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and_o landaff_n have_v there_o sometime_o a_o house_n as_o stow_z in_o his_o book_n of_o survey_n of_o london_n say_v but_o the_o say_v three_o bishop_n place_n together_o with_o a_o parish_n church_n call_v straunde-church_n and_o the_o great_a inn_n of_o chancery_n call_v straunde-inn_n belong_v to_o the_o middle_a temple_n be_v deface_v without_o recompense_n to_o any_o of_o the_o say_v three_o last_o mention_v bishop_n parish_n church_n or_o inn_n of_o chancery_n other_o than_o to_o the_o bishop_n of_o worcester_z who_o have_v in_o respect_n of_o his_o former_a house_n a_o house_n in_o the_o white_a friar_n which_o he_o enjoy_v wells_n 11._o arondell-house_n now_o the_o lord_n admiral_n be_v be_v the_o bishop_n of_o bath_n and_o wells_n and_o be_v assure_v in_o edw._n vi_o time_n to_o admiral_n seymer_n and_o be_v now_o quite_o sever_v from_o that_o bishopric_n without_o recompense_n exeter_n 12._o likewise_o the_o bishop_n of_o exeter_n place_n after_o call_v paget_n leicester_n and_o essex-house_n of_o the_o several_a owner_n of_o the_o same_o and_o it_o be_v think_v the_o bishop_n of_o exeter_n have_v likewise_o no_o recompense_n for_o the_o same_o of_o any_o other_o house_n in_o or_o near_a london_n sarum_n 13._o the_o bishop_n of_o sarum_n place_n now_o call_v dorset-house_n before_o call_v sackvile-house_n and_o of_o former_a time_n salisbury_n court_n be_v in_o long_a lease_n make_v by_o bishop_n capon_n who_o be_v bishop_n there_o in_o hen._n viii_o edw._n vi_o and_o queen_n mary_n time_n be_v exchange_v temp_n reginae_fw-la elizabethae_fw-la by_o the_o great_a learned_a reverend_a father_n bishop_n jewel_n for_o recompense_v of_o good_a value_n in_o land_n in_o his_o diocese_n or_o elsewhere_o in_o the_o west_n country_n david_n 14._o the_o bishop_n of_o st._n david_n place_n be_v near_o adjoin_v to_o bridewell_n upon_o the_o ditch_n that_o run_v to_o fleet-bridge_n into_o the_o thames_n and_o be_v grant_v in_o fee-farm_n for_o a_o mark_v rend_v temp_n edw._n vi_o to_o dr._n hewick_n the_o physician_n under_o which_o purchase_n the_o same_o be_v now_o enjoy_v hereford_n 15._o the_o bishop_n of_o hereford_n place_n as_o stow_n in_o his_o survey_n of_o london_n pag._n 357._o say_v be_v in_o the_o parish_n of_o st._n marry_o de_fw-fr monte_fw-fr alto_fw-mi or_o mount-halt_a in_o london_n of_o which_o bishop_n patronage_n the_o say_a church_n also_o be_v which_o place_n be_v in_o the_o tenure_n of_o the_o bishop_n of_o hereford_n or_o his_o tenant_n ely_n 16._o 17._o the_o bishop_n of_o london_n place_n at_o paul_n be_v never_o sever_v from_o the_o bishop_n possession_n and_o likewise_o ely_z place_n from_o the_o bishop_n of_o that_o see_v other_o than_o such_o part_n thereof_o as_o the_o late_a lord_n chancellor_n hatton_n have_v by_o lease_n for_o many_o year_n from_o the_o late_a bishop_n cox_n bangor_n 18._o the_o bishop_n of_o bangor_n house_n be_v or_o late_o be_v mr._n aleworth_n house_n