Royal writ of summons dated 23 July 1847, to Wednesday 22 September 1847.

Thursday 23 September 1847

Royal writ: 10 August.

Notary: Joseph Buckle.

Prorogued by Mr Hawkins.

Wednesday 13 October 1847

Royal writ: 28 September.

Notary: Joseph Buckle

Prorogued by Mr Dixon.

Friday 12 November 1847

Royal writ: 30 October.

Notary: not given.

Prorogued by Hawkins to Friday 19 November 1847.

Royal writ of 16 November 1847 for 19 November 1847, sede vacante.

Friday 19 November 1847

[Bishops:]

Edward [Maltby], lord bishop of Durham. Charles Thorp, D. D., his proctor appeared etc.

John Bird [Sumner], lord bishop of Chester.

Hugh [Percy], lord bishop of Carlisle.

Charles Thomas [Longley], lord bishop of Ripon.

Robert John [Eden], lord bishop of Sodor and Man. Charles Hawkins his proctor appeared.

[The deans of]

York: William Cockburn, D. D.

Durham: George Waddington, D. D. Charles Thorp, D. D., his proctor appeared.

Chester: Frederick Anson, D. D.

Carlisle: John Anthony Cramer, D. D.

[The archdeacons of:]

York: Steven Creyke, M. A., appeared.

East Riding: Robert Isaac Wilberforce, M. A., appeared.

Cleveland: Edward Churton clerk, M. A., appeared.

Craven: Charles Musgrave, D. D.

Richmond: John Headlam, M. A.

Durham: Charles Thorp, B. D., appeared and protested (as above).

Northumberland: William Forbes Raymond, M. A. Francis Richard Grey his proctor appeared and exhibited a substitution, and protested etc. (as above).

Lindisfarne: George Bland, M. A. Francis Richard Grey, M. A., his proctor (as above).

Manchester: John Rushton, M. A.

Carlisle: William Goodenough clerk, M. A.

Sodor and Man: Joseph Christian Moore, M. A. Charles Hawkins his proctor appeared.

[The chapters of:]

York: Henry David Erskine, M. A., George Trevor, M. A. Both appeared.

Durham: Charles Thorp, D. D., etc.

Carlisle: William Henry Dixon clerk, M. A., appeared

[The clergy of the archdeaconries of]

York: John Sharpe, D. D., vicar of Doncaster; William Henry Dixon, M. A., vicar of Bishopthorpe; both appeared.

East Riding: George Wray, M. A., rector of Leven and Charles Whateley, M. A., rector of Rise, both appeared.

Cleveland: Samuel Gamlen, M. A., vicar of Bossall appeared; Francis Lipscombe, rector of Welbury.

Durham: Charles Thorp, D. D., their substitute appeared etc.

Northumberland: Francis Richard Grey, M. A., their proctor appeared and protested etc.

Lindisfarne: as preceding.

Chester: Charles Augustus Thurlow, rector of Malpas, Richard Greenall curate of Stretton, their proctors.