Two Dissertations Upon the Mint And Coins of the Episcopal-Palatines of Durham: I. in Which is ...
Two Dissertations Upon the Mint And Coins of the Episcopal-Palatines of Durham: I. in Which is ...
Mark Noble
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That pontiff, in his firft embafly, made him. his principal chaplain, at which time he received from his holinefs a rocket inftead of a bull, to have the firft bifliopric that became vacant in this king- dom; and till that happened, he held preferments, of the annual value of Eve thoufand marks. Upon his return the fecond time, he was made bifhop of this diocefe ; and in the fame year treafurer, and laftly, chancellor of Eng? land. He was often employed, after, his advancement to> (a) When the ...queen, and this king (then only prince of Wales) were in Gaf- eoigne, he privately fupplied them with money ; which being discovered, he was-, •bliged to fly to Paris, where he concealed himfelf fcven days in a fteeple. E tiiis; [ *6 ] *. Edw. Hi. this fee, as an ambaffador, which, from his former knowledge 1^7. died in that department, he mufl have been well qualified for. He *n. 1376. f cems ^ i n deed t to have deferved all thefe honours from the king (whofe tutor he had been). His charity and munifi- cence were unbounded ; and he was fo good a judge of men, that it was remarked, many of his chaplains be- came the mod eminent divines of their time : nor (hould it be forgot that he was an author and collector of books, and is fuppofed to have had a better library than all the bifhops cotemporary with him.
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