congé d'élire and letters missive were issued[1]. The royal assent to his election was given 22nd April[2]; he was confirmed 26th April; and the temporalities were restored to him 1st May[3]. He died 18th Jan. 1805.
1805
?5 Geo.III.Charles Manners Sutton, bishop of Norwich, was nominated by the King in council 1st of Feb. 1805[4], and the usual congé d'élire and letters missive were accordingly sent to the dean and chapter[5]. He was elected 12th Feb. The royal assent was given to his election 15th Feb., he was confirmed on the 21st, and the temporalities were restored to him on the 22nd of the same month[6]. He died at Lambeth palace 21st July 1828, aged 73.
1828
?? Geo. IV.William Howley, bishop of London, having been nominated by the King in council[7], was elected archbishop 8th Aug. 1828, pursuant to the congé d'élire and letters missive which were issued on the 4th of that month[8]. The royal assent was given to his election on the 9th, he was confirmed on the 15th, and the temporalities were restored to him on the 29th of the same month[9]. He died 11th Feb. 1848, aged 83.
1848
? VictoriaJohn Bird Sumner, bishop of Chester, was nominated by the Queen in council 17th Feb. 1848[10], and the usual congé d'élire issued on the occasion[11]. He was elected 29th Feb., and the royal assent was given to his election 2nd March; he was confirmed 10th March, and the temporalities were restored to him 17th April following. His grace is the present lord archbishop of Canterbury and primate of all England.
