558 COVENTRY AND LICHFIELD.
of that month ^^ He died 28th Oct. 1670, in the 79th year of his age, and vvas buried in Lichfield cathedral i-. 1671 Thomas Wood, S.T.P., dean of Lichfield^ was elected
23 Car. II. 9th June 1 671, confirmed on the 24th of the same
month 1-^, and consecrated 2nd Julyi^. He died at
Astrop Wells in Northamptonshire 18th April 1692,
and was buried at Ufford in Suffolk.
1692 William Lloyd, bishop of St. AsapJi, was nominated
3W. &M. to Lichfield 19th July 1692, and the royal assent given to his election 20th Sept. He was confirmed 20th Oct. 1692 1^, and the temporalities were restored to him on the 24th of the same month i^. He was translated to Worcester in 1699. 1699 JoHX Hough, bishop of Oxford^ vvas translated to Lich-
loWiil.III. field 5th Aug. J 699 ; and, like his predecessor, was translated to Worcester, 7th Sept. 171 7. 17 1 7 Edward Chandler, S.T.P., was nominated to Lich-
4 Geo. I. field in the room of bishop Hough 30th Sept., and the royal assent given 31st Oct.^^ He was confirmed on the 15th and consecrated at Lambeth 17th Nov.^^, and the temporalities were restored to him on the following day 19. On 17th Oct. 1730 he kissed his Majesty's hand on being nominated to Durham in the room of Dr. Talbot deceased. 173 1 Richard Smallbrooke, bishop of St. David's, was trans-
4 Geo. II. lated to Lichfield vice Dr. Chandler. He was con- firmed at Bow church 20th Fob. 1730-31, and took the usual oaths on the same day. He died 22nd Dec. 1749. 1750 Hon. Frederick Cornwallis, a prebendary ofWind-
23 Geo. II. sor, was nominated by the King in council i8th Jan.
��11 Reg. Juxon. fol. 275. '^ Reg. Tillots. fol. 96.
12 Ex Epitaphio. 16 Church Book, Home Office.
13 Lond. Gazette. 17 Ibid.
14 Reg. Sheld. fol. 83. Lond. ^8 Reg.Wake. fol. 50. Gazette, N". 586. 19 Church Book, Home Office.
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