Eliz. p. 5. m. 5.
10* Crymes 13. 19 The spiritualities after his
1' Pat. 8 EUz. p. 9. m. 34. translation were taken into the
12 Reg. Parker, fol. 118. hands of the archbishop nth 12* Ibid. July 1597. Reg. Whitg. 2.
13 Pat. 8 Eliz. p. 9. m. 34. 20 Pat. 40 Ehz. p. 14. m. 13.
14 The spiritualities after his 21 Reg. Whitg. II. death were taken into the hands 22 Pat. 40 Eliz. p. 14. in. 13. of the archbishop 6th Feb. 1 584-5 .
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