Regesta 255: 1365-1366 | British History Online

Calendar of Papal Registers Relating To Great Britain and Ireland: Volume 4, 1362-1404. Originally published by His Majesty's Stationery Office, London, 1902.

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'Regesta 255: 1365-1366', in Calendar of Papal Registers Relating To Great Britain and Ireland: Volume 4, 1362-1404, ed. W H Bliss, J A Twemlow( London, 1902), British History Online https://prod.british-history.ac.uk/cal-papal-registers/brit-ie/vol4/pp53-59 [accessed 28 November 2024].

Regesta, Vol. CCLV.

4 Urban V.



1366. 16 Kal. March. Avignon. (f.1.)	To William, bishop of Chichester, papal nuncio to Castile, Aragon, and Navarre. Power to confer, after due examination, the office of notary on twelve clerks. With the oath of fealty to be taken by them to the pope and the Roman church.
Ibid.	To the same. Faculty to absolve a hundred persons who have incurred, excommunication by laying violent hands on ecclesiastics, provided that satisfaction be made. [See Cal. Pet. i. 518.]
11 Kal. March. Avignon. (f.1.)	To the same. Faculty to dispense a hundred and fifty persons on account of illegitimacy so that they may be ordained and hold one benefice apiece. [See Cal. Pet. i. 518.]
2 Kal. Oct. Avignon. (f. 8d.)	To Hugh de Calvyle or Kalvele, knight, of the diocese of Lichfield. Indults to have mass celebrated before daybreak, to have a portable altar, to have mass and other divine offices celebrated privately in places under in interdict, and to choose his confessor, who may give leave to religious at the said knight's table to eat flesh-meat on lawful days.
1365. 3 Kal. Dec. Avignon. (f. 9.)	To the bishop of St. Andrews. Mandate, on petition of Charles, king of France, and David, king of Scots, if the facts are as stated, to dispense Thomas de Erskin, donsel, and Mary de Duglas, damsel, who are related in the fourth degree of kindred and affinity, to intermarry. [Cal. Pet. i. 508; Theiner, 330.]
5 Id. Dec. Avignon. (f. 10d.)	To Simon de Neuton, donsel, of the diocese of Lichfield. Indults to have a portable altar, and to choose his confessor. [Cal. Pet. i. 509.]
1366. 2 Non. Feb. Avignon. (f. 13.)	To Robert de Haytfeld, of the diocese of York. Dispensation to hold a benefice with cure of souls, he being twentytwo years old.
10 Kal. Feb. Avignon. (f. 13d.)	Relaxation, during ten years, of a year and forty days of enjoined penance to penitents who on the principal feasts of the year, and on those of St. Margaret the Virgin, and the dedication of the church, visit and give alms to the church of St. Margaret, Clenchewarton, in the diocese of Norwich, which has been damaged by a storm and the flooding of the river.
Kal. Feb. Avignon. (f. 19.)	To Thomas de Alberton, lord of Langgeberg, and Mary his wife, of the diocese of York. Indults, during six years, to have a portable altar, and to have mass and other divine offices celebrated privately in places under an interdict. [See Cal. Pet. i. 517.]
10 Kal. Feb. Avignon. (f. 17d.)	To Joan [Holand], duchess of Brittany. Indult to have a portable altar.
10 Kal. April. Avignon. (f. 20d.)	Relaxation, during ten years, of one year and forty days of enjoined penance to penitents who give alms for the repair of the church of St. Peter, Wemme, in the diocese of Lichfield, damaged by a great storm which has been general in England.
6 Id. April. Avignon. (f. 22.)	To John Chandos, viscount of St. Sauveur. Indults to have mass celebrated before daybreak, to have a portable altar, and to have mass and other divine offices celebrated privately in places under an interdict. [Cal. Pet. i. 524.]
5 Kal. April. Avignon. (f. 22.)	To Joan, princess of Aquitaine [and Wales]. Indult to choose her confessor. [Cal. Pet. i. 521.]
18 Kal. March. Avignon. (f. 22.)	To Simon de Burleye, knight, and Margaret, his wife, of the diocese of Poitiers. Indults (as above to John Chandos).
Ibid.	To Thomas de Felton, knight, and Joan his wife, of the diocese of Norwich. Indult to have a portable altar. [See Cal. Pet. i. 524, 525.]
5 Kal. April. Avignon. (ff. 22d and 23.)	To Eleanor, wife of Roger le Warre, knight, of the diocese of Lincoln. Indults to have mass celebrated before daybreak, to have mass and other divine offices celebrated privately in places under an interdict, and to have a portable altar. [See Cal. Pet. i. 521.]
