The Works of Sir Thomas Browne, Volume 3Browne, Thomas, Sir
Religion
The Works of Sir Thomas Browne, Volume 3
Browne, Thomas, Sir
Christianity; Ethics; Religion and medicine
Some Bishops were buried neither in the Body of the Church, nor in the
Choir; but in our Ladies Chappel, at the East End of the Church, built
by Bishop WALTER _de_ SUTHFEILD, (in the Reign of _Henry_ III.) wherein
he was buried, and Miracles said to be wrought at his Tomb, he being a
Person of great Charity and Piety.
Wherein also was buried Bishop SIMON _de_ WANTON, _vel_ WALTON, and
Bishop _Alexander_, who had been Prior of the Convent; and also, as some
think, Bishop _Roger Skerewyng_, and probably other Bishops, and Persons
of Quality, whose Tombs and Monuments we now in vain enquire after in
the Church.
This was a handsom Chappel; and there was a fair Entrance into it out of
the Church, of a considerable Height also, as may be seen by the
out-side, where it adjoined unto the Wall of the Church. But being
ruinous, it was, as I have heard, demolished in the Time of Dean
_Gardiner_: But what became of the Tombs, Monuments, and Grave-stones,
we have no Account: In this Chappel, the Bishop's Consistory, or Court,
might be kept in old Time, for we find in _Fox's Martyrology_, that
divers Persons accused of Heresy were examined by the Bishop, or his
Chancellor, in St. _Mary's_ Chappel. This famous Bishop, _Walter de
Suthfeild_, who built this Chappel, is also said to have built the
Hospital not far off.
Again, divers Bishops sat in this _See_, who left not their Bones in
this Church; for some died not here, but at distant Places; some were
translated to other Bishopricks; and some, tho' they lived and died
here, were not buried in this Church.
Some died at distant Places; as Bishop Richard Courtney, Chancellor of
_Oxford_, and in great Favour with King _Henry_ V. by whom he was sent
unto the King of _France_, to challenge his Right unto that Crown; but
he dying in _France_, his Body was brought into _England_, and interr'd
in _Westminster-Abbey_ among the Kings.
Bishop WILLIAM BATEMAN, LL.D. born in _Norwich_, who founded
_Trinity-Hall_, in _Cambridge_, and persuaded _Gonvil_ to build
_Gonvil-College_, died at _Avignon_ in _France_, being sent by the King
to _Rome_, and was buried in that City.
Bishop WILLIAM AYERMIN died near _London_.
Bishop THOMAS THIRLBY, Doctor of Law, died in Archbishop _Matthew
Parker's_ House, and was buried at _Lambeth_, with this inscription:
[_Hic jacet_ Thomas Thirlby, _olim Episcopus Eliensis,
qui obiit 26 die Augusti, Anno Domini, 1570_.]
Bishop THOMAS JANN, who was Prior of _Ely_, died at _Folkston-Abbey_,
near _Dover_ in _Kent_.
Some were translated unto other Bishopricks; as Bishop WILLIAM RALEGH
was remov'd unto _Winchester_, by King _Henry_ III.
Bishop RALPH _de_ WALPOLE was translated to _Ely_, in the time of
_Edward_ I. He is said to have begun the building of the Cloister, which
is esteemed the fairest in _England_.
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