37. William Wickwane.
IT shall not be amisse, here to remember, that Onuphrius [ 1279] reporteth Saint Bonauenture (whom he calleth Bona∣uentura Fidanza) to haue bene preferred about this time from the Archbishopricke of Yorke vnto the place of a Cardi∣nall, viz. in the yeere 1274. Paulus 〈◊〉〈◊〉 de 〈◊〉〈◊〉, 〈◊〉〈◊〉 saith, that at what time diuers 〈◊◊〉〈◊◊〉 came to the Councell of Lyons, to conferre with the learned men of our Westerne church concerning the difference of opinions be∣twéene vs and them; Thomas Aquinas (who then read Diui∣nitie at Naples) was sent for as the fittest man of that age to deale with them; but he died in the way. Bonauenture was then appointed to supply his place, and least the 〈◊〉〈◊〉 should despise him being but a frier 〈◊〉〈◊〉 The Pope offered him the Archbishopricke of Yorke: He was loath saith Paulus 〈◊〉〈◊〉 to take so great a charge vpon him, and vp∣on his refusall was made a Cardinall. I cannot see how ei∣ther of these reports should be true. For the See of Yorke at that time and long both before and after was full, being pos∣sessed by Walter Giffard from the yeere 1266. til 1279. Now to leaue Bonauenture as we finde him, ye shall vnderstand, that the Deane and Chapter of Yorke soone after the death of Walter Giffard elected for their Archbishop William Wick∣wane, one of their owne company, and Chauncellour of their church. Of him little is recorded but that the first yeere of his consecration, he remooued the bones of Saint 〈◊〉〈◊〉 his predecessor, and caused them to be placed in a costly shrine with great solemnity. The king, Queene, eleuen other Bi∣shops, and many nobles being present. He died August 27. 1285. hauing continued Archbishop scarcely 6. yeeres.