7 Id. April. Avignon. (f. 23.)	To Ralph Basse[t], lord of Drayton, in the diocese of Lichfield, Indults to have mass celebrated before daybreak, to have a portable altar, and to have mass and other divine offices celebrated privately in places under an interdict. [Cal. Pet. i. 522.]
18 Kal. May. Avignon. (f. 23.)	To Edward Twyford, lord of Duclynton, knight, and Elisabeth his wife, of the diocese of Lincoln. Indult to have a portable altar. [See Cal. Pet. i. 526.]
Ibid.	To Thomas Latymer, knight, lord of Braybrok, and Anne his wife, of the diocese of Lincoln. Indults to have mass celebrated before daybreak, to have a portable altar, to have mass and other divine, offices celebrated privately in places under an interdict, and to choose their confessor.
5 Id. April. Avignon. (f. 23d.)	To Hugh de Cortenay, knight, and Matilda his wife, of the diocese of Exeter. The like indults. [See Cal. Pet.i. 498.]
Kal. May. Avignon. (f. 24.)	To Thomas de Felton, knight, and Joan his wife. Indults to have mass celebrated before daybreak, and to choose their confessor. [See Cal. Pet. i. 525.]
6 Kal. June. Avignon. (f. 25.)	To Richard de Walgafara (Walkfare), knight, of the diocese of Norwich. Indults to have a portable altar, and to have mass and other divine offices celebrated privately in places under an interdict.
17 Kal. May. Avignon. (f. 25.)	To William Harpeden, knight, and Elisabeth his wife, of the diocese of Lincoln. Indults as to Thomas Latymer.
Ibid.	To Margery Louches, wife of Adam Louches, knight, of the diocese of Lincoln. Indults to have mass celebrated before daybreak, to have a portable, altar, and to have mass and other divine offices celebrated privately in places under an interdict. [See Cal. Pet. i. 522.]
Ibid.	To John Chaundos, viscount of St. Sauveur. Indult to choose his confessor. [Cal. Pet. i. 524.]
1365. 3 Kal. Dec. Avignon. (f. 26.)	To Stephen de Wolfinygton, knight, of the diocese of Bath. Indult to have a portable altar.
1366. 3 Kal. May. Avignon. (f. 32.)	To Joan, princess of Aquitaine and Wales. Indult to have a fit priest to minister ecclesiastical sacraments to her and four members of her household of her choice.
Ibid.	To John Chandos, viscount of St. Sauveur. Indult to have a fit priest to minister ecclesiastical sacraments.
4 Kal. June. Avignon. (f. 32.)	To the bishop of Nantes. Mandate, on petition of the clergy and people of the city and diocese of Angers, and of Robert Knolles, knight, and Constance his wife, of the diocese of Lichfield, and of a number of the followers of the said knight, to absolve the said followers. They have been guilty of crimes and excesses in food, drink, and speech, and in buying and selling victuals, as well as in capturing ecclesiastics and injuring their lands and persons, even whilst the matter was before pope Innocent VI. Further, after peace was made between the kings of England and France, they seized and ravaged, with the approval of the said Robert, lands and places in the dioceses of Angers and Le Mans.
11 Kal. April. Avignon. (f. 33d.)	Relaxation, during ten years, of a year and forty days of enjoined penance to penitents who on the principal feasts of the year, and on those of St. Mary Magdalen and the dedication of the chapel, visit and give alms to the chapel of St. Mary Magdalen in the church of Holt, in the diocese of Worcester.
4 Non. May. Avignon. (f. 34.)	To John Skoret, or Skyret, of Buckingham, rector of Horwode Magna (Great Horwood), in the diocese of Lincoln, bachelor of canon and civil law. Confirmation of his presentation by the prior and convent of Longueville Giffard, and institution by John, bishop of Lincoln, to the said church, value 15 marks, on its voidance by the death of Robert Kintbelle or Kinwell, a doubt having arisen whether it was not reserved to the pope; he has also a canonry of St. Davids, with expectation of a prebend of like value. [Cal. Pet. i. 526.]
17 Kal. Feb. Avignon. (f. 36d.)	To the bishop of Argyle. Mandate, if the facts be as stated, to dispense John son of Colun Cambel, donsel, and Mariota daughter of John Cambel, damsel, to intermarry, seeing that by reason of the diversity of dialects between the highlands (in which the said John and Mariota dwell) and the low lands of Scotland those inhabiting them rarely do so, and that by reason of the continued war and pestilence in the said realm there is such a dearth of nobles that it is hard for them to marry except within the prohibited degrees, in which condition are the said John and Mariota, they being related in the fourth degree of kindred.
