J^98 DURHAM. he received the royal assent on the 28th of the same month; he was confirmed 7th July, and the tempo- ralities were restored to him the following day^^. He died in 1826. 1826 William Van Mildert, bishop of Llandaff^yfn^ nomi- 7 Geo. IV. nated 27th March 1826, and elected 14th April ; he received the royal assent 17th April, and was con- firmed on the 24th of the same month ; the temporal- ities were restored to him 3rd May-'". He died 21st Feb. 1836. 1836 Edward Maltby, bishop of Chichester, was nominated 6 Will. IV. ^rd March 1836, and elected 19th March ; he received the royal assent 6th June, and was confirmed 8th June; the temporalities were restored to him 30th June. His lordship is the present holder of the see. The bishopric is rated for first fruits at j 821^. i^. 3c?. The arms of this see are thus blazoned : Azure, a cross between four lions rampant, or. DEANS. The charter for erecting a deanery and twelve pre- bends in this cathedral bears date 12th May 1541. Hugh Whitehead, S.T.P., was made the first dean of this church by the foundation-charter, dated as above. He died at London, and was buried in Trinity church in the Minories, but the time of his death is unknown. Robert Horne, S.T.P., was presented 1 8th Nov. 1551^'*. Tn i553 he retired beyond sea to avoid persecution in queen Mary's reign, and in his room was substituted ^6 Church Book, Home Office. •'"" Ibid. •'^ Pat. sEdw.VI. p.3.
