THE THIRD TOME OF AN Exact Chronological Vindicatio and Historical Demonstration OF THE Supreme Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction OF OUR British Roman Saxon Danish Norman English KINGS More particularly of KING JOHN HENRY the THIRD but principally of the most illustrious KING EDWARDthe FIRST In and Over all Matters Causes Persons Spiritual as well as Temporal within Their REALMS and DOMINIONS WHEREIN The manifold intolerable Usurpations Innovations Abuses Corruptions Extortions Oppressions Grievances Designs of the Popes Court Legates Agents of ROME and our Popish Prelates Clergy by illegal Antimonarchical Canons Constitutions Bulls Impositions Citations Procurations Visitations Excommunications Interdicts Inhibitions Provisions First-fruits Absolutions from Oaths Exemptions Dispensations Contumacious Disloyal Traitorous Practices against the Sovereign Authority Crowns Dignities Rights Privileges of these 3. KINGS their Laws Subjects Franchises Properties With these Kings their Parliaments Nobles Judge's Officer's Commons' frequent Complaints Appeals Oppositions Prohibitions Writs Suits Proceedings Judgements Acts Edicts against them for their just Defence and Preservation All the principal Negotiations Treaties concerning Church and some State affairs between these Kings Popes Cardinals Legates or Foreign Kings States by Papal mediations The Elections Successions Acts Contentions Schisms Exorbitances of Popes and most of our English Irish Scotish French Archbishops Bishops Abbots and dignifyed Clergymen during their reigns from Anno Dom. 1199. till the death of King Edward the First 1307. The Dominionof these and other of our Kings over the Realm of Scotland the Homages Fealties Oaths Submissions of the Scots Kings Prelates Nobles to them with their most violationsof them by rebellions wars and the sad effects thereof The restless endeavours of their Bishops Clergy Officials in their Synods Visitations Courts by Frauds Impostures Ecclesiastical Canons Censures Vexations to engross the Conusance of most Causes belonging only to our King's temporal Courts and the distribution of all Intestates goods into their hands against these King's Prohibitions The Contests concerning the Great Charter and Deafforestations The mistakes in some printed Statutes Canonists Law-books Histories and other Matters of moment are impartially related irrefragably evidenced by great variety of Writs Charters Patents Pope's Bulls Epistles and other Records here rescued from oblivion not formerly published Illustrated with Historical passages for the better advancement of learning and maintaining of our King's Supremacy the Subjects Liberties and Laws of the Realm against all Encroachments By WILLIAM PRYNNE Esq a Bencher and Reader of Lincoln's Inn Keeper of His Majesty's Records in the Tower of London Deutr. 32. 9 Remember the days of old consider the years of many Generations Ask thy Father and he will show thee thy Elders and they will tell thee LONDON Printed for the Author by Ratcliffand Tho. Daniel and are to be sold by Abel Roper at the Sun over against St. Dunstan's Church in Fleetstreet Thomas Collins at the Middle Temple Josias Robinson at Lincoln's Inn Gate And Edward Thomas at the Adam and Eve in Little Britain 1668. THE Epistle Dedicatory To the Right Honourable Arthur Earl of Anglesey one of His Majesty's most Honourable Privy Council and Treasurer of His Navy Royal the Honourable Sir Harbottle Grimston Baronet Master of the Rolls Sir Matthew Hale Knight Chief Baron of the Court of Exchequer Sir Edward Atkins Knight one of the Barons of that Court Sir Wadham Windham Knight one of His Majesty's Justices of the King's Bench Sir Richard Rainsford Knight a Baron of the Court of Exchequer The Right Worshipful Sir Robert Atkins Knight of the Bath Solicitor General to the Queen's Majesty and the rest of the Worshipful Readers of the Honourable Society of LINCOLNS-INNE his ever-Honoured kind Friends and Fellow-Readers of that SOCIETY MY common relation to You all in general as the eminentest Members of the Famous Society of LINCOLNS-INNE a fruitful Mother for sundry ages of many able learned reverend renowned Privy Counsellors State-Officers Judges Justice's Barons in all Courts of Law or Equity both in England and Ireland as well as of Eminent Sergeants Readers Barresters and Students of the Laws of England and my particular Obligations to each of You as my highly honoured cordial Friends have engaged me in point of duty and gratitude to dedicate to Your Eminencies this THIRD TOME of An Exact Chronological Vindication & Historical Demonstration of the SUPREME ECCLESIASTICAL JURISDICTION of our British Roman Saxon Danish Norman English KINGS In and Over all Matters Causes Persons Spiritual as well as Temporal throughout their Realms and Dominions More particularly during the Reigns of KING JOHN and HENRY the THIRD by way of Appendix to my Second Tome but principally of our glorious KING EDWARD the FIRST the chief Subject matter of this Volume and emboldened me to publish it to the World under the shelter of Your Venerable Names and Patronage And so much the rather was I induced thereunto because this Volume consists for the most part of such Records Writs Prohibitions Bulls Patonts Epistles Procurations Negotiations during their reigns not formerly published illustrated with some few Historical passages as are proper for your respective Conusances Professions which in my humble opinion will much conduce to assist and enable You in the faithful discharge of those high honourable public Places of Trust or Judicature to which most of You are already and the residue of You may hereafter be deservedly advanced through His Majesty's royal Favour by Your vigilant strenuous Defence of THE KING'S SUPREME ECCLESIASTICAL AUTHORITY and of * See 1 Eliz. cap. 1. all jurisdictions Privileges Preeminences Rights Prerogatives annexed to his IMPERIAL CROWN or Courts of Law & the maintenance of all just Liberties of the consciences persons estates of His loyal Subjects against the illegal exorbitant disloyal Claims Innovations Usurpations Extortions Vexations Impositions Censures Practices Conspiracies or Designs of the Popes See Court of Rome or other Ecclesiastical domestic Prelates Persons Courts or their subordinate Officers to eclipse diminish invade undermine or subvert all or any of them in the least degree by furnishing You with great plenty variety of notable ancient Precedents Writs Prohibitions Judgements Edicts and Legal proceedings of all sorts even in the height of Popery and Prelacy to restrain countermine their disloyal Usurpations extravagancies oppressions excesses tending either to the prejudice of the Kings or people's Rights All which if I mistake not will add much light lustre and some considerable Supplements to our ancient Treatises of the Common Law the broken Cases in Fitzherberts' Abridgement and proceedings in our Courts of Justice yea to the History of our Church State affairs the Treaties Negotiations between our Kings the bishop Cardinal's Legates Court of Rome and foreign Princes during the reigns of the premised Kings contained in sundry of their respective Epistles Procurations Bulls Appeals Instructions Commissions Patents and Memorials not extant in our printed Historians which I discovered in the White Tower Chapel and elsewhere in our overmuch neglected Records many of which I rescued as well from putrefaction as oblivion and here most humbly present to Your most judicious perusal It was my primitive intention yea hope to have completed and published this Tome long since but the late raging Pestilence within the City and Suburbs of London occasioned by the outrageous a 1 Kings 8 37 38. Plague of Sin in our own hearts lives which b Isay 14. 23. swept away with the besom of destruction more thousands of people than any Plague therein in former ages enforcing me to retire from the Records for divers Months and the dreadful consuming fire succeeding it c Jer. 17. 27. c. 50. 32. Lam. 4. 10. Ezech. 20. 48. kindled and enraged by the superabounding of all kinds of d Ezech. 16. 46 to 51. Judas 7. Amos 4. 11. Sodomitical sins and flames of lust therein committed which within few day's space turned the greatest part of that Great Rich Famous City into e Isay 17. 1. c. 25. 2. desolate heaps of ashes rubbish and consumed my Printers House with all his Printing-Presses yea most of his Cases Letters and of the printed Copies of my First and Second with 40. printed Sheets of this Third Tome therein to my great loss together with my daily long attendance in several Sessions of Parliament besides other diversions since and my want of convenient Lodgings in the Tower near the Records so much obstructed retarded my progress therein and perusal sorting digesting into order all the Records and Monuments in these 3. King's reigns pertinent to my Theme that I could not possibly-compleat it sooner and may justly excuse its long expected publication together with all defects of ornament method and the Supplemental Appendices or Insertions in improper places of this Tome of some Records casually omitted in their Chronological series If any of Your Honours Worships or other curious Perusers thereof shall chance to blame or censure me as I fear they will as guilty of several superfluities or redundancies which might have been well omitted especially in these particulars 1. For the multitude of Prohibitions Suits Informations or Attachments on them for things causes of the selfsame kind or Nature 2ly For the superfluity of Patents Procurations of the same to Persons employed to Rome France or in the Collections of Dimes and the like 3ly For the Repetitions of Licenses to elect Archbishops Bishops Abbots in England and Ireland and Patents to confirm consecreate restore their Temporalties when elected or confirmed by our Kings 4ly For the excessive multiplicity of the f Here p. 587 to 603. 662 to 685 699 to 722. Names of Bishops Abbots Priors Deans Chapters Parsons Prebends Vicars Prebendaries Religious Houses Parishes and their respective Chapels put out of King Edward the first his protection for refusing to grant him an Aid without the Pope's precedent assent thereto for defence of the Church and Realm who afterwards were enforced to make fines to and compositions with him whereupon they procured both general and particular Protections from him at dearer rates than their denied Aid amounted to And of the g Here p. 504 to 519 550 584 653 to 666. 1051 1052. Names of those Bishops Abbots Priors Earls Barons Knights Clergymen and Laymen of Scotland who made solemn reiterated Oaths Obligations Deeds under their hands seals before special Commissioners of their fidelity obedience and allegiance to King Edward the 1. and yet soon after most perfidiously violated them by confederating with the French and rebelling and taking arms against him To the 1. of these I answer That this store can be no sore nor blameworthy redundancy in me since usual in all our Year-books Reports especially in h See Stathams Fitzherberts Brooks Ashes Hughes and Sergeant Rolls their Abridgements Tables & Sergeant Moors and Judge Crookes Reports Abridgements of the Law ancient or modern reporting several Prohibitions Cases Suits between different persons in divers Terms Years Kings reigns of the selfsame kind form without any blame or censure as I have here done on purpose to evidence the successive restless Usurpations Innovations Encroachments of Popes Popish Prelates Ecclesiastical Courts Judges Persons from year to year upon these King's Crowns Rights Prerogatives Courts of Law and the people's liberties with their own Royal and their Counsils Judges care diligence to restrain prohibit punish them Which being the principal Subject-matter of this and my former Tomes my omission of any of them as superfluous might justly be censured not ●●ly for folly but treachery in me both to the King Subjects and the Cause I pled To the 2. I return the selfsame answer with this addition II. that different Patents Procurations Commissions to the same or divers persons upon the same like or different occasions at divers times under several or the same Kings though running in the same or not much different general forms must necessarily be recited as well in my Collections as in the Records themselves else the Negotiations Treaties Things to which they relate would become altogether defective maimed unintelligible of little use and give no satisfaction to any Judicious Readers The 3d. will easily be justified by the precedent answers to III. the two former with this further reason that the vacations elections confirmations successions of our English and Irish Archbishops Bishops Abbots Priors our King's Prerogative in over them from time to time the Clergies irregularities usurpations abuses in them to the prejudice of our King's Crowns Dignities Prerogatives with their Royal Reprehensions oppositions preventions punishments or pardons of them out of mere grace not right and the Ecclesiastical History affairs of the Churches of England and Ireland could not possibly have been faithfully or fully related nor well understood without the frequent recitals of their several successive Licenses Elections Confirmations Patents of restitution and the like essential to my Historical Demonstration For the 4th which seems most liable to exception I IV. answer 1. That the Names of all those persons places being particularly enroled recorded with special care by King Edward's express command into the Original Records themselves for a lasting monument evidence to Posterity of his Sovereign Right Dominion Jurisdiction and Authority over the Clergy of England and the Church Prelates Clergy Nobility Commonalty Realm of Scotland and of their submission subjections Oaths Covenants and Allegiance made unto him in a most solemn public manner upon the premised extraordinary occasions I could not deem it a superfluity but my necessary bounden duty upon the same accounts carefully to insert them all at large into their Transcripts which I likewise did upon 4. other Considerations 1. To gratify our English and Scotish Heralds and others delighting in Pedigrees who may make good use of these Names of the Prelates Nobility Knights Gentry Clergy of England and Scotland and the places of their residence upon several occasions 2ly To evidence what places had Religious Houses Parish-Churches Chappelries in that age and what rates compositions they then paid to the King which will easily show to all concerned what alterations have since been made in any of them 3ly To manifest the general Confederacy of the English Prelates Clergy in opposing the Aids demanded of them by King Edward without the Pope's precedent licence and their general and particular subsequent late repentances for it 4ly To evidence the universal detestable perjury treachery of the Scotish Nobility Nation but especially of their Prelates and Clergy in violating their reiterated solemn Oaths and Obligations to King Edward by their confederacy with the French and rebellions wars against him not without the Popes clandestine instigation and abetment Having cleared these exceptions I hope to all ingenuous Readers satisfaction I must crave leave to inform Your Honours and Worships that since my Completing of this Volume upon other public accounts especially that of Queen-gold I have perused most of the Great Rolls and Records of King Henry the 1 2. King John Henry the 3d. and Edward the 1. besides other Kings reigns in the Pipe Kings Lord Treasurer's Remembrancers and the Clerk of the Pleas respective Offices and other Treasuries of Records in the Exchequer Court at Westminster wherein I found sundry Transcripts of several Pope's Bulls relating to the Impositions Grants of Dimes and Aids on or by the Clergy of England or Ireland for our premised Kings themselves or pretended relief of the Holy Land or to confirm some Privileges Exemptions granted by them and our Kings to Religious Orders or Monasteries recorded or pleaded at large in that Court the Originals whereof for the most part are extant in the Tower or their transcripts enroled in the dorses of the Clause Patent or other Rolls which having published in this and the preceding Tomes I shall not here repeat Yet observing in the Great Rolls in the Pipe-Office in the 29 30 32 33 & 34 years of King Henry the Second soon after the murder of that obstinate perfidious Antimonarchical * See Tom. 1. p. 602 to 631. Arch-Rebel as well as Archbishop of Canterbury Thomas Becket canonised for a most glorious Saint and Martyr for his oppositions against the ancient Sovereign Ecclesiastical Rights and Prerogatives of this Victorious King over all Ecclesiastical persons Causes within this Realm and other his Dominions which encouraged his successors and other English Popish Prelates to usurp a new Monopoly of holding Plea and determining the right of Temporal Causes Lay-fees Advowsons' in their Ecclesiastical Courts as well as of Spiritual matters and discovering several Fines imposed by his Judges on sundry persons estreated into the Exchequer and process thereupon issued to levy them for prosecuting or holding such Pleas in their Courts and Consistories against his Crown Dignity and Prohibitions being the ancientest Records of this kind now extant not formerly taken notice of by any Lawbooks or Historians I thought fit here to present Your Honours with them as Rarities rather than to smother or pretermit them though not so proper for this Tome which they precede in time * In Officio Pipae in Scaccario In Rotulo Magno Anno 29 Regis Henrici 2. Rot. 2. dorso under the Title De Placitis Curiae Richardus de Basinges red Comp. the 1. marc quia placitavit in Curia Christianitatis de laico feodo In thesauro liberavit et quietus est In Rotulo Magno Anno 30 H. 2. Norhantonscire under the Title De Placitis Ranulphi de Glanvil etc. et sociorum ejus Adam de Hanvilla red Comp. dimid marc pro placito de laico feodo in Capitulo Ibidem Norff. & Sussolkscire Simon de Medelwolde debet x. marc quia placitavit in Curia Christianitatis de laico feodo Sed mortuus est Ibidem Ewyerescire De Placitis Curiae Episcopus Dunolmensis debet D. marc a great yet reasonable fine in that age because a great rich Bishop for this grand offence against his Oath and loyalty to his Sovereign quia tenuit placitum de Advocatione cuiusdam Ecclesiae in Curia Christianitatis For the levying of which fine of 500 marks I find process issued and reiterated against him in the Great Rolls of Ann. 32 H. 2. rot 7. & An. 33 H. 2. rot 7. Ibidem Wyrecestrescire under the Title of Nova placita per Gilbertum Pipard etc. et socios suos Prior de Wirecestre red Comp. the x. marquia tenuit placitum de laico feodo in Curia Christianitatis In Rotulo Magno Anno 32 H. 2. rot 3. dorso Titulo De placitis Curiae Willielmus Scure red Comp. de v s. iv d. quia placitavit in Capitulo de laico feodo In Rot. Magno Anno 34 H. 2. the last Roll in his reign Berercscire Willielmus Scure debet xuj d. quia placitavit in Capitulo de laico feodo Ibidem Rot. 7. dorso Johannis Bud red Comp. the x. marc quiatraxit placitum ad Christianitatem de laico feodo In thesauro liberavit et quietus est By these and other like precedents in this eminent King's reign we may discern his own and his Judges Officer's Courts of Justice care vigilancy to restrain and prevent not only by Writs of Prohibition extant in k De Consuetud inibus & Legibus Angliae l. 12. cap. 21 22. Glanvil but likewise by Fines and pecuniary mulcts to punish the then springing increasing Innovations encroachments of his ambitious avaricious usurping Bishops their Courts and Officers upon his Royal Crown and Temporal Courts in prosecuting and holding Pleas of Lay-fees Advowsons' and other secular matters whereof they had no legal conusance against their Oaths and Allegiance to Him whereof there are multitudes of like precedents in all our next succeeding Kings reigns in the Pipe Rolls which I pretermit because the Prohibitions Attachments Suits for prosecuting such Pleas collected in this Tome will abundantly evidence the verity thereof Besides I took notice of this memorable Clause concerning Intestates goods in Rotulo Magno Anno 18 Regis Henrici 2. Rot. 9 dorso under the Title of Abbatia de Bello in Sussex Petrus de Bello red Comp. to the King the xxxiiij lib. & xiiii sol de Catallis Pelokini Ballivi de Abbatia qui obiit Intestatus In thesauro liberavit & quietus est Which verifies this assertion of l Lib. 7. cap. 36. Ranulphus de Glanvilla Chief Justice under this King in his Tractatus de Legibus & Consuetudinibus ANGLIAE compiled by him in that age for Law Cum quis vero Intestatus decesserit omnia Catalla sua sui Domini esse intelliguntur si vero plures habuerit Dominos quilibet eorum Catalla sua recuperabit quae in feodo suo reperiet etc. towards the satisfaction of all Heriots Debts and Duties owing to them or others by the Intestate which being fully discharged the King and Lords not the Bishop Ordinary much lesle his Vicar or Official were to divide the residue of the Intestates goods amongst his Wife and Children if he had any by the m See here p. 18 19 141 142 332. Laws of King Knute Edward the Confessor William the Conqueror and King Henry the 1. his Charter & secundum consuetudinem terrae meae as n Lib. 12. cap. 20. Glanvill the Writs de rationabilibus divisis grounded thereon and the Statute of Magna Charta c. 18. intimate and o Lib. 3. cap. 26. Bracton with p Lib. 2. c. 57 Fleta expressly affirm yet others deny even in the cases of Laymen But in the cases of Bishops Abbots and Clergymen prohibited to marry by Councils Canons and Pope's Decretals in that age if they died intestate all their goods chattels monies of right accrued to the King by his prerogative who thereupon usually seized and converted them to his proper use whereof we have a memorable precedent in the case of q Mat. West Flores Hist. An. 1189. p. 62. Mat. Paris p. 147. Geoffry Rydell Bishop of Ely who dying intestate on the 12. of the Kalends of September Anno 1289. between the death of King Henry the 2. and 4. days before the Coronation of King Richard the 1. his Son thereupon quia Episcopatus intestatus decessit eius bona confiscata sunt universa to King Richard the first as r Historiae Anglicanae Scriptores col 647. Radulphus de Diceto stories or as ſ Historiae Angliae p. 147. Mat. Paris relates Eodem tempore Gaufridus Elyensis Episcopus Intestatus decessit unde de reliquiis suis confiscata sunt tria millia marcarum argenti cumducentis marcis auri Superlectilis sui numerus tàm in auro quam in argento tàm in equis quam in vestibus preciosis tàm in bladis quam in instauramentis in immensum excrevit All which King Richard the 1. converted to his proper use by his Prerogative Royal in such cases as Radulfus de Diceto Matthew Paris t Catalogue of Bishops p. 262. Godwin and others observe notwithstanding the Usurper King * Here p. 18. & Tom. 1. p. 491 492. Stephen's Charter to the Bishops and Clergy whom they perfidiously Crowned against their † See Tom. 1. p. 489 to 501 to 508 etc. Oaths to Queen Maude purposely to enlarge their Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction over intestate Ecclesiastical Persons Chattels and their own goods chattels with other particulars by disinheriting their lawful Sovereign for which most of them sound smarted their Castles Treasures being seized and their persons imprisoned by him notwithstanding their Rochets Canons and his own new Charter to them Upon this occasion and our Bishops Canonists former and late claims of an ancient unquestionable legal right Jurisdiction vested in them to distribute all Laymens' goods chattels dying intestate to pious or other uses for the salvation of their souls I thought fit to take special u Tom. 2. p. 356. Here p. 18 19 20. Notice in this Tome what new clauses our seditious traitorous Archbishop Stephen Langet on and his Confederates cunningly thrust into King John's Great Charter of Liberties not extant in King Henry the firsts Charter which they at first pretended he should only ratify Which enlarged Charter as it was within 2. years after quite nulled by the Pope at King John's request and so gave the Bishops no legal power at all over intestate Freemens' goods so at the reviving thereof by King Henry the 3d. in the 9th year of his reign the Clause concerning the distribution of the Intestates Goods by his kindred parents or friends PER VISUM ECCLESIAE from whence * Lib. 2. c. 26. & lib. 2. c. 57 x Tom. 2. p. 356. Here p. 18 19 20. Bracton and Fleta inferred ad ECCLESIAM & ad amicos pertinebit executio bonorum thrust in by the Bishops who interpreted the Church to be only the Bishop was quite expunged out of his Great Charter and all others since confirmed by near 50. Parliaments Whereupon the Bishops to support their new encroached Jurisdiction over Intestates goods and chattels by colour of this expunged Clause which King Henry and his Council strenuously opposed and would never assent to after many reiterated supplications set on foot a mere imaginary Ordinance which they reported to be made by the Prelates with the consent of the King and his Barons and inserted into * See here p. 18 19 20. Otthobons' Constitutions Anno 52 H. 3. and after that into John Stratfords Anno 1342. but when where or by what Prelates King and Barons that Ordinance was made they neither then expressed nor positively affirmed nor can yet resolve Yet by colour of this Ordinance y See Tom. 2. p. 890 891 899 909 910. Here p. 20 21. Pat. 45 H. 3. pars 1. m. 8. Pat. 46 H. 3. m. 17 19 Johan de Aton Constit Legitimae f. 138. Gul. Lindewode Provinciale ● 3. f. 199. & l. 5. f. 224 to 227. Spelmanni Council Tom. 2. p. 313 585 586. Archbishop Boniface with his Suffragans made sundry Antimonarchical Constitutions in the Council of Lambheth Anno 1257. 41 H. 3. most contemptuously called and held by them against the Kings express Writs of Prohibition issued to them and among others denounced a solemn Excommunication against all those Lords not excepting the King & his Officers who should hinder Ordinaries distributions of Laymens' goods to pious uses as violaters of the Church's Liberties Which Constitutions were no sooner known but they were publicly appealed complained against by the King in his own and the Kingdom's name and behalf to two several Popes as most illegally made to the prejudice and grievance of his Crown Royal Dignity and against the Liberties and Customs of his Realm of England for which and other contempts this Archbishop was enforced to fly the Realm to avoid the Kings Nobles people's displeasures and died in exile whereupon his Constitutions were totally rejected as Nullities and never put in execution for 85. years' space But then his successor John Stratford Archbishop of Canterbury as ungrateful perfidious a Traitor to King Edward the 3. as Boniface was to King Henry the 3d. in a Convocation of the Clergy held at London Anno 1342. in high contempt of the King's Sovereign Authority from which he * Antiq. Eceles Brit. p. 245. alleged he was totally exempted unaccountable to and not to be judged by him for any crimes objected against him revived and enlarged the exploded Constitutions of Boniface with sundry Additional Articles and new Clauses of Excommunications by his own usurped Pontifical power to the manifest derogation of the Rights and Prerogatives of the King's Crown and Dignity which he thereby endeavoured to wrist from him And then like an absolute Legislator and Pope of our other World commanded them to be published and inviolably observed throughout his Province in future times in this imperious stile z Provincialis Gul. Lindewode lib. 1. de Consuetudine f. 13 14. who makes a large gloss thereon Jodacus Badius Constit Provinciales f. 137. b. Spelmanni Council Tom. 2. p. 591. Hujus autem Concilii Constitutiones & provisa remedia praecipimus in nostra Cantuariensi provincia futuris temporibus inviolabilitex observari Mandantes Coepiscopis et Suffraganeis universis ut ipsas Constitutiones per se et alios ut jus exigit publicent et facient publicari ac in publicam notitiam deduci together with the old General Sentence of Excommunication having sundry new Clauses of his own added thereunto Hereupon King Edw. the 3. by two several Royal Writs or Letters made with advice of his Council and ordered to be published at Canterbury and other places to all his Subjects strictly prohibited the publication or execution of these Excommunications or Constitutions therein at large relating this Archbishop's ingratitude treachery insolency affronts slanders of him his Council and Officers and rendered this Character of him them and his designs in publishing them a Stephanus Byrkington & Archbp Parker out of him Antiquitates Ecclesiae Britannicae p. 241 242 244. See Tho. Walsingham Histor Angliae p. 236 to 231. Daniels History p. 228 to 230. Idem Archiepiscopus quam regalis benignitas beneficiis & honoribus magnificis ampliavit etc. subito in virum onerosum & gravem crudeliter est conversus & beneficiis acceptis ingratus fremens arrogantia benefactorem persequitur & illam nobis retributionem impendit quem vulgariter proverbium dicit Must in pera Serpens in gremio Ignis in sinu suis consueverunt hospitibus exhibere etc. Opem tamen nostram & innocentiam & Consiliariorum & Officialium nostrorum regalem persequentium fidelitatem & diligentiam convitiis lacerate publice praedicando etc. Et callidis inventionibus et reprobis consiliis quasdam Excommunicationis sententias in Libertatis Ecclesiasticae et Magnae Chartae violatores in genere dudum latas ad sugillandum opinionem Regiam et praefatos Ministros Regios defamandos et seditionem in populo nobis commisso proditory suscitandum et devotionem Comitum Procerum et Magnatum regni nostri Majestati Regiae subtrahendum specificatis nonnullis Articulis propter et contra solitum modum IN CONCILIO PROVINCIALI TRADITUM mandavit per stias literas publicari b Ibidem p. 254 255. Quinimo cum ipse et alii Praelati Regni qui de nobis Ecclesiarum suarum temporalia recipiunt ex debito fidelitatis juratae fidem honorem et reverentiam deberent exhibere ipse solus pro fide perfidiam pro honore contumeliam et contemptum pro reverentia reddere non veretur Unde etsi parati simus et semper fuerimus Patres spirituales ut convenit revereri EORUM TAMEN OFFENSAS QUAS IN NOSTRI ET REGNI NOSTRI PERICULUM REDUNDARE CONSPICIMUS NON DEBEMUS CONNIVENTIBUS OCULIS PRAETERIRE etc. Et quia de conservatione jurium et Praerogativarum nostrarum Regalium quae Progenitorum nostrorum Regum Anglia digne recolenda prioritas magnifice defensavit sumus ut debemus summe solliciti ac idem Archiepiscopus ad concitandum contra Nos Clerum et populum et ad impediendum expeditionem guerrae nostrae quam per ejus consilium principaliter assumpsimus quasdam denunciationes et publicationes sententiarum excommunicationum ac monitiones injuriosas AC JURI CORONAE ET REGIAE DIGNITATIS NOSTRAE PRAEJUDICIALES CUM PER EAS NITITUR IN MULTIS ARTICULIS A NOBIS AUFERRE JURISDICTIONEM NOBIS NOTORIE COMPETENTEM CUJUS CUM SUMUS REX INVICTUS misprinted for INUNCTUS as I conceive CAPACES ESSE DINOSCIMUR ET QUAE NOSET PROGENITORES NOSTRI scientibus et tolerantibus Summis Pontificibus Praelatis et Clera regni nostri USI SUMUS PACIFICE AB ANTIQUO fecit et per alios fieri et publicari mandavit IN MAJESTATIS NOSTRAE LAESIONEM ET JURIUM ET PRAEROGATIVARUM NOSTRARUM REGALIUM DEROGATIONEM MANIFESTAM Vobis districte et sub incumbenti periculo PROHIBEMUS ne publicationes denunciationes seu monitiones hujusmodi indebitas ET JURIBUS AC PRAEROGATIVIS NOSTRIS REGIIS DEROGATORIAS ET PRAEJUDICIALES vel alia per quae fideles nostri contra nos suscitari vel expeditionem guerrae nostrae in subversionem nostri et fidelium n●strorum possint quod absit aliqualiter impediri AD MANDATUM IPSIUS ARCHIEPISCOPI vel alterius cujuscunque quomodolibet per vos vel alios faciatis vel quantum in vobis est ab aliis fieri permittatis Et si quid per vos in hac parte attemptatum fuerit CELERITER REVOCETIS T. meipso apud Turrim London 31 die Martii Anno etc. Hereupon those Antimonarchical Excommunications and Constitutions of Archbishop Boniface revived by him together with his own thus publicly censured revoked by the King and his Council were totally neglected and not put in execution by our succeeding Archbishops Bishops or Ecclesiastical Judges for 80. years' space or more as William Lindewode himself thus acknowledgeth in his Preface to Henry Chichely Archbishop of Canterbury prefixed to his * Antwerpiae 1525. Provinciale Consideravi equidem quod quamquam Constitutiones ipsae ex interioribus medullis Scripturarum & sacrorum Canonum indubitatisque tam Theologorum quam juris Canonici et Civilis autenticorum Doctorum sententiis ad utilitatem Provinciae Cantuar. subditorum extractae A compluribus tamen dictae Provinciae tam Patribus aliisque Praelatis et judicibus quam ipsorum subditis neglectui quodammodo habeantur adeo quod temporibus his perpauci sunt qui ipsorum observationi ut ratio exiget invigilent Whereupon this great Doctor of the Canon and Civil Law being then Official to the Archbishop of Canterbury to bring these neglected Canons into credit use to enlarge the Jurisdiction of our Ecclesiastical Courts and Prelates in the year 1423. at Bois St. Vincents in France collected these two and our other Archbishops Provincial Constitutions into one Body as c In eadem Praefatione himself thus relates resecatis superfluis & quibusdam ex eye abbreviatis correct in unum Opus collegi & sub congruentibus Titulis ad instar libri Decretalium seriosius collocavi Anno tunc sequenti eadem Statuta glossare proposui which having accordingly glossed and accomplished about the 3d year of King Henry the 6. he dedicated his Provinciale to this Archbishop tanquam verae juris lucernam in Ecclesia Anglicana radiantem which was afterwards printed Antwerpiae summa cura & diligentia Christopheri Endovien Anno salutis nostrae 1525. 20 die Decembris Venales habentur London in Cimiterio Sancti Pauli apud Franciscum Bryckman By this his Provinciale and large Glosses on these Constitutions they began by degrees to be put in practice by our Bishops and Canonists as binding Ecclesiastical Laws and Canons to which all Clergymen and Laymen must submit enforcing obedience to them by their Ecclesiastical Courts and Censures To further which design thus begun by Lindewode and reinforce these exploded Antimonarchical Constitutions Jodocus Badius Ascensius and Johannes Chappuys two great Doctors of the Canon and Civil Law An. 1504 collected corrected abridged and printed the Legatinc Constitutions of Otho & Othobon the Pope's Legates made in England in two Councils held under them at London in the reign of King Henry the 3d An. 1236. & 1248. with Johannes de Athon or Acton his Gloss upon them a Doctor of the Civil and Canon Law flourishing in the reign of King Edward the 1. as * Scriptorum Brit. Centur. 4. cap. 66. d ibidem f. 155. b Johannes Balaeus conjectures though perchance of punier times together with the Constitutiones Provinciales of sundry other Archbishops of Canterbury d printed there together Solertissima accuratione atque Arte Magistri Wulfgangi Hopilii impensis ejusdem & probissimi Bibliopole Joannis Confluentini in inclyta Parisiorum Academia Ad laudëm & gloriam Optimi Maximi Domini nostri Jesus Christi ejusque pientissimae Matris ranged in equipage with him & totius coelestis Curiae necnon AD CONSERVATIONEM LIBERTATIS ECCLESIAE ANGLICANAE et ad salutem atque eruditionem totius Cleri omniumque Christi fidelium inclitissimi Anglorum regni Anno Domini 1504 ad Idus Septembris full 21. years before Lindewodes Provinciale was printed and not long after Printing was first invented dedicating them to William Warham than Archbishop of Canterbury ut Archiepiscoporum Cantuariensium statuta ad excellentissimum Archipraesulem redirent Which illegal oppugned Antimonarchical exploded nulled Constitutions of Archbishop Boniface and John Stratford with those of the Council of Reading under John Peckham Archbishop of Canterbury Anno 7 E. 1. for which he was convented before the King and Parliament and enforced to make a public e See Here p. 230 235 236. Claus 7 E. 1. 1. dorso Revocationes Provisionum Concilii Rading revocation of several Clauses and provisions contained in his General Sentence of Excommunication therein made as derogatory and prejudicial to the King's Crown Dignity and Prerogative being the Principal parts of Lyndwodes Provinciale and our Canon Laws introduced by him began to be cried up and put in execution by the Bishops and their Ecclesiastical Officers to the great prejudice and dishonour of the King and oppression of his Subjects For effectual redress whereof King Henry the 8. and his Parliament in the 25 year of his reign upon complaint That divers Constitutions Ordinances and Canons Provincial or Synodal had heretofore been enacted thought not only to be much prejudicial to the King's Prerogative Royal and repugnant to the Laws and Statutes of this Realm but overmuch onerous to his Subjects which the Clergy of England therein not only acknowledged to be true but also most humbly besought his Highness that the said Canons and Constitutions might be committed to the examination and judgement of his Highness and of xxxii persons of the King's Subjects to be chosen and appointed by the KING'S MAJESTY whereof xuj to be of the Upper and Nether House of Parliament of the TEMPORALTY and other xuj to be of the CLERGY of this Realm And all the said xxxii persons to be chosen and appointed by the KING'S MAJESTY And that such of the said Constitutions and Canons as the King's Highness and the said xxxii or the more part of them shall deem and adjudge worthy to be continued kept and obeyed shall be from thenceforth kept obeyed and executed within this Realm so that the Kings most Royal assent under his Great Seal be first had to the same And the residue of the said Canons Constitutions and Ordinances Provincial which the King's Highness and the said xxxii persons or the more part of them shall not approve or deem and judge worthy to be abolite abrogate and made frustrate shall be abolite void and of none effect as in truth they were from their beginning being made not only without but against the King's Royal assent and authority and not ratified by our Parliaments and never be put in execution within this Realm It was thereupon accordingly declared and enacted by the successive Statutes of 25 H. 8. c. 19 27 H. 8. c. 17. 31 H. 8. c. 16. 37 H. 8. c. 17. & 3 & 4 Edw. 6. c. 11. Which also provided and enacted that these Acts shall not extend or be intepreted to give any authority to the said two and thirty persons or to the more number of them or to the King's Highness for to compile establish or set forth any Ecclesiastical Law repugnant or contrary to any Common Law or Statute of this Realm or the King's Prerogative Yet notwithstanding these their Canons and Constitutions though thus contemptuously made published complained against yea censured exploded by our Kings and Parliaments from time to time with Lyndewodes and Atons Glosses on them are still obtruded on us and magnified justified asserted executed by our Bishops Clergy their Ecclesiastical Courts Officers and Doctors of the Canon Law as the legitimate irrefragable Ecclesiastical Laws both of the Church King and Kingdom of England not only to justify their distributions of Intestates goods against the express Practice of our f Lu. 12. 13 14. 2 Tim. 2. 4. Saviour Jesus Christ and St. Paul's Doctrine if we believe g De Consifideratione ad Eugenium Papam l. 1. See here p. 138 139. St. Bernard of which goods they were such ill Stewards and dispensers from the very beginning that not only h Lib. 2. c. 26. Bracton and i Lib. 2. c. 57 Fleta write but k Spelmanni Council Tom. 2. p. 586. Archbishop Stratford himself acknowledgeth in his Constitutions that they unduly usurping them in the name of the Church yet NULLAM VEL SALTEM INDEBITAM facientes distributionem converted them to their own uses to the defrauding of their Creditors Wives Children kindred and I fear they have not been much better Stewards * See Sir John Bennets Impeachment & Censure in Parliament Anno 1621. since But likewise to countenance their holding all their Ecclesiastical Courts Visitations and issuing out all their Citations Process Probate of Wills Letters of Administrations Censures in & under their own Names Rights Stiles Seals as in times of the Pope's Usurpations not the Kings whose 1 See 1 Ed. 6. c. 2. 1 Eliz. c. 1. 37 H. 8. c. 17. Mat. 22. 20 21. Image superscription style they ought to bear as well as his Coin Common Law Courts & Process or else they are none of his and to warrant all the extravagant vexatious Excommunications Visitation Oaths Articles Proceedings Extortions lately revived since His Majesty's most happy Restauration and the Statute of 13 Caroli II. chap. 12. to the derogation of His Majesty's Sovereign Ecclesiastical Authority and great grievance oppression vexation of his loyal Subjects For redress whereof I thought it necessary to inform both our Prelates Canonists but especially the Professors of the Common Law how these Canons Constitutions were originally made opposed exploded yet since by degrees revived and put in execution notwithstanding our Kings Nobles Parliaments Appeals Oppositions Complaints and Acts against them wherewith few of them are acquainted And here I cannot but observe That Sir Edward Cook as he hath in his 2 2 Institutes p. 599 600 601. Commentary upon Articuli Cleri taken special Notice of Archbishop Boniface and his Suffragans forementioned Constitutions as made directly against the Laws and Statutes of the Realm and the King's Royal Crown Dignity which occasioned much difference between the Common and Ecclesiastical Law Judges Courts So he likewise adds That this Archbishop and his Clergy in a Parliament holden in the 51. year of H. 3. which was their ultimum refugium yet the right way exhibited many Articles as grievances called Articuli Cleri which either by accident or industry are not to be found yet some of their answers are extant which he there recites Ex fragmento Rotuli Parliamenti Anno 51 H. 3. as his Margin affirms without any directions where to find it But under his correction I conceive he is much mistaken therein For first The Articles of Archbishop Boniface and his Clergy were drawn and exhibited by them to King Henry the 3. and his Council not Anno 51. but 41. of his reign when these his Constitutions were made in pursuance of them against the King's Prohibitions 2ly These Articles are mentioned by 3 Page 920 921 922. Matthew Paris in his History and since printed in his 4 Page 199. to 204. Additamenta and in my 5 Page 891 to 898. Second Tome being 50. in number 3ly King Henry the 3d and his Council refused to give any answer at all to them or any of them upon their reiterated requests but absolutely rejected them as the Archbishop and Clergy premise in their 6 See Tom 2. p. 899 200. & Here p. 20. Proem to their Ecclesiastical Constitutions then made neither doth Mat. Paris make mention of any answers to them as no doubt he would have done had there been any given 4ly There is no such Fragment of any Parliament or other Roll An. 51 H. 3. now extant in the Tower or elsewhere that I can find nor any Parliament held that year but two in Ann. 52 & 53 H. 3. wherein the Statutes of Marlebridge and Dictum de Kenilworth were made 5ly Not one of our Historians or Antiquaries make mention of any such Articles of the Clergy in An. 51 H. 3. 6ly The Answers he prints are unsuitable to those Articles in Matth. Paris Anno 41. both in their number and matter as all may clearly discern by comparing them 7ly Othobons' Constitutions made in a Council at London An. 52 or 53 H. 3. not 42. as * Spelman Council p. 263. Sir Henry spelman's Edition and John de Atons too mistake as 7 Mat. Paris his Continuator p. 973. Matthew Paris 8 Mat. West An. 1268. p. ● 388. Holinshed & others Matthew Westminster 9 Antiquitates Eccles. Brit. p. 190. Matthew Parker and others with the Clause and Patent Rolls of 49 & 50 H. 3. assure us he arriving not nor acting as a Legate till then within this Realm make no mention of them Upon all which considerations I cannot but repute these answer he hath printed to be Apocryphal But his most unpardonable Oversight and Mistake is this That in his very Proem to his Second Institutes on Magna Charta he asserts that the Writ of Proclamation issued by King Henry the 3d. 11 Decembris in the 19th year of his reign to the Mayor and Sheriffs of London to prohibit all Schools and Lectures of the Canon Laws and Pope's Decretals as King Stephen had done before him then newly polished abridged by Raymundus at Pope Gregory the 9th his request qui eas soleniter et autentice per totius mundi latitudinem LEGI PRAECEPIT & DIVULGARI et ad multorum perniciem publicavit as 10 Histor Angliae f. 403. Matthew Paris 11 In Vita Gregor 9 Platina 12 De Romanorum Pontifieum Acts p. 302. Balaeus and 13 Crespin Bucholcerus & Fasciculus Temporum An. 1230. others relate Vetuitque Ius  legi Lutetiae et aliis in locis vicinis as 14 Chronograph l. 4. p. 641. & Marc. de Vulson De la Puissance du Pape l. 1. c. 18. p. 56. as Honorius the 3d. did before him Gilbertus Genebrardus a Parisian Divine observes by these new Decretals to which all other Laws must give place that they alone might rule the World whereupon King Henry issuissued this Writ to prohibit them to be read upon published or put in execution as being most derogatory to his Royal Prerogative Laws Courts and Subjects liberties to be meant and intended only of Schools of the Common Law and Readins upon the two Great Charters of Liberties and the Forest which he had formerly ratified and sworn to observe Which grand misprision of his as I have 15 Page 86 87 88 here refuted at large by pregnant evidences so the very season wherein it was issued soon after his removal of his ill Great Officers Counsellors Chief Justicer and putting honest faithful ones in their places upon his coming to himself sight of his former miscarriages and reconciliation to his faithful native Lords and Subjects formerly rejected persecuted by him with his confirmation of these Charters under his Great Seal in the Parliament of Merton within few months after as himself observes and the excellent Laws therein made by him for the common benefit of his Subjects Nobles Realm attested by 16 Historiae Angliae 390 391. Matthew Paris 17 Flores Histor p. 140. Matthew Westminster other 18 Holinshed Speed Daniel Mr. Dugdale his Chronica Series p. 10. Historians and by the Clause and Patent Rolls of the 18 19 & 20th years of his reign will so irrefragably refute it that I hope no Common Lawyers will from henceforth be seduced to believe it upon his Ipse scripsit nor any Canonists or Civilians reap advantage by this his egregious Error nor yet by his asserting Circumspect agatis a mere contrivance of the Bishops to enlarge their Jurisdictions to be a Statute made or Writ enacted in the Parliament of 13 E. 1. which I have 19 Page 336 to 342. 1270 1271. here likewise evidenced to be an apparent untruth How far Popes Bishops and their Canon Law Doctors have by their own Canons Constitutions and Glosses on them enlarged their Jurisdiction even to the nulling altering of the Testaments and Legacies of deceased Persons to pious uses contrary to their express wills those who please may read at leisure in the large folio Volume of Augustinus Barbosa a grand Doctor of the Canon Law & Episcopus Eugentinus De Officio et Potestate Episcopi dedicated to the Virgin Mary licenced printed at Rome and newly reprinted Lugduni 1665. Pars 3. Alleg. 80 & 81. & Alleg. 50. nu 41. & Johannes Bertachinus de Episcopis lib. 4. Quaest. 4. with sundry other Canonists quoted by them In what particulars they have advanced Themselves their Pontifical Mitres Laws above the Imperial Crowns of all Christian Emperors Kings and their municipal Laws I have m Tom. 1. Epistle Dedicatory & Tom. 2. p. 5 to 10. elsewhere evidenced and shall here demonstrate only in four other Instances worthy special observation First they advance not only every Pope but Bishop far above all Christian Emperors and Kings in the manner of their Unctions and Consecrations For whereas the Kings of Israel when anointed to be Kings had a Viol of Oil by God's appointment poured out upon their n 1 Sam 10. 1 2. Kings 9 6. Psal. 23. 5. & 1 Chron. 1. 39 45. 2 Kings 11. 12. Mat. 26. 7. Mar. 14. 3. HEADS as it was upon the o Exod. 29. 7. c. 30. 30. c. 40. 15. 13. 15 16 17. Ps 133. 2. High Priests Head and were anointed with the same Oil that the High Priests were as p See Mr. Selden's Titles of Honour part 1. c. 8. sect 1. p. 144 152. most affirm to evidence to all that they were thereby made the q 1 Sam. 15. 17. Judg. 11. 8. 11. 2 Chron. 9 8. Ordo Romanus Bibl. Patrum Tom. 8. p. 466. 467. chief HEADS of all God's people committed to their government and Gods own VICARS upon Earth sitting upon HIS THRONE to be KINGS for the Lord their God Which practice of anointing the Heads of Christian Emperors & Kings at their Coronations was anciently used both in the Eastern and Western Empires r Mr. Selden's Titles of Honour part 1. ch 8. sect 1. p. 147. Landulphus Sagax Histor l. 23. Pope Leo the 3d. himself anointing Charles the Great with Oil from HEAD to foot after the custom of the Jews and likewise in the Coronation of our British and Saxon Kings before the Conquest as this Prayer used at their Coronations in the ancient Ceremoniale made in the Saxons time assure us s Selden's ib. p. 144 151 152 153 155 156. Christ perunge tuum REGEM in regimen etc. Tua sacratissima unctio super CAPUT ejus defluat atque ad interiora descendat atque cordis illius intima penetrate etc. In Nomine Patris & Filii & Spiritus Sancti prosit tibi haec unctio Dlei in Honorem et Consecrationem aeternam in secula seculorum Amen Which Custom hath continued ever since all our Kings at their inaugurations notwithstanding Pope's Constitutions and Ceremonials to the contrary to which they would not submit having their HEADS anointed as our Histories relate and all the t See the second Part of My Signal Loyalty & Devotion of pious Christians towards their Kings p. 158 207 227 243 252 279 281 282. Ceremonials of their Coronations thus expressly enjoin in the Rubrics UNGATUR CAPITE with Oil and Crisme as well as on his hands breast back shoulders and then using this Prayer Deus Dei Filius Jesus Christ Dominus noster qui a Patre Oleo exultationis unctus est prae particibus suis ipse per praesentem sacri unguinis infusionem Spiritus Paracliti SUPER CAPUT TUUM infundat benedictionem eandemque usque ●d interiora cordis tui penetrare faciat etc. Which even our Antimonarchical Arch-traitor Thomas Becket thus acknowledged in his Epistle to King Henry the 2. An. 1166. u Mat. Paris Hist. Angl. p. 101. Inunguntur REGES IN CAPITE etiam Pectore et Brachiis quod significat gloriam sanctitatem et fortitudinem And x Summae l. 1. De sacra Unctione sect 8. f. 61. b. Cardinal Hostiensis also not long after in these terms Sed et Consuetudo antiqua circa hoc observatur nam supradictorum REGUM FRANCIAE & ANGLIAE CAPITA INUNGUNTUR And although y De Officio & Potestate Episcopi pars 2. Alleg. 31. p. 364. nu 8. Augustinus Barbosa affirms Sicut Christus id est Unctus appellatur Dominus noster Jesus ita REGES inunguntur consecrantur & coronantur ut intelligant se A CHRISTO UNCTO not from the Pope potestatem habere et in eo regnare Yet notwithstanding z See Tom. 2. p. 259 260 264 to 293 539. Pope Innocent the 3d. who deprived King John of his Crown to wrist a surrender of it to himself and excommunicated deposed the Emperor Otho by Treason Rebellion then set up crowned Frederick the 2. in his stead not only to perpetuate the antichristian absolute Sovereignty of himself and his successors over all Christian Emperors and Kings as the only Heads of the Universal Church but also to deprive them of their Headship Sovereignty over the Churches Prelates within their own Dominions & advance every of their Bishop's paramount them translated their Unctions from the Head to the Arm or Shoulders and that only with Oil not Crisme upon this account a Extrav de Sacra Unctione sect Unde & Selden p. 155. That after such time as our Saviour was anointed with the oil of gladness above his fellows qui secundum Apostolum est CAPUT ECCLESIAE therefore not the Pope Principis unctio a CAPITE ad brachium est translata UT PRINCEPS EXTUNC NON UNGATUR IN CAPITE sed in brachio sive humero vel armo in quibus Principatus congrue designatur juxta illud quod legitur Isay 9 6. Factus est Principatus super humerum ejus Whereupon the b Pontificale Romanum Clementis 8. Antwerpiae 1627. p. 1●7 Caeremoniale Sacr. l. 1. sect 1. c. 3. & cap. 1. Roman Ceremonials and Pontificals since compiled prescribe that Emperors and Kings shall be anointed only on the Arm Shoulders not the Head but Popes and Bishops only on the Head when as the ancient * Printed in Bibl. Patrum Coloniae Agr. 1628. Tom. 8. p. 466 467. Ordo Romanus ad Regem benedicendum compiled about 800 years after Christ as Jodocus Coccius and others assert and used till this Pope Innocents' time expressly prescribes Dominus Metropolitanus ungat de Oleo sanctificato CAPUT Pectus & Scapulas ambasque compages brachiorum ipsius ita dicendo Ungo te in REGEM de Oleo sanctificato etc. And their very New Ceremonials and Portificals still retain the forementioned Prayer after their anointing in the arms as they used when their heads were anointed The reasons of which alterations worthy observation they thus render to us c Restaurus Castaldus de Imperatore qu. 19 nu 3. August Barbosa de Offic. & Potestate Episcopi pars 2. Alleg. 31. nu 12. & pa●s 1. Tit. 1. c. 5. nu 10. p. 31. Solus Pontifex Chrismate in CAPITE ungitur ex balsamo et oleo confecto mystica ratione sed Imperatores et Reges tantum oleo in brachio exorcizato in modum Crucis inunguntur ut ostendatur quanta sit differentia inter auctoritatem Pontificis et Principis potestatem Vngitur primo in Capite Episcopus qui consecratur ut auctoritas et dignitas ejus declararetur eum scilicet esse CAPUT ET PRINCIPEM ECCLESIAE SUAE not the Emperor or King et ut ostendatur eum esse VICARIUM CHRISTI ejusque dignitatem et auctoritatem gerere qui est super omnia et quem constituit Deus CAPUT therefore not the Pope SUPER OMNEM ECCLESIAM Ideo Reges non JAM in CAPITE as anciently said in humero unguntur Primum ut is proprius honor sit illius quem Deus constituit excelsum super omnes Reges Terrae et quem oleo laetitiae excellentius & angustius unxit prae consortibus suis For which reason if meant of Christ himself not any Pope or Bishop as the * Psal. 45. 7. Heb. 1. 8. Mat. 26. 7. Isay 61. 1. Lu. 4. 18. Acts 10. 38. Lu. 14. 3. Scripture resolves neither Popes nor Bishops should be anointed on the head being an honour proper only to Christ himself Deinde ut ostendatur quod primo ante omnes Reges et Principes persona Capitis Pontificali Officio repraesentetur Vngitur tamen et REX in humero ut neque ipse plane excludatur a repraesentatione ejusdem Capitis nam et hujus principatus ut dicit Isa 9 6. fuit super humerum ejus et ut sciat se esse ministrum ad portandam Crucem when as the Text is Gladium JESUS CHRISTI ad laudem bonorum vindictam autem malorum Rom. 13. 4. Yet as if this diversity in their Unctions were not sufficient to advance the Pontifical above the Regal Authority the Pope at his enstallment by pretext of our famous Christian Emperor Constantine's Donation of his Imperial Crown to Pope Silvester which many of their Parasites assert to be genuine and amongst others d De Officio & Potestate Episcopi pars 1. Tit. 9 nu 2. p. 138 139 140. Augustinus Barbosa e Recognitiones ad Edit Alphonsi Cracovii de Vitis Pontif. Roman Romae 1630. p. 20 21. Andraeas Victorellus with sundry other Canonists quoted by them though Laurentius Valla with far more Pontificians reject it as a palpable forgery upon unanswerable reasons as well as Protestants branded as Palea even by Gratian himself Dist. 96. as I have f Tom. 1. p. 56 to 60. & 102 103 104. See Marc de Vulson De la Puissance du Pape l. 3. c. 14. elsewhere evidenced g Gratian Dist. 10 21 & 22. & 96. Si Imperator Hostienfis Summa lib. 1. De Sacra Unct●●is f. 49. b. August Barbosa De Offic. & Pot. Episcopi pars 1. Tit. 3. c. 11. p. 140. nu 88 89 90. etc. 2. p. 331. nu 18. with sundry others there quoted by him in signum Imperii utitur CORONA IMPERIALI et in signum Pontificis utitur MITRA Sed Mitra semper utitur & ubique Corona autem non semper quia Pontificis authoritas est prior et dignior et diffusior Imperiali potestate Et utrumque gladium habet unde et Reges et Imperatores deponit immo non solum Imperium et Regnum constituat sed et transfert as being Rex Regum et Dominus Dominorum quantum ad potestatem though Servus servorum Dei quantum ad humilitatem as they distinguish 2ly Popes and the Doctors of their Canon Laws assert That h Gratian Distinctio 22. cap. Omnes & all Canonists in their Glosses thereon Omnes sive Patriarchae cujuscunque apicem sive Metropoliorum primatus aut Episcoporum cathedras vel Ecclesiarum sive cujuscunque Ordinis dignitatem instituit Romana Ecclesia Illam vero solus ipse fundavit & supra petram fidei mox nascentis erexit qui beato Petro aeternae vitae clavigero terreni simul et caelestis Imperii jura commisit That i Augustin Barbosa De Officio & Pot. Episcopi pars 1. Tit. 1. c. 3. p. 12. nu 2 6 7. & nu 29. 31 32. etc. 4. nu 6. totum jus eligendi et creandi Episcopos ad Romanum Pontificem pertinet tanquam ad Successorem Petri cui data a Christo Domino summa potestas in totam Ecclesiam whence they infer * Gratian. Caus 2. qu. 4 6 7. Caus 3. qu. 6 8. Caus 11. qu. 1. Caus 16. qu. 1. Gratian Distinct 22. Innocentius 3. c. 1 2. De Translatione Episcopi & add cap. Cum O●im Dr. Marta de Jurisdictione pars 3. c. 21. n. 15. 16 17. pars 2. c. 34. n. 28. Marc. de Vulson De'la Puissance du Pape l. 1. c. 10. to the end of c. 18. & the Pope's Canonists & others there cited ●y him And here Tom. 1. p. 379 to 4●0 486 498. That the Pope hath the sole power of erecting dividing uniting transferring from place to place suppressing depriving restoring all Archbishoprics Bishoprics Monasteries Bishops Abbots Priors Ecclesiastical Dignities Offices Benefices Priests Officer's Incumbents at his pleasure and to indulge what privileges or exemptions he please to any of them both from all Regal and Episcopal Jurisdiction and Censures And to prohibit Emperors Kings or any other Laymen to give Investitures of Bishoprics or other Ecclesiastical dignities under pain of Excommunication both of the givers and receivers of such Investitures That Christian Emperors Kings Laymen have no right to elect promote any Patriarches Archbishops Bishops Abbots Priors Prebends or Clerks to any Bishoprics Monasteries Prebendaries Benefices or Church-dignities whereof they have the Patronage by right of their foundations or endowments of them with Temporalties Privileges or otherwise but only by the grace and donations of Popes for certain politic reasons of State who may resume them at their pleasures if they shall judge they abuse their power therein 3ly From thence they infer and magisterially resolve that k Aug. Barbosa Ibidem & the Canonists on Gratian distinct 22. Semper et in omni tempore Provisio beneficiorum et Ecclestarum etiamsi Cathedrales Metropoliticae vel Patriarchae sint ad Summum Pontificem de jure pertinuit et usque in hunc diem pertinet l Aug. Barbosa Ibid. pars 3. Alleg. 126. p. 384. nu 81 82. & p. 589. ●●i nullum tempus praefixum est ad conferenda beneficia quia non habet superiorem qui ejus negligentiam posset supplere And hence they assert his Papal Right and Jurisdiction to dispose of all Episcopal Ecclesiastical Dignities Monasteries Benefices whatsoever both before & after their vacancies to whomsoever he pleaseth by his Provisions notwithstanding his own grants to the contrary and that in all sorts of cases imaginary of which I shall render you this account in such particulars wherein they most frequently granted their Provisions to Archbishoprics Bishoprics Monasteries Prebendaries Benefices in England and Ireland during the reigns of our 3. premised Kings as well as in other foreign kingdoms grounded upon their own Apocryphal Papal Epistles Canons and Decrees as they and their Canonists thus generally and more particularly resolve m Augustinus Barbosa De Officio & Potestate Episcopi Pars 3. Allegatio 58. p. 150. sect 3. to 13. Dr. Marta de Jurisdictione pars 3. c. 21. n. 15 16 17. Melchior Lottorius de Re Beneficiaria lib. 2. qu. 15 16. Summus Pontifex in beneficialibus liberam et plenissimam habet potestatem Beneficia omnia respectu S. Pontificis sunt manualia et in eyes uti potest plenariam potestatem ac Clericum suo beneficio sine causa a Clerico data sed excausa majoris boni Ecclesiae universalis privare Et licet potestatem in Episcopos transtulerit ut quilibet in sua Dioecesi beneficia ibidem consistentia confer posset penes ipsum major remansit adeo quod impossibile sit Papae suae derogare sententiae seu ita privilegium alicui concedere ut non possit absolute per ipsum revocari cum in hoc non cadat quaestio potestatis sed voluntatis tantum et sic potestati Episcoporum a se concessae derogare sibique collationes reservare potest et per consequens de omnibus beneficiis et in omnibus mensibus providere et libere disponere valet in quo ideo non detrahit alieno juri sed proprio utitur nec inde modo aliquo ordo Ecclesiasticus turbatur Quod Summus Pontifex beneficia dissita per totum orbem in quibusvis dioecesibus ac provinciis quadruplici jure providere potest Primò concursus quatenus tanquam Episcopus universalis concurrit cum caeteris inferioribus collatoribus Secundo jure devoluto quia videlicet ex causa aliqua jus conferendi de inferioribus collocatoribus ad ipsum facta sit devolutio Tertio jure praeventionis cum videlicet praeveniendo vacationem beneficii mandat ea succedente certae personae conferri eciam ipse ex tunc confert Quarto jure reservationis Quinto denique simplici via juris Unde etiam in mensibus quos Papa Ordinario concessit de novo non abdicavit totaliter a se potestatem conferendi ita ut si ipse praeveniat valeat ejus collatio More particularly they assert n August Barbosa De Offic. & Potestate Episcopi pars 3. All. 58. sect 19 to 35. with others here quoted In primis reservantur de jure dispositioni Romana Pontificis omnia beneficia vacantia apud sedem Apostolicam seu in Curia in tantum quod si Ordinarius provideat de beneficio quod vacavit in Curia provisus non habebit titulum coloratum Et illud beneficium dicitur vacare apud sedem Apostolicam ut sit reservatum quod vacavit in locis vicinis ipsius Sedis Apostolicae et Romana Curiae quod prope eam intra duas dietas legales Beneficia etiam apud sedem seu in Curia vocare dicuntur non solum per obitum in illa quia beneficium illius qui est mortuus in Curia dicitur reservatum sed etiam per resignationem factam in manibus Papae quam constat vere et legaliter dici resignationem in Curia etiamsi mediante procuratore alibi constituto Yea resignantes beneficia in Curia Romana permutationis causa si moriantur extra Curiam ambo vel unus illorum ante permutationem completam vacare ea beneficia in Curia tenent quia non habetur ratio temporis in quo mortui sunt Clerici sed ejus in quo resignarunt quia tunc beneficia vacasse intelliguntur o August Barbosa Ibidem sect 24. & 32. Sic etiam in Curia beneficia vacare dicuntur quando ibi privatio aut alii vacationis modi inducuntur Ubi privatio inducitur a jure seu ex decreto propter actum positivum per sententiam privationis latam in Curia contra se defendentem verum contumacem qui de jure habetur propraesenti Secundo Reservatione beneficia dispositioni Romani Pontif. pertinent per solam appositionem suae manus quamvis inutiliter factam ita quod si Papa providet alicui vel provideri mandat de aliquo beneficio si provisio fuerit nulla utpote facta inhabili vel incapaci aut propter subreptionem vel alium defectum beneficium remanet Papae affectum et in illo Ordinarius non potest se intromittere Tertio Reservantur dispositioni Summi Pontificis beneficia vacantia sede Episcopali vacant either by death or translations to other Sees cujuscunque speciei et qualitatis sint To which Augustinus Barbosa and others quoted by him add at least 18 Heads of Reservations more by which Popes have right to prefer persons by their Provisions to all sorts of Ecclesiastical dignities benefices and preferments by their own Constitutions and Canons so as none could escape their clutches which those who please may there peruse at leisure That which encouraged Popes to these Extravagant Usurpations in their Provisions to and Reservations of all Ecclesiastical Dignities and benefices was the good success and victory they had gained in the Controversies between them the Emperors of Germany and our King Henry the 1. after above 30. years hot and bloody contests in the Case of Investitures of Bishops and Abbot's per Annulum & Baculum whereof I shall render you this brief account * See Fox Acts & Monuments Edit ult Vol. 1. p. 386 387 388. The Roman Emperors both claimed and exercised this Sovereign Prerogative that no Pope Patriarch Archbishop or Bishop should be elected confirmed or consecrated within their Empire but by their precedent special licence subsequent Confirmation and Investiture for the better preservation whereof after the translation of their Courts & residence from Rome to Constantinople the Bishops of Rome by their order used to send Certificate of their elections to the Emperor to his royal City and to give a certain sum of money to him before they were consecrated This Pope Vitalian did An. 665. 1 Gratian Distinct 63. cap. Agatho Blondus l. 4. Dec. 1. Cent. Ma gd 7. c. 7. col 235. c. 10. col 285. Anastatius in vita Agath secundum antiquam consuetudinem which sum o● money Constantinus Pogonatus in the time of Pope Agatho about the year 680. released but still reserved the former privilege of confirming Popes before they were consecrated as well as of questioning imprisoning banishing yea deposing them which some Emperors did as Gratian himself Bartholomaeus Brixiensis John Thierry in their Glosses on him Blondus and others attest Upon the translation of the Empire from the Germans to the French by Charles the Great himself by his own sword and the Romans concurrent assent as 2 Defensor Pacis pars 2. c. 17. 24 25. Marsilius Patavinus and 3 Otto Frifingensis l. 5. c. 31 32. Dr. Crakenthorp Defence of Constantine c. 14. p. 322. to 344. others prove at large not by the Pope's Authority 4 Sigeberti Chron. & Mat. Westm An. 773. Polychron lib. 5. c. 26. Antonini Chron. Tit. 14. c. 1. sect 6. Aventinus Annal. Boiorum l. 4. Platina Barns Balaeus others in Adriano 1. Cent. Magd. 8. c. 7. 9 col 511 572. Pope Adrian the 1. An. 773. before Charles was crowned Emperor in a Universal Synod at Rome of 153. religious Bishops and Abbots Dedit ei jus eligendi Pontisicem et ordinandi Apostolicam sedem dignitatem quoque Principatus insuper Archiepiscopos et Episcopos per singulas provincias AB EO INVESTITURAM ACCIPERE definivit et ut nisi A REGE laudetur et INVESTIATUR EPISCOPUS a nemine consecretur Omnesque huic Decreto rebelles anathematizavit et nisi resipiscerent bona eorum publicari Which Privilege 5 Gratian Distinct 63. cap. Vota Pope Leo the 3d. confirmed to this Emperor Charles at his Coronation and Pope Leo the 8. to the Emperor Otho the 1. in another Council Anno 963. as 6 Printed in Flacius Illyricus his Catal. Testium Veritatis Appendix f. 54. and in Goldastus Waltramus Bishop of Naumburg in his Excellent Treatise against Pope Hildebrand De Episcoporum Investitutis per Imp. asserts wherein he affirms that this privilege of Investitures was used by the Kings of England Scotland Spain Hungary and of other Realms with Gratian himself and sundry others wherein these their confirmations are recorded at large acknowledge This Privilege was enjoyed by and continued sacred inviolable in Emperors and Kings for above 200 years as Waltramus 7 Chron. Tit. 1. c. 3. sect 21. f. 123. Tit. 17. c. 1. f. 177. Antoninus 8 Annal. Boiorum lib. 5. Johannes Aventinus and others prove at large till that Antichristian firebrand Pope Gregory the 7. in a Council at Rome in the year 1076. to wrist this Right of Investitures from the Emperor Henry the 4. and his successors and all other Christian Kings and Laymen decreed 10 Chron. Antonini Tit. 16. c. 1. Tit. 17. c. 1. G●atian cause 16. qu. 7. & Distinct 33 Centur Magd. 12. c. 7. col 374 485. Fox Acts and Mon. Tol. 1. Benno Cardinalis in vita Hildebrandi Si quis deinceps Episcopatum vel Abbatiam de manu alicujus laicae personae susceperit nullatenus inter Episcopos vel Abbates habeatur neculla ei ut Episcopo vel Abbati audientia concedatur Insuper ei gratiam B. Petri et Ecclesiae introitum interdicimus suspendimus quousque locum quam sub crimine tam inobedientiae quam ambitionis ex quo idololatria caepit resipiscendo non deserit Similiter et de inferioribus dignitatibus constituimus Item Si quis Nota. Imperatorum Regum Ducum Marchionum Comitum vel quaelibet summorum potestatum aut personarum Investituram Episcopatuum vel alicujus Ecclesiasticae dignitatis dare praesumpserit ejusdem sententiae vinculo se esse obstrictum sciat And because the Emperor Henry the 4. would not hereupon quit this right of Investitures he solemnly excommunicated him upon which Henry in a 11 Abbas Uspergensis Chron. Anno 1076. p. 221. Marianus Scotus l. 3. An. 1077. p. 436. Martini Poloni Supput p. 184. Aventinus Annal. Boior l. 5. p. 453. Paulus Beurireedensis in vita Greg. 7. p. 83 Centur. Magd. cap. 8. col 424 425. Fox Acts & Monuments Vol. 1. p. 336 etc. Council at Worms degraded him from his Papacy as an Intruder Thief Wolf Tyrant and no Pastor or Pope He by way of revenge 12 See Cuspinian Anonymus Grimston Abbas Uspergensis & others in the lives of H. 4. 5. & Rodulfus Aventinus Annal Boiorum l. 5. & Platina Onuphrius Balaeus Barns Centur. Magd. Volateranus Fasciculus Temporum Hermannus Schedel Baronius & others in the lives of these Popes Crantzius Saxoniae l. 5. c. 24 etc. absolved all his Subjects from their allegiance and raised his Prelates Nobles set up Rodulphus and at last his own Son Henry against him who by force of arms after many battles crowned his Son Emperor in his stead forcibly deprived him of his Empire imprisoned him being likewise excommunicated for the same cause by Pope Clement 3. Victor 3. and Vrban 2. who confirmed Hildebrands and made new Canons and Constitutions against Investitures in several Councils and after his death he had his Corpse digged out of his grave and kept uninterred for 5. years' space upon this quarrel Which yet his Son Henry revived who coming to Rome to be crowned there by 13 Platina Stella Balaeus Barns Laertius Cherubinus Ciaconius & others in Sylvester ●● Abbas Uspergenfis Annis 1111 1112. Pope Paschal the 2. Anno 1111. entreated him to confirm all the Bishops he had invested and this right of Investitures which the Emperors had enjoyed above 300 years which he refusing to do against Pope Hildebrands and his 3. successors decrees against Investitures he commanded his Soldiers forthwith to apprehend and imprison the Pope & his Cardinals in the Mount of St. Sylvester until they should all restore and confirm to him by their Deeds investiendi Ius Carolo Magno datum and crown him Emperor which at last they yielded to do this Pope by his Charter by himself and 25 Cardinals by another recorded in the 14 Simeon Dunelmensis de Rebus Geslis Angl. col 232 to 237. Radulphus de Diceto Abbr. Chron. col 502 Hen. de Knyghton de Event Angliae l. 2. c. 7 col 2372. Otto Frisingensis Chron. l. 7. c. 14 Abbas Usperg Chr. An. 1111 1112. Aventinus Annal. Boiorum l. 6. Centur. Magd. 12. c. 9 marginal Authors restoring and ratifying this Privilege to him and his successors which they likewise confirmed by a most solemn Oath But the Emperor was no sooner crowned and departed from Rome but this Pope with a few Cardinals and Bishops in a Council there summoned by him most perfidiously nulled and revoked these their Charters and this Privilege of Investitures styling it Pravilegium non Privilegium excommunicating this Emperor therein and raising such Rebellions against him that at last 15 Aventinus Annal. Boiorum l. 6. p. 480 to 491. Appendix Catalogo Testium Veritatis p. 53. Abbas Uspergens Chron. Ann. 116 117 1122 p. 267. Otto Frisingensis l. 2 c. 16. Albertus Crantzius Saxoniae l. 5. c. 41 42. Simeon Dunelmensis Hist col 244 245. Henr. de Knyghton de Event Angliae l. 2. c. 8. col 2377. Centur. Magd. 12. c. 9 col 1002 1008. Fox Acts & Mon. Vol. 1. p. 256. after 33. years bloody wars and contests between his father and him and several Popes to purchase his peace and absolution he was enforced to quit and release this ancient Right by a Deed under his seal to Pope Calixtus the 2. Anno 1127. maximo et adhuc punquam deleto Germaniae et Imperii totius dedecore Atque ut notissima esset victoria et Caesaris probrum Papae Legati eas literas in loco campestri spaciosissimo prope Rhenum clara voce proclamant et denunciant Ea diplomata ubi ad Romam delata sunt incredibilem excitaverunt laetitiam et tripudium Ut autem triumphus ille de manubiis Caesari ereptis communior et illustrior esset Sanctissimus Papa Caesar Calixtus 2. eas literas de extorta resignatione et renunciatione juris Caesarii de Investitura Episcoporum in Ecclesia Lateranensi publice suspendi jussit omnibus ut risum et insultationem more scilicet vere Apostolico moveret Just 12. years after Pope Paschal had extorted it from our King Henry the 2. Anno 1108. by the treachery obstinacy and rebellion of Anselm Archbishop of Canterbùry after many years contests as I have 16 See Tom 1. p. 352 353 400 to 429 486. elsewhere evidenced Yet notwithstanding this forced renunciation of this Privilege by the Emperor Henry the 5th his Deed Lotharius the Emperor demanded the restitution of this right of Investitures from Pope Innocent the 2. whom he restored to the Papacy when expelled from Rome by Anacletus his Competitor 17 Willelm Malmesburiensis de Gestis Regum l. 2. c. 3 p. 84. Bernardi Epist. 164. & Serm. in Coena Domini de Baptismo f. 32. See Tom 1. p 486. Investitures then springing up in all places like Hydra's heads notwithstanding all Popes or Councils successive decrees fulminations and above 50 years contests against them till St. Bernard by his mediation with Lotharius and the French King composed this ancient difference by an amicable accord between the Pope Emperor and them engaging the Emperor French King and other Christian Princes in a War against the Saracens the better to divert them from resuming this their ancient Privilege that so Pope's alone under a pretext of preventing Simony in Laymen might engross the sale of all Bishoprics Church-Dignities Benefices into their own hands alone and make all Bishops Clerks become their devoted sworn servants on whom all their preferments depended What strenuous oppositions King John and Hubert Archbishop of Canterbury made against Pope Innocent the 3. his Provisions when first set on foot within his Dominions you may read in my p Page 234 to 238. second Tome in the case of Gilardus on whom he conferred the Bishopric of St. David's by his Provision who yet was enforced to quit it To which I shall here annex his memorable Patents prohibiting both the aiding and consecrating of Sylvester this Pope's Archdeacon to the Bishopric of * August Barbosa De Offic. & Pot. Episcopi p. 51. Sajis Sagiensis in Normandy under the Archbishopric of Rhoan about the same time there casually omitted REX etc. Omnibus Clericis per Episcopatum Sagiensem constitutis etc. Pat. 4 Johan Regis m. 11. Datum est nobis intelligi quod vos in pecunia et aliis succuritis Silvestro Archid. Sagiensi qui contra Nos et dignitatem nostram in Episcopatu Sagiensi nititur promoveri Vnde vobis mandamus quodde auxilio ei conferendo vel in pecunia vel alio modo desistatis quodnisi feceritis omittere non poterimus quin de vobis faciemus sicut de illis qui contra Nos et dignitatem nostram operantur Teste meipso apud Argent 12 die Aug. REX etc. W. Dei gratia Rothomag Archiepiscopo etc. Audivimus Pat. ibid. m. 16. quod Dominus Papa in Silvestrum Archid. suam contulit voluntatem quod juri scripto et nostrae pariter contrarium existit dignitati si exinde non fuerimus requisiti Et praeterea cum sit notorium illum super crimine adulterii publica laborare infamia quod coram vobis vel ubi fuerit necesse sufficienter ostendetur unde appellavimus et adhuc appellamus rogantes ne contra juset dignitatem nostram necnon et in dedecus Ecclesiae Sagiensis immo tocius Ecclesiae Dei munus ei consecrationis impendatis Teste meipso apud Cenom 13. die Augusti Sub eadem forma scribitur Ph. Senon Archiepisco de eodem Silvestro To which I shall subjoin this Patent evidencing his Ecclesiastical Sovereignty and Justice in the equal distribution of the Rents of the Church at Poitiers which some Nonresident Canons had engrossed to those who did their duties in it by his own Royal Authority without the Pope who alone claimed this as his Papal Prerogative REX etc. Senescall Pict et Senesc Andeg. Datun● est nobis intelligi Pat. 4 Johan Regis m. 9 quod quidam Canonici Ecclesiae beati Hilarii Pict tenent adfirmam redditus ejusdem Ecclesiae ita quod alii Canonici qui assidue ibi Deo deserviunt inde patum aut nichil percipiant Et quia hoc nolumus sustinere Vobis mandamus quod sine dilatione omnia bona praedictae Ecclesiae quae sunt per ballivam vestram in common redigi faciatis Ita quod bona illa per legales portiones singulis Canonicis per eosdem Canonicos sicut fieri debet dividantur What other oppositions were made against Papal Provisions by our King John Henry the 3d and Edward the 1. the Records in the Second and Index to this Third Tome will inform you 4ly Whereas q Here p. 684 etc. Pope Boniface the 8th prohibited by his Constitutions any Subsidy to be granted to King Edward the 1. or any other King by bishop or any Ecclesiastical persons for defence of the Church or Realm without his and his Successors previous assents thereto and their concurring consents under pain of Excommunication yet Popes Bishops and Canonists aver That every Bishop Archbishop Patriarch Cardinal Pope and Pope's Legate may both by Law and right demand & exact charitable Subsidies from their Clergy Churches under them without the previous consent of their Kings upon several occasions which they thus express r Bartholmaeus Bellencinus Tractat. de Charitativis Subsidiis throughout Augustinus Barbosa De Officio & Potestate Episcopi Pars 3. Alleg. 87. Episcopus Charitativum subsiduum quando & à qui bus exigere potest sect 1. to 56 with sundry others there cited by them Episcopi Archiepiscopi Primates seu Patriarchae in Civitatibus et Diocaesibus suis possunt data manifesta et rationabili causa jure exigere charitativum subsidium et subditos Clericos et Ecclesias compellere ad tale subsidium solvendum And that in causa quae spectat ad dignitatem et honorem Ecclesiae Pro sua consecratione pro solutione debitorum in Ecclesiae utilitatem contractorum cum magnas fecer it expensas in negotiis totius Diocaesis communibus pertractandis pro fabrica suae Ecclesiae vel alia re continente illius publicam utilitatem vel conservationem Si iter sit facturus ad Papam vel Imperatorem vel Regem ob Ecclesiae suae utilitatem Si visitaturus sit limina Apostolorum si velit ire ad Concilium provinciale si impensas necessarias et alicujus momenti feceric in adventu Imperatoris Regis Principis vel Legati And that quoties rationabilis causa subsit non solum semel sed etiam pluribus vicibus possunt charitativum subsidium exigere and also ex urgenti causa ultra taxam solitam Yea Cardinals cum in Ecclesiis suorum titulorum habent Jurisdictionem may do the like As for the Pope 18 Barcholmaeus Bellencinus Tractat de Charitativo Subsidio qu. 1. nu 1. qu. 58. nu 3. qu. 9 & 12. Augustinus Barbosa De Officio & Potestate Pa●●● Alleg 8● sect 〈…〉 with other canonists quoted by them & Ma●c ●● Vulson Puissance d● Pape l. 1. c. 15. De Romano Pontifice dubitari non potest quin hoc subsidium possit exigere ab omnibus Clericis et Ecclesiis tum quia liberam habet administrationem omnium beneficiorum tum quia est Dominus et Ordinarius cunctorum Episcopus universalis Ecclesiae et Ordinarius Ordinariorum Hinc generalis exemptio non censetur eximere a subsidio per Papam imposito nisi qui speciali privilegio ab hujusmodi onere nominatim eximeretur quod non est praesumendum quip quod illud concedi non consuevit And that Legatus Papae cui commissum est plenae legationis officium in sua provincia cum omnia libere et immedite possit quae quilibet Ordinarius jure vel consuetudine potest habet jus exigendi hujusmodi subsidium in Ecclesiis provinciae sibi delegatae Upon which grounds Popes Cardinals Pope's Legates Nuntioes and other Romish Harpies imposed exacted many Dimes Subsidies Procurations and other excessive Payments of divers kinds from our English and Irish Prelates Clergy and our Archbishops Bishops from the inferior Clergy during the premised Kings reigns to their great oppression which they frequently opposed complained against and our Kings thereupon prohibited by their Writs Laws here re-cited I might add to these the Sovereign power Popes claim not only over all Christian Kings Princes but all Laymens' persons estates and reputations t Gratian Caus 15. qu. 6. Caus 16. qu. 7. Caus 23. qu. 5. Mar● de Vulson De la Puissance de la Pape l. 1. c. 1. 16 18. Aug. Barbosa De Officio & Pot. Episcopi pars 1. Tit. 3. c. 2. Dr. Maita the Jurisdictione pars 4. Casus 4. to c. 53. & the Popes Authors quoted by them as to condemn or declare them heretics or infamous persons uncapable to enjoy inherit confer lands goods offices Legacies to make Testaments or prosecute suits in any Courts to recover their rights to suspend them from their temporal offices or restore them when suspended deprived by their Princes and their fames when deemed infamous yea to abrogate their temporal Laws Statutes Customs to exempt children from the power of their parents and Subjects from their obedience oaths services to their Lords and Sovereigns to make and declare Bastards to be legitimate and lawful children illegitimate as especially to Crowns so to all temporal goods and inheritances To interdict their Realms Cities Lands Rents and all communion with them yea to imprison kill burn them as heretics infidels blasphemers against the Holy Ghost and accurse damn them to all eternity for opposing or denying this their transcendent power Yea they assert this for Catholic Apostolic Law and Doctrine u Gratian causa 23. qu. 5. cap. Omnium & Excommunicatum f. 460. in my Edition Parisiis 1531. Non sunt homicidae qui adversus excommunicatos zelo Catholicae matris Ecclesiae accensi excommunicatos interficiunt as Pope Vrban the 2d and Gratian positively determine And Pope Nicholas the 2d in his Letter to the French Army employed against the Waldenses superadds thereto Omnium vestrum nosse volumus charitatem quisquis in hoc belli certamine fideliter mortuus fuerit though otherwise never so flagitious a person regna illi caelestia minime negabuntur These with many other Assertions of like nature you may read at large in Gratian Pope Innocent 3. Corpus Juris Canonici the Extravagants Astexanus Astensis Dr. Marta Augustinus Barbosa Augustinus Triumphus Alex. Carerius Restaurus Castaldus Petrus Ancharanus Sylvestre Baptista Trovomala Angelus de Clavasio Franciscus Zerula Bartholomaeus Brixiensis Cardinal Hostiensis Antonius Corsetus with sundry other Popes and Doctors of the Canon Law quoted by them by whose Codes Books Glosses Lectures the Popes and Prelate's Sovereignty's Usurpations over all Christian Emperors Kings Princes Nobles Laymens' Crowns kingdoms persons consciences estates Laws Liberties have been principally asserted advanced supported and continued in the world By what Popes persons means arts and for what ends the Canon Law was first compiled into a Code or Body published taught studied propagated read on professed executed and the Doctors Students Professors of it encouraged multiplied maintained in Universities and advanced to the Highest Offices Dignities Preferments in the Church as well as in Ecclesiastical Courts and entrusted with the vigorous execution of them under Popes Archbishops Bishops as their Vicarss-general Chancellors Commissaries Surrogates Officials Delegates and what bad effects it produced to the great prejudice and injury of all Christian Kings Subjects Realms to avoid all suspicion of prejudice or partiality in myself I shall crave leave to inform you in the words of a most learned French Civilian Marc de Vulson an Advocate in the Court of Paris afterwards a Counsellor of the French King in the Court of Parliament of Dauphine x A Geneve 1635. p. 200 to 204. a person beyond exception in his Book De la Puissance du Pape & des Libertez de l'Eglise Gallicane lib. 3. c. 17. the Decret de Gratian et du Corps du Droict Canon wherein after a brief Account of the time and manner of the Emperor Justinians compiling his Code and Body of the Imperial Laws and their disusage for near 600 years both in Italy France Germany and the Western Empire till about the year 1118. when the Emperor Lothaire the 2. at the instigation and solicitation of Irnerius who then newly found them ordered that they should be read in Schools and the Judges to judge according to the Roman Civil Laws to the great contentment of the learned Doctors and Students thereof thereupon informs us that in imitation of the Emp. Justinian † Ibid. p. 201 201. Les Papes qui desja avoyent beaucop empietie sur la Iurisdiction et authorite des Empereurs et Rois recognoissans que par le restablissement de ces belles loix leur dessein seroit grandement empesche qui estoit de serendre Souverains aussibien au temporel comme au spirituel et de former un Estat et Souverainete dans l'Estat et Empire des Rois Princes et Monarques estimerent qu'il faloit a l envi et imitation du dit Justinian dresser un Corpse et Code de leurs Loix et Constitutions le faire lire et interpreter es Escholes et Vniversitez et donner ordre que touts les affaires se jugeassent par ycelles si fair se pouvoit A ces fins fut compile par Gratian le grand Decret qui fut publie et authorise par le Pape Eugene 3. l'an 1151. et ainsi vingt ans apres que le Corps du droict de Justinian fut restabli en Italy et Almagne par Lothaire Et pour le faire tant plus facilement receivoir ledit liure et volume de Gratian ne fut pas seulement compose des Ordonances des Nota. Papes come le Code de Justinian des Constitutions des Emperors mais aussi de quelques passages de l'Escriture Saint de plusieurs sentences des anciens Peres de quelques loix prinses desdites Digests es Code de Justinian et autres urais et bons autheurs Vray est que les uns sont tronquez les autres alleguez a contre-sens les autres falsifiez ouvertement Et sur tout le dit liure est rempli d'un tresgrand et quasi infini nombre de passages tirez des escrits faux et supposez dont a este parle † Lib. 3. c. 12 13 14. cy devant comme sont les Canons dits des Apostres les Epistres attribuees aux primiers Evesques de Rome qui y sont quasi entierement transcrites tant avoit-il peur d y failler du Concile tenu a Rome sous Sylvestre de l'acte ou instrument de la pretendue donation de Constantin des Capitulaires attribuez a Charlemain et autres Pour interpreter ces Loix et Canons Gratian mesme compilateur d'iceux fut incontinent envoye a Paris et par ce moyen le Droict Canon fut plustost receu en France que le droict de Justinian ainsi qu'a tresbien remark Monsieur de l'Estrang Precedent en Cour de Parlement de Tolouse en son Arrest 8. Et au liure 6. ch. 9 the son Histoire the Gauls Et pour le mieux authoriser Celestin 3. qui siegea l' an 1191. osa ordonner qu'a Paris les causes pecuniaires des Clercs seront decidees par le droict Canon C. quod Clericis extra de foro comp. Et Honorius 3. environ l'an 1210. fut si hardi de † See Tom. 2. p. 8. Dr. Marta de Jurisdictione pars 4. Casus 50 & 60. defendre sous peine d'excommunication de lire et ovir le Droict Civil a Paris a fin que tant mieux on s'addonne a son Droict Canon qu'il appelle les Saint's cayers sacram paginam c. super specula extra de previleg et excess privileg comme si ceta e●toit quelque beau privilege the ●e mettre en la place du Roy et d'enterprender de faire les loix en son Royaume et de defendre la lecture du Droict Civil Et Alexandre 3. sous pretexte de corriger les abus s'ingere de bailler des loix a l' Vniversite de Paris et defend au Chancellier ou Recteur d'icelle d'exiger aucune chose pour la licence et permission d'y enseigner les sciences c. quanto de Magistris Et Innocent 3. fit aussi certain ordonnance Que sous peine d'excommunication aucun ne prinst a lovage le logis love par un autre ce qui n'appartient qu'au Roy. Par la reception de ce corpse Canon es Vniversites de France fut faite une si grande bresche a nos Esglises Francoises que les Papes et leurs Nota. armees y sont entrees a cheval Et de la en avant ils ont a leur plaisir erige des Escholes et Vniversitez France ce qu'ils n'avoyent ose enterprendre au paravant On 't * The like they did in our Universities of Oxford and Cambridge in England and in the Universities in Italy Germany Spain and advanced the Greatest Doctors of the Canon Law as their best Advocates assertors of their usurped Ecclesiastical & Secular Monarchy to the greatest offices and preferments See 37 H. 8. c. 17. donne des privileges a celles qui avoyent este establiss par nos Roys et aux membres d'icelles On 't establi leurs Doctorats et prescrit la form et les ceremonies de leur establissement On 't institue et establi esdites Vniversites des Iuges conservateurs de leurs privileges se sont fait prester serment On 't donne ordre que tous les supposts et membres desdites Vniversites et Colleges du moins les principaur fussent Clercs non maries Que les principales charges et benefices ecclesiastics fussent affectes aux Docteurs ou licenties en Dro'ct Canon ou en la Theologie de Pierre Lombard et non a autres Que les Escholiers estudians ausdites Vniversites fussent exempts de la jurisdiction  Que sans la lirense et express permission du Siege Romain aucun de ●'Vniversite de Paris ne pust estre excommunie ou interdit pur quelque cause et suject que ce fust Que les Escholiers de l'Vniversite de Paris soyent exempts de touts sortes de peages Queen les Docteurs de Paris puissent lire et enseigner par tout le monde Incontinent un nonibre infini de personnes s'addonna a la profession du Droict et science Canonique puisque le profit et l'honneur estoit evident et certain Plusieurs tascherent a l'envi de commenter glosser et apostiler ledit Decret et d' extoller la dignite et puissance du Pape Par ce moyen le Pape Nota. s'acquit une grande arme de creatures et suject au milieu de la France et sans frais et despens forma un puissant Estate dans les Estats du Roy. Et le tout sous le beau manteau de conscience religion et spiritualite au veu et sceu de nos Roys et de leurs principaux Officers et de tout les * Whose ●ower & ●urisdiction they asserted enlarged as well as the Popes Prelates de France qui demeurerent muets en cest endroit Bien est uray que les Decretales des Papes depuis le dit Eugene 3. ayans este publiees separement et sans meslange d'acune bone piece premierement par * Upon which occasion our King Henry the 3d. published his pre-mised Proclamation against them Gregoire 9 environ l'an 1230. & consequement par Boniface 8. Clement 5. et Jean 22. la laider d'icelles en fit considerer l'importance et au Roy et a sa Cour de Parlement de Paris aux Prelats de France et a l'Vniversite et fut cause de l'opposition et impeschement donne a la reception desdites Decretales Mais ce fut bien tard et apres la bataille gaigneé Et ceux la ce trompent qui estiment que seulement des lors les Decrets prindrent des ails Car les Decretales des quatre vingts quatorze Papes precedents urayes ou supposees qui ont este inserees audit Decret de Gratian contiennent en substance les mesmes choses que les dernieres qui ne font que mieux exprimer et mettre en practique les Doctrines et maximes des premieres que se reduisent a ceci Que le Pape est Lieutenant de Jesus Christ et a tout pouvoir tant au temporel qu'au spirituel Est juge de tout le monde et ne puit estre juge par aucune creature † See his lib. 1. c. 1 2 3 4 5. Que ses Constitutions et Decretales doivent e●●re inviolablement observees par tous Que celuy qui mesprise ou enfreint fes' mandements ou diminueses privileges et son authority ou n'est d'accord avec luy comet crime d'heresie et d'infidrlite blaspheme contre le Sainct Esprit est anatheme et damn Et auffi nos Roys ont permis par mesgarde et tolerance que l'esdites Decretales ayent este leues et interpretees es Universites et que la jeunesse Fraincose fust imbibee de ceste doctrine Et neantmoins ces oppositions quoy que tardives servirent a empescher que la liberte des Esglises de Gaul ne fust intirement esteinte comme ser a dit cy apres By which memorable Discourse of De Vulson and the apparent frauds of Popes Gratian and other Canonists in leaving out of their Codes and Collections of Councils all Canons made in the general famous ancient Councils of Ephesus Laodicea Constantinople Chalcedon and those they falsely attribute to the Apostles which contradict the Pope's Supremacy and inserting spurious Canons Councils Synods Decretal Epistles of ancient Popes into them which only advanced their Papal and Episcopal Hierarchy and Jurisdictions in over all Temporal and Spiritual persons causes which a De la Puissance du Pape l. 3. c. 2. to 18. See P●tius de Marca De Concordia Sacerdotii & Imperii lib. 7. c. 20. n. 1 to 8. c. 25. n. 1. 3. lib. 3. c. 5. n. 11. he and others at large demonstrate we may clearly discern both the reasons providence prudence justice of our King Stephen and Henry the 3d in prohibiting crushing the Books Readins Schools Profession of the Canon Laws and Decretals in the University of Oxford and in London when first introduced into our Realm like so many b Isa 14. 29. c. 59 5. Cockatrice eggs which would soon prove fiery flying serpents yea vipers to them their subjects Realms of King Henry the 3. and Edward the first their Prohibitions Appeals Protests against the Constitutions of Archbishop Boniface Peokham Stratford with the forecited Statutes of King Henry the 8. Edward the 6. and their Parliaments made against them and the Canon Law and what little reason our Kings Parliaments Nobles or Commons have to countenance or support these Canon Laws and Constitutions or the study profession use or execution of them within their Dominions against which not only two eminent Martyrs to wit Mr. William Tyndall and c In his Obedience of a Christian man London 1573. Cum privilegio p. 114 115. Sir John Borthwicke together with William Wraughton in his Hunting and Rescuing of the Romish Fox the Pope and his Prelates dedicated to King Henry the 8. the Author of a judicious Treatise expressing the Causes of the Divisions between d Fox Acts & Mon. Edit ult Vol. 2. p. 610. the Spiritualty and the Temporalty printed cum privilegio in Henry the 8. his reign ch. 3 4 5 to 16. with others in that age have made many large Discourses setting forth their dangers mischiefs together with their Nullity but even our famous learned King Henry the 2. long before them most strenuously opposed and suppressed For e Tom. 4. Spicilegii Lucas Dacherius a modern Benedictine Monk and f Admonitio de Editione 11 Sect. l. 3. c. 13. Sect. 9 Petri de Marca Archiep Parisiensis De Concordia Sacerdotii & Imperii Paris 1663. Cum Privilegio p. 198 199. Stephanus Balluzius a learned Reverend Canon and Canonist of Rheims relate that this our Noble prudent learned King Henry then Duke of Normandy was so highly displeased with Hugo Archbishop of Rhoan for putting the Canon Law and new Canons made and confirmed by Pope Innocent the 2d in the Council of Rheims in execution without his Royal assent and the States of Normandy by exacting profession and obedience from the Abbots of Normandy contra consuetudinem a punctilio in respect of other encroachments upon his Regality of an higher nature by Becket and our Prelates and for his justification thereof vetustis Canonibus qui volunt Abbates esse in potestate Episcoporum et Decreto Concilii Rhemensis paulo ante celebrati ut vel OB HOC IPSUM ad Innocentium scribens MINATUS EST APERTE DIVORTIUM AB APOSTOLICA SEDE NISI PRAESUMPTIO ILLIUS ARCHIEPISCOPI REPRIMERETUR which so terrified this Pope that he thereupon writ thus to the Archbishop Quod profectò quamvis justum fuerit et a nobis in Coneilio Rhemensi mandatum pro ejus tamen caritate aliquando condescendere debemus & pro tempore ipsius voluntati assensum praebere Besides this our learned prudent King g Mat. Paris Hist. Angl. p. 96 97. Gervasii Chron. col 1386 1387 Gul. Neubrigensis Rerum Angl. l. 2. c. 6. & Here Tom. 1. p. 609 to 617. propter dissentiones et discordias saepius emergentes inter Clerum et justiciarios Domini Regis et Magnates Regni occasioned by these Canon Laws made sundry Edicts expressly against the Popes Councils Prelates Canons and Constitutions exempting Clerks from Secular Jurisdiction and punishments by Temporal Judges for Murders Robberies Rapes and other Offences Concerning the elections homages and fealty of Bishops the vacancies of Bishoprics Excommunications Appeals Citations and accusations of Laymen before Bishops of Pleas of Advowsons' and other causes not belonging to their Jurisdiction Which Laws and Avitae Consuetudines regni specified in 16. Articles drawn up in the forecited Council of Clarendon h Mat. Paris Hist. Angl. p. 97. Mar. Parker Antiq. Eccles. Brit p. 122 123. See Tom. 1. p. 616. etc. Archiepiscopi Episcopi Abbates Priores Clerus cum Comitibus et Baronibus ac Proceribus cunctis by his Royal command juraverunt et firmiter in verbo veritatis promiserunt viva voce tenendas et observandas Domino Regi et haeredibus suis bona fide et absque malo ingenio inperpetuum His itaque gestis potestas laica in res et personas ecclesiastieas omnia pro libitu as Mat. Paris complains ECCLESIASTICO JURE CONTEMPTO usurpabat tacentibus aut vix murmutantibus Episcopis potius quam resistentibus except only that Traitorous Archbishop Thomas Becket whose goods temporalties the King seized and banished him the Realm for opposing them against his Oath which brought him to a tragical death What great Cause he and our premised Kings had thus to oppose suppress the Canons and Constitutions of Popes yea of their own Prelates in their Councils and Synods will further appear by these remarkable Clauses in the most insolent Epistle of John Peckham Archbishop of Canterbury Ann. 9 E. 1. who then making sundry Constitutions in a Provincial Council prejudicial to the King's Crown and Dignity against 1 Pat. 8 E ● m. 10. & Pat. 9 E. 1. m. 6. intus Here p. 252. two successive Writs of Prohibition to him and his Suffragans for which King Edward the 1. was highly incensed against them the Archbishop thereupon thus justified them by these Antimonarchical Topics among others 2 Spelmanni Council Tom. 2. p. 341. & Here p. 264 265. Quia igitur ab antiquo tempore inter Reges et Magnates Angliae ex parte una et Archiepiscopos et Episcopos ac Clerum ejusdem Regni ex altera duravit amara dissentio pro oppressione Ecclesiae contra Decreta Summorum Pontificum contra Statuta Conciliorum contra Sanctiones orthodoxorum Patrum in quibus tribus summa authoritas summa veritas summa sanctitas existit Supplicamus Regiae Majestati etc. instead of submitting himself and his Constitutions to the King and his Laws as he ought to submit himself his Crown Laws to the Canons Laws and Constitutions then made by him and his Suffragans in the Council of Lambheths because there was no other means but this to put a period to the contests between them concerning the Churches pretended Liberties nisi vos sublimitatem vestram praedictis tribus scilicet Decretis Pontificum Statutis Conciliorum & Sanctionibus orthodoxorum Patrum as curtailed mis-cited mis-applyed by Popes Prelates and Gratian jurta Domini beneplacitum cum Catholicis Imperatoribus dignemini inclinare Ex hiis enim tribus SUNT CANONES AGGREGATI et Iura Coronae vestrae Christi Coronae subponenda cujus sunt Diadema ac sponsae suae monilia * Nota. universae Ecclesiasticae Libertates Decretis autem Summorum Pontificum auctoritatem dedit summus omnium Imperator etc. Ergo nulla obstante consuetudine obediendum est Canonicis Ierarchice impositis hoc est sacris arbitriis Praelatorum etc. 3 Gratian Distinct 22. & Causa 15. qu. 1 Marc de Vulson De la Paissance du Pape l. 1. c. 4. Idem est ergo Sanctorum Patrum definitionibus resistere published in their Canons and Constitutions quod Spiritus Sancti oraculis adversari Haec atten dentes Imperatores Catholici LEGES SUAS OMNES SACRIS CANONIBUS SUBDIDERUNT NE SCISMATICI VEL HAERETICI PUTERENTUR A right Papal and Archiepiscopal Resolution directly contradictory to 4 Rom. 13. 1 to 7. Tit. 3. 1. St. Paul's and 5 1 Pet. ● 12 13. St. Peter's Doctrine and Practice I shall therefore close up this large Discourse concerning the danger mischiefs of & public oppositions against Popes Prelates Decretals Canons Constitutions and the Canon Laws both in England and elsewhere by evidencing their Nullity invalidity to oblige either Kings or Subjects especially Laymen unless specially approved received ratified by them their Nobles and people by † See Here Tom. 1. p. 411 429. common consent in Parliament with the Resolution of learned i Tract de vita Spir. c. 4. John Gerson Chancellor of Paris yea of k Lib. 2. Var. resolute c. 16. n. 6. Didacus Covarruvias l In Summa c. 23. n. 41. Navarrus m De Libert Christiana l. 1. c. 9 doc 2. Driedo n Verbo Lex nu 11. Armilla o Lib. 4. Dist. 15. qu. 4. Johannes Major and Petrus de Marca late Archbishop of Paris in his excellent elaborate learned Volume p Lib. 2. c. 16. n. 5. p. 126. & l. 7. c. 28. n. 3. p. 292 293. De Concordia Sacerdotii & Imperii sen Libertatibus Ecclesiae Gallicanae revised enlarged by Stephanus Baluzius printed Parisiis 1663. cum privilegio Regis who quotes all these Doctors and asserts their joint Resolutions herein in these positive terms Certum est Legem nullam vim obtinere si ab initio recepta non fuerit a subditis especially a Regibus Nam et maxime praesumendum est eam legem quae a Republica non recipitur minime ea convenire Huic conditioni magis videtur obnoxia Lex Ecclesiastica quam civilis duplici ratione Prima est quia potestas Ecclesiastica conceptis verbis data est q 2 Cor. 13. 10. in aedificationem non autem in destructionem ut testatur Apostolus unde sequitur nihil obtrudendum esse fidelibus quod eos offendere aliquo pacto posset atque ideo legem Ecclesiasticam minus commodam pro non scripta esse habendam Secunda vero ratio haec est quia Christus ipse discrimen utriusque potestatis in praeceptis dandis auctoritate sua constituit r Mat. 20. 25. Lu. 22. 25. Reges gentium dominantur eorum Vos autem non sic etc. Et ipse Petrus Non dominantes in Clero sed forma facti gregis Ita ut verus Dominatus sit penes Reges non autem penes Sacerdotes Vehementer est ſ De Consideratione l. 2. cap. 6. Bernardus & fere totus in eo ut hanc sententiam Eugenio Pontifici persuadeat Planum est Apostolis interdicitur Dominatio indicitur Ministratio Upon which grounds this learned Archbishop Marca though a great asserter of the Popes Canons Prelates Authority in other particulars proves at large in * See also his lib. ● 2. to 10. And lib. 4. cap. 8. to 21. in several particulars his 7 & 8 Books De Concordia Sacerdotii & Imperii That the Kings of France England Spain and Emperors of Germany did most justly reserve and retain to themselves the Sovereign power in elcctions approbations confirmations investitures and institntions of Archbishops Bishops Abbots Priors Deans Prebends and other Ecclesiastical dignities and justly receive the fruits profits of Bishoprics Monasteries and present to the Prebendaries annexed to them during their vacancies by death or translations yea seize the goods of Bishops Abbots and others dying intestate to their proper use as belonging to them by the ancient Laws Custom of t See Here Tom. 1. p. 615. Marca ibid. l. 8. c. 18 19 p. 343 to 351. etc. 23 24 25 26. & Pierre de Pithou D●s Libertez de L'esglise Gallicane p. 598 1262. Here p. 19 France Normandy and England though inhibited condemned under severe Ecclesiastical Censures by sundry Canons Constitutions of Popes Bishops Synods as Sacrilege unless in the Cases of such particular Churches Monasteries as are exempted from such seizures of their Temporalties and profits by Kings their Founders or Patrons special Charters out of mere grace not right yea he proves in his first Book and Chapters by sundry precedents and particularly complains in his u Prefixed to his Books De Concordia Sacerdotii & Imperii Dedicatory Epistle to the late Grand Statesman Cardinal Duke of Richelieu Quod frequentes & paene quotidianae in actu rerum positis occurrunt contentiones quae secundum varias causarum figuras ob dignitatem laesam vel diminutam auctoritatem accenduntur et Christianae Reipublicae Principes inter se committunt & ambae illae Potestates ECCLESIASTICA ET RECIA quae amico foedere conjungi debuerant in dedecus Christiani nominis aliquando divellantur ab invicem hominum vitio and that principally by executing of Popes Prelates Canons and Canon Laws not publicly confirmed by the concurrent Authority of Christian Kings Parliaments Realms but obtruded on them against their wills Which differences Schisms Mischiefs can be neither totally nor finally composed nor prevented so long as such Canons Constitutions Decrees shall have any force countenance continuance and be rigorously executed in Ecclesiastical Courts by Judges Delegates Officials Canonists only in Popes or Bishops own Names rights styles under their own seals alone as * 1 Ed. 6. c. 2. 1. & 2. Phil. & Mar. c. 8. independent on the Crown For the clearer demonstration whereof in our own Kingdom I have with no small pains and diligence collected out of all the whole or decayed files and confused heaps of broken scattered Original Writs and the Plea-Rolls Patent Clause and other Rolls in the White Tower Chappel or elsewhere all Writs of Prohibitions issued out and Attachments Suits at our Kings or their grieved Subjects prosecutions brought for contempts of them yet extant during the reigns of the 3. premised Kings either against Pope's Nuntioes Collectors Delegates or our Archbishops Bishops Archdeacon's Officials Ecclesiastical Judges or other persons upon several occasions but more especially for holding prosecuting suits belonging to these King's Temporal Courts and vexing their Subjects by illegal Excommunications and Writs de Excommunicato capiendo grounded on them on purpose to discourage or disable them and deter all others from suing for Prohibitions to restrain their Extravagant Usurpations in high contempt and to the grand prejudice of the King's Crown Dignity Courts and Royal Authority that so they might by degrees engross all temporal suits causes into their own Courts and trample all Secular Powers Courts Subjects Laws Liberties under their feet without control whereof I found such multitudes yet remaining besides those quite putrified torn lost or perished as may not only satiate but surfeit their Readers the most whereof I have abbreviated and inserted into this Tome as for the vindication of these King's Ecclesiastical Sovereignty and evidencing the inconsistency of these Canon Laws and Constitutions with it or the Kingdoms Subjects peace and felicity so for these two following reasons First To justify the practice of our late and present Judges in granting Prohibitions to Ecclesiastical Persons Courts to restrain their usurpations and extravagances of all kinds according to their Oaths duties against the * See Cooks 2 Institutes p. 599 to 619. & The Judge's Treatise and Collections of Prohibitions upon Archbishop Bancrofts Complaint 3 & 7 Jacobi frequent clamours and unjust complaints of our Archbishops Bishops Canonists and others to our Kings and their Council as well since the Reformation of Religion as before being warranted by such multitudes of Precedents from year to year even in times of Popery when Popes and Prelates were most predominant which will make a considerable Addition to the Precedents of Prohibitions in punier times formerly collected by the Judges for their own defence Secondly To evidence the manifold uncessant grievances oppressions vexations of the Subjects of this Realm in former ages by reason of these diversities of Laws Jurisdictions Courts especially since the Ecclesiastical depend not on the King Parliament or Common Laws of England and are not executed by special Commissions from the King limiting their Jurisdictions Proceedings y See 1 Ed. 6. c. 2. 37 H. 8 c. 17. by a derivative power from by and under him nor in his Name Right Stile Seal alone like other Courts and Process Nor yet by our Bishops and Ordinaries themselves who ought personally to execute their Ecclesiastical Judicatures and Jurisdiction especially if appropriated by divine right to their Episcopal office as many of them pretend who cannot delegate their Judicial authority to any subordinate Officers no more than the King's Judges or Justices of Peace and aught to judge in proper person not by Proxy or else totally to disclaim their Judicial authority if they want leisure or skill to execute it and not to sell rent or farm it out upon account to indigent covetous Chancellors Vicars Commissaries Officials Surrogates who will give most for it or to their kindred or nearest allies since these z Tota Officialis intentio est ut ad opus Episcopi suz jurisdiction is commissas miserimas oves quasi vice illius t●ndeat emungat excoriat lsti enim Episcoporum sunt sanguisugae etc. & execrandis acquisitionibus nihil sibi praeter peccati sordem & faeculentiam retinentes Isti quasi sub umbra Episcopi & obtentu justitiae palliatae subditos opprimunt Ecclesi●● gravant etc. Pet. Blesensis Epist. 25. See Here Tom. 2. p. 949 950. Officials Surrogates in all ages to fill their purses and make hay whiles the Sun shines have most grievously vexed fleeced flayed the people committed to their Episcopal care by Citations Interdicts Ex officio and other illegal Oaths Articles proceedings Excommunications imprisonments upon Writs de Excommunicato capiendo for pretended offences defamations of heresy incontinency perjury or other crimes upon fames or accusations raised by themselves or their creatures or for trivial matters contempts nonpayment of illega fees or suing out Prohibitions to relieve themselves by due course of Law against their holding pleas of causes not belonging to them whereby they have not only been banded up and down from Court to Court place to place like Tennis Balls but even ground to powder like corn between two Millstones to their extraordinary oppression impoverishing and discontent Yea the charges delays difficulties in suing out Prohibitions for their just relief especially when Bishops become predominant State-Officers have been so great that they have ofttimes proved as bad nay worse than the maladies they should redress so that thousands have rather chosen to submit to their Usurpations extravagant exactions censures and to purchase absolutions from their excommunications vexations sequestrations upon any terms at dearest rates or to languish perish under them then to seek redress against and strenuously to oppose them If these my Collections through God's blessing on and Your honourable Protection of them shall prove instrumental to redress these public abuses and usurpations upon the Crown Laws & people's Liberties to settle a future constant harmony between the Crown and Mitre the Laity and Clergy to the Glory of God the Safety and advancement of the Protestant Religion that so we may all from henceforth a Ephes. 4. 3. endeavour to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace b 1 Thes. 3. 12. increase and abound in love one towards another c 1 Pet. 1. 22. c. 3. 8. love one another with a pure heart fervently and not d Gal. 5. 15 bite devour one another any longer lest we be consumed one of another and become a prey to our common Romish adversaries now swarming every where amongst us fomenting our Divisions Schisms animosities against and usurpations upon each other I shall bless God for such a happy success thereof and endeavour through his Divine assistance with all convenient expedition to complete publish my intended succeeding Tomes of this Heroic Subject In the mean time I most humbly crave Your candid Acceptation and Protection of this Volume and the continuance of Your former cordial affections to From my Study in Linclnes' Inn July 25. 1668. Your Honours Worship's most devoted Servant WILLIAM PRYNNE To the Ingenuous Readers especially Professors Students of the COMMON LAW and ENGLISH ANTIQUITIES GENTLEMEN I Here present to your judicious View and perusal a large Tome consisting for the most part of Records Writs Epistles Patents Bulls Procurations Antiquities not formerly printted relating principally to the Ecclesiastical and some Civil affairs of greatest note in England Scotland France Ireland Rome during the reigns of King John Henry the 3d. and Edward the first many of which I rescued as well from dust and putrefaction as oblivion and here bring forth to public light for the information benefit of the present and succeeding age Their particular Contents you may read at leisure in the Tome itself all Epitomised in the Title Chapters but especially in the 14 Tables to it wherein every of you may with speed and facility find select such Records and passages as are most suitable to his Profession Studies Genius or emergent Occasions and all Great Officers both in Church State Courts of Justice Common Lawyers Canonists Parliament Members Historians Heralds Divines as well of the Roman as Reformed Religion may find some Antiquities Rarities which may either instruct direct assist advantage them at some time or other though perchance sundry of them may seem trivial useless or superfluous for the present unto many The multiplicity variety of the Records are such that I could only collect and digest them into a Chronological Order like Cases in our Year-books and Reports independent on and divers from each other and that in a rude plain unpolished stile most suitable to old motheaten lacerated musty Records and Antiquities overspred with dust and Cobwebs as very many of them were my other public employments and extraordinary Diversions affording me not sufficient time to polish or set them forth in a neater Dress or in delicate Language now most in fashion fitter to garnish new Comedies Playbooks than grave serious Antiquities Since the finishing of my Additional Appendix of Records in the reigns of King John and Henry the 3. prefixed to this Tome I perused most of the Records in their reigns and Edward the firsts with all of Henry the 1. and 2. extant in the several Treasuries Offices in the Court of Exchequer some whereof I have inserted into my Epistle Dedicatory I shall here make bold to present you with two more in the Reign of King Henry the 3d. worthy special observation The 1. of them thus evidenceth his Royal piety zeal and Sovereign Authority in coming personally into the Court of Exchequer with his Council and there with his own mouth commanding all the Sheriffs of England to attach all blasphemers of the Name of Jesus and bring them to public Justice at such time and place as he should prescribe a precedent worthy imitation in this atheistical blasphemous unzealous age with his care for the execution of speedy Justice to all especially Pupils Orphans Widows to prevent all oppressions of his Subjects by Sheriffs or great men and to preserve the Churches just Liberties together with the rights of his Crown DIe Veneris proximo ante Festum beati Edwardi Anno regni Regis Henrici tertii 34. Adhuc Communia de Termino S. Mich. An 35 H. 3. Rot. 2 intus Praeceptum D●mini Regis venit Dominus Rex cum suo Consilio ad Scaccarium & ibidem proprio ore praecepit omnibus Vicecom Angliae tunc ibidem existentibus Inprimis quod modis omnibus observarent et manutenerent * See Magna Charta c. 1. Libertates Sanctae Ecclesiae et similiter manutenerent Pupillos Orphanos & Viduas & celerem eis justiciam exhiberent Et si inveniant aliquem Blasphemantem nomen Jesus Christi statim attachietur exinde respondend ad diem et locum quos Dominus Rex praeceperit Item quod nullus rusticus distringatur pro debitis Domini sui quam diu Dominus suus habuerit per quod poterit distringi Et quod debitè inquirant & rectius qualiter Magnates se gerunt ergà homines suos et si invenerint ipsos transgredientes corrigant transgressiones quatenus poterunt Et si fortè non possunt plenariè corrigere tunc oftendant easdem Transgressiones Domino Regi Item † See 9 E 2. Statute of Sheriffs Rastal Sheriff's 2. 4 E. 3. c. 15. quod nullus Vic. ponat Hundr Wapentake vel alias Ballias ad firmam pro majori questu habendo alicui nisi tali qui cum justicia tractet populum Item quod diligenter inquir quae sunt Mercata Adultera vel ad nocumentum vicinorum Mercatorum levata & hoc scir● faciant Domino Regi Item quod salvo custodient omnia jura et libertates Domini Regis nec facient returnum de Brevibus Domini Regis alicui nec permittent aliqu●m habere visum Franci pleg nec Turnum Vic. nec auxilium Vic. nec alias Libertates quae ad Coronam Domini Regis specialiter pertinent fine Warranto nist illos qui cartas Domini Regis inde habuerint vel illos qui cartas libertatis ab Antiquo obtinuerunt The 2d more pertinent to my Theme most clearly evidenceth his Supreme Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction in commanding his Judges of the Jews Exchequer by sentence in that Court judicially to deprive Elias the London Jew's Highpriest and Bishop of his Priesthood for an offence against him and his Brother then granting them a special licence to elect another in his place and so in succession and after to present him to him for his confirmation in his office as in case of his other Bishops REX mandavit Philippo Lovel et justic ad custod Judaeorum assignatis Inter Communia infesto S. Trin. An. 41 H. 3. Rot. 20. dorso Ph●l●ppo Lovel Pro Judaeis de Sacerdote eligendo Quod cum Elias Episcopus Judaeorum London pro transgressione quam fecit tam Regi quam Fratri suo Regi Almain à Sacerdotio Communitatis Judaorum Angliae coram praedictis Philippo et justiciariis quos ad transgressionem illam convincendam assignavit per judicium ●orundem ad Scaccarium fuer●● adjudicatus Et de ejusdem Sacerdocii officio et etiam de omnimodis aliis Officiis et hallivis quae a Rege optinuit sit depositus Rex de eorundem consslio justic concessit praedictae Communitati Judeorum Angliae per finem trium M●●carum Auri quem Cresse et Haginus Fratres ejusdem Judai cum Rege proeadem Communitate fecerunt Quod praedictus Elias Sacerdocium illud nunquam in posterum habeat et recuperet Et quod de caetero nullus Sacerdos fit de illa Communitate nist per communem electionem Communitatis ejusdem Et quod illa Communitas post decessum cujustibet Sacerdotis taliter electi alum quemcunque voluerit Sacerdotem eligere liberam habeat facultatem Et ipsum Regi praesentand cum assensu Regis ut super hoc optineat Regis faborem Et datus est eis dies ad eligend Sacerdotem suum citra festum Sancti Petri ad vincula This precedent of his is sufficiently justified by divine Authority for a 1 Kings 2. 26. 27. 5. Distinct 22. 96. 98. Barth B●●x●ensi● & Johannes Thierry in th●●r G●●sses thereon Gul. Duran ius Rationale Divin l. ● Alvar. Pelag●us de Planctu Eccles. l. 1. Art c. 13. Bellarm. de Roman Pontif l. 4. King Solomon deposed Abiathar the High Priest from his Priesthood for Conspiracy and Treason against him in adhering to Adonijah who usurped the kingdom and made Zadok High Priest in his room by his Supreme Ecclesiastical royal Authority by which he might likewise have put him to death as he told him yet he spared his life for the present out of mere grace because he did bear the Ark of the Lord God before David his father and because he had been afflicted in all wherein his father was afflicted when he fled from Absalon who usurped his Crown A clear Scripture Authority that Christian Emperors or Kings may lawfully depose not only Archbishops Bishops and other Clergymen from their Offices and Bishoprics but likewise Popes themselves who pretend they b succeed Aaron the Jews High-Priests in their Authority as well as St. Peter and thence deduce Arguments for their Supremacy and Title of Pontifer Maximus which even the Chief Pagan Roman Priest and afterwards their c Cornel. Tacitus Annal. l. 3. Sueroniu● Eutropius G●imston & others in the lives of Titus Vespasian & Trajan Godwins Rom. Antiquities l. 3. sect 1. c. 9 & l. 3. 3. 8. Consuls or Emperors only enjoyed for Treason Rebellion or other Grand Offences and likewise put them to death without any violation of the Church's Liberties For St. Paul himself though an Apostle d Gal. 2. 5. to 15. equal to St. Peter and e Epiphanius contr. Haeres l. 1. c. 7. Eusebius Eccles. Histor l. 3. c. 31. joint Bishop of Rome together with him when he was f Acts 25. 6. to 13. accused by the Jews before Festus who laid many and grievous complaints against him as an offender both against the Temple and Caesar to whose Judgement seat he appealed from their Judicature made this answer If I be an offender or have committed any thing worthy of death I refuse not to die to wit by a legal Trial before Caesar where I ought to be judged where he and St. Peter were afterwards condemned to death Paul being beheaded and Peter crucified at Rome with his head downwards as g Eusebiur Nicephorus Platina Cent. Magd. Onuphrius Genebrard Ribadeniera Mat. Westm An. 66 & sund●y others Historians relate yea both of them expressly enjoin h Rom. 13. 1 to 8. 1 Pet. 2. 13 14 15. Tit. 3. 1. Mat. 10. 17 18. every soul whether an Apostle Prophet Pope or other Clergyman as well as Laic as St. chrysostom Theodoret Theophylact Oecumenius and others comment on it to be subject and submit themselves to the higher Powers and to the King as SUPREME and that for Conscience sake FOR SO IS THE WILL OF GOD and that in an Epistle written to all that be in Rome called to be Saints by express evangelical precepts backed with their own examples in submitting to their capital Judgements executions as our i Mat. 27. Mat. 14. & 15. Lu. 23. & Joh. 28. 1 Pet. 2. 21 22 23. Saviour Christ himself did before them leaving all Popes Prelates how great soever an example that they should follow their steps therein as k See Platina Balaeus Eusebius Theodoret Zozomenus Nicephorus Baronius Genebrard in their lives many of the first Martyred Bishops of Rome did without pleading any such l Gratian Caus 9 qu. 3. Caus 11. qu. 3. Caus 7. qu. 4. & Distinct 21. 40. 96. Extrav de Majoritate & Obedientia Augustinus Triumphus Marta Barbosa & Bellarm. de Romano Pontif. & Clericis Marc. de Vulson De la Puissance du Pape l. 1. c. 2. 17 18. Dominicus Soto m. 4. scent didst 25. qu. 2. Didacus Covarruvias in Pract. quaest. 31. Conclus 3 4. Mariana l. 1. c. 10. De Instit. Regum Privileges Exemptions from Kings and Emperors Tribunals or Corporal Capital punishments or Taxes which they paid as they since pretend to by their own Antimonarchical Canons Decrees and Constitutions or by Charters forcibly extorted from Christian Emperors and Kings themselves or such an unlimited power as Popes and other Prelates now claim That they are the Superior Judges of all Emperors and Kings as well as inferior Subjects but they themselves are to be judged by none but God himself or at least by Popes and Bishops themselves in Councils Which they prove from the much perverted Text of St. Paul 1 Cor. 2. 15. But be that is spiritual that is regenerated by God's Spirit judgeth that is discerneth all things that are revealed taught by the Spirit of God yet he himself is judged or discerned of no man that is of no natural or carnal man for those spiritual things not for visible Crimes or Capital offences who perceiveth not the things of the spirit of God neither can he know them because they are spiritually discerned as the Text itself and all ancient Orthodox Commentators on it expressly resolve against the absurd ridiculous false Glosses of Modern Popes Canonists and Sycophants of Rome who appropriate this Text only to the Pope himself and to Bishops Clergymen though merely carnal void of the Spirit of God and that only for visible carnal things and Crimes whereof it never was nor can be intended against St. Paul's and St. Peter's express Doctrines in the forecited Texts seconded with their practice And here I shall crave leave to inform you how Popes and Popish Archbishops Prelates Clergymen first procured and then enlarged supported their Exemptions from and Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction over Christian Emperors and Kings not only by granting dispensatious with their Oaths Vows unlawful incestuous libidinous marriages divorces interpositions in their Treaties of Peace Leagues Wars against each other by grants of Disms Indulgences Privileges for pretended assistance of the Holy Land against Saracens and Infidels by declaring Bastards to be legitimate heirs and themselves to be sole Judges of Heretics Heresy Schisms and by confirming of Kings Emperor's grants Privileges Exemptions to Monasteries and other Churches which I have demonstrated by several Instances in this and the precedent Tomes but more especially by Monopolising to themselves by degrees the sole power of consecrating crowning Emperors Kings and prescribing Interrogatories Oaths Articles Ceremonials to them at their Coronations especially when they Crowned Usurpers and put by the right heirs from the Crown which because not hitherto fully cleared by any I shall crave leave to present you with my collections and observations of this kind both in the Eastern and Western Roman Empires in the French and our British Saxon Norman English Kings Coronations antecedent to King Johns and Henry the Thirds The rather because I have manifested how Popes and Bishops advance themselves above Emperors Kings in the late form of their Unctions not on the head but shoulders in their Coronations in my Epistle Dedicatory The a See Aelius Lampridius Flavius Vopiscus Diodorus Siculus Suetonius Polybius Dion Cassius Justin Tacitus Cuspinian Eutro pius Paulus D●aconus Albertus Crantzius Volaterranus Grimstons' Imperial History Antoninus Matthew Westminster Hector Boetius Marianus Scotus the General Histories of Spain France Denma●k and Mr. Selden's Titles of Honour pars 1. ch. 8. p. 167 168. Alexander ab Alexandro Geneal Dierum l. 1. c. 28. l. 2. c. 19 & Boemus de Moribus Gentium Histories of the Roman Emperors and other King's lives inform us that the Pagan and first Christian Emperors Kings in all or most Kingdoms were not Crowned or Consecrated Emperors or Kings by Priests Archflamines Popes Patriarches Archbishops Bishops or Clergymen but only by themselves or their Predecessors who associetated them in the present Government of their Empires Kingdoms or declared them to be their immediate successors or else by their Military Officers Soldiers Guards or Nobles by investing them with Imperial or Regal Ornaments Robes Sceptre or setting a F●●let Diadem or Crown of Gold upon their heads with other Ceremonies according to the usage of their several Countries But as for their Queen's they were usually Crowned by the Emperors and Kings b Esther 2. 17. themselves with their own hands not by any others I shall begin with the Coronations of the Christian Roman Emperors of the East and their Empresses recorded in their Histories Upon the death of 1 Joan. Zonaras Annal. Tom. 3. f. 123. 125. Theodosius the younger Pulcheria promoted Marcianus though ancient to the Empire upon condition to marry her whereto he assenting she Patriarcha & Senatu accersitis Imperatorem salutat & Diademate cingit After him Basiliscus being saluted Emperor Zenonidem Augustali Corona-ornat & Marcum filium Caesarem appellat & tyrannico Edicto Concilium Chalcedonense abrogavit which Decree the people enforced him to retract The first Emperor crowned or who had any Coronation Oath or Writing prescribed him by the Patriarch of Constantinople was 2 Evagrius Eccl. Hist l. 3. c. 32. Niceph. calist Eccl. Hist. lib. 16. c. 26. Joan. Zonaras Annal Tom. 3. f. 126. Cent. Magdeburg 5. c. 10. col 1214 1215. Genebrardi Chron. p. 453. Petrus de Marca De Concord Sacerdotii & Imperii l. 4. c. 9 n. 6. Anastasius who being elected Emperor by the Senate and Soldiers about the year 486. Euphemius then Patriarch of Constantinople suspecting him to be addicted to the Heresy of Eutychius and the Manichees thereupon would no ways consent to his Coronation but peremptorily refused to Crown him until he should deliver him a Writing under his hand ratified with HIS OATH wherein he should plainly declare that if he were crowned Emperor he would maintain the true faith and Synod of Chalcedon during his reign and bring no novelty into the Church of God Which Writing being assented to drawn and ratified by his Oath was delivered to Macedonius the Treasurer to keep and then the Patriarch Crowned him quasi jam tunc a Pontificibus Reges et Imperatores coronarentur et eorum sacro ministerio Imperia susciperent as 3 Chronograph p. 453. Gilbertus Genebrardus observes After which the Emperor banished Euphemius deprived him of his Patriarchship and made Macedonius Patriarch in his place from whom he demanded his premised Handwriting For it is said he a great discredit unto our Sceptre that our hand should be kept to testify against us or that we should be tied to pen and paper Which he refusing to deliver up to him saying It should never be reported by him that he betrayed his faith the Emperor likewise banished and deprived Macedonius so much was he exasperated by the exacting of this Handwriting and Oath from him at his Coronation Platina and 4 Platina & Dr. Barnes in Gelasio 1. & Sabellicus Centur. Magd. 5. c. 10. col 1278 1279. some others write that Pope Gelasius the 1. excommunicated this Emperor because he favoured Heretics and Acacius who opposed his Supremacy though others write he only denied communion with him the first usurpation of any Pope of this nature over an Emperor which their successors and Parasites since do much insist on The next Emperor I read of Crowned by a Patriarch was b Selden Titles of Honour part 1. c. 8. p. 146 168. Eutr Rer. Rom. H●st l. 16 p. 208. Onuphr de Comitiis Imp. c. 2. 5. Justinus the 2. crowned at Constantinople by Eutychius or John the Patriarch Anno Christi 558. by blessing him and setting the Crown upon his head as Coryppus and Eutropius inform us which done Justin himself uxorem suam Sophiam nomine et coronavit Augustam as c Annal. Tom. 3. f. 130 b. Zonaras and Eutropius story Indeed d In Johann 1. Anastasius only and c Annal. Tom. 7. An. 525. p. 106. Baronius with f Ticinens Histor l. 8. 6. 2. Bernardinus Saccus out of him affirm that Justinus the 1. was in the 5th year of his reign Crowned Emperor the second time by Pope John the 1. about the year of Christ 516. who repaired to him concerning the Arrian Heresy being formerly Crowned by John Patriarch of Constantinople which seems improbable because no other Historians mention it and g Annal. Tom. 3. f. 128. Imperium Justin Thraces Johannes Zonaras expressly writes of this Emperor that falling sick morb●que in spe vitae dubia invalescente Patriarcha Epiphanio & Primoribus advocatis Justinianum Nepotem Imperatorem decernit et suis manibus ejus Capiti Diadema imponit according to ancient Custom though the Patriarch himself was present which is observable he receiving no other Coronation after his death From the death of Justinus the 2. h Annal. Tom. 3. f. 131 132. Zonara's i Rerum Rom. Hist. 16 & 17. p. 212. Eutropius and others make no mention of any Emperor's Coronation till that of Tiberius An. 571. ab Eutychio Patriarcha Coronatus After him An. 577. Mauritius à Patriarcha Johanne jejuniatore Coronatus rerum administrationem suscepit who being slain with his Wife and Children by the Usurper k See my first Tome p. 102. 103 104. Eutropius l. ●7 p. 232 233. Phocas instigated by Pope Gregory the 1. because he would not upon his reiterated Epistles to him command the Patriarch of Constantinople to renounce the stile and title of UNIVERSAL BISHOP which he used to the derogation of his Papal Supremacy Phocas cum populo Phrasinae factionis Hebdunam ingressus Anno 595. as some or 605. as others compute it summoned the Patriarch Senate and People to come to him Hoc igitur facto & cunctis convenientibus apud Septimium tunc Patriarcha Cyriacus a tyranno de orthodora fide et ut sine perturbatione serbaret Ecclesiam EXTORSIT PROFESSIONEM as Eutropius stories Which profession being made ibi à Patriarcha Diademate ornatus inde in Regiam se contulit & quinta die Leontiam uxorem Augustam coronavit by setting the Crown upon her head as the Custom than was with his own hands This Usurper contrary to his extorted profession Anno 609. à Bonifacio Papa rogatus Phocas Imperator cum magna tamen contentione statuit ut Ecclesia Romana esset aliarum Ecclesiarum magistra et domina Nam antea Ecclesia Constantinopolitana Domina sese scribebat amnium Ecclrsiarum as † Anno 609. p. 209. See Here Tom. 2. p. 103 104. l Zonaras Annal Tom. 3. p. 133. Eu●ropius Rerum Rom. l. 18. p. 237 Matthew Westminster and sundry others story Which highly incensed the Greek Patriarches and Church against him He at the instigation of Heraclius being deservedly slain for his tyranny by his own guards Anno 613. l Heraclius à Sergio Patriarcha Coronatus in Oratorio Sancti Stephani in palacio suo Coronata est etiam eodem die Eudochia sponsa ejus in Augustam et accepit uterque a Sergio Patriarcha Nuptiarum coronas & uno eodemque die Imperator simul et sponsus ostenditur so Eutropius or as Zonaras stantem etiam Eudociam sponsam diad●mate ornat The next Coronation I find is that of m Eutropius l. 24. p. 337. Zonara's Tom. 3. f. 141. Stauratius An 796. Nicephorus Imperator coronavit filium suum Stauratium per Tharasium sanctissimum Patriarcham in ambone majoris Ecclesiae in Imperatorem In all these and their successors Coronations by the Patriarch I find no mention at all of any anointing Oath or promise made b● any Greek Emperor to the Patriarch to maintain the Church's liberties Rites or Jurisdictions but only the right faith though they frequently by their Imperial power deprived imprisoned banished many Patriarches and set up new in most of their places restoring only some of them as Zonaras Cedrenus Eutropius Nicephorus and the Magdeburgian Centuries record n Zonara's Annal Tom. 3. f. 142 143. Eutropius l. 24. p. 145 146. An. 804. after the death of the Emperor Nicephorus slain in his wars against the Bulgarians when Sta●ratius his son Crowned Emperor by his father came to Adrianopolis wounded in that battle et magistratuum quorundam studio Imperator est declaratus he intending to leave the Empire to Stauratia his Sister married to Michael Curopolata and seize upon Michael to put out his eyes thereupon she and the Senate calling the scattered Legions together in the night declared Michael to be Emperor a little before day-breaking Michael ubi diluxit magnam Ecclesiam ingressus a Patriarcha Nicephoro Imperatorio diademate est ornatus posiulato prius scripto quo promitteret se nulla Ecclesiae siatuta violaturum to wit of the second Council of Nice for the setting up and adoring Images in Churches neque Christia-norum sanguine manus contaminaturum esse as Zonaras informs us Eutropius thus relates it Porrò Nicephorus Patriarcha scriptum a Michaele propriae manus exegit de recta fide et ut sine sanguine manus a Christianis servaret ac de sacris bominibus seu Monachis et de toto Ecclesiastico Eatalogo ne percuterentur ab illo which he not only performed but also of his bounty do●avit Patriarchae auri libras L. & Clero xxv Post dies aliquot Procopiam uxorem Augustam salutavit & Coronavit in Triclinio multisque donis liberalibus auxit Senatum Omnes autem Patricios et Senatores Sacerdotes et Summos Sacerdotes et militantes Monachos et Pauperes tam in Regia Vrbe quam in Themaribus degentes locupletavit Stauratius autem acclamatione hujus audita statim comam totondit & Monachicis indutus vestimentis per Simeonem Monachum implored the Patriarch and Michael to save his life for which end he thus suddenly became a Monk which request he obtaining soon after died of his wounds cum duos duntaxat menses & sex dies imperasset This precedent or Charter is the first promise not Oath demanded from or given by any Roman Emperor or King I read of at his Coronation for confirming the Churches Bishops Monk● Privileges not to be punished by him and the first of rewards given to Patriarches Bishops Priests Monks Senators and that by a forcible Usurper to secure his usurped Empire to him and his son who soon after Filium Theophylactum Imperatorio nomine dignatus est et a Patriarcha diademate ornandum curavit But this could not secure the Empire to them nor Patriarchship to Nicephorus nor yet their persons against God's retaliation for Michael being routed in a battle by the o Zonara's Annal Tom. 3. f. 143 144. Eutropius l. 23. p. 350 351. Bulgarians as Nicephorus was and flying to Constantinople thereupon Leo stirred up the remainder of his Legions against him as he had done against Stauratius who proclaiming Leo Emperor Michael upon the tidings thereof potestatis insignia Leoni misit eoque Regiam ingresso cum uxore & liberis in aedem quae est in Pharo supplex confugit Inae avulsi Michael in insula Phota Monachus factus vitam exegit Theophylactus filius ejus qui Imperator appellatus fuerat virilibus exactis cum matre & fratribus est relegatus Hunc exitum habuit Michaelis imperium cum id biennium tenuisset As for p Zonaras & Eutropius Ibidem Paulus Diaconus De Gestis Longoba dorum l. 6. p. 439. Nicephorus the Patriarch who Crowned him and his Son and likewise ●eo in ambone majoris Ecclesiae but without any Oath Charter or promise like that of Michael's he deprived him of his Patriarchship and banished him to Praeconetra upon this account Leo being very zealous against Images and the Institutions of the second Council of Nice which Michael at his Coronation promised him not to violate eas omnes tolli jussit by the persuasion of a Monk a quo imperium sibi praedictum fuerat Cumque Patriarcham Nicephorum in suam sententiam pertracturus esset ille verò acriter adversaretur & edictum illud & scriptis & orationibus impietatis argueret virum relegat Nicephoro sua Ecclesia pulso in ejus locum introductus est Milessenus Theodotus qui sacra Cathedra indignè conscensa cum Imperatorem suffragatorem haberet andacter in sacras imagines grassatus est After Leo I find these Emperors of the West viz. q Zonara's Annal Tom. 3. f. 144 b. 146 a. f. 156 a. 158 a. 159 a. 166 168 a. b 172 b. 177 b. Michael Balbus Romanus Lacapeni Nicephorus Phacoes Theodora Constantinus Monomachus Nicephorus Botoniata Crowned by the Patriarches of Constantinople without any unction oath promise or Writing whatsoever and r Zonara's Annal Tom. 5. 147 a. 156 a. 158 a. 159 a. 178 b. 180 b. Theophylus the Emperor crowning his Son Michael with a Diadem and declaring him Emperor Constantine the son of Leo crowning and declaring his son Romanus Emperor vota faciente Theophilacto Patriarcha Joannes Zimiscae filium suum Basilium Diademate & Imperatorio nomine ornat & Alexius Comnenus qui Johannem filium ipse Imperio ornaret Romanus Lacapeni crowned his Empress himself and Alexius Commnenus did also the l●ke I read that Johannes Zimiscae who most barbarously murdered his Sovereign ſ Zonara's Annal Tom. 3. p. 161. Nicephorus Phocas the Emperor and usurped the Empire by force and treachery after he had restored those Bishops whom Nicephorus had banished qui ei libro subscribare recusarunt quo sanxerunt ne quis Pontifex se inscio designaretur Deinde in magnam Ecclesiam abiit ut ibi diademate ornaretur sed Polyeuctus Patriarcha eum ut caede Pollutum ingredi aedem sacram non est passus Quam increpationem Zimisces aequo ferens animo pro defensione attulit se caedem suis manibus non perpetrasse sed Abalantem & Azyphotheodorum Theophanonis jussu Nicephorum sustulisse Contra Patriarcha postulavit ut Theophano Regia pulso relegaretur et Nicephori percussores in exilium agerentur et liber cujus mentionem fecimus laceraretur et ipse poenas daret Ille se omnia facturum policitus statim missis satellitibus Theophanonem Regia educit librum ad se allatum lacerate et quas privatus opes habuisset se distributurum pauperibus promisit His factis natali Servatoris & Dei nostri simul in Ecclesiam admittitur simul diademate ornatur Theophanone in Praeconesum relegato Sic appellatus Imperator cum magna Antiochia Pontifice careret Monachum quendam Theodorum qui Imperium ei praedixerat neque festi●are aut rapere sed numinis designationem expectare jusserat Pontificem nominavit This Patriarch by Crowning this bloody Usurper upon these precedent conditions whom he should have totally refused gained a revocation and rescinding of that lawful Book and Imperial Privilege as prejudicial to the Church's Liberties which prohibited any to be made or assigned a Bishop without the Emperor's privity Some years after t Zonara's Annal Tom. 3. Nicetas Chron. Annal. f. 9 172 173. Centur. Magd. 11. c. 3. col 38. c. 10. col 516 517 Cent. 12. col 1381. Michael surnamed Senex being made Emperor by the Empress Theodora when she lay sick despairing of life by advice of her familiars a qua statim diademate redimitus sanctissimo prius juramento adactus est se nihil sine illorum consensu in Imperatoriis administrationibus decreturum Not long after by fraud and practice he was persuaded by Michael Patriarch of Constantinople and others to resign the Empire to Isaac Comnenus Paulo post Comnenum aperte Imperatorem salutarunt etiam Patriarcha suff●agante & adjuvante against their Oaths to him qui Michaeli nunciaret ne cunctaretur & proemium suffragii postularat et Imperatori insolentius nunciaverat ut Regia decederet Quo nuncio à primariis Sacerdotibus accepto senex Michael percontatus est quod sibi proemium pro Imperio daturi essent Illisque respondentibus Regnum coeleste statim insignibus abjectis Regia decessit At Comnenus firmato Imperio eos à quibus adjutus fuerat liberalissime est remuneratus Patriarcham magnopere veneratus est & fratris ejus filios magnis honoribus affectos superbis magistratibus praefecit Praeterea in Patriarchae gratiam etiam Ecclesiasticarum rerum procurationem Ecclesiae attribuit Nam cum ad id usque tempus & magnus Oeconomus & vasorum custos ab Imperatore designari soleret utrunque id munus Patriarchae potestati subjecit amota publica autoritate Hereupon though the Emperor thus settled grew very proud yet as Zonara's stories Neque ver● Patriarcha superbia illi cedebat sed imperare illi volebat ac st Nota quando non impetrasset ea quae petierat aegre ferebat increpabat denique minabatur quemadmodum Imperium illi contulisset ita se idem illi erepturum Quae cum talis Imperator ferre aequo animo haud utique posset providit ut malum daret potius quam ferret Cum igitur Patriarcha in suum Monasterium ad festivitatem coelestium copiarum quae ibi ●olebantur splendidius celebrandam iturus esset missa illuc cohorte militum nec enim eum ex Ecclesia verbi drvini sapientiae abellere voluit ne vel Cleri vel populi motus oriretur et ipsum et nepotes ejus relegat Deinde de abrogando illi Patriarcatu cogitans opera quorun●●m primariorum Sacerdotum utitur & Pselli variarum & absurdarum criminationum coaeervatoris quas in oratione contra illum scripta congessit & per quosdam viro significat ut simulet se ultro Pontificatu cedere quem altoqui invitus cum publica infamia sit amissurus  autem ille refragabatur Imperatoris de ejus exautoratione sollicitudinem mors sustulit u Annal. l. 1. f. 9 b. See Cent Magd. 12 col 871. Nicetas Chronicata renders u● this Account of the Coronation of Manuel Comnenus Facta igitur re divina pro declaratione & Imperii auspiciis de Patriarchi throni successore & ecclesiasticae functionis gubernatore deliberate a quo in templo Domini Corona Imperatoris ornaretur Nam Leo Styppiora morte rebus humanis exemptus erat Proinde sententiam cum cognatis Senatoribus & Sacerdotibus communicate qui Michaelem Acuti Monasterii Monachum designabant virum & virtute celebrem et literis nostris eruditum Is igitur Patriarcha declaratus eum a quo unctus erat vicissim ungit Imperiatorioque diademate ornavit sacram aedem ingressus And of young Alexius his Coronation he writes x Annal. p. 31. b. Andronicus auctor est coronandi Alexii Comneni eumque in humeros elatum lachrymans in magnae Ecclesiae ambonem pertulit atque inde retulit ut patrem pietate superare videretur & adolescentis Imperatoris praesidium haberetur cum ipse aliud habebat in ment ac Davidicum illud agitaret elatum me allisit Upon the death of Johannis Duca the Greek Emperor Theodorus Lascaris his son and heir totins populi suffragiis est creatus Imperator in clypeo sedens more à majoribus accepto as a Hist. Romanae l. 3. f. 9 Nicephorus Gregorias stories b Capita l. 2. f. 61. Georgius Pachymerus informs us Imperatorio clypeo insidet is qui Imperio designatur ac pedibus primum imperatoriis insigniis ornatis & manibus hinc Pontificum inde Procerum elatus Imperatoriis hymnus & plausibus ab omnibus celebratur The Patriarchship of Constantinople being then void Nicephorus Blemmydes though unanimously elected refusing to accept it Arsenius Monachus about the year 1262 Patriarcha creatus communi Pontificum sententia & suffragio Imperatore maxim approbante et Pontificium illud suffragium uti moris est confirmante Imperator a Patriarcha unctus et diademate ornatus est without any Oath promise or Charter mentioned in the Greek Historians This Emperor falling into a deadly sickness Moriens Muzalonem c Niceph. Grego●as Hist. Rom. l. 3. f. 1. a cum Patriarcha Curatorem Imperii reliquit aonec filius Joannes sextum tunc agente annum ad maturam aetatem advenisset This Patriarch and Muzalo generally hated by the Nobles to secure the person of their pupil and Muzalo b. 10. & l. 4. f. 12 13 14. Cent. Magd. 13 col 21 606 982 983 & Cent. 12. col 1382 1383. from danger caused the Nobles to take two Oaths one after another the last whereof more sacred than the former was in this form jurant omnes tàm Nobiles quam ex plebe militari sibique ac familiae suae quilibet exitium imprecantur ni quod jurassent sanctè servarent ac Muzaloni tutelam Imperatoris vero filio Imperium insidiarum expers et inviolatum ad omnem ejus posteritatem tuerentur Within few days after at the Emperor's funeral the Soldiers entering the Temple with drawn Swords barbarously slew Muzalo who fled to the holy table with others of his adherents and so terrified the Patriarch that he resigned the custody of John to Michael Palaeologus till he should come to age who aspiring after the Empire tum honoris cansa populi Romani tum etiam ad statum interregni firmandum Despotae titulo ornatur tam a Patriarcha quam a filio Imperatoris Soon after viri auctoritate & nobilitate praestantes circa Magnesiam clypeo insidentum Michaelem Palaeologum Imperatorem appellant Quo Patriarcha Arsenius audito vehementer perturbatus puero metuebat ac primum in animo habuit tam eum qui appellatus esset Imperator quam qui appellassent sacris interdicere Deinde mutato consilio moderatius & melius esse ratus est eos sancto jurejurando astringere ne vel pueri vitae insidientur vel de Imperio illi per vim aut fraudem eripiendo cogitent itaque factum est Calendis Decembris Sed priusquam mensis elaberetur iis ipse qui haec timuerat & illa ipsa pro securitate pueri egerat suis manibus in sacro suggestu Michaelis Palaeolgi capiti coronam imponit et Imperatorio diademate virum ornat sententiis Senatus & sacri ordinis impulsus Caterum non perpetuum illi decernit imperium sed quod tum rebus it à cogentibus id ab eo administrandum esset donec legitimus illius haeres & successor adolevisset tùm vera illi soli cedendum esse ultro & solio Regio & omnibus Imperii insignibus Atque haec sanctiore jurejurando quam prius firmavit Post haec Arsenius relicta sede Patriarcha se in maritimum Paschatii Monasteriolum quiescendi causa contulit Causa illius secessus fuit Joannis contemptus Whose eyes being soon after burnt out by Palaeclogus to make him uncapable of the Empire thereupon after many complaints Arsenius Palaeologum sacris interdicit who patiently endured his censure for some space to pacify the Patriarch but not complying with him he thereupon impeached him of several crimes deprived him of the Patriarchship banished him and promoted Germanus to the Patriarchship who not long after deserting it upon the clamours of the people that he usurped the See living Arsenius the Emperor made Joseph Patriarch in his stead by whose advice to ingratiate himself with the people and expiate his sins Imperator Michael cum Patriarchae primum sacrificium in Ecclesia cum caeteris Pontificibus peragisset ante vestibulum sacri suggestus prostratus duo sua peccata perjurium et filii Imperatoris excaecationem profitetur sibique condonari petit Primus igitur Patriarcha illi jacenti astans condonationis singrapham quandam ac post eum Pontifi●es suo quisque ordine eandem recitarunt It● laetus discedit Imperator tàm ob illam condonationem quam quod Deum etiam sibi placatum & reconcilatum existimabat though he restored not the Crown to the right heir whose eyes he thus put out From whence I shall observe 1. That this usurping of the Empire by this perjured Emperor was the ground of the Patriarches imposing a New Oath upon him at his Coronation 2ly That his perfidious violation of this Oath encouraged the Patriarch to excommunicate him 3ly That this excommunication was the occasion of this Patriarches deprivation and banishment by this usurper 4ly That this Usurper to ingratiate himself with the people and Prelates made a public confession of his perjury and crime in putting out the eyes of the right heir and received public absolution both from his crime and sentence thereupon by a Writing made under the new Patriarches and Bishops hands After which this perjured Usurper about the year 1270. to secure the Empire to himself and his posterity d Nicephorus Gregoras Hist Romanae l. 4. f. 15. Centur. Magd. 13. col 684. Andronico filio suo Annam Pannoniam desponsavit simulque illum insignibus Imperii ornat in his life time and for securing his own life Empire and privileges of the Greek Patriarches Clergy to induce them to crown him without opposition he prescribed his son this Coronation Oath by the Patriarches advice Cum Andronicus insignibus Imperii à patre Michaele Palaeologo ornaretur ipse patri jurat se Dei Ecclesiam pie veneraturum ejusque privilegia modis omnibus culturum et inviolata conservaturum esse A Clause never inserted into the Oath Writing promise of any precedent Emperor Postea se vitam et Imperium patris sui expertem insidiarum usque ad ejus obitum pro virili conservaturum His peractis omnis Romanus populus usitatum jusjurandum Andronico novo Imperatori dedit Patriarcha vero et Collegium Sacerdotum jusjarandum suum praescriptum in sacros codices retulerunt se et successores suos ejus Imperio non esse insidiaturos profitentes Pater autem permisit edictis subscribere rubris literis caeterum sine mense & indictione sed Andronicus Christi gratia Imperator Romanorum Soon after this Oath prescribed and taken e Niceph. Gregor●s Romanae Hist l. 5. f. 16 17 19 20. Cent. Magd. 13 col 783 1355. See Here p. 148 149. Charles King of Italy and Earl Baldwin raising great forces to besiege Constantinople and unite the Empire thereof to that of Germany by the Pope's instigation to prevent this danger Palaeologus the elder sent Ambassadors to Pope Gregory to mediate an accord between the Greek and Roman Churches Cujus haec tria Capita fuerunt Primum ut in sacrorum voluminum Psalmodiis Papae cum quatuor Patriarchis mentio fieret Alterum utliceret cuivis Romam veterem quae Curia major et perfectior est appellare Tertium ut illi Principatus in omnibus deserretur Which agreement was so much opposed by the Patriarch Joseph that he deserted his See and the College of the Priests mutinied the people against him whom he could not pacify by his persuasions nor yet by imprisonments exiles of Be●as & other Patriarches Bishops Priests who obstinately opposed this accord which rendered him so odious that post obitum Graecorum Imperatorem Palaeologum sacra arcent Sepultura Constantinopolitaniss Sacerdotes quod Romanae Ecclesiae sententiam in Concilio Lugdunensi amplexus esset whereupon he was privately buried in the night by his sons command procul à castris vix plebeia sepultura multa terra obrutus id solum cavens ne à feris discerperetur After which the Patriarches of Constantinople grew so rebellious and refractory against the Emperors that they were either banished deprived by them or resigned their Patriarchships when they could not have their wills Whereupon they made choice of aged simple and illiterate persons to be Patriarches who through ignorance and simplicity were most apt to obey them f See Niceph. Gregoras Rom. Hist. l. 6 7 & 8. & Cent. Magd. 12 & 13 cap. 10. in their lives g Niceph. Gregor●s l. 8. f. 32. a 1. 39 a 1. ut dicto eis obedientes sint tanquam mancipia et nullo ipsis verbo refragentur no Oath at all for aught I find being imposed on the succeeding Emperors whether crowned in their Fathers or Grandfather's life or after their deaths witness the h Ibid. l. 8. f. 40. & Georg. Pachym Hist. l. 3. f. 64 b. Coronation of Michael Palaeologus the son of Andronicus 4. Nonas Februarii octava Indictione Moreover it is observable that in the form of the Coronation of the Greek Emperors collected by y Cantachuz Hist. l. 1. c. 41. Johannes Cantachuzenus about the year 1330. afterwards Emperor himself seconded by Codinus and printed in z Titles of Honour Part 1. ch. 8. p. 146 168 189 to 193. Mr. Selden there is no mention of any Oath condition or promise at all made by the Emperor at his Coronation to the Patriarch relating to the Churches or Clergies privileges or Liberties only Patriarcha in formam Crucis VERTICEM Imperatoris sacro unguento perluit & elato voce addit Sanctus Quod si adest Imperator antea coronatus cum Patriarcha novo Imperatori coronam imponit & exclamat Patriarcha dignus etc. Tum descendit de ambone Imperator & paratam ibi Coronam à propinquis aut Eunuchis eam similiter tenentibus uxoris capiti imponit according to their ancient Custom not the Patriarch quae maritum Imperatorem adorans it à se illi subjectam profitetur Hoc igitur modo Imperator Conjugem suam coronat Si antea Corona ipse indutus fuit inter sacra nuptiarum id facit After which follow some prayers without any Oath or promise exacted from him by the Patriarch to prevent all such Usurpations over the Emperors by their Patriarches as some of them exercised and Popes usurped by degrees over the Germane Emperors by their Coronations The Custom of Crowning the Germane Emperors and anointing them on the Crowns of their heads at first like the Roman since translated by Pope Innocent the Third to their shoulders or arms z Onuphrius de Comitiis Imperialib c. 5. & Mr. Selden's Titles of Honour part 1. c. 8. p. 146. was derived to them from the Greeks as Onuphrius and Mr. Selden inform us The first Emperor Crowned in Rome by any Pope was a Mat. Westm An. 801. p. 294. Eutropius Rerum Rom. Hist. l. 23. f. 332. Zonar Annal. Tom. 3. Lambertus Sagax Hist. l. 23. Mr. Selden's Titles of Honour part 1. ch. 8. p. 147. 168. Onuphrius de Comitiis Imperial c. 5. Charles the Great Anno Christi 800. crowned by Leo the Third after his purgation upon Oath on the Holy Evangelists made before Charles as his restorer and Sovereign Judge of the Crimes objected agianst him cuncto Romano populo acclamante Carolo Augusto A DEO coronato originally but only ministerially by the Pope Magno et pacifico Imperatori Romanorum vita et victoria Post quas laudes unctus oleo ab Apostolico in templo Sancti Petri à CAPITE usque ad pedes et circundans Imperatoria veste atque Corona 8 Kal. Januarii Indictione nona antiquorum jure Principum ab eo adoratur not the Pope by him et ablato Patricii nomine Imperator & Augustus appellatur without any Oath Promise homage fealty or subjection then made by him to the Pope or Roman Church But on the contrary Charles then received from this Pope a Privilege to elect and invest both the Pope and all Archbishops and Bishops in his Empire as b Fox Acts & Monuments Vol. 1. p. 205 216 226. Centur. Magd 8 & 9 col 331. My Epistle Dedicatory & Gratian Distinct 63. Mat. We●t An. 815. 1033. Ludovious Pius his Son did An. 815. and the Emperor Otho the 1. An. 964. who deposed Pope John the 13. expelled Benedict set up by the Romans without his licence created and afterwards restored Leo the 8. who confirmed this privilege and Crowned him Emperor Yea Henry the 5th though set up by Popes in his deposed Father's stead by tyranny war rebellion for defence of this Privilege of Investitures when he came to Rome to be Crowned by Pope Paschal the 2d not only received c Simeon D●nelme●sis ●e Gestis Regum Angliae col 232. to 237. O●to Frisin gensis l. 7. c. 14. Radulphus de Diceto Abbrev Chronicorum col 502 a new Charter of the premised Privileges granted to Charles the Great from this Pope and his Cardinals subscribed with their hands seals and ratified by their solemn Oaths but likewise refused to take any corporal Oath to them to confirm his Covenants and agreement upon their release out of Prison dicens Imperatorem nemini jurare debere cum juramentorum sacramenta ab omnibus sunt sibi adhibenda as d Chron●ca Sclavorum l. 1. c. 40. Hermoldus expressly records Which proves this Oath of Fealty which Gratian inserts into his e D●stinctio 63. Tibi Dominus f. 112. & Bartholomaeus Brixiensis Johannes Thierry & others in their Glosses thereon See Pope Adrian's Letter to the Emperor Frederick B● barossa Fox Acts & Mon. Vol. 1. p. 263. & 273. D● Marta de Jurisdictione pars 1. c. 4. n. 9 11 12 15. c. 18. n. 12 13. to 24. Cent. Magd. 10. col 410 406 Decrees as made by the Emperor Otho to Pope John before his coming into Rome to be crowned to be an Imposture since mentioned by no old Historians yea contradicted by Othoes deposing John setting up another in his stead and the new Privilege of Investitures granted him by Leo at his Coronation Juramentum Ottonis quod fecit Domino Papae Joanni Tibi Domino Joanni Papae ego Rex Otto promittere et jurare facio per Patrem & Filium & Spiritum sanctum & per lignum hoc vivific● crucis & per has reliquias Sanctorum quod si permittente Domino Roman venero sanctam Romanam Ecclesiam et te rectorem ipsius exaltabo secundum meum posse et vitam aut membra nunquam neque ipsum honorem quem habes mea voluntate aut meo consilio aut meo assensu aut mea exhortatione perdes Et in Roma nullum placitum aut ordinationem faciam de omnibus quae ad te aut ad Romanos pertinent sine tuo consilio Et quicquid de terra sancti Petri ad nostram potestatem pervenerit tibi ●eddo et cuicumque Italicum regimen commisero jurare faciam illum ut adjutor tui sit ad defendendum terram sancti Petri secundum suum posse This Oath though forged with some new Additions to it Popish Canonists Advocates hold the Emperor ought to take to the Pope as bound thereto not only out of reverence and spiritual devotion to the Pope and Church of Rome whom he ought by natural right to defend but as an Oath of Fealty as being the Pope's Vassal and inferior from whom he receives and holds his Crown Upon which ground he ought to kiss the Pope's feet lie prostrate before him when crowned serve him as his Subdeacon yea hold his stirrup and then lead his horse by the bridle for some space as you may read in f Dr. Marta de Jurisdictione pars 1. c. 18. n. 7. to 24. Dr. Marta and others quoted by him whose Arguments g De Monarchia Tract pars 1. cap. 71. in Melchior Col. dastus his Monarchia S. Romani Imperii pars 1. p. 301 & 233. Antonius de Rosellis a learned Lawyer under the Emperors Sigismond and Frederick the 3. recites and then refutes in a special Chapter to which I refer you What Oaths of fealty and allegiance Popes have since extorted from the Germane Emperors at their Coronations by depriving those who opposed their usurpations by tumults and wars raised against them and setting up Usurpers in their steads will appear by these 2. Verses engraven by the insolent Pope Innocent the 2. on the walls of his Palace in Rome after he had crowned h Carolus S●gonius de Regno Italiae l. 11 p. 262 263. Radevicus l. 1. n. 9 10. D. Marta de Jurisdict pars 1. c. 18. ● 21. Lotharius Emperor Rex venit ante foras jurans prius Vobis honores Post homo fit Papae sumit quo dante Coronam I shall only observe that i Ba●th Cassanaeus Catal. Gloriaemundi quinta pars 29. Consideratio Cent. Magd. 9 col 331. & Dr. Marta de Jurisdictione l. 1. c. 18. n. 6. to 24. & sundry others there quoted Doctor Crakenthorp's Defence of Constantine c. 14 142 343. Popish Canonists and Romish Doctors from the Pope's Coronation of Emperors and Kings argue his absolute Spiritual and Temporal Monarchy over them as their Sovereign Lord because they receive their Crowns and unction from him A mere ridiculous consequence because as they are both real and actual Emperors Kings before and without their Coronations so Popes and Prelates are but their k Jacobus Almain De Potestate Eccles. & Laic qu. 2. c. 10. Lupoldus de Jure Regis & Imperator is c. 4. & 11. Dr. Crakenthorp Defence of Constantine c. 14. p. 342 343. mere Ministerial Officers therein to anoint and set their Crowns upon their heads when where and by what Bishops they please to appoint as the Nobles are who carry their Imperial Robes Crowns Swords Sceptres and perform other Services at their Coronations as they likewise are when they baptise marry them not their Lords else if this Argument holds firm the Cardinals who elect consecreate crown the Pope himself and his Confessor who absolves him must be his Lords Paramount both in his Spiritual and Temporal pretended Monarchy and every Bishop who consecrates his Metropolitan must thereby become his Sovereign and absolved from all subjection to him which will prove fatal to the Pope's Supremacy and to Patriarches Metropolitans Archbishops Hierarchies All Pontificians therefore must renounce this Argument and subscribe to the resolution of l Doctrinalis Fidei Tom. 1 l. 3. Artic. 3. c. 78. p. 389 390 391. Thomas Waldensis a great stickler for the Pope Bishops yet ingenuous in this particular Quanquam ministerio Episcoporum solennitates adbibentur Regibus unctionis ju●jurandi fidei et coronae non tamen habet Regia illa dignitas ortum a Sacerdotio quanquam per Ministerium Sacerdotis habeta Deo sicut nec ordinatus quisquam habet ordinationis ortum a Praesule aut Sacramentum Eucharistiae a Sacerdote quolibet celebrante ab homine enim est solennitatis ministerium Deus vero solus largitur efficium not the Pope or Bishops I shall now pass from the Emperors to the Kings of France After Charles the Great and Ludovicus Pius were anointed Emperors by Popes at Rome for defending them and that Church against their enemies and declared it to be their duty m Capitularia Car. Magn. & Ludovic● lib. 2. Tit. 1. c. 2. ut defensio et exaltatio vel honor Sanctae Dei Ecclesiae congruus maneat et pax et justitia in omni generalitate populi magis confirmetur the Kings of France who were no Emperors began to be crowned by their own Bishops who thereupon contrived and imposed an Oath upon them at their Coronations to advance their own Prelacy and Canons which Oath as n De Concord●a Sacerdotii & Imperii lib. 4 c. 9 n. 5 & 6. p. 254 255. Peter de Marca Archbishop of Paris observes ea ment eisque verbis olim ita conceptum suit ut Reges tempore inaugurationis suae CUSTODIAM CANONUM subditis suis promitterent Quod eo pertinebat ut sponderent nec a se violandos Canon's nec ab altis Extat illius Sacramenti antiquaformula quod Philippus 1. patre Henrico Rege superstite ac illius auctorit●●e praestitit anno 1059. Ego Philippus Deo propitiante mox futurus Rex Francorum in die ordinationis meae promitto coram Deo & sanctis ejus quod unicuique de vobis et Ecclesiis vobis commissis CANONICUM PRIVILEGIUM et debitam legem atque justitiam conservabo et defensionem quantum potero adjuvante Domino adhibebo sicut Rex in suo Regno unicuique Episcopo et Ecclesiae sibi commissae per rectum exhibere debet Populo quoque Nobis credito dispensationem legum in suo jure consistentium nostra authoritate concessurum Hujus formulae potiora verba adds Marta transcripta sunt ex ea quae Hincmarus Remensis Archiepiscopus a se conceptam Ludovico Balbo Caroli Calvi filio porrexerat cum Regnum Compendii suscepturus ungeretur Anno 877. Sponsio autem illa o In Capitulit Lodovici II. Tit. 1. Ludovici excerpta est à Capitulis quae p Capitula Caroli Calvi apud Carisiacum Tit. 43. cap. 4. Carolus Calvus codem Anno apud Carisiacum statuerat Quam quidem promissionem non sacramentum vocant Proceres Gallicani sed pardonationem Est pardonatio quam Dominatio vestra nobis fidelibus vestris pardonavit & subscripsit Unde Ludovicus Balbus codem verbo utitur in sponsione sua Promitto & pardono vobis id est concedo & indulgeo Ante illa tempora sponsio quidem a Regibus inaugurandis concipiebatur sed aliis verborum solennibus quamvis eadem significatione ut patet ex repromissione quam Carolus Calvus praestitit cum in urbe Metensi Lotharii Regnum adipisceretur Anno 869. q Capitula Caroli Calvi Tir. 35. post Caput 3. Sciatis me unicuique in suo Ordine secundum sibi competentes leges tam Ecclesiasticas quam mundanas legem & justitiam conservare Quod etiam repetitum est in secundo capite conventus apud Carisiacum habiti In eandem sententiam Reges Galliarum se deinceps usgue ad haec nostra tempora jurejurando adstrinxerunt etsi formulis diversis By virtue of this Coronation Oath he informs us that Philip the 4. and Charles the 6. and 7. of France held themselves obliged to defend the Rights of Bishops their Canons and Ecclesiastical discipline The Ceremonies Prayers Unction and Oath used at their Coronations in later ages you may peruse in r Part 1. ch. 2. p. 222 etc. Mr. Selden's Titles of Honour and Laurentius Boch●llus his Decreta Ecclesiae Gallicane l. 5. Tit. 2. De Consecratione & Coronatione Regis Franciae c. 1. who cap. 4. inserts a learned Epistle of Ivo Carnotensis to the Pope justifying his Coronation of Lewes King of France against the complaint of the Archbishop and Church of Rheims who pretended that the Right of Consecrating the French King belonged only to them refuting this their Monopoly by sundry precedents of French Kings Crowned elsewhere by other Bishops in other Churches asserting this claim of theirs to be warranted by no Law nor Custom and to be prejudicial to Kings themselves as well as to other Bishops and Churches I shall not insist upon the Unctions or * For which See Centur. Magd. 13. cap. cap. 7. p. 682 683 684 685. Coronations of the Kings of Jerusalem Spain Hungary Denmark Sweden Poland Norway Sicily Scotland or their Coronation Oaths which were not ab origine but came in by degrees in later ages by the Practice of their Bishops to advance their Jurisdiction and Power over them as their Vassals witness this Magisterial resolution of ſ Tractatus de Principibus Notabil 22. Martinus Laudensis t De Jurisdict pars 1. c. 18. n. 11 12. etc. 27. n. 1 etc. Dr. Marta and other Canonists Omnes Reges qui unguntur ab Ecclefia sunt Uassalli Ecclesiae ergo idem dicendum est de Imperatore & nullus est Regum qui non sit subditu● Romanae Ecclesiae When these foreign Kings began to make any Corporal Oaths to Popes or their Metropolitans at their Coronations I cannot certainly determine only it is observable that the Kings of Sicily claimed by Popes as St. u Dr. Marta de Jurisdict pars 1. c. 26. nu 2 3 6. to 24. & Baron●us de Regno Sicilix Pa●is 1605. Peter's Patrimony and thereupon usually crowned by them never used to take any Corporal Oath upon any occasion by the Custom of that Kingdom therefore not at their Coronations as is evident by this Epistle of William King of Sicily to our x Radulphus de Diceto Ymagines Hist. col 593 594. King Henry the 2d Anno 1176. in answer to the request of his Messengers Qui & postulaverunt instantius to confirm a Mariagecontract between his daughter and this King with his Corporal Oath ut idem manu propria juraremus Quod quia regni nostri semper et nostris fuit progenitoribus insuetum PERSONALITER JURARE non duximus expedire Quare praedicti nuncii vestri quaesierunt ut sicut ab honorabilibus personis feceratis illud in anima vestra jurari sic et nos similiter in anima nostra fieri faceremus Nos equidem et quod a nostris nunciis in bestra praesentia constitutis super concessione matrimonii ex parte nostra juratum est ratihabitione firmamus et quod vobis praesentibus in anima vestra juratum est grato assensu recepimus ac si manu propria jurassetis cum unum et idem putemus Sacramentum quod vel manu propria fit vel in anima jubentis et praesentis juratur If then the Kings of Sicily never used in that or former ages to make or subscribe any Corporal Oath with their own hands Whereupon this King refused though importuned to ratify this marriage agreement with such an Oath submitting only that his proxies should swear for him on his Soul as King Henry's likewise did it is certain they than never made any personal Oath to the Pope or their Metropolitans at their Coronations and probably very few Kings else till succeeding ages For our ancient British Kings Coronations Diadems Crowns before they became Christians a Historiae Regum Britann●ae l. 2. c. 17. l. 3. c. 1. 13 16 17 18 20. Geoffry Monmouth stories that Dunvallo Molmutius cum totam Insulam omnino subjugasset fecit sibi diadema ex auro Hic Leges quae Molmuntinae aicebantur inter Britoneses statuit quae usque ad hoc tempus inter Anglos celebrantur After whose decease Duo filiiejus Belinus videlicet & Brennius contendebant uter eorum regni diademate insiguiretur Post Garguunt Guithilinus regni Diadema suscepit Post Marciam Tifilius sumpto diademate regni gubernaculo potitus est Post Gorbonianum Arthgallo frater ●jus Regio diademate insignitur Defunct● Eliduro suscepit Gorbonianis filius regni Diadema b Galfridus M●nmutensis lib. 4. c. 11. 17. Post Hel● Cassibellanus in Regem sublimatur moxque ut Diademate insignitus suit etc. contigit ut totius regni Monarchia sibi cederet During his reign Julius Caesar invaded our Isle of Britain Cui successit Tenuantius Diademate igitur infignitus regnum in diligentia obtinuit Anno Christi 124. Defuncto Coilo filius ejus unicus cui nomen erat Lucius regni Diademate infignitus est who soon after c See Here Tom. 1. p. 17 to 38. embraced the Christian Religion and was baptised being the first Christian King in this Isle or world and converted the Heathenish Archflamins Sees in this Isle into Archbishoprics and the Flamines into Bishoprics as our ancient H●storians generally write though our greatest Antiquaries of modern times refute it as fabulous He deceasing without issue after many Conflicts between the Britain's and Romans d Galfr. Monmut l. 5. c. 5 6 11. Triumphatis Romanis cepit Asclipiodorus regni Diadema et Capiti suo populo annuente imposuit without any Archbishop Bishop or Priest Postea insurrexit in Regem Asclepiadorum Coel Dux Colecestriae & praelio conserto eum peremit regnique diademate seize insignivit Not long after Constantius the Emperor arriving in Britain made a firm league with Coel who dying 8. days after insignivit se Constantius regni Diademate duxitque filiam Coel cui nomen erat Helena on whom he begat Constantine the Great to whom he gave the Kingdom of Britain at his death 11 years after who also obtained the Empire of the world e Galfr. Mon l. 6. c. 1 to 6 Octavius usurping the Crown he gave his daughter together with the Realm to Maximianus cum Diademate who being slain at Rome thereupon f Mat. Westm Flores Hist. p. 149 150 153. See here Tom. 1. p. 125 126. Gratianus Municeps cepit Regni Diadema et sese in Regem promovit During whose reign the Britain's being infested by the Scots Picts Norwegians and the Romans after several requests being unable to aid them they thereupon An. 435. sent Guithelin Londoniensis Archiepiscopus to Aldroenus King of Little Britain in France proffering him the Kingdom to aid them against these insulting enemies who refusing it for himself recommended his Brother Constantine to them furnishing him with soldiers to affist them Cum grates ei egit Archiepiscopus vocato Constantino ei in haec verba arrisit Christus vincit Christus imperat regnat Christus Ecce Rex Britanniae desertae Adsit modo Christus Ecce spes nostra et gaudium Who presently arriving in Britain and obtaining a victory over their enemies by his own and the scattered British forces resorting to him Facta intra Cicestriam concione erexerunt Constantinum in Regem regnique Diadema capiti ejus imposuerunt Anno Christi 435. Defuncto Constantino An. 455. there being a difference between the Nobles which of his sons should succeed Constans his eldest son being a professed Monk g Galfr. Monm l. 6. c. 8. p. 150 151. Vortigernus Comes Gewissanorum qui omni nisu in regnum anhelabat goes to Constans at Winchester persuading him to accept the Regality who maxim gaudio assented to him & quicquid callebat ipsum velle jurejurando promittebat Caepit igitur eum Vortigernus duxitque Regiis ornamentis indutum Londonias atque vix annuente populo in Regem erexit Tunc defunctus erat Guithelinus Archiepiscopus nec fuit alius qui ipsum inungere praesumstsset quia ex Monacho transferebatur Nec tamen idcirco postposuit Diadema quod ipse Vortigernus vice Episcopi capiti ejus imposuit Sublimatus igitur Constans totam Justitiam regni Vortigerno commisit etc. who soon after suborning his guard of Picts to murder Constans h Galfr. Mon l. 8. c. 2 17. l. 9 c. 1 12. Mat. Westm p. 170 182 185. Tandem cum neminem sibi parem conspexisset imposuit capiti suo Coronam Britanniae An. 454. Magnates Britanniae Regem Vortigernum penitus deserentes unanimiter Vortimerum filium suum Regem sublimaverunt Anno 464. Merlin prophesied interfecto Hengesto Ambrose coronabitur Non mora crastino die applicuit Aurelius Ambrose convenerunt itaque Britanni & convocato regni Clero unxerunt et erexerunt Aurelium in Regem reg●ique Diadema capiti suo imponens etc. After whose death Anno 498. Uther Pendragon cum festinatione Wintoniam venit & convocato populo regni & Clero Britanniae Diadema suscepit annuentibusque cunctis sublimatus est in Regem After whose death defuncto Rege convenerunt Pontiffces cum Clero regni et populo & ipsum infra Choream Gigantum more Regio humaverunt Quo facto Dubritius urbis Legionum Archiepiscopus sociatis sibi Episcopis et Magnatibus Arthurum filium suum juvenem 16. annorum Regni diademate insignivit et in regem magnifice erexerunt one of the first Kings crowned by our Bishops Leland writes that he saw the form of his Crown in his Seal represented to us in i Titles of Honour part 1. ch. 8. p. 171. Mr. Selden and Speeds History An. 537. King Arthur after all his foreign Victories returning into Britain in triumph resolved to be new CROWNED at Caerleon on the feast of Pentecost The form and solemnity of his second and his Queen's Coronation too the first of this kind if real is thus related by k H●storiae Regum Brit. l. 9 c. 12 13. Ge●ffry Monmouth Cum igitur solennitas Pentecostes advenire inciperet post tantum triumphum maxima laetitia fluctuans Arturus affectavit Curiam ilico tenere in nrbe Legionum regnique Diadema capiti suo imponere Whereupon inviting and summoning by his Messengers all the Kings Dukes Nobles and Metropolitans subject to him there appeared 12 Kings sundry Dukes Consuls Nobles from all quarters whose names he recites Trium etiam Metropolitanarum sedium Archipraesules Londoniensis videlicet Eboracensis necnon ex urbe Legionum Dubritius Hic Britanniae Primas & Apostolicae sedis Legatus if we may credit him tanta religione clarebat ut quemcumque languore gravatum suis orationibus sanaret Omnibus denique in urbe congregatis solennitate instant Archipraesules ad palatium ducuntur ut Regem diademate regali coronarent Dubricius ergò quoniam in sua diocesi Curia tenebatur paratus ad celebran ●um obsequium hujus rei curam suscepit Rege tandem insignito ad templum Metropolitanae sedis ornatè conducitur à dextro enim & à levo latere duo Archiponrifices ipsum tenebant Qnatuor autem Reges Albaniae atque Cornubiae Demetiae & Venedociae quorum illud jus fuerat quatuor aureos gladios ferentes ante ipsum praeibant Conventus quoque multimodorum ordinatorum miris modulationibus praecinebat Ex alia autem parte Reginam suis insignibus laureatam Archipraesules atque Pontifices ad templum Deo dicatarum puellarum conducebant Quatuor quoque praedictorum Regum Reginae quatuor albas columnas de more p●aferebant Mulieres autem quae aderant illam quam maximo gaudio sequebantur Postremò peracta processione tot organa tot cantus fiunt in utrisque templis ita ut pro nimia dulcedinae milites qui aderant nescirent quod templorum prius peterent Catervatim ergò nunc ad hoc nunc ad illud ruebant nec si totus dies celebrationi deditus esset taedium aliquod ipsis generaret Divinis tandem obsequiis in utroque celebratis Rex et Regina diademata sua deponunt assumptisque levioribus ornamentis ille ad suum palacium cum viris haec ad aliud cum muli●ribus exaltata incedunt I omit the residue of this solemnity wherein I observe no solemn Unction or form of Prayers or setting the Crown on the King's head in the Church but only in his Palace mentioned in this solemnity without any Oath administered to him l Ga●fr Monm l. 10 c 13. l. 11. c. 2 3 5. Mat. Westm p. 191 192 193. & Galfr. Monm Hist. l. 1 2. c. 1 5. An. 540. Mordredus Arthuri Nepos in his absence cui idem Arthurus Britanniae regnum commisit per tyrannidem et proditionem Diademate ipsius sese secerat insigniri An. 542. Rex Arthurus de vita desperans Constantino cognato suo Britanniae concessit Diadema After whose death Anno 545. Aurelius Conanus per omnia Diademate dignus nisi civilis belli fuisset amator regnum obtinuit by force treachery and tyranny imprisoning his Uncle who ought to have reigned and murdering his two sons After which as m Prin●ed in Rerum Brit. S●riptores De Excidio & Conquestu Britanniae See Archbp. Ʋsher de Britannicarum Ecclesiarum Primordiis p. 533 5●4 536. Mr. Selden's Titles of Hon●r part 1. c. 8 p. 149. Galfr. Monm l. 12. c. 6. Gildas our ancientest British Historian who writ about the year 564. or soon after complains and relates UNGEBANTUR REGES non per Deum sed qui caeteris crudeliores extarent & paulo post ab UNCTORIBUS non pro veri examinatione trucidabantur aliis electis trucioribus etc. Reges habet Britannia sed TYRANNOS which passage is recited verbatim by Galfr. Monmutensis Hist Brit. lib. 9 c. 3. Whence some conceive our British Kings were anointed when crowned and that sometimes by their Archbishops or Bishops other times by their Nobles who soon after murdered and succeeded them rather as Tyrants than Kings After many Civil Wars and Usurpations between the British Tyrants and Saxon invaders about the year 603. n Galfr. Mon. l. 11. cap. 1 2 3. 11. Cadwin by the unanimous consent of all the Princes and Nobles of the Britons assembled together at Legecester was elected and made King of the Britons Insignito illo regni Diademate He conquering the Saxons thereupon rogabat Cadwinum Edwinus ut sibi Diadema habere liceret ut advenae saxons quisemper proditores ejus extiterant in uno cum illo Regio Diademate incipiant insigniri Which his Counsellors refused to assent unto aiebant enim Contra jus veterumque traditionem esse Insulam UNIUS CORONAE DUOBUS CORONATIS SUBMITTI DEBERE Cadwallo after him o Galfr. Mon. l. 12. c. 11. Quendam solemnitatem Pentecostes Diadema Britanniae portando celebravit where universi Anglorum Reges praeter Oswinum solùm adessent Of his or Cadwalladers the two last British Kings Unctions there is no express mention in our Historians of any Coronation Oath or promise made by them or any British King much less to maintain the Churches or Clergies Liberties As for our first Saxon Kings who expelled the Britons and by their swords erected their several kingdoms there is no mention of their Coronations or Unctions in Beda Florentius Wygorniensis Simeon Dunelmensis Henry Huntindon or other of our ancient Historians The first of our Saxon Kings presented to us with a Diadem is Aidulf King of the East-Angles about the year 674. After him upon the expulsion of Beorred King of Mercia for his Tyranny Offam p Mat. Westm An. 758. p. 273 in Regem tam Clerus quam populus coronavit An. 758. who stamped a Crown on his coins whose successors used several forms of Crowns till the Conqueror's time which you may view in Speeds History and Mr. q Part 1. ch. 8. p. 171. Selden's Titles of Honor. The first Saxon King we read to be anointed was Egbert about the year 790. whom his father King Offa loving his ease r Gul. Malmsberiensis de Gestis Regum Angl. l. 1. c. 4. P. 33. ante mortem suam in Regem inunctum successorem dimisit Ille sedulò paternae immanitatis vestigia declinans privilegia omnium ecclesiarum quae seculo suo genitor attenuaverat by severing all the Bishoprics in his Kingdom from the See of Canterbury prona devotione revocabit Praedium quoque quod Pater Malmesburiae abstulerat reddidit in manus Cuthberti tunc illius loci Abbatis h●rtatu Athelardi Archiepiscopi Cantuariae strenui sanè & Deo digni viri most likely at his anointing him King as the coherence of the story intimates he living but 4. months after Anno 854. Aethelwlfus Rex filium suum Aelfredum being but 5. years old magno nobilium & etiam ignobilium numero constipatum maximisque muneribus honorifice Roman transmisit quo tempore Dominus Leo Papa 4. Apostolicae sedi praeerat qui praefatum infantem Aethelredum oppido ordinans UNXIT IN REGEM sui patris rogatu & in filium adoptionis sibimet accipiens confirmavit as ſ In vita Aelfred● p. 3. Asserius Menevensis his Tutor t De Gestis Regum Angl. col 130 53. 132 18. Simeon Dunelmensis who adds & ad p●triam atque ad Patrem cum benedictione Sancti Petri Apostoli direxit u Chronicon p. 296 297. Florentius Wygorniensis x Abbreu. Chronicarum col 250 22. Radulphus de Diceto y Chronicon col 809. 31. Johannis Bromton and others out of them relate z De Gestis Regum Angl. l. 2. c. 4. p. 42 William Malmesburiensis writing of his advancement to the Crown An. 872. after Aethelwlfus death records Aelfredus filius Aethelwulphi junior qui unctionem Regiam et Coronam a Papa Leone Olim Romae susceperat ut praediximus regnum accepit without any new Unction or Coronation that we read of a Flores Hist. P. 307 308. Matthew Westminster stories Anno Christi 854. Rex magnificus Occidentalium Saxonum Aethelwulphus cum honore maximo Romam profectus duxit secum Aelfredum filium suum juniorem quem caeteris omnibus plus dilexit ut à Papa Leone moribus pariter & Religione informaretur ibidem which Florentius Wygorniensis and the premised Historians refer to the year next after his premised mission thither and Unction ubi cum anno integro Rex cum filio demoratus fuisset fecit filium suum ibi a Papa in Regem coronari atque ad patriam rediens exorta est contra a Regem p●aedictum quorundam Magnatum conspiratio ita quodfacta conspiratione ab Aethelbaldo filio Regis primogenito & Sciriburnensi Episcopo Alstano cum Eandulfo Somersatensis pagi Comite quod à Roma repatrians nunquam reponeretur in regnum Causa una erat quod filium minorem Aelfredum quasi aliis à regni sorte exclusis in Regem Romae fecerat coronari Whereupon he divided his Realm between himself and his eldest son Aethelbald Our elegant Historian b De Vita & Miraculis Edwardi Confessoris col 352 29. 371 63. Aelredus Abbas Rievallis informs us that this King Aelfredum filium suum minorem misit Romam ut sanctissimorum Apostolorum precibus commendaretur & à Summo Pontifice benediceretur Vener abilis autem Summus Sacerdos Leo vultum & statum pueri contemplans cum in to divinae praesentiam majestatis scintillantium virtutum indiciis persensisset tempus & aetatem regnandi Regiae unctionis Sacramento praeveniens sicut quondam sanctus Samuel puerum David ita eum in Regem sanctissimus Praesul devotissime consecravit Verum postmodum cum Patre Roman repetens paternorum honorum in omnibus cooperator & adjutor esse promeruit To which he subjoins of King Edward A famosissimo quip & christianissimo Rege Aluredo omnium Regum Angliae sanctus Leo Papa in ipsa urbe Roma consecravit et unxit in Regem generatione sextus Hence c Chronicon col 809. Johannes de Bromton writes Regiam unctionem primus omnium Regum a Papa ut scribitur accepit And d Col. 1777. l. 59 William Thorn in his Chronicle affirms Iste Elfredus fuit primus Rex Angliae qui inunctus erat Yet e Titles of Honour p. 150. Mr. Selden thinks this Unction was only at his Confirmation and was mistaken for his Royal Unction at his Coronation by all these Historians which is improbable those who were confirmed in that age being anointed with holy Chrism in the foreheads After this I find frequent mention of our Saxon Kings consecrations at their Coronations by their own Metropolitans or Bishops but none of them by the Pope for the very next year after c Mat. Westm An. 855. p 308 Chron. Johan Bromton col 745 13. 754 58. An. 855. Eadmundus ex prosapia antiquorum Saxonum originem ducens provinciae Orientalium Anglorum culmen regiminis suscepit anno à nativitate sua 13. ab omnibus regionis illius Magnatibus et populis Rex electus et ad regimen multum renitens compulsus ab Humberto Helmhamensi Episcopo in villa Regia quae Bures nuncupatur munus consecrationis accepit et coronatur d Mat. Westm An. 901 p. 351 Radulphus de Diceto Abbrev Chron. col 453 61. Chron. Johan Bromton col 831 28. Anno 901. after King Alfreds death Eadwardus ejus primogenitus regni Angliae diademate est insignitus consecratus in Regem a Pleimundo Dorobernensi Archiepiscopo apud Kingestune After his decease e Mat. Westm p. 363. Joann Bromton Chr. col 837 44. H●nr Huntindon Hist. l. 5. p. 354. Anno 940. Aethelstanus or Adelstanus filius ejus primogenitus apud Kingestonam Regiam Villam Rex creatus ab Aethelmo Dorobernensi Archiepiscopo consecratur f Radulphus de D●ceto col 454 455. Simeon Dunelm Hist. col 156. 17. Mat. W●st p. 369. Anno 945. Eadmundus Rex Anglorum consecratus est ab Odone Dorobernensi Archiepiscopo apud Kingestune after whose murder An. 946. Eadredus frater ejus consecratus est ab Odone Archiepiscopo apud Kingestune et regni Diadema ab eo suscipit An. 955. Successit ei in regnum Eadwinus Eadmundi Regis filius & apud Kingestonam ab Odone Cant. Archiepiscopo Regiam unctionem suscepit as Mat. Westminster or Rex consecratus est as others story g Simeon Dunelm Hist. col 159. Florentius Wygorn p. 353 Mat. Westm p. 374. Hoveden p. 426. Henr. Hunt H●st l. 5. p. 357. An. 973. Eadgarus Rex Anglorum Pacificus in the 15. or rather 16. year of his reign not before Anno aetatis suae 30. 5 Idns Maii die Pentecostes à beatis Praesulibus Dunstano & Oswaldo et a caeteris totius Angliae antistitibus praesentibus Magnatibus universis apud Akemancestre or Civitate Acamanni quae hodiè Bathonia dicitur Coronam portabit et ibidem cum maximo honore benedicitur consecratur et in Regem inungitur After his decease h Florentius Wygorniensis p. 361. Radulphu de Diceto Abbr. Hist. p. 458 35. Chr. Johan Bromton col 872. Mat. Westm p. 376. Anno 975 there arising a contest which of his sons should succeed him thereupon Archipraesules Dunstanus & Oswaldus cum Coepiscopis Abbatibus Ducibusque quamplurimis in unum convenerunt et Eadwardum ut pater ejus praeceperat eligerunt electum consecrarunt et in Regem unxerunt apud Kingestune Upon his treacherous murder by his Mother-in-law to advance her son his Brother Aethelredus a sanctis Praesulibus Dunstano Cantuariensi & Oswaldo Eborac●nsi & decem Episcopis die Dominica 8. Kal. Maii i Florent Wygorn p. 362. Mat. Westm p. 378. Roger. Hoveden p. 427. Henr. Huntindon H●st l. 5. p. 357. Anno 979. in Kingstona Regni diadema suscepit et ad regni fastigium est consecratus All these consecrations of our Saxon Kings were without any solemn Oath or promise made by them at their Coronations to or before their Archbishops or Bishops Mr. k Titles of Honour p. 150 151 etc. 158 to 180. Selden hath printed an ancient Saxon Pontifical concerning the Ceremonies Rites and Prayers used in the anointing and crowning of our Saxon Kings and Queens made by their Bishops much about this time having no Coronation Oath or Interrogatories many of which prayers as well as the anointing and crowning are still retained and yet used at the Coronations of our Kings and Queens King Aethelred deceasing l S●meon Dunelmens' de Gestis Regum Angl. col 173. Florent Wyg●rn Chron. p. 384 Mat. West p. 401. Roger Hoved. Annal. pars 1. Chr. Jo. Bromt. p. 903. Anno 1016 post multas hujus vitae tribulationes Canutus the Dane then invading and possessing a great part of the Realm Post mortem ejus Episcopi Abbates Deuces & quique Nobiliores Angliae & maxima pars Regni tàm Clericorum quam Laicorum in unum congregati pari consensu ad eum in Suthamptoniam venientes in Dominum et Regem sibi Canutum eligerunt omnemque progenié Regis Aethelredi coram illo abnegando repudiantes pacem cum eo composuerunt et fidelitatem juraverunt Duibus et ille JURAVIT Duod et secundum Deum et secundum saeculum fidelis esse vellet eis Dominus This is the first solemn Coronation Oath I find made by any of our Kings and that by a foreign invader usurper of the Crown upon the abjuration of the Right heir and Saxon royal Line by treacherous perfidious Bishops Abbots Clergymen Nobles to establish him and his posterity in the Royal Throne Cnute hereupon after his pilgrimage to Rome more advanced the Privileges of the Clergy than any of our former Kings putting them only to their purgations for Capital crimes whereof they were accused before the Bishops the m Here p. 342. original ground of exempting Clergymen from secular Jurisdiction for capital crimes and of other encroachments in succeeding ages At Cives Londonienses & pars Nobilium qui eo tempore consistebant Londoniae Clitonem Eadmundum unanimo consensu in Regem lebavere qui à Levingo Dorobornensi Archiepiscopo apud Londonias consecratus est without any Oath at all like his predecessors being right heir to the Crown who soon after conquered Cnute in 5. set battles and had probably for ever driven him and the Danes quite out of the Realm had those perfidious Prelates Nobles and others who revolted to and Crowned Knute for their King adhered to him and those Saxons who crowned him being their lawful King After Cnutes' decease n Mat. West p. 410 411 412. Florent Wygorniensis Chr. p. 400 401. Hoveden Annal pars 1. p. 438. Hen. Huntindon Hist. l. 6 p. 364 365. Simeon Dunelm col 180. Radulphus de Diceto col 474. Chron. Johan Bromton col 932 933. Harald his reputed Son regni Angliae diademate insignitus est without any mention of his Unction or Oath He dying about 4. years after An. 1040. Hardecnute then in Flanders was sent for by the unanimous consent of the Nobles as well English as Danes as right heir to Cnute ut ad Angliam veniret Regni Diadema suscepturus Qui consiliis Magnatum illico adquiescens aestate media venit in Angliam & gratanter ab omnibus susceptus ab Eadsio Cantuariensi Archiepiscopo in Regem est consecratus regnique solio mox sublimatus apud Londoniam without any Oath After his short reign o Flo● Wygor Chron. p. 404. Mat. Westm p. 415. William Malmesburiens de G●stis Regum Angl. l. 2. c. 13. p. 80. Hen. Huntindon Hist. l. 6. p. 364. Hoveden Annal. pars 1. p. 439. Sim. Dunelmensis col 181. Aethelredus Abbas Rievallis de Genealogia Regum Angl. col 366. De Vita & Mirac Edwardi Confessoris col 375 Chron. Joan. Bromton col 937. Gervasius Act. Pontif. Cantua● col 1652. H●nr de Knyght●n de Event Angliae l. 1. c. 8. col 2329. Polychron Polydo● Virgil Fab●an Caxton G●afton Holinshed Speed and others in his Life Anno 1042. ejus frater Edwardus styled the Confessor annuente Clero & populo Londoniis in Regem eligitur & ab Archiepiscopo Cantuariensi Eadsio & Eborac Alfrico cum sibi subjectis Episcopis in Regem magna pompa apud Wintoniam or Westm as others story coronatur ungitur et consecratur prima die Paschae Nonas Aprilis not one of our Historians making mention of any Coronation Oath then ministered unto or taken by him only William of Malmesbury stories that before his arrival in England when he was sent to by the Nobles to be Crowned upon terms proposed to him by Earl Godwin Nihil erat quod Edwardus pro necessitate temporis non polliceretur ita utrinque fide data quicquid petebatur privately by Godwin Sacramento firmavit before his arrival in England I find Archbishop Stratford in his insolent Epistle to King Edward the 1. wherein he advanceth the Popes Bishop's Authority Canons Constitutions above the Crowns Laws Customs of Kings and Emperors who must subject their necks to them and that Clergymen are not obnoxious to any Secular Powers Judge's for Capital offences but only to their Bishops by the Laws of King Cnute affirms Sanctusetiam p Sp●lmanni Council Tom 2 p. 3●2 Here. p. 266. Edwardus in regnum Angliae sublimatus PRIUS JURAVIT se Leges Canuti Regis inviolabiliter ser vaturum And then asserts that the Church was in possession of the Liberties he contended for tribus temporibus Regum dibersarum linguarum Insulae praedictae et praecipue et indubitanter tempore Sancti Edwardi who ratified the Laws of Knute I must acknowledge that in the Laws of q Gul. Lambardi Archaion f. 130. & Abrahamus Whelochu● Arkaionomia p. 142. King Edward the Confessor cap. 17. not in Cnutes I find this Law inserted De Regis Officio & de Jure & appendiciis Coronae regni Britanniae Rex autem quia Vicarius summi Regis est ad hoc est constitutus ut regnum terrenum & populum Domini et super omnia sanctam veneretur Ecclesiam ejus et regat et ab injuriosis defendat et maleficos ab ea evellat et destruat et penitus disperdat Quod nisi fecerit nec nomen Regis in eo constabit verum testante Papa Joanne nomen Regis perdit etc. After which follows in a different Character as an additional Appendix since annexed to this Law Debet verò de jure Rex omnes terras & honores omnes dignitates & jura & libertates Coronae regni hujus in integrum cum omni integritate et sine diminutione observare et defendere dispersa et dilapidata et amissa regni jura in pristinum statum et debitum viribus omnibus revocare etc. Debet vero Rex Deum timere super omnia et diligere et mandata ejus per totum regnum suum servare Debet etiam sanctam Ecclesiam regni sut cum omni integritate et libertate juxta Constitutiones Patrum et praedecessorum servare fovere manutenere regere et contra inimico● desendere ita ut Deus prae caeteris honoretur et prae oculis semper haveatur Debet etiam bonas leges et consuetudines approbatas erigere pravas autem delere et omnes a Regno deponere Debet judicium rectum in regno facere et justitiam per consilium Procerum regni sui tenere Ista vero debet omnia Rex in propria persona inspectis et tactis sacrosanctis Ebangeliis et super sacras et sanctas reliquias coram regno et Sacerdotio et Clero JUKAKE antequam ab Archiepiscopis et Episcopis regni coronetur From whence sundry persons have concluded that King Edward the Confessor yea all or most of our Saxon Kings before him at their Coronations took such an Oath as this Law mentions before they were Crowned by the Archbishops and Bishops but finding no mention of any such Oath prescribed to him or his predecessors in any of o●r ancient Historians and some Clauses thereof being transcribed verbatim out of the Great Charter of King John and Henry de Bracton I cannot but esteem it a figment of punier times after such Oaths imposed on succeeding Kings by our Bishops at their Coronations to enlarge support their own and their Church's Jurisdictions privileges beyond their ancient limits As for the Coronation Oath mentioned in Bracton viz. r Lib. 3. de Actionibus c. 9 f. 107. That the King of England at his Coronation ought BY AN OATH taken in the Name of our Lord Jesus Christ to promise these 3. things to the people subject to him Imprimis se esse praecepturum et pro viribus opem impensurum ut ECCLESIAE DEI & omni populo Christiano vera pax omni suo tempore observetur Secundò ut rapacitates et omnes iniquitates omnibus gradibus interdicat Tercio ut in omnibus judiciis aequitatem praecipiat & misericordiam & quod per justitiam suam firma ga●deant pace universi without any Clause concerning King Cnntes Laws or defence of the Church's Liberties it relates not to Edward the Confessors Law or Oath It is very true that the ſ See Here Tom. 1. p. 319. to 330. Pope and Prelates taking advantage of this King Edward's extraordinary devotion and simplicity encroached some more privileges than they had before especially the Monasteries of Westminster and Ramsey as his Charters to them demonstrate which he thus prefaced t Monasticon Angl. Vol. 1. p. 236. Summum Regibus et Principibus bonum est sanctam Ecclesiam Dei exaltare et honorare quia cum eam exaltant et honorant cum ea et in ea et per eam exaltantur et honorantur Which though true in a right sense yet not as abused to the diminution of the Rights Prerogatives Revenues of the Crown the Common Laws of the Realm or Laymens' Liberties or to advance the Prelates Clergy above them as their Lord's paramount who then engrossed to themselves alone the Title of the Church excluding the Laity whereas this King included the Christian Laity within the Title of the Church as well as the Clergy After this King Edward's funeral An. 1066. Comes Haroldus contrastatum & Jurejurandum contemptor praestitae fidei to wit to William Duke of Normandy that he should succeed Edward ac nequiter oblitus sui Sacramenti throno Regio se intrusit per Archiepiscopum Eboracae Aldredum solenniter coronatus as u Historia p. 900. Ingulphus Abbot of Croyland living in that age relates x Chron. p. 428 Florentius Wygorniensis y Abbr. Chron. col 479. Radulphus de Diceto z Hist. Novorum p. 5. Eadmerus a Annal. pars prior p. 447. Roger de Hoveden Grafton and others story Haroldus Comes Godwini filius quem Rex ante suam decessionem Regni successorem elegerat a totius Angliae Primatibus ad Regale culmen electus eodem die ab Aldredo Eboracensi Archiepiscopo in Regem est consecratus without mentioning any Oath proposed to or by him Yet b Historiae p. 2 Flores Hist p. 433. Matthew Paris Matthew Westminster and some others story extorta fide à Majoribus capiti proprio imposuit Diadema sibique Regnum sine Ecclesiastica authoritate imponendo asseruit und● Papam Alexandrum et omnes Angliae Praelatos sibi creavit inimicos being loathe this their acquired privilege of Crowning Kings should be interrupted as if thereby they received their Crowns and Regal authority from them alone and that upon such Conditions Oaths as they should prescribe them But though Harold when Crowned King by Archbishop Alfred took no Coronation Oath yet Florentius Wygorniensis stories of him Mox ut regni guvernacula susceperat leges iniquas statuere aequas caepit condere Ecclesiarum et Monasteriorum patronus fieri Episcopos Abbates Monachos Clericos colere simul et venerari to obtain their favour and assistance he being as a Historiae p. 900. Ingulphus b De Gestis Regum l. 2. c. 11. William Malmesbury c De Vita & Miraculis Edwardi Confessoris col 400 Ailredus Abbas d Hist. l. 6. p. 384. Henry Huntindon e Hist. Angliae p. 2. Mat. Paris f Flores Hist. p. 433. Mat. Westminster the Chronicle of g Chron. col 957. Bromton h De Event Angl. l. 2. c. 6. Henry de Knyghton i Yp●digma Neustriae p. 28. Thomas Walsingham k Acts and Monuments Vol. 1. p. 214. Mr. Fox l Britanni● p. 145 146. Mr. Lambard m History of Great Britain p. 419. Speed and others style him a perjured Usurper of the Crown to which he had no colour of Title but by a feigned designation of King Edward by which also William of Normandy claimed it when as Edgar Athelin had the sole legal hereditary right and title to it as all Historians accord King n See Here Tom. 1. p. 329 to 339. William the 1. styled the Conqueror by the slaughter of Harold and most of his Army in a bloody battle claiming the Crown but by a little better Title than he as though a bastard near allied to Edward the Confessor who designed him to be his heir and successor his sword proving more successful than Heralds refused to be crowned by Stigand Archbishop of Canterbury whom h●●soon after deprived imprisoned till his death but was crowned by Aldred Archbishop of York though he consecrated and crowned Harold King who prescribed him an Oath as o De Gestis Regum Angl. col 19● Simeon Dunel●ensis p Ch●onicon p. 422. Florentius Wygorniensis q Annal. pars prior p. 450 Roger de Hoveden r Acta Pontif. Ebor. col 170● See Praefatio Rogeri Twisde● ad Leges Willielmi primi in Archa●onomia Abrahami Whelochi p. 155 156. Thomas Stubbs and others thus relate Ipsa Nativitatis die ab Aldredo Eboracensium Archiepiscopo apud Westmonast in Regem totius Angliae sublimiter coronatum inunxit et consecravit honori●●ce prius ut idem Archiepiscopus ab eo exigebat ante Altare Sancti Petri Apostoli coram Clero et populo JUREJURANDO PROMITTENS Se belle Sanctas Ecclesia● ac Rectores ●arum defendere which Clause occurrs not in any former O●th necnon et cunctum populum sibi subjectum juste et regali providentia regere Rectam legem statuere et tenere rapinas injusiaque judicia penitus amovere or interdicere ſ De Gestis Pont●f Anglorum l. 3. p. 271 William of Malmesbury one of our exactest Historians living in or near that time renders his Oath thus without this first Clause Exhortatus Aldredus consecrationem egit exacto prius coram omni populo JURAMENTO quod se modeste erga subditos ageret et aequo jure tam Anglos quam Francos tractaret The t Col. 962. Chronicle of Bromton thus relates the story of his Coronation and Oath Cumque Willielmus Dux Normanniae Conquestor Angliae tyranni nomen exhorresceret & nomen legitimi Principis induere vellet à Stigando Cantuariensi Archiepiscopo in Regem petiit consecrari Ille verò ut quidem dicunt cruento viro & alieni juris invasori manus imponere formidans nullatenus adquievit undè licet ipse Willielmu● eundem Stigandum ut noverat multis modis blandè honoravit ipsum tamen nunquam postmodum cordialiter amavit etc. Requisitus igitur Eboracensis Archiepiscopus Aldredus vir utique bonus & prudens intelligensque cedendum esse tempori & divinae nequaquam resistendum ordinationi * Gulielmus Neubrigen●is l. 1. c. 1. p. 1 2. Hoc modo hominem ferocissimum spirantem adhuc minarum & caedis in populum mitem reddidit & religiosis pro conservanda republica fuendaque Ecclesiae disciplina sacramentis astrinxit & in ipso proximo sequenti die Nativitati● Domini post victoriam de praedicto Rege Haraldo habitam Londoniis apud Westm hoc munu● implevit ipsumque Regem Willielmum ad jura Ecclesiae Anglicanae tuenda et conservanda populumque suum recte regendum et leges rectas statuendum sacramento solempniter astrinxit u S●e here p. 269. John Peckham Archbishop of Canterbury in his arrogant Epistle to King Edward the first in the 9 year of his reign affirms Willielmus etiam Rex cui sanctus Edwardus regnum contulit Leges ipsius Sancti servandas esse concessit as if he promised it by his Oath at his Coronation But this was no express clause in the Oath prescribed him by Aldred at his Coronation but in a subsequent Oath Anno 1072. as Speed computes it when King William entering into a Parley with the English Nobility who intended to set up Edgar Atheling King for violating their ancient Laws and introducing new he by Archbishop Lanfrancks' advice taking his Oath upon the Holy Ebangelists and the Relics of St. Alban the Martyr the Oath being ministered to him by Abbot Frederick of St. Alban elected Captain of the forces then raised against him x Mat. Paris in Vita Fritherici Abbatis 13. S. Albani p. 30. Speeds History p. 440 441. juravit bonas et antiquas regni Leges quas sancti et pii Angliae Reges et maxime Rex Edwardus statuit inviolabiliter observare y Gul. Neubrigensis l. 1. c. 5. p. 2. Chron. Johan Bromton col 962. Et sic pacificati ad propria laeti recesserunt which Clause was afterwards inserted into sundry of our King's Coronation Oaths This z Tho. Stubs Acta Pontif. Ebor. col 1703 1704. Archbishop Aldred from his very Crowning and prescribing this Coronation Oath to King William grew so insolent and exercised such authority over him like a Father ut cum ille caeteris imperaret ab eo sibi●imperari aequanimiter sineret I shall instance only in two memorable particulars The Sheriff of z Tho. Stubs Acta Pontif. Ebor. col 1703 1704. York by this King's Writ seizing upon some provisions of this Archbishops to victual the Castle of York refusing to restore them upon his demand the Archbishop thereupon repaired to the King for reparations to Westminster Cum autem venisset coram Rege & Rex ei assurgere & osculum porrigere parasset ille substitit et cum baculo Pontificali stola circundatus nil veritus Maiestatem Regiam neque asiantium Principum proterviam eum talibus verbis allocutus est Audi inquit Willielme Rex cum esses alienigena & Deo permittente nostraeque gentis superbiam puniente Regnum Britanniae quamvis multo cum sanguine optinuesses ego te in Regem consec●abi et coronam capiti tuo cum benedictione imposui Nunc autem quia ita meruisti pro benedictione maledictionem tibi imponam sicut Ecclesiae Dei Persecutori et Ministrorum ejus oppressori et pr●●●issionum atque ju● amentorum quae mihi coram Altare Sancti Petri jurasti transgressori Ad haec verba Rex tremefactus procidit ad pedes ejus humiliter afflagitans ut in quo tam grabem meruisset sententiam aperiret Qui verò assistebant Regi Primates regui in Archiepiscopum frementes minisque et terroribus adversus eum insurgentes ipsum merito de medio debere tolli vel in exilium extra Regnum expelli qui tanto Regi tantam injuriam irrogasset urgebant eum ut Regem quam citius erigeret Ille vero non minis vel terroribus territus Sinite inquit boni biri finite illum jacere non enim jacet ad pedes Aldred● sed ad pedes Petri Apostoli Debet enim experiri Petri potentiam qui non est veritus Petri Vicario irrogare injuriam To which I shall add another insolency of his towards this King upon the same account that he was crowned and blessed by him thus recorded by a De Gestis Pontificum Angl. l. 3. p. 271 Malmesbury Cum Rex importabilis tributi pensum à Provincialibus exigeret convenit eum per legatos Antistes quos agrè admissos cum turbulento responso abegisset non moratus ille maledictionis telum in illum et omnem ejus vibrabat progeniem Praefatus Posse se maledictionem dare merito qui benedictionem dedisset immerito quod cum relatum esset Regi amicorum admonitione delinitus misit qui Episcopum exorarent Veruntamen praevenerat Nuncios mors Antistitis qui ex aegritudine animi ut plerumque fit contracto morbo decubuerat because he could not have his will in all things King William the Conqueror being sick devised Normandy to Rohert his eldest son the Realm of England to William Rufus his second and a great sum of money to Henry his youngest son and then deceased 27 Sept. 1087. in Normandy Whereupon b Eadmerus Hist. Novo● l. 5. p. 13 14. Willielmus filius ejus qui cum regni fastidia fratri suo Roberto praeripere gestaret et Lanfrancum sine cujus assensu in regnum ascisci nullatenus poterat sibi in hoc ad expletionem desiderii sui non omnino consentaneum inveniret verens ne dilatio suae consecrationis inferret ei dispendium cupiti honoris cepit tàm pro se quam per omnes quos poterat FIDE SACRAMENTOQUE Lanfranco promittere ju●●itiam aequitatem et misericordiam se per totum regnum si Rex foret in omni negotio servaturum PACEM LIBERTATEM SECURITATEM ECCLESIARUM CONTRA OMNES DEFENSURUM necne praeceptis atque consiliis ejus per omnia et i● omnibus obtemperaturum Sed cum post haec in regno fuisset confirmatus posiposita pollicitatione sua made to Lanfranc in Normandy not at his Coronation as Eadmerus stories in contraria dilapsus est Super quo cum à Lanfranco modestè redarguaretur et ei sponsio fidei non servatae opponeretur furore succensus Qui ait est qui cuncta quae promittit implere possit Ex hoc igitur non rectis oculis super Pontificem intendere valebat After this Oath and promise thus made he hasting into England with Lanfranc c Simeon Duneimeasis Hist col 214. Radulfus de Diceto Abbr. Chr. col 488. Chr. Joan. B●omton co● 983. William Malmsb●riensis De G●st Reg. l. 4. p. 120. Mat. Paris Hist. An●l p. 13. Rog Hoveden Annal. pars prior p. 463. Mat. Westm p. 12. Thomas Walsingham Y●od●gm Neust●iae p. 35. Florentius Wyg●●●iensis G●ron p. 450. H●n deKnyghton de Event Angl. l. 2. c. 5. col 2351. Cestrensis Polydore Virgil Speed Daniel in William Rufus Mat. Parker Antiqu. Eccles. Brit. p. 99 100 Sexto Kal. Octobris die Dominica in Westmonasterio à Lanfranco Archiepiscopo consecratus est in Regem quo authore et annitente coronatus d Actu● Pontif. Cant. col 1655. Gervasius Dorobornensis in the life of Lanfranc writes Convocatis Episcopis & Primoribus Angliae Lanfrancus elegit Willielmum filium Regis sacravit et coronavit in Regem bunc enim antea educaverat & militem fecerat Not one of our Historians mention any Oath administered to or taken by him at his Coronation Soon after all the Norman Nobility but Lanfranc resolving to make Robert his elder Brother King of England and to deliver him up prisoner to him or murder him raising up arms against him for that end in several places e H●nr Huntindon Hist. l. 7. p. 372. Hoveden p. 461. His auditis Rex fecit congregari Anglos et ostendit eis traditionem Normannorum et rogavit ut sibi auxilio essent eo tenore ut si in hac necessitate sibi fideles existerent meliorem legem quam vellent eligere eye concederet legesque promisit exoptabiles et omne injustum Stottum interdixit et concessit omnibus sylvas suas et venationem an apparent evidence he made no such Oath or promise to them at his Coronation Sed quicquid promisit parvo tempore custodivit Yea he bore such a secret hatred to Lanfranc for exacting the premised Oath and promise to him and reprehending him for breaking it that he banished him the Realm for a time as some write and immediately upon his decease f Eadmerus H●st Novor l. 1. p. 14. See Antiq. Eccles. Brit. 100 102. & Gervasius Actus Pontif. Cantuar. and Godwin in Lan●ranco ipsam totius Angliae Scotiae et Hiberniae necnon adjacentium Insularum matrem Ecclesiam scilicet Cantuariensem invasit cuncta quae juris illius erant intus et extra per Clientes suos describi praecepit taxatoque victu Monachorum inibi Deo servientium reliqua sub censum atque in suum dominium redigi jussit etc. keeping the Temporalties near 5. whole years in his hands before he advanced another Archbishop to that See Nec ista quae diximus Ecclesiae Cantuariensi facta sunt desaevit immanitas ista etiam in cunctis filiabus qui viris suis Episcopis scil seu Abbatibus decedentibus in viduitatem ea tempestate cadebant Et quidem * A mistake See Godwins Catalogue of Bishops p. 10 12 15 20 32. ipse primus hanc luctuosam oppressionem Ecclesiis Dei indixit nullatenus eum ex paterna traditione excipiens Destitutas ergo Ecclesias solus in Dominio suo tenebat as Eadmerus then living complains Thus Lanfranck and our other Prelates endeavouring to exalt enlarge the Liberties and Privileges of the Church by advancing William to the throne putting by Robert and obliging him by Oath to preserve the peace Liberties Immunities of the Church against all men and to obey their precepts counsils entirely in all things were by divine retaliation more frustrated of their expectations and pretended or real Liberties by him then by his Father the Conqueror William Rufus being slain by casualty or rather treachery in NewForest An. 1100. thereupon as our ancient Historians relate g Mat. Paris p. 52 53. Eadmerus Hist. Novor l. 3. p. 55. William Malmsburiensis Hen. Huntindon Roger Hoveden Mat. West Chron. Joan-Bromton Gervasius Hen. deKnyghton Polychronicon Fabian Holinshed Daniel Speed Grafton Anno 1100. in Henrico 1. Cum Magnates Angliae ignorarent quid actum esset de Roberto Deuce Normannorum Regis defuncti fratre primogenito qui jam per quinquennium in expeditione Hierosolymitana moram pertraxerat timuerunt diu sine regimine vacillare Quod Henricus fratrum ultimus & juvenis sapientissimus cum callidè cognovisset congregato Londoniis Clero Angliae & populo universo promisit emendationem legum quibus oppressa fuerat Anglia tempore patris sui et fratris nuper defuncti ut animos omnium in sui promotionem accenderet et amorem et ut illum in Regem susciperent et patronum Hereupon the Bishops and Clergy to regain and enlarge their Privileges Ad haec Clero respondente & Magnatibus cunctis quod si animo volente ipsis vellet concedere & charta sua communire illas libertates et consuetudines antiquas quae floruerunt in regno tempore Sancti Regis Edwardi in ipsum consentirent et in Regem unanimiter consecrarent Henrico autem hoc libenter annuente et se id facturum cum juramento affirmante consecratus est in Regem apud Westmonasterium in die Assumptionis beatae Mariae favente Clero et populo cui continuò à Mauritio Londinensi Episcopo & à Thoma Eboracensi Archiepiscopo in the absence of Anselm Archbishop of Canterbury corona capiti imponitur h Hist. Novor l. 3. p. 55. Eadmerus writes that he sent Messengers and Letters to Archbishop Anselm then in exile to hasten his coming into England seipsum regnumque suum ejus consilio ac moderamini se subjecturum pollicens In ipso suae consecrationis die bonas et sanctas omni populo Leges se servaturum et omnes oppressiones et iniquitates quae sub fratre suo emerserant in omni sua Dominatione tam in Ecclesiis quam in secularibus negociis prohibiturum et subversurum sposponderat Et haec omnia JUSJURANDI interjectione firmata per totum regnum divulgatum ire praeceperat Cum fuerat diademae insignitus has libertates subscriptas in Regno ad exaltationem Sanctae Ecclesiae et pacem populi tenendam concessit * Mat. Paris Hist. Angl. p. 53 54. Here Tom. 1. p. 400 401. & Leges Henrici 2. in Abraham Wheloc Spelmanni Council Tom. 2. p. 28 31. Henricus Dei gratia Rex Angliae Hugoni de Boclande Vicecomiti & omnibus fidelibus suis tàm Francis quam Anglicis in Herefordscyre salutem Sciatis me Dei misericordi● & communi Consilio Baronum Regni Angliae Regem esse coronatum Et quia Regnum oppressum erat injustis exactionibus ego respectu Dei & amore quem erga vos omnes habeo sanctam Dei Ecclesiam liberam facio ita quod nec eam vendam nec ad firmam ponam nec mortuo Archiepiscopo vel Episcopo vel Abbate aliquid accipiam de dominio Ecclesiae vel de hominibus donec successor in eam ingrediatur etc. This was one of the first considerable usurpations our Archbishops and Bishops made upon the Kings and Crown of England by virtue of this King's Coronation Oath and Charter in pursuit thereof being not next heir to the Crown but Robert whom they deprived of it whereby they devested them of their ancient prerogative to sell farm out or receive the fruits profits of all or any Archbishoprics Bishoprics Abbeys Monasteries Temporalties during their vacancies till their plenarties under pretext of the Church's Liberties and encouraged the Pope and Archbishop Anselm to extort from him soon after the ancient Right Privilege of Investitures of Archbishops Bishops Abbots per annulum et baculum and publicly to renounce it to the prejudice of his Successors in a * Eadmerus Hist Novor l. 4. p. 91. Mat. Par. p. 60. Mat. Westm p. 26. Spelmanni Council Tom. 2. p. 27 28. See Here Tom. 2. p. 427. Council at London Anno Dom. 1107. wherein annuit Rex & statuit ut ab eo tempore in reliquum nunquam per donationem baculi pastoralis bel annuli quisquam de Episcopatu vel Abbatia per Regem vel quamlibet laicum manum Investiretur in Anglia to the great impairing of the Rights of his Crown Nobles the dishonour of himself and his successors and grand advancement of the Popes and Prelates Jurisdictions Moreover this privilege of crowning our Kings and prescribing an Oath Charter to King Henry when crowned so puffed up Archbishop Ralph Anselms next successor that at the solemn Coronation of his Queen Adelicia he imperiously commanded the King to pull off his Crown and could hardly be persuaded by the Nobles present not to pull or strike it off his head in a most arrogant manner because he or his predecessor had not set it thereon thus related by i Antiqu. Eccles. Brit p. 111 112. Eadmerus H●st Novorum l. 6. p. 137. Poly. chronicon l. 7. c. 15. Chron. Johan Bromton col 1013. Gervasius Acta Pontif. Cantuar col 1661. 1662. Hen. de Knyght●n de Event Angliae l. 2. c. 8. col 2380. Speeds History of Great Britain p. 475. Matthew Parker his successor and others Cum Rex post Pentecosten Londinum rediens corona insignitus in throno sederet et tum Regina consecranda et coronanda esset Rodulphus Archiepiscopus tunc missam celebraturus sacris altaribus astitisset advertit Regem sedere in solio suo coronatum & admiratus est Sciens regni coronam se illi non impos●isse nec illam ab alio positam se praesente jure far debutsse Divertit igitur infulatus & sui Patriarchatus stola redimitus ab altari & ad Regem quia absent Anselmo à Thoma Eboracensi Archiepiscopo in consecratione Diadema impositum ei est accessit Cui accedenti Rex comiter assurrexit Quaesivit Archi●piscopus quis ejus capiti Coronam imposuisset Ad quo Rex demisso vultu Mea inquit haud refert ideoque neque illius memini At Archiepiscopus atra bile percitus inquit Nullo id jure fecit quisquis ille suerit proinde aut tu a gerenda Corona cessabis aut ego ab administranda missa nec quamdiu capiti suo hoc modo insederit propositi negotii executor non existam A● haec Rex nihilò turbatus vultu placido & modesto respondit S● ut a●s hoc Diadema capiti meo non jure imponitur tu id facias quod juri censeas consentaneum ego non refragabor Quo dicto accessit propius Archiepiscopus manusque ad Diadema Regis capiti detrahendum attollens cum Rex etiam fibulam sub mento ligatam qua Diadema capiti vinciretur solveret Proceres Regis modestiam et Archiepiscopi iracundiam admirantes una voce in Archiepiscopum ferebantur instabantque ne in tam solemni Reginae coronatione Regi Diadema auferret Quorum clamoribus actus Rodulphus vix est inflexus quin Regiam coronam de capite Regis excussisset Eadmerus and Gervasius Dorobornensis write Pontifex eleuátis manibus sustulit coronam de capite Regis Quod hi qui circumstabant intuentes omnes clara voce Pontificem parcere et Regio capiti Coronam remittere petiverunt Adquievit ille et mox juxta Regem Coronatum astans Canticum Gloria in excelsis exorsus est & subsequentia ut consuevit choro canente missa illa quietè peracta est Ex quo perspici possit writes Archbishop Parker quam intempestive et impudenter le●itate Principis illius generis homines abusi sunt qui Monachali sanctitate se digniores reliovis et in Principes habere imperium putabant by this pretended Right of Crowning them Upon the death of this Archbishop Ralph his next successor William corbel together with the rest of the Bishops advanced by this King's favour after his decease thinking that King Henry though very indulgent to them used himself not altogether for their purpose and that they should do God good service in providing for the better advancement of the Church if they might set up and create a King chiefly by their especial means and authority who would follow their Counsel better and reform such things as they judged amiss as k Chronicles Vol. 3. p. 96 Hoveden Annal pars 1. p. 481. See Here Tom. 1. p. 489 490. Raphael Holinshed observes contrary to their express Oaths to King Henry and Maude his right heir to crown her Queen after his decease most perfidiously put her by the Crown as they did Robert his elder brother when they crowned him in his stead electing and Crowning Stephen his Nephew against his and their Oaths for their King Willielmus quoque Cant. Archiepiscopus qui primus Sacramentum secerat Imperatrici de regno Angliae Stephanum prohdolor adds Hoveden in Regem benedixit The Solemnities and Prayers used at his and his Queen's Coronation are at large recorded in Gervasius Tilburiensis his Chronica col 1587. 1588. to which I refer you What new Oath Articles the Prelates and Clergy for enlargement of their Jurisdiction and Liberties prescribed to him and what a new Prelatical Conditional Oath of fealty they took to him l Novellae Hist l. 1. p. 179. Mat. Paris Hist. Angl. p. 71. who recit●● the heads of this Oath and Charter William of Malmesbury living in that age will best inform us who relates Anno 1135. Non multo post adventum Comitis juraverunt Episcopi sidelitatem Regi conditionally that is Traitorously I might say writeth m History of Great Britain p. 484. nu 4. ● Speed quamdiu ille libertatem Ecclesiae et vigorem disciplinae conservaret Ipse quoque juravit juxta tenorem scripti quod sic habetur in subditis Ego Stephanus gratia Cleri et populi in Regem Angliae electus et a Domino Willielmo Archiepiscopo Cantuariae et Sanctae Ecclesiae Romanae Legato consecratus et ab Innocentio Sanctae sedis Romanae Pontifice postmodum confirmatus respectu et amore Dei sanctam Ecclesiam liberam esse concedo et debitam reverentiam illi confirmo Nihil me in Ecclesia vel in rebus Ecclesiastieis Symoniace acturum vel permissurum esse promitto Ecclesiasticarum personarum et omnium Clericorum et rerum eorum justitiam et potestatem et distributionem bonorum Ecclesiasticorum in manu Episcoporum esse perhibeo et confirmo Dignitates Ecclesiarum privilegiis earum confirmatas et consuetudines earum antiquo tenore habitas inviolate manere concedo et statuo Omnes Ecclesiarum possessiones et tenuras quas die illa habuerant qua Willielmus Rex avus mens fuit vivus et mortuns sine omnium calumniantium reclamatione eis liberas et absolutas esse concedo Si quid vero de habitis aut possessis ante mortem Regis quibus modo careat Ecclesia deinceps repetierit indulgentiae et dispensationi meae vel discutiendum vel restituendum reservo Quaecunque vero post mortem Regis liberalitate Regum largitione Principum oblatione vel comparatione vel qualibet transmutatione sidelium collata sunt confirmo pacem me et justitiam in omnibus facturum et proposse meo conservaturum promitts Forestas quas Willielmus Rex avusmens' & Willielmus secundus Auunculus meus instituerunt & tenuerunt mihi reservo Caeteras omnes quas Henricus Rex superaddidit Ecclesiis et Regno quietas reddo et concedo Si quis autem Episcopus vel Abbas vel alia Ecclesiastica persona ante mortem suam rationabiliter sua distribuerit vel distribuenda statuerit firmum manere conceds Si vero morte praeoccupatus fuerit pro salute animae ejus Ecclesiae consilio eadem fiat distributio Dum vero sedes propriis fuerint pastoribus vacuae et ipsae et omnes earum possessiones in manu et custodia Clericorum vel proborum hominum ejusdem Ecclesiae committantur donec pastor canonice substituatur Omnes exactiones & mescheningas & injustitias sive per Vicecomites vel per alios quoslibet malè induct as funditus extirpo Bonas Leges & antiquas & justas consuetudines in murdris & placitis & aliis causis observabo & observari praecipio & constituo apud Oxeneford Anno incarnationis Domini 1136. Regni mei primo Nomina testium qui multifuerunt apponere fastidio quia penè omnia it a perperam mutavit being destructive to and inconsistent with the ancient Rights of the Crown quasi ad hoc tantum jurasset ut praevaricatorem Sacramenti se regno toti ostenderet as Malmesburiensis and Matthew Paris too concludes almost in the same words who recites the Heads of his Oath and Charter And here I cannot but observe the admirable Providence and divine Justice of God upon our perjured Bishops and Prelates who violating their sacred Oaths to the Empress Maude and her father in disinheriting her and Crowning Stephen to advance their own Hierarchy Canons Liberties and Jurisdictions to which they obliged him both by his premised Coronation Oath Charter and encouraged him thereby to violate them soon after yea made him a principle instrument to imprison their persons seize their Castles Treasures and trample their Canons under feet burn tear the Books of the Canon Law by which he would not be judged and prohibit all Lectures of it by Vacarius and others in the University of Oxford to their great disappointment discontent and involved the whole Kingdom in bloody wars during most of King Stephen's reign wherein these perfidious ambitious Prelates were the greatest sufferers as my n Page 531 to 574. First Tome will at large inform you Moreover it is observable how God crossed the King by his Bshops and made them enemies to each other in the point of crowning his son An. 17 regni sui Rex Stephanus filium suum Eustachium Regio Diademate voluit insignire postulans igitur ab Archiepiscopo Cantuariensi Theobaldo et caeteris Episcopis ut eum in Regem ungerent et benedictione sua confirmarent repulsam passus est Papa siquidem literis suis Archiepiscopo prohibuerat ne filium Regis in Regem sublimarent videlicet quia Rex Stephanus regnum contra jusjurandum praeripuisse videbatur Intimo igitur dolore decoctus & ira nimia fervescens tàm pater quam filius in domo quadam omnes includi jusserunt et vehementer angariantes ut postulata peragerent compellabant Illi summo perterriti timore Rex namque Stephanus nunquam Clericos liquidè dilexerat by reason of their perjury and encroachments on the Crown & pridem duos incarceravit Episcopos restiterunt tamen capitum suorum periculo nihil metuentes Recesserunt tamen omnes illaesi possessionibus quidem spoltati quae postea Rege poenitente habuerunt as o Hen. Hundon Histor l. 8 p. 395. Chronica Ge●vasii col 1371. & Actus Pontif. Cant. col 1668. Antiqu. Eccles. Brit. p. 117. Holinshed Vol. 3. p. 57 59 Godwins Catalogue of Bishops p. 41. See Here Tom 1. p. 368 369. Henry Huntindon and others story Upon the death of King Stephen Anno 1154. who after many years bloody intestine wars to procure his peace was enforced to adopt and declare Henry the 2d son of the Empress Maude to be both his adopted son successor and right heir to the Crown Henry arriving in England p Mat. Patis Hist Angl. p. 88 Mat West p 43. Henry H●ntindon Hist l. 8. p. 398. Radulfu● de D●ceto Ymag. H●st col 529. 616. Chron. Johannis Bromton col 1043 Chronica Gervasii Dor●bornensis col 1376 1377 & Actus P●ntif Cant. ccl 1668 Po●ych●onic●n ●ab●an Cax on Polydor Virgil Grat●on Holi●shed Speed Daniel Baker in Henry 2. 14 Kalendas Januarii die Dominica apud Westmonasterium ab omnibus Rex acclamatus à Theobaldo Cantuariensi Archiepiscopo in Regem consecratur benedicitur et inunctus est praesentibus Episcopis & Baronibus regni Anglorum & Ducatus Normannorum Radulfus de Diceto adds praesente Archiepiscopo Eboracensi & aliis Episcopis Angliae Rogerus Eboracensis Archiepiscopus manum non opposuit h●reditariumque regnum fine diminutione suscepit congaudentibus & conclamantibus turbis Vivat Rex writes the Chronicle of Bromton Astantibus & cooperantibus Archiepiscopis duobus Episcopis 14. Comitibus & Baronibus Anglicanis et transmarinis & innumera multitudine plebis Regina quoque Alienora à Rege Francorum Ludovico repudiata cum ipso Coronata est as Gervasius Dorobornensis stories Anno 1158. qui erat Annus 4. regni sui idem Rex Henricus secundò se fecit coronari apua Lincolniam extra muros Civitatis in Wickeford Anno Gratiae 1159. qui erat Annus 5. regni sui idem Rex Henricus tertiò fecit se et Alienor uxorem suam coronari apud Werecestre ubi cum ad oblationem venirent deposuerunt coronas suas et ras super altare obtulerunt voventes Deo quod nunquam in vita sua de caetero coronarentur as q Annal. pars posterior p. 491. Roger de Hoveden with r Mat. Westm p. 44. Matth. Pa●is p 93. others story I find no mention of any Oath prescribed to him by the Bishops or taken by him at either of these 3. Coronations in any of our Historians which they would have mentioned had he taken any the last Oath prescribed by the Bishops to King Stephen being such as the Bishops who opposed his Title durst not tender him at his Coronations ſ Mat Paris H●st Angl. p. 117. Anno 1170. King Henry the 2d. resolving to Crown his son Henry King in his life-time Idibus Julii Convenerunt ad mandatum Regis Anglorum Henrici apud Westmonasterium Rogerus Archiepiscopus & omnes Suffraganei Cantuariensis Ecclesiae Episcopi ad Coronationem Henrici filii Regis primogeniti qui patre jubente coronatus est solenniter a Rogero Eboracensi Archiepiscopo 14 Kalendas Julii contra prohibitionem Domini Papae qui literas ipsi Archiepiscopo & aliis Episcopis in haec verba direxit Universitati vestrae auctoritate Apostolica penitus inhibemus ne quisquam vestrum novum Regem coronando si fortè casus emerserit absque assensu Cantuariensis Archiepiscopi et Cantuariensis Ecclesiae conniventia secundum ejus antiquam consuetudinem et dignitatem manum apponere qualibet occasione praesumat aut id aliquatenus attemptare Sed haec frustra quia antequam literae essent promulgatae negotium fuerat consummatum Hereupon t Gul. Neubrigensis Rerum Angl. l. 2. c. 25. Ge●vasii Do●obern Chron. col 1413 Mat. Paris H●st Angl. p. 117 118. H●veden Annal. pars posterior p. 518 519. Rad●l●us de Dice●o Ymag. Histor col 553 554. Speeds History p. 505 to 512. Here Tom. 2. p. 680 to 690. Pope alexander the 3d. at Archbishop Beckets instigation then in exile for his Rebellion and Sedition against the King excommunicated the Bishops of London Salisbury and most other Bishops of England and suspended the Archbishop of York the Bishop of Durham together with the Bishops of Exeter Chester Rochester St. Assaph and Landaff ab omni officio Episco●ali et di●ni●ac● pro remeraria praesumptione in Coronatione novi Regis con●●m●to Thoma Ca●●●ariensi Archiepis●opo ad cujus officium de antiquo jure dinoscitur pertinere I● Coronati●ne vero illius NULLA de more DE CONSERVANDA ECCLESIAE LIBERTATE CAUTIO JURATORIA EST PRAESTITA NEC sicut aiunt A VOBIS EXACTA as this Pope writ to these Bishops for which he and Becket were much incensed against them Sed potius JURAMENTO ASSERITUR CONFIRMATUM ut Regni consuetudines antiquas SUB QUIBUS DIGNITAS PERICLITATUR ECCLESIAE illibatae debeant omni tempore observari In quo etsi multum praenominati Regis vehementia nos perturbat amplius tamen de vestra et aliorum Episcoporum vestrorum possumus infirmitate moveri qui quod dolendo diximus facti sunt arietes non haventes cornua etc. Noveritis itaque vos tamdiu av Episcopali officio commissa Nobis a Deo auctoritate suspensos donec ad sedem Apostolicam de tanto excessu satisfactur● accedatis nisi praefato Archiepiscopo ita satisfacere curaveritis ut poenam istam ipse judicet relaxandam These high affronts together with u Fox Acts and Monuments Vol. 1. p. 278 279. Here Tom 1. p. 651 668. Beckets insolent Letter to the King telling him That by the Canon not Common Laws nor yet by the Secular power but by the Bishops and Priests Almighty God would have the Clergy of the Christian Church to be governed and ruled that Christian Kings ought to submit all their doings unto Ecclestastical Rulers and not to prefer themselves for it is written in the Canon Law That none ought to judge the Bishops but only the Church neither doth it pertain to man's Law to give sentence upon any such but many Bishops have excommunicated Kings and Emperors etc. so highly incensed x Mat. Paris H●st A●gl p. 106 10● See Tom. 1. p. 669 670. King Henry the 2d against Pope Alexander that by the advice of Gilbert Bishop of London and others he sent express Messengers and solemn Letters to this Pope in quibus expresse Domino Papae denunciarent quod nisi superbiam Thomae Cantuariensis Archiepiscopi severitatis pede contereret Ipse et omnes Barones' Angliae cum viris Ecclesiasticis ab ejus obedientia recederent And the King was so extraordinarily enraged against Archbishop y Gul. Neubrigensis l. 2. c 25 Chronic●n Gervasii col 1414 1415. Ho●eden Annal pa●s posterior p. 525 526. Here Tom. 1 ● 685 686. etc. See Speed Holinshed Grafton Daniel Becket that he was almost besides himself asserens se ignobiles et ignovos homines nutrivisse quorum nec unus tot sibi illatas injurias voluerit vindicare Whereupon 4. of his Courtier's jur amento se constrinx●runt to reduce Becket to a dutiful submission to the King by absolving those Bishops excommunicated and suspended for Crowning his son unde videtur quod ei vellet Coronam de Capite ●ollere as they told Becket or else to kill him who refusing to absolve them upon the King's Message to and their expostulations with him they thereupon slew him as an incorrigible obstinate Traitor and Rebel to his Sovereign though soon after Canonised adored by the Pope and Clergy for a most glorious Saint and Martyr for the Liberties of Holy Church whose blood was more effectual to save those who prayed to him than the blood of Christ himself From which passages I shall observe these three particulars 1. What a usurped absolute power Becket and the Archbishops of Canterbury claimed in and by reason of their frequent Coronation of our Kings that they must not be crowned but by what Bishops they pleased as a right belonging to them the violation whereof though by our Kings express commands in their absence demerited the severest Ecclesiastical censures 2ly Pope Alexander's and Beckets outrageous indignation against the Archbishop of York and other Bishops who crowned young King Henry for not proposing to and exacting from him a Cautionary Oath at his Coronation for the confirmation of the Church's Liberties which they imposed on and exacted from Henry the 1. and King Stephen to the great derogation of the Church's honour and privileges but only this laudable usual Oath perpetually to maintain the ancient Constitutions and Liberties of the Kingdom by which the pretended Liberties and Canons of the Church they contended for were endangered 3ly King Henry the 2. his great indignation magnanimous Opposition and resolution against these usurpations and proceedings both of the Pope and Archbishops as tending to his uncrowning unkinging threatening totally to renounce and cast off both the Pope and Church of Rome if they did not right him therein against Beckets insolences and animating his Courtiers to kill him as an unsufferable incorrigible Arch-traitor not worthy to breathe any longer within his Dominions King Henry deceasing Anno 1189. Richard the 1. his son and heir repairing into England was Crowned with extraordinary solemnity ceremonies and prayers by Baldwin Archbishop of Canterbury Anno 1189. die Dominica 3. Septembri● the solemnities and prayers used at his Coronation are at large related by z Ymag. Hist. col 647. phus de Diceto a Chronica col 1587. 1588. Gervasius Dorobornensis b col 1157 1158 1159. the Chronicle of Bromton c Annal. Pars poster p. 656 657. Henry Huntindon d Hist. Angliae p. 146 147. Matthew Paris e Y●odigma Neust iae p. 45 46. Thomas Walsingham and f Speeds History of Great Britain p. 5●0 others The Oath he then took at the High Altar in Westminster Abbey is thus registered in Bromton Coram predict is Archiepiscopis Episcopis Abbatibus Comitibus Baronibus there named Clero & populo Richardus Dux haec tria Sacramenta fecit Inprimis itaque juravit & vovit Sacrosanctis Evangeliis & plurimorum Sanctorum reliquiis coram co positis quod pacem et honorem et reverentiam omnibus diebus vitae suae portabit Deo et Sanctae Ecclesiae et ejus ordinatis Deinde juravit quod rectam justitiam exercebit in populo sibi commisso Deinde juravit quod Leges malas & consuetudines perversas si aliquae sint in Regno suo delebit & bonas custodiet Deinde exuerunt eum vestibus suis quibus indutus fuerat etc. Deinde Archiepiscopus Cantuar. unxit eum in Regem infundens oleum sanctum desuper eum in tribus locis scilicet in capite in scapulis et in brachio dextero cum orationibus etc. Deinde posuit super caput ejus consecratum pannum etc. Deinde vestierunt eum Regalibus vestimentis etc. Deinde tradidit ei Archiepiscopus gladium etc. Deinde indutus mantello ductus est ad altar et conjuratus ab Archiepiscopo et prohibitus ex parte Dei ne hunc honorem sibi assumat nisi in ment habeat tenere sacramenta et vota quae superius fecit not used to any of our precedent Kings at their Coronations Et ipse respondet Se per Dei auxilium omnia supradicta observaturum bona fide Deinde cepit coronam de altari & tradidit eam Archiepiscopo qui posuit eam super caput Regis et sic Coronatus Rex ductus est ad sedem suam etc. Quia verò tunc temporis Londoniensis vacabat Ecclesia Radulphus de Diceto Ecclesiae S. Pauli Decanus tam in Dleo sancto quam in Chrismate ministravit Archiepiscopo as Diceto himself and Walsingham relate g Mat. Paris Hist. Angl. p. 169. Chronicon Joannis Bromton col 1258. Henr. de Knyghton de Event Angl. l. 2. col 2408. Anno 1194. King Richard the 1. upon his return from the Holy Land and redemption from his long captivity in the 5. year of his reign apud Wintoniam in Octabis Paschae Consilio Primatum suorum licet aliquantulum renitens ignominia captivitatis jam detersa quast Rex novus solenniter Coronatus est Huberto Cantuariensi Archiepiscopo missam celebrante & Williemo Rege Scottorum piissimo tune praesente Post Coronationis suae solempnia not particularly related portus marinos statuit observare etc. I find no Coronation Oath then prescribed to or taken by him at this his second Crowning King Richard deceasing Anno 1199. thereupon Earl John his brother was crowned and sworn Duke of Normandy at Rhoan and afterwards crowned King of England rather by election then as an hereditary King Arthur Duke of Britain son of his elder brother having the best right to the Crown as many asserted whose Coronation h Mat. Paris Hist. Angl. p. 189. Roger Hoveden Annal pars posterior p. 792 793. Matthew Westm p. Ralph Holinshed p. 457. Speeds History p. 549 550. Polydor Virgil Angl. Hist. l. 15. p. 265. Daniels History p. 127 128. Mat. Paris Hoveden and others out of them thus relate Comes Johannes Rothomagum veniens in Octavis Paschae gladio Ducatus Normanniae accinctus est in matrice Ecclesia per Ministerium Walteri Rothomagensis Archiepiscopi ubi Archiepiscopus memoratus ante majus Altare in capite ejus posuit Circulum aureum habentem in summitate per gyrū rosulas aureas artificialiter fabricatas Et Dux coram Clero et populo juravit super reliquias sanctorum et super Evangelia sacrosancta quod ipse sanctam Ecclesiam et ejus Dignitates bona fide et sine malo ingenio defenderet et ordinatos honoraret Juravit etiam quod Leges iniquas siquae essent destrueret & bonas surrogaret Per idem tempus Dux Normanniae Johannes transfretavit in Angliam & apud Sorham applicuit octavo Kalendas Junii & in crastino vigilia viz. Dominicae Ascensionis Londonias venit ibidem coronandus Congregatis itaque in adventu ejus Archiepiscopis Episcopis Comitibus & Baronibus atque aliis omnibus qui ejus coronationi interesse debuerunt Archiepiscopus stans in medio omnium dixit Audite universi Noverit discretio vestra quod nullus praevia ratione alii succedere habet regnum nisi ab universitate Regni unanimiter invocata Spiritus gratia electus et secundum morum suorum eminentiam praeelectus ad exemplum & similitudinem Saul primi Regis inuncti quem praeposuit Dominus populo suo non Regis filium nec de Regali stirpe procreatum Similiter post eum David Semei filium hunc quia strenuum & aptum dignitati Regiae illum quia sanctum & humilem Ut sic qui cunctos in regno supereminet strenuitate omnibus praesit & potestate & regimine Verum si quis ex stirpe Regis defuncti aliis praepolleret pronius et promptius in electionem ejus est consentiendum Haec idcircò diximus pro inclyto Comite Johanne qui presence est frater illustrissimi Regis nostri Richardi jam defuncti qui haerede caruit ab eo egrediente qui providus & strenuus & manifestè nobilis quem nos invocata Spiritus sancti gratia ratione tam meritorum quam sanguinis Regii unanimiter elegimus universi Erat autèm Archiepiscopus vir profundi pectoris & in regno singularis columna stabilitatis & sapientiae incomparabili● Nec aust erant alii super his adhuc ambigere scientes quod sine causa hoc non sic distiniverat Verum Comes Johannes & omnes hoc acceptabant ipsumque Comitem in Regem eligentes et assumentes exclamant dicentes UIVAL REX Interrogatus autem posteà Archiepiscopus Hubertus quare haec dixisset respondit se praesaga ment conjecturate & quibusdam oraculis edoctum & certificatum fuisse quod ipse Johannes Regnum et coronam Angliae foret aliquando corrupturus et in magnam confusionem praecipitaturus Et ne haberet liberas habenas hoc faciendi Ipsum electione non successione haereditaria eligi debere affirmavit Archiepiscopus autem imponens capiti ejus coronant unxit eum in Regem apud Westmonasterium scilicet in Ecclesia Principis Apostolorum Dominicae Ascensionis die sexto Kalendas Junii Philippo Dunelmensi Episcopo appellante sed non obtinente ne coronatio illa ●●eret in absentia G. Archiepiscopi Eboracensis In hac Coronatione Rex Johannes triplici involutus est sacramento Quod viz. Sanctam Ecclesiam et ejus ordinatos diligeret et eam ab incursione malignantium indemnem conservaret & quod perversis Legibus destructis bonas substitueret et rectam justitiam in Regno Angliae exerceret Deinde adjuratus est ab eodem Archiepiscopo ex parte Dei et districte prohibitus ne honorem hunc accipere praesumeret nisi in ment habeat opere quod juraverat adimplere Ad hoc ille respondens promisit se per auxilium Dei bona fide ea quae juraverat servaturum In crastino autem homagiis & fidelitatibus acceptis etc. In this King's Coronation during whose reign the Pope and Prelates usurped more and greater Jurisdictions over his Person Crown Realm than in all former Kings reigns as i Tom. 2. p. 337 338. & Here p. 18 19 20. i Annal. pars posterior p. 793. I have already evidenced we may observe First Archbishop Hubert's arrogant cunning disloyal speech wherein by his own Archiepiscopal Authority as the Grand Oracle Pillar both of Church and State he proclaimed before all the rest of the Bishops of England being 13 in number named by k Hoveden besides Johanne Dublinensi & the Raguse Archiepiscopo & Rogero de Sancto Andraeae in Scotia being there present and assenting to it and before all the Nobles and people then present at his Coronation That the Crown of England was merely Arbitrary and elective at the people's devotion adding to the Lay-Peers Conditions these his Clergy Sophisms and second séedplot of Treasons implying That as he got the Crown by election so he might as justly lose it by ejection or demerit as he afterwards did upon this very ground as l Hist. of Great Britain & succession of Monarches p. 549 550. John Speed observes 2ly That he prescribed him a Coronation Oath different from and larger in the first Clause concerning the Church then that of King Richard the first In the 9th year of his reign the m See Tom. 2. p. 253 to 300. Bishops of London Ely Worcester Hereford Bath and Wells interdicting the Realm by Pope Innocent the 3d. his command at the instigation of Simon Langeton Archbishop of Canterbury who afterwards at their instigation excommunicated and deprived King John of his Crown and before his absolution by force and fraud they compelled him to take this Oath for satisfying of 40000 Marks and all other damages to themselves ratified with his Charter and the Oaths Charters of the Nobles and other Sureties therein named EGO Johannes Dei gratia Rex Angliae Dominus Hiberniae Dux Normanniae Claus An. 16 Johann m. 9 Aquitaniae & Comes Andeg. praestito juramento promitto quod tantam pecuniam in manus venerabilium patrum S. Cantuar. Archiepiscopi & W. London H. Lincoln ac E. Elyensis Episcoporum vel eorum quos ad hoc duxerint deputandos restituam hiis quibus facienda est restitucio computatis illis quam persolvi eidem Archiepiscopo & Episcopis aut aliis hoc negocium contingentibus de ipsius consilio vel mandato quod summam Quadraginta Millium marcarum complebo quibus solutis et cautione praestita inferiùs annotata necnon relaxata sentencia Interdicti deinde singulis annis duodecim Millia marcarum in duobus terminis commemoratione videlicet Omnium Sanctorum sex Millia et totidem festo Ascensionis apud Ecclesiam Sancti Pauli London eisdem faciam exhiberi donec tota summa fuerit persoluta quae taxante Summo Pontifice declarabitur per inquificionem de mandato ejus proinde faciendam Et ad hoc fideliter exequendum obligo me per proprium juramentum ac per patentes literas stgillo meo munitas necnon per * See Here Tom. 2. p. 276 277. fidejussionem venerabilium patrum P. Winton & J. Norwic. Episcoporum acnobilium virorum Cestrensis & Winton Comitum & Willielmi Briwerr atque Willielmi Marescalli Com. de Penbroc si fuerit praesens in Angl. vel Comitis de Ferrar. seu Com. Arundel si dictus Willielmus marshal forsitan absens fuerit eorum juramentis et litteris roboratam Ita quod tam haeredes mei quam successores eorum pari obligacione teneantur astricti Et si forsitan quisquam de successoribus eorundem vel nequiverint vel nolucrint ad hanc ●obligacionem induci ego alium idoneum fidejussorem constituam secundum formam inferiùs annotatam Actum autem est hoc apud Andegav septimodecimo die Junii anno regni nostri sexto-decimo Coram Magistro Pand. Domini Papae Subdiacono & familiari ad hoc specialiter destinato in praesencia venerabilium patrum J. Norwic. & W. Andeg. Episcoporum R. Com. Cestr W. Com. de Ferrar. Magistri Alani & Walteri Clericorum Domini Cantuar Archiepiscopi Regin de Pontibus senioris Pagani de Rupe forti & Thom. de Erdinton This Oath and † See Tom. 2. p. 276 etc. Caution being given to them before their return into England upon their arrival here soon after in the 15. year of his reign they likewise enforced him to take these New Oaths they prescribed to him before they would absolve him from his Excommunication and the Kingdom from the Popes Interdict thus related by Matthew Paris n Tom. 2. p. 279 Mat. Paris Hist. Angl. p. 229 230. Rex autem cum Episcoporum adventum cognovisset venit obviam illis & viso Archiepiscopo et Episcopis cecidit pronus ad terram ad pedes eorum lachrymis profufis ut de se et de regno Angliae misericordiam haberent Videntes ergo Archiepiscopus & Episcopi tantam Regis humilitatem which had better became them than him cum lachrymis illum de terra levaverunt ducentes à dextris & à sinistris ad ostium Ecclefiae Cathedralis ubi cum Psalmo Quinquagesimo videntibus Magnatibus cunctis & ubertim prae gaudio flentibus sicut mos est Ecclesiae illum absolverunt in Capitulo Wintoniensi In hac autem absolutione juravit Rex tactis sacrosanctis Ebangeliis as if he were then recrowned and made King de novo quod sanctam Ecclestam ejusque ordinatos diligeret defenderet et manuteneret contra omnes adversarios suos pro posse suo quodque bonas leges Antecessorum suorum et praecipue Leges Edwardi Regis revocaret et iniquas destrueret et omnes homines suos secundunt justa Curiae suae judicia judicaret quodque fingulis redderet jura sua Juravit etiam quod omnibus ad Interdicti negotium pertingentibus infra proximum Pascha plenariam restitutionem faceret ablatorum sin autem in pristinam excommunicationis sententiam revocaretur Juravit praeterea Innoceutio Papae ejusque Catholicis successoribus fidelitatem et obedientiam sicut * See Tom 2. p. 290. superius in scripto redactam continetur These new Oaths being thus extorted from him this Traitorous Archbishop on the 8. of September being assembled cum Episcopis Abbatibus Prioribus Decanis & Baronibus in Civitate London apud Sanctum Paulum In hoc colloquio convocatis seorsim quibusdam regni Proceribus cepit affari eos secretius in hunc modum to raise up a new Rebellion against him Audistis quomodo IPSE apud Winton Regem absolvi ET IPSUM JURARE COMPULERIM quod leges iniquas destrueret & leges bonas viz. Leges Edwardi revocaret et in regno faceret ab omnibus observari etc. Which Clause thus imposed on and extorted from him in his new Oath by this Archbishop differing from that at his Cornation agreeing with that extorted for the Conqueror was afterwards inserted into the Coronation Oaths of King Edward the 3d. and Richard the 2d by their Bishops and is still continued King John soon after at the Bishop of London's request issued this Writ to release a Clerk imprisoned in the Fleet from prosecuting a suit in Court Christian for a Layfee against his Prohibition REX Custodi Carceris le Flete salutem Mandamus tibi quod Willielmum de Pat. 16 Johan Regis pars 2. m. 6. intus Bureford Clericum qui captus fuit et incarceratus eo quod secutus est placitum in Curia Christianitatis de laico feodo Willielmi de Fulebret & Sibillae uxoris suae contra Prohibitionem justiciariorum liberari fac Venerabili patri W. London Episcopo quia ille manucepit quod ille recto habebit ubi illum habere debebit Et in hujus etc. T. meipso apud Novum Templum London 20 die Novembr Clergymen being then imprisoned for such contempts notwithstanding their pretended Liberties and this Kings new Oath o Mat. Paris Hist. Angl. p. 278. Mat. West 103 104. Tho. Walsingham Ypodigma Neust●iae p. 56. King John departing this life An. 1217. qui se multis exosum praebuit tum propter tributum quo sub perpetua serbitute regnum Angliae & Hyberniae compedivit tum propter guerram quam sua merita provocarunt etc. vix alicujus meruit lamentatione deplorari as Mat. Westminster writes Lewes the French Usurper and the Barons adhering to him being then possessed of London and Westminster Henry the 3d. his son was thereupon Crowned at Gloucester when he was but 9 years of age thus related by Matthew Paris Defuncto Johanne Anglorum Rege convenerunt apud Gloverniam in vigilia Apostolorum Simonis & Judae in praesentia Walonis Apostolicae sedes Legati Petrus Wintoniensis Jocelinus Bathoniensis & Sylvester Wygorniensis Episcopi Ranulphus Comes Cestrensis Willielmus Mareschallus Comes Pembroc Willielmus Comes de Ferrariis Johannes Marescallus Philippus de Albeneio cum Abbatibus Prioribus & turba multà nimis ut Henricum Johannis Regis filium primogenitum in Regem Angliae exaltarent In crastino autem paratis omnibus ad coronationem necessariis Legatus supradictus associatis sibi Episcopis & Comitibus memoratis duxerunt eum ad Ecclesiam Conventualem cum processione solcmni Regem acclamando Vbi ante majus altare constitutus juravit coram Clero et populo appositis sibi sacrosanctis Evangeliis & plurimorum Sanctorum reliquiis dictante juramentum Jocelino Bathoniensi Quod honorem pacem et reverentiam portabit Deo et Sanctae Ecclesiae et ordinatis omnibus diebus vitae suae juravit etiam quod in populo sibi commisso rectam justitiam tenebit quodque Leges malas & iniquas consuetudines si quae sunt in regno delebit & bonas observabit & ab omnibus faciet observari Deinde fecit bomagium Sanctae Romanae Ecclesiae et Innocentio Papae de regno Angliae & Hyberniae et juravit quod mille marcas quas Pater ejus Romanae contulerat Ecclesiae fideliter persolveret quamdiu praedicta regna teneret Et his it a gestis Petrus Wintoniensis & Johannis Bathoniensis Episcopi ipsum in Regem ungentes coronaverunt solenniter cum canticis et modulationibus quae in coronationibus Regum solent decantari p De Eventib. Angl. l. 2. c. 15. col 2427. Henry de Knyghton writes Coronatus est & in Regem consecratus astante Cantuariensi Archiepiscopo Stephano per manum Walli Apostolicae sedis Legati But Matthew Paris living and writing in that age and Thomas Walsingham are to be credited before him who writ but in the latter end of King Richard the 2d his reign Tandem expletis Missarum solenniis duxerunt Regem cum processione solemni Episcopi & Comites sae●edicti regalibus indutum ad mensam ubi omnes in ordine suo consedentes epulabantur in laetitia & exultatione In Crastino autem Rex cepit homagia e● sidelitates ad omnibus Episcopis Comitibus et Baronibus aliisque omnibus qui aderant et omnes ei fidelissimum obsequium promiserunt Wherein we may observe 1. That King Henry by and with the advice of the Pope's Legate as well as of his Nobles was anointed and crowned King not by the Archbishop of Canterbury but by the Bishops of Winchester and Bath and that not as an elective King as his Father King John and as Lewes the French Kings son elected crowned King by the rebellious Barons but soon after rejected and sent packing into France never to return again into England 2ly A Coronation Oath administered to him though but an infant of 9 years the same in substance with that which his Father King John took at his Coronation 3ly A new Additional Clause added to it by the Pope's Legate never taken by any King before or since faithfully to pay the 1000 marks which his father had conferred on the Church of Rome so long as he should hold the Kingdoms of England and Ireland for which he made his homage to the Church of Rome and Pope Innocent before his actual Uncton and Coronation as King 4ly That the next day after he received all the Homages and Fealties of the Bishops Earls Barons and others as his father did at his Coronation who very ill observed them q Mat. Paris p. 298 Henr. de Knyghton de Even● Angl. l. 2. c. 15. col 2427. Matth. Westm p. 109. See Fabian Grafton Holinshed Speed Daniel Anno 1220. Coronatus est idem Rex apud Westmonasterium in die Sanctae Pentecostes à Stephano Cantuariensi Archiepiscopo praesente Clero & populo totius regni or praesentibus Pandulpho Legato Episcopis & aliis Pralatis Comitibus Baronibus & Majoribus Angliae as Matthew Westminster stories 16 Kalendas Junii Anno regni suo quinto without any new Oath or Unction mentioned by our Historians whether ancient or modern who relate it r See Here Tom. 2. p. 891 896. In the last of those 50 Articles pro quibus Episcopi Angliae fuerant pugnaturi drawn up by them in the 41 year of King Henry the 3d. they thus complained Cum Dominus Rex juraverit in Coronatione sua conservare jura et libertates Ecclesiis datas et eas consirmaverit in principio Magnae Chartae incessanter tamen a Ministris suis impug●antur turbantur & mutilantur non solum generales sed etiam speciales datas scilicet per praedecessores suos & ab ipsis confirmat●● & etiam de novo datas etc. But I find no such express Clause as this mentioned by our Historians in the Coronation Oath prescribed to him as they here alleged but only in * Multoties juravit tueri Ecclesiae libertatem & statum Mat. Paris Auctuarium p. 152. subsequent Oaths by which they endeavoured to justify all their encroachments upon the King's Prerogative and Subjects Liberties comprised in their 50. Articles and their Antimonarchical Constitutions made in the Council of Lambeth under Archbishop Boniface held that year against the Kings express Prohibitions King Henry after a very troublesome yet the longest reign of any King before or since departing this world Anno 1272. when his Son Prince Edward was warring in the Holy Land against the Saracens he was presently proclaimed King but not crowned till after his arrival in England in the year 1274. the manner whereof is thus related by ſ Floats Hist p. 363. Matthew Westminster t Historiae Angl. p. 5. Walfingham and u Polychron l. 7. c 38. Hen. de Knyghton deEvent Angl. l. 3. c. 1. col 2461. Speed p. 648. Daniel p. 186. Caxton part 7. Fabians Chronicle part 7. f. 123. Holinshed and Grafton others out of them Dominica inter Octavas Assumptionis B. Virgins in Ecclesia Westm Eadwardus in Regem inungitur et Aelianora soror Regis Hispaniae in Reginam a Roberto Archiepiscopo Cantuar. xiiii Kal. Septembr pariter coronantur Huic Coronationi interrerant Alex. Rex Scotiae & J. Comes Britanniae cum suis uxcribus sororibus quidem Regis Eadwardi Et in crastino Coronationis suae recepto publicè homagio & fidelitate Alexandri Regis Scotiae etc. Not one Historian or Record mention any particular Oath or demand then exacted from made or taken by him to or before this Archbishop at his Coronation In the Patent Rolls in the second year of his reign there is only this Memorandum entered of his Coronation * Pat. 2 E. 1. pars unica m 9 Memorandum de Coronatione Regis Memorandum quod Edwardus Rex Angl. applicuit apud Dovorr die Jovis proxima post festum Sancti Petri ad vincula Anno Domini M. CC. LXXIV Et die Dominica prox sequente sollempniter coronatus fuit in Ecclesia beati Petri Westm Anno Domini supradicto & anno regni ejusdem Regis secundo Without recording any Oath then taken or Promise made by him to maintain the Bishops Clergies Churches pretended exorbitant Rights Liberties and Usurpations on his Crown or Dignity Yet certain it is he took an Oath to maintain and preserve the rights of his Crown and the Laws as these Clauses and the like frequent in sundry of his Prohibitions to Pope's Delegates Bishops and others evidence Tepescere non possumus quin exhaeredationem nostram quae statum Coronae nostrae contigit sicut EX SACRAMENTI VINCULO ASTRINGIMUR pro viribus evitemus x Clause 18 E. 1. dors 10. Cl. 32 E. 1. m. 36. dorso Here p. 417 418 1028. & 1188. Ne Coronae et dignitatis nostrae jura depereant studiosam nos debet operam adhibere et ad ea manutenenda et conservanda eo potius debemus esse solliciti quo ad hoc VINCULO JURAMENTI TENERI DINOSCIMUR & ASTRINGI he opposing the Popes and Prelates Encroachments of usurped Jurisdiction to the prejudice of his Crown more than all his premised predecessors as obliged thereunto by his Coronation Oath His Son y Tho. Walsingham Hist. Angl. An. 1309 p 69 70. Ypodigm Neustriae p. 99 Chronica W. Thorn col 2007. Cicestrensis l. 7. c. 32 Henr. de Knyghton de Event Angl. l. 3. c. 13. col 2532. Edward the 2d succeeding him and reigning as a King by descent one whole year or more before he was Crowned Anno 1309 sexto Kal. Martii die videlicet Sancti Matthaei Apostoli Rex et Regina cum solennitate maxima apud Westm ab Episcopo Winton and others Commissione Roberti Archiepiscopi Cantuariae exulantie as some or as William Thorn stories adhuc in Romana Curia agente et eisdem vices suas committentis magnifice coronatur Cicestrensis and Henry de Knyghton add these Bishops crowned him auctoritate Papae Clementis eo quod Robertus Cantuariensis tunc apud Romam exulabat for his Treasons against King Edward the 1. Of which this Pope made this advantage to interpose his usurped Authority in this Coronation as his predecessor did in the case of young King Henry during Beckets exile which yet met with some rubs from the Nobles who requested him to remove Peter Gaveston from his Court sed R●x noluit consentire idcirco proposuerunt Comites Coronationem Regiam impedire Quod Rex intelligens promisit bona fide se facturum illis in Parliamento proximo quicquid peterent ta●um ne coronatio differatur yet he ind●sscreetly Coronam Sancti Edwardi wherewith be was Crowned tradidit Petro ad portandum manibus inquinatis ex quo non immcritò indignati sunt populus atque Clerus Fuit autem ibi tanta congressio populi ut nec Regi Cor●nato nec Episcopis ipsum Coronaturis pepercit violentia populi et ideo cum festinatione nimia et quasi sine reveren●ia fuit is●a solemnizatio consummata as Walsingham stories What Oath they then administered to the King in this crowd and confusion is not particularly related by any Historian or Record I have seen Only I find in the z Registrum Omnium Brevium etc. part 2. f. 61 67. Register of Writs and sundry Records that this King inserted this Clause into his Prohibitions and Writs ad Jura Regia Eo studiosius nos decet operam adhibere & solicitius extendere manam nostram quod ad hoc VINCULO JURAMENTI teneri dinoscimur & astringi And that in the 14th year of his reign he refused to secure or remove from him the two Spensers till the next Parliament upon some of the Baron's demands or to give them a safe conduct to repair to his Parliament besides his Writ of Summons upon this ground among others a Walsingham Hist. Angl. p. 92. & Clause 14 E. 2. m. 17. Scheduia & Claus 15 E. 2. dors 32. Postremò cum juramento addidit quod noluit Sacramentum violare ad quod adstrictus fuerat IN CORONATIONE SUA concedendo literas pacis et indulgentiae tam notorie delinquentibus in suae personae contemptum et totius regni perturbationem et Majestatis Regiae laesionem as those Lords were guilty of who resused to come to his Parliament upon summons raised forces against him and the Spensers and yet presumed to demand his Letters of pardon for themselves and their Companions which Clauses refer only to the second Clause in the Oath of King Edward the 2d and 3d concerning the peace of the Realm Anno gratiae 1327. Upon the forcible traitorous imprisoning deposing of King b Tho. Walsingham Hist. Angl. p. 107 108. Ypodigma 110. Henry de Knyhton de ●vent Angl. 3. c. 16. col 2550. Cicestrensis l. 7. c. 44. Matth. Parker Antiqu. Eccles Brit. p. 219. Caxton Fabian Polydor Virgil Grafton Holinshed Speed Daniel in Ed. 2. & 3. Chron. William Thorn col 2039. Edward the 2d by his Queen and Earl Mortimer and electing his son Edward the 3d. King in his stead whiles living cui Electioni consensit Archiepiscopus Can tuariae et omnes Praelati & Archiepiscopus assumpto themate Vox populi vox Dei sermonem fecit populo exhortans omnes ut apud Regem Regum intercederent proelecto Coronatus est apud Westmonasterium per Cantuariensem Archiepiscopum Walterum in Regem qui Regem patrem plane deseruit die Dominica in vigilia Purificationis as Cicestrensis and Matthew Westminster or in Conversione Sancti Pauli viz. 8 Kalendarum Februarii as others write None of our Historians make any particular mention what Oath he took I shall therefore present you with this Memorandum both of the day of his Coronation and the Interrogations and Oath then tendered to him out of the Clause Rolls in the Tower MEmorandum quod die Dominica post festum Conversionis Sancti Pauli Anno Cl. 1 E 3. pars 1. m. 24. dorso Domini Millesimo CCC vicesimo sexto litera Dominicali currente per V. coronatus fuit in Regem et inunctus Dominus Edwardus filius Regis Edwardi post Conquestum tercius anno regni sui primo in Ecclesia B. Petri Westm ante magnum altar per manus venerabilis patris W. Cantuar. Archiepiscopi tocius Angl. Primatis praesentibus tunc ibidem venerabilibus patribus I Elien Cancellar A. Hereford Thes. J. Winton J. Cicestren T. Wygornien L. Dunolmen H. Lincoln J. Landaven & W. Norwycen Episcopis Thoma Norff. & Mares●allo Angl. Edmundo Kanc. Henr. Lanc. Johanne Surr. & Sussex Johanne de Boun Hereford & Essex Comitibus Johanne de Hanaud Rogero de Mortuo Mari Hen. de Bello Monte ac aliis Magnatibus tocius Regni Et fuerunt verba Regis in coronacione praedicta sub juramento praestito ut patet inferiùs Sire volez vous granter et garder et per vestre Serement confirmer au people Dengleterre les Leys et les Custumes a eux grants per les aunciens Rois Dengleterre voz predecessors droitus et devotz a Dieu et noméement les Leys les Custumes et les Fraunchises grantez au Clerge et au poeple par le glorious Roy Seint Edward verstre predec ssour Respons jeo les grante et promette Sire garderez vous a Dieu et a Seinte Eglife et au Clerge et au people pees et acord en Dieu entierement solonc vestre poair Respons jeo les garderai Sire fréez vouz fair en toutz voz jugementzes ovele et droite justice et discretion en misericorde et verite a vestre poair Respons jeo les fray Sire grantez vous a tenir et garder les Leys et les Custumes droitureles les quelx la Communate de vestre Koiaume aurai eflu et les defendrez et afforcerez al honeur de dieu a vestre poair Respons jeo les graunte et promette Without any other Interrogation Admonition or Clause concerning maintaining and defending the holy Church and her Liberties The first Clause in this Oath was taken verbatem out of the premised Oath enforced upon King John by Stephen Langeton Archbishop of Canterbury before his absolution from his Excommunication not extant in his Coronation Oath I find in most of the Writs of Admetus Jura Regia of which there were multitudes in this King Edward's reign this Clause relating to this his Coronation Oath quod ad hoc or prout JURAMENTI VINCULO tenemur et astringimur And in the printed Statutes of 15 E. 3. Parl. 1. and the King's Proclamation for reversing it 18 E. 3. Stat. 3. c. 1 2. & 25 E. 3. Stat. 6. against Provisions there are these Clauses inserted concerning this Oath By the bond of OUR OATH we be bound to the observance and defence of the Laws and Customs of the Realm The King as he is bounden by HIS OATH to do the same to be kept as the Law of this Realm The King having regard to the quietness of his people which he chiefly desireth to maintain in quietness and peace and to govern according to the Laws Usages and Franchises of this Land AS HE IS BOUND BY HIS OATH MADE AT HIS CORONATION After King Edward the 3d. departed this life his Grandchild Richard the 2d was crowned King The b Most of them printed in John Speeds History of Great Britain p. 728 729 730. Petitions Claims of Nobles and others to do special services at his Coronation by their tenors with the Judgements given on them and the solemnities Ceremonies used at his Coronation are specially recorded at large in the Clause Roll of An. 1 R. 2. m. 43 44 45. with this Title to them Processus factus in Coronatione Domini Regis Angliae Richardi secundi Anno regni sui primo At the close whereof there is there is this Memorial entered Memorandum quod praedictus Rex Castellae & Legionis Dux Lancastriae & Seneschallus Angliae istum processum per manus suas proprias in Cancellaria Domini Regis liberavit ibidem in Rotulis Cancellariae irrotulandum In which unquestionable Record the Oath which the Archbishop of Canterbury Simon Sudbury then prescribed to and received from him is thus recorded c Claus 1 R. 2 m. 44. Dominus Rex etc. subsequenterque capto per praefatum Archiepiscopum Cant. Sacramento Dom. Regis corporali de concedendo et servando cum sacra confirmatione Leges et Consuetudines ab antiquis justis et Deo devotis Regibus Angliae progenitoribus ipsius Regis plebi regni Angliae concessis et praesertim leges consuetudines et libertates a gloriosissimo et sanctissimo Rege Edwardo Clero populoque regni praedicti coucessis et servando Deo et Ecclesiae Sanctae Domini Cleroque et populo pacem et concordiam integre in Deo fuxta vires suas et de faciendo fieri in omnibus judiciis suis aequam et rectam justiciam et discretionem in misericordia et veritate et etiam de tenendo et custodiendo * Note this new Additional Clause justas leges et consuetudines Ecclesiae ac de faciendo per ipsum Dominum Regem eas esse protegendas et ad honorem Dei corroborand quas vulgus juste et rationabiliter elegerit fuxta vires ejusdem Domini Regis Prafatus Archiepiscopus ad quatuor partes pulpiti praedicti ascendens exposuit & enarravit universo populo qualiter dictus Dominus Rex hujusn●di praestitit Sacramentum inquirens ab eodem populo Si ipsi consentire vellent de habend ipsum Regem Dom. suum ligeum & ad obediendum ei tanquam Regi & Domino ligeo Qui utique unanimiter consenserunt Then follow some other solemnities and the Homages made to the King by sundry Noble men while the Bishops were chanting their Mass After that the manner of the King's return from the Church to his Palace in what Order the Bishops Nobles and others sat at his Feast and his solemn Procession to Paul's Church with his Prelates Nobles Train the next day with the sum of their Prayers for his happy Reign and Government In the Parliament Roll of 1 H. 4 nu 16 & 17. after the recording of King Richard the 2. his Renunciation of his Right to the Crown and the Articles then publicly drawn up and read against him in that Parliament they thus record the particular branches of the Coronation Oath which the Kings of England used to make to the Archbishop and King Richard took at his Coronation Sequitur forma Juramenti soliti in consueti praest●ri per Reges Angliae in eorum coronatione quod Archiepiscopus Cantuar. ab eisdem Regibus exigere et recipere consuevit prout in libris Pontificalium Archiepiscoporum et Episcoporum plenius continetur Quod quidem Juramentum Richardus Rex Angliae post Conquestum secundus in Coronatione sua praestitit & ab Archiepiscopo Cantuar. erat receptum et illud idem juramentum dictus Rex postmodum iteravit prout in Rotulis plenius repe●iri poterit de Recordo Servabis Ecclesiae Dei Cleroque et populo pacem ex integro et concordiam in Deo secundum vires tuas Respondebit Servabo Fancies fieri in omnitus juditiis tuis aequam et rectam justitiam et discretionem in misericordia et veritate secundum vires tuas Respondebit Faciam Concedes justas leges et consuetudines esse tenendas et promittis prote eas esse protegendas et ad honorem Dei corroborandas quas vulgus elegerit secundum vires tuas Respondit Concedo et promitto Adj. cianturque praedictis interrogationibus quae justa fuerint Pronunciatisque omnibus confirmet Rex se omnia servaturum Sacramento super Altare prestito coram cunctis a Hist. Angliae p. 193 194 195. See My Signal Loyalty etc. Part 2. p. 294. Thomas Walsingham who at large relates the Form and Solemnities of this King Richard's Coronation hath added this New Clause to the beginning of his Oath then taken not extant in the premised Records nor in Juramentum Regis quand● coronatur printed in Totles' Magna Charta London 1556. part 1. f. 164. After the Bishop's Sermon writes he juravit Rex coram Archiepiscopo et Proceribus qui ibi aderant quoniam ip●● soli juramentum audire poterunt Primò quod Ecclesiam suis permitreret gaudere libertatibus et eam et Mininistros ejus honoraret et fidem rectam teneret & rapacitatem & omnes iniquitates in omnibus gradibus interdiceret Secundò ut leges terrae bonas ubique servari faceret & praecipuè Leges Sancti Edw●rd● Regis & Confessoris qui in eadem requiescit Ecclesia & malas leges faceret abrogari Ter●io ut non esset personarum acceptor sed judicium rectum inter virum & virum faceret & praecipuè misericordiam observaret sicut sibisuam indulgeat misericordiam ●lemens & misericors Deus Q●ibus expletis Archiepiscopus praecedente eum Marescallo Angliae Domino Henrico Percy convertit se adomnes plagas Ecclesiae indicans populo Regium juramentum & quaerens etc. as in the Clause Roll of 1 R. 2. forecited From which Records and Historian I shall observe 1. That this and other our King's Coronation Oaths were compiled by our Archbishops and Bishops and entered by them in their Pontificals 2ly That they assumed this transcended Jurisdiction to themselves to prescribe what new Articles Interrogations they thought meet to our Kings at their Coronations which they must solemnly promise and swear to observe before they would crown them for which end they inserted this Clause into their Pontificals immediately after the King's Oath b Rot. Parl. An. 1 H. 4. nu 16. Totles' Magna Carta p. 164. See my Signal Loyalty etc. p. 270. Cl. 1 R. 2. m. 44. Adjicianturque praedictis Interrogationibus quae justa fuerint Pronunciatis omnibus Rex confirmet se omnia servaturum Sacramento super Altare protinus praestita coram cunctis etc. 3ly That they cunningly inserted into this young King's Coronation Oath this new Clause not extant in any former Oath Et etiam de tenendo et custodiendo justas Leges et Consuetudines Ecclesiae etc. to advance their own Ecclesiastical Laws Canons and Customs made for their own grandeur and advantage in their Convocations without the consent of King Lord's and Commons in Parliament and that as I conceive in opposition to the Petition of the House of Commons in the Parl. of 51 E. 3. some few months before c Rot. Parl. An. 51 E. 3. nu 48. That the Commoners shall not be bound by any of the Constitutions made by the Clergy for their advantage without the Commons assent thereto in Parliament car eux ne beullent estre obligez a nul de voz Estatutes ne Ordinances faitz sanz lour assent with King Edward the 3d. and other our King's Writs Appeals Protestations against them mentioned in my Epistle Dedicatory 4ly If d Histor Angl. p. 194 195. Tho. Walsingham may be credited against our Records they likewise added another new Clause to King Richard's Oath placed in the very front thereof which they backed with these other passages inserted into their Pontificals for their own advancement honour protection by our Kings above all other Subjects as receiving their Crowns Swords Sceptres from them alone for their special defence For after the Kings anointing by them on the Crown of his head breast shoulders shoulderblades hands and boughs of both his arms they used these speeches to him at the delivery of his Sword and Sceptre Post haec Archiepiscopus cum Episcopis tradidit ei gladium it a dicens Accipe gladium per manus Episcoporum licet indignos vice tamen et autoritate sanctorum Apostolorum consecratas tibi regaliter impositum nostraeque benedictionis officio ad defensionem sanctae Ecclesiae divinitus ordinatum et esto memor de Psalmista qui prophetavit dicens Accingere gl●dio tuo super femur tuum potentissime ut per eundem vim aquitatis exerceas molem inquitatis potenter destruas et sanctam Dei Ecclesiam ejusque fideles propugnando protegas nec minus sub fide falsos in Christiani nominis hostes execretis ac destruas etc. Statim post haec etc. Archiepiscopus dans ei Sceptrum etc. dicens Accipe Sceptrum Regiae potestatis insig●e virgam scilicet regni rectam virgam veritatis qua te ipsum bene regas sanctam Ecclesiam populum viz. Christianum tibi a Deo commissum not the Bishops and Clergy only who would appropriate the Title of the Church to themselves Regia virtute ab improbis defendas pravos corrigas rectos Pontifices et ut viam rectam tenere possint tuo juvamine dirigas etc. Osculatus est Rex Episcopos omnes et Abbates but none of his Nobles à quibus statim ductus est postea ad Regale solium Episcopis inchoantibus hymnum Te Deum laudamus Finito hymno Archiepiscopus ita eum allocutus est Sta & retine amodò locum quem hucusque paterna successione tenuisti haereditariè indigo tibi delegatum per authoritatem Dei omnipotentis et praesentem traditionem nostram scilicet omnium Episcoporum caeterorum que Dei servorum et quanto Clerum sacris Altaribus propinquiorem tanto ei potiorem in locis congruis honorem impendere memineris quatenus mediator Dei & hominum te mediatorem plebis in hoc regni solio confirmet & in regnum aeternum regnare faciat Jesus Christus Dominus noster Which words and form they have since continued The same Solemnities Ceremonials Prayers Speeches used at this King Richard's Coronation and the Interrogations Oath prescribed to K. Edward the 3d. without the new additions to King Richards for aught appears to me continued without any alteration till K. Edw. the 6. together with this Petition or Monitio Episcoporum ad Regem et legitur ab uno not mentioned by Walsingham but in the Roman & other of our own Pontificals tending only to establish Bishops Canonical Privileges Laws and Constitutions Domine Rex à vobis perdonari petimus ut unicuique de Nobis et Ecclesiis Nobis commissis Privilegium et Debitam Legem atque justitiam et defenstonem exhibeatis sicut Rex in suo regno debet unicuique Episcopo et Abbati et Ecclesiis sibi commissis Whereunto Respondit sic Rex by their prescription before he must be Crowned Animo libenti & devoto promitto vobis et perdono vobis et unicuique vestram et Ecclesiis vobis commissis Canonicum Privilegium defined by the Popes and their own Canons & debitam legem & justitiam servabo & defensionem quantum potero adjuvante Deo exhibebo sicut Rex in regno unicuique Episcopo Abbati et Ecclesiis sibi commissis per rectum exhibere debet But by reason of King Edward the 6. his tender years and the changes then made in the Religion publicly professed some Alterations were made both in the Ceremonies Prayers and Oath itself at his Coronation by the Lord Protector and ten of the Privy Counsils advice whereof Thomas Cranmer Archbishop of Canterbury and Cuthbert Tonstall Bishop of Durham were two who prescribed him this new Oath different in some particulars from all preceding it The Archbishop standing before the King shall ask him with a loud voice in manner and form following Will ye grant to keep to the people of England and other your Realms and Dominions the Laws and Liberties of your Realm and other your Realms and Dominions * The King's Answers I grant and promise You shall keep to your strength and power to the Church of God and to all the people holy peace and concord I shall keep You shall make to be done after your strength and power equal and rightful justice in all your Dooms and Judgements with mercy and truth I shall do Do ye grant to make no new Laws but such as be to the glory and honour of God and to the good of the Commonwealth and that the same shall be made by the consent of your people as hath been accustomed I grant and promise Then shall the King rise out of his Chair and by them that before assisted him be led to the High Altar Where he shall make a solemn Oath upon the Sacrament laid upon the High Altar in the sight of all the people to observe the premises and laying his hand again upon the Book shall say The things which I have before promised I shall observe and keep So God help me and these holy Evangelists by me bodily touched upon this holy Altar At the Coronations of King James and King Charles the 1. and 2. the Interrogations to and Oath taken by King Edward the 3d. were used and taken by them with most of the premised Ceremonies Prayers passages used at King Richard the the 2d his Coronation some whereof were omitted at King Edward the sixths Which having a In the Second Part of My Signal Loyalty etc. p. 241 to 327. elsewhere published at large I shall here omit By these Historial Collections of the Coronations of foreign Emperors Kings and our own British Saxon Danish Norman English Kings by Popes Patriarches Archbishops and Bishops with the several Oaths promises they exacted from them and altered enlarged by degrees when crowned especially when they set the Crown upon Usurpers heads and disinherited the right lawful heirs you may most clearly discover what successive encroachments they made upon their Royal Sovereignty's What strange Conclusions many Popes Popish Bishops Canonists and others have thence deduced I shall here briefly inform you 1. That all Christian Emperors Kings Princes receive their Crowns Swords Sceptres Royalties and Royal dignities only from Popes Patriarches Archbishops Bishops as Pope Boniface the 8. with sundry other Popes Popish Canonists Jesuits and our Archbishops Aldred of York Ralph and Hubert of Canterbury have asserted who are solidly refuted by b In Melchior Goldastus Mona●ch●ae Rom. Imperii T●m 3. Francofurti 1613. p. 269 to 2134. John Servin Advocate to King Henry the 4th of France in his Vindiciae and others forecited 2ly That the Pope and every Bishop is Superior to Emperors and Kings because without contradiction the less is blessed consecrated by the greater Hebr. 7. 