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... bishop of Gloucester has a long time , at his own charge , provided a lecturer in this parish , and been otherwise kind and bountiful to the same , that the chancel of this parish church be forthwith . put in good repair at the charge ...
... bishop of Gloucester has a long time , at his own charge , provided a lecturer in this parish , and been otherwise kind and bountiful to the same , that the chancel of this parish church be forthwith . put in good repair at the charge ...
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... bishop of Hereford , was born at Dursley , in Gloucestershire ; but it is not mentioned in what year . After passing through Eton school he was admitted of King's college in Cambridge , 1512 , where he was elected provost in 1528 , and ...
... bishop of Hereford , was born at Dursley , in Gloucestershire ; but it is not mentioned in what year . After passing through Eton school he was admitted of King's college in Cambridge , 1512 , where he was elected provost in 1528 , and ...
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... bishop to be within the house , entered the room , where the duke and he were in discourse ; and seeing the bishop , with a shew of bashfulness , withdrew himself . The bishop asking who he was , the duke answered , his physician , who ...
... bishop to be within the house , entered the room , where the duke and he were in discourse ; and seeing the bishop , with a shew of bashfulness , withdrew himself . The bishop asking who he was , the duke answered , his physician , who ...
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... bishop Aylmer says Fox foretold at Basil the day before it happened , and Eli- zabeth was settled on the throne ... bishops Grindal , Pilkington , Aylmer , & c . who would have raised him to considerable preferments , he declined them ...
... bishop Aylmer says Fox foretold at Basil the day before it happened , and Eli- zabeth was settled on the throne ... bishops Grindal , Pilkington , Aylmer , & c . who would have raised him to considerable preferments , he declined them ...
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... bishop of Ely , whom Richard III . had compelled to quit his native country , and by this prelate he was recommended to the earl of Richmond , afterwards Henry VII . who was then providing for a descent upon England . Richmond , to whom ...
... bishop of Ely , whom Richard III . had compelled to quit his native country , and by this prelate he was recommended to the earl of Richmond , afterwards Henry VII . who was then providing for a descent upon England . Richmond , to whom ...
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