or ▁as ▁Prov ost , ▁who ▁alongside ▁cer emon ial ▁duties ▁similar ▁to ▁may ors ▁in ▁other ▁countries , ▁also ▁act ▁as ▁conv ener ▁of ▁the ▁council . ▁Some ▁community ▁coun c ils ▁which ▁include ▁former ▁burg hs ▁also ▁use ▁the ▁style ▁for ▁their ▁chair men . ▁ ▁In ▁fiction ▁In ▁the ▁Cad f ael ▁series ▁of ▁historical ▁detect ive ▁nov els ▁by ▁Ell is ▁Peters , ▁taking ▁place ▁in ▁ 1 2 th - century ▁Sh rew s bury , ▁England , ▁an ▁important ▁role ▁is ▁played ▁by ▁the ▁town ' s ▁Prov ost ▁– ▁who ▁in ▁addition ▁to ▁this ▁position ▁is ▁a ▁prominent ▁sho em aker . ▁ ▁The ▁Prov ost ▁plays ▁an ▁important ▁role ▁in ▁William ▁Shakespeare ' s ▁Me asure ▁for ▁Me asure . ▁He ▁is ▁promoted ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁play . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁Prov ost ▁( disambiguation ) ▁Prov ost ▁Marsh al ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : Local ▁government ▁in ▁Scotland ▁Category : B urg hs ▁Category : Sc ots ▁language ▁Category : Sc ots ▁law ▁general ▁titles ▁Category : Region - specific ▁legal ▁occup ations ▁Category : Head s ▁of ▁local ▁government ▁Category : France – Sc ot land ▁relations <0x0A> </s> ▁S lett mo en ▁is ▁a ▁village ▁in ▁the ▁municipality ▁of ▁L ø ten , ▁Inn land et ▁county , ▁Norway . ▁It ▁is ▁located ▁near ▁the ▁village ▁L ø ten ▁and ▁L ø iten ▁Br æ nder i . ▁S lett mo en ▁has ▁a ▁population ▁( S SB ▁ 2