 In 1335 Orleton collated Edington to the rectory of Cheriton , Hampshire , and from 1335 to 1346 he was master of the Hospital of St Cross in Winchester . Also the king was eager to reward his capable servant ; in 1341 he was given the prebend of Leighton Manor ( Lincoln ) , by 1344 he also held that of Netheravon ( Salisbury ) , and by 1345 that of <unk> ( Hereford ) . This level of pluralism was not unusual at the time . His greatest preferment , however , came with his papal appointment – on the king ’ s request – to the see of Winchester in 1345 . This was the richest see in England , considered second only to the archbishopric of Milan . 
