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1374. 5 Id. Feb. Avignon. (f. 4d.) |
To William bishop of Achonry, dwelling at Avignon. Mandate, together with six masters of the faculty of theology, to examine John de Heppiscot (Hespiscot in Rubrice), a Friar Preacher—who was deputed by the general of his order to lecture on the ‘Sentences’ and exercise other scholastic acts in order to proceed to the honour of mastership in theology at Paris—and, on finding him sufficient, to admit him to the said degree in the city of Avignon, with licence to teach in the said faculty. |
15 Kal. March. Avignon. (f. 9d.) |
To Edmund Seintlow (St. Loe), rector of Alre, in the diocese of Bath, B.C.L. Dispensation to hold together with the said church, a dignity or personatus, with or without cure of souls, such cure neither in his church nor in the dignity, personatus, or office being neglected. One or other is, within three years from the obtaining such dignity or personatus,to be exchanged for another benefice compatible with the one retained. |
12 Kal. June. Salon by Arles. (f. 11.) |
To the bishop of Bologna. Mandate to grant a dispensation for illegitimacy to Philip, son of John Tornebiri (Thornbury) knight, scholar of Bologna, so that he may be ordained and hold one, two, or three benefices, one of them having cure of souls. [See Reg. cclxxxvi. f. 107d.] |
Ibid. (f. 11d.) |
To the same. The like on behalf of Justan, son of the same John Tornebiri. |
9 Kal. June. Salon by Arles. (f. 27.) |
To the official of Lichfield. Mandate to confirm to John de Oudeby, clerk, of the diocese of Lincoln, B.C.L. if found fit after the usual examination in Latin, the archdeaconry of Stafford, which he obtained on its voidance by the death of John de Sulgrave, by provision of bishop Robert, and now doubts whether it was not specially reserved to the pope. The mandate is subject to the usual condition that John de Sulgrave was not a member of the papal household. |
4 Id. Sept. Pont de Sorgues. (f. 28.) |
To Thomas de Aston, canon of London, bachelor of canon law. Confirmation, on petition of Simon bishop of Palestrina, whose chaplain and servant (familiari) he is (holding also a canonry and prebend of Wells, value 6 marks, and the church of Wardeboys, in the diocese of Lincoln, value 30 marks), of the canonry and prebend of Oxegate in London, value 48s. which he obtained on their voidance by the death of John de Neuport under a provision by the present pope of a canonry of that church with expectation of a prebend, and now doubts whether they were not specially reserved to the pope. The confirmation is subject to the usual conditions that he obtained
the same in due order (ex ordine), and that John was not a member of the papal household. |
7 Kal. June. Salon by Arles. (f. 30d.) |
To Thomas Boumond (Beaumont), donsel, of the diocese of Norwich. Indult to choose his confessor, who shall give him absolution and enjoin penance except in cases reserved to the apostolic see. |
8 Id. Oct. Avignon. (f. 37d.) |
To Thomas de Rysceby, clerk, of the diocese of Lincoln. Dispensation to hold a benefice with cure of souls, he being in his twenty-first year. |
18 Kal. Oct. Pont de Sorgues. (f. 40d.) |
To Thomas de Eskenede, vicar of Crossethwayt, in the diocese of Carlisle, bachlor of canon law. Indult of nonresidence for five years while studying canon and civil law at an university, provided that the cure of souls be not neglected. |
15 Kal. Nov. Avignon. (f. 42d.) |
To John de Peblis, archdeacon of St. Andrews, doctor of canon law. Dispensation to him (who is in priest's orders and M.A. and has canonries and prebends of Glasgow and Aberdeen) to retain for three years only from these presents the church of Douglas, in the diocese of Glasgow, which is of lay patronage (de prioratu (sic) laicali. existit), and which on obtaining the said archdeaconry by provision of the present pope he was bound to resign, the archdeaconry having cure of souls. |
Kal. Aug. Noves by Avignon. (f. 49.) |
To Richard Fromet, or Fremet, of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem at Slebech, in the diocese of St. Davids. Faculty to transfer himself, who is a priest, to another order of equal or more strict observance. |
