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Grantor: Vicars General of the Bishop of Coventry and Lichfield; Grantee: William...
Catalogue reference: E 327/132
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This record is about the Grantor: Vicars General of the Bishop of Coventry and Lichfield; Grantee: William... dating from 1484 in the series Exchequer: Augmentation Office: Ancient Deeds, Series BX. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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- 1484
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Grantor: Vicars General of the Bishop of Coventry and Lichfield; Grantee: William Cokk; Place or Subject: Confirmation of his election as prior of Arbury; County: [Warwickshire]
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- Government finances
- Democracy
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E 327
Exchequer: Augmentation Office: Ancient Deeds, Series BX
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Exchequer: Augmentation Office: Ancient Deeds, Series BX
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