| Order Number | CCA-DCc/ChAnt/K/7 |
| Title | Letter |
| PreviousNumbers | K 8 (late 19th c); DCc-ChChLet/I/104 (late 19th c) |
| Date | 6 Jun [1499] |
| Description | From: Queen Elizabeth, wife of Henry VII, king of England
To: the prior of Canterbury Cathedral Priory
The prior has promised her the right of presentation to the church of All Hallows Lombard Street, London, when it becomes vacant by the death of Sir Mark ('Marques') Husy, the present incumbent, so that she can nominate one of her chaplains. She has heard that Mark has died and asks the prior to send the presentation deed under the priory's seal with a blank space for inserting the name of her chaplain. Elizabeth's signature in the margin. Signet letter. Dated 6 Jun, no year. [Date: date of Mark Husy's death, discussed in Sheppard, cited below.]
Given at the city of London.
Endorsed with address and 'My Lorde Abbott' in contemporary hand. |
| Extent | 1 doc |
| Physical Description | Paper, 1p, slits for sealing close, remains of seal on reverse, mounted on modern paper, dirty, creased |
| Language | English |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| Open |
| Publication Note | Transcribed and discussed and the queen's signature reproduced in J B Sheppard (ed), Christ Church Letters (Camden Society new series XIX, 1877), p64 as noLX and note p105. The queen's signature reproduced before p i of the introduction |