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Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1066-1300
… and Suffolk had its cathedral at NorthElmham (Norfolk). Arfast moved the see to Thetford in 1071, and attempted … Stigand, abp. ofCanterbury (1052-70) ( Flor. Wig. 11 5). Arfast or Herfast Cons. bp. of Elmham 1070 ( Flor. Wig. 11 6; …
An Essay towards a Topographical History of the County of Norfolk
… 7 who gave 8 all the land in Thetford, which was Bishop Arfast's and his son Richard's, both within the burgh and …
An Essay towards a Topographical History of the County of Norfolk
… it to the bishoprick. Bishops of Thetford. 1. HERFAST, or Arfast, the Conqueror's chaplain, was made Bishop about … who was himself an abbot's son, and whose predecessor Arfast was a married man, should be such a stickler against … his evils, some scoffingly bestowed upon his predecessor Arfast and him, the text in the 18th of St John, verse 40, …
An Essay towards a Topographical History of the County of Norfolk
… bridle-maker. De Sent-cler, rather, as in another place. Arfast or Herfast. So that certainly Norwich was designed for … the Conqueror gave the houses for that intent, yet neither Arfast nor William had their usual residence at Norwich, and … appears from the Bury Registers, to have been, because Arfast changed his design, and resolved upon fixing his see …
An Essay towards a Topographical History of the County of Norfolk
… are only turned into pasture, all which the King gave to Arfast Bishop of Thetford, and his heirs, who gave them to …
An Essay towards a Topographical History of the County of Norfolk
… see of both counties, and so continued till Herfast, or Arfast, the Conqueror's chaplain, who was made Bishop in the … appendant to it, and all that belonged to them, to Bishop Arfast and his heirs, in fee and inheritance, who placed his … four churches to his other sons, and their heirs. This Arfast, assisted by Roger Bygod, rebuilt the church, …
An Essay towards a Topographical History of the County of Norfolk
… whose disgrace it came to the King, who gave it to Bishop Arfast and his heirs: he pulled it down, and built his … to the mother church, and passed with it, till Bishop Arfast gave it in fee and inheritance to one of his sons; but … churchyard, and was founded (as it is supposed) by Arfast Bishop of Thetford, and Roger Bigot, 18 the church of …
An Essay towards a Topographical History of the County of Norfolk
… the parish church of St. Mary the Great, 1 but by Bishop Arfast was made the cathedral of his see; and when that was … to it, by way of exchange, of Richard, son of Bishop Arfast, who had the inheritance of it, by the advice and … us 12 these persons of distinction were buried here, viz. Arfast Bishop of Thetford, 13 Sir John Bret, Knt. Dame Agnes …
An Essay towards a Topographical History of the County of Norfolk
… to it, the said Roger had bought of Richard, son of Bishop Arfast, whose inheritance it was; giving him other lands in …
An Essay towards a Topographical History of the County of Norfolk
… appendant to it, together with all their revenues, to Arfast Bishop of Thetford, and his heirs, who placed his see … the present parish church; but St. Mary the Great, where Arfast placed his episcopal see. It is likely that it …