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WEST, NICHOLAS (1461-1533) , English bishop and diplomatist, was born at Putney, and educated at Eton and at King's College, Cambridge , of which he became a fellow in 1483. He was soon ordained and appointed rector of Egglescliffe, Durham, receiving a little later two other livings and becoming chaplain to King Henry
Henry
Maximilian
Scotland and to France. Occupied mainly during the years 1513 and 1514 with journeys to and from Scotland , he visited Louis XII. of France in the autumn of 1514 and his successor Francis I. in 1515. In 1515 also he arranged a defensive treaty between England and France, . and he was principally responsible for treaties concluded between the two countries in 1518 and 1525, and at other times. He was trusted and employed on personal matters by Cardinal Wolsey. He died on the 28th of April 1533. The bishop built two beautiful chapels, one in Putney church and the other in Ely cathedral, where he is buried.End of Article: WEST, NICHOLAS (1461-1533) If you wish, you can link directly to this article.
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