| Order Number | CCA-DCc/ChAnt/D/76 |
| Title | Mandate |
| PreviousNumbers | a (15th c); D 169 (Norris); D 59 (late 19th c) |
| Date | 7 Mar 1240 |
| Description | From: Edmund of Abingdon, archbishop of Canterbury
To: the subprior [and convent of Dover Priory]
[Document damaged. Large area of text lost in top right corner.] The archbishop has recently heard of the death of R[obert of Ulcombe], prior of Dover. He appoints E[ustace of Faversham, monk of Canterbury Cathedral Priory] as the new prior and orders the subprior and convent to revere and obey him. [The appointment was never effective, because Robert did not in fact die until 1248.]
Given at South Malling [Sussex].
Endorsed with descriptions in mid and late 13th cent hands. One describes the documents as relating to the subjection of Dover Priory; the other says that it shows how St Edmund appointed his chaplain, a monk of the cathedral priory, as prior there. |
| Extent | 1 doc |
| Physical Description | Parchment, 1m, seal on tag supported by string stitches, stained |
| Language | Latin |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| Open |
| Copies | Digitised |
| Publication Note | Discussed in C H Lawrence, St Edmund of Abingdon (Oxford, 1960), p41 |