Royal Concessions to Henry Man, Bishop of the Isle of Man (1546)
- Item sets
- Sources
- Name
- Royal Concessions to Henry Man, Bishop of the Isle of Man (1546)
- Description
- A bilingual (English and Latin) royal charter from Henry VIII granting Henry Man, Bishop of the Isle of Man, permission to hold multiple ecclesiastical benefices in commendam (concurrently) — the Deanery of Chester Cathedral and two parochial churches — while retaining his bishopric. The document establishes the constitutional relationship between the Crown and the Manx bishopric, and demonstrates the Crown's authority over Manx ecclesiastical appointments in the Tudor period.
- Date
- 22 January 1546
- Type
- Financial Data
- Collection
- The Stanley Lordship
- Type
- Primary Source Transcription
- Date Created
- 1546-01-22
- Creator
- Henry VIII, King of England
- Audience
- Henry Man, Bishop of the Isle of Man
- Identifier
- 37 HEN. VIII (reference to Foedera)
- Language
- English, Latin