Letter signed from James I, King of England, to Sir Thomas Egerton, keeper of the Great Seal [manuscript], 160[3] May 24.

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Letter signed from James I, King of England, to Sir Thomas Egerton, keeper of the Great Seal [manuscript], 160[3] May 24.

Given at the court at the manor of East Greenwich. Enjoins him to grant the bishopric of Bristol to the Bishop of Limerick, and wait to grant the bishopric of Oxford. Bears the sign manual of James I.

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