Thursday 14 June 1705

[Episcopi]

Archiepiscopus Eboracensis [Iohannes Sharp] personaliter.

Dunelmensis: Georgius Wheeler sacrae theologiae professor, Iacobus Finney sacrae theologiae professor, procuratores.

Carliolensis: Gulielmus Pearson eius procurator personaliter.

[Decani]

Eboracensis: Henricus Finch personaliter.

Dunelmensis: Iohannes Montagu sacrae theologiae professor.

Cestrensis: Laurentius Fogg sacrae theologiae professor, Iacobus Fall sacrae theologiae professor personaliter.

Carliolensis: Gulielmus Graham sacrae theologiae professor, Franciscus Atterbury sacrae theologiae professor.

[Archidiaconi]

Eboracensis: Knightley Chetwood sacrae theologiae professor.

Nottinghamiae: Gulielmus Pearson artium magister personaliter.

East Riding: Heneage Dering legum doctor.

Cleveland: Iacobus Fall sacrae theologiae professor personaliter.

Dunelmensis: Robertus Booth artium magister.

Northumbriae: Iohannes Morton sacrae theologiae professor.

Cestrensis: Edmundus Entwistle sacrae theologiae professor, Honorandus Henricus

Finch decanus Eboracensis procurator personaliter.

Richmondiae: Gulielmus Stratford; Thomas Lamplugh artium magister.

Carliolensis: Iosephus Fisher artium magister, Georgius Fleming artium magister.

[Capitula]

Eboracense: Honorandus vir Edwardus Finch artium magister personaliter, Gulielmus Stainforth sacrae theologiae baccalaureus eorum procurator.

Dunelmense: Dr Georgius Wheeler eorum procurator.

Cestrense: Richard Wroe sacrae theologiae professor procurator.

Carliolense: Thomas Tully.

Southwelliae: Thomas Laybourne artium magister eorum procurator.

Riponense: Franciscus Pemberton artium magister eorum procurator.

[Clerus archidiaconatuum]

Eboracensis: Gilbertus Atkinson artium magister, Iacobus Talbot sacrae theologiae professor procuratores.

Nottinghamiae: Gulielmus Porter artium magister, Edwardus Clarke eorum procuratores.

East Riding: Gulielmus Lambert artium magister, Matthaeus Crouch artium magister eorum procuratores.

Cleveland: Elias Micklethwaite artium magister personaliter, Zacharias Suger artium magister.

Dunelmiae: Iohannes Finney sacrae theologiae professor, Iohannes Bowes sacrae theologiae professor, procuratores.

Northumbriae: Cuthbertus Fenwick artium magister, Gulielmus Stainforth artium magister.

Cestrensis: Thomas Marsden sacrae theologiae baccalaureus, procurator.

Richmondiae: Tobias West artium magister, eorum procurator.

Carliolensis: Edmundus Wickins artium magister, Thomas Gibbon artium magister, Procuratores.

[Clerus peculiarium iurisdictionurri]

decani et capituli de Eboraco: Samuel Terrick artium magister, Georgius Halley sacrae theologiae professor personaliter.

Southwellensis: Georgius Mompesson artium magister.

Custos iurisdictionis peculiaris de Howdenshire: Gulielmus Savile.

Custos iurisdictionis peculiaris de Allertonshire: Iohannes Brookbank legum doctor, Dr Georgius Wheeler legum baccalaureus.

Clerus iurisdictionis de Howden et Howdenshire: Iohannes Blower artium magister personaliter, Iohannes Richardson artium magister, procuratores.

Clerus iurisdictionis de Allerton et Allertonshire: Carolus Neile artium magister, Thomas Nicolson artium magister.

Prorogued by Archbishop John Sharp.

Thursday 28 June 1705

Postea vero prorogata et continuata fuit huiusmodi convocatio usque ad et in diem

Iovis sextum diem mensis Septembris proximi futuri virtute brevis regii dicto domino archiepiscopo directi et per eum recepti prout per tenorem eiusdem plenius liquet et apparet.

Thursday 12 November 1713

[Decani]

Eboracensis: Henricus Finch.