Kal. May. Villeneuve by Avignon. (ff. 59d. and 62.) |
To the bishop of St. Andrews. Mandate to grant a dispensation to Richard de Bykyrton, donsel, and Joan de Rotheman, damsel, of the dioceses respectively of St. Andrews and Dunkeld, to solemnize and remain in the marriage which they contracted per verba legitime de presenti, without bans, as is the custom in those parts, in ignorance that they were, as they afterwards learned, connected in the fourth degree of affinity, inasmuch as the late Christiana de Halyborton, Richard's former wife, was related to Joan in the fourth degree of kindred. [Several folios are here bound out of order.] |
8 Id. July. Orgon by Avignon. (f. 61.) |
To Robert de Conelee, canon of Lichfield. Confirmation to him (who is in priest's orders, holds also a canonry and prebend of Wells, value 34 gold florins, and is litigating in the papal palace about the church of Slimborg, in the diocese of Worcester, of which he has been despoiled) of the canonry and prebend of Lichfield, which he obtained under provision by the present pope of a canonry of that church with expectation of a prebend, on their voidance by the death of John de Sulgrave, and now doubts whether they were not specially reserved to the pope. The confirmation is subject to the condition that John de Sulgrave was not a member of the papal household. |
1374. 3 Id. Sept. Pont de Sorgues. (f. 66.) |
To James, cardinal deacon of St. George's in Velabro. Indult for three years to visit by deputy churches, monasteries, and other ecclesiastical places in his deanery (decanatuin text, archidiaconatu in Rubrice) of Salisbury, and to receive in ready money (pecunia numerata) procurations to the amount of 30 silver [gros] Tournois a day, at the rate of 12 to a gold florin of Florence. [See Reg. cclxxxvii. f. 220.] |
Concurrent mandate to the dean and official of Wells and another out of England. |
Ibid. |
To the same. The like in regard to his archdeaconry of Durham. |
Concurrent mandate to the dean of Chichester, the archdeacon of Richmond, and another out of England. |
12 Kal. Sept. Pont de Sorgues. (f. 67d.) |
To John Lideford, canon of Chichester, licentiate of civil law. Confirmation to him, who holds also the church of Lakinge, in the diocese of Salisbury, of the provision made to him by the present pope of a canonry of Chichester with reservation of a prebend, dignity, personatus, or office [with or without cure of souls], notwithstanding that it was to become null and void upon a later provision of a benefice with or without cure of souls, even an office without cure (simplex officium), in the common or several gift of the bishop, prior, and chapter of Winchester, taking effect. The said provision is so confirmed as to extend to a canonry and prebend only. |
3 Kal. Oct. Villeneuve by Avignon. (f. 68.) |
To the same. Extension to him (who is in priest's orders,) is perventus in canon law, holds the church of Laking, and a canonry and prebend in the free chapel of Boscham in the diocese of Chichester, and has provision of a canonry of Chichester with reservation of a prebend, dignity, personatus, or office, with or without cure of souls) of the value of a benefice reserved to him by the present pope, in the common or several gift of the bishop, prior, and chapter of Winchester, from 80 marks with cure of souls or 60 without, to 100 marks. Upon the present or the former letters taking effect Laking is to be resigned. The above-named provision is to be null and void in so far as regards a dignity, personatus, or office of Chichester. |
2 Kal. Nov. Avignon. (f. 70d.) |
To prelates and other clergy, secular and regular, and to kings and other temporal officers. Desiring a safe-conduct during six months for Richard abbot of Chester, his envoys and proctors, in going to England and other parts and in returning thence to the Roman court. |
12 Kal. May. Villeneuve by Avignon. (f. 77d.) |
To the official of Norwich. Mandate to confirm to Robert Prots, or Prets, rector of Ryphyl (Ripple), in the diocese of Worcester, if found fit after examination in Latin, the archdeaconry of Norfolk, which he obtained from bishop Henry on its voidance by the death of William de Blize, but doubts whether it was not reserved to the pope. Robert has studied civil law for five years in the university (universitate studii) of Oxford, and holds, by provisions of the present pope, canonries with
