Roger de Rolleston was a Priest in the

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Career

Between 1174 and 1184 it is believed that Roger was a clerk to

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. In or after 1186 he was given by

Baldwin of Forde into the service of

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Hugh of Avalon during which time he worked with Robert de Bedford who is recorded as vice

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to Hugh of Avalon. He was

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but in 1195 he became

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and Prebendary of Aylesbury.

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* * * {{Authority control Year of birth unknown 1223 deaths 12th-century English Roman Catholic priests