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mission 26th May 1389 14 to go to Rome respecting it. The Pope, however, disapproved of his election, and (plashed it.
/ 1389 William de Bottlesham, bishop of Llandaff, was
13 Ric. 11. appointed by bull of provision dated 27th Aug. 1389 ' '; he made his profession of obedience to the archbishop [4th Dec. following 16 , and received the spiritualities and temporalities from the archbishop on the same day 17 ; and having done fealty to the King, he ob- tained the restitution of his temporalities from him also 12th Feb. 1389-90'". He died in Feb. 1 399- 14C0 1 , and was buried in the churchyard of the Grey Friars, London. The archbishop, by virtue of his prerogative, issued his license for the election of a bishop in the room of William de Bottlesham 26th Feb. 1399-1400, and lie granted the custody of the spiritualities to Robert Hallum, on the 15th of the following March. 1400 John de Bottlesham, chaplain 1<> tin archbishop of
2 Hen. IV. Canterbury, was consecrated 4th July 1400 -". He died 17th April 1404 21 , and was buried in Rochester ca- thedral. His will is dated 15th April 1404, and was proved on the 24th of the same month--. 1407 Richard Yoxgk, bishop of Bangor, was provided to the
8 Hen. IV. se e of Rochester by pope Boniface IX. 28th July 1404; but the Pope died before the translation could be com- pleted, and the bishop of Bangor being then detained in Wales as a prisoner by the Welsh rebels, the arch- bishop refused to admit him by proxy. Pope Inno- cent VII, however, by his bull of the 1 ith Nov. 1404,
14 Pat. 12 Ric. II. p. 2. m. 7. Feb. 1309-1400, was not proved
15 Reg. Courtn. f. 328. until 23rd May 1402. Reg. A-
16 Ibid. rundel. pars ii. fol. 167. et Reg.
17 Ibid. Courtn. fol. 168 a.
18 Pat. 13 Ric. II. p. 2. m. 11. 20 Reg. Arundel.
19 Notice of his death was 21 Reg. Bottlesh. f. 186 b. sent to the archbishop 26th Feb. 22 Reg. Courtn. f. 204 b. et 1399-1400. (Reg. Arundel, pars 207 a.
i. fol. 463.) His will, dated 16th
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