A letter from Henry III (07/08/1253)

Translated letter:

Mandate to E. queen of England, lady of Ireland etc., and Richard, earl of Cornwall, the king's brother — inasmuch as Wibert de Kancia, king's clerk, as at the king's petition resigned the prebend of Hastinges to which he was admitted and instituted on the presentation of Wm. de Chingham, the patron, in order that John Mansell, king's clerk, might be promoted to the same, for which the king according to his promise is held to provide for the said Wibert in an equivalent ecclesiastical benefice — to provide for him accordingly as soon as they have provided for the king's clerks Peter Chaceporc, the treasurer, and henry de Wengham, before any others notwithstanding any mandate of provision to the contrary.

Historical context:

When he left to deal with a rebellion in Gascony, Henry left the government of England in the hands of Eleanor, with the counsel of his brother, Richard of Cornwall.

Scholarly notes:

(1)After the first two volumes of the Patent Rolls published in Latin, the editors shifted to English translations, explaining that the "language tends gradually to become more formal and verbose."

Printed source:

Calendar of the Patent Rolls, Henry III, 1247-58, 4.234-35; summary in English.(1)

Date:

07/08/1253