27th May[1]. He was murdered in his own cathedral 29th Dec. 1170[2], "quinta die Natalis Domini[3]," and was there buried[4].
- The see was vacant two years and five months[5].
1174
19 H. II.Richard, prior of Dover, was elected 3rd June (iii Non. Jun.) 1173 at London, but the royal assent was withheld, and the archbishop-elect appealed to Rome for the Pope's confirmation, which he obtained with some difficulty 2nd April 1174[6]. He was consecrated 8th April following[7]. He sat as archbishop ten years and eight months. He died at "Halinges" 16th Feb. 1184, and was buried in the church of St. Mary there on the 18th of the same month[8].
1184
30 H. II.Baldwin, bishop of Worcester, was translated to Canterbury; his election took place 16th Dec. 1184[9]. He was enthroned 19th May following[10] and died 19th Nov. 1190[11] at the siege of Acre, where he was buried[12].
1191
8 Ric. I.Reginald Fitz-Joceline, bishop of Bath and Wells, was elected as the successor of archbishop Baldwin 27th Nov. 1191 ; but he died 26th Dec. 1191, before his election was confirmed by the Pope[13], and was
- ↑ Ymag. Hist. R. de Diceto.
- ↑ Ralph de Diceto and others say 1171; but they commenced the year on Christmas day.
- ↑ Rad. de Diceto.
- ↑ Gerv. Cantuar. He was first buried in the undercroft, but his body was translated to a sumptuous shrine at the east end of the church, at the charge of archbishop Stephen Langton, on the 7th July 1220, in presence of king Henry III, Pandulph the Pope's legate, &c.
- ↑ Gerv. Cantuar.
- ↑ Ymag. Hist, and Gerv. Cantuar. He swore, " quod pro electione sua nee ante electionem nee post aliquid dederat vel promiserat."(Ymag. Hist.580.) "Papæ nihilominus tempore consecrationis dedit decies mille marcarum." Chron. Petrob. ad an. 1174.
- ↑ In Dominica qua canitur ad introitum "Misericordias Domini." Gerv. col. 1426.
- ↑ Chron. Gervas.
- ↑ Ibid.
- ↑ Ibid.
- ↑ The date of his death is variously given: the greater number of chroniclers assign the year 1190 to that event.
- ↑ Chron. Gervas.
- ↑ Ibid.
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