Kal. Aug. Avignon. (f. 47.)	To Richard Pontchardon, knight, of the diocese of Lincoln. Indults to have a portable altar, and to have mass and other divine offices celebrated privately in places under an interdict. [Cal. Pet. i. 532.]
16 Kal. May. Avignon. (f. 47d.)	To Edward Twyford, lord of Duclinton. Indults to have mass celebrated before daybreak, and to have mass and other divine offices celebrated privately in places under an interdict. [See Cal. Pet. i. 526.]
9 Kal. April. Avignon. (f. 47d.)	Relaxation, during ten years of a year and forty days of enjoined penance to penitents who on the principal feasts of the year visit the chapel of Holy Trinity in the church of the Premonstratensian monastery of Langelee (Langley), in the diocese of Norwich. [See. Cal. Pet. i. 519.]
18 Kal. Feb. Avignon. (f.49d.)	To Robert de Sutton, B.C.L. clerk. Enlargement of the value of a benefice reserved to him by the pope in the gift of the bishop of Norwich from 25 and 18 to 41 and 28 marks, with or without cure of souls respectively. [Cal. Pet.i. 512.]
Ibid. (f. 50.)	To John Wyssbech, bachelor of canon law, priest. The like in regard to a benefice of like value in the gift of the prior and convent of Lewes, he having been examined and found fit by Thomas Eltesle, official of Ely, to whom the papal letters of reservation were addressed. [Cal. Pet.i. 512.]
19 Kal. Feb. Avignon. (f. 52d.)	To John de Gotisford, M.A. clerk, of the diocese of Lincoln. The like in regard to a benefice of like value in the gift of the abbess and convent of Shaftesbury, the enlargement being to the amount of 45 and 28 marks, with or without cure of souls respectively, he having been examined and found fit by the bishop of London. [Cal. Pet.i.516.]
Kal. Aug. Avignon. (f. 53d.)	To Eleanor de Lancastre, countess of Arundel. Indult to enter once a year monasteries of Minoresses with four honest matrons aged forty. [See. Cal. Pet. i. 531.]
2 Kal. Oct. Avignon. (f. 55d.)	To Simon [Langham], sometime of Ely, archbishop elect of Canterbury. Sending him the pallium by his envoy Walter de Baketon, canon of Chichester, to be assigned to him by the bishops of Winchester and Bath, who are to receive his oath of fealty according to the form enclosed.
Ibid.	To the above-named bishops. Mandate to assign the pallium, to receive the archbishop's oath, and to send it under seal to the pope.
19 Kal. Sept. Avignon. . (f.57.)	To John de Lowyk, vicar of Norham, in the diocese of Durham. Confirmation of the collation made to him of the said vicarage as void by the death of William de Elwyk, the same having been really void by the resignation of the said William; John is also master of the lazar-house of St. Bartholomew, Tuedu (Tweedmouth), a benefice in the same diocese. [Cal. Pet. i. 512.]
6 Kal. Oct. Avignon. (f. 59.)	To Simon, archbishop elect of Canterbury. Indults to have mass celebrated before daybreak, and to have mass and other divine offices celebrated privately in places under an interdict.
Ibid.	To the same. Faculty to dispose of his personal property by will.
7 Id. Sept. Avignon. (f. 59d.)	To Mary de Sancto Paulo, countess of Pembroke. Indult to have mass and other divine offices celebrated privately in places under an interdict.
6 Kal. Oct. Avignon. (f. 60.)	To John de Saunford, B.A. and student in arts of Oxford, canon of London. Grant, on petition of queen Philippa, whose clerk, he is, that if, on account of plurality, he be removed from or deprived, by the pope of his canonries and prebends of London, Wells, and Beverley, value together 64 marks, such removal or deprivation shall have no effect. [Cal. Pet.i.535.]
Ibid. (f. 61.)	To Simon, archbishop elect of Canterbury. Faculty to dispense ten persons of his city and diocese on account of illegitimacy, to be ordained and hold one benefice apiece.
15 Kal. Sept. Avignon. (f. 62d.)	To William de Burlee, vicar of Burlee (Burley), in the diocese of Lincoln. Conferring upon him the dignity of papal chaplain.
5 Kal. Oct. Avignon. (f.71d.)	To Benedict de Massingham, M.A vicar of Luton, in the diocese of Lincoln. Confirmation of the provision made to him of the said vicarage, value 24 marks, in the gift of the abbot and convent of St. Albans, as void by the death of William de Sancto Neodo. Papal provision had been made of it to the late Robert de Wyssingsete, who by authority of the ordinary obtained the rectory of Fullam (Fulham), in the diocese of London, before getting possession of the vicarage, which thereby became reserved to the pope. [Cal. Pet. i. 535.]
