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HUGH OF WELLS , one of King John's officials and councillors, became bishop of Lincoln in 1209. He soon fell into disfavour with John, and the earlier years of his bishopric were mainly spent abroad, while the king seized the revenues of his see. However, he was one of John's supporters when Magna Carta was signed, and after the accession of Henry
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ST HUGH OF LINCOLN, a native of Lincoln, was a child about ten years old when he was found dead on premises belonging to a Jew. It was said, and the story was generally believed, that the boy had been scourged and crucified in imitation of the death of Jesus Christ. Great
incident is referred to by Chaucer in the Prioresses Tale and by Marlowe in the Jew of Malta. End of Article: HUGH OF WELLS If you wish, you can link directly to this article.
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