A N T I QJJ I T 1 E S. 
To the right reverend Father in God, and our moft gracious 
patron, we, your obedient and devoted fons, IFilUam JVyndefory 
prefident of the chapter of the Priory of Selborne, and the convent 
of that place, do make known to your lordQiip, that our prior- 
fhip being lately vacant by the death of 'ihomas Fa'irwife, our late 
prior, who died Auguft nth, 1472, having committed his 
body to decent fepulture, and having requefted, according to 
cuftom, leave to eledl another, and having obtained it under 
your feal, we, PP'illiam J^Vyndefor, prefident of the convent on the 
29th of Auguft, in our chapter-houfe affembled, and making a 
chapter, taking to us in this bufmefs Richard ap Jenkyn, and Gal- 
frld Bryan, chaplains, that our faid Priory might not by means of 
this vacancy incur harm or lofs, unanimoufly agreed on Angujl 
the laft for the day of eie6tion ; on which day, having firft cele- 
brated mafs, " De fandlo fpiritu," at the high altar, and hav- 
ing called a chapter by tolling a bell about ten o' the- clock, 
we, Wlll'iam PFyndefor, prefident, ?eter Berne, 'Thomas London, and 
WtlUam Stratfield, canons, who alone had voices, being the only 
canons, about ten o' the clock, firft fung "■ Veni Creator," the 
letters and licenfe being read in the prefence of many perfons 
there. Then William Wyndefor, in his own name, and that of all 
the canons, made folemn proclamation, enjoining all who had 
no right to vote to depart out of the chapter-houfe. When all 
were withdrawn except Guyllery de Lacuna, in decretis Baccalarius, 
and Robert Peverell, notary-public, and alfo the tvv'o chaplains, 
the firft was requefted to ftay, that he might dired: and inform 
us in the mode of eledtion ; the other, that he might record and 
atteft the tranfadlions ; and the two laft that they might be wit- 
neflfes to them. 
Then 
