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of both sexes solemnly published the election in vulgari. Then 

 Richard Elstede, and the whole convent by their proctors and 

 nuncios appointed for the purposes, Thomas Halyborne and 

 John Stepe required several times the assent of the elected ; 

 " et tandem post diutinas interpellations, et deliberationem 

 " providam penes se habitam, in hac parte divine nolens, ut 

 " asseruit, resistere voluntati," within the limited time he sig- 

 nified his acceptance in the usual written form of words. The 

 bishop is then supplicated to confirm their election, and do the 

 needful, under common seal, in chapter-house. November 

 14, 1410. 



The bishop, January 6, 1410, apud Esher in camera inferiori, 

 declared the election duly made, and ordered the new prior to 

 be inducted for this the archdeacon of Winchester was writ- 

 ten to ; " stallumque in choro, et locum in capitulo juxta morem 

 " preteriti temporis," to be assigned him ; and every thing 

 beside necessary to be done. 



BEAUFORT'S REGISTER, Vol. I. 



P. 2. Taxatio spiritualis Decanatus de Aulton, Ecclesia de 

 Selebourn, cum Capella, xxx marc, decima x lib. iii sql. 

 Vicaria de Selebourn non taxatur propter exilitatem. 



P. 9. Taxatio bonorum temporalium religiosorum in Archi- 

 diac. Wynton. 



Prior de Selebourn habet maneria de 

 Bromdene taxat. ad-------- xxx s. ii d. 



Apud Schete ad--------- xvii s. 



P. Selebourn ad --------- vi lib. 



In civitate Wynton de reddit ----- v i lib. viii. ob. 



Tannaria sua taxat. ad. -------x lib. s. 



Summa tax. xxxviii lib. xiiii d. ob. Inde decima vi lib. s. q. ob. 



LETTER XVII. 



INFORMATION being sent to Rome respecting the havock and 

 spoil that was carrying on among the revenues and lands of 



