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396 Bangor, and by what he had done at the cathedral church, Lever chapel, &c.; and the letters, still extant, which he received from the Earl of Bridgewater, Lord Strange, Lord and Lady Cholmondeley, Lady Kilmorey, and other influential persons in the diocese, on matters connected with the church, prove that his zeal in promoting ecclesiastical reformation and his courtesy in dealing with the influential laity in his diocese were appreciated by them, and made them willing to accede to his wishes as far as they could. A letter he received from the bishop of Derry about this time points to bishop Bramhall as one of his friends, and is further interesting as shewing how a bishop's blessing was sought and valued by the laity of those days. It runs as follows: