DEANS. 475
month. Her Majesty, 14th March, directed letters patent ^6 to issue to consecrate him^^, and the cere- mony was performed 26th March. The temporalities were restored to him 17th April.
The arms of this see are thus blazoned : Gules, three leopards' faces reversed, each jessant, a fleur de lys, or.
���DEANS.
Ralph, about ^i 140^^.
Geoffrey, it5o5.
Ralph, 115770,
Geoffrey, i 173"^
Richard, about t 187 72.
Hugh de Breusa held this office in 1202.
Hugh de Mapenore, 12077-3; was dean in I2i67'i;
bishop of this see in 1216. Henry held the dignity in 1216. Thomas de Bosebir succeeded about 1218. He died
vi Cal. Oct. (26th Sept.) 1231 7\ Ralph de Maidstone or Maydenstun, made dean
22nd Sept. 1 23 1, and 12th Nov. 1234 he was made
bishop of this see76. Stephen Thorne was made dean about 28th Oct. 1 23477. Ancelin or Ancelinus or Anselm was dean in 1247,
125978, and 126279.
" He was returned as elected was refused, by the dean and chapter of Here- ^7 Church Book, Home Office, ford to be bishop of that see, ^^ Angl. Sacra, pars ii. 312. but his confirmation was object- ^^ Coll. Reynolds, ed to ; and the commissioners "^ Reg. S. Petri Ebor. Cot- appointed by the archbishop for ton. Claudius, B. 3. the purpose of confirming Dr. 71 Reg. Osmundi Ep. Sarum.' Hampden, having refused to hear '2 Reg. Osen. f. 204. any of the objections made to 73 Ljb, y.jojj (je Brecon. MS. the confirmation, a mandamus 74 Pat. i Hen. HI. m. 9. directing them to hear and de- 75 Annal. Teokisbir. Pat. 13 cide such objections was applied Hen. HI. m. 10. for in the Court of Queen's 76 Annal. Teokisbir. Bench, Hil. Term 1848. After ^'^ Ibid, elaborate argument, the Court 78 Pat. 43 Hen. III. m. 15. being equally divided, the writ '9 Coll. Reynolds.
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