Note 141 — D. MEMOIR OF BISHOP ANTHONY BEK. Page 205.
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“Ante illum enim ob reverentiam corporis S. Cuthberti non est permissum corpus mortuum ingredi ecclesiam Dunelmensem.” Anthony Bek was, therefore, the first who dared to bring
“A slovenly, unhandsome corse, Betwixt the wind and his nobility.”