Lateran Regesta 251: 1424-1425 | British History Online

Calendar of Papal Registers Relating To Great Britain and Ireland: Volume 7, 1417-1431. Originally published by His Majesty's Stationery Office, London, 1906.

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'Lateran Regesta 251: 1424-1425', in Calendar of Papal Registers Relating To Great Britain and Ireland: Volume 7, 1417-1431, ed. J A Twemlow( London, 1906), British History Online https://prod.british-history.ac.uk/cal-papal-registers/brit-ie/vol7/pp384-395 [accessed 6 November 2024].

Lateran Regesta, Vol. CCLI (fn. 1)

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1425. 2 Kal. Sept. SS. Apostoli Rome (f. 5.)	To John, duke of Bedford. Indult, at his petition, for mass and the canonical hours to be said and sung in his chapel, lodging or presence, (fn. 2) according to the Use of Sarum; and for the dean and those of the beneficiaries of the said chapel who are in priest's orders to wear within the said chapel or lodging or wherever else they may celebrate divine offices in the duke's presence vair and grey almuces, those who are not priests, but are in other holy or in minor orders, almuces of squirrel, both after the manner of cathedral churches of the realm of England; those priests who are called vicars, or hold the place of vicars, and the other clerks, of the lower form, black hoods and caps lined with lambskin, after the manner of collegiate churches of the realm (decanusque et beneficiati predicti in presbyteratus ordine almuciis de vario et griseo, ac alii non presbyteri sed in aliis sacris aut minoribus ordinibus constituti de scorellis ad instar cathedralium, illi vero presbyteri qui vicarii nuncupantur seu qui vicariorum locum obtinent et ceteri clerici de inferiori forma nigris capuciis et birrctis pellibus agnorum foderatis seu duplicatis ad modum collegiatarum ecclesiarum dicti regni intra prefatam capellam … uti libere et licite valeant). Meruit tue deuocionis sinceritas. (Pe. Gratis de mandato domini nostri pape. de Casatiis.)
2 Kal. Sept. SS. Apostoli, Rome. (f. 5.)	To John, duke of Bedford. Indult as below. The late Alexander V granted him indult [Cal. Lett. VI, p. 150] to have, wherever he might reside, a chapel in which he might cause mass and other divine offices to be celebrated, even with music, in presence of himself and his household, by his own or other fit priests and clerks, of which priests one might, as dean, wear an almuce of vair and grey (almucia de vario et griseo uti), (fn. 3) and might, as also the rest of the said priests, administer the sacraments to the said duke and the members of his household, receive his and their oblations and convert them to their own and other lawful uses; saving the right of the parish church, and of any other. At the petition of the duke, who in virtue of the said indult has deputed chapel, priests and clerks for the said offices, the pope hereby grants indult for the dean to have and exercise cure of souls in regard to the duke and (fn. 4) the said members of his household, and all parochial rights, and to use and enjoy the said rights in the same way as the rectors of parish churches of the realm of England have been wont to do in their churches and parishes; but not burials of the members of the duke's household. Quanto maioris apud deum. (Pe. Gratis de mandato domini nostri pape. de Casatiis.)
Ibid.	To the same. Indult, at his petition, that the dean of his chapel and other priest or priests of the chapel or the duke's lodging, (fn. 5) deputed by the said dean, may hear the confessions of the members of the duke's household and grant absolution, even in cases in which the ordinaries can absolve, (fn. 6) and enjoin a salutary penance; and that they may commute into other works of piety vows of pilgrimage and abstinence of the duke, his consort and the said members, except only vows of pilgrimage to the Holy Land (ultramarino), SS. Peter and Paul and St. James. The said dean, priests and other clerks of the duke's chapel are furthermore exempted from all jurisdiction etc. of any ordinaries and their officials during the pleasure of the apostolic see, and the said jurisdiction etc. can and shall be exercised by the dean over the said priests and clerks and the members of the duke's household. Benigno sunt illa tibi concedenda. (Pe. Gratis de mandato domini nostri pape. de Cerretanis.)
