438 GLOUCESTER.
see, vacant by the death of James Broks, from 25th March 1558 ^9. The death of queen Mary put an end to his promotion.
See vacant more than three years. The conge d'elire was issued 27th Feb. 1 561-2 '^^ and 1562 Richard Cheyney, S.T.P., archdeacon of Hereford, 4 Eiiz. had the royal assent 19th April 1.562, and the tempo- ralities were restored to him 2nd May'^'; he was consecrated at Lambeth 19th April 1562^2. The bishopric of Bristol was also conferred upon hira by letters patent dated 29th April 1562^3. jje died 25th April 1579, and was buried in Gloucester cathedral. See vacant above two years. 1581 John Bullingham, S.T.P., archdeacon of Huntingdon., 23 Eiiz. was elected 15th Aug. 1581, confirmed ist Sept., and consecrated at Croydon on the 3rd of the same month 2^ to this see as well as that of Bristol. He resigned Bristol in 1589 ; and died at Kensington 20th May 1598, and was buried in Gloucester cathe- dral ^\ The license to elect on the death of bishop Bullingham is dated 2nd Aug. 1598 -6. 1598 Godfrey Goldsborough, S.T.P., archdeacon of Wor- 40 Eiiz. cester and Salop., was elected 28th Aug. 1598, obtained the royal assent 4th Nov.^7^ confirmed nth Nov., and consecrated at Lambeth the next day^s. Ho died 26th May 1604, and was buried in Gloucester cathedral -9. His will is in the Prerogative Office of Canterbury 30.
1604 Thomas Ravis, S.T.P., dean of Christ Church, Oxford, 2 Jac. I. was elected 17th Dec. 1604, confirmed 15th March,
��19 Pat. 5 & 6 PhU. & Mar. p, 25 Rgg. Whitgift.
2. m. 31. 20 Pat. 40 Eiiz. p. 15. m. 19.
20 Pat. 4 Eiiz. p. 8. m. 2 1 . 27 ibid.
21 Pat. 4 Eiiz. p. 10. m. 45. 28 Reg. Whitgift, III. fol. 11.
22 Reg. Parker, fol. 109. 29 Ex Epitaphio, et Reg. Whit- 2"* Reg. Parker, fol. 22. gift,
2-1 Reg. Grindal. fol. 70. 30 Harte, 65.
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