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barlow_n l._n bishop_n of_o lincoln_n dr._n william_n beau_n l._n bishop_n of_o landaff_n dr._n william_n lloyd_n l._n bishop_n of_o s._n asaph_n dr._n robert_n frampton_n l._n bishop_n of_o gloucester_n dr._n francis_n turner_n l._n bishop_n of_o ely_n dr._n thomas_n smith_n l._n bishop_n of_o carlisle_n dr._n thomas_n sprat_n l._n bishop_n of_o rochester_n dr._n thomas_n ken_n l._n bishop_n of_o bath_n and_o wells_n dr._n thomas_n white_a l._n bishop_n of_o peterborough_n *_o dr._n jonathan_n trelawney_n l._n bishop_n of_o exeter_n dr._n thomas_n watson_n l._n bishop_n of_o s._n david_n *_o dr._n gilbert_n burnet_n l._n bishop_n of_o salisbury_n *_o dr._n humphrey_n humphrys_n l._n bishop_n of_o bangor_n *_o dr._n nicholas_n stratford_n l._n bishop_n of_o chester_n *_o dr._n edward_n stillingfleet_n l._n bishop_n of_o worcester_n *_o dr._n simon_n patrick_n l._n bishop_n of_o chichester_n *_o dr._n gilbert_n ironside_n l._n bishop_n of_o bristol_n *_o dr._n john_n hough_o l._n 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