expectation of prebends in Lichfield and Ledbury in the diocese of St. Davids (sic). On obtaining the archdeaconry, the present confirmation of which is subject to the usual condition that William was not a member of the papal household, he is to resign the rectory, and the papal letters of provision of the canonry and prebend of Ledbury are to be null and void. |
14 Kal. Dec. Avignon. (f. 81.) |
To William, cardinal of St. Angelo's Indult for five years to visit by deputy churches, monasteries, and other ecclesiastical places in his archdeaconry of Suffolk, and to receive in ready money procurations to the amount of 30 silver [gros] Tournois
a day, at the rate of 12 to a gold florin of Florence. |
Concurrent mandate to the official of Norwich and two others out of England. [The cardinal receives, ibid, similar indults in regard to six other archdeaconries out of England; also in regard to a seventh, under the same date, on f. 74d.; and in regard to others, passim.] |
13 Kal. Dec. Avignon. (f. 83.) |
To Thomas de Turreth, vicar of Muskilburgh, in the diocese of St. Andrews. Extension of successive dispensations—(i) on account of illegitimacy to be ordained and hold a benefice even with cure of souls, by virtue of which he obtained and still holds the vicarage of Rosmarkin in the diocese of Ross; (ii) to resign the same or exchange it for a similar benefice—so that he may now receive, hold, resign, or exchange, in addition to the said vicarage, one other benefice, even a canonry and prebend or office in a cathedral church. Thomas is in priest's orders and has studied canon law for two years at Paris. [The above appears in the Rubrice, No. 272, as follows:—Cum Thoma de Turreth super defectu natalium iterum dispensatur.] |
Ibid. (f. 83d.) |
To William de Turreth. A similar dispensation on account of illegitimacy. [This does not appear in the text but in the Rubrice, No. 273.—Willelmo de Turreth similis gratia elargitur.] |
17 Kal. Jan. Avignon. (f. 87d.) |
To Simon bishop of Palestrina. Indult for five years, as above, f. 81, in regard to his archdeaconry of Wells. |
Concurrent mandate to the dean of Chichester, the archdeacon of Oxford, and Nicholas de Schadesdene (Chaddesden) canon of Lichfield. |
Ibid. (f. 88.) |
To the same. The like in regard to his archdeaconry of York. |
Concurrent mandate to the dean of St. Agricolus, Avignon, the archdeacon of Oxford, and Nicholas de Chadesdene, canon of Lichfield. |
13 Kal. Nov. Avignon. (f. 90.) |
To Walter (Felstede added in Rubrice), doctor of canon law, rector of Hemigforde, in the diocese of Lincoln. Confirmation to him of the said church, value 26 marks, which he obtained by provision of the present pope of a benefice with or without cure of souls in the common or several gift of the abbot and convent of Rammysseye (Ramsey), on its voidance by Michael
de Ravensdale obtaining the rectory of Thorfolde in the said diocese, and now doubts whether it was not reserved to the pope. He is in priest's orders and has lectured for several years in the faculty of canon law. The confirmation is subject to the usual conditions that the church was due to him in turn, and that Michael was not a member of the papal household. |
17 Kal. July. Salon by Arles. (f. 102d.) |
To William Romani, Friar Preacher, S.T.M. Mandate, after due examination by himself and four other masters of theology at Avignon, to great the licence to lecture and be a regent (legendi et regendi) anywhere, and to promote to the honour of master (ad honorem magistralem) in theology, Robert Imon, a Carmelite, who has obtained the necessary licence of John, the prior general of his order, has in divers places (locis) very often and publicly before the people preached the word of God, has studied philosophy for ten and theology for twelve [years] in the universities (studiis) both of Oxford and Cambridge, has lectured through (perlegit) the ‘Sentences’ in the London studium, has laudably exercised other scholastic acts, and has made such progress in theology as to deserve the honour of mastership therein, for which if he were to wait according to the statutes and customs of the said universities (studiorum) and of his order, he would have to wait no little time. |
