York Archbishops' Registers

1 . Register 31 f.42 (verso) entry 3

Entry Type:	Royal assent, Acts for confirmation of election of bishop
Section Type:	Archbishop Sandys
Summary:	Acts for confirmation of the election of John May, S.T.P., as bishop of Carlisle: royal assent of Queen Elizabeth I to his election.
Language:	Latin
Subjects:	Bishops, Elections, Royal assents
Dates:	Document date: 1577/08/09 (certain)
People and Groups:	Addressee: Sandys, Edwin, ? 1519-1588, Archbishop of York (archbishop) Former office holder: Barnes, Richard, ? 1532-1587, Bishop of Durham (bishop) Issuer: Elizabeth I, 1533-1603, Queen of England (queen) New office holder: May, John, d 1598, Bishop of Carlisle (bishop)
Places:	Place of dating: Gorhambury, Hertfordshire, England (house)