7. as Emperors Kings are by Popes and Bishops not they by them Yea Episcopus superminet Regibus et quibuscumque aliis terrenis Principibus dignitate est praeferendus quantum plumbum vincitur ab auro Et Sacerdotium tanto majus est Imperio et omni seculari Principatu quanto coelum terra preciosius et anima est corpori praeferenda as our c Doctrinale Fidei Tom. 1. l. 2. Artic. 3. c. 74 75. Thomas Waldensis Cardinal d De Pontifice Romano l. 1. c. 7. De Laicis c. 8 & 10. See my Epistle Dedicatory to Tome 1. Bellarmin and others determine 3ly That as they consecreate bless crown them Emperors and Kings so by the like reason they may execrate excommunicate uncrown them if they violate the Oaths and Conditions prescribed to them at their Coronations which was our Archbishop Aldreds' Ralph and Hubert's doctrine as well as Popes Hence Pope Gregory the 9th upon Sir * Mat. Paris H●st Angl. p. 362. Here Tom. 2. p. 496. Robert de Twenge and others threshing out the corn and plundering the goods of Italian Clergymen beneficed in England by Papal provisions was so highly offended with King Henry the 3d that in an oversharp Letter to him he vehemently reprehended him for suffering such rapines in his Realm to be done to Ecclesiastical persons non habens respectum ad juramenta quae juraverat tempore Coronationis suae non solum de pace Ecclesiae manutenenda verum etiam de recta justitia tam Clericis quam La●cis se●vanda Mandavit igitur Regi in eisdem literis sub poena Excommunicationis et Interdicti firmiter praecipiens quatinus diligenti facta inquisitione si quos hujus violentiae inveniret authores tam graviter puniret obnoxios ut ex poena illorum caeteris metum incuteret & terrorem 4ly That Emperors Kings are but the Popes Bishop's Vassals and their Coronation Oaths mere Oaths of Fealty to them as their superior Lords 5ly That by these their Oaths and the Liberties Privileges of the Church the persons of Popes Bishops and all inferior Clergymen are totally * Marta de Jurisdict pars 4. Cent. 2. casus 132 133. & all Canonists De Clericis & Immunitate Clericorum exempted from the secular Jurisdiction Judicature of Emperors Kings their Judges and Courts so that they neither can nor aught at all to imprison condemn execute banish deprive them for any capital Crimes or Offences whatsoever but must refer them wholly to be tried judged purged in by and before a Synod of Bishops or their own Metropolitans or Ordinaries & that they ought not to put them to death till first convicted degraded and delivered up by them to the secular powers Upon which account e Tho. Walsingham Hist. Angl. p. 98 99 101 103 104 105. Ypodigm An. 1326 1327 Antiqu. Eccles. Brit. p. 226 227. Ralph Holinshed p. 319 339 340. Godwins Cat. of Bishops p. 232 233. Speeds Hist p. 667 677 679 to 686. Adam de Arleton Bishop of Hereford in the 17. year of K. Edward the 2. being accused arrested and examined of High Treason before the King and alt the Lords in Parliament for receiving aiding counselling maintaining Mortimer with other Enemies of the King and furnishing them with great store of armed men peremptorily refused to answer his Charge without the connivance and consent of the Archbishop and the other Bishops his Peers because he was a Minister a Member of the Church and a Bishop Whereupon the Archbishop and Bishops presently demanded him as a Member of the Church to be delivered to their Custody and Trial Some few days after the King resolving to arraign him for this Treason before his Royal Tribunal the Bishops hearing of it thereupon the Archbishops of Canterbury York and Dubblin accompanied with ten Bishops more and a great troop of men with their crosses born up before them marched to the Court where he was to be arraigned chased away the King's Officers took the Prisoner from the Bar by force before he had made any answer and carried him away with them firmly enjoining all there present on the behalf of God that none of them under pain of Excommunication should presume to lay violent hands upon this Traitor to bring him back to the bar whom they had thus violently rescued from public Justice The King being exceedingly moved with this unparallelled insolency and affront as he had reason commanded the Inquest to be impanelled in his absence who finding him guilty of the Treason and Rebellion whereof he was indicted according to the truth of the matter he thereupon seized his Temporalties Lands Goods and banished the Bishop who notwithstanding his proscription was by confederacy of these Archbishops and Bishops with strong hand kept safe from the King's Justice in the Archbishop of Canterbury Walter Reynolds his custody And not long after this Traitorous Prelate and his Rescuers confederating with the Queen and young Prince Edward by force of arms imprisoned deposed the King himself without any Trial Crowned his Son King in his stead and then murdered him by this Traitorous Bishops ambiguous unpointed Advice Edwardum occidere nolite timere bonum est 6ly That Kings and Emperors by the Oaths taken at their Coronations are bound to obey maintain execute all the Popes Bishop's Ecclesiastical Decrees Canons Constitutions Censures of Excommunication Interdicts Deprivation yea of death itself in cases of Heresy or Apostasy and to become their Bailiffs Gaolers Executioners without examining the justice or legality of their proceedings or sentences under pain of being excommunicated interdicted and deprived of their Offices as not only Popes but f See Tom 2. p. 890 to 912 & Here Epistle Dedicatory & p. 235 236. Boniface John Peckham John Stratford and other Archbishops of Canterbury and their Suffragans have resolved in their Convocations and Constitutions Hence our learned Martyr William Tyndall in a g Obedience of a Christian man p. 155. & 137 138. Book printed Cum Privilegio London 1573. complained That the Bishops with the Pope by a certain Conspiration and secret Treason have with falsehood taken from all Kings and Emperors their right and duties which now they call their Fréedoms Liberties and Privileges AND HAVE MADE EVERY KING SWEAR TO DEFEND THEIR FALSEHOOD AGAINST THEMSELVES So that if any man shall contend to restore Kings again unto their Duties and Kite and to the room and authority which they have of God and of shadows to make them Kings indeed and to put the World into order again than the Kings deliver up their swords and authority unto these Hypocrites to s●ay them The Emperors and Kings are now adays but even Hangmen unto the Popes and Bishops to kill whomsoever they condemn without any more ado as Pilate was unto the Scribes and pharisees and the High Bishop or Priest to Hang and Cricify Christ For as those Prelates answered Pilate when he asked what ill he had done If he were not an evil doer we would not have brought him unto thee as who should say we are too holy to do any thing amiss thou mayst believe us well enough yea † Mat. 27. 23 24 25. and his blood be on our heads said they kill him boldly we will bear the Charge our souls for thine * John 19 17. We have also A LAW by which he ought to die for he maketh himself God's son Even so say our Prelates He ought to die by our Law He speaketh against the Church And YOUR GRACE IS SWORN TO DEFEND THE LIBERTIES & ORDINANCES OF THE CHURCH and to maintain our most holy Father's authority our souls for yours ye should do a meritorious deed therein Nevertheless as Pilate escaped not the judgement of God even so it is to be feared lest our Temporal Powers shall not † Psal. 2. 10 12. Wherefore be learned ye that judge the earth lest the Lord be angry with you and ye perish from the right way So this our Godly Marty● who experimented the truth thereof soon after for * See Fox Acts & Monuments Vol 2. p. 362 363 etc. opposing the Popes and Bishops Usurpations on the Crown etc. and translating the Bible into English 7ly Some Popes Popish Prelates and Canonists both at home and abroad have pleaded an Exemption from all Subsidies Aids Taxes even for the defence of the King & Realm against foreign Enemies unless specially authorised & approved by the Pope's antecedent Bulls as being contrary to their Coronation Oath and the Church's Liberties Witness the insolent Bull of a See Here p. 684 685 etc. See Tom. 2. p. 6. 721. 1024 1025. ●●●tian Causa 23. qu. 8 D● Marta de Jurisdict pa●s 4 Cent. 1. Case 1 10 11 13. & the Canonists in their Titles de Immunitate Ecclesiae Pope Boniface the 8. and the contests thereupon between King Edward the 1. his Bishops and Clergy here recited at large before which his Predecessor Pope Honorius the 3d. seemed to be of a contrary opinion in this memorable Bull of his to the Archbishops Bishops Abbots and Clergy of Ireland for a liberal Aid to King Henry the 3. thus enroled in the Patent Roll of Anno xi H. 3. casually omitted in its proper place b Pat 1● H 3. pars 1. dors 12. HOnorius Episcopus Servus servorum Dei Venerabilibus Patribus Archiepiscopis & Episcopis & dilectis filiis Abbatibus Prioribus & aliis Praelatis ac Rectoribus Ecclesiarum in Hibernia constitutis salutem & apostolicam benedictionem Non laeditur libertas Ecclesiastica set defenditur cum defensori ejus statu rerum et temporum exigente c See Tom. 2. p. 396 406 407. subsidium liberaliter exhivetur Cum ergo karissimo in Chr●sto filio nostro H. Regi Anglorum illustri multa immineant necessariarum honera expensarum ac propter hoc sibi mandaverimus à Clero Angliae subsidium exhiberi Vniversitatem vestram sollicitandam duximus & hortandam per Apostolica vobis scripta mandantes quatenus cum regnum Hiberniae ad ipsum pertinere noscatur ac per hoc eidem incumbat defendere vestrarum Ecclestarum libertates et jura vosque deceat ipsi cum exposcere videtur necessitas liberaliter subvenire collectam pensatis singularum Ecclesiarum facultatibus faciatis ad expensarum ipsius Regis honera supportanda cum consilio venerabilis fratris nostri Archiepiscopi Dublin aliquos viros notae prudentiae ac probatae fidei eligentes qui pecuniam recipiant per subventionem hujusmodi colligendam ipsamque assignent ipsi Archiepiscopo & duobus aliis qui ad hoc idonei videbuntur per eos ad expensas ipsius Regis quae videbuntur ei & regno suo magis necessariae ministrand Mandatum nost●um taliter impleturi quod ipsum Regem ad vestrum et Ecclesiarum vestrarum faborem per hoc specialiter inclinetis gratamque vicissitudinem ab eo expectare possitis tempore oportuno Nolumus autem quod exhibitio subbentionis huju●modi trahatur ad consequentiam vel praejudicium generet Ecclesiasti●ae libertati Dat. etc. Moreover this Pope was very wary in denouncing any Excommunications whether general or special against the King or his Brother without his special mandate as this Record then entered with it informs us HOnorius Episcopus etc. dilecto filio R. Sanct. Angeli Diac. Card. Apostolicae Ibidem ●edis Legato salutem & Apostolicam benedictionem Discretioni tuae auctoritate praesentium mandamus quatenns karissimi in Christo filii nostri illustris Regis Angliae vel nobilis viri R. Com. Pict fratris sui ad denunciationem vel prolationem generalis et specialis sententiae Excommunicationis per te vel per alium non procedas nisi super hoc mandatum nostrum susciperis speciale Dat. Lat. Id. Ma●i Pontif. nostri etc. An. xo. Though Boniface and other Popes since made no bones at all to excommunicate all Emperors Kings Princes who should demand and all Clergymen who should pay any Subsidies without his antecedent special licence Upon which account d DeJurisdict pars 4. Centur. 1. ●as 10 & 11. nu 21 to 50. Doctor Marta and some other Canonists cited by him peremptorily resolve Ecclesiastici sunt immunes a quibuscunque Lalliis Collectis Lributis et sunilibus overibus realibus personalibus et mixtis Ecclesiam nullo modo teneri solvere Lributum etiam de illis bonis quae antea Lributaria erant et postea in Ecclesiam sunt translata Praedia tributaria in Ecclesiam translata et locus suppositus Lributo Ecclesiae traditus non debent amplius solvere tributum quia sunt haec omnia Deo dedicata e Dr Marta Ib. pars 4 Cent 1. Case 10 nu 11. p 413 655 656. Rex nullo modo potest imponere extraordinaria subfidia quando istud juravit prout facit Rex Neopolis quando invaditur ab hositbus nulla praecedente culpa Principis aut Civium nist de consensu eorundem subditorum propter magnam necessitatem qui possunt remitters juramentum 8ly That Popes and Bishops by their own inherent Papal and Episcopal Authority both in their Ecclesiastical Synods Consistories and Visications may lawfully make what f See Henrici Spelmanni Council Tom. 2 Oaths Canons Visitation Articles they please and impose enforce them not only on their own Clergy and Under Officers but likewise on Church wardens and other Laymen yea excommunicate them for refusing to take such Oaths or make presentments by virtue of them on all such Articles which they prescribe them till they submit thereto seeing they have from time to time both made prescribed Oaths Articles to Emperors and Kings themselves at their Coronations and altered or enlarged them as they thought meet Witness the Oaths not only introduced and imposed on King John before his absolution from his Excommunication and the Kingdoms Interdict by the Pope's Legate and his Bishops with * See Tom. 2. P. 460 464 465. Pope Gregory the 9th his new Oath of Homage and Allegiance imposed on all our Bishops and Abbots the Oaths de Calumnia & veritate dicenda and Visitation Oaths enforced by Bishop Grosthead his Officers and others against our Laws and King Henry the 3d. his g Tom. 2. p. 271 272 276 279 287 118 866 400 464 466 467 830 831. 489 707 699 to 711 728 760. 810 818 838 191 896. Fox Acts and Monuments Vol. 1. p. 298. Prohibitions to restrain them related in my 2d Tome but likewise the Oaths prescribed by Robert Winchelsey Archbishop of Canterbury An. 1293. to his Judges Advocates Clerks Officers Proctors in the Arches and this Oath of John Archbishop of York and other our Bishops imposed upon the Lollards in their Provinces and Dioceses to worship Images etc. and obey their Laws Canons Constitutions entered with this special Memorandum in the Clause Rolls of Anno 19 R. 2. † Claus 19 R 2. m. 17. dors & Spelmanni Council Tom. 2 P. 413 414 655 656. MEmorandum quod primo die Sept. Anno regni Regis Richardi secundi post Conquestam decimo nono Willielmus Dynet Nicholaus Tayllour Nicholaus Pouther & Willielmus Steynour de Notyngham in Cancellaria ipfius Regis personaliter constituti sacramenta divisim praestiterunt sub eo qui sequitur tenore I William Dynet  yhowe worschipefull Fader and Lord archbishop of Yhorke and yhowr Clergy with my free will and full avisede swear to Good and to all his seyntes upon this holy Gospels  from this day forthward I shall worship images with praying and offering unto hem in the worship of the saints  yey be made after and also I shall never mor despise pilgrimage ne states of holy church in ne degree And also I shall be buxum to the Laws of holy church and to yhowe as mine archbishop and to mine oyer Ordinars and Curates and keep you laws upon my power and meynten hem And also I shall never more meynten ne tochen ne defenden Errors conclusions ne teachings of the lollard ne swych conclusions and teachings that men clepyth lollard doctryn Ne I shall her books ne swych books ne hem or  suspect or diffamede of Lollarderye resceyve or company withal wittingly or defend in you matters and if I know any swych I shall with all the haste  I may do yhowe or else you ne'er officers to wyten and of her books And also I shall excite and stir all yo to good doctrine  I have hindered with mine doctrine up my power And also I shall stoned to yho declaration who es heresy or error and do yerafter And also what venance yhe wool for  I have done for meyntening of this falls doctryn enjoin me I shall fulfil i● and I submit me yerto up my power And also I shall make no other gloze of this mine oath bot as ye words stoned And if it be so that I come again or do again this Oath or any party thereof I yholde me here cowpable as an Heretyk & to be punished be ye law as an Heretyk & to forfeit all my gods to the Kings will withowten any other process of Law and yerto I require ye Notary to make of all this ye which is my Will an Instrument agains me Et ex habundanti idem Willielmus Dynet eodem die voluit et recognovit quod omnia bona et catalla sua mobilia nobis sint forisfacta in casu quo ipse juramentum praedictum seu aliqua in eodem juramento contenta de caetero contravenerit ullo modo In this impious Oath compiled and enforced upon the King's Subjects by the Archbishop of York than Lord Chancellor of England by his own Archiepiscopal Authority we may observe First that it is directly contrary to the letter of the second Commandment to sundry other Texts in the Old Testament and to Acts 17. 24. to 30. Rom. 1. 22 23 25. 1 Cor 8. 4 5 6. c. 10. 7 19 20. 2 Cor. 6. 16. 1 John 5. 21. Rev. 9 20. in the New 2ly Against the express * Mag. Charta c. 29. 51 H. 3 c. 22. See Tom 2 p. 699 704 705 708 709 710. Laws Statutes of the Realm and Liberty of the Subject's persons consciences 3ly That it prescribes a blind obedience to all the Canons Laws prescriptions of the Archbishop or other Ordinaries and Curates 4ly That it subjects those persons who took it to a confiscation of all their goods to the King for the breach of it or any particular Clause Article thereof without any other legal process trial conviction and likewise to a Writ de Haeretico comburendo though the violation of any branch thereof was never declared Heresy by Scripture nor by any of the 4. first General Councils nor was against any Article of the Nice●e or Apostles Creeds 5ly That it obliged them to submit to all penances they should impose upon them and to betray discover to them and their Officers both the persons books writings of all others reputed Lollards By which exorbitant Oath and proceedings the Bishops became Masters of all men's lives liberties estates whom they pleased to accuse of Heresy or declared to be Heretics and would not wholly submit themselves to their Ecclesiastical usurped authority which made every Archbishop and Bishop an absolute Pope within his own Province and Diocese What strange * See Canterbury's Doom p. 19 26 40 93 to 104. etc. and Visitation Oaths Articles for turning our Communion Tables into Altars and railing them in Altarwise against the East end of Chancels bowing to or towards the Altar receiving the Communion only at their new Rails with other Innovations tending to the countenancing or introduction of Popish superstition devotion Ceremonies contrary to our Laws have of late times been rigorously imposed upon Ministers Churchwardens and others by Ecclesiastical censures to the general discontent scandal oppression grievance of the people by sundry Archbishops Bishops Archdeacon's in their Synods Visitations enforcing every Churchwarden to pay 4 s. 4 d. or more for taking his Oath and 6 d. 8 d. or 12 d. for their Books of Articles besides extorted fees for every presentment on them a new extortion against all Laws and Canons too their own printed Canons Constitutions Visitation Oaths and Books of Articles with the * Decemb. 16. 1640. Votes passed against them in Parliament That they were against the King's Prerogative the fundamental Laws of the Realm the Liberty and property of the Subject and of dangerous consequence the Impeachments of several Bishops for them by the whole House of Commons and the Statutes of 17 Caroli 1. ch. 17. & 13 Car. 2. ch. 12. & 13 Car. 2. ch. 1. declaring condemning such Oaths and all others made or imposed by any Authority without the King's Majesties royal assent and both Houses of Parliament to be null and boyd in their first Creation to all intents and purposes whatsoever and against the fundamental Laws and Liberties of this Kingdom will at large demonstrate 9ly Some of our Archbishops of Canterbury have grown so insolent that because some of our Kings were not crowned by them or their predecessors in their absence when exiled by them for their Treasons and Rebellions as upon that account alone to pull the Crown violently from the King's head at the solemn Coronation of the Queen and to excommunicate all those Bishops who presumed to Crown them by their royal appointment without their licence or deputation as the premised instances of Ralph de Turbine and Thomas Becket evidence whose successors like the Archbishops of Rheims in France have claimed it as their peculiar privilege to crown all our Kings as if they had no Liberty or Prerogative left them to be Crowned by what Bishops persons and at what times places themselves shall think meet to appoint as they have frequently done 10ly Sundry Popes Popish Prelates Canonists heretofore yea Popish Priests and Jesuits of late have from hence affirmed the Coronations of Emperors Kings by them to be an essential antecedent qualification to constitute them real legal Emperors Kings and that they were not such by descent or election before they were consecrated by and received their Crowns Sceptres and other Ensigns of Royalty from the hands of Popes or Bishops Upon this false pretence Watson and Clarke two Italianated Roman Priests conspired with the Lords Cobham Grace and others to seize King James and Prince Henry his son at Greenwich upon their first arrival out of Scotland and to imprison them in Dover Castle or the Tower till they should obtain their own pardons a toleration of the Popish Religion and a removal of some Counsellors of State or else to put some further project in execution against them affirming to those they drew into their Conspiracy and pleading it at their arraignments for this Treason h Speeds History of Great Britain p. 1242. 1243. Sir Edward Cook 7 Report Calvins case f. 10 11. That the Act was lawful and no Treason being done before the Coronation for that King James WAS NO KING Of ENGLAND BEFORE HE WAS ANOINTED and the Crown solemnly set on his Head These Priests were condemned and executed as Traptors but the Lords Cobham and Grace and other their seduced Proselytes were pardoned by the King's grace upon their acknowledgement of and craving pardon for their Treason grounded upon this false Doctrine Upon this account the Guysian Jesuitical faction in i John de Serres & Grimstoms General History of France p. 866. France asserted some few years before That they might lawfully take up arms against depose murder and stab King Henry the 4. of France to death because he was not Crowned and anointed King by their Popish Bishops from whom he should have received his Royal Crown and Authority and so was no lawful King but a Tyrant Which erroneous treasonable Doctrine is largely refuted by sundry precedents reasons in point of Law and Divinity by k 7 Report f. 10 10. Sir Edward Cook in Calvins case by Dr. Crakenthorpe in his Defence of Constantine c. 14. p. 341 342. and l Melchior Goldastus Monarchia Sacri Romani Imperii Tom. 3. p. 208 to 214. Johannes Servin Advocate to King Henry the 4 in his Vindiciae to whom I refer you who prove the Coronation Unction of Kings to be a mere Ornamental Ceremony which many Emperors Kings never used received being Emperors Kings by and from their very Elections descents without and before this Ceremony as Historians attest and sundry eminent m Hierom. Balbus de Coron p. 68 Lawyers and n Cusanus l. 3. c. 4. Jac. Almaia de Potestate Eccless & Laic qu. 2. c. 10. Divines resolve 11ly Sundry Popish Bishops and Priests have inferred from hence that they only are the holy Church and God's inheritance intended in these King's Coronation Oaths Charters with a seclusion of the Laity † See My Unbishoping of Timothy and Titus p. 136 to 141. appropriating the Title of the Church Clergy to themselves alone when as they were never styled the Church Congregation of God or Christ in any one Text throughout the Old or New Testament but the believing * Sed & ubi tres Ecclesia est licet Laici Tertul. exhortatio ad Castitatem Tom. 2. c. 5. p. 179. Parisiis 1566. 0 Acts 2. 47 c. 8. 1. c. 11. 26. c. 14. 23 27. c. 15. 3 22 41 c. 16. 5. c. 20. 17 24. Rom. 16. 1 4 5 16 23. 1 Cor. 4. 17. c. 6. 32. c. 10. ● c. 11 16 18. c. 14 4 5 22 23 33 34. c. 16. 1. 19 1 Cor. 1 2. 2 Cor. 1. 2. c. 8. 1 18 19 23 24. c. 11. 8 28. c. 12. 13. Gal. 1. 2 13 22. Ephes. 3. 21. c. 5. 23 to 33. Phil. 1. 1. c. 4. 15. Col. 1. 18 24. c. 4. 15. 1 Thes. 1. 1. c. 2. 14 2 Thess. 1. 1 4. 1 Tim. 3. 5. c. 5. 16. Philem. 2. Hebr. 2. 12. c. 12. 13. Jam. 5. 14. 1 Pet. 2. 19 c. 5. 1 2 3. 2 John 6. 9 10. Rev. 1. 4 5 11 50 c. 2. 1 7 12 17 18 19 23. c. 3. 1 7 13 14 22. c. 22. 16. And the Harmony of Confessions Laity Saints and people of God as distinct from them and they only the Ministers Bishops Angels Pastors Elders Servants of the Church or Church of God whom they are to feed instruct and take care of as their Servants not Lords as the o marginal Texts all Expositors on them and Mr. William Tyndall in his excellent Treatise What the Church is resolve and evidence Whence the Church and Parliament of England in the 19th Article of Religion and all Protestant Churches else in their public Confessions thus define the Church The visible Church of Christ is the Congregation of faithful men in the which the pure Word of God is preached and the Sacraments be duly administered according to Christ's Ordinance not the Pope Bishops or Clergy and of the Authority of this Church alone not the Bishops or Clergy they affirm Article 20. The Church hath power to decree Rites and Ceremonies and authority in controversies of faith etc. yet not to ordain any thing contrary to Gods written Word as many Popes Bishops have done in their Councils and Synods wherein themselves presided Therefore the Christian people must be included under the Title of Holy Church which our Kings swear to defend as well as the Bishops and Clergy and their own demands to our Kings for themselves and all the Churches committed to their Care with the forms of Institutions to Churches evidence the people rather to be the Church then themselves who are but Overscers Pastors and Curates of the Church 12ly Popes and Popish Prelates have from hence usurped a power to impose and enforce upon Emperors Kings and other Laymen whom they have interdicted or excommunicated a cautionary Oath p See Tom. 2. p. 271 272 279 287 288 311 384 651 652. De stando et parendo mandatis Ecclesiae before they would absolve them now lately revived by some against the express Custom Laws Liberties of our Realm declared and sworn to by all the Bishops and Nobles of the Realm in the Parliamentary Great Council held at Claerendon under King Henry the second Yet they themselves by several q See Tom 2. p. 830 831. Canons declare that no Pope nor Bishop ought to swear or take an Oath before any Emperor King or Council but only in the case of faith to purge himself from suspicion of Heresy nor any Clerk to take an Oath as a Witness or otherwise in any Temporal Court or cause especially if trivial as all Laymen ●●gh● to do without the Popes or Bishops special licence first obtained but their assertio●s in verbo Episcopi or Sacerdotis must be allowed instead of an Oath as equivalent to it Ne manus per quam corpus & sanguis Christi conficitur JURAMENTO polluetur as I have r Council Triburiense sub A●nulpho Sar us Council Tom. 3. p. 561. See here Tom. 2. p. 707 708. elsewhere more largely evidenced 13ly A reverend French Doctor of Divinity promoted in our Church in a ſ Dr. Isaac Basire his Sacrilege arraigned by St. Paul London 1668. chap. 9 p. 168 to 174. & p. 220 228 Treatise newly published recites our King's Coronation Oath at large and from thence observes That the King in his Oath swears in a manner THRICE FOR THE CLERGY PARTICULARLY and for no other estate of the Realm besides to intimate that as your Law calls the Clergy A High State and One of the greatest States of the Realm so it deserves a special Care and High regard proportionable That by this Juracory Oath the King swears in special That he will be a Protector and Defender of the Bishops and Clergy not only of their Persons as so qualified with such Rights and Liberties but also of their Possessions By virtue of which Oath the King and all others are in point of Conscience obliged to restore to the Church Bishops Clergy not only all the lands and p●ss●ssions taken from them during the late Wars but likewise all Manors Lands Rents Revenues whatsoever heretofore taken away from any Bishoprics Abbeys Monasteries Monks Nonnes Mass or Chantry Priests whatsoever by any of our Kings by the power in Parliaments in former ages t Ibidem ch. 6. throughout etc. 9 10 and elsewhere under pain of incurring the sins of Sacrilege and drawing down the Curses of God and their founders and exemplary destruction judgements on themselves their families yea the whole Kingdom and Nation as he magisterially resolves because being once given consecrated to God and his Church they can never be taken away from them or converted to any secular uses by Kings Parliaments or other Sovereign powers for any offences idolatrous or superstitious uses limited by the donors nor for any crimes or abuses of those to whom they were given there being an aeternal holiness annexed to them which cannot be obliterated For answer whereunto I would desire this confident Doctor to resolve these Quaeres 1. Whether any Archbishop Bishop Priest or Clergyman can or ought by the Law of God to covet or desire any more than a u Prov. 30. 8 9 Mat. 6. 11 c. 10 10 Lu. 10. 7. Rom. 15. 27. 1 Cor. 9 7 to 15. Gal. 6. 6. 1 Tim. 3. 2 3 c. 5. 17 18. c. 6. 6. to 13. Acts 20. 18 to 36. Phil. 4. 10 to 20. Heb. 13. 5. 17. 1 Pet. 5. 2. 3. 1 Thes. 5. 12 13. competent convenient maintenance answerable to his diligence labour care in the conscientious discharge of his Ministerial Function in feeding the flock of Christ which he hath purchased with his own blond And whether those who labour not in the Word and doctrine preach not in season and out of season neglect their pastoral duties feeding themselves not their flocks or reside not with them can lay any claim by divine right to any Church-revenues since Christ himself resolves x Mat. 10. 10. Lu. 10. 7. 1 Cor. 9 13 14. John 21. 15 16 17. 2 Tim. 4. 2 5. that none but Labourers in and Preachers of the Gospel are worthy of their meat hire and those that labour not by y 2 Thess. 3. 7 8 9 10 11. Ezech. 34. 2 3 to 11. St. Paul's resolution ought not to eat Whence this Maxim in Law and Divinity Beneficium propter officium had its original If so Whether Christian Kings and States may not lawfully without guilt of Sacrilege or violation of their Oaths resume and take away such superfluous Manors Lands given by their Ancestors from the Crown to any Archbishops Bishops Priests or other Clergymen for the neglect of their pastoral duties especially in cases of public necessity so as they reserve a competent sufficient maintenance for those who are pious laborious worthy of * 1 Tim. 5. 17 18. double honour and encouragement 2ly Whether High-Priests Priests Levites under the Law and Apostles Bishops Priests Deacons under the Gospel though of divine institution solemnly consecrated for God's immediate service and the instruction salvation of the people's souls may not justly lose forfeit null these their Sacerdotal consecrations and be legally deprived of their respective holy Orders and the maintenance belonging to them for their vicious scandalous lives Heresies Schisms yea actually † See my Supplemental Appendix to John Hus his Disputation p. 49 to 78. executed and put to death for their Murders Treasons Rebellions without any Sacrilege their consecrations becoming unconsecrations as the z Rom. 2. 25 26 etc. Jews circumcision became uncircumcision by their profaneness crimes and violations of God's Laws If so as the Precedents of a 1 Sam. 2. 22 to the end c. 3. 11 to 19 c. 4. 10 to 19 c. 14. 3. Elyes' sons b 1 Kings 2. 26 27 35. Abiathar the High Priest with c No 7. 64 65. c. 12. 28. Jer. 23. Ezech. 34. & Mal. 2. throughout Ezech. 44. 7. to 25. others in the old and of d Acts 1. 16 to 26. Judas who fell from his Apostleship for selling and betraying our Saviour Christ in the new Testament with hundreds of e See Platina B●laeus and others the Vitis Pontificum Eusebius Evagrius Theodoret Sozomen Nicephorus Callistus Eccles. Historiae annal Baronii Johannes Zonaras & Nicetas their Annals Fox Acts and Monuments precedents of Popes Patriarches Archbishops Bishops Priests degraded executed in all ages Churches Kingdoms and our own together with the f Pontif. Romanum p. 457 458. Roman Pontificals in the forms of their depositions degradations of Patriarches Archbishops Bishops Priests Deacons resolve past all dispute and this Doctor dares not deny Then much more may the Temporal Lands and Revenues given to them being not of divine institution nor so immediately consecrated to God's service nor capable of any real inherent holiness as they are loose their relative holiness by their Crimes or abuses of them and thereupon be converted to other uses by our Kings and Parliaments without any Sacrilege if they see just cause so as God's service be still supported in all places necessary 3ly Whether Temples Sanctuaries Cathedral Parochial Collegiate Churches and private Chapels solemnly erected consecrated to God's sacred Worship with their respective materials ornaments vessels vestments utensils when forsaken abhorred by God decayed demolished or deserted by fire inundations earthquakes wars pestilence or seized on by conquering Enemies of a different Religion expelling the Natives who erected them for the Bishops Priests or people's sins together with the soil whereon they were built and Churchyards adjoining to them do not thereby lose their Consecrations and become common or profane If so as 1 Jer. 12. 7. Psal. 78. 60. Lam. 2. 6 7. Jer. 7. 12 14. c. 16. 6 9 sundry sacred Texts the precedents of 2 Psal. 78 60. Shiloh God's own House Temple in the 3 2 Kings 25. 9 to 18. 2 Chron. 36 16 to 21. Jer. 5. 2. 13 to 18. 5 26 c. 9 12. Isay 63. 10. 64. 11 22. Lu. 10. 44. c. 21. 5 6 Mat. 24. 2 3. Ps 74. 1 to 10. Ps 80. 1 2. Dan. 11. 31. Lam. 1. 10. c. 2. 7 20 c. 4. 1. Dan. 8. 11 13. c. 9 ●6 Am●s 7. 9 Holy City of Jerusalem all the 4 Ps 74. 8. Synagogues of God in the Holy Land the famous Churches of Ephesus Antioch Philippi Colosse Thessalonica Thyatira Pergamus Philadelphia Sardis Corinth Smyrna Constantinople Alexandria with many hundreds of particular Churches Chapels destroyed suppressed by the invasions of the Goths Vandals Saracens Turks Tartars Danes throughout Asia and Europe and our own Realms evidence and Hugo Grotius de Jure Belli & Pacis l. 3. c. 5. with the Authors there cited by him prove at large Yea g Iginus Papa Gratian de Consecratione Distinct 1. Barth Brixiensis Johannis de Thierry & others in their Gloss thereon Angelus deClavasio Summa Angelica Consecr Ecclesiae nu 3. Augustinus Ba●bosa De Officio & Potestate Episcopi Pars 2. Allegatio 27. nu 13 to 20. Paulus Piasec●us in Praxi nova Episc D. c. 5. nu 4. Gambarupta De Cafibus reservatis c. 25. case 2. c. 2. Vgolinus Dist. 29. nu 4. v. 1. Lud. Miranda d. art 4. Concl. 2. Marius' Alterius de Consecra Tom. 2. Dis 3. c. 2. Popes and Popish Bishops Canonists who attribute most holiness to consecrated places unanimously determine Si Ecclesia in totum corruit vel destruitur quoad tectum & parietes aut in majori parte it à ut oporteat eos noviter simul reficere vel si parietes ipsi igne decrustentur intus & exterius minime retinent antiquam consecrationem et execrata censeantur Etiam quando Ecclesia insimul & in totum destruitur eo animo ut iterum reaedificetur ex eadem materia Vel si parietes corruunt in totum vel in majors parte erit Ecclesia execrata censenda et noviter consecranda And they further resolve h Joan. Aloysius Riccius in Praxi Aurea Resol 201 208 fran Zerula in Praxi Epise 2. Verb. Paroch Sect. 6. 9 Navarrus de spoliis Cler. Sect. 18. nu 11. vers. 1. De Episcopis nu 15. August Barbosa de Offic. & Potestate Episcopi pars 3. Allegat 66. nu 14 15 17 19 Si populus noluit Ecclesiam quae minatur ruinam restanrare ea debet penitus destrui et Episcopus potest vendere lapides Altarium vel Ecclesiarum destructarum Ecclesiae vetustate collapsae quando reparari nequeunt sunt in totum destruend● without any sin or Sacrilege Yea the Act for Rebuilding of London made this Parliament An 19 Caroli 2. c. 3. enacts That the Parish Churches to be rebuilt within the City of London which were demolished by the late fire shall not exceed the Number of 39 And that the Scites and Materials of the other 40 Churches which are not intended by this Bill to be rebuilt together with the Churchyards shall be and are thereby vested in the Lord Mayor and Aldermen of the City of London for the time being and that such of them as shall not upon the rebuilding of the City of London be laid into the streets shall be sold or otherwise disposed of for buildings or market places by the said Lord Mayor and Aldermen or the mayor part of them by and with the consent of the Archbishop of Canterbury and Bishop of London for the time being and the money raised by such sale disposed of and employed towards the rebuilding of such Parish Churches as by this Act are intended to be rebuilt Yea the Canonists themselves resolve That both Cathedral Collegiate and Parish Churches may be translated from one place to another either by reason of the incursions of Enemies the unwholesomeness of the air the peril of inundations or remoteness from the parishioners and that they may be demolished and Forts Castles built in their places to hinder the incursions of fororeign enemies in times of War so as other lands by way of exchange be given in recompense for them without any Sacrilege Therefore there is no such inherent inseparable holiness in them as this Doctor surmiseth much less in the Lands and Temporalties belonging to them which were never solemnly consecrated and revert to the founders or Donors themselves when the Churches are destroyed ruined deserted translated to other places as our Judges Laws have long since resolved Ingulphi Historia p. 895 896. 8 H. 5. Tit. Abbe 28. 20 H. 6. 8 b. 20 H. 8. Brooke Extinguishment 35. & Corporation 78. 11 E. 4. 4. a. per Chok 7 E. 4. f. 11 12. Fitzh Grant 17. & Cooks 3 Report f. 75. b. 4ly Whether God himself hath not expressly commanded in i Levit. 26. 30. Numb 33. 52. Deut. 7. 5 6. c. 12. 2 3. c. 13. Judges 2. 2. 2 Kings 18. 4 22. c. 23. 5 to 17. 2 Chron. 14 3 4 5. c. 17 1 5. c. 31. 1. c. 34 3 to 8. 1 Kings 13. 2. 2 Kings 10. 19 to 31. Ezech. 6. 3 6. c. 18. 30. several Texts all Temples Places High-Places Altars Groves Images dedicated to the Worship of Idols false Gods or to be utterly destroyed cut down and burnt with fire though dedicated with a pious but erroneous intention for the honour worship of a Deity though false and that the conjecrated Priests of these Idols and their worshippers revolting from the true God should be put to death which King Hezekiah Josiah Jehu under the Law and k See Here 1. p. 46. 120. Constantine the Great with other Christian Emperors Kings under the Gospel zealously executed for which they were highly applauded Whether l Exod. 32. 1 to 25. Deut. 9 21. Ps 106. 19 20 21. Moses himself did not thus destroy the Golden Calf made and consecrated by Aaron to represent worship the true God in and by it as the sacred History and m See Dr. Raynolds de Idololatria Romanae Ecclesiae l. 2. c. 3. nu 16 17. etc. Calvin● Institutes l. 1. c. 11. Divines accord and burn grinned it to powder strew it upon water and make the children of Israel drink thereof Whether Jeroboam's Calves and their Temples at Dan and Bethel made to represent and worship God in and by them which proved the destruction of him and his family were not likewise destroyed by Josiah as being directly contrary to the second Commandment And whether Hez●kiah did not break in pieces the brazen serpent which Moses had made because the children of Israel did burn Incense unto it to God's dishonour though a o 2 Kings 18. 4. Numb 21. 8. See the Homily against the peril of Idolatry Type of Christ If so Whether by the selfsame reason Temples Monasteries Chapels Chauntries Images of the sacred Trinity of God the Father Son Holy Ghost of the Virgin Mary other Saints Angels erected in times of Popery for the worship of the true God in an Idolatrous superstitious erroneous uses against his Word and precepts may and ought not by the selfsame reason to be demolished by our Christian Protestant Kings Parliaments and the n 1 Kings 12. 26 to the end c. 13. 1 2. 2 Kings 1. p John 12. 32 33. Lands Revenues annexed to them for the maintenance of Popish idolatry and superstition be lawfully confiscated and converted to public secular uses without any Sacrilege or violation of Prov. 20. 15. Act. 5. 1. to 17. Rom. 2. 22. or any other sacred Text And whether God's special direction to Moses * Num 16. 37 38 39 to make broad plates for the covering of the Altar of the brazen censers of Korah and Dathan which were hallowed on purpose to be a memorial to the children of Israel that no stranger which is not of the seed of Aaron come near to offer incense before the Lord that he be not as Korah and his company on which this Doctor much relies be any way pertinent to prove it Sacrilege to convert such lands to secular uses 5ly Whether Churches built consecrated endowed with lands revenues by Heretics and Schismatics may not lawfully be demolished or taken away from them by q See Justinian Cod●cis l. 1. tft 1. & 8. De Haereticis & Manichaeis Gratian de Consec●atione Distinct 1. Heree Tom. 1. p. 48 49. & My Sword of Christian Magistracy supported Christian Emperors Kings and confiscated to their Exchequers without any sacrilege or impiety as in the cases of the Donatists Novatians Manichees Arians and other Heretics and Schismatics in former ages being the most probable means to suppress their Heresies and Schisms If so as I presume this Doctor who much inveighs against Schismatics throughout his Treatise against Sacrilege will readily grant then by the selfsame reason our Kings and Parliaments might justly suppress demolish all Monasteries to suppress Popish Idolatry Heresy Superstition and confiscate most of their lands and revenues to the King's Exchequer without any Sacrilege or impiety 6ly Whether the Lands or Revenues given and dedicated to one religious Order of Monks or Nuns upon their dissolution can be justly challenged by any other religious Order to whom they were never granted nor designed any more than lands given or bequeathed to one person and his heirs or to one City or Corporation and their successors can be justly claimed by another person or Corporation upon the attainders or dissolutions of those to whom they were given for any treason or felony If not as is most certain by r Semel donata data & relicta à sidelibus in suarum Ecclesiarum utilitatem & unum casum prima tàm jare antiqua quam nova Concil●i Tridentin● Constitutum applicari non possint sine Papae auctoritate August Ba●bosa de Officio & Potestate Episcopi pars 3. Alleg. 64. nu 17. all divine and human Laws then how can any of our Evangelical Bishops Presbyters Priests or Deacons who are of divine institution by any Laws of God or man challenge a lawful Title right interest in or to all or any the Livings Lands Tenements Rents Revenues heretofore given dedicated appropriated to any Orders of Monks Freers' Nuns Monasteries of mere Papal not Divine institution by any of our ancient Kings or others either for the expiation of their horrid scandalous Sins Murders Rapines Adulteries Whoredoms Perjuries or other Crimes or else for the salvation of their own and others souls and ransoming them from Hell or Purgatory flames by their merits fastings alms or prayers for them to the Virgin Mary and other Saints departed in high derogation of the all-satisfactory merits mediation of our Lord Jesus Christ the ſ Hebr. 9 15. 1 John 2. 1 2. sole Mediator between Gsd and man the only Advocate and propitiation for the sins of men and condemn it as most impious inexpiable Sacrilege not to restore them to their actual possession to whom they were never given dedicated nor intended and that for the performance of such superstitious Popish services which themselves condemn and neither can nor aught to perform If then St. Paul's divinity be orthodox and his assertion legal t Hebr. 12. 10. c. 7. 12. We have an Altar whereof they have no right to eat which serve the Tabernacle And the Priesthood being changed there is made also of necessity a change of the Law so that the Cities Glebes Oblations anciently belonging to the Jewish High Priests Priests and Levites abolished by Christ's priesthood could not be thereby legally challenged or transmitted to the Apostles and Ministers of the Gospel Our clamorous Doctor and his Confederates must henceforth give over their pretended divine and legal claims titles to all or any of our dissolved Abbeys and Monasteries Lands Revenues with their Satirical invectives against all who refuse to resign or restore them to those Churches Churchmen to whom they were never given and from whom they were not taken for fear they incur the Prophet Isay his Censure of the covetous lazy Priests in his age u Isay 56. 10 11 12. They are all dumb dogs sleeping lying down loving to slumber Yea they are greedy dogs who can never have enough shepherds that cannot understand they all look to their own way every one for his gain from his quarter Come ye say they we will fetch wine & we will fill ourselves with strong drink and to morrow shall be as this day and much more abundant as the fat lazy Monks and Abbots did especially if they can once effect their long prosecuted design of gaining all ancient Abbey Lands and Revenues by their Satirical invectives against Sacrilege Now whereas this a Sacrilege arraigned ch. 8 p. 156 157. Doctor argues that admit the Clergymen were guilty of all the crimes laid to their charge yet their personal delinquency cannot forfeit their Lands which they have in jure Ecclesiae & in jure Dei they being but usufructuaries of the profits of them during their lives and in nature of Tenants for life who cannot forfeit God's inheritance and fee. I answer 1. That all our b 2 E 3 29. 6 E. 3. 10. 24 E. 3. Juris Utrum 4. 25 E. 3. 54. 38 E. 3. 19 22 H 4. 11. 9 E. 4. 6. Dyer 238. Cooks 1 Instit. f. 300 b. 341 a. b. 2 Instit. f. 457. Lawbooks resolve that Bishops Abbots and other Clergymen are seized of their Lands in fee in Jure Ecclesiae and not tenants for life 2ly That they may therefore forfeit the Lands they have in Jure Ecclesiae & Dei either by c Fitz. & Bro●k contra formam Collationis 7 R. 2. Cessavit 18. Regest 238 a. Old Nat. Brev. 241. b 32 E. 3. Cessavit 24. 9 12 H. 4. 24 a. Fitz. Nat. Br. 209 to 212. Lit. sect 136 137. Coo. 2 Instit. p. 457 to 460. Here p. 334. alienations of them for life or in fee to their bastards whores kindred others against the donors' intentions or by their neglecting and ceasing to perform the Divine services and works of piety charity devotion for which they were specially given to them and that by the express provision words of the Statutes of 13 E. 1. c. 41. & 6 E. 1. cap. 4. which gives the Donors and their heirs Writs of Contra formam collationis and of Cessavit to recover the Lands so forfeited by their abuses or non-performance of the divine services or alms for which they were given 3ly This is evident by sundry memorable precedents recorded in our Histories Records and Law-books The 1. is that of the d Gualther Mapes de Nugis Cu●ialium MS. in Bibl. Bodleiana Cambdens Britannia p. 262 263. Here Tom. 1. p. 310 311. Abbess and Nuns of Berkeley in Glocestershire who being all big with child by Earl Godwins Nephew and so found by inquisition King Edward the Confessor thereupon dissolved the Monastery for their whoredoms and gave the Lands to Earl Godwin from whom the Barons of Berkeley have enjoyed it as the seat of their Barony for many hundred years The 2. the e Chartae Antiquae GG & ● nu 8. Cart. 1 Joan. Regis n. 103. Cart. 12 H. 3. nu 11. Cart. 8 E 2. nu 24. Pat. 3 H. 4. pars 1. n. 24. Pat. 22 H. 6. nu 11. 04. Here Tom. 1. p. 759 etc. Tom. 2. p. 228. Monasticon Angl. Vol. 2. p. 191 192. 866. Abbess of Ambresbury who having three bastard children after her profession and about 30. of her Nuns being likewise convicted of incontinency thereupon their order was dissolved and their lands given by King Henry the 2. to the Nuns of the Order of Font-Ebrard in Picardy by the advice of Pope Alexander Richard Archbishop of Canterbury and the rest of our Bishops Earls and Barons as the f Joannis Lydii ad Clemangem Analecta p. 23 24 25. Gulielmus de Nurgia●o Chronol Anno 1129. Charters Patents of Henry the 2. Richard the 1. King John Henry 3. 4. & 6. assure us and Roger Hoveden Gervasius Bromton Henry de Knyghton and others story To which I might add the precedents of the Nuns of St. Eligius in Paris Anno 1107. of Argentol and of St. John's of Laudnne Anno 1129. who for their infamous diabolical whoredoms were deprived ejected suppressed and their Lands Monasteries transferred to others Nunneries as g De Corrupto Ecclesiae statu cap. 23. Ivo Carnotensis Epist. 70. Nicholaus de Clemangiis and others complain degenerating frequently into Stews and Brothels Non Dei sanctuaria sed Veneris execranda prostibula The 3. is the famous Order of the Knights of the Temple of Jerusalem who being instituted about the year of Christ 1118. and endowed with most h Cart. 1 Johan Regis nu 7 to 23. & 91 to 102. Chron. Gervasii Anno 1453 1454. Ma● Paris An. 1118. p. 64 596. Surius Council Tom. 3. p. 707 624. Antoninus Tit. 15. c. 20. Polychronicon l. 7. c. 16. ample possessions privileges both by Christian Emperors our own and other Kings Pope's Bulls and Decrees of Councils for the defence of the Holy Land Christianity and Christians against the Saracens and other Infidels were yet for their intolerable pride avarice abuse of privileges Apostasy Sodomy and other crimes whereof many of them were accused and found guilty by their own confessions if we believe Pope Clement's Bull upon the frequent complaints of the French King & others against them after near 200 years' continuance notwithstanding their Bulls Privileges in the General Council of Vienna totally and finally suppressed by that Council and Pope Clement the 5th An. Dom. 1312. whereupon all their persons were imprisoned in one day throughout England France and Christendom their Manors amounting to 9000. in all places with their Lands goods in England seized into the hands of K. Edw. the 2. as escheated to him & other Lords by Law by their dissolution though most of their lands afterwards by the Decree of this Council and a special Act of Parliament were translated to the Hospitallers as our * Claus 1 E. 2. dors 12. Cedul Cl. 7 E. 2. d. 16. ce & d. 12. Cl 17 E. 2. m. 4. 1. 7 & 17. Records i Chron. Johannis Bromton col 1008. Chron. Gervasii col 1454. Tho. Stubs Actus Pontif. Ebor. col 1730. Henr. de Knyghton de Event Angl. l. 3. c. 14. col 2531. Surius Council Tom. 2. p. 459 to 463. Historians and the Bulls of this Pope to the Archbishops and Bishops of England and Archbishop of York at large relate The 4. is the Case of k See Cooks 2 Instit. p. 334. & Here p. 458. Thomas Pipe Abbot of Stonely who had more Bastards than Monks An. 38 E. 3. and of many Abbots Monks of England who being found guilty by several Inquisitions upon Oath of most detestable Sodomies Adulteries Whoredoms and other Crimes in King Henry the 8. his reign epitomised by l Acts of English Votaries John Bale and m Page 1042 1043. H●nry Stephen his Apology for Herodotus cap. 21. f. 183. Speed in his History of Great Britain were thereupon totally suppressed and their Lands by Act of Parliament confiscated and transferred to this King his heirs and successors who sold and converted most of them to secular uses Which alienations together with his resumptions alienations of several Manors from our Archbishops and Bishops were ratified as legal by the Popish Parliament and all our Prelates Clergy the Statutes of 3. & 2 Phil. & Mary chap. 8. and by the Bull of Pope julius to Queen Mary without the guilt of Sacrilege wherewith this Doctor now asperseth them as I have n My Supplemental Appendix to John Hu● his Disputation p. 92 to 112. elsewhere evidenced at large and therefore shall no further insist on I pretermit all other particular advantages and encroachments of Jurisdiction of lesser moment which Popes Popish Archbishops Bishops Priests Canonists and Divines have usurped by and deduced from the Coronation Oaths prescribed by them to Emperors and Kings But these recited are of such public grand concernment to their Prerogatives Sovereignty's Crowns their Kingdoms People's Laws Liberties and so pertinent to my Subject-matter in this the precedent as well as subsequent Tomes that I could not pretermit but recommend them to your special observations I have only one thing more to inform you of that since the finishing of this Tome I have discovered two gross mistakes together relating to King John his successors and Realm in a modern Great French Historian Andre de Chesne his Histoire D'angleterre Descosse & D'irland x Anno 1666. Avec Privilege du Roy lib. 12. p. 514. & lib. 20. p. 54 55. newly printed in two large folio Volumes at Paris who relating the story of King John's resignation of his Crown and Realms of England and Ireland to Pope Innocent and homage to him as his Vassal and Tributary under the annual rent of 1000 marks affirms 1. Que de son temps mesme et jusque a ce que le Roy Henry 8. renonca le Pape et Lesglise Roman l'an MD. XXXIV le cens et tribute annuel fut tous jours payen when as the payment * See Tom. 2. p. 299 to 302 306 to 315. & Here p. 157 to 160 390 391. thereof was oft opposed and constantly denied from the 17 year of Edward the 1. since which it was never paid though demanded by Popes from him and his successors yea it was unanimously and magnanimously resolved against both by the King Prelates Nobles and Commons in the Parliament of 40 E. 3. Rot. Parl. nu 7 8. in case the Pope should demand it 2ly Que Roys Inas par une humble piety rendit son Royaume tributaire a l'Esglise Roman environ l'an 740. tellement que chacun maison devoit payer une piece de argent & les appelloient vulguarrement Les deniers de Saint Pierre which he styles and reputes le Tribute annuel et destors l' Angleterre n'avoit jammes failly de faire la mailly bonne aux Papes jusque a ce que Henry viij tout le premier fist defence de lever cet argent When as Peter-pences was never granted nor paid as a Tribute to the Pope or Church of Rome but as a mere voluntary Alms to the English School in Rome and its payment frequently interrupted denied before our King Henry the 8. abolished it by Act of Parliament as I have y Tom. 1. p. 202 to 209. z Tom. 2. p. 301 302 314. & Here p. 390 391. largely evidenced against Baronius and other Pontifician Historians and Divines before this new Historians Books came forth in print The very same I find z Refuted by Dr. John Tillotson in His Rule of Faith p. 92 93 97 98 107 119 123 to 132 154 to 158 227 158 159 284 294. likewise asserted in Divers Traitez sur les Droicts & Prerogatives des Royes de France printed A Paris avec Privilege le Roy Anno 1666. p. 79. who from thence argues the Precedency of the Kings of France before the Kings of England for that they held their Crowns immediately from God when as the King's o● England as Offa Inas Ethelwolf● and King John rendered themselves Tributaries and Vassals to the Pope Since the completing of this Tome and the Epistles to it one Mr. Cressy a Benedictin Monk an Apostate from the Church of England who writ two or three Pamphlets against our Church & Religion to ingratiate himself with the Roman party and advance Traditi●●●bove ●bove the Scriptures as the only Rule of Faith hath published a large * Printed at Paris 1668 newly brought over by the French Ambassador folio Volume of the Church History of Britain from the beginning of Christianity till the Norman Conquest dedicated to the QUEEN wherein though he impertinently mentions my Church-History in his Preface to the Reader yet he neither refutes nor takes Notice of any passages in my former Tomes throughout his History as I and others expected If upon perusal of this Tome any Readers shall reap satisfaction information or profit by my Collections or Observations therein let me enjoy the benefit of their prayers at least a candid acceptation of these my Labours and if they shall chance to discover any involuntary real mistakes therein besides the Erratas at the Press which I have amended and desire them to correct before they read this Volume I shall humbly crave their friendly advertisement of them that so I may rectify them if there be just cause upon second thoughts Farewell From my Chamber in the Tower of London August 18. 1668. William Prynne A TABLE of the several Chapters and their Contents in this Third Tome to which I have made some small Additions where needful BOOK V. CHAP. I. Containing sundry Records Pope's Bulls Writs Prohibitions Attachments for suits in Courts Christian not formerly printed and some Historical Passages during the reigns of King JOHN and HENRY the Third relating to their Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction the Church-affairs in England and Ireland Their Transactions with Popes Pope's Legates Nuntioes Delegates Popish Prelates together with their several Usurpations on Attempts against their Royal Rights Prerogatives Subjects Liberties Properties and these Kings their Nobles Parliaments Counsils and Judges Oppositions against them With the Elections successions Acts of Popes of English and Irish Bishops and what concerns them as an Appendix to the Second Tome Page 2. to Folio 133. CHAP. II. Containing several Records Prohibitions and Historical passages evidencing the Ecclesiastical Supremacy of our renowned King EDWARD the 1. in and over all Persons Causes Spiritual as well as Temporal in England Ireland and other his Dominions His Oppositions against Papal Prelatical Usurpations Encroachments upon the Rights of his Crown Laws Subjects Liberties The Chief Transactions Bulls Letters between Him and the Popes Court of Rome And the Elections Confirmations Successions Acts of Popes Archbishops Bishops Abbots and other Clergymen in England Ireland and his foreign Dominions from the beginning of the First to the end of the Tenth Year of his reign With some other particulars of Note and public concernment p. 117. next after fol. 133. to p. 298. CHAP. III. Comprising several evidences out of Records and Histories of King Edward the 1. his Sovereign Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction over all Persons Causes and chief management of all Ecclesiastical affairs in England Ireland Scotland and other his Dominions With Popes Bishop's various Encroachments thereon And His his Parliaments Counsils Judges Oppositions Prohibitions against them together with the most considerable Negotiations between Him and the Popes Cardinals Court of Rome the Elections Confirmations Successions of Bishops in England Ireland his Dominions in France and of Popes in Rome from the beginning of the 11. till the end of the 20. year of his Reign As also the Transactions concerning his Superiority over the Realm of Scotland as Sovereign Lord thereof with the Plead of the Competitors to the Crown of Scotland before him as their Superior Lord and his Judgement given therein for John Bailiol p. 298. to 549. CHAP. IU. Containing King Edward the 1. his Claim exercise of Sovereign Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction over all Persons Causes within England Ireland Scotland and his other Dominions His Oppositions Prohibitions Edicts against Bishops and other Clergymens' Encroachments thereon especially Pope Boniface the 8. his Constitution prohibiting all Clergymen under pain of Excommunication to grant or pay avy Taxes Subsidies to any King or for Kings to demand or receive them without the Pope's precedent licence He puts his Bishops and Clergy out of his Protection for submitting to it and denying him an Aid demanded till they were enforced to purchase general and particular Protections from him A Catalogue of those Ecclesiastical and Religious persons who purchased such Protections for their safety His Opposition against this Pope's Bulls concerning his Sovereign Dominion Title to the Realm of Scotland and other Kingdoms The negotiations between King Edward the Popes Court of Rome the French and Scots The French King Philips and Pope Boniface the 8. their Contests Proceedings and Declarations against each other The Elections Successions Acts of Popes English Irish Archbishops Bishops and other Church State-affairs especially the Contests between the King and his Barons concerning the Confirmation of the Great Charters Deafforestations and between the Scots and Him faithfully collected out of Records and Historians from the beginning of the 21 to the end of the 30th year of his Reign The Scots Kings Prelates Nobles Commons' solemn reiterated Oaths to him with their Names perfidious violations of them and punishments for it p. 549 to 980. CHAP. V. Containing the imprisonment death of Pope Boniface the 8. The Letters Bulls Negotiations between King Edward the 1. and this Pope's Successors with their Successions in the See of Rome This King's Acts of Sovereign Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction over the Churches Prelates Clergy of England Scotland Ireland and Sovereign Dominion over Scotland His Prohibitions Statutes Edicts against Papal Provisions Extortions and Prelatical Usurpations upon the Rights of his Crown and Temporal Courts The Elections Acts Sucoessions of Archbishops Bishops Abbots and other Prelates Priests in the Churches of England Ireland Scotland and Foreign Dominions With other Particulars relating to our Public Church and State-Affairs from the beginning of the 31. year of King Edward the 1. till his death in the 35th year of his reign Collected out of the Records of those years and Historians p. 980 to 1204. A Supplemental Appendix of Records Bulls Prohibitions Epistles Petitions to the Reign of King Edward the 1. from the 2d to the 25th year of the said King to the same effect as those in the 2 3 and 4. premised Chapters p. 1204. to 1308. 14 Several Tables Containing all the particular Matters in this Tome printed at the end thereof THE THIRD TOME OF An exact Chronological Vindication and Historical Demonstration of our British Roman Saxon Danish Norman English KINGS Supreme Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction in and over all Religious or Ecclesiastical Matters Causes Persons as well as Temporal within their Realms and Dominions The PROLOGUE MY constant daily attendance in Parliament during its Sessions besides other public Employments and the extraordinary increase of the late raging Pestilence Anno 1665. in London and its Suburbs interrupting me in my perusal of all the ancient Records in the White-Tower-Chappel there buried in dust and oblivion in one confused Chaos for many years passed necessitated me to omit in my second Tome and Appendix sundry pertinent Records Pope's Bulls Letters Writs Prohibitions Attachments at the Kings and grieved parties prosecutions against the Usurpations Citations Provisions Excommunications Interdicts Exactions Innovations of Popes Pope's Legates Delegates and our Archbishops Bishops Ordinaries Archdeacon's Deans Officials their Courts Christian and Officers upon the ancient Rights and Prerogatives of the Crown the Liberties Properties of the Subjects the Temporal Courts Laws of the Land during the Reigns of King John and Henry the 3. with some material passages in our Historians which I have sincc discovered not unworthy public view Which according to my Chronological method I shall here present to the Readers in a distinct Chapter before I proceed to the Reign of King Edward the First with some brief useful and I hope not unseasonable nor unacceptable Observations on and from some of them for the better information as well of the Professors as Students of the Common Law and a clearer detection than hitherto hath bee● made of such usurped Jurisdictions in some Temporal causes which the Popish Prelates Councils Clergy Courts Christian in these Kings reigns endeavoured to monopolise into their own hands and wrist out of these Kings and their Courts and other Prelates Canonists since yea in this very age have overboldly claimed by confident false averrments in their Councils Canons Decretals Glosses Writings Arguments as the ancient sacred Rights Liberties of Holy Church peculiar to Courts Christian upon apparent Mistakes and Forgeries of their own coining which they would then and now obtrude upon the ignorant World as undoubted Truths to enlarge their Phylacteries advance their Papal Canon Laws above the Common the Popes and Bishops Mitres above the Imperial Crown The discovery and countermining of which long-agitated Design in successive ages is the principal scope end of these my Chronological Collections to which I shall now address myself without further Prologue in the ensuing Chapter augmented with new Additions especially of Prohibitions Suits and Attachments on them against Ecclesiastical Judges Officer's persons in this reimpression the most part of the former printed Copies and the preceding Tomes being burnt to ashes by the late consuming Fire in the Printers house to my great loss and retarding of this Volumes publication BOOK V. CHAP. I. Containing sundry Records Pope's Bulls Writs Prohibitions Attachments for suits in Courts Christian not formerly printed and some Historical passages during the Reigns of King John and Henry the III. relating to their Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction the Church-Affairs of England and Ireland their transactions with Popes Pope's Legates Nuntioes Delegates Popish Prelates together with their several Usurpations on attempts against their Regal Rights Prerogatives Subjects Liberties Properties and these Kings their Nobles Parliaments Counsils and Judges oppositions against them TOME 2. Page 227. Line 3. after Christians insert King JOHN was no sooner possessed of the Realm of England but he immediately in the very first year of his Reign evidenced to all the World not only his P●ety and Regal Duty but Ecclesiastical Sovereignty both by ratifying protecting enlarging the Ecclesiastical as well as Temporal Liberties Privileges Churches Chapels Tithes Lands Possessions granted by his Ancestors to several Archbishoprics Bishoprics Monasteries in England Ireland and Normandy by sundry a See Cart. 1. Johan Regis pars 1. nu 5 7 10 15 18 31 37 41 45 51 53 57 59 60 61 63 68 86 90 98 101 132 133 156 158 159 162 171. And pars 2. n. 5 11 25 32 38 48 56 57 58 60 68 70 71 76 81 86 123. Charters extant in his Charter-Rolls in the Tower using this expression in the Prologue of confirmation to the Monastery of Cirencester b Chart. primo Johann n. 68 m. 24. parte prima JOhannes Dei gratia etc. Quoniam honori nostro condecens et saluti nostrae necessarium loca sancta et religiosa quae ab avo patris nostri Rege H. primo sunt fundata et a Rege H. secundo patre nostro confirmata defendere custodire et amplificare Ind est quod Deo & Ecclesiae Sanctae Mariae de Cirecestr & Canonicis Regularibus ibidem Deo servientibus damus & concedimus etc. the Liberties and Lands therein mentioned at large Dat. per manum H. Cantuar. Archiep. Cancellar nostri apud Sag. 7. die Augusti anno Regni nostri primo Which Prologue he likewise used in other of his Charters Moreover to manifest his superintendency over and special care even of Hubert Archbishop of Canterbury his Chancellor's soul as well as of his person or estate he inserted this expression into his Charter whereby he authorised him to make a Will and device his goods which he could not then legally do without his Royal licence JOhannes Dei gratia etc. Quantò venerabilem patrem nostrum in Christo H. Chart. An. 1 Johan parte 1. m. 8. n. 160. Cant. Archiepiscopum artiori vinculo dilectionis amplectamur tantò magis cupimus & frequencius optamus omnia quae personam suam tangunt et ea maxime quae ad salutem animae pertinent in summa firmitate et stabilitate permanere Volumus igitur & firmiter praecipimus quod testamentum quod idem Archiepiscopus tàm de bonis Archlepiscopatus Cant. quam de aliis quibuscunque bonis suis secundum Deum condiderit firmum sit et stabile nec alicujus voluntate immutetur in aliquo vel impediatur His testibus S. Audr Episcopo etc. Dat. per manus S. Archid Wellen. J. de Grei etc. Lo here this Archbishop who used to prove and confirm other men Wills after their deaths had his own Will ratified by this King's Royal Charter for the good of his soul as Supreme Ordinary during his life to make it valid irrevocable after his decease About the same time the King confirmed to this Archbishop and his Successors all the donations of Lands Liberties Customs Exemptions and all other things granted to the Church of Canterbury by any of his predecessors or any other Ecclesiastical or secular persons by this short Charter JOhannes Dei gratia etc. Noveritis nos pro salute animae nostrae & animarum antecossorum Chart. An. 1 Johan Regis part 1. p. 159. & successorum nostrorum et ob reverentiam beati Thomae Martyris & omnium Sanctorum quorum in Cant. Ecclesia reliquiae requiescunt concessisse & praesenti Carta nostra confirmasse Deo & Ecclesiae Christi Cant. & venerabili patri nostro H. ejusdem loci Archiepiscopo & successoribus suis imperpetuum omnes donationes terrarum tenementorum libertatum & liberarum consuetudinum quietanciarum & omnium aliarum rerum & possessionum quae ex donatione nostra vel antecessorum nostrorum vel ex donatione quarumlibet aliarum personarum Ecclesiasticarum vel Secularium adepti sunt Statuentes & firmiter praecipientes ne quis eis contra praedictas donationes aliquam injuriam vel molestiam inferat aut in aliquo contra libertatem praedictarum donationum venire praesumat Volumus eciam & firmiter praecipimus quod praedictus Archiepiscopus & Successores imperpetuum omnia praedicta adeò benè & quietè liberè & integrè habeant in omnibus & possideant sicut debent & solent & sicut hucusque habuisse & possedisse dinoscuntur & sicut Chartae quas inde habent rationabiliter testantur Teste R. Episcopo Sancti Andreae Roberto Com. Leircestriae etc. Dat. per manum J. Wellen. Archid. & Johannis de Grei apud Chinonem 26. die Sept. anno regni nostri primo He likewise ratified by his Sovereign Ecclesiastical Authority and † Chart. 1 Johan Regis pars 1. nu 158. Charter the * Here Tom 1. pag. 1102. premised Charter of King Richard touching the exchange between Archbishop Hubert and the Bishop and Monks of Rochester of the Manor of Lambheth for other lands and the Clause therein authorising the Pope Archbishop of Canterbury bishop and Clergy of England to excommunicate the infringers thereof Besides he appropriated several parochial Churches in perpetuity to the Bishopric of Coventry and Litchfield converted other parochial Churches into praebendaries and ratified the Orders made by Bishop Hugh for the better Regulation of that Church by these two Charters JOhannes Dei gratia etc. Sciatis nos pro salute animae nostrae & antecessorum & Chart. 1. Johan Regis pars 2. n. 147. successorum nostrorum animabus dedisse & concessisse & praesenti Charta nostra confirmasse G. Coventr Episcopo omnibusque successoribus suis Ecclesiam de Wellehale & Ecclesiam de Forton cum omnibus ad eas pertinentibus in puram & perpecuam Eleemosynam habendas et tenendas in propriis usibus suis libere et quiet et sine omni exactione in perpetuum Praeterea confirmamus Deo & Ecclesiae Sanctae Mariae & Sanct. Cedde de Lichfeld & praedicto Episcopo & successoribus suis Ecclesias de Ruggeleg & de Canoch quae exdono Regis H. patris nostri in praedicta Ecclesia de Lichfeld sunt praebendatae Quare volumus & firmiter praecipimus quod praedictus Episcopus & successores su● praefatas Ecclesias cum earum pertinentiis sicut praedictum est habeànt & teneant liberè & quietè honorificè & pacificè in perpetuum Teste G. filio Pet. Com. Essex W. Marescal Com. de Pembroc Rob. fill Rob. etc. Dat. per manus S. Wellen. Archid. & J. de Grace Archid. Glouc. apud Porcestr die 25. die April Anno Regni nostri primo JOhannes Dei gratia etc. Sciatis nos pro amore Dei & pro salute animae nostrae et Cart. 1. Johan pars 2. num 25. animarum antecessorum et successorum nostrorum dedisse et concessssie et praesenti Carta nostra confirmasse Deo et Ecclesiae Sancti Mariae et Sancti Cedde de Lichfeld et venerabili patri nostro G. Coventren Episcopo et successoribus suis Ecclesiam de Bathekewell cum praebendis et omnibus aliis ad Ecclesiam pertinentibus ut secundum ordinem et dispositionem quem Hugo bonae memoriae Coventr Episcopus super eadem Ecclesia de Bathekewell fecit ea cum omnibus pertinentiis suis in proprietatem de Lichfeld Ecclesiae convertatur Salvo tamen servitio tum Presbyterorum qui in eadem Ecclesia de Bathekewell deserviant et juxta arbitrium Episcopi Diocesani rationabilem sustentationem habebunt Ordinationem namque H. praedicti Episcopi quam super hoc fecit ratam habemus et futuris temporibus semper habebimus Ecclesia autem de Lichefeld concessit nobis unum Presbyterum praebendarium in Ecclesia de Lichfeld qui singulis diebus vitae nostrae Missam cantabit pro sanitate et iucolumitate nostra et post mortem nostram omnibus diebus Missam pro salute animae nostrae cantabit imperpetuum Quare volumus et firmiter praecipimus quod praedictus G. Episcopus et successores su● post eum habeant et teneant praedictam Ecclesiam de Bathekewell cum Praebendis et omnibus aliis ad eam pertinentibus benè et in pace liberè et quietè integrè plenariè et honorificè cum omnibus libertatibus et liberis consuetudinibus suis sicut praedictum est Teste Willielmo marshal Com. de Pembroc Willielmo Com. Sarum Johanne the Pratell Rob. de Turnham Tho. Basset etc. Dat. per manum S. Wellen. Archid. apud Valen. 3. Feb. Anno Regni nostri primo The like Charter of confirmation of Churches Tithes and Liberties he made to the Bishop of * Chart. 1. Johan pars 2. num 73. Exeter and his successors the same year which those who please may peruse in the Charter Roll. A great difference arising between this King and the Bishop Sheriff of Lexovie concerning his and the Sheriff's rights within that City he referred it to a legal trial in his Court and then ratified the Bishop's rights by this ensuing memorable Charter reciting the proceedings therein and his care to protect the Church's dignities Johannes Dei gratia etc. Inter ea quae ad conservationem justiciae pertinere noscuntur Chart. 1. Johan pars 1. in 13. dorso Carta Lexovien Episcopi de Vicecorn nihil specialius Kegibus et Principibus Christianis incumbit quam dignitates Ecclesiasticas in sua stabilitate tueri Et ne fortè per * Which confutes the grounds and shows the absurdity of the New Popish Doctrine of Oral Tradition obliviones hominum rerumque ac temporum mutabilitates ea quae pia consideratione gesta sunt praecipuè per judicium diffinita novis in posterum possint implicari calumpniis auctenticorum scriptorum patrocinio communire Cum autem inter nos et dilectum nostrum in Christo Willielmum de Rupetra Lexoviensem Episcopum super jure et potestate ab antiquis temporibus antecessorum nostrorum in Civitate et Banlenca Lexovien ad nos pertinente contentio verterctur tandem ne quid de jure Episcopi et Ecclesiae Lexovien videretur nobis aliquatenus usurpasse fecimus per multitudinem legitimorum et antiquorum Militum de vicinia illa juramentis interpositis recognosci quantum juris ad nos in Civitate et in Banlenca praed●cta quantum ad ipsum Episcopum Lexoviensem et quantum ad Militem quendam Robertum scilicet cognominatum Vicecomitem pertinebat qui videlicet Miles Vicecomitatum sibi apud Lexovium hereditario jure competere asserebat Recognitum est autem in Curia nostra coram nobis et Baronibus nostris per testimonia Decem et octo Militum juratorum nos tantummodo tria placita quae de Spata vocantur in illa Civitate et Banlenca habere videlicet de summonicione exercitus De via Curiae nostrae et de moneta Quae etiam tria placita per manum dicti Episcopi vel Ballivorum suorum ante nos rel Senescallum nostrum ibidem inter assisas nostras debent adduci Ita tamen quod nihil de emendis alicujus istorum trium placitorum sibi posset Episcopus vendicare Sed eas per manum ipsius vel Ballivorum suorum debemus habere Et praeter haec tria placita nichil nobis juris in praedicta Civitate remanet aut Banlenca Caetera autem omnia jura et placita tam de Spata quam alia quibuscunque modis vei causis eveniant cum corum emendis ad Episcopum sine omni contradictione pertinent et querela Recognitum fuit eciam per eosdem Milites quod praedictus Robertus nichil juris vel baereditatis habuit in praedicto Vicecomitatu Ipsequ● Robertus postmodum in Curia nostra coram nobis et Baronibus nostris remist ipli Episcopo et successoribus suis imperpetuum totum jus quod sibi vendicaverat et clamaverat in Vicecom illo Quare volumus et firmiter praecipimus quod idem Episcopus et omnes successores sui libere habeant teneant et possideant Civitatem et Banlencam suam cum omnibus immunitatibus supradictis absque omni molestia gravamine ec exactione per nos seu per ministros nostros ibi deinceps sacienda ficut superius in hat pagina praenotatum est King John having occasion to constitute a Proctor in the Court of Rome as well to promote the affairs of the Emperor Otho his Nephew as to prevent the malicious designs of the Bishop of Senns against him and his Realm with whom he had a controversy constituted Peter Barrel his Proctor by this Charter SAnctissimo Patri et Domino Innocentio Dei gratia sanctissimo Summo Pontifici Chart. 1. Johan pars 1. dorso m. 6. num 16. et Dominis in Christo venerabilibus Episcopis Presbyteris et Diaconis sanctissimae Sedis Apostolicae Cardinalibus universisque has litteras inspecturis Johannes ejusdem gratiae dono Rex Angliae Dominus Hyberniae Dux Normanniae Aquitaniae Com. Andegaviae salutem Super controversia quam Hamelinus Senon Episcopus personaenostrae et Regni persecutor publicus nititur intentare dilectum et familiarem Clericum nostrum Magist P. Barrel loco nostro Procuratorem constituimus et ejus objectionibus responsalem Ratum habituri quicquid per G. ratione prima statuetur Teste meipso apud Rupem Aurinal 14 die Januarii What moneys the King borrowed of others for this Proctor's accommodation at Rome the * Chart. 1 Johan pars 1. nu 12. dorso & pars 2. n. 3. Charter-Rolls of that year record Tome 2. p. 234. after Marcii insert King John in the third year of his Reign by his Ecclesiastical Sovereignty licenced Peter Builler to enter into what Religion he pleased by this memorable Charter a Pat. 3. Johan m. 82. nu 32. REX etc. Omnibus etc. Sciatis nos dedisse licentiam Petro Builler transferendi se ad quam voluerit Religionem Et inde has literas nostras patentes ei relinquimus in testimonium Teste meipso apud Barnevill 29 die Octobris The same year King John sending two special messengers to Rome to promote his Affairs there where nothing could be procured without money authorised them to take up 500 marks in Silver from any Merchants which he obliged himself by this Patent to satisfy them J. Dei gratia etc. Universis mercatoribus has literas inspecturis salutem Noverit Pat. 3. Regis Johan m. 6. & 10. universitas vestra quod nos latores praesentium Hugonem de Feritate & Rob. de Sablenc pro negociis nostris promovendis ad Romanam Curiam destinamus et mercatoribus a quibus pecuniam usque ad D. marcas argenti pro ipsis negociis promovendis mutuo acceperint ipsam pecuniam persolvere tenebimur & nos per praesentes literas principales super hoc constituimus debitores et terminum statutum secundum conventionem inter praedictos Clericos nostros et mercatores factam illis qui praesentes litteras nobis vel mandato nostro reddent una cum litteris praedictorum Clericorum patentibus summam pecuniae mutuo acceptae protestantibus praetaxatam pecuniam ex integro faciemus persolvi Teste meipso apud Silham 6. die Januarii After which follow three Obligations more with two Sureties for borrowing and repaying this D. marks and M. marks more for what end unless to oppose the * See Tom. 2. p 234. to 238. Pope's provision to the Bishopric of Saint Davids or the † Tom. 2. pag. 240. Irish Bishops usurpations in electing an Archbishop of A●mach without his licence against whom he appealed I cannot conjecture The same year the King issued this Writ to the Barons of Britain to maintain the Countess of Britain's Will lest the Pope by his usurped authority or some other should seize upon her goods belonging to him JOhannes Dei gratia etc. Bar. Brit. Mandamus vobis rogantes quod Testamentum C. quondam Comitissae Brit. sicutipsa illud rationabiliter condidit & secundum Pat. 3. Regis Johan m. 5. Deum teneri faciatis in hiis quae ad nos pertinent ne Dominus Papa vel alius ad hoc valeat manus apponere Teste meipso apud Hich 30 die Jan. The King the same year to secure himself against his enemies and the Pope's usurpations entered into this offensive and defensive League with Sancius King of Navarre against all persons whatsoever not excepting the Pope save only the King of Marooco not mentioned by any of our Historians SAncius Dei gratia Rex Navar. Omnibus Christi fidelibus ad quos litterae istae Pat. 3. Regis John m. 9 pervenerint salutem & sincerae vinculum caritatis Vobis omnibus praesensencium significatione facimus manifestari quod nos facimus & firmamus pacem & veram amiciciam cum Domino Johanne illustri Rege Angliae & successoribus ejus & super Crucem & Evangelia sancta Juramus nos illam toto tempore vitae nostrae firmiter et fideliter servaturos jurantus' et firmamus quod bona fide et sine omni fraude dabimus eidem Regi consilium et auxilium modis omnibus pro posse nostro tam per nos ipsos quam per homines et fideles nostros et cum pecunia nostra contra omnes homines solo Rege Maroccorum excepto nec cum aliquo inimicorum praedicti Regis sine consensu et voluntate ipsius pacem vel concordiam aut Treugam aliquam faciemus Ad majorem autem hujus rei memoriam & certitudinem praesensinde scriptum fieri praecepimus & sigillo nostro muniri Et notandum quod haec Carta facta fuit apud Chin. 14. die Octobris anno regni Domini Regis tercio & liberata fuit in Camera B. Clerico eodem die The French King perfidiously breaking his Truce with King John made in the first year of his reign endorsed on the † Chart 1. johan. part 1. dorso Charter Roll to carry on that War he not only demanded a Supply of moneys from his Nobility and Clergy but likewise from the * See Mat. Paris Hist. Angl. p. 201. Cistercian Abbots by this memorable Letter enroled in his Patent Rolls a Pat. 4 johan sub nu 10. REX etc. Universis Abbatibus Cisterciensis Ordinis per Angl. constitutis salutem Discretionem vestram nequaquam credimus ignorare qualiter Rex Franciae rupta fide foederis & pacis inter nos initae contra multimoda juramenta sua et Cartas nos nititu● infestare & terras nostras ad destructionem & direptionem secus quam deberet exponere Vnde quia ad defensionem capitis aequum est universalem membrorum subventionem accurrere Vniversitatem vestram rogandam duximus quatinus vos qui de bonis et largitionibus praedecessorum nostrorum fundati estis et ditati ad tanti hostis propulsandam violenciam gratuitum nobis et efficax conferatis auxitium Ita quod vobis inde debeamus grates condignas impendere & in hiis quae à nobis duxeritis expetenda devotionem vestram benignius expedire Scituri pro certo quod nos hujusmodi subventionem a vobis imposterum faciendam in consequentiam non trahemus immo ex vestra favorabiliori tuicionis praesidio manutenere curabimus et sovere Et quid in hac parte duxeritis efficere id nobis per dilectum & fidelem Clericum nostrum S. Praepositum Beverlaci quem ob hoc ad vos specialiter duximus destinandum quam citius scire faciatis Cui etiam in hiis quae vobis ex parte nostra proponet fidem plenam adhibeatis Teste meipso apud Ar. 11 die Decembris He also writ Letters in this form to the Abbots of the Cistercian Order throughout the Province of York to lend him moneys upon this occasion which he promised to repay them REX etc. Universis Abbatibus de Ordine Cisterciensi per Provinciam Eborum Pat. 4 Johan m. 12. vel 13. constitutis etc. Satis nostis sicut norunt universi qualiter Rex Franciae contra pacem inter nos factam & Juramento & Cartis confirmatam nos aliter quam deceretimpugnat & qualiter ad exhaeredationem nostram omnibus modis aspirat In hac autem necessitate tam vestram quam aliorum fidelium nostrorum nullatenus debet vel potest deesse subsidium Rogamus igitur vos quatinus sicut nos & honorem nostrum diligitis de pecunia ad opus nostrum mutuo querenda sic & cum tanta diligentia vos intromittatis ut vestram diligentiam nobis sentiamus fructuosam Et vobis in agendis vestris cum opus habueritis benignè & efficaciter subvenire debeamus et nos dictam pecuniam in terminos quos statueritis integre persolvi fa●iemus et in hujus rei testimonium has literas nostras patentes secimus Teste meipso apud Bonum Portum 6 die Julii Sub eadem forma scribitur Abbatibus ejusdem Ordinis per Provinciam Cant. exceptâ hac clausulâ post faciemus Et inde Dominum Cant. & G. fill Petri Justice nostrum fide jussores constituimus & in hujus rei etc. What success these Letters had with these exempt covetous Abbots I cannot resolve only I read that this year * Mat. Westm An. 1101 p. 77. Mat. Paris pag. 200. Innocentius Papa cum ab Ordine Cisterciensium infinitam pecuniam ad iter Crucesignatorum ut dixit ad occultandam suam avaritiam violenter exigeret a beata Maria ejusdem Ordinis advocata nimis acriter correptus ab hac quievit exactione timore percussus To which intended voyage all others contributed the 40 eth part of the Rents of all their Churches ad instantiam Innocentii Papae when these Cistercians went  The same year the Church and City of Rhoan being consumed with fire King John granted them his Letters Patents for a liberal contribution throughout England towards the repair of that Church principally for the Virgin Maries sake to whom it was dedicated then † See Tom. 2. p. 13 to 64. adored more than God himself Of whose Image at Sardenay and the oil dropping out of it curing most diseases yea turning into flesh and blood and of fleshy Paps growing out of this her idolised Image you may read at large in * Hist. Angliae An. 1204. p. 201 202 203. Mat. Westm p. 80. Matthew Paris if you dare credit the Miracle REX etc. Omnibus etc. Ad vestram credimus noticiam pervenisse qualiter Ecclesia Rothomagensis Mater Ecclesiarum Normanniae & Magistra cum tota Pat. 4 Johan m. 8. Civitate flammis irruentibus sit eversa Nos autem tenerè diligimus & sincerè tum quia fratrum & amicorum nostrorum sepultura nobis eam venerabilem imperpetuum commendat tum quia floret in ea beneficium Sanctorum quorum meritis Regni nostri & honoris prosperitas augeatur Ea propter vos rogamus & exhortamur in Domino quatinus nuncios ejus cum ad vos venerint benignè recipere & efficaciter audire velitis & eleemosinas vestras ad reparationem ejus intuitu Dei et beatae Virgins in cujus honore dedicata est transmittere velitis formam & exemplum nostris subditis nobiscum paritèr tribuentes qui ei juxta Regiae dignitatis munificentiam subvenimus Talem igitur ad preces nostras eisdem Nuntiis liberalitatem impendatis ut de impensa vestra merito nostras preces sibi gaudeant affuisse & nos debeamus vestram devotionem in Domino commendare Prohibemus autem ne quis praedictis Nunciis injuriam inferat vel gravamen & si quis eye in aliquo forisfecerit id eis sine dilatione faciatis emendari Et duret praedicatio à die Purificationis beatae Mariae Regni nostri anno quarto in duos Annos Teste meipso apud Rothomagum 16 die Octobr. The first Patent of such a Collection I have yet met with Page 243. l. 11. King John having by his special Charter granted to William Bishop of London though he had Parks of his own the Tithe of all his Venison taken in Essex for his own use issued this Patent to his Foresters to see it duly executed a Pat. 6 Johan m. 10. nu 25. REX etc. Omnibus Forestariis Essex salutem Praecipimus vobis quod sine impedimento faciatis habere venerabili Patri nostro in Christo Domino W. London Episcopo decimam venationis quae capietur ad opus nostrum in Essex secundum tenorem Cartae nostrae quam inde habet et prohibemus ne super hoc vexationem aut molestiam faciatis aliquam aut fieri permittatis How ill this Beaf of the Forest and fleshly undutiful Prelate requited him for this special favour in interdicting his whole Realm and inciting the Pope to excommunicate and deprive him of his Crown I have at large related in my * See there p. 253 268 etc. Second Tome On whose behalf King John this year as supreme Protector of the Church and Churches possessions issued this Writ to several Sheriffs to prohibit any person to intrude himself into any the Lands of this Bishop of London or his Church without his licence or assent and to remove all such who had so intruded out of possession REX etc. Justice Vicecom etc. Sciatis quod nos prohibuimus ne aliquis mitteret se Pat. 6. Johan memb 10. in feodum venerabilis patris nostri in Christo W. London Episcopi vel in feodum Ecclesiae suae absque assensu & voluntate ipsius Episcopi vel exempto vel vadio Et adhuc prohibemus ne aliquis de caetero in feodum ipsius Episcopi se sic mittat undè vobis mandamus & firmiter praecipimus quod si aliquis inveneritis qui se absque assensu & voluntate praefati Episcopi in feodum suum vel Ecclesiae suae ità miserit et contra prohibitionem nostram venerit ipsum à feodo illo sine dilatione expellatis & omnem vim amov●atis ita quod justitia nostra in hac parte firmiter observetur et praedicto Episcopo feodum illud in bona pace habere faciatis ut inde facere possit quod facere debebit Teste G. filio Petri apud Turrim London tertio die Novembris Anno etc. sexto What favour and justice he likewise expressed to the Bishop of Chichester in assisting him to recover all things alienated from his Church in his own or the King's Courts by the assistance of his Justices this Patent will demonstrate REX etc. Omnibus etc. Sciatis nos concessisse venerabili patri nostro in Pat. an 6 Regis Johan m. 10. Christo Simoni Cicestrienc Episcopo liberam & plenam potestatem per has literas nostras patentes revocandi in Curiam suam per judicium Curiae suae omnia alienata ab Episcopatu suo Et si quae loquelae in Curia ipsius Episcopi motae authoritate literarum istarum tales fuerint quod Curiam suam inde nolueruit ponere in Curia nostra ad habend assensum justic nostrorum de judicio inde faciendo concedimus quod eyes in Curia nostra ponat praecipientes quod cum Justice nostri super hoc requisiti fuerint non expectato alio mandato ad audiendas loquelas illas & terminand diligenter intendant salvis in omnibus praedicto Episcopo misericordiis & aliis inde provenientibus Testibus Domino H. Cantuar. Archiepiscopo G. fill Petri Com. Essex Comite W. Marescallo apud Oxoniam tertio die Augusti anno regni nostri sexto How ungratefully this undutiful treacherous Bishop likewise recompensed him for this favour in interdicting his Realm and instigating the Pope to excommunicate and deprive him enforcing him to resign his Crown I have * Tom. 2. pag. 253. to 280. Pat. 6 Johan Regis m. 10. elsewhere related The King having granted the Patronage of the Chapel of Boseham within the Diocese of Chichester to the Bishop of Exon and his Successors he thereupon claimed it to be exempt from the Bishop of Chichester's former Jurisdiction whereupon the King declared the contrary by this Patent though he might have specially exempted it from his Diocoesan Jurisdiction and Visitation had he pleased as afterwards it was exempted REX etc. Omnibus etc. salutem Licet Domino Exon. Episcopo quantum ad patronum pertinet dederimus Capellariam nost●am de Boseham nunquam Pat. 6 Johan m. 10. n. 29. tamen praetencionis aut propositi fuit dictam donacionem facere eo intuitu ut juri Diocesani Episcopi et Ecclesiae Cicestrie●sis in Ecclesia de Boscham & ejus pertinenciis in aliquo praejudicaret sed ut salvum sit eye jus suum in omnibus id per praesentes literas nostras patentes duximus protestandum Testibus W. Comite Sarum Warino fill G●roldi H●gone de Nevil apud Neweton 27 die Jan. anno regni nostri sexto How pious this King was in offering one Ounce of Gold to GOD every Lordsday and Holiday which the Archbishop of Canterbury then offered and disbursed for him or claimed as his fee being allowed it in the Exchequer upon his account these Records besides others will instruct us REX etc. Baronibus de Scaccario etc. Computate Domino Cantuar. Archiepiscopo in debito quod nobis debet debita subscripta quae ei debemus de oblationibus nostris quae aretro sunt scilicet de die Sancti Johannis Baptistae anno regni nostri sexti 1 uncium Auri de die Apostolorum Petri & Pauli proximò sequenti Claus 6 Johan Regis memb 12. 1 uncium Auri de die Sancti Petri ad vincula proximò sequenti 1 uncium Auri de die Assumptionis beatae Mariae proximò sequenti 1 uncium Auri de die Nativitatis proximò sequenti 1 uncium Auri de die Sancti Michaelis proximò sequenti 1 uncium Auri de die Omnium Sanctorum sequenti 1 uncium Auri. Teste meipso apud Westmonasterium primo die Novembris And Ibid. m. 22. nu 228. Faciatis etiam ei computari in debito quod nobis debet debita subscripta quae eis debemus de oblationibus nostris quae aretro sunt scilicet de die Dominica in ramis Palmarum anno regni nostri quinto 1 uncium Auri de die Paschae prox sequenti 1 marc Auri de die Ascensionis Domini prox sequenti 1 unc Auri. Teste meipso apud Mereton 14 die Junii Tom. 2. p 241. l. 8. after Constitutis subjoin This year the men of Holderness refusing to pay their Traves due to St. John of Beverly out of their ploughed lands to the Farmer of them as they did to the Provost and Chapter before the King by his Prerogative issued this Writ to the Sheriffs of York to seize the persons and goods of those the Provost and Chapter should excommunicate and detain them till Ibid. m. 11. payment since he and his Tenants duly paid them out of his and their demesnes REX etc. Justice Angl. & Vicecomitibus Ebor. salutem Mandavimus omnibus Pat. 5 Johan Regis man 5. hominibus de Holderness firmiter praecipientes quod sine contradictione & difficultate reddant de Carrucis suis ad hostia Grangiarum suarum travas Sancti Johannis Beverlac per manum propriam vel servientium suorum sicut facere solebant antequam travae illae datae essent ad firmam cum & sic nos faciamus de Dominicis nostris in Waldo & homines de Waldo similiter tam in Dominicis nostris quam alibi quod si non fecerint mandamus vobis & praecipimus quatinus vos vel alter vestrum qui prius indè requisitus fuerit eorum corpora et catalla capi faciatis quos Praepositus & Capitulum Beverlac vobis propter hoc denunciarunt excommunicatos et tamdiu incarceratos secundum consuetudinem Angliae et libertatem Beverlac Ecclesiae teneri faciatis donec praedictis Praeposito et Capitulo inde suerit plene fatisfactum Teste Domino W. Arch. Roth. W. Com. Arundel W. the Pruaos apud Roth. 9 die Novembr Anno regni nostri quinto Geofry Fitz-Peter the King's Chief Justice and Counsellor having formerly taken the Cross upon him for the Holy land being summoned by the Pope to go in that service King John because he could by no means spare him in regard of the present state of his affairs and Realm by reason of wars and insurrections sent this Letter to the Pope to respite his voyage thither for 4 or 5 years REverendissimo patri in Christo etc. J. Dei gratia summo Pontifici etc. J. Dei Claus 6 Johan Regis m. 6. gratia Rex Angl. etc. & debitam ac devotam in omnibus reverentiam Quoniam in tali sumus statu quod grave esset nobis fideles nostros qui nobis familiarius adhaerent et de quorum fidelitate non dubitamus et per quorum consilium terra nostra regi debet et defendi maxim quia dies mali sunt et de die is● diem visum fuit transfugis fraudulenter et dolose a fidelitate et servicio nostro recedere et in nos insurgere per quod status terrae nostrae sicut novit Sanctitas vestra turbatur Excellentiae vestrae ea qua possumus devotione supplicamus quatinus habita consideratione ad statum nostrum differre velitis usque ad quatuor vel quinque aunos peregrinationem dilecti et fidelis nostri G. fill Petri justice nostri Crucesignati cujus praesentia nobis et terrae nostrae ita est necessaria quod eo nullatenus carere possumus et nos Domino dante tam ipsum quam alios Crucesignatos in terr Jerusal mittemus sicut terrae redierint moveat igitur et ad hoc inducat paternitatem vestram status nostri conditio ita quod vobis proinde merito grates scire debeamus Teste meipso apud Winton 14 die Novembris Tom. 2. pag. 243. lin 11. after age subjoin I find by these three Writs in the Claus-Roll of Anno 6 of King John that as the King seized the Bishop of Yorks Temporalties and imprisoned two of his servants for denying and opposing the Sheriff of York in levying in his Escuage so upon his subsequent security to pay it he ordered his Temporalties to be restored and that he might levy Escuage from his Tenants by Knight's service and enlarged his servants upon bail to appear and render themselves to Justice before him when he should come into those parts PRaeceptum est Vicecomiti Glouc. quod faciat habere Domino Eborac Archiepiscopo plenariam seisinam de omnibus terris suis in Balliva sua cum pertin Claus 6 johan Regis memb 14. quae seisitae fuerunt in manum Domini Regis occasione scutag quod ipse debet Domino Regi P●r Justice REX etc. Vicecomiti Leycestr etc. Praecipimus tibi quod si Archiepiscopus Eborac te securum fecerit reddendi scutagium quod ipse nobis debet tunc distringas omnes Milites & liberè tenentes in Balliva tua quod sine dilatione ei reddat scutagium quod ei facere debent & facere consueverunt de tenementis quod ipsi deeo tenent Teste G. filio P. apud Waltham 13 die Octobris REX etc. Vicecomiti Eborac etc. Praecipimus tibi quod replegiari facias per bonos et securos pleg Domino Archiepiscopo Eborac Warinum et Mall homines suos qui sunt in prisona nostra ita quod eos habeat coram nobis cum venerimus in parts illas ad stand recto in eo statu quo modo sunt Per G. fill Petri. Moreover King John out of his piety to prevent profaneness of the Lordsday the same year removed the Market of Launceston from the Lordsday whereon it was formerly kept to the Thursday as this Record attests HOmines de Lanstaveton daunt 5 marc per sic quod Mercatum de Lanstaveton quod esse solet per diem Dominicum fiet per diem jovis Ita tamen quod Rot. Fin. 7 joh. pars 1. m. 12. Cornub. non sit ad nocumentum vicinorum Mercatorum Et mandatum est Vicecomiti quod sic ita faciat King John sending for the Prior of Bath and Canons of Wells who differed about the election of their Bishop in the seventh year of his Reign to the Court at Nottingham and after that to Windsor to make an election of a new Bishop where they attended the King's leisure and at last elected * See Godwins Catalogue of Bishops pag. 296. Here Tom. ●● pag. 253. Joceline whom he recommended who yet afterwards proved a Traitor to him interdicting the Realm and flying out of it to Rome with other Bishops who joined with him in that Interdict he allowed them twenty Marks out of the Temporalties of the Bishopric for their expenses as this Writ testifies and for their Committees entertainment of him one night at Glaston and another night at Pilton REX etc. Baronibus etc. Computate H. Archid. Wellen. & W. de Wrotham Claus 7 johan Regis m. 10. Archid. Tanton Custodibus Episcopatus Bathon de exitibus Episcopatus Bathon xx marcas quas liberaverunt Priori Bathon et Canonicis Wellensis Ecclesiae ad expensas suas veniendo ad nos apud Notingh et apud Windlesore et in mora eorum in Curia nostra ad electionem Episcopi faciendam & xxv sol liberatos Magistro Rogero nepoti Decani Well de termino Sancti Mich. & xxv sol liberatos Thomae Turnay de eodem Termino & xij s vi. d. liberatos Herveo de Trascy de eodem termino de praebendis suis quas habuerunt ante tempora S. quondam Bathon Episcopi & xiij l. & xviij s iij. d. & ob in expensa nostra apud Glaston per unam noctem & apud Pilton per aliam noctem & xl d. liberatos H. Archid. Wellensi de redditu suo antiquo de Glaston Teste meipso apud Windlesore 4 die Novembris King John being informed that his Archbishops Bishops and Clergy intended to hold a Council at Saint Alban by the authority and command of Pope Innocent the third about the payment of Romescot against custom and sundry other unusual exactions to the great destruction not only of the Lai●y but of the whole Realm and derogation of his prerogative Royal in summoning Councils within his Realm notwithstanding the reverence he bore to his faith and the Pope upon complaint thereof by his Nobles and people issued this memorable Prohibition to them expressly forbidding them upon their Allegiance not to hold any Council there by the Popes or any other authority nor to consult or treat of those things nor to act or ordain any thing against the custom of the Realm as they endred him or this honour or tranquillity of the Kingdom until he conferred with the general Council of his Realms about it REX Archiepiscopis Episcopis Abbatibus Archid. et omni Clero apud S. Albanum ad Concilium convocato salutem Conquerente universitate Comitum Baronum Militum et aliorum fidelium nostrorum audivimus quod non solum in laicorum gravem perniciem set eciam in tocius regni nostri intollerabile dispendium Pat. An. 8 & 9 joh. Regis num 3. super Romscote praeter consuetudinem solvendo et aliis pluribus inconsuetis exactionibus auctoritate summi Pontificis consilium inire et Concilium celebrare decrevistis Nos vero licet ob honorem fidei nostrae et debitum reverenciae quam Sanctae Romanae Ecclesiae impendere tenemur voluntati ejusdem patris nostvi Domini Papae Innocencii optemperare cupiamus tamen omittere non possumus quin qu●relis fidelium et subdiforum nostrorum clamaucium et de jactura sua sibi timencium prout necesse est subveniamus et emergentibus causis quae indempnitati pacis et unitatis regni nostri obviare possunt qua decet celeritate et diligencia occurramus Vobis igitur praecise mandamus et expresse prohibemus ne superpraedictie vel aliquibus aliis Concilium aliquod auctoritate aliqua in fide qua nobis tenemini teneatis vel contra regni nostri consuetudinem aliquid novum statuatis set sicut nos et honorem nostrum et communem regni tranquillitatem diligitis a celebracione hujusmodi Concilii et a praedictis tractatibus ad praesens supersedeatis quousque cum universitate nostra super hoc colloquium habuerimus Seientes pro certo quod expediet honori Sanctae Romanae Ecclesiae et Domino Papae et nobis et vobis quod istud ad praesens negotium differatur donec generalem habuimus conferenciam quomodo possit commodius et honestius explicari et quod vobis haec mandamus pro honore et commodo sacrosanctae Ecclesiae et nostro et regni nostri id facimus Quia talia audivimus quod haecita fieri necessario expedit sicut vobis dicemus cum vobiscum locuti fuerimus Teste meipso apud Ebor. 26 die Maii. The Archbishops Bishops Abbots Priors and Great men of England having granted King John an Aid for defence of the Realm against his enemies and See Mat. Paris Hist. Angl. p. 281. recovery of his Rights in France sent this Writ to the Archdeacon's Official and all the Clergy of the Province of Canterbury to do the like and each of them to set down the particular sum he would give REX Archid. et Officiali et toto Clero Archiepiscopatus Cantuar. salutem Nostis Pat. 8 & 9 johan Reg. n. 2. satis quod Archiepiscopi Episcopi Abbates Priores & Magnates regni nostri auxilium nobis secerint ad defensionem regni nostri et recuperationem terrarum nostrarum verum quia de vobis confidimus quod nos et honorem nostrum diligitis et defensionem regni nostri et recuperacionem terrarum nostrarum affectatis vos rogamus attencius quatinus tale auxilium nobis exemplo vestro ex parte nostra faciatis ut inde grates vobis scire debeamus et quod alii rectores Ecclesiarum vicini vestri ad auxilium nobis faciendum exemplo vestro sacilius invitentur Et quantitatem auxilii quod nobis quilibet vestrum facere voluerit quilibet vestrum separatim inbreviari faciatis Ita quod per ipsos infra Octabas sanctae Trinitatis inde possimus certificari Teste meipso apud Ebor. 26 die Maii. King John having seized and detained in his hands the Temporalties of the Archbishopric of Armach in Ireland for that the Archbishop was * See Tom. 2. p. 240 241. elected without his licence against his will and Appeal two Monks coming to him proffering him 300 Marks a year in Silver and 3 Marks a year in Gold for to have the lands liberties and rights thereof he returned them to his Chief Justice there to do what was fitting in it by this Writ REX Justice Hibern etc. Sciatis quod Benedictus Monachus & Frater Giraldus de Pat. 8 & 9 johan. m. 3. d●rso Mellifonte venerunt ad nos et optulerunt nobis pro Archiepiscopo Armach ex parte sua CCC marc argenti et tres marc auri pro habendis terris et libertatibus quae recognitae fuerunt esse jus Ecclesiae Armach coram Hamone de Valoniis quondam Justice Hiberniae unde vobis mandamus quod faciatis inde secundum statum terrae nostrae & secundum quod tempus se habet sicut nobis videritis expedire Et sciatis quod mandavimus Hugoni de Lascy quod faciat de terris praedictis id quod ei ex parte nostra dicetis Teste Domino P. Wint. Episcopo apud Cliton 30 die Augusti anno regni nostri 8. John Reumond coming from Rome to lay claim to a Prebendary in Hastings sued to the King for his licence and safe conduct to come into and return from England which he granted upon this condition that upon his arrival he should give security that he came hither for no ill to the King nor for any other business but that Prebendary REX omnibus etc. Sciatis quod dedimus Johanni Reumond licenciam & salvum Pat. Annis 8 & 9 Johan Regis m. 5. conductum veniendi in Angliam propter Praebendam de Hasting quam dicit esse suam & revertendi data securitate ubi applicuerit quod propter malum nostrum non veniet in Angliam necpropter aliud quam propter Praebendam illam Et duret conductus iste a die Sancti Johannis Baptistae in 15 dies Anno regni nostri 8. Et in hujus rei testimonium etc. Teste Comite G. filio Petri apud Winton 14 die Maii. The like licence he granted to the Archbishop's brother Simon Langton upon the same and stricter conditions REX Magistro Simoni de Langeton salutem Sciatis quod concessimus quod vos et vestri qui vobiscum venient Salvo veniatis in Angl. ad loquendum nobiscum sicut continetur in literis nostris patentibus de Conductu quas vobis mittimus Ita tamen quod coram Abbate de Binedon securitatem faciatis quod nec vos Claus 9 Joh. Regis m. 8. nec vestri qui vobiscum venient aliquid facietis in hocitincre in terra nostra per quod aut nobis aut regno nostro malum aut dampnum possit evenire et quod tantum de loquela quae est inter nos et fratrem vestrum tractabitis et de nulla alia So suspicious was the King of all Nuntioes and others coming from Rome that they had some ill designs to the hurt and damage of him and his Kingdom which he had then found by woeful experience What allowances the King made this year to his Chancellor for Gold for his Oblations this Record will inform us REX W. Thesaurario & G. & R. Camer etc. Liberate de Thesaur nostro dilecto & fideli nostro W. de Grace Cancellar nostro pro Oblationibus nostris quae Ibid. m. 9 ei aretro sunt scilicet de die Omnium Sanctorum anno regni nostri nono 15. sol pro una uncia Auri the die Natal Domini proximo sequenti 18. marc pro duabus marc Auri de die Circumcisionis Domini 15. sol pro una uncia Auri the die Epiphan Domini 15. solid pro una uncta Auri. Teste meipso apud Lambh 22 die Jan. anno regni nostri nono Per Rich. de Marisco Tom. 2. p. 246. l. 28. after assent add This appears to be the business by this memorable Letter sent by King John to the Pope by special messengers to claim and justify this ancient undoubted right which he and his Royal ancestors enjoyed to provide and prefer Archbishops and Bishops to the See of Canterbury and all other Cathedrals attested by the Letters of the Bishops of England and other credible persons desiring him to preserve the rights of the Church and Realm of England entire and inviolable by his fatherly provision SAnctissimo patri & Domino J. Dei gratia summo Pontifici J. eadem gratia Rex Pat 8 & 9 Johan Regis nu 18. Angl. etc. Destinamus ad pedes Sanctitatis vestrae latores praesencium nuncios nostros attencius rogantes quatinus dignitates nostras quas nos et antecessores nostri habuimus super provisionibus tam Ecclesiae Cant. quam aliarum cathedralium sedum quod vobis per litteras Episcoporum Angliae et aliorum fide-dignorum constare poterit integras et illaesas conservare velitis et Ecclesiae Anglicanae et regno in arto constitutis paterna provisione providere Teste G. fil●o Petri Comite Essex apud Porec 26 die Maii. Who the Nuntioes were the King then sent what sums of money he allowed Pat. 8 & 9 Johan Regis n. 5. m. 3. them to take up from Merchants and how to secure their payment these following Records will fully inform us by the latter whereof it will appear what their expenses bribes pensions paid to the Popes and Cardinals Nephews and Officers at Rome were in that and their former journey thither REX omnibus Mercatoribus etc. Sciatis quod quicumque accommodaverit dilecto & fideli nostro H. Abbati de Bello loco quem pro negociis nostris ad Curiam Romanam mittimus pecuniam usque ad summam xl marcarum nos ei vel certo nuncio suo litteras istas ad nos deferenti cum litteris ipsius Abbatis praestitum id testificantibus pecuniam illam persolvemus & ad hoc per has litteras nostras patentes nos obligamus Teste P. Winton Episcopo apud Niorc 25 die Augusti anno etc. 8. REX omnibus Mercatoribus ad quos etc. Sciatis quod quicumque mutuo tradiderit Quatuor Cartae missae ad Cur. Roman pro mutuo M. M. marcarum per Tho. de Ardinton & Anfredum de Dene H. Abbati Belli loci & Thomae de Ardinton & Amfredo de Dene nunciis nostris quos misimus ad Curiam Romanam pro negoc is nostris quingentas marcas nos ei vel nuncio suo has litteras nostras referenti una cum litteris praedictorum nunciorum testificantibus summam illius mutui eas plenè persolvemus & ad hoc no●oblig●mus per has litteras nostras patentes Teste Domino P. Winton Episcopo apud Rokingham 20 die Febr. anno regni nostri 8. Et injunctum est Thomae de Ardinton & Anfredo de Dene qui habent in hac forma quatuor paria Cartarum singulas de D. marcis ita quod per totum sunt M. M. marcae quod nichil inde expendant sicut diligunt corpora sua aute consummacionem negocii pro quo remittuntur ad Curiam Et debent reddere justic Cartam de M. marcis de priore Itinere suo in quo tulerunt Cartas de M. M. M. marcis et non expenderunt per totum nisi M. M. marcas et 25. marc vacatis inde 30. marc de uno anno de feodo P. fill Ric. fratri Domini Papae et O. Hannibal 60. marc et ad dict. termin cassand de 50. marc et nepoti Domini Port. de 20. marc Et praeceptum est Justice quod Cartam illam afferat Regi & praeceptum est Thomae de Hardinton quod Cartam nepotis Domini Port. quae liberetur antequam nomen inserebatur afferat quoniam nomen nesciebatur cum Carta scripta fuit The King granted this licence to the Executors of the Bishop of Chichester to administer his moveables according to his Testament under seal except the stock chattels and goods on his Temporalties and one Legacy REX Magistro Roberto de Glouc. etc. Custodibus Episcopatus Cicestr etc. Mandamus Claus 9 Johan Regis m. 14. vobis quod permittatis quod executores Testamenti Domini H. Episcopi Cicestr exequant Testamentum ipsius juxta tenorem autentici scripti sui à quo sigillum suum dependet de rebus suis mobilibus salvis instauris et aliis catallis et rebus quas invenit in eadem Episcopatu et salvis centum marcis quas legavit pro anima Domini H. quondam Archiep. Cant. Teste meipso apud Herpet 16 die Septemb. Tom. 2. p. 254. l. 22. after Worship addc Amongst others I find these Writs of the King for seizing sequestering and committing all the Manors Lands Chattels and goods of the Bishop of Coventry Abbots Priors Religious persons and Monks within the County of Derby and all the lands of the Templars for submitting to the Popes and Bishops Interdict of the Realm and not celebrating Divine service as the King enjoined them REX Vicecomiti Derby salutem Praecipimus tibi quod liberes Thomae de Ardinton Claus 9 Johan Regis m. 4. omnia maneria Episcopi Coventr quaesunt in Balliva tua cum omnibus in eyes inventis et omnes terras et res Abbatum Priorum Religiosorum et Clericorum de Balliva tua ad faciend inde praeceptum nostrum ita camen quod nobis scire facias quae ei liberaveris & quae receperit Teste meipso apud Cler 21 die Marcii REX etc. G. the Atyes etc. Sciatis quod comisimus G. fill Petri Justice nostro Ibidem omnes terras redditus et res fratrum Miliciae Templi in Angl. quae seisiti fuerunt in manum nostram occasione interdicti Quia ipse nobis inde respondebit & ideo tibi praecipimus quod omnia praedicta in Balliva tua ei habere facias Teste meipso apud Sutton 9 die Aprilis Moreover he commanded all the Prebendaries of the Romans Lombard's and Cardinals to be seized and ordered the Farmers to pay their Rents to him or where he should appoint at the terms reserved in their Leases as these Writs assure us REX Roberto de Veteri Ponte etc. Sciatis quod concessimus quod Praebendae Cl. 9 Johan Reg. m. 3. Romanorum et Lombardorum in Ecclesia Eborum liberentur Firmariis qui eas tenuerunt ad respondendum nobis vel ubi illos attornabimus de firmis quas inde reddere consueverunt et ad eosdem terminos ad quos illas reddere solebant Et ideo vobis mandamus quod accepta securitate à praedictis Firmariis de firmis illis reddendis nobis vel ubi illas attornabimus ad terminos ad quos illas reddere solebant praedictas praebendas illis liberari faciatis et illos eas bene et in pace per praedictas firmas tenere permittatis Teste meipso apud Notingh 15 die Augusti Per ipsum Regem REX Briano de Insul Mandamus vobis quod permittatis Priorem de Novo loco Cl. 9 Johan Regis m. 15. tenere Praebendam de Exston ad firmam sicut eam tenuit de Gregorio Cardinali Romano ita tamen quod nobis de firma illa respondeat Teste meipso apud Ludeham 14 die Augusti Tom. 2. p. 254. l. 52. after respondebat add On the contrary the King likewise issued this Writ for the restitution of the Lands rents and protection of the persons and goods of the Bishop of Bath his Canons Monks and Clerks who conformed to his Royal Writs and commands and said Divine Service notwithstanding the Popes Interdict REX G. de Aties etc. Scias quod reddidimus Venerabili patri nostro J. Bath Claus 9 Johan Regis m. 3. Episcopo omnes terras & tenementa redditus & prisons quae ad ipsum & Cathedrales Ecclesias suas pertinent tam Canonicorum quam Monachorum & omnes terras & tenementa redditus & prisons eorundem Canonicorum & Monachorum & etiam Clericorum qui de advocatione ipsius Episcopi vel praedictorum Canonicorum Monachorum & de feudis suis tenentur adeo integrè cum omnibus pertineutiis suis sicut ea habuerunt ante Interdictum Et ideo tibi praecipimus quod omnia praedicta quae sunt in Balliva tua ei sine dilatione haberi facias et si quid inde amotum fuerit postquam occasione interdicti in manum nostram capta fuerunt id eis sine dilatione reddi facias Et praeterea reddi facias eidom Episcopo omnes oblationes integre quae provenerunt et receptae vel arrestatae sunt a tuis in Balliva tua post interdictum Et prohibeas omnibus in Balliva tua quod sicut corpora sua diligunt malum non faciant nec dicant viris religiosis vel Clericis de Episcopatu Bathon set eye firmam pacem nostram portent Teste meipso apud Merleb 10 die Aprilis Yea he was so zealous to protect all such dutiful loyal religious persons Clerks from violence by any of the Pope's Instruments or others that he commanded the Sheriffs to make this public proclamation throughout their Counties by way of tertor that he would hang up any on the next Oak that should be attainted of doing or speaking any evil against them contrary to his protection PRaecipimus tibi quod clamari facias sine dilatione per Com. tuum quod nulli Claus 9 Joh. Regis m. 3. sicut diligunt corpora et catalla sua malum faciant vel dicant viris religiosts vel Clericis contra pacem nostram Et si quem inde attingere possumus ad proximunt quercum suspendi faciemus Teste meipso apud Merleberg 11 die Aprilis The like restitution and protection he granted by several Patents to William Ibid. m. 3 5 7 8 9 Priest of Bradewater William de Wrotham Archdeacon of Taunton the Abbot of Saint Edmund the Canons of Exeter and sundry others The Church of Exeter wanting a Bishop during the Interdict the King out of his piety and Ecclesiastical sovereignty sent the Archbishop of Armach Primate of Ireland thither to execute his Episcopal Office in that Bishopric giving order to defray his expenses out of the Manors of the Bishopric as this Writ records REX Custod Episcopatus Exon. etc. Sciatis quod misimus venerabilem patrem Cl. 9 Johan Reg. m. 3. E. Armachan Archiepiscopum et Hiberniae Primatem ad exequendum Episcopale officium in Episcopatu Exon. Et ideo vobis mandamus quod cum contingerit ipsum facere transitum per dominica maneria Episcopatus inveniatis ei rationabile estuverium suum cum sex equis et computabitur vobis ad Scaccarium nostrum Teste meipso apud Divis 19 die Julii Thus did the King provide for his people's souls which the Pope and Bishops who interdicted the Realm endeavoured to starve and destroy by interdicting all Divine public worship Service and Sacraments Moreover the King the same year soon after the Interdict by his Ecclesiastical prerogative nominated and sent a Bishop into Ireland to the Bishopric of Limerick then void commanding his Justice of Ireland first to invest him therein and then to induce the Clergy thereof to elect and receive him for their Bishop as this Record assures us REX M. Justice Hybern etc. Sciatis quod concessimus Magistro Gaufrido Personae Cl. 9 Johan Reg. m. 11. Ecclesiae de Dungarvan Episcopatum Lymeric qui vacat Et volumus et assentimus ut praeficiatur Episcopus Ecclesiae Limericensi Et ideo vobis mandamus quod Episcopatum illum ei habere faciatis et moneatis et inducatis Clerum illius Episcopatus quod ipsum eligant et recipiant in Episcopum Teste meipso apud Frigidum Mantellum 5. die Decemb. The loss of all Charter Clause Patent and Fine-Rolls of King John from Anno 9 till 14. of his Reign have deprived us of sundry occurrences during those years Tom. 2. p. 268. l. 55. after Anglia add The Archdeaconry of Stafford becoming void by the Election and confirmation of * Mat. Westm An. 1213. p. 94. Henry London Archdeacon thereof to the Archbishopric of Dublin by the King's nomination and consent during the Interdict the King granted it by this Patent to Robert de Gloucester a Pat. 14 Joh. Reg. m. 2. REX omnibus Decanis Personis Vicariis & Clericis in Archidiaconatu Stafford constitutis salutem Sciatis quod concessimus intuitu Dei & quantum ad nos pertinet dedimus dilecto Clerico nostro Magistro Roberto de Gloucestr Archidiaconatum Stafford cum omnibus pertinentiis suis qui fuit dilecti nostri H. Dublin electi qui in Archiepiscopum est confirmatus & qui ad nostram spectat donationem ratione Episcopatus Cestrensis vacantis et in manu nostra existentis Et ideo vobis mandamus quatenus ei tanquam Archidiacono vestro sitis in omnibus quae ad officium suum pertinent intendentes & obedientes Et in hujus rei testimonium has literas nostras Patentes vobis mittimus Teste meipso apud Windlesor 5. die Marcii Per Dom. Winton Episcopum & per Consilium In which Patent there are 4. points observable 1. That by an English Archdeacon's taking an Archbishopric in Ireland his Archdeaconry in England became * See Crooks 2 Report p. 691. Woodlyes' case void in Law even in K. John's reign upon his confirmation before his consecration 2ly That the King claimed the right of granting this Archdeaconry upon his translation to the Archbishopric only by reason of the Bishopric of Chester's vacancy to whom the patronage belonged † Vid. ibid. 41 E. 1. 11 H. 4 37. Brooke Presentment all Esglise 3 14 48 50 61. 17 E. 3. 40. a. not by reason of his Translation Of which there are many like precedents in ancient Records 3ly That he granted it by way of collation not presentation 4ly That during King John's Excommunication and his Kingdoms Interdict by the Pope the●e are above one hundred precedents of his presenting Clerks to Benefices Archdeaconries Praebendaries belonging to vacant Bishoprics Abbeys and others which he seized into his hands for the Treasons or Contempts of the Archbishop bishop Abbots and Clergymen who interdicted and fled out of the Realm or submitted to the Interdict as likewise sundry Licenses granted by him for Elections and his Royal assent to elections of Bishops Abbots and Priors extant in the Patent-Rolls of 9 14 and 15. years of his reign So little did he regard his Excommunication or Interdict by the Pope Tom. 2. p. 274. l. 44. after clamante add a Mat. Westm An 1213. p. 93. See Tom. 2. p. 283. Mat. Westminster passeth this censure of King John's Resignation Charter of his Kingdom and Homage to Pope Innocent Res●gnavit igitur Rex Johannis Coronam Angliae Inn●centio Papae et ei fecit homagium et fecit de libera regione ancillam ut princeps provinciarum fieret sub tributo chartam inde conficiens omnibus eam audientibus lugubrem et detestabilem The Charter which he registers differs from that in Mat. Paris in these words clauses gratia ipsa sancta inspirante ad optimum consilium Baronum m●orum ●fferimus which Mat. Paris thus amplifies gratia Sancti Spiritus inspirante non vi Interdicti nec timore coacti sed nostra bona spontaneaque voluntate ac communi consilio Baronum nostrorum conferimus Mat. Westm adds after successoribus ejus omne ju● patronatus quod habemus in Ecclestis Anglicanis not in the Charter Roll nor printed Copies of Matthew Paris nor of Henry de Knyghton totumque reg●um Angliae etc. & amodo illa a * Agreeing with the Charter Roll. Deo & Ecclesia Romana tanquam seudatarius recipientes Mat. Paris renders it Ejusque Cat●olicis successoribus totum Regnum Angliae etc. & amodo illa ab eo & Ecclesia Romana tanquam secundarius recipientes Mat. Westm adds Fidelitatem exinde Domino Papae etc. Mat. Paris omits Fidelitatem Matth. Westm is Ad indicium autem huj●s pe●p●tuae oblationis agreeing with the * Cha●t 15 Johan Regis nu ●89 Record in the Tower Mat. Paris and Hen. de Knyghton tender it Hujus obligationis Mat. Westm pro omni consuetudine Mat. Par. pro omni servitio et consuetudine † De Eventibus Angliae l. 2. c. 15. col 2419 2420. Henry de Knyghton relating the manner how King John was decoyed to make this Charter whiles under the Pope's Excommunication and Interdict adds Antequam beneficium absolutionis possit promereri de libero fecit se servum et de Dominante servientem terramque Anglicanam quae esse solebat libera et ab omni servitute quieta fecit tributariam et ancillam pedissequam subjectionemque suam confirmavit per scriptum suum in haec verba conceptum Johannes Dei gratia Rex Angliae etc. Vniversitati vestrae per hanc Chartam aurea Bulla munitam volumus esse notum etc. nec quid quod dig●è offerre possumus pro satisfactione Deo & Ecclesiae facienda ni●t nos ipsos habemus et regna nostra volentesque which words in the Record and him were omitted by the Printers negligence in my second Tome p. 289. l. 17. nos ipsos humiliare etc. Henry de Knyghton his Copy agreeth verbatim with the Charter Roll except in 5. words whereof obligationis for oblationis is most material After which Charter he immediately subjoins of King John Sicque de libero servus effectus est & beneficium absolutionis apud Winton consecutus & Interdicti relaxatio facta est statim in eodem anno 1214. sexto Non. Julii feria sexta facta prius restitutione cuilibet petenti All by his Popish Prelate's Treachery Tom. 2. p. 278. l. 33. after delay add He was enforced to restore to these Traitorous Bishop's Proxies before their arrival in the presence of Pandulfus the Pope's Legate their respective Bishoprics to remit his indignation against them and receive them with their adherents persons lands goods into his Royal protection before the Interdict realeased as these ensuing Records most fully evidence REX Omnibus tenentibus de Episcopatu Herefordensi etc. Sciatis quod reddidimus Pat 15 Johan in Rot minore m. 8. in majori m. 12. Domino E. Herefordensi Episcopo per manum Magistri Pandulphi Domini Papae nuncii Episcopatum Herefordensem cum pertinent●s suis Et idem Episcopus constituit coram eodem Magistro Pandulpho Decanum & Thesaurarium Herefordenses etc. generales Procuratores suos ad praedictum Episcopatum nomine suo suscipiendum & custodiendum Et ideo vobis mandamus quod eisdem Decano & Thesaurario tanquam generalibus procuratoribus suis sitis intendentes quamdiu eidem Episcopo placuerit Teste Domino P. Wint●niensi Episcopo apud Windes primo die Junii anno 15. Per eundem & G. filium Petri Marescallum Eodem modo scribitur tenentibus de Archiepiscopatu Cantuariensi committendo Magistro Roberto de Penn & tenentibus de Episcopatu Londoniensi de Richardo Capellano & Willielmo Clerico & tenentibus de Episcopatu Ely●nsi de Simone de Insula & tenentibus de Episcopatu Bathoniensi de Petro de Cicestria & tenentibus de Episcopatu Lincolniensi de Decano Lincolniensi & tenentibus de Prioratu Cantuariensi de fratre Ricardo Monacho Teste eodem REX Justiciariis Vicecomitibus Praepositis & omnibus Ballivis & fidelibus Ibid. nu 13. suis etc. Sciatis quod venerabilis pater noster Dominus W. Londoniensis Episcopus plenam gratiam nostram habet & ipsum & omnes homines terras res & omnes possessiones suas in protectionem & defensionem nostram suscepimus Et ideo vobis mandamus quod ipsum et omnia sua protegatis et defendatis tanquam nostra dominica Et prohibemus ne ponatur in placitum de aliquo tenemento quod in pace tenuit die quo ultimo ab Anglia recessimus in Pictaviam ad t●an● fretandum donec inde reversi fuerimus in Angliam Et in hujus rei testimonium etc. vobis mandamus Teste ut supra REX omnibus Vicecomitibus & Forestariis & Ballivis in quorum Ballivis Dominus Pat. 15 Johan m. 8. H. Sarisberiensis Episcopus & Canonici sui terras habent & tenementa salutem Praecipimus vobis quod sine dilatione & occasione faciatis habere venerabili patri nostro Domino H. Sarum Episcopo & Canonicis suis plenariam saisinam de omnibus terris & tenementis Episcopatus & Ecclesiae Sarum in B●llivis vestris et dominicis et feodis et gardis et omnibus libertatibus ita integre sicut melius et liberius tempore inchoatae discordiae ea habuerunt et cum omnibus excaetis quae provenerunt de terris suis a tempore inchoatae discordiae inter nos et ipsos Teste meipso apud Porcestriam 18 die Julii Anno regni nostri 15. REX omnibus Vicecomitibus & Forestariis & Ballivis suis salutem Praecipimus Ibidem vobis quod Priorem & Monachos Cantuarienses pacificè habere permittatis omnes libertates & liberas consuetudines suas in ballivis vestris sicut habuerunt a tempore discordiae inter nos et ipsos motae Teste Rege apud Wintoniam 21 die Julii Anno regni nostri 15. Eodem modo scribitur Archidiacono Dunelmensi & Philippo de Uletot Teste eodem REX omnibus Ballivis & fidelibus suis etc. Sciatis quod recepimus in gratiam nostram Willielmum filium Walteri Archidiaconum Herefordensem et ei indignationem Pat. 15 Johan m. 10. minoris rotuli nostram dimisimus quam erga ipsum habuimus * See Tom. 2. pag. 267. occasione recessus sui ab Anglia Et ideo vobis mandamus quod ipsum tanquam dilectum et fidelem Clericum nostrum et omnes homines redditus et res suas in Ballivis vestris manuteneatis et defendatis nec ei vel suis faciatis vel fieri permittatis injuriam molestiam vel gravamen Et si quid eis forisfactum fuerit id ei sine dilatione saciatis emendari Et in hujus rei testimonium has literas patentes vobis inde mittimus Teste meipso apud Wintoniam 21 die Julii Anno regni nostri 15. REX Gilberto filio Reinfredi etc. Mandamus vobis quod sicut nos et absolutionem nostram diligitis statim visis literis istis sine dilatione plena fiat restitutio Pat. 15 Johan m. 8. nu 34. de omnibus terris feodis & tenementis Eustac de Vescy sicut melius & liberius tempore inchoatae discordiae ea habuit quae propter hoc ad nos venerint scientes * See Tom. 2. p. 279. quod in eandem sentenciam in qua prius fuimus incidemus nisi citius hoc feceritis Scire autem faciatis venerabili patri nostro S. Cantuariensi Archiepiscopo et G. filio Petri justiciario nostro quando hoc feceritis Et in hujus rei testimoniam has literas nostras patentes vobis inde mittimus Teste meipso apud Wintoniam 21 die Julii Anno regni nostri 15. REX omnibus fidelibus suis salutem Sciatis quod praecepimus ut Roberto filio Walteri & Eustachio de Vescy & suis sine dilatione plena fiat restitutio omnium Pat. 15 Johan m. 8. n. 35. immobilium suorum & libertatum sine difficultate statim postquam nos vel illi quibus curam regni nostri committemus super hoc infra Natale Domini fuerimus requisiti Et si fortè quod Deus avertat ita non fieret concessimus et * See Tom. ●● p. 279. concedimus bona fide quod liceat venerabili patri nostro S. Cantuariensi Archiepiscopo nos appellatione remota in eundem statum reducere in quo fuerimus ante formam pacis a nobis acceptatam To which unworthy condescensions he was enforced to submit by his Traitorous Bishops before he could be absolved from his former Excommunication Et in hujus rei testimoniam has literas nostras patentes vobis inde fieri fecimus Teste meipso apud Wintoniam 19 die Julii Anno regni nostri 15. Tom. 2. p. 282. l. 45. after supradictis add King John to give some present satisfaction to these Traitorous Prelates for their damages during their flight and exile only to effect his Excommunication and dethroning was enforced to pay them 15000 Marks forthwith for which he issued this Writ REX Hugoni de Nevil etc. Mandamus vobis quod sine dilatione visis Literis Pat. 15 Johan m. 5. istis liberari faciatis certis nunciis Domini Cantuariensis Archiepiscopi et Episcoporum Londoniensis Elyensis Herefordensis Bathoniensis et Lincolniensis literas nostras patentes deferentibus 15 millia marcarum de denariiis nostris qui sunt in custodia vestra apud Merlebergiam Et in hujus etc. apud Rading 12 die Decembr Tom. 2. p. 282. l. 13. after remeavit add The King being at Portesmuth with his Forces to pass over into Poitiers made Peter Bishop of Winton Custos of the Realm and committed it likewise to the custody protection of God the Church and Pope of Rome and of his Legate during his absence as these Patents inform us REX Archiepiscopis Episcopis Abbatibus Comitibus Baronibus Justiciariis Pat. 15 Johan m. 5. n. 12. V●cecomitibus Praepositis & omnibus Ballivis & fidelibus suis etc. Sciatis quod constituimus Justiciarium nostrum Angliae venerabilem patrem nostrum P. Wintoniensem Episcopum quamdiu nobis placuerit ad custodiendam loco nostro terram nastram Angliae et pacem regni nostri Et ideo vobis mandamus quod ei tanquam Justiciario nostro Angliae intendentes sitis & respondentes Et in hujus rei testimonium etc. vobis mittimus Teste meipso apud Portesmuth 1 die Februarii Anno regni nostri 15. REX Archiepiscopis Episcopis Abbatibus Comitibus Baronibus & omnibus Ibidem fidelibus suis has literas inspecturis etc. Sciatis quod pro magnis negotiis nostris transfretamus ad praesens in Pictaviam et regnum nostrum Angliae ad custodiam ●t protectionem DEI et Sanctae Romanae Ecclesiae et Domini Papae et Domini N. Tusculanensis Episcopi Apostolicae s●dis Legati commisimus et loco nostro ad pacem regni nostri tuendam venerabilem patrem nostrum Dominum P. Wintoniensem Episcopum constituimus Et ideo vobis mandamus quod ei ad defensionem regni & pacis conservationem auxiliantes sitis & intendentes Et in hujus rei testimonium etc. vobis mittimus Teste ut supra He likewise granted the Bishop power to give restitution of the Temporalties of all Churches to whom he or his Commissioners should give his Royal assent and to all elections to them upon voydances during his absence REX Domino P. Wi●toniensi Episcopo etc. Mandamus vobis quod cum electi Pat. 15 Johan m. 5. n. 10. Ecclesiarum vacantium qui electi fuerint de assensu nostro vel assensu dilectorum ●t fidelium nostrorum Abbatum de Eboraco et de Bello loco et de Seleby et Willielmi Briwerr et Willielmi de Cantilupo quos ad hoc loco nostro assignavimus ad vos venerint eye liberam assignationem terrarum suarum & omnium possessionum ad Ecclesias suas spectantium habere faciatis Et in hujus rei testimonium etc. vobis mittimus Teste meipso apud Portesmuth 1 die Febr. anno regni nostri 15. The King amongst other constitutions to be observed by his Army then raised made these ensuing for the preservation of the Church's Privileges to please his Clergy DOminus Rex habeat in qualibet terra sua duos Marescallos scil de Anglia Radulphum de Bray & Radulphum de Mandevill de Normannnia Philippum de Claus 15 Joh. pars 2. m. 8. dorso Constitutiones faciendae in exercitu Domini Regis Albiniaco & Engmerguey de Boun de aliis terris illos quos Dominus Rex elegerit Isti jurabunt quod bene et fideliter pacem Ecclesiae observari facient Ita quod si necesse fuerit aliquid de Ecclesiis vel Cimiteriis pro defectu exercitus capere illi qui praeerunt Ecclesiis commoneantur ut venditioni exponant ea quae necessaria fuerint exercitui et antequam aliquid inde amotum fuerit eis satisfaciant de praecio Quod si forte custodes Ecclesiarum absentes fuerint vel id facere neglexerint precium rerum venalium in Ecclesia reponetur ad opus illorum quorum venalia illa fuerint etc. Hoc idem quilibet Baro et quilibet Miles et quilibet Capitalis serviens familiae suae se firmiter observaturum jurabit Ita quod si aliquis transgressor hujus institutionis inventus fuerit Marescallis inde tradatur ad faciendum inde quod justum fuerit Moreover K. John out of his piety to prevent profanations of the Lordsday the same year removed the Market of the City of Exon from the Lordsday whereon it was formerly kept to the Monday as this Record attests REX Vic. Devon etc. Sciatis quod Civibus nostris Exon. concessimus quod habeant Mercatum suum in Civirate nostra Exon. per diem Lunae quod habere solebant Claus 15 Joh. pars 3. m. 3. per diem Dominicam Et ideo vobis mandamus quod hoc ita fieri faciatis Teste meipso apud Dorec 29 die Julii Before which in the seventh year of his reign he made the like alteration of the Market of * Here pag. 9 Lanceston from the Lordsday Tom. 2. pag. 283. l. 41. after eundem add The King likewise to gratify the Pope granted a licence and safe conduct to the Freers' of the Hospital of St. Mary's in Rome to preach and make collections throughout England for the maintenance of their Hospital built by the Pope by these Letters Patents REX omnibus fidelibus suis in Anglia tàm Clericis quam Laicis ad quos praesentes Pat. 15 Johan m. 7. n. 20. literae pervenerint salutem Sciatis quod concessimus sratribus Hospitalis Sanctae Mariae in Saxia quod apud Roman a Domino Papa de novo est constructum licentiam fide●iter praedicandi in regno nostro Angliae et fidelium eleemos●nas ●aritative petendi et accipiendi ad sustentationem pauperum praedicti Hospitalis secundum formam privilegii Apostolici quod inde habent Et ideo vobis mandamus rogantes qua●inus praed●ctos fracr●s & nunc●os & homines eorum quocunque venerint in Angliam benigrè & honorificè suscipiatis & eye de bonis vestris intu●●u Dei benefaciatis n●c perm●ttatis eis molestiam fieri vel impedimentum quia eos et omnia sua in protectionem nostram suscepimus Concessimus ●tiam e●sdem fracribus ut ipsi & res suae per omnem terram nostram et aquam l●berum habeant transitum et securum Et in hujus rei testimonium literas etc. eye ficri fecimus per totum hunc annum duraturas Teste meipso apud Rading 10 die Decemb. Anno regni nostri 15. REX omnibus B●llivis et fidelibus etc. Sciatis nos suscip●sse in protectionem Pat. 15 Johan m. 1. nostram fratr●s Hospitalis S●nctae Mariae de Kertevall praesencium latores in eundo per totam potestatem nostram ad pradicandum et petendum eleemosynas domini sui karitative conferri Et ideo vob●s mandamus quod nullum eis super hoc faciatis vel fieri permittatis impedimentum Et in hujus etc. Teste meipso apud Grantam 1 die Aprilis Tom. 2. pag. 287. lin 29. after Septembris insert This Epistle to the Pope's approaching Legate he seconded with another of the same date VEnerabili Patri in Christo N. Dei gratia Tusculane●si Episcopo Apostolicae Sedis Claus 15 Johan pars 1. m. 7. dorso Legato J. eadem gratia Rex Angliae etc. & debitam Patri cum devotione reverentiam Audito adventu vestro versus partes nostras nos cum toto Regno nostro gavis● sumus in Domino de Religione et honestate vestra fiduciam gerentes pleniorem Misissemus autem ad vos sicut decens et dignum esset Nuncios nostros nisi communis relatio nos decepisset quae vos in festo exaltationis Sanctae Crucis Capitulo Cistertiensi debere interesse asserebat Cum vero certos * Dost rumores or nuncios de appropinquatione vestra audissemus fuimus in remotis Regni nostri partibus ultra Eboracum et statim latores praes●ntium prudentes viros et samiliares nostros Eborac et Seleby abbots in occursum vestrum misimus mandantes quod bene veneritis et plures et solempniores nuncios misissemus si viae fidelibus nostris tutae essent Nos vero in occ●rsum vestcum versus mare venire f●stinamus Vestram rogantes Sanctitatem quatinus quam citius poteritis in Angliam venire festinetis et voluntatem vestram nobis si placet significetis Teste meipso apud Thikehill 19 die Septembru So highly did he court this Legate on whom he conferred the custody of St. Edmond rich Abbey after his arrival Tom. 2. p. 297. l. 23. after dying day add Yea Mat. Westminster though a Monk observes that the very same year King John resigned his Crown Realms to the Pope became his Tributary and put himself under his protection though he confederated with the Earl of Flanders and other foreign Nobles qui * Flores Hist. An. 1214. pag. 96 97. magnumexercitum de conductitiis stipendariis distribuentes Regium the saurum prodigaliter conflaverunt propositum habentes ut Regem Francorum Philippum die Dominica non consuetum tali die arma portare subito invaderent et confunderent Yet Rex Franciae though he had three horses slain under him triumphum inopinabilem Deo propician●e reportavit apu● Boumes in Flandria Capti sunt multi magnates tàm de Imperio quam de regno Angliae Imperator autem Otho cum suis qui aderant paucis elapsus est & nunquam posteà est fama sua redintegrata Ad majorem confusionem Regis Johannis Anglorum amotus est idem Rex à castro quod Rupes Monachorum dicitur quod obsiderat cum magno exercitu per adventum Ludovici filii Regis Francorum it à quod audito rumore de captione n●agnatum suorum apud Boives & impotentia resistendi ex alia parte comperiit Deum et homines sibi esse undique offensos et exosos Fugitigitur turpiter ec ignominiose a praedicta obsidione et nisi dans XI millia marcarum argenti pro treugis triennalibus citius in Angliam procurante Roberto de Curci tunc in Francia Legato recessisset profecto probrose captus exstitisset Rex igitur in Angliam confusus et inglorius 14 kal. Novembris venit Where he was soon after abandoned renounced by most of his Prelates Nobles people and Lewes of France called in and crowned King in his stead Whereupon Pope Innocent the III. in a general Council at Rome anno gratiae 1215. Ludovicum Regis Francorum primogenitum et omnes Comites et Barones Angliae cum complicibus suis conspirantes et insurgentes in Regem Angliae Romanae Ecclesiae vassallum die Sancti Andreae Apostoli excommunicavit who slighted derided this his Papal thunderbolt with greatest contempt Creseebat jam guerra in Anglia de die in diem Baronibus totam patriam Northampton cum ipsa villa occupantibus Barones' verò inde venerunt London & 15 kalendas Junii civitatem ingredientes nullo contradicente occuparunt Tom. 2. p. 333. l. 22. after Patents insert REX dilectis sibi in Christo Priori & Conventui S. Edmundi salutem Sciatis Pat 15 Johan m. 15. quod commisimus venerabili Patri nostro Domino Tu culanensi Episcopo Apostolicae Sedis Legato custodiam Abbac●ae vestrae cum omnibus pertinent suis quamdiu nob●s placuerit salvo nobis Rega● nostro scilicet in electione Abbatis et in redditibus Ecclesiasticis vacantibus et excaetis con●erendis Et ideo vobis mandamus quod ei tanquam Custodi vestro sitis intendentes Et in hujus rei testimonium has literas nostras patentes vobis inde mit●mus Teste meipso apud Turrim London 3 die Jan. Anno regni nostri 15. Tom. 2. p. 336. l. 51. after dilecti add Besides the Archbishop and Bishops covertly to gain into their hands and power the administration and disposal of the Chattels and Personal estates of all Lay-people and Freemen of England dying intestate inserted this new Clause into K. John's Charter a Mat. Paris Hist Angl. p. 248. Si aliquis liberhomo intestatus decesserit catalla suaper manumpropinquorum parentum et amicorum suorum per visum Ecclesiae distribuantur salvis unicuique debitis quae desunctus ei debebat not extant in King Henry the 1. his Charter anno 1100. whose confirmation they b Mat. Paris p. 230 245. pretended only to contest for and to have ratified running only in these words c Mat. Paris Hist. Angl. p. 52 53. Spelmen Council Tom. 2. p 33. Lib. Rub. in Scac. f. 161. Si quis Baronum vel hominum meorum infirmabitur sicut ipse dabit vel dare disposuerit pecuniam suam it a datam esse concedo Quod st ipse praeventus armis vel infirmitate pecuniam suam nec dederit nec dare disposuerit by his last Will and Testament uxorsua sive liberi aut parents aut legitimi homines ejus not the Church Bishop or Ordinary not mentioned in this Clause or Law eam pro anima ejus dividant SICUT EIS MELIUS VISUM FUERIT without the Churches Ordinaries view or disposition according to the precedent Laws both of d Chron. Johan Bromton col 914 929 930. Spelm. Council Tom. 1. p. 332 King Knute and Edward the Confessor e Here p 141 142 332. f See here Tom. 1. p 400. Mat. Paris p. 52 53 & M●gna Charta cap. 18 Cooks 9 Report f. 38 elsewhere cited Notwithstanding which the King and all Lords of Manors before this his Charter made especially during the reigns of King f See Tom 1● p. 491 492. Glanvil l 7. cap. 16. William the Conqueror and William Rufus usually claiming seizing disposing of the Goods Chattels Moneys Personal estate of all their Barons and Tenants dying intestate to the great prejudice of their Wives Children Parents Kindred which grievance among others King Henry the 1. to induce the Bishops and Nobles to crown him King at their request promised by his Oath to ●eform and redressed by this Clause in his Charter After this King Stephen at the Bishop's request who most treacherously g William Malmesburiensis Hist Novellae l. 5. p. 179. Sperm Council Tom. 2. p 38. against their Oaths Loyalty to King Henry the 1. and his Daughter and heir Queen Maude elected and crowned him King inserted this farther Clause into his Charter of Liberties granted to the Bishops and Clergy Anno 1156. at his Coronation h Ecclesiasticarum personarum et omnium Clericorum et rerum eorum justitiam et potestatem et distributionem bonorum Ecclesiasticorum in manu Episcoporum esse perhibeo et confirmo Si quis autem Episcopus vel Abbas vel alia Ecclesiastica persona ante mortem suam rationabiliter sua distribuerit vel distribuenda statuerit by his Will firmum manere concedo Si vero morte praeoccupatus fuerit pro salute animae ejus Ecclesiae consilio eadem fiat distributio This is the first Charter for aught I can find that gave Clergymen power to dispose of their church-good by Will and Bishops or Ordinaries Jurisdiction to distribute their Clerks Goods dying intestate for the good of their Souls they then having no Wives nor Children as Laymen had to whose goods therefore this Charter never extended but only to Churchmen's goods belonging to their Churches Before this Charter of King Stephen the ancient Law custom of England was that if any Bishop Abbot or other Ecclesiastical person who held of the King and received his Temporalties from him deceased all his goods and chattels except the ornaments of his Church Chappel dedicated to God's Service or the stock annexed to his Bishopric by the King's special Charters a Glanvil l. 7. c. 16. Here p. 130 to 134 222 332 333 350 381 386 543 544. belonged of right to the King especially if he died intestate neither could any of them by Law make a Will or device his goods or chattels unless the King out of his special grace by special Patents authorised them to device them by their Testaments neither did the Laws of King b See here p. 141 142 332 333. Cnute the Confessor and Conqu●rour or Charter of K. Henry the 1. extend to Bishops Abbots or Clergymen who had neither Wives nor Children being then prohibited by sundry Canons to marry but only to the temporal Barons and Lay-subjects who had Wives and Children as the words of their Laws Charters the old Writs De rationabili parte bonorum grounded on them and the words thereof c Glanvil l. 12. c. 20. Bracton l. 2. c. 26. f. 60 61. Fleta l. 2. c. 57 Bundela B●evium An. 15 E 2. in Turre Lond. Here p. 352. Cum secundum consuetudinem regni nostri hactenus obtentam pueri post mortem patrum suorum habere debent rationabiles partes suas quae fuerunt patrum suorum etc. demonstrate and King Stephen's Charter intimates which had been needless useless had the Law or custom of England been then concurrent with it Neither was this the Prerogative only of the Kings of England in that age but also of France as is evident by this memorable acknowledgement of the Bishop elect Dean and Chapter of Mascon in France to King Philip Augustus Anno Domini 1201. * Pierre de Pithou Preuves des Libertez de l'Eglise Gallicane Chap. 16. sect 5. p. 598. Notum quod ego P. electus Matisconensis veniens ad Dominum nostrum Philippum illustrem Regem Franciae potestatem habens à Decano & universo Capitulo Matisconensi per literas ejusdem Decani & Capituli patentes Cognovi Ius Dom. Regis Franciae quod habet in Regalibus Matisconen scillc●t quod mortuo Episcopo Matisconensi vel quotiescunque Sedes Matisconensis vacaverit omnia Regalia et omnes proventus Regalium existentes in regno Franciae libere sunt Dom. Regis Franciae sicut & ea Episcopus possidebat Et si Episcopus Matisconen decesserit intestatus tam omnia mobilia quam proventus omnes sunt Domini Regis Franciae integre et absolute Quod ut ratum et firmum pronunciavit etc. Actum Parisiis An. Dom. 1201. mense Martio Yea Johannes Andraeas and † Ibidem Pierre de Pithou assert Que les Royes de France et d'Angleterre in hocsunt antiquo jure defendendi And that this was the ancient Law right prerogative of the Kings of Scotland then and in the reign of our King Edward the 1. I shall * Here p. 543 544. elsewhere evidence by our own Records If then the Bishops and Clergy of England and Scotland could not dispose of their own goods and chattels by Will but by the King's special licence and absolutely and wholly belonged to the Kings of England France and Scotland if they died intestate by their Prerogatives not to the Archbishops Bishops or Church to dispose or distribute to their Kindred Churches or any pious uses for their Souls pretended benefit then doubtless they had no legal Jurisdiction or authority at all to distribute or dispose of any Laymens' goods or chattels in those times to any pious or other uses Whereupon the Bishops not long after to revive confirm and enlarge this their new-acquired Jurisdiction granted them by this usurper's Charter which † See here p. expired with King Stephen and never bound his Successors and extended only to the Goods of Clergymen endeavoured to extend it to the Goods Chattels of all English Freemen of the Laity for which end they cunningly inserted the premised Clause amongst others into King John's Great Charter Which although in the Kings and Nobles intentions it gave them no Jurisdiction at all either to grant Administrations of or distribute any Intestates Goods for the benefit of their Souls which they wholly left by express words to the administration and distribution of their nearest Kindred Parents Friends yet by colour of these three words per visum Ecclesiae by the view of the Church which if a personal Trust reposed in the Bishop himself by this Grand Charter as our Bishops and Canonists thence argue was certainly to be executed personally by the Bishop alone not by his Vicar General Commissary Official or Judge of the Arches who now grant all Administrations and make the distributions of Intestates personal estates against the express words and intention of this Law which might be more properly interpreted of the Parson Churchwardens and Parishioners of the Parish where the deceased person lived than of the Bishop his Chancellor and Under-officer being single Persons and no * See Mr. William Tyndals' Treatise What the Church is Church the Bishops and their Officers by pretext of these words which at most gives them only the oversight not power of or in the distribution and no more authority to dispose of the Goods than Overseers usually named in Wills have wherein there are likewise Executors appointed to whom the right power and disposition of the Testators Goods alone belong by Law a See Cooks 9 Reports f. 33 38. Hensloes' case usurped a Jurisdiction soon after by degrees not only over all deceased Laymens' Wills Chattels but over the Goods and Chattels of all Laymen dying intestate committing their administration and distributing them by their Vicars Commissaries Chancellors and other Officers at their pleasures to such persons and pious uses as themselves or their Officials thought meet yea many times b As Othobons' Constitutions and Aton's Gloss thereon f 95. affirm appropriated them to themselves and their Churches against the true intent of King John and his Barons Whereupon at the renewing of this Great Charter by K. Henry the 3d. in the 9th year of his Reign in a grand Parliamentary Council this premised Clause concerning Intestates Goods inserted by the Bishop's fraud craft covertly to usurp a Jurisdiction over the Laity and all Intestates estates was wholly c See Magna Charta ch 18. and Cook 's 2. Institutes thereon expunged as prejudicial to the King's Prerogative and the Nobles Freemens' franchises liberties properties and that Charter was then and hath been since successively ratified by above 40. Parliaments without this Clause Yea the King and Lords then and immediately after would by no means permit the Bishops or Ordinaries to intermeddle with the Goods and Chattels of any Freemen dying intestate or to distribute them for their Souls good at their pleasures although Saint d See Tom. 2. p. 890 891 899 909 910. Mat Par●s Additamenta pag. 199 200 201 Edmund Archbishop of Cant●rbury and Boniface his next Successor Uncle to King Henry the 3d. h●s Queen with the rest of the Bishops frequently importuned King Henry the 3d. his Nobles and Council not to hinder their Tenants or Villains to make Wills or prove them before their Ordinaries nor to disturb or prohibit Bishops to distribute the Goods of Persons dying intestate for their Soul's health nor would they grant them this power upon any terms but prohibited them to do it as is evident by this passionate Complaint thereof by Archbishop Boniface his Suffragans and Clergy in the Prologue to their Constitutions in the Council of Lamb●th Anno 1251. e Joh. de Aton Constit Legit f. 138. Guil. Lindewode Provincial l. 5. Regem ipsum frequenter monuimus ac supplicavimus ei et supplicari fecimus cum instantia saepius reverenter necnon apud Principes et Magnates regni et Consil●arios quorum moderamine disponuntur negotia regni precibus et exhortationibus pulsavimus importuna opportunitate et frequenter quatinus intra memoriam recolentes quot plagis Aegyptii fuere percussi etc. Huic privilegio tam pio tamque nobili praecio comparatae deferrent humiliter ob reverentiam Redemptoris permittendo Clerum Anglicanum in sollicitudine libertatis sacrificium laudis Domino immolari etc. Licet autem in precibus inculcandis diu laboraverimus sustinendo et sustinuerimus laborando adhuc cum instantia nostra saepius iterata ad exauditionis gratiam ingressum mereri nen potuit nec effectum potiri diutius expectatum Compared with their Articles of Complaint f 226 227. Here Tom. 2. p. 899. f Mat. Paris Additamenta p. 200 201. Here Tom 2. p. 803. Art 25. Item mortuo laico intestato Dominus Rex et caeteri Domini feodorum bona defuncti sibi applicantes non permittunt de ipsis debita solvi nec residuum in usum liberorum et proximorum suorum et alios pios usus per loci Ordinarium quorum interest aliqua converti and their Constitution made against it in this Provincial Council summoned at London by this Archbishops' usurped authority against the King's express Writ of Prohibition directed to him printed in my 2d Tome attests Indeed I find in the g Johan de Aton Constitutiones Legitime p 94 95. Constitutions of Othobon the Pope's Legate made in a Council held at London but 11. years after Anno 52. H. 3. De Bonis Intestatorum mention of a Provision anciently made by the English Prelates with the assent of the King and Nobles concerning Intestates Goods which he thus confirms and orders to be strictly observed Provide super bonis decedentium ab intestato provisionem quae olim a Praelatis Regni Angliae cum approbatione Regis et Baronum dicitur emanasse firmiter approbantes districte inhibemus ne Praelati vel alii quicunque bona intestatorum hujusmodi quocunque modo recipiant vel occupent contra Provisionem praedictam Which Provision I find likewise mentioned in h Li●d●wode Provinc l. 3. f. 125. 190. Johan de Aton Provinc Con f 1●7 Spelman Co●cil Tom. 2. p. 585. Archbishop Stratford's Constitutions made Anno Dom. 1342. What this Provision should be or when or where made our learnedst Canonists cannot resolve a Provincial l. 3. de Immunitate Ecclesiae f. 199. William Lindewode the chiefest of them in his Gloss on Archbishop Stratford's Constitution on the words ab olim writes ingenuously Cujus Regis temporibus hoc ordinatum sit non reperio But b Constit Legit f. 95. John de Aton in his Gloss on Ottobon's Constitutions refers it to the Statute of Westm 2. Anno 13 E. 1. ch. 19 But this being made at least 18. years after Othobon's Constitutions and not ab olim long before them must needs be a gross mistake therefore if real not forged by the Bishops or a mere dubious report then raised by them without ground or truth as Ottobon's dicitur implies we may well conclude since Archbishop Boniface his Prelates Clergy in the Council and Articles of Lambheth but 11. years before made no mention at all thereof as questionless they would have done had there been any such Provision it can be no other but either the premised Clause and Provision inserted by the Prelates into King John's Charter expunged out of K. Henry the Thirds and Edward the Firsts Great Charters in all our manuscript Statutes in the Statute-Roll in the Tower of London and all our printed Statutes of Magna Charta 9 H. 3. ch. 19 wherein that Clause of Intestates Goods is omitted Or else it must be the Provision in the Laws of King C●ute confirmed by the Confessor Conqueror or Charter of K. Henry the 1. to which Ottobon's Constitution seems most probably to relate being the most ancient Provision prohibiting Bishops as well as the King and Lords to dispose of Intestates Goods as his Constitution likewise doth in my opinion since made soon after K. Henry the 3. and the Kingdom's complaint and appeal to the Pope against the Constitutions of Archbishop Boniface and his Suffragans promulged by them in praejudicium juria et dignitatis Regiae contra libertates et consuetudines Regni nostri Angliae et * See Tom 2. p. 983 990 991. in nostri et Coronae nostrae praejudicium et gravamen as the King declared in Patents of Procuration and Appeals against them to the Pope Pat. 45 H. 3. pars 1. m 8. and Pat. 46 H. 3. m 17 19 Which Constitutions of Boniface though thus solemnly condemned appealed protested against by the King and Kingdom who would by no means assent to them or their Articles after so many reiterated prayers monitions and importunities are yet since printed Glossed on by Lindewode and Aton yea now cried up by ignorant Canonists for the Canon-Law of England and that of Intestates Goods revived enlarged without any legal authority by Archbishop Stratford in his c Lindewode l. 3. f. 124 125 190. Aton fol. 137. Spelman Council Tom. 2. p. 585 586. Provincial Constitutions though not put in practice before & etiam à multis in dubium revocatum Which void illegal Constitutions of Boniface and Stratford are in truth the sole foundations I can yet discover of our Ordinaries usurped Power to compel Administrators by bonds and censures to distribute the surplusage of Intestates Goods to such pious uses as they shall appoint against the express Provision of the Royal Charters of Henry 1. and Hen. 3d. Whereupon our Judges of late times upon Complaints of Administrators after grand deliberation and debates have granted d Hobards Reports p. 83 151. Judge Crooks Reports Part 1. p. 6● 63 201. Moor's Reports p. 804. Prohibitions out of the King's Bench and Common Pleas to restrain such cocrcive dividents of Intestates Goods by Ordinaries as mischievous grounded only on these illegal Constitutions misinterpreted Charters and this old Popish error e See Othobani Constit and Atons Gloss thereon p. 94. That the distribution of Intestates Goods after their decease though without their order knowledge by the Bishop or their Administrators would expiate and procure pardon of their Sins redeem their Souls from purgatory or abate the pains thereof or of Hell which being exploded by the authorised Doctrine of our Church the Ordinaries pretended Jurisdiction of distributing Intestates Goods to pious uses in remedium peccatorum et pro salute animae must be exploded with it Which power of disposing Intestates Goods and Estates being reputed by our Bishops and Nobles unsafe to be vested in the King himself as the premised Charters of Henry the 1. imply was and is much more unfit for every inferior indigent Ordinary Archdeacon Chancellor or Commissary then or now to be invested with usurp or exercise upon such false and sandy foundations Tom. 2. p. 338. l. 43. before this Charter add The King to maintain his Royal Prerogative and prevent schisms in elections of Bishops and Abbots appointed certain Commissioners to be present at and give their and his Royal assent unto them as these with other Charters evidence Pat. 15 Johan m. 6. REX Priori & Conventui de Evesham salutem in Domino Quoniam Ecclesia vestra jam diu sine Pastore extitit desolata vellemus et desideramus super hoc ei salubriter provideri Vnde mittimus ad vos dilectos et fideles nostros H. Abbatem de Bello Loco Willielmum Briwerr & Willielmum de Cantilupo quod invocata Spiritus sancti praesentia Pastorem vobis et Abbatem sine dilatione eligatis quia praedictis fidelibus nostris vices nostras commisimus ad praesens ut electioni quam secundum Deum et Regni nostri consuetudinem et Regiam dignitatem feceritis asse●sum praestent ex parte nostra ut id quod illis praesentibus et assentientibus inde feceritis ratum habebimus et acceptum Et si forte praedicti tres fideles nostri praesentes esse non possint duobus eorum praesentibus id quod praedictum est fieri volumus Et in hujus rei testimonium etc. vobis mittimus Teste meipso apud Waltham 2. die Januarii Anno etc. 15. Eodem modo scribitur Priori & Conventui Wygorn de Episcopo eligendo Teste eodem data eadem & ibidem The Prior and Covent of Worcester having elected a Bishop according to the King's licence and Patent in the presence of his Commissioners the King thereupon thus certified his Royal assent thereto to the Archbishop of Canterbury for his confirmation REX Domino S. Cantuariensi Archiepiscopo totius Angliae Primati & Sanctae Pat. 15 Johan m. 16. Romanae Ecclesiae Cardinali etc. Noverit paternitas vestra Priorem & Conventum Wigorn. canonice elegisse sibi in Episcopum Walterum de Grace Cancellarium nostrum et nos eidem electioni assensum nostrum praebuimus ipsumque Walterum ad vos transmittimus * Nota. a nexibus Curiae absolutum Rogantes quatinus beneficium confirmationis ei impendere velitis Et in hujus rei testimonium etc. vobis mittimus Teste meipso apud Porcestriam 26 die Januarii Anno regni nostri 15. The like Licence in Terminis issued to the Prior and Covent of Evesham Pat. 15. Johannis nu 15. And the like to the Prior and Covent of St. Swithune in Winchester with this variation REX Priori & Conventui Sancti Swithune Wintoniae salutem Volentes Ecclesiae Pat. 15 Johan m. 2. vestrae provideri in Pastore idoneo vobis praeficiendo mittimus ad vos venerabiles viros P. Ebo●aci H. Belli loci Regis & R. de Seleby abbots & dilectos & fideles nostros Willielmum Briwer & Willielmum de Cantilupo Senescallum nostrum Mandantes quatinus secundum Regni nostri consuetudinent virum idoneum vobis eligatis in Pastorem scituri quod quicquid inde actum fuerit cum uno vel duobus praedictorum Abbatum salva libertate nostra et regni nostri indempnitate Ratum habebimus et inconcussum Et in hujus rei testimonium has literas patentes vobis mittimus Teste meipso apud Engolismum 6 die Aprilis Anno regni nostri 15. Tom. 2. p. 331. l. 48. after Valete add Earl Ferr●rs in pursuance of the Pope's award and King John's Oath entered into this ensuing Obligation before Pandulphus the Popes Legate as the King's Surety for satisfaction of the fugitive Bishop's damages which he ratified likewise with his Oath as this Record demonstrates W. Comes the Ferrariis Omnibus praesens scriptum visuris salutem in Domino Noveritis quod cum Dominus meus Johannes Rex Illustris Anglorum Pat. 16 Johan Rot. Spiss m. 17. dorso singulis annis post relaxationem Interdicti duodecim millia Marcarum in duobus terminis Commemoratione videlicet Omnium Sanctorum sex millia Marcarum et totidem in Ascensione Domini in manus venerabilium patrum S. Cantuariensis Archiepiscopi London Elyensis ac Lincoln Episcoporum vel eorum quos ipsi ad hoc duxerint deputandos in Ecclesia Sancti Pauli London tenetur solvere donec tota Summa fuerit persoluta quae taxante Summo Pontifice declarabitur per Inquisitionem de mandato ejus perinde faciendam Ego una cum aliis quinque fidejussoribus constitui me fidejussorem in solidum pro ipso Rege et haeeredibus suis per solempnem stipulationem promittens quod si ipse et haeres suus quod absit in solutione antedicta cessaverit ego infra quatuor menses postquam fuero ammonitus vel requisitus sine dilatione et difficultate qualibet inde satisfaciam eisdem Pro quo observando obligavi me et omnia bona mea Renuncians in hoc privilegio fori et novae Constitutionis beneficio omnique alii exceptioni mihi competenti vel competiturae Insuper tactis sacrosanctis Evangeliis juravi in praesentia Domini Pandulphi Domini Papae Subdiaconi et ejus familiaris ad hoc destinati et J. Norwicensis Episcopi Thomae de Erdinton & Magistri Alani & Walteri Clericorum Domini Cantuariensis Archiepiscopi me bona fide et sine fraude observaturum haec omnia supradicta Et in hujus rei testimonium huic scripto Sigillum meum apposui Actum apud Rupem fortem 16 die Junii Anno regni Regis Johannis sextodecimo Thus must these Traitors have both the King and Nobles Obligations Charters Oaths for restitution of their goods profits forfeited by and * See Henr. de Knyghton de Event Angl. l. 2. col 2418. seized on for their Treasons before the Interdict released without any ●ath made orsureties given by them to the King for their future loyalty and obedience to him Tom. 2. p. 333. l. 48. add King John to ingratiate himself with the Romish Cardinals and Court granted them annual pensions out of his Exchequer the arrears whereof he ordered to be satisfied in the first place and likewise gave Benefices or Prebends to their Nephews and Creatures as these Records attest REX Domino P. Wintoniensi Episcopo etc. Satis novit prudencia vestra qualiliter Pat. 16 Johan pars 1. m. 15. sub n. 8. redditum concessimus dilecto Consanguineo nostro Domino Guidoni Petro Leoni Cardinali Sancti Nicholai in Carcere T. ad Scaccar nostrum percipiendum unde vobis mandamus quod de Consilio Domini Norwicensis Abbatis de Bello Loco Regis & Thomae de Ardinton per rotulos Scaccarii nostri diligenter inquiratis quantum redditus ei concessimus et quantum inde perceperit postquam primo ei redditum illum concessimus et computatis annis Residuum procuratori suo restitui faciatis in primis redditibus ad Scaccarium nostrum assignandis quicquid inde restat reddendum Mandamus autem vobis quod in fide qua nobis tenemini quicquid aliàs vobis mandaverimus de redditibus assignandis assignetis Johanni Pet. Leonis nepoti praefati Guidonis in primo beneficio Ecclesiastico quod de donatione nostra vacare contigerit tantam summam beneficii quanta est summa redditus quem praefato Guidoni concessimus ad Scaccarium nostrum Et in hujus rei testimonium etc. vobis inde mittimus Teste meipso apud Rupellam 9 die Julii Anno regni nostri 16. SImon Nepos Domini N. Tusculanensis Episcopi & Apostolicae sedis Legati habet Ibid. m. 8. literas Domini Regis patentes de Archidiaconatu Eborum qui vacat & ad donanationem Regis spectat ratione Archiepiscopatus Eboracensis acantis & in manu Regis existentis scilicet ad resignationem Sampsonis nepotis praedicti Legati Et diriguntur literae Decano & Capitulo Eborum rogantes quod ipsum ad praedictum Archidiaconatum admittant stallum in choro & locum in Capitulo secundum consuetudinem Ecclesiae Eboracensis assignantes Teste Rege apud Novum Templum London 11 die Nou. Anno regni Regis Johannis 16. REX Decano & Capitulo Eborum salutem Sciatis quod ad resignationem Pat. 16 Johan pars 1. m. 1. venerabilis viri Magistri Stephani de Fossa nova Domini Papae Camerarii concessimus & quantum ad nos pertinet dedimus dilecto Clerico nostro Petro nepoti ejusdem Magistri Praebendam de Neuband cum omnibus pertinentiis suis quae ad nostram spectat donationem ratione Archiepiscopatus Eborum vacantis & in manu nostra existentis Ipsum vobis per has literas nostras patentes ad dictam Praebendam praesentamus Rogantes quatenus ipsum in corporalem possessionem illius Praebendae sine dilatione inducatis stallum ei in choro & locum secundum Ecclesiae vestrae consuetudinem assignantes Teste meipso apud Windesores 14 die Maii. Anno etc. Thus these Roman Locusts succeeding one another devoured the wealth and possessed themselves of the Ecclesiastical promotions of our Church He likewise granted protections to those Delegates the Pope employed in any business as this Record attests VEnerabilibus in Christo patribus G. Dei gratia Bituricen Archiepiscopo & Aurelian Pat. 16 Joh. m. 16. sub nu m. 10. Episcopo Johannes eadem gratia Rex Angliae etc. Cum Causa habeatur inter Priorem Grandmontensem & quosdam malos & inobedientes Ordinis sui fratres conversos et Dominus Papa vos super eadem Causa delegaverit judices ut audivimus Notum vobis facimus quod vos et omnia ad vos pertinencia et omnes qui vobiscum vel sine vobis pro dicto Priore venerint quociens hac de causa ad Grandimontem accesseritis in salvo conductu in toto posse nostro et coadjutorum nostrorum recipimus et omnibus ad nos et nostros pertinentibus Regia districtione praecipimus ut vos ex parte nostra in eundo et redeundo salvos custodiant et indempnes Ut hoc autem notum sit omnibus vobis patentes literas sigillatas sigillo nostro destinavimus Teste meipso apud Rupem Monachi 23 die Junii Anno regni nostri 16. REX omnibus Ballivis & fidelibus suis etc. Sciatis quod suscepimus in salvum Ibidem conductum nostrum venerabilem patrem nostrum Dominum Bituricensem Archiepiscopum in eundo ad Ecclesiam Grandimontis & redeundo ad mandatum Apostolicum exequendum Et ideo vobis mandamus quod eum per partes vestras in eundo illuc & redeundo liberè & sine impedimento transire permittatis Et in hujus rei testimonium etc. Teste meipso apud Spinam 11 die Junii Anno regni nostri 16. Eodem modo scribitur omnibus Ballivis & fidelibus Domini Regis pro Domino Aurelianensi Episcopo Teste ut proximo supra How he courted all the Cardinals with his Letters to facilitate his affairs in the Court of Rome as well as gratified them with gifts pensions and conferring benefices on their Nephews this his Epistle will inform us REX universis Sanctae Romanae Ecclesiae Cardinalibus salutem Quoniam propter varium periculum devotioni singulorum vestrorum scribere non possumus Pat. 16 Johan Regis m. 11. Universitatem vestram sollicitare & ea quae praesenciam vestram ex parte nostra tangunt sub modulo unici tenoris supplicare compellimur hoc enim in multis universaliter et singulariter vobis gratiarum actionibus ex eo nos facitis fortius obligatos quod indesinenter perseveratis in procurandis honoribus et utilitatibus nostris sicut ex frequenti relacione Nunciorum nostrorum et experimentis probatissimis comperimus Ind est quod paternitatem vestram negociis nostris honorare et speciali confidencia Nuncios nostros et quocies emergerint negocia nostra imponere et commendare audacter volumus Mittimus autem ad pedes Papae dilectos & fideles nostros Abbatem Belli Loci Fratrem Alanum Martell Thomam de Erdinton & Petrum Sarum pro negoti●s nostris supplicantes quatinus consueta devotione ipsos et eadem negocia promovere velitis in omnibus sicut videritis melius expedire amicab●liter procedentes Teste meipso apud Novum Templum London 18 die Novembris Tom. 2. 334. l. 8. after Quinto add He likewise issued these following Patents and Writs to his Officers on behalf of the Traitorous Bishop of Lincoln REX Vicecomitibus Forestariis & omnibus Ballivis & fidelibus suis salutem Pat. 16 Johan m. 11. intus Sciatis nos recepisse in plenam gratiam amorem et familiaritatem nostram venerabilem patrem nostrum H. Lincolniensem Episcopum sicut unquam aliquo tempore melius fuit & ipsi omnem indignacionem si quam erga ipsum hactenus concepisse videbamur omnino remisisse Volentes & firmiter praecipientes quod omnes fideles nostri ipsum tanquam fidelem et familiaxem nostrum habeant etc. sicut nos diligunt arctius commendare Vobis igitur universis & singulis districte praecipimus quatinus ipsum & Ecclesiam suam & omnia ipsos tangencia specialiter custod●atis manuteneatis & promoveatis non inferentes vel inferri permittentes eye ve● hominibus suis rebus possessionibus feodis juribus aut libertatibus eorum moles●iam injur am vel gravamen set ipsos et omnia sua sicut nostra propria defendatis manuteneatis promoveatis et protegatis ut sollicitudinem vestram possint et debeant merito commendare Thus must this Traitor and all his be pardoned protected by the King against whom he notwithstanding continued traitorous and rebellious to his death What reparations he and his heirs were bound to make of the Traitorous Bishop of London's Castle of Storteford which he seized during the Interdict this Record will inform us REX omnibus fidelibus ad quos praesens scriptum pervenerit salutem Sciatis quod ad rationabilem summonicionem venerabilis pat●is nostri W. Londoniensis Pat. 16 Johan n● 51. Episcopi tenemur reparare Castrum de Storteford adeo bene et sorte sicut fuerit in inicio discordiae inchoatae inter nos et Clerum Angliae Et si fortè de nobis humanitus contigerit priusquam praedictum Castrum reparavimus haeres noster id facere tenebitur si verò praedictus Episcopus in fata concesserit priusquam praedictum Castrum reparatum fuerit ad rationabilem summonitionem successoris ipsius Episcopi nos vel haeres noster illud reparabimus Et in hujus rei testimonium has literas etc. Teste Domino P. Wintoniensi Episcopo apud Novum Templum London 22 die Novembris Anno regni nostri 16. Moreover to gratify the Archtraytor Stephen Langeton he granted the Patronage of the Bishopric of Rochester to him and his successors by his * Tom. 2. p. 339. Ibidem Pat. 16 Johan n 11. forecited Charter and this Patent REX Priori & Monachis Roffensibus ac liberè tenentibus de Episcopatu salutem Sciatis quod reddidimus venerabili patri nostro Domino S. Cantuariensi Archiepiscopo patronatum Episcopatus Roffensis cum omnibus pertinenciis tanquam jus suum Et ideo vobis mandamus quod ei tanquam Domino & patrono ejusdem Episcopatus sitis in omnibus intendentes Et in hujus rei etc. Teste ut proximo supra Besides to remunerate the Traitorous Bishop of Ely for his pardoned Treasons against him he granted him by this Patent the patronage of the Abbey of Torney REX Abbati & Conventui de Torneia salutem Sciatis quod intuitu Dei concessimus venerabili patri nostro R. Elyensi Episcopo & successoribus suis in perpetuum Patronatum Abbaciae praedictae cum omnibus pertinentiis dignitatibus et liberis consuetudinibus suis sicut plenius continetur in charta nostra quam ei inde fieri fecimus Pat. 16 Johan m. 5. Et ideo vobis mandamus quod ei inde & successoribus suis de caetero tanquam Dominis et patronis vestris in omnibus sitis intendentes et respondentes secundum cartae nostrae tenorem Teste ut proximo supra anno eodem ut supra The King thus parting with the rights of his Crown to make these Traitors more than Lords and himself lesle than a King REX Domino P. Wintoniensi Episcopo etc. Significavit nobis venerabilis pater Pat. 16 Johan m. 13. Dominus N. Tusculanensis Episcopus Apostolicae sedis Legatus quod Prior Coventrensis electus de Seleby pastoralem ejusdem domus curam penitus recusavit & quod expediens est tam honori nostro quam animae nostrae saluti ut de gremio Ecclesiae suae sibi pastorem eligi concedamus Et ideo vobis mandamus si ita est electioni quam Monachi ejusdem domus fecerint dicto modo per consilium ejusdem Domini Legati de persona domui suae utili et nobis fideli favorem vice nostra praebeati● et assensum Eodem modo scribitur Magistro R. de Mariscis & Domino W. Briwerr Teste Rege apud Partiniacum 30 die Aug. Tom. 2. p. 335. l. 23. after adjecit insert How zealous King John was to extirpate Heretics out of his Dominions appears by this Record an excellent evidence of his piety and care of Religion in the midst of his troubles REX etc. R. de Pontibus Senescallo Wascon salutem Audivimus quod de novo Pat. 16 Johan m. 10. b. 35. in terra nostra coepit in partibus Wascon detestanda haereticorum quorundam pullulare perfidia quae cum fidelibus sit omnibus odibilis et inimica * Nota. Nobis tamen ad praesens restat a finibus nostris et nostrorum prae eaeteris extirpanda ne in terra nostra et dominio nostro maliciae recipiatur alicujus exordium per quod in posterum possit universitati fidelium provenire dispendium Vobis igitur in fide qua nobis ten●mini mandamus sicut nos diligitis et ne pro defectu ve●tri dampnum quod abunt aliquatenus incurramus ne ipsorum eciam haereticorum nequiciae videamur sequaces et participes quatinus cum omni posse vestro quali●et occasione et dilatione postpositis qui sint vel per quos hujusmodi malicia fuerit de novo suborta efficaciter et diligentissime inquiratis eosque cum ipsorum detestabili nequicia funditus confundendo penitus extirpare curetis Mandavimus eciam per literas nostras Magistro P. de Bevenent praedictae Romanae Ecclesiae Cardinali et Apostolicae Sedis Legato attencius exorantes quod nobis ob reverentiam Dei et dilectionis vestrae obtentu ad hujusmodi negocii consummationem efficaciter consulat et sit in auxilium et ad ipsorum nequicias viriliter eradicandas sollicitudinem adhibere studeat efficacem Teste meipso apud Novum Templum London 20 die Novembris Tom. 2. p. 343. l. 52. before Cumque insert Besides these two Epistles printed in Mat. Paris I find two other Bulls and Epistles of Pope Innocent recorded in the Patent-Rolls in the Tower and three original Bulls I lately discovered in the White Tower the first to King John himself to encourage him to proceed in his voyage for relief of the Holy Land for which end he had made a Truce with the King of France the next to Eustace de Vescy a principal stickler against him * See Tom. 2. pag. 359. formerly banished whom he had restored to his lands and favour to continue with a sincere heart and mind in his sworn loyalty to the King and not to attempt hinder or suffer others to disturb the King's Officers in the execution of their offices the other three to the Bishops Barons and Commons of England not mentioned by any of our Historians wherein he sharply reprehends the Archbishop and Bishops for not end eavouring to compromise the differences between the King and Barons but fomenting and fiding with them all they could and rebukes censures the Nobles for seeking to wrist their Liberties by Rebellion and force of arms from their King which they ought humbly to petition for if there were cause and exhorts the generality of the Barons and Commons to all dutiful obedience and humble submission to the King thereby to appease and reconcile him to them and with all humility and dutifulness not with insolency or armed violence to request what they desired from him preserving his honour and regality whom he had entreated and conjured graciously to grant all their just requests and not to harken or adhere to those few factious Barons who would stir them up to Rebellion that so the public peace of the Realm might be established the relief of the Holy Land promoted and he might more readily bestow on them his assistance and favour in all their necessities with which I shall present you in order as not unworthy public view INNOCENTIUS Episcopus servus servorum Dei charissimo in Christo filio JOHANNI Regi Anglorum Illustri salutem & Apostolicam Anno 16 Johan Regis in Turre London benedictionem Literas quas nobis Regia sublimitas destinavit recepimus benignitate Et quae de treugis initis cum charissimo in Christo filio nostro Ph. Rege Francorum Illustri significasti per eas notavimus diligenter Cum igitur treugas ipsas ut subveniri possit expeditius Terrae Sanctae asseras iniisse Serenitatem tuam rogamus attentius monemus et exhortamur in Domino quatinus ad ejusdem Terrae succursum intendas sollicite ac potenter Dat. Lateran 14 Kal. Novembriis Pontificatus nostri anno septimodecimo INNOCENTIUS Episcopus servus servorum Dei dilecto filio nobili An. 16 Johan Regis in Turre London viro Eustachio de Vesci salutem & Apostolicam benedictionem Cum per illius gratiam qui fecit utraque unum discordantes parietes copulans in se lapide angular sit omnino sopita discordia quae olim inter Regnum et Sacerdotium in Anglia vertebatur occasione cujus confoederationes et conju●ationes contractae fuisse dicuntur quia pace reddita & concordia reformata cum causa cessare debet effectus Comitibus Baronibus et aliis nobilibus per Angliam constitutis dedisse meminimus in mandatis ut in fidelitate charissin● in Christo filii nostri Johannis Illustris Regis Anglorum ●t haeredum ejus sincero corde ac puro animo perseverare deberent taies se circa devotionem ipsius per omnia exhibendo quod tam a nobis quam ab ipso possent merito commendari Ut igitur mandatum illud majoris roboris consequatur effectum Nobilitati tuae per Apostolica scripta mandamus quatinus praetextu confoederationum et conjurationum illarum in solicitudine Regia nullius difficultatis opponas obstaculum justiciarios ●t alios Officiales Regis ejusdem nec per t●ipsunt impediens nec patiens quantum in te fuerit per alios impediri quominus commissa ipsis officia efficaciter exequantur Dat. Lateran Non. Novembris Pontificatus nostri anno septimodecimo INNOCENTIUS Episcopus servus servorum Dei venerabilibus fratribus S. Cantuariensi Archiepiscopo Sanctae Romanae Ecclesiae Cardinali & Suffragane●s Pat. 16 Johan pars 1. m. 1. dorso ejus salutem & Apostolicam benedictionem Mirari cogimur et moveri grave gerentes plurimum et molesium quod cum inter vos et karissimum in Christo filium nostrum J. Regem Angliae Illustrem pax ad honorem Dei et Ecclesiae sit feliciter reformata dissentiones inter ipsum et quosdam Magnat●s atque Barones' necnon complices eorundem dissimulastis hactenus et conniventibus oculis pertransitis ad sopiendum illas non curantes interponere partes vestras quamvis nullatenus ignoretis quod nisi celeciter fuerint prudenti consilio ac studio diligenti sopitae tantum et tale scandalum eorum occasione possit accidere toti Regno quod scire nequiret absque multo dispendio ac magno labore sedari nonnullis suspiscantibus et dicentibus quod super quaestionibus contra ipsum Regem noviter suscitatis * Nota. vos illis praebetis auxilium et favorem cum temporibus clarae memoriae patris et fratris sui necnon ipsius usque post pacem inter nos et ipsum vestra sollicitudine reformatam hujusmodi quaestiones non fuerint suscitatae Illud autem reprobamus omnino si quemadmodum a multis asseritur conspirationes fecerint ausu temerario contra ipsum quodque cum * Did not this Pope himself do so to enforce K. John to resign his kingdoms to him armis irreverenter et indevote repetere praesumpserunt quae cum humilitate ac devotione si opus esset repetere debuissent Ne igitur ipsius bonum propositum hujusmodi occasionibus volueritis impediri fraternitatem vestram rogamus et exhortamur in Domino per Apostolica vobis scripta praecipiendo mandantes quatinus ad reformandam inter utrosque concordiam diligens studium impendeatis et operam efficacem omnes conjurationes et conspirationes praesumptas a tempore subortae discordiae inter Regnum et Sacerdotium Apostolica denunciantes auctoritate cassatas et per excommunicationis sententiam inhibentes ne talia de caetero praesumantur praefatos Nobiles monendo prudenter et efficaciter inj●ngendo per devotionis et humilitatis indicia ipsum Regem sibi placare ac reconciliare procurent exhibentes eiservicia consueta quae ipsi et praedecessores sibi et sui● praedecessoribus impenderunt Ac deinde si quid ab eo duxerint postulandum none insolenter set reverenter implorent Regalem ei conservantes honorem ut sic quod intenderint valeant facilius optinere Nos enim eundem Regem rogamus et obsecramus in Domino in remissionem sibi peccaminum injungentes quatinus praedictos Nobiles benigne pertractet et justas petitiones eorum clementer admittat ut et ipsi congaudientes conquiescant eum divina gratia faciente in meliorem statum esse mutatum Ac per hoc ipsi et heredes eorum sibi et successoribus suis promptius et devotius debeant famulari Dat. Laterani 14 Kal. Aprilis Pontificatus nostri anno octodecimo INNOCENTIUS etc. Dilectis filiis Magnatibus & Baronibus Angliae salutem Pat. 16 Johan m. 1. dorso & Apostolicam benedictionem Grave gerimus et molestum quod sicut accepimus inter karissimum in Christo filium nostrum J. Regem Anglorum Illustrem et quosdam vestrum propter quaestiones noviter suscitatas discordia est suborta grave dispendium pariturae nisi celeriter fuerint prudenti consilio ac studio diligenti sopitae Istud autem * Yet the Bishops and all his other Subjects must thus conspire etc. against him before his Charter of resignation by this Pope's instigation to effect his designs against him reprobamus omnino si quemadmodum a multis asseritur conspirationes aut conjurationes feceritis ausu temerario contra ipsum quodque cum armis irreverenter et indevote repetere praesumpsistis quae cum humilitate ac devotione si opus esset vos repetere debebatis Ne igitur ipsius bonum propositum hujusmodi occasionibus volueritis impedire nos omnes conspirationes et conjurationes praesumptas a tempore subortae discordiae inter Regnum et Sacerdotium Apostolica denunciamus auctoritate cassatas et per excommunicationis sententiam inhibemus ne talia de caetero praesumantur Vos monendo prudenter et efficaciter inducendo ut per manifesta devotionis et humilitatis indieia ipsum Regem vobis placare et reconciliare curetis exhibentes ei servicia consueta quae vos et praedecessores vestri sibi et suis praedecessoribus impendistis ac deinde si quid ab eo duxeritis postulandum none insolenter set cum reverencia imploretis Regalem ei conservantes honorem ut sic quod intenderitis valeatis facilius optinere Nos enim eundem Regem rogamus * Nota. et o●secramus in Domino in remissionem ei peccaminum injungentes ut vos benigne pertractet et justas petitiones vestras clementer admittat sic et vos ipsi congaudiendo cognoscatis eum divina gratia auxiliante in meliorem statum esse mutatum ac per hoc vos et haeredes vestri sibi et successoribus suis debeatis promptius et devocius famulari Quocirca nobilitatem vestram rogandam duximus et monendam per Apostolica vobis scripta mandantes quatinus tales in hoc vos exhibere ●uretis quod Regnum Angliae optata pace laetetur et nos in necessitatibus vestris cum opus fuerit necessarium vobis impendere debeamus auxilium et favorem Dat. Laterani 14 Kal. Aprilis Pontificatus nostri anno octodecimo If Pope Innocent himself or his predecessors before or successors after him had observed these instructions he gave to the Archbishops Bishops and Nobles of England there had not been one quarter so many Rebellions and insurrections against King John and other Christian Kings Emperors in England Germany Italy France and other Kingdoms as there have been by Pope's contrary Bulls and Epistles exciting them to rebel and take up arms against their Sovereigns to depose or expel them by force for not submitting to their Papal usurpations over or antichristian Edicts Censures denounced against them The Barons notwithstanding this Papal Bull persisting in their armed violence and Rebellion against the King the Pope thereupon in July following sent this ensuing * The original whereof I found in the White Tower somewhat defaced in the first lines An. 16 Regis Joh. in Turre London Bull to the universality of the Barons and Commonalty of England INNOCENTIUS Episcopus nobilibus viris universitati Baronum Angliae hanc paginam inspecturis salutem & Apostolicam benedictionem De partibus Angliae nuper auribus nostris rumor accessit Regni Angliae sed etiam aliorum quosdam inter eos & carissimum esset cum humilitate ac devotione super hoc iidem Barones suos ad nos nuncios destinassent & nos venerabilibus * Tom. 2. p. 337 341. patribus Cantuariensi Archiepiscopo et Episcopis Archidiaconis dedissemus literis in praeceptis ut conspirationes et conjurationes praesumptas a tempore subortae discordiae inter Regnum et Sacerdotium Apostolica denunciaret authoritate cassatas per excommunicationem inhibentes ne talia de caetero temptarentur injungerent Baronibus antedictis ut per devotionis et humilitatis indicia tam animum Regis placare quam * See Tom. 2. p. 341. Mat. Paris Hist. Angl. p. 156 157. reconciliare sibi studerent et si quid ab eo ducerent postulandum conservando sibi Regalem honorem exhibendo servitia debita quibus ipse Rex non debebat absque judicio spoliari ac insuper moneri mandavimus Regi praefato in remissione peccaminum sibi injungendo quatinus benigne pertractans nobiles antedictos justas petitiones eorum elementer admitteret plena eye in veniendo morando ac recedendo securitate concessa pariter atque data Ita quod si forte non posset inter eos concordia provenire in Curia sua per pares eorum secundum Regni consuetudines atque leges mota deberet dissentio terminari Barones' ipsi nostro non expectato responso postquam idem Rex signum Crucis assumpsit in subsidium Terrae sanctae contemptu justitiae quum ipse Rex superhabundanter offerebat eisdem contra dominum suum arma movere temeritate nefaria praesumpserunt non timentes taliter Crucis negotium impedire ac Regni periculum procurare cum pecunia quam pro liberatione Terrae sanctae deberet expendere in destructionem etiam terrae suae profundere compellatur Quodque nefandum est et absurdum cum ipse Rex quasi perversus Deum et Ecclesiam offendebat illi assistebant eidem cum autem conversus * Nota. Deed et Ecclesiae satisfecit ipsum impugnare praesumunt sicque videtur quod conspirationem inhierint detestandam ut eum taliter de Regno possint ejicere hominio et fidelitate sibi praestitis penitus violatis quod quam crudele sit actu et horrendum auditu cum perviciosi exempli materia sit et causa nostris temporibus inaudita  cognoscit quicumque judicio utitur rationis Vnde valde dolendum existit cum hoc in injuriam summi Dei Ecclesiae Romanae ac nostrum contemptum Regis et Regni obprobrium et periculum et Terrae sanctae ad cujus subsidium se devoverat Rex praefatus nimium detrimentum redundet Cum igitur debeamus & libenter velimus pacem Regni Angliae procurare ipsius turbationes propellere ac dicti Regis QUI VASSALLUS NOSTER EXISTIT conservare justitias et injurias propulsare maxim cum idem propter carecterem Crucis assumptum sub nostra protectione specialiter consistat praefatis Archiepiscopo et Suffraganeis ejus in obedientiae virtute districte dedimus in praeceptis quatinus nisi praefati Barones infra octo dies post susceptionem literarum nostrarum ab eis vel aliquo ipsorum diligenter ammoniti receperint et servaverint formam descriptam superius a nunciis eorum praesentibus cum multa deliberatione provisam i●dem omni cavillatione postposita eos et fautores ipsorum sublato cujuslibet contradictionis et appellationis obstaculo excommunicationis mucrone percellant et terras illorum Ecclesiastico subjiciant Interdicto facientes utramque sententiam per totam Angliam singulis diebus Dominicis et festivis sollempniter publicari Ne igitur propter qu●sdam perversos universitatis sinceritas in Anglia corrumpatur quae hactenus ab infidelitatis contagio fuit prorsus immunis universitati vestrae per Apostolica scripta praecipiendo mandamus et in remissionem injungimus peccatorum quatinus praefato Regi adversus perversores hujusmodi opportunum impendatis auxilium et favorem ita quod in consusionem ipsius et aliorum Regnorum non possit tanta nequitia praevalere sed tempestate sedata Regnum ipsum optata tranquillitate laetetur Scientes pro●certo quod si Rex ipse remissus esset aut tepidus in hac parte nos Regnum Angliae non pateremur ad tantam ignominiam et vilitatem deduci cum sciamus per Dei gratiam et possumus talium insolentiam castigare Dat. Terentini 14 Kal. Julii Pontificatus nostri anno octodecimo From this memorable Bull not extant in any of our Historians we may observe 1. This Pope's zealous censures of and declamations against all undutiful contemptuous proceedings conspiracies insurrections of the Barons against K. John to extort their demanded liberties from him by force of arms not by humble petitions dutifulness and obedience to him as their Sovereign after he became his sworn Vassal diametrically contrary to his Bulls Excommunications Interdicts and Excitations of his own Subjects Barons Prelates and the French King against him to depose & un-King him before he surrendered his Crown Kingdoms to and resumed them from him by his detestable Charter 2ly That King John's Charter and subjection of his Crown Realm to the Pope and Church of Rome as their Vassal was the principal cause of his Barons and Nobles insurrections against him and that in contempt of the Pope Church of Rome and their anti-monarchical usurpations who for the most part constantly adhered to him against the Pope during the Interdict and his Excommunication Therefore doubtless they never assented to but opposed his Charter of Resignation and this clause inserted into it De consensu omnium Baronum suorum must needs be a forgery as this his Bull demonstrates 3ly That the ground of these his Bulls was not any real piety or zeal to God or King John but because he was HIS VASSAL and under his Papal protection as Crossed to relieve the Holy Land 4ly This Pope's Antichristian spirit pride insolency in denouncing Excommunications and Interdicts not only against the Barons but menacing to chastise King John himself in case he were remiss or cold in executing what he prescribed by this Bull for the Barons just satisfaction and the Kingdom's tranquillity I shall here present you with the greatest part of a memorable Letter the residue being illegible which I found in the White Tower Chapel sent from Rome to King John by W. Mauclere his devoted Clerk and messenger by whom he sent Letters to the Pope rendering this account of his negotiation and of the Popes Cardinals and Barons proceedings and complaints against him by the Baron's Proctors in the Court of Rome and the affairs of the Emperor his Nephew worthy public view REverendo Domino suo J. Dei gratia Rex Angliae Dominus Hyberniae Ducl An. 16 Johan Regis in Turre Lond. Norman Acquit & Com. Andegav suus W. Mauclere semper valere fidelis & devotus Clericus salutem & cum debita subjectione semper fidele servicium Noverit excellentia vestra Domine reverend quod quamvis magna infirmitate in itinere essem detentus tandem Dei gratia securus & incolumis die Martis prox ante festum Beati Michaelis Apostoli Romam veni & invem Dom. Papam apud Lateranum & eodem die accessi ad eum et eum ex parte vestra eum debita reverentia salutavi et literas vestras porrexi quas ipse benign suscipieus et diligenter inquisivit de statu vestro ac d● pace Regni vestri Cum autem per responsionem meam intelligeret quod omnia citra personam cestram bene haberent multum gavisus est gratias inde reserens Altissimo Set postea scilicet die Sabbati prox ante diem Cinerum venerunt ad Curiam Johannes de Roreby Clericus E●stachius de Vescy & quidam Capellanus dictus de Paris Johannes Sancti Osberti nomine defferentes 〈…〉 literas Magnatum Angliae super literas illas in recessu latoris praesentium Dominus Papa nondum audivit & quid in literis illis contine●tur nondum plenè mihi constiterat Set hoc scio pro vero sicut didici ex relatione Dom. Johannis de Colump●s fidelissimi amici vestri et relatione asiorum amicorum vestrorum quod Magnates Angliae scilicet Boreales & ut praedicti Nuncii dicunt Papae omnes Barones totius Angliae instanter Domino Papae supplicant quod cum ipse sit Dominus Angliae vos diligenter admoneret et si necesse fuerit compellat antiqitas Libertat●s 〈…〉 suas per Cartas antecessorum vestrorum et proprio juramento vestro conformatas eye illaesas conservare Dicunt autem praedicti Nuncii quod cum vos a praedictis Baronibus inde requisiti fueritis in Epiphania Domini apud London spreto proprio sacramento vestro non tantum libertates suas antiquas et consuetas eis concedere contempsistis immo voluistis quod ipsi vobis promitterent et etiam per Cartas suas dar●nt quod nunquam de caetero tales libertates a v●bis vel successoribus vestris exigerent Quod omnes Barones praeter Dominum W●nthon & Comitem Cestriae & Willielmum Briwerr hoc facere renuerent Supplicant autem Domino Papae quod ipse super hiis eis provideret cum satis constet ei quod ipsi audacter pro lib●rtate Ecclesiae ad mandatum suum se vobis apponerent et quod vos annuum redditum Domino Papae et Ecclesiae Romanae concessistis et alios honores quos ei et Nota. Romanae Ecclesiae exhibuistis non sponte nec ex devotione imo et timore et per eos coactus fecistis Doleo autem Domine quod tales rumores oportet me Excellentiae vestrae significare Set quia credo quod expedit honori vestro quod vobis super hoc caute quam citius poteritis provideatis nullo modo ausus fui tacere Praeterea sciatis Domine quod multum desiderant amici vestri Dominus Camerarius & Dom. Johannes de Columpna quod vos Domino Imperatori Nepoti vestro efficax consilium impendatis Dicitur autem in Curia quod in bono statu esset si haberet pecumam qu●a multi de Magnatibus Imperii ad fidelitatem ejus redeunt Et ut nobis quantum ipse Dominus Moirguntinus Fredericus verò G. pacem fecit cum Imperatore & est de familia ipsius ut dicitur in Curia Praeterea sciatis Domine treugarum quaerelae quod pro reverentia vestra tantam inveni gratiam tam in consp●ctu Domini Papae quam in oculis omnium Cardinalium quod dicitur in Curia quod non fuerit aliquis etc. omnes Cardinales qui uberius de tua vestra gratiam inveniret qui & gratiam invenio Domino Ph. de Colet & fidelitatis pro amore vestro ●●cerunt Et sciatis quod Dom. Papa et omnes Cardinals doluerunt quod non p●tui negocium meum quod dicto Ph. de Colet per vestras ostenditur the next line is illegible in most words Et sciatis quod non habui adversarium in Curia set quod potuit in benign Dominus Papa Scribatur autem Domino Papae Judicibus quod Magister W. the two next lines are illegible Miratur Dominus Papa & amici vestri in Curia quod Nuncii vestri ad Curiam non venerunt & consilio quantum audio quod nisi about 7 lines more are illegible The close of the Letter concerns the advancement of some particular person to a Deanery whose preferment the Pope and Cardinals did most desire and the suspension of another with some advice concerning it which is so sullied and defaced that I think fitter to omit then to present some broken fragments of it From the former part thereof concerning the Baron's complaint and suggestions to the Pope against the King it is observable First that the Pope made use of the Barons as well as the Bishops to enforce the King to make his detestable Charter of his Crown Realm and resume them from him under an annual rent sore against his will which they used as the strongest inducement to persuade the Pope to compel K. John to grant and confirm those Charters Liberties to them which they contested for Therefore this Clause inserted into his Charter by the Pope's Agents Non vi inducti nec timore coacti set nostra bona spoutaneaque voluntate offerimus et libere concedimus Deo et sanctis Apostolis ejus etc. must needs be a notorious falsehood 2ly That the King after this detestable Charter and surrender made use of the Pope's power Bulls Excommunications and Interdicts to kerb the Barons and Archbishop and * See Tom. 2. p. 340 to 348. null the Charter of Liberties they forcibly extorted from him and to enforce them to disclaim them Such an ambidexter was he to promote his own usurped authority over them both as his Vassals and make them the new instruments of their own servitude and bondage Tom. 2. pag. 356. l. 28. after Aprilis add I find this special Licence to elect a B●shop granted by the King to the Chapter of Bangor upon their petition wherein he recommended a Pastor to them whom they thereupon elected REX dilecto sibi Capitulo Bangorensis Ecclesiae etc. Literas vestras clausas Pat. 16 Johan pars spislssima m. 5. n. 33. suscepimus continentes in pluribus ut licentiam eligendi pastorem vobis concederemus Et licet hoc facere * The King conferred Bishoprics before without Petitions or Co●ge-desli●rs non consueverimus tamen ad pr●ces vestras licentiam eligendi quam postulastis vobis concedimus rogantes quatinus Abbatem de Alba Landa vobis eligatis in pastorem et cum elegeritis mittatis nobis litcras vestras patentes et testificantes quod ipsum elegeritis ad petitionem nostram et nostrum electioni vestrae petetis assen●um adhiberi Et in hujus etc. vobis mittimus Teste meipso apud Suiton 13 die Marcii anno regni nostri 16. The effect whereof in complying with the King is thus recorded ARchiepiscopo Cantuariensi Rex etc. Sciatis quod Canonici de Bang●r invocata Ibid. m. 4. Spiritus Sancti gratis unanimiter elegerunt sibi in Episcopum & Pastorem laudabilem virum C. Abbatem de Alba Landa Nos autem huic electioni regium impendentes favorem paternitati vestrae supplicamus rogantes ut eidem Electo munus consecrationis impartiri velitis Teste meipso apud Oxoniam 13 die Aprilis The Prior and Covent of Ely electing Robert of York the same year for their Bishop contrary to the King's pleasure and Royal dignity he thereupon sent three Prohibitions and Appeals against it one to the person elected not to accept of his election or confirmation to it another to the Archbishop not to confirm his election a third to the Prior and Monks not to proceed in the election and committed the Temporalties of the Bishopric during his pleasure to his own special trusties as these Records assure us REX Magistro Roberto de Eborum etc. Audivimus quod Prior & Conventus Pat. 16 Johan m. 4. vel 5. Eliensis de persona vestra nominationem quandam fecerunt de electione sibi facienda in Episcopum Et quoniam jamdudum saepius tam in Capitulo eorum quam alibi pro jure nostro et Regia dignitate appellavimus et postmodum appellationes easdem innovavimus cum ista nominatio de persona vestra facta nostrae dinoscatur contraria esse dignitati appellamus prohibentes vobis ne ad electionem vel confirmationem procedatis nec circa personam vestram super hoc ad promotionem vestram aliquid contra dignitatem Regiam statuatur Et ad appellationem nostram iunovandam mittimus fideles Clericos nostros Robertu● de Aremes & Jocelinum de Alta ripa Et in hujus etc. vobis inde mittimus Teste meipso apud Rading 14 die Aprilis anno regni nostri 16. VEnerabili in Christo patri S. Dei gratia Cantuariensi Archiepiscopo etc. J. eadem gratia Rex Angliae etc. salutem Audivimus quod Monachi Elienses Ibid. n. 26. contra appellationem a nobis pro dignitatibus nostris ad Dominum Papam dudum interpositam et postmodum coram vobis et alibi mu●tociens innovatam quantum in eyes est Magistrum Robertum de Eborum nominarunt Quia vero hoc contra nos et dignitates nostras expresse factum esse reputamus ad sedem Apostolicam appellamus ne illam nominationem sive electionem si tamen eam pro electione habeatis confirntetis Et ad hanc & alias appellationes innovandas latores praesentium Paganum & H. de Vec. paternitati vestrae transmittimus Et in hujus etc. vobis mittimus Teste meipso apud Radinges 14 die Aprilis anno regni nostri 16. REX Priori & Conventui Elien etc. Sciatis vobis constat nos saepius ●àm in Capitulo vestro quam alibi pro jure nostro appellasse ne quid contra dignitatem Ibidem et libertatem Regiam fieret super electione in Ecclesia vestra facienda et appellationes nostras innovasse Et quoniam datum est nobis intelligi vos nominationem quandam fecisse de Roberto de Eborum vobis in Episcopum eligendo adhuc appellationes nostras innovavimus prohibentes ne contra dignitatem nostram in electione aliqua circa personam praefati R. vel alicujus alterius procedatis Et in hujus etc. vobis mittimus Teste meipso apud Radinges 14 die Aprilis anno regni nostri 16. Ad has autem appellationes innovandas ad vos mittimus Magistrum Robertum de Aremes & Magistrum Jocelinum de Alta ripa Teste eodem REX Militibus & liberè tenentibus & omnibus aliis ad Episcopatum Eliensem Ibidem pertinenttbus salutem Sciatis quod commisimus dilectis & fidelibus nostris Radulpho de Normanvill & Roberto de Kancia Episcopatum Eliensem custodiendum quamdiu nobis placuerit Et ideo vobis mandamus quod eis sitis intendentes & aliis negotiis nostris quae ipsi vobis dicent Et in hujus etc. vobis mittimus Teste meipso apud Walingeford 14 die Aprilis Tom. 2. p. 357. l. 41. after discrimen insert Pope Innocent the 4th under pretext to relieve the Holy Land but in truth to exercise and enlarge his Papal Jurisdiction over Kings and Kingdoms enjoined King John and the King of France to make a Truce under pain of inflicting his Ecclesiastical Censures on them as this Bull and Epistle of his to King John not formerly printed informs us INNOCENTIUS Episcopus servus servorum Dei karissimo in Christo filio J. illustri Regi Anglorum salutem & Apostolicam benedictionem Cum ex Pat. 16 Johan m. 17. guerra quae vertitur inter te & karissimum in Christo filium nostrum Philippum Francorum Regem illustrem impediatur Terrae Sanctae succursus ad quem pro salute populi Christiani ardent●ssime aspiramus aliaque innumera timeantur er ea pericula proventura Nos Apostolicae servitutis debito provocati ad reformacionem pacis intendimus interponere partes nostras unde consulitur nobis a viris prudentibus et honestis quatinus tibi acpraefato Francorum Regi firmiter injungamus * See Tom. 1. Epistle Dedicatory and Tom. 2. p. 6. per censuram Ecclesiasticam vos si necesse fuerit compellendo ut pro tot et tantis periculis evitandis treugas ineatis et observetis adinvicem saltem usque post generale Concilium in proximo celebrandum rebus in eo statu manentibus in quo erint cum ipsae treugae à partibus firmabuntur Et duo mediatores pacis absque malicia eligantur qui fideliter interim tractent de concordia reformanda Quae si forte provenire non posset nostro vos arbitrio committatis praestitis super hiis caucionibus quae tanto aut tali negocio fuerint opportunae ut extunc ad tam periculosam discordiam sopiendam nos ipsi personaliter intendamus Quocirca serenitatem Regiam rogamus monemus & exhortamur in Domino quatinus habita super his deliberatione prudenti nobis non differas per idoneum nunciam respondere Dat. Romae apud Sanctum Petrum 10 Kal. Maii Pontificatus nostri anno septimodecimo These Popish Traitorous Prelates were so harsh and ungrateful to King John that after their restitution and reparation they stirred up several Abbots to demand what they freely gave the King during the Interdict as if he had took it away by force whereupon he writ thus to them not to demand restitution thereof but remit it being freely given to him REX Abbatibus Prioribus & Clericis in Episcopatu Elyensi constitutis salutem Memoriter retinemus & benè recolimus quod vobis tenemur in multis et Pa● 16 Johan m. 10. maxim in hiis quae nobis ded●stis tempore Interdicti et quae tunc ablata vocantur Et ●os rogamus ut ea quae nobis dedistis nunc nobis remittatis data non repetendo set ex mera l●beralitate vestra ea nobis concedatis ut ad gratiarum vobis teneamur actiones et de caetero vobis obnoxiores efficiamur Et quid ex mera liberalitate vestra nobis facere volueritis per dilectos et fideles Simonem de Insula Guyemara de Bassingeburne & Arc●●diaconum Sarrum nobis significetis Teste meipso apud Novum Templum London 22 die Novembris Tom. 2. p. 351. l. 38. after Sword this should have followed * Anno 1215. p. 98. Mat. Westminster renders us this account of this Kings military proceedings against the Barons and sad consequence of this unhappy Civil War as well to the Bishops and Clergy as Barons and Laity Stipatus igitur agmixe detestabili alienigenarum cujus Dux & praeceptor Falcasius de Breaute vir quidem ignobilis & genitura bastardus Neuter genere constitutus est Rex Johannes furia invectus parts Angliae Aquilonares coepit dev●●stare Castra Baronum vel diruere vel sibi mancipare Aulas & municipia imm●sericorditer quae Baronum fuerant concremare incolas excogitatis tormentis ut pecuniam extorqueret exagitare ità ut videretur Dominus fur●re irasci populo suo et haereditatem suani abominari ubique luctus ubique miseria Factus est Sacerdos ut populus et * s●pta sceptra Ecclesiae prophanantur Proscribuntur Episcopi effugientibus pastoribus gregum agmina disperguntur Eodem tempore quia fuit correptor et in quo potuit corrector Regis Johannis semper tamen recalcitrantis ab officio suspensus est St●phanus Cantuar. Archiepiscopus quasi esset ●autor adversariorum vassalli Domini Papae scil Regis Johannis per omnia desipientis In Concilio etiam generali suspensionem praenotatam Dominus Papa confirmavit Tandem vir multis tamen elaboranti●us meruit idem Archiepiscopus absolutionis beneficium obtinere * Anno 1215. p. 100 Interea afflicta est Anglia afflictione magna dum nobilium mulieres ludibrio tra●erentur domus comburerentur sylvae succiderentur terrae alienis donarentur pecunia a quovis tormentis exquisitis extorqueretur Depopulata est Insula Eliensis per Falcalium qui etiam Eccle●am ipsam Cathedralem equum insidens evaginato gladio irreverenter intravit extrahensque inde nobiles viros et matronas necnon et Clericos ipsumque Dominum Stephanum Riddel virum clarissimae famae honestum & dapsilem ad gravissimam compulit redemptionem Et dum talia agerentur ad instantiam Regis qui quasi ad Dominum suum Papam nuncios crebro destinavit ipse Summus Pontif●x ut vassallum suum novum novus Dominus protegeret viriliter et efficaciter Barones' Angliae quos prius excommunicavit in genere jam iterato excommunicavit * See Tom. 2. p. 359 360. nominatim et in specie Barones' autem jam in arcto constituti postquam cognoverunt quod Dominum Papam pro subjectione regni et vassalagio Regis inclinati validum haberent persecutorem quem prius habuerunt desen●orem Ludovicum primogenitum Philippi Regis Francorum sibi in Regem electum diatim expectarunt Cui obsides cum ●hartis & aliis obligationum generibus de fidel●tate & ligantia transmissis solennibus legationibus destinarunt qui parandis praeparatis adventum maturavit Rex verò Johannes audience de adventu Ludovici in Angliam Cantuariam advolavit Et interim applicuit Gualo Legatus missus a Domino Papa Innocentio 3. ad tuitionem Regis Johannis Qui transitu facto per Regem Francorum Philippum ex parte Domini Papae omnibus modis dissuaserat ne filium suum Ludovicum in succursum excommunicatorum transmitteret ne Ecclesia Romana patrimonio suo privaretur Quod cum intellexisset Rex Philippus hoc de regno Angliae dictum fuisse ita mox respondit Regnum Angliae patrimonium Petri vel Ecclesiae Romanae nunquam suit nec est nec erit Tom. 2. p. 360. l. 4. after XVIII add To procure this Excommunication and Interdict and the Pope's confirmation of his Charters of Queen Berengaria her dower K. John dispatched Pandulph the Pope's Legate and several Proctors to Rome to Pope Innocent as these ensuing Records and Letters attest wherein he complained that the Barons who were devoted to him before he surrendered and subjected his Realm to the Pope had since for that very reason as they publicly protested most violently risen up in rebellion against him imploring his aid and protection of Himself and Realm against them and the obstinacy disobedience of his treacherous Prelates who hindered the good effects of his former care and endeavours to protect and support him for which he returned him all possible thanks REverendo Domino suo & Patri sanctissimo J. Dei gratia Summo Pontifici J. eadem gratia Pat. 17 Johan m. 16. Rex Angliae etc. salutem & debitam tanto Domino ac Patri reverentiam Cum Comites et Barones' Angliae nobis devoti essent antequam nos et nostram terram Dominio vestro subjicere curassemus extunc in nos specialiter * Nota. ob hoc sicut publice dicunt violenter insurgunt Nos vero post Deum vos specialem Dominum et Patronum habentes defenstonem nostram et totius Regni quod vestrum est esse credimus vestrae paternitati commissam et nos quantum in nobis est Curam et sollicitudinem istam vestrae reservamus dominationi devotius supplicantes quatinus in negotiis nostris quae vestra sunt consilium et auxilium efficar apponatis prout melius videritis expedire Latores praesencium venerabiles Patres W. Burdegal & H. Dublin Archiepiscopos Magistrum R. Canc. nostrum Abbatem Belli Loci Magistrum P. Ebor. Ecclesiae Praecentorem & H. Archidiaconum & Magistrum R. de Arenio Canonicum Eborum & Nobiles viros J. Marescallum & G. Luterell fideles nostros quos propter hoc ad pedes vestros transmittimus benignius exaudientes Nos enim super omnibus quae ad nos et Regnum nostrum pertinent vices nostras et auctoritatem sanctitati vestrae committimus Ratum habituri et firmum quicquid inde cum consilio nunciorum nostrorum dureritis ordinandum Teste meipso apud Doveram 13 die Septembris A strange enforced condescension What fruit and effects these Letters and Proctors produced for the Kings and Kingdom's defence against the Barons you heard out of Matthew Paris what his other Complaints were against his refractory Bishops this his memorable Letter to the Pope will inform us ITem Domino Papae etc. In conspectu Paternitatis vestrae nos humiliamus ad Pat. 17 Johan m. 15. dorso grates multiplices prout melius scimus et possumus exhibendas pro Cura et sollicitudine quam ad defensionem nostram et Regni nostri Angliae Paterna vestra benevolencia indesinenter apponit licet * Nota. duricia Praelatorum Angliae atque inobediencia maliciose impediant piae vestrae provisionis effectum Nos tamen pro affectu sincero quem ad nos geritis clementiae vestrae devocius inclinamus qui etsi ad praesens a superbis et a malevolis ad insipienciam sibi censeatur inefficax nobis erit Domino concedente ad tuicionem et pacem et inimicis nostris confusionem et terrorem inducet Et licet Dominus Pandulphus fidelis Subdiaconus vester Norwicensis Electus nobis pernecessarius esset in Anglia utpote qui honorem Ecclesiae Romane ac vestrum et tocius Regni nostri fideliter et devote procurat quia tamen nullo modo de statu nostro et Regni paternitas vestra certificari poterit melius quam per ipsum ad pedes vestros ewdem destinamus invitum devocius supplicantes quatinus per ipsum specialiter et per alios fideles nostros illatae vobis in persona nost●a injuriae veritate comperta ad regimen Regni nostri et nostrae observandam dignitatis paternae manum sollicitudivis apponatis prout excellens vestra discrecio viderit expedire quod per Dei gratiam laudabiliter facitis et fecistis Pro certo habentes quod post Deum personam vestram et auctoritatem Apostolicae Sedis habemus unicum et singulare praesidium et sub vestri confidencia patrocinii respiramus after he became their Vassal Teste etc. DOmino Papae etc. Erga Sedem Apostolicam habentes multa proponere et per Pat. 17 Johan m. 15 dorso Dei gratiam et vestram plurima impetrare coram vobis in propria persona nostra summo desiderio desideravimus interest quia tamen juxta hujus voluntatis nostrae desiderium impediente locorum difficultate pariter & Viarum necnon perturbatione Regni nostri quam ex inopinato patimur coram praesentia vestrae sanctiatis in propria persona nostra comparere non possumus * Idcirco venerabiles Patres nostros Burdeg & H. Dublin Archiepiscopos Magistrum R. de Mar. Cancellarium nostrum & Nob●les viros J. Marescal & G. Luterell praesencium portitores ad Sedem Apostolicam destinamus quos ita Procuratores constituimus in Causis et negoriis quae sive de Anglia sive aliunde habemus sive habuimus in Curia Romana expedienda sive in agendo sive defendendo acsi singula singulariter expressa fuissent non tantum illis generalem sed administracionem liberam in omnibus concedentes Ratum habituri & gratum quicquid per jam dictos Procuratores aut tres aut saltem duos eorum in vestra praesencia factum erit Promittimus eciam pro eis judicatum solvi si opus fuerit Haec ita Sanctitati vestrae significanda duximus ut eadem adversariis nostris si qui in praesentia vestra apparuerint intimentur Teste etc. ITem Domino Papae etc. omnia ut supra usque huc venerabiles Patres nostros Ibidem W. Burdegal & H. Dublin Archiepiscopos Magistrum R. de Mar. Cancellar nostrum Abbatem Belli Loci Reg. Magistrum B. Ebor. Ecclesiae Praecentorem & H. Archidiaconum & Magistrum R. de Aren Canonicum Ebor. & Nobiles viros J. Marescallum & G. Luterell fideles nostros pro negociis nostris quae habemus vel habuerimus in Curia Romana expedienda sive de Anglia sive aliunde ad Sedem Apostolicam Nuncios destinamus quibus si placet Apostolicae serenitatis gratiam exhibentes in hiis qui ex parte nostra & pro nobis paternitati vestrae proposuerint indubitanter credatis & eos in nostris istis peticionibus clementer audire & paternaliter exaudire velitis Teste etc. King John having at this time made two Charters touching the Dower of Queen B●rengaria wife to his deceased Brother King Richard the 1. sent them by these his Proctors to the Pope to procure his confirmation of them according to his Covenant therein specified REverendo Domino suo & Patri in Christo sanctissimo Innocentio Dei gracia Summo Pat. 17 Johan m. 16. dorso Pontifici Uohannes eadem gracia Rex Angl. etc. & debitam tanto Domino & Patre cum devocione reverenciam Mittimus Pater sanctissime transcriptum Convencionis factae inter nos & Reginam Berengaeriam de verbo in verbum cujus tenor talis est J. Dei gratia Rex Anglorum etc. Omnibus ad quos praesens scriptum pervenerit salutem Sciatis ita convenisse inter nos & Dominam Reginam Berengariam quondam uxorem Domini Richardi Regis Fratris nostri de dote sua quam petebat & de quadam quaestione quae quondam inter nos & ipsam facta fuit super eadem dote de qua mille Marcas de nobis recipere debebat annuatim videlicet quod nos modo ad praesens damus ei duo millia Marc. pro omnibus arreragiis & pro solucione praesentis anni & de caetero dabimus ei annuatim mille Libras bonorum & legalium sterlingorum scilicet quingentas Libras in festo Omnium Sanctorum & quingentas Libras in festo Ascensionis Hanc autem pecuniam solvemus ei in domo Novi Templi apud London Licebit autem eidem Dominae Reginae repetere dotalicium suum ab omni detentore extra Regnum Angliae praeterquam à nobis & Successoribus nostris & nos de hoc non erimus contra eam nisi nos teneamur de jure illud ei warrantizare & neque nos neque Successores noftri poterimus capere in manum nostram res illas super quibus ipsa in causam traxerit detentorcs salvo nobis & haeredibus nostris post ejus obitum jure nostro Concedimus eciam quod ipsa Regina & homines de familia ejus liberum habeant omni tempore introitum in terram nostram & exitum ab eadem possintque ibi morari quamdiu voluerint & tam eos quam omnes res eorum salvum conductum nostrum & fidelem securitatem nostram recipiemus inveniendo in redeundo & morando praestito Sacramento quod per eos nobis malum non eveniet aut Regno Concedimus eciam quod in omnibus portubus maris liberum habeant transitum quando voluerint prohibentes quod nullus Ballivorum vel hominum nostrorum ipsos impediat vel consuetudinem recipiat ab eisdem Composicionem autem facimus tam pro nobis quam haeredibus nostris statuentes quod si forte quod absit nos vel aliquis Successorum nostrorum ipsam Convencionem infringeremus quod facere non possumus salva fide & infra xl dies commoniti nos vel Justiciarius noster si extra Regnum fuerimus id non emendaverimus dotalicium suum integrè restituere teneamur eidem omni dilacione & occasione remota Praeterea fecimus iurare in animam nostram Gandefridum Lauterell Militem nostrum qudd omnia quae in Carta ista continentur observabimus illibata Et ad majorem securitatem ea omnia a Domino Papa confirmari impetrabimus Rogamus eciam Dominum Papam et humiliter petimus ut praesenti Compoflcioni addat securitates quas viderit expedire et nos ratum habebimus quicquid inde statuerit Volumus eciam quod omnia fideliter observentur & nolumus quod praedicta possit super haec ab aliquo in posterum molestari Et sciendum est quod in hoc festo Omnium Sanctorum anno Regni nostri 17. solvemus dictae Dominae Reginae primas quingentas libras de supradictis mille Libris sibi annuatim solvendis Hiis testibus Dominis P. Winton & S. Exon. Episcopis Magistro Pand. Norwicensi Electo H. Abbate the Bello-Loco Fratre Alano Martell Magistro P. Archid. Surr. Dat. per manum Magistri Ric. de Mar. Cancellarii nostri apud Dour 2. die Septemb. anno Regni nostri 17. Cum igitur Pater reverend volumus hanc Conventionem Sedis Apostolicae munimen optiverc praeces Sanctitati vestrae effundere decrevimus supplicantes quatinus in majorem hujus Conventionis securitatem eidem Convencioni quas videritis expedire securitates apponi jubeatis facientes si placet eandam perpetuo Sedis Apostolicae munimine gaudere Teste meipso apud Dour 11 die Septemb. a. r. n. 17. KArissimo Domino suo & Patri in Christo sanctissimo I. Dei gratia Summo Pontifici J. eadem gratia Rex Angliae etc. Mittimus vobis Pater reverend transcriptum cujusdam Conventionis factae inter nos & Dominam Berengariam cujus de verbo in verbum tenor talis est J. Dei gratia etc. Omnibus etc. Notum Pat. 17 Johan Regis m. 16. do●so vobis facimus nos concessisse Dominae Barengariae quondam Angl. Reginae Uxori Regis Ricardi Fratris nostri quod si fortè per pacem suam cum Regae Franciae vel aliquo modo Civitatem Cenomann recuperare poterimus ipsam habeat in tota vita sua & possideat cum tota Quinta liberè & in pace & quiet Concedimus eciam quod si Castra de Segreio & de Mairenent ad manum nostram devenerint in vita ipsius Reginae nos ei sine dilacione Castra illa restituemus Habendum quamdiu vixerit tanquam partem dotalicii sui & ut contra Composicionem nos vel Haeredes nostri venire aliquo modo non possimus fecimus Gaufridum Luterel Militem nostrum jurare in animam nostram et omnibus illis obligacionibus in hac Carta nos eidem Reginae obligavimus quibus sumus ei obligata in alia Carta in qua ei assignavimus mille Libras sterlingorum annuatim Supplicamus eciam Dom. Papae quod Cartam istam confirmet sicut et aliam et addat eciam securitates quas viderit expedire et Ratum habchimus quicquid inde statuerit Testibus Dominis P. Winton & S. Exon. Episcopis Magistro Pandulpho Norwicensi Electo Abbate the Bello-Loco Alano Martell Hugone de Burgo Justice nostro Dat. per manum Magistri Ricardi de Mar. Cancellar nostri apud Dour 4 die Septemb. anno regni nostri 17. Petimus igitur sanctissime Pater sanctae Sedis Apostolieae Conventionem istam munimine roborari et securitates quas videritis expedire addi eidem quia quicquid inde vestra statuere providencia decreverit nos ratum habebimus Teste meipso apud Douram 4 die Septemb. a. r. n. 17. Thus this holy Father the Pope must ratify the King's Temporal Contracts and add what further Clauses and Securities to them he should deem meet for this Queen's satisfaction Tom. 2. p. 358. l. 49. after Bull this should have followed King John having sufficient experience of the treachery perjury disloyalty of most of his Bishops Abbots Clergy by their Interdicting the Realm procuring the Pope to excommunicate depose him and give away his Kingdom and by their confederating with his Barons in their Wars against him after their restitution and his reconciliation to them notwithstanding their unparallelled Treasons did thereupon in the last year of his reign insert a new clause into his Licenses for electing Bishops Abbots Priors both in England and Ireland as this Record assures us REX Subpriori & Canonicis de Coventre salutem Suscepimus literas ves●ras per Pat 18 Johan pars 1 & 2. m. 6. intus quas nobis significastis quod Prior vester viam universae carnis est ingressus petentes à nobis licentiam Priorent vobis eligendi unde licentiam vobis concedimus mandantes quatinus talem virum & tam idoneum vobis unanimiter praeficiatis in pastorem qui nobis et regno nostro utilis sit ac fidelis et domui vestrae competens et honestus Teste meipso apud Corff 29 die Junii a. r. n. 18. Which form hath been generally observed with very little variation in after ages Tom. 2. p. 367. l. 6. after death this should have been inserted * Polychron l. 7. c. 33. Ranulfus Cestrensis renders us this account of K. John's death and what common fame there was that he was poisoned by a Monk Rex Johannes 17 regnisui anno & sexto mense obiit apud Newerk morbo dissenterico die Sancti Calixti Papae set apud Croghton Mo●asterium ordinis Praemonstracensis exenteratus est & apud Wygorniam in medio Chori Monachorum sepultus Tradit tamen vulgata fama quod apud Monasterium Swynhenede alborum Monachorum intoxicatus est Juraverat enim ibidem ut asseritur prudens quod panem tunc obolum valentem faceret infra annum si viveret 12 denarios valere Quodaudiens unus de conversis fratribus loci illius venenum coursecit Regi porrexit set et ipso sumpto prius viatico catholico simul cum Rege interiit * De Event Angl. l. 2. c. 15. col 242● Henry de Knyghton a Canon of Leicester superadds another cause and way of poisoning him and what became of him after his death Rex ipse Johannes ad Monasterium de Swynsheved quod à Sancto Botolpho distat per quinque lencas hospitandi ca●sa declinaret Audivit Abbatem ejusdem loci pulchram habere sororem Priorissam cujusdam loci propinqni accensusque ex more libidine misit satellites suos ut eam adducerent adse Quod cum audisset Abbas frater ejus tristu admodum effectus est nol●itque à fratribus consolationem accipere Cui dixit unus conversus suus qui curam gerebat hospitii & familiaris & notus Domino Regi Quidnam habes Pater cur decidit vultus tuus & tristior solito est facies tua Cui Abbas Sororem habeo inquit unam sponsam Christi quam dilexi Proponit eam deturpare Rex At ille Jgnosce mihi pater & ora pro me et auferam vitam iniqui a terra et timorem ipsius a conversatione hominum Cui ille Vellem haec inquit fili mi non tamen licet in personam Regis manum extendere Processit itaque conversus & tulit pira nova quibus ipsum Regem libenter vesci sciebat apposuitque venenum in singulis praeter tria quae cum caetcris reposita optime denotabat Denique cum Rex sederet in mensa & confabularetur cum suis militibus qui assiderant accepto uno pane non quidem ut Dominicam coenam faceret sed ut in pernitiem suam loqueretur & mortem Quaesivit à ministris quanti pretii esset panis ille si venditioni traheretur At illi Valeret inquiunt obolum Et ille Verè inquit fertilitas ista maxima fecit Barones' & populum meum insurgere in me nunc autem si per annum integrum comites mihi fuerint vita & salus faciam tanti panem ponderis 12 obolos valere Et scandalizati sunt ministerii ejus in verbo isto & retrocedebant quidam eorum Conjurant omnes cum converso in mortem ipsius Venit itaque conversus ille & applausit Regisicut & alias facere consu●verat & dixit ei Placetne tibi o Rex comedere de fructu novo Placet inquit vade & affer Tulitque praeparata pira & statuit ea coram Rege Moxque lapides pretiosi qui coram Rege fuerant in sudorem vertebantur Et ait Rex Quid attulisti frater nunquid venenum porrexisti At ille Non venenum o Rex sed fructum optimum Et Rex Comede inquit de fructu tuo Moxque apprehenso uno expiris cognitis comedit Et Rex Comede inquit & alterum & comedit Add inquit & tertium & fecit sic Nec se ulterius potuit continere Rex apprehenso uno ex venenatis comedit eadem nocte extinctus est Nec tamen periit conversus set inter manus eorundem tantum dilapsus est liberavitque Deus per mortem Regis iniqui praedictam Sanctimonialem sponsam suam a novo ut creditur sponso Diabolo Mortuo itaque Johanne sic extincto tandem postmodum sepultus est Wygorniae die Sancti Lucae Evangelistae Anno Domini 1216. & regni sui anno 17. Sepultus dico est sed non cum honore quia terra quae in operibus ejus pessimis turbata extitit non ad plenum pacificata quievit Sacer does quidam qui Regi Johanni familiariter adhaeserat in vita sua post mortem ejus ab amore ipsius non est ex toto separatus Profusis enim lachrymis & precibus multis Deum frequenter exorabat ut si ejus voluntas esset ostenderetur sibi in signo aliquo utrum cum anima Domini sui judicialiter vel misericorditer ageretur Cumque diu in hac voluntate permansisset tandem in visione nocturna apparuit ei vir splendidus in vestibus quasi deauratis dicens ei Quid fles Quid ploras surge tolle & lege Psalmum 52. Quare gloriaris in malitia et ibi videre poteris quid meruit Dominue tuus At ille expergefactus à somno rediit in se et nihil boni inveniens in Psal●o illo cessavit prece sua The Chronicle compiled at St. Alban Anno 1483. printed by William Cax●on Anno 1502. thus more particularly relates his poisoning Pars 7. of the death of King John The King came by the Abbey of Swynesheade and there he abode two days And as he sat at meet he axed a Monk of the house How moche that loof was worth that was set before him upon the table And the Monk said That the loof was worth but an halfpenny O said the King though Here is  cheap of breed Now said he though And I may live  while such a loof will be worth xx shillings or half a year be gone And so when he said this word much he thought and often he sighed and took and eat of the breed and said By God the word that I have spoken it shall be sooth The Monk that stood before the King was for this word full sorry in his heart and thought rather he would himself suffer death and thought if he might ordain therefore some manere remedy And anon the Monk went unto his Abbot and was shriven of him and told the Abbot all that the King had said And prayed his Abbot for to assoil him for he would yeve the King such a drink that all Englonde should be glad thereof and joyful Thomas go the Monk into a garden and found a  Lode therein and took her up and put her in a Cup and pricked the Lode through with a brooch many times till that the venom came out of every side in the Cup And though took the Cup and filled it with good ale and brought it before the King kneeling saying Sir said he Wassayll for never the days of all your life drunk ye of so good a Cup Begin Monk said the King And the Monk drank a  draught and took the King the Cup and the King drank also a  draught and set down the Cup The Monk anon right went in to farmerye and there died anon on who 's soul God have mercy Amen And fyve Monks sing for his soul specially and shall while that the Abbaye-standeth The King rose up anon full evil at ease and commanded to remove the table and axed after the Monk and men told him that he was deed for his womb was broken in sunder When the King heard this he commanded for to truss but it was for naught for his belly began to sweet for the drink that he had drunk and within two days he died on the morrow after saint Lukis day Such execrable Traitors were the Prelates and Monks to King John as thus to deprive him both of his Crown Life King Henry III. Tom. 2. p. 370. l. 43. after videbant insert UPon the untimely death of King John by poison Anno 1216. his young son Henry the 3d. being crowned King at Gloucester by Gualo the Pope's Legate more out of zeal to preserve the Pope's new acquired interest in England by King John's Charter of Resignation than any cordial affection to the King or Kingdom a Henry de Knyghton de Event Angliae l. 2 c. 15. col 2127. c 16. col 2428. Polychron l 7. c. 34. Hujus Gualonis consilio & amonitione idem ●ex cruce signatus est in festo Omnium Sanctorum eodem anno Puer novem annorum in Regem erigitur viribus et industria Gualonis Legati Papae Wintoniensis Episcopi Comitum de Pembroc & Cestriae of whom Henry the Knyghton gives us this character Rex verò novus qui patri barbato impubes successit praeventus à Deo benedictionibus dulcedinis à teneris innocentiae suae annis superni Regis amorem fervoremque concepit in tota vita titulo humilitatis & innocentiae puritate conscientiae morum suavitate & gravitate sic excellit ut praedecessores suos quibus solo nomine Regio congruebat quasi sanctus et inter homines imperabat et terrenus quidem Angelus videretur Unde fertur ipsum novum Regem dum die quadam coram altari beati Virgins & Filii sui Regis pictured like an * See Tom. 2. p. 13 14 15. Infant in his Mother's lap assisteret tale verbum protulisse Rogo te puerum Regem ut me Regem puerum de caetero reges et defendas After his Coronation the Legate excommunicating the Usurper Lewes with all his adherents every Lordsday and Holiday the Barons adhering to him being informed of his secret design to banish and disinherit them all so soon as he had conquered England deserted him b Mat. West Ann. 1216 1217. p. 104. Henry de Knyghton de Event Angliae l. 2. c. 16. praeterea sententia excommunicationis quam Angli prae omnibus nationibus formidant as Mat. Westminster observes ipsos Barones ad proprium Dominum naturalem spreto Ludovico diatim revocavit Et viriliter se habentes Barones' in fight for King Henry meruerunt absolvi et Regis novi dilectionem Whereupon the Usurper Lewes craving leave peaceably to depart out of England taking an Oath never to return into or infest it more departed into France with dishonour How prevalent this Legate then was in the King's Counsils how careful to settle peace prevent discontents inconveniences and promote the welfare of the Realm of England will appear by this Record to stop the Earl of Chester's present pilgrimage to the Holy Land which would prove mischievous to the whole Realm at that season GUalo miseratione divina titulo Sancti Martini Presbyter Cardinalis Apostolicae Claus 1 H. 3. dorso 21. sedis Legatus H. Dublinensis W. Eborum Archiepiscopi P. Wintoniensis J. Bathoniensis S. Glastoniensis & S. Wigorniensis Episcopi W. de Lascy L. de Monemat & H. de Mortuo mari Nobili viro Petro de Manlay salutem Cum Nobilis vir R. Comes Cestriae Crucesignatus qui semper bene et fideliter servivit et servit Dominis suis Regibus Angliae votum peregrinationis suae instanter adimplere decrevisset exeundo a regno Regem et regnum ipsum sic desolatum volens relinquere motus maxime et ad hoc inductus quod William de Lancastr quem ei praecepit liberari pridem & saepius Dominus H. Rex Angliae illustris habere non potuit Ipse tamen ad maximam instantiam nostram et preces multiplices ad praesens a peregrinatione illa subsistit Assumpta jam Cruce in pectore ad prosequendum hosts D●● & Ecclesiae adversarios Domini sui Regis Angliae unde cum ipsis obsequium tam laudabile Domino Regi et regno plurimum sit expediens Vobis mandamus quatinus sicut honorem ipsius Domini Regis et regni utilitatem diligitis ipsum Willielmum statim & sine omni occasione & difficultate sub salvo conductu mittatis usque Glouc. & eum ibi liberari faciatis Radulpho Musard Vicecomiti Gloucestriae Scientes procerto quod nisi istud quam citius feceritis poterit inde quod Deus avertat Domino Regi et regno magnum dampnum accidere quod totum non immerito vobis poterit imputari Valete Soon after the Legate and King's Council sent * Mat. Westm Anno 1213. p. 94. Pat. 1 H. 3. m. 8. Hibern Henry de London Archbishop of Dublin into Ireland both to instruct and comfort his Church and reform the state thereof by the advice and assistance of the Chief Justice as this Patent informs us REX dilectis & fidelibus suis Baronibus Hiberniae salutem Licet praesentiam venerabilis patris nostri Domini H. Dublin Archiepiscopi in partibus Angliae nobis & regno nostro scierimus extitisse pernecessarium ipsiusque consilio vix carere valeamus Ipsum tamen ad partes Hiberniae destinamus ut Ecclesiam suam ejus absentia jampridem desolatam instrueret et consoletur statusque terrae nostrae Hiberniae emendationi et agendorum nostrorum in partibus vestris expeditioni post vestrum consilium et juvamen intendat Unde vobis mandamus quod e● in omnibus quae ad nos spectant ordinandis & disponendis sitis intendentes unà cum dilecto & fideli nostro G. de Marisco Justiciario nostro Hiberniae Volumus etiam & praecipimus quod omnia ad nos spectantia per ipsius Domini Archiepiscopi dispositionem una cum Justiciarii nostri & vestro juvamine & consilio ordinentur Et in hujus reitestimonium has literas nostras patentes etc. vobis mittimus Teste Comite apud Wintoniam 16 die Aprilis anno regni nostri 1. I find in the Clause Rolls of 1 H. 3. this memorable Writ sent to the Chief Justice of Ireland giving him a full account of K. John's decease of King henry's being anointed and crowned King at Gloucester by the Pope's Legate of his confirmation of the Charters and Liberties granted by King John his promise to redress all just grievances of the English Barons and Prelates homages and fealties done to him at his Coronation and in a Council held at Bristol not mentioned by our Histostorians and his granting the selfsame Charter of Liberties to Ireland as the English Freemen enjoyed with an order to receive the fealty of all the Nobles of Ireland to him beginning with thanks for his former fidelity to his deceased Father and to be now exhibited to himself REX G. de Marescallo justiciario suo Hiberniae salutem Multiplices vobis referimus Claus 1 H. 3. m. 25. dorso gratiarum actiones de bono & fideli servitio vestro foelicis memoriae J. quondam Regi Angliae patri nostro exhibito nobisque exhibendo & de hiis quae per fidelem nostrum Radulphum de Norwico Clericum nobis significastis Cumigitur jubente ipso cujus famulantur imperiis mors & vita Dominus & pater noster ex hac luce faeliciter commigravit cujus animam * Not in Hell where the Monks would place it Tom. 2. p. 366. coelestibus collocetur vos scire volumus quod celebratis sollempniter ex more debito regalibus exequiis in Ecclesia beatae Mariae Wigorniensi convenerunt apud Gloucestriam plures regni nostri Magnates Episcopi Abbates Comites et Barones' qui patri nostro viventi semper † adhaeserunt constiterunt fideliter & devotè & alii quamplurimi ubi in festo Apostolorum Simonis & Judae in Ecclesia beati Petri Gloucestriae applaudentibus Clero et populo permanus Domini G. titulo Sancti Martini Presbyteri Cardinalis et Apo●●●licae sedis Legati in Anglia et Episcoporum tunc praesentium invocata Spiritus Sancti gratia publice fuimus in Regem Angliae inuncti et coronati fidelitate et homagio omnium illorum nobis exhibetis Quod vobis ut fideli nostro duximus intimandum ut de honore et successu nostro foelici gloriemini Sanè cum audierimus indignationem quandam inter memoratum Dominum patrem nostrum & quosdam Nobiles regni nostri exortam cum causa vel sine causa nos nescimus sic agitatam extitisse et illam volumus imperpetuum aboleri et oblivisci quod nunquam menti nostrae adhaercat et ut cessante causa cesset effectus quicquid extiterit erga ipsum conceptae indignationis parati sumus et volumus pro viribus nostris expiare singulis praebendo quod ratio dictaverit cum subditorum consilio et deletis de regno pravis consuetudinibus in libertatum et liberarum consuetudinum innovatione dies nobilium patrum nostrorum reformare graciosoes unicuique tribuendo quod sibi debebit cumratione competere Ad hoc sciatis quod celebrato nuper Concilio apud Bristol ubi convenerunt universi Angliae Praelati tam Cpiscopi Abbates quam Priores et multi tam Comtes quam Barones' qui etiam universaliter fidelitatem nobis publice facientes concessis eis libertatibus et liberis consuetudinibus ab eis prius postulatis et ipsis approbatis prompti et proni ad mandatum nostrum in parts suas cum gaudio sunt reversi Speramus quidem & in Domino confidimus quod regni nostri status divina favente clementia in melius commutabitur De Domina Regina matre nostra vel fratre nostro mittendis in Hiberniam vobis respondemus quod habito consilio fidelium nostrorum et assensu quod nobis et commodo nostro et regni nostri expedire viderimus faciemus Rogamus igitur dilectionem vestram quatinus etsi bonae memoriae J. patri nostro fideles extiteritis et devoti tanto nobis fideliores existere curetis quanto scitis nos auxilio et consilio vestro in hac tenexitate nostra plurimum indigere capientes fidelitatem de singulis Hiberniae Magnatibus et aliis qui nobis ipsam facere tenentur Retinuimus adhuc nobiscum Radulphum de Norwico ut de hiis & aliis per ipsum voluntatem nostram plenius vobis significemus volentes ut eisdem vos et caeteri fideles nostri Hiberniae gaudeatis libertatibus quas fidelibus nostris de regno Angliae concessimus et illas vobis concedemus et confirmabimus Teste etc. The Canons of Carlisle contemning both the Popes and his Legates authority and Censures contumaciously celebrating Divine Service and Sacraments notwithstanding their Interdicts adhering submitting and swearing Fealty to the King of Scots King Henry's and the Pope's declared Enemy yea electing an interdicted excommunicated Clerk for their Bishop against the Kings and Legates wills and dividing the ancient Revenues of the Bishopric amongst themselves the King's Council thereupon sent this Epistle to Pope Honorius the 3d. * Mat. Westm An. 1217. pag. 1005. who succeeded Innocent the 3d. this year in the King's name totally to remove these Schismatical Canons and place Prebends in their rooms to augment the Bishop's Revenues being so small that no able or loyal person would accept thereof and displace the intruded B●shop for the reasons expressed in this memorable Record REverendo Domino ac Patri in Christo karissimo Honorio Dei gratia Summo Pontifici Pat. 1 H. 3. m. 3. dorso Henricus eadem gratia Rex Angliae etc. salutem et debitam cum omni honore et subjecttone Reverentiam Noverit sancta Paternitas vestra quod Canonici Carleolensis Ecclesiae faventes & adhaerentes Regi Scociae et aliis adversariis et inimicis vestris et nostris procurantes quantum in ipsis est exhaeredacionem nostram * Nota. spreta penitus auctoritate vestra et Sedis Apostolicae Legati in locis interdictis et excommunicatis irreverenter et impudenter et contumaciter divina celebrare non vexentur Praedicto etiam Regi Scociae inimico Romanae Eccelsiae et nostro intervicto et excommunicato urbem Carleolensem hostiliter occupanti se subdiderunt et ipsum in Patronum et Dominum receperunt et fidelitatem ei fecerunt Ita eciam quod in praejudicium juris nostri et Ecclesiae Eborac ad instanciam dicti Regis Scociae inimici nostri quendam Clericum suum interdictum et excommunicatum eligerunt sibi in Episcopum et Pastorem Cum eciam praedicta Ecclesia Carleolensis sita sit in confinio Regni Scociae maximè expediret tranquillitati & Paci nostrae & Regni nostri quod tale ibi constitueretur capud et talia membra per quae nobis et Regno nostro utiliter et efficaciter provideri et adversariis nostris facultas nocendi possit recludi Paternitati vestrae devote supplicamus quatinus consulentes nobis et Regno nostro statum Ecclesiae praedictae in melius commutare velitis Amoventes si placet funditus ab eodem praedictos scismaticos et excommunicatos Cum enim ipsi in multis habundent Episcopus eorum ita hactenus egestate afflictus est et inopia quod vix habet ubi capud suum reclinet Et non invenitur aliquis qui in aliquo nobis utilis esse poterit aut necessarius qui Episcopatum illum recipere voluerit Scientes pro certo quod non poterit nobis melius provideri in partibus illis prout de consilio fidelium et Magnatum nostrorum evidenter intelleximus quam si praedicti Scismatici et excommunicati penitus amoveantur et loco eorum qui dicuntur Regulares cum sint prorsus irregulares et Ecclesiae Romanae Inimici et inobedientes constituantur Praebendarii qui Romanae Ecclesiae obedientes et nobis in Consilio sint prudentes et in auxilio efficaces ut eorum poena a consimili delicto alios deterreat Et super hiis voluntatem vestram karissimo Amico nostro Demino Legato significare velitis Et quia nondum habuimus figillum has Literas sigillo Comitis Willielmi Marescalli Rectoris nostri & Regni nostri sigillavimus Teste eodem Com. apud Wynton 26 die Aprilis Upon which Letter the Pope ordered Gualo his Legate by the King's Royal assent to constitute * See Tom. 2. pag. 357 376. Hugh Abbot of Beleiu Bishop of Carlisle as the King's Letters Patents for augmentation of the Revenues of his Bishopric Pat. 3 Hen. 3. memb 5. dorso attest Gualo the Pope's Legate having made an accord between Lewes King Henry and his Barons and settled the Realm in a peaceable posture An. 1218. Clitellis auro et argento refertis Romam postquam electionem Richardi de Marisco plenius procuraverat et de multis Anglorum ad libitum redditibus disposuerat remeavit Mat. Westm An. 1218. p. 107 108. Hereupon Pandulphus electus in Episcopum Norwicensem qui recedente Gualone Legato successit in Legationem eidem venit London apud Sanctum Paulum to execute his Legantine domineering authority fill his purse and rule all things at his pleasure Soon after Rex Henricus proprium sigillum sibi fecit fabricari sealing all his Patents and Writs till then with the Legate Gualo's or Earl Marshals Seals Tom. 2. p. 373. l. 4. after siege add I find in the * Clause-Rolls of An. 2 & 3 H. 3. that the King by his Ecclesiastical Prerogative and Writs removed the respective Claus 2 H. 3. m 3 6. Claus 3 H. 3. m. 4. 6 9 11 12 13. Markets of Numanton in Devo●shire of Wallingford in B●rkshire of Berchamsted in Bedfordshire of Leominster and Braclee in Gloucestershire of Rosne in Lincolnshire of Winburne Lyminster Persor Watham and Woburn in Worcestershire usually held on the Lordsday before to Mondays Thursdays or Saturdays out of his piety and that honour he then gave to the due observation of the Lordsday much profaned by those Markets held thereon Tom. 2. p. 374. l. 7. after King insert To these I shall annex this memorable Record evidencing the King's Sovereign Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction in Ireland The Canons of Lismore electing a Bishop without the King's precedent Licence and sending their Proctors into England to procure the King's royal assent to their Election the King's Council declared it to be illegal and null being made against his ancient Prerogative ratified by the Pope himself that * See Tom. 2. 338. no Elections ought to be made without his special precedent Royal Licence to elect Whereupon these Proctors renounced the first Election as void and by virtue of their Procuration by the King's special Licence re-elected the same Bishop which election the King approving issued this Writ to the Chief Justice of Ireland to restore his Temporalties REX G. de Mar. Justiciario Hiberniae venientes ad nos in Angliam Magister Pat 3 H. 3. pars 1. Rot. Spiss m. 6 Hibernia De electione Lismorensis Ecclesiae in Hibernia m. 6. & part 2. m. 5. Macrobius & David Canonici Lismorensis Ecclesiae in praesencia Domini P. Dei gratia Norwicensis Electi Domini Papae Camerarii & Apostolicae Sedis Legati coram Consilio nostro proposuerunt quod Magistrum Robertum de Bedeford elegerunt in Pastorem Ecclesiae suae praedictae tunc vacantis et petierunt assensum huic electioni Regium exhibe ri set ●tatim objectum fuit eye a Consilio nostro quod nulla fuit electio illa nec rite celebrata cum secundum dignitatem nostram multis diebus optentam et a Domino Papa confirmatam debuit electionem suam petita et impetrata a nobis eligendi licencia praevenisse Intelligentes igitur dicti Canonici quod non rite processum fuit in hac parte renunciaverunt electioni tali dicto Magistro Roberio de Bedeford eidem pro se renunciante porrigentes Consilio nostro literas Capituli Lismorensis continentes quod dictos Magistros M. & D. tam in electione facienda quam caeteris Ecclesiae suae negociis Procuratores constituerunt Ratum habituri quicquid ex parte Capituli in hiis ducerent disponendum Audito verô earum literarum tenore & data eis audientia petierunt a nobis humiliter licentiam eligendi quae ut laboribus eorum et Capituli parceremus eye benign concessa praehabita deliberatione eundem Magistrum R. de Bedeford in Pastorem sibi elegerunt Quorum electioni cum sic rite facta fuisset nostrum praestituimus favorem et assensum Haec igitur vobis protestants praesentibus literis vobis mandamus quatinus eidem Magistro R. vel Procuratori suo plenam seisinam habere faciatis de Episcopatu Lismorensi cum omnibus maneriis ad eundem pertinentibus & cum omnibus pertinenciis suis plenam seisinam habere faciatis Teste Domino P. Wintoniensi Episcopo apud Westmonasterium 12 die Decembris anno regni nostri tertio Per eundem & Comitem Marescallum By the like reason the Bishops keeping Courts and exercising all manner of coercive Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction by their own authority in their Dominions without the King's special Licence was as void illegal and as much against the Law King's Crown and Dignity as their first Election the Earl of Cornwall's Son holding Plea of an Assize of Mordancester or of Novel disseisin and constituting Justices of Assize in Cornwall in his County Courts by his own authority without the King's Licence which being then complained of to the King's Council they resolved to be against the King's honour Crown and dignity and thereupon prohibited by this memorable Writ of Prohibition H. Dei gratia etc. Archiepiscopis Episcopis Abbatibus Prioribus Comitibus Pat. 3 H. 3. m. 2. De Assisibus Cornubiae Baronibus Militibus libere Tenentibus & omnibus de Comitatu Cornubiae salutem Intimatum est Consilio nostro quod H. filius Comitis Corn. Assisam quandam de morte Antecessoris capi fecit in Comitatu Corn●biae sine praecepto nostro et sine justiciariis ad hoc constitutis ex parte nostra et quod * As Archbishops then and since constituted Chancellors Officials Vicars and other Ecclesiastical Judges under them by the●r own authority auctoritate propria justiciarios constituit ad Assisas novae disseisinae capiendas ad quemlibet Comitatum unde mandavimus ei et firmiter injunximus ut a talibus desistat nec placitum aliquod ad Coronam nostram pertinens teneat sine speciali praecepto et warranto nostro nec quicquam attemptet quod cedere possit in dispendium dignitatis nostrae Vobis igitur mandamus firmiter injungentes in side qua nobis tenemini ne hujusmodi fieri permittatis pro posse vestro et prohibemus districte ne aliquis liber homo in hujusmodi Assisas se ponat vel poni permittat sine speciali praecepto nostro cum sint  tales Assisae contra honorem Regiae dignitatis In cujus rei testimonium etc. has Literas nostras patentes vobis mittimus Teste H. de Burgo Justiciario apud Novum Templum London 17. die Septembris anno etc. tertio Coram Domino Legato & P. Wintoniensi Episcopo The same year Pandulphus the Popes Legate by his Legatine authority took upon him to write to the King's Council to release William de Latham a Clerk who had been a long time imprisoned unless his Offences were such for which he ought not to be released by Law by putting in Pledges or sufficient caution not hereafter to oppose the King or Church of Rome which it seems he had formerly done as this Record relates REX Waltero de Godarvill salutem Literas Domini Legati recepit consilium Pat. 3 H. 3. m. 5. De liberatione Willielmi Letham Clerico nostrum in haec verba Venerabili in Christo Patri P. Dei gratia Wintoniensi Episcopo & Nobili viro W. Marescallo Angliae Pandulphus eadem gratia Norwicensis Electus Domini Papae Camerarius et Apostolicae sedis Legatus salutem & sincerae dilectionis affectum Cum Willielmus de Letham Clericus sub custodia Walteri de Godardvill teneatur carceri mancipatus ac diu suerit ibidem oppressus discrecioni vestrae Legationis qua fungimur auctoritate mandamus quatinus eum in diutinis miseriis ejus eidem compati teneamur ipsum facientes restitui pristinae libertati et quod Domino Regi et Ecclesiae Romanae se de caetero non opponet quinimo eorundem fidelis existens eorum Iura modis omnibus servabit illaesa cautionem ab eodem Clerico recipiatis sufficientem nisi talis fuerit ejus excessus pro quo merito debeat retineri Dat. etc. Et ideo vohis mandamus quatinus nisi excessus ejus talis fuerit pro quo merito ipsum retineri debeat ipsum mittatis ad Consilium nostrum a Prisona liberatum accepta ab eo securitate sufficienti quod fidelis erit Sanctae Romanae Ecclestae et nobis et eidem Sanctae Romanae Ecclesiae se de caetero non opponet et si pro excessu suo merito retineri debeat significetis Domino Legato excessum suum pro quo captus est et detentus Teste Comite apud Westmonasterium 20 die Jan. anno regni nostri tercio Per ipsum Comitem coram Domino Wintoniensi & Justiciariis By which Record it is evident that Clerks in that age were subject to imprisonment and other punishments for their Offences against the King as well as Laymen and to give security and caution for their dutiful obedience and loyalty to the King as well as Pope before their enlargement out of prison The King having made a New Great Seal in the 3d. year of his reign to prevent the disinheriting of the Crown by granting Lands or Liberties under it to any Ecclesiastical or Temporal Persons during his minority the Pope's Legate with his Council bishop Abbots Earls and Nobles by common advice made this memorable Constitution ratified under his New Great Seal by this Patent the very first they sealed therewith that all Patents sealed with this New Seal against this ordinance during his minority should be void * Pat. 3 H. 3. m. 6. Prim● Literae Novi Sigilli Dom. Regis de Cartis vel Literis Patentibus non faciendis & hic incipit Sigillum Dom. Regis currere HENRICUS Dei gratia Rex Angliae etc. omnibus has literas inspecturis salutem Sciatis quod provisum est per commune Consilium Regni nostri quod nulla Carta nullae Litterae Patentes de confirmacione al●enacione vendicione vel donacione seu de aliqua re quae in perpetuitatem sigillentur Magno Sigillo nostro usque ad aetatem nostram completam Testibus Gualone tituli Sancti Martini Presbytero Cardinali & Apostolicae Sedis Legato Domino S. Cantuariensi Archiepiscopo Willielmo Marescallo Comite Pembroke Huberto de Burgo Justiciario nostro Angliae coram W. Londoniensi P. Wintoniensi R. Dunolmensi J. Batoniensi & Glastonburiensi H. Lincolniensi S. Exoniensi W. Coventrensi R. Sarresburiensi B. Roffensi H. Herefordensi R. Cicestrensi W. Wigorniensi Episcopis & H. Carleolensi Electo H. Abbate Sancti Edmundi W. Abbate Westmonasterii A. Abbate Sancti Augustini Cantuariae W. Abbate de Sancto Albano R. Abbate de Burgo H. Abbate Ramesiensi R. Abbate de Bello R. Abbate de Waltham & S. Abbate Radingensi W. Comite Sarresburiensi W. Comite Arundel G. Comite Gloucestriensi H. Comite Herefordensi W. Comite Arbimarliae W. Comite Essexiae R. Comite Oxoniensi H. filio Comitis Roberto filio Walteri Roberto de Ros Galfrido de Say Willielmo Briwerr Petro filio Hereberti Petro de Manlay W. Marescallo juniore Willielmo de Cantilupo Falk de Breant Willielmo de Hunting Roberto de Cardigan Johanne Marescallo Willielmo de Albiniaco Willielmo de Bello Campo Provisum est et per Commune Consilium Regni nostri et coram praedictis omnibus quod si aliqua Carta vel aliquae Literae Patentes factae secundum aliquarum praedictarum formarum sigillatae inveniantur praedicto Sigillo irritae habeantur et inanes Testibus praenominatis et multis aliis After which the King constituted Proctors in the Court of Rome for or against all things that concerned himself his Guardians Counselors or Bailiffs by this Patent SAnctissimo Patri & Domino Honorio Dei gratia Summo Pontifici H. eadem gratia Pat. 3 H. 3. m. 5. De Procuratoribus constitutis in Curia Romana Rex recommendationem & pedum oscula Noveritis Pater sancte nos constituisse Procuratores in Curia vestra dilectos et fideles nostros Magistrum Galfridum de Caleto & Deodatum ac Willielmum de Sancto Albino Clericos latores praesencium ad impetrandum contradicendum et judices eligendos prout viderint expedire in omibus negociis quae pro vel contra nos et Consiliarios Rectores et Ballivos nostros fuerint propo●ita in Curia vestra Ratum habituri quicquid circa praedicta cum eis et eorum altero fuerit expeditum Durent autem Literae istae à Natali Domini anno regni nostri tercio usque ad Festum Sancti Michaelis anno eodem Teste Domino P. Wintoniensi apud Westmonasterium 14 die Decembris anno regni nostri tercio The same year by this Legates and his Counsils advice the King changed the heathenish unnatural long-continued ancient Trials in criminal Causes by Fire and Water into other ways of trial and punishments by imprisonment or abjuring the Realm as his forecited Writs issued to all his Justices itinerant Tom. 2. Appendix p. 20. attest to which this Patent should have been added EOdem modo scribitur Domino Batoniensi & Glastoniensi Episcopo & sociis suis Pat. 3 H. 3. m. 5. Justiciariis Itinerantibus in Comitatibus Somerset & Dorset & Justiciariis Itinerantibus in Comitatu Oxoniae & Justiciariis Itinerantibus in Comitatu Kanciae & Justiciariis Itinerantibus in Comitatibus Essex & Hereford & Justiciariis Itinerantibus in Comitatu Eborum & Justiciariis Itinerantibus in Comitatibus Bedf. & Buking & Domino H. Lincolniensi & sociis Justiciariis Iterantibus King John having committed the possession and custody of his Castle of Merpis and Hostages to R. de Ponte a kinsman to the Bishop of Carnton who refused to surrender them to the tuition and protection of the See of Rome and treacherously surrendering the Castle by the Bishop's consent into the hands of his Enemies and releasing the Hostages Pope Honorius upon complaint thereof issued this Bull to the Bishop of Engolism and others to excommunicate R. de Ponte and enforce him to restore the Castle and hostages to him the original whereof I found in the White Tower HOnorius Episcopus servus servorum Dei venerabili fratri Episcopo Engolism & dilectis filiis Abbati de Naucolio Pictav Diocoesis & Decano Burdegalensi An. 3 H. 3. in Turre Lond. salutem & Apostolicam benedictionem Quanto libentius hactenus venerabili fratri nostro Episcopo Cauntonen detulimus & defer intendimus de gratia speciali tanto ab hiis se accuratius convenit abstinere per quae nobis displicens reputari possit ingratus Quin potius ita debet se nostris beneplacitis coaptare quod de gratia in gratiam provehi mereatur Karissimus siquidem in Christo filius noster H. Rex Angliae illustris suam ad nos querimoniam destinavit quod cum clarae memoriae Johannis pater ejus Castrum suum de Merpiis custodiae nobilis viri R. de Ponte senioris germani Episcopi supradicti fiducialiter commisisset nunc praenominato J. viam universae carnis ingresso praedictus R. Castrum ipsum & obsidem ipsum & obsides eidem Regi reddere denegavit pluries requisitus quinetiam ad suae infidelitatis nequitiam pallian dam ad partes transmarinas vel potius ut dicitur in Hispaniam simulata devotione se transferens dolose intendit praedictos obsides liberare tanquam per ipsius affectatam negligentiam quae utique aperta est malitia evasuros & ut qualem fidelitatis affectum ergà Regem habebat exhibebat in effectu tales in ipso Castro dimisit qui non solum praefato Regi Castrum et obsides reddere aspernantur verum etiam proditory rebellantes ipsius homines hostiliter persequuntur et quod vix credere possumus hoc perpetrant non sine ipsius Episcopi consilio et assensu cum a praedicto fratre suo dispositioni ejusdem credamur esse commissi Quod ex eo siquidem praesumitur probabili●er quia cum illi sint in sua Diocoesi constituti eos non solum non reprimit verum ●tiam fovere favorabiliter non desistit Cum igitur causam praedicti Regis pupilli Crucesignati et custodiae Sedis Apostolicae derelicti omnibus modis defendere teneamur eidem Episcopo per scripta nostra firmiter dedimus in praeceptis ut saepedicto Regi Castrum suum et obsides reddi procuret detentores ●orum spirituali et temporali districtione compellens Ita quod non solum nulla ex hoc contra se possit suspitio exoriri verum etiam sua exinde possit circumspectio commendari Quocirca discretioni vestrae per Apostolica scripta mandamus quatinus detentores Castri et Obsidum praedictorum ad restitutionem eorum praefato Regi debitam faciendam per censuram Ecclesiasticam appellatione postposita compellatis et super hiis inquiratis diligentius veritatem Quae inveneritis ad nos fideliter remittentes ut per vestram relationem instructi procedamus super hiis ...... dium et justitiam viderimus expedire Quod si non omnes etc. tu ea frater Episcope cum eorum altero etc. Dat. Rom. apud Sanctum Petrum ...... Pontificatus nostri anno tertio About the same time as I conjecture by the * forecited Writs Pope Honorius Tom. 2. pag. 378 379. sent this Bull to the Bishop of Winchester and others of the King's Barons the original whereof I found in the White Tower having the first lines date and last words of each line cut off wherein he complained to the Bishop and other Barons that sundry Earls Barons and Castellans who in words professed themselves faithful to the King were yet enemies to him by their deeds in detaining his Demesnes Lands Castles and due services from him enjoining them to assist Pandulphus his Legate to enforce them to restore them by temporal power and distresses since they contemned his Ecclesiastical Censures as this Fragment of it which I have supplied in some places by words in a Parenthesis attests HOnorius etc. erat et patenter quia frustra et ridiculose fides praetenditur An. 3 H. 3. in Turre Lond. ubi operis evidentia refutatur Comites Barones' Castellani et alii Nobiles se fideles Regios appellantes sed in dispendium charissimi in Christo filii nostri H. Regis Anglorum illustris dampnabili aviditate detinent utpote qui Crucesignatus pupillus et orphanus sub speciali Apostolicae Sedis protectione praecipiend mandavimus ut praedicta omnia Regi restituentes eidem debita servicia as I conjecture impendant et alias de caetero vita sua sine difficultate persolvant et quoniam alio luctari dilecto filio P. Norwicen electo Camerario nostro Apostolicae sedis Legato nostra dedimus in mandatis aut eos * quatinus rebels temporali districtione appellatione remota compellat Caeterum quia frater qui a fratre attente per Apostolica scripta mandantes quatinus eidem Legato super hiis et aliis assistatis ut corripere inquietoes et pusillanimes valeat consolari et nos devotionem vestram commendamus Dat. Viterbii 2 Idus Maii Pontificatus nostri Which Bull hath this endorsment on it Quod Barones' assistant Pandulpho Legato et restituant Castra et Dominia Regi for disobeying whereof the * Tom. 2. pag. 378 379. Earl of Albemarle and others were excommunicated and by Lay-force compelled to surrender the King's Lands and Castles to ●im The Bishops to advance their Power and Jurisdiction as well in Temporal as Ecclesiastical affairs procured this Infant King against their own Canons and Constitutions to constitute them not only his chief Counsellors and State-officers in England and Ireland but also his Justice's itinerant by his Patents witness Benedict Bishop of Rochester Richard Bishop of Sarum Hugh Bishop of Lincoln William Bishop of Bath and Glastonbury Richard Bishop of Durham H. Abbot of Ramesy and other Clergymen all made Justice's Itinerant this year as the Patent-Roll of 3 H. 3. attests To which Justices Itinerant the King issued this memorable Writ for the speedier execution of Justice in Assizes where the Writs of Assize after the Jurors sworn and view of the Lands were lost through the negligence or knavery of Sheriffs REX venerabili Patri in Christo H. eadem gratia Lincolnienss Episcopo & Sociis Pat. 3 H. 3. m. 5. suis Justice itinerantibus in Comitatibus Linc. Notingh & Dereby salutem Monstratum est Consilio nostro multis conquerentibus quod cum plura brevia Assisarum perquisita fuerint jampridem et Vicecomitibus porrecta unde Juratores electi fuerunt & visus terrae factus fuit brevia illa postea deperdita sunt propter quod multorum negocia differentur Et ideo vobis mandamus quod cum de hujusmodi brevibus deperditis querela coram vobis venerit diligenter inquiri faciatis per juratores Assisarum illarum et per probos homines ejusdem visneti fi juratores Assisarum electi fuerint et visus terrae factus sicut conquerentes dicunt et si ita inveneritis non obstante co quod brevia illa deperdita sunt Assisas praedictas capiatis per recordum et testimonium ipsorum juratorum Teste Domino P. Wintoniensi Episcopo apud Westm 24 die Jan. anno regni nostri tercio Eodem modo scribitur Justice I●inerantibus in Comitatibus Essexiae & Bedf. & Buking & Eborum & Northumberl & Justice Itinerantibus in Comitatu Southampt & Justice Itinerantibus in Comitatu Cumberl & Justice Itinerantibus in Comitatu Kanciae & Justiciariis Itinerantibus in Comitatibus Somersetiae & Dorsetiae A very memorable Precedent worthy the knowledge of those of the long Robe The Bishopric of Ely becoming void by the death of Eustace the traitorous Bishop thereof anno 1214. * S●● Mat. Paris and Mat. Westm Anno 1220. Godwins Catalogue of Bishops p. 207 mistaken in the year Robert of York being elected Bishop against King John's good liking who denied to give his Royal assent thereto appealing against it to the Pope and Archbishop Pope Honorius thereupon nulling his Election recommended the Ordination of a new Bishop in that See by way of Provision to the Archbishop of Canterbury Pandulphus his Legate and the Bishop of Salisbury who upon deliberation made choice of John Abbot of Fountain a Cistercian to be Bishop of Ely to which the Pope assenting they certified it and sent him to the King admonishing him to assent to this their Election and receive his fealty which the King allowing thereupon writ to the Chancellor and Chief Justice to issue Writs for the restitution of his Temporalties as appears by this his Mandate in two Bundles of Writs and Letters An. 4. H. 3. which I found in the White Tower Chapel and rescued from oblivion EGregio Domino H. Dei gratia illustri Regi Anglorum Domino Hib. Duci Normanniae & Aquitaniae & Comiti Andegaviae Bundela Brevium & Lit. An. 4 H. 3. in Turre Lond. Pandulphus miseratione divina Norwicensium Electus Domini Papae Camerar Apostolicae Sedis Lega●us Salutem in auctore Salu●is Cum venerabilibus in Christo Patribus Domino Cantuariensi Archiepiscopo & Saresbirien ac nobis ordinacionem Eliens Ecclesiae Dominus Papa duxer●t commendendam nos post diutinam deliberationem habitam inter nos communiter convenimus in virum venerabilem Abbatem de Fontibus ordinis Cistertiensium vita & fama merito commendabilem & de ipso ad honorem Dei & vestrum Eliensi Ecclesiae duximus providendum Qui nostrae praevisioni auctoritate Domini Papae de ipso factae sicut decuit assensum praebents ipsum ad vestram duximus praesentiam transmittendum rogantes celsitudinem vestram et commonentes in Domino ut ipsum benigne recipientes fidelitatem ab ipso sicut moris est recipiatis Credimus enim & speramus in Domino quod Deo acceptus erit ac vobis et toti regnoutilis et fidelis Dat. apud Wellen. 12 Kal. Februarii VEnerabili in Christo Patri Dei gratia Wintoniens Episc & Nobili viro H. de Burg. In eadem Bundela Justiciario Angliae Pandulphus eadem gratia Norwicen Electus Dom. Papae Camer Apostolicae Sedis Legatus salutem in Domino Cum nos & venerabiles in Christo Patres Cantuarien Archiepiscopus & Saresburien Episcopus anctoritate Domini Papae virum venerabilem Abbatem de Fontibus Elien Ecclesiae sicut scitis in Pastorem durimus providendum et ad praestandam fidelitatem Domino Regi transmisimus eundem monemus discretionem vestram et mandamus ut Ballivis Episcopatus Eliensis per Sigillum ●egium demandetis ut uninersa Regalia sine dilatione ac difficultate assignent eident Dat. apud Wellen. xvij Kalend. Februarii * See God wins Catalogue p. 426. Henry Bishop of Landaff dying about the year 1218. thereupon Pandulph the Pope's Legate presumed by his new usurped power by way of provision rather than by a free election to confer it upon William Prior of Goldcliffe as this original Letter of his to King Henry to receive his Fealty filled in a bundle of his Legatine Letters I found in the White Tower informs us EXcellentissimo Domino H. Dei gratia Regi Angliae Domino Hiberniae Duci Bundela Brevium in Turre London An. 4 H. 3. nu 3. Normanniae & Acquit & Com. Andegav Pandulph miseratione divina Norwicens Electus Dom. Papae Camerarius Apostolicae Sedis Legatus salutem A vestra memoria non credimus excidisse quatinus dilecti filii Canonici Ecclesiae Landaven a vobis et a nobis Ecclesiae suae pastorem elig●ndi licentiam impetrarunt Verum quia Ecclesia illa diu erat viduata pastore nec eam volumus diutius pastore career dilectum filium Willielmum Priorem de Goldclivia virum providum & honestum & ut credimus vobis & Regno vestro utilem & fidelem illi Ecclesiae providimus et concessimus in pastorem Ideoque excellentiam vestram rogandam duximus & monendam quatinus electioni ipsius Regium praebentes assensum juramentum fidelitatis sicut mos est recipiatis ab ipso Datum Salop. 