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A History of the County of Gloucester
… appropriation of Woolaston church was questioned by later bishops. Although the abbots of Tintern normally presented …
A History of the County of Somerset
… 1694 but a copy register for 1643-67 survives with the bishops' transcripts. 13 CHANTRIES Before 1285 Gilbert le …
The Environs of London
… 44. Since this time, the advowson has been vested in the bishops of Rochester. The rectory of Woolwich was rated, in …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… of canopied niches, in which are statues of kings and bishops, and embellished with sculpture of elegant design. … several other interesting monuments, among which those of Bishops Hough, Maddox, and Johnson, and of Mrs. Rae, are good …