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129169^ and the temporalities restored to him 2nd Dec. follovving7o. He was consecrated 1st April 1292, and died 26th Sept. 7 1 1307. The conge d'elire, vice bishop Bitton, issued 6th Oct. 1 307 "-. His successor was 1308 Walter Stapeldon, precentor of Exeter and professor

I Edw. II. of the canon law; his election took place in Nov. 1307. On 3rd Dec. in that year he received the royal as- sent 73, and on the 6th of that month the King wrote to the Pope in his favour"^*. The restitution of the temporalities was made to him 16th March 1307-874. He was consecrated 13th Oct. following"'', and was ap- pointed treasurer of the exchequer in Feb. 13 19-2076. He was murdered 15th Oct. 132677, and some time afterwards buried in Exeter cathedral 7. Bishop Sta- peldon's successor was 1327 James de Berkeley 79, S.T.D., archdeacon of Hunt-

20 Edw. II. ingdon. The dean and chapter presented him to the King 6th Dec. 1326 as their new bishop ^O; he ob- tained the royal assent to his election on the 1 2th of that month ^^; and the King wrote to the Pope in his favour on the 18th of the same month '^-. The restitu- tion of the temporalities was made to him 8th Jan. 1326-7*^3, Yie was consecrated on Mid-Lenf^^ Sunday (22nd March) in the same year^^^ and died 24th June

Lett. in Turr. Lond. S. 81. monff the muniments in Exeter
 * 9 Pat. 20 Edw. I. m. 29. and peldon's effects is preserved a-

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��70 Pat. 20 Edw. I. m. 29. cathedral, and the substance has

71 His death is also placed been printed by Dr. Oliver. See 25th Sept. also Rot. Claus. i Edw. III. p. 2,

72 Pat, I Edw. II. p. I. m. 20. m. 6.

7>i Pat. I Edw. II. p. I. m. 9. 79 James de Berkeley was the

73* Rot. Rom. I, 2, & 3 Edw. youngest son of Thomas lord

II. m. 8. in dorso. Berkeley.

7-1 Pat. I Edw. II. p. 2. m. 23. ^ Lett, in Turr. Lond. S. 42.

75 Reg. Eccl. Cantuar. ^^ Pat. 20 Edw. II. m.4.

76 Pat. 13 Edw. II. m. 19. and ^2 Rot. Rom. 20 Edw. II. m. i. Pat. 15 Edw. II. p. 2. m. 16. 83 Pat. 20 Edw. II. m. 2.

T^ Walsingh. Hist. Angl. p. ^ His consecration is also said

104. to have taken place 15th March.,

78 An inventory of bishop Sta- 85 ^Qg. Drokensford.

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