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lin_v 37._o edward_n fox_n bishop_n of_o hereford_n die_v the_o 8_o of_o may_n that_o year_n viz._n 1538._o bishop_n godwin_n indeed_o say_v that_o fox_n die_v that_o day_n but_o our_o historian_n pretend_v not_o to_o take_v thing_n on_o trust_n easy_o no_o not_o from_o the_o great_a author_n the_o archbishop_n of_o canterbury_n do_v that_o day_n take_v into_o his_o hand_n the_o spiritualty_n of_o the_o see_v of_o hereford_n void_a by_o the_o death_n of_o fox_n but_o his_o death_n may_v and_o not_o probable_o do_v happen_v several_a day_n before_o this_o pag._n 263._o lin_v 8._o the_o new_a bishopric_n of_o chester_n be_v erect_v before_o any_o other_o for_o i_o have_v see_v a_o commission_n under_o the_o privy_a seal_n to_o the_o bishop_n of_o chester_n to_o take_v the_o surrender_n of_o the_o monastery_n of_o hamond_n in_o shropshire_n bear_v date_n the_o 24_o of_o august_n this_o year_n viz._n 1539._o so_o it_o seem_v the_o see_v of_o chester_n be_v erect_v and_o endow_v before_o 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