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282 tithes of the latter Lady Puleston claimed a prescription, but he was more successful here in preserving them to his church than he had been at Wigan. This lady, Susan Lady Puleston, was the widow of Sir Roger Puleston of Emrall, co. Flint, knight, the daughter of Sir George Bromley, knight, justice of Chester in 1581, and sister of Sir Edward Bromley, knight, of Shiffnal Grange, co. Salop, one of the barons of the exchequer in 7 Jac. I. Her husband died without issue, and was succeeded at Emrall by his brother, George Puleston, Esq.

Bishop Bridgeman seems to have remained at Bangor till after Christmas; and in February, 1623-4, he went up to London to attend the parliament summoned to meet on the 12th of that month, where a declaration of war with Spain was resolved upon, and a subsidy voted to carry on the war in Germany.

During his residence in London he lost his 2nd, but eldest surviving, daughter Elizabeth, who was born at Peterborough 11th March, 1613-4, and died at Westminster on 13th May, 1624. In this year, at Midsummer, his eldest surviving son, Orlando, commenced Master of Arts at Cambridge, being senior of that commencement. After the disputation ended, Dr. Goth and the fellows of Magdalene College chose him fellow of that college, being now but 15 years old; but "the bishop" sent him to the Inner Temple and would not allow him to take the fellowship, considering that fellowships were intended for poorer men who had no other means to live upon." Orlando Bridgeman (the future lord keeper) had evidently been early and carefully taught, and judging by the entries in the account book of the bishop's secretary, his learning must have been of a somewhat general character. In 1620, there is an entry of £1 to Mr. Reves "for teaching Mr. Orlando Hebrew at London," and another of £1 5s. in 1623 to "Mounsr." (at Chester) "for teaching Mr. Orlando his french and italian tongue."

On the dissolution of parliament bishop Bridgeman returned