372 EXETER.
follovving. The license to elect a successor to the last- named bishop is dated 5th July^^^ but on the ist of that month the King wrote to the court of Rome in favour of Thomas de Cherleton, canon ofYork*^'; but before his Majesty could obtain a reply to his recom- mendation, the chapter elected John de Godelegh or Godele, dean of Wells, who had the royal assent 31st Aug. 13278^; and 16th Sept. the King wrote in his favour to the Pope*^*^*; but before he obtained consecration, his election was set aside by the Pope ^9, and 1328 John de Ghandison^o, archdeacon of Nottincjliam, was
2 Edw. III. promoted to the see by papal provision ; the bull is dated v Cal. Sept. (28th Aug.) 1327, His consecra- tion took place at Avignon i8th Oct. following, and he received the temporalities 9th March 1327-8 ^^ . He died 1 6th July 1369-'-, and was interred in his own cathedral 93. His will, made i8th Sept. 1368, was proved 25th July 1369^^ The conge d'elire upon the decease of bishop Grandison is dated 3 ist July 13699; but 1370 Thomas de Beantingham was appointed by papal
44 Edw. III. provision 4th March 1370, and received the spirituali- ties 3rd May 96. He was consecrated at Stepney 12th May 1370, and had the restitution of the temporali- ties on the 1 6th of that month ^7. On 19th July 1377
��^ Pat. I Edw. III. p. 2. m. 6. summoned to parliament in the
87 " Qui de nobili genere i)ro- next reign. See Escaet. 9 Edw. creatus existit et variis virtutum III. No. 35. and Escaet. 32 Edw. titulis insignitiir." Rot. Rom. III. No. 32.
I Edw. III. m. 3. 91 Pat. 2 Edw. III. p. i. m. 16.
88 Pat. I Edw. III. p. 2. m. i. 92 jnq. 43 Edw. III. p. i. No. 8S* Rot. Rom. I Edw. III. m. 2. 47.
89 Reg. Reginald, fol. 158. 93 Rgg. Exon. A. fol. 41.
90 He was a member of the 94 Rgg.Wittles. fol. 105& 109. baronial family of Grandison, 95 p^t. 43 Edw. III. p. i. m. and nephew of Otho de Grandi- 30.
son, who was summoned to par- 96 Reg. Wittles. fol. 135, 136.
hament temp. Edw. 1., and son 97 Pat. 44 Edw. III. p. i. m. 6. of William de Grandison, also
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