sentences:  On 18 October 1347, he is recorded assigning tithes from the church of Buittle between its vicar and Sweetheart.He died on 11 March 1355.Perhaps in anticipation of Bishop Simon's impending death, John II, King of France, had petitioned for a plenary indulgence on Simon's behalf, a petition which was granted by Pope Innocent IV on 18 June 1354.