306 LONDON.
1777 Robert Lowth, bishop of N<>riri,h } was elected 22nd 17C.M..JU April 1777, and the royal assent to his election given iithOct.; he waa confirmed by the archbishop est May 1 7 7 S - He died 3rd Nov. 1787. 1787 Beilbi Pok 11 i b, bishop of Chester, was nominated to 28Geo.n1. London 14th Nov. 1787. Tin - royal assent was ordered to be given to his election 2Sth Nov., and his Majesty ordered him t<> be sworn in on the follow- ing day 70 . The temporalities were restored to him 7th Deo.' 1 , on which he received the archbishop's confirmation. He died 14th May [809, stat. 78. 1809 John Randolph, - Dominated to
49Gco.n1. London 25th M.-i\ [809, elected [9th June, and the royal assenl waa ordered to be given to his election 30th June. He waa confirmed 9th Aug., and the temporalitiee w< re restored to him on the 1 2th of that month. 181:5 Wii n \m IIoui 1 v, regius professor of divinity at Ox- ni. ford, was nominated to London [2th Aug. 1813, and elected on the ; 1 -t of th.it month. The royal assent was ordered to be riven on the Bame day. He was confirmed 1 st ( kjt., and the temporalities were restored to him on the 6th of the same month'. He was translated to Canterbury in Aug. iS:S. 182X Charles James Blomfield, bishop of Chester, was 8Gco.IV. nominated to London 1 -/h A.Ug. 1S28; elected on the 2cth, on which day the royal assent was ordered to be given to his election. He was confirmed on the
- ,i<l. and the temporalities were restored to him on
the 26th <>f the same month. His lordship holds the see at present.
The bishopric is rated for first fruits at 1000/. The arms of the see are Gules, two swords in saltire argent, the pommels or.
< Imrch Book, Home Office. ""Ibid. '-'Ibid.
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