14 Kal. Aug. SS. Apostoli, Rome. (f. 6d.)	To Thomas, bishop of Chichester. Faculty, valid for three years, to dispense five persons of his present, or of a future city and diocese, on account of any kind of illegitimacy, to be promoted to all holy orders and hold two compatible benefices, and to resign them, simply or for exchange, as often as they please. Personam tuam.
18 Kal. Oct. SS. Apostoli, Rome. (f. 20d.)	To Robert Frend, canon of St. Peter's, Houeden, in the diocese of York. Indult to say in future the canonical hours according to the Use of Sarum, and not to be bound to observe any other; provided that he study to observe the custom of the benefices which he holds and shall hold, whenever he is present at the saying of the canonical hours therein. Meruit tue deuocionis sinceritas.
Ibid.	To the same. Faculty to dispose of his goods by will. Quia presentis vite.
Ibid. (f. 21.)	To Robert Frend, rector of All Saints, Waltham, in the diocese of York. Faculty, valid during three (fn. 7) years, for him, who is a priest, to hear the confessions of any parishioners of All Saints, and to grant absolution, even in cases reserved to bishops, but not to the apostolic see; to commute moreover their vows, except only those of pilgrimage to the Holy Land (ultramarine peregrinacionis) and to SS. Peter and Paul and St. James in Compostella, continence and chastity. Deuocionis tue sinceritas.
Ibid.	To the chapter, canons and perpetual vicars of the church of Houeden. Indult to say in future the canonical hours according to the Use of Sarum, etc., as above, f. 20d, mutatis mutandis. Meruit vestre deuocionis sinceritas.
Ibid.	To Robert Frend, canon of St. Peter's, Houeden. Appointing him, who is of noble birth, a papal chaplain, with the enjoyment of all the privileges etc. granted to papal chaplains by John XXII and Clement VI, notwithstanding the restrictions etc. by Innocent VI and Gregory XI. Virtutibus clarens.
Non. Sept. SS. Apostoli, Rome. (f. 41.)	To Roger atte Herne, alias Heron, rector of Scherston in the diocese of Salisbury. Dispensation as below. John XXIII dispensed him to hold for ten years with the above church any other benefice with cure or otherwise incompatible, and to resign both, simply or for exchange, as often as he pleased, with the usual condition of exchanging or resigning, after which dispensation he obtained the parish church of Terryng in the diocese of Canterbury, which he still holds with Scherston, value not exceeding 100 and 30 marks respectively. The pope hereby dispenses him—who holds also a free chapel without cure within the precincts of the Augustinian monastery of St. Augustine, Bristol, wont to be assigned to secular clerks, and another within the bounds of the parish of Scherston Pynkenay, value not exceeding 10½ and 7½ marks respectively, the wardenship, which is an office without cure (simplex), of Maydeston, and a canonry and a certain prebend in St. Michael's, South Mallyng, a canonry and cursal prebend of St. Davids, and a canonry and the prebend of Hova Villa in Chichester, value not exceeding 30, 30 and 7½ marks sterling, and 45 marks sterling and 10s. of English money, respectively—to hold together for life, after the lapse of the said period, the end of which is at hand, the said two churches of Scherston and Terryng, and to resign them, simply or for exchange, as often as he pleases. Vite etc. (Pe. xxx. Non. Januarii Anno Nono. de Casatiis.)
3 Non. July. SS. Apostoli, Rome. (f. 51.)	To Howel ap Jevan ap Llewelyn, rector of Dynas in the diocese of St. Davids, M.A. Dispensation to him (who formerly received papal dispensation, as the son of an unmarried man and an unmarried woman, to be promoted to all, even holy orders and hold a benefice even with cure, in virtue of which he had himself so promoted and obtained the above church, value not exceeding 5l. sterling) to hold therewith four other benefices with or without cure, compatible with one another and with the said church, and to resign them, simply or for exchange. Litterarum etc.
