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| | GLOUCESTER: Introduction | British History Online |
 | | The abbot of Gloucester having died in 1539, (Footnote 2) the former abbot of Tewkesbury, John Wakeman, was made bishop, and the prior of St. Oswald, Gloucester, became dean. |
 | | Two former monks of Gloucester, and the former prior of Tanbridge, Surrey, were appointed canons, and three other ex-religious entered on subsequent vacancies. |
 | | In 1562, Bishop Cheyney was given a royal licence to hold the see of Bristol together with Gloucester; (Footnote 6) his successor, Bishop Bullingham, also held both sees, but resigned Bristol in 1589. |
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