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Bishop Bashing Text  The Church may have had a more dominant role in society than it does now, but its dignitaries were not always treated with respect. This extract from the Bishop of Lichfield’s register tells of the warm reception which some of the townspeople gave to the Bishop and his retinue during his visitation of Repton Priory in 1364
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