Parliamentary Surveys of the Bishopric of Durham. Volume by D.a. Kirby HARDBACK

Parliamentary Surveys of the Bishopric of Durham. Volume I\nby D.a. Kirby\nHardback\nEnglish\n\nBrand new copy from BookCurl \u2013 the UK independent online bookseller.\n\n------------------------------\nBook details\n------------------------------\nAuthor: D.a. Kirby\nTitle: Parliamentary Surveys of the Bishopric of Durham. Volume I\nFormat: Hardback\nLanguage: English\nTopic: General and world history\nPublisher: Surtees Society\nPublication year: 1968\nISBN-13: 9780854440023\nISBN-10: 085444002X\n\n------------------------------\nDescription\n------------------------------\nIn 1646 Parliament negotiated a substantial loan from the city of London, secured by the sale of ecclesiastical temporalities. An ordinance was passed abolishing archbishops and bishops and transferring their lands and possessions for the use of the Commonwealth. These surveys represent the examinations conducted in this connection in the Darlington Ward of the bishopric, which at the time was beleaguered by.