Court of Arches. Decree regarding the arrest of William Bassingham
Reference code
MSS/0613
Title
Court of Arches. Decree regarding the arrest of William Bassingham
Date
18 May 1375
Level of description
item
Extent and format
Vellum.
Scope and content
Decree by the ecclesiastical court of appeal, sede vacante, requesting Richard, prior of Christ Church, Canterbury, to apply to the king for a writ 'De excommunicato capiendo' for the arrest of William Bassingham, layman, of the diocese of Norwich. William Bassingham had defied a previous court order in a suit by Simon, rector of St Margaret, Westwick, Norwich, conc. the unlawful detention of a missal. Seal (now detached) in SA collections. Engraving of seal, probably from the matrix, in Gent. Mag., Dec. 1785.
Previous reference number(s)
SAL/MS/613
Language
Latin