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1743 Edward Willes was elected bishop of St. David's 14th
16 Geo. II. Aug. 1742, on the promotion of Dr. Claggett, and was
consecrated at Lambeth 2nd Jan. 1742-32, He held the deanery of Lincoln in commendara. He was trans- lated to Bath and Wells in 1743.
1744 Richard Trevor, LL.D., was nominated to this see
17 Geo. II. 20th Jan. 1743 4, ^^^^ ^^ royal assent to his election
was given 13th Feb. following. He was consecrated at Lambeth ist April 1744 -^ and the temporalities were restored to him 7th April. He was promoted to Durham in 1752. 1752 Anthony Ellis was nominated 6th Dec. 1752 ; elected
25 Geo. II. on the 30th of the same month, and the royal assent to his election was given loth Jan. 1752-3. He was confirmed 26th Jan. and consecrated on the 28th of that month ^, and the temporalities restored to him 9th Feb. following \ He died 16th Jan. 1761. 1761 Samuel Squire, dean of Bristol^ was nominated bishop
I Geo. III. of St. David's 14th April 176 1, and elected on the
24th of the same month. He was confirmed 23rd
May, and consecrated the next day 6, He died 7th
May 1766.
1766 Robert Lowth was nominated 14th May 1766, and
7 Geo. III. elected on the 28th of the same mouth. He obtained the royal assent 5th June, was confirmed on the 13th and consecrated on the 15th 7, and received the tem- poralities on the 1 8th of the same months. He was translated to Oxford in the same year, and afterwards to London. 1766 Charles Moss was nominated 16th Oct. 1766, elected
7 Geo. III. 6th Nov., confirmed on the 29th, and consecrated the
��2 Reg. Potter, fol. 114. ^ Reg. Seeker, fol. 68.
3 Ibid. fol. 190. 7 Ibid. fol. 235.
4 Reg. Herring, fol. 178. 8 Church Book, Home Office. ^ Church Book, Home Office.
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