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royal assent to his election 30th Sept. 12347^, and the temporalities restored to him on the same day"^. He was consecrated 12th Nov. following "6, and 17th Dec. 1239 ^^ resigned the see and became a Francis- can friar at Oxford. He subsequently entered a monastery at Gloucester, where he continued until his death, five years afterwards^, and was buried there 78.
1240 Peter de Egeblanke or Egeblaunch?^^ a native of S4H. III. Savoy, was elected 24th Aug. 1240^*^, and the tempo- ralities were restored to him 6th Sept. He was con- secrated in St. PauFs cathedral, London, 23rd Dec. in the same year*^i. He died 27th Nov. 1268. His body was interred in Hereford cathedral, but his heart was sent to " Aqua-bella" in Savoy, where he was born^'-. The conge d'elire, vice the last-named bishop, is dated 6th Dec. 1268^. 1269 John Le Breton, LL.D., canon of Hereford, was the 53 H. III. next in succession. He had the royal assent to his election 12th Jan. 1268-9 ^4. The temporalities were restored to him circa 2cth April 1269, and he was consecrated 2nd June following ^^. He died 12th
74 Pat. 18 Hen. Til. m. 3. S' Circa idem tempus, die Do-
75 Ibid. minica proxima ante Natale Do- "^ The Annals of Tewkesbury mini (23rd Dec.) consecratus est
say that he was consecrated in magister Petnis de Egeblancke
crastino Sancti Martini, but that in Episcopum Herefordensem
day fell on Monday in 1234; prgesente et applaudente Rege et
and the Annales Cestrens. 4th Nobilium multitudine in ecclesia
Nov. (prid. Non. Nov.) 1234, Sancti Pauli Londini (Matt,
but that day fell on Saturday. Paris, an. 1240). i24oDominus
77 8th Jan. 1 245-6. Petrus de Alba aqua consecratus
78 Chron. Cestrens. MS. Cott. est Episcopus Hereford apud Otho, B. iii. Matt. West. p. 318. London Dominica proxima ante
79 His name is Latinized Aqua Natale Domini. Reg. de Cumba. blanca, Aqua blanka, Aqua blan- Cons, x Kal. Jan. 1240. (Chron. cha, Alba aqua, and Aqua bella. T. Wikes.) & Chron. Abendon.
80 Die vero S. Bartholomsei, 82 Chron. Tho. Wikes. electus est in Episcopum Here- 83 Pat. 53 Hen. III. m. 26. fordensem magister Petrus de 84 Ibid. m. 24. Egeblanke. Matt. Paris. an. 1240. 85 Annal. Winton.
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