And as touching a doctor necessary in youre said elect'on we have writen unto maister Stephen Wylton to assiste yow, Wherfore we desire and pray yow in as hertly wise as we can that al excusac'ons layed a part ye procede to youre said elect'on on Satyrday, having recomended in the moost specialle wise oure said clerc maister William Waynflete before all other, and firthermore that ye geve full faith and credence unto the berere of thees in the shal say unto yow on oure behalf, and that ye faille not herof as ye desire us to be enclined to shewe unto yow the favour of oure god grace in tyme to come. Geven under oure signet at oure castel of Wyndesore the xiij day of Avril. No IV. From the Ledger-book of the Cathedral Church of Winchester, N° 1, fol. 75. Budden, p. 64. Litera procuratoria missa Regi Henrico sexto ad confirmandam Electionem factam de Wittmo Wayneflett epo Winton. EXCELLENTISSIMO ac christianissimo in christo principi et domino nostro Henrico dei gracia illustrissimo Regi Anglie et Francie ac domino Hibernie vestri humillimi et in christo devotissimi oratores Witms Aulton Ecclesie vestre Cathedralis Wynton? prior indignus ac ejusdem ecclesie vestre capitulum suffragia orem et in eo prosperari per quem Reges regnant et principes dominantur Sublimitati vestre Regie presentibus literis humiliter intimamus quod vacante nuper ecclesia prelibata per mortem naturalem celebris et Recolende memorie Domini Henrici miseracione divina titulo Sancti Eusebii sacrosancte Romane Ecclesie presbyteri Cardinalis Anglie dicteque Ecclesie vestre ultimi et immediati cui deus parcat Wynton? episcopi. Ac obtenta ex vestra Regia clemencia alium nobis et ecclesie vestre in episcopum et pastorem licencia eligendi. Nos venerabilem et insignis prudencie virum Magistrum Wittm Waynflete sacre theologie Bacalarm serenitatisque vestre consiliarium virum utique providum et in agibilibus discretum deo devotum in spiritualibus et temporalibus plurimum circumspectum ac nobis et dicte ecclesie vestre Wynton? necessarium. vobisque et Regnis vestris ut firmiter credimus utilem et fidelem unanimiter et concorditer spiritus sancti ut speramus gracia inspirati in ipsius ecclesie vestre et nostrum Episcopum consensu nostro unanimi nullo penitus reclamante elegimus et pastorem Requisitoque pluries per nos postmodum ipsius electi nostri in hac parte consensu ipsoque sepius lacrymabiliter reclamante tandem prefatus electus post deliberacionem diutinam dicte electioni de se facte suum consensum adhibuit pariter et assensum. Ad implorandum igitur humiliter vestrum consensum Regium electioni et electo hujusmodi graciose per vos concedendum Fratres Robertum Puryton Suppri orem orem et Ricardum Marlebergh hordarium commonachos et confratres dicte vestre ecclesie Wynton? coil (conjunctim) et divisim consensu nostro unanimi destinamus vestre Regie celsitudini supplicantes humiliter et devote quatinus dicto electo et electioni hujusmodi tam sancte Rite et Solempniter celebrate vestrum Regium assensum favorabiliter impertire dignetur vestre Regie clemencia majestatis. Quam in prosperitate continua ad ecclesie sue sancte et Regnorum vestrorum tutissimum Regimen et munimen diutissime felicitare dignetur filius virginis gloriose. In quorum omnium fidem et testimonium sigillum nostrum commune presentibus apposuimus. Datum in domo nostra capitulari Wynton? quo ad consignacionem presencium sub sigillo nostro communi decimo septimo die mensis Aprilis, Anno Domini mitmo ccccm quadragesimo septimo. No V. See p. 37. From the Ledger-book of the Cathedral Church of Winchester, N° 1, fol. 74. Budden, p. 65. Littere misse p Priorem et Conventum Dño Pape Nicho pro confirmatione Electionis facte de Willmo Waynflett provest Collegii Regalis beate Marie de Eton. SANCTISSIMO ac beatissimo in christo patri ac Dño Dño Nicho divina providencia sacrosancte Romane APPENDIX. No I. From the Ledger-book of the Cathedral Church of Winchester, N° 1. (1345 to 1496), fol. 73. Budden, p. 61. Letter sent By the kynge for to chewse Wittm Waynflette provoste of our Lady College of Eton Byschope of Wynchester. TRUSTY and welbeloved in god, we grete you wel, latyng yow wyte that it is come unto oure knowlech to oure greet hevynesse ne were goddis wil, how that oure oncle late cardinal of Englande and Bisshop of Wynchestre, is past owt of this uncertain lyf, And how be hit pt yt aught not to procede unto thellect❜on of a newe pastoure and fader for the chirch of Wynchestre a foresayd, withoute oure licence first had in that partie, yet natheles we aswel for the greet love and affect'on that we bere unto the sayd chirch, as for other grete causes moving us, wolling in no wise the sayd chirch to stand |