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II 20 Richard de Capella'*^ was consecrated at Lambeth iHen. I. 16th Jan. 1119-20. He died at Ledbury 15th Aug- 1127^^^, and was buried in Hereford cathedral under an arch. 1 131 Robert de Bktvi<!, prior o/Lantkony, was nominated by I Hen. I. the King in 1129, but was not consecrated until Sun- day 28th June 1131^1. He died 22nd April 1148^'-. 1 148 Gilbert Foliot, abbot of Gloucester, was consecrated 5th 12 Steph. Sept. 1 148, at St.Omers, by the archbishop of Canter- bury, assisted by the bishops of Amiens and Cambray ^^. He was elected to London 24th March 1162-3^^. 1 163 Robert de Melun, /?nor of LanthonT/^-wdi^ consecrated I Hen. II. 22nd Dec. 1 163 at Canterbury^^. He died at Here- ford 27th Feb. 1166-7^6^ and is said to have been buried under an arch in the cathedral.
The see was vacant seven years after tJie death of bishop Melun^T. 1 1 74 Robert Foliot, archdeacon of Oxford, wslb elected in >Hen. II. 1 1 73, and consecrated 6th Oct. 1 174^8^ He died 9th
May 1 186, and was buried in Hereford cathedral. 1186 William de Vere, son of Aubrey de Vere, earl of J Hen. II. Oxford, was consecrated at Lambeth, on the Feast of
��^9 Clericus de Sigillo (Malmes. glia Sacra, p. ii.
Pontif. lib. iv.) Regis capella- ^^ Gervas. Chron. col. 1364.
nus electus est apud Windesor ^"^ Rad. de Diceto.
Jan. 7. Eadmer, lib. vi. p. 137. *^ Gervas. Chron. col. 1385 :
et Hoved. fol. 273. other authorities state that he
- o Flor. Wigorn. was consecrated 22nd May 1164,
^1 Matt. Paris. etFlor.Wigorn. but that must be incorrect, as
Contin. Chron. Abendon says that day fell on a Friday in that
iii Cal. Junii(30th May) 1132. year.
52 Robertus Episcopus Here- ^6 Angl. Sacra, pars ii. p. 649.
ford in transmarinis partibus ^7 xhe Annals of Worcester
obiit an. 1149 (Contin. Sim. intimate that Godfrey, archdea-
Dunelm.) 1 148 Chron. Petrob. con of Worcester, was nominated
1 146 Matt. West. The life of the to succeed bishop Melun, but
prelate was written by William that his election was not per-
prior of Lanthony, and is among fected.
the MSS. at Lambeth, No. 151. 68 Ymag. Hist, et Hoveden,
and has been published in An- fol. 309.
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