Gilbert, George, Collins, William Wiehe, 1862- ill · New York : Dodd, Mead and company · leaf 202
sis, and that he wasquartered on the monastery, which he had takenpossession of after the conquest of the isle. Hetreated the monks with every mark of courtesy,allowing them to remain under an abbot of hisown choosing. At first he laid them under certainrestrictions, but subsequently restored the… … ELY copal see at Ely. To this the monarch granted,for a diocese, the county of Cambridge, which hadtill then been under the jurisdiction of the Bishopof Lincoln. The isle was also invested withsovereign powers. Richard, however, did notlive to become the first bishop, an honour whichwas conferred…
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