DA - Dignitaries & Archdeacons
- DA/1 - Dean
  - DA/1/5 - Collection of Papers Relating to Dean John Gordon, Dean John Willimans, and Dean John Bowle

DA/1/5/24

Reference code

DA/1/5/24

Level of description

File

Title

Mandate to Roger Smith and Others to Cite Canons for the Election of the Bishop

Date

Mar nd 1620

Quantity & Format

1 sheet

Description

This appears to be a draft mandate to Roger Smith Subcommunar and others to cite all dignitaries, canons, archdeacons and prebendaries for the election of a new Bishop [Robert Tounson] according to the letters congé d’élire of the King, the Bishopric of Sarum having been made vacant by the death of Martin Fotherby the last Bishop on 11 Mar. The date of the election of Robert Tounson is not given but it was (according to another document in this bundle) on 27 Mar 1620 (new style dating).

Language

Latin

Physical Characteristics

Material: paper

Keywords

Smith, Roger
Fotherby, Martin