Dunelmensis: Iohannes Montagu sacrae theologiae professor.

Cestrensis: Laurentius Fogg sacrae theologiae professor, Iacobus Fall sacrae theologiae professor personaliter.

Carliolensis: Thomas Gibbon artium magister.

[Archidiaconi]

Eboracensis: Knightley Chetwood sacrae theologiae professor.

Nottinghamiae: Gulielmus Pearson artium magister personaliter.

East Riding: Heneage Dering legum doctor.

Cleveland: Iohannes Richardson artium magister personaliter.

Dunelmensis: Robertus Booth artium magister.

Northumbriae: Iohannes Morton sacrae theologiae professor.

Cestrensis: Iohannes Thane sacrae theologiae professor.

Richmondiae: Gulielmus Stratford sacrae theologiae professor.

Carliolensis: Georgius Fleming artium magister.

Sodorensis et Insulae Monae: Samuel Wattleworth.

[Capitula]

Eboracense: Honorandus vir Edwardus Finch artium magister personaliter, Samuel

Terrick eorum procuratores personaliter.

Dunelmense: Thomas Eden eorum procurator.

Cestrense: Richard Wroe sacrae theologiae professor, procurator.

Carliolense: Iohannes Atkinson artium magister.

Southwelliae: Thomas Laybourne artium magister eorum procurator.

[Clerus archidiaconatuum]

Eboracensis: Thomas Scott artium magister et Richardus Lowther artium magister.

Nottinghamiae: Gulielmus Porter artium magister, Timotheus Caryl artium magister eorum procuratores.

East Riding: Gulielmus Lambert artium magister, Iohannes Witty artium magister eorum procuratores.

Cleveland: Iohannes Wakefield et Elias Micklethwaite

Dunelmiae: Iohannes Bowes sacrae theologiae professor, Leonardus Shafto artium magister, procuratores.

Northumbriae: Iosephus Nicolson artium magister, Cuthbertus Fenwick artium magister.

Cestrensis: Honorandus Edwardus Finch artium magister.

Richmondiae: Tobias West artium magister, eorum procurator.

Carliolensis: Thomas Tully artium magister, Thomas Benson artium magister.

[Clerus peculiarium iuhsdictionuni]

Decani et capituli de Eboraco: Iohannes Bradley artium magister et Valentinus

Nalson275 personaliter.

Southwellensis: Georgius Mompesson artium magister.

Custos iurisdictionis peculiaris de Howdenshire: Gulielmus Savile legum baccalaureus.

Custos iurisdictionis peculiaris de Allertonshire ad episcopum Dunelmensem spectantis: Iohannes Brookbank legum doctor.

ad decanum et capitulum Dunelmensem spectantis: Dr Georgius Wheeler sacrae theologiae professor.

Clerus iurisdictionis de Howden et Howdenshire: Gulielmus Richardson et

Richardus Coulton.

Clerus iurisdictionis de Allerton et Allertonshire ad episcopum Dunelmensem spectantis: Iohannes Turner artium magister, ad decanum et capitulum Dunelmensem spectantis: Thomas Nicolson artium magister.

Prorogued by Dr Pearson and Mr John Richardson to Thursday 10 December 1713 but it met before then.

Tuesday 17 November 1713

Die Martis decimo septimo die mensis Novembris anno Domini millesimo septingesimo decimo tertio in domo capitulari infra ecclesiam cathedralem et metropoliticam Beati Petri Eboracensis inter horas octavam et duodecimam ante meridiem eiusdem diei coram Iohanne Richardson et Samuele Terrick, domini archiepiscopi Eboracensis commissionariis legitime fulcitis in praesentia mei Thomae Jubb notarii publici.

