BISHOPS.
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��his assent to the election -^9, he was not consecrated, and he resigned the see loth Nov. (in vigiHa sancti Martini) 1203, worn out with vexatious altercations; and Geoffrey de Hennelawe, prior of Lantliony^ was elected on the same day that Giraldus resigned. He made his profession of obedience in St. Catherine"'s chapel,Westminster,andwas consecrated in the octaves of St. Andrew 1203^^^ after the see had been void four years. He died in 12 14, and was succeeded by 1215 Gervase or JoRWERTH, obhot of Tal-y-Lleclieu^^ ^ who 17 Joh. was unanimously elected, although the King had re- quested the chapter to elect Hugh Foliot archdeacon of Salop ^-. He obtained the royal assent i8th June 1215^^. He was consecrated 7th Dec. following^^, and died in 1229^^. The license to elect a bishop in the room of Gervase issued 27th Jan. 1228-9^6^ in pur- suance of which 1230 Anselm le Gros^7j treasurer of Exeter, was elected, 13 H. III. and obtained the royal assent 7th April 1229^^; he
��sions was a pretence of differ- ences in elections, and that the church might not continue va- cant." CoU. Kennet. MS. C. p. I.
39 The King appears to have been very much irritated at Gi- raldus' election, and at his per- sisting to contest his right with the King. On several occasions he reiterated his determination never to give his assent to it. " Non consentimus nee unquam consensimus," are the words he uses in one of his mandates. In another he says, " Unde scire vos volumus quod nunquam in hoc assensum praebuimus nee umquam ei consentiemus sed ei in hoc penitus deficimus." On
��another occasion he says, " Sci- atis quod Giraldus archidiaconus de Brechinou manifeste operatur contra coronam et dignitatem nostram qui se gerit electum Menevensem cum nos in eum eligendum nunquam praebuimus assensum."
^ Annal. Waverl.
^1 G. Abbas de Talegh or Tal- lagh. Pat. 17 Joh. m. 23.
^2 Glaus. 16 Joh. m. 10. in dorso.
"^ Pat. 17 Joh. m. 23.
^ In crastino S. Nicholai.
45 Annal. Menev. et MS. Cott. Vitel. D. xviii.
4 Pat. 13 Hen. III.
4 Anselmus Crassus.
-w Pat. 13 Hen. III. m. 8.
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