sentences:  Maidstone's work still survives in an extract in manuscript, as London, Gray's Inn, MS 14.Maidstone was elected Bishop of Hereford between 21 August and 30 September 1234 and consecrated on 12 November 1234 by Archbishop Edmund Rich at Canterbury.While bishop, he was sent on a diplomatic mission to Provence as an escort for King Henry III of England's bride.