The royal mandate

Edmundus, permissione divina Londoniensis episcopus, reverendo in Christo patri et confratri nostro Domino Thomae, eadem permissione Eliensi episcopo, salutem et fraternam in Domino caritatem. Vigore et auctoritate quarundam literarum a decano et capitulo ecclesiae metropoliticae Cantuariensis, necnon cuiusdam brevis sive mandati illustrissimorum in Christo principum Philippi et Mariae, Dei gratia regis et reginae Angliae, Franciae, Neapolis, Ierusalem et Hiberniae fidei defensorum, principum Hispaniarum et Siciliae, archiducum Austriae et ducum Mediolani, Burgundiae et Brabantiae, comitum Haspurgi [Habsburgi], Flandriae et Tyrollis, de dato tertio die mensis Septembris anno regnorum suorum secundo et tertio [3 September 1555], pro sacra synodo et convocatione generali praelatorum et cleri totius provinciae Cantuariensis huiusmodi peremptorie citamus et prae monemus vestraeque paternitati reverendae rogando mandamus, quod vos, decanum et capitulum, ac archidiaconum ecclesiae vestrae cathedralis Eliensis, necnon ecclesiarum praelatos, exemptos et non exemptos ac clerum vestrae diocesis peremptorie etiam citari faciatis et praemoneatis, quod vos, praefate reverende pater, decanusque dictae vetsrae ecclesiae cathedralis ac ceteri praelati huiusmodi personaliter, et capitulum eiusdem ecclesiae per unum, clerusque dictae diocesis vestrae per duos sufficientes procuratores compareatis et compareant in ecclesia cathedrali Divi Pauli civitatis Londoniarum vicesimo secundo die iam proximo futuri mensis Octobris [22 October 1555], cum continuatione et prorogatione dierum extunc sequentium et locorum, si et quatenus expediat, ad tractandum, consentiendum et concludendum super quibusdam arduis et urgentibus negotiis dictos illustrissimos principes, securitatemque et defensionem Ecclesiae Anglicanae ac pacem et tranquillitatem, bonum publicum et defensionem regni Angliae ac subditorum eiusdem concernentibus vobis tune ibidem seriosius exponendis, vestraque et sua consilia et auxilia super eis impendendum, ac ulterius faciendum, recipiendum et subeundum quod tenor et effectus brevis sive mandati huiusmodi de se exigunt et requirunt. Vobis insuper (ut supra) rogando, mandamus et iniungimus quod per literas vestras patentes, harum seriem una cum schedula eisdem annexa nomina omnium et singulorum per vos seu auctoritate vestra in hac parte citatorum et praemonitorum plenarie continentes et habentes, sigillo vestro sigillatas, de omni eo quo in praemissis et circa ea feceritis, dictis die et loco praesidentem seu locum tenentem dictae sacrae synodi et convocationis quemcunque, qui pro tempore fuerit, debite certificare curetis. Datum in palatio nostro Londoniis decimo die dicti mensis Septembris anno Domini millesimo quingentesimo quinquagesimo quinto [10 September 1555].

Summons to the convocation

Willelmus, permissione divina Cantuariensis archiepiscopus, totius Angliae primas et apostolicae sedis legatus, venerabili fratri nostri Richardo, Dei gratia Wintoniensi episcopo, salutem et fraternam in Domino caritatem, literas domini nostri regis sigillo suo sigillatas nuper recepimus in haec verba:

Henricus, Dei gratia rex Angliae et Franciae et dominus Hiberniae, reverendissimo in Christo patri Iohanni, eadem gratia archiepiscopo Cantuariensi, salutem. Quibusdam arduis et urgentibus negotiis nos securitatem et defensionem Ecclesiae Anglicanae ac pacem, tranquillitatem, bonum publicum et defensionem regni nostri et subditorum nostrorum eiusdem concernentibus, vobis in fide et dilectione quibus nobis tenemini rogando mandamus quatenus praemissis debito intuitu attentis et ponderatis universos et singulos episcopos vestrae provinciae ac decanos et priores ecclesiarum cathedralium, abbates et priores et alios clericos, exemptos et non exemptos, necnon archidiaconos, capitula, conventus et collegia, totumque clerum cuiuslibet dioceseos eiusdem provinciae ad comparendum coram vobis in ecclesia Sancti Pauli London iensis vel alibi, prout melius expediri videatis, cum omni celeritate accommoda, modo debito convocari faciatis ad tractandum, consentiendum et concludendum super praemissis et aliis quae sibi clarius exponentur tune ibidem ex parte nostra. Et hoc sicut nos et statum regni nostri ac honorem et utilitatem ecclesiae praedictae diligitis, nullatenus omittatis. Teste meipso apud Westmonasterium, vicesimo secundo die Ianuarii anno regni nostri decimo nono [22 January 1504].

