OF SELBORNE. 345 



REG. WAYNFLETE, torn. II. pars l ma , fol. 7. 

 Memorandum. A.D. 1471. August 22. 



William Wyndesor, a canon-regular of the Priory of Sel- 

 lorne, having been elected prior on the death of brother John, 

 appeared in person before the bishop in his chapel at South 

 Waltham. He was attended on this occasion by Thomas 

 London and John Bromesgrove, canons, who had elected him. 

 Peter Berne and William Stratfeld, canons, also presented 

 themselves at the same time, complaining that in this busi- 

 ness they had been overlooked, and not summoned ; and that 

 therefore the validity of the election might with reason be 

 called in question, and quarrels and dissensions might pro- 

 bably arise between the newly chosen prior and the parties 

 thus neglected. 



After some altercation and dispute they all came to an 

 agreement with the new prior that what had been done 

 should be rejected and annulled ; and that they would again, 

 for this turn, transfer to the bishop their power to elect, 

 order, and provide them another prior, whom they promised 

 unanimously to admit. 



The bishop accepted of this offer before witnesses ; and on 

 September 27, in an inner chamber near the chapel abovemen- 

 tioned, after full deliberation, chose brother Thomas Fairwise, 

 vicar of Somborne, a canon-regular of Saint Augustine in the 

 Priory of Bruscough, in the diocese of Coventry and Litch- 

 field, to be prior of Selborne. The form is nearly as above in 

 the last election. The canons are again enumerated ; W. 

 Wyndesor, sub-prior, P. Berne, T. London, W. Stratfeld, J. 

 Bromesgrove, who had formed the chapter, and had requested 

 and obtained license to elect, but had unanimously conferred 

 their power on the bishop. In consequence of this proceed- 

 ing, the bishop taking the business upon himself, that the 

 Priory might not suffer detriment for want of a governor, 

 appoints the aforesaid T. Fairwise to be prior. A citation 

 was ordered as above for gainsayers to appear October 4th, 

 before the bishop or his commissaries at South Waltham; but 

 none appearing, the commissaries admitted the said Thomas, 



