York Archbishops' Registers

1 . Register 31 f.116 (verso) entry 2

Entry Type:	Certification of citation, Acts for confirmation of election of bishop
Section Type:	Archbishop Piers
Summary:	Acts for confirmation of the election of Master Matthew Hutton, S.T.P., as bishop of Durham, reciting letters patent of Queen Elizabeth I containing the royal signification of election (fols. 114v - fol. 115r), and confirmation of the election, with three schedules (fol. 115r - fol. 116r); appointment of proctors of the dean and chapter of Durham (fol. 116r); citation to opposers to appear and certification of citation (fol. 116v); libel and appointment of proctors of the dean and chapter of Durham (fol. 117v - fol. 117v); mandate for the installation of the bishop elect, now confirmed (fol. 117v); public instrument of consent to the election (fol. 117v - fol. 118r); oath of the bishop elect and his consecration (fol. 118r).
Language:	Latin
Subjects:	Elections, Citations, Bishops, Confirmations
Dates:	Document date: 1589/07/26 (certain)
People and Groups:	Addressee: Piers, John, 1523-1594, Archbishop of York (archbishop) Issuer: Southworth, Thomas, fl 1589, Apparitor General of York (apparitor general) Sealer: Gibson, Master, John, fl 1576, Official of Consistory Court of York (doctor of laws, vicar general)