Royal Assent for Bishop of Isle of Man, 1575 — appointment of John Mericke
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- Sources
- Name
- Royal Assent for Bishop of Isle of Man, 1575 — appointment of John Mericke
- Description
- A royal letter patent from Queen Elizabeth I granting assent to the nomination of John Mericke (M.A.) as Bishop of the Isle of Man, following the death of Bishop John Salesbery. The document affirms the Earl of Derby's hereditary right of patronage over the Manx bishopric and directs the Archbishop of York to confirm, consecrate, and invest Mericke. It demonstrates the overlapping jurisdiction of the Crown, the Earl of Derby, and the Church over Man's ecclesiastical affairs.
- Date
- 5 November 1575
- Related To
- Queen Elizabeth I
- Collection
- The Stanley Lordship
- Type
- Primary Source Transcription
- Date Created
- 1575-11-05
- Creator
- Queen Elizabeth I
- Audience
- Edmund, Archbishop of York, and other bishops in those parts
- Identifier
- PAT. 17 ELIZ. (Patent Roll, Elizabeth I, year 17)
- Language
- English and Latin (bilingual — English version followed by Latin)