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��i 1504 Hadrian de Castello or Corneto^\ hisliop of Here- 1) H. VII. ford and a Roman cardinal, was translated to this see by papal bull dated 2nd Aug. 1504'^^'. The tempo- ralities were restored to him I3tli Oct. 1504^7, He was enthroned on the 20th of the same month in Wells cathedral, in the person of Polidore Vergil^ the Pope's subcollector in England *^^, who also made pro- fession of obedience for the new bishop s^. He was deprived in 15189. 151 8 Thomas Wor,sEY, cardinal archhisliop of York, held H.VIII. the see of Bath and Wells in commendam by bull of provision dated 30th July 1518^1, and obtained the custody of the temporahties 28th Aug. following 5-^, which he enjoyed until Feb. 1522-3, when he resigned it for the more lucrative one of Durham. 1523 John Clerk, S.T.D., dean of Windsor, was provided H.VIII. to this see by papal bull of 26th March 1523^3. He obtained restitution of the temporalities 2nd May fol- lowing^^. He died 3rd Jan. 15401, and was buried in the monastery of the Friars Minor in London ^5. A license to elect a bishop in the room of John Clerk was issued 9th April 1 54 1 ^^ ; in pursuance of which
��Domini 1489, et postea per die- ^3 Reg. Warham, fol. 25.
turn illustrissimum regem Hen- ^-' Pat. 15 Hen. VHI. p. 2, m.
ricumSeptimum annoi492ad se- 13.
dem Exoniensem commendato." ^^ Godwin, p. 380; butWeever
His will is in Lib. Blamye in writes "HicjacetJohannesEpisc.
Cur. preerog. Cantuar. Bathon. et Wellensis, qui cum
85 Patria fuit Thuscus, natus in plures insignes legationes tan-
oppido Corneti, quod antiquitus dem obiitinlegationeClevensis
Neocastrum dictum est. MS. Januar. mcccccxl (1540-1) cu-
Trin. Cantab, p. 79. jusaniraaepropitietur Altissimus.
86 Reg. Warham, fol. 9. (Epitap. in Eccl. S. Botulphi
87 Pat. 2oHen.Vn. p.i.m.29. juxta Algate. Weever, p. 426.)
88 Reg. Wellen. He is supposed to have been
89 Reg. Warham, fol. 9. poisoned in Germany, and to
90 Pat. 10 Hen. Vni. p. 2. mm. have died in London from the 25, 26. effect; others say that he died
91 Reg. Warham. at Dunkirk and was buried at
92 Pat. 10 Hen. VHL p. 2. mm. Calais.
25, 26. 96 Pat. 32 Hen.VHL p. 9. m. 4.
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