5 Idus Julii He likewise sent this Letter directed to the Pope in the King's name for relief of the Citizens of Bayon against the Archbishop of Auxitan's oppressions and other enemies commanding the King's Chancellor to seal it under the King 's Great Seal and then to return it to the bearer thereof PAndulfus Dei gratia Norwicen Electus Dom. Papae Cancellarius Apostolicae In eadem Bundela nu 3. sedis Legatus R. de Nevil Domini Regis Vicecancellario salutem & sincerae dilectionis affectum Cum pro facto Baionen Rex scribat Domino Papae et nos tibi mittamus sub sigillo nostro secundum quem debeat scribi mandamus discretioni tuae quatinus secundum formam ipsam literas fieri facias sigillo Regio sigillari & latori praesentium vel Magistro Johanni nuncio committatis quam uni ipsorum sine qualibet difficultate assigns SAnctissimo in Christo patri Domino suo karissimo Domino Honorio Dei gratia summo Pontifici Henricus eadem & sui gratia etc. Cum in meis et meorum negociis fidelium in vobis et sacrosancta Romana Ecclesia spes mea consistat et fiducia pro hiis quociens necessitas imminet ad auxilium gratiae vestrae recurro humiliter et devote Hinc est quod ad pedes Sanctitatis vestrae latorem praesentium Magistrum Johannem fidelem nostrum nuncium Civium Baionen fidelium nostrorum quos Auxitanus Archiepiscopus adversary's & inimicus noster capitalis aggravat in odium nostrum multipliciter & molestat transmitteres omni qua possum paternitati vestrae supplico devotione quatenus ipsum benignè recipientes super hiis quae à Sanctitate vestra pro defensione fidelium nostrorum justè patient consilium & auxilium vestrum impendatis secundum quod vestra pietas viderit expedire Ita quod et nos a nostris aemulis non confundemur set the protectione sedis Apostolicae potius relivemur Ferè in eundem modum scribitur Cardinalibus universis The Archbishopric of Bordeaux becoming void about the same time by the Archbishop's death thereupon the Bishop of Winchester advised Hubert de Burgo Chief Justice to write and send a Letter to the Dean and Chapter in the King's name with an enclosed Licence to them under the Great Seal to elect such an Archbishop as might not to be suspected to the King then under the custody and protection of the Church of Rome but really wished and loved the King's honour with the profit of him and his Realm and safely to keep the Castles belonging to the Bishop for the King's benefit P. Dei gratia Wi●ton Episcopus amico in Christo carissimo Domino H. de Burg In eadem Bundela Justice Angliae Salutem & sincerae dilectionis affectum Innotuit nobis per Dominum G. de Nevil Camerarium quod Archiepiscopus Burdegalensis ingressus est viam carnis universae Undè expedire credimus & consulimus quod vos faciatis scribi sub Sigillo Domini Regis Decano & Capitulo Burdegalensi quod ipsi provideant de tali Pastore qui non sit suspectus Domino Regiet Consilio ipsius immo qui velit et diligit bonorem et utilitatem Domini Regis et regni praesertim cum Dominus Rex sit sub custodia et protectione Ecclesiae Romanae Faciatis etiam scribi Domino Alano de Monte Morelli quod Castra quae tenet ex praecepto praedicti Archiepiscopi salvo custodiat ad commodum et fidelitatem Domini Regis & Literas quas mittimus Decano & Capitulo Burdegalen si placet simul cum Literis Regis●is ●is faciatis deferri Vale. He also writ this Letter to the Dean and Chapter of Bordeaux to this effect VIris venerabilibus & in Christo dilectis Decano & Capitulo Burdegalen P. divina miseratione Wintonien Ecclesiae Minister humilis salutem & sincerae di●ectionis affectum An. 4 Hen. 3. In eadem Bundela in Turre London Quia bonae memoriae Archipraesulem vestrum audivimus decessisse discretionem vestram rogamus atque monemus in Domino diligenter quatinus circumspectis status terrae vestrae et Regis Angliae circumstantiis qui in defenstone et custodia Romanae Ecclesiae consistit in provisione pastoris taliter vos habeatis quod & dignitas Ecclesiae vestrae illibata servetur et vos et Ecclesia vestra quantum ad Regem naturalem Dominum vestrum gaudere debeatis temporalibus incrementis Et quoniam hujusmodi negotium aliquantam deliberationem capit consulimus in Domino quatinus pensatis omnibus sicut praediximus honore videlicet Ecclesiae vestrae & utilitate atque patriae tranquillitate in hoc facto providè & consultè vos studeatis habere Nos vero quantumcunque cum honestate poterimus ad executionem boni propositi vestri & alios consiliarios Domini Regis per nos habebitis & benignos Valeat universitas semper in Domino About the same year this imperious Legate sent this Letter to Peter Bishop of Winton and Hugo de Burgh to prohibit and suppress the Usury of the Jews taken from Christians and to stay a suit brought by a Jew against the Abbot and Covent of Westminster before the Justices of the Jews wherein he exacted Usury from them to the great scandal of Christianity and the King's dishonour and to join some discreet honest persons with the Sheriff in each County for the collection of Amerciaments to prevent their malice and extortions VEnerabili in Christo patri P. Dei gratia Wintoniensi Episcopo & nobili viro H. de Burg. In eadem Bundela Justiciario Pandulphus eadem gratia Norwicensis Electus Domini Papae Camerarius Apostolicae sedis Legatus salutem in Domino Frequentes ac assiduos Christianorum clamores contra Judaeorum perfidiam vix jam tolerare valemus qui propter * Did not the Pope's Usurers do the like graves et immoderatas Vsuras quas a Christianis nituntur omnimodo contra statuta Lateranens Concilii extorquere Christiani facultatibus propriis sic exhausti● vix possunt etiam respirare super quo vobiscum meminimus nos habuisse tractatum Sane dilectis filiis Abbate et Conventu Westmonast referentibus nos noveritis accepisse quod Isahac Judaeus de Norwico coram justiciariis Judaeorum eos super imusta Vsurarum vexatione molestare non cessat Nos igitur volentes super praemissis honori Regio cui in hiis maxime derogatur et Christianorunt indemnitatibus providere discretionem vestram rogamus monemus atque consulimus pro honore vestro quatinus dictis justiciariis injungatis ut usque ad adventum nostrum ad partes illas in causa supersedeant memorata ut tunc de nostro et aliorum prudentum nostrorum consilio hiis malis ad honorem Dei et Ecclesiae et Domini Regis et ad tantum scandalum adjiciendum de Regno finis debitus apponatur Praeterea cum de consilio fuerit communi provisum ut ad colligenda amerciamenta propter malitiam Vicecomitum socii eis darentur miramur quod generaliter est ipsis mandatum ut ipsi per se ipsa colligant quod ad damnum non modicum Domini Regis noscitur redundare Quare vobis mandamus ut sicut communiter fuit statutum ad colligenda amerciamenta ipsa Vicecomitibus in quolibet Comitatu viros discretos & Domino Regi sideles dari socios faciatis mandantes per literas Regias Waltero Maucler ut amerciamenta in Comitatibus Lincoln Nottingh Dereb una cum ipsis Vicecomitibus colligere ad opus Domini Regis studeat fideliter & devoté Dat. Wenl●e Non. Julii How busy Pandulphus the Popes Legate was to promote the peace and welfare of the King and Kingdom then under the Pope's protection and the prolonging of the Truce with Lewelin and France he thus relates in these his Letters to H. de Burgo Chief Justice of England PAndulphus Dei gratia Norwicen electus Domini Papae Camer Apostolicae sedis In Bundela Literarum in Turre Lond. Legatus Nobili viro & amico carissimo H. de Burg. Justiciario Angliae salutem & sincerae dilectionis affectum utinam quod singuli et universi qui sciunt et possunt Regis et regni prodesse negotiis ea ad promovenda darent operam efficacem sicut tenentur necessitate temporis exigente Nos enim teste Deo ad ea facienda quae Regi expedire videntur et regno fideliter intendimus et libenter nec pepercimus nobis adhuc in laboribus vel expensis Verum quia difficile nobis esset maximè tempore isto venire versus parts London & exinde versus Wigorn. laborare ubi praefixus est dies Lewelin & aliis de Marchia in Octavis Purificationis non miremini si ad praesens secundum quod scripsistis non accedimus ad partes ipsas Unum autem vellemus et hoc consulimus et mandamus instanter ut secundum formam quam vobis mittimus interclusam vel aliam meliorem si videritis fiant literae ex parte Domini Regis ad Regem Franciae pro treugarum prorogatione requirenda secundum formam quam transmisit si habere nequiverimus meliorem Et mittatis ipsam sine mora per aliquem virum religiosum quem ad hoc videritis opportunum Provisuri ut si unquam esse poterit apud Wigorn. praedicto termino veniatis Interim ad factum Scaccari detis operam efficacem sicut Regi et regno cognoscatis expedire Hiis nos scribimus Winton Episcopo & Domino W. Briwer Dat. Bathon 4 Idus Jan. The form of the Letterr to the King of France and Pope's Nuncio concerning the Truces prorogation he then sent to H. de Burgo was this wherein he relates the Popes usurped imperative power in commanding Kings to make Peace and Truces at his pleasure ILlustri Regi Francorum venerabilis Pater & Dominus noster Summus Pontifex Anno 4 H. 3. in eadem Bundela in Turre London nuper & saepius nobis per literas suas intimavit quod Excellentiae vestrae sua scripta direxerat pro treugarum prorogatione quae captae fuerunt inter vos & bonae memoriae J. patrem nostrum Veruntamen nobis injunxit ut ad hoc efficiend ex parte nostra ad praesentiam vestram nuncios mitteremus Et nos suis monitis et mandatis obedire volentes et cupientes habere pacem et gratiam vestram literas & nuncios nostros propter hoc jam saepius misimus & adhuc latores praesentium mittimus ad praesentiam vestram Celsitudinem vestram rogantes ut secundum mandatum Apostolicum et prout nobis vestris literis intimastis treugas ipsas prorogare velitis Nos enim parati sumus per Praelatos Comites & Barones' regni nostri treugas ipsas asseeurare cum vestros duxeritis propter hoc nuntios transmittendos Item Magistro Petro de Collomedio Domini Papae Capellano dilecto Clerico & amico suo Intellecto study & diligentia tua quae circa negotia nostra apud Dominum Regem Franciae fideliter adhibuisti prudentiae tuae gratiarum referimus actiones fidem & devotionem tuam dignis in Domino laudibus commendantes Verum quia juxta mandatum Domini Papae per te et latorem praesentium prorogationem treugarum a Domino Rege Franciae duximus requirendam monemus discretionem tuam & rogamus ut una cum ipso ad ipsius praesentiam accedentes ei nostras literas praesentetis & procedatis in facto secundum quod videritis expedire Istis formis addatis & subtrahatis quicquid vobis melius visum fuerit & injungatis nuntio ut statim habito responso Regis nobis studeat intimare nec recedat de Francia donec recipiat responsum nostrum Hereupon it seems the Truce was renewed and prolonged by these Kings as this Charter and Oath of Earl Waren to observe it filled with these Letters intimates OMnibus Christi fidelibus praesentes literas inspecturis vel audituris W. Comes Waren salutem Noveritis nos jurasse tactis Sacrosanctis Evangeliis in praesentia In eadem Bundela venerabilis patris nostri Domini Pandulphi Dei gratia Norwic. electi Domini Papae Camer & Apostolicae sedis Legati Domino nostro Henrico Rege Angl. praesente & mandante & praesentibus etiam nunciis Domini Philipps Regis Franciae videlicet Magistro Simone de Domibus Clerico & Domino Willielmo de Valle Oloris quod toto posse nostro & bona fide observabimus & observari faciemus Treugas captas inter Dominum Philippum Regem Franciae & Dominum nostrum H. Regem Angliae sicut in literis Domini Philippi Regis Franciae & Domini H. Regis Angliae super eisdem Treugis confectis continetur Quod ut firmum sit & stabile praesens scriptum sigilli nostri munimine roboravimus Actum apud London anno ab Incarnatione Domini Millesimo ducentissimo decimo nono mense Martio It seems Pandulphus was purposely sent for to London by Hubert de Burgo about this Truce and affair as this Epistle to him seems to import PAndulphus Dei gratia Norwic. electus etc. Nobili viro & amico suo H. de Burg. In eadem Bundela Justiciario Angl. salutem in Domino Quod versus partes Walliae appropinquavimus non pro utilitate fecimus speciali sed quia honor● Domini Regis et suorum fidelium sic vidimus expedire Et licet grave sit nobis plurimum et molestum non peracto negotio quod incepimus quod erat jam ad perficiendum paratum discedere à partibus illis tamen quia non venimus facere voluntatem nostram sed quae honori Ecclesiae et utilitati Regis et regni expedire noscuntur mutato proposito juxta vestri consilii instantiam pro certis & multis necessitatibus quae sicut dicitis occurrerunt de novo versus London direximus iter nostrum et sumus ducente nos Domino in veniendo Utinam vestrum consilium utilitatem contineat et noster sit labor utilis et fructuosus Dat. apud Cirencestr 3 Kalend Februarii In another Bundle of Letters about the same year in the White Tower I found this Letter of Pandulphus to Hubert de Burgh concerning Poitiers and his prohibition of tourneys and Justs under pain of Excommunication prohibited likewise by * Pat. 1 H. 3. m. 2. dorso Pat. 2 Hen. 3. dors 3. Pat. 3 H. m. 32. several Writs and the Common Council of the Realm under pain of confiscation of all their goods which yet notwithstanding some had transgressed whose lands he desired to be seized into the King's hands for their contempt PAndulphus Dei gratia Nowic electus Domini Papae Came● Apostolicae sedis Legatus nobili viro et amico suo H. de Burgo Justice Angliae salutem in Domino Bundela Brevium in Turre Lond. An. 4 Hen. 3. Literas quas nobis misit Philippus de Vletot vobis mittimus praesentibus interclusas monentes discretionem vestram et mandantes quatinus provideatis terrae illi quae per defectum Confilii Regis videtur manifestè perire Nos enim nullam fiduciam habuimus de Ph. de Uletot ut illucire deberet quamvis vos videremini esse valdè certi in negotio ipso ambulando semper super maria et montes et querendo illa quae non possunt haberi dilatum est usque adhuc non absque multo rubore et valde timemus ne dampnum veniat inde grave praeterea sicut nostis inhibuimus hoc anno torneamenta et excommunicavimus publice torneatores et de Communi Consilio fuit statutum ut si nec sic desisterent a torneando eorum bona confiscarentur Unde cum nunc sicut dicitur congregentur ad torneandum monemus et mandamus ut eis per literas Regias inhiberi facientes terras eorum praecipiatis capi in manus Domini Regis qui mandata Regis nolunt obedire Expectavimus enim ut veniretis versus partes Dorcestriae in quibus nunc sumus ut de facto Cornubiae tractaremus & miramur quod non venistis Dat. apud Cery 8 Kal. Septembris He likewise writ a Letter to the Bishop of Wynton to the same effect as this his answer thereto imports REverendo in Christo patri Pandulpho Dei gratia Norwicen electo Dom. Papae In eadem Bundela Anno 4 H●n 3. Camerario Apostolicae sedis Legato P. divina miseratione Winton Ecclesiae Minister humilis salutem & paratum semper cum devotione obsequium Super hoc quod nobis mandastis ut pro negotio Pictav solliciti essemus Sciatis quod propter hoc Deo volente hac instanti die Dominica post decollationem Sancti Johannis Baptistae Winton veniemus ubi cum Domino Justiciario inde tractatum habebimus & circa idem negotium omnem quam poterimus curabimus diligentiam adhibere & ibi si posset fieri praesentia vestra esset necessaria Hac de causa etiam virum venerabilem Decanum Pictav qui nuper venit ad nos detinemus no biscum eo quod ipsum idoneum & utilem esse credamus pro mandato hujusmodi exequendo ad treagas videlicet impetrandas vel ad negotium alio modo prout melius poterit procurandum Cum autem de processu negotii hujus juxta quod provisum fuit certi esse poterimus vestrae Sanctitati curabimus intimare praefatum etiam Decanum retinebimus quousque sucepimus mandatum vestrum De torneatoribus noverit vestra Paternitas quod nullum eorum recepimus vel recipiemus scienter in domo nostra qui ad ultimum fuerit torneamentum sed nec aliquis de nostris Militibus ibi fuit Et si sciremus aliquem de nostris ibi fuisse à familiaritate nostra perpetuò esset exclusus nec de caetero sine mandato vestro apud nos gratiam inveniret Per totum quoque Diocoesim nostrum terras eorum qui ibi fuisse noverimus subjiciemus interdicto quousque nobis constiterit qui de ipsis vestrae placuerit Sanctitati Nepotes quidem nostros & quosdam alios de Militibus nostris hac consideratione ad partes remisimus ne in Anglia ferrent arma Pro negotio Domini Rob. de Cardin. qui pro fidelitate & servitio Domini Regis dampna plurima & injurias graves sustinuit vestrae Paternitati humiliter supplicamus quatinus & taliter providere velitis ad honorem Dei & Sanctae Ecclesiae & Domini Regis ut alii exemplum inde capiant ne vestram de caetero audeant offende●e Sanctitatem Valeat Sanctitas vestra semper in Domino Moreover he sent this Letter to Chief Justice Hubert to issue Writs to prohibit Sheriffs to exact any thing for Robert Fitzwalter who had Crossed himself for the Holy Land and was in Christ's service against the Decree of a General Council exempting such from all exactions PAndulphus Dei gratia Norwicen Elect. Domino Papae Camerar Apostolicae Sedis Legat. Nobili viro & karissimo amico H. de Burgo Justiciario Angliae salutem & sincerae dilectionis affectum Cum omnes Crucesignati existentes in servitio Crucifixi ab omnibus exactionibus immunes esse debeant et collectis juxta constitutionem Concilii generalis monemus discretionem vestram et mandamus quatinus pro dilecto filio Roberto filio Walteri existente in subsidio Terrae sauctae Domini Regis literas prohibitorias ad Vicecomites Essex Her●ford Norff. & Suffolciae fieri faciatis ne occasione Domini Regis aliquid erigerent ab eodem quod tamen in servitio Terrae sanctae constitit eum esse Dat. London 8 Kal. Octobris To which I shall annex this Letter to the Bishop of Winchester and William Briwer to receive the Castle of Fodring from the Earl of Pembroc for the King's possession in obedience to the Pope's premised Bull and his Legates commands and censures VEnerabili in Christo Patri P. Dei gratia Wintoniensi Episcopo & nobili viro Willielmo Briwen In eadem Bundela Pand. miseratione divina Norwic. electus Domini Papae Camer Apostolicae sedis Legatus salutem in Domino Si nullum adhuc misistis pro recipiendo Castro de Fodring à nobili viro W. Marescallo Comite Pembr quia nos nullum misimus monemus discretionem vestram & mandamus quatinus secundum quod inter nos condictum fuerat mittatis aliquem de familia Domini Regis cum literis ipsius patentibus pro recipiendo Castro ipso a nobili memorato qui illud diligenter custodiat donec cum Domino Rege Scotiae locuti fuerimus Dat. apud Stamford 8 Idus Octobris He likewise writ this Letter to the Chief Justice Hubert PAndulph Dei gratia Norwicen electus Domini Papae Camer Apostolicae sedis Legatus In eadem Bundela Nobili viro & amico suo H. de Burg Justice Angliae salutem in Domino Visis & intellectis universis literis quas P. de Hulecot super facto Rog. Bertran misit & vos nobis super eodem destinastis dolemus plurimum & movemur quod indiscreto usus consilio Domini Regis ac nostrum mandatum exequi non curavit occasiones frivolas praeponendo Et quia propositi nostri est excessum hujusmodi non dimittere impunitum et haec offensa tangere noscitur totum regnum absque vestro et aliorum Regis fidelium consilio procedere nolumus in hoc facto ne fortè temerarium d●ceretur ab aemulis vel minus providum etiamsi esset satis bonum solum consilium nostrum In proximo enim cum simul erimus circa parts Wigorn. ubi vos et omnes alios volumus et rogamus habere praesentes de hiis et aliis pluribus quae imminent taliter auctore Domino cum deliberatione provida disponemus quod ad honorem Domini Regis et infide lium consusipuem cedet et statuta nostra debitam firmitatem tenebunt S●enim super hiis vestrum & aliorum qui sunt in Scaccario expressissetis consilium processissemus forsitan adh●bito consil●o vestro Dat. apud Malmosb 8 Kal. Februarii I pretermit all his other Letters in that Bundle being of lesle public importance these transcribed being sufficient to manifest t●● Nuntioes domineering power in the Realm during the King's minority In the same Bundle I find this Petition of the Prior of St. Patrick of Dune in Ireland to the King to grant them some small Cell to reside in in England their houses in Ireland being frequently burnt and consumed by the Wars for St. Patrick's and other Irish Saints sakes whose Relics they then sent to the King for a present VEnerabili Domino suo H. Dei gratia illustri Regi Angliae Domino Hiberniae Duci Normanniae Comiti Andegaviae & Aquitaniae Prior & Conventus Ecclesiae Sancti In eadem Bundela Patricii de Duno salutem & orationes in Christo Excellentiae vestrae transmittimus Monachum nostrum cum fer●tro patronorum Hibern Patricii Col●mbae & Brigidae & eorum reliquiis qua●inus pro eorum reverentia & pro promisso quod Dominus noster pater vester promisit scilicet se benesacturum Ecclesiae nostrae et pro vobis qui Dominus estis totius terrae patronorum Hiberniae et patronus aliquam mansiunculam in Anglia ubi cum opus fuerit poterimus hospitari nobis caritati●e detis domus vero Sancti Patricii saepe per Werram desosolatae sunt & combustae cum Ecclesia quae de novo incipit reedificari undè auxilio vestro quamplurimum indigemus Valete In the same Bundle also I found this Letter of the Prior and Covent of St. Edmunds to the Dean of Lichfield not to sue or suffer his Officers to molest their Tenants at Hingham for Tithes of Hay Mills Heaths and other things which they had peaceably enjoyed Tithe-free for 40 years there being Lands given them in lieu of Tithe-hay VEnerabili viro Domino & amico in Christo charissimo R. de Nevil Decano de Lichfeld An. 4 Hen. 3. In eadem Bundela in Turre London H. Prior Sancti Edmundi & Conventus ejusdem loci obsequiorum plenitudo cum salute Serenitati vestrae super beneficiis totiens nobis & nostris liberaliter impensis gratiarum referimus actiones rogantes quatinus solita liberalitate vestra praecipiatis Capellano & servient vestris apud Hingham ne nova et indebita exigant a Dominicis nostris et hominibus nostris ratione Decimarum turbando nos et nostros super his quae pacifice possedimus per quadraginta annos videlicer Decimas de Foeno et de Molendinis et de viduis Denar Sancti Petri quod est nostris partibus inauditum Praeterea non lateat vos quod antiquis temporibus data fuit una Acra Prati pro decimatione Foeni et est Ecclesia sicut dicitur in possessione illius Acrae Item exigunt Decimas de Bruariis quas nunquam dedimus nec aliquis vicinorum nostrorum Rogamus igitur ut de pacifica possessione gaudere possimus donec colloquium habuerimus super hiis vobiscum Valete in Domino The Bishop of Lincoln and Abbot of Dorkester molesting suing and excommunicating the Tenants of the Manor of Bensington held of the King to their great injury and grievance for their Lay-fees to defraud the King of his right they thereupon pr●yed the Chief Justice to stay their proceedings and to assign a day to hear both parties before the King and his Council in the Exchequer where they would defend the King 's right and Title against their encroachments DOmino & amico cha●●ssimo H. de Burgo Domini Regis Justciario suus Engel In Pundela Litera●um etc. An. 4 H 3 in Turre Lond. de Sigon salutem & paratam ad obsequia voluntatem Noveritis Domine quod Dominus Linc. Episcopus occasione cujusdam exclusae quam idem tenet de Domino Rege per servitium duorum solidorum per annum & Dominus Abbas de Dorkestr occasione cujusdam prati quod tenet de Domino Rege per servitium trium solid & sex denar per annum Domino Regi michique & hominibus Domini Regis de Manerio de Bensington magnam injuriam et gravamen diebus singulis pro posse suo inferre non cessant Dominum Regem de jure suo intendentes proculdubio spoliare super quod Dominus Linc. Episcopus de duabus causis praedictis homines nostros Dominicos et homines dicti Manerii quia jus Domini Regis et suum pro posse suo defendunt Excommunicationis sententia innodavit et adhuc tenet excommunicatos ad quod dilectionem vestram omni quâ possum devotione deprecor quatinus literas Domini Regis praedicto Domino Linc. et Domino Abbati de Dorkestr directas de defenso quod non procedant de Feodo laicali quod tenent de Domino Rege sicut dictum est et quod intendunt in puram Elemosinam trahere nobis vestri gratia habere faciatis eisdem et de loquela quae vertitur inter ipsos et nos pro jure Domini Regis die●● certum coram vobis et aliis Consiliariis Domini Regis ad Scaccarium assig●atis & ego in propria persona mea una cum hominibus meis dicti Manerii ad jus Domini Regis observandum interesse procurabo super quibus vestri gratia pro honore vestro et jure Domini Regis observandis curam apponatis Valete About the same year in the same Bundle I met with this Epistle of a Roman Cardinal formerly a Notary to whom King John had granted an annual pension of 20 Marks a year for his good services to him writ to King Henry his successor importuning him to pay all the arrears of it due unto him for 6 years and likewise to augment his stipend since his advancement to an higher degree for the grand services he had done and would always do for him in the Court of Rome MAgnifico & sublimi Principi amico karissimo Domino H. Dei gratia Regi In eadem Bundela Anglorum illustri R. miseratione divina Sanctae Mariae in Cosmidin Diac. Cardinalis salutem & sincerae dilectionis affectum Si regia circumspectio suae Serenitaris inflecteret oculos ut suorum merita respiceret amicorum nos fortè censeret collato nobis beneficio Regio non indignos Si enim sciretis plenius & retineretis memoriter labores multiplices anxietates et sollicitudines quas nos olim pro clarae memoriae Domino J. parte vestro et vobis non sine sudore vultus nostri et vigiliis multis pertulimus nullo modo dubitare possemus quin devotionis nostrae haberetis diligentiam cariorem Sanè cum in minore dudum constituti officio Natariae gerentes exercitium pro negotiis Regiis frequenter nobis commissis tum omni studio et diligentia laboravimus die noctuque cum id summa necessitas postularet quae se subsequentibus casibus ingerebat ipse Dominus Rex pater vester hoc audito à pluribus nuntiis suis qui quod viderant fideliter retulerunt annuum redditum viginti marcarum nobis liberaliter contulit promittens nobis in uberiori beneficio prout Regiam deceret munificentiam et recipientis status exigeret providere Cum autem postmodum nos Dominus in gradum provexit altiorem eodem patre vestro sicut Domino placuit sublato à medio sincerae devotionis affectum quem ad ipsum habuimus ad vos extendimus successive pro vobis utique sicut feceramus pro ipso quotiens expedire vidimus indefessa laborare sollicitudine non cessantes sicut nuntii vestri qui pro vobis frequenter ad sedem venerunt Apostolicam vobis potuerunt et poterunt si voluerint plenius declarare Undè non immerito credimus & speramus ut et vos paternis vestigiis inhaerentes dilectionem illam quam erga nos Dominus Rex pater vester habuerat habere velitis et erga nos suae liberalitatis propositum impleatis Veruntamen vehementer cogimur non sine causa mirari quod jam per sex annos nostrum nobis non fuerit beneficium persolutum Quare Celsitudinem Regiam affectione qua possumus exoramus quatinus redditus nostros totius temporis praecedentis venerabili patri Domino * Therefore this was written before his return out of England Anno 5 H. 3. P. Norwicen Episcopo vel ei quem ipse ad hoc procuratorem nostrum constituerit facientes si placet cum integritate persolvi Nobis in antea in aliquo uberiori beneficio assignando in aliquo certo loco juxta quod vestrae liberalitatis munificentiam deceat providere velitis Scituri pro certo quod nos vobis omni tempore quantum cum Deo et honestate nostra poterimus de bono in melius c●pimus et disponimus totis viribus complacere Out of lucre to gain a Pension without which Popes themselves their Officers and Cardinals would dispatch no businesses for him Tom. 2. p. 379. l. 41. after Wars insert * Mat. Westm p. 111. Mat. Westminster thus relates this business Circa idem tempus Gulielmus de Fortibus Comes de Alba Marla occupans quaedam Castra injustè ad pacem Domini Regis nolens redire excitavit contra eum hostilem rebellionem in Lincoln unde Episcopo who confederated with the Earl against the King et singulis fautoribus ejus a Legato Pandulpho et Episcopis et Clero Angliae obscelus tale perpetratum excommunicatis idem Comes irreverenter coactus est ad deditionem quibusdam ex suis carceribus mancipatis quibusdam exilium perpetuum subeuntibus The same year I meet with this memorable Record concerning a marriage contract between Alexander King of Scots and King Henry the 3d than an Infant that Alexander should marry Joan eldest Sister of King Henry by a set time and that King Henry should cause both of the King of Scots Sisters sent into England to be there married to his and their honour by a certain time or else to return them safely into Scotland which several Bishops and one Abbot as the King's sureties promised only in the word of truth to see performed and to excommunicate all oppugners thereof within their respective Dioceses but the Temporal Lords which were his sureties took a solemn Oath before the Pope's Legate to see performed as if their promise upon their Honours Truth without an Oath were not so valid or obligatory as the Bishops and Abbot's words who then upon all occasions advanced themselves and their Ecclesiastical Censures too over Kings and Nobles even in cases of civil contracts ratified by an Oath REX Archiepiscopis Episcopis Abbatibus Comitibus Baronibus Militibus & liberè tenentibus & omnibus fidelibus suis ad quos praesens scriptum pervenerit Pat. 4 H. 3. m. 5. salutem Ad universitatis vestrae notitiam volumus pervenire quod nos dabimus dilecto & fideli nostro A. illustri Regi Scotiae Johannam primogenitam sororem nostram in uxorem ad festum Sancti Michaelis anno ab Incarnatione Domini 1220. si eam habere poterimus & nos & consilium nostrum laborabimus ad eam habendam Et si fortè eam habere non poterimus dabimus ei in uxorem Isabellam juniorem sororem nostram infra 15 dies proximos sequentes post praedictum terminum Maritabimus etiam Margaretam & Isabellam sorores ipsius A. Regis Scotiae à festo Sancti Dionysii anno ab Incarnatione Domini 1220. in unum annum in terra nostra ad honorem nostrum & ipsius Regis Scotiae vel si eas non maritaverimus infra praedictum terminum reddemus eas dicto A. Regi Scotiae salvo & liberè in terram suam infra mensem proximum post terminum praedictum Dominus W. autem Eboracensis Archiepiscopus P. Wintoniensis R. D●nolmensis & Cancellarius noster H. Carleolensis Episcopi & S. Abbas Reding promiserunt * Without Oath verbo veritatis quod bona fide laborabunt quod omnia praedicta compleantur et quod compellent contradictores singuli scilicet in Parochiis suis per censuram Ecclesiasticam quod praedicta observentur et super hoc Cartas suas dederunt eidem A. Regi Scotiae H. etiam de Burgo Justiciarius noster Angliae W. Comes Waren W. Comes Albemarliae Robertus de Ros Falkasius de Breant Willielmus de Cantilupo Willielmus de Lancastria Galfridus de Nevil Radulphus de Trublevill Robertus de Vallibus Phil. de Albiniaco Hugo de Bolebes Rogerus Bertram Osbertus Giffard Johannes Russel juraverunt se observaturos bona fide hoc idem quod Archiepiscopus et Episcopi promiserunt in verbo veritatis et inde similiter Domino A. Regi Scotiae Cartas suas fecerunt Et nos ad majorem rei hujus securitatem hanc Cartam eidem A. Regi Scotiae fieri fecimus sigillo nostro sigillatam Dat. apud Eborum in praesentia Domini Pandulphi Norwicensis electi Domini Papae Camerarii et Apostolicae sedis Legati 15 die Junii anno regni nostri quarto The same year the King at the Legates instigation both under pain of imprisonment and forfeiture of Lands and Goods and likewise of Excommunication by the Pope's Legate not Archbishop or Bishop of the Diocese prohibited tourneys or Justs to all his Nobles Subjects by this Writ though King * Here Tom. 1 p. 1049 1050. Henry the 2d. sometimes commanded authorised them against sundry Canons of Popes and Councils REX omnibus qui venturi sunt ad Torneamentum die Martis in Octabis Apostolorum Pat. 5 H. 3. m. 3. Petri & Pauli salutem Mandamus vobis firmiter praecipientes quatinus in fide qua nobis tenemini sicut corpora vestra res terras & omnia catalla vestra diligitis nullatenus ad Torneamentum conveniatis apud Brackel nec Torneamentum ibi teneatis Quod si feceritis proculdubio indignationem nostram et sententiam excommunicationis a Domino Legato latam incurretis Et insuper nos ad corpora vestra terras res et catalla vestra nos capiemus Teste H. apud Kidem 4 die Julii Here is a quadruple penalty threatened for this one offence Tom. 2. p. 383. l. ult after relation add * Mat. Westm p. 109 110. Mat. Westminster renders us this brief account of the King's second Coronation and premised contention between Richard Bishop of Durham and his Monks Anno 1220. Rex Henricus coronatus est apud Westmonasterium die Pentecostes à Stephano Cantuariensi Archiepiscopo praesentibus Domino Pandulpho Legato & Episcopis aliis Praelatis Comitibus Baronibus & Majoribus Angliae à quo Archiepiscopo praedicatur ibidem Crucis signato Hoc etiam anno imminente tempore Adventus Dominici orta est contentio gravissima inter Dunelmensem Episcopum Richardum & Monachos eo quod esset substantiae Ecclesiasticae indiscretus et prodigus dilapidator Undè sub appellatione se protegens Episcopus plus solito profusis opibus Romam adiit ubi Ecclesiam suam plusquam triginta millibus marcarum conflavit such was the fruit of his appeal such the intolerable bribery and corruption of the Roman Court. Prioratus vero et Episcopatus hac continuata controversia damna incurrit impreciabilia as Matthew Westminster observes Tom. 2. p. 384. l. 23. after consecratur add * Mat. Westm p. 110 111. See Tom. 2. p. 384. Benedicto Roffensi Episcopo gerente vices Domini Stephani Cantuariensis Archiepiscopi qui tunc propter spiritualia negotia sanctae Ecclesiae & regni Angliae in partibus agebat transmarinis Legato verò praesente In brevi postea die Lunae videlicet proxima ante festum beatae Mariae Magdalenae Pandulphus Norwicen electus cessit legationi suae ex mandato Domini Papae Honorii praesentibus Richardo Sarisbur Petro Winton Eustachio London Episcopis apud Westmonasterium nullo alio tunc ei in legatione succedente Ille quidem multos bellicos tumultos nondum congelatos auctoritate sibi tradita tempore legationis viriliter comprimebat Idem recessit ab Anglia post festum Sancti Michaelis Several persons seizing and detaining the Lands and Escheats belonging to King Henry the 3d. during his infancy and detaining them in their hands to his prejudice being under the Pope's protection as an Orphan Crossed for the Holy War he thereupon sent this Bull to his Privy Council to compel them by the power given them to restore them to his hands notwithstanding any Appeal or former Bull of his to the contrary the Original whereof I found in the White Tower HONORIUS Episcopus servus servorum Dei venerabili fratri Wintoniensi An. 5 H. 3. in Turre Lond. Episcopo & dilectis filiis nobilibusque viris H. de Burgo Justiciario R. Comiti Cestriae Willielmo Briguere ac aliis Consiliariis chariffimi in Christo filii nostri H. Regis Anglorum illustris salutem & Apostolicam benedictionem Cum charissimus in Christo filius noster Henricus Rex Anglorum illustris ●rucesignatus et Orphanus sub speciali sedis Apostolicae protectione consistat indignum est penitus et absurdum nobisque posset non immerito imputari si eum qui propter aetatis defectum se defendere nequit fraudari suis juribus pateremur Cum igitur sicut ex parte ipsius nostris est auribus intimatum Gaurdae & Escheatae pertinentes ad Regem detineantur à pluribus occupatae qui eas Domino invito contrectant Vniversitati vestrae per Apostolica scripta mandamus quatinus ipsas ad manus Regis ejusdem revocare curetis contradictores potestate vobis tradita sublato appellationis obstaculo compescendo nullius literis obstantibus a sede Apostolica impetratis cum non sit verisimile nos in Regis praejudicium aliquas literas de certa scientia concessisse Dat. Lateran 3 Kal. Maii Pontificatus nostri anno quinto Dorso De restituendis Terris & Castris Regi scribendum est Papae ultimum verbum Tom. 2. p. 384. l. 19 after sexto add This year Pope Honorius who by his former Bulls constantly endeavoured to preserve the rights of the infant-King against the Barons and others who detained his Lands Castles Wards Escheats and services endeavoured to deprive him and his Temporal Courts of all their Jurisdiction in cases of Praebendaries and Advowsons' commanding his Legates to inhibit the King Justices to hold Plea of a Praebendary which the Archbishop of York pretended to belong to his Church at the suit of Henry de Percy who laid claim unto it inhibiting the King's Council to countenance his suit as contrary to the Church's liberties menacing to take some severer course against them if they did it not by this insolent Bull the original whereof I found in the White Tower HONORIUS Episcopus servus servorum Dei dilectis filiis Consiliariis charissimi filii nostri H. Regis Anglorum illustris salutem & Apostolicam benedictionem Venerabilis frater noster Archiepiscopus Eboracen transmissa nobis petitione monstravit quod cum olim nobilis vir Richardus de Percy Miles suae In Turre London AR. 6H 3. Dioc. ipsum super collatione cujusdam Praebendae Eboracen ad donationem ejusdent Archiepiscopi pertinentis per literas Regias ad forum seculare traxisset licet dilecti filii nostri G. titulo Sancti Martini Praesbyter Card. primo postmodum P. Norwicen electus tunc Apostolicae sedis Legati literarum ipsarum usum expresse interdixit Militi supradicto justiciariis Regis nichilominus inhibendo ne super hujusmodi contra libertatem Ecclesiae interponerent partes suas tamen idem Miles super Ecclesia de Dunigthue quae ipsius Praebendae membrum existit novam contra eundem Archiepiscopum suscitans quaestionem ipsum in eodem foro nititur convenire Cum igitur non solum absurdum sit sed etiam abusivum ut Ecclesiasticae causae in foro seculari tractentur nec nos id deceat aequanimiter tolerare discretionem vestram monemus et hortamur attente quatinus vos nullatenus intromittatis de prosecutione hujusmodi quaestionis nullumque Militi praedicto super hoc praestetis suffragium vel favorem ita quod exinde aliter procedere non cogamur Dat. Alatri 7 Kal. Junii Pontisicatus nostri anno sexto Yet notwithstanding this Bull the King and his Judges held * See Tom. 2. pag 388 389 725 874 to 878. Plea of Advowsons' and Praebendaries and granted Prohibitions to Ecclesiastical Courts not to hold Plea of them against the rights of his Crown The Pope's Delegates holding Plea in a case of Matrimony between William Taleboth and the Wife of Sr. William de Breant her husband thereupon to preserve his interest appealing from the Delegates to the Pope procured this ensuing Bull to them the original whereof I found in the White Tower HONORIUS servus servorum Dei venerabili fratri Episcopo Wintoniensi Anno 7 H. 3. in Turre London & dilectis filiis Abbati & Priori de Dorkcestre Lincoln Dioc. salutem & Apo●●olicam benedictionem Ex relatione Willielmi Militis de Breante nos noveritis accepisle quod cum William Taleboth laicus Sarisburien Dioc. de Merlai uxorem ipsius Militis coram venerabili fratre nostro Episcopo Lincoln & conjudicibus suis auctoritate nostra super matrimonio couveniret dictus Miles rem suam agi conspiciens et sibi ex hec metuens praejudicium generari nostram pro jure suo audientiam appellavit ideoque discretioni vestrae per Apostolica scripta mandamus quatinus si est ita revocato in statum debitum quicquid post hujusmodi appellationem in ipsius Militis pr●judicium temere inveneritis attemptatum audiatis quod idem Miles pro se duxerit proponendum et hinc inde propositis intellectis quod Canonicum fuerit appellatione postposita statutis facientes quod statueritis per censuram Ecclesiasticam firmiter observari Alioquin partes ad Priorum judicum remittatis examen appellantem in expensis legitimis condempnantes Testes autem qui fuerunt nominati si se gratia odio vel timore subtraxerint per Censuram eandem appellatione cessante cogatis veritati testimonium perhibere Quod si non omnes hiis exequendis potueritis interest tu frater Episcope cum eorum altero ea nichilominus exequaris Dat. Laterani 3 Kal. Maii Pontificatus nostri anno septimo Dorso Judicibus super quodam Matrimonio Tom. 2. p. 387. l. 21. after Norwic. add It appears by this ensuing Writ that King Henry the 3d. his Officers seized and claimed the disposition of Intestate persons Goods by virtue of his Royal Prerogative as Supreme Ordinary not then legally appertaining to his Bishops or Ordinaries who by degrees usurped a Jurisdiction over them by colour of the * See here p. 18 19 etc. forecited clause in his Father King John's Charter which gave them no such Jurisdiction REX Vicecomiti Linc. salutem Constat nobis per inquisitionem missam sub sigillis S. de Segrave & asiorum proborum & legalium hominum quod Richardus Claus 7. H. 3. pars 2. m. 16. See Cooks 9 Report f 38 39 Hensloes' case and 2 ln stit p. 491. filius Idoniae non obiit intestatus Et ideo tibi praecipimus quod omnia catalla ipsius Richardi in manum nostram capta in Balliva tua by pretext that he died Intestate sine dilatione habere facias Prioribus de Nokinton & Sanctae Katerinae Linc. & Subdecano Ecclesiae Lincoln & Suppriori de Noketon & Richardo de Linc. Clerico executoribus testamenti ipsius Richardi ad faciendum inde rationabile testamentum suum Teste H. etc. apud Gloucestriam 20 die Marcii It seems that Anno 1223. not 1217. as Sir * Spelmanni Council Tom. 2. p. 137 to 1●1 Henry Spelman misconjectures immediately after the Council of Oxford An. 1222. mentioned by him Richard Poor Bishop of Sarum by his Episcopal authority took upon him to make several Constitutions for his Diocese of Sarum and also of Durham after his translation thither to advance his Episcopal Jurisdiction over the Clergy and Laity wherein as you may observe the frequent whoredoms and general incontinency of Priests Prebends Monks in keeping of Whores and Concubines openly to the scandal of the people being prohibited marriage though he makes it a Sacrament and highly recommended it to all Laymen to prevent these sins with the frequent abuse of Excommunications in several cases in pursuance of the Council of Oxford's Decree So he published sundry Constitutions prejudicial to the Liberties and Properties of the Laity witness his Constitutions De Testamentis faciendis Praecipimus quod Laicis inhibeatur frequenter ne testamenta sua faciant sine praesentia Sacerdotis sicut diligunt quod corum extremae voluntates adimpleantur † Ibid. p. 155 157 180. Inter alia etiam singuli Sacerdotes infirmos suos moneaxt & efficaciter inducant quod fabricae Sarum Ecclesiae suae memores prout Deus inspiraverit illis in Testamento suo de bonis suis relinquant Sacerdotibus autem similiter inhibemus ne Testamenta sua per manum ordinant Laicalem Ne viri Ecclesiastici Sacramentum fidelitatis Laicis praestent for the Temporalties held of them Si Patroni vel Advocati aut Feudatarii se● Vicedomini alicujus Ecclesiae Rectorem vel alium Clericum ipsius Ecclesiae per se vel per alios occidere ausu nefario praesumserit Patroni jus usque ad quartam generationem amittant et posteritas talium in Clericorum collegium nullatenus assumatur nec in dignitatibus Dominicis alicujus Praelatiae assequatur honorem Ne quis Rector Ecclesiae aedificet in loco Laicali Which were all likewise decreed in the * Joh de Aton Const Provin 1. 144 145. Spelmanni Council pag. 204 205 206. Lindewode l. 55. c. f. 221. Provincial Constitutions made and published by Edmund Archbishop of Canterbury Anno Dom. 1236. Thus did our usurping Popish Prelates like so many petty Popes by their own illegal Constitutions never consented to by the King and Parliament encroach continually by degrees in matters of Testaments and other things upon the Liberties rights properties and free-holds of the Lay-Subjects as well as Prerogatives of the King Pope Honorius being informed that King Henry forgetting the great and faithful services done by the Bishop of Winchester to him and his Father King John had injured and molested him concerning the Liberties of his Church and denied him leave to repair to Rome about the breach of his Vow in not going to the Holy Land and the affairs of his Church which he could not do without the King's special licence sent this original Bull to him upon these occasions which I met with in the White Tower HONORIUS etc. Charissimo in Christo filio Henrico Regi Angliae illustri etc. Sincerae fidei & devotionis constantia quam venerabilis frater Wintoniensis Episcopus clarae memoriae Johanni Regi Angliae patri tuo ac tibi ipsi exhibuit Anno 8 H. 3. in Turre London in non parvae necessitatis articulo excidere non debet à tua memoria sed in perpetuis temporibus inhaerere Audivimus autem & audientes nequivimus non mirari quod quasi ejus fida utiliaque obsequia dicto patri tuo ac tibi exhibita jam oblivionem acceperint libertates ejus Ecclesiae ab eodem patre tuo aliisque Regibus Anglorum indultae sicut apparet per literas eoru●dem te dissimulante jugiter infringuntur Monemus igitur circumspectionem tuam & hortamur attentius quod ejusdem Episcopi fidem et obsequia recolens et quantum tibi vitanda sit nostra et Apostolicae sedis offensa diligenter attendens praedictam Ecclesiam quam dudum in nostram protectionem receperimus cum omnibus bonis ejus habeas propensius commendatam et injurias eidem illatas facias emendari eamque ne ipse molestes super libertatibus et aliis honoribus vel justitiis suis neca tuis permittas subditis molestari sed eam sicut ad Regiam pertinet celsitudinem specialiter consideratione dicti Episcopi protegas et defendas Ad haec cum idem Episcopus disposuerit ad nostram venire praesentiam tractatum nobiscum super executione voti quod de transeundo in subsidium Terrae Sanctae suscepto signo Crucis omisit aliisque suis et Ecclesiae suae negotiis habiturus et hiis qui volunt ad partes accedere cismarinas egressus sicut fertur non pateat absque tua licentia speciali praefatum Episcopum cum comitatu suo libere venire permittas ad nos et ad Romanam Ecclesiam matr●m suam nec impediri per aliquos aliquatinus patiaris quia hoc non magis in suam quam in nostram et Apostolicae sedis injuriam redundaret Te spero nobis obsequentem exhibueris in omnibus supradictis quod rumorem qui super hiis ad nos venerit comprobes esse falsum et operis exhibitione demonstres te memorem esse et reverentiae quam debes Apostolici sedi et purae fidei Episcopi supradicti quarum nullo debet tempore oblivisci Dat. Laterani 15 Kal. Februarii Pontificatus nostri anno octavo In the Plea-Rolls in the Tower Anno 8 Hen. 3. I found these three Suits and Attachments Placit apud Wes●●●●n 8 H. 3. ro● 4 intus Hereford for suing for Lay-fees and Chattels not of Testament or Matrimony in Courts Christian and holding Plea of them against the King's Prohibitions the brief hereof I shall here present you with Elias Pester Esson Magistri Thom. Foliot & Esson Prioris Hereford oped se 4 Ibid. rot 5. Wiltes Ibid. rot 6. à die S. Trin in tres se●timanas Oxon. die vers Wilielmum the Wearwaling & Walterum Spignel de Plac. quare ipsi tenuerunt placitum in Curia Christianitatis de laico feodo in Dadelington contra prohibitionem etc. Et ipsi non venerunt etc. William the Francers per Att. obt se 4 die vers Robertum fill Andreae de Plac. quare secutus est placit in Curia Christianitatis de laico feodo ejusdem Roberti in Stocton contra prohibitionem etc. Et ipse non venit etc. H. de Codungham obt se 4 die vers Patr. S. Frideswith & Decanum Oxon. quare tenuerunt placitum in Curia Christianitatis de catallis etc. quae non sunt de Testam vel Matrimonio etc. contra prohibit etc. In a Bundle of Letters in the White Tower there is exant this original Letter written by the Bishop of Lichfield to the Chancellor of England concerning the Popes and Cardinals great affection advice and assistance to the King in his intended Marriage with the Earl of Britain's Daughter and his affairs in Poitiers and France whereby we may discover their craft and delays to gain more moneys pensions presentments and a greater compliance with their demands from the King VEnerabili in Christo patri R. Dei gratia Cicestren Episcopo A. ejusdem miseratione Bundela Literarum in Turre London An. 8 H. 3. Lichfeld Ecclesiae Minister humilis & suus collega salutem in Domino Discretionem vestram latere nolumus quod cum pro negotio nobis injuncto laboraverimus si fas est dicere ultra quam fas sit credere tandem concedente Domino quod petivimus obtinuimus in principali licet literas suas super hoc ad praescus nolit Dominus Papa concedere Sed de mandato suo speciali literas suas nobis dirigunt quas etiam coram se legi fecit Dominus Papa subscripti Cardinals Literas autem licet habebamus eas deputatas non duximus praesentibus nunciis propter marium pericula committere tenor autem earum hic est Egregio & magnifico viro Domino H. Dei gratia Regi Angliae illustri P. miseratione divina Episcopus Albanensis G. titulo S. Martini S. Basilicae duodecim Apostolorum & J. titulo Sanctae Praxedis Praebyteri Cardinals Salutem in eo qui Regibus dat salutem Pro obtinenda dispensatione matrimonii inter vos et filiam nobilis viri Comitis Britanniae contrahendi cum venerabili patre Episcopo Coventreusi apud Dominam Papam diligenter institimus et frequenter fidelitatem et dilectionem vestram et regni vestri studiosius exponentes Qui licet sinceritatem dilectionis quam erga vos et regnum vestrum habet satis nobis expresserit et saepius inculcaverit quare non facit Rex Angliae factum suum adjiciens placere sibi quod efficaciter in negotio processissetis eodem literas tamen suas nobis ad praesens super hoc concedere recusavit Sed placuit ei quod de conscientia sua nostras v●bis literas mitteremus nos igitur de certa ejus conscientia serenitati Regiae duximus consulendum quatinus securè ad hujusmodi consummandum negotium procedatis Indubitanter & ut credimus quod Dominus Papa gratiam vobis in hoc factam minime subtrahet sed in hoc et in aliis vobis tanquam speciali et devoto filio praestabit consilium et favorem N●s igitur de consili● dictorum Cardinalium consulimus Domino Regi quod severe procedat ad hujus negotii consummationem quia nihil oportebit vos timere quoad Deum vel homines ut saepius inculcaverunt nobis praedicti Cardinals Et etiam Dominus Hostiensis qui quia tunc praesens non fuit quando signatae sunt literae memoratae sigillum suum non apposuit cum alits non minùs ipsis propter hoc laboravit Alia verò negotia quia de consilio Cardinalium concessae fuerunt ut dicit Domini Papae literae directae Pictaviensibus & de consilio eorundem suspensae non potuit Dominus Papa suspensionem revocare quia non consentiunt fratres Sed habebimus literas memorat as ad omnes vass allos Domini Regis continentes invectionem contra resilientes et recedentes a fide veri Domini sui ut fidelitatem Domini sui vigorofius resumant et conservent Praeterea petivimus quod amoverentur Gallici qui sunt in partibus Albigensium de terris quae sunt de feodo Domini Regis si quas forsan invaserint sed quia nescivimus super hoc certum petere nec ipsi respondere sed cum sciverint quae sunt terrae si quae fuerint quod suum erit volenter exequentur praesertim cum prohibitum fuerit Regi Franciae ne aliquid in partibus illis attemptaret in praejudicium Imperatoris vel vestrum vel aliorum fidelium Comes autom Tholosanus juvari non poterit nisi mittat ad Curiam nuncios speciales Ad quid autem expediat ei mittere prout poterimus inquiremus Veruntamen benè placet saniori parti Curiae quod suos hostes viriliter et prosequatur The remainder of this Letter is putrified In the same Bundle of Letters to the Bishop of Chichester Chancellor of England I find this of the Pope's Nephew a Prebend of the Church of York for the payment of an Annuity granted him by the King out of his Exchequer whereby we may discern what preferments and favours the Pope's Nephews and creatures then gained from King Henry during his minority VEnerabili in Christo patri Dei gratia Cicestren Episcopo illustris Regis Anglorum In Bundela Literarum Cancel Regis in Turre London An 8 & 9 H. 3. Cancellario Nicholans nepos Domini Papae & Eboracensis Canonicus salutem & recommendationem in Domino Paternitatem vestram de qua plenè confidimus tenore praesentium duximus exorandam quatinus quadraginta marcas quas in Scaccario Paschae annuatim debemus percipere secundum quod in rescripto literarum Domini Regis continetur D●raino Stephano Capellano Domini Papae pro instanti termino Paschae nomine nostro sine difficultate faciatis persolvi Sanè quia cord & animo vestri sumus & avidam gerimus voluntatem vobis in quantum possumus complacendi sumentes quandam audaciam cum non praecesserint merita vos attentè duximus exorandum dare velitis operam efficacem quod redditum praetaxatum Dominus Rex secundum quod in praefato rescripto continetur in Ecclesiasticum beneficium nobis debeat commutare Ita quidem quod penes vos preces nostrae effectum possint consequi postuatlum & nos vobis proinde fortius obligemur & Domino Papae nos possimus de vobis plurimum commendare ac in vestris negotiis penes eundem Dominum semper prompti non immerito existamus In the same Bundle of Letters I met with this Epistle of William Archbishop of Bordeaux to King Henry relating the great promises of the French to draw him to their party from the King the grand losses and extremities he sustained for his fidelity to the King and his Brother the dangerous condition of their affairs without the King's speedy assistance which he craved with his Excommunication and proceedings against the invaders of his Church's liberties ILlustrissimo & serenissimo viro Henrico Dei gratia Regi Angliae etc. Willielmus eadem gratia Burdegalensis Archiepiscopus salutem & de hostibus suis desideratam victoriam posse cum gloria obtinere Majestati vestrae per literas nostras significasse Bundela Literarum in T●●re Lon 8. H. 3. meminimus quod cum olim nobilis vir Johannes de Beumont pro Rege Fran●orum contra terram vestram cum maxima multitudine militum advenisser nobis ex parte Regis Feanciae idem J. maximam obtulit pecuniae quantitatem eandem personaliter deferendo promisit etiam nobis J. praedictus quod si partem Regis Franciae sustinere vellemus pariter & fovere nobis assignaret & conferret redditus competentes nobis & successoribus nostris imperpetuum possidendos parents nostros & homines mihi gratiosos sublimaret & si fortè aliquid de redditibus nostris vel aliud alicubi amitteremus omnia deperdita nobis Rex Franciae resarciret & super hoc suas patentes literas nobis daret & benè faceret nos secoros Nos vero pro vobis et fratre vestro omnia respuimus et nihil recipere voluimus ullo modo Die verò sequenti nobis quasdam literas Franciginae detulerunt in quibus sicut vobis meminimus nos scripsisse Rex Franciae nobis districtius prohibebat ne terram suam aliquatenus intraremus & ne in terra sua nos auderet aliquis receptare Et cum ipse sibi jam ferè totam nostram Provinciam subjugasset multa incommoda passi sumus & adhuc etiam sustinemus quia Castra Civitates & Villas quas Francigenae detinent subjugatas intrare ullatenus non audemus Redditus etiam nostros apud Rupellam detinet superatos quos nobis nunquam restituer● voluerunt super multis aliis existentes nobis injuriosi graviter & molesti Cumque propter haec Romanam Curiam adiremus à Francigenis in Alvernia ad captionem fugati fuimus vel ad mortem & sicut per Clericos vestros qui praesentes erant in Romana Curia potuistis plenius edoceri multum laboravimus pro vestris & fratris vestri negotiis promovendis praeter expensas quas fere ultra quingentas Marcas fecimus in Curia supradicta in eundo etiam et redeundo Et cum de eadem Ecclesia redircmus cum nobis in pluribus locis insidias Francigenae praeparassent cum quodam solo Clerico ferè per totum iter usque ad terram vestram venimus & quasi simplex Clericus incedentes nostram post nos manticam ferebamus Literas etiam de securitate propter causam quae est inter nos & Bituricen Archiepiscopum non nisi per duos menses scilicet usque ad Octabas Nativitatis Domini proximò praeteritas Rex Franciae sublatus de vitae medio voluit nobis dare Inter caetera quidem incommoda & injurias quas pro vobis & fratre vestro multipliciter sustinemus gentes fratris vestri cum convenimus To●cie et postmodum ex quo venimus Ecclesiae Dei et nobis et nostris hominibus dampna plurima intulerunt De quibus prout dicunt si possent satisfactionem nobis facerent competentem Quia verò vestros nuncios ad Barones tantum mittere tardavistis admonitione quantâ possumus admonemur quoniam super amorem & dilectionem nostram ad partem Regis Franciae transtulerint se Barones' & propter hoc contingat vos & fratrem vestrum quod absit amittere terram vestram nobis debebit proculdubio imputari Ind est quod Nobilitatem vestram monendam duximus & attencius exorandam quatinus in facto vestro & fratris vestri & nostro festinanter consilium & auxilium apponatis ergà nos qui crucesignati sumus et parati sumus ad prosequendum negotium jesu Christi Taliter vos habentes ut nos qui vobis & vestris tenemur vobis & vestris magis obnoxii teneamur & in facto vestro & fratris vestri tale consilium & auxilium apponere mora qualibet postposità studeatis quod vobis & fratri vestro cedat ad gloriam & honorem Ut sciatis quod cum à nobis Nuncius iste reaccessit nos cum fratre vestro mirum est quia tàm audacter audet committere se fortunae apud fortunatum verò circa quem & ejusdem negotia assistendo expensis non parcimus aut labo●i Expectabamus enim ibidem nuncios de colloquio quod apud Thoarchum Barones incipi fecerant indè cum Rege Franciae loquturi quod tunc in illo colloquio fuerit ordinatum nihil cum à nobis recessit lator praesentium cognovimus scituri pro certo quod nisi illa sincera dilectio retexisset qua quondam dileximus patrem vestrum eadem vos & fratrem vestrum sinceritate diligentes in ipsum fratrem vestrum & suos & terram quam vos in votum habetis propter dampna & injurias quas gentes suae Ecclesiae Dei nobis et nostris hominibus intulerunt silencium tulissemus nec vivit aliquis hodie cui nos nisi vobis aut fratri vestro parcere curassemus Noveritis insuper quod frater vester gaudet gratia populi et ●avore tamen interdum contra Deum et Ecclesiam facere cogitur cum sibi expensarum copia subtrahatur Statum verò vestrum quem sicut proprium desideramus prosperum & jucundum & voluntatem vestram super praemissis nobis quam citò poteritis rescribatis Valete etc. Tom. 2. p. 392. l. 14. after Mat. Westminster add This Letter of King Henry to the Pope in answer of his to him on the behalf of the Earl of Chester and Falcatius which I found in the White Tower thus relates Falcatius and the Earls insolent deportment towards him in taking and detaining his Castles from him by force DOmino Papae etc. Rex etc. Cum nuper post festum Pentecostes venerabiles Bundela Literarum in Turre London An. 8 H. 3. See Mat. Paris p. 308. Contra Falcatium de Brent Patres nostros Archiepiscopos & Episcopos Abbates ac omnes Magnates totius Regni nostri vocassemus ut nobis occurrerent apud Northampton daturi nobis ibidem consilium & auxilium facturi ad defensionem terrae nostrae in Pictavia quam Rex Francorum impugnare parabat Recepimus ibidem literas vestras continentes inter alia quod dilectos nostros Venerabilem patrem Winton Episcopum Com. Cestriae & quosdam alios de regno nostro qui tempore patris nostri J. quondam Regis Angliae illustris & postmodum tempore nostro contra inimicos nostros pro conservatione Juris nostri fideliter laborasse dicebantur & potenter familiares habere debemus in Consiliis nostris et oppressionibus illorum providere he only enforcing them to restore his Castles and lands they detained from him for which they were excommunicated de quibus sicut scimus pro certo clamores ad aures vestras tulerunt Ne ex talibus quod sustinere non possent ulterius cogerentur * excitate vos ad pejora Ad hoc etiam fuimus ibidem per venerabiles patres in Christo Cant. Archiepiscopum Bath & omnes Episcopos auctoritate literarum vestrarum quas receperant diligenter moniti et efficaciter inducti licet non esset necesse nos pro eo rogari quod fecimus et facturi eramus etiam non rogati praesertim cum ipsi qui se voluntarie subtrarerant nunquam fuerint a nostris Consiliis nobis jubentibus aut volentibus amoti Etenim per breve tempus praecedens London in quodam Consilio nostro praedictos Com. Cestriae ac alios omnes Nobiles nostros qui cum justiciario nostro contenderant ac ipsum cum illis convenire fecimus in pacem Osculo pacis utrinque dato & recepto Nos ipsi & obliv●sci volentes potius injuriarum quae multa praecesserant quam reminisci omnes recepimus in pacem et gratiam qui demeritis suis exigentibus per nos offendi meruerunt sperantes habere de omnibus et singulis ad nostra negotia Consilium et auxilium tam magnificum quale et quantum a nobis in suis necessitatibus exspectare debent Sanè cum ad diem Consilii nostri de Northampton in quibusdam partibus terrae nostrae Judices discretos dedissemus & Nobiles ad audiendas & corrigendas querelas multorum de rapinis & spoliantibus terrarum & bonorum suorum quas multi detulerant ad aures nostras secundum Regni nostri consuetudinem obtentam & approbatam ab antiquo & quidam de Magnatibus nostris Falcatius nomine coram Judicibus eisdem in sexdecim Causis fuisset convictus inter alios & ad restitutionem ablatorum & satisfactionem plenam debito modo condemnatus Molestè ferens quod cogebatur esse quietior qui prius suo vitio renuerat esse pacificus poni fecit insidias uni de Judicibus praedictis versus nos venienti Northampton ac ipsum inermem ac suos per quendam Willielmum fratrem suum & multitudinem armatorum captum violenter viliusque tractatum in quodam Castro nostro quod habebat in custodia vinculis & carceri mancipavit Monitus & vocatus per nuncios solempnes incontinenti de Consilio Magnatum totius regni nostri qui nobiscum erant ut & Captos redderet & statutis die & termino compareret de pace nostra violata & aliis multis quae habuimus contra seipsum responsurus ac Malefactores suos produceret per Judicium Regalis Curiae & regni Jura tractandos nec illos producere nec seipsum offerre Juri voluit cum aliàs teneatur ratione possessionum magnarum & officii maximi quod habuit in Curia nostra ad nos in Consiliis nostris venire non vocatus Exerensque virus quod diu conceperat indignans ex hoc quod cogi debuit esse sub Domino qui dominandi cupiditate torquebatur et captos reddere negavit et comparere coram nobis ac suos producere juri parituros Castrum nostrum muniens contra nos audacter quod instanter nobis reddi petebamus propter quod ad illud obsidendum et expugnandum per Consilium Curiae nostrae statuimus cum exercitu nostro quod in proximo dante Domino in Bello habere speramus Ad haec licet dolentes & magna necessitate coacti ut iniquitati ipsius et plurium Complicum in illius Castri expugnationem concludatur omissis ad praesens omnibus aliis negotiis nostris quae in pártibus Hyberniae & Pictaviae nos urgent Quae quidem pericula imminentia nobis ad praesens nisi ea Deus avertat praedicto Falcatio suisque Complicibus non immerito debemus imputare nec minus moveri contra seipsum et fautores suos quam si totius haereditatis nostrae dispendium quod absit inieramus Yet notwithstanding after Falcatius his Excommunication by the Bishops and judgement exile by the King and Lords for his Rebellion the Pope and his Legate being bribed with his large gifts writ and interceded for his restitution to his Lands and favour as appears not only by our ●storians Tom. 2. p. 392 398. and this Epistle but by two Epistles of the Pope's Legate which I rescued out of the rubbish in the White Tower Chappel informing the Pope and Falcatius his friends at Rome how ill the King and kingdom of England resented the Pope's intercession for him and intermeddling with the state and affairs of England contrary to former custom DOmino Papae Sanctitati vestrae duxi tenore praesentium intimand quod antequam Bundela Literarum in Turre London An. 8. H. 3. ad me literae vestrae quas mihi misistis pro facto Falkatii pervenissent idem in Burgundia captus erat Quibus devotè receptis & quae continebantur in eyes intellectis statim illis personis scribere diligentius procuravi per quas ipsum credebam debere restitui libertati Recepi postmodum literas et nuncios ex parte Regis Angliae illustris quibus intellexi quod tam ipse Rex quam fere totum regnum Angliae pro missione ejusdem F. quam faciatis turbati sunt plurimum et commoti et ipsius inimici derisionem ejusdem in hac parte percipientes elati sunt in superbiam Unde videtur per hoc quod negotium pacis vel treugarum inter eundem & Regem Francorum illustrem pro quo tantum Deus novit laboravi non possit effectui mancipari & sic per consequens negotium Albign patet sicut credimus retardari Cum itaque diebus istis propter malitias hominum et Regum et regnorum sint scandala evitanda cum totus mundus fere sit positus in maligno plus etiam quam creditis si placet Sanctitas vestra provide at quid sit exinde faciendum MAgistro T. Paternitati vestrae tenore praesentium intimamus quod antequam literae Domini Papae pervenissent quas nobis pro facto Falkatii destinavit idem F. in Burgundia captus erat sed statim post receptionem Literarum ipsarum illis personis scripsimus per quas credebamus ipsum debere restitui libertati Recepimus postmodum nuntios & literas ex parte Regis Anglorum illustri● quibus intelleximus evidenter quod tam ipse quam fere totum regnum Angliae valde turbati sunt plurimum et commoti pro missione quam Dominus Papa facit in Angliam super negotiis Falkatii memorati Unde videtur per hoc quod negotium pacis vel treugarum inter duos Reges pro quo tantum Deus novit laboravimus non possit effectui mancipari & sic per consequens negotium * Albigentium against whom they intended a C●ossado Albigen prout credimus sit quasi penitus exsufflatum Cum itaque diebus istis propter hominum malitias Regum et regnorum sint scandala evitanda cum totus mundus fere in maligno sit positus plus etiam quam creditis vos et alii qui cum estis in cameris vestris non cogitatis bujusmodi set ut videtur Ecclesiae Dei parantes excidium * Nota. Reges et regna non ad devotionem Ecclesiae set potius ad scandalum et discordias provocatis Scientes quod plurimum admiramur et multi alii commoventur quod cum regnum Angliae nunc in bono statu consistat quare Dominus Papa et vos ad vocem unius ad inquirendum de facto Regum Angliae quod antea de hiis quae Regiam contingant potestatem fieri non consuevit et de statu ipsius regni et Praelatorum ejusdem mandatis Et ideo si placet provide in hac parte utentes consilio sicut decet procedatis in ipso negoti● Deum solum habentes prae oculis prout melius videritis expedire Scribat Magistro Egidio Episcopo Alban Magistro Rap●er Magistro P. Capuan Episcopo Hostien Domino S. Sancti Albani Soon after * Mat. Paris Hist. Angl. p. 323. Falcatius died miserably in●exile a just punishment for his Sacrilegious rapines and rebellions against the King This Falcasius de Breast was not only Excommunicated by * Tom. 2. p. 392 398. all the Bishops in general but likewise by the Bishops of Coventry and Exon in special in a most solemn manner as this Episile of the Bishop of Coventry to the King assures us wherein he advises him how to proceed in that affair REverendissimo Domino suo H. Dei gratia Rex Angl. etc. devotus & fidelis Bundela Brevium & Literarum An. 8. H. 3. in Turre London suus A. divina permissione Coventrensis Ecclesiae Minister humilis salutem etc. Noverit excellentia vestra quod cum essemus apud Coventr dictum est nobis quod Falkasius de Breant moratur per tria Miliaria ultra Cestr Q●o audito nos cum venerabili fratre nostro Exoniensi Episcop● solempniter eum cum omnibus fautoribus suis et complicibus et ejus favore vos fictius juvantibus pulsatis Campanis et Candelis accensis excommunicavimus Quoniam autem ad partes illas tendimus proponimus cum ipso habere colloquium de honore et utilitate vestra per Dei gratiam nisi propofitum nostrum per mandatum vestrum mutaveritis diligentissima circumspectione adhibita tractaturi Quia vero non solum armis sed etiam blanditiis turbationes et seditiones sedare oportet Dominationi vestrae bonâ fide consulimus quod Leiolino scribatis amicabiliter eum rogantes & arcius inhibentes ne dictum turbatorem in terra sua receptet Nos autem si Clementiae vestrae placueric benè procurabimus qualiter ad ipsum mandatum vestrum competenter perveniat Credimus autem firmiter & speramus quod non oportebit maliciam Falkasii in partibus istis timeri dummodo de praecepto vestro sint contra ipsum Ballivi vestri omnes praemuniti Super hiis igitur & aliis quae de vestrae fuerint beneplacito veluntatis nobis si placet rescribatis quia affectuosè procurabimus quod nobis duxeritis injungendum It seems Falcatius and the Earl of Chester complained to Pope Honorius of the Kings proceedings against them and by money purchased a Letter from him to the King on their behalf What encroachments the Ecclesiastical Courts this year made upon the King's Crown and temporal Courts these Suits for proceeding against Prohibitions will instruct us * Rot. 6 ad●uc●de quindena Cantebr Placita apud Westm in Octabis sanctae Trinitatis anno regni Regis Henrici filii Regis Johannis octavo Richardus le Curteis optulit se 4 die versus Willielmum de Alta ripa de Placito quare secutus est placitum in Curia Christianitatis de catallis quae non sunt de Testamento vel Matrimonio contra Prohibitionem etc. Et Magister non venit etc. Radulphus filius Simonis optulit se 4 die versus Archid. Exon. & conjudices suos Rot. 5 dorso Linc. de Placito quare ipsi tenuerunt placitum in Curia Christianitatis de catallis quae non sunt de Testamento etc. Et versus Dominum Archiepiscopum Ebor. de placito quare secutus est placitum etc. de eodem etc. Et nullus corum venit etc. Et Rad. quaesitus de quibus catallis dicit quod de blado et aliis catallis ejusdem Arch. captis tempore guerrae tam de Ecclesiis quam de terra ejusdem Archiep. captis & praeterea cognovit quod intravit ante Prohibitionem in Curia Christianitaiis Ita quod productiones testium captae fuerunt Et postea cognovit quod Archiepiscopus remisit ei omnem demandam hominum suorum et omnia catalla quae capta fuerunt extra Cimiterium et petit licenciam recedendi de brevi et habuit et inde sine die Tom. 2. p. 393. l. 3. after us add John Bishop of Arfercen in Ireland procuring himself to be consecrated and getting possession of the Temporalties and refufing to appear upon an Appeal before the Pope at the suit of G. who pretended himself lawfully elected Bishop the Pope thereupon sent this Bull to the Bishop of Dublin to ●nforce him to restore his Bishopric to G. and put him into possession of the Temporalties and entreated King Henry not to hinder but assist him therein by this Bull the original whereof I rescued out of the rubbish in the White Tower HONORIUS Episcopus servus servorum Dei charissimo in Christo filio Henrico Regi Anglorum illustri salutem & Apostolicam benedictionem 8 H. 3 ●urre I. onion Cum Johan Presbyter qui se temere consecrari fecit in Episcopum Ecclesiae Arfercen ad nostram contempserit venire praesentiam venerabili fratri nostro G. Arfercen Episcopo responsurus Nos ejus contumacia exigente mandavimus venerabili fratri nostro Archiepiscopo Dublinen ut ipso ● ab eadem Ecclesia prorsus amoto et coacto resignare praetato Episcopo universa quae ad Arfercen noscuntur Episcopatum pertinere ipsum Episcopum in corporalem ipsius Episcopatus possessionem inducat et defendat inductum auditurus postmodum si praefatus J. aliquid voluerit proponere contra eum Ideoque serenitatem tuam rogandum duximus attentius & hortandum quatinus eundem G. habens pro reverentia divina & vestra propensius commendatum non impedias nec a subditis tuis impediri permittas quominus Episcopatum suum ju●ta mandatum nostrum pacifice possideat et quiet Dat. Laterani 12. Kal. Julii Pontificatus nostri anno octavo Whereupon the King issued a * Tom. 2. p. ●93 Writ to the Archbishop of Dublin to restore the Temporalties to G. at the Pope's request Tom. 2. p. 393. after Episcopis this should have been inserted These Proctors of the King coming to Rome rendered him this account of their journey to and reception at Rome by the Pope and Cardinals with the sense they had of the King's dangerous and almost desperate condition informing him of a new confederacy between the French King and his discontented Barons in case the Pope crossed or condescended not to the French King to invade England to dispossess the King of the Crown as they did his Father King John and of Falcatius his Imprisonment in France which Letter I found in the White Tower Chappel CArissimo Domino suo H. Dei gratia Regi Anglorum illustri Domino Hiberniae In Turre London An. 8. H. 3. Duci Normanniae Aquitaniae Comiti Andegaviae fideles sui G. de Quancumb & S. de * Lucy Luca devotam in omnibus reverentiam Noverit dominacio vestra quod die Lunae prox post festum Omnium Sanctorum applicuimus ad portum quendam juxta Wicclow & inde per Franciam aliasque terras medias salvo transeuntes die Dominica prox post festum beati Nicholai venimus Viterbium fratrem Johannem Brisepet qui quasdam literas vestras detulit ibidem per tres dies expectantes & Magistros Reinerum & Egidium Cardinals in eadem villa morantes Dominumque Gualonem qui interim ibidem advenit super agendis nostris consulentes eo diligencius quod tunc ibi adierant Dalatham & the Noun Episcopi Guido de Monteforti & quidam alumnus Regis Franc. qui frequentem tractatum cum dictis Cardinalibus habentes multa falsa suggesserunt eisdem tum de hoc facto Pictaviae Regem Franciae maliciose excusantes tum praedecessores vestros de terris cismarinis Asserentes fuisse paratos exigente justicia si par est eam postmovum per nos et Dominum Petrum Saracen qui fideliter nobis in omnibus quae nos contingunt assistit sibi vero * forte Non credentes Cardinals magnam fidem sicut nobis frequenter videbatur dictis Gallicis habuerunt Sanè accedente ad nos interim dicto fratre J. insimul cum Domino Gallon Romam venimus die Jovis proxima sequente quem quidem valde commotum invenimus et turbatum multipliciter studuimus pro posse nostro reducere ad temperanciam Dominum Papam quidem et Cardinales non solum commotos circa statum vestrum et regni vestri perpendimus verum penitus se desperatos unananimiter fatebantur Nam Rex serosol et dicti Gallici praedicabant omnibus quod Majores Angliae obsides offerebant usque ad de reddendo sibi terram cum primo venire curaret ad illam Adjicientes si aliquid in Curia Romana contra voluntatem Regis Franciae attemptaretur incontinentur Rex transfretaret in Angliam et praeter illos alii forsan de terra * I conceive it should be Pictaviae qui aliquandiu steterunt pro vobis etsi alia sinistra sicut audivimus insinuare nitebantur Ita quod in narrationibus et petitionibus vestris plures nobis adversabantur et multa objiciebantur Responsio tamen ad illa non fuit difficilis cum veritas nos non lateret & eadem nos turbatos liberaret licet hoc solum grave nobis esset quod vir potuerunt induci quidam ut aliquam fidem adhiberent veritati Porro cum singulos Cardinales visitassemus et super statu vestro terrarumque vestrarum Angliae Walliae Hiberniae et de facto Bedeford et Pictaviae et aliis articulis nobis injunctis instrurissemus diligenter habitoque postmodum colloquio cum Papa in secreto die Mercurii prorima ante festum Sancti Thomae Apostoli coram Papa et fratribus causam adventus nostri plene exposuimus peticiones vestras tunc ibi Domino Papae committentes Veruntamen quia Nuncii Comitis Tholosani Episcopi Milites & Clerici post festum Sancti Michaelis in Curia uniformiter steterant et Papa cum fratribus jam per multos dies super facto illo licet noudum plene deliberaverant distulerunt usque post Natale de vestris negociis providere Et sperabatur quod dictus Comes competens responsum esset accepturus licet Rex et Gallici praedicti sibi fortiter resisterent Die Jovis proxima recepit Papa literas Portuensis Episcopi Legati Aleman quod idem Portuen tractatum habitum inter Reges Alemanniae & Franciae super Matrimonio de quo scitis impedivit Dixit tamen nobis Papa quod Rex Franciae pro eodem facto Nuncios suos ad Imperatorem iterum transmisit set quid egerunt adhuc nescivimus De Falkasio de Brealth dicebatur nobis circa principium adventus Domini quod erat in veniendo Romam attamen die Dominica proxima ante Natale Domini quando recederet lator praesencium percepimus quod non ille erat de quo cavebatur illa die quia die Dominica detinet eum quod captus erat in Francia & detentus Ualeat Dominus noster et quicquid Papa disponendum de facto vestro duxerit Dominus nichilominus dirigat a●tus et voluntates vestros et nostros si placet vigilatis caveatisque vobis Tom. 2. p. 379. l. 36. after took add The Earl of Albemarl detaining the King's Castles and Lands from him notwithstanding the Legates Archbishops and Bishops Excommunications he thereupon issued this Writ to Roger de Leyburne to repair to him forthwith to Northampton with all the armed power he could raise to reduce the rebellious Earl to obedience H. Dei gratia Rex Angl. Dominus Hyberniae Dux Normanniae Acquit & Comes Andegaviae dilecto & fideli suo Rogero de Leiburn salutem Cum W. Bundela Brevium in Turre London An. 8 H. 3. Comes Albemarl excommunicatus a Domino Legato Archiep●scopo Ebor. et Episcopis Angl. cum omnibus fautoribus complicibus et ei adhaerentibus propter multiplices et manifestos excessus sanctae Ecclesiae et nobis impensos sediciose et furtive ceperit Castrum de Fodering quod fuit in manu nostra et maliciose detineat terram mostram devastando depraedando et pacem nostram et regni nostri perturbando et vehementer infringendo Vobis mandamus firmiter praecipientes in fide qua nobis tenemini et sub debito sacramenti vestri nobis praestiti quatinus visis litteris istis cum tota gente armata quam ad praesens habere poteritis veniatis ad nos usque Northamt bene parati equis et armis ad eundum eum corpore nostro et cum fidelibus nostris qui nobiscum venient super eundem Comitem qui sic spreta fide et obsequio nostro nos et regnum nostrum praesumpsit temere et maliciose inquietare et perturbare Et gentem nostram quam ad praesens paratam non habetis venire faciatis post nos cum omni festinatione & ita acceleretis adventum vestrum & gentis nostrae ut & nunc per experienciam senciamus quantum nos & terrae nostrae tranquillitatem diligatis Teste H. de Burgo Justiciario nostro apud Westm 23 die Januarii The like Writ of the same date issued Galfrido de Nevil etc. the original whereof I found in the White Tower HENRICUS Dei gratia Rex Angliae Dominus Hiberniae Dux Aquitaniae An. 8 H. ● in Turre London Com. Andegav Dilecto & fideli ●uo Galfrido de Nevil salutem Quoniam H. Comes Albemarl Excommunicatus a Domino Legato Archiepiscopo Eborum et Episcopis Angl●ae cum omnibus fautoribus complicibus et ei adhaerentibus propter multiplices et manifestos excessus sanctae Ecclesiae et nobis impensos seditiose et furtive ceperit Castrum de Fodring quod fuit in manu nostra et malitiose detineat terram nostram devastando depraedando pacem nostram et regni nostri vehementer perturbando et infringendo Vobis mandamus firmiter percipientes in fide qua nobis tenemini & sub debito Sacramenti vestri nobis praestiti quod visis Literis istis cum tota gente nostra armata quam habere ad praesens poteritis veniatis ad nos usque Northampton benè parati equis & armis ad eundum cum corpore nostro & cum fidelibus nostris qui nobiscum vement super eundem Comitem qui sic spreta fide et obsequio nostro nos et regnum nostrum praesumpsit temere et maliciose inquietare et perturbare Et gentem nostram quam ad praesens paratam non habetis venire faciatis post nos cum omni festinatione & ita acceleratis adventum vestrum & gentis vostrae ut tunc per experientiam senciamus quantum nos & terrae nostrae tranquillitatem diligatis Teste H. de Burgo Justiciario nostro apud Westm 23 die Januarii The same year King Henry the 3d. evidenced his Sovereign Ecclesistical Jurisdiction in sending these memorable Prohibitions and Appeals to the Pope's Delegites and others not to proceed in a suit of the Archdeacon of Colchester against the Dean of St. Martins for Procurations demanded by him from the Church of Newport the chief part of that Deanery St. Martin's being his free Chapel exempt from all Episcopal Jurisdiction and Procurations this suit being to the great prejudice of his Crown and Dignity REX Archidiacono Cancellario & Decano Oxon. salutem Cum super Decanatu Ecclesiae sancti Martini London quae Dominica Capella nostra esse noscitur Claus 9 H. 3. pars 1. m. 8. dorso ea gaudemus dignitate a temporibus praedecessorum nostrorum diu optenta quod ab omni jurisdictione Cpiscopi Diocesani et subditorum ejus sit exempta ita quod Decanus cum debuerit institui a sola manu Regia stallum recipit in choro et locum in capitulo super omnia ad Decanatum illum spectantia ab omnibus hucusque procurationivus Archidiaconorum et suorum libera fuerit et quieta Audivimus unde non immerito miramur et movemur quod Archidiaconus Colcestriae licet ad desistendum multa sit prece nostra requisitus et ammonitus dilectum et fidelem nostrum G. de Bocl●nd Decanum illius Ecclesiae coram vobis auctoritate literarum Domini Papae in causam trahere non desistit exigendo ab Ecclesia de Neuport quae est ejusdem Dccanatus pars maxima et praecipua Procurationes hucusque insolitas in grave praejudicium Regiae dignitatis Cum igitur tam regni nostri consuetudinis quam Regiae sit potestatis eorum inhibere processum quae in dignitatis nostrae praejudicium vertuntur Vobis prohibemus ne in Causa illa procedatis cujus proculdubio processus in nostrae fieret dignitatis laesionem Insuper autem s● forte hanc prohibitionem non duxeritis quod non credimus reverenter admittendam pro dignitate ne a nobis vel ab ipso Archidiacono contra ipsam quicquam attemptetur ad Sedem Apostolicam appellamus Teste Rege apud Merleberg 21 die Julii In hac forma scribitur Archidiacono Colecestrensi de Causa illa non prosequenda REX eisdem Judicibus salutem Meminimus nos vobis alias inhibuisse ne in Ibidem Causa quam movit coram vobis in Curia Christianitatis Archidiaconus Colecestrensis contra dilectum et fidelem nostrum G. de Bocland Decanum Capellae nostrae Sancti Martini London super procuratione quam idem Archidiaconus sibi fieri exigit pro Ecclesia de Neuport quae est dicti Decanatus pars maxima et praecipua procederetis cujus proculdubio processus in nostrae cederet laestonem dignitatis cujus optentu dicta Capella nostra ab omni jurisdictione Episcopi Diocesani subditorumque ejus soleat et debeat immunis permanere hincque inhibitioni appellationem ex parte vestra recolimus interjectam Ne igitur suggeri possit quod ab hiis desistere velimus vel in praejudicium Regiae dignitatis praesumatis in dicta Causa procedere tam dictam inhibitionem nostram quam interjectam appellationem praesentibus literis innovamus Teste meipso apud Merton 31 die Aug. Eodem modo innovata est appellatio versus Archidiaconum Colecestriae ne prosequatur In the Plea-Rolls of Placita in Octabis S. Michaelis An. 9 H. 3. Rot. 6. dorso Sutht I find this ensuing Action for holding Plea in Court Christian of Layfee against the King's Prohibition Johannes Sward Esson Henr. le Sauvage obtulit se 4 die versus Decanum de Wynton Plac. An. 9 H. 3. in Turre London de plac quare te●uit placitum in Curia Christianitatis de Laico feodo ipsius Henrici in Tyffid etc. contra Prohibitionem etc. Et ipse non venit etc. The same year there arising a difference between the Parson of the Chapel of Limeric and the Treasurer thereof to which of them the Tithes of Fishponds and Mills of Limerick etc. belonged the King thereupon issued forth this Writ to inquire the right and certify the truth thereof REX venerabilibus in Christo patribus M. Casselensi Archiepiscopo & J. Fernensi Pat. 9 H. 3. in longiori Rot. m. 5. intus Episcopo & G. Lismorensi electo salutem Mandamus vobis rogantes quatinus ad certum diem & locum conveniatis apud Lymeric & ibi praesente Galfrido de Mariscis vel illo quem ad hoc assignaverit diligenter inquiratis per bonos et discretos homines tam Clericos quam Laicos qui melius sciant & velint dicere veritatem utrum Bartholomaeus de Camera tempore Domini Johannis Regis patris nostri ante guerram motam inter ipsum & Barones' suos Angliae fuit in seisina Decimae de Piscariis et Molendinis de Lymeric & de terra de Drumyn nomine Capellae de Lymeric cujus persona est vel Willielmus de Caerdif eo tempore seisitus fuit de praedicta Decima nomine Thesaurariae quam habuit in Ecclesia de Lymeric Et si for●è omnes ad inquisicionem illam faciendam intendere non possitis duo vestrum cam nichilominus exequantur Teste Rege apud Westm 21 die Aprilis anno regni nostri nono The Bishopric of Acaden in the County of Connact in Ireland becoming void and the Clergy thereof according to their custom electing a Bishop without the King's precedent licence and Royal assent contrary to his Royal prerogative and exceptions being now taken both to the manner of the Bishop's Election and likewise against his person Henry de Londres Archbishop of Dublin thereupon conceiving the donation thereof to be devolved to himself by lapse in which he was grossly mistaken writ this Epistle to receive the King's Royal pleasure how to proceed in this case for the maintenance of the King's prerogative which I found in the White Tower Chappel EXcellentissimo Domino suo & amantissimo H. Dei gratia illustri Regi Angliae Bundela literarum & certificationum An. 9 H. 3 in Turre London etc. devotissimus suus H. eadem gratia Dublinensis Archiepiscopus Apostolicaesedis Legatus promptum cum devotione famulatum Vacan●e nuper sede Acaden sita in ultimis partibus Connaciae ubi minus informetur Ecclesia sedis ejusdem Clerus ignorans & inconsuetus hucusque modum et formam in electione sacienda secundum aliarum terrarum statuta conservare ad celebrandam electionem Regia licentia non petita juxta priorem ejus consuetudinem processit qua tamen celebrata electus ipse cum quibusdam Electoribus ad justiciarium vestrum Hyberniae accessit Regium expostulans assensum supplere cupiens post electionem quod contra Regiae dignitatis privilegium ante eam videhatur omissum licet in partibus illis in celebrandis electionibus minime consueverit hucusque Regia postulari licencia Vnde ad instituendam et observandam debitae sollempnitatis formam tam in Regia dignitate quam in electionis celebracione examinata postmodum coram nobis eadem electione ab adversariis Electi plura fuerunt objecta et prolata tam in personam Electi quam in formam eligendi propter quae videbatur ipsa electio minus valida si universa deberent judicari et conservari secundum aliorum consuetudinem regnorum et Regiae dignitatis conservacionem de quibus gentis illius ruditas usque ad tempus praesens noticiam non habuit nec eas observare consuevit Dumque videbatur ex hiis quae omissa sunt tam in modo electionis quam in observacione Regiae dignitatis ipsius Ecclesiae ordinacio ad nos tanquam superiorem devolvi quia volumus et affectamus Regiam dignitatem in illis partibus firmari et induci et consolidari ubi quondam convaluit nec obtinuit cum in partibus eisdem nullus Anglicus fructificare possit adhuc aut morari maxim propter loci paupertatem et gentis contrari● hostilitatem Super ordinacione ejusdem Ecclesiae consilium et voluntatem vestram nobis significetis fideli nostro praesencium latori credentes qui de hiis et aliis vobis plenius exponet Valete Which he seconded with the other Epistle to this King wherein he relates the great labours and expenses he had undergone for the King and his Father King John EXcellentissimo Domino suo & amantissimo Henrico Dei gratia illustri Regi Angliae In eadem Bundela An. 9 H. 3. in Turre London etc. suus eadem gratia H. Dublinensis Archiepiscopus salutem & devotum in omnibus famulatum Quot et quantos labores quantas eciam expensas sustinuerimus pro Domino Rege patre vestro necnon et pro vobis non est necesse vobis exprimere cum satis et vobis et vestris liquida sint et manisesta Regiae igitur excellenciae cum quanta possumus supplicamus devotione quatinus ad labores et expensas pro vobis et vestris factas oculo pietatis respicientes justic vestro Hiberniae dare velitis in mandatis ut nos et Ecclesiam nostram super possessionibus et dignitatibus nostris a bonae memoriae H. Rege avo vestro necnon et piae recordacionis J. patre vestro obtentis per Cartas suas confirmatis aliquid attemptare vel in aliquo vetare non praesumat Tantum super hoc si placet facere velitis ut omnes nos oculo velit respicere propicior● et nos et Ecclesia nostra vobis ad obsequia promptiores esse debeamus et devotiores Valete Which was writ upon this occasion Thomas Fitz-Adam to whom the King committed the custody of his Forests in Ireland distraining and apprehending some of the Archbishop of Dublin's men and Tenants within the Forest exempted by King John's and other Charters from Forest Laws and Duties the Archbishop excommunicated him for this his proceeding yet afterwards offered to absolve him upon his submission the Archbishop upon this occasion writ this Letter and the former sent by a special Messenger to the King misrelating the proceedings extant in the Bundle of Letters and Certificates I found in the White Tower about An. 9H 3. as I conjecture EXcellentissimo Domino suo & amantissimo H. Dei gratia illustri Regi Angl. Domino Hiberniae etc. devotus suus H. eadem gratia Dublinensis Archiepiscopus In eadem Bundela An. 9 H. 3. in Turre London Apostolicae sedis Legatus cum fidelitate promptum et devotum servicium Terrae et tenementa Ecclesiae nostrae ipsi ab antiquo in liberam elemosinam assignata semper pro majori parte libera extiterunt a Forestariis et omnibus aliis exactionibus mundanis Munita est eciam Ecclesia nostra in suis libertatibus antiquitus debitis et consuetis per Cartas et confirmationes inclitae memoriae Domini J. patris vestri a Forestariis et omnibus aliis mundanis exactionibus et oneribus Et si fortè aliquando contra libertates illius praesumptuosè fuisset aliquid attemptatum unde et venerandae memoriae antecessor noster exulavit aerumpnis et tribulacionibus septennis exilii libertates ipsas in statum debitum reformavit Hoc vestra et fidelium vestrarum discreta provisione deletum esse videtur a consequencia per Cartam vestram ad partes Hiberniae nuper transmissam in qua non solùm Ecclesiis & Ecclesiasticis viris set omnibus secularibus & mundanis antiquas d●bitas et consuetas libertates concessistis et confirmastis Hiis autem non consideratis ut deceret T. filius Adae●ui ●ui Forestam vestram de Hibernia commisistis terras nostras contra antiquas et debitas Ecclesiae nostrae libertates inforestare contendit et novas oppressoones et exactiones inducere capiendo homines nostros et denarios pocius voluntate propria ut videtur quam auctoritate Regia Qui cum propter hujusmodi et alios graves excessus ab Archidiacono nostro fuisset excommunicatus tandem ad cor reversus absolvi meruit de hoc autem & propter negotia vestra cum disposuissemus vestram adire praesenciam supervenerunt nuncii vestri qui nobis negocia vestra praesentaverunt qui cum nondum recessu latoris praesencium cum Justiciario in remotis partibus agente locuti fuissent post ejus allocutionem secundum ipsius responsionem ad commodum & utilitatem vestram in omnibus faciemus Interim si placet donec ad vos veniamus significate dicto T. filio Adae & aliis Ballivis vestris ut a divis molestacionibus nostris cessant et nobis et Ecclesiae nostrae debitas permittant libertates Latori autem praesencium David nuncio nostro super hiis quae vobis dicet ex parte nostra de hiis & aliis vestris negociis credatis in cujus ore multa posuimus vobis dicenda per quem quaedam munuscula Regiae celsitudini transmittamus in proximo per Dei gratiam missuri vel personaliter allaturi meliora Conservet Altissimus incolumitatem vestram in tempora longissima How little cause this Archbishop Henry had to complain to the King or to Excommunicate Thomas Fitz-Adam yea how insolently and violently he demeaned himself in Excommunicating this King's Officer against the King's prerogative and the King's Justice's commands and what an enemy Traitor he was to the King this Letter of Fitz-Adam to the King and his Council concerning the difference between him and this Archbishop will abundantly evidence extant in the same Bundle in the Tower with his precedent Letters REverendo Domino suo H. Dei gratia Regi Angl. Domino Hyb etc. suus si In eadem Bundela circa An. 9 Hen. 3. in Turre Lond. placet Thomas filius Adae salutem & fidele servicium Sciatis Domine quod terra vestra Hyberniae Dei gracia in bono statu est set Dominus Dublinensis nullo modo patitur agenda vestra adeo bene se habere ut vobis expediret in partibus vestris et nititur omnibus viribus suis vos exhaeredare de Foresta vestra in Hibernia ut vobis alias mandavi Ingerendo michi custodienti Forestam illam per praeceptum vestrum diversa intollerabilia occasione illius Forrestae Contigit quod quidam octavo Epiphaniae proximò praeteritae qua Justiciarius intinerans in Foresta ad inquirendum pleniùs jura vestra Forestae venerunt contra me Forestarii turpiter verberati et lacerati dicentes quod ex quo poscunt vadia hominum Archiepiscopi secantium nemus vestrum in Foresta vestra homines Archiepiscopi et per praeceptum ejus cum clamore et uthagio insurgunt in eos et vi vadia sua a Forestariis extorquent Forestarios turpiter infestantes Eodem die venientes quidam homines de eadem Foresta indicaverunt michi quendam malefactorem conversantem in Foresta in terra Archiepiscopi qui a longo tempore in vita Domini mei patris vestri usque ad hoc tempus destruerat Forestam Et est malefactor ille * Notorious prout tota terra testatur tocius regni vestri Hoc audito misi servientes nostros ad quaerendum malefactorem illum & illo invento in domo sua servientes scrutaverunt domum si possent invenire in domo sua perinde esset melius athaciandus et sumerant arcum suum cum sagitta sanguinolenta et perchias Cervi sanguinolentas cum corio et quadam portione venationis Servientes duxerunt ad me malefactorem cum athaciamento Ego verò incontinenti feci convenire omnes probos homines cujusdam villae vestrae de eadem Foresta et feci ducere malefactorem illum cum athaciamento coram eyes et athaciamentum coram eis inbreviari et malesactorem posui in prisonam vestram Hoc audiens Dominus Archiepiscopus misit ad me Decanum Dublin cum tribus Presbyteris et postulavit hominem suum quietum captum super terra Ecclesiae Ego vero intelligens illum non esse reddendum et maxime Presbitero mero nisi Archiepiscopus vellet eum replegiare ad habendum illum in Curia vestra nolui eis illum dimittere Nec mora eadem die scilicet vigilia Epiphaniae mandavit omnibus Presbiteris Civitatis Dublin et extra quod a divinis cessarent dummodo essem in villa In crastino in die Epiphaniae venerunt ad me duo Presbiteri & postulaverunt dictum malefactorem quietum ex parte Archiepiscopi jubentes de parte sua ne illum plus tenerem et nisi illum ita redderem excommunicarent me A daring insolency Hoc audito appellavi ad Dominum Archiepiscopum ab illo die in viij dies si hoc nichil esset per eum pro vobis et statu vestro et libertatibus vestris et pro me et hominibus meis coram Archiep. in villa Dublin ad horam et si hoc esset parum ego appellavi supradicto modo in praesentia Domini Papae et si hoc prodesse non posset pecii inducias quousque loqutus fuissem cum justiciario vestro Hiberniae Hiis omnibus postpositis steterunt in contrariis in eadem die Epiphaniae pronunciarunt sententiam Excommunicationis in me Super quo nimium motus ivi ad Archiepiscopum in crastino et monstravi ei gravamen et pudorem minus circumspecte et consulte quam deceret michi fore illatum et ipse interrogavit hominem suum quietum et absolveret me et dixit quod ego nec alius potui capere hominem illum nec alium super terram suam quamvis esset in Foresta Dicens * Note his insolent speeches Terram esse suam Nemus esse suum Forestam esse suam Feras esse suas Et ex quo audivi quod atraxit ad Ius suum omne Ius vestrum nolui dimittere ei hominem suum quietum nisi vellet replegiare eum ad habendum eum in Curia vestra vel saltem coram justiciario vestro in adventu suo in parts illas quod omnino refutavit nec potui absolvi Et ego mandavi justiciario causam Sententiae in me latae rogans quod mandaret super hoc voluntatem suam justiciarius vero mandavit michi quod nullo modo redderem malefactorem quietum nisi Archiepiscopus vellet replegiare ad habendum eum in Curia vestra Mandavit eciam eidem Archiepiscopo quod replegiaret Sententiam qualemcumque in me latam et tantum inde faceret ne deterius inde contingeret et ne negocia vestra remanerent facienda et michi in nullo potuit proficere Immo per totam terram vestram facit me prosequi prohibendo communionem hominum et aysiamenta villarum ita quod ad quoddam arduum negocium vestrum exequendum interesse non potui videlicet quod haberetis donationem Ecclesiarum de Connactia quam nunquam habuistis Ad hoc quod in tota Hybernia non habetis unam Ecclesiam dandam Nec eciam potui esse ad tenend Assisas' vestras Dublin in Octabis Sancti Hyllarii et ita in hunc modum promovet idem Archiepiscopus negocia vestra in partibus Hyberniae Quidam vero dixerunt Archiep. quod defamaverat me multum et ultra quod ad me excommunicand non debet procedere et eciam propter privilegium quod habetis ut dicunt quod capitales Bayllivi vestri non sunt excommunicandi vobis inconsultis Ad quod respondit Archiepiscopus quod cum videret privilegium illud tunc crederet nos illud habere set non antea Ita et in hunc modum se habet idem Archiepiscopus erga vos et erga me pro vobis super quo si placet vobis et michi provideatis Scituri quod in mandatis meis non invenietis me alium quam mandatorem certarum rerum et quamvis vincula quibus ligatus sum molestent me sustineo illa donec vobis super praedictis provideritis quia volo vos pro posse meo tenere intus Ballivam libertatum vestrarum super praedictis * Pro vobis et pro Deo et servicio meo provideatis michi si fieri potest quod absolver ab alio non ab Archiepiscopo qui fecit pronunciari Sententiam in me latam quon●am hoc vobis cederet ad honorem desicut credo quod tenebat me in Sentencia illa quousque adquiescam in omnibus voluntati ejus set hoc non expediret vobis secundum quod adhuc operatur erga vos Provideatis eciam vobis de aliquibus probis hominibus & legalibus in terra Hybern ad prosequendum negocia vestra et maxime contra dictum Archiepiscopum qui proponit exhaeredare vos in partibus illis solus ad jura vestra manutenenda quamvis non esset nisi contra dictum Archiepiscopum Quoniam apponit se et principaliter ad libertates vestras prosternendas Ego mando vobis agenda vestra prout se habent & emendanda illa ubi emendacione indigent libenter emendarem Voluntatem vestram & beneplacitum super praedictis & omnibus aliis si placet michi scire faciatis Valeat Excellentia vestra in Domino Dorso Domino Regi et Consilio suo pro seipso The Rector of the Church of Carthewrd being Excommunicated by the Pope and his Delegates and contemning their Excommunication for suing and molesting the Tenants of the Abbey of Ramsey against the privileges granted them by the Pope and their Excommunication being certified to the King by the Bishop of Lincoln whereby a Capias excommunicatum issued against them thereupon the Rector procuring a Prohibition to the Delegates upon this suggestion that they Excommunicated him for bringing an Assize of Mortdancester against the Abbot and Covent of a Manor the Delegates made this ensuing Certificate of the state of their proceedings and sentence against him to the King denying the truth of his suggestion ILlustrissimo Domino suo H. Dei gratia Regi Angl. Domino Hyber●iae Duci Normanniae & Acquit Comiti Andegaviae H. dictus Abbas de Leest & Prior Sancti Leonardi & Decanus de Donewico salutem temporalem & aeternam Serenitati In cadem Bundela An. 9 H. 3. in Turre London vestrae significamus quod cum quaedam Causa a summo Pontifice nobis esset commissa inter Abbatem & Conventum Rameseye ex una parte & Nicholaum Rectorem Ecclesiae de Corthewrd ex altera Et partibus in praesencia nostra constitutis ex parte Abbatis & Conventus Rames facta fuit conditio in hunc modum Richardus etc. sint viri Religiosi et in protectione Domini Papae constituti et a Seed Romana indultum sit eis ne liceat cuiquam possessiones suas Ecclesiasticas ausu temerario invadere vel perturbare Nicholaus Rector Ecclesiae de Carthewrd in dispendium animae suae tanquam filius Leviathan possessiones suas Ecclesiasticas perturbare non cesiat ipsos & homines suos interdum per se interdum per alios inquietando  et sic privilegia sua violare praesumit Dicunt eciam Abbas & Conventus quod in privilegiis a Seed Romana eis indultis lata est sentencia Excommunicationis in omnes tales invasores et perturbatores unde dicunt ipsum Nicholaum incidisse in sentenciam Excommunicationis a summo Pontifice latam et petunt ut appellatur per judices suos desistere a tali perturbacione et satisfacere commissis Et etiam ut adeat Sedem Romanam et ivi impetret beneficium absolucionis a summo Pontifice a quo est Excommunicatus Et ut plenius consiet eidem Nicholas in quibus dicunt ipsum possessiones suas Ecclesiasticas perturbasse dicunt quod cum mota fuit quaedam Causa authoritate Domini Papae inter ipsos et Thomam Rectorem Ecclesiae de Anewelle super decimis de Dominico Reginaldi le Moine in villa de Anewelle idem Nicholaus pro viribus suis nitebatur praedictas decimas a Monachis Rames subtrahere et adhucnititur Eodem modo fecit Nicholaus in quadam Causa mota inter ipsos & Theobaldum de Leke super decimis de Dominico dicti Theobaldi Eodem modo fecit idem N. in aliis & similibus Causis ut dicunt dicti Abbas & Conventus Et propter istas causas dicunt dictum N. incidisse in sentenciam Excommunicationis a summo Pontifice latam Ista dicunt salvo sibi jure addendi mutandi vel minuendi Recitatâ igitur ista conditione coram nobis & eidem Nicholao traditâ sigillis nostris in judicio signatâ sponte et sine difficultate aliqua jurisdictioni nostrae se subjecit et litem contestatus est intentioni dictorum Abbatis & Conventus penitus contradicendo Et datus fuit dies de consensu parcium ad testes producendos quo die idem N. contumaciter se absentavit Et quia noluimus licet de jure possemus in ejus absencia testes contra ipsum admittere fecimus ipsum pluribus et legitimis edictis vocari Tandem praecedentibus aliis legitimis penis propter multiplicatam contumaciam suam sententia excommunicationis ipsum innodavimus et excommunicatum publice denunciari fecimus Cum autem in praedicta sentencia per quadraginta dies et longe amplius praedictus Nicholaus perseverare non erubuit nec adhuc erubescit dedimus in mandatis Domino Lincolniensi Episcopo ut seriem facti excellenciae vestrae significaret qui quod suum erat in hac parte diligenter est executus postquam vero decrevistis ipsum fore justiciandum per brachium seculare et super hoc litteras vestras Vicecomiti H●ntedon direxistis prout nobis intimatum est suggessit vobis idem Nicholaus quod praedicti Abbas et Conventus traxerunt eum in Causam coram nobis super hoc quod idem N. perturbaret pacificam possessionem suam de quodam Manerio suo de Stivecle Maxim quia idem N. araniavit versus eos Assisam mortis antecessoris super eodem Manerio Nos vero quia nolumus quod factum nostrum vos lateat in aliquo Dominacioni vestrae ea qua decet reverentia significamus quod nunquam in praesencia nostra de praedicto Manerio facta fuit mencio nec eciam de aliquo Laico feado dictam causam contingente Set jam per unum annum integrum duravit contencio inter eos super Decimis in condicione praescripta nominatis et super perturbacione possessionis suae de eisdem Decimis Si enim super jam dicto Manerio vel aliquo alio Laico feodo vel eciam Laicis catallis coram nobis mota fuisset quaestio statim decrevissemus convictionem talium ad nos non pertinere Valeat dominacio vestra in Domino The Archbishops and Bishops having freely granted the King the 20th part of theirs and their Villains goods for his supply to be taxed and collected only by themselves the King thereupon issued this Writ to his Collectors not to intermeddle with the taxing or collecting thereof but only of the goods and chattels of Abbots Priors and other religious persons TAxatoribus & Col. salutem Cum Archiepiscopi et Episcopi regni nostri vicestmam bonorum suorum et villanorum suorum nobis liberaliter sui gratia concesserint et volumus quod ipsi hujusmodi vicesimam per manum suam taxari levari et colligi faciant in forma eis per nos tradita et injuncta vobis mandamus quod Bundela B●eviarum An. 8 H. 3. in Turre London de taxacione seu collectione vicesimae Episcoporum seu villanorum suorum in nullo vos intromittatis proviso quoth vicesiman bonorum et catallorum Abbatum Priorum et caeterorum Religiosorum Com. praedicti taxari et colligi faciatis sicut v. cesima alibi taxatur et colligitur in regno nostro Testibus etc. Some of the Nobility who had formerly Crowned Lewes of France King and been the cause of King John's death for which they were banished the Realm endeavouring to return into England and set up the French Kings interest and domineer over the King and his faithful counsellors by circumventing Pope Honorius thereupon Hubert de Burgo and nine more of the King's Council about the 8th year of King Henry's reign as I conjecture sent this memorable Epistle to Pope Honorius to assist the King and them as he formerly had done and prevent this dangerous Plot and design a Copy whereof in a very excellent hand I met with in the White Tower SAnctissimo Patri ac Domino Honorio Dei gratia Summo Pontifici devoti sui H. de Burgo Justiciarius Angliae R. Comes Cestriae Falcat de Breante Philippus In Turre London circa An. ● H. 3. de Aubigny Willielmus de Cantilupo Galfridus de Nevil Brian de Insula Engelardus de Cigogny Hugo de Nivona fideles Domini Regis Angliae seipsos ad oscula pedum beatorum Paternitati vestrae quascunque possumus gratiarum referimus actiones eo quod circa devotissimum vestrum Dominum nostrum Henricum Regem Anglorum illustrem tam per vestram quam per Domini P. Norwicen electi Legati vestri solicitudinem manum invictam et curam vigilantem in omnium suorum promotione bonorum dignatur vestra Sanctitas exercere universa ejusdem Domini nostri negotia plusquam possimus dicere laudabiliter promovendo Verùm cum juxtà verbum sapientis Non sit minor virtus quam quaerere parta tueri Dominationem vestram non desinimus pia sollicitare instantia ut considerantes infinitas angustias et labores graves quas vestra Sanctitas sibi non parcens ut nobis posset proficere per se ac suos in defension Domini nostri et totius regni non recusavit nec timuit sustinere Incrementum adeo boni nominis et cum tanta difficultate exculti conservetis ab inimici hominis conculcatione maligna ne perdatur per aliquorum nequitiam id quod per tantam providentiam vestri gratia in Domino nostro condidistis ac nobis Sicut enim ex quorundam provida significatione didicimus quidam persuasionibus suis Sanctitatem vestram circumvenire intentos illos qui pro suae immensitate mali●iae et sacrosanctae Romanae Ecclesiae contemptu ac laesae Majestati Regiae vicio et totius regni turbatione per nostram et Apostolicae Sedis deliberationem a toto regno sententialiter sunt exclusi ad regnum revocare et in ipso promovere nituntur A● etiam super ipsum Dominum Regem et regnum potestatem suam et dominium ampliare Cumque nulli sit dubium quin universa Domini Regis et regni detrimenta valeant pullulare si tales scismaticos et perversos ad regnum quod absit revocari aut ipsos aut fautores ipsorum in regno promoveri vel exaltari contingat Paternitatem vestram exoramus attentius ut cum Dominum Regem ac regnum tanto diligentius vos oporteat conservare quanto specialius vestrae sumus dominationi subjecti placeat Sanctitati vestrae proditis scismaticis taliter claudere viam reversionis ad regnum ne de caetero vos praesumat quisquam super hoc infestare nec liceat illis aut eorum fautoribus nos qui pro fidelitate Domini nostri et vestra ac sedis Apostolicae devotione parati sumus et fuimus qualibet incurrere detrimenta ad effusionem nostri sanguinis et turbationem quietis et pacis nostrae ulterius provocare Ut autem super hoc Sanctitati vestrae nostra intentio penitus declaretur pro certo teneat vestra Paternitas quod in nullius necessitatis articulo a devotione sedis Apostolicae et fidelitate Regia aliquatenus recedamus unde ut in hiis firmi et stabiles persistamus praecavere volentes cuilibet eventui sive facto per quod posset nostro proposito praejudicium generari nullatenus volumus vel permittemus aliqua ratione ut hii qui in partibus vestris malorum omnium initium extiterunt qui sacrosanctam Romanam Ecclesiam contempnentes Domini nostri majestatem nisi honore Regio spoliare et gloriantes se causam dedisse mortis clarae memoriae J. Regis Angliae Domini nostri filii sui ac nostrorum omnium fidelium ejus sanguinem sitiebant ad regnum aliquatinus revertuntur vel ipsi vel aliqui qui eis consensum praestiterant aut favorem regno praeficiantur aut ulterius promoveantur in ipso Non enim decet ut aliqui super Domini Regis et nostra capita dominentur de quibus constet nos mortali fuisse odio persecutos Paternitas igitur vestra circa ista consideret et attendat ea quae honori suo expediant et ad Domini Regis et regni pertineant tranquillitatem et pacem In the Plea-Rolls of Michaelmas Term An. 9 & 10 H. 3. I met with this memorable Case for suing in Court Christian for a Layfee against the King's prohibition Philippus de Ardern Clericus attach fuit ad respondendum Johanni filio Roberti Plac. in octab S. Mich. An. 9 & 10 H. 3. quare trahit eum in Placitum in Curia Christianitatis de Laico feodo ipsius Johannis fill Robert contra Prohibitionem etc. Unde idem Johannes per Attornatum suum queritur quod idem Philippus trahit eum in Placitum de bosco de Lee et de mora de Wycton Et similiter de hoc quod ubi ipse Johannes & homines sui capiunt vadia ipsius Philippi pro deterioracione bladi et prati et aliorum dampnorum de illa captione trahit idem Philippus eum in Placitum per quod deterioratus est etc. ad valenciam C. Marcarum et inde producit sectam etc. Et Philippus venit & dicit quod non debet eidem Johanni vel Attornato suo de aliquo Placitorespondere quia excommunicatus est et inde profert literas Domini Archiepiscopi Ebor. quae hoc testantur in haec verba W. Dei gratia etc. Sciatis quod Abbas de Kokersand et de Kokersand et de Rokeham Priores denunciaverunt nobis se Nobilem virum Johannem filium Roberti auctoritate Domini Papae vinculo excommunicationis innodasse Mandantes ut ipsum talem denunciaremus quod vobis ad instanciam Magistri Philippi latoris praesencium significamus ut super hoc certitudinem habeatis Valete Dat. etc. Et ideo idem Philippus dicit quod non vult ei respondere nisi Curia consideraverit Et Johannes per Attornatum suum venit & dicit quod de Placito coram illis judicibus non queritur quia de decimis Foenorum et Molendinorum quod ibi exigebat libenter faciet quod de jure facere debebit set de praedicto Laico feodo suo et praeterea de quodam Heremitagio et de decima Bestia forestae suae eum implacitavit contra Prohibitionem etc. coram W. Thesaurario et G. Penitenciario Eborum et inde habet sectam etc. et bene concedit ei etc. decimas Foeni et Molendinorum et Pannagii Et Philippus hoc totum defendit nisi tantum de decima Bestia quam exigit et unde Ecclesia sua fuit seisita & dicit quod ipse & homines sui semper habuerunt pasturam suam per totum in soresta & idem Johannes & homines sui capiunt homines suos et auferunt ei pasturam et communam suam Ad diem illum qu●a Johannes nichil ostendit per citaciones vel alio modo quod idem Philippus aliquod Placitum secutus suit in Curia Christianitatis de aliquo Laico feodo consideratum est quod Philippus eat inde quietus et Johannes in misericordia Et prohibitum est Philippo ne sequatur aliquod Placitum contra Coronam Domini Regis Dies datus est eyes de audiendo Judicio suo in Octab. Sancti Hillarii prece parcium From which Case I shall observe 1. That the Ecclesiastical Courts had then no Jurisdiction of Lay-fees Common of Pasture Lay-contracts or Services and were strictly prohibited to hold any Plea of them against the King's Crown and dignity 2ly That they and the Pope's Delegates then held Plea with the King's permission of the Tithes of Hay Mills and Pannage 3ly That an * See Cooks 1 Instit. fol. 134. a. Excommunication by the Pope's Delegates in England published and certified into the King's Court by any Bishop or Archbishop was no good bar in Law against the Plaintiff whereof the Judges would take no notice though pleaded in bar in this Case unless Excommunicated by the Archbishop himself Tom. 2. p. 402. l. 40. after Decano add About this year as I conjecture the Prior and Covent of St. Benedict de Hulmo having upon their petition obtained a Licence to elect an Abbot after their election sent this Certificate to the King humbly imploring his confirmation of the Abbot elected by them in this form the Original whereof I found in the White Tower expressing great humility devotion and affection to the King in their proceedings therein Bundela literarum & certificationum An. 10 H. 3 in Turre London REverendo Domino suo H. Dei gratia illustri Regi Angliae Domino Hiberniae Duci Normanniae Aquitaniae Com. Andegaviae Frater L. Prior Sancti Benedicti de Hulm & ejusdem loci humilis Conventus salutem in eo qui dat salutem Regibus De licentia nobis eligendi Pastorem a donatione vestra benigne concessa vobis multiplices referimus gratiarum actiones Qua gratanter obtenta nos unanimi assensu & communi voluntate omnium fratrum Capituli nostri invocata Sancti Spiritus gratia juxta formam Concilii et mandatum vestrum nobis per fratres nostros & Com-monachos à Serenitate vestra directum Dominum Robertum de Torkeseye Priorem de Rameseya virum morigeratum benè literatum Deo ut firmiter credimus acceptabilem vobis et regno vestro utilem et fidelem et ad regimen Abbatiae nostrae intus et exterius providum et discretum elegimus in Pastorem nostrum et Praelatum Hinc est quod vestrae quanta possumus humili affectione supplicamus Dominationi quatinus divinae pi●tatis intuitu et beati patris et patroni nostri Benedicti electioni nostrae secundum Deum ut credimus celebratae assensum et favorem vestrum praebere non dedignemini Et eundem Electum nostrum ad gratiam vestram si placeat admittatis Scientes pro certo quod nos apud Deum semper speciales habebitis intercessores Valeat Excellentia vestra per tempora longa Tom. 2. p. 403. l. 35. after absolutionis add Pope Honorius having gratified King Henry by his menacing Bull to Geoffry de Lisimaco earnestly demanded by Otto his Legate all the arrears of the 1000 Marks Annual rent granted by his * Tom. 2. p. 273 274 289. Father King John due from the beginning of his Papacy and the King's reign who thereupon paid all the arrears amounting to ten thousand Marks for which he desired the Pope's acquittance by this Letter DOmino Papae salutem Ad instantiam Magistri O. Subdiaconi & Capellani vestri viri utique prudentis & merito commendabilis qui ad nos transmissus ex Claus 10 H. 3. m. 21. dorso parte vestra requirebat a nobis instanter ea quae restare a tempore Papatus vestri credidit de annuo Censu nostro vobis debito Paternitati vestrae praesentibus intimamus quod venerabili Patri P. Norwicen Episcopo Septem millia quadringentas et tresdecim marcas et dimidium de praedicto Censu solvimus sicut meminit ipse pariter et confitetur et ad perficiendum octo millia marcarum praedicto Magistro Ottoni solvi fecimus quingentas quater viginti et sex marcas et dimidium et praeterea mille marcas sibi assignari fecimus De mille vero marcis vobis satisfecerint Magister Stephanus de Eketon et Magister Stephanus de Ducy Nuntii nostri sicut nobis significastis et sic de toto tempore Papatus vestri plenarie vobis est satisfactum Supplicamus igitur Sanctitati vest●ae quatinus nobis super hoc literas vestras patentes dignemini destinare Teste meipso apud Westmonast 24 die Martii anno regni nostri decimo This is the very first Record I find for the payment of this annual sum by the King to the Pope after King John's Charter and Grant thereof omitted in the * Tom. 2. p. 306 307. second Tome That which induced the King and his Council now to pay it was his premised Bull and a Quindism which this Pope had granted him from the Clergy of Engla●d and Ireland with other affairs of grand importance for which he craved and needed the Popes and his Cardinal's favours mentioned in his Letters to them soon after towards the speedy granting and colleting of which Quindism he issued forth these ensuing Writs wherein to gratify the Clergy and induce them to grant him this Fifteen he did at the Archbishops and Bishops requests command the Tithes of Hay and Mills to be paid to the Clergy out of all his Crown-land not formerly paid being exempt from Tithes and promised to induce all the Nobles to pay them likewise out of their demesnes REX venerabili patri in Christo R. Cices●ren Episcopo & Cancellario suo Claus 10 H. 3. m. 14. dorso salutem Expectantes post obtentam de liberalitate vestra et caeterorum Praelatorum Angliae mobilium suorum quintamdecimam et ex beneficiis Ecclesiasticis juxta quod scripsit Dominus Papa venerabilibus patribus Archiepiscopis Episcopis et universo Clero regni nostri ut auxilium competens et efficax nobis faciant universi scrip●mus singulis Decanis et Capitulis per literas nostras clausas simul et Abbatibus Prioribus et Praelatis omnium domorum Religionis in Dioe vestra constitutis in communi per literas nostras patentes quatenus necessitatibus nostris compatientes tale nobis auxilium de beneficiis suis de quibus quintam decimam non recepimus impendant ut de collato nobis in hac parte beneficio singulis et universis adgratiarum actiones teneri et in agendis suis prom●vendis adesse debeamus promptiores De dilectione igitur vestra confisi paternitatem vestram rogamus attentius quatinus Decanos et Capitula viros religionis et universum Clerum Diocoesis vestrae quos dictum tangit negotium in praesentia vestra constitutos absque morae dispendio ad auxilium nobis efficax impendendum de praedictis benefici●s e●●icaciter inducere velitis innitentes mandato Domini Papae vobis et caeteris Ecclesiarum Praelatis directo ac literis nostris de quibus superius mentionem fecimus amicabiliter et prudenter utentes  non solum eorum liberalitati verum etiam instantiae vestrae erga eos pro nobis assumptae debeamus ea quae nobis impensa ●●●rint in hac parte Cupientes a●●em non solum facere set et aliis faciendo exemplum praebere ea quae communi Ecclesiae et Cleri conveniant utilitati et honori ad consilium venerabilis patris Cantuariensis Archiepiscopi et Co-episcoporum suorum concessimus ut decimae foeni et molendinorum Nota. omni cavillatione cessante de singulis Dominicis nostris in regno nostro de caetero praestentu● Hoc idem singulis Ballidis nostris per literas nostras mandantes laboravimus in bona fide ut Magnates regni nostri simili praestationi Decimarum de caetero consentiant litis dispendio cessante T. apud Westm 27 Maii. REX dilecto s●b in Christo Decano & Capitulo Cicestr salutem Condolens Ibidem affectu paterno Dominus Papa insufficientiae nostrae scripsit dudum venerabilibus patribus et universo Clero regni nostri monens attentius et mandans ut ●btentu pietatis subsidium efficax et competens de beneficiis suis nabis facerent ●niversi quatinus ipsorum praestationibus adjuti paci Ecclesiae et regni nostri commodius possemus et fortius providere Moti ergo misericorditer ad succurrendum nobis immo po●ius ip●●s in nobis Praelati terrae nostrae praedictae consenserunt de quintadecima mobilium suorum nobis subvenire consensum pium operum effectu prosequentes Quoniam igitur de liberalitate vestra dependeat consummatio negotii praedicti benignitatem vestram rogamus attentius quatinus necessitatibus nostris moti velitis affectione sincera quod quidem expectaremus de voluntatibus vestris nullo praecedente mandato Tale igitur auxilium et tam efficax nobis in hac parte facere velitis ut Ecclesiae Romanae de collato nobis per vos beneficio ad gratiarum actiones teneri et vobis singulis et universis in negotiis vestris promovendis esse debeamus promptiores Cupientes tantum non solum facere sed et allis faciendo exemplum praebere ea quae communi Ecclesiae et Cleri conveniant utilitati et honori ad consilium venerabilium patrum Cant. Archiepiscopi et Co-episcoporum suorum concessimus ut decimae foeni et molendinorum omni cavillatione cessante de singulis Dominicis nostris de caetero praestent Hoc idem de singulis Ballivis nostris per literas nostras mandantes Laboravimus quidem bona fide ut * See Register of Writs f 36. b. F●tz Nat. Brev. 40. N. 41. Magnates nostri simili praestationi Decimarum de caetero consentiant dispendio litis cessante Teste ut supra Eodem modo scribitur Abbatibus Prioribus et caeteris viris Religiosis et omnibus Ecclesiasticis personis in Episcopatu Cicestriae constitutis hoc apposito post Tale igitur etc. Facere curetis de beneficiis & bonis vestris de quibus quintamdecimam non recepimus ut Ecclesia Romana etc. ut supra In pursuance of which promise the King issued these Writs to several Sheriffs and Bailiffs for payment of the Tithes of Hay and Mills out of his Demesnes REX Vic. Sussex salutem Scias quod ad consilium venerabilium patrum Claus 10 H. 3. m. 14. dorso Archiepiscoporum et Episcoporum nostrorum concessimus ut Decimae Foeni et Molendinorum de singulis Dominicis nostris in regno nostro de caetero praestentur et ideo tibi praecipimus quod id per totam Ballivam tuam clamari et de singulis Dominicis nostris in Balliva tua facias observari Teste ut supra REX Ballivo suo de Odiham salutem Scias quod ad Consilium etc. ut supra et ideo tibi praecipimus quod de Dominicis nostris quae sunt in custodia tua Ibidem ● Decimas dari facias sicut praedictum est Teste ut supra Eodem modo scribitur Ricardo de Argentine de decimis Foenorum et Molendinorum de Essenden & Beiford & Constabular de Hertford & Ballivis de Dominicis Domini Regis quae sunt in custodia sua Eodem modo Scribitur Ballivis Exon. de decimis Molendini Domini Regis juxta Ca●trum Exon. quod est in manu sua cum Villa Exon. Teste Rege apud Westmonast quinto die Julii Custodi Honoris Wallingeford in Balliva sua Ballivis de Cnarisburgh in Balliva sua Eodem modo scribitur Ballivis de Gaitington de decimis etc. in villa de Gaitington Ballivis the Paikering & Ballivis de Pocklington etc. in Balliva sua Vicecom Nottinghaem & Derbe in custodia sua Constabular de Bruges in Balliva sua Eodem modo scribitur Constabular de Merleberg de Balliva sua Constab Divis & de Merleberg de Dominicis Domini Regis quae sunt in custodia sua faciat habere R. Sarum Episcopo & aliis personis Ecclesiasticis Eodem modo scribitur Constabul de Bruges de Molendino de Foneston quod decimas Molendini illius solvi faciat Ecclesiae in cujus parochia Molendinum illud situm est Eodem modo scribitur Archiepiscopo Eborum quod decimas dare faciant de singulis Dominicis Domini Regis in Balliva sua et Ballivis de Geipewico quod decimas dari faciant de singulis Dominicis Domini Regis in villa de Geipewic Eodem modo scribitur Ballivis de Coisham de decimis Foeni de Dominicis Domini Regis de Coisham dandis Ecclesiae de Coisham Ibidem m. 3. dorso REX scribit Abbati de Wellebec quod de Molendinis quae ad firmam habet de Ibidem m. 3. dorso Domino Rege in parochia de Ratford personis Ecclesiae de Ratford decimas dari saciat Teste Rege apud Westm 8 die Octobris These I conceive were the first Original * See Mr Selden's History of Tithes ch. 21. Register f. 36. b. Fittz Nat. Brev. 40 N. Patents Writs Concessions that made all the King's Mills and Demesnes liable to pay such Tithes for the future from which they were formerly exempted by his Prerogative worthy our observation After which he issued these following Writs to the Bishops for collecting and sending accounts on set days of all arrears of the Quindismes they had granted to him TAli Episcopo salutem Rogamus vos quatinus omni dilatione & occasione postpositis mittatis usque Westmonasterium aliquos de vestris qui ad hoc sufficiant Claus 10 H. 3. pars unica m. 14. dorso Literae de Arreragiis Quintaedecimae ita quod ibi sint tali die coram venerabilibus patribus J. Bathoniensi & R. Sarresberiensi Episcopis ad reddendum compotum et omnia arreragia quintaedecimae vestrae de qua tenemini respondere Ita quod ad praedictum diem coram praedictis Episcopis tam de compoto quam de omnibus arreragiis quintaedecimae praedictae ibidem nobis plene satisfaciant Teste Rege apud Rading secundo di● Junii REX Vicecomiti tali salutem Praecipimus tibi quod distringas omnes illos qui justiciarii fuerunt in Balliva tua ad quintamdecimam nostram colligendam quod sint vel pro se mittant aliquos de suis qui ad hoc sufficiant apud Westmonasterium tali die omni dilatione et occasione postpositis coram venerabilibus patribus J. Bathoniensi et Sarresberiensi Episcopis ad reddendum compotum et omnia arreragia quintaedecimae nostrae de qua tenentur respondere Ita quod ad diem praedictum coram praedictis Episcopis tam de compoto quam de omnibus arreragiis quintaedecimae praedictae ibi nobis plene satisfaciant Alioquin sciturus quod ad te nos inde capiemus Teste Rege apud Rading secundo die Junii In Octabis Sancti Baptistae apud Westm Archiepiscopus Cantuariensis Episcopus Roffensis Lincolniensis Senescallus Norwicensis Episcopi Vic. Sussex & Roteland Episcopus Wintoniensis ad eundem terminum de quintadecima & carucagio In Crastino Sancti Johannis Baptistae apud Westm. Episcopus Londinensis Abbas de Waltham Westm S. Albani Vic. Essex & Hertford Die Sanctae Johannis Baptistae in 15 dies Episcopus Coventrensis Episcopus Herefordensis Episcopus Exoniensis Abbess de Evesham de Sancto Edmundo de Malmesbury Vic. Wygorniensi Stafford & Salop. REX Episcopo Lincolniensi salutem Mandamus vobis rogantes quatinus diligenter audiri faciatis compotos de quintadecima nostra per Ballivos et ministros Claus 10 H. 3. m. 22. dorso nostros collecta tam de terris nostris et feodis quam virorum Religiosorum in Diocoesi vestra et compotos ipsos distincte et aperte in scripta redactos liberetis sub sigillo vestro apud Westm à die Paschae in 15 dies coram venerabili patre J. Bathoniensi & R. Sarresberiensi Episcopis una cum omnibus arreragiis ipsius quintaedecimae eisdem Episcopis ibidem liberandis Teste R. Londoniensi Episcopo apud Westm 25 die Febr. Eodem modo scribitur omnibus Episcopis Angliae & Abbatibus exemptis de terris & feodis suis REX Willielmo Basset Radulpho de Crumbwell Willielmo de Vern●n Thomae Tuschet Claus 10 H. 3. m. 26. dorso Henrico de Derleg Canonico Suwell Clerico Roberto de Lot salutem Mandamus vobis de singulis receptionibus quintaedecimae nostrae per vos assisae & collectae de illis qui quintamdecimam illam receperunt & eam vobis liberaverunt compoto coram vobis diligenter audito venire faciatis omni dilatione & occasione postpositis coram venerabilibus patribus J. Bathoniensi & R. Sarresberiensi Episcopis vel eorum assignatis apud Westm. in Crastino Purificationis beatae Mariae duos ex vobis scilicet unum Laicum & unum Clericum ad reddendum ibidem pro vobis & pro seipsis finalem compotum de universis et singulis receptionibus praedictae quintaedecimae * distincté districte et aperte Ita videlicet ut praedicti duo secum deferant et ibidem reddant omnia arreragia ejusdem quintaedecimae taliter in hiis vos gerentes ne si aliquid omissum fuerit vel minus actum de praedictis ad vos nos capere debeamus Mandavimus autem Vicecomiti Nottingham & Dereby quod ad hoc plenè diligenter exequend parts suas interponat prout opus fuerit & vobis viderit expedire Teste meipso apud Westm 14 die Dec. Anno regni nostri 10. REX Vicecomiti Nottingham & Dereby salutem Mandavimus Justiciariis praescriptis Ibidem quod de singulis receptionibus Quintaedecimae nostrae per eos assisae & collectae compoto coram eis diligenter audito de illis qui pecuniam illam receperunt & eam illis liberaverunt venire faciat omni dilacione & occasione postpositis coram venerabilibus patribus nostris J. Bathoniensi & R. Sarresberiensi Episcopis vel eorum assignatis in crastinum Purificationis beatae Mariae ●nno regni nostri decimo apud Westm duos ex eyes scilicet unum Laicum & u●um Clericum ad reddendum ibidem finalem compotum de universis et singulis receptionibus praedictae Qointaedecimae distincte et aperte Ita videlicet ut secum deferant et ibidem reddant omnia arreragia ejusdem Quintaedecimae Tu igitur literas nostras inde eis directas eye sine dilatione mittas & ad haec diligenter exequenda partes tuas interponas prout opus fuerit & nobis videris expedire Ita quod in nullo pro defectu tui damnum incurremus Teste meipso apud Westmonast 14 die Decembris anno eodem Eodem modo scribitur Justice & Vicecomitibus subscriptis mutatis tamen diebus solummodo ut patet inferius Linc. Thomae de Muleton Alex. etc. à die Purificationis beatae Mariae in tres Septimanas There are other Writs to the like effect in the dorse of the same Roll which I pretermit wherein I likewise meet with this gratuity and promise of a reward or Annual pension by the King to a Romish Cardinal to engage him to promote his affairs in the Court of Rome where nothing was then attainable but by such pensions or bribes to Popes and their Officers REX S. Titulo Sancti Adriani Diacono Cardinali salutem Noveritis centum Claus 10 H. 3. m. 1. dorso Marcas quas vobis misimus post mortem Domini J. Regis patris nostri et liberalitatis nostrae mero dono ut agendis nostris expediendis impensam diligentiam vestram respiceremus vobis fuisse transmissas cum non crederemus nec adhuc nobis vel consilio nostro visum sit quod ex facto dicti patris nostri vobis teneamur in hac parte Parati tamen gratiam vobis & honorem impendere dilectionem vestram rogamus attencius quatinus circa agenda nostra nichilominus solliciti sitis sicut prius nec in hiis quae ad nos tepide vos geratis si placet fiduciam certam habentes quod diligenciae vestrae circa honorem et commodum nostrum impensae pariter et impendendae digna pro tempore curabimus favente Domino vicissitudine respondere Teste Rege apud Westm 23 die Octobris I find in Clause 10 H. 3. m. 28. dorso this Entry Dominus Rex scripsit Domino Papae quod bene placet ei si placet Domino Papae et Capitulis Lissemor et Waterford Ecclesiarum quod uniantur ipsae duae Ecclesiae Ita tamen quod Sedes remaneat apud Waterford Civitatem Domini Regis To which receiving no answer he seconded it with the * Here p. 80. succeeding Epistle for their Union which himself might have made without the Pope by his Prerogative Royal. In the Plea Rolls of Hillary Term An. 11 H. 3. in the Tower I found this accord made between the King and Archbishop of Canterbury to the prejudice of the rights and forfeitures due to the Crown Kent ss Cum contencio esset inter Dominum Regem & Dominum S. Cantuariensem Plac. Term. Hillar an 11 H. 3. rot 4. in Turre Lond. Archiepiscopum super quibusdam libertatibus videlicet de judicio & justicia faciendis de hominibus feodi ipsius Archiepiscopi rectatis & indictatis de pace Domini Regis infracta & de attachiamentis faciendis de eisdem hominibus & de custodia & incarceratione eorundem hominum & de catallis fugitivorum & de seisinis faciendis de terris recuperatis in Curia Domini Regis & de bobus habendis  omnes maliciae & contenciones amoverentur & plena pax inter eos firmaretur Dominus Rex ad instanciam et peticionem Magnatum suorum et pro salute animae suae et animarum antecessorum suorum et successorum suorum concessit Quòd cum aliquis de f●odo ipsius Archiepiscopi rectatus fuerit vel indictatus de aliquo quod ad Coronam Domini Regis pertineat loquela illa in Curia Domini Regis per Inquisitiones & alio modo plenè deducetur usque ad Judicium & tun● ad requisitionem Ballivorum ipsius Archiepiscopi mittetur loquela illa in Curia ejusdem Archiepiscopi ut ibi praesentibus duobus Justice Domini Regis vel tribus judicium et justitia ibi fiant sive homo ille deliberandus sive dampnandus Habeat eciam Archiepiscopus custodiam & incarcerationem talium hominum Concessit eciam quod habeat catalia hominum fugitivorum de feodo suo et quod per Ballivos ipsius Archiepiscopi fiant seisinae de terris quae sunt de feodo suo recuperatis in Curia Domini Regis ●ive per assissam sive alio modo Et quod Archiepiscopus habeat boves occasione earundem seismarum habendos Attachiamen eciam facienda de hominibus feodi Archiepiscopi fiant a Ballivis ipsius Archiepiscopi per visum servientis Domini Regis etc. Thus did the Archbishop then gain upon the rights and prerogatives of the Crown to advance his own grandeur and signory In the same Term I find this Suit for prosecuting a Suit in Court Christian for Chattels and Debts not of Testament or Matrimony against the King's Prohibition Robertus Halcrum obtulit se 4 die versus Herbert Canonicum Sancti Pauli London Plac de Term. Hil●ar An. 11 H. 3 rot 9 intus in Turre London de plac quare secutus est placit in Curia Christianitatis de catallis quae non sunt etc. Ibid. dorso Bedf. Richardus Prior de Barstaple attachiatus fuit ad respondend Johanni de Justue et Ric. Inge quare traxit eos in placitum in Curia Christianitatis de catallis ipsorum Johannis et Richardi quae non sunt de Lestamento vel Matrimonio etc. contra Prohibitionem etc. Et Prior venit & dicit quod non implacitavit eos nisi de Decimis et Oblationibus et his quae pertinent ad Ecclesiam suam Eodem modo respondit contra Johannem Papmol Alexand. Juvenem and seven more there named quare secutus est eos de eodem etc. Tom. 2. p. 406. l. 15. after us this Patent should have been inserted REX venerabili patri H. Dublin Archiepiscopo & suffraganeis suis salutem Pat. 11 H. 3. parte prima m 11. Hibernia de auxilio fac Dom. Regi Cum Dominus Papa statu rerum et temporum exigente multiplici nos viderit auxilio indigere ac propter hoc tanquam pius pater et providus auxilium nobis liberaliter mandaverit de bonis et possessionibus Ecclesiasticis tam in Hibernia quam in Anglia etc. verbatim as in that there printed to the Abbots Ut autem vos & totum Hiberniae Clerum securos efficiamus & certos quod non trahetur in consequentiam vel praejudicium generabit Ecclesiasticae libertati subventionis hujusmodi exhibitio super hac Immunitate vestra et totius Hiberniae Cleri literas nostras patentes conceptas in eadem forma qua Praelatis et Clero Angliae literas nostras consimiles dedimus vobis duximus transmittendas Teste Rege apud Westmonast 10 die Decembris E●dem modo scribitur Armakano Archiepiscopo T●amensi Archiepiscopo Cassellensi Archiepiscopo REX Archiepiscopo Dublin & suffraganeis suis salutem Cum Dominus Papa De immunitate pro eodem Auxilio Honorius tertius propter urgentia negotia nostra Archiepiscopis terrae nostrae Hiberniae per literas Apostolicas dedisset in mandatis ut Clerum Hiberniae sibi subditum moverent diligenter & inducerent quod de beneficiis suis competens auxilium caritative nobis facere debent ad conservationem pacis Ecclesiasticae et regni nostri Angliae et ad recuperationem juris haereditatis nostrae Clerus praefatus ad faciendum praemissa prona devotione inductus liberaliter concessit & benignè sextamdecimam partem beneficiorum suorum secundum aestimationem * unius 1. anni competentem Ita quod ex hac gratia gratis et liberaliter tunc nobis impensa processu temporis Eccle●●is vel Ecclesiasticis personis seu beneficiis nullum posset aliquatenus praejudicium generari Nos igitur nolentes occasione gratiae et liberalitatis nobis ut praemissum est affectu favorabili impensae Ecclesiae Dei Archiepiscopis Episcopis aliisve Praelatis Clericis aut Ecclesiasticis seu Religiosis viris vel Ecclesiasticis possessionibus quibuscumque vel feodis vel hominibus eorum praejudicium vel gravamen aliquod aliquo tempore generari nec similem praestationem trahi posse in consuetudinem vel debitum praesentibus literis nostris cum multiplici gratiarum actione protestamur beneficium taliter nobis collatum ex sola liberali gratia Cleri processisse nec illud a nobis vel haeredibus nostris occasione vel exemplo tali in debitum vel consuetudinem trahi posse In cujus etc. fieri fec●mus Teste ut supra Eodem modo scribitur praedictis Archiepiscopis Hiberniae Tom. 2. p. 408. l. 2. after Novembris add The King needing the Popes and Cardinal's assistance in a business which highly concerned his exaltation and honour writ these ensuing gratulatory and complimental Epistles to them fully to promote and effect it DOmino Papa salutem De beneficiis ineff●bilibus à sanctitate vestra nobis Claus 11 H. 3 pars 2. nu 1● dorso piè collatis devoti et humiles ad gratiarum vobis assurgimus actiones significantes Dominationi vestrae quod tranquilla pace per totum regnum nostrum nobis integrè reddita & statu nostro per omnia jocundius & plenius solito divina praeventi gratia gratulamur Verum cum ex gratia sanctitatis vestrae dependeat ut ad plenum respiremus pedibus sanctitatis vestrae provoluti m●er●cordiam vestram imploramus quatinus cum Ecclesia Romana nobis sibi prae cunctis terrae principibus specialiter et fortiter astricta teneatur non deesse negotium pro quo p●dem ad vos destinavimus venerabilem patrem A. Coventren Episcopum in cujus negotii promotione consistit eraltatio nostra et honoris nostri perpetui spes certissima ea affectione curetis expedire si placet qua personam nostram et summae promotionis nostrae maturatum diligitis effectum Teste Rege apud Westm 18 die Jan. CArdinali sic De beneficiis innumeris a sanctitate vestra nobis impensis ad Ibidem devotas vobis assu●g●mus gratiarum actiones S●gnificantes dilection● vestrae quod tranquilla pace etc. ut supra Verum cum ex gratia sanctitatis Apostolicae quam supplex et devotus requirit venerabilis pater A. Coventre●sis Episcopus ad Curiant Romanam nupenr transmissus dependeat ut ad plenum respiremus et in ea maxime consistant exaltatio nostra et honoris nostri perpetui spes certissima ad obtinendum quod petit pro nobis ea velitis affectione laborare qua personam nostram et summae promotionis et restitutionis nostrae maturatum diligitis effectum Teste ut supra In hac forma scribitur G. Titulo sancti Mar●i●i Praesbytero Cardinali S. Titulo sancti Adriani Diacono Cardinali J. Titulo sancti Praxedis Praesbytero Cardinali H. Hostiensi & Welletrensi Episcopo S. Basilicae 12 Apostolorum Praesbytero Cardinali R. Titulo sanctae Mariae in Cos●edin Th. Titulo sanctae Sabinae Praesbytero Cardinali et universis Cardinalibus per litteras patentes In the Plea Rolls in the Tower Term. S. Michaelis An. 12 H. 3. I found these ensuing Suits for holding Pleas against the King's Prohibitions in Courts Christian Willielmus de Cobevill òbtulit se 4 die verse Dom. Archidiaconum Dorset & Rich. Dorset Decanum de Bedepat de plac quare tenuerunt placitum in Curia Christianitatis de laico seodo suo in Badwaddon & contra Magistrum Rogerum de Pontesham de plac quare secutus est idem placitum in eadem Curia contra Prohibitionem Domini Regis etc. Et ipsi non venerunt etc. Engeramus de la Shagh obt se 4 die vers Johannem Decanum de Preston de Rot. 10. Norhampt ss plac quare tenuit plac etc. de laico feodo ipsius Eng. in Engleham en la Shagh contra Prohibitionem Dom. Regis Et verse Johannem Personam Ecclesiae de Hileworth quare secutus est placit illud etc. Et ipsi non venerunt etc. Willielmus Preceptor de Kernewell & Magistr Johannes Penitentiarius de Ely Ibid. Rot 14 Cantebrig ss attachiati suerunt ad respond Roberto fill Walteri quare tenuerunt placitum in Curia Christianitatis de Advoc. Ecclesiae de Sevechaux contra Prohibitionem Regiam & Andr. the Stallerns sum fuit ad respondend eidem Roberto quare secutus est placitum de eadem Advocate contra eandem Prohibitionem Et Preceptor & Magist Johannes veni●nt & defendunt quod non tenuerunt placit contra Prohibitionem Regiam sed revera aliquod tenuerunt placitum sicut predict est contra Andraeum Petrum & Richardum Clericum Personam de Sevexes de hoc petunt Ecclesiam de Sevechaux ut Capellam pertinent ad Ecclesiam ip●ius Andreae de Hundon sed statim postquam mandatum Dom. Regis de Prohibition susceperunt cessaverunt et hoc idem dicit Andraeas Et Robertus filius Walteri per Attorn suum dicit quod post Prohibitionem illam Excommunicaverunt Richardum Clericum suum ni●i idem Richardus amitteret Ecclesiam suam Et Judices dicunt quod hoc fuit ante Prohibitionem propter contumaciam suam Et benè concedunt quod ampl●us non tenebant placitum et quod absolvent eum Et idco sine die Johannes de Burghill Clericus oped se 4 die vers Rob. Vicar de Burghill de placit quare secutus est placit in Curia Christianitatis de laico feodo ipsius Roberti in T. contra Prohibitionem Regiam Et quia non venit attachiatus fuit etc. Ibid Rot. 22. Hereford ss Tom. 2. p. 416. l. 6. add The King likewise sent this Epistle to the Emperor IMperatori etc. Ecclesiastica pace gaudere et de inimicis Crucis Christi triumphum Venientem ad nos Imperialis Aulae nuncium praesencium latorem Militem Claus 12 H. 3. m. 22. vestrum affectu quo decuit recepimus & porrectis nobis literis Celsitudinis vestrae audivimus & intelleximus diligenter quae fuerant in eisdem contenta super statu ves●ro & aliis quae circa personam vestram nuper acta dicuntur de quibus ante susceptionem nuntii & literarum vestrarum Dominus Papa per literas suas nos fecerat certiores pro quo si placet Dominus noster nihil indignationis concip●at si vob susquequaque non scribimus ad praesens ut deceret licet ad vos & honorem nom●●s ves●ri sincerum nichilominus habuimus affectum Condolemus quidem et compatimur quatinus possumus Majestati vestrae parati pro viribus offensae vestrae mederi et Imperiali Celsitudini subvenire honoris Ecclesiastici semper integritate servata Attendentes quidem quantum discrimen immineat negocio crucifixi in odio et discordiae seminario quod humani generis inimicus inter Ecclesiam Romanam et vos nititur excitare quantum eciam periculum orbis terrarum exspectare possit ex eodem sperantes eciam ex parte alia quod Dominus Papa salubribus Consiliis et precibus nostris et monitis utpote qui ei inter caeteros mundi Principes magna et speciali devotione quadam sumus astricti facilem et favorabilem praebere debeat auditum Scripsimus eidemcum multo precum et consilii conatu quatinus humanae mentis motu domi recluso ad liberacionem Terrae sanctae dirigat intuitum interioris hominis et affectum injuriarum obliviscens hiis diebus quas alio forte tempore poscente justicia cogeretur ulcisci ut eciam vos sine cujus ministerio liberacionem Terrae praefatae mundus nescit indicare ad manum suam et Ecclesiae pacem modis omnibus satagat revocare Sane quia non nocet admisso subdere calcar equo currentem decrevimus monere dum vobis consulimus & facere suademus quod praeter consilium nostrum facturi estis eciam non rogati Consilium igitur nostrum est ut non contempnentes Ecclesiae manum quam in personam vestram extendit relaracionem sentenciae suae pietatis instanter nichilominus insistentes proposito quod pro liberacione patrimonii jesu Christi a primaevo tempore vestro laudabiliter concepistis quod absit hoc tempore quo tradidit omnipotens Deus in manibus vestris vires mundi tepescere videamini a consummacione laboris quem vobis foelix fortuna commendavit Teste ut supra This Epistle he seconded with another enroled in the Clause Rolls in the Tower EXcellentissimo Principi & dilecto sibi in Christo amico F. Dei gratia Romano Imperatori etc. Claus 12 H. 3. m. 12. dorso H. eadem gratia Rex Angliae etc. Ecclesiastica pace gaudere et de inimicis Crucis Christi triumphum reportare Literas magnificentiae vestrae eo quo decuit honore suscepimus et gratiarum actione gaudentes si jam transfretastis in obsequium Crucifixi prout Literae vestrae continebant Monemus igitur excellenciam vestram et exhortamur in Domino quatinus in illis vos exerceatis operibus solliciti quae Deo et sacrosanctae Ecclesiae cedant ad honorem Ex affectu enim sincero quem erga vos gerimus desideramus ut in arrepto itinere sic procedatis ut Deo et Ecclesiae reconciliati gloriam exinde reportetis et honorem Speramus enim in Domino quod si inceptis vestris secundum Deum et honorem Ecclesiae procederitis multi exemplo strenuitatis vestrae promptiores et paratiores invenientur ad succursum Terrae sanctae Teste Rege apud Westm 15 die Julii DOmino Papae Sanctitatis vestrae Literas devocione qua decuit recepimus Claus 12 H. 3 m. 12. dorso continentes narracione brevi defectum succursus Terrae Sanctae quem in prae senti sperabatis per ministerium Imperatoris ordinatum fuisse Sanè dolorem vestrum quem brevem esse decet non audivimus sine dolore maximo cum in salute vestra et Ecclesiae statu pacifico regnancium pax consistit et regnorum Recepimus autem postmodum Literas Imperatoris qui de multis gravaminibus et injuriis ei ut dicebat praeter suorum exigenciam meritorum conquerendo in eisdem Literis notum fecit nobis sicut & in aliis regnis publicasse se dicit quod in medio instantis Maii proponit nichilominus transfretare Literas easdem ostendimus Clerico vestro Magistro Stephano tunc praesenti nobiscum De cujus consilio Imperatori rescripsimus consulendo ut a de●ita vobis et Ecclesiae devocione nullius temeritatis ausu recedens similiter obediat et obsequatur etc. Vobis siquidem ut Patri et Domino cui in tocius fidelitatis et obsequit plenitudine adesse volumus et tenemur ●onsulimus in Domino pro negocio Terrae Sanctae cujus liberacionem mundus desiderare debet ardenter quatinus eundem si cum humilitate debita ad cor reverti voluerit vestrisque parere mandatis misericordite●●etipere velitis ad pacem Teste Rege apud Westm. 20 die Febr. Tom. 2. p. 432. l. 27. before How insert The Dean and Chapter of Imileth in Ireland unanimously elected this John Colingham their Chancellor for their Bishop whom yet the Archbishop refused to confirm and consecrate because elected without the King's licence and subsequent approbation Pope Gregory the 9th upon their appeal and complaint issued this Bull to the Archbishops of Armach and Dublin and the Bishop of Fern to examine the merits of the election and person and to confirm and consecrate him if canonically elected and inflict Ecclesiastical censures on the opposers the original whereof I found in the White Tower Chappel GREGORIUS Episcopus servus servorum Dei venerabilibus fratribus An. 12 H. 3. in Turre Lond. Armachan & Casselen Archiepiscopis & Episcopo F●rnensi salutem & Apostolicam benedictionem Ex parte dilectorum filiorum Decani & Capituli Imilacen fuit propositum coram nobis quod eorum Ecclesia Pastoris solatio destituta ipsi ad quos electio Episcopi pertinebat ad tractandum de futuri substitutione Praelati simul in Capitulo convenerunt ad quorum vota scrutanda tres assumpti fuerunt de suo Collegio fidedigni qui singulorum voluntatibus inquisitis & publicatis postmodum in communi cum fuisset habita diligenti collatione repertum quod omnes in Magistrum Johannem Cancellarium ejusdem Ecclesiae convenissent ipsum invocata Spiritus sancti gratia in suum Episcopum eligerunt Cnmque a te frater Archiepiscope Cassalensi confirmari electionem suam humiliter supplicassent tu ficut exposuisti per literas tuas licet tam electionis quam electorum et Electi studiis inquisitis et meritis invenisses electionem de persona canonice celebratam eam tamen omisisti hactenus confirmare unde a nobis fuit ex parte praedictorum Decani et Capituli suppliciter postulatum ut cum viduatis Ecclesiis mora in praeficiendo sibi Pastorem consueverit esse damnosa providere super hoc paterna sollicitudine dignaremur Quoeirca fraternitati vestrae per Apostolica scripta mandamus quatinus occasione et timore postpositis de electionis electorum et Elect● meritis inquisitis si vobis constiterit de persona idonea canonice celebratam electionem eandem confirmationis et consecra●ionis munus impendatis Electo et ei faciatis sicut eorum Episcopo obedientiam et reverentiam exhiberi Contradictores per censuram Ecclesiasticam appellatione postposita compescendo Quod si non omnes hiis exequendis potueritis interest duo vestrum ea nichilominus exequantur Dat. Anagniae 6 Non. Julii Pontificatus nostri anno primo Whereupon the King appointed Laurence of London his Proctor to defend the rights of his Crown before these Delegates against this Bishop being elected without his precedent Licence or Royal assent In the Fragments of Placita Assisarum Term. S. Mich. anno 12 H. 3. Rot. 13. dorso extant in the Tower of London before the Justice's Itinerant I met with this memorable Attachment for suing in Court Christian for all the Tithes belonging to a Chapel and by consequence for the Advouson itself the first of this Kind I have observed Magister Ricardus de Eseburn attachiatus fuit ad responden dum Johanni de Sancto Georgio quare secutus est placitum in Curia Christianitatis contra prohibitionem Domini Regis de advocatione Capellae ipsius Johannis de Tudeham unde idem Johannes dicit quod antecessores sui fuerunt in seisina de advocatione ipsius Capell● per 100 annos & semper praesentaverunt ad eandem Capellanum Et praedictus Ricardus exigit ab eo omnes decimas ad eandem Capellam spectantes et ita * The ground of the Writ of Indicavit in like cases Register f. 35 36. Fitz. Nat. Brev. 44 45. indirecte et advocationem quia st amitteret decimas illas ita per consequens amitteret advocationem illius Capellae Et Ricardus venit & dicit quod de nulla advocatione trahit eum in placitum sed revera Capella illa sita est infra Parochiam suam et Ecclesia sua semper habuit tertiam partem decimarum de garbis et minutas decimas Ita quod antecessores ipsius Johannis dederunt suas partes illarum decimarum quibusdam Monachis qui illas diu tenuerunt et postea concesserunt cuidam Capellano decimas illas qui illas decimas diu tenuit et nunc clamat in Capella unde Episcopus loci sequestravit decimas illas in manum suam et tenet illas Et praedictus Johannes saepius tenuit illas in manu sua sine servicio quod faceret Capellae illi Et unde idem Ricardus petit illas sicut de aliis parochianis suis et non alio modo etc. Postea convenit inter quod si praedictus Johannes habeat ibi Capellanum qui Capellae illi deserviat libeler concedit idem Capellano decimas illas percipiendas alioquin non concedit quod decimae remanerent in manu laicali By which Record and Plea it is evident First That owners of Lands originally as well as our Kings did by their Charters give their Tithes to what persons or Churches they pleased as all the Chartae Antiquae and * Mr. Selden's History of ● 1 12. Tithes abundantly evidence 2ly That they might lawfully give their Tithes to a Chapel to maintain a Chaplain to do Divine Services therein which gifts were admitted good in Law against the Parson of the Parish Church within which the Chapel was situated 3ly That the Bishop sequestered the Tithes belonging to the Chapel that the Parson of the Parish claimed them whiles there was no Chaplain to officiate in it and that the Patron could not justly detain them in his own hands during the vacancy of a Chaplain The King's Tenants in Capite and others alienating some of their Tenements to religious Houses without his special Licence and others of them removing from their Tenements held of the King to the Lands held of Monasteries to his prejudice he thereupon issued Proclamations to all Sheriffs to prohibit such Alienations and Removals and to inquire of all offences of this kind before the Statute of Mortmain REX Vic. Kanc. salutem Praecipimus tibi quod statim visis Literis illis per Claus 12. H. 3. m. 12 dorso totam Ballivam tuam clamari facias quod nullus qui de nobis tenet in Capite in Balliva tua et Dominicis nostris sicut corpus et tenementum suum diligit aliquid de tenemento suo conferat vel vendat vel aliquo alio modo alienet alicui Domui religiosae vel aliquibus personis Ecclesiasticis sine licentia nostra Firmiter eciam prohibeas quod de nobis tenens in Capite sive miles sive liber homo sive alius se transferat a terra quam de nobis tenet ad terram alicujus domus religionis vel personae Ecclesiasticae ad manendum super eam per quod simus perdentes in serviciis tallagiis vel aliquibus aliis modis ad nos pertinentibus Diligenter eciam inquiras per sacramentum proborum et leg hominum Com. tui qui de hominibus nostris de nobis tenentibus in capite Dominicis nostris sicut provisum est dederint vel vendiderint vel alio modo alienaverint aliquid de tenementis suis et quibus viris Religiosis vel Ecclesiasticis personis ea alienata fuerint et a quo tempore et quantum singula illa tenementa ●lienata valeant Et inquisitionem inde factam etc. nobis mittas et has Literas Teste Rege apud Westm primo die Febr. The * See Godwins Catalogue p. 516. King consenting to the Election of Richard Poor Bishop of Salisbury to the Church of Durham after his refusal of him they first elected he thereupon issued these Writs concerning the restitution of the Temporalties of Durham excepting two Castles and of the Corn he had sown on his Temporalties of Salisbury DOminus Rex ordinacioni scil de ven Patre R. quondam Sarr Episcopo in Claus 12 H. 3. m. 5. Episcopum Dunholm assensum Regium praebuit et favorem Et mandatum est Magistro Stephano de Lucy quod Castris de Norham & de Dunholm in manu Domini Regis retentis Ballivis ipsius Episcopi seisinam habere faciat Apposita eciam salva custodia in eisdem Castris ad nos sine dilacione veniatis nobiscum locuturi Teste Rege apud Westm 22 die Julii Et mandatum est Vic. Wiltes quod Magistro Elyaede Derham & Reginaldo de Kanc. quibus Dominus Rex Episcopatum Sarr vacantem commisit custodiendum quamdiu Domino Regi placuerit in hiis quae ad praedictum Episcopatum pertinent ista vice in nullo se intromittant Teste ut supra Eodem modo scribitur Vic. Surr. Dorset Glouc. Berk. Et mandatum est praedicto Reginaldo de Kans quod praedictus R. Episcopatui custodiendo una cum praedicto Magistro Elya diligenter intendat Ita quod cum Episcopus Dunholm in parts Sarr veniat sacramentum praestet coram eo de praedicto Episcopatu custodiend fideliter sicut praedictum est Dominus Rex concessit rev pat R. quondam Sarr Episcopo nunc Dunelm omnia blada instantis autumpni quae sunt in Dominicis Episcopatus Sarrum quae quidem blada idem Episcopus seminari fecit in eisdem Dominicis Ita quod idem Episcopus blada sua colligi faciat per occupationes & consuetudines debitas maneriorum eju●dem Episcopatus Retentis autem de eisdem bladis semine ad praedicta Dominica seminanda et liberacionibus servientum quantum necesse fuerit Et mandatum est Magistro Elyae de Derham & Reginaldo de Kancia quod eidem Episcopo blada praedicta habere faciant sicut praedictum est Teste ut supra Tom. 2. p. 421. l. 48. add ET mandatum est Vic. Northumbr quod occasione vacationis illius Ecclesiae manum ad eam non mittat nec in aliquo se intromittat quia Dominus Rex nolens Claus 12 H. 3. m. 14. venire contra factum praedecessorum suorum mandavit Eborum Archiepiscopo ut supra continetur The King this year issued this Writ to the Committees of the Temporalties of the Archbishopric of Canterbury to deliver all the Goods of Archbishop Stephen Langeton to his Executors to perform his Will and to inquire and certify what Stock he received and how to dispose of the Corn then growing REX Bertramo de Cryoil & Alano Pomant salutem Mandamus vobis quod omnia blada de anno praeterito quae fuerunt S. quondam Cantuar. Archiepiscopi Claus 12 H. 3. m. 5. dorso in maneriis Archiepiscopatus & omnia Catalla tam in Animalibus quam in Instauris & aliis quae fuerunt ejusdem Archiepiscopi habere faciatis ven P. A. Coventr & H. Roff. Episcopis Magistro Simoni de Langeton Archidiacono Cantuar. Magistro ●h de Freckenham & Magistro Elyae de Derham Executoribus Testamenti ipsius Archiepiscopi ad executionem ejusdem Testamenti libere faciendam Et si quid inde amotum fuerit vel distractum id venire et eisdem Executoribus reddi faciatis Blada vero instantis autumpni de terris quae fuerunt ipsius Archiepiscopi per servientes qui fuerunt apud singula maneria tempore praedicti Archiepiscopi per operationes & consuctudines debitas hominum de eisdem maneriis & ad custum de eodem blado faciend colligi faciatis accepto ab eisdem servientibus Sacramento quod fine vasto et distractione blada illa sub vobis fideliter colligent et salvo custodient Et si videatur Executoribus praedictis quod aliqui de praedictis servientibus minus idonei fuerint ad praedicta utiliter facienda & Executores ipsi alios loco eorum quos viderint magis idoneos vobis praesentaverint illos ad praedicta facienda recipiatis accepto ab eis sunili Sacramento quod sicut et alii blada praedicta sub vobis colligent et salvo custodient Diligenter eciam inquiri faciatis per sacramentum proborum et legalium hominum de singulis maneriis per quos rei veritas melius inquiri potest * His Executors being obliged to leave or make good as much quantum instauri ut in bobus vaccis equis et aliis idem Archiepiscopus recepit tempore quo Archiepiscopatum praedictum recepit Et inquisitionem inde factam distinctè & apertè in scriptum redactam nobis scire faciatis apud Westm ad Scaccarium nostrum à festo Sancti Michael in unum mensem Teste Rege apud Westmonast 22 die Julii Tom. 2. p. 423. l. 28. after evidenced add I find this Writ issued to certain Commissioners to take examine and certify the Archbishop of Dublin's account concerning the moneys raised out of the vacant Bishoprics in Ireland granted to him and concerning the remainder of the debts due to him MAndatum est J. Fernensi Episcopo & R. de Burgo Justice Hiberniae & G. de Claus 12. H. 3. m. 8. Thurevill Archid. Dublin quod audiant compotum H. Dublin Archiepiscopi de Archiepiscopatibus et Episcopatibus et Episcopatibus vacantibus et terris et fixmis et redditibus qui extiterunt in manu sua ad percipiendum fructus inde provenientes in parte solutionis debitorum quae Dominus Rex eidem Archiepiscopo debet et compoto illo diligenter audi●o fructus quos idem Archiepiscopus inde recepit et L. libr. quas Domino Regi concessit pro quintadecima sua de Dominicis suis in debito praedicto in quo Dominus Rex ei tenetur eidem Regi faciant allocari Ita quod Dominum Regem certificare possint de quanto ipsum se Dominus Re● versus ipsum Archiepiscopum acquietaverit et quantum restet de praedicto debito solvendo Teste Rege apud Westm. 10 die Ma●i What other Rents he had granted him in Ireland toward the satisfaction of his Debts and how they grew due by his services for King John in the Court of Rome and as his own Chief Justice in Ireland this Record will inform us REX eidem Ricardo Sciatis quod in solutione debiti quod debemus venerabili patri H. Dablin Archiepiscopo pro mutuo quod fecit pro Domino J. Rege Claus 12. H 3. m. 8. Hibern pro Archiep. Dublin patre nostro per praeceptum suum et pro expensis suis factis per ipsum Archiepiscopum in Curia Romana pro negotio ip●ius patris nostri expediendis et pro expensis quas idem Archiepiscopus fecit in servitio nostro in Hibern dum ultimo suit justic noster Hiber● assignavimus eidem Archiepiscopo Centum libras de firma Civitatis nostrae de L●mcrik recipiendas ad duos terminos videlicet ad festum Sancti Michaelis quinquaginta libras & ad Paschae quinquaginta libras Assignavimus etiam eidem Archiepisc in solutione ejusdem debiti quinquaginta marcas per annum percipiend de firma Civitatis nostrae Dublin sicut plenius continetur in nostris patentibus quas inde fieri fecimus Et ideo vobis mandamus quod praedictas centum libras de firma praedictae Civitatis Limerik & praedictas quinquaginta marcas do firma Civitatis nostrae Dublin eidem Archiepiscopo recipere permittatis quousque praedictum debitum ei persolvatur Teste ut supra What Pension the Bishop of Fern received from the King in Ireland for his Service is thus recorded in the same Roll. REX dilecto & fideli suo Ricardo de Burgo Justice suo Hibern salutem Sciatis Ibidem Hib. p●o Episcopo ●●n quod loco quadraginta librarum quas venerabilis pater J. Fernensis Episcopus p●rcipere solebat singulis annis per praeceptum nostrum de manerio nostro de Novo Castello de Lenan ad se sustentandum in servitio nostro concessimus eidem Episcopo quod recipiat de caetero ad Scaccarium nostrum Dublin singulis annis ad se sustentandum in servitio nostro 40 libras videlicet ad Scaccarium Sancti Micha●lis 20 libras & ad Scaccarium Paschae 20 libras Ita tamen quod habeat blada sua ejusdem manerii de hoc autumpno anno regni nostri 12. Et ideo vobis mandamus quod ex quo praedicta blada fuerint collecta manerium illud in manum nostram capias & de consilio ipsius Episcopi & aliorum fidelium nostrorum ad commodum nostrum salvo custodiri faciatis computatis eidem Episcopo rationabilibus & necessariis expensis quas posuit in emendatione domorum ejusdem manerii Teste meipso apud Westm 8 die Maii anno etc. 12. The Bishopric of Imelic in Ireland becoming void the King granted the custody thereof by this Patent to Ralph of Norwich his Clerk REX R●●t de Burgo Justice suo Hibern salutem Sciatis quod commisimus dilecto Ibid. m. 9 Hibern De Episcopa●● Imelic & fideli Clerico suo Rad. de Norwic. Episcopatum Imelicen vacantem custodiendum quamdiu nobis placuerit Et ideo vobis mandamus quod eidem Rad. vel certo nuncio suo has literas deferenti de omnibus quae ad praedictum Episcopatum pertinent plenam seisinam habere faciatis in eodem statu quo fuit die quo H. quondam Imelicensis Episcopus obiit Teste meipso apud Westm. 26 die Aprilis anno regni nostri 12. The first * See Tom. 2. p. 373 374 381 382. union of the Bishopric of Lismore to the Bishopric of Waterford in Ireland made by the Pope's Legate about the third Year of H. 3. being adjudged void by the Pope's Delegates the King upon the next avoidance of the Bishopric of Lismore by his Letters Patents reunited it to Waterford by reason of the poverty of both Bishoprics the Bishops being enforced to beg and live out of their Diocese which union he desired the Pope to ratify though valid in Law without him by this Epistle endorsed on the Clause-Roll of 12 H. 3. REverendo Domino & Patri in Christo sanctissimo G. Dei gratia summo Pontifici H. eandem gratia Rex Angliae etc. salutem & debitam tanto Patri reverentiam Claus 12 H 3. m. 5. dorso Quia redditus et possessiones tam Waterford quam Lissemor Episcopatus adeo tenues sunt et exiles quod propter utriusque paupertatem coguntur Episcopi eorum necessitate compulsi extra Provinciam suam necessaria mendicare quod quidem indecens nobis valde videtur et inhonestum quod hujusmodi personae tantae subjaceant egestati cupientes egestati necessitati et insufficientiae utriusque prospicere quantum in nobis est concedere duximus et assensum nostrum praebere quod supradictus Lissemorensis Episcopatus jam Pastore vacans dummodo sanctitati Sedis Apostolicae placeat uniatur Waterfordensi ut sic uniti pocius sufficiant ad officium Pastorale decenter exequendum quam si divist remaneant ambos mendicare faciant et egere Rogamus igitur Sanctitatem vestram eo quo possumus affectu intuitu pietatis et nostrae peticionis interventu paterna provisione necessitatem istam respicere et quod unio ista fiat assensum velitis et Apostolicae Sedis favorem clementer impertiri precibus nostris aures pietatis vestrae et mansuetudinis inclinantes quod pro gratiarum actionibus specialiter referendis paternitati vestrae debeamus inc●inari Teste meipso apud Westm. 17 die Julii Tom. 2. p. 423. l. 47. after Februarii insert What Sovereign Ecclestastical Jurisdiction King Henry the 3d. exercised this year in demolishing the Church of Saint Peter in Chicester having but two Parishioners unable to repair it and uniting i● for the future to the Hospital of St. mary's near that Church upon the Bishop of Chicesters' petition this memorable Patent will demonstrate REX omnibus hoc scriptum audituris vel inspecturis salutem Sciatis quod cum Ecclesia S. Petri in foro Cicestrensi quae de nostra fuit donatione ita tenuis esset in redditibus & proventibus quod ad eam non spectarent nisi duo parochiani set nec redditus alii seu proventus qui sufficere possent ad ipsius Ecclesiae reparationem Pat. 13 H. 3. m. 7. n. 6. & conservationem & ministris etiam in ea deservituris Nos ad instantiam venerabilis patris Radulfi Cicestrensis Episcopi & Cancellarii nostri concessisse quod eadem Ecclesia demoliatur et praedicti duo parochiani qui spectabant ad ipsam assignentur imperpetuum Hospitali Sanctae Mariae quod eidem Ecclesiae est vicinum ut ibi deinceps percipiant spiritualia et sint parochiani ejusoem Hospitalis Concessimus insuper eidem Hospitali aream in qua sita est eadem Ecclesia ut liberè & quie●è eidem dono nostro remaneat imperpetuum in liberam puram & perpetuam eleemosynam In cujus rei testimonium has literas nostras patentes fieri fecimus Dat. per manum nostram apud Westm. 4 die Maii anno r. n. 13. Pope Gregory the 9th to induce King Henry to consent to a Disme intended to be imposed by him towards the relief of the Holy Land sent this Bull of Credence to him by Gerard de Grandison his Chaplain employed by him to solicit this business and the affairs of his Brother Edmund the Original whereof I discovered in the White Tower GREGORIUS Episcopus etc. Charissimo in Christo filio H. Regi Angliae Bund●la Literarum & Brevium An. 13. H. 3. in Turri London illustri salutem & Apostolicam benedictionem Licet ex gestis praeteritis ad Terrae Sanctae liberationem ferventem Zelum to habere monstraveris Rogamus tamen serenitatem Regiam attentius & hortamur quatinus attendens quod de ipsius finali subsidio et liberatione jam apparent probabiles conjecturae super hoc commendatam habeas causam Christi hiis quae dilectus filius Gerardus de Grandisono Capellanus noster ad tuam praesentiam veniens super hoc & negotio dilecti filii Nobilis viri Edmundi fratris tui ex parte nostra tibi dixerit fidem non dubiam adhibendo Datum Lugduni 10 Kal. Augusti Pontificatus nostri anno tercio In dorso Illustri Regi Angliae In a Bundle of Letters and Writs An. 13 H. 3. I found this imperfect Letter relating to the former affair from the Archdeacon of Surrey whom the Pope refused to employ therein to his great grief AU treshaut et trespuissant mysires Count tresnobles Roy In Turri London Dengleterre freres bona cord nenne digne Arcedecne de Sur. salut et reverance comme a son especial Seigneur Sachiez sire vostre hauteice que qant je fui appareilliez por venir a vostre queronemant homme fist autandant et furent parsones but procheine que le je lessasse aucetans ou la Terre Sancte est ausi grant que leglise en Angleterre Nostre sire le Pape eust male conscience de moi por quoi sire je et nostre Seignour le Pape somneaire a grant anguisse de mer apareille toz jors de fere voz commandemanz comme de meilour Seigneur sachiez sire que sus ce ave comis a master Girart de Grantison le porteur de ces lettres qui me doient esculer car vos pri sire que la poure yglise desire et vostre Clers et-vostre servant layenesque vos soient recomandez car je face ce qe il ne soit my present le jor de vostre Coronement corporelment il issera espirituel nostre Seigneur qe celle sainte a ceo qe vous entendu vorra estre plus annes nostre Seigneur me d●ine au cele dignity qe je puisse veeir sa etc. Tom. 2. p. 429. l. 36. after voluntati add It seems the Prelates at last granted the King after many delays 40 s. out of every Knight's Fee they held of him but upon these two conditions 1. That they should receive the like sum of 40 s. for every Knight's Fee held of them amounting to as much as than they granted to the King 2ly That it should not be drawn into consequence for the suture to their prejudice or the King's advantage as this Record attests REX omnibus etc. salutem Cum peteremus à Praelatis Angliae quod nobis Pat. 15 H. 3. m. 3 intus auxilium facerent pro magna necessitate nostra de qua eis constabat videlicet Episcopis Abbatissis Prioribus & Priorissis qui de nobis tenent in capite ipsi nobis liberaliter concesserunt auxilium tale scilicet de singuls feodis Militum suorum quadraginta solidos de tot feodis de quot ipsi tenentur nobis respondere quando faciunt nobis fervitium militare et nos concessimus eisdem Praelatis quod ad praedictum auxilium nobis faciendum habeant de singulis feodis Militum quae de eis tenentur 40 sol Nos igitur nolentes quod ex hac eorum concessione nobis facta de mera liberalitate sua et non alia ratione Ecclesiis suis vel eyes vel corum successoribus possit praejudicium aliquod generari vel Ecclesiasticae libertati in aliquo derogari per has literas nostras patentes hoc duximus protestandum Nolumus etiam quod propter hanc concessionem nostram quam fecimus aliquid nobis vel haeredibus nostris accrescat vel decrescat In cujus etc. Teste Rege apud Westm. 15 die Aprilis anno regni nostri 15. Has literas habent singuli Praelati tam Episcopi quam Abbates Priores Abbatissae et Priorissae Tom. 2. p. 437. l. 5. after Usury insert This very Original oversharp insolent and carping Letter of Pope Gregory then writ to King Henry about the spoiling of the Romans goods and threshing out their Corn in all places which extremely incensed the Pope mentioned by Mat. Paris I discovered in the White Tower defaced and illegible in some lines the Fragments whereof I shall here present you with with some conjectural supplements in a Parenthesis being very elegant GREGORIUS Episcopus servus servorum Dei charissimo in Christo An. 16 H. 3. in Turii London filio illustri Regi Angliae salutem & Apostolicam benedictionem Si Majestas tua detractiones et odia suggillationes et gravamina quae pro te ac praedecessoribus tuis Ecclesia Romana vestris temporibus et antiquis sustinuit nec non et beneficia quae diversts temporibus tibi et regno tuo contulit animadverteret et cellulae commendata memoriae in animo suo saepius recensita revolveret et nobis non esset quaerelae materia et locum ingratitudinis vitium non haberet Sanè omissis aliis quae praeterito tempore acciderent quod longum esset numerare & difficile revolutis regestis per singula recitare cujus instinctu potest Regalis serenitas oblivioni mandasse qualiter tempore faelicis memoriae J. Papae praedecessoris nostrae nobis tunc in minori officio constitutis gratum negocium Legati utiliter procuravi praedictum regnum jura regni honorem J. patris tui et personam tuam a servitute perpetua et non a qualiquali adversario vel verius adversariis regni alienil stcut etiam domesticis Romana Ecclesia liberavit Quae memoria quanquam libili maxime et in proprio negotio non teneret qualiter exhaeredationis tui et regni tui liberatione obsesso Ecclesia tandem spiritualiter et temporaliter partes suas constanter agens cum vestra gente virtutem obsidentem fregit manus obsessi roboravit cum et pacis defuncto patre tuo quasi jure testamentario adoptatum in filium matris Ecclesiae tutelae officium quod in te susceperat praesidentes in ipso te ac regnum tuum consovendo per credendum est te quod patet lippis & tonsoribus si de nostris temporibus agitur Praeterea quod in minori officio constituti sententiam cum effectu exhibere curavimus in honoris regni tui statum Apostolicae sedis contulimus quae referre per singula beneficiorum tuorum quod non credimus vos f oblivio nos pro certo tenere credimus vos à primordio tibi & fidelibus tuis favorabiliter astitisse non solum ab hiis quae tranquillitati ex omni parte regni tui potentiam inducere nec tantum tutelae officium confoventis tempore nostro nos gessisse meminimus sed te jam ae●ate provectum restituimus privilegia regni in integrum quasi praescriptione temporis relegata in omnibus quae Regis et regni contingerint honorem studiose subveniendo saepius in gratiam convertendo Hiis etiam diebus nostrae tibi non desuit gratiae plenitudo consilia quorundam Principum & potentum verbum pro te nemine faciente quaedam caute distulimus quae progressus tuos impedirent ut autem providus reddaris et cautus scire te volumus quod à tam Ecclesiae postulans gratiam non novam concessam pluribus nec juri contrariam quod si fuisset ad sacram exauditionem fuisset oblita nequaquam cordis imperio oculus innuisset manus cessasset continuationis operum nova temeritas detexisset praesertim ubi timore poenae amor justitiae superatur Nec apud quod adeo tenerrime in te ubera matris extendimus quod verbera patris omisimus sperantes acerbitate timeri Sed quod dolentes referimus et non sine amaritudine cordis recolimus tisus in luctum ac gemitum convertitur pro pane lapis pro ovo scorpio pro melle absinthium praeparatur Eja nec non reformatione Ecclesiasticae honestatis et corrigendis excessibus transgressorum literas Apostolicas in terra Angliae per * Cursores Cur. sicut et per alia mundi regna transmisimus quod obedientia ipsa demeruit ut a vassallis tuis Nuncio nostro non sine timore Dei comparato et inhumaniter in frusta conciso et altero semivivo relicto literis etiam dissipatis Bulla nostra conculcatur quae exaltationi continua apud Reges et Principes per diversas secli regiones transmissa totiens peroravit Si vero patri in terra filii si tutori in terra pupilli si Domino et bene merito in terra vassalli securitas viae praecluditur ubi Bullae nostrae locus tucior requiretur in cujus Reddite Caesaris Caesari et quae sunt Dei Deo Ecclesiae Romanae vel verius jesu Christo filio Dei vivi ejusque in terris vicario ministrante Vassalli tui manus in Clericos violentas tam Italicos quam etiam ut fertur Anglicanos injecerunt alios obsederunt alios diversis afficientes suppliciis & eorum agentes bonis omnibus spoliarunt adeo debacchantes in Clero quod jam quasi Neronis nequitia ad quorundam Praelatorum ad haec Regalis sensit authoritas ut sub favoris specie facilius trahent quos odiunt ad ruinam quod tantùm perturbati animi motuni exagerit quantum dilatio vindictae conturbat Quare sperare poterimus ne ab illis quos in omni genere debiti nostri esse tenentur tantae crudelitatis subticetur immanitas et Ecclesiasticae libertatis cultus conculcatur Veruntamen apud nos pro honore tuo nec non et nostro saltem qualis qualis excusationis causae comparuissent observentur et utcunque tanti sceleris satisfactione congrua praecedente Deo et universali Ecclesiae nec non et nobis illatam injuriam palliarent immo quod gravius reputamus culpam fort aliorum ex dilatione vindictae refudisse videris in tuam dum scrupulum conniventiae non obviasti per satisfactionis celeritatem in suo errore quasi confovendo perversos praecedentem negligentiam nondum expiasti ex quibus contingit quod via pacis aemulis locus se offered discordiae inimici regni et Regis insultant in nobis laeto animo quasi digito scribentes porrecto ecce Rex Anglia filius devotus matris suae ecce pupilli devotio ecce vassalli fideles ecce reverentia filialis ecce beneficiorum condigna retributio perceptorum ecce quomodo amabat eundem Hiis & similibus auribus nostris saepius inculcatis Vide fili vide et considera si dolore nostro dolor non succedit dum nostris tuisque temporibus Ecclesia Romana quondam Domina nunc ancillata pro grano paleam pro uva labruscam pro rosa spinas pro ficu tribulos pro beneficiis ingratitudinem pro devotione irreverentiam pro subjectione inobedientiam pro lucro dampnum pro libertate servitutem pro honore opprobrium sub quodam novo quasi marito colligit & patitur Accelleret igitur Regalis excellentiae providentia et praeteritam negligentiam redimens per diligentiam subsequentem malefactores ipsos ad restitutionem plenariam de subtractis et aliis aliquando offensis tradita sibi potestate compellat facinoris ydololatriam animum Regium viriliter et prudenter exerceris Creatoris injuriam Ecclesiae Romanae ac nostram ignominiam tuum et regni tui opprobrium Deo & Ministris ejus expiaris quod exemplo Moysi fide grandis effectus einctusque gladio super femur contra ipsos ydololatras a porta in portam discurrens cum clavo signatis exceptis ex animo tanquam filius Ecclesiae libere officium Regalis magnanimitatis cum nostra et Apostolicae sedis reverentia pro populo ad Dominum intercedas alioquin quantumcumque personam tuam sinceris affectibus diligamus et ad regni tui exaltationem et gratiam quantum cum Deo fieri potest sine juris injuria procurare remaneret forsitan impunita & ne posteris in exemplum ad vindictam malefactorum laudem vero bonorum illud licet inviti cogitare cogamur quod ex praemissis injuriis et Bullae conculcatione resurget et ubicunque injuriose delata fuerit injuriatorum acerbitas gloriose quid referre valeat posteritas vestrum ad honorem et nostrum vindictae qualitas indicabit Inquisitionis nobilis justitiamque & ad denunciationem totiens nobis factam quam de jure ulterius obaudire non licuit Regalem constantiam aliquatenus debuisset cum ipsum quem sincera diligimus in Domino caritate utpote cujus fidei & Stephano Capellano nostro referentibus in multis sumus experti ejusque negotia disponamus quantum cum Deo possumus sine juris injuria promovere Datum Spolet 7 Idus Junii Pontificatus nostri anno sexto Tom. 2. p. 439. l. 35. after Crown add That the principal cause of Hubert de Burgo his prosecution was his connivance at and not punishing the plunderers of the Roman and Italian Clerks preferred by the Pope's provisions in England what proceedings were thereupon had and Judgements given against him for it not extant in our Historians this memorable Record will inform us NOtum sit omnibus Christi fidelibus quod cum Dominus Henricus Rex Angliae mandatum Domini Papae suscepissett super transgressionibus Pat 17 H. 3. dorio m. 1. Ecclesiae Romanae et Clericis Italicis et aliis in Regno Angliae contra pacem suam illatis corrigendis idem Dominus Rex hoc sicut decuit emendando a pluribus fide dignis didicisset quod per Hubertum de Burgo quondam justiciarium Angliae videlicet tempore praedictae transgressionis factae fuerunt transgressiones illae Et Dominus Rex volens hoc emendare misit quosdam de suis ut corpus suum arrestarent et coram eo adducerent responsurum de transgressione i●la et a●iis transgressionibus et praesertim de transgressione illa Qui Hubertus inde praemunitus fugit in quandam Capellam à qua ipsum sequentes licet hoc eis non esset injunctum timentes Dominum Regem extraxerunt & Londonium adduxerunt Quod cum Dominus Rex audivisset ut libertas Ecclesiae in omnibus observaretur illaesa ipsum ad eandem Capellam reduci praecepit et in eodem salvo reponi In qua cum per dies plures moram fecisset requisitus utrum vellet tenere se in Capella illa velexire & stare judicio terrae Domini Regis super transgressione praedicta & super aliis quae ei ibidem objicerentur tam à Domino Rege quam à pluribus aliis de eo multis modis conquerentibus Tandem sponte elegit quod exire voluit ad standum juri Tamen peciit misericordiam Domini Regis & sic exivit & Ballivi Domini Regis qui tunc praesentes erant ipsum receperunt & Londonias duxerunt & tradiderunt eum Constabulario Turris Et cum Dominus Rex adhuc esset incertus utrum spontanea voluntate an coactus exivisset misit ad cum Nobiles viros Dominum S. de Sedgrave tunc Justiciarium Angliae J. de Lascy Comitem Lincolniae & Constabularium Cestriae B. de Insula & alios viros idoneos Clericos & Laicos Quibus ad ipsum venientibus & ipsum inde alloquentibus Respondit quod gratis exiverat & non coactus nec pro aliquo defectu victualium & tali modo exivit ad faciendum voluntatem Domini Regis de terris suis & catallis & de corpore suo & pigebat cum quod tam diu moram ibidem fecerat Postea verò cum Dominus Rex nichil adhuc ei inde concederet eo quòd multi de eo de novo conquesti fuerunt tam de morte hominum quam de multis per eum injustè exhaeredatis & aliis pluribus criminibus & transgressionibus volens de eo conquerentibus justiciam exhibere praecepit cum deliberari à custodia praedicti Constabularii ut liberè venire posset ad Curiam suam conquerentibus de eo tam Domino Regi pro transgressione contra Dominum Papam quam contra seipsum et omnibus aliis responsurus & sic venit apud Cornhull in Londoniis Vigilia Sancti Martini & comparuit coram Dominis R. Comite Cornubiae & Pictaviae W. Comite Warenn R. Marescall● Comite Pembrock J. Comite Lancastriae & Constabulario Cestriae S. de Sedgrave Justiciario Radulpho filio Nicholai & aliis fidelibus Domini Regis tam de corpore quam de terris & omnibus aliis rebus Tandem Dominus Rex pietate motus ad instantiam Magnatum Angliae & ad peticionem ipsius Huberti & suorum parentum & amicorum & similiter de permissione conquerentium Judicium posuit in respectum licet Judicium jam in eadem Curia Domini Regis formatum esset per quod ipse & sui attendentes corporis sui periculum imminere & exhaeredationem haeredum suorum spontanea voluntate concessit provisionem subscriptam scilicet Quod omnes terrae & omnia tenementa & libertates in omnibus rebus quae tennit de Domino Rege in capite & de Domino J. Rege patre suo remaneant Domino Regi quietè imperpetuum & haeredibus suis tam de Wardis Ballivis quam de aliis rebus & omnes cartas & cirographa & instrumenta quae habuit de praedictis reddidit Domino Regi & concessit quod si aliqua imposterum inveniantur in cujuscunque manibus fuerint pro nullis habeantur Et Dominus Rex de gratia sua concessit quod ipse Hubertus & haeredes sui habeant & retineant terras & tenementa quae eidem Hubirto descenderant ab antecessoribus suis & similiter omnes terras & tenementa quae tenuit de aliis & de alterius dono quam de dono Regum Ita tamen quod omnibus inde conquerentibus secundum consuetudinem regni sine dilatione ipse & sui respondeant & omnia alia catalla ubicunque sint remaneant Domino Regi tam in auro & argento quam in denariis & aliis mobilibus & corpus suum remaneat apud Castrum Divis & in custodia Dominorum R. Comitis Cornubiae & Pictaviae W. Comitis Warenn R. Marescalli Comitis Pembroke & Comitis Lincolniae & Constabularii Cestriae donec habitum Templariorum susceperit quem prius petierat quod modo facere non potest quia uxoratus est vel donec per commune consilium Domini Regis & omnium praedictorum Baronum Custodum necnon & aliorum Magnatum terrae liberatus fuerit de quibus si aliquem mori contingat illi qui residui erunt assument sibi alium loco ipsius defuncti quem voluerint qui custos cum eis existat sicut ille fuit qui defunctus fuerit Et liceat eidem Huberto dum fuerit in prisona si quam terram tenuerit injusttè illam reddere si voluerit non obstante eo quod in custodia praedictorum fuerit Et si de prisona aliquo modo exierit nisi pro dicto habitu suscipiendo & de licentia & consensu Domini Regis & praedictorum Magnatum vel per commune consilium Custodum & Baronum ut praedictum est & vel per se vel per allies sive per quemcunque aliquid attemptaverit contrae praedictam provisionem vel alique tempore saltem de facto contra praedictam conventionem venerit sive de conscientia sua impetratum fuerit sive non & ipse vel alius ●ti voluerit impetratis per quae corpus suum liberetur tunc pronunci●tur Judicium praedictum contr● eum & fiat de eo sicu● de utlagat● ubicumqu● & à quocumque inventus fuerit & omnes terrae & omnia tenementa quae Dominus Rex de gratia sua ei concessit forisfacia fiut & remaneant Dominis feodorum de quibus tenuit salvo Domino Regi anno suo & catallis Et Dominus Rex concessit pro se & haeredibus suis quod eidem Huberto aliam gratiam neque crudelitatem faciet quam praedictum est In cujus rei testimon●um Dominus Rex & praedicti R. Comes Corunbiae & Pictaviae W. Comes Warenn R. Marescallus Comes Pembrochiae I. Comes Linc. & Constabu●arius Cestriae huic scripto sigilla sua apposuerunt Hiis testibus Radulpho filio Nicholai Th. de Muleton Willielmo de Insula Ricardo Duket Adam filio Willielmi de Raleigh Roberto de Lexinton Radulpho de Norwico & Civibus London & aliis fidelibus Domini Regis ibidem existentibus I found in the White Tower this memorable Appeal of the Archbishop of York ratified by the King against the Coronation of Alexander King of Scots as well to De appellatione Regis contra Coronationem Regis Scotiae the prejudice of the King's rights as of the rights of the Church of York REX Appellationem quam W. Ebor. Archiepiscopus Angliae Primas per se vel per certos nuncios suos interpositurus est tam pro iure Regis quam pro suo ne A. Rex Scotiae in Regem se faciat coronari in praejudicium Regiae dignitatis et libertatis ipsius Archiepiscopi et Ecclesiae suae ratam habet et acceptam Et dirigi●ur breve omnibus etc. Teste S. de Segrave apud Westm 6 die Maii anno regni Regis H. decimo septimo Tom. 2. p. 443. l. 7. after Februarii insert The Archbishops and Bishops in Ireland as well as England holding Plea in their Ecclesiastical Courts of Advowsons' of Churches Chapels Lay-fees and Chattels that were not Testamentary or Matrimonial against his Royal Crown Dignity and the Laws and Customs of the Realm of England which his Father had established in Ireland by common consent the King thereupon sent this memorable Prohibition to all Earls Barons Knights Freemen and other his Subjects in Ireland not to presume from thenceforth to prosecute any such Suits and to all the Archbishops Bishops Abbots Priors Deans Prelates and Ecclesiastical persons in Ireland not to presume to hold Plea of any such Cases before them in their Ecclesiastical Courts threatening to punish them severely if they did offend therein and commanding his Chief Justice of Ireland to cause these his Letters Patents of Prohibition to be publicly read and observed REX Comitibus Baronibus Militibus & liberis hominibus & omnibus aliis de terra Hiberniae salutem Quia manifeste esse dinoscitur contra Coronam et Pat. 18 H. 3. m. 17. Intus Hybernica Dignitatem nostram et consuetudines et leges regni nostri Angliae quas bonae memoriae Dominus Johannes Rex pater noster de communi omnium de Hiberniae consensu teneri statuit in terra illa quod placita teneantur in Curia Christianitatis de advocationibus Ecclesiarum et Capellarum vel de Laico feodo vel de catallis quae non sunt de Testamento vel Matrimonio vobis mandamus prohibentes quatinus hujusmodi placita in Curia Christianitatis nullatenus sequi praesumatis in manisestum Dignitatis et Coronae nostrae praejudicium Scituri pro certo quod si feceretis dedimus in mandatis justiciario nostro Hiberniae quod statuta Curiae nostrae in Anglia contra transgressores hujusmodi mandati nostri cum justicia procedat et quod nostrum est exequatur In cujus etc. Teste Rege apud Winchecomb 28 die Octobris anno regni nostri 18. Et mandatum est Archiepiscopis Episcopis Abbatibus Prioribus Archidiaconis Decanis et omnibus Praelatis et personis Ecclestasticis quod hujusmodi placita i● Curia Christianitatis tenere non praesumant Et mandatum est Justiciario Hiberniae per literas clausas quod praedictas literas patentes publice legi et teneri saciat I met with this original Bull of Pope Gregory the 9th to K. Henry the 3d. in the White Tower to advice and hasten the marriage of his Sister Isabel to Frederick the Emperor as beneficial and honourable to him and his Realm and no longer to defer it GREGORIUS Episcopus servus servorum Dei charissimo in Christo filio An. 18 H. 3. in Turre Lond. illustri Regi Angliae salutem & Apostolicam benedictionem Quae tuae Celsitudinis respiciant incrementum libenter tibi facienda suggerimus & eadem per nosipsos opportuno tempore procuramus Hinc est quod cum charissimus in Christo filius noster F. Romanorum Imperator semper Aug. Jerus & Siciliae Rex illustris pro dudum tractato & firmato sicut dicitur matrimonio inter te et ipsum de dilecta in Christo filia Ysabella sorore tua illustri foeliciter consummando ac pro ipsa duce Christo ad eundem abdicato tarditatis spacio deducenda juxta consilium nostrum ad tuam praesentiam sollempnes nuncios duxerit destinandos sublimitati tuae bona fide consulimus et attente rogamus quatinus prudenter advertens quid tibi et regno tuo utilitatis proferat et honoris cum Principe terrae Regibus praeminenti contrahere parentelam tanti complemento negotii finem tribuas affectatum diligentiam habiturus ut a re tam honorabili tam salubri nuslius finistro consilio te distrahi patiaris Caeterum memoratos nuntios sereno vultu recipiens & honore pertractans quo tibi competat & mittenti eorum verbis quae super hiis tuae Celsitudini proponenda duxerint fidei plenitudinem largiaris Datum Perusiii Non. D●cembris Pontificatus nostri anno octavo Tom. 2. p. 458. l. 33. after Februarii add The Pope's Legates and our Popish Prelates bearing the chiefest sway in King Henry's Councils and Government of the Realm during his Minority not only endeavoured by degrees to draw the conusance of all C●uses touching Advowsons' Praesentations Church-lands Freeholds Debts Goods Chattels and Civil contracts in England and Ireland into their Ecclesiastical Courts but likewise to a See the Statute of Met●on 20. H. 3. c. 9 & Tom. 2. P 445 447. to 480. Cooks 2. Instit p 95 96. introduce and advance the Canon Laws and Decretals complied by Gratian Pope Gregory the 9th and others above the Common and Ancient Laws of the Realm For which end they presumed to read them publicly without the King's authority in the Schools of London encouraged thereto by Pope Gregory the 9th his command as b Hist. Angl. p. 403. see Tom. 2. pag. 467. Mat. Paris assures us An. 1235. His quoque temporibus Papa Greg. videns taediosam Decretalium prolixitatem sub quodam compendio eas eleganter abbreviatas et collectas solenniter et authentice per totius mundi latitudinem legi praecepit et divulgari Ill as antem ab auctore ipsarum Gregorianas appellamus Whereupon the King to preserve the rights and prerogatives of his Crown and Laws of the Realm against the batteries of those Papal Canons and Decretals issued not only c See Tom. 2. pag. 443 458 476 477 478 frequent Prohibitions to Ecclesiastical Judges not to hold Plea of Advowsons' Free-holds Trespasses Debts Chattels or things not belonging to them but also prohibited the reading or teaching the Canon Laws in their Schools as this Writ of Proclamation to the Mayor and Sheriffs of London imports d Cl. 19 H. 3. m. 22. intus MAndatum est Majori & Vicecomitibus London quod clamari faciant et firmiter prohiberi ne aliquis Scolas regens de Legibus in eadem Civitate de caetero ibidem Leges doceat et ●● aliquis fuerit hujusmodi Scolas regens ipsum sine dilatione cessare faciant Teste Rege apud Basin 11 die Decembris e In his Proem to his 2 Institutes on Magna Charta Sr. Edw. Cook in his posthumous Institutes who had a most unhappy faculty in mistaking most Records he citys affirms this Writ was issued to them to suppress the Readins of such learned men in the Laws of the Realm who kept Schools of the Law in the City of London and taught such as resorted to them the Laws of the Realm taking their foundation of Magna Charta and Charta de Foresta which the King by ill advice sought to impeach Whereas our learneder Antiquary f See Mr. Selden's Review of his History of Tithes pag. 491. & ad Fletam Dissertatio c 8. p. 525. Mr. John Selden asserts Credibile non videtur de Legibus Anglicanis earumque praelectione mandatum hoc fieri And Sir Edward Cook himself in his Commentary on the Statute of Merton cap. 9 asserts That the Nobility of England have ever had the Laws of England in great estimation and reverence as their best Birthright and so have the Kings of England as their principal Royalty and right belonging to their Crown and dignity Yea g Lib 1. c. 8. l. 5. c. 9 fol. 107. Bracton a Judge under King Henry the 3d. and h Lib. 1. c. 5. Fleta resolve Lex sacit Regem Et quia per legem factus est Rex attribuat igitur Rex legi quod lex attribuat ei videlicet Dominationem et potestatem et dignum est quod peripsum tueatur lex cui honorem tribuit et potestatem Therefore it is altogether incredible that this Writ was intended either of the Common Laws of England or Readins on the Great Charters of Liberties or of the Forest but only of the Canon and Roman Papal Laws formerly burnt torn suppressed banished the Realm by King Stephen as Mr. Selden proves at large in his ad Fletam Dissertatio c. 5 & 8. and I have a Tom. 2. pag. 530 to 538. elsewhere most fully evidenced And great reason had the King and his Council to prohibit the Reading and use of the Canon Law and Pope's Decretals especially the Decrees of Gratian than most cried up authorised by Eusebius the 3d. and other Popes For as Marc de Vulsan a learned French Advocate in his accurate Treatise b A Geneve 1635. De la Puissance du Pape & the Libertes de l' Eglise Gallicane l. 3. c. 2. and c Bp. Jewel Dr. Raynolds Dr. James Cooks Censara Patrum and others others inrefragably prove That all the Ancient Pope's Decretal Epistles collected by Gratian on which his Decrees are founded are mere forgeries and Impostures never heard of in the World till above 830 years after Christ not mentioned by any ancient Ecclesiastical History or Father far different both in style matter from these Pope's genuine Epistles inconsistent with the state of the Church in the ages wherein they lived yea not extant in the ancient Roman Code of Canons as d Distinct 9 Gratian himself acknowledgeth And as there are such a grand number of Errors Falsities Forgeries in the body of the Canon Law compiled by Gratian that Antonius Augustinus in the first Dialogue of his first Book e Par●siis 1607. De Emendatione Gratiani asserts it will be a very difficult thing to number all his Errors in a whole day amongst which he enumerates the ancient Popes forged Decretal Epistles out of which there are about 500 Cano●s and Rubrics extracted by Gratian So these their Decretal Epistles and his Decrees out of them were purposely published to overturn the ancient Orthodox Doctrine of the Apostles primitive Church Fathers the Canons of several Councils the Prerogatives Rights Laws of all Christian Emperors Kings Realms and to advance the Popes Prelates Clergies usurped Jurisdiction over them For which end these forged Epistles and Decrees of Popes are thus cried up by Pope Nicholas and Gratian as irrefragable yea equal to the Canonical Scriptures f Gratian Distinct 19 and other Doctor's Glosses thereon Inter Canonicas Scripturas Decretales Epistolae connumerantur Whence they decree Omnes sanctiones Apostolicae sedis irrefraga●iliter observandae sunt tanquam ipsius divina voce Petri firmatae Quicquid Roma●a Ecclesia statuit ab omnibus est observandum et Pontificalibus sit alienus officiis qui Apostolicis non vult obedire praeceptis to wit the Popes not Christ's Apostles precepts Tolerandum est jugum quod a Sancta sede imponitur licet intolerabile videtur g Gratian Distinct 11 12. Ab Apostolicis praeceptis non licet recedere Apostolicis praeceptis nullus superbe resistat Non potest statutis Pontificum consuetudo cujusquam refragari Yea more h Gratian Distinct 10. Constitutiones Principum et Imperatorum Ecclesiasticis Constitutionibus non praeeminent sed obsequuntur Leges et judicia Imperatorum Ecclesiastica jura dissolvere non possunt Constitutiones Regum contra Canon's et Decreta Pontificum Roman●rum nullius sunt momenti In Ecclesiasticis causis Regia voluntas Sacerdotibus est postponenda Tribunalia Regum Sacerdotali sunt potestati subjecta Constitutiones Principum Ecclesiasticis legibus postponendae sunt ubi Canonicis Decretis obviaverint Deditenim Deus Sacerdotibus Principatum multo perfectiorem Principatibus Regum Nanquid justum vobis videtur si cedat spiritus carni id est Ecclesiastica constitutio seculari constitutioni as Johannes de Thierry Bartholomaeus Brixiensis and other Gloss it s● a terrenis coelestia suparentur et si divinis as they style their Canons praeferentur humana To omit other Paradoxes of this nature Pope E●genius the 2d. having confirmed these and the rest of Gratian's Antimonarchical Canons Rubrics extracted out of his predecessors forged Epistles sent them to all Universities and Christian Realms to be publicly read interpreted observed and sent i Gratiani V●ta Mar● de Vulsan l. 3 c ● Tom 1 p. 531 5●2 Gratian himself who first taught them in Rome to the University of Paris and Vacarius into England there openly to read and expound them in the University of Oxford as the Laws by which all Churches Kingdoms Kings Christians aught to be governed especially in all Ecclesiastical affairs Which as the Universities and Churches of France would never receive nor submit to as Marc de Valsan k Les Liberte● des Eglises Gallicanes c. z. Claude Fauchet and Pierre de Pithou assert so King l See Here Tom. 1 p. 531 532 533. Stephen as soon as they were taught in England silenced Vacarius from reading them tearing and burning the Books themselves After which being introduced again and publicly read in the Schools in London during King Henry's minority together with Pope Gregory the 3d. his Decretals then newly published and sent into England and all other Countries to be publicly read and taught when he came to years of discretion he prohibited the reading and teaching of them by the premised Writ as inconsistent with his royal Prerogative the Common Laws Statutes and Privileges of the Realm which Popes their Legates and his own usurping Prelates endeavoured to subvert or enervate by their Canons and Ecclesiastical constitutions It was the Observation of Henry de Bracton a a Claus 29 H. 3. m. 8. dorso Claus 30 H. 3. m. 8. dorso Justice Itinerant An. 29 & 30 H. 3d. writing about this time in his Book b Lib. 5. Tit de Exceptionibus cap. 19 f. 416. b. De Legibus & Consuetudinibus Angliae Cpiscopi contrarii sunt Legibus et Consuetudinibus Angliae et Curia Christianitatis in quibusdam contraria est Legi et consuetudini Angliae especially in cases of Bastardy they then endeavouring with all their might to subvert the c See the Stat. of Merton An. 20 H. 3. c. 9 See Tom. 2. p. 445 472. & Tom. 1. p. ●09 Common Law in making children born before marriage legitimate and inheritable by their Canon Laws and Constitutions which were Bastards illegitimate and not capable to inherit Lands by the Common Laws and Custom of England Whereupon if Bastardy were pleaded generally in bar of any real action it ought not to be tried in Court Christian nor by Certificate from thence to the King's Court d Bracton l. 5. de Exceptioni bus c. 19 fol. 416. b. Cooks 1 Instit. Sect. 399 40● 2 Instit. p 96 97. cum nihil aliud sit sub tali obscuritate transmittere inquisitionem de Bastardia faciendam quam venire contra Legem et Consuetudinem Angliae Ad talem igitur errorem tollendum necesse est causam bastardiae addicere Besides the Popes and Bishops e Gratian Distinct 63. See Here Tom. 1. p. 804 806 810. before and about this time by their Canons and Constitutions engrossed the Conusance of all causes touching Advowsons' Presentations Church-lands Suits by or against Clergymen and Religious persons anciently belonging to the King's Crown Courts alone to their Ecclesiastical Courts and attempted to make the King as well as other Patron's subject to Lapses if he presented not within 6 months to Bishoprics Abbeys Churches and Ecclesiastical Dignities whereof he was Patron or to which he had right to present by his Prerogative against the rights of his Crown and this Maxim of the Common Law Nullum tempus occurrit Regi which f See Tom. 2. p. 563. Edmund Archbishop of Canterbury then endeavoured by a special Bull from the Pope to divest him of to the prejudice of his Crown yea they g Tom. 1. p. 807. & Tom. 2. ● 837. prohibited Clergymen to grant any Aids to Kings without the Pope's special licence and exempted the Clergy from all Secular Jurisdiction Whereupon he his Judges and Council had very good reason to issue forth the precedent Writ to prohibit the public Reading or Professing of the Canon Law so diametrically contrary to his Prerogative and subversive to the ancient Laws and Customs of the Realm The rather because some h Dr. Marta de Jurisdictione l. ● c 44. Felynus in cap. Ecclesiae Sanctr Mariae nu 108 109. Joan. de Bonono in singular 75. Archidiacon in cap. quae Lo●harius and others cited by Dr. Marta Canonists then and since have publicly asserted Statuentes contra libertatem Ecclesiae sunt excommunicati Item scriptores Statutorum Consiliarii Potestates consuls atque Rectores locorum ubi Statuta edita sunt item judicantes secundum illa atque redigentes judicata in publicam formam Et quod statuta hujusmodi sint nulla Imprimis igitur non solum Papa sed etiam quilibet Episcopus potest dicta Statuta tollere et declarare essc contra Ecclesiae libertatem atque mandare sub excommunicationis poena ipso facto incurrenda illa non essc observanda etiam non citatis statuentibus Et quia Episcopus tenetur ex debito officii praecipere statuentibus contra libertatem Ecclesiae ut de libr● Statutorum illa cassent nec sufficit si permittat illa revocari tantu● quia tenetur ex debito officii illa cassari sacere et ad id sunt jurejurando astricti ideò non satisf●cerit debito Episcopalis officii si tantùm declaraverit esse contra libertatem Ecclesiae quia hoc non esterequi Canon's mandantes dicta Statuta cassari debe●e quae contra Ecclesiae sunt libertatem Item Episcopus animabus eorum qui excommunicationem incurrunt providere non posset concedendo absolutionem nisi vere et rea●iter dicta Statuta cassata fuerint Quare debet praecipere statuentibus quibus ab universo populo commissum est ut dicta Statuta cassent et nisi obedierint censuris affectos esse declarandi sunt atque corum loca interdicto supponenda donec obedierint et poeniten●iam condignam egerunt Therefore it was great reason for K. Henry and his Council strictly to prohibit the Readers and Teachers of such Antimonarchical Papal Canons Laws and Decretals which thus Excommunicated Interdicted all Kings Parliaments Peers Judges and Officers of Justice to make Acts or execute any Statutes in defence of their Crowns Realms Laws Properties Persons against the Popes and Bishops Antimonarchical usurpations on them or their pretended Liberties of the Church till they should not only repeal but null their Statutes of this nature and expunge them out of their Statute-Books upon every Bishop's Injunction The same year the Church of St. Martin's in the Isle of Serc wanting competent maintenance the King thereupon out of his Sovereign piety and care to promote God's service granted to it the Tithes of his Demesnes in that Island formerly Tithe-free by this Writ REX Custodi Insularum suarum de Gernes & aliarum Insularum suarum in partibus Claus 19 H. 3. m. 22. intus Normanniae salutem Sciatis quod concessimus dilecto nobis in Christo Ricardo Vicario Ecclesiae sanctae Mariae de Serc quod de caetero imperpetuum reddantur Decimae de Camparto nostro in eadem Insula Ecclesiae antedictae Et ideo vobis mandamus quod Decimas plenarias de Camparto nostro in Insula praedicta Ecclesiae memoratae reddi de caetero faciatis Teste Rege apud S. Albanum 27 die Novembris I found this original Certificate of the Dean and Chapter of Lincoln to King Henry the 3d. of the Election of Robert Grosthead for their Bishop to whom the King thereupon granted his Royal assent EXcellentissimo Domino suo H. Dei gratia illustri Regi Angliae Domino Bundela Certif & Lit. in Turri Lond. & Claus 19 H. 3. m. 24. intus Hiberniae etc. devoti sui W. Decanus & Capitulum Lincoln salutem & quam debitam tàm devotam cum summa devotione reverentiam Dominationi vestrae supplicamus humiliter & devotè quatinus electionem Ecclesiae nostrae Lincoln quam de viro idoneo eminentis literaturae conversationis honestae laudabilis vitae et praeclarae famae Magistri Roberti Grosseteste Concanonico nostro unanimiter celebravimus et Canonice assensum Regium praebere dignemini quod ad Regiam pertinet dignitatem intuitu Dei et ob reverenciam gloriosae Virginis circa ipsum ulterius exequentes favore consueto Valeat Dominatio vestra in Domino * Hist. Angl. p. 395. See Godwins Catalogue p. 239. Matthew Paris renders us this account of his Predecessors death and his Election and confirmation Eodem temp●re obiit Hugo de Valles Lincolniensis Episcopus Monachorum persecutor Canonicorum et omnium malleus Relig●osorum septimo Ida● Februarii & sepultus est apud Lincolniam in Ecclesia Cathedrali quarto Idus ejusdem Cui successi● Magister Robertus cognomento Grosseteste vir quidem nimis literatus à primis annis scholis educatus qui apud Radingam ab Edmundo Cantuariensi Archiepiscopo consecratus est tertio Nonas Junii reclamantibus Monachis Cantuariensibus et allegantes ne alibi consecraretur quam in Ecclesia Cantuariensi sed id tandem hac vice permiserunt ne labores et expensae frustrarentur convenientium ita tamen quod id in consequentiam amplius non traheretur The Bishop of Worcester having Excommunicated the Kings Baylif for seizing into the King's hands the Church of Fekenham to which the King had presented his Clerk though appropriated to the Abbey of Lyra by former Charters he upon sight of them revoked his presentation and requested the Bishop to absolve his Baylif and take off his Sequestration commanding the Church to be restored to the Abbot and Monks of Lyra by this Writ REX venerabili in Christo patri W. eadem gratia Wigorniensi Episcopo salutem An. 19 H. 3. in Turri London Quia constat nobis per inspectionem cartae H. Regis av● nostri quam Abbas & Monachi de Lyra habent de jure Patronatus Ecclesiae de Fekenham & etiam ex tenore litterarum nostrarum quibus fidem sicur debet adhibemus didicimus quod praedicti Abbas & Monachi Ecclesiam illam a longo tempore excepta vicaria in usus proprios tenuerunt Paternitari vestrae significamus quod possessionem eorum ex quo res ita se habet impedire non curamus unde licite potestis sequestrum factum de Ecclesia praefata occasione praesentacionis nostrae nuper de Thoma de Nortleth Clerico ad Ecclesiam ipsam praefatis Monachis relaxare quod si placet sine impedimento non obstante praesentacione nostra facere velitis Praecipimus enim Ballivo nostro de Fekenham cui vestri gratia culpis suis exigentibus excommunicationis vinculo innodato absolucionis beneficium ex interventu nostro inpendistis quod de terris & redditibus ad Ecclesiam ipsam pertinentibus quas occasione praedicta in manum nostram coepit eisdem Abbati & Monachis plenam seisinam habere faciat ad disponendum inde pro voluntate sua nunc sicut prius Teste Rege apud Westm 3 die Maii. The Bishop of Norwich complaining this year to the King that some persons imprisoned upon a Capias Excommunicatum were enlarged by the Sheriff before satisfaction given to the Church for their injuries and contempts issued this Writ to the Sheriff of Norfolk and Suffolk to prohibit it for the future REX Vicecomiti Norfolk & Suff. salutem Mandavit nobis venerabilis pater Thomas Norwicensis Episcopus quod excommunicatos de Diocoesi sua captos Claus 19 H. 3 m. 24 intus et detentos in prisona nostra per praeceptum nostrum facis a prisona deliberari priusquam sanctae Ecclesiae tam de injuria sibi illata quam de contemptu satisfecerint Et ideo tibi praecipimus quod de caetero illos qui excommunicati fuerint et capti et in prisona nostra detenti a prisona nostra non deliberes nisi prius sanctae Ecclesiae satisfecerint sicut praedictum est Teste Rege apud Westm. 19 die Novembris Because many women being Nurses and Servants to Jews were thereby infected with Judaisme the King by his Ecclesiastical Prerogative commanded the Sheriff of Norfolk and Suffolk to publish this Proclamation to prohibit it for the future MAndatum est Vicecomiti Norfolk & Suff. quod in Civitate de Norwico & in singulis 19 H. 3. ●4 intus bonis villis Comitatuum suorum clamari faciat quod nulla foemina Christiana de caetero serviat Iudaeis ad alendos parvulos suos vel in aliquo alio officio Teste Rege àpud Westm. 20 die Novemb. Per ipsum Regem The Archbishop of Canterbury claiming the Custody of the Temporalties of the Bishopric of Rochester during the vacancy as Patron thereof by * King John's Tom. 2. Charter the King thereupon issued this Writ with a saving of his own right and others thereto REX Vicecomiti Cantuariens Sciatis quod concessimus venerabili patri E. Cantuariensi Claus 19 H. 3. m. 27. intus Archiepiscopo quod habeat seisinam Episcopatus Roffensis vacantly & omnium terrarum ad eundem Episcopatum pertinentium salvo jure nostro et omnium aliorum si qui in custodia praedicti Episcopatus jus sibi vendicent Et ideo tibi praecipimus quod de praedicto Episcopatu vel de aliquibus terris & possessionibus ad eundem Episcopatum pertinentibus in nullo teintromittas & si quid inde cepisti vel amoveri fecisti id eidem Archiepiscopo reddi facias Teste Rege apud Stratford primo die Marcii Eodem modo mandatum est Vicecomiti Norff. & Suff. The Bishops Abbots and Priors who held of the King by Knight's service in Capite having granted an Aid to the King this year of their Lands so held he commanded the Sheriffs to summon most other Abbots and Priors who held not of him in Capite to appear before him to grant him an other kind of Aid by this Writ MAndatum est Vicecomiti Oxon. quod omnes Abbates & Priores de comitatu tuo qui non tenent de Rege in capite per servicium Militare ●● juscunque sint Claus 19 H. 3. m. 7. dorso ordinis praeter ordinem Cysterciensem & Praemonstratensem venire faciat coram Rege apud Wudestok in crastino Sanctae Mariae Magdalenae anno etc. ad loquendum cum Rege de negociis suis quae eis habet exponenda Teste Rege apud Westm 16 die Julii Eodem modo scribitur Vic. Heref. Glouc. Wigorn. apud Glouc. die Veneris prox sequente etc. The King likewise this year in pursuance of his former promise and grant to the Clergy commanded the Tithes of Mills and Hay to be paid out of all his Mills and Lands within the Honour of Richmond then in his hand REX Custodi Honoris Richmund salutem Sciatis quod concessum est de Claus 19 H. 3. m. 3. intus consilio nostro quod de●imae Foeni et Molendinorum dentur de dominicis nostris in regno nostro Angliae Et ideo tibi praecipimus quod decimas Foeni et Molendinorum de dominicis Honoris Richmund dari facias personis quibus debentur quamdiu Honor ille fuerit in mana nostra Teste Rege apud Derl. sexto die Septembris How careful the King was for the advancement of Learning Religion and to preserve the Libers of the University and Scholars of Oxford against the extortions and abuses of the Townsmen and a composition formerly made for that purpose between them by his Order which the Townsmen would not observe will appear by this Record H. Dei gratia Rex Angliae etc. Majori & probis hominibus suis Oxoniae salutem Claus 19 H. 3. m. 13. dorso Quia sicut ad nos pervenit ex quelera Vniversitatis Scolarium studentium injuria vestra faciente contentiones quaedam de novo exortae sunt inter vos et Vniversitatem praedictam super quibusdam articulis in Composicione quadam inter vos inita quam eidem Vniversitati observare contradicitis ut de Sacramento in capite Anni praestando de victualibus praedictis Scolaribus justo ac rationabili precia vendendis vobis praecipimus firmiter injungentes quod sicut indempnitatem vestram diligitis per vos ipsos dissentiones praedictas super singulis articulis in praedicta Compositione contentis et maxime super praestacione supradicti Sacramenti servare et pacificare studeatis Ita quod non de●eat ad nos clamor iteratus pervenire Scituri quod si ab aliquo in praedicta Composicione contento recesseritis assignavimus discretum virum G. de Craucumb per quem volumus Composicionem praedictam in omnibus suis articulis firmiter observari Teste Rege apud Westm. 21 die Februarii The Townsmen of Oxford instead of observing their Articles assaulting and wounding some of the Scholars the next year the King thereupon issued these two Writs to preserve the Universities Privileges and his own Jurisdiction over it AUdita quaerela Universitatis Oxon. videlicet quod quidam Clerici contra pacem Pat. 20 H. 3. m. 11. dorso Pro Universitati Oxon. Regis in villa praedicta graviter vulnerati sunt ita quod de vita corum adhuc desperatur Re● ad villam praedictam misit Magistrum Simonem Normannum & Johannem Gaband Mariscallum suum ad inquirendam veritatem super praemissis Et mandatum est Majori & probis hominibus Oxon. quod eis intendentes sint in hiis quae eis dicent ex parte Regis Teste Rege apud Selveston 6 die Februarii REX venerabili in Christo patri R. Dei gratia Lincoln Episcopo salutem Cum contentiones inter universitatent Cleri Oxon. ex parte una & Communa villae Pat. 20 H. 3. m. 5. intus De Procuratione Oxon. praedictae motae specialiter nos tangunt dilectum & fidelem nostrum Magistrum Willielmum de Kilkenny quem una cum dilectis & fidelibus nostris W. de Kirkeham Decano S. Martini London & Godefrido de Craucumb Senescallo nostro in occursum vestrum duximus mittendum ad dictas contentiones sedandas una vobiscum quem procuratorem nostrum constituimus ad appellandum pro nobis si necesse fuerit ne per aliquem processum negotium praefatum contingentem in nostrum vel Regiae dignitatis praejudicium aliquid attemptetur Gratum & ratum habituri quicquid idem Magistro W. in hac parte mediante justitia duxerit agendum In cujus rei etc. Teste Rege apud Theok 8. die Julii Tom. 2. p. 476. l. 8. after Vicesimo add What Jurisdiction the Pope and his Delegates then exercised in England in cases of Appeal against a sentence given in case of Divorce by our Bishops this Record will evidence REX Constabulario Castri de Kenebanton salutem Scias quod Divortium Pat. 20 H. 3. m. 5. intus celebratum per Episcopum Norwicen & conjudices suos inter Rogerum de Daunts & Matil. Comitissam Essex uxorem suam per R. Hereforden Episcopum & conjudicem suum authoritate literarum Domini Papae est revocatum & praedicta Comitissa ei tanquam uxor sua legitima adjudicata sicut eidem Judices per literas suas patentes nobis significarunt Et ideo tibi praecipimus quod praedictum Castrum cum pertinentiis eidem Rogero liberes In cujus etc. Teste Rege apud Theok 14 die Julii Whereunto I shall add this Bull of Pope Gregory to the Bishop of Norwich to augment the maintenance of the Archdeacon of Norwich whose ordinary Revenues were too small to maintain him by addition of a competent Benefice to it and this Bishop's Charter made in pursuance thereof to the Archdeacon which I found in the White Tower Chappel OMnibus sanctae matris Ecclesiae filiis ad quos praesens scriptum pervenerit Th. An. 21 H. 3. in Turri Lond. Dei gratia Norwieensis Episcopus salutem etc. Noverit Universitas vestra nos mandatum Domini Papae in haec verba suscepisse Gregorius Episcopus etc. venerabili fratri Episcopo Norwic. salutem & Apostolicam benedictionem Dilectus filius Radulphus de Bluwick Archidiaconus Norfol● tuae Diocoesis nobis humiliter supplicavit ut cum proventus Archidiaconatus sui ad●ò sunt tenues & exiles quod ex ipsis non valeat per dimidium annum nec aliàs habeat undè possit congruè suste●tari & à te qui ipsum ut asserit in Archidiaconum ordinasti tantum suppleri in Ecclesiastico beneficio fac●remus quod ex hoc & praefatis proventibus congruae sustentationis subsidium assequatur Quocirca fraternitati tuae per Apostolica scripta mandamus quatinus eidem Archidia●ond ob reverentiam sedis Apostolicae et nostram suppleas quod deest de beneficio competenti Mandatum nostrum taliter impleturus quod idem assecutum se gaudeat quod intendi● & nos devotionem tuam meritò possumus commendare Datum Viterbii 7. Kal. Febr. Pontisicatus nostri anno nono Nos igitur praefati Archidiaconi nobilitate & genere morum honestate necnon & liberalitate & hospitalitate quas exercet regionis etiam consuetudine quae majores requirit expensas onere etiam dicto Archidiaconatui circa expensas annexo maxim pro eo quod quasi nobile membrum et principale Norwicensis Ecclesiae & tanquam unus de majoribus inter omnes post Episcopum idem ratione Archidiaconatus censeatur ac aliis ejusdem meritis conditionibus ac circumstantiis diligenter consideratis ob reverentiam sedis Apostolicae et ipsius mandatorum praeter proventus Archidiaconatus & alia quaedam praeoptenta Beneficia authoritate Apostolica deceruimus eidem Archidiacono fore supplend ut redditus Centum librarum sterlingorum sub communi aestimatione in Ecclesiasticis Beneficiis etiamsi curam animarum habeant annexam in supplementum congruae sustentationis recipere valeat & ea cum praemissis licitè retinere Et ne praemissa in posterum revocentur in dubium praesentem paginam patenter duximus consignandam Actum anno ab Incarnatione Domini 1236. septimodecimo die mensis Junii Pontificatus nostri anno decimo In the Plea-Rolls in the Tower Term. Mich. An. 20 & 21 H. 3. I meet with these Actions and Attachments for holding Plea in Court Christian of Debts and Chattels which concerned Testaments or Marriage and likewise of Layfee against the King's Prohibitions de Hulles optulit se quarto die versus Johannem Archiepiscopum Cantuar Plac. An. 20 & 21 Hen. 3. in Turri Lond. Magistrum Lucam de Brie & Magistrum Willielmum de Halyngberge Alexandrum de & Aliciam uxorem ejus Johannam & Lorettam sorores ejusdem Aliciae de Placito quare tenuerunt placitum in Curia Christianitatis de Catallis et Debitis quae non sunt de Testamento vel Matrimonio etc. Et de placito quare praedicti Alexander Alicia Johanna & Loretta secuti fucrunt idem Placitum in eadem Curia contra prohibition etc. Et ipsi non venerunt Et praeceptum fuit Vicecom quod Attach eos etc. The like Suits for holding and prosecuting Suits in Court Christian against Prohibitions for the like Cause I find in the same Plea-Rolls the same Term brought and prosecuted by Galfridus le Cave & Rogerus le Cave versus Johannem Priorem de Caresbrok By Esson Rogeri filii Stephani de Chalk versus Clementem de Tydulsyde Wil●es Reginaldus Laurence obtulit se 4 die versus Johannem Cavenard etc. Sussex Magister Thomas de Burn & Ricardus Vicarius Ecclesiae de Kyngeston Attach fuerunt ad respondendum Roberto Fagy de placito quare tenuerunt placitum in Curia Christianitatis de Catallis et Debitis quae non sunt de Testamento vel Matrimonio contra prohibitionem etc. Et unde idem Robertus queritur quod cum praedicti Thomas & Ricardus tenuissent placitum in Curia Christianitatis de eo quod idem Robertus diffamasse debuit quemdam et ipse die etc. in praesentia etc. porrexisset eis Regiam prohibitionem ne placitum illud tenerent Ipsi spreta Regia prohibition nihilominus placitum illud tenuerunt in Curia Christianitatis et ipsum postea ab ingressu Ecclesiae suspenderunt et postea excommunicaverunt in contemptum Domini Regis etc. Vnde dicit quod deterioratus est et damnum habet ad valentiam decem Librarum Et inde prod●eit sectam etc. Et Thomas & Ricardus per Att●rnatum suum venerunt Et dicunt quod non debent ei ad hoc breve respondere quia dicunt quod cum pr●dictus Robertus per breve suum asserat ipsos tenuisse placitum in praedicta Curia Christianitatis de Catallis et Debitis quae non sunt de Testamento vel Matrimonio etc. Et in na●ratione sua dicit ipsos tenuisse placitum de Diffamatione etc. quae mere spectat ad Curiam Christianitatis etc. Et petunt judicium etc. Et Robertus non potest hoc didicere Ideo consideratum est quod Robertus nihil capiat per Breve suum sed sit in misericordia pro falso clameo Et pr●dicti Thomas & Ricardus inde sine die etc. Condonatur per Justice qui● pa●per etc. Warwic Robertus le Provost de Hunyngham optulit se versus Magistrum Hugonem Sancar etc. quare secutus est Plac. etc. de Catallis etc. quae non etc. Tom. 2. p. 486. l. 12. after Templarius add * Mat. Paris Hist. Angl. p. 420 421. Mat. Westm pag. 143 144. Mat. Paris relates That Anno Domini 1237. qui est annus Regis Henrici tertii 21. tenuit idem Rex Curiam suam ad Natale apud Wintoniam Misit autem continuò per omnes fines Angliae scripta Regalia praecipiens omnibus ad regnum Angliae spectantibus videlicet Archiepiscopis Episcopis Abbatibus & Prioribus installatis Comitibus & Baronibus ut omnes fine omissione in Octavis Epiphaniae Londoniis convenirent Regia negotia tractaturi totum regnum contingentia Quod audientes Magnates Regiis praeceptis continuò paruerunt credentes se vel Imperialia vel alia ard●a negotia provisuros Venit igitur die Sancti Hilarii Londonias infinita Nobilium multitudo scilicet regni totalis universitas Et cum voluntatem Regis audituri in Regio Palatio Westmonasterii consedissent surrexit in medio Willielmus de Kaele Clericus ac Domini Regis familiaris vir quidem discretus & legum terrae peritus ut quasi mediator inter Regem & regni Magnates Regium propositum & voluntatem in publicum propalaret Ait igitur Mandate vobis Dominus Rex quod hactenus quicquid fecerit ex hoc nunc & amodo vestrum omnium quasi fidelium & naturalium hominum consiliis se subdet indubitanter Veruntamen illi qua sua tractantes sui thesaurj custodes hactenus extitêre infideliter compotum pecuniarum omnium reddiderunt receptarum Nunc idcirco Dominus Rex pecunia penitus destitutus sine qua quilibet Rex extat desolatus aurilium Nota. a vobis simpliciter postulat pecuniae Ita videlicet ut illa pecuma ad ben●pla●itum vestrum collecta secundum dispositionem aliquorum ves●rum ad hoc electorum in usus regno necessarios reservetur expendenda Quod verbum cum omnes & singuli nil tale expectantes graviter acceperunt murmurantes Alter in alterius j●ctantes lumina vultus dixerunt ad invicem Fuderunt partum montes en ridiculus ●us Et indignantes responderunt se undique & saepè nunc vicesima nunc tricesima nunc quinquagesima gravari promittendo & persolvendo asserentes indignum nimis fore et injuriosum permittere Regem tam leviter seducibilem qui nunquam unum ex inimicis regni etiam minimum repulit vel exterruit nec fines regni unquam ampliavit sed arctavit et alienis subugavit ut a naturalibus hominibus suis quasi a servis ultimae conditionis in detrimentum eorum et alienorum juvamen tantam pecuniam tot toties extorquere argumentis Quod cum Rex audisset cupiens murmur hoc sedare generale pollicebatur sub jurejurando se nunquam amplius Nobiles regni injuriando lacessere vel molestare dummodo sibi ad praesens tricesima pars mobilium Angliae benignè concessa solveretur quia pauló ante multa pecunia quam Imperatori miserat suum thesaurum in magna parte ut asseruit pro matrimonio sororis suae & iterum in proprio mutilaverat Ad quod non tacitè responsum fuit quod haec omnia sine consilio fidelium suorum fecerat nec debuerant esse poenae participes qui fuerant à culpa immunes Secesserunt tandem in locum seorsum secretiorem ut Regiae exactioni contemperantes & exgentiae satisfacientes inirent consilium de modo & quantitate juvaminis quod exigebatur contrectando Secedentibus igitur illis seorsum Gilebertus Basset Regi in communi dixit audientia minus quam deceret in verbo circumspectus Domine mi Rex mittatis aliquem de vestris qui intersit illorum scilicet Baronum vestrorum colloquio sedebat enim ille dum haec diceret Regi paucis intermediis collateralis Ad quod ex alia parte respondit Richardus de Percy qui in colloquio Magnatum extiterat non sine causa stomachatus Quid est amice Gilberte quod dixisti nunquid & nos alieni & non de Regis amicis sumus Et reprehensus est Gilbertus in verbo illepido & repentino Et sic deceptationibus multiplicatis protractum est colloquium in moram quadriduanam Rex verò admo●um perturbatus suorum cupiens Baronum sibi gratiam conciliare se ex tunc deinceps quicquid factum fuerat antea dedit se consilo fidelium ac naturalium hominum suorum Praetereà de hoc quod dicebatur quod conabatur ea quae concesserat et Chartis confirmaverat * As K. John his Father did Tom. 2. p. 240 to 244. per authenticum summi Pontificis infirmare dicebat Rex hoc falsum esse Et si tale quid forte fuerat suggestum ei in irritum affirmavit seque talia penitus revocare Praeterea sereno vultu et spontanea promisit voluntate libertates Magnae Chartae suis fidelibus regni sui ex tunc inviolabiliter observare Et quia videbatur non penitus immunis a sententia quam tulerat Archiepiscopus Stephanus cum omnibus Episcopis Angliae in omnes violatores praedictae Chartae quam malo consilio fretus in parte laeserat fecit in publico innovare sententiam praeparatam in omnes ejusdem Chartae contradictores aut violatores Sic ut si ille per aliquem conceptum rancorem forte cam non observaret in latam sententiam gravius recidivaret Thus did the King voluntarily subject himself to the Excommunication and Censure of his Bishops as well as his other Subjects to procure their favours and a supply of his pressing public necessities Vnde f●ctum est ut omnium corda haec audientium sibi mirabiliter in verbo illo conciliavit Et deliberatum est quod videretur durum subito consilium quod in praesentiarum habuit ab eo quasi reprobum sequestrare appositione aliquorum Magnatum additorum illud roborarunt adjungentes ei Comitem Warenniae Willielmum de Ferrariis & Johannem filium Galfridi Et fecit eos Rex jurare quod nullo modo muneribus vel aliquo alio modo a via veritatis deviarent quin darent ipsi Regi sanum et salubre regno consilium sicut antea fecerat Rex apud Windle shores Concessa est igitur benigne tali conditione Regi ea vice tricesima regni pars omnium scilicet mobilium ad thesaurum suum restaurandum salvis tamen unicuique auro suo & argento equis & armis in Reipublicae utilitatem expendendis Quae pars tricesima sub hac forma per quemlibet Comitatum diligenter colligetur Eligendi sunt quatuor fide digni Milites cum Clerico quem Rex illis addet in unoquoque Comitatu & jurati de fidelitate una cum Clerico Regis pecuniam colligent & collecta r●ponetur in Abbatia sacra Aede vel Castro Ut si fortè velit Rex à proposito quod tamen absit resilire & reddatur unicuique quod suum est fideliter distributum Consentientibus igitur primum Archiepiscopo Cantuariensi cum suis Episcopis et Clero sub hac conditione concessa est Regi tricesima mobilium regni ab omni Praelato secundum tenementum Baroniae suae et Milite per totum regnum generaliter colligendum S●pè tamen annexum fuit in conditione quod ex tunc et deinceps consilio alienigenarum especially of O●hobon and other the Pope's Legates who most swayed infatuated him and pillaged his Subjects qui semper sui non regni amici esse consueverunt et regni bona distrahere non adunare et omnium innaturalium derelicto suorum fidelium et naturalium hominum consiliis adhaerebit Et sic soluto Concilio non sine interiori murmuratione & multa concepta indignatione eo quod cum difficultate tanta Regis animum ad salubre consilium contorquerent & consiliis eorum à quibus omxem honorem terrenum habet obsecundarent ad propria quisque remeavit The King in pursuance of his promise to the Bishops and Nobles in this Parliament for the salvation of his soul and exaltation of the Church etc. re-confirmed the Great Charter of Liberties and of the Forest being now of full age notwithstanding they were made during his minority by this Charter enroled in his Charter-Roll of that year in the Tower of London not formerly published to my knowledge REX omnibus Christi fidelibus praesentem Cartam inspecturis salutem Sciatis Cart. An. 21 H. 3. m. 7. n. 4. Carta de Libertatibus quod intuitu Dei et pro salute animae nostrae & animarum antecessorum & haeredum nostrorum et ad exaltationem sanctae Ecclesiae et emendationem regni nostri concessimus & hac Carta nostra confirmavimus Archiepiscopis Episcopis Abb●tibus Prioribus Comitibus Baronibus Militibus liberis hominibus & omnibus de regno nostro Angliae omnes libertates et liberas consuetudines contentas in * An. 1 & 9 Hen. 3. Cartis nostris quas eisdem fidelibus nostris fieri fecimus cum minoris essemus aetatis scilicet tam in Magna Carta nostra quam in Carta nostra de Foresta Et volumus & praeci●imus pro nobis & haeredibus nostris quod praefati fideles nostri & successores & haeredes eorum habeant & teneant in perpetuum omnes libertates & liberas consuetudines praedictas non obstante eo quod praedictae Cartae confectae fuerunt cum minoris essemus aetatis Hiis testibus venerabilibus patribus E. Cantuariensi Archiepiscopo P. Wintoniensi J. Bathoniensi R. Danolmensi W. Carleolensi W. Exoniensi R. Saresberiensi H. Elyensi R. Lincolniensi R. Herefordensi A. Coventrensi & Lichefeldensi Episcopis W. Valencia W. Wigorniensi Electis R. Comite Cornubiae & Pictaviae Johanne Comite Cestriae & Huntingdoniae G. Marescallo Comite Pembroke J. Comite Lincolniae & Constabulario Cestriae W. Comite de Ferrariis W. Comite Warenn H. Comite Kancii H. Comite Essexiae & Herefordiae Simone de Montiforti Willielmo Lungespe Willielmo de Ferrariis Willielmo de Vescy Ricardo de Percy Ricardo de Munficheth Willielmo de Ros Johanne Biset Gileberto de Umframvill Willielmo de Lancastria Willielmo de Cantilupo Waltero de Clifford Johanne de Monemue Radulpho de Mortuo mari Willielmo Manduit Rogero la Zuche Olivero de Vallibus Gileberto Basset & aliis Dat. per manum venerabilis patris R. Cicestrensis Episcopi Cancellarii nostri apud Westm 28 die Januarii anno regni nostri 21. Consimil●m Cartam habent Archiepiscopi Episcopi Abbates Priores Comites Barones' & omnes alii de Comi●atu Suthanton The Church of St. Petroch in Ladeford wanting maintenance for a Chaplain to officiate therein the King out of his Piety and Eccclesiastical Soveraingty granted the Tithes of the Herbage of Dartmuth to it to maintain a Chaplain therein by this Patent REX dedit & concessit Deo & Ecclesiae Sancti Pe●rochi de Ladeford & Capellano ministranti in eadem Ecclesia ad sustentationem suam quicunque pro tempore ibidem Capellanus ●uerit decimam Herbagii de Dertemore In cujus rei etc. Pat. 21 H. 3. m. 6. intus Pro Ecclesia S. Petrochi Teste Rege apud Wudestok 12 die Julii Et mandatum est Hereberto filio Matthaei quod personae ejusdem Ecclesiae decimas praedictas habere faciat Teste ut supra Pope Gregory the 9th Anno 21 H. 3. sent this Bull the original of which is extant in the White Tower to the King to desire his Royal protection for some Freers-mendicants of a foreign Hospital to grant them a convenient House and liberty to collect the Alms of charitable persons throughout his Realm for relief of the poor who afterwards drew it into custom in succeeding times GREGORIUS Episcopus servus servorum Dei charissimo in Christo filio Anno 〈…〉 in L●●don illustri Regi Angliae salutem & Apostolicam benedictionem Quanto mag●s majus est Christi pauperibus gaudium cum eis gratia hospitalitatis impenditur & suis necessitatibus misericorditer subvenitur tantò id facienti salubrius & omnium bonorum retributorum acceptius pro certo esse credimus & speramus Nos igitur ad hujus pietatis opera tuam salutem optantes Celsitudinem Regiam fiducialiter invitamus monentes & obsecrantes in Domino jesu Christo quatinus dilectos ●●●os fratres Hospitalis de Alto passu qui ad sustentationem pauperum totaliter se ●ffundunt doctrina Dominica eruditi habens divinae retributionis intui●u pro nostra & Apostolicae sedis reverentia commendatos eye per totam terram tuam provideas in s●curo conductu ipsisque domum aliquam quae hospitalitati conveniat a● opus hospitalis ipsius liberali pietate concedas ut per hoc sanctarum orationum quae in Hospitali praedicto ad Dominum jugiter offeruntur particeps effici valeas et locus tibi inter justorum agmina praeparatur aeternus Dat. Interimni 12 Kal. Dcembris Pontificatus nostri anno decimo The Abbot of St. Saviour's of Blaviae in Gascoigne as the Pope's Delegate having denounced a sentence of Excommunication and Interdict against the Earl of Tholouse and William A. de Tantalo the King's Subject on behalf of the Prior of Manso whom they banished and deprived of his Lands and Goods for opposing and acting against them by the Pope's command and refusing to make restitution of them to the Prior according to his sentence he thereupon revived and aggravated his sentence of Excommunication against them and all places persons that should harbour or any ways converse with or assist them Which they notwithstanding contemning the Abbot thereupon certifying the King of this their contempt desired and required him to compel William A. de Tantalo being his Subject to obey his sentence in making restitution to the Prior according to the sentence or else to enforce him thereto by his secular power by seizing his Castles and Lands or by any other means till he performed his sentence threatening to denounce a sentence of Interdict against all the King's Lands and Subjects in Gascoigne in case he neglected to do it Whereupon the King issued forth this Writ to his Seneschal of Gascoigne to seize his Lands and Goods if he made not restitution to the Prior within 40 days after admonition to do it as this memorable Record discovering the insolency tyranny of Pope's Legates and Delegates over Kings Earls persons Lands and Subjects informs us REX Senescallo suo Wascon●ae s●lutem Litteras dilecti nobis in Christo Abbatis Sancti Salvatoris de Blavia recepimus in hac forma Illustrissimo Domino H. Pat. 21 H. 3. pars 1. m. 3. dorso D●igratia Anglorum Regi P. divina miseratione Abbas Sancti Salvatoris de Blavia salutem et Apostolicis obedire mandatis Cum auctoritate sedis Apostolicae qua fungimur in hac parte sententias latas pro venerabili viro R. D. Priore de Manso ac Decano Burdeg●lensi contra Comitem Tolosanum & Willielmo A. de Tantalo hominem vestrum & Senescallum ipsius Comitis contra restitutionem ipsius Villae de Manso Justiciario Seculari & aliis ad plenum dominium ejusdem Villae spectantibus cum fructibus ex praemissis medio tempore perceptis & dampnis & expensis et excommunicationes in personam Comitis memorati et Willielmi A. de Tantalo Senescalli ejusdem Comitis et Interdicti sententiam in totam terram ipsius Comitis et eciam in quemlibet alium locum ad quemcumque ipsum Comitem contingeret devenire quamdiu ibidem existeret praeses eidem confirmavimus justicia mediante et ipse Comes et praedictus W. A. ab errore suo et contumacia minime resilirent Nos tamen prout injuncto nobis auctoritate Apostolica officio debeamus manum nostram contra ipsos duximus aggravandam ipsis iterato excommun cantes et omnes eisdem scienter participantes comedendo bibendo salutando emendo vel modo aliquo contrahendo eisdem facto vel verbo consilium vel auxilium impendendo eodem excommunicationis vineulo innodantes et omnes illos qui eisdem * Nota. juramento astricti tenebantur ab ipso juramento auctoritate Apostolica absolventes quamdiu in sua pertinacia remanerent Verum cum nos ulterius per nos facere non possimus et ipsi gladium Ecclesiae quo utimur more suo solito vilipendant et praedictas sentencias publicari fecerimus per Narbonensem Arelatensem Aquensem et Burdegalensem Provincias et etiam in Capella Domini Regis Franciae fecerimus publicari et adhuc facimus singulis Dominicis et diebus festivis pulsatis campanis et incensts candelis etipsi * No●a adhuc ut prius et etiam durius in rebellione sua perseverent et nequicia et praefatum Priorem de Manso qui tempore guerrae pro negotio pacis et fidei viriliter et potenter non sine rerum et personarum dispendio pro se et suis contra ipsum Comitem et pacis et fidei inimicos noscitur laborasse per praefatos Comitem et Willielmum A. modo extra nationem suam propriam bonis omnibus Ecclesiasticis et mundanis spoliatus compellitur exulare praesertim cum ipse Comes talia faciendo contra proprium veniat juramentum et ipsum in poenam appositam in forma pacis inter Ecclesiam ex una parte et ipsum ex altera non sit dubium incidisse Nos tamen oportet * Their greatest Excommunications are but contemptible without Kings temporal power to back them ad aliud auxilium convolare Quocirca Screnitatem vestram tanquam Dominum Ecclesiae monemus et exhortamur in Domino vobis auctoritate qua fungimur Apostolica in hac parte salva Regali magnificentia nichilominus injungentes quatinus dictum Willielmum A. de Tantalo spoliatorem et persecutorem Ecclesiae Dei et ipsius Prioris tanquam hominem vestrum seculari brachio per occupationem terrae quam habet sub Dominio vestro et bonorum ipsius et aliis modis quibuscunque poteritis seculari brachio compellatis ut saepedicto Priori de Manso et Ecclesiae suae super praemissis plenarie satisfaciat Alioquin licet Regali Celsitudini vestrae deferre velimus et eciam debeamus dicto tamen Priori deficere non possumus quin in terram vestram et contra vestros procedemus censuram Ecclestasticam exercendo Datum in Crastino S. Johannis Baptistae anno gratiae M. CC. XXXVII Q●ocirca vobis mandamus in fide qua n●bis ●enemini districtè praecipientes quati●us visis his litteris Willielmum A. de Tantalo sub testimonto bo●orum virorum moneatis quod memorato Priori de Manso & Ecclesia suae debita celeritate satisfaciat de praemissis Quod si praedictus Willielmus infra 40 dies post ammonicionem factam hoc minimè fecerit & de hoc vobis legitimè constare possit ipsum Willielmum per fortaliciam suam de Tantalo et omnes alias terras et tenementa sua quae sub dominio vestro sine morae dispendio compellatis Ita quod eidem Priori de Manso & Ecclesiae suae plenariè satisfaciat depramissis Mandatum nostrum in praemissis ea affectione erequentes quod diligentiam vestram debeamus habere commendatam et quod idem Prior ad nos pro defectu vestro redire minime compellatur Teste meipso apud Nottingham 9 die Septembris Tom. 2. p. 489. l. 44. after utilitatem add The occasion of the Kings sending to the Pope for this Legate Othobon and his proceedings in this Council are thus briefly related by * Ann. 1137. p. 146. Flores Hist. p. 146. See Henr. de Knyghton de Event Angl. l. 2. c. 16. col 2432. Mat. Westminster Ipsis quoque temporibus poenituit Regem tot & tantos honores fratri suo Richardo necnon & Gilberto Marescallo & quibusdam aliis qui sibi videbantur ingrati contulisse Misit igitur Romam nuncios secretos et samiliares ad Papam rogans attentius ut per Legatum in ipsum Angliae regnum quod sibi specialiter spectare videbatur quem dignaretur sine dilatione distinare statum regni periclitantem procuraret reformare Magister igitur Otho Sancti Nicholai in Carcere Tulliano Diaconus Cardinalis venit Legatus in Angliam ●irca festum beatae Mariae Magdalenae Anno 1237. qui postea in Octavis beati Martini solenne celebravit Concilium London in Ecclesia Sancti Pauli quod per tres dies continuos perduravit Convocatis omnibus Praelatis Angliae & Walliae Dominis Cant. & Ebor. Archiepiscopis de prima et proxima sessione a dextris ipsius Legati altercantibus in dicto Concilio multa ad reformationem status Anglicanae Ecclesiae fuerunt agitata et quaedam vetera innovata Et ne videretur nihil fecisse aut pro nulla Ecclesiae reformatione in Angliam venisse jussit sub formidabili poena ut Ecclesiae non dedicatae dedicarentur Tom. 2. p. 504. l. 48. after Innovations add Pope Gregory the 9th Anno 22 H. 3. sent an insolent Bull to King Henry whereby he commanded him to revoke all Alienations made by him to the prejudice of his Crown and the See of Rome non obstante juramento which * See Tom. 2. p. 504 505. Bull as I found in the White Tower and rescued from oblivion so I likewise there found this parchment Note of three more Bulls to the same effect soon after transcribed upon some special occasion though not the Bulls themselves Transcriptum Bullae Gregorii Papae per quem ortatur Regem Angliae ad revocandam alienata in praejudicium Coronae non obstante juramento cum Decreto quod Rex non tenetur ad ejus observationem Transcriptum Bullae Gregoriae Papae quod revocet alienata etc. non obstantibus juramentum et instrumenta etc. Transcriptum Bullae Gregorii Papae per quem mandat Praelatis et Nobilibus quod inducerent Regem ad revocandum alienata etc. et quod pareant O. Otton● Cardinali quem Papa misit ad Regem ad injungendum ei quod non obstante etc. sua revocet alienata To which Note there is this memorable Cedule affixed which I conjecture to be a Decree of this insolent Pope vacating an Act made by the King Prelates and Nobles in Parliament but the * See p. 93 94. year before against the Aliens governing or residing in the Realm Cassamus illud statutum factum quod regnum Angliae de caetero per indigenas gubernetur necnon exirent alienigenae non reversuri exceptis illis quorum moram fideles regni communiter acceptarent Ordinantes per dominium nostrum quod liceat alienigenis morari in dicto regno secure Et quod Rex possit alienigenas et indigenas vocare secure ad consilium suum quos sibi viderit utiles et fideles sicut facere potuit ante tempus praedictum That so his Legate Otho might thereby rule both the King and Kingdom at his pleasure as he did to their grand prejudice and oppression On the Dorse whereof is written with the same hand Non ostendatur alienigenis nec indigenis nisi Magistris Ricardo de Chaddewell & Henrico de Cantuaria the Popes and his Legates Privy-Counsellors * Hist Angliae p. 454. Mat. Paris and † Flores Hist. p. 148. Mat. Westminster relate this memorable Story of Pope Gregory's grand indignation against King Henry the 3d. and the English for sending aid to the Emperor Frederick his Brother-in-law against his Italian Rebels and writing an Epistle to this Pope to deal more mildly with him Eodem anno 1238 An. 22 Hen. 3. statim post Pascha misit Dominus Rex Angliae militare praesidium ad Dominum Imperatorem juvandum contra Rebelles suos in parts Italiae sub ducatu Henrici de Trubleville viri in re militari peritissimi & Gulielmi Electi Valentini cum quo etiam misit J. Mansel & Willielmum Hardel Clericum & Civem Londinensem cum pecunia stipendiariis distribuenda Et strenuè per totam aestatem exercitus Regis Imperatori militavit & quorundam Civitatum Cives volentes obstare vicerunt & Imperio reddiderunt non sine magno damno Longobardorum Imperio Rebellium ubi strenue dictus J. Mansel gessit a Rege stipendiatus Quod Papa nimis moleste tulit unde maximam contra Anglos accepit indignationem Et circa idem tempus direxit * Here p. 76 77. Rex elegantem Epistolam Papae petens ut mitius ageret cum Domino Imperatore whom he Excommunicated absolving all his Subjects from their Allegiance and obedience to him and stirring them up to rebel against him to depose him quod gravius accepit Papa secus respondens quam deceret et commotus est in tantam iram ut per aliquod te●pus omnia negotia praecipue Anglicorum suspenderentur To such an height of Antichristian insolency was this arrogant usurping Pope grown that King Henry must neither assist his Brother-in-law and Ally against his rebellious traitorous Subjects with his Forces or Purse nor presume to write to this Pope to deal more Christianly and mildly with him without incurring his high indignation and suspending all English-mens' Suits and Affairs in the Court of Rome Yet notwithstanding his indignation for a season circa idem tempus Domino Imp●ratore circa Mediolanum obsidionem continuante omnes fere mundi Principes exemplum a Rege Angliae accipientes ●i praesidium militare destinarunt being all their Cases and concernment to aid each other against their rebellious Subjects though fomented excited protected by Popes themselves in their Rebellions The same year a wicked false Clerk of Oxford as Fabian informs us endeavouring to murder the King was condemned executed as a Traitor and his Quarters sent to and hung up in several parts of the Realm by the King's command for his Treason notwithstanding his sacred Orders as Mat. Paris Mat. Westminster and others thus register to posterity for the terror of all other Traitors * Mat. Paris p. 458 459. Mat. Westm p. 149. Quidam facinorosus conatur Regem in Thalamo jugulare Polychronicon l. 17. c. 35. H. de Knyghton de Event Angl. l. 2. c. 16. col 2431. Fabians Chronicle part 7. p. 57 Eodem anno accidit Regi periculum omnes audientes reddens nimis attonitos in crastino enim Nativitatis Mariae circa festum Sancti Matthaei quidam sacinorosus Pseudoclericus as Mat. Westminster Ranulphus Cestrensis Henry de Knyghton and others style him though Mat. Paris for the Clergies honour terms him Armiger quidam literatus ut dicitur venit ad Curiam Regis apud Wodestok infatuatum se simulans donec secreta diverticulorum explorasset in Curia Regis dicens Regi Resigna mihi Regnum quod injuste usurpasti Addidit quoque quod signum Regale gestabat in humero Quem cum ministri Regales arripuissent volentes eum baculatum à praesentia Regis propellere Rex irruentium in eum impetum compescuit dicens Sinite infatuatum ut talem decet desipere verba enim talium carent pondere veritatis Media autem nocte ecce ille idem per fenestram Regii thalami introgressus cultellum portans extractum lectum Regis adiit furibundus quem cum non invenisset confusus est Rego & Regina in alia camera divina eos protegente clementia eadem nocte decubantibus Festinus igitur quaesivit eum per plura thalami diverticula Erat autem tunc temporis Domino providente Rex quiescens cum Regina Quaedam autem puella Reginae cum forte vigilaret Psalterium psallebat ad candelam erat enim sancta & Deo devota nomine Margareta Briseth Ista cum videret praedictum furibundum omnia abdita ut Regem jugularet perscrutari & voce terribili ubi Rex esset percunctari attonita nimis coepit clamare Ad cujus clamorem terribilem ministri Regales expergefacti festinanter prosiliunt occurrentes & ostium quod ipse latro repagulo firmiter obseraverat confringunt & ipsum repugnantem arripiunt vinculis astringunt arctius angustis Qui tandem ore polluto confessus est Se missum illuc ut Regem more assassinarum occideret a Willielmo de Marisco filio Galfridi de Marisco alios quoque in idem facinus asseruit conspirasse Quo cognito Rex eum quasi Regiae Majestatis occisorem membratim laniatum apud Coventre post modicum temporis intervallum exemplum terribile et spectaculum lamentabile praebere jussit omnibus audientibus talia machinari Primo enim equis distractus postea decollatus et corpus in tres partes divisum est * Cujus partes ad majores regni Civitates in canti sceleyis memoriam m●ssae sunt distrabendae & suspendendae Matth Westm p. 149. Quaelibet enim pars per suam de majoribus Angliae Civitatem pertracta est et postea Cruci appensa latronali notwithstanding his Clerk-ship In the Placita Assisarum in the Tower before the Justice's itinerant de Termino Plac. Assisarum An. 22 H. 3. in Turri London S. Hill anno 22 H. 3. I find these following Suits and Attachments against several Persons for prosecuting and holding Suits in Ecclesiastical Courts against the King's Prohibitions for Goods and Chattels whereof they had no legal Conusance Rot. 4. Cumberland ss Radulphus de Liminton Attach fuit ad respond Thomae de Mulclere et Willielmo de Ireby de Plac. quare secutus est plac in Curia Christianitatis de catallis ipsorum quae non sunt etc. Venit coram Justice & per licentiam invenit plegios quod amodo non sequet aliquot placit in Curia Christianitatis quod tangat Coronam Domini Regis Rot. 8. Bedf. ss Willielmus filius Henr. Esson Gerardi de Furnival etc. optulit se 4 die vers. Priorem de Bitmede de Plac. quare secutus est placitum in Curia Christianitatis de catallis etc. quae non sunt de Testamento vel Matrimonio etc. et fuit attachiatus etc. Rot. 9 Essex Rogerus London Episcopus Attachiatus fuit ad respondend Godefrido de Shepeland de Plac. quare tenet placitum in Curia Christianitatis de catallis quae non sunt etc. et contra Prohibitionem etc. Et unde idem Godefridus queritur quod idem Cpiscopus trahit eum in plac Curiae Christianitatis & petty ab eo catalla ad valenc xj s. occasione cujusdam divortii celebrati inter ipsum & quandam mulierem quam ipse desponsaverat & imponit ei quod catalla ea fuerunt ejusdem muli●ris unde deterioratus est & damnum habet Et Episcopus venit et quia manifestum est quod catalla illa sunt de Matrimonio sicut idem cognoscit consideratum est quod Episcopus eat sine die et procedat in causa si voluerit Et Godefridus in misericordia Pauper est Et dictum est Episcopo quod rationabilem faciat taxacionem de praedictis catallis inter ipsum Galfridum et praedictam mulierem etc. ne ipse penitus amittat catalla illa eo quod videtur to the Judges quod non debent omnino cedere in usus ipsius mulieris In which Case the King's Justices directed the Bishop how to proceed according to Equity Law and Justice even in the case of these Goods whereof they granted he had Jurisdiction to hold Plea In the same Placita Rot. 6. Leycest Willielmus de Skilinton optulit se etc. versus Johannem Archidiacon Leycestr etc. quare tenuit placitum in Curia Christianitatis de debitis quae non sunt etc. et contra Prohibitionem etc. & versus Herbertum fill Murrel quare secutus est idem placitum etc. et omnes in misericordia etc. for this offence In Placitis apud Sanctam Brigidam London de Termino S. Trinitatis anno Regis Henrici filii Regis Johannis 23. in Turre London I met with these several Suits for holding and prosecuting Suits in Court Christian for Lay-fees and for Chattels and Debts which concerned not Testaments or Matrimony against the King's Prohibitions Johannes de Brok per Attornatum suum optulit se 4 die versus Thomam Archid. Rot. 5. dorso Devon Toton & Magistrum Regin Officialem ejus de placito quare tenuerunt placitum in Curia Christianitatis de laico-feodo ipsius Johannis in Radeclive etc. contra prohibitionem etc. & versus Henr. de Hill de placito quare secutus est idem placitum in Curia etc. contra etc. Et ipsi non venerunt etc. Et Vic. mandavit quod Clerici sunt & non habent laicum feodum per quod possint distringi etc. Et ideo mandatum Episcopo Exon. quod faciat eos venire a die Sancti Michaelis in 15 dies etc. Magister Radulphus de Maidenstan Attach suit ad respondendum Thomae Burdun Rot. 8. Esse● de placito quare secutus est placitum in Curia Christianitatis de laico feodo ips●us Thomae in Wyham contra prohibitionem etc. Et unde idem Thomas queritur quod ipse trahit ipsum in placitum de quodam Chimino in Wyham & unde deterioratus est et dampnum habet ad valenciam centum solid Et inde producit sectam etc. Et Magister Radulphus venit & desendit contra ipsum & sectam suam quod nunquam post Prohibitionem implacitavit eum etc. de aliquo laico feodo nec ante Prohibitionem set cognovit quod convenit eum super violenta manuum injectione Et ideo consideratum est quod vad legem se 12 manu & veniat cum lege à die Sancti Michaelis in tres septimam Pleg de lege Philippus de Wendover & Matthaeus de Hanckeston Thomas filius Walteri & Isolda uxor ejus Attach fuerunt ad respondendum Ricardo Rot. 10 dorso Buk Mascelin et Matil. uxori ejus de placito quare secuti sunt placitum in Curia Christianitatis de laico feodo ipsorum Ricardi et Matildi in Stanistratford contra Prohibitionem etc. Et unde idem Ric. et Matil. queruntur quod cum ipsi tulissent Regiam prohibitionem quod non sequerentur placitum illud scilicet die Sancti Cregorii prox praeterito Idem Thomas et Isolda spreta Prohibition nichilominus secuti sunt placitum illud etc. unde deteriorati sunt et dampnum habent ad valen ciam 40 sol Et inde producunt etc. Queruntur eciam quod fecerunt eos innodari vinculo Excommunicationis etc. Et Thomas et Isolda venerunt et defendunt quod nunquam ante nec post secuti sunt placitum illud contra ipsos etc. nec ammodo sequentur Et inde invenerunt Plegios Laur. deal Brok. et Michaelem de Lerm Et dictum est eis quod faciant eos absolvi etc. Robertus le Faucuner et Willielmus de Winestanstanne oped se 4 die versus Simonem Rot. 15. dorso Sussex de Cormeges de placito quare secutus est placitum in Curia Christianitatis de laico feodo ipsorum Roberti et Willielmi in Henr. contra prohibitionem etc. Et Simon non venit Et praeceptum fuit Vic. quod Attach eum Et Vic. mandavit quod Clericus est et non habet laicum feodum per quod etc. Et ideo mandatum est Archiepiscopo Cantuar. quod faciat eum venire in crastino Sancti Martini etc. Samuel de Melles Attach fuit ad respondendum Ernis de Dunheved de placito Sumers quare secutus est placitum in Curia Christianitatis de laico seodo ipsius Ernis in Dunheved contra Prohibitionem etc. Et unde idem Ernis queritur quod homines falcabant Jannum in quadam Bruera quam habet in Dunheved Samuel venit et propter hoc Excommunicavit homines suos et trahit eos in placitum in Curia Christianitatis Et unde deterioratus est ad valenciam etc. Et Samuel venit et defendit quod nunquam secutus est placitum in Curia Christianitatis set river a dicit quod petit decimas illius Janni in Dunheved quando falratum fuerit Et Ernisius bene concedit quod ipse habeat decimas vel persona de Dunting in cujus parochia Jannum illud est et hoc alias concessit sicut patet in Rotulo Sancti Michaelis an r. H. 3. 23. Et ideo sine die etc. Robertus Marescal oped se 4 die versus Radulphum Purcel de placito quare secutus est placitum in Curia Christianitatis de catallis etc. quae non sunt de Testamento Rot. 4. Staff vel Matrimonio etc. contra Prohibitionem etc. Et Radulphus non venit etc. Et praeceptum fuit Vic. quod Attach eum Et Vic. mandavit quod idem Radulphus Clericus est & non habet laicum feodum per quod etc. Et ideo mandatum est Archid. Stafford quod faciat eum venire à die Sancti Michaelis in 15 dies etc. Simon the Thoftes et Magister Walterus the Thoftes et Stephanus Persona de Lineford Attach fuerunt ad respondendum Roberto de Tunneston de placito quare Rot. 12. dorso No●ff secuti sunt placitum in Curia Christianitatis de catallis quae non sunt etc. contra Prohibitionem etc. Et unde idem Robertus queritur quod ipsi petunt ab eo in Curia Christianitatis 6 marcas quas Willielmus de Thoftes ei commisit ad emendum duas marcas red etc. Et Simon et alii venerunt et benè cognoverunt quod ipsi implacitaverunt in Curia Christianitatis et quod petunt ab eo praedictas 6 marcas nomine Testamenti pr●dicti Willielmi the Toftes eo quod idem Willielmus in ultima Voluntate sua eas legavit quia praedictus Robertus non emit inde redditum praedictum Et Robertus non potuit hoc didicere et cognovit quod ipse recepit Denarios illos Et ideo dictum est praedictis Simoni et aliis quod ipsi procedant in placito predict non obstante Prohibitione praedicta Et Robertus in misericordia Isabel quae fuit uxor Willielmi de Lanleg Attach fuit ad respond Abbati de Woburn Rot. 23. Buk de placito quare secuta est placitum in Curia Christianitatis de catallis quae non sunt etc. contra Prohibitionem etc. Et unde idem Abbas per Attorn suum queritur quod trahit ipsum in Curiam Christianitatis in placitum et petit ab ipso 22 Marcas ex una parte et 100 Solidos ex alia unde deterioratus est et dampnum habet ad valenciam 40 Marcarum Et Isabel venit et defendit quod nunquam post Prohibitionem vel ante secuta est placitum illud in Curia Christianitatis de aliquibus catallis quae non sunt de Testamentis Immo de catallis quae sunt de Testamento praedicti Willielmi quondam viri sui Et hoc idem continetur in edicione quam idem Abbas inde profert Et ideo Abbas in misericordia Et dictum est Isabellae quod non sequatur versus eum in Curia Christianitatis de aliquibus catallis nisi sint de Testamento etc. Johannes de Aberton etc. Attach suit ad respondendum Thomae de Hoile de placito Rot 26. Bedf. quare sccutus est placitum in Curia Christianitatis de catallis ipsius Thomae quae non sunt etc. contra Prohibitionem etc. Et unde queritur quod ipse exigit ab eo 4 bustle ordcis et 4 bustle fabarum unde deterioratus est et dampnum habet ad valenciam 20 sol Et inde producit sectam etc. Et Johannes venit et defendit contra ipsum et sectam suam quod nunquam post Prohibitionem implacitavit eum in Curia Christianitatis de aliquibus catallis etc. Et ideo consideratum est quod vadiet legem se 12 man Et veniat cum lege in adventu Justice etc. Petrus de Bedinton oped se etc. versus Magistrum Johannem Officialem Archid. L. Rot. 27. dorso London de placito quare tenuit placitum in Curia Christianitatis de debitis quae non sunt de Testamento etc. contra Prohibitionem etc. Et versus Elyam de Wudcote de placito quare sccutus est idem placitum contra etc. Et ipsi non venerunt etc. Et Officialis attach fuit per Johannem de Ory et Ricardum fratrem ejus Et Elyas Attach fuit per Radulphum de Gardino et Walterum Milkpote Et ideo ponantur per mcl pleg quod sint in Octabis Sancti Michaelis et primi etc. Tom. 2. p. 552. l. 2. after related add by * Mat. Westm Anno 1240. p. 157 160 161. Mat. Westminster Sub eisdem temporibus An. 24 H. 3. videns Imperator quod Papa Concilium convocaverat ad de jectionem super hoc quod idem Papa seculare brachium et praecipue hostium Imperil publicorum in auxilium ejus advoc●vit et formam convocationis secus quem praelocutam fuerat alteravit poenituit eum in hoc consensisse ut Concilium convocaretur Et resiliens significavit Regi Anglorum ut muniret omnes regni sui Praelatos ex parte Imperatoris by his Imperial Sovereignty ne venirent ad illud generale Concilium the ancient undoubted right of calling or recalling General Councils being solely in the * See Here p. Tom 1. p 60 to 75. 106 102 118 119 122. Emperor not Pope in personis et rebus securitatem in ditidne sua penitus denegantis et nolentis ubi praesidebit inimicus cius capitalis cansam comm●ttere dubio foro tam excellentem Dominus Papa ei contra scripsit significans eisdem Praelatis ut humanis minis postpositis Patri suo spirituali obedienter et obsecundarent nec omitterent quin ad Concilium communiter venire ad terminum statutum properarent Vnde Episcopi fluctuantes in proposito quid agendum foret dubitabant * Mat. Westm An. 1141. pag. 158 160 161. Nonnulli verò Episcoporum regni Angliae & quidam abbots mar● transierunt notwithstanding the Emperor's prohibition upon the Pope's contrary command ut si aliquo modo Pateret transitus per terram velper mare veviendi ad Concilium praeceptis Apostolicis satisfacturi illuc properareut But observe the issue of their and other Bishop's obedience to the Pope's commands Imminente tempore aestivali Otho quandoque Legatus in Anglia & qui Legatus fuerat in Francia with other Legates infinitam secum Praelatorum trahentes multitudivem naves ascenderunt apud Genuam Civitatem ut sub Ducatu Genuensium salvo ad Concilium pervenirent Ad quos animandos Papa unum Legatum destinaverat qui ab eodem Papa potestatem acceperat omnes imminenti periculo se opposituros ab omnibus peccatis suis absolvendi which yet could not absolve them in the Court of Heaven or Earth from their disobedience to the Emperor against * Prov. 24. 21 22. Solomon's Saint † Rom. 13. 1 2 3 4. Tit. 3. 1. 1 Pet 2. 13 14 15. Paul's and Peter's express Precepts as the event did evidence Sed cum omnes vasto mari se commendassent venerent eis obviam piratae Imperiales qui omnes sub captione miserabili concluserunt et multos ex eis vel submerserunt vel irreverenter trucidarunt Quos autem acceperunt post longos maris tractus sub caumate intollerabili adustos sub vinculis et arcta custodia notwithstanding their Legatine Robes Cardinal Caps Episcopal Rochets and pretended privileges Neapolim ubi ex praecepto Imperatoris carceri sunt addicti in totius Ecclesiae dedecus et ignominiam pertra●unt Facta autem fuit haec infausta navalis congressio die Sancti Marci Evangelistae ever honoured by this remarkable victory over these contumacious Popish Legates and Prelates * Mat. Westm An. 1240 pag. 154 155. See Tom. 2. p. 544 545 613. Interim duo Papales exactores Petrus videlicet Rubeus Domini Papae consanguineus & familiaris talis enim erat titulus Epistolarum suarum & Petrus de Supino through the King's supiness per Angliam Scotiam & Hiberniam pecuniam iufatigabiliter ad opus Domini Papae exquisitis argumentis abradere non cessant Rege vero haec omnia malo nimis consilio permittente Whereupon Imperator scripsit Regi Angliae elegantem Epistolam in qua increpat Regem quod in perniciem regni sui et imperii terram suam per Papales quaestionarios depauperari et ipsum solenniter excommunicari permittit qui magi rationabilem quam alii Principes Christiani haberet excusationem huic praecepto Domini ●●pae resistendi co quod sorortus existit Domini Regis * Mat. Westm p. 154 161. See Tom. 2. p. 546. His denique temporibus absolvebatur quicunque vellet pro pecunia crucesignatus praedicantibus et illud persuadentibus ex praecepto Papae fratribus tam M●noribus quam Praedicatoribus ita ut multi hodie crucesignati in crastino a voto suo data quam * Poscerent possent pecunia non sine multorum admiratione absolverentur per Praedicatores et Minores in scandalum Ecclesiae et ordinis ipsorum This being a mere impious Papal cheat to pick their Parses to maintain the Pope's wars against the Emperor instead of resisting the Saracens in the Holy Land who then took * Mat. Westm p. 155. Viterbium and distressed Rome in ira magna ad ultionem super diffamatione magna qua nomen suum Dom. Papa in universis finibus Christianorum denigraverat Et dotes Ecclesiae Romanae suae subdidit ditioni unde Ecclesia Romana magnam induit cum desolacione confusionem Tom. 2. 562. l. 24. after Febr. add Walter de Cantilupo Bishop of Worcester in a Diocesan Synod An. 1240. presumed to make several Ecclesiastical Constitutions and among others this concerning Intestates Goods Simo autem laicus liber Spelmanni Council Tom. 2. p. 240 to 260. homo intestatus decesserit Dominus ejus et Ecclesia cujus parochianus extiterat habeant quod ex testamento si fieret eye fuerat tribuendum Quod autem de bonis superfuerit in solutionem debitorum defuncti si quae fuerint & stipendia servientium et alios pios usus per visum Domini defuncti et ipsum quem Episcopus ad hoc deputaverit erogetur allowing the Lord an equal power in the distribution of the surplusage of the Intestates estate with the Administrator which Archbishop Boniface and Stradford their subsequent Constitutions denied to the Lord and Administrators appropriating it to the Ordinary contrary to the * See p. 18 to 22. forecited Charters of King Henry the First King John and other usages Tom. 2. p. 572. l. 35. add † Flores Hi●t pars 2. Anno 1240. p. 156. Matthew Westminster relating the rapines and extortions of these two Pope's Agents the vast sums of money collected by them for the Pope in Scotland and Ireland and Otto his revocation from England writes thus of Petrus Rubeus Papae familiaris & consanguineus Cito transiit Angliam & in Scotiam veniens ibidem vicesimam ad opus Papae non segniter abra●it Eodem tempore Magister Petrus de Supino in Hiberniam missus ut ibidem vigilanter meteret quicquid poterat inde non fictus Papae quaestionarius appropriavit Quae praeda ad numerum mille et quingentarum marcarum et amplius dicitur ascendisse Collecta autem Petri Rubei quam a Scotorum finibus emunxit hanc summam creditur duplicasse Qui postea remeans per Angliam domos religiosorum perscrutans novis argumentis pecuniam ad opus Papae argute nimis exegit cogens cos jurare quod illud Sacramentum quast confess●onis arcanum usque in dimidium anni celarent In quo corda fidelium divertit a devotione et dilectione Romanae Nota. Ecclesiae et dolore magno sauciavit Ipso tempore revocatus est Otto Legatus per autent●cum Papale multum admonitus ut adventum suum ad Romanam Curiam maturaret & Concilium generale anticipando praeveniret ut fratres praehabita morosa deliberatione tractatum haberent simul cum eo de imminente ejusdem ruina et periculo irrestaurabili Imperatore jam dotes Ecclesiae invadente This pragmatical Pope Gregory so far interessed himself in Suits depending in the King's Temporal Courts as at the suit of a Freer to send this Bull to the Abbot of Waltam to assist the Freers' brother in a Suit then depending to recover a small Inheritance detained from him the Original whereof I met with in the White Tow●r GREGORIUS Episcopus servus servorum Dei dilecto filio Abbati Sanctae Crucis de Waltam Londonien Dioc. salutem & Apostolicam benedictionem An. 24 H. 3. in Turri London Provenit de favore impenso pauperibus attritis vexatione potentium quod Regis aeterni pietas & temporalem prosperitatem retribuit & vitae gloriam perennis impendit Sanè Guilielmo Germano dilecti filii fratris Guilielmi de ordine Minorum familiaris nostri accepimus intimante quod W. dictus Scotus Clericus & quidam alii Londonien Dioc. quasdam domos terras & possessiones ad ipsum haereditario jure spectantes contra justitiam detinent & ei reddere contradicunt Verum cum sibi tenuem ut dicitur facultatem habenti propter potentiam partis alterius dispendiosum existat super hiis subire litigium nos fratris ejusdem precibus inclinati devotionem tuam rogamus & hortamur attentè per Apostolica tibi scripta praecipiendo mandantes quatinus dicto Guilielmo te favorabilem exhibens & benignum detentores hujusmodi qui sub tua jurisdictione consistunt ut eidem praedicta bona restituant & de percep●is ex eis fructibus satisfactionem exhibeant congruentem pro nostra ct Apostolicae sedis reverentia operam tribuas efficacem preces nostras taliter impleturus in eadem per auxilium gratiae tuae & suam consequi gaudente justitiam nos tibi ad grates exindè teneamur Datum Lateran 10 Kalend. Maii Pontificatus nostri anno tertio-dec●mo Tom. 2. p. 576. l. 5 after Octobris add The Bishops Archdeacon's and other Ecclesiastical Judges still usurping the Conusance of holding Pleas in their Courts Christian of Goods and Chattels that were not Testamentary against the King's Prohibitions issued by the Judges I find sundry Attachments and Suits against them and the prosecutors of those Suits in the Plea-Rolls in the Tower before the Justice's Itinerant in the 25th year of King Henry the 3d. I shall instance only in these ensuing Rotuli de Placitis & Essoniis de malo veniendi captis apud Rading in Octabis Sancti Michaelis anno regni Regis Henrici filii Regis Johannis vicesima quinto coram etc. Jusiiciariis Itinerant Leyc ss Matthaeus Persona de Skakerton attachiatus fuit ad respondendum Willielmo Rot. An. 25 H. 3. intus de Oddeston de placito quare secutus est placitum in Curia Christianitatis de catallis et debitis quae non sunt de Testamento vel Matrimonio contra prohibitionem Domini Regis etc. Et unde queritur quod idem Matthaeus petit ab eo in Curia Christianitatis duas marcas quae non sunt de Testamento etc. Et unde dicit quod detulit ei prohibitionem Regiam vigilia festi Sancti Petri ad vincula anno 25. Vade dicit quod deterioratus est et dampnum habet ad valenciam 4 marcarum Et inde producit sectam etc. Et Matthaeus venit & defendit contra ipsum & sectam suam Quod nunquam secutus cst placitum illud postquam detulit ei prohibitionem Et ideo consideratum est quod vadiet legem se duodecima manu Et venit cum lege à die Paschae in tres Septimanas apud Westm plegii de lege Robertus de Eggeton de Comitatu Wygorn & Johannes de Crutterbir de eodem Comitatu Robertus Prior de Estlegh & Robertus Prior de Persore simil●er Wygorniae attachiati suerun● ad respondendum eidem Willielmo quare tenuit idem placitum etc. contra prohibitionem etc. Et ambo Priores venient & benè defendunt quod non omnino tenuerunt placitum illud post prohibitionem etc. Et dictum est eyes quod de caetero non teneant etc. Et Willielmus per sicremittit eis legem Ideo ipsi inde sine die Suff. Alexander de Stanham per Willielm de Cyresy optulit se 4 die versus Willielmum Mem. 12 dors filium Walteri de placito quare secutus est placitum in Curia Christianitatis de catallis quae non sunt de Testamento vel Matrimonio & Willielmus non venit et fuit attachiatus per Simonem Clericum de Wrte & Henricum de Dunmere Et ideo consideratum est quod ponatur per vadium & meliores plegios quod sint à die Paschae in tr●s Septimanas inde restonsurus & ostensurus quare non fuit coram Justiciariis Itinerantibus apud Rading à die Sancti Michaelis in 15 dies Et primi etc. Suff. Robertus de Badingeham attachiatus fuit ad respondendum Adae filio Walteri & Matildae uxori ejus de placito quare secutus est placitum in Curia Christianitatis Mem. 13 intus de catallis et aliis debitis quae non sunt de Testamento vel Matrimonio contra prohibitionem etc. as before Somers Margareta de Sum. optulit se 4 dieversus Johannem Decanum de Kelneton de placito quare tenuit placita in Curia Christianitatis de catallis ipsius Margaretae quae non sunt de Testamento vel Matrimonio contra prohibitionem etc. Et versus Henr. de Gant de placito quare secutus est idem placitum in eadem Curia contra prohibitionem etc. as before Ricardus filius Roberti optulit se 4 die versus Priorem de Wymundham de placito quare tenuit placitum in Curia Christiavitatis de catallis quae non sunt de Testamento Man 19 intus vel Matrimonio contra prohibitionem etc. Et Prior non venit etc. Et habuit dicm per Essoniatorem suum etc. Idem Ricardus optul●t se 4 die versus Johannem Turf Hugonem Dache Willielmum filium Walteri Thomam Hardekin Radulphum Goodic Willielmum Aylfled Reginaldum Malling Nicholaum Mory Ernaldum Underwode & Nicholaum Sutorem de placito quare secuti sunt idem placitum in cadem Curia Christianitatis contra eandem prohibilionem Et ipsi non venerunt etc. Et habuerunt diem per Essoniatorem suum ad hunc diem etc. Et quia Vicecomes non attachiavit eos sicut praeceptum ei suit praeceptum est ei quod attachiet eos quod sint ad eundem terminum et Vicecomes sit auditurus judicium suum de eo quod ipsos non attachiavit Cornub. Robertus filius Ham. Esson Willielmi the Beckeley oped se etc. versus Rot. 10. dorso Adam de Keryor Johannem de Rotomago & Henr. de Trewyth de placito quare secuti sunt placitum in Curia Christianitatis de catallis ipsius Willielmi quae non sunt de Testamento etc. contra prohibitionem etc. Et Adam & alii non venerunt Et Johan attach fuit per etc. Et Henr. per etc. Essex Lucas de Terlinges & Walterus Godyler oped se etc. verse Rogerum Decanum de Wyham de placito quare tenuit placitum in Curia Christianitatis de catallis eorum quae non sunt de Testamento etc. contra prohibitionem etc. Et versus Ricardum Lessey & Thomam fratrem ejus quare secuti sunt idem placitum etc. Et Rog. attach fuit per Ricardum le Messer & Rogerum le Gise Et Ric. & Tho. fill Galfr. Martin & Edm. Juvenem ideo ponantur per mell pleg quod sint in Octabis etc. Et primi etc. The are some more of like nature that year but these may suffice to show the frequency of these Ecclesiastical Courts encroachments to the prejudice of the Crown and Subjects great vexation Tom. 2. p. 578. after Septembris add The Nuns of Boleton being bound by their Order not to go forth of the limits of the Nunnery the King by his Royal Prerogative and Charter notwithstanding their Constitution gave the Abbess liberty to constitute an Attorney in all cases wherein they had cause to sue or be sued by this Patent QUia Moniales de la Grace de Dieu de Boleton de constitutione Ordinis sui ita Pat. Ann. 26 H. 3. m. 2. intus inclusae sunt quod nunquam * Yet others entered into them coepta domus suae exibunt Concessit Dominus Rex Priorissae & Monialibus ibidem quod si contingat ipsam Priorissam ab aliquo vel aliquibus implacitari vel necesse habeat alios implaci●are praedicta Priorissa non obstante contraria constitutione regni Regis liberam habeat potestatem Attornatum suum inde faciend per Literas suas patentes Et mandatum est Justiciariis Vicecomitibus & omnibus Ballivis & fide●bus Regis quod Attornatos praedictae Priorissae taliter admittant In cujus etc. Teste Rege apud Portesm 7 die Maii. Tom. 2. p. 603. l. 23. before Cui add I find this Commission in the Patent-Rolls issued to the Archbishop of York and others to summon all the Abbots of the Cistercians and Praemonstratenses before them to demand an aid from them with a Proviso not to draw it into consequence to their prejudice to induce them to it REX Eborum Archiepiscopo & W. Carleolensi Episcopo & W. de Cantilupo Pat & Cartae n simul de anno 26 H. 3. m. 3. intus salutem Cum sicut non ignoratis pecunia plurimum indigeamus pro negotus nostris expediendis in partibus transmarinis Vobis mandamus rogantes quatinus coram vobis convocari faciatis omnes Abbates de Ordine Cysterciensi et Praemonstratensi et ipsos cum omni solicitudine inducatis ad subsidium nobis contribuendum quo mediante guerram nostram commodius sustinere possimus & quod nobis ad utilitatem & ipsis cedere debeat ad honorem Gratanter quidem loco subsidii à singulis dictorum Abbatum lanam unius anni reciperemus Ad quod ab eis optinendum nisi modo alio commodius & decencius negotium istud procurare possitis laborare curetis Intimantes eisdem ex parte nostra quod ex mera gratia sua auxilium ad praesens ab eis postulamus Nolentes ex eo ipsis in aliquo praejudicari nec si nobis concedatur ad praeseus quod trahi possit in consequentiam Teste Rege apud Bard. 4 die Octobris How the Archbishop executed this Commission without success these Abbot's refusing to grant him any Aid of wool or moneys but only of their prayers Mat. Paru thus relates as Tom. 2. p. 603. Tom. 2. p. 652. l. 4. after therewith add Mat. Westminster records Anno 1143. that by Pope Innocent the 4th and his Cardinal's instigation ipsa tota civitas Viterbii cum partibus adjacentibus per Reinerum de Viterbio Cardinalem conversa est ad Romanos qui partes Papae confovebant Et eodem tempore re cesserunt ab Imperatoris fidelitate multi Nobiles et Potentes qui igitur oderunt eum extollentes caput comminati sunt ei quod eum usque ad internecionem persequerentur * Mat Westm An. 1243. p. 175 176. Humiliatus igitur Imperator secundum illud Davidicum Imple facies eorum ignominia & quaerent nomen tuum Domine formam pacis obtulie Ecclesiae scil ut juraret se libenter stare censurae Ecclesiasticae de injuriis ei illatis satisfacturum ita scilicet ut praecognosceret in quibus et praevisa via et omnibus praecognitis refusing to take a blind general Oath without particulars Quod cum denegaretur ei magis solito desaevit in Ecclesiam et viros Ecrlesiasticos Fecit etiam inter alias suas tyrannides so they styled his Royal Justice against traitorous Monks and spies duos fratres de Ordine Praedicatorum & tot de Ordine Minorum incarcerari quia Epistolas inter Principes et Magnates in Imperatoris et Imperii detrimentum depraehensi sunt bajulasse to stir them up to revolt from him to the Pope and take up arms to dethrone and destroy him for which he might have justly hanged them for Traitors qui in carcere ob immanitatem pressurae defecerunt Et tunc temporis by reason of the Pope's extortions the Corruptions of his Court Clergy and these Treacheries against the Emperor in partibus maximè ultramontanis multiplicati sunt haeretici as the Monk styles them for opposing the Pope's Usurpations Errors Vices praecipuè illi quos Paterinos' appellamus the same with the Waldenses or Albigenses qui temporibus retroactis latuerunt & depraehensi gravi morte p●niebantur jam non erubescentes neque punitionem neque Ecclesiasticam censuram formidantes in publicum et recta cervice prorumpunt ita ut finis mundi a multis creditur imminere Transiit ergo ann●● ille Ecclesiae periculosus r●gno Angliae procellosus Italicis praeliosus Templariis Hospitalariis schismaticus & scandali generativus Tom. 2. p. 615. l. 35. after conferendis add This Bishop of Bath was elected by the Prior and Monks of Bath alone who refused to join with the Chapter of * See Godwins Catalogue of Bishops p. 297. Wells in the election whereupon they opposed it but the Pope being his friend the King at the Pope's request approved his Election and issued this Writ for restitution of his Temporalties with a saving of his Royal right and the right of the Church of Wells REX adh●buit assensum & favorem praefectioni factae de Magistro Rogero quondam Pat. 28 H. 3. m. 6 intus Pro Electo Pathoniensi Praecentore Saresberiensi in Episcopum Bathoniensem ad instanciam Domini Papae de gratia Regis speciali salvo jure Regis et Ecclesiae Wellensi Et mandatum est Militibus liberis hominibus & omnibus aliis tenentibus de Episcopatu praedicto quod ei in omnibus quae ad praedictum Episcopatum pertinent intendentes sint & respondentes In cujus etc. Teste ut supra Et mandatum est Custodi Episcopatus Bathoniensis quod ei de omnibus terris & tenementis & aliis rebus ad praedictum Episcopatum pertinentibus seisinam ei hahabere faciat retentis ad opus Regis bladis et aliis ad Regem pertinentibus Teste ut supra The same year the King for the honour of the University of Oxford and quiet of the Scholars there by his Royal Prerogative granted the Cognisance of all Suits and Contests arising between the Scholars and Townsmen to the Chancellor and Vicechancellor of the University notwithstanding any Prohibition issued to them by these his Letters Patents REX omnibus etc. salutem Noveritis nos pro quiete Universitatis Studentium Pat. 28 H. 3. pars unica m. 6. intus Pro Universitat Ozonii Oxonii de speciali gratia nostra concessisse Cancellario et Universitati praedictae quamdiu nobis placuerit in causis Clericorum ex mutuis datis aut receptis aut taxationibus seu locacionibus domorum aut equis conductis venditis seu commodatis seu pannis & victualibus ortum habentibus seu aliis quibuslibet rerum mobilium contractibus in municipio aut suburbio Oxonii factis nostra prohibicio non currat set hujusmodi causae coram Cancellario Vniversitatis Oxonii non obstante prohibitione nostra deducantur In cujus etc. Teste Rege apud Radinges 10 die Maii. the King likewise by this Patent licenced the Bishop of Durham to make a Will and thereby freely to dispose of the Corn and goods he had in Right of his Church or otherwise without interruption of him or his Officers which else he could not dispose of REX omnibus etc. salutem Sciatis quod concessimus N. Dunelmensi Episcopo Pat. 28. H. 3. ibid. m. 2. intus Pro Domino Dunholmensi Episcopo quod quandocunque voluerit libere et licenter condere possit Testamentum suum et pro voluntate sua ordinare tam de bladis seminatis in terris Episcopatus sui et Ecclesiae suae quam de omnibus aliis suis et similiter immobilibus personam suam ratione Ecclesiae suae seu ratione sui ipsius contingentibus Ita quod si de eo humanitus contingat quod nollemus executores Testamenti sui liberam habeant administrationem omnium praedictorum ad executionem Testamenti sui prout inde ordinaverit faciendam sine impedimento nostri et haeredum nostrorum et Ballivorum nostrorum In cujus etc. Teste Rege apud Shireburn 22 die Augusti Among the Essoin-Rolls of this year in Easter Term I find these Suits and Attachments for holding and prosecuting Pleas in Court Christian for Chattels not Testamentary etc. and for Lay-fees Essonium de malo veniendi apud Westm à die Paschae in quindecim dies anno regni Regis Henr. fill Regis Johannis 28. Wigorn. Willielmum le Bercher optulit se 4 die versus Priorem de Evesham de placito Plac de An. 28 H. 3. in Turri London quare tenuit placitum in Curia Christiantatis de catal●is et debitis quae non sunt de Testamento vel Matrimonio contra prohibitionem etc. et versus Magistrum de Stratford de placit● quare secutus est placit idem in eadem Curia contra etc. Et ipsi non venerunt Et Vic. mandavit quod Clerici sunt et non habent laicum feodum per quod possint distringi Et ideo mandatum est Abbati de Evesham quod habeat praedictum Priorem in Octabis sancti Johannis Bapt. Et mandatum est Episcopo Wigorn quod habeat praedictum Magistrum Robertum ad eundem terminum etc. Ebor. Osbertus fill Willielmi Esson Willielmi Clarel optulit se 4 die versus Thomam Priorem de Bridlington et versus Ricardum Priorem de Kyrkham de placito quare tenuerunt placitum in Cuxia Christianitatis de catallis quae non sunt etc. contra prohibitionem etc. Et versus Radulph Priorem sancti Oswaldi de placito quare secutus est idem placitum etc. Et ipsi non venerunt etc. Et Prior de Bridlington attach fuit per Robertum de Redness et Willielmum de Basingby Et Prior de sancto Oswaldo attach fuit per Willielm filium Alexandr de Bramham et Henr. Slegg de eadem Ideo 'pon per mell pleg Et primi etc. Et Prior de Kirkham non venit etc. Et praeceptum fuit Vic. quod attach eum etc. Et Vic. nichil inde fecit Ideo sicut prius praeceptum est Vic. quod attach eum etc. Et quod sit ad praedictum Terminum Et Vic. sit auditurus judicium suum etc. Surr. Willielmus de Ponte optutit se 4 die versus Willielmum Personam de Mikelham de placito quare tenuit placitum in Curia Christianitatis de laico feodo ipsius Willielmi de Ponte in Mikelham contra prohibitionem etc. Et William Persona non venit Et habuit diem per Esson suum ad hunc diem postquam fuit attach per Rob. de Mikelham & Henr. de la Rosse Et ideo ponatur per meliore pleg quod sit in Octab. Sancti Johannis Bapt. Et primi etc. Tom. 2. p. 706. l. 31. after Junii add That these Inquisitions and Recognitions upon Oath thus successively prohibited by all the premised Writs to the Bishop of Lincoln his Archdeacon's Officials Rural Deans and Clerks were Articles of Inquiry in their Visitations which † A Treatise concerning Oaths exacted by Ordinaries and Ecclesiastical Judges some peremptorily deny not acknowledgements of Deeds or Civil Contracts with Oaths to perform them under pain of Ecclesiastical Censures as they assert is most evident 1. By the Writs themselves 2ly By Archbishop Boniface and his Suffragans Articles and Constitutions against these Writs and Prohibitions Tom. 2. p. 890. * Mat. Paris Additament p. 199 200 207. Artic. 9 Cum Praelati Ecclesiastici inquirere volunt de peccatis subditorum prohibentur Laici ne de veritate dicenda aut de credulitate aliquod juramentum exponant aut Praelatis super hujusmodi obediant propter quod multorum excessus et peccata mortalia incorrecta et impunita relinquuntur etc. p. 907. Cum insuper Praelati Ecclesiastici ex officii sui debito inquirant de morum disciplina peccatis et excessibus subditorum quia Rex Magnates et aliae Potestates saeculares ipsorum officia impediunt in praemissis Laicis sibi subditis * Nota. inhibendo ne ad mandatum ipsorum Praelatorum de veritate dicenda subeant juramentum etc. Impedientes vero ne hujusmodi juramenta praestentur per Interdicti et Excommunicationis sententias arctius compescantur 4ly By Archbishop Stratford's and his Councils Constitutions An. 1340. De impedientibus jurisdictionem Ecclesiasticam Accidit novitate perversa quod cum Ecclesiarum Praelati de morum disciplina peccatis et excessibus subditorum nituntur inquirere Magnates et Potentatus alii seculares officia impedire molientes corum inhibent laicis ipsorum tenentibus aut nativis by the King's Writs to the Sheriffs and them ne ad Ordinariorum citationes pro suorum criminum vel excessuum correctionibus canonice subeundis quorum correctio et punitio ad ipsos Ordinarios noscitur pertinere de consuetudine ve de jure etc. * Additamenta Mat Paris pag. 207 Johannes de Aton Constit Provinc f. 138. Lindewood Provinc l. 3. De lm munitate Eccles fol. 188. Spelmanni Council Tom. 2. p. 588 59 * None might be cited or visited out of his Paris● in that ●ge extra locum sui dominii veniant vel compareant coram eyes Et ne in locis sui dominii per Praelatos ererceantur praemissa impediunt et procurant nequiter impediri fibique super hiis jurisdictionem Ecclesiasticam exercentes et suis subditis et pro corum culpis et excessibus poenitentias corporales seu pecuniarias imponentes ac ipsos sacere cogentes easdem sicut ordinare ipsis licet aut poenitentiis corporalibus juxta modum excessuum suorum impositis redemptiones pecuniarias prout juste poterunt admittentes de et super extorsionibus et excessivis indictant sicque indictatos attachiant ac incarcerant ac super hiis in foro seculari eos sibi respondere compellunt quibus mulctas pecuniarias ea occasione in dicto foro seculari imponi procurant et faciunt indebite as they falsely suggested pro libito voluntatis 5ly This is most irrefragably evident by Bishop Grosthead's own Articles of Inquiry whereupon those Writs then issued entitled Articuli Inquisitionis per Archidiaconatus Episcopatus Lincoln à singulis Archidiaconis faciendae being 50 in number published of late in the 2d. Tome of * Council Tom. 2. p. 192 193. ●x pervetusto Cod. MS penes Sam. Roper de Hospitio Lincoln Armig. an 1647. Sir Henry Spelman'● Councils the same in effect and form with our Bishops and Archdeacon's modern Visitation Articles which they enforce Laymen to inquire of upon Oath which I shall here present you with 1. An aliqui † This he could better discover by his own examination of them then by illiterate Lay men's Oaths Rectores Ecclesiarum vel Vicarii vel Sacerdotales Parochiales sint enormiter illiterati 2. An Sacramentum Eucharistiae portetur ad infirmos cum debita reverentia & s●cut decet custoditur 3. An aliqui praedicti vel aliqui infra sacros Ordines constituti sint incontinentes 4. An incontinentes sint correptiper * This h●s Archdeacon's could best inform him of Archidiaconum loci et quoties unusquisque sit correptus et qualiter 5. An aliqui convicti vel confessi super Incontinentia obligaverunt se ad resignationem Beneficii vel ad aliquam poenam Canonicam si recidiverint et si quisquam eorum recidiverit post obligationem 6. An aliqui Beneficiati in sacris Ordinibus constituti sint uxorati 7. An aliqui Clerici frequentant Ecclesiam Monialium sine causa rationabili 8. An aliquis Clericorum in sacris Ordinibus teneat mulierem cognitam libi vel aliam de qua oritur suspic o mala 9 An aliqui sint Ebriasi vel tabernas frequentantes vel Vsurarii vel Negotiatores vel pugnantes vel alio vitio notentur 10. An aliqui sint Firmarii dantes vel recipientes ad Firmam Ecclesias sive licentia Episcopi 11. An aliqui sint Vicecomites vel justiciarii seculares vel tenentes Ballivas a Nota. Laicis unde obligentur eis ad ratiocinia 12. An al●qui Rectores faciant pactum cum Sacerdotibus suis annuis ut praeter stipendia à Rectore recepta possint recipere ab aliis Annualia vel Triennalia 13. An aliquis * This the Priest himself could best inform him Sacerdos Parochialis non habeat a Rectore suo sufficientem sustentationem 14. An Laicis detur ad Firmam aliqua libera terra alicujus Ecclesiae 15. An Redditus assignati ad Luminaria vel alios usus Ecclesiae certos in certos usus Ecclesiae convertantur vel in usus Rectorum vel Vicariorum 16. An alicubi compellantur Parochiani ut in die Paschae simul communicent & offerant 17. An aliqui intendant Histrionibus vel ludant ad aleas vel taxillos 18. An aliqui portent arma vel non habeant tonsuram & habitum congruentem 19 An aliquis habeat plures curas animarum sine dispensatione 20. An aliquis Rector sive Vicarius sit filius proximo ministrantis 21. An aliquis Sacerdos extorquet pecuniam pro poenitentia vel aliis Sacramentis vel in ungat poenitentias lucrativas 22. An D●aconi ministrent Sacramenta solis Sacerdotibus commissa vel audiant Confessiones 23. An aliquis Rector vel Vicarius non sit in Ordine qui exigit sua cura vel non facit residentiam in suo Beneficio 24. An Ecclesia aliqua non habeat Clericos vel Clericum honestum secundum facultates Ecclesiae 25. An Mercata vel Ludi vel Placita secularia sint vel fiant alicubi in l●ris sacris 26. An * This they might discover best by their own personal view and Visitation of them Cimiteria sint ubique clausa & Ecclesiae decenter aedificatae & ornatae & vasa sacra ritè custodita 27. An aliquis Sacerdos celebret de Aceto 28. An aliqui Beneficiati audeant vel doceant leges seculares 29. An Canon Missae sit rite eorrectus 30. An alicubi leventur arietes vel fiant Scottalos vel decertetur in praeeundo cum vexillo matricis Ecclesiae 31. An ad mandatum Ecclesiae & Episcopi haec in singulis Ecclesiis aliàs sint prohibita 32. An aliquis Clericus vel Laicus teneat in hospitio suo Concubinam Clerici et ubi sunt Concubinarum receptacula 33. An aliquis Sacerdos sit desidiosus ad visitandum infirmos 34. An Crismalia convertantur in usus seculares 35. An aliqui Religiosi appropriaverint sibi aliquas decimas vel Ecclesias sine licentia Episcopi loci vel aliqua hujusmodi 36. An aliquae Ecclesiae sint vel fuerint retentae sine Sacerdote 37. An aliqui Vicarii se faciant Rectores vel è converso 38. An aliqui illegitimi cum quibus non est dispensatum habeant Ecclesiasti●a Beneficia vel in sacris Ordinibus constituti 39 An aliqui gerant se Rectores vel Vicarios qui non sunt per Episcopum instituti 40. An Superaltaria sint honesta & non molentur super ea colores & quae Ecclesiae sunt dedicandae 41. An aliqua Ecclesia post Oxoniense Concilium sit diruta sine Episcopi licentia 42. An Judaei morentur alicubi ubi non consueverunt morari 43. An Adulteria vel crimina publica Laicorum s●nt rite per Archidiaconum correcta et sialiqua sint incorrecta 44 An in singulis Archidiaconatibus sint sufficientes Poenitentiarii Episcopi 45. An aliqui Laici sint pertinaces ut stint in Cancello cum Clericis et qui Sacerdotes sunt Ordinati alibi extra Episcopatum et per quem licentiati sunt ad celebrandum 46. De vita et honestate Archidiaconorum Decanorum et Clericorum qui ministrant in Ecclesiis 47. An aliquis S●cerdos bis celebret in die nisi in casibus concessis & in propria persona in propria Ecclesia 48. An aliqua Anacorita facta sit sine assensu Episcopi 49. An in aliqua Capella celebretur sine assensu Episcopi 50. An al●cubi morentur Monachi vel ahi Religiosi in Grangiis vel aliis possessionibus suis et quomodo se gerunt et cujus famae sunt De famulis eorum et servientibus quomodo se gerunt et cujus famae sunt On these very Articles of Inquiry the King his Council and Judges prohibited any Laymen to be cited to make Inquisitions or Recognitions upon Oath by the * Tom. 2. p. 699 701 704 to 712. 728 760 818 830 831 892 907 969 970. premised Writs From these Visitation Articles we may observe 1. That the prohibiting of Priests marriages against God's Law and institution made them very incontinent to keep Whores Concubines frequent Nunneries and deflower Nuns to satisfy their lusts 2●y That sundry Priests in that age were married and had children whose sons sometimes succeeded their Fathers in their Benefices notwithstanding all Canons and Constitutions made against it 3ly That Pluralities Nonresidence and Clergymens' exercising any Temporal Jurisdiction Office or employments and studying the secular Laws of the Realm were prohibited as scandalous and criminal in this age 4ly That the Bishops in all their Visitations and Inquiries amongst other things endeavoured to advance their Jurisdiction over all Laymens' persons rights privileges to subject them to their own and their Archdeacon's Officers Inquisitors censures which Encroachment King Henry and his Council thought meet to restrain by successive Writs of * Tom. 2. p. 699. 