name.
1534. Thomas Goodrich, D.D., a zealous promoter of the Reformation.
One of the revisers of the Translation of the New Testament. Lord
Chancellor, 1551. Built Gallery of the Palace.
1554. Thomas Thirlby, D.D., Bishop of Westminster; translated to Norwich;
thence to Ely. Dispossessed for refusing the oath of supremacy
to Queen Elizabeth, 1559.
1559. Richard Cox, D.D., Dean of Christ Church, Oxford, and of
Westminster. Died 1581.
_The See vacant Eighteen years._
1600. Martin Heton, D.D., Dean of Winchester.
1609. Lancelot Andrewes, D.D., Bishop of Chichester. Translated from Ely
to Winchester, 1619. Author of the celebrated Book of Devotions.
1619. Nicholas Felton, D.D., Bishop of Bristol. One of the Translators
of the Bible.
1628. John Buckeridge, D.D., Bishop of Rochester.
1631. Francis White, D.D., Bishop of Carlisle; then of Norwich.
1638. Matthew Wren, D.D., Bishop of Hereford; thence translated to
Norwich; thence to Ely. Bishop Wren was confined in the Tower for
18 years, in consequence of his firm support of the Royal Authority.
1667. Benjamin Laney, D.D., translated from Peterborough to Lincoln;
thence to Ely. Bishop Laney bequeathed an estate to trustees for
putting out youths as apprentices.
1675. Peter Gunning, D.D., translated from Chichester.
1684. Francis Turner, D.D., translated from Rochester. Bishop Turner
was one of the seven bishops committed to the Tower, and was
deprived, as a non-juror, in 1691. Died 1700.
1691. Simon Patrick, D.D., Dean of Peterborough; Bishop of Chichester:
translated to Ely. Well known for his Devotional and Theological
Works.
1707. John Moore, D.D., Bishop of Norwich.
1714. William Fleetwood, D.D., Bishop of St. Asaph.
1723. Thomas Greene, D.D., Bishop of Norwich.
1738. Robert Butts, D.D., Bishop of Norwich.
1748. Sir Thomas Gooch, Bart., D.D., Bishop of Bristol; translated to
Norwich; thence to Ely.
1754. Matthias Mawson, D.D., Master of Corp. Chris. College, Cambridge;
Bishop of Llandaff: translated to Chichester; thence to Ely.
Bishop Mawson was the first to make a road practicable for wheeled
carriages from Cambridge.
1771. Edmund Keene, D.D., Bishop of Chester. Effected great improvements
in the Palace at Ely.
1781. James Yorke, D.D., Bishop of St. David's; tran
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