s. He was imprisoned for four years, and died soon after his
release. His tomb was unknown, but Drake speaks of a grave found under
the Dean's vestry about 1735, which, from its contents, must have been
that of an archbishop, and perhaps of Neville.
#Laurence Booth# or #Bothe# (1476-1480) had been Bishop of Durham and
Lord High Chancellor; he died at Southwell, and was buried there.
#Thomas Scott# or #De Rotheram# (1480-1500) had been Bishop of Rochester
and Lincoln, and Lord High Chancellor. He was imprisoned in the Tower by
Richard III., for delivering up the Great Seal to the Queen on the death
of Edward IV., but was soon released. He completed Lincoln College,
Oxford, and gave a "wonderful rich mitre" to the minster. He was buried
in the Lady Chapel, where his tomb still remains.
#Thomas Savage# (1501-1507) had been Bishop of Rochester and London. He
was nominated by the king, confirmed by the Pope, and installed by
deputy. He was buried on the north-west side of the choir, where his
tomb remains.
[Illustration: Effigy of Archbishop Savage.]
#Christopher Baynbridge# (1508-1514) had been Dean of York, Dean of
Windsor, Master of the Rolls, and Bishop of Durham. In 1511 he became
Cardinal of St. Praxede. He was sent by Henry VIII. to the court of the
Pope as King's Proctor. There he died, poisoned by a servant. He was
buried at Rome, in the church of St. Thomas the Martyr.
#Thomas Wolsey# (1514-1530). The facts of the life of this famous man
are too well known to need repetition. He was at once Bishop of Durham
and Archbishop of York, and afterwards Bishop of Winchester and
Archbishop of York. In 1515 he was created Cardinal of St. Cecilia, and
papal legate. It is said that Wolsey never was at York, though he was
arrested at Cawood after his disgrace.
#Edward Lee# (1531-1544). The king delayed a year before he appointed
Edward Lee, his almoner, to the vacant see. In 1536, when the Pilgrimage
of Grace broke out, he was seized by the rebels and carried to
Pontefract Castle, where he was compelled to take an oath that he would
support the rebel party. His tomb is in the choir.
#Robert Holgate# (1545-1554) was translated from Landaff. He supported
Henry in the Reformation. He was even married. When Mary came to the
throne his wife and his riches were taken from him, and himself cast
into the Tower. After a year and a half's imprisonment he was released,
and died soon after at Hemsworth.
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