704. 705 706 969 970. Prohibitions issued to this Bishop of Lincoln Grosthead and others If the premises be not sufficient to answer the Objection that these Prohibitions were not intended of these Visitation Oaths and Articles of Inquiry then set on foot by Grosthead I shall then add for further satisfaction that it is generally agreed that all a Council Coloniense An. 1546. Surius Council Tom. 4 p. 845. Episcopal Visitations were originally founded on Acts 15. 36 42. Then Paul said unto Barnabas let us go again and Visitemus visit our brethren in every City where we have preached the word of the Lord and see how they do and Paul went through Syria and Silicia confirming the Churches by his preaching personally to them without using any such Citations out of their own Parishes or Articles or Oaths of Inquiry as Grosthead with his Archdeacon's Deans and Officials then prescribed to and enforced on the people of his Diocese of which we find no mention or intimation in the Acts of the Apostles nor in the ancient Canons or Constitutions we read of concerning Bishops Visitations in our own or other Churches Witness those of b Spelmanni Council Tom. 1 p. 238 246 293 416. Boniface Archbishop of Mentz an Englishman and Pope's Legate sent by him to our English Bishops Anno Domini 745. of the Council of Cloveshove under Cuthbert Archbishop of Canterbury Anno 747. cap. 3. of the Council of Calcuth under the Pope's Legates An. 787. cap. 3. and of Odo Archbishop of Canterbury An. 943. c. 3. which enjoin every Bishop at least once every year to go in circuit throughout his Diocese cum omni vigilantia c Primò debet Ep●scopus p●r sc vil p●r asiu● idoncum p●op●ncre verbum D●i & semper c●m visitat pasce●e gr●g●m cum praedicationibus & sermoa●bus Thomas Zerula P●axis Ep●scop●l●● pa●s 1. T●l●sitati● & Summ● Angeli Tit. V●sit●t●o praedicando verbum Dei as Saint Paul did populumque diversae conditionis ae sexus aperte doceat diligcnter Conventicula per loca congrua constituendo quo cuncti convenire possunt ad audiendum verbum Dei et omnibus viam salutis demonstret utpote ●is qui raro audiant verbum Dei Prohibens et inter eaesera peccamina paganas observationes gentiliumque errata ne aliquis per incuriam pastoris per devia cujusl●bet ignorantiae errans rugientis leonis morsibus invadatur & vigilanti cura gregem sibi commissum pascat confirmet Et ne quis turpis lucri gratia sed spe morce●is aeternae greg●m sibi commissum pascere studeat Quod enim gratis accipimus gratis impendere non differemus without any Fees Procurations or Articles of Inquiry upon Oath whereof we find no mention The first Canon I have observed made in England after the Conquest concerning Visitations is this of d Rog. Hov●den Ana●● p●s passed p. 807. Sp●lmanni Council Tom. 2. p. 124 125. Hubert Archbp. of Canterbury in the Council of London An. 1200. worthy observation Prohibemus ne subdi●os suos talliis et exactionibus Episcopi gravare praesumant Cumenim dicit Apostolus Non debent filii thezaurizare parent bus sed parentes filiis multò longè à paterna pietate videtur si Praepositi subditis suu graves existant quos in cunctis necessitatibus pastoris more debent fovere Archidiaconi aut sui Decani nullas exactiones vel Tallias in Praesbyteros seu Clericos exercere praesumant etc. Sanè ad praecidendam tàm avaritiae quam negligentiae vitium authoritate Toletani Concilii subnixi praecipimus ut Visitator ab Ecclesia in qua Visitationis officium debito modo non exercet by preaching the word of God to the people etc. as aforesaid procurationem aut procurationis redemptionem exigere non praesumat The like was decreed in terminis or with little variation by * Surius Con cil To● 3. p. 763. Johannes de Aton Constit Provinc f. 122. b. Stephen Langeton Archbishop of Canterbury in the Council of Oxford An. 1222. by e Spelmanni Council Tom. 2. p. 156 220 221 265 380 381 484 489 5●6 576. Rich. Poor Bishop of Sarum in his Diocesan Synod Anno 1217. De Procurationibus Archidiaconorum by Otho the Pope's Legate and the Council of London An. 1226. cap. 20. Officium Archidiaconorum by Othobon the Pope's Legate and the Council under him An. 1248. by Peter Quivil Bishop of Exeter and the Synod under him An. 1287. by the Synod of Winton about the year 1308. by Walter Raynol●s Archbishop of Canterbury in the reign of King Edward the 2d. by John Stratford Archbishop of Canterbury and the Council of London under him Anno 1342. De Visitatione & Procu●atione Archidiaconorum & aliorum Ordinariorum All which prescribe all Visitors especially Archdeacon's the Bishop's eyes not only to preach to the people in all Churches they visit in the * Primò pro●●nere debet Verbum Dei & demum de V●ta & conve●satione m●nistrantium & caeteris qu● ad officium suum spectant inqu ratur & sine fur●m●nto & coactione corum cm●nd tionem per salub●ia consitia inducat levibus & esperis sicut sibi vid●b●tur expedire D. cap. Romana Summa Angelica Visitatio Sect. 2. first place and instruct them in the principles of Religion but likewise personally to enter and view every Church's Fabric with their Books Vestments Utensils appurtenanances which they Visit and that not perfunctorily but diligently and to demand or take no Procurations from any Church they do not thus personally and actually view visit and those only in competent meat and drink not in money yea if they visit many Churches in one day they enjoin them to demand but one Procuration from them all not several Procurations from each of them and no Procuration at all from poor Churches and Ministers wherewith William Lindewode in his Provincial Constit l. 3. De Censibus & Procurationibus f. 159 160 Johannes de Aton in his Glosses on Otho's and Octobon's Constitutions f. 43. 89. Angelus de Clavasio in his Summa Angelica Tit. Visitatio together with Gratian Distinct 42. cap. Nonoportet & Causa 10. qu. 1. and his Glossesfully accord Yea † Surius Council Tom 3. p. 746. Council Lateran sub Innocent 3. An. 1215. cap. 33 34. Concilium apud Castrum Gunteri Anno 1251. Concilium apud Salmur An. 1253. Synodus Andegavensis An. 1263. Concilium Provinciale apud Langres Concilium apud Nanetes An. 1264. Council Burdegal An. 1582. with others collected by Laurentius Bochellus Decreta Eccles. Gallicanae Lib. 5. Tit. 15. De Visitatione Procuratione & Personis quibus commissa est potest as visitandi thus decree the like Cum ratione Visitationis debetur procuraetio districtè praecipimus  nullus procurationem recipiat nisi in locis visitatis duntarat and that tantum victualibus a locis quae visitantur non pecuniis numeratis wherewith Concilium Coloniense An. 1549. Concilium Tridentinum Sessio 24. De Reformatione cap. 3. Surius Council Tom. 4. p. 845 976. Thomas Zerula in his Praxis Episcopalis pars 1. Tit. Visitatio and all Canonists I have seen concur Hence John de Aton in his Gloss on this clause of Othobon's Constitution Nos tàm Ecclesiarum indemnitati quam Praelatorum saluti consultins providentes districtins inhibemus ne quis corum procurationem quae ratione visitationis debetur ab Ecclesia quacunque recipiat nisi cum eioem visitationis officium impendit qui vero receperit donec restituerit ab ingressu Ecclesiae sit suspensus hath this observation * Constit segit s 89 g. Et haec ratio forte movet Episcopos hujus-regni qui in visitationibus suis procurationes ab Ecclesia communiter non exigunt which since many of them usually do against the premised Canons and Constitutions quia ad singulas Ecclesias ob causam visitationis non declinant licet plene personas visitant tam Clerum quam populum ob hanc causam nunc ad unum locum nunc ad alium congruum convocando cum tamen procurationem debeaut recipere tantummodo de locis visitatis Ut hic & Extrav de Censibus c. Romana It being then no legal real nor Canonical Visitation at all for Bishops or Archdeacon's to summon a whole Diocese Archdeaconry or Deanery to meet at one certain place or Church there to appear before and visit their Bishops or Archdeacon's out of and remote from their own Parishes to their great travel and expense no more than a Bishops Archdeacon's or Ministers summoning all the Sickpeople or Prisoners in their Diocese Archdeaconries' or Parishes to meet them at the places where they visit or at their Parish-Churches is or would be reputed a real legal or canonical visitation of the Sick or Prisoners within our Saviour Christ's or St. James words or meaning Mat. 25. 36 39 40 43 44. Jam. 1. 27. c. 5. 14 15 or within the Order for visiting the Sick in the Book of Common Prayer prescribed by Act of Parliament which orders Ministers to go and enter into Sickpeople Houses Chambers to visit them not they to send for them into the Church or their own Houses this new kind of Visitation being in truth a visiting of the Bishops and Archdeacon's by the Ministers Churchwardens and others repairing to them not a visitation of them by the Bishops or Archdeacon's contrary to the Apostolical primitive constitution custom and the ancient Canonical legal form of all Episcopal and Archidiaconal Visitations who personally repaired to every Church they visited and there first of all preached God's Word unto the People and then with all care and diligence viewed the Fabrics Ornaments Vestments Utensils Books and necessary appurtenances of each Church the persons manners of the Ministers and People with their own eyes and so needed no such Inquiries or Visitation Artioles upon Oath concerning them their Ministers or Pirishioners as Bishop Grosthead his Archdeacon's Deans and Officials then endeavoured to enforce upon the People or Churchwardens by Ecclesiastical censures which King Henry the 3Rd. his Council and Judges thereupon prohibited as illegal Innovations Grievances Vexations by the premised Writs Much lesle needed they such printed Books of numerous various unauthorised Articles Oaths as others have since illegally invented enforcing the Churchwardens of every Parish to buy their Books of Articles at dear rates and then to make Presentations on them upon Oath for which Presentations they must likewise pay Fees A device of later times rather to pick the People's Purses and ensnare their Consciences than to reform their vices Which the premised Councils condemn as a gross abuse and * Comment in Epist. ad Titum c. 1. Boche●lus Decret Eccles. Gai. l. 5. Tit. 15. c. 50. Claudius Espencaus a learned French Bishop thus long since complained of Minores non tantum Episcopi sed & Archidiaconi eorumque malè Officiosi absit verbo invidia nam de malis loquor Officiales & Vicarii dum Dioeceses & Parochias obequitant non tam facinorosos & criminum reos poenis & correctionibus à vitiis deterrent quo fine peregrinationes hujusmodi olim jam fuerunt jure canonico ordinatae quam pecunia praesenti et numerata titulo Procurationis ne dicam fictitiae jurisdictionis emungunt et exigunt tum Clericos tum Laicos and Saint Bernard long before him severely censures in Sermone 77. super Cantica & Concione ad Clerum in Concilio Rhemensi to omit all others If every Judge of Assize or Sessions of the Peace should Print all the Articles of their Charges and Inquries and enjoin every Grand-Jury-man and Constable to buy them and exact Procurations from them it would be reputed an intolerable illegal Innovation and Exaction in them Therefore it can be deemed no other in Bishops Archdeacon's and other Visitors All which considered will abundantly answer the premised Objection grounded on the misconstruction of the words Ad recognitiones super Sacramentum faciendas which properly signify to make Inquisitions or Presentments upon Oath as the words Recognitio facere Recognitionem & Recognitores Assisarum in cases of Assizes with our † Bracton l. 3. Tract 1. c. 11. n 16. l. 5. Tract 8 c 9 West 1. c. 31. Litleton sect 234. Cowels Interpreter & spelman's Glossarium Tit Recognitio & Recogoitores Law-books and Statutes clearly resolve Tom. 2. p. 699. l. 6. after juveris add In the Plea-Rolls and Assizes taken before the Justice's Itinerant in the 31. year of King Henry the 3d. remaining in the Tower I find many Prohibitions Attachments and Actions upon them brought against Bishops Archdeacon's Officials and other Persons for holding Plea and prosecuting Suits in Courts Christian of Advowsons' Free-holds Trespasses Debts and Chattels that were not Testamentary not given in Marriage and for Excommunicating them against the King's Crown and Dignity to the Subjects great damages and vexation with Writs enjoining them to absolve them I shall begin with one in my own native Country of Somerset Placita & Assisae capta apud Northampton in crastino Natalis Sancti Johannis Baptistae anno regni Regis Henrici filii Regis Johannis tricesimo primo Coram Rogero de Thurkelby & sociis suis Justiciariis Essoniator Drogonis de Staunton & Henricus filius Roberti Rot. 25. dorso Essoniator Aliciae de Staunton optulerunt se 4 die versus Magist Nicholaum Archidiaconum de Bathonia de placito quare tenuit placitum in Curia Christianitatis de feodo ipsorum Drogo●is et Aliciae in Staunton contra prohibitionem etc. & versus Walterum Personam etc. & versus Will Lenteneley de placito quare secutus est placitum in Curia Christianitatis de laico feodo ipsorum Drogonis et Aliciae etc. contra eandem prohibitionem etc. Et Archidiaconus & Persona non venerunt etc. Et ideo mandatur Vicecom quod attachiet eos Et Vicecomes mandavit quod ipsi Clerici sunt et quod non habent laicum feodum ubi possint attachiari Et ideo mandatum est Episcopo Bathoniensi quod venire faciat eos apud Oxoniam in crastino Sanctae Trinitatis etc. Et unde Vicecomes etc. Walterus Persona de Staunton attachiatus fuit ad respondendum Drogoni de Staunton & Alic. uxori ejus de placito quare secutus est placitum in Curia Christianitatis de laico feodo ipsius Drogonis et Alic. in Staunton contra prohibitionem Domini Regis etc. Et unde ipsi Drogo & Alic. per Attornatos suos dicunt quod cum ipse teneat unam virgatam terrae cum pertinen in Staunton de feodo ipsorum Drogonis & Aliciae per forinsecum servicium quantum ad praedictam virgatam terrae pertinet pro omni servicio Et cum ipsi vellent facere districtionem pro scutagio de Gunnok exigentes ab eodem Waltero 12 d. nomine scutagii de praedicta terra quando scutagium fuerit ad quadraginta solidos & ad plus plus & ad minus minus praedictus Walterus occasione praedictae districtionis fecit ipsos citari coram Officiali Archidiaconi Bathoniae apuo Bristol in Ecclesia Sanctae Mariae de la Radeclyve Et cum ipsi detulissent eidem Waltero prohibitionem Domini Regis ne praedictùs Walterus placitum illud amplius sequeretur idem Walterus spreta prohibitione Domini Regis secutus est placitum illud in Curia Christianitatis coram Archidiacono Bathoniae de die in diem et * Such was his abuse and vexation fecit ipsos Excommunicari et omnes homines suos unde dicunt quod deteriorati sunt et dampnum habent ad valenciam 10 l. Et inde producunt sectam etc. to recover Damages against him for this injury and vexation Et Walterus venit & defendit vim & injuriam quando etc. Et benè cognoscit quod praedicti Drogo & Alicia detulerant ei praedictam prohibitionem die Sabbati in ebdodomada Paschae prox praeterita circa horam primam sed benè defendit contra ipsos & sectam suam quod ipse nunquam postea secutus fuit aliquod placitum in Curia Christianitatis versus praedictos Drogonem et Aliciam occasione districtionis praedicti scutagii et quod nunquam postea occasione praedicta secit ipsos Excommunicari Et hoc paratus est defendere Lege contra ipsos & sectam suam sicut Curia consideraverit Et ideo consideratum est quod vadiet Legem sc xii manu Et veniat cum lege sua à die Nativitatis Sancti Johannis Baptistae in unum mensem Plegii de lege Jordanus de Budiford & Richardus de Clendon Et praeceptum est eidem Waltero quod interim absolvi faciat praedictos Drogonem et Aliciam et homines ipsorum qui occasione praedicta sunt Excommunicati Et ad hoc faciendum invenit praedictos Nota. plegios qui hoc manuceperunt Et praeterea Magister Johannes de Staunton filius praedicti Walteri hoc idem manucepit et obligavit ad hoc quandam custodiam quam habet in Comitatu Somerset Postea venit praedictus Walterus ad diem praedictum et non potuit dedicere quin ipse occasione districtionis quam praedicti Drogo et Alicia fecerunt pro praedicto scutagio ipsos Excommunicavit et Excommunicatos denunciavit Et postea * Nota. per praeceptum justic denunciavit ipsos a sententia illa absolutos et super hoc fecit Literas suas patentes quas Henricus de Monte Attornatus praedictorum Drogonis et Aliciae profert et quae hoc testantur Such was his vexation and falsehood in his place Henricus de Monteforte optulit se 4 die versus Magistrum Willielmum de Lenteneley Somerset Rot. 24 25. de placito quare secutus est placitum in Curia Christianitatis de advocacions Ecclesiae de Niny quae pertinet ad liberum tenementum suum in eadem Vill. contra prohibitionem Domini Regis etc. Et Willielmus non venit etc. Et mandatum fuit Episcopo Bathon quod faceret cum venire ad hunc diem Et Episcopus nichil inde fecit set mandavit quod summonuit eum etc. Et ideo praeceptum est Vicecom quod sum moneat dictum Episcopum quod sit à die Nativitatis Sancti Johannis Baptisiae in unum mensem & ibi habeat praedictum Magistrum Willielm etc. Et Episcopus sit auditurus judicium suum for his contempt in not bringing him in at the day I shall only render you a brief Note of the like and other Prohibitions Attachments and Actions which I find in the Plea-Rolls of the same Term. Consimile for holding Suit de laico feodo versus Nicholaum Archid. Bathoniae etc. Rot 25. intus Consimile versus Rogerum Episcopum Bathoniae for a Suit in Court Christian the advocatione Ecclesiae de Nuny etc. tryable only in the King's Courts of Common Pleas. Rot. 25. intus Consimile versus Egidium Archidiac Northampt. de placito quare ad mandatum Rot. 22. dorso Domini O. Cardinalis Sanctae Mariae in via lata quia idem Radulphus coram eo non comparuit in partibus transmarinis quod esset in praejudicium privilegii Domini Regis ipsum denunciari fecit excommunicatum etc. Philippus de Covel & Radulphus de Dayrel optulerunt se 4 die versus Priorem de Rot. 16. dorso Noting Thurgaton de placito quare tenuit placitum in Curia Christianitatis de catallis et debitis ipsorum Phil. de Rad. quae non sunt de Testamento vel Matrimonio contra prohibitionem Regis etc. Consimile de catallis quae non sunt etc. versus Robertum Episcopum London Rot. 24. dorso etc. Consimile de catallis quae non sunt etc. versus Magistrum Hospitalis Sancti Rot. 26. intus Johannis Northampt. Consimile de catallis quae non sunt etc. contra prohibitionem etc. versus Walterum Ibidem dorso de Sees To these I shall annex some Suits prosecuted by the King himself and his Attorney against several persons for holding and prosecuting Suits in Court Christian for Advowsons' of Churches and his free Chapels against his Crown and Dignity in Michaelmas Term in this 31. year of his reign Placita coram Rege in Octab. Sancti Michaelis anno regni Regis Henrici tertii fill Regis Johannis tricesimo primo Laurentius del Brock qui sequisur pro Rege optulit se 4. die versus Archid. de Hertford Magistrum Richardum Thomam & Nicholaum Penitenciar ejusdem lo●i de Heref. ss Capellan Domini Regis placito quare tenuerunt placitum in Curia Christianitatis de Ecclesia Sancti Michaelis de Coventr quam Dominus Rex contulit Radulpho the Leyc Clerico suo vacant seed Coventr & Lychf. contra Coronam et dignitatem et contra prohibitionem Regis etc. Et ipsi non venerunt etc. & praeceptum fuit Vic. quod distr Episcopum Hereford quod esset ad hunc diem Et quod haberet etc. Et Vic. nichil inde fecit Ideo sicut aliàs praeceptum est Vic. quod distr praedictum Episcopum ita quod habeat Corpus ejus à die Paschae in unum Mensem & ibi habeat etc. Et Vic. sit anditurus judicium suum etc. Dominus Rex per Laur. de Brock qui sequitur pro eo optulit se quarto die versus Henricum Creke de placito quare secutus est placitum in Curia Christianitatis de Ecclesia Staff Salop. Warw. Leyc London Capellan Dom. Regis Sancti Michaelis de Coventr quam Dominus Rex contulit Radulpho the Leyc Clerico suo vacant seed Coventr & Lychf. contra Coronam et dignitatem Domini Regis et contraprohibitionem etc. Et ipse non venit etc. Et Vic. manned quod non est inventus Ideo sicut prius & si inventus fuerit quod capiat ita quod habeat Corpus ejus etc. à die Paschae in unum Mensem etc. Dominus Rex per Laurentium del Brock qui sequitur pro eo optulit se quarto die Staff ss versus Decanum & Capitulum de Lychf. de placito quare secuti sunt placitum in Curia Christianitatis de Ecclesia Sancti Michaelis de Coventr quam Dominus Rex contulit Radulpho the Leyc Clerico suo etc. contra Coronam et dignitatem nostram et contra prohibitionem nostram Et Decanus & Capitulum non venerunt etc. Et praeceptum fuit Vic. quod distringeret Episcopum Hereford ita quod haberet Corpus suum ad hunc diem & quod Episcopus ibi haberet etc. Et Vic. nichilinde fecit Ideo sicut aliàs praeceptum est Vic. quod distr eum per omnes terras etc. quod sit à die Paschae in unum Mensem etc. Et Vic. sit auditurus judicium suum etc. Prior Sancti Guslac attach suit ad respondendum Domino Regi de placito quare Hereford ss secutus est placitum in Curia Christianitatis de Advocatione Ecclesiae de Lugwarden quae ad Dominum Regem pertinet contra prohibitionem suam Et unde Laurentius deal Brock qui pro Rege sequitur dicit quod ipse secutus est placitum praedictum in praedicta Curia Christianitatis de praedicta Advocatione quae est praebenda Domini Regis et quae Dominus Rex dedit Magistro Johanni Maunsell Vnde Dominus Rex dampnum habet etc. Et inde producit sectam Et Prior venit & defend vim & injur contra ipsum & sectam suam quod nullum placitum secutus est de Advocatione praedicta post prohibitionem etc. Et ideo concessum est quod Prior vad legem 12 manu etc. Idem Laurentius qui sequitur pro Rege optulit se 4 die versus Magistrum Johannem Ibidem Batcum de placito quare tenuit praedictum placitum contra prohibitionem praedictam etc. Et Magister non venit etc. Et Vic. manned quod Clericus est & quod noluit invenire pleg quia nullum habet laicum feodum etc. per quod etc. Et ideo mandatum est Episcopo Hereford quod fac venire ipsum Johannem ad praedictum term ad respondend Domino Regi de praedicta transgressione Laurentius del Brock qui sequitur pro Rege optulit se quarto die versus Magistrum Wiltes Warr. Suff. ss Capella Domini Regis Radulphum de Lacock de placito quare secutus est placitum in Curia Christianitatis contra libertates Ecclesiae beatae Mariae de Stafford quae est libera Capella Domini Regis et contra prohibitionem nostram Et ipse non venit etc. Et Vic. Wiltes alias mandavit quod Clericus fuit etc. Undè manned fuit Episcopo Coventr quod facere● eum venire etc. Et Episcopus nichil inde fecit nec breve misit Ideo Episcopus sum etc. à die Pasch Et primi etc. These with some more such Suits in the Plea-Rolls of this Term sufficiently discover the Bishops and other Ecclesiastical Judges frequent usurpations upon the King's Crown Temporal Courts and Subjects Free-holds Liberties with their manifold contempts and illegal Excommunications against his Prohibitions to restrain their usurpations without which they had engrossed to themselves by degrees all Suits for Lands Advowsons' Trespassos' Debts Contracts triable in the Kings and Temporal Lords Courts which these Prohibitions and Actions for damages against the Prosecutors and Ecclesiastical Judges sometimes fined to the King for their contempts and exceeding the bounds of their Ecclesiastical Jurisdictions did in a good measure prevent though not totally redress As the King by his premised Patents granted Tithes of all Hay and Mills in his Demesn Lands to Churches and likewise of his Venison taken in his Forests to several Bishops and Abbots so he did by this Charter grant to the Prioress and Nuns of St. mary's in Chester the 4th part of the Tithes of all the Victuals spent by him in his house whiles he held the Earldom of Chester in his hands and that his Son and all Earls of Chester and their heirs should be chargeable with these Tithes where ever they resided according to a former Charter of Hugh Earl of Chester which he hereby confirmed REX omnibus etc. salutem Sciatis nos concessisse Priorissae et Monialibus Pat. 31 H. 3. m. 8. intus Pro Monialibus Cestriae Sanctae Mariae Cestriae quartam partem Decimationis omnium victualium domus nostrae quocienscumque quandocumque et quamdiu nos esse contigerit apud * Cestriam Castrum dum retinuerimus in manu nostra Comitatum Cestriae Ita quod alicui sive filio nostro sive alii Comitatum praedictum Cestriae dederimus Comes ille et qui pro tempore fuerint successores sui Comites Cestriae dare teneantur praedictis Priorissae et Monialibus et earum successoribus quartam partem Decimationis omnium victualium domus suae ubicunque iidem Comites aut familiae suae fuerint per totam Angliam prout per Cartam Hugonis quondam Comitis Cestriae praedecessores sui specialiter obligantur Teste Rege apud Radynges septimo die Novembris The like Donations of the Tithes of all sorts of Victuals Wine Liquors Fish Fowls Butter Cheese etc. spent in Castles or houses for which no Tithes were due by Law I find made by William de Braosa to the Monks of a Bundela Brevium An. 5 E. 3. nu 101. Bergavenny by b Mich. 4 H 4. Rot. 10. dorso in Scac. Monasticon Anglicanum Vol. 1. p. 558 560 566. Nigellus de Munevilla to the Monks of Folkestan yea c Cart 10 E 2. n. 10. Chart. 30 E. 3. n 7. Monasticon Angl. Vol. 1. p. 646. William Peverel granted to the Monks of Lenton Duas partes omnium Decimationum de Dominicis meis de omnibus rebus quae decimari possunt Item totam Decimam pullorum et pullarum super Dominicas pasturas meas Item totam decimam plumbi mei et venationis meae tam in coriis quam in carnibus et totam decimam piscariae meae de Nottingham which our Kings confirmed by their Charters King Henry having conquered Lewellen Prince of North-wales claimed a right to present to a Church belonging to him in Wales then void by way of conquest the first presentation by this kind of Title I have observed HEnricus de Bretun habet literas de praesentacione ad Ecclesiam Sancti Michaelis de Kery vacantem et ad donationem Regis spectantem ratione conquestus Pat. 31 H. 3. m. 9 intus De Praesentatione Regis de terris quae fuerunt L. quondam Principis Norwalliae in Sutwallia & diriguntur Episcopo Menevensi Teste Rege apud Merleberg decimo quinto die Novembris Tom. 2. p. 718. l. 14. after Jan. add I found this original Writ issued this year by King Henry Vic. Huntindon Pone per vad & salvos pleg Episcopum Linc. quod sit coram Justice nostris Itinerantibus apud Rading etc. Et habeat Priorem Sancti Michaelis de Saundford & Magistrum Johannem le Fraunceys ad respondend Mauricio de Arundeli quare tenuerunt placitum in Curia Christianitatis de catallis et debitis ipsius Mauritii quae non sunt de Testamento vel Matrimonio contra prohibitionem nostram Et similiter quod ibidem habeat Magistrum Alexandrum de Standford ad respondend eidem Maur. quare secutus est idem placitum in eadem Curia etc. Teste R. de Thurkelby apud Glouc. 8 die Maii Anno regni nostri tritesimo secundo Tom. 2. p. 726. l. 11. after Augusti add In the decayed Placita Assisarum in the Tower de Itinere H. de Bathon & Sociorum suorum Itin. apud Winton in Crastino S. Hillarii An. 33 H. 3. M. uxor Willielmi Seel attachiata fuit ad respendend Ceciliae quae fuit uxor Elyae de Pestar quare secuta est placitum in Curia Christianitatis de laico feodo ipsius Ceciliae in Winton contra prohibitionem etc. coram Mag. Galfrido de Fermiges Officiali Dom. Episcopi Winton exigendo ab ea quinque Messuagia ita quod fecit eam capi et excommunicari postquam detulisset ei Regiam prohibitionem Et unde dicit quod deteriorata est et damnum habet ad valenciam 20 l. et inde producit sectam etc. No doubt there were more of this kind in the Rolls of that Term most of which are putrified torn illegible In broken Rolls about the same year I found two more of this kind William de Cantelupo Son of * Godwins Catalogue of Bishops p. 363. William Lord Cantelupe a man of great birth stomach and courage who kept a great Retinue when Bishop of Worcester with his whole Family and the Family of the Treasurer of Lychfield were accused appealed both for drowning and murdering several of the King's Subjects in a most barbarous manner at Kemesey whereupon the King issued this memorable Writ of Inquiry for the full and particular discovery as well of the Commanders and Plotters as Actors of this horrid Trespass though the Bishops own menial Servants he being suspected as it seems to abet them therein REX dilectis & fidelibus suis Magistro Simoni de Wanton & Stephano Brabanzan Pat. 33 H. 3. intus m. 5. De Inquisitione facienda apud Kemeseya salutem Sciatis quod assignavimus vos una cum Vicecomite nostro Wig●rniae & coronatoribus nostris ejusdem Comitatus ad inquisicionem faciendam de submersis & interfectis nuper apud Kemeseye unde multi multos appellant & multi rectati sunt tam de facto quam de praecepto utpote tota familia Wygorniensis Episcopi de Kemeseya et R. Thesaurarii Lychfeld Et ideo vobis mandamus quod in Crastino Sancti Laurencii Martyris conveniatis apud Wygorniam ad praedictam inquisitionem faciendam super tam enormi et horribili transgressione commissa contra pacem nostram Et cum constiterit vobis per inquisitionem praedictam qui fuerint inde culpabiles tam de facto quam de auctoritate omnes illos capi faciatis et in prisonam nostram retrudi & inde distinctè & aper●è nos reddatis certiores Mandavimus enim Vicecomiti nostro praedicto quod appellantes appellatos & rectatoes si inventi fuerint cum eorum attachiamentis et aliis quae ad negotium pertinent dictis die & loco coram vobis venire faciat Teste etc. apud Wodestok 23 die Julii The King standing in need of Moneys this year for the recovering and defence of the Rights of his Crown both on this side and beyond the Seas sent this memorable Letter to some rich Abbots for a present supply R. Tali Abbati salutem Si Regiae Majestatis dignacio pro juribus regni tuendis devotorum et fidelium suorum amiciciam experiri voluerit vel si ipsi Pat. 33 H. 3. in●us m. 9 De Subsidio petendo suum Principem sub cujus alis protecti respirant obsequio corporali et munerum obligatione frequenter honorent non est mirum Cum igitur deficientibus jam trengis inter Dominum Regem Franciae & nos pro recuperatione et defensione jurium nostrorum tam in cismarinis quam in transmarinis partibus ad quas nuper misimus magnam Militum comitivam oporteat nos facere magnos sumptus et ob causas diversas manum liberalitatis pluribus aperire dilectos Clericos nostros Th. de Stanford et Willielmum de Axemuae una cum singulis Vicecomitibus dictorum Comitatuum ad vos transmittimus rogantes attente quatinus ipsos in negocio nostro quod vobis exponent immo nos in eyes favorabiliter audientes ad alleviationem sumptuum praedictorum nos de pecunia vestra tam habundanter juvetis quod id vobis debeamus retributione valida compensare Teste Rege apud Oxonium 10 die Dec●mbris Pope Innocent the 4th in the 6th year of his Papacy sent this short Bull to King Henry affectionately entreating him to assign in his name the 1000 Marks due from him this year to the Church of Rome under the name of a Rent or Tribute by pretext of King John's void Charter to the Treasurer of the Temple in London the original whereof I retrived in the White Tower INNOCENTIUS Episcopus servus servorum Dei charissimo in Christo filio Regi Anglorum illustri salutem & Apostolicam benedictionem Excellentiam Anno 33 H. 3. in Turri Lond. tuam affectione paterna rogamus quatinus mille marcas sterlingorum quas pro anno praesenti Ecclesiae Romanae nomine Census debes dilecto filio Thesaurario Domus Militiae Templi London solitae devotionis affectu nomine nostro facias assignari Dat. Lugdun 5 Kal. Augusti Pontificatus nostri anno sexto Dorso De Censu annuo Domino Papae debito Examinatur I find by the * Lib. 31 H. 3. intus m. 1. Here Tom. 2. p. 309. Liberate-Rolls that this Rent due for the 31. year of Henry the third was then paid to the Treasurer of the Temple but that any was paid this year by virtue of this Bull I cannot discover by any Record In the Plea-Rolls of Term. Mich. an 33 & 34 H. 3. in the Tower I discovered these ensuing Suits and Attachments for holding and prosecuting Pleas of Chattels and Debts not Testamentary nor of Matrimony and of Advowsons' and Layfee in Courts Christian against the King's Prohibitions Crown and dignity Hamo de Parceny & Mitilda uxor ejus per Attornat etc. obt se 4 die versus Galfr. Vicarium Ecclesiae de Maudeby de placit quare secutus est & versus Johannem Decanum Plac Term. S. Mich. m. 1. An. 34 H. 3. Rot. 5. Linc. de Landeleshaw quare tenuit placitum in Curia Christianitatis de catallis et debitis quae non sunt de Testamento vel Matrimonio et contra prohibitionem etc. Et ipsi non venerunt etc. David Decanus de Croft attach fuit ad respondend Adelth de Hennoyr quare Hereford Rot 36. tenuit placitum in Curia Christianitatis de catallis et debitis quae non sunt de Testamento etc. Et unde eadem A. queritur quod quidam Willielmus le Clerk implacitavisset ipsam coram ipso David petendo ab ipsa 4 sol qui non sunt de Test etc. Et ipse A. etc. an 33. in Ecclesia Sancti Petri de Leomynstr detulisset ei breve Dom. Regis de Prohibition ne placitum illud teneret Idem David spreta prohibitione illa tenuit placitum predict et ipsam ab ingressu Ecclesiae suspendere fecit et postea excommunicavit Unde dicit quod per hic quod tenuit Placit predict deterioratus est et dampnum habet ad valenc 100 s. Et inde producit sectam etc. Elyas Hinge etc. obtulit se 4 die versus Philip. de Marer quare secutus est placit Ibid. Rot. 50. intus Sussex in Curia Christianitatis de catallis etc. quae non sunt de Testamento etc. contra prohibitionem etc. Hugo de Bygot per etc. obt se 4 die vers. Magistr Hug. de Cantilupo Praecentorem Ibid. Rot. 38. dors Ebor. Ebor. et Willielm Archidiac Rychmund et Johan de Hesel de placit quare predict Preceptor & Archidiac tenuerunt placit in Curia Christian de Advoc. 4. partis Ecclesiae de Cotingham contra prohibitionem Et quare predict Johannes secutus est idem placitum contra eandem prohibitionem Et ipsi non venerunt etc. Et etiam mandatum est Decano & Capit. Ebor. quod fac ipsos venire eo quod sedes vacua etc. qui nichil inde fecerunt Et quia modo est ibi Archiepiscopus mandatum est Archiepiscopo Ebor. quod faciat eos venire Such manifold Delays d●● Bishops and Cathedral Clergymen make in such Suits against their usurped Jurisdiction Henricus Salisbur obtulit se 4 die versus Magistr Willielm de Broked●gh Personam Ibid. Rot. 37. dors Norwic. Ecclesiae de Waudegrave & Egid. de Rous Archidiac Norwic. de placito quare idem Willielmus secutus est placitum in Curia Christianitatis de laico feodo ipsius Henr. in Waudegrave etc. & the plac quare idem Egid. tenuit idem placitum in eadem Curia Christ contra eandem prohibitionem Et de placito quare praedicti Willielmus et Egidius postea in dampnum et deceptionem Curiae Dom. Regis et in contemptum Coronae et dignitatis ejusdem Domini Regis occasione praedicti placiti fecerunt ipsum Henricum capi et incarcerari in prisona Norwic. et ipsum in eadem prisona detinuerunt per quod idem Henricus in eadem Curia Domini Regis praedictum placitum non potuit prosequi versus eos Et ipsi non venerunt & praeceptum est Vic. quodattach eos etc. For this their contempt vexation oppression and deceit Tom. 2. p. 759. l. ult after patents insert The Archdeacon of Taunton having obtained a definitive sentence for the Prebendary of St. Decuman in the Diocese of Bath and Wells before the Pope's Delegates in England the Pope upon his Petition issued this Bull for the confirmation and execution thereof by Ecclesiastical censures without any Appeal the Original whereof I discovered in the White Tower INNOCENTIUS Episcopus servus servorum Dei dilectis filiis S. Pauli & An. 34 H. 3. in Turri London Martini Decanus & Johanni de S. Laurentio Canonico S. Pauli London salutem & Apostolicam benedictionem Dilectus filius W. Archidiaconus de Taunton à nobis humiliter postulavit ut diffinitivam sententiam quam venerabilis frater noster Episcopus Elyen et conjudices sui a sede Apostolica delegati pro eo contra R. Poretannum Bathon Diocesis super Praebenda Sancti Decumanni rationabiliter protulerunt Apostolico dignaremur munimine roborare Quocirca discretioni vestrae per Apostolica scripta mandamus quatinus sententiam ipsam sicut est justa faciatis per censuram Ecclesiasticam Appellatione remota firmiter observari Quod si non omnes hiis exequendis potueritis interest duo vestrum ea nichilominus exequantur Dat. Romae apud Sanctum Petrum 10 Kalend Januarii Pontificatus nostri anno octavo In the Plea-Rolls Termino Pasch & Term. Sancti Michaelis An. 34 H. 3. in the Plac. de Term. S. Mich. etc. ●● 34 H. 3. in ●●rri London Kermerd Tower there are these Suits upon contempts for suing in Court Christian against the King's Prohibition Crown and Dignity Thomas Episcopus de Sancto David attach fuit ad respondendum Mereduk fill Ros de placito quare tenuit placitum in Curia Christianitatis de furcis levat in terra ipsius Mereduk in Keytheynoc quod spectat ad Coronam et dignitatem Domini Regis etc. Et unde queritur quod cum detulisset ei Literas Prohibitionis apud Kermerd ubi fecit ordines suos dictus Episcopus nichilominus tenuit dictum placitunt postea in Curia Christianitatis unde dampnum habet ad valenc etc. Et inde producit sectam etc. Et Episcopus venit & defendit vim etc. Et dicit defend quod nunquam tenuit placitum de furcis levatis in Curia Christianitatis etc. Et hoc benè defend contra ipsum & sectam suam Et ideo cons est quod vad Legem suam se 12 manu Et veniat cum lege die Pasch in 15 dies pleg de Lege Willielmus Hay & Willielmus de Wilton Et ad diem illum venit dictus Episcopus & sufficien fecit legem suam Et ideo consideratum est quod Episcopus inde sine die Et Mereduk in misericordia Idem Episcopus attach fuit ad respondend predict Mereduc de placito quare ad Ibidem present ipsius Mereduc non admisit idoneam Personam ad Ecclesiam de Landeveny cujus Ecclesiae Advocationem idem Mereduc disrationavit versus ipsum Episcopum per Assisam ultimae praesentaciovis inter eos captam coram Ballivo de Kermerd sicut ei Dominus Rex alias manned etc. Et unde queritur quod cum secutus fuit breve Domini Regis ultimae praesentationis in Curia de Kermerd versus ipsum Episcopum de Advocatione praedictae Ecclesiae & dicta Assisa ibidem capt. fuit Ita quod per Assisam illam recuperaverit seisinam suam & habuit breve Domini Regis ad ipsum Episcopum quod ipse admitteret idoneam personam ad praesentationem suam dictus Episcopus recusavit idoneam personam admittere in praejudicium et destructionem Coronae et dignitatis Domini Regis et ad dampnum ipsius Mereduc C. Libr. etc. Et Episcopus venit & defendit vim etc. & dicit quod non debet hic in Curia Laicali respondere Quia dicit quod examinatio Personae utrum sit idonea vel non mere spirituale est et ad forum suum spectat nec vult nec debet inde hic respondere Praeterea dicit quod placitum de Advocationibus Ecclesiarum in partibus Nota. suis est mere spirituale et ipse et praedecessores sui semper placitaverunt praedictum placitum unde non vult nec debet de illo placito hic respondere nec parere nec facere inde ad mandatum Domini Regis licet plac illud deducatur in Curiam Domini Regis A strange disloyal contemptuous Plea Et quia Dominus Rex est in seiseina de placitis Advocationum Ecclesiarum Nota. in Curia sua per totum regnum suum ita quod omnes Episcopi postquam loquela inde deducta sit in Curia Domini Regis debent ad mandatum Regis idoneam personam admittere Et Dominus Rex non petit quod ipse Episcopus respondeat de examinatione idoneitatis quia si unus non idoneus praesentatus sit admittat alium qui sit idoneus set * tantum tamen quod ad mandatum suum de loquelis deductis in Curia sua idoneum Clericum admittat etc. Et ipse Episcopus dicit quod non vult hic inde respondere nec mandato Regis parere set dicit quod ipse vult habere dictum placitum in Curia sua quod est manifeste contra Coronam et dignitatem Domini Regis et ad exhaeredationem Domini Regis Et Episcopus non vult aliud dicere consideratum est quod praedictus Episcopus est indefensus in Curia Domini sui Et praedictus Mereduc recuperet dampna sua et Episcopus in misericordia Et Dominus Rex provideat sibi de jure suo etc. Postea praeceptum est Ballivo de Kermerden quod distringat Episcopum per Baroniam quod admittat idoneam personam etc. Et damna taxata sunt ad 20 Marc. et mandatum est dicto Ballivo quod fac denar levari etc. A memorable Case Wall ss Idem Mereduc per eundem Atturn oped se 4 die versus eundem Episcopum Ibidem de placito quare tenuit placitum in Curia Christianitatis de furcis levatis in terra ipsius Mereduc in Keytheynot quod spectat ad Coronam et dignitatem Domini Regis etc. Et quare tenuit placitum in eadem Curia de laico feodo ejusoem Mereduc in eadem Villa contra prohibitionem etc. Et ipse non venit etc. Et Vic. manned quod Episcopus attach fuit per Tankard de Hosp & Johannem Dumeit Ideo ponatur per mell pleg & quod sit ad eundem Terminum Et primi etc. Kermerd ss Dies datus est Mereduc filio Ros per Atturn suum quer & Episcopo De Termino Paschae an 34 H. 3. in Turri London Menevens de placito quare secutus est placitum in Curia Christianitatis de Advocatione Ecclesiae etc. Et de placito quare non admisit etc. à die Sancti Michaelis in 15 dies Et prohibitum est praedicto Episcopo ne sequatur dictum placitum infra praedictum tempus Et si occasione praedictorum placit promulgavit sententiam in ipsum et homines suos quod interim absolvet eos etc. In the Fragment of the Plea-Rolls of Trin. Term. An. 35 H. 3. I meet with these Suits and Attachments for holding and prosecuting Pleas of Chattels Lay-fees and Advowsons' in Court Christian against the King's Prohibition Crown and Dignity Plac. de Term. Trin. An. 35 H. 3. in Turri London Adhuc de Crastin S. J. Bapt. coram Thurkelby etc. A. B. etc. optulerunt se 4 die versus Stephanum Decanum Bristol de placito quare tenuit placitum in Curia Christianitatis de laico feodo suo etc. in suburbio Bristol contra Prohibitionem etc. Et Stephanus non venit etc. Et precept fuit Vic. Glouc. quod etc. Et unde manned quod praeceptum est Ballivis Bristol quod attach eum etc. qui etc. Et praeceptum est Vic. G. quod non omittat propter libertatem praedictam quin attachiet etc. Glouc. Willielmus Abbas Sancti Augustini Bristold attach fuit ad respondendum Adhuc de Oct. S. Joh. Bapt. Willielmo Wylekoc de placito quare secutus est placitum in Curia Christianitatis de laico feodo ipsius Willielmi in Bristold contra Prohibitionem etc. Et unde praedictus Willielmus queritur quod praedictus Abbas eum traxit in placitum in Curia Christianitatis de 8 seldis in Bristold coram Archid. de Glamorgan quas ab eo peciit ita quod eum fecit excommunicari postquam ei detulit praedictam Prohibitionem unde dicit quod deterioratus est et dampnum habet ad valenciam C. libr. Et Abbas venit & defendit vim & injuriam quando etc. Et benè defendit quod nunquam implacitavit ipsum de praedictis 8 seldis quare dicit quod ipsemet est inde in seisina et semper fuit nec aliquas seldas ab eo exigit nec unquam exigebat Et Willielmus Wylekoc non potest hoc dedicere Ideo praedictus Abbas inde sine die Et praedictus Willielmus in misericordia Glouc. Patricius de Chahurs attachiatus fuit ad respondendum Abbati Sancti Petri Adhuc de Oct. S. Trinitatis Glouc. de placito quare secutus est placitum in Curia Christianitatis de advocatione Ecclesiae de Pambrey contra Prohibitionem etc. Et unde idem Abbas queritur quod idem Patricius traxit eum in placitum de praedicta advocatione coram Episcopo Sancti And●eae in Scocia postquam ei detulit praedictam Prohibitionem unde dicit quod deterioratus est et dampnum habet ad valenciam Et inde producit sectam etc. Et Patricius per Attornatum suum venit & defendit vim & injuriam etc. Et benè defendit quod nunquam secutus fuit aliquod placitum in Curia Christianitatis de praedicta advocatione post primam Prohibitionem Et hoc offert defendere contra ipsum & sectam suam Ideo etc. per 12 manu Et ven cum lege in Crastino Sancti Michaelis In a broken Plea-Roll torn off from the Bundle about the same year as I conjecture Plac. de Term. Hil. Anno 35 H. 3. as I guests in Turri London Ibid. eodem Rotulo there are these Lawsuits upon Prohibitions Norht Willielmus de Ferariis Comes Dereb per Attorn suum optulit se 4 die versus Thomam de Farar & Magistrum Hubertum Personam Ecclesiae de Hengham de placito quare secuti sunt placitum in Curia Christianitatis de catallis quae non sunt de Testamento vel Matrimonio contra etc. Et ipsi non ven etc. Et mandatum fuit Episcopo etc. quod eos venire fac ad hunc diem eo quod Clerici sunt et non habent laicum feodum etc. Et ideo etc. praedictum Episcopum quod sit à die Sancti Martini in 15 dies Et ibi habeat praedictos Ebor. Thomas de Warthull & Robertus de Wymbelton per Attorn suum optulerunt Adhuc de Crastino Pur. B. Mariae se 4 die versus Magistrum Thom. de Pykering Magistr Simonem de Claris vallibus Magistr Petrum de Alnewyk Magistr Rogerum de Flore and five more named de pl●cito quare secuti sunt placitum in Curia Christianitatis de catallis et debitis quae non sunt de Testamento vel Matrimonio contra Prohibitionem etc. Et ipsi non venerunt Et praeceptum fuit Vic. quod attach eos etc. Et Vic. nichil inde fecit etc. Ebor. Richardus Pock & Terricus de Colonia & aliis Burgenses de Estaunford Adhuc de Quindena per Attorn suos oped se 4 die versus Priorem Dunholm de placito quare secutus est placitum in Curia Christianitatis de catallis ipsorum quae non sunt de Testamento vel Matrimonio contra Prohibitionem etc. Et ipse non venit etc. Et Prior attach fuit per Walterum fill Thomae & Henr. praepositum Et ideo ponatur per meliores pleg quod sit à die Pasch in 5 Sept. Et primi etc. Tom. 2. p. 758. l. 10. after Januarii insert Many of the King's Subjects in England and other his Dominions having Crossed themselves and others intending to take up the Cross for relief of the Holy Land at the Popes and King's instigation and the Freers' employed to preach it were very much discouraged therein fearing that the King and Pope would exact greater sums from them to release their Vows than they promised when they took up the Cross by former * See here p. 74. experiments and exactions of this kind whereupon the King to take away these fears and jealousies issued this Writ REX omnibus etc. Quoniam ut audivimus multi in regno nostro et terris Pat. 35 H. 3. pats unica m. 13. intus De Crucesignati nobis subjectis trepidaverunt timore ubi non erat timor ut omnis suspicio malt tollatur de medio bona fide promittimus quod nullum crucesignatum vel crucesignandum in praedictis regno nostro et terris compeilemus aut compelli faciemus ratione Crucis assumptae vel assumendae ad solvendum majdrem summam pecuniae pro redemptione voti quam promiseri● in ipsa Crucis assumptione In cujus etc. Teste Rege apud Windesores 17 die Januarii As the King by his Letters Patents usually granted licenses to our English Bishops and their Executors freely to device and dispose of their goods by their Wills their debts to the Crown first satisfied so did he to some Bishops in Ireland as this Record assures us MAndatum est Johanni filio Galfridi justic Hyberniae quod permittat Priorem Pat. 35. H. 3. m. 10. intus Pro Executoribus G. quondam Ossoriensis Episcopi de Conale et alios executores Testamenti Galfridi de Turvill Episcopi Ossoriensis habere liberam administrationem omnium bonorum quae fuerunt ejusdem Episcopi Ita quod de primis bonis leventur debita Regis quae Regi debebat et quae sunt clara Teste Rege apud Westm 12 die Aprilis Et sunt patentes This Pope Innocent sending and employing his Italian Usurers and Merchants into England to negotiate his affairs promote his extortions and exactions and return the moneys extorted from the Clergy and others to Rome sent th●s Bull to the King to crave his protection of their persons and goods from all injuries throughout his Dominions INNOCENTIUS Episcopus servus servorum Dei charissimo in Christo filio Regi Angliae illustri salutem & Apostolicam benedictionem Regalis excellentiae Bulla Orig. in Turri Lond. quamplurimum interest ut illis qui pro suis in regno tuo negotiationibus commorantur te non gravem sed benignum exhibeas et serenitate Regia mansuetum Cum igitur Fredericus Rolland & Thebaldus Tebolducci socii dilecti filii Boniventurae Lupelli Civis & Mercatoris Senen devoti nostri in eodem regno pro suis exercendis negotiationibus moram trahant Celsitudinem tuam rogandam duximus attentius & hortandam quatenus Mercatores eosdem permittens in praedicto regno & toto districtu tuo liberè commorari eos occasione aliqua non molestes nec ab aliis molestari patiaris sed potius ipsos cum omnibus rebus eorum pro Apostolicae sedis et nostra reverentia favorabiliter manuteneas et desendas ita quod Magnificentiam tuam proinde dignius in Domino laudibus attollamus Dat. Perusii 10 Kal. Marcii Pontificatus nostri anno nono This active Pope likewise some few months after sent this original Bull rescued from the rubbish in the White Tower to King Henry humbly entreating not requiring or commanding him for the reverence he did bear to the See Apostolic and him favourably to assign and restore the Royalties and possession of the Bishopric of Imelic in Ireland to Gilbert Bishop thereof and to afford him his council favour and assistance therein INNOCENTIUS Episcopus servus servorum Dei charissimo in Christo filio Au. 35 H. 3. in Turri London illustri Regi Angliae salutem & Apostolicam benedictionem De tua excellentia inter Reges alios specialiter confidentes libenter tibi cum honore tuo expedire cognoscimus dirigimus preces nostras sperantes eye a te cum devotione recipi et cum efficacia effectui demandari Hinc est quod serenitatem Regiam monemus rogamus et hortamur attente quatinus venerabilem fratrem nostrum Gilibertum Episcopum Ymilacen ob reverentiam Apostolicae sedis et nostram habens in suis et Ecclesiae sibi commissae negotiis multipliciter commendatum ac Regalia ejusdem Ecclesiae liberaliter sibi faciens assignari eidem ut possessionem Episcopatus Ymilacen adipisci valeat praestes auxilium consilium et favorem ita quod exinde celsitudinem tuam dignis possimus in Domino laudibus commendare Dat. Mediolan 9 Kal. Augusti Pontificatus nostri anno nono Tom. 2. p. 782. l. 19 after Augusti insert Placita coram Domino Rege à die Paschae in 15 dies Anno 36 H. 3. I find this Attachment against an Archdeacon for holding a Plea of and against a prosecutor for following of a Suit in Court Christian for Goods and Chattels against the King's Prohibition Johannes le Faukener optulit se 4 die versus Willielmum Archidiaconum Lincolniae Rot. 1. dorso Linc. de placito quare secutus est placitum in Curia Christianitatis de catallis et debitis quae non sunt de Testamento vel Matrimonio contra prohibitionem etc. Et ipse non v●nit etc. Et Vicecomes mandavit quod Clericus est & non habet laicum feodum in balliva sua per quod etc. Ideo mandatum est Episcopo Lincolniae quod faciat ipsum venire in Octabis Sanctae Trinitatis etc. Idem Johannes optulit se 4 die versus Abbatem de Bardeney de placito quare secutus est idem placitum contra prohibicionem etc. Et Abbas non venit etc. Et Vicecomes mandavit quod fuit attachiatus per Walterum de Scendelby & Rogerum the Steping Ideo ponatur per meliores plegios quod sit etc. ad praedictum Terminum Et primi etc. In the Plea-Rolls of the same year in the Tower I met with this Suit by the King upon an Attachment for an Excommunication Dom. Rex per Laur. deal Brok qui sequitur pro eo optulit se 4 die versus Magistr Plac. Term. Pas●h An. 36 H. 3. Midds rot 3. dorso de Sanwyc Decanum de Arcubus Ecclesiae Sanctae Mariae London de plac quare ipse excommunicationis sententiam promulgavit in dilectum et fidelem ipsius Domini Regis Waleran Senescallum suum quia tenuit placitum quod spectat ad Coronam et dignitatem Domini Regis Et similiter in Duloam de Luxeburgh quia secuta fuit idem plac in eadem Curia Et plures fecit defaltas ita quod precept fuit Officiali Archiepiscopi Cant. quod venire fac Et Offic. nichil inde fecit Ideo precept est Vic. quod capiat in manus Dom. Regis omnes terras ejus & habeat corpus ejus etc. ad predict Terminum Tom. 2. p. 797. l. 29. after instigations subjoin It is very observable First That the form of this General Excommunication then denounced was prescribed and assented to by the King and all the Temporal Lords 2ly That whereas the Bishops and Clergy in the Council of Oxford and other Synods had thrust into their General Excommunications sundry Clauses concerning their pretended Church-liberties which the King and Lords never assented to and which they publicly denounced every year thereupon the King Nobles and all the Commons publicly protested before the Archbishop of Canterbury and all the Bishops in this Parliament That if any of them or any other should insert into this or any public form of Writings or Excommunications already made or to be made any other thing clause or articles than they herein prescribed and agreed to that they never assented nor would assent thereto but did plainly contradict the same 3ly That the King himself with his own mouth in the pronunciation of this Sentence exempted out of it all pretended Liberties claimed by the Pope or Clergy against the ancient and accustomed Liberties of his Realm and the Dignity Rights of his Crown as this memorable Record attests to which the Kings and Nobles set their Seals for a perpetual memorial thereof to all posterity NOverint universi quod Dominus H. Rex Angliae illustris R. Comes Norff. Pat. 37 H. 3. m. 12. dorso & Marescallus Angliae H. Comes Hereford & Essex J. Comes the Warrewico Petrus de Sabbaudia caeterique Magnates Angliae consenserunt in Sentenciam Excommunicationis generaliter latam apud Westm. tertiodecimo die Maii anno regni Regis praedicti 37. in hac forma scilicet Quod vinculo praefatae Sentenciae ligentur omnes venientes contra libertates contentas in Cartis communium libertatum Angliae et de Foresta et omnes qui libertates Ecclesiae Anglicanae temporibus Domini Regis et Praedecessorum suorum Regum Angliae optentas et usitatas scienter et maliciose violaverint aut infringere praesumpserint Et omnes illi qui pacem Domini Regis et regni perturbaverint et similiter omnes qui Iura et libertates Regis et regni diminuere infringere seu immutare praesumpserint Et quod omnes venientes contra praemissa vel eorum aliqua ignoranter et legitime moniti infra quindenam post monitionem praemissam dictam transgressionem non emendave rint extunc praedictae Sentenciae Excommunicationis subjacebunt Ita tamen quod Dominus Rex transgressionem illam per considerationem Curiae suae faciat emendari Sciendum autem quod si in scriptis super eadem Sentencia a quibuscunque confectis sett conficiendis aliud vel aliter appositum vel adjectum fuerit aut articuli aliqui alii in eyes contenti inveniantur * Nota. Dominus Rex et praedicti Magnates omnes et Communitas populi protestantur publice in praesentia venerabilium Patrum B. Dei gratia Cantuariensis Archiepiscopi tocius Angliae Primatis necnon et Episcoporum omnium in eodem Colloquio existencium quod in ca nunquam consenserunt nec consenciunt set de plano eis contradicunt Praeterea praefatus Dominus Rex in prolacione praefatae Sentenciae omnes libertates contra consuetudines regni nostri * Ratified in a Parliament at Clarendon See Tom 1. p. 610 to 614. antiquas et usitatas et dignitates et Iura Coronae suae ore proprio specialiter sibi et regno suo salvavit et excepit In cujus rei memoriam et in posterum veritatis testimonium tam Dominus Rex quam praedicti Comites ad instanciam aliorum Magnatum et populi praesenti scripto sigilla sua apposuerunt By which Record it is apparent First That the King and Nobles than had and claimed an ancient legal Right to prescribe the Forms of all public Excommunications not the Bishops alone and to a See Tom. 1. p. 230 234 250 251 262 266 277 1179 1800 1181 to 1188. join in the denuntiations of them with the Bishops 2ly That the Bishops could not legally make nor prescribe any new Forms Clauses or Articles of Excommunication without them or their assents thereto 3ly That all the Clauses and Articles of Excommunication thrust by the Bishops and Clergy into their General Sentences of Excommunication made and published by Simon Langeton Archbishop of Canterbury in the Council of Oxford by Archbishop Boniface in the Council of Lambheth by Archbishop Peckham in the Council of Reding and other Bishops in their Synods not ratified by the King and Lords published as Canonical by b Provinc l. 5. De Sententia Excommunicationis f. 248 249 etc. l. 1. f. 37. Lyndewode c Constit Provinc f. 121 128 131 132 134 135 136 137 139 140 141 151. John de Aton of old and in d Tom. 2. p. 158 159 169 181 182 237 238 300 319 383 384 394 395 472 473 474 475 500 581 582 589. Sir Henry spelman's Second Tome of Councils of late are illegal contrary to this Royal protestation of the King Lord's and Commons of England and the Great Charter of Liberties yea mere usurpations on the Subject's Liberties and Consciences fit to be exploded and severely punished by Regal prosecutions against those who maliciously or presumptuously denounced or shall hereafter denounce them against the King his Officer's or Subjects Tom. 2. p. 807. l. 4. after Regem add In the Fragments of Plac. Assisarum & Coronae in the Tower apud Northt post Quindenam Purificationis An. 37 regni Regis Henrici 3. coram Gilberto de Preston Magistro Simoni de Wauton & sociis suis Justiciariis Itinerantibus Hugo de Baresford optulit se etc. versus Mag. Robertum de Northt qnare secutus est placitum in Curia Christianitatis de laico feodo ipsius Hugonis in Oxon. contra Prohibitionem etc. The other Suits of this kind in these Rolls are putrified and perished with the Rolls Pope Innocent the 4th to encourage King Henry in his intended Expedition to the Holy Land for which he had Crossed himself authorised the Bishops of London and Chichester to Excommunicate the persons and Interdict the Lands of all such who should by any ways invade molest or disturb his Lands or Goods in the Provinces of Bordeaux or Auxitan during this his Expedition notwithstanding any Constitutions or Indulgences of Popes to the contrary by this Original Bull I discovered in the White Tower wherein he highly extols his virtues and readiness to extol and advance the honour of God and the See Apostolic both in words and deeds INNOCENTIUS Episcopus servus servorum Dei venerabilibus fratribus An 37 H. 3. in Turri London Londonien & Cicestren Episcopis salutem & Apostolicam benedictionem Regis aeterm benignitas charissimum in Christo filium nostrum illustrem Regem Angliae insignem reddidit tanta diversitate virtutum quod personam ipsius favore et grati● prosequi delectamur set praecipue hiis temporibus quibus ipse se ac sua proponit exponere in Terra sancta obsequiis jesu Christi sub illo jugiter vivens affectu quod magnifice gloriam Divini nominis augeat et honorem Apostolicae Sedis in verbis et operibus potenter extollat Quia vero Regem tam nobilem quam praeclarum cujus progenitores inclitos gaudet Ecclesia semper habuisse devotos decet dictae Sedis auxilio sic protegi sic foveri ut eidem super bonis nulla indigne irrogetur injuria vel jactura set ipsa potius illibata maneant et secura consistant Fraterternitati vestrae per Apostolica scripta mandamus quatinus eundem super terris juribus et bonis quae in Burdegalen et Auxitan Provinciis obtinet quousque ad propria de praedictis partibus feliciter Deo propitio revertatur non permittatis ab aliquo molestari Molestatores sive invasores seu turbatores ipsius super praefatis terris juribus & bonis quacunque dignitate et honore praefulgeant monitione praemissa per Excommunicationis in personas et in terras eorum interdicti Sententias per vos vel per alios appellatione postposita compescendo Non obstantibus constitutione de duabis dietis edita in Concilio Generali & si aliquibus est ab eadem Sede indultum quod sine speciale mandato ipsius suspensionis vel interdicti aut excommunicationis in eos non posset ferri sententia sive indulgentia cujuscunque tenoris existat de qua in literis nostris plenam aut expressam oporteat fieri mentiotionem Quod si non ambo hiis exequendis potueritis interest alter vestrum eanichilominus exequatur Dat Perusii Non. Nov●mbris Pontificatus nostri anno decimo Infra scripta verba continentur in Bulla Innocentii Papae quarti de immunitatibus & privilegiis avo Domini nostri Regis & aliis Crucesignatis concessis Et similia verba in effectu continentur in Bulla Johannis 22. de immunitatibus & privilegiis Franciae Regis qui nunc est & aliis Crucesignatis nuper concessis cum pluribus additionibus & specialiter cum illa additione viz. Quod idem Papa Johannes dedit dicto Franciae Regi dignitatem seu officium Capitan passag transmarin et Rectoriae ipsius et totius exercitus populi Christiani qui in dicto passagio transiret Et quod Excommunicavit extunc molestatores invasores seu turbatores ipsius Regis Franciae super terris juribus et bonis ejusdem Quos vero suscipiendae Crucis de caetero votum obligabit ad idem & the die qua taliter Crucem assumpserint sub beati Petri et nostra protectione suscepimus etc. sub Diocesanorum suorum defensione consistunt si aliqui eos indebite molestare praesumpserint per Diocesanos locorum in quibus idem molestatores fuerint per censuram Ecclesiasticam appellatione postposita compescantur Tom. 2. p. 818. l. 51. after Bull add In the Rolls of Pleas and Assizes in the Tower tenta coram Rogero de Thurkesby & sociis suis Justiciariis de Banco Term. S. Mich. anno Regis Henrici filii Regis Johannis 38. I find near 20 Prohibitions and Attachments and Suits upon them for prosecuting and holding Plea in Courts Christian of Actions of Trespass Goods and Chattels not Testamentary or promised in Marriage against the King's Crown and dignity I shall present you only with two of them at large Willielmus de Bello Campo & Johannes de la Hull per attornatum ipsius Johannis Hereford fol. penult. optulit se 4 die versus Petrum Hereford Episcopum de placito quod esset ad hunc diem & ibi haberet Radulphum Personam Ecclesiae de Linderrig ad respondendum de placito quare secutus est placitum in Curia Christianitatis eo quod praedicti Willielmus & Johannes intraverunt domum ipsius Radulph in Linderrig pro pace Domini Regis servanda etc. Et Episcopus non venit etc. Et praeceptum fuit Vic. quod attachiaret eum quod esset ad hunc diem et haberet hic praedictum Radulphum Et Vicecomes mandavit quod praedictus Episcopus est in Wasconia cum Domino Rege & fuit antequam breve ei inde venit Et ideo sicut prius praeceptum est Vicecomiti quod attachiet eum si inventus fuerit etc. quod sit à die Sancti Martini in 15 dies Et unde etc. Et quia testatum est quod praedictus Radulphus habet terram in Comitatu Wygorn per quam etc. Ideo praeceptum est Vic. Wygorn quod attachier eum quod sit a● praedictum terminum Et unde Vic. etc. Jordanus Vicarius de Stanes attachiatus fuit ad respondendum Willielmo de la Rot. ult Midd. Poylle de placito quare secutus est placitum in Curia Christianitatis de catallis et debitis quae non sunt de Testamento vel Matrimonio contra Prohibitionem Domini Regis etc. Et unde idem Willielmus queritur quod praedictus Jordanus implacitavit ipsum de una marca argenti apud Evesham coram Praecentore de Evesham auctoritate literarum Domini Papae et postea coram Vicario de Stanwell Ita quod postquam ei detulisset Prohibitionem Regiam ne praedictum placitum sequeretur idem Jordanus spreta Prohibitione Regia secutus fuit praedictum placitum versus eum et fecit ipsum Excommunicari Et unde dicit quod deterioratus est et dampnum habet ad valenciam 40 marcarum et inde producit sectam to recover his damages and stay further proceedings Et Jordanus venit & defendit vim & injuriam quando etc. Et benè defendit contra ipsum & sectam suam quod ipse nunquam implacitavit nec aliquod placitum secutus fuit versus eum de praedicta marca nec de aliquo alio Et hoc offert defendere contra ipsum & sectam suam sicut Curia consideraverit Et ideo consideratum est quod vadiet ei legem se 12 manu Et veniat cum lege sua à die Sancti Martini in quindecim dies Plegii de lege Jordanus de Montibus de Echiford & Thomas Malebraunch Idem Wilielmus optulit se 4 die versus Abbatem Westm de placito quare secutus est placitum in Curia Christianitatis de catallis et debitis quae non sunt de Testamento vel Matrimonio contra etc. Et Abbas non venit etc. Et praeceptum fuit Vic. quod attachiet eum quod esset ad hunc diem Et Vicecomes mandavit quod idem Abbas non permittit se attachiari Et ideo sicut alias praeceptum est Vic. quod non omittat praedictam libertatem quin attachiet eum quod sit à die Sancti Martini in 15 dies Et Vic. sit auditurus judicium suum In the same Plea-Rolls of the Justice's Itinerant I find sundry more Actions and Attachments brought for prosecuting and holding Suits in Courts Christian against the King's Prohibitions De catallis quae non sunt de Testamento vel Matrimonio as Rot. 5. dors Linc. Raimundus fill Ricardi versus Robertum Personam Ecclesiae de Woddington Rot. 18. dors versus Egidium de Wocumb Archid. Berks. Rot. 20. Gervasius Turprest verse Hugonem cum Barba Rot. 20. dors Hertford Attachiamentum per Johan Gilbert verse Johan de Cadamo & Joseph Vicarium de Cestrehunt qui post Prohibitionem suspendit ipsum ab ingressu Ecclesiae etc. unde deterioratus est et dampnum habet ad valenciam centum solidorum Bed Rot. 22. Nicholaus de Kesseleynturer vers. Priorem de Waledon Rot. 21. Willielmus de Parco verse Mag. Walter de Vienna Offic. Episc Wygorn & Mag. Thom. de Abington Offic. Archidiac Glouc. W. newel vers. Ricardum de Pratis Alicia de Br●dewey●s etc. with seven more Suits of the same kind brought against several other Archdeacon's Officials persons for holding and prosecuting Suits in Court Christian for Debts and Chattels to their damage and vexation against the King's Prohibitions Crown and dignity Moreover in the same Rolls I find these following Attachments Suits for holding and prosecuting Pleas in Court Christian De laico seodo et de advocationibus Ecclesiarum as Rot. 13. dors Radulphus de Northmaneby vers. Nicholaum de Wundingham & Guilbertum Capellanum Ecclesiae de Cornusham Linc. Rot. 14. Devon Gilbertus de Umframvill vers. Magistrum Walterum de Pembroke Archidiac Berdestaple & Gilbertum Officialem ejusdem Archidiac Rot. 16. Suthamt Nicholaus de Cornhampton verse Petr. Russencob Archidiac Wynton & Magist Radulphum de Merwicks' quare tenuerunt placitum in Curia Christianitatis & versus Willielmum Canonicum de Tynhfrid quare secutus est idem placitum Ibid. Robertus Handesacre versus Episcopum Wygorn & Michael Personam Ecclesiae de Cropthorp for the like causes Besides I found in a Bundle of decayed Writs of this year in the White Tower nine Writs of Attachment against several Ecclesiastical persons and others for holding and prosecuting Suits in Court Christian De catallis et debitis quae non sunt de Testamento vel Matrimonio contra Prohibitionem nostram And another Writ against Thomas Prior of Midhurst and Peter a Dean quare tenuerunt placitum in Curia Christianitatis de advocatione Ecclesiae etc. contra Prohibitionem nostram T. etc. apud Westm. 13 die Octobris anno regni nostri 38. In the * Plac. de ● ermino S. Trin. coram Justice Dom. Regis de Banco Plea-Rolls of Trinity Term the same year I met with these Suits and Attachments of like nature Nicholaus Scot optulit se etc. versus Robert Scot quare secutus est placitum etc. An. 38 H. 3. Ibid. rot 19 dors Berks. de catallis etc. quae non sunt etc. Magist. Bernardus le Coromalleynes verse Abbatem de Evesham quare tenuit Ibid. rot 13. dors Wygorn placitum etc. quae non sunt etc. Et fuit attach Rogerus de Wardington oped etc. versus Abbatem de Thornton quare secutus est Ibid. rot 5. dors Linc. plac etc. the catal etc. quae non sunt etc. Simon le Moign oped se etc. versus Magist Hugonem de S. Edmundo de plac quare Midds rot 24. intus tenuit placitum in Curia Christianitatis de catallis et debitis quae non sunt de Testamento vel Matrimonio contra Prohibitionem etc. Et Magistr Hugo non venit etc. Johannes de Pelingford oped se etc. verse Luc. the Deveneys & Willielmum Personam Ibid. rot 30. dorso de Wysle de plac quare tenuerunt plac in Curia Christianitatis de catallis et debitis quae non sunt de Testamento vel Matrimonio contra Prohibitionem etc. Et verse Galfridum Burgoil quare secutus est idem placitum etc. Et ipsi non venerunt etc. Galfr. de Sancto Laco oped se etc. versus Willielmum del Parrot Vinetarium Ibid. rot 28. dors Northt quare secutus est placitum in Curia Christianitatis de catal etc. contra etc. Et versus William Decanum Northampton quare tenuit idem plac contra eandem Prohibitionem etc. Et ipsi non veniunt etc. Agnes uxor Johan de Godemarches oped se etc. versus Ad. le Parchenur & Alic. Ibid. rot 27. dors Kanc. ux ejus quare secuti sunt plac de etc. quae non sunt etc. contra Prohibit etc. Eadem Agnes oped se vers. Magist. Willielmum de Obrey Official Archiep. Cant. quare tenuit idem placitum Et Offic. non venit Et alias mandat Archiepiscopo quod fac eum venire etc. Jordanus de Kingestown verse A. Wynton Elect. quod habeat Galfrid Personam Ecclesiae de Stamewel ad respond eidem Jordano quare secutus est placitum in Ibid. rot 4. dors Sutht Curia Christianitatis de advocatione Capellae de Kingestown contra Prohibitionem etc. Et Electus non venit Et fuit attach Et 'pon per meliores pleg From these and sundry other Prohibitions and Attachments Suits upon them this year in one or two Terms space in the Common Pleas with above one hundred more during King Henry the third his reign extant in the Plea and Clause Rolls and in Henry de Bracton a learned Lawyer and Justice under this King De Legibus & Consuetudinibus Angliae l. 5. c. 2 to 17. we may evidently discern not only the studious endeavours of Ecclesiastical Courts Judges to enlarge their Jurisdictions and usurp engross to themselves the conusance of all Temporal causes against the King's Crown Dignity frequent Prohibitions and Attachments successively issued by his Judges to restrain these injurious Usurpations but likewise conclude that Bishops Ordinaries and Courts Christian had then no legal Jurisdiction at all to meddle with dispose of or distribute the Chattels or Debts of any Lay-people dying intestate they being not Catalla & Debita de Testamento but Intestatorum or de Intestato decedentibus as Joh●de Aton Constit Legit. f. 94 95 136 137 141. Lindewode l. 3. De Testamentis their own Canons style them which are as opposite as contradictory to each other as the Goods Debts of persons unmarried are to Catalla & Debita de Matrimonio as is evident by Glanvil l. 7. c. 5 6 7 8 16. l. 12. c. 20. and Bracton l. 2. c. 26. And that their disposition or distribution of them as well as holding such Pleas was then declared to be an illegal Usurpation as the a See Tom. 2. p. 830. Prohibition in the Clause-Roll of 39 H. 3. m. 17. dorso Quod usurpastis vobis placita de laicis feodis et de catalls et debitis quae non sunt de Testamento vel Matrimonio with others evidence This Usurpation of Ordinaries over Interstates Goods King Henry 3d. his Nobles and Judges opposed prohibited during his reign as the forecited Prohibitions yea the very Articles Constitutions of Archbishop Boniface and his Suffragans evidence Which our Kings Judge's Nobles likewise opposed in succeeding ages as b Joh. de Aton Constit Provincial f. 137. Lindewode Provinc l. 3. f. 130. Spelman Council Tom. 2. p. 589. John Stratford and his Suffragans in their Constitutions Anno 1342. De Impedientibus Ecclesiasticam Jurisdictionem thus complain of and acknowledge Quidam etiam Domini temporales et corum Ballivi bona decedentium ab intestato in suis districtionibus ad ipsos * By the ancient Law and Custom of England as Glanvil l. 7. c. 16. resolves See Lindewode de Testamentis f. 126 127. Dominos praetendentes fore quamvis erroneè devoluta ne per Ordinarios bona hujusmodi pro debitorum solutione sic decedentium ac in alios pios usus pro ipsorum animarum salute convertantur utiliter prout consensu Regio et Magnatum regni Angliae tanquam pro jure Ecclesiasticaque libertate ab olim extitit ordinatum impediunt in derogationem Ecclesiasticae libertatis jurisque et jurisdictionis Ecclesiasticorum impedimentum et laestonem enormem Whereupon they then denounced a Mayor Excommunication against all opposers or hinderers of their disposal or distribution of Intestates Goods To justify which their Innovation and usurped Jurisdiction they pretended they had it anciently granted them by an * Joh. de Aton fol. 95. d. e. Lindewode f. 190. l. m. Ordinance of Parliament assented to by the King and Nobles of the Realm prout consensu Regio et Magnatum regni Angliae tanquam pro jure Ecclesiasticaque libertate ab olim extitit ordinatum Which Ordinance must needs be either a wilful forgery there being no such Ordinance extant in History or Record as Lindewode ingenuously confesseth in his Gloss thereon or else a gross mistake or perverting of the † See here p. 18 to 22. premised Clauses in King Henry the 1. King John's or King Stephen's Charters of Liberties neither of which gave them any legal Jurisdiction at all over Laymens' Chattels or Goods dying intestate as I have proved and the premised and subsequent Suits Attachments on and forms of Prohibitions clearly evidence Wherein I am much confirmed by this passage in Ranulphus de Glanvilla most expert in the ancient Laws and Customs of this Realm Chief Justice of England under King Henry the 2d. in his Tractatus de Legibus & Consuetudinibus Angliae tempore Regis Henrici secundi compositus printed Cum Privilegio London 1604. lib. 7. cap. 16. who resolves that this was then and in former ages the Law and Custom of the Realm concerning Intestates Goods Cum quis Intestatus decesserit omnia catalla sua sui Domini esse intelliguntur si vero plures habuerit Dominos quilibet eorum catalla sua recuperabit quae in feodo suo reperiet * See Hoveden Annal. pars posterior p. 603 744. & Here p. 53 54. Vsurarii vero omnes res sive Testatus sive Intestatus decesserunt Domini Regis sunt This then being the ancient Law Custom of the Realm Prerogative of the King and Right of every Lord of Manors it is very improbable that the King and Lords would divest themselves of this their Jurisdiction over and Right in Intestates Goods to vest them in the Bishops and Ordinaries disposal by any such Parliamentary Ordinance as Archbishop Stratford and his Suffragans pretend in their premised Constitution and Othobon before them there being none such extant who could not pretend the least Jurisdiction or Right thereto by any Law of God nor of the Realm except that clause they thrust into King John's Charter which really gave them no such Jurisdiction and was omitted in King Henry the 3d. * See here p. 18 to 22. his Grand Charter of Liberties ch. 18. As for the Charter of King Stephen to the Bishops and Clergy extending only to their own Goods and Chattels in right of their Churches not to Laymens' made at the Bishops own solicitations who advanced him to the Crown against their Oaths he being a mere Usurper his Charter was of no greater validity to bind his successors in point of Prerogative than his other Charters were in case of the Crown-Lands granted by him to his Prelates Nobles and Adherents which were soon after resumed by King Henry the 2d. notwithstanding King Stephen's Charters upon this ground * Chron. Johannis B●omton col 1046. See here Tom. 1. p. 576 577. Quia Chartae invasoris praejudicium legitimo Principi minime facere deberent Whereupon our Bishops in succeeding ages procured special † See here p 2. and Tom. 2. p. 893. Patents and Licenses from our Kings to make their Wills and dispose of their Goods by them without infisting on King Stephen's Charter authorising them freely to make their Wills and device their church-good without such Licenses If therefore they could not device their own Goods and Chattels by their Wills without our Kings special Licence much lesle could they dispose or distribute the Goods Chattels of all Lay Intestate persons without the special consent of the King and Lay-Lords by Act of Parliament which they cannot produce As for their Plea of Prescription that they have used to dispose of and distribute the Goods of Intestate persons to pious uses time out of mind they may likewise argue they have used to hold Plea of Lay-fees Advowsons' Debts Chattels and other things not belonging to them time out of memory notwithstanding all Prohibitions Complaints Attachments against them for it but being done by usurpation only not of right yea apparently against the King's Prerogative Laws and Customs of the Realm they shall not take advantage of their own wrongs to deprive the King his Courts Subjects of their just Rights Liberties and Nullum tempus occurrit Regi will be a sufficient answer to this and all other their gradual Usurpations on the Crown or Subjects Rights Which I humbly submit to the grave consideration of the learned Judges and Professors of the Common Law for whose information benefit and the just defence of the King's Crown Dignity Prerogative against the Usurpations of Popes Bishops Legates Nuntioes Ordinaries Ecclesiastical Courts Judges in former and late times I have inserted into this Chapter most of the Suits and Attachments upon Prohibitions extant in the Plea-Rolls or Writs of King Henry the 3d. in the Tower of London omitted in my Second Tome which will satisfy the World and all usurping Canonists that such Suits Prohibitions and Attachments on them are no Innovations nor Invasions of the ancient Rights Liberties of the Church as they and their predecessors falsely pretend and most confidently publish in their * Lindewode l. 3. De Immunitate Ecclesiae & de Testamentis Johan de Aton f. 95 138 141. Constitutions Glosses Discourses which they cry up for the Ecclesiastical Laws of our Church and Realm though never so reputed by our Kings Parliaments or learned Judges as I shall further evidence if God permit by examining most of them in their due Chronological series Tom. 2. p. 820. l. 1. before The King add In the Plea-Rolls in the Tower Anno 38. H. 3. I met with this memorable Record in vindication of the King's Ecclesiastical Prerogative against the Pope himself and his Delegates in a case concerning the Privileges of his Free-Chappel of St. Marry of Salop and others Henricus Abbas Salopiae attachiatus fuit ad respondendum Domino Regi de placito Plac. 38 H. 3. rot 7. quare in Domini Regis et liberae Capellae suae beatae Mariae Salopiae praejudicium non modicum quae exempta est ita quod * Nota. Dominus Papa nec aliquis alius judex Ecclesiasticus jurisdictionem aliquam in ea habeat exercuit jurisdictionem in Capella de Fytesho quae pertinet ad Eapellam Domini Regis praedictam spoliando de eadem Capella de Fytesho Clericos dictae Capellae Salopiae qui eam ex collacione Decani & Canonicorum ejusdem Capellae optinuerunt Et unde Laurencius de Brok qui sequitur pro Rege queritur quod praedictus Abbas misit ad Ecclesiam de Fytesho quae est de Capella Regia praedictae & the advocatione Domini Regis in qua quidam Clericus Domini Regis fuit institutus per Ballivos Domini Regis sicut pertinet ad libertatem Domini Regis misit ibidem homines suos ad destituendum praedictum Clericum et instituendum alium Clericum qui dicebat se esse admissum per Episcopum qui nullam jurisdictionem in ea habuit et quandam cistam contra privilegia Domini Regis quae deposita fuit in praedicta Ecclesia cum jocalibus et aliis bonis fregerunt & bona in eadem inventa ceperunt & asportaverunt & triturare fecerunt blada praedicti Clerici Domini Regis & asportari in dedecus Domini Regis et magnum praejudicium libertatis Capellae Domini Regis praedictae unde dampnum habet ad valenciant 100 Marcarum Et Abbas venit & defendit vim etc. Et dicit quod quicquid ipse fecit in praedicto negocio fecit per mandatum Magistri Hugonis de Sancto Edmundo cui commissum est jurisdictio in negocio Crucesignatorum et per Literas suas patentes quae testantur quod mandavit dicto Abbati quod super injuriis et violenciis manifestis Roberto de Acton Clerico Crucesignato Personae Capellae de Fytesho a Richardo de Honton Canonico Ecclesiae beatae Mariae Salopiae et quibusdam aliis tam Clericis quam Laicis celerem justiciam de die in diem procedendo sine omni strepitu judiciali eidem exhibere curaret Et si dictum Richardum et alios dictas violencias et injurias dicto Crucesignato intuliffe invenerit eosdem ad satisfactionem condignam per censuram Ecclesiasticam compelleret contradictores et rebelles per censuram eandem appellatione remota compescendo Ita se gerentem etc. Profert eciam formam qualiter debebat procedere sub sigillo praedicti Hugonis quae testatur Si Crucesignatus aliquis dicat Conservatori seu Executori Crucis Talis tenetur michi vel tali in tanta summa pocuniae ex Testamento vel aliunde veluti ex mutuo vel hujusmodi sive per fidei dationem sive per Cartam vel aliam rationem quia non procedetur per indaginem judicialem set inquisicionem nequaquam citer set denunciet Executor sive Conservator per aliquem Bedellum sive per duos nuncios juratos illi qui dicitur teneri in aliqua summa pecuniae Crucesignato nomine ipsius Crucesignati sive nomine executorio sive eciam idem Executor Testamenti vesit in Terrae Sanctae subsidium aliquam porcionem pecuniae assignare pro mortuo eciam Crucesignato Et si ille cui denunciatum est venerit vel comparuit coram Executore Crucis Quaerat statim Executor Tenerisne tali Crucesignato in tanta etc. vel sic Fecistine talem injuriam tali etc. Si confiteatur se teneri vel fecisse Executor compellat eum ad satisfaciendum de die in diem sine strepitu judiciali nullo obstante privilegio si negetur Juret incontinenti de veritate dicenda etc. Unde dicit quod per praedictam commissionem et praedictam formam ipse restituit quendam Robertum de Acton audita probatione sua quod ipse spoliatus fuit de Ecclesia de Fytesho in cujus possessione extitit per unum Annum & amplius per Episcopum Lychefeldensem Et quia praedictus Abbas non dedicit quin Ecclesia de Fytesho sit the advocatione Domini Regis et de Capellaria ejus Et eciam dicit quod ipse destituit Clericum per Decanum & Capitulum admissum & restituit praedictum Robertum et hoc est contra libertatem Domini Regis quod ipse aliquam jurisdictionem deberet exercere nec sua jurisdictio in tantum se extendit ut poss●t destituere et instituere aliquem maxim the eyes quae pertinent ad Capellariam Domini Regis consideratum est quod Dominus recuperet damp●a et Abbas in custodia etc. From which memorable Record I shall observe First That neither the Pope himself nor his Delegates no more than the Bishop could exercise any Jurisdiction in or over the King's Free-Chappels or the Churches belonging to them 2ly That the large Privileges granted by Popes to those who Crossed themselves for the Holy Land and speedy righting of their Injuries in a summary way extended not to the King's Free-Chappels or Chaplains in them 3ly That the King by Judgement of his Court and Judges recovered Damages against this Abbot and likewise committed him to Prison for violating the Privileges of his Crown and Free-Chappel notwithstanding this his Plea and Justification by the Pope and his Delegates authorty In the same Plea-Rolls upon an Attachment for suing in Courts Christian for two Chapels the Prosecutor renounced his Suit there to avoid the like Fine and Imprisonment Rot. 19 dorso for this offence to the King Richardus de Chastyllun Procurator Willielmi de Chastyllun venit & dicit quod non vult sequi versus Magistrum Galfridum de Tethese in Curia Christianitatis super Capella de Chelesham et Belesham Et de hoc invenit plegium Priorem de Wenelok qui manucepit pro eo etc. As the King and his Judges this year were careful to prohibit all encroachments of Bishops and Ecclesiastical Courts upon the Rights and Prerogative of his Crown so were they likewise to prevent it in Corporations and other Temporal Courts as this memorable Record attests relating to the City of  for which I serve in Parliament who were not guilty of those disloyal usurpations or illegal exactions then suggested against them as their Plea and Issue manifests Praeceptum fuit Vicecomiti quod venire faceret coram Consilis Domini Regis 12. Plac. 38 H. 3. rot 24. et ditioribus et discretioribus Civibus Bathoniae ad respondendum Domino Regi pro se et tota Communitate Civitatis Bathoniae de placito quare * Nota. sine assensu Domini Regis eligerunt sibi Majorem et 12. juratores qui placita quae placitari solent in Hundredo Domini Regis tenent et determinant coram eye ad exhaeredacionem Domini Regis etc. Et unde queritur quod elegerunt sibi Henricum le Taillur qui gerit officium Majoritatis et capit consuetudines de Summariis et Pannicis Civitate Bathoniae Et Cives Bathoniae veniunt & defendunt & dicunt quod nunquam elegerunt sibi Majorem nec † To wit by their own authority or for the purposes suggested they having them a Mayor for other purposes by Charter Majorem habere clamant nec juratores elegerunt ad aliqua placita terminanda nec unquam aliquas emendas ceperunt ratione Majoritatis de aliquibus transgressionibus in Civitate Domini Regis Et de hoc ponunt se super Patriam Ideo praeceptum est Vicecomiti quod venire faciat etc. nisi H. de Bracton prius ad partes illas venerit 12. de visneto etc. qui nec etc. & qui non sunt de homagio Prioris Bathoniae ad recognoscendum etc. à die Sancti Michaelis in quindecim dies etc. Et Cives ponunt loco suo Johannem le Scimitar & Johannem de Claverton etc. The King's Proctor in the Court of Rome being this year authorised by the King to take up 300 Marks for dispatch of the King's businesses there by his Commission and taking it up from the Pope's Usurers Merchants there entered into this ensuing Obligation to them for payment thereof under severe forfeitures and penalties which the King must incur in case of nonpayment thereof IN nomine Domini Jesu Christi Amen Anno Nativitatis ejusdem 1254. Indictione duodecima mensis Maii die 16. Pontificatus Domini Innocentii Papae FOUR anno undecimo in praesentia mei Noclerii Scrunarii & testium subscriptorum ad hoc specialiter vocatorum & rogatorum Dominus Guido de Rosilione An. 38 H. 3. in Turri London Archidiaconus Lugdunen Nuncius & Procurator illustris viri Domini H. Dei gratia Regis Angliae Domini Hiberniae Ducis Normanniae & Aquitaniae & Comitis Andegaviae apud sedem Apostolicam constitutus habens a dicto Domino Rege mandatum de mutuo contrahendo usque ad summam trecentarum Marcarum sterlingorum novorum prout in literis Domini Regis exinde confectis plenius contineri confessus est et recognovit se pro negotiis dicti Domini Regis ac necessariis utilitatibus apud eandem sedem Apostolicam promovendis et expediendis mutuo recepisse et babuisse a Bonifacio Bonisignoris et Bonaventura Bernardini mutuantibus & solventibus tàm pro se quam pro Bernardino Prosperini Aldebrando Ildebrandi Civibus & Mercatoribus Senon trecentas Marcas bonorum novorum et legalium sterlingorum et tredecim solidis et quatuor ferlinges pro marca qualibet computatis de quibus dictus Procurator procuratorio nomine se benè & pacatum vocavit exceptioni non memorato & non soluto omni pecuniae omnino renunciando Quas praetaxatas trecentas Marcas sterlingorum ipsis vel uni corum aut ipsorum Nuncio praesens publicum instrumentum deferen●i & restituenti in Festo beati Michaelis proximo futuro London apud Scaccarium Regis per legitimam stipulationem promisit dictus Procurator procuratorio nomine jam dictum Dominum Regem plenè soluturum & integrè redditurum & quod si in dictis loco & termino praedicta pecunia ipsis Mercatoribus ut dictum est non fuerit integrè persoluta extunc in antea stipulatione praedicta promisit eis dictus Procurator procuratorio nomine pro damnorum et interesse recompensationem persolvere per singulos duos menses pro singulis decem Marcis praedictis unam Marcam ipsorum sterlingorum et expensas unius Mercatoris cum uno equo et uno serviente ubicunque fuerit usque ad plenam totius dictae pecuniae solutionem quam praedictam recompensationem dampnorum et interest ante dictis Mercatoribus promisit in sortem dicti debiti nominatus Procurator procuratorio nomine nullatenus computare ac non detinere memoratum debitum contra ipsorum meritorum voluntatem sub praetextu recompensationis praedictae ultra terminum praelibatum pro quibus omnibus & singulis supradictis firmiter observandis & plenariè adimplendis memoratus Procurator procuratorio nomine jam dictum Dominum Regem & successores suos praedictis Mercatoribus principales constituit debitores & pacatores ipsum Dominum Regem cum omnibus bonis suis mobilibus et immobilibus praesentibus et futuris eisdem Mercatoribus propter hoc specialiter obligando Renunciavit in praescriptis omnibus dictus Procurator procuratorio nomine dicti Domini Regis & successorum suorum omni Juris & Legum auxilio Canonici & Civilis consuetudini et statuto privilegio fori beneficio restitutionis in integrum et exceptioni etiam quod praedicta pecunia non sit conversa in utilitatem dicti Domini Regis et terrae suae constitutioni de duabus dietis Concilii generalis omnibus Apostolicis literis indulgentiis et aliis quibuscunque a sede Apostolica impetratis ac etiam impetrandis & omni exceptioni actioni defensioni & rei quae obj●ci possit contra hoc instrumentum vel factum Ad majorem autem dictorum Mercatorum cautelam praefatus Procurator bona fide promisit quod dictum Dominum Regem studiosè & fideliter laboraret ut omnia & singula supradicta antedictis Mercatoribus observentur In hujus itaque rei testimonium & evidentiam pleniorem praesens Instrumentum dictus Dominus Archidiaconus suo sigillo roboravit Datum Assisii coram hiis testibus scilicet G. Magistro Hugone de Communiaco teste Pontio de Salisto Clerico test Willielmo de Rossilione test G. Thomasso de Venant famil dicti Archidiaconi etc. Ego Authoritate Imperiali Notarius publicus praedictis omnibus interfui & hoc Instrumentum scripsi & complevi rogatus Tom. 2. p. 806. l. 1. before The King insert In a Bundle of original Writs of this year and their Returns An. 39 H. 3. I found in the White Tower there are no lesle than 21. Attachments and Processes issued to the Sheriff of Lincoln only against several Ecclesiastical persons and others quare tenuerunt et quare secuti Brevia Regis An. 39 H 3. in Turri London sunt placitum in Curia Christianitatis de catallis et debitis quae non sunt de Testamento vel Matrimonio contra Prohibitionem nostram I shall render you only a breviate of the Plaintiffs and Defendants names Richardus de Swaldebore & Christiana uxor ejus vers Roger. de Imyngham & Radulphum Personam Ecclesiae de Starteford Richardus de Hewel verse Radulphum fill Laurentii Radulphus de Martinesthorpe vers. Willielmum Personam Ecclesiae de S. Wosold Willielmus de Cutroft verse Johannem Personam Ecclesiae de Anderby Decanum de Kandestro Willielmus de Crokton verse Walterum Personam Ecclesiae de Dunstore Richardus de Swaldeclive & Christiana uxor ejus vers Simonem le Monte & Laur. de la Champaign Aluredus de Amanototer vers. Simonem Decanum Christianitatis Lincoln who held a Suit pro trecent Marcis pro damnis suis & 3. Marcis pro Willielmo le Papeter pro damnis suis levied of his Ecclesiastical goods by the Bishop of Lincoln for holding such a Plea in Court Christian against them Edith Page vers. Reginald fill Marger de Lincoln Robertus de Norton vers. Magistr Robertum Condeney Willielmus de Askeby verse Johannem Decanum Christianitatis Lincoln Robertus de Norton vers. Magistr Rogerum de Askeby Nicholaus de Heurell verse Radulphum fill Laurentii an alias Willielmus de Sancto Philoberto vers. Magistrum Willielmum Archer Richardus de torn vers Willielmum Archidiaconum Linc. & Magistr Robertum Offic. ejus Johannes de Rocheford vers. Magistr Willielmum de Lucy Radulphus de Maire vers. Richardum de Blend Magistr Alexand. the Deping & Radulph Decanum de Stamford quare secuti sunt placitum in Curia Christianitatis et Decanus tenuit idem placitum in eadem Curia contra Prohibitionem nostram et in deceptionem Curiae nostrae fecerunt praedictum eadem excommunicari capi et imprisonari et in prisona nostra Linc. detineri quousque deliberatum fuit per praeceptum nostrum After which there was a Jury impanelled between them concerning the prosecuting and holding this Plea and excommunicating imprisoning the Plaintiff after the Prohibition upon which issue was joined and found for the Plaintiff as the Panel and Inqusition joined to the Writ attest There are two other Writs of this sort but the names are torn and decayed Besides these I find two Writs of Attachment issued to the Sheriff of Lincoln Pone per vadios & salvos plegios H. Episcopum Linc. quod sit coram Justic. nostris apud Westm etc. Et ibi habeat Johannem de Wadingham & Gilbertum Capellarium de Copinham ad respondendum Radulpho de Normannerby de placito quare secuti sunt placitum in Curia Christianitatis de laico feodo ipsius Radulphi in Copinham contra Prohibitionem nostram etc. Teste W. de Thurkelby apud Westm 8 die Maii anno regni nostri 39 And an alias 18. Octobris Teste ut supra between the same parties And one Writ of Attachment more to the Sheriff of Lincoln brought by Gerardus de Fernivel versus Abbatem de Bardeneye quare secutus est placitum in Curia Christianitatis de advocatione Ecclesiae de Beringsham contra Prohibitionem nostram Teste meipso apud Linc. 3. die Maii anno regni nostri 39 These 24. Writs issued this year to this one Sheriff of Lincoln against those illegal usurpations of the Bishop Dean Archdeacon and Officials upon this King's Crown Prerogative his Subjects liberties and properties which is very remarkable Henry Lexinton was then Bishop In the decayed Plea-Rolls of Term Mich. An. 39 H. 3. as I conjecture in the Tower I met with these Suits for holding and prosecuting Suits in Ecclesiastical Courts for Free-holds and Lay-Chattells against Prohibitions and Attachments Magister Eustachius de Cestreton attachiatus fuit ad respondendum Hugoni de Plac. 39 H. 3. r●t 10. Loges quare contra Prohibitionem etc. traxit eum in placitum in Curia Christianitatis d● laico feodo ipsius Hugonis in Cestreton etc. Vnde idem Hugo queritur quod ipse exigit ab eo in Curia Christianitatis de certa pecunia pro decimis molendini et certum pratum scilicet tres acras prati & praeterea de * Warecto See Sir Henry Spelman's Glossarium pag. 565. Wareto et de terris incultis si illas locaverit ipse petit decimum denarium & inde producit sectam etc. Et Magister Eustachius venit & defendit contra eum & contra sectam suam quod nunquam traxit eum in placitum de aliqua certa re nisi tantum de decimis foeni et molendini sicut decimae inde dari debent nec aliquam acram prati petit nec denarium de molendinis nec aliquid de wareto vel terra nisi tantum garbas et ideo praeceptum est eidem Eustachio quoth the nullo placito de caetero sequatur in Curia Christianitatis nec de aliquo laico feodo nec de aliquo quod sit contra Coronam Domini Regis Johannes Bec. optulit se 4 die versus Magistrum Robertum de Herfes Archidiacono Lincolniae de placito quare contra etc. tenuit placitum in Curia Christianitatis de laico feodo ipsius Johannis in Boby etc. Et Magister Robertus non venit etc. Et Vicecomes mandavit quod non habet laicum feodum Et ideo mandatum est Domino Episc Lincolniae quod distringat eum quod sit in Octabis Sancti Martini Radulfus de Windeburg optulit se 4. die versus Magistrum Rogerum de Burton de placito quare secutus est placitum in Curia Christianitatis de laico feodo ipsius Radulphi in Windeburg contra Prohibitionem etc. Et Magister Radulphus non venit etc. nec habet laicum feodum Et ideo mandatum est Domino Archiepist Eborum quod distringat eum quod sit a die Sancti Martini in 15. dies etc. Et idem Radulphus non sequitur versus judices Tom. 2. p. 860. l. 24. after Februarii add In the decayed Plea-Rolls in the Tower of Hill Term Anno 40 H. 3. I find these Prohibitions Attachments and Proceedings against Prosecutors and holder's of Suits in Spiritual Courts for Chattels and Free-holds not belonging to them Nicholaus de Wottesden attachiatus fuit ad respondendum Richardo filio Godesridi Pat. 40 H. 3. Rot. 6. Buks de Wicumb de placito quare in Curia Christianitatis tenuit plac●tum de catallis et debitis quae non sunt de Testamento vel Matrimonio contra Prohibitionem etc. Et unde queritur quod cum Agnes Bradford & Rogerus filius ejus implacitaverunt ipsum coram praedicto Nicholas petendo ab ●o 30. s. quae non fuerunt de Testamento vel Matrimonio et ipse detulisset ei breve Domini Regis in Capella de Wuburn in crastino Sanctae El●nae anno regni Domini Regis nunc anno 40. ne placitum illud inter eos teneret praedictus Nicholaus spreta Prohibitione tenuit praedictum placitum coram eo et ipsum fecit excommunicari Unde dicit quod deterioratus est et dampnum habet ad valenciam Centum solidorum Et inde producit sectam etc. Et Nicholaus venit & defendit vim & injuriam quando etc. Et benè defendit contra ipsum & sectam suam quod nunquam tenuit placitum de aliquibus catallis in praedicta Curia postquam ipse praedictum breve Domini Regis detulit Et hoc offert defendere versus ipsum & sectam suam sicut Curia consideraverit Et ideo consideratum est quod praedictus Nicholaus vadiet legem se 12. manu Et veniat cum lege in Octabis Sancti Hillarii Plegii de lege Adam Averill & Richardus de Norwico Postea à die Sancti Johannis Baptistae in quindecim dies venit praedictus Nicholaus & fecit legem suam Ideo consideratum est quod ipse Nicholaus inde sine die & Richardus filius Godefridi in misericordia pro falso clamore Et prohibitum est praedicto Nicholas ne ulterius Richardum praedictum placitet et injunctum ei quod sine dilacione faciat ipsum absolvi Postea venit praedictus Richardus & questus fuit quod praedictus Nicholaus eum nondum fecit absolvi * Note the vexation Imino impetravit breve Regis de capiendo ipsum occasione praedicti placiti Ideo praeceptum est Vicecomiti quod attachiet eum quod sit a die Paschae in unum mensem ad respondendum de transgressione praedicta Idem Richardus optulit se 4. die versus Magistrum Johannem de Cumpton de placito quare ipse simul cum praedicto Nicholas tenuit praedictum placitum in eadem Curia contra eandem Prohibitionem Et ipse non venit etc. Et plures fecit defaltas Ita quod mandatum fuit Episcopo Lincolniensi quod faceret eum venire eo quod Clericus est et non habet etc. Et quia Episcopus obiit mandatum est Officiali Archiepiscopi Cantuariensis quod faciat eum venire in Octabis Sancti Hillarii etc. Richardus filius Martini de Oteringham optulit se 4. die versus Magistrum Thomam Ibidem Eborum de Grimmeston de placito quare secutus est placitum in Curia Christianitatis de catallis etc. contra Prohibitionem etc. Et ipse non venit etc. Et fuit attachiatus per Willielmum de la Chambre de Holm & Adam Horeband de eadem Ideo ponatur per meliores Plegios quod sint à die Sancti Hillarii in quindecim dies Et primi etc. Johannes filius Willielmi Essoniator Galfrid de Wulmerston optulit se 4. die versus Ibid. Rot. 15. Cumberland Priorem de Monte Acuto de placito quare secutus est placitum in Curia Christiani de catallis et debitis quae non sunt de Testamento etc. Et ipse non venit etc. Et attachiatus fuit per Robertum de Hamme & Johannem Pay de eadem Ideo ponatur per meliores Plegios quod sit à die Paschae in quindecim dies Et primi etc. Henricus de Stanel optulit se 4. die versus Henricum Pri●rem de Wederhall Willielmum le Carpenter Willielmum Fayrheved Willielmum filium Aldurae Johannem filium Richardi Must & Richardum Must de placito quare secuti sunt placitum in Curia Christianitatis de laico feodo ipsius Henrici etc. Et ipsi non venerunt etc. Ibid. Rot. 40. Somerset Et praedictus Prior fuit attachiatus per Johannem filium Johannis de Bouleyn & Henricum de Wedrehall Et praedictus Willielmus et omnes alii fuerunt attachiati per Richardum de Bastenthweyt Adam Bradheved Dryteythekeld & Adam de Kirke Oswald Ideo ponatur per meliores Plegios quod sit à die Sancti Hillarii in tres septimanas Et primi etc. In a Bundle of Writs in the Tower Anno 40 H. 3. Willielmus de Gaunt sued Bundela Brevium in Turri London an 40 H. 3. forth a Writ of Attachment versus Thomam Priorem de Markely Vic. Linc. ostensur quare secutus est placitum in Curia Christianitatis de catallis et debitis quae non sunt de Lestamento vel Matrimonio contra Prohibitionem nostram Teste etc. 15. die Junii anno regni nostri 40. Tom. 2. p. 853. l. 16. after Junii add The original Instrument of this Accord made by Adam de Marisco between the Bishop of Winton and the Prior and Monks of St. Swithin ratified by the King's Patent I found in the White Tower agreeing with that in the Patent-Roll In a Bundle of Patents and Certificates of Elections etc. in the White Tower An. 40 H. 3. I found this Certificate of the Chapter of Landaff of their Election of William Radnore for their Bishop by the King's licence who recommended another after the decease of John their Bishop defiring his confirmation thereof EXcellentissimo Domino suo H. Dei gratia illustri Regi Angliae Domino Hiberniae Bundela Petit. & Ce●tif an 40 H. 3. in Turri London See Godwins Catalogue p. 427. Duci Normanniae Aquitaniae & Comiti Andegaviae Capitulum Ecclesiae Laudaven salutem in Domino sempiternam & orationes in Christo cum devotione Defuncto bonae memoriae Johanne quondam Landavens Episcopo nobis de solita clementia vestra per literas vestras patentes liberam vestri gratia concessistis eligendi facultatem Nos autem Deum habentes prae oculis salubri consilio literarum vestrarum firmiter ut decuit inhaerentes invocatâ Spiritus Sancti gratiâ de unanimi assensu & voluntate omnium fratrum nostrorum Magistrum Willielmum de Radnore Thesaurarium nostrum virum discretum & honestum egregiè literatum Deo & Ecclesiae devotum Regiae Majestati vestrae humiliter inclinatum et rei publicae per Dei gratiam valde profuturum in temporalibus cautum in patrem elegimus & pastorem Celsitudini vestrae quam conservet & augeat Altissimus humiliter supplicantes et devotè quatikus dictae Electioni nostrae Regium assensum pie praebere dignemini Nec molestè far velitis si placet quod preces vestras ad praesens exaudire * Who it seems recommended another to them whom they knew not nequivimus Cum ille qui nunc instinctu Spiritus Sancti duximus eligendum à puerili aetate sua nobis cognitus existit et inter nos laudabiliter et continue conversatus suerit in Ecclesia nostra quae semper Clericos de gremio suo cujus●ibet Ecclesiae dummodo digni ertiterint in Electionibus celebrandis caeteris Clericis duxit praeferendos Propter quod devotissimè petimus nè praedicto facto nostro quod ut speramus a Deo processit in aliquo quod Deus avertat moveri aut turbari velitis sed potius si placet processui nostro Canonico congratulari dignemini Valeat & crescat Regia potestas vestra semper in Domino Dat. anno Domini M. CC. LVI 5. Kal. Aug. Whereupon it seems the King was satisfied and ratified his Election In the fragments of Pleas in the Tower Term. Trin. An. 41 H. 3. as I conjecture I met with these Suits and Attachments upon Prohibitions Willielmus fill Henrici de Assekewyke per Attornatum suum optulit se 4. die versus Plac. de Term. S. Trinitat An. 41 H. 3. in Turri London M. 3. Ebor. Priorem Sanctae Trinitatis Eborum de placito quare secutus est placitum in Curia Christianitatis de catallis et debitis quae non sunt de Lestamento vel Matrimonio contra Prohibitionem etc. Et ipse non venit etc. Et plures fecit default as Ideo praeceptum est Vicecom quod distringat eum per omnes terras etc. Ita quod de exitibus etc. Et quod habeat corpus ejus Idem Willielmus per Attornatum suum optulit se 4. die versus G. Archiepis●opum Ibidem Eborum de placito quod esset ad hunc diem & quod haberet hic Willielmum Decanum Eborum & Thomam de Aunton Clericos suos ad respondendum eidem Willielmo de placito quare secuti sunt placitum in Curia Christianitatis de catallis et debitis quae non sunt de Lestamento vel Matrimonio contra Prohibitionem etc. Et praeceptum fuit Vic. quod attach eos quod essent ad hunc diem Et. Vicecomes nihil inde fecit Ideo sicut prius praeceptum est Vic. quod attach eos quod fiut in Octab. Sancti Michaelis Et Vic. sit auditurus Judicium suum Willielmus filius Martini per actionem suam optulit se 4. die versus Richardum Pytecock de placito quare secutus est placitum in Curia Christianitatis de catallis et Ibid. m. 12. debits quae non sunt de Lestamento vel Matrimonio contra Prohibitionem etc. Et ipse non venit etc. Et plures fecit Defanltas Ita quod primò fuit attach per Rogerum Atteyate de Bermingham & Thom. fill Johannis Tyxtor de eadem & secundo per Willielmum de Bermingham & Robertum Bateman de eadem Ideo ipsi in misericordia Et praeceptum est Vic. quod distringat eum per omnes terras Ita quod de Exit etc. Et quod habeat corpus ejus in Crastino Animarum etc. Tom. 2. p. 935. l. 21. add I found in the White Tower Chappel this Epistle and Petition of the Freers' Minorites to King Henry the 3d. to confirm their intrusion into St. Edmunds by his second Charter not deeming the Pope's Bull they had got sufficient which the Abbots and Monks contemned and set at naught wherein they highly extol his piety liberality care to propagate Religion and Order asserting his and other King's Ecclesiastical prerogatives therein GLoriosissimo Principi & in Christo amantissimo Domino ac piissimo patri Domino Henrico Dei gratia illustrissimo Regi Angliae Domino Hyberniae Duci Aquitaniae sui devoti & supplices servuli & alumpni Frater H. Fratrum minorum in Anglia minister humilis cum universo Capitulo eorundem Oxoniae celebrato quicquid salutis & prosperitatis gratiae & gloriae optari potest tantae benignitati Cum à primo ingressu Ordinis nostri in terras vestro Regimini & Dominio subjectas clementiam vestram nobis semper invenerimus in omnibus favorabilem & benignam Ita ut indefessa largitatis munificentia in omnibus Casibus utitur hujus vitae mortalis transitoria necessitas quantumvis viles & abjectos de vestrae liberalitatis habundantia tanquam pater filios sustentare non cessaveritis et fovere contra calumpniantes & persequentes defendere & * 〈…〉 99 ● obtrectantibus ex zelo pii amoris disertis rationibus juxta datam vobis coelitus industriam & efficacibus excusationibus obviare & ut sub compendio dicamus ab omnibus semper malis protegere et in bonis promovere Non sufficit nostra mendicitas juxta condignum persolvere gratias nec quicquam rependere vestrae Celsitudinis tantae bonitati sed Dominum à quo bona omnia procedunt qui quod uni ex minimis suis fit sibi fieri protestatu● totis cordium medullis indefessa precum instantia pro vobis supplices unanimiter exoramus ut a vestra dominatione naxia semper depeslat et omnia vobis profutura concedat Sane inter omnia vestrae pietatis beneficia praecipuum et excellens reputamus sic et Christo jesu Domino nostro reputari indubitanter arbitramur et ad gloriam Divini nominis pro animarum procuranda salute quod Domum nostri Ordinis apud Sanctum Eadmundum in area vestra propria ubi fratres in non modico numero Domino servientes et Sancto Eadmundo doctrinam praedicantes salutaria consilia tribuentes ac pro vobis et vestris orantes commorari poterunt firmo decreto authoritate et virtute Regia collocatos sicut evidentius Chartae Regiae declarabant solempnis missio Justiciariorum à latere vestro firmavit et patentium literarum Regalium tenores quae ad memoriam praesentibus et futuris in testimonium habentur et apertissime protestantur Hoc itaque quod ab initio fratres fieri optaverunt ob hoc praecipuè & solum quod locus ille efficaci auxilio medelae spiritualis ad expurgandas spurcitias plurimum indigebat Apostolicam sedem adierunt obtinueruntque primum Monitorias Abbati et Monachis directas ut fratres benigne sustentarent omnibus pro impensis postea increpatorias inde retulerunt et iis pro * So little did the Abbots and Monks of St. Edmund's Abbey value the Pope's Bulls Authority or Admonitions nihilo ductis demum procur●tibus fratribus ab eadem Sede efficacia privilegia † Fortasse Bullis cum aliis literis Papalibus Monachis directis cum cogentissimis praeceptis et executione potenti sunt obtenta Quin haec omnia praefati * So little did the Abbots and Monks of St. Edmund's Abbey value the Pope's Bulls Authority or Admonitions Monachi aspernentes in nullo penitus mandatis postpositis de suscipiendis juribus animarum et sustivendis parere voluerunt donec Deus in cujus manu sunt corda Regum cor vestrum igne sui amoris accensum ad illud converteret ut per manus vestras operaretur jam ad salutem animarum in terra vestra Scimus enim & pro certissimo tenemus quod nisi vestrae potestati vel clementiae pietas affuisset nihil omnino de tam salutari re fuisset actum quod ineffabiliter Dei ad gloriam et ad laetitiam peccatoribus adveniat toti populo ad salutem vobis ad honorem in terris et ad cumulum gloriae cedet in excel●is Ideoque pauperum amantissime pater absit à vestrae bonitatis constantia opus negligere tantae pietatis sed amore Dei sapienter recogitet mansuetudo vestra qui creduntur in mundum potestate sapientia & benignitate sua ipsum indefessa longanimitate bonitatis suae sustinet & gubernat nec unquam deserere dignetur Hoc namque nunc intelligere debent Reges terrae ut tanquam filii carissimi devotis cordibus disciplinam patris coelestis apprehendere ut in sustentandis nobis id ipsum ab ipsis ad Dei cultum et animarum medelam pia devotione facta sunt sic ipsum indesinenter imitentur in terris ut cum ipso perpetuo regnare mereantur in coelis Quod unanimiter petimus servi a Domino a Patre filii humiles ab Excelso & humiliter requirimus totis cordibus sicut audemus quatinus ad confortanda & confirmanda penitus in devotione ad Dominum pro nobis devotorum corda servulorum vestrorum de throno Regiae Majestatis praecipere dignemini novas literas patentes exire ad Sanctum Eadmundum publicandas quibus plenius innotescat universis Domum nostrae Ordinis pro perpetua stabilitate mancre vultis et ab haeredibus vestris Regibus Angliae pro vestra et eorum et antecessorum vestrorum salute ad Dei gloriam et beati Eadmundi meritum et honorem ibi d●bet juxta quod a vobis praeceptum est fratribus Ecclesiam fieri perpetuo protegi ac defendi Tantum si placet Dei intuitu & salutis animarum nostraeque mendicitatis obtentu facientes ut & divinae propitiationis qui pro recuperandis animabus perditis mori dignatus est habundantiorem gratiam conquirere & paupertatis nostrae devotionem vobis indissolubiliter astringere meritò debeatis In Dignitatis vestrae prosperitate conservet Vos nobis Deo & populo suo per tempora longiora About the 43d. year of King Henry the 3d. Thomas Lidel Bishop of Dune in Ireland being oppressed and distrained by the Earl of Ulster for refusing to appear and answer in his Court to the prejudice of the King's Crown and Dignity and violation of his Oath of Fealty to him sent his Archdeacon to the King with this Epistle imploring his Royal assistance and relief against these vexatious oppressors wherein he asserts that it is the principal part of Regal Dignity to defend the Church and restrain the disturbers of Ecclesiastical Liberty which he earnestly presseth him to discharge in his particular Case to prevent the mischiefs therein specified and prevent his recourse to the Court of Rome there to seek for redress which Letter I discovered in the While Tower EXcellentissimo viro & Domino suo reverendo H. Dei gratia illustri Regi Angliae An. 43 H. 3. in Turri London Domino Hyberniae & Duci Aquitania Th. Divina miseratione Dunen Ecclesiae Minister humilis salutem & orationum suffragia Cum ad Regiam pertineat dignitatem Ecclesias defensare Ecclesiasticaeque libertatis perturbatores compescere Nos quoque qui vobis fidelitatis fecimns Sacramentum per Dominum William de Bourg Com. Ulton. novis & indebitis exactionibus quas nunquam aliquis praedecessorum nostrorum alicui Com. hactenus facere consuevit hiis diebus indebitè opprimimur & gravamur Et quod in praejudicium Regiae dignitatis vestrae et Sacramenti quo vobis et Coronae vestrae sumus astricti laesionem in Curia ipsius Com. respondere nolumus sicut nec tenemur terras ad Crociam nostram pertinentes nobis in Curia sua adjudicavit ac Maneria nostra spoliavit bonis nostris Quare Dom. A. Archidiaconum nostrum praesentium bajulum nostrum & Cleri nostri procuratorem et Nuncium ad vestrae transmittimus refugium Excellentiae vestrae humiliter ac devotè in Christo supplicamus quatinus qualiter praedecessores nostri Dunen Episcopi pro salvandis Regiis libertatibus adversus Comites Ulton. stare consueverunt et quos labores pro Regiis negotiis sustinuerunt ad memoriam si placet revocantes Dom. Archid. in hiis quae vestrae Majestati pro nobis et Clero nostro plenius explicabit benigne exaudire et gravaminibus quae nobis inj●ste inferuntur remedium exhibere dignemini opportunum Pro jesu Christi nomine et animae vestrae salute salubriter prospicientes quod magnificum nomen vestrum quod à primo adventu Anglicorum in Vlton tam reverenter hactenus recitatur in singulis Missis per Dunen Dioc. celebratis nbi plures quam alicubi in Hybern infra tantae terrae spacium usque ad haec tempora habundant Sacerdotes et Religiosi pro defectu defensionis debitae a tam salubri memoria non cesset quod absit Si enim in hiis nostris pressuris celerius remedium nobis vestra non adhiberet Magnificentia oportet nos Monasteria nostrae Dyoc. desolatata et Maneria nostra vasta et totam Dyoc. relinquere interdictam et quatinus poterimus Curiam Romanam adire pro remedio ibidem perquirendo Valeat et vigeat Excellentia vestra diu et benè in Christo In the Plea-Rolls of Pasch & Mich. 43 H. 3. in the Tower I find these Suits and Attachments brought for prosecuting and holding Suits in Courts Christian against the King's Prohibitions Decanus Sancti Pauli London & Magister R. Officialis Episcopi London attachiati fuerunt ad respondendum Humfredo de Rubbeswurth de placito quare tenuerunt placitum Plac. de Termino Paschae an 43 H. 3. Midds in Curia Christian de catallis etc. quae non sunt de Testamento vel Matrimonio contra Prohibitionem etc. Et unde idem Hugo queritur quod ipsi tenent placitum in Curia Christianitatis inter ipsum & Abbatem de Waleden & Galfrido de Lucy occasione executionis Testamenti W. Comitis de Maundevill de quodam debito C. librarum qui debebatur S. Archiep. Cantuar. Et Decanus & Officialis veniunt & dicunt quod re vera ipsi Executores traxerunt eum in placitum coram eis de quibusdam articulis cujusdam compoti reddendi de quodam Manerio quod traditum fuit pro praedicto debito & de articulis illis processum fuit usque ad sententiam & quod ipse consensit in eos et cum perventum fuit ad judicium tunc primo protulit breve de Prohibition Et quia Executores praesentes non sunt ideo dictum est Judicibus quod non procedant antequam Executores compareant Et quia Abbas non venit praeceptum fuit Vicecomiti quod attachiaret eum & ipse mandat quod cepit averia sua ideo sicut prius attachiet eum quod sit à die Sanctae Trinitatis in tres septimanas Et quia Vicecom mandavit quod Galfridus de Lucy nihil habet in Comitatu Midds ideo attachietur in Com. Essex quod sit ad eundem diem Et dicit quod Ernaldus de Maundevill unus Conquerentium non est pros & ideo ipse & pl●g sui de pros in misericordia scil William de Maundevill & Radulfus filius suus Ricardus de Merton per Attornatum suum optulit se quarto die versus Priorem de Coneham de placito quare tenuit placitum in Curia Christianitatis de catallis et Lincoln debitis quae non sunt etc. contra Prohibitionem etc. Et ipse non venit Et plures fecit defaltas Ideo praeceptum est Vicecomiti quod distringat eum per omnes terras etc. Et quod de exitibus etc. Et quod habeat corpus ejus in Crastino Sancti Johannis Baptistae Umfridus de Canc. Essoniator Roberti Haneworth & Radulphus de Norff. Essoniator Ibid. Linc. Innocen optulerunt se quarto die versus Radulphum Decanum Christianitatis Lincoln Johannem ove lafoy Barbe de Linc. & Sylvestrum de Lincoln Capellarium de placito quare secuti sunt placitum in Curia Christianitatis de catallis etc. quae non sunt etc. contra Prohibitionem etc. Et ipsi non venerunt Et praeceptum fuit Vicecom quoth attach eos quod essent hic ad hunc diem Et Vicecom nihil inde fecit sed mandavit quod praeceperat Ballivis libertatis Lincoln qui nihil inde fecerunt Ideo praeceptum est Vic. quod non omittat propter praedictam libertatem quin attach eos quod sint in adventu Justice Et unde Vic. mandavit etc. Nigellus de Langeford & Matild de Gonsell oped se 4 die vers. Magistr Nicholaum Pla● 15 ● Mich. an 43 H. 3. rot 6. Dor de Stauneford de plac quod cum idem Nicholaus in Curia Domini Regis coram ipso Dom. R. apud Rading attachiatus esset M. de Havershager avuncul predict Nigel & fratr predict Matild cujus haeredes ipsi sunt quare secut fuit plac in Curia Christianitatis de advocatione Ecclesiae de Gailburg contra prohibitionem Dom. Regis Et idem Nicholaus venisset in eadem Cur. & defendisset contra eundem M. & sectam suam quod nunquam secutus est placitum in Curia Christian contra prohibitionem Dom. Regis Et inde vadiasset legem suam & illam in eadem Curia Dom. Regis tenuisset Et praeterea in eadem Curia ei prohibitum esset ne plac illud ulterius sequeretur ac ipse coram justic in eadem Curia Dom. R. concessisset quod plac illud ulterius non sequeretur imo quod penitus revocari faceret quicquid per ipsum in placito illo in Curia Christianitatis actum esset Idem Nicholaus postea contra Prohibitionem et Concessionem suam praedictam secutus est placitum illud in praefata Curia Christianitatis de advocatione Ecclesiae praedictae ad exhaeredationem ipsorum Matth. et Matil. et in contemptum Dom. Regis manifestum Et ipse non venit &c Et praeceptum est Vic. quod attach eum quod esset ad hunc diem Et Vic. manned quod Clericus est et non habet laicum feodum per quod etc. Et ideo mandatum est R. Episc Coventr & Lychf. quod faceret eum venire etc. In Placita Assisarum in the Tower coram Rogero de Thurkely & sociis suis Itin. de Banco anno regni Regis Henrici fill Johan 44. Kanc. I find these Suits and Attachments brought for prosecuting and holding Plea in Ecclesiastical Courts of things whereof they had no Legal Conusance against the King's Prohibitions to the prejudice of the King's Crown Dignity and Subjects Liberties Henricus de Baynorth & Maugerus de Knoll optulerunt se 4 die versus R. Episcopum Lincolniensem de placito quod esset ad hunc diem & ibi haberet Mathaeum Archidiaconum Buk Johannem de Cumpton Officialis ejusdem Archidiaconi Radulphum Decanum Rot. 17. dorso Buk & Ranulphum de Neston ad respondendum eis de placito quare cum Magister Ranulphus de Neston Persona Ecclesiae de Preston in Curia Regis hic coram justiciariis recup seisinam versus praedictos Henricum et Maugerum de una virgata & sex acris terrae cum pertinentiis in Cunel ut Jus Ecclesiae sua de Preston per servicium sustentandi quendam Capellanum qui singulis septimanis imperpetuum divina celebraret in Capella de Cunel quae subjecta est Ecclesiae praedictae de Preston Ita quod iidem Henricus & Maugerus & haeredes eorum distringerent praedictum Ranulphum et Rectores ejusdem Ecclesiae pro eodem servicio necessitate compellente dicti Matthaeus Johannes & Ranulphus per eo quod idem Henricus & Maugerus praedictum Ranulphum praedictum servicium facere recusantem pro eodem servicio secundum consuetudinem Curiae distringerent tenuerunt inde placitum in Curia Christianitatis inter ipsum Radulphum et praedictum Henricum et Maugerium in praejudicium Coronae et dignitatis Regis et contra Prohibitionem etc. Et ipse non venit & habuit diem per Essoniatorem suum ad hunc diem Postea attachiatus fuit per Griffinum Praepositum & Radulphum le Messer Ideo ponatur per meliores plegios quod sit in crastino Sancti Johannis Baptistae Et primi etc. Simon de Chendoz & Willielmus de Sherperell optulerunt se 4 die versus Personam Ecclesiae de Malketon de placito quare secutus est placitum in Curia Christianitatis Cantebr Ibid. 18. dorso de catallis et debitis quae non sunt de Testamento vel Matrimonio contra Prohibitionem etc. Et ipse non venit etc. Et praeceptum fuit Vicecomiti quod attachiaret eum quodesset ad hunc diem Et Vicecomes nichil inde fecit set mandavit quod Clericus est & quod non habet laicum feodum per quod potest attachiari Et ideo mandatur Officiali Episcopi Eliensis quod faciat eum venire à die Paschae in unum mensem per Bartholomaeum Baygnard The like Suit there is Rot. 13. Kant between other persons Alicia de Arnald optulit se 4. die versus praedictum Archiepiscopum Ebor. de placito quod esset ad hunc diem & hic haberet Magistrum Alanum de Sexdecim vallibus Rot. 20. intus Eborum ad respondendum eidem Aliciae de placito quare secutus est placitum in Curia Christianitatis de catallis et debitis quae non sunt etc. contra Prohibitionem etc. Et ipse Archiepiscopus non venit etc. Summoneas etc. ad andiend Judicium attachietur quod sit ad praedictum terminum Praeceptum fuit Vicecomiti quod attachiari faciat Nicholaum de Sancta Maria ita quod haberet eum hic ad respondendum Domino Regi extra regnum suum existenti dum Rot. 21 dorso ad custodiam & pupplica negocia regni assignaret dilectum Clericum suum Walterum de Merton idem Nicholaus in contemptum ipsius Regis et grave impedimentum negociorum suorum inhiberi procuravit occasione cujusdam pecuniae quae non est de Testamento vel Matrimonio ne aliquis sub poena Excommunicationis eidem Waltero communicaret desicut pecuniae et catalla aliaque non sunt de Testamento nec Matrimonio jurisdictionis dicti Dom. Regis sunt et specialiter pertinent ad coronam et dignitatem suam Et Vicecomes nichil inde fecit set quod Willielmus Evorard de Clifton & Petrus de Haukeston manuceperunt eum ideo ipsi in misericordia Et praeceptum est Vicecomiti quod distringeret eum per omnes terras etc. ita etc. Et quod de exitibus etc. Et quod habeat corpus ejus à die Paschae in quinde●i●● dies etc. Ricardus de Mucegros optulit se 4. die versus Ricardum de Boneham Officialem Rot. 17. intus Wygorn Archid. Wygorniensis de placito quare secutus est placitum in Curia Christianitatis de catallis et debitis quae non sunt de Testamento vel Matrimonio contra Prohibitionem & Ricardus non venit & fuit attachiatus per Ricardum le Engleys & Adam Covel Ideo ponatur per meliores plegios quod sit in octabis Sancti Johannis Baptistae etc. Willielmus de Stokes & Joel de eadem optulerunt se 4. die versus Thomam le Butyller Atrandum Taunton Johannem de Cantilupo Bartholomaeum de Pultingmore Rot. 28 dorso Devon & Brianum de eadem de placito quare praedicti Thomas & Magister Johannes tenuerunt placitum in Curia Christianitatis de laico seodo praedictorum Willielmi et Joelis in Pultingmore contra etc. Et de placito quare praedicti Bartholomaeus et Ricardus secuti sunt idem placitum in eadem Curia contra Prohibit etc. Et ipsi non venerunt etc. Et praeceptum futt Vicecomiti quod attachiaret eos quod essent ad hunc diem Et Vicecomes nihil inde fecit eo quod praedicti Willielmus & Joel non invenerunt plegios de prosequendo Et quia praedicti Willielmus & Joel fecerant Justiciariis securitatem de clamore suo prosequendo per Henricum de Bradek in Comitatu Essex & Willielmum de Pavilly de Comitatu Surr. praeceptum est Vicecomiti quod attachiaret eos quod sint in octabis Sanctae Trinitatis etc. Radulphus Aylwyn per Attornatum suum optulit se 4 die versus Robertum atte Rot. 29. dors● Norff. Would et Thomam filium ejus de placito quare secuti sunt placitum in Curia Christianitatis de catallis et debitis quae non sunt de Testamento etc. contra Prohibitionem etc. Et ipsi non venerunt etc. Et plures fecit defaltas Ideo praeceptum est Vicecomiti quod distringat eos per terras Ita quod habeat corpora eorum in octabis Sancti Johannis Baptistae etc. The Dean and Chapter of Armach during the vacancy of the Archbishopric according to right and ancient custom having examined and confirmed the Election of W. de Haya made by the King's licence to the Bishopric of Coner and he bringing them the King's Letters Patents which certified it after due examination thereof though for a time opposed by the Clergy of his Diocese they returned the King this Certificate of their confirmation of it in order to restore him his Temporalties EXcellentissimo Domino suo Domino H. Dei gratia illustri Regi Angliae Domino In Bundela Certif & Petic an 44 H. 3. in Turri London Hiberniae Duci Aquitaniae sui humiles & devotissimi Decanus totumque Capitulum Ecclesiae Archmachan salutem & tàm debitam quam devotam cum orationum suffragiis in omnibus reverentiam Cum Ecclesia nostra nuper per mortem venerabilis patris nostri bonae memoriae A. quondam Archiep. Archmac pastoris solatio sit destituta venerabilis vir W. de Haya Ecclesiae Coner Electus accedens ad nostram praesentiam utpote ad quos tum de jure tum de antiqua et approbata sedis Archmac consuetudine spectaut suffraganeorum ipsius sedis confirmationes electionem de se factam in Ecclesia Coner nobis praesentavit cum literis vestris patentibus in quibus electioni suae vestrum pium assensum Regium praebuistis et electionem ipsius ipse et procuratores Cleri Coner a nobis sicut decuit confirmari petierunt Nos autem ydoneitatem personae ipsius Electi & utilitatem Ecclesiae Coner considerantes necnon & commodum vestrum ac regni vestri per ipsum Electum vobis in Hibernia factum & faciend prout ex relatione Justiciariorum vestrorum & aliorum qui sunt de consilio vestro in Hibernia plenius intelleximus de consilio quorundam suffraganeorum Ecclesiae Archmac qui nobiscum praesentes fuerant postquam quidam de Clero Coner qui primo ipsi Electo et suae electioni contradixerant cum a sua contradictione in hac parte penitus destitissent electionem Ecclesiae Electi memorati in omnibus ratificantes eam secundum justitiam cum exacta diligentia tam in forma quam in materia examinavimus & quia electionem sic examinatam Canonicè invenimus celebratam eam exigente justitia confirmavimus Hinc est quod vestram Regiam excellentiam in Domino exoramus quatinus eidem Electo sic per nos confirmato temporalia Episcopatus Coner cum suis pertinentiis sine morae dispendio concedere dignemini In cujus rei testimonium has literas nostro communi sigillo signatas una cum sigillo Decani Sublimitati vestrae mittimus patentes Dat. apud Pontem in crastino Sancti Vincentii Martyris anno Domini M. CC. sexagesimo Valeat & vigeat Excellentia vestra per tempora longiora Tom. 2. p. 976. l. 4. after Winton add In the Placita de Termino Paschae anno Plac. de Termino Paschae an 44 H. 3. in Turri London 44 H. 3. in the Tower I found these ensuing Prohibitions and Attachments for holding Plea of and prosecuting Suits in Courts Christian belonging to the King's Courts alone Johannes de Fosdich optulit se quarto die versus R. Episcopum Lincoln de placito Rot 17. intus Linc. quod esset ad hunc diem Et hic haberet Johannem Decanum de Walecroft Clericum suum ad respondendum praedicto Johanni de placito quare secutus est placitum in Curia Christianitatis de catallis et debitis quae non sunt de Testamento vel Matrimonio contra Prohibitionem etc. Et Episcopus non venit etc. et fuit attachiatus per Willielmum Praepositum de Norton et Walterum Bate Ideo ponatur per meliores plegios quod sit à die Sancti Michaelis in 15. dies et ibi habeat etc. Et primi etc. Ricardus Suthamton de Thormesby Willielmus Northampton et Ricardus Mortbarnd Rot. 20. intus Linc. per Attornatum suum optulerunt se quarto die versus Willielmum de Suthamton Canonicum Lincolmae de placito quare secutus est placitum in Curia Christianitatis de catallis et debitis quae non sunt de Testamento vel Matrimonio contra Prohibitionem nostram etc. Et ipse non venit Et praeceptum fuit Vicecomiti quod attachiaret eum quod esset ad hunc diem Vicecomes nichil inde fecit set mandavit quod praedictus Willielmus Clericus est et non habet laicum feodum per quod potest attachiari Et ideo mandatur Episcopo Lincolniae quod faciat cum venire à die Sancti Johannis Baptistae in 15. dies Et unde Vicecomes etc. Consimile versus Vicarium Ecclesiae de Mudiford Christiana filia Thomae optulit se quarto die versus Magistrum Hugonem de Mortuo Mari Magistrum Omerum de Cantuaria & Hamonem Dig de placito Rot. 22. intus Kanc. quare secuti fuerunt placitum in Curia Christianitatis de laico feodo ipsius Christianae in Cantuaria contra Prohibitionem etc. Et ipsi nonvenerunt etc. Et praeceptum fuit Vicecomiti quod attachiaret eos quod essent ad hunc diem Et Vicecomes nichil inde fecit set mandavit quod non habent laicum feodum etc. Et testatum est quod habent terras & tenementa etc. ad sufficienciam etc. Ideo sicut prius praeceptum est Vicecomiti quod attachiet eos quod sint à die Sancti Johannis Baptistae in 15. dies etc. Et unde Vicecomes etc. Et unde testatur etc. Johannes le Fry optulit se quarto die versus Magistrum Galfridum Archidiaconum Cycestriae de placito quare tenuit placitum in Curia Christianitatis de catallis et Rot. 30. dorso Suffex debitis quae non sunt etc. contra Prohibitionem etc. Et ipse non venit etc. Et primò fuit attachiatus per Walterum de Bagenore et Nicholaum de Bekel Et secundò per Robertum de Srivesbeme et Galfridum Boun. Ideo ipsi in misericordia Et praeceptum est etc. quod distringat eum per terras etc. Ita quod habeat corpus ejus à die Sancti Johannis Baptistae in 15. dies Et praedictus Johannes questus est quod praedictus Magister perquisivit breve Domini Regis ad capiendum ipsum pendente placito in Curia hic Inhibitum est Uicecomiti quod occasione illius brevis de captione nichil faciat Consimilis secta versus Johannem Personam Ecclesiae de Rot. 36. dorso Northt Rot. 5. dorso Noting Undel Consimilis per Herbertum de Wlrington versus Ricardum Personam Ecclesiae de Corn. Robertus le Poer versus B. Archiepiscopum Cantuar. de placito quod esset ad hunc diem & hic haberet Robertum Priorem de Faversham & Radulfum the Estling Rot. 7. intus Kanc. Clericos suos ad respondendum ei de placito quare praedictus Prior tenuit placitum in Curia Christianitatis de catallis et debitis quae non sunt etc. contra Prohibitionem etc. Et Vicecomes nichil inde fecit set mandavit quod praeceperat Ballivis Archiepiscopi Cantuariae qui nichil inde fecerunt Ideo praeceptum est Vicecomiti quod non omittat propter libertatem praedictam quin summontat eum quod sit in octabis Sancti Michaelis etc. Et unde etc. Simon de Pateshull etc. versus Magistrum Michaelem Decanum de Arcubus London de placito quare tenet placitum in eadem Curia de catallis et debitis quae Ibid. 10. dorso London non sunt etc. Et alterum mandatum fuit Archiepiscopo Cantuar. quod faceret eum venire etc. Et Episcopus nichil inde fecit nec breve misit Ideo praeceptum est Vicecomiti Kanciae quod summoneat praedictum Archiepiscopum quod sit ad praefatum terminum Willielmus filius Philippi & alii etc. versus Rogerum de Shipton & alios de placito quare tenuerunt placitum in Curia Christianitatis de catallis etc. contra Rot. 15. intus Ebor. Prohibitionem etc. Walterus Kaer & Rich. fill ejus optulit se 4. die versus B. Archiepiscopum Cantuar. de placito quod esset ad hunc diem & haberet hic Michaelem Decanum de Arcubus Rot. 3. intus Lond. London Rich. de Clapham & Willielmum Decanum de Depedal Clericos suos ad respond predict W. et R. de plac quare praedicti W. et R. tenuerunt placitum in Curia Christianitatis de catallis et debitis quae non sunt de Lestamento vel Matrimonio contra Prohibitionem etc. Et de placito quare predict William secutus est idem plac in eadem Curia contra Prohibitionem nostram Et ipse non venit etc. Willielmus de Sywel attach fuit ad respond Richardo le Fleming de plac quare secutus Ibid. rot 26. Lanc. est plac in Curia Christian de catal et deb quae non sunt etc. contra Prohibit etc. Et unde predict R. queritur quod cum predict William traxisset ipsum in placitum in Curia Christian coram Priore de Conynggesheved exigend ab ipso 40 s. & similiter Advocationem Ecclesiae de Erlondem Et ipsi etc. detulisset eidem Willielmo Prohibit Dom. Regis ne pradictum placitum sequeretur Et predict Willielmus spreta Prohibit Dom. Regis secut fuit predict placit in eadem Curia ita quod fecit eum ab ingressu Ecclesiae suspendi et postea excomm Et dicit quod deterioratus est et dam●●m habet ad valenc C. solemnising Et inde producit sectam etc. Et prohibitum est ne sequatur praedictum placitum Beuglos Brun appellat Radulph Vimen de morte Walteri fratris ipsius R. Et Radulpus Ibid. rot 16. Cornub. venit et super hoc venit quidam Magister Wilielmus de Capella Clericus W. Episcopi Exon. differrens litter as praedicti Episcopi per quas idem Episcopus constituit ipsum ad petend & recipiend hic predict Radulphum Clericum suum ipsius Episcopi Et petit ipsum tanquam Clericum Et predict Beuglos quaesitus si vellet sequi in Curia Christianitatis vers. praedictum Radulph de praedicta morte dicit quod sic Et dictum est Magistro Willielmo quod celerem justitiam exhibeat praedicto Beuglos et quod certum diem ei praefigat Et Willielmus praefixit eidem in crastino S. Trinitatis in Cathredrali Ecclesia de Exon. is ei liberatur Et dictum est predict Beuglos quod nisi celerem justitiam ei exhibeant quod redeat etc. In Trinity Term the same year I find these Suits and Attachments of the Plac. de Term. S. Trin. Anno 44 H. 3. in Turri Lond. Ebor. same kind as the preceding Hugo le Bigod per Attornatum suum optalit se quarto die versus Godefridum Archiepiscopum Ebor. de placito quod haberet ad hunc diem Magistrum Hugonem de Cantilupo Praecentorem Ecclesiae Ebor. Willielmum Archidiaconum Richemond & Johannem de Hesel Clericos suos ad respondendum eidem Hugoni de placito quare iidem Praecentor et Archidiaconus tenuerunt placitum in Curia Christianitatis de tertia parte advocationis Ecclesiae de Cottingham contra Prohibitionem etc. Et de placito quare praedictus Johannes secutus est idem placitum in eadem Curia Christianitatis contra eandem Prohibitionem etc. Et ipse non venit & plures fecit defaltas Ita quod praeceptum fuit Vicecomiti quod distringat eum per omnes terras etc. Ita quod de exitibus etc. Et quod haberet corpus ejus ad hunc di●m Et similiter proeceptum fuit Vicecom sicut alias etc. quod distring Richardum de Tauge Johannem de Harhir Robertum de Sink Willielmum le Bretun Michaclem de Bermiteworth Adam le Butil Johannem de Chelray Radulphum de Normanvill Adam de Nawescapp Johannem de Barkeston Nigell de Stockholt & Henr. de Auston per terras etc. Ita quod haberet corpora etc. ad rec etc. si Willielmus le Latymer quondam Vic. Ebor. per ultimum praeceptum ei directum de distriugendo praedictum Archiepiscopum per etc. quod esset coram Justice hic à die S. Hillar● in 15. dies anno r. H. 3. 40. et quod de exitibus terrarum et catal suorum Domino Regi responderet de exitibus terrarum et catallorum ipsius Archiepiscopi in Balliva sua scilicet de bladis catallis redditibus et firmis ad praedictum terminum respondisse potuit circiter quadringent vel quingent marc sicut praedictus Hugo dicit vel non de quibus Domino Regi nihil respond sicut ei praeceptum fuit Et similiter praeceptum fuit Vic. sicut alias etc. quod venire faceret Thomam de Bella aqua Willielmum de Richere Clericum Radulphum fratrem ejus & Hugonem de Lascy quibus Willielmus le Latymer tunc Vicecomes Ebor. commisit Maneria ipsius Archiepiscopi de Shireburne et Cawod et omnia bona in praedictis Maneriis inventa prout idem Willielmus praefatis justiciariis suis apud Westm mandavit ad respondendum Domino Regi de exitibus praedictis Et ipsi non venerunt Et Vicmandavit quod praedictus Archiepiscopus districtus est per omnes terras etc. in Baronia sua scilicet apud Shireburne Wylton Barton Sotelay et Cawod Et quod eritus illarum terrarum committantur Roberto de Wyleby Radulpho de Mileford Thomae de Barkeston et Johanni de eadem Willielmo de Geneldale in Fangefosse Radulpho fill Mariotae de eadem Willielmo de Wodehall Richardo le Caret de Beverlee et Johanni de Lond. de eadem Falconi de Sakesfend et Willielmo fill Willielmi de Beineton ad respondendum de exitibus praedictarum terrarum set noluit permittere corpus suum attachiari Et ideo sicut prius praeceptum est Vic. quod distring eundem Archiepiscopum per omnes terras etc. Ita quod de exitibus etc. Et quod habeat corpus ejus a die Sancti Michaelis in tres septimanas etc. Et precept quod venire fac praedictos Willielmum de Wyleby et alios quibus videlicet exitus terrarum praedictarum commissi fuerunt ad respondendum de eisdem ad eundem terminum Et similiter quod distringat praedictos Thomam de Bella aqua et alios quibus prius exitus Maneriorum praedicti Archiepiscopi de Shireburne et Cawod commissi fuerunt per omnes terras etc. Ita quod habeat corpora eorum ad eundem terminum ad respondendum de exitibus illis Et similiter quod distr praedictos jur. per omnes terras etc. Ita quod de exitibus etc. Et quod habeat corpora eorum ad eundem terminum ad recogn in forma praedicta etc. By which Record we may discern 1. What manifold delays and contempts these Ecclesiastical Officers and the Archbishop made in this Case against the King's Writs and Process 2ly The negligence of the Sheriffs and others in executing and levying the issues of their Manors and Lands seized for their contempts and bringing them in to the King's use as they were enjoined by reason of underhand Bribes and other indirect means to the delay of Justice against them and encouragement of them in their usurpations on the Crown and vexations to the Subjects Hugo Ingman optulit se 4. die versus Matil. de Ferlinghove de placito quare secuta est placitum in Curia Christianitatis de catallis et debitis quae non sunt etc. Ibid. Kanc. contra Prohibitionem etc. Et ipsa non venit & plures fecit defaltas Ita quod praeceptum fuit Vic. quod distr eam per terras etc. Ita quod haberet corpus ejus ad hunc diem Et Vic. nichil inde fecit set mandavit quod nichil habet in Balliva sua per quod potest distr Et super hoc testatum fuit in eadem Curia quod habet terras & tenementa apud Ferlinghove ad sufficientiam per quae potest distringi Et ideo precept est Vic. quod distr eam per omnes terras et tenem etc. Ita etc. et quod habeat corpus ejus à die Sancti Michaelis in unum mensem Et benè testatum est etc. Idem Hugo & Ricardus le Venir optulerunt se 4. die versus Willielmum de la Gare Ibid. Kanc. Henr. de Pinnesdu Radulphum Clericum Walterum de Chapeleyn Emericum Priorem de Folkestan & Simonem le Chapeleyn de placito quare tenuerunt placitum in Curia Christianitatis de catallis et debitis quae non sunt etc. contra Prohibitionem etc. Et ipsi non venerunt Et praceptum fuit Vic. quod attachiaret eos etc. Johannes Rehal habet consimilem sectam verse Ripel Ibid. Wygorn Rot. 13. dorso Hereford Robertus Bugard optulit se etc. versus Nicholaum de Hundelawe de placito quare secutus est consimile placitum in Curia Christian Et ipse non venit & plures fecit defaltas Ita quod primò fuit attach per etc. Hugo le Bigod per Attornatum suum oped se etc. versus G. Archiepiscopum Eborum Rot. 7. intus Eborum de placito quod esset ad hunc diem & ibi haberet Magistrum Hugonem de Cantilupo Praecentorem Ecclesiae Ebor. Willielmum Archidiac Richemund & Johannem de Hesellad ad respondendum ei quare praedicti Praecentor et Archidiac tenuerunt placitum in Curia Christianitatis de tercia parte advoc Ecclesiae de Cotingham & de placito quare praedictus Johannes secutus est idem placitum etc. contra Prohibit etc. Et ipse non venit et plures fecit defaltas Ita quod precept fuit Vic. quod distr eum per etc. Ita quod de exitibus etc. Et quod haberet corpus etc. Et similiter praec fuit Vic. quod distr Ricardum Tange & soc suos etc. per terras etc. Ita quod haberet corpora eorum hic etc. ad rec etc. Si Willielmus le Latimer dum fuit Vic. praedicti Com. per ultimum praeceptum Domini Regis ei directum de distr praed Archiepiscopum per terras etc. quod esset coram Justice hic etc. Et quod de exitibus terrarum etc. respondisse potuerit circiter 40. vel 50. Marcas sicut praedictus Hugo dicit vel non Et Vic. etc. mandat quod breve adeo tardo etc. Et ideo sicut prius praec est Vic. quod distr praedictum Archiepiscopum etc. Et ibi habeat praedictos Clericos suos etc. Et similiter quod distringat praedictos Jurat etc. ad faciendum praedictam Juratam etc. Et unde Vic. mandat etc. In the Placita de Annis 44. & 45. H. 3. in the Tower coram G. de Preston Plac. de Termino S. Mich. an 44 & 45 H. 3. in Turri London Johanne de Wyvill et Johanne Kava Justice de Banco I find these Actions and Attachments upon Prohibitions for prosecuting and holding Suits in Court Christian against the King's Prohibitions Crown and Dignity to the Subject's damages Rot. 6. Ebor. Emma Wasthuse versus Johannem de Langeton Archid. the West-riding et Radulphum Personam de Cornberry Decanum de Anesleya de placito quod tenuerunt placitum in Curia Christianitatis de catallis et debitis quae non sunt de Testamento vel Matrimonio contra Prohibitionem etc. Rot. 10. Norff. Johannes fill Bartholomaei de Wangsanghull and two more attachiati fuerunt ad respondend Willielmo de Wigehall quare ipsi with two others prosecuti fuerunt placitum in Curia Christianitatis de catallis et debitis quae non sunt etc. ad damnum C. sol Rot. 11. Heref. Robertus Hagard versus Nicholaum de Handelaw Rot. 15. London Henric. Persona Ecclesiae Sanctae Margaret in Friday-street attachiatus fuit ad respondendum Henrico Wilmercut quare suspendit eum ab ingressu Eccles. et excommunicavit contra Prohibitionem Dom. Regis ad damnum C. l. Rot. 17. Midds Willielmus fill Philippi de Rus attach fuit ad respondend Richardo de Tayllur Rot. 25. the like by the Prior de la Grace versus Magistr Petr. de Audeham Rot. 29. the like by Walterus de Clifford versus Auketellum Decanum Hereford et Willielmum Archidiac Hereford Rot. 30. Hereford the like by Willielmus Hussemayne versus Magist. Stephanum de Garwill Rot. 34. the like Johannes Persona Ecclesiae de Danesy qui attachiatus est ad respondend Godefrido de London The like Rot. 36. Magist Rogerus Moyin Prior. S. Trinitatis Ebor. Gilbertus de Vicarye et Johannes de Anhul attachiati sunt ad respondend Aliciae the Amikfall etc. unde deteriorata est et damnum habet ad valen C. Marc. Rot. 43. Surr. The like by Willielmus fill Eustachii de Wowereis versus Magist Robertum Officialem Archid. Surr. Robertum Decanum de Guldesford et Hugonem de la Horte Besides these Suits and Attachments upon Prohibitions in Suits for Chattels and Debts there are these Attachments upon Prohibitions for Suits for Free-holds then prosecuted and held in Courts Christian Ibid. Rot. 34. Essex Johannes Persona Ecclesiae de Danesye attachiatus fuit ad respondend Matildae Bacun de placito quare secutus est placitum in Curia Christianitatis de laico feodo ipsius Matild in Danesye contra Prohibitionem etc. unde damnum habet ad valenciam 20. l. Item Rot. 38. et Rot. 46. Linc. Willielmus de Shyrevel versus Magistr Nicholaum de S. Quintino But that which is the most memorable case of this kind in these Plea-Rolls I shall present you with at large * Plac. de Termin S. Hill an 45 H. 3. rot 72. intus Bucks Nicholaus de Wottesdene attachiatus fuit ad respondendum Ricardo fill Godefrido de Wycumbe de placito quare cum idem Nicholaus vadiasset ei quandam legem de hoc quod nullum placitum tenuit in Curia Christianitatis de catallis et debitis quae non sunt de Testamento vel Matrimonio contra Prohibitionem etc. Et legem illam fecisset et ei injunctum esset per justiciarios hic ne praedictum placitum ulterius teneret et Nota. si praedictum Ricardum occasione praedicti placiti excommunicasset ipsum Ricardum sine dilatione absolvi faceret Idem Nicholaus ipsum Ricardum nondum absolvi fecit sicut ei injunctum fuit per justiciarios hic etc. Immo impetravit literas Regis de capiendo praedictum Ricardum occasione praedicti placiti etc. Et unde praedictus Ricardus queritur quod cum vadiasset ei legem scil legem in octabis Sancti Michaelis anno 44 H. 3. et illam legem fecisset in Curia Regis hic et injunctum ei fuisset ne ulterius praedictum placitum teneret et si ipsum occasione praedicti placiti excommunicasset vel excommunicari procurasset ipsum absolveret vel absolvi procuraret praedictus Nicholaus spreta Inhibitione justiciariorum sententias Excommunicationis quas prius in personam suam singulis diebus festivalibus innodaverat puplice et solempniter iterum promulgavit ac quosdam hospites suos qui cum ipso in domo sua voluerunt hospitari excommunicavit et ipsos cum ipso communicantes coram ipso fecit summoneri in Ecclesia Omnium Sanctorum de Wycumbe et coram Cruce spoliari et denudari ct circa Ecclesiam illam fustigari Et postea literas Regias de capiendo ipsum Ricardum tanquam excommunicatum in praedicta sentencia perseverantem per quadraginta dies et amplius impetravit Ita quod idem Ricardus parts suas fugit nec ausus fuit moram ibidem facere donec remedium inde optineret per R. de Thurkelby Et cum idem Ricardus in extremis laborabat mortis extrema senserat jura Ecclesiastica pos●ulaverat ipsi administrari firmiter inhibuit et denegari Dicit enim quod quando corpus Laurentii le Criur qui interfectus fuerat deferebatur in praedicta Villa de Wycumbe ad domum ipsius Ricardi Hugo le Criur et alii Servientes de banco qui ibidem venerant ad servicium mortuorum decenter peragendum in domo praedicti Ricardi pro praedicto mortuo praedictus Nicholaus omnibus qui interfuerunt nunciavit praedictum Ricardum per longum tempus fuisse excommunicatum et in praedicta sententia perseverasse propter quod omnes qui ibidem convenerant ipsum reliquerunt et secum noluerunt communicare et detulerunt corpus praedicti defuncti ad quoddam Hospitale extra Wycumbe ad grave dampnum ipsius Ricardi et in contemptum Inhibicionis justic unde dicit quod deterioratus est et dampnum habet ad valenciam Centum librarum Et inde producit sectam etc. Et Nicholaus venit et defendit vim et injuriam quando etc. Et benè defendit quod nunquam postquam vadiasset praedictam legem non traxit ipsum Ricardum in placitum in Curia Christianitatis quia dicit quod non fuit Ordinarius loci illius nec alicujus Ordinarii vices gerebat nec unquam post excommunicavit nec aliquem cum ipso commorantem nudum circiter Ecclesiam fecit fustigari nec aliquod breve Domini Regis impetravit de capiendo ipsum Ricardum tanquam excommunicatum nec ipsi Ricardo in periculo mortis jacenti Iura sua denegavit nec inhibuit denegari nec unquam impedivit Capellanos Clericos nec Laicos celebrare servicium mortuorum pro praedicto Laurentio in domo ipsius Ricardi si illud servicium ibidem fecisse voluissent Et de hoc ponit se super patriam Ideo praeceptum est Vicecomiti quod venire faciat hic in octabis Sancti Hillarii duodecim etc. per quos etc. Et qui nec etc. ad recognoscendum in forma praedicta quia tam etc. Et concessum est hinc inde The Verdicts and Judgements thereupon are not entered in the Plea-Rolls By all these premised Complaints Suits and Attachments upon Prohibitions in the Common Pleas in one or two Terms we may clearly discern First our Bishops Archdeacon's Officials and other Ecclesiastical Judges manifold encroachments upon the Rights Prerogatives of the King and Jurisdiction of his Temporal Courts 2ly Their frequent high contempts of the King's Prohibitions issued to them 3ly Their intolerable oppressions vexations of Subjects by such injurious Suits to their great damage enforcing them to sue to the King's Courts for Prohibitions Attachments and Writs to recover their damages thereby sustained with their manifold delays defaults and contempts in refusing to appear upon summons and Attachments against them 4ly Their frequent malicious Excommunications of them and such who conversed with them when enjoined by the Judges to absolve them of purpose to hinder discourage them and others to sue for Prohibitions to restrain these their injurious usurpations 5ly The Kings Judge's care and readiness in that age to restrain these their Usurpations and Excommunications by Prohibitions and Attachments against the Ecclesiastical Judges themselves and Prosecutors of such Suits before them by their instigation who were for the most part Clergymen as you may observe they all combining about this time by their * See here Tom. 2. pag. 890 to 912. 983 989 990 991. Articles and Constitutions to trample the King's Prerogative Courts Judges Officer's Laws of the Realm and Subjects Liberties under their feet and bring them under their Interdicts and Excommunications for issuing Prohibitions and Attachments against them Tom. 2. p. 948. l. 10. after Westm insert * Mat. Paris Hist. Angl. P. 959. Anno gratiae 1261. impetrata fuit palam litera de absolutione Regis et Edwardi filii sui super juramentis praestitis prout diximus sed Edwardus illam absolutionem noluit accipere Rege in pertinacia persistente Audientes Magnates Regem taliter absolutum missis nunciis humiliter rogabant ut communiter praestitum juramentum inviolabiliter observare vellet & si quid displiceret eisdem ostenderet ad emendandam Qui nequaquam adquiescens dure et minaciter respondit dicens quoth eye a conventione deferentibus non amplius acquiesceret sed unusquisque deinceps suis propriis defensionibus procederet Hereupon Boniface Archbishop of Canterbury and John Maunsel Treasurer of York the Pope's Chaplain by the King's command issued this Mandate to the Abbot of St. mary's in York wherein they inserted Pope Alexander's memorable Bull dissolving nulling all leagues and confederacies against the King by the Barons enjoining them faithfully to obey and submit unto him under pain of Excommunication of their persons and Interdict of their lands absolving the King from his Oath to observe the Articles of Oxford and admonishing Hugh de Bygod before sufficient witnesses to surrender the Castles of Scardeburg and other Forts to the King as this Certificate of the Abbot which I found in the White Tower will more at large inform us and of Bygod's answer thereunto VEnerabili patri in Christo B. Dei gratia Cantuariensi Archiepiscopo Angliae Primati & Domino Johanni Maunsell Thesaurario Ebor. & Domini Papae Bundela Certif Ann. 45 H. 3. in Turri London Capellano S. permissione Divina Abbas S. Mariae Ebor. salutem in Domino Literas vestras undecimo Kal. Septembris hora vespertina in haec verba recepimus B. Dei gratia Cantuariensis Archiepiscopus totius Angliae Primas & J. Maunsell Thesaurarius Ebor. & Domini Papae Capellanus viro venerabili & discreto Abbati beatae Mariae Ebor. salutem in Domino Mandatum Domini Papae suscepimus in haec verba Alexander Episcopus servus servorum Dei venerabilibus patribus Archiepiscopo Cantuariensi & Episcopo Norwicensi & dilecto filio Johanni Maunsell Thesaurario Ebor. Capellano nostro salutem & Apostolicam benedictionem Rationabilibus sensibus materiam justae admirationis importat securim adversus illum qui cedit in ea vel serram contra illum qui trahit ipsam eos videlicet quos potioribus legitimus subministrationum ordo subjecit adversus authoritatem praesidentium elevari et Principes legum Dominos quos prae suis participibus coelestis ordinatio sublimavit premi arbitrio subditorum Propterea nos mirari cogit publicae relationis assertio auribus nostris insinuans quod nonnulli Barones' Proceres Magnates et alii tam Clerici quam Layci regni Angliae sub praetextu reformandi statum ejusdem regni quasdam Constitutiones Ordinationes et Colligationes charissimi in Christ● filii nostri Regis Angliae illustris titulo in diminutionem et depressionem potestatis et libertatis Regiae factas jurejurando firmaverunt et ab eodem Rege ac plurimis aliis dicti regni Clericis et Laycis ut ad observationem earum suis se juramentis astringerent per quandam impress●onis instantiam exegerunt Cum igitur idem Rex quem inter caeteros Christianos Principes fidei Christianae sinceritas et Catholicae devotionis integritas recommendant non sit quorumlibet deprimendus studiis sed omnium favoribus erigendus nos volentes ipsius honorificentiae aliorumque providere saluti discretioni vestrae per Apostolica scripta districte praecipiendo mandamus quatinus vos omnes vel duo vestrum aut tu frater Archiepiscope solus praedictos Baronet Proceres Magnates et alios monere attentius et efficaciter inducere studeatis non obstantibus hujusmodi juramentis a quibus cum non debeant esse pravitatis vincula eos alias per vos absolvi mandamus praefato Regi tanquam Principi suo adhaereant fideliter et intendant fibi debita promptae fidelitatis et pac●ficae subjectionis obsequia exhibentes nec praetextu Constitutionum Ordinationum vel Colligationum praedictarum aliquatinus impedientes eundem quominus utatur libere pristina in omnibus plenitudine Regiae potestatis Si vero ipsorum aliqui monitis vestris adquiescere fortasse renuerint vos omnes vel duo vestrum vel tu frater Archiepiscope solus eos cujuscunque sint conditionis et gradus vel ordinis ad id per Excommunicationis in personas et Interdicti in terras eorum sententias remoto Appellationis obstaculo compellatis sicut statui dicti Regis et regni sui videritis expedire non obstantibus aliquibus privilegiis vel indultis generaliter vel specialiter quibuscunque ab Apostolica sede conces●●s per quae non expressa praesentibus vel totaliter non inserta mandati nostri executio impediri valeat vel differri seu Constitutione de duabus dietis edita in Concilio generali Si quid autem in eisdem Constitutionibus et Ordinationibus quod absque nullo alieni juris vel privilegiorum seu indultorum aut mandatorum sedis Apostolicae praejudicio Ecclesiarum et Ecclesiasticarum personarum regni praefati favorem vel commodum respiciat continetur id irritum nolumus vel quo ad illud juramenta praedicta nullatenus relaxari Sic itaque sanè intelligi volumus & mandamus quod in aliis literis nostris quas super relaxatione juramentorum praedictorum et praedictis Colligationibus dissolvendis concessimus est expressum ne dum hujusmodi juramenta Constitutiones et Ordinationes in quantum * Nota. Ecclesiasticis utilitatibus consonant relaxari et immutari nolumus aliquid in illis probasse ac tolerasse credamur quod aut Ius laedat alterius aut potestati nostrae seu gratiis quas Sedes memorata concessit quomodolibet adversetur Datum Viterbii Non. Maii Pontificatus nostri anno septimo Hujus igitur authoritate Mandati vobis districtè & in virtute obedientiae praecipiendo mandamus quatinus personaliter accedentes ad Hugonem le Bigod adhibitis testibus idon●is moneatis eundem ut Castra de Scardeburgh & Pikering quae sunt Domini Regis eidem Domino Regi libere et absque aliqua contradictione reddat et deliberet infra quindecim dies post monitionem vestram intimantes eidem quod nisi vestrae paruerit monitioni nos extunc contra ipsum per Excommunicationis et Interdicti sententias juxta formam Mandati Apostolici procedemus Quid a●tem super praemissis feceritis & responsionem nobis per vestras patentes literas festinanter & integraliter rescribatis Copiam praedicti Mandati Apostolici praesentibus inserti quod sub Sigillis nostris vobis transmittimus eidem si à vobis petierit facientes Datum apud Wyndesor 8. die Augusti anno Dom. 1261. Noveritisigitur nos in forma suprascripta ad dictum Dominum H. de Bigot personaliter accessisse & ipsum apud Kyrkebymoreshesd diligenter monuisse ut dicto Domino nostro Regi Angliae H. Castra de Scardeburg & Pikering libere et absque contradictione reddat et deliberet juxta formam in literis vestris contentam Qui nobis respondit Quod de voluntate et mandato Domini Regis et suorum Magnatum juratorum ea recepit sub juramento suo corporaliter praestito fideliter custodienda et nemini sine voluntate et mandato expresso dicti Domini Regis et eorundem Magnatum reddenda seu deliberanda Verum idem Dominus H. le Bigot profitebatur se promptum et paratum Castra memorata dicto Domino Regi de consilio et voluntate expressa dictorum Magnatum vel saltem majoris partis eorundem restituere Dat. apud Hilburg 3. Kal. Septembris anno Domini 1261. What Jurisdiction the King then had in and exercised over his Free-Chappels in visiting resuming and revoking the Lands alienated from them this Letter of the Canons and Vicars of St. Panchris to the King's Chancellor complaining of and appealing against grievances done to them by Adam Wymer under pretext of a concession from the King will inform us EXcellenti viro & Domino in Christo charissimo Domino Waltero de Merion ●●●dela Lite●●rum ●n Turri ●●●don an 45 ●● Domini Regis Cancellario devoti Clerici sui pauperes Canonici & Vicarii Ecclesiae de Penchriz & liberae Capellae Domini Regis salutem & quicquid possunt obsequii reverentiae & honoris Cum in necessitatibus et gravaminibus Ecclesiae nostrae illatis ad Dominum Regem et ad suum Cancellarium habere refugium consueverimus vestrae reverendae Excellentiae conquerendo duximus significandum quod Adam Wymer praetextu cujusdam procurationis Domini Regis continentis quod possit omnia illicite alienata et districta a liberis Capellis Domini Regis in partibus nostris revocare et corrigere defectus quos decet Regiam dignitatem corrigere quibusdam Possessionibus Redditibus et Decimis communae Ecclesiae nostrae intuitu charitatis et diu possessis ut Canonici residentes et Vicarii dictam Communam privare praesumpsit in depressionem et eversionem quasi totius divini obsequii in Ecclesia memorata Facta tamen prius inquisitione die Assumptionis beatae Virginis per viros suspectos nobis contra hoc reclamantibus & appellantibus propter quam appellationem Praebendam Magistri Ricardi de Penchriz cepit in manum Domini Regis quantum in se fuit Hinc est quod reverendae Dominationi vestrae flexis genibus & cum qua possumus devotione supplicamus quatinus intuitu caritatis literas Domini Regis nobis concedere velitis quod non obstante facto dictae Adae in hac parte libera praedictorum uti valeamus possessione sicut prius facere consueverimus cum fines suae Procurationis in hoc ercesserit quod non possunt dici alienata illicitè vel distracta quae in propiores usus & utiliores illius Ecclesiae sunt conversa interveniente authoritate Decanorum Ecclesiae Nos verò parati sumus ipsum juvare pro posse nostro alienata ab Ecclesia nostra revocare pro Deo super praemissis aliquod remedium nobis providere dignemini & nos in orationibus Ecclesiae nostrae vos recommendatos habebimus imperpetuum Valeat etc. The Abbot of St. Edmund's by reason of his exemption from the Archbishop of canterbury's Jurisdiction refused to obey his commands though for the Kings own service in commanding his Castles to be rendered to him by their detainers as this Letter to the King's Chancellor will inform us A Mico suo dilectissimo Domino W. de Mertun Cancellario Domini Regis J. Maunsell Thesaurario Ebor. salutem etc. Cum Dominus Abbas Sancti Bundela Literarum in Turri London W. de Merton Canc. D. Regis An. 45 H. 3. Eadmundi praetendat se exemptum esse a jurisdictione Domini Archiepiscopi Cantuariensis & eo praetextu suo renunciaret privilegio ut dicitur ne mandatum ejusdem Archiepiscopi sibi directum pro negotiis Domini Regis pro Castris ejus eidem Domino reddendis non sit executum Discretioni vestrae significamus quod Domino Regi aliquem non exemptum loco praedicti Abbatis pro expeditione praedicti negotii substituerit Affectamus enim multum privilegia beati Eadmundi conservari illaesa Et quia dilatio istius negotii gravaret dispendium Domino Regi melius est quod persona mediocris substituatur ad praedictum negotium peragendum cum sic pendeat Thus must the King's affairs be neglected by this exempt Abbot for fear of violating his privilege of exemption from the Archbishop Tom. 2. p. 987. l. 7. after per se insert What success the King's Proctors at Rome had in revoking the Statutes made at Oxford and with how much difficulty expense and opposition of sundry Cardinals who favoured the Barons their revocation was procured will appear by this Letter of R. L●vell which I found in the White Tower one of the King's Proctors sent unto him from Viterbium wherein he fully relates the proceedings not mentioned in our Historians SErenissimo ac excellentissimo Domino suo Domino H. Dei gratia illustri Regi * See Tom. 2. 985 986 etc. Angliae Domino Iberniae & Duci Aquitan suus R. Lovel Clericus & in Romana Curia procurator Prosperos semper ad vota successus & se promptum & paratum ad ejus obsequia & mandata Affectans & semper aestuanti desiderio concupiscens ut Statuta Ordinationes et Colligationes quae nonnulli Magnatum regni vestri sub praetextu vestrae statum excellentiae reformandi vestro nomine fecerant ac jurejurando firmarant in manifestam diminutionem potestatis vestrae ac enormem depressionem Regiae libertatis in irritum penitus revocentur et carere decernantur omni robore firmitatis super jam dicta revocatione quasdam literas Apostolicas notari obtinui et grossari quarum copiam licet propter instantiam et malitiam aemulorum et adversariorum nostrorum quamplurium in Romana Curia existentium ad effectum minime pervenissent Serenitati vestrae mittere non omisi veruntamen celanter desiderans ut zelus & sollicitudo quos e●ga Regiam obtineo Majestatem inchoatum consequatur effectum Quodque hi idem adversarii spe quam de ipsorum perceperunt nequitia defraudentur iterato super revocatione praefata meliores et efficaciores litteras quam unquam a sede Apostolica obtentae fuerint non absque * Nota. gravibus expensis necnon laboribus et angustiis impetravi quas namque bullatas habeo eisdem adversariis renitentibus et invitis quae quidem qua●●ibet jurgancium controver●ias è medio auferentes omnes aemulorum praedictorum insidias intentionem et astutias prae caeteris enervarunt Cum autem easdem propter latoris iter praesentium ab eo valdè festinanter aggressum nondum obtinuerim duplicari earundem transcriptum per latorem praedictum vestrae dominationi studui sollicitius intimare quas et bullatas in brevi transmittam Regiae Majestati per quarum nempe impetrationem si vestrae placuerit Celsitudini excellentia Regia ad pristinam libertatem reducta ipsius status omnium contradicentium prorsus intentione frustrata poterit plenarie reformari Praeterea Serenitati Regiae patefiat quod literae quas Magistri Arlotus et Rostandus super revocatione hujusmodi et status vestrae magnitudinis reformatione impetrarunt quia quaedam additiones et clausulae * Nota. in favorem Procerum et Baronum ac totius regni Angliae Praelatorum ac depressionem vestrae Celsitudinis in eisdem extiterunt inspectae minus bene impetratae fuerunt quanquam ad impetrationem ipsarum totis viribus laborarint quemadmodum in litteris foelicis recordationis Alexandri Papae 6. vestra Serenitas videre poterit plenius contineri Grossatis quoque litteris supradictis easdem Dominus Papa propter adversariorum praedictorum nequitiam et importunam instantiam sine fratrum suorum consilio nullatenus voluit expedire quas tandem sicut praedixi bullatas obtineo licet † The Pope & Cardinals were largely bribed on both sides which caused such delays & divisions to get new Bribes from both when they accorded quamplures Cardinales Celsitudini vestrae super hoc adversarii existentes ne ipsae litterae expedirentur juxta posse interposuerunt partes suas Valeat Excellentia vestra per tempora longiora Dat. Viterbii 2. Idus Maii. Placita Term. S. Trinitat de anno 45 Hen. 3. afford us these Actions for Suits in Courts Christian against the King Prohibitions Bedf. Rot. 3. Magister Plac. de Term. S. Trinitat An. 45 H. 3. in Turri London Rogerus de Arde attachiatus fuit ad respondendum Richardo de la Harnes de placito quare tenuit placitum in Curia Christianitatis de catallis et debitis quae non sunt etc. contra Prohibitionem etc. et quod spreta praedicta Prohibition etc. tenuit praedictum placitum in Curia Christianitatis ipsum de die in diem citando quousque fecit ipsum ab ingressu Ecclesiae suspendi et postea excommunicari Vnde dicit quod deterioratur et damnum habet ad valenciam 40 L. Et inde producit sectam Ibid. London Hugo Fippuet & Johannes de Haledel versus Richardum de Harewes Canonicum Sancti Pauli Rot. 6. London Adam de Gloucester versus Magistr Richardum de Stafford R●t 20. Northt Johannes de Gerneby Clericus attachiatus fuit ad respondendum Thomae Corbet Rot. 23. Lond. Magister Richardus de Stafford attachiatus fuit ad respondendum Adae de Glouc. Rot. Sussex Henricus de Maloly versus Magistr Walterum de Gloverne Decanum Cycestriae Magist. Galfridum de Gates Archid. Cycestr & Thomam Subdiaconum Cycestriae were sued for holding and prosecuting the like Suits for Chattels and Debts against the King's Prohibitions Ibid. Rot. 3. Willielmus de Hunturn versus Johannem Trechard Officialem Archid. Wynton de placito quare tenuit placitum in Curia Christian de laico feodo praedicti Willielmi etc. contra Prohibitionem etc. Ibid. Rot. 39 Robertus Swalle attachiatus fuit ad respondend Roberto de Hanneworth de placito quare prosecutus est placitum in Curia Christianitatis de catallis et debitis quae non sunt de Testamento vel Matrimonio contra Prohibitionem etc. Et unde queritur quod cum traxisset eum in placitum in Curia Christianitatis in Comitatu Lincolniae coram Magistro Alano de petendo ab ipso sexaginta solidos detulisset praedicto Roberto in crastino Sancti Baptistae anno regni Regis Henr. 3. quadragesimo quarto in majori Ecclesia Lincolniae Regiam Prohibitionem ne praedictum placitum sequeretur praedictus Robertus Swalle spreta praedicta Regia Prohibitione secutus est idem placitum contra praedictam Prohibitionem Ita quod primo fecit ipsum ab ingressu Ecclesiae suspendi et postea excommunicari Et unde dicit quod deterioratus est et dampnum habet ad valenciam 10. l. Et inde producit sectam Et Robertus Swalle venit & defendit vim & injuriam quando etc. Et benè defendit quod nunquam secutus est versus praedictum Robertum praedictum placitum contra Prohibitionem Et hoc paratus est defendere contra ipsum & sectam suam prout Curia consideraverit Ideo consideratum est quod vadiet legem se 12. manu & veniat cum lege sua in Octabis Sancti Hilarii Plegii de lege Adam de Bukeler & Robertus le Blond Postea in Octabis Sanctae Trinitatis anno 44. venit praedictus Robertus de Hanneworth & optulit se quarto die versus praedictum Robertum Swalle & ipse non venit etc. Et habuit diem per Essoniatorem suum ad hunc diem postquam comparuit in Curia scilicet à die Sancti Martini in quindecim dies anno 45. & vadiat ei legem praedictam Ideo consideratum est quod praedictus Robertus de Hanneworthe recuperet dampna sua 10 l. Et praedictus Robertus Swalle et plegii sui in misericordia Et praeceptum est Vicecomiti quod de terra praedicti Roberti Swalle fieri faciat praedictos denarios et illos habeat hic in Octabis Sancti Michaelis By which Record it is most apparent 1. That the Prosecutors of such Suits in Ecclesiastical Courts whereof they have no legal conusance shall upon conviction render full damages to the parties grieved by their prosecution and likewise be fined and amerced to the King for the injury and contempt pro hoc quod placita quae pertinent ad Coronam et Dignitatem Regis trahit ad alienum Forum Yea judices puniantur co quod post Prohibitionem processerunt et si convincuntur Gaolae committantur poena pecuniaria graviter puniantur et ille eodem modo de quo queritur qui hoc procuravit as Judge * De Legibus & Consuetud Angl. l. 5. c. 2. f. 402 403. c. 13. f. 409 410. See here Tom. 2. p. 874 875 886. Bracton in that age and these Judges in this case resolved 2ly That their Lands shall be extended to satisfy the damages About the same year Term. S. Mich. I found these ensuing Prohibitions and Attachments in the Tower for holding Plea of and prosecuting Suits in Courts Plac. de Term. S. Mich. an 45 H. 3. in Turr. London Rot. 13. dorso Kanc. Christian belonging to the King's Courts alone Beatrice quae fuit uxor Willielmi de Faversham optulit se quarto die versus B. Archiepiscopum Cant. quod hic haberet Willielmum Attegore Officialem suum Simonem de Sunge Capellanum & Johannem de Dunstal Clericos suos ad respondendum eidem B. quare praedictus W. tenuit et praedicti Simon et Johannes se cuti sunt placitum in Curia Christianitatis de catallis et debitis quae non sunt de Testamento vel Matrimonio contra Prohibitionem etc. Et ipse non venit etc. Et fuit attachiatus per etc. Willielmus de Wit Offic. Archidiac Dor attach fuit ad respond Galfrido & Ibid. Rot. 14. dorso Dorses Jacobo de Trowe quare tenuit placitum in Curia Christianitatis de catallis et debitis quae non sunt etc. contra etc. Et cum idem G. anno 42. detulisset eidem Offic. Regiam Prohibitionem in Ecclesia de Wynterburn Markminster ne praedictum placitum teneret idem Offic. spreta Prohibitione Regia tenuit idem placitum et eos ab ingressu Ecclesiae fecit suspendi et postea excommunicari Unde dicunt quod per hoc deteriorati sunt et dampnum habent ad valenciam C s. Et Willielmus venit etc. Et benè defendit quod nunquam tenuit aliquod plac etc. contra Prohib Dom. Regis etc. Hugo Yungman oped se 4. die versus Mabell de Ferburgh & Henr. de Pormesden Ibid. 35. dorso Kanc. quare secuti sunt constmile plac etc. Et praec est Vic. quod distringat cos per omnes terras etc. Et hab●at corpora etc. Idem Hugo oped se 4. die vers William de la Gare and five more there named quare tenuerunt plac etc. de catallis et debitis quae non sunt etc. Et mandatum est Archiepiscopo sicut alias qui nichil inde fecit nec breve remisit Ideo etc. Ibidem Thomas de Burge per etc. oped se etc. versus Abbatem de S. Agath quare secutus est consimile plac Et ipse non venit etc. Ibid. Ebor. ss Gremura quae fuit uxor A. de Benderton per etc. optulit se etc. versus Magister Galfrid the Gates Archidiac Cycestr & Gilbert Capellanum Ecclesiae de Mengelton Ibid. rot 52. intus Sussex quare predict Galfrid tenuit & predict Gilb. secutus est consimile plac Et ipsi non venerunt etc. Et Galfr. fecit attach Et mandatum est Episcopo Cycestr quod fac Gilb. venire etc. Richardus de Maunton Persona Ecclesiae etc. oped se etc. versus A. Episc Linc. Ibid. rot 60. quod habeat hic Johannem Personam Eccles. de Undel de plac quare secutus est placitum etc. the catal etc. quae non sunt de Testamento vel Matrimonio contra etc. Et plures fecit defaltas etc. R. Com. Glouc. & Hereford per etc. oped se etc. vers. Episc Linc. quod haberet hic Ibid. Northt Magistr Johannem Personam Eccles Undel Clericum suum quare cum idem Rich. de Maunton Clericus ipsins Com. tenet Eccles. de Kesingberbery de advocatione sua predict Johan clamat eandem Ecclesiam de advocatione Abbatis de Aquientres exiget ipsum R. de praedicta Ecclesia in Curia Christ auctoritate ordinar contra Prohibit Walterus le Wit etc. Esson Simonis fratris ipsius Walteri oped se etc. versus Rot. 80. Kanc. William at Gore Offic. Archidiac Cantuar. Turgis de Alnested etc. de placito quare predict Officialis tenuit placitum in Curia Christianitatis de catallis etc. quae non sunt de Testament etc. contra etc. Et de placito quare praedictus Turgis & alii secuti sunt idem placitum etc. contra etc. Et ipsi non venerunt etc. Et praeceptum fuit Vic. etc. quod attach eos quod essent ad hunc diem etc. Willielmus le Chamberlegher oped se etc. versus E. Episc Sarum Rogerum de Rot. 6. Wiltes Prenleshal de plac quod habet Official Archidiaconi Sar. de placito quare idem Rog. tenuit plac in Curia Christianitat de catallis et debitis quae non sunt etc. contra Prohibit etc. Et ipse non venit Et fuit attachiatus per etc. Johannes de Albetost oped se etc. vers. Willielmum Episcopum Bathon de placito Rot. 23. Somerset quod haberet hic Magistr Johannem le Ford & Mag. Johannem de Axxebrigge Clericos suos ad respond eidem Johanni de plac quare tenuerunt plac in Curia Christianitatis de catallis et debitis quae non sunt etc. contra etc. Et ipse non venit Et plures fecit default Ideo precept est Vic. quod distringat eum per terras etc. Henricus de Nokuneton oped se etc. verse Abbatem S. Mariae Ebor. quare secutus est plac in Curia Christian de catal et deb quae non sunt etc. contra etc. Et ipse Rot. 27. Ebor. non venit Et praec est Vic. quod attach eum etc. William de Holteb oped se etc. vers. Godefrid Archiep. Ebor. quod haberet Gilbert Rot. 30. Ebor. Priorem Eccles Omnium Sanctorum Ebor. Alanum de Sydon Vallibus de placito quod dictus Gilb. tenuit plac in Curia Christianitat de catal etc. quae non sunt etc. contra etc. Et predict Alanus secutus est idem plac Et Archiepiscopus non venit Et fuit attachiatus per etc. Philippus de Conele oped se etc. versus Episcopum Lond. quod haberet Solomon Rot. 40. Northt Personam Ecclesiae de Hildeneby & Robertum de S. Agatha quare predict Rob. tenuit & predict Solomon secutus est predict plac in Curia Christian de catal etc. Et Epicopus non venit Et plures fecit defaltas Et praeceptum fuit Vic. quod distringat eum per omnes terras suas etc. Willielmus de la Chambre etc. oped se etc. verse Th. de Ripton Personam Ecclesiae Rot. 41. Wiltes Sanctae Mariae de Dunheved & Rog. etc. Offic. Archid. Sarum de placito de catallis et debitis quae non sunt etc. et quod idem Offic. spreta prohibit Dom. Regis d●sistere contempsit etc. breve de attach praedictum W. Officialis etc. in deceptionem Curiae Regis pendente placito in Curia Regis ad mandatum Episcopi Sarum literas Domini Regis de capiendo ipsum Willielmum impetravit quo minus praedictum placitum etc. potest sequi etc. Et quia prius praeceptum fuit etc. de capiendo ipsum Willielmum tanquam Claves Ecclesiae contempnentem etc. quod non caperet etc. quousque plac in praefata Curia Dom. Regis motum fuerit terminatum Johannes de Sancto Lendo oped se etc. versus Abbatem de Kaimeston de plac quare Ibid. rot 62. dorso Sumels secutus est placitum in Curia Christianitatis de catallis et debitis quae non sunt de Testamento vel Matrimonio contra Prohibitionem etc. Et non venit etc. Unde praeceptum est Vic. quod distr eum per terras etc. Ita quod habeat corpus etc. Walterus de Coleshull optulit se 4. die versus Th. Personam de Karleon de placito quare secutus est plac in Curia Christian de catallis et debitis quae non sunt etc. contra Prohibitionem etc. Et ipse non venit etc. Et ponatur per meliores pleg quod sit etc. Et primi etc. Ibid. Norff. rot 64. Simon de Preston optulit se 4. die versus Thomam de Dunington de placito etc. ut supra Et ipse non venit etc. Et mandatum fuit Archiepiscopo Ebor. quod faceret Ibid. Ebor. rot 66. eum venire etc. Et Archiepiscopus nichil inde fecit etc. Ideo Vic. summon Archid. quod sit ad praedictum termin & ibi habeat praedictum Clericum suum Hamo fill Constantini oped se etc. versus Johannem de Barwick de placito quare tenuit plac in Curia Christ de catallis etc. contra Prohibit etc. Et ipse non Ibid. Midds rot 69. venit etc. quia fecit Justic. securos de proseq per etc. Ideo sicut prius praeceptum est Vic. quod attach eum quod sit à die Paschae etc. Galfridus de Trowe etc. oped se etc. verse E. Episcopum Sarum de placito quod esset ad hunc diem & haberet hic Hugo Personam Ecclesiae de Brianestr de placito Ibid Dorset rot 77. quare secutus est plac ut supra Et ipse non venit etc. Et fuit attach per N. le Tayllur etc. Ideo ponatur per meliores pleg quod sit à die Paschae etc. All these Prohibitions Suits abundantly evidence the many encroachments of the Ecclesiastical Courts upon the King's Crown dignity and Subject's liberties this year Tom. 2. p. 994. l. 2. after August add I found this memorable Case upon an Attachment for suing in the Spiritual Court against the King's Prohibition Placita Assisarum in the Tower Anno 47 H. 3. coram M. de Litelebery & sociis suis etc. Magister Galfridus de Gates Archidiaconus Cycestr in misericordia pro Sussex pluribus defaultis versus * See f. 115. b. Johannem de Frye Item Magister Johannes attachiatus fuit ad respondendum praedicto Johanni de placito quare tenuit placitum in Curia Christianitatis de catallis et debitis quae non sunt de Testamento vel Matrimonio contra Prohibitionem etc. Et quare idem Archidiaconus simul cum Bartholomaeo Vicario de Billinghurst pendente praedicto placito in Curia Regis coram justiciariis apud Westm in deceptionem Curiae Regis ad mandatum Johan Episcopi Cicestr litteras Regis Vicecomiti Sussex directas de capiendo praedictum Johannem tanquam in excommunicatione contumaciter perseverantem impetraverit Et unde praedictus Johannes queritur quod cum quidem Bartholomaeus Vicarius de Billinghurst implacitasset ipsum coram praedicto Magistro Galfrido in Curia Christianitatis in Ecclesia Cathedrali Cycestr exigendo ab eo unum denarium de annuo redditu de laico tenemento ipsius Johannis in Billinghurst & idem Johannes die Jovis proximo post festum Sancti Martini anno quadragesimo sexto detulisset ei litteras Domini Regis de Prohibition in praedicta Ecclesia Lycestr ne praedictum placitum teneret Idem Galfridus spreta Prohibit praedicta tenuit praedictum plac inter eos et ipsum suspendi fecit et excommunicari et postea in deceptionem Curiae Domini Regis pendente praedicto placito coram praefatis justiciariis apud Westm impetravit breve Domini Regis de capiendo ipsum contra Coronam et dignitatem Regis Unde dicit quod deterioratus est et dampnum habet ad valenciam 40. marc etc. Et Magister Galfridus venit & defendit vim & injuriam quando etc. & quicquid est contra Coronam etc. Et benè cognoscit quod ipse tenuit praedictum placitum et de catallis quae mere pertinent ad spiritualitatem Quia dicit quod consuetudo Billinghurst talis est quod illi qui panem benedictum dant diebus Dominicis offerunt cum pane benedicto unum denarium vel unam candelam de valore unius denarii Et quia praedictus Johannes detinuit oblationem illam de denario et de candela offerenda cum pane benedicto sicut praedictum est questus sit praedictus Vicarius ipsi tanquam Archidiacono suo et ipse tanquam Ordinarius tenuit inde placitum inter eos ut de oblatione mere pertinente ad spiritualitatem Et de impetratione brevis Domini Regis de capiendo ipsum Johannem dicit quod praedictum breve nunquam impetratum fuit per ipsum nec ipse Johannes unquam per breve illud captus fuit nec imprisonatus Et Johannes dicit quod nec ipse nec pater suus unquam aliquem denarium obtulerunt cum pane benedicto nec aliquam candelam nec aliquis parochianus de parochia de Billinghurst hujusmodi oblationem dat nisi fuerit ex voluntate sua et non aliquo jure vel aliqua * Cons●etudine consideratione antiqua Et petit quod hoc inquiratur Postea quia praedictus Johannes non potest ostendere quod praedictum breve de capiendo ipsum impetratum fuit per praedictum Archidiaconum nec ipse unquam per breve illud captus vel imprisonatus fuit consideratum est quod idem Archidiaconus quoad haec sine die Et similiter quia idem Johannes non potest ostendere quod idem Archidiaconus tenuit aliquod placitum de aliquo laico tenemento suo nec de aliquibus debitis vel catallis nisi tantummodo de praedicta Oblatione quae mere pertinet ad spiritualitatem et quod placitum in Curia Regis non potest nec debet terminari con●ideratum est quod praedictus Archidiaconus inde sine die et Johannes in misericordia pro falso clamore Among Placita coram N. de Turre W. Bonquer & sociis suis Justice Itin. apud Plac. de Termino S. Mich. an 46 & 47 H. 3. in Turri London Rot. 10. Canter sub octabis Sancti Martini Term. S. Mich. anno 47 H. 3. I met with these Prohibitions and Attachments for Suits in Courts Christian Rot. 9 Adam Gutra versus Magistr Radulphum de Mertune de placito quare secutus est placitum in Curia Christianitatis de catallis et debitis quae non sunt etc. contra Prohibitionem etc. Consimile Rot. 10. Hereford Adam de Averil versus Priorem de Hurl Consim Bedf. Hugo de Turpa & Margareta uxor ejus versus Walterum Priorem de Caldewelle de placito quod cum idem Prior in Curia Domini Regis coram Justiciariis suis Itinerantibus apud Bedford attachiatus fuerit ad respondendum praedictis Hugoni de Turpa & Margaretae uxori ejus de placito quare tenuit placitum in Curia Christianitatis de medietate advocationis Capellae de Hyntone contra Prohibitionem Domini Regis Idem Prior venit in eadem Curia Domini Regis coram praedictis Justiciariis & vadiat legem se duodecima manu quod contra praedictam Prohibitionem non venit nec post eam praedictum placitum tenuit contra legem praefatis justiciariis factam Et consideratum fuit in eadem Curia etc. Et quod praedictus Prior inde esset sine die & praedicti Hugo & Margareta in misericordia Et postea prohibitum fuit per eosdem justiciarios Domini Regis praedicto Priori ne de caetero teneret praedictum placitum Idem Prior spreta Prohibitione Domini Regis et in contemptu Iusticiariorum et Curiae Domini Regis idem placitum per se et Commissarios suos nihilominus tenuit ad manifestam praedictorum Hugonis et Margaretae exhaeredationem et injuriam ut dicunt Et ipse non venit etc. Et praeceptum fuit Vic. quod haberet ipsum ad hunc diem etc. Tom. 2. p. 994. l. 20. after Januarii add I find that this * See Godwins Catalogue of Bishops p. 177. John Gernsey Bishop of Winchester after his Simonaical costly Consecration at and return from Rome into England before his entry into his Cathedral where he expected the King's presence at his Instalment was summoned to meet him at Canterbury and to go thence with him to Dover which he excused by this Original Letter to him which I found in the White Tower EXcellentissimo Principi & Domino suo reverendo H. Dei gratia illustri Regi Ex Bundela Literarum de an 47 H. 3. in Turri Lond. Angliae Domino Hyberniae Duci Aquitaniae suus J. ejusdem miseratione Wynt Ecclesiae Minister humilis salutem & se ipsum cum omni reverentia & honorem De adventu vestro in Angliam quem sitibundis affectibus jamdudum e●pectavimus grates Altissimo referimus copiosas verùm Regalis Celsitudinis vestrae literas die Sabbati prox ante Natale Domini dieque Dominica in ejusdem Vigil diversis tamen nunciis eodem recepimus sub tenore quod Festum Natale predict vobiscum celebraremus Cantuar. vobisque ad mare usque ad Dovor occursuri ad quae tam loci distantia quod temporis brevitate nos jam impossibiles effici satis liquet ingressu etiam in Ecclesia nostra Cathredrali Wynton dudum disposito et parato quem Regalis Majestatis praesentia praestolata diutius credidimus illustrari prout ore tenus vestrae Dominationi nos Paris exposuisse meminimus in quibus nostram impotentiam non voluntariam sed potius necessariam Regali excellentiae habere placeat excusatam pro quo Magistrum Petrum de Exon. Nepotem nostrum Majestati Regiae destinamus pro sollemni gerentes tripudio si nobis per eundem vestrae prosperitatis eventus sanitate comite nuncietur una cum vestrae beneplacito voluntatis ad quod paratos nos & meritò promptos pro viribus profitemur Caeterum de statu nostro & Ecclesiae nostrae quam multis prosecutionum procellis invenimus conquassatam ordinato & disposito sub celeritate qua poterit post Festum memoratam gressus nostros versus vos annuente Domino quam citius dirigemus Excellentiam vestram conservet Altissimus utinam per diuturna tempora prosperè regnaturam Datum Wyntoniae in Vigil Nativitatis etc. About the same time he being complained of to the King by P. de Sancta Maria the King's great favourite for molesting him in the Archdeaconry of Surry and other Benefices in his Diocese he thereupon sent this Epistle to the King denying the truth of his suggestions and beseeching him not to credit it till he had heard and spoken with him EXcellentissimo Principi ac Domino reverendo Domino H. Dei gratia illustri Bundela Literarum in Turri London An. 47 H. 3. Regi Angliae etc. suus J. miseratione Divina Wynton Ecclesiae Minister humilis salutem cum omni reverentia & honore Majestatis vestrae Literis nuper nobis directis intelleximus quod nos Magistro P. de Sancta Maria super Archid. Sarr ac aliis quibusdam beneficiis in nostro fitis Dioc. molestiam intulimus et gravamen prout reverendae vestrae Dominationi ipsum accepimus suggesisse quod nunquam nostrae fuit intentionis sicut nec esse debuit ne dum sibi quem favour Regal in dilectionis amplexum comperimus suscepisse sed nec unquam cum scrupulo conscientiae gravamen inferre seu molestiam Vestrae Celsitudini quanta possumus precum instantia devotissimè supplicamus quatinus si placet praedicti Magistri suggestionem seu relatum cum nondum ex parte nostra coram V. K. comparuerit responsalis ut veracem nullatenus admittatis quoniam si in aliquo contra eundem Magistrum injus●è processerimus parati sumus expositis prius Regali excellentiae exponendis manum apponere correctricem pro quo finaliter prosequendo proponimus Deo dante citra diem Lunae proximam cum Majestate vestra Regia habere colloquium personale Excellentiam vestram per diuturna tempora prosperet Altissimus & conservet Dat. Cant. 5. Kal. Junii anno Domini 1263. Tom. 2. p. 996. l. 5. after etc. add King Henry the 3d. being higly offended with William Bolton Bishop of Bath and Wells for suing the Abbot and Covent of Glastonbury in the Court of Rome against his promise and prohibition for Freeholds and Advowsons' to the prejudice of his Crown and Dignity for which his Temporalties and goods were seized by the King's Officers upon the Popes and his Cardinal's requests who favoured the Bishop's cause which he fairly propounded before the than Archbishop of Canterbury Bishop elect of Salisbury Abbot of Westminster and another then at the Pope's Court they writ this Letter to the King on the Bishop's behalf which I found in the White Tower defaced in some words and lines EXcellentissimo Domino H. Dei gratia Regi Angliae illustri Domino Iberniae Pundela Literarum in Turri London an 47 H. 3. Duci Aquitanniae & Comiti Andegaviae B. Cantuariensis Archiepiscopus E. Saresbariensis Electus Abbas Westmonasteriensis & Magister obsequium intelligimus tanto illa vobis libentius suademus quae justitiam sapere ac aequitatem continere ●entimus Sanè quae ipsius ac Bathon & Well Ecclesiarum non tangunt negotium inter alios fideles nostros apud & honoris Reg●i zelator existit ac suum & Ecclesiarum ipsarum negotium coram Domino Papa et fratribus honeste proposuit in quantum potuit reverenter Verum idem Dominus Papa et fratres praedicti super hiis pro quibus idem Episcopus venit ad Curiam proponunt exhibere plenarie justitiae complementum Nos itaque attendentes quod pertinet ad Regiae dignitatis honorem ut idem Episcopus per nos conservetur interposuimus partes nostras quod praedicto placeret Episcopo a nobis recipere quod de rigore juris debebat et poterat obtinere qui nobis benignius annuit in hac parte intendens salvo jure suo et Ecclesiarum suarum in quantum poterit Celsitudini Regali defer Quocirca de speciali praecepto Domini Papae et fratrum suorum serenitatem Regiam exoramus quatinus diligenter considerantes quam specialiter iidem Dominus Papa et fratres pro eodem Episcopo nobis dirigunt scripta sua et quod dictus Episcopus inter alios Praelatos Angliae vobis semper devotus extitit et in vestris et vestrorum negotiis fideliter laboravit injurias et gravamina si quae fuerint a justiciariis et Ballivis Regiis Episcopo praedicto illata sine difficultate qualibet revocari faciat Regia magnitudo Nec ipsum si contra justitiam aliquatenus molestetis nec permittatis ab aliis quantum in vobis fuerit molestari sed ei potius exhibeatis vos in Regio favore munificum & in cunctis opportunitatibus gratiosum ita quod idem Episcopus et alii ejus exemplo ad fideliter obsequendum vobis fortius animentur ac vobis praeter divinae retributionis praemium ab eodem Domino Papa et fratribus praedictis qui hoc gratum habebunt plurimum et acceptum exinde debita perven at actio gratiarum Nec nos pro ipso Episcopo ita affectuose scriberemus nisi quia evidenter probavimus ipsum in vestris negotiis providum etc. Datum Anagnini die Dominica ante festum Beati Dionysii Anno 48 H. 3. I met with a Bundle of Certificates of Excommunications Elections and Proxies from Bishops and others in the White Tower where are many such during his reign out of which I shall present you with three usual forms of Significavits and Certificates of Excommunications then and since in use evidencing their inability to redress any Ecclesiastical abuses without the King's Sovereign power and assistance and one Letter of Attorney by the Abbot of Ramsey then sick appointing another toappear for him in a Great Council of the Nobles to which he was summoned SErenissimo Domino suo H. Dei gratia Regi Angl. etc. J. miseratione divina Bundela Certif etc. an 48 H. 3. in Turri London Winton Episcopus salutem etc. Cum quidam maledictionis filii in Ecclesias de Brerdinges & de Lyngefeld se temeritate propria intrudentes ipsas manu armata detineant occupatas Decimas ad eos spectantes colligant et se de aliis spiritualibus intromittant nec possint per censuram Ecclesiasticam super hoc coerceri Serenitatem Regiam attentius duximus exorandam quatenus eos a Sacrilegio praedicto compescere et revocare dignemini per datam a Domino vobis Regiam potestatem seculare contra eos brachium extendendo Conservet etc. Dat. London 2. Non. Augusti Anno Domini 1264. EIdem Regi H. etc. Carleol Episcopus salutem Excellentiae vestrae notum Ibidem facimus quod Adam de Guyp nostrae Diocesis ob suam contumaciam manirestam Ercommunicationis sententia innodatus per quadraginta dies et amplius persistit contumaciter in eodem claves Ecclesiae contemnendo Quocirca Excellen●iam vestram humiliter supplicamus quatinus ad tantam ipsius insolentiam reprimendam vestrae Majestatis brachium juxta consuetudinem regni vestri Dei et Ecclesiae intuitu apponere dignemini cum effectu Conservet etc. Dat. London Kal. Julii Anno ut supra EIdem Regi etc. W. Exoniensis Episcopus salutem Cum Willielmus le Ibidem Botyler Laicus de Comitatu Devon pro ejus contumacia & offensa manifestâ excommunicationis sententiâ per nos meruerit innodari justitia exigente et in eadem per quadraginta dies et amplius perseverans claves Ecclesiae pertinaciter contemnendo ad Ecclesiasticam non curat redire veritatem ne ovis morbida totum gregem Dominicum inficiat Dominationem vestram requirimus et rogamus quatinus talem contumaciam per potentiam Regiae Majestatis secundum Regni vestri consuetudinem a sua pertinacia revocare dignemini ut quem timor Dei ab errore non revocat brachium coerceat seculare Valeat etc. Dat. London die Martis proximo post festum Apostolorum Petri & Pauli Anno ut supra EIdem Regi etc. H. permissione Divina Ramen Ecclesiae Minister humilis Ibidem salutem etc. Quoniam gravi aegritudine & nimia debilitate corporis laborantes in lecto detenti in crastino S. Trinitatis apud London esse non valemus super quo multum dolemus idcirco dilectos nobis in Christo fratrem W. Sacristam nostram & Dominum Willielmum Camberlan Senescallum nostrum sub alternatione Attornatos nostros constituimus ad consentiendum vice nostra Magnatum tunc ibidem praesentium consilio et ad faciendum ea quae vestram Regiam dignitatem et Regni vestri utilitatem tangunt et pacem Vestrae Regiae Majestati devotè supplicantes quatinus Divinae pietatis & humanae fragilitatis intuitu nostros praedictos Attornatos loco nostro admittentes absentiam nostram involuntariam habere dignemini excusatam Valeat etc. Anno 49 H. 3. The Dean and Chapter of Akaden in Ireland upon the death of their former made this Certificate thereof and petition to the King for the Election of a new Bishop extant in a Bundle of Certificates and Petitions in the White Tower EXcellentissimo Domino H. Dei gratia illustri Regi Angliae sui fideles oratores Bundela Certif & Petic an 49 H. 3. in Turri Lond. Decanus & Capitulum Akadens salutem etc. Vestrae Excellentiae Majestatem latere nolumus nec debemus Ecclesiam nostram per mortem venerabilis patris Thomae ejusdem Ecclesiae Episcopi nunc esse Pastoris solatio destitutam Quare vestrae Regiae Majestatis Excellentiam modis omnibus quibus possumus flagitamus quatinus per latorem praesentium Maur. Clericum nostrum fidelem Nuncium vestrum Regium assensum pariter et consensum nobis ad eligendum Pastorem impendatis Tantum inde facientes ne praefata Ecclesia patiatur etc. Dat. apud Abiden Ecclesiam crastino S. Trinitatis Anno 1265. EXcellentissimo Domino H. Dei gratia illustri Regi Angliae suus fidelis Odo Okonchubyr Rex Connact salutem & in omnibus victoriam Vestrae Regiae Majestatis Ibidem excellentiam exoramus modis quibus possumus quatinus Decano & Capitulo Akaden ipsa per mortem venerablis patris Domini T. ejusdem Ecclesiae Episcopi vacant vestrum consensum pariter et assensum per nuncium eorundem ad eligendum Pastorem vultu sereno et favorabili si placet impendatis Tantum inde facientes ne praefata Ecclesia quae ad praesens ultra viginti marcarum summam in redditibus non abundat propter retardationem Regii assensus quos ab●it in temporalibus vel spiritualibus patiatur In cujus petitionis testimonium has literas nostras vestrae Majestati Regiae mittimus patentes Dat. anno regni Regis H. 49. EXcellentissimo etc. H. Regi Angl. &c M. Decanus & totum Capitulum Ibidem Elfinen Ecclesiae salutem & orationes Quia per mortem venerabilis patris nostri Domini Thomae bonae memoriae Elfinen Episcopi Ecclesia nostra Pastoris solatio noscitur esse destituta Ideo vestram Regiam Majestatem humiliter du●imus exorandam quatinus per latorem praesentium providendi Ecclesiam Elfinen de Pastore idoneo nobis de solita vestrae Majestatis benignitate tribuere dignemini ne per defectum Pastoris Ecclesia nostra Elfin in spiritualibus et temporalibus detrimentum patiatur Valeat etc. EXcellentissimo etc. ut supra R. miseratione Divina Meneven Ecclesiae minister humilis salutem etc. Pro dilectis filiis Canonicis S. Johannis de Ibidem Karmerdyn vestrae Magnificentiae quanta decet devotione duximus supplicandum quatenus memoratis Canonicis ad vos pro negotio electionis suae venientibus quibus iterato ad vos veniendi tutus propter hostilitatem non patet accessus quibus etiam propter destructionem domus suae ad viatica et sumptus non sufficiunt sme magno incommodo facultates concedere velitis quod post electionem celebratam electioni ipsorum ac Electo Ballivus vester de Kermerdyn vice vestra praebeat assensum Valeat etc. Ad eundem effectum ad Regem mittuntur literae Canonicorum Prioratus de Kaermerdyn Dat. die Lunae prox post festum S. Valentini anno Domini 1265. Tom. 2. p. 1012. l. 45. after ut supra insert The decayed Placita apud Plac. de Term. Paschae anno 49 H. 3. in Turri Lond. Westm in the Tower coram Gilberto de Preston etc. Johanne de Wyvil Justic. de Term. Pasch anno regni Regis Henrici fill Regis Johannis 49. furnish us with these Suits and Attachments for holding and prosecuting Pleas in Courts Christian against the King's Prohibitions which I shall but name Linc. Johannes fill Nicholai de Junthely per Atturnatum etc. brought an Action versus Galfridum de Hekinton Decanum de Stafford and others de placito quare predict Galfr. tenuit placitum in Curia Christianiiatis de catallis et debitis quae non sunt de Testamento vel Matrimonio contra Prohibitionem etc. Adam Rueril brought the like versus Priorem de Hurl Idem contra Magistr Radulfum de Malawe Norf. Willielmus de Wygenhal the like versus Simonem Abbatem S. Edmundi & Robertum Priorem S. Edmundi Berks Abbas & Conventus de Messenden the like versus Aluredem Priorem de Rading etc. quare tenuerunt & versus Will de Englefend quare secutus est idem placitum in eadem Curia contra Prohibitionem etc. In a Bundle of Certificates and Petitions by Bishops and others to the King in the White Tower Anno 50 H. 3. I met with these three forms of Certificates made to the King of Layforces held in Churches praying a Writ De vi laica amovenda by his secular Court and power in aid of the Church evidencing the King's Sovereign authority in all Church affairs EXcellentissimo Domino suo H. Dei gratia Regi Angliae illustri etc. R. ejusdem Bundela Certif & Petic an 50 H. 3. in Turri London permissione Coventr & Lychfeld Ecclesiarum Minister humilis salutem & successus ad vota prosperos jugiter & foelices Ex virginis thalamo procedens in orbem terrarum Dominus Iesus Christus amore spirituali saccosanctam Ecclesiam in sponsam sibi non i●cino copulavit nec bruti cujuspiam animalis sed proprio dum in Crucis penderet patibulo sanguine consecratam Haec siquidem tam sancta tam cunctis orthodo●ae fidei zelatoribus veneranda nostris seculis adeo vilipenditur quod suspiriosis ululatibus est lugendum ut audacia nonnulli praesumptuosa et a●daci praesumptione in ipsam se intrudant laica potestate statum ipsius irreverenter evertentes Ecclesiasticasque libertates armatis viribus in sponst contumeliam et opprobrium multipliciter deprimentes Sane Regia Maiestas ad Christi laudem et reverentiam injurias Ecclesiae tanquam proprias fervida zelatrix fidei prosequens et ulciscens materialis mucronem gladii contra praesumptores hujusmodi t●tiens ad compescendam ipsorum insolentiam acuit et exercet quotiens ob necessitatem vel utilitatem Ecclesiae requiritur a Praelatis Cum igitur in Ecclesiam de Sandeacr nostrae Diocesis quidam se laici non fine gravi libertatis Ecclesiasticae subversione violenter intruserunt ac eam in praesentiarum ausu sacrilego vi laica detineant occupatam vestram excellentiam obnixe requirimus et rogamus quatinus ad amovendam inde vim praefatam auxilii vestri velitis dextram extendere cum effectu Valeat etc. Datum Heywod Non. Augusti anno Dom. 1266. EXcellentissimo Domino suo Domino H. Dei gratia Regi Angl. illustri R. Ibid. an 50 H. 3. in Turri London miseratione divina Ecclesiae Dunelmensis Minister humilis salutem in ●o per quem Reges regnant & regna subsistunt Nuper inter Suppriorem & Conventum de Brettona ex parte una Priorem & Conventum de Pontefracto & Adam de Norhampton Monachum pro Priore de Brettona se gerentem super variis quaestionum articulis ex alterâ coram summo Pontifice quaestione suborta tandem memorati Subprior et Conventus de Bretton pro se obtinuerunt sententiam diffinitivam et ipsius executionem venerabili in Christo patri Domino Wintoniensi Episcopo et nobis sub alternatione demandari inter caetera continentem Quod dictum Adam & caeteros Monachos de Pontefracto apud Bretton existentes amoveri debeamus Monachosque de Bretton qui per praedictos Priorem & Conventum Pontefracti à Monasterio de Bretton ejecti sunt violenter pristinae debeamus restituere libertati Cum itaque propter vim laicam quam Prior Conventus de Pontefracto et Adam saepefati in Monasterio de Bretton obtinent Mandatum Apostolicum adimplere ut tenemur et exequi non valemus Excellentiam vestram suppliciter exoramus quatinus ad honorem Dei et ob reverentiam summi Pontificis cujus vices gerimus in hac parte jubere velitis ut per Vicecom Ebor. vis removeatur antedicta Datum apud Middilham 13 Kalend. Julii anno ut supra SErenissimo Domino suo H. Dei gratia Regi Angliae illustri etc. W. permissione Ibidem ejusdem Bathon & Well Ecclesiarum Minister humilis salutem in eo qui Regibus dat regnare Quia Henricus le Gant Magister Domus S. Martini Bristol Ecclesiae de Kantokesheved nostrae Diocesis vim et potestatem jam tantam apposuerit laicorum quod debitum officium in eadem propter hujusmodi laicos exequi non valemus Dominationi vestrae cum instantia supplicamus quatinus contra insolentiam dictorum laicorum nostram jurisdictionem et officium in hac parte quod vestrum est exequamini secundum quod regni vestri exposcit consuetudo Tom 2. p. 1038. l. 1. before The King insert King Henry by his Royal Prerogative to preserve the Peace and Liberty of the Vicechancellor and Scholars of the University of Oxford against the injuries and exactions of the Townsmen ratified this former composition made between them by his Royal Charter which I shall here present you with for the honour of my Nursing Mother REX omnibus Ballivis suis salutem Inspeximus literas patentes dudum confectas apud Wod●stok in praesentia Procuratorum Scholarium Vniversitatis Ca●t An. 52 H. 3. m. 6. dors Pro Scolaribus Oxon Oxon. et Burgensium ejusdem Villae super quibusdam libertatibus praefatis Scholaribus concessis in haec verba Anno regni Regis Henrici fil●i Regis Johannis tricesimo secundo vicesimo nono die Maii praesentibus apud Wodestok tam Procuratoribus See here pag. 90 91. Scholarum Vniversitatis quam Burgensium Oxoniae idem Dominus Rex concessit eisdem Scholaribus Libertates subscriptas videlicet Quod si inferatur injuria ipsis Scholaribus fiat inde Inquisitio tam per Villatas vicinas quam per Burgenses praedictos Et quod si ipsi Burgenses interficiant aliquem de Scholaribus Oxon vel in aliquem ipsorum insultum faciant vel alicui ipsorum vel in aliquem ipsorum gravem injuriam inferant Communitas ejusdem Villae per se puniatur et amercietur et Ballivi per se et non cum Communitate eadem puniantur et amercientur si negligentes fuerint vel dolum fecerint in exequendo officium suum contra illos qui hujusmodi injurias praedictis Scholaribus inferunt Et quod Judaei Oxonienses non recipiant a Scholaribus praedictis pro libra in septimana nis● duos Denario● et similiter fiat in minori forma secundum quantitudinem alioquin Judaei puniantur secundum constitutionem regni Et quod quotiescunque & quandocunque Major & Ballivi Oxoniae Sacramentum fidelitatis suae praestabunt in loco suo communi Communitas ejusdem Villae denunciet Cancellario Universitatis  per se vel per aliquas electas personas praestationi juramenti praedicti si voluerit intersit Quod quidem Juramentum tale erit quoad Scholares praedictos Nota. videlicet Quod ipsi Major et Ballivi conservabunt Libertates et Consuetudines Vniversitatis praedictae alioquin non valeat juramentum ipsorum sed interim praestetur secundum formam praescriptam Si vero Cancellarius nec per Procuratorem interesse voluerit ad juramentum nihilominus pr●cedatur Et quod duo Aldermanni sint electi & deputati de illis qui pro tempore fuerint secundum quod ordinati erant de Domino W. de Eborum ad exhibendam justitiam cum praepositi abfuerint sub eadem poena quâ praepositi tenentur si negligentes vel malitiosi inveniantur Et quod quilibet Burgensis Oxoniae pro familia sua respondeat Ita quod si aliquis de familia sua mortem vel gravem injuriam alicui Clerico vel suis inferet Malefactorem exhibeat idem Burgensis ut fiat de eo justitia alioquin infligabitur poena secundum consuetudinem regni Et quod quotienscunque debeat fieri temptatio panis et cervisiae ab eisdem Burgensibus praecedenti die denuncietur Cancellario et Procuratoribus Vniversitatis praedictae  si per se vel per aliquos ad hoc deputatos per ipsos si voluerint intersint temptationi praedictae Alioquin non valeat ipsa temptatio Si vero dicti Cancellarius et Procuratores Vniversitatis per se vel per suos interesse noluerint ad praedi●●am temptationem nihilominus procedatur In quorum omnium testimonium Dominus Radulfus filius Nicholai Senescalli Domini Regis ad praeceptum ejusdem Domini Regis huic scripto sigillum suum apposuit Eodem Domino Rege per literas suas mandante Vicecomiti Majori et Ballivis Oxoniae ut praedictas Libertates inviolabiliter observent et faciant observari Quas etiam idem Dominus Rex fecit irrotulari anno regni sui 33. Nos autem praedictam concessionem praedictis Scholaribus super praefatis libertatibus de praecepto nostro factam ut praedictum est r●tam habentes et gratam eam praesentibus litteris nostris patentibus Scholaribus antedictis concedimus et sigilli nostri munimine roboramus Teste Rege apud Woodestok 21. die Junii anno regni nostri 52. What Pensions the King granted to Romish Cardinals to promote his affairs and how careful he was to satisfy their arrears out of the Dimes granted to him this Patent will inform us REX venerabili in Christo O. Dei gratia Sancti Adriani etc. salutem Cum Pat. 52 H. 3. m. 25 intus pro R. Sancti Angeli Diacono Cardinali teneamur venerabili patri R. Sancti Angeli Diacono Cardinali in trecentis marcis de arreragiis annui feodi sui triginta marcarum quod ei dudum concessimus percipiend ad Scaccarium nostrum quas sibi de Decima nobis concessa in Provincia Cant. de Termino S. Michaelis prox adventuro persolvi volumus vos rogamus quatinus eidem Cardinali vel certo suo Attornato de predict trecentis marcis de Decima praedicta satisfieri faciatis in forma supradicta Nos en●m in Decima praedicta eandem pecuniam volumus allocari In cujus etc. Teste etc. Tom. 2. p. 1047. l. 49. after Aprilis add In the Plea-Rolls in the Tower Anno 53 H. 3. I find these Suits and Attachments against the holder's and prosecutors of Suits in Courts Christian Placita de Term. Pasch an 53 H. apud Westm Essex Henricus de Lacie per Attorn etc. Term. Pasch an 53 H. 3. optulit se 4. die versus Priorem de Dunmowe etc. quare tenuit placitum in Curia Christianitatis de advocatione quartae partis Ecclesiae Estbradham contra Prohibitionem etc. Et fuit attach per Willielm etc. Plac. de Term. S. Mich. eodem anno Magister Stephanus de Gurmuvil attachiatus fuit ad respondendum Johanni de Alisfeld & Edithae quae fuit uxor Alfredi de Plac. de Term. S. Mich. an 53 ● 3. in Turri London Rot. 5. dorso Wit de placito quare idem Magister tenuit placitum in Curia Christianitatis de catallis et debitis quae non sunt de Testamento vel Matrimonio contra Prohibitionem etc. Et unde praedicti Johannes et Editha queruntur quod cum quaedam Isabel de Rocheford traxisset ipsas in placito coram praedicto Stephano petendo ab ipsis quater viginti marcas quae non sunt de Testamento vel Matrimonio Et praedictae Johanna & Editha in crastino Purificationis beatae Mariae hoc anno in Ecclesia de Renesbiry detulissent ei Regiam prohibitionem ne praedictum placitum teneret etc. Et unde praedicti Johanna & Editha queru●tur quod praedictus Magister spreta praedicta Prohibitione tenuit praedictum placitum Ita quod primo fecit ipsas ab ingressu Ecclesiae suspendi et postea excommunicari Vnde dicunt per quod deteriorati sunt et dampnum habent ad valenciam viginti librarum Et inde producunt sect●m etc. Et praedictus Magister venit & defendit vim & injuriam quando etc. Et bene defendit quod nunquam tenuit placitum praedictum post Prohibitionem Et hoc paratus est defendere prout Curia consideraverit Ideo consideratum est quod vadi●t ei legem se 12. manu Et venit cum lege sua in octabis Sancti Michaelis plegii de lege Elias de Coleshull & Rabertus de Warham Postea in octabis Sanctae Trinitatis praedictus Magister Stephanus venit cum lege sua & praedictae Johanna et Editha renunciaverunt Ideo praedictus inde sine die et Johanna et Editha in misericordia 2. denariorum I shall render you only a Breviate of other Prohibitions and Attachments the same Term. Thomas Tredegold versus Johannem le Fenre etc. praeceptum Ibid. Rot. 17. dorso est Vicecomiti quod non omittat propter praedictam libertatem etc. Ricardus Rot. 36. dorso Chymne Junior versus Magistrum Johannem de Burton de placito quare tenuit placitum in Curia Christianitatis de catallis etc. contra etc. Ricardus versus Ibidem Hugonem Vicarium de Simonesberg etc. Alexander le Pestur de Mycham versus Rot. 45. dorso Surr. Gervasium Vicarium Ecclesiae de Mycham et alios for the like Suits In the same Term and Roll I find this Plea in an Assize of Darrein Presentment to the Church of Malleberg wherein the Pope's provision of it to his Nephew upon the Bishop of Sarums translation to Bath was pleaded and allowed Assisa venit recognitura quis advocatus tempore pacis praesentavit ultimam personam Rot. 19 dorso Devon qu● mortua est ad Ecclesiam de Mallebergh quae vacat etc. Et cujus advocationem Ricardus filius Stephani clamat versus Walterum Episcopum Sarum et unde dicit quod quidam Willielmus antecessor suus tempore pacis et tempore H. Regis avi Domini Regis nunc praesentavit quendam Robertum Clericum suum ad praedictam Ecclesiam qui ad praesentacionem suam fuit admissus et institutus et ultimo obiit persona in eadem tanquam à vero patrono praesentatus Et Episcopus per Attornatum suum venit et dicit quod non debet ei ad hoc breve respondere quia dicit quod praedicta Ecclesia non est Ecclesia per se immo Capella pertinens ad matricem Ecclesiam de Alfynton unde petit judicium de brevi suo Et Ricardus dicit quod qualitercunque praedicta Ecclesia de Mallebergh modo consolidata sit praedictae Ecclesiae de Alfynton tempore quo praedictus Willielmus antecessor suus praesentavit praedictum Robertum Clericum suum ad praedictam Eccles●am fuit Ecclesia illa matrix Ecclesia et per se parochialis Et Episcopus dicet quod post tempus praedicti H. Regis avi quidam Ricardus quondam Episcopus Sarum tempore Domini Regis nunc praesentavit quendam Martinum de Patteshull qui ad praesentationem suam fuit admissus et institutus Et post mortem praedicti Martini quidam Robertus tunc Episcopus Sarum praesentavit quendam Clericum suum ad praedictam Ecclesiam qui ad praesentacionem suam fuit admissus et institutus Et postquam Rogerus consecratus fuit in Episcopum Bathoniensem et Wellensem Dominus Papa contulit eandem Ecclesiam Andraeae nepoti suo et quod advocatio illa pertinebat ad Episcopatum Sarum et Ricardus non potest hoc dedicere Ideo praedictus Episcopus inde sine die et praedictus Ricardus in misericordia pro falso clamore Willielmus de Sudfeld etc. optulit se 4. die versus Galfridum de Beles de placito Rot. 5. Kanc quare secutus est placitum in Curia Christianitatis de catallis et debitis quae non sunt de Testamento vel Matrimonio contra Prohibit etc. Et ipse non venit Et praeceptum fuit Vic. quod attach eum etc. Prior de Covenham attach fuit ad respondendum Ricardo de Seyton de consimile Rot. 6. Linc. plac Et unde etc. queritur quod cum ipse etc. idem Prior non obstante etc. Ipsum tanquam etc. ab ingressu Ecclesiae suspendit et postea ipsum excommunicavit etc. Et inde etc. Et prohibitum est praedicto Priori quod non etc. Johannes de Ruhale per Attornatum suum optulit se 4. die vers. Magistr Petrum de Betevill Personam Ecclesiae de Rypel de placito quare secutus est consimile plac in Curia Christianitacis Et ipse non venit etc. Vic. etc. Set mandat quod praedictus Petrus Clericus esi et non habet etc. Ideo mandatum est Godefr Episcopo Rot. 8. intus Wygorn Wygorn quod habeat praedictum Petrum etc. Thomas Tredegold optulit 4. die vers. Magistrum Walterum de Glouc. Decanum Rot. 9 Sussex Cicestr et Johannem le Feu de placito quare idem Magister tenuit consimile plac et quare praedictus Johannes secutus est idem placitum Et ipsi non venerunt etc. Frater Galfridus procurator Abb. et Conu. de Conches attach fuit ad respondendum Rot. 10. dorso Hereford Thomae de Colecestr de placito quare secutus est consimile placitum in Curia Christianitatis etc. petendo ab ipso decem libras argent quae non sunt etc. Et cum detulisset etc. praedictus Petrus spreta Regia prohibition secutus est idem placitum etc. Ita quod fecit eum etc. & excommunicari Unde etc. & dampnum habet etc. Et inde etc. Et praed Galfr. etc. defendit quod nunquam secutus est etc. contra etc. Ideo etc. vadiet ei legem etc. Plegii etc. Tho. Tredegold optulit se 4. die versus Magistrum Walterum de Glouc. Decanum Cicestr de placito quare tenuit consimile placitum etc. Et ipse non venit etc. Rot. 32. intus Sussex Et mandatum fuit Custodibus spiritual Episcopatus Cicestr quod faciat eum etc. eo quod Vic. mandat quod Clericus est et non habet etc. Et super hoc testatum est quod etc. habet terras et tenementa ad suffic etc. per quae potest etc. Ideo praeceptum est Vic. quod distring eum etc. Et quod habeat corpus ejus etc. Hugo de Mortuomari de Castro Ricardi optulit se 4. die versus Hugonem de Mortuomari Emericum Cancellarium Hereford et Eymonem Praecentorem Hereford Rot. 28. dorso Hereford de placito quare predict Magister Hugo tenuit placitum etc. the advoc Ecclesiae de Gliston contra Prohibitionem etc. Et de placito quare praedicti Emericus et Eymo secuti sunt idem placitum Et ipsi non venerunt etc. Et Vic. etc. mandat quod etc. Clerici sunt etc. Ideo mandatum est Episcopo Hereford quod venire etc. Clericos suos etc. Radulfus de Norff. Esson Ricardi de Seyton oped se 4. die versus Fratrem Ricardum Lovel Praeceptorem de Bulstrode et Ricardum Magistrum Militiae Templi in Rot. 35. intus Buks Anglia de placito quare secuti sunt etc. de catallis et debitis quae non sunt etc. contra Prohibitionem etc. Et ipsi non venerunt etc. Ideo ponatur per mell pleg etc. praeceptum fuit Vic. quod attach etc. Radulfus de Haundham oped se 4. die versus Priorem Sancti Guthlaci de Hereford de placito quare tenuit placitum etc. de catallis etc. quae non sunt etc. contra Rot. 36. intus Heref. Prohibitionem etc. Et ipse non venit Et fuit attach per etc. Ideo etc. ponatur per mell pleg quod sit etc. Tom. 2. p. 1056. l. 3. after ut supra add Pope Alexander and his Visitors of exempted Abbeys by their usurped power prescribed a form of Oath to all Abbots and Covents not to oblige themselves or Monasteries to any Religious or secular persons to the prejudice of their Churches thus related by W. Thorn which entrenched upon the King's Prerogative for whom they could not be bound to raise moneys upon any public occasion and in prescribing New Oaths without his Royal assent or authority Whereupon Roger Abbot of Saint Augustine's in Canterbury An. 1270. made this Constitution in pursuit thereof * Chronicon William Thorn col 1918. Rogerus Abbas instituit ne Monasterium istud alicujus obligetur debitis isto tenore Omnibus Christi fidelibus Rogerus Dei gratia etc. Nuper ad reformationem ordinis & status domus nostrae visitatoribus à capitulo generali deputatis ad nos accedentibus diligenti inquisitione habita super praescriptis perpendentes dicti visitatores tam propter necligentiam Praelati quam subditorum in pluribus statum Monasterii posse periclitari inter caetera maxime quod nonnunquam proniores quam Monasterio expediret et contra Interdictum Apostolicum necnon et generalis Capituli statutum ad obligandum se et suum Monasterium in contractibus mutuo faciendis tam pro religiosis quam pro secularibus personis ordinaverunt & firmiter statuerunt ut super observatione ipsius Statuti Apostolici necnon et generalis Capituli statutum tam a Praelatis quam a subditis universis corporale praestaretur Sacramentum Nos igitur Abbas & Conventus universi et singuli inspectis sacrosanctis in verbo veritatis Sacerdotii et Religionis juramus et praesenti pagina profitemur nos contra tenorem dicti Statuti super hoc editi de caetero non contraventuros Et ut in omnibus dictum Statutum clarius illucescat ipsius tenorem duximus praesentibus qui talis est ALEXANDER Episcopus etc. Et infra Firmiter inhibemus ne quis praesumat Ecclesiam sibi commissam pro alienis gravare debitis aut literas alicui seu sigilla eorundem quibus possent Ecclesiae obligari concedere decernentes si secus fuerit attemptatum ad solucionem talium debitorum Ecclesias non teneri Si quis autem contra praemissa de caetero venire praesumpserit ab administratione temporalium sit suspensum Nos etiam praedicti Abbas et Conventus statuentes nihilominus generalis Capituli auctoritate interveniente quod Abbas quicumque successivis temporibus ad regimen hujus congregationis electus in prima sua creatione Sacramentum praedictum de observando Statuto praedicto praestet et renovet Sacramentum nichilominus eciam ne caeteri processu temporis in isto Monasterio Monach●cum ordinem suscepturi contraveniant statim post professionem suam idem Sacramentum facient et observent In the Placita apud Westm de octabis S. Trinitatis eoram M. de Litlebir Magistro R. de Seyton et J. de Cobeham anno regni Regis Henr. 54. I found these Suits Plac. de Term. Trin. an 54 H. 3. in Turre London Rot. 6. Noting and Attachments in the Tower for Suits in Ecclesiastical Courts against the King's Prohibitions Philippus Bandre de Knyuston optulit se 4. die versus Magistrum Thomam de Wytton Archid. Northampton Nicholaum de Fenton Officialem ejus Hugonem de Watton Decanum de Dyngham de placito quare tenuerunt placitum de layco feodo ipsius Philippi de Knyuston etc. contra Prohibitionem etc. Et versus Willielmum fill Rogeri Capellani etc. quare secutus est idem placitum in eadem Curia contra eandem Prohibitionem Et ipsi non venerunt etc. Ideo ponantur per meliores plegios etc. quod sint in Crastino Animarum Et primi etc. Et praedictus Magister et Willielmus alias fecerunt defaltam seilicet in Octabis S. Hilarii ad quem diem Vic. mandavit quod Clerici sunt et nullum habent laycum feodum etc. Ita quod mandatum fuit Archiepiscopo Ebor. quod faciat eos venire etc. Et Archiepiscopus nichil inde fecit nec breve misit Ideo praeceptum est Vic. quod attach praedictum Archiepiscopum quod sit ad praefatum terminum et ibi habeat Clericos etc. Ibidem Rot. 14. dorso Eborum Johannes de Ciryton Esson Johannis Blundel et Willielmus filius Galfridi Esson Magar fill Bartholomae● et Johannes fill Walteri Esson Elenae sororis ejusdem Margar oped se 4. die versus Henr. de Beningburgh et Alic. ux ejus de placito quare secuti sunt placitum in Curia Christianitatis de laico feodo ipsorum Johannis Margar et Helenae etc. contra Prohibitionem etc. Et ipsi non venerunt Et praeceptum fuit Vic. quod attach eos quod essent hic ad hunc diem Et Vic. nichil inde fecit set mandavit quod praeceperat Ballivis libertatis Civitatis Ebor. qui nichil inde fecerunt Ideo praeceptum est Vicecomiti quod non omittat propter praedictam libertatem quin attach eos quod sint in Crastino S. Martini Et unde Vic. etc. Ricardus Thynne junior per Attornatum suum oped se 4. die versus Hugonem Vicarium Ibid. Rot. 19 Dorset Ecclesiae de Symontsberg de placito quare secutus est placitum in Curia Christianitatis de catallis et debitis quae non sunt de Testamento vel Matrimonio contra Prohibitionem etc. Et ipse non venit etc. Et praeceptum fuit Vic. quod attach eum quod esset hic ad hunc diem Et Vic. mandavit quod Clericus est et quod nullum habet laycum feodum per quod potest attach Ideo mandatum est Episcopo quod faciat eum venire à die Sancti Michaelis in tres Septimanas Et unde Vicecom etc. Rogerus de Trythampton per Attornatum suum oped se 4. die versus Magistrum Stephanum de Rokelaund de placito quare tenuit placitum in Curia Christianitatis Ibid. Rot. 8. dorso Linc. de catallis et debitis quae non sunt etc. contra Prohibitionem etc. Et versus Magistrum Ranulphum de Nassington de placito quare secutus est praedictum placitum etc. contra etc. Et ipsi non venerunt etc. Et praeceptum fuit Vic. quod attach eos etc. Et Vic. nichil inde fecit set mandavit quod Clerici sunt et nullum habent laicum feodum etc. Ideo mandatum est Episcopo quod faciat eos venire Crastino Animarum etc. Et unde Vic. manned etc. Simon de Cotes per Attornatum suum optulit se 4. die versus Magistrum Johannem Gall Ibid. Rot. 9 Hunted Magistrum Jordanum de Hammerton et Emmam quae fuit uxor Willielmi Vaus de placito quare secuti sunt placitum in Curia Christianitatis de catallis et debitis quae non sunt etc. contra Prohibitionem etc. Et praeceptum fuit Vic. quod attah eos quod essent hic in Octabis S. Hilarii Ad quem diem Vic. mandat quod Clerici sunt et quod nullum etc. Ita quod mandatum fuit Episcopo Linc. quod venire fac eos ad hunc diem Et Episcopus nichil inde fecit nec breve misit Ideo praeceptum est Vicecom quod attachiaret praedictum Episcopum quod sit in Crastino Animarum etc. Robertus de Haneworth optulit se 4. die versus Robertum Salle Johannem Wynbeyt Silvestrum de Linc. Capellanum et Bedam le Den de placito quare Ib. Rot. 9 dors Linc. secuti sunt placitum in Curia Christianitatis de catallis et debitis quae non sunt &c contra Prohibitionem etc. Et ipsi non venerunt etc. Et Robertus fuit attach per Johannem de Lyndeseye in Lync etc. Thomas de Colecestr per Attornatum suum optulit se 4. die versus Fratrem Galfridum procuratorem Abbatis et Conventus de Couches de placito quare secutus est Ibid. Rot. 14. Hereford placitum in Curia Christianitatis de catallis et debitis quae non sunt etc. contra etc. Et ipse non venit Et habuit diem per Essoniatorem suum ad hunc diem postquam comparuit in Curia scilicet à die Sancti Michaelis in quindecim dies Et vadiaverat ei inde legem se 12. manu Ideo consideratum est quod praedictus Thomas recuperet dampna sua quadraginta librarum versus eum Et ipse et plegii sui de lege in misericordia scilicet Robertus de la Grave de Com. Warr. et Willielmus fill Martini de Com. Essex etc. Radulfus de Norff. Esson Willielmi Galuz optulit se 4. die versus Magistrum Ibid. Rot. 17. dorso Norff. Godefridum de Merton de placito quare tenuit placitum in Curia Christianitatis de catallis et debitis quae non sunt etc. contra Prohibitionem etc. Et versus Priorem Norwyc. quare secuti sunt idem placitum in eadem Curia contra eandem Prohibitionem etc. Et ipsi non etc. Et predict Magister et Prior fuerunt attach per etc. Ideo ponantur per meliores plegios quod sint in Crastino Animarum Et primi etc. This Term there fell out this notable Case concerning Bastardy whether it should be tried by the Country or the Certificate of the Bishop of Bayon in Normandy where the Marriage was alleged and resolved it should be by the Bishop's Certificate to be returned into the King's Court here Rogerus de Nevil petit versus Tolebotum de Talebot de Hyltesham unum messcentum Ibid. Rot. 19 dorso Linc. acras terrae quindecim acras prati cum pertin in Gynnewardely quae Thomas Talebot de eo tenuit et quae ad praedictum Rogerum reverti debent tamquam escaeta sua eo quod praedictus Thomas Bastardus fuit et obiit sine haerede de se etc. Et Talebotus per Attornatum suum venit et dicit quod praedictus Rogerus nichil clamare potest in praedicto tenem nomine escaetae quia dicit quod praedictus Thomas Talebot non fuit Bastardus ymmo de legitimo Matrimonio procreatus Et hoc paratus est verificare sicut Curia consideraverit etc. Et praedictus Rogerus dicit quod praedictus Thomas Talebot qui de ipso tenuit praedictum tenem fuit Bastardus et obiit sine haerede de se et quod ita sit petit quod inquiratur per patriam Et praedictus Talebotus dicit quod hujusmodi inquisicio de Bastardia in hoc casu non spectat ad forum seculare dicit enim quod quidam Talebotus pater praedicti Talebot conversatus fuit in partibus transmarinis scilicet in Normannia in Episcopatu Bayesensi et ibi duxit uxorem Johannam nomine de qua suscitavit praedictum Thomam ex legitimo Matrimonio et hoc paratus est verificare sicut Curia consideraverit Ideo mandatum est Episcopo Beyesensi quod diligenter inquirat utrum praedictus Thomas natus fuit ex legitimo Matrimonio an Bastardus Et quid inde inquisierit scire faciat hic in Octabis S. Martini etc. So as the Kings Writ in this Case ran into Normandy in this Age. Plac. apud Westm de Term. S. Hilarii coram M. de Litlebir et J. de Cobbeham Plac. de S. Hil. ●n 54 H. 3. in Turri Lond. Rot. 2. intus Ebor. anno regni Regis Henrici 3. 54. Adam the Wymrual optulit se 4. die versus Magistr Gilbertum de S. Leofordo et Nicholaum de Rhodes quare predict G. tenuit plac etc. de catallis et debitis quae non sunt etc. Et quare predict N. secutus est idem plac etc. Et ipsi non veniunt etc. Petrus de Goudre de Kynston optulit se 4. die versus Magistr Thomam de Shyton Ibid. Norff. Archidiac Noting etc. quare ipse simul cum aliis Nich. de Fenton Offic. ejus Hug. de Sutton Decano de Byngham tenuerunt placitum in Curia Christianitatis de laico feodo ipsius Petr. in Kynston contra Prohibitionem etc. Et versus Henricum Personam Ecclesiae de Radeclyve super Som. et Willielmum Philippum et Rogerum Capellanum quare secuti sunt idem plac in eadem Curia Christian contra Proh etc. Ideo mandatum est Archiepiscopo Ebor. quod habeat eos etc. In another Plea-Roll severed from the rest about this year as I conjecture Adhuc de Oct. S. Hilarii Ricardus de Manton optulit se 4. die versus C. Episcopum Linc. de placito quod esset ad hunc diem et hic haberet Johannem Personam Ecclesiae de Undole de lacito quare secutus est placitum in Curia Christianitatis de etc. quae non sunt etc. contra etc. Et ipse non venit Et plures fecit defaltas Ita quod praeceptum fuit Vic. quod distringat eum per etc. Ita quod de exitibus etc. Et quod haberet corpus ejus ad hunc diem Et Vic. mandavit quod districtus est Ideo sicut prius praeceptum est Vic. quod distring at cum per omnes terras etc. Ita quod de exitibus etc. Et quod habeat corpus ejus à die Pasch in unum mensem Et Vic. sit and eo quod non respond de exitibus This year there was a notable perpetual League and Confederacy entered into between King Henry of England and Alphonso King of Castle against all men of the world saving their faith to the Church of Rome which I found in the White Tower Confoederatio inita inter Henricum Angliae & Alphonsum Castellae Rege pro ipsis Anno 54 H. 3. in Turri Lond. & corum haeredibus perpetuè duratura contra omnes homines de mundo salva fide Romanae Ecclesiae NOverint universi hanc paginam inspecturi quod nos frater Lupus Marochitanen & Garsias Martini Procur & solemnes nuncii illustris Regis Vide Mat. Paris Hist. Angl. an 1253. p. 846. Eisdem diebus dilatata est fama Regis Hispaniae cujus titulus in scriptis ipsius talis scribitur Alphonsus Dei gratia Rex Castellae Legionis Galleciae Toleti Murciae Cord●biae & Jehenni Castellae Toleti Legionum Galleciae Sibilliae Cordubiae Murciae & Jehenni literas dicti Domini Regis recepimus in haec verba Alphonsus Dei gratia Rex Castellae Toleti Legionum Galleciae Sibilliae Cordubiae Murciae & Jehenni omnibus praesentes literas visuris vel audituris salutem Noveritis nos fecisse constituisse & ordinase Procuratores nostros et solempnes nuncios venerabilem in Christo patrem fratrem Lupum Dei gratia Merochitan Episcopum & Nobilem virum Garsiam Martino de Toleto ad tractandum de pace & ad firmandum eandem inter illustrem Principem Henricum Regem Angliae et suos haeredes ex una parte et nos et haeredes nostros ex altera gratum et firmum habituri quicquid per eosdem nuncios firmatum fuerit vel etiam ordinatum dantes eisdem plenariam et liberam potestatem tractandi pacem et firmandi cam ut dictum est et jurandi in animam nostram et obligandi per juramentum nos et haeredes nostros si viderint expedire ad servandum omnia quae iidem Nuncii super praemissis duxerint pro nobis et haeredibus nostris ordinand● et etiam promittenda In cujus rei testimonium has literas nostras fieri fecimus patentes Datum apud Toletum Kalendis Aprilis * Secundum computationem S Dionysii viz anno gratiae 1270. Aerâ millesimâ ducentesimâ nonagesimâ secundâ Harum igitur authoritate literarum pro praedicto Domino nostro Rege Castellae & Legionum et haeredibus suis inivimus soedus perpetuae amicitiae cum Domino He●rico Dei gratia illustri Regi Angliae Domino Hiberniae Deuce Normanniae et Aquitaniae et Comite Andegaviae et haeredibus suis isto modo quod idem Dominus Rex Castellae et Legionum et haeredes sui ab hac hora sint amici et inprisii praedicti Regis Angliae et haeredum su●rum contra omnes homines de mundo imperpetuum Ita quidem quod idem Dominus noster Rex Castellae & Legionum & haeredes sui juvabunt eundem Regem Angliae & 〈…〉 haeredes suos bona fide cum toto posse contra omnes homines de mundo salva fide Ecclesiae Romana Dimittimus etiam & quietamus pro praedicto Domino nostro Regi Castellae & Legionum & haeredibus suis Domino Henrico illustri Regi Angliae & haeredibus suis sicut melius & sanius intelligi potest quicquid juris vel quasi habet vel habere debet Dominus Rex Castellae & Legionum & Haeredes sui in tota Vasconia vel in parte in terris possessionibus hominibus juribus vel quasi Dominiis vel quasi actionibus & rebus aliis ratione Dominationis quam fecit vel fecisse dicitur Dominus Henricus quondam Rex Angliae ac Alianora uxor sua Alialienora filiae suae & bonae memoriae Domino Alfonso Regi Castellae & quicquid juris vel quasi ibidem idem Dominus Rex Castellae & Legionum habet vel habene debet vel haeredes sui per successionem supradictorum vel per collationem ips● vel alii cujus ad ipsum pertineat factam à Regina Berengari● filia Alfonsi Regis & Reginae Alianorae & omnes Chartas quas idem Dominus Rex Castellae & Legionum habet super hoc à praedictis vel aliquo eorum promittimus bona fide pro praedicto Domino nostro Rege Castellae & Legionum & haeredibus suis dicto Regi Angliae & Haeredibus suis restituere vel debere Et si inventae fuerint ex hac hora ulterius concedimus quod sint vacuae & cassae Et hoc facimus propter multas bonas rationes & multa alia quae praefatus Rex Angliae praedicto Domino nostro Regi Castellae & Legionum concessit per se & Procuratores suos & solemnes Nuncios Petrum Deigratia Hereforden Episcopum & Johannem Maunsell Beverlacen Praepositum prout continetur in scriptis eorum sigillis eorundem signatis Nos vero supradicti frater Lupus Episcopus Garsias Martini Procuratores & Nuncii praenominati Domini Regis Castellae & Legionis quod juravimus in animam ejusdem Domini Regis Castellae & Legionis quod idem Rex & haeredes sui universa & singula superius adnotata benè & integrè & fideliter imperpetuum observabunt In cujus rei testimonium praesentem Chartam sigillis nostris appendentibus praemunitam saepefato Domino Regi Angliae duximus concedendam Facta apud Toletum pridie Kalend. Aprilis Aerâ 1292. The fame wisdom and amplitude of this King Alphonso his Kingdoms and Dominions are at large described by * Hist. Angl. p. 846. Matthew Paris with his affection and good advice to King Henry after this League Rex Hispaniae amicissimus jam Domino Regi Anglorum effectus cum audisset de moribus ejus condoluit in spiritu benignitatis & discretionis & literatoriè significavit eidem ut exemplo bonorum Regum ac Principum quarum titulus ab antiquo talis est exit Agnus domesticis et suis commilitonibus et Leo exteris et rebellibus ille videlicet sermo recitatur ut talia sequeretur nec esset amplius suorum oppressor & alienorum receptor & alimentator sed Quid juvat in sterili spargere semen humo In a Fragment of Plea-Rolls in the Tower before the Justice's Itinerant about Anno 55 of Henry the 3d. as I conjecture by the hand I met with this Case and Resolution upon an Attachment for a Suit in Court Christian against the King's Prohibition Magister Willielmus de Branucewell attachiatus fuit ad sectam Gilberti Parleben Linc. Rot. 10. quare traxit eum in placitum in Curia Christianitatis de catallis ejusdem Gilberti quae non sunt de Testamento vel Matrimonio Et Henricus Decanus De la Ford attachiatus fuit ad respondendum eidem Gilberto quare tenuit placitum illud Et Willielmus & Decanus veniunt et dicunt quod post Prohibitionem Domini Regis nunquam tenuerunt nec secuti sunt placitum illud sed verum volunt dicere quod revera idem Willielmus vendidit eidem Gilberto et cuidam participi suo decimas garbarum suarum de Ecclesia sua pro 37 marcis et quia denarios illos non reddidit ad terminos statutos ille sicut persona implacitavit eum in Capitulo ante Prohibitionem Et petit judicium si illud potuit facere vel non Et Gilbertus venit et hoc totum cognoscit sed dicit quod reddidit ei praedictos denarios sed nullam sectam inde habet Et dicit quod idem Willielmus petit ab eo quandam poenam Et Willielmus dicit quod nullam poenam ab eo exigit nec exiget Et ideo consideratum est * Mich. 13. H. 3. Fitz. Prohibit 20. quod bene licet eidem Willielmo sequi placitum illud in Curia Christianitatis cum sit de Decimis et praedicto Decano tenere illud Et Gilbertus in misericordia Tom. 2. p. 1061. l. 30. after Decembris add I found this Original Writ in the White Tower An. 56. H. 3. against the Prior of Ely for suing the King's Tenants of Schelfield for a Rent in the Ecclesiastical Court against his Crown and dignity H. Dei gratia Rex Angliae Dominus Hiberniae & Dux Acquit Vit. Cantebr salutem Bundela Brevium in Turri London An. 56 H. 3. Quia Johannes le Moigne fecit nos secur de clamore suo prosequend per Nicholaum fill Johannis & Gilbertum de Grumvill de Com. Essex tibi praecipimus quod ponas per vad & salvos plegios Henricum Priorem de Ely quod sit coram nobis à die Purificationis beatae Mariae in 15. dies ubicunque tunc fuerimus in Anglia ostensur quare homines ipsius Johannis de Manerio suo de Magno Schelfield quod de nobis tenet in Capite per diversas sententias Excommunicationis in ipsos latas distringet ad red Ecclesiae suae de Ely videlicet singuli eorum unum quadrantem per annum cujusmodi debitum ipsi non debent nec ipsi nec antecessores eorum unquam reddere consueverunt in ipsius Johannis et ipsorum grave praejudicium et nostrae Coronae et dignitatis laesionem ac contra Prohibitionem nostram to stay his Suit for this Exaction and Censures in the Ecclesiastical Court which usurped conusance of it Et habeas ibi nomina plegiorum & hoc breve Teste meipso apud Turrim London 18. die Januarii anno regni nostri 56. Placita apud Westmonasterium in Octabis Sanctae Trinitatis coram Martino de Lytlebir & sociis suis Justice de Banco anno 56 H. 3. in the Tower inform us of these Prohibitions that Term besides others for Suits in Courts Christian. Plac. de Term. S. Trin. an 56 H. 3. in Turri London Rot. 28. intus Essex Memb. 9 dors Glouc. Johannes Martian & Willielmus de Orset oped se 4. die versus neye de placito quare secutus est plac in Curia Christianitatis de catal et deb quae non sunt etc. contra etc. Et ipse non venit Et praeceptum est Vic. quod attach eum etc. Johanna de Wantcon attachiata fuit ad respondendum Johanni de Meysy de placito quare secuta est placitum in Curia Christianitatis de laico feodo ipsius Johannis in Charefend contra Prohibitionem etc. Et unde praedictus Johannes queritur quod cum praedicta Johanna traxisset ipsum in placitum in Curia Christianitatis coram Magistro Galfrido de Oudbridlegh Offic. Episcopi Wigorn. de laico feodo ipsius Johannis & idem Johannes die Veneris proximo post festum Translationis beati Thomae Martyris in Ecclesia Sancti Johannis de Cyrecestr detulisset ei Regiam Prohibitionem ne praedictum placitum sequeretur praedicta Johanna spreta Prohibitione praedicta secuta est praedictum placitum de die in diem versus eum Ita quod primo fecit ipsum suspendi ab ingressu Ecclesiae et postea excommunicari Unde dicit quod deterioratus est et dampnum habet ad valenciam quadraginta librarum Et inde producit sectam etc. Et Johanna venit et defendit vim et injuriam quando etc. Et benè defendit quod nunquam secuta fuit praedictum placitum contra praedictam Prohibitionem Et hoc parata est defendere sicut Curia consideraverit Ideo consideratum est quod vadiet ei leg●m se 12. manu Et veniat cum lege sua hic craft etc. Plegii de lege Richardus Tyril & Thomas de Churchehull de eodem Com. etc. Postea venit praedicta Johanna et fecit legem suam Ideo praedicta Johanna inde quiet et Johannes in misericordia etc. Matilda quae fuit uxor Henrici de Morton per Attorn suum optulit se 4. die versus Ibid. 18. Magistrum Andraeum de Coventre et Adam de Dekene de placito quare praedictus Magister tenuit placitum in Curia Christianitatis de catallis et debitis quae non sunt de Testamento vel Matrimonio contra Prohibitionem etc. Et de placito quare praedictus Adam secutus est idem placitum in eadem Curia contra eandem Prohibitionem etc. Et ipsi non venerunt Et praeceptum fuit Vic. quod distring eos per omnes terras etc. Et quod de exitibus etc. Et quod haberet corpora eorum hic ad hunc diem Et Vic. nihil inde fecit sed mandavit quod Richardus le Brocher de Covyntre Johannes filius Symonis manuc praedictum Magistrum Ideo ipsi in misericordia Et Vic. similiter scilicet Wilhelmus de Mortayn Et amerciatur ad decem libras Et sicut prius praeceptum est Vicecom quod distringat eum per omnes terras etc. Et quod de exitibus etc. Et quod habeat corpus ejus hic in Crastino Animarum Et sciat etc. Et etc. Et de praedicto Ad. manned Vic. quod non est inventus nec aliquid habet etc. Ideo praeceptum est Vic. quod capiat eum si inventus etc. Et salvo etc. Et quod habeat corpus ejus hic ad praefatum terminum etc. Et unde Vic. maud etc. Nicholaus Rastol & Emma de Arundel oped se 4. die versus Johannem Personam Ecclesiae de Cheneloke de placito quare secutus est placitum in Curia Christianitatis Ibid. rot 29. Sutht de catallis et debitis quae non sunt de Testamento vel Matrimonio contra Prohibitionem etc. Et de placito quare praedictus Johannes secutus est placitum in Curia Christianitatis de laico feodo ipsorum Nicholai et Emmae contra eandem Prohibitionem etc. Et ipse non venit Et fuit attach per Willielmum Botyld de Chircheheth & Nicholaum Sign Ideo ponatur per meliores plegios quod sint in Crastino Sancti Martini Et primi etc. To these I shall annex two Actions more casually omitted in their proper series Willielmus Chynethorne & Willielmus Henry attach fuerunt ad respondendum Ricardo de Chuderlegh & Orisiae the Germudes the placito quare secutus Plac. de Term. S. Hil. an 14 H. 3. in Turri London est placitum in Curia Christianitatis de catallis et debitis quae non sunt de Testam vel Matrim contra Prohibitionem etc. Et unde iidem Ricardus & Orisiae per Adam de Baunton Attornatum suum quer quod cum praedicti Willielmus & Willielmus die Jovis prox post festum Conversionis S. Pauli anno regni Domini Regis nunc etc. quartodecimo apud Exon. coram Magistro Ricardo de Coleton Official Domini Episcopi Exon. secuti fuissent placitum in Curia Christianitatis de duobus Bobus quatuor affr Bladis et sexaginta Solidos quae non sunt de Testam etc. ac iidem Ricardi & Orisiae praedictis die & anno ibidem liberassent eisdem Willielmo et Willielmo Prohibitionem Domini Regis in praesentia Willielmi de Halswyll Willielmi Dame & Radulphi de Corner & aliorum ne placitum illud ulterius sequeretur iidem Willielmus et Willielmus nihilominus placitum illud ulterius sequebantur contra Prohibitionem etc. Ipsi tamen etc. Unde dicunt quod deteriorati sunt et damnum habent ad valenciam viginti librat Et inde producit sectam etc. Et Willielmus & Willielmus per Johannem de Chuderlegh Attornatum suum venerunt Et defend vim & injuriam quando etc. Et benè defend quod ipsi nunquam secuti fuerunt placitum illud in Curia Christianitatis de catallis et debitis quae non sunt etc. contra Prohibitionem etc. sicut iidem Ricardus & Orisia queruntur Et haec parati sunt defendere contra ipsos & sectam suam sicut Curia consideraverit Ideo consideratum est quod praedicti Willielmus & Willielmus vadient eyes inde legem suam etc. Willielmus de Radeweye attach fuit ad respondendum Domino Regi de placito quare cum placita de catallis et debitis in Regno Angliae quae non sunt de Testamento vel Matrimonio ad Coronam et dignitatem Regiam specialiter pertineant idem Willielmus sicut ex relatu plurium accepit Dominus Rex secutus est placitum Plac. de Term. S. Hil. an 20 H. 3. in Turri London in Curia Christianitatis de catallis et debitis Johannis Prioris de Wolryshton et Petr. Vicar Ecclesiae de Wolryshton quae non sunt de Testamento vel Matrimonio in laesionem Coronae et dignitatis Regiae et contra Prohibitionem etc. Et unde Willielmus de Hauberk qui sequitur pro Domino Rege dicit quod cum Willielmus praedictus die Veneris proxima post festum S. Margaretae Virgins anno regni Domini Regis nunc decimo nono apud Lychefeld in Ecclesia S. Cedde Lychefeld coram Rogero Coventr & Lychefeld Episcopo & Waltero de Askeby Comissar ejusdem Episcopi secutus fuit placitum in Curia Christianitatis de 21. libr. 16. solidis 4. denariis una pari decretalium una sella uno froeno parcameno uno mounterio duobus loculis de serico una zona serica praedictorum Prioris et Vicar quae non sunt de Testamento vel Matrimonio etc. ac quidam Willielmus le Gardyner die Veneris proximò ante festum S. Petri ad vincula prox sequente apud Coventr in praesentia Guydonis le Breton Willielmi Hauberk Ricardi Fabr. de Braundon & Ricardi de Cardyner liberasset ei Prohibitionem Domini Regis ne placitum illud ulterius sequeretur etc. Idem Willielmus nihilominus secutus fuit idem placitum in Curia Christianitatis in laesionem Coronae et dignitatis Regiae contra Prohibitionem etc. Et hoc paratus est verificare pro Domino Rege etc. Et Willielmus venit & defendit vim & injuriam quando etc. Et benè defendit quod nunquam secutus fuit placitum in Curia Christianitatis de catallis et debitis quae non sunt de Testamento vel Matrimonio contra Prohibitionem etc. Et de hoc ponit se super patriam Et Willielmus qui sequitur etc. similiter Ideo praeceptum est Vic. quod venire faciat hic à die S. Trinitatis in quindecim dies 12. etc. per quos etc. et qui nec etc. ad recogn etc. By all the premised successive Prohibitions Attachments Suits Proceedings besides sundry others contained in the Fragments of the decayed Plea-Rolls in the Tower which I pretermit and those printed in * Lib. 5. c. 2. to 15. Bracton and † Grand Abridgement Prohibition 13 to 30. Fitzherbert during the long Reign of King Henry the 3d. it is most apparent that notwithstanding his overgreat compliance with and connivances at the Usurpations Exactions of the Popes and Court of Rome their Legates Instruments in sundry particulars to which he was necessitated to procure their favour advice and assistance against the frequent invasions injuries of the French and other potent Enemies abroad and of his undutiful refractory rebellious Prelates Barons at home invading undermining the Rights and Prerogatives of his Crown and to obtain the Realms of Sicily and Apulia for his Son Edmund yet he with his Parliaments Judges and Courts of Justice constantly maintained asserted his Sovereign Ecclesiastical Prerogative against all Papal and Prelatical usurpations thereon and the Laws Liberties Properties of his Realms Subjects in England and Ireland in the Particulars of greatest moment and most public concernment to him and his people 1. In issuing out frequent Prohibitions to and Attachments against his Archbishops Bishops Archdeacon's and other Ecclesiastical Judges Courts and likewise to and against the Pope's Legates Delegates for holding Pleas of any matters Causes belonging to his Crown Dignity or Temporal Courts seizing their Temporalties fining and imprisoning their Persons for their contempts and disobedience to his Prohibitions as well as his Lay-subjects a See Bracton l. 5. c. 2 to 17. Quia ●ullum majus crimen quam contemptus & inobedientia omnes enim qui in regno sunt as well Prelates Clergymen Pope's Legates as Lay-Lords and Subjects obedientes esse debent Domino Regi et ad pacem suam et cum vocati vel summoniti per Regem venire contempserint * Bracton l. 5. c. 2. & 32. f. 441. faciunt seipsos exleges et ideo utlagari deberent non tamen ad mortem vel membrorum truncationem cum causa utlagationis criminalis non existat sed in perpetuam prisonam vel regni abjurationem et communione omnium aliorum qui sunt ad pacem Regis as Judge Bracton and other the King's Judges then resolved 2ly In summoning all Archbishops Bishops Pope's Delegates and other Ecclesiastical Judges Persons to appear before him and his Jugdes in his Temporal Courts in all causes wherein their Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction or usurpations on his Crown were brought in question as the sole proper Judges thereof not the Pope or themselves as well as of all Temporal Jurisdictions they being both originally vested in and flowing from the King whence b Lib. 5. c. 15. f. 412. Bracton and his Judges then resolved In Spiritualibus debet Rex aestimare vel justiciarii sui an sua sit jurisdictio vel non Si judex Ecclesiasticus falcem ponens in messem alienam aliquid praesumpserit contra Coronam et dignitatem Regiam sicut de laico feodo vel de Catallis cum Prohibitionem a Rege susceperit supersedere debet in omni casu saltem do●ec constiterit in Curia Regis ad quem pertineat jurisdictio quia si judex Ecclesiasticus aestimare posset an sua esset jurisdictio in omni casu indifferenter procederet non obstante Regia Prohibition Debet igitur vel omnino supersedere vel cum attachiatus fuerit venire vel mittere quod examinato placito in Curia Regis de consilio Curiae supersedeat vel procedat quod si non fecerit poena debita puniatur Since then the King and his Temporal Courts Judges who represented his Person did thus summon Archbishops Bishops Pope's Delegates and all other Ecclesiastical Judges personally to appear before them determine all Causes concerning the extent of their Papal or Ecclesiastical Jurisdictions restrain correct their usurpations excesses contempts but they on the contrary could not summon examine inhibit the King's Temporal Courts Judges nor excommunicate interdict them by our Laws for any of their Judgements Prohibitions Proceedings restraining their pretended Church-Liberties or Ecclesiastical Jurisdictions or Exorbitances though they c See Tom. 2. p. 898 to 912. ofttimes attempted it by their antimonarchical Canons and Constitutions they must be acknowledged to be Supreme and Superintendent over not subject or subordinate to them as well in Ecclesiastical as Temporal Causes and Affairs 3ly In summoning commanding Archbishops Bishops from time to time by Sheriffs and Writs not only to make Certificates to the King's Courts and Judges in cases of d See Bracton l. 5. de Exceptionibus c. 12. Fitzherberts and Brooks Abridgements Tit. Bastardy Bracton l. 5. c. 2 to 16. Register of Writs pars 2. f. 33 to 37. Matrimony and special Bastardy but likewise to summon all Deans Archdeacon's Clerks Prebends Ecclesiastical Judges Persons within their Provinces or Dioceses having Benefices and no Lay-fees to appear in the King's Courts and bring their Bodies thither by a certain day to answer all Suits and Complaints there pending against them when they refused voluntarily to appear upon Summons especially for prosecuting Plaints or holding Plea in Ecclesiastical Courts of Lay-fees Advowsons' Debts Chattels Contracts or Trespasses not belonging to them against the King's Prohibitions in laesionem Coronae et dignitatis nostrae Regiae and seizing their Temporalties attaching fining and imprisoning their Persons for wilful neglects or contempts in such cases which e Bracton l. 5. c. 32. f. 442. Bracton thus more particularly relates as the Law and practice in that Age. Item excusari poterit Vic. propter privilegium Clericorum ut si praeceptum Domini Regis habuerit de attachiando aliquem qui Clericus sit et qui plegios invenire noluerit propter privilegium Clericale nec laicum feodum haberet per quod possit distringi nec debet Dominus Rex manus in eos mittere & cum in eos coercionem non habeat maxim in delictis et transgressionibus sicut in majoribus criminibus nullum aliud supererit remedium nisi quod ex parte Domini Regis mandetur Ordinariis loci qui Baronias habent sicut Archiepiscopis Episcopis et aliis in quorum Diocesibus tales sunt manentes qui attachiari debent vel beneficia Ecclesiastica habuerunt et in quos Dominus Rex habet coercionem propter Baronias suas quod faciant tales venire et sic fiat talis Irrotulatio A. optulit se quarto die versus B. de placito tali etc. Et B. non venit Et praeceptum fuit Vicecomiti quod attachiaret eum Et Vicecomes mandavit quod praedictus B. Clericus est & quod noluit plegios invenire nec habet laicum feodum per quod potuit distringi Et ideo mandatum est Ordinario loci stcut Archiepiscopo Episcopo et hujusmodi quod faciet talem Clericum venire ad talem diem ●ist talis sit quod fortè testatum sit quod talis Clericus habet laicum feodum & catalla in laico feodo per quae distringi possit Et Vicecomes per fraudem mandaverit quod nihil habuerit in quo casu fiat ut supra de fraudibus Vicecom Sed quid si Clericus praebendam habuerit laicum feodum scilicet & nol●erit plegios invenire queritur an Vicecom eum distringere possit statim per praebendam vel si cum praeceptum habuerit de attachiendo retornum fecerit Ordinario an Ordinarius distringere possit Canonicum per praebendam suam videtur quod neuter nec Vicecomes nec Episcopus Vicecomes non licet Warrantum haberet ingrediendi libertatem sine Episcopo vel alio Ordinario cum Episcopus sit caput Ecclesiae et Canonici membra Item Episcopus per tale retornum sine speciale praecepto Domini Regis cum Canonicus adeo libere teneat praebendam suam de Ecclesia sicut ipse Episcopus Baroniam suam et Canonici sunt quasi unum corpus per se in Ecclesia Et quamvis Episcopus sit caput Ecclesiae tamen Canonici habent sua bona a bonis Episcopi separata Et ideo cum Episcopus a Domino Rege speciale mandatum habuerit ex hoc * Nota. incipit habere jurisdictionem et coercionem in Praebendis quasi ordine observato Forma Brevis tunc talis est H. Dei gratia etc. venerabili in Christo patri B. eadem gratia Episcopo London salutem Mandamus vobis quod venire faciatis coram justiciariis nostris etc. ad talem diem talem Archidiaconum vel talem Decanum vel Canonicum ad respondendum C. de tali placito etc. ut supra Et tunc addatur haec Clausula Et unde Vicecomes noster Midd. mandavit praefatis Justiciariis nostris quod praedictus Archidiaconus vel talis alius qui Clericus est noluerit plegios invenire nec habet laicum feodum per quod distringi possit et habeatis ibi hoc Breve Teste etc. Si autem Episcopus nihil fecit ad mandatum Domini Regis tunc fiat Irrotulatio sic A. optulit se quarto die versus B. de placito tali & B. non venit & alias praeceptum fuit Vic. quod a●tachiaret eum Et Vic. mandavit quod Clericus fuit etc. ut supra et ita quod mandatum fuit Episcopo tali quod faceret eum venire et quod mitteret Breve et ipse nihil inde fecit Et ideo summoneatur Episcopus quod sit ad talem diem et ibi habeat praedictum talem ad respondendum praedicto A. quare etc. secundum Breve originale et ad ostendendum quare praedictum B. coram praes●●●● justiciariis ad talem diem non habuit sicut ei mandatum suit Forma Brevis talis est Rex Vicecom salutem Summon per bonos Summonitores F. London Episcopum quod sit coram justiciariis etc. ad talem diem et ibi habeat talem Archidiaconum vel talem Clericum ad respondendum tali de placito quare etc. ut supra Et in fine ad ostendendum quare non fecit eum venire coram justiciariis nostris ad talem diem sicut ei mandatum fuit et quare non misit Breve etc. Ad quem diem aut facit eum venire aut non facit si autem non tunc observabitur solennitas Attachiamentorum sicut in aliis districtionibus et statim distringatur Episcopus per Baroniam suam quod sit ad alium diem et ibi habeat Clericum praesatum ad respondendum etc. Et summoneat Episcopum quod tunc sit ibi auditurus judicium suum quod praefatum Clericum non habuit ad talem diem etc. sicut ei mandatum fuit et fiat Irrotulatio sic A. optulit se quarto die versus B. de tali placito ut supra Et B. non venit & alias mandatum fuit Episcopo quod faceret eum venire ad talem diem Ad quem diem non fecit eum venire & ita quod praeceptum fuit Vicecomiti quod summoneret eum quod esset ad hunc diem & ibi haberet praedictum B. ad respondendum etc. Et similiter quod Episcopus esset ad ostendendum quare non fecit eum venire ad alium diem sicut ei maudatum fuit Et Episcopus non venit nec habuit ipsum B. et ideo distringatur per Baroniam suam quod sit ad talem diem et ibi habeat praedictum B. ad respondendum etc. Et ipse Episcopus sit auditurus judicium suum de hoc quod ipsum B. etc. Forma Brevis talis est Rex Vicecomiti salutem Praecipimus tibi quod distringas F. London Episcopum per terras suas quas tenet in Baronia in Com. tuo quod sit coram justiciariis etc. ad talem diem et ibi habeat talem Clericum ad respondendum tali de tali placito etc. Et similiter ad audiendum judicium suum de hoc quod praefatum Clericum non habuit ad talem diem sicut ei mandatum suit et habeas etc. Ad quem diem si non venerit Episcopus nec Clericus procedatur contra ipsum Clericum de contemptu secundum considerationem Curiae et ne maleficia remaneant impunita apponat Rex manum suum in defectu Episcopi ita quod Clericus arrestetur et detincatur quousque Episcopus eum petierit ex officio suae jurisdictionis ut ei liberetur vel ex certa causa detentus remaneat nec propter hoc Vicecomes nec Ballivi sui poenam incurrant cum executio juris non habeat injuriam Episcopus autem et Superiores possunt pro injuria et pro crimine arrestari By all which Forms of Legal Process and Proceedings both against our Archbishops Bishops and other Clergymen of inferior degree in that Age the Sovereign Jurisdiction of King Henry and his Temporal Courts and Judges over them as his Ministers is most perspicuous to all the World 4ly This his and his Courts of Justice Sovereign Jurisdiction over them was likewise evidenced by several sorts of Writs and Mandates then frequently issued to our Archbishops Bishops Ecclesiastical Judges and Ordinaries for several purposes and occasions commanding them to do and execute or prohibiting them not to do or perform such or such Actions relating to their Episcopal Jurisdictions or Functions witness these Writs of Quare impedit Quare Incumbravit Quare non Admisit De Clerico Admittendo De Copiae Libelli deliberanda De Cautione admittenda De Assisa Ultimae Praesentationis Cessavit de Cantaria Ne admittas De Nonresidentia pro Clericis Regis De Praesentatione ad Ecclesiam Praebendam Capellam etc. De Revocatione Praesentationis De Permutatione Beneficiorum * Here Tom. 2. p. 1011 1012. 1200. De Residentia facienda and other Writs of like nature whereof there are multitudes over-tedious to transcribe in the Clause and Patent Rolls of King Henry the 3d. since printed in Bracton the Register of Writs the Old and New Natura Brevium and Books of Entries and their punishing them by legal Actions Attachments Fines seizures of their Temporalties Persons and Judgements against them in Temporal Courts for their neglects or contempts therein 5ly It most evidently appears by this Kings and his Judges taking no notice of but rejecting all * See Here p. 69. Excommunications or other Ecclesiastical Censures denounced against any of his Subjects by the Pope or his Delegates not allowing them to be certified and pleaded in bar in any of his Courts of Law By his and his Judges strict Examinations of the Justice and legality of all his Archbishops Bishops or other Ecclesiastical Judge's Censures Excommunications denounced against any of his Subjects causing them to be put in due execution when concluded by him and his Judges to be just legal but superseding * See Here f. 104 107 108 114 115. commanding enforcing them to be repealed and the Subjects to be absolved from them yea enlarged out of Prison if taken by Capias Excommunicatums when adjudged to be illegal fraudulent vexatious issued against his Prohibitions or after Appeals and awarding damages to the Parties injured for their vexation as the premised Instances and these Passages of Henry de Bracton flourishing under him most clearly demonstrate * Lib. 5. De Exceptionibus cap. 23. fol. 426 427. See Fitzh and Brookes Abridgement Tit. Excommengement Competit etiam tenenti exceptio dilatoria ex persona petentis eo quod separatus est a communione gentium propter lepram quae est in anima ut si fuerit specialiter excommunicatus quia sicut quis poterit habere lepram in corpore ita & in anima Excommunicato enim interdicitur omnis actus legitimus ita quod agere non potest nec aliquem convenire licet ipse ab aliis possit conveniri Qui autem hujusmodi exceptionem apposuerit oportebit eum habere probationem quia simplici voci tenentis non erit fides adhibenda nec etiam cujuslibet de populi testimonio quia ●portebit eum qui excipit in hoc casu habere literas Ordinarii sicut Archiepiscopi vel Episcopi vel alterius judicis Ordinarii vel Delegati rei veritatem testificantes quod talis nominatim excommunicatus sit et ex tali causa vel si Ordinarius praeseus sit et hoc testificetur viva voce Funestam enim vocem interdici oportet potius quam audiri nec solum vox eorum interdicitur sed si quid ab ipsis fuerit impetratum firmitatem non obtinebit Cum excommunicato autem nec orare nec loqui nec palam nec abscondite nec vesci licet exceptis quibusdam personis But was the Bishops and Ordinaries Sentence and Excommunication then conclusive to the Party King or Judges that they might not except against or examine the reason and legality of it for the Subjects relief if injured or grieved by it without appealing against it to the Archbishop or Pope No ve●●ly for he subjoins in the same Chapter that the Party himself might thus except against it when pleaded Item dicers poterit quod si excommunicatus fui hoc fuit de fact● quia nulla subsuit causa alia ●isi quod judici Ecclesiastico obtemperare noluit cognoscenti de laico feodo vel de catallis et debitis quae non sunt de Testamento vel Matrimonio et unde hora congrua exhibui eis literas Domini Regis prohibitorias ne procederent et quibus praedicti judices differre noluerunt Item responderi poterit quod excommunicatio nulla fuit vel injusta quia a tali Sententia rite fuit appellatum et plures alias praetendere poterit responsiones ad tuitionem status sui sed ad manum statim habeat probationem quia cum extiterit de excommunicatione the absolutione constare oportebit All which particular allegations the King's Judges were to examine and determine In fine verò notandum quod ubi quis fuerit rite excommunicatus et in ea pertinacia et excommunicatione pertinaciter perseveraverit per 40. dies claves Ecclesiae contemnendo tunc ut gladius gladium adjuvet ad mandatum Episcopi vel ejus Officialis capiatur excommunicatus Sed nunquam capietur aliquis ad mandatum judicum Delegatorum et Archidiaconorum vel alterius judicis inferioris quia Rex in Episcopos coercionem habet propter Baroniam Cum autem talis capi debeat rationabili de causa cum Cancellarius literas Episcopi reciperit fiat Breve in hac forma Rex Vicecomiti salutem Significavit nobis venerabilis Pater N. per literas suas patentes quod talis ob manifestam contumaciam suam excommunicatus est nec se vult per censuram Ecclesiasticam justiciare Quia vero potestas Regia sacrosanctae Ecclesiae in suis querelis deesse non habet when just tibi praecipimus quod praedictum talem per corpus suum secundum consuetudinem Angliae justicies donec sacrosanctae Ecclesiae tàm de contemptu quam de injuria ei illata ab eo fuerit satisfactum Teste meipso apud Westm etc. Qui cum captus fuerit & Ecclesiae satisfecerit deliberabitur ad mandatum Episcopi per tale Breve Rex Vicecomiti salutem Quia venerabilis Pater talis Episcopus significavit nobis quod talis quantum ad mandatum suum vel ad mandatum talis venerabilis Patris talis Episcopi à te capi & per totum corpus suum tanquam contemnentem claves Ecclesiae justiciarii praeceperimus beneficium absolutionis impendit tibi praecipimus quod a prisona nostra qua detinetur ipsum deliberari facias quietum etc. Et notandum quod ad nullius mandatum deliberari debeat nisi ad mandatum Domini Episcopi nec antequa● ipse mandaverit quod Ecclesiae sic satisfecerit nisi captus fuit per falsam suggestionem Ordinarii vel aliorum Praelatorum vel si per maliciam Adversarii ut eum excludat ab actione quam versus eum instituit A common practice in that and succeeding Ages to maintain the usurped Jurisdiction of these Court and bring much grist to their Mills To prevent which the King and Judges ordained this remedy Et si ita tunc fiat tale Breve ad ipsius deliberationem Rex Vicecomiti salutem * See the Register of Writs parts 2. f. 65 66. Fi●z Nat. Brev. f. 63 64. Ostensum est nobis ex parte talis quod cum aliquando appellasset quendam talem in Comitatu tuo de Roberia & hujusmodi & tibi à nobis praeceptum esset quod talem appellatum attachiares Idem apellatus ut ipsum talem appellantem gravaret et appellum suum adnihilaret falso suggessit Episcopo tali quod idem appellans in quadam excommunicatione perseveravit contumaciter per quadraginta dies et amplius et ita quod literas ab eodem Episcopo impetravit ad nos directas quod extenderemus brachium seculare per cujus deceptionem idem appellans captus est et in prisona nostra detentus ut dicitur Et quia nemini debet fraus sua patrocinari tibi praecipimus quod si praedictus talis appellans fecerit te securum de clamore etc. tunc pone per vadium etc. praedictum talem appellatum quod sit coram etc. inde responsurus Et interim facias praedictum talem appellantem deliberari a prisona nostra nisi captus fuerit alia occasione quare deliberari non debeat Teste etc. Si autem fortè captus non fuerit et judex aliquis maliciose suggesserit Episcopo quod quis excommunicatus fuerit fiat Breve Vic. de non capiendo talem ut supra de * Lib. 5. cap. 11 12. prohibitionibus Besides the Party in such cases by a Suit at Law against the Prosecutor and Judge might then recover his full damages for his illegal vexation and imprisonment and the Prosecutor and Judge be also fined imprisoned for their usurpations and contempts against the King's Crown Dignity and Writs of Prohibition 6ly This King evidenced his Ecclesiastical Sovereignty by his own his Nobles Commons' Parliaments frequent public oppositions and Prohibitions not only against Papal Extortions Provisions Innovations but likewise against all Canons and Constitutions made by Popes Prelates Clergymen in General Councils at Rome or elsewhere abroad or in National Provincial or Diocesan Councils or Synods in England derogatory or prejudicial to the Rights or Prerogatives of his Crown and Royal Dignity or to the Laws and Customs of the Realm or Inheritances Free-holds or Liberties of his Subjects as is evident by his * Here pag. 86 87. forecited Writ prohibiting the public reading of the Canon Law in Schools the Prohibitions issued by him to his Archbishops and Clergy in their Councils not to act or enact any thing to the prejudice of his Crown Prerogative Dignity Realm his Prohibitions and Appeals * Here Tom. 2. p. 983 990 991. against the Canons and Constitutions of Archbishop Boniface and his Suffragans and all the  Prohibitions Attachments restraining their usurped Jurisdictions and encroachments upon his Crown Laws Temporal Courts Subjects properties or Liberties by colour of Popes of General Councils or their own Canonical Constitutions which they endeavoured to advance above the King's Prerogative the Laws and Customs of the Realm in Cases of Bastardy and other particulars and that by pretext of his general Clause in the Great Charter of Liberties frequently confirmed by him Chap. 1. Quod Ecclesia Anglicana libera sit & habeat omnia jura sua integra & libertates suas illaesas which was intended both by the King Nobles Parliament only of * See Cooks 2 Instit. p. 2 3 4. such legal Rights and Liberties as the King and his Royal predecessors had formerly granted and confirmed to them and their Churches by their Royal Charters consistent with the Rights and Privileges of the Crown the Laws of the Realm and his Lay Subjects Liberties whereof he his Justices and Temporal Courts were the proper and sole Judges not such as Popes in or by their Bulls or the Clergy themselves in or by their own Councils Synods Canons or Constitutions should declare define enlarge create or usurp at their pleasures to advance their Jurisdiction above or extend it beyond its ancient legal boundaries All which particulars I thought meet to observe for the honour of the Common Laws of England and the Judges and Professors of it in that Age Wherein though the Lord Chancellors Treasurers with other Chief Officers of State and sundry of the Judges were Archbishops Bishops Pope's Legates and Delegates by means whereof they much advanced the Popes and their own Jurisdictions by degrees to the prejudice of the Crown the King's Temporal Courts and Subjects Liberties yet they could never subvert undermine or overthrew the Common Laws and Liberties of the Realm nor King's Prerogatives grounded on supported by them and by his Temporal Judges Nobles Officers entrusted with their execution the chief Supporters of him and his Prerogative against all Papal and Prelatical usurpations or undermine I shall therefore conclude King Henry the 3d. his Reign and this Chapter with * Lib. 1. cap. 9 f. 5. Bracton's resolution Ipse autem Rex non debet esse sub homine therefore not under the Pope or any other Prelates sed sub Deo et sub Lege quia LEX FACIT REGEM ATTRIBUAT IGITUR REX LEGI QUOD LEX ATTRIBUIT EI videlicet DOMINATIONEM ET POTESTATEM non est enim Rex ubi dominatur Voluntas et non Lex Casual OMISSIONS HERE page 62. line 59 after vobis this passage and Letter was casually omitted in its proper series I likewise found this Letter of Pet. Saracenus S. de Lucy and other the King's Agents sent to the Pope fully informing him of Falcatius the Breant his proceedings in the Court of Rome to procure his restitution to the King's favour and of his apprehension imprisonment in France and their endeavours with Oth● the Pope's Legate and the Court of France by the Legates means to detain him still a prisoner and hinder his return into England REverentissimo Domino suo H. Dei gratia illustri Regi Angl. Domino Hiberniae Anno 9 H. 3. in Turri Lond. Duci Normann Acquit & Comiti Andegaviae devoti sui P. Saracenus S. de Eketon S. de Lucy devotam in omnibus reverentiam Noverit Excellentia vestra quod ego P. Saracenus veniens ad Legatum die Lunae proxima post Assumptionem beatae Mariae apud Andomarum audivi ab ipso quod ad illum accesserat die praecedenti Johannes Lemovicen porrigens sibi litteras Domini Papae pro Falkasio ut procuraret quod pacifice morari possit in Francia dum habuerit necesse et scripserunt vobis multi Cardinales adjicientes quod idem F. rediens a Seed Romana captus est à quodam Milite in Burgundia & detentus scilicet Anselmo de Din quem F. quandoque cepit in Anglia & detinens eum diu captum tandem multam pecuniam ab eo extorsit ac ejusdem Johannis instancia jam scripserat Legatus Regis Franciae et Ducissae de Burgundia pro deliberacione dicti F. ignorans penitus quod aliquid contra vos vel Majestatis vestrae dignitatem optinuisset vel optinere potuisset in Curia credens adhuc firmiter quod Magister O. Nuncius Papae tantum ad hoc veniret ut preces vobis offerret pro dicto F. Verum cum litteras vestras quas ex parte vestra Legato attuli inspexisset advertens prudenter et diligenter quae quot et qualiter cedebant in vestrae dignitatis laesionem evidentem et alia pericula quae ex hoc vobis quod absit imminebant admirans facilitatem et instanciam ejusdem et aliorum quorundam eidem assistencium versuciam et ingratitudinem vestrae condolens Magnificentiae et students' attente quomodo vestrae provideret indempnitati vocato ad se Magistro Ada de Magno ponte Clerico Regis Franciae qui tunc aderat eidem patefecit quod praefatus F. multa in Curia in sui ipsius praejudicium & dedecus procuraverat injungens eidem quod ea cum festinatione Domino suo Regi Franciae cautè & sine scandalo insinuaret Nos autem S. & S. die Jovis sequenti ivimus ibidem ad Legatum & auditis supradictis ab ipso tractavimus communiter sollicitè quâ viâ melius processus supradicti Nuncii dari saltem quousque nos a Curia Romana reverteremur & tandem in hanc forman descendit Legatus quod cum Magister O. accederet ad ipsum persuadebit ei ut nullatenus recedat à regno Franciae priusquam saepedictum F. liberaverit et ejusdem F. detencio ita procurabitur in quantum poterit Legatus sine scandalo quod sufficiens tempus nobis supererit de revertendo Deo dante antequam ille F. intelligat hanc intencionem nostram De voluntate Legati consensimus in hoc ut Magister E. de Eketon qui Magistros Simonem de Langetote & Adam de Magno ponte notos habet festinanter ad illos accedat impetraturus ab illis & per illos & pro posse suo quae erga Regem Franciae Ducissam Burgundiae & praenominatum Anselmum crediderit expedire afferens secum literas Magistri P. de Colle scribentis efficaciter Silvanectrino Episcopo & Domino B. de Rote super eodem nec erit dictus Magister E. eye suspectus quasi pro nobis laboraret quia credetur quod negocium Domini Ca●● in hac parte gerat contra quem saepedictus F. fecit notorium & multa proposuit Quod si per liberacionem F. quod absit vel alia ratione praemissa non procedant Legatus ostendet Magistro O. litteras quas à vestra Majestate suscepit multas persuasiones dicturus eidem per quas sufficienter moveri debebit quod nec tutum nec honestum erit ei ut progrediatur in Angliam antequam secundam super hoc receperit a Domino Papa jussionem et de voluntate et consilio Legati processit Dominus P. Saracenus ad Magistrum O. ut iram & indignationem vestras contra F. propter contumacia vobis illata ei manifestet ut sic cum venerit ad Legatum faciliùs inducatur ad propositum Et vult Legatus omnibus modis quod Dominus P. una cum Magistro O. revertatur ad ipsum ut plenius per eum instruatur quid facturus est idem O. et de hiis quae a Domino Papa eidem O. sunt injuncta et quae suerit intencio Papae super eisdem nam talia forsitan poterit ei praesenti revelare quae scriptis nullatenus committeret Legatus autem si aliqua inductione potuerit Magistrum O. in partibus Franciae retineret omnia necessaria ei inveniet & nos eidem Legato promisimus fideliter licet hoc recusaret audire quod de hoc ei plenè satisfiet Ad haec si nulla ratione potuerit saepedictus O. retineri & processerit in Angliam Consilium eciam Legati quod admittatur honorifice et subtiliter intendatis dilatoribus primo cum tractatu audientes quomodo et ad quid venerit unde deliberetis cum dilacione super eisdem dicturi postea ei quia quaedam invenistis proposita quae vos & regnum vestrum tangunt & necessarium est in hiis fidelium vestrorum uti consilio et ad hoc quanta poteritis assignetur dilacio necesse fuerit producatur ut in omnibus hujusmodi subsistat quousque mandatum Domini Papae inde habueritis Interim cum omni cavendum diligencia ne pendentibus dictis dilacionibus discurrat per regnum et inimici vestri in hac causa seu propriis personis vel per interpositam personam vel literatorie nullam habeant accessum ad ipsum in quantum fieri poterit ne alias dum vos tractaretis de differendo ipsi suggerentes ei quae vellent more consueto et inducentes eundem ad scribendum Domino Papae pro voluntate sua sequantur quia illa scriptura vim inquisicionis de plano faciendae optineret Sanè ego S. de Lucy literas Domini Legati quas Domino Papae transmittit & aliis Cardinalibus de quibus confidit specialius nec visum fuit Legato expediens ut ipse ad aliquem de supradictis quia noverunt quod tantum vestris agendis intendo & in hiis quae vos contingunt me maximè suspectum haberent set Magister S. de Eketon & ego Deo dante convenimus apud Tr●icas ad praenominatum Militem Anselmum de Dume si viderimus expedire deinde Domino processuri usque Leon. super Rodanum nisi forsan eundum viderimus melius per Alemaniam expectaturi ibidem Dominum P. Saracenum ut sic simul proficiscamur ad Curiam Ex praemissis conjici potest quod per 8. dies ad minus retardabimur ex eo quod idem R. vadit ad Magistrum O. & reversurus est ad Legatum & hoc nostrae negligentiae si placet non est imputandum nos tamen interim pro posse nostro non erimus inutiles In recessu latoris praesencium nichil certum audierat Legatus de adventu Magistri O. nec eciam quod adhuc venisset Parisiis & nondum reversus fuit garcio Domini P. Saraceni quem misit ad Magistrum cum litteris quas idem P. & ego S. de Lucy eidem O. scripsimus quando fuimus London Dominus noster scrinula teuere velitis secretissima quia sunt ibi quaedam quae secreta tangunt Legati Et sicut nobis videtur ipse negocia vestra quasi propria eciam in hac parte sibi assumit Mittimus transcripta Papae & formam in qua scribit Cardinalibus & dixit quod expedit ut tangit rationes suspectus videatur Semper vaie By this Letter we may clearly discover the hypocritical carriage dissimulation and Machiavillian policies of Popes Legates Cardinals and Romish Agents in that Age. Here p. 92. l. 14. after decimo this should have been inserted I likewise found this Bull of Pope Gregory and Otto his Legate to Walter Bishop of Coventry to absolve his beloved daughters the Nuns of the Monastery of Cornebury from the observance of the Hospitalers of Jerusalem whose Habit they had then taken upon them out of simplicity and to profess the Rule of Saint Augustine in that Monastery there to serve God in it which was delayed and opposed for five years' space by the Hospitalers' opposition whereupon he ordered his Legate upon the Nun's request to see it executed this Bull with Appeals and proceedings thereon I found in the White Tower in this Instrument OMnibus Christi fidelibus ad quos praesens scriptum pervenerit Walterus divina In Turri London An. 1237. miseratione Wigorn. Ecclesiae Minister humilis salutem in Domino Literas venerabilis patris Domini O. Dei gratia Sancti Nicholai in Carcere Tullian Diaconi Cardinalis Apostolicae sedis Legati suscepimus in haec verba Venerabili in Christo patri & amico charissimo W. Dei gratia Wigorn. Episcopo Otto miseratione Divina Sancti Nicholai in Carcere Tulliano Diac. Cardinal Apostolicae sedis Legatus salutem in Domino Literas Domini Papae suscepimus sub hac forma Gregorius Episcopus servus serv●rum Dei dilecto filio O. Sancti Nicholai in Carcere Tulliano Diac. Card. Apostolicae sedis Legato salutem & Apostolicam benedictionem Meminimus nos dudum venerabili fratri nostro Episcopo Coventrensi dedisse nostris literis in mandatis ut dilectis in Christo filiabus Sororibus Monasterii de Cornebur Hereforden Dioc. ab observantia Ordinis Hospitalis Jerosolimitan cujus Habitum ex quadam simplicitate susceperant absolutis paratis beati Augustini Regulam profiteri concederet ut secundum ipsam valerent ibidem vivere & dignum Domino reddere famulatum Maximè cum in ordine Hospitalis ipsius non consueverit fieri Collegium Dominarum Verum cum negotium hujusmodi propter fratrum dicti Hospitalis in Anglia difficultates & dilationes innitas per quinquennium & amplius protelatum perduci non potuerit ad effectum Procuratoribus tandem parcium propter hoc apud sedem Apostolicam constitutis venerabilem fratrem nostrum Sabinen Episcopum concessimus auditorem Nos igitur ab eodem nobis fideliter recitatis quae Procuratores ipsi proposuerunt coram co tàm praedictorum Fratrum quam Sororum ipsorum honestati ex officio nostro salubriter ac facta finaliter providere nolentes ut idem negotium ulterius per inania minime deducant discretioni tuae per Apostolica scripta mandamus quatinus praefatas Sorores Regulam beati Augustini profiteri volentes ab observantia Ordinis memorati Hospitalis absolvens ipsarum Habitu deposito ex professione recepta concedas eisdem ut secundum jam dictam Regulam ibi vivere valeant & dignum Domino reddere famulatum Hospitalis praefati & cujuslibet alterius in omnibus aliis jure salvo Contradictores per censuram Ecclesiasticam appellatione postposita compescendo Datum Viterbii 27 die Augusti Pontificatus nostri anno undecimo Hujus igitur authoritate Mandati discretum Magistrum Petrum de Burdella Clericum nostrum ad praefatum Monasterium de Cornebur nuper duximus destinandum qui voluntate Monialium ibidem degentium singulatim et diligentius inquisita reperuit quod partes duas earund volunt juxta mandatum Apostolicum beati Augustini Regulam profit in ea grata obsequia Domino exhibere prout tàm ex fideli relation● praefati Magistri quam ex literis inde confectis ipsius Monasterii & fratrum Nunciorum Hereforden & Wigorn. sigillis munitis dediscimus evidenter Nos igitur de prudentia vestra obtinentes fiduciam pleniorem Paternitati vestrae authoritate qua fungimur mandamus quatinus accedentes personaliter ad Monasterium supradictum & praedictas Sorores quae volunt beati Augustini regulam profiteri ab observantia Ordinis Hospital Jerosolimitanis penitus absolventes post ipsarum habitum depositum et professionem receptam concedatis eisdem ut juxta provisionem summi Pontificis secundum ja● dictam regulam ibi vivere valeant et dignum Domino reddere famulatum praefati Hospitalis & cujuslibet alterius in omnibus aliis jure salvo Contradictores per censuram Ecclesiasticam compescendo Datum Certesiam 7. Kal. Novembris Pontificatus Domini Gregorii Papae 9 anno undecimo Hujus igitur authoritate mandati ad dictum locum de Cornebur personaliter accedentes ab omnibus ipsius loci Monialibus propter quam actibus quae post ipsarum voluntatem Magistro P. de Burdella tàm viva voce quam literis declaratam ipsas revocaverunt exceptis etiam duabus quae nunquam consenserunt juxta formam mandati nobis directi Hospitalariorum habitum deposuimus & earundem Monialium ad observantiam regulae beati Augustini professione recepta eye concessimus ut ibi secundum eandem regulam viverent et dignum Domino redderent famulatum Et in testimonium hujus rei tàm nostrum quam venerabilis fratris Domini Hereforden Episcopi & de Bora & de Carlym Abbatum & the Wurmesleg & the Rilpet & the Ewyar Priorum & Decan & Praecentoris Hereford qui personaliter negotio praedicto interfuerunt huic scripto apposita sunt sigilla Actum anno gratiae 1237. pridie Non. Novembris Dictus etiam Procurator petiit & respondit hoc modo petit Procurator Priorissae & Conven de Cornebur quod Procurator Hospital exprimat verum quod suum locum à Dom. Papa pro Sororibus vel post sententiam & ejectionem à Domino Legat. Sorores de Cornebur admiserunt quamplures alias Fratribus irrequisitis nec consentientibus contra obedientiam eis debitam & professionem eorum emissam ut idem Procurator dicit quod si sententiam compet una defensio si est competit alia & ad hoc quod Procurator Hospital petit Sorores admissas à domo amoveri et d●mum fratribus restitui Dicit Procurator Priorissae et Conventus quod hoc fieri non potest propter authoritatem judicatae qua continetur quod dictae Sorores ibidem vivere debent et dignum Deo reddere famulatum Die Lunae Kalend. Martii Magister Petrus Procurator Hospital Jerosolim comparuit contra Dominum W. de Lacie Prioriss & Convent de Cornebur per Magistrum W. de Bacon Procuratorem sufficienter constitutum comparentes qui quidem Magister W. cavit sub poena trium Marcarum sterling pro Domina S. E. de Lacie quod prox die litis ratum habebit quod nomine suo faceret & sufficienter comparebit in causa processura prout dictaverit ordo juris cui Procuratori & defensori libel subscript & traditi erant sub hac forma Coram nobis venerande Pater O. miseratione divina etc. proponit Procurator Hospital Jerosolimitan contra dictum S. E. de Lacie quod cum domus de Cornebur cum omnibus ad eam pertinentibus eye caritative collata fuisset iidem Hospitalar quasdam Sorores ordinem ipsorum professas illic admiserunt & dictae Dominae S. E. de Lacie ad horum instanciam custodiam temporalium domus praedictae concesserint Sed ipsa E. R. processu temporis ex fide non agendo ingressum dictae domus eisdem ut valuit & voluit penitus fecit denegari ac quasdam ex Sororibus praedictis habitum ipsorum deponere induxit & quinque ex ipsis habitum deponere nolentibuss simul cum fratre eorum Presbytero illic existente nomine eorum abinde recedere coactis mulieres quamplures eis penitus irrequisitis illic fecit admitti in eorum prejudicium & gravamen Petunt igitur mulieres sic admissas abinde penitus amoveri domumque praedictam cum suis pertinentiis sibi restitui Custode praedicta taliter versata adjecta petunt etiam si placet Fratrem & Sorores praedictas ab nunc ad domum suam restitui & expensas circa eis factas eis refundi quas aestimant 10. libr. sterlingorum haec divisim proponunt ut quatinus probaverint incurrant proponunt & predict contra Dominum W. de Lacie virum praedictae S. E. ut si sua credit interest projure suo proponat prout sibi v●derit expedire Proponit etiam quod cum eadem Domus cum omnibus ad eam pertinentibus eis ●aritativè fu●sset collata iidem quasdam Sorores ordinem ipsorum professas illic admiserint & Dominae S. E. de Lacie ad suam instantiam custodiam temporalium domus praedictae concesserunt Sed ipsa S. E. processu temporis ex fide non agendo ingressum dictae domus eisdem ut valuit & noluit penitus fecit denegari & quasdam ex Soror●bus praedictis habitum ipsorum deponere induxit & quinque ex ipsis habitum deponere nolentibus simul cum fratre eorum praesentes illic existentes nomine eorum abinde recedere caeteras Sorores quae illic remanserunt mul●eres quamplures eis penitus irrequisitis nec consentientibus illic in Sorores admiserunt contra obedientiam eis debitam & earum professionem emissam & in eorum praejudicium & gravamen Petunt igitur mulieres sic admissas penitus inde amoveri domumque praedictam cum suis pertinentiis sibi restitui Petunt etiam Fratrem & Sorores praedictas ab Nuncio ad domum suam restitui Haec autem proponunt contra praedictas mulieres alias admittentes ut si sua credant interesse principaliter sive secundario pro jure suo proponant & defendant prout sibi viderint expedire H. dicentes salvo sibi jure etc. Ad respondendum autem praedictis libellis praefixus est dies coram Domino Gualtero dies Lunae prox ante Annunciationem beatae Mariae proximo ven●entem Dies Veneris Willielmus de Baconia Procurator Prioris●ae & Convent Cornebur Domini Gualteri delatis & Domine Margar. pro eis opposuit exceptionem rei judicatae dicens sicut his etc. Here fol. 114. b. lin 10. after secundo this should have followed The Bishop of Bethlehem the Pope's Legate with the Hospitalers and Templars in Syria sent this Letter to King Henry the 3d. about the 32d. year of h●s Reign declaring their distressed condition and danger by reason of the power and successes of the Babylonians their want of aid against them from other Christian Princes after many Letters and Messengers and imploring his assistance with all earnestness on whom they principally depended for the relief of the Holy Land and for victory over and confusion of these enemies of the Cross of Christ not extant in our Historians which I rescued out of the rubbish in the White Tower EXcellentissimo ac Christianissimo Principi Domino Henrico illustri Regi Angliae Frater Thomas de ordine Praedicatorum miseratione divina Bethleemitan In Turri London an 32. H. 3. See Mat. Paris Hist. Angl. p. 807. E●●●copus Apostolicae sedis Legatus ejus ad Deum orator assiduus Frater Hugo Revel humilis Magister domus Hospitalis Sancti Johannis Jerosolimitan & pauperum Christi custos Frater Thomas Berardus humilis Magister domus Militiae Templi Frater Mortymanus Praeceptor domus Hospitalis Sanctae Mariae Theotameor & Magistri ejusdem Domus in regno Syriae vicem gerens & Godefridus Sargm Miles in regno Jerosolimitano Baritus cum devota Terrae Sanctae recommendatione seipsos Fervente dudum in Syria & invalescente persecutione quae usque ad extrema Regionis nostrae occupans totam terram Christianorum & populum Cismarinum pluries timoris concussit tonitruis & comminationum fulguribus jaculavit usque ad extremum defectum cordium & resolutionem virium generalem Verum potissimè & al●orum Regum & Principum orbis terrae subsidium literis continuant cismarina Christianitas imploravit apud clementiam Regiam singultuosis insistens suspiriis personans vocibus & conclamans' ut ejus clamor in aures Regias introiret et clamoris sonus in fines orbis aures cunctorum fidelium penetrate ut in ejus succ●rsum exurgerent et ad Terrae Sanctae praesidium convolarent Postmodum etiam Tartarorum ipsorum rabie quiescente divina tamen grati● à persecutione respirans cum totum respuet ab Halapia usque Jerosolim Saracenico populo quem Tartari consumpserat gladius vacuat & ex hoc acquirendi terram ipsam & destructionem eorum qui supererant hostium in robur maximae fidei & Christianitatis augmentum acceptabile tempus Christi fidelibus advenisse ad cap●endam terram ipsam facili & restituendam cultui Christiano vestram dictorumque Regum et Principum durit potentiam attento sollicitudinis studio per plures literas et nuncios procurandam Sed illa quam in utroque concepta usque huc fiducia defraudata ad praesens omni destituta subsidio & ex destructione praeterita magna oppressa Caristia Babiloniorum est exposita faucibus ut Soldan●● ipse cum exercitu copioso totam Provinciam usque ad portas Acon hostili jam occuparunt insultu & spiritu superbiae tumidus vendicare sibi Civitates & Castra in suae fortitudinis impetu comminetur treugarum fide quas hactenus cum Christianis inierat non servata In quibus omnibus non est qui redimat neque qui salvum faciat nec qui ferat auxilium nec qui terram miserabilem consoletur ex omnibus caris ejus circumspicit undique quaerens in tribulatione subsidium & non venit Jacet obsessa canibus nec invenit liberantem Regionem nostram labore multiplici & gravibus expensis excultam in temperamentum Caristiae alieni devorant & circumquaque devastant nec solus sine resistentia exteriorem infideles absorbent propriam dilato quam desperato subsidio fiduciam habent ut in ipsorum castra influant & marithimae civitates maximae quas cismarinae Christian●tatis parcitas minore non suffic●t & contra hostilem frequentiam defensare quin pocius quasi parvus grex in luporum medio constitutus circumseptus undique ac direptus ubique suarum ovium depraedationem eo formidat immensis quo frequentius praedictorum luporum molestat incursibus & discurrentibus exercitibus agitatur Ut quis igitur Rex inclite Regia potentia non consurgit & Regalis brachium non insurgit usquequo exaltabitur contra nos Christiani nominis inimicus quamdiu terra Christi sanguine rubricata conculcari tam enormiter a bestiis permittetur quae sic posset de facili l●bari & perpetua pace muniri & in antiquum integritatis statum de praedictis partibus resarciri Cum enim aliorum hostium undique sublata formidine Babiloniorum timorem nocumenta supersint & caeteris quodammodo spinarum aculeis ac fruc hostilibus dissipatis Babilonicae tamen radicis offendiculum habeat cujus custodiae tribulationes multimodas & periculosas inquietudines experitur Ad extirpationem ipsius quam praesentis potissimè temporis opportunitas subministrat adventus vester diutina oblatione praemissus et anxie ab omnibus expectatus foret necessario festinandus ut Babilonis nomen et germane et progenies simul et reliquiae perderent Ne qua de caetero radix hostilis amaritudinis sursum germinans superesset quae in eradicationem Christiani nominis efferatis animis consurrexit & jam si radix illa nullis impedita quod absit obstaculis germinationem hostium fidei & virium collectionem diutius permittatur excrescere tunc pax subveniendi voluntas perficeret ubi foret congrui temporis possibilitas retardata Meminisse debet magnificentia Regia damna gravia & injurias graviores quas gens Babilonica adversus Christicolarum exercitum pluries intemptavit non quidem ex suo robore set aut permissione divina juxta nostrorum & exigentiam praedictorum aut ex multiplicatione roboris quae sibi contra Christianitatem ex regnis Saracen adjacentibus influebat mox enim dum contra Babiloniam Christicolae praevalerent concurrebat undique infidelis populus infidelitatis suae undique afferens fulcimentum sed ubi Baldaca Mosa Halapia & Damascus opulentissima revera regna nocissimae civitates Ex quibus utique si robur validum accedebat si confortabantur brachia pessimorum nullus ambigit qui temporis illius supputat rationem verum Radye H. pessima ramis hiis detruncatis quam de facili extirpationi pateat & eradicationi subjaceat leviorum dictat non comprobat manifestum Proinde Celsitudinem Regiam flebilibus vocibus quantum possumus obsecramus in Domino jesu Christo quatinus felicem ac potentem vestrum adventum vel saltem auxilium quod in praedictae terrae defensionem et confusionem inimitorum crucis Christi suspirantes et anxii expectamus dignemini sicut imminens requiret negotium Crucifixi amore maturare ut novissimis Deo auctore temporibus in perhenne nominis vestrae praeconium in Terrae sanctae liberationem et pacem ex Regiae strenuitatis potentia contra hostes residuos desiderata victoria subsequatur Valeat Regalis magnificentia per tempora longiora Dat. Acton 4. die mensis Aprilis sexto Indictionis The memorable Epistle of Robert Grosthead Bishop of Lincoln to Pope Innocent the 4th against his Processions wherein he compares him to Lucifer and ANTICHRIST is enroled in perpetuam rei memoriam in the Red Book in the King's Exchequer at Westminster fol. 16 & 179. to a transcript whereof I find this marginal * Here Tom. 2. p. 799 800. Note PAPA ANTICHRISTUS no wonder then Pope Clement refused to Canonize him for a Saint though † Here Tom. 3. 