A letter from Henry III (12/28/1253)

Translated letter:

To the quene and R. earl of Cornwall. Whereas the king lately conferred upon Peter Chaceporc, king's clerk, the prebend of Bannebury, which he notified to be void, but which as it now appears, is not void, the king, at the instance of Henry de Wengham, king's special clerk, whom the king has ordered to be provided before all others, commands them to confer upon the said Peter that or any other prebend or other dignity in the church of Lincoln which may fall void during the king's keeping of that see; so that the said Peter have the first and the said Henry the second.

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, 4.259; summary in English.(1)

Date:

12/28/1253