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Controversy Over Shore and the Bishop Shows Legal Clash
The speaker recounts a protracted dispute involving Mr Shore, the Bishop of Exeter, and the Duke of Somerset over licenses, secession, and church authority. Shore's move to nonconformity, his obedience to secular duties, and the subsequent ecclesiastical and civil costs are examined, with references to Lords Eldon and Denman and the Privy Council.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shore
Dr. Watts
Duke of Somerset
Sherman
Thoresby
Sortain
Splentin
England
Court of Arches
Church of England
Exeter
Berry Pomeroy
Canterbury
Britannia
Victoria
Barnes
Queen’s Bench
Lord Denman
Ecclesiastical Court
Judicial Committee of the Privy Council
Doctors’ Commons
Privy Council
Herbert Jenner Fust
Church of the Land
Soule
Lord Eldon
Lord Stowell
John Odson
Lord Towell
John Dodson
Mr. Shore
Gorham
Archbishop of Canterbury
House of Commons
Mr. Noel