11 Kal. June. Salon by Arles. (f. 105.) |
To Robert de Lamborne, rector of Wymbisse, in the diocese of London. Extension of successive dispensations—(i) on account of illegitimacy, to be ordained and hold a benefice even with cure of souls, by virtue of which he obtained his church of Wymbisse; (ii) to hold one other benefice, even a canonry and prebend in a collegiate church, and to exchange it, as well as his parish church, for similar or dissimilar compatible benefices—so that he may now hold one more benefice and exchange it, as well as the said two other benefices, once or more than once, for similar or dissimilar compatible benefices. |
12 Kal. Feb. Avignon. (f. 106.) |
To Richard Pape, rector of Cassay, in the diocese of York. Confirmation to him of the said church, which he obtained during the lifetime of Urban V. under a provision by that pope of a benefice with or without cure of souls in the common or several gift of the abbot and convent of St. Mary's, York, on its voidance by the death of Roger de Scurekkff, or Scurekliff, and now doubts whether it was not reserved to the pope or void otherwise than as stated. The confirmation is subject to the usual two conditions, as in f. 90. |
4 Id. July. Orgon by Avignon. (f. 112d.) |
To William de welborne, rector of Malmetone, in the diocese of Lincoln, D.C.L. Indult of non-residence for two years while studying civil law at an university. |
2 Id. Dec. Avignon. (f. 125.) |
Relaxation, during ten years, of a hundred days of enjoined penance to penitents who on the principal feasts of the years, and the dedication, the octaves of certain of them, and the six
days of Whitsun week, annually visit and give alms to the chapel of the Holy Trinity built by Mary de Sancto Paulo, countess of Pembroke, at Cambridge. |
Ibid. (f. 125d.) |
The like relaxation to penitents who on the same feasts and on that of St. Ann, in whose honour the church is founded visit and give alms to the church of the Cistercian monastery of St. Mary de Gratiis, in the diocese of London. |
2 Id. Dec. Avignon. (f. 126.) |
The like relaxation to penitents who on the same principal feasts, and the feasts of St. Clare and the dedication, the same octaves and six days, visit and give alms to the church of the monastery of St. Clare, Deneye, which church has been founded, built, and endowed by Mary de Sancto Paulo, countess of Pembroke. [Wadding, Ann. Min.. viii. 566.] |
3 Id. Oct. Avignon. (f. 127.) |
To John de Strensallis, rector of Misebirey, in the diocese of Lincoln. Extension to 80 marks of the value of the benefice value 50 marks in the common or several gift of the abbot and convent of St. Mary's, York, which he was to receive, if found fit after the usual examination in Latin, under a mandate addressed to the bishop of London; he having no hope, on account of the number of expectants and the excessive taxations of such benefices, of profiting thereby. John, who labours and has laboured for nine years and more in England in the service of the papal camera, holds by provision of the present pope a canonry of Southwell with expectation of a prebend, as well as the said church of Misebiry, which church he is to resign upon the present letters taking effect. |
19 Kal. Jan. Avignon. (f. 128.) |
To the bishop of St. Andrews. Mandate to grant a dispensation to Alexander Scyrmjour, donsel, and Isabella (de Pastoun added in Rubrice), of the dioceses respectively of St. Andrews and Aberdeen, to intermarry, notwithstanding that Isabella is related in the second and third degrees of kindred to one and in the fourth degree to another woman with whom Alexander first cohabited, and that Alexander and Isabella, neither of them being ignorant thereof, have also since cohabited. A penance is to be enjoined for the incest, offspring past and future being declared legitimate. |
18 Kal. Oct. Pont de Sorgues. (f. 128.) |
