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Ordinance that for the next five years no one shall receive the clerical tonsure...

Catalogue reference: SC 7/26/16

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This record is about the Ordinance that for the next five years no one shall receive the clerical tonsure... dating from 1516 Feb. 12. in the series Special Collections: Papal Bulls. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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Reference
SC 7/26/16
Date
1516 Feb. 12.
Description

Ordinance that for the next five years no one shall receive the clerical tonsure in England unless at the same time he be promoted to all minor orders and that of sub-deacon. Florence. Pridie Id. Feb., 1515, and 3 Leo. X. Ad perpetuam rei memoriam. Romanum decet . . .

Note
Bulla with silk string. [R. and Cal. Letters and Papers, Henry VIII. Vol. II. No. 1532.]
Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Subjects
Topics
Farming
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C3650628/

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SC 7

Special Collections: Papal Bulls

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