’A married couple wanted about the end of April, experienced as Cook and House-Parlourman, or an experienced Cook-General and House Parlourmaid; 2 in family; every convenience, very comfortable quarters including private sitting room; centre of East Midland city. apply A J Paten, Mounds, Westwood Park, Peterborough.’ (Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligence)
Taken from The Peterborough Book of Days by Brian Jones, The History Press, 2014.
Last Catholic Bishop
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15/08/1559
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David Pole, the last Catholic Bishop of Peterborough, was consecrated on this day. He had taken up office following the death of Bishop Chambers in 1556, but his formal consecration had been delayed. He was the personal nominee of Queen Mary Tudor but his actual appointment appears to have been driven by the influence of Pope Paul IV. Unsubstantiated claims say he was the illegitimate brother of Cardinal Pole - a papal legate to England! On Mary's death and the accession of Queen Elizabeth, his days were numbered. Following his refusal to acknowledge Elizabeth's supremacy in the church, he was excluded from the bishopric. (Carnell, Geoffrey, The Bishops of Peterborough, RJL Smith & Associates, 1993)
Taken from The Peterborough Book of Days by Brian Jones, The History Press, 2014.