Quocirca fraternitati vestrae committimus et mandamus quatenus omnes et singulos dictae ecclesiae nostrae Cantuariensis suffraganeos infra dictam nostram Cantuariensem provinciam constitutos ac absentium episcoporum vicarios in spiritualibus generales, citetis peremptorie. Et eos decanos et priores ecclesiarum cathedralium et singula capitula earundem, archidiaconos, abbates, prioresque conventus sub se habentes et alios ecclesiarum praelatos, exemptos [et non exemptos], clerumque cuiuslibet dioceseos, provinciae nostrae praedictae citari peremptorie et praemuniri volumus et mandamus, quod iidem episcopi suffraganei nostri vicarii generales, decani, abbates, priores, archidiaconi ac ceteri ecclesiarum praelati, exempti et non exempti, personaliter, et quodlibet capitulum ecclesiarum cathedralium per unum, clerusque cuiuslibet dioceseos provinciae antedictae per duos sufficientes procuratores compareant coram nobis aut nostris in hac parte locum tenentibus, vel commissariis (si nos tune impediri contingit) in ecclesia Sancti Pauli Londoniarum,

The bishop of Winchester's commission to the archdeacon of Surrey

[23v] Willelmus, permissione divina Wintoniensis episcopus dilecto nobis in Christo filio Olivero, artium magistro, archidiacono nostro Surriae vel eius officiali salutem, gratiam et benedictionem. Literas reverendi in Christo patris ac domini Domini Thomae, Dei gratiae Londoniesnsi episcopi, quinto die instantis mensis Ianuarii [5 January 1485] recepimus in haec verba: Reverendo in Christo patri ac domino Domino Wille lmo, Dei gratia Wintoniensi episcopo, Thomas, permissione divina Londoniensis episcopus, salutem et fraternae dilectionis continuum incrementum. Literas reverendissimi in Christo patris ac domini Domini Thomae, Dei gratia tituli Sancti Ciriaci in Thermis sacrosanctae Romanae ecclesiae presbyteri cardinalis, Cantuariensis archiepiscopi, totius Angliae primatis et apostolicae sedis legati, duodecimo die instantis mensis Decembris in haec verba recepimus:

Thomas, miseratione divina tituli Sancti Ciriaci in Thermis sacrosanctae Romanae ecclesiae presbyter cardinalis, Cantuariensis archiepiscopus, totius Angliae primas et apostolicae sedis legatus, venerabili fratri nostro Thomae, Dei gratia Londoniensi episcopo, salutem et fraternam in Domino caritatem. Literas domini nostri regis sigillo suo sigillatas nuper recepimus in haec verba:

[fos. 133-5] List of both houses.

Proctors of the clergy:

[fo. 136] Queen's writ of summons.

Session. 1. 20 February 1593

Sessions 2-6. Dates unknown

[fos. 137-47] Nothing extraordinary. Archbishop's mandate, bishop of London and archdeacon of Canterbury's certificates. Protestation of the dean of Westminster to archbishop. Adjournments from day to day and place to place.

Session 7.14 March 1593

[fo. 147] Bishops agree upon two subsidies, confer with the lower house; they consent. Adjourn.

Session 8.16 March 1593

[fo. 148] Adjourn.

Session 9. 17 March 1593

[fos. 148-59] Archbishop present. Grant engrossed of two subsidies of four shillings per pound brought in; to be paid at two shillings yearly in four years. The first payment 19 February 1593 [1594]. The last payment 19 February 1586 [1597].

Sessions 10-18. Dates unknown

[fos. 159-62] Sessions have little more than meeting and adjourning, and proceeding against non comparentes and departers without leave.

Session 19.11 April 1593

[fo. 162] Archbishop present. Queen's writ for dissolving read. Archbishop dissolves the convocation accordingly.

