Robert Paynswick

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Robert Paynswick was appointed Dean of Christ Church, Dublin [1] by Henry VIII [2] on 11 May 1541; [3] and died in 1543. [4]

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References

  1. Mervyn Archdall, Monasticon Hibernicum, ed. Patrick F. Moran (2 vols, Dublin, W.B. Kelly, 1873), ii, 15-16, 'A List of Deans of Christ Church'
  2. William Butler, The cathedral church of the Holy Trinity Dublin (Christ Church): a description of its fabric, and a brief history of the foundation, and subsequent changes (London, 1901), Appendix: 'List of priors and deans 1170-1901'
  3. Handbook of British Chronology By Fryde, E. B;. Greenway, D.E;Porter, S; Roy, I: Cambridge, CUP, 1996 ISBN   052156350X, 9780521563505
  4. "Fasti Ecclesiae Hibernicae: The succession of the prelates Volume 2" Cotton, H. p190 Dublin, Hodges & Smith, 1848-1878
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