376 EXETER.
30th Nov. 1458 he obtained a license to be consecrated out of the church of Canterbury32. He was made chancellor of England 25th July 146033, and again in 146131. On 15th March 1464-5 he was translated to York3\ 1465 Jonx BoTHE or Bootiie, archdeacon of Richmond, was sEdw.IV. provided to this see by the Pope, and 12th June 1465 he obtained the royal assent and the restitution of the temporalities 36. On 2nd July following he had license to be consecrated 37, but the ceremony did not take place until the 23rd Feb. 1465-6. He died 5th April 1478 at Horsley in Surrey, where he was buried38. 1478 Peter Courtenay, dean of Exeter^ and archdeacon of 18 Ed. IV. Wilts, was promoted to this see by papal provisicm 5th Sept. 1478 ; the temporalities of which were restored to him 3rd Nov. following39. He was consecrated by license from the archbishop on the 8th of the same month in St. Stephen's chapel, Westminster^", and 29th Jan. 1486-7 he was translated to Winchester ^i. 1487 HicHARD Fox, LL.D., the King's secretary/, had the 2H.VII. temporalities restored to him 2nd April 14874-:!, and the next day obtained license to be consecrated out of the church of Canterbury4 3, He was translated to Bath and Wells 8th Feb. 1491-2'*^. 1493 Oliver King, dean of Hereford, the King's secretary, 7H.VII. was made bishop of Exeter by papal provision 1st Oct. 1492'*% and 31st Jan. following he obtained license to be consecrated "\ On 5th May 1493 he had
32 Reg. Eccl. Cantuar. " Hie jacet Joannes Boothe
^ Claus. 38 Hen. VI. m. 7. in quondam episcopus Exon qui
dorso. obiit v die mensis Apr. An.
34 Claus. I Edw. IV. Dom. mcccclxxviii."
35 Pat. 5 Edw. IV. p. 2. m. 32. 39 Pat. 18 Edw. IV. p. 2. m.
36 Ibid. 20.
37 Reg. Eccl. Cantuar. ^0 Regist. Eccl. Cantuar.
38 Le Neve, who follows God- 41 Reg. Morton.
win, states that he died ist April 42 Pat. 2 Hen. VII. p. 2. m. 8.
1478, and was buried in the 4,3 Reg_ Eccl. Cantuar.
church of St. Clement Danes, 44 Reg. Morton.
London. In the church of 45 ibid.
Horsley there is this epitaph : 46 Reg. Eccl. Cantuar.
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