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Order NumberCCA-DCc/ChAnt/I/251
TitleLicence
PreviousNumbersR 199 (Norris); I 249 (late 19th c); Seal 6 (Sheppard)
Date14 May 1428
DescriptionFrom: Henry VI, king of England
To: William Molashe, I, prior of Canterbury Cathedral Priory

Prior John [Wodnesbergh, II] and his predecessors were seised of an annual payment of 13 marks issuing from Tintern Abbey in Ireland. The present prior cannot hold the rent because he cannot leave his church and is therefore absent from Ireland. The king gives the prior permission to be absent from Ireland for life. His servants and attornies can receive the payment and arrears and send them to England, any statutes against absentees from Ireland notwithstanding. Sent patent. By privy seal writ. The clerk is Mapilton'.
Given at Westminster [Middlesex].

Endorsed 'xxvis iiiid' and 'pro tempore Willelmi Molasch' P'i' in 15th cent hands.
Extent1 doc
Physical DescriptionParchment, 1m, dirty, several small rust stains, seal
LanguageLatin
AccessStatusOpen
Open
Related MaterialEnrolled version (calendar entry): Calendar of Patent Rolls 1422-1429, p478

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