Autograph letter signed from Thomas Ken, Bishop of Bath and Wells, to [a don] [manuscript], 1700/01 March 17.

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Autograph letter signed from Thomas Ken, Bishop of Bath and Wells, to [a don] [manuscript], 1700/01 March 17.

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Thomas Ken was one of the deprived bishops and in this letter discusses the schism in the church and a way of bringing about a reconciliation. He was ready to resign his canonical claim.

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Ken, Thomas, 1637-1711

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Epithet: Prothonotary and Clerk of the Crown for county Glamorgan, etc British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000509.0x0003c0 Thomas Ken (1637-1711) was bishop of Bath and Wells and nonjuror. In 1679 he became chaplain to Mary, wife of the future William III, in The Hague. On his return to England in 1680, he was appointed one of the king's chaplains, and, in 1684, to the see of Bath and Wells. In 1689, h...