OF SELBORNE. 569 



lution taking place, application was made to Stratford, 

 who was Bishop of Winchester at that time, and of 

 course the visiter and patron of the convent at the spot 

 above-mentioned 2 . 



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 4 to . kal. Maii ann. 2 do sc. of his con- 

 secration, [sc. 1324.] 



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

 committed by the bishop to Nicholas de la . . . , a lay- 

 man, 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 



scrutinio et omnibus circa hoc rite peractis, inveni majorem et partem 

 saniorem tocius capituli nostri in fratrem S. de B. virum providum unani- 

 niiter concencisse, ipsum nobis et ecclesie nostre, vice tocius conventus, 

 in priorem eligendum ; et eidem election! subscribe ; cui election! omnes 

 canonici nostri concencerunt, et subscripserunt." " Ego frater de C. pre- 

 senti electioni concencio, et subscribe." Et sic de singulis electoribus; 

 in cvjus rei testimonium sigillum capituli nostri apponi fecimus ad pre- 

 sentes. 



2 Stratford was Bishop of Winchester from 1323 to 1333, wheu he was 

 translated to Canterbury. 



