General History of Bath. 4 j 



The removal of the see from Wells to Bath, had not been 

 sanctioned by the Pope, but in 1154, Adrian IV. confirmed 

 what had been done, and the rival claims of the two Episco- 

 pal cities were made the subject of a compromise, one of the 

 terms of which was that the right of election should be exer- 

 cised by the Monks and Canons jointly. 



After the death of Robert, Henry II. kept the See vacant 

 for eight years, but in 1 1 74 allowed the election of Reginald 

 Fitz Jocelin. This prelate, although a busy and worldly 

 man, interested himself much in the affairs of the diocese. 

 He repaired two Bath churches of great antiquity — S. Mary, 

 intra muros, and S. Michael, near the Hot Bath, both of 

 which have ceased to exist, and established the very impor- 

 tant charity of S. John's Hospital, for the support of the aged 

 and infirm. 



In 1 1 79 he obtained from Pope Alexander a confirmation 

 of the Bishop's power to exercise supervision over the 

 Monastery at Bath, and if necessary remove the Prior " for 

 sufficient reason and after consultation with the Chapter or 

 other religious men." If this occasioned any friction with 

 the Monks, it was apparently of short duration, for the 

 Bishop placed under their care the Hospital which he had 

 founded. 



In 1 192 Savaric succeeded Reginald in the Bishopric, and 

 made a bargain with Richard Coeur de Lion, that Bath, 

 which as we have seen was granted by Rufus to John de 

 Villula, should be surrendered to the Crown, and that the 

 rich Abbey of Glastonbury should be added to the Episcopal 

 possessions. 



Both Savaric and his successor, Jocelyn Trotman, styled 

 themselves Bishops of Bath and Glastonburj', and it was 

 under this style that Jocelyn signed Magna Charta. 