1134. earnestly requested by King Edward the First I shall close up this Chapter with the Constitution of Walter de Suthfeld Bishop of Norwich De libera dispositione primorum sructnum per Curatos testantes the violation whereof and exaction of First-fruits of Benefices during their vacancies by our Bishops was the * See Here p. 1077. original cause of Pope Clement's and his Successors usurpations of First-fruits in England WAlterus Dei gratiâ Episcopus Norwicensis dilectis in Christo filiis universis Spelmanni Council Tom 2 p. 301 302 ex vet. MS. pe●es Sam. Roper de Hosp Lincoln Armig. fol. 136. b. Abbatibus Prioribus Archidiaconis Officialibus Decanis Ecclesiarum Rectoribus Vicariis & omnibus Christi fidelibus per Diocesim nostram constitutis salutem gratiam & benedictionem Ad officium Pastorale licet indignè assumpti & loco eminenti immerito constituti summo & pio desiderio affectantes nunc benè operando nunc mala extirpando dignos Domino fructus ex nostro impendere officio Sanè recolimus dum adhuc in minori officio essemus constituti vulgariter esse dictum & obtentum quod quilibet Rector sive Vicarius nostrae Diocesis qui vivus diem Paschae expectaret de omnibus fructibus nomine Ecclesiae seu Vicariae suae usque ad Synodum Sancti Michaelis proximo sequente percipiendis liberè ut vellet suum conderet Testamentum Sed contra hanc consuetudinem à fundatione Ecclesiae Norwicensis prout novimus & licèt nobis constat obtentam à quibusdam voluntariè extitit introductam & servatam quod fructus & bona Ecclesiarum vacantium à die Paschae usque ad Synodum Paschae non in usus Decedentium & Condentium legitimè Testamenta cederent ut praemissimus sed voluntati et dispositioni loci Diocesani relinquerentur omnino propter quod Status decedentium graviter laedebatur & testantium frequenter non processit voluntas Ut igitur Status Ecclesiae & singulorum reparetur & ad consuetudinem & libertatem debitam singula revocentur Nos Walterus de Suthfeld Episcopus Norwicensis in Synodo sancti Michaelis Norwicensis praesidentes de consensu Capituli Diocesani & praesentis Synodi autoritate omnibus existentibus in sanctâ Synodo hoc confentientibus Definimus statuimus praecipimus & concedimus ut juxta antiquam consuetudinem quam renovamus redintegramus approbamus & confirmamus omnes Rectores & Vicarii viventes die Paschae & ex tunc quicunque morientes usque ad Synodum sancti Michaelis de fructibus & obventionibus beneficiorum suorum liberè secundùm Deum sua condant Testamenta Salvis nobis et successoribus nostris fructibus Ecclesiarum ante diem Paschae vacantium in quibus Rector die Paschae non reperitur institutus Et caveat sibi Episcopus qui praeest & qui pro tempore fuerit ne causa lucri inhonesti Canonice praesentatoes absque causa rationali usque post diem Paschae voluntary differat admittere Omnes autem illos qui hanc nostram Constitutionem concessionem & libertatem infringere immutare vel perturbare praesumpserint sententiam Excommunicationis nostram ex praesentis sacrosanctae Synodi auctoritate incurrant In cujus rei testimonium praesentibus Sigillum nostrum & sigillum Capituli nostri sunt appensa Acta die Synodi die Lunae proximò post festum sancti Michaelis in Ecclesiâ sanctae Trinitatis Norwicensis Anno Domini Millesimo Ducentesimo quinquagesimo quinto & Consecrationis nostrae undecimo Declaratio dictae Constitutionis per Dominum W. Bateman Episcopum Norwicensem super quadam Consultatione sibi factâ per Vicarium de Myldenhale TUA Devotio postulavit à nobis an ad te qui in Vicariam de Myldenhale per nos eras noviter institutus an ad Executores praedecessoris tui qui post Ibid. f. 137. a Synodum Paschae proximam praeteritam diem suum clausit extremum fructus & obventiones dictae Vicariae post inductionis tuae tempus provenientes debeant pertinere Tibique taliter respondemus quòd Oblationes Mortuaria ac caetera omnia quae ad Altare perveniunt de consuetudine vel de jure ad te qui ad faciendum continuam residentiam & serviendum Altari juramenti vinculo es astrictus debent integraliter pertinere Decimae verò garbarum & talia extrinseca jura quae expositione ad Vicariam pertinere noscuntur ad defunctum & Executores ejusdem si de praedictis Decimis & juribus seu obventionibus specificè in Testamento disposuerit pertinebunt Si autem Testamentum fecerit & in Testamento suo nil à dictis Decimis seu obventionibus specificè vel expressè disposuerit licet alia legata pecuniaria generalia vel specialia fecerit tunc ad te & non ad defunctum vel ad suos Executores praedicta omnia & singula pertinebunt I pretermit the Constitutions of Walter de Kirkham Bishop of Durham about the year 1255. and of Giles de Bridport Bishop of Sarum which you may peruse at leisure in * Spelmanni Council Tom. 2 p. 293. etc. 300 301. Sir Henry Spelman having never any legal force to oblige the King or Subjects of England on whose Crown and Liberties many of them encroached Having thus presented you with those Records Bulls Prohibitions Epistles and Historical passages relating to the Reigns of King John and Henry the 3d. omitted in my Second Tome I shall now proceed in my Chronological Method to the Reign of King Edward the First in the ensuing Chapter without any Prologue thereunto BOOK V. CHAP. II. Containing several Records and Historical Passages evidencing the Ecclesiastical Supremacy of our renowned King Edward the I. in and over all Persons Causes Spiritual as well as Temporal in England Ireland and other his Dominions His Oppositions against Papal Prelatical Usurpations Encroachments on the Rights of his Crown Laws Subjects Liberties The Chief Transactions Bulls Letters between him and the Popes Court of Rome from the beginning of the First to the end of the Tenth Year of his Reign With some other particulars of Note and public concernment AFter the Death and Funeral of King Henry the 3d in the year of our Lord 1272. as some or 1273. as others compute it Prince * See Matth. Westm Tho. Waisingham Ranulph ●estrensis Fabian Caxton Polid. Virgil Grafton ●olinshed Stow Daniel Sir John Hayward How Sir Rich. Baker & others in An. 1 Edw. 1. Henry de Knygh●on de Eventibus Angliae l. 3. c. 1. Edward his Son Heir apparent to the Crown of England being at that time in the Holy Land toward which he began his Voyage Anno 1269. where he obtained many glorious Victories against the Saracens who thereupon suborned an Assassinate to kill him under pretext of delivering a Message to him from the Sultan of Babylon who stabbed him into the body with a poisoned knife to the hazard of his life His Nobles notwithstanding his remote absence wound uncertainty of his life and former Feuds between them his Father and him were so loyal as to proclaim him King and swear Fealty and Allegiance to him as their Sovereign Lord thus related by Mat. Westminster Walsingham and others † Flores Hist. pars 2. p. 352 Rege igitur sepulto sicut mos est Regibus sepeliri Gilbertus & Johannes Comites Gloverniae & Warenniae necnon Clerus & populus ad magnum Altare Ecclesiae Westmonaster celeriter properarunt Eadwardo primogento Regis fidelitatem jurantes qui si viveret penitus ignorarunt Agebat enim in remotis partibus transmarinis contra Christi adversarios bellaturus Postmodum frater Robertus Kilwardby with the premised Earls cum aliis Praelatis et regni Proceribus ad Novum Templum Londini pariter convenerunt qui Eadwardum absentem Dominum suum ligium recognoverunt paternique successorem honoris & facto Sigillo novo de assensu Reginae matris statuerunt Custodes Regni & constituerunt fideles ministros & custodes qui Regio fisco praeessent thesaurum regni ad opus Regis novi ex integro reservarent & pacem regni fideliter custodirent Sicque pax novi Regis Eadwardi in cunctis regni finibus proclamatur The Writs whereby they proclaimed the King's Peace being not recited in our Historians I shall here present you with out of the Records in the Tower of London The first of them were directed to all the Sheriffs of England to proclaim in their respective Counties the other to the King's Chief Justice of Ireland to be there proclaimed who with others was authorised likewise to receive the Fealty as well of all the Archbishops Bishops Abbots Clergy as Nobles and other Lay-Subjects in Ireland due unto him as their King and Sovereign Liege Lord EDWARDUS Dei gratia Rex Angliae Dominus Hyberniae & Dux Aquitania Claus 1. E. 1. m. 11. Vic. Eborum salutem Quia defuncto jam celebris memoriae Domino H. Rege patre nostro ad Nos regni gubernaculum successione haereditaria ac Procerum regni voluntate et fidelitate nobis praestita sit devolutum per quod nomine nostro qui in exhibicione justiciae et Pacis conservacione omnibus et singulis de ipso regno sumus exnunc debitores pacem nostram dicti Magnates & fideles nostri jam fecerunt proclamari Tibi praecipimus quod per totam Ballivam tuam in singulis Civitatibus & Burgis Feriis Mercatis & locis aliis pacem nostram publicè clamari & firmiter teneri facias Inhibendo omnibus et singulis sub periculo exhaeredacionis vitae et membrorum ne quis pacem nostram infringere praesumat Nos enim omnibus et singulis in omnibus juribus et rebus ipsos contingentibus contra quascunque tam majores quam minores parati sumus et erimus plenam auctore Domino justiciam exhibere Testibus W. Eborum Archiepiscopo E. Cornub. & G. Gloncestr Comitibus apud Westm 23. die Nou. anno regni nostri primo Consimiles literae diriguntur singulis Vicecomitibus per Angliam The Writs and Patent sent to the Chief Justice of Ireland are thus recorded REX dilecto & fideli suo Mauricio filio Mauricii Justice suo Hiberniae salutem Pat. 1 E. 1. pars 2. m. 20. De Conservatione pacis in Hybernia Cum defuncto jam celebris memoriae Domino H. Rege patre nostro ad Nos regni Angliae gubernaculum et terrae Hiberniae dominium successione haereditaria pertineant per quod nos qui in exhibicione et pacis conservacione omnibus et singulis de praedictis regno et terra sumus exnunc debitores jam pacem nostram in eodem regno nomine Regio fecimus proclamari Vobis mandamus firmiter injungentes quod per totam terram nostram Hiberniae pacem nostram publice clamari et firmiter teneri faciatis Inhibendo omnibus et singulis de eadem terra sub periculo exhaeredacionis vitae et membrorum ne quis pacem nostram infringere praesumat Nos enim omnibus et singulis de praedicta terra nostra Hiberniae in omnibus juribus et rebus ipsos contingentibus contra quoscunque tam majores quam minores parati sumus et erimus plenam auctore Domino justiciam exhibere Dat. per manum W. de Merton Cancellarii nostri apud Westm 7. die Decembris REX Archiepiscopis Episcopis Abbatibus Prioribus Comitibus Baronibus Ibid. m. 20. De fidelitate Archiepiscoporum Episcoporum etc. de Hybernia Regi facienda Militibus Liberis hominibus & omnibus aliis de terra Hiberniae ad quos etc. salutem Cum defuncto jam celebris memoriae Domino H. patre nostro cujus animae propicietur Altissimus ad Nos regni Angliae gubernaculum et terrae Hiberniae dominium pertineant ob quod Praelati Comites et Proceres ac communitas regni Nobis tanquam Domino suo ligio et Regi fidelitatis furamenta et omnia alia quae Nobis ratione Coronae et dignitatis Regiae ab ipsis fieri aut praestari nobis in absencia nostra potuerunt plenary et sine omissione aliqua prompto et libenti animo praestiterint ac vos tanquam Regi et Domino vestro ligio consimile sacramentum fidelitatis praestare teneamini Dedimus potestatem venerabili patri Middensi Episcopo & dilectis & fidelibus nostris Mauricio filio Mauricii Justice nostro Hiberniae & Magistro Johanni de Stamford Escaetori nostro Hibern potestatem recipiendi nostro nomine fidelitatem vestram Ita tamen quod si ipsi omnes non potuerint interest duo vel unus eorum qui praesens fuerit nichilominus plenam habeat potestatem recipiendi nomine nostro fidelitatem vestram supradictam Et ideo vobis mandamus quod sacramentum fidelitatis nobis praestetis coram praedictis Episcopo justic et Escaetori duobus vel uno ipsorum qui praesens fuerit sicut ipsi vobis plenius scire facient ex parte nostra Et hoc sicut hanorem nostrum et vestrum diligitis nullatenus omittatis In cujus etc. Dat. per manum W. de Merton Canc. nostri apud Westm 7. die Decemb. In a Miscellany Bundle of Writs Letters Patents and Privy Seals in the White Tower Chapel which Bundle among others I rescued from rubbish and oblivion sent in the first year of King Edward the 1. to Walter Merton than Lord Chancellor one of the Guardians of the Realm of England in the King's absence I found a like Writ issued to Levelyn Prince of Wales requiring an Oath of Fealty from him to King Edward as his Sovereign Lord and two Abbots thereby made Commissioners to receive his Oath who refused to appear or give any answer to them as this Original Writ with the Abbots and Constables of Montgomeries returns thereon to the Chancellor evidence EDWARDUS Dei gratia Rex Angliae Dominus Hyberniae & Dux Aquitaniae Bundela Brevium etc. An. 1 E. 1. nu 1. in Turri Lond. omnibus ad quos praesentes literae pervenerint salutem Cum defuncto jam celebris memoriae Domini H. Rege patre nostro cujus animae propitetur Altissimus ad Nos regni gubernaculum successione haereditaria pervenit ob quod pacem nostram nomine Regio firmiter observandam solempniter & publicè fecimus proclamari ac Praelati Comites Barones' et caeteri Proceres regni sacramentum fidelitatis et alia quae ratione Coronae et dignitatis Regiae ab ipsis fieri seu praestari nobis in absentia nostra potuerunt plenary et sine omissione aliqua prompt et libenti animo nobis praestiterint Ac dilectus & fidelis noster L. filius Griffini Principis Walliae nobis consimile sacramentum fidelitatis praestare teneatur dedimus dilectis nobis in Christo Abbatibus de Door & de Hagheman potestatem recipiendi nomine nostro fidelitatem ipsius Leulini Ita tamen quod si non ambo ipsorum Abbatum potuerint interest alter eorum qui praesens fuerit nichilominus plenam habeat potestatem recipiendi nomine nostro fidelitatem Leulini predict In cujus rei testimonium has literas nostras fieri fecimus patentes Datas per manum Walteri Merton Cancellarii nostri apud Novum Templum London 29. di● Novembris anno regni nostri primo Unto which the Abbots made this special return of their proceedings therein to the Lord Chancellor annexed to the Writ itself VEnerando viro & omni honore dignissimo W. de Merton Domini Regis Cancellario Ibidem sui devoti de Dora & de Haghem Abbates salutem & quicquid possunt honoris & reverentiae Reverendae Dominationi vestrae duximus significandum quod juxta mandatum Domini nostri Regis quem conservet Altissimus utrique nostrum literatorie per vos directum in Octabis Sancti Hilarii associatis nobis quibusdam hominibus de Montgomer personaliter accessimus ad vadum ultra dictum Castrum obviam Domino L. Principi Walliae ad recipiendum sacramentum fidelitatis suo dicto Domino nostro Regi & apud dictum vadum satis tempestiuè ven●entes & multum ultra horam nonae ibidem ipsius Principis adventum expectavimus sed nec ipse venit nec aliquod mandatum nobis direxit Literas vero patentes dicti Domini nostri Regis de potestate nobis tradita super praefato negotio vobis remittimus Valeat in Christo etc. EXcellenti viro & omni veneratione dignissimo Domino W. de Merton Domini Ibidem Regis Cancellario suus semper R. Sperughose Constabularius de Montgomeri salutem & devotam cum omni honore reverentiam Venerandae Dominationi vestrae duxi significandum quod viri religiosi de Door & de Hagenham abbots juxta mandatum Domini Regis per vos eis directum in Octabis Sancti Hilarii personaliter accesserunt ad vadum ultra Montgomeri obviam Domino L. filio Griffini Principis Walliae ad accipiendum ab eo nomine dicti Domini nostri Regis sacramentum fidelitatis Quibus associavi quosdam de hominibus Ballivae meae qui apud dictum vadum multum ultra horam nonae adventum dicti Domini L. expectantes nec ipse venit nec aliquod mandatum eis direxit Valeat veneranda Dominatio vestra semper in Domino I find also by the same Bundle that the Sheriff of Cumberland informed the Chancellor that Ralph Bishop of Carlisle did then hinder his men and tenants within his liberty to take the Oath of Fealty to the King whereupon he distrained them to come and take it before the Chancellor himself by a certain day to their great vexation the Bishop hereupon sent this Letter to the Chancellor denying the information against him as false and scandalous desiring that he and his Tenants might take the Oath before the Sheriff or any others he should appoint to receive it as they formerly proffered to do VIro venerabili & amico suo speciali Domino Walter● de Merton illustris Regis In eadem Bundela nu 2. Angliae Cancellario R. permissione divina Karleolensis Ecclesiae Minister humilis salutem & sincerae dilectionis semper affectum Super eo quod negotia nostra nostrum commodum & honorem contingentia ex vesta speciali gratia frequenter expedivistis in Curia vestra Specialitati vestrae ad quantascunque possumus assurgimus gratiarum actiones Verum etiam cum per Dominum Richardum de Crepping Vicecomitem Cumberlandiae vobis ac sociis vestris locum Dom. nostri Regis in Anglia tenentibus jam de novo sicut intelleximus sit suggestum quod nos homines libertatis nostrae fidelitatem dicto Domino no●●r● Regi debitam eidem Vicecomiti facere non permittimus Cujus rei occasione Vicecomes ipse nos et homines nostros distringit enormiter ad ventendum coram vobis et dictis sociis vestris a die Sancti Johannis Baptistae nunc praeterito in unum mensem pro eadem fidelitate ibidem facienda ut sic nos et nostros gravari faciat sicut cupit Vestrae dilectioni significandum duximus in hac parte quod nos praesentia virorum fide dignorum rogari fecimus Sub-vicecomitem suum ut ipse dictam fidelitatem reciperet ab hominibus nostris et insuper literatorie rogavimus Dominum Richardum praedictum et etiam per Milites et alios amicos nostros apud Appelby in Comitatu Westmerlandiae ubi extitit ut ipse eandem fidelitatem ab hominibus libertatis nostrae reciperet vel a suis recipi praeciperet Unde nobis si placet imputari non debeat quo minus fidelitas ipsa eidem Vicecomiti nondum facta sit petimus diligenter & rogamus ut suggestionibus ejusdem Domini Richardi quas in odium et gravamen personae nostrae vobis faciet in adventu suo non credatis set ei placet praecipiatis ut eandem fidelitatem recipiat vel alio fideli dicti Domini nostri Regis eam recipi faciatis Parati enim sumus et semper erimus quicquid dicatur ab aliquo securitati et honori dicti Domini nostri cum omni diligentia et sollicitudine providere et suis mandatis in omnibus et per omnia gratanter et humiliter obtemperare Valete si quid autem penes nos vobis placuerit nobis si placeat significare velitis confidenter This Bishop as it seems by way of revenge excommunicated the Sheriff in his Ecclesiastical Court without Citation or Articles upon complaint of the Abbot of Hulmo for distraining him for Debts due to the King and executing his Office Whereupon I find in the same Bundle of Writs this memorable Prohibition issued to the Bishop informing him that he had no power to question or excommunicate any of the King's Sheriffs or Officers for doing their Duties or executing his Commands in which if they offended they were only responsible to the King upon complaint that these Proceedings of his were against the King's Crown and Dignity and his Oath of Fealty to the King commanding him forthwith to absolve him from his Excommunication EDWARDUS Dei gratia Rex Angliae Dominus Hiberniae & Dux Aquitataniae In eadem Bundela nu 14. in Turri Lond. venerabili in Christo patri R. eandem gratia Karl●olensi Episcopo salutem Monstravit nobis dilectus & fidelis noster Richardus de Crepping Vicecomes noster Karleolensis graviter conquerendo Quod cum nuper distrinxisset Abbatem de Hulmo pro debitis in quibus nobis tenetur ac etiam pro aliis quae ad officium Vicecomitis secundum regni nostri consuetudinem pertinent Vos in ipsum Richardum ea occasione ad querimoniam ipsius Abbatis non citatum nec coram vobis implacitatum Excommunicationis Sententiam fulminastis Et quia nobis si ita est in facto praedicto multipliciter existat derogatum praesertim cum in Culpa vestra per hoc viam nostrae Prohibitioni praecluseritis quae in hujusmodi casibus locum habere debet et solet Nec Vicecomes aut alii Ballivi nostri pro hiis exequendis quo ad debita nostra per praeceptum nostrum levanda aut alia quae ad officium suum per praeceptum nostrum pertinent in placitum trahi non debeant aut consueverint in Curia Christianitatis Vobis districte prohibemus ne praedictum Vicecomitem per hujusmodi Sententias aut aliter super hujusmodi executionibus Mandatorum nostrorum aut aliis quae ad Officium praedicti Vicecomitis lege et consuetudine regni nostri pertinent placitum teneatis in Curia Christianitatis Sententiam Excommunicationis si quam in ipsum ea occasione tuleritis revocantes ne quod abfit vobis impingi possit vel debeat quod jura Coronae et Dignitatis nostrae impugnare contra fidelitatem nobis debitam intendatis cum corectio et placita de excessibus Ballivorum nostrorum ad nos et dignitatem nostram debeant et consueverint secundum regni nostri consuetudinem pertinere The King being acquainted with his Chancellor's proceedings and his impartial Justice in righting his oppressed Subjects in his absence against the Bishop's Usurpations and others vexations returned him this Letter of Thanks commanding and encouraging him to proceed as he had begun promising to ratify whatever he had done in ways of Justice and commanding him not to spare any of what state or condition soever but to proceed against them by rigour of Justice if he could not otherwise restrain their injuries EDWARDUS Dei gratia Rex Angliae Dominus Hiberniae & Dux Aquitaniae Ibidem nu 11. dilecto Clerico & Cancellario suo Waltero de Merton salutem Super diligentia quam circa nostra et Regni nostri negotia apposuistis grates vobis referimus speciales rogantes quatenus id quod laudabiliter inchoastis foeliciter continuare curetis in hiis quae ad officium vestrum pertinent cuicunque facientes justitiam exhiberi alios autem ad id pariter inducentes Non parcentes conditioni aut statui cujuscunque quin rigor juris ipsos coherceat quos Aequitatis suavitas nequit ab injuriis cohibere Ea namque quae rite feceritis circa isra faciemus disponente Altissimo robur firmitatis constantissime optinere Dat. apud Mellune super S. keen 9 die Augusti anno regni nostri primo Hereupon the Chancellor issued forth this Writ in the King's name to prohibit the injuries and oppressions of Reginald de Grace Justice of Chester and his Officers against the Liberties and Customs of the Country of which the gnerality of the County had often complained which yet they increased instead of reforming notwithstanding former Inhibitions to restrain them EDWARDUS Dei gratia Rex Angliae Dominus Hiberni● Dux Aquitaniae In eadem Bundela nu 8. dilecto & fideli suo Reginald● de Grace Justiciario suo Cestriae vel ejus locum tenenti salutem Cum fideles nostri locum nostrum in Anglia tenentes ad gravem querimoniam totius Communitatis Cestriae vobis nuper mandassent quoth a diversis gravaminibus et molestiis sibi et suis contra libertates et liberas consuetudines suas per vos et vestros illatis desisteretis et ipsos in pace dimitteretis dict● Communitas jam nuncios suos ad ipsos iterato miserit qui eis retulerunt quod vos et vesiri dampna graviora sibi postmodum intulistis et de die in diem per vestros inferri permittitis contra libertates et consuetudines suos praedictos in ipsorum dispendium manifestum de quo quamplurimum admiramur Nos attendentes quod ex hiis si taliter fuerint attemptata possent de facili dampna graviora in partibus illis suboriri et volentes super hiis remedium adhiberi Vobis mandamus firmiter injungentes quod ab hujusmodi dampnis contentionibus indebitis et gravaminibus penitus desistatis et ipsos saltem usque adventum nostrum in Anglia in pace dimittatis ne animus noster ea occasione in di●●o adventu nostro ex hujusmodi solicitudine et reclamatione possit vel debeat in aliquo perturbari Datum per manum W. de Merton Cancellari● nostri apud Redings 27. die D●cembris anno regni nostri primo The King's Peace being thus proclaimed and justice executed in England and Ireland all Archbishops Bishops and Clergymen swearing Fealty to the King as well as the Nobility and Laity the first thing he and his Council did was to make a public Declaration and Protestation against Pope Clement the 4th his late usurpation who a little before his Father King Henry's death had by his absolute Papal * Ranulph Cest●ensis Polychron l. 7. c. 37 f. 308. H. de Knyghton de Event Angl. l. 2. c 16. col 2460. Chron. William Thorn col 1920. Matth. Parker Antiq. Eccles. Brit. p. 192 193. Godwins Cat. of Bishops p. 178 & 174. Polyd. Virgil. Hist. Angl. l. 16 p. 320. See Tom. 2. p. 1061 1062 1063. Provisions conferred the Bishopric of Winton on John de Pontissera and the Archbishopric of Canterbury upon Robert Kilwardby without the King's precedent licence approbation or Monk's election contrary to the King's Prerogative the ancient Rights of his Crown the Laws of the Realm and Liberties of the Church rejecting William de Chilenden duly elected by the Monks of Canterbury by King Henry's licence whom he approved after their election when presented to him without any legal reason by his absolute Papal power that so he might usurp the disposal of all other Bishoprics in England by these & other former like precedents These Bishops being thus intruded by the Pope's Provisions into these Bishoprics in King Henry's reign King Edward the 1. and his Council to prevent the like usurpations for the future refused to restore the Temporalties to them before they had made this public protestation by their Proctors in the King's name for the vindication of the Prerogative and rights of his Crown against these Provisions in the Bishops Chancellors and sundry others presence called together for that purpose in St. Stephen's Chapel in Westminster wherein the Commons House of Parliament now sits declaring the Restitution of the Archbishop's Temporalties to be of the King's mere grace and favour not of right as this memorable Record not printed nor remembered by any to my knowledge atttests beyond contradiction CVm Ecclesiis Cathredralibus in regno Angliae viduatis et de jure debeat et Claus 1 E. 1. m 11. dorso Pro Rege de Protestatione facta pro ipso De Electo Cant. per Summum Pontificem & Cetum Cardinalium solet de consuetudine provideri per electionem Canonicam ab hiis potissime celebrandam Collegiis Capitulis et personis ad quas jus pertinet eligendi petita tamen prius ab illustri Rege Angliae super hoc licentia et optenta et demum celebrata electione persona Electi e●dem Regi debeat praesentari ut idem Rex contra personam ipsam possit proponere si quid rationabile habeat contra eam Videtur eidem Domino Regi et suo Consilio quod sibi et Ecclesiae Cantuariae cujus ipse patronus est pariter et defensor fiat praejudicium in hac parte praecipue si res trahitur in aliis Ecclesiis Angliae in exemplum quod summus Pontifex hiis omissis in hoc casu ubi nec in materia nec in forma electionis inventum est fuisse peccatum nec in ipsius literis expressum potestatem sibi assumpserit ipsi Ecclesiae providendi Vnde ne de caetero ad consimiles provisiones procedat Romana Nota. Ecclesia Et si ad eas processerit nec dicto Domino Regi per eas Praejudicium generetur ut Temporalia alicujus Ecclesiae Cathedralis sic proviso reddere teneatur Domine Electe Cantuariensi Temporalia Cantuariensis Ecclesiae idem Dominus Rex vobis concedit ad praesens de gratia sua speciali Et ego Iterus Bernard ejusdem Domini Regis Clericus vice et nomine ipsius protestor quod concessio Temporalium in casu consimili facta Domino Nicholas Winton Episcopo cum protestatione tamen et nunc in persona vestra denuo iterata cum protestatione consimili ad consuetudinent vel exemplum futuris temporibus minime pertrahatur Facta autem et lecta fuit ista protestacia apud Westm in Capella Sancti Stephani die Lunae in vigilia Sanctae Luciae virgins in praesencia fratris Roberti de Kilwardeby Cantuar. Electi praesentibus et ad hoc specialiter vocatis venerabili patre W. Dei gracia Exon. Episcopo et discretis viris Dominis W. the Merton Canc. Angliae Magistro Johanne de Chistall Decano sancti Pauli London R. Burnell Eborum Archidiacono Herveo de Borham fratre Johanne de Derlington Magistro Willielmo de Cornera Johanne de Kirkeby Willielmo de Saham et Johanne de Shalemesford Monacho Cantuar. et multis aliis Anno Domini 1272. After this Protestation so solemnly made and entered the King assenting to the Archbishop's Provision out of his special grace issued Writs for the Restitution of his Temporalties in an extraordinary form and likewise to restore him the Ploughs Oxen Heriots  belonging to the Archbishoprics delivered to the Guardian of the Temporalties by his Predecessors Executors which the King employed with other Writs for delivering Does due unto him out of the Earl of Arundel's Forest according to a Composition made with Archbishop Boniface his Predecessor REX Magistro Richardo de Clifford Custodi Archiepiscopatus Cantuar. salutem Pat. 1 E. 1. m. 20. intus Pro fratre Roberto de Kilwardeby De Temporalibus Archiepiscopatus Cantuar. restituendis Cum summus Pontifex carissimum nobis in Christo fratrem Robertum de Kilwardeby ordinis Fratrum praedicatorum professorem Ecclesiae Cantuar. in Archiepiscopum Patrem et Pastorem praefecerit sicut fidelibus nostris locum nostrum in Anglia tenentibus per patentes ejusdem summi Pontificis literas innotuit Ac ipsi affectum in ipso dudum in nos et a nobis in ipsum conceptum agnoscentes temporalia dicti Archiepiscopatus ob id ac Sedis Apostolicae reverentiam vice et nomine nostro de speciali gratia nostra hac vice recepto ab eo fidelitatis sacramento ut moris est duxerint concedenda vobis mandamus quod eidem temporalia praedicti Archiepiscopatus restituatis In cujus etc. Dat. per manum W. de Merton 12. die Decembris Et mandatum est Militibus liberis hominibus etc. Dat. ut supra MAndatum est Magistro Richardo de Clifford nuper Custodi Archiepiscopatus Claus 1 E. 1. m. 10. Pro Electo Cantuar. Cantuariae quod carucas boves carucarum et herciatores quos tanquam pertinentes ad praedictum Archiepiscopatum ad terras ejusdem Archiepiscopatus excolendas ab Executoribus Testamenti bonae memoriae B. quondam Cantuar. Archiepiscopi recepit venerabili patri R. Cantuar. Electo liberet Caeterum quia boves carucarum praedictarum & herciatores praedicti sustentationem habuerunt de foragio praedicti Bonifacii tempore praedicto quo scilicet boves & herciatores illi fuerunt in servicio Regis mandatum est eidem Richardo quod id quod ad Regem pertinet de foragio bladi praedicti Archiepiscopatus in orreiss existentes praefato Electo habere faciat in recompensationem foragii supradicti Dat. per manum W. de Merton Cancellar Regis apud Westm 18. die Januarii REX Roberto Agnullum Custodi Terrarum quae fuerint Johannis filii Alani in Claus 1 E. 1 m. 2. intus Pro Cantuar. Archiepiscopo Com. Sussex salutem Mandamus vobis quod juxta Compositionem factam inter bonae memoriae B. quondam Cantuar. Archiepiscopum & Johannem filium Alani defunctum qui de nobis tenuit in Capite de viginta sex Damis in foresta ipsius Johannis de Arundel per praefatum Johannem et haeredes suos capieudis et prae●ato Archiepiscopo et successoribus suis singulis annis liberandis apud manerium ipsius Archiepiscopi de Slindon habere faciat venerabili patri R. Cantuar. Archiepiscopo tresdecim Damas secundum conditiones temporis et prout praefatus Bonifacius huiusmodi Damas in vita sua habere consuevit Dat. etc. apud Westmonast 24. die Julii In the premised Bundle of Writs and Letters to Walter de Merton the King's Chancellor An. 1 Edw. 1. which I found in the White Tower Chappel there is this Letter of Pope Clement written to him on behalf of the Archbishop of Canterbury advanced by his mere provision to that See which I conceive was only to procure the restitution of his Temporalties SUo praecordiali Domino W. de Merton Domino Regis Cancellario salutem & Bundela Brevium Anno 1 E. 1. nu 18. in Turri London sincerae charitatis affectum In negotiis venerabilis patris R. Dei gratia Cantuar. Archiepiscopi quae habet expedienda coram vobis volumus et rogamus quod savor et gratia uberrime sibi fiat et quicquid in eisdem favoris feceritis intuitu nostri gratum habebimus proculdubio et acceptum Valete Datum apud Thexdener 8. Kal. Augusti Pontificatus nostri anno septimo Which restitution could not be obtained by the Pope's Letter without the precedent Protestation How careful the King was to preserve the ancient Liberties of the Archbishopric of York this Writ discovers REX dilecto & fideli suo Johanni de Oketon salutem Cum nuper assignaverimus Clau● 1 E. 1. m. 7. dorso Pro Archiepiscopo Eborum vos Justice nostrum ad quasdam Assisas in Com. Eborum capiendas quarum aliquae tenementa infra libertatem venerabilis patris W. Eborum Ecclesiae suae de Beverle existencia contingunt vobis mandamus ne occasione illarum Assisarum aliquid in praejudicium libertatis Archiepiscopi praedicti ullatenus attemptetis Nolumus enim quod sibi contra libertatem suam hactenus rationabiliter usitatam per vos vel alios Ministros nostros in aliquo derogetur Dat. etc. apud Westm. 17. die Junii The Abbot of Saint Augustine's in Canterbury being duly elected by the Monks by the precedent Licence and assent of the King's Lieutenants in England repairing to the Pope's Court for his confirmation where he was put to vast expenses nothing being there obtained without great Bribes and Gifts he meeting with King Edward there in his return from the Holy Land and informing him of his grand expenses for his confirmation the King thereupon sent this Letter from thence to his Vicegerents in England to grant him Writs to levy such an Aid from his Tenants towards his Expenses as had been formerly used in such Cases as he there informed him and for the Restitution of his Temporalties as these two Original Writs I found in the Tower assure us EDWARDUS Dei gratia Rex Angliae Dominus Hibernia & Dux Aquitaniae Bundela Brevium etc. in Turri London An. 1 E. 1. n. 6. dilectis & fidelibus suis W. eadem gratia Eboracensi Archiepiscopo Angliae Primati Rogero de Mortuo mari & Roberto Burnell salutem Accedens ad Romanam Curiam Frater Nicholaus Abbas Sancti Augustini Cantuariensis nobis exposuit quod secundum morem et consuetudinem Angliae requisita prius et habita voluntate Regia tenentes Abbatis alicujus de novo creati solebant impendere et facere praesidium pecuniare Sane quia perpendimus quod idem Abbas prosequens in praefata Curia suae confirmationem Electionis missiones onerosas supportavit Vobi● mandamus quatenus si tempore clarae memoriae genitoris nostri hujusmodi exactio in casu consimili solebat sortiri effectum secundum quod iis fieri videritis ad relevationem expensarum suarum Abbati praefati sub sigillo nostro nunc infra regnum nostrum Angliae usitato hoc idem concedatis Teste meipso apud Urbem veterem 35. die Aprilis Anno regni nostri primo W. Permissione divina Ebor●censis Archiepiscopus Angliae Primas & R. Ibidem n. 18. B●rnell Archidiaconus Eborum dilecto & praecordiali sibi in Christo Domino W. de Merton Domini Regis Cancellario salutem & sinceram semper in Domino cum omni prosperi●ate dilectionem Quia Electus Monachorum Sancti Augustini Ca●tuariensis jam Abbas rediit de Curia completè & favorabiliter expeditus prout li●era Papalis hoc plenius protestatur idemque Abbas Domino nostro Regi Angliae fidelitatem praestitit et homagium prout consuetudinis est sui regni Uobis ex parte Domini Regis et nostra per praesentes literas si placet nunciamus quatenus Temporalia et omnia quae in manibus Domini Regis existant dictum Monasterium qualitercunque contingentia sibi sicut moris est plene remittatis Mandantes etiam tenentibus dicti Monasterii quod ad relevationem ipsius secundum quod hactenus fieri consuevit et debet eidem Abbati in tallagiis et aliis grata et debita promptitudine respondeant et intendant Mittimus vobis Literam Domini Regis quam inter caeteras recepimus secundum quam poteritis si placet securius operari Benè valeas Dat. apud T 8. Kal. Junii anno Gratiae 1273. The Monks and Prior of St. Augustine's of Canterbury having obtained the custody of the Temporalties thereof during the vacancy for which they had paid a Fine to the King and afterwards by the King's Licence electing this Abbot whom the King's Vicegerents approved in his name and right upon their Certificate thereof to the Pope who confirmed the Abbot the King issued this Writ to the Prior Covent and others for the restitution of the Temporalties as these three Records inform us REX omnibus etc. salutem Sciatis quod commisimus et concessimus dilectis Pat. 1 E. 1. pars 2. m. 19 Pro Priore & Conventa Cantuar. nobis in Christo Priori et Conventui Sancti Augustini Cantuar. custodiam Abbatiae suae ejusdem loci jam vacantis et in manu nostra existentis cum omnibus ad custodiam illam pertinentibus videlicet à festo Natalis Domini anno regni nostri primo usque in unum annum sequentem completum juxta formam inter fideles nostros locum nostrum in Anglia tenentes & praedictos Priorem & Conventum inde provisam Salvis nobis feodis mil. advocationibus Ecclesiarum wardis releviis et escaetis ad nos ratione vacationis ejusdem Abbatiae spectantibus In cujus etc. Dat. per manum W. de Merton Cancellar nostri apud Wallyngford 27. die Decembris Et mandatum est Magistro Richardo de Clifford Esch citra Trentam quod custodiam ejusdem Abbatiae eisdem Priori & Conventui liberet in forma praedicta una cum tallagiis & auxiliis si quae per ipsum Eschaetorem asscssa fuerint & omnibus à tempore captionis ejusdem Abbatiae in manum Regis perceptis Teste ut supra SVmmo Pontifici Rex Angliae salutem cum reverenciae et honore Sciatis quod Ibidem Pro Electo Sancti Aug. Cantuar. fideles nostri locum nostrum in Anglia tenentes electioni nuper factae in Ecclesia Conventuali Sancti Augustini Cantuar. de fratre Nicholas de Spina Monacho dictae domus in Abbatem ejusdem loci vice et auctoritate nostra adhibuerunt assensum Regium et favorem Et hoc sanctitati vestrae tenore praesencium intimamus ut quod vestrum est exequamini in hac parte In cujus etc. Dat. per manum W. de Merton Cancellar Regis apud Westm 17. die Januarii REX Priori & Conventui Sancti Augustini Cantuar. salutem Cum summus Pontifex electionem nuper factam in Ecclesia vestra praedicta sancti Augustini de Pat. 1 E. 1. pars 2. m. 15. intus Pro Abbate Sancti Augustini Cantuar. fratre Nicholas Priore ejusdem domus in Abbatem ejusdem loci cui Regium assensum prius adhibuimus et favorem sicut per literas patentes ejusdem summi Pontificis accepimus Nos eidem Abbati Abbaciam illam cum omnibus ad eundem Abbaciam spectantibus reddidimus Et ideo vobis mandamus quod eidem Abbati Temporalia ejusdem Abbaciae quae sunt in manu vestra ratione finis quem nobiscum inde fecistis sine dilatione restituatis In cujus etc. Dat. per manum W. de Merton Cancellar nostri apud Westm 15. die Junii Et mandatum est Militibus etc. The Citizens of Canterbury being grievously amerced by the Justice's Itinerant for Escape of Felons out of the Churches in Canterbury during the vacancy of the Archbishopric contrary to former custom the King upon their Petition issued this Writ to inquire and certify who ought to answer and be amerced for such Escapes R. Fulconi Peyforer & Simoni de Craye salutem Ex parte Civium nostrorum Pat. 1. E. 1. pars 2. m. 18 Pro Civibus Cantuar. Cantuar. nobis est ostensum quod cum nec ipsi nec antecessores sui tempore vacacionis Archiepiscopatus Cantuar. vel aliis temporibus amerciari consueverint coram justiciariis nostris Itinerantibus in partibus illis pro evasione latronum evadencium ab Ecclesiis Civitatis praedictae Magister Rogerus de Seyton & socii sui Justiciarii nostri ultimo Itinerantes in Comitatu Kanciae praedictos Cives pro evasionibus hujusmodi graviter amerciarunt in ipsorum praejudicium et non modicum gravamen Et quia super hoc plenius volumus cerciorari assignavimus vos ad inquirendum per sacramentum proborum & legalium hominum de Comitatu Kanciae per quos rei veritas melius sciri poterit ad quem vel ad quos pertineat custodi● Felonum nostrorum fugientium ad Ecclesias supradictas & utrum ipsi Cives vel eorum antecessores aut alii occasione praedicta amerciari consueverint necne & si alii qui & qualiter & quo modo Et ideo vobis mandamus quod ad certos diem & locum quos ad hoc provideritis inquisitionem illam faciatis & eam distinctè & apertè factam nobis sub sigillis vestris & sigillis eorum per quos facta fuerit sine dilatione mittatis & hoc Breve Mandavimus enim Vicecomiti nostro Kanciae quod ad certos etc. venire faciat etc. per quos rei veritas in praemissis melius sciri poterit & inquiri In cujus etc. Dat. etc. The Prior and Covent of Middleton purchasing the custody of the Temporalties of their Abbey from the King for a fine paid to him before hand whenever it should next become void by their Abbot's session or death obtained this Patent for that purpose REX omnibus etc. salutem Sciatis quod pro fine quinquaginta Marcarum Pat. 1. E. 1. pars 2. m. 17. Pro Priore & Conventu de Middleton quem dilect● nobis in Christo Prior & Conventus de Middleton nobiscum fecerint concessimus eyes quod quamprimum Abbaciam suam per cessionem vel decessum Willielmi Abbatis sui vacare contigerit ipsi Prior & Conventus habeant ipsa vice de gracia nostra speciali custodiam Abbaciae suae toto tempore vacacionis ejusdem et quod percipiant et habeant omnes exitus et proventus praedictae Abbaciae ad opus suum tam in tallagiis hominum suorum quam in terris et rebus aliis ad dictam Abbaciam suam spectantibus quae ad nos pertinere possent si custodiam illam in manu nostra teneremus Ita quod nullus Ballivus noster vel alius ex parte nostra ipsos Priorem & Conventum impediat vel se intromittat de custodia illa quo minus ipsi habeant hac vice liberam administrationem omnium bonorum & catallorum ad Abbaciam suam praedictam spectancium toto tempore vacationis praedictae Salvis tamen nobis feodis Militum advacationibus Ecclesiarum ad Abbaciam illam spectantibus et wardis et escaetis de feodis Militaribus si quas accidere contigerit tempore vacacionis supradictae et salva nobis et haeredibus nostris custodia praedictae Abbaciae in aliis vacacionibus ejusdem Abbaciae In cujus etc. Dat. per manum W. de Merton Cancellar etc. apud Sanctum Panlum London 12. die Aprilis The Abbey of Saint Peter in Gloucester of the King's foundation being by a contingency greatly dilapidated and in debt and the Alms thereof substracted the King took it with all belonging to it into his custody and protection committing it to the custody of a Guardian till his return from the Holy Land into England by this Patent the Abbot and Covent being unable to govern or protect it REX omnibus etc. salutem Cum ex relatu quorundam jam intellexerimus Pat. 1 E. 1. m. 18. intus Pro Abbacia Sancti Petri Glouc. quod Abbacia Sancti Petri Glouc. quae de bonis elemosinis progenitorum nostrorum Regum Angliae fundata est casu contingente taliter submittitur in praesenti quod Abbas et Conventus domus ejusdem ad suum regimen et suorum non sufficiunt et eleemosinae progenitorum nostrorum fundatorum ejusdem subtrahuntur in domo ipsa Nos amissionibus et dampuis eorundem Abbatis et Conventus intime compacientes eandem domum homines terras res redditus & omnes possessiones ejusdem in nostra custodia et protectione specialiter exis●ere volentes commisimus dilecto & fideli nostro Reginaldo de Akele eandem Abbaciam cum omnibus terris & omnibus aliis ad ipsam spectantibus custodiendam protegendam et nomine nostro defendendam usque adventum nostrum in Angliam firmiter inhibentes ne quis praedictis Abbati et Conventui aut hominibus terris vel bonis suis quibuscunque sub custodia et protectione nostra dampnum inferat aut gravamen In cujus etc. usque adventum nostrum in Angliam duratur Dat. per manum W. de Merton apud Westm 24. die Januarii King Henry the 3d. giving his Royal assent to the election of a new Abbess at Wilton Nunnery and dying before restitution of the Temporalties King Edward the First upon the Bishop of Sarum's Certificate of her confirmation granted the restitution of all the Temporalties by this Patent EDWARDUS Dei gratia Rex Angliae Dominus Hiberniae & Dux Aquitaniae Pat. 1 E. 1. pars 2. m. 20. Pro Abbatissa de Wilton Militibus liberis hominibus & omnibus aliis tenentibus de Abbacia de Wylton salutem Cum venerabilis pater R. Sarr Clectus electionem factam in Ecclesia Conventuali de Wylton de Juli●na Giffard Moniali domus praedictae in Abbatissam loci illius cui celebris memoriae Dominus H. Rex pater noster jam defunctus cujus animae propicietur Deus assensum Regium dum vixerit adhibuit et favorem confirmaverit sicut idem Electus nobis per literas suas patentes significavit vobis mandamus quod eidem Julianae tanqum Abbatissae & Dominae vestrae in omnibus quae ad Abbaciam illam pertinent intendentes sitis & respondentes sicut praedictum est In cujus etc. Dat. per manum Walteri de Merton Canc. Regis apud Novum Templum London 29. die Novembris Et mandatum est Priorissae & Conventui de Wylton quod eidem Julianae tanquam Abbatissae suae Abbaciam suam praedictam & Temporalia ac alia ad ipsam Abbaciam spectancia quae occasione praesentis vacacionis ejusdem sunt in custodia sua ex commissione praedicti Patris nostri sine dilacione liberent The Barony of the Bishop of Chichester being seized into the King's hands for some offence or contempt upon satisfaction given to the King he ordered his Temporalties to be restored by this Writ REX Roberto de Purlet salutem Mandamus vobis quod Baroniam Episcopatus Pat. 1 E. 1. pars 2. m. 5. intus Pro Episcopo Cicestr & Bundela Brevium etc. An. 1 E. 1. nu 13. in Turri Lond. Cicestriae quam nuper certis de causis coepimus in manum nostram et vobis commisimus custodiendam venerabili Patri R. Cicestrnnsi Episcopo vel certo ejus attornato sine dilacione restituatis permittentes ipsum de caetero absque impedimento Temporalium ad Baroniam illam spectancium habere administrationem In cujus rei etc. Dat. etc. apud Sanctum Martinum magnum London 27. die Augusti anno regni nostri primo The Freers' Minors of London having bought and felled Trees growing upon the Temporalties of the Bishop of London and paid him for them during his life the Temporalties coming into the King's hands by his death before the Trees removed and the King's Officers seizing them the King was pleased to give them leave to remove the Timber without impediment MAndatum est Radulpho de Sandwico custodi Episcopatus London quod maremium Claus 1 E. 1. m. 3 intus Pro Fratribus praedicatoribus & Minoribus London quod Fratres Praedicatores & Minores London in Parco de Heringeye a bonae memoriae H. London Episcopo nuper defuncto emerunt & quod superstite ipso Episcopo prosterni fecerunt ibidem & cujus empcionis solucio dicto Episcopo facta fuit eisdem liberet et ipsos inde absque impedimento abducere permittat Dat. apud Westm 3. die Octobris per R. Burnell The Barons and Bailiff of the Port of Winchelsey seizing and shutting up the Houses and Goods of their Vicar for harbouring a Clerk of his who had stolen his Goods after his imprisonment for it and delivery to the Ordinary before his conviction to enforce the Vicar to prosecute his Clerk for this Felony against his will the King thereupon commanded them to restore the House and Goods thus seized to the Vicar without any Suit by this Writ REX Baronibus & Ballivis Portus sui de Wincheles salutem Monstravit nobis Claus 1 E. 1. m. 17. Pro Warnero Vicario de Fincham Warnerus Vicarius Ecclesiae beati Thomae de Wincheles quod cum Andraeas de Fincheam Clericus qui eidem Warnero nuper deservivit & rerum suarum administrationem habuit de quibusdam rebus quas eidem Warnero subtraxisse dicebatur rectatus et propter hoc captus et in prisona nostra ibidem detentus ac postmodum per loci Diocesanum coram nobis tanquam Clericus petitus et eidem liberatus extitisset vos imponentes eidem Warnero quod ipse praedictum Andraeam post factum praedictum de quo idem Andraeas adhuc convictus non existit nec publicus latro esse dicitur cum rebus praedictis hospicio recepit praedictum Warnerium & homines suos in domibus in Villa praedicta existentes ab eisdem ejecistis et hostia domorum praedictarum claudi et bona sua et Ecclesiae praedictae in eisdem propter hoc includi fecistis & ea adhuc sic inclusa detinetis minus just Et quia praedictus Warnerus vel alius ad prosecutionem rerum suarum sibi substractarum invitus compelli non debet nec sibi super praemissis volumus injuriari vobis mandamus quod accepta sufficiente securitate a praefato Warnero de stando recto in Curia nostra secundum Consuetudinem et Libertatem praedictae Villae & prout secundum status sui exigentiam debuerit si quis versus eum inde loqui voluerit eidem Warnero domos suas praedictas una cum bonis suis & Ecclesiae in eisdem sic inclusis & detentis deliberari faciatis & ipsum interim inde per securitatem praedictam pacem habere permittatis Datum per manum W. de Merton Canc. nostri apud Westm. 24. die Junii How the King exercised his Sovereign Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction in Ireland in the first year of his Reign these Records demonstrate The Archbishopric of Dublin being void the King committing the Temporalties of it to Thomas Cheddeworth authorised him to farm the Temporalties thereof or otherwise to improve them to his best advantage and commanded his Chief Justice to dispose of the Wards Profits Revenues thereof and of other Archbishoprics and Bishoprics that should there become void and Present to vacant Churches in his name and right as these Patents evidence REX omnibus etc. salutem Sciatis quod tenore praesentium damus dilecto Pat. 1 E. ● pars 2. m. 19 intus Clerico nostro Thomae de Cheddeworth cui commisimus Archiepiscopatum Dubliniae vacantem custodiendum potestatem dimittendi ad firmam terras et tenementa ejusdem Archiepiscopatus vel ad campi partem prout magis ad opus nostrum De terris Archiepl scopatus Dublin excolendis & seminandis viderit expedire Nos autem quicquid praefatus Thomas fecerit in hac parte ratum habebimus & acceptum In cujus etc. Dat. per manum W. de Merton Canc. etc. apud Westm. 20. die Januarii REX Magistro Thomae de Cheddeworth Custodi suo Archiepiscopatus Dublinen Pat. 1 E. 1. pars 2. m. 5. Hibernia salutem Cum constituerimus dilectum & fidelem nostrum Galfridum de Genvill Justice nostram terrae nostrae Hiberniae quamdiu nobis placuerit prout in literis nostris patentibus eidem Justice confectis plenius continetur Vobis mandamus quod tam de Wardis quam de Castris Wardarum quae sunt in custodia vestra & eciam de hiis quae deinceps acciderint intendentes sitis & respondentes & Castra earundem cum opus fuerit & idem Justiciarius hoc vobis injunxerit ex parte nostra eidem liberetis Omnes eciam exitus Ballivae vestrae tam Wardarum quae sunt in manu vestra & aliarum cum acciderint quam Archiepiscopatuum Episcopatuum et Abbatiarum cum vacaverint dicto justiciario per Cirographum inter vos et ipsum exinde conficiendum habere faciatis ad negocia nostra in partibus Hiberniae inde expedienda donec aliter inde duxerimus ordinandum Et cum sciverimus quantum ei liberaveritis Breve nostrum de quietancia seu allocacione vobis inde habere faciemus Dat. apud Sanctum Martinum magnum London 2. die Septembris REX G. de Genvill Justice suo Hiberniae salutem Sciatis quod dedimus vobis Ibidem potestatem praesentandi vice et auctoritate nostra personas idoneas ad Ecclesias de Kilbondam Senekill et De la Hull jam vacantes et ad nostram donacionem spectantes Nos enim praesentaciones per vos modo praedicto factas ad Ecclesias praedictas ratas ab hac vice habebimus et acceptas In cujus etc. Datum ut supra The Archbishop of Cassal seizing the money of an Usurer in Ireland as belonging to him thereupon the King commanded the Bishop of Midden and his Treasurer of Ireland to demand it of him as belonging to him by his Prerogative and to respite the demand of the Usurer's Debts till further Order by this Writ by which it appears that all * See Glanvil l. 7. c. 16. l. 10. c. 3 8. Usurer's moneys and Debts in that Age were forfeited to the King for their Usury upon their deaths in Ireland as well as England MAndatum est Midd. Episcopo & Thes. Regis Hiberniae quod demandam quadriugentarum Claus 1 E. 1. m. 6. intus Pro Archiepisc Cassalen librarum quam faciunt David Archiepiscopo Cassalen ratione quorundam bonorum et catal Reginaldi de Macoters Vsurarii et quae ad manum ejusdem Archiepiscopi devenerunt et quae ad Regem pertinent ut dicitur et eciam demandam Vsurarium debitorum ejusdem Reginaldi ponant in re●pectum usque ad festum Sancti Hilar. prox futur nisi Rex aliud de consilio suo duxerit ordinand How the King committed disposed of the Custody of the Temporalties of the Bishopric of Limrick and afterwards gave his assent to the election of a New Bishop who had the custody thereof these Records declare REX Magistro Johanni de Stamford Eschaet suo Hibern salutem Sciatis quod Pat. 1 E. 1. pars 2. m. 19 De Custodia Episcopatus de Lymerick de gratia nostra speciali concessimus dilecto Clerico nostro Gerardo le Marescal Archid. Lymiricen custodiam Episcopatus Lymiricensis vacantis & in manu nostra existentis tenend à die Mercurii proxima post festum Sancti Hilarii Anno etc. primo usque in unum annum sequentem completum per formam inter fideles nostros locum nostrum in Anglia tenentes et praedictum Gerardum inde provisam de qua idem Gerardus nobis praemanibus satisfecit salvis tamen nobis feodis Militum advocationibus Ecclesiarum wardis releviis et escaetis quae interim acciderint ibidem et salvis eciam nobis omnibus exitibus praedicti Episcopatus a tempore mortis Episcopi ejusdem loci usque ad diem Mercurii supradictum Et ideo vobis mandamus quod eidem Gerardo Custodiam praedicti Episcopatus et Temporalia ejusdem liberetis tenend in forma praedicta Dat. ut supra REX electioni factae in Ecclesia Cathedrali Lymericensi de discreto viro Magistro Pat. 1 E. 1. pars 2. m. 19 Protectio de Lymerick Gerardo Archidiacono ejusdem Ecclesiae in Episcopum ejusdem loci Regium assensum adhibuit et favorem Et mandatum est Archiepiscopo Cassalen ut id quod suum est in hac parte exequatur Dat. per manum W. de Merton Canc. Regis apud Novum Templum London 11. die Januarii The Bishopric of Finnabern being void by the Bishop's death the King upon the Deans and Chapters Petition granted them this Licence to elect a new Bishop provided he was so qualified as his Licence directed REX Decano & Capitulo Fynnabren salutem Accedens ad nos David Clericus vester cum literis Capituli vestri patentibus nobis humiliter ex parte Pat 1 E. 1. pars 2. m. 15. De licentla eligendi vestra supplicavit ut cum Ecclesia vestra per mortem Mauric Episcopi vestri de Fyunabr Pastoris solacio sit destituta alium vobis eligendi in Episcopum et Pastotem licenciam concedere dignaremur Nos igitur vestris supplicacionibus inclinati sicenciam illam vobis duximus concedendam Mandantes quatinus talem vobis assumatis in Episcopum qui Deo devotus regimini Ecclesiae vestrae necessarius nobisque et regno nostro utilis et fidelis existat Dat. apud Westm 14. die Julii The Dean and Chapter hereupon electing a Bishop according to the King's licence the King giving his Royal assent thereto by his Vicegerents issued this Writ for his confirmation and consecration to the Archbishop of cassal REX Electioni nuper factae in Ecclesia Cathedrali Fynnabrensi de fratre Florencio Pat. 1 E. 1. pars 2. m. 4. Pro Electo Finaberen Abbate de Kelsany in Episcopum Fynnabrensem Regium assensum adhibuit et favorem Et mandatum est Archiepiscopo Cassalensi ut quod suum est in hac parte exequatur Dat. per manum W. de Merton Canc. nostri apud Sanctum Martinum magnum London 8. die Octobris The King likewise granted him restitution of the Temporalties by this Writ if his election were confirmed so as he sent his Proctor into England with power to swear Fealty to the King upon his Soul though he did not come to swear it in person and so to receive his Temporalties MEmorandum quod Rex concessit Electo Fynaberen quod Temporalia Episcopatus Claus 1 E. 1. m. 3. dorso Pro Electo Finaberen ejusdem restituantur eidem si contingat ipsum confirmari Ita quod Nuncius suus quem propter hoc transmittet in Angliam cui idem Electus dabit potestatem jurandi in animam suam de fidelitate etc. recipiat literas ipsius Electi de restitutione Temporalium praedictorum et eas sibi deferat Sir Mat. Hastings Knight Governor of Wynchelse demanding and exacting Toll from the Tenants of the Archbishop of Canterbury who were exempted from Toll and detaining their pledges for it after several admonitions by his Officials the Archbishop thereupon immediately after the restitution of his Temporalties sent this peremptory Letter to him to restore all their pledges he detained for Toll within eight days and likewise to give competent satisfaction for this high offence to God and the Church under pain of Excommunication or else he would execute his Pontificial office upon them R. Miseratione divina Cantuariensis Archiepiscopus totius Angliae Primas Domino Matthaeo de hastings Militi salutem & spiritum consilii sanioris Quampluries Bundela Brevium Anno 1. E. 1. n. 9 per nostras literas & Officiales nostros vos moneri fecimus ut per vos et vestros non vexaretis Tenentes nostros super exactione Theolonii in Villa de Wynchelse a cujus praestatione liberi sunt et immunes Et quia monitis hujusmodi parere hactenus non curastis adhuc vos monemus et vobis sub * Abused upon every occasion Excommunicationis poena injungimus quatinus homines nostros super talibus exactionibus in pace dimittatis et hominibus de Essywendene ac aliis nostris tenentibus quorum vadia pro Theolonio praedicto capta detinetis vadia restituatis et super offensa quam propter hoc incurristis Deo et Ecclesiae satisfaciatis competenter infra octo dies post praesentium receptionem Alioquin extunc contra vos et vestros ministros officii nostri debitum prout justum fueric exequemur Datum apud Sutham die Jovis in festo Asoensionis Domini Consecrationis nostrae anno primo The Cistercian and other Monks * Sane laborum vestrorum quos propriis manibus aut sumptibus colitis sive de nutrimentis vestrorum animalium nullus praesumat a vobis Decimas exigere Monasticon Angl. Vol. 1. p. 709 732 831 832 924. totally exempted by several Pope's Bulls from payment of Tithes of the lands manured by them with their own hands or at their costs fraudulently enlarging their privileges by tilling renting manuring other men's Lands to the great prejudice of Rectors of Parish Churches whose Rights and Tithes they invaded Thereupon Richard Gravesend Bishop of Lincoln writ this Letter to the Chancellor for his advice and assistance to reform this Grievance in the King's Temporal Courts in his friends and Clerks case VEnerandae discretionis viro & amico & filio semper in Christo diligendo Domino Pundela Brevium etc. An. 1 E. 1. nu 4. W. de Merton Domini Regis Cancellario R. miseratione divina Lincolniensis Episcopus salutem gratiam & benedictionem cum dilectione sincera Nostis ut credimus & familiari forsitan experientia probastis molestias quas Religiosi privilegiati ingerunt Rectoribus Ecclesiarum vicinarum et quibus machinationibus frequenter moliuntur ipsorum Ius subvertere et sibi usurpare quod alienum existit Cum igitur dilectus Clericus noster Magister R. de Saxyngehurst Praebendarius Ecclesiae de Langeford injurias multiplices sustinuerit a quibusdam * See Rot. Parl. An 2 H. 4 nu 40. My Gospel Plea for Tithes etc. part 2. p. 45 46 47 Johan Salisburiensis de Nugis Curialium l. 7. c. 21. Pet. Blesensis Ep●st 82. Lau● Bochellus Decret Eccles. Gal. p. 966. Bibl. Patrum Tom 12. pars 2. p. 766 767. Cisterciensibus possessionum suarum terminos in Parochia sua dilatantibus et in vicina Dilectionem vestram affectione qua possumus requirimus & rogamus quatinus ad impetrandum remedium a Curia Domini Regis quatenus ad eum pertinet super injuriis eidem irrogatis velitis benevolentiae vestrae consilium et auxilium impende●e quale rei qualitas requisierit opportunum Benè semper in Domino valeatis The Dean and Chapter of Rhoan detaining from Mr. Garland one of the four Canons which King Henry the 3d. had added to their Church that annual pension the King had allotted him out of the Chapelry of Blye K. Edward the 1. upon two Petitions of his extant in the Bundle of Writs and Petitions Anno 1 E. 1. by his Sovereign Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction issued this Writ to the Archbishop of Khoan to induce or compel them to pay him his Stipend and the arrears thereof according to his father's pious intention and order and to give him an account thereof or else he would levy his portion out of the Rents they had in England EDWARDUS Dei gratia Rex Angliae Dominus Hyberniae & Dux Aquitaniae Bundela Brevium Anno 1 E 1. nu 10. in Turri Lond. venerabili in Christo patri eadem gratia Rothomagen Archiepiscopo salutem Cum progenitores nostri Reges Angliae quatuor portiones Praebendales constituerint in Ecclesia vestra Rothomagensi de proventibus Capellanae de Blye quatuor ejusdem Ecclesiae Canonicis assignandas Et Decanus et Capitulum dictae Ecclesiae Magistro de Garland uni de quatuor Canonicis praedictis portionem suam jam per biennium & ampl●us substraxerint et eam adhuc sibi reddere contradicunt in gravamen ips●us non modicum et praejudicium Regium mannifestum ac contra ordinationem auctoritate celebris memoriae Domini H. Regis patris nostri inde factam in Curiasua Nolentes hujusmodi dona et concessiones Regias pro intuitu et pro animarum remedio constitutas taliter subtrahi aut effectu suo frustrari Paternitatem vestram duximus cum instantia requirendam quatenus dictos Decanum et Capitulum ad reddendum praefato Canonico portionem suam cum arreragiis inde debitis efficaciter ducatis et artius si opus fuerit compellatis Sciant enim pro certo quod nisi fecerint nos portionem ipsam de reddit●bus et bonis quae habent in regno Angliae levari faciemus et praedicto Canonico assignari Quid autem super hoc duxeritis fac●endum nobis cum certitudine rescribatis Datum per manum W. de Merton Cancellarii nostri apud Westm. 15. die Decembr Anno Regni nostri primo The Covent of St. Patrick's Abbey of Saballo in Ireland electing an Abbot without the King's precedent licence against his Prerogative the election was thereupon nulled and a new Abbot appointed without election by the Bishop of Dune with the licence and consent of the King's Lieutenants in Ireland whereupon the King issued this Writ for restitution of the Temporalties to him and all profits received from the time of his provision to the said Abbey for which he was to answer the King at his pleasure as this Record informs us REX Magistro Johanni de Saunford Escaetori suo Hiberniae salutem Cum Pat. 1 E. 1. pars 2. m. 4. Pro Abbate S. Patr cii de Saballo celebrata nuper nostra licentia eligendi irrequisita electione in Ecclesia Sancti Patricii de Saballo de fratre Molys Priore de Bangor in Abbatem ejusdem loci ac ipsa electione ob hoc et alia merito cassata venerabilis pater Episcopus Dunensis loci Diocesanus fratrem Galfridum de Stoks Canonicum Carleol de consilio et consensu fidelium nostrorum locum nostrum in Hibern tenentium praefecerit in Abbatem domus praedictae Nos de gratia nostra speciali Temporalia Abbatiae praedictae praefato fratri Galfrido de Stok duximus teddenda Et ideo vobis mandamus quod eidem fratri Galfrido Temporalia Abbaciae praedictae sine dilatione liberetis una cum omnibus inde perceptis a tempore quo dictus Episcopus dictae Ecclesiae providit de praefato Galfrido juxta veram aestimationem eorundem perceptorum per vos fideliter faciendam de quibus idem Abbas nobis ad voluntatem nostram tenetur respondere In cujus etc. Dat. etc. apud Cantuar. 18. die Septembris Anno regni nostri primo Et mandatum est omnibus tenentibus de Abbacia praedicta quod eidem Galfrido tanquam Abbati suo in omnibus quae ad Abbaciam illam pertinent intendentes sint & respondentes Dat. ut supra After the death of Pope Clement the 4th the See of Rome continuing void for two years and ten months by reason of the Cardinal's discord about the election of a Successor at last An. 1272. after King Henry the 3d. his decease they elected one Theobald Pope who was with King Edward the First in the Holy Land as * Flores Hist. pars 2. p. 352. Contin Mat. Paris p 976. See Stella Platina Onuph●ius Volaterranus Crispin Balaeos Barnes Opmeerus Fasciculus Temporum Hermannus Schede and others in Gregorio 10 Walsingham H●st p. 4. Mat. Westminster thus stories Post mortem Papae Clementis per duos annos & decem menses sedes Apostolica vacans fuit Igitur Cardinales convienientes in unum Dominum Theobaldum Archidiaconum Leodicensem qui commorabatur in transmarinis partibus cum Eadwardo communiter elegerunt Qui de sua electione anditis rumoribus ad Curiam properavit & summum Sacerdotium est adeptus De isto dicti fuerant isti versus Papatum munus tenet Archidiaconus unus Quem patrem patrum fecit discordia fratrum Prince Edward hearing tidings of his Father's death and his being proclaimed King in England in his return from the Holy Land repaired to this new Pope's Court his late Chaplain familiar friend and fellow Soldier who at his request by his mere Papal authority excommunicated the murderers of his kinsman Henry son and heir to the King of Germany at Viterbium and disofficed disinherited some of them by his Imp●rions Decree till they should come personally to Rome to purge or submit themselves to his absolute Order in all things as Mat. Westminster and Walsingham thus relate † Anno 1172. p. 352 353. Walsingham Hist p. 3 Ypodigma Neustr p. 67. Polydor. Virgil Fabian Holinshed Speed Graston Dan●el How An. 1 E. 2. His diebus cum Eadwardus in Civitate Acon diutius expectasset Christianorum & Tartarorum auxilium ●o quod proposuisset per manum validam Saracenos delere videns se ab utrisque delusum quia Christiani ad propria recesserunt & Tartari qui & Moalli intestina tyrannide perierunt dimissis in Acon stipendariis mare transiit applicans in regno Siciliae Cui cum honore Rex Carolus obviavit ipsum deducens usque ad Urbem veterem in qua Romana Curia residebat Papae Gregorio modo Domino nuper familari suo exposuit Eadwardus pericula Terrae sanctae Petiit postea quod sententialiter condemnaret Aldebrandinum Comitem dictum le Rus et Guidonem de Monteforti qui Henricum primogenitum Regis Alemanniae cognatum suum in Viterbio funestis gladiis peremerunt dum Missarum solemniis assisteret in contemptum Ecclesiae et scandalum nominis Christiani Papa igitur his commotus protinus propter hos mandavit Comes Rubeus se purgavit Dominus Papa Guidonem de Monteforti tam pro contumacia quam offensa anathemate perpetuo condemnavit et sacrilegii homicidii sicarii et laesae Majestatis reum pronuntiavit sententialiter et infamem ita ut neque condere Testamentum neque testimonium far neque Praeses Consul vel Potestas esse poterit Civitatis Hunc etiam ad omnibus officiis dignitatibus seu etiam administrationibus civilibus aut publicis sequestratum et exhaeredatum usque in quartam generationem decrevit Quod decretum jussit ab omnibus inviolabiliter observari quousque idem Guido ad Curiam Romanam advenisset et se voluntati Papae in omnibus submisisset Praeterea omnes illos qui eum receptaverunt scienter excommunicationis vinculo innodavit et terris eorum supposuit interdicto mulieribus duntaxat excentis poenitentiis decedentium et baptismata parvulorum His ritè peractis Eadwardus secessit à Curia cui communitates civitatum Tusciae & Italiae cum magno tripudio tubis ductilibus obviarunt communiter proclamantes vivat Imperator Eadwardus Mediolanenses ei munera obtulerunt equos electos coopertos slavoniis de Scarleto quos illis cogentibus invitus recepit Recedens ab Italia venit in Burgundiam ubi quendam nobilem qui rapinis & spoliis intendebat cum fortissim● castro su● Comiti Sabaudiae reddidit vel invitum Prius namque terrenum Dominum non habebat ideo transeuntes liberius spoliabat quia non erat qui excessus corrigeret delinquentium Episcopi et Abbates Comites et Barones' de Anglia venientes sent to meet and conduct him into England by his Vicegerents order Domino Eadwardo in descensu montium Burgundiae occurrerunt benedicentes Dominum qui fecit prosperum iter suum Whiles the King in his return was entertained in the Pope's Court at Viterbium Othobon the Pope's late Legate procured this Writ from him to settle and protect his Nephew in the possession of a Prebendary in the Church of Chichester by his Regal authority formerly conferred on him by the Pope's provision which it seems he could not obtain by the Pope's mandate which he prosecuted EDWARDUS Dei gratia Rex Angli● Dominus Hiberniae & Dux Aquitaniae B●ndela Brevium in Turri London Anno 1 E. 1. nu 12. dilecto & fideli suo Robert● Burnell salutem Praetextu venerabilis patris Domini Ottoboni sancti Adria●i Diaconi Cardinalis Jacobo nepoti suo summus Pontifex quandum Praebendam in Ecclesia Cicestrensi vacantem contulit ut accepimus Cujus possessionem prosequitur secundum mandatum Papale sibi super hoc concessum Volentes etiam ad instantiam dicti Domini Ottoboni praefatum Jacobum prosequi favore gratioso Vobis mandamus quatinus ipsum nec suum procuratorem super professione memoratae Praebendae contra juris observantiam molestari vel inquietari minime permittatis Teste meipso apud Urbem veterem 19 die Martii anno regni nostri primo Moreover one Mr. Angelo a Canon of Cameron formerly employed by King Henry the III. as his Proctor in the Court of Rome in several businesses for which he granted him an annuity of 40. Marks each year till he should be provided for by the said King of Benefices in England to the value of 400. Marks by the year procured King Edward to employ him as his Proctor in the Court of Rome to confirm his Father's grant and order payment of all his arrears by this Writ dated from thence W. Permissione divina Eborum Archiepiscopus Angliae Primas & R. de Mortuo In eadem Bundela nu 13. mari dilecto amico suo Domino W. de Merton Domini Regis Cancellario salutem cum dilectione sincera Mandatum Domini Regis recepimus in haec verba EDWARDUS Dei gratia Rex Angliae Dominus Hiberniae & Dux Aquitan dilectis & fidelibus suis W. eadem gratiâ Eboracensi Archiepiscopo Angliae Primati Rogero de Mortuo mari & Roberto de Burnell salutem Dum bonae memoriae Dominus H. quondam Rex Angliae Genitor noster charissimus vitae praesentis gaudebat induciis ex certis causis et negotiis sibi quondam incumbentibus quae in Romana Curia proponebat expedire discretum virum Magistrum Angelum Canonicum Cameracen in ipsius retinuit obsequio cui quadraginta marcas fecit assignari de Scaccario suo recipiendas annuatim quousque sibi per dictum Dominum Regem si vixisset in beneficio seu beneficiis ad valorem quadringintarum marc provideretur Sane quia praedictum Magistrum Angelum ex negotiis nostris quibusdam promovendis in praefata Curia sub forma dictae conventionis seu promissionis in nostro retinuimus obsequio Vobis mandamus quatinus eidem Magistro Angelo vel ejus procuratori suo nomine quam cito vice nostra vobis facultas affuerit de quantitate Redditus praetaxati competenter provideatis Teste meipso apud Urbem veterem 24. die Februarii anno Regni nostri primo Quia verò contemplatione dicti Magistri & obsequii sui quod impendit Domino Regi vellemus suum negotium expediri prout Dominus R. Burnell vobis plenius super hoc exponet cum quo inde habuimus tractatum expediri faciatis sicut providimus & simul videritis expedire Vale. Before King Edward's arrival in England this new Pope Gregory having gratifyed the King by his premised sentence denounced against the murderers of his Cousin Henry imitating his Predecessors rapines sent a special Nuncio into England under pretext to compel all Ecclesiastical persons to pay two years' Dimes of their Temporalties and Ecclesiastical Livings to the King and his Brother but in truth to himself who converted most of it to his own use as * An. 1272. p. 354. Mat. Westminster thus relates His diebus quidam Clericus nomine Reimundus Vasconus natione a summo Pontifice in Angliam fuit missus qui potestatem habuit compellendi Ecclesiasticas personas ad decimas per duos annos tam de Temporalibus quam Spiritualibus Eadwardo et Edmundo filiis Regis Angliae persolvendis Hic partem collatae pecuniae tribuit Nobilibus supradictis pro expensis suis partem sibi non modicam retinuit et ad dispositionem Papae partem maximam reservavit Such was his Papal liberality and justice Whereupon sundry of the Clergy and Abbots of the Realm discerning the abuse refused to pay the premised Disme notwithstanding the Pope's Nuntioes excommunications denounced against them contemning his Ecclesiastical Censures Upon which the Nuncio writ this Letter to the Chancellor to command the Sheriffs to assist the Collectors of it by their secular power and levy it by force where there was need SUO special in Christo W. de Merton Domini Regis Cancellario salutem Cum Bundela Brevium An. 1 E. 1. num 16. per Collectores Decimae Domino Regi concessae in nostris partibus colligendae intelleximus quod in plerisque locis dicta Decima hucusque levari non potest absque auxilis seculari expedit quod celeriter Eborum Nottingham et Lancastriae Vicecemitibus detis per literas Regias in mandatum ut dictis Collectoribus fint in auxilium ad ipsam Decimam levandam manu valida si necesse fuerit cum per dictos Collectores ad hoc fuerint requisiti Hoc acto nostro officio de ipso negotio nobis scribito Valete Hereupon the Chancellor issued these ensuing Writs to all the Sheriffs of England and some others to assist the Collectors accordingly REX Vicecomiti Wigorn. salutem Cum nounulli Abbates Priores Reliligiosi Claus 2 E 1. m. 5. dorso De decima et Clerici Decimam tam temporalium quam spiritualium nobis a sede Apostolica ad duos annos concessam detineant et arreragia ejus solvere contradicant propter quod executores ad ipsam decimam colligendam per regnum nostrum in singulis Diocestis deputati ipsos excommunicationis sententia auctoritate Apostolica innodarunt Nos eorum induratam maliciam reprimere volentes tibi praecipimus firmiter injungentes quod praedictam decimam et ejus arreragia a praedictis detentoribus seu contemptoribus vel eorum beneficiis et bonis in Compraedictis celeriter levari facias quandocunque a dilecto nobis Magistro Reymundo de Nogeriis Domini Papae Capellano praedictae decimae Collectore generali vel ejus substitutis fueris requisitus eandem decimam et arreragia ejusdem decimae Collectoribus assignando Mandatum nostrum in hac parte impleturus ne pro defectu execucionis ipsius nos ad te et bona tua recurrere pro decima et arreragiis hujusmodi non contingat Teste Rege apud Winds decimo die Septembris Consimiles litterae diriguntur singulis Vicecomitibus per Angl. et Custodibus Episcopatus Dunelm et justic Cestren Such rigour and power of both swords must be used to enforce and extort these Dimes from the Abbots and Clergy It seems the Bishop of Winton compounded and paid a Fine of 500 Marks for his two years' Dimes to the Pope's Collector for which he received this Acquittance from the King Anno 2 E. 1. REX omnibus ad quos praesentes Literae pervenerint salutem Sciatis quod venerabilis Pater N. Wynton Episcopus satisfecit Magistro Reymundo de Nogeriis Domini Papae Nuncio nomine nostro de quingentis Marcis per quas idem Pat. 2 E. 1. m. 24. intus Pro Episcopo Wynton Episcopus finem fecit nobiscum et cum eodem Reymundo pro decima temporalium suorum de duobus primis annis de illis duobus annis de quibus Dominus Papa nobis gratiam fecit de decima bonorum Ecclesiasticorum regni nostri De quibus quidem quingentis Marcis praefatum Episcopum tenore praesentium penitus quietamus In cujus etc. Dat. apud Westm 24. die Novembris What part of the new Dimes granted to the King he received from the Pope's Collector these Records will inform us REX omnibus etc. salutem Noveritis nos habuisse & recepisse à discreto viro Pat. 2 E 1. m. 7. De denariis a Magistro Reymund receptis Magistro Reymundo de Nogeriis Domini Papae Capellano & Nuncio mille Marcas bonorum et leg sterlingorum de pecunia per Praelatos Angl. ad preces Domini Papae nobis concessa et per dictum Magistrum Reymundum collecta et Lucae de Luk Mercatori nostro ad mandatum nostrum liberata De quibus quidem mille Marcis nos fatemur ac recognoscimus bene esse pacatos & contentos In cujus etc. Teste Rege apud Turrim London 10. die Octobris REX dilectis sibi in Christo Magistro Reymundo de Nogeriis Domini Papae Capellano Pat. 2 E. 1. m. 3. intus Pro Executoribus Testamenti Cicestr Episcopi & Nuncio salutem Mandamus vobis quod de denariis quos penes vo● habetis in custodia de Decima a sede Apostolica nobis concessa habere faciatis dilecto nobis Willielmo de Rading Canonico Cestriae & caeteris coexecutoribus Testamenti bonae memoriae quondam Cicestriae Episcopi quinquaginta Marcas in partem solutionis debitorum in quibus Dominus H. Rex pater noster eisdem die quo obiit tenebatur Et nos dictas quinquaginta Marcas vobis in dicta Decima faciemus allocari In cujus etc. Teste Rege apud Luton 2. die Novembris At the same time the King wanting moneys appointed special Collectors of the arrears due upon the Dimes granted to his Father by the Pope towards the relief of the Holy Land by this Patent REX dilectis & fidelibus suis fratri Stephano de Foleburn Electo de Waterford Pat. 2 E. 1. m. 5. De vicesima coll●genda & Willielmo de Middleton salutem Sciatis quod assignavimus vos ad arreragia vicesimae Domino H. Regi patri nostro in subsidium Terrae sanctae in regno Angliae concessae colligenda et adunanda necnon ad fines a detentoribus ejusdem vicesimae vel arreragiorum ejusdem inde nomine nostro recipiendos prout ad opus nostrum magis videritis expedire Et ideo vobis mandamus quod praemissis intendatis in forma praedicta In cujus etc. Teste Rege apud Westm 18. die Octobr. How the King disposed of the Temporalties of Bishoprics then in his hands during their vacancies for his best advantage this Record will instruct us REX omnibus etc. salutem Sciatis nos plenam dedisse potestatem dilectis & Pat. 2 E. 1. m 7. De terris Episcopatus Dunelm fidelibus nostris Johanni de Lovetot & Galfrido de Neubald Custodibus nostris Episcopatus Dunelm tradendi nomine nostro ad campi-partem tenentibus Episcopatus praedicti omnes terras dominicas ejusdem Episcopatus quae sunt in manu nostra durante vacatione Episcopatus ejusdem Ita quod ipsos quibus praedicti Johannes & Galsridus dictas terras nostro nomine dimittent ut praedictum est acceptabimus & receptores terrarum earundem in forma praedicta super eadem receptione conservabimus indempnes In cujus etc. Teste Rege apud Wind 26. die Septemb. The Executors of the deceased Bishop of Durham having put in pledges to satisfic all Debts owing to the King he thereupon issued this Writ to the Guardians of of the Temporalties for their free administration of his goods and reaping the Corn he had sowed on his Temporalties to perform his Testament REX dilectis & fidelibus suis Johanni de Lovetot & Galfrido de Neubald Custodibus Cl. 2 E. 1. m. 5. intus Pro Executor Testamenti Episcopi Dunolm Episcopatus Dunholm salutem Quia frater Hugo quondam Prior Dunholm & Magister Rogerus de Seyton manuceperunt pro executoribus Testamenti bonae memoriae Roberti quondam Dunholm Episcopi de debitis si quae idem Episcopus die quo obiit nobis debuit reddend Vobis mandamus quod eisdem Executoribus plenam administrationem omnium bonorum quae fuerunt praedicti Episcopi habere permittatis ad Testamentum ipsius Episcopi plenary perficiend Permittatis etiam eosdem executores blada et alia bona quae fuerunt dicti Episcopi in Maneriis praedicti Episcopatus pro voluntate sua reponere prout sibi magis viderint expedire Teste Rege apud Winds 27. die Augusti Robert de Insula being soon after elected and confirmed B●shop of Durham by the Pat. 2. E. 1. m 7. intus De temporalibus restituendis King's consent he issued this Writ for the restitution of his Temporalties REX Militibus liberis hominibus & omnibus aliis tenentibus de Episcopatu Dunelm salutem Cum venerabilis pater W. Ebor. Archiepiscopus Angl. Primas electionem nuper celebratam in Ecclesia Cathedrali Dunelm de discreto viro fratre Rob●rto de Insula Priore de Finkehall in Episcopum Dunelm cui prius Regium assensum adhibuimus et favorem confirmaverit sicut per litteras dicti Archiepiscopi plenius intelleximus cepimus fidelitatem ipsius Electi & Temporalia dicti Episcopatus cum omnibus pertinentiis suis ei reddimus Et ideo vobis mandamus quod eidem Electo tanquam Domino vestro in omnibus quae ad Episcopatum illum pertinent de caetero intendentes sitis & respondentes sicut praedictum est In cujus etc. Et mandatum est Johanni de Lovetot & Galfrido de Neuband Custodibus praedicti Episcopatus quod eidem Electo vel certo Attornato suo praedictum Episcopatum cum Castris & omnibus aliis pertinentiis suis liberent sine mora In cujus etc. Teste Rege apud Norhampt 11. die Novembris In a Bundle of Writs of King Edward the First in the White Tower in the second year of his Reign I met with the draught of this Prohibition concerning Tithes of Assarts within the bounds of Windeshore Forest belonging to the King prohibiting any Suits for them in the Ecclesiastical Court by the Dean an Chapter of Sarum Bundela Brevium An. 2. E. 1 in Turri London CUm Decimae de Assartis factis infra Forestam seu bundas Forestae nostrae de Wyndelsore sunt de advocatione nostra et ad nostram pertinere debent collationem et super perceptione earundem sit querela sive placitum inter vos et Decacanum et Capitulum Sarum in Curia Christianitatis motum cum hujusmodi placita ad Coronam et dignitatem Regiam pertinere noscuntur Vobis mandamus quatinus prosecutioni dictae querelae seu placiti in Curia Christianitatis supersedeatis omnino usque ad proximum Parliamentum nostrum in quo Parliamento compareatis cum munimentis vestris ad faciendum et recipiendum coram Nobis quod juris fuerit et rationis By which it appears that all the Jurisdiction of Pleas for Tithes originally belonged to the King's Crown Dignity Courts not to Courts Christian and even in that Age the trials for the right of Tithes of Assarts within the King's Forests whereof the King had the advowson and collation was to be tried and determined only before the King in his Parliament or other Temporal Courts not in Ecclesiastical Whereupon the King afterwards issued a Writ to the Constable of Windesore Castle to sequester these Tithes to his use The Bishop of Bath and Wells laying claim to the Patronage and Custody of the Temporalties of the Abbey of Gl●stonbury during the vacancy the King issued this Writ for sequestering the profits thereof till the right between them should be determined REX dilecto & fideli suo Galfrido Foliot Custodi Abbatiae Glaston salutem Cum commiserimus vobis Abbatiam praedictam cum pertin vacantem & in Claus 2 E. 1. m. 11 Pro Bathon & Wellen. Episcopo manu nostra existentem custodiendam quamdiu nobis placuerit & venerabilis pater W. Bathon & Wellen. Episcopus & ejus Ministri patronatum et custodiam ejusdem Abbatiae ad ipsum Episcopum asserant pertinere Vobis mandamus quod ad custodiam ejusdem Abbatiae unum ex parte praedicti Episcopi vobis assistere permittatis Ita quod per visum vestrum et ipsius omnes proventus Abbatiae praedictae et alia ad eandem Abbatiam spectantia salvo et absque distractione et deterioratione reserventur quousque de jure nostro seu dicti Episcopi plenius liqueat et aliud a nobis super hoc receperitis id mandatis Dat. per manum W. de Merton Canc. apud Sanctum Martinum magnum London 8. die April & est litera patens What Bishops and Abbots were this year elected or restored to their Temporalties in Ireland by the King's special Grace and dispensed with in some particulars prejudicial to his Prerogative with a Proviso that it should not turn to his future prejudice nor be drawn into example these Records will inform us REX dilecto Clerico suo Johanni de Saunford Escaetori suo Hiberniae salutem Cum venerabilis pater R. Archiepiscopus Cassalen electionem nuper factam in Ecclesia Cathedrali Wdtreford de fratre Stephano de Fulburn in Episcopum ejusdem Pat. 2 E. 1. m. 1. De Temporalibus restituendis loci cui Regium assensum prius adhibuimus et favorem confirmaverit sicut per literas patentes praefati Archiepiscopi plenius accepimus Nos confirmationem illam acceptantes Temporalia ejusdem Episcopatus prout moris est eidem restituimus Et ideo vobis mandamus quod eidem Electo Temporalia Episcopatus praedicti restituatis In cujus etc. Teste Rege apud Westm 28. die Octobris Et mandatum est Militibus liberis hominibus & omnibus aliis Tenentibus de Episcopatu Watreford quod eidem fratri Stephano tanquam Domino & Episcopo in omnibus quae ad Episcopatum illum pertinent intendentes sint & respondentes sicut praedictum est REX dilecto & fideli suo Galfrido de Gyenvill Justice Hibern salutem Cum venerabilis Pat. 2 E. 1. m 24. Pro Episcopo Finibr pater David Archiepiscopus Cassalen electionem nuper factam in Ecclesia Cathedrali Finibrian de dilecto nobis Florencio nuper Abbate de Kels●ing in Episcopum Finibrian cui Regium assensum prius adhibuimus et favorem confirmaverit sicut per literas patentes ipsius Archiepiscopi plenius accepimus Nos laboribus et expensis praefati Electi parcere et sibi gratiam facere volentes Vobis mandamus quod fidelitatem ipsius Electi nomine nostro recipiatis et sibi temporalia Episcopatus praedicti restituatis de gratia nostra speciali Receptis tamen prius Nota. literis praefati Electi patentibus quod gratia illa sibi hac vice facta nobis aut haeredibus nostris non cedet in praejudicium temporibus futuris In cujus etc. Datum apud Westm 30. die Novembris REX dilecto & fideli suo Galfrido de Gyenvill Justice suo Hiberniae salutem Accedens Pat. 2 E. 1. m. 18. De licencia eligendi & temporalibus restituendis ad nos frater Christinus Canonicus Monasterii de Machill Dunen Dioc. literas patentes Supprioris & Conventus vacante nuper Ecclesia sua praedicta per mortem Colmani nuper Abbatis ejusdem loci ipsum Christinum sibi elegerunt in Abbatem et nobis supplicarunt ut electioni ipsorum Regium adhibere dignaremur assensum Verum licet dicti Supprior et Conventus minus prudenter non prius petita vel optenta a nobis licencia eligendi ad electionem hujusmodi in nostri praejudicium Nota. processerunt eye tamen ob eorum exilitatem misericorditer compatientes offensam praedictam eisdem remisimus ad praesens et ut eorum parcatur laboribus et expensis ipsos ad vos remittimus licenciam a nobis hujusmodi petituros Vobis mandantes quod praedictis Suppriori et Conventui licenciam eligendi sibi Abbatem cum a vobis petita fuerit * All who exercise any Jurisdiction derived from the King aught to do it in his name & stead Regio nomine concedatis et Electo ipsorum si idoneus fuerit assensum Regium praebentes eidem Temporalia dictae Abbaciae prout moris est et ad nos pertinet vice nostra restituatis Nolumus autem quod gratia ista eis liberaliter facta trahatur in consuetudinem vel consequenciam temporibus futuris Dat. per manum etc. apud Sanctum Martinum magnum London 17. die Maii. What Prebendaries he conferred in Ireland this year by his Prerogative belonging to vacant Bishoprics these Records relate REX concessit Henr. de Wodestok Clerico suo Praebendam illam cum pertinent Pat. 2 E. 1. m. 12. De praebendis concessis quam Magister Rogerus le Dru nuper defunctus habuit in Ecclesia Dublinensi vacantem per mortem praedicti Rogeri & ad donationem Regis spectantem ratione Archiepiscopatus Dubliniae vacantis et in manu Regis existentis Dat. per manum etc. apud Westm. 7. die Julii Per R. Burnell REX concessit Anton. Bek praebendam illam cum pertin quam Michael de Roymull Ibidem nuper defunctus habuit in Ecclesia Dubliniae vacantem per mortem praedicti Michaelis & ad donacionem Regis spectantem ratione Archiepiscopatus Dubliniae vacantis etc. ut supra Dat. etc. ut supra A new Archbishop of Dublin being elected this year who resided with the Queen of Scots in Scotland the King at her special request granted him this Privilege to make Attorneys to appear for him in all his Courts and to exempt him from all Amercements for not appearing personally in them REX ad instantiam sororis suae Reginae Scotiae concessit R. Dublin Episcopo in Claus 2 E. 1. m. 7. dorso Pro Episc Dublin Scotia commorantem quod Magist Robertus de Robery quem idem Episcopus cocoram Rege loco suo constituit nomine ipsius Episcopi possit Attornatos facere ad lucrandum vel perdendum in Loquelis motis vel movendis in Curia R. coram quibuscunque Justice & Baronibus de Scaccario & in Comitatibus Hundredis & aliis Curiis Regis pro ipso vel contra ipsum usque ad finem septem annorum Et quod idem Episcopus per tempus praedictum quietus sit de omnimodis communibus summonitionibus Iusticiariorum Regis Itinerantium tam ad Placita Forestae quam ad alia Placita in quibuscunque Com. ipse Episcopus terras habuerit vel tenementa Ita quod ipse occasione absentiae suae non amercietur nec in aliquo sit perdens pro communibus summonitionibus praedictis Teste Rege apud windsor 27. die Augusti The Archbishop of Cassal in Ireland being sued prosecuted and distrained by the Barons of the King's Exchequer there for Debts due by him to the King He thereupon procured these two Writs to the Treasurer Barons and Chief Justice in Ireland to suspend all further process and proceedings against him for a time and till the King himself should return into England where he would take further orders therein REX dilectis & fidelibus suis Thesaurario vel ejus locum tenenti & Baronibus Ex Ro● Claus de An. ● Ed. 1 m. 6. intus Pro Archiepis Cassalen suis de Dublin salutem Mandamus vobis quod omnes Exactiones Demandas et Districtiones quas facitis venerabili patri Cassalensi Archiepiscopo pro Debitis nostris ponatis in respectum usque ad Quindenam Sancti Michaelis proximo venturam Datum etc. apud Westm 9 die Julii REX dilecto & fideli suo Galfrido de Geymuil Justiciario suo Hiberniae salutem Ibid. Pro Archiepiscopo Cassalensi Mandamus vobis quod omnimodas Exactiones Demandas et Districtiones quas fieri facitis venerabili Cassalen Archiepiscopo ponatis in respectum usque adventum nostrum in Angl. ut tunc inde provideatur quod rationabiliter fuerit inde faciendum nullam molestiam sibi vel Ecclesiae suae interim inferendo Dat. etc. 13 die Julii Per D. Burnell I found in the White Tower this Original Bull of Pope Gregory 10. to K. Edw. 1. imploring his royal favour to and protection of the Lands goods and person of this Archbishop of Cassal against suits and oppressions who had taken up the Cross for the Holy Land purposely to secure himself from his Debts and Creditors whom this Pope had taken into his own and St. Peter's protection upon that account GRegorius Episcopus Servus servorum Dei Charissimo in Christo filio E. Regi Angliae illustri salutem & Apostolicam benedictionem Honori Regio satis addicitur si ob reverentiam summi Regis * Therefore the Pope hath no Sovereign power nor dominion over them qui solus habens in regnis hominum potestatem solus Regibus dat salutem Ecclesiae ac earum Ministri terrenorum Regum ac Principum potentiae oportunis protegantur auxiliis et congrui favoris praesidio foveantur Sane venerabilis frater noster Cassalen Archiepiscopus * It was rather to protect himself from the debts he owed to the King & others for which he was fued distrained the year before zelo sidei ac devotionis accensus miserabili siatui terrae Sanctae compatiens signo vivificae Crucis assumpto ad ipsius terrae subsidium se accingit propter quod ipsum quam et Ecclesiam Cassalen cum omnibus bonis suis quae impraesentiarum obtinet sub beati Petri et nostra protectione suscepimus apud te credimus promoveri ut tam ipse quam eadem Ecclesia favorabilibus adjuti subsidiis et Regalis gratiae subnixi favoribus abstrahantur ab oppressionibus malevolorum quorumlibet et ad votiborum prosperitatem successuum dirigantur Confidenter igitur Celsitud tuam requirendam duximus & effectuose rogandam quatinus eisdem Archiepiscopo & Ecclesiae pro divina nostra reverentia sic te reddas affectu benevolum & opere gratiosum ut idem Archiepiscopus tuo fretus auxilio tuoque favore suffultus liberè possit perficere Votum suum et ipsa Ecclesia nullam incurrat exinde in suis juribus lesionem sed oblatis potius proficiat incrementis Et tu per haec & alia quae in terris gesseris aeternae vitae gaudia merearis Dat. Lugduni 4. Non. Octobris Pontificatus nostri anno tertio In a Fragment of Plea Rolls or Placita de An. 2 E. 1. Rot. 19 in the Tower of London I find these Attachments for contempts on Prohibitions for suits in Court Christian for Goods and Debts that concerned not Testament or Marriage Ricardus Prior de Bismade attachiatus fuit ad respondend Johanni de Guysors etc. de Placita 2 E. 1. Rot. 19 Bedf. placito quare tenuit placitum in Curia Christianitatis de Catallis et Debitis quae non sunt de Testamento vel Matrimonio contra prohibitionem etc. Et unde praedictus Johannes Magister Hospitalis Sancti Johanis Jerusalem in Anglia traxit eos in placitum in Curia Christianitatis de Bismade in Ecclesia Conventuali de Bismade etc. quae non sunt de Testamento vel Matrimonio Et cum idem Johannes & Stephanus die Veneris in dicta Ecclesia Conventuali detulisset praedicto Priori de Bismade Prohibitionem etc. praedictus Prior de Bismade spreta Regia prohibition fecit eum primo suspendi ab ingressu Ecclesiae et postea excommunicari ad dampnum ipsius ad valenciam quadraginta librarum Et inde producunt sectam Et Prior venit & defendit vim & injuriam etc. quod non tenuit placitum contra praedictam prohibitionem & hoc paratus est verificare prout Curia consideraverit Ideo consideratum est quod vadiet ei legem se 12. manu etc. a die Sancti Michaelis in 15. dies Plegii de lege Johannes de Gros etc. Postea ad diem illum praedicti Johannes de Guysors & Stephanus versus praedictum Priorem veniunt & ipse non venit Et ideo consideratum est quod praedictus Johannes etc. recuperent dampna sua quadraginta librarum & Prior in misericordia Postea venit praedictus Prior in propria persona sua Ind nichil inde etc. Et misericordia pardonatur ad inslanciam etc. Abbas de Bello loco per Attornatum suum optulit se etc. quare secutus est placitum Ibidem Rot. 29. Midd. in Curia Christianitatis de catallis et debitis quae non sunt de Testamento vel Matrimonio etc. Etipse non venit & praeceptum fuit Vicecomiti quod attachiaret etc. Johannes Pie & Johannes de Brommesheye per Attornatum suum optulit se 4. die Ibidem Rot. 32. Sussex versus Magistrum R Magistrum Nicholaum de Sutton & Rogerum Alard de placito quare praedicti Rogerus & Nicholaus tenuerunt placitum in Curia Christianitatis de catailis et debitis quae non sunt de Testamento vel Matrimonio contra prohibitionem etc. Nicholaus filius Simonis de Benington per etc. optulit se etc. versus fill Simonis Ibidem Rotsie 38. de Benington etc. de placito quare secuti sunt plac' etc. de catallis et debitis quae non sunt de Testamento vel Matrimonio contra prohibitionem etc. Ideo sicut prius praeceptum est Vicecomiti quod attachiet eos quod ●int etc. By these several Attachments and Suits upon Prohibitions we may discern 1. The Prelates Clergies and Ecclesiastical Courts continual restless Encroachments and Usurpations upon the King's temporal Jurisdiction Courts Rights Privileges Crown Dignity and Subjects liberties in the beginning of the reign of King Edward the 1. as well as during the reign of King Henry 3. notwithstanding all former Prohibitions Attachments Suits Complaints and Judgements against them in such cases 2ly This Kings and his Judges constant care to obviate prohibit suppress punish these their bold usurpations and encroachments by Prohibitions and Attachments against the Prosecutors of such Suits and the Ecclesiastical Judges who held and encouraged them 3ly That their Courts and Jurisdiction Ecclesiastical were then confined only to Chattels and Debts which concerned Matrimony and Testaments not to other Chattels Debts Advowsons' or Freeholds which Jurisdiction they enjoyed not by any Original Archiepiscopal Episcopal or Ecclesiastical right inherent in themselves or derived to them from Christ or his Apostles as Popes Popish Prelates Canonists and others most erroneously assert but by the mere grant grace favour or connivance of our Kings and other Christian Emperors Princes in foreign parts and that only in their Right Steeds Names as their Deputies Delegates and Substitutes This is most perspicuously evident First by our Saviour Christ's own resolution and answer in a case of the same nature thus recorded to posterity by St. Luke the Evangelist Lu. 12. 13 14. Andone of the Company said unto him Master Speak to my Brother that he divide the Inheritance with me And he said unto him Man Who made me a judge or divider over you By the 12. Apostles and whole Church's determination Acts 6. 2 3 4. Then the 12. Apostles called the multitude of the Disciples unto them and said It is not reason that we should leave the Word of God and serve Tables Wherefore brethren look ye out among you 7. men of good report full of the Holy Ghost and wisdom Whom we may appoint for this business But we will give ourselves continually to prayer and to the Ministry of the word And the saying pleased the whole multitude By St. Paul's positive resolution 2 Tim. 2. 4. No man that warreth a spiritual warfare entangleth himself with the affairs of this life that he may please him who hath chosen him to be a soldier compared with 2 Tim. 4. 1 2 4 5. Acts 13. 2. Rom. 1. 1. Mat. 28. 19 20. Acts 20. 28. to 36. 1 Pet. 5. 1. to 5. 1 Cor. 6. 4 5. & most Expositors on these Texts 2ly By St. Bernard's Resolution from the precedent Texts who wr●t thus to Pope Eugenius his Scholar * De Consideratione ad Eugenium Papam l. 1. Putàsne haec tempora sustinuerint si hominibus litigantibus pro terrena hareditate & flagitantibus abs te judicium voce Domini tui responderis O homines Quis me constituit Judicem super vos In quale tu Judicium mox ven●ris etc. Et tamen non monstrabunt puto qui hoc dicent ubi aliquando quisquam Apostolorum judex sederit hominum aut divisor terminorum aut distributor terrarum Stetisse denique lego Apostolos judicandos sedisse judicantes non lego Erit illud non fuit Itane imminutor dignitatis servus si non vult esse major Domino suo Acts 5. aut discipulus si non vult esse major eo qui se misit a●t filius si non transgreditur terminos quos posuerunt patres sui Quis me constituit Judicem ita te Dominus & Magister & erit injuria servo discipuloque nisi judicet universos Quidni contemnant judicare de terrenis possessiuncul●s hominum qui in coelestibus et Angelos judicabunt Ergo in criminibus non in possessionibus potestas vestra quoni●m p●●pter illa et non propter has accepistis claves regni Coelorum Praevaricatores exclusuri non Possessores Quaenam tibi major videtur & dignit as & potestas dimittendi peccata an praedia dividendi Sed non est comparatio Habent haec infima et terrena judices suos Reges et Principes terrae Quid fines alienos invaditis Quid falcem vestram in alienam messem extenditis Non quia indigni vos sed quia indignum vobis talibus inststere quip potioribus occupatis The very same is likewise asserted by most ancient and modern Commentators and Expositors on St. Luke ch. 12. v. 13 14. Yea by * See Sixtus Senensis Bibl. Sanctae lib. 6. Annot. 72. p. 451. Johannes Ferus in his Commentary on St. Matthews Gospel lib. 3. cap. 16. on these words of Christ to Peter Tibi dabo claves regni coelorum who from thence and St. Bernard's premised passages concludes That neither St. Peter nor the Pope himself hath any Temporal Monarchy judicature or jurisdiction in or over any Temporal possessions or affairs to divide distribute any Temporal estates goods or chattels by any Divine or Ecclestastical right Therefore no other Apostle Bishop or Ecclesiastical person whatsoever can pretend thereto 3ly It is undeniable That the Jurisdiction Probate Conusance Judicature of all Wills Testaments concerning Lands or Goods together with the disposition and administration of all Intestates Goods Chattels Debts & all causes concerning them or Matrimony anciently belonged to Emperors Kings Princes Temporal Courts Jurisdictions & Judges alone not to Bishops who made many Laws Constitutions Rescripts Judgements and Resolutions concerning them collected and recorded by the Emperor Justinian Codicis lib. 1. Tit. 7. De Episcopali audientia lib. 3. Tit. 28. De inofficioso Testamento Tit. 29. De inofficiosis Donationibus lib. 6. Tit. 21. De Testamento Militis Tit. 22. Qui Testamenta facere possunt vel non possunt Tit. 23. De Testamentis & quemadmodum Testamenta ordinentur Tit. 24. De haeredibus instituendis Tit. 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33. & Tit. 34. Si quis aliquem testari prohibuerit vel coegerit Ti● 36. De Codicillis Tit. 37. De Legatis Tit. 39 Si omissae sit causa Testamenti Tit. 41. De his quae poenae nomine in Testamentis vel Codicillis scribuntur Tit. 42 43. De fidei commissis & Legatis & Tit. 44. to 61. Lib. 5. Tit. 1. De Sponsalibus & Arris sponsaliciis Tit. 3. De Donationibus ante Nuptias vel propter Nuptias & Sponsalitiis Tit. 4. De Nuptiis Tit. 5. De Incestis & inutilibus Nuptiis Tit. 6. De Interdicto Matrimonio inter pupillam & turorem seu curatorem filiisque eorum & Tit. 7. to 40. By several Imperial Laws Edicts and Judgements to the same purpose in Codice Theodosii In Legis Wisigothor l. 3. Tit. 1 2 3 4 5. lib. 4. Tit. 2. & 5. lib. 5. Tit. 2. lib. 7. Tit. 5. Lex 4 5. Edictum Theodorici Regis cap. 20. to 40. & 72. Leges Burgundiorum Tit. 43. 60. Leges Longobardorum 1. Tit. 14. Lex 13. Lib. 2. Tit. 18. Leges Neapol lib. 3. Tit. 40. Leges Anglorum Tit. 13. Capitularia Caroli Magni & Lndovici Lib. 7. Tit. 246 247. registered in Frid. Lindebrogus his Codex Legum Antiquarum where you may peruse them And by Sir John Davis his Irish Reports fol. 52. where it is resolved That all Causes as well of Matrimony as of Testament were Civil Causes and appertained to the jurisdiction of the Civil Magistrate as is well known to all Civilians until Christian Emperors and Kings to do honour to Prelates and Clergymen granted or allowed them cognisance or jurisdiction of such causes cum non fuit sic ab initio 4ly That Bishops Ordinaries Ecclesiastical persons Courts both in foreign parts and our own Realm obtained the Conusance Jurisdiction of all Testamentary Chattels Debts Cases and Probates of Testaments and also of Matrimony by the grant of Princes and consent of our Kings and Nobles in Parliament or else by Custom connivance or gradual insensible usurpations on the rights and prerogatives of the Crown is evident not only by the last recited Laws Authorities but confessed by Othobon the Pope's Legate by Boniface and John Stratford Archbps of Canterbury in their Constitutions and by * Provinciale l. 3. De Testamentis f. 128. h. Ecclesiasticarum libertatum William Lyndewode himself our greatest Canonist in his Gloss on Archbishop Stratford his Constitutions De Testaments where he propounds and resolves this question Sed possit queri unde provenit haec libertas Ecclestae quoad casum nostrum de Testamentis Videtur namque quoad primùm quod Ecclesia non haberet se intremittere de tali approbatione Testamentorum sed potius pertineret ad judices Laicos ut in L. consulta divalia etc. Dic quod haec libertas quoad approbationem hujusmodi Testamentorum fundatur super consensit Regio et suorum Procerum in talibus ab antiquo concesso Item super consuetudine in ea parte de scientia Regum Angliae diutius conservata 5ly Sir * Report f. f. 37 38. Edward Cook and our other Judges resolved in Hensloes' Case Trin. 42 Eliz. and before that in the Year-Books of 2 R. 2. Fitz. Testament 4. 11 H. 7. f. 12. b. Brook Administrator 50. & Testament 27. That the Probate and Conusance of Wills and Testaments did not anciently but of late times belong to the Spiritual Courts within this Realm and that not by the Spiritual Law but by the consent of the King and Nobles the Temporal Lords in all other Countries except England and the Lords of Manors in many places of England having till this day the probate of Wills by Custom and Prescription In what particular year or by what Kings particular grant our English Bishops Ordinaries and Spiritual Courts first obtained this new Jurisdiction of proving disapproving and holding Plea of men's Wills Testaments and matters contained in or relating to them I cannot positively determine but I conjecture they began after the reign of King William the Conqueror and his Sons in the reign of King Henry the 2. That which induceth me hereunto is this passage in Ranulphus de Glanvilla Tractatus de Legibus & Consuetudinibus Regni Angliae lib. 7. where after he had treated of the manner of making Testaments c. 5. & 6. Debet autem Testamentum fieri coram duobus vel pluribus viris legitimis Clericis vel Laicis & talibus qui testes inde fieri possunt idonei etc. which this King H. 2. likewise * Giraldus Cambrensis Hibernia Expugnat c 34. Spelmanni Council Tom. 2. 98. settled for a Law in Ireland in the Council of Cassal An. 1172. c. 6. He thus begins his 8. Chapter Si quis autem authoritate hujus brevis conventus aliquid dixerit contra Testamentum scilicet quod non fuit rationabiliter factum vel quod res petita non fuerit ita ut dicitur legata tunc quidem placitum illud in Curia Christianitatis audiri debet et terminari Quia placita de Testamento coram judice Ecclestastico fieri debent et per illorum qui Testamento interfuerunt testimonia secundum juris ordinem terminari Which being the first authority I meet with concerning the Jurisdiction of Ecclesiastical Courts in cases of Testaments and questions arising on them whereof I find no mention in any of our ancient Saxon Danish Norman Kings Laws or Constitutions nor in the Laws or Charters of King Henry the 1. or King Stephen I thereupon conjecture that King Henry the 2. by some Charter or Condescension first granted them this Jurisdiction And that upon this account because most men's 1 See Spelmanni Council Tom. 2. p. 155 180 205 387. Wills and Testaments in that age were written and attested by Priests and Clergymen when they came to visit them in their sick beds few others being then able to read or write and all Clergymen being 2 Surius Council Tom. 3 p. 682. See here Tom. 2. p. 707. prohibited by the Canons and Constitutions of Pope Honorins Engenins the 2. and Alexander the 3. in the Council of Lateran under him Anno 1180 before Glanvil writ his Book or was made chief Justice viz. 3 See Mr. Dugdales Origines Judiciales pars 2 p 4. Anno 1181 or 1194. as others compute to take any Oath or give Testimony upon Oath before any Secular Judges or Court in any Criminal or Civil Cause without the Popes or their Bishop's 4 See Here Tom. 1. p 670 to 710. special licence thereupon they obtained this Jurisdiction of Probate of Wills and all causes goods concerning them from King Henry 2. at or about the time he purged himself from the murder of Thomas Becket and quitted much of his ancient Sovereign Regal Jurisdiction to the Pope and English Prelates to purchase his peace from their vexations and Censures 6ly This point was likewise thus unanimously resolved by our Judges in Ireland in Sir J. Davis his Irish Reports The Case of Trial of Legitimacy and Bastardy f. 51 52. Our Kings of England though they of later times granted or permitted their Bishops & Ecclesiastical Courts to have Conusance & jurisdiction of Causes of Matrimony and Testament yet they always had and reserved a Superintendency and jurisdiction to direct and regulate their proceedings therein by the rules of the Common Law and to restrain and corrrect their proceedings if extravagant or illegal by their Writs and Prohibitions directed to Bishops and Ordinaries and by Attachments and Consultations extant in all ages in our Records and Law-books In the Book styled Regia Majestas or the Statues of Scotland collected by John Skene printed at Edingburgh An. 1609. dedicated to King James Book 1. ch. 2. Canses pertaining to the Kirk Sect. 1. & 6. there is this clause The Pley of Douries and Testaments pertains to the Ecclesiastical jurisdiction And l. 6. c. 36. Of Testaments & ch. 37 38 39 Of the Division of any gudes on ane Testaments of Witnesses and Executors Payment of Debts approved by the Testator I find sundry Laws concerning Testaments which he in his Margin and Sir Henry Spelman in his Councils Tom 2. p. 37. attribute to Malcolm the 2. King of Scotland in the year of our Lord 1130. in the reign of our King Henry the 1. But these pretended Laws are transcribed verbatim out of Glanvil and Magna Charta by Mr. Skene who quotes Glanvil in his Margin and so is his Law of Intestates goods which he attributes to William King of Scots Anno Dom. 1165. ch. 22. as his quotation of Glanvil to it clearly manifests the Scots Kings deriving sundry of their Laws from our English Kings as their Supreme Lords to whom they * See Matth. Westm Aun 1301. p 426 to 437. did homage and swore fealty not our English Kings from them This Jurisdiction in the probates and cases of Testaments and last will derived from our Kings our Ecclesiastical Courts Judges have for the most part enjoyed ever since King Henry the 2. his reign but not before for aught appears But though they then obtained this Jurisdiction in cases of Matrimony Testaments Wills Legacies Testators Debts and Chattels yet neither before then nor for many years after did they receive or enjoy any legal Jurisdiction over the Chattels Goods or Debts of persons dying intestate especially Laymens' The first Law extant which seems to ordain aught concerning Intestates Goods is this in the last Classis of our 5 Chron. Joan. Bromton col 861. Spelmanni Council Tom. 1. p. 415 416. Mr. Nath. Bacon his Historical Discourse of the Uniformity of the Government of Engl cap 42. p. 108 109 a Spelmanni Council Tom. 1. p 625. Mr. Nath. Bacon's Historical discourse etc. cap 42 p. 129. King Edmund's Laws An. Dom. 944. De Sponsalibus contrahendis c. 4. Si quis virginem vel viduam ducere velit & hoc illi placeat & amicis suis etc. Postea dicat Sponsus quae bonorum parte uxorem donat praeter hanc quam ex ejus beneplacito ipsa prius coaptaverat Et quid ei destinet si supervixerit ipsum Si sic quoque eveniat tunc justum est ut ipsa habeat dimidiam partem omnium bonorum et si prolem inter se susceperint integritatem ipsam donec transeat ad secundas nuptias whether he made a Will or died intestate as some expound it But this Constitution seems to be only by virtue of the husband's precontract at the espousals to which this recited Law relates and not by this or any precedent Law or Custom of the Realm touching Intestates goods of which I can find no mention or footsteps in any of our old Saxon Kings Laws or Constitutions The first Express Law now extant made in this our Realm concerning Intestates Goods is that of King Edward the Confessor which Sir a Henry Spelman conceives not to be first made and introduced by him sed Antecessorum suorum legibus praesertim Régis Canuti ut animadvertit Malmesburius ductae plerunque styled Leges S. Edwardi Regis quas in Anglia tenuit idest observavit non quas tulit hoc est instituit viz. cap. 5. De intestatorum bonis promulged about the year of Christ 1056. Siquis Intestatus obierit liberi ejus Haereditatem to wit his Goods and Chattels aequaliter dividant yet with a salvo of the Wife's portion as some conjecture This Law was afterwards inserted verbatim into the Laws of King William the Conqueror Lex 36. published by Mr. b Ad Eadmerum & Notae & Spici egium p 184 Spelmanni Council Tom 1 p 625 Selden out of the Copy of Abbot Ingulphus and into the Charter of King Henry the 1. Upon which Law thus ratified both by the Confessor and Conqueror the ancient Writs De rationabili parte bonorum extant c De Legibus Ang● l. 7 l. 7 l. 13 c. 20 in Glanvill d Lib 2 f 60. Bracton e Lib 2 c 50. Fleta the f Pris 1 f 142 Register of Writs and g Fi●zh Nat. Prev ● 122. other Lawbooks in common use in the Reigns of King Henry the 2. and his successors were originally grounded From whence it is most irrefragably evident that both before and during the Reigns of King Edward the Confessor William the Conqueror William Rufus and likewise of King Henry 1. and 2. Richard the 1. King John and Henry the 3d. as I have h p 13 14 1● 90 91 92. elsewhere proved the Bishops Ordinaries and Ecclesiastical Judges of this Realm had no legal power at all to distribute or dispose of the Goods Chattels or Debts of those who died Intestate but only their Children and Kindred or the King or Lords of whom they held their lands This Law of the Confessor and Conqueror was grounded on and transcribed out of the Law of the twelve Tables the Laws of the Roman Emperors Severus Antoninus Dioclesian Maximinianus Valentinianus Theodosius Justinianus and others made and used among the Romans recorded by Justinian Codicis lib. 6. Tit. 54. De legitimis liberis & ex filia nepotibus ab Intestato venientibus Tit. 57 de legitimis Haredibus Tit. 59 De bonis maternis & materni generis which enacted that the Goods and Estates of persons dying intestate should be equally shared and divided between their Children Nephews and those of the same Stock But if they died intestate without Children or lawful Heirs that then they should usually accrue to the public Treasury ● unless in cases of Mariners Soldiers Military Officers Courtiers and some sort of Artificers whose Goods and Estates by the Laws of the Emperors i Justinian Codices ● 6 T 1. De ●reditatibus Decurionum in Co●ortalium Milit●●● & Fabriceniium Constantine Theodosius and Valentinian made out of special favour to them were to remain to and be distributed if they died Intestate without Children or heirs among their fellow Soldiers Officer's Courtiers Artificers for their better encouragement The like k Legis Wisigothorum l. 4. tit 2. De successionibus Lex 1 2. 3 4 5 etc. Fridericus Lindebrogus Codex legum antiquarum p 72 73. Laws I meet with among the ancient Laws of the Wisigoths made by King Euricus about the year 504. Si pater vel mater Intestatus discesserint tunc sorores cum fratribus in omni parentum facultate absque alio abjectu aequali divisione succedant In haereditate illius qui moritur si intestatus discesserit filii primi sunt Si filii desunt nepotibus debetur haereditas Si nec nepotes fuerint pronepotes ad haereditatem vocentur Si vero qui moritur nec filios nec nepotes seu patrem vel matrem relinquit tunc avus aut avia haereditatem sibi vindicabit Quando supradictae personae desunt quae aut de superiori aut inferiori genere discreto ordine veniunt tunc illae personae quae sunt à latere constitutae requirantur ut haereditatem accipiant defuncti qui intestatus discesserit Nam illae personae quae sunt à longioribus constitutae nihil se existiment illis prioribus posse repetere De successoribus eorum qui sic moriuntur ut nec donationem nec ullum faciant testamentum nec praesentibus testibus suam ordinant voluntatem qui gradu illis proximi fuerint eorum obtinebunt haereditatem Qui fratres tantummodo & Sorores relinquit in ejus haereditate fratres & sorores aequaliter succedant Si tamen unius patris & matris filii esse videantur Nam si de alio patre vel de alia matre alii esse noscuntur unusquisque fratris sui aut sororis qui ex uno patre aut ex una matre sunt geniti sequantur haereditatem Filii tamen qui ex diversis patribus & una matre sunt geniti ad accipiendam maternam facultatem aequali successione deveniant Similiter quoque hii qui de diversis matribus sed uno patre oriuntur divisionis ordinem teneant Agreeing with these Laws I find the l Fridericus Lindebrogus Codex Legum antiquarum p. 247. Edict of Theodoricus King of Italy cap. 22. 24. Si quis intestatus mortuus fuerit is ad ejus successionem veniat qui inter agnatos atque cognatos gradu vel titulo proximus invenitur Salvo jure liberorum ac nepotum Fiscus tunc agate quando nec parentum nec filiorum nec nepotum nec agnatorum nec cognatorum nec uxoris & mariti quae succedat extare comperitur persona secundum veterum constituta Since then these ancient Laws not only of the Pagan but Christian Roman Emperors & Kings of the Wisigoths and Italians out of which the Confessors and our other Laws concerning Intestates Goods and Estates were derived or transcribed did thus expressly distribute them to their Children and Kindred or for want of such to the public Exchequer or other persons and not leave them to the arbitrary distributions or administrations of their Bishops or other Ecclesiastical Persons or Courts no doubt our ancient Kings and Laws from King Edward the Confessor even to King Edward the 1. after the Conquest did the like especially in the cases of Laymen And although the aforesaid m Frider. Lindebrogus p. 18. Laws of the Wisigoths lib. 4. tit 2. Lex 12. enacted in the case of intestate Clergymen Monks and Nuns Cleric● vel Monachi sive Sanctimoniales qui usque ad septimum gradum non reliquerint haeredes & sic moriuntur ut nihil de facultatibus suis ordinent Ecclesia sibi cui deservirent not the Bishop or Ordinary eorum substantiam vindicabit Wherewith this n Frid Lindebrogus p. 247. Edict of Theodoricus King of Italy accords Clericos religiosasque personas intestatas deficientes quotiens defuerit qui jure succedat locum Ecclesiae suae secundum leges facere debere praecipimus yet neither of them gives the least power to Bishops or Ordinaries to distribute any of them to pious or retain them to their own uses By what Law of our Realm or lawful Jurisdiction any of our Bishops Ordinaries or their Officers can then either claim or exercise authority to distribute any intestate Temporal or Ecclesiastical persons goods to pious or other uses in this age I cannot discern o Flores Hist. An. 1272. p. 352. Mat. Westminster and others story of Pope Gregory the 10. Hic in creationis suae principio usurping the Emperor's Sovereign authority of summoning General Councils to advance his Papal authority mandavit literas generales per singulas Nationes de Concilio congregando Ralendas Maii sub Anno gratiae 1272. Vnde dictum fuit de illo Gregorius denus colligit omne genus What Archbishops Bishops Abbots with other Religious persons and Clergymen repaired to this Council by the King's special licence who constituted Attorneys and Proxies for them in the King's Courts to sue and be sued during their absence these Records will in part inform us * Claus 2 E. 1. m. 13. dorso Pro Eborum Archiepiscopo W. Eboracensis Archiepiscopus qui de licentia Regis profecturus est ad partes transmarinas debit potestatem Nicholas de Stapleton & Johanni de Bennigwrth faciendi Attornatos loco ipsius Archiepiscopi in omnibus Placitis & Querelis pro ipso vel contra ipsum motis vel movendis in quibuscunque Curiis Et quod ipsi Nicholaus & Johannes vel alter ipsorum qui praesens fuerit hujusmodi Attornatos amovere & alios vel alium Attornatos vel Attornatum loco ipsorum substituere possint usque ad festum Sancti Michaelis proximo futurum nisi interim etc. Gilbertus' Prior de Merton qui de licentia Regis profecturus est ad partes transmarinas Pro Gilbe●to Priore dedit potestatem fratribus Johanni de Eylesbur & Henrico de Templo Con canonicis suis faciendi Attornatos in omnibus Placitis & Querelis pro ipso vel contra ipsum motis vel movendis in quibuscunque Curiis Et quod ipsi Attornatos illos amovere & alios vel alium Attornatum vel Atornatos loco eorum substiruere possint in praemissis quotiens viderint expedire usque ad festum Sancti Johannis Baptistae prox futur Robertus Abbas Colecestriae consimilem dedit potestatem Godefrido de Meulinges & Ricardo the Baynguard Frater Guido Magister Milit. Templi in Anglia consimilem dedit potestatem fratribus Tho. de Fenne & Willo de Medeburn Abbas de Hyda Winton consimilem dedit potestatem Roberto de Laverkstok & Johanni de Wensyngton Abbas de Sancto Albano consimilem dedit potestatem fratribus Martino de Sancto Edmundo & Ad. Polay● Commonachis suis Abbas de Waltham consimilem dedit potestatem Fratri Johanni de Maidenheth & Ad. le Grant ipsos etiam in loco ponens suo Abbas de Bello loco Regis qui de licentia fidelium Regis locum suum in Anglia Pro Abbate de Pello loco Regis tenentium profecturus est ad partes transmarinas dedit potestatem Fratribus Willielmo de Corn●bia & Willielmo de Evesham Monachis Domus suae faciendi Attornatos loco ipsius Abbatis in omnibus Placitis & Querelis pro ipso vel contra ipsum motis vel movendis in quibuscunque Curiis & Attornatos illos amovendi & alios vel alium Attornatos vel Attornatum loco ipsorum constituendi in praemissis quotiens opus fuerit & viderit expedire usque ad festum Omnium Sanctorum proximo futurum Dat. etc. 20 die Martii Consimilem potestatem dedit Abbas beatae Mariae Eborum Fratri Willielmo de Barton Monacho Domus suae & Thomae de Langetoft Abbas Westm consimilem dedit potentiam Fratri Henrico de London Monacho & fratri Alex. de Westm Consimilem potestatem dedit Magister Walterus Scamell Thess. Sarum Simoni Malesars' Consimilem potestatem dedit Magister Thomas de Cantilopo Magistro Gilberto de Heywode & Willielmo Faukeburn Consimilem potestatem tradidit Magister Ricardus de M●pham Decanus Linc. Roberto de Gravesende Frater Hugo Sancti B●r●holomaei London consimilem dedit potestatem fratribus Alex. de Staundon & Adae de Eyton Abbas de Oseneye qui de licentia Regis profecturus est ad Concilium Lugdunense Ibid. Pro Abbate de Oseneye dedit potestatem fratri Alexand. de Kanuto & Roberto Spirit faciendi Attornatos loco ipsius Abbatis in omnibus Placitis & Querelis motis vel movendis pro ipso vel contra ipsum in quibuscunque Curiis & Attornatos illos amovendi & loco illorum alios substituendi quociens opus fuerit & ipsi ad opus praedicti Abbatis viderint expedire usque ad festum Sancti Petri ad vincula nisi idem Abbas interim redierit in Angliam Abbas de Seleby consimilem dedit potestatem Fratri Alexandro de Eborum Commonacho Pro Abbate de Seleby suo Consimilem potestatem dederunt Abbas Salop Abbas Sancti Petri G●ouc Abbas de Croyland Abbas de Evesham Abbas de Malmesbur Prior de Stains Abbas de Abindon Episcopus Coventr & Lich. Magister Ricardus de Mepham Decanus Linc. Magister Radulfus de Framingham Magister Petrus de Abendon Magister Domus Scolarium Prior de Spaldinsi profecturi ex Anglia Besides these King Edward the 1. himself sent 4. special Proctors to this General Council to propound assent or descent unto in his name and behalf what ever they or either of them should deem fit and expedient a clear Evidence that he and his Proxies had an affirmative and negative voice in General Councils as this Patent of Procuration assures us SAnctissimo in Christo Patri Domino Gregorio divinâ providentiâ Sacrosanctae * Pat. 2 E. 1. m. 20. intus Romanae Ecclesiae Summo Pontifici suus devotus in Christo filius Edwardus Dei gratiâ Rex Angliae Dominus Hiberniae & Dux Aquitaniae cum omni reberentia obedientia et honore pedum oscula beatorum Vestra noverit Reverenda Paternitas quod Nos in isio sacro Concilio Generali per vos convocato nobiles viros et sideles nostros Johannem filium Johannis Johannem de Vallibus Johannem Wyger et Magistrum Radulphum de Merlawe Prccuratores nostros conjunctim et divistm facimus constituimus et ordinamus Dante 's eisdem et unicuique insorum potestatem et speciale mandatum proponendi in eodem Concilio nomine nostro quae viderint vel viderit proponenda et impetranda quae viderint vel viderit impetranda necnon et contradicendi quae viderint vel viderit contradicenda In quorum testimonium praesentibus literis Sigillum nostrum quo utimur in Anglia praesentibus est appensum Dat. Lond. die Martis proxima post Dominicam in Ramis Palmarum Anno Domini M. CC. septuagesimo quarto a Flores Hist. Pars 2. p. 355 356. See Platina Onuphrius Stella Crespin Volateranus Laertius Cherubinus Barns & Balaeus in Greg. x. Centur. Magd. 13. c. 9 col ●18 etc. Continuator Baronti An. 1274. & Binius Council Tom. 3. Matthew Westminster renders us this Account of the Proceedings in this Council and of the Greek Emperors Patriarches and Bishop's acknowledgement of the Supremacy of the Pope and Church of Rome over all other Prelates and Churches as an Article of their Faith Creed which they never before assented to Anno Gratiae 1274. Kalend. Maii sub Papa Gregorio decimo apud Lugdunum fuit Concilium maximum celebratum quod à Kalend. praedictis usque ad 16 Kalendas Augusti duravit In hoc Concilio Dominus Papa Eadwardum commendavit omnibus dicens Terram Sanctam fuisse deperditam nisi venisset citius ad eandem In hoc Concilio Papa statuit quod subsequentes septem annos de cunctis convenientibus Ecclesiasticis in subsidium Terrae Sanctae Decimae solverentur In hoc etiam Concilio de conversione Graecorum post schisma laetitia magna fuit Qui Graeci literas auro bullatas cum literis Praelatorum de Graecia attulerunt ad Concilium quarum tenor sequitur SAnctissimo & beatissimo Patri & Summo Pontifici Apostolicae sedis universali Papae et communi Principi Christianorum omnium Uenerabili Patri Imperii Mat. Westm p. 355. nostri Domino Gregorio Michael à Christo Deo fideliter Rex & Impe●ator & Moderator Graecorum Ducas Angelus Comnenus Palaeologus & spiritualis filius magnae sanctitatis vestrae decentem honorem & reverentiam cum sincera & pura affectione & omni postulatione Quoniam missi sunt à magna Sanctitate vestra ad Imperium meum nuncii Deo placentes Ordinis fratrum Minorum Frater Hier●nimus de Osculo Frater Reimundus Berengarii Frater Bonagratia de Sancto Johanne in Perseceto & Frater Bonaventura de Magello & detulerunt literas magnae Sanctitatis ●mperio meo In quibus inter alia de confessione fidei qua docet & praedicat & confitetur Sacrosancta Romana Ecclesia continebatur & oportebat de his magnis responsionem facere decenter Ecce haec facit Imperium meum habeat autem Confessio Fidei in litera sic Credimus Sanctam Trinitatem Patrem & Filium & Spiritum Sanctum unum Deum Omnipotentem tot amque in Trinitate Deitatem ejusdem naturae etc. at large related in Matthew Westminster To which this new Article was subjoined concerning the Supremacy of the Pope and Church of Rome Ipsa quoque Sancta Romana Ecclesia summum et plenum Primatum super universalem Ecclesiam Catholicam obtinet quod se ab ipso Domino in beato Petro Apostolorum Principe sive virtice cujus Romanus Pontifex est successor cum potestatis plenitudine recipisse veraciter et humiliter recognoscit Et sicut prae caeteris tenetur fidei veritatem defendere sic et si quae de fide subortae suerint quaestiones suo debent judicio desiniri Ad hanc quilibet gravatus super negotiis ad Ecclesiasticum forum pertinentibus potest appellare et in omnibus causis ad examen Ecclestasticum spectantibus ad ipsius potest judicium recurri et eidem omnes Ecclesiae sunt subjectae Ipsarum Praelati obedientiam et reverentiam sibi daunt Ad hanc autem sic potestatis plenitudo consistit quod alias Ecclesias et Patriarchales praecipue diversis privilegiis eadem Ecclesia Romana honoravit sua tamen observata praerogativa Haec quidem in Generalibus Conciliis haec autem in aliquibus aliis semper salva subscripta fidei veritate prout plene lecta est et fideliter exposita veram sanctam catholicam et orthodoxam fidem esse recognoscimus et eam acceptamus etiam corde et ore prositemur quia hanc veraciter tenet docet et praedicat Sancta Romana Ecclesia inviolabiliter observatura eandem confessionem et in ea omni tempore perseveraturos n●c abea unquam ullo tempore recessuros quoquomodo aut deviaturos vel discrepaturos promittimus Quem quidem Primatum ipsius cacrosanctae Romanae Ecclesiae prout in praemissa serie continetur ad ipsius Ecclesiae obedientiam spontaniam venientes fatemur et recognoscimus acceptamus et sponte suscipimus praedicta siquidem profitentes et attendentes et acceptantes et prom●ttentes nos servaturos prout dictum est Rogamus magnam Sanctitatem vestram ut Ecclesia nostra Graecorum dicat sanctuia Symbolum ●icut dicebat hoc ante schisma usque in hodiernum diem ut permaneamus in ritibus nostris quibus utebamur ante schisma qui scilicet ritus non sunt contra supradictam fidem nec contra divina praecepta nec contra doctrinam novi & veteris Testamenti nec contra Concilium universalium illorum Patrum approbatorum à sanctis spirituali dominatione Sanctae Romanae Ecclesiae celebratis Hoc igitur non grauè est vestrae magnae Sanctitati necinassuetum & nobis nunc difficile propter infinitam multitudinem populi Commisimus autem & praesentibus Nuntiis Imperii nostri ut praenotata per praesentes literas Imperii nostri confiteantur et attendant vice Imperii nostri coram magna Sanctitate vestra Praesentes literas de nostra recognitione acceptatione et confession propria manu Dei gratia Imperiali subscriptione signavimus et Sigillum nostri Imperii inferius fecimus appendi To which Letter and Creed of this Greek Emperor this Letter of the Greek Prelates is subjoined wherein they relate 1. The Emperor's Ecclesiastical Supremacy over them in summoning them all together and conferring with them to reconcile the ancient differences in matters of Faith and Supremacy between the Greek and Roman Church 2ly His extraordinary diligence used therein till he had effected it 3ly His overruling those with force and penakies who were at first obstinate and refractory against it SAnctissimo Reverendissimo & Beatissimo Papae antiquo Romanorum Domino Gregorio Magno Pontifici Excellentissimae Apostolicae sedis et venerabilissimo Mat. Westm Ibid. p. 358 359. Domino & Patri nostrae humanitatis Nos qui Ecclesiasticam complemus ordinationem vestrae Romanae Sanctissimae Ecclesiae salutem et spiritualis subjectionis affectionem ubique Metropolita Ephesius praehonoratus Exarchus totius Asiae cum ea quae circa me est sancta Synodo Metropolita Calcedoniae superhonoratus cum ea quae circa me est sancta Synodo Episcopus Metropolitanus Concenii cum his qui circa me sunt Episcopis Metropolitanus Naupacti superhonoratus cum ea quae circa me est sancta Synodo Metropolitanus Aracheae Ponto superhonoratus cum his qui circa me sunt Episcopis Metropolitanus Conconii cum his qui circa me sunt Episcopis Metropolitanus Karias cum ea quae circa me est sancta Synodo Metropolitanus Betheritas superhonoratus cum ea quae circa me est sancta Synodo Metropolitanus Athenarum & locum Philipapolitis supplens cum his qui circa me sunt Episcopis Metropolitanus superhonoratus & Exarchas Insularum Kididadan cum his qui circa me sunt Episcopis Metropolitanus Philippensium cum his qui circa me sunt Episcopis Metropolitanus Sinnicae cum his qui circa me sunt Episcopis Metropolitanus Serrorum cum ea etc. Metropolitanus Anastidas Metropolitanus Alaniae Metropolitanus Priscae Metropolitanus Meditarum Metropolitanus Anidi Metropolitanus Christianapoleos Metropolitanus Silibriae Metropolitanus Mestbrios Metropolitanus Aprometus Akincii Metropolitanus Parii Metropolitanus Dedimatici Metropolitanus Anastasipoleos Archiepiscopus Bisias Archiepiscopus Bipsellorum Archiepiscopus Gatelleris Archiepiscopus Derkis Archiepiscopus Praeconis Archiepiscopus Lopodii Archiepiscopus Pergami Archiepiscopus Melemterbi Archiepiscopus Besias Ad hac autem cum nobis Pontificibus & magna Synodo & Archidiaconus honoratissimus Seversibilis cum totali venerabili Clero cum his autem & qui Clerum complent sanctissimae Ecclesiae magnae Dei videlicet magnus Conconomus Prothedicus Logotheta Contricius Referendarius qui super judicia qui super secreta qui super sacrum & dona Apostolica qui praemiserius Patriarchalium notariorum qui Princeps Ecclesiarum qui super petitiones rememoratorii qui hostiarii qui patriarchales notarii qui prothopapae cum toto Presbyterio Archidiaconatus Ecclesiastici cum omnibus Psalmistis & Lectoribus No● solum nunc sed prius beatissimae & sanctissimae vestrae Ecclesiae magnam faciebamus divisionem integritatis & Ecclesiarum Christi totaliter unitatem dilacerabamus Quomodo qui unius pastoris sumus non in unum & inter unum aggregamur ovile nec unum replemus mandatum Christi sed ea quae sunt discordiae eligimus & bono pacis amisso invenire non qu●rimus illud quod ex bono zelo nobis declarabatur Nullus autem era● qui conjungeret omnes in unum & sufflaret quasi ad unum flamen singulorum concordiam quam autem secundum Christi desiderium a Deo coronandus sanctus noster Imperator totus ad seipsum intellectum attendens ut oportebat nunc in hac parte Dei praehonorabilibus aliquibus deputavit Prius ipse in seipso laborabat quo utique modo non declinaret nec ad remissionem donec scissuram Ecclesiae ad unam interim compaginaret unitatem deinde non deficiebat communicando nobis quod in voluntate habebat semper et ostendendo qualiter habet suum propositum animae Ut autem ad ipsam venerabiles nuncii vestrae Sanctitatis apostolicas literas & porrexerunt & praesentarunt quam vestra beatitudo desiderantium accelerat conjunctionem totus exurgit promptus & praetermittit quod alienum esset & quasi in secunda consideratione omnis negotia sua reputat proponens ea quae mandatorum vestrorum sunt & suarum sollicitudinum & dispositionum Convocat igitur ad seipsum nostrum universum pontificale collegium et postmodum alios quotquot maxime spiritualitati adhaerent et circa studium ecclesiasticum exercitium habent unum et quantus eorum quidem nocturnus et diurnus ejus labor in medio est Qui instar quasi totaliter pervigil qui etiam et studiose exercuit et quasi semper in suscepto opere fuit donec ad unam et eandem multorum attraheret sententiam longiore quidem & indigno sermone agitatam si totum processum vestrae magnitudini praesentaremus Quidam tamen nostrum statim convenerunt & quae pacis fuerant amplexati sunt quidam vero magis obstinatiores apparuerunt temporis antiquitatem revolventes in mentem et opponentes alii quasi de necessitate hoc imponeretur eyes Sed a Deo coronati Imperatoris diligentia vicit in finem et habet omnes jam concordes ad unicam hanc unionem per quam Apostolicae Sedi antiquae Romae ab antiquissimis attributos Primatus attribuere assentimus Hoc scilicet Dei gratia cooperata est ut habeat er nobis apostolica magnitudo nostrae sanctitatis sententiam agnoscere qualiterque magnifico Imperatori nostro simul communicaver imus in sententia et quae quidem attenderit et vult libenter et nos acceptamus breviter praesentem Epistolam annotamus & ad conspicuam excellentiam vestrae magnitudinis transmittimus Scitote quod nos volumus quod Pontificalis sedis tota plenitudo cum toto venerabili Clero et omnibus Officiariis Sacerdotibus Diaconis et Lectoribus sanctissimae Ecclesiae Dei convenit in unum ut attribuat prompte vestrae Sanctitati et Apostolicae sedi quod ad honorem pertinet nec alium primum et summum Pontificem Ecclesiarum omnium nominaturi Sed antiquam internuntiorum confectionem agnovimus quam & patres nostri semper attenderunt toto praeterito tempore usque ad tempus hoc Unde nostrum Patriarcham & subsequenter omnes alios quotquot convenerunt ut in unum haereant & fedis ponerent concordiam obsecravimus Ipse vero cum magna instantia tenet quod agnosci debet primus & postea ut indicat non decidet ab ista voluntate nec adhuc à prima sententia cum aliqua intentione mutatus est Vnde et pluries nos praelati correximus ipsum ipse nequicquam ad praesens acquievit Nos autem et nobiscum potentissimus Imperator injunximus illi a Patriar●halt sede recedenti omnia in una forma sollicitudinis manere quae sunt Constantinopoli Monasteriorum donec nuncii ad vestram Sanctitatem accedant & audiant sermonem vestrum & si magnitudo vestra ita recipiat delegat certos delegatos cum nostris reversis Legatis Et nos hunc finem obtinentes communiter & interim convenientes attrahemus Patriarcham nostrum ut si recedere ipsum ab intentione contingat nobisque inclinaverit et nos reddet benevolos esse quod praeteritis temporibus throno Apostolicae sedis insuper excellens honor attributus est sic habebimus ipsum Pontificem etiam spiritualiter sicut prius praesidentem Si vero immutabiliter se habeat in sententia tunc dependebit omnis necessitas et ipsum dejicere et Patriarchiali principatu privare Nos autem constituemus et promovebimus alium qui utique consentiat nobiscumque ejusdem voluntatis esse et reddere convenientem primatum summitati Sanctitatis vestrae Hoc igitur proponimus à Deo honorate Domine nos quos Patriarchalis Constantinopolitanae sedis sublimos Pontifices cum omnibus qui circa nos venerabilibus Clericis per hoc scriptum nostrum vobis conjungi habes qualiter si solum vestra magnitudo ea quae legationis sunt admittat non est quod tempus teratur & nos inclinamus promptè et magnae vestrae altitudini submittimus et valde gratanter ea quae sunt spiritualia subjectionis totius asserimus et nihil eorum denegamus quae ante schisma praestabant patres nestri hiis qui apostolicam regebant sedem sed et siatim nos attribuimus Alia quidem significabunt nuncii & gloriosae vestrae Sanctitati notificabunt Finaliter sicut in spiritualibus potentissimus noster Imp. et nos pontificum collegium Episcopis commifimus sicut caeteri spiritualiter ab Imperiali magnificencia mandatum acceperunt de quibus quicunque ad secularis principatus pertinent gubernationem vestrae sanctitati referabunt à Deo coronato nostro Imperatore Confidimus autem quod pacis author Deus unitatem de paterna victus clementia adaperiet nosque & Magistratus gratanter suscipiat inclinatos & vestram familiaritatem invocantes & paternitatem Sacramentum Graecorum ego nuncius habens ab eisdem sufficientem ad infrascripta mandata subscriptam fidei veritatem prout plenè lecta est & fideliter exposita à me Dei & Domini nostri nomine veram sanctam catholicam fidem esse cognosco eam accepto & cord & ore confiteor ipsamque prout tenet fideliter docet & praedicat S. Eccles. Romana inviolabiliter servaturum & in ea omni tempore perseveraturum nec discrepaturum promitto Primatum quoque ipsius sacrosanctae Ecclesiae Romanae prout in praemissa serie continetur ad ipsius Ecclesiae obedientiam spontaneus veniens fateor recognosco accepto et sponte suscipio Et ipse omnia praemissa tam circa sidei veritatem quam circa ejusdem Ecclesiae Romanae Primatum et Episcoporum recognitionem acceptationem susceptationem observantiam ac perseverantiam servaturum praestito corporaliter juramento promitto et confirmo sic Deus ipsum adjuvet & haec sancta Evangelia Scrivarius Sacrista Carthaphilax & magnus Skenephilax sanctissimae ejus qui in Constantinopoli est Patriarchatus Johannes Lector Graci etiam alias literas quas propter earum prolixitatem huic operi non inseruimus ad Concilium detulerunt Venerunt etiam post Graecos 16. Tartari qui Moalli cum literis Regis sui in Concilio publicantes verbis pomposis poteniam Moallorum High non pro fide sed ut confederationem haberent cum Christianis venerunt Hos Papa benign suscipiens donis & honoribus ampliavit & ad petitionem ipsorum non baptizatos fecit honorificè baptizari The Pontificians then and ever since have much triumphed in these public acknowledgements and submissions of this Greek Emperor and the Patriarches Bishops Clergy Churches of Greece to the Primacy of the Popes and Church of Rome which they could never before enforce or induce them to acknowledge or submit to But if they will seriously consider 1. The great probability that these Epistles were mere forgeries as the barbarousness of their stile the names of the Patriarch bishop Seas and other Historians pretermission of them import 2ly That the submission of the Emperor and Grecians therein made was not voluntary But 1. By urgent necessities extorted from the Emperor himself 2ly That he used great violence to enforce his Bishops and Clergy to submit unto it 3ly That the Patriarch of Constantinople and other Greek Prelates Clergymen Nobles Magistrates and the People stoutly opposed it and that it produced great Schisms in that Church and Empire 4ly That the Emperor was forced to make sundry Apologies to them thereupon that it was done only out of necessity and policy to avoid present dangers threatening both that Church Empire and Constantinople itself without any prejudice to the Greek Church for the future not upon any real grounds of conscience piety or verity upon all these considerations this submission will be no advantage at all to the Pontifician Cause or Primacy the verity whereof this passage of * Histor Romanae l. 5. Francofurti 1567. f. 16. Nicephorus Gregoras a famous Greek Historian flourishing in that age most clearly discovers Proinde tot difficultatibus circumventus Imperator Palaelogus pene ad desperationem compulsus Legatos ad Papam mittit de ineunda veteris et novae Romae Ecclesiarum concordia modo * Who raised great forces to dethrone him Caroli expeditionem averteret Ea Legatio a Pontifice benigne audita est ea se facile quae Imperator petivisset consecturum esse * pollicitus pollicito Statimque suos Legatos illis adjungit qui concordiam conciliarent atque amplectarentur Cujus haec tria capita fuerunt Primum ut in sacrorum velaminum hymnodiis Papae cum quatuor Patriarchis mentio fieret Alterum ut liceret cuivis Romam veterem quae Curia major & perfectior esset appellare Tertium ut illi Principatus in omnibus deferetur De appendiee vero sacri Symboli quam illi novarunt aut alio quovis argumento tum nulla acrior contentio incidit sed quod ad eas quidem res attinebat pacata & tranquilla fuerunt omnia At Patriarcha Josephus ea concordia repudiata sede sua cessit nec multò post relicta urbe se in Archistrategi Monasterium ad Bosphorum contulit ubi reliquum atatis tranquillo & religioso otio exigeret His rebus Sacerdotum collegium concitarum haud obscure ferebat se non esse quieturu● plebemque ab Imperatoria ilia concordia revocabat Martyrii et Coronarum tempus esse clamitans ita ut magnus inde tumultus excitaretur atque in atrocem tempestatem erumperet & Imperator externis negotiis relictis omne suum studium ad res domesticas transferre cogeretur urbana pericula externis graviora ratus Erant enim non pauci e Magistratibus etiam qui decretis illius acriter adversarentur In eas igitur redactus angustias duas sibi patere vias arbitratus summa necessitate nihil tertium admittente in praesentia ut aut omnes sibi assentirentur aut hostium loco haberentur Quamobrem adversariorum animos principio verborum blanditiis et comitate morum conciliare sibi et obnoxios reddere siudebat caeptam eam esse rem nullo study novitatis sed propter difficultates temporum Esse autem prudentiae impendentes praecavere calamitates et si quid ad graviora mala avertenda novandum sit non esse eunctandum Si enim hostes adventarent urbe adhuc multis in partibus lacerata modoque instaurdta & velut à multiplici dudum morte reviviscente praesentia mala graviora futura superioribus ac dominos fore hosts non tantum sacrorum sed omnium simul liberum conjugum & rerum quorum domini vi abrepti libertate cum servitute commutata non corporibus tantum sed animis etiam hostium sequi voluntates cogerentur Id etiam reliquum fore ne quis mores partrios ac vetera instituta tueretur immo ut sacrae leges et sanctiones expeditissime et depraverentur et everterentur Quae cum ipse praevideret necessitati parere haud recusasset exiguumque damnum quod prudentiae munus sit magno emolumento posihabuisset minoraque adversariis ut majorjbus potiretur concessisset Hac oratione alios commovit Imperator alios non item Vnde suasione omissa viam alteram ingressus et vi gressatus est cujus variae rationes fuerunt publicationes bonorum relegationes custodiae excaecationes flagra mutilationes omnia denique quibus virorum fortium et mollium animi explorantur Ac quorum studium cognitione regebatur qui pauci erant i● magnis et fortibus animis omnia libenter tolerabant et perpetiebantur quae potestas Imperatoris inferebat Maxima vero pars veri judicii expers saex plebis et circumforanea turba semper novis rebus gaudens asperis velut in scena palliis induti ubique terrarum sparsim et passim vagati sunt ubi Christianos esse audiberunt in Peloponeso inquam Achaia et Thessalia et Colchide ubique denique gentium extra ditionem Imperatoris neque universalem pacem confervare volentes neque inter sese sed alii aliis nominibus ascitis partim Arsenii aut Josephi Patriarchae sectam profitendo partim alia jactitando tempus terebant plerique et decipientes et decepti Nec enim deerant qui oracula in vicis & urbibus quasi modo à Dei conspectu reversi cantarent nec post Ecclesiae instaurationem vitae ratione mutatae This was the sad issue of this Emperor's compliance with the Pope and Church of Rome soon after generally disavowed by the Greek Church and Prelates a Hist. Angl. An. 1275. p 4. Thomas of Walsingham b Polychron l 7. c 37. Ranulph●s Cestrensis c De Eventib. Angl. l. 2. c. 16. col 2438. Henry de Knyghton and others give us this brief account how many Bishops Abbots Prelates were present at and what was decreed in this General Council Hocanno Gregorius Papa decimus Kalendas Maii apud Lugdunum Generale Concilium celebravit ad quod Graeci & Tartari solennes nuncios transmiserunt Graeci ad unitatem Ecclesiae se redire spondent in cujus evidens signum cum cantaretur Symbolum hortante Domino Papa trina vice nuncii eorum & in Spiritum Dominum vivificantem qui ex Patre Filioque procedit replicaverunt celebriter & devote without making any mention at all of their premised Epistles and acknowledgement of or submission to the Popes or Church of Rome's Supremacy Nuncii vero Tartarorum baptizati & infra tempus Concilii ad propria redierunt Affuit ibi Praelatorum numerus quingenti Episcopi Abbates sexaginta Praelati vero alii circa mille unde dixit quidam Gregorius Denus congregat omne genus Ibi statutum est illud insigne & a retroseculis insolitum quod omnes Rectores Curati deinceps forent Sacerdotes Prohibiti sunt et Bigami primam tonsuram defer et quod nulli hominum deinceps liceat Decimas suas ad libitum ut antea ubi vellet assignare sed matrici Ecclesiae omnes Decimas persolvent Ipse quoque Gregorius Decimam sexennalem universali Ecclesiae imposuit pluralitatem beneficiorum Curatorum damnavit Aliquos status de ordinibus Mendicantium approbavit utpote Praedicatores et Minores aliquos toleravit utpote Carmelitas et Augustinenses Aliquos reprobavit ut Saccinos qui intitulantur de Poenitentia sive Valle viride et consimiles What else was there decreed you may read at large in d Tom. 3. Binius his Councils and Centur. Magdeburgenses Tom. 13. c. 9 e Chronica c. 26. col 1921. William thorn records of Nicholas Abbot of St. Augustine's Canterbury Anno Dom. 1274. Adivit idem Abbas Generale Concilium L●gduni in expensis CC. librarum and f De Eventib. Angliae l. 3. c. 1. col 2461. Henry de Knyghton stories That in this Council Papa petiit auxilium ab Ecclesiaire in terram sanctam Archiepiscopus Cantuariensis Robertus de Kylwarbi non audebat neg●re petitionem Papae eo quod ipsum promoverat Inter alios qui nolebant concedere Magister Richardus de Peccham Decanus Lincolniensis proposuit unam ●illam excusatoriam quod terra Angliae in tantum fuit depauperata per diversas Guerras et Decimas et Subsidia per Papas concessa per sex annos quod non possent le●are aliquod Subsidium et vix vivere Statimque Papa p●vavit eum ab omni beneficio such was his tyrannical Papal injustice et ●abuit Decimam de sex annis ab Ecclesia et tertia die restituit eum ad beneficia sua Papa fecit ibi multas Constitutiones quae vocantur Graegorianae & moriebatur eodem anno ultra montes g Annal. Boiorum l. 7. p. 568. See Cent. Magd Tom. 13. col 918. Johannes Aventinus renders this account of this Council and the Pope's proceedings therein Circa eundem temporis tractum Gregorius decimus sacricolarum Concilium Paschalibus Lugduni habet undecunque Pontifices accessivit ex Alemannia Gallia Angli● quaternos Hispania duos ex Sicilia regno Ecclesiae Vngaria Dacia Boiemia Polonia Snionibus Nordovicis & Scotis singulos vocatoque concione ●x libris sacrae historiae quos Macchabaeorum nominant praefatus curam studiumque bel●i utriusque Reipublicae administrationem ad Episcop●s et Antistites attinere multis verbis persuadet collegis Palestinam expeditionem et ad * Therefore th●y didcot submit unto him as Matth. Westm sto●ies Graecos su●igendos Romano Sacerdoti arma induenda censet Deinde leges quibus vi●a S●cerdotum Monachorum Antistitumque castigentur corrigantur rogat Zopfreonnas genus foeminarum sacratarum abolet Tum omnium rerum Ecclesiasticarum decimas in sex annos Monachis mystis majoribus minoribus Pontificibus imponit partem octavo Kalendas Julii alteram portionem octava Kalendas Januarii numerare jubet Postremo haec Decreta scissit promulgat piacularii atque sacro aur●culario praefeci darent operam orent instent suadere non desistant ut rei sanctiss●mo proposito Pontificis maximi ae●e pecunia opibus faveant Quisque Christianus puer vir infans puella foemina Sacerdos profanus capite censu● sit quotannis nummum tribuat Devotus est quisquis iis pensionibus adversus iverit Pleraque alia tum ut alias magis argutorum hominum more quam ex aequo & bo●o commenta sunt Romulei vultures quibus def●●udari atque compilari populus solet et quae neutiquam Deo immortali cordi fuisse exitus probavit ●ventus docuit plerique ad concilium coacti ire eo luxu habitum est Impendiis non suffecere Aurum Argentum Gemmae Vestes p●e●iosae artis opes Templorum venundatae pauperibus qui solvendo non erant dirae dictae Cistercienses Monachi quibus Pontifex Romanus amicus erat hasce suarum aedium decimationes redimere millibus unciarum argenti puri sexcentis atque quadragints Furstenfeldenses duo pondo argenti Teutonica pensitarunt sunt unciae duae & trigin●a A caeteris omnibus Decimae superbe a●que avare eractae et licet Decimas eodem anno animam efflasset nihilo secius tamen Romani Flamines decimas per sex annos extorta per vim pecunia a Germanis emungerent rumore dissipabant se suo periculo a●que stipendio Palestinam Aegyptam Asiam Africam erept●ros Turcis Saracenis Tartaris but performed neither Quamobrem & Ruaolphus illa lege atque omine primario Sacerdoti Bononiam Praefecturas Ducatus Urbes Regiones Italiae hactenus Imperatoribus parents Romaniolam Martinus vocat quae quotannis millia drachmarum Auri septingenties pensitarent concessit In this Council there was this Antimonarchical Decree or Constitution made to advance the Popes and Prelates illegal Sentences Interdicts and Excommunications denounced against Kings Princes Nobles Judge's and Kings Officers for executing their legal Writs against them and the denouncers of them h Cent. Magd. 13 cap 9 col 937 938. Praesenti generali declaramus Edicto beneficium relaxati●nis ad cautelam quo ad interdicti sententias in Civitates Castra vel quaelibet alia loca sive terras aliquas generaliter promulgatas locum aliquatenus non habere Quicunque pro eo quoth in Reges Principes Barones' Nobiles Ballivos vel quos●ibet minis●ros eorum aut quoscunque alios Excommunicationis Suspensionis seu Interdicti sententia fuerit promulgata licentiam alicui dederint occidendi capiendi seu alias in personis aut bonis suis vel suorum gravandi eos qui tales sententias protulerunt sive quorum sint occasione perlatae vel easdem sententias observantes seu tali●er excommunicatis communicare volentes nisi licentiam ipsam re integrâ revocaverint vel si ad bonorum captionem occasione ipsius licentiae sit processum nisi bona ipsa fuerint infra octo dierum spacium restituta aut satisfactio pro ipsis impensa eo ipso sententiam excommunicationis incurrant Eadem quoque sententia sint innodati omnes qui ausi fuerint praedicta licentia data uti vel aliquid praemissorum ad quae committenda dari licentiam prohibuimus alias committere suo motu Qui autem in eadem sententia permanserint duorum mensium spacio extunc ab eo non possin● nisi per sedem Apostolicam absolutionis beneficium obtinere But this Constitution was never received but protested against by our King Edward the 1. his Successors Judges and Courts of Justice as succeeding Records attest In this Council of Lions under Pope Gregory the 10th not Boniface the 8. as Sir i 2 Instit. p. 27● Edward Cock very grossly mistakes being not Pope till 28 E. 1. this resoluon of an ancient doubt concerning the allowance of Clergy to Bigamists was declared by this Constitution k Cent. Magd. 13. cap 9 ●ol 930. Altercationis antiquae dubium praesentis declarationis oraculo decidentes Bigamos omni privilegio Clericali declaramus esse nudatos et coer●ioni fori secularis addictos consuetudine contraria non obstante Ipsis quoque sub anathemate prohibemus deferre tonsuram vel habitum Clericalem There arising a doubt between some Bishops and the King's Judges concerning this Constitution soon after its making & promulgation An. 4 E. 1. Whether it extended to such as were Bigamists before or only to such as were Bigamists after its promulgation The King not in a Great Parliamentary Council wherein all the Bishops Abbots Nobles and Commons of England were assembled as Sir l 2 Instit. p. 267. Edward Cook● very gravely misinforms the World in his Commentary upon the Statute of 4 E. 1. De Bigamis cap. 5. but In praesentia venerabilium Patrum quorundam Episcoporum Angliae most likely those who were at this Council & aliorum de Consilio Regis tam justiciarii quam alii propounded this doubt who after debate thus expounded this Constitution and decreed that it should be put in Writing for a perpetual memory and firmly observed * De Bigamis cap. 5. De Bigamis quos D. Papa in Concilio Lugdunensi omni privilegio Clericali privavit per Constitutionem inde editam & unde quidam Praelati illos qui effecti fuerant Bigami ante praedictam Constitutionem quando de felonia rectati fuerunt tanquam Clericos exigerunt sibi liberandos Concordatum est et declaratum coram Rege et Concilio suo against the Bishop's exposition of it quod Constitutio illa intelligenda sit quod sive effecti fuerint Bigami ante praedictam Constitutionem sive post de caetero non liberentur Praelatis immo fiat eis justitia sicut de Laicis By which it is apparent First that the Constitutions of Popes in this and other General Councils did not oblige the King Kingdom Church or Subjects of England unless they were publicly received approved and ordered to be observed by the King and his Council after their publication 2ly That the King his Council and Judges not the Pope or Bishops alone were the proper Expositors of the Decrees and Constitutions of General Councils and in what sense they should be observed 3ly That the Constitutions of Popes in General Councils to which the King's Proctors disassented though overruled therein did not oblige the King or his Subjects within his own Dominions though other Kingdoms or Churches embraced and submitted to them as in this and the promised Constitution in this Council concerning Interdicts and Excommunications The Ex●cutors of John Maunsel Treasurer of York having by his last Will assigned to the Vicars of St. Peter's in York a Message of his in York to maintain an Anniversary for his soul of which they were afterwards dispossessed by others The King upon Complaint thereof as Supreme Ordinary issued this Writ of Inquisition to examine the truth thereof and restore the said Message to the Vicars to maintain the Anniversary for the salvation of John Maunsel his soul REX dilectis & fidelibus suis Elye de Bek & Johi le Espicer Majori Eborum salutem Pat. 2 E. 1. m. 16. dorso De Inquisitione facienda Ostensum est Nobis ex parte Richardi Custodis Vicariorum Ecclesiae beati Petri Eborum et eorundem Vicariorum quod cum Johannes de Oks & Johannes de Hesil ac alii Executores Testamenti Johannis Maunsell quondam Thesaurarii Eborum assignassent eyes unum Messuagium cum pertinentiis in Eboraco quod fuit ipsius Johannis ad Anniversarium ejusdem Johannis celebrandum & dicti Vicarii in pacifica seisina Messuagii praedicti juxta assignationem praedictam extitissent quidam Johannes de Aucer & Jacobus de Cimiterio venerunt ad Messuagium praedictum et praedictos Viearios ibidem a seisina ejusdem Messuagii ejecerunt et illud eis detinent Ita quod Anniversarium illud facere non possu●t juxt● assig●ationem praedictam in periculum animae ipsius defuncti et praedictorum Cu●●●dis et Vicariorum dampnum non modicum et gravame● Nos igitur pro eo quod praedictus Johannes Maunsell Domino H. quondam Regi patri nostro & nobis in vitasua diutina & laudabilia praestitit obsequia saluti animae suae prospicere et assignationes Ex●cutorum praedictorum rite ●actas manutenere volentes Assignavimus Vos ad inquirendum per Sacramentum proborum et legalium hominum de Civitate praedicta pox quos rei veritas melius sciri poterit veritatem praemissorum et ad exhibendam partibus plenam justitiam in praemi●●●s Et ideo vobis mandamus quod ad certum diem quem ad hoc provideritis usque Eborum accedatis et Inquisitionem illam diligenter faciatis et partibus plenam justitiam exhibeatis in praemissis sicut praedictum est Mandavimus enim Ballivis nostris Eborum quod ad certum diem quem ei scire facietis venire faciant coram vobis tot & tales probos & legales homines de Civitate praedicta per quos rei veritas in praemissis melius sciri poterit et inquiri In cujus etc. Dat. per manum etc. apud Westm 13 di● Maii. I shall conclude this Year with this memorable Patent or Writ of the King as Supreme Ordinary and Governor of all Ecclesiastical persons within his Reaelm for the apprehending of certain Vagrant Canons of Lantony who despised the regular discipline of their Order and deserted their House without their Prior's licence to the scandal of the Church and to deliver them over to their Prior to be duly corrected REX omnibus Ballivis etc. salutem Cum Nich. de Fekenham Leonardus de Pat. 2 E. 1. m. 18. De Canonicis vagantibus arrestandis Lantonay & Johannes de Ros Canonici de Lantonay prima sine licentia sui Prioris et spreta regulari disciplina Domum suam nequiter exierunt et tanquam profugi et vagabundi de loco ad locum discurrant in scandalum Ecclesiae per quod sententia excommunicationis meruerunt innodari sicut per literas venerabilis Patris J. Hereford Episcopi accepimus Nos insolentiam praedictorum Canonicorum sic vagantium quantum in nobis est reprimi volentes ad requisitionem dicti Episcopi necnon & Prioris Prioratus praedicti Vobis mandamus quod cum praedicti Canonici per vos transitum fecerint ipsos arrestari et eidem Priori liberari faciatis secundum exigentiam sui Ordinis castigandos In cujus etc. Dat. apud Westm 3. die Maii. The very next Year the King by his Sovereign Ecclesiastical Authority issued the like Commissions or Writs for the apprehending of some vagrant and apostate Freers' of the Order of St. Augustine who had deserted their Houses and Order to the prejudice of their souls and scandal of their Order REX Vicecomitibus & omnibus aliis Ballivis & fidelibus suis etc. salutem Pat. 3 E. 1. m. 18. De Fratribus vagabundis Quia pro certo intelleximus quod aliqui de fratribus Ordinis Sancti Augustini spreta professione sua ordinem praedictum egressi vagantur per plures Com Regni nostri in dispendium animarum suarum et praedicti Ordinis scandalum manifestum Et volumus quod ad ipsorum fratrum sic vagantium insolentiam reprimendam fratribus praedicti Ordinis literas Capituli sui super hoc habentibus subvenire Vobis praecipimus quod fratres ejusdem Ordinis sic vagantes ubicunque inventi fu erint in Ballivis vestris sine dilatione arrestari et fratribus dicti Ordinis liberari faciatis secundum Regulam praedicti Ordinis prout justum fuerit castigandos Talem diligentiam ad hoc apponentes quod eam meritò commendare debeamus In cujus etc. per annum duraturas Teste Rege apud Westm 20. die Junii Consimile de fratribus vagabundis ejusdem Ordinis supradicti Pat. 3 E. 1. m. 36. Teste Rege apud Clyve 30 die Novemb. King Edward the 1. Anno 1274. the third year of his reign a Mat. Westm An. 1273. p. 363. Tho. Walsingham Hist. Angl. p. 5. & Ypodig Neustriae p. 64. Polychr l. 7. c. 38. Henry de Knyghton de Event Angl. l. 3. c. 1. Polydor Virgil Fabian Holinshed Graston Speed and others in Edw. the 1. his life Pacificatis quodammodo in Vasconia resistentibus inimicis post Concilium Lugdunense consummatum ad Angliam properavit Expectabat enim Regni sui Praelatos qui in Concilio fuerant quia in ipsorum absentia non poterat coronari Ritè eunctis peractis in partibus transmarinis mare transiens 8. Kal. Augusti Anno Domini supradicto Angliam est ingressus Vbi à Clero & populo cum gaudio receptus est & maximo cum honore Soon after 14 Kal. Septembris in Ecclesia Westmonasteriensi Eadwardus in Regem & Aelianora soror Regis Hispaniae in Reginam à Roberto Archiepiscopo Cantuariensi pariter coronantur Huic Coronationi interrerant Alexander Rex Scotiae & Johan Comes Britanniae cum suis uxoribus sororibus Regis Edwardi cum Praelatorum Comitum & Baronum aliorumque Nobilium multitudine copiosa Rex in Crastino Coronationis suae recepto à Rege Scotorum homagio ipsum dimisit ad propria plurimum honoratum The pomp and solemnities of his Coronation you may read in b H deKnyghton de Event Angl. l. 3. c. 1. col 2461. Henry de Knyghton and others Deinde fecit Rex diligentiam emendare et reformare errata Regni ad laudem Dei er honorem Ecclesiae ejus et gravamina communis populi sui emend are proposse suo secundum rationem & fecit Statutum apud Lundonias quod vocatur Statutum Westmonasterii to wit the Statute of Westminster the 1. of which c An. 1275. p. 563. Matthew Westminster renders us this account Rex ad Parliamentum Westmonasterii omnes Nobiles regni sui jusserat congregari In quo Statuta multa ad utilitatem Regni fuerunt publicata inter quae Judaeis fuit interdicta effraenata licentia usurandis Et ut possent a Christianis discerni praecepit Rex quod ad instar tabularum ad unius palmae longitudinem signa ferrent in exterioribus indumentis In this Parliament not in 18 E. 1. as a His 2 Instit. p. 506 507. Sir Edward Cook● very confidently affirms against this Historians Testimony the express Records of Claus 4 E. 1. m. 8 11. and other Authorities this Statutum de judaismo against the Jews usury was b See the first Part of my Christian Demurrer against the Jews Remitter p. 31 to 42. and Part 2. p 66. to 70. made for the honour of God and a voiding of many sins arising from it by the piety of the King Pur ceo qe le Roy ad vieu qe mults des males & disherisons des probes hommes de sa terre sont avenus par les Vsuries qe les Iewes ont fait en arere et que multz des peaches enter ount surs de ceo mesque luy & ses aunc' eyent grand prens de la Jewrie tout en ceo en arerement pur quant en le honour de Dieu et pur le common prens deal people ordain le Roy est establie que null' jew desormes ne priest riena Vsur y sur les terres rents ne sur autres choses et qe null' Usury ne curge de saint Edward procheinment pass en avant mes qe les Cobenantz abant faitz soient tenus save qe les Vsurers mes cessent Besides this particular Law there were many excellent useful Statutes made in this first Parliament of his as the Laws themselves well known to all Common Lawyers and Sir * Page 156 to 266. Edward Cook's Commentary on them in his second Institutes sufficiently evidence I shall only present you with the Prologue and some few of his Laws relating to the Privileges and Jurisdiction of the Clergy controlling some Canons of the Pope formerly used to the obstruction of public justice proper to my History These be the Acts of King Edward son to King Henry made at Westminster c West 1. An. 3 E. 1. The Preface See Cooks 2 Instit. p. 156 157. at his first Parliament general after his Coronation on the Monday of Easter Vtas the 3. year of his Reign by his counsel and by the assent of archbishops Bishops Abbots Priours Earls Barons and all the Commonalty of the Realm being thither summoned because our sovereign Lord the King had great zeal and desire to redress the State of the Realm in such things as required amendment for the common profit of holy Church and of the Realm And because the state of holy Church had been evil kept and the Prelates and Religious Persons of the Land greeved many ways and the people otherwise entreated than they ought to ●ée and the peace less kept and the Laws less used and the offenders less punished than they ought to be by reason whereof the people of the Land less feared to offend the King hath ordained and established these Acts under-written which he intendeth to be necessary and profitable to the whole Realm From which Prologue I shall observe 1. That this King esteemed it a principal part of his Kingly office to promote the common welfare of and redress and reform the grievances in and of the Church as well as in and of the State and Realm of England and that by advice of his Lords and Commons as well as of his Bishops Prelates and Clergy in his high Court of Parliament not in a Convocation 2ly That when Prelates Clergymen and their Officers grieve and entreat the Subjects otherwise then they ought they may without scandal be complained of in Parliaments as well as Temporal Officers who grieve or evil entreat them or the King's Lay-Subjects 3ly That it is an ancient proper Right of our Kings and Parliaments to take diligent notice of and make Laws to reform all abuses and oppressions as well of and in the Church as Civil State and that in the first place Chap. 1. First the King willeth and commandeth that the peace of holy Church and of the Land be well kept and maintained in all points And that common right be done to all as well poor as rich without respect of persons And because that Abbots and the Religious of the Land have been overcharged and sore greved by the resort of great men and other so that their Goods have not been sufficient for themselves whereby they have been greatly hindered and impoverished that they cannot maintain themselves nor such Charity as they have been accustomed to do It is provided that none shall come to eat or lodge in any house of Religion of any others foundation then of his own at the costs of the house unless he be required by the Governor of the house before his coming thither And that none of his own costs shall entre and come to lie there against the will of them that be of the house And by this Statute the King intendeth not that the grace of bospitality should be withdrawn from such as need nor that the Founders of such Monasteries should overcharge or greve them by their often coming It is provided also that none high nor low by colour of kindred affinity or alliance or by any other occasion shall course in any Park nor Fish in any Pond nor come to eat or lodge in the house or Manor of a Prelate or any other Religious person against the will of the Lord or his Bailiff neither at the cost of the Lord nor at his own And if he come in or enter with the good will or against the will of the Lord or his Bailiff he shall cause no door lock nor window nor nothing that is shut to be opened or broken by himself or any other nor no manner of victual not other thing shall take by colour of buying or otherwise And that none shall thresh corn nor take corn nor any manner of vyttaile nor other goods of Prelate man of Religion or any other Clerk or Lay person by colour of buying nor otherwise against the will and licence of him to whom the thing belongeth or of the Keeper be it within Market Town or without And that none shall take Horses Oxen Ploughs Carts Ships nor Barges to make carriage without the assent of him to whom such things belong And if he do it by the assent of the party then incontinent he shall pay according to the covenant made between them And they that offend against these Acts and thereof be attainted shall be committed to the Kings prison and after shall make Fine and be punished according to the quantity and manner of the trespass and after as the King in his Court shall think convenient And it is to be known that if they to whom such trespass was done will sue for damages they shall be thereto received and shall be awarded and restored to the double And they that have done the trespass shall be likewise punished in the manner abovesaid And if none will sue the King shall have the suit as for a thing committed against his commandment and against his peace And the King shall make enquiry from year to year what persons do such trespasses after as he shall think necessary and convenient And that they that be indicted by such inquests shall be attached and constrained by that great distress to come at a certain day containing the space of a month in the Kings Court or where it shall please the King And if they come not at that day they shall be distreined again of new by the same distress for to come at another day containing the space of six weeks at the least and if they come not then they shall be judged as atteinted and shall yield double damages at the King's suit to such as have taken hurt or damage and shall make a grevous fine after the manner of the trespass And the King forbiddeth and commandeth that none from henceforth do hurt damage or grevance to any Religious man or person of the Church or any other because they have denied meat or lodging unto them or because that any complaineth in the Kings' Court that he hath been greved in any of the things abovementioned And if any do and thereof be atteinted he shall incur the pein aforesaid And it is further provided that the points aforesaid shall as well bind our Counselors Justicers of Forests and other our Justicers as any other persons and that the foresaid points be maintained observed and kept Likewise the King forbiddeth upon grevous forfeitures that no Prelate Abbot man of Religion or Bailiff of any of them or of other receive any man contrary to the form aforesaid And that none shall send to the house or Manor of a man of Religion or of any other person his men horse or dogs to sojourn nor none shall them receive and he that doth seeing the King hath commanded the contrary shall be grevously punished Yet it is further provided that sheriffs from henceforth shall not lodge with any person with any more than 5. or 6 horses And that they shall not greve Religious men nor other by often coming or lodging neither at their houses nor their Manors This Act was principally made for the benefit of Prelates and Religious persons to redress the grievances and abuses therein specified Chap. 2. It is also provided that when a Clerk is taken for gilt of felony and is demanded by the Ordinary he shall be delivered to him according to the privilege of holy Church on such peril as belongeth to it after the Custom aforetimes used And the King admonished the Prelates and enjoined them upon the faith that they owe to him and for the common profit and peace of the Realm that they should be indicted of such offences by solemn inquest of lawful men in the King's Court in no manner shall be delivered without due purgation so that the King shall n●t need to provide any further remedy therein This Privilege of Ordinaries demanding Clerks imprisoned for felony and delivering them to them was contrary to the ancient Laws and Custom of the Realm introduced after Beckets death by the King's special grace and condescension The abuse whereof by Prelates and Ordinaries was restrained by this Act in 3. particulars * See Cooks 2 Instit p. 164. Bracton l. 3. ch. 23. Brit. l. 4. f. 11. 1. In demanding those for Clerks who really were not in sacred Orders 2ly In delivering them without making any Inquisition of the felony or crime for which they were committed so as they escaped unpunished or unattainted & the King lost the forfeiture of their lands or goods 3ly By their delivering them out of their Prisons without any legal purgation after they were found guilty by Inquisition before the King's Judges And if they did any thing against the King's ordination and Injunction he threatens punishment and further remedy of these their exorbitances to the public prejudice and disturbance of the Realm Chap. 5. And because elections of Bishops and others ought to be free the King commandeth upon great forfeiture that no great person nor other by force of arms or menacing shall disturb any to make free election Chap. 21. That the Guardians of Archbishoprics Bishoprics Abbots Churches and all Spiritual Dignities in time of Vacation shall keep and sustain the Lands without waste and destruction This was intended only of what was waste and destruction by the Common Law and Statutes against waste But the King and his Guardians of them did and might by Law take Dear out of their Parks Coneys out of their Warrens Fish out of their Ponds and sell their Copse woods for the King's provision and benefit as far forth as the Bishops themselves might do as I find by the Liberate Roll of 3 E. 1. m. 9 that very year and sundry other Records of such Guardians accounts and allowances in the Fine and Liberate Rolls Chap. 28. And that none of the King's Clerks nor of any Justicer from henceforth shall receive the presentment of any Church for the which any plea or debate is in the King's Court without special licence of the King and that the King forbiddeth upon peine to less the Church and his service This punished the frauds and abuses of the Kings own Clerks and Chaplains of his Judges and Officers who prejudiced Patrons and their Clerks by turning them out of the livings they injuriously usurped and out of the King's service Chap. 40. Touching the oaths of Champions it is thus provided because it seldom happened but that the Champion of the Demandant is forsworn in that he sweareth that he or his Father saw the seisin of his Lord or his antecessor and that his Father commanded him to deraigne the right that from henceforth the Champion of the Demandant should not be compelled so to swear Nevertheless his Oath shall be kept in all other points This Act regulated and abolished inconvenient clauses in ancient Legal Oaths to prevent perjury much more than * See Tom. 2. p. 706 707 to 712. & Here p. 78 to 83. New illegal Oaths imposed on the Subjects without Act of Parliament to present on numerous Articles devised by Ordinaries and Visitors wherein there is more apparent danger of perjury then in Champions Oaths aught to be prevented Chap. 48. And for as much as it is great Charity to do right unto all men at all times when need shall be by the assent of all the Prelates it was provided that Assizes of Novel disseisin Mortedauncester and Darrein presentment should be taken in Advent Septuagesima and Lent even as well as Enquestis may be taken and that at the special request of the King made unto the Bishops Before this Statute the King's Justices Itinerant could not hold these Pleas nor swear Juries or take Oaths on these times before them without the Popes or * See Tom. 2. p. 394 407. Archbishops special licenses & dispensations in whose Province they were held as this Statute intimates & Pat. 8 H. 3. m. 2. Claus 11 H. 3. m. 8. inform us without incurring Ecclesiastical Censures Which was first grounded as I conceive upon this Ecclesiastical Law of King Edw. the Confessor c. 3. * Roger. de Hoveden Annal pars posterior p. 601. Spelmanni Council Tom. 1 p. 619. Lamba●di A●chaion De Temporibus & diebus Pacis Regis Ab adventu Domini usque ad Octavas Epiphaniae pax Dei & sancta Ecclesiae per omne regnum Similiter à Septuagesima usque ad Octavas Paschae Item ab Ascensione Domini usque ad Octavas Pentecosten Item omnibus diebus Quatuor temporum To which was added Item omnibus Sabbatis ab horanona & tota die sequente usque ad diem Lunae Item vigiliis Sanctae Mariae Sancti Michaelis Sancti Johannis Baptistae Apostolorum omnium & Sanctorum quorum solennitates à Sacerdotibus Dominicis annunciantur diebus & omnium Sanctorum in Kalendis Novembris semper ab hora nona vigiliarum & subsequent solennitate Item in parochiis in quibus dedicationis dies observatur Item in Parochiis Ecclesiarum ubi propria festivitas Sancti celebratur Et si quis devote ad celebrationem Sancti adveniat pacem habeat eundo et subsistendo et redeundo Item omnibus Christianis ad Ecclesiam causâ orationis euntibus pax in eundo et redeundo sit eyes Similiter ad dedicationes ad Synodos ad Capitula venientibus sive summoniti sint sive per se quid agendum habuerint sit summa pax Etiam si excommunicatus aliquis absolvendi causa ad Episcopum confugerit absolutus eundo et redeundo pacem Dei et Sanctae Ecclesiae habeat Quod si aliquis ei forisfec●rit Episcopus inde Justitiam faciat Veruntamen si quis arrogans pro Episcopi justitia emendare noluerit Episcopus Regi notum faciat Rex autem constringat malefactorem ut emendet eui forisfecerit scilicet primum Episcopo deinde sibi et sic erunt duo gladii et gladius gladium juvabit The Bishops being many of them Judges by their Canons extended this Law beyond its intention which was only to secure persons from arrests not to prohibit necessary legal trials on these times and days John de Britton a Judge and Bishop under King Edw. the 1. at this time as * Mat. Westm An. 1275. some observe records that Pleas on those times were prohibited by the Canons of the Church his words are these * Britton cap. 53. Ou si ils ysoient assets des Jurours uncore purrount ascuns estre remuables par vereys' challenges the parties et auri pur le temps en case Car houres ne seunt pas murs Ear per Canon est defendu de seinte Esglise sur peyne de excomengement que de la Septuagisme jesque all Vtas de Pasche ne del commencement de Advent jesque all Vtas de la Epiffayne ne en jours de Quatre temps ne en jours de mayor Litanies ne en jours de Robysouns ne en la semayne de Pentecost to which he adds ne en temps de sire blees ne the vendenges que durant de la Saint Margaret jesque all 15 the Saint Michael ne en solennes joures festivals the fesaints de saints nulluy ne jurge sur le Evangeilles ne nul secular plea ne teigne ne summouns se ne face en temps avantdits issint que tout cel temps soit done a Dieu prier et de appeser contekes et de accorder ceux que sount a discord et pur coiller les biens del terre dont le people doit viure Les Evesques nequedent et les Prelates de Seynt Eglise fount dispensations que Assizes et juries sount prizes en tielx temps par resonables enchesons But these real or pretended Canons being prejudicial to public Justice and Legal trials were now abolished as a grievance in this Parliament at the King's request and that by the assent of his Bishops which else he would have reform without them being a public grievance against the Great Charter ch. 29. and his Coronation Oath Not to delay Justice to any man especially in these Actions requiring speedy remedies I find in the Clause Roll of 3 E. 1. m. 16. Dorso a Lease of an House Lands and Rents in Badelking made for life by Andreas de Scaccario Domino Francisco de Bononia Legum Doctori et illustris Regis Angliae Consiliario which Mr. * Dissertatio ad Fletam cap. 8. p. 526. Selden conceives to be Francis Accursius a famous Doctor of the Civil Law whom the King made use of in his affairs in foreign parts but that the Canon Law and professors of it had then any public countenance or encouragement under this King or any of his predecessors I cannot find by Record or Story being generally exploded and discountenanced for the * See p. 14 15 62 63 64. premised reasons as inconsistent with the King's prerogative and Common Law in many things * Antiq Eccles. Brit. p. 194. Matthew Parker Archbishop of Canterbury rendereth us this account of Pope Gregory's fraud and ●mpostures in granting Dimes to King Edward the 1. both before and in the Council of Lions under pretext of relieving the Holy Land the greatest part whereof he and his Agents converted to their proper uses Itaque Gregorius Edwardo ad eos sumptus quos in Syria fecisset recuperandos potestatem concessit bonorum in Anglia quorumcunque tam Lemporalium quam Spiritualium d●c●mam partem a Clero percipere Egregium scilicet munus cum de suo largiri nihil voluit de alients bonis sumendi veniam indulsit Cumque Edwardus jam paucis aiebus in Reginae Matris & Antistitum Procerumque suorum de consuetudine ad deliberandum de publicis privatisque negotiis fuisset in Angliam à Gregorio Papa missus venit Romanus quidam Clericus Raymundus natione Guasconus cum authoritate viros Ecclestasticos Papalibus animadverfionibus compellendi Decimam tam Temporalium quam Spiritualium Edwardo Regi solvere Ex qua fine mora collecta pecunia Rex perexiguam tulit partem Raymundus enim qui nomine Regis huic conficiendae pecuniae praefectus fuit Papalis potius et Romanae cupiditatis quam Regiae necessitatis quaestor existimari jure debuit Qui cum rationes retulisset pro suis in hoc negotio Expensis atque opera non modicam portionem detraxit deinde Papae Domino suo donum tanto Pontifice dignum exhiberi postulavit Quae duae rationes hanc tam copiosam pecuniam pene totam absorpsit ut Regi ex praesulum benevolentia vix aliquid Regiis dignum gratiis relictum sit Eumque hoc exemplo Gregorius Papa in Christianas' Ecclestas Romano more grassandi occastonem nactus esset Concilium Generale indixit Lugduni ubi cum inutiliter de conjungenda Graeca cum Romana Ecclesia multa acta essent illius Conjunctionis ex Paleologi Graecorum Imperatoris & Episcoporum Graecorum literis ad Papam datis spes inanis asiu Gregorii totum Concilium lactavisset decretum fuit ut toto proximo septennio proventuum Ecclestasticorum decima pars in Terrae Sanctae substdium solveretur Cujus ut patebit postea cum Quaestores a Papa constituti essent in Romanam avaritiam non illius negotii expeditionem aut curam tota conversa est * Ibidem Walt Gisborn Petr de ●ckeham Hanc Decimam cum Gregorius postulasset deliberandi diem Archiepiscopis Episcopis Praelatis flatuit quo vel consentirent vel dissentiendi causas & rationes ostenderent Adveniente die plerique contradicere non aust apertis suffragiis assensi sunt Inter quos Robertus Kylwarby Cantuariensis Archiepiscopus ab ipso ut diximus Papa constitutus Pater inquit Sancte Opus & creatio manuum vestrarum Ego sum & Ecclesia mea Ecclesia vestra bona mea bona vestra sunt Disponite ergo de Ecclesia mea & de bonis meis sicut de bonis propriis Inter caeteros autem qui contradicere statuerunt erat Simon quidam de Mepham Decanus Lincolniensis qui Papae tradidit Schedulam excusatoriam Angliae Ecclesiae expilationes diuturnas et varias continentem quibus ita dejecta et depressa aut vix aut ne vix quidem assu●g●re aut se attollere possit Cui perlecta Schedula Papa Dictasti Schedulam hanc D. Decane Et ille Pater Sancte Ego dictavi & scripsi Et Papa Nunquid consentis vel contradicis Et ille Domine non contradico Et Papa Aliud est consentire aliud non contradicere Quid igitur consentis Eodemque iterum modo respondit Domine non contradico Cumque aliter non responderet privavit eum dicto citius omnibus beneficiis Ecclestasticis Cujus metu caeteri sine contradictione assensus suos praebuere Tandem ipse Decanus ne solus dissentire videretur & dignitates amitteret una eum reliquis assensus est & elapso triduo beneficiis suis restitutus In eoque Concilio Papa quo facilius in oppressos anteactis injuriis Anglos seize insinuaret Edwardum Regem ob terram sanctam sua praesentia & adventu servatum infinitis laudibus extulit Hujus De●imae solutione a Clero promissa Concilium statim a Gregorio dissolutum est This being the Pope's principal design in summoning it to extort a 7. years' Disme from the Clergy by these pious Papal fraudulent pretexts Soon after the Council of Lions Pope Gregory the 10th sent Raymundus de Nogeriis his Chaplain as his Nuncio into England Wal●s Scotland and Ireland for certain affairs of the Church especially to demand and receive from the King 8. years' arrears of the Annual Tribute and Peter-pences then due to the Church of Rome by virtue of this original Bull which I found in the White Tower Chapel desiring the King therein to grant him a safe conduct through his kingdom and to assist and advice him in his affairs when required by him GREGORIUS Episcopus Servus servorum Dei Charissimo in Christo filio Edwardo Regi Angliae Illustri salutem & Apostolicam benedictionem Quod See Here Tom. 2 P. 311 312. ad benevolentem tibi & favorabilem matrem tuam Romanam Ecclesiam reverentiam jugiter exhibens filialem non solum de juribus in quibus teneris eidem promptitudine sibi respondeas liberali immo etiam ubicunque de suis pertractandis negotiis agitur fructuosus adjutor et propitius habearis sirmam spem gerimus et infallibilem fiduciam obtinemus Cum itaque dilectum filium Magistrum Raymundum de Nogeriis Capellanum nostrum nobis & fratribus nostris meriro suae probitatis acceptum pro Censibus colligendis et denario beati Petri ac debitis praefatae Ecclesiae requirendis aliisque nostris et ipsius Ecclesiae negotiis ad parts Angliae Walliae Scotiae et Hiberniae jamdudum duxerimus transmittendum Celsitudinem Regiam vestram requirimus attentius et rogamus quatinus Capellanum ipsum benigne recipiens et honest pertractans Annuum Censum in quo constat eidem Ecclesiae te teneri pro instanti et septem transactis annis in quibus non suit Census hujusmodi persolutus Capellano ipsi nostro et Ecclesiae memoratae nomine liberaliter facias et integre assignari dictum Capellanum praefata negotia promoventem habens circa illa pro nostra et Apostolicae sedis r●verentia propensius commendatum eidem super hiis ac etiam in securo conductu per Regnum tuum cum ab ipso fueris recuisitus auxilium opportunum et consilium impensurus Ita quod proinde Serenitat●m Regiam dignis laudibus et gratiarum actionibus prosequamur Dat. Lugduni viij Idus Novemb. Pontificatus nostri Anno Tertio What answer the King returned to this his Bull and another of like nature precedent to it appears by his memorable Epistle to this Pope thus recorded in the Clause Rolls An. 3 E. 1. m. 9 Cedula SAnctissimo in Christo Patri & Domino Domino G. divina providencia Sacrosanctae Romanae Ecclesiae & universalis Ecclesiae Summo Pontifici Edwardus ejusdem Claus 3 E. 1. m. 9 Cedula gratia Rex Angliae Dominus Hib●rniae & Dux Aquitaniae cum reverentia & honore salutem & pedum oscula beatorum Mandavit Nobis olim per literas apostolicas quas prona mentis devotione recepimus vestra Sanctitas reverenda ut annuum Censum in quo Sacrosanctae Romanae Ecclesiae ratione Regni Angliae pro ●cto praeteritis Annis asseritis nos teneri venerabili viro Magistro R. de Nogeriis Capellano vestro assignari liberaliter ac integre nomine praedictae Romanae Ecclesiae faceremus Nuper autem alias literas vestras recepimus cum reverentia continentes quod cum nos responstonem peticionis solutionis Census annui memorati quam nobis praedictus Eapellanus vester exposuit vestrae et Ecclesiae Romanae nomine diligenter deliberatione consilii Procerum Regni nostri in * Nota. Parliamento quod ci●ca Octabas Resurrectionis Dominicae celebrari in Anglia consuevit pro eo duxerimus reservand quod tempore receptionis praedictarum literarum vestrarum noviter ejusdem Regni nostri gubernacula sumpseramus nunc de hujusmodi Censu sine ulteriori procrastinatione impendi faceremus eidem satisfactionem plenariam Capellano Fatemur enim Sanctissime Pater et Domine ad Parlia●entum nostrum in Octabis Resurrectionis Dominicae prox praeterito Regni nostri Praelatos et Proceres evocasse ibique multa statuisse divina gratia favente quae melioracionem status Ecclesiae Anglicanae reformacionem Regni ejusdem respiciunt et communis profectus populi sapiant incrementa set antequam eidem Parliamento propter negotiorum multitudinem quae reformationis remedio indigebant finem imponere valeremus eodem Capellano vestro responsionem debitam sibi fieri instanter postulante quaedam gravis nos invasit sicut Domino placuit infirmitas corporalis quae perfectionem multorum aliorum negotiorū et deliberationem petitionis Census annui supradicti de quo dolemus non modicum impedivit sicque cum occasione infirmitatis hujusmodi à qua per Dei gratiam cujus est perimere & mederi incepimus convalescere idem Parliamentum fuerit dissolutum et super hoc nequiverimus super petitione Census ejusdem deliberationem habere cum Praelatis et Proceribus antedictis sine quorum communicato consilio Sanctitati vestrae super praedictis non possumus respondere et jurejurando in Coronatione nostra praestito Nota. sumus astricti quod Iura Regni nostri servabimus illibata nec aliquid quod Diadema tangat regni ejusdem absque ipsorum requisito consilio faciemus Reverendae benignitati vestrae humiliter supplicamus et pro dono petimus spirituali quatinus moleste non ferat Sanctitas vestra si ad praesens super praedictis ficut vellemus non possumus respondere immo patientia vestra paterna si placet nos super hoc habere dignetur de gratia excusatos Pro firmo scituri pie Pater et Dominus quod in alio Parliamento nostro quod ad festum Sancti Michaelis prox futur intendimus dante Domino celebrare habits et communicato consilio cum Praelatis et Proceribus memoratis vobis super praemissis ipsorum consilio dabimus responsionem Conservet vos Dominus Ecclesiae sanctae suae per tempora longeva Teste meipso apud Westm 19 die Jan. Anno Regni nostri Tertio By which Record it is apparent 1. That notwithstanding the King's great obligations to this Pope Gregory for the two Dimes granted him his entertainment in his Court in his return from the Holy Land and his double Letters and Nuncio sent to him to demand and receive this annual rent of 1000 Marks granted by King John's Charter yet he denied to pay it without the advice and consent of his Prelates and Nobles in Parliament 2ly That he conceived it contrary to the Rights of his Crown and his Coronation Oath newly taken to preserve and maintain them inviolable 3ly That he delayed his answer thereto from one Parliament to another yea never paid him one farthing thereof nor his 4. next successors The Bishop of Coventry and Lichfield and his Official suing a Merchant in their Spiritual Court for Debts and Chattels in his hands belonging to the King against his Prohibition to them thereupon the King issued this Writ to summon them to answer this their contempt REX Vic. Salop. salutem Praecipimus tibi quod ponas per vadi●s & salvos pl●gios Claus 3 E 1. m. 10. dorso Pro Rege R. Coventr & Litchf Episcopum & Magistrum Simonem Ballingdem Officialem suum quod sint coram nobis a die Sancti Michaelis in 15. dies ubicunque tunc fuerimus in Anglia ●stensuri quare cum eisdem Episcopo et Simoni inhibuerimus ne placitum aliquod tenerent in Curia Christianitatis de Catallis vel Debitis nostris in manu et custodia Nicholai de Lodelawe Mercatoris nostri exisientibus unde idem Nicholaus questus fuit quod iidem Episcopus et Simon traxerunt ipsum in placitum in Curia Christianitatis iidem Episcopus et Officialis placitum illud postmodum tenere praesumpserint in Curia Christianitatis in contemptum mandatorum nostrorum et contra prohibitiones nostras praedictas Et habeas ibi nomina plegiorum & hoc breve Teste Rege apud Keninton x. die Julii It being the King's special office and duty to provide that the Alms and Lands bestowed by him and his ancestors on Churches and religious Houses should be duly preserved and rightly employed without any waste sale or destruction he thereupon issued out Writs for that end to the Sheriff of Kent on the behalf of the Prior and Cell of Levesham REX Vic. Kanc. salutem Cum ad nos providere pertineat ut Eléemosynae quae de patronatu nostrorum praedecessorum et nostro sunt in statu debito absque Claus 3 E. 1. m. 10. Dorso Pro Priore & Conventu Cellae de Levesham vasto venditione seu distractione inde facienda conserventur Tibi praecipimus quod non permittas quod Abbas de Gandavo vel Ballivi sui vastum venditionem seu destructionem faciant de boscis domibus vel hominibus pertinentibus ad Prioratum sive Cellam de Levesham quae esi de Patronatu nostro Et taliter te habeas in hac parte ne per defectum tuum seu Ministrorum tuorum ad te graviter nos capere debeamus Teste Rege apud Keninton Decimo die Julii REX eidem Vic. salutem Cum ad nos pertineat specialiter providere quod in domibus nostri Patronatus erogationes et Eleemosynae a nobis et praedecessoribus Ibidem nostris Regibus Angliae stabilitae absque diminutione vel dolo fideliter observentur Tibi praecipimus quod scire facias Abbati de Gandavo & Priori Cellae suae de Levesham quod sint coram Nobis in Octabis Sancti Michaelis ubicunqne tunc fuerimus in Anglia cum omnibus munimentis dictam Cellam una cum suis appenditiis quocunque jure contingentibus ut tunc coram Nobis super defectibus ac substractionibus si qui forte subsint id fieri faciamus quod de fidelium nostrorum consilio de jure videbitur faciendum Et habeas ibi hoc Breve Teste ut supra The Archbishop of Canterbury having nulled an election of an Abbot to the Monastery of Faversham and thereupon provided them another Abbot to whom the King had given his royal assent he made this certificate and request to the King for Restitution of the Temporalties to him EXcellentissimo Principi Domino Edwardo Dei Gratiâ Illustri Regi Angliae Domino Hyberniae & Daci Aquitaniae R. miseratione divina Cantuar Archiepiscopus Claus 3 E. 1. m 2 dorso De Electrone de Faversham totius Angliae Primas salutem & per Regni Temporalis Administrationem vitam consequi s●mpiternam Cum nos nuper Electionem factam de fratre Johanne de Romenbale per Monachos Mo●asterii de Faversham in Abbatem Electo justitia exigente cassaberimus & eisdem Monasterio & Monachis de fratre Oswaldo de Estry cui assensum Regium ad nostram instantiam devote adhibuistis providerimus Excellentiam vestram attente rogamus quatinus praefato Oswaldo in Abbatem per nos confirmato Administrationem bonorum temporalium & possessionum Monasterii antedicti juxta Regni vestri consuetudinem concedere dignemini in hac parte Dat. apud Lamhethe 8 Idus Novembris Anno Domini 1275. Consecrationis nostrae Anno Tertio King Edward the 1. receiving by a special Messenger the Epistle of Abagathaan Prince of the Magali sent to Pope Gregory by the Patriarch of Jerusalem signifying his readiness to embrace the Christian faith and assist the Christians in the holy Land against the enemies of Christ and desiring King Edward to hasten thither to that end he returned this pious answer to it encouraging him in this Religious design not extant in our Histories but only in the Patent Rolls in the Tower IN nomine Patris & Filii & Spiritus Sancti unius Dei Ex parte Edwardi Dei Gratiâ Regis Angliae Domini Hiberniae Ducis Aquitaviae Excellenti & Potenti Pat. 3 E. 1. m. 32. dorso Domino Abagathaan Principi Gentis Magalorum salutem & verae fidei notionem Religiosus vir frater David de ordine Praedicatorum Capellanus & familiaris Venerabilis in Christo Patris fratris Thomae Patriarchae Jerusolomitan Apostolicae sedis Légati ad praesentiam nostram accedens Literas quas sanctissimo Patri Domino G. Sacrosanctae Romanae & Universalis Ecclesiae Summo Pontifici & aliis Regibus Christianis per vestros nuncios destinastis nobis detulit & ostendit in quibus dilectionis affectum quam ad fidem Christianam extra quam nullus omnino salvatur habeatis et propositum quod de praestando juvamine Christianis et Terrae Sanctae contra Christianae fidei mimicos spiritu Dei ducti sicut credimus concepistis collegimus et intellerimus diligenter quod ineffabiliter est affectibus nostris gratum Et de quo vobis assurg●mus ad gratiarum verbales actiones Magnificentiam vestram rogantes et in virtute altissimi obsecrantes quatinus propositum vestrum sanctum velitis circa prosecutionem praedicti juvaminis per potentiam vestram ejusdem Christianae fidei Cultoribus exhibendi potenter & viriliter ducere ad effectum De adventu vero nostro ad terram praedictam & de termino passagii Chrstianorum vobis ad praesens non potuimus scribere veritatem quia in confectione praesentium de praedicti passagii termino non erat per memoratum Summum Ponti●icem ordinatum quam cito autem super praemissis quod erit in proximo Deo dante certitudinem habere poterimus id Excellentiae vestrae curabimus intimare Recommendamus potentiae vestra affectuosè quantum possumus praedictae negotium Terrae Sanctae & omnes Christianos de partibus Orientis Dat. apud Bellum locum Regis 26 die Januarii Anno Dom. 1274. & Anno Regni nostri Tertio Some Religious persons and Clerks refusing to pay the Dimes granted to the King by the Pope notwithstanding the King's * ●ere p 133 ● former Writs and their Excommunications for that cause by the Pope's authority he thereupon issued other Writs this year to some Sheriffs to assist the Collectors to levy them when ever required by them REX Vicecomiti Wygorniae & omnibus Ballivis Hundredorum & Libertatum E 1. m. De Deci●●●vanda infra dictum Com. existentibus salutem Cum nonnulli Religiost et Clerici Decimam tam Spiritualium quam Temporalium Nobis a sede Apostolica ad duos Annos concessam detineant et arrerag ejus solvere contradicant propter quod Executores ad ipsum Decimam colligendam deputati ipsos excommunicationis sententia authoritate Apostolica innodarunt Nos eorum induratam maliciam reprimere volentes Vobis praecipimus firmiter injungentes quod praedictam Decimam et ejus Arre●ag a praedictis detentoribus seu contemptoribus bell eorundem beneficiis et bonis in Balliva vestra celeriter lebari facere quandocunque a dilecto Clerico nostro Gilberto de Sutton quem ad dictam Decimam colligendam deputavimus fueritis requisiti Et hoc nullatenus omittatis In cujus etc. Teste Rege apud Wyndf 6. die Martii Consimiles literae diriguntur Vic. Glouc. & omnibus Ballivis Hundred & Libertatum infra dictum Com. existentibus Consimiles literae diriguntur Vic. Warr. & omnibus Ballivis etc. ut supra Consimiles literae diriguntur Vic. Hereford & omnibus Ballivis etc. ut supra The Abbot and Covent of Faversham being greatly indebted to Merchants and others by their expenses at Rome and Papal exactions the King by his Sovereign Ecclesiastical authority to preserve them and their house from ruin took them and all their lands moneys goods into his special protection and committed them to the management of certain persons for discharge of their debts and necessary support by this Patent REX omnibus Ballivis & fidelibus suis ad quos etc. salutem Cum dilecti nobis in Christo Abbas & Conventus de Faversham Mercatoribus & aliis Creditoribus Pat. 3 E. 1. m. 13 intus Pro Abbate & Conventu de Faversham suis in diversis debitis multimodis & immensis teneantur ad quorum solutionem facultates ejusdem Domus per magni temporis spacium sufficere non possent absque dispersione Conventus praedicti vel feodalium suorum dilapidatione seu fortè Domus illius subversione totali quod nollemus Nos imbecilitati status ipsorum compatientes ne hujusmodi discriminis aut depressionis periculum ipsis videatur imminere Domum illam cum terris redditibus possessionibus ac rebus aliis ad eam pertinentibus cepimus in protectionem et defensionem nostram specialem & eam cum omnibus pertinentiis suis commisimus dilectis & fidelibus nostris Fulconi Peyforer & Magistro Hamoni Doges custodiend quamdiu nobis placuerit Ita quod omnes exitus redditus & proventus terrarum reddituum & possessionum praedictae Domus salva rationabili sustentatione Abbatis & Conventus ejusdem loci ad exonerationem debitorum suorum & relevationem aliorum defectuum ejusdem Domus reserventur & eisdem exonerationi & relevationi per visum aliquorum de discretioribus Domus ejusdem per adjutorium & Consilium dictorum Fulconis & Hamonis prout melius fieri poterit applicentur Nec volumus quod aliquis Vicecomes aut Ballivus aut Minister noster aut alius quicunque in dicta domo aut Grangiis ad eam spectantibus dum in Custodia praefatorum Fulconis & Hamonis sint hospitetur sine ipsorum licentia speciali In cujus etc. Teste Rege apud Merrival 17. die Augusti The like protections were granted in the same form to the Abbots and Covents of Bordesleye and Bynedon the same year dated 5. & 9 Februarii and to the Prior and Pat. 3 E 1. m. 33. intus Covent of Thornholm 27 Februarii but the custody of them their lands and goods to other persons The Chalices Books Ornaments Goods and Lands of the Hermitage near Cripplegate London being usually imbezilled for want of good Government and Regulation the King being Patron thereof out of his piety committed it to the care and Government of the Lord Mayor of London for the time being by this Patent to prevent the like imbezilments REX omnibus etc. salutem Quia Calices Libri Uestimenta Imagines Campanae & alia Ornaments & Bona Hermitagii juxta Crippelgate quod Pat. 3 E. 1. m. 16. intus De● Heremitagio juxta Cripelgate est de advocatione nostra & quod celebris memoriae Dominus H. Rex pater noster Roberto de Sancto Laurentio Capellano cum omnibus pertinentiis suis dedit ad inhabitand quoad vixerit post decessum Heremitarum heremitagii illius tempore vacationis ejusdem tam per viros Ecclesiasticos quam Laicos subtrahi & asportari solent pro eo quod heremitagium illud non fuit tunc sub certa Custodia & protectione alicujus Nos ad hujusmodi dampna & pericula ibidem imposterum evitanda remedium adhibere volentes Majorem nostrum London qui pro tempore fuerit ejusdem hermitagii nomine nostro quamdiu nobis placuerit Custodem deputavimus et Protectorem ut ipse heremitagium illud inhabitants & redditus & omnia alia ad illud pertinentia de caetero nomine nostro protegat et defendat Et si quid eis forisfactum fuerit id eis sine dilatione ●aciat emendari In cujus etc. Teste Rege apud Kenynton 12. die Julii The Chancellor and University of Oxford having at their proper costs founded a Chappelry in the Church of St. Mary's in the midst of the Town to pray for the safety of the King his Queen Children ancestors and all their benefactors the King highly commending their piety therein and endeavouring to promote it writ to all the Archbishops and Bishops of England and Ireland to grant some special indulgences to all who should resort to this Chappelry to hear Mass or Prayers by this Patent wherein he thus expressed his Sovereign care to advance Religion and God's Worship as the chief part of his Regal office and records the honour and eminency of this famous University as the Fountain from whence the faculty o● Theology and the living waters of men's souls did flow and to which many resorted from foreign and remote parts to learn Philosophy and Divinity REX Venerabilibus in Christo Patribus Archiepiscopis & Episcopis per Regnum Pat. 3 E. 1. m. 34. intus De Ecclesia beatae Mariae Oxon. Angliae & terram Hiberniae constitutis salutem Rem honestam agere credimus cum ad id ex officio Regiae dignitatis intendimus per quod divini cultus augetur nominis et animarum salus vivorum scilicet et fidelium defunctorum salubriter procuratur jocundum nihilominus reputantes si ad praemissorum desideratos et foelices effectus amore virtutis effundimus cum efficacia preces nostras Cum igitur dilecti & fideles nostri Cancellarius et Vniversitas villae nostrae Oxon. ubi suum posuerunt trivium & quadrivium fundamenta ubi sons scaturit Theologi●ae facultatis ac ubi undae animae hominum venientium de longinquis Philosophiae vestibus induuntur in Ecclesia beatae Virginis dicti loci Capellaniam quandam deliberatione sancta nuper et provida duxerint statuendam ut in ea tam pro nostra Consortis et liberorum nostrorum incolumitate corporea quam pro recolendae memor●ae Domini genitoris ac aliorum progenitorum nostrorum et omnium Benefactorum Vniversitatis ejusdem remedio animarum Majestati divinae sacrifici● offerantur Et ad haec incommutabiliter exequenda perpetuum Capellanum in ea cui necessaria pro sustentatione vitae de proprio deputarent duxerint ordinandum Nosque desideremus ex cord quod pia ipsorum ordinatio et honesta fidelium Christi subsidiis sustententur ut devotionis per hoc cumulus augeatur universitatem vestram attente requirimus et rogamus quatinus divinae retributionis intuitu et nostrorum rogaminum omnibus qui ad Missarum sollempnia Capellaniae praedictae causa devotionis et orationis accesserint indulgentias aliquas secundum quod potestatis vobis a Deo datae requirit officium concedatis ut ex hoc vobis a Deo praemium et a nobis commendationis titulus et multiformium gratiarum actiones possint et debeant merito provenire Teste Rege apud Woodstock in crastino beati Thomae Martyris Anno Regni nostri Tertio He likewise out of his favour and respect to this University and the advancement of Learning and Religion confirmed all their former Privileges and Charters to convene the Burgesses of the Town before them in all personal actions commanding the Mayor and Bailiffs of Oxford to observe them to their power and likewise issued a Writ to the Mayor and Bailiffs of Oxford for regulating the excessive prizes of victuals beer wine according to their Oath by the advice and assistance of the Chancellor REX omnibus etc. salutem Sciatis quod de gratia nostra speciali concessimus Pat. 3 E. 1. Pro Scolaribus Universitatis Oxon. Scolaribus Vniversitatis Oxon. quod de omnibus actionibus personalibus possint convenire Burgenses et alios Laicos municipii nostri Oxon. coram Cancellario ejusdem Vniversitatis et quod per prohibicionem nostram super hoc nequaquam impediantur In cujus etc. pro nostra libito voluntatis duraturas Teste Rege apud Westm xxx die Octobris REX Vicecomiti Majori & Ballivis suis Oxon. salutem Volentes dilectis Ibid. De Cancellar & Scolaribus Vniversit Oxonii nobis Canceliario et Scolaribus Vniversitatis Oxon. a progenitoribus nostris Regibus Angliae per literas suas patentes concessa quibus hucusque rationabiliter usi sunt in omnibus et singulis suis articulis inviolabiliter observari vobis mandamus quod Cancellario et Scolaribus praedictis privilegia praedicta conservetis illaesa et ab aliis omnibus quantum in vobis est illaesa conservari faciatis in forma praedicta In cujus etc. quamdiu Regi placuerit duraturas Teste Rege apud Westm 4. die Novembris REX Majori & Burgensibus suis Oxon. salutem Cum bonas & legales denaratas Claus 3 E. 1. m. 18. dorso Pro Cancellar & Scolaribus Vniversitatis Oxon. victualium facere ac certam modificationem precii vini & rerum aliarum venalium in praedicta villa nostra providere & statuere quae vos praefatae Major & alii Ballivae nostri ejusdem Villae de consilio et assensu Cancellarii et Procuratorum Vniversitatis ipsius Villae ex virtute juramenti praestiti fideliter observari facere teneamini Pistores et Braciatrices necnon et alii victualium venditores assisas nostras in pane potu et maxime in vini venditione et caeterorum victualium frangentes hujusmodi victualia carius quam de jure facere debent vendunt in Villa praedicta ad grave dampnum ipsius Vniversitatis et totius communitatis ejusdem Villae et in laesionem juramenti vestri et assisarum nostrarum praedictarum sicut ex relatu quorundam fidelium nostrorum plenius intelleximus Et ideo vobis firmiter injungentes mandamus quatinus assisas nostras in hujusmodi victualibus certam modificationem precii cam vini quam rerum aliar venalium de consilio et assensu praedictorum Cancellarii et Procuratorum in Villa nostra praedicta plenius observari et provideri faciatis Scolares insuper Vniversitatis praedictae suis libertatibus et consuetudinibus libere uti permittatis prout temporibus retroactis eis rationabiliter ust sunt Ita ne clamor ad nes inde proveniat iteratus per quod manum ad hoc apponere debeamus Teste Rege apud Westm 2. die Maii. The Citizens of Norwich being severely * See Here Tom. 2. page 1065 to 1068. punished imprisoned fined to the King and to the Prior and Monks of Norwich for burning and spoiling their Monastery and Cathedral Church in the last year of King Henry the 3. and ordered to pay their damages thereby sustained thereupon there were certain Persons chosen to mediate an accord between the Bishop Prior Covent and Citizens what damages they should pay them who varying in the sums the one party demanding 4000 and the other proffering them only 2000 marks they both at last agreed to refer themselves to the King's final Arbitrement concerning the sum who ordered the Citizens to pay 3000 marks damages to them at several payments as this Record informs us CUM super actionibus & querelis quas Venerabilis Pater R. Norwicen Episcopus Claus 3 E. 1. m. 3. intus Compromiss Episcopi Norwicen Prioris & Conventus ejusdem loci & Civium Norwicen Prior & Conventus ejusdem loci ex parte una & Communitas Civium Norwicen ex altera asserebant adinvicem se habere ratione combustionis Ecclesiae et Prioratus Norwic. ac dampnorum datorum occasione combustionis ipsius hinc inde et alia ratione quacunque mediantibus Decano Sar. et Thoma de Clare tractatus pacis inter parts fuislet habitus Fuissentque per dictos Episcopum Priorem & Conventum pro omnibus supradictis quatuor millia Marcarum petita a Communitate praedicta Ac ex parte Communitatis ejusdem duo millia Marcarum oblata pro bono pacis Tandem praedicti Episcopus & Prior pro se & Conventu suo & Ad. de Toftys Willus de Rollesby Henr. le Chancer & Rogerus de Tudenham Cives Norwicen prodictâ Communitate super praedictis omnibus in Dominum nostrum Regem tanquam in arbitrum arbitratorem et ordinatorem alte et basse compromiserunt Ac volentes quod ipse inter dicta quatuor millia Marc. et duo Millia scindere et ordinare et terminos ad solvendum statuere ac omnes actiones & querelas praedictas sopire valeat pro suae libito voluntatis promiserunt se quicquid idem Rex inter ipsas partes dicendum arbitrandum vel ordinandum duxerit pace vel judicio super praemissis inviolabiliter servaturas & facturas praedictum Conventum & dictam Communitatem in omnibus observari Ad quae compelli per potestatem Regiam concesserunt Under Nos Edwardus Dei gratia Rex Angliae Dominus Hiberniae & Dux Aquitaniae Dictum Regis super eodem Compromisso Habito super praemissis prudentum virorum consilio In nomine Patris & Filii & Spiritus Sancti Dictum nostrum dicimus & proponimus in hunc modum Inprimis dicimus et ordinamus quod omnes actiones et querelae quas habebant vel habere poterant adinvicem usque hanc diem ratione vel occasione praedictis remittantur hinc inde Et quod dicta Communitas reddat dictis Priori et Conventui ad reparandum seu reaedificandum Ecclesiam et Prioratum praedictos Tria Millia Marcarum ad terminos infrascriptos videlicet quolibet anno Quingentas Marcas medietatem scilicet ad Quindenam Pentecostes & aliam medietatem ad Quindenam Sancti Martini quousque dicta summa Tria millia Marcarum fuerit integrè persoluta Dicimus etiam et ordinamus quod dicta Communitas faciat fieri unum vas aureum ponderis decem librarum auri precii Centum librarum argenti ad tenendum corpus Christi super altare dictae Ecclesiae Dicimus insuper et ordinamus quod dicti Prior & Conventus faciant ex quacumque parte voluerint portam & introitum dicti Prioratus absque dampno vel prejudicio alieno Adhuc dicimus et ordinamus quod praedicti Episcopus Prior et Conventus bona fide in Curia Romana et alibi sumptibus Communitatis exceptis expensis quas faciet Nuncius praedictorum Episcopi Prioris et Conventus qui ibit ad * Which usurped a Jurisdiction to excommunicate & interdict them only to get money by their absolution Curiam Romanam ad impetrandam relaxationem sententiarum latarum in dictam Communitatem et Civitatem Norwic. procurent quod dicta Communitas et eorum Civitas a Sentenciis Excommunicationis et Interdicti et aliis latis in ipsos rationibus et occasionibus supradictis absolvantur et dictae sententiae totaliter relaxentur Et si fortè super praemissis vel eorum aliquo dubitationem aliquam orncontigerit Nos declarandi et interpretandi dubitacionem hujusmodi retinemus Nobis plenariam potestatem Dat. apud Westm v. die Octobris Anno r. n. Tertio The King having the year before issued a Proclamation to banish all foreign Merchants who were Usurers as sinful and mischievous persons out of London and the Realm by a day under pain of imprisonment and confiscation of their goods issued this Writ to inquire after the persons and goods of all such who disobeyed his Proclamation and to seize their goods and persons for their contempt REX dilectis & fidelibus suis Fratri Joseph de Chancy Thesaur suo & Johi de Cl. 3 E. 1. m. 23. intus De bonis Mercatorum Vsurariorum arrestand●et cu●●odiendis Lovetot & Galfrido de Neuland duobus vel alteri eorum salutem Cum nuper publice clamari fecerimus quod omnes Mercatores Usurarii infra Civitatem nostram London et alibi infra regnum nostrum commorantes infra certum diem jam praeteritum sub gravi forisfactura exirent regnum supradictum Acquidam eorum in Civit ate praedicta & alibi in Regno nostro adhuc morentur contra inhibitionem nostram praedictam ut accepimus Vobis mandamus quod inquisita super hoc caute et diligenter veritate si aliqui hujusmodi Mercatores infra dictam Civitatem vel extra in Regno nostro praedicto inveniantur tunc corpora eorum et omnia bona et catalla sua in quorumcumque manibus ea inveniri contigerit sine dilatioue aliqua arrestari et salvo custodiri faciatis donec aliud a nobis super hoc receperitis in mandatis Et it à circumspectè & diligenter vos habeatis in hoc mandato nostro exequendo quod diligentiam vestram exinde meritò commendare debeamus Teste Rege apud Ringwood xxiii die Januar. The King according to the Law of Merchants and custom of the Realm having distrained the goods of all the Merchants of the Bishop of Liege for a debt owing by this Bishop's predecessor to the Merchants of Florence for moneys lent him to dispatch his and his Church's affairs in the Court of Rome at the Pope's special request released their goods by this Patent the Bishop having promised to pay them the debt in his own Country REX omnibus etc. salutem Cum nuper ad querimoniam Hugonis Papae & sociorum Pat. 3 E. 1. m. 34. intus Pro Mercatoribus & hominibus Episcopi Leodien suorum Mercatorum Florentinorum mandaverimus Majori & Vicecimitibus London & Ballivis nostris Sutht quod omnes Mercatores de terra & potestate Episcopi Leodiens ad parts Angliae accedentes per bona & catalla sua secundum legem Mercatoriam et consuetudinem Regni nostri distringerent ad satisfactionem praefatis Mercatoribus Florentinis de quadringentis Marcis quas ipso Willielmo Electo praedecessori pradicti Epis●opi in * Where nothing could be obtained bu● for money Curia Romana ad negotia sua et Leod. Ecclesiae expedienda mutuo tradiderunt prout praefati Mercatores Florentini pecuniam illam sibi deberi rationabiliter ostendere possent coram iis Ac Dominus Papa nos instanter requisierit ut cum Johannes jam Episcopus Leodiens paratus sit super hoc eye in partibus suis exhibere justiciae complementum districtionem illam Mercatoribus & hominibus de Episcopi Leodiens remitteremus ad praesens Nosprecibus dicti Domini Papae annuentes in hac parte Vobis mandamus quod dictis Mercatoribus et hominibus dicti Episcopi Leod. occasione debiti aut mutui praedicti non gravetis in aliquo vel molestetis In cujus etc. Teste Rege apud Woodstock 28 die Decembris After the decease of William Button Bishop of Bath and Wells the Process and form of whose election as likewise of his predecessors Walter Gifford translated to York I find registered in a very fair hand in the Leaguer Book of the Priory of Bath p. 91. to 103. The King upon the Petition of the Prior and Covent of Bath and of the Dean and Chapter of Wells granted this licence to them to elect a new Bishop REX dilectis sibi in Christo Priori & Conventui Bathon salutem Accedentes Pat. 3 E. 1. m. 34. Intus De Licentia eligendi ad nos fratres Johannes Preceptor et Thomas de Wynton Commonachi vestri cum literis Capituli vestri patentibus nobis ex parte vestra humiliter supplicarunt ut cum Ecclesia vestra Bathon & Ecclesia Wellensis sint per decessum bonae memoriae Willielmi nuper Episcopi vestri pastoris solacio destitutae vobis & Decano & Capitulo Wellen. alium eligendi Episcopum licentiam concedere dignaremur Nos igitur vestris in hac parte precibus favorabiliter inclinati Licenciam illam vobis et ipsis duximus concedendam Mandantes quatinus vos una cum ipsis talem vobis eligatis in Episcopum et pastorem qui Deo devotus regimini Ecclesiarum praedictarum necessarius nobisque et regno nostro utilis et fidelis existat In cujus etc. Teste Rege apud Oveston xx die Decembr REX dilectis sibi in Christo Decano & Capitulo Wellensi salutem Accedentes ad nos dilecti nobis Henr. de Monteforti & Magister Robertus de Brandon cum Ibid. literis Capituli vestri patentibus nobis humiliter ex parte vestra supplicarunt ut cum Ecclesia vestra Wellensis & Ecclesia Bathon sint per decessum bonae memoriae Willielmi nuper Episcopi vestri pastoris solacio destitutae vobis & Priori & Conventui Bathon alium eligendi Episcopum licentiam concedere dignaremur Nos igitur vestris in hac parte precibus favorabiliter inclinati Licentiam illam vobis et ipsis duximus concedendam Mandantes quatinus vos una cum ipsis talem vobis eligatis in Episcopum et pastorem qui Deo devotus Regimini Ecclesiarum praedictarum necessarius nobisque et regno nostro utilis et fidelis existat In cujus etc. Teste ut supra How they proceeded in their Election upon this Licence to elect Robert Burnell I find thus recorded in the Leaguer Book of the Priory of Bath p. 109. MEmorandum de forma Electionis factae per viam compromissi in Ecclesia Cathedrali Wellen. de Domino Roberto Burnell sub forma quae sequitur Omnibus Christi fidelibus ad quos praesens scriptum pervenerit Walterus Prior & Conventus Bathonienses Edwardus Decanus & Capitulum Wellenses salutem in Domino Noveritis quod nos constituti in Capitulo Wellensi in Crastino Sancti Vincentii anno Incarnationis Dominicae Millesimo ducentesimo septuagesimo quarto ad eligendum futurum Pontificem assignati ob tranquillitatem Bathoniensis & Wellensis Ecclesiarum & bonum pacis dilectis in Christo tratribus nostris Ricardo Suppriori Bathoniensi Martino de Dunster Matthaeo de Dunster Johanni de Redingges Thom● de Winton Richardo de Chernibury & Johanni Pr●centori Monachis Bathoniensibus Thomae Archidiacono Wellensi Henrico de Monteforti Magistris Constantino Philippo de Stanton Willielmo Subdecano Roberto de Grandon & Rogero the Cruk Canonicis Wellensibus ad eligendum nobis & ipsis de gremio seu collegiis Ecclesiarum nostrarum praedictarum Episcopum & Pastorem hac vice ad diem praedictam ommittimus vices nostras Ratum habituri & firmum quicquid omnes ipsi xiii xii xi seu x. the eyes ad minus in dicto Electionis negotio dicta die duxerint faciendum Promittentes firmiter quod ipsum habebimus in Praelatum quem duxerint el●gendum in dictarum Ecclesiarum nostrarum patrem & pastorem Dat. die loco Well●ns etc. supradictis In cujus rei testimonium sigilla nostra praesentibus sunt appensa In nomine Domini nostri Jesu Christi Amen Anno Incarnationis ejusdem 1274. Regnante Domino Edwardo illu●●ri Rege Angliae mense Januario in Crastino Sancti Vinceutii x. sc●licet Kal. Februarii Bathon & Wellen. Ecclesiis Pastoris solatio destitutis per mortem bonae memoriae Willi●lmi nuper ipsarum Episcopi corporeque ipsius Patris tradito sepulturae à Priore & Conventu Bathon & Decano & Capitulo Wellensibus dicta die ad el●gendum praefixa vocatis vocandis in Capitulo Cathedralis Ecclesiae Wellen. invocata Sancti Spiritus gratia Nos Ricardus Supprior Bathon Martinus Prior de Dunster Matthaeus de Dunster Johannes de Redingges Johannes Preceptor Bathon Thomas de Wynton Ricardus de Chernibury Monachi Bathonienses Thomas Archid●aconus Wellensis Henricus de Monteforti Magistri Constantin●s Philippus de Stauntone Willi●lmus Subdiaconus Robertus de Graundon & Regerus de Cruk Canonici Wellenses quibus commissa fuit potestas à Priore & Conventu Bathon à Decano & Capitulo Wellen. providendi de Pastore habito inter nos super his diligenti tractatu potestate eadem in Dominum Robertum Burnell Canon●cum Wellen. virum providum & discretum scientem et valentem Ecclesiarum jura tueri patrem & Episcopum nostrum praeficiendum consentimus Unde Ego praedictus Thomas Archidiaconus Wellen. pro me & con-compromissariis meis antedictis de mandato & voluntate ipsorum con-compromissariorum meorum vice mea & omnium nostrum eundem Dominum Robertum eligo nobis & Ecclesiis nostris Episcopum & Pastorem Et ut fides huic Electioni adhibeatur praesentibus Sigilla Capitulorum nostrorum sunt appensa Upon the Certificate of this their Election to the King he gave his Royal assent thereto by this Patent REX Venerabili in Christo Patri R. Cantuar. Archiepiscopo tetius Angliae Primaeti Pat 3 E. 1. m. 32. De assensu electioni factae salutem Sciatis quod electioni nuper celebratae in Ecclesiis Bathon & Wellen. de discreto viro Roberto Burnell Canonico Wellen. in Episcopum ejusdem lo●● Regium assensum adhibuimus et favorem Et hoc vobis tenore praesencium significamus ut quod vestrum est in hac parte exequamini In cujus etc. Teste Rege apud Kaveresham 3 die Febr. REX Electioni nuper celebratae in Ecclesia Wellen. per Priorem & Conventum Bathon Ibidem De assensu electioni factae & Decanum & Capitulum Wellen. de discreto viro Roberto de Burnell Canonicum Wellen. in Episcopum Bathon & Wellen. Regium assensum adhibuit ●t favorem Et hoc significatum est D●mino R. Cantuar. Archiepiscopo ut quod vestrum est in hac parte exequatur Teste Rege apud Caversham 2. die Febr. After his Confirmation by the Archbishop and Fealty to the King this Writ issued for the restitution of his Temporalties REX Militibus liberis hominibus & omnibus aliis Tenentibus de Episcopatu Claus 3 E. 1. m. 31. intus De restitutione Temporalium Bathon & Wellen. salutem Cum venerabilis pater R. Cantuariensis Archiepiscopus tocius Angliae Primas electionem nuper celebratam in Ecclesia Wellen. per dilectos nobis in Christo Priorem & Conventum Bathon & Decanum & Capitulum Wellen. de discreto viro Roberto Burnell Canonico Wellen. cui prius Regium assensum adhibuimus et favorem confirmaverit sicut per literas dicti Archiepiscopi patentes plenius accepimus nos fidelitatem ipsius Electi cepimus & eidem temporalia praedicti Episcopatus cum pertin prout moris est reddidimus Et ideo vobis mandamus quod eidem Electo tanquam Domino vestro in omnibus quae ad Episcopatum illum pertinent intendentes sitis & respondentes In cujus etc. T. R. apud Windes 15 die Febr. This Bishop soon after his Consecration to end the frequent Controversies between the King Abbots of Glastonbury and Bishops of this See by consent of the Dean and Chapter of Wells and of the Prior and Covent of Bath exchanged the Patronage of the Abbey of Glastonbury and some other rights therein granted to him by former Kings Patents for the City of Bath as this Patent attests which I find enroled in the Clause Rolls of this year and in the Leiger-book of the Priory of Bath VNiversis Sanctae Matris Ecclesiae filiis ad quos praesens scriptum prevenerit Robertus Claus 3 E. 1. m. 6. dorso permissione divina Bathon & Wellen. Episcopus salutem in Domino sempiternam Novertis quod nos de communi consensu & assensu Capitulorum nostrorum Bathon & Wellen. concessimus remisimus & quietum clamavimus pro nobis & successoribus nostris imperpetuum Magnifico Principi & Domino nostro Domino Edwardo Dei gratia Regi Angliae illustri & haeredibus suis servicium omnium terrarum & feodorum nunc Abbatiae Glaston cum patronatu seu custodia ejusdem Abbatiae & pertin quae praedecessores nostri habuerunt ut medii inter Reges Angliae & Abbas Glaston ex concessionibus inclytae recordacionis Richardi Johannis & Henrici tertii Regum Angliae praedecessorum nunc dicti Domini Regis nostri & misericordias Abbatum Glaston cum in misericordias Regum vel amerciamenta inciderint & illam medietatem quae remansit Waltero Gifford quondam Bathon & Wellen. Episcopo & successoribus suis per quandam Compositionem initam inter ipsum Walterum ex una parte & Robertum quondam Abbatem Glaston ex altera de omnibus amerciamentis finibus eschapiis latronum catallis fugitivorum & damnatorum & the murdr & de bobus de disseisina provenientibus de terris & feodis hominum Abbatiae praedictae & de omnibus feodis & hominibus eorundem & similiter alias libertates quas Episcopi Bathon & Wellen. habuerunt ex dictis concessionibus Regum Angliae ut medii inter Reges ipsos & Abbates Glaston salvis nobis & successoribus nostris & Ecclesiis nostris Bathon & Wellen. imperpetuum Maneriis de Pokelechurch cum advocatione Ecclesiae ejusdem Manerii & pertin suis in Com. Glouc. Blakeford cum libera Capella ejusdem loci & pertin suis Wynescumbe cum advocatione Ecclesiae ejusdem Manerii & pertin suis & Cranemere cum omnibus pertin suis in Comitatu Summer Ita quod idem Manerium de Cranemere sit quietum ab omni secta Curiarum & Hundredorum Et salvis nobis & successoribus nostris & Ecclesiis nostris feodo unius Milit. in Camolerton & feodis ad supradicta Maneria pertinentibus advocationibus Ecclesiarum de Cristemeleford & Kyngton in Com. Wyltes Assebur in Com. Berk. & Boclond in Com. Dor & eciam amerciamentis finibus eschapiis latronum catallis fugitivorum & dampnatorum & the murdris & de bobus de disseisina provenientibus de supradictis Maneriis de Pokelechurch Wynescumbe Cranemere & Blakeford cum pertinentiis & feodis ad ipsa pertinentibus & omnibus hominibus eorundem feodorum & maneriorum Ita quod praedicti Abbas & Conventus praedicto Domino Regi & haeredibus suis in omnibus dictam Abbaciam feoda & libertates & alia ut praemittitur contingentibus tanquam Dominis et Patronis intendant et respondeant immediate Et ita quod nos & successores nostri nichil juris et clamei in praedictis servicio patronatu custodia amerciamentis libertatibus et aliis dicto Domino Regi per nos concessis et remissis aliquo tempore vendicare vel exigere poterimus in suturum Habenda & tenenda omnia supradicta per nos Domino Regi concessa & sine ullo retenemento remissa & haeredibus suis integre et quiet in escambium pro Civitate Bathon et suburbio ejusdem Civitatis una eunt domibus gardino et prato subtus Civitatem praedictam ex parte orientali inter Abbaciam et Civitatem ipsam et advocacionibus Ecclesiarum ejusdem Civitaris et suburbii si quae ad ipsum Dominum Regem pertineant in dicta Civitate & suburbio & una cum omnibus al●is pertinentiis ejusdem Civitatis sine ullo retenemento excepta Bertona Bathon quam Prior & Conventus Bathon tenent de Domino Rege ad feodi firman & quae ipsi Domino Regi & haeredibus suis remant & eciam pro quibusdam libertatibus dictam Civitatem contingentibus quas Dominus Rex nobis per Cartam suani concessit salvis eciam nobis successoribus nostris & Ecclesiis nostris juribus possessionibus & libertatibus aliis nobis & Ecclesiis nostris per Reges Angl. concessis in quibus non intendimus nobis & successoribus nostris praejudicium generari occasione concessionis remissionis & quietè clumacionis quas praedicto Domino Regi & haeredibus suis fecimus de praedicto servicio patronatu custodia & aliis supradictis Salvis eciam nobis Ecclessis et successoribus nostris jure et jurisdictione Diocesana ac authoritate in eodem Monasterio et pertinentibus ad ipsum in omnibus In cujus rei testimonium Sigillum nostrum unà cum Sigillis Capitulorum nostrorum Bathon & Wellen. praesentibus est appensum Dat. Quintodecimo Kal. Junii anno Incarnationis Dominicae Millesimo ducentesimo septuagesimo quinto Hiis testibus Domino Waltero tunc Roffensi Episcopo Magistris Waltero Stamel Decano Sarum Thoma de Cantilupo Dominis Rogero de Mortuo Mari Johanne fill Johis Radulpho de Hengham Waltero de Helyon tunc Domini Regis Justice Johanne de Kirkeby & aliis In pursuit and execution of which Exchange the King issued these two ensuing Patents to the Citizens of Bath and others to make livery and seisin thereof to the Bishop REX Civibus Bathon & omnibus aliis tenentibus de eadem Civitate salutem Cum per Cartam nostram concesserimus Venerabili Patri R. Bathon & Wellen. Episcopo Pat. 3 E. 1. m. 19 Pro R. Bathon & Wellen. Ep●scopo & successoribus suis ejusdem loci necnon & Ecclesiis suis Bathon & Wellen. Civitatem nostram Bathon cum suburbio et omnibus aliis pertinentiis suis sine aliquo retenemento exceptâ bertona nostra Bathon Habend in escambium pro patronatu Abbaciae Glaston prout in Carta nostra eidem Episcopo inde confecta plenius continetur Vobis mandamus quod eidem Episcopo & successoribus suis praedictis tanquam Dominis vestris in omnibus quae ad Civitatem praedictam pertinent de caetero intendentes sitis et respondentes ut praedictum est In cujus etc. Teste Rege apud Westm xv die Jun. REX dilectis sibi Willielmo Sleghe & Godefrido Horset salutem Cum per Cartam nostram concesserimus Venerabili patri R. Bathon & Wellen. & successoribus Ibidem suis Episcopis ejusdem loci necnon & Eeclesiis suis Bathon & Wellen. Civitatem nostram Bathon cum suburbio et omnibus aliis pertin suis excepta bertona nostra Bathon Habend in escambium pro patronatu Abbaeiae Glaston prout in Carta nostra eidem Episcopo inde confectâ plenius continetur Vobis mandamus quod dictam Civitatem cum omnibus pertinentiis suis excepta bertona praedicta eidem Episcopo vel suo certo Attornato literas nostras deferenti sine dilatione liberetis et plenam seisinam inde habere faciatis In cujus etc. Teste it supra a Mat Westm Anno 1275. P. 364. Mat. Westminster informs us Obiit hoc anno Johannes Bretoun Episcopus Herefordensis qui admodum peritus in Juribus Anglicanis librum de eyes conscripsit qui vocatur Le Bretoun Cui successit Thomas de Cantilupo Which is likewise seconded by Johannes Bale Catalogus Scriptorum Brit. Centur. 4. c. 44. Johannes Pitsens Relationum Hist de Rebus Anglicis Tom. 1. Aetat 13. An. 1275. Sir Edward Cook's preface to his 10. Report Dr. Cowels Interpreter Tit. Britton Centuriae Magdeburgenses 13. c. 10. and Francis Godwin in the Life of Britton Bishop of Hereford who all record that this Bishop was a great Lawyer and that he writ a Book De Legibus Anglicanis spending his time in hearing secular Causes instead of preaching the Gospel and discharging his Episcopal function for which John Bale Bishop of Ossery passed this censure upon him Johannes Bekton so he styles him utriusque juris Doctor & Episcopus Herefordensis magna per hos dies apud Regem & Principes authoritate valebat in jurisprudentia insigniter eruditus sed qualis interim fuerit in study Legis divinae pro Evangelii ministerio ad quod tunc vocabatur apud nullos certe scriptores invenio Leges utiles ac necessarias fore quis non novit Dum pro privato legulciorum commodo non sint sed pro communi civium utilitate conscriptae Factae sunt Leges inquit Isodorus ut earum metu humana coerceatur praeceps audacia tutaque maneat inter improbos Innocentia At Evangelii ministrum Episcopum qui solis eloquiis ac promissionibus Christianum pasceret gregem in illis versari quae ad causas spectat forenses ut in Anna et Caiapha plus quam judaicum est Nihilominus congessit Johannes ad communem ut dicunt Anglorum Reipublicae utilitatem ingens opus ex variis scriptis collectum De Legibus Anglicanis l. 1. Edwardo Henrici Regis filio inquit Lelandus tum praeterea toti plebi longè utilissimae hae Leges erant But b Sir Roger Owen & Mr. John Selden's Notes upon Hengham p. 129. others more probably affirm that this Book De Legibus Angliae was not written or collected by this Bishop but by another John le Breton a Judge under King Henry the 3. surviving this Bishop who died Anno 3 E. 1. whereas this Book makes mention of the Statute of Gloucester Anno 6 E. 1. in his Chapter De Purchase Conditionel c. 36. and of the Statute of Winton Anno 13 E. 1. cap. 20. De Plusors' Torts being 10. years after his decease and so could not be writ by him But whoever was Author of it he thus informs us of the Jurisdiction of the King and his Temporal Judges over the Ecclesiastical Courts Encroachments in that age Prologue f. 1. b. published in the King's name Nous voluns que nostre I●risdiction soit sur touts Iurisdictions en nostre Royalme Cap. 20. De Plusors' Torts f. 32 33. Soit ausi enquis de Clerks que teinent pleas de ley gent de autres choses que Testament et de Matrimoyne ou de Dimes which they had then encroached by their * See Spelman Council Tom. 2. p. 23● ●50 316 to 320 384 39● etc. Canons ou que eyent juge ascun lay home en Court Christiene a ascune compunction de argent ou ascun autre point que en le pointz avantditz whereof Incestate Goods were none of which they had then no Jurisdiction ou que ount la quil a tort Excomenge et a tort fait prendre et emprisoner Et ausi de ceux que ount autres graves per Bulls per double somonse a un jour en divers lieves per malice et toutz ceux soient punys par prison et par fin And Cap. 4. f. 11. Si le Clerke encoupe de Felonic allege Clergye & si soit tiel trove & par Ordinary demand si soit enquis comment il est miscrens Et si il soit miscreu si soient les chateux taxes & says terres prisez en nostre main et * See 3 2. Here 155. son cors delivere all Ordinary Et si le Ordinarie le delivere h●rs de sa prison avaunt due acquittance solonc purgation de Clers ou si il le face si negligentement garder qe i'll eschape ou si maliciousement le fait tener que il ne poit a sa purgation vener et de ceo soit atteynte en chescun pointe soit le Ordinarie en nostre mercy Et solonc ceo que le Ordinarie nous serra assavoir del acquittance de ceux Clers lour ferrons nous fair restitution de lour biens si ils ●e eyent the fu● nostre pees Car nous volons qe saint Esglise eyt ses franchises deshlemies issint qe eel eyt conysance a juger de pure spiritualty the Testament de Matrimoyne de Bastardy the Bigamy et de Felonie de ses Clers et en corrections de peaches sauve qe les Ordinaries ne preignent null dener ne la value des lays ne de nuly dener facent judgement for 'rs que de Testament et de Matrimoyne et de pure spiritualty et de amendement de Cymiters et de defaut de Esglises et de Mortuaries et de Dimes en prejudice de nous Et si null Ordinary demand per luy ou per procurator tiel que tout est lays ou bigams ou de autre condition que il ne doit la franchise del Clergy enjoyer volons que toutz soient comaundes a la prison en soient punys par prison Et aust soit de Procuratour qui se prosere pur le Ordinary sans garrant per letter The later of which particulars concerning Bigamy Churchyards Mortuaries our Bishops and Ordinaries had then newly encroached usurped to themselves by their own Canons and Constitutions as you may clearly discern by Sir Henry spelman's Concilia Decreta Leges Constitutiones in re Ecclesiarum Orbis Britannici Tom. 2. p. 133 192 203 241 299 318 365 390 391 449 453 454. The King's licence upon the Dean and Chapter of Hereford's petition to elect a New Bishop in the place of John Breton after his decease with his confirmation of their Election of Thomas de Cantilupo and restitution of the Temporalties to him after his confirmation by the Archbishop of Canterbury without the Pope's approbation or privity are thus recorded in the Patent Roll of 3 E. 1. REX dilectis sibi in Christo Decano & Capitulo Hereford salutem Accedentes Pat. 3 E. 1. m. 23 intus De licentia eligendi ad nos Willielmus de Confleys Archidiaconus Hereford & Magister Lucas de Bree Canonicus Herefordensis cum literis patentibus Capituli vestri nobis humiliter ex parte vestra supplicarunt Quod cum Ecclesia vestra Herefordensis pastoris solatio per mortem bonae memoriae J. nuper Herefordensis Episcopi sit destituta alium vobis eligendi in Episcopum et pastorem licentiam concedere dignaremur Nos igitur precibus vestris in hac parte annuentes licentiam illam vobis et ipsis durimus concedendam Mandantes quatinus talem vobis assumatis in Episcopum qui Deo devotus regimini Ecclesiae vestrae necessarius nobis et regno nostro utilis et fidelis existat In cujus etc. Teste Rege apud Westm 23 die Maii. REX Electioni nuper factae in Ecclesia Herefordensi de discreto viro Magistro Ibid. De De assen●u electioni Thoma de Cantilupo Canonico ejusdem Ecclesiae Regium assensum adhibuit et favorem Et hoc significatum est venerabili patri Cantuariensi Archiepiscopo ut quod suum est in hac parte exequatur Teste Rege apud Westm 20 die Junii REX Militibus liberis hominibus & omnibus aliis tenentibus de Episcopatu Herald ref salutem Cum venerabilis Pater R. Cantuar. Archiepiscopus electionem nuper Pat 3 E. 1 m. 19 De Temporalibus rest●tuendis factam in Ecclesia Cathedrali Hereford de Magistro Thoma de Cantilupo Canonico ejusdem Ecclesiae in * See Godwins Catalogue of Bishops p. 376 377. Episcopum loci praedicti cui prius Regium assensum adhibuimus et savorem con●●rmaverit sicut per literas patentes ejusdem Archiepiscopi accepimus Nos consirmationem illam acceptantes cepimus fidelitatem ipsius Electi et temporalia Episcopatus praedicti prout moris est restituimus eidem Et ideo vobis mandamus quod eidem Thomae tanquam Domino vestro et Electo loci praedicti in omnibus ad Episcoparum praedictum pertinentibus de caetero intendentes sitis et respondentes In cujus etc. Teste Rege apud Bernes xxvi die Jun. Et mandatum est Hugoni de Kendal Custodi Episcopatus praedicti quod eidem Electo Temporalia Episcopatus praedicti restituat in forma praedicta Teste ut supra The King upon complaint of the Bishop of Exon. issued this Writ to preserve the rights and to inquire of and punish the encroachments upon the Bishop and Bishopric by the Earl of Cornwall REX dilectis & fidelibus suis Henr. de Monteforti & S. de Roffa salutem Monstravit Nobis venerabilis pater W. Exon. Episcopus quod cum ipse sit verus Patronus E 1. m. 19 ●orso Abbaciae de Herthylannd & ipse & praedecessores sui Episcopi ejusdem loci in omnibus & singulis vacacionibus ejusdem domus semper custodiam ejusdem Abbaciae habere consueverunt tanquam veri patroni ejusdem loci Ac Oliverus de Dinaunt jam termino elapso dum praedictus Episcopus nobiscum in partibus Vascon in servicio nostro quo tempore eundem Episcopum homines terras res redditus & omnes possessiones suas susceperamus in protectionem et defensionem nostram specialem & dum Officiales & Ballivi ejusdem Episcopi per Ballivos Com. Cornub. occasione contentionis inter ipsos Episcopum & Comitem motae detenti fuerant in prisona custodiam Abbaciae praedictae super Episcopum praedictum occupavit et bona domus illius acsi ad ipsum pertinuissent vi et contra voluntatem Canonicorum et aliorum hominum ejusdem loci cepit et consumpsit et pecuniam non modicam per indebitas districtiones ab eis extorsit ut per easdem extorcionem et occupationem patronatum ejusdem domus posset in futuris vacacionibus suis sibi et haeredibus suis attrahere et seisinam inde vendicare in praedicti Episcopi et Ecclesiae suae Exon. praejudicium et exhaeredacionem manifestam Et quia manifestè liquet quod praedicto Episcopo et Ecclesiae suae praedictae poterit ex hoc dispendium non modicum suboriri nisi citius remedium ad hoc opponi faciamus Volentes quod partibus inde justicia celeriter fiat in hac parte assignavimus vos ad inquirendum per Sacramentum proborum et legalium hominum de Com. Devon per quos re● ver●tas melius sciri poterit veritatem praemissorum et ad easdem transgressiones tam de dicta occupatione quam de extorsionibus et dampnis praedictis audiend et terminand secundum Legem et consuetudinem Regni nostri Et ideo vobis mandamus quod ad certos diem & locum quos ad hoc provideretis inquisitionem etc. & easdem transgressiones etc. audiatis salvis etc. Mandatum est Vicecomiti Devon quod venire faciat etc. ad certos etc. tot & tales etc. In cujus etc. Teste Rege etc. iiij die Novembris The King during the Vacation of Bishoprics defended their rights against others suits and encroachments and likewise paid pentions issuing out of their lands due to Hospitals and poor people by way of alms as appears by this allowance to the Guardian of the Temporalties of the Archbishop of Canterbury and sundry others of like nature in the Liberate Rolls REX Baronibus suis de Scaccario salutem Allocate Magistro Ricardo in exitibus Archiepiscopatus Cantuar. quadraginta marcas pro expensis suis Liberate An. 3 E. 1. quas fecit in Itinere Justice nostrorum apud Cantuar. pro juribus praedicti Archiepiscopatus defendendis & decem libras pro expensis suis quas fecit in Itinere Justice nostrorum apud Cycestr si hujusmodi pecunia aliis Custodibus tempore vacationis allocari consueverit pro hujusmodi expensis factis in Itineribus consimilibus Allocate etiam praedicto Magistro Ricardo in exitibus praedictis sexaginta & decem solidos & decem denarios quos per praeceptum nostrum liberavit Magistro Hospitalis de Severhach pro duobus annis & dimid ad sustentationem ejusdem domus de eléemosyna constituta nisi pecunia illa eidem Magistro Ricardo prius fuerit allocata T. Rege apud Keny●ton x. die Julii The King by his Sovereign Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction issued this Commission for the visiting of his free Chapel of Hastings and placing a Dean therein REX dilecto fratri Willielmo de Fauresham salutem De circumspectione & pericia Pat. 3 E. 1. m. 25. De visitacione in Capel●a Regis de hastings facienda vestra specialiter confidentes vos in Domino deprecamur quatinus hac instanti die Sabbati apud Hastinges personaliter accedentes Capellam nostram beatae Mariae loci ejusdem tam in rebus quam in personis cum diligencia vis●tetis corrigentes corrigenda ac reformantes quae in eadem videritis reformanda without any oath Ad haec aliquem virum providum & discretum de gremio ejusdem Capellae loco Decani perficiatis qui loco eidem praesit & prosit in rebus & personis quousque aliud duxerimus ordinandum T. Rege apud Westm. 7 die Maii anno r. n. tercio Several Freers' deserting their Houses and Orders the King upon complaint by his Ecclesiastical prerogative issued these Writs for their apprehension and delivering them over to those of their Order REX Vicecomitibus & omnibus aliis Ballivis & fidelibus suis etc. salutem Pat. 3 E. 1. m. 19 intu De fratribus vagabundis Quia pro certo intelleximus quod aliqui de fratribus Sancti Augustini spreta professione sua Ordinem praedictum egressi vagantur per plures Com. regni nostri in dispendium animarum suarum et praedicti Ordinis scandalum manifestum Et volumus ad ipsorum fratrum sic vagancium insolenciam reprimendam fratribus praedicti Ordinis literas Capituli sui super hoc babentibus subvenire Vobis praecipimus quod fratres ejusdem Ordinis sic vagantes ubicumque inventi fuerint in Ballivis vestris sine dilacione arrestari et fratribus dicti Ordinis liberari faciatis secundum Regulam praedicti Ordinis castigandos Talem diligenciam ad hoc apponentes quod eam merito commendare debeamus In cujus etc. per annum duraturas Teste Rege apud Westm. xx die Junii REX Vicecomitibus & omnibus aliis Ballivis & fidelibus suis etc. salutem Quia Pat. 3 E. 1. m. 36. intus De ●ratribus vagantibus an●estand pro certo intelleximus quod aliqui de Fratribus Ordinis Sancti Augustini syreta professione sua Ordinem praedictum egressi vagantut per plures Comitatus regni nostri in dispendium animarum suarum et praedicti Ordinis scandalum manifestum Et volumus ad ipsorum fratrum sic bagancium insolenciam reprimendam fratribus praedicti ordinis subvenire Vobis praecipimus quod fratres ●jusdem Ordinis sic vagantes ubicunque inventi fuerint in Ballivis vestris sine dilacione arrestari et fratribus dicti Ordinis liberari faciatis Talem diligentiam ad hoc apponentes quod eam merito commendare debeamus In cujus etc. Teste Rege apud Clyve xxx die Novembris What Jurisdidiction King Edward exercised in Ireland in the election of Bishops what indulgences he granted to them out of special grace what Ecclesiastical Dignities and Benefices he there conferred and what persons he there advanced to Church dignities as also what care he took to save and secure his prerogative by the graces he indulged to any of them this year these Records will inform us REX Electioni nuper factae in Ecclesia Cathedrali Clovensi de fratre Alano Pat 3 E. 1. m. 3. De cousensu electioni adhibito Clongam de Ordine Minorum in ejusdem loci Episcopum Regium assensum adhibuit et favorem Et hoc significatum est Domino A. Cassalen Archiepiscopo ut quod suum est in hac parte exequatur In cujus etc. Teste Rege apud Winds xviii die Febr. REX dilecto & fideli suo Galfrido de Genvill Justice Hibern salutem Cum electioni nuper factae de fratre Alano de Clungan de Ordine Minorum in Episcom De Temporalibus restituendis Cloven Regium assensum adhibuerimus et favorem Attendentes quod praedictus Electus circa hujusmodi perfectionem negocii sui diucius laboravit & volentes ulterioribus hujusmodi laboribus suis parcere in hac parte Vobis mandamus quod si contingat electionem praedictam canonice confirmari tunc recepta ab ipso Electonomine nostro fidelitate nobis in casu isto detita Temporalia Episcopatus praedicti eidem liberetis Receptis tamen prius literis patentibus sigilli Capituli Cl●vensis signatis quod haec gratia nostra quam eidem Electo ad praesens ex mera liberalitate concessimus processu temporis in praejudicium vel exhaeredacionem nostram ad consequenciam non trahatur Teste Rege apud Winds xxi die Febr. Anno cjusdem Tercio REX dilecto & fideli suo Galfrido de Genvill Justice suo Hibern salutem Cum Pat. 3 E. 1. m. 19 electioni nuper factae in Ecclesia Cathedralem de Ros de fratre Petro O Hullean Ordinis Cisterciensis in Episcopum loci praedicti Regium assensum adhibuerimus et favorem Nos attendentes quod praedictus Electus circa prosecutionem negocii electionis praedictae diucius laboravit et volentes suis laboribus et expensis parcere in hac parte Vobis mandamus quod si contingat Electum praedictum in Episcopum loci praedicti canonice confirmari tunc recepta ab ipso Electo nomine nostro fidelitate nobis in casu isto debita Temporalia Episcopatus praedicti eidem liberetis Receptis tamen prius literis patentibus figillo suo necnon et figillo Capituli de Ros signatis quod haec gratia nostra quam eidem Electo ad praesens ex nosira liberalitate mera concessimus nobis vel haeredibus nostris non cedat in praejudicium vel exhaeredacionem seu trahatur in consuetudinem vel consequenciam temporibus futuris In cujus etc. T. Rege apud Aylesbyr xxv die Marcii REX dilectis & fidelibus suis Bartho de Suthleye & Willielmo Hamelyn salutem Pat. 3 E. 1. m. 19 dorso Cum Richardus de Wyneleslegh Preceptor Ecclesiae Lechmen in Hybern jam diu vacantis quam in protectionem et desensionem nostram suscepimus in veniendo in regnum nostrum Angliae à partibus Hyberniae ad petendam a nobis licentiam sibi eligendi Episcopum nuper transitum fecerit per villam Philippi Marmiun de Thamworth ubi ipse detentus infirmitate moram traxit per tres menses & amplius Johannes le procurator Nicholaus fitz Leden Rob. fill Rad. de Monte Garinus le Normaunt & Nicholaus serviens Willielmi le Tayllard ex missione praefati Philippi exierunt castrum ipsius Philippi de Thamworth vi & armis & duobus garcionibus ipsius Nicholai abstulerunt duos equos ejusdem Ricardi qui audito rumore de praedatione illa levavit clamorem & hutesium super eosdem depraedatores & eos insecutus fuit à Comitatu Staff usque Vic. Warr. ad castrum ipsius Philippi ubi equi praedicti detinentur & depraedatores praedicti receptantur qui quidem depraedatores postmodum in praedictum Richardum insultum fecerunt & ipsum verberaverunt sanguinem traxerunt & ipsum modis aliis malè tractaverunt non solum ad ipsius Richardi grave dampnum immo in nostri contemptum manifestum ac contra pacem nostram et protectionem nostram supradictam Nos igitur ad hoc festinum remedium adhiberi cupientes assignavimus vos ad inquirendum per Sacrament etc. de Com. Staff & Warr. minimè suspectorum per quos etc. Et ad plenam & celerem justiciam eidem Richardo inde faciendam prout secundum legem & consuetudinem regni nostri fuerit faciendum Assignavimus eciam vos ad atthaciandum praefatum Philippum & alios per Vic. nostros locorum praedictorum Ita quod habeant corpora eorum coram nobis à die Sancti Johannis Baptistae in unum mensem ubicumque tunc fuerimus in Anglia ad respondendum nobis de contemptu praedicto & aliis quae sibi objicere voluerimus in hac parte Et ideo vobis mandamus quod ad certos etc. praemissa faciatis in forma praedicta Et dictam Inquisitionem inde distinctè & apertè factam nobis sub sigillis vestris & sigillis eorum per quos facta fuerit qualem vos & ipsi warrantizare volueritis sine dilacione mittatis & hoc breve Mandavimus enim Vicecomitibus nostris Com. praedictorum quod ad certos etc. venire faciant etc. minim● suspectos per quos etc. Et etiam quod attachient praefatum Philippum & alios ita quod habeant corpora eorum coram nobis ad diem supradictum prout eyes scire facietis ex parte nostra In cujus etc. Teste Rege apud Westm xxx die Junii REX dilectis sibi in Christo Decano & Capitulo Imilac salutem Accedens ad Pat. 3 E. 1. m. 26. De licentia elig endi nos Laurencius Florens Walensis Concanonicus vester cum literis patentibus sigillo Capituli vestri signatis nobis ex parte vestra humiliter supplicavit quod cum Ecclesia vestra per mortem Matthaei nuper Episcopi vestri pastoris solacio sit destituta vobis alium eligendi in Episcopum et pastorem licentiam concedere dignaremur Nos igitur precibus vestris in hac parte condescendentes licenciam illam vobis duximus concedend Vobis mandantes quod talem vobis eligatis in Episcopum et pastorem qui Deo devotus Ecclesiae vestrae necessarius nobisque et Terrae nostrae Hiberniae utilis et fidelis existat In cujus etc. Teste Rege apud Westm v. die Maii. REX Electioni nuper factae in Ecclesia Cathedrali Imelacensi de discreto viro fratre Pat. 3 E. 1. m. 17. intus De assensu electioni adhibito David Abbate de Sancta Cruse in Imelacen Regium assensum adhibuit et favorem Et hoc significavit Domino Cassalensi ut quod suum est in hac parte exequatur T. R. apud Westm. xxiv die Junii REX Militibus liberis hominibus & omnibus aliis de Episcopatu Imelacen salutem Pat. 3 E. 1. m. 14. intus De Temporalibus restitutis Cum venerabilis pater David Archiepiscopus Cassalensis electionem nupet factam in Ecclesia Cathedrali de Imelac de fratre David Abbate Sanctae Crucis Ordinis Cisterciensis in Episcopum loci praedicti Imelacensis cui Regium assensum prius adhibuimus et favorem confirmaberit sicut per literas patentes praefati Archiepiscopi plenius accepimus Nos confirmationem illam acceptantes cepimus fidelitatem ejusdem Electi et temporalia Episcopatus praedicti prout moris est restituimus eidem Et ideo vobis mandamus quod eidem fratri David tanquam Domino vestro in omnibus quae ad Episcopatum illum pertinent de caetero intendentes sitis et respondentes ut praedictum est In cujus etc. T. R. apud Bekel two die Aug. REX dilectis sibi in Christo Archidiacono & Clero Ecclesiae * Conerensi Pat. 3 E. 1. m 34. De licencia eligendi Coverensis salutem Accedens ad nos Magister Adam de Slymbrigg Procurator vester cum literis patentibus sigillo Cleri Ecclesiae vestrae signatis nobis ex parte vestra humiliter supplicavit quod cum eadem Ecclesia per mortem R. nuper Episcopi ejusdem loci pastoris solacio sit destituta vobis alium eligendi in Episcopum licenciam concedere dignaremur Nos igitur vestris precibus in hac parte benignè condecedentes licenciam illam vobis duximus concedendam Mandantes quatinus talem vobis eligatis in Episcopum et pastorem qui Deo devotus regimini Ecclesiae vestrae necessarius nobisque et terrae nostrae Hiberniae utilis et fidelis existat In cujus etc. T. R. apud Marleberg seven die Jan. REX Electioni nuper factae in Ecclesia Conerensi de Magistro Petro de Dunath De Temporalibus restituendis in Episcopo ejusdem loci Regium assensum adhibuit et favorem Et hoc significatum est Domino N. Archiepiscopo Armacano ut quod suum est exequatur in hac parte T. R. apud Wind iv die Marcii REX dedit & concessit dilecto Clerico suo Willielmo de Salinis Archidiaconatum Pat. 3 E. 1. m. 34. De Archidiaconatu dato Dublin cum Praebenda eidem Archidiaconatu annexa quem Magister Willielmus de Northfeld defunctus habuit i● praedicta Ecclesia Dublin vacantes ac ad donacionem Regis spectantes ratione Archiepiscopatus Dublin vacantis et in manu Regis existentis Et mandatum est Decano & Capitulo Sancti Patricii Dublin quod eidem VVillo stallum in Choro & locum in Capitulo prout moris est assignent T. R. apud Marleberg vi die Januar. REX dedit & concessit dilecto Clerico suo Iter. Bochard illam praebendam quam Galfridus de Insula habuit in Ecclesia praedicta vacantem & ad donationem Pat. 3 E. 1. m. 36. De praebenda data Regis spectantem ratione Archiepiscopatus Dublin vacantis et in manu Regis existentis Et mandatum est Decano & Capitulo loci illius quod eidem Iter. stallum in choro & locum in Capitulo prout moris est assignent Teste Rege apud Clyve iii die Dec. REX dilecto Clerico suo Thomae de Cheddeworth Cancellar Dublin salutem Pat 3 E. 1. m. 33. intus De Vicaria conferenda Sciatis quod dedimus vobis potestatem conferendi Vicariam Ecclesiae de Domenathliac in Archidiaconatu Dublin vacantem et ad donacionem nostram spectantem ratione Archiepiscopatus Dublin vacantis et in manu nostra existentis alicui Capellano idoneo qui Ecclesiae praedictae deserviat et in eadem residenciam faciat personalem In cujus etc. Teste Rege apud Ambresbyr xv die Januarii The Prior of the Hospital of St. John's of Jerusalem in Ireland being commanded by the King to repair into Ireland for its safety and refusing to go because commanded by his Superior to repair to him into the Holy Land the King thereupon by his Sovereign authority enjoined him notwithstanding to go into Ireland under pain of seizing and confiscating all the lands and goods belonging to that House for his neglect and contempt therein REX dilecto sibi in Christo fratri Willielmo fill Rogeri Domorum Hospitalis Pat. 3 E. 1. m. 17. intus De Terra Hiberniae Sancti Johannis Jerusalem in Hibern Priori salutem Quia pluries requisiti à nobis quod ad parts Hibern pro nostra & totius terrae utilitate sine dilatione qualibet rediretis praetendistis quod cum essetis à religioso viro fratre Hugone Revel Magistro Domorum vestrarum in partibus Terrae Sanctae superiore vestro vocati quod ad eundem in Terra Sancta personaliter veniretis cui Magistro nolebatis sicut nec debebatis promissam et debitam obedienciam violare nostris non poteratis mandatis super hoc obedire Quare nos considerantes incommoda quae nobis & toti terrae Hiberniae possent per vestram absenciam evenire Vobis sub incurrimento omnium terrarum et tenement quae Domus vestra tenet in Hibernia sirmiter injungimus quatinus remoto cujus●ibet excusationis et dilacionis obstaculo sicut domum vestram ab amissione tantorum bonorum et rerum conservare bultis indempnem mandatum nostrum expressum superius compleatis Alioquin ad captionem praedictorum prout nobis videbitur procedemus Nos enim erga dictum Magistrum vestrum super mora vestra vos excusatos faciemus haberi In cujus etc. Teste Rege apud Bernes xxvii die Jun. How much the Bishop of Waterford the King's Treasurer of Ireland was this year busied in improving the King's lands there and in secular affairs instead of discharging his Spiritual office and what pension he received these Records will inform us REX Omnibus etc. salutem Sciatis quod concessimus venerabili patri Stephano Pat. 3 E. 1. m. 36. intus Pro Episcopo Waterford Episcopo Waterford Thesaurario nostro Hyberniae quadraginta libras singulis annis percipiendas a nobis ad Scaccarium nostrum Dublin videlicet unam medietatem ad Scaccarium nostrum Paschae & aliam medietatem ad Scaccarium nostrum Sancti Michaelis ad sustentationem suam quamdiu sieterit in officio suprapradicto In cujus rei testiomonium has literas nostras fieri fecimus patentes Teste meipso apud Clyve xxvi die Novembris anno regni nostri Tertio REX Venerabili in Christo Patri S. eadem gratia Waterfordensi Episcopo Thesaurario Ibid. De Dominicis appruiandis suo Hiberniae salutem Quia in●●lleximus quod Dominica nostra et terrae nostrae Hiberniae per vestram circumspectionem et diligentiam plus solito * Improved appruari poterunt ad opus nostrum Vobis mandamus quod Dominica nostra et terras nostras vobis propinquiores per consilium dilecti et fidelis nostri Galfridi de genevil justice nostri Hiberniae appruietis ad opus nostrum modis omnibus quibus poteritis et nobis videbitis expedire Aliasque terras nostras remociores aliis ad firmam seu ad campipartem vel alio modo committatis per consilium praedicti Justice nostri Ita quod per ipsos qui terras illas sic recipiat fideliter inde respondeatur ad Scaccarium nostrum Dubliniae Et ad hoc faciendum vobis quamdiu nobis placuerit damus potestatem Mandantes quod taliter in hac parte vos habeatis quod Dominica et terrae nostrae ibidem tempore vestro per circumspectionem et industriam vestram magis solito appruiari videantur ad opus nostrum In cujus rel testimonium has literas nostras vobis mittimus patentes Teste meipso apud Clyve xxvii die Novembris anno Regni nostri Tercio REX Venerabili in Christo Patri S. Waterford Episcopo salutem Cum assignaverimus Pat. 3 E. 1. m. 30 De potestate data S. Waterford Episcopo vos ad inquirendum super quibusdam transgressionibus & excessibus Willielmi filii Warini de tempore quo fuit Senescallus noster Vlton impositis & super quibusdam aliis nos in partibus Hiberniae tangentibus damus vobis potestatem praedictum Willielmum interim à praedicta Balliva sua amovendi & alium loco ipsius substituendi ibidem si videritis expedire Et ideo vobis mandamus quod praemissa diligenter faciatis in forma praedicta In cujus etc. Teste ut supra I find this warrant in the Liberate Roll of this year for paying this pension to the King's Avocate in the Court of Rome REX Thesaur & Camerariis suis salutem Liberate de Thesauro nostro Magistro Liberate An. 3 E. 1. m. 11. Angelo Advocato nostro in Curia Romana Sexaginta Marcas super arreragia feodi sui Quadraginta Marcarum quod de nobis percepit quonsque provisum esset ei per nos in beneficio valoris Quaterviginti Marcarum & unde in partem concessionis nostrae praedictae satisfactum est ei in Ecclesiastico beneficio valoris Quadraginta Marcarum quam pro arreragiis feodi sui Quinquaginta Marcarum quod percipere consuevit ad idem Scaccarium tempore Domini H. Regis patris nostri T. R. apud Marleberg viij die Jan. I shall close this year with this Writ discovering the use necessity and Kings care to preserve his Records for the just defence of his Rights Royalties both at home and abroad especially in controversies and disputes with France and other Foreign Princes which I found in the White Tower Chapel by itself REX Thesaurario & Camerariis Scaccarii sui salutem Quia super omnibus processibus inter nos & antecessores nostros & Ministros suos & subditos acnostros Brev. 3 E. 1. ex una parte & Francorum Reges & suos ex altera in Cur. Franc. & alibi quondam & nuper inchoatis & adhuc pendentibus indecisis super convencionibus incompletis et omni quaestionis materia ex guerris resistenciis et rebellionibus excessibus et inobedientiis et ex aliis delictis quibuscumque de novo hinc inde exortis per jurisperitos ex parte nostra deputand tam in partibus transmarinis quam cismarinis in proximo habere volumus consilia et tractatus Et nonnulli ex dictis processibus et ex Bullis Cartis Literis instrumentis rotulis et memorandis ad defensionem juris nostri in hujusmodi processibus convencionibus et quaestionis materia necessariis vel utilibus in vestra et Custodis privati Sigilli nostri et aliorum Ministrorum nostrorum custodia London et alibi existunt ut accepimus vobis mandamus quod omnes hujusmodi Bullas Cartas Literas instrumenta rotulos et memoranda in dicti Custodis privati Sigilli nostri et aliorum quorumcumque Ministroum nostrorum custodia existencia ab ipsis per indenturas inter vos et ipsos inde conficiendas recipiatis et ipsorum transcripta una cum processibus in custodia vestra existentibus et Bullarum Chartarum instrumentorum et memorandorum in custodia vestra existencium et dictos processus convenciones et quaestionis materiam tangencium transcriptis et specialiter illis quae ad Thespatris nostri et ejus Consilii ordinacione cum dicto patre nostro ad mutuas Regum visiones pro homagio faciendo vel cum Procuratoribus et Nunciis dicti patris nostri ad Parliamenta Franc. pro juris sui defensione in eisdem portari solevant Et etiam cum quibusoam aliis quae ad defensionem juris nostri valere poterunt in processibus contra nos super homagio Comitatus Armanaci et super pluribus aliis contentis in litera credenciae nobis per Sen. Vascon transmissa nuper inchoatis per Clericos nostros dictis negotiis intendentes vobis plenius nominandad dicta consilia et tractatus coram nobis et Consiliariis nostris quociens opus fuerit usque ad finalem decisionem processuum praedictorum exhibend per Clericos sufficientes ad hujusmodi processuum et transcriptorum custodiam et informationem super hiis et prosecutionem pro eisdem personis et temporibus ac locis quibus decet faciend portari et custodiri faciatis Mandamus enim dicto Custodi privati Sigilli nostri et aliis Ministris nostris quibuscumque hujusmodi Bullarum Cartarum Literarum instrumentorum rotulorum et memorandorum custodiam habentibus quod ea vobis per indenturas faciant liberari quando per vos super hiis fuerint requisiti Teste meipso apud Walingford 22 die Aprilis anno regni nostri tertio * Mat. Westm & Th. Walsingham An. 1276 Plati●● Onuphrius Balaeus and others in his Life Peter Hispan being elected Pope An. 1276. 