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temporalities restored to him 22nd July^-. His con- secration took place on Sunday after the feast of Giles the Abbot (3rd Sept.)-^ He died 14th Aug. 1363, at Wivelscombe, and was buried at Wells-% in the middle of the presbytery before the high altar, but his tomb was removed to the north side*^^. The license to elect a successor to bishop Ralph issued T4th Sept. following his decease '^^; and 1364 John Baiinet-7, bishop of Worcester, was translated to
38 Ed. III. this see by papal provision viii Oal. Dec. (24th Nov.) 1363, but he did not obtain the temporalities until 6th April 1364-8; on the same day he also received the spirituahties -9. In 1366, on J5th Dec, he was translated to Ely-^o. 1369 John Harewell, archdeacon of Berks, chaplain to Ed-
43 Ed. III. icard the Black Prince, and chancellor of Gascony, was appointed by papal bull dated 15th Dec. 1366^^ He obtained the royal assent to his promotion 7th Feb. 1366-7, and was consecrated at Bordeaux 7th March. The temporalities were committed to him 29th April following, but he did not receive plenary restitution of them until 6th March 1368-9-^^. He died in the beginning of July i386'^-^, and was buried at Wells, under a sumptuous monument with his effigies in ala- baster on the right-hand side of the south aisle 3^. The
^2 Pat. 3 Edw. III. p. I. m. 8. diilphi, abbas Glastoniensis, vir
^-^ Other authorities state that multum venerabiUs, unanimiter
he was consecrated 3rd Dec. erat electus. Sed ab aemuhs,
1329. Angl. Sacra, pars i. p. 568. qui ad ilium episcopatum con-
^-i Reg. Wellen. et Reg. Islip. spiraverunt, ne ad curiam Ro-
f. 242. manam transiret impediebatur."
25 Willis Abb. vol. i. p. 219. 28 Pat. 28Ed\v.III. p.i. m.33.
26 Pat. 37 Edw. III. p. 2. m. 41. 29 Rgg. Islip.
27 According to the Wells Re- ^0 Reg. Langham, fol. 89. ~"'"-'--,^ gister, Walter de Monyngton, " Ibid. fol. 90.
abbot of Glastonbury, was elect- -^2 p^t. 43 Edw. III. p. 2. m.26.
ed bishop of this see on the death ^3 His will is dated 29th June
of Ralph of Shrewsbury, but the 1386, and it was proved 20th
election was quashed by Simon Aug. in that year. Reg. Courtn.
archbishop of Canterbury. On fol. 218.
this subject, however, the monk '^ Willis Abb. vol. ii. p. 374. of Evesham writes, " Loco Ra-
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