To John Fordham, provost of Wyngham, in the diocese of Canterbury. Dispensation to him (who holds also by provision of the present pope a canonry of Lichfield with expectation of a prebend, and is litigating about a prebend of St. Asaph) to hold for two years a parish church, together with the said provostship, which is a dignity with cure of souls. If during the said two years he exchange such parish church or his provostship for another compatible benefice, even in a cathedral church, he may retain such benefice; if not, the provostship must be resigned. |
6 Id. Nov. Avignon. (f. 129.) |
To the precentor of Dunkeld. Mandate to confirm to William de Pynkirton, priest, of the diocese of St. Andrews, if found fit after the usual examination in Latin, the church of Abirnyte, in
the diocese of Dunkeld, which he obtained from bishop Michael, believing it to be void by Richard Constabil obtaining the parish church of Perth. William has heard that Abirnyte was void because Richard neglected, although he held it for more than a year, to be ordained priest, and doubts whether it was not reserved to the pope or lapsed to him by the statutes of the [Fourth General] Lateran Council. |
Ibid. (f. 192d.) |
To Thomas de Kergell, clerk, of the diocese of Dunkeld. Rehabilitation on account of his having obtained the church of Codlystanys, in the diocese of Aberdeen, void by the death of William Fraser, on the presentation of Thomas earl of Mar, and institution by bishop Alexander, being then in or about his twenty-first year. Thomas, who is of noble race, is to resign. |
3 Non. Jan. Avignon. (f. 138d.) |
To Leonard [de Giffone], minister-general of the Friars Minors, S.T.P. Mandate, after due examination by himself and four other masters in theology, to grant to Matthew de Hadesco, a Friar Minor, the licence to lecture and to be regent (legendi et regendi) anywhere, and promote him to the honour and degree of master in theology in Bologna or in any other studiumof theology where there is a university according to the custom of the order, with the enjoyment of all privileges of the order as if he had taken the degree at Paris (in Parisiensi studio). Matthew has laboured for twenty-four years lecturing and studying in the faculties of philosophy and theology, has lectured through (perlegit)the ‘Sentences,’ laudably fulfilled his other courses, has made such progress in theology as to be nominated by the masters of that faculty in the province of England as fit to receive the degree of master therein, and obtained the necessary licence of the above-named minister-general, but by the statutes and customs of his order he would yet have to wait ten or eleven years. |
Ibid. |
To the same. The like mandate on behalf of Richard Routhone, a Friar Minor. |
4 Id. Sept. Pont de Sorgues. (f. 140.) |
To Pileus archbishop of Ravenna. Faculty to dispense fifty persons of the realms of France and England, of illegitimate birth, even if sons of priests, or born in adultery, to be ordained and hold a benefice apiece, even with cure of souls. |
Ibid. |
To the same. Faculty to dispense forty men and as many women of the said realms, who are related in the fourth degree of kindred or affinity, to intermarry. |
17 Kal. March. Avignon. (f. 148d.) |
To the bishop of Carlisle. Mandate to grant a dispensation to John de Denton, donsel, and Joan, relict of Thomas de Skelton, donsel, both of noble parentage, to remain in the marriage which they contracted seven years ago or thereabouts in ignorance that they were connected in the third degree of affinity, Joan de Kirkebride, the former wife of John, having
been related to Joan Skelton in the third degree of kindred. Past and future offspring are to be declared legitimate. |
2 Id. Nov. Avignon. (f. 166.) |
To Robert Crull, rector of Stevenech, in the diocese of London. Dispensation, at the petition also of king Edward, whose chaplain and servant (familiari) he is, to accept and retain for three years only—in addition to the said church value 60 marks, his canonry and prebend of Skipwith in Houedon (Howden), and a certain vicarage which he holds value 50 marks—one other benefice with cure of souls, even a dignity or office, provided that such dignity if in a cathedral church be not a major dignity after the pontifical. Such additional benefice as well as his parish church may, up to the end of the said term, be freely exchanged. The usual proviso is added that the cure of souls in neither the one nor the other be neglected. |