Richard Langworth (priest)

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Richard Langworth was an English priest, most notably the sixth Dean of Chester. [1] He died at Holborn in 1579. [2]

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  1. British History on-line
  2. "History of the city of Chester, from its foundation to the present time : with an account of its antiquities, curiosities, local customs, and peculiar immunities ; and a concise political history" Hemingway, J Chester' J. Fletcher; 1831 p317


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