from Rome. He afterwards quarrelled with the Pope about the election to
the deanery, and was excommunicated. This sentence lay heavy on the
archbishop, and is said to have brought him to his grave. According to
Stubbs, he began to "squeak" at last, and called for absolution on his
death-bed. His tomb is in the south transept.

#Geoffry Of Ludham# (1258-1265) had been that Dean of York over whom
Sewal fell out with the Pope. When elected, he was still under the
Pope's ban. He went to Rome, however, and by bribery and much trouble
obtained his pall. Little is known of him except that in 1260 he laid
the city of York under an interdict.

#Walter Giffard# (1266-1279) had been Bishop of Bath and Wells, and Lord
Chancellor of England. He was with others entrusted with the regency of
the kingdom during the absence of Edward I. in 1275.

#William Of Wickwaine# (1279-1286) had been Chancellor of York. He died
at Pontigny, and was buried there.

#John Le Romeyn# or #Romanes# (1286-1296) was the son of that treasurer
of York, an Italian, who had built the north transept and central tower
of the minster. He had been precentor at Lincoln. He began the nave of
the cathedral as it now stands. He died suddenly, near Burton.

#Henry Of Newark# (1298-1299) had been Dean of York. Owing to the wars
in Europe, he did not go to Rome, and was consecrated in his own church.

#Thomas Of Corbridge# (1300-1304) had been Chancellor of York. He was
consecrated at Rome. He was said to be a great and learned divine. He
was buried at Southwell.

#William Greenfield# (1306-1315) was related to Giffard a past
archbishop, and had been Dean of Chichester, Chancellor of Durham, and
Chancellor of England. He died at Cawood. His beautiful tomb is in the
north transept of the minster.

#William De Melton# (1317-1340) was of lowly origin. He was elected in
1315, but not consecrated until two years after, owing to the interested
delays of the Pope. He took a large part in civil affairs, especially in
the war with the Scots, by whom he was defeated at Myton-on-Swale. His
army was filled with clergy, and the battle was derisively known as the
Chapter of Myton. In 1325 he became Lord Treasurer of England, and
supported Edward in his troubles. He even intrigued against Edward III.,
it is said, in 1330, and was arrested for treason, but soon acquitted of
the charge.

He completed the nave of the minster, and glazed the great west window.
He died at Cawood