4 E. 1. after the death of Adrian the 5. and styled Pope John the 21. in the very first year of his Papacy sent this Bull to King Edward the 1. the Original whereof I found in the White Tower Chappel to demand the arrears of the annual rent of 1000 Marks for 7 years' last passed and that present year as his predecessor Pope Gregory the 10. had done JOHANNES Episcopus servus servorum Dei Carissimo in Christo filio Regi Angliae illustri salutem & Apostolicam benedictionem Cum censum Ecclesiae Romanae a te annis singulis debitum pro septem annis jam praeteritis et pro anno praesenti complendo in festo beati Michaelis Archangeli mense Septembris proximo venturo octo millia marcarum sterlingorum solvere tenearis Serenitatem Regiam requirimus et rogamus quatinus hujusmodi pecuniam pro dictis septem annis praeteritis et anno praesenti videlicet tria millia marcarum infra mensem post receptionem praesentium et totidem in festo beati Johannis Baptistae proximo futuro et duo millia in praedicto festo beati Michaelis dilecto filio Magistro Gifredo de Vecano Clerico Camerae nostrae et Nuncio nostro in Anglia nomine nostro et Ecclesiae Romanae persolvas Nos enim eidem Magistro Gifredo liberandi et absolvendi te ab hujusmodi debito et faciendi tibi pro nobis et Ecclesia praedicta refutationem et adquietationem plenariam de hiis quae a te receperit prout de jure fuerit plenam tribuimus tenore praesentium potestatem Dat. Viterbii 15 Kal. Januarii Pontificatus nostri anno primo I find no answer to this Bull nor was there any payment of these arrears then made unto him as appears by * See Tom. 2. p. 312 313. Pope Martin's subsequent Bull and demand of these arrears for that they were not satisfied About the same time Anno 1276. this Pope John granted two new Privileges to the Monks of St. Augustine's Canterbury whose * Chron. Wil Thorn col 1921 1923 1924. Abbot Nicholas Anno 1274. adivit generale Concilium Lugduni in expensis 200 librarum per haec verba Johannes Episcopus & infra Auctoritate vobis praesentium indulgemus ut in illis parochiis in quibus habetis & just percipitus majores ac veteres novalium quoque decimas de quibus aliquis hactenus non percepit pro ea portione qua veteres vos contingunt juxta constitutionem & declarationem felicis recordationis Alexandri Papae praedecessoris nostri super hoc editas libere percipere valeatis sine juris praejudicio alieni Item idem Johannes Auctoritate vobis praesentium indulgemus ut possessiones & alia bona mobilia & inmobilia quae personis liberis fratrum vestrorum ad Monasterium vestrum è seculo fugientium & professionem facientium in eodem si remansissent in seculo ratione successionis vel alio justo titulo contigissent & ipsi liberè potuissent aliis elargiri feudalibus duxtaxat exceptis petere percipere ac retinere liberè valeatis sine juris praejudicio alieni This year some Ecclesiastical Judges holding and others prosecuting suits in Courts Christian for Advousons' Debts and Chattels whereof they had no Jurisdiction against the King's Prohibitions I find these Suits and Attachments prosecuted against them for it in the Plea Rolls of Hill 4 Ed. 1. Gilbertus' de Tichewell optulit se 4. die versus Magistrum Alanum de Freston Plac. deTerm Hill An. 4 E. 1. m. 4. Archidiaconum Norff. & Magistrum Willielmum de la Hide de placito Prohibitionis etc. Et ipsinon ven Et praeceptum fuit Vicecomiti quod attach eos quod sint hic à die Paschae in tres septimanas Et Vic. sit auditurus judicium etc. Adhuc de Octabis Norff. Sancti Hilarii Magister domus Sancti Lizarii de Burton optulit se 4. die versus Simonem Personam m. 16. Leic. Ecclesiae de Norton de placito quare secutus est placitum in Curia Christianitatis de advocatiove quartae partis Ecclesiae de Galliby contra Prohibitionem etc. ad hunc diem Et Episcopus nihil inde fecit Ideo praeciptum est V●cecomiti quod attach praedictum Episcopum quod sit in Octabis Sanctae ●rinitatis Et ibi habeat etc. Rogerus de Glantham & Agn. uxor ejus per Attornatum suum optulit se 4. die Ibid. Lincoln versus Richardum Episcopum Linc. de placito quod etc. & hic haberet Petrum de Wiseheth & Magistrum Willielmum de Cotes Clericos suos ad respondendum Agn. & Rogero de placito quare prosecuti sunt placitum in Curia Christianitaris de Catallis et Debitis quae non sunt de Testamento vel Matrimonio contra Prohibitionem etc. Et ipsi non ven Et praeceptum fuit Vicecom quod distring at eum etc. Et Vicecomes mandavit quod districtus est per triginta boves & per bladum ad valentiam 12 marcarum Et nichilominus Theoba●dus le Messer de Haldingham & Robertus Joppe de cadem & Johannes le Bedel man eum Ideo ipsi in misericordia Et sicut prju● praeceptum est Vicecom quod distringat eum per omnes ter●as etc. Et quod habeat corpus eorum & similiter praedictos exitu● in Octabis Sanctae Trinitatis Et unde Vic. manned The King this year by his Sovereign Ecclesiastical Prerogative to prevent the ruin of the Abbey of Rading issued these Patents of Protection and regulation of the expenses of it and of the Cell belonging to it founded by his Ancestors committing its Revenues to certain persons to defray the Debts thereof REX Omnibus etc. salutem Quia piam intentionem quam progenitores Pat. 4. E. 1. m. 34. nostri Reges Angl. in fundatione Domus & Monasterii de Radinges quae ab eisdem Regibus immediatè noscuntur esse fundata diligenter in animo revolvamus ejusdem Domus iminentis destructionis periculo tenemur celeri subvenire remedio ne dictorum progenitorum in hac parte fraudetur intencio & ut ipsorum non solum pro eo quod ipsa Domus pro ipsis & nobis nostrisque successoribus fundata extitit verum etiam tanquam novae fundacionis seu relevacionis Domus ipsius auctores atque participes fieri debeamus Cum itaque Domus ipsa sit in multis summis pecumae nonnullis creditoribus obligata ad quas solvend absque distractione rerum & bonorum suorum non sufficit nisi ipsius et membrorum suorum ad tempus expensae superfluae resecentur Nos ejusdem Domus compacientes statui & in eadem & membris Deo serviencium exoneracioni providere volentes Domum seu * Ibid. m. 34. intus De Cella de Leministre captain manum Regis Cellam de Leministre Hereford Dioc. ad Monasterium praedictum de Radinges pleno jure spectantem cepimus in manum nostram et in defensionem nostram veluti ad patronum pertinet ejusdem ac omnium rerum & pertinenciarum suarum custodiam in temporalibus dilecto nobis Rolando de Herlegh Militi committentes ac injungentes eidem quod fructus redditus et proventus Domus praedictae fideliter colligens et conservans Decano & Capellanis in eadem Deo famulantibus necessaria in victu & vestitu competenter inveniat ac pauperibus mendicantibus secundum quod Cartae praedictorum fundatorum requirunt ibidem eleemosynas eroget intuitu caritatis Valumus autem quod resecatis superfluis tam in familia quam in expensis aliis et potissime in supervenientibus juxta * 3 E. 1 c. 1. statuti nostri tenorem residuum reddituum et proventuum praefatae Domus per ipsum provisum Abbatis et Prioris de Radinges et aliorum quos ad hoc deputandos duximus in exoneracionem Domus ipsius et non in alios usus convertatur In cujus etc. Teste Rege apud Gillingham 26 die Decembris REX Omnibus etc. salutem Licet de consensu dilectorum nobis in Christo Pat 4 E. 1. m. 34 intus Pro Abbate & Conventu de Radinges Abbatis & Conventus de Radinges Domum seu Cellam de Leministre Hereford Dioc. ad ipsum Abbatem & Conventum pleno jure spectantem pro exoneracione Domus de Radinges quae multis est debitis onerata in manum nostram ceperimus ipsius custodiam dilecto nobis Rolando de Herlegh Militi in Temporalibus committendo Nos nolentes quod hujusmodi captio in manum nostram possit dictis Abbati & Conventui vel eorum successoribus in posterum facere aliquod nocumentum vel nobis aut haeredibus nostris capiendi in manum nostram vel haeredum nostrorum ipsam Domum vel aliquam aliam Domorum ipsorum Abbatis et Conventus jus aliquod tribuere volumus & concedimus quod Abbas de Radinges qui pro tempore fuerit dicta Domo liberata vel non liberata possit dictam custodem amovere omninoque suae libito voluntatis & de ipsa Domo prout prius poterat ordinare absque nostri vel haeredum nostrorum reclamatione aliqua fac●enda In cujus etc. Teste ut supra The King likewise granted this Patent of Protection to the Abbot and Covent of Rival REX Omnibus Ballivis etc. salutem Cum dilecti nobis in Christo Abbas & Conventus de Rival Mercatoribus & aliis Creditoribus suis diversis in multimodis Pat. 4 E. 1. m. 16 intus Pro Abbate & Conventu de Rival debitis & immensis teneantur ad quorum solutionem facultates Domus praedictae per magnum temporis spacium sufficere non possent absque dispersione Monachorum & Fratrum Domus illius vel feodalium suorum dilapidacione seu fortè Domus ejusdem subversione totali quod nollemus Nos imbecillitati status ipsorum compacientes ne hujusmodi discriminis aut depressionis periculum ipsis videatur imminere Domum illam cum terris redditibus & omnibus possessionibus ac rebus aliis ad eandem Domum pertinentibus cepimus in protectionem et defensionem nostram specialem etc. as in the forecited Protections to other Houses In cujus etc. Teste Rege apud Estwod 13 die Julii The like Protection and Commission issued for the Abbot of Luntony in Walès m. 5. Teste Rege apud Westm 28 die Novembris The King out of his Royal care to defend Christians and Christian Religion against the invasions of the Saracens issued this Commission to the Mayor and Citizens of Baion to assist the King of Castle with their Ships REX dilectis & fidelibus suis Majori & Civibus suis Baion salutem Quia intelleximus Pat. 4 E. 1. m. 34 intus Pro Rege Castell quod Saraceni se praeparant ad veniendum hostiliter cum magno exercitu in terram karissimi sororii nostri Regis Castellae illustris non solum in dampnum ipsius Regis verumeciam in Christianitatis et aliorum Christianorum parcium illarum grave periculum et confusionem manifestam vobis mandamus quod ad requisitionem ipsius Regis & suorum sumptibus suis sitis eidem Regi in au●ilium et consilium Navigio vestro & aliis quibus melius sci veritis & poteritis ad resistendum per mare Saracenis praedictis ne terram dicti Regis aut aliorum Christianorum cum hujusmodi exercitu ingrediantur Tantum inde facientes quod a Deo prometeri et a nobis grates reportare possitis speciales In cujus etc. Teste Rege apud Caneford 7 die Jan. The King likewise by his Royal authority and special grace ratified all the Lands and Privileges of the Bishop of St. Asaph in Wales by this Patent REX Omnibus etc. salutem Volentes venerabili Patri Amano Episcopo de Sancto Asapho optentu dilectionis quam penes personam suam gerimus Pat. 4 E. 1. m. 34. intus Pro Amano Asaph Episcopo graciam facere specialem concessimus pro nobis & haeredibus nostris quantum in nobis est eidem Episcopo & successoribus suis & Ecclesiae suae de Sancto Asapho quod ipsi de caetero eisdem juribus libertatibus possessionibus et consuetudinibus diu obtentis utantur et gaudeant pacifice et quiete quibus idem Episcopus et praedecessores sui Episcopi ejusdem loci usi et gavisi fuerant melius tempore bonae memoriae Domini Henrici Regis patris nostri In cujus etc. Teste Rege apud Wynton 20 die Jan. He likewise issued these several Writs to the Sheriffs and Bailiffs of Liberties in Derbyshire and other Counties for levying the Disms granted him by the Pope from the Spiritualty which some Religious persons and Clerks refused to pay for which they were excommunicated by the Pope's authority and Collectors REX Vic. Derby & omnibus Ballivis Hundredorum & Libertatum infra dictum Com. existentibus salutem Cum nonnulli Religiosi et Clerici Decimam tam Iterum m. 30. intus De Decima levand Spiritualium quam Temporalium n●bis a sede Apostolica ad duos annos concessam detineant et arreragia ejus solvere contradicant propter quod executores ad ipsam Decimam colligendam deputati ipsos excommunicationis sentencia authoritate Apostolica innodarunt Nos eorum induratam maliciam reprimere volentes Vobis praecipimus firmiter injungentes quod praedictam Decimam et ejus arreragia a praedictis detentoribus seu contemptoribus vel eorundem beneficiis et bonis in Balliba vestra celeriter lebari faciatis quandocumque à dilecto nostro Gileberto de Sutton Clerico quem ad Decimam colligendam deputavimus fueritis requisiti Et hoc nullatenus omittatis In cujus etc. Teste Rege apud La Bruere Templo ix die Marcii Consimiles literae diriguntur R. Dunelm Episcopo & Justice Cestr Consimiles literae diriguntur Vicecomitibus Northumbr Cumbr. Eborum Sallop & Staff & omnibus Ballivis Hundredorum & Libertatum infra REX Vniversis Vicecomitib●s suis per Regnum Angliae constitutis salutem Dum admentem reducimus & memoriter recensemus quantis sit subjecta periculis Terra Pat. 4 E. 1. m. 13. De Decima levanda Sancta quamque & humanum existat in tantae necessitatis articulo subvenire eidem grandis compassio in utero cordis nostri suboritur & vehementer inducimur ejus prout possumus obviare discriminibus & commoda promovere Sane cum nonnulli Abbates Priores Religiosi et Clerici Decimam bonorum suorum tam Spiritualium quam Temporalium nuper ad sex annos Terrae sanctae Subsidio in Generali Concilio deputatam pro duobus annis praedictis retinent et arreragia ejus solvere contradicunt propter quod Executores ad ipsam Decimam colligendam in Civitatibus et Diocesibus constituti in ipsos excommunicationis sententiam latam in eodem Concilio et suam auctoritate Apostolica sibi concessa tulerunt et eciam promulgarunt Nos eorum induratam contumaciam & maliciam reprimere cupientes Vobis praecipimus firmiter injungentes quod praedictam Decimam et ejusdem arreragia a praedictis detentoribus seu contemptoribus vel eorundem beneficiis et bonis lebari et ejusdem Decimae Collectoribus persolbi celeriter faciatis quandocumque a Venerab patre G. Verdun Episcopo seu ipsius Collectoribus fueritis requisiti Et hoc nullatenus omittatis Teste Rege apud Westm xxiiii die Julii Et sunt sex literae omnibus Vicecomitibus ut supra directae de eadem forma The Nobles Commons' Prelates and Clergy having granted the King a Quindism out of their Liberality to discharge his Debts contracted in the Holy Land the King granted this Patent to the Archbishop and his Suffragans that this grant out of their free grace should not be drawn into custom or example REX Omnibus etc. salutem Licet Comites Barones' ac alii Magnates et Pat. 4. E. 1. m. 6. intus Pro R Cantuar. Archi●piscopo Communitas Regni nostri Quintamdecimam omnium bonorum suorum et eciam Venerabilis pater R. Cantuar. Archiepiscopi et sui Suffraganei propter urgentia negocia nostra Subsidium de bonis suis nobis sponte et graciose concesserint Nos per has literas nostras protestamur beneficium hujusmodi ex sola ipsius Archiepiscopi et Suffraganeorum suorum liberali gratia et non nomine Quintaedecimae processisse nec illud a nobis vel haeredibus nostris occasione vel exemplo tali in debitum vel consuetudinem trahi posse In cujus etc. Teste Rege apud Westm primo die Novembris Et duplicantur He likewise issued this Patent and direction for levying it REX Abbatibus Prioribus Baronibus Militibus liberis hominibus & omnibus Pat. 4 E. 1. m. 36. intus De Quintadecima de Honore de Bergeveny aliis tenentibus de Honore de Bergaveny salutem Cum Archiepiscopi Episcopi Abbates Priores Barones' Milites et omnes alii de Regno nostro Quintamdecimam de bonis suis quibusdam tamen exceptis nobis liberaliter concesserunt et benign ad exoneracionem debitorum in quibus diversis Mercatoribus de tempore quo moram in Terra Sancta fecimus obligamur Nos de affectione & dilectione quas ●rga nos credimus vos habere gerentes fiduciam pleniorem vos affectuosè requirimus & rogamus quatinus Statum nostrum quoad praemissa plenius intuentes Quintamdecimam de bonis vestris juxta formam quam dilecti et fideles nostri Grimbaldus Panncefot & Magister Henr. de Bray quos ad Quintamdecim in partibus vestris colligendam deputavimus vobis ex parte nostra exponent nobis favorabiliter concedatis Ita quod à nobis ex hoc grates favorabilius reportare debeatis temporibus oportunis Et praedictis Grimbaldo & Henr. in praemissis intendentes sitis & respondentes In cujus etc. Teste Rege apud Turrim London xxiiii die Novembris The General Proctor of St. Edmund's and Abbot Pontiniac complaining of divers false Proctors who fraudulently collected monies in their names and converted them to their own private uses issued this Commission for their apprehension examination and punishment REX omnibus Vicecomitibus & Ballivis ac caeteris fidelibus suis ad quos etc. salutem Ex gravi querela fratris Hugonis Generalis Procuratoris beati Edmundi Pat. 4 E. 1 m. 16. De Generali Procuratore beati Edmundi ac Abbatis & Conventus Pontin ac Abbatis & Conventus Pontiniacensis Antisiodorensis Dioc●sis nuper ad parts Angliae accedentis accepimus quod quidam propriae honest at is immemores sub nemine beati Edmundi in dicto Monasterio qui●sc●ntis per diversas parts Angliae discurrentes & se Procuratores dictae ●●mus falsò confingentes pecuniam et alia bona nomine praefati Sancti petunt et recipiunt a diversis et ea non in usus nec ad opus feretri jam dicti Sancti set in usus proprios illicite et inhoneste convertunt in dictae Domus et fratrum fraudem et dampnum non modicum ac dicti Sancti vituperium et scandalum manifestum Volentes autem maliciis & insolenciis hujusmodi modis quibus convenit obviare vobis mandamus firmiter injungentes quod nbicunque tales inveneritis in Ballivis vestris testimoniales dicti Procuratoris non habentes ipsos arrestari et detineri faciatis donec de statu & conversacione ipsorum nobis aut Procuratori praedicto consteterit evidenter proviso quod pecuniam ac alia bona apud eos inventa vel penes alios nomine suo deposita Procuratori praedicto vel ejus certo nuncio literas suas super hoc exhibenti totaliter affignentur Et si qui forsitan literas Regias datam praesentium praecedentes super recommendatione vel admissione ipsorum ad hujusmodi eleemosinas colligendas praedicti Procuratoris testimonium legitimum non habentes exhibeant eisdem literis de caetero minime pareatis Ipsum vero Procuratorem H. et ab eodem substitutos protegatis et protegi ac praefati Sancti negocium promoveri efficaciter faciatis In cujus etc. per biennium duratur as Teste Rege apud Cantuar viij die Julii The King issued this Writ on behalf of the Abbot of Belleiu on the New Statute of Westm 1. ch. 1. made but the year before for the ease and benefit of Religious Houses REX Omnibus ad quos etc. salutem Cum in primo Generali Parliamento Pat. 4 E. 1. m. 14. Pro Abbate de Bello loco Regis nostro post Coronationem nostram in Crastino Octabis Paschae anno Regni nostri tertio de voluntate nostra & consiliariorum nostrorum consilio & Communitate Regni nostri ibidem convocatorum consensu ad honorem Dei et utilitatem Ecclesiae suae sanctae et melioracionem dicti Regni nostri ordinaverimus et statuerimus quod nullus veniat manducare hospitari vel jacere in domo Religionis quae non sit de sua advocatione ad custos domus nisi prius rogatus fuerit & requisitus à Domino domus praeter Vicecomites qui venire poterunt cum quinque vel sex equis tantùm Ita tamen quod non gravent Religiosos suis crebris adventibus vel pernoctacionibus in domibus vel maneriis eorundem Et quod nullus ad suos proprios Custus domum aliquam Religiosorum intret aut jacere veniat contra voluntatem Custodum domus & quod nullus magnus vel parvus colore parentelae vel spiritualitatis aut alicujus affinitatis seu aliqua hujusmodi occasione in parco currat alieno nec piscetur in alterius vivario nec manducet neque hospitetur in domo aut manerio praelati vel alicujus alterius contra voluntatem vel consensum aut licenciam Domini vel Ballivi sui neque ad custagia Domini loci neque ad propria & quod si fortè intraverit cum consensu Domini vel sine consensu ipsius Domini vel Ballivi nullam serruram hostium fenestram aut alicujusmodi firmaturam faciat frangere vel aperire vel per se vel per alium nec aliquid victualium aut alterius rei ibi capiat colore empcioniis vel aliter nec faciat triturare nec capiat de victualibus aut aliis bonis alicujus Praelati personae vel alterius Clerici sive Laici colore empcionis vel aliter contra bonam voluntatem & licenciam illius cujus fuerit res vel Custodis ipsius rei infra villam mercati vel extra Et quod nullus capiat equos boves carros carrectas naves seu batellos ad aliquid cariandum vel aliud faciendum sine bona voluntate ipsius cujus res fuerit & tunc ei statim satisfaciat secundum convencionem habitam inter eos Et quod illi qui voluerint contra praedicta Statuta venire vel facere & inde convicti fuerint adjudicentur prisonae nostrae & inde secundum quantitatem transgressionis & secundum quod nos & Curia nostra viderimus bonum esse & quod si illi quibus transgressio facta fuerit sequi voluerint pro dampnis sibi factis adjudicentur & retornentur in duplo & quod nullus de caetero malum faciat vel gravamen alicui personae Sanctae Ecclesiae aut alicui alteri eâ occasione quod prandium vel hospicium ei fuerit denegatum aut eo quod aliquis in Cur. est conquestus de hoc quod gravatus fuit de re aliqua supradicta & quod si aliquis super hoc convictus fuerit poenam in ipsis Statutis nostris hujusmodi transgressionibus provisam sustineat & quod articuli antedicti adeo benè ligent nostros Consiliarios Justice de Forestis & alios Justic nostros & forestar sicut & alios universos & ut articuli antedicti manuteneantur & observentur quod nullus Praelatus Religiosus Abbas vel Ballivus vel aliquis eorum aut aliquis alius super gravem forisfacturam nostram aliquem hominem recipiat contra formam antedictam Cum eciam prohibuerimus ne aliquis mittat ad Manerium vel Domum Religionis homines equos & canes vel aves ad perhendinandum & quod nullus eos si forte mittantur retineat & quod quicumque hoc fecerit quia hoc est contra defensionem & praeceptum nostrum graviter puniantur Praecipimus insuper postmodum quod nullus Religiosus nec alius pro debito Regio nec alterius per animalia quae terram suam excolunt nec per oves suas distringatur dum districtio alterius rei sufficiens debito vel demandae possit inveniri excepto inparcamento animalium quando ea in dampno alieno contigerit inveniri secundum consuetudinem & legem terrae & quod districtiones minime sint superfluae set secundum bonum valorem per aestimacionem rationabiles ad quantitatem debiti vel demandae Et Domus Belli loci Regis Cisterciensis Ordinis in Suthampton à nostris Progenitoribus sit fundata propter quod eandem specialius tenemur diligere & volumus tanquam res nostras proprias custodire vobis inhibemus ne contra tenorem dictorum Statutorum nostrorum eandem Domum molestetis in aliquo indebite vel gravetis Nolumus autem quod Abbates dicti loci qui pro tempore fuerint contra tenorem eorundem Statutorum in aliquo benire praesumant In cujus etc. Teste Rege apud Westm xxiiii die Julii The like Writ verbatim issued this year for the Abbot of Bildewas m. 9 mutatis mutandis Teste Rege apud Bristol 23. die Septembris The like Writ by way of Inquisition upon complaint issued for the Brethren of St. Thomas Hospital in Southwark num 19 REX dilectis & fidelibus suis J. de Lovetot & El. de Beking salutem Ex Pat. 4 E. 1. m. 3. dorso parte fratrum Hospitalis Sancti Thomae de Suthwerke nobis est ostensum quod cum nuper ad meliorationem status Ecclesiae Sanctae et virorum Religiosorum tranquillitatem in regno nostro Ac insuper pro conservacione et continuacione eléemosinarum quae in domibus Religiosorum hujusmodi fieri solent de consilio nostrarum providerimus et firmiter obserbari statuerimus ne qui ad domos seu loca alia Religiosorum in Regno nostro praedicto ad hospitandum in eisdem seu bona aut victualia ipsorum Religiosorum capienda venire praesumerent nisi per praefatos Religiosos ad hoc essent requisiti Radulphus le Aumoner Rogerus de Hecweld Robertus le Ken Nichus de Hecsend J●hes le Clerk Nichus le Chapeleyn & plures alii advocantes se per Venerabilem patrem N. Winton Episcopum & asserentes custodiam ejusdem Hospitalis ad eundem Episcopum pertinere cum ad ipsum non pertineat Hospitale praedictum quod ex pia largicione eleemosinarum fidelium ad sustentationem fratrum & pauperum Christi infirmarum & ad imbecillitatem vergencium ibidem undique confluencium fundatum est praeter licentiam fratrum praedictorum ingressi possessiones victualia & alia bona praedicti Hospitalis pro voluntate sua dissiparunt distraxerunt & consumpserunt ad substractionem elcemosinae ejusdem Hospitalis & sustentacionis pauperum infirmancium & imbecillium praedictorum & status dicti Hospitalis subversionem Ita quod bona dicti Hospitalis ad sustentationem fratrum praedictorum non sufficiunt in ipsorum fratrum praejudicium & distendium non modicum & gravamen & contra Statutum supradictum Quid verò fratres praedicti parati sunt in Curia nostra sufficienter docere quod i●si cedentibus vel decedentibus Magistris seu Custodibus praedicti Hospitalis liberam electionem alium sibi eligendi Magistrum seu Custod●m habere debent & liberam hujusmodi electionem temporibus retroactis hactenus habuerunt Nos depressioni status Hospitalis et statrum praedictorum pie compacientes et eyes in suis juribus et libertatibus prout justum suerit et Regiam decet Majestatem subvenire volentes in hac parte assignavimus vos Justic. nostros unà cum hiis quos vobis associaveritis ad querelas fratrum praedictorum super praemissis audiend & terminand & ad inquirendum per Sacramentum etc. de Com. Surr. per quos etc. si necesse fuerit super eisdem plenius veritatem & ad justiciam inde faciendam secundum legem & consuetudinem regni nostri Et ideo vobis mandamus quod vocatis partibus praedictis coram vobis ad certum diem & locum quos ad hoc provideritis querelas praedictas audiatis & terminetis & dictis partibus in eisdem plenam & celerem justiciam secundum legem & consuetudinem praedictam fieri faciatis salvis etc. Mandavimus enim Vic. nostro Surr. quod ad certos etc. parts praedictas & praedictum Episcopum ostensur si quid juris habeat in custodia praedicta & ad faciendum & recipiendum quod justum fuerit in hac parte coram vobis venire faciatis & tot & tales probos & legales h●mines de Balliva sua per quos etc. In cujus etc. Teste Rege apud Westm xuj die Novembris The Bishop of Ely being riotously and forcibly disturbed in his Market Fair at Pulham View of Frankpledge and other Liberties belonging to that Bishopric the King upon complaint by his Regal Sovereignty issued these ensuing Patents legally to inquire of and redress the same REX dilectis & fidelibus suis Rogero Loveday & Johanni de Metingham salutem Sciatis quod assignavimus vos ad inquirendum per Sacramentum proborum Pat. 4 E. 1. m. 17. dorso etc. de Com. Norff. per quos rei veritas etc. qui malefactores & pacis nostrae perturbatores Mercatum & Feriam venerabilis patris Hugonis Eliensis Episcopi de Pulham vi & armis intraverunt & Ballivos ipsius Episcopi ad Manerium illud & Feriam illam custodiend deputatos verberaverunt vulneraverunt & male tractaverunt & Radulphum de Hecheham unum de Ballivis praedicti Episcopi ibidem interfecerunt & quendam latronem per praedictos Ballivos in praedicta Feria captum ab eorum manibus rescusserunt & abduxerunt & alia enormia eidem Episcopo & suis intulerunt ad dampnum ipsius Episcopi trescentarum librarum et praejudicium libertatis suae et contra pacem nostram Et ideo vobis mandamus quod ad certos etc. inquisitionem illam capiatis & convocatis coram vobis partibus loquelam illam audiatis & terminetis facturi inde etc. salvis etc. Mandavimus enim Vic. nostro Norff. quod ad certos etc. venire faciat etc. per quos etc. In cujus etc. Teste Rege apud Winchlesey two die IIdem Rogerus & Johannes assignantur eodem modo ad inquirendum per Sacramentum Ibidem etc. de Com. Norff. per quos etc. qui malefactores & pacis Regis perturbatores Ballivis Venerabilis patris H. Eliensis Episcopi tenentibus Curiam ipsius Episcopi de visu Franci plegii apud Walsoken de hominibus ejusdem Villae sicut hactenus nomine dicti Episcopi & praedecessorum suorum teneri consuevit insultum dederunt & eos malè tractaverunt non permittentes ipsos Curiam illam de visu praedicto pacificè tenere sicut teneri debet et teneri consuevit temporibus praedictis & alia enormia eidem Episcopo & suis intulerunt ad dampnum ipsius Episcopi ducentarum librarum et contra pacem Regis In cujus etc. Teste ut supra IIdem Rogerus & Johannes assignantur eodem modo ad inquirendum per Sacramentum etc. de Com. Norff. per quos etc. qui malefactores etc. Ballivis venerabilis Ibidem patris H. Eliensis Episcopi Cur. ipsius Episcopi de visu Franci plegii apud Walepol & Walton de hominibus ejusdem Villae sicut hactenus nomine dicti Episcopi & praedecessorum suorum consuevit insultum dederunt & eos malè tractverunt non permittentes ipsos Curiam illam de visu praedicto pacificè tenere sicut teneri debet et teneri consuevit temporibus praedictis & alia enormia eidem Episcopo & suis intulerunt ad dampnum ipsius Episcopi ducentarum librarum et praejudicium libertatis suae et contra pacem Regis In cujus etc. Teste ut supra The Pope having granted this privilege to the Prior of St. John's of Jerusalem in England that all who contributed Alms to their Hospital in their life should be buried by their men and Tenants after their death of what death soever they died some Thiefs being condemned and executed at Ivelcester were cut down casually or by some who envied them before they were dead whereof one when he was carried to the grave revived and took Sanctuary for which the Prior's men were imprisoned for a felonious Escape the King thereupon issued this Commission to inquire and certify the truth of this rare case REX dilectis & fidelibus suis Solomoni de Roffa & Thomae Tryvet salutem Pat. 4 E. 1. m. 32. Ex querela Prioris Sancti Johannis Jerusalem in Anglia accepimus quod cum per privilegia a sede Apostolica sivi et Hospitali praedicto concessa quibus ipse et sui praedecessores in regno nostro hactenus ust sunt corpora defunctorum illorum qui in vita sua fraternitati ipsius Hospitalis suas eleemosynas contulerint per suos homines sepulturae Christianae quociens opus fuerit deputari debeant quocumque casu mortis decessissent Ac quidam latrones nuper coram Justice nostris ad gaolam nostram de Ivelcestr deliberandam assignatis pro felonia quam fecerant judicium suum secundum lege● & consuetudinem regni nostri habuissent & postmodum suspensi f●issent per quod decennarii locorum illorum attachiati & quibus deputati fuerant ad furcas illas expect ●sse debuerant donec ultimum spiritum exalassent ac demum axtequam Willielmus Cukeman Nicholaus le Messager & Stephanus de Pecham homines ipsius Prioris ad hujusmodi corpora sic sepelienda deputati ad furcas ●llas venissent pro ipsorum corporibus sic ad sepulturam hujusmodi deputandis praef●tos latrones nemine praefatorum decennariorum aut aliorum ibidem invento sive per rupturas cordarum sive per aliquorum pradicti Prioris aemulorum excogitatam maliciam aut alio modo inde prostratos homines inveniss●nt ●c eos mortuos fuisse credidissent & eorum corpora ad Ecclesiam Sancti Olavi de Ivelcestria in ipsius Ecclesiae Cimiterio sepelienda portassent Adam le Messer u●us praedictorum latronum fic suspensorum cum in sepul●ura sic fossa poneretur vitali resumpto vigore pedem suum movit et postmodum uberiori potitus convalescentia limina peciit Ecclesiae praedictae et i●ise tenuit donec regnum nostrum abjuravit per quod Vic. noster Somers praefatos homines ipsius Prioris in prisona nostra de Ivelcestria detinet acsi ipsi culpabiles essent de felonia escha●io vel malicia praedictis Et quia super isto negocio plenius certiorari & plenam justiciam in hac parte fieri volumus nos de vestra circumspectione & industria plenè confidentes assignavimus vos ad inq●irendum per sacramentum etc. de Com. praedict● per quos etc. plenam veritatem & certitudinem casus memorati & ad faciendum inde ulterius quod secundum legem & consuetudinem regni nostri fuerit faciendum Et ideo vobis mandamus quod ad certos etc. inquisitionem illam capiatis in forma praedicta & secundum quod per inquisition●m illam factam esse inveneritis in hac parte tam pro nostra parte quam Prioris & hominum suorum praedictorum seu aliorum si quis inde culpabiles inveneritis plenam justiciam exhibeatis Mandavimus enim Vic. nostro praedicto quod ad certos etc. tot & tales venire faciat etc. per quos etc. In cujus etc. Teste Rege apud Wynton 19 die Januar. Et mandatum est Vic. Praedicto quod ipsos per bonam manucaptionem interim deliberari faciat The King in pursuance of the Statute of Marlbridge Anno 52 H. 3. ch. 10. granted this Writ to the Bishop of Dumblan in Scotland to exempt him from Sheriffs Tornes and County Courts as well as English Clergymen REX Omnibus Ballivis ad quos etc. salutem Cum de communi consilio regni Pat. 4 E. 1. m. 36. intus Pro R. Dumblan Episcopo See the Register of Writs f. 175 176. Fitz. Natura Brev. f. 160. Cooks 2 Instit. p. 120 121. nostri provisum sit quod Archiepiscopi Episcopi Abbates Priores & caeteri viri Religiosi seu Milites non habeant necesse venire ad Turnum Vic. nisi eorum praesentia ●b aliam causam ad hoc requirantur to the end they might the better attend on and only apply themselves to the discharge of their Spiritual functions concessimus venerabili patri Roberto Dumblan Episcopo quod toto tempore vitae suae sit quietus de Turnis Vic. in Wapentag de Brokelnestowe & Riseclyve in Com. No●ingh & etiam quod quietus sit de duobus adventibus per annum quas debet ad Com. praedictum Et ideo vobis mandamus quod ipsum Episcopum contra hanc concessionem nostram non vexetis In cujus etc. Teste Rege apud Polton 14 die Febr. What Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction the King exercised this year in Ireland these ensuing Records inform us REX Justice suo Hibern Come v●cante Abbatia beatae Mariae de Trum. per mortem Gilberti nuper Abbatis ejusdem domus ad requisitionem Prioris & Conv●ntus Pat. 4 E. 1. m. 20. intus De cons●nsu electioni adhibito in Hibern ejusdem loci eye licenciam concesserimus alium sibi in Abbatem suum pront moris est eligendi Nos laboribus & expensis eorundem Prioris & Conventus parcere volentes vobis mandamus quod electionem eorundem Prioris & Conventus de Abbate domus suae in Ecclesia sua Trum. faciendae Regium assensum et favorem nomine nostro praebeatis Et si conting at ipsum Electum in Abbatem loci prae●icti per loci Diocae anum canonicè confirmari tunc recepta ab ipso Electo nomine nostro fidelitate nobis in hujusmodi casu debita temporalia dicto Abbati liberetis receptis tamen prius literis patentibus sigillo praedicti Abbatis et sigillo Capituli signatis quod haec gratia nostra quam eisdem Priori et Conventui ex mera liberalitate nostra concessimus nobis et h●redibus nostris non cedet in praejudicium vel exhaeredationem seu trahatur in consuetudinem vel consequenciam temporibus futuris In cujus etc. Teste Rege apud Westm 8 die Ju● The Archbishopric of Dublin in Ireland being void the King by his Prerogative granted the custody of it to Thomas Chaddeworth allowing him 40. Marks a year for his Salary out of it REX Baronibus suis de Scaccario Dublin salutem Allocate Magistro Thomae de Chaddeworth custodi nostro Archiepiscopatus Dublin vacantis & in manu Liberate 4 E. 1. pars 1. m. 3. Pro Magistro T de Chaddeworth nostra existentis in exitibus ejusdem Archiepiscopatus de toto tempore quo fuit custos ejusdem Archiepiscopatus & quamdiu custodiam illam habuer it singulis annis quadraginta marcas quas ei concessimus percipiend pro feodo suo & custodia Archiepiscopatus praedicti Teste Rege apud Bathon 15 die Sept. Stephen Bishop of Waterford was then Treasurer of the King's Exchequer in Ireland as appears by the Kings Writ of Liberate to the Auditors of his Accounts and other Records The King presenting to the Archdeaconry of Dublin by reason of the Temporalties of the Archbishopric then in his hands and the Prior and Chapter of St. Trinity in Dublin pretending the Archdeacon's of Dublin had a right thereto the King by his Ecclesiastical Prerogative summoned both parties with their Evidences to appear before him and appointed special Delegates to hear and descide the cause which they did accordingly who awarded the right to the King and his Clerk to be installed as this Record attests REX Justice suo Hibern salutem Magistro Guillielmo de Notafeld quondam Archidiacono Dublin naturae d●bitum persolvente nos Archidiaconatum ipsum Pat. 4 E. 1. m. 24. vacantem et ad nostram donationem ratione Archiepiscopatus Dublin vacantis & in manum nostram existentis spectantem dilecto Clerico nostro Willielmo de Salinis donavimus Mandantes Decano & Capitulo Ecclesiae Sancti Patticii Dublin quod eidem Guillielmo stallum in Choro & locum in Capitulo ratione dicti Archidiaconatus prout moris est assignarent Cumque Prior & Capitulum Sanctae Trinitatis Dublin assererent mandatum nostrum hujusmodi in eorum praejudicium redundare cum Archidiaconi Dublin qui pro tempore fuerint consuevissent in dicti Archiepiscopatus vacationibus praesentari eisdem et ab ipsis jurisdictionem spiritualitatis Civitatis et Dioc. Dublin quam iidem Archidiaconi vacante sede habere consueverunt recipere & peterent quod eundem Willielmum in forma praedicta praesentaremus ●isdem ab ipsis dictam Jurisdictionem more solito receptaram Nos quia nolebamus juri parcium in aliquo derogare Decanum & Capitulum Sancti Patricii & Priorem & Co●ventum Sanctae Trinitatis praedictos ad nostram mandavimus praesentiam cum omnibus actis et munimentis negocium hujusmodi tangentibus evocari Dictis itaque partibus coram nobis sufficienter apparentibus Nos dilectos Clericos nostros Magistrum Thomam Bek & Robertum de Scardeburg dedimus partibus auditores Coram quibus cum fuisset inter partes per plures dies super quaestione hujusmodi altercatum tandem quaesitum fuit à parte dictorum Prioris & Conventus U●rum haberent aliquam praesentationem sibi factam super ipso Archidiaconatu a Regibus Angliae temporibus retroactis velaliquid aliud per quod possent de jure suo vel possessione sua nostram conscienciam super hoc infirmare Quibus respondentibus se prae manibus non habere quaesitum fuit ulterius utrum videtur eisdem justum vel aequum an quod nos propter nudam eorum assertionem deberemus mandatum quod feceramus pro praedicto Guillielmo dictis Decano & Capitulo revocare Ad quod directè taliter responderunt Quod volcbant pro bono pacis & ob reverentiam Regiam praedictum Guillielmum tenere pro Archidiacono de caetero & habere Quare vobis mandamus quatinus praedictum Archidiaconum faciatis in omnibus secundum quod praedecessores sui usi sunt pacifica dicti Archidiaconatus possessione gaudere Non permittentes eundem super praedictis a praedictis Priore et Conventu aliqualiter impediri Provideatis tamen quod ipsi Prior & Conventus per ipsum Archidiaconum vel ipsius Offic. indebitè non graventur Teste Rege apud Wynton 8 die Dec. The King by his Royal authority and this Writ authorised the Abbot of Grimesby totally to demolish a ruinous Chapel near Grimesby and to convert the stones thereof to such other sacred Fabrics as he should deem meet REX Vic. Lincoln salutem Cum nuper quantum in nobis est concesserimus Claus 4 E. 1. pars 1. m 1. Pro Abbate de Grimesby dilecto nobis in Christo Abbati de Grimesby quod Capellam Sancti Andreae extra Grimesby sacrarum● dium convertere prout sibi viderit expedire Tibi praecipimus quod Capellam ill●m liberes eidem Abbati ad voluntatem suam inde faciend in forma praedicta salvo jure cujus●ibet Teste Rege apud Westm 16 die Octobris Some Purprestures being made in the King's Forest of Windesore without his licence and the Dean and Chapter of Sarum and Abbot of Waltham demanding the Tithes thereof when as no Tithes were formerly paid the King to secure his own right and interest in them commanded the Tithes to be sequestered by this Writ REX dilecto & fideli suo Galfrido de Picheford Constabulario Castri sui Windes Claus 4 E. 1. m. 6. intus De Purpresturis factis in Foresta de Windes salutem Cum quaedam Purpresturae factae sint super nos in Foresta de Windesor de quibus Decimae hucusque datae non fuerunt ut intelleximus ac Decanus & Capitulum Sarum & Abbas de Waltham ex adverso jus sibi vendicent in Decimis Purprestur predict Nolentes quod per hujusmodi novam possessionem alterutrum eorum praejudicium nobis seu haeredibus nostris generetur Vobis mandamus quod Decimas illas in certo et tuto loco poni faciatis non permittentes ipsos seu ipsorum alterum ad eas manum apponere donec certi fuerimus de indempnitate nostra vel aliud inde praeceperimus Teste Rege apud Westm 25 die Julii The Abbot and Covent of Fountain of the Cistercian Order selling 62. sacks of Wool to Merchants of Florence which they were to deliver to them at several days for which they received of them before hand at London 690 marks and an half of good new money they entered into this Recognisance with strange conditions and renunciations of all Privileges granted them by the King or Pope all Inhibitions from either and not to be sued upon it out of the Realm to the prejudice of the Crown and Realm thus recorded in the dorse of the Clause Roll. UNiversis praesentes literas inspecturis Fr. D. dictus Abbas de Fontibus & ejusdem Claus 4 E. 1. m. 3. dorso De Dunelmo Fonte & sociis suis Mercatoribus Florent loci Conventus * Cistercien Cycestrien ordinis Ebor. Dioc. salutem in Domino Noverit universitas vestra nos vendidisse & concessisse Dunelmo Fonte & Bernardo Thechald ementibus & recipientibus tam pro seipsis quam pro Theclano Thedald fratre dicti Bernardi ac aliis eorum sociis Civibus & Mercatoribus Florentin sexaginta duos saccos lanae de collecta Monasterii nostri sine clack & lok god & card nigra grissa vilem tuysun & sine pellic Quam quidem lanam paratam & ponderatam nostris sumptibus propriis & expensis promittimus & tenemur deliberare eam per legitimam stipulationem terminis infra scriptis videlicet in Quindena Nativitatis Sancti Johannis Baptistae anno Domini 1277. decem & septem saccos Item in eadem Quindena anno Domini 1278. decem & septem saccos Item & quatuordecim saccos anno Domini 1279. Et quatuordecim alios saccos in dicta Quindena anno Domini 1280. quolibet anno apud Clifton praedictis Mercatoribus vel uni eorum aut eorum certo nuntio has literas deferenti sine ulteriori dilatione Pro quibus sexaginta & duobus saccis praedictis modo loco & terminis deliberand & tradend ut dictum est dicti Mercatores solverint nobis prae manibus apud London sexcent & nonaginta marcas & dimidium bonorum novorum & legalium sterlingorum tresdecim solidis & quatuor sterlingis pro marca qualibet computatis De qua pecunia nomine nostro & Monasterii nostri benè & integrè nos vocamus quietos & pacatos Exceptioni non numeratae non solutae non traditae nobis pecuniae omnino renunciantes Si vero dicta lana sicut dictum est eisdem Mercatoribus praedictis loco & terminis non fuerit integrè deliberata & reddita extunc eis promittimus & tenemur per antedictam stipulationem refundere & reddere ac restaurare eisdem Mercatoribus vel uni eorum aut eorum certo nuncio omnes expensas dampna & interest quae vel quos dicti Mercatores fecerint aut incurrerint pro defectu solutionis & deliberationis seu assignationis lanae praedictae Super quibus credetur dictis Mercatoribus vel uni eorum aut eorum nuntio per simplex verbum suum tantum sine juramento & alio probatione nec computabimus dictas expensas dampna ac interesse in sortem dictae lanae nec retinebimus dictam lanam contra voluntatem dictorum Mercatorum praetextu dictarum expensarum & dampnorum refusionem ultra terminos antedictos Pro quibus omnibus & singulis antedictis firmiter & fideliter observandis & adimplendis obligamus nos Ecclesiam nostram et successores nostros et omnia bona nostra Ecclesiae nostrae et successorum nostrorum mobilia et immobilia praesentia et futura Ecclesiastica et mundana ubicunque inventa fuerint dictis Mercatoribus et eorum sociis Quae bona ab eis precari nomine possidere recognoscimus usque ad integram observationem omnium praedictorum Renunciantes in hiis omnibus et singulis pro nobis Ecclesia nostra et successoribus nostris omni juri juris auxilio Canonici et Civilis privilegio Clericali et fori omni consuetudine statuto omnibus literis et indulgentiis et privilegiis ac inhibitionibus a sede Apostolica et a Curia Regia impetratis et impetrandis constitutioni de duobus diebus editae in Concilio generali conventioni appellationum remedio Et specialiter indulgentiae sedis Apostolicae Anglicis concessae qua cavetur ne Anglici extra Angliam trahantur ad causas per literas dicti sedis et omnibus aliis exceptionibus juribus et defensionibus personalibus et realibus quae nobis Ecclesiae nostrae et successoribus nostris possent prodesse et dictis Mercatoribus nocere vel quae possent objici contra praemissa Volumus autem nomine nostro & successorum nostrorum ac Ecclesiae nostrae super praemissis omnibus & singulis à dictis Mercatoribus vel ab uno eorum aut eorum nuntio in omni loco libere conveniri et ad judicium trahi In cujus rei testimonium praesentibus literis sigillum nostrum apposuimus Dat. London proximo ante festum Sancti Lucae Evangelistae Anno Domini 1276. Et memorand quod praedictus Abbas venit in Canc. Regis et recognovit omnia praemissa in forma praedicta Postea venit Dunelm praedictus in Canc. Regis & posuit loco suo die canicun Mercatorem Florentin ad recipiendum medietatem lanae praedictae ab Abbate & Conventu praedictis How careful and conscientious the King was to satisfy his Father's debts to exonerate his soul will appear by these two Patents on behalf of the deceased Bishop of Cicesters' Executors and the present Bishop thereof REX dilectis sibi in Christo Willielmo de Selesy & Roberto the Pearl Canonicis Pat. 4 E. 1. m. 19 intus Pro Executoribus Testamenti R. quondam Cycestren Episc Cycestr & Ivoni de Whistringer Executoribus beati Richardi quondam Cycestr Episcopi & Magistri Walter de Glouc. quondam Decani ejusdem loci & custodis Episcopatus praedicti salutem Cum celebris memoriae Dominus H. Rex pater noster teneretur praedicto Richardo Episcopo in ducentis libris & venerando patri Stephano nunc ejusdem loci Episcopo in centum libris de quibusdam exitibus Episcopatus praedicti quas recepit per manus Decani praedicti dum dictus Stephanus Episcopus ageret extra regnum in Curia Romana volentes vobis de pecunia praedicta ad exoneracionem animae dicti patris nostri plenarie satisfieri sicut decet Volumus & concedimus quod praedictas trescentas libras recipiatis per manus Ballivorum Villae nostrae Sutht tam de arreragiis firmae Villae praedictae quam de fine quem dicti Ballivi ultimo fecerunt nobiscum ac de firma ejusdem Villae de anno futuro videlicet in festo Sancti Michaelis proximo venturo centum libras & in festo Paschae immediatè sequenti alias centum libras & postmodum in festo Sancti Michaelis proximo subsequenti centum libras Mandavimus enim Ballivis nostris praedict●s quod dictas trescentas libras de arreragiis fine & firma praedictis vobis praedictis terminis plenariè & sine dilacione persolvant In cujus etc. Teste Rege apud Cyc●striam 18 die Junii REX Ballivis & probis hominibus suis Sutht salutem Cum celebris memoriae Ibidem Dominus H. Rex pater noster teneretur beato Richardo quondam Episcopo Cycestr in quingentis marcis de quibus jam satisfieri fecimus Executoribus suis de ducentis marcis & restant adhuc ducentae librae ad solvendum eisdem & teneretur etiam idem Rex venerabili patri Stephano nunc ejusdem loci Episcopo in centum libris de quibusdam exitibus Episcopatus praedicti quos percepit per manum Walteri quondam Decani dicti loci et custodis Episcopatus ejusdem dum praefatus Stephanus Episcopus ageret extra regnum in Curia Romana volentes tam Executoribus dicti Episcopi de ducentis libris quam etiam Executoribus dicti Decani de centum libris praedictis ad exoneracionem animae dicti patris nostri satisfacere sicut decet ordinavimus quod tam de arreragiis firmae Villae vestrae praedictae priusquam capta esset in manum nostram quam de fine vestro quem ulterius nobiscum fecistis & de firma ejusdem Villae de anno futuro dictis Executoribus plenariè satisfieri Et ideo vobis mandamus quod dilectis nobis in Christo Willielmo de S●leseye & Ivoni de Whistringer Executoribus dictorum Sancti Richardi & Decani ac Roberto de Pearl vel duobus aut uni ex eyes de arreragiis finis & firmae praedictis centum libras in festo Sancti Michaelis proximo futuro & in festo Paschae immediatè sequenti alias centum libras & postmodum in festo Sancti Michaelis proximo sequenti centum libras modis omnibus persolvatis Et hoc propter aliquod aliud mandatum nostrum de pecunia alibi vel alii cuicumque solvend vobis directum vel etiam dirigendum nullatenus omittatis In quolibet autem praedictorum terminorum recipiatis à praedictis Executoribus literas ipsorum de solucione illius termini sibi facta & in ultimo terminorum praedictorum recipiatis ab eis literas nostras patentes quas habent de praedictis trescentis libris & literas illas nobis habere faciatis & tunc vobis de praedicta pecunia plenam fieri faciemus allocationem Teste ut supra There being a controversy between the King and the Dean and Chapter of Bordeaux about the custody of the Temporalties of the Archbishopric of Bordeaux which belonged to him and his ancestors by their Royal Prerogative yet the King out of special grace and to quiet all differences quitted and released the custody thereof for the future by this Patent REX Omnibus ad quos etc. salutem Licet progenitores nostri Acquit qui pro tempore fuerunt et nos quociens sedem Burdeg vacare contigit custodiam Pat. 4 E. 1. m. 13. Pro Archiepiscopo Burdegal Temporalium ejusdem Archiepiscopatus eadem sede vacante habere et facere fructus nostros consuevissemus quamvis Decanus et Capitulum Burdeg aliquibus temporibus asseruerint custodiam hujusmodi ad nos vel alios Deuces Aquitan minime debere pertinere Nos intuitu Dei & salutis animae nostrae & animarum antecessorum & haeredum nostrorum necnon & contemplatione venerabilis patris S. Burdeg Archiepiscopi volentes inter nos & haeredes nostros & successores nostros & Ecclesiam Burdeg ac ipsius Praelatos in hac parte sopiri omnem materiam quaestionis concedimus et quietamus pro nobis et haeredibus et successoribus nostris eidem Archiepiscopo pro se et successoribus suis universis et Ecclesia sua praedicta totum jus quod habebamus vel habere poteramus in custodia antedicta Inhibentes omnibus Ballivis nostris qui pro tempore fuerint ne de caetero cum eandem sedem vacare contigerit aliquid de terris redditibus vel bonis dicti Archiepiscopatus ratione praedictae custodiae vel regalium praesumant occupare capere vel seisire In cujus etc. Teste Rege apud Westm 25 die Julii * Antiq. Eccl. Brit. p 195. Matthew Parker records that Robert Kilwarby Archbishop of Canterbury to advance his Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction Anno 1276. exacto jam primo suae consecrationis anno vetera Cantuariensis Curiae quae in arcuato Londini Templo celebratur statutis a multis Cantuariensibus Archiepiscopis antiquitus sancita desuetudine pene adumbrata renovavit omniaque breviter quinque a ticulis complexus est Deinde suae Provinciae Clerum ad Novum Templum convocavit cui Cencilio etiam Eboracensis Archiepiscopus accersitus interfuit In hoc Concilio Lewelin Griffini filius Princeps Walliae quia mandatis Regiis obtemperare recusavit totius Synodi decreto excommunicatus est Who contemned both this Councils Excommunication and the King's summons of him to come to his Parliament as our * Mat. Westm Walfingham Hen. deKnyghton Cicestrensis Holinshed Speed Grafto● Daniel and others Anno 1276 to 1282. Historians inform us which occasioned a bloody War between the King and him till he submitted to his Royal william Anno 1277. Pope John to avance his Papal authority and the Privileges of the Praemonstratensian Freers' appointed Nicholas Abbot of St. Augustine's Canterbury to be the Conservator of their Order prohibiting suits against them under pain of Excommunication by any other Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction or Judge according to Pope's privileges indulged to them Who by this new Papal authority inhibited a suit against the Abbot and Covent of Langele of that Order before the Prior of Westminster and his Official by the Rector of a Church most likely for Tithes detained by them as a Chronica W. thorn cap. 26. Sect. 8. col 1925. Nicholas Abbas & Conservator Ordinis Praemonstratensis William thorn thus stories in his Chronicle Eodem anno Dominus Nicholaus per literas Apostolicas recepit in defensionem et tuitionem omnes religiosos Ordinis Praemonstratensis per Angliam constitutos unde inter alia multa Priori Westmonasterii ex officio suae Conservationis scripsit sub ista forma NIcholaus Dei Gratia Abbas Sancti Aug. Cant. Conser vator privilegiorum Abbati Praemonstratensi Ordinis ejusque Coabbatibus et Fratribus Praemonstratensis a Seed Apostolica indultorum Reverendo viro Domino Priori Westm. Ordinis Sancti Benedicti ejusque Comissariis qu●buscunque salutem Cum Abbati Praemonstratensi ac ipsius Coabbatibus Conventibus & Fratribus ab Apostolica sede speciaaliter sit indultum ut per * ejusdem easdem sedis literas a quoquam non valeant nec debeant in judicium evocari aut cuiquam poterit jurisdictio attribui neque aliquam habeant firmitatem quae tacito nomine P. ordinis fuerint impetrata contra libertates istis Praemonstratensibus concessas Nos attendentes quod vos seu Commissarii vestri praetextu quarundam Literarum a sede praedicta contra Religiosos viros Abbatem et Conventum de Langele Praemonstratensis Ordinis Norwicensis Diocaesis per W. de Sancto G. Rectorem Ecclesiae de N. ejusdem Diocaesis impetratarum quae nullam de indulto hujusmodi faciunt mentionem ad ejusdem Rectoris instantiam in suae salutis dispendium judicialiter procedere intenditis ac hactenus processistis quod publicum manifestum asseritur & notorium in praedictorum Abbatis et Conventus praejudicium privilegii Papalis laestonem ac elustonem nostrae jurisdictionis qui ad tuitionem privilegiorum eisdem Religiosis et suo Ordini Praemonstratensi indultorum contra publicos manifestos et notorios injuriatores eorundem simus a sede Apostolica specialiter deputati quique licet authoritate nobis commissa in vos animadvertere possemus pro praesumptis volentes tamen vestram & Commissariorum vestrorum prudentiam plenius experiri ad coercionem procedere differimus in praesenti vos rogantes monentes & in Domino exorantes authoritate qua fungimur Apostolica sub poena cohercionis Canonicae firmiter injungendo quatinus receptis praesentibus difficultate qualibet ac dilatione remotis supersedeatis causae cognitioni occastone literarum praedictarum coram vobis hactenus agitatae de ipsa de caetero ac meritis ejusdem nullatenus cognituri Ipsum Rectorem nihilominus citantes peremptory quod compareat coram nobis vel Com missariis nostris in Ecclesia nostra Conventuali Cantuariae proximo die juridico post festum Conversionis Sancti Pauli super temeraria fatigatione et injuria factis Abbati et Conventui de Langele memoratis responsurus facturus et recepturus quod juris fuerit et rationis Quid autem super praemissis feceritis nos dictis die & loco per vestras patentes literas harum seriem continentes vel Commissarios nostros reddatis certiores D●t apud Rading Set isto Rectore à fatigatione praedictorum Religiosorum non cessante neque moniti●nibus Conservatoris obtemperante idem Dominus Nicholaus Abbas by his new Papal authority scripsit Decano loci illius in haec verba NIcholaus Dei gratia etc. Cum ex anthoritate nobis a sede Apostolica commissa specialiter incumbat Religiosos viros Abbates Conventus & fratres Premonstratensis Ordinis per Angliam constitutos contra publicos notorios & manifestos injuriatores eorundem defendere & tueri Ac publicum existat manifestum & notorium quod W. de Sancto G. Rector Ecclesiae de N. Abbatem & Conventum de Langeley dictae Diocaesis Ordinis Praemonstratensis in causam traxit coram Domino Priore Westmonasterii & ipsius Commissariis & adhuc contra eosdem indebitè prosequendo ipsos laboribus fatigare non cessat & expensis contra suorum tenorem privilegiorum Vobis authoritate qua fungimur Apostolica sub poena Canonicae districtionis firmiter injungendo mandamus quatinus moneatis et efficaciter inducatis Rectorem supradictum quod a Molestationibus supradictis Religiosis eisdem illatis penitus desistat atque ipsos in pace permittat sub poena excommunicationis majoris quam ex nunc in personam ipsius in hiis scriptis proferimus si nostris monitionibus parere contempserit The same Historian renders us this Account of the Collectors and sums of the Dism levied within the Province of Canterbury to Aid the Holy Land * Chron. W. Thorn col 1926. Anno supradicto erat Decima concessa in Subsidium Terrae Sanctae in tota Anglia & duravit per vi annos continuò Et fuerunt Collectores hujusmodi per iiii Annos in Diocaesi Cantuariensi fratres scilicet Dominus Wylmynton hujus loci Prior & Johannes Belham & repertum fuit quod summa omnium receptorum pro toto tertio anno per dictum Priorem Collectorem l. s. d. Est Summa 804 02 02 Receptorum quarti Anni 1706 10 07 Receptorum quinti Anni 0828 14 05½ Et Receptorum sexti Anni 1027 04 00 Et receipt de Arreragii● de duobus primis Annis quibus non extiterunt Collectores 126 01 02½ Et receptorum à primis Collectoribus in deposito 1264 07 11½ Summa omnium Receptorum per eosdem in Diocaesi Cantuariensi 5125 00 05½ Thomas Walsingham stories a Hist. Angl. An. 1277. p. 7. Hoc tempore frater Johannes de Derlington Ordinis Praedicatorum Confessor quondam Regis Henrici auctoritate Papali in regno Angliae Collector efficitur Decimarum salva Papali reverentia contra sui Ordinis professionem tali officio deputatus He further relates b Walsingham Hist. Angl. p. 6 7. Mat. West Anno 1276 1277. Platina Onuphrius Ealaeus Barns Opmerus Laertius Cherubinus Stella Crespin in the lives of these Popes Cent. Magd. cap. 10. Eodem tempore Papa Gregorius 10. apud Arescium defunctus ibidem traditur sepulturae cui successit Innocentius Quintus natione Burgundus factus autem Papa sedet mensibus quinque diebus duobus mortuoque Romae & in Lateranensi Ecclesia sepelitur Cui eodem anno successit Adrianus Quintus natione Januensis dictus antea Octobonus qui tituli Sancti Adriani Diaconus Cardinalis à Papa Clement Quarto in Angliam missus est Hic Papa factus statim constitutionem quem Papa Gregorius Decimus fecerat de inclusione Cardinalium pro electione Summi Pontificis suspendit proponens jam aliter ordinare sed morte praeventus constitutionem suspensam reliquit sedit vero mensibus duobus Papa Adriano desuncto successit Johannes 21. dictus Petrus Hispanus Hic Episcopus Tusculanus er at prius in artibus diversis famosus sed scientiarum florem Pontisicalemque dignitatem quadam morum stoliditate deformavit aded ut naturali pro parte carere videretur industria in hoc tamen quamplurimum laudabilis fuit quod se tam pauperibus quam divitibus communem exhibuit studiumque literarum amplectens multos in beneficiis Ecclefiasticis promovit egentes This Pope John c Polychron l 7. c. 38. Hen. de Knyghton de Event Ang. l. 3. c. 1 col 2461. Tho. Walsingham Hist. Angl. p. 7. Mat. West Anno 1176. Platina Onuphrius & Balaeus in his life Cum sibi vitae spatium in ann●s plurimos extendi crederet & hoc etiam coram multis assereret subitò cum nova Cam●●a quam s●bi Viterbio circa palatium construxerat s●lus corruit & inter lapiaes & iigna collisus sexto die post casum moritur & in Ecclesia S. Laurentii sepelitur These 4. Pope's dying all within the compass of one year Anno 1277. * Walsi●gham Ibidem Transiit annus ist● propter tot Paparum interitum tristis lugubrisque Romanis Anno 1277. the 5. of Edw. the 1. in Quindena Paschae Rex recedens à Westmonasterio versus Walliam properavit cum omni militari servicio terrae suae Angliae Barones' de Scaccario & Justiciarios de Banco usque Salopiam secum ducens qui placita * Mat. West An. 1277. p. 365. Walsingham Polych●●nicon H. de Knyghton Fabian Polydor Virg●l Holinshed Speed and others in An. 5 E 1. secundum consuetudines Angliae audientes ibidem pro tempore aliquo morabantur Whiles the King lay there with his army though they were much distressed for victuals and carriages yet the King was so careful to preserve the Liberties of the Church and Clergy and observe the Statute of Westm. 1. cap. 1. made on their behalf that he granted several Protections to Abbots Abbesses Bishops and other Clergymen that no Purveyor or other Officers should take any of their goods carriages or quarter upon them without their free wills and licence as these Patents of protection evidence REX omnibus Ballivis Clericis & Ministris suis ad quos etc. salutem Licet Pat 5 E. 1. p●rs 1 m. 3. De Blade aut Carriag pro ●xercitu Wall nullatenus cap. nos Magnates & caeteri fideles nostri nobiscum in Exercitu nostro Walliae existentes bladis victualibus et cariagiis non modicum ad Exercitum nostrum praedictum indigeamus nolumus tamen quod aliquid de bladis seu rebus aliis dilectorum nobis in Christo Abbatis et Conventus de Pippewell quibuscunque vel etiam cariag aliquod ad opus nostrum vel alicujus alterius ab ipfis capiatur contra voluntatem suam Et ideo vobis mandamus quod de bladis & aliis bonis praedictorum Abbatis & Conventus veletiam cariagium aliquod ab ipsis ad opus nostrum vel alterius sicut praedictum est sine licentia et voluntate sua nullatenus capiatis In cujus etc. per unum annum durat Dat. per manum etc. apud Sallop xxviii die Octobris Consimiles literas habent Moniales de Gratia Dei usque ad quindenam Paschae prox futur Dat. ut supra Consimiles literas habent Prior & Conventus de Novo loco in Shirewode dur. usque ad festum Paschae prox futur Dat. ut supra Consimiles literas habet Regin de Legh dur ut supra Dat. ut supra Consimiles literas habet Ricus Persona Ecclesiae de Bishopsbir dur ut supra Dat. ut supra Consimiles literas habent Prior & Conventus de Thorney dur. ut supra Dat. ut supra Consimiles literas habent Prior & Conventus de la Land dur ut sup Dat. ut sup Consimiles m. 4. habent Priorissa de Amnondesbir Abbas de Heel's Priorissa & Conventus de Eton. Henricus de Merstinton Abbas de Hyda Winton Abbas de Bello Dat. 16. die Octobris Consimiles literas habent Abbas & Conventus de Crokesdon Dat. 10 die Julii Consimiles literas habet Lichf & Coventr Episcopus Dat. 17 die Aug. REX omnibus Ballivis Clericis & Ministris suis ad quos etc. salutem Licet providentias nostras de bladis in diversis Regni nostri Comitatibus fieri praecepimus Pat. 5 E. 1. m. 4. ad nos & exercitum nostrum Wallen ducend Nolumus tamen quod de bladis De ladis pro Exercitu etc. dilectorum nobis Magistri et Prioris Ordinis de Semplingham quae habent ad sustentationem suam contra voluntatem suam aliquid capiatur Et ideo vobis mandamus quod de bladis praedictorum Magistri & Prioris ipsis invitis occasione praedicta nihil capiatis Er si quid inde contra voluntatem suam ceperitis id eis sine dilatione restitui faciatis In cujus etc. Dur. usque ad festum Paschae prox futur Dat. 15. die Octobr. Consimiles siteras habent Priorissa & Conventus de Westwode & Priorissa & Conventus de Eton. Consimiles habent Willus de Salim Persona Ecclesiae de Kyngesclere Consim habet Alanus de Bretun Thess. Lich. Consimiles habet Henricus de Mersington Persona Ecclesiae de Galeby Consimiles habent Abbas & Convent Roff. m. 7. Consimiles habet Abbas de Lulleshall Consimiles habent Prior & Conventus de Neuport Consimiles Prior & Conventus Lauton primae in Wall Consimiles Magister Robertus de Wincheles REX omnibus Ballivis & fidelibus suis ad quos etc. salutem Sciatis quod concessimus Pat. 5 E. 1. m. 15. Pro A. Episc S. Asaph venerab patri Episcopo de Sancto Asaph quod ducere possit blada & aha bona sua tam victualia quam alia à partibus Angliae usque ad partes Walliae & à partibus Walliae usque in Angliam prout ad commodum suum magis biderit expedire Etiam vobis mandamus quod praefatum Episcopum aut homines suos blada & alia bona sua ut praedictum est ducentes contra hanc concessionem nostram non molestetis in aliquo seu gravetis In cujus etc. dur. usque ad diem Dominicam in Ramis Palmarum prox futur Teste Rege apud Halso xxii die Februarii A. Bangoren Episcopus habet literas de Protectione simplices sine clausula per Ibid. m. 7. intus De protectione unum annum duraturas T. ut supra Et duplicantur Consimiles habet Margarita de Ros. Dar. ut supra He likewise granted this general Protection to the Freers' Predicants of Bangor REX Baronibus Quinque Portuum & omnibus Ballivis & fidelibus suis ad quos Ibid. m. 7. intus De Protectione etc. Quia Religiosos et maxim Fratres de Ordine Praedicatorum quos quadam dilectionis praerogativa commendatos habeamus cum tranquillitate & mansuetudine qua statui suo convenit manutenere volumus et tueri Dilectos nobis in Christo fratres Praedicatores de Bangor in protectionem & defensionem nostram suscepimus specialem Et ideo vobis mandamus quod fratres praedictos homines res & bona in domo eorundem fratrum existentia manuteneatis protegatis et defendatis non inferentes eyes etc. si vos per partes illas transitum facere contigerit injuriam molestiam dampnum aut gravamen Et si quid eyes etc. In cujus etc. Teste Rege apud Cestr xxi die Julii In this Expedition against the Welsh though the Bishops and Clergy were thus protected from purveyance yet all of them either fined or compounded with the King for a sum of money for the Military services and Knights fees which they were bound by their tenors to perform in times of War as appears by this Record REX omnibus ad quos praesentes literae pervenerint salutem Sciatis quod venerabilis Pat 5 E. 1. m. 15. Pro London Episcopo Pater I. Londoniensis Episcopus solvit per praeceptum nostrum Orlandino de Podyo & sociis ejus mercatoribus Lucaten Ducentas Marcas per quas finem fecit noviscum pro servitio set feodorum Militar quod nobis debuit pro expeditione nostra in instanti exercitu nostro Wall de quibus quidem Ducentis Marcis praedictum Episcopum praesentium tenore quietamus In cujus etc. Teste Rege apud Westm xii die Maii. Pope Gregory the 10. in his life to procure some countenance from King Edward to his illegal usurpations and Provisions granted this power to him by his Bull by way of provision to prefer 3. of his own household Clerks and Chaplains to any livings without Cure then void or which should next fall void within the Diocese of Bath Sarum or elsewhere by virtue whereof after this Pope's death the King nominated and recommended one of his Chaplains to be thus provided for by the Bishop of Bath and Wells and Archdeacon of Sarum REX Venerabili in Christo Patri Bathon & Wellen. Episcopo & Magistro Pat. 5 E. 1. m 25. in●us Pro Aegidio de Audenard Thomae Bek Archidiacono Dor in Ecclesia Sarum salutem Cum mandatum receperitis Sanctissimi patris Gregorii Dei g●atia Summi Pontificis providendi per vos vel per alium se● alios tribus Clericis et familtaribus nostris quos vobis nominandos duximus de totidem beneficiis ecclesiasticis praebendalibus vel aliis cum cura vel sine cura ad cujuscunque collationem spectantibuslin regno nostro Angliae si vacant vel ad praesens quam cito ad id optulerit se facultas quemadmodum in litera tullata dicti patris plenius continetur dilectum & familiarem Clericum nostrum Egid. de Audenard vobis tenore praesentium nominamus volentes sibi auctoritate literarum hujusmodi provideri Teste Rege apud Westm xv die Maii. The Abbey of Kirkestall being indebted to the King and sundry others as well foreign Merchants as Natives the King thereupon took it into his own hands and protection and committed it by these ensuing Patents of protection somewhat different from others premised of this nature REX omnibus etc. Cum Abbatia the Kirkestall quae de fundatione nostra existit Pat 5 E 1. m. 15. Pro Monachis de Kirkestall accumulatis poenis gravibus tanta praematur sarcina debitorum quod nisi per celere remedium succurratur vix poterit onere hujusmodi relebari Nos statui Monachorum ejusdem Domus provideri cupientes Domum illam cepimus in manum nostram & eam dilecto Clerico nostro Hugoni de Kendal commisimus custodiendam prout ei injunximus donec aliud inde duximus ordinand Et Monachos praedictos homines terras redditus & omnes possessiones suas in protectionem et defensionem nostram suscepimus Et ideo vobis mandamus quod Monachos praedictos homines terras res redditus et omnes possessiones suas manuteneatis protegatis et defendatis non inferentes eyes aut inferri permittentes injuriam molestium damnum aut gravamen Et si quid eis forisfactum fuerit id eis sine dilatione faciatis emendari In cujus etc. per quinquennium duraturas Teste Rege apud Westm xii die Maii. REX omnibus etc. Quia dilecti nobis in Christo Abbas & Conventus de Kirkestall Ibidem nobis in maxima pecuniae summa tam ratione mutui in judaismo nostro contracti quam aliunde necnon et creditoribus suis diversis cam Mercatoribus alienigenis et indigenis quam aliis in debitis multimodis et immensis tenentur ad quorum solucionem facultates Domus suae per magni temporis spatium sufficere non possent absque dispersione Conventus praedicti vel feodalium suorum dilapidatione seu forteDomus illius subbersione totali quod nollemus Nos de debitis in quibus ●idem Abbas et Conventus nobis tenentur prae caeteris omnibus nobis satisfieri volentes et imbecillitati status ipsorum praecompatientes ne hujusmodi discriminis aut dispositionis periculum videatur ipsis imminere Domum illam cum terris redditibus & omnibus possessionibus ac rebus aliis ad eam pertinentibus cepimus in manum nostram & eam dilecto Clerico nostro Hugoni de Kendal concessimus custodiendam quamdiu nobis placuerit Ita quod omnes exitus redditus & proventus terrarum reddituum et possessionum dictae Domus salva rationabili sustentatione Abbatis & Conventus Loci ejusdem ad exonerationem debitorum suorum & relevationem defectuam aliorum ejusdem Domus reserventur ac eisdem onerationi et relevationi per visum aliquorum de discretioribus ejusdem Domus per adjutorium dicti Hugonis & consilium prout melius fieri poterit applicentur Nec volumus quod aliquis Vic. Ballivus aut Minister noster aut alius quicunque in Domo praedicta Grangiis seu terris redditibus aut aliis possessionibus ejusdem dum in manu nostra et in custodia praedicti Hugonis extiterint in eisdem hospitetur vel aliter de hiis quae ad ea pertinent se intromittat sine mandato nostro aut nostra vel praefati Hugonis licentia speciali In cujus etc. Teste ut supra There is a third Patent of Protection in this Roll to the like effect which I pretermit King Edward by his Sovereign Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction issued this Commission to inquire of all Christians who used Usury in London and elsewhere and punish them according to Law by seizing their goods as a thing unbeseeming Christians and Christianity REX dilectis & fidelibus suis Johanni de Lovetot & Greg. de Rokesle salutem P●t 5 E. 1. m. m. 26. dorso De inqui● fact de Usura● Cum non liceat Christianis aliquibus pecuniam aliquam seu bona alia pro usuris rations praestiti vel colore alterius emolumenti inde percipiendi aliam committere seu pro hujusmodi commissione vel praestito quocunque pacto seu contracto pecuniam aliquam extra summam rei praes●itae ab aliquo exigere bel extorquere et quidam Christiani de Com. Surr. et Civitate nostra London ut accepimus illicita cupiditate ducti judaizantes ac pecuniam et bona alia Christianis aliis indigentibus mutuo committentes terminis statutis rebus suis quas mutuo tradiderunt sibi restitutis pecuniam illam pro hujusmodi beneficio exigant et vadia sibi impignorata detineant et alias districtiones gravissimas eis faciant et fieri procurant donec eorum oupiditati illicitae satisfaciat in Christiani nominis scandalum et hujusmodi usuras praestantium jacturam et dampnum non modicum et gravamen quod sustinere nolumus sicut nec debemus assignavimus vos ad inquirendum per Sacramentum etc. de Com. et Civitate praedictis per quos etc. de hujusmodi usurariis et ad plenam et celerem justitiam de eye faciend secundum Legem etc. Et ideo vobis mandamus quod ad certos etc. Inquisitionem illam fac facturi etc. salvis etc. Mandavimus enim Vic. nostris Surr. & Lond. quod ad certos etc. venire facian● etc. In cujus etc. Teste etc. apud Winds xiii die Decembr The Abbot of Bardeny being unjustly deprived by the Bishop of Lincoln the sentence against him was nulled as unjust upon his appeal to the Archbishop and he restored thereby the King upon certificate thereof issued this Writ for his restitution REX Militibus liberis hominibus & omnibus aliis tenentibus de Abbatia de Pat. 5 E. 1. m. 27. Pro Abbate de Bardeneya Bardeneye salutem Cum frater Petrus Abbas de Bardeneye per iniquam venerabilis patris Linc. Gpiscopi sententiam amotus a regimine Abbaciae praedictae Cur. Cantuar. de jurisperitorum constlio legitime appellavit in qua pronuntiatum est per venerabilem patrem R. Cantuar. Archiep. totius Angliae Primatem sententialiter dictam Episcopum contra memoratum Abbatem injuste et perperam processisse per quod praedictus Archiepiscopus eundem Abbatem ad pristinum s●i regiminis statum sententialiter restituit sicut per literas patentes ipsius Archiepiscopi accepimus Vobis mandamus quod eidem fratri Petro tanquam Domino vestro & Abbati loci praedicti in omnibus quae ad Abbatiam illam pertinent intendentes fitis & respondentes In cujus etc. T. R. apud Winds 10 die Decemb. There being a design this year to succour the Holy Land by Christian Princes the King authorised his Proctors by this Patent to oblige him to the Pope and Cardinals that he or his brother Edmond would personally repair thither at the time they should prefix SAnctissimo Patri in Christo & Domino Domino I. Dei Gratia Sacrosanctae & Pat. 5 E. 1. m. 26. in schedula Universalis Ecclesiae Summo Pontifici Edwardus eadem gratia Rex Angliae Dominus Hiberniae & Dux Aquitaniae cum omni devotione pedum oscula beatorum  in generali ad Terram Sanctam passagio proximo personaliter ad eandem terram proficiscamur vel charissmum fratrem nostrum Edmundum Lancastriae Comitem pro nobis transmittamus ibidem delectis et fidelibus nostris R. Abbati Westmon et Magistro Henr. de Newerk Clerico et familiari nostro nos specialiter obligandi tenore praesentium plenam tribuimus potestatem Et hoc idem venerabllibus patribus Dominis Cardinalibus patefacimus per praesentes quibus sigillum nostrum apponi fecimus in testimonium praemissorum Dat. apud Windes xii die Decembris Robert de Insula Bishop of Duresme in his Synod held in his Diocese in the 5●h year of King Edward the 1. presumed by his Episcopal Authority to compile and publish sundry Constitutions concerning the payment of Tithes and Mortuaries and likewise denounced this solemn Excommunication against the forcible invaders of Tithes lately published in Sir Henry spelman's 2. Tom of Councils a Spelmanni Concilia Tom 2 p. 316 to 320. Quidam justitiae contemptores Decimas vicinorum quidam verò proprias in quorum possessione hactenus non fuerit manu laicali et vi armata in vadere non formidant Nos praeteritis edocti periculis ut obviamus futuris auctoritate Dei Patris & approbatione praesentis Synodi sacrosanctae excommunicamus omnes illos qui de caetero talia impetrare praesumpserint et eorum fautores et sine conscientia salva superiorum auctoritate nullatenus absolvantur poellae Legati decrevimus esse subdendos cum quanquam non doceat propria auctoritate invadere per quod judicis officiam habet exposcere Whereunto he subjoins  condecet praeceptis Canonicis obedire nolentes et in hiis marime quae in faborem Ecclesiae statuuntur sententia in perturbatores liberratum See Johann de At●n Constit legitimae f. 121. Guilford L●ndewode Provincialis l. 5 De Sententia Excommunication is f. 249 252. Ecclesiae in Oxoniensi Concilio promulgata in praesenti sancta Synodo duximus innovandos injungentes omnibus & singulis curam nostrarum animarum habentibus parochialium ut ipsam in singulis Ecclesiis ter in anno in majoribus solempnitatibus accensis Candles et pulsatis Campanis promulgata publice non postponant in forma tradita quae talis est before related Tom. 2. p. 385 386. whereunto they now subjoined in the close thereof Item praemissas sententias et alias in Constitutionibus Canonicis et Legatorum et Statutis Episcoporum Dunelmi contra transgressores proinde latas et publice promulgatas statuendo approbante praesenti sacro Synodo solempniter publicamus et mandamus et injungimus eas singulis annis in tribus solempnitatibus majoribus sollempniter publicari All their Constitutions Synods and Sentences of Excommunication tending principally to advance their own Episcopal Constitutions Canons Jurisdiction Privileges Church-liberties Usurpations on the King's Royal Prerogative Ecclesiastical and Temporal Jurisdiction and his Lay Subjects rights properties franchises not Gods true worship honour service or salvation of the people's souls which they seldom really minded or publicly promoted in their Synods in this age or long before it What Sovereign Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction King Edward exercised this year in Ireland in the elections confirmations of Bishops Abbots donation of other Ecclesiastical benefices and Church-affairs these Records relate REX electioni nuper factae in Cathedrali Ecclesia de Cork de fratre Roberto Ordinis Pat. 5 E. 1. m. 13 intus De assensu Electioni adhib Hibernia Cicestrien Monacho in Episcopum ejusdem loci Regium assensum adhibuit et favorem Et mandatum est Cassalen Archiepiscopo ut quod suum est in hac parte exequatur Teste Rege apud Westm. viij die Maii. REX electioni nuper factae in Ecclesiae Sancti Patricii de Duno de fratre Nicholas Pat. 5 E. 1. m. 21 De assensu electioni adhibito Hibernia Priore loci ejusdem in Episcopum loci illius Regium adhibuit assensum et faborem Et hoc significatum est Domino Ardmacano Archiepiscopo ut quod suum est in hac parte exequatur T. R. apuu Norwic. 19 die Decemb. REX dilecto & fideli suo Roberto de Vfford Justice suo Hiberniae salutem Cum nos electioni nuper factae in Ecclesiae Sancti Patricii de Duno de Nicholas Priore Ibid. De Temporal restituendis Hibernia ejusdem in Episcopum loci Regium assensum adhibuerimus et faborem Attendentes quod praedictus Robertus circa prosecutionem negotii electionis praedictae diutius laboravit et volentes suis laboribus et expensis parcere in hac parte Vobis mandamus quod si contingat Electum praedictum in Episcopum loci praedicti canonicè confirmari tunc recepta ab ipso Electo nomine nestro fidelitate nobis in casu isto debita Temporalia dicti Episcopatus eidem liberetis receptis tamen prius literis patentibus sigillo suo necnon et sigillo Capituli praedictae Ecclesiae Sancti Patricii de Duno signatis quod haec gratia nostra quam eidem Electo ad praesens ex mera liberalitate nostra concessimus nobis vel haeredibus nostris non cedat in praejudicium vel exhaeredationem seu trahatur in consuetudinem vel consequentiam temporibus futuris In cujus etc. Teste Rege apud Norwic. xxix die Martii PRiorissa & Moniales Ecclesiae Sanctae Mariae de Hoges juxta Dublin nuntiantes Pat. 5 E. 1. m. 21. De licentia eligendi Hibernia Regi mortem Abbatissae suae habent literas Regis de licentia eligendi T. R. apud Norwic. 19 die Marcii REX dilecto & fideli suo Roberto de Vfford Justice suo Hiberniae salutem Cum Pat. 5 E. 1. m. 20. De licentia e●igendi &c temporal restit in Hibern Priorissa & Moniales Sanctae Mariae de Hoges in Hibernia nobis per literas s●as patentes significaverint quod Ecclesia sua per mortem R●ssiae quondam Abba●issae de Hoges Pastoris solacio est destituta petentes a nobis licentiam eligendi aliam in Abbatissam sicut moris est Nos precibus suis benignè in hac parte condescentes ●●centiam illam eis concedimus eye mandantes ut talem eligant in Abbatissam quae dictae Domui devota et regimini Ecclesiae suae necessaria et nobis et regno nostro sidelis existat Et quia earum laboribus pariter & expensis parcere volumus in hac parte Concessimus eis de gratia nostra speciali et vobis dedimus patesiatem quod facta electione praedicta de sutura Abbatissa sicut praedictum est ejusdem electioni assensum Regium vice nostra praebeatis Significantes loci Diocesano quod id quod suum est in hac parte exequatur Et volumus quod consirmata electione praedicta et fidelitate ab eadem Electa prout moris est accepta omnia Temporalia ejusdem Abbatiae eidem Ele●●ae vice nostra restituatis receptis prius a praefata Priorissa et Convent● necnon et ab El●cta supradicta literis suis patentibus quod gratia praedicta nobis vel haeredibus nostris in aliis vacationibus Ecclesiae praedictae non cedat in praejudicium et in consuetudinem vel consequentiam in posterum non trahatur In cujus etc. Teste Rege apud Framebingham 9 die Aprilis REX dilecto & fideli suo Roberto de Vfford Justice suo Hibern salutem Cum Pat. 5 E. 1. m. 7. intus De temporal restituendis Electioni nuper factae in Ecclesia de Kilkelekin de Mabill de Curtsy in Abbatissam ejusdem loci Regium assensum adhibuimus et favorem nos attendentes quod praedicta Ecclesia circa prosecutionem negotii electionis praedictae diutius laboravit & volentes suis expensis & laboribus parcere in hac parte Vobis mandamus quod si contingat electam praedictam in Abbatissam loci praedicti canonicè confirmari tunc recepta ab ipsa electa nomine nostro fidelitate nobis in casu isto debita Temporalia Abbatiae praedictae eidem liberetis Receptis tamen prius a praefatis Priorissa et Conventu et ab electa pr●dicta literis suis patentibus Quod haec gratia nostra quam eidem electae ad praesens ex mera liberalitate nostra concess●mus nobis vel haeredibus nostris non cedat in praejudicium vel exhaeredationem seu trahatur in consuetudinem vel consequen●iam tempori●us futuris In cujus etc. Teste ut supra REX dilecto & fideli suo Roberto de Vfford Justice suo Hibern salutem Cum Ibidem Delicentia eligend & temporal restituendis Hibern Prior & Conventus Abbatiae Sanctae Mariae de Kensis Midden Dioc. in Hibern nobis per literas suas patentes significaverint quod cum Ecclesia sua per mortem Grandani quondam Abbatis ejusdem Domus pastoris solatio sit destituta petentes a nobis licentiam eligendi alium in Abbatem sicut moris est Nos precibus suis in hac parte benign condescentes licentiam illam eis concedimus eye mandantes quod talem eligant in Abbatem qui Deo devotus regimini Ecclesiae suae necessarius et nobis et regno nostro fidelis existat Et quia eorum laboribus pariter & expensis parcere volumus in hac parte conces●imus cis de nostra gratia speciali et vobis dedimus potestatem quod facta electione praedicta de futuro Abbate sicut praedictum est ejusdem electioni assensum Regium vice nostra praebeatis significantes loci Diocaesano quod id quod suum est in hac parte exequatur Et volumus quod confirmata electione praedicta ab eodem et fidelitate ab eodem electo prout moris est accepta omnia Temporalia ejusdem Abbatiae eidem electo vice nostra restituatis Receptis prius a praefatis Priore et Conventu et ab electo supradicto literis suis patentibus quod gratia praedicta nobis vel haeredibus nostris in aliis vacationibus Ecclesiae praedictae non cedat in praejudicium et in consuetudinem vel in consequentiam imposterum non trahatur In cujus etc. Teste Rege apud Cestr 16 die Julii This last clause being thus specially inserted into all the precedent Writs of restitution to preserve the King's Ecclesiastical Sovereignty and prevent Usurpations on it by his special favour indulged in the precedent cases REX Justice suo Hibern salutem Cum nuper credentes Ecclesiam de Fresketh fuisse vacantem & ad nostram praesentationem spectantem ratione custodiae Ibid. m. 9 Pro Richar●o de Blund terrarum & haeredium Johannis de Cogan junioris defuncti quas de nobis tenuit in capite in manu nostra existentium dilectum Clericum nostrum Richardum de Blund praesentaverimus ad eandem & dilectus & fidelis noster Galfridus de Gy●nvill tunc Justice noster Hibern nomine nostro nobis tamen ignorantibus Magistrum Johannem de Hathfeild ad eandem Ecclesiam prius praesentasset qui per loci Diocaesanum ad ipsam Ecclesiam admissus fuit & institutus in eadem quo minus praesentatio nostra praedicta effectui potuit mancipari Nos eidem Richardo gratiam facere volentes specialem vobis mandamus quod eidem in beneficio Ecclesiastico valente per annum Triginta Marc. ad nostram spectante donationem provideatis quam primum ad id optulerit et facultas In cujus etc. T. R. apud Winds 3 die Julii REX dilecto Clerico suo Thomae de Chaddesworth salutem Sciatis quod dedimus Pat. 5 E 1. m. 6 intus De potestate data praesentandi Hibern vobis potestatem praesentandi idoneum Capellanum nomine nostro hac v●ce ad Vicariam Ecclesiae de Sancto Kenino in suburbio Dublinensi quae vacat & ad nostram spectat donationem ut dicitur Et nos praesentationem illam nomine nostro faciendam ratam habemus & acceptam In cujus etc. Teste etc. REX dedit & concessit Iterio Bochard Praebendam de Sword cum pertinentiis in Ibid m. 7. Hibern Ecclesia Sancti Patricii Dublin vacantem per mortem Roberti de Blund et ad Dominum Regem spectantem ratione Archiepiscopatus Dublin vacantis et in manu Regis existentis Et mandatum est Decano & Capitulo Sancti Patricii Dublin quod eidem Iterio stallum in Choro & locum in Capitulo assignent & sibi de Praebenda praedicta cum pertinentiis prout moris est possessionem habere faciant In cujus etc. Teste Rege apud Castrum prope Basingwerk REX dilectis sibi in Christo Decano & Capitulo Dublin salutem Sciatis quod Ibid in cedula Hibern dedimus & concessimus dilecto Clerico nostro Adae de Wadonhall Praebendam illam quam Iterius Bochard nuper habuit in Ecclesia Dublin vacantem per commutationem quam eidem Iterio fecimus de Praebenda de Sword in Ecclesia vestra praedicta et ad nostram donationem spectantem ratione Archiepiscopatus Dublin vacantis et in manu nostra existentis Et ideo vobis mandamus quod eidem Adae stallum in Choro & locum in Capitulo prout moris est assignetis In cujus etc. Teste Rege in Castris prope Basingwerk 27 die Julii The Pope's Delegate giving a sentence against the Prior of Kilkenny for two Churches in Ireland given them by William Earl of Pembroc by his Charter under the vail and colour of a spoliation the King's Justices in Ireland thereupon issued a Prohibition to stay the execution of that sentence as this Certificate of the proceedings to the King upon the Prior of Christ-Church complaint records SAltem ex parte Prioris & Capituli Ecclesiae Christi Cantuar. vobis fuit intimatum Bundela Brev. & Pat. Anno 5 E. 1. quod nos judicem a sede Apostolica datum super executione cujusdam sententiae pro praedictis Priore & Capitulo super spoliatione Ecclesiarum Sancti Edwini & Sanctae Mariae de nova Ros contra Priorem de Kilkenni coram judice delegato latae ut dicitur occasione cujusdam Cyrograffi de advocationibus earundem Ecclesiatum inter extraneas personas dudum in Curia nostra Hiberniae levati minus just quo minus hujusmodi sententiam executioni debitae potuit demandare Serenitati vestrae duximus significandum quod praefatus Judex ab executione dictae sententiae occasione dicti Cyrograffi nequa●uam per nos extitit impeditus sed quia idem Judex & Commissarii sui ad querelam & sectam ipsius Prioris Sancti Johannis attachiati sunt per breve vestrum coram justiciariis vestris de Banco Dublin super eo quod venerunt contra Prohibitionem vestram eis ex parte dicti Prioris Kilken porrectam super advocatione earundem Ecclesiarum quam idem Prior habet ex dono & feoffamento Willielmi Comitis Penbrok & Marescalli Angliae et de qua quidem advocatione ipsum Priorem per praedictam sententiam sub velamine spoliationis praedictae nituntur expellere ut asserit Idcirco per eosdem justiciarios eis est inhibitum ne pendente placito dicti Attachiamenti in Curia vestra procedant ad executionem sententiae memoratae in praejudicium ipsius Prioris placitum illud prosequentis Ebol Viscount of Ventodore in France being compelled by the Pope's Legate to resume the Cross he had taken up for the Holy Land which he had laid down by reason of sickness and special services of King Edward as one of his menial Servants the King thereupon sent this Letter to Pope John the 21. and his Agent i● France to discharge him from resuming the Cross to which others were then compelled in France SAnctissimo in Christo Patri Domino J. Dei gratia Sacrosanctae Romanae Ecclesiae Brev. Regis Anno 5 E. 1. in Turri Lond. Summo Pontifici Edwardus eadem gratia Rex Angliae Dominus Hiberniae & Dux Aquitaniae salutem & cum omni rev●rentia & honore se totum ad pedum oscula beatorum Volentes perhibere testimonium veritati Sanctitati vestrae veraciter intimamus quod dilectus & fidelis noster Ebolus Vicecomes de Ventodoro Lemovicen Diocaesi qui tempore quo ad Terram Sanctam transfretavimus de nostra familia existebat et per nos cinctus fuit apud Tunes cingulo militari gravi postmodum & quasi incurabili aethicè morbo detentus de licentia et mandato nostro ac propter quodam specialia negotia nostra quae sibi commisimus ad propria remeavit invitus Vnde cum intelleximus quod una cum aliis Crucesignatis regni Franciae ad Crucem resumendam authoritate sedis Apostolicae compellatur & idem Ebolus tanquam fidelis & familiaris noster affectet & promptus sit sequi in omnibus viam nostram Sanctissimae paternitati vestrae duximus humiliter supplicandum quatinus a compulsione hujusmodi quo ad ipsum demandetis cessari si placet Firmiter enim credimus quod suo tempore sine compulsione aliqua paratus erit in hiis & aliis Romanae Eccl●siae obedire mandatis Teste meipso apud Westm primo die Maii anno regni nostri quinto EDwardus Dei gratia Rex Angliae Dominus Hiberniae & Dux Aquitaniae dilecto & fideli Procuratori suo Magistro Henrico de Newerk salutem Cum pro dilecto Ibidem & fideli nostro Ebolo Vicecomite de Ventodoro Domino Papae per literas nostras quas vobis eidem liberandas mittimus humiliter supplicemus ut a compulsione quam Legatus Franciae facit eidem de Cruse resumenda prout in regno Franciae fit omnibus Crucesignatis qui de Tunis ad Terram Sanctam minime transfretarunt cessari mandet ad praesens Vobis mandamus quatinus negotium hujusmodi prosequamini tanquam nostrum & ad finem deduci procuretis optatum Teste meipso apud Westm primo die Maii anno regni nostri quinto Richard Aubin being imprisoned at Norwich upon a Capias Excommunicatum by the Archbishop of Canterbury and afterwards released upon caution to obey the Church's command yet after that retaken and imprisoned for the same cause in London the King thereupon issued a Writ to the Archbishop to certify the truth of his case & for his enlargement whereupon the Archbishop returned this Certificate SErenissimo Principi & Domino suo Domino E. Dei gratia Regi Angliae illustri Domino Hiberniae & Duci Aquitaniae frater Robertus permissione divina Cantuariensis Brevia Regis Anno 5 E. 1. Archiepiscopus totius Angliae primas salutem cum omni reverentia & honore Mandatum vestrum nuper recepimus in haec verba Edw●rdus Dei gratia Rex Angliae Dominus Hiberniae & Dux Aquitaniae venerabili in Christo Patri R. eadem gratia Cantuariensi Archiepiscopo totius Angliae primati salutem Ostensum est nobis ex parte Richardi Aubin quod cum ipse per Vicecomitem nostrum Northf juxta mandatum nostrum ad denuntiationem vestram sibi directam tanquam Excommunicatus ei claves Ecclesiae contempnens captus & in prisona nostra Norwici detentus & postmodum praestita vobis cautione coram Officiario vestro Norwicensis Diocaesis sede vacant de parendo mandatis Ecclesiae in forma juris ab eadem prisona auctoritate vestra deliberatus extiterit Mayor & Ballivi Civitatis nostrae London per breve nostrum de data prioris mandati nostri ad denunciationem vestram praedictam eis de praefato Richardo occasione qua prius justitiando directum ipsum iterato ceperunt & eundem in prisona nostra de Newgate adhuc detinent in ipsius dampnum non modicum et gravamen Et quia non est juri consonum quod idem Richardus post dictam cautionem taliter datam ulterius in prisona detineatur dum tamen eadem sit causa captionis suae praedictae Nos super hoc certiorari volentes vobis mandamus quod rei veritatem in hac parte nobis per literas vestras significetis ut exinde fieri faciamus quod de jure fuerit faciendum Teste meipso apud Well 22 die April Anno regni nostri sexto Facta igitur super praemissis inquisitione diligent● per Decanum nostrum de Arcubus London compertum est quod praefatus Richardus ob cun lem causam pro qua apud Norwic. in carcere detentus fuerat & per Officiarium nostrum in D●ocaesi Norwicensi sede vacante praestita cautione in forma juris extiterat liberatus iterato apud Newgate carcerali custodiae mancipatur Datum apud Genn●ng 2 nenas Maii Anno Dem. 1278. Whereupon it seems he was enlarged as the Writimports The King sending a Prohibition this year to the Dean of the Arches not to hold Plea of a Debt belonging to his Temporal Jurisdiction the Archbishop of Canterbury certified him that he was there impleaded not by the Dean of the Arches but by the Pope's special command whom he ought to obey and would obey SErenissimo Principi & Domino suo Reverendo Domino E. Dei gratia Regi Angliae illustri Domino Hiberniae & Duci Aquitaniae suus frater Robertus Cantuariensis Brev. Regis A●no 5 E. 1. Ecclesiae Sacerdos indignus salutem in eo per quem Reges regnant & Principes dominantur cum omni reverentia tam debita quam devota Prohibitum est per Curiam vestram Decano de Arcubus London ne teneat placitum de Catallis aut Debitis quae Magister Henricus de Haukele petit a Magistro Radulpho de Framingham Noverit igitur Excellentia vestra quod non tenetur ibi de placito per Decanum unde exequitur mandatum Apostolicam mihi sub certa forma directum cui obedire debeo et obediam Haec autem est rei verit as propter quod si placet non credat vestra Serenit as quod Decanus praetextu hujusmodi Executionis aliquid faciat in vestrae praejudicium dignitatis Dat. apud Mortelabr 2 Idus Maii Anno Domini 1278. A very insolent Certificate of an Arch-prelate to his Sovereign but being advanced to the Archbishopric by the Pope's provision not Kings previous assent and approbation no wonder he preferred and obeyed the Pope's commands before the Kings I shall conclude this 5th year of King Edward the 1. with this most memorable Record and Case Gilbert de Thychevell being sued in the Ecclesiastical Court for Chattels and Debts whereof they had no Jurisdiction and sending a Prohibition to them out of the King's Court to stay the proceedings delivered in open Court by the King's Messengers to Nicholas Chapple the Judge he in a most insolent contemptuous manner encouraged as it seems by Archbishop Boniface and his Suffragans * See Tom 2. 〈…〉 902 〈…〉 989 〈…〉 991. Antimonarchical Constitutions appealed against by the King and Nobles instead of obeying it denounced a public Excommunication against those who delivered the Prohibition and against all who aided countenanced or favoured that Writ not excepting the King's person citing the said Gilbert to remote places to attend them from day to day to vex and weary them and caused him to be Excommunicated in Churches with Bells ringing and Tapers burning and extinct For which high contempt against the King's Prohibition Crown and Regal authority illegal Excommunication and vexation he was prosecuted at the King's suit to his damages of 1000 l. and at the Parties suit to his damage of 100 mark and found guilty by the Jury and imprisoned as Placita ceram Rogero de Seyton & s●ciis suis Justiciariis de Banco apud Westm à die Paschae in 15. dies Anno regni Regis Edwardi quinto Rot. 15. dorso remaining in the Treasury of the Receipts of the King's Exchequer thus record to posterity MAgister Nicholaus de Capella attach fuit ad respondend Domino Regi de placito quare cum G●lbertus de Thychewell tanquam Nuncius Domini Rot. 15. dorf Norff. Regis breve suum de Prohibitione praedicto Magistro Nicholas in pleno Capitulo apud Docking porrigi fecisset ne tenerent placitum in Curia Christianitatis de Catallis et Debitis quae non sunt de Testamento vel Matrimonio praefatus Nicholaus in personas illud breve Regis differen●ium et auxilium consilium et favorem eidem brevi praestantium in eodem pleno Capitulo sententiam Excommunicationis non excipiendo personam Regis minus provide fulminavit trahens dictum Gilbertum ad lcca remota inde in placitum coram eo in Curia Christianitatis ut sic eum gravius fatigare possit laboribus et expensis et eum ex causa praedicta Ercommunicatum denunciari fecit in Coronae et Regiae dignitatis laesionem et Domini Regis contemptum manifestum nec non et praedicti Gilberti praejudicium et non modicum gravamen etc. Et unde Dominus Rex per praedictum Gilbertum qui sequitur pro eo queritur quod cum idem Gilbertus breve suum de Proh●bitione praedicto Nicholas die Jovis proximo post festum Sancti Marci Evangelistae anno regni Regis nunc tertio in pleno Capitulo apud Docking per quendam Thomam Tristrem porrigi fecisset ne placitum de Catallis et Debitis quae non sunt de Testamento vel Matrimonio contra Prohibitionem Domini Regis tenerent praefatus Nicholaus post praedictum breve per eos receptum in personas illud breve differentium et eidem favorem praestantium sententiam Excommunicationis non excipiendo Nota. personam Regis fulminavit et per decem Capellanos sibi subjectos de Decanatu de Hecheham ipsam sententiam solempniter praedictis die et loco pulsatis Campanis et accensis Candelis publicari fecit trahens ea occasione praedictum Gilbertum in placitum in Curia Christianitatis coram eo apud Brakedene die Sabbati proxima post festum Sancti Barnabae anno praedicto denuncians ipsum ratione praedicti brevis impetrati in sententiam generalem incidisse et postquam ipsos per diversos labores et expensas per diversa loca fatigasset eum eadem de causa esse Excommunicatum die Veneris proxima ante festum Exaltationis Sanctae Crucis anno praedicto apud Docking denunciari fecit de die in diem Et fimiliter ubi Vic. Norff. ex parte Domini Regis et per ejus praeceptum in propria persona die Dominica proxima ante festum Sancti Nicholai anno quarto efficaciter monuit quod sententias et hujusmodi errores sine mora revocaret idem Nicholaus praedictas sententias et errores ad mandatum Domini Regis et Vic. moni●ionem non revocavit immo prosequebatur in Coronae et Regiae dignitatem laesionem et Regis contemptum Mille Librarum ●ad praedicti Gilberti dampnum Centum Marcarum et inde producit sectam etc. Et Magister Nicholaus venit & defendit vim & injur quando etc. Et quicquid etc. Et bene defend quod ipse nunquam Excommunicationis sententiam in praedictum Gilbertum nec in aliquem breve Domini Regis praedictum differentem auxilium consilium vel favorem praestantes fulminavit nec ipsum Gilbertum ea de causa ad loca remota in Curia Christianitatis ad placitum traxit nec Excommunicatum eadem de causa denuntiavit Et hoc offert defendere contra ipsum & sectam suam sicut Curia consideraverit Ideo consideratum est quod vadiat ei legem se 12. manu Et praedictus Nicholaus instanter fecit l●gem suam Ideo ipse inde quietus & praedictus Gilbertus in misericordia Et quo ad hoc quod praedictus Gilbertus dicit ipsum Nicholaum sententiam Excommunicationis non excipiendo personam Domini Regis in omnes consilium auxilium et favorem praestantes fulminasse dicit quod ipse nunquam hujusmodi sententiam fulminavit Et quod ita sit ponit se super patriam Et Gilbertus qui sequitur pro Domino Rege similiter Ideo praeceptum est Vicecomiti quod venire faciat hic in Octabis Sanctae Trinitatis nisi J. de Lovetost prius etc. duodecim etc. per quos etc. Qui nec etc. ad recogn in forma praedicta Quia tum etc. Postea ad diem illum praedictus Gilbertus qui sequitur pro Domino Rege optulit se quarto die versus Magistrum Nicholaum Et ipse non venerit & habuit diem ad hunc diem ut patet superius Et ideo praeceptum est Vicecomiti quod distringat eum per omnes terras etc. Et quod de exitibus etc. Et quod habeas corpus ejus à die Sancti Michaelis in 15. dies apud Salop ad audiend predict Jur. Et praeceptum est Vicecomiti quod habeat corpora Recognitorum ad praefatum terminum etc. Postea in Octabis Sancti Johannis Baptistae Anno regni nunc sexto venerunt Jur. qui dicunt super Sacramentum suum quod praedictus Nicholaus die quo praedictum breve ei porrectum fuit in pleno Capitulo de Docking per praedictum Thomam de Tristrem ne praedictum placitum teneret statim post receptionem ejusdem per quosdam Presbyteros quos ad hec deputavit in omnes illos breve illud differentes et consilium auxilium et favorem eidem praestantes in eodem Capitulo sententiam Excommunicationis fulminavit non excipiendo personam Regis Ideo mandatum est Episcopo Norwic. quod fac eum venire hic in Octabis Sancti Michaelis audiend inter Record et judicium suum Postea venit praedictus Magister Nicholaus et committitur Gaol pro contemptu From which memorable Record I shall observe 1. The strenuous endeavours of Ecclesiastical Judges and Courts in that age to enlarge their Jurisdiction and usurp the conusance of Pleas of all Goods Chattels Fees and other Temporal things not belonging to them 2ly Their strange insolences and contempts in fulminating Excommunications in their open Courts and Churches with Bells and Candles against all such who sued prosecuted or delivered the King's Writs of Prohibition to restrain their Usurpations and against all who advised counselled assisted or granted such Prohibitions not excepting the King himself 3ly Their great and intolerable vexations of such who sued such Prohibitions by new Citations to attend them de diem in diem at remote places and denouncing new Excommunications against them 4ly The King's deep resentments of these their high contempts and affronts against his Crown Dignity Regal Jurisdiction and of the vexation of his Subjects and his royal prosecutions against them for it both at his own and the party's suit to recover damages against fine and imprison them for these contempts usurpations and vexations 5ly Their impudence in denying and pleading a special Not guilty though most guilty thereof against their own knowledge with their manifold defaults and delays to tire out and discourage their prosecutors and prevent Judgements against them 6ly That all such general Excommunications denounced by Ecclesiastical Judges are illegal and that the King by his Prerogative ought to be specially excepted out of them About the same time Walter Bronescombe Bishop of Exeter of whose frauds and oppressions you may read in * Pag. 326 327. Godwins Catalogue of Bishops and his Officials cited sundry of the King's Subjects and Officers into his Ecclesiastical Courts for Debts and Chattels that concerned not Matrimony or Testament and for Trespasses Freeholds and other things of which they had no legal Jurisdiction excommunicating and putting them to pecuniary redemptions and grievous penalties to their great oppression and vexation and withal exacted illegal Oaths and obligations from them against the King's Crown Dignity and Subjects Liberties the King upon the complaints of Edmund Earl of Cornwall and his Officers and of the whole County of Cornwall of these his exorbitances issued a special Commission in the 6. year of his reign to some Judges to inquire of hear and determine these his Exorbitances and Usurpations before whom he was prosecuted at the King's suit to his Damages of 10000 l. which the Bishop denying in some sort appealed to the King Pope and Court of Rome from the King's Justices for which his misdemeanour high affront and dishonour to the King's Crown and Dignity he was adjudged undefended ordered to satisfy the King his 10000 l. Damages and likewise to answer his contempt for this his enormous appeal to the Pope in affront of the King's Crown and Dignity before the King and his Council as this memorable Record at large informs us Inquisitiones factae apud Lanceaneton per praeceptum Domini Regis die Veneris in Crastino Nativitatis beatae Mariae coram Rogero Loveday & Waltero de Wynborn Anno regni Regis Edwardi 1. sexto DOminus Rex mandavit praefatis Rogero & Waltero per Breve suum in haec verba Edwardus Dei gratia etc. Dilectis & fidelibus suis Rogero Loveday & Waltero Anno 6 E. 1. rot 1. de Wynborn salutem Quia ex gravissimis querimoniis Vic. nostri Cornub et Cornub. ss aliorum Ballivorum nostrorum et etiam hominum dilecti et fidelis nostri Edmundi Com. Cornub. Consanguinei nostri ac totius Communitatis hominum Com. praedicti accepimus quod Venerabilis Pater Walterus Exon. Episcopus Officiales Decani et alii Ministri sui de ipsius Episcopi mandato speciali ipsum Vic. Ballivos nostros Milites liberos homines et allies de praedicta Communitate indesinenter trahunt in placitum coram eye in Cur. Christianitatis de Catallis et Debitis quae non sunt de Testamento vel Matrimonio et etiam de Laicis Feodis Fessatis diversis Parcis Vivariis Piscariis Sabulonibus et de transgressionibus et distructionibus in eyes factis quorum cognitio et correctio ad Coronam et dignitatem nostram et non ad Forum Ecclesiasticum pertinent et etiam quosdam eorum per Sententias Excommunicationis compulerunt et adhuc compellere non cessant ad redemptiones pecuniarias gravissimas eidem Episcopo ex causis praedictis praestand et ad obligationes ei saciendas quod sibi in omnibus adherebunt et per omnia * See Cooks 1 Instit on Littleton f 65. nulla de fidelitate nobis debita exceptione vel mercione facta et alia contra nes et nostros indesinenter perpetrant in Regiae dignitatis et Coronae nostrae laesionem ac nostri et multorum exhaeredationem et depauperationem mani●estas quae ulterius sustinere nolumus sicut nec debemus Constituimus vos Justice nostros unà cum hiis quos vobis associaveritis ad inquirend per Sacramentum proborum et legalium hominum de Comitatu praedicto per quos rei veritas melius sciri poterit veritatem praemissorum Et ad querelas omnium et singulorum super praemissis vel aliqua parte eorum conqueri volentium et eorum gravamina audiend et terminand et ad justice inde faciend secundum Legem et Consuetudinem Regni nostri Et ideo vobis mandamus etc. quod ad certos diem etc. quos ad hoc etc. Inquisitionem illam in forma praedicta etc. Mandavimus enim Vic. nostro Comitatus predict quod ad certos diem & locum quos ei sciri facietis venire faciat coram vobis tot & tales probos & legales homines de Com. predict per quos rei veritas in praedictis melius sciri poterit & inquiri In cujus rei testimonium has literas nostras fieri fecimus Patentes Teste meipso apud Glouc. xi die Augusti Anno Regni nostri Sexto Per quod quidem mandatum praefati R. & W. mandaverunt Vicecomiti Comitatus praedicti quod venire faceret coram eis apud Lanceaneton die Veneris prox post festum Nativitatis Beatae Mariae Anno supradicto tot & tales probos & legales homines de Com. praedicto per quos rei veritas melius super praemissis sciri poterit & inquiri Et quod sciri faceret eidem Episcopo quod tunc esset ibi facturus super praemissis & recepturus quod justum fuerit Ad quem diem venerunt praedicti Justice ibidem & Vic. summon fecit totam patriam Cornub. secundum tenorem brevis praedicti Et Vic. testatur quod scire fecit praedicto Episcopo quod esset hic ad hunc diem Et ipse Episcopus modo venit etc. Et Mich. de Northampt. qui sequitur pro Rege queritur quod cum Dominus Rex ratione Regiae dignitatis et Coronae suae tale habeat privilegium quod nullus in regno suo de aliquo qui sit de Regno Angliae alicui homagium sive fidelitatem alicui facere debeat vel aliquis hujusmodi homagium vel fidelitatem ab aliquo recipere debeat nisi facta mencione de fidelitate Domino Regi debita eidem Domino Regi fideliter observanda idem Episcopus in contemptum Domini Regis et ad manifestam quoad privilegium praedictum ipsius Domini Regis exhaeredacionem et ad dampnum et ad dedecus ipsius Domini Regis ad valentiam decem Millia librarum de Henr. de Pomeray Tho. de Kanc. Johe de Bello prato Laur. fill Richardi Johanne le Soer Willielmo de Map Eudon de Grancell Rogero le Gros Johanne le Lung Radulph de Boyvill Guidon Novannt Willielmo de Rostoureks et Henr. de Cannell obligacionem per scripta et de multis aliis et de Communitate dicti Com. et etiam per Sacramentum hujusmodi obligaciones recepit quod eidem Episcopo in omnibus emprists suis firmiter adherebunt in dictis obligationibus * See Cooks 1 ●●stit fol. 65 nulla mentione facta de fidelitate Domino Regi observand sicut praedictum est Et hoc idem Mich. qui pro Rege sequitur ●ffert se velle verificare versus praedictum Episcopum sicut Cur. Domini Regis consideraverit etc. Et Episcopus dicit quod aliquas non recepit obligationes ab aliquibus nisi in forma subscripta Noverint universi Christi fideles quod cum ego Tho. de Kanc. Miles violenciae et dehonesiacioni Presbyteris et Clericis apud Gargaul Exon. Dioc. injuriose et violenter illatis interfuissem opem audaciam et consilium aliis severius delinquendi nequiter adhibuissem hiis non contentus conspirationi factae contra Sanctam Ecclesiam et venerabilem patrem W. Dei gratia Exon. Episcopum in ejus prae judicium et Ecclestasticae libertatis laesionem propriae salutis immemor maliciose confessissem aliaque dampna gravia et enormia fecissem propter quae non est dubium in sententiam majoris Excommunicationis incidi ipso facto Demum filiis pacis intervenientibus et salvacione mea procurantibus ad cor rediens pro emendatione et satisfactione dictorum criminum corporali juramento interveniente promisi et promitto quingentas Marcas sterlingorum praedicto patri solvend secundum ipsius patris ordinationem terminis statuendis eodem juramento gratis affirmans quod decaetero hujusmodi violencias seu injurias vel quascunque alias contra Ecclesiam seu Ecclesiasticas personas nisi cum moderamine inculpatae tutelae me desendendo non committam et hoc sub poena quadraginta librar praemissa plenary complend per dictum juramentum meum obligo me et astringo Et si praemissa vel aliqua praemissorum non observavero v●lo et concedo quod praedictus pater in pristinam excommunicationis sententiam sola menitione praemissa sine aliqua in Ius revocatione me retrudat et sic excommunicatum denunciari publice faciat quousque de praedictis omnibus ad plenum per me fuerit satisfactum Renuncians super hiis omnit us omni cavillationi appellationi Epistolae Domini Adriani exceptioni Regiae prohibitioni privilegio Crucesignatorum indulto et utriusque juris cuicunque remedio per quae praemissa possent impediri seu quoquo modo retardari In cujus rei Testimonium praesentibus Sigillum meum apposui Hiis Testibus Domino Radulpho de Arundel Milite Domino King de Plumton Johanne le Chamberlain Richardo de Derteford Clerico Tho. de Trevill Clerico Thom. Rector Ecclesiae de Bonquimmot Rogero de Gyves & aliis Actum & Daetum apud Tyting xv Kal. Jun. Auno Domini MCCLXXV Et praedictus Mich. qui sequitur pro Rege dicit quod qualemcunque formam dictus Episcopus praetendat idem Episcopus per alia Scripta et juramenta obligationes recepit a pluribus et diversis de praedicto Com. in praejudicium Domini Regis sicut eidem Episcopo imponitur Et hoc paratus est verificare sicut Cur. Dom. Regis consideraverit etc. Et Episcopus venit & dicit quod ipse Authoritate praedicti Mandati Domini Regis ad istam querimoniam non vult respondere set in plena Curia Domini Regis Nota. super hoc appellat ipse ad Dominum Regem et etiam ad Dominum Papam et ad Curiam Romanam Et praedictus Episcopus super hoc requisitus si aliud velit dicere dicit quod non Et Mich. de Northampt. qui sequitur pro Rege petit judicium de praedicto Episcopo tanquam de ipso qui est indefensus Et ideo consideratum est quod praedictus Episcopus indefensus est quoad praedicta et ideo in misericordia Et satisfaciet Domino Regi de dampnis suis Et datus est ei dies coram Domino Rege à die Sancti Michaelis in tres septimanas ubicunque tunc fuerit in Anglia ad respondend super co●temptu per eundem Episcopum Domino Regi facto per praedictas suas Appellationes quia valde enormiter sonant in praejudicium Domini Regis et Coronae suae et in praejudicium totius Communitatis Angliae Which is thus further aggravated and recorded Rot. 3. Et quia hujusinodi Contemptus eisoem Rogero & Waltero ita videtur esse gravis et inauditus et ita in dedecus Domini Regis redundare et eciam totius Regni perturbacionem cum in hujusmodi placitis in Curia Dom. Regis nunquam hujusmodi Appellationes scil ad Curiam Romanam fieri Nota. consueverunt Consideratum est quod praedictus Episcopus quoad hoc est indefensus et datus est ei dies coram praedictis R. & W. a die Sancti Michaelis in Tres Septimanas ubicunque etc. Ad audiend super hoc judicium suum secundum discretionem Domini Regis Item idem Mich. de Northt qui sequitur pro Rege petit judicium de praedicto Episcopo tanquam de ipso qui est indefensus Etideo consideratum est quod praedictus Episcopus indefensus est quoad praedicta et ideo in misericordia et satisfaciet Domino Regi de dampnis suis ad taxationem per Dominum Regem et Constlium suum faciend Et datus est ei dies coram Domino Rege a die Sancti Michaelis in Tres Septiman ubicumque etc. Et ad respondend super Contemptu per eundem Episcopum Domino Regi facto per praedictas suas Appellationes quia valde enormiter sonant in praejudicium Domini Regis et Coronae suae et in praejudicium totius Communitatis Regni Angliae Et quia praedicta super quibus Mich. queritur pro Domino Rege ita specialiter tangunt Dontinum Regem in defectu praedicti Episcopi qui ita contemptabiliter recedit a Curia ut Dominus Rex super hoc plenius cercioretur inquiratur rei veritas per patriam Queritur etiam idem Mich. qui sequitur pro Rege quod ubi Willielmus de Monketon Vic. Domini Regis Com. praedicti fecerat quandam districtionem super Episcopum praedictum per Averia sua per praeceptum Domini Regis et pro debito ipsius ubi venerunt quidam Willielmus Vicarius Ecclesiae de Langewe Decanus the Poudrechire die Lunae prox ante Festum Ascensionis Anno regni Domini Regis nunc sexto apud Bomyne in pleno Comitatu ubi idem Vic. tenuit placitum ipsius Domini Regis ipsum Vic. per praeceptum ipsius Episcopi pro eo quod districtionem praedictem pro praedicto debito fecerat solempniter excommunicavit in laesionem Coronae Domini Regis et in ejus despectum et dampnum ipsius x. Millia librarum et ad dampnum Vic. praedicti Eentum librar Et quod ita sit paratus est verificare stcut Eur. D●mini Regis consideraverit etc. Queritur etiam praedictus Mich. qui sequitur pro Rege quod cum Dominus Rex Vic. suo Cornub. per Brebem suum mandasset quod Sabulon in Com. praedicto juxta littus Maris in manum suam caperet ac idem Dominus Rex per eundem Vic. suum praedictum de eodem Sabulon in plenaria seisina extitisset praedictus Episcopus per Excommunicationis sententias indesinenter et enormiter factas omnes illos qui de Sabulone praedicto aliquid cariare seu cariari fecerunt excommunicavit et sententiis praedictis innodavit quousque cum eo redemprionem fecissent pro Sabulone praedicto sic ablato in laestonem et praejudicium Coronae Domini Regis et ejus despectum et ad dampnum ejusdem Domini Regis decem Millia librar etc. Et quod ita sit paratus est verificare sicut Curia Domini Regis consideraverit etc. Queritur etiamidem Mich. qui sequitur pro Rege quod cum Comes Cornub. ac major pars Communitatis Com. praedicti ad utilitatem Dom. Regis & patriae illius quaedam scripta obligatoria ad invicem et inter se fecissent quod fideliter et indesinenter partes suas apponerent pro utilitate Domini Regis ad quosdam vias Regias infra Parcos praedicti Episcopi inclusas deobstruendas quas idem Episcopus obstruere fecit sicut ad Lurnum Vic. praesentatum fuit et convictum ac eadem scripta ad utilitatem Domini sic facta in Prioratu de Bomyne per pr●dictum Com. & Communitatem praedictam apposita fuissent specialiter custodiend tanquam Thesaur Domini Regis praedictus Episcopus stmul cum quodam Guydon Nonaun●t Milite suo tunc familiar & aliis vi et armis ad Prioratum praedictum accessit et cistam in qua praedicta scripta apposita erant fregit et scripta illa asportavit Ita quod postea omnes illos qui illis scriptis consenserant excommunicavit et excommunicatos denunciavit quousque cum illo redemptionem fecissent pro voluntate sua pro illo sacto et hoc fecit in laesionem Coronae Domini Regis et ejus despectum et ad dampnum ipsius decem Millia librar Et sciend quod praedictus Guido praesens fuit et cognovit se fractioni praedictae cistae interfuisse et quod ita sit paratus est verificare sicut Curia Domini Regis consideraverit etc. Et praedictus Mich. qui sequitur pro Rege queritur quod cum ad Dominum Regem ratione Regiae dignitatis suae pertineat placitare in Regno suo per se et justic suos placita quae non sunt de Matrimonio vel Lestamento utpote de Laicis Feodis Fossatis divists parcis vivariis piscariis sabulone et de transgressionibus et districtionibus in eisdem factis Ita quod nullus Ordinarius se inde intromittere debet dictus Episcopus in praejudicium Domini Regis et Coronae suae et ad dampnum Damini Regis decem Millia librar et ad dampnum totius patriae multos per se et office Decanos et alios ministros suos in Curia Christianitatis placitat de Debitis et Catallis quae non sunt de Lestamento vel Matrimonio et etiam de aliis Laicis feodis supradictis Et quod ita sit paratus est verificare sicut Curia Domini Regis consideraverit etc. Et Episcopus petit Ju●tcium Si debeat inde respondere desicut null●● Officialis Decanus vel Minister suus inde sit adhuc convictus Et praedictus Mich. dicit quod factum Offic. Decanorum mere factum est ipsius Episcopi in hac parte et petit quod dicet aliud et maxime quod respond de facto suo proprio sicut ipse ei imponit quod ipse per seipsum hujusmodi placita multociens t●nuerit ad dampnum Domini Regis et patriae sicut praedictum est Et praedictus Episcopus dicit quod nichil aliud super hoc dicet set facit suas appellationes ut supra Et praedictus Episcopus quo ad praedictum Willielmum de Monketon per ipsum excommunicatum dicit quod non videtur ei quod de Sentenctis per ipsum latis debet ipse hic respondere et precise dicit quod quoad illum Articulum non vult ipse aliud dicere set tenet se ad suas Appellationes quas fac ut supra Et quo ad predict Sabulonem dicit quod non vult inde hic respondere quia dicit quod ipse et quidam Walterus de Farmesham attach sunt ad respondend in the Domino Regi coram justic suis de Bau●o apud Westm per quoddam Breve Damini Regis in hac forma Rex Vic. Cornub. salutem Pone per vadios & salvos plegios Walterum Episcopum Exon. & Walterum de Fermesham Personam Ecclesiae de Sancto Meloro quod sint coram Justice apud Westm. à die Sancti Michaelis in xv dies Ostensuri quare cum cognitio placitorum de Feodis Laicalibus in Regno nostro et maxim de Dominicis nostris et etiam correctiones Contempt Ballivorum nostrorum contra mandata nostra factorum ad nos et ad coronam et dignitatem nostram specialiter pertineant iidem Episcopus et Walterus de quodam Marino Sabulone infra Feodum nostrum apud Lauwychecks existente versus Reginaldum de Prydias Nigellum de Trevell Willielmum de Cosgaran et alios usque ad trescent et quadraginta et quinque h●mines de Visneto de Lauwychecks quem Sabulonem per Willielmum de Moneketon capi fecimus in manuum nostram ad opus nostrum appruiand et etiam versus eundem Willielm de Moneketon de eo quod ipse dum fuit Vic. noster Com. praedicti quoddam Mandatum nostrum de Johanne Alet et Isabel uxore ejus tanquam excommunicatos et claves Ecclesiae contemnente per corpora sua secundum consuetudinem Angliae justiciand donec Sanctae Ecclesiae tam de contemptu quam de injuria ei illata ab eis satisfactionem non executus ut idem Episcopus dicebat secuti placitum in Curia Christianitatis contra Prohibitionem nostram Et habeas ibi etc. Et Vic. Cornub. requisitus si tale breve sibi venerit dicit quod non Et pr●dictus Mich. de Northt qui sequitur pro Rege dicit quod non credit quod aliquod tale breve pendeat in Cur. Domini Regis et si esset pendens liceret eidem Domino Regi Ius suum sequi versus praedictum Episcopum hic coram istis justic Et petit quod dictus Episcopus respondeat ulterius si voluerit Et Episcopus dicit quod ipse super hoc nichil aliud dicit ad praesens set facit suas Appellationes ut supra Et quo ad praedicta scripta deposita in Pri●ratu de Bomyne dicit quod isti justiciarit non habent autoritatem per hoc breve super hoc cognoscere nec eis bult inde respondere set facit suas appellationes ut supra Et idem Mich. qui sequitur pro Rege petit Judicium de praedicto Episcopo tanquam de ipso qui est indefensus super omnibus praedictis Et ideo consideratum est quod praedictus Episcopus indefensus est quo ad praedicta Et ideo in misericordia et satisfaciet Domino Regi de dampnis suis Et dies datus est ei coram Domino Rege à die Sancti Michaelis in Tres Septiman ubicunque etc. Et ad respondend super contemptu per eundem Episcopum Domino Regi facto per praedictas Appellationes quia valde enormiter sonant in praejudicium Domini Regis et Coronae suae et in praejudicium totius Communitatis Regni Angliae Et quia praedicta super quibus praedictus Mich. queritur pro Domino Rege Ita specialiter tangunt Dominum Regem in defectu ipsius Episcopi quia ita contemptabiliter recedit a Cur. ut Dominus Rex super hoc plenius cerciore●ur inquiratur rei veritas per patriam scilicet de placitis quae idem Episcopus tenuit non spectantibus ad jurisdictionem suam et de Sabulone Et Jur. Inquisitionis praedictae scilicet Johannes de Roskermer Radulphus Tregod Petrus de Narikurt Henricus de Kaul Reginaldus de Pridias Hugo Penerel Willielmus de Kosgolan Radulphus de Trechesiks Willielmus de Taustoke Thom. Noel Richardus Fleming Richardus Marre Robertus de Kenros Richardus de Pridias Drogo Treboer Reginaldus de Bodrigan Alanus de Blyhou Rogerus de Kenrith Willielmus des Molyns Thom. de Kancia Hugo de Treverbin Miles & Jordanus de Hacumbe tunc venerunt & Jurati dicunt super Sacramentum suum quod praedictus Walterus Exon. Episcopus per Magistrum Johannem de Esshe Offic. suum tenuit placitum inter Galfridum de Bosigan quer et Johannem de Smalprend defend de Custod et Maritag haeredis Philippi de Bodrigan et illud placitum coram eis adhuc dependet Iterum idem Episcopus per suum Offic. Magistrum Petrum de Crediton tenuit placitum inter praedictum Magistrum Johannem de Esshe quer & Willielum Kestell Walterum de Hay Petrum Bundin de Conss & serviciis unde idem Petrus amerciatus fuit ad dimid marcam pro unico defectu Iterum idem Episcopus per suum Offic. Magistrum Johannem de Esshe tenuit placitum inter ipsum & praedictum Magistrum Johannem quer & Willielmum Kestell Petrum de Treworth & Gilbertum de Trehydien de placito debiti Iterum idem Episcopus per suum Offic. Magistrum Petrum de Crediton tenuit placitum inter Clementem de Trechenhech quer & Johannem Baudyn & Richardum Baudyn defend de placito transgressionis videlicet de effusione sanguinis & hutess levato unde praedicti Johannes Baudyn & Richardus amerciati fuerunt ad decem solid de quibus soluti fuerunt praedicto Clementis quatuor solid Iterum idem Episcopus per suum Offic. praedictum Magistrum Johannem de Esshe tenuit placitum inter Robertum Gregilen quer & Rogerum Peyn defend de placito detencionis Cat. Iterum idem Episcopus per suum Offic. praedictum tenuit placitum inter Radulphum Blundel quer & Walterum le Taverner de una Selda quod praedictus Walterus tenuit ad Terminum per scriptum praedicti Radulphi Iterum idem Episcopus per suum Offic. praedictum Magistrum Petrum tenuit placitum inter Johannem Peterel quer & Richardum Fat defend de placito Convencionis de uno Mess quod idem Richardus tenuit ad firmam per scriptum praedicti Johannis Iterum idem Episcopus per suum Offic. praedictum tenuit placitum inter quendam Fabrum de Bomine quer & Richardum de Bomine Marescallum de placito detentionis unius super-tunicae et unius firmaculi Iterum idem Episcopus per suum Offic. praedictum tenuit placitum inter Willielmum Belde quer & Richardum Crispyn defend de placito sanguinis effusionis Iterum idem Episcopus per praedictum Magistrum Petrum tenuit placitum inter Richardum Dewyden quer & Richardum Bysop defend de placito debiti Iterum idem Episcopus per praedictum Offic. suum tenuit placitum inter Richardum de Trevila quer & Nicholaum Lowies de placito Condencionis cujusdam terrae quam praedictus Nicholaus tenuit ad firmam per scriptum praedicti Richardi Iterum idem Episcopus per suum Offic. praedictum tenuit placitum inter Johannem de Rospele quer & Nicholaum de Ewe defend de placito sanguinis et plagae unde hutess fuit levatum Iterum idem Episcopus per suum Offic. praedictum tenuit placitum inter Johannem Personam Ecclesiae de Lanteglos quer & Nicholaum de Ewe de quadam domo quam habuit in liberum Maritagium cum uxore sua Iterum idem Episcopus per praedictum Magistrum Johannem de Esshe Offic. suum tennit placitum inter Reginaldum de Templo quer & Richardum Badecoks defend de placito cujusdam Domus quam idem Richardus ad firmam tenuit de praedicto Reginaldo et per scriptum suum unde praedictus Richardus amerciatus fuit ad quinque Marcas Iterum idem Episcopus per suum Offic. praedictum tenuit placitum inter Radulphum Traebeu Capellanum quer & Rogerum de Byrehull defend de placito transgress videlicet quod idem Rogerus debuit occ●disse equum praedicti Radulphi ob quod idem Rogerus amerciatus fuit ad unam Marcam Iterum idem Episcopus per suum Offic. praedictum Magistrum Petrum tenuit placitum inter Robertum Ilger quer & Richardum Fate defend de placito Conventionis videlicet de quadam domo quam idem Richardus ad firmam tenuit per scriptum praedicti Roberti Iterum idem Episcopus per praedictum Magistrum Johannem de Esshe tenuit placitum inter Radulphum Trevebon Capellanum quer & Johannem de Belloneron Thomam fill ejus & Richardum Baudin de placito debiti Iterum idem Episcopus per suum Offic. Magistrum Johannem de Wlverton tenuit placitum inter Clariciam de Trymscort quer & Willielmum de Mason defend de placito debiti videlicet de den promissis Iterum idem Episcopus per suum Offic. praedictum tenuit placitum inter Valentinum Dynemeder quer & Richardum Baudyn defend de placito transgress Iterum idem Episcopus per suum Offic. praedictum Magistrum Petrum tenuit placitum inter Herneum de Tregencres quer & Robertum de Mareis defend de placito debiti quod quidem placitum prius placitatum fuit in Curia Domini Regis Iterum idem Episcopus per praedictum Magistrum Johannem de Esshe tenuit placitum inter Gervas' de Autronon Clericum quer & Nicholaum de Tredohel & Christopherum de eadem defend de placito debiti Iterum idem Episcopus per suum Offic. Magistrum Petrum tenuit placitum inter Johannem Crist de Trewoldyk quer & Stephanum de Bonyton defend de placito Conventionis Iterum idem Episcopus per praedictum Magistrum Johannem de Esshe tenuit placitum inter Joceum Austronon juniorem quer & Philippum de Kaul defend de placito debiti Iterum idem Episcopus per suum Offic. praedictum tenuit placitum inter Richardum de Wenhacheleg quer & Johannem le Myre de Steva de placito debiti Iterum idem Episcopus per suum Offic. praedictum inter praedictum Magistrum Petrum quer & Willielmum de Ludre defend de eo quod idem Willielmus voluit implacitasse Willielmum Vicar de Seynbreth de placito Conventionis in Curia Domini Regis unde idem Willielmus amerciatus est ad dimid Marc. Iterum idem Episcopus per suum Offic. Magistrum Petrum praedictum tenuit placitum inter Johannem Monsorel quer & Willielmum de Tholney & Johannem de Lekeran defend de eo quod idem Willielmus & Johannis implacitarunt praedictum Johannem in Curia Christianitatis de injusta detentione 4. solid Iterum idem Episcopus per suum Offic. praedictum Magistrum Johannem de Esshe tenuit placitum inter Willielmum Du●bell quer & Johannem Thovum defend de placito unius Curtillagii dimissi ad fi●mam praedicto Johanni Iter●m idem Episcopo● p●r praedi●●m ●ffic sui m●enuit placitum intre Agn. quae fuit ux●r Ro●erti Store quer & Johannem de Ely defend de una solta dimissa ad fi●mam ●nde idem Johannes amerciatus suit ad ●cto solid Iterum idem Episcopus per praedictum Offic. tenuit placitum inter Nicholaum le Ken quer & Rogerum fill Alic. Sike & R●bertum ●ot defend de quad●m domo dimissa ad fi●mam praefa●o Nicholas unde idem Nicholaus amerciatus suit ad quatuor solid Iterum idem Episcopus per praedictum Offic. tenuit placitum inter Ranulphum de Trechhu quer & Walterum de la Dene defend de quadam terra quam idem Walterus tenuit ad firmam de praedicto Ranulpho Iterum idem Episcopus per suum Offic. praedictum tenuit placitum inter Nicholaum le Potter quer & Robertum Loerel defend de quadam domo dimissa ad fi●mam unde idem Robertus fuit amerciatus ad dimid marc Iterum idem Episcopus per suum Offic. praedictum tenuit placitum inter Johannem personam Ecclesiae de Lantegles quer & Willielmum Lammolyn defend de quadam via obstructa per praedictum Johannem de qua placitum prius erat in Curia Domini Regis Iterum idem Episcopus per suum Offic. praedictum tenuit placitum inter Willielmum de Boterden quer & Hamelinum de Timeslak defend de quadam terra quam idem Hamelinus tenet ad firmam de praedicto Willielmo unde idem Hamelinus amerciatus fuit ad unam marcam Iterum idem Episcopus per suum Offic. praedictum tenuit placitum inter Obuerum personam Ecclesiae Sancti Hogger de quadam via obstructa unde Robertus le Brun rectatus fuit coram Magistro Rogero le Rus Offic. praedicti Episcopi amerciatus ad quatuor solid Iterum idem Episcopus per praedictum Offic. suum tenuit placitum inter Johannem de Sancto Ivone quer & Richardum Doygol defend de eo quod idem Richardus intravit in turno Vic. una cum aliis jur. praesentavit quandam viam esse obstructam unde placitum fuit prius in Curia Domini Regis Iterum idem Episcopus per suum Offic. praedictum tenuit placitum inter Radulphum personam Ecclesiae de Pyleton quer & Johannem de Halgeton defend de divisis factis unde placitum fuit inter eos in Curia Domini Regis et adhuc pendit in eadem Curia Christianitatis Iterum idem Episcopus per Offic. suum praedictum tenuit placitum inter Walterum Wade quer & Johannem Penquid defend de placito transgress quod prius fuit placitatum in Curia Domini Regis Iterum idem Episcopus per Offic. suum praedictum tenuit placitum inter Johannem Capellanum de Neweton quer & Richardum Kalle de Lanc. defend de imparcatione Averiorum praedicti Johannis Iterum idem Episcopus per praedictum Offic. suum Magistrum Petrum de Credynton tenuit placitum inter Joachim Capellum quer & Robertum de Woleton defend de eo quod idem Robertus levavit hutes super Dominam de Welleton pro eo quod ipsa quandam Chartam abstulit de praedicto Roberto in Cimiterio de Wolleton vi et armis et ob quod amerciatus suit ad 12 d. Iterum idem Episcopus per suum Offic. praedictum tenuit placitum inter Robertum de Boskemay quer & Henricum de Boskemay defend de placito transgress videlicet de divisis fructis et hutes levato Iterum idem Episcopus per suum Offic. praedictum tenuit placitum inter Thomam Hamelin quer & Walterum de Wyke defend de placito transgress scilicet de sanguine effuso et hutes levato Iterum idem Episcopus per suum Offic. praedictum Magistrum Johannem de Esshe tenuit placitum inter Robertum de Trewyder quer & Richardum Badecok defend de placito terrarum et ten unde Magister Johannes de Esshe cepit de praedicto Roberto unam marcam pro auxilio sibi praestando in causa praedicta Iterum idem Episcopus per Offic. suum praedictum tenuit placitum inter Rogerum le Marchaund quer & Walterum Flegard defend de placito terrae et Rogerus fuit amerciatus ad 12 d. quia retraxit se Iterum idem Episcopus per praedictum Offic. suum tenuit placitum inter Robertum Moysyn quer & Walterum Flegard defend de placito terrarum et ten dimissorum ad firmam Et praedictus Offic. cepit dimid marc de praedicto Waltero ut supersedisset in causa praedicta Iterum idem Episcopus per Offic. suum praedictum tenuit placitum inter Richardum Clericum de Trenar●gan quer & Thomam de Trenergorum defend de quadam via obstructa unde Offic. jurare fecit duodecim liberos homines in praedicto placito in modo Assisae Iterum idem Episcopus per suum Offic. Magistrum Johannem de Wolverton tenuit placitum inter Magistrum Johannem de Esshe quer & Johannem de Trehurst Sim. de Trenaton Nich. Bodeleg defend de eo quod praedicti Johannes et alii emerunt quaedam blada contra voluntatem praedicti Offic. et fuerunt amerciati ad quatuor libr. sexdecim solid et octo denar Iterum idem Episcopus per suum Offic. praedictum Magistrum Petrum tenuit placitum inter Nicholaum de Naukesby quer & Hamelinum de Karkehull defend de placito transgress Iterum idem Episcopus per suum Offic. praedictum tenuit placitum inter Willielmum Kyda quer & Osbertum de Sancta Columba defend de eo quod idem Osbertus asportavit aquam extra Regalem viam ad domum suam quae per pluviam in dicta via descenderet Iterum idem Episcopus per suum Offic. praedictum tenuit placitum inter Rogerum le Creton quer & Johannem de Karkelewe de placito transgress unde idem Johannes perdidit decem solid Iterum idem Episcopus per suum Offic. praedictum tenuit placitum inter Nicholaum de Ewe quer & Radulphum Balun defend de placito transgress unde idem Radulphus fuit amerciatus ad duos solid Iterum idem Episcopus per suum Offic. Magistrum Johannem de Esshe tenuit placitum inter praedictum Magistrum Petrum quer & Andr. de Greinwal Capellanum defend de eo quod idem Capellanus demandaverat quandam ancam suam alibi quam in Capello suo et fuit amerciatus ad dimid marc Iterum idem Episcopus per suum Offic. praedictum tenuit placitum inter Simonem Leynham quer & Benedictum le Brun defend de placito detentionis Averforum Iterum idem Episcopus per suum Offic. praedictum tenuit placitum inter Osbertum de Tresuweton quer & Andr. Russell defend de placito debiti quod prius erat placitatum in Curia Domini Regis Iterum idem Episcopus per suum Offic. praedictum tenuit placitum inter praedictum Osbertum quer & Luciam de Rydewor defend de placito transgress unde hutes fuit levatum Iterum idem Episcopus per suum Offic. praedictum tenuit placitum inter Eudonem Peupond quer & Vivianum Pumbre de placito transgress quod prius erat placitatum in Curia Domini Regis Iterum idem Episcopus per suum Offic. praedictum Magistrum Petrum tenuit placitum inter praedictum Magistrum Johannem de Esshe & Nicholaum Peupud quer & praedictum Vivianum defend de placito transgress Iterum idem Episcopus per Offic. suum praedictum tenuit placitum inter Hugonem de Trefauson quer & Johannem Andr. defend de placito unius Olle Eneae emp●ae Iterum idem Episcopus per suum Offic. Magistrum Petrum de Credynton tenuit placitum inter Walterum le Archer quer & Adam le Engleys de eo quod idem Adam fuit conquestus de praedicto Waltero in Hundr Iterum idem Episcopus per suum Offic. praedictum Magistrum Johannem Excommunicavit Priorem de Bomyne quia idem Prior namiare fecit homines praedicti Magistri in Piscaria sua separali Piscantes quam idem Prior tenet et habet de dono Domini Regis in perpetuam eleemosynam et eundem Priorem fic denunciavit Excommunicatum quousque fecit finem cum ipso pro 20 marc De Sabulone dicunt quod postquam Dominus Rex praeceperat praedicto Vic. quod ipse praedictum Sabulon caperet in manum suam et ad opus ipsius Domini Regis appropriaret Dominus Episcopus per sententias suas inhibuit ne sine sua licentia aliquis inde caperet Michael de Northt qui sequitur pro Rege quer quod idem Episcopus excommunicasset praedictum Willielmum de Moneketon imponens ei quod ipse debuerat contempsisse praeceptum Domini Regis de quodam Excommunicato capiendo Ac Dominus Rex eidem Episcopo postea mandasset quoth idem Episcopus propter praedictum contemptum in praedicto Willielmo nullam infligeret poenam cum ad Domini Regem pertineat et non ad dictum Episcopum hujusmodi contemptus Ballivorum ipsius Domini Regis corrigere dictus Episcopus non obstante dicta inhibitione eidem super hoc facta per Dominum Regem dictum Vic. denunciavit esse Excommunicatum in manifestum Domini Regis contemptum et ad dampnum ipsius Domini Regis 10 millia librarum Et quod ita sit paratus est verificare sicut Curia consideraverit etc. Et praedictus Episcopus ad hunc Articulum nihil vult respondere sed facit suas Appellationes ut supra etc. Et praedictus Mich. qui sequitur pro Rege petit Judicium de ipso tanquam de indefenso Et ideo consideratum est quod praedictus Episcopus quo ad hoc sit indefensus Ideo ipse in misericordia Et satisfaciat Domino Regi de dampnis etc. Et praedictus Comes Cornub●ae in propriae p●rsona sua quer de praedicto Episcopo quod ubi ipse & antecessores sui habuerunt quoddam passagium ultra aquam de Esshe & à transeuntibus pecuniam recipere pro codem passagio Ac cum homines ipsius Comes de Esshe de hominibus praedicti Episcopi pro passagio aquae praedictae certum quid cepissent praedictus Episcopus homines Villatae praedictae de Esshe excommunicavit et excommunicatos denun●iavit et Capellam ejusdem Villae in Interdicto posuit Ita quod illa Capella sic Interdicta fuit per septennium et adhuc est Ita quod homines ejusdem Villatae ad celebrationem divinam audiend longius de tribus leucis adeunt et ita evenit quod multi multociens ipsorum submersi sunt prae multitudine aquae torrentis in laesionem Coronae Domini Regis et ad exhaeredationem praedicti Com et dampnum suum 5. millia librarum Et quod ita sit paratus est verificare sicut Cu●ia consideraverit etc. Et Episcopus venit & dicit quod de hujusmodi sententi●s suis nec de isto facto vult ipse hic respondere Et praedictus Comes petit Judicium de praedicto Episcopo tanquam indefenso Et ideo consideratum est quod praedictus Episcopus super hoc sit indefensus et ipse in misericortia Et satisfaciet dicto Com. de dampnis suis etc. Queritur etiam idem Comes quod cum H. de Monteforti & Thomas Trevet Justice qui quidem Henr. praedicti Episcopi fuit Praebendarius coram ipsis in Com praedicto die Sabbati prox post festum Sancti Jacobi anno regni Regis nunc tertio apud Lanceaneton authoritate Regia cum inde Warentum non habuissent sed praecipue ad procurationem et ad instantiam praedicti Episcopi majorem partem Comitatus Cornubiae a●quirend et terminand quaedam placita Coronae et Gaol deliberand venire fecissent Ad quem diem Johannes de Bello prato tunc Vic. Cornub. & Senescallus praedicti Comitis Alanus de Bloho Osbertus the Hoylaund Willielmus de Rostowrek Johannes le Lung Robertus de Marisco Johannes de Rosgawar Eudo de Alnestow Hug. le Gros Richardus Bylon Rogerus pay Lucas de Penhat Henr. de Hextelworth & Henr. Caural Ballivi tam praedicti Com. quam Vic. coram eisdem Justice venerunt ad praecepta eorundem Justice audiend & perficiend prout decet qui quidem Justice habita eorum praesentia eorum corpora custodiri et in prisona Domini Regis poni praeceperunt ad quorum praeceptum ita factum est nulla mentione facta ob quam causam hoc fecerunt nec aliquo Waranto ostenso quod sic faciendi potestatem habuerunt Et postea per quendam Johannem de Exon. Ballivum praedicti Episcopi 12 Jur. patriae illius & inimicos praedicti Richardi Bylon Clerici coram ipsis venire fecerunt & per corum Sacramentum nulla calumpnia aperte ipsius Richardi Bylon allocata inquisierunt si idem Richardus fuit culpabilis de latrocinio viz. de quadam vacca furata qui quidem Jur. ipsum inde acquietaverunt Et postea idem Episcopus imposuit ei maliciose quod debuit maledixisse de Domino Rege et de ipso Episcopo ob quod idem Episcopus ipsum Richardum in prisona sua apud Lanceaneton poni fecit et per 40 dies et amplius ipsum ibi detinuit Et postea ad prisonam suam apud Exon. deduci fecit quo audito quidam Radulphus Bylun frater ipsius Richardi Bylun quoddam Breve Domini Regis praedicto Episcopo directum impetravit quod idem Episcopus corpus ipsius Richardi coram Domino Rege ad quendam certum diem haberet quo omisso ipsum adhuc detinuit et Dominus Rex secundo et tertio in forma praedicto ei manned Cumque idem Episcopus tertio mandato Domini Regis perpendisset se ulterius non posse supersedere ipsum Richardum in prisona sua occidit et occidi fecit ita quod post hoc nullus rumor de co auditus fuit nec sciri poterit quo devenit Et praedictus Radulphus frater praedicti Richardi praesens est et ipsum Episcopum praesentem de morte praedicti Richardi fratris sui per verba de felonia appellavit Dicit etiam praedictus Comes quod postquam praedicti Johannes de Bello prato & alii Ballivi Domini Regis praedicti d●tenti fuerant sicut praedictum est idem Episcopus ipsos excommunicavit et per sententias Excommun●cationis graviter molestavit per quod iidem nec aliqui alii de Episcopatu suo in servicio dicti Com. in partibus illis ausi sunt commorari unde dicit quod deterioratus est et dampnum habet ad valencium quinque millia librarum Et ●oc offered verificare sicut Curia consideraverit etc. E● quia praedictus Radu phus praedictum Episcopum de morte praedicta appellavit d●ctum est p●aedicto Episcopo quod sufficientem manucaptionem inveniat quod erit coram Demi●o Rege a die ●ancti Michaelis in tres septimanas ubicunque etc. super Appella io praedicto ●●acitum Domini Regis receptur Et idem Episcopus manucaptores subscriptos invenit in forma praedicta scilicet Reyfridus de Arundel Richardus de ●eywys Willielmus Refferon Bernardus de Bodbran Johannes de Treiagu Petrus de Tregelou Willielmus de Stapeldon Laurentius de Arundel Jordanus de Hatton Johannes Loli Walterus Germon & Robertus le Fleming qui quidem Manucaptores ipsum Episcopum prout decet in hujusmodi Appellatione manuceperunt etc. Et Episcopus dicit quod revera praedictus Johannes de Bello prato & alii praedicti fecerant ei quandam transgress ad quem transgress audiend & terminand impetravit ipse à Domino Rege quod praedicti Henr. & Thom. ad partes illas accederent & qui Officium suum super hoc fideliter fecerunt absque hoc quod ipse per eos aliquam injur dictis Johanni & aliis fieri procurasset & de hoc voc Record rotulorum praedictorum Justic. Et de Brevibus Domini Regis sibi directis pro praedicto Clerico coram Domino Rege venire faciendo dicit quod revera Dominus Rex super hoc misit diversa Brevia & ipse ad quodlibet Breve ita sufficienter respond Domino Regi quod omnino eidem Regi satisfecit & de hoc voc inde ad War testimonium Domini Regis & sui Cancellarii Et ideo dictum est ei quod ipse habeat coram Domino Rege ad praefatum termi●um praedictum Recordum & praedictum Testimonium etc. These proceedings are again repeated and recorded Rot. 3 4 7 8 9 10 11. of the same year The Bishop instead of reforming and forbearing these high illegal Usurpations Excommunications and treasonable tyrannical proceedings against the King's Prerogative and the Subject's Rights Liberties upon these Informations and Judgements after sundry complaints against him that he procured the Bishop of Bangor by command from the Archbishop to come into the Diocese of Exeter and to excommunicate all those Clerks and others of what quality soever who had complained to the King's Justices accused or given evidence or verdicts before them against him in every Parish Church on all lords-days and Holidays with Bells ringing Tapers burning and extinguished yea summoned many people of Devonshire and Cornwall to appear before him and to travel from one County to another examining those upon Oath who had appeared before the King's Justices upon their summons to serve the King and inform against the Bishop for invading the Rights of the King's Crown violating his Laws and injuring and oppressing his Subjects who excited them thereto and re-examining what the Justices had examined before them against the Laws and Custom of the Realm to the ill example of other Prelates and subjecting of the King's Crown Dignity Laws and people's Liberties to the Bishop's Usurpations Moreover the Bishop himself and his Officials Excommunicated the Under-Sheriff of Cornwall and divers of the Kings and Earls Bailiffs for arresting ●elons and distraining him and other Clergymen for Debts and Amerciaments due to the King till they released the prisoners and distresses and entered into Bonds to pay great sums to the Bishop and some Bailiffs dying excommunicate the Bishop by his Officials cast their corpse out of the Churchyard when buried till their Friends compounded with his Officers for great sums of money to re-interr them to the high contempt dishonour and damage of the King the Earl County and People the disinherison of the Rights of the Crown the prejudice of the King's Officers Service and great discontent terror and oppression of his people as this new Remonstrance Complaint of the Earl and County of Cornwall against him to the King informs us more at large thus recorded in this Plea Roll. Ceste est la Monstraunce le Conte de Cornewaille CVm a nostre Seingnor le Roy e a sa Coroune e a dignete real et nemie a la Courtesan de Seinte Eglise apurtiegne la conisance des plez le pleader e les pleez Ibid. Rot. 5. tenir des Chateus e de debts ke ne sont de Testament ou de Matrimoigne e ensement de Lay feez e Tenemenz Fossez divises Parks Vivers Pescheries destresces en memes les choses fetes e les amendes des trespass par quey ne ad geres a la Monstraunce le Conte de Cornewaille nostre Seignor le Roy aveit enveez Sire Roger Loveday e Wautier de Wymborne en le Conte de Cornewaille ses Justices assignez a inquire Oir e Terminer solonc la Ley e la custume de son Reaume uns trespas a nostre Seingnor le Roy e ses Baillifs e ses Ministers e all Conte de Cornewaille e a ses homes e as plusours de la comunante del Cuntee avauntdit fez par Wautier Evesque de Exestre sus les choses avauntdites E cum les avauntdites Justice's par la reson de lur ofice sus memes les choses feisent solonc ceo ke par la lay e par la custume du Reaume fust afert le avauntdit Eveske en apres procura e ad procure e fet venir le Evesque de Landaf en le Eveschee de Exestre en le Countee avauntdit e en le Cuntee de Devenesir e memes celi Evesque de Landaf par sun procurement ad fet par totes les Eglises Parochieles del Eveschee avauntdite comunement par dimanches e jour de festes a chaundeles alumees e seinz sonaunz denuncier escumengez par le autorite le Ercevesque de Caun●erbire sicum il didst touse ceus ausi bien lays come clers de quel office ou dignete ou de ordre ke il fussent ki all avauntdit Evesque de Exestre aveint mis l●uir crimes de la dignete le Roy blemye eu de tortes ●● de homicides ou de autres grievances e ledz dee queus choses en la Curt nostre Seingnor le Roy devaunt ses justices avauntdits le avauntdit Evesque de Exestre fust enquerelez solonc le usage e la custume du Reaume Esus ceo lavauntdit Evesque de Landaf par procurement lavauntdit Evesque de Exestre fist somondre sus peine de escumenge e asembler moult the gent de sa Eveschee avauntdite del un e lautre Contee e les tret apres lay del un Cuntee en lautre encontre ler gre e enquist par lor serment especiaument des nous de ceus ke cel office de ●ar nostre Seingnor le Roy feseynt e queus gens ceste choose fuirent on procurerent e queus a la somonse des avauntdites justices as avauntdites choses Dir e Terminer assignez par comaundement nostre Seingnor le Roy vindrent E des choses ke les avauntdites justice's par authority e le comaundement nostre Seingnor le Roy feseint unes' equestes sanuz de ceo conseiller nostre Seingnor le Roy fist le avauntdit Evesque de Landaf par procurement le avauntdit Evesque de Exestre e par le examinement des Clers le Evesque de Exestre de chescone person severaument par sei esluz a lor volonte non dument en despite e prejudice de nostre Seingnor le Roy e de sa coroune e de sa dignete real e la deseritaunce de  e deases eyres e a greingnor damage par proces de teuz ke houme seit certeinment e vier e a grant subjection de sa coroune ke seinte Eglise e tot le people en son Reaume doit giner e justicer e au damage le avauntdit Conte e de sa gentleman E de sicom la coroune e la dignete nostre Seingnor le Roy ne doit par autre estre justice ne guyee si par le manes E de si come les choses ke sont passez en sa Curt par jugement ou en autre manere solonc la Ley e la custume du Reaume ne devient estre ou autre Courtesan recreteezes prie le Conte avauntdit a nostre Seingnor le Roy pur la sannete de sa coroune e de sa dignete e de  e de soen people ke cestes choses soient adrescees e amendees issi ke autres prelatz de seinte Eglise de ceo autre feez ne eient ensaumple de nonduement cele chose ke a lor office ne apent mie enprendre e fere en prejudice nostre Seingnor le Roy e de soen people Derechef cum lavauntdit Conte par agard e judgement de la Court nostre Seingnor le Roy devaunt Roger Loveday e Wauter de Wymborne ses Justices a ceo assigns eust recovere verse lavauntdit Evesque par acheson de uns trespass all davauntdit Conte par le avauntdit Evesque fez ses damages de dis mile liveres ausi cum ters cely ke fu nun defendu ausi bien des damages come des trespass principaus par quey les damages solonc les Leys e la custume du Reaume ne dussent estre taxez ne recopez e come memes celi conte eust de ceo brefs de judgement au Visconte de Cornewaille de fere lever says damages avauntdiz un bref contraire vint all avauntdit Visconte ke il de la avauntdit destresce e del lever les damages de tot sessast geke taunt ke il eust autre commandment e ke les biens e les chateus meimes cele Evesque par cele acheson pris sauns de layfeist deliverer par ce ke il ne fu pas remember ke les damages avauntdis fussent taxes a nule certain s●mme d'aner E de sicom solonc la Ley e la custume de Reaume nule taxation apent des damages ke sont recoverez par non defence per lavauntdit Conte ke ses damages lysient levez saunz nule taxation e les brefs per quei il adeste de ceo disturb sient repelez e deforms defendeiz Le Cunte se pleint de ceo ke Wauter le Eveske de Exestre par Gwy de Novaunt e autres le mecredi procheyn apres la Feste le an le Roy Edward ke o'er est ke deu guard brisa e fist briser par le avauntdit Gwy e ses compaygniuns un cofre le Cunte mis en la Priur te de Bomine par Johan de Beaupre bailiffs le Cunte e de luke's enprist e prendre fist par le avauntdit Gwy e autres e encore dest●ent atort e encuntre la pes le Roy un escrit meime le Cunte ensemblement ou autres privetez le quel escrit contint ke aukune gent de la Tere li furent tenuz afere certeyn aid e certeyn servise a la value the treis' mile livres de argent e de plus atort le prist a prendre fist e uncore le detient e encuntre la pes le Roy en damage du Conte the treis' mile livres e de plus Ceo remustre le Cunte Emmond de Cornewaille Viscunte le Roy de Engletere de Fee ke Wauter le Eveske de Exestre atort a vistorbe luy e sez ministers a fere e a purstore lur office pur le Roy e pur le Cunte nomement en escumeiaunt Johan de Beaupre Johan le Lung Lucas Caillo Willame de Rostourek bailiffs le Roy e le Cunte par la reason ke meimes ceus firent arester un Johan de Esse indite au Turn de Visconte par devaunt Coron de recettement de Laruns e de Feluns' e de mult autres trespas fez encuntre la pes le Roy le quel Johan de Esse justiser ne se voleit a la pes le Roy de es●er parunt les avauntdiz Bailliffs le firent arester e pur ceo meime le Eveske avauntnome escumenia e escumeng fist les avauntdis bailiffs e en sentence les tint desks ataunt ke le avauntdit Johan fust deliure e eus veint a la volente le Eveske all annuitaunce de Cinkcenz livres e de plus par la reason avauntdite dunt le servise le Roy e le Cunte e lur Office est ariri e la pes le Rey distorbée e le servise le Cunte perdu en ceo e en autre chose en huntage e en damage du Rey de Mile livres en huntage e en damage du Conte de Cinkcenz livres e de plus Meime cely Eveske escumenia Michael Bloy Bailiffs de kerrir pur ceo ke lis distrei●t le Eveske par sun lay fee en sa Baille a vender ove le Cuntée si cum auncienement soleit cum de amerciemenz par eire de Iustices erraunz de meime cel Contée deuce all Rey puis ke celi Michael fu mort fist le avauntdit Eveske le Mardi prochein avaunt la Feste le an reniettre son cors hors de Cemitere jeske Aleyn Bloyho frere le avaunt dit Michael out fet fin ove Mestre Johan de Esse Official le Eveske pur quarraunte soz encuntre le dignite nostre Seigneur le Rey e en huntage e en damage del Cunte Meime celi Eveske escumenia Hammund Baillife de Pidrischir pur ceo qe il prist les avers le Priur de Bomyne en son Lay fee pur un amerciement e apres le mort meime celi Hammund le prochein apres la Feste le an fist engettre de Cimitere par Mrstre Johan de Esse son Officer le Cors meime celi Hammund ieske Lucas de Chapelleyne frere meime celi Hammund eu fist ●yn ove le avauntdit Official pur quarraunte soz en despite du Rey etc. e en huntage e en damage del Cunte Meime celi Eveske escumenia Oede de Tenuel sus-Viscunte le Roy en Cornewaille e Baillif le Cunte purceo ke il priest distresses en le Lay Fée le Eveske e le Priur de Bomyne pur debt due au Rey par commandement le Roy e le tint escumenge par deus aunz desk meime cely Oede eut fet obligaciun all Eveske de Cent livres en despit du Roy etc. e en huntage e en damage del Conte Le Conte see pleint de ceo ke le Eveske Wautier par lui e Mestre Johan de Esse e autres ses Officiaus ke i'll a pleide e fet pleider par les avauntdiz pleez e atachemenz en la Courtesan Crestein ke dussent estre euz all Cuntée de Cornewaille pleidez e terminez ou meime le Conte est Visconte le Rey de Fée e les espleys demeyme les plez e atachemenz come de amerciemenx e autres choses prendre soleyt e deveyt nomement de chemyns estopez Ewes trestornée bundes trisées Crispinus e s unk chateus e debts services e custumes nomeiment entre le avauntdit Mestre Johan de Esse pleynaunt e Willame de Kestel Wautier Hay e Peris Baudin defendaunz de Custumes e de Services E entre Clement de Trechenheks Johan Baudin e Richard de cri e de saunk E entre Rauf Blundel e Wautier le Taverner de play de Covenant de terre e de tenement e entre de autres communement punis le ten ke il a este Conte en damage e en deseriteson del Conte etc. Meime le Conte se pleint de ceo ke meime le Eveske a reint e fet reindre ses vileins e ses tenauns des Maners de Branel Tybeste saint Ewer Moreske e de plusurs autres luis et amuntaunce de deuz cenz livres ou de plus pur un sablun pris pur lur teres amendere la ou la mer munte e recreiti ousse saint Melor le quel sablun est commun a tote gent en damage del Conte ke de la grevaunce sa gent ke de ses teres nient aprowées etc. By this memorable Record Petition Remonstrance Complaint and others preceding and following it is most evident 1. That our Bishops with their Officials Archdeacon's Deans and other Officers in this age endeavoured to usurp and engross all sorts of Temporal Causes into their own hands and Spiritual Courts to fulminate Excommunications with other Ecclesiastical censures against them for Civil offences extort moneys bonds and impose pecuniary Fines upon them to the great prejudice of the King's Prerogative and people's intolerable vexation 2ly That they endeavoured to exempt themselves from all secular and Regal Jurisdiction or Censures for such Exorbitances or Usurpations and to subject themselves wholly or principally to the Pope's Judicature to which they appealed from the King's Justices who was ready to protect comply with them against the King and Subjects 3ly It is observable That the King by his Attorney declared the damages he sustained by these several Usurpations of this Bishop upon the Rights of his Crown and people's Liberties to amount to no less than Thirty One Thousand Pounds which he had Judgement to recover against him that the Earl of Cornwall declared his damages thereby received to amount to Ten Thousand Pounds for which he had likewise Judgement and a Writ of Execution against him and the Sheriff of Cornwall One Hundred Pound damages awarded against the Bishop for his injurious Excommunication denounced against him besides the Thousand pounds' damages to the King and Earl specified in the last Remonstrance Which precedents if strictly pursued would deter all Bishops with their Chancellors Commissaries Officials from the like Usurpations and injurious Excommunications since revived continued to the King's dishonour and the people's unsufferable vexation 4ly That this Bishop by way of revenge caused the Pope and Archbishop of Canterbury to Excommunicate and Interdict those of Cornwall who complained against and prosecuted these Usurpations Oppressions of the Bishop and his Officers who after two years contest to avoid the Judgements given against him upon the premised Verdicts by the King's Justices solicited Queen Ali●nor and the Bishop of Bath and Wells than Chancellor of England to become Arbitrators to make a final accord and release of all Suits Judgements Differences pending between him and the Earl of Cornwall their Officers and Tenants in all Temporal or Ecclesiastical Courts whatsoever which they accordingly did as appears by this their award made between them to the Earls and Kings great disadvantage by the Chancellor's power who favoured his brother Bishop and caused this award to be entered on Record in his favour An. 8 E. 1. which I shall here insert CUM dissenciums & divers contekes eyent este entre le honourable Pere Wauter Claus 8 E. 1. m. 4. dorso De dissentionibus inter Episcopum Exon & Edmundum Comitem Cornubiae par la grace de Deu Eveske de Excestre e le honourable Peer Edmund Conte de cornwall e levantdit Eveske e le Conte des conteks avantditz se seyent miss en le dit e le ordenement de noble Dame Alienore par la grace de Deu Rein the Engleterre Dame de Hirland e Duchess de Aquitaine e de le honourable pere Robert par memes le grace Eveske de Bard e de Welles e eyent grante ke il tendrunt lur dit de haut e de bas des conteks avantdiz Puis a la requeste des parties lavantdite Rein e lavantdit Eveske de Ba. unt dit e ordine ke tuz conteks e descors mulz entre eus avant ceus ours ou ke purrunt estre mulz par nule manere de play ou judgement pass entre eus ou par sentences ou par prise des avers ou par nule manere de achesun ke eyt este enter eus avant ceus ours seyent des ore mes relessez iffis ke lavantdit Contez ne puis demander de lavantdit Eveske dis mile livres ne nul dener par la Reson de un Iugement rendu par Sire Rogger Loveday e Sire Wauter de Wymburn Ne deus mile mars ke lavantdit Eveske gaga autre fiez a lavantdit Conte ne action puisse aver verse lavantdit Eveske ne verse nul de soens par nule manere de trespass ke eyt este fet avant cesie hour Dient ensement e ordeynent ke lavantdit Conte doyne a la vantdit Eveske Deus Cent Mars e lavantdite Royne doynt Cent Mars pur les damages ke i'll ad eu par une prise de avers fet en Cornewayll par le Viscunte de memes le Cunte par la reson de un bref the judgement dunt il paiera la moite a la fest de Saint Johan le Baptist procheyn avenir a Londres e lautre moite a la fest Saint Michael procheyn suant E lavantdit Evesk des ore mes rien ne purra demander de lavantdit Conte des avantdiz avers ne de ses damages ne acciun ne purra aver vers  nevers nul de soens par nule manere de trespass ke eyt este set avant ces ours E estre ceo ke avantdit Eveske de Excestre a la request de lavantdite Royne e lavantdit Eveske de Ba. ad repele tutte maneres de sentences donez en la gent lavantdit Conte par acheson des conteks avantdiz e ad premis de bone faith ke les sentences ke sunt donez par le Apostoyll ou par le Ercevesk de Canterburs par sa seute ou son procurement e par les soens il mettra son poer e sa tele pain ke cele sentences eu le Curt le Roy par commune ley ou en Curt Crestiene de memes les choses issi ke le Conte ne eyed ne sustain par ly ne par les soens sa seut vers le Eveske ne il aid ne sustain par ly ne par les soens sa seut encuntre lavantdit Cunte En tesmoyne de la quele chose lavantdite Royne e le avantdit Eveske de Ba. a cest escrist unt fet mettre louvre seus E un escrist de suz lure seus unt fet liurer a lavantdit Eveske e un autre a le avantdit Conte E estre ceo si unt fet ceste choose enrouler en roules de la Chancelerye des Clers le Roy. Done a Westmuster la veile de la Pentecoste le an du nostre Seigneur le Roy huittime * Page 1303 1304. Ralph Holinshed in his Chronicle and Bishop Godwin in his catalogue of Bishops p. 326. tender us this further account of this Bishop of Exeters' frauds and oppressions He did by a Policy purchase the Lordship and House of Clift Sachfeld and enlarged the Barton thereof by gaining of Cornish Wood from the Dean and Chapter fraudulently building then a very fair and sumptuous house there he called it Bishops Clift and left the same to his Successors Likewise he got the Patronage of Clift Fomesone now called Sowton and annexed the same to his new Lordship which as it was said he procured by this means He had a Friar to be his Chaplain and Confessor which died in his said House of Clift and should have been buried at the Parish Church of Faringdon because the said House was and is in that Parish but because the Parish Church was somewhat far off the ways foul and the weather rainy or for some other causes the Bishop commanded the Corpse to be carried to the parish Church of Souton then called Clift Fomeson which is very near and bordereth upon the Bishop's Lordship the two Parishes being then divided by a little Lake called Clift At this time one Fomeson a Gentleman was Lord and Patron of Clift Fomeson and he being advertised of such a Burial towards in his Parish and a leech way to be made over to his Land without his leave or consent required therein calleth his Tenants together goeth to the Bridge over the Lake between the Bishop's Land and his there meeteth the Bishop's men bringing the said Corpse and forbiddeth them to come over the Water The men nothing regarding the Prohibition do press forwards to come over the water and the others do withstand so long that in the end my Lord's Friar is fallen into the Water The Bishop taketh this matter in such grief that a holy Friar a Religious Man his own chaplain and Confessor should be so unreverently cast into the Water that he falleth out with the Gentleman and upon what occasion I know not he sueth him in the Law in his own Ecclesiastical Court where he was both party and Judge and so vexeth and tormenteth him that in the end he was fain to yield himself to the Bishop's devotion and seeketh all the ways he could to curry the Bishop's good will which he could not obtain until for Redemption he had given up and surrendered his Patronage of Sowton with a piece of Land all which the said Bishop annexed to his new Lordship Thus by Policy he purchased the Manor of Bishops Clift by a Device gaineth Cornish Wood and by Power wresteth the Patronage of Sowton from the true Owner Yet because he thus enlarged his Church's possessions and Jurisdiction by these unchristian frauds and oppressions he was at his death July 22. 1280. cried up for a most sincere Father of the Church an unparalled Saint worthy all love and honour by this Epitaph engraven on his Tomb in our Lady's Chapel of Exeter where he was buried * Godwins Catalogue of Bishops p. 327. Olim syncerus Pater omni dignus amore Primus Walterus magno jacet hic in honore Quot loca construxit pietatis quot bona feeit Quam sanctam duxit vitam vox dicere quae scit a Mat. Westm Flores Hist. pars 2. p. 366. Matthew Westminster Stories Anno gratiae 1278. the 6. of the King's reign Rex Edwardus Regiam dignitatem cupiens ampliare multa famosa Monasteria per Angliam constituta judicialiter libertatibus usitatis et antiquis privavit as prejudicial to his Crown Abbess igitur & Conventus Westmonasterii in quo idem Rex Sacramenta Baptismatis Confirmationis et Coronationis susceperat in quo etiam patris sui bonae memoriae Regis Henrici liberorumque suorum corpora sunt sepulta libertatem de retorno Brevium quam specialiter per Cartas dicti Patris sui Henric● obtinuerant multis temporibus retroactis post defenstones legirimas insistentibus Civibus Londinensibus ordinationi Regiae submiserunt quam tempore subsequenti Ecclesiae supradictae de speciali gratia Rex concessit which the Charter and Patent Rolls of this year likewise attest On the other hand b Mat. Parker Antiq. Eccles. Brit. p. 196. Archbishop Kilwardby advanced merely by the Pope by his own Pontifical authority this year without any Commission from the King Totam Cantuariae Provinciam visitationis jure peragravit seque donis non imperitando sed artificiose ut fratres sui ordinis solebant suadendo locupletavit In hac visitatione Academias ipsas Metropolitica authoritate ingressus est & Oxonii in Scholis non modo de Theologia sed de Philosophia atque Logica argutè disceptavit In quibus artibus multas Oxoniensium opiniones & sententias tanquam minus probabiles repraehendit atque refellit quas opiniones Johannes Peckam qui eum in Archiepiscopatu proxime secutns est instituta Cleri Synodo cum inania tantum & inepta sophisticorum essent deliria * See Spelmanni Council Tom. 2. p. 347 348. tanquam haereticas et a fide Christiana abhorrentes condemnavit This Archbishop having gained much wealth by his Visitation and other means in England * à Nicholas 3. Papa Romam ad praecium participandum accitus est ab ●oque Antiqu. Eccle● Brit. p. 196. Cardinalis Hostiensis & Portuensis Episcopus creatus est that so he might by his Papal Provision and authority confer it on another who would pay well for it and be sure to serve his turn upon all occasions without any previous consent of the King or election by the Monks as his predecessors had done in the cases of Kilwardby St. Edmund and Stephen Langton before to the prejudice of the Kings Right and Prerogative and Monk's privilege In pursuit whereof as c Mat. Westminster Flores Hist pars 2. p. 366. See Chronologia Augustinensis col 2273. H. de Knyghton de Event Angl. l. 2. col 2460. l. 3. c 1. col 2462. Polychron l. 7. c. 38. Tho. Wa singham Hist. Angl. p. 8. Matthew Westminster stories Archiepiscopus Cantuariensis Robertus per Nicholaum tertium Papam ab Archiepiscopatus onere absolutus vocabatur ad Cardinalatus honorem Post cujus vocationem Monachi Cantuarienses Dominum Robertum Burnel Bathon & Wellensem Episcopum Regis Cancellarium postularunt cujus postulatio per Summum Pontificem quassabatur et Frater Johannes de Pecham Ordinis fratrum Minorum vir perfectissimus in doctrina per Romanam Curiam praeficiebatur Ecclesiae Christi Cantuariae in Pastorem That the Monks of Canterbury unanimously elected the Bishop of Bath and Wells the King's Chancellor for their Archbishop by the King's direction who approved importuned and commanded him to accept thereof this Record assureth us REX Venerabili in Christo patri R. eadem gratia Bathon & Wellen. Episcopo Cancellario suo salutem Cantuar. Ecclesia per electionem venerabilis patris R. Pat. 6 E. 1 m. 6 intus De assentiendi postulacioni Cantuar. quondam ejusdem Archiepiscopi in Portuensem & Sanctae Ruffinae Cardinalem Episcopum assumpti pastoris solacio destituta dieque ad providendum de pastore ipsi Ecclesiae assignata Prior & Conventus disponente illo per quem vocari debent ad Pontificium Sacerdotes vos unanimiter in suum pastorem et Archiepiscopum postularunt verum quia nobis summe cordi existit quod postulacioni hujusmodi assenciatis rogamus in quantum possumus mandata precibus adjungentes quatinus eidem postulactoni assensum vestrum sine morae dispendio praebeatis Et ut hoc libencius faciatis has literas nostras vobis mittimus patentes Teste ut supra * Antiq. Eccles. Brit p 196. & Godwins Catalogue of Bishops p 75. Matthew Parker Archbishop of Canterbury writes thus of Kilwardby his translation Cantuariensi Archiepiscopatui non tàm sponte cessit quam ut alium sui ordinis atque loci virum illius scaturiginis minorum in Anglia fratrum ficut ipse fuerat Provincialem loco suo a Papa surrogari procuraret Horumigitur fratrum aucta & Monachorum extenuata tàm Regi quam Papae gratia cum Robertns ex illo fratrum grege Cantuariensi Archiepiscopatui cessisset Papa eundem Archiepiscopatum Johanni Peck●m Monachis Cantuariensibus non modo non requisitis sed etiam invitis contulit eumque sine Suffraganeorum praesentia Romana in Curia consecravit Nam Monachi Johannem Burnel Bathoniensem Episcopum necnon Cancellarium p●stulaverant qua postulatione spreta et contempta Johannes in Archiepiscopatum Papali voce tanquam sulmine immissus est The Chancellor Bishop Burnel being very wealth choosing rather to recede from his right to the Archbishopric then to contest it with the Pope or Peckam to avoid the Pope's displeasure and the King then needing the Pope's favour to promote his foreign affairs was content to con●ive at this Papal usurpation for the present Our Records inform us 1. That the Archbishopric of Canterbury became ipso facto void in Law by this Pope's creating Kilwardby Cardinal of Ostia and translating him to the Bishopric of Portua whereupon the King forthwith committed the Custody of the Temporalties and presented to Livings becoming void by this his translation On which d Hist. Angliae l. 17. p. 322. Polydore Virgil hath this special observation Hinc cernere licet apudnostros Pontifices aliquid synceri jam tum fuisse cum per legem paucis liceret duas simul obtinere Provincias quando Robertus Portuensem Episcopatum consecutus se Cantuariensi abdicavit O legem nunc prope eversam nam quisque pro opibus pro potentia plures habent Episcopatus ut nullum illorum ita credere par est recte gubernent qui talem commissi gregis curam non officio sed atque Deo rupiditate metiri videntur A sharp but true censure of this abuse by the Pope's own Collector of Peter-pences in Englaend when he penned his History 2ly That the King out of special grace and favour to this translated Archbishop granted him liberty to receive the rents of several Livings he had reserved to himself after his translation belonging of right to the King by the vacancy and received the stock of the Archbishopric from him at the same rate he received it upon his instalment from the Guardian of the Temporalties I shall present you with some of these Records to these purposes REX Custodi Spiritualitatis Archiepiscopatus Cantuar. sede vacant salutem Pat. 6 E. 1. m. 6. intus De Praesentacione Ad Ecclesiam de Harwes vacantem & ad nostram donacionem spectantem ratione Archiepiscopatus praedicti vacantis et in manu nostra existentis dilectum Clericum nostrum Magistrum Gaelfridum de Everley vobis caritatis intuitu praesentamus Rogantes quatinus ipsum ad Ecclesiam illam admittatis & personam instituatis in eadem In cujus etc. Teste Rege apud Glouc. 8 die Aug. EGidius de Audenard habet literas Regis de praesentacione ad Ecclesiam de Cherringe's vacantem & ad donationem Regis spectantem ratione Archiepiscopatus Ibid. m. 6. intus De Praesentacione Cantuar. vacantis et in manu Regis existentis Et diriguntur literae Custodi Spiritualitatis Archiepiscopatus praedicti sede vacant Teste Rege apud Rothelan xi die Sept. REX dilectis & fidelibus suis Radulpho de Sandwico & Willielmo de Saham Cus●odibus Claus 6 E. 1. m. 6 intus Pro Portuensi Episcopo Archiepiscopatus Cantuar. sede vacant salutem Mandamus vobis quod hac vice de gratia nostra speciali habere faciatis Venerabili patri R. Portuensi Episcopo Saci osanctae Romanae Ecclesiae Cardinali nuper Archiepiscopo Cantuar. porcionem agistamenti pasturae à festo Paschae usque ad festum Pen● quae cessit bajulacioni Cruci● Archiepiscopatus illius pro rata temporis sui faciatis eciam habere eidem Episcopo de gratia nostra praedicta viginti et quinque libras de termino Paschae praedicto de quinquagintis libris annuis pro quibus idem Episcopus dimisit quandam culturam terrae quae vocatur Oxenhall infra manerium de Aldington Praeposito suo ibidem sibi solvend ad duos terminos videlicet unam medietatem ad festum Pentecostes & aliam medietatem ad festum Sancti Michaelis pro rata temporis sui praedicti Faciatis eciam habere eidem Episcopo de eadem gratia nostra octo libr. de termino supradicto de sexdecim libris pro quibus idem Episcopus dimisit terram de Shirle Praeposito suo ibidem sibi solvend ad terminos supradictos Et nos vobis inde debitam allocacionem seu quietanciam habere faciemus Teste Rege apud Clarendon xxvi die Julii MAndatum est Custodibus praedictis quod recipiant a Venerabili Patre R. Portuensi Ibid. m. 6. intus De bobus & Scots Maneriorum Archiepiscopatus Cant. recip Episcopo Sacrosanctae Romanae Ecclesiae Cardinali nuper Archiepiscopo Cantuar. boves et scottos ad carucas Maneriorum Archiepiscopatus praedicti in denariis prout idem Archiepiscopus eos recepit a Magistro Richardo de Clyfford dudum Custod Archiepiscopatus ejusdem Et hoc nullatenus omittatis Et Rex eye ind● debitam quietanciam habere faciet T●ut supra a Antiq. r●●les Brit. p. 197 198. Matthew Parker stories that this new created Archbishop John Peckam who succeeded Kylwardby before his advance to this See Lugduni cum esset juri civili atque Pontificio operam dedit in quibus ut uberiores haberet progressus Italiae Academias perlustravit In his cum dinturnam operam posuisset multumque profecisset Romanam Curiam adiit In qua causas tanta juris peritia tractavit ut sacro Papae palatio causarum auditor a Papa praeficeretur Gesiu incessu et sermone glorioso et elato fuit Cumque after his consecration and mission to Canterbury by the Pope magna ex more selennitate atque pompa Cantuariae in throno ac sede collocandus Nic. Trivet esset literis suis Winton Exon. Wigorn. Bathon Norwicen Hereforden Cicestren Archiv f. 157. Roffen Landaff Episcopos Abbatesque ac Priores suae provinciae locupletiores interest ac tam magnifico convivio carnem terinam volucres pisces et ejusmodi munera exhibere jussit Monachi Cantuarienses hanc in Archiepiscopatu conferendo Papae Nicholai injuriam qui Regia aequissima jura ferre non poterant inviti perpessi sunt Hic frater Johannes ut Robertus Kylwardby in Concilio Gregorii In literis ad Papam scriptis Vide Archiv decimi ante fecit subinde se Papae creaturam Papamque suum Creatorem agnoscit Sed dirus ille Creator which is worthy observation suam creaturam in primo Archiepiscopatus ingressu exactis quatuor marcarum millibus diripuit peneque destruxit Qua de re his verbis ad Papam suum creatorem cujus coelum Romae situm cum omnipotentia existimabatur scripsit Ecce me creastis et quanto creatura a suo naturaliter appetit perfici creatore sic in meis oppressionibus censeo per vos recreandum Sane nuper ad me pervenit Verba ipsius Epist. in Archivis cujusdam executionis litera horribilis in aspectu et auditu terribilis quod nist infra mensem Mercatoribus Lucanensibus cum effectu de quatuor millibus marcarum quae in Romana Curia contraxi satisfaciam ex tunc sum excommunicationis sententia innodatus et in Ecclesia mea et aliis majoribus pulsatis campanis accensis candelis excommunicatus denuncier singulis diebus Dominicis et festivis Hanc tam grandem solutionem impossibilem si●i futuram rescribit Quoniam & Robertus Kylwarby discedens Ecclesiae Cantuariensis bona secum abstulisset & ante eum Bonifacius aedificia Archiepiscopalia caduca & ruinosa reliquisset et Rex unius anni redditus retinuisset & sibi ad unius anni sumptus sustinendos mutua sumenda est pecunia Quae in Angliam jam cr●bris solutionibus exhausta haberi vix aut ne vix quidem poterat Et ad Gentilem quendam suum in Romana Curia familiarem scribit se coactum ad accipiendum mutuo duo millia marcarum pro intronizationis suae sumptibus octavo idus Octobris proximi faciendis Illa autem Papalis cautela ut high quibus pecunias mercatoribus suis solvendas imperaret agnoscerent se ad suos usus mutuos prius accepisse non nova jam fuit sed à Rustando quondam Papae in Anglia quastore callidissimo in usum novo exemplo introducta Johannes saepè atque multa non modo Papae sed Cardinalibus suoque confratri atque praedecessori Roberto Kylwarby ut ab hac solutione liberaretur scripsit quod cum impetrare non poterat datus est ei post diuturnam intercessionem aegre tandem unius anni ad solvendum dilatio Interea Robertus Kylwarby Anglicanis spoliis locuples in dignitatis suae culmine positus cujus usuram perexiguo percepit tempore Romae vitae functus est Quo mortuo atque intestato frater Johannes Peckam ad Papam qui intestatorum bona pauperibus et piis usibus ipso jure Pontificio concessa sivi reser vavit de restituendis Cantuariensi Ecclesiae 5000. marcas quas Robertus Romam discedens ab eadem Ecclesia injuste abstulisset literas dedit Ad quas etiam repetendas procuratorem Anselmum quendam Nota. suum constitutum cum multis ad Cardinales mandatis misit Etsi mirum videri possit hominem satis astutum atque callidum quique ipsas Romanas versutias longè edoctus tempore cognovisset ejusmodi expectatione atque spe decipi voluisse Praesertim cum suo exemplo ex antedictis quatuor marcarum millibus Papam non reddendis sed exigendis rationi●us assiduam dare operam intellexisset Sed dum hac petitione liberari se saltem ab illa 4000 marcarum praestatione sperabat pro e●sdem solvendis literis novis Papales execrationes minantibus illico interpellatus est Quo quasi imperato sibi silentio re perinde at que spe excidens deinceps conticuit Thus the Pope preyed upon his own creatures and they upon the Church of Canterbury and England in that age King William the Conqueror conferring the Advowson of the Church of Esheburne on the Dean and Chapter of Lincoln which many Deans enjoyed as appropriated to the Deanery of Lincoln by sundry Bishops of the place and the Pope's Bulls without the King's special licence and assent King Henry the 3. notwithstanding their appropriation and long enjoyment thereof since nullum tempus occurrit Regi and no impropriation could be made by the Bishop or Pope without the King's special licence of any Advowson especially in the Crown recovered the presentation thereof in an Assize of Darreign presentment by a Judgement given by his Court and Judges at the Tower against the Bishop Dean and Chapter and thereupon granted it to the Abbot and Monks of Valle Royal till King Edward the 1. upon their resignation of it to him restored and confirmed the future impropriation to the Dean and Chapter of Lincoln by his Patent as this Record attests REX Archiepiscopis etc. salutem Sciatis quod cum Dominus Willielmus Cart. 6 E. 1. m. 3. intus Pro Decano & Capitulo Lincoln de advocate Eccles. de Esheburn quondam Rex Angliae Caritatis intuitu & pro salute animae suae & animarum antecessorum & haeredum suorum per Cartam suam dedisset & concessisset Deo & Ecclesiae beacae Mariae Lincoln Advocationem Ecclesiae de Esheburn in antiquo Dominico Coronae Anglia sitae Quam Ecclesiam plures Decani Lincoln per loci Diocesanos et sedem Apostolicam Decanatui Lincoln postmodum appropriatam in proprios usus pacifice possederunt quousque celebris memoriae Dominus Henricus Rex pater noster in Curia sua apud Turrim London per considerationem ejusdem Curiae suae per breve ultimae praesentacionis recuperasset praesentationem suam ad eandem Ecclesiam de Esheburn versus Episcopum et Decanum ac Capitulum Ecclesiae Linc. Cujus Ecclesiae Advocationem ab ●odem Patre nostro post praedictae praesentationis recuperationem nobis datam per Cartam nostram inter alia in eadem Carta nostra contenta dedimus & concessimus Deo & beatae Mariae & Ecclesiae tuno de Dernhale nunc de Valle Regali vocatae in Com. Cestriae quae est de fundatione nostra necnon & Abbati & Monachis ibidem Deo imperpetuum servituris Cumque venerabilis pater R. Linc. Episcopus & dilecti nobis in Christo Magister Oliverus de Sutton Decanus Lincoln ac Capitulum ejusdem Ecclesiae asserentes so & Ecclesiam Lincoln ex donatione praedicti Domini Regis Willielmi jus habere in advocatione dictae Ecclesiae de Esheburn ipsam advocationem coram nobis et nostro consilio petivissent & iidem Abbas & Conventus de Valle Regali pro ipsis & successor suis tam ad nostram instanciam & requisitionem praefatam advocationem Ecclesiae de Esheburn per Cartam suam reddiderint dimiserint concesserint & quietum clamaverint nobis & haeredibus nostris de se & successoribus sui● imperpetuum Nos donacionem advocationis dictae Ecclesiae de Esheburn per praedictum Dominum Regem Willielmum Deo & Ecclesiae Lincoln factam ratam habentes & firmam & si quid in ea diminutum fuerit pro salute animae praedicti Regis patris nostri ac animarum progenitorum & haeredum nostrorum per praesentem Cartam nostram supplere volentes Advocacionem ejusdem Ecclesiae et omnium Capellarum ad eam spectancium dictis Episcopo Decano & Capitulo Lincoln ut jus suum reddidimus & insuper eandem advocacionem eis pro nobis & haeredibus nostris damus concedimus & quietam clamamus Habend & tenend eisdem Episcopo Decano & Capitulo & successoribus suis quietam de nobis & haeredibus nostris absque reclamatione aut impedimento nostri vel haeredum nostrorum imperpetuum Ita quod eandem advocationem Ecclesiae de Esheburn cum suis Capellis rehabeant & sibi & successoribus suis retineant sicut eorum praedecessores eam melius & quiecius unquam tenuerunt Quare volumus & firmiter praecipimus pro nobis & haeredibus nostris quod praedicti Episcopus Decanus & Capitulum Ecclesiae beatae Mariae Lincoln praedictam Advocationem Ecclesiae praedictae de Esheburn cum suis Capellis habeant & teneant ut jus suum sibi & successoribus suis quietam de nobis & haeredibus nostris absque reclamatione seu impedimento nostri vel haeredum nostrorum imperpetuum Ita quod eandem Advocationem Ecclesiae de Esheburn cum suis capellis rehabeant & sibi & successoribus retineant sicut eorum praedecessores cam melius et quiecius unquam tenuerunt Quare volumus & firmiter praecipimus pro nobis & haeredibus nostris quod praedicti Decanus & Capitulum Ecclesiae beatae Mariae Lincoln praedictam advocationem Ecclesiae praedictae de Esheburn cum suis Capellis hebeant & teneant ut jus suum sibi & successoribus suis quietam de nobis & haeredibus nostris absque reclamatione seu impedimento nostri vel haeredum nostrorum imperpetuum Ita quod Advocationem illam habeant & teneant sicut eorum praedecessores eam melius & quiecius unquam tenuerunt sicut praedictum est Hiis testibus venerabilibus patribus Tho. de Cantilupo Heref. & Willielmo de Middelton Norwyc Episcopis Willielmo de Valenc Auunculo nostro with sundry others Lewellen Prince of Wales doing some injuries to the prejudice of the Rights and Liberties of the Bishop and Church of Bangor and Abbot of Basingwerk the King writ to him to use them as became a Prince and to make an Accord between them which he taking in ill part and misinterpreting the King thereupon sent this Letter to him expressing both his Regal care and duty to defend their just rights and privilege and to do them justice in case he proceeded in his injuries and expounding the meaning of some clauses in the agreement between him and this Prince REX dilecto & fideli suo Lewelino fill Griffini Principi Walliae Ea quae de negociis venerabilis patris A. Bangorensis Episcopi vobis nuper mandavimus non Rot. Walliae 6 E. 1. m. 10. dorso ob id quod libertates vestras in aliquo diminui seu juribus vestris aliquatenus derogari vellemus vobis significavimus set ut inter vos & ipsum Episcopum prout honori vestro congruit pacem & concordiam foveremus ne ipse de aliquo quod libertates aut jura Ecclesiae suae laed●re posset de bobis justam materiam habere posset conquerendi Propter quod vos rogamus quod jura Spiritualia et Temporalis ipsi●● Epistopi protegatis et tam curialiter et modesie sicut Principem decer vosgeratis erga ipsum quod ex hoc honor vobis accrescat et a Deo retributionem condignam mereamini reportare Caeterum nobis non displicet quod vos de Abbate de Basingwerk exigitis ea quae vos & praedecessores vestri semper hactenus justè & pacificè percipere consuevistis set intencionis nostrae fuerat cum pro ipso vobis scripfimuss vobis ea pocius suadere quae ad honorem vestrum spectare nostuntur quam eidem Abbati aliquam immunitatem praestare ad id faciendum quod ipse & praedecessores sui vobis & progenitotibus vestris semper hactenus justè & debitè facerè consueverunt Verumtamen vos rogamus quod ab ipso alia non petatis quam ea quae juste et debite petere debetis et hactenus percipere solebatis et ipsum adeo humaniter tractetis quod ad justam querintoniam suam cui sicut nec caeteris de regno nostro in justicia deesse non possumus nos non oporteat justiciariis nostris ibidem demandare quod auditis suts querimoniis sibi fieri faciant justicae complementum Articulum autem pacis inter nos & vos i●itae de quo vestrae literae mencionem faciebant videlicet de placitis & controversiis in Marchia & Wallia audiendis & terminandis aliter non intelligimus nec intelligi potest quam temporibus praedecessorum nostrorum Regum Angliae & etiam temporibus nostris semper h●ctenus usitatum extitit & consuetum nec eciam aliud ex verbis pacis elici potest nisi quod controversiae & contenciones motae in Marchia secundum Leges Marchiae & illae quae in Wallia oriuntur secundum leges Wallen audiri & terminari debent ad certos dies & loca quos nos ibidem partibus duxerimus praefigendos Et idcirco coram Justice nostris in partibus illis ad dies et loca quos ipsi vobis scire facient coram ipsis venietis ad faciendum & recipiendum quod justicia dictaverit secundum leges supradictas Alia autem vera illius articuli interpretacio fieri non potest nec aliud unquam intelleximus aut intelligimus in hac parte sinistra siquidem ad alicujus falsam suggestionem de vobis non credemus set pocius speramus quod facta dictis compensabitis et erga nos et nostros semper fideliter vos geratis Teste Regis apud Windes xiv die Julii David ab Eynun having bought corn in Anglesey within the Diocese of Bangor which others claimed and set a Cross upon according to the custom of those parts so that he could not dispose of them without incurring the Bishop's censure the King thereupon commanded the Bishop to take off the Cross and deliver him the corn by this Writ REX Venerabili in Christo patri A. Bangorensi Episcopo salutem Quia ex querimonia David ab Eynun accepimus quod quidam de partibus illis asserentes Rot. Walliae 6 E. 1. m. 12. dorso quaedam blada quae idem David à Willielmo Burnell & hominibus suis emit in Anglesey vestrae Dio cesis dum fuerunt ibidem in servicio nostro sua esse quandam Crucem super blada praedicta prout moris est in partibus illis apponi fecerunt occasione cujus Crucis praedictus David aliquam administracionem de bladis illis habere non potest Vobis mandamus rogantes quatinus Crucem praedictam am●veri et eidem de bladis praedictis liberam administrationem habere faciatis Et si quid inde captum fuerit id eidem restitui faciatis T. Rege apud Turrim London iv die Jan. What Archdeaconries and Praebendaries the King this year bestowed in Ireland these Records will inform us REX dedit & concessit Magistro Galfrido de Aspal Archidiaconatum Dublin Pat. 6 E. 1. m. 6. intus De Archidiaconatu Dublin & de Praebenda datis cum pertinentiis una cum praebenda de Raffernan eidem Archidiaconatui annexa vacantem et ad donationem Regis spectantem ratione Archiepiscopatus Dublin bacantis et in manu Regis existentis Teste Rege apud Macclesfeld xxviii die Septemb. Et mandatum est Decano & Capitulo Sancti Patricii Dublin quod eidem Magistro Galfrido stallum in choro & locum in Capitulo ratione praebendae praedictae prout moris est assignent T. apud Shotwik 17 die Sept. REX dilectis sibi in Christo Decano & Capitulo Dublin salutem Sciatis quod Ibidem De Archidiaconatu Dublin dato dedimus et concessimus dilecto Clerico nostro Magistro Galfrido de Aspel Archidiaconatum Dublin per mortem Willielmi de Salinis nuper Archidiaconi ejusdem loci defuncti bacantem et ad donacionem nostram spectantem ratione Archiepiscopatus Dublin bacantis et in manu nostra existentis Et ideo vobis mandamus quod eundem Galfridum vel ejus procuratorem ipsius nomine in possessionem Archidiaconatus praedicti cum pertin prout moris est inducatis In cujus etc. Teste ut supra The King sending Franciscus Accursius and other Messengers to Rome about his affairs issued these Writs for furnishing them with moneys and payment of the Annual pension of his Advocate in the Court of Rome and to a Cardinal of Rome granted to them till preferred by him to benefices of greater value than their Pensions REX Orlandino de Podio & sociis suis Mercatoribus de Luk. salutem Mandamus Pat. 6 E. 1. m. 6. intus De denariis Francisco Accurs & sociis suis nunciis Regis ad Cur. Romanam vobis quod de denariis nostris vel vestris in custodia vestra existentibus habere faciatis dilecto Clerico nostro Domino Francisco Accursi et sociis suis nunciis nostris ad Curiam Romanam proficiscentibus rationabiles expensas suas quibus indigent in eundo ibidem morando et redeundo ad expeditionem negotiorum praedictorum Et cum sciverimus quantum eis liberaveritis nos debitam allocationem seu quietanciam vobis inde habere faciemus Teste Rege apud Shotwik xvii die Sept. REX dilectis sibi Reynero Maglar Orlandino de Podio & sociis suis Mercatoribus Pat. 6 E. 1. m. 8. intus Pro Magistro Angelo de Urbe Advocato Regio de Luk. salutem Cum dudum concesserimus dilecto Clerico nostro Magistro Angelo de Vrbe Advocato nostro in Curia Romana quingentas Marcas percipiendas annuatim ad Scaccarium nostrum quousque sibi provideremus de Ecclesiastico beneficio valoris quater viginti Marcarum et jam provideri fecerimus eidem de quodam beneficio valoris quinquaginta Marcarum per quod concessimus quod idem Magister Angelus singulis annis percipiat à nobis viginti marcas quousque dictam provisionem eidem compleverimus Vobis mandamus quod de denariis nostris vel vestris habere faciatis Bartho Morchy Mercatori Senensi Procuratori praedicti Magistri Angeli quadraginta Marcas de residuo praedicti feodi sui de duobus annis videlicet de annis Regni nostri quinto & sexto Et cum pecuniam illam eidem liberaveritis recipiatis ab eo literas suas patentes receptionem dictae pecuniae ad opus praedicti Magistri Argeli testificantes Et nos vobis inde debitam acquietanciam seu allocacionem habere faciemus Teste Rege apud Winds x. die Julii REX omnibus ad quos etc. salutem Sciatis quod concessimus Venerabili Pat 6 E. 1. m 24. intus Pro Domino M Sanctae Ma●●● in Port●●u Diacono Cardinali Patri Domino M. Sanctae Mariae in Portic Diacono Cardinali sexaginta Marcas singulis annis ad Scaccarium nostrum percipiend videlicet unam medietatem ad Scaccarium nostrum Pasch & aliam medietatem ad Scaccarium nostrum Sancti Michaelis donec per nos eidem uberius provideatur In cujus etc. Teste Rege apud Westm xviii die Jan. King H●nry the 3d. having granted a licence by his Patent to the Bishop of Norwich to make his Will and freely to demise his goods corn chattels without the interruption o● him his heirs or officers and dying before the Bishop he doubting of its validity in Law procured this confirmation of it from King Edward the 1. with a proviso that his Executors should put in security to satisfy all debts due to the King ere they administered or meddled with his goods REX Omnibus etc. salutem Cum celebris memoriae Dominus H. dudum Rex Pat. 6 E. 1. m. 25 intus Pro Episcopo Norwycensi Angliae pater noster venerabili in Christo patri Rogero Norwyc. Episcopo per literas suas patentes concesserit ut de bonis et catallis suis libere posset condere Testamentum suum Ita quod Executores sui Testamenti illius sine occasione et impedimento ipsius patris nostri et haeredum Escaetorum Vicecomitum et omnium aliorum Ballivorum et Ministrorum suorum quorumcumque plenam et liveram inde habere possint administracionem ad executionem testamenti sui praedicti inde faciend Nos concessionem praedictam gratanter acceptantes praefato Episcopo concedimus pro nobis et haeredibus nostris quantum in nobis est quod ipse hujusmodi testamentum suum licite condere et executores sui de bonis et catallis suis praedictis libere possint disponere sicut praedictum est Accepta tamen ab eisdem Executoribus sufficienti securitate quod de debitis si quae idem Episcopus die obitus sui nobis debuerit ad Scaccarium nostrum fideliter respondebunt In cujus etc. Teste Rege apud Turrim London 8 die Jan. The like licence he granted to the Abbot of St. Edmund's with the like Proviso as this Patent manifests REX Omnibus ad quos etc. salutem Dilectis nobis in Christo Simon Abbas Pat. 6 E. 1. m. 24. intus Pro Abbate de S. Edmundo de Sancto Edmundo Nobis humiliter supplicavit ut nos ei licentiam concedere dignaremur videlicet quod ipse de bonis et catallis suis libere possit condere Testamentum suum Ita quod Executores Testamenti sui absque occasione et impedimento nostri et haeredum nostrorum Escaetorum Vicecomitum et aliorum omnium Ballivorum ac Ministrorum nostrorum quorumeunque plenam et liberam inde habere possit administrationem ad executionem Testamenti sui praedicti inde faciendam Nos autem precibus praedicti Abbatis favorabiliter inclinati concedimus ei pro nobis et haeredibus nostris quantum in nobis est quod idem Abbas hujusmodi Testamentum suum licite condere et Executores Testamenti sui de bonis et catallis suis praedictis libere possint disponere ac liberam administrationem habere ad executionem dicti Testamenti inde faciendam sine occasione vel impedimento nostri vel haeredum nostrorum Escaetorum Vicecomitum et omaium aliorum Ballivorum ac Ministrorum nostrorum quorumcunque sicut praedictum est Recepta tamen ab eisdem Executoribus sufficienti securitate quod de debitis si quae idem Abbas die obitus sui nobis debuerit ad Scaccarium nostrum fideliter respondebunt In cujus etc. Teste Rege apud Westm 17 die Januarii W●lter de Merton Bishop of Rochester the King's Chancellor having made his Will by the King's licence and owing several Debts to the King and Queen at the time of his death the King thereupon seized all his Goods and Chattels till his Ex●cutors had pu● in good security in the Exchequer to satisfy these Debts to him and his Queen which-done he issued Writs to restore his Goods to his Executors granted them protections and summoned all indebted to him into the Exchequer speedily to pay the Debts they owed to enable his Executors to perform his Will by several Writs and Patents which because they more clearly expound the Statute of Magna Charta cap. 18. then Sir Edward Cooks Institutes and Exposition thereof I shall here insert for the benefit of those of my Profession REX Vic. Sutht salutem Quia bonae memoriae W. nuper Roffensis Episcopus jam defunctus nobis & karissimae consorti nostrae Alianorae Reginae Angliae Claus 6 E. 1. m. 12. in Cedula in diversts debitis tenebatur die quo obiit tibi praecipimus quod omnes terras et tenementes quae fuerunt praedicti Episcopi in Balliva tua una cum omnibus bonis et catallis in eisdem aut alibi in Balliva tua praedicta existentibus sine dilatione capias in manum nostram et ea sine aliqua distractione vel diminutione inde facienda salvo custodiri ●acias Ita quod nullus ad ea manum apponat donec aliud inde tibi praeceperimus Teste meipso apud Dovor primo die Febr. anno regni nostri sexto Consimilis litera directa est Majori & Vic. London sub eadem data Consimilis litera directa est Vic. Northt sub eadem data Consimilis litera directa est Vic. Dor sub eadem data Consimilis litera directa est Vic. Norff. sub eadem data Consimilis litera directa est Vic. Leyc sub eadem data REX Vic. Sutht salutem Quia bonae memoriae W. nuper Roffensis Episcopus jam defunctus nobis & karissimae consorti nostrae Alianorae Reginae Angliae Ibidem in diversis debitis tenebatur die quo obiit et Executores Testamenti sui sufficientem securitatem nobis jam fecerint de debitis illis nobis et praefatae Reginae fideliter solvendis ut tenentur tibi mandamus quod occasione alicujus mandati nostri tibi directi de bonis et catallis dicti defuncti arrestandis occasione debitorum illorum nullatenus omittas quin dictis Executoribus de bonis et catallis quae fuerunt dicti Episcopi ubicunque inventa fuerint in Balliva tua liberam administrationem sine quolibet impedimento habere facias Et hoc nullatenus omittas Teste meipso apud Dovor 10 die Febr. anno regni nostri sexto Consimilis litera directa est Vic. Dor sub eadem data Consimilis litera directa est Vic. Norff. sub eadem data Consimilis litera directa est Vic. Leyc sub eadem data Consimilis litera directa est Majori & Vic. London sub eadem data Consimilis litera directa est Vic. Northt sub eadem data Consimilis litera directa est Vic. Kanc. sub eadem data REX Thesaurariis & Baronibus suis de Scaccario salutem Quia bonae memoriae Ibidem W. nuper Roffensis Episcopus jam defunctus nobis & karissimae consorti nostrae Alianorae Reginae Angliae in diversis debitis tenebatur die quo obiit ac Executores Testamenti sui sufficientem securitatem nobis jam fecerint de debit●s illis nobis et praefatae Reginae fideliter solvendis ut tenentur Ac plures de regno nostro in diversis debitis ei tenerentur dum viveret quae jam diu ei solvisse debuerant et de quibus praefat● Episcopo vel Executoribus praedictis hactenus in nullo satisfacere curaverunt per quod Executores praedicti debita nostra praedicta nobis et praefatae Reginae solvere et executionem Testamenti praedicti facere nequeunt sicut ex ipsorum querela accepimus Vobis mandamus quod omnes debitores qui praefato Episcopo in aliquo debito tenebantur die quo obiit coram vobis ad Scaccarium praedictum venire et debita quae praefati Executores rationabiliter monstrare poterunt dicto defuncto deberi ab eodem die quo ob●it secundum quod citius et melius poteritis secundum legem et consuetudinem Scacearii praedicti levari et praefatis Executoribus habere faciatis ad debita nostra nobis reddenda et ad executionem Testamenti p●aedicti inde faciendum Teste meipso apud Dovor 10 die Febr. anno regni nostri sexto REX Omnibus Ballivis & fidelibus suis ad quos praesentes literae pervenerint Ibidem salutem S●iatis quod suscepimus in specialem protectionem et defensionem nostram Executores Testamenti quondam W. Roffensis Episcopi terras possessiones res redditus bona etiam et catalla dicti defuncti ubicunque fuerint in regno nostro Et ideo vobis mandamus quod praedictos Executores et Ministros eorundem terras possessiones res redditus bona etiam et catalla dicti defuncti protegatis et defendatis non inserentes vel inferri permittentes eisdem dampnum impedimentum molestiam seu gravamen quo minus executionem dicti Testamonti libere et plenarie facere possint In cujus rei testimonium has literas nostras fieri fecimus patentes quamdiu nobis placuerit duraturas Teste meipso apud D●vor 10 die F●br anno regni nostri sexto REX dilecto sibi Thesaur Novi Templi London Quia bonae memoriae W. nuper Ibidem Roffensis Episcopus jam defunctus nobis & karissimae consorti nostrae Alianorae Reginae Angliae in diversis debitis tenebatur die quo obiit vobis mandamus quod quandam cistam ipflus defuncti ●na cum pecunia ea contenta salvo et sine distractione aliqua vel diminu●ione aliqua inde facienda in manu nostra custodiri faciatis Ita quod nullus ad eam manum apponat donec aliud inde praeceperimus Teste ut supra In most of the Fine and Clause Rolls of King Edward the 1. I find sundry Writs of like nature for delivering the Goods and Chattels of Bishops Abbots and also of Laymen who held of the King in Capite on their Demesne Lands or elsewhere seized by the Escheators Sheriffs or Bailiffs of the King for satisfaction of Debts and Duties owing to them to the Executors of their last Wills and Testaments only upon sufficient pledges or security given by them to the King to satisfy all Debts and Duties owing to him in the first place but I find no one precedent in any Records during his reign nor before or after it of any such Writs for restoring the Goods of any Bishop Abbot Tenant in Capite or other Tenant of the King dying Intestate to his Administrators From whence it seems most apparent to me 1. That Administrators of Bishops Abbots and other of the King's Tenants dying Intestate are not within the meaning or intention of that Act but only the Executors of such of them who actually made Testaments in their life time as the words quod clarum fuerit et residuum relinquatur Executoribus ad faciendum Testamentum defuncti most fully and positively declare 2ly That our Bishops and Canonists straining extending this Law to Administrators of persons dying Intestate and reputing the surplusage of their Estates after their Debts and Duties satisfied and Wives and children's shares deducted to be de Testamento and thereupon distributing them to such pious uses as they think meet is a direct contradiction to the words and intention of this Act and repugnancy in itself Testate & Intestate Executoribus ad faciendum Testamentum defuncti & Administratoribus Intestati ad fuciendam voluntatem Ordinarii being as opposite and contradistinct to each other as Life and Death Executors and no Executors Testament and no Testament which all their Evasions to enlarge their Jurisdiction over Intestates Estates can never reconcile no more than they can * Mat. 6 24. Luke 16. 13. 2 Cor. 6. 14. Light and Darkness God and Mammon William de Middleton being elected Bishop of Norwich during the vacancy of the See of Canterbury the Monks of Canterbury at the King's request consented he should be consecrated at Lamb●th upon the Kings and his and his Chapters Patents to them that it should not be prejudicial to the Rights of their Church or drawn into consequence for the future REX dilectis sibi in Christo Priori & Capitulo Ecclesiae Christi Cantuar. salutem Super eo quod ad requisitionem nuper inde vobis factam liberaliter concessistis Claus 6 E. 1. m. 10. dorso quod venerabilis pater W. Norwic. Electus apud Lamheth munus consecrationis accipere possit ut proponit vestrae dilectioni speciales referimus gratiarum actiones volentes et concedentes quantum in nobis est quod hujusmodi vestra concessio nobis gratanter facta vobis aut Ecclesiae vestrae praejudicium non generet in futurum Et ut vestrae securitati uberius prospiciatur in hac parte mandavimus praesato Electo quod literas suas patentes vobis faciat ac etiam literas Capituli sui vobis fieri procuret quod ex hujusmodi concessione vestra eidem Electo facta vobis aut Ecclesiae vestrae praejudicium non generabitur et quod futuris temporibus in consequentiam non trahetur Teste Rege apud Winton 4 die Maii. So sedulous were the Monks to maintain and the King to preserve their Rights and Privileges In the Placita of Term. Micha●lis Anno sexto Edwardi Regis filii Regis Henrici Essex in the Treasury of the Exchequer at Westminster Willielmus Bonevile qui sequitur pro Domino Rege optulit se versus Radulphum Archidiaconum Midd. & Magistrum Willielmum de Norton Offic. ejus de placito quare prosecuti sunt placitum in Curia Christianitatis de Libertatibus juribus Praebendis et aliis possessionibus pertinentibus ad Decanatum Ecclesiae Sancti Martini Magni London quae est libera Capella Regis in qua nullam jurisdictionem habeat etc. in coercendo Magistrum Willielmum Table Canonicum praedictae Ecclesiae Sancti Martini Rectorem de Godesestre et alios Parochianos suos ad indebita solvend et faciend contra Libertates ejusdem Capellae Regis etc. Ideo praeceptum est Vicecomiti quod attach etc. Postea mandavit Rex quia Magister Adam de Phileby Canonicus dictae Ecclesiae est in partibus trans●arinis in negotiis Domini Regis quod praedictus Episcopus utatur Iurisdictions sua quonsque idem Adam redierit vel Dominus Rex inde aliud praeceperit Ita tamen quod idem Episcopus nihil inde interim surripiet in praejudicium Domini Regis In Placita de Termin● Sancti Micha●li● in the Tower of London Rot. 100 I find this Action brought for prosecuting a Suit in Court Christian in the Diocese of Norwich against the King's Prohibition Johannes de Comberton Cheseman per Thomam de Cotenham Attornatum suum Rot. 100 ●ptulit se quarto die versus Johannem de Spanneby de placito quare ipse simul cum Johanne Radulpho filio Roberti de Comberton & Johanna ●xore ejus secuti sunt placitum in Curia Christianitatis de Catallis et Debitis quae non sunt de Testamento vel Matrimonio contra Prohibitionem etc. Et ipse non venit Et praeceptum fuit Vic●co●● sicut plur quod di●tringat Johannem Episcopum Norwic. per omnes terras etc. Et quod de exit●bus etc. Ita quod haberet praedictum Johannem de Spanneby Clericum suum hic ad hun● diens etc. Et Vicecomes nihil inde fecit nec br●ve misit Ideo sicut plur praeceptum est Vicecomiti quod distringat praedictum Episcopum per omnes terras etc. Et quod de exitibus etc. Ita quod habeat praedictum Johannem de Spanneby Clericum suum hic à die Sancti Hilarii in 15. dies Et Vic. sit etc. a See Walsingham Histor Angl. p. 8. b See the Patent & Clause Rolls of An. 5. till An. 15 E. E. 1. which are fraught with Recognizances Charters and grants of lands purchased by him & Godwins Catal. of Bishops p. 299. John de Pecham being made and consecrated Archbishop of Canterbury at Rome by Pope Nichol is the 3d. his Papal Usurpation and Provision without the King's precedent licence or Monk's election and Robert Burnel Bishop of Bath and Well● elected by the Monks of Canterbury and approved by the King put by without any cause alleged who being very wealth a b great Usurer and purchaser of lands to enrich his kindred was loath to displease the Pope upon his arrival in England An. 7 E. 1. the King having occasion to make use of this Pope's favour both to collect the Dimes granted him and promote his affairs in France was pleased out of his mere grace to issue a special Writ to restore the Temporalties of the Archbishopric to him with a special saving of his own and others rights as this Record informs us * Pat. 7 E. m. 15. De temporalibus Archieplsc Cant. restitutis REX Militibus liberis hominibus & omnibus aliis tenentibus de Archiepiscopatu Cantuariensi salutem Cum Summus Pontifex dilectum nobis in Christo fratrem Johannem de Peccham Ordinis fratrum Minorum praefecerit in Archiepiscopum Patrem et Pastorem Cantuariensis Ecclesiae sicut nobis per Patentes ejusdem Summi Pontifices literas nobis inde debitas innotuit Nos praefectioni illi Regium assensum adhibentes de gratia nostra speciali cepimus ab eo Sacramentum fidelitatis prout moris est & Temporalia dicti Archiepiscopatus eidem reddidimus salvo jure nostro et alterius cujuscunque to wit in the election approbation confirmation and consecration of all future Archbishops of Canterbury Et ideo vobis mandamus quod eidem fratri Johanni tanquam Archiepiscopo & Domino vestro in omnibus quae ad dictum Archiepiscopatum pertinent intendentes sitis & respondentes in forma praedicta In cujus etc. Dat. per manum Magistri Thomae Beke apud Dovor 30. die Maii. The King having sowed the Archbishop's Temporalties with corn the Archbishop compounded with him for the crop for a fine of 2000 Marks at 4. payments for * See p. 216. want of present money thus entered in the Patent Roll. REX pro fine duorum millia Marcarum quem venerabilis pater J. Cantuar. Archiepiscopus Pat. 7 E. 1. m. 11. Pro Archiep Cant. the Fine facto fecit cum Rege & unde solvet Regi vel certo attornato suo quingentas marcas in Quindena Paschae proximo futur & alias quingentas marcas in Quindena Sancti Michaelis proximo sequenti & quingentas marcas in Quindena Paschae tunc prox sequenti & residuas quingentas marcas in Quindena Sancti Michaelis proximo sequenti concessit eidem Archiepiscopo blada Archiepiscopatus praedicti de Autumpno instanti quae ad Regem pertinent ratione Archiepiscopatus illius nuper vacantis et in manu Regis existentis In cujus etc. Teste Rege apud Winds xxiv die Julii Et mandatum est Radulpho de Sandwico & Willielmo de Middleton nuper Custod Archiepiscopatus praedicti quod eidem Archiepiscopo blada praedicta liberent in forma praedicta Teste ut supra The Archbishopric of York becoming void by the death of Walter Giffard who was translated from Bath and Wells by the * See Godwins Catalogue of Bishops p. 468. Provision of Pope Clement the 5th whose Chaplain he was and William Langton the Dean of York legally elected put by the King thereupon committed the Temporalties thereof and seized the Bishop's goods and chattels thereon till his Executors put in security to satisfy all Debts owing to the King at the time of his death into the Exchequer whereupon they were restored to them as these words attest REX commisit Thomae de Normanvill & Magistro Henr. de Newerk Archiepiscopatum Fines 7 E. 1. m. 15. De Archiepiscopatu Eborum commisso Eborum vacantem & in manu Regis existentem cum pertin custodiendum quamdiu Regi placuerit Ita quod de exitibus inde provenientibus Regi respondeant ad Scaccar Regis Et mandatum est Militibus liberis hominibus & omnibus aliis tenentibus de Archiepiscopatu praedicto quod eisdem Thomae & Magistro Henr. tanquam Custodibus Archiepiscopatus praedicti in omnibus quae ad custodiam illam pertinent intendentes sint & respondentes in forma praedicta In cujus etc. Teste Rege apud Westm 28 die Apr. QVia R. Bathon & Wellen. Episcopus & Nicholaus de Wodeford manuceperunt pro Executoribus Testamenti bonae memoriae W. nuper Eborum Archiepiscopi Ibid. Pro Executoribus testamenti Eborum Archiepiscopi de omnibus debitis in quibus idem Archiepiscopus Regi tenebatur die quo obiit ad Scaccarium Regi reddend Mandatum est Richardo de Holebrook Senesch Regis quod Executores praedictos de omnibus bonis et cataliis quae fuerunt praedicti Archiepiscopi plenam et liberam administrationem habere permittat ad executionem praedicti Testamenti inde faciendam juxta manucaptionem praedictam Teste Rege apud Westm xxviii die April MAndatum est Magistro Henr. de Newerke Custodi Archiepiscopatus Eborum sede Pro Executoribus testamenti Eborum Archiepiscopo vacant quod si executores bonae memoriae W. nuper Archiepiscopi Eborum invenerint ei sufficientes manucaptores de omnibus debitis in quibus praefatus Archiepiscopus tenebatur die quo obiit Regi ad Scaccarium nostrum reddendis tunc eosdem Executores de omnibus bonis & catallis quae fuerunt praedict Archiepiscopi & quae occasione mortis ejusdem capta sunt in manum Regis liberam administrationem habere faciat ad executionem dicti Testamenti inde faciendam Eodem modo mandatum est Richardo de Holebrok Senesch Regis Teste ut supra After which the King granting a licence to the Dean and Chapter to elect a New Archbishop the majority of the electors elected * See Godwins Catalogue of Bishops p. 467. Thomas Stubbs ●ct Pontif Ebor. col 1727. William Wickwane whom the King approved by this Charter REX electioni nuper celebratae in Ecclesia Cathedrali Eborum de Magistro Willielmo Cancellario ejusdem Ecclesiae in Archiepiscopum ejusdem loci Regium assensum adhibuit et favorem Et hoc significatum est Domino Papae ut quod suum Pat. 7 E. 1. m. 14. De assensu electioni est in hac parte exequatur He having then usurped a power to approve or null all Archbishop's elections at his pleasure to fill his Coffers In cujus etc. Dat. apud Boston 4. die Julii Whereupon this new elected Archbishop repaired to Rome to Pope Nicholas the 3. for his confirmation and consecration where his election was declared null by the Bishop and Cardinals to whom the Pope referred the examination thereof for some pretended defects therein yet because he had the majority of voices and was a deserving man lest the Church should continue longer void to its prejudice he by his own usurping Papal provision created and consecrated him Archbishop and sent this Bull to the King the Original whereof I found in the White Tower informing him of the premises and desiring his Royal favour for the restitution of his Temporalties NIcholaus Episcopus Servus servorum Dei Charissimo in Christo filio Regi Angli● Illustri salutem & Apostolicam benedictionem Divinae gratia majestatis acquiritur si Ministris ejus et hiis specialiter qui Pontificali praediti sunt dignitate condignus honor impenditur et favor necessarius exhibetur Sane dudum Eboracensis Ecclesia per obitum bonae memoriae Walteri Eboracensis Archiepiscopi solatio destituta Pastoris dilecti filii Capitulum ipsius Ecclesiae a te prout de consuetudine fore afferitur hactenus observatum eligendi petita licentia et obtenta vocatisque omnibus qui voluerunt debuerunt & potuerunt commodè interest certa quoque die ad eligendum praefixâ insimul convenerunt & ad Electionem hujusmodi per viam scrutinii procedentes cum essent viginti & unus numero tam per se tum per Procuratores tres scrutatores ordinaverunt ex eis qui vota sua & aliorum etiam scrutarentur quibus vota ipsa scrutantibus & mox publicantibus in communi compertum est quod decem et octo in Venerabilem fratrem nostrum Willielmum Archiepiscopum Eboracensem tunc ejusdem Ecclesiae Cancellarium consen●erunt Et idem torn W in Magistrum Hugonem de Ewesan ipsius Ecclesiae Canonicum Et torn in Magistrum Thomam Archidiaconum Eboracen tunc praesentem & Magister Thomas de Hedon Eboracen Canonicus in Magistrum Thomam de Corbrigge Ecclesiae praefatae Canonicum torn Et tandem eisdem Archidiaconis & Thoma de Hedon qui dictum Thomam de Corbrigge tunc absentem ut praedicitur nominaverat ad alios qui in eundem Archiepiscopum etc. torn aliorum praedictorum ac sua Electi eundem Cancellarium in consenserunt procuratoribus dicti Capituli ac eodem Thoma de Cantebrigge illam petentibus confirmat Nos itaque electionem ipsam per venerabilem fratrem Episcopum & dilectos filios nostros G. Tituli Sancti Marci Presbyterum ac M. Sanctae Mariae in Porticu Diaconum Cardinals juxta modum quem in hac Romana Sancta Ecclesia torn examinari fecimus diligenter torn dicta Electione reperiebatur omissa praedictam electionem non vitio personae torn * cassarunt sed justitia exigente Et postmodum specialis Caritatis affectum quem ad praefatam Ecclesiam Eboracensem torn rememoratione prosequimur infra nostra praecordia revolventes et de ipsius provisione utili et salubri ne prolixioris dispendia Vacationis incurreret cogitantes a mere pretext for this his Usurpation and Provision to gain more money from the Archbishop & ad personam ipsius Archiepiscopi quam torn habeatur vitae laudabilis & conversationis honestae Literarum scientia praeditus discretionis maturitate conspicuus praeclarus meritis & alias in Spiritualibus & Temporalibus circumspectus nostrum dirigentes affectum sperantes quoque virtutibus desursum sibi traditis insignitus eandem Ecclesiam salubri dante Domino regimine gubernabit ipsaque utilis praesidio munita Pastoris oblatis affluet incrementis eundem Willielmum torn the fratrum nostrorum consilio et apostolicae plenitudine potestatis eidem Ecclesiae praefecimus in Archiepiscopum et Pastorem sibique munus Consecrationis de nostris manibus duximus impendendum Quocirca Serenitatem Regiam rogamus & hortamur attente quatinus Regalia Eboracensis Ecclesiae dicto Archiepiscopo divinae Majestatis intuitu ob reverentiam quoque nostram et praefatae sedis assigns vel facias prout ad te pertinent assignari & alias praedictum Archiepiscopum habens propensius commendatum in omnibus quae salubrem tranquillum & prosperum Ecclesiae suae statum respiciunt continuis ei assistas favoribus opportunis ut Regem Regum promptum exinde tibi constituas nosque Magnitudinem tuam dignis in Domino laudibus commendemus Dat. Viterbii 13 Kal. Octob. Pontificatus nostri Anno secundo Dorso Bulla Papae Willielmo Archiepiscopo Eborum pro restitutione Temporalium Archiepiscopatus Eborum Upon which the King was pleased to restore his Temporalties Thus this Pope by his Provisions usurped a power to confer the Archbishoprics of Canterbury and York and likewise to ratify the election of the Abbey of St. Edmund's as appears by this Patent REX Militibus liberis hominibus & omnibus aliis tenentibus de Abbatia Sancti Pat. 7 E. 1. m. 4 intus De Temporalibus restitutis Edmundi salutem Cum Summus Pontifex electionem nuper factam in Ecclesia Conventuali Sancti Edmundi de fratre Johanne de Northwold Monacho ejusdem Domus in Abbatem loci praedicti cui Regium assensum adh●buimus et favorem confirmaverit sicut per literas patentes praedicti Summi Pontificis accepimus Nos confirmationem illam acceptantes cepimus fidelitatem ipsius Abbatis & temporalia ejusdem Abbatiae prout moris est restituimus eidem Et ideo vobis mandamus quod eidem Johanni tanquam Abbati & Domino vestro in omnibus quae ad Abbatiam praedictam pertinent intendentes sitis & respondentes In cujus etc. Teste Rege apud Westm. 5 die Novembris This Pope not content with these Provisions and Usurpations in England the Archbishopric of Dublin in Ireland being then void and in the King's hands he did by his Papal plenitude of Power confer it by Provision without the King's licence or the Deans and Chapters election on Freer John de Derlington his former * See here p. 189. Tax-gatherer in England who resorting to the King in person and taking an Oath of Fealty to him entered verbatim in the Patent Roll he out of his special grace not only restored the Temporalties of the Archbishopric to him but likewise granted him the free use and exercise of all Liberties and ordinary Jurisdiction within his Archbishopric as amply as any of his predecessors claimed or enjoyed them by his or his Progenitors Charters as these Records attest DIe Jovis proximo post festum Sancti Marci Evangelistae Anno etc. septimo Frater Johannes de Derlington de ordine Praedicatorum electus Dublin in praesentia Claus 7 E. 1. m. 7. dorso De fidelitate fratris Johannis de Derlington facta Regi Magistri Archidiaconi Nuncii Sedis Apostolicae fecit fidelitatem Regi Edwardo et haeredibus suis Regibus Angliae pro temporalibus Dublin Archiepiscopatus in haec verba Ego Frater Johannes de Derlington Ordinis Praedicatorum de quo Dominus Papa providit Ecclesiae Dublin juro inspectis sacrosanctis Evangeliis quod ego Domino Edwardo Regi Angliae et haeredibus suis Regibus Angliae portabo bonam fidem de vita et membris et terreno honore contra omnes gentes Et quod fideliter faciam servitium debitum et consuetum de Temporalibus dicti Archiepiscopatus Et dictus Rex quia personaliter venit et fecit fidelitatem ut praedictum est reddidit ei Temporalia dicti Archiepiscopatus prout moris est & fieri consuevit & praecepit quod haberet super hoc brevia Which he had as followeth REX Militibus liberis hominibus & omnibus aliis tenentibus de Archiepiscopatu Ibid. m. 19 De Temporalibus Archiepiscop●tus Dublin restitutis Dublin salutem Cum summus Pontifex dilectum nobis in Christo fratrem Johannem de Derlington Ordinis fratrum Praedicatorum Ecclesiae Dublin in Archiepiscopum patrem et pastorem praefecerit sicut nobis per Patentes ejusdem Summi Ponti●●cis literas nobis inde directas inn●tuit Nos praefectioni illi Regium assensum adhibentes de gratia nostra speciali cepimus ab eo Sacramentum fidelitatis prout moris est et Temporalia dicti Archiepiscopatus eidem reddidimus Et ideo vobis mandamus quod eidem fratri Johanni tanquam Archiepiscopo & Domino vestro in omnibus quae ad Archiepiscopatum illum pertinent intendentes sitis & respondentes In cujus etc. T●ste Rege apud Westm 28 die Aprilis Et mandatum est Roberto de Ufford Justice Hibern Thomae de Cheddesworth custodi Archiepiscopatus Dublin & Magistro Johanni de Sannford Escaetori Hiberni● quod eidem fratri Johanni Temporalia ejusdem Archiepiscopatus liberent Teste ut supra REX Justice Escaetoribus Vicecomitibus Ministris & omnibus Ballivis & fidelibus Pat. 7 E. 1. m. 3. Pro Archiepisc Dublin suis ad quos etc. salutem Volentes venerabili patri fratri Johanni de Derlington Dublin Archiepiscopo gratiam facere specialem concessimus ei quod toto tempore vitae suae utatur et gaudeat eisdem libertatibus et quietanciis quales ipse et praedecessores sui Archiepiscopi Dublin per Chartas progenitorum nostrorum Regum Angliae et nostras hactenus rationabiliter us● sunt Et quod idem Archiepiscopus omnem jurisdictionem ordinariam habeat in Archiepiscopatu praedicto et ea per se et suos subditos sine impedimento nostri vel haeredum aut quorumcunque Ballivorum nostrorum plene libere et rationabiliter utatur sicut ipse et praedecessores sui Archiepiscopi Dublin jurisdictione hujusmodi plenius et liberius usi sunt temporibus retroactis Et ideo vobis mandamus quod praedictum Archiepiscopum contra hanc concessionem nostram non vexetis vel ab aliquibus quantum in vobis est vexari permittatis In cujus etc. Teste Rege apud Westm 15 die Novembris The Archbishop of Dublin being restored to his Temporalties by the King gracious favour he thus relates to John de Kirkeby the special favours showed to him by the Pope and his Cardinals concerning his Pall and the persons and place of his Consecration which no doubt cost him dear at which he desired Kirkebys and the King's presence SUo de Kyrkeby suus de Derlynton quod sibi Noveritis quod mandata Apostolica Brevia Regis Anno 7 E. 1. ac Cardinalium nuper recepi set super hiis quae pertinent ad consecrationem meam meae reliquerunt electioni quantum ad personas et locum Quantum vero ad Pallii missionem facit michi insuper gratiam ultra statuta Canonum admirendam et quam hactenus facere sedes Apostolica minime consuevit maxim tempore translationis de loco ad locum Verum quia non possum omnia vobis intimanda scripto transmittere supplico devotissime ut nostrae consecrationi personaliter adesse velitis ac Domino nostro Regi super ejus praesentia exhibenda efficaciter persuadere dignemini Locum & diem vobis exprimet lator praesentium sicut & Domino Regi qui utinam literae sibi directae vestram interpretem merear habere benevolenciam de qua multiplici experimento praehabito quamvis immeritus omnino confido Valete hic & in aeternum sicut opto valere meipsum Dorso Domino J. de Kyrkeby The King notwithstanding his connivance at these Provisions and Usurpations of the Pope to preserve the ancient Liberties Rights and Prerogatives of his Crown and Kingdom against future Encroachments and the citing of his Subjects out of the Realm to Rome and elsewhere upon Appeals or other occasions sent this memorable Epistle to Pope Nicholas to forbear and reform these abuses and grievances for the future upon his Subjects complaints against them SAnctissimo in Christo Patri & Domino Domino N. divina providentia Sacrosanct● Romanae & Universalis Ecclesiae Summo Pontifici Edwardus Dei gratia Rex Claus 7 E. 1. m. 9 dorso Quaedam litera directa Domino Papae Angliae Dominus Hiberniae & Dux Aquitaniae cum omni reverentia & honore pedum oscula b●atorum Illam gerimus de Sanctitate vestrae fiduciam quod preces nostras benigne audiatis et benignius admittatis ad gratiam exauditionis optatae illas marime quae honestatem non deserunt et ab aequitatis tramite non discordant Cum igitur Sanctissime Pat●r & Domine longis temporibus retroactis Apostolicae sedis benignitas genti Anglorum inter alia honoris insignia gratanter indulserit Quod nullus Anglicus posset a quoquam per literas sedis ejusdem extra regnum Angliae ad judicium evocari Et nunc temporibus vestris quae prolonget Altissimus in tempora longiora regnicolae nostri Anglici quasi passim et indistincte per literas vestras extra Regnum praedictum contra indulta privilegiorum sedis ejusdem ad judicia pertrahantur Et hoc non absque gravibus eorum laboribus expensis et dispendiosis periculis personarum ac insuper hoc ab eisdem regnicolis nostris simus pluries cum instantia requisiti ut super praedictis quantum ad nos pertinet conveniens remedium apponamus Beatitudini vestrae cum omni affectione qua possumus supplicamus quatinus ad Anglicos nostros Ecclesiae Romanae devotos filios continuantes si placet privilegia gratiae et honoris ipsis a praedecessoribus vestris indulta immo ea potius erga ipsos nostrae devotionis intuitu ampliantes conservare eis illibatè dignemini quae de gratia et mera liberalitate praefatae sedis Apostolicae sunt concessa ac eorum dignimini in hac parte gravamina et dispendia relevare Praesertim cum in Regnum praedictum securus accessus pateat et recessus ab eo universis et singulis illuc venire volentibus et recedere ab eodem et divina gratia ●aciente idem Regnum in illius pacis et tranquilitatis soliditate consistat quod quilibet exter●s contra quemlibet indigenam libere valeat prosequi super querelis quibuslibet jura sua Super hiis ig●tur & placet tale dignetur apponere remedium authoritas vestra sacra quod de devotis ●●liis devotiores efficient et nos vobis astringamur propter ea ad ea quae sint placibilia votis vestris et ad gratiarum uberes actiones Conservet vos Dominm Ecclesia Sanctae suae Dat. apud Woodstock 7 die Februarii Moreover to preserve the Rights and Privileges of his Free-Chappels and Crown against the Pope's Provisions to them and Bishops and other Ordinaries Usurpations of Jurisdiction in and over them he issued these ensuing memorable Writs and Prohibitions this year EDwardus Deigratia Rex Angliae Dominus Hiberniae & Dux Aquitaniae dilectis Bundela Brev. & Petit. in Turri London Anno 7 E. 1. Clericis ejus Magistro Thomae Bek & Johanni de Kirkeby salutem Cum quidam Galfridus le Chapeleyn quondam provisionem in Ecclesia Sancti Martini Magni London quae est libera Capella nostra de quadam Praebenda in eadem sibi ad executionem venerabilis patris J. London Episcopi qua●●cito ad hoc se offerret facultas conferenda a sede Apostolica impetraverit propter quod idem Episcopus de Praebenda quae fuit Johannis le Fauconer defuncti in eadem Ecclesia quam dilectus Clericus noster Magister Johannes de Cadomo vendicat ex collatione Decani Ecclesiae memoratae pradicto Capellano ut accepimus providere intendit et per diversa privilegia nobis a sede Apostolica sit indu●●um ut Capellae nostrae liberae ab hujusmodi provisionibus penitus sint exempta unde posset nobis et haeredibu● nostris suturis temporibus magnum praejudicium generari ●● dicti Capellani provisio in hac parte sortiretur ef●ectum Vobis mandamus quod praedicto Magistro Johanni vel nuncio suo tam pro jure nostro quam ipsius Clerici nostri salvand● Brevia competentia de magno sigillo nostro eye quorum interest dirigenda super praemissis in forma debita faciatis Teste meipso apud Card. 8 die Junii anno regni nostri septimo EXcellentiae vestrae si placet monstravit Willielmus de Lewes & Walterus de Ibidem Tothylle Capellani & Canonici vestri liberae de hastings ibidem residentes quod Dominus Episcopus Cicestrensis et ejus Officiales always usurping upon the King's Prerogatives non cessant eis graviter et injuste molestare videlicet ad Synodum suum citando Ecclesias suas ad praedictam liberam Capellam vestram spectantes interdicendo i●a quod mortuos sepelire et infants b●ptizare nec missas in eisdem Ecclesiis celebrate non possunt ad eorum dampnum non modieum et gravamen et ad maximum praejudicium et contemptum praedictae Capellae vestrae ab hujusmodi molestiis auctoritate Apostolicae immunis existentis Super istis petivit remedium etc. Praeterea Dominus Rex contulit praedicto Waltero de Tothylle Praebendam quam Galfridus de Wynton tenuit cum omnibus suis pertinentiis quam habet excepro quadam domo quam dictus Galfridus aedificavit sibi & successoribus suis quare petit literas Domini Regis Ballivis de hastings quod plenam justitiam in hac parte sibi faciat quia non habet ubi caput suum possit reclinare Decanus noster petit deponi nec vult ulterius esse Decanum by reason of the Bishop's vexations and violations of his Privileges To which Petition this answer is endorsed In Cancellaria Habeat Breve Episcopo quod desistat To which I shall subjoin this memorable Prohibition to Oliver Sutton Dean of Lincoln and the Canons thereof and Archdeacon of Derby for exercising Jurisdiction over his Free-Chappel of All Saints in Derby in derogation of his Crown and Dignity by Excommunicating the Ministers thereof and giving occasion to draw them out of the Realm by Appeals REX Magistro Olivero de Sutton Decano Lincoln ac omnibus & singulis Canonicis Capellanis & Ministris Ecclesiae Omnium Sanctorum Derb. salutem Pat. 7 E. 1. m. 18. intus Cum ipsa Ecclesia Omnium Sanctorum cum Praebendis & aliis pertinentiis suis sit libera Capella nostra et ab omni Iurisdictione ordinaria exempta ac Domino Papae immediate subjecta et ex donatione praedecessorum nostrorum Regum Angliae ad Decanatum Ecclesiae Lincolniae pertineat Ac Magister Jordanus de Wynburn Archidiaconus Derb. jurisdictionem ordinariam pro libito sibi vendicet et multipliciter usurpare contendat sententiam Excommunicationis in quosdam ipsius Ecclesiae Derb. Ministros de facto cum de jure non possit temere proferendo in grave praejudicium libertatum nostrarum et Regiae dignitatis necnon et sedis Apostolicae contemptum manifestum ut intelleximus Nos ne nobis praejudicium in hac parte generetur providere cupientes Vobis mandamus firmiter inhibentes sicut alias per literas celebris memoriae Domini H. Regis patris vobis inhibitum fuisse comperimus ne Coventrens et Lichfield Episcopo Archidiacono Derb. vel eorum Officialibus Decanis vel aliis quibuscunque jurisdictionem ordinariam in dicta Ecclesia Omnium Sanctorum sibi vendicantibus aliqu● modo pareatis vel intendatis contra libertates et privilegia nostra praedicta Et quia audivimus praetextu contentionis hujusmodi super libertatibus dictae Capellae nostrae inter vos et ipsum Archidiaconum exortae quasdam Appellationes fuisse interpositas occasione quarum posset nobis de facili super libertatibus praedictis praejudicium generari eidem Archidiacono per alias literas nostras nuper inhibuimus sicut et vobis tenore praesentium inhibemus ne ipse vel vos occasione jurisdictionis praedictae per modum querelae vel Appellationis alicujus super praedictis libertatibus extra Regnum nostrum Angliae aliquo modo agitetis vel agitari procuretis in praejudicium nostrum et Ecclesiae supradictae In cujus etc. Teste Rege apud Westm 28 die Aprilis This Dean and his Officials refusing to receive another Writ of Prohibition issued to them in the King's name and contemptuously rejecting and trampling it under their feet the King thereupon issued two successive Writs against them to appear before him and his Council to answer this high contempt of his Royal authority as this Record informs us EDwardus Dei gratia Rex Angliae Dominus Hiberniae & Dux Aquitaniae Venerabili Brevia Regis de Anno 7 E. 1. nu 13. in Christo Patri R. eadem gratia Lincoln Episcopo salutem Quia exquerela Mabil quae fuit uxor Radulphi de Grenham accepimus quod cum ipsa Breve nostrum de Prohibitione Magistro Olivero de Sutton Decano Lincoln Antonio de Santhorp Jordano de Lincoln & Magistro Rogero de Cave Commissariis ejusdem Decani nuper prout moris est detulisset et illud eisdem optulisset praedicti Antonius Jordanus & Rogerus Breve praedictum admittere recusarunt et illud turpiter * Nota. conculcarunt et rejecerunt in nostri praejudicium et contemptum manifestum per quod eidem Decano mandavimus quod in propria persona sua esset coram nobis et praefatos Antonium Jordanum & Rogerum haberet apud Nottingham die Dominica proximo ante decollationem Sancti Johannis Baptistae ab faciendum et recipiendum in hac parte quod de Consilio nostro duxerimus providendum Cumque praefato Decano absentiam suam ad diem illam excusante & praefatis Antonio & Jordano tunc coram nobis comparentibus & asserentibus quod Breve praedictum eis nunquam porrectum aut oblatum fuisset nec per ipsos concultatum vel rejectum nec etiam ipsos admissioni conculcationi aut rejectioni brevis praedicti consensum vel assensum praebuisse per quod credidimus quod praefatus Rogerus de Cave de Contemptu praedicto culpabilis existit et quod ipse dictis die et loco ea occasione se subtraxit Nos contemptum illum relinquere nolentes impunitum Vobis mandamus quod praedictum Rogerum habeatis coram nobis in proximo adventu nostro apud Stanford ubi praedictos Mabil Antonium & Jordanum tu●c adjornavimus ad saciendum et recipiendum quod inde de consilio nostro duxerimus providendum Et hoc nullo modo omittatis Et habeatis ibi hoc Breve Teste meipso apud Nottingham xxviii die Augusti Anno regni nostriseptimo Dorso Magister Rogerus de Cave non est inventus in nostra diocesi nec potuit inveniri veruntamen ipsum fecimus apud beneficia sua quae obtinet in nostra Diocesi citari quod sit coram Domino Rege apud Stamford in primo adventu suo ibidem ad faciendum et recipiendum quod salvo ordine Clericali ibidem fuerit providendum A strange salvo for such an high contempt which the King so highly resented as he had just cause These Prohibitions and Writs demonstrate how bold the Prelates Archdeacon's and their Officials were then grown in contemning and trampling under foot the King's Prohibitions and Regal Authority and invading the rights of the Crown being encouraged by the Pope's premised Usurpations and their new Archbishops which I shall next relate John Peckam Archbishop of Canterbury was no sooner settled in his Metropolitical Chair by the King's extraordinary favour but like a Pope of our other World he presumed to summon a Provincial Council of his Suffragans and Clergy at Redding by his own Archiepiscopal authority The main design whereof was to publish some New Constitutions against Pluralities and Commendaes' against which he was very zealous all his life but especially to enforce all former and add some new Clauses of Excommunication against such of the King's Judges Ministers and Subjects who should grant or sue forth any Prohibitions to control their Usurpations upon the King's Prerogative or Subjects Rights Liberties Privileges or not execute their illegal Excommunications for not observing such Decrees as Popes their Nuntioes or his predecessors had published in former Councils thus registered to Posterity a Spelmanni Council Tom. 2. p. 320. Anno Domini 1279. circafestum S. Jacobi Apostoli frater Johannes Cantuariensis Archiepiscopus convocatis universis Suffraganeis suis apud Radinges celebrabit Concilium in quo Constitutiones Concilii generalis quod silentio praeterire non convenit innovavit viz. quod singuli Rectores Ecclesiarum unico tantum beneficio curam animarum habente cogerentur esse contenti quinetiam omnes ad ordinem Sacerdotii infra annum se faciant promoveri Had he done this only it had been praiseworthy The Canons and Constitutions of this Council are thus recorded at large by b Johannes de Aton Constitutiones legitimae f. 130 131. Johannes de Aton c Guil. Lyn. dewode lib. 1. f 8. & lib. 5. 254 255. De Sententi● Excommunicationis William Lyndewode and d Spelmanni Council Tom. 2. p. 320 to 326 Ex Vet. Cod MS. sub effigy Othonis A. 15. f. 105. b in l●ib Cottoniana Sir Henry Spelman Constitutiones Domini Johannis Pekham Cantuariensis Archiepiscopi editae apud Reding iii Kal. Augusti Anno Domini 1279. & Regni Regis Edwardi primi septimo De Institutionibus & Destitutionibus AVdistis Fratres conscripti istius Constitutionis tenorem novistis etiam Canones Sanctorum Patrum super hanc materiam editos tàm in Thessalono quam in Romano Concilie necnon & Capitulum Dionysii quaeomnia seu qui omnes pluralitatem Beneficiorum cum cura inhibent uni committi fingulas Ecclesias singulis Sacerdotibus committentes secuta sunt deinde Concilia Lareranensia sub Alexandro Papa et generale Concilium sub Innocentio tertio in quibus omnibus ista Pluralitas inhibetur h●c addito in ultimo Concilio quod per receptionem secundi beneficii vacat primum receptoque secundo primum per eum ad quem Collatio pertinet libere alii conseratur Et si id infra sex menses alteri conferre distulerint non solum ad al●os juxta Concilium Lateranense collatio devolvatur verum etiam cogatur de suis proventibus in utilitatem Ecclesiae cujus est illud Beneficium assignare quantum a tempore vacationis ipsius constiterit esse perceptum Et cum non sit finis ambitionis nec caecae cupiditatis esset impositus successit praesens Legati institutio O●toboni quae ad multa mala praeterita extirpanda et ad providendum in futurum ne de caetero pestis hujusmodi pullularet et sufficiens ab eodem fuerat aestimata dum pesies atque miserias quae ex hac radice proveniunt et pericula quae sequuntur evidenter enervans ea studet imprimere in cordibus peccatorum dum nunc Institutiones decernit irritas ipso jure nunc bero ipsum instituendum adigit juramento nunc perjuros privat beneficiis habitis et habendis et contra hoc Episcopos venientes a beneficiorum collatione suspendit donec Institutiones a se factas improvide contra Constitutionis tenorem duxerint revocandas licet haec omnia cum gravi studio magnaque diligentia sint provisa istorum tamen omnium non secutus est fructus quivis nec proventus quin potius ac si nihil Nota. prorsus super ista materia excogitatum fuisset a majoribus seu provisum nec amore justitiae nec timore poenae cessarunt hucusque aliqui per phas vel nefass undique sibi beneficia cumulare nec ipsi poenas Constitutionis verentes nec alias sacris inhaerentes Canonibus eisdem ipsa Beneficia immensa numerositate confer licet cum eisdem non fuerit dispensatum Quae omnia saepe et saepius ad aures Summi Pontif. pervenerunt qui haec omnia vehementer abhorrens necnon admirans vehementius quod nec Constitutiones aut Canones per cautelas aut poenas hucusque tantae praesumptionis enormitas poterit coerceri nec etiam remedium eidem adhiberi nobisque etiam vivae vocis injunxit Oraculo quod tanto incommodo celeri reformatione feceremus occurri et hujusmodi praesumptores a tantae temeritatis audacia quacunque possumus cohercione compesci Et licet ad haec omnia comprimenda solius Metropolitanae jurisdictionis potestas apud nos sufficere dinoscatur qui in benignitate tolerantia et lenitate ingredi et progredi potius affectamus in fingulis quam in severitate nimia ac rigore plectere corrigenda Quia tamen facti perversitas in tantum se extulit ut ex eo sit multiplicata ruina et exortum fit scandalum plurimorum clamorque ad aures Superioris ascenderit ut tantum scelus contra decorem Ecclesiasticae honestatis sub dissimulatione de caetero nequeat pertransiri multisque grassantibus opus sit exemplo Apostolicique praecepti nos urgeat auctoritas in hac parte Nos Dei adjutorio invocato prout nobis in praesenti occurrit manus huic negotio opponimus adjutrices decernentes juxta formam generalis Concilii omnia illa Beneficia curam Animarum habentia quae optinuerunt et optinent illi de facto qui dispensationem * Who monopolised all such dispensations to itself selling them at dear rates to all who had mone● to ourchase them Sedis Apostolicae super hujusmodi pluralitatem non habent per beneficii receptionem quod ipsi beneficiari sic ultimo receperunt ipso jure vacare licet juxta Constitutionis rigorem Domini Ottoboni sic recipiens plura Beneficia etiam ipso jure sit ultimo privatus praecavere tamen volentes ne rigorem videamur coacervare rigori mentis etiam Constitutionis tam Concilii generalis quam etiam Domini Ottoboni clarius advertentes quarum neutra et praeobtentis et ultimo simul private cum Concilium generale sola auferat praeobtenta ultimum tamen reservat Consiliumque Ottoboni institutionem in ultimo beneficio decrevit irritam ipso jure praeobtentis tamen non privat ipso jure nos misericordiam cum rigore miscentes non tam misericorditer quam prudenter permittimus ut is qui plura beneficia curam animarum habentia sine dispensatione Apostolica fuerit assecutus ultimo sic obtento et eodem juxta Concilii generalis tenorem de nostra speciali gratia sit contentus nisi forsan ex temeritate contendit etiam praeobtenta improbe retinere In quo casu nec primo nec ultimo dignum nec medio immo nec aliquo judicamus sed potius ea omnia de jure vacare quibus omnibus quatenus de facto eadem detinet occupata sensemus perpetuo spoliandum Beneficia vero quae per modum superius nominatum eatenus vacaverint adeo ut ad nos propter negligentiam Praelatorum et Capitulorum fuerit devoluta collatio nobis seu nostrae collationi reservantus Quae autem per tantum tempus vacaberint ut per consimilem negligentiam ad Sum. Pontif. jus ea conferendi fuerit devolutum eidem Sedi tanquam Ministri Sedis Apostolicae in hac parte specialiter reservamus decernentes exnunc irritum et inane st quid circa eadem beneficia sic rerro vacantia commutando vel personis aliis praesentando seu alias quocunque ingenio vel colore quaesite per quoscunque Praelatos superiores vel inferiores seu per quoscunque Clericos in posterum fuerit innovatum Ipsis quoque Ecclesiarum detentoribus earundem per nos et fratres Coepiscopos nostros et eorundem Confessores nunciamus et volumus imposterum nunciari quod nec ad dignitates Ecclesiasticas nisi demum purgato vitio pessunt assumi et si de facto ad easdem ascenderint non posse absque periculo ministrare nec salvari poterunt in die judicii nec in praesenti Nota. accipere poenitentias factas quae non proficiunt ad salutem nisi cum renunciaverint Beneficiis quae sic de facto detinent occupata Uerum etiam de fructibus Ecclesiae sic consumptis Ecclesiae Dei quam graviter offenderunt quatenus poterunt satisfaciant competenter cum ista beneficia taliter invadentes scienter falcem in messem inserunt alienam cumque non intrent per hostium non pastors sed fures pariter existunt et latrones miserasque animas imprudenter decipiunt quas nec utique solvere valent nec ligare Et illos quoque qui Confessores talium Clericorum existunt qui eisdem in poenitentia non injungunt ut fructus Ecclesiarum taliter non perceptos sed furtive surreptos restituant seu de eisdem satisfaciant prout possint Ecclesiis quas sic de eisdem fructibus retinendo laeserunt imperitos decernimus aut minus benignos et callidos animarum Clericorum hujusmodi deceptores Nota. Inhibentes sub poena Excommunicationis ne ad talium absolutionem manus extendant temerarias cum hujusmodi Ecclestasticorum Beneficiorum improbi sint detentores in scelere continuantes Huic quoque vulneri Canceroso per quod per modum alium in futurum ut cernitur sanari non potest ferrumque quod adhuc superest ignitum injicimus mucrone Anathematis tam enormis flagitii piacula resecantes decernentes et in perpetua stabilitate firmantes ut quicunque in posterum plura beneficia curam animarum habentia absque Sedis Apostolicae dispensatione receperit vel fuerit assecutus per modum Institutionis vel Commendationis seu Custodiae vel unum titulo institutionis aliud titulo Commendationis sive Custodiae praeter modum illum quem Constitutio Gregoriana edita in Concilio Lugdunensi permittit sit eo ipso privatus omnibus sic obtentis beneficiis ipso facto Excommunicationis sententia permaneat innodatus a qua non nisi per nos vel per Sedem Apostolicam Absolutionis gratiam valeat promereri ut ad beneficiorum vacantium per bunc modum vel per alium pervenire notitiam valeamus A very memorable useful Constitution worthy observation Nos fratres charissimi firmiter injungendo mandamus in virtute obedientiae quatinus per vos seu Officiales vestros Archidiaconos et Decanos nomina et numerum Ecclesiarum cum cognomine agnomine vel Praenomine ita quod possit haberi notitia personarum tempora ipsarum Ecclesiarum collationum factarum ipsis Rectoribus seu assignationum per modum quemcunque quo titulo eas obtineant Institutionis Commendationis aut solius Custodiae cujus aetatis sint memorati Rectores seu Ecclesiarum hujusmodi detentores in quo ordine fuerint constituti utrum alibi quam in una Ecclesia beneficiati existant Item utrum cum eis dispensatum fuerit super pluralitate hujusmodi obtinenda et qui sunt et in quibus modis censeantur earum Ecclesiarum Patroni In cujus aestimationis sint singulae Ecclesiae seu valoris juxta taxationem Norwicensem faciatis distincte conscribi et scripturas haec omnia continentes clare et distincte confectas singuli Episcopi de singulis Diocesibus suis nobis ad Civitatem London transmittant in Octava Sancti Hilarii quibus loco et die favente Altissimo ad ipsius laudem congregati erimus iterato Illi autem qui in renuntiatione seu descriptione praefata nobis ut supra injunximus facienda fraudem vel dolum commiserint vel veritatem instructioni nostrae necessariam subticendo aut falsitatem quod absit aliquam immiscendo vel per bias alias callide comento quocunque circa praefata versando quo minus ad nos perveniat veritas atque notitia praemissorum poenam falsarii merito poterint formidare By which Constitution it is most apparent 1. That the Plurality of Ecclesiastical Benefices and Commendaes' especially with Cure of Souls was prohibited condemned by several Popes Pope's Legates the Constitutions and Decrees of General National Provincial Councils both abroad and at home as most scandalous pernicious impious mischiefs dishonourable to God destructive to the peoples and Pluralists souls and prejudicial to God's Church Worship and Christian Religion 2ly That notwithstanding all former Canons and Constitutions made against them yet through the avarice ambition impiety of Pluralists the dispensations or connivance of Popes and Prelates for their own filthy lucre they still increased more and more and continued unredressed as they do till this very day as a growing mischief and cancerous ulcer past all cure to the eternal infamy of those Popes Prelates and Ecclesiastical Officers who ought in duty conscience effectually to suppress them for the honour advancement of Religion God's Worship Service and salvation of the people's souls 3ly That the principal end of these Canons and Constitutions of Popes and Archbishops against Pluralities and Commendaes' was but to gain more moneys for dispensations with them or a new power to dispose of such Churches and Benefices for which they could not procure such sums for dispensations as they demanded as the precedent and this next Constitution manifests De Institutionibus & Ecclesiarum Commendis  Constitutio ista prout lata est in Constitutione Lugdunensi quoad verba & quoad sententiam verborum omninò servetur ipse quoque Summus Pontifer decernit & nos ipsius vestigiis inhaerentes decernimus beneficia aliter commendata a tempore Concilii Lugdunensis seu quae diutius sub commendationis specie sunt optenta quam Constitutio memorata Gregoriana permittit Illa quoque quae sub specie custodiae quam Summus Pontifex nihil differre aestimat a Commenda aliter vel diutius sint optenta quam tenore Constitutionis Gregorianae commemorat necnon et illa quae sunt collata minoribus 22. annis aut hiis qui infra annum post admissionem talis beneficii in Presbyteros non fuerint ordinati esse vacantia ipso jure ipsa quoque quorum per negligentiam Praelatorum seu Capitulorum ad nos vel ad Sedem Apostolicam fuerit de voluta collatio nobis et Sedi Apostolicae collationem hujusmodi specialiter reservamus decernentes irritum et inane etc. ut supra Cap. De Institutionibus in clausula Beneficia vero etc. De sententiis Excommunicationis publicè denuntiandis * See Guil. Lindewode l. 5. De sententia Excommunicationis f. 254. Quoniam malum nisi cognitum vitari non potest plures autem sunt Excommunicationum sententiae quibus in Sanctorum Patrum Conciliis homines etiam probi percellantur ne per ignorantiam de caetero in tanti periculi foveam demergantur praecipimus Cantuariensis Provinciae Sacerdotibus universis ut in omni die Dominica sequenti immediatè post celebrationem ruralis Capituli exponant aperte populo sibi commisso Excommunicationis sententias quae sequuntur Primo quidem Excommunicentur auctoritate Concilit Oxoniensis a sanctae memoriae Stephano Cantuariensi Archiepiscopo omnes qui maliciose Ecclesias jure suo privare praesumunt aut per malitiam aut contra justitiam libertates earum infringere vel perturbare intendunt ex quo intelligimus vinculo Excommunicationis subjacere omnes illos qui literas impetrant a quacunque Curia Nota. Laicali ad impediendum processum Ecclesiasticorum judicum in causis quae per sacros Canones ad forum Ecclesiasticum pert●nere noscuntur Secundo Excommunicantur universi qui scienter falsum perhibent testimonium vel perhiberi procurant vel qui tales testes scienter producunt vel subornant ad impediendum justum Matrimonium vel ad exhaeredationem alicujus procurandam Tertio Ercommunicantur omnes illi qui pacem & tranquilitatem Domini Regis & Regni injuriosè perturbare praesumunt & qui j●ra Domini Regis injuste detin●re contendunt Ex quo iatelligimus excommunicari non solum * And were not Popes and prelate's principal Delinquents herein guerrarum suscitantes errorem verum etiam Latrones publicos et praedones et quoscunque Regni justitiam impugnantes Quarto Excommunicantur Advocati omnes qui maliciose per quasdam exceptio●es verum Matrimonium impediunt ne effectum debitum sortiatur Quinto Excommunicantur omnes illi qui grat●a lucri odii vel favoris mali●iose imponunt crimen alicui cum apud bonos & graves personas non fuerat infamatus ut sic ei purgatio indicatur vel alio modo gravetur Sexto Excommunicantur omnes qui vacante Ecclesia maliciose opponunt vel opponi procurant quaestionem de jure Patronatus ut verum Patronum illius Eccle●●aesaltem impediant illa vice Septimo Excommunicantur omnes illi qui maliciose contemnunt exequi mandatum Regis de Excommunicatis capiendis vel corum impediunt captionem seu procurant eorum injustam liberationem contra decretum Ecclessasticae disciplinae Octavo Excommunicantur in Concilio sancta memoriae Ottoboni omnes illi qui pro impedimento pacis seu compositione litigantium guicquid recipiunt donec ipsum sie receptum restituerint donatori Nono Excommunicantur per eundem quicunque de Domibus Maneriis vel Grangiis vel locis aliis Archiepiscoporum vel Episcoporum vel aliarum personarum Ecclessasticarum contra ipsorum voluntatem seu custodum rerum earundem aliquid auferunt vel consumunt vel injuriose tractant quae omnia sententia ligantur nec absolvi possunt donec de injuriis satisfecerint competenter Decimo Ercommunicantur ab eodem quicunque abstrahunt violenter reum ad Ecclesiam vel Cimiterium vel Claustrum fugientem vel qui ei victum necessarium prohibent exhiberi vel qui res alienas in locis eisdem deposltas violenter asportant vel asportari faciunt vel qui asportationem talem factam nomine suo del a familiaribus suis ratam havent vel qui ad hoc publice vel occulte constlium praebuerint vel consenserint Vndecimo Excommunicati sunt ab omnibus Archiepiscopis et Episcopis Angliae omnes qui veniunt et faciunt contra Magnam Chartam quae sententia per Sedem Apostolicam e st pluries confirmata et approbata Auditis fratres charissimi Coepiscopi nostri articulos in quibus Sanctorum Patrum Conciliis incurritur sententia Excommunicationis ipso facto Sunt etiam articuli praeter istos in quibus Episcopi ipso facto suspensionis vinculo innodantur per eadem Concilia quorum Constitutiones quandoque Praelatos ab officio quandoque à quibusdam Episcoporum insigniis quandoque à Beneficiorum collatione suspendunt quae omnia ex ipsorum Conciliorum tenore colligere poteritis evidenter in quas siquidem poenas veromur nos vel aliquos tanquam temeratores Constitutionum in ipsis editarum Conciliis incidisse veremur etiam ne fic ligatis divina celebraveris et Dfficia vestra ut prius fuerint assecuti veremur etiam ne notam irregularitatis contrareritis in hac parte Sed quicquid fuerit de praeterito hortamur nos ex paerte Domini Patris Omnipotentis monemus & in virtute obedientiae firmiter vobis injungimus quod de caetero * See Joh. Balaeus Scriptor Brit. Cent. 4. c. 64. Not God's Laws and Statutes Conciliorum statuta supradictorum necnon et statutorum nostrorum in praesenti Congregationis primordio editorum cum Dei timore et omni diligentia observetis et faciatis a vestris subditis observari Alioquin super vos provocabitis iram Dei & Canonicam merito formidare poteritis ultionem Et ne istorum ignorantia quenquam reddere valeat excusatum de omnibus quae nostra congregatione praesenti recitata sunt publicata sen ordinata hanc formam teneri volumus in futurum ut haec omnia fratres & Coepiscopi nostri per vos vel Archidiaconos vestros faciatis in vestris Synodis publicari nihilominus Constitutiones Domini Ottoboni de Baptismo necnon etiam extracta de quatuor Conciliis in Sessionis nostrae primordio memoratis super diversis articulis in quibus Excommunicationis vinculum incurritur ipso jure in singulis Ecclesiis tam majoribus quam minoribus per quatuor dies Dominicos post celebrationem quatuor Capitulorum principalium faciatis recitari Constitutio ver● edita super Concubinis in Concilio Ottoboni in quatuor Capitulis ruralibus & in principalibus exclusis tamen Laicis publicetur Quae autem à nobis fuerint in praesenti ordinata vel adjecta Conciliis suprascriptis Ottoboni bis in anno viz. in duobus generalibus Capitulis Archidiaconatuum praecipimus singulorum auribus inculcari Ipsam autem Chartam Domini Regis super Libertatibus Ecclesiae per Regem concessis bene et aperte conscriptam in singulis Ecclesiis Cathed●alibus sen Collegiatis in loco publico jubemus affigi ut omnium intrantium oculis se palam exbibeat et in fine anni in vigilia Paschae et Pentecostes renovetur ut sublata veteri nova recensque vene scripta substituatur eidem not out of zeal to preserve the people's Liberties not here mentioned which they trampled under feet by these their Excommunications but to advance the Church's pretended Liberties Usurpations over the Kings and people's persons Rights and Privileges De Pueris Baptizandis etc. Quod in praesinti Constitutio●e cavetur de pueris baptizandis usque ad generale Baptismum Paschae & Pentecostes viz. reservandis pro ipsius statuti reverentia quod hactenus videtur esse neglectum sic duximus declarandum esse vel statuendum ut pueri per octo dies ante Pascha & per dies totidem ante Pentecosten de mat●um uteris nati si absque periculo reservari valeant reserventur usque ad illa tempora baptizandi ita quod cum medio tempore inter nativitatem puerorum hujusmodi & Baptismum perfectum recipiant Cathecismum solaque diebus Baptismi supersit immersio facienda Alii aut●m qui aliis temporibus nati extiterint tum propter mortale periculum quod sapè pueris imminet improvisum tum propter simplicitatem parentum qui contra formam Baptismi sint faciliter erraturi absque offensionis nota juxta vetustam consuetudinem vel incontinenti cum fuerint nati vel postea pr●ut placuerit ipsis parentibus baptizentur Quod si fortè contigerit pueros propter mortis periculum à Laicis baptizari caveant Sacerdotes ne Baptismum legitimè factum audeant iterari De Concubinariis Quia incontinentiae vitium occasioned by Popes and Prelates prohibiting Priests marriage against God's express institution both under the * Leu. 21. 9 12 13 14. Law and † 1 Tim. 3. 2 11 12. Hebr. 13 4. Tit. 1. 6. Gospel Clerum maculat et lamentabiliter dehonestat in scandalum plurimorum * See Tom. 1. p. 413. statutum Domini Othoboni contra Concubinaries editum praecipimus rigore inviolabiliter observari ut ne criminis contagione raliginem adducente mentibus vitiosss se per ignorantiam vel per oblivionem valeant excusare praecipimus Archidiaconis universis in victute sanctae obedientiae et sub poena suspensionis ab officio et beneficio quam in ipsos ●erimas ut si spontè contra hos negligentes fuerint quatinus Constitutionem supradictam faciant in quatuor anni principalibus Capitulis ruralibus per se vel per eorum Officiales vel saltem per Decanos rurales se● gerentes vices corum distinctè & apertè c●ram toto capitulo exclusis laicis recitari quam recitationem pro monitione haberi volumus ut liberius contra omnes procedi valeat vitiosos ne causari possint cum executionem privationis in eos latae sententialiter in praedicto statuto processum fuerit se monitos non fuisse Si quis vero dicta statuta recitare neglexerit Archidiaconus seu Decanus vicem ejus gerens omni sexta feria in pane & aqua jejunare per obedientiam nisi infirmitate praepediatur teneatur donec in sequenti capitulo ipsum fecerit recitari Besides these he published some Ordinances touching the regulating of Religious Houses of both sexes the same year which you may peruse in Sir Henry Spelman Council Tom. 2. p. 325 etc. a Hist. Angl. Anno 1280. p. 9 See J● Balaeus Script Brit. Cent. 4. c. 64 p. 340. Thomas Walsingham renders us only this brief account of this Councils proceedings Frater Johannes Pecham Cantuariensis Archiepiscopus convocat Concilium apud Radingum ubi Suffraganeis suis imposuit ut statuta generalis Concilii facerent aretius observari then generally neglected because not obligatory in point of Law being not consented to or confirmed by the King and Parliament During or about the time of this Council as b Flores Hist. Anno 1279. p. 367 See Mat. Parker Antiq. Eccles. Bri● p. 198. Mat. Westminster relates mota suit discordia inter Archiepiscopos such was their ambition and insolence Cantuariensem & Eboracensem eo quod Archiepiscopus Eboracensis veniens ad Regem fecit deferri Crucem ante se in provincia Cantuariensi et inhibitum suit per Archiepiscopum Cantuariensem Edictis per totam provinciam suam promulgatis sub poena Excommunicationis ne quis Eboracensi vel suis famulis esculenta poculenta sen quaecunque ad victum necessaria ministrarent ullu●be publici aut privati negotii commercium cum illis haberet vel contraheret such was his Papal Tyranny Cujus rei severitate cum aut provincia infecto negotio excundum aut fame pereundum esset Eboracensibus crux illa tanto fast● erecta humiliter deposita et dejecta suit The King so highly resented these Usurpations Insolences Constitutions Excommunications and proceedings of this Archbishop that in a Parliament held this year soon after he publicly convened him as a Delinquent enforcing him to make this open memorable Revocation of them recorded in the Clause Rolls in the Tower for a perpetual memorial worthy all our Archbishops Bishops Canonists and our Judges serious consideration Claus ● E. 1. m. 1. dorso Revocationes Provisionum Concilii Rading MEmorandum quod venerabilis pater J. Cantuar. Archiepiscopus vened coram Rege et Consilio suo in Parliamento Regis Sa●cti Michaelis anno regni Regis septimo apud Westm et consitebatur et concessit quod die statutis Provisionibus et Declarationibus eorundem quae per ipsum promulgatae fuerunt apud Rading mense Augusti anno eodem inter quasoam sententias Excommunicationis quas idem Archiepiscopus ibidem promulgavit * Seep 233 234. Primo deleatur et pro non pronunciata habeatur illa clausula in prima sententia Excommunicationis quae facit mentionem de impetrantibus literas Regias ad impediendum processum in causis quae per sacros Canon's etc. Secundo quod non Excommunicentur Ministri Regis licet ipsi non pareant mandato Regis in non capiendo Excommunicatos Tertio de illis qui invadunt Maneria Clericorum ut ibi sufficiat poena per Regem posita Quarto quod non interdicat vendere victualia Eboracensi Archiepiscopo vel alii venienti ad Regem Quinto quod tollatur Magna Charta de foribus Ecclesiarum Confitetur etiam et concessit quod nec Regi nec haeredibus suis nec Regno suo Angliae ratione aliorum Articulorum in Concilio Rading contentorum nullum praejudicium generetur in futurum By which Record it is apparent First That our Archbishops and Bishops by the Laws and Custom of the Realm can summon no Provincial Council nor make any new Articles or Clauses of Excommunication Canons or Constitutions to bind the King kingdom or people without the King's special Writ licence and his Nobles Parliaments approbation or confirmation of them and that all sentences of Excommunication Canons and Constitutions otherwise made and published are void and unobligatory to the King and kingdom as I have * See Here Tom. 3. p. 88 89. & Tom. 1. p. 60. to 90 163 etc. 178 208 232 233 234. Tom. 2. p. 890 to 912 983 990. elsewhere evidenced by former Precedents Secondly That these Excommunications Canons Constitutions though thus publicly revoked by the Archbp in Parliament before the King and his Council the same year they were made and promulged were yet published glossed upon printed and cried up for the received Canon Law of England by William Lyndewode John Aton and other bold orignorant Canonists and are lately published as such in Sir Henry spelman's Councils An abuse yea Imposture worthy our especial observation Thirdly That this Archbishop and his Suffragans as well as his * See Fox Acts & Monuments Vol. 1. Edit ult 1640 p. 427 428. & Tom. 2. p. 890 to 912. 983 989 990 991. predecessors were very active industrious in their Provincial Synods Councils by new Canons & Constitutions to advance their own usurped Authority and Jurisdiction paramount the King's Prerogative Judges Ministers Courts and to subject them to their Ecclesiastical Censures for suing out granting or executing any Prohibitions or Writs to restrain their Usurpations or Exorbitances to the prejudice of the King's Prerogative or Subject's Liberties or Properties and that the King his Parliament Counsils Judges were as sedulous to oppose and prevent their encroachments of this nature In this Parliament wherein the Archbishop made this recantation and revocation the King and Nobles lest the unsatiable avarice ambition of Abbots Monks and other religious persons Prelates and Clergymen should swallow up all the Lands Rents wealth of the Crown and Kingdom by degrees as they had formerly done a great part thereof to the excessive prejudice of the Crown and other temporal Lords against the Statute of Magna Charta c. 36. which enacted It shall not be lawful from henceforth for any man to give his lands to any Religious house and to take the same again to hold of the same house Nor shall it be lawful to any house of Religion to take lands of any man and to lease the same to him of whom he received it If any man from henceforth give his lands to any Religious house and thereupon be convict the gift shall be utterly void and the Land shall return to the Lord of the fee Which they had quite cluded by crafts and subtleties made this further Act against the alienation or purchase of Lands in Mortmain ne omnes soli possessiones in Ecclesias tandem transferantur cujus ferend● legis fratrum et praedicatorum avaritia qui possessiones acquirere contra suum institutum caeperunt causam dedit as a Antiq. Eccles. Brit. p. 200. Matthew Parker observes out of Walter Gi●burne and Peter de Ickeham Which Act is thus recorded in the b Claus 7 E. 1 m. 5. dorso Pat. 7 E. 1. m. 2. Clause and Patent Rolls of 7 E. 1. REX Justice suis de Banco salutem Cum dudum provisum fuisset quod viri religiosi Forma Statuti virorum Religiosorum feoda aliquorum non ingrederentur sine licentia & voluntate capitalium dominorum de quibus feoda illa immediate tenentur et viri religio●● postmodum nichil●minus tam feoda sua propria quam aliorum hactenus ingressi sint ea sibi appropriando et emendo et aliquando ex dono aliorum recipiendo per quod servicia quae ex hujusmodi feodis debentur et quae ad defensionem Regni ab initio provisa fuerunt indebite subtrahuntur et Domini Capitales escaetas suas inde amittunt Nos super hoc pro utilitate Regni congruum remedium provideri volentes de consilio Praelatorum Comitum et aliorum fidelium Regni nostri de Consilio nostro existencium providimus statuimus et ordinavimus quod nullus religiosus aut alius quicunque terras aut tenementa aliqua emere vel vendere aut sub colore donacionis aut termini vel alterius tituli cujuscnnque ab aliquo recipere aut alio quovis modo arte vel ingenio ●●bi appropriare praesumat sub forisfactura eorundem per quod ad manum mortuam terrae et tenementa hujusmodi deveniant quoquo modo Providimus eciam quod si quis Religiosus aut alius contra praesens statutum aliquo modo arte vel ingenio venire praesumpserit liceat Nobis et aliis immediatis capitalibus Dominis feodi taliter alienati illud infra annum a tempore alienationis hujusmodi ingredi et tenere in feod● et haereditate Et si Dominus capitalis immediatus negligens fuerit et feodum hujusmodi ingredi noluerit infra annum tunc liceat proximo capitali domino mediato feodi illius infra dimidium annum sequentem feodum illud ingredi et tenere sicut praedictum est et sic quilibet dominus mediatus faciat si propinquior dominus in ingrediendo hujusmodi feodum negligens fuerit ut praedictum est Et si omnes hujusmodi capitales domini hujusmodi feodi qui plenae fuerint aetatis et infra quatuor maria et extra prisonam per unum annum negligentes vel remissi fuerint in hac parte Nos statim post annum completum a tempore quo hujusmodi empciones donaciones aut alias appropriaciones fieri contigerit terras et tenementa hujusmodi capiemus in manum nostram et alios inde feoffabimus per certa servicia nobis inde ad defensionem Regni nostri facienda salvis capitalibus dominis feodorum illorum wardis escaetis et aliis ad ipsos pertinentibus ac serviciis inde debitis et consuetis Et ideo vobis mandamus quod Statutum praedictum coram vobis legi et de caetero teneri et observari faciatis Teste Rege apud Westm xiv die Novembris Et memorandum quod isiud Statutum irrotulatur in dorso Rotuli clausarum de hoc anno c Flores Hist. p. 368. Matthew Westminster a Monk renders us this account and censure of this Act Contra Religiosos Anno gratiae 1280. Rex Pontifices et Principes Anglicani venerunt in unum siatuentes Quod religiosae personae in ampliationibus terrarum non crescerent dice●tes quod ad detrimentum Regni et obsequii militaris feoda militaria et aliae possessiones ad religiosos in manum mortuam devenerunt intelligere fortè nolentes quod potius orationibus Moses the chief Civil Magistrate not of Popes Prelates Abbots Monks quam pugna filiorum Israel Amalachitarum exercitus vincebatur d Histor Angliae An 1276. p. 5 6. Ypodigma Neustriae p. 68 An. 1275. Thomas Walsingham another of our Monks refers this Act to the Parliament held at Westminster Anno 3 E. 1. in quo statuta edidit contra manum mortuam ne de catero possessiones terrarum se● reddituum sine speciali Regis licentia ad manum mortuam devolvantur being mistaken both in the year and Parliament as this Record assures us But this Act made little or no reformation of this abuse and general grievance the Bishops Abbots Monks Nuns and religious persons of all Orders by frauds flattery favour or for fines and sums of money to the King immediately after this Act procuring pardons of or licenses for alienations of Manors Lands Tenements Rents Churches Advowsons' to them in Mortmain from this King and his successors notwithstanding this Statute as all the Patent Charter and Fine Rolls attest being overfraught with such dispensations every year since this Act. The Archbishop of Canterbury having like the King hmself an Exchange and Mint at Canterbury the King out of his special grace granted him the profits thereof saving his own right by this Writ REX de gratia sua speciali concedit dicto Archiepiscopo quod ad praesens liberet Brevia Regis An. 7. E. 1. denarios suos proprios Custodibus Cambii Cantuariae & percipiat emolumentum denariorum suorum propriorum per visum unius de suis quem ad hoc deputaverit quantum ad emolumentum trium Cuneorum quos clamat ad se pertinere ratione Archiepiscopatus sui sicut temporibus praedecessorum suorum & temporibus aliorum Cambiorum fieri consuevit salbo jure Regis The King in prosecution of the Liberties granted by him four years before to the Prelates concerning Clerks accused and committed for capital Crimes and of the Statute of Westminster 1. chap. 2. * Here p 154 155. forecited issued this Writ to the Constable of the Tower and Sheriffs of London REX Constabulario Turris London & Vic. London salutem Volentes manutenere Claus 7 E. 1. m. 11. intus De Clerici● imprisonatis Episcopo liberandis libertates Ecclesiasticas ut tenemur vobis mandamus quod Cleri●os London Dioc. in Lurri nostro vel alibi in Civitate nostra London incarceratos quos Venerab●●is Pater London Episcopus vel alius ab ipso cum sufficienti mandato ad id deputatus secundum consuetudinem & Ecclesiasticam Libertatem exigere voluerit eidem liberetis it a tamen quod Clericos sic exactos et sibi liberatos habeant coram vobis vel justic nostris ad plenam liberationem hujusmodi Clericorum et aliorum incarceratorum London deputandis diebus et locis eidem rationabiliter exponendis Teste Rege apud Winds 26 die Decembris What forms of Recognizances our rich Bishops who were Usurers than took from their Debtors for their moneys lent● with Oaths and Covenants to subject themselves to Ecclesiastical Courts or Judges censures sentences and renounce all Prohibitions to them in case they failed of payment by which they endeavoured to extend their Jurisdiction and engross suits for all such debts to their own Courts this Record will inform us VNiversis Sanctae Matris Ecclesiae filiis ad quorum notitiam pervenerit haec scriptura Claus 7 E. 1. m. 2. dorso Pro Landavensi Episcopi Simon filius & Haeres Radulphi de Trop salutem in Domino sempiternam Vniversitati vestrae pateat per praesentes me praedictum Simonem filium & haredem Radulphi praefati teneri Venerabili patri W. de Brewose Episcopo Landavensi in Centum Marc. sterlingorum in fine quadriennii post confectionem praesentium sine omni dolo & fra●de in Ecclesia Cathedrali Landav eidem seu suo Attorn plenariè solvendum pro eo quod cum Radulphus Pater meus praedictus haereditatem meam diversit creditoribus obligasset & are alieno graviter obligasset idem Episcopus sua pecunia & sumptibus non modicis eam totaliter liberavit & sinaliter satisfecit eisdem De quibus Centum Marcis eisdem dicto termino per me super hoc corporali praestito Sacramento promitto satisfacere bona fide subjiciendo me jurisdictioni et cohercioni cujuslibet judicis Ecclesiastici et Secularis qui super hoc fuerit requisitus quod possit me per quamcunque censuram et districtionem ad solutionem praedictae pecuniae faciendam compellere una cum interest et dampnis quas idem Uenerabilis Pater sustinuerit occasione ejusdem pecuniae suo termino non solutae si in termino solutionis quod absit eidem per me non sit satisfactum Renunciando sub virtute praestiti Sacramenti Regiae prohibitieni et omni aliae defensioni tam I●ris Civilis quam Canonici quod sibi possit obesse et mihi in hac parte prodesse I●cujus rei testimonium Sigillum Reverendi Patris Domini R. Dei gratia Bath & Wellens una cum Sigillo meo praesentibus est appensum Dat. London 15 Kal. Novembris Anno Domini 1279. Et memorandum quod idem Simon venit in Cancellaria Regis & recognovit etc. Other Recognizances of like nature with like Oaths Clauses made to Bishops Clergymen the Pope's Usurers and Merchants frequently occur in our Records The King by his Prerogative having the disposal of the Temporalties of the Abbey of St. Michael in Normandy of his progenitors foundation and of all Cells thereto belonging during the vacancy of the Abbey and the Covent thereof during the vacation violently intruding a Monk of theirs into the Custody of the Cell of St. Clement's in Gernesey thereunto belonging in contempt of the King and to the prejudice of his Crown and right he thereupon issued this Writ to the Bailiffs of the Islands of Gernesey and Jersey to seize the Temporalities of the Cell into his ●ines 7 E. 1. m. 18. De Cella S. ●●ementis in Geres cap. in manum Regis hands and answer the profits thereof to his Exchequer REX Ballivo suo Insularum de Gernes & Geres salutem Quia Rex accepit quod vacavit jamdiu Abbatia de Monte Sancti Michaelis quae est de fundatione progenitorum suorum Regum Angliae cujus quidem Abbaciae Cellarum in Regno suo custodia in tempore vacacionis Abbaciae illius adRegem ratione dignitatis suae dinoscitur pertinere quidam Monachus Abbaciae ejusdem nuper per Conventum ejusdem loci praefectus in Priorem Cellae Sancti Clementis in Geresey quae pertinet ad Abbaciam homines Regis ad custodiam Cellae ejusdem ratione vacacionis dictae Abbaciae deputatos nuper violenter ejecit non permittens ipsos Custodiam illius Cellae nomine suo retiner● sicut hactenus in aliis vacationibus praedictae Abbatiae fieri consuevit in Regis praejudicium et contemptum manifestum Rex qui hujusmodi transgressionem relinquere non vult impunitam mandavit Ballivo praedicto quod ad Cellam praedictam personaliter accedat et Temporalia ejusdem sine dilatione capiat in manum Regis et ea salvo custodiat donec aliud inde praeceperit Ita quod Regi inde respondere possit ad Scaccarium suum proviso quod Monachi Cellae praedictae rationabilem sustent●tionem suam int●rim habere possint de Temporalibus supradictis Teste Rege apud Wodestok 12 die Marcii King Edward the 1. out of his Sovereign Regal authority and duty towards God to suppress the manifold Blasphemies of the Jews against Christ crucified and the Christian Religion prevent their seducing of Christians to Judaisme and the Apostasy of Jews converted to Christianity as also to reform their usury brocage and clipping of money for which many of them were executed this year issued this memorable Writ and Proclamation in the 7th year of his reign REX dilecto & fideli B. de Suley & sociis suis etc. & Johanni le Fa●konner Brevia Regis & Claus 7 E. 1. m. 6. See the second part of my short Demurrer to the Jews long discontinued Remitter into England p. 79 to 83. salutem Quia datum est nobis intelligi quod quidam Judaei regni nostri fidem Catholicam et sacramenta Eccleslastica hactenus diversimode blasphemare non formidarunt nec adhuc formidant in divini nominis contumeliam et totius Christianae professionis opprobrium Nos hujusmodi blasphemias sicut Principem Catholicum decet reprimi cupientes volumus quod nullus Judaeus taliter de caetero blasphemare praesumat videlicet aliquod enorm detestabile aut abominabile dicendo vel ●aciendo in blasphemia Cruc●●●xi ●●dei Catholicae seu beatissimae matris Mariae Vtrginiss seu Ecclesiasticorum sacramentorum Volumus etiam quod hoc per omnia loca regni nostri in quibus Judaei morantur publice proclametur et ne aliquis Judaeus sub periculo vitae et membrorum talia facere vel dicere praesumat Et si quis noto●ius blasphemiator inveniatur ita quod per Inqui●●tionem per Sacramentum Christianorum bonorum et gravium inde faciendam inde convinci possit evidenter volunius quod quilibet talis puniatur secundum quod in hujusmodi casibus alias sieri consuevit Idem fiat de ipsis qui aliquando ad fidem Catholicam versi baptizati fuerunt et postmodum ad judaicam pravitatem perversi ab eadem ●ide Apostatare praesumpserunt Quod mulieres Judaeae de caetero portant signa in superiori veste sua sicut Judaei mares Et quod Judaei de caetero nu●●os habeant servientes Christianos' mares aut foeminas secum in quibuscumque obsequiis commorantes vec in domibus propriis nec aliâs in Civitatibus aut locis aliis ubi morantur sed ipsi Judaei sibi invicem in omnibus serviant et ministrent et hoc utique praecipiatur tam Christianis quam Judaeis sub gravi forisfactura nostra Volumus insuper quod omnes Christiani qui pignora sua inter bona Judaeorum dampnatorum inventa redimere voluerint hujusmodi pignora per testes fideles et bonae famae probent esse sua et ea per certa signa et indicia describant et hujusmodi testibus eatenus credatur quatenus majoris vel minoris famae esse constiterit Et si fortè pignora illa sua esse per testes probare non possint & quod testes defuncti vel absentes sint ita quod eos habere non possint vel quia secretè & absque testimonio impignorata fuerunt tunc ad pignora illa recuperanda sufficiat tantummodo sacramentum ipsorum quorum pignora illa existunt dum tamen pignora illa certis signis & indiciis describant sicut praedictum est & hoc propter lapsum anni à tempore impignorationis hujusmodi nullatenus omittatur Volumus insuper quod omnes illi qui per testes fide dignos probare possint debita sua pro suis pignoribus persolvisse & pignora illa propter aliquam certam rationem per ipsos coram vobis ostendendam aut propter maliciam ipsorum Judaeorum ab eisdem Judaeis non recepisse ad iteratam solutionem debitorum illorum faciendam nullatenus compellantur & testibus illis credatur juxta famam personarum additis testibus aliis si necesse fuerit juxta discretionem vestram De libris autem apud Oxon. impignoratis volumus quod nullum fiat indicium usque ad festum Omnium Sanctorum proximo futurum Volumus etiam quod per Civitates Burgos Vill Mercat & alias publicè proclametur ne quis bona Judaeorum dampnatorum seu dampnandorum recipiat seu jam recepta celet vel occultet sed ea nobis restituat citra festum Sancti Petri ad Vincula proximo futurum alioquin versus ipsos tanquam ad celatores & occultatores thesauri Regii graviter capiemus & pro concelamentis hactenus inde factis non inquietentur Et ideo vobis mandamus quod omnia praedicta fieri & firmiter observari faciatis in forma praedicta Teste meipso apud W●stm 16 die Aprilis anno regni nostri septimo After which Consimiles literae Teste Rege apud Westm 10 die Maii diriguntur Stephano de Pentecester Waltero de Helynn Justiciariis suis ad Placita transgressionum Monetae audienda assignatis & dilecto Clerico suo Philippo de Wylegheby Consimiles literae diriguntur Barthol de Sutlesh Willielmo de Beof Adae de Boteler & Johanni de Faukoner Consimiles literae & breve diriguntur Johanni Beks Alex. de Kirketon Ranulpho de Dacre & Hugoni de Kendale About the same time Nicholas Boncelli the Pope's Chaplain procured this Letter from Charles Prince of Salerno to King Edward to promote him to some of his Benefices in England and especially to some Prebendary in the Church of York whose See was then vacant EXcellentissimo Principi carissimo consanguineo suo Domino E. Dei gratia Regi Angliae illustri Karolus primogenitus illustris Regis Jerusalem Princeps Salerni Bundela Brev. Anno 7 E. 1. & Honoris Montis Sancti Angeli Dominus cum salute se totum ad ejus beneplacitum praeparatum Ad preces nostras promisistis nostrs gratia providere de aliquibus ex Beneficiis vestris Angliae venerabili et discreto viro Magistro Nicholas Boncelli Domini Papae Capellano Clerico & Consiliario Domini patris nostri & nostro Propter quod idem Magister Nicholaus latorem praesentium Clericum suum ut reducat ad memoriam vestram negotium ad vestram mittit praesentiam prout vos etiam ordinastis Verum cum dictus Dominus pater noster & nos eidem Magistro Nicholas propter grata & accepta suae probitatis obsequia quae ipse praedicto Domino nostro & nobis longo tempore fideliter & prudenter impendit & cotidie non cessat impendere multipliciter teneamur Excellentiam vestram omni prece qun possumus attentè requirimus & rogamus quod nobis in persona dicti Magistri Nicholai specialem gratiam facientes hujusmodi promissionem vestram praedicti Domini patris nostri & nostri amoris intuitu effectui demandare velitis si placet Ita quod ipse ex nostris precibus in hac parte commodum assequatur & nos proinde serenitati vestrae teneamur ad merita gratiarum Et quia intelleximus quod collatio Praebendarum Ecclesiae Eboracensis spectat ad vos Ecclesia ipsa vacant multum vellemus si placeret vobis ut eidem Magistro Nicholas Praebendam in praedicta Ecclesia conferretis Nichilominus tamen quicquid ei in Ecclesia ipsa vel alibi feceritis illud quasi personae propriae reputabimus esse factum Dat. Parisiis The Church of Rhoan being greatly slandered spoiled oppressed by the Bishop of Exeter and John Clarell against the King's intention the Archbishop of Rhoan thereupon sent this memorable Letter to King Edward as to its Patron and principal Protector of the Christian Faith and Church wherein he magnifies his virtues and the eminent piety and orthodoxy of our Kingdom and its unshaken defence of Ecclesiastical Liberty founded and protected by his Royal Predecessors EXcellentissimo Domino Edwardo Dei gratia Anglorum Regi Domino Yberniae & Aquitaniae Comiti Guillielmus permissione divina Rothomagensis Archiepiscopus Br●vin Regis Anno 7 E. 1. salutem in eo per quem Reges regnant et Principes dominantur Multiplicatur nobis materia exultationis in Deo in cujus manu cor Regis est & quo voluerit ducit illud Dum gestis vestris magnificis vestri praecelsi fama nominis diffusa per o●b●m & cons●endens laudabiliter in excelsum laudari meruit apud Deum et extolli populi laudibus cum in vobis gentes inveniant affabilitatem benevolentiam magnificentiae gratiam curialitatis afflu●ntiam & altae providentiae majestatem Sane vestra Rothomagensis Ecclesia in Christianissimo regno vestro quod semper Orthodoxae fidei murus fuit et inconvulsus paries Ecclesiasticae libertatis ubi Nota. adversus turbationis cujustibet impetus intemerata religio et devotio Christiana permansit cujus honorem & commodum non immerito diligimus tota ment a vestris inclitae recordationis fundata progenitoribus et dotata lamentari cogitur & gemere punctionum stimulis agitata diversis Nam ut de aliis taceamu● reverendus pater Episcopus Exoniensis & Johannes Clarelli Clericu● bona dictae Ecclesiae quast rabie viperina dilacerant et velut instructi ferali saevicia membra ejus impiis diripiunt morsibus fructus ejus reddi●us maneria et decimas occupant minus just et detinent et invadunt et destruunt contra vestram et dictae vestrae Rothomagensis Ecclesiae voluntatem et Canonicorum ex vestrorum ab olim liberalitate sincera progenitorum cotidiana percipientium stipendia pro eorum commemoratione piissima et anniversariis faciendis in ea quibus stipendiis sine causa rationabili sed non sine dictorum Episcopi & Johannis & etiam aliorum quorundam fraudibus sunt fraudati Vestram Regiam celsitudinem sollicitandam durimus et attentis precibus exorandam non de nostris praecedentibus meritis quod dolemus quae utinam subsequentur plus solito sed de vestra Regia benevolentia confidentes quam experimentis sensibilibus didicimus sructuosam pro grandissimo munere postulantes quatinus super pietatis officium impendatis per viam Regiam incedentes sicque vestra vestrorum progenitorum & successorum piissima intentio non fraudetur sicque velit vestra sublimitas in servorem veritatis assurgere quod praefata Ecclesia senciat vos patronum ipsius quem semper habuit praecipuum defensorem Caterum antedicti vestri Rothomagensis Canonici vobis mittunt Magistrum Johannem dictum Lalce dictae Ecclesiae Canonicum virum utique industrium circumspectum providum & discretum ad tractandum cum vestris gentibus super quadam permutatione seu venditione bonorum immobilium quae in vestry regno possident facienda s● vestrae Regiae placuerit Majestati prout ipse lator praesencium dicet vobis qui utinam vestrae Regiae mansuetudinis gratiam inveniat & favorem Valeat & vigeat vestra Regia celsitudo per tempora longiora cui nos & nostra pro viribus offerimus cupientes effectui mancipare quae vestrae Regiae placuerint voluntati cui nos & vestrae Rothomagensis Ecclesiae negotia commendamus & quae commendata velit habere quaesumus & favore prosequi speciali Dat. Rothomagi die Dominica post festum Nativitatis beati Johannis Baptistae anno Domini 1279. * Joh. Balaeus Scriptor Brit. Cent. 4. c. 56. p. 344 345 346. John Derlington Collector of Peter-pences and Dimes in England and Ireland to Pope John Nicholas 3. and Martin 3. Nullo enim tempore inquit Lelandus defuerunt suae arts Romanis conradendi pecunias sive Turea aliquid novarum rerum sive nihil in Christianos' moliretur relicta religiosa Apostoli Petri Derlingtonus iniquae proditoris Judae permansit in officio till his new advancement this year to the Archbishopric of Dublin by the Pope's Provision as you heard * Here p. 226 227. before wherein as John Bale records in his Life he showed himself mercenarius et non Paftor repairing to his Archbishopric non ut pascat sed ut mulgeat vel tondat Hypocritae istae Regum ac Regnorum fuissent tunc apud suum Antichristum astutissimi proditores therefore no wonder he and his brother Minors were so much favoured advanced by Popes in that age The Covent of Dinelek in Ireland having elected no Abbot in above 30 years' space the King thereupon granted them a licence to elect an Abbot and pardoned their offence in not electing one in so long time for which the Chief Justice of Ireland intended to punish them as appears by this Writ Anno 7 E. 1. EDwardus Dei gratia Rex Angliae Domin●s Hiberniae & Dux Aquitaniae dilectis Brevia Regis Anno 7 E. 1. Clericis suis Magistro Thomae Beck & Johanni de Kirkeby salutem Mittimus vobis literas patentes Ecclesi● Sancta Mariae de Dinelek in Hibernia per latorem praesentium Canonicum ut asserit dicta domus mandantes quatenus retentis ipsis eidem Canonico nostras literas patentes de licentia eligendi sub magno sigillo nostro in forma debita fac●atis Mandetis etiam per alias literas nostras Justiciario nostro Hiberniae quod cum divino intuitu pardonaverimus Priori et Conventui dictae domus transgressionem quam secerunt in differendo per triginta annos et amplius aliquem sibi eligere in Abbatem ipsi ea occasione n●n molestentur in aliquo vel graventur salvo tamen jure nostro in aliis vacationibus ejusdem domus Test● meipso apud Muscroll 16 die Junii anno nostri regni ●eptimo The Pope's Delegate in Ireland holding Plea of Advowsons' of Churches then in difference between the Prior and Covent of Christchurch Canterbury and the Prior and brethren of the Hospital of St. John's in Kilkenny the King's Judges in Ireland granted Prohibitions to stay their suits and Attachments upon them for their contempts whereof complaint being made to the King who commanded the Delegate not to be hindered in his proceedings surmised to be just thereupon he received this answer and Certificate of the truth of the case from his Chief Justice there craving his farther direction therein * Brevia Regis de Anno 7 E. 1. in the White Tower EXcellentissimo Domino suo R. de Vfford quicquid potest obsequii & honoris Literas vestras recepi in haec verba Edwardus Dei gratia etc. Dilecto & fideli suo Roberto de Vfford Justiciario suo Hiberniae salutem Ex querela Magistri David Thesaurarii Ecclesiae Imelensis nuper nobis extitit intimatum quod cum ipse dudum a sede Apostolica judex datus fuisset ad executionem cujusdam sententiae latae authoritate Curiae Romanae et postmodum ab eadem Curia confirmatae inter Priorem et Capitulum Ecclesiae Christi Cantuariensis et Priorem et fratres Hospitalis Sancti Johannis de Kilkenny super possessione Ecclesiarum Sancti Cynini & Sanctae Mariae de Nova Ros. Ac nos ad instantiam eorundem Prioris & Capituli Ecclesiae Christi Cantuar. vobis mandaverimus quod eundem Magistrum David contra justiciam non impediretis quo minus ipse ea quae ad officium suum pertinerent in hac parte libere exercere et ea debitae executioni demandare posset prout juxta officii sui dehitum et de jure esset faciendum vos et ministri vestri ad procurationem dictorum Prioris et fratrum Hospitalis praedicti contra quos dicta sententia lata fuit pro eo quod idem Magister David sentenciam illam executioni debitae demandari mandavit ipsum Thesaurarium tam in persona sua quam per bonorum suorum ecclesiasticorum ac aliarum rerum suarum in partibus illis occupationem et aliis gravaminibus diversis quae de die in diem per vos et vestros eidem inferre non desistatis multipliciter vexatis gravatis et inquietatis ad dampnunr ipsius Thesaurarii non modicum et gravamen et contra tenorem mandati nostri praedicti Et quia ei injuriari nolumus in hac parte vobis mandamus quod ab eisdem molestiis et injuriis eidem Thesaurario hac occasione inferendis desistatis et vestros omnino desistere faciatis et ea quae per vos et vestros minus rite attemptata sunt in praemissis taliter emendari faciatis quod clamor ad nos inde non veniat iteratus propter quod manum ad hoc aliter apponere debeamus Teste meipso apud Westm. 