6. Iohn de Fontibus.
AFter his death Galfridus de Burgo Arch Deacon of* 1.1 Norwich and brother vnto Hubert de Burgo or Bur∣rough Earle of Kent and chiefe Iustice of England was
The succession of the bishops of England since the first planting of Christian religion in this island together with the historie of their liues and memorable actions faithfully gathered out of the monuments of antiquity. VVhereunto is prefixed a discourse concerning the first conuersion of our Britaine vnto Christian religion. By Francis Godwin now Bishop of Hereford.
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- The succession of the bishops of England since the first planting of Christian religion in this island together with the historie of their liues and memorable actions faithfully gathered out of the monuments of antiquity. VVhereunto is prefixed a discourse concerning the first conuersion of our Britaine vnto Christian religion. By Francis Godwin now Bishop of Hereford.
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- Godwin, Francis, 1562-1633.
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"The succession of the bishops of England since the first planting of Christian religion in this island together with the historie of their liues and memorable actions faithfully gathered out of the monuments of antiquity. VVhereunto is prefixed a discourse concerning the first conuersion of our Britaine vnto Christian religion. By Francis Godwin now Bishop of Hereford." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A01804.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 11, 2024.
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elected Bishop of Ely. But before the publication of this e∣lection one Robert of Yorke was also chosen, who held the temporalties of the Bishopricke without consecration, and disposed of benefices that fell, and all things belonging to the Sée as Bishop, for the space of fiue yéeres. The Pope at last disanulling both these elections, conferred the Bishopricke, vpon Iohn Abbot of Fountney a iust & vertuous man, who was consecrated March 8. 1219. He was Treasurer of Eng∣land for fiue yéeres and died at Downham May 6. 1225. He is said to be buried before the aulter of S. Andrew.
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1219 Hen. 3.4.