John Bradley (bishop)

John Bradley, the last abbot of Milton Abbey, Blandford Forum was appointed Bishop of Shaftesbury, Dorset [1] under the provisions of the Suffragan Bishops Act 1534 in February, 1539[2], but relieved of his duties on on 11 March 1539 [3].

Notes

  1. ^ Date of incumbency
  2. ^ From: 'Houses of Benedictine monks: The abbey of Milton', A History of the County of Dorset: Volume 2 (1908), pp. 58-62. URL: http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=40140 Date accessed: 22 November 2008.
  3. ^ From: 'Letters and Papers: March 1539, 11-15', Letters and Papers, Foreign and Domestic, Henry VIII: 1539, Volume 14 Part 1 (1894), pp. 195-206. URL: https://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=75851 Date accessed: 22 November 2008.