For Private Circulation only. ΑΝ EXTENDED TRANSCRIPT OF THE Charter of Foundation DATED OCTOBER 20, 1382 AND OTHER INSTRUMENTS OF St. Mary College of Winchester NEAR WINCHESTER COMMONLY CALLED WINCHESTER COLLEGE BY THOMAS FREDERICK KIRBY, M.A. BURSAR OF THE COLLEGE CONTENTS. I. Roger de le Chambre's Commission to deliver to the Bishop of Rochester the Pope's Bull authorising the Bishop to grant his license to found the College II. License by the Bishop of Rochester to William of Wykeham to found the College Royal License to found the College III. PAGE • 5 . 7 12 IV. The Prior and Convent of St. Swithun to William of Wykeham 14 Confirmation of the Founder's Charter by the Prior and Convent of St. Swithun 23 Indenture between the Founder and the Prior and Convent of St. Swithun 24 X. Letter of Attorney to receive seisin 29 XI. Royal License to acquire Property of the sequestrated alien Priories 31 XII. Royal Charter conferring further Powers of acquiring Land Charter of Privileges. XIII. XIV. The Bishop of Achonry's Commission to consecrate the Chapel and Ceme 34 36 4I 42 I. Roger de le Chambre's Commission from William of Wykeham to deliver to the Bishop of Rochester the Pope's Bull authorising the Bishop to grant his license to found the College. Dated May 6, 1380. PATEAT universis quod nos Willelmus de Wykeham permissione divina Wynton. episcopus dilectum nobis in Christo Rogerum de le Chambre procuratorem nostrum et nuncium specialem facimus et constituimus per presentes damusque et concedimus eidem potestatem generalem et mandatum speciale presentandi notificandi et intimandi pro nobis et nomine nostro Reverendo in Christo patri ac domino domino Thome1 dei gracia Episcopo Roffensi confratri nostro carissimo literas apostolicas sanctissimas in Christo patris et domini nostri domini Urbani Pape moderni sibi directas per quas obtinet potestatem nobis quoddam collegium septuaginta scolarium in grammaticalibus studere debencium prope civitatem Wynton. instituendi fundendi et construendi domum et capellam pro eisdem scolaribus sub dictis modo et forma licentiam largiendi, necnon faciendi fidem eidem reverendo patri de et super assignacione dotis pro capella et sustentacione scolarium predictorum et supportacione onerum eis incumbencium juxta dictarum literarum apostolicarum exigenciam ac tenorem per nos factis; 1 Thomas Brantone or Brinton, Bp. 1372-1389. |