28 die Septembris anno regni nostri sexto Et licet praefatus Magister ad hoc instaret ut ego praetextu praedicti mandati vestri ei remitti faceremus quandam summam pecuniae quae ab eo exigitur per summonicionem Scaccarii vestri pro eo quod cum ad querelam Prioris Hospitalis Sancti Johannis de Kilkenny per breve de Cancellaria vestra praeceptum fuisset quod praefatus Magister attachiaretur ad respondendum eidem Priori quare tenuit placitum in Curia Christianitatis de advecationibus quarundam Ecclestarum ipsius Prioris contra coronam et dignitatem bestram Idem Magister noluit super hoc in Curia vestra justificari per quod demum propter ipsius multiplicem contumaciam justiciarii vestri de Ban●● Dublin eo quod dictus Magister non habuit Laicum feedum per quod potuit distringi demandaverunt Episcopo loci quod distringeret ipsum per beneficia sua ecclesiastica ita quod coram eisdem justiciariis ad certum diem responderet de exitibus veneficiorum illorum Ego tamen praedictam pecuniam absque specialio●i mandato vestro ei remittere nolui sicut nec potui et hoc Excellenciae vestrae significo ut michi mandare dignemini quid in hac parte vestrae viderit beneplacito voluntatis Valeat Excellentia vestra per tempora longiora What Liberties of Free Warren and Markets the King granted to the Bishop of Midden in Ireland this year you may peruse at leisure in Charta 7 E. 1. num 16 17. I find this sad Complaint and Petition made to the King against the Archbishop of Cassel in Ireland by Margaret le Blund for detaining her inheritance and for sundry barbarous murders of her Father Mother Grandfather her six Brothers and Sisters and sundry other Englishmen whom he slew or cast into prison there starving them to death and other misdemeanours against whom she could obtain no justice after divers journeys into England MArgareta le Blunde de Chassell petit gratiam Domini Regis ut possit habere Brevia Regis An. 7 E. 1. haereditatem suam quam recuperavit coram Justiciariis Domini Regis apud Clummele coram Magistro Johanne de Sampford Domino Ricardo de Excur & Willielmo de Casham tunc Justiciariis de Banco apud Clummele Et sunt nunc praesentes in Villa London versus David Macmakerwayt Episcopum de cassel recuperavit haereditatem suam Item dicta Margareta petit remedium de hoc quod pater suus per dictum Episcopum occisus fuit Item petit remedium super incarceratione avi et matris suae eo quod incarceravit eos et eos in prisona detinuit quousque pro fame moriebantur quia voluerunt perquirere remedium de morte filii sui patris praedictae Margaretae qui per ipsum Episcopum erat occisus Item petit remedium de morte sex fratrum et sororum qui mortui fuerunt per praedictum Episcopum ob defectum susten●acionis quia idem Episcopus quando patrem eorum occidit haereditatem eorum in manu sua habuit Et sciendum quod idem Episcopus construxit quandant Abbaciam in villa de cassel super terram Domini Regis quam in eleemosina pro anima sua dedit et illam replevit latronibus qui occidunt Anglicos et depraedantur patriam Et cum Consilium Domini Regis inde loquitur quia inde loquuntur in ipsos fulminat sententiam Excommunicationis Such was his insolency Et sciendum quod praedicta Margareta jam quinquies mare Hibernicum transivit unde petit pro Deo quatinus compaciatur ei Regia dignitas ut ad haereditatem suam possit appropinquare Et sciendum quod praedictus Episcopus culpabilis est de morte plurimorum Anglicorum adeo bene sicut de morte patris sui Et sciendum quod pluries brevia Domini Regis praedicta Margareta optinuit set nichil prosunt ei ob favorem ipsius Episcopi et donis ipsius Episcopi mediantibus Et petit pro Deo dampna expensas & jacturas cum laboribus suis sibi restitui per praedictum Episcopum quae occasione praedicti placiti sustinuit What recompense she obtained against this murdering oppressing bribing Arcbbishop at last I find not Some counterfeit Freers' of the Order of St. Antony of Vienna wand'ring abroad and collecting alms throughout England the King upon complaint thereof issued this Writ for their apprehension REX omnibus Vicecomitibus & Ballivis & caeteris fidelibus suis ad quos etc. Pro fratribus Sancti Antonii salutem Ex querela fratris Willielmi generalis procuratoris domus Sancti Antonii Viennensis accepimus quod quidam propriae honestatis immemores sub nomine vel habitu illius ordinis per diversas partes Angliae discurrentes et se fratres et procuratores dictae domus falso confingentes pecuniam et alia bona nomine fratrum praedictorum petunt et recipiunt a diversis et ea non in usus domus praedictae aut fratrum set in usus proprios illicite et inhoneste convertunt in dictae domus et fratrum fraudem et dampnum non modicum et ordinis Sancti Antonii vituperium et scandalum manifestum Volentes autem maliciis et insolenciis hujusmodi modis quibus convenit obviare vobis mandamus firmiter injungentes quod ubicunque inveneritis in ballivis vestris literas testimoniales dicti procuratoris non habentes ipsos arrestari et detineri faciatis donec de statu & conversatione ipsorum vobis aut procuratori praedicto constiterit evidenter Proviso quod pecuniam ac alia bona apud eos inventa vel penes alios nomine suo deposita procuratori praedicto vel ejus certo nuncio literas suas super hoc exhibenti totaliter assignentur Et si qui forsan literas Regias datam praesentium praecedentes super recommendatione vel admissione ipsorum ad hujusmodi elée mosinas colligendas praedicti procuratoris testimonium legitimum non habentes exhibeant eisdem literis de caetero minime pareatis In cujus etc. Teste Rege apud Ledes xxv die Junii Et duplicantur It seems there were many false counterfeed Freers' and cheating Collectors of Alms then as well as in late times In the 8. year of King Edward the 1. some other Monks turning Apostates and wand'ring abroad out of their Mansions the King issued these Writs for their apprehension and castigation REX Vicecomitibus Ballivis & omnibus fidelibus suis ad quos etc. salutem Pat. 8 E. 1. m. 1 De Canonico vagabundo arrestando Quia per literas patentes dilecti nobis in Christo Prioris de Tonebrugg nobis transmissas accepimus quod Robertus dictus Juvenis Canonicus dictae Domus spreta professione sua ordinem illum egressus vagatur in habitu seculari per diversos Comitatibus Regni nostri in animae suae dispendium et praedicti ordinis scandalum manifestum Volentes ipsius insolenciam reprimere et praedicti ordinis honestati specialiter prospicere in hac parte vobis districte praecipimus quod praefatum Robertum pradictum ordinem sic egressum ubicumque inventus fuerit in Ballivis vestris sine dilatione faciatis arrestari prout dilectus nobis in Christo Prior de Tonebrugg vobis intimabit & ipsum praefato Priori vel ejus attornato praesentes literas deferenti una cum literis Prioris ejusdem juxta exigentiam ejusdem ordinis castigandum liberetis Talem ad hoc diligentiam apponentes quod eam merito debeamus commendare & ne pro defectu vestri que●imonia ad nos inde proveniat In cujus etc. Teste Rege apud Westm xv die Novembris The like Writ verbatim issued to apprehend Willielmus de Stannesworth Monachus Pat. 8 E. 1. m. 3. De Monacho vagabundo arrestando de Seleby T. R. apud Westm xxx die Octobris duratur usque ad Term. Paschae prox futuro Sundry Monks and Converts of the Cistercian Order than likewise deserting their Order and Cloisters and wand'ring abroad in secular and other habits to the scandal of their Order and peril of their souls the King thereupon issued this Writ for their apprehension and punishment REX Vicecomitibus & omnibus Ballivis & fidelibus suis etc. salutem Quia Pat. 8 E. 1. parsunica m. pro certo accepimus quod quidam Monachi et Conversi de Ordine Cisterciensi spreta professione sua ordinem illam egressi vagantur aliquand● in habitu seculari et aliquando in habitu Regulari per plures Comitatus nostros in dispendium De Monachis vagabundis arrestandis animarum suarum et praedicti ordinis scandalum manifestum Volentes ipsorum insolentiam reprimere et praedicti ordinis honestati specialiter in hac parte providere vobis districte praecipimus quod Monachas et Conversos ordinem praedictum sic egressos ubicumque inventi suerint in ●allivis vestris sine dilatione faciatis arrestari prout dilectus nobis in Christo Abbas de Valle Dei vobis intimabit & ipsos praedicto Abbati vel ejus attornato praesentes literas deferenti simul cum literis Abbatis ejusdem jurta exigentiam ejusdem ordinis castigandos liberetis Talem ad hoc diligentiam apponentes quod eam merito commendare debeamus & quod pro defectu vestri querimonia ad nos inde non perveniat In cujus etc. duraturas usque ad festum Natalis Domini proximo futur Teste Rege apud Langele xuj die Octobris The same year the Archbishop of Canterbury by his usurped Jurisdiction suing and excommunicating the King's Bailiffs of Suthwarke in his Ecclesiastical Court for attaching the Kingstenant there in his layfee for certain trespasses against the peace according to Law alleging that the conusance of such causes belonged to his Ecclesiastical Court to the prejudice of his Crown and Jurisdiction and to their great Grievance the King thereupon issued this memorable Writ of Prohibition to the Archbishop commanding him to desist from this prosecution of them and to absolve them from their excommunication REX Venerabili Patri J. Cantuar. Archiepiscopo totius Angliae Primati salutem Claus 8 E. 1. memb 6. dorso Pro Hugone de Digneveton & Joh●nne de Hatton De Prohibition Monstraverunt nobis Hugo de Digneveton & Johannes de Hatton Ballivi nostri de Suthwerk quod cum ipsi nuper Alanum Punyot hominem nostrum in Laico feodo nostro in Suthwerke pro quibusdam transgressionibus per ipsum contra pacem nostram factis ut dicitur juxta officii sui debitum attachiassent prout hactenus fieri consuevit sicut ipsi parati sunt verificare coram nobis prout Curia nostra dux erit considerandum vos asserentes cognitionem placitorum de hujusmodi attachiamentis ad forum Ecclesiasticum pertinere trahitis eos in placitum in Curia Christianitatis coram vobis et ea occasione Excommunicationis sententiam in eos fulminari fecistis ut sic quod nostrum hactenus extitit per hujusmodi coherciones Ecclesiasticas vobis possitis usurpare in nostri praejudicium manifestum et dictorum Ballivorum nostrorum dampnum non modicum et gravamen Cum igitur placita de feodalibus et libertatibus feodalium ac rerum secularium quibuscunque personis seu dignitatibus a nobis seu progenitoribus nostris in regno nostro concessis nostrae sint et esse consueverint jurisdictionis Nosque parati simus si forte bos aut vestri de dictis Ballibis nostris conqueri volueritis vobis in hac parte plenam et celerem justitiam exhibere vobis prohibemus ne per sententias aliquas aut coherciones Ecclesiasticas dictos Ballivos nostros super praemissis in causam vel placitum trahatis coram vobis in Curia Christianitatis quia hujusmodi placita spectant ad Coronam et dignitatem nostram Et sententias si quas in ipsos Ballivos nostros occasione praedicta promulgari feceritis sine dilatione revocari faciatis Teste Rege apud Westm 28 die Maii. What forms of Recognizances the Pope's Merchants and Usurers took for moneys borrowed of them and paid to the Pope by our Bishops for the pretended benefit of their Churches themselves and successors and renouncing all benefit of the Canon Civil or Common Law to avoid these Obligations upon any pretext this Recognizance of the Bishop of Norwich will ascertain us VNiversis praesentes Literas inspecturis Willielmus permissione divina Norwicen Claus 8 E. 1. m. 5. dorso Episcopus salutem in Domino sempiternam Noverit universitas vestras quod licet nos recognoverimus in Cancellaria coram venerabili fratre nostro Domino R. Dei gratia Bathon & Wellen. Episcopo Illustris Regis Angliae Cancellario nos teneri ex causa mutui Johanni Symmonetti Richardo Guidicionis & Bonrencino Domino Waltero & aliis eorum sociis Civibus & Mercatoribus Lucanen in Quingentis decem & septem Marcis bonorum novorum & legalium sterlingorum solvend London terminis infrascriptis videlicet Ducentis & quinquaginta octo Marcis & dimidia in festo Purificationis beatae Mariae Virgins prox venture & aliis Ducentis quinquaginta & octo Marcis & dimidia in festo Nativitatis beati Johannis Baptist● proximo tunc sequente Volentes tamen dictis Mercatoribus de dicto debito plenius caveri promittimus supradictis Mercatoribus supradictas quingentas & decem & septem Marcas quas confitemur & in usus & utilitatem nostram & Ecclesiae nostrae esse conversas dare solvere & numerare London in domo eorum terminis suprascriptis Et si quod absit in solutionibus praedictis vel eorum aliqua defecerimus promittimus refundere & restaurare eisdem vel eorum alteri omnia dampna & expensas quae & quas fecerint vel aliquis eorum fecerit incurrerint vel incurrerit pro defectu dictae pecuniae praedictis loco & temporibus non solutae de quibus dictis Mercatoribus vel uni eorum vel eorum aut unius eorum procur credi volumus per simplex verbum suum tantum sine juramento vel alterius honere probationis Et propter hoc obligamus nos Ecclesiam nostram et successores nostros et onmia bona et catalla nostra Ecclesiae nostrae Norwicensis et successorum nostrorum mobilia et immobilia Ecclesiastica et mundana praesentia et futura ubicunque inventa fuerint eisdent Mercatoribus et cuilibet de Societate eorum distringenda per Dominum Regem Angliae et quemcunque alium de ipsius mandato usque ad solutionem plenariam et satisfactionem omnium et singulorum praemissorum Et renunciamus in hiis omni juris auxilio Canonici et Civilis Constitutioni de duabus dietis editae in Concilio Generali conventioni judicum et locorum contradictioni lit erarum Apostolicarum Exceptiom non mutuatae et non numeratae nobis dictae pecuniae et omnibus aliis exceptionibus juribus et defensionibus quae nobis prodesse poterunt et dictis Mercatoribus in praemissis obesse vel aliquo praemissorum et juri dicenti generalem renunciationem non valere Dat. etc. apud Laneham sexto Kal. Julii Anno Domini 1280. King Edward the same year at the supplication of the Freers' Predicants in England who desired to preach unto the obstinate Jews thereby to convert them to the Christian Faith and turn them from their ancient Errors Blindness and Unbelief by his Sovereign Ecclesiastical Prerogative issued this notable Writ and Proclamation to all his Sheriff's Bailiffs and other Liege people commanding them to induce the Jews in all places to resort unto and hear these Freers' preachings without blasphemy or disturbance at such times and places as the Predicants should direct REX Vicecomitibus & omnibus Ballivis & fidelibus suis salutem Cum dilecti Pat. 8 E. 1. m. 27. De Praedic●ndo Judaeis See the Second Part of my Brief Demurrer etc. p. 88 nobis in Christo Fratres de ordine Praedicatorum in Anglia Judaeis quorum mentes vetustas erroris et persidiae obnubulat et obcaecat praedicare proponunt Verbum Dei quo facilius interveniente gratia Spiritus Sancti ad fidei Catholicae converti valeant unitatem Et ob hoc dilectus nobis in Christo Prior Provincialis ejusdem ordinis nobis supplicaverit ut vobis demus in mandatis Quod omnes Judaeos ubicunque locorum in Ballivis nostris conversantes efficaciter moneatis & inducatis quod in loc●s ubi vobis de consilio Fratrum ipsorum magis expedire videbitur ad audiendum Verbum Dei conveniant & illud ab eisdem Fratribus absque tumultu contentione vel blasphemia audiant diligenter & benign Et si fortè Altissimus velamen duritia à cordibus eorum auferens aliquibus vel alicui ipsorum Judaeorum gratiam dederit convertendi quod caeteri Judaei eye super hoc non impediant nec per alios impedire procurent Nos praedictum propositum ipsorum Fratrum attendentes pium et salubre et precibus praedicti Prioris favorabiliter annuentes in hac parte vobis mandamus Quod omnes Judaeos in Ballivis vestris conversantes ad praemissa facienda efficaciter moneatis et eos ad hoc modis quibus melius sc●veritis inducatis prout unicuique vestrum inspiraverit Spiritus veritatis In cujus etc. quamdiu Regi placuerit duratur Teste Rege apud Winton 2 die Januarii What good effects this zealous pious project of the Frees Preachers and King in pursuit thereof produced in converting any considerable number of Jews to the Catholic Faith I find not in our Histories or Records But their universal banishment out of England within 8. years after * See the First & Second Part of my Brief Demurrer to the Jews long discontinued Remitter into England principally for their Infidelity sufficiently manifests that all the endeavours then used for their conversion by drawing them to these Preachers Sermons and the provisions made by the King for the Converts support elsewhere specified were very successlesse The Pope encouraged by his former Usurpations in preferring Archbishops by his own Provisions to both our Archbishoprics by the King's connivance presumed this year to confer the Bishopric of Carlisle by his Papal Provision on Ralph de Ireton as this Patent for restoring the Temporalties to him out of the King's grace attests REX Militibus liberis hominibus & omnibus aliis tenentibus de Episcopatu Karlioli Pat 8 E. 1. m. 10. intus De Temporalibus Episcopatus Karlioli restitutis salutem Sciatis quod cum Dominus Papa venerabilem Patrem Radulphum de Ireton quondam Priorem de Gisburne praefecerit in Episcopum Karlioli sicut per literas patentes ipsius Domini Papae nobis inde transmissas nobis constat evidenter nos fidelitatem ipsius Episcopi cepimus et de gratia nostra reddidimus ei Temporalia Episcopatus praedicti Et ideo vobis mandamus quod eidem Episcopo tanquam Domino vestro in omnibus quae ad Episcopatum praedictum pertinent intendentes sitis & respondentes In cujus etc. Teste Rege apud Seleburne 10 die Julii What annual Pensions the King gave and paid to Cardinals and Notaries of the Court of Rome this year to expedite his affairs therein these Warrants in the Liberate Roll will inform us REX Th●saurario & Camerariis suis salutem Liberate de Thesauro nostro Liberate 8 E. 1. m 24. intus P●o Domino J. Sanctae Mariae in Chosmedyn Diac. Cardinali venerabili patri J. Sanctae Mariae in Chosmedyn Diac. Cardinali Centum Marcas videl●cet Viginti & quinque Marc. de Termino Sancti Michaelis anno regni nostri s●xto & Quinquaginta Marcas de Terminis Paschae & Sancti Michaelis anno regni nostri septimo & Viginti & quinque Marcas de Termino Paschae anno regni nostri oct●vo de annuo feodo suo Quinquaginta Marcarum quod ei concessimus percipiendum ad Scaccarium praedictum Teste Rege apud Westm 10 die Junii REX Thesaurario & Camerariis suis salutem Liberate de Thesauro nostro venerabili patri Domino O. Tusculano Episcopo singulis annis ad Scaccarium Ibid. m. 7. intus Cedul nostrum Paschae Quadraginta Marcas quas ei concessimus annuatim ad eundem Terminum percipiendas ad totam vitam suam Teste Rege apud Dounamen 3 die Marcii Et sunt patentes REX Thesaurario & Camerariis suis salutem Liberate de Thesauro nostro Ibid. Pro Baruntino Walteri & sociis sui● Me●catoribus de Luk. Baruntino Walteri Richardo Guidicionis & sociis suis Mercatoribus de Luk Quaterviginti Marcas per manus suas liberandas dilecto Clerico nostro Magistro Berardo de Neapol Domini Papae Notario videlicet Quadraginta Marcas de Termino Sancti Michaelis anno regni nostri septimo & Quadraginta Marcas de Termino Paschae anno regni nostri octavo de annuo feodo suo Quaterviginti Marcarum quod de nobis percipit Teste Rege apud Bristol 23 die Aprilis The King seizing the Goods and Chattels of the Bishop of Lincoln after his decease restored them to the Executors of his Testament having given security to satisfy all Debts due by him to the King on the day he deceased QUia Magister Ricardus de Graveshend unus Executorum Testamenti bonae memoriae Rot Fin 8. E. 1. m 18 De Executoribus ●estame●ti Lincolnien●s Episcopi Ricardi Lincoln Episcopi manucepit coram Rege de satisfaciendo Regi de omnibus debitis si quae idem Episcopus Regi debuit die quo obiit mandatum est Johanni de Berewik custodi Episcopatus Lincoln sede vacant quod eundem Magistrum Ricardum de omnibus bonis & catallis quae fuerunt praedicti Episcopi die quo obiit & quae occasione mortis ejusdem capta sunt in manum Regis plenam & liberam administr●●onem habere permittat ad executionem Testamenti praedicti inde faciendam per manucaptionem praedictam Teste Rege apud Londhurst 20 die Januarii The like Writ issued for the Executors of the last Will and Testament of the Bishop of Winton Ibid. m. 17. The King having recovered the Patronage of the Hospital of St. Nicholas by York against the Archbishop authorised the Sheriff of the County in his name by advice of the Justice's Itinerant to inquire after and present a fit Clerk thereto to take care of the souls belonging to the Parish Church of that Hospital REX Vicecomiti Eborum salutem Cum venerabilis pater W. Eborum Archiepiscopus Claus 8 E. 1. m. 1. intus nos rogaverit ut ad custodiam Hospitalis Sancti Nicholai extra Eborum cujus advocationem versus eundem Archiepiscopum nuper disrationavimus in Curia nostra coram Justiciariis nostris in eodem Comitatu praesentari faciamus aliquem Clericum idoneum qui de cura animarum ad Ecclesiam Parochialem ejusdem Hospitalis spectancium valeat respondere Nos ipsius Archiepiscopi rogatui in hac parte favorabiliter annuentes tibi praecipimus quod per consilium Iusticiariorum nostrorum apud Eborum Itinerantium inquiras aliquem idoneum Sacerdotem vel Clericum idoneum qui in brevi se faciat in Sacerdotem ordinari & ipsum praedicto Archiepiscopo nomine nostro praesentes ad custodiam Hospitalis praedicti in forma praedicta Teste Rege apud Westm 12 die Novembris The King to preserve his prerogative in his free Chapels issued this Writ to the Sheriff of Gloucester not to permit the Bishop of Worcester or his Officials or other Ministers Chaplains or Clerks to visit or exercise any ordinary Jurisdiction within the Free Chapel of Kynelye belonging to him by reason of a Ward under age during his Minority REX Vicecomiti Gloucestriae salutem Praecipimus tibi quod non permittas Claus 8 E. 1. m. 8. Pro Nicholao filio Radulphi venerabilem patrem G. Wygorniae Episcopum vel Officialem aut alios ministros suos Capellanos Clericos aut alios ministros liberae Capellae de Kyneleye infra manerium de Nyndesfeld quod est de haereditate Nicholai filii Radulphi infra aetatem et in custodia nostra existentis visitare vel jurisdictionem ordinariam in eadem libera capella exercere aut in ea aliquid contra tenorem Inquisitionis nuper de praecepto nostro super hoc per dilectum et fidelem nostrum Radulphum de Sandwyco Senescallum nostrum factae cujus transcriptum praesentibus interclusum tibi transmittimus attemptare set ipsam Capellam et ministros suos in eodem statu in quo fuerunt die obitus praedicti Radulphi patris praedicti Nicholai manuteneas protegas et defendas durante custodia supradicta juxta tenorem inquisitionis praedicto et hoc nullo modo omittas Teste Rege apud Westm xxii die Maii. The King also to defend the rights and privileges of his Free Chapels in England against the Bishop's visitations excommunications and encroachments constituted a General Proctor for that purpose by this Patent entered in the Roll of Gascoigne giving him authority to defend the same in all places upon all occasions in his name and right and to prosecute such as invaded their persons or rights in any kind REX omnibus Ballivis etc. salutem In omnibus causis et negociis liberas Rot Vasconiae 8 E. 1. m. 5. intus Procuratorium pro Capellis Regiis Capellas nostras in Regno Angliae constitutas ubicumque et coram quibuscumque personis contingentibus dilectum Clericum nostrum Radulphum de Merlawe nostrum procuratorem facimus constituimus ac eciam ordinamus Dante 's eidem potestatem specialem nomine nostro agendi defendendi ac etiam prosequendi jura et libertates nostras in Capellis praedictis et earum pertinenciis tam in rebus quam in personis prout juri et honestati Regiae videbitur convenire Appellandi eciam appellaciones prosequendi et omnia alia et singula faciendi quae ad conservacionem et tuitionem jurium et libertatum hujusmodi pertinere noscuntur Ratum & firmum habituri quicquid dictus Radulphus quibuscunque diebus & locis nomine nostro in praemissis omnibus & singulis duxerit faci●●dum Haec omnibus quorum interest tenore praesentium intimamus In cujus etc. Teste Rege apud Westm primo die Decembris How the Pope's Delegates and Bishops encroached Jurisdiction in temporal matters suits causes by awards in suits between themselves wherein they submitting themselves to the Popes and Bishops Censures if they violated them this award made by the Pope's Delegates between the Prior of Lenton and the Dean and Chapter of Litchfield will inform us MEmorandum quod cum inter Religiosos viros Priorem & Conventum de Lenton Claus 8 E. 1. Cedula m. 11. dorso Cluniacensis ordinis ex parte una & venerabiles viros Decanum & Capitulum Ecclesiae Licheffeldensis ex altera super quibusdam Decimis sitis in parochia de Bathekwell & the Hop & de Tydeswell & super quadam spoliacione earundem facta vi armata & super quadam Compositione super eisdem inita orta fuisset materia quaestionis Tandem amicis communibus intervenientibus videlicet Domino Antonio Bek Archidiacono Dunelmensi & Magistro Thoma Bek Archidiacono Dorsetensi lis inter partes memoratas in hunc modum conquievit videlicet quod Compositio facta inter partes per fratrem Walterum quondam Gardianum fratrum Minorum Leycestriae & Dominum Adam quondam Archidiaconum Cestriae in omnibus suis articulis inviolabiliter imperpetuum observetur Which is recited at large Ibid. m. 11. dorso In which composition there was this agreement and award made in case of violation IN Nomine Domini Amen Pateat universis etc. Quod Compositio per discretos viros Magistrum Adam de Stafford quondam Archidiaconum Cestriae & fratrem Claus 8 E. 1. m. 11. dorso De Compositione inter Priorem & Conventum de Lenton & Decanum & Capitulum Ecclesiae Lichseldensis Walterum quondam Gardianum fratrum Minorum Lenton judices a sede apostolica delegatos et auctoritate ejusdem Sedis super praedictis Decimis quondam inita et ordinata in suo robore inviolabiliter perpetuis temporibus observetur super Decimis de quibus contentio erat inter parts eisdem Decano et Capitulo silencium perpetuum imponentes easdem adjudicantes dictis Priori et Conventui de Lenton et quod dicti Religiosi dent et solvant dictis Decano et Capitulo Lechfeldensi inter festum beati Cedde Episcopi et Confessoris Anno Domini M. CC. septuagesima nono in Ecclesia Cathedrali Lechfeldiae sexaginta et quindecim marcas etc. quod extunc teneantur dicti Religiosi praedictis Decano & Capitulo Lechfeld in mille Marcis bonorum & legalium sterlingorum nomine interesse solvendis Ad quas mille marcas fideliter persolve●das si in praedictis vel in aliquo praedictorum defecerint ut praemittitur dictus Prior & procurator ipsius Proris & Conventus de Lenton se obligaverunt bona fide & stipulacione solempni praedictis Decano & Capitulo Lechfeld subjictentes se et omnia bona sua habita et habenda in Coventrensi et Lechfeldensi Diocesi cohercioni et districtioni Domini Coventrensis et Lechfeldensis Episcopi qui pro tempore fuerit ut ipse sine strepitu judiciali possit eos compellere ad solucionem dictarum mille marcarum si in praemissis defecerint vel aliquo praemissorum per sequestracionem omnium bonorum suorum in dicta Diocaesi existentium et alia censura qua sibi viderit expedire non obstantibus aliquibus privilegiis vel exemptionibus sibi vel ordini suo indultis vel indulgendis Et praedictus Prior & Procurator ipsius Prioris & Conventus de Lenton promiserunt bona fide et fideliter se obliga verunt quod omnia & singula supradicta procurabunt pro posse suo per Abbatem suum Cluniacensem approbari et etiam per literas ejus patentes harum seriem continentes realiter confirmari etc. Similiter praedictus Decanus & Capitulum Ecclesiae Lechfeldensis haec omnia supradicta omologabunt approbabunt & per literas suas patentes harum seriem continentes realiter confirmabunt Promiserunt etiam dicti Procuratores Decani et Capituli Lechfeld bona fide et se firmiter obligaverunt quod omnia & singula supradicta procurabunt pro posse suo per Episcopum suum approbari & eciam ex certa sciencia confirmari de confirmacione Archiepiscopi Cantuariae & Romani Pontificis etc. Submiserun● eciam se dictus Prior & procurator ipsius Prioris & Conventus de Lenton & procuratores praedictorum Decani & Capituli Lichefeld ex certa scientia non per errorem cohercioni et districtioni dicti Cantuariensis Archiepiscopi vel ejus Officialis qui pro tempore fuerit ut quaecunque illorum pars si qua quod absit per partem in aliquo venientem contra praedicta vel aliquod praedictorum in aliquo venientem sine strepitu judiciali et absque alicujus probacionis onere hortantium scripto viso possit compellere ad observacionem omnium et singulorum praedictorum et ad paenam si eam aliqualiter committi contingat plene persolvendam censura qua sibi videbitur expedire Thus our Bishops and Archbishops encroached and enlarged their Ecclesiastical power and Jurisdictions by such awards and submissions Ordinaverunt eciam Ordinatores saepedicti quod procuratorium Decani & Capituli Lechefeld sub magno sigillo eorundem penes praedictos Priorem & Conventum de Lenton resideat & vice versa quod procuratorium praedictorum Prioris & Conventus de Lenton penes Decanum & Capitulum Ecclesiae Lechefeld remaneat Et dictus Prior & procurator ipsius Prioris & Conventus de Lenton & supradicti procuratores Decani & Capituli Lechefeld express renuncia verunt in his scriptis beneficio restitutionis in integrum et omni juris auxilio Canonici et Civilis et quibuscunque privilegiis et literis a sede apostolica alterutri parti concessis et concedendis impetratis et impetrandis litibus motis et movendis sentenciis diffinitivis et interloquitoriis et aliis juribus et exceptionibus quibuscunque per quae supradicta vel aliquod praedictorum possent revocari vel aliquatenus infringi Et nos procuratores partium praedictarum omnia et singula supradicta ratificavimus approbavimus et eciam omologabimus In quorum omnium & singulorum praemissorum testimonium nos dicti Arbitratores Ordinatores seu amicabiles Compositores sigilla nostra huic scripto una cum sigillis procuratorum dictarum partium apposuimus decernentes sigilla partium autentica huic scripto apponenda Acta sunt haec apud Winton in Crastino Circumcisionis Domini M. CC. septuagesimo nono The Mayor Peers and Commonalty of Bayon in Gascoigne having offered a Rot. Vascon 8 E. 1. m. 9 intus De compromisso facto super contentionibus & discordiis motis inter Episc Baionensem & Major Centumque pares & to●am Communitatem ●aion great injury and affront to their Bishop in cutting off his Officials hand judicially and banishing him the City for which they were excommunicated and interdicted by the Pope King Edward the 1. enjoined the Mayor and 100 Peers this penance by his Regal authority which done he ordered the Bishop to absolve them from their Excommunication and Interdict IN nomine Domini Amen Quia multae circumstanciae facti atrocitatem habent merito mitigare Nos Edwardus Dei gratia REX Angliae Dominus Hiberniae & Dux Aquitaniae à venerabili patre Domino eâdem gratia Baionensi Episcopo ex parte una & Majore Centumque Paribus ac tota Communitate Baion ex alterâ super contencionibus quaestionibus & discordiis inter eos motis in nes arbitrandi ordinandi faciendi ●diffiniend altè & bassè non servato eciam juris ordine potestate translata prout in compromisso super hiis facto plemùs continetur ex bono & aequo acts et processu diligenter exam natis pensatis undique personarum rerum & negoc orum conditionibus universis arbitramur diffinimus statuimus ordinamus laudamus et dicimus quod pro injuriis Deo Ecclesiae et praedicto Episcopo irrogatis Major et alii praedicti qui praesentes judicio consenseiunt per quod Mamaldus de Abys manum habuit mutilatam videlicet Cen●um pares Arnaldo de P●lyne & Johanne de Castro Jelosio qui praefato Judicio reclamabant duntaxat exceptis die Nativitatis beatae Mariae Virgins processionem sollempniter saciant a demo Communitatis praedictae incipientes et usque ad majus altare Cathedralis Ecclesiae precedentes quilibet eorum in sola tunica sine corregia et coyfa cum uno cereo ad minus unius librae cerae accenso Cereosque ipsos ad altare praedictum cum devotiene offerant et dimittant et per Episcopum istius rei causa in Ecclesia ipsa populo puplice exponatur et quod Mayor centumque Pares et qui judicio interfuerunt et concesserunt Maynaldo de Abys ad sustentacionem suam perpetuam contribuunt ducentas libras Burdegalenses ad Natale Domini & ad festum Nativitatis Sancti Johannis Baptistae proximo sequens pro aequalibus portionibus solvendas Et ne qui sine culpa fuerint poena percellat volumus & mandamus quod cum res urgeat Senescallus noster aut Ballivus de his qui Judicio praedicto * consenserunt concesserunt aut interfu●runt inquirendi liberam habeant potestatem Praedictum verò Maynaldum per sentenciam bannitum ad Civitatem ipsam per nostrum dictum seu diffinitionem restituimus Arbitramur insuper diffinimus statuimus ordinamus laudamus & dicimus quod Major Centum pares & Communitas memorati praedicto Episcepo dent et solvant Quingentas libras sterlingorum citra festum Sancti Martini in yeme Et quia in hujusmodi Collectis aliquando pauperes indebitè gravantur praecipimus quod Senescallus noster aut Ballivus videat ne nimis onerentur nec praetextu istius pecuniae collecta majoris pecuniae fiat Volumus eciam & praecipimus ut procuratores partium aut partes ipsae coram nobis praesentes hoc nostrum arbitrium diffinitionem statutum ordinationem laudum & dictum statim per suam scripturam omologent & acceptent Reservamus itaque nobis specialiter potestatem hoc nostrum arbitrium diffinitionem statutum ordinationem laudum & dictum corrigendi declarandi & interpretandi alias semel aut pluries prout nobis videbitur expedire Et in hiis omnibus reservamus Nobis Regalem potestatem et dominicam emendas capiendi pro libito nostro cum nobis placuerit quatinus praedicta delicta nostram Regiam potestatem offenderint seu dominicam Nos vero Robertus Dei gratia Bathoniensis & Wellensis Episcopus à partibus praedictis arbiter concorditer similiter electus in hiis si quae sint quae jure refragante non possunt cadere in personam Domini Regis prout in forma compromissi plenius continetur sentencias excommunicacionis et interdicti in praedictos Majorem Centum Pares et Communitatem praedictam latas arbitramur ordinamus diffinimus et dicimus per. Baionensem Episcopum revocandas et petentes ab eodem absolutionis beneficium ex dicta cansa fine difficultatis obstaculo fore absolvendos Actum & datum in palatio nostro Regali Tercio die Junii Anno Domini M. CC. octogesimo primo Et triplicantur Some of the King's Subjects within the Bishopric of Again in Gascoigne seizing substracting the Bishop's Tithes and invading his Subjects persons and goods the King upon the Bishop's complaint issued this Writ to his Seneschal to do them right and restore their Tithes REX dilectis suis universis Senescallis Judicibus Ballivis Castellanis caeterisque Ministris in Episcopatu Agenensi constitutis & qui pro tempore fuerint salutem Pot Vasco●iae 8 E. 1. in 11. intus De Agenensi Episcopo & subditis suis Licet venerabilis pater Arnaldus Dei gratia Agenensis Episcopus in servicio suo existat invenit tamen ut asserit qui in decimis suis abjuratis et incursis et possessionibus aliisque bonis suis et subditorum suorum impedimentum praestare non formidant personas invadendo decim as et bona ●ccupando et diripiendo Cumque Senescallus noster Agenensis ex debito juramenti praestiti eidem Episcopo & soc●is suis ad tuitionem personarum Decimarum et bonorum tenetur Vobis districtè praecipiendo mandamus quatinus alcer alterum non expectans dictos Episcopum et subditos quos sub custodia nostra et protectione suscipimus in personis et bonis defensionis subsidio assistatis Decimasque incursas possessas et abjuratas habere plane et libere faciatis absque strepitu judicii et de plano et ipse eorumque Procuratores et Collectores Decimarum ipsarum faciatis plena et pacifica possessione gaudere salvo in omnibus jure nostro et etiam alieno contradictores et rebelles si quos inveneritis prout melius expedire videritis compescendo Praecaventes quod si quid de Decimis alienatis possessis et incursis reptum invasum sen occupatum fuerit eisdem Episcopo et subditis vel eorum mandaiis plenam restitutionem fieri faciatis In cujus etc. Teste Rege apud Westm. 22 die Novembris A Bishop and Chapter in Aquitan being rebellious against the King he gave this order to his Senefcal to proceed against them in the Court of the King of France REX dilecto etc. Johanni de Greilly Senescallo suo in Ducatu Aquitaniae salutem Rot. Vascon 8 E. 1. m. 4. dorso De controversiis inter Regem & Episcopum & Capitulum Vasatensem Super controversiis pendentibus in Curia Franciae inter nos & Episcopum & Capitulum Vasatense ex altera volumus & mandamus pro eo quod Episcopus et Capitulum predict nobis rebelles fuerunt quod in eisdem per viam litis et judici● ulterius procedatur si id ad nostrum commodum et ad eorundem Episcopi et Capituli fatigationem sore videritis opportunum Quod si ob aliquas causas utile fore non videritis mittimus vobis literas nostras Domino Regi Franciae dirigendas negotia praedicta tangentes ut petistis quas eidem porrigere poteritis s●●d videritis expedire Alioquin custodiatis eas nobis cum opportunè poteritis remittendas Dat. apud Cestriam 8 die Junii The Dean and Chapter of Cluon Clon in Ireland upon the death of their Bishop having sent a Messenger to the King to desire his licence to elect a new Bishop who died by the way whereupon they elected a Bishop without a licence to the King's manifest prejudice the King notwithstanding out of his special grace putting them to a Fine for this contempt was pleased to confirm their election if it should be Canonically confirmed the Bishop Dean and Chapter giving security under their Letters Patents and Seals that this grace of his should not prejudice him or his Heirs nor be drawn into custom for the future by this Writ REX dilecto & fideli suo Roberto de Vfford Justice suo Hiberniae vel ejus locum Claus 8 E. 1. m. 8. intus Pro Decano & Capitulo Cluon in Hibernia tenenti salutem Veniens ad nos frater Gilbertus Monachus de Innocentia juxta Adlon nobis dedit intelligi quod cum Decanus & Capitulum Cluon nuper ratione vacationis Episcopatus Cluon per mortem fratris Thomae nuper Episcopi ejusdem loci quendam Nuncium cum literis Capituli sui patentibus pro licentia alium eligendi in Episcopum a nobis optinenda ad nos destinassent Et idem Nuncius inveniendo ad nos viam universae carnis sit ingressus iidem Decanus et Capitulum licentia a nobis non optenta quendam fratrem de ordine Minorum in Episcopatum loci praedicti jam elegerunt in nostri praejudicium manifestum Quia vero dictis Decano & Capitulo gratiam in hac parte facere volumus specialem Vobis mandamus quod accepto ab eisoem Decano et Capitulo rationabil● fine ad opus nostrum pro eo quod hujusmodi electionem fecerunt licentia a nobis super hoc prius non optenta electioni praedictae Regium assensum loco nostri adhibeatis hac vice de gratia nostra praedicta Et quia laboribus & expensis electi praedicti charitatis intu●tu parcere volumus in hac parte vobis mandamus quod si contingat eundem electum in Episcopum loci praedicti canonicè confirmari tunc recepta ab eodem electo nomine nostro fidelitate nobis in casu isto debita Temporalia Episcopatus praedicti liberetis Receptis tamen pr●us literis patentibus sigillo suo necnon et sigillo Capituli Cluon apud●angell ●angell 20 die Julii The Prior and Covent of the Mount of the Apostles in Lu●eth in Ireland having elected an Abbot without the King's precedent licence and petitioning the King to confirm him he thereupon out of his special grace considering the poverty of the Abbey and willing to spare their expenses and travel commanded his Chief Justice to put them to a Fine for their contempt and then to confirm the election and restore his Temporalties after Fealty made to the King and security given by Letters Patents under the Seals of the Abbot and Covent that this his special grace to them should not afterwards be drawn into consequence or example to the prejudice or disinheritance of him or his Heirs REX dilecto & fideli suo Roberto de Vfford Justiciario si●● Hiberniae vel ejus Pat. 8 E. 1. m. 8. intus Pro Priore & Conventu domus de Monte Apostolorum de Luneth in Hibernia locum tenenti salutem Cum Prior & Conventus Domus de Monte Apostolorum de Luneth in Hibernia ratione vacationis Domus illius per cessionem fratris Johannis quondam Abbatis ejusdem Domus fratrem Johannem de Cnok Canonicum in Abbatem loci illius licentia a nobis super hoc prius non petita eligerint et nobis per literas Capituli sui patentes supplicaverint ut electioni illi Regium assensum adhibere dignemur Nos licet hujusmodi electionem in nostri praejudicium fecerint compatientes tamen statui Domus praedictae quae valde ut dicitur est exhilis et dictis Priori et Conventui gratiam facere volentes in hac parte specialem Vobis mandamus quod accepto ab eisdem Priore et Conventu rationabili fine ad opus nostrum pro eo quod hujusmodi electionem fecerunt licentia super hoc a nobis prius non optenta electioni praedictae Regium assensum loco nostri adhibeatis hac vice de gratia nostra praedicta Et quia laboribus & expensis electi praedicti charitatis intuitu parcere volumus in hac parte vobis mandamus quod si contingat eundem electum in Abbatem loci praedicti canonicè confirmari tunc recepta ab eodem electo nomine nostro fidelitate nobis in casu isto debita Temporalia Abbatiae illius liberetis Receptis tamen prius literis patentibus sigillo suo necnon et sigillo Capituli praedicti signatis quod haec gratia nostra quam eidem electo ad praesens ex mera voluntate nostra conces●imus nobis vel haer●dibus nostris non cedat in praejudicium vel exhaeredationem s●u trahatur in consuetudinem vel consequentiam temporis futuris In cujus etc. Teste ut supra The Archbishop of Canterbury and his Suffragans intending to hold a Council or Convocation at London this year the King being jealous by their late forecited Canons and proceedings in the Council of * H●rep 233 to 237. Reading that they would presume to enact something therein against his Crown and Dignity issued this Patent and Commission to two of his Officers to repair to them and appeal against such their Constitutions and proceedings REX Venerabili in Christo Patri J. Cantuar. Archiepiscopo totius Angliae Pat. 8 E 1. m. 10. intus De Militibus missis Archiepiscopo Cantuar. & aliis Episcopis ad appellandum pro Rege Primati et omnibus Episcopis et aliis Praelatis et absentium Procuratoribus London conventuris salutem Dilectos & fideles nostros Rogerum Extraneum & Hugonem filium Ottonis Seneschallum Hospitii nostri ad vos duximus transmittendos ad appellandum pro nobis ne in Concilio seu Congregatione nuper apud London convocata contra Coronam et Dignitatem nostram aliqua statuere praesumatis In cujus etc. Teste Rege apud Wynton 6 die Januarii anno regni nostri octavo Whereupon it seems the Archbishop and Bishops put off and adjourned their Council and designed Constitutions for that time The next year Anno 9 E. 1. this Archbishop held a Council at Lambeth with his Suffragans of which * Hist. Angliae p. 9 Mat Parker Antiqui●at Eccles Brit p. 198 Spe●manni Concilia Tom. 2 p. 328. Tohan Bal●cus Scriptor Brit. Cent 4. c 64. Thomas Walsingham and others tender us this account Frater Johannes Peckham Cantuariensis Archicpisc●pus ne nihil fecisse videretur convocat Concilium apud Lambheth in quo non Evangelii regni Dei praedicationem im●osuit sed Constitutiones Othonis & Octoboni quondam Legatorum in Anglia innovans jussit eas ab omnibus observari Praetereae leges Ecclesiasticae sexdecem xovas condidit quae inter provinciales Constitutiones continentur The King suspecting the Archbishops and Bishop's loyalty and proceedings in this their Council summoned as it seems without his Royal Writ by the Archbishop's authority sent this memorable Writ to them strictly commanding them upon their Oaths of Fealty they had all taken to be faithful to him and defend his Crown and Regal dignity in all things to their power to observe this their Oath therein with all diligence and not to act agitate or assent to any thing against him or the ancient Rights of the Crown enjoyed by his Progenitors under pain of losing all their Temporalties REX Venerabilibus in Christo Patribus J. eadem gratia Cantuariensi Archiepiscopo Pat. 9 E. 1. m. 6. intus De Inhibitione ne Episcopi & alii Praelati etc. aliquid statuant in praejudicium Regis etc. totius Angliae Primati et omnibus Episcopis et aliis Praelatis in instanti Concilio de Lambeth conventuris salutem Vincnlo juramenti nobis esiis ut nostis astricti quo nobis in omnibus ad Coronam et Dignitatem nostram spectantibus omnem quam poteritis fidelitatem observare debetis Quapropter vobis mandamus in fide et fidelitate quibus nobis tenemini firmiter injungentes quod ad defensionem et conservationem jurium nostrorum et Regni nostri omnem quam poteritis diligentiam adhibere curetis et sub vinculo juramenti memorati et poena amissionis Temporalium quae de nobis tenetis vobis omnibus et signlis firmiter inhibemus ne in praejudicium nostri vel ejusdem Regni in Concilio nunc apud Lambeth convocato nec etiam contra nos vel jura nostra quibus praedecessores nostri Reges Angliae et nos ex antiqua et approbata consuetudine usi sumus procurare vel attemptare aliqua praesumatis aut etiam alicui hujusmodi procurare seu statuere volenti assensum praebeatis sic ergo vos habeatis in hac parte quod vos debeamus potius specialiter commendare quam de contrariis quod absit increpare Teste Rege apud Lyndhurst 18 die Septembris How far this Papal perfidious Archbishop and his Suffragans were from obeying this Royal mandate according to their Oaths and bounden duties will most evidently appear by the Prologue to their Canons and Constitutions made therein wherein they highly extol that Archtraitor Thomas Becket as a most glorious Martyr for opposing the ancient Rights of the Crown and Kingdom as inconsistent with the Churches pretended Liberties and revived confirmed the Constitutions of Archbishop Boniface and his Suffragans against which the * See Tom. 2. p. 983 990 991. King had solemnly appealed to the Pope as prejudicial to the Rights Prerogative Customs Liberties of his Crown and Kingdom by several Canons made therein and the Excommunications republished in it but more especially by the Archbishop's insolent Epistle to the King in answer to this his Royal Inhibition and Mandate sent unto them the most of which Constitutions I shall here present you with at large * Johannes de Aton Constitutiones Provinciales f. 126 to 130. Spelmanni Concilia Tom. 2. p. 328 to 341. Constitutiones Fratris Johannis de Peckham Cantuariensis Archiepiscopi editae apud Lambheth Anno Domini 1281. & Regni Regis Edwardi primi 9 A B exordio nascentis Ecclesiae Christianae orthodoxi patres retroactis temporibus errorum laqueis morum corruptionibus adversitatum molestiis Conciliorum tractatibus obviarunt In eyes siquidem sapientes se mutuò exacunnt & congregati sancti viri Christi Domini sensum & consilium faciliter impetrarunt qui se spondet talibus sui nominis honorem zelantibus medium affuturum Sanctorum Patrum igitur vestigiis inhaerentes jurisque authoritate compulsi ac necessitate multiplici Ecclesiae perurgente nos Frater Johannes permissione divina Cantuariensis Archiepiscopus totius Angliae Primas cupientes praesentibus incommodis obviare sperantesque Christi patrocinante gratia ad hoc nos posse proficere cum Fratrum ac Coepiscopo●um nostrorum ac caeterorum provinciae nostrae Praelatorum assistentia effieaci de prudentum virorum consilio hoc sacrum Concilium mandavimus convocari by his own authority without the King's special Writ Intendentes praevia Spiritus Sancti gratia opere & confilio transgressores Canonum corrigere quaedam etiam olim salubriter edita non tamen satis moribus ●tentium comprobata recentia stabilire & contra novellas quasdam tergiversationes quas in furno sulphureo non cessat abyssi puteus exhalare novis quibusdam remediis occurrere ut valemus in quo obtrectatorum dentes minimè formi●amus Quoniam et si res divinae tanquam perfectissimae in certis consistant finibus humani tamen juris conditionem in infinitum currere cogit necessitas manifesta Contemptum autem Canonum immane esse piaculum utriusque docet pagina Testamenti Decretis enim Apostolicis & Conciliorum diffinitionibus obsistentes a sanctae matris Ecclesiae meritis sunt praecisi utpote quos Rhomphaea Mosaica pleclet sententia capitali & sapientia incarnata illos qui Ecclesiam non audiunt Ethnicis & Publicanis similes esse decrevit ac contemptum * The Argument holds not from divine to human from Apostolical to Papal or Prelatical authority and Constitutions authoritatis Apostolicae in contemptum Patris omnium redundare Quip quos legum suarum Petrus ligat vinculis in summi & coelestis Imperatoris palatio sunt ligati E contra tamen quosdam frivole de Christiani nominis titulo gloriantes tam Clericos quam Laicos quotidianis angustiis experimur jugum abjicere et Apostolicos sanctiones arrogantia Diabollca conculcare illius † Note how they extol this Arch traitor and oppugner of Regal authority gloriosi Martyris Thomae Patriarchae nostri immemores qui se pro hujusmodi juribus defendendis murum opposuit pro ipsis primum sustinens exilium et postea passionem Lateranensis igitur Co●cilii authoritate praemoniti faciemus Canonicas regulas revocari Et quia Lugdunense Concilium ultimo celebratum eo enormius quo recentius infringitur ne quis posset se in temeritate hujusmodi per ignorantiam excusare ipsum volumu● in principio recenseri non solum ut omnibus innotescat verum etiam ut si quid in ipso videatur intolerabile istius regionis consuetudini quae in multis ab omnibus aliis est distincta circa illud temperamentum Apostolicae clementiae humiliter imploretur Quoniam sacro testante Eloquio melior est obedientia victima & quia peccatum ariolandi est repugnare & quia scelus Idolatriae nolle acquiescere Hanc enim inobedientiam credimus esse causam mutationis utrinsque parietis Ecclesiae Anglicanae Secundò Constitutiones sanctae memoriae Domini Ottoboni eo legi faciemus reverentius quo ipse in eisdem Statutis suis hoc mandavit fieri hujusmodi per singulos annos ab Archiepiscopis Episcopis in Synodis suis de verb● ad verbum postea ad honorem Apostolicum sublimatur Tertio vero recitari volumus Concilium de Lameheth summoned against * See Here Tom 2. p. 890 891 983 990 991. King Henry the 3d. his express Writ and Prohibition who appealed to the Pope against the Antimonarchical Constitutions made therein as contrary to his Prerogative Crown Dignity the Laws Customs of the Realm and people's Liberties yet here revived quoth sanctae memoriae praedecessor noster Bonifacius cum Fratribus & Coepiscopis sui temporis noscitur salubriter edidisse ut circa ipsum quod dicitur fuisse appellatione * By the King's appeal against it suspensum qualiter procedi debeat videatur Ultimo vero adjicimus quae nobis videntur necessario ordinanda De Sacramento Eucharistiae Altissimus de terra assumpti corporis creavit humani generis medicinam in septem vasculis repositam quae sunt septem Ecclesiae Sacramenta quae à plerisque non cum condigna tractari reverentia nec cum debita diligentia dispensari fide didicimus oculata In hiis igitur praesens correctio sumat exordium & praecipuè circa corporis & sanguinis Domini Sacramentum quod est Sacramentum & Sacramenti sacrificum sanctificans manducantes & sacrificium oblatione sua universis tam vivis quam defunctis proficiens a By Popish Priests but never by Christ or his Apostles pro quorum suffragiis immolatur Multos igitur esse numero & paucos merito Domini Sacerdotes quotidianis scandalis experimur inter quorum dam●abiles acidias hanc plangimu● praecipuè quod ad hoc ipsum Eucharistiae Sacramentum se irreverentes exhibent supra modum quod et execratis linguis conficiunt contemptibiliter custodiunt et reponunt et ipsum tanto tempore negligunt immutatum donec b Therefore not the very body of Christ born of the Virgin Mary now incorruptible 1 Cor. 15. 42 53 54. Rom. 6. 11. Acts 2. 27 31. corrumpantur species continentes ut salutis author qui in●●nito amore se in viaticum dedit Ecclesiae pro tantae irreverentiae injuria offendatur In cujus remedium discriminis statuimus ut quilibet Sacerdos quem canonica necessitas non excusat conficiat omni Ebdomada saltem semel & ut in qualibet Ecclesia Parochiali fiat Tabernaculum cum clausura decens & honestum secundum curae magnitudinem & Ecclesiae facultates in quo ipsum corpus Domini in pyxide pulcherrima & linei● tegumentis sed nullatenus in loculo propter confractionis devitandum periculum collocetur quod in omni Dominico praecipimus renovari c Guilford Lyndewode Provincialis l. 3. De Celebratione Missarum f. 167 168. d Guil. Lyndewode Provincialis l. 1 De Summa Trinitate f. 6 7. In elevatione vero ipsi●s corporis Domini pulsentur Campanae in uno latere ut populares quibus celebrationi Missarum non vacat quotidiè interest ubicunque fuerint seu in agris seu in domibus flectant genua indulgentias concessas à pluribus Episcopis habituri Sacerdotes autem in custodia Eucharistiae negligentes puniri praecipimus secundum regulas Concilii generalis Capitulo statuimus & gravius si negligentia perseveret Circa deportationem vero Eucharistiae ad aegros se●vetur honestas alias & alibi constituta d Attendant insuper Sacerdotes quod ●um Communionem sacram porrigant simplicibus Paschali t●mpore vel alio solicit eos instruant sub panis specie simul eis dari corpus et sanguinem Domini immo Christum integrum vivum et verum qui totus est in specie Sacramenti Doceant etiam eos illud quod ipsis eisdam temporibus in chalice propinatur sacramentum non esse sed vinum purum eis hauriendum traditum ut facilius sacrum corpus gluciant quod perceperunt * Against Christ's express precept & his & the Apostles practise Mat. 26. 27 28. Mar. 14. 23 24. Lu. 22. 17 20. 1 Cor. 10. 16. 21. c. 11. 25. to 30 John 6. 53 to 57 Solis enim celebrantibus sanguinem sub specie vini consecrati sumere in hujusmodi minoribus Ecclesiis est concessum Instruant etiam eosdem sumptum ore Sacramentum non nimis dentibus comminuere sed tritum modicè sorbere perfectè ne particula aliqua eveniat in dentium intersticiis vel alibiremaneret Parochiales insuper Sacerdotes caveant diligenter ne alicui dent corpus Domini nisi prius constet eis ipsum fuisse confessum testimonio vel judicio fidedigno & hujusmodi certificationis onus ipsius susceptoris imponimus Sacramento qui habet ea quae salutis suae sunt necessaria procurare * Guilford Lyndewode Provincialis l. 3. De Sepulturis f. 134. b. Nullus ergo sacram Communionem praebeat Parochiano alterius Sacerdotis sine ipsius licentia manifesta quam ordinationem non intendimus ad peregrinantes extendere nec necessitatis casui derogare Thus did they pervert Christ's institution in all particulars by this Constitution De Annalibus celebrandis & Anniversariis Sacerdotes insuper caveant universi ne * Guil. Lyndewode Ptovinc l. 3 De Celebratione Missarum f. 165. Missarum peculiarium seu familiarium se celebrationi obligent quo minus valeant Canonico officio commissam fibi Ecclesiam officiare ut tenentur Nec praesumat aliquis Annalia celebranda sulcipere nisi pro defuncto celebret quotidie vel procuret specialiter celebrari Nullus insuper plura recipiat Annalia celebranda quam habet socios celebrantes illo casu excepto in quo procurans suffragia fi●ri pro defuncto consentit expressè defuncti memoriam alibi vel aliis copulari * A good Argument against Pluralities Nec credat celebrans se dicendo Missam unam posse satisfacere pro duobus pro quo utroque promisit specialiter & insolidum celebrare Licet enim dicat de con di v. c. non mediocriter Capitulum quod licet minus accipitur cum Missa una pro cunctis dicitur quam si pro uno quolibet ipsorum una diceretur Loquitur tamen de hiis Missis quae anxiato cord dicuntur Absitenim ne à quodam Catholico credatur tantum intentione prodesse Missam unam devotè celebratam mille hominibus pro quibus forsan dicitur quantum si mille Missae pro eis devotione consimili canerentur Licet ipsum Sacrificium quod est Christus sit infinitae virtutis non tamen in Sacramento vel Sacrificio in suae immensitatis summa plenitudine operatur alioquin pro uno mortuo nunquam oporteret nisi unam Missam dicere Operatur enim in hujusmodi ministeriis distributione certa suae plenitudinis quam ipse eisdem lege infallibili alligat illos qui pro Annalibus seu Anniversariis celebrandis stipendia receperunt nec ex certa malitia seu acidia satisfaciunt ut tenentur monemus ut omissa suppleant & ad plenum satisfaciant in futurum Et quandocunque id fecerint fructus taliter perceptorum pro Annalibus eorum quae eis talia contulerint erogent pauperibus an 't si ●trumque istorum spontè neglexerint sicut fraudatores fidelium ab Ordinariis suis asperè corrigantur I pretermit the Constitutions De Baptismo & ejus effectu De Sacramento Confirmationis & Ne Quinque Ordines simul conferantur I shall insert that De Confession worthy observation in sundry respects discovering the abuses of Popish Confessions Confessors absolutions and the pride of Bishops to advance their Episcopal authority over Priests as well as Laymen * Guil. Lyndewode Provincialis l. 5. De paenitentiis & Remissionibus f. 243. 244. Sacramentum Poenitentiae naufragantium remedium singular per quorundam insipientiam Sacerdotum debito caret fructu & qui credit à fluctibus emergere perniciosius in damnationis pelagum demergitur dum de facto absolvunt plurimi quos de jure absolvere nequeunt vivificantes ut ait Propheta propter pugillum ordei & fragmentum panis animas quae non vivunt utpote absolventes de facto excommunicatos de jure et praecipue ab Oxoniensi Concilio propter laesionem seu perturbationem Ecclesiasticae libertatis vel propter consimilia scelera in eodem Concilio simili poena damnata seu Decimas seu alia Iura Ecclesiastica detinentes quibus obsistentes ut seductoribus animarum et pulvillos consuentibus sub cubitis Reproborum omnibus Cantuar. Provinciae Confessoribus sub nobis et Coepiscopis nostris constitutis districtius inhibemus ne de caetero audeant manus extendere ad seducendos hujusmodi per Absolutionis signaculum quod novimus sine satisfactione debita et speciali commissione Archiepiscopi et Episcopi non tenere dum sunt in suis sceleribus pertinaces Existimantes nihilominus hujusmodi non tam Confessores quam fovearum Diaboli Confossores peccare gravissime cum convincantur saltem tacite eisdem sceleribus consentire et scelerosos in sua perfidia confortare Vnde caveant ipsi ne eodem cum talibus Excommunicationis laqueo involvantur Cum insuper nos dudum pluralitatem beneficiorum sacrilege usurpatam cohibere volentes inhibuerimus sub poena Excommunicationis ne quis de facto ad tales in suis furtis & sacrilegiis contumaces manus extenderet absolvendos Quidam tamen Sacerdotes potius Belial quam Domini contrarium facere praesumpserunt occidentes animas Christi sanguine redemptas et enervantes disciplinam Ecclesiasticam Istos igitur quasi vulpes demolientes vineas Domini veraciter reputantes sub pristina districtione iterato praecipimus quatenus à talibus absolvendis de caetero abstineant et ad renunciandum beneficiis illicite optentis vel retentis sollicite inducant Alioquin sciant se certissime divinae maledictionis fulgure feriendos Sunt praetereà nonnulli qui praetextu quorundam * Guil. Lyndewode Provinc l. 5. De Privilegiis f. 224. privilegiorum generalium a sede Apostolica optentorum spreta contra intentionem Apostolicam authoritate Pontificali ipsorum Pontificum irrequisito beneplacito et assensu ingerunt se Subditorum eorundem Confessionibus audiendis quorum praesumptiones volentes reprimere ut tenemur prohibemus sub poena Excommunicationis ne quis de caetero absque Episcopi licentia expressa vel probabiliter praesumpta Confessiones suorum audiat Subditorum nisi in audiendis Confessionibus à jurisdictione ordinaria Diocesana & Metropolitica expresso tenore sui privilegii sit exemptus Et si qui contrarium fecerint procedatur contra eos sicut Provilegiorum temerarios abusores De Poenitentiâ * Guil. Lyndewode Provinc l. 5. f. 244. Praeterea cum juxta sacros Canones peccata graviora ut Incestus & similia qu● vulgatissima suo scandalo totam commovent Civitatem sint solemni poenitentiâ castig anda quorundam tamen negligentia id agente hujusmodi poenitentia videtur quasi in oblivionem tradita et crevisse per consequens audacia hujusmodi horrenda facinora et flagitia perpetrandi Quocirca praecipimus ut hujusmodi poenitentia solemnis de caetero imponatur secundum sanctiones Canonicas Absolutionem tamen ab homicidio voluntario tam publico quam occulto solis Episcopis extra necessitatis articulum reservamus per quod intendimus refrenare audaciam et non majorum reverentiae in aliquo derogare De uno Confessore in quolibet Decanatu faciendo * Guil. Lyndewode Provinc l 5. to 246. Licet à sanctis Patribus jam pridem fuerit ordinatum ut in quolibet Decanatu nnus sit Rector aut Vicarius literatura sufficienter illustratus gratiae famaeque landabilis assignatus ad Confessionem Rectorum Vicariorum aliorumque Sacerdotum as Ministrorum Ecclesiae audiendam injungendasque poenitentias ut sit mare fusile in Templi introitu juxta Templi typica Sacramenta Hoc tamen hactenus non fuit Cleri moribus approbatum non sine multis Dei injuriis in Sacramentorum ministrationibus ac Missarum celebrationibus quae exec●ationes potius dicerentur Ordinationem igitur praedictam à dissuetudine revocantes praecipimus ut ipsa de caetero inviolabiliter observetur Ex hoc minime intendimus quin possint si voluerint ad alios communes Poenitentiarios dum tamen id constet pro Sacramento Poenitentiae convolare De informatione simplicium Ignorantia Sacerdotum populum praecipitat in foveam Erroris & Clericorum stultitia vel ruditas quae de fide catholica fidelium instruere jubentur mentes magis aliquando ad errorem profuit quam ad doctrinam Quidam etiam caeteri praedicantes non semper loca visitant quae magis constat veritatis lumine indigere testante Propheta Quod parvuli petiebant panem nec erant qui frangerent & alio clamante Quia egeni & pauperes quaerunt aquas lingua eorum siti aruit In quorum remedium discriminum statuendo pracipimus ut quilibet Sacerdos plebi prasidens quater in anno hoc est semel in qualibet quarta anni die uno solenni vel pluribus per se vel per alium exponat populo v●lgariter absque cujuslibet subtilitatis textura fantastica 14 fidei articulos 10 mandata Decalogi the 2. whereof against graven Images and their worship is wholly omitted out of their Popish Decalogue and the last divided into two Commandments as it is in most of their Popish Primers Psalters Hours Missals Breviaries and Catechisms ever since as inconsistent with their Popish Images and adoration of them duo praecepta Evangelii sc gemina charitatis & 7 etiam opera misericordia 7 capitalia peccata cum sua progeny 7 virtutes principales & etiam 7 gratiae Sacramenta Et ne quis à praedictis per ignorantiam se excusat qu● tamen omnes Ecclesia Ministri scire tenentur ea perstringimus summaria brevitate there briefly recited in order where those who please may peruse them Next follows the Canon De Sententiis Excommunicationis publicandis in Johannes de At●n the beginning and Title whereof is omitted in Spelman's Councils Temporibus eisdem etiam sententia publicantur à nostris & nostrorum praedecessorum temporibus latae olim Verbi gratia excommunicati sunt in Oxoniensi Concilio Ecclesias Linde● 〈…〉 l ● 〈…〉 Offic●●●●aconi suo jure privantes et eorum libertates per maliciam et contra justitiam infringere vel perturbare etiam contendentes Vbitria genera hominum excommunicationis vinculo innodantur auferentes Ecclesiis sua jura infringentes Ecclesiasticas libertates Similiter perturbantes easdem quod non solum intelligimus de generalibus libertatibus universalis Ecclesiae verum etiam de spiritualibus & temporalibus in quo illos excommunicari intelligimus praecipue qui * Nota. literis aut juribus Curiae laicalis Ecclesiasticarum causarum processum impediunt quae ita ad Ecclesiam pertinere noscuntur quod nullatenus possunt vel consueverunt per seculare judicium terminari Quod dicimus non intendentes pradictas sententias ad illos tantummodo coaptare nec turbationes jurium Ecclesiasticorum alias approbantes sed quia hujusmodi Dei et Ecclesiae inimicos volumus rigore debito castigari The same in effect with those Clauses in the Council of Reding for which he was * Here p. 235 236. questioned and thereupon revoked in Parl. yet now contemptuously revived and reenforced Ex hujusmodi insuper sententiae decreto excommunicatos denuntiari praecipimus omnes illos qui falso exceptionis titulo Episcopalem ex Archiepiscopalem processum impediunt aut subterfugiunt disciplinam To which they subjoined all other Clauses of excommunication in the Councils of Oxford and Reding which they ordered to be published 4. times every year concluding thus De hac autem publicatione inquirant Archiepiscopi et quotiens Presbyteros invenerint praedictam moralem Instructionem seu praemissas Excommunicationis sententias statutis temporibus populo minime praedicasse totiens eos arguant et poena canonica castigando supplere compellant quod temere omiserint De Hospitalitate tenenda Praetereà cum sacro testante Eloquio Pastorss sibi greges creditos pascere teneantur & os bovis triturantis non debeat alligari Statuim●s ut Rectores qui Lindewode l. f. 97. De Clerico Nonresidente in Ecclesiis suis non faciunt residentiam corporalem nec habent Vicarios per Iconomos suos Hospitalitatis gratiam exhibeant juxta quod sufficiunt Ecclesiae facultates adeò ut saltem Parochianorum pauperum necessitati extremae subveniatur ut qui ibidem transeunt & pradicant verbum Dei necessaria recipiant corpori alimenta ne Ecclesia ipsorum inopia violentiâ à pradicantibus me●●●ò deserantur Dignus est enim Operarius Praedicatoribus subveniendum est mercede sua nec quisquam tenetur propriis stipendiis militare I shall subjoin these ensuing Constitutions discovering the detestable frauds forgeries falsities and abuses commonly practised in that age in Ecclesiastical Courts by the Bishop's Officers and others belonging to them still frequently practised among them notwithstanding these Constitutions to their infamy De certificationibus Citationum faciendis Quidam ruralium Decanorum in Citationibus faciendis contra omnem juris ordinem de Luciferana versutia merito diffamantur Qui videlicet Certificationem subdolam et vendunt pro praemiis ●●liis falsitatis nulla Citatione ad notitiam citati ante Certificationem hujusmodi vel post eam a●iquat●nus veniente Unde frequenter evenit ut innocentes condemnentur In cujus n●quitiae remedium statuimus quod nulli tr●datur vel concedatur Certificatorium nisi in die sol●mnali inter Missarum solemnia in Ecclesia ubi citatus fovet larem vel amplius conversatur publice recitetur hoc adjuncto moderamine ut citatus sufficientes habeat indueias ut die Citato sufficientes dari debet induciae et loco sibi praes●ris competenter valeat comparere quem si aliquo casu tantum arcet quod dilationi locus non pateat citatione facta publicè coram testibus detur Certificatorium in Ecclesia vel in aliquo loco publico coram testibus fidedignis ita quod dies Citationis et locus in ipso Certificatorio exprimantur et nullo modo ●●●t Certificatio ante Citationem factam quod jurent fideliter Decani in Episcopa●● Synodo hoc omni anno facturos De falsis Procuratoriis non signandis * Lindewode l. 1. f. 56. De Procuratoribus Perhorrendam quorundam malitiam perpendimus accidisse pro aliquo poss●ssore Ecclesiastici Beneficii in remotis agente aliquis dolosus ipsiu● adversarius domum ejus vel rem aliam contra inhibitionem Domini concupiscens spiritu Sathanico se in lucis Angelum configurans ●ingit mendaciter praedictum absentem vocari coram judicibus et se ipsius Procuratorem existere et vocari procurat absentem ad causam ipsius in judicio defendendam praetendens falsum Procuratorium alicui Decano vel superiori supplicat in haec verba Quia sigillum meum paucis est cognitum peto ut sigillum vestrae Authoritatis huic meo Procuratorio apponatis Et sic data mercede iniquitatis obtinet quod requisiberat Demum vero obiento falso Procuratorio cum altero se ipsius fingente mendaciter adversarium litem ingreditur et in hac fraude procedens possessionem tandem nanciscitur per sententiam vero Domino cujus status de facto sic subveritur penitus hoc ignorant Volentes igitur tam detestandis fraudibus obviare Inhibemus ut nullus Decanus seu Archidiaconus vel ejus Officialis seu etiam Officialis Episcopi sigillum suum alicui Procuratorio apponere praesumat nisi hoc ab eo p●tatur publice in judicio vel extra judicium si is qui Procuratorem constituit quem constat verum Dominum esse praesens corporaliter hoc requirat ut fraus quaelibet excludatur Quicunque vero Decanus Archidiaconus vel ejus Officialis vel etiam Officialis Episcopi ex certa malitia contrarium fecerit suspendatur per triennium ab officio advecandi et inhabilis ●it ad officium Ecclesiasticum obtinendum Quod si uxoratus aut bigamus sit Excommunicationi subjaceat ipso facto & id quod per talem Procuratorem actum fuerit vel procuratum modis omnibus pro infecto penitus reputetur Procurator autem ipse totius falsitatis inventor ab omni actu legitimo perpetuo repellatur Et high omnes nihilominus si super hoc convinci valeant parti laesae ad interest & restituenda damna omnia teneantur Ne fiant clandestinae Inquisitiones pro Praesentatis Per Provinciam nostram frequenter perpendimus ju●●os Ecclesiasticorum beneficiorum possessores suis beneficiis fraude diabolica spoliari dum nonnulli Infernalis Regis falsitati●us aggravati qui ipsorum beneficia oculos ambitionis insigunt procurant se per Patronos ad eadem praesentari et impetrantes clandestinas I●quisitiones fieri per Decanos vel alios possessionem nanciscuntur Vnde contingit de petitore perfido fieri possessor●m & de possessore vero fieri actorem omni justitia reclamante Nos autem cupientes a nos●ra Provincia nequitiam funditus extirpare Statuimus & p●rpetuo ordinamus ut nullus Decanus sive quivis Prael●tus alius exceptis personis Episcoporum quorum hac ordinatione authoritas non arctatur Inquisitiones faciat de hujusmodi praesentationis negotio nisi in plena loci capitula eo qui possessioni Ecclesiae incumbit vocato legi●imè sub tanto temporis spatio quo possit sibi prudentium virorum consilio prosticere & defensioni status sui sufficienti remedio providere Quicquid autem de cat●ro contra hanc Ordinationem nostram fuerit attentatum decernimus penitus non tenere ad satisfaciendum nihilominus de damno omnimodo quod idem Possessor passus fuerit Decanum vel Praelatum alium taliter clandestinè inquirentem praesentis sanctio●e Concilii condemnantes ambitiosum ipsum ab ipso beneficio sic nequiter ambito excludentes perpetuo & nihilominus eundem ab omni obten●● Ecclesiastici alterius beneficii per triennium suspendentes De firmis non dandis Vendentes & ementes quos de Templo Domini coepit ejicere si coepta poenitus perficisset non fraudarentur pauperes firmarum contractibus quibus vertitur in Mammonam quod ex Christi visceribus infundendum Huic igitur pesti remedium apponentes praecipimus firmiter observari quod circa fi●mas in Oxon. Concilio salubriter est provisum ut videlicet Ecclesiae ad firmam minimè tradantur * Lindewode l. 3. f 112. De Lorato & Conducto Statuimus insuper ut nulli tradantur ad firmam nisi personis Ecclesiasticis sanctis & honestis quas locorum Episcopi libere valeant cohercere Proviso etiam ut Parochiae pauperibus de firmis hujusmodi pinguibus portio juri consona secundum arbitrium Episcopi assignetur sub testimoniis quatuor fidelium Parochianorum eis fideliter eroganda Et ut ab hujusmodi firmis omnis contractus imaginarius subducatur quam in personis Clericorum falso suppositis vel sub nomine Ballivatus Ecclesiae ad firmam laicis conceduntur sacro approbante Concilio Ordinamus ut si quis Clericus in tali versutia repertus fuerit puniatur secundum statutum sanctae memoriae Domini Othoboni & gravius si Praelati viderint expedire De Religiosis non eximendis à Capitulis tenendis * Lindewode l. 3. f. 154. De Religiosis Domibus Plures invenimus Domos Religiosas Sancti Benedicti Ordinis qua pro eo quod olim quibusdam Matricibus Ecclesiis ultramarinis adhaesorant à quibus ferme jam diuturno tempore separatae noscuntur à caeteris ejusdem Ordinis Domibus in Cantuariensi Provincia constitutis non conveniunt cum caeteris in Capitulo generali singulis terminis juxta generale Concilium celebrandis sed quia turpis est pars quae non convenit suo toto statuimus ut omnes hujusmodi de caetero Domus salva scilicet ceremoniarum suarum observantiâ Specialiter moneantur per locorum Episcopos ut conveniant cum aliis Canonicis in Capitulo suo generali de regimine & reformatione Ordinis sui tractaturi vel si inter eos quantum ad substantialia Religionis sit notabilis diversitas sibi ipsis seperatim constituant Capitulum generale alioquin hoc facere per censuram Ecclesiasticam compellantur The next Canon's evidence the uncleanness Apostasy ravishments and Vices of their Nuns Monks and Priests notwithstanding all former Canons to prevent them De Sanctimonialibus non violandis * Lindewode l. 3. f. 232. De Poenis Tantum invaluit detestandae lubricitatis enormitas ut quidam nec Legibus nec Canonibus deferentes ad castitatem Sanctimonialium concitandam editis cum ipsis Sacrilegium et Incestum committere non formidant such was the fruits of their cloistered vowed chastity Cui horrendo flagitio remedium apponere cupientes omnes tam Clericos quam Laicos hujusmodi turpitudinis perpetratores majoris Excommunicationis sententia innodamus solis personis Episcoporum hujusmodi absolutionem sententiae reservantes exempto mortis articulo in quo sic valeant absolvi a quolibet Sacerdote ut si convaluerint piaculum suum hujusmodi teneantur sub poena praedicta Anat●ematis infra trium mensium spacium propriis Episcopis confiteri aut sede Episcopali vacant custodi Spiritualitatis aut Decano Ecclesiae Cathedralis * Lindewode l. 3. f 153. De Reli●iosis Domibus Sanctimoniales plurimae in vagationis vitio delicate nec divino vacantes officio in consimile corruptionis scandalum immo longe pernicioslus assidue prolabuntur Cui periculo providertes magis optantes earum saluti consulere quam vanis earundem desideriis complacere sub poena Excommunicationis totaliter inhibemus ne quae illorum cum socia nedum sola apud parentes vel affines quantumcunque propinquos nedum apud extraneos quantumcunque famae eminentiae vel religionis existant ultra tres dies naturales causa recreationis perendinarie se● quacunque necessitate vel occasione cessante infirmitate commorari praesumant ni●i locorum Episcopis aliud aliquotiens videatur ex causa necessaria de quo earum conscientias in extremo juditio oneramus Hanc autem ordination●m ad illas non extendimus quae exterius coguntur vendicare fibi necessaria dum mendicant * Lindewode l. 3. f. 146 De Regularibus etc. Item Moniales quaedam in tantum decipiunt ut cum sint atatis legitimae & doli capac●s postquam ultra annum inter Moniales Monastice vixerint putantes se non esse professas ac sibi licere redire ad seculum pro eo quod benedictionem Episcopalem cum s●lemnitate voti imm●ssi minime receperunt Nos vero errorem hujusmodi excludentes praesentis authoritate Concilii declaramus eas ipso facto professas existere reputandas postquam ultra annum vitam sponte in Collegio duxerint regularem adeo ut nullatenus ad seculum redire permittantur nihilominus ab Episcopis cum solemnitate debita consecrandas suo tempore vel velandas Item etiam quantum ad professionis vinculum sentimus de Monachis & Religiosis aliis quibuscunque quibus nihil obsistit canonicum & ●os si ultra annum religionis habitum sponte detulerint & ipso rejecto ad seculum redierint esse sicut Apostatas ab Ecclesiasticis beneficiis repellendos et ad repetenda sua Monasteria secundum juris exigentiam compeilendos De quibus diligens inquisitio ●iat per Archidiaconum quoniam multos hujusmodi sub ovino vellere lupinum animum novimus palliare De Apostatis revocandis * Lindewode l. 5. f. 220. De Apostatis Praeterea sunt nonnulli qui apparent per facti evidentiam seculum perpetuò intendere relinquere per certa indicia in Claustri excubiis toto suo tempore Deo milita●e qui tamen praevalente corporali alias carnali desiderio ut canes qui redeunt ad vomitum seculum repetunt inter Sydera errantia computandi Quamvis enim jura manifeste definiant hujusmodi non posse religionis habitum omnino deserere quin saltem in Religione aliqua laxiori perpetuò remaneant quidam tamen attritae frontis audacia Apostatiae infamiam non verentes postquam absolutè se velle seculum relinquere os●enderunt relicta Hierosolyma redeunt in Aegyptum Quocirca statuimus ut Ordinarii locorum tales cum omni diligentia investigent et subtractione tam Officii quam Beneficii Ecclesiastici si quod habuerint ad statum pristinum vel laxiorem cogant regulam pertranfire Quod si sint Laici hujusmodi Apostatae & ipsi ad salutis suae studia redire per censuram Ecclesiasticam compellantur Hano antem Ordinationem ad illos non extendimus cum quibus Sedes Apostolica aliter ordinavit Which would and did unorder and disorder all Orders for money and filthy lucre Ne Religiosi sint Testamentorum Executores * Lindewode l 3. f. 122. De Testamentis Religiosi synceritas ab omni seculari implicationis macula est eo praeservanda solicitius quo devotioni sanctae simplicitas facilius retardatur cum in curis extrinsecis mentis oculus districtus unitatis studio perpenditur Quocirca which reason holds as strongly that Bishops and Ordinaries should likewise not intermeddle with the ordering or disposing of secular men's Testaments Goods Chattels Religiosi an possint esse Executores Testamentorum dying testate or intestate as they do in Concilio de Lambeth salubriter est provisum ne aliqui Religiosi eujuscunque professionis sint Executores Testamentorum nisi de Ordinarii licentia et voluntate procedat cui Statuto adjiciendum duxim●s  nullus Religiosus permittatur Executor alicujus existere Testamenti nisi suus superior suffcienter caveat pro Religioso hujusmodi quod exequetur fideliter et reddet integram rationem de residuis si quae fuerint et de dampnis si quae per ipsum evenerint loci Ordinario absque difficultate qualibet responsurus Et quia nonnulli Religionis habitum deferentes licet non sint Executores tamen et distributores efficiuntur Bonorum defuncti temeritate propria vel imprudentia aliena ex quo magnam pervenire vidimus Bonorum hujusmodi laes●onem idem contra hujusmodi distributionem praecipimus observari quod contra executionem superius est provisum ne aliter executioni vel distributioni hujusmodi se immisceant sub poena Anathematis inhibentes Vnde qui sufficienter cavere nequeunt sciant se tam ab executione quam a distributione Bonorum hujus praesentis definitione Concilii perpetuò elongatos De Habitu Clericali * Lindewode l 3. f. 88 De vita & hon●st●te Clericorum Quamvis Religionis nomen vitae Monasticae loquentium usus appropriet habet tam●n Clericalis honestas religiosae vitae gradum eximium si ea custodiat vita & habits quae sacri Canones decreverunt observanda Clericis Sed proh dolour Clerici plurimi hujus inclytae Religionis Indorum antiquam insaniam imitantes qui Graecas glorias paternis praetulerunt dum verecundantur Clerici appare●e militari se contegunt apparatu ut stultis placeant quos constet cunctis sapientibus eo ipso merito displicere ac fatuos reputari Et cum corona sit character Ecclesiasticae militiae & revelati cordis ac patuli radiis coelestibus insigne ipsi ut veraciter ostendant se hujusmodi charactere titulum erubescere tenâ coronas absco●dunt quasi coelestes radios repellentes ad Judaeorum instar corda sua gerentes erroris velamine obscurata Statuto adhaerentes Domini Ottoboni nihilominus ordinamus & districtè praecipimus ut Clericus quilibet in sacris Ordinibus constitutus vestem exteriorem gerat dissimilem militari utpore anterius & posterius habeat non birratam vel saltem ex forma sua militari vel laicali congrua dissimilem honestate Et qui secus facere praesumpserit quamdiu forma contrariae vestem tulerit ab ingress● Ecclesiae suspendatur Et quia praedictus Legatus contra portantes infulas ac tenas coram Praelatis aut coram populo publicè deferen●es statuit ut si moniti minime se emendaverint ipso facto suspensionem incurrant ab Officio in qua si per tres menses extiterint extunc à Beneficio fint suspensi à qua suspensione absolvi nequeant nisi data sexta parte Ecclesiasticorum bonorum per manus Episcoporum pauperibus eroganda Nihilominus poenis aliis puni●ndi juxta arbitrium Praelatorum Nos igit●r Statutum hujusmodi advertentes modicae efficaciae hactenus extitisse pro eo quod Praelati minores hujusmodi Clericds monstrosos monere non audent propter quod in poenas à dicto Legato constitutas videntur pusillanimitatis suae merito incidisse & raro Episcoporum aspectibus Clerici hujusmodi se praesentant Statuimus ut admonitione cessante cum Clericos juris ignorantia non excuset pradicti Clerici suae proterviae merito quotienscunque publicè coram populo vel Praelat● hujusmodi infulas portaverint nisi forsan in itinere in poenas omnes incidant supradictas Caveant insuper omnes illi de quibus loquitur Legatus qui moniti infularum insolentiam publicè detulerant per praetaxati temporis spatium ne in suspensione ab officio & beneficio merito culpae suae inciderint Mandamus etiam in posterum ●t the talibu● fiat per Decanatus singulos inquisitio specialis & cujuscunque gradus sint vel excellentiae contra ipsos in forma Canonica procedatur De Filiis Presbiterorum * Lindewode l. 1. f 33. De Filiis Presbiterorum Cum à jure sit prohibitum ne absque dispensatione Apostolica who gained a Monopoly of and great sums of money by such Dispensations prae●●ciantur ●ilii Rectorum vel Presbyterorum in Ecclesiis in quibus parentes eorum immediate seu proximo ministraverunt et constet ipsa Beneficia vacare sed in contrarium de facto fuerit attentatum Praecipimus ●t Praelati de Ecclesiis sic vacantibus inquirant & juxta juris exigentiam de his non differant ordinare ca●tius praecaventes de caetero ut tales ad hujusmodi Beneficiae nullo modo admittant ne contra justitiam in haereditate Crucifixi per surreptionem locus pateat successioni By which it appears that Priests in that age had either Sons or Bastards which succeeded them in their Benefices notwithstanding all Canons against Priest's marriage and Incontinency De Institutionibus Ex solito cursu causarum multis recepimus conquentibus quod nonnulli Coepiscopi nostri Clericos praesentatos ad vacantes Ecclesias admittentes literas testimonial●s eye recusant impendire facti sui propter quod suborta inter hujusmodi praesentatoes & alios materia quaestionis succumbit plerunque veritas falsitati Nos autem Ecclesiasticis regulis adhaerentes quae fidem gestorum ex legalibus colligunt ministris Statuimus ut unusquisque Episcopus Clerico quem ad Ecclesiam aliquam admittit literas patentes super sua admissione concedat inter alia continentes in quo consistit ordine quo articulo ad hujusmodi Beneficium admittatur The Constitution made against Pluralities in this Council against which this Archbishop was very zealous is very observable worthy all Pluralists and their Dispenser's or abettors consideration De Clericis Benesicia plura occupantibus Languor prolixior gravat Medicum nec faciliter evellitur plantatio insernalis quae innumeris perditionis filiis est infixa nec alicui mortalium hactenus legitur fuisse concessum simul totam convertere multitudinem impiorum sacra pagina attestante Deus inquit consumet nationes has in conspectu tuo paulatim atque per parts Sane Ecclesia Anglicana a membris * putridis putredinis a falsis Clericis ab olim * Nota. sustinuit plagas diras qui pompae e● avaritiae aestitus inflammati beneficia cum cura absque dispensatione Apostolica ac contra Canon's acervantes non veriti sunt hactenus animas perdere acquisitas sanguine Redemptoris nec erubuerunt fures existere et vitam insamem agere tamdiu donec horrenda morte ut in multis vidimus divinae severitatis percussi fulmine de medio sunt sublati quam plagam paulautim atque per partes sanare cupientes hujusmodi multiplicationes salubriter praecipiendo inhibuimus circa adventus nostri principtum sub certi sorma rigoris ne quis auderet extunc hujusmodi Pluralitate se involvere ulle modo Praeteritam etiam pluralitatem minis salubribus deterrentes quas minas intendimus Deo authore ad effectum mancipare ut fic juxta sacra eloquia radicatam nequitiam valeamus paulatim funditus extirpare paulatim quidem dicente Scriptura non poteras eas delere pariter ne fortè multiplicarentur contra te bes●iae terrae Hujus autem processus nostri conatibus boni fructus exordium contulit pietas Redemptoris dum saltem prohibita est pristina effraenatio beneficia hujusmodi sine scrupulo admittendi Quibusdam etiam dedit Deus compunctionis spiritum ut damnatae pluralitatis suae magnam partem absciderint quibusdam etiam insuper ut superfluitatem suam nostrae submiserunt discretionis arbitrio moderandam qua submissione noverint universi hujus execessus non purgari vitium cum non possumus cum ipsis in talibus dispensare sed purgationem ipsius quodammodo quamvis tenuerit inchoare Caeteros autem omnes et singulos hujusmodi pluralitatem damnabiliter occupantes et in suae adhuc persistentes arrogantiae supercilio monemus primo secundo et tertio quod * Nota. cum parata sit eos absorbere nisi citius poenitentiam egerint vorago infernalis mola asinaria depriment ulteriori deliverationi nulla poterit concedi dilatio quatinus hujusmodi Beneficia libere et absolute infra sex mensium spacium in Episcoporum suorum manibus omnino resignent satisfacientes nihilominus ut eorum status patitur Ecclesiis sic fraudatis nunquam per se vel per alias clam vel palam verè vel imaginariè aliquid de hujusmodi Ecclesiarum fructibus illicite recepturi Salvo nobis jure de illis Beneficiis ordinandi quorum collatio est ad nos per lapsum temporis devoluta Alioquin extunc contra ipsos favente Altissimo in forma Canonica procedemus Interim etiam hac monitione nec nobis nec fratribus ac Coepiscopis nostris praejudicare intendimus quin contra hujusmodi ordinario progressu particulariter procedatur De Advocatis Veloces ad audiendum existere & tardos ad loquendum sanctus Jacobus imperat & à juventute usque ad maturitatis annos edoctum docet caeteris praestare Ducatum In Schola siquidem Pithagorae quinquennale tenebant auditores silentium priusquam de illa gentium sapientia dicere sinerentur Cujus prudentiae disciplinam plurimi Advocatorum hujus temporis non sectantur quin potius post unum librum juris vix anditum v●l dimidium arrogant sibi Officium in Causis Ecclesiasticis publicè postulandi * Lindewode l. r. f. 55. De Postulando & quia v●ritatem juris ignorant ad fraudes horribiles impeditivas processus judiciales tantummodo se convertunt Cui pesti remedium apponere cupientes statuimus ut nullus de caetero permittatur advocationis officium publice exercere nisi prius ad minus per triennium audiverit cum debita diligentia Ius Canonicum et Ius  hujus autem fidem ubi nec de condigno apparet testimonio nec per facti evidentiam proprio faciat juramento De Suffragiis Episcoporum Ingratitudinis vitium est plurimùm detestandum et subditorum praecipue as Praelatos qui sollicite pervigilant tanquam rationem reddituri pro sibi creditis animabus Quocirca statuimus ut Archiepiscopo vel Episcopo decedente quilibet Sacerdos tam religiosus quam secularis qui defuncto subditus extiterat pro ipso Missam unam dicere ten●atur Fratres etiam et Coepiscopi omnes in Congregatione sua sequenti proxima simul faciant solenne officium pro defuncto singuii nichilominus in Cap●llis suis condigna suffragia exhibentes sicut desiderant siti in casu consimili exhiberi Acta sunt haec in Concilio de Lambeth à Pecham celebrata & recitata in ●ltimo actione dicti Concilii die Veneris sexto Idus Octobris E. litera Dominicalicurrente Anno Domini 1281. Indictione nona Pontific Domini Martini Papa quarto Anno regni illustris Regis Edwardi Angliae nono & Consecrationis nostra tertio Matthew Westminster renders us this account of the Archbishop's suspensions and sequestrations in this Council against the exempt Abbots and others who refused to appear in person in or send Proctors to it upon the Archbishop's summons and of their Appeals against his Suspensions to the Pope a Mat. Westm p 368. Anno Domini 1281. Anno gratiae 1281. post fectum Sancti Michaelis frater Johannes de Pecham Archiepiscopus Cantuar. apud Lambethe Provinoiale Concilium celebravit qui contra exemptos ibidem venire nolentes libellum famosum edidit sub hac forma Frater Johannes permissione divina Cantuar. Archiepiscopus totius Angliae Primas venerabili fratri Domino Richardo de Gravesend Londinen Episcopo salutem & sinceram in Domino Charitarem Celebraturi nu per ut scitis apud Lambethe Provinciale Concilium cum Coepiscoporum nostrorum venerando collegio universos nostrae Provinciae Praelatos inferiores quos Conciliorum tractatibus interesse jubent sancti Canon's vocandos decrevimus acinter caeteros Religiosae sanctimoniae personas praecipuas Abbates ●cilieet et Priores non solum Episcopi gradui subjectos juxta ordinem Ecclesiasticae Hierarchiae verum etiam alios ab Episcopali obedientia exemptos ratione saltem Ecclesiarum non exemptarum quas in proprios usus permittente Domino detinent occupatas sperantes nos solius Dei honori ac communi Ecclesiae Anglicanae commodis servie●●es corum juvandos potentia dirigendos consiliis & sanctitatis suae meritis promprendos Exempti vero tanquam pullos Onagri liberos se putantes minime v●l modice condolentes suae sanctae matris angustiis cujus viscera multi ex eis plus onerant quam honorant qua●i per effectum vel defectum verius de se dictum illud Johanni● Propheticum in Apocalypsi allegarunt Atrium quod extra Templum est ejice foras & ne metiaris illud nec patiaris parturientium cervarum andire rugitus nec ad ipsum Concilium in anxietate matris constlium et solatium venire dig●a●i sunt utpote ●ilii alieni a semitis claudicantes quin potius ne in aliquo de●u mesceret eorum nimia elatio nec procuratores ad suae excusationem absentiae mittere curaverunt tam reverendum Collegium contemnentes Agar ex porte similes quae illustrem despexit Dominam videns se divistonis filium concepisse sic ag●ni●a●te olim Dei militia et se laudabiliter periculis exponente divisi a praelantibus Rubenitae inter terminos proprios quieverunt gregum sibilis delectati No●autem tam ingratae praesumptionis audaciam secundum juris regulas corrigere cupientes scientes juxta Salvatoris sententiam Contra nos esse qui nobiscum esse despi●iunt severitati tamen plurimum detrahentes quam possemus in contemptores hujusmodi si vellemus canonice exercere in virtute obedientiae qua sedi Cantur tenemini firmiter injungendo mandamus quatenus omnes Ecclesias non exemptas in Diocest exemptis Monasteriis appropriatas quorum nomina sub sigillo nostro praesentibus sunt appensa cujuscunque ordinis existant auctoritate nostra sine morae dispendio sequestrantes eas faciatis sub arcto sequestro nihilominus custodiri donec super hoc aliud receperitis in mandatis Non exemptos quidem quorum nomina in scedula annexa praesentibus continentur quos nos propter eorum contumaciam ab ingressu Ecclesiae suspendimus justitia exigente sic suspensos faciatis publice denunciari Ab hac sententia per Dominos Abbates de Westm. de Sancto Eadmundo de Sancto Albano & de Waltham suerat pri●cipaliter appellatum Alii etiam appellaverunt exempti suam appellationem tepide prosequentes pro eo quod Archiepiscopus dissimulavit quoad quosdam executioni suam sententiam demandare What the issue of this appeal was b Antiq. Eccl. Brit. p. 198 199. Mat. Parkers informs us In eodem Concili● exemptos quos vocant qui Metropolitanis jurisdictione continere ejusque jussu ad Concilium accedere recusarunt which they would not have done if summoned to it by the King's Writ or Mandate Excommunicationis atque suspensionis poenis afflirit Inter hos Westmonasterii S. Albani S. Edmundi & Walrami Coenobiorum Abbates tanquam reliquorum deuces provocabant ad Papam quibus mag●●s per Cant. provinciam exemptarum numerus adjunctus adhaesit Sed cum Cantuariensis Archiepiscopi vim ac potentiam sustinere non poterant appellatione deserta in ejus potestatem et misericordiam sese committebant Concluso autem & dimisso illo Concilio provinciam totam visitando perlustravit magis ut de singulis Ecclesiis totinsque Provinciae statu certior fieret quam ut severitate & Ecclesiastica disciplina uteretur Cujus lenitatis atque moderationis causae perhibentur quod primo ingressu provincialium suorum benevolentiam captavit ideoque durius adhuc cum eis agere noluit or rather to avoid opposition and appeals against his visitation The King and his Council being highly offended with the Archbishop and his Suffragans for sundry of their Canons Excommunications and proceedings in this Council against the tenor of his premised Writ and Proctors appeals Archbishop Peckam magnus et robustus Antichristi Satelles as * Scriptorum Brit. Cent. 4. c. 64. Appendix p. 350. John Bale not improperly styles him writ and sent this most insolent undutiful Epistle to him and his Council to justify what they had done wherein he advanceth the Ecclesiastical and Papal Jurisdiction Power Canons Laws far above the Regal to which all Emperors Kings and Temporal Laws ought to submit whose fallacies and mistakes therein I shall observe and answer as they occur in his Epistle a Spelmanni Council Tom. p 341 342. Ex vet. cod M. S. in Registro principali D. Archiep. Cant. nuncupato Peckham fol. 97. a. Anno Domini 1281 9 E 1. EXcellentissimo Principi ac Domino Edwardo Dei Gratia illustri Regi Angliae Domino Hiberniae & Duci Aquitaniae ac ejus Consiliariis literatis Frater Johannes permissione divina Cantuariensis Ecclesiae Minister humilis totius Angliae Primas cum omni reverentia & honore orationes anxii peccatoris Atore Domino praecipimur b 1 Pet 2. 17. Majestatem Regiam honorare & adidem benefi●iis innumeris obligamur Quia tamen oportet c Acts 5. 29. Domino magis quam hominibus obed●●e ad praevaricationem Legum illarum quae divina anthoritate absque omni dubio subsistunt nulla possumus humana constitutione ligari nec etiam juramento quoniam quicquid Divinis beneplacitis adversatur not to Bishops or Popes the only thing in question est illicitum et dampnatum dicente Domino per Prophetam d Isay 10. 1. Vae qui condunt leges iniquas Quia igitur ab antiquo tempore inter Reges ac Magnates Angliae ex parte una et Archiepiscopos et Episcopos ac Clerum ejusdem Regni ex altera duravit amara dissentio pro oppressione Ecclesiae contra Decreta Summorum Ponti●●cum contra Statuta Conciliorum contra sanxiones Orthodoxorum Patrum not against Christ's or his Apostles precepts here totally omitted in quibus tribus summa auctoritas summa veritas summaque sanctitas consistunt Supplicamus Regiae Majestati quatenus pro honore Dei et animae suae suorumque salute ac prosperitate stabili successionis suae ab Imperatore omnium obtinenda in cujus redundat injuriam Ecclesiae contra praedicta conculcatio huic periculosae regno et pernitiosae Clero discedit dignemur finem apponere salutarem cui ●inis aliter imponi non potest nisi Vos Sublimitatem vestram praedictis tribus stilicet Decretis Pontificum Statutis Conciliorum et Sanctionibus Orthodoxorum Patrum juxta Domini beneplacitum cum Catholicis Imperatoribus dignemini inclinare But not by his or their dutiful submission to the King's Supreme Authority Laws and Customs of the Realm according to e Mat. 22. 11. 1 Pet. 2. 13. Rom. 13 1. to 7. 't is 3 1. Christ's St. Peter and Paul's express precepts Ex his enim tribus sunt Canones aggregati et jura Coronae vestrae Christi Coronae supponenda not to Popes or Bishop's Mitres cujus s●nt Diadema ac soonsae suae monilia universae Ecclesiasticae libertates mistaken they are for true f Psal. 45. 11. 13. Mat. 11. 29. 1 Pet 3. 4. c 5. 5. Tit. 3. 1. Rom. 13. 1 to 7 Christian graces whereof humility and obedience to Christian Magistrates are not the meanest which these proud Prelates quite abandoned Ipse per Prophetam dicente g Isay 61. 10. Quasi sponsum decoratum Coronae & tanquam sponsam ornatam monilibus suis Decretis autem Summorum Pontificum auctoritatem dedit omni●sm Imperator dicens Petro in Evangelio Matthaei l Mat. 16. 19 Quicquid ligaveris super terram erit ligatum & in coelo ligat siquidem Summus Pontifex no more than any other ordinary Priest non vinculis corporalibus sed spiritualibus sacris saltem legibus not with Popes or Bishop's Canons quibus tenentur universi homines obedire dicente eodem Domino per Moysen in Deuteronomia m Deut. 17. 12. Qui superbierit nolens obedire Sacerdo●is imperio qui eo tempore ministrat Domino Deo suo & decreto Judicis who was no Priest but the Chief of the Fathers of Israel appointed by the King as Deut. 16. 18 19 20. 2 Chron. 19 5. to 11. resolve which quite subverts his following inference from it morietur homo ille Ab hac autem obedientia non est altitudo Regia absoluta Ergo Kings are as much subject and aught to be as obedient to their Judges as to their Priests sed plus quam caeteri Laici inferiores eidem obnoxia unde subjungitur consequenter n Deut. 17 18 19 20. Postquam sederit Rex in Solio regni sui describet Deuteronium sibi legis hujus not of Popes or Bishop's Laws Decrees or Constitutions in volumine accipiens exemplar à Sacerdotibus Leviticae tribus not High Priest or Pope legetque illud omnibus diebus vitae suae ut discat timere Dominum Deum suum & custodire verba & ceremonias ejus quae in lege praecepta sunt ut longe ipse regnet ipse & filius ejus Tenetur igitur Rex ipse ex praecepto legis expresso Summo Pontifici obedire not mentioned in the Text but only the inferior Priests to whom Kings are to obey only in what God and Christ have specially commanded in and by their Laws not what Popes and Prelates have since decreed against or beside them quod si non fecerit timere potest Rex Legis insinuatione ne Regni sui prol●ngatio minuatur Item Salvator dixit in Lucae Evangelio discip●l●s congregatis Qui vos audit me audit & qui vos spernit me spernit Quod exponens dicit beatus Dionysius jerarchis in hiis quae agant Ierarchice obediendum est sicut à Deo motis Ergo nulla obstante consuetudine obediendum est Canonicis jerarchicè impositis hoc est sacris arbitriis Praelatorum Sed dicet forsitan Ecclesiae inimicus quod non pertinet ad Summum Pontificem juga hujusmodi Legum vel Canonum imponere Principi seculari cujus nos cum universali Ecclesia et omnibus mundi sanctis et sapientibus ex adverso contrarium affirmamus Huic autem dissidio si quaeratur qualiter debeat pacis remedium adhibert Docet Dominus in Deuteronomio ut supra dicens o Deutr. 17. 8 9 10 11. Si difficile et ambiguum apud te Judicium esse prospexeris & judicum intra portas tuas videris verba variari surge & ascend ad locum quem elegerit Dominus De●s tuus veniesque ad Sacerdot●s Levitici generis & ad Judicem qui fuerit illo tempore quaeresque ab eis qui indicabunt tibi judicii veritatem & facies quodcunque dixerint qui praesunt loco q●em elegerit Dominus et docuerint te juxta legem ejus Ergo ad Summum Pontisicem pertinet omnis controversiae terminatio quae non potest per inferiores I●dices quoscunque terminari The Argument holds not from the High Priest under the Law to the Pope alone or Archbishop under the Gospel not mentioned in the Text but only the inferior Priests and secular Judge conjoined with them Besides the High Priest under the Law was only a Type of Christ whose voice alone we are p Heb. cap. 4. to 11. Mat. 17. 5. c. 28. 20. Act. 3. 22. enjoined to hear and obey in all things not the Popes or Archbishops Item quantae authoritatis sit Ecclesia in Concilio Christi nomine congregata patet ex evangelio Matthaei dicente Domino q Mat. 18. 19 20. Ubi sunt duo vel tres congregati in meo nomine to wit in Prayer not Synods and those mere Laics as well as Priests ibi ego sum in medio eorum Et ibidem r Mat. 18. 17. Si Ecclesiam never used in Scripture for the High Priest Pope or Priests alone as he surmiseth non audierit sit tibi sicut Ethnicus & Publicanus Qui igitur Ecclesiae non obediunt in Concilio praecipue congregati haeretici sunt censendi a learned Nonsequitur Item quantae authoritatis sit sanctorum Patrum sincerissima Doctrina patet testimonio Salvatoris dicentis in Evangelio Matthaei ſ Mat. 10. 20. Non vos estis qui loquimini sed spiritus patris vestri qui loquitur in vobis meant of the Apostles immediately inspired by the Holy Ghost not Popes or Prelates which subverts his inference Idem est sanctorum Patrum diffinitionibus resistere quod Spiritus sancti oraculis adversari Haec attendentes Imperatores Catholici he names none leges suas omnes sacris Canonibus subdiderunt ne Schismatici vel Haeretici puterentur Cum igitur ad vos Excellentissime Domine Rex pertineat pax inclyta Iniperii et vos etiam tenemini leges vestras Canonibus subjicere et contrarias abolere he should have proved as well as barely affirmed it turpis est pars quae suo non convenit uniberso Constantinus insuper Rex Angliae et Orbis ●●chilominus Imperator universa concessit quae petimus et specialiter personas Clericorum a solis Praelatis Ecclesiae judicandas esse decrevit A forgery I have elsewhere reshted Tom. 1. p. 72 to 87. Hoc idem Wyghredus Rex Cantiae Canon's affirmans esse servandas fieri concessit ut patet ex Concilio à Brighewaldo Archiepiscopo c●lebrato Anno Domini septuagesimo nonagesimo quarto A clear mistake his Charter in this Council if genuine and not forged by the Monks or Archbishops of Canterbury of which there is just ground of suspicion as I have a See Here Tom. 1. p 191 192. Spelman Council Tom. 1. p. 198. elsewhere observed did not exempt Clergymen and religious persons from secular Jurisdiction or subject all Regal or Temporal Laws to their Canons or Constitutions but only appropriated the election approbation and instalment of all Bishops Abbots Abbesses Priors and other Prelates to the Archbishop Hoc & Rex Canutus de personis Ecclesiasticis in suis scriptis legibus diffinivit It is true King Cnute after his return from Rome to gratify the Pope and Clergy out of his special grace enacted these b Spelmanni Council Tom. 2. p. 555 556 etc. 2. Laws which gave our Bishop's power to punish their Clerks who committed Murder or any other capital crimes and receive their purgations Si corum qui aris deservierint aliquis hominem occiderit aut aliquid perpetrarit flagitium gradu & honore dispoliatus perinde atque ei Papa suus so he styles the Bishop in that age circumscripserit habitandi locum exulato ac cumulate compensato Si se purgare velit tripliciter hoc faciat Atque in hanc quae Deo & hominibus debetur compensationem intra 30. aggrediatur dies ab omni legis commoditate destitutus habetor Si quis sacris inauguratus rei capitalis obnoxius extiterit compraehenditor atque ut tandem Episcopo criminis admissi poenas dependat asservator Which Laws of his were the original ground of delivering Clerks convicted and imprisoned for any Capital crimes to their Ordinaries upon demand to make their purgation ratified by c See Cooks 2 Instit p. 163. Hobards Reports p. 288 289 etc. King Edward the 1. in the Statute of Westm cap. 2. But this New indulged Jurisdiction granted by King Cnute to Bishops did not totally subject himself or his Laws to the Popes or Bishop's Canons nor yet wholly exempt Clerks from secular Jurisdiction and punishments to which they were still liable but only from death this King in his Laws expressly resolving Christiana siquidem fide imbuti Regis est Deo illatas graviter pro facti ratione ulcisci injurias who by his Laws inflicted imprisonment banishment utlawry confiscation of goods deposition degradation and incapacity of holding any preferments on such offending Clerks Sanctus etiam Edwardus in regnum Angliae sublimandus prius juravit se leges Canuti Regis inviolabiliter servaturum Willielmus etiam Rex cui Sanctus Edwardus Regnum contulit leges ipsius sancti servandas esse concessit Qui sanctus inter caetera diffinivit only out of his royal grace not of mere right or duty Ut si quis pacem Ecclesiae infregerit ab Episcopis sit justitia exercenda & non à Regis Justitiariis nisi propter Episcopi impotentiam vel neglectum Et plura alia sanctissima sanxivit quae servata honori Domini proficerent et Regis merito coram Deo Ecclesiam hujus Insulae credimus fuisse in possessione libertatum quas petimus tribus temporibus Regum diversarum linguarum Insulae supradictae tempore scilicet Regum Britanorum sicut patet de parte illius Ecclesiae quae hactenus mansit in partibus Walliae quae contra libertates hujusmodi non didicit conculcare Item tempore Regum Anglorum utpote Regum Cnuti & Ardecnuti et praecipue et induvitanter tempore Sancti Edwardi Item tempore Regis primi Normannorum triumphatoris inclyti Domini Willielmi primi all which I have d See here Tom. 1 p. 334 etc. already largely refuted Et oppressiones quas plangimus credimus sumpsisse exordium tempore Regis Henrici primi et praecipue Regis Henrici patris Henrici junioris quando voluit articulos gravaminum per consensum Sancti Thomae Archiepiscopi et caeterorum Pontificum Angliae confirmari Quibus quia n●luit consentire sustinuit exilium et hujus occasione postea passionem e See Tom 1. p 608 to 709. He suffered exile death as a most egregious ungrateful obstinate Rebel Traitor and oppugner of the ancient Prerogatives Rights Laws Customs of the King kingdom which himself had sworn to observe Si igitur Martyrem non facit poena sed causa i●iciti et dompnabiles sunt articuli quibus quia assentire noluit sustinuit agoniam cujus injuriae totiens repetuntur quotiens Clerus vel Ecclesia contra Canones illos opprimitur quos voluit observari Whose Treasons are rather reacted as oft as such Canons against the King's prerogative are new minted or justified Quia igitur excellentissime Domine ista vobis metu conscientiae cogimur scribere sicut volumus in tremendo judicio respondere supplicamus humiliter quatenus istis nostris exhortationibus aurem dignemini inclinare qui et juramento vestro tenemini a regno vestro malas consuetudines extirpare nec juramento aliquo potestis ad ea quae repugnant libertati Ecclesiasticae obligari et ex habundanti ab emni vos juramento absolvimus he should rather have kept his own Oath of Fealty and Allegiance to the King as he required him then absolve the King from his Coronation Oath upon this account quod potest conscientiam vestram contra Ecclesiam aliqualiter excitare et ●●rmiter opinamur quod vos nec animae vestrae potestis salubriter prospicere nec stabilitati regni vestri imposterum providere nisi exhortationem nostram dignemini exaudire pro qua tot Sancti Patres Rebellious Traitors rather et penultimo sanctae memoriae Dominus Bonifacius illustris genetricis vestrae Abunculus * See Tom. 2. p. 890 to 912. 983 989 990 991. forced to fly the Realm and particularly appealed and complained against by King Henry the 3 d. to the Pope for his Antimonarchical Constitutions against his Crown Dignity Laws and Prohibition in a Council held at Lambeth as this was tam anxie laborarunt ad quod bonitatem cordis vestri credimus esse proclivem nisi vos decipiant impii suggestores so he styles his loyal faithful ministers when as himself only was an impious suggestor quod si fecerint altissimo supplicamus ut eos sic tempo●aliter feriat ut ipsorum animae salvae fiant Datum apud Lambethe quarto Nonarum Novembris Anno Domini 1281. Consecrationis nostrae anno tertio Thus doth this Papal Arch-prelate instead of obeying the King's premised Writ and observing his Oath of Fealty to him in maintaining not attempting or decreeing any thing to the prejudice of the ancient Rights and Privileges of his Crown and Realm in this his insolent Epistle most perfidiously traitorously and professedly oppugn argue contest against them and by wrested misapplyed Texts of Scripture false suggestions and the precedents of his most seditious traitorous predecessors Becket and Boniface whom he highly magnifies to endeavour to justify his and his Suffragans Antimonarchical proceedings and Constitutions in this Council yea to subject the Kings and all other Christian Emperors Kings Prince's persons consciences Oaths Laws Crowns Prerogatives to the Jurisdiction Canons Constitutions not only of the Pope but of their own Prelates and Clergy assembled in Synods without their Regal authority or presence in them and that under pain not only of incurring Gods temporal Judgements on their Persons Realms but of eternal damnation as oppugners of the Churches pretended Liberties though conferred on them by their mere Regal Charters and favours This Archbishop of Canterbury who loved Venison better than his Sovereign or people's souls claiming 13 Bucks and 13 Does annually out of the Forest of Arundel by a composition made between Archbishop Boniface and the Earl of Arundel the King notwithstanding his premised insolences against him issued this Writ for payment of them to the Keeper of the Forest MAndatum est Isabellae de Mortuo mari custodi Honoris de Arundel quoth in Claus 9 E. 1. m. 5. Pro Archiepiscopo Cantuariensi de Damis in Foresta de Arundel habendis Foresta de Arundel habere faciat venerabili patri J. Cantuariensi Archiepiscopo singulis annis tresdecim Damos et tresdecim Damas' juxta compositionem initam inter bonae memoriae Bonifacium quondam Archiepiscopum Cantuariensem & Johannem filium Alani quondam Dominum Forestae de Arundel quamdiu dicta Foresta fuerit in custodia sua Permittat etiam praefatum Archiepiscopum semel in anno in eundo versus Manerium suum de Slindon & inde recedendo habere quendam cursum in Foresta praedicta juxta compositionem praedictam Distringat etiam Matill quae fuit uxor Johannis filii Alani ad reddendum sibi Damos & Damas' in portione quam tenet in dotem in praedicta Foresta Et praefata Isabella similiter reddat eidem Archiepiscopo Damos & Damas' in portione quam ipsa similiter tenet in dotem in Foresta illa prout de jure fuerit faciendum & juxta compositionem praedictam Teste etc. apud Westm. 5 die Julii In a Bundle of Writs Anno 9 E. 1. which I rescued out of the Rubbish in the White Tower I met with three memorable Writs issued to three several Sheriffs to seize all the Lands of Bogo de Clare for his contempt in prosecuting a Suit in the Ecclesiastical Court concerning an Advouson of a Church and appealing to Rome against the King's Prohibition whereof he was found guilty before the Justices in Eyre in the County of Lincoln upon an Attachment to the prejudice and disinherison of the King's Crown and Dignity EDwardus D●i gratia Rex Angliae Dominus Hiberniae & Dux Aquitaniae Vic●comiti Brevia Regis Anno 9 E. 1. Exon. & Berks. salutem Ostendit nobis Johannes de Lovetot Patronus Ecclesiae de Atheling fleet quod cum Bogo de Clare attachiatus esset in Curia nostra coram justiciariis nostris apud Westm ad respondendum eidem Johanni de placito quare secutus fuit placitum in Curia Christianitatis de Advocatione Ecclesiae praedictae contra Prohibitionem nostram ac idem Bogo in eadem Curianostra se inde in Inquisitionem patriae posuisset Quae quidem Inquisitio postea capta fuit coram Justiciariis nostris Itinerantibus apud Linc. per quam convictum fuit quod Magister Johannes le Romeyn & Magister Ricardus de Horton judices in Curia Christianitatis super Advocatione praedicta post Prohibitionem nostram eis porrectam ad prosecutionem ipsius Bogonis attestationes dictam prosecutionem tangentes consignarunt et ad Curiam Romanam per eundem Bogonem remiserunt ac tam per justiciarios nostros de Banco quam per praefatos justiciarios nostros Itinerantes in Com. Lincoln ex parte nostra eidem Bogoni firmiter fuisset inhibitum ne placitum illud in praefata Curia Christianitatis ulterius sequeretur Idem Bogo spretis inhibitionibus nostris praedictis sibi ex parte nostra factis a prosecutione placiti praedicti ron desistit sed placitum illud adhuc secutus est in Curia Christianitatis contra Prohibitiones nostras Et quia ex prosecutione dicti placiti in Curia Christianitatis dictus Johannes de Lovetot non tantum Advocationis praedictae jacturam incurreret immo nobis et haeredibus nostris Coronae et Dignitatis nostrae laesio et exhaeredatio manifesta inperpetuum emineret Tibi praecipimus firmiter injungentes quod capias in manum nostram omnes Terras et Tenementa praedicti Bogonis in Balliva et ea in manu nostra salvo custodias ita quod nec ipse nec aliquis per ipsum ad ea manum apponat donec aliud a nobis habueris inde praeceptum Et quod de Exitibus eorundem nobis si necesse fuerit plene respondere possis quousque nobis constiterit quod praefatus Bogo a prosecutione dicti placiti in Curia Christianitatis ●inaliter cessaverit Et quid inde feceris & qualiter praeceptum nostrum executus fueris in hac parte scire faci as praefatis Justiciariis nostris Itinerantibus apud Lincoln in Octabis Sancti Michaelis & habeas ibi hoc breve Teste J. de Wallibus apud Lincoln 25 die Julii anno regni nostrinono Upon which Writ the Sheriff endorsed this Return Bogo de Clare diu ante traditionem istius brevis tradidit ac dimisit Manerium de Astkote cuidam Adae de Philebi Clerico Et nullum habet Laicum feodum in Comitatu Exon. neque Berks. per quod distringi possit seu attachiari nec terras nec tenementa quae capi possint in manum Domini Regis pro proseoutione placiti infra contenti Et hoc verificare potest per patriam The like Writ verbatim issued to the Sheriff of Southampton who endorsed this Return thereon Bogo de Clare non habet Laicum feodum in Balliva mea unde● executionem istius brev is facere potui The like Writ of the same date issued to the Sheriff of Essex who Returned Bogo de Clare nullas habet terras seu tenementa in Balliva mea per quae posset distringi Habet enjm Ecclesiam de Dunmawe in Balliva mea de dono Domini Comitis Gloucestr fratris sui in Episcopatu London sed nullum habet Laicum feodum ad dictam Ecclesiam spectan●cm nec alibi in Ballivamea In the same Bundle I found this Writ issued to the Sheriff of Nottingham against the Archbishop of York and sundry Canons of St. Mary's Church in Suthwell for prosecuting a Suit for an Advouson in Court Christian against the King's Prohibition and not appearing before the King's Justices upon former Process issued to them EDwardus Dei gratia Rex Angliae Dominus Hiberniae & Dux Aquitaniae Vic. Nottingham salutem Praecipimus tibi sicut alias tibi praecepimus quod Brevia Regis Anno 9 E. 1. ponas per vadium & salvos plegios Willielmum Archiepiscopum Eboracensem quod sit coram Justiciariis nostris Itinerantibus apud Lincoln in Octabis Sancti Johannis Baptistae & ibi habeat Magistrum Johannem Clarell Magistrum Henricum de Skipton Magistrum Nicholaum de Welles Nicholaum de Knovill Magistrum Johannem de Peningeston & Magistrum Benedictinum de Halom Canonicos Ecclesiae Sanctae Mariae de Suthwelle Clericos suos ad respondendum Richardo de Grey custodi terrae & haeredis Anthonii de Frethevill de placito quare secuti sunt placitum in Curia Christianitatis de Advocatione Ecclesiae de Boneye contra Prohibitionem nostram ut dicit Et ad ostendendum quare praedictum Johannem & alios coram Justiciariis nostris Itinerantibus apad Ebor. in crastino Sancti Hilarii venire non fecit sicut sibi mandatum fuit Et tu ipse tunc sis ibi auditurus judicium tuum de hoc quod praeceptum nostrum prins inde tibi directum non es executus sicut tibi praeceptum fuit Et habeas ibi nominae pleg & hoc breve Teste J. de Metingham apud Dereby 12 die Maii anno regni nostri nono Sundry Canons and Converts of the Order of Sempingham this year turning Apostates and deserting their Houses in divers Priories of that Order to the peril of their souls and scandal of their profession the King upon complaint issued this Writ to apprehend and punish them for it and to deliver such of them who were then apprehended to those of that Order to be chastised REX dilecto & fideli suo Roberto de Ros salutem Cum nupor per literas nostras Pat 9 E. 1. pars 1. m. 22. De Fratribus vagabundis castigandis patentes concesserimus dilecto nobis in Christo Magistro Ordinis de S●mpingham quod quosdam Canonicos et Conversos de diversis Prioratibus ejusdem Ordinis professos qui sine licentia sua et Priorum suorum in suae salutis periculum et Ordinis praedicti scandalum gravissimum relicto habitu suo et aliqui eorum in eorum habitu discurrunt per patriam vagabundi ubicunque eos inveniri contigerit capere et detinere valeat secundum sui Ordinis regulam insticiandos ac Frater Adam de Karleton & Frater Willielmus de Hikeham Conversi Hospitalis Sanctae Katerinae extra Lincoln Ordinis praedicti qui habitum suum reliquerunt capti sint & detenti in Castro vestro de Belvero ad prosecutionem Fratris Adae de Barwe Celerarii Hospitalis praedicti ut accepimus nos eidem Magistro concessionem nostram praedictam in hac parte continuari volentes Vobis mandamus quod praedicto Celerario nomine praedicti Magistri praedictos Conversos fugitivos sic arrestatoes sine dilatione deliberari faciatis castigandos sicut praedictum est Nisi aliquid aliud contra pacem nostram fecerint quare nobis inconsultis sibi deliberari non debeant In cujus etc. Teste Rege apud Tame primo die Maii. The King to prevent the Sacrilegious imbezilling of the Rents Chalices Books Vestments Images Relics Charters and Bulls of the Hermitage by Cripelgate granted the custody thereof in his name to the Constable of the Tower for the time being by this Patent REX omnibus Ballivis & fidelibus suis ad quos etc. salutem Quia Redditus Pat. 9 E. 1. m. 10. intus De custode deputato ad Heremitagium juxta Cripelgate Calices Libri Vestimenta Imagines Campanae Reliquiae Cartae munimenta Regia privilegia Apostolica Vtensilia et alia bona Heremitagii juxta Cripelgate quod est de advocatione nostra & quod celebris memoriae Dominus H. Rex pater noster Roberto de Sancto Lautentio Capellano cum omnibus pertinentiis suis dedi● ad inhabitandum quoad vixerit pest decessum Heremitarum Heremitagii illius tempore vacationis ej●fdem tam per viros Ecclesiasticos quam Laicos subtrahi et asportari solent ut dicitur pro eo quod Heremitagium illud non fuerit tunc sub ●erta custodia Nos ad hujusmodi dampna et pericala ibidem in posterum evitanda remedium adhibere volentes in hac parte Constabularium Turris nostrae London qui pro tempore fuerit ejusdem Heremitagii nomine nostro quamdiu nobis placuerit custodem deputavimus ut ipse Heremitagium illud inhabitants redditus & omnia alia ad illud pertinentia de caetero nomine nostro custodiat protegat et defendat Et si quid eis forisfactum fuerit id eis sine dilatione faciat emendari In cujus etc. Teste Rege apud Westm 12 die Julii The King this year at the Petition of the Prior and Covent of New Burgh much indebted granted this Royal Protection to them REX omnibus Ballivis & fidelibus suis ad quos etc. salutem Cum dilecti nobis in Christo Prior & Conventus de Novo Burgo Mercatoribus & aliis Creditoribus Pat. 9 E. 1. m. 19 intus fuis diversis in debitis multimodis & immensis teneantur ad quorum solutionem facultates Prioratus praedicti per magni temporis spacium sufficere non possent absque dispersione Canonicorum Prioratus praedicti vel feodalium suorum dilapidatione seu fortè Prioratus illius subversione totali quod nollemus Nos etc. as in former Protections In cujus & c. Teste Rege apud Westm 25 die Maii. The Prior and Covent of Chirebiry translating themselves thither from Snede which they afterwards found inconvenient to their devotion the King upon their petition granted them this Patent to return again to Snede in the prologue whereof and close he expressed his Sovereign Royal duty and care to advance Religion and Devotion REX omnibus etc. salutem Cum nos in hiis quae ad cultum divinum pertinent ministros et professores cultus illius ad laudem et honorem omnip●t●●●s Pat. 9 E. 1. m. 19 intus De Priore & Conventu de Chi rebiry Dei in locis congruis ad hec confovere teneamur et illos pracipue qui s●b nostro speciali regimine ad hoc vacaverint ac dilecti nobis in Christo Prior & Conventus de Chirebiry qui primo apud la Snede suae professionis & devotionis i●choaverunt originem exinde postmodum usque Chirebiry translati ibi locum non invenerint adeo congruum divino ministerio celebrando ob varia impedimenta quae eis ibidem occurrunt ut accepimus Nos ipsorum Prioris & Conventus tranquillitati in hac parte prospicere volentes ut commodius et liberius contemplationi divinae valeant vacare concedimus eisdem quod ad praedictum locum de Snede absque calumpnia et occasione nostri vel haeredum nostrorum ad vota ●t professionis suae debita ibidem complenda regredi et morari valeant et ea ibidem suo perpetuo consummare Proviso tamen quod animabus illorum qui in praedicto sacro loco de Chirebiry requiescunt non minus per praedictos Priorem et Conventum in praedicto loco de Snede ministeriis divinis super hoc suffragetur imposterum quam ibidem temporibus retroactis fieri consuevit Ita etiam quod praefatis Religiosis nichil juris sui depereat seu decrescat apud Chirebiry occasione translationis suae supradictae In cujus etc. Teste Rege apud Westm 21 die Maii. This year there fell out this memorable case in an Assize of Darraign Presentment between the King and the Bishop and Chapter of Landaff concerning the Church of Lantehowe the presentation whereunto the King then claimed by reason of the Wardship of John de Hastings Heir of Bergeveny in whose Court he sued them to which they demurred REX omnibus etc. salutem Inspeximus Recordum & Processum habitum inter Pat. 9 E. 1. m. 20. intus Pro Episcopo & Capitulo Landaven de Ecclesia de Lantehowe nos & Landaven Episcopum & Capitulum ejusdem loci coram dilecto Clerico nostro Magistro Henrico de Bray Senescallo nostro de Bergaveny de Ecclesia de Lantehowe Purthelok in haec verba Hugo Ballivus de Bergeveny qui prosequitur pro Domino Rege nomine Johannis de Hasting qui infra aetatem est & haeres de Berg●veny optulit se versus Dominum W. de Breus Episcopum Landavensem & ejusdem loci Capitulum de placito Assisae ultimae praesentacionis Ecclesiae de Lantehou Porchalank Et praedicti Episcopus & Capitulum non venerunt & ideo consideratum est quod dicti Episcopus & Capitulum resummonerentur per bonos summonitores quod fint ibidem die Jovis proxima ante festum Annunciationis beatae Mariae ad audiendum Recognicionem praedictae Assisae etc. Curia tenta die Jovis Anno regni Regis Edwardi 1. sexto in vigilia Annunciationis beatae Mariae apud Bergeveny qui prosequitur pro Domino Rege nomine Johannis de Hasting qui infra aetatem est & haeres de Bergeveny optulit se versus W. de Breus Episcopum Landavensem & ejusdem loci Capitulum de Placito Assisae ultimae Praesentacionis Ecclesiae de Launch Porch Et Episcopus & Capitulum venerunt & dicebant quod non tenebantur ad summonicionem alicujus Ballivi seu Senescalli de Bergeveny pro aliquo Brevi Regis venire nec in Curia illa de Lantehold Porchalank nec de aliquo jure ad Ecclesiam de Land pertinente ibidem respondere quia ipsi et praedecessores sui a tempore eujus non extat memoria usque nunc continue tenuerunt illam tanquam pertinentem ad Ecclesiam suam Cathedralem de Land nec aliquid tenent seu tenere clamant de Domino de Bergeveny unde ibi respondere non debent ut dicunt Et sic recesserunt Episcopus & Capitulum Et consideraverit Curia quod Assisa illa per Dominum Regem versum Episcopum et Capitulum sic arramiata caperetur in ipsorum Episcopi et Capituli defectum et quod ulterius inquireretur de jure Patronatus Ecclesiae praedictae quia talis consuetudo consuevit esse in Curia praedicta Assisa ultimae praesentacionis per Dominum Edwardum Regem Angliae tanquam Custodem haered de Bergeveny coram Henrico de Bray & sibi associatis die Jovis in vigilia beatae Mariae anno regni Regis Edwardi 1. sexto versus Dominum Willielmum de Breus Episcopum Landavensem & ejusdem loci Capitulum arram per Philippum ab Menrik ab David David ab Wranon ab Gilbert Lenlin ab Wilim Walterum de Tineleye Menricum ab Adam Wronon ab Adam Wastelon ab Knaithon Blethin ab Knaithon Willielmum de Grosemunde David ab Wronon Kelim Philippum ab Laurenc Irienard Wauham ab Madok Adam Waludian ab Adam ab Knaithon Willielmum filium Ricardi Vincencium Scudemor Robertum Wroch Macy Wroch Macy filium Walteri Henricum Pelliparium Walterum Comyn Walterum Somery venit recognitura quis advocatus tempore pacis praesentavit ultimam personam quae mortua est ad Lanchporch quae vacat ut dicitur Cujus praesentacionem Dominus Rex dicit ad ipsum pertinere ratione custodiae haeredis & terrarum de Bergeveny & quam praesentacionem memorati Episcopus & Capitulum Landav injustè ei deforc ut dicit Qui jurati super Sacramentum suum dicunt quod nemo advocatus umquam praesentavit ad Ecclesiam de Launch porch set quod omnes Episcopi et Capitulum Land qui pro tempore fuerunt a tempore cujus non extat memoria hactenus tenuerunt memoratam Ecclesiam de Launch Porch in proprios usus hoc adjecto quod Adam de Launch qui ultimo obiit in eadem sunt firmarius praedictorum Episcopi & Capituli Et eciam quidam Johannes qui proximo ante ipsum Adam obiit similiter fuit firmarius in eadem Et sic quidam Gorgi Capellanus qui immediatè decessit ante ipsum Johannem similiter obiit ut firmarius in eadem it a quod nullus eorum tenuit pro aequali summa pecuniae pro qua & alter tenuit set pro voluntate praedictorum Episcopi & Capituli majus & minus contulerunt pro firma memorata juxta firmarium consuetudinem Et ideo consideratum est quod praedicti Episcopus & Capitulum in praesencia sua possent tanquam proprietarii Ecclesiae praedictae suam tenere proprietatem Ecclesiae de Launch Porch memoratae per visum Recognitorum Assisae praedictae & quod praedictus Dominus E. Rex nichil capiat per praesentacionem suam ad praesens factam In cujus etc. Teste Rege apud Westm xv die Maii. The King having an expedition against the Welsh in the 5th year of his Reign summoned all Bishops and Abbots as well as Earls Barons and Laymen who held of the Crown by Knight Service to attend and serve him with their Horse and Arms whereupon those who attended not or made no composition for their Service then were afterwards forced to pay a Fine for their defaults amongst the rest the Abbot of Malmesbury paid one Hundred Marks Fine as this Record attests REX Thesaurario & Baronibus suis de Scaccario salutem Sciatis quod dilectus nobis in Christo Abbas Malmesbir liberavit per praeceptum nostrum Claus 9 E. 1. m. 2. Pro Abbate de Malmesbury dilecto Clerico nostro Rogero de Evesham Centum Marcas per quas ●inem fecit nobiscum pro servicio suo in exercitu nostro Walliae anno regni nostri quinto prout per literas nostras patentes quas idem Abbas inde habet & quas inspeximus nobis constat Et ideo vobis mandamus quod praedictum Abbatem de praedictis Centum Marcis quietum esse faciatis proviso quoth idem Rogerus inde oneretur ad Scaccarium praedictum Teste Rege apud Westm 28 die Octobris The Monks of Battle Abby having by ancient Charters the custody of the Temporalties and Goods of the Abbey during the vacancy the King thereupon issued this Writ not to interrupt this Privilege QVia per Chartas praedecessorum Regis Regum Angliae concessum est Monachis de Claus 9 E. 1. m. 8. Pro Mon●chis de Bello Bello quod cedentibus vel decedentibus Abbatibus ejusdem loci ipsi Monachi habeant custodiam Abbatiaes●ae & omnium terrarum & tenementorum ad ipsam pertinentium & liberam administrationem de omnibus rebus & possessionibus ad eandem Abbatiam pertinentibus against common right Mandatum est Radulpho de Sandwico Senescallo Regis quod ipsos Monachos custodiam Abbatiae suae in hac vacatione sua & omnium terrarum & tenementorum ejusdem Abbatiae & liberam administrationem de omnibus rebus & possessionibus ad ipsam pertinentibus habere permittat ficut praedictum est Nec de custodia praedicta vel aliquibus ad ipsam pertinentibus se intromittat contra concessionem praedictam Et si quae inde post captionem dictae domus in manum Regis percepta fuerint ea eis sine dilatione restituat Teste Rege apud Westm 9 die Maii. He likewise issued these Writs for confirmation and allowance of all Charters of Privilege granted to the Abbey of Westminster REX Thesaurario & Baronibus suis de Scaccario salutem Cum nos Chartas Claus 9 E. 1. m. 11. Pro Abbate & Conventu West n. progenitorum nostrorum Regum Angliae factas dilectis nobis in Christo Abbati & Conventui W●stm per Chartas nostras favorabiliter duxerimus confirmandas Nos eos in omnibus et singulis articulis in Chartis praedictis contentis manuteneri volentes et teneri vobis mandamus quod lectis coram vobis in Scaccario praedicto Chartis Confirmationum nostrarum eis factis eos articulis in eisdem Confirmationum Chartis contentis uti & gaudere & Chartas illas eis allocari faciatis Teste Rege apud Westm 5 die Decembris MAndatum est Galfrido de Pycheford Constabulario Castri Wyndesores quoth in Foresta the windsor habere faciat Abbati Westm octo Damas' loco octo Claus 9 E. 1. m. 12 Pro AbbateWestm Damorum quos percipere consueverunt in Foresta praedicta per Chartas praedecessorum Regis Angliae quas Rex confirmavit Teste Rege apud Westm. 28 die Novembris Robert Rayton and two other Clerks being accused and imprisoned before the King's Justices Itinerant for several trespasses murders rebellions rapines and his lands goods and chattels thereupon seized into the King's hand they being delivered to the Bishop and thereupon making their purgations their lands and goods by the King's sp●cial grace were restored by these Writs REX Vic. Cornub. salutem Cum Robertus de B●yton Clericus pro suspitione Claus 9 E. 1. m. 3. Pro Roberto de ●oyton C●eri●0 fractionis Capellae de Kynemersdon ac asportacione & rapina quarundam Cartarum & aliis transgressionibus sibi impositis coram Justiciariis nostris ultimo Icinerantibus in Comitatu S●mersetiae indictatus & per eosdem Justiciarios ad requisitionem venerabilis patris R. Bathoniensis & Wellensis Episcopi eidem Episcopo juxta privilegium Clericale prout moris est liberatus innocenciam suam super hujusmodi transgressionibus coram eodem Episcopo legitime purgavit sicut idem Episcopus per literas suas patentes nobis significavit Tibi praec●p●mus quod emnes terras et tenementa bona et catalla praedicti Roberti quae occasione transgressionum praedictarum capta sunt in manum nostrum et quae sunt in custodia tua eidem Roberto restitui facias hac vice de gratia nostra speciali Teste Rege apud Wyndesor●s viij die Septembris Consimiles literas habet idem Robertus Vicecomitibus Book Summer Suff. & Ess●x Teste ut supra REX Vic. Sutht salutem Cum Magister Willielmus de Eborum de morte Hugonis Ibid. m 4 Pro Magistro Willie more de Ebor Clerico de Vff●cote coram Justiciariis nostris ultimo itinerantib●s in Com. Wil●es in eodem Com. indictatus & ad requisitionem R. Sarum Episcopi etc. ut supra T. R. apud Westm. primo die Sept. Moreover these Writs issued for other Clerks REX Vic. Lincolniae salutem Cum Willielmus de Freston Clericus super sinistra Ibid Pro Willielmo de Freston Clerico suspicion furti & roberiae coram Justiciariis nostris nuper itinerantibus in eodem Comitatu indictatus & ad requisicionem venerabilis patris O. per eosdem Justice etc. liberatus fuerit ut supra etc. Teste Rege apud Westmonasterium primo die Sept. COnsimile Vic. Lincolaiae pro Roberto de Newcomen de Lessceby Clerico super receptamento Ibid. Pro Roberto de Newcomen Clerico cujusdam felonis filii sui etc. ut supra Teste Rege apud Cantuariam xii die Aug. Per Billam COnsimile Vic. Sussex pro Alex. Pricklove nuper capto & detento in prisona nostra Cicestriae pro quadam transgressione sibi imposita coram dilectis & fidelis Ibid m. 5. Pro Alexand. Pricklove Clerico nostris Luca de Tavy & Ricardo de Exton ad quasdam Inquisiciones in Com. praedicto captas nuper per nos assignatis demum ad requisitionem venerab patris S. Cicestr Episcopi eidem Episcopo etc. liberatus fuisset etc. ut supra etc. in manum nostram capta nisi prius fugam fecerit sine dilatione restituas etc. Teste Rege apud Westm 7 die Julii REX Vic. Nottingham salutem Cum Willielmus Barn de Scaftesworde Clericus Pro Willielmo Barn de Scafteword super furto & latrocinio indictatus coram Justiciariis nostris ultimo itinerantibus in Com. praedicto & per eosdem Justice ad requisitionem venerabilis patris W. Eborum Archiepiscopi eidem Archiepiscopo etc. liberatus etc. Teste Rege apud Westm 3. die Julii REX Thesaurario & Baronibus suis de Scaccario salutem Cum nuper mandaverimus Claus 9 E. 1. m 8. Pro Willielmo de Redham Willielmo de Redham Vicecomiti nostro Norff. quod terras & tenementa bona & catalla Johannis de Redesham qui super diversis transgressionibus indictatus fuerat & postmodum ad requisicionem venerabilis patris W. Norwicensis Episcopi juxta privilegium Clericale eidem Episcopo liberatus etc. de gratia nostra speciali ac vos●jam praefatum Vicecomitem de decem Marcis ad quas bona & catalla praedicti Johannis capta in manum nostram appreciata fuerunt oneraveritis ad Scaccarium praedictum vobis mandamus quod eundem Vicecomitem de dictis decem Marcis exonerari faciatis Teste meipso apud Kenington 5. die Maii. Anno Regni nostri nono REX Vicecomiti Somers salutem Cum Willielmus de Corunden Clericus rettatus super latrocinio & aliis transgressionibus coram Justiciariis nostris nuper Claus 9 E. 1. m. 10. Pro Willielmo de Corunden Clerico lunerantibus in Com. praedicto & per eosdem Justiciarios ad requisitionem venerabilis patris R. Bathoniensis & Wellensis Episcopi eidem Episcopo etc. liberatus etc. ut supra Teste Rege apud Coleford 7. die Febr. All these Clerks in one Circuit were indicted of these several Felonies and demanded acquitted by their Ordinaries Certificates upon their * See Hobards Reports f. 288 289 290. feignedor favourable purgations whereby they escaped Justice and the King lost their forfeitures The King having seized some Lands into his hands upon the Statute of Mortmain newly made respited their seizure by this Writ till the next Parliament being a new case and the first I have observed after this Statute made MAndatum est Ballivis de Basingestok quod terras illas & tenementa cum pertinenciis Claus 9 E. 1. m. 8. De Magistro & frat●ibus Hospitalis Sancti Johannis de Basingestok in Basingestok quae nuper ceperunt in manum Regis pro eo quod Magister Perus de Abindon de terris illis et tenementis Magistrum et fratres Hospitalis Sancti Johannis de Basingestok contra Statutum Regis nuper editum de hujusmodi terris et tenementis in manum mortuam non ponendis eisdem Magistro & fratribus replegiari faciant usque ad proximum Parliamentum Regis post festum Sancti Michaelis proximo futurum ut tunc inde fiat quod Rex de consilio suo duxerit ●rdinandum Teste Rege apud Westm 18 die Maii. The Bishop of Chichester endeavouring to compel one of the King's Clerks to reside upon his Benefice against the King's ancient prerogative he thereupon issued this Prohibition to him REX Episcopo Cicestrensi salutem Cum Clerici nostri ad ordines suscipiendos Claus 9 E. 1. m 4. dorso Ne clerici Regis compellantur ad residentiam faciendam vel ad ordines suscipiendos etc. See Fitzh Nat. Brev. f. 44. G. vel ad faciendam in suis Beneficiis residentiam personalem dum nostris immorautur obsequiis compelli aut alias super eisdem molestari vel inquietari non debeant Nosque et progenitores nostri Reges Angliae hujusmodi libertate seu privilegio pro clericis nostris a tempore quo non extat memoria semper hactenus usi fuerimus quod nec ipsi Clerici nostri vel progenitorum nostrorum praedictorum aliquibus retroactis temporibus super hujusmodi compelli vel alias super Beneficiis suis molestari vel inquietari consueverint Vobis mandamus firmiter inhibentes ne dilectum Clericum nostrum Magistrum Galfridum de Aspraile in Diocesi vestra beneficiatum qui per praeceptum nostrum nostris jugiter intendit obsequiis dum eisdem obsequiis immoratur super hujusmodi compellaiis aut alias super Beneficiis suis inquietatis seu molestetis Et sequestrum & quod de ●●uctibus aut bonis beneficiorum suorum hujusmodi occasione fieri feceritis sine dilatione relaxari faciatis Teste Rege apud Westm primo die Julii anno nono The King this year sent Letters and Addresses to these Roman Cardinals and Officers concerning his affairs in the Court of Rome Fratri Latino Episcopo Hostiensi Sedis Apostolicae Cardinali Cl. 9 E. 1. dors 1. In cedula Fratri Bientiviegne Episcopo Albanensi Sedis Apostolicae Cardinali Domino Ordonio Episcopo Tusculano Sacrosanctae Romanae Ecclesiae Cardinali Domino Jacobo de Sabello Sanctae Mariae in Cosmedin Diacono Cardinali Domino Aubere titulo Sanctae Praxedis Presbytero Cardinali Fratri Jeronimo titulo Sanctae Potencianae Presbytero Cardinali Domino Willielmo titulo Sancti Marci Presbytero Cardinali Domino Girardo titulo Basilicae 3. Apostolorum Presbytero Cardinali Domino Gonfrido Sancti Georgii ad velum aureum Diacono Cardinali Domino Matthaeo titulo Sanctae Mariae in Porticu Diacono Cardinali Domino Jacobo de Columpna Sanctae Mariae in via lata Diacono Cardinali Domino Jordano Sancti Eustachii Diacono Cardinali Petro de Petris grossis Vicecancellario Sacrosanctae Romanae Ecclesiae Johanni Caitaino Notario Domini Papae Magistro Ricardo Notario Domini Papae Magistro Bernardo de Neapoli Notario Domini Papae Magistro Benedicto de Agnan Notario Domini Papae What arrears of a pension the King ordered to be paid this year to one of the Roman Cardinals this Record will inform us REX eisdem salutem Liberate de Thesauro nostro venerabili patri J. Sanctae Liberate 9 E. 1. m. 5. Pro D. J. Sanctae Mariae in Chosmedyn Diacono Cardinali Mariae in Chosmedyn Diacono Cardinali quinquaginta marcas de terminis Sancti Michaelis anno Regni nostri octavo & Paschae anno regni nostri nono pro annuo feodo suo quinquaginta Marcarum quod ei concessimus percipiendum ad Scaccarium nostrum nisi pecuniam illam ei prius liberaveritis per aliud breve nostrum Teste Rege apud Westm xxviii die Julii This year King Edward recited and confirmed the ancient Charter of King John to the Nuns of Ambresbiry wherein their incontinency * Here Tom. 1. p. 759 760 761. & Tom. 2. p. 228. Cart. 9 E. 1. m. 1. Pro Monialibus de Ambresbir heretofore is thus again recorded to posterity REX Archiepiscopis etc. salutem Inspeximus Cartam quam Dominus Johannes quondam Rex Angliae avus noster fecit in haec verba Johannes Dei gratia Rex Angliae etc. Sciatis Moniales de Ambresbir ●irciter triginta propter vitae turpitudinem et ordinis sui dissolutionem et infamiam quae divulgabatur publice mandato Domini Papae Alexandri voluntate eciam Domini Regis H. patris nostri consilio quoque et providencia Richardi Cantuariensis Archiepiscopi Apostolicae sedis Legati et Joscelini Sarum et Bartholomaei Exoniensis et Rogeri Wyntoniensis et G. Londoniensis et aliorum plurimorum Episcoporum et Magnatum et Baronum nostrorum a Monasterio suo fuisse amotas et in aliis Monasteriis collocatas & Moniales Fontis Ebrald ibidem ad serviendum Deo introductas etc. The Clergy of the Province of York having granted a Disme to the King he issued this Writ to the Bishop of Karlisle for the due and speedy collection thereof within his Diocese REX venerabili in Christo Patri R. etc. Karleolensi Episcopo salutem De benevolencia Fines 9 E. 1. m 14. De Decima colligenda & adunanda & fidelitate vestra fiduciam gerentes specialem paternitatem vestram affectuose requirimus & rogamus quatinus decimam nobis concessam in Diocesi vestra a Clero Diocesis illius colligi et adunari faciatis juxta formam concessionis nobis inde factae in aliis Diocesibus Eboracensis Provinciae Ita quod de pecunia proveniente de Decima illa in Episcopatu vestro praedicto nobis ad mandatum nostrum possitis respondere Et taliter vos habeatis in hac parte quod diligenciam vestram merito debeamus commendare & vobis exinde gratias referre speciales Teste etc. apud Wodestok 18. die Aprilis Anno regni nostri nono The Pope having granted an Indulgence to the Freers' of the Hospital of St. James once a year to collect Alms in all Churches the King to promote this work issued this Patent to Archbishops Bishops and others to protect and assist them therein and apprehend all false Collectors thereof not appointed by them REX Archiepiscopis Episcopis etc. salutem Cum Dominus Papa dilectis Pat. 9 E. 1. m. 5. intus De Magistro & Fratribus Hospitalis Sancti Jacobi de Alto passu nobis in Christo Magistro & Fatribus Hospitalis Sancti Jacobi de Alto passu Lincolniensis Diocaesis duxerit indulgendum quod semel in anno recipiantur in Ecclesiis ad colligendas eleemosynas Propter quod ipsi ad loca diversa pro colligendis eleemosynis accedunt Nos eosdem Fratres & eorum attornatos in protectionem & defensionem nostram specialem suscepimus vobis Ballivis nostris praecipientes quod si quid eis per quoscunque Clericos vel Laicos satisfactum fuerit id eis sine dilatione faciatis emendari Vos etiam Praelatos rogamus quatinus cum iidem Fratres aut eorum attornati ad loca vestra pro hujusmodi eleemosynis colligendis accesserint benign in Ecclesiis vestris recipientes eosdem ipsos in Ecclesiis vestris admonere populum et eleemosynas libere quaerere permittatis et eisdem Fratribus vel eorum nunciis ad hujusmodi eleemosynas in vestris Diocesibus per ipsos deputatis colligendas literas vestras convocatorias liberaliter concedere velitis Ita quod à Deo meritum à nobis grates reportare debeatis speciales Et quia intelleximus quod quidam malivoli advocantes s● per Magistros & Fratres Hospitalis praedicti eleemosynas colligunt & recipiunt nomine ipsorum licet ad hoc per ipsos potestatem non habeant nos hujusmodi maliciam reprimere volentes vobis Ballivis nostris praecipimus quod ipsos malivolos cum per vos transitum fecerint prout rationabiliter faciendum arrestari faciatis donec aliud inde praeceperimus vel ipsi de hujusmodi malicia competentes emendas fecerint prout alias in casu consimili fieri consuevit In cujus etc. Teste Rege apud Winton 12 die Octobris The King to advance Learning and for the good of the Church Priesthood and Commonwealth gave his Royal assent for translating the Freers' of the Hospital of St. John's in Cambridge into a College of Scholars after the pattern and rules of Merton College in Oxford by this memorable Patent REX omnibus ad quos etc. salutem Rex inclytus Hebreae Gentis quem Pat. 9 E. 1. m. 28. intus De Scholaribus in Hospitali Sancti Johannis Cantebr loco Fratrum secularium subrogandis omnipotens ultra capacitatem comprehensionis intellectiis humani praerogativa sapientiae cultus insignivit promisso sibi à Domino munere quod optaret circumspectè considerans sapientiam terrenis rebus singulis praevalere ipsam expetiir prudenter attendens quod illam omnia bona pariter subsequuntur Quapropter decet Regiam Excellentiam exemplis optimis informatam libenter assensum impartiri ad facta favorabiliter prosequenda per quae viri fiant pro utilitate Reipublicae sapientes quorum prudentia regimini Regni et Sacerdotii provide consulatur et in hiis agitatione studii doctrina sapientiae jugiter amplietur Nos igitur attendentes venerabilem patrem Hugonem Eliensem Episcopum proposito laudabili concepisse quod loco Fratrum secularium in Hospitali suo Sancti Johannis Cantebr Scholar's studiosi subrogentur qui secundum regulam Scholarium Oxon. qui de Merton cognominantur in Vniversitate Cantebrigiae per omnia conversentur Perpendentes ex hujusmodi studio per ●minentiam sapientiae posse Reipublicae multa commoda provenire praefatae subrogationi mutationi seu translationi ex causa suprascripta faciendae nostrum Regium praebemus assensum Nolentes per hoc quod eleemosyna pauperum ad dictum Hospitale confluentium quae a Sanctis Patribus Episcopis Eliensis Ecclesiae est antiquitus constituta in aliquo defraudetur In cujus etc. Teste Rege apud Burgum 24 die Decembris The King this year granted these protections to two of his Irish Bishops residing in England by his licence from their Bishoprics without any care of their people's souls COnsimilem protectionem habet S. Waterfordensis Episcopus in Hibernia qui de Pat. 9 E. 1. m 7. De Protectionibus licentia Regis moratur in Anglia per biennium duraturam cum clausula volumus etc. Teste etc. N. Darensis Episcopus qui de licentia Regis moratur in Anglia habet literas de protectione in Hibernia simplices sine clausula quamdiu Regi placuerit duraturas Teste ut supra He likewise had this Patent to make Attorneys in all Courts in Ireland though none to supply his Pulpits REX omnibus Ballivis etc. Hiberniae salutem Sciatis quod venerabilis N. Darensis Episcopus qui de licentia Regis moratur in regno Angliae attornavit Pat. 9 E. 1. m. 7. coram nobis loco suo Philippum Shynnon & Johannem filium Adae ad lucrandum vel perdendum in omnibus placitis & querelis motis vel movendis pro ipso Episcopo vel contra ipsum in quibuscunque Curiis Hiberniae Et ad instantiam ejusdem Episcopi concessimus quod praedicti Philippus & Johannes vel alter ipsorum quem praesentem esse contigerit loco ipsius Episcopi facere possint vel possit attornatos vel attornatum quem voluerint vel voluerit in Cancellaria nostra Hiberniae ad omnia praedicta placita & querelas prosequend & defendend & ad lucrandum vel perdendum in eisdem sicut praedictum est In cujus etc. per triennium duratur cum hac clausula praesentibus etc. Teste ut supra The like Patent to make Attorneys in Ireland was granted to * Ibid. m. 19 intus David Archbishop of cassal qui de licentia nostra moram facit in Anglia per biennium duraturas Teste Rege apud Westm 25 die Maii & duplicatur This Archbishop to supply his occasions entered into several Recognizances this year to the Bishops of Coventry and Lichfield and of Bath two wealth Prelates and great Usurers thus recorded DAvid Cassalensis Archiepiscopus recognovit se debere R. Coventrensi & Lichefeldensi Claus 9 E. 1. m 2. dorso Pro Coventrensi & Lichefeldensi Episcopo Episcopo Centum Marcas solvendas eidem in festo Nativitatis Sancti Johannis Baptistae proximo futuro Et nisi fecerit concessit quod dicta pecunia levetur de terris et catallis suis in Hibernia Et ad dictam pecuniam dicto termino solvendam invenit plegium Johannem de Kirkeby qui similiter recognovit & concessit quod nisi praedictus Archiepiscopus solvat dictam pecuniam ad terminum praedictum quod pecunia illa levetur de terris & catallis suis in Com. L●ycestriae & alibi DAvid Cassalensis Archiepiscopus recognovit se debere R. Bathoniensi & Wellensi Ibid. m. 2. dorso Pro Cassalensi Archiepiscopo Episcopo Ducentas Marcas unde solvet unam medietatem in festo Sancti Michaelis anno etc. decimo & aliam medietatem in festo Paschae proximo sequenti Et nisi fecerit concessit quod dicta pecunia levetur de terris et cataliis suis in Hibernia & alibi Such Recognizances in the Chancery of England then obliging both Lands and Chattels in Ireland Et praefatus Bathoniensis & Wellensis Episcopus recognovit pro praedicto Archiepiscopo se debere R. Coventrensi & Lichefeldensi Episcopo praedictas Ducentas Marcas solvendas ad terminos supradictos & concessit quod nisi idem Archiepiscopus pecuniam illam dicto Coventrensi & Lichefeldensi Episcopo solverit ad eosdem terminos quod praedicta pecunia de terris & catallis ipsius Episcopi Bathon levetur The King likewise granted a Congee deslier to elect a new Bishop and a Patent to restore the Temporalties to another Bishop elect in Ireland as these Records attest PEtrus Capellanus Canonicus Imelacensis nuncians Regi mortem R. nuper Episcopi Pat. 9 E. 1. m. 8. intus Pro licentia eligendi ejusdem loci habet literas de licentia eligendi directas Decano & Capitulo Imelacensi In cujus etc. Teste Rege apud Ledes 8 die Augusti REX dilecto & fideli suo Roberto do ufford Justice Hiberniae salutem Cum Pat. 9 E. 1. m. 10. intus Pro electo Clonensi in Hibernia electioni nuper factae in Ecclesia Cathedrali Clonensi de discreto viro Gilberto Decano Clonensis Ecclesiae in Episcopum ejusdem loci Regium assensum adhibuerimus et favorem Nos attendentes quod praedictus Electus circum prosecutionem electionis praedictae multum laboraret si ea occasione ad nostram praesentiam accederet & volentes suis laboribus & expensis parcere in hac parte vobis mandamus quod si contingat Electum praedictum in Episcopum loci praedicti canonicè confirmari tunc recepto ab ipso Electo nomine nostro fidelitate in casu isto debita Temporalia dicti Episcopatus eidem liberetis acceptis tamen prius literis patentibus sigillo suo necnon et sigillo Capituli sui consignatis quod haec gratia nostra quam eidem Electo ad praesens ex mera liberalitate nostra concessimus nobis vel haeredibus nostris non cedat in praejudicium vel exhaeredationem seu trahatur in consuetudinem vel consequentiam temporibus futuris Teste Rege apud Cop●ford 27 die Julii anno etc. nono & duplicantur The like Patent verbatim mutatis mutandis issued to * Pat. 9 E. 1. m. 7. intus Robert de Vfford of his Royal assent electioni nuper factae in Ecclesia Finebren de discreto viro Carolo Decano ejusdem Ecclesiae in Episcopum ejusdem loci and for taking his Homage and restoring his Temporalties etc. Teste Rege apud Windesor 8 die Septembr Pope Nicholas the 3. deceasing Anno 1280. and Pope * Mat. Westm An. 1280. p. 368. Platina Balaeus Onuphrius Laertius Cherubinus in Martino 4. Martin the 4. succeeding him he in the first year of his Papacy sent two Freers' into England to the King intending to export or return out of England by his Agents and Foreign Merchants the 6. years' Dimes therein collected and retained for aid of the Holy Land granted in the General Council of Lions and convert them to his own private coffers or other uses King Edward upon notice thereof to reserve the moneys for his Brother's expedition to the Holy Land and supply the present exigencies for defence of the Kingdom issued this memorable Writ to prohibit any Merchants or others under pain of loss of life and member and all their Goods and Chattels to export or convey the said Dimes or any part thereof out of the Realm and to imprison all such who did the contrary to the Pope's great disappointment REX dilecto consanguineo & fideli suo Edmundo Comiti Cornubiae salutem Claus 10 E. 1. m. 4. intus De Decima extra regnum non deferenda Quia quibusdam certis de causis nolumus quod Decima sex annorum nuper a Clero regni nostri in subsidium Terrae Sanctae concessa et jam in eodem regno collecta ad praesens extra idem regnum deferatur Vobis mandamus quod venire faci●tis coram vobis omnes Mercatores London tam de Societatibus quam alios et eisdem injungatis et sub periculo amissionis vitae et membrorum et omnium bonorum suorum quae possident in regno nostro firmiter inhibeatis ex parte nostra ne pecuniam de dicta Decima provenientem nullo modo deferant aut def●rri faciant seu permittant extra regnum Et si quos Mercatores aut alios pecuniam de dicta Decima provenientem extra dictum regnum deferre volentes inveniri contigerit tunc ipsos una cum dicta pecunia arrestari et salvo custodiri faciatis donec aliud inde a nobis habueritis in mandatis Teste Rege apud Hertlebir 24 die Maii. Et mandatum est Majori & Vicecomitibus London quod inhibeant etc. Et si quos pecuniam de dicta Decima provenientem extra dictum regnum deferre volentes invenir i contigerit ●unc ipsos arrestari faciant etc. ut supra Item mandatum est Stephano de Penecestre custodi Quinque Portuum quod in eisdem Portubus explorari faciat si qui ibidem fuerint qui hujusmodi pecuniam extra dictum regnum deferre voluerint Et si quis talis inveniri contigerit eum arrestari et salvo custodiri faciat etc. Teste ut supra What Letters these two Freers' brought from this Pope Martin to the King and their contents how he received them and what answer he returned by his own Messengers sent to the Pope concerning the Croysado and general expedition to the Holy Land this Epistle of the King in answer to the Popes will inform us SAnctissimo in Christo Patri & Domino Domino M. divina providentia Sacrosanctae Claus 10 E. 1. m. 5. dorso Litera directa Papae super Cruce assumenda Romanae ac Vniversalis Ecclesiae Summo Pontifici Edwardus etc. cum omni reverentia & honore pedum oscula beatorum Venientes ad praesentiam nostram Fratres Garnerius & Ramerius the Florenc Ordinis Praedicatorum nobis tunc agentibus versus partes exteras regni nostri Sacrosanctae Paternitatis vestrae literas super assumendo salutiferae Crucis signo et de consilio nostro de termino passagii generalis et idoneo ab hoc tempore exprimendo nobis ex parte vestra praesentarunt Quas non tam lata manu quam animo prompto recipientes & ad eas audiendas & intelligendas depositis seorsum caeteris & diversis curis nostris tota devotione convertimus mentem nostram Et ex eorundem concepto tenore quasi cujusdam novae laetitiae rore perfusi tanto facti fuimus amplius consolati quanto clementiam Apostolicam et Sanctam Romanam Ecclesiam matrem nostram erga personam nostram quam semper devotam reperiet specialioris praerogativa dilectionis et intimioris affectionis visceribus affectam esse evidentioribus iudiciis tenor docuit earundem pro quarum quidem missione gratuita ad pedes Apostolicae Sanctitatis cum omni humilitate provolvimur et eidem quantacumque scimus et possumus non indigne persolvimus laudum praeconia et sicut devoti filii devota adjicimus munera gratiarum Ipsos quoque Fratres nuncios vestros quos in eleganti expositione & declaratione commissi sibi nuncii adeo providos & discretos invenimus quod animum Regium eor●m inductiva persuasio nimium confortavit Regia mansuetudo multimode commendavit & extollendam ipsorum prudentiam in negotio ipso vehementer acceptavit Et licet iidem Fratres instanter petierint à nobis quod responsum eis fieri faceremus antequam versus terram Scotiae gressus suos dirigerent pro quo libenter expectasse vel ad nos à partibus Scotiae rediisse voluerint Nos tamen responsum nostrum per nostros vobis fleri volentes ad vestram sanctam praesentiam mittimus nuncios nostros quibus quoad negotium illud aperuimus lucide mentem nostram & qui certum responsum nostrum vestrae pietatis auribus intimabunt Conservet vos diu Dominus Ecclesiae sanctae suae Dat apud Cestriam 10 die Junii The sum of his Embassy and Message to the Pope was that his Brother the Earl of Cornwall might receive all the moneys collected in England for aid of the Holy Land towards his expedition whom he intended speedily to send thither since himself could not yet go in person to which the Pope at present deferred to give any answer pressing the King himself to go thither in person as the Pope's Epistle to the King in answer thereunto hereafter cited informus us The King to ingratiate himself and his Messengers with this New Pope whom he had exasperated by stopping the exportation of and seizing the 6. years' D●smes gave order for the payment of the 8. years' arrears of the annual Pension so oft demanded which having satisfied by several payments his Agents thereupon required an Acquittance from Pope Martin the 4. who thereupon sent him th●s discharge both entered on the Dorse of the Clause Roll of this year MARTINUS Episcopus Servus servorum Dei charissim● in Christo filio Edwardo Regi Angliae illustri salutem & Apostolicam benedictionem Er Claus 10 E. 1. m. 4. dorso Literae Papales de annuo censu Mille Marcarum parte tua fuit propositum coram nobis ut cum de annuo censu Mille Marcarum Argenti in quo Ecclesiae Romanae teneris pro octennio jam transacto in festo beati Michaelis de mense Septembris tunc currente Anno Domini 1277. terminato ipsi Romanae Ecclesiae fuerit pro parte tua per diversas solutiones integre satisfactum de satisfactione hujusmodi a sede Apostolica opportunas quietationis literas assecutas petebatur a nobis ut providere tibi in hac parte paterna diligentia curaremus Nos igitur petitioni tuae urpote justae benignius annuentes praesentium tenore fatemur de Censu hujusmodi pro praefato Octennio fore praefatae Romanae Ecclesiae satisfactum Ad tuam tuorumque haeredum cautelam et futuram memoriam praesentes tibi literas concedentes Dat apud Urbem veterem 3. Non. Februarii Pontificatus nostri Anno primo Moreover Gifredus de Vezano the Pope's Nuncio in England by his special direction gave and sealed another Instrument in England concerning this money enroled with the Pope's precedent acquittance UNiversis praesentes literas inspecturis Gifredus de Vezano Canonicus Cameracensis Claus 10 E. 1. m 4. dorso Camerae Domini Papae Clericus Apostolicae Sedis in Anglia Nuncius salutem in Domino Noveritis nos literas Apostolicas vera Bulla et integro filo bullatas recepisse in hac verba MARTINUS Episcopus Servus servorum Dei Gifredo Camerae nostra Clerico salutem & Apostolicam Benedictionem Cum super solutione Annui Census mille marcarum ●●erlingorum in quo Charissimus in Christo filius noster Rex Angliae illustris pro triennio praeterito et etiam pro instanti anno in proximo terminando nobis et Ecclesiae Romanae tenetur tibi nostro et ipsius Romanae Ecclesiae nomine facien●a sub certa forma eundem Regem per nostras literas requiramus Nos de discretionis tuae industria plenariè confidentes faciendi eidem Regi nostro et Ecclesiae praefatae nomine refutationem plenariam de hujusmodi Censu quatuor annorum pos●quam de illo tibi nostro et ipsius Ecclesiae nomine fuerit integre satisfactum plenam tibi authoritate praesentium concedimus facultatem Dat. apud Urbem Veterem 12 Kal. Septembris Pontificatus nostri Anno primo Cumque Serenissimus Princeps Dominus Edwardus Rex Angliae illustris nomine Sanctissimi patris Domini Martini Summi Pontificis et Romanae Ecclesiae pro annuo censu mille Marcarum in quo idem Rex Summo Pantifici et Ecclesia Romanae tenetur quatuor millia Marcarum sterlingorum per manus Baruntini Walteri Richardi Gaudicionis & Henrici de Podio de Societate Richardorum de Luka pro quatuor annis in praemissis Literis Apostolicis compraehensis et terminatis in festo Sancti Michaelis proximo praeterito Currente Anno Domini 1281. persolberit et recognoscamus et consiteamur de ipsis quatuor millibus Marcarum nobis esse praemisso nomine a dicto Domino Rege per manus dictorum Baruntini Richardi et Henrici pro supradictis quatuor annis integre satisfactum Nos concessissa nobis per easdem literas Apostolicas facultate facimus eidem Domino Regi nomine nostri Summae Pontificis et Romanae Ecclesiae refutationem plenariam de hujusmodi Censu praedictorum quatuor annorum de quibus praefatae literae Apostolicae faciunt mentionem et qui in dicto fes●● Sancti Michaelis proximo praeterito terminati fuisse noscuntur In quorum omnium testimonium has literas patentes fecimus et sigillo nostro munivimus Et venerabiles patres Domini Godefridus Wygorn & Willielmus Norwicen Episcopi ac Magister Ardicio Primicerius Mediolan Domini Papae Capellanus & in Angliae Nuncius qui dictas literas Apostolicas viderunt et recognitioni ac confessioni necnon refutationi praemissis interfuerunt sua sigilla praesentibus apponi fecerunt ad majoris roboris firmitatem Dat. London 6 Idus Novembris Anno Domini supradicto Et memorandum quod istae duae Literae praecedentes liberatae fuerunt Thomae de Gunneis apud Cestriam die Sabbati prox ante festum Apostolorum Petri & Pauli Anno etc. decimo per manum Johannis de Langeton in Garderoba Regis Custodiendae Pope Martin this year sent this Bull to King Edward the 1. to require his favour to and protection of the Monks of the Order of Clunie whose piety he highly extolled MARTINUS Episcopus Servus servorum Dei Charissimo in Christo Filio In Turre London Regi Angliae Illustri salutem & Apostolicam benedictionem Libenter Excellentiae Regiae illa suggerimus quae saluti proficiunt famam ampliant statum prosperitate communiunt & conservant Haec fili charissime non est dubium ex pietatis operibus provenire inter quae non est minimum extimandum Religiosos favorabiliter prosequi praesertim propulsando eorum injurias et ipsos in suis juribus defendendo Quanta vero inter Religiones caeteras Cluniacen Ordo claritate resplendeat tua Sublimitas non ignorat propter quod eundem Ordinem Serenitati Regiae ut id tibi cedat ad salutis praemium eique ad tutaminis proveniat commodum redemptoris omnium cujus● ordo ipse obsequiis deputatis intuitu commendamus Regalem Celsitudinem obsecrantes in Domino quatenus eundem Ordinem ac professores ipsius ob divinam reverentiam et Apostolicae sedis ac nostram babens in charitatis visceribus commendatos ipsos in suis opportunitatibus Regii favoris auxilio prosequaris ut exind● praeter humanae laudis praeconium retributionis aeternae consequaris augmentum Dat. apud Vrbem veterem Kal. Februarii Pontificatus nostri Anno secundo Sir John Lovetot Knight most likely by the King's connivance encouragement apprehended and imprisoned the Preceptor and Treasurer of the Church of Lincoln for presuming to examine Witnesses in a cause referred to them by the Pope upon an Appeal and Complaint of the Dean of Stafford the Pope's Chaplain touching the Archbishop of York's refusal to admit him to the Church of Adelingflet to which he was presented by the Countess of Gloucester the right Patron thereof as was pretended and suppressing the depositions taken in the cause which were to be returned by them to the Pope to the high contempt of his Papal authority and forcing the Dean to fly out of the Realm and desert the prosecution of his suit Pope Martin thereupon issued this Bull to the Prior of Tonbridge to cite Sir John to appear in person before him to answer this high contempt by a certain day within two months which Bull I found in the White Tower worthy observation wherein these proceedings are recorded MARTINUS Episcopus Servus servorum Dei dilecto filio Priori de Tonebrigge Roffen Dioc. salutem & Apostolicam benedictionem Gravem recepimus In Turre London dilecti filii Bogonis de Clara Decani Ecclesiae de Stafford Coventrens Dioc. Capellani nostri querelam quod cum dudum in causa quae inter ipsum & bonae memoriae Walterum Archiepiscopum Eboracen super eo quod idem Archiepiscopus dictum Bogonem ad vacantem Ecclesiam de Adelingflet Eboracen Dioc. ad quam idem Bogo à dilecta in Christo filia nobili muliere Comitissa Gloucestriae verâ patronâ ipsius Ecclesiae fuerat canonicè praesentatus admittere contra justitiam denegaverat vertebatur ad sedem Apostolicam delata legitime post diversos auditores a sede ipsa in causa deputatos eadem lite coram eorum aliquo legitimè contestata demum receptio & examinatio testium à dicto Capellano nostro producendorum ad causam praefatam pertinentium dilectis filiis Decano Praecentori & Thesaurario Ecclesiae Lincolnien de assensu procuratorum utriusque partis in forma solita per literas sedis ejusdem commissae fuissent tandem Johannes Lovetot Miles Londinen Dioc. in tantae temeritatis excessum prorupit quod Decani Praecentoris et Thesaurarii jurisdictionem immo potius Apostolicam in hac parte satagens nequiter impedire Praecentorem et Thesaurarium praelibatos pro eo quod ad receptionem et examinationem quorundam de hujusmodi testibus dicto Decano Lincolnien se super hoc excusante processerant et processum super hoc per eos habitum quem ob●timorem illius nondum persecerant transmittendum ad sedem Apostolicam sigillis propriis consignarunt per Willielmum de Saham Clericum Johannem de Vallibus et Rogerum dictum Loveday Milites illarum partium ausu sacrilego capi fecit et carcerali custodia aliquandiu detineri sicque dictus Capellanus noster propter hoc simili terrore perterritus suit exire totum regnum Angliae ac desistere saltem ad tempus a prosecutione causae hujusmodi non sine gravi praedictae Sedis injuria et offensa Iusti●iae manifesta coactus Quare pro parte ipsius humiliter petebat à nobis ut providere super hoc paterna sollicitudine curaremus Ne igitur tantae praesumptionis excessus sic remaneat impunitus aliis in similibus malignari delectantibus transeat in pernitiosum exemplum Nos eum conniventibus oculis pertransire nolentes discretioni tuae per apostolica scripta mandamus quatenus si per ea quae ad te fama vel alio modo jam pervenerunt vel de novo pervenient aut per non solemnem indaginem sed per fidelem pervenerunt de praedictis seu praedictorum excessuum consideratis circumstantiis tibi secundum Deum videbitur praedictum Johannem coram nobis personaliter ob praemissa fore citandum memoratum Johannem ex parte nostra peremptorie citare procures ut infra duos menses post citationem suam compareat personaliter Nota. coram nobis super praemissis et ea contingentibus recepturus pro meritis et facturus alias quod justitia sua debet Diem vero Citationis per te faciendae ac formam et quicquid de praedictis duxeris faciendum per tuas literas harum seriem continentes nobis fideliter intimare procures Dat. apud Urbem veterem 11 Kal. Junii Pontificatus nostri anno secundo What the Prior did thereupon I find not in History or Record such Citations out of the Realm being against the privileges of the King and Subjects and little done upon them The same year as a Flores Hist. Anno 1282. p. 371. Matthew Westminster b Hist. Angl. An. 1283. p. 10. Thomas Walsingham and c Polud Virgilius Hist. Angl. l ●● p. 325. General History of Spain p. 411 412 419 420. 421. others story Petrus Rex Arragoniae vindicans Regnum Siciliae which Popes claimed as the Churches and St. Peter's patrimony jure haereditario uxoris suae s●ditò cum navigio Regnum Siciliae ingressus Carolum Regem expulit de eodem whom the Pope had intruded into it die Ascensionis Domini de suis ex insperato multis millibus interfectis or as others circiter vesperum Gallos' omnes ad unum interfecerunt unde adagium Vesper Siculus Rex Arragonium praedicta Regna Apuliae Calabriae & Siciliae pro suis haeredibus jure haereditario vendicavit eo quod filiam Manfredi de praedictis regnis per Romanam Ecclesiam spoliati duxerat in uxorem Carolus in Franciam fugiens à Rege Nepote suo pro recuperando regno subsidium impetravit Papa vero Martinus in Petrum praedictum et omnes ei faventes vel ipsum Regem appellantes excommunicationis tulit sententiam regno Arragoniae eum privans et confirmans illud Carolo filio Regis Francorum Petrus verò de Arragonia missis à Regno Siciliae nunciis petivit ut quadraginta tantum militibus ad plana Burdegaliae secum tot tantum habente milites dimicationis veniat ad diem certum sub certa poena se ad hoc obligandum tamen Carolus modo se simili obligaret ut cui in hoc conflictu cessisset victoria ille sine contradictione regno Siciliae potiretur Non obstantibus igitur inhibitionibus Apostolicis conduxerunt praefati Reges quod pro jure utrorumque ducenti milites demicarent in● planitie juxta Burdegalium duorum partibus assignantes Quo die adveniente evanuit conductum praedictorum quia Rex Carolus cum centum millibus occurrit Regi Arragonum cum centum tantum militibus venienti Trusting more to his Army then to the Popes or Church of Rome's Title Benediction or excommunication then little valued and much contemned by his adversary King Peter The Pope upon this occasion when St. Peter's sword would not prevail against Peter sent this Bull to King Edward the 1. the original whereof I found in the White Tower and there rescued with sundry others from oblivion lamenting these Wars between these Princes and likewise between d See the General History of Spain l. 11. p. 415 to 420. Alphonso King of Castille his Sons and Nobles whereof he and his praedecessors were the original authors and craving his assistance to pacify the differences between them for the preservation of the Church's Liberties and preventing the loss of souls as being most able to effect it MARTINUS Episcopus Servus servorum Dei Charissimo in Christo filio Regi In Turre London Angliae illustri salutem & Apostolicam benedictionem Insurgentis fremitus tempestatis quae Castellae ac Legionis Tolletti Galleciae Siliciae Cordubae Murciae atque Geh●nui regna concutit fratrem in fratrem provocat filios armat in patrem subditos in Dominum erigit vastitati bona stragi corpora & animas quod amarius deploramus dispendio salutis exponit in nostram notitiam diversarum literarum & famae praeviae nunciatione deductas ubi primum auribus nostris insonuit horrorem ingessit auditui paternum amaricavit animum & in eo multae compassionis spiritum excitavit Quis enim absque amaricatione recenseat inter tanta sibi necessitate conjunctos jura sanguinis violari Quis animo non amaro consideret filios ante diem non tam in patrios annos inquirere quam finem illorum iniquis aggressibus maturare Patrem commotum etiam filialis persecutionis injuria in natos arma gerere ac in eos cogi saltem per defensionis remedium desaevire Quis amarè non ferat germanos odiis se impetere mutuis & maximè beneficiorum liberalitate praeventum in benesactorem insurgere illius non solum humiliationem sed sicut fert gravis infamia dejectionem extremam quaerere apertisque conatibus procurare Quis non horret subditorum audaciam fidelitatis foedere violato erectam in Dominum et ad subversionem Regalis solii aspirare And have not many Pope's not only not abhorred but encouraged yea enjoined it and this Pope himself in the case of King Peter Habet enim communis famae relatio quod dilecti filii Nobiles viri Sanctius aliique charissimi in Christo filii nostri A. Regis Castellae ac Legionis illustris nati EmannelGermanus necnon subditi Regis ejusdem in eum subito insurgentes et aspirantes ad totalem exhaeredat●onem ipsius officiales quos idem Rex instituerat in suis regnis et terris penitus amovere instituere alios et omnia sibi regalia jura su●trahere praesumpserint eundemque Regem nullum Dominium nullamque potestatem in praedictis suis regnis et terris habere permittant Venerabiles quoque sratres nostri Archiepiscopi Episcopi et dilecti filii Electi Abbates et Priores et universi et singuli Ecclesiarum Praelati ac Prior Hospitalis Jerosolimitan et Magistri Templi Sancti Jacobi Calatranen et Alcanturae Militiarum ac Capitula et Conventus necnon Nobiles viri Comites Barones' et alii tam Clerici quam Laici per eadem regna constituti vel eorum aliqui dicuntur fidelitatis debitum quo ipsi Regi tenentur violasse And have not Popes themselves frequently done the like and stirred up Archbishops Bishops Abbots etc. to do the same against sundry Christian Emperors and Kings Haec dum paterno pensamus affectu licet tam ad oppressum quam ad opprimentes compassione multimodè moveamur in dicto Rege tanquam in perdilecto Ecclesiae filio tam gravis oppressionis opprobrium in opprimentibus vero propriae saluti obvios abominantes excessus eidem tamen Regi tanto singulariori caritate compatimur quanto specialius ei vulgaris assistit opinio eumque communiter praedicat nimis temerary nimis inique gravari Cum itaque ad remedium in hiis si consonent facta relatibus celeriter adhibendum propter vitanda praecipue animarum pericula intensis desideriis intendamus recurrendum deliberavimus ad excelsum qui super regnum hominum dominatur in * Therefore not in Popes by his own resolution who yet presumed to dispose of the kingdoms of Sicily Arragon & others cujus manu sunt omnium potestates & jura regnorum & apud ipsum humilibus supplicationibus insistendum ut benignius eosdem Regem natos Germanum ipsius regna eadem incolas respiciat eorundem ab illis dissentiones amoveat dissidentium corda in concordiae unitate conciliet eye tranquillitatem tribuat ipsosque in illius solliditate consolidet & confirmet thronum regalem corroboret qui sic utiliter praesit ut prosit cujus regimen sic regat ut dirigat & cedat subditis ad salutem perpetuam quietem et pacem Nobisque ipse cujus providentia in sui dispositione non fallitur modos & vias aperiat per quos haec ut in votis gerimus efficaciter promovere possimus Quia vero non minoris est meriti contra insidias antiqui hostis exurgere ne à devotione Dei & universalis Ecclesiae populos Christianos avertat quam insistere convertendis Serenitatem Regiam exhortamus quatenus pensatis prudenter quam sit pernitiosum exemplum quod in praedictis regnis noscitur contigisse ac clementer attendens quantum Regiam magnitudinem deceat Regi praedicto in tantae perplexitatis articulo efficaci adesse praesidio ad prosperum & tranquillum ipsius & regnorum & eorundem statum prout honori tuo congruere ac alias expedire putaveris magnitudinem tuae provisionis apponas Ita quod per tuae studia providentiae salutaris Ecclesiastica Libertas quae occasione hujusmodi discordiae in illis partibus infringi posset illaesa servetur praefatis regnis pax & tranquillitas ut desideramus adveniat animarum pericula evitantur ac tibi exinde laudis titulus apud homines & meritorum accrescat cumulus apud Deum Dat. apud Vrbem veterem v. Idus Augusti Pontificatus nostri anno tertio Anno 1282. viz. 10 E. 1. as * Hist. Angliae p. 10. Thomas Walsingham stories Cantuariensis Archiepiscopus profectus in Snowdoniam Principem Walliae against the Kings will as he protested & Germanum suum sategit ad pacem reduc●re sed frustratus regressus ad Angliam Excommunicationis in ipsos sententiam fulminavit Whereof * Spelmannt Concilia Tom. 2. p. 344 345. Sir Henry Spelman out of Pechams own Register renders us this particular account Processus Domini Johannis Dei gratia Cantuariensis Archiepiscopi habitus in partibus Walliae Isti sunt Articuli intimati Domino L. Principi Walliae & populo ejusdem loci ex parte Domini Archiepiscopi supradicti Primo quia propter salutem eorum spiritualem & temporalem ad partes istas venimus quos semper dileximus usque modo sicut plures eorum aoverunt Secundo quia venimus contra Domini Regis voluntatem cui etiam adventus noster dicitur plurimum displicere Tertio quia rogamus eos & supplicamus eis pro sanguine Jesus Christi quatenus venire velint ad unitatem cum gente Anglorum & ad pacem Domini Regis quam eis intendimus quanto melius poterimus procurare Quarto volumus eos scire quod in hiis partibus Domini non poterimus remanere Quinto volumus eos attendere quod post recessum nostrum non invenient for sitan aliquem qui ita velit sua amplecti negotia promovenda qui vellemus si placeret Altissimo vitâ nostrâ temporali ipsorum pacem honestam & stabilem perpetuò procurasse Sexto quia si nostras partes spreverint & labores statim intendimus eorum pertinaciam scribere Summo Pontifici et Curiae Romanae propter peccata mortalia quae multiplicantur occasione discordiae omni die Septimo noverint quod nisi citius ad pacem venerint aggravabitur eis Bellum quod non poterunt sustinere quia crescit Regia potentia omni die Octavo noverint quod regnum Angliae est sub speciali protectione Sedis Apostolicae et quod Romana Curia plus inter regna caetera diligere consuevit Nono quod eadem Curia nullo modo volet permittere statum regni Angliae vacillare quod sibi specialibus obsequiis est de votum Decimo amarissime plangimus hoc quod dicitur Wallenses crudeliores existere Saracenis quia cum Saraceni capiunt Christianos' eos servant pecuniâ redimendos quos Wallenses captos dicuntur illico jugulare quia solo sanguine delectentur immo quod est deterius quos permittunt redimi tradunt ut dicitur jugulandos Undecimo quod cum consueverunt Deum & personas Ecclesiasticas revereri a devotione hujusmodi videntur multipliciter recessisse qui in tempore sanctissimo in redemptoris injuriam moverunt seditionem homicidia p●rpetrantes in quo eos nullus poterit excusare Duodecimo petimus ut tanquam veri Christiani ad cor redeant poenitentes quia coeptam discordiam non possent diu continuare etiamsi jurassent Tertiodecimo petimus ut nobis significent quibus modis velint & valeant turbationem pacis Regiae laesionem Reipublicae & alia mala emendare Quartodecimo ut significent nobis qualiter valeat ipsa concordia stabiliri frustra enim pax firmari videbitur quae tam assiduè violatur Quintodecimo ut si dicunt leges suas vel foedera ex pacto inita non servari ut significent quae sint illa Sextodecimo noverint quod etiam posito quod eis derogatum fuisset quod noscimus nullo modo licebat eyes quia essent Judices in causa sua taliter Majestatem Regiam impugnare Septimodecimo quod nisi modo pax fiat procedatur contra eos forsitan ex decret● militiae Sacerdotis et populi convocati Responsiones Lew●lini Principis ad Articulos supradictos Reverendissimo Patri in Domino J. Dei gratia Cantuar. Archiepiscopo totius Angl●ae Primati suus humilis & devotus filius L. Princeps Walliae Dominus Snaudoniae salutem & filialem dilectionem cum omnimoda reverentia subjectione & honore Sancta Paternitati vestrae pro labore vobis quasi intolerabile quem assumpsistis ad praesens pro dilectione quam erga nos & nestram nationem geritis omni qua possumus devotione regratiantes vobis assurgimus & eò amplius quod contra Domini Regis voluntatem venistis prout nobis intimastis Caeterum quod nos rogastis ut ad pacem Domini Regis veniamus scire debet vestra sanct●●as quod ad hoc prompti sumus dummodo idem Dominus Rex pacem debit●m & veram nobis & nostris velit observare Ad haec licet gauderemus de mora vestra facienda in Wallia tamen per nos non eritis impediti quin pax fiat quantum in nobis est quam optamus per vestram industriam magis quam alicujus alterius roborari & speramus nec per Dei gratiam erit oportunum propter nostram pertinaciam aliquid scribere Domino Papae nec vestras paternas preces ac graves labores spernemus sed eas amplectimur omni cordis affectu ut tenemur nec erit opus quod Dominus Rex aggravet contra nos manum cum prompti sumus sibi ob●dire juribus nostris & legibus nobis ut praemittatur reservatis Et licet regnum Angliae sit Curiae Romanae specialiter subjectum et dilectum tamen cum Dominus Papa necnon et Curia Romana audierint quanta nobis per Anglicos mala sunt illata videlicet quod pax prius formata non sit nobis servata nec deinde Ecclesiarum devastationes combustiones et Ecclesiasticarum interfectiones Sacerdotum videlicet et Inclusorum et Inclusarum et aliarum Religiosarum personarum passim mulierum et infantium sugentium ubera et in portiarum combustiones etiam Hospitalium et aliarum Domorum Religiosarum homicidiorum in Cimiteriis Ecclesiis et super Altaria et aliorum sacrilegiorum et flagitiorum auditu etiam horribilium auditui Paganorum sicut expressius eadem in aliis rotulis conscripta vobis transmittamus inspicienda Speramus inprimis quod vestra pia & sancta Paternitas clementer nobis compatietur necnon & Curia supradicta nec per nos Regnum Angliae vacillabit dum ut praemissum est pax debita nobis fiat & servetur Qui vero sanguinis ●ffusione delectantur manifestum est ex factis nam Anglici haectenus nulli sexui vel aetati seu langore pepercerunt nulli Ecclesiae vel loco sacro detulerunt qualia vel consimilia * Saraceni non fecerunt Super eo autem unus redemptus fuit multum dolemus nec occisorem manutenemus sed in sylvis uti latro vagatur De eo vero quod inceperunt aliqui in tempore indebito illud ignoravimus sanctum & tamen ipsi asserunt quod in eo tempore hoc fecissent mortes & captiones eis imminebant nec audebant in domibus residere nec nisi armati incedere & sibi tali tempore id fecerunt De eyes vero quae fecimus contra Dominum ut veri Christiani per Dei gratiam poenitebimus nec erit ex parte nostra quod Bellum continuetur dum simus indempnes ut debemus ne tamen exhaeredemur & passim occidamur oportet nos defendere ut valemus Cum vero injuria & dampna hinc inde considerentur & ponderentur parati sumus emendare pro viribus quae ex parte nostra sunt commissa dum de praedictis injuriis & dampnis nobis factis & aliis emenda nobis fiat Et ad pacem firmandam & st●biliendam similiter sumus prompti debitis modis quia tamen Regales Cartae & pacta inita nobis non servantur sicut nec huc●sque sunt observata non potest pax stabiliri nec quia novae exactiones & inauditae contra nos & nostros omni die adinveniuntur vobis autem transm in rotulis dampna illata & foedera nisi quod secundum factum pacis factam Quod vero guerravimus quia necessitas nos cogebat nam nos & omnes Wallenses eramus adeo oppressi & subpeditati & spoliati & in servitutem redacti per Regales Justiciarios & Ballivos contra formam pacis & omnem justitiam amplius quam si Saraceni essemus vel Judaei sicut credimus et saepe denuntiavimus Domino Regi nec aliquam emendam habere potuimus sed semper mittebantur Justiciarii & Ballivi ferociores & crudeliores & cum illi erant saturati per suas injustas exactiones alii de novo mittebantur ad populum excoriandum in tantum quod populus mallebat mori quam vivere haec oportet militiam ampliorem convocare vel contra nos moveri dum nobis fiat pax & servetur modis debitis ut superius est expressum nec debetis Sanetae Pater omnibus verbis credere nostrorum Adversariorum sicut enim nos factis oppresserunt & opprimunt ita & verbis diffamant vobis impotentes volunt ipsi enim saepe vobis sunt praesentes & nos absentes nisi opprimentes nos oppressi & fidem eyes in omnibus non exhibeatis sed ista potius examinetis Valeat Sanctitas vestra ad regimen Ecclesiae per tempora longa * Antiq Eccles. Brit. p. 198. Matthew Parker adds hereto Johannes in Cambrian ut sedaret tumultum Rege ipso ut asseruit inscio secessit Hoc bellum à Leo lino Griffini filio Walliae Principe frater suo David instigante necnon ariolis quibusdam Cambrensibus qui Principi sua●●runt jamjam fore ut Bruti diademate prout Merlinus quondam vaticinatus est insigniretur totamque Britanniae Insulam solus regeret susceptum est Et si Leolinus ejusque frater David scriptis ad Johannem Cant. cum in Cambrian venisset literis affirmant se arma sumere quod contra inita foedera Regii Justiciarii & Ballivi Cambros injuriis non tolerandis toties affecissent ut mori & in a●ie perire malint quam vitam in servitute atque tyrannide molestam ducere Itaque cum Johannes de pace concilianda in Snowdonia Cambriae provincia diu sed frustra iractavisset in Angliam rediit Excommunicationisque sententiam Oxonii ut in Bonifacio ante diximus in pacis Regiae violatores latam contra Leolinum & Davidem eorumque milites promulgavit Sed antequam in Cambrian pedem intulisset veritus ne vi retineretur nec redire facile cum vellet posset R. Burnell Bathoniensem Episcopum quem ut ante diximus Cantuarienses Monachi in Archiepiscopum postularunt Vicarium suum & Administratorem suae provinciae generalem corstituit Et ut Cambros aliquo merito devinciret multos ex ea provinciae Clericos indoctos egentes atque peregrinos novo super stitionis modo instituto in Angliam misit Codices enim Evangeliorum ornatè & curiosè in membranis ligatos singulis dedit his qui inscitia literarum pronunciare aliquid ex illis non poterant ut saltem quarundam instar reliquiarum manibus gestarent populoque ostenderent praecepit Tum literas ad multos dedit in quibus rogavit ut hos Cambrenses Clericos Evangelium non ore proferentes sed digitis bajulantes reciperent & ad eleemosynas recipiendas circumire permitterent Illi itaque Codic●s Evangelii scripti circumducen●es eos insano & amenti sine doctrina vulgo non sine admiratione & stupore idiomate suo Evangylion Evangylion clamantes ostendebant Qua superstitione Angliae delusa plebs ignaros & ignotos homines multis donis affecit This Excommunication denounced by the Archbishop against the Rebellious Welsh and their Complices who disturbed the peace of the Realm I find was made by the King's Sovereign Ecclesiastical power and Patent sent to the Archbishop and likewise to the Archbishops of York and Dublin for that end thus recorded to posterity REX Ar●hiepiscopo Cantuariensi totius Angliae Primati salutem Cum nonnulli Rot. Walliae 10 E. 1. m. 10. malefactores Wallenses & alii complices & fautores sui tranquilitati & paci regni nostri invidentes turbationem quandam in terra nostra Walliae suscitantes pariter & moventes ibidem depredationes homicidia incendia & alia enormia quamplurima perpetrarint contra pacem nostram & the die in diem callidis machinationibus studeant nobis & hominibus fidei nostrae adhaerentibus majora damna & pericula pro viribus perpetrare Nos maliciam & rebellionem hujusmodi malefactorum quos in Canonem latae sententiae ipso facto incidisse constat volentes reprimi ut tenemur paternitatem vestram quam in punitione hujusmodi malefactorum per Claves Ecclesiasticas facienda esse novimus plurimum circumspectam affectuose requirimus et rogamus ad maliciam et rebellionem ipsorum celeriter reprimendam si placet curam et solicitudinem prout omnes praedecessores vestri fecerunt retrolapsis temporibus favorabiliter adhibentes Vniversis et singulis Suffraganeis vestris detis nostri intuitu secundum quod vestra discretio tranquilitati et paci incolarum regni nostri magis expedire viderit in mandatis ut ipsi omnes hujusmodi perturbatores pacis et eorum conspiratores complices et fautores ac omnes assensum consensum consilium vel auxilium clam vel palam eisdem praebentes in praemissis per singulas Diocesos suas publice et solemniter denunciari faciant Excommunicatos Speramus enim quod rebellio et malitia ipsorum mediante juvamine Gladii Spiritualis qui in hujusmodi casu juvare dinoscitur brachium seculare facilius reprimetur Teste Rege apud Devisis 28 die Marcii anno etc. decimo Consimiles literae diriguntur Archiepiscopis Ebor. & Dublin Teste ut supra The King likewise to preserve the Peace of the Realm and furnish himself with moneys to subdue the Rebellious * See Mat. Westm & Walsingham Anno 1282. Henry de Knyghton de Event Angliae l. 3. c. 1. Mat. Parker Antiq. Eccles Brit. p. 1 99 Polydor Virgil Angl. Hist. l. 17. p. 323 324. Holinshed Grafton Speed Stow Daniel in 10 Edw. 1. Welshmen summoned all the Prelates Nobles and others who held of him by Knight's Service to assist him with their Horse and Arms against the Welshmen and writ to the Bishop of Ely to secure the Peace of that Isle during his absence in Wales and gave Commission to swear all the Inhabitants thereof to keep his Peace and to all the Archbishops and Bishops to hasten the collection and payment of the Quindisme then granted to him by them for that War as Rotulus Walliae Anno 10 E. 1. thus at large records REX Venerabili in Christo Patri J. eadem gratia Archiepiscopo Cantuar. totius Rot. Walliae 10 E. 1. m. 7. dorso Angliae Primati salutem Quia Wallenses malefactores & complices ac fautores sui Rebelles nostri paci & tranquillitati regni nostri invidentes nuper quosdam de fidelibus nostris subito & seditiose interfecerunt & quosdam coeperunt & in prisona detinent & guerram in terra nostra Walliae commoverunt ac depredationes homicidia incendia & alia enormia perplurima contra pacem nostram in partibus illis nequiter perpetrarunt ac terras nostras & fidelium nostrorum ibidem de die in diem invadunt & dampna gravia perpetrare non formidant per quod jam exercitum nostrum summoneri secimus quod sit apud R●chelan die Dominica crastino in festo Petri ad vincula proximo futuram ad malitiam & rebellionem dictorum malefactorum & complicium suorum reprimendam Vobis mandamus quod dictis die et loco habeatis servicium vestrum nobis debitum paratum ad proficiscend nobiscum exinde in expeditionem nostram contra praedictos Wallenses malefactores et complices suos Rebelles nostros Et hoc nullo modo omittatis Teste Rege apud Wygorn 20 die Maii. Sub eadem forma mandatum est Archiepiscopo Ebor. R. Dunelm Episcopo R. Carleol J. Roffen R. London R. Cov●●r & Lichf G. Lincoln R. Cicestr R. Sarum R. Bathon & Wellen. P. Exon. W. Landaven T. Hereford G. Wigorn. W. Norwic. H. Elien H. Meneven & Assaven Sub eadem forma mandatum est subscriptis Abbatibus quod habeant etc. viz. Abbati the Thorneye Abbati Sancti Augustini Cantuar. Abbati Sancti Albani Abbati Sancti Edmundi Abbati Westmon Abbati de Cercertes Abbati Glaston Abbati de Hyda Winton Abbati de Abbotesbyr Abbati de Winchecombe Abbati de Shereburn Abbati de Pershe Abbati de Evesham Abbati Sancti Benedicti de Hulm Abbati Sancti Petri de Glouc. Abbati de Malmesbyr Abbati de Michelney Abbati de Abbendon Abbati de Corn. Priori de Coventr Abbatissae de Wilton Abbatissaes Sanctae Mariae Winton Abbatissae Shafton Abbatissae de Berking I pretermit the summons to the Temporal Lords Knights and others REX omnibus Ballivis etc. Cum ob regni nostri securitatem mandaverimus Rot. Walliae 10 E. 1. m. 9 De Insula Eliens munienda etc. venerabili Patri H. Elien Episcopo quod Insulam de Ely muniri & salvo custodiri faciat ne nostri aemuli & malivoli quicunque fuerint Insulam illam ingrediantur clam aut potenter ad pacem nostram in aliquo perturbandam ob hoc expediat ut de ipsis qui infra libertatem dicti Episcopi moram faciunt securitas habeatur de pace nostra in eisdem partibus plenius observanda Dedimus potestatem dilecto nobis Hugoni de Cressingham recipere Sacramentum omnium illorum qui infra dictam libertatem commorantur de eo quod in omnibus diligenter et fideliter se habebunt in iis quae ad conservationem pacis nostrae in Insula praedicta pertinent Et ideo vobis mandamus quod eidem Hugoni in hiis quae ad hujusmodi Sacramentum recipiendum pertinent intendentes sitis & respondentes In cujus etc. duratur usque ad Quindenam Sancti Michaelis proximo futuram nisi aliud interim duxerimus inde ordinandam Teste Rege apud Glouc. primo die Maii. * Tho. Walsingham Ypodigm Neustr An. 1281. p. 70 Mat. Westm p 370. Claus 10 E. 1. m. 7. dorso De Quintadecima colligenda His diebus Clerus & populus primo Quintam Decimam & postmodum Tricemam bonorum suorum Regi Angliae concesserunt to conquer the Welsh-men hereupon the King issued these Writs to the Archbishop of Canterbury and others for the speedy collection thereof and to Sheriffs to assist them therein REX venerabili in Christo patri J. Cantuar. Archiepiscopo totius Angliae Primati salutem Quia volumus quod Quintamdecimam nobis concessam de bonis Cleri in provinciâ vestrâ colligatur nos de circumspectione & gratitudine vestra confidentes Paternitatem vestram requirimus et rogamus quatinus provideri facias de aliquibus viris fidelibus & discretis qui Quintamdecimam illam in vestra Diocesi ad opus nostrum colligere adunare & in tuto loco deponere possint custodiendam donec aliud inde praeceperimus Ita quod Nos in proximo Parliamento nostro de summa Quintaedecimae illius in dicta vestra Diocesi nos distinctè & apertè reddere possitis certiores Mandamus autem Vicecomiti nostro Cantuar. per breve nostrum quod vobis mittimus consignatum & cujus Transcriptum vobis mittimus praesentibus interclusum quod si aliquos Quintamdecimam illam solvere nolentes vel ad hoc difficiles se reddentes inveniri contigerit tunc vobis ad Quintamdecimam illam in dicta Diocest levandam auxilians sit et consulens juxta renorem brevis ejusdem quod ei si necesse fuerit & expedire videritis transmittetis & prout vos habere curetis in hac parte quod nobis exinde grates refer teneamur Teste Rege apud Cirencestr 27. die Januarii Consimiles literae diriguntur singulis Episcopis per totam provinciam ejusdem Archiepiscopi Teste ut supra Et mandatum est singulis Vicecomitibus singularum Diocesium Archiepiscopatus praedicti quod eisdem Episcopis ad praemissa facienda prout iidem Episcopi eye scire faciant ex parte Regis fi necesse fuerit consulentes sint et auxiliantes Teste Rege ut supra After which the King marching with his Army towards Wales issued other Writs to the Bishops and Collectors to carry the Quindism to several places REX venerabili in Christo Patri P. Exon. Episcopo salutem Cum nuper vos Rot. Walliae 10 E. 1. m. 5. dorso rogaverimus quod de aliquibus hominibus vestris de quibus confideretis qui pecuniam provenientem de quintadecima nobis à Clero concessa in vestro Diocesi praedicta una cum collectoribus ejusdem Quintaedecimae vel deputandis ab eis conducerent usque London liberandam ibidem Societati Mercatorum nostrorum de Luk. sicut Elyas Tolesan Clericus noster quem ad vos ea occasione specialiter transmisimus vos rogaret ex parte nostra & jam intellexerimus quod pecunia illa licet ut credimus sit collecta usque London nondum transmissa est de quo quamplurimum admiramur Paternitatem vestram requirimus et rogamus quatenus dictam pecuniam & arreragia ejusdem sine ulteriori dilatione per aliquos de hominibus vestris una cum collectoribus praedictis quibus similiter super hoc scripsimus vel saltem per unum ex eis usque London conduci facias per visum & testimonium dicti Clerici nostri quem ad vos ob hoc mittimus iterato Mercatoribus praedictis ibidem liberandam ut praedictum est Et hoc sicut de vobis confidimus nullo modo omittatis Mandavimus autem Collectoribus praedictis quod pecuniam illam sumptibus nostris & per visum ejusdem Clerici ibidem faciant cariari Teste Rege apud Rotheland xviii die Octobris Consimiles literae diriguntur J. Cantuar. Archiepiscopo vel ejus Offic. R. Bathon & Wellen. Episcopo vel ejus Offic. R. London Episcopo R. Sarum Episcopo J. Roff. Episcopo REX Collectoribus Quintaedecimae in Archiepiscopatu Cantuar. salutem Meminimus Ibidem nos alias vos rogasse quod Quintam decimam nobis à Clero concessam in Archiepiscopatu praedicto colligi & adunari & usque London sumptibus nostris cariari faceretis ibidem liberandam Societati Mercatorum nostrorum de Luk per visum & testimonium Eliae Tolosan Clerici nostri quem ad vos ea occasione specialiter transmisimus illa vice Verum quia pecuniam illam London ut praedictum est nondum cariari fecistis de quo miramur praedictum Clericum nostrum ad vos iterato duximus transmittendum Vos rogantes sicut aliàs rogavimus quod omnia arreragia ejusdem Quintaedecimae sine ulteriori dilatione London cariari faciatis in formâ praedictâ prout dictus Clericus noster vobis scire fac ex parte nostra Et hoc nullo modo omittatis Rogamus autem loci Diocesanum quod vobis ad hoc salvum & securum Conductum habere faciat & quod hoc sicut de co confidimus non omittat Mandavimus etiam Mercatoribus nostris praedictis quod literas suas patentes vobis fieri faciant summam receptionis dictae pecuniae testificantes Teste Rege ut supra Consimiles literae diriguntur Collectoribus Quintaedecimae in Episcopatibus praedictis REX Episcopo Cicestr salutem Pluries' vos rogasse meminimus quod totam Ibidem pecuniam provenientem de Quintadecima in Diocesi vestra per Collectores vestros ejusdem Quintaedecimae usque London cariari faceretis ibidem Bouromeno & sociis suis Mercatoribus de Luk. liberandam & quod conductum eisdem Collectoribus habere faceretis prout dilectus Clericus noster Elyas Tolesan quem tunc ea occasione ad vos misimus vobis diceret ex parte nostra Et quia Collectores praedicti quasdam excusationes minus sufficientes praetendentes pecuniam illam usque locum praedictum cariare distulerunt in nostri dampnum manifestum Paternitatem vestram iterato attentè requirimus et rogamus quatenus Collectoribus praedictis praecipiatis quod pecuniam illam sumptibus nostris usque London duci faciant cum omni festinatione prout praefatus Clericus eis dicet ex parte nostra ita quod dampnum inde ulterius non incurramus Teste Rege ut supra REX Magistro Rogero de la Grave & sociis suis Collectoribus Quintaedecimae in Episcopatu Cicestren salutem Cum plurses vos rogaverimus quod totam Ibidem pecuniam provenientem de Quintadecima in Episcopatu praedicto sine dilatione colligi & usque London deferri faceretis Societati Mercatorum nostrorum de Luk ibidem liberandam prout dilectus Clericus noster Elias Tolesan vobis scire faceret ex parte nostrâ & vos quasdam Excusationes minus sufficientes praetendentes pecuniam illam usque locum praedictum cariari facere distuleritis in nostri dampnum manifestum de quo miramur & movemur Vos iterato requirimus ec rogamus quod totam pecuniam praedictam cum omni festinatione qua fieri poterit & arreragia ejusdem usque locum praedictum sumptibus nostris deferri faciatis sicut praedictum est & prout venerabilis pater S. Cicestren Episcopus cui super hoc scripsimus & praefatus Clericus noster vobis scire fac ex parte nostra Et hoc nullatenus omittatis sicut diligitis nostrum commodum & honorem Mandavimus autem Mercatoribus nostris praedictis quod literas suas patentes vobis fieri faciant summam receptionis praedictae pecuniae testificantes Teste Rege ut supra REX R. Batho● & Wellen. Episcopo salutem Cum nuper vos rogaverimus quod provideri faceretis de aliquibus vestris fidelibus & discretis qui Quintamdecimam Ibidem nobis concessam a Clero in vestra Diocesi ad opus nostrum colligere & adunare ac in tuto loco deponere possent custodiendam donec aliud inde praeceperimus & jam ad quaedam negotia nostra instantia expediendâ pecunia plurimum indigeamus Paternitatem vestram affectuosè requirimus et rogamus quatenus Collectoribus ad hoc deputatis a vobis per literas vestras sine dilatione praecipiendo dare velitis in mandatis quod totam pecuniam provenientem de Quintadecimâ vestrae Diocesis quae jam collecta est ibidem sub omni festinatione transmitti faciant usque Malmesbiry prout eisdem Collectoribus similiter mandamus ibidem deponendam per visum & testimonium dilecti Clerici nostri Magistri Henrici Huse quem ad dictam Diocesin ea occasione specialiter duximus transmittendum Paternitatem vestram insuper requirimus et rogamus quatenus provideri faciatis de aliquibus de hominibus vestris de quibus confiditis qui pecuniam illam una cum ipsis Collectoribus vel deputandis ab eyes & cum praedicto Clerico nostro usque Malmesbiry salvo & secure conducere & ibidem disponere possint ut praedictum est prout dilectus Clericus noster cui credatis si placet in praemissis vos rogabit ex parte nostra Et hoc sicut de vobis specialiter confidimus nullatenus omittatis Teste Rege apud Glouc. secundo die Maii & fuerunt Claus Consimiles literae diriguntur de verbo ad verbum Episcopis Exon. & Sarum de Quintadecima Episcopatuum illorum ad eundem locum sub testimonio ejusdem Clerici ibidem deponendâ Et quia Rex ad quaedam negotia sua instantia expedienda pecunia plurimum indeget ad praesens Rex rogat Collectores praedictorum Episcopatuum quod totam pecuniam provenientem de Quintadecima Episcopatuum illorum per eos collectam sub omni festinatione transmitti faciant sumptibus Regis usque Malmesbiry ibidem deponendam & custodiendam per visum & testimonium praedicti Clerici Regis quem Rex ad praefatos Episcopos & Collectores praedictos ea occasione specialiter duxerit transmittendam & cui in praemissis adhibeant plenam fidem & ea faciant quae eis inde dicet ex parte Regis Et Rex rogavit praefatos Episcopos quod de aliquibus hominibus suis de quibus confidunt provideri faciant qui pecuniam illam una cum Collectoribus vel cum deputandis ab eyes & cum praefato Clerico Regis usque Malmesbury salvo & securè conducere & ibidem deponere possint custodiendam prout idem Clericus praefato Episcopo & Collectoribus dicet ex parte Regis Et Rex in junxit eidem Clerico quod cum Collectores pecuniam illam sic deponi fecerint literas ipsius patentes Collectoribus habere fac summam pecuniae sic depositae testificantes Et fuerunt patentes Consimiles literae diriguntur Archiepiscopo Cantuarien Episcopis Roffen Cicestr & London de praecipiendo Collectoribus Quintaedecimae eorundem Episcopatuum quod mittant Quintamdecimam jam collectam in Episcopatibus illis usque London per visam & testimonium Nicholai de Cl●re quem Rex ad Episcopatus illos ea occasione specialiter transmittit societati Mercatorum de Luk. ibidem liberandam & quod Quintamdecimam illam ibidem conduci faciant ut supra Teste ut supra * Rot. Walliae 10 E. 1. m. 8. Mandatum est etiam ut supra Collectoribus Quintaedecimae in Episcopatibus illis quod Quintamdecimam illam per visum etc. praedicti Nicholai usque London transmittant societate praedictorum Mercatorum liberandam & quod iidem Mercatores literas suas patentes eisdem Collectoribus habere faciant summam ejusdem liberationis testificantes Teste ut supra Consimiles literae ut supra diriguntur Episcopis Norwic. & Elien de praecipiendo Collectoribus Quintamdecimam in Episcopatibus illis quod Quintamdecimam illam per visum etc. Thomae de Wynundham usque London transmittant societati Mercatorum praedictorum liberandam & quod iidem Mercatores literas suas patentes eisdem Collectoribus habere faciant summam ejusdem liberationis testificantes Teste ut supra Mandatum est etiam ut supra Collectoribus Quintaedecimae in Episcopatibus illis quod Quintamdecimam illam per visum etc. praefati Thomae usque London transmittant societati praedictorum Mercatorum liberandam & quod iidem Mercatores literas suas patentes eisdem Collectoribus habere faciant summam ejusdem liberationis testificantes Teste ut supra Eodem modo scribitur Archiepiscopo Eborum Episcopo Karl & Episcopo Dunolm vel ejus vices gerenti per unum breve ut supra Et Collectoribus Quintaedecimae in Archiepiscopatu & Episcopatibus praedictis de mittendo Quintamdecimam Episcopatuum illorum usque Castrum Nottingham Constabul Castri praedicti liberandam per visum etc. Willielmi de Beverlaco quem Rex etc. ad Archiepiscopatum & Episcopatus illos ea occasione etc. per ordinationem Magistri Henrici de Newark Et mandatum est Richardo de Charrum quod Quintamdecimam Episcopatus Dunolm per homines Episcopi conduci facere etc. usque Nottingham etc. ut supra & Constabulario Castri praedicti quod eam recipiat Teste ut supra Eodem modo scribitur Lincolniensi Episcopo per unum breve ut supra & Collectoribus Episcopatus illius per aliud breve ut supra de mittendo Quintamdecimam Episcopatus illius usque Lichefeld Thesaurario Lich. liberandam per visum Magistri Adae de Botindon quem Rex etc. ut supra & custodiendam donec Rex inde aliud praeceperit Eodem modo scribitur Coventrens & Lichfeld Episcopo per unum breve & Collectoribus per aliud breve ut supra de Quintadecima ejusdem Episcopatus mittenda usque Gestriam ibidem in Garderoba Regis liberanda Teste ut supra Eodem modo scribitur Episcopo Wigorn. per unum breve & Collectoribus etc. per aliud breve ut supra de mittendo Quintamdecimam Episcopatus illius usque Wigorn. in Garderoba Regis ibidem liberandam Teste ut supra Eodem modo scribitur Episcopo Meneven per unum breve & Collectoribus etc. per aliud breve ut supra de mittendo Quintamdecimam Episcopatus illius usque Kermerdin ibidem in tuto loco deponendam donec Rex aliud inde praeceperit Teste ut supra Eodem modo scribitur Landaven Episcopo per unum breve & Collectoribus etc. per aliud breve ut supra de mittendo Quintamdecimam Episcopatus illius-usque Kermordin ibidem in tuto loco deponendam donec Rex aliud inde mandaverit Teste ut supra Eodem modo scribitur Hereford Episcopo vel ejus locum tenenti per unum breve & Collectoribus etc. per aliud breve ut supra de mittendo Quintamdecimam Episcopatus illius usque Wigorniam in Garderoba Regis ibidem liberandam Teste ut supra Et memorandum quod ad Episcopatus Wigorn. Meneven Landaven & Hereford non mittebatur aliquis Clericus per cujus visum Quintadecima Episcopatuum illorum mitti debuit Eodem modo ut in prima forma scribitur Magistro Adae Hales custodi spiritualitatis Episcopatus Winton sede vacant per unum breve & Collectoribus etc. per aliud breve ut supra de mittendo Quintamdecimam Episcopatus illius usque London Mercatoribus de societate de Luk. liberandam per visum & testimonium Johannis de Arundel & Vicecomitis Sutht & quod iidem Mercatores literas suas patentes eisdem Collectoribus habere faciant summam ejusdem liberationis testificantes Teste ut supra Omnes praedicti Clerici habeat literas Regis de conductu durat ad festum Sancti Michaelis videlicet quilibet eorum per se The King likewise writ to several rich Abbots to borrow several sums of money upon this occasion which they out of courtesy promised to lend him MIttatur pro Ducentis Marcis ad abbots the Neusom & Abbatem de Lavenden quod Rot. Walliae 10 E. 1. m. 9 dorso eas mittant usque Wigorn. in Quindena Sanctae Trinitatis vel ubicunque fuerint quae sunt in custodia eorundem Abbatum quas promiserunt ex Curialitate The King notwithstanding his great want of Corn Victuals and Carriages for himself and his Army during this War yet granted these Protections from Purveyance to sundry Religious Houses according to the Statute of Westm 1. cap. 1. REX omnibus Ballivis Clericis & Ministris suis ad quos etc. salutem Licet Rot. Walliae 10 E. 1. m. 8. Pro Priorissa de Westwode ne blada capiantur etc. nos Magnates & caeteri fideles nostri nobiscum in exercitu nostro Walli● existentes Bladis Victualibus & Cariagio non modicum ad exercitum praedictum indigeamus Nolumus tamen quod aliquod de bladis seu rebus aliis dilectae nobis in Christo Priorissae de Westwode ordinis Fo●tis Ebrandi quibuscunque seu etiam Cariagium aliquod ad opus nostrum vel alicujus alterius ab ipsa capiatur contra voluntatem suam Et ideo vobis mandamus quod de bladis aut aliis bonis & catallis ipsius Priorissae aut etiam Cariagium aliquod ab ipsa ad opus nostrum vel alterius sicut praedictum est sine licentia & voluntate sua nullatenus capiatis In cujus etc. duratur usque ad festum Nativitatis Domini proximo futurum Teste Rege apud Wigorn. 21 die Maii. Consimiles literae ut supra verbati●● pro Abbate & Conventu de Cumbe Teste Rege apud Hertlebir 24 die Maii. The Abbot of St. Werburge having furnished the King in his expedition to Wales with Men and Carriages the King granted him this Patent for his future indemnity that it should not infringe his Charters and Privileges for time to come REX omnibus ad quos etc. salutem Licet dilectus nobis in Christo Abbas Pat. 10 E. 1. m. 9 Pro Abbate S. Wereburgae Cestr Sanctae Werebargae Cestriae de hominibus equis & carectis suis ad diversa neg●●a nostra in praesenti expeditione nostra Wall facienda nobis liberaliter subvenerit Nolumus etiam quod liberalitas hujusmodi ad consequentiam vel consuetudinem per nos vel Haeredes aut Ballivos nostros in posterum trahi possit vel quod occasione dictae subventionis gratuitae praefato Abbati vel successoribus aut hominibus suis praejudicium futuris temporibus aliquatenus generetur In cujus etc. Teste Rege apud Cestr 26 die Junii The King in pursuance and observation of the Statute of Westm 1. cap. 1. made for the ease and benefit of the Clergy and Religious Houses issued this Writ to and for the Abbot of Gerew●don upon his complaint and motion for it REX omnibus etc. salutem Cum in primo generali Parliamento nostro post Pat 10 E 1. m 9 Pro Abbate de Gerewedon Coronationem nostram in crastino Octab. Pasch anno regni nostri tertio de voluntate nostra & Consiliariorum nostrorum confilio & de confensu Communitatis regni nostri ibidem convocatorum ad honorem Dei et utilitatem Ecclesiae suae sanctae et meliorationem dicti regni nostri ordinaverimus et statuerimus quod nullus veniat manducare hospitari vel jacere in domo Religionis quae non sit de su● advocatione ad custus domus nisi prius rogatus futrit & requisitus à Domino domus praeter Vicecomites qui venire poterunt cum quinque vel sex equis tantum ita tamen quod non gravent Religiosos suis crebris adventibus vel pernoctationibus in Domibus vel Maneriis eorundem etc. as in the forecited Statute of 3 E. 1. c. 1. recited at large Praecipimus insuper postmodum quod nullus Religiosus nec alius pro debito Regio nec alterius per animalia quae terram suam excolunt nec per oves suas distringatur dum districtio alterius rei sussiciens debito vel demandae possit inveniri excepto imparcamento animalium quando ea in dampno alieno contingerit inveniri secundum consuetudinem & legem terrae Et quod districtiones nimiae sive super fluae minime fiant sed secundum bonum valorem per ●stimationem rationabilem ad quantitatem debiti vel demandae Vobis inhibemus ne contra tenorem dictorum Statutorum nostrorum domum de Gerewedon Cistercien ordinis molestetis in aliquo indebite vel gravetis Nolumus autem quod Abbates ejusdem loci qui pro tempore fuerint contra tenorem eorundem statutorum in aliquo venire praesumant In cujus etc. Teste Rege apud Cestr 22 die Junii He likewise confirmed the ancient Liberties of the Prioress and Nuns of Chester and discharged one of their Churches from payment of the Quindisme then granted in Parliament by these Patents REX Justiciario suo Cestriae salutem Cum dilectae nobis in Christo Priorissae Pat. 10 E. 1. m. 9 Pro Priorissa & Monialibus Cestr & Moniases Cestriae per Chartas praedecessorum nostrorum diversas libertates & jura habere clament Nos nolentes libertatibus vel juribus suis hujusmodi aliquatenus derogari Vobis mandamus quod Priorissam ipsam & Moniales in libertatibus & juribus suis omnimodis quibus per Chartas praedictas rationabiliter usae sunt manuteneatis protegatis & defendatis non inferentes eyes vel inferri permittentes injuriam vel molestiam aliquam contra tenorem Chartarum praedictarum In cujus etc. Teste Rege apud Cestr 21 die Junii REX omnibus etc. salutem Sciatis quod pardonavimus dilectis nobis in Ibid. m. 8. Pro Monialibus Cestriae Christo Priorissae Cestriae et ejusdem loci Monialibus Quintamdecimam ipsas ratione Ecclesiae suae de Overe contingentem In cujus etc. Teste Rege apud Rothelan 27 die Julii Some Regrators and Officers of the King hindering the Freers' Minors to buy Victuals in the Town or County of Stafford for their necessary sustenance during the expedition in Wales the King upon their complaint issued this Precept for their relief therein REX omnibus etc. salutem Cum quidam Regratarii in Villa & Comitatu Pat. 10 E. 1. m. 10. Pro Fratribus Minoribus Staff Stafford se per quosdam ministros nostros advocantes dilectos nobis in Christo Fratres Minores Stafford de die in diem malitiose impediunt quo minus victualia cotidiana cum indiguerint ad opus suum per Procuratores & alios amicos suos ibidem emere possint & quandoque empta à manibus eorum extrahant sicut ex ipsorum Fratrum gravi querela accepimus Nos eorundem Fratrum indempnitati in hac parte provideri & malitiae hujusmodi obviari cupientes dedimus licentiam eisdem Fratribus emendi sibi victualia per Procuratores & alios amicos suos quociens necesse fuerit in partibus praedictis sine impedimento nostri vel ministrorum nostrorum aut aliorum quorumcunque Et ideo vobis mandamus quod eisdem Fratribus seu eorum Procuratoribus aut aliis amicis suis contra hujusmodi concessionem nostram non inferatis vel inferri permittatis injuriam etc. Et si quid etc. In cujus etc. per unum annum duratur Teste Rege apud Westm 13 die Junii The King this year seized the Temporalties of the Bishop of London for a Trespass against him notwithstanding his Rochet as this Writ informs us REX omnibus Ballivis etc. salutem Sciatis quod assignavimus dilectum & fidelem nostrum Philippum de Wileby ad omnes terras & tenementa Episcopi Pat. 10 E. 1. m. 10 De terris Episcopi London cap. in manum Regis London cap. in manum nostram et inde faciend prout ei injunximus occasione cujusoam transgressionis enormis nobis per ipsum Episcopum factam In cujus etc. Teste Rege apud Dynbegh 30 die Octobris Thomas de Cantilupo Bishop of Hereford having business to Rome procured this licence and protection from the King during his journey thither THomas Hereford Episcopus qui de licentia Regis profecturus est ad Curiam Pat. 10 E. 1. m. 18. De Protectione Romanam habet literas Regis de protectione patentes duraturas usque ad festum Sancti Michaelis proximo futuro & ab eodem festo usque ad unum annum proximo sequentem completum cum haec claus Volumus etiam etc. Present etc. Teste Rege apud Shireburne 17 die Februarii The cause of this Bishops going to the Roman Court was to defend the Rights and Customs of his Church against the Archbishop of Canterbury's Usurpations who died in his way thither * Mat. Westm An. 1287. p. 374. Thomas the Cantilupo qui pro causa Ecclessae suae ut dicitur quam contra Fratrem Johannem de Peckham de ordine Fratrum Minorum Archiepiscopum Cantuariensem defendere proponebat in partibus obiit transmarinis cujus ossa in Ecclesia supradicta fuerunt tradita supulturae Robert Kilwardby the last Archbishop of Canterbury formerly his Confessor as * Hist. Angliae p. 11. Godwins Catalogue p. 376. Jo. Balaeus Scriptor Brit. Cent. 4. c. 64. Walsingham stories publicly averred in commendatione ejus nullius ipsum mortalis criminis unquam sensisse contagium Quantique meriti fuit apud Deum crebrescentium ad sepulchrum ejus miracula cum gloria indubitata fide demonstravit ita quod infra breve temporis spacium contum & sexaginta miracula pro illo fieri Deusvoluit for which he was canonised a Roman Saint which shows his opposer Archbishop Peckham was none Post quem ad Ecclesiam Herefordensem electus & consecratus est by the King's licence and assent Magister Richardus de Swynefeld sacrae Theologiae doctor vir jucundus in verbis & egregius praedicator Upon the tidings of his death the King seized and committed not only his Temporalties but Goods and Chattels yet upon his Executors putting in security to satisfy all Debts due by him to the King his Goods and Chattels were restored to them to perform his Will as these two Records assure us REX commisit Waltero de ●udmerlegh Episcopatum Hereford cum pertinentiis Fines 10 E. 1. m. 5. De Episcopatu Hereford commisso vacantem per mortem Magistri Thomae de Cantilupo nuper Episcopi ejusdem loci & in manu Regis existentem custodiendum quamdiu Rex placuerit Ita quod de Exitibus inde provenientibus à die mortis praefati Episcopi Regi respondeat ad Scaccarium Regis Teste Rege apud Rochel 8 die Octobris MAndatum est Waltero de Rudmerlegh custodi Episcopatus Hereford quod accepta Ibid. m. 4. Pro Executoribus Testamenti Hereford Episcopi sufficient securitate à Magistro Willielmo de Monte forti & Coexecutoribus suis Testamenti Th. Hereforden Episcopi nuper defuncti de omnibus debitis in quibus Regi tenebatur ad Scaccarium Regis Regi reddendis eidem Magistro Willselmo & Coexecutoribus suis praedictis de omnibus bonis & catallis quae fuerunt praedicti Episcopi die quo obiit & quae occasione mortis ejusdem captae sunt in manum Regis & sunt in custodia dicti Walteri plenam administrationem habere fac ad executionem Testamenti dicti defuncti inde faciendam Teste Rege apud Dynbey 24 die Octobris The Bishopric of Winton being vo●d by the death of Nicholas de Ely the Monks by the Kings licence elected Richard Moor for their Bishop but the Pope who about this time began to bestow most Bishoprics by his Provisions on whom he pleased hoc anno cassato clecte Wintoniensi Richardo de Mora ex dono Curiae Romanae as * Hist Angliae An. 1283. p. 11. Godwins Catalogue of Bishops p. 178. Thomas Walsingham informs us Magister Johannes de Pontissa in ejusdem Ecclesiae Episcopum consecratur The King notwithstanding this Papal Usurpation at his request was content to restore the Temporalties to him so as he bought all the corn and stock of the Bishopric which the King had seized into his hands at their full price as these Records inform us REX Militibus liberis hominibus & omnibus aliis tenentibus de Episcopatu Pat. 10 E. 1. m. 6. De Temporalites Episcopatus Winton restit Winton salutem Sciatis quod cum Dominus Papa Episcopatum praedictum venerabili patri Magistro Johanni de Pontoys contulerit sicut per literas patentes ipsius Domini Papae nobis inde directas plenius intellerimus Nos collationem illam acceptantes cepimus fidelitatem ipsius Johannis et Temporalia Episcopatus praedicti reddidimus eidem Et ideo vobis mandamus quod eidem Johanni tanquam Episcopo & Domino vestro in omnibus quae ad Episcopatum praedictum pertinent intendentes sitis & respondentes In cujus etc. Teste Rege apud Rochelan 11 die Augusti MAndatum est Willielmo de Sancta Clara & Willielmo de Hamelton Custodibus Episcopus Winton quod omnia blada & fructus ad Episcopatum praedictum Fines An. 10 E. 1. m. 8. De Bladis Episcopo Winton vendend pertinentes qui sunt in manu Regis & in Custodia praedictorum Willielmi & Willielmi una cum Affris & alio instauro Regis quod est de emptione Regis ibidem facta inde legali appreciatione venerabili patri J. nunc Wynton Episcopo vendant pro justo precio et prout ad opus Regis magis viderint expedire Ita quod Regi inde possit respondere Teste Rege apud Rochelan 11 die Aprilis MAndatum est Willielmo de Sancto Clare & Willielmo de Hamelton quod totum Pro Epis●● Wi●ton de ●●staur instaurum de Bidentibus Bobus Affris et aliud instaur pertinens ad Episcopatum Winton quod receperunt tempore quo Rex custodiam Episcopatus praedicti eis commisit venerabili Patri J. nunc Episcopum Winton libere●t prout alias in consimili fieri consueverit Teste Rege apud Rothelan undecimo die Augusti How the King now and then during the vacancy of Bishoprics disposed of some of their stocks to others this Writ will inform us MAndatum est Willielmo de Sancto Claro & W. de Hamelton Custodibus Episcopatus Claus 10 E. 1. m. 8. Pro Capriol datis Winton quod in Chacea Episcopatus Winton videlicet in Bosco de Longwode & in aliis Boscis in Chacea illa habere fac charissimae Consorti Regis Alienorae Reginae Angliae viginti & quatuor Capriolos vivos ad Forestam de la Long For. inde instaurand de dono Regis Teste Rege apud Westm 25. die Novembris The Archbishop of Canterbury's Auditors Official and Dean of the Arches as well as their Lord usurping new Jurisdictions over his Suffragan Bishops and others within their Diocese in cases of Appeals to their great vexation upon grievous complaints made thereof the Archbishop this year did thereupon make and publish an Ordinance entitled Ordinatio super querelis & appellationibus Officiali Cantuariensi per subditos fratres & Suffraganeos illatis running in these words UNiversis praesentem paginam inspecturis Frater Johannes permissione divina etc. Ex vet. Codice MS. in Registro Principal D. Archiep Cant. nuncupato Peckham f. 145. b. Spelmanni Council Tom. 2. p. 346. Cum nuper clamosa plurimorum insinuatio nobis berisimiliter retulisset Suffraganeis nostris et subditis eorum quaedam nostris temporibus praeter conscientiam nostram tam per Auditores Curiae nostrae quam per Officialem nostrum Cantuariensem necnon et Decanum de Arcubus Londini dicti Officialis Commissarii fuisse illata gravamina quae praedecessorum nostrorum temporibus non fuerunt quorum tenemur & volumus vestigiis inhaerere Nos & nova resecare volentes & vetera quantum secundum Deum possumus temperare propace venerabilium Fratrum Coepiscoporum nostrorum eorundemque subditorum quiet quod cupimus intimis praecordiis consolari Mandavimus discretis viris venerabili fratri Domino W. Norwicensi Episcopo Magistris R. Archidiacono Cantuariensi G. de S. Leofardo Thesaurario Cicestriae A. de Hales R. de Brandon Canonico Londini in consuetudinibus & juribus Cantuariensis Eccl●siae longi temporis experientiâ eruditis ut ipsi de praedictis diligenter inquirerent & nos circa ipsa fideliter informarent Quorum consilio aliorumque prudentum indegine praemuniti volumus & decrevimus dicta grabamina in certis articulis respondere & ordinationem nostram in perpetuam memoriam commendare Imprimis igitur volumus & ordinamus quod Officialis noster Cantuariensis ad querelas subditorum Fratrum & Suffraganeorum nostrorum de caetero non rescribat praeterquam in casibus specialibus videlicet in casu negligentiae & in audiendis raciociniis ab executoribus decedentium in provincia Cantuariensi habentium Redditus Maneria Possessiones & bona in diversis Diocesis nostrae provinciae memoratae necnon & in aliis casibus qui tam de jure quam de consuetudine nostris & praedecessorum nostrorum temporibus eidem sunt permissi pariter & concessi & si de facto in aliis rescripserint & de hoc coram ipso excipiatur hujusmodi exceptio sine difficultate quaelibet admittatur Volumus insuper & ordinamus quod idem Officialis ad Appellationes à subditis Fratrum & Suffraganeorum nostrorum directè ad Curiam Cantuariensem omisso medio interposit as de caetero non rescribat Et si de facto rescripserit ac de hoc coram ipso aut suo quovis Commissario excipiatur cum de hujusmodi exceptione & ipsius effectu competenter constiterit de eadem appellationis causa ulterius se nullatenus intromittant Hoc etiam temperamentum in favorem Fratrum & Coepiscoporum nostrorum ac Cleri & populi provinciae Cantuariensis quietem praemissis annectentes quod ad querelas subditorum Fratrum nostrorum praedictorum sine conscientiâ nostrâ specialiter & expressa & absque causa rationabili nomine nostro de caetero nullatenus rescribatur Nos vero hoc jure nostro sic moderatè absque cujuslibet praejudicio uti intendimus ut in nullo a praedecessorum nostrorum vestigiis discrepemus Sanè si conting at aliquem Fratrum nostrorum fructus Ecclesiae Clerici subditi sui ex causâ Canonicâ vel consuetâ sequestrare & post bujusmodi sequestrum eâ occasione ad sedem Apostolicam et nostram Curiam pro tuitione ab eodem Fratre ex parte hujusmodi Clerici appellatur tanquam in Curiâ nostrâ pro eodem in tuitorio negotio pronuncietur hujusmodi sequestrum tanquam eandem Appellationem praecedens hujusmodi tuitionis obtentu finaliter nullatenus nolumus relaxari Caeterum si contingat alicui in Curiâ nostrâ litiganti per nostrum Officialem aut Commissarium nostros vel suos absolutionis ad cautelam beneficium impertiri si absolutionis hujusmodi publicatio petatur ab eodem cum publicatio conformis esse debeat absolutioni ne per simplicem absolutionis publicationem se gerat pro simpliciter absoluto & ab aliis absolutus finaliter reputetur volumus & ordinamus quod in literis super hujusmodi absolutionis publicatione in posterum obtinendis verba illa ad cautelam expressius inserantur Si autem necesse fuerit aliqua praedictis adjicere vel detrahere vel ipsorum aliqua declarare parati sumus in prima congregatione Fratrum eye in hiis & in aliis condescendere quantum possumus salva Ecclesiae nostrae libertate Per hanc autem ordinationem nostram non intendimus successoribus nostris seu Ecclesiae nostrae in aliquo derogare In cujus rei testimonium Sigillum nostrum praesentibus duximus apponendum Valete Datae apud Mortelake 7. Kalendarum Maii Anno Domini 1282. Consecrationis nostrae quarto Omitting the stile and date of the King's reign How well some Bishops loved Venison and hunting in those days and that the King's licence by word of mouth only was no sufficient warrant to free them from Fines before the Justices of the Forest for killing the King's Dear for which I find them frequently fined in the Fine Patent and Clause Rolls of this King this Record will inform us QVia Rex praecepit oretenus Th. Episcopo Meneven quod in proximo transitu suo per Pat. 10 E. 1. m. 8. Pro Episcopo Meneven Forestam Regis de Shirewode in eadem foresta caperet quatuor Damos ad opus suum de dono Regis mandatum est Justitiariis Regis proximo Itineraturis ad placita Foresta in Comitatu Notting quod praefatum Episcopum pro quatuor Damis praedictis quos cepit in Autumpno proximo praeterito non occasionent aut molestent ac ipsum inde quietum esse faciant Teste Rege apud Wygorn 25 die Decembris What Clerks arrested and convicted for robbery and murder were delivered this year to make their purgations before their Ordinaries who demanded and then usually acquitted them these Writs for restitution of their goods upon Certificates of their purgation will inform us CUM Ricardus de Brocton Clericus super latrocinii coram Justiciariis Regis ultimo I●nerantibus in Comitatu Northt ind●ct●tus & per eosdem Justiciarios ad requisitionem venerabilis Patris R. Coventr & Litchf Episcopi eidem Episcopo juxta privilegium Clericale prout moris est liberatus innocentiam suam super hujusmodi Latrocimis coram praefato Episcopo legitimè purgavit sicut idem Episcopus per literas suas patentes Regi significavit Mandatum est Vic●comiti de N. quod omnia bona & Catalla ipsius Ricardi quae capta in manum Regis occasione praedicta sine dilatione restitui faciat eidem de gratia Regis speciali Teste Rege apud Rochel 12. die Julii Consimiles literae habet Nicholaus de G●ssich Clericus nuper de homicidio coram Ibid. Pro Nicholas deGessich Justiciariis Regis ad hoc deputatis in Comitatu Hereford rettatus & per eosdem Justiciarios ad requisicionem venerabilis Patris J. Cantuariensi Archiepiscopo eidem Archiepiscopo juxta privilegium Clericale prout moris est liberatus quae innocentiam suam super hujusmodi crimine coram eodem Archiepisco legitimè purgaverit sicut idem Archiepiscopus per literas suas Patentes Regi significavit etc. Teste Rege apud Rochel 27. die Julii Peter de Valleys being promoted to the Church of St. Peter in the Port of Gernsey by the Pope's provision and put into actual possession thereof by his Agents being forcibly ejected and driven from it by Guillerinus a Clerk by Lay-force who claimed it under the Patron the King upon his Petition granted him asafe Conduct by Sea and Land and issued this Writ to his Lieutenant and Officers of the Isles to restore him to the possession thereof that so the Church and cure now neglected might be duly served REX dilecto & fid●li suo Ottoni de Grandisonio & ejus locum tenentibus in Insulis Pat. 10 E. 1. m. 22. De Insulis de Gernes & Geres de Gernes & Geres & aliis salutem Monstravit Petrus de Valleys Presbyter quod cum eidem de Ecclesia Sancti Petri in Portu Gernereio vacant & spectante ad praesentationem de Heaumull auctoritate Apostolica provisum fuisset ac per Executores Sedis Apostolicae sibi datos possessionem ipsius Ecclesiae canonice sit adeptus & Magister Guillerinus de Sancto Remigio Clericus qui adeandem Ecclesiam per eundem Patronum se praesentatum asserit eundem Presbyterum et suos per potentiam vestram multipliciter impedit et perturbat ac propter Minas et Molestias ejusdem Magistri Guillerini tenentis Ballivam in dictis Insulis non est ausus ad dictam Ecclesiam accedere nec ibidem residere propter quod idem Presbyter indebitè vexatur perplurimum et eadem Ecclesia obsequio debito defraudatur Quare petit quod Impedimentum hujusmodi Laicale amoveri & securum sibi & suis in dictis Insulis tam in terra quam in mari conductum praeberi necnon & attemptata et bona ipsius Ecclesiae occupata et indebite devastata per eandem potentiam in praejudicium ipsius Presbyteri in siatum pristinum et debitum reduci faciamus Vnde cum sit aequitati dissonum ut qui Ballivas seu loca nostra tenent quos ad Justitiam exercendam & tenendam loco nostri ponimus ad injurias faciend praesumant extendere manus vobis praecipiendo mandamus quatenus eundem Presbyterum et suos per potestatem Laicale non permittatis indebite molestari & eisdem securum in praedictis Insulis tam in mari quam in terra faciatis haberi conductum & attempt at a & occupata indebitè in praejudicium ejusdem Presbyteri per eandem potentiam in statum pristinum et debitum mediante Iust●tia reducatis ut in eadem Ecclesia possit prout juris est deservire et etiam curam sibi commissam gerere ut tenetur Quod autem praecipimus nullatenus infringere praesumatis ne ab eodem Presbytero super hoc ad nos clamor reveniat iteratus Teste Rege apud Westm xxiv die Novembris The Abbot and Covent of Messenden being greatly impoverished and indebted by reason of the murrain and rot of their Horses Sheep and other losses the King upon their petition granted them this protection REX omnibus etc. salutem Cum dilecti nobis in Christo Abbas & Conventus Pat. 10 E. 1. m. 21. Pro Abbate 〈…〉 de Messenden per morinam ovium & Equorum suorum & aliis incommodis multimodis quibus ut certo intelleximus supra modum praegravantur adeo depauperentur & deprimantur quod terrae suae pro magna parte jacent incultae & blada sua in eisdem vehementer defecerunt & insuper iidem Abbas & Conventus Mercatoribus & aliis Creditoribus suis diversis in multimodis debitis teneantur ad quorum solutionem & Domus suae relevationem Facultates ejusdem domus per magnum temporis spatium sufficere non possent absque dispersione Canonicorum Domus illius vel feodalium sacrarum dilapidatione seu fortè Domus ejusdem subversione totali quod nollemus Nos imvecillitati status ipsorum compatientes ne hujusmodi discriminis aut depressionis periculum ipsius videatur imminere Domum illam cum terris redditibus & omnibus possessionibus ac rebus aliis ad eandem Domum pertinentibus cepimus in protectionem & defens●onem nostram specialem etc. as in former Protections In cujus etc. per Quadriennium duratur Teste Rege apud Westm 27 die Novembris The King by his Prerogative conferred the Deanary of Salop by this Patent REX omnibus etc. salutem Sciatis quod dedimus & concessimus dilecte Clerico Pat. 10 E. 1. m. 17. De Deca●atu beatae Mariae Salop dato nostro Nicholas de Aras Decanatum beatae Mariae Salop cum pertinentiis vacantem per resignationem dilecti nobis in Christo Willielmi de Dovoria nuper Decani ejusdem loci et ad nostram donationem spectantem habend & tenendeidem Nicholao ad totam vitam suam eodem modo quo praedictus Willielmus Decanatum tenuit supradictum In cujus etc. Teste Rege apud Shireburn 18 die Februarii The Countess of Albemarle damnifying suing the Abbot and Covent of Querrara against the King's Protection granted to them he thereupon issued this Writ REX dilecto & fideli suo Willielmo de Braib salutem Cum nos nuper occasione Pat. 10 E. 1. m. 3. Pro Abbate & Conventu de Quarrera quarundam discordiarum inter Isab de Fortibus Comitissam Alb●marl & Abbatem & Conventum de Quarrera subortarum super quibus placitum pendet coram nobis per breve nostrum inter eos susceper●mus in protectionem & defensionem nostram ipsos Abbatem & Conventum homines terras res redditus & omnes possessiones suas inhibentes omnibus & singulis ne quis eis injuriam molestiam dampnam inferret aut gravamen Ac eadem Comitissa nihilominus praedictis Abbati & Conventui dampna gravissima contra protectionem nostram praedictam et contra pacem nostram inserre non desistat ut accepimus Nos ipsorum Abbatis & Conventus quieti in hac parte providere volentes Vobis mandamus quod ad Abbatiam praedictam personaliter accedentes eam in manum nostram capiatis & salvo custodiatis donec praedictum placitum inter ipsos terminetur & aliud à nobis super receperitis in mandatis salvo dictae Comitissae hoc quod tenet ibidem per assensum prae●●ctorum Abbatis et Conventus ut dicitur In cujus etc. Teste Rege apud Dymbey 27 die Octobris What Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction the King exercised this year in Ireland in granting licenses to elect approving and confirming Bishops Abbots Abbesses these Records inform us MAgistri Hamo de Weysford & Philippus de Graibrok nunciantes Regi mortem Pat. 10 E. 1. m 8. De licentia eligendi Hugonis de Langeport nuper Episcopi Fern. in Hibernia habent literas Regis de licentia eligendi Teste Rege apud Rochel 8 die Julii REX dilecto Clerico suo Magistro Johanni de Saunford Escaetori Hiberniae salutem Cum venerabilis pater J. Dublin Archiepiscopus electionem nuper Ibid. m. 3. De Temporalibus restit Hibern factam in Ecclesia Cathedrali Fern. de dilecto nobis in Christo Magistro Richardo de Norht in Episcopum ejusdem loci cui Regium assensum prius abhibuimus et favorem confirmaverit ficut per literas patentes ipsius Archiepiscopi nobis inde directas accepimus Nos confirmationem illam acceptantes cepimus fidelitatem ipsius Electi et Temporalia ejusdem Episcopatus prout moris est restituimus cidem Et ideo vobis mandamus quod eidem Electo Temporalia ejusdem Episcopatus liberetis In cujus etc. Teste Rege apud Rochel 13 die Octobris REX venerabili in Christo Patri D Cassalen Archiepiscopo salutem Sciatis quod electioni nuper factae in Ecclesia Cathedrali Laen de dilecto R. in Christo Magistro Mauritio Chegan Praecentore ejusdem Ecclesiae in Episcopum Par. 10 E. 1. m. 18. De assensu adhib electioni ejusdem loci Regium assensum adhibuimus Et hoc vobis significamus ut quod vestrum est in hac parte exequamini In cujus etc. Teste Rege apud Cirenc 4 die Febr. REX Militibus liberis hominibus & omnibus aliis tenentibus de Episcopatu Pat. 10 E. 1. m. 17. De Temporal restituendis Hibern Laen salutem Cum venerabilis pater D. Cassalen Archiepiscopus electionem nuper factam in Ecclesia Cathedrali Laen de Mauritio Praecentore ejusdem Ecclesiae in Episcopum loci illius cui Regium assensum prius adhibuimus et favorem confirmaverit sicut per literas ipsius Archiepiscopi patentes nobis inde directas accepimus Nos confirmationem illam acceptantes cepimus fidelitatem ipsius Electi et Temporalia praedicti Episcopatus prout moris est restituimus eidem Et ideo vobis mandamus quod eidem Mauritio tanquam Episcopo & Domino vestro praedicto in omnibus quae ad Episcopatum illum pertinent intendentes fitis & respondentes In cujus etc. Teste ut supra REX venerabili in Christo Patri S. Waterford Episcopo Justiciario suo Hibern salutem Pat. 10 E. 1. m. 2. De Temporal restit Hibern Cum Prior & Conventus Abbatiae Apostolorum Petri & Pauli de Retheg ordinis Sancti Augustini Auferten Dioc. per literas patentes Capituli sui nobis significaverint quod Ecclesia sua praedicta per cessionem Fratris Johannis nuper Abbatis ejusdem loci pastoris est solatio destituta supplicantes nobis prout moris est quod licentiam alium sibi eligendi in Abbatem eisdem concedere dignaremur etc. Nos eorundem Prioris & Conventus laboribus & expensis in hac parte parcere volentes ista vice concessimus eyes de gratia nostra speciali & vobis dedimus potestatem etc. Receptis prius ab ipso Electo literis patentibus sigillo suo necnon et sigillo praedicti Capituli consignatis quod haec gratia nostra quam eidem Electo ad praesens ex mera liberalitate nostra concessimus nobis vel haeredibus nostris non cedat in praejudicium vel exhaeredationem vel trahatur in consequentiam temporibus futuris In cujus etc. Teste Rege apud Rochelan 14 die Novembris EEwardus etc. venerabili in Christo patri S. eadem gratia Waterford Episcopo Ibid. m. 13. De Temporal restituend Justiciario suo Hibernia salutem Cum Priorissa & Moniales Ecclesiae Sanctae Mariae de Clovenard in Hibernia nobis per literas Capituli sui patentes significaverunt quod Ecclesia sua praedicta per mortem Agnetis nuper Abbatissae suae pastoris est solatio destituta petentes a nobis sicut moris est licentiam aliam sibi eligen●i in Abbatissam & nos precibus earundem Monialium in hac parte facorabiliter inclinati licentiam illam eis duximus concedendam Mandantes ipsis etc. Nos earundem Priorissae & Monialium laboribus & expensis in hac parte parcere volentes ista vice concessimus eyes de gratia nostra speciali & vobis dedimus potestatem quod facta electione praedicta de futura Abbatissa etc. Receptis tamen prius literis suis patentibus sigillo suo necnon et sigillo Capituli praevicti consignatis quod haec gratia nostra quam eidem Electae ad praesens ex mera liberalitate nostra concessimus nobis vel haeredibus nostris non cedat in praejudicium vel exhaeredationem seu trahatur in consuetudinem vel consequentiam temporibus futuris In cujus etc. Teste Rege apud Wigorn. 16 die Maii. The like Licence Patent Clauses of grace and proviso verbatim issued this year to the Chief Justice for another Abbess in Ireland m. 6. Teste Rege apud Rochelan 15 die Augusti By which it is apparent That although the King out of special grace did sometimes dispense with the Rights of his Crown in the electing and confirming of Bishops Abbots and Abbesses in Ireland without his previous licence to elect or by his Chief Justice his approbation and confirmation of them in his name and stead yet it was with a special proviso testified by Charters under their respective seals that it should not turn to the prejudice or disinheritance of him or his Heirs nor be drawn into custom or consequence for the future which they were then prone to do upon all occasions as well as Popes and our English Prelates as future precedents will demonstrate BOOK V. CHAP. III. Comprising several Evidences out of our Records and Histories of King Edward the 1. his Sovereign Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction over all Persons Causes and chief management of all Ecclesiastical affairs in England Ireland Scotland and his other Dominions with Popes Bishop's various Encroachments thereon and his his Parliaments Councils Judges Oppofitions Prohibitions against them together with the most considerable Negotiations between Him and the Popes Cardinals Court of Rome and the successions of Bishops in England Ireland and Popes in Rome from the beginning of the 11 to the end of the 20 year of his Reign KIng Edward the 1. having the year before by * Here p. 277 278. special Writs prohibited all Foreign Merchants to transport or return any moneys to the Pope collected and laid up in several Monasteries by the Pope's Collectors in England for the 6. years' Dimes granted in the Council of Lions towards the relief of the Holy Land to secure it from transportation for the public good of the Realm and right use for which it was given that so his Brother Earl Edmund might be furnished therewith to aid the Holy Land with a considerable force issued Writs to Sheriffs and others to view and secure that money which they did in sundry places breaking up the locks trunks closerts where it was deposited and taking it into their own custody The Priors of Ely and Norwich fearing obeying the Pope and his Collectors more than the King or his Officers peremptorilly refused to permit them to view or secure the moneys laid up in their Monasteries for which high contempt the King issued these memorable Writs to summon them with some of their discreetest Monks to appear before him wherever he should be in England or Wales to answer these affronts and receive condign punishment for the same REX Priori Eliensi salutem Wallensibus subdolis Ecclesiae Sanctae Dei Claus 11 E. 1. m. 7. dorso De Decima nostri & regni Angliae inimicis pacem & tranquillitatem ejusdem regni & Ecclesiae novis & callidis machinationibus nitentibus impugnare onereque defensionis Ecclesiae et Reipublicae in nobis assumpto nos qui periculis in hoc iminentibus obviare tenemur attendentes quod si per malefactores & pacis nostrae perturbatores de deposito pecuniae provenientis de Decima regni nostri in subsidium Terrae Sanctae concessa et in diversis locis collecta et deposita nobis in remotis agentibus subtractio ●ieret non sperata  cederet in retardacionem neg●tii dictae Terrae propter hoc & propter alias causas quas subticemus ad praesens assignavimus Vic. nostrum Cant. & Andr. de Eley ad supervidendum pecuniam provenientem de eadem Decima in Ecclesia vestra depo●●tam et ad ordinandum de salva ejus custodia et secura Mandantes vobis pluries quod ipsos Vic. et Andr. vel eorum alterum dictum depositum supervidere permitteretis et inde sicut praedictum est ordinare verum vos mandati Regii contemptores in despectum Regiae dignitatis et praefati depositi et nostri et totius regni periculum nuncios nostros praedictos erequi quod ipsis per nos injunctum fuerat in hac parte minime permisistis Nolentes igitur tam grandem despectum nobis factum tantumque praefate Terrae Sanctae ac nostrae exhaeredationis periculum sub dissimulatione teansire Vobis mandamus quod vos assumptis vobiscum tribus de discrecioribus Religiosis domus vestrae in crastino instantis festi Sancti Petri ad vincula proximo futur ubicunque tunc fuerimus in Anglia vel in Wallia conspectui nostro praesentetis nobis de despectu hujusmodi responsuri et poenam pro transgressionibus nobis factis secundum demerita recepturi Teste Rege apud Aberconewey in Snaudon 15 die Junii Consimiles literae diriguntur Priori de Norwico Teste ut supra The Pope being informed by his Agents of the Kings stopping and seizing of these Dimes was very cordially affected and discontented therewith whereupon he writ and sent a very angry threatening Letter to the King requiring him to restore all the moneys thus seized within one months' space notwithstanding all his excuses and pretences in his Letter to him which he reputed frivolous which if he neglected or refused to do he would rigorously proceed against him and his Realm by way of Excommunication and Interdict and withal sent another Letter to John Peckam his devoted creature whom he had lately advanced to the Archbishopric of Canterbury to resort personally to the King upon his canonical obedience and to induce him by all means to restore or reposite the entire money without difficulty reciting therein the contents of his Letter to the King which the Archbishop most diligently and peremptorily executed as his own Epistle and account thereof to Pope Martin enroled in his Register worthy special observation inform us thus related by Matthew Parker * Antiqu. Eccles. Brit. p. 200. Diximus ante in Roberto Kylwarby Papae Gregorio 10. concessum in Lugdunensi Concilio Decimale subsidium ad recuperandam Terram Sanctam Hanc Decimam in Anglia Edwardus primus collegit Papa id aegre tulit ab alio quam à se aut à suis Collectoribus ha●c pecuniam perceptam fuisse Itaque ut constare omnibus possit qua dominatione ac potentia non modo in Clerum sed in Reges ipsos Romanus Pontifex elatus sit et quibus obsequiis ipsos Episcopos sibi arctavit ut sua mandata in ipsos Reges peragerent ex unis literis hic insertis a Papa ad hunc Johannem scriptis quibus imperat ut Regem moneat sub Interdicti poena cujus atrocitatem Anglia Johanne Rege regnante ante senserat a dictae pecuniae restitutione vel solutione infra unius mensis spacium non cessaret Quod mandatum Johannes celeriter & ex praescripto Papale imperium magis quam Regale metuens executus est Literae directae Domini Papae & Cardinalibus Anno Dom. 1283. Edwardi primi 11. SAnctissimo Patriac Domino Martino Dei gratia Sacrosanctae Romanae ac Vniversalis Ex Regist ejut f. 66. Ecclesiae Summo Pontifici Frater Johannes permissione divina Sacerdos Cantuar. inutilis cum omni reverentia & honore pedum oscula beatorum Sanctitatis vestrae literas 12 Kal. Novembris recepi London sub forma inferius annotata Martinus Episcopus Servus servorum Dei venerabili Fratri Archiepiscopo Cantuariensi salutem & Apostolicam benedictionem Intellecto nuper quod char●ssimus in Christo filius noster Edwardus Rex Angliae illustris pecuniam Decimae in regno Angliae per Lugdunense Concilium Terrae Sanctae concessae subsidio quae per collectores a sede Apostolica deputatos in sacris et tutis locis deposita sub fide jugique custodia servabatur de locis ipsis sigillis serisque violenter effractis quibus loca eadem firmabantur motu proprio pecuniae praefatae custodientibus renitentibus et invitis totaliter amoveri et ad certum locum pro suae voluntatis libito non absque magna divinae Majestatis offensa multoque sedis Apostolicae contemptu ac ejusdem terrae gravi dispendio fecerat asportari mirati fuimus et turbati cum sine nostra et ipsius sedis licentia speciali attemptare talia minime debuisset Unde nos praefato Regi nostras sub certa forma dirigimus literas inter alia continentes ut ipse diligenti meditatione considerans quantum in hoc suum offenderit Creatorem cujus in hac parte negotium agitur quantum Romanam Ecclesiam perturbarit quantumve laeserit famam suam pecuniam ipsam in locis de quibus extitit de mandato Domini Regis amota faciat sublata difficultate qualibet excusationibus seu rationibus in literis Regiis nobis super hoc transmissis expressis nequaquam obstantibus quas emnino frivolas duximus reputandas cum integritate restitui seu reponi ulterius a similibus abstinendo ac etiam Ecclesiasticas ac alias quascunque personas penes quas praedicta pecunia est deposita vel eam deponi contigerit per Apostolicam sedem pro terrae jam dictae commodis disponendam per se vel per alium seu alios nullis impetendo molestiis nullis ve rationibus perturbando illam in hoc efficaciam et sollicitudinem impensuram ut debitae restitutionis celeritas asportationis indebitae ausum redimat et sedis praedictae gratia quam libenter ad fil●os devotos extendimus circa eum non immerito augeatur Nec ipsum latere volumus quod quantumcunque personam ejus sinceris affectibus prosequamur Regioque libenter deseramus honori nequaquam pati poterimus cum nou sit deserendum homini plusquam Deo quin super hoc si opus extiterit aliud remedium apponamus Volumus igitur et fraternitati tuae per Apostolica scripta in virtute obedientiae districte praecipiendo mandamus quatenus ad eundem Regem te personaliter conserens ipsum juxta d●tam tibi a Deo prudentiam ex parte nostra diligenter moneas et inducas ut insra unius mensis spatium post monitionem tuam praedictam pecuniam in locis eisdem juxta literarum ipsarum tenorem cum integritate restitui faciat seu reponi aperte praedicens eidem quod cum tantum et tam grave dictae Terrae Sanctae dispendium ●olumus sicuti nec debemus aliquatenus sustinere nist hujusmodi monitioni parete curaverit tam contra eum quam terram suam prout qualitas facti exigerit et expedire viderimus procedamus Et quia hujusmodi negotium potissime incidet cordi nostro volumus ut de monitione tua & ipsius Regis responsione ac aliis quae super hoc egeris cum eodem confici facias duo publica similia instrumenta quae nobis per latorem praeentium mittere non postponas Nichilominus significaturus nobis plenarie quicquid super praemissis faciendum ut per te super hiis informati plenius et instructi tutius et efficacius in hac parte procedere valeamus Dat. apud Urbem Veterem 3 Non. Julii Pontificatus nostri anno tertio What this Archbishop did in obedience thereunto he thus certified the Pope Huic igitur Sanctitatis vestrae mandato vires et vota subjiciens reverenter requis●to indilate Rege praedicto repertoque in finibus Walliae post literas vestras eidem directas quas ipsius intuli manibus literas etiam vestrae beatitudinis mihi missas coram ipso et Magnatibus suis tunc praesentibus exposui vulgariter et aperte tandemque expositi auctoritate mandati Regem ipsum monui super tribus Primo ut pecuniam Decimae suis jussionibus asportatam faceret integraliter infra mensem ad pristinae loca custodiae reportari tanta devotionis promptitudins quae posset asportationis maculam expiare Secundo ut de caetero talibus ausibus penitus abstineret adjungens quod licet ipsum Apostolica clementia in charissimorum filiorum numero complectatur si tamen ipsum contingeret in talibus offensionibus de caetero inveniri non posse eam nec velle virgam ei correctionis subtrahere ne parcendo homini divinis injuriis quas non corrigeret assentiret Tertio ne custodibus vel depositariis pecuniae memoratae aliquid hujus occasione molestiae vel gravaminis irrogaret Quibus silenter ac reverenter auditis tandem cum suis deliberatione praehabita ad sibi proposita sic respondit Ad primum inquiens quoniam non fuisset necessarium pro hac causa Summum Pontificem nobis suas literas destinasse nec Archiepiscopum ad Regiam accessisse praesentiam cum pene duobus elapsis mensibus pecuniam praedictam jusserimus restitui cum effectu Ad secundum subjungens quod nihil indebitum intendebat de caetero contra Ecclesiam a●temptare Ad ●ertium miramur asserens quare ad illos custodes jubemur specialiter innocentiam custodire cum nostri sit propositi immobilis conc●ptio sicut & debitum Regiae dignitatis nullum laedere pro viribus innocentem A very mild and sober answer to these insolent Papal and Pontifical demands After which he subjoins Demum juxta mandati vestri beneplacitum Pater Sanctae feci fieri publica Instrumenta praecepta vestra reverenter et diligenter sicut potui in omnibus executus Ad haec noverit vestra pr●videntia Sanctitatis quod licet communiter fidedignis testimoniis astruatur quod praedicta pecunia sit juxta jussionem Regiam suis custodiis restituta hujus tamen praecisa veritas scire non poterit nist per illos qui ipsius noverunt pondus numerum et mensuram Custodiat Dominus incolumitatem vestram Ecclesiae suae sanctae per tempora longiora Scriptum penultima die Novembris These Letters attest how much more obedient this Arch-prelate was to the Pope his creator then to his Sovereign Lord King Edward The King having the year before invaded the Principality of Wales and almost totally subdued it though with some loss by advice of his Prelates Nobles and Commons for future peace and security of the Realm from their frequent Rebellions and Incursions resolved totally to subdue them with a puissant Army for which purpose standing in need of new and great supplies of Moneys he by his Regal Authority issued out several special Writs to the Archbishops of Canterbury and York and the Bishops within their Provinces to hasten on the payment of the Quindisme they had granted him the year before wherein the Archbishop was very negligent though overzealous to promote the King's restitution of the Dimes collected for the Holy Land to the Pope which after its restitution he was enforced to borrow upon Security and make use of against the Welsh Rebels After which he sent forth other Writs to them and likewise to the Abbots Deans Chapters Clergy and Commonalty within their respective Provinces to meet together at several times and places to advice with such Persons as himself entrusted to grant him a liberal Aid and Supply of Moneys to accomplish this necessary and useful Design at once thus recorded to posterity in the Rolls of this year remaining in the Tower of London REX Cantuariensi Archiepiscopo tocius Angliae Primati salutem Quia pecu●a Rot. Walliae 11 E. 1. m. 4. dorso De Quintadecima levanda ad diversa negocia nostra expedienda ad praesens plurimum indigemus pater●●●rem vestram affectuosè rogamus quatinus Collectores Quintaedecimae in Diocesi vestra qui circa pecuniam provenientem de Provincia illa colligendam plurimum ut accepimus sunt remissi efficaciter moneatis et eis specialiter injungatis ut ipsi tam pecuniam provenientem de eadem Quintadecima de primo termino anni tercii concessionis ejusdem transacto quam arreragia ejusdem de primo anno & secundo sub omni festinatione levari et societati Mercatorum nostrorum de Luk per visum dilecti Clerici nostri Eliae Tholosan quem ad Collectores ipsos ea occasione specialiter transmittimus & prout ipse Elias eye scire faciet ex parte Regis liberari faciatis sine mora Ita quod pro defectu levacionis pecuniae praedictae dampnum minime incurramus Teste Rege apud Rothelan secundo die Marcii Consimiles literae diriguntur J. Episcopo Roffensi R. Lo●diniensi S. Cycestrensi R. Sarisburiensi R. Bathonensi & Wellensi & P. Exoniensi Episcopis Teste ut supra REX venerabili in Christo Patri J. eadem gratia Cantuariensi Archiepiscopo tocius Rot. Walliae 1. E. 1. m. 4. nu 2. dorso De Subsidio petendo in exercitu Regis Walliae Angliae Primati salutem Quia Lewelinus filius Griffivi & Walenses complices sui inimici & rebels nostri tociens temporibus nostris & Progenitorum nostrorum Regum Angliae pacem Regni turbarunt & rebellionem suam & maliciam jam resumptam continuare non desinunt animo indurato propter quod negocium quod ad ipsorum versuciam reprimendam jam incipimus de consilio Praelatorum Procerum et Magnatum Regni nostri necnon et tocius Communicatis ejusdem ad praesens proponimus ad nostram et tocius Regni pacem et tranquillitatem perpetuam Domino concedente finaliter terminare Commodius eciam & decencius esse perpendimus quod nos & incolae terrae nostrae ad ipsius maliciam totaliter destruendam pro communi utilitate laboribus & expensis fatigemur hac vice licet onus difficile videatur quam hujusmodi turbatione per Walenses ipsos nunc habita pro voluntate sua futuris temporibus cruciari prout tempore nostro et Progenitorum nostrorum contigit  Vobis mandamus rogantes quatinus Suffraganeos vestros eciam Abbates Priores ac alios singulos domibus religiosis praefectos necnon et Procuratores Decanorum et Capitulorum Ecclesiarum Collegiatarum vestrae et Suffraganeorum vestrorum Diocesium venire faciatis coram nobis apud Northampt. in octabis Sancti Hillarii vel coram fidelibus nostris quos ad hoc duxerimus deputandos et vos eisdem die et loco intersitis ad audiendum et faciendum ea quae pro Republica vobis et sibi ostendi super hiis faciemus et ad praesiandum nobis consilium et juvamen praesertim cum vestra sicut aliorum intersit per quod negocium jam inceptum ad laudem et honorem Dei et magnificenciam nostrae sane ac tocius Regni nostri et populi pacem et tranquillitatem perpetuam valeamus hac vice ut intendimus feliciter consummare Teste Rege apud Rothelan 24 die Novembris Confimiles literae & de eadem data diriguntur Archiepiscopo Eborum quod Suffraganeos etc. venire faciat coram Rege apud Eborum in Octabis praedicis vel coram fidelibus Regis quos etc. What an insolent undutiful Answer this Arch-Prelate gave when they assembled in Parliament and Convocation at Northampton to this just and necessary request of the King to promote the public peace and felicity of the Church and Realm who was so zealous to obey the Pope's Commands in demanding present restitution of the Dimes collected for the Holy Land which he had seized and might with more justice reason make use of to supply his present pressing necessities than suffer the Pope and his Agents to convert them to their own private uses Matthew Parker thus relates * Antiqu. Eccles. Brit. p. 200. In hoc Parliamento Johannes Cantuariensis Archiepiscopus cum Rex a Clero Decimam Proventuum Ecclesiasticorum ad sumptus in Cambria factos recuperandos toto proximo triennio sibi solvi petiisset vicissim petiit in a very * See here p. 264 to 268. insolent manner ut jura et privilegia vetera pro Ecclesiastica immunitate a Britannorum Saxorum et Dacorum Regibus antiquitus tributa quae in S. Edwardi et Canuti Regum legibus descripta a Willielmo Normanno approbata ab Henrico primo in controversiam vocata sed ab Henrico secundo rejecta et pos●habita fuere jam tandem authoritate Regia omniumque in eo Parliamento consensu firmarentur Cujus rei deliberatio Decima jam concessa much against the Archbishop's mind in aliud tempus dilata est Notwithstanding the King to ingratiate himself with him In hoc Parliamento Aimarus quidam de Monteforti Clericus quem Rex Cambrensis belli reum suspicabatur & carceribus inclusit intercedente Cantuariensi Archiepiscopo cum suis Suffraganeis simulque fide jubente ne quid detrimenti ab eo Reipublicae inferatur liberatus est Is Romam se ad Papam contulit et abjecto Papae authoritate Clericatu se addixit infaustus militiae Paulo enim postquam se armis enseque cinxisset nullo gesto aut suscepto obiit The King after this Parliament and Convocation held at Northampton issued these Writs to the Archbishop of York the Bishop of Durham and the Abbots Priors Deans Clergy and Archdeacon's within their respective Provinces Dioceses and Counties beyond Trent to meet together and grant him a competent aid of money for this affair REX venerabilibus in Christo Patribus Episcopis Abbatibus Prioribus De Subsidio petendo a Clero Provinciae Eboracensis Decanis Capitulis Ecclesiarum Cathedralium et Collegiatarum de provincia Eborum et eorum Procuratoribus ac toti Communitati Cleri Provinciae ejusdem Militibus liberis hominibus communitatibus & omnibus aliis de singulis Comitatibus ultta Trentam apud Eborum in instantibus Octabis Sancti Hillarii conventuris salutem Cum nos occasione praesentis expeditionis nostrae Walliae ad maliciam & rebellionem Wallensium inimicorum nostrorum reprimendam & ad perpetuam pacem Regni nostri faciendam ad quam toto corde intendimus subsidio fide●ium nostrorum Regni nostri opus habeamus ad praesens Nos de benevolencia venerabilis Patris W. Eborum Archiepiscopi Angliae Primatis & the circumspectione dilecti Clerici & Secretarii nostri Antonii Beks Archidiaconi Dunelmensis fiduciam gerentes specialem ejusdem Archiepiscopo & Antonio tenore praesentium plenam damus potestatem petendi et procurandi nomine nostro juxta formam per nos eis inde traditam et injunctam subsidium ad opus nostrum a fidelibus nostris singulorum Episcopatuum et Comitatuum Regni nostri ultra Trentam Et ideo vobis mandamus rogantes quod eisdem Archiepiscopo & Antonio in hac parte firmam fidem adhibentes ea quae circa praemissa vobis dicent modis omnibus expleatis prout ipsi vobis scire Rot. Walliae 11 E. 1. m. 4. De potestate data pe●endi & procurandi Subsidiu Regi in expedition● Regis Walliae facient ex parte nostra In cujus etc. Teste Rege apud Rothelan primo die Februarii REX venerabili in Christo Patri R. Dunelmensi Episcopo & Abbatibus Prioribus Decanis Capitulis infra Episcopatum Dunelmensem consistentibus ac Militibus liberis hominibus communitatibus Burgorum & Villarum ejusdem Episcopatus salutem Cum nos occasione etc. as before Subsidio fidelium nostrorum Regni nostri opus habeanius ad praesens Nos de fidelitate & industria dilectorum & fidelium nostrorum Thom● de Mandevill & Magistri Henrici de Newerk Archidiaconi Richemund fiduciam gerentes specialem eisdem Thomae & Henrico tenore praesencium plenam damus potestatem petendi et recipiendi nomine nostro subsidium ad opus nostrum tam a Clero quam a populo Episcopatus praedicti in forma per nos sibi tradita et injuncta Et ideo vobis mandamus rogantes quod eisdem Thomae & Henrico in hac parte firmam fidem adhibeatis & ea expleatis quae vobis dicent de praemissis prout ipsi vobis scire facient ex parte nostra Et hoc sicut de benivolencia confidimus nullatenus omittatis In cujus etc. Teste Rege apud Rothelan 6 die Januarii Et mandatum est eisdem Thomae & Magistro Henrico de Newerk quod cum Rex mittat praedictum Antonium ad parts boriales pro quibusdam arduis & special●bus negociis Regis ibidem expediendis in forma sibi tradita per Regem & injuncta eidem Antonio firmam fidem adhibeant & ea faciant quae ipse eis dicet ex parte Regis Teste ut supra Et mandatum est Episcopo & Priori Dunelmi quod cum Rex mittat eosdem Thomam & Magistrum Henricum ad Episcopatum praedictum pro subsidio petendo nomine Regis & ad opus Regis in praesenti expedicione Regis Walliae procurando in forma eis per Regem tradita & injuncta eisdem Thomae & Henrico ad hujusmodi subsidium ad opus Regis perquirendum in partibus illis consulentes et auxiliantes sint et eis firmam fidem adhi●eant in hac parte et ea faciant et expediant amore Regis quae eis ex parte Regis dicent in praemissis Teste ut supra After which he sent forth other Writs to the like effect to the Bishops Abbots Priors Deans Clergy of the Province of Canterbury thus entered on Record REX venerabilibus Patribus Episcopis Abbatibus Prioribus Decanis Capitulis Ecclesiarum Cathedralium et Collegiatarum de Provincia Cantuariensi Rot. Walliae 11 E. 1. m. 2. De Subsidio a Clero petendo et eorum Procucatoribus ac toti Communitati Cleri Provinciae ejusdem ad instantes tres septimanas Paschae London conventuris salutem Dilectos & fideles nostros Edmundum Comitem Cornubi● Abbatem Westm Thesaurarium nostrum & Johannem de Kirkeby Archidiaconum Conventrensem pro negocio nostro vobis per ipsos nuper apud Northampt. ex parte nostra exposito prosequendo ad vos duximus destinandos vos effectuosè rogantes quatinus praedictis Comiti Abbati & Johanni vel duobus ipsorum quos praesentes esse contigerit in hiis quae vobis circa praemissa ex parte nostra referent viva voce adhibeatis firmam fidem In cujus etc. apud Aberconwey in Snaudon 18 die Aprilis Consimiles literas habent praedicti Comes Abbas & Archidiaconus directas J. Cantuariensi Archiepiscopo tocius Angliae Primati & Episcopis Provinciae Cantuariensis ad instantes tres septimanas etc. Conventuris ut supra Teste ut supra The King proceeding in his Wars against the Welsh notwithstanding the want of Victuals and Carriages for himself and his Army in Wales granted this special Protection against purveyance to the Abbot and Covent of Cumbremere grounded on the Statute of Westm 1. c. 1. REX omnibus Ballivis etc. Licet nos & Magnates & caeteri fideles nostri in exercitu nostro Walliae existentes bladis victualibus & cariagio ad exercitum Rot. Walliae 11 E. 1. m. 3. Pro Abbate & Conventu de Cumbremere nostrum praedictum non modicum indigiamus Nolumus tamen quod aliquid de bladis victualibus seu rebus aliis dilectorum nobis in Christo Abbatis & Conventus de Cumbremere quae ad sustentationem suam et domus suae minime sufficiunt ut accepimus vel cariagium aliquod ad opus nostrum vel alterius cujuscumque ab ipsis contra voluntatem suam occasione instantis exercitus nostri Walliae capiatur Et ideo vobis mandamus quod de bladis victualibus aut aliis rebus ipsorum Abbatis & Conventus aut eciam Cariagium aliquod ab ipsis ad opus nostrum vel alterius cujuscumque sicut praedictum est contra voluntatem ipsorum Abbatis et Conventus nullatenus capiatur In cujus etc. Teste Rege apud Rothel 19 die Febr. duraturus usque ad Festum Sancti Michaeli● proximo futurum * Walsingham Hist. Angliae Anno 1284. p. 12. Translata est hoc tempore Abbathia de Aberton Aberconwey per Regem by his inherent Royal authority without the Popes or Bishop's concurrence ad locum alium & constructum est in loco qu● Abbathia fuerat forte Castrum ad irruptiones Wallenses compescendas Et Rex in Comitatu Cestriae aliam Abbathiam Monachorum fecit Cisterciensium quam multis ditatus praediis Vallem Regalem voluit appellari The King's Ambassadors sent to the Pope the year before to excuse his own personal voyage to the Holy Land by reason of his Wars with the Rebellious Welshmen and troubles by the French and to desire that the moneys collected for the Holy Land might be conferred on his Brother Earl Edmund who was ready and resolved speedily to repair thither in his stead arriving at Rome and imparting their Embassy to the Pope and his Cardinals they utterly refused to grant his petition pressing him to restore the moneys seized in a milder manner than * Here p. 299 300. before and to repair personally to the Holy Land as they expected for the glory of God and his own honour as this second Epistle of Pope Martin to him more fully relates MARTINUS Episcopus etc. Charissimo in Christo filio Edwardo Regi Claus 11 E. 1. m. 7. dorso Bulla directa Regi super Decima Angliae illustri salutem & Apostolicam benedictionem Charitatis foecundae sinceritas quum personam Regiam tuamque domum solitam claris utique devotionis et fidei titulis insignitam Apostolica sedes quasi mater affectuosa prosequitur instanter animum nostrum pulsat mentemque sollicitat ut circa te veluti filium perdilectum interni luminis aciem dirigentes de tuae salutis profectibus et honoris augmento Regii sedulo cogitemus Sane dilecti filii Magistri Robertus Decanus Ebor. & Johannes dictus Clarel Capellanus noster Regi● magnitudinis nuncii quos affectione multa recepimus nuper ad nostram praesentiam venientes & praesentantes nobis literas Regias quas portarunt ex parte tua cum instantia supplici petierunt ut Decimam Regni tui Terrae Sanctae subsidio deputatam dilecto filio Nobili viro Edmundo Campaniae & Britanniae Comiti fratri tuo cum ex certis causis prout Nunciorum ipsorum patescit assercio non intendas generalis passagii tempore a sede Apostolica statuendo ad partes accedere transmarinas benign concedere curaremus cum idem Cones sicut asseritur sit paratu● in terrae memoratae succursum praedicto tempore proficisci Porro fili charissime petitionis hujusmodi serie intellecta seram laetitiae nostris et ejusdem sedis minime reseravit affectibus quinimmo ut veritas non negeiur et rem gestam pandat eloquium dictae petitionis oblatio nostrum et ipsius sedis perturbavit auditum amaricavit animum et pectoris intima quasi quodam non levi dolore concussit non quia Decimae praelibatae concessio pro eodem Comite extulit postulata cum nostrum ob suae multiplicis probitatis virtutem prosecutioni negotii dictae terrae cunctis adesse favoribus affectemus set quoniam Romana Ecclesia mater tua invitis percepit auribus quod in praedicto transfretare passagio nullatenus disponebas cum illa * See here p. 278. plene consideret speque non modica duceretur ut cum solitae devotionis et fidei zelo succensus de Crucis assumptione vivificae praesignires et tactus dolore cordis intrinsecus ac animatus ad ejus injurias ulciscendas quae sic jugiter in terra praedicta prout olim praesens inibi didicisti ab infidelium nephariis ausibus inferuntur in promptitudine spiritus charitatis ardore ac plenitudine voluntatis ad partes illas praedicto adveniente passagio quasi laudabilis praecursoris officium exequens convolares Nosti etenim immo propriis oculis dictae terrae calamitates universas aspexisti sensisti tribulationem ejus incendiae diraque palpasti vulnera quae sibi non sine Christianae gentis opprobrio scelesta manus infligere non veretur Revera si sollicita consideratione multiplicium dona carismatum quibus te praevenisse conspicitur coelestis munificentia largitoris cum in te prout laeti referimus strenuitatis vigour discretionis virtus magnitudo prudentiae & potentiae magnitudo clarescant ut diversarum habundantiam facultatum quibus inter caeteros orbis terrae Principes praemunitus agnosceris silentio relinquamus Deceret utique magnitudinem Regiam ut se promptam & facilem divinis obsequiis exhiberet si etiam grande pat ulumque miraculum quod circa te dudum in praedictis partibus existentem is qui facit mirabilia magna solus benigna operatione complevit omnimodum laetifer as inimici hominis assissini tuam perdere animam satagentis insidias quamvis gravibus confossus vulneribus evasisti divina virtute reservatus ad vitam diligenti meditatione pensares pa●i aliquatinus non deberes ut dictam Decimam per cujusvis alterius ministerium conve●ti contingeret in servitium Jesus Christi set dignum p●tius & conveniens proculdub●o nosceretur ut negligentia qualibet eminus relegata sal●bre onus hujusmodi subiens id per te ipsum viriliter duceres exequendum debitae s●rvitutis sponsum solv●ndo Domino De●t●o qui ut te redimeret & de venantium laqueo liberaret Crucis subire patibulum non expavit Regalem itaque Celsitudinem attente durimus exorandam quatinus non miteris tuaque serenitas moleste non ferat si petitionem eandem quamvis libenter in hiis quae pro tempore postulas votis Regiis annuamus exaudire distulimus tuam in hac parte salutem tuumque sollicite considerantes honorem ac etiam commoditatem subsidii quam in per sona tua petitionis ipsius exauditio vacuasset tibi super hujusmodi conservare negotio cautius intendentes Confidimus etenim & speramus in Domino cujus negotium agitur quod cum in manu Dei Regum corda consistant ipsoque illa quo & quando ac prout vult potenter inclinet tu divinae virtutis operante potentia conceptum propositum successu temporis commutabis in fervore spiritus praefa●um prosequendo negotium ad cujus assumptionem te in praesentiarum si relativis veritas faveat non disponis Nimirum magnae tibi laudis praeconium proculdubio vendicabis multumve commodis propriae salutis adicies' si quod sensibus Regiis ex affectu sincerissimo suademus curabis efficaciter adimplere Consideramus etiam erauditionem hujusmodi differentes quod cum passagii utpote nondum constituti necessitas non urgeret neque status mundi qualitas ad statuendum illud in proximo commoditatem temporis repromittat nonnullis orbis provinciis prout intellexisse te credimus turbationibus validis hoste humani generis procurante concussis nullum poterat ex praemissa dilatione dispendium exoriri Quod si forte praefixo passagii tempore te nolle quod absit transfretare contigerit de quo pot●rit Ecclesia non dolere tunc tam circa praefatum Comitem quam etiam Magnates et Nobiles regni tui taliter de Decima disponere curabis supradicta quod ad laudem Dei et Terrae Sanctae commodum et honoris Regii cedat augmentum Dat. apud Urbem Veterem 6 Idus Januarii Pontificatus nostri anno secundo The King this year to preserve the Rights of his Crown and Privileges of his Free-Chappels against the Pope's Usurpations by Provisions and his own Prelates and their Officials Archdeacon's Visitations Procurations and usurped Jurisdictions over them constituted two special Proctors one in England and another in the Court of Rome for this very end as these two Patents evidence REX omnibus Ballivis suis ad quos etc. salutem In omnibus causis & negotiis Pat. 11 E. 1. m. 3. intus De● rocuratore facto pro liberis Capellis Regis liberas Capellas nostras in regno Angliae constitutas ubicunque & coram quibuscunque personis contingentibus dilectum nostrum Magistrum Radulphum de Merlawe nostrum Procuratorem facimus constituimus & etiam ordinamus Dante 's eidem potestatem specialem nomine nostro agendi defendendi ac etiam prosecuendi jura et libertates nostras in Capellis praedictis et earum pertinent tam in rebus quam in personis prout juri et honestati Regiae videbitur ●onvenire Appellandi etiam appellationes prosequendi et omnia alia et singula faciendi quae ad conservationem et tuitionem jurium et libertatum hujusmodi pertinere noscuntur Ratum & firmum habituri quicquid d●ctus Radulphus quibuscunque diebus & locis nomine nostro in praemissis omnibus & singulis duxerit fac●endum Haec omnibus quorum interest tenore praesentium intimamus In cujus etc. per triennium duratur Teste Rege apud Overton 28 die Septembris UNiversis etc. Edwardus etc. salutem Noveritis quod nos sacimus constituimus Pat. 11 E. 1. m. 4 intus De Procuratore constituto in Curia Romana et ordinamus verum et legitimum Procuratorem nostrum in Curia Romana et in audientia Domini Papae dilectum Clericum no●rum Magistrum Stephanum de Sancto Georgio exhibitorem praesentium ad impetrandum nomine nostro literas Apostolicas gratiam vel justitiam continentes contradicendum literis quibuscunque impetratis se● etiam impetrandis judices eligendum recusandum et in eos conveniendum nos defendendum Et si nec esse fuerit appellandum et appellationem prosequendum Dante 's eidem potestatem & speciale mandatum alium Procuratorem loco sui ad praedicta substituendi et omnia alia & singula in praemissis faciendi quae verus Procurator facere potest & debet & nosmet possemus facere si praesentes essemus Et promittentes sub ypotheca rerum nostrarum nos ratum habituri & firmum quicquid per eundem Procuratorem vel substitutum ab eo factum fuerit in praemissis In cujus rei testimonium has literas nostras patentes fieri fecimus figillo nostro munitas Dat. apud Acton Burnell 20 die Octobris Anno regni nostri 11. Anno vero Gratiae 1283. The King to ingratiate himself with the Clergy and Religious persons this year issued these Writs for the payment of Tithes of Assarts and Venison within his Forests QUia Rex concessit Johanni de London Personae Ecclesiae de Nova Terra Decimas Claus 11 E. 1. m. 4. Pro Johanne de London de Decimis percipiend etc. prati de Whytemede una cum omnibus Decimis novorum Clausorum et Assartorum Regis factorum et faciendorum infra Forestam Regis de Dene mandatum est Constabulario Castri Regis de Sancto Brianello quod eundem Johannem Decimas iilas percipere et habere permittat salvo jure cujustibet Teste Rege apud Acton Burnell primo die Octobris MAndatum est custodi Forestae Regis de la Mare quod faciat habere Abbati Claus 11 E. 1. m 9 Pro Abbate Cestr de Decima venationis Sanctae Wereburgae Cestr Decimam venationis quae nunc capitur in Foresta Regis praedicta per praeceptum Regis ●●ent Decimam illam habere debet et solet temporibus retroactis Teste Rege apud Rothelan 28 die Decembris I find this account and acquittance this year for the arrears of the Quindisme granted by the Clergy to the King in the Diocese of Lincoln REX omnibus etc. salutem Sciatis quod venerabilis pater Oliverus Lincolniensis Pat. 11 E. 1. m. 6. Pro Episcopo Lincolniensi de denariis Quintaedecimae liberatis Episcopus die Dominica proxima ante festum Apostolorum Simonis & Judae anno regni nostri undecimo solvit per praeceptum nostrum Magistro Adae de Botindon quingentas viginti et duas libras quatuordecim solidos et quinque denarios in partem solutionis arreragiorum Quintaedecimae nobis à Clero concessae in Episcopatu praedicto De quibus quidem quingentis viginti & duabus libris quatuordecim solidis & quinque denariis ipsum Episcopum tenore praesentium quietamus In cujus etc. Teste Rege apud Acton Burnell 13 die Octobris What Clerks imprisoned and convicted of theft and robbery were delivered by the Justice's Itinerant to their Ordinaries and restored to their Goods upon their purgations before them this year this Record will inform us REX Thesaur & Baronibus de Scaccario salutem Cum dilectus & fidelis noster Claus 11 E. 1. m 3. Pro Gervasio de Clifton Gervasius de Clyfton Vic. noster Not. & Derb. liberaverit per breve nostrum Willielmo Barn de Skesteworth Clerico qui de furto et latrocmio coram Justice nostris ultimo Itinerantibus apud Noting rectatus innocentiam suam juxta privileg Clericale coram Domino Archieplscopo Ebor. inde purgavit Triginta & sex solidos & octo denarios de dono nostro Et etiam cum idem Vic. per aliud breve nostrum liberaverit Richardo de Broncton Clerico qui de latrocinio coram Justice nostris ultimo Itinerantibus apud Derby indictatus innocentiam suam juxta privileg praedictum coram R. Covent & Lich. Episcopo purgavit Tresdecim libras & duos denarios de dono nostro sicut per literas ipsorum Willielmi & Richardi quas idem Gervasius inde habet nobis constat Vobis mandamus quod inspectis eisdem literis patentibus ipsum Gervasium Vic. de praedicta pecunia praefatis Willielmo & Richardo per praeceptum nostrum sic liberata prout justum fuerit exonerari faciatis Teste Rege apud Acton Burnell 5 die Octobris The King to facilitate his affairs in the Court of Rome gave this Warrant for Liberate 11 E. 1. m. 5. Pro Domino M. Sanctae Mariae in Porticu Diac Cardin. payment of the arrears of an Annuity he had granted to one of the Cardinals REX Thesaur & Camerar suis salutem Liberate de Thefauro nostro Vberto Dosgy & Abractino Gerardi Mercatoribus Florentinis de societate Pulicum & Rambertinorum sexaginta Marcas per manus suas liberandas venerabili Patri Domino Matthaeo Sanctae Mariae in Porticu Diacono Cardinali de termino Natalis Domini anno Regni nostri undecimo de annuo feodo suo sexaginta Marcarum quod ei concessimus percipiendum ad Scaccarium nostrum Nisi pecuniam illam ei prius liberaveritis per aliud breve nostrum Recipientes ab eisdem Mercatoribus literas suas patentes receptionem dictae pecuniae testificantes Teste Rege apud Brumburgh secundo die Sept. Canc. manned de Brumburgh The Bishopric of Durham becoming void by the death of Robert de Insula the King granted the custody of the Temporalty thereof by this Patent REX omnibus etc. salutem Sciatis quod commisimus dilectis & fidelibus nostris Pat. 11 E. 1. m. 16. & Fines 11 E. 1. m. 13 De Episcopatu Dnnelmensi commisso Guischardo de Charron & Malcolmo de Harlegh Episcopatum Dunelmen●●● cum Castris & omnibus aliis pertinentibus suis custodiendum quamdiu nobis placuerit Ita quod de exitibus inde provenientibus nobis respondeant ad Scaccarium nostrum In cujus etc. Teste Rege apud Aberconwey in Snandon 13 die Junii These Guardians paid into the King's Wardrobe out of the Rents and Profits thereof this year to the King's use 1303 l. 6 s. 8 d. as this Writ of Acquittance assures us REX omnibus etc. salutem Sciatis quod dilecti & fideles nostri Gwychardus Pat 11 E. 1. m. 11. Pro Gwyschardo de Charron & Malcolmo de Harlegh de Charron & Malcolmus de Harlegh nuper Custodes nostri Episcopatus Dunelmensis sede vacant liberaverunt in Garderoba nostra die Sabbati proxima post Festum Nativitatis Beatae Mariae Virginis anno Regni nostri undecimo dilecto Clerico nostro Magistro Willielmo de Ludo Custodi ejusdem Garderobae ad opus nostrum per m●nus Richardi de Bischopesdon de exitibus Episcopatus praedicti Mille trescentas triginta et tres libras sex solidos et octo denarios de quibus quidem mille trescentis triginta & ●●●bus libris sex solidis & octo denariis praefatos Gwychardum de Charron & Malcolmum tenore praesencium quietamus In cujus etc. Teste Rege apud Macleffend 12 die Sept. per Billam After which Anthony Bek being * See Thomas Stubs Actus Pontif Ebor. col 1727 1728. elected Bishop by the King's Licence and confirmed and consecrated Bishop thereof by Wyckwane Archbishop of York in Saint Peter Church of York the King Queen and most of the Nobles of England being present the King issued these Writs for the restitution of his Temporalties and the Stock thereon which he bought of the King REX electioni nuper celebratae in Eccesia Conventuali de Dunelm de discreto Pat. 11 E. 1. m. 13. De assensuelectioni adhibito viro Antonio Bek Archidiacono ibidem in Episcopum ejusdem loci Regium assensum adhibuit et favorem Et hoc significatum est Domino Archiepiscopo Eborum Angliae Primati ut quod suum est in hac parte exequatur In cujus etc. Teste Rege apud Cestriam 28 die Augusti per ipsum Regem REX dilectis & fidelibus suis Guyschardo de Charron & Malcolmo de Harlegh Pat. 11 E. 1. m. 1. De Temporalibus Episcopatus Dunelmensis restituendis salutem Cum venerabilis Pater Eborum Archiepiscopus Angliae Primas electionem nuper celebratam in Ecclesia Conventuali Dunelmensi de discreto viro Antonio Bek Archidiacono Dunelmensi in Episcopum ejusdem loci cui prius Regium assensum adhibuimus et favorem confirmaverit sicut per Literas Patentes ipsius Archiepiscopi nobis inde directas accepimus Nos confirmatio●em illam acceptantes cepimus fidelitatem ipsius Electi & Temporalia Episco patus praedicti prout moris est restituimus eidem Et ideo vobis mandamus quod eidem Antonio Temporalia Episcopatus praedicti sine dilatione deliberetis sicut praedictum est In cujus etc. Teste Rege apud Stanlagh 4 die Septemb. Et mandatum est Militibus etc. REX dilectis & fidelibus suis Gwichard● de Charron & M●lcolmo de Harlegh nuper Fines 11 E. 1. m. 7. Pro Antonio Bek Electo Dunelmensi Custodibus suis Episcopatus Dunelmensis sede vacante salutem Cum ceperimus fidelitatem dilecti & fidelis nostri Anton. Bek Dunelmensis Electi & eidem Temporalia Episcopatus illius restituerimus vobis mandamus quod blada boves & alia averia ac totum instaurum quae ab Execut. Testamenti Dunelmensis Episcopi nuper defuncti ad opus nostum emistis dicto Electo per idem precium quo ea recepistis liberetis Ita quod vobis ad opus nostrum respondeat de precio supradicto vel executor praedictis si nondum inde responderetis eisdem Salvis nobis misis quas fieri fecimus pro waynagio & collectione fructuum aliquorum ibidem Teste Rege apud Macleffend 10 die Septembris Richard Swinefeld being * Godwins Catalogue p. 377. elected and confirmed Bishop of Hereford by the King's licence and assent he issued this Writ to restore his Temporalties REX dilecto Clerico suo Waltero de Rudmarl Custodi suo Episcopatus Herefordensis Pat. 11 E. 1. m. 13. De Temporalibus Episcopatus Hereford restituendis salutem Cum venerabilis Pater J. Cantuariensis Archiepiscopus electionem nuper factam in Ecclesia Cathedrali Herefordiae de Magistro Ricardo de Swinefeld Canonico ejusdem Ecclesiae in Episcopum ejusdem loci cui Regium assensum prius adhibuimus et favorem confirmaverit sicut per Literas Patentes praedicti Archiepiscopi acceptimus Nos confirmationem illam acceptantes cepimus fidelitatem ipsius Electi & Temporalia ejusdem Episcopatus restituimus eidem Et ideo vobis mandamus quod eidem Electo Temporalia ejusdem Episcopatus liberetis in forma praedicta In cujus etc. Teste Rege apud Rothelan 8 die Januarii Et mandatum est Militibus etc. * Antiq. Britan. Ecclesiae pag. 200 202 203 204. John Peckham Archbishop of Canterbury to fill his empty Purse and extend his Archiepiscopal authority beyond his Predecessors resolved thereupon to visit all his Province more accurately and punish