508 OXFORD.
1699 William Talbot, S.T.P., dean of Worcester, was nWill.lII. elected 28th Aug., consecrated 24th Sept. , and en- throned 14th Nov. 1699. In 1 7 15 he was translated to Salisbury. 1715 John Pottee, S.T.P., rsgim professor 0/ divinity at 1 Geo. 1. Oxford^ was nominated 27th April, elected 9th .May 1715, and consecrated at Lambeth <n the 15th of tho same month 1 . Be was translated to Canterbury in Feb. 1 7367. 1737 Thomas Seckeb, bi<ko]> of Bristol, was nominated to 10Geo.11. Oxford 24th March 1736-7, ami elected 26th April 1737 ; the royal assent t<> nil election was given 28th April, ho was confirmed at Bow church 14th May, did his homage t'> the l\ inir at St. James's on the
10th, and th.' temporalities were restored to him 24th
May '. He was translated t<> Canterbury in 1758. 1758 John Hi me, bishop of Bristol, was nominated 25th April
31 Geo. II. 175S, and elected 9th May; tho royal assent to his election was given 1 2th May, and on 24th .May he was also made dean of St. Paul's, London. He was con- firmed 3rd June 56 , and the temporalities wen' re- stored to him 13th June 57 . He was translated to Salisbury in Aug. [766. 1766 Bobeet Lowth, bishop of St. D<(sl(/\i, was nominated
i6Geo.III. 1 ith Sept. 1 766, and elected on the 30th of the same month ; he received the royal assent 7th Oct. 1766, and was confirmed 16th Oct., on which day the tem- poralities weir restored to him 58 . He was translated to London in 1777. 1777 Joux Butleb was elected 12th May 1777, confirmed
17Geo.HI. on the 24th of the same month, and consecrated the
next day '. He was translated to Hereford in 1788.
1788 Edward Sm allwki.l, bishop of St. David's, was nomi-
28Gco.HI. nated 7th March 17S8, and elected on the 22nd of
��,S3 Reg. Tenison, f. 43. 57 Church Book, Home Office.
ri4 Ibid. II. f. 176. - [bid.
55 Church Book, Home Office. Reg. Cornwallis, f. 2^. r ' fi Reg. Seeker.
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