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the Deans, Prirs and Archdeacons by themselves, their
Chapters by one, and the Clergy of each Diocess, Quod
per duos Procuratores idonos penam et sufficientē potestatē
ab ipsis Capitulis et Clero habentes, dictis die et loco inter∣sint,
ad facend. & consentiend. hiis, quae tun ibidem de
Com: Consilio regni nostri, divina favent clementia cotig∣rit
ordinari. Amongst others, the Bishop ofHere p. 7, 8.Bath and
Wells was particularly injoyned Praemunientes Priorem
et Capitulum Bathon. et Decanum et Capitulum Wellen▪
Ecclesiarum suarum, &c. quod idem Prior et Dcanus in
propriis personis suis, & dicta Capitula per unum Procura∣torem
idoneum, &c. una nobiscum inter sint, ad▪ &c. Here∣upon
the Prior of Bath when sick appeared not in per∣son,
but by a Proctor, and the Chapter of Bath by one or
more Prctors, specially chosen and authorized by their
Letters of Procuration under their Seals; Which Let∣ters
of Procuration, I find entred in the antient Parch∣ment
Leiger Book of the Priory of Bath in sundry forms in
the reign of King Edward the 1. which I shall here in∣sert,
for their rarity; and because they will inform us,
what ull and sufficient power other Priors, Deanes,
Chapters, and the Clergy of each Diocess, (as also the
Spirial Lords when absent, and authorized to make
Proxies,) gave to their Procurators; and in what forms
other Letters of Procuration were made in former
times, of which I find only one printed inTiles of Honor, p. 731, 73. Mr. Selden.The first of these Procurations runs in this manner,
being directed to the King himself:Serenissimo Domino suo, Domino Edwardo, Dei gra∣tia,
illustri Regi Angliae, Domino Hiberniae, et Duci A∣quitanae,
sui devoti Thomas Prior, et Capi: Bathoniensis
Ecclesiae, salutem, et debitam cum orationibus assiduis
reverentiam et fidelitatem. Ad tractandum▪ ordinan∣dum
et faciendum una Vobiscum et caerers Praelatis et
Proceribus, et aliis Regni incolis, in praesenti Convo∣catione
Generali apd Westm. die Dominica proxima
post festum S. Martini, pro diversis Regni negotiis con∣venientibus,
dilectum in Christo Conratrem, et Con∣professum
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