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abbot to the see of Worcester, an event took place 
which highly exasperated the feud, which had ex- 
isted with more or less violence between the abbey 
and the bishops of the diocese, ever since the unfortu- 
nate exemption from episcopal jurisdiction, granted 
by Inato Glastonbury,and some other churches sub- 
Ject to that abbey. 
It was one of the conditions of the release 
of Richard I from captivity, that Savaricus, a kins- 
man of the Emperor, should be made Bishop of 
Wells, and should hold Glastonbury together with 
that see. Having been consecrated, he immedi- 
ately assumed the title of Bishop of Glastonbury. 
The monks, highly resenting this infringement of 
their privileges, in the year 1199 elected William 
Pyke as their abbot. Pyke however was excom- 
municated, and several monks committed to prison. 
Pyke then repaired to Rome, where he died sud- 
denly, not without suspicion of having been poisoned; 
and the commissioners appointed by the Pope, 
awarded to the bishop no less than eleven manors, 
as his share ofthe property belonging to the abbey. 
Nor did the effects of this iniquitous proceeding 
terminate at the death of Savaricus, which took 
place soon after; for these manors were claimed by 
bishop Jocelyn; who succeeded him in the see of 
Wells; nor was it till a.o. 1218, that the monks 
regained their ancient privilege, at the price of the 
manors of Winscombe, Pucklechurch, Blackford, 
and Cranmore, (with the right of presentation to 
