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Order NumberCCA-DCc/ChAnt/S/393
TitleConge d'elire
PreviousNumbersS 406c (late 19th c)
Date19 Oct 1333
DescriptionFrom: Edward III, king of England
To: the prior and convent of Canterbury Cathedral Priory

Simon de Sancto Petro and Richard de Wyllardeseye, priory monks, have come to the king with the chapter's letters announcing that the church is without an archbishop following the death of Simon Meopham and asking the king's permission to elect one. The king grants his permission. Sent patent. By privy seal writ.
Given at Windsor [Berkshire].

Endorsed 'SI Cheryng'' mid 14th cent hand.
Extent1 doc
Physical DescriptionParchment, 1m, seal tongue, dirty, creased, stained
LanguageLatin
AccessStatusOpen
Related MaterialEnrolled version (calendar entry): Calendar of Patent Rolls 1330-1334, p475

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