There are sure to be better answers on the way, but in my
recollection the Yorkshire town of Boroughbridge was in
1767 in the diocese of Chester; Chester was established as a
bishopric by Henry VIII (it was an OSB monastery, and we
still have a Cathedral Prior for it, and the Dean is a
Confrater of our Abbey, though our original connection was
from Westminster, not Chester: and Lichfield is
comfortably pre-Norman (Chad etc), whereas Coventry is
later.
But I remember Cromwell's remark to the Scots in 1650, `I
beseech you in the bowels of Christ, conceive it possible
that you may be mistaken.'
Well, yes.
a.c.
>Dear MedRelians:
>
>I recently came across an early 15th-century reference to the Bishop
>of Coventry-Lichfield as "Lord of Chester". I assume this is in
>reference to the huge archdeaconry of Chester which was (is?) in the
>diocese of Cov.-Lich.
>
>Has anyone else seen such a reference? How early might this alternate
>appellation have arisen?
>
>Thanks in advance,
>
>Chris Nighman
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Anselm Cramer OSB
Librarian, Archivist
Ampleforth Abbey, York YO6 4EN
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