PR/DE/3
Reference code
PR/DE/3
Level of description
Item
Title
Document of Bishop Gilbert Burnet, 1690
Date
13 Sep 1690
Quantity & Format
1 sheet
Description
A Latin document in the name of Bishop Gilbert Burnet but bearing the seal of the Dean & Chapter, in a form similar to that of a mandate for a prebend, but of uncertain content and purpose. It is endorsed "For Robert Martin" and mentions Robert Woodward, Chancellor of Sarum (1687-1691) and later Dean (1691-1702).
At the foot of the document there is a summons to appear in the Church of St John's in Devizes on the 21 Oct 1690 "between the hours of Nine and Twelve in the forenoon" addressed to the Churchwardens of: St John's, Devizes; St Mary's, Devizes; Potterne; Lavington; and Stert.
Language
Latin
Physical Characteristics
Material: paper, wax.