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ED - Diocese of Chester - 16th century-21st century
- A - Administration
  - 1 - Bishop's Act Books - 1502-2002

Repository	Cheshire Record Office
Level	Item
Reference	EDA 1/1
Title	Bishop's Act Book
Date	1502-1576
Description	A folio volume leather bound covers broken. ff i, 52 parchment and 8 paper. There are 3 distinct sections bound up together ff 1 index 1-6v Narrow folio: Institutions etc within archdeaconry of Chester by the Bishops of Lichfield to their Vicars General, May 1502-Feb 1512/3 7-52 Large folio: Diocese of Chester, Dec 1540-1560/1 53-60v Small folio, paper: Jul 1569-Dec 1576
Extent	1 volume

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