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Bishop seeks royal grant to rebuild Westminster school
The Bishop of Rochester, urged by three Westminster prebendaries, appeals to the King for a thousand pounds from the Privy Purse to rebuild Westminster School and College amid fears of decline. Also reports a royal assent to male and land tax bills and various market and publishing notices.
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