[fos. 162-3] Then follows [sic] two papers, one of questions and answers about marriage within degrees of affinity, another containing orders agreed on by the bishops for the better executing the laws and avoiding offences. But how or when ordered, or whether to be referred, appears not.

Lower house

In this convocation, the deans and divers of the prebendaries of the late erected churches, being now met together, resolved to move for an act of parliament for the confirmation of them, to prevent for the future the great vexations they had met with from such as pretended that much of their revenues were concealed lands, and so belonging to the crown. The archbishop had often laboured to stop these mischiefs to the church and learning, and had so prevailed with the lord treasurer to espouse this cause, that upon their petition he had lately effectually shown the queen (the archbishop also being present) the great inconveniences of these commissions granted by her, to the spoiling of those religious foundations of hers, and her father and brother. And upon this encouragement, both from the archbishop and the said lord, they wrote their letter dated in March from the convocation house to him, to this tenor:

Thursday 20 August 1702

Dr Pearson

Archidiaconus East Riding: Heneage Dering, legum doctor, personaliter.

Dr Fall

Mr Stainforth

Prorogued by Dr Fall and Mr Stainforth to 8 October 1702.

Saturday 22 August 1702

Die Sabbati vicesimo secundo die mensis Augusti anno Domini 1702 in domo capitulari infra ecclesiam cathedralem et metropoliticam Beati Petri Eboracensis inter horas octavam et duodecimam ante meridiem eiusdem diei coram venerabilibus viris Iacobo Fall sacrae theologiae professore et Gulielmo Stainforth sacrae theologiae professore, domini archiepiscopi Eboracensis commissionariis legitime fulcitis in praesentia mei Thomae Empson notarii publici. Quo die publice perlecto brevi regio pro prorogatione convocationis praedictae gerentis datae apud Westmonasterium sexto die Augusti praedicti et perventientis ad manus dicti reverendissimi patris vicesimo primo die Augusti praedicti commissionarii eandem convocationem continuaverunt et prorogaverunt iuxta tenorem et effectum schedulae sequentis per eos tune et ibidem lectae.

Thursday 8 October 1702

Dr Fall

Mr Stainforth

Mr Laybourne

Mr Terrick

Dr Palmer

Dr Halley

Mr Blower

Prorogued by Dr Fall and Mr Stainforth.

Friday 20 November 1702

[Episcopi]

Carliolensis: Gulielmus Pearson et Gulielmus Nicolson eius procuratores.

[Decani]

Eboracensis: Henricus Finch artium magister.

Dunelmensis: Iohannes Montagu sacrae theologiae professor.

Cestrensis: Laurentius Fogg sacrae theologiae professor, Iacobus Fall sacrae theologiae professor eius procuratores.

Carliolensis: Gulielmus Graham sacrae theologiae professor.

[Archidiaconi]

Eboracensis: Knightley Chetwood sacrae theologiae professor.

Nottinghamiae: Gulielmus Pearson artium magister.

East Riding: Heneage Dering legum doctor.

Cleveland: Iacobus Fall sacrae theologiae professor.

Dunelmensis: Robertus Booth artium magister.

Northumbriae: Iohannes Morton sacrae theologiae professor.

Cestrensis: Edmundus Entwistle sacrae theologiae professor.

Richmondiae: Thomas Lamplugh artium magister.

Carliolensis: Ioseph Fisher artium magister.

[Capitula]

Eboracense: Gulielmus Stainforth sacrae theologiae professor et Ionathan Dryden artium magister eorum procuratores personaliter.

Dunelmense: Iacobus Finney sacrae theologiae professor eorum procurator.

Cestrense: Richard Wroe sacrae theologiae professor eorum procurator.

Carliolense: Hugo Todd sacrae theologiae professor eorum procurator.

Southwelliae: Thomas Laybourne artium magister eorum procurator.

Riponense: Franciscus Pemberton artium magister eorum procurator.

[Clerus archidiaconatuum]

Eboracensis: Iohannes Kellingbeck artium magister, Gilbertus Atkinson artium magister, eorum procuratores.

