54 WORCESTKR. three days afterwards ^ ; ho was enthronetl 9th June following. Ho was 5th July 1:507 appointed by the King to go on an embassy to Rome, and ho died on his journey thither, " apud Belvacum in Gallia," 1 7th Sept. 1307'. The conge dV'liro, vice bishop Geynes- burg, issued 17th Oct. 1307', and Peter of Savoy was nominated by the Pope, and re- jected by the King- ; afterwards, 1309 Walter Reynolds or Raynald, canon of St. PauTs, aEdw. n. London J and treasurer of England^ was elected 2nd Jan. 1307-8 by the chapter, yet nevertheless the Pope also issued his bull of provision in his favour. He had the temporalities restored^ to him 5th April 1309', and he was consecrated on the J3th of the following October-'. He became chancellor of England in 1310, and was sent to the council of Vienne in 131 1 , and was translated to Canterbui'y by papal bull dated 1st Oct. 1313*. On the promotion of bishop Reynolds to the archiepiscopal see of Canterbury, 1314 Valter Mayuenstun or Maidston" was provided to 7Kaw. II. this sec by papal bull ist Oct. 1313, and had the temporalities restored to him J 7th Feb. 1313—14^. He died on the continent in April 1317, and the ^^ Reg. Winchels. ••' Qg. Winton. et Rot. Rom. I Kdw. II. m. 10. • Tat. I Edw. II. ]). I. m. i8. - VH)n this fact Le Neve has lliis note: "This is tbi' first in- stance of the kind I have met with : cnoiij^h hoinj.; to ho found nominated hy tlif King and set aside by the Pope." •■' On 20th .Ian. i.^^oS he ob- tained a grant from the King of the issues and j)rofit8 of the l)isliopric of Worcester from tlie time it became vacant. Pat. i Kdw. II. m. 31.
- Pat. 2 Kdw. II. J). 2. m. if,.
• Reg. Canltiar. ♦'Clans. 5F)dv.II.m.26. Man- datum est Roberto de Kendale constabulario Dovor tjuod ve- nerabilcm patrem Walterum Wi- gorn. K|)iscopum Cancellarium Regis ad instans concihinn ge- nerale, securnm passagium ha- bere facial. Pat. xxv. die An- gusti. [1311.] ^* Pat. 7 Kdw. II. p. a. m. 26. " "Ann. 1.3 13, die i. Oct. Papa provisionis titulo dedit Kpisco- patum Wigorn. Waltero de May- dcneston, viro utiquc diffhmato in Angha de inhonesta convcr- satione etvila." .d.Murimuth. ^ Pat. 7 Kdw. II. p. 2. m.2.3.
