| Entry Type: | Conge d'elire, Certification of election, Letters missive, Acts for confirmation of election of bishop |
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| Section Type: | Archbishop Sandys |
| Summary: | Acts in the confirmation of the election of Richard Barnes, bishop of Carlisle, as bishop of Durham, including oath of obedience of bishop and oath of supremacy (fols. 12v-14v); signification of election and citation to appear if in opposition (fols. 14v-15r); commission to confirm the election (fols. 15r-v); licence to proceed in the confirmation anywhere in the Province of Canterbury (fol. 15v); appointment of proctors of the dean and chapter of Durham (fols. 15v-16r); appointment of proctors of the bishop elect (fols. 16r-v); libel in confirmation of the election, including summary of stages of election and petitions for a time to prove the process, certification to the bishop of his election, conge d'elire (Latin) and letters missive (English) (fols. 16v-18v); appointment of proctors to seek consent of the bishop elect (fols. 18v-19r); bishop elect's consent (fol. 19r); royal assent (fols. 19r-19v); definitive sentence (fols. 19v-20r); mandate for induction and enthronement of the new bishop (fols. 20r-v); Letters testimonial of the election (fols. 20v-21r). |
| Language: | Latin, English |
| Subjects: | Elections, Conge d'elire, Confirmations, Bishops |
| Dates: |
Receipt date: 1577/03/01 (certain)
Document date: 1577/03/20 (certain) Document date: 1577/03/27 (certain) Document date: 1577/04/05 (certain) |
| People and Groups: |
deliverer: Appleton, William, fl 1577, Deliverer of royal letters (unknown)
Appointee: Cooper, Thomas, c 1517-1594, Bishop of Winchester (bishop) Chapter member: Lever, Ralph, d ? 1585, Canon of the 5th Prebend, Durham Cathedral (canon) Chapter member: Pilkington, Leonard, 1527-1599, Canon of the 7th Prebend, Durham Cathedral (canon) Issuer: Durham Cathedral, Dean and Chapter (dean and chapter) New office holder: Barnes, Richard, ? 1532-1587, Bishop of Durham (bishop) Sender: Elizabeth I, 1533-1603, Queen of England (queen) |
| Places: |
Place of dating: Durham Cathedral, Durham, Durham, England (chapter house)
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