Nottinghamiae: Gulielmus Proctor artium magister, Edwardus Clarke artium magister, eorum procuratores.

East Riding: Gulielmus Lambert artium magister et Matthaeus Crouch artium magister personaliter, eorum procurators.

Cleveland: Samuel Terrick, Elias Micklethwaite eorum procuratores.

Dunelmiae: Iacobus Finney sacrae theologiae professor, Iohannes Bowes sacrae theologiae professor.

Northumbriae: Andreas Bates artium magister, Gulielmus Stainforth artium magister eorum procuratores.

Cestrensis: Thomas Marsden sacrae theologiae baccalaureus eorum procurator.

Carliolensis: Edmundus Wickins artium magister, Thomas Gibbon artium magister, eorum procuratores.

Tuesday 30 December 1701

[Episcopi]

Archiepiscopus Eboracensis [Iohannes Sharp] personaliter.

Dunelmensis: Gulielmus Graham sacrae theologiae professor personaliter, Theophilus Pickering sacrae theologiae baccalaureus eius procuratores.

Carliolensis: Gulielmus Graham et Gulielmus Pearson eius procuratores.

[Decani]

Eboracensis: Thomas Gale sacrae theologiae professor.

Dunelmensis: Iohannes Montagu sacrae theologiae professor. Gulielmus Graham sacrae theologiae professor personaliter, Iohannes Morton sacrae theologiae professor, Theophilus Pickering sacrae theologiae professor eius procuratores.

Cestrensis: Laurentius Fogg sacrae theologiae professor.

Carliolensis: Gulielmus Graham sacrae theologiae professor.

[Archidiaconi]

Eboracensis: Knightley Chetwood sacrae theologiae professor.

Nottinghamiae: Gulielmus Pearson sacrae theologiae professor.

East Riding: Gulielmus Brearey.

Cleveland: Iacobus Fall sacrae theologiae professor personaliter

Dunelmensis: Robertus Booth artium magister; Gulielmus Graham sacrae theologiae professor personaliter, Gulielmus Hartwell sacrae theologiae professor, Theophilus Pickering sacrae theologiae baccalaureus, eius procuratores.

Northumbriae: Gulielmus Graham sacrae theologiae professor personaliter, Gulielmus Stainforth artium magister, Carolus Neile artium magister personaliter eius procuratores.

Cestrensis: Edmundus Entwistle sacrae theologiae professor.

Richmondiae: Thomas Lamplugh artium magister.

Carliolensis: Gulielmus Nicolson artium magister.

Sodorensis et Insulae Monae.

[Capitula]

Eboracense: Gulielmus Stainforth sacrae theologiae professor personaliter et

Ionathan Dry den artium magister eorum procuratores.

Dunelmense: Gulielmus Graham sacrae theologiae professor personaliter eorum procurator.

Cestrense: Richard Wroe sacrae theologiae professor eorum procurator.

Carliolense: Thomas Tully.

Southwelliae: Thomas Laybourne eorum procurator.

Riponense: Franciscus Pemberton artium magister eorum procurator.

[Clerus archidiaconatuum]

Eboracensis: Iohannes Killingbeck artium magister personaliter; Gilbertus Atkinson artium magister personaliter, eorum procuratores.

Nottinghamiae: Gulielmus Porter artium magister; Edwardus Bellwood artium magister, eorum procuratores.

East Riding: Gulielmus Lambert artium magister et Matthaeus Crouch eorum procuratores.

Cleveland: Elias Micklethwaite personaliter, Samuel Terrick eorum procuratores.

Dunelmiae: Gulielmus Hartwell sacrae theologiae professor, Theophilus Pickering sacrae theologiae baccalaureus eorum procuratores.

Northumbriae: Andreas Bates artium magister, Gulielmus Stainforth artium magister, eorum procuratores.

Cestrensis: Honorandus Henricus Frith artium magister eorum procurator.

Richmondiae: Tobias West artium magister eorum procurator.

Carliolensis: Hugo Todd sacrae theologiae professor et Henricus Fleming eorum procuratores.

