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license to elect a bishop, vice William <le la Corner, is dated 8th Nov. i 29 1 ; and Simon the dean and the chapter of Salisbury 12th Dec. pray the King's assenl to their election of Nicholas Longespeye the treasurer, whom they had elected as their bishop, in the room of William deceased '.
19 t N us Longespe or Longespei e, treasurer of Sit -
!dw. 1. lisbttty, received the royal assent 20th Dec. 1291', the archbishop's confirmation on the 22nd 8 , and the temporalities on the 26th of that month 9 , and was consecrated at Canterbury 1 6th March 1291 2 u '. He died iSth May 11 1297. and was buried in his own
cathedral 13 . The conge! d'elire, nee bishop Longespe, issued 24th May 1297 1J} , and 297 Simon or Ghi \i, " de Gandavo,'* 1 canon of Salisbury Sdw.I. (/// ,/ )',/, was elected 2nd June, and hail the royal assent to his (lection 31st duly 1297 11 ; ne was con " firmed by the archbishop (ii Non. Aug.) 4th Aug. 15 , and obtained the temporalities on the 7th of the same month 1 ". He was consecrated at Canterbury 20th Oct. following '*. He died 31st March 1314 15, and was buried in Salisbury cathedral. The conge" d"elire, vice Simon of Ghent, was sent to the dean and chapter 2ist April 1315'^, and
��6 Pat. 19 Edw. I. m. 2. cujus transitus liac die Sabbati
6 Lett.inTurr. Lond.N". 1910. proxima ante festum Sancti
' Pat. 20 Edw. I. m. 27. Dunstani nobis extitit nunciatus
8 Lett, in Tun-. Lond. S. 128. &c. Dat. in capitulo nostro Sa-
y Pat. 20 Edw. I. m. 27. rum xiiii Cal. Junii 1297. Reg.
10 Reg. AVincbelsey et Contin. Wincbels.
Gerv. Dorob. MS. 12 Ex Epitaphio.
11 Reverendo in Christo Patri 13 Pat. 25 Edw. I. p. 1. m. 7. Domino R. Cantuar. archiepi- 14 Ibid. p. 2. m. ic.
scopo, Decanus et Capitulum 15 Reg. Wincbelsey.
Sarum salutem. Quia ecclesia 16 Pat. 25 Edw. I. p. 2. m. 9.
nostra Sarum per mortem piae l7 Reg. Winchelsey et Contin.
memorise Nicholai nuper epi- Gerv.
scopi nostri vacat ad presens 18 Pat. 8 Edw. II. p. 2. m. 20.
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