6 Kal. Sept. SS. Apostoli, Rome (f. 56.)	To Master John Pinchon, canon of Paris, writer of papal letters, member of the pope's household. Exemplification, at his petition, of the pope's late letters Ad fut. rei mem. Cum interdum contingat, dated at Frascati, 7 Kal. Sept. anno 7 [1424, above, p. 382], in favour of John du Houme, dean of Bayeux, in the matter of the canonries and prebends of Coutances and Cambrai, of which the pope made provision to the said John du Houme on their voidance by the promotion of Nicholas [Habart] to the see of Bayeux. The pope decrees that the present exemplification shall everywhere have the same judicial value as the original. Prouisionis nostre debet. (Pe. Gratis pro socio. Tercio Kal. Septembris Anno Octauo. de Casatiis.)
3 Kal. Aug. SS. Apostoli, Rome. (f. 58d.)	To the bishop of Durham. Mandate to dispense Roger Banaster and Alice Barboure, of the diocese of Évreux, who are dwelling in the diocese of York (dilecti filii Rogeri B. laici et dilecte … Alicie B. mulieris Ebroicen. dioc, in dioc. Eboracen. comorancium peticionis series continebat …), to marry, notwithstanding that Alice held at confirmation, after the custom of the country, a daughter of Roger by another woman; John, [arch] bishop of York (Eboracen.), being at present absent (in remotis nunc agente). Oblate nobis.
1425. Kal. May. SS. Apostoli, Rome. (f. 60.)	To Simon Hulles, rector of Lud[g]arsall in the diocese of Lincoln, bachelor of canon and civil law. Prolongation by other seven years of the seven years, about to expire, during which the pope lately granted indult to him, then B.A., to take and let, rent or grant to farm to any persons, even laymen, the fruits etc. of all his benefices whilst studying letters at an university or residing in the Roman court. Litterarum etc.
2 Kal. Sept. SS. Apostoli, Rome. (f. 61d.)	To John, duke of Bedford. Indult, at his petition, that for the duke's life (fn. 8) the dean and other priests and clerks of his chapel, when residing in it or in his lodging (fn. 9) or otherwise engaged in his service, may take and rent, let and grant to farm or yearly pension to any persons, even laymen, the fruits etc. of all their benefices. Eximie deuociouis sinceritas.
	Concurrent mandate to the bishop of Winchester, the abbot of Westminster and the official of Paris. Eximie etc. (Pe. Gratis de mandato domini nostri pape. de Casatiis.)
Ibid. (f. 62d)	To the same. Indult, at his petition, to choose for his life, (fn. 10) as often as he pleases, a catholic bishop who shall in his chapel, lodging or presence, (fn. 11) at the lawful times, consecrate chrism and holy oil and also [the oil] of the sick, tonsure therein all scholars and clerks of the duke's household, etc., and promote to all holy orders those of the said chapel, of whatsoever nation (undecunque oriundos), who have the means of subsistence from ecclesiastical goods or from their patrimony. Sincere deuocionis affectus. (Pe. Gratis de mandato domini nostri pape. de Casatiis.)
4 Kal. Sept. SS. Apostoli, Rome (f. 68.)	To Thomas Derinton, rector of Wes[t] Kirkeby in the diocese of Lichfield, B.C.L. Dispensation to him (who formerly received papal dispensation, as the son of a priest and an unmarried woman, to be promoted etc., as above, f. 51, after which, having been so promoted, he obtained the parish church of West Kirkeby, value not exceeding 40 marks) to hold two other benefices with or without cure, compatible with one another and with the said church, and to resign them, simply or for exchange. Litterarum etc.
3 Id. Sept. SS. Apostoli. Rome. (f. 70d.)	To Thomas Astell, rector of Thwyford (sic) in the diocese of Lincoln. Dispensation to him (who is a kinsman and a member of the household of Henry, archbishop of Canterbury, has studied in civil law for several years at Oxford, and holds the parish church of Twyford, value not exceeding 50 marks) to hold therewith any other benefice with cure or otherwise incompatible for a year, within which period he is to exchange, as usual, or thereafter resign Twyford. Vite etc.
1425. 3 Id. Sept. SS. Apostoli, Rome. (f. 71.)	To Thomas Molle, rector of Great Mongeham in the diocese of Canterbury, B.C.L. Dispensation to him (who is a member of the household of the above archbishop, and holds the above church and a canonry and prebend of the church of Wyngeham in the same diocese, value not exceeding 40 and 10 marks respectively) to hold for a year etc., as in the preceding, mutatis mutandis. Litterarum etc.
