– 6 8 ), ▁one ▁of ▁Henry ▁III ' s ▁foreign ▁favour ites , ▁the ▁re building ▁of ▁the ▁north ▁tr anse pt ▁was ▁begun , ▁being ▁completed ▁later ▁in ▁the ▁same ▁century ▁by ▁Sw in field , ▁who ▁also ▁built ▁the ▁a is les ▁of ▁the ▁nave ▁and ▁eastern ▁tr anse pt . ▁ ▁Aqu ab lan ca ▁One ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁notable ▁of ▁the ▁pre - re formation ▁B ish ops ▁of ▁Here ford , ▁who ▁left ▁his ▁mark ▁upon ▁the ▁c athedral ▁and ▁the ▁dioc ese , ▁was ▁Peter ▁of ▁A igue bl anche , ▁also ▁known ▁as ▁Aqu ab lan ca , ▁who ▁re built ▁the ▁north ▁tr anse pt . ▁Aqu ab lan ca ▁came ▁to ▁England ▁in ▁the ▁train ▁of ▁Ele an or ▁of ▁Prov ence . ▁He ▁was ▁und ou bt edly ▁a ▁man ▁of ▁energy ▁and ▁resource ; ▁though ▁he ▁lav ished ▁money ▁upon ▁the ▁c athedral ▁and ▁made ▁a ▁hand some ▁be quest ▁to ▁the ▁poor , ▁it ▁cannot ▁be ▁pret ended ▁that ▁his ▁qual ifications ▁for ▁the ▁office ▁to ▁which ▁Henry ▁III ▁appointed ▁him ▁included ▁p iety . ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁ne pot ist ▁who ▁occasionally ▁pract ised ▁gross ▁fra ud . ▁ ▁When ▁Prince ▁Edward ▁came ▁to ▁Here ford ▁to ▁deal ▁with ▁L ly w ely n ▁the ▁Great ▁of ▁G w yn ed d , ▁Aqu ab lan ca ▁was ▁away ▁in ▁Ireland ▁on ▁a ▁tit he - collect ing ▁expedition , ▁and ▁the ▁de an ▁and ▁can ons ▁were ▁also