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In reference to Simon Aleyn, incorrectly said to have kept the vicarage of Bray from 1540 to 1588, during the reigns of Henry VIII, Edward VI, Mary, and Elizabeth.
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In reference to Simon Aleyn, incorrectly said to have kept the vicarage of Bray from 1540 to 1588, during the reigns of Henry VIII, Edward VI, Mary, and Elizabeth.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.