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Royal Protection for the Bishop of Man, 1341

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17 December 1341

A royal letter of protection issued by King Edward III to the Bishop of Man (identified as Bishop Thomas), granting safe conduct for the bishop's travel to and from the papal court in Rome. The document is recorded in the Rotuli Scotiæ and demonstrates the ecclesiastical and political status of the Manx bishopric within the medieval Scottish-English-Papal nexus.

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