4 Id. July. SS. Apostoli, Rome. (f. 95d.)	To the bishop of Durham. Mandate, at the petition of John Lee of Gretton and Joan Wryht, of the diocese of York (con- taining that formerly John committed fornication with Joan Cokenay of the said diocese and lived with her for some time; that, having put her away, he committed fornication with the said Joan Wryht and promised to marry her, they being ignorant that, as they afterwards learned, they were related in the third degree of affinity because the said Joan Cokenay and Joan Wryht are related in the third degree of kindred), to dispense them to marry, notwithstanding the said impediment, and to declare the offspring of the marriage legitimate; John [Kempe], archbishop of York, who ought to have been written to, being at present absent from his see (cum … agat presencialiter in remotis). (fn. 12)Oblate nobis.
12 Kal. Oct. SS. Apostoli, Rome. (f. 104.)	To John Jordan, alias Stoke, rector of Whit Staunton in the diocese of Wells. Dispensation to him—who formerly received papal dispensation, as the son of an unmarried man and an unmarried woman, to minister as a clerk (he having had himself tonsured without making mention of his said illegitimacy) and to be promoted to other orders and hold a benefice even with cure, after which dispensation he obtained the above church, value not exceeding 40l., and had himself duly promoted to all such orders—to hold four other compatible benefices with or without cure, and to resign them and the said church, simply or for exchange. Vite etc.
6 Kal. July. SS. Apostoli, Rome. (f. 105d.)	To Walter, Benedictine abbot of Abribrothock in the diocese of St. Andrews. Faculty to confer within three years from the date of these presents the office of notary on six persons in and of the realm of Scotland, provided that they be not married nor in holy orders, and that they have completed their twenty-fifth year; with the form of oath appended. Ne contractuum.
Id. Oct. SS. Apostoli, Rome (f. 113.)	To Alexander Sparwe alias Herbard, rector of Maydinneweton in the diocese of Salisbury, bachelor of canon and civil law. Grant as below. Lately the pope—after Alexander had received papal dispensation, as the son of an unmarried man and an unmarried woman, (i) to be promoted to all, even holy orders and hold any compatible benefices of any number and kind, with or without cure, and to resign them, simply or for exchange, as often as he pleased, (ii) to hold for three years with the church of Maydynneweton any other benefice with cure or otherwise incompatible, even if a dignity, personatus or office with or without cure in a metropolitan or other cathedral or a collegiate church, or a parish church or a perpetual vicarage, even if such dignity etc. were elective, provided that such dignity were not major in a metropolitan or cathedral nor principal in a collegiate church—prolonged to five the said three years, then about to end. The pope now grants to him (who holds the canonry and prebend of Axfort in Salisbury, a canonry and prebend called cursal in St. Davids, the said church, and the treasurership of London, a non-major dignity, value not exceeding 12 and 6 marks, and 40l. and 50l. respectively) that the said dispensation about incompatible benefices shall hold good from the present date, even if such incompatible benefice be a major dignity in a metropolitan or cathedral or a principal dignity in a collegiate church, and such dignity be, as above, elective, in such wise that he may retain during the said five years such major or principal dignity even together with another dignity, not major in a cathedral or not principal in a collegiate church, (fn. 13) notwithstanding everything in the said letters to the contrary. Litterarum etc. (Ja. xx. de Cerretanis. Pe. correcta, reportata et expedita, Quinto Id. Maii Anno Nono. de Casatiis.) [See above, pp. 56, 176, 260.]
6 Id. Oct. SS. Apostoli, Rome. (f. 113d.)	To John Lowel, rector of St. Mary's de Matfelon alias Whytechapelle in the diocese of London. Dispensation to him (who formerly received papal dispensation, as the son of a priest and an unmarried woman, to be promoted etc., as above, f. 51, after which, having been so promoted, he obtained the above parish church) to hold with the said church, value not exceeding 15 marks, two other benefices with or without cure, compatible with it and with one another, and to resign them, simply or for exchange. Vite etc.
