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vanced to this see by papal provision xiv Cal. Sept. (19th Aug.) T401. He made his profession of obedi- ence by proxy i8th Sept.^*^, and received the tempo- raUties^^ on the 21st of that month ""O. His consecra- tion ^i followed 20th Nov.'^- On 7 th Oct. 1407 he was translated to York ^3. 1408 Nicholas Bubbewyth, bishop of Salisbury and treasurer
9 Hen. IV. of England, was translated thence to Bath and Wells by bulls of provision dated 7th Oct. 1407^^. The temporalities were restored^^ to him ist April 1408^^, on which day he also received the spiritualities. He died 27th Oct. 1424^^^ and was buried at Wells, be- tween two pillars in the body of the church in a chapel on the south side which he built. His will, dated 5th Oct. 1424, was proved 7th Nov. 1424^'^. The license to elect a bishop vice Nicholas Bubbewyth issued 1 4th Nov. 1424^^; and 19th Dec. following the subdean and chapter of Wells inform the King^o ^h^t they had elected as their bishop 1425 John Stafford, LL.D., dean of Wells^^. He received
3 Hen. VI. the royal assent to his election 26th Dec, of which his Majesty informed the Pope^. He made his pro- fession of obedience 9th May 1425^-^, received the
48 Reg. Arandel. Dec. 1407. Pat. 9 Hen. IV. p.
'^^ He had a grant of the cus- i. m. 21.
tody of the temporaUties 20th 56 p^t. 9 Hen. IV. p. 2. m.31.
April 1401. Pat. 2 Hen. IV. p. 57 Rgg. Bubbewyth.
3. m. 30. 58 Reg. Chichi. 379.
60 Pat. 2 Hen. IV. p. 4. m. 4. 59 Pat. 3 Hen. VI. p. i. m. 17.
^1 He was consecrated in St. co Orig. in Turr. Lond.
Paul's cathedral, London, in the ^i jje was a younger son of
presence of king Henry IV., on Humphrey Stafford, earl of Staf-
the feast of St. Edmund the King ford, afterwards duke of Buck-
140 1 (Sunday 20th Nov.) Reg. ingham. He was keeper of the
Bowet. privy seal under Henry V. in
62 Reg. Bowet and Reg. Arun- 142 1, high treasurer of England
del, fol. 13. in the reign of Henry VI., and
6"^ Ibid. made chancellor of England in
6^ Reg. Arundel, fol. 40. March 1433.
65 He had a grant of the cus- 62 Pat. 3 Hen. VI. p. i. m. 8.
tody of the temporalities 2nd 63 Reg. Chichi, fol. 38.
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