Prelates.
WILLIAM de GREN-VIL was born of a worshipfull family in this * 1.1 County, and became Canon of York, Dean of Chichester, Chancellour of England, (under K. Edward the first,) and Arch-bishop of York. But the worst was, two years his Confirma∣tion was deferred untill he had paid nine thousand fiveh undred marks. Let him thank the Pope, who gave him the odd five hundred, not mounting it to even ten thousand. Besides he had this favour, not (as many others) to be consecrated by a Proxy, but the very hands of P. Clement the fifth. This paiment reduced him to such poverty, he was re∣lieved by the Clergy of his Province, by way of Benevolence. This, not doing the deed, to make him a Saver, he was fain to crave another help of the same Hand, un∣der the new * 1.2 name of a Subsidie. Indeed it was pity that the Father of the Diocess should want any thing, which his Sons could contribute unto Him. He highly favou∣red the Templars, though more pitying, then profiting them, as persons so stiffly op∣posed by the Pope and Philip King of France, that there was more fear of his being sup∣pressed by their Foes, then hope of their being supported by his Friendship. He was present in the Councel of Vienna, on the same token, that therein he had his place as∣signed next the Arch-bishop of Triers, and that I assure you, was very high, as be∣neath the lowest Elector, and above Wortzbury or Herbipolis, and other German Prelates, who also were Temporal Princes. But now he is gone, and his pompe with him, dy∣ing at Cawood 1315. and buried in the Chappel of Saint Nicholas, leaving the reputation of an able Statesman, and no ill Scholar behind him.
MICHAEL TREGURY was born in this * 1.3 County, and bred in the University of Ox∣ford,