10 WINCHESTER. was in favour of William do Taunton, abbot of Mid- dleton, against Andrew do London, prior of Win- chester ; the King nevertheless gave the royal assent to the election of Andrew the prior 29th July 1261'; but the Pope nullified the election, and appointed 1262 John dk Exon or Oxox, alias Gkrnsey-, chancellor of 46 II III. York, whom he consecrated at Rome in the year 1 262 -^ On his return to England, he made his profession of obedience at Wingham to archbishop Roniface, and received the temporalities 18th Oct. 1262^. He was enthroned in his own cathedral on Christmas-day fol- lowing. He died at Rome 20th Jan. (xiii Kal. Feb.) 1268, and was buried at Viterbo in Italy ^. 1268 Nicholas of Va.y, bishop of Worcester, was translated 52 11. III. to Winchester by papal bull dated vi Cal. Marcii (24th Feb.) 1268. He was accepted by the King, and had the temporalities restored to him 2nd May^ on the 27th of which month, it being Whitsunday, lie was enthroned^ Ho died r2th Feb.^ 1279—80 at Wa- verley in Surrey, where his body was interred, but his heart was deposited in ^^'inchester cathedral'^. On I 7th Feb. 1 279-80 the prior and convent of Winchester inform the King of the death of their late bishop Nicholas, and pray his Majesty to issue his conge ' Pat. 4f, Hen. III. m. 5. aside by the archbishop of Can- 2 Joannes (Jerways de K.xon., terbury. Tht authority for this Lib. Tax. Wint. ; Johannes Ex- statement, however, does not oniensis, Annal.Winton. et Matt, appear. Westm. "^ Fat. 52 lien. III. m. 17. In • " Paulo ante festum S. Mi- crastino apostolorum Phihppi et chaelis." Chron. Doverens. Jacobi a domino Rege receptus. •* Pat. 46 Ilcn. III. m. 3. . nal. Winton. •'• Annal. Waverl. et Annal. " Annal. Winton. Winton. et Annal. Wi^orn. — ^ Nicolaus Winton episcopus According to (iodwin and Le obiit6 Id. Februar. (8th.) Contin. Neve, Richard Moore, S.T.P.. Flor. Wigorn. ad an. i 2S0. was chosen to succeed John de '•* . nal. Waverl. et Wigorn. Exon, but the election was set
