200 THE ANTIQUITIES [LETT. 



AN EXTRACT FROM REG. STRATFORD. WINTON. 



P. 4. " Commissio facta sub-priori de Seleboume " 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, ("super pastoris solatio destituta,") dated 4 th . kal. Maii. 

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



P. 6. " Custodia Prioratus de Seleboume 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 Seleboume. Acta coram Johanne Epis- 

 copo, &c. 1324 in negotio electionis de fratre Waltero de Insula 

 concanonico prioratus de Seleboume," 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 cita- 

 tion 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 Seleboume nostre dio- 

 ceseos nostrique patronatus vacantis, canonicum et cantorem, 

 virum utique providum, et discretum, literarum scientia pre- 

 ditum, vita rnoribus et conversatione merito commendatum, in 

 ordine sacerdotali et etate legitima constitutum, de legitimo 

 matrimonio procreatum, in ordine et religione Sancti Augustini 

 de Seleboume expresse professum, in spiritualibus et temporali- 

 bus circumspectum, jure nobis hac vice devoluto in hac parte, in 

 dicte ecclesie de Seleboume perfectum priorem; curam et 

 administrationem ejusdem tibi in spiritualibus et temporalibus 

 committentes. Dat. apud Seleboume XIII kalend. Augusti 

 anno supradicto." 



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

 obedientia : 



A mandate to Nicholas above-named to release the Priory to 

 the new prior : 



A mandate for the induction of the new prior. 



