1352-07-20, Westminster

To S . archbishop of Canterbury. Summons to attend a conference upon certain great and urgent affairs to be held at Westminster on the morrow of the Assumption next, certifying the king of the day of the receipt of these presents and by whom they were brought. By K. and C. [Lep. Dignity of a Peer, iv, p. 598.) The like to the following, to wit : The bishop of Durham and nine other bishops. The prior of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem in England. The abbot of Westminster. [Jbid.] To J. bishop of Exeter. Summons to attend the said conference or to appear by a fit proctor. [ Jbid.] The like to eight other bishops. [Jbid. To Edward, prince of Wales, duke of Cornwall and earl of Chester. Summons to attend the said conference. [Jbid. The like to Henry duke of Lancaster, William de Bohun earl of Northampton, ten other earls and twenty-four others. /bid. To William de Shareshull. Summons to attend the said conference to treat upon the said affairs with others of the council. [/bid.) The like to seven others. [/bid.] To Master John Lecche, the king's clerk. Summons to attend the said conference. [Jbid. The like to seven others. [/bid. To the sheriff of Kent. Order to cause one knight for that shire to be chosen to attend the said conference. [/bid.