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belonging to the bishop, "ratione vacationis ejusdem/' in 

 July, 1324, ibid. " negotium electionis de Selebourne. Acta 

 cor am 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 over-ruled, 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 dioceseos nostrique patronatus vacantis, canonicum 

 et cantorem, virum utique providum, et discretum, literarum 

 scientia preditum, vita moribus et conversatione merito 

 commendatum, in ordine sacerdotali et etate legitima con- 

 stitutum, de legitimo matrimonio procreatum, in ordine et 

 religione Sancti Augustini de Selebourne expresse professum, 

 in spiritualibus et temporalibus circumspectum, jure nobis 

 hac vice devoluto in hac parte, in dicte ecclesie de Selebourne 

 perfectum priorem ; curam et administrationem 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 : 



A mandate to Nicholas above-named to release the 

 Priory to the new prior : 



A mandate for the induction of the new prior. 



