though he afterwards turned against his former ally. *John
Gilbert*, A.D. 1375-1389, with partial success, went to make terms of
peace with Charles VI., the French King. He became treasurer of England
in 1386,
an office of which
he was deprived
by Richard II. not long before his translation to St. David's. Bishop
Gilbert
founded the Cathedral Grammar School. *Thomas Trevenant*, A.D.
1389-1404. An active politician, this Bishop assisted in the deposition
of King Richard II., and was one of the commissioners to the Pope to
announce the accession of Henry IV. *Robert
Mascall*,
A.D. 1404-1416, was employed as
a foreign ambassador by Henry IV., who also made him his confessor. He
attended the council of Constance in 1414. *Edmund Lacy*,
A.D. 1417-1420. This Bishop began
to build the cloister connecting the cathedral with the Episcopal
palace. *Thomas Polton*, A.D. 1420-1421, was consecrated
at Florence, and the next year was translated to Chichester. *Thomas
Spofford*, A.D.
1421-1448, Abbot of St. Mary's at York, to which post he returned on
resigning his see in 1448.
According to a papal bull he laid out 2,800
marks on the buildings of the cathedral,--probably completing the
cloisters begun by Bishop
Lacy. His pension on retiring was L100 per annum. The great west window
of the cathedral was
put up in his time by William Lochard. *Richard Beauchamp*, A.D.
1448-1450. Son of Sir Walter, and grandson of Lord Beauchamp of Powick,
he was a great architect in his day, although his chief work was done
after his translation to Salisbury, when he was appointed by Edward
IV. to superintend
the works at Windsor which included the rebuilding of St. George's
Chapel where he was buried. It is said he was the first
Chancellor of the Order of the Garter. *Reginald Buller*, A.D.
1450-1453, Abbot of St. Peter's, Gloucester, was translated
to Lichfield. He was
buri
No hay comentarios:
Publicar un comentario