DA/1/5/76

DA/1/5/76

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Mandate from William Tooker for the Citation of Canons for the Election of the Dean

20 Jul 1620

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Mandate from William Tooker canon residentiary and President of the Chapter to Roger Smith Subcommunar and others, for the citation of all dignitaries, canons, archdeacons and prebendaries to appear before the President and Chapter in the Chapter House on 28 Jul for the election of a new Dean according to the letters patent of the King, the Deanery having been made vacant by the resignation of the last Dean John Williams. The following names are written underneath: Mr John Lee prebendary of Alton [Australis], Mr Pinckney [Pinkeney] prebendary of Bemister [Beminster] Prima, Mr Richard Corbett Dean of Christchurch in Oxford and prebendary of Bemister [Beminster] Secunda, and Mr John Rawlinson prebendary of Netherburie [Netherbury] in Ecclesia. Much of the text on the right side has been obscured.

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English

Material: paper

Tooker, William
Smith, Roger
Williams, John