1338-10-18, Kennington

To R. bishop of Chichester. Summons to attend a council at Westminster on Thursday after All Saints next, to treat concerning the king's expedition to parts beyond the sea and the state of the realm. By p.s. [Rep. Dignity of a Peer iv, p. 496.] The like to eleven other bishops, W. archbishop of York, J. archbishop of Canterbury, or his vicar general in his absence, seventeen abbots, the prior of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem and the prior of Spaldyng. [Zbid.] To Henry earl of Lancaster. Summons to attend the said council. [Z0id.] The like to nine other earls and twenty-eight others. [Zbid.] To Thomas Sampson. Summons to attend the said council to give his counsel with others of the council. By p.s. [Zbid.] The like to twelve others. [Jbid.]