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were restored to him 26th Aug. following"^. He died 1 6th April i^yo'*^. 157 1 William Bradbridge^ S.T.P., succeeded to the see of 13 Eiiz. Exeter on the death of bishop Alley, and her majesty issued her significavit in his favour to the archbishop of Canterbury 26th Feb. 1570-1/7, He was elected Tst March, and the temporalities were restored to him on the I4th"8; he was confirmed the next day, and consecrated on the i8th of the same month 79. He died at Newton Ferrers 27th June*"^ 157^, and was buried in his own cathedral. 1579 JoHx WoLTON, S.T.P., was elected 2nd July 1579, 21 Eliz. confirmed on the 24th of the same month, and con- secrated 2nd Aug. following. He died 13th March 1593-4^ and was buried in Exeter cathedral. His will is in the Prerogative Ofiice, London-. 1595 GrERVASE Babixgton, Mshop of Llaudof, was elected 37 Eliz. to Exeter 4th Feb. 1594-5, confirmed nth March, and enthroned on the 22nd of the same month ^-J. He was translated to Worcester 1597^^, The license to elect a bishop in the room of Gervase Babington is dated 22nd Aug. 1598^; in pursuance of which 1598 William Cottox, S.T.P., archdeacon of Lewes, was 40EUZ. elected 6th Sept. 1598; he received the royal assent 3i8t Oct.^^, was confirmed nth Nov., and consecrated the next day at Lambeth*^/. The temporalities were restored to him 15th Dec.^^ He died at Silverton in Devonshire 26th Aug. 1621, and was bui-ied in his own cathedral^9. His will is in the Prerogative Of-
75 Pat. 2 Eliz. p. 14. m. 4. 82 Dixy, 37.
"6 Ex Epitaphio. 83 Reg. Whitgf. pars ii. fol. 38.
" Pat. 13 Ehz. p. 5. m. 44. 84 ibid. fol. 96.
^^"'i*^- 85pat. 4oEliz. p.15. m. I.
'^ Reg. Parker, pars i. fol. 140. 86 Ibid.
80 29th July 1578, according 87 Reg! Whitgf. pars iii. fol.
toHooker, inCatal. Epis. Exon.; i^y.
but the spiritualities were seized 88 Pat 4 1 Ehz p 20
into the hands of the archbishop S9 His" epitaph 'runs thus :
^ , ,^ ^' 'A^ , P/- ^^l"'^^^- A Paulo ad Petrum pia te Regina vocavit.
' Keg. (jrindal, fol. 53. Cum Petro et Paulo Cell Rex arce locavit.
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