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BS/1/30/4

Reference code

BS/1/30/4

Level of description

File

Title

Petition for a Licence to Elect a Bishop

Original Title

Petition to K. Geo. III

Date

11 Jul 1791

Quantity & Format

1 sheet

Description

Petition to George III from John Ekins (Dean, 1786-1808) wherein the Dean and Chapter "humbly Supplicate and beseech" the King "that Your Majesty will be most graciously pleased to Grant unto us Your Royal Licence for Our Electing and Choosing a new Bishop" following the translation of Shute Barrington to the See of Durham, to which he was elected on 25 June 1791.

Language

English

Physical Characteristics

Material: paper, wax