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THE ANTIQUITIES 
[LETT. 
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, ("super pastoris solatio destituta/') dated kal. Mali, 
ann. 2*^^ sc. of his consecration, [sc. 1324] 
P. 6. " Custodia Prioratus de Selebourne vacantis," committed 
by the bishop to ]N"icholas de la . . ., a layman, it belonging to 
the bishop " ratione vacationis ejusdem," in July, 1324, ibid. 
" negotium electionis de Selebourne. Acta coram Johanne Epis- 
copo, &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 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 liac 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 temporali- 
bus circumspectum, jure nobis hac vice devohito 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. 