[Clerus peculiarium iurisdictionum]

decani et capituli de Eboraco: Carolus Palmer sacrae theologiae professor personaliter, Georgius Halley artium magister personaliter, eorum procuratores.

Southwellensis: Georgius Mompesson artium magister, eorum procurator.

Custos iurisdictionis peculiaris de Howdenshire: Gulielmus Savile legum baccalaureus.

Custos iurisdictionis peculiaris de Allertonshire: Iohannes Brookbank legum doctor, Dr Graham personaliter.

Clerus iurisdictionis peculiaris tarn episcopo quam capitulo Dunelmensi de Howden et Howdenshire: Samuel Terrick artium magister, Iohannes Blower artium magister personaliter, eorum procuratores.

Clerus de Allerton: Thomas Clarke artium magister eorum procurator; Carolus

Neile artium magister personaliter eorum procurator.

Royal writ of summons dated 23 April 1859, for Wednesday 1 June.

Archbishop's commission to Augustus Duncombe, Edward Rice, Leveson Vernon Harcourt, William Vernon Harcourt, Charles Johnstone, John Baillie and Stephen Cheyke, dated 30 April 1859.

Wednesday 1 June 1859

Bishops:

Thomas [Musgrave] lord archbishop of York.

Charles Thomas [Longley], lord bishop of Durham. James Allen Park his proctor.

John [Graham], lord bishop of Chester.

Henry Montagu [Villiers], lord bishop of Carlisle.

Robert [Bickersteth], lord bishop of Ripon.

James Prince [Lee], lord bishop of Manchester.

Horatio [Powys], lord bishop of Sodor and Man.

The lower clergy are the same as under 20 March 1861.

The following is an eye-witness account of proceedings, composed by George

Trevor and included by him on p. 8 of the York Journal of Convocation.

After the names had been called, the presiding commissioner inquired if any proctor had petitions to present, on which a motion was made by the reverend J. Thwaytes, proctor for the archdeaconry of Carlisle, and seconded by the honourable and reverend Francis R. Grey, proctor for the archdeaconry of Lindisfarne, for the election of a prolocutor, proposing the venerable Charles Thorp, archdeacon of Durham, for that office. This was received by the clergy without any dissentient voice, and no other name was proposed; whereupon the venerable archdeacon thanked the clergy for the confidence they had reposed in him, and expressed his willingness to discharge the duties of the office, unless prevented by higher authority.

The election of a prolocutor, however, was not recognized by the presiding commissioner.

A motion was made and seconded for a loyal address to the queen, which the commissioner refused to receive, and suggested that t should be sent through the secretary of state.

Petitions were presented by several proctors, and among them by the reverend W. Dodd,from clergy of the archdeaconry ofLindisfarne, and the reverend Beilby Porteous, from clergy of the archdeaconry of Carlisle, who proceeded to read them.

Prorogued by Dean Duncombe to Tuesday 16 August 1859.

Wednesday 17 August 1859

Royal writ: 12 August.

Prorogued by the archbishop.

Friday 28 October 1859

Royal writ: 22 October.

Prorogued by Dean Duncombe.

Friday 16 December 1859

Royal writ: 29 November.

Prorogued by Dean Duncombe.

Lower house

Wednesday 25 January 1860

The archdeacon of Durham [Charles Thorp], prolocutor.

Royal writ of summons 25 March 1761.

Friday 22 May 1761

[Bishops:]

The lord archbishop of York [John Gilbert].

Richard [Trevor], lord bishop of Durham.

Edmund [Keene], lord bishop of Chester.

Richard [Osbaldeston], lord bishop of Carlisle.

Mark [Hildesley], lord bishop of Sodor and Man.

[The deans of]

York: John Fountain, D. D.

Durham: The honourable Spencer Cowper, D. D.

Chester: William Smith, D. D.

Carlisle: Robert Bolton clerk, LL. D.

[The archdeacons of:]

York: Edmund Pyle, D. D.

Nottingham: Hugh Thomas, D. D.

East Riding: Robert Oliver clerk, M. A.

