| Description | From: Edmund of Abingdon, archbishop of Canterbury
General address. Declaring that the consecration in Reading Church of R[obert] Grosseteste as bishop of Lincoln took place after the cathedral priory had granted its consent. Episcopal consecrations should only take place outside Canterbury if the priory consents. Sealed with his seal and those of the 5 bishops assisting at the consecration, J[ocelin of Wells], bishop of Bath, R[obert Bingham], bishop of Salisbury, R[oger Niger], bishop of London, H[ugh of Northwold], bishop of Ely, and R[alph Maidstone], bishop of Hereford. No date.[Date: Robert probably consecrated on 17 Jun 1235.] |