| Order Number | CCA-DCc/ChAnt/A/187 |
| Title | Letter |
| Date | Dec 1205 |
| Description | From: Pope Innocent III
To: John, king of England
Asking him not to oppose the appointment as archbishop of Reginald, subprior of the cathedral priory. Reginald has been unanimously elected by the convent. Dated Dec 1205, day illegible. [Cheney suggests 1 Dec.]
Given at St Peter's, Rome [Roma, Italy].
Endorsed with address, description and 'Mil' by papal chancery, and with description in 13th cent hand. |
| Extent | 1 doc |
| Physical Description | Parchment, 1m, holes for sealing closed, slits, stains |
| Language | Latin |
| AccessConditions | Please use digitised copy. |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| Open |
| Copies | Digitised |
| Publication Note | Calendared in C R and M G Cheney, The letters of Pope Innocent III concerning England and Wales (Oxford, 1967), p109, no 655
Discussed in C R Cheney, 'A neglected record of the Canterbury election of 1205-6', reprinted in C R Cheney, The papacy and England 12th-14th centuries (London, 1982), pp233-8
Noted and partly transcribed in Historical Manuscripts Commission Fifth Report (London, 1876), Appendix, pp429, 446 |