Cleveland: Francis Blackburn clerk, M. A.

Durham: George Sayer, D. D.

Northumberland: Thomas Robinson, D. D.

Chester: Abel Ward clerk, M. A.

Richmond: Samuel Peploe clerk, LL. B.

Carlisle: Venn Eyre clerk, M. A.

Sodor and Man: William Mylrea clerk.

[The chapters of]

York: William Herring clerk, LL. D., Charles Cowper clerk, M. A.

Durham: Robert Lowth, D. D.

Chester: Roger Barnston clerk, M. A., their proctor.

Carlisle: Thomas Wilson clerk, M. A.

Southwell: Scrope Berdmore, D. D., their proctor.

Ripon: John Fogg, D. D.

[The clergy of the archdeaconries of:]

York: Timothy Lee, D. D., Samuel Kirshaw, D. D.

Nottingham: Edward Chappell clerk, M. A., George Staunton Brough clerk, M. A.

East Riding: William Ford, D. D., Thomas Wakefield clerk, M. A.

Cleveland: Francis Wanley, D. D., Richard Kitchingman, M. A.

Durham: Richard Stonehewer clerk, LL. D., John Lloyd clerk, M. A., their proctors.

Northumberland: John Brown, D. D., John Sharp, D. D., their proctors.

Chester: Samuel Peploe clerk, LL. B.

Richmond: Edward Place clerk, M. A.

Carlisle: Robert Graham clerk, M. A., Thomas Milward clerk, M. A.

Sodor and Man: Robert Radcliffe clerk.

Clergy of the jurisdiction of the dean and chapter of York: George Legh, Richard Thompson clerk, M. A.

Clergy of Southwell: Andrew Matthews clerk, M. A.

Keeper of Howden: Francis Topham, LL. D.

Keeper of Allerton (bishop of Durham): Richard Cavendish, M. A.

Keeper of Allerton (dean and chapter of Durham): Dr [Samuel] Dickens.

Clergy of Howden: John Lowther, John Bradley.

Clergy of Allerton (bishop of Durham): Daniel Watson clerk, M. A.; James

Addison clerk, M. A.

Clergy of Allerton (dean and chapter of Durham): Philemon Marsh clerk, M. A.;438

Robert Pigot clerk, M. A.

Royal writ: 15 May.

Notary: Richard Mackley (and throughout, unless otherwise stated).

Prorogued by Mr Cowper to Friday 3 July 1761.

The royal mandate

Edmundus, permissione divina Londoniensis episcopus, reverendo in Christo patri et confratri nostro Thomae, eadem permissione Eliensi episcopo, salutem in Domino et fraternae dilectionis continuum incrementum. Breve sive mandatum excellentissimae in Christo principis et dominae nostrae Mariae, Dei gratia Angliae, Franciae et Hiberniae reginae ac fidei defensoris nuper, cum ea qua decuit reverentia et honore, humiliter recepimus exequendum in haec verba:

Cuius quidem brevis sive mandati vigore pariter et auctoritate, vos reverendum patrem tenore praesentium citamus et peremptorie monemus vestraeque paternitati reverendae mandamus, quod vos, decanum et capitulum, ac archidiaconos ecclesiae vestrae cathedralis Eliensis, necnon ecclesiarum praelatos, exemptos et non exemptos ac clerum vestrae diocesis peremptorie etiam citari faciatis et praemoneatis, quod vos, praefate reverende pater, decanusque dictae vetsrae ecclesiae cathedralis ac ceteri praelati huiusmodi personaliter, et capitulum eiusdem ecclesiae per unum, clerusque dictae vestrae diocesis per duos sufficientes procuratores compareatis et compareant in dicta ecclesia Beatae Mariae Oxoniensis tertio die mensis Aprilis proximo iam fiituro [3 April 1554], cum continuatione et prorogatione dierum extunc sequentium et locorum, si et quatenus expediat, secundum vim, formam, continens et tenorem eiusdem brevis sive mandati tractaturi, facturi et recepturi ac subituri quod tenor et effectus brevis sive mandati huiusmodi de se exigunt et requirunt.