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when, some difficulties occurring and a devolution taking place, 

 application was made to Stratford, who was bishop of Win- 

 chester at that time, and of course the visitor and patron of 

 the convent at the spot above-mentioned. 1 



An Extract from " Reg. Stratford." Winton. 



P. 4. " Commissio facta sub-priori de Selebourne," by the 

 bishop enjoining him to preserve the discipline of the order in 

 the convent during the vacancy made by the late death of the 

 prior, (" nuper pastoris solatio destituta,") dated 4th kal. Maii. 

 ann. 2do sc. of his consecration. [Sc. 1324.] 



P. 6. " Custodia Prioratus de Seleburne vacantis," committed 



by the bishop to Nicholas de la , a layman, it belonging 



to the bishop, " ratione vacationis ejusdem," in July 1324, ibid, 

 "negotium electionis de Selebourne. Acta coram Johanne 

 Episcopo, &c., 1324 in negotio electionis de fratre Waltero de 

 Insula concanonico prioratus de Selebourne," lately elected by 

 the sub-prior and convent, by way of scrutiny ; that it appeared 

 to the bishop, by certificate from the dean of Alton, that solemn 

 citation and proclamation had been made in the church of the 

 convent where the election was held that any who opposed the 

 said election or elected should appear. Some difficulties were 

 started, which the bishop overruled, and confirmed the election, 

 and admitted the new prior sub hac forma: 



" In Dei nomine Amen. Ego Johannes permissione divina, 

 &c., te Walterum de Insula ecclesie de Selebourne nostre dio- 

 ceseos nostrique patronatus vacantis, canonicum et cantorem, 

 virum utique providum, et discretum, literarum scientia pre- 

 ditum, vita moribus et conversatione merito commendatum, in 

 ordine sacerdotali et etate legitima constitutum, de legitimo 

 matrimonio procreatum, in ordine et religione Sancti Augustini 

 de Selebourne expresse professum, in spiritualibus et tempo- 

 ralibus circumspectum, jure nobis hac devoluto in hac parte, in 

 dicte ecclesie de Selebourne perf ectum priorem ; curam et ad- 

 ministrationem ejusdem tibi in spiritualibus et temporalibus 

 committentes. Dat. apud Selebourne XIII. kalend. Augusti 

 anno supradicto." 



There follows an order to the sub-prior and convent pro 

 obedientia : 



