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1544:James McCann
1524:John Crozier
1514:Robert Gregg
1479:George Stone
1469:Hugh Boulter
1468:
1439:James Ussher
1429:Henry Ussher
1329:Lee Rayfield
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1313:John Tinsley
1268:
1264:Joseph Allen
1204:Philip Yonge
1184:Thomas Gooch
1164:Hugh Boulter
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1128:Guy Carleton
1115:Commonwealth
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1053:John Holyman
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960:Martyn Percy
895:Samuel Smith
844:Hugh Boulter
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769:Thomas Ravis
734:George Carew
717:Early modern
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161:(1742-09-27)
120:William Wake
113:Consecration
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31:Hugh Boulter
18:
1595:1742 deaths
1590:1672 births
1564:Alan Harper
1559:Robin Eames
1534:Godfrey Day
1509:Robert Knox
1474:John Hoadly
1424:John Garvey
1409:Adam Loftus
1259:Robert Gray
1214:Lewis Bagot
1093:George Coke
945:Eric Heaton
883:Late modern
869:Lewis Bagot
824:John Massey
794:Samuel Fell
789:Brian Duppa
724:Richard Cox
707:Richard Cox
701:John London
695:John Oliver
689:John Hygdon
636:John Hoadly
350:and as the
297:John Brooks
255:from 1719.
186:Nationality
101:(1719–1724)
87:John Hoadly
73:Predecessor
1584:Categories
1539:John Gregg
965:Sarah Foot
950:John Drury
754:John Piers
630:1724–1742
596:1719–1724
562:1719–1724
428:References
421:, Dublin.
225:Alma mater
137:1672-01-04
1419:John Long
1323:Mike Hill
1254:John Kaye
1199:John Hume
1149:John Hall
1138:John Lake
1048:Paul Bush
930:John Lowe
819:John Fell
804:John Owen
774:John King
381:was made
358:, who as
331:in 1708.
293:mezzotint
214:Education
83:Successor
68:1724–1742
65:In office
57:Appointed
1331:(acting)
309:chaplain
253:George I
200:Anglican
118:by
368:Ireland
190:English
170:England
149:England
419:Santry
399:Ulster
336:rector
323:, the
319:, and
315:, the
299:after
283:Career
265:London
206:Spouse
176:Buried
166:London
145:London
108:Orders
982:Osney
1145:(Yr)
1124:(Er)
329:D.D.
156:Died
131:Born
295:by
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