Sources
Royal Writ (Venire Facias) for arrest of Bishop of Man, 1341
Source
24 November 1341
A bilingual (English/Latin) royal writ from Edward III commanding Thomas de Drayton of Great Yarmouth to deliver the Bishop of Man under safe escort to London for examination, along with Scottish associates and their goods seized at Carlisle. The document illustrates early English Crown authority over Manx ecclesiastical figures and medieval maritime/commercial conflict.
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Language
- English and Latin