5 Non. Oct. SS. Apostoli, Rome (f. 114.)	To Gilbert Halsale, clerk, of the diocese of Coventry and Lichfield. Dispensation to him, who is of noble birth and in or about his twentieth year, to hold, after attaining his twentysecond year, any benefice with cure or otherwise incompatible, and to resign it, simply or for exchange. Nobilitas generis, vite etc.
1425. Non. Sept. SS. Apostoli, Rome (f. 125d.)	To Thomas Hill', rector of Valdegrave in the diocese of Lincoln. Dispensation as below. Lately the present pope dispensed him for three years, which are about to end, to hold with Valdegrave one other benefice with cure or otherwise incompatible, and to resign both, simply or for exchange, as often as he pleased, with the usual condition of exchanging meanwhile, or of thereafter resigning. At his recent petition— containing that he obtained and held for some time with Valdegrave the perpetual vicarage, value not exceeding 5 marks, of Careswale in the diocese (fn. 14) of Lichfield, and has resigned it, simply, to the ordinary—the pope dispenses him—who holds, besides Waldegrave, a canonry and the seventh prebend, commonly called ‘of the Cross’ (prebendam scptimam prebendam Crucis communiter nuncupatam), in St. John's, Chester, value not exceeding 40 and 6 marks respectively—to hold for life with Waldegrave any other benefice with cure or otherwise incompatible, and to resign both, simply or for exchange, as often as he pleases. Vite etc. (Ja. xxx. de Cerretanis. Pe. expedita, correcta et reportata, Undecimo Kal. Januarii Anno Nono. de Casatiis.)
6 Kal. Nov. SS. Apostoli, Rome. (f. 127.)	To Henry Neuton, rector of Kyrkeby Ravenswath, alias Kyrkeby on the Hill, in the diocese of York. Dispensation to him (who holds, besides the above church, a canonry and prebend of Hereford, value together not exceeding 44l.) to hold for life with the said church one other benefice with cure or otherwise incompatible, and to resign both, simply or for exchange, as often as he pleases. Vite etc.
4 Kal. Oct. SS. Apostoli, Rome. (f. 132d.)	To Peter, bishop of Alet, residing in the Roman court. Mandate, at the recent petition of Malachy Yfergail, priest, of the diocese of Ardagh—containing that formerly some of his friends gave one mark of pure silver to a layman in order that he might intercede and be a mediator for the reception of Malachy into the Augustinian monastery of St. Mary, Saints Island (Insula Omnium Sanctorum), in the said diocese, and 6s. of like silver to a canon of the said monastery in order that he might give his assent in the matter of the said reception, and that, after the said gift[s], they procured the reception of Malachy as a canon by the prior and convent; and adding that Malachy subsequently, in ignorance of the law, caused himself to be promoted to all holy orders and has ministered therein more than once,— to absolve him from excommunication etc. incurred, enjoining a salutary penance etc., to rehabilitate him, and to dispense him to minister in the said orders. Sedes apostolica, pia mater.
2 Kal. Nov. SS. Apostoli, Rome. (f. 141d.)	To Michael Ouchtre, dean of Dunblane, bachelor of canon law. Dispensation to him (who received papal dispensation, as the son of a priest and an unmarried woman, (i) to be promoted to all, even holy orders and hold a benefice even if it had cure or were a canonry and prebend in a cathedral church, (ii) to hold any mutually compatible benefices with or without cure, of any number and kind, even if they were canonries and prebends in cathedral churches and one of them a dignity, not major in a cathedral nor principal in a collegiate church, and to resign them for exchange, as often as he thought good, (iii) to hold even such major or principal dignity, even if elective, after which last dispensation he obtained the deanery of Dunblane, a major dignity with cure, and a canonry and the prebend of Incemagranach in Dunkeld, value not exceeding 20l. and 10l. of old sterlings respectively, both of which he now holds; to whom also the pope recently made provision of the perpetual vicarage of Tybermore in the diocese of Dunkeld) to hold for three years, together with the said deanery, the said vicarage or any other benefice with cure or otherwise incompatible, not being a major nor a principal dignity; with the usual condition of exchanging during the said period, or of thereafter resigning the said deanery. Litterarum etc. [See above, pp. 376, 377.]
