whose appointment he should assume the duties of the See. This is very clearly made out by Lowth, in his ' Life of Wykeham,' p, 45. The narrative of Froissart is there quoted. It is printed in the original French, at p. 50, supra, but, for the benefit of those of our readers who may not be familiar with the diction of Froissart, it may be as well to subjoin the following translation:—" Before this time a fortunate circumstance happened to Duke Louis de Bourbon, who was one of the hostages in England [for the King of France's ransom as prisoner at the Battle of Poictiers]. By favour of the King of England he had returned to France, and while he was at Paris with his brother-in-law King Charles, it chanced that the Bishop of Winchester, Chancellor of England, died. There was at that time a priest in England, of the name of William of Wykeham. This William was so high in the King's grace, that nothing was done in any respect whatever without his advice. When the chancellorship and bishopric thus became vacant, the King of England immediately wrote to the Duke of Bourbon, at the request and prayer of the said William, to beg of him, through the affection he had for him, to go to the Holy Father Urban, and prevail on him to grant the vacant bishopric of Winchester to his chaplain; and that, in return, he would be very courteous to him as to his ransom. When the Duke of Bourbon received the messengers with the letter of the King of England, he was much pleased, and explained to the King of France what the King of England and Sir William wanted him to do. The King advised him to go to the Pope. The Duke, therefore, with his attendants, immediately set out, and travelled until they came to Avignon, where Pope Urban resided, for he had not as yet set out for Rome. The Duke made his request to the Holy Father, who directly granted it, and gave to him the bishopric of Winchester to dispose