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753 18 June 1314, Lichfield. Institution <strong>of</strong><br />

William de Alveres<strong>to</strong>n, priest, <strong>to</strong> church <strong>of</strong><br />

Kingswinford (Swyneford Regis); patron, John de<br />

Somery, knt. Ind.: archd. (Nothing for <strong>the</strong> fee. )<br />

754 [Fo. 47] 9 July 1314, London. Considering<br />

<strong>the</strong> fervor <strong>of</strong> his devotion and because 'sometimes,<br />

on account <strong>of</strong> a difficulty, he is afraid <strong>to</strong> go <strong>to</strong><br />

his parochial church, <strong>the</strong> bp. grants licence <strong>to</strong><br />

William Docreford, knt., king's justiciar, <strong>to</strong> have<br />

an ora<strong>to</strong>ry at his manor <strong>of</strong> Langley, within <strong>the</strong><br />

parish <strong>of</strong> Sut<strong>to</strong>n Coldfield, and <strong>to</strong> cause divine<br />

service <strong>to</strong> be celebrated <strong>the</strong>re during his life,<br />

provided that <strong>the</strong> rights and revenue <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />

parochial church <strong>by</strong> no means will be diminished.<br />

LICENCIA PRO CAPELLA HABENDA. LANGLEY INFRA SUTTON<br />

COLEFIELD.<br />

1 W[alterus] permissione divina Coventr'<br />

et Lich' episcopus dilec<strong>to</strong> nobis in Chris<strong>to</strong> domino<br />

Willelmo Docreford, militi, domini regis Angl'<br />

justiciario, salutem in Domino. Attendentes<br />

devocionis fervorem quern ad cultum divinum vigerit<br />

habere dinosceris et qui nonnunquamque propter<br />

difficultatem timeris eundi ad parochialem<br />

ecclesiam tuam de Sut<strong>to</strong>n in Colfeld inevitabiliter<br />

impeditur, ut in manerio tuo de Langele infra<br />

parochiam predictam honestum ora<strong>to</strong>rium cingere<br />

valeas et habere in quo possis pro beneplaci<strong>to</strong> tuo<br />

divina facere celebrare et tibi quoad vixeris<br />

specialem concedimus licenciam per presentes<br />

sigilli nostri appensione munitas, ita tarnen quod<br />

per hoc juribus et obvencionibus parochialis<br />

1. 'Langley... Colefield' added <strong>by</strong> a later hand.<br />

572

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