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262 CHESTER. day in Ely-house '^ chapel, Holborn ••^. The tempo- ralities were restored to him the next day. He was translated to Ely in 1771. 1771 William Mark ham, dean of Christ Churchy was nomi- iiGeo.III. nated 23rd Jan. and elected 4th Feb. 1771 : he ob- tained the royal assent on the 8th, was confirmed on the T4th, consecrated on the 17th, and the temporali- ties were restored to him on the i8th of the same month ^'. He w^as translated to York in 1777. 1776 Beilby Porteus was elected 27th Jan. 1777, con- 17 Geo. III. firmed 7th Feb. and consecrated on the 9th of the same month. He was translated to London in 1787. 1788 William Cleaver was nominated 7th Dec. 1787, 28 Geo. III. elected on the 20th, and obtained the royal assent to his election the 27th4-^: he was confirmed 19th Jan. 1788^^, consecrated on the 20th, and the temporalities were restored to him on the 24th. He was translated to Bangor in 1800 . 1800 Henry William Majendie was nominated 23rd May 4oGeo.llI. 1800, and elected 3rd June ; the royal assent to his election w-as given on the I2th^8^ j^e ^rr^g confirmed on the 14th, consecrated on the 15th, and the tempo- ralities were restored to him on the 17 th of the same month. He was translated to Bangor in 1809^^. 18 JO BowYER Edward Sparke, dean of Bristol, was nomi- 5iGeo.IlI. nated to this see 19th Sept. 1809, ^"^ elected 26th Oct. The royal assent to his election was given ist Nov.^O; he was confirmed 19th Jan. i8jo, and conse- ^"^ When it is stated that a leave havinp^ been first obtained bishop of this see was conse- of the archl)ishop of Canterbury crated at Lambeth, Fulham, Ely- to perform that ceremony within house, or elsewhere in the pro- his province, vince of Canterbury, it must be ^ Reg. Herring, f. 154, understood to be done by com- -^^ Church Book, Home Office, mission from the archbishop of ■*•'• Ibid. ■^^ Ibid. York, who is Metropolitan of the ^" Ibid. ^ Ibid. ])rovince, in which the bishop of ^•* Ibid. Chester is one of his sufi'ragans, "^ Ibid.