7 Kal. Sept. SS. Apostoli, Rome. (f. 153d.)	To Hugh ap Jev[a]n ap Philip, rector of the parish church Sancti Scothini in the deanery of Eluel, in the diocese of St. Davids. Dispensation to him, who is in minor orders only, not to be bound for five years, on account of the said church, whilst studying letters at an university, to have himself promoted to higher orders, provided that in a year's time he be ordained subdeacon. Vite etc.
Kal. Oct. SS. Apostoli. Rome. (f. 156d.)	To the bishop of St. Davids. Mandate to absolve Res ap David ap Thomas and Angharad’ verch Jankyn ap Res, of his diocese, from excommunication incurred by contracting marriage per verba legitime de presenti and solemnizing it before the church, knowing the existence of an impediment of spiritual relationship arising from Jankyn ap Res, Angharad's father, having been the said Res ap David's godfather at baptism. A salutary penance is to be imposed, and after temporary separation they are to be dispensed to contract and solemnize marriage anew, past and future offspring being decreed legitimate. Oblate nobis.
Ibid. (f. 157)	To the bishop of Durham. Mandate to absolve William Kellom and Catherine Schakersdale, of the diocese of York, from excommunication incurred by marrying, knowing the existence of an impediment of spiritual relationship arising from William's mother having been Catherine's godmother at baptism. A salutary penance etc., as in the preceding, mutatis mutandis. The archbishop of York [John Kempe], who ought to have been written to, has not yet obtained possession of the rule and administration of the church of York. Oblate nobis. (The letter, which is subscribed, like the preceding, Pe. xxx. de Casatiis, is cancelled with strokes, and in the margin is: Cassata et correcta de mandato domini G [eraldi] Cons [eranensis] Regentis Can[cellari]a[m], et alibi registrata propter nimiam correcturam et mutacionem date. Ricoldus.)
1425. Id. July. SS. Apostoli, Rome. (f. 161d.)	To Nemeas Obeollayn, perpetual vicar of Drumcheclyd in the diocese of Elphin. Absolution etc. as below. His recent petition contained that although formerly, in his cause against Dermit (Dermissius) Ochoneil, clerk, of the diocese of Elphin, about the above vicarage, which Nemeas had accepted and had had provision made to him in virtue of certain letters of the present pope, which vicarage the said Dermit claimed and detained, he obtained from the executors of the said letters, Philip, Augustinian abbot of Cel[l]ani[g]ra in the diocese of Derry and Cornelius Machdonchreny, dean of Elphin, a joint definitive sentence by which the said vicarage was adjudged to him, and perpetual silence imposed on the said Dermit, and that he obtained induction; but that afterwards, dreading possible vexations by appeals etc., of the said Dermit, he promised by oath to pay him a certain sum of money yearly, on account of which and of a doubt whether the said executors could lawfully proceed jointly, he fears molestation in respect of the vicarage. The pope hereby absolves him from the said sworn promise, rehabilitates him, and grants that the said joint proceedings shall hold good, as if one executor alone had proceeded, or both had been able lawfully to proceed jointly. Vite etc. (Ja. xxv. Id. Januarii Anno Nono. de Cerretanis.)
3 Id. Sept. SS. Apostoli, Rome. (f. 164.)	To John Lyndefeld, archdeacon of Chichester, B.C.L. Dispensation to him, who is a member of the household of Henry, archbishop of Canterbury, holds the above archdeaconry, and was recently elected dean of Chichester, to hold for a year with the deanery, which is a major dignity, value not exceeding 100l., if he obtain it, or with the said archdeaconry, which is a non-major dignity, value not exceeding 40l., any other benefice with cure or otherwise incompatible. During the year he is to exchange as usual, or thereafter resign whichever of the deanery or the archdeaconry he then holds. Litterarum etc.
12 Kal. Oct. SS. Apostoli, Rome. (f. 169.)	To John, bishop of Bath. Faculty during three years to reconcile churches and cemeteries of his diocese by a fit priest, the water having been blessed by himself or other bishop. Tue deuocionis precibus.
