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of Lord Stephen de Pykouteston, the last Prior of the 

 same, and licence of electing a Prior having been asked for 

 and obtained of us the patron of the same church, Brother 

 Robert de Lym, Canon and pi'ecentor of the aforesald 

 Conventual Church, and the Convent of the same place 

 have elected, as we have been certified, Brother Ralph de 

 Culmpstok, one of the Canons and sub-prior of the afore- 

 said Church, for the Prior and pastor of them and of that 

 Conventual Church. Wherefoi'c we, so far as to us 

 belongs, accepting the person of him elected, preseuted to 

 US the patron of the same Church by Brothers Roger 

 Terry and William de Reygin, Canons of the said Church, 

 have given to his election our consent as well as our 

 assent. In witness whereof, &c. Given at Waltham, the 

 llth day of January, in the year of our Lord above 

 stated (1325-6), and of our consecration the third." •" 



On the 26th of August, 1326, William Syward was 

 presented to the church of Ronyngton, void by the death 

 of William de Lydeford.f 



On the 8th of May, 1327, Richard de Fifhide was 

 presented to Hauekewell, void by the resignation of John 

 Broun.J 



We have already seen that, so early as the year 1277, 

 the Canons were commencing the erection of their Con- 



* E Eeg. Dom. Job. de Stratford, Winton. Ep., fol. 13b. 1 feel much 

 pleasure in offering my grateful thanks to the Rev. Dr. Oliver, for a com- 

 plete copy of tliis documeut from the Winchester Eegistry, instead of the 

 refereace and abstract vvhich I previously possessed. To the same gentle- 

 man, the truly learned and accomplisbed author of tbe Monasticon Bioecesis 

 JSxoniensis, I am likewise indebted for a copy of tbe Indulgence granted ia 

 1472, in behalf of S. Margaret's hospital, noticed at a future page, and for a 

 coraplete copy of the Petition of tbe Convent to the Patron for leave to 

 elect a Prior on tbe resignation of John Prous, dated the 3rd of Fübruary, 

 1513-i, buth also from the Winchester Eegistry. 



t MS. Harl. 6964, p. 105. 



X MS. Ilarl. 6964, p. 106. 



