PR/SH/20
Reference code
PR/SH/20
Level of description
Item
Title
Mandate for the Installation of Giles Sweit, 1661
Date
5 Jun 1661
Quantity & Format
1 sheet
Description
Mandate for the installation of Giles Sweit (1586-1672) as the Prebendary of Shipton. Signed at the foot, "G.Sweit".
Also in 1661, Giles Sweit was appointed by Charles II as Regius Professor of Civil Law at Oxford; he was knighted in 1664.
Language
Latin
Physical Characteristics
Material: parchment, wax.