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lands of his bishopric vi Cal. Feb. (27th Jan.'") Ho was consecrated ii Id. Mar. (14th March) 1147-8' 1 . He died 26th July 1 iS:-. 1 182 Guali i:.\\' , archdeacon of Bayeua, was elected in the
2>j Hen. 11. chapter <>f Rochester in the presence of the archbishop 9th Nov. 1182, ordained priest on the Saturday fol- lowing, and consecrated at Lisi< u\ the next day 1 , I le ilied 29th An<,'. 1 184 6 . 1185 Gilbert de Glanvlll, archdeacon 0/ Li<< " !, was
liHen.ll. elected at Otford 16th July (xvii Oal. Aug.) 1185, and consecrated 29th Sept. (\ Oal. Oct.) He died 24th June 1214
Prom the first creation of the diocese of Rochester the bishop of the - - ems to have been appointed by and immediately dependent on the archbishop of Canterbury. In more than one instance however this peculiar authority \\a> disputed, and the monks of Rochest< r claimed and exercised the right of electing the bishop of the see. To put an end to these dis- putes for the future, king .John on 22nd Nov. 1214 granted and confirmed to Stephen, then archbishop of Canterbury, the patronage of the episcopal church of Rochester, with all its appurtenances, dignities,
quis temporibus constituta, et a Augusta, gradum autem presby-
piis patribua obtenta, videlicet teratus ascendit xi Kal. Octobris
quod episcopus Rofensis debeat apud Lamebeiam Cantuarige con-
eligi in capitulo Cantuariensi ex secratus est a Baldewino Cantu-
dono arcbiepiscopi et electione ariensi archiepiscopo iii Kal. Oc-
conventus Rofensis ecclesia?." tobris. Yraag. Hist. 629. See also Gervase, col. 1462. 6 " Obiit que G. de Glanvile
60 Rot. Profess. episcopus RofTensis viii Kal. Jul.
61 Rob. de Monte, f. 139.352b. (24th June). (Matt. Par. var.
62 Chron. Gervas. ad an. 1182. lect.) He had letters of protec-
63 Waleranus, Hoved. 352 b. tion 6th Jan. 12 14 (Pat. 15 Job.
64 Ymag. Hist. col. 615. m -5-)j an d 2 tn Nov. 1214 the
65 iv Kal. Sept. Gerv. Chron. King restored to S. archbishop col. 1467. of Canterbury the patronage of
66 An. 1 185. Gilebertus Lexo- the bishopric of Rochester, "tam- viensis archidiaconus electus est quam jus suum." Claus. i6Joh. in Roffensem episcopum apud m. 15. et Pat. i6Joh. m. 10. Otteford septimo decimo Kal.
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