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Chambers [Borowe, Burgh], John, Bishop of Peterborough
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William Smyth et al (letter): John Taylor

Letter, no year, William Smyth, Ralph Baxter & Robert Doneham (or Domnam), priests to John Taylor, Dean of Lincoln, concerning their excommunication in a judicial dispute with the Bishop of Peterborough and his power over the dean's [Taylor] peculiar of Nassington. The diocese of Peterborough was created in 1541, with John Chambers (also known as John Borowe or Burgh), abbot of Peterborough, as its first bishop.