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Well armed
1534
By the 26th year of Henry VIII's reign, if the Bishop of Ely was still keen on hunting, his men were going about the sport much better armed than they had in the past!
Grants in December 1534
Item XXIV
Bishop of Ely – license to allow any of his servants to use his cross bow and hand gun within his lordship of Somersham and Derham in the Isle of Ely notwithstanding the Act of 25 Hen. VIII.
Westminster
20 December year 26 Henry VIII