5 Id. March. SS. Apostoli, Rome (f. 169.)	To John Blounham, precentor of Chichester, B.C.L. Prolongation, as below. The pope lately dispensed him to hold during five years with the above precentorship, which is a non-major dignity with cure, one other benefice with cure or otherwise incompatible, with the usual condition of exchanging during the said period, or thereafter resigning the precentorship. At his recent petition, containing that after the said dispensation he obtained the parish church of Warnefford’ in the diocese of Winchester, and holds it and the said precentorship, value together not exceeding 133 marks, in virtue of the said dispensation, the pope prolongs by three years the said period of five, which is not yet expired, with the like condition as above. Litterarum etc.
1425. Kal. Oct. SS. Apostoli, Rome. (f. 184.)	To the bishop of Dromore. Mandate—at the recent petition of the inhabitants of the chapel (sic) of Martynglee within the bounds of the parish church of Heghffyld in the diocese of Winchester, containing that the said chapel has all parochial insignia and rights except burial, and is distant two miles from the said mother church, on account of which, and of floods of the waters which flow between, it is inconvenient to carry to Heghffyld their dead—to grant licence to the said inhabitants to have a cemetery at the said chapel. Gerentes licet inmeriti.
12 Kal. Sept. SS. Apostoli, Rome. (f. 205d.)	To all faithful. Relaxation, during ten years, of two years and two quarantines of enjoined penance to penitents who on the principal feasts of the year and those of St. Bride and the dedication, the octaves of certain of them and the six days of Whitsun week, and a hundred days to those who during the said octaves and days visit and give alms for the repair of the parish church of St. Bride (Brigide) in Mechein in the diocese of St. Asaph, which by long wars and other calamities is so much destroyed both in its nave (in corpore) and in its chancel that the parishioners alone could not and cannot repair it. Licet is.
Ibid. (f. 206d.)	To Laurence de Carrutheris, rector of Jonston in the diocese of Glasgow. Dispensation to him (who lately received papal dispensation, as the son of an unmarried nobleman and an unmarried woman, (i) to be promoted etc., as above, f. 51, (ii) after having been so promoted and obtained the above church, to hold four other benefices with or without cure, compatible with one another and the said church, and to resign them, simply or for exchange, as often as he pleased [above, p. 381]) to hold for three years together with the said church, value not exceeding 12l. of old sterlings, one other benefice with cure or otherwise incompatible, on condition of exchanging as usual within the said period, or thereafter resigning Jonston. Vite etc.
3 Non. Oct. SS. Apostoli, Rome. (f. 217.)	To Andrew Lannyan, rector of Laneuet in the diocese of Exeter. Dispensation to him, who is a subdeacon and a B.C.L., not to be bound for five years to be promoted to higher holy orders on account of the said church or other benefice or benefices with or without cure. Litterarum etc.
18 Kal. Dec. SS. Apostoli, Rome. (f. 233d.)	To the bishop of Salisbury. Mandate to dispense William Prat and Joan Carter, of Asshburi, of his diocese, to contract anew the marriage which they formerly contracted in ignorance that they were related in the third degree of affinity, decreeing past and future offspring legitimate. Oblate nobis.
1424. 11 Kal. Dec. S. Maria Maggiore, Rome. (f. 267.)	To Ralph Palouini, canon of Luxeuil (Lexouien.), master in arts and medicine. Dispensation to him, who is the duchess of Bedford's physician and holds divers benefices (named), to hold two incompatible benefices. Litterarum etc.
1425. 10 Kal. April. SS. Apostoli, Rome. (f. 283d.)	To the bishop of Salisbury. Mandate to absolve from excommunication incurred, enjoining a salutary penance, and, after temporary separation, to dispense to contract marriage anew Thomas Martyn of Homyngton and Sarah relict of John Sope, of his diocese, who married clandestinely without banns, knowing the existence of an impediment of spiritual relationship arising from the late Margaret, Thomas's wife, having been godmother at the baptism of a child (puerum natum) of Sarah; decreeing past and future offspring legitimate. Oblate nobis.