11 Kal. Aug. Avignon. (f.72d.)	To Roger Payn, student in arts and civil law at Oxford, canon of St. Cross, Crediton, Confirmation, upon its being found that he was wrongly described as a student for five years instead of for four or thereabouts, of the collation made to him of the canonry and bursal prebend of St. Cross, void by Walter de Baunton's obtaining, by authority of the ordinary, another prebend of the same. The said bursal prebend had been so long void that it had lapsed to the pope, although it was occupied by John Perour or Petrus, who held another prebend in the same church. Roger has been examined by John Schillingford, canon of Exeter, and found fit for the same, Perour being removed. [Cal. Pet. i. 530.]
8 Id. Aug. Avignon. (f. 73.)	To the warden and college of scholars of Valense Marie Hall, Cambridge. Licence, on petition of their foundress, Mary de Sancto Papulo (Paulo), countess of Pembroke, to have a chapel founded and built by the said countess within their walls, in which masses and other divine offices may be celebrated by priests of the said college; saving the rights of the parish church. [Cal. Pet. i. 533.]
17 Kal. Aug. Avignon. (f. 75d.)	To the bishop of Killaloe. Mandate, after due examination, to confirm the collation and provision made by Stephen, bishop of Limerick, to Maurice son of Peter de Geraldinis, canon of Ardfert, of the archdeaconry of Limerick, value 40 marks, void by the death of Peter Godyn in the time of Innocent VI. a doubt having arisen whether it was not reserved or had not lapsed to the pope; Maurice, who has a canonry and prebend of Cashel, from which he says he has received nothing, and a canonry and prebend of Ardfert, value 50 florins, is, at his own wish, to resign his canonry and prebend of Cashel. [Cal. Pet. i. 530.]
8 Id. July. Avignon. (f. 82.)	To Richard Morley, of the diocese of York. Enlargement of the value of the benefice without cure of souls reserved to him, in the gift of the archbishop of York, from 20 to 25 marks, to be conferred on him by the official of Salisbury, if he is found fit on examination by the same. [Cal. Pet. i. 529.]
Id. Aug. Avignon. (f. 83.)	To the bishop of St. Andrews. Mandate, if the facts be as stated, to dispense Thomas Conestabularii, donsel, and Mariota de Weynd, damsel, of his diocese, so that they may remain in the marriage which they contracted in ignorance that an impediment was caused by the previous espousal of Thomas with Megota Duncani, aged ten years, niece of Mariota, who died before marriage. Past and future offspring are to be declared legitimate.
5 Id. April. Avignon. (f. 84. d.)	To Thomas Aleyn, priest, of the diocese of Lichfield. Extension of his dispensation to minister in minor orders and hold a benefice without cure of souls, which dispensation he obtained after the attack made by his friends and followers on John Blac, a layman, who had robbed him with violence and imprisoned him, but who afterwards died of wounds inflicted by Aleyn and his friends. The said Aleyn, having escaped from prison, desired only to have his enemy beaten, and not killed. He is now dispensed so as to hold two benefices without cure of souls. [Cal. Pet. i. 523.]
7 Id. Sept. Avignon. (f. 85.)	To John de Schepeye, D.C.L. chancellor of Lichfield. Indult in extension of the period of two years for which he, then licentiate in civil law, had petitioned to study civil law at an university, without receiving holy orders, more than a year having elapsed before the papal letters were expedited. The period of two years is to date from that of these presents.
19 Kal. Sept. Avignon. (f. 98.)	To the bishop of Lichfield. Mandate to provide a coadjutor for Hugh Hopewas, canon and prebendary of Lichfield, who is old, infirm, and nearly blind.
10 Kal. Sept. Avignon. (f. 98d.)	To Robert de Ufforde, earl, and Margaret, countess of Suffolk. Indult to enter, once a year, monasteries of Minoresses and other religious women, accompanined respectively by one man and four matrons aged sixty. [Cal. Pet.i.534.]
18 Kal. Feb. Avignon. (f. 103.)	To William de Karkestede, bachelor of canon law, priest, of the diocese of Norwich. Enlargement of the value of a benefice in the gift of the abbot and convent of Peterborough, to be given to him, as a poor clerk, after due enquiry made by Robert de Stratton, Philip de Bellocampo, and Richard Wynewili (Wynewyk), canons of Lincoln, from 20 and 15 marks to 36 and 25 marks, with or without cure of souls respectively. [Cal. Pet. i. 512.]
18 Kal. Feb. Avignon. (f. 103.)	[Register CCLV. has folios missing at the end.]