BISHOPS. 5S which was issued accordingly 20th Feb.^^ ; in pursu- ance of which John de S. German, a monk of Worcester j was elected 25th March (viii Cal. April.), and the prior and con- vent of Worcester informed the King of their choice 29th March 1302 ^^ The King gave his royal assent to the election 8th April following 9^: but the arch- bishop of Canterbury refused to confirm and conse- crate him 93 ; in consequence of which St. German appealed to the Pope, when his Holiness quashed the election 9^, and appointed 1303 Wtlltam de Geynesburg or Gainsborough, a friar 3iEdw. I. minor, 24th Oct. 1302, and consecrated him 25th Nov.^^. The King restored the temporalities to him 4th Feb.96 1302-397^ and he obtained the spiritualities 90 Pat. 30 Edw. I. m. 30. 91 Lett. inTurr. Lond. S.197. 92 Pat. 30 Edw. I, m. 26. et Lett, in Turr. Lond. S. 196. y3 Unus de instructoribus ex- aminatus dixit, quod electus Wigomiae requisitus a compro- missariis invitus et etiam cum lacrimis consensit electioni de se faciendae, volens divinae resistere voluntati ; et ideo archiepiscopus distulit confirmare. (Annal. Wi- gom.) a quo (metropoli- tano) ne munus consecrationis inconsulto Papa obtinere posset, ob instructorum depositionem impeditus, appellatione interpo- sita impecuniosus ac absque pro- curatore capituli et comite Mo- nacho curiam Romanam incon- sultius adiens, ibidem jure suo per apostolica mandata in mani- bu8 ejusdem resignato Et sic ecclesia Wygorn. non per- Ronse electi defectn aliquo nee electioni« aliquali vitio, sed in- opia solummodo pecuniae tam nobili tbesauro ea vice miserabi- liter vacuatur. Annal. Wigorn. 94 Matt. Westm. 95 Annal. Wigorn. 96 Memorandum quod eodem die praefatus episcopus in ca- stro Regis apud Windesor. oblata Regi bulla apostolica in qua con- tinebatur inter caetera quod Papa sibi commisit administrationem spiritualium et temporalium epi- scopatus praedicti : pro eo quod dicta bulla in hoc juri Regio prae- judicialis fore videbatur prasfatae commissioni quantum ad tem- poralia dicti episcopatus expresse renunciavit,&c. Et pro transgres- sione quae dicto Regi fieri vide- batur in admissione bullae apo- stolicae in qua continebatur quod Papa sibi administrationem tem- poralium dicti episcopatus com- misit : fecit dictus episcopus fi- nem mille marcarum dicto Regi ad voluntatem suam sol vend ; postmodum vero dictus episco- pus fecit fidelitatem consuetam dicto Regi. l*at. 31 Edw. I.m.39. 57 Pat. 31 Edw. L m. 39.
