It appears, from Dugdale's _Warwickshire_, that Pursglove assented to the
suppression of Gisburne in December, 1540, and became a commissioner for
persuading other abbots and priors to do the same. It is doubtful at what
time he was appointed to the see of Hull; whether in the last year of
Edward VI. or in Queen Mary's reign, though it is certain, in 1559, he
refused to take the oath of supremacy to Elizabeth.
The hospital and schools mentioned in the epitaph are Gisborough and
Tideswell.