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The statutes of Dean Colet for the government of his school enjoin that "all the children shall every Childermas Day come to Paule's Churche, and heare the chylde bishop sermon, and after be at hygh masse and each of them offer 1_d. _ to the chylde bysshop."
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Edward, because that Waulter Langeton bysshop of Chestre hadde compleyned that the forsaid Edward, be counseill of Pers of Gavaston, esquyer of Gascoigne, hadde broken his parkes; and forasmoche as the said Edward the kynges sone was ladde and governed be the said Pers, the kyng dede exile the forseid Piers for evere.
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Paulyne the bysshop, fell manye mervailes be the watres of the see, as full grete hete and droughte.
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This yere deyde Robert Grostede bysshop of Lyncoln, in the vij idus of
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Gloucestre protector of Engelond, and be the maire of London, and in defens of the citee ageyn the bysshop of Wynchestre; [111] and the peple that to hym was withholden of the countes of Lancastre and
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And in the fest of seynt Myghell the kyng held his parlement at Westm '; to the whiche parlement come ought of Scotlond the bysshop of seynt Andrew, Robert le Bruz erle of
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And to the cytee of Constantyne wente the bysshop of Bathe, the bysshop of
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William Milton erchebysshop of Yorke, Maistre Walter Stapilton bysshop of Excestre, the bysshop of Ely chaunceler of Engelond, the bishopp of
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Also in this yere, at Whitsontyde, there aroos a grete discord betwen the kyng and his barons, and the bysshop of Hereford was taken and lad into Walys into a castell.
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Also into Fraunce wente the bysshop of Dorham, the bysshop of Norwych, the erle of
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