240 CFIICH ESTER.
custody of the bishopric of Chichester was committed to Thomas de Blmnville 17th Sept. 1222 ^5. 1222 Ralph de Neville, dean of Lichfield and chancellor of
7 Hen. III. Chichester, obtained the royal assent to his election 1st Nov. 1222^6; but he was not consecrated until 2ist April 12246^ He was elected to the archiepisco- pal see of Canterbury on the death of Richard Wea- thershed, and his election confirmed by the King, who restored the temporalities to him ; but the Pope set aside the election. Bishop Neville became chancel- lor of England I2tli Feb. 1226-7, which office he held till his death ist Feb. 1243-4. He was buried behind the high altar of Chichester cathedral, on the south side. The custody of the bishopric was granted 9th Feb. 1243 4 ^o Bernard de Sabaudia and Simon de Passelewe^s^ and the license to elect another bishop in the room of Ralph de Neville issued on the 1 7th of the same month ^^. Robert Passe le we, archdeacon of Lewes'^, was elected and the royal assent given to his election 19th April 124471 ; but his election being disapproved by the archbishop elect of Canterbury and the rest of the bishops, it was quashed 7^, and subsequently annulled by papal bull, dated from Lyons 21st July 1245^3. 1245 Richard de la Wich was substituted in his stead, and
29Hen.III. consecrated at Lyons"^ in 124575; but the King re-
��"^ Pat. 6 Hen. III. m. 2. Perie and Ledhall, (Claus. 30
^^ Pat. 7 Hen. HI. m. 8. Hen. HI. m. 12.); also the cus-
67 In octavis Paschae, Matt, tody of Rockingham castle and Westm. of the royal forests between Ox-
68 Pat. 28 Hen. III. m. 8. ford and Stamford. Pat. 30 H.
69 Ibid. III. m. 7.
70 The archdeaconry of Lewes 71 Pat. 28 Hen. III. m. 7. was granted to Robert Passelewe 72 Matt. Paris. 3rdMarch(Pat.28H.III.m.7.); 73 Bulla pap. in Dom. Capit, and he had, after he was dispos- Westm.
sessed of the see of Chichester, 74 \)\q Dominica post cineres.
a grant of the land which Ri- Annal. Wigorn.
chard de Bellofago held in 75 Matt. Paris.
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