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Commission by Thomas Wolsey, cardinal-priest of St. Cecilia, archbishop of York,...
Catalogue reference: E 135/2/3
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This record is about the Commission by Thomas Wolsey, cardinal-priest of St. Cecilia, archbishop of York,... dating from 1525 Apr 7 in the series Exchequer: Miscellaneous Ecclesiastical Documents. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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- E 135/2/3
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1525 Apr 7
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Commission by Thomas Wolsey, cardinal-priest of St. Cecilia, archbishop of York, papal legate, primate of England, chancellor, to Robert Sherborn, bishop of Chichester, and William Burbank, doctor of law, to visit Bayham abbey (Sussex) in place of the abbot of Welbeck (Nottinghamshire), to investigate, punish and reform offences committed by the abbot and brethren.
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For Bayham see also E 135/24/32
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- The National Archives, Kew
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- Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
- Latin
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- parchment membranes
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- 1 m.
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- Fragments of two seals attached.
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- Open Document, Open Description
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- Religions
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E 135
Exchequer: Miscellaneous Ecclesiastical Documents
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Commission by Thomas Wolsey, cardinal-priest of St. Cecilia, archbishop of York,...
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