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license to elect a bishop vice John Harewell is dated 1 6th July 138635; in pursuance of which, Richard Medeford was chosen by the chapter, and ^ the King assented to his election 15th Aug. 1386, i \*f - and informed the Pope of it'^^. The election was f however nullified by the Pope, his Holiness having I already nominated another to the see, and afterwards by king Richard 6th Sept. -^7; and ^
I 1386 Walter Skirl awe, bishop of Coventry and Lichfield^
Ric. II. was translated to Bath and Wells by papal bull dated 18th Aug. 1386^8, and the temporalities were restored to him i3tli Sept. and 3rd Nov. 1386^'^. He was two years afterwards removed to Durham, by papal bull dated 3rd April 1388 ^O; and
1388 Ralph Erghum, bishop of Salisbury, was translated to
Ric. II. this see, by a bull of pope Urban VI, dated 3rd April 1388, and 13th Sept. following received the tempo- ralities ^1 ; and he made his profession to the arch- bishop the next day at Cambridge^-. He died loth April 1400^-^, and was buried at Wells^^. On 32nd April 1400 the dean and chapter of Wells inform the King of the death of Ralph Erghum their late bishop, and pray his license to elect another in his room 4. I1401 Richard Clifford, archdeacon of Canterbury, was
en. IV. nominated by the Pope, 'Rege inconsulto,' but refused the dignity, the King objecting to it. He was there- upon, as " elect of Bath," appointed to the see of Worcester 46 19th Aug. 1401^7, and
401 Henry Bowet, LL. D., archdeacon of Lincoln, was ad- en. IV.
^^ Pat. 10 Ric. II. p. I. m. 35. ing parliament on account of
36 Ibid. m. 33. 37 Ibid. m. 3. his great age. Pat. 19 Ric. II.
38 Reg. Courtn. fol. 321. p. i. m. 11.
39 Pat. 10 Ric. II. p. I. mm. ^4 Walsingham, p. 405. His 22. 10. will, dated 31st Jan. 1398-9, was
40 Dunelm. Monach. Histor. proved 19th April 1400. Reg. Pat. 12 Ric. II. p. I. m. 22. Arundel, fol. 169.
41 Pat. 12 Ric. II. p. I. m. 22. 45 Orig. in Turr. Lond.
42 Reg. Courtn. fol. 322. * 46 Pat. 2 Hen. IV. p. 4. m. 5.
43 He was freed from attend- 47 Reg. Arundel, fol. 12.
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