C HR I T H R H L S C U C E TTE R S . A VOLUME OF MEDIE VAL LETTERS R E LATIN G TO THE A F F AI R S O F THE PR IORY O F C HRIST C HU RC H C ANTERBU RY . EDITED BY HEPPARD J. B. S , H AMDEN E PRINTED FOR T E C SOC I TY . D C C . XX . M . C L VII WE S TMINS TE R PR NTE D BY NIC HO LS AND O N I S S , 2 5 P R ME NT TR E E , A LIA S T. COUNCIL OF THE CAMDEN SOCIETY FO R THE Y EA R - 1 8 7 6 7 7 . ' - - Pq es i (i cnt, THE F U F . R RI . A L V LA M THE GHT HON E R O ER , T ea u e . WILLI A M HA LL E . C PPE , SQ r s r r N Y S . A . E R A LE ES . F . H CH R S COOTE , Q J A M GA IRDNER ES . ES , Q - A M U L RAWSON G A D I R ES D i ecto . S E R NE , Q , r r W'ILLIA M E NHA M L E O HEW ETT , SQ . ' AL F D KI G ES S ec retao . RE N STON , Q , y I H . A . S R J M A L A E. O N C E N , S V. P. A . F D I Y E . RE ER C OUVR , SQ S T \ HE AR L F P VIS LL. D . E O O , E H J A M A D I L LI ES . A . S ORCH R P PPS, Q , E S V LY ILI I L Y ES M . A . E E N PH P SH R E , Q , W . IM D D . V . A A W . RE SP RRO S P SON , . E S J A M E SPEDD ING ES . S , Q F . A . IVILLIA M J H M ES . S O N THO S , Q - D Y E . J . A I L S A R N E T SSEN , Q E S The C OU NC IL of the CA M D EN S O C I E TY desire it to b e understood that they are n o t an swerable fo r any o pinio n s or observations that ’ m ay appear in the Society s publications ; th e Edito rs of th e several n n Works being alo e respo sible for the same . TABLE OF CONTENTS . Introd uction . Richa x n n w a I II I Prior rd O e de to King Ed rd . The n . a I II II Prior d Chapter of Christ Church to the Kin g (Ed ward . ) The i III . Pr or of Christ Church to the Bishops of Pampeluna an d Sin i a l ia th e Nun tii g g , Papal ? Sim n Su ur o f n n R K n o db y , Bishop Lo do , to . esteve d James Cornwalli s to the Prior Ci m n lham h D o . Joh E to t e Prior ’ h u in h T e Abbot of St. A gust e s to t e Prior Copia Litterae di rectae Wal tero Whytto n de Hibern ia IX The a l m n th . E r of Or o d to e Prior Will iam Sellyng at Oxford to the Prior Robert Bronn e to John Prior o f Christ Ch urch m ll to n X II . Willia Se yng a Patro Ki n n I h an d X I . V t e I I g He ry . to Prior Chapter Edmo n d Lichfield to the Pri or The Vicar o f Bersted to the Prior n the r X VI . Joh Scotte to P ior herl k the X VLI . James S o e to Prior Th e am th e am X VIII . s e to s e m n en n . X IX . the Tho as Goldsto e , Ward of Ca t Coll to Prior an Prior Sellyn g to Dr. Ch dler Sir Joh n Fogge to the Prior ir Fy neux the XX II . S John to Prior l m Sell n XX II I . Robert Hill to Prior Wil ia y g The Prior o f Coven try to th e Prior o f Chris t Ch urch X X V m Sell n Dan . m umf . Prior Willia y g to Tho as H rey D m n n Sell n o . Rey old Goldsto e to Prior y g he a m the am XX VII . T s e to s e The am the me XX VIII . s e to sa V I n T u m r ard . D an . y e n . th X X X . e I H f e , of Ca t Coll to Prior TA B L E O F C NT E T O N S . m Sell n o I X X . e t X X Draft lett r fro Prior y g Louis . A n en u n to th e i XX X I . ag t at Ro e Pr or n de the X X X II . Joh Giglis to Prior m n n to the r. X XX III . D Tho as La gto Prior A n n n en the XX X IV . Lo do Correspo d t to Prior m u th e X XX V . Tho as B lkley to Prior X n wn to the X X VI . Joh Fa e Prior X X X The m th e m VII . sa e to sa e m n the X XXVIII . Si o Godard to Prior h ell n o f n . t e X X X IX . Richard S y g Ca t Coll to Prior V h K n E w I . t e X L. i g d ard to Prior D m Sell n the D u e o f u X LI . raft letter fro Prior y g to k Glo cester D ’ h X D r m a n n St. t e LII . Tho s La gto , Bishop of avid s, to Prior Ki n III . the XL III . g Richard to Prior Bo n to the e e B o o kin X LIV . Robert B d ll of g X LV t to the . Rober Thorpe Prior The m the am e X LVI . sa e to s h n en . t e X LVII . Ki g H ry VII to Prior S ell n the e o f B o o ki n X LVIII . Prior y g to B dell g X X n n n Do m . e n ne LI . Joh Abbot of Abi gdo to R y old Goldsto m m um e T e u e o f u L To D o . Tho as H fr y r as r r Christ Ch rch LI D m m um the . o . Tho as H frey to Prior L n me the II . Master Mo tgo ry to Prior n n the LIII . Cardi al Morto to Prior VII to the K n n . LIV. i g He ry Prior n de n th e LV. Joh Gero a to Prior he LVI n n n en o f n . C . t . Joh La gdo , Ward Ca t oll to Prior Haw te th e LVII . Richard to Prior Sell n n LVIII . Prior y g to Archbishop Morto VI I e w u e King Henry . to thre ealthy s bj cts h u en o f n VII . t e LX . z e Eli ab th , Q e He ry , to Prior m n to the LX I . Tho as Motto Prior ' h E Bo o kin n o f C an t. to t e D o m . w L X II . d ard g , Warde Coll Prior The o f the n o f nn n n the L X III . Lord Ma or Tha i gto to Prior V II nd the o f n u K n enr . to th e a L X IV . i g H y Prior Mayor Ca terb ry c Fitz -J me o f n n to th e LX V. Ri hard a s, Bishop Lo do , Prior we ne D r. C L X VI . Prior Goldsto to old ll to the D o m . o n L X VII . J M ys Prior S vi i TA B L E O F C ONTENT . m m X Dr. to L VIII Grig , at Ro e , Archbishop Warha Th m the am LX I X . e sa e to s e L m th m XX . The sa e to e sa e XX th e L I . Master Bedell to Prior m h to n u e LXX I I . Tho as S avyng to Master H ss y X w h n L X III . Prior C old ell to t e Lord Cha cellor h X XI . R . n t e L V Dan . Overto to Prior th e L XX V . Robert Martyn to Prior XX Ho h elle to the L VI . W . Prior XX An en to the u u L VII .