A catalogue of the bishops of England, since the first planting of Christian religion in this island together with a briefe history of their liues and memorable actions, so neere as can be gathered out of antiquity. By F.G. subdeane of Exceter.

40. Thomas de Corbridg.

AFter him succéeded Thomas de Corbridge Cannon of [ 1299] Yorke, a great learned diuine. He denied the king to haue the disposition of a certaine spirituall promotion that fell in his gift, wherewith the king was so greatly displeased, as he violently tooke from him three Baronies (as one saith I thinke he meaneth Mannors) appertaining of old vnto his See, and detained them so long as this Archbishop liued, which was indeede but a short time. He sate in all but three yeeres seuen monethes and ten daies. Whether it be that few mens minds are so great, as to sustaine the burthen of a prin∣ces displeasure, or that God which promiseth a reward of long life vnto those that 〈◊〉〈◊〉 honour vnto their superiors, in his iust iudgement do soonest cut of such as are backward in this duety: So surely it hath fallen out for the most part, that those Bishops that haue presumed most in opposing them∣selues against their princes, haue least time indured, and euer quickly bene taken away; whereof I could yeelde infinite ex∣amples. This Thomas Corbridg died at Lanham the yeere 1303. and was buried at Southwell.