| Description | Letters Patent of King James I granting licence to Adam Newton, tutor of Prince Henry, to be absent as Dean of Durham for life and to appoint a prebendary with full powers to act in his place, having been granted the deanery on the promotion of William James to the bishopric of Durham.
Dated at Westminster, 15 Sep 4 Jas.
Great Seal: brown, with minor damage repaired with yellow wax, attached by tag.
[Adam Newton was also married to Katherine the daughter of John Puckering, whose son Thomas was also tutored by him] |