| Description | From: Isaac Bargrave, DD, dean of Canterbury Cathedral; the chapter of Canterbury Cathedral
To: 'Dominus' Nathaniel Brent, knight, LLD, warden of Merton College, Oxford
The see of Canterbury is vacant by the death of George Abbot, the last archbishop, and the dean and chapter are acting sede vacante. They appoint Nathaniel as commissary general for the city and diocese of Canterbury during the vacancy.
Given at the chapter house of Canterbury Cathedral. |