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26. Gerard.
AFter the death of Thomas, Gerard nephew vnto Wal∣kenlin [ 1101] Bishop of Winchester and Chauncellor of En∣gland vnder William the Conquerour, and Rofus his sonne, hauing beene Bishop of Heresord no long time, he was elected vnto Yorke, but obtayned not confirmation a great while. For he refused to make profession of obedience vnto Canterbury, till being commaunded by the Popes let∣ters, he performed the same. He sate Archbishop seuen yéeres, and almost sixe moneths, and died suddenly in his garden at Southwell, at a time when no body was with him. He was a good benefactor vnto the Church of Yorke; for he was a meanes vnto the king, to bestow the Church of Laxton vp∣on the Chapter: and himselfe hauing obtayued of him the Churches of Dryfield, Kilne, Pockington and Burgh, he gaue them all likewise to the Chapter. This notwithstan∣ding, after his death they would not suffer him (bying so sud∣denly) to be buried within their church (hardly in the church∣yard. So he was laide at the entrance of the church porch. But Thomas his successor not suffering such an indignity to be offered vnto an Archbishop, remooued his bones into the Church afterward, and caused them to be honorably in∣toombed. He was a man of great learning, and for elo∣quence admirable; but somewhat too eager against mar∣ried Priests, whom by no meanes he could abide. Bale chargeth him with forcery and coniuration, because for∣sooth, that after his death, there was found in his cham∣ber a volume of 〈◊〉〈◊〉, who writ of Astrology indéed, but of coniuration nothing that euer I heard.