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CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Bl. Thomas Sherwood |
 | | Martyr, born in London, 1551; died at Tyburn, London, 7 February, 1578. |
 | | After leaving school in 1566, Thomas assisted his father, a London woollen draper, for about ten years; then, feeling that his vocation was to the priesthood, he made arrangements to go to Douay College and was in London settling his affairs, and obtaining the means for his support and education. |
 | | Soc., II (London, 1906), documents in the Public Record Office; Tower Bills in Cath. |
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