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Richard de Bury, English bishop and politician, Lord Chancellor of The United Kingdom (born 1287)

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Richard de Bury

14th-century Bishop of Durham, Chancellor of England, Treasurer of England

Richard de Bury, also known as Richard Aungerville or Aungervyle, was an English priest, teacher, bishop, writer, and bibliophile. He was a patron of learning and one of the first English collectors of books. He is chiefly remembered for his Philobiblon, written to inculcate in…
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Lord Chancellor

Great Officer of State in the United Kingdom

The Lord Chancellor, formally titled Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain, is a senior minister of the Crown within the Government of the United Kingdom. The lord chancellor is the minister of justice for England and Wales and the highest-ranking Great Officer of State in…
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