offenders more severely than in former times to prevent all obstructions by Appeals to Rome Visitationem hanc suscepturus prospiciendum sibi maximè putavit ut Papae ne ab eo turbaretur in quibuscunque mandatis obsequeretur Whereupon having obeyed his Commands to the King in admonishing him to restore the Dimes he had seized for relief of the Holy Land he proceeded in his Visitation In Visitation In visitatione autem quam peractis Papae mandatis exorsus est primum Judaeos in perpetnum exilium acturus scripsit Episcopo Londinensi ut eorum omnes Synagogas eversas et demolitas solo adaequaret an high usurpation upon the King's Prerogative Quod decretum paulo post Rege procurante mitigatum est ac Judaeis permissum unum Templum in publico aliquo Civitatis l●co in quo suos ritus amputata tamen Ceremoniarum multitudine celebrarent In hac Visitatione Crimina et Excessus permultorum Clericorum atque Laicorum acriter castigavit Primum quia plura Beneficia retinendi licentia in Anglia impune contra jura permissa Clericis fuit eam non ab infimis modo sed a summis sumpto supplicio eradicavit a very commendable Action worthy * A●chiv f. 142 imitation Nam Richard More sacrae Theologiae Professorem Episcopum Winton electum necnon Johannem Kirkbey Capellanum Regis ad Lichefeldensem Episcopatum Nota. etiam Electum quia in Beneficiis plurales ante fuerant confirmare noluit sed rejecit Quorum utrique cum ad Papam appellassent appellationes longo tempore prosecuti eas tandem taedio deserere et judicatae a Johanne contra se Sententiae stare inviti coacti sunt a memorable Precedent wherein the Pope only aimed at his own Grandeur and Ends usurping a power to dispose of these Bishoprics upon this pretext by his own Provision to those who would give most for them In hujus autem locum Johan Pontisarius ab ipso Papa Wintoniensis Episcopus creatus est qui Wintonienses Monachos gravissime infestavit et Episcopus jura atque praedia mirum in modum ex Monachorum spoliis auxit ut ex illius Ecclesiae monumentis apparet Cumque hos in jure vicisset inferiores Clericos qui plura Beneficia simul tenebant aggressus est Quos omnes uno Beneficio contentos esse compulit according to his * Here p. 261 262. See Godwins Catalogue of Bishops p. 77 78. Constitutions made in the Council of Lambeth In quo proposito stetir durior quod Romae Cardinals quidam ut ex ejus literis intelligi possit eum coram Papa accusassent quod hunc Anglicani Cleri excessum mitius tolerasset Quam iniquam Criminationem ut vitaret plurales non modo Beneficiis amovit sed hujusmodi maledictis Filios Belial Contemptores Canonum Vsurpatores et Beneficiorum Sacrilegos appellat Nec minus in Prurales quam in absentes et non residentes acris judex fuit a primis et elatissimis exorsus a commendable Action worthy his Successors imitation Episcopum Lichefeld * See Godwins Catalogue p. 260. peregrinum et Anglicanae linguae ignarum ideoque extra suam Diocaesim commorantem edicto publicaro monuit ut sub amotionis paena ad Episcopatum rediret ibique resideret Cumque jam venisset eum acerrime increpavit quod etsi ideomatis inscius pascere suae Diocaesis gregem verbi praedicatione nequisset praesentia tamen sua Eleemosinis et liberalitate alere debuisset Cumque Collegium Welverhampton in Lichefeldensi Diocaesi cujus jus Patronatus ad Cantuar. Ecclesiam olim spectabat visitare voluisset jure & privilegio exemptionis quam vendicabant à Canonicis vetitus & exclusus est Cujus rei controversia cum Romam delata penderet Johan Theodosium de Camilla litem hanc Romae prosequentem duabus Rectoriis in quibus non residebat spoliavit Hoc tempore causa quaedam inter Archiepiscopum Eboracensem & Dunelmenses Monachos controversa ad Archiepiscopum Cantuariensem per tuitoriam appellationem deducta est Archiepiscopus autem aliis impedita negotiis causam Priori de Southwerk Decano de Archubus & Canonico cuidam Ecclesiae Paulinae delegavit quibus etiam mandavit ut in tuitionis eventum de causa principali cognoscerent Similisque inter Dunelmensem Episcopum & Eboracensem Archiepiscopum controversia Archidiacono Cantuariensi appellationis tuitoriae jure commissa est in qua Archidiac Cantuar. de ea lite cognoscenti data est Eboracensem Archiepiscopum suumque Officialem inhibendo à gerenda in Dunelmensis Episcopi praejudicium quacun ●●e jurisdictione comprimendi potestas Adulteria et stupra non minori severitare vindicavit cum Cicestrensem Diocaesim visitaret Rogerum Ham Presbyterum fornicarium ad triennalem paenitentiam jurejurando adegit quod temporis in jejuniis orationibus et longinquis ad Romam Coloniam et Compostellam peregrinationibus contereret Benesiciorum suorum Redditibus sibi prohibitis et in pauperum usus sequesiratis * See Godwins Catalogue of Bishops p 77 78. In Sarisburiensis etiam Parochiae visitatione compertum fnit Osbertum Giffard Militem Moniales duas ex Wintoniensi Coenobio abduxisse quem Cantuariensis Archiepiscopus Excommunicatione primo percussit deinde sub his duris condicionibus relaxavit Primo ne in tota reliqua deinceps vita ullum Monialium Coenobium ingrederetur aut Monialis cujusquam consortio uteretur Deinde ut tribus diebus Dominicis in Ecclesia Parochiali Wilton exutus vestibus virgis verberaretur Eandemque postea paenam tam in foro quam in Ecclesia Parochiali de Shaftesbury publice subiret Ad haec multorum mensium jejunium ei injunctum est Praeterea omnibus militaribus instgnibus detractis privatus nec calcearia deaurata nec gladium nec cellam militarem aut deauratas Phaleras habiturus Ad extremum ut nec vestes coloratas sed tantummodo de roseto cum agninis pellibus vel ovinis nec utatur Camisia postea quam fuerat castigatus per tres annos ad ordinem suum militarem non rediret antequam tres continuos annos in Terra Sancta exegisset Ante omnia ut Moniales ad Coenobium simili●oena mulctandas restitui atque remitti curaret Haec omnia se jurejurando facturum spospondit jejuniorum nibilominus ab Episcopopo Saresbiriensi illi praescrivendo modo An high Usurpation on Knights and Lay-Subjects privileges Nec minorem in reprimendis jurisoictionem suam contemnentibus severitatem Petrus quidam de Sancto Marco Decanus de Arcubus exercuisse fertur qui Herefordensis Episcopi Officialem suis monitis non parentem primo 10 deinde aucta et perseverante Contumacia 40 Marcis which he had no legal power to impose tanquam Rebellem et potestatis suae contemptorem mulctavit necnon Episcopum ipsum Herefordensem quod Officialis suae partes audacius tueretur excommunicavit ejus Capellam Interdicto Ecclesiastico supposuit a very high Papal Exorbitancy Hoc etiam tempore lis quaedam inter Lincolniensem Episcopum & Universitatem Oxon. aliquot annis de jurisdictione Episcopi in Scholar's Vniversitatis agitata est De qua Johannis Cantuariensis cum Scholarium tum causam vacillare nec jure stare posse intellexerat Scholaribus rescripsit Si in jure contenderent vinci eos ac superari ●ecesse esse praesertim cum his quibus niterentur privilegiis à Jurisdictione Episcopali jure communi stabilita eximi nequaquam potuissent Ipseque perlustrata reliqua Provincia Oxoniensem Academiam jure Metropolitico visitaturus adiit In qua Visitatione quasdam Philosophicas opiniones quos errores & à Roberto Kilwarby ante reprehensos docuit tanquam haereses et à fide Christiana abhorrentes è suggestu latine refellit What these opinions were you may read in Sir Henry spelman's Councils Tom. 2. p. 347 348. Inter has una erat in homine esse tantummodo formam unam Quam Frater Johannes non concoxit ne colligeretur inde corpus Christi non fuisse unum numero vivum & mortuum nec sanctorum corpora eadem tota vel secundum parts in orb existere vel in urbe sed alia quaedam quae non pepererunt matres sed de novo peperit phantasia the first Precedent of this kind to adjudge and declare new Heresies in a Visitation without a Synod or Council Sed istae Haereses philosophicae ab Oxoniensium Scholis in Praedicatorum & fratrum turbas profecti & disseminati fuerunt Inter quos Richardus Knapwell Doctor Ordinis Praedicatorum octo opiniones contra Johannis Peckham assertiones defendit Hunc itaque Johannes Peckham ad suum tribunal vocavir eoque non accedente eum suasque opiniones cum suo Clero damnavit Sed * See Jo. Balaeus Script Brit. Cent. 4. c. 64. Appendix p. 350. Hugo de Mancestria ejus Ordinis Provincialis intercessit & Cant. restitit Allegavitque neminem in su● Ordinis fratres praeter solum Papam potestatem habere Itaque appellatione interposita supersedit negotio Cantuariensis atque conticuit Nec quicquam dei●ceps in homunculum fratrem valuit ejus authoritas qui in Regem et Episcopos omnia poterat Idem acutus frater & Theologus cum è sacris Scripturis probare vellet non esse permissum Clericis duo Beneficia Ecclesiastica retinere protulit hanc ex Evangelio sententiam Qui habet duas tunicas unam tribuat non habenti & qui habet escas similit●r Richardus ille frater inter alia quae de nugis Philosophicis scripsit aedidit unum de formarum u●●tate libellum ut omnibus liquido constare posset eum nullis Cantuariensis minis deterritum in sententia sua perseverasse His in Provincia visitanda gestis scriptisad plerosque Suffraganeorum literis ne se suos Officiales et tribunalia muneribus quae cum insigni Praelatorum opprobrio diu nepharie percipi in visitatione intellexerat deinceps inquinari permitterent admonuit quod si suae monitioni non parerent se admissa deinceps in muneribus percipiendis scelera severius animadversurum In literis etiam ad Ord●neum Cardinalem Tusculanum Episcopum scriptis queritur de quodam quem Remigem suam navem atque Puppim subversurum nominat qui muneribus moveri ac duas pelves aureas plenas florenis accepisse ait Idem ad Romanae Curiae Vicecancellarium scribit comperisse se fuisse in Anglia multa privilegia per falsarios fabricata Sed commoti Suffraganei quod non modo tam crebris visitationibus sed etiam quotidiana jurisdictione parts suas in eorum Diocaesibus tam saepe interponeret querelam 25. Articulis comprehensam in eum propon●bant Cujus querelae vim et eventum cum in seipsos recidisse intellexissent by reason of his extraordinary favour with the Pope his creator ea omissa luctari amplius cum Metropolitano noluerunt Inter hos Suffraganeos Londinensis tum Episcopus gravatè tulit quendam Henricum de Stookes suae London Diocaesis Rectorem de Bene●iciorum pluralitate coram Decano de Arcubus in jus vocatum fuisse Qua de re scripsit Johanni Peckham se id non laturum sed nist desistat tam in hac quam in aliis causis de suis Clericis subditisve cognoscere se appellationis ad Curiam Romanam sacram Anchoram petiturum Cui Johannes stupuisse se scribit de illa minaci & praejudiciali pagina Sane inquit duo per nos vobis illata fuisse gravamina causamini Primo quod Henricum Stookes de pluralitate Beneficiorum ad nostrum evocavimus examen Secundo quod ipsum per Decanum de Arcubus citari fecimus adjungentes quod subditus Suffraganei Metropolitano non subest quasi velitis jura Cantuar Ecclesiae quae tueri et defendere jurastis ad simplices Metropolitanis limits coarctare Decani autem de Arcubus processibus consuetis parare obicem nullatenus praesumatis Pro certo scituri quod jura Ecclesiae Cantuar. partim scripta partim a doctoribus authenticis notata partim pacifice obtenta longo provinciae usu intendimus contra omne hominum genus quantum poterimus constanti animo defensare Thus did this Papal Arch-prelate presuming on the Pope's favour domineer in this his Visitation over his whole Province and subjugate it to his arbitrary power which none of his predecessors attempted much less effected till then Having visited England * Henry de Knyghton de Event Angl. l. 3. c. 12. col 2465. Spelmanni Council Tom. 2. p. 346. Archiepiscopus per Cestriam transiens Anno 1284. venit Walliam ad reformandum statum Ecclesiae In this Visitation as I conceive he made and published a Decree what Ornaments of Churches the Parishioners should provide and pay for and what the Priests or Encumbents wherein you may observe how many Popish unnecessary superfluities he imposed on the people without and against the Law or their assents to their great unnecessary expense * Spelmanni Council Tom. 2. p. 343. See Guil. Lindewode l. 3. Tit. De Ecclesiis aedificandis f. 181 182 183. Statuta fratris Johannis Peckham Cantuariensis Archiepiscopi ad doctrinum praesentium & memoriam futurorum Cum plurimumque alte●catio inter Rectores Ecclesiarum in provincia Cantuariensi constitutos eorumque Parochianos supper variis ornamentis rebusque Ecclesiasticis quae & quanta & quomodo ad Rectores pertineant infrascripta quae autem ad eorum Par●chianos & sic ●●ercatum plerumque teneas pro doctrina quae sequitur ut docti existant Parochiani in singulis subs●quentibus certiores sciant intelligant & observent taliter universi quod Calix Missale Vestimentum ipsius Ecclesiae principale viz. Casula Alba munda Antictus Manipulum Zona cum duabus Tuellis Crux processionalis a●ia Era mi●or pro mortuis Feretrum Thuribulum Lucerna cum Tintinnab●lo Velum quadragesimale Manuales Vexilla Campanae Vas ad aquam benedictam cum fale et pane Osculatorium pacis Cereum Pascale cum Candelabro Campanae in Campanili et cordae Fontes cum seruris earundem Reparatio navis Ecclesiae interius et exterius tam in Altaribus quam in Ymaginibus Fenestraeque vitr●ae cum Clausuris Cimiteriorum ad ipsos Parochianos pertinent omnia supradicta Caetera autem omnia tam in reparatione Cancelli quam Ornamenta hujusmodi interius et exterius secundum diversas ordinationes & constitutiones approbatas debent a locorum Rectoribus seu Vicariis reparari William Wickwane Archbishop of York taking more care to provide for the stocking and improving of the Manors and Temporalties of the Archbishopric for the benefit of his successors then for feeding of the people's souls having stocked his Demesns with Oxen Horses Sheep to manure and improve them to perpetuate them to his successors made this Ordinance by the Dean and Chapter of Yorks and the King's consent which the King confirmed at Acton Burnell by his Royal Charter and Authority REX Archiepiscopis etc. salutem Inspeximus scriptum quod venerabilis pater Rot. Chart. Anno 10 E. 1. num 8. De Ordinatione facta de instauro in Archiepiscopatu Ebor. imperpetuum remanendo Willielmus Eborum Archiepiscopus Angliae Primas fecit in hac verba Ad perpetuam memoriam subscriptorum in Dei nomine Amen Dominus ac Redemp●or altissimus qui omnia ritè composuit & recto ordine stabilivit suos nonnunquam temporaliter tangit ut quos intrinseca meditatio ad pias occupationes non allicit casus excitet exterior qui contingit quod penes eos qui ad successionem haereditatis Dominicae hiis diebus vocantur praecipuè est pensandum si statui viduatarum Ecclesiarum prospicere considerent & perplexos superiorum Praelatorum ingressus examinent intimius ad easdem En nunquid Praelati nostri temporis nudam successionem scilicet in Ecclesiarum temporalibus nudi post fuscum adeunt & nun dum sola gleba pro cultura necessariis destituta relinquitur prolixioribus quasi mendicando temporibus curam gerunt Hoc fiquidem innocentium oculi perhibent & cotidiana revolutio in talibus evidencius manifestat ex quibus plerumque accidit quod spirituale meritum quod eminencius in Praelato requiritur in temporale commercium laxius est conversum Ea propter nos Willielmus permissione divina Eborum Archiepiscopus Angliae Primas praefatis piè tacti oppressionibus & angustiis quas tam apud praedecessores nostros didicimus quam in nobismet ipsis re ipsa sensimus in ingressu pro salute animae nostrae et animarum Serenissimi Principis Domini Edwardi Dei gratia Regis Angliae illustris & Dominae Alianorae consortis suae necnon pro animabus bonae memoriae Domini Walteri de Grey praedecessoris nostri & Domini Willielmi de Rotherfeld quondam Decani Ebor. ac ad successorum relevamen perpetuum & Ebor. Ecclesiae cui disponente Domino praefic●mur consolationem proficuam in futurum intentis nisibus circa ista dies duximus occupati Accedente igitur speciali consensu et licentia Domini Edwardi Regis Angliae praedicti ac Decani & Capituli nostri Ebor. voluntate unanimi occurrente sic ordinando censuimus providendum videlicet quod quingenti & duo boves per majus centum & quinquaginta quatuor equi ad agriculturam omnium Dominicarum terrarum ad Archiepiscopatum Ebor. necessarii quos boves & equos una cum mille bidentibus videlicet quingentis multonibus & quingentis ovibus matricibus Archiepiscopis Ebor. nobis canonicè successuris & Ecclesiae nostrae Ebor. in hiis scriptis do●●mus assignamus de bonis nostris liberaliter conferimus & legamus tam vacante sede Ebor. quam etiam ipsa plena in eodem numero integro quem superius expressimus cum praedictis mille bidentibus in maneriis ad Archiepiscopatum Ebor. pertinentibus ut inferius statim distinguitur salvi ad usum & commodum maneriorum perpetuis temporibus conserventur Remaneant scilicet in Balliva de Chirchedon apud Chichedon duo equ● carectarii cum car●cta & triginta & sex boves cum quatuor carrucis & atilliis Item apud Norton octodecim boves cum duabus carrucis & atilliis Item apud Surdington novem boves cum una carruca & atilliis Item apud Cerney & Cumpton viginti & septem boves cum tribus carrucis & atilliis & duo equi carectarii cum carecta Item apud Otingdon duo equi carectarii cum carecta & viginti & septem boves cum tribus carrucis & atilliis Item remaneant in Balliva Suwell apud Suwell duo equi carectarii cum carecta & triginta & sex boves cum quatuor carrucis & atilliis Item apud Ascham quatuor equi carectarii cum carectis duabus & triginta & sex boves cum quatuor carrucis & atilliis Item apud Scroby duo equi carectarii cum una carecta & octodecim boves cum duabus carrucis & atilliis Item remaneant in Balliva de Shireburn apud Shireburn quatuor equi carectarii cum duabus carectis & quadraginta & quinque boves cum quinque carrucis & atilliis Item apud Swychemund octodecim boves cum duabus carrucis & atilliis Item apud Cawode viginti & septem boves cum tribus carrucis & atilliis & octo boves cum duobus plaustris Item apud Grangiam Ebor. duo carectarii cum una carecta & viginti & septem boves cum tribus carrucis & atilliis Item remaneant in Balliva de Wilton apud Wilton viginti & septem boves cum tribus carrucis & atilliis & duo equi carectarii cum una carecta Item apud Wet●wang octo equi cum duabus carrucis & atilliis Item remaneant in Balliva de Beverlaco apud Beverlacum quatuor equi carectarii cum duabus carectis & viginti & septem boves cum tribus carrucis & atilliis Item apud Burton quatuor equi carectarii cum duabus carectis & triginta & sex boves cum quatuor carrucis & atilliis Item apud Skyteby quatuor carectarii cum duabus carectis & viginti & septem boves cum tribus carrucis & atilliis Item apud Patingreton octodecim boves cum duabus carrucis & atilliis Item remaneant in Balliva Ripon apud Ripon decem equi carectarii cum quinque carectis & quaterviginti & novemdecim boves cum undecim carrucis & atilliis Item apud Otteley duo equi carectarii cum una carecta & oct●decim boves cum duabus carrucis & atilliis Item remaneant in Balliva de Hextildesham apud Hextildesham octodecim boves cum duabus carrucis & atilliis Item remaneant apud Patrington quingentae oves matrices & apud Wilton quingenti multones de mille bidentibus antedictis Qui quidem boves equi & bidentes post decessum nostrum ad custodiam Domini Regis transeant ipsisque utatur Dominus Rex in locis praedictis quamdiu Ebor. fuerit sedes vacans et eos adeo bonos sicut eos recepit et in eodem numero integre restituat nostro prorimo successori Idem autem successor noster suis temporibus hiis utatur & cum obierit vel cesserit illos in adeo bono statu quo eos recepit Domino Regi dimittat in numero integro antedicto et Rex fimiliter proximo successori et sic deinceps Ita quod nos nec Dominus Rex nec Custodes per ipsum seu per haeredes suos deputandi sede vacante quandocumque nec aliquis successor noster praedictos equos boves bidentes vel aliquem singularem bovem equum vel bidentem possit vendere seu de hiis in testamento disponere vel quovismodo alienare vel occidere seu qualitercumque subtrahere quo minus praedictus numerus boum equorum et bidentium salvus semper et integer remaneat ut superius est expressum set si capud aliquod subtractum fuerit aliquo modo praemissorum is sub quo subtractum fuerit statim subroget aeq●è bonum Cum verò aliqua capita vel capud aliquod praedictorum boum equorum vel bidentium casualiter vel alio modo interire contigerit is sub cujus custodia casus seu dampnum evenerit Dominus Rex scilicet si suo tempore Archiepiscopus quidem quilibet si suo tempore aliud adeo bonum et competens capud subroget loco sui Ordinamus eciam de praedicti Domini Regis licentia et consensu Capitulo nostro unanimiter annuente quod Custodes quicumque fuerint Archiepiscopatus per Reges in vacacionibus Eborum Ecclesiae deputandi per suum corporale juramentum coram Regibus ipsis singulis vicibus praestandum ad praemissorum observacionem recitatis coram eis praedictis articulis specialiter obligentur Et Archiepiscopi nobis successuri tam in admissione temporalium a Regibus quam intronizatione sua Eborum omnia superius ordinata servare solempniter et publice repromittant Q●ae omnia praemissa per nos ordinata ●● provisa utinam provide & distincta de Rege in Regem & de Archiepiscopo in Archie●●s●opum sub obtestatione divinae vindictae in die districti Judicii ubi sanctissimus ille Apostolorum Princeps * Petrus claviger aethereus patronus noster de cujus honore agitur contravenientes in fancy accusabit imperpetuum fideliter observentur In praemissorum vero fidem & testimonium sigillum nostrum The Archbishop of York St. Peter's Vicar & successor as well as the Pope See Tom. 1. p. 32 33. apponi fecimus huic scripto Dat. apud Novum locum in Scirewod 9 Kal. Octobr. Anno gratiae M. CC. octogesimo tercio & Pontificatus nostri anno quinto Nos autem ordinationem praedictam ratam habentes et gratam eam pro nobis et haered nostris quantum in nobis est concedimus et confirmamus sicut scriptum praedictum rationabiliter testatur Hiis testibus venerabili patre R. Bathon & Wellen. Episcopo Cancellario nostro Edwardo fratre nostro Gilberto de Clare Com. Glouc. & Heref. Henr. de Lacie Com. Linc. Rogero le Bigot Com. Norff. & Mareschallo Angliae Johanne de Warren Com. Surr. Johanne de Vescy Ottone de Grandisono Roberto fill Johannis Ricardo de Bosco Eustach de Hacche & alios Datum per manum nostram apud Acton Burnell sexto die Octobris a Chronica c. 27. Sect. 7. col 1935 etc. William thorn a Monk of Canterbury informs us that Anno 1283. Nicholas Abbot of St. Augustine's Canterbury ut confratres sui commodius possent vacare orationi & contemplationi & ut in diversis libris quandoque studendi operam darent ordinavit & statuit de consensu Conventus unanimi ad supradicta melius & uberius custodienda ut de divinis Officiis quae scilicet de regulae nostrae substantia non existant aliqualiter moderantur abbreviating their long Divine Service in sundry particulars formerly used upon this account quod divinum officium morosius & devotius ab omnibus sustentetur & etiam in reliquo tempore in studiis & bonis occupationibus diligentius quisque se occuparet For which he was so far from blame that this Historian gives this Encomium of him De praecedentibus non recolo me per eorum actus in regimine vidisse illum excellentem nec vero in subsequentibus surrexisse sibi coaequales After which he being troubled in conscience about the unusual way of his election and confirmation at Rome as b Chron W. Thorn c. 26. col elected Abbot in forma compromissi by th● Treasurer and 5. Monks more per speciale mandatum Prioris & Conventus qui h●ic electioni secundum formam compromissi suum praebuêre consensum not by the whole Covent assembled together as in the usual form Istis sic acts volens idem N. suam electionem celeriter expedire habito processu electionis literisque Regiis ac Magnatum simul optentis apostolico conspectui se praesentavit Processu in Curia diligenter examinata die S. Ambrosii confirmatus Sancto die Paschae ab Episcopo Portuensi Cardinali de mandato Papae Nicholai Romae benedictus est no doubt for a great reward then given which troubled his conscience Upon this account above 10. years after he procured the King's licence to repair to Pope Martin where without the King's privity and against his Prerogative he resigned his Abbey to the Pope who by his Bulls without the King's royal assent or Monk's election constituted Thomas de Fyndone Abbot for which high usurpation on the King's prerogative the Temporalties of the Abbey were seized and detained in the King's hands till he paid a Fine of 400 Marks for this contempt besides the mean profits amounting to 300 l. thus related by the same Monkish Historian c Chron. W. Thorn c. 28. col 1937 1938 1939. Nicholaus de Spina pastor hujus Ecclesiae per decem annos & de sequenti per quatuor vel quinque septimanas gregem sibi commissam strenuissime rexisset et ea quae prius in Romana Curia ob zelum tamen Domus suae ibidem fecerat ment revolvens quia vir erat strictae conscientiae videns seipsum pro hujusmodi causa in conscientia fore laesum nec ulterius Pastoral officium posse sibi de caetero justo titulo competere ipse petita licentia a Rege et obtenta eodem autem Rege causam sui transitus minime cognoscente transfretavit ipsoque coram Summo Pontifice conscientiam suam demonstrante et eodem Pontifice super hujusmodi offensa cum eodem Nicholas libenter voluisse dispensasse tamen ipse omnibus sepositis continue cessionem suam cum maxima instantia procuravit Tandem die Pancrasii Martyris Dominus Apostolicus Martinus Papa 4. suam cessionem admisit Qua admissa idem Papa fratrem Thomam de Fyndone tunc tertium Priorem Sancti Augustini Cant. in Anglia existentem praefecit in Abbatem apud Urbem veterem Anno Pontificatus sui tertio Injunxit v●rò idem Papa eidem N. in sua cessione ut nominaret sibi personam magis habilem Monasterii cui praesidebat Ille vero praedictum Thomam denominavit esse virum prud●n●●m moribus scientia & aetate multipliciter decoratum in temporalibus & spiritualibus circumspectum Et quia idem Papa notitiam illius personae temporibus retroactis memorialiter habebat eidem denominationi libenter annuit & consensit Egressae sunt ergo Bullae Papales et in Octabis Apostolorum Petri et Pauli eidem Thomae extiterant praesentatae quae fuerunt lectae statim eodem die praesentibus Comite Cornubiae Stephano de Penecester tunc Constabulario Dovoriae Magistro Johanne de Lacie & multis aliis & statim idem Dominus Thomas sic creatus in Abbatem of which he made no conscience though against the King's prerogative and privilege of the Abbey arripuit iter versus Regem ad ostendendum illi Bullam Apostolicam quem invenit apud Snouden apud Karnarvan 29 die Junii qui Bullam cum dicto Abbate benign admisit Et praedictus Dominus Thomas Abbas ●idem Regi totum processum cessionis praedicti N. & etiam suaecreationis ore tenus expressit Istis sic habitis benedictus est Londoniae die Sancti Ambrosii de mandato Domini Papae ab Archiepiscopo Dublinensi Notwithstanding upon better consideration Cum vero fama laborasset sic de supradicta cessione venit Escaetor Regis die Nativitatis Sancti Johannis Baptistae et Abbatiam in manus Domini Regis seisivit et eam tenuit tanquam Excaetam usque diem Mercurii proxime sequentem quo die venit P. Huntingfeld Vicecomes Cantiae & praedictam Abbatiam custodiendam recepit per tale Breve Edwardus etc. Cum Abbas Sancti Augustini Cant. Abbatiam ejusdem loci in Pat. 11 E. 1. m. 7. manum Domini Papae resignaverit ut accepimus tibi praecipimus quod Abbatiam praedictam cum pertinentiis in manum nostram capias & salvo custodiri facias donec aliud inde tibi praeceperimus ità quod de Exitibus ejusdem nobis respondere possis a tempore resignationis praedictae Inquirens diligenter de tempore quo vacare incepit Et idem P. istam Abbatiam sic habuit custodiendam usque xx diem Julii quo die Dominus Rex per Breve suum tradidit Dominis Johanni de Bourne & N. de Ryngelton dictam Abbatiam ad custodiendam Qui eam custodiebant usque ad diem Sanctae Fidis Virgins qua die Thomas de Fynden Abbas fecit finem cum Domino Rege apud Acton Bournel in Parliamento pro eo quod sic fuerat creatus in Abbatem licentia Domini Regis minime petita pro 400 marcis de quibus Rex remisit 100 ad instantiam Domini Episcopi Bitoniae nunc Cancellarii Regis Et sic liberata fuit eidem Thomae Abbathia sua per literam Domini Regis patentem Cujus tenor talis est Edwardus etc. Militibus liberis hominibus & omnibus aliis Tenentibus de Abbatia Pat. 11 E. 1. m. 8. Sancti Angustini Cant. salutem Sciatis quod cum Summus Pontifex per cessionem Nichola● nuper Abbatis dictae Abbatiae qui eam in manum suam resignavit de persona Thomae de Fyndene Monachi dicti Monaster●i tunc in Anglia existentis eidem Monasterio providerit et ipsum praefecit in Abbatem sicut per literas suas patentes nobis significavit Nos eidem Thomae Abbati Temporalia ejusdem Abbatiae cum juribus Libertatibus et omnibus aliis ad eandem pertinentibus sicut praedecessores ejus tenuerunt reddidimus Et ideo vobis mandamus quod eidem Thomae Abbati tanquam Domino vestro in omnibus quae ad Abbathiam illam pertinent intendentes sitis & respondentes Et sciendum est quod Dominus Rex liberavit Abbathiam praedicto Domino Thomae Abbati salvis sibi Exitibus Temporalium a die Sancti Pancratii quo die Abbatia capit vacare usque diem Sanctae Fidis Virgins quo die liberata fuerit Abbathia praedicto Abbati apud Acton Burnell ut supra notatur expensis Abbatis & Conventus & eorum familiae necessariis per idem tempus deductis de quo tempore praedicti Abbas & Custodes una cum Petro de Huntingfeld Vicecomiti Kantiae responderunt videlicet de Tallagio assesso per idem tempus per diversa maneria xli l. xuj s. viij d. de Placitis & perquisitis omnium Curiarum xxx l. vi s. vi d. ob Et de redditu assiso & forinseco lxxx l. x s. viij d. Et de venditione Bladi & Redditu in quibusdam Maneriis praeter sustentationem Monachorum & eorum familiae liiii l. xiii s. ob Et de omnibus aliis Exitibus & Consuetudinibus per idem tempus de diversis parcellis lxxxx l. xii s. iv d. Et est totalis Summa CCC l. How ill the King resented this Innovation and usurpation of the Pope and what care he took to prevent it for the future by advice of his Council before he would restore this Abbot made by the Pope's provision without his royal assent or due election to the Temporalties after his Fire for th●s contempt this Record more fully informs us then this partial Monkish Historian REX omnibus &c salut●m Cum Nicholaus nuper Abbas S. Augustini Cantuariensis Pat. 11 E. 1. m. 8 Pro Abbate S. Aug. Cantuar. cui licentiam dedimus peregre proficiscendi ad Sanctum Benedictum in Monte Cassino ad Curtam Romanam accedendo Abbatiae suae dictae in praesentia Summi Pontisicis nobis inconsultis cesserit per quod idem Summus Pontifex de persona dilecti nobis in Christo Thomae de Fyndon Monachi dicti Monasterii tunc in Anglia existentis eidem Abbatiae providit vacation dictae Abbatiae nobis minime nunciara nec petita vel optenta per Priorem et Conventum ejusdem Monasterii a nobis prout moris est licentia eligendi sibi alium in Abbatem Nota. nec etiam assensu Regio prout ad Coronam et Dignitatem nostram pertinet requisito quod in exhaeredationis nostrae periculum quod absit de facili redundaret Nos audito rumore de Uacatione praedicta ne ex facto hujusmodi periculum Exhaeredationis posset in posterum in casu consimili nobis et haeredibus nostris imminere Abbatiam illam in manum nostram cepimus et Custodes nostros deputavimus ad ipsam Abbatiam custodiendam Ita quod de Exitibus inde provenientibus nobis responderent ad Scaccarium nostrum et per finem Quadringenta Marcarum quem idem Thomas Abbas dicti Monasterii nobiscum fecit de quibus Centum Marcas eidem pardonavimus ad instantiam venerabilis Patris R. Bathon et Wellen. Episcopi Cancellarii nostri et remisimus et pardonavimus praedictis Thomae Abbati & Conventui transgressionem nobis factam in hac parte salva nobis et haeredibus nostris in omnibus Regia dignitate ut Prior et Conventus Abbatiae praedictae qui pro tempore erunt in singulis vacationibus futuris ejusdem Abbatiae vacationes illas nobis nuncient et eligendi licentiam petant necnon et Regium assensum requirant Et salva nobis et haeredibus nostris custodia dictae Abbatiae et perceptionem Exituum temporalium ejusdem in vacationibus praedictis prout fieri debet et consuevit tempori●us retroactis In cujus etc. Teste Rege apud Acton Burnel 7. die Octobris After which the King issued this special Writ to restore the Temporalties of the Abbey to this intruded Abbot reserving the mean profits thereof to himself REX dilectis & fidelibus suis Johanni de Bourne & Nicholas de Ryngelton Custodibus Abbatiae Sancti Augustini Cantuariensis salutem Cum Summus Pontifex per cessionem Nicholai nuper Abbatis dictae Abbatiae eam in manum suam resignantis de persona Thomae de Fyndone Monachi dicti Monasterii tunc in Anglia existentis eidem Monasterio providerit et ipsum praefecerit in Abbatem sicut per literas suas patentes nobis significaverit Nos eidem Thomae Abbati Abbatiam illam cum pertinentiis in forma per nos et Consilium nostrum provisa reddidimus Et ideo vobis mandamus quod eidem Thomae Abbati Temporalia ejusdem Abbatiae cum Juribus Libertatibus & omnibus ad eam pertinentibus sicut praedecessores ejus tenuerunt restituatis Salvis novis Exitibus Temporalium dictae Abbatiae a die Sancti Pancratii Martyris in Maio quo die caepit vacare usque ad diem Sanctae Fidis Virgins Expensis Abbatis et Conventus et eorum necessariae familiae per idem tempus duntaxat deductis sicut vobis per literas nostras demandavimus In cujus etc. Teste Rege apud Acton Burnell 8. die Octobris Et mandatum est Militibus Liberis hominibus & omnibus aliis Tenentibus de Abbatia Sancti Augustini Cantuar. quod eidem Thomae Abbati tanquam Domino suo in omnibus quae ad Abbatiam pertinent intendentes sint etc. In cujus etc. Teste ut supra This Abbey of St. Augustine's becoming greatly impoverished and indebted by this Abbot's voyage to and great bribes gifts in the Court of Rome the King issued this Writ to the Tenants thereof for an aid to relieve and defray the debts thereof Pat. 11 E. 1. m. 6. Pro Abbate & Conventu S. Aug. Cantuariae REX Militibus Liberis hominibus & omnibus aliis Tenentibus de Abbacia S●ncti Augustini Cantuariae salutem Cum Abbacia praedicta per adversitates quamplurimas in tantum sit oppressa & aere alieno onerata quod nisi Domui illi vestro suffragio mediante subveniatur Monachos Deo famulantes ibidem aut mendicare vel in dispersionem mitti ex necessitate oportebit in brevi ut accepimus Nos statum Domus supradictae piè compatientes et pro relevatione ejusdem Domus sollicitudinem gerentes affectuosè requirimus & rogamus quatinus Abbati & Conventui loci supradicti competens Subsidium ad Domus suae relevationem et suorum acquietacionem debitorum liberaliter impendere velitis et benign ut inde vobis teneamur ad grates ac in agendis vestris merito gratiam a nobis reportare debeatis et favorem In cujus etc. Teste Rege apud Acton Burnell xxii die Octobris What transactions passed between the King and his French Bishops this year in Gascoigne concerning the settling of differences between them these Records will inform us REX omnibus etc. salutem Sciatis quod nos dilectis & fidelibus nostris Johanni Rot. Vascon 11 E. 1. m. 3. de Greilliaco Militi Senescallo nostro Vasconiae & Magistris Bonetto de Sancto Quintino & Reymundo de Ferrariis vel duobus ipsorum quos praesentes esse contigerit damus & concedimus plenam & liberam potestatem & speciale mandatum componendi concordandi pacificandi ordinandi & eciam compromittendi altè & bassè cum poena vel sine poena sub forma de qua sibi videbitur expedire pro nobis & haeredibus nostris cum venerabili patre Amaneno Dei gratia Archiepiscopo Auxitan super advocatione temporalitatis suae et Archiepiscopatus sui Promittentes nos ratum habituros & gratum quicquid per dictos procuratores & attornatos nostros vel duos ipsorum quos praesentes esse contigerit super praemissis & singulis praemissorum simul vel divisim concedendo remittendo declarando permutando vel alias fuerit compositum ordinatum concordatum seu ab assumendis & eligendis arbitris vel arbitratoribus dictum pronunciatum vel eciam arbitratum In cujus etc. Dat. apud Aberconwey in Snaudon xxv die Aprilis REX omnibus etc. salutem Sciatis quod nos dilectis & fidelibus nostris Johanni Depotestate data componendi etc. cum Episcopo & Capitulo Vasaten de Greillaco etc. Verbatim as before Damus & concedimus plenam & liberam potestatem & speciale mandatum componendi etc. pro nobis & haeredibus nostris cum venerabili patre Episcopo & discretis viris Capitulo Vasaten super omnibus & singulis controversiis & quaestionibus haereditariis & aliis quibuscunque quae sunt & esse possunt inter nos & gentes Vasconiae ex parte una & praefatos Episcopum et Capitulum Vasaten ex altera Promittentes etc. In cujus etc. Dat. ut supra What Jurisdiction over Ecclesiastical Persons affairs and Elections the King this year exercised in Ireland these Records will inform us J. Archiepiscopus Armachanus qui de licentia Regis prosecturus est ad partes transmarinas habet literas Regis de protectione cum clausula Volumus etc. Pat. 11 E. 1. m. 13. De Protectione praesentibus etc. per unum annum duraturis Teste Rege apud Alberfron secundo die Augusti REX omnibus etc. salutem Sciatis quod concessionem quam venerabilis pater Ibidem Pro Ecclesia Armachana in Hibern N. Archiepiscopus Armachanus de consensu Capituli sui fecit ad fabricam Ecclesiae Armachanae de quodam annuo redditu viginti marcarum usque ad terminum viginti annorum percipiendarum de Villa sua de Termenfetlym & tenemento suo in eadem Villa ratam habemus et acceptam salvo jure quod ad nos inde pertinet tempore vacationis Archiepiscopatus praedicti In cujus etc. Teste Rege apud Alberfron 3 die Augusti REX electioni nuper sactae in Ecclesia Conventuali de Dymelek de fratre Nicholao Celerario ejusdem Domus in Abbatem ejusdem loci Regium assensum Pat. 11 E. 1. m. 15. De assensu electioni adhibito adhibuit et favorem Et hoc significatum est Domino N. Archiepiscopo Armachano Hiberniae Primati ut quod suum est in hac parte exequatur In cujus etc. Teste Rege apud Bangor 11 die Julii REX S. Waterfordensi Episcopo Justiciario Hiberniae salutem Cum electioni Ibidem De Temporalibus Abbatiae de D●melek in Hibernia restituendis nuper factae in Ecclesia Conventuali de Dymelek de fratre Nicholao Celerario ejusdem Domus in Abbatem ejusdem loci Regium assensum adhibuerimus et favorem Nos considerantes quod idem Electus circa prosecutionem electionis praedictae multum laboraret si ea occasione ad nostram praesentiam accederet & volentes suis laboribus & expensis parcere in hac parte vobis mandamus quod si conti●gat Electum praedictum in Abbatem loci praedicti canonicè confirmari tunc recepta ab ipso Electo fidelitate in casu isto nobis debita Temporalia Abbatiae praedictae eidem prout moris est liberetis Receptis prius ab ipso Electo literis suis patentibus sigillo suo et sigillo Capituli Ecclesiae praedictae consignatis quod haec gratia nostra quam eidem Electo ad praesens ex mera liberalitate nostra fecimus nobis vel haeredibus nostris non cedat in praejudicium vel exhaeredationem seu trahatur in consuetudivem vel consequentiam temporibus futuris In cujus etc. Teste ut supra REX Justiciario suo Hiberniae qui pro tempore fuerit vel ejus locum tenenti salutem Cum dudum ad instantiam karissimae consortis nostrae Alianorae Pat. 11 ● 1. m. 16. Pro Ricardo de Geyton Clerico Reginae Angliae promiserimus Ricardo de Geyton Clerico quod eidem de Ecclesiastico beneficio curaremus in Hibernia providere & Justiciariis nostris partium illarum qui pro tempore fuerint pluries mandaverimus quod dicto Ricardo vice nostra de hujusmodi beneficio providerent nec dum ipse ex promissione & mandatis nostris praedictis promotionem illam fuerit assecutus volentes promissionem nostram praedictam quamcitius facultatem habuerimus effectui mancipari Vobis mandamus quod praefato Ricardo de aliquo Ecclesiastico beneficio Praebendali vel alio usque ad valorem Seraginta Librarum quod in partibus illis proximo vacare contigerit et ad donationem nostram spectare faciatis nostro nomine provideri et prae caeteris omnibus id conferri In cujus etc. Teste Rege apud Aberconwey in Snaudon 15 die Junii REX electioni nuper celebratae in Ecclesia Enagdunensi in Hibernia de discreto Ibid. m. 21. De assensu electioni adhibita viro Magistro Johanne de Ufford in Episcopum ejusdem loci Regium assensum adhibuit et favorem Et hoc omnibus quorum interest significatum est per praesentes In cujus etc. Teste Rege apud Aberconwey in Snaudon 16 die Marcii a Mat. Westm p. 372. Anno 1284. Alberti Crantzii Saxoniae l. 8. c. 34. p. 224. Abbas Uspe●gensis Paraleipom ● p. 340 341. Matthew Westminster stories that this year in Alemannia apparuit Fredericus quondam Imperator Romanus secundum opiniones diversas sophisticus sive ut alii sentiunt verus Antea namque secundum quosdam per 32. annos mortuus dicebatur Secundum vero relationem ipsius per tempus praedictum mundo incognitus latuit in habitu peregrino Nunc se Imperatorem ostendit argumento visibili & indiciis manifestis Imperialem vendicans dignitatem Fredericus itaque dum Imperio fungeretur et Ecclesiae adversaretur Romanae b per ipsam privabatur Imperiali nomine et honore per universalem Ecclesiam Excommunicationis vinculo innodatus per Papam Innocentium quartum in Concilio Lugdunensi Post cujus dejectionem in regno See here Tom 2. p. 409 to 415 519 to 550 644 to 664 754 756. Alemanniae per electionem regnabant tres Comites successive scilicet Gulielmus Holandiae Richardus Cornubiae & Rodulphus qui in ista apparitione Frederici possessioni regni Alemanniae incumbebat vocationem suam ad Diadema Imperii expectando Inopinatum illud phantasma apperiens in Alemannia Fredericus igne combustus periit hoc anno In imitation of the Emperor Fredericks double Excommunication and deprivation by Pope Gregory 9 & Innocent 4. this year Petrus Aragonum per Papam Martinum 4. sententia majoris Excommunicationis ligabatur praecipiebaturque sub poena praedicta ne quis eum scienter et prudenter Regem audeat nominare pro eo quod inconsulta Romana Ecclesia Regnum invasit Siciliae But notwithstanding this Excommunication c Walsingham Hist. Angl. p. 12 13. recesso Carolo Rege in Apuliam Siculi contra eum Neopolim cum viginti septem galeis venerunt armatis Adversus quos Carolus filius Regis Caroli tunc Princeps Achaiae egressus est cum magna galearum multitudine ad pugnandum obtinentibus victoriam hostibus Carolus captus est cum multis aliis & ad Civitatem Messanam d●ductus captivus Soon after out of grief for this defeat mortuns est Carolus Rex Siciliae cujus regni & filiorum tutela Papa Martinus Robertum Comitem Atrabatens●m constituit largitus eidem pro hac re pecuniae magnam summam The next year Anno 1285. at this Pope's instigation d Mat. Westm p 372 373. Wa singham Hist Angl. p 13. de terra Franciae egrediens Rex Philippus cum innumerabili exercitu bellatorum Arragoniam properavit illam proponens suo Imperio subjugare juxta donationem Papae Martino filio suo Carolo. Ad quam veniens regionem quaedam Castra & Villas fretus auxilio Summi Pontificis obtinuit qui contra Petrum quondam Principem terrae illius nomine Regis privatum Legatum transmisit ibidem Hic dictus Petrus Tolet occidi permisit tam Ecclesiasticas quam seculares personas quae sententiam Ecclesiasticam multoties repetitam nullatenus formidabant King Edward the 1. at the request of the Abbot of St. Denys in France endeavoured all he could to compose these Wars and differences between these Kings and Peter for the better relief of the Holy Land and the common good and peace of the Christian Church and Christianity but his Nuntioes sent for that end were rejected by the Pope's Legate as this Letter of his to the Abbot informs us REX Abbati Sancti Dionysii in Francia salutem Super dissensione inter Dominum Brevia Regis Anno 12 E. 1. nu 571. vestrum Regem Franciae & Dominum Regem Siciliae ex una parte & Petrum Draponensem & fautores suos ex altera exorta ac Regni Siciliae per eundem P. occupatione facta dolemus novit altissimus vehementer & si ad causam dissensionum inter ipsos pacificandam & sedandam opem operam & consilium impendere possemus utique gauderemus Et hoc ob amorem quem erga Reges gerimus et gerere debemus memoratos et etiam pro statu Terrae Sanctae et Regum praedictorum ac insuper Christianitatis commodo universae Et super eo quod proprio motu vestro usque praeter dicti Domini vestri Regis conscientiam nos ad hoc excitare voluistis vestrae benevolentiae quantum possumus gratiamur discretionem vestram in hoc specialiter commendantes Et quia nuncii nostri quos nuper in Vasconiam destinavimus circa hoc de mandato nostro laborare volentes per Sacrosanctae Romanae Ecclesiae Legatum ibidem in hac paciebantur repulsam sicut vos credimus non latere circumspectionem vestram affectuosè requirimus & rogamus quatinus vos qui Deum et pacem diligitis & cernitis quanta bona ex hujusmodi pacis reformatione poterunt provenire nobis consilium & avisamentum vestrum significare velitis cujusmodi consilium & diligentiam apponere poterimus in praemissis Nos enim ad honorem Dei et Ecclesiae ivae Sanctae et commodum et tranquillitatem partium praedictarum ac etiam totius Christianitatis cons●lium quantum poterimus libenti animo apponemus Dat. apud Ebor. 12 die Januarii anno regni nostri duodecimo These pious Christian endeavours of the King for peace being insolently rejected by the Pope's Legate the issue of the War this year which he fomented was so tragical to all parties that Peter of Arragon died of a wound received in battle with the French King Philip and Pope Martin both died of sickness about the same time the French were likewise expelled Portugal and Alphonso Peter's son succeeded his father notwithstanding the Pope's Excommunications and deprivation which then were not formidable but contemptible even in Sicily Arragon Italy and Rome itself King Edward in the 12. year of his reign to keep a good correspondence with the Pope his Cardinals Notaries and other Officers in the Court of Rome to promote his own affairs and designs upon receipt of Pope Martin's Bull and Acquittance issued these ensuing Warrants for the payment of two years' arrears of 1000 Marks for England and Ireland granted by King John then due and demanded by the Pope as likewise for payment of several arrears of Pensions he had granted to Cardinals and others as these Writs in the Liberate Roll of that year assure us REX Thes●urariis & Camerariis suis salutem Liberate de Thesauro nostro Liberate 12 ● 1. m. 3. Pro denat Papae liberan● in termino Sancti Michaelis proximo futuro Magistro Giffredo de Sancto Verano Clerico Domini Papae duo millia Marcarum quae a retro sunt eidem pro duobus annis transactis videlicet annis regni nostri decimo et undecimo de annuo censu mille Marcarum quem eidem Domino Papae debemus & recipiatis à praefato Mag●stro Giffredo literas suas patentes solutionem dictae pecuniae testificantes et Bullam Domini Papae quam vobis super hoc exhibebit et eandem Bullam una cum literis patentibus praedict●s et etiam Bullam quam dictus Dominus Papa nobis pro pecunia praedicta transmisit et quam vobis misimus penes vos sub custodia reservetis Teste Rege apud Carnarvan 7 die Julii REX Thesaurar & Camerar suis salutem Liberate de Thesauro nostro Baruncino Liberate An. 12 E. 1. m. 1. Pro Domino M. Sanctae Mariae in Porticu Diacono Cardinali Gual●eri & sociis suis Mercatoribus nostris de Luk. sexaginta Marcas per manus suas liberandas venerabili patri Domino Matthaeo Sanctae Mariae in Portieu Diacono Cardinali de termino Natalis Domini anno regni nostri duodecimo de annuo feodo suo seraginta Marcarum quod ei concessimus percipiend ad Scaccarium nostrum Nisi pecunia illa sibi prius fuerit liberata per aliud breve nostrum Et recipiatis a praefatis Mercatoribus literas suas patentes receptionem dictae pecuniae testificantes Teste Rege apud Carnarvan 22 die Octobris REX eisdem salutem Liberate de Thesauro nostro eidem Baruncino & sociis Ibidem Pro J. Sanctae Mariae in Cosmedyn Diacono Cardin. praed●ctis Quinquaginta Marcas per manus suas liberandas venerabili patri Domino Jacobo Sanctae Mariae in Cosmedyn Diacono Cardinali de terminis Paschae et Sancti Michaelis anni regni nostri duodecimi de annuo feodo suo Quinquaginta Marcarum quod ei concessimus percipiend ad Scaccarium nostrum Nisi etc. Et recipiatis etc. ut supra Teste ut supra REX eisdem salutem Liberate de Thesauro nostro eidem Baruncino & sociis Ibidem Pro Magistro Angelo Domini Papae Notario suis praedictis Viginti Marcas per manus suas liberandas dilecto Clerico nostro Magistro Angelo Domini Papae Notario de terminis Paschae et Sancti Michaelis anni regni nostri duodecimi de annuo feodo suo Viginti Marcarum quod de nobis percipit ad Scaccarium nostrum Nisi etc. Et recipiatis etc. Teste ut supra Moreover the King writ and sent these ensuing Letters to these and other Cardinals and Officers of the Roman Court partly to excuse his not writing particularly to them by his Messengers and his seizing the Dimes collected for the Holy Land and likewise to thank them for their former pains care and desiring their futured ligence in promoting his affairs as these Writs assure us which I rescued out of the Rubbish in the White Tower EDwardus Dei gratia Rex Angliae Dominus Hiberniae & Dux Aquitania venerabili Brevia Regis sub privato sigillo Anno 12 E. 1. viro Clerico & amico suo dilecto B. de Neapoli Domini Papae Notario salutem & dilectionem sinceram Querelam licet occultam quam missae nobis per dilectum Clericum nostrum Magistrum Gresham de Sancto Georgio vestrae literae continebant ex eo videlicet quod novissime per nuncios nostros non fuit amicus antiquus nostris literis visitatus intelleximus diligenter illud in excusatioms nostrae subsidium rescribentes quod ●irmiter credebamus nos vobis scripsisse per nancios memoratos licet per oblivionem fuerit praetermissum unde oblivioni amicus imputet quod literatorie non extitit visitatus & firmiter ●eneat quod de saetero Regiis visitabitur literis sicut ille quem puro corde diligimus et a quo g●ata servicia recepisse recolimus et recipere in futurum speramus quociens nuncios ad Romanam Curiam mittere nos continget super statu vero nostro praefatus Clericus noster vos certificare poterit viva voce Valete Dat. apud Montem altum in Wallia 5 die Octobris anno regni nostri duodecimo EDwardus Dei gratia Rex Angliae Dominus Hiberniae & Dux Aquitaniae venerandae Brevia Regis Anno 12 E. 1. discretionis viro amico suo dilecto Magistro Petro de Petrisgrossis Sanctae Romanae Ecclesiae Vicecancellario salutem & sincerae dilectionis affectum Cum sic●t ex insinuatione venerabilis patris Domini H. Tituli Laurentii in Lucina Presbyteri Cardinalis & ex relacione dilecti Clerici nostri Stephani de Sancto Georgio nuper intelleximus super renovatione & registratione literarum Apostolicarum negetia nostra continentium vos exhibueritis ad requisitionem ipsorum contemplatione nostri promptos favorabiles et benignos Nos id gratum habentes quamplurimum et acceptum discretioni vestrae gratiarum referimus uber●imas a●●iones rogantes attentius quatinus negotia nostra cum tractabuntur in Curia habere velitis semper nostri amoris intuitu favorabiliter et utiliter commen●ata Et si quae per nos fieri poterunt quae honorem vestrum respiciant ea libenti animo faciemus cum a vobis fuerimus requisiti Valete Dat. apud Hopam in Wallia 4 die Octobris anno regni nostri duodecimo VEnerabili in Christo Patri amico suo charissimo Domino M. Dei gratia Sanctae Brevia Regis Anno 12 E 1. Mariae in Porticu Diacono Cardinali Edwardus Dei gratia Rex Angliae Dominus Hiberniae & Dux Aquitaniae salutem cum sincerae dilectionis affectu Literas vestras quas nobis per dilectum Clericum nostrum Magistrum de Sancto Georgio transmisistis gratanter nos noveritis recepisse ac per eas intellexisse tenorem ipsarum ac rumores Curiae quorum dictus Clericus nobis recolit viva voce De missione vero amicabili literarum ipsarum vobis gratiarum referimus uberrimas actiones Paternitatem vestram affectuose rogantes quod tam de vestro quam de prafatae Curiae statu una cum rumoribus ipsarum partium nos velitis quociens vobis affuerit Nunciorum oportunitas reddere certiores Licet autem ut scripsistis petitiones nostrae ad plenum non fuerint erauditae id tamen aequanimiter sustinemus sperantes quod processu temporis plenius expedientur vestro consueto auxilio mediante ob quod obtinendum cum requisiti fueritis solicit si placet et amicabiliter vigiletis Placidus sane occurrit & gratus auditui nostre articulus quem misistis videlicet quod credebatis quod Decima regni nostri et terrarnm nostrarum ne alienata fuerit nec distracta nec aliquibus obligata licet de societate in societatem praedictae Decimae depositum commutetur et nos vobiscum credimus illud idem vobis attente regratiantes de favore quo alios nuncios nostros fuistis nostri gratia prosecuti quamvis benevolentia vestra super hoc modicitatis possibilitatem allegetur Caeterum super status nostri continentia praefatus Clericus vos certificare poterit viva voce Valete Dat. apud Montem altum 5 die Octobris anno regni nostri duodecimo EDwar●us Dei gratia Rex Angliae Dominus Hiberniae & Dux Aquitaniae venerabili viro amico & Clerico suo dilecto Domino Percivallo de Lovania Ibidem Domini Papae Capellano Canonico Eboracensi salutem et sincerae dilectionis affectum Literas vestras gratanter recepimus quae nobis per dilectum Clericum nostrum Magistrum Stephanum de Sancto Georgio transmisistis quarum tenorem & rumores regionum ipsarum quos idem Clericus noster ex parte vestra nobis viva voce retulit intelleximus diligenter the missione literarum ipsarum & certificatione praedictorum rumorum gratiarum vobis referentes uberrimas actiones et rogantes quatinus tam de statu vestro quam de rumoribus ipsarum partium nos velitis cr●bris literarum missionibus reddere certiores De eo vero quod nobis per eund●m Clericum intimastis videlicet quod vos in Clericum nostrum apud Assisium abolim recepimus respondemus quod receptionem illam ratificamus et de novo vos in Clericum nostrum admittimus Ita quod ubicumque fueritis Clericus noster si●is et de beneficio favoris nostri sicut noster Clericus gaudeatis Causam tamen quam vobis super hoc literas nostras patentes non concessimus & etiam continentiam status nostri praefatus Clericus noster vobis exponere poterit oraculo vivae vocis De falcone autem quem ad opus nostrum facitis custodire vobis regraciamur ex cord & affectaremus libenter quos vos essetis & nullus alius falconarius in portando ut tam de ipso quam de vestris falconibus mutuis possemus solaciis recreari Dat. apud Montem altum in Wallia 5 die Octobris anno regni nostri duodecimo SUo W. de Hamelton salutem Faciatis fieri quandam literam supplicatoriam Ibidem nomine Domini Regis Magistro Hugoni de Evesham Sedis Apostolicae Cardi●ali pro Alano de Thorneton Domini Regis Clerico pro negotiis ipsius Alani quae in Curia Rom●na habet expedienda etc. Dat. apud Sanctum Asaphum septimo die Octobris The King out of his affection to the Abbey Abbot and Covent of Westminster issued this Writ to the Treasurer and Barons of the Exchequer to inquire of all their Liberties and of all Liberties belonging to any exempt Abbot and to certify him thereof in the next Parliament that so he might therein grant them such further Liberties as he and h●s Council should deem convenient by his Sovereign Authority which Abbey he honoured loved before other Abbeys EDwardus Dei gratia Rex Angliae Dominus Hiberniae & Dux Aquitaniae Thesaurario Brevia Regis An. 12 E. 1. & Baronibus suis de Scaccario salutem Cum propter b●nivolentiam & affectionem specialem quam progenitores nostri Reges Angliae erga Abbatiam Sancti Petri Westmonasterii & Abbates & Monachos Deo ibidem deservientes habuerunt & quam nos erga eosdem habemus ob multas causas quae nos ad hoc movere debent velimus ut Abbatia illa et maxime vacationum temporibus adeo libera sit sicut aliqua Abbacia regni nostri exempta sicut ipsa est Vobis mandamus quod tàm per scrutinium rotulorum Scaccarii nostri praedicti quam aliis modis quibus melius & evidencius scire poteritis diligenter inquiratis cujusmodi & quibus libertatibus Abbatia illa exempta aliis Abbaciis de regno nostro in libertatibus & libertatum juribus praeeminentiorem & magis liberam fore decreveritis ac Abbates Abbaciae ejusdem quaecumque fuerint gaudeant & utantur & nos super eo quod per hujusmodi rotulorum scrutinium aut alio modo per vos inveniri contigerit in proximo Parliamento nostro reddatis certiores ut cum tunc super praemissis plenius certiorati fuerimus praefatis Abbati & Conventui Westmonasterii et Ecclesiae suae ibidem libertates quas sibi expedire viderimus concedamus et faciamus ratificari prout id de Consilio nostro tunc duxerimus providendum cum ipsam praecipue inter alias honorare et diligere teneamur rationibus supradictis He likewise ratified their election of a New Abbot approved by the Pope and restored his Temporalties REX dilecto & fideli suo Malcolmo de Harleye Custodi Abbatiae Westmonasterii Pat. 12 E. 1. m. 9 De Temporalibus Abbatiae Westm restituendis salutem Cum sanctissimus in Christo Pater Martinus Dei providentia sacrosanctae Romanae ac universalis Ecclesiae Summus Pontifex Electionem nuper factam in Ecclesia Sancti Petri Westmonasterii de fratre Waltero de Wenlock Monacho Westmonasteriensi in Abbatem ejusdem loci cui prius Regium adhibuimus assensum et favorem confirmaverit sicut per literas ipsius Domini Papae bullatas nobis constat cepimus fidelitatem ipsius Abbatis et ei Temporalia ejusdem Abbatiae restituimus Et ideo vobis mandamus quod eidem Abbati Temporalia hujusmodi sine dilatione restituatis Teste Rege apud Baladonthlyn 20 die Junii Two Executors being excommunicated this year by the Bishop of London were taken upon a significavit by a Writ of Capias Excommunicatum by the Sheriffs of London and imprisoned in Newgate yet released by them before satisfaction given to the Church upon a false suggestion and a Writ de Cautione admittenda the King upon the Bishop's complaint writ to the Bishop to certify him of the truth thereof EDwardus Dei gratia Rex Angliae Dominus Hiberniae & Dux Aquitaniae venerabili Brevia Regis An. 12 E. 1. n. 265. in Christo patri R. eadem gratia Londoniensi Episcopo salutem Sanè nuper ad denunciationem vestram Vicecomitibus nostris London mandaverimus quod Ricardum de la Knolle & Robertum de Montibus tanquam excommunicat●s et claves Ecclesiae contempnentes per corpora sua secundum consuetudinem Angliae justiciares donec Sanctae Ecclesiae tam de contemptu quam de injuria ei illata ab eis esset satisfactum et iidem Excommunicati ea occasione aliquandiu in prisona nostra de Newegate ob hoc detenti et postea ut dicitur inde deliberati fuerint Nos super modo deliberacionis praedictae quibusdam de causis certiorari volentes Vobis mandamus sicut aliàs mandavimus quod id quod per vos in hac parte actum fuerit distinctè & apertè nobis significetis remittentes nobis hoc Breve Teste meipso apud Blidam 21 die Januarii Anno Regni nostri undecimo Whereupon the Bishop made this Certificate to the King EXcellentissimo Domino suo Edwardo Dei gratia Regi Angliae Domino Hiberniae & Duci Aquitania R. eadem miseratione Londoniensis Ecclesiae Minister Ibidem star humilis salutem in Domino cum omni reverentia et honore Noverit Dominatio vestra quod post quam ad denunciationem nostram Ricardum de la Knolle & Robertum de Montibus Executores Testamenti Magistri Ricardi de Stanes tanquam Excommunicatos et claves Ecclesiae contempnentes per Vicecomites London Justiciari per corpora sua praecepi●●is donec Ecclesiae Sanctae tam de contemptu quam de injuria ei illata ab eis satisfactum fuis●et ad suggestionem dictorum Ricardi & Roberti praefatis Vicecomitibus London breve vestrum mandastis ut ad nos in personis propriis accedentes nos ex parte vestra monerent & inducerent efficaciter quod accepta ab ipsis Ricardo & Roberto * Register pars 2. f. ●6 Fitzh Nat. Br●v f. 63. 64. cautione idonea de parendo mandatis Eccl●siae in ●orma juris quam nos suggesserunt respuisse l. cet frequenter oblatam ips●s absolveremus et mandaremus a carcere liberari & si hoc in praesen●ia dictorum Vicecomitum facere nollemus tunc ipsi Vicecomites dictos Ricardum et Robertum a prisona liberarent si ea occasione & non alia in ea fuissent detenti Licet autem dict● Vicecomites non per se set per manum cujusdam Clerici nobis breve pr●dictum ostendissent nos Officiali nostri statim literas nostras direximus continentes quod recepta cautione idonea de parendo mandatis Ecclesiae super hiis pro quibus excommunicati fuerunt ipsos absolveret et a carcere faceret liberari set has nostras literas praefatus Clericus Vic. recipiens ipsos Officiali nostro nullatenus assignavit sicut ab eodem Officiali est testatum nichilominus tamen audivimus quod praedicti Ricardus & Robertus sunt à carcere liberati nulla satisfactione Ecclesiae praescita per quos tamen et qualiter haec liberatio processerit ignoramus Bene semper valeat Excellencia vestra per tempora longiora Dat. apud Blaketun 15. Kal. Marcii anno Domini 1283. Dorso Excellentissimo Principi Domino E. Dei gratia Regi Angliae illustri The King upon this Certificate issued this * See Regist pars 2. f. 67. ●itzh Nat. Brev. f. 64. B. new Writ to the said Sheriffs for their caption and reimprisonment and likewise to bring them before him at a certain day to answer this abuse EDwardus Dei gratia Rex Angliae Dominus Hiberniae & Dux Aquitaniae Vicecomitibus London salutem Cum nuper ad denunciationem venerabilis patris Brevia Regis num 198. R. London Episcopi vobis praeceperimus quod Ricardum de la Knolle & Robertum de Montibus Excommunicatos et claves Ecclesiae contempnentes per corpora sua justiciaretis secundùm consuetudinem Angliae donec Sanctae Ecclesiae tam de contemptu quam de injuria ei illata ab eis esset satisfactum et iidem excommunicati aliquandiu in prisona nostra de Newegate ob hoc detenti fuissent et postmodum nulla omnino inde facta satisfactione aut praestita cautione ut moris est de parendo juri per Walterum le Blunt & Auketinum de Betevill tunc Vicecomites London a prisona praedicta deliberati sunt in laesionem libertatis Ecclesiasticae et nostri contemptum manifestum sicut ex ipsius Episcopi querela accepimus super quo nec immerito miramur & movemur Vobis praecipimus firmiter injungentes quod praedictos excommunicatos nisi modo legitimo a praedicta prisona deliberati fuerint qua detinebantur occasione praedicta iterato capt et per corpora sua justiciari faciatis juxta formam prioris mandati nostri vobis inde directi Et nichilominus venire faciatis coram nobis praefatos Walterum & Auketinum in Crastino Sancti Laurencii ubicumque tunc fuerimus in Regno nostro ad faciendum & recipiendum quod justum fuerit in praemissis & habeatis ibi hoc breve Teste meipso apud Karnarvan 6 die Julii Anno regni nostri duodecimo The Archbishop of Canterbury having excommunicated and interdicted some of the Tenants belonging to the Abbey of Fiscan in England over whom he had no ordinary or delegated Jurisdiction the Abbot thereupon appealed to Rome against him and likewise to the King against this oppression desiring his favour that * See Regist f. 68 Fitzh N. B. f. 64 E. no process might issue out of his Court against them and that he might constitute Attorneys in this case since he could not come into England without great damage to his house EXcellentissimo Principi Domino Edwardo Dei miseratione Regi Anglorum Brev. Regis An. 12 E 1. num 341. illustri Domino Yberniae ac Duci Aquitaniae Ricardus ejusdem permissione Abbas Monaster●i Fiscannensis suus humilis Monachus & devotus pro ipsoque licet indignus apud Deum cum suis fratribus orator assiduus salutem in eo qui regna dat coelestia & regere fel●citer dat terrena Ad haec Deus vestram Regalem celsitudinem praeesse voluit super terris ut oppressorum injuste gravamina vestrae visceribus misericordiae per aequitatis semitam re●raenentur Cum itaque Reverendus pater Dominus Cantuariensis Archiepiscopus in Ballivum nostrum Fiscannensem & nostros homines in vestro regno Angliae commorantes Suspensionis et Excommunicationis sentencias de facto protulerit cum nullam in eos●em jurisdictionem habeat ordinariam vel eciam delegatam nosque in Romana Curia ad quam ex praedictis gravaminibus duximus appellandum appellacionem nostram modo debito prosequamur parati in ipsa appellationis causa procedere ut ordo exigit rationis vestrae Regali celsitudini supplicamus tota cordis et animi puritate ut nullam captionem sive cohercionem quamcumque contra nestros praedictos Ballivum et homines a vestra Curia sustineat emanare Vos attentè & humiliter exorantes quatinus Attornatos quos per nostras patentes litteras Attornatos nostros in Anglia constituimus generales caritatis intuitu admittere dignemini ac velitis cum simus tot diversis ad praesens nostri Monasterii negotiis impediti quod ad partes vestras non possemus accedere absque dicti nostri Monasterii laesione multiplici & jactura Valeat in perpetuum vestra Regalis excellencia in Domino feliciter per tempora longiora Which the King assented to as appears by the Patent Roll of this year The Abbess of Tarente having paid her Subsidy with the Cistercians the King issued this Writ in her behalf and ●or allowing the Charters of Liberties granted to that Monastery in the Exchequer SUO Hugoni de Kendal salutem Mandetis Vicecomitibus & taxatoribus & Collectoribus Tricesimae in Comitatibus quos lator praesencium vobis dicet Breula Regis An. 12 E. 1. num 342. quatinus demandam quam faciunt Abbatissae de Tarente quae cum Cisterciensibus Subsidium fecit Domino nostro Regi sicut dicit ponant in respectum usque ad proximum Parliamentum Scribatis eciam Thesaurario & Baronibus de Scaccario quod allocari faciant eidem Abbatissae cartas libertatum quas vendicat et Abbatissam ipsam libertatibus illis gaudere permittant juxta tenorem priorum mandatorum quae super hoc receperunt Dat. apud Baladenlyn 14 die Junii The King having made use of some of the Oxen Lambs and Sheep belonging to the Bishopric of Wynton and some of them dying of the murrain during the vacancy upon the restoring of the Temporalties and residue of the Stock to the succeeding Bishop made this allowance to him in money of the stock thus wanting as this Record informs us EDwardus Dei gratia Rex Angliae Dominus Hyberniae & Duci Aquitaniae Thes. & Baronibus suis de Scaccario salutem Mandamus vobis quod dilectos & Claus 12 E. 1. m. 5. in Cedula fideles nostros Willielmo de Hamelton & Willielm de Sancto Claro nuper Custodes nostros Episcopatus Winton tunc vacantis & in manu nostra existentis exoneretis in Compoto suo dicti Ep●scopatus de sexaginta et quatuor libris novem solidis et quatuer denariis quos venerabili patri J. nunc Wynton Episcopo liberaverunt pro defectu Centum et undecim boum et octingenti et viginti et quatuor agnorum praefato Episcopo liberatorum pro defectu tam bidentum quam agnorum de instauro ad praedictum Episcopatum pertinente quod ipsi tempore vacationis praedictae nomine nostro receperunt et quod praefato Episcopo tempore quo temporalia ejusdem Episcopatus eidem Episcopo restituimus reddidisse debuerant et unde per morinam dicto tempore vacationis super hoc contingente et alio modo coram vobis ostenso deficiebat usque ad summam praedictarum sexaginta et quatuor librarum novem solidorum et quatuor denariorum sicut in praedicto Compoto coram vobis reddito plenius continetur De quibus quidem sexaginta & quatuor libris novem solidis & quatuor denariis praefato Episcopo sic solutis literas patentes praefati Episcopi penes se habent & coram vobis ostendere sunt parati Teste meipso apud Rochelan 13 die Junii Anno Regni nostri duodecimo Guido formerly Prior of Montacute was this year imprisoned in the Tower of London for certain offences against the King as this Writ to bail him assures us REX Ranulpho de Acre Custodi Turris nostrae London salutem Mandamus vobis Claus 12 E 1. m. 2 Pro Prio e de Monte Acuto de 'pon per manucapt quod si Guido quondam Prior de Monte acuto captus et detentus in prisona nostra Turris praedictae pro quibusdam Transgressionibus sibi impositis invenerit vobis sufficientes Manucaptores qui eum manucapiant breve coram nobis à die Sancti Michaelis in quindecim dies ubicunque tunc fuerimus in Anglia ad standum recto de hiis quae nos seu alii contra ipsum loqui ●oluerimus tunc ipsum Guidonem ab eadem prisonâ per manucaptionem praedictam interim replegiari faciatis Teste Rege apud Cestriam 15 die Sept. The Archbishop of York going to Rome by the King's licence about the affairs of his Church the King out of special grace by his Royal prerogative granted him that Writs should issue out of his Chancery against those his Vicar General should excommunicate within his Diocese in his absence beyond the Seas upon his Vicar's certificate by this Patent whose * See Fitzh N. B. f. 65. & Excommengement 11 17 20 24. Cooks 1 Instit. f. 134. a. cortificate else had not been good in Law REX omnibus etc. salutem Stiatis quod de gratia nostra speciali concessimus Pat. 12 E. 1. m 6. Pro Archiep Ebor. de Excommunicatis justice venerabili patri W. Eborum Archiepiscopo Angliae Primati pro negotiis Ecclesiae suae praedictae ad Curiam Romanam de licentia nostra proficiscenti quod ad denunciationem illius quem idem Archiepiscopus loco sui ad vices suas in spiritualibus gerendas constiterit excommunicatos suae Diocesis per Brevia de Cancellaria nostra secundum regni nostri consuetudinem jusiiticiari faciemus praefato Archiepiscopo existente in partibus supradictis Teste Rege apud Aber. 24. die Augusti The King this year constituted a special Proctor for 3. years by this Patent to defend the Rights and Liberties of his Free Chapels and Crown against all Papal and Episcopal invaders and opposers of them REX omnibus Ballivis suis ad quos etc. salutem In omnibus causis et negotiis Pat. 12 E. 1. m. 3. De Procurator fac pro liberis Capellis Regis liberas Capellas nostras in regno nostro Angliae constitutis ubicunque et coram quibuscunque personis contingentibus dilectum nostrum Magistrum Radulphum de Merlawe nostrum Procuratorem facimus constituimus ac etiam ordinamus Dante 's eidem potestatem specialem nomine nostro agendi defendendi ac etiam prosequendi Iura et Libertates nostras in Capellis praedictis et earum pertinentiis tam in rebus quam in personis prout juri et honestati Regiae videbitur convenire appellandi etiam appellationes prosequendi et omnia alia et singula faciendi quae ad conservationem et tuitionem nostram et libertatum hujusmodi pertinere noscuntur Ratum & firmum habituri quicquid dictus Radulphus quibuscunque diebus & locis nomine nostro in praemissis omnibus & singulis duxerit faciendum haec omnibus quorum interest tenore praesentium intimamus In cujus etc. per triennium duratur Teste Rege apud Overton 28. die Septembris The Bishopric of Salisbury becoming void by the death of Robert de Wykehampton Godwins Catalogue of Bishops p. 278 279. Tho. Walsingham Hist. Angl. p. 13. whose election was confirmed by the Prior and Covent of Canterbury during the vacancy of the Archbishopric the Bishops of the Province reputing it an injury that the Prior and Covent should confirm him which they were persuaded belonged to themselves not only refused to consecrate him as Elect but appealed against his confirmation the Papacy being then likewise void unto the College of Cardinals where after 3. or 4. years costly contention judgement was given for the Elect and he thereupon consecrated the King gave his Royal assent to Walter Stamel elected to succeed him as the licence to elect and Writs for restitution of the Temporalties Pat. 12 E. 1. m. 11. Teste Rege etc. 24 die Maii inform us The King seizing the Advowsons' of several Churches in Wales as forfeited by their Patron's rebellions against him by his Sovereign Ecclesiastical authority gave them to the Bishop of St. David's with power to appropriate them to his Church of St. David's & Lekadeken Lancaden and make or annex them to Prebendaries there REX Archiepiscopis etc. salutem Sciatis nos concessisse & haec Carta nostra confirmasse pro salute animae nostrae & animarum antecessorum & haeredum nostrorum Claus 12 E. 1. m. 4. n. 25. Pro Episcopo Meneven de advocatione Ecclesiarum etc. venerabili patri Th. Meneven Episcopo Advocationes Ecclesiarum de Kairank Lansanfred Trefeglos Hennenen Killen Tresilan Landaranks Landebyen Sullen Abereranneth Gogof Lanluch●ern Kellan Lanpeder Lankethan Karann Medney Rostyen Ledrod Lan Riscud Lampadarn Odyn Lankeby Bethus Bledrus Lanwenank Lanveyr Ollwyn Glaenporch Aberporch Lantessilian Lanyna Lanarch Lannerthaeron Betus Bydenith Estrad & Lan Eyoks in Goeria cum pertinenciis quarum advocationes ad manum nostram per forisfacturam Patronorum Ecclesiarum praedictarum devenerunt Habend & tenend praedicto Episcopo & successoribus suis imperpetuum Ita videlicet quod idem Episcopus & successores sui Ecclesias illas appropriare possint Ecclesiis Meneven & Lakadeken et de eisdem Ecclesiis Praebendas facere vel eas annectere Praebendis in eisdem Ecclesiis prius ordinatis et eas conferre prout sibi et successoribus suis magis viderint expedire who could not do it without the King's royal licence and authority Quare volumus etc. quod praedictus Episcopus & successores sui habeant & teneant Advocationes Ecclesiarum praedictarum imperpetuum Ita videlicet etc. sicut praedictum est Hiis testibus venerabili patre B. Bathon & Wellen. Episcopo Tho. de Clare Johanne de Vescy Roberto de Tybetot Radulpho de Hengham Waltero de Wymburne Bogone de Knovill Johanne de Monte alto Galtero de Pycheford & aliis Dat. per manum nostram apud Baladenlyn 10 die Junii The Bishop of St. David's hereupon by his Charter with consent and approbation of the King and his Dean and Chapter made and erected a New Collegiate Church of Canons in Lan Caden in Wales constituted several Canons and Praebendaries therein annexing and appropriating the forecited Churches thereunto the Patronages whereof were granted him by the King who set his Seal to the Bishop's Charter and ratifyed it with his own Charter to make it valid in Law REX omnibus etc. salutem Inspeximus literas Patentes venerabilis patris Th. Pat. 12 E. 1. m. 9 Pro Episcopo Meneven de Ecclesia collegiand Meneven Episcopi in haec verba In nomine Sanctae Trinitatis & individuae Unitatis Patris ingeniti & Filii unigeniti & Spiritus Paracliti universis sanctae Matris Ecclesiae filiis pateat per praesentes quod nos Th. permissione divina Meneven Ecclesiae Minister humilis & indignus ad aciem mentis & memoriae jugiter reducentes & jugi revolutione deliberatione provida ponderantes quanta provenit salus & soliditas ex unanimi & unito consortio stabilitati Collegii quod praetextu multiplicati fulciminis inexpugnabile & indeficiens remanebit Cum inconvincibilitatis optentu merito habeatur venerantius & reverentius apud omnes quod hiis diebus vix evenit in Ecclesiis singularum personarum zelum considerationis nostrae ad animarum proficuum & ad venustatem floridam qua nostra Dioc. perpetuo sub memoria nostri vigeat & virescat Redemptoris nostri confidentia roborati piè duximus convertend In hoc etiam avidè acuimus cor nostrum & effundimus viscerabiliter vota nostra ut loca de Estratelley loca quidem hactenus lamentatus interitus & excidii convertantur in loca laetitiae Spiritualis & obsequii Redemptoris Tuti etiam refugii & securitatis patriae undique adjacentis ubi quamplures de Dei & Domini nostri Regis fidelibus vitam & victualia per insidiantium molimina ignominiose ante haec tempora & miserè perdiderunt Noverint igitur omnes & singuli quod nos ad honorem Dei et incrementum cultus Christi et fidei Christianae de assensu devotissimi et illustr is Regis nostri Edwardi de consensu et imanimi consilio Capituli nostri Meneven ac etiam de Lancadane nostrae Dioc. nostrique patronatus & in situ soli nostri collocatam absque cujusque hominis & Juris injuria deinceps pro salute animae memorati Domini nostri Regis Regum etiam Angliae praeteritorum pariter & succedentium nostra insuper ac praedecessorum & omnium fidelium defunctorum Collegiatam facimus ed fore decernimus in honore & patrocinio S. Mauricii sociorumque ejus & beati Thomae Martyris Domini Christi & quicquid solempnitas celebris Collegii appetit & deposcit illud authoritate Dei ac D●minicae potestatis & Diocaesanae potentiae plenè perpetuò & piè transfundimus ab hac hora Volentes & decreto provido statuentes quod Canonici Seculares & Vicarii eorundem sub certitudine & numero viginti unius Canonicorum quem numerum certum & fixum facimus ab hoc die in nocturnis & divinis officiis ad usum & ad instar nostrae Meneven Ecclesiae sub habitu Canonico Deo dignè deserviant & devotè Similes eisdem Canonicis Meneven in omnibus aliis praeterquam in amuciis quas in honore beati Mauritii sociorumque ejus & ad memoriam fidelium defunctorum qui letaliter vulnerati & more bidentium jugulati capitibus amputatis vitam misere perdiderunt quas purpureas ordinamus rubore nimio non notandas Penulas autem hujusmodi amuciarum caprinas esse volumus vel agninas ne prae tonsitate superba vel notabili id quod in signum & suffragium humili proposito instituimus mortuorum devotioni spreta deformiter & neglecta decidat quod absit aliasuè vilescat Qui Canonici per nos & successores nostros creari disponimus & in priorum decessibus vel cessionibus providos pariter recreandos Volumus etiam quod proventus Ecclesiae de Lan Cadane memoratae inter Canonicos ibidem residentes & officiis divinis continuè insistentes pro aequalibus portionibus dividantur Praecentorum in eadem tertia parte reservata quem continue in eadem volumus residere Quod si pauciores Canonici quam septem in eadem fuerint residentes duarum partium proventus ad fabricam Ecclesiae memoratae convertantur vel cum Ecclesia perfecta libris palliis indumentis & aliis Ecclesiae necessariis fuerit decorata dicti proventus in usus pauperum Vicariorum ibidem Deo servientium convertantur prout nos & nostri successores melius duxerimus ordinandum Et nos & nostri successores Stallum habentes in Choro & locum in Capitulo Ecclesiae antedictae correctiones visitationes et ordinationes prout in Ecclesia nostra Meneven hactenus facere consuevimus in eadem imposterum faciemus Ecclesias autem Parochiales subscriptas eidem celebri Collegio quod jam pro parte benedictus Deus in personis providis inchoavimus ad perpetuum illius loci fulcimen in Praebendas conferimus et caritative tanquam Patronus et Episcopus assignavimus Volumus igitur & decernimus quod septem Canonicis quos in gradu sacerdotali per se vel Vicarios ibidem Deo disponimus deservire ad instar & exemplum Ecclesiae nostrae Meneven Ecclesiae de Lanteglen de Langelan de Lando & Lanoylan de Lan Ewath de la Sanfred de Lan Ochull & Lan Lannennaell & Lan venit exnunc de consensu earundem sine tamen praejudicio ipsorum in obventionibus & fructibus suis dum vivunt & regunt perpetuo remaneant praebendatae Ita quod septem canonicis quos in officio Diaconali per se vel vicarios suos modo praedicto ibidem esse pariter ordinamus Ecclesiae de Sancto Germano de roil the Lampeder de Monchref de Landegee de Capug & the Blainledrad in Praebendas cedant singulis seperatim Disponimus etiam quod septem Canonicis quos in Officio Subdiaconali per se vel Vicarios suos simili modo ibidem deservire praecipimus Ecclesiae de Trallan de Lan Canten de Lan bister de Lan Gammarch de Lan Archenen de Lan Tessylyan & de Nant Ewenellen in Praebendas seperatas perpetuo perseverent Volumus etiam & tenore praesentium ordinamus quod nos & successores nostri ad Augmentum Cultus Divini sex marcas annuas ad sustentationem cujusdam Vicarii qui in dicta Ecclesia locum teneat Subdiaconi annis singulis conferamus quousque per nos vel successores nostros eidem usque ad summam memoratam in terris & annuis redditibus provisum fuerit competenter Ordinamus etiam decernentes quod in eadem Ecclesia sint quinque Clerici inferioris gradus quorum duo sint Cereferarii duo Tribularii & quintus in processione Crucem deferat ordinatè In minoribus Officiis ibidem nihilominus cum opus fuerit ministrantes Quibus ad sui sustentationem quinquaginta Solidos annuos assignamus inter eos pro aequalibus portionibus dividendos quousque eidem major portio vel consimilis per nos vel successores nostros de dicta Ecclesia de Lan Cadano vel alibi fuerit assignata Assignamus autem in instanti ad Canonicorum habitacula habitandi procinctum singulis competentem donec hujusmodi habitacula & clausuram Collegii certius in singulos ordinemus Decernimus insuper & ordinamus quod quilibet Canonicus habeat post sui creationem suum ibidem Vicarium perpetuum honestae & approbatae vitae personaliter et continue residentem & ad instar Ecclesiae nostrae Meneven deservientem in singulis sub habitu ejusdem Collegii praenotato Ita quod sine causa notabili & justa non amoveantur à Vicariis hujusmodi à quocunque Numerum quoque Canonicorum praedictorum ad praesens ut evidentior sit status eorundem Vicariorum quos habebunt partimur & dividimus in tres parts Quarum prima septem Canonici deserviant ipsi Collegio per se vel Vicarios in ordine Sacerdotali & quilibet Vicarius hujusmodi gradus Sacerdotalis quadraginta solidos in pecunia numerata percipiet pro stipendiis annuatim Secunda pars Canonicorum septem deserviet in ordine Diaconali per se vel Vicarios competentes & quilibet Vicarius istius ordinis duas marcas in pecunia numerata recipiet pro stipendiis annuatim Tertia pars septem Canonicorum in ordine Subdiaconali per se vel Vicarios sicut expedit deservient competentes Et quilibet Vicarius istius gradus viginti solidos in pecunia numerata à Domino suo habebit & percipiet annuatim Ordinamus etiam & decernimus quod talis sit statio servitorum scilicet quod in prima parte Occidentali ipsius Chori versus navem Ecclesiae à dextris & à sinistris stent in supremo gradu utrobique Canonici Presbyteralis ordinis & non alii Item in ultima parte Orientali ipsius Chori versus Altar stint Canonici utrobique Diaconalis ordinis & non alii Item in medio ipsius Chori hinc inde stent Canonici Subdiaconalis ordinis & etiam Vicarii Sacerdotes In secundo vero gradu subtus stent Vicarii Diaconi & Subdiaconi & custodes Altaris & Allocentur gradatim quilibet juxta gradum suum Item in tertia forma Pueros & Queristas praecipimus collocari Super augmentatione vero & diminutione Praebendarum & Vicariorum hujusmodi quatenus excreverint & corruerint facultates correptiones & interpretationes omnium praemissorum secundum quod commodius viderimus expedire nobis & successoribus nostris plenè praesentibus reservamus Nolumus autem set omnino prohibemus quod isti sic instituti Canonici in Ecclesia nostra Meneven quicquam ratione Electionis ingressus tractatus vel consilii aut alterius juris vel usus habeant vel vendicent quoquo modo set in praemissis omnibus jura Episcopalia & Archidiaconalia ac nostrae Cathedralis Ecclesiae Meneven manere volumus immutata In praemissae autem Ordinationis testimonium et perpetuam firmitatem sigillum illustris Regis et Domini nostri Edwardi et Capituli nostri Meneven una cum nostro praesenti Decreto et Scripturae apponi procuravimus et appendi Dar. & act apud Makesfeld in crastino Nativitatis beatae Virginis Anno Domini 1283. & anno regni Regis Edwardi undecimo Hiis testibus J. Dei gratia Winton R. Bathon & Wellen. A. Dunelm W. Norwic. & O. Lincoln Episcopis H. Lancast J. Surrey W. Warwic H. Heref. & Essex Comitibus Nos autem Ordinationem praefati Episcopi juxta tenorem praedictarum literarum suarum ratam habentes et gratam eam pro nobis et haeredibus nostris quantum in nobis est concedimus et confirmamus sicut literae praedictae rationabiliter testantur In cujus etc. Teste Rege apud Baladenlyn 10 die Junii The Prior of Charity sending Robert a Prior to visit the Houses in England of his Order the King granted this safe conduct and protection to him and his fellow Freers' in their return thence REX omnibus Ballivis etc. salutem Sciatis quod cum dilectus nobis in Christo Pat. 12 E 1. m. 4. Pro Priore de Colongiis de conductu Prior de Caritate fratrem Robertum Priorem de Colongiis ejusdem Ordinis ad visitandas Domos Ordinis sui sibi subjectas infra Regnum nostrum et ad corrigendam subditorum excessus per suas literas deputasset & idem frater Robertus completo jam visitationis officio cum aliquibus fratribus suis ad propria duxerit remeare Nos ipsum in salvum & securum conductum nostrum suscepimus & vobis omnibus & singulis firmiter injungendo mandamus quod cum ipse cum fratribus suis praedictis per vos transitum fecerit redeundo non inferatis ei vel sequacibus suis in personis aut rebus injuriam molestiam etc. set eisdem potius transeundo opem & consilium praebeatis cum ab eis super hoc fueritis requisiti In cujus etc. duratur usque ad festum Nativ Domini prox futur The Church of Tuam in Ireland during its vacancy being oppressed for want of the King's protection the Dean and Chapter thereof made this petition to the Chancellor to promote their complaints to the King and Council for their relief therein REverendo Patri in Christo ac Domino suo Domino Roberto Burnel Dei gratia Episcopo Batoniensi Cancellario Domini nostri Domini Edwardi Regis Brevia Regis Anno 12 E 1. Angliae Domini Hyberniae Ducis Aquitaniae sui devoti licet pauperes Decanus & Capitulum Tuamen salutem reverentiam & honorem cum orationibus suffragiis devotarum Quia vestram Paternitatem per Dei gratiam credimus videre & intelligere querelas et supplicationes nostras versus Dominum Regem pro defectu tuitionis Ecclesiae nostrae Tuamensis tempore praesentis suae vacationis propter quod casdem serie istarum literarum vobis ad praesens non significamus veruntamen cum de praedictis videritis & intellexeritis vestrae Pontificalis dignitatis piam misericordiam & solitam benignitatem in Deo requirimus & exoramus quatinus caritatis intuitu Deum habentes prae oculis sicut consuevistis auxilium consilium vestrum pariter & favorem in negociis & agendis ejusdem Ecclesiae Tuamensis coram Domino suo Consilio & vobis impetrandis cum effectu praebere velitis Tantum propter Deum inde facientes quod eadem Ecclesia cum suis in orationibus assiduis vobis imperpetuum sit astricta Valeat reverenda vestra Paternitas semper in Christo Jhesu What Ecclesiastical preferments the King by his Royal Prerogative conferred in Ireland and gave his Royal assent to this year these Records inform us REX dilectis sibi in Christo Priori & Conventui Ecclesiae Cathedralis Sanctae Trinitatis Dublin salutem Accedens ad nos frater Johannes de Saunford Pat. 12 E. 1. m. 12. De licentia eligendi Hibern Concanonicus vester cum literis patentibus Capituli vestri nobis humiliter ex parte vestra supplicavit ut cum Ecclesia vestra per mortem fratris Johannis de Derlington nuper Archiepiscopi Dublin Pastoris solatio sit destituta alium vobis eligendi in Patrem et Pastorem licentiam concedere dignaremur Nos igitur precibus vestris in hac parte favorabiliter inclinati licentiam illam vobis duximus conced●● dam Mandantes quod talem vobis assumatis in Patrem & Pastorem qui 〈…〉 votus regimini Ecclesiae vestrae necessarius nobisque et regno nostro 〈…〉 strae Hiberniae utilis et fidelis existat In cujus etc. Teste Rege apud 〈…〉 5 die Maii. Consimiles literas habent Prior & Conventus de Albodesbiry de 〈…〉 The Prior and Covent electing John Saunford Archbishop of 〈…〉 assenting thereto sent this Certificate to the Pope for his confirmat●●● 〈…〉 cration according to the use and Usurpation in that age REX electioni nuper celebratae in Conventuali Ecclesia Sanctae Trinita●● 〈…〉 de discreto viro Magistro Johanne de Saunford Decano Ecclesiae Sancti 〈…〉 ejusdem Pat. 12 E. 1. m. 7. De assensu electioni adhibend Hibern Civitatis in Archiepiscopum loci illius Regium assensum adhibuit et favorem Et hoc significatum est Domino Papae ut quod suum est in hac parte exequi dignetur cum favore In cujus etc. Teste Rege apud Karnarvan 20 die Julii The King also issued these two Congedesliers for the election of two other Bishops in Ireland their Seas being then vacant by Bishop's deaths REX Decano & Capitulo Ecclesiae Clonensis salutem Accedens ad nos Mauritius Pat. 12 E. 1. m 14. De licentia e●igendi filius Mauritii Clericus cum literis patentibus Capituli vestri nobis ex parte vestra humiliter supplicantes quod cum Ecclesia vestra praedicta per mortem fratris Alani nuper Episcopi ejusdem loci Pastoris solatio sit destituta alium vobis eligendi in Episcopum et Pastorem licentiam concedere dignaremur Nos etc. Teste Rege apud Roch. 8 die Martii REX dilectis sibi in Christo Decano & Capitulo Duaren Ecclesiae salutem Accedens ad nos Magister Nicholaus de Canagh Concanonicus vester cum Pat. 12 E. 1. m. 19 De licentia e●igendi hterrs patentibus Capituli vestri nobis ex parte vestra humiliter supplicavit quod cum Ecclesia vestra praedicta per mortem bonae memoriae Mauritii nuper Episcopi ejusdem loci Pastoris sit solatio destituta alium vobis eligendi in Episcopum et Pastorem licentiam concedere dignaremur Nos etc. Teste Rege apud Sanctum Oswaldum 16 die Januarii Moreover he presented to these Benefices and Prebendaries in Ireland by his Prerogative by reason of the vacancy of the Archbishopric of Dublin BArtholomus de S. N●oto habet literas Regis de Praesentatione ad Ecclesiam de Pat. 12 E. 1. m. 9 De Praesentatione Kilfernick vacantem per mortem Eudonis nuper Praecentoris Ecclesiae Sancti Patricii Dublin & Personae ejusdem Ecclesiae de Kilfernick et ad donationem Regis spectantem ratione Archiepiscopatus Dublin vacantis et in manu Regis existentis Et diriguntur literae custodi Spiritualitatis Archiepiscopatus praedicti Teste Rege apud Baladenlyn 22 die Junii REX dilectis sibi in Christo Decano & Capitulo Sancti Patricii Dublin salutem Ibid. m. 8. De Thesauraria Ecclesiae Sancti Patricii Dublin data Sciatis quod dedimus & concessimus dilecto Clerico nostro Magistro Thomae de Sedington Thesaurariam quam Magister Willielmus de Monemuth nuper defunctus habuit in Ecclesia praedicta vacantem per mortem ejusdem Willielmi et ad donationem nostram spectantem ratione Archiepiscopatus Dublin vacantis et in manu nostra existentis Et ideo vobis mandamus quod eidem Thomae stallum in Choro & locum in Capitulo prout moris est assignetis In cujus etc. Teste Rege apud Karnarvan 20 die Julii REX venerabili in Christo patri S. Waterforden Episcopo Justiciario Hiberniae Claus 12 E. 1. m. 2. Pro Waltero de Wimburn salutem Cum dederimus et concesserimus dilecto Clerico nostro Waltero de Wimburn Praecentoriam una cum Praebenda & aliis appendiciis singulis habend sicut Eudo de Sancto Edmundo jam defunctus eam plenius tenuit in vita sua in Ecclesia Sancti Patricii Dublin Cathedrali Vobis mandamus quod si quid de ●entoria & Praebenda seu appendiciis praedictis annexum post mortem praefati 〈…〉 per breve aliquod de sigillo nostro Hiberniae seu alio modo quocunque 〈…〉 distractum seu per quemcunque occupatum fuerit praedictis Praecen●● 〈…〉 ●raebendae reintegrari et restitui ●ac Teste Rege apud Cestr 14 die 〈…〉 〈…〉 ●●ilectis sibi in Christo Capitulo Sancti Patricii Dublin salutem Sciatis Pat. 12 E. 1. m. 2. De Praebenda data 〈…〉 dedimus & concessimus dilecto Clerico nostro Jacobo de Ispannia 〈…〉 ●●ssimae consortis nostrae Alianorae Reginae Angliae Praebendam illam 〈…〉 ●●tinentiis in Ecclesia Sancti Patricii Dublin quam venerabilis pater Electus 〈…〉 nuper habuit in Ecclesia praedicta vacantem et ad donationem nostram ●●ectantem ratione Archiepiscopatus Dublin vacantis et in manu nostra existentis Et ideo vobis mandamus quod eidem Jacobo stallum in Choro & locum in Capitulo prout moris est assignetis In cujus etc. Teste Rege apud Karnarvan 22 die Octobris By which Record it is apparent 1. That by the very election of a Prebend in Ireland to be a Bishop in England the Prebendary in Law became void 2ly That the King then presented thereunto not by reason of his promoting him to a Bishopric but by reason of the vacancy of the Archbishopric of Dublin then in his hands to which the Patronage of the Prebendary appertained King Edward the 1. having totally subdued the Welsh in the 13. year of his reign * Walsingham Hist. Angliae An. 1285. p. 13. Ypodigma Nustriae p 71. Mat. Westm p. 373. pridie Kalendas Maii post Walliam subjugatam ad Westmonasterium veniens praecedentibus Archiepiscopo Cantuariensi & Suffragancis suis Episcopis revestitis cum turmis Nobilium & Religiosorum & popularium comitivis portionem Dominicae Crucis non modicam ornatam auro & argento & lapidibus praetiosis quam de Wallia secum tulit ad Westmonasterium cum solenni processione & concentu advexit where he summoned a Parliament after the Feast of Easter wherein he made sundry excellent Laws for the redress of many oppressions of the people and defaults and defects of the Laws whereof Matthew Westminster renders us this brief account His temporibus convocatis potentioribus terrae suae apud Westm condidit Rex Statuta quae Westmonasterii secunda dicuntur inter quae jurisdictionem Ecclesiasticorum judicum defalcavir Et quia prius s●atuerat ne Religiosae personae in secularibus possessionibus crescerent nunc statuit ut prius habita non minorarent vel decrescerent In this Parliament to prevent all Suits in Ecclesiastical Courts for Advousons' of Churches and to give Patrons better and speedier remedies to recover their Advousons' against usurpers in the King's Temporal Courts then formerly they had the King Lord's and Commons enacted this Law * Westm 2. cap. 5. Statutes at large & Cooks 2 Instit. p 353 354. Cap. 5. Whereas for Advowsons' of Churches there be but three original Writts that is to say one Writ of Right and two of Possession which be Darray●● Presentment and Quare Impedit and hitherto it hath been used in the Realm that when any having no right to present had presented to any Church whose Clerk was admitted he that was very Patron could not recover his Advowson but only by a Writ of Right which should be tried by battle or by Great Assize whereby Heirs within age either by fraud or else by negligence of their Guardians and Heirs both of right and mean Estate either by negligence or else by fraud of Tenants by the Courtesy Tenants in Dower or otherwise for term of Life or for Years or in Fee Taile were many times disinherited of their Advowsons' or at the least which was the better for them were driven to their Writ of Right in which case they were hitherto without remedy It is provided that such Presentments shall not be so prejudicial to the right Heirs or to them unto whom such Advowsons' aught to revert after the death of other persons For as often as any having no right doth present dureing the time that such Heirs are in Ward or dureing the Estates of Tenants in Dower by the Courtesy or otherwise for term of Life or of Years or in Tail at the next avoidance when the Heir is come to full age or when after the death of the Tenants before named the Advowson shall revert to the Heir being of full age he shall have such Action and Receipt by Writ of Advowson possessory as his last Ancestor should have had at the last avoidance happening in his time being of full age before his death or before the Demise was made for term of Life or in Fee Taile as before is said The same shall be observed in Presentments made unto Churches being of the Inheritance of Women what time they shall be under the power of their Husbands which must be aided by this statute by the remedy aforesaid Also Religious men as Bishops Archdeacon's Persons of Churches and other spiritual men shall be aided by this statute in case any having no right do present unto Churches belonging to Prelacies spiritual Dignities Personages or to Houses of Religion what time such Houses Prelacies spiritual Dignities or Personages be vacant Neither shall this Act be so largely understanden that such persons for whose remedy this Statute was ordained shall have the recovery aforesaid surmysing that gardens of Heirs Tenants in Tail by the Courtesy Tenants in Dower for term of Life or for Years or Husbands which have faintly defended Pleas moved by them or against them because the judgements given against them in the * Which had sole Jurisdiction and conusance of Advousons' by the Common Law King's Courts should not been anulled by this Statute the judgement shall stand in his force until it been reversed in the Court of the King as erroneous if error been found or by Assize of Darreine Presentment or by inquest in Quare Impedit if it been passed by Attaint or be anulled by Certification which shall been freely granted And from henceforth one form of Pleading shall be observed amongst Justices in Writts of Darraine Presentment and Quare Impedit so that where the Defendant alleged plenarty in the Church of his own Presentation the Plea shall not fall by reason of that plenarty so that the Writ been purchased within six months though he cannot recover his Presentation within the six months And sometimes where a Fine is levied between many claiming one Advowson and enrolled before the Justices in the roll or fine in this form That one shall present the first time and at the next Advowson another and the third time another and so of many in case there be many And when one hath presented for his turn according to the form of their agreement and fine and at the next avoidance he to whom the second Presentation belongeth is d●stourbed by any that was party to the said fine or in his stead It is provided that from henceforth he that is so distourbed shall have no need to sue a Quare Impedit but shall resort to the roll or Fine And if the said concord or agreement be found in the roll or Fine than the Sheriff shall be commanded that he g●ve knowledge unto the Distourber that he be ready at some short day containing the space of fifteen days or three weeks as the place happeneth to be near or far for to show if he can allege any thing wherefore the party that is distourbed ought not to present And if he come not or peradventure doth come and can allege nothing to bar the party of his Presentation by any deed made or written since the fine was made or enrolled he shall recover his Presentation with his damages And where it chanceth that after the death of the Ancestor of him that presented his Clerk to a Church the same Advowson is assigned in Dower to any Woman or to Tenant by the Courtesy which do present and after the death of such Tenants the very Heir is distourbed to present when the Church is void It is provided that from henceforth it shall be in the election of the party distourbed whether he will sue a Writ of Quare Impedit or of Darraine Presentment The same shall be observed in Advowsons' demised for term of Life or Years or in Fee Taile And from henceforth in Writts of Quare Impedit and Darraine Presentment damages shall be awarded that is to wit of the time of six months past so that the Bishop do present and the very Patron loseth his Presentation for that time damages shall be awarded for two years' value of the Church And if the six months be not passed and the presentment be deraigned within the said time than damages shall be awarded to the half years val●e of the Church And if the distourber have not whereof he may recompense damages in case where the Bishop presenteth by lapse of time he shall been punished by two years' imprisonment And if the Advowson be deraigned within the half year yet the distourber shall be punished by the imprisonment of half a year And from henceforth Writts shall be granted for * See Statham Fitzherberts & Brooks Abridgements Natura Brevium & the Register Tit. Assize de Darraine Presentment & Quare Impedit Cooks 2 Instit. p. 363 364. chapel 's Prebends Vicarages Hospitals Abbeys Priories and other Houses which be of the Advowsons' of other men that have not been used to be granted before And when the Person of any Church is distourbed to demand Tithes in the next Parish by a † See Glanvil l. 4. c. 13. Bracton l. 5 f. 402. Br●tton f. 260. Register of Writs f. 35 36. Writ of Indicavit that Patron of the Person so distourbed shall have a Writ to demand the Advowson of the Tithes being in demand and when it is deraigned then shall the Plea pass in the Court Christian as far forth as it is deraigned in the Kings Court When an Advowson descendeth unto Parceners though one present twice and usurpeth upon his Coheir yet he that was negligent shall not be clearly barred but another time shall have his turn to present when it fall●th What benefit this Act gave to Patrons and what additions it made to the Common Law the words of the Act together with Statham Brooke Fitzherbert Hughs in their Abridgements of the Law Natura Brevium and Ash Titles Assize the Darrein Presentment Droit de Advouson Indicavit Quare Impedit and Sir Edward Cook in his Commentary on it Institutes 2. p. 353 to 366. will at large inform you Only I shall observe three particulars from it First That although Pope Alexander 3. the Council of Lateran under him and our Bishops endeavoured to deprive the King and his Temporal Courts of holding Plea of Advousons' of Churches and the right of Patrons to present to them as I have a Here Tom. 1. p. 763 764 810 811. elsewhere observed yet our Kings and Nobles would never assent thereto but preserved their ancient Right and Jurisdiction vested in them by the Common Laws of England which they further ratified by this Statute 2ly That although this Pope and Council of Lateran not of Lions as b Cap. 92. f. 225. a. Britton mistakes confined Patrons when Churches or Prebendaries became void c Surius Council Tom. 3. Pars 1. cap. 6. p. 628 See Here Tom. 1. p. 806. Gratian Dist 63. quod infra ser menses personis quae digne administrare valeant conferantur whereas d Lib. 4. c. 6. sect 5. f 247. a. Bracton e Lib. 5 c. 14. sect 6. p. 321. Fleta and our other f Cooks 2 Instit. p. 361. Law Book inform us ante Concilium Lateranense nullum currebat tempus contra praesentantes the Bishop providing only a Clerk to serve the Cure till the Patron presented or collated to it but having no power or right to present thereto himself by way of lapse yet this g So here Tom. 1. p. 806. Tom. 2. p 481 482 563. Councils Canons did never oblige the Kings of England who by their Prerogatives were obliged to no time but might and did present or collate to Bishoprics Churches Abbeys Prebendaries and other Benefices presentative or donative to which they had right whenever they pleased nor did this bind other Patrons & Subjects of this Realm till established as a Law by consent of the King in Parliament yea the six months as the Council or half year as this Act styles it shall be accounted six full Calendar months amounting to half one year not six months consisting of 28. days as was adjudged by all the Judges of England in * Cooks 6 Report f. 62. & 2 Instit. p. 361. Crook 2 Rep p. 141. ●racton l. 5. c. 5. sect 7. Rot. Pat. 27 E. 3. pars 1. m. 18. a memorable Record in this point Catesbyes' case and others therein recited 3ly That the right of Tithes by the Common Law was originally and anciently triable only at the Common Law in the King's Temporal Courts not in the Ecclesiastical by the Canon Law who had no Jurisdiction to hold plea of Tithes issuing out of Freeholds no more then of rents before the right of them was determined in the King's Court by a Writ of Indicavit which Writ as † 2 Instit. p. 365. Sir Edward Co●ke observes is against the Canonical Sanction and yet hath been ever obeyed for all foreign Sanctions or Canons against the Law of the Realm are of no force and bind not here Next whereas King Cnute the Dane after his return from Rome into England in a Parliamentary Council at Wynton in Sancto Natali Domini printed in the a Chron. Johan Bromton col 914 929 930. W. Lambards' Archaion f. 119. Abrah Whelocus p. 122. Chronicle of Bromton Mr. William Lambard and Mr. Abraham Whelock cap. 96 97. in the Latin but 67 & 68 in the Saxon Edition for the ease of his people enacted this Law De intestato mortuis Hac est allevatio quam omni populo meo praevidere volo in quibus nimis omnino fuerant aggravati Si quis ex hac vita decedat sine distributione rerum suarum or as Lambard and Whelock better translate it fuerit ab intestato mortuus vel per incustodiam vel per mortem improvisam non usurpet sibi Dominus ejus de pecunia sua nisi quantum adjustam relevationem pertinet quae Anglicè vocatur Hereget sed sit secundum dictionem ejus or judicio● suo not of the Bishop or Ordinary ipsa pecunia recte divisa uxori pueris et propinquis unicuique secundum modum qui ad eum pertinet & sint relevaciones itae minutae sicut modus est Which Law was afterwards ratified by b See here p. 141 142. Edward the Confessor William the Conqueror & Hen. 1. whereby it is apparent 1. That before this Law the Lord of every person dying intestate usually claimed all his money and goods to himself 2ly That this Law confined every Lord to seize and retain no more of his Tenant's money or goods then would satisfy the relief rent or heriot due to him at his death 3ly That all the rest of his goods were to be rightly distributed between his wife children kindred to each of them according to his proportion as the Lord not Bishop or Ordinary should adjudge or direct 4ly That the Writ De Rationabili parte bonorum in case of Intestates is not grounded upon the particular custom of some Counties Boroughs or Cities as is commonly mistaken but on a general Law of the Land namely on this Law of King Cnute ratified both by the Confessor Conqueror Henry the 1. Magna Charta c. 18. and on the Common Law of the Realm as Bracton l. 2. c. 26. f. 60 61. Horn's Mirror of Justices c. 5. sect 2. p. 213. Fleta l. 2. c. 57 Fitzherbert in his Natura Brevium f. 122. b. assure us and the ancient Writs in Glanvil l. 12. c. 20. Secundum consuetudinem terrae nostrae directly resolve against the mistaken Clause in the Writs in the Register f. 122. secundum consuetudinem in Comitatu praedicto Berks hactenus usitatum and Sir Edward Cook's error grounded thereon 2 Instit. p. 33. That this Writ doth not lie without a particular Custom 5ly That the Bishop or Ordinary before or after this Law had no legal authority by it or any other Statute before this Parliament to make any distribution of the intestates goods either to his wife children or kindred much less to any pious uses for the good of his Soul not once mentioned nor intimated in this or any other of his or his predecessors Laws Yet they usurped by degrees to themselves either by pretext of a Clause in King Richard the 1. his Charter or c See here p. 13 14 15 90 91 92 138 to 143. King John's Great Charter omitted in that of King Henry the 3. and Edward the 1. or by a pretended Ordinance of the King and Lords suggested in Ottobons and Archbishop Stratfords' Constitutions or by Archbishop Boniface his Constitutions in the Council of Lambheth though protested appealed against by King Henry the 3. as grievances against the rights of his Crown the Laws Customs of the Realm as I have d Tom. 2 p. 893 909 983 990 991. formerly evidenced a power to seize dispose and distribute to pious uses the goods and chattels of intestate persons or rather in imitation of Pope Innocent the 4. who by a new unheardof Papal Statute and Constitution Anno Dom. 1246. claimed to himself and his successors the disposal of the goods and chattels of all persons dying intestate especially Clergymens' seizing upon them by his Emissaries non sine Principum injuria et jactura ut●omnia eorum bona Papalis Charybdis deglutiret et in gremio suae a varitiae amplectaretur non sine nota manifestae cupiditatis as e Flores Hist. p. 206. Hist. Angl. p. 649 651 652. Here Tom. 2. p 664 671 672 692. Mat. Westminster Matth. Paris and others story of him Quod cum a●disset Dominus Rex H. 3 detestans Romanae Curiae argumentosam ac multiplicem et multiformem avaritiam hoc fieri prohibuit comperiens illud in damnum regni et suum redundare praejudicium claiming a Regal interest in and Jurisdiction over them which Statute and Constitution the Cardinals not long after enforced this Pope to revoke by reason of the general scandal it gave in divers Climates yet Pope Martin the 4th revived it by his practice near this time in claiming the goods and chattels of f Ant●qu Eccle● Brit. p. 198. See he●e p. 216. Robert Kylwardby Archbishop of Canterbury dying intestate at Rome under pretext of distributing them to the poor and pious uses which our Bishops did thereupon likewise imitate in England to the prejudice of Intestates Wives Children Lords Creditors to whom they were obliged or indebted Hereupon to rectify this usurpation and abuse the King Lord's and Commons in this Parliament enacted this Law ch. 19 Cum post mortem alicujus decedentes intestati & obligati aliquibus in debito bona West 2. c. 19 deveniant ad Ordinarium disponenda obligetur de caetero Ordinarius ad respondendum de debitis quatenus bona defuncti sufficiunt eodem modo quo executores respondere tenentur si Testamentum fecissent g 2 Institutes p. 397. Sir Edward Cook in his Commentary on this Statute affirms This Act was made in affirmance of the Common Law That the Ordinary is the person whom the Law appointeth to take charge of the Administration of the goods and chattels of the party that dyeth intestate or quasi intestatus and justly did the Law in this case appoint the Ordinary for the Law presumed that he that had the care of his soul in his life-time would after his death have care of his temporal goods and chattels to see them well disposed and administered But under his favour I conceive it most evident that the Common Law of England never entrusted the Bishop or Ordinary much less their Vicar's Generals Chancellors Commissaries Officials Surrogates with the general disposition administration or Judicature of all intestates temporal goods debts chattels after their deaths of which they had yea ought to have no care disposition jurisdiction administration during their lives being inconsistent with incongruous to their spiritual function which is only the cure of souls not of men's worldly estates as I have h See Here p. 138 139 140. elsewhere evidenced and the i Here p. 13 14 141 142. forecited Laws of King Cnute Edward the Confessor the Charter of King Henry the 1. and Magna Charta which divide the goods and chattels of Intestates between their wives children if they have any or the next of kin and leave them to their administration and distribution or else to the Kings Lords of whom they held not to the Bishop or Ordinaries Which being the ancient Common & Statute Law of England this his assertion must be a clear mistake contrary to his own and our other Judges Resolutions in k 6 Report f. 37 38. 2 Instit. p. 488. Hensloes' case So that the end of this Statute as I apprehend was only to subject Ordinaries who seized goods or Chattels of persons dying intestate by their usurped Jurisdiction under this forged false Popish pretext of distributing them to pious uses for the good of their souls to lessen their torments and rescue them out of purgatory and make them as far forth liable to satisfy the Intestates Bonds and Debts as his Executors then were had he made any but not to give them any new legal authority or Jurisdiction over Intestates goods and chattels which they had not before by the Common or any other precedent Statute Law Moreover to prevent the frustrating of the Statutes against Mortmain by religious and other Ecclesiastical persons through defaults collusions or erecting Crosses on Lands this new Law was then likewise enacted * 13 E. 1. c. 32. When religious men and other Ecclesiastical persons do implead any and the person impleaded makes default whereby he ought to lose the Land forasmuch as the Justices have thought hitherto that if the party impleaded make default by collusion that where the demandant by occasion of the Statute could not obtain seisin of the Land by way of Gift or other alienation he shall now by reason of default and so the Statute is defrauded It is ordained by our Sovereign Lord the King in this case that after the default made it shall be inquired by the Country whether the Demandant had right in the thing demanded or no and if it be found that the Demandant had right the Judgement shall pass with him and he shall recover seisin and if he hath no right the Land shall accrue to the next Lord of the Fee if he demand it within a year from the time of the Inquest taken And if he do not demand it within a year it shall accrue to the next Lord above if he do demand it within half a year And so every Lord after the ne●t Lord immediately shall have the space of half a year for to demand it successively until it come to the King to whom at length thorough default of other Lords the Land shall accrue And to challenge the Jurors of the Inquest every of the Chief Lords of the Fees shall be admitted and likewise for the King they that will shall challenge And after the Judgement given the Land shall remain in the King's hands until it be dereyned by the demandant or some other Chief Lord and the Sheriff shall be charged to answer therefore at the Exchequer Forasmuch as many Tenants * See Fleta l. 2. c 50. sect 16 17 18. p. 108. l. 5. c. 35 P 365. set up or cause to be set up Crosses in their Lands in prejudice Cap. ●3 of their Lords to the intent their Tenants should defend themselves against the Chief Lords of the Fee by the privilege of Templars and Hospitallers It is ordained that such Lands shall be forfeit to the Chief Lords or the King in the same manner as is provided for Lands aliened in Mortmayne For the true meaning and scope of which two Statutes I shall refer you to Statham Brooke and Fitzherbert their Abridgements Title Collusion and Cooks 2 Institutes p. 428 to 433. To prevent the Whoredom & Ravishment of Nuns they enacted c. 34. Qui Monialem à domo sua abduc●t licet Monialis consentiat puniatur per prisonam trium annorum & satisfaciat domui à qua abducta fuerat competenter et nihisominus redimatur ad voluntatem Regis all temporal penalties for what the Clergy deemed an Ecclesiastical offence whence the Writ upon this Statute by a Prioress for taking away a Nun recites * Register f. 74. b. & 107. b. per quod divinum servitium in Ecclesia ipsius Priorissae multipliciter substractum fuit & diminutum Moreover to prevent the Alienation of Lands given to Monasteries by the King his Ancestors or others to religious uses or services by Abbots Priors and Wardens for their own private luchre or advancement to purchase great preferments from the Pope or to enrich their kindred whores or bastard children against the Founders and Donors' intent to the discontinuing or ceasing the divine services or uses for which they were originally given they provided new temporal remedies no ways pleasing to the Abbots or Monks Our Sovereign Lord the King hath ordained that if Abbots Priours Keepers of Cap. 41. Hospitals and other Religious Houses founded by Him or by his Progenitors do from henceforth alien the Lands given to their houses by him or by his Progenitors the Land shall be taken into the King's hands and holden at his will and the Purchaser shall lose his recovery as well of the Lands as of the Money that he paid And if the House were founded by an Earl Baron or other persons for the Lands so aliened he from whom or from whose Ancestor the Land so alienated was given shall have such a Writ to recover the Lands in Demean Praecipe tali Abbati quod j●stè etc. reddat G. F. tale tenementum quod eidem domui collatum fuit in liberam Eleemosinam per praedictum G. vel antecessores suos & quod ad praedictum G. reverti debet per ali●nationem quam praedictus Abbas fecit de praedicto Tenemento contra formam Collationis praedictae ut dicit In like manner for Lands given for the maintenance of a Chauntery or of a light in a Church or Chapel or other Alms to be maintained if the Land given be aliened But if the Land so given for a Chauntery Light Sustenance of poor people or other Alms to be maintained or done be not aliened but such Alms shall be withdrawn by the space of two years an action shall lie for the Donor or his heir to demand the Land so given in Demean as it is ordained in the Statute of Gloucester c. 4. for Lands leased to do or to render the fourth part of the value of the Land or more One chief design in making this Law was to prevent Abbots and Priors giving or leasing the Lands of their Churches to their Whores Concubines and Bastard children a * See John Bale his Acts of English votaries Onus Ecclesiae cap. 19 to 24 Alv●rus Pe●ag●us de Planctu Ecclesiae l. 2. Artic 5 7 9 19 ●● 20 23 24 to 28. Nicholaus de Clemangiis de Corrupto Ecclesiae sta●u & Claudius Es●encaeus de Continentia lib. 4 5. 22 E. 1. c. 20. & 19 common practice among these unchaste Votaries as well as with Popes Cardinals and Popish Bishops By virtue of this Act Hil. 38 E. 3. rot 14. coram Rege it was found by Inquisition that * Cooks 2 Instit p. 458. Thomas de Pipe Abbot of Stonely in Warwickshire a lusty Stallion of the foundation of Henry the 2. had alienated divers parts of the Manor of Stonely and other Lands for life Isabellae de Beneshare Concubinae dictae Abbatis et Johanni filio eorundem Abbatis et Isabellae primogenito habendum & tenendum adterminum vitae eorumdem Isabellae & Johannis And other lands to other persons absque aliquo reddendo inde annuatim vel prae manibus inde ab eisdem percepto sed tantummodo ad opus et proficuum ipsius Abbatis et maxime pro sustentatione et inventione praedictorum Isabellae et puerorum eorundem Abbatis et Isabellae qui excedunt numerum Monachorum suorum missas celebrantium si forte deponeretur de statu suo And this was held an alienation within the meaning of Act. They likewise settled what fees Abbots Priors Archbishops and Bishops should pay to the King's Marshal and Chamberlein when they made their homage and fealty to the King for their Baronies held of him by Barony and not in Frankalmoigne Concerning the King's Marshals of Fee the said Marshals shall take of Abbots and Ibid. Cap. 41. Priours holding an whole Barony when they make Homage or Fealty for their Baronies one palfrey or the price And this shall also be observed amongst Archbishops and Bishops Of such as hold but a part of a Barony whether they be Religious or Secular he shall take according to the Portion of the part of the Barony that they hold Of Religious men that hold in free Alms and not by a Barony or part of a Barony the Marshal from henceforth shall demand nothing And our Sovereign Lord the King hath granted that by this statute a Marshal of Fee shall not be barred hereafter to demand more if he can show that he hath right unto more The King's Chamberlains from henceforth shall have of Archbishops Bishops Abbots Priours and other persons Spiritual of Earls and Barons holding an entire Barony a reasonable fine when they do their Homage By this it is apparent that Archbishops Bishops Abbots and Priors than did and aught to do both Homage and Fealty to the King as their Sovereign Lord for their Baronies as well as Temporal Lords at least wise after their election and before their consecration if not after it as is evident by Glanvil l. 9 c. 1 2. Bracton f. 78. E. Britton c. 68 Fleta l. 3. c. 16. Littleton § 86. and other evidences I have 1 elsewhere cited at large notwithstanding all Popish Canons and Decrees * The first Part of a Brief Register of Parliamentary Writs p. 195 to 208. against it The Templars and Hospitallers and Conservators of their Privileges by Bulls from Pope's usurping upon the King's Prerogative and Subjects Liberties by illegal Citations into their Courts for matters belonging to the King's Courts they then enacted this Law against such their Usurpations Be it prohibited from henceforth to Hospitallers and Templars that hereafter they bring no man in Plea before the Keepers of their Privileges for any matter the knowledge Ibid. cap. 43. whereof belongeth to the King's Court which if they do first they shall yield Damages to the party grieved and be grievously punished unto the King The King also prohibitech to the Keepers of such Privileges that from henceforth they grant no Citations at the instance of Hospitallers Templars or other persons privileged before it be expressed upon what matter the Citation ought to be made And if the Keepers do see that a Citation is required upon any matter the knowledge whereof belongeth to the King's Court the Keepers shall neither make nor knowledge the Citation And if the Keepers do otherwise they shall yield Damages to the party grieved and nevertheless shall be grievously punished by the King And forasmuch as such persons privileged depute Keepers Superiors Chanters Sextons which be Religious men and which have nothing to satisfy the Parties grieved nor the King which be more bold to offend the King's Dignity than their Superiors to whom punishment may be assigned by their Temporalries Let the Prelates of such Obedients therefore beware from henceforth that they do not suffer their Ordinaries to assume to themselves any jurisdiction in prejudice of the King and his Crown and if they do their Superiors shall answer for their fact as if they had been convict upon their proper Act. And by parity of Law and Equity Archbishops Bishops and other Ordinaries ought to answer for the usurpations extravagances excommunications oppressions of their Vicars Archdeacon's Chancellor's Commissaries Surrogates and other inferior officers who commonly are more bold to usurp upon the King's Crown Dignity Courts and more vex oppress grieve his Subjects than their Superiors as the experience of all age's evidence to raise a fortune or family by unlawful gain though they go to Hell in conclusion and entail a curse upon their posterity This Year in this Parliament as a 2 Institutes p 487. b. Sir Edward Co●ke and some of our ordinary printed Statute Books report Circumspect agatis was made and published thus recorded in William Lindewode his Provinciale l. 2. De F●ro Competenti f. 70. printed Antwerpiae Anno 1525. 20 die Decembris in Richard Tottles Magna Charta Londini 1556. f. 89. and other Statute Books since REX talibus Judicibus salutem Circumspect agatis de negotiis tangentibus Episcopum Norwicensem & ejus Clerum non puniendo eos si placitum tenuerint in Curia Christianitatis de his quae sunt mere spiritualia videlicet de correctionibus quae Praelati faciunt pro mortali peccato viz. pro fornication adulterio et hujusmodi pro quibus aliquando infligitur poena corporalis aliquando pecuniaria maximè si convictus fuerit de hujusmodi liber homo Item si Praelatus puniat pro Cimiterio non clauso Ecclesia discooperta vel non decenter ornata inquibus casibus alia poena non possit infligi quam pecuniaria Item si Rector petat versus parochianos Oblationes vel Decimas debitas vel consuetas vel si Rector agate contra Rectorem de decimis majoribus vel minoribus dummodo non petatur quarta pars valoris Ecclesiae Item si Rector petat Mortuarium in partibus ubi mortuarium dari consuevit Item si Praelatus alicujus Ecclesiae vel advocatus petat a rectore Pensionem sibi debitam omnes hujusmodi petitiones sunt faciendae in foro Ecclesiastico De violenta manuum injectione in Clericum et in causa Diffamations concessum fuit alias quod placitum inde teneatur in Curia Christianitatis cum non petatur pecunia sed agarur ad correctionem peccati et similiter pro fidei laesione In omnibus praedictis casibus habet Index Ecclesiasticus cognoscere Regia prohibitione non obstante Whether Articuli Cleri be a Statute or Act of Parliament or not and when where or by whom made there have been different yea contrary opinions amongst Lawyers * The first Lawbook case that mentions it Mich. 19 E. 3. Fitzh Jurisdiction 28. Grene a Counsellor pleaded it as a Statute in a Writ of Annuity brought by the Bishop of Winchester against the Archbishop of Sarum which Annuity he and his predecessors claimed by prescription against the Archdeacon and his predecessors companing it to the case of an Annuity between the Parson and Vicar and between the Patron and Parson which ought to be brought in Court Christien qe per Prohibition la Court illonque ne surcess et ceo voet le Statut de Circumspect agatis To which Hillary than a Judge replied ceo nesi pas estatut neusable and Willoughby then Chief Justice of the King's Bench thus seconded Non les Prelates ceo fieront mesme & in touts deux les cases que vous aves mice cest Court sur Title de prescription voit le conustre par que respondes & ceo suit per agard So as these two learned Judges then resolved it to be no Statute or Act of Parliament but a Writ or Constitution made by the Prelates themselves Yet notwithstanding afterwards in the Yearbooks of 10 H. 4. f. 1. b. Fitzherbert Praemunire 13. in a case concerning a Mortuary Chine a Pleader after him Constable Anno 12 H. 7. f. 23. a. and Plowden in Plots case An. 4 E. 6. fol. 36. b. style it Lestatute de Circumspect agatis Sir Edward Co●ke in his 4 Report f. 20 b. in his 6 Report f. 67 a. William Geoffries case Mich. 31 & 32 Eliz. & 7 Report f. 44. styles it Le Statute et Act de Circumspect aga An. 13 E. 1. Yea in his 2. Instit. p. 487 etc. he not only styles but prints comments on it as a Statute made An. 13 E. 1. and positively avers that this is an Act of Parliament and a Writ devised in the Parliament of Westm 2. Anno 13 E. 1. which is proved not only by our Books forecited quoted in his Margin but by an Act of Parliament to wit 2 & 3 E. 6. ch. 13. which calls Articuli Cleri and Circumspect agatis Statutes in the last proviso but one whence he concludes in his Commentary thereon * 2 Instit. p. 662 663. This Act is as here it appeareth a Statute and enacted An. 13 E. 1. though some have said that this was no Statute but made by the Prelates themselves Besides the Statutes at large printed at London An. 1564. most other Statutes at large since with Rastalls and others Abridgements of Statutes call it The Statute of Circumspect agatis 13 E. 1. Only Richard Totle his Magna Charta printed London 1556. f. 89. terms it Circumspect agatis Edit An. 13 E. 1. without styling it a Statute William Lindewode our greatest English Canonist An. 1423. being the * See his Preface to his Provinciate first year of King Henry the 6. inserted this Circumspect agatis into his Provincial Constitutions of our Archbishops and Prelates Provincialis lib. 2. Tit. De foro Competenti f. 70. and made a large gloss thereon where he writes Istud c. Circumspect non est Constitutio provincialis sed emanavit a Decreto Dom. Regis not Act of Parliament quomodo viz. Justiciarii sui missi in Diocesi Norwyc. ad aliqua ibidem ex parte Regis facienda & inquirenda se quo ad Clerum ejusdem Diocesis abstinerent ab infrae scriptis dimittentes ea foro Ecclesiastico et Ecclesiae judicio terminanda et decidenda Et nota quod in hoc c. recitantur in specie 13. casus sive articuli in quibus cognitio mere pertinet ad judicem Ecclesiasticum And on the words Norwycensem Episcopum he thus glosseth Rex ei misit certos Justiciarios suos ad procedendum sub certa forma contra Episcopum Norwycensem et alics de Clero sibi adhaerentes quibus postea Rex scripsit ut hic habetur So as Lyndewode who first glossed upon this Text and Writ never styled nor esteemed it a Statute or Act of Parliament but only a private Writ issued by the King to his Justices sent into the Diocese of Norwich to inquire for the King of the abuses and encroachments of this Bishop and his Clergy upon his prerogative and the people's Liberties procured by this Bishop and his Clergy after their mission thither But what King it was who thus sent this Writ or when or where it was made or dated he determins not being not mentioned in the Writ itself nor any Copies of it all without date the first whereof I find printed being that in Lyndewode his Provinciale Antwerpiae impressum Anno 1525. 25 die Decembris summa cura atque diligentia Christophori Eudovien To satisfy myself and others whether this was a real Statute or Act of Parliament and when where or by whom first made I have made the diligentest search and enquiry I could after it and its original both in our Records and Histories and am clear of opinion after all my inquiries That it is no real Act of Parliament nor made in the 13. year of King Edward 1. in the Parliament at Westminster nor in any other Parliament or year of this King Edward his reign that it was only a Writ grounded on Articuli Cleri Anno 9 E. 2. made by or issued upon the Bishop of Norwich his request after Articuli Cleri as these following Reasons persuade me First It is not once mentioned nor recorded in the Statute Roll of the Acts of Parliament made in the 13. and all other years of the reign of King Edward the 1. remaining in the Tower of London nor in any Patent Clause Charter Fine or other Roll or Record of this King's reign which I have twice diligently perused nor in the Records of King Edward 1. in his Majesty's Exchequer where doubtless it would have been enroled as well as all other Acts Statutes Ordinances and Writs of importance made in his reign being of so grand concernment to his Prerogative Courts of Law the Prelate's Jurisdiction and Subjects Liberties 2ly It is not so much as mentioned by nor registered in the ancient parchment Manuscript of the Statutes of King Henry 3. Edward 1. and beginning of Edward 2. his reign in Lincoln's june Library written as the hand persuades me in the reign of King Edward the 2. 3ly The first time it was urged in any Court of Justice as a Statute was * Fitzh Jurisdiction 28. See here p. 336. Mich. 19 E. 3. and then the Judges who best knew its original affirmed and resolved it to be no Statute but only a Writ form in the King's Name by the Bishops themselves to the prejudice of the King's Crown and Courts to enlarge their own Jurisdiction 4ly Thereupon about 6. years after in the 3d. Parliament held in the 25. year of King Edward 3. at Westminster Friday the Feast of St. Hilary the Bishops and Clergy in their Petitions to the King did neither stile nor press the observation thereof as a Charter Statute or Ordinance of Parliament but under the Name of a bare * See the Abridgement of the Records in the Tower p. 81. which mistranslates it a Statute Ordinance of Circumspect agatis as some than called it Their Petition and the Kings answer thereto is thus recorded in the Parliament Roll. † Rot. Parl. An. 25 E. 3. ●● 62. Item qil vons please granter qe L'ordinance qe lun appelle Circumspect agatis le quel est bien tenuz en plusurs pointzes qe touchont conisance de vostre place et vostre profit soit aussibien et entierment tenue en touse pointzes touchent Seinte Esglise To which the King gave this answer Item quant ou quint point soit veve L'ordinance qe home appelle Circumspect agatis et en quel point elle nest mie tenue et qe sur ceo reason en soit faite From which Petition and answer thereunto I shall observe 1. That in that Circumspecti agatis mentioned in this their Petition there were many points which concerned the conusance of the King's Court and the King's profit which were well observed as there are in Articuli Cleri but in that now printed under this Title there is nothing contained of this nature wherefore it seems to be meant only of Articuli Cleri not of this forecited Writ grounded on the Ecclesiastical branches of it 2ly That if meant of it yet the Bishops and Clergy themselves did not then call it a Statute or Ordinance of Parliament in their Petition nor the King's Judges Officer's esteem or observe it as such in any points that concerned Holy Church 3ly That the Bishops and Clergy themselves did in their Petitions in this Parliament distinguish yea sever it from those Charters Statutes Ordinances granted and confirmed to them in Parliaments by the King and his Royal Predecessors insisted on in their first Petition in these words nu 58. Que le Roy de sa benignete would vouchsafe a eux granter & confermer totes les liberies privileges et droitz grantez et donez per luy et ses noble progenitors avant ses heures a Seinte Esglise per lour Chartres Estatuz et a●tres Ordinances eut faitz nuiment le Chartre nadgares a eu● grant etc. viz. 14 E. 3. Stat. 3. c. 2. pur le Roy en son Parlement tenuz a Westm le merchedy en un quaresme lan de son regne Dengleterre quatorzisme et de France primer et que vous Iustices les allovent come reason est et fils ne faont commander a v●stre Chancellor qe briefs soient grantez a chescun qe les demandra solonc la form et tenour des dits grants Ordinances et Estatuz Which the King then absolutely granted and confirmed to them giving likewise a particular answer Quant au point touchant L'ordinance nadgares fait en Parliament in the 14. year of his reign Since than they mentioned not this Ordinence of Circumspect agatis in their first petition amongst the other Charters Statutes and Ordinances made and granted to them in Parliament nor allege in their second Petition wherein they mention it that it was made in Parliament nor in what Parliament as they did the Charter Ordinance made by the King in the Parliament held at Westminster Anno 14 E. 3. c. 2. concerning his presentation to Advousions in others rights the place day year whereof they particularly expressed yea prayed no Writs to be made upon it by the Chancellor to those who demanded them as they did upon the Charter Statutes and Ordinances made in Parliament it seems clear to me they did not repute it an Act or Parliament Ordinance 4ly The King in his answer thereto not calling it an Ordinance made in Parliament as he did that in their first Petition but only L'ordinance qe home appelle Circumspect agatis giving no present answer to it as to the rest but that it should be viewed and considered in what point it was not observed and that thereupon reason should be done These are convincing Arguments to me that it was no real Act nor Ordinance of Parliament but a mere Writ made an● procured by the Bishop of Norwich out of Parliament during the Judge's absence in their Circuits without advising with them as the Judges resolved and declared in open Court Anno 19 E. 3. not above six years before this Petition for its future observation 5ly Neither Matthew Westmïnster nor Thomas Walsingham William thorn Ranulphus Cestrensis Henry de Knyghton nor any other of our Monkish or Prelatical Historians living in or nearest the time when this supposed Statute was made make any mention thereof in their Histories or Annals as no doubt they would have done were there any such then enacted being so advantageous to the Clergy and much enlarging their Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction 6ly The whole frame thereof with its direction only to particular Judges in this particular case of the Bishop and Clergy of Norwich unanswerably demonstrates it to be only a private Writ framed in the King's name or issued by him to his Justices as Lindewode acknowledgeth not a Statute or general Writ framed by the King Lords and Commons in Parliament to be from thenceforth universally observed in all Dioceses and in all Temporal Courts Circuits by his Judges 7ly Had it been made and issued in the Parliament of Westminster 2. An. 13 E. 1. as Sir Edward Cook affirms no doubt it would have been added to or inserted amongst the other Acts Statutes and general Writs therein framed and provided cap. 5 10 19 23 24 25 26 31 35 45 46 48. or at least some intimation would therein been made thereof but in neither of all these Acts or other new Writs framed in that Parliament is there any mention or intimation of this or other like Inhibition to the King's Justices in any one of much less in all the 13. causes therein contained therefore not probable to be made in that Parliament or year The rather because in the Patent Roll of 13 E. 1. nu 9 13. I find a special licence of alienation in Mortmain & also a pardon for an escape of a Clerk convict granted to the Bishop of Norwich but no other Writ or Patent besides concerning him in that or any other Roll of that year which no doubt would have recorded this Writ of Circumspect agatis for him in perpetuam rei memoriam had there then been any such issued being of greater concernment to the King and Bishop than his licence of Mortmain or pardon for an Escape 8ly All the particulars therein mentioned are enumerated contained in Articuli Cleri presented by the Bishops and Clergy to King Edward 2. in his * Cooks 2 Instit. p 618 619 620. Parliaments of An. 5 8 & 9 E. 2. Artic. 1 2 3 4 5. wherein they make not the least mention of this Statute or Writ of Circumspect agatis which no doubt they would have particularly named upon that occasion and desired its observation confirmation and explanation had it been formerly enacted published as a Statute or Ordinance made in Parliament and not petitioned only for an Explanation of the King's Answers to their own new Petitions in 9 E. 2. and his two preceding Parliaments with out once naming this Circumspect agatis in the reign of his Father King Edward 1. 9ly There are some observable clauses in this Writ which evidence it rather to be made by the Bishops than the King or his Council and that not in 13 E. 1. but after Articuli Cleri Anno 9 E. 2. As First These general clauses De his quae sunt mere spiritualia viz. de correctionibus quae Praelati faciunt pro mortali peccato viz. pro fornication adulterio et hujusmodi Which affirm That all mortal sins especially fornication adultery and the like are merely spiritual in their own nature therefore properly punishable only in the Bishop's Spiritual Courts by their Spiritual Laws and penalties When as God himself and St. Paul expressly resolve they are merely fleshly or carnal directly contrary to spiritual things Gal. 5. 16 to 25. Walk in the spirit and ye shall not fulfil the lusts of the flesh for the flesh lus●eth against the spirit and the spirit against the flesh and these are contrary one to the other Now the works of the flesh are manifest which are these adultery fornication uncleanness lasciviousness idolatry witchcraft hatred variance seditions heresies envyings murders drunkenness revel and such like How then adultery fornication uncleanness lasciviousness or idolatry heresy should be merely spiritual any more than witchcraft sedition murder drunkenness and other mortal sins here and a Rom. 1. 26 to 32. 1 Cor. 6. 9 10. 1 Tim. 1. 9 10. elsewhere conjoined by the Apostle as merely carnal yea contrary to that which is spiritual I cannot discern The rather because by the express Laws and Institutions of God himself adultery fornication idolatry blasphemy heresy as well as murder and sedition were to be punished by the Civil Magistrates and People with death and other temporal punishments not by the High-Priests or Bishops in their Consistories as is evident by Gen. 34. 25 26 31. c. 38. 24 25. Levit. 20 10 to 22. 13 to 30. c. 24. 11 to 17. Deut. 13. 1 to 17. 2 Kings 10. 18 to 29. Zech. 13. 2 3. John 8. 4 5. Yea the Gospel itself resolves that Kings and Civil Magistrates not Bishops or Priests are God's Ministers to whom he hath committed the Sword to execute wrath and vengeance upon all them that do evil Rom. 13. 1 to 7. 1 Pet. 2. 13 14. Hence adultery whore ●om and fornication by the Laws of King b Aluredi Leges Lex 12 13 Lat. 10 21. Canuti Leges Lex 75 to 82. Chron Joannis Bromton col 813 928. Spelmanni Council Tom. 1. p 195 234 367 369 373 376 557 558. Leges H. 1. c. 12 34. Edmundi Leges c. 4. Fleta l. 1. c. 47. Cooks 2 Instit. p. 488. Spelmanni Glossarium Tit. Adulterium Alfred Cnute and other our ancient Kings were punished by the Civil Judges Magistrates and in Court Leets with temporal punishments and pecuniary fines as they were anciently amongst the Germans and other Heathen Nations and only Excommunicated not by the Bishop but by the * 1 Cor. 5. 4 5 12 13. 2. Cor. 2. 6 to 11. whole Church and Congregation for the scandal given to them without imposing any corporal or pecuniary punishments Hence our c See Here Tom 2. p. 699 704 705 706. & Tom. 3. p. 78 to 83. King Henry the 3. issued sundry Writs of Prohibition to Grosthead Bishop of Lincoln the Bishop of Worcester and their Officers prohibiting them to make any Inquiries upon Oath of the incontinency or manners of Noblemen or others in their Courts or Visitations as an innovation not formerly used against his Crown and Dignity tending to the great scandal defamation and vexation of his Subjects Therefore it is improbable King Edward the 1. would make issue out any such Law or Writ as this to authorise their Jurisdiction and proceedings in such cases against his Father's Prohibitions Besides d Provincial l. 2. f. 70. a De mortali peccato William Lindewode himself in his Gloss upon this Writ● acknowledgeth this clause to be too general and indefinite and therefore thus limits it Non intelligas de omni peccato mertali sed de tali cujus punitio de sui natura spectat ad forum Ecclesiasticum nam si ratione cujuslibet peccati mortalis cognosceret Ecclesia s●c periret temporalis gladii jurisoictio cum vix esset dare causam quin ratione peccati possit deferri ad Ecclesiam Therefore it is improbable this wise King his Council Judge's Parliament should be so uncircumspect as to insert this general ambiguous clause into this Writ much less into an Act of Parliament so destructive to the King's Temporal Sword Courts and Jurisdiction The only reasons why Bishops and Clergymen then reputed adultery fornication and such like carnal sins to be mere spiritual things and offences were these two First Because spiritual persons in that age by reason of prohibitions of Priest's marriage were more guilty of them then Laymen as their own Canons e See Alvarus Pelagius oe Planctu Ecclesiae l. 2. Artic. 3. to 28. Claudius' Espencaeus de Continentia l. 4. c. 11. l. 5. c. 7 8 l. 7. c. 7 to 14. & Come in Tit. 1. Nicholaus de Clemangiis de Corrupto Ecclesiae statu c. 23 24. Onus Ecclesiae c. 21 22 23. Cornelius Agrip. de Van. Scientarum c. 63. John Bale his Acts of English Votaries Writers attest Wherefore they voted them by their Canons to be merely spiritual thereby to engross the conusance and punishment of them to themselves to exempt themselves from any punishments for them by Temporal Judges concealing or conniving at these sins in those of their own order which they seldom punished the better to palliate and conceal their uncleanness from the Laity 2ly Because they were sins for the most part against their pretended new Sacrament of Marriage and the conusance of all causes relating to this Sacrament must be spiritual and belong to them to whom alone this Sacrament was then unlawful i● compatible by their own Canons so far as to null their very Sacrament of Orders if they married diametrically repugnant to Christ's and his Apostles Doctrine Mat. 19 3 to 15. 1 Cor. 7. 9 etc. 1 Tim. 3. 2 4 11. c. 4. 3. Tit. 1. 5 6. Hebr. 13. 4. Secondly William Lindewode under this large word hujusmodi in his Gloss thereon hooks in not only stuprum incestus & alia quae sub peccato luxuriae continentur sed etiam alia crimina quae sunt tractanda & punienda in foro Ecclesiastico viz. sacrilegium crimen usurarum haeresis symonia perijurium inspectatores nugarum consultores mathematicorum phanatici augurs aruspices & ebriosi Therefore it is most probable the Bishops and their Canonists not the King his Council or Judges inserted these general indefinite clauses into this Writ to enlarge their own Jurisdiction to the utmost extent upon all occasions to the prejudice of the King's Prerogative and his Temporal Courts Thirdly This clause Si Praelatus puniat pro Cimiterio non clauso etc. was an Innovation not long before first introduced and inquired of by * See Here Tom. 3. p. 80. Grosthoad Bishop of Lincoln in his Visitation Articles against which King Henry 3. issued Writs of Prohibition Anno 1220. After which it was prescribed by f See Spelmanni Concilia Tom. 2. p. 192 209 241 299 365. Alexander Bishop of Coventry Anno 1237. by Walter de Cantilupo Anno 1240. by Walter Bishop of Durham Anno 1255. and more particularly by Peter Quivil Bishop of Exeter Anno 1287. the 15. of Edward 1. But the enforcing of it on the Parishioners against their wills by pecuniary mulcts imposed in Ecclesiastical Courts was a thing not heard of before this Circumspect agatis the Bishops Deans and Chapters themselves being enforced to purchase special Licenses and Charters from the King to enclose and immure their own Churchyards belonging to their Cathedrals at their proper costs as the * See Here Tom. 3. p. 344 345. Patents purchased by them this year from the King for enclosing the Churchyards of the Cathedrals of Paul's York Lincoln Exeter Wells and others assure us Therefore they could not then legally prescribe or enforce it on the Parishioners by their own Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction Fourthly This clause Si Rector petat Mortuarium in partibus ubi Mortuarium dari consuevit Mortuaries being then but newly broached encroached by their own g See Spelmanni Glossarium Tit. Mortuarium & Council Tom. 2. p. 133 390 391 433 453. Vid. 10 H. 4. f. 1. 2 H. 5. f. 10. Fitzh Jurisdiction 38. 22 H. 8 c. 6. Cooks 2 Instit. p 491 600 619. Constitutions against the ancient Law Custom of the Realm to the people's great oppression and prejudice of Landlords in their Heriots it is not probable the King or Parliament would prohibit his Justices from punishing or restraining this usurpation oppression Innovation by Mortuaries not grown into a Custom till long after 13 E. 1. as is evident by Articuli Cleri An. 9 E. 2. cap. 1. till which Prohibitions were usually granted by the King's Judges in cases of Mortuaries as Lindewode Provinc l. 1. De Consuetudine f. 14 15. acknowledgeth & 10 H. 4. f. 1 2. Fitzh Praemunire 13. intimate Fifthly This last clause De violenta manuum injectione in Clericum & in caus● Diffamationis concessum fuit alias quod placitum inde teneatur in Curia Christiantratis makes it clear to me that this Writ the Circumspect agatis was made after Articuli Cleri when all the things therein contained were specially complained of and these two particulars of laying violent hands on Clerks and Diffamations expressly granted as Artic. Cleri c. 1 3 4. resolve being never granted for aught appears by Record or History in any Parliament before Therefore this concession must relate to it and by necessary consequence Circumspect agatis must be made after it not in 13 E. 1. at least 30 years before Articuli Cleri 10ly The Statute of 2 & 3 E. 6. c. 13. of Tithes mentions Circumspect agatis as succeeding and puny to Westminster 2. and Articuli Cleri both therein ranged before it Therefore not made in the Parliament of 13 E. 1. 11ly Prohibitio formata de Statuto Articuli Cleri printed in Totles' Magna Charta pars 2. f. 70. thus directed to the Prelates Archdeacon's Officials and other Ecclesiastical Officers within the Bishopric of Norwich seems to me a pregnant Argument that Circumspect agatis directed to the Justices on behalf of the selfsame persons within the same Diocese was made after it by way of exposition and explanation of some general clauses therein mentioned to be against the King's Crown and Dignity EDwardus etc. Praelatis Archidiaconis Officialibus & aliis Ministris Ecclesiasticis Cooks 2 Instit. p. 600. per Diocesin Norwic. constitutis salutem Cum cognitio placi orum super feodalibus et libertatibus feodalium districtionibus officiis ministrorum executionibus contra pacem nostram factis felonum * Nego●iatio nib●● negationibus consuetudinibus secularibus attachiamentis vi laica malefactoribus rectatis roberiis arrestationibus maneriis advocationibus Ecclesiarum conventionibus sufficientibus Assists juratis recognitionibus Laicum feodum contingentibus ac rebus al●is de causis pecuniarum et de aliis catallis et debitis st non de Testamento vel Matrimonio ad Toronam et dignitatem nostram pertineant eodem regno de consuetudine ejusdem regni approbata et hactenus observata Et Proceres seu Magnates et alii de eodem regno temporibus praedecessorum nostror●m Regum Angliae seu nostro auctoritate alicujus non consueverunt contra consuetudinem illam super hujusmodi rebus in causa trahi vel compelli ad comparendum coram quocunque judice Ecclesiastico Nosque et progenitores nostri ex consuetudine praedicta pro nobis et aliis de ipso regno usi fuerimus semper libertatibus hujusmodi tanquam perlinentibus ad Regiam dignitatem nostram Ac vos et ministri restri de communitate Com. nostrorum Norff. & Suff. qui pro hujusmodi rebus per vices pro voluntatibus vestris trahitis in placitis coram vobis in Curia Christianitatis sirut ex relatu fidedignorum pro certo accepimus Uobis prohidemus ne placitum illud teneatis in Curia Christianitatis maxim cum hujusmodi placita ad Nos et non ad alium per●ineant in eodem regno Ac nos super hiis et aliis quorum cognitio ad Nos pertinet parati sumus quibuscunque per Nos et Ministris nostros in Curia nostra plenam et celerem justitiam exhibere Mandamus autem dilecto & fideli nostr● R. & Vic. nostro Com. praedictorum quod praemissa vobis et aliis in partibus illis et talia constmilia in praejudicium dignitatis nostrae Regiae acceptantibus firmiter inhibeant ex parte nostra Et quod si qui vestri hu●usmodi placita teneant vel si quae ea sequantur coram vobis in Curia Christianitatis contra Prohibitionem nostram praedictam dictus Vicecomes vos et alios hujusmodi placita tenentes vel sequentes ponant per vadios et salvos plegios quod sitis vel sint coram Ius●●t●ariis nostris apud Westm ad certum diem ad respondendum coram eis super praemissa et ad faciendum ulterius quod hactenus in hujusmodi casibus et con●imilibus fieri consuevit Et quod non permittant quod aliqui Laici in Balliva sua in aliquibus locis conveniant ad aliquas recognitiones * See Here Tom. 2. p. 699 704 705 706 874 907. per sacramenta sua facere nist in causis Matrimonialibus et Testamentariis Et ne super hujusmodi feodis debitis et catallis et coram vobis et aliis judicibus Ecclesiasticis in praejudicium jurisdictionis nostrae Regiae ad Coronam et dignitatem nostram spectantibus subire praesumant Et quod quid vos in hac parte de his feceritis reddatis nos ad plenum certiores In cujus rei testimonium etc. Teste etc. h 2 Instit. p. 600 601. Sir Edward Cook in his second Institutes on Articuli Cleri An. 9 E. 2. affirms that this Prohibitio formata de Statuto Articuli Cleri was made in the time of King Edward the 1. about the beginning of his reign against the Canons of Archbishop Boniface But I find no such Writ as this in any Records during his reign and the Articles Constitutions of Archbishop Boniface and his Clergy being presently * See Here Tom. 2. p. 890 to 913 983 990 991. rejected opposed and appealed against by King Henry the 3. as prejudicial to his Crown and grievances to him and his Realm and so never put in execution till Archbishop Stratford revived them Anno 1242. I clearly conceive this Prohibition was framed upon Articuli Cleri to which the King gave answers in the Parliament of 9 E. 2. which Articles the Bishop of Norwich his Archdeacon's and Officials exceeding the Judges thereupon by virtue of this clause & aliis quorum cognitio ad Nos pertinet restrained them to proceed in some things they conceived the King had granted them in his Answers to their Articles Anno 9 E. 2. whereupon they made or procured this Writ of Circumspect agamis to restrain the Judge's excesses therein Finally The styling Circumspect agatis a Statute in our Statutes at large and Law-books is no convincing evidence that it is a real Statute there being very frequent mistakes in the publishers of our Statutes at large and in Sir Edward Cook in styling several Writs of the King alone to his Barons or Justices Statutes and printing them as such witness i Totles' Magna Charta & Statutes at large Cooks 4 Instit. p. 107 112. Statutum novum de Scaccario aliter dictum Statutum de Roteland 24 die Maii Anno 10 E. 1. there being no Parliament held in that place or year nor such a Statute in the Statute Rolls it being only a Writ of the Kings to his Barons and so recorded in Claus An. 12 E. 1. m. 7. dorso k Statutes at large Cooks 2 Instit. p. 593. Statutum de Militibus Anno 1 E. 2. no Parliamentary Statute but the Kings own Writ as Sir Edward Cook acknowledgeth with sundry others of this nature Yea his and others mistakes in the true times of making sundry real Statutes as of the Statute de Judaismo made Anno 3 E. 1. as Claus 4 E. 1. m. 8. 11. Pat. 5 E. 1. m. 13. Mat. Westm Anno 1275. p. 62. Graftons' Chronicle p. 163 164. Stow's Chronicle p. 200. Surveyed of London p. 289. the First Part of my short Demurrer to the Jews long discontinued Remitter into England p. 35 to 42. & Part 2. p. 60 to 70. 77. irrefragably evidence which yet l 2 Instit. p. 506 532. Sir Edward Cook confidently averrs to be made in the Parliament of 18 E. 1. the Statute De Tallagio non concedendo made Anno 25 E. 1. as Thomas Walsingham Hist Angl. p. 37 38 41. & Ypodigma Ne●striae p. 84 85. truly informs us not Anno 34 E. 1. as Sir Edward and most others mistake may easily induce us to believe that he and others who call Circumspect agatis a Statute made in Parliament Anno 13 E. 1. were mistaken in both for the premised reasons Wherefore the printed Edition of the Statutes at large London 1577. placeth Circumspect agatis under the Head of Statutes unknown when or by whom they were made All which I humbly submit to the serious consideration of the Sages and Students of the Common Law to rectify those great encroachments on and prejudices to the King's prerogative Courts and Common Law which the erroneous asserting of Circumspect agatis to be a Statute and Act of Parliament made Anno 13 E. 1. have introduced for want of Lawyers diligent circumspection in examining the truth thereof by our Records and Histories of those times This year a Mat Westm An. 1286 p 374 Tho. Wa●singham Hist. Angliae p. 14. generosa virago Alienora Regina Angliae mater Regis spreta pompa seculi apud Ambresberiam die Translationis Sancti Thomae Cantuariensis habitum religionis diu desideratum suscepit dote sua in regno Angliae sibi perpetuo possidenda per summum Pontificem confirmata notwithstanding her profession b Bracton l 5. against not only Popish Canons of the Church but the Laws and Custom of the Realm which Popes for money and their own advantage would easily dispense with upon any occasion even against the very essential constitutions of their Religious Orders Vows Oaths of poverty to renounce the world with all things in it when they entered into Religion Cum semel quis se religioni contulerit renunciat omnibus quae seculi sunt being contradicted and dispensed with in this Queen's case * Mat. Westm An. 1285. p. 373. Walsingham Hist. Angl p. 13. see Onuphrius ●latina ●alaeus Laertius Cherubinus in his life Pope Martin the 4. deceasing and Honorius the 4. succeeding him cui pedum de manuum fere officium abstulerat aretra aegritudo unde sedendo in sella ad hoc artificiosè facta missarum solennia celebravit This Pope in the first year of his Papacy upon the Petition of John Gifford and Margaret Nevil delegated authority to the Bishop of Hereford to inquire whether there were such consanguinity between them as might hinder their marriage as some had maliciously suggested to their parents who would not assent thereto till therein satisfied And if he found upon inquiry they might lawfully marry then to licence them freely to do it by his Apostolical authority or if there were any impediment yet to authorize them to marry if he deemed it convenient which Bull I found in the White Tower Chappel HOnorius Episcopus Servus servorum Dei venerabili fratri Episcopo Heref. In Turre London salutem & Apostolicam benedictionem Dilectus filius Nobilis vir Johannes Giffardi Dominus de Clifford & dilecta in Christo filia nobilis mulier Margareta de Novavilla tuae Dioc. sua nobis petitione monstrarunt quod cum inter eos de contrahendo invicem matrimonio ageretur quidam eorum aemuli dictae mulieris parentibus minus veraciter suggesserunt quod iidem nobiles quarto sunt consanguinitatis gradu conjuncti & licet nullus appareat qui gradus hujusmodi consanguinitatis distinguere noverit aut de ipsa dicere sufficienti certitudine veritatem ipsi tamen propter hoc hujusmodi matrimonium contrahere contradicentibus praefatis parentibus distulerunt Quare nobis dicti Nobiles humiliter supplicarunt ut cum ex hujusmodi matrimonio in partibus illis pacis & quietis commoda proventura sperentur providere super hoc de benignitate apostolica dignaremur Nos itaq●e de circumspectione tua plenam in Domino fiduciam obtinentes & considerantes quod tibi potest promptius & plenius innotescere veritas super istis Fraternitati tuae praesentium tenore committimus et mandamus quatenus inquirens super consanguinitate praefata diligentius veritatem si tibi de ipsa constare non possit Nobilibus memoratis inter se matrimonium libere contrahendi licentiam auctoritate nostra concedas Si vero de ipsius impedimento constiterit & rationabilem & sufficientem causam subesse compereris propter quam hujusmodi matrimonium jure contrahend secundum Deum extimes expedire super quos tuam conscientiam oneramus cum Nobilibus saepefatis ut inter se matrimonisi libere contrahere impedimento non obstante praedicto et in sic contracto licite ●emanere valeant eadem authoritate dispenses Dat. Romae apud Sanctam Sabinam 2 Idus Martii Pontificatus nostri anno primo Almericus de Montefort citing the King's brother Edmund Earl of Lancaster out of the Realm by a Citation from the Pope against the ancient Rights and Liberties of the King and kingdom to the prejudice and disinherison of the Crown and people of England the King thereupon sent this Letter to a Roman Cardinal to inform the Pope of this injury to move him to dismiss the cause and to remit it to his own examination and Judicature being always ready to do right to Almericus and all other his subjects who complained to him of any injuries REX etc. venerabili in Christo Patri H. eadem gratia titulo Sancti Laurentii in Claus 13 E. 1. m. 12. dorso Pro Edmundo fratre nostro Lucina Presbytero Cardinali salutem & sincerae dilectionis semper augmentum Cum cognitiones placitorum super feodalibus et libertatibus feodalium dotibus et causis pecuniariis ad nos et Coronam seu Dignitatem nostram pertineant in eodem regno de consuetudine ejusdem Regni hactenus observata et Proceres seu Magnates aut alii de eodem Regno ullis temporibus praedecessorum nostrorum Regum Angliae seu nostro authoritate alicujus non consueverunt contra consuetudinem illam super hujusmodi rebus in causam trahi vel compelli ad comparendum coram quocunque judice extra idem Regnum Nosque et iidem progenitores nostri ex consuetudine praedicta a Summis Pontificibus semper hactenus approbata sine reclamatione vel impedimento alicujus pro nobis et aliis de ipso Regno semper usi sumus libertate hujusmodi tanquam pertinente ad Regiam dignitatem Ac Almericus de Montef●rti sicut pro certo intelleximus dilectum fratrem nostrum Edmundum Comitem Lancastriae authoritate Literarum Papalium super hujusmodi rebus trahere nitatur in Causam extra idem Regnum in nostri juris et dignitatis Regiae et totius Communitatis Regni nostri praejudicium manifestum Nos de consueta benevolentia vestra specialiter confidentes Paternitatem vestram attentè requirimus & rogamus affectione qua possumus ampliori quatinus erga Summum Pontificem instare velitis cum effectu ut ipse id quod per dictum Almaricum contra dictum fratrem nostrum seu alios de dicto Regno in derogationem Regiae dignitatis ab ipsa Curia sic impetratum est velit favorabiliter revocare cognitionem inde ad examen nostrum si placet benivole remittendo maxim cum semper parati simus procuratori ejusdem Almerici si de dicto fratre nostro aut aliis de dicto regno nostro nomine ipsius Almarici conqueri voluerit infra idem Regnum secundum Legem et Consuetudinem ejusdem plenam et celerem justitiam exhibere Dat. apud Bristol 28 die Decembris Gilbert Earl of Gloucester being divorced by sentence from his Contract of marriage with Alice his W●fe at her prosecution or left to marry her if he pleased he was notwithstanding content to grant her several Manors and Lands for her honourable maintenance by this agreement made between them entered on record to which sundry Bishops Nobles and others subscribed as Witnesses HAEC est Conventio facta inter Nobilem virum Gilbertum de Clare Comitem Gloverniae & Hertf. ex parte una & Dominam Aliciam de Marchia ex altera Claus 13. E 1 m 9 dorso De quadam Conventione facta inte● Comitem Glouc. & ●ertf & Aliciam de Marchia videlicet Quod cum in causa Divorcii dudum mota & agitata inter dictam Aliciam de Marchia Actricem & Judicium procurantem ac divortium fieri petentem ex parte una & dictum Dominum Gilbertum defendentem ex altera sit pro dicta Alicia lata sententia diffinitiva & praedictus Gilbertus per eandem sententiam a Vinculo contractus Matrimonialis inter ipsum Gilbertum et dictam Aliciam de facto habiti sit absolutus penitus et liberatus sive ei nubendi authoritate Ecclesiae sit libera concessa facultas Ipsius tamen Dominae Nobilitatem generis dictus Dominus Gilbertus considerans ac nolens quod occasione defectus sustentationis honestae sibi materia contristandi tribuatur ex sua mera liberalitate eidem Dominae Aliciae quoad vixerit Manerium de Taxstede eodem modo quo nunc tenet una cum magno Parco Maneria de Welles & Warham eodem modo quo nunc tenet una cum octo libratis undecim solidatis & octo denaratis in redditu superplusag operibus & perqu si●is de visu Franciplegii excepto wreko maris Manerium de Wyston sicut modo tenet Bureford & Speinham Land sicut modo tenet Dummodo dicta Alicia dictam sententiam et ipsius effectum ratam habuerit aut in honoris dicti Domini Gilberti seu commodi dispendium vel gravamen verbo aut facto clam vel palam per se aut alium quicquam perseveranter non attemptaverit Ita eisdem Maneriis & terris utendo & fruendo dicta Alicia ad suam sustentationem ut praemissum est quod ad aliquod alienationis impignorationis enormis devastationis aut destructionis genus non attingat vel referatur Si vero dicta Alicia contra praemissa seu aliquod praemissorum vencrit venire procuraverit vel contravenire volentes non impedierit cum effectu aut in fata decesserit liceat dicto Domino Gilberto & haeredibus suis ipsius Dominae Aliciae aut cujusque reclamatione non obstante dictam concessionem revocare ac dictas terras possessiones & Maneria liberè ingredi & pacificè possidere Praemissa vero Maneria possessiones terras & tenementa & alia supranominata praedictus Gilbertus & haeredes sui praedictae Aliciae warrantizabunt quoad vixerit sub modo forma & conditionibus supradictis In cujus rei testimonium tam dictus Gilbertus quam dicta Alicia huic praesenti scripto in modum Cirographi confecto alternatim diviso sigilla sua mutuo apposuerunt Hiis testibus Domino Roberto Burnell Bathon & Wellen. Episcopo tunc illustris Regis Angliae Cancellario Domino Antonino Bek Dunolmensi Episcopo Domino Johanne de Sancto Johanne Domino Radulpho de Hengham tunc Domino Justice Robertus de Waleys Milite Magistris Richardo & Willielmo de Clifford Dat. Lond. 17 Kal. Junii Anno Regni Regis Edwardi Tertiodecimo This year the King for the honour of God and of the Church by his Letters Patents licenced the Dean and Chapters of Paul's York and Lincoln to enclose the Churchyards of their Cathedral Churches with Walls and Gates and to shut up their Gates every night to prevent the incursions of Thiefs and other Malefactors who committed sundry bloody murders and fornications too therein and in the lanes houses adjoining to them provided always that the Gates should stand open from morning to night for all persons to pass through them without any impediment the consecration and enclosing of these Churchyards then proceeding from the King's grace not secluding free passage through them in the day time as some have since pretended REX omnibus ad quos etc. salutem Sciatis quod cum per nocturnos incursus latronum & aliorum Malefactorum per vicos & venellas in procinctu Cimiterii Pat. 13 E. 1. m. 15. intus Pro Decano & Capitulo Sancti Pauli London de Cimiterio claudendo etc. Cathedralis Ecclesiae Sancti Pauli London et in Cimiterio illo multotiens de nocte vagantium homicidia fornicationes et alia mala pluries hactenus fue●●nt perpetrata et formidetur quod adhuc consimilia vel majora pericula per hujusmodi incursus in vicis et venellis et Cimiterio ac procinctu praedictis poterunt evenire nisi contra pericula illa remedium apponatur Nos ad honorem Dei et dictae Ecclesiae ac Sanctorum quorum corpora requiescunt in eadem necnon ad securitatem et quietem Canonicorum et Ministrorum praedictae Ecclesiae et suorum ibidem residentium concessimus pro nobis et haeredibus nostris quantum in nobis est Decano et Capitulo Ecclesiae praedictae quod Cimiterium illud et procinctum muro lapideo circumquaque includere et sic inclusa si●i et successoribus suis tenere possint sine occasione et impedimento nostri et haeredum nostrorum in perpetuum Ita tamen quod portas & posternas faciant in locis necessariis & competentibus ibidem Et quod portae illae & posternae singulis diebus apertae sint ab aurora diei usque ad noctem Ita quod omnes et singuli ibidem transite volentes pro voluntate sua et sine impedimento praedictorum Decani et Capituli et successorum suorum seu ministorum ejusdem Ecclesiae quorumcunque liberum ingressum habeant per portas et posternas supradictas et ita quod portae illae et posternae de nocte claudantur et in aurora diei aperiantur sicut praedictum est In cujus etc. Teste Rege apud Westm 10 die Junii The like Patents verbatim or with very little variation were granted to the Dean and Chapter of York Pat. 13 E. 1. m. 21. intus Teste Rege apud Westm 18. die Maii. And m. 22. intus to the Dean and Chapter of Lincoln ad instanciam venerabilis patris Oliveri Episcopi Lincoln Teste Rege apud Westm 8 die Maii. What Pensions the King paid this year to the Pope's Notaries to promote his affairs in the Court of Rome these Records inform us REX Thesaur & Camerariis salutem Liberate de Thesauro nostro dilecto Clerico Liberate 13 E. 1. m. 5. intus Pro Magistro Angelo Dom. Papae Notario nostro Magistro Angelo Domini Papae Notario decem Marcas de termino Paschae Anno Regni nostri 13. de annuo feodo suo viginti Marcarum quod de nobis percipit ad Scaccarium nostrum Teste Rege apud Westm 28 die Maii. REX eisdem salutem Liberate de Thesauro nostro eidem Angelo Triginta Marc. de termino Sancti Michaelis Anno regni nostri nono et viginti Marc. Ibid. m. 5. de terminis Pasch & Sancti Michaelis Anno Regni nostri decimo de annuo feodo suo viginti Marc. quod de nobis percipit ad Scaccarium nostrum Teste ut supra REX Thesaurario & Camerariis suis salutem Liberate de Thesauro nostro Ibid. 13 E. 1. Pro Magistro Angelo D. Papae Notario dilecto Clerico nostro Magistro Angelo Domini Papae Notario viginti Marcas de terminis Paschae et Sancti Michaelis Anno Regni nostri duodecimo quae ei aretro sunt de annuo feodo suo viginti Marcarum quod de nobis percipit ad Scaccarium nostrum Teste Rege apud Bellum locum Regis 18 die Novembris REX Thesaurario & Camerariis suis salutem Liberate de Thesauro nostro dilecto Ibid. Pro Magistro Bernardo de Neapoli Domini Papae Notario Clerico nostro Magistro Bernardo de Neapoli Domini Papae Notario sexcies viginti Marcas viz. quadraginta Marcas de termino Sancti Michaelis anno Regni nostri duodecimo et quater viginti Marcas de terminis Paschae & Sancti Michaelis anno Regni nostri terciodecimo quae ei aretro sunt de annuo feodo suo quaterviginti Marcarum quas de nobis percipit ad Scaccarium nostrum Teste Rege apud Swayneston 4. die Novembris REX Thesaurario & Camerariis suis salutem Liberate de Thesauro nostro Jacobo Barbazon & sociis suis Mercatoribus de Societate Bartholomai Mark de Ibidem m. 3. Seen viginti Marcas per manus suas liberandas dilecto Clerico nostro Magistro Angelo Domini Papae Notario de terminis Paschae & Sancti Michaelis Anno Regni nostri undecimo de annuo feodo suo Triginta Marcarum quod de nobis percipit ad Scaccarium nostrum Et recipiatis à praefatis Mercatoribus literas suas patentes receptionem dictae pecuniae testificantes Teste Rege apud Westm primo die Julii Walter de Wenlock Prior elect of Westminster by the King's Licence went to the Court of Rome the year before for his own and his Church's affairs with no less than 30. men of his own household the Customs of whose passage and of others the King allowed by this Writ REX Baronibus suis de Scaccario salutem Allocate Joanni de Burne nuper Custodi Portus nostri Dovoriae in compoto suo ad Scaccarium praedictum Liberate 13 E. 1. m. 4. Pro Johanne de Burne quinque solidos pro custuma passagii dilecti nobis in Christo fratris Walteri de Wenlok tunc Electi Westm et triginta hominum de propria familia ipsius Electi secum transfretancium ad Curiam Romanam pro negociis suis et Ecclesiae suae praedictae anno Regni nostri duodecimo etc. Et viginti & quatuor solidos pro custuma passagii vene abilis patris S. Gadicensis Episcopi ad partes remotas pro negociis Domini A. quondam Regis Castellae sororii nostri transfretantis cum quadraginta et septem hominibus de familia sua et sexdecim equis videlicet pro passagio praedicti Episcopi & hominum suorum octo solidos & pro passagio praedictorum equorum sexdecim solidos anno praedicto Et duos solidos pro custuma passagii duorum fratrum Minorum de Pictavia in veniendo ad nos a partibus transmarinas praedictis cum quatuor hominibus suis anno praedicto Nisi etc. Et recipiatis ab eo brevia nostra de praecepto per quae praemissa fecit Teste Rege apud Westm 16 die Junii Such was the excessive Pomp Train State of Abbots Bishops and Monks in that age It being found by Inquisition that the Dean and Chapter of Sarum great lovers of venison by Charters from the King's progenitors had the Tithes of all Venison of the King taken within the Forest of Clarendon granted them which they formerly received the King issued this Writ for their future reception thereof though due only by special grant not Law REX Ballivo suo de Clarendon salutem Cum compertum est per inquisitionem Claus 13 E. 1. m. 5. Pro Decano & Capitu●o Sarum de Decima venationis etc. quam per dilectos & fideles nostros Robertum filium Johannis Senescallum Hospic●● nostri & Magistrum Thomam de Sudinton fecimus quod dilecti nobis in Christo D●canus & Capitulum Cathedralis Ecclesiae beatae Mariae Sarum habere debent et solent Decimam tocius venacionis captae in foresta nostra de Clarendon ex concessione progenitorum nostrorum Regum Angliae quorum cartas et confirmationes earum iidem Decanus et Capitulum coram dictis fidelibus nostris ostenderunt Vobis mandamus quod eisdem Decano et Capitulo Decimam tocius venacionis capiendae de caetero in foresta nostra praedicta quociens eam ibidem capi contigerit habere faciatis juxta tenorem cartarum praedictarum Teste Rege apud Lindhurst 30 die Augusti What Clerks this year imprisoned and indicted for manslaughter and felony were demanded made their purgations before the Ordinary and thereupon had Writs of Restitution of their goods awarded this Writ will acquaint us CUM Robertus atte B●k de Kirmingeton Clericus nuper super homicidio Robertus C●aus 13 E. 1. m. 8. Pro Ra●ulpho de Arnhale de Newcomene de Leycesby Clericus super receptamento cujusdam felonis filii & Willielmus de Friston Clericus super sinistra suspicione furti et roberiae ●●ram Justiciariis Regis nuper Itinerantibus in Comitatn Lincolniensi indictati & ad requisitionem venerabilis patris O. Lincolniensis Episcopi per eosdem Justiciarios eidem Episcopo juxta privilegium Clericale prout moris est liberati innocenciam suam super hujusmodi criminibus coram eodem Episcopo legitime purgaverint prout idem Episcopus per literas suas patentes Regi significavit per quod etc. Restitution of their seized goods was awarded as in former Writs Teste Rege apud Westm duodecimo die Julii Some of the Bishop of London's men and tenants being condemned and flying for Felony the King issued this Writ to restore the Bishop to their goods and chattels seized for the King granted to and confirmed by his predecessors Charters and usage to the Bishops in prejudice of the Crown MAndatum est Thesaurario & Baronibus de Scaccario quod habere faciant venerabili Claus 13 E. 1. m. 10. Pro Episcopo London patri R. London Episcopo catalla hominum suorum damnatorum et fugitivorum de Episcopatu illo prout ipse & praedecessores sui Episcopi London catalla illa juxta tenorem Cartarum progenitorum nostrorum Regum Angliae quas idem Episcopus inde habet semper hactenus habuerunt Teste Rege apud Westm 8. die Maii. The King having totally subdued the Welsh and cut off the head of that Serpent which had so frequently poisoned infested the peace of the Realm and Church of England involving him in great Debts needing new supplies of money to discharge them and settle the state thereof in peace for the future sent this elegant Writ to the Archbishop requesting a voluntary Aid from the Clergy of the 20th part of their goods to be given him for these ends for 2. years REX Venerabili in Christo Patri J. eadem gratia Cantuariensi Archiepiscopo tocius Angliae Primati salutem Satis memoriter retinetis qualiter progenitores Ibid. m. 11. dorso De Vicesima colligenda nostri Reges Angliae in partibus Walliae multa remedia temporalia & localia multociens adhibentes guerras & turbaciones diversas aliquandiu sedaverunt & nichilominus angue latitante in herba putruerunt cicatrices vulnerum inflictorum qua nisi alligata fuissent usque ad tocius regni nostri praecordia laetaliter penetrassent super quibus altissimus non solum remedium mitigacionis adhibuit set putridum caput resecavit venenum sunditus extinxit & morbum illum à tanto tempore induratum exquisitè curavit pac●m nobis & vobis ac toti regno nostro nuperrime concedens inconcussam circa quarum s●●acionem debitorum multitudinem quasi infinitam tunc contraximus importunè & insuper data nobis victoriâ de rebellibus nostris terrae illius illa necessitas urgentissima dirigendi firmandi & confirmandi statum partium illarum qui tanto tempore dictis progenitoribus nostris & nobis et Ecclesiae Sanctae ac toti Regno nostro contrarius extitit & R●bellis nos induxit ut Clerum regni nostri interpellaremus cum effectu quod ipsi nobis Subsidium facerent gratiose qui precibus nostris favorabiliter annuens in hac parte vicesimam bonorum suorum Ecclesiasticorum biennalem ad exonerationem debitorum nostrorum concessit liberaliter et benign de quo vobis et ipsi plurimum regraciamur Et quia primus annus concessionis illius in festo Sancti Martini proximo praeterito jam transactus existit paternitatem vestram affectuose requirimus et rogamus quatinus pecuniam provenientem de eodem Clero de termino Sancti Martini ut praedictum est transacto exnunc colligere et usque Novum Templum London ad crastinum Clausi Paschae deferri faciatis quibusdam fidelibus nostris & illis à quibus mutuum recepimus ex causa praedicta in praesencia Thesaurarii & Baronum nostrorum de Scaccario liberandam super quibus dilecto Clerico nostro Henrico de Ledis praesencium portitori adhibere velitis plenam fidem qui una cum hiis quos ad hoc duxeritis deputandos dictum negocium de praecepto nostro exequetur & expediri ac fieri procurabit secundum quod ei plenius injunximus viva voce Et quid super hiis facere decreveritis praedictos Thesaurarium & Barones' nostros certificetis in instanti media quadragesima quibus mandavimus quod de negocio isto & omnibus circumstantiis ejusdem vobis cum hiis quos ad hoc duxeritis deputandos & Clericis nostris ad hoc assignatis se intromittant & videant & provideant quod omnia modo debito & honesto fiant & manum per mandata nostra ad hoc diligencius apponant prout melius ad opus nostrum viderint expedire Teste Rege apud Can●uariam 28 die Januarii Consimiles literae diriguntur Episcopis Roffensi & Cicestrensi quod praefato Henr. credant quem Rex assignavit ad dictum negocium ex●quendum ibidem etc. ut supra Consimiles literae diriguntur etc. to the other Bishops there named The Bishop of Wynton seizing the moneys Jewels and other goods of a Clerk beneficed within the Diocese of Bath and Wells who feloniously slew himself within the Priory of Taunton claiming them to belong to him as Lord of the Manor though the fellow had no Lands nor Tenements within the Manor or Liberty of Taunton the King upon the Bishop of Bath and Wells complaint issued this Writ to the Bishop of Winton to deliver the goods to the Bishop of Bath and Wells his Diocesan to be disposed of as the King should ordain who it seems had best title to them REX venerabili in Christo patri J. eadem gratia Wintoniensi Episcopo salutem Cl. 13 E. 1. m. 10. dors Pro Bathoniniensi & Wellensi Episcopo Querimoniam venerabilis patris R. Bathoniensis & Wellensis Episcopi Cancellarii nostri accepimus continentem quod vos ratione Libertatis Manerii vestri de Taunton infra Episcopatum Bathoniensem existentis per quam catalla dampnatorum et felonum ad vos ibidem asseritis pertinere denarios jocalia et caetera bona Willielmi de Wygeton Clerici suae Diocesis et in eadem beneficiati qui se ipsum infra Prioratum de Taunton felonice interfecit in manum bestram cepistis et ea detinetis quo minus praefatus Episcopus Bathoniensis de bonis praedictis possit juxta Diocesani officium prout ad ipsum pertinet ordinare Et quia captio praedicta aequa non fuerit nec esse potuit nisi praefatus Wiilielmus terras seu tenementa infra libertatem vestram praedictam tenuerit die feloniae praedictae sic perpetratae Vobis mandamus quod si praedictus Willielmus terras vel tenementa die praedicto non habuerit infra libertatem praedictam tunc denarios jocalia et caetera bona praedicta sic in manum vestram capta praefato Diocesano liberetis ad disponendum de eisdem prout de Consilio nostro inde extitit ordinatam Teste Rege apud Langeley 25 die Aprilis The Archbishopric of York becoming void by the death of William Wickwane Archbishop thereof the King applied the profits thereof during the vacancy towards the building of Castles in Wales to secure it as this Patent informs us REX commisit Ottoni de Grandisono Archiepiscopatum Ebor. vacantem & in manu Regis existentem custodiendum quamdiu Regi placuerit Ita quod Pat. 13 E. 1. m. 5 De Archiepiscopatu Eborum commisso exitus inde provenientes in constructionem operacionum Castrorum Regis Walliae prout Rex ei injunxit poni faciat et expendat et ita quod Malcolmus de Harlegh quem idem Otto coram Rege ad custodiam illam sub ipso habendam deputavit de exitibus illis pro praedicto Ottone Regi respondeat ad Scaccarium Regis In cujus etc. Teste Rege apud Wynton 15 die Septembris Et mandatum est Militibus etc. quod etc. intendentes sint etc. Teste ut supra The Treasurership of the Church of York being then also void the King granted it by this Patent to Bogo de Clare REX dilectis sibi in Christo Decano & Capitulo Ecclesiae beati Petri Eborum Ibid. m. 5. De Thesauraria Eborum data salutem Sciatis quod caritatis intuitu dedimus & concessimus dilecto Clerico nostro Bogoni de Clare Thesaurariam Eboracensis Ecclesiae vacantem & ad nostram donationem spectantem ratione Eborum Archiepiscopatus vacantis et in manu nostra existentis Et ideo vobis mandamus quod eidem Bogoni stallum in Choro & locum in Capitulo racione dignitatis praedictae prout moris est assignetis Teste Rege apud Wynton 15 die Septembris Soon after the King upon the Petition of the Dean and Chapter granted them this licence to elect another Archbishop REX dilectis sibi in Christo Decano & Capitulo Ecclesiae beati Petri Eborum salutem Accedentes ad nos Magister Thomas Archid. Clyveland & Thomas Pat. 13 E. 1. m 4. De licencia eligendi de Hedon Concanonicus vester cum literis patentibus Capituli vestri nobis ex parte vestra humiliter supplicarunt quod cum Ecclesia vestra praedicta per mortem bonae memoriae Willielmi nuper Archiepiscopi ejusdem loci pastoris sit solatio destituta alium vobis eligendi in Archiepiscopum & pastorem licenciam concedere dignaremur Nos igitur precibus vestris in hac parte favorabiliter inclinati licenciam illam vobis duximus concedendam Mandantes quod talem vobis eligatis in Archiepiscopum & pastorem qui Deo devotus regimini Ecclesiae vestrae necessarius nobisque & Regno nostro utilis & fidelis existar In cujus etc. Teste Rege apud Wynton 22. die Septembris By virtue of which licence they elected John de Romeyn Archbishop to which the King giving his royal assent he made this Certificate thereof to the Pope who had then usurped a Jurisdiction to confirm and approve of the elections of all Archbishops or reject them at his pleasure obliging them to come to Rome for their Palls or consecrations which they purchased at very dear rates as I have * See Here Tom. 1 p. 153 to 160. elsewhere evidenced DOmino Papae Rex salutem Sciatis quod electioni nuper celebratae in Cathedrali Ecclesia Eborum de discreto viro Magistro Johanne le Romeyne Canonico Ibid. m. 1. De assensu electioni adhibito Ecclesiae illius in Archiepiscopum ejusdem loci Regium assensum adhibuimus et favorem Et hoc Sanctitati vestrae tenore praesencium significamus ut quod vestrum est in hac parte exequi dignemini cum favore In cujus etc. Teste Rege apud Bellum locum Regis 15 die Novembris Et duplicatur This elect Archbishop repairing to Rome with this Certificate quarto Idus Februarii proximo sequente à Papa Honorio quarto in Curia Romana consecratus est as * Actus Pontif. Ebor. col 1727. Godwins Catalogue p 470. Thomas Stubbs relates The Subprior and Covent of Luffeld having by the Kings licence elected a Prior which he approved and the Bishop of Lincoln nulling his election they thereupon elected a new Prior without petitioning for or obtaining a new Licence from the King or gaining his Royal assent thereto against his Crown and Dignity for which the King seized their Temporalties till out of special grace he committed them to them till the next Parliament to consider what he should do therein reserving the issues thereof to himself as this Record assures us REX dilecto Clerico suo Henr. de Bray Escaetori suo citra Trentam salutem Fines 13 E. 1. m. 16. Pro Prioratu de Luffeld commisso Come vacant Prioratu de Luffeld per cessionem fratris Adae nuper Prioris ejusdem loci Supprior & Conventus ejusdem Domus petita a nobis prout moris est licencia sibi eligendi in Priorem fratrem Willielmum de Brackele Monachum ejusdem Domus in Priorem loci illius sibi elegerint et ipsum Electum nobis praesentaverint nosque electioni illi assensum Regium adhibentes mandaverimus venerabili patri O. Lincolniensi Episcopo quod id quod suum fuit in hac parte exequeretur Ac idem Episcopus electionem illam cassaverit & post cassacionem illam praefatum Adam non petita vel optenta a nobis ad supplicacionem dictorum Supprioris et Conventus prout moris est iterata licencia eligendi sibi alium in Priorem nec eciam assensu Regio prout ad Coronam et dignitatem nostram pertinet requisito praefecerit in Priorem Domus praedictae quod in nostrae exhaeredacionis periculum de facili redundare posset Nos statui Domus praedictae compacientes et dictis Suppriori et Monachis graciam in hac parte facere volentes specialem Vobis mandamus quod temporalia Prioratus praedicti quae occasione vacacionis praedictae in manu nostra existunt praefato Adae committatis Tenenda usque ad proximum Parliamentum nostrum post Pascha proximo suturum Ita quod de exitibus inde provenientibus nobis tunc respondeat et ulterius faciat quod de Consilio nostro in praemissis duxerimus ordinandum Teste Rege apud Lodes secundo die Februarii The King this year granted this acquittance to the Dean of Hereford for 2. Bulls and other Letters of Pope Clement deposited with him which the King received from him REX omnibus ad quos etc. salutem Noveritis nos recepisse à dilecto nobis P●t 13 E. 1. ●2 Pro ●o de ●qua Decano l. ● c. o●d in Christo Johanne de Aqua blanca Decano Hereford duas literas felicis recordationis Domini Clementis Papae Bulla sua Bullatas et quasdam alias literas ejusdem dum Legationis officio in Regno Angliae fungebatur quas quidem literas idem Decanus in deposito habuit penes ipsum & ipsum inde tenore praesencum quietamus In cujus etc. Teste Rege apud Swaineston quinto die Novembris The King by his Charter granted this Liberty among others to the Burgesses of B●re in Wales dying testate or intestate REX Archiepiscopis etc. salutem Sciatis quod volumus & concedimus pro nobis & haeredibus nostris Pot. Walliae An 13 E. 1. m 4 De Bur●● sibus de ●ere ●e libertatibus●e Sc●ncessis quod Villa nostra de Bere de caetero liber Burgus sit & homines nostri ejusdem Villae liberi sint Burgenses etc. Concedimus eciam pro nobis & haeredibus nostris eisdem Burgensibus libertates subscriptas videlicet quod nullus Vicecom etc. Et eciam quod si iidem Burgenses aut eorum aliqui infra terram aut potestatem nostram testati decesserint vel intestati Nos vel haeredes nostri bona ipsorum confiscari non faciemus quin eorum haeredes ea integre habeant quatenus dicta catalla dictorum defunctorum fuisse constiterit dum tamen de dictis haeredibus noticia aut fides sufficienter habeatur Hiis testibus venerabili patre R. Bathoniensi & Wellensi Episcopo Cancellario nostro etc. Dat. per manum nostram apud Kardigan 22. die Novembris By which Charter and some others with the like clause I conceive it apparent● 1. That Bishops and Ordinaries at this time had no Jurisdiction at all to grant administration or dispose of the goods and chattels of Intestate persons in Wales and that their next heirs and kindred ought to enjoy and dispose of them by this new Charter according to the premised Laws grants of * S●e Here p. 141 142 332. & 13 14 15 9● 91. ●●ce Here p. ●● Glancil l. 2. c 16. K. Cnute Edward the Confessor William the Conqueror and Henry the 1. of which this new Grant of the King was but a confirmation 2ly That the † former Kings and Princes of Wales did likewise claim the goods and chattels of persons there dying intestate as forfeited and appertaining unto them as our Kings of England anciently did which this new Charter exempted them from but gave not their Regal power to the Bishop or Ordinary to dispose of them at their pleasure to pious uses King Edward being this year in Gascoigne the Prior of Grandemont complaining to him of the Rebellion disobedience abuses rapines wander and bearing arms of divers Freers' under his Jurisdiction to the great scandal of Religion and defring his aid to punish and reform them the King thereupon as constituted by God for the defence of Religion and the Church of God especially within his own Domirions issued this memorable Writ to his Steward of Gascoigne for their apprehension and correction REX Senescallo suo Vasconiae salutem Ex parte Religiosi viri Prioris Pot Vasconiae ●n ●3 E 1. ● 1. Pro ●rio●e Grandimontensi Grandimontensis nobis ex titit supplicatum quod cum quidam fratres Ordinis sui Grandimontensis tanquam inobedientes filii a religionis semita recedentes eidem Priori inobedientes et rebelles existant Domosque suas suae jurisdictioni et districtui nostro existentes contra voluntatem et ordinacionem ejusdem Prioris tenere et dispensare nitantur bona earum diripientes et in pravos usus consumentes atque omni Religionis honestate contempta per terram nostram cum armis evegantes rapinas et violencias multas eidem Priori et fratribus sibi obedientivus ac eciam pluribus aliis inferant impudenter et multo majora et enormia conentur committere in Religionis seandalum et Ecclesiae obprobrium sempiternum nisi per potestatem nostram eorum rebellioni et maliciae obvietur Nos super hoc appenere remedium curaremus praesertim cum antecessoribus nostris Regibus Argliae praedictus ordo quadam praerogativa dilectus donis & eleemosinis ●rout idem Prior recognoscit dotatus fuerit & ditatus Verum quia nos ad defenstonem tocius Religionis et Ecclesiae et specialiter in potestate nostra existencium ex regimine nobis commisso recognoscimus nos constrictos et dignum est ut quos timor Dei a malo non revocat poena saltem coherceat temporalis Vobis & omnibus Ballivis nostris in Ducatu Aquitaniae constitutis tenore praesencium injungimus & mandamus ut si quos tales arma portantes cum habitu vel sine habitu vel bona earundem Domorum surripientes et contra ordinacionem Ordinis et mandatum seu voluntatem ejusdem Prioris irreverenter asportantes vel de hoc vobis ad instanciam ejusdem Prioris constare poterit in jurisdictione nostra capiatis seu capi faci●tis eosdem praedicto Priori restituendos ut secundum dicta et statuta Ordinis per ejusdem Prioris circumspectam providenciam juxta delictoruni suorum merita puniantur In cujus etc. Dat. apud Meleburn 7. die Augusti In the same Roll m. 2 3. The Prior and Covent of Medicino of the Order of Clunie by a long instrument made an exchange with the King and admitted him into a Copartnership with them in all the Lands of the Priory ad pariagium paritatem & communionem Justiciae & Jurisdictionis alto & basso meri et mixti imperii quam habuit in villa de Medicino & ejus districtu being unable by their own power propter inobedientiam potentiam & proterviam suorum subditorum Jurisdictionem & Justitiam quam habebant in villa de Medicino & ejus pertinentiis exercere nec jura nec deveria sua ab eorum subditis percipere nec eciam optinere nec decenter punire maleficia delicta & crimina quae in dicta villa & ejus pertinenciis contingebat frequencius evenire nec passis dampna & violenter oppressis facere justitiae complementum That so the King by his Royal power might reform all those abuses they could not redress by their own which he assented to specialiter ad tranquillitatem Prioratus consulere & salubriter providere ut circaregularem observanciam cui ex voto & obligatione sui ordinis obnoxii tenentur possent attentius attendere et vacare et Domino Ihesu Christo liberius famulari How the King by his Ecclesiastical Prerogative then disposed of Benefices Advousons' of Bishoprics and Prebends in Vascoigne as well as England these Records will inform us REX dilecto & fideli suo Johanni de Greylly Senescallo Vasconiae & Agenensi salutem Rot. Vasc An. 13 E. 1. De Beneficiis conferendis etc. Cum sicut intelleximus in terra nostra Vascon & Agenensi aliquarum Ecclesiarum collacio seu praesentacto ad nos pertinere noscatur vobis committimus & mandamus quatinus cum dicta beneficia vel aliquod ipsorum vacare continget vos ad ipsa personas idoneas per vos vel per alium praesentetis vel eadem conferatis prout ad nos noveritis pertinere In cujus rei testimonium has literas nostras fieri fecimus patentes Dat. apud Westm. 17. die Junii Anno Regni nostri terciodecimo REX omnibus ad quos praesentes literae pervenerint salutem Sciatis quod nos Rot. Vascon 13 E. 1. m. 10. De potestate data tractandi & ordinandi super advocacionem temporalitatis Archiepiscopatus Luxitani etc. dilecto & fideli nostro Johanni de Greyliaco Militi Senescallo Vasconiae & Magistro Bonetto de Sancto Quint into Johanni de Forgotis Reymundo de Ferariis & Bernardo Fabri Clericis nostris vel tribus seu duobus ipsorum cum eodem Senescallo plenam potestatem & speciale mandatum concedimus tractandi et ordinandi pro nobis et nomine nostro cum venerabili patre A. eadem gratia Archiepiscopo Luxitano & Capitulo seu Conventu suo super advocacione temporalitatis dicti Archiepiscopi sive Archiepiscopatus per ipsum de nobis tenendae seu permutacione de terris feodis possessionibus & aliis quibuscumque juribus nostris facienda prout utilitati nostrae viderint expedire Ratum habituri & gratum quicquid per eosdem Senescallum & Clericos nostros seu tres vel duos ipsorum cum ipso Senescallo tractatum compositum permutatum fuerit vel eciam ordinatum & ordinacionem seu composicionem per ipsos factas ut dictum est compleri faciemus & servari In cujus etc. Teste ut supra Dat. apud Westm 13 die Junii Dorso Rot. Vasconiae 13 E. 1. Pontini Pro Magistro Nicholas de Castello EDwardus etc. & Alien●ra etc. Censors sua dilecto Clerico suo Magistro Nicholas de Castello dicto de Attrebato salutem Praebendam quam habuit Engelramus Dominus quondam Canonicus Ecclesiae Sancti Wulfranni Abbatis Vill. in eadem Ecclesia vacantem et ad nostram donacionem spectantem cum tocius juris sui plenitudine vobis conferimus & de ea cari●atis intuitu providemus In cujus etc. Dat. apud Westm 3 die Maii Anno etc. 13. Et mandatum est Decano & Capitulo Ecclesiae Sancti Wulfranni Abbatis Villa quod dictum Magistrum Nicholaum recipientes in Canonicum & in fratrem Ecclesiae suae praed●ctae ipsum vel procuratorem ejus suo nomine in temporalem possessionem praedictae praebendae cum tocius juris sui plenitudine inducant stallum in choro et locum in Capitulo prout moris est assignantes eidem Adhibitis sollempnitatibus aliis in talibus consuetis Dat ut supra What Sovereign Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction and punishments for encroachments thereon the King this year exercised in Ireland especially against Nicholas Archbishop of Ardmach who seizing the Temporalties of the Bishopric of Drummore during the vacancy in derogation of the King's prerogative for which he was amerced twenty Marks by the Justices of the King's Bench in Ireland the moiety whereof the King upon his submission pardoned out of his special grace but ordered him to pay all the residue these Records attest REX Thesaurario & Baronibus de Scaccario suo Dublin salutem Sciatis Claus An. 13 E. 1. m. 2. Hibernia Pro Archiepiscopo Ardmachano quod de gratia nostra speciali pardonavimus Venerabili patri Nicholas Ardmachano amerciamentum illud in quo nuper incidit coram justic de Banco nostro Dublin pro occupatione temporalium Episcopatus Drummorensis quam idem Archiepiscopus super nos fecisse dicebatur tempore ultimae vacacionis Episcopatus ejusdem et nobis injuste detentorum prout coram eisdem justiciariis fuit adjudicatum Et ideo vobis mandamus quod ipsum Archiepiscopum de praedicto amerciamento quod ab ●o occasione praedicta exigitis quietum esse faciatis Teste Rege apud Wynton 4. die Octobris REX Thesaurario & Baronibus de Scaccario suo Dublin salutem Sciatis quod Ibidem Pro eodem Archiepiscopo de illis viginti marcis in quibus venerabilis pater Nicholaus Archiepiscopus Ardmacanus nuper coram Justiciariis nostris de Banco Dublin pro exitibus Temporalium Episcopatus Drummorensis in ultima vacacione ejusdem nobis per ipsum injuste detentis extitit condempnatus pardonavimus eidem Archiepiscopo decem marcas ita quod aliae decem marcae nobis ad idem Scaccarium plenary solvantur Et ideo vobis mandamus quod ipsum Archiepiscopum de praedictis decem marcis qui●tum esse faciatis Teste ut supra MEmorandum quod die Veneris in festo Exaltacionis Sanctae Crucis Anno etc. Cl. 13 E. 1. dotso m. 5. De Statutis liberatis 13. apud Wynton liberata fuerunt Rogero Bretun Clerico venerabilis patris W. Waterfordensis Episcopi tunc Justiciarii Hiberniae quaedam Statuta per Regem et Consilium suum edita et provisa videlicet Statuta Westm 1 statim post Coronationem Regis edita & Statuta Gloucestriae & Statuta pro Mercatoribus facta ac Statuta Westm 2 in Parliamento Regis Paschae anno praedicto provisa & facta in Hiberniam deferenda et ibidem proclamanda et observanda These Statutes then made in the Parliaments of England obliging both the Prelates and Clergy of Ireland in Church affairs as well as the Nobles and Commons in Temporal matters MAndatum est Justiciario Hiberniae quod Insulam illam quae fuit Roberti le Poher juxta Watreford liberet venerabili patri W. Middensi Episcopo to augment his Bishopric Pat. 13 E 1. m. 19 De licencia elsgendi tenendam quamdiu Regi placuerit juxta extentam per ipsum inde factam vel si necesse fuerit faciendam Teste Rege apud Neubiry 9 die Januarii ODo Magrawy nuncians Regi vacacionem Ecclesiae Elfinensis habet literas Regis de licentia eligendi Cl. 13 E. 1. m. 12. Pro Episcopo Midden Et memorandum quod prius elegerunt et obiit Electus ante confirmationem suam et propter hoc pecierunt modo licentiam eligendi Thereupon electing a new REX postulacioni seu electioni nuper factae in Ecclesia Cathedrali Elphin de Fratre Gelano Abbate Sanctae Trinitatis de Lochle in Episcopum Ecclesiae praedictae Pat. 13 E. 1. m 4. Hibern De assensu postulationi seu electioni adhibito Regium assensum adhibuit et favorem Et hoc significatum est Custodi Spiritualitatis Archiepiscopatus Tuamensis sede vacant In cujus etc. Teste Rege apud Wynton 5 die Octobris REX dilecto Clerico suo Nicholas de Clere custodi suo Archiepiscopatus Dublin Ibid. m. 8. De Temporalibus Archiepiscopatus Dublin restitutis sede vacant salutem Cum Sanctissimus in Christo pater Honorius Dei providentia Sacrosanctae Romanae ac Vniversalis Ecclesiae Summus Pontifer electionem nuper celebratam de discreto viro Magistro Johanne de Saunford nuper Decani Ecclesiae Sancti Patricii Dublin in Archiepiscopum loci illius confirmaverit sicut per literas ipsius Summi Pontificis patentes nobis constat cepimus fidelitatem ipsius Archiepiscopi et Temporalia Archiepiscopatus praedicti prout moris est restituimus eidem Et ideo vobis mandamus quod eidem Archiepiscopo Temporalia Archiepiscopatus praedicti cum pertin restituatis in forma praedicta In cujus etc. Teste Rege apud Wolvemere 6 die Augusti Et mandatum est Militibus & Teste ut supra REX venerabili in Christo patri S. eadem gratia Watrefordensi Episcopo Justiciario Ibid m. 13. De assensu adhibito elect●oni & Temporalibus restitu endis suo Hiberniae vel ejus locum teneti salutem Cum dilecti nobis in Christo Prior & Conventus Sanctorum Petri & Johannis de Clonnard nobis per literas suas patentes significaverint quod Ecclesia sua praedicta per mortem bonae memoriae fratris Elyae nuper Abbatis ejusdem loci pastoris est solatio destituta supplicantes nobis prout moris est quod licentiam sibi alium eligendi in Abbatem eisdem concedere dignaremur Ac nos precibus eorundem etc. Nos eorundem Prioris & Conventus laboribus & expensis in hac parte parcere volentes ista vice concessimus eye de gratia nostra speciali & vobis dedimus potestatem etc. Receptis prius ab ipso Electo literis suis patentibus sigillo suo necnon et sigillo Capituli sui consignatis quod haec gratia nostra quam eidem Electo ad praesens ex mera liberalitate nostra concessimus nobis vel haeredibus nostris non cedat in praejudicium vel exhaeredationem seu trahetur in consequentiam temporibus futuris In cujus etc. Teste Rege apud Kerdig 16 die Decembris REX dilecto Clerico suo Magistro Johanni de Beverle Cancellario Scaccarli nostri Ibid. m. 10 De potestate data p●●sentandi ad Ecclesiam de Lexmedy Dublin salutem Idoneam personam ad Ecclesiam de Lexmedy Midensis Diocesis cum eam vacare & ad nostram donationem ratione vacationis Episcopatus ejusdem spectare contigerit praesentandi vice et auctoritate nostra tenore praesencium liberam vobis concedimus potestatem In cujus etc. Teste Rege apud Westm primo die Julii Et duplicatur Stephen Bishop of Waterford an ambitious Prelate who totally neglected his Episcopal office and plunged himself over head and ears in worldly affairs being formerly Treasurer was this year made Chief Justice of Ireland for which he procuted a Pension out of the Exchequer there of 500 l. a year during his continuance in that employment as this Patent assures us REX omnibus ad quos etc. salutem Sciatis quod concessimus venerabili Pat. 13 E. 1. m. 5. Hibern patri S. Watrefordensi Episcopo Justiciario nostro Hibern quingentas libras ●ngulis annis à die Dominica proxima ante festum Apostolorum Philippi & Jacobi anno regni nostri terciodecimo quamdiu fuerit Justiciarius noster ibidem ad Scaccarium nostrum Dublin percipiendas unam videlicet medietatem ad Scaccarium nostrum Sancti Michaelis & aliam medietatem ad Scaccarium nostrum Paschae pro expensis suis in officio praedicto Ita tamen quod si turbacio quod ●bsit in praedicta terra emerserit per quod Castra nostra munire & circa defensionem terrae nostrae propriae ibidem sumptus apponere necessario oportebit tunc volumus quod aliquis Baro vel Clericus de quo fiducia habeatur per Thesaurarium & Barones' nostros de eodem Scaccario deputetur ad pecuniam nostram in eodem Scaccario recipiendam & in municione & defension hujusmodi ponendam & expendendam per visum & testimonium praedicti Justiciarii prout de consilio praedictorum Thesaurarii & Baronum ad opus nostrum melius & securius fuerit faciendum In cujus etc. Teste Rege apud Wolvemere 6 die Augusti The like Patent to him almost verbatim is entered in the Liberate Roll of this year 13 E. 1. m. 3. Teste Rege apud Ambresbury 15 die Augusti What an ill account of these his Stewardships this secular Bishop gave to the King in the Parliament at Westminster who out of his grace pardoned the arreats due to him upon his account this Record ascertains us REX omnibus ad quos etc. salutem Sciatis quod cum venerabilis pater Suphamis Pat. 13 E 1. m. 7. Pro Episcopo Waterfordensi Watrefordensis Episcopus nobis teneretur in magna summa pecuniae de arreragiis compoti sui quem reddidit ad Scaccarium nostrum apud Westm in Parliamento nostro post Pascha anno regni nostri terciodecimo de toto tempore quo fuerat Justiciarius noster & Thesaurarius noster in Hibernia Nos attendentes sumptus immensos quos circa municionem Castrorum nostrorum in Hibernia & circa guerras ibidem sedandas & circa alia diversa negotia nostra apposuit Considerantes etiam amissionem quorundam victualium & rerum quae pro sustentatione exercitus nostri in Wallia ad partes easdem de Hibernia dudum misit de quibus forsan secundum rigorem recti compoti & aliquorum judicium non haberet allocat praefato Episcopo ipsius aliunde pensatis meritis totam pecuniam praedictam et omnia arreragia illa de gratia nostra speciali pardonavimus et ipsum inde tenore praesentium quietamus Ita tamen quod si aliqui in posterum à nobis aliquid petierint de quo idem Episcopus exoneratus existit in compoto suo praedicto ipse nos inde acquietare debeat versus eos Volumus etiam quod si inveniatur quod dictus Episcopus de aliquo se non oneraverit in compoto praedicto unde onerare se debuisset de eodem nichilominus se onerare & exonerare possit imposterum & nobis inde respondere sine calumpnia qualicumque In cujus etc. Teste Rege apud Wulvemere 6 die Augusti Anno 14 E. 1. John le Romeyne being accused before the King's Justices for suing the Prior of Huntingdon in the Spiritual Court against the King's Prohibition issued to him and departing the Court without the Judge's licence obliged himself and all his Ecclesiastical and Temporal livings goods to stand to the Kings will and pleasure therein and give such satisfaction to the Prior of Huntingdon as the King's Court should award in the premises which Recognisance the King commanded to be enroled for perpetual memory thereof UNiversis Sanctae matris Ecclesiae filiis ad quos praesens scriptum pervenerit Claus 14 E. 1. m. 8. dorso De quadam obligatione facta Regi per J. le Romeyn de eo quod venit contra Prohibitionem Regiam etc. J●le Romeyne Canonicus Ebor. salutem in Domino sempiternam Noverit universitas vestra quod cum magnificus Princeps Dominus Edwardus Dei gratia Rex Angliae illustris me Johannem in Curia sua calumpniatus fuisset super eo quod venisse debueram contra Prohibitionem Regiam a sua magnificentia mihi missam et de eo quod coram inde Justice suis Itinerantibus apud Norht occasionatus fine eorum licentia ut dicitur tunc recessi Ego praedictus Johannes super praemissis omnibus suae voluntati et gratiae plene et totaliter me submissi obligando me & omnia bona mea Ecclesiastica & mundana quae nunc habeo & in posterum habuero per praesentes meas literas patentes gratum suum inde facere et in omnibus adimplere Ac Priori de Huntingdon pro quo dicta prohibiti● mihi tradita fuerat super hot satisfacere quatenus in Curia praedicti Domini Regis convinci centigerit me praemissis sen eorum aliquo deliquisse In cujus rei testimonium sigillum meum apposui huic scripto Dat. apud Bellum loc●m Regis quinto Kal. Decembris Anno Domini 1285. Rex praecepit istud scriptum irr●tulari ad perpetuam rei memoriam This * Thomas Stubs Actus Pontif. Eborac col 1727 Godwins Catalogue of Bishops p. 470. John le Romeyne born in Rome being soon after elected confirmed and consecrated Archbishop of York by Pope Honorius the King issued this Patent and Writ to restore his Temporalties to him REX dilecto Clerico suo Malculmo de Harle custodi Archiepiscopatus Ebor. sede vacant salutem Cum Sanctissimus Pater Dominus Honorius Pat. 14 E. 1. m. 18. De Temporalibus Archiepiscopatus Ebor restitutis Summus Pontifer electionem nuper in Ecclesia Cathedrali Ebor. de discreto viro Magistro Johanne le Romeyn in Archiepiscopum l●ci ejusdem factam cui Regium assensum prius adhibuimus et favorem confirmaverit prout per literas patentes ipsius Summi Pontificis accepimus Nos confirmationem illam acceptantes cepimus fidelitatem ipsius Archiepiscopi et Temporalia ejusdem Archiepiscopatus prout moris est restituimus eidem Et ideo vobis mandamus quod eidem Johanni Temporalia Archiepiscopatus praedicti cum pertin liberetis sicut praedictum est In cujus etc. Teste Rege apud Langeley 12 die Aprilis Et mandatum est Militibus etc. In cujus etc. Teste ut supra John Peckham Archbishop of Canterbury having * See here p. 235 236. formerly prohibited by his Pontifical Edicts all persons within his Province to lodge or sell Victuals to or converse with William Wickwane Archbishop of York or his Servants when sent for by the King upon his public affairs under pain of Excommunication because he carried his Cross before him within his Province to his prejudice as he conceived the King upon John le Romeyne his successors arrival in England from Rome where he was consecrated enjoined them by his supreme authority to sell him his family and attendants Victuals and all other necessaries they wanted for the future in all places where they passed notwithstanding the Archbishop's Inhibitions by these two Patent Writs REX omnibus ad quos etc. salutem Cum inter venerabiles patres J. Cantuar. & J. Ebor. Pat. 14 E 1. m. 19 intus Pro Archiepiscopo Ebor. & Familia sua Archiepiscopos contentionis materia sit suborta vel credatur futuris temporibus suboriri ac Dominus Archiepiscopus Ebor. jam in Anglia ad nos de nostra licentia accessurus victualibus et aliis necessariis pro se et familia sua indigeat sicut constat vobis mandamus firmiter injungentes quod eidem Archiepiscopo Ebor. et familiae suae et comitivae suae cum ipsos per partes vestras transitum facere contigerit victualia et alia necessaria quibus indiguerint venditioni exponatis eis super hujusmodi necessariis occasione contentionis praedictae nihil penitus subtrahentes In cujus etc. duratur usque ad festum Ascensionis Domini prox futurum Teste Rege apud Wood 15 die Marcii REX omnibus ad quos etc. salutem Cum inter venerabiles patres J. Cantuar. & J. Ebor. Ibid. m. 19 Archiepiscopos contentionis materia sit suborta vel credatur futuris temporibus suboriri etc. just as in the former but Teste Rege apud Merewell 30 die Marcii The Abbot and Covent of Bogeham having by fraud and force intruded themselves into the Church of Halesham and forcibly thrust out the Rector thereof against the sentence of the Archbishop of Canterbury in his Ecclesiastical Court for his restitution for which they were excommunicated and aggravated by the Archbishop whose Excommunications and Mandates they not only contemned but blasphemed and derided persisting in their force and sacrilege the Archbishop thereupon made this Certificate thereof to the King humbly imploring his Royal aid and authority to remove the force reduce them to obedience and put the Rector in quiet possession thereof lest the Judgement of the Church should come into contempt in his days EXcellentissimo Principi Domino Edwardo Dei gratia Regi Angliae illustri Domino Brevia Regis in Tur. Lond. Anno 14 E. ● Hiberniae & Duci Aquitaniae Frater Johannes permissione divina Cantuar. Ecclesiae minister humilis totius Angliae Primas salutem cum omni reverentia et honore Licet dudum Ecclesia de Halesham ejectis ab ea Abbate de Bogeham et fraudis suae complicibus qui inauditis dolis se intruserant in eandem suo Rectori ab antiquo Magistro Roberto de Blechington fuerit per decretum Curiae nostrae sententialiter restitutus & ipse fuerit in possessione pacifica ejusdem Rectoriae quam virtute decreti hujusmodi annis plurimis sicut aranationes patria non ignorat Dicti tamen Abbas & Conventus resumptis fraudis suae pristinae moliminibus vi et armis expulso praedicto Rectore se in ipsam Dei timore postposito furtim et sacrilege intruserunt contra decretum et senten●ias nostrae Curiae antedictae Et licet sint excommunicati et aggravati quantum potestas Cantuariensis Ecclesiae se extendit ipsi tamen nostras sententias inauditis blasphemiis subsannantes in suo sacrilegio perseverant non curantes quid damni in suis incurrant conscientiis cum tamen l●cro sacrilego Archiva sua valeant instaurare * Nota. falsae religionis et verae ypocrisis titulum defendentes et manu armata Ecclesiam detinent prophanatam in totius enervationem quantum in ipsis est Ecclesiasticae disciplinae  igitur quod laudabiliter & canonicè factum est in forma justitiae effectui debito valeat mancipari Maj●stati Regiae supplicamus humiliter et devote quatenus ad compescendam tantam praesumptionem malitiae vim et potestatem laicalem hiis secundum regni consuetudinem ab eadem Ecclesia jubeat amoberi et memoratum Robertum in ejusdem possessionem pacificam reduci et reductum authoritate Regia protegi et defendi  quod minus valet cohertio Sanctae matris Ecclesiae in hac parte pro Dei et Ecclesiae suae reverentia Regia suppleat magnitudo ne nostris temporibus judicium Ecclesiae veniat in contemptum Valeat reverenda Majestas Regia semper in Christo & Virgin gloriosa Dat. apud Ohithmalling 7 Idus Martii Anno Domini 1287. What the King did upon this Certificate I find not but from thence I shall observe 1. That this proud Archprelate who so much opposed the King's Regal and Ecclesiastical authority in other forementioned particulars was here enforced humbly to implore the aid and assistance thereof to support his own Archiepiscopal Decrees censures and make them effectual in their execution 2ly That his Ecclesiastical censures and authority were both extraordinarily contemned reproached yea derided by this Abbot Covent and other Religious persons notwithstanding his grandeur and high favour in the Court of Rome 3ly That Abbots and Monks in that age made no conscience by force or fraud to invade and detain the Churches of other Clergymen to fill their own purses being true hypocrites and of a false Religion by the verdict of this Archprelate who was and writ himself a Freer The King about the same time at the prayer of Robert Burnell Bishop of Bath and Wells granted the Bishop this special licence to enclose the Churchyard of the Cathedral Church in Wells with a wall battlements and gates for the honour of God the honesty of the Church and of the corpse of the Saints therein resting and the peace security of the Canons and Ministers inhabiting therein so as it should stand open for passengers all the day time and be shut up only in the night REX omnibus ad quos etc. salutem Sciatis quod ad honorem Dei et honestatem Pat. 14 E. 1. m 19 intus Pro Bathon & Wellen Episcopo de Cimiterio Wellen claud etc. Ecclesiae Cathedralis Wellen. ac Sanctorum quorum corpora requiescunt in eadem necnon ad securitatem et quietem Canonicorum et Ministrarum praedictae Ecclesiae et suorum ibidem residentium concessimus pro nobis & haeredibus nostris venerabili patri Roberto Bathon & Wellen. Episcopo quod ipse Cimiterium Ecclesiae praedictae et procinctum domorum Canonicorum praedictorum infra Civitatem suam Wellen. muro lapideo circumquaque includere et murum illum kernellare et procinctum illum sic inclusum eisdem Episcopo et successoribus suis ad suam et dictorum Canonicorum securitatem majorem tenere possit sine occasione vel impedimento nostri et haeredum nostrorum justic et aliorum Ministrorum nostrorum quorumcunque imperpetuum Ita quod in stratis & locis ahis necessariis & competentibus ibidem portas & posternas fieri & stratas quas ipsum in procinctu illo includere contigerit ad propius et commodius quod pro transeuntibus fieri poterit diverti faciat et ita quod portae illae et posternae singulis diebus ab aurora diei usque ad noctem sint apertae pro utilitate transeuntium per portas et posternas supradictas Ita etiam quod portae illae & posternae de nocte claudan●ur & in aurora diei aperiantur sicut praedictum est In cujus etc. Teste Rege apud Woodstock 15 die Marcii The like licence he then granted to the Bishop Dean and Chapter of St. Peter's Church in Exeter to enclose their Churchyard with a wall gates and posterns differing only in this observable Prologue REX omnibus ad quos etc. salutem Sciatis quod cum per nocturnos incursus Pat. 14 E. 1. m. 24. intus Pro Episcopo & Decano & Capitulo Exon Cimiterio includendo etc. latronum & aliorum malefactorum per vicos & venelloes in procinctu Cimiterii Cathedralis Ecclesiae Sancti Petri Exon. et in Cimiterio illo multociens de nocte vagantium homicidia fornicationes et alia mala pluries hactenus fuerint perpetrata et formidetur quod adhuc consimilia v●l majora pericula per hujusmodi incursus in vicis et venellis et Cimiterio ac procinctu praedictis poterunt evenire nist contra pericula illa remedium apponatur Nos ad honorem Dei & dictae Ecclesiae etc. as in the former Teste Rege apud Exon. primo die Januarii Et duplicatur The * Godwins Catalogue of Bishops p. 325 327. occasion of this Patent and enclosing this Churchyard of Exeter was the slaughter of Walter Lichlade the first chanter thereof as he came from the Matins than said soon after midnight upon which occasion the King came thither and kept his Christmas there and gave order to enclose the Churchyard building certain gates therein by a composition made between the Bishop and Citizens This year 1287. * Th. Walsingham Hist. Angliae p. 14. Mat. Westm p. 374 376. Platina Onuphrius Barnes Balaeus Opmeerus and others in Nicholas 4. Papa Honorius quartus moritur cui succedit An. 1288. as Mat. Westminster Nicholaus quartus natione Romanus de ordine Fratrum Minorum Hic idolum ut dicitur Fratrum ejusdem ordinis multa privatim statuit quae faciunt non solum superbire Minores sed etiam insanire as Thomas Walsingham stories of him and them The Abbot of St. Peter's of Salop alienating a Message and Tenement in Mere of the King's ancient Demesne given to it by his Ancestors to find a Monk and Priest to celebrate Divine Service in a Chapel within that Manor immediately after the Statute of Westm. 2. cap. 41. the King thereupon issued this Writ to the Sheriff of Stafford to seize it into his hands REX Vic. Staff salutem Cum de communi consilio regni nostri statuerimus Fines 14 E. 1. m. 7. De Mesivagio capiend in manum Regis Westm 2. 13 E. 1. c. 41. quod si Abbates Priores custodes Hospitalium & aliarum domorum Religiosarum fundatarum à nobis vel à progenitoribus nostris alienaverint de caetero ten domibus ipsis à nobis vel à progenitoribus nostris collata ten illa in manum nostram capiantur & ad voluntatem nostram teneantur & emptor amittat suum recuperare tam de ten quam de pecuni● quam solverit pro eisdem ac Abbas Sancti Petri Salop. unum Mesuagium & unam carucatam terrae cum pertin in manerio de Mere quod est de antiquo Dominico coronae nostrae quae idem Abbas & praedecessores sui ex collacione & confirmacione progenitorum nostrorum Regum Angliae à tempore quo non extat memoria habuerunt ad inveniendum unum Monachum de Abbacia praedicta & unum Clericum ad celebrandum divina in Cepella de Wudehuse in praedicto manerio de Mere Willielmo de Merton post publicationem statuti praedicti sine licentia et voluntate nostra vendiderit et alienaverit ut pro certo intelleximus Tibi praecipimus quod si ita est tunc Mesuagium illud et terram sine dilatione capias in manum nostram et ea salvo custodias donec aliud inde praeceperimus Ita quod de exitibus inde provenientibus nobis respondeas ad Scaccarium nostrum juxta formam statuti nostri praedicti Teste Edmundo Comite Cornubiae consanguineo nostro apud Westm 6 die Julii The first seizure I have observed after this Statute A Clerk flying to a Church for Sanctuary for a robbery by him committed and there being ready to abjure the Realm without making his purgation the Bishop conceiving it to be against the Liberty of the Church petitioned the Earl of Cornwall than Custos of the Realm in the King's absence that he might be delivered to him or his Official to keep and make his purgation which the Coroner was commanded to do after 40 days and if he made not his purgation by a day prefixed than he was to be restored to the Church and make his abjuration REX custodi placitorum coronae suae in Hundredo de Welle-Wapentak salutem Supplicavit nobis venerabilis pater Oliverus Lincoln Ep●scopus quod cum Claus 14 E. 1. m. 3. intus Pro Episcopo Lincoln de quodam Capellano qui fugit ad Ecclesiam etc. quidam Richardus de Scardeburgh Capellanus pro latrocinio quod patravit fugerit ad Ecclesiam de Marton in Episcopatu praedicto et ibidem in praejudicium libertatis Ecclesiasticae paratum esse se dicat Regnum nostrum abjurare praedictum Capellanum eidem Episcopo tanquam Diocesano suo juxta libertatem Ecclesiasticam pertractandum absque praedicta abjuratione facienda liberari faciamus Et quia ex consuetudine Regni nostri nullus pro transgressione sua fugiens ad Ecclesiam in eadem Ecclesia ultra quadraginta dies sub protectione nostra morari debet Tibi praecipimus quod si praedictus Capellanus in Ecclesia praedicta moram fecerit per quadraginta dies tunc ipsum praedicto Episcopo vel Commissario suo liberos custodiendum usque ad Quindenam Sancti Michaelis proximo suturam Ita quod habita tunc inde discussione coram Constlio nostro juxta considerationem ejusdem Consilii reducatur idem Capellanus ad Ecclesiam praedictam praedictam abjurationem in praesentia tua facturus si juxta considerationem illam fuerit facienva Teste Edmundo Comite Cornub. consanguineo Regis apud Westm 5 die Julii I find this memorable Inquisition returned the year before but filled after not only concerning the bounds but Tithes and Oblations of the Parish of Bray● part of which Tithes the King had sequestered IN quisitio capta coram R. Fulcon assingnato apud Elyngton juxta Braye die Veneris Claus 14 E 1. m. 5. dorso De quadam Inquisitione capta de bundis parochiae de Br%ye & Decimis & oblacionibus etc. in festo Sanctae Margaretae Virgins anno regni Regis Edwardi terciodecimo per sacramentum Bartholomei de earl Roberti de Hulle Roberti de Wautham Gilberti Maddok Johannis de Henefend Godefridi de Henefend Johannis de Sunnyngeshull Rogeri le Cras Rogeri deal Which Roberti Beneyt Roberti de la Chaumbre & Edmandi de Littelefend ad hoc juratos & de consensu parcium electos Qui dicunt super sacramentum suum quod parochia de Braye incipit apud Bodelespole & sic se extendit usque ad domum Walteri de la Hawe qui est de parochia de Winds & à domo ejusdem Walteri usque ad Elystr quae est bunda versus austrum & ab illo loco usque Hethtrewe quae est bunda versus occidentem & sic usque ad quendam locum in quo stetit quoddam quercus quae fuit bunda juxta Bradenebrugg & sic ab illo loco usque Crukesfend quae vocabatur Vacherye Regum Angliae & nesciunt si sit de parochia praedicta vel non set semper de antiqua cultura solverunt Ecclesiae de Braye Decimas de nova cultura solverunt Decimas suas de aliqua parte ad eandem Ecclesiam et de alia parte solverunt Decimas aliquo tempore Ecclesiae Sarr de novo et de quadam parte Dominus Rex sequestravit Decimas Praeterea dicunt quod de Crukesfend extendit parochia praedicta usque la Fayrhok quae est bunda parochiae praedictae & de la Fayrhok usuqe Wolvelye quae est de parochia de Wautham Abbatis & sic de Wolvelye usque ad Maydenhith Et quaesiti si Abbates Cyrencestr qui pro tempore fuerunt ceperunt aliquas Decimas extra bundas praedictas dicunt quod non nisi tantummodo sicut supradictum est Et quia nondum fuit plenè declaratum utrum Cruchefend esset bunda parochiae de Braye nec ne Dictum fuit eisdem Juracoribus quod se plenius inde cerciorarent Ita quod ad certum diem eis praefigendum ipsum Robertum cerciorarent ita quod omnes Juratores venerint coram codem Roberto apud Cruchefend die Lunae proxima post festum Exaltationis Sanctae Crucis praeter Robertum de Wautham qui mortuus est & Robertum Beneyt qui infirmabatur ita quod parts in dictum eorum consenserunt Et dicunt super sacramentum suum quod Cruchefend fuit quondam vaccaria Domini Regis & est in le Fryth & quod homines de Cruchefend fecerunt Ecclesiae de Braye & adhuc faciunt exceptis duabus culturis omnes Decimas et oblaciones inde provenientes set intelligunt si Cruchefend nunc primo redigeretur in culturam quod Ecclesia de Braye nichil inde caperet Quaesiti qua ratione dicunt quod Cruchefend est in le Frith & le Frith nichil pertinet ad Braye Dicunt etiam quod per ducentos annos & amplius perceperunt Rectores Ecclesiae de Braye oblaciones et omnimodas Decimas inde provenientes Praeterea dicunt quod omnes terrae contentae in cedula praesentibus interclusa redactae fuerunt in culturam citra quadraginta annos nunc proximo clapsos Et memorandum quod ista Inquisicio quam cito irrotulata fuit liberata fuit per manum J. de Langeton die Martis in vigilia Apostolorum Philippi & Jacobi Anno etc. 14. Magistro H. de Braunceston tunc Decano Sarr & Henr. de Esse Canonico ejusdem Ecclesiae cum brevi originali * See Godwins Catalogue of Bishops p. 210. Nota. John de Kirkeby Dean of Worcester formerly elected Bishop of Chester but his election made void by John Peckham Archbishop of Canterbury for holding many several Ecclesiastical preferments for that a man of so good conscience as a Bishop ought to be would rather content htmself with a little Living then cumber himself with so many charges was notwithstanding this year by the King's Congee deslier elected Bishop of Ely in which being confirmed by the King's Royal assent and approved by the same Archbishop notwithstanding his former pluralities the King issued out Writs in usual form for the restitution of his Temporalties to the Guardians of the Temporalties and Bishops Tenants entered at large in the Patent Roll 14 E. 1. m. 4. Teste Com. Cornubiae apud Westm 7 die Septembris The Pope deputing Giffredus de Vezano his Clerk and Nuncio to execute the business of the Cross and of the Disme granted for the aid of the Holy Land which the King had formerly seized and secured the King issued this Patent of assistance for him and his agents in this affair to Sheriffs and all other his Officers and Subjects REX Vicecomitibus & omnibus Ballivis & fidelibus suis ad quos praesentes literae pervenerint Pat. 14 E. 1. m. 9 De negotio Crucis & Decimae exeq●endo salutem Cum dilectus nobis Magister Giffredus de Vezano ad negotium Crucis et Decimae in subsidium Terrae Sanctae concessae exequendum sit deputatus Nos negocium illud favore benivolo prosequi cupientes vobis mandamus quodeidem Magistro Giffredo & suis in hiis quae negocium tangunt memoratum auxiliantes sitis & consulentes quociens opus fuerit & ab ipso vel suis fueritis requisiti In cujus etc. Teste Rege apud Cantuariam 10. die Maii. Et habet inde quinque paria literarum The King having occasion to borrow and make use of this money for the urgent affairs of the Kingdom it was divided into several sums and deposited in several hands by the Nuntioes assent order at the King's special request some unto foreign Popish Merchants other sums unto several Abbots Priors and their Covents other sums into the hands of the Templars and Hospitallers who all entered into several Obligations and Recognizances together with the King enroled in Chancery to repay all these moneys to the Church of Rome Pope's Nuncio or his Deputies within two month's space when ever required to do it under several penalties forfeitures hard conditions subjection to Excommunications Interdicts of Popes or their Nuntioes and renunciations of all legal advantages or losses by any casualties as the Recognitions and Obligations themselves very observable will more fully evidence NOverint universi praesentes literas inspecturi quod nos Edwardus Dei gracia Rex Pat. 14 E. 1. m. 11. De Decima Angliae Dominus Hiberniae & Dux Aquitanniae recognoscimus & confitemur quod Magister Giffredus de Vezano Canonicus Cameracensis Camerae Domini Papae Clericus Apostolicae sedis Nuncius et executor negociorum Terrae Sanctae super Decima et aliis in Regno nostro a dicta sede deputatus ad preces et requisicionem nostras deposuit nomine Ecclesiae Romanae et Terrae Sanctae octo millia librarum bonorum Sterlingorum de pecunia Decimae concessae ipsius Terrae Sanctae subsidio in ipso Regno collecta penes Ricardum Guydicionis Henricum de Podio & Raynerum Guydicionis & Matthaeum Rugepeil Cives et Mercatores Lucanos de societate Ricardorum de Luca recipientes pro se à dicta societate & singulis sociis suis dictae societatis Et ipsi Mercatores obligando se & singulos socios suos & dictam societatem promiserunt dictum depositum libere plene et integre solvere et restituere apud Novum Templum London ipsi Giffredo vel alio certo praefatae sedis Nuncio infra duos menses postquam a praedicta sede vel eodem Giffredo seu alio ejusdem sedis certo nuncio ipsi vel aliquis eorum seu alii vel alius de dicta societate fuerint requisiti Et nos ad majorem Romanae Ecclesiae et ipsius Terrae Sanctae securitatem super deposito manucapimus pro dictis Mercatoribus et eorum sociis ac societate quod promissionem et obligacionem eorum fideliter et plenarie observabunt Et promittimus b●na fide quod in defectu eorum plenam eti integram solucionem tocius pecuniae supradictae apud dictum Templum eisdem Mercatoribus vel eorum sociis seu societate non conventis vel bonis eorum ec●am non excussis infra unum mensem postquam requisiti fuerimus praedicto Giffredo vel alii certo dictae sedis nuncio libere faciemus Et ad hoc nos et omnia bona nostra et haeredes et successores nostros ipsi Giffredo recipienti nomine Romanae Ecclesiae ac Terrae Sanctae specialiter obligamus In cujus etc. Teste Rege apud Cantuariam 9 die Maii. NOverint universi praesentes literas inspecturi quod nos Edwardus Dei gratia Rex Pat. 14 E. 1. m. 11. De Decima Angliae Dominus Hiberniae & Dux Aquitanniae recognoscimus & confitemur quod Magister Giffredus de Vezano Canonicus Cameracensis Domini Papae Clericus Apostolicae sedis nuncius et executor negociorum Terrae Sanctae a dicta sede in Regno nostro super Decima ipsius Terrae Sanctae concessa subsidio et aliis deputatus de consilio nostro et ad preces et requisicionem nostras deposuit nomine Romanae Ecclesiae et Terrae Sanctae de pecunia ipsius Decimae in dicto Regno collecta sex milia octingentas triginta tres libras sex solidos et octo denarios bonorum sterlingorum penes infrascriptos Religiosos secundum et particulas infrascriptas videlicet penes Abbatem & Conventum Sancti Albani mille marcas * Blanks were left for their names penes ... Abbatem & Conventum Sancti Edmundi mille marcas penes ... Priorem & Conventum de Merton quingentas libras penes ... Abbatem & Conventum Sancti Augustini Cantuariae quingentas marcas penes ... Abbatem & Conventum de Rameseya mille libras penes ... Abbatem & Conventum de Thorneia quingentas marcas penes ... Abbatem & Conventum de Oseneye juxta Oxon. quingentas libras penes ... Abbatem & Conventum de Croiland quingentas libras penes ... Abbatem & Conventum de Burgo Sancti Petri quingentas libras penes ... Abbatem & Conventum Habindon mille marcas penes Priorem & Conventum Elyensem quingentas libras & penes ... Abbatem & Conventum Westm juxta London mille marcas & singulorum praedictorum Monasteriorum Religiosi per suas patentes literas quantitates & particulas supradictas prout prosingulis hujusmodi Monasteriis praedicantur se recepisse et habere in deposits recognoverunt et promiserunt obligando se et successores suos et eorum bona infra duos menses postquam requisiti fuerint libere plene et integre solvere et restituere dicto Giffredo vel alii certo praefatae sedis nuncio apud Novum Templum suis periculis et expensis Et nos ad majorem Ecclesiae Romanae ac Terrae Sanctae securitatem pro dictis Religiosis manucapimus quod ipsi omnes et singuli promissiones et obligaciones eorum prout in eorum continetur literis fideliter et plenarie observabunt Et promittimus bona fide dicto Giffredo nomine Romanae Ecclesiae ac Terrae Sanctae recipienti quod in defectum eorundem Religiosorum vel aliquorum ipsorum praemissas quantitates vel singulas earum in quibus defectus fuerit infra unum mensem postquam requisiti fuerimus plenary et libere persolvemus apud dictum Templum eidem Giffredo vel alio certo praefatae sedis nuncio praefatis Religiosis non conventis vel bonis eorum eciam non excussis Et ad haec nos et omnia bona nostra et haeredes et successores nostros specialitor obligamus Renunciando omnibus privilegiis consuetudinibus et statutis quibus contra praedicta modo aliquo defendere nos possemus In cujus etc. Teste ut supra NOverint universi praesentes literas inspecturi quod nos Edwardus Dei gratia Rex Angliae Dominus Hiberniae & Dux Aquitanniae recognoscimus et confitemur Ibidem quod Magister Gifredus de Vezano etc. as before de consilio nostro et ad requisicionem nostram deposuit penes Religiosos viros sratrem Willielmum Priorem Hospitalis Sancti Johannis Jerusalom in Anglia & Praeceptorem & Thesaurarium Domus dicti Hospitalis de Clerknewell London quinque mil. marc honorum sterlingorum de pecunia Decimae Terrae Sanctae subsidio deputato in Regno nostro collecta Et ipsi Religiosi promiserunt dictam pecuniam solvere reddere et restituere plene et libere ipsi Magistro Gifredo vel alii certo Aposiolicae sedis nuncio infra unum mensem postquam ipsi vel eorum aliquis fuerint requisiti s●cut cum literis patentibus sigillatis sigillis eorum et sigillo Prioratus Angliae cum barba et bulla plumbea Magistri generalis dicti Hospitalis plenius continetur Et nos pro securitate Romanae Ecclesiae ac Terrae Sanctae manucapimus pro ipsis Religiosis quod ipsi promissionem et obligacionem suas plenarie observabunt In cujus etc. Teste ut supra REX omnibus ad quos praesens scriptum pervenerit salutem Vidimus depositum Pat. 14. E. 1. m. 17. De pecunia Decimae mutuo recepta res ice Cedulas pendents de eodem negocio mille marcarum in Abbacia Sancti Edmundi existencium de pecunia Decimae a Clero regni nostri Angliae in subsidium Terrae Sanctae nuper concessa Vidimus eciam literas Abbatis & Conventus ejusdem loci obligatorias Magistro Giffredo de Vezano Camerae Domini Papae Clerico Apostolicae sedis nuncio et executori negociorum Terrae Sanctae super Decima et aliis in dicta sede in Anglia deputato super ejusdem depostri receptione confectas in haec verba Noverint universi praesentes literas inspecturi quod nos Abbas & Conventus Sancti Edmundi de plano recognoscimus et confitemur nos recepisse et habere in deposito nomine Romanae Ecclesiae et Terrae Sanctae a venerabili viro Magistro Giffredo de V●zano Camerae Domini Papae Clerico Apostolicae sedis nuncio et executore negotiorum Terrae Sanctae super Decima et aliis a dicta sede in Anglia deputato de pecunia ipsius Terrae Sanctae concessa subsidio quae collecta fuit in Regno Angliae mille marcas honorum novorum et legalium sterlingorum cui deposito nos voluntarie obtulimus pro nostris et Monasterii nostri utilitatibus Et promittimus per fidem nostram ac juravimus nos depositum ipsum plene et integre reddere solvere et assignare dicto Magistro Gi●●redo seu alii certo dictae Apostolicae sedis nuncio apud Novum Templum London infra duos menses postquam nos vel aliquis nostrum a dicto Magistro Giffredi seu alio certo dictae sedis nuncio fuerimus requisiti de qua requisicione credatur simplici verbo dicti Magistri Giffredo seu alterius hujusmodi certi nuncii Suscipientes in nos casus et periculi surti rapinae incendii et vis majoris et omnes alios casus et omnia alia pericula qui et evae quomodolibet evenire possent Et subjicientes nos jurisdictioni dicti Magistri Giffredi et cujuscunque alterius certi dictae sedis nuncii ut per excommunicationis in personas et interdicti in Ecclesiam nostram sentencias sine aliqua monicione compellere nos possint et possit ad plenam restitucionem depositi supradicti Renunciando omni juri Canonico et Civili tacito et expresso competenti et competituro et omnibus privilegiis et indulgenciis impetratis et impetrandis ac eciam Regiis prohibitionibus quibus contra praemissa vel aliquod praemissorum contrafacere vel contravenire possemus Obligando nos et omnia bona nostra et Monasterii nostri ac successores nostros Romanae Ecclesiae et Terrae Sanctae Et ur in praemissis plenior securitas habeatur sponte promittimus et vovemus dare pro Subsidio Terrae Sanctae quinquaginta libras pro singulis mensibus quibus posi requisicionem praedictam defecerimus in praemissis In quorum omnium testimonium has literas nostras sigillo nostro communi fecimus consignari Acta & data in Capitulo Monasterii nostri in Crastino Paschae Anno Domini 1286. Et quia pro quibusdam arduis & specialibus negociis not & regnum nostrum Angliae contingentibus quae de novo emerserunt pecunia quamp●●rimum indignimus pro eisdem negociis nostris felicius expediendis a praefatis Abbate et Conventu mutuo mille marcas recepimus antedictas obligantes nos haeredes et successores nostros dictis Abbati et Conventui ac successoribus suis sub omnimodis condicionibus et poenis in forma obligationis suae superius annotata contentis ad plenam et integram ejusdem pecuniae solucionem seu constitutionem infra duos menses faciendam postquam nos ab ejusdem Abbate et Conventu vel a dicto Magistro Giffredo seu alio certo dictae sedis nuncio super hoc fuerimus requisiti Promittimus eciam bona fide pro nobis haeredibus et successoribus nostris quod ipsos Abbatem et Conventum successores suos ac Monasterium penes Dominum Papam praefatum Magistrum Giffredum et alium quemcunque certum dictae sedis nuncium in omnibus casibus et periculis quae racione dicti mutui eisdem quoquo modo possent evenire illaesos conservabimus et indempnes In cujus etc. Teste Rege apud Westm 25 die Aprilis Consimiles literae fiebant de deposito mille marcarum in Abbacia Westm de verbo ad verbum ut supra Consimiles literae de deposito quingentarum librarum in Pri●ratu de Ely de v●rbo ad verbum ut supra excepta data literae factae praedecto G●ffredo quae est Act. etc. in crastino Annunciacionis Dominicae Anno Domini praedicto In cujus etc. Consimiles literae fiebant de deposito quingentarum librarum in Abbacia de Burgo Sancti Petri de verbo ad verbum ut supra cum eadem data literae factae dicto Giffredo Acta etc. ut supra die martis in Crastino Annunc Dominicae Anno Domini praedicto In cujus etc. Teste ut supra Consimiles literae fiebant de deposito quingentarum librarum in Abbacia de Croyland de verbo ad verbum ut supra Entered at large Ibid. m. 17. Cedula Consimiles literae fiebant de deposito trescentarum Marcarum in Abbacia the Certesye de verbo ad verbum ut supra exceptâ datâ etc. Consimiles literae fiebant de deposito quingentarum marearum in Abbacia the Thorneye de verbo ad verbum ut supra exceptâ datâ etc. Consimiles literae fiebant de deposito mille librarum in Abbacia de Rameseye de verbo ad verbum ut supra excepta data ejusdem literae quae est etc. ut supra die Martis in Crastino Annunc●ationis Dominicae Anno Domini praedicto Consimiles literae fiebant de deposito quingentarum librarum in Prioratu de Merton de verbo ad verbum ut supra exceptâ datâ etc. Consimiles literae fiebant de deposito mille marcarum in Abbacia de Abindon excepta data literae praedictae quae est Act. ut supra die Sabbati proxima post festum Paschae Anno Domini praedicto In cujus etc. Teste ut supra Consimiles literae fiebant de deposito quingentarum librarum in Abbacia de Oseneya etc. ut supra excepta data dictae literae etc. die Veneris proxima post festum Paschae Anno Domini praedicto In cujus etc. Teste ut supra To such strange unreasonable shifts obligations penalties and forfeitures was the King put to obtain the use of these Dimes for the pressing public occasions of himself and his Realm collected from his own Clergy and Subjects through his favour by the Pope and his Nuncio to whom he and all these Abbots and persons premised must be obliged to repay it upon 2. month's notice The King this year granted this Protection for the relief and preservation of the Abbot and Covent of Messenden varying somewhat from others in the recital and grounds thereof REX omnibus ad quos etc. salutem Cum dilecti nobis in Christo Abbas & Conventus de Pat. 14 E. 1. m. 12. Pr● Abbate & Conventu de Messenden de domo suo commissa Messenden per morinam ovium et equorum suorum et aliis incommodis multimodis quibus ut pro certo intelleximus super modum praegravantur adeo depauperentur et deprimantur quod terrae suae pro magna parte jacent incultae et blada sua in eisdem vehementer defecerunt et insuper iidem Abbas et Conventus Mercatoribus et aliis Creditoribus suis dibersis in multimodis debitis teneretur ad quorum solucionem & Domus suae relevacionem faculttates ejusdem Domus per magnum temporis spacium sufficere non possent absque dispersione Canonicorum Domus illius vel feodalium suorum dilapidacione seu forte Domus ejusdem subversione totali quod nollemus Nos imbecillitati status ipsorum compatientes ne hujusmodi discriminis aut depressionis periculum videatur imminere Domum illam cum terris redditibus & omnibus possessionibus ac rebus aliis ad eandem Domum pertinentibus cepimus in protectionem et defensionem nostram specialem etc. as in other protections forecited Teste Rege apud Westm 30. die Aprilis The King likewise as Supreme Ordinary and Patron of the Abbey of Rading and Religious houses thereunto belonging appointed Ralph Breton his Clerk to supervise the state of all their Debts goods issues profits Tenors of all their Manors and Lands and to satisfy all their Debts out of them and to convert them to no other use except the necessary sustenance and support of the Monasteries and alms due out of them EDwardus Dei gracia Rex Angliae Dominus Hiberniae & Dux Aquitania Omnibus ad Pat. 14 E. 1. m. 12. Cedula quos praesentes literae pervenerint salutem Cum nuper ad Abbaciae de Rading relevationem & debitorum ejusdem exoneracionem dilectum Clericum nostrum Radulphum de Brocton ad supervidendum statum omnium bonorum et exituum singulorum Abbaciae praedictae et Manerii de Leoministre et aliorum Maneriorum et reddituum ad dictam Abbaciam spectancium quoquo modo et ad omnia debita dictae Abbaciae loci praedicti de exitibus praedictis arquietanda Ita quod exitus illi non in alios usus convertantur Salvis tamen praedictis Abbati et Monachis & familiae necessariae in praedictis Abbacia & Manerio commorantibus necessariis & oneribus eleemosinarum debitis & honestis assignaberimus Custodem Et ne praetextu alicujus ordinacionis super porcionibus Monachos praedictae Abbaciae contingentibus aut aliquibus aliis ab antiquo sen de novo factae debitorum Abbaciae praedictae exoneracio seu ejusdem relevacio quoquo modo impediatur seu retardetur Volumus quod dictus Clericus noster contradictione et ordinacione Coventus aut alicujus alterius non obstantibus resecatis per eundem Clericum nostrum de consilio & voluntate Abbatis tam in portionibus Monachorum quam in familia & p●tissimè in supervenientibus expensis superfluis tam in dicta Abbacia quam in Manerio de Leoministre ac aliis maneriis omnibus ad dictam Abbaciam quoquo m●do spectantibus ad sustentacionem Monachorum & familiae necessaria tantùm & honesta de consilio Abbatis antedicti provideat ordinet & disponat salvis tamen eleemosinarum oneribus debitis & honestis In cujus rei testimonium has literas nostras fieri fecimus patentes Teste meipso apud Ledes quarto die Maii Anno Regni nostri quartodecimo EDwardus Dei gratia etc. Vic. Hereford & omnibus Ballivis & fidelibus suis Ibidem de eodem Comitatu salutem Cum ad exoneracionem debitorum in quibus dilecti nobis in Christo Abbas & Conventus de Rading tam ratione Abbaciae suae quam manerii de Leoministre diversis creditoribus tenentur ad loci ejusdem & omnium maneriorum suorum tam de Leoministre quam aliorum relevacionem dilectum Clericum nostrum Radulphum de Brocton assignaverimus Custodem ut per eundem exitus omnium maneriorum in exoneracionem debitorum & none in usus alios convertantur salvis tamen Monachis & familiae tam in dicta Abbacia quam in manerio de Leoministre ac aliis maneriis suis commorantibus necessariis & oneribus elemosinarum & aliorum debitis & honestis Vobis mandamus quod eidem Radulpho in hiis quae custodiam illam contingunt quociens necesse fuerit & ab ipso super hoc fueritis requisiti consulentes sitis & auxiliantes nullatenus ei molestiam quin ordinet quod exoneracioni dictae Domus viderit expedire inferri permittentes In cujus rei testimonium has literas nostras fieri fecimus patentes Teste meipso apud Ledes quarto die Maii ut supra Eodem modo etc. The King out of his special favour to the Scholars of the University of Oxford granted their Chancellor Jurisdiction to hold plea of all personal actions and contracts between the Scholars and his Jews and to imprison or excommunicate them as well as others by warrants sent to the Sheriff or Constable of the Castle of Oxford by this Patent REX omnibus ad quos etc. salutem Sciatis quod concessimus dilectis nobis Pat. 14 E. 1. m. 15. Pro Magistris & Scolaribus Universitati Oxon. Magistris & Scholaribus Vniversitatis Oxon. quod suus Cancellarius qui pro tempore fuerit de actionibus personalibus et quibuscunque contractibus initis et ineundis inter ipsos Magistros et Scolares et eorum quemlibet et Judaeos nostros ibidem libere possit recognoscere et in ipsos Judaeos quos super hujusmodi actionibus et contractibus convinci contigerit coram ipso censuram Ecclesiasticam si necesse fuerit exercere Ita quod cum Judaeus aliquis super aliqua laestone alicui Scolari Vniversitatis praedictae contra pacem nostram illata vel eciam inferenda coram Cancellaris mentorato fuerit legitima probacione convictus Volumus et concedimus per praesentes quod idem malefactor per Vicecomitem nostrum Oxonvel Constab Castri nostri ibidem statim ad denunciacionem praefati Cancellarii capiatur et salvo custodiatur in nostra prisona donec de laesione hujusmodi laeso fuerit satisfactum prout eisdem Magistris et Scolaribus de laesionibus ibidem per Laicos sibi factis per cartas progenitorum nostrorum Regum Angliae plenius est concessum In cujus etc. quamdiu nobis placuerit duraturas Teste Rege apud Westm 28. die Aprilis A pregnant Evidence that the King is the original fountain of all * See 37 H. 8. c. 17. Ecclesiastical Jurisdisdiction and Censures as well as Temporal and could then enable the Vicechancellor though a Layman to exercise and inflict the same by his Patents There arising not long after some Controversies between the Scholars of the University of Oxford and their Servants and the Mayor and Townsmen to the disturbance of the peace the King to preserve the peace of the University issued this Commission to hear and determine them REX dilectis & fidelibus suis Nicholas de Stapelton Henrico de Shotbroke & Elye Pat. 14 E. 1. m. 7. dorso Pro Cancellario & Scolaribus Universitatis Oxonii de transgr and & terminandis de Sutton salutem Cum dissenciones discordiae & controversiae diversae inter Cancellarium & Scolares Vniversitatis Oxon. ex parte una & Majorem Ballivos & probos homines Villae nostrae praedictae ex altera & similiter inter eosdem Scolares & eorum servientes super transgressionibus hinc inde postquam iter versus partes transmarinas jam arripuimus factis ut dicitur sunt subortae in laesionem pacis nostrae manifestam Nos dissensiones discordias controversias & transgressiones praedictas cum celeritate qua convenit sedari & de transgressionibus taliter perpetratis emendas volentes fieri competentes assignavimus vos ad inquirendum per Sacramentum Militum & aliorum proborum & legalium hominum tam de Villa Oxon. & suburbio ejusdem neutri parti suspectorum quam de partibus adjacentibus per quos etc. super dissensionibus discordiis controversiis & transgressionibus praedictis & aliis circumstanciis praemissa contingentibus plenids veritatem & ad dissensiones discordias controversias & transgressiones illas audiend & terminand secundum legem et consuetudinem Regni nostri Et ideo vobis mandamus quod ad certos etc. convocatis coram vobis partibus quarum interest dissensiones discordias controversias & transgressiones praedictas audiatis & terminetis ibidem in forma praedicta facturi etc. Salvis etc. Mandavimus enim Vicecomiti nostro Oxon. quod ad certos etc. venire faciat etc. per quos etc. melius sciri poterit & inquiri In cujus etc. Teste Edmundo Comite Cornubiae Consanguineo nostro apud Westm 28 die Junii The Pope by his Bulls having granted authority to the Master and Freers' of the Hospital of St. James in the Diocese of Luca once every year to collect Alms in all Churches the King to promote this Act of Charity to these Mendicants granted them this Patent to protect assist them therein and to arrest all false malicious Collectors of these Alms. REX Archiepiscopis Episcopis Abbatibus Prioribus & omnibus Ballivis & aliis Pat. 14 E. 1. m. 11. Pro Attorn Magistri & fratrum Hospitalis S. Jacobi de Alto passu Christi fidelibus in Anglia Hybernia & Wallia ad quos praesentes literae pervenerint salutem Cum Dominus Papa dilectis nobis in Christo Magistro & Fratribus Hospitalis Sancti Jacobi de Alto passu Lucanensis Diocesis duxerit indulgendum quod semel in anno recipiantur in Ecclesiis ad colligendas elemosinas propter quod ipsi ad loca diversa pro elemonsinis colligendis accedunt Nos dilectum nobis in Christo fratrem Johannem de Camera generalem Attornatum Magistri & fratrum praedictorum & alios attornatos quos sibi substituere voluerit suscepimus in protectionem et defensionem nostrum specialem Vobis Ballivis nostris praecipientes quod si quid eis per quoscumque Clericos vel Laicos forisfactum fuerit id eis sine dilacione faciatis emendari Vos eciam Praelatos rogamus quatinus cum idem frater Johannes aut alii praedicti Hospitalis attornati per ipsum fratrem substituti ad loca vestra pro hujusmodi elemosinis colligendis accesserint venigne in Ecclesiis vestris recipientes eosdem ipsos in eisdem Ecclesiis vestris admontre populum et elemosinas libere quaerere permittatis et eisdem Johanni et aliis attornatis ad hujusmodi elemosinas in vestris Diocesibus sic deputatis colligendas literas vestras convocatorias liberaliter concedere velitis Ita quod a Deo meritum et a nobis grates reportare debeatis speciales Et quia intelleximus quod quidam malivoli advocantes se per Magistrum & fratres Hospitalis praedicti elemosinas colligunt & recipiunt nomine ipsorum licet per ipsos ad hoc potestatem non habeant nos hujusmodi maliciam reprimere cupientes vobis Ballivis nostris praecipimus quod ipsos malivolos cum per vos transitum fecerint prout racionabiliter fuerit faciendum * False and sergeant Collectors of Alms were frequent and punished with imprisonment & restitution of what they collected in that age arrestari faciatis don●c aliud inde praeceperimus seu ipsi malivoli de hujusmodi malicia competentes emendas fecerint prout alias in casu consimili fieri consuevit In cujus etc. per biennium duraturas Teste Rege apud Cantuariam 9 die Maii The Abbot and Covent of Hyde being indebted in an annual sum to the Dean and Chapter of Sarum the King granted them this licence to alienate the advousons of two Churches to them notwithstanding the Statute of Mortmain to discharge this Debt and for them to appropriate those Churches if they pleased REX omnibus ad quos etc. salutem Sciatis quod cum dilecti nobis in Christo Pat. 14 E. 1. m. 18. Pro Abbate & Conventu de Hyda Winton quod dare possint Episcopo Sarum & Capitulo ibidem Ecclesias de Colingburn & Peveseye etc. Abbas & Conventus de Hyda Winton quorum domus ex progenitorum nostrorum quondam Regum Angliae eleemosynis est fundata Decano & Capitulo Sarum in viginti libris annuis ratione cujusdam contractus inter praefatos Abbatem & Conventum & eosdem Decanum & Capitulum dudum initi teneantur per quarum quidem viginti librarum annuarum solucionem status dictae Domus plurimum est depressus Nos eye in hoc ut tenemur subvenire volentes concedimus pro nobis & haeredibus nostris quod dicti Abbas et Conventus Ecclesias de Colingburn & Peveseye patronatus eorundem infra Episcopatum Sarum situatas dare et assignare possint venerabili patri Episcopo Sarum & praefatis Decano & Capitulo & eorum successoribus vel ipsas Ecclesias ordinacioni dictorum Episcopum Decani et Capituli submittere Et quod ipsi de eisdem Ecclesiis libere ordinare valeant ad relebamen ejusdem oneris et aliorum onerum incumbencium domui supradictae prout secundum Deum utilitati dictae domus de Hyda viderint expedire Et praefatis Episcopo & Decano & Capitulo insuper concessimus quod ipsi de praedictis Ecclesiis ordinare possint in forma praedicta Nolentes quod idem Abbas & Conventus seu praefati Episcopus & Decanus & Capitulum ratione statuti nostri de terris & ten ad manum mortuam non ponendis per nos vel haeredes nostros occasionentur in aliquo vel graventur In cujus etc. Teste Rege apud Langeley 12 die Aprilis The King and his Royal Progenitors having for a long time till that present used to seize all the corn sheep oxen horses dattle silver vessels jewels books treasures and other goods and chattles of the Abbots of Westminster after their deaths by reason of the vacancy to their own uses and retain them as their own to the great prejudice of the Church and succeeding Abbots the King thereupon out of his great respect to St. Peter and the reasons expressed in the Patent granted to Walter the present Abbot and Covent and their successors that they should from thenceforth be as free as any other Church in the Realm by his predecessors Charters and that neither he his Heirs nor Ministers should seize or retain any of them to their own use but only for the benefit of the Church and succeeding Abbot saving his right to the profits of the Temporalties during the vacancy as this Patent manifests REX omnibus ad quos etc. salutem Cum nos et progenitores nostri dudum Pat. 14 E. 1. m. 22. Pro Abbate & Conventu Westm Reges Angliae post mortem Abbatum Ecclesiae Sancti Petri Westm ratione vacationis ejusdem Ecclesiae ad blada in grangiis oves et boves equos et alia animalia equitaturam vasa argentea jocalia libros thesaurum et ad alia bona Abbatum mortuorum manum apponere et ea quasi nostra tenere hucusque consueberimus in grave dampnum Ecclesiae praedictae & Abbatum futurorum Nos ob reverentiam beati Petri spiritualis patroni Ecclesiae praedictae et Sancti Edwardi Regis & pro * To which this Charter & grant availed nothing in reality salute animae Domini H. Regis patris nostri & liberorum nostrorum quorum corpora in Ecclesia praedicta requiescunt necnon & pro salute animae nostrae & animarum matris & consortis nostrae & progenitorum & haeredum nostrorum volentes quod Ecclesia praedicta sit adeo libera sicut aliqua Ecclesia regni nostri Waltero nunc Abbati et Conventui ejusdem loci et successoribus suis concedimus quod quocienscunque praedictam Ecclesiam per mortem vel alio modo vacare coniigerit nos vel haeredes nostri aut alii ministri nostri ad hujusmodi blada oves boves animalia equitaturam vasa jocalia libros thesaurum vel alia bona Abbatum dictae Ecclesiae mortuorum manum non apponemus nec ea capi faciemus convertenda in usus nostros set ea omnia convertantur et cedant in utilitatem Ecclesiae praedictae et futuri Abbatis ejusdem Salvis tamen nobis et haeredibus nostris exitibus provenientibus de portione assignata Abbatibus ibidem tempore vacationis Abbatiae praedictae percipiend eodem modo quo nos eos in vacationibus aliarum Abbatiarum et Prioratuum capere consuevimus et debemus In cujas etc. Teste Rege apud Westm 18 die Februarii Et duplicatur By this Patent I conceive it evident 1. That our Kings by their ancient Prerogative had the disposal of all the Goods Chattels Jewels Plate Books of Abbots and Religious persons who died intestate in point of Law being disabled to make Wills or device them which were of their foundations or held their Lands from and under them and so of all their other Tenants dying intestate as I have * Here p. 14 91 138 to 143. formerly evidenced out of Glanvil and King Henry the 1. his Charter 2ly That our Kings divested themselves of this Right and Prerogative only by special Charters of grac● made to Abbots and Monasteries 3ly That Bishops and other Ordinaries had no Jurisdiction of or disposing power over the Chattels or Goods of intestate Abbots much less of Laymen Sanctius de Pynea a Foreigner Prebend in the Church of Suthwell being promoted and made Bishop of Tripoli the Church thereby becoming void the King conferred it on Bo●etto de S. Quintin another Alien by reason of the Temporalties of the Archbishopric of York in his hands It being then the received Law and Custom of the Realm That the promoting of any Foreigner who had a prebendary or Benefice in England by the Pope or any other Foreign Prince to a Foreign Bishopric made his Livings in England void in Law so as the King and other Patrons might present thereto as this Record resolves REX caritatis intuitu dedit & concessit Magistro Bonett● de Sancto Quintino Clerico Pat. 14 E 1. m. 21. De Praebends data suo Praebendam illam cum pertin quam Sanctius de Pynea nuper habuit in Ecclesia Suthwellensi vacantem per promotionem ipsius Sanctii in Episcopum Tripolitanum et ad donationem Regis spectantem ratione Archiepiscopatus Eborum vacantis et in manu Regis existentis Et mandatum est Capitulo Suthwellensi quod eidem Magistro Bonetto ratione Praebendae praedictae stallum in Choro et locum in Capitulo prout moris est assignet In cujus etc. Teste Rege apud Westm 28 die Februarii Theobald de Verdun Constable of Ireland constituted the Bishop of Bath and Wells than Chancellor his Attorney to present to all his Churches in England which should fall void during his absence in Ireland the first of this nature I have observed to be enroled and exemplified by the King REX omnibus ad quos etc. salutem Inspeximus literas patentes sigillo dilecti & fidelis Pat. 14 E. 1. m. 9 Pro Bathoniensi & Wellensi Episcopo de Ecclesus conferendis etc. nostri Theobaldi de Verdun signatas quas idem Theobaldus fecit venerabili patri Roberto Bathoniensi & Wellensi Episcopo Cancellario nostro in haec verba Vniversis Sanctae matris Ecclesiae filiis praesentes literas inspecturis vel andituris Theobaldus de Verdun Constabularius Hiberniae salutem in Domino Noveritis me loco meo constituisse venerabilem in Christo patrem Robertum permissione divina Bathoniensem & Wellensem Episcopum ad conferendum omnes Ecclesias ad meam donationem spectantes quoquo jure infra regnum Regis Angliae cum eas de jure vel de facto vacare contigerit quamdiu moram in partibus Hiberniae me attrahere contingat Ratum habens & gratum quicquid idem Episcopus nomino meo in praemissis duxerit faciendum In cujus rei testimonium has literas meas eidem Episcopo feci patentes Dat. apud Cestriam die Sabbati proxima post festum Exaltationis Sanctae Crucis Anno Domini 1284. In cujus etc. Teste Rege apud Westm. 25 die Maii. What licenses for and Royal assents to the Elections of Bishops Abbots Abbesses and restitution of their Temporalties and what Ecclesiastical Benefices the King this year conferred in Ireland these following Records inform us PEtrus Obrangill Capellanus nuncians Regi mortem bonae memoriae Dyonisii nuper Episcopi Akadensis habet literas Regis Decano & Capitulo Akadensi Pat. 14 E. 1. m. 14. De licentia eligendi de licentia eligendi Teste Rege apud Westm 29 die Aprilis REX venerabili in Christo patri S. eadem gratia Watrefordensi Episcopo Justice suo Hibern salutem Cum dilecti nobis in Christo Decanus & Capitulum Ibidem De Temporalibus restitutis Akadense nobis per literas suas patentes significaverunt quod Ecclesia sua praedicta per mortem Dyonisii nuper Episcopi ejusdem loci pastoris est solatio destituta supplicantes nobis prout moris est quod licentiam sibi alium eiigendi in Episcopum eisdem concedere dignaremur Ac nos precibus eorundem Decani & Capituli in hac parte favourabiliter inclinati licentiam illam eis duxerimus concedendam Mandantes ipsis etc. Receptis prius ab ipso Electo literis suis patentibus sigillo suo necnon & sigillo Capituli sui consignatis quod haec gratia nostra quam eidem Electo ad praesens ex mera liberalitate nostra concessimus nobis vel haeredibus nostris non cedet in praejudicium vel exhaeredacionem seu trahetur in consequenciam temporibus futuris In cujus etc. Teste ut supra WAlterus de Ardert Canonicus Ecclesiae Cathedralis Arrefertensis nuncians Pat. 14 E. 1. m. 8 De licencia eligendi Regi mortem bonae memoriae Johannis nuper Episcopi ejusdem loci habet literas Regis Decano & Capitulo Ecclesiae praedictae de licentia eligendi Teste Edmundo Comite Cornubiae Consanguineo Regis apud 28. die Junii FRater Willielmus Canonicus Domus beatae Mariae de Trum nuncians Regi mortem Pat. 14 E. 1. m. 9 De licentia eligendi Feliciae nuper Abbatissae Domus beatae Mariae de Clomardia habet literas Regis Priorissae & Monialibus Abbaciae praedictae de licencia eligendi Teste Edmundo Comite Cornubiae Consanguineo Regis apud Westm 25 die Maii. REX venerabili in Christo patri S. eadem gracia Watrefordensi Episcopo Justiciario Pat. 14 E. 1. m. 9 Hibern de temporalibus restitutis suo Hiberniae salutem Cum dilectae nobis in Christo Priorissa & Moniales Domus beatae Mariae de Clonardiae nobis per literas suas patentes significaverint quod Ecclesia sua praedicta per mortem Feliciae nuper Abbatissae ejusdem loci pastoris est solacio destituta supplicantes nobis prout moris est quod licenciam sibi aliam eligendi in Abbatissam eisdem concedere dignatemur ac nos pr●cibus earundem Priorissae & Monialium in hac parte favorabiliter inclinati licenciam illam eis duxerimus concedendam Mandantes etc. Receptis prius etc. verbatim as that pro Episcopo Akadensi Teste Edmundo Comite Cornubiae Consanguineo Regis apud Westm 25 die Maii. On the 12. of May in the year of onr Lord 1287. the 15. of King Edward the 1. a Spelmanni Council Tom. 2. p. 350 &c Peter Quivil Bishop of Exeter a greater Canonist then Divine held a Diocaesan Synod at Exeter wherein he presumed by the Archbishop's example to make and publish no less than 55. Canons and Constitutions sundry of them very prejudicial to the King's prerogative and to the properties and Liberties of Lay-Subjects lately printed at large in Sir Henry spelman's Councils I shall begin with Cap. 30. Ne Clericus Clericum coram seculari Judice conveniat Ibid. p. 37● Cum nec volens nec invitus Clericus valeat Lascum constituere judicem inhibemus Ne Clericus Clericum super re spirituali aut quacumque actione personali sibi competente vel suis trahat in causam correctionis coram judice seculari Alioquin ille qui hoc facere attentaverit causam perdere declaramus Et quanquam non suo nomine sed alieno advetitum examen Clericum trahi procuravit nihilominus cum qui taliter in fraudem legis committit praedictis poenis decrevimus involutum Si quis vero Laicus Clericum cujuscunque gradus duxerit esse pulsandum coram Ecclesiastico judice eas proponat quas habere existimat eccasiones Qui vero hujus ordinis violator extiterit si Clericus fuerit gravi subjacet ultioni St vero Laicus puniatur ut violator Ecclesiasticae liberatis ac si in generalem Excommunicationis sententiam qua violatores hujusmodi innodantur incidisse publice denuntiatur Si quis vero Laicus Clericum ad forum pertrabit seculare super actione maxim personali et judex secularis Clericum coram se compellat respondere vel quia non respondit ipsum gravare propter hoc praesumat tam ipsum judicem quam taliter pertrahentem authoritate praesentis Synodi sacrosanctae Excommunicationis ac specialis Interdicti sententias et generales caeteraque remedia Ecclesiastica contra eosdem fore procedendum nihilominus decernentes donec gravamen hujusmodi revocaverit et Clerico in hoc laeso satisfecerit compellantur By which Canon this Bishop and his Clergy endeavoured 1. To deprive the King with his Temporal Courts and Judges of their ancient undoubted Jurisdiction of all personal Actions between Clergymen themselves and their Servants and likewise between any Laymen or Clergymen and to appropriate or engross them wholly unto their Ecclesiastical Courts & Judicatures 2ly They most insolently encroached not only upon the privileges and Liberties of Clergymen in restraining them to sue or complain before any Lay Judge for personal Actions or Trespasses by any Clerks or Laymen under penalties but especially on all Laymen and Judges by subjecting both of them to their special general Excommunications and Interdicts as violators forsooth of the Church's Liberties in case they presumed to sue or prosecute any Clergyman of what degree soever for any personal action or cause before any of the Kings or other Lay-Judges or to punish any Clerks for their contempts for refusing to answer before them in such actions A very high and daring presumption and usurpation worthy observation Not much unlike to this is their other Constitution in relation to debts and distresses of Clergy men cap. 41 & 42. worthy observation Cap. 41. Ne Clerici districtioni fori vel obligent se seculari vel in Parcis vel Vivariis Ibid. p 381 382. Magnatum furtum committant Annis singulis & diebus mundus iste●nequam labe plus solito corripitur peccatorum & tanto ardentius conatur inventum quanto quis sibi congregat cumulum delictorum Ecce enim rabics inaudita quorumdam insurgunt filii in parents et ipsos nituntur subjacere servituti per quos sunt ad vitam perpetuam regenerati et servitute diabolica liberati quod apertius patet in Laicis qui Clerum et Ecclesiae Libertates nituntur subjicere suae ditioni quorum temerariam audaciam resecare tenemur potius quam fovere Prohibemus igitur sub poena Excommunicationis ne Clerici maxim Beneficiati pro debito proprio vel alieno districtioni se obligent judicis secularis cujus obligationis praetextu Laici de facto quanquam de jure non valeant Clericos ad judicia secularia pertrahant Et sicut per Clericorum contractus nolumus quod amplius id contingat sic multo magis detestamur si propter eorum delicto id debeat evenire Undo districte inhibemus ne quisquam Clericorum in Foresta Domini Regis vel Parcis alterius cujuscunque aut Warenna furtum committere venationis vel in stagnis piscariis vel vivariis quorumcunque furtum praesumat committere Si quis autem Clericorum contra has Prohibitiones nostras venire praesumpserit siquidem in contractu ipsum a divinis in terennium volumus manere suspensum si in delicto ipso facto vinculum Excommunications incurrat & postea si monitus à Praelato suo pro gravi culpa ad ipsius Praelati arbitrium satisfacere non curaverit extunc si beneficiatis fuerit ipsum a Beneficio suo decrevimus fore privandum Si vero beneficiatus non existat ab executione ordinum per quinquennium suspendatur Dicit etenim ratio ut in quibus major reperitur culpa in ipsos gravior exerceatur vindicta Cap. 42. De forma liberandi Bona Clericorum à Laicis malè capta & retenta * Ibid. p. 382. Bona mobilia et immobilia Clericorum sicut ipsorum personas sub protectione Ecclesiastica consistere sanctorum patrum decreta sanxerunt ut neque Laicis de ipsis statuendi seu disponendi quicquam Ecclesiae respiciat commodum ulla sit permissa facultas sed quicquid fecerunt in hac parte firmum et stabile esse non poterit donec ab Ecclesia fuerit approbatum Quanto minus sit eis licitum bona Clericorum capiendi et detinendi nemo est qui ambiget sanae mentis Cum igitur Clericorum seu aliarum personarum quaecunque bona a Ballivis Magnatum seu aliis quibuscunque capi et detineri contigerit ab injuria propria quod absque laesione Ecclesiasticae libertatis posse fieri non videtur ad eorum liberationem taliter procedi stat●iimus et mandamus ut per loci Archidiaconum vel Officialem ipsius vel alium quem ipse assignaverit moneantur ipsorum bonorum detentores primo secundo & tertio sub testimonio trium vel quatuor Clericorum vel saltem Laicorum si Clericorum copia non habeatur per quos monitiones possint probari si de ipsis in dubium alias revocetur quod bona ipsa Clericis à quibus sunt ablata restituant indtiate & si reddiderint Clericos ipsos sibi fore obnoxios quod compareant in proximo loci Capitulo adversus eos prosecuturi actionem Quem quidem terminum ipsis Clericis assignari praecipimus ut querelaentibus respondeant in forma juris Si vero factis monitionibus Detentores bona ipsa restituere per biduum detrectaverint extunc qui illud monuit in scriptis excommunicet detinentes cum suis complicibus et fautoribus qui si latam in ipsos sententiam ad haec aliud biduum bona ipsa restituere praeposuerint locum in quo taliter bona detinentur Ecclesiastico interdicto supponat Et si nec robur nec fatigatio hujusmodi adhuc sufficeat ad tantam obstinatorum malitiam compescendam contra eorum complices et fautores per Inquisitiones legitimas et sequentes Excommunicationis sententias censuras Ecclesiasticas modis omnibus praecipimus aggravari Deinde hiis remediis attemptatis nisi ad deliberationem proficiant sustineamus patienter ut Ecclesia non habeat quid ultra faciat quod hiis cujus bona detenti sunt jus suum coram seculari judice prosequatur Hanc formam volumus observari nisi Clericus Laicum feodum possideat ratione cujus bona sua Laico feodo capi contigerit Nam quantum ad ipsum feodum pertiner Clerici secularibus obnoxii sunt legibus Ad haec quoniam ut ait beatus Gregorius Culpam vehementer me committere astimo si ea quae pro timore omnipotentis Dei sunt suggerenda noluero Et aliter cum increpare delinquentes non vult eos proculdubio tacendo Pastor occidit  igitur valeamus cum Apostolo dicere & clamare Mundae sunt manus meae à sanguine ovium nostrorum Silere et impunitam versutiam quorundam Laicorum maxim Ballivorum Magnatum quae nostra conscientia minime nos permittit Ipsi etenim frequenti querela didicimus in tantam furoris audaciam modernis temporibus inciderunt in quo magis contumelias damna et opprobria personis Ecclestasticis et rebus eorum intulerunt eo magis congaudent et id potissime gloriantur Heu miseri infoelices & in tenebris ambulantes Nun Deus pater noster est qui vos creavit Ecclesiaque mater quae vos regeneravit Nun in Canone Cantum reperitur Qui abstulit patri aut matri & dicit quia hoc peccatum non est homicidii particeps est * A learned Nonsequitur Ergo qui pecunias Ecclesiae rapit aufert et defraudat Homicida est Nun mirabilis insaniae esse cognoscitur Si filius patrem discipulus Magistrum sibi subjugare conetur et iniquis obligationibus illum sui poena subjicere a quo credit non solum in terra sed etiam in coelis sese ligari posse et solvi Quapropter in virtute Sanctae Trinitatis firmiter inhivemus ne quisquam Laicorum Clericum cujuscunque conditionis vel ordinis capere vel incarcerare praesumat aut aliter in eum injicere manus temere aut violenter cum scriptum sit Nolite tangere Christos meos & in Prophetis meis nolite malignari Quod de Praelatis Ecclesiarum et Clericis intelligimus esse dictum A gross mistake being spoken only of Abraham Isaac Jacob their wives and families neither of which were Prelates or Priests by order but Laymen as is evident by Psal. 105. 10. to 16. 2 Chron. 16. 10. to 23. Gen. 12. to 20. Gen. 20. 3. to 18. c. 26. 28 29. Gen. 34. 30. c. 35. 3 5. compared together nisi pro ipsius Clerici captione velut excommunicati scripsimus sed pro crimine homicidii aut consimili enormi delicto capiendus fuerit tanquam violator pacis Domini Regis Regni Quod si quis Clericum aliter capere detinere et incarcerare praesumpserit aut in eum manus injicere violentas ipsum candelis accensis pulsatis Campanis in singulis Ecclestis Archdiaconatus in quo hujusmodi Sacrilegus conversatur excommunicatum a Canone tam diu publice nuntiari donec hanc injuriam pacis satisfecerit competenter praecipimus et cum nostrarum testimonio literarum ad Sedem Apostolicam venerit absolvendus Item quidam Laici proprios terminos excedentes inter sacrum Sanctuarium et prophanum minime distinguentes solummodo quod sacrum est a manibus Pontificum consecratum sanctuarium appellant dum Ecclesiam et ipsius Cimiterium Sanctuarium tantum mendaciter asseverant Quorum ne dum civilis verumetiam Canonica sanctio liquidò contradicit dum inquit Nulli licet ignorare omne quod à Domino consecratum sive fuerit homo five animal five ager vel quicquid fuerit semel consecratur sanctum sanctorum erit Domino & add jus pertinet Sacerdotum Propter quod inexcusabilis erit omnis qui a Domino et Ecclesia cui competunt aufert vastat invadit et eripit usque ad emendationem Ecclesiaeque satisfactionem vel Sacrilegiis judicetur et si emendare noluerit excommunicetur Depellenda est etenim illius usurpationis contumelia ne praedia usibus caetuum dicata a quibusdam irruentibus vexentur Quod si quis praesumpserit ut sacrilegus judicetur Hinc est quod omnes illos qui nedum Clericorum personas sed res eorum mobiles seu se moventes intra Ecclesiam vel ipsius Cimiterium aut in agro ad Ecclesiam pertinente vel alibi absque rationabili causa rapiunt capiunt et abducunt ipsis invitis quorum bona sunt nisi celeri restitutione sibi prospexerint ut inimicos Dei et Ecclesiae ac sacrilegos excommunicamus et a sanctae matris Ecclesiae liminibus sequestramus necnon ad honorum liberationem ipsorum procedi praecipimus juxta formam superius traditam quandocunque pro eo quod Clerici aut Laicali causam spiritualem ut puta violenta manuum injectione in Clericum nisi ad correctionem rebus praemissis vel matrimonium contrahendo Decimis Oblationibus Mortuariis laesione fidei vel juramenti et caeteris hujusmodi de jure vel consuetudine ad forum Ecclesiasticum pertinent in foro Ecclesiastico fuerint prosecuti ipsos ad forum traxerint seculare necnon et judex secularis qui eos ob hoc gravare praesumpserit nisi post trinam admonitionem a gravamine desisterit inferendo et satisfecerit de illata injuria consimili Excommunicationis sententia innodamus firmiter praecipientes ut rei judicatae exceptionem judices seculares admittant Rei dico cujus cognitio ad Ecclesiasticum pertinet judicem et Ecclesiastici judices similiter cum de re judicata per judicem secularem excipitur admittere non postponant By these two last Constitutions they endeavoured to protect and exempt the bonds contracts persons goods of all Clergymen unless only in Criminal and capital causes Churches Churchyards from the King's secular Courts Judges Officer's and expose all Lay persons Officers Judges to their Ecclesiastical Excommunications and Interdicts who should presume to sue arrest or question them as murderers invaders of their Mother Churches privileges and sacrilegious persons I shall in the next pass to their Decree De Testamentis cap. 50. a Ibid. p. 387 389. Statuimus ut nullus cujuscunque status aut conditionis existat which includes the King as well as Lords and Commons Clericum vel Laicum liberum vel servum which extends to b Fle●a cap. 13. Cooks 2 Instit. f. 118. b. Villains as well as Servants de bonis quae possidet tempore mortis libere testare impediat quoquo modo sub poena excommunicationis quam impedientes decrevimus incurrere ipso facto cum quantum ad ea quae tunc possidet liber quilibet censeatur sicut de hujus regni consuetudine hactenus est observatum Quandocunque igitur sano vel aegro libero vel servo suum placebit condere Testamentum statuimus ut pro Rectore Vicario vel Capellano Ecclesiae parochialis confesiim transmittat ut in ipsorum praesentia & duorum vel plurium fide dignorum de omnibus bonis suis mobilibus portionem suam contingentibus disponat pro animae suae salute sicut sibi placebit et melius crediderit expedire uxoris & filiorum si quis habuerit portionibus per omnia salvis etc. In fine autem cujuslibet Testamenti h●nc clausulam adjici volumus generalem Caetera omnia bona mea sive in rebus sive in manibus fuerint debitorum in hoc testamento non expressa volo ut pro animae meae salute per manus Executorum meorum in pios usus distribuantur & quod Creditoribus meis per manus eorundem similiter sit satisfactum Si qui vero Laicorum decesserint intestati de bonis eorum per locorum Ordinarios taliter praecipimus ordinari ut pro animae defuncti in pios usus totaliter erogentur By which new Constitution this Bishop and others Ordinaries than endeavoured to usurp 1. A new Jurisdiction to prescribe the form of all Testaments and who should be witnesses to them and to assign all goods Chattels not particularly bequeathed in Testaments to pious uses viz. to erect Chantries Monasteries hire Priests Monks to chant Masses for their Souls to rescue them out of their imaginary purgatory fire to enrich themselves thereby 2ly A Jurisdiction to dispose of all goods of Laymen dying intestate to such pious uses as they should appoint against Christ's own precedent and the ancient Laws and usage of this Realm c Here p. 14 15 91 92. 138 to 142. forecited 3ly An authority to enable Villains to make Wills and Testaments when as by the Laws and Custom of the Realm d F●eta l. 3. c. 57 Littleton Sect 177 192. Cooks 2 Instit. f. 118 124. no Villain could dispose of his goods by will without his Lords special licence Nor any Prelate or Abbot of the kingdom demise or dispose of the Corn stock goods on the temporalties of his Bishopric or Monastery without the King's special licence Moreover their Constitution concerning Mortuaries a new encroachment then much oppugned is very considerable * Ibid. p. 390. Cap. 52. De Mortuariis Mortuariorum praestationem ex eo intelleximus salubriter sumpsisse initium quod Decimis maejoribus & minoribus ac caeteris juribus Parochialibus per ignorantiam non solutis laesis Ecclesiis praestarentur ut talis oblivio procedent ex incuria non solventis posset saltem per hoc apud districtum Judicem excusari Et quanquam ista provisio ●sset aliqualiter fructuosa omnibus Christianis quidam tamen vel causam hujusmodi praestationis ignorantes vel quod deterius est the salute propria non curantes ipsam mirabiliter subtraxerint suam miseriam in posteros transmittentes quâ se nituntur modernis temporibus excusare quod nec ipsi nec majores eorum hanc praestationem ullo tempore agnoverint O excusatio misera & infoelix quae dum sit in peccatis suos ducit ad interitum excusantes Unde sunt & alii qui animae suae saluti provide consulentes velut devoti Ecclesiae filii praestationem ipsam agnoscunt sicut majores eorum hactenus cognoverunt Sicque contigit quod in una parochia solvi secundum melius averium pro defunctis et in alia penitus denegari  igitur à palea triticum separemus statuendo praecipimus ut in parochia in qua talis solutio fieri consuevit nullus ab ea se valeat excusare sed in eadem fiat praestatio uniformis cum eadem non debeat cum universo jure censeri Parochianos aliarum Parochiarum monemus & hortamur in Domino ut spiritum assumentes consilii sanioris tam salubrem praestationem agnoscant de caetero et de ea satisfacere studeant sicut caeteri in futurum Videntur namque rabie nephanda moveri qui male detentis Deo et Ecclesiae satisfacere tunc non curant quando quod debetur sibi nequiunt amplius retinere sed ipsius subibunt judicium cui in hac parte judicium intulerunt In Parochiis vero in quibus secundum melius averium dari hactenus consuevit illud ligandi donandi assignandive in alios usus decedentibus omnibus interdicimus facultatem In Ex●cutores seu alios quoscunque detentores nisi legitime moniti satisfecerint Deo et Ecclesiae de eodem Excommunicationis sententiam praecipimus promulgari Thus did these Prelates and Clergymen by their own Canons and Constitutions against the Laws and Custom of the Land and Subjects Liberties without consent of King or Parliament upon frivolous avaricious pretences enforce the payment of Mortuaries by degrees upon all men to the prejudice of the Lords of Manors in their Heriots and of the Executors Wives Children of deceased persons I pretermit their Cap. 5. De Poenitentia Cap. 9 De Ecclesiis Capellis & Oratoriis construendis & reparandis Cap. 12. De Ecclesiarum ornamentis & eorum custodia Cap. 13. Ne in Ecclesiis vel Cimiteriis earum mercata vel placita secularia teneantur which no more profaned them then their Ecclesiastical Courts or Thiefs and Murderers flying to and residing in them as Sanctuaries to protect themselves against public Justice which they specially provide for Cap. 15. De Immunitate Ecclesiarum personis & rebus earum Cap. 27. Ne Clerici de bonis Ecclesiasticis in solo aedificent laicali Cap. 42. De Visitationibus Archidiaconorum & Procurationibus & non visitando Cap. 53. De Decimis wherein are several clauses entrenching upon the King's Prerogative or Subject's Liberties They conclude their Constitutions Cap. 55. De sententiis Excommunicationum with the general sentences and Anathemaes of Excommunication made by Stephen Archbishop of Canterbury in the Council of Oxford and of Octobon the Pope's Legate in the Council of London decreeing * Ibid. p. 394 395. Has Excommunicationum sententias sic proinde vulgatas necnon et nostras quas supra criminosos tulimus et rebels prima Dominica in Adventu Domini Dominica in Septuagesima & Dominica proxima ante festum beati Petri ad Vincula intra Missarum solennia cum major aderit Cleri & Populi multitudo candelis accensis pulsatis campanis in singulis Ecclesiis parochialibus nostrae Diocesis per locorum Presbyteros et per Decanum Christianitatis Exonii in praedicto festo beati Petri Cathedralis Ecclesiae Exonii praecipimus solemniter publicari to terrify and subject the people to their illegal encroaching Constitutions and Censures As this Bishop and Synod thus invaded the King's Prerogative and Subjects Liberties by these precedent Constitutions so they thus advanced the Supremacy and Authority of the Church and Popes of Rome in point of consecrating Relics canonising Saints and granting Absolutions for some offences peculiarly reserved to Popes and Prelates * Ibid. p. 396. Cap. 48. De Reliquiis & veneratione Sanctorum Nonnunquam per malos sicut per bonos miracula facta Sanctorum sacra commemorat Ecclesia idcirco ad Sacrasanctam Romanam Ecclesiam quae per Dei omnipotentis gratiam authoritate Apostoli●ae traditionis * sapius errasse had been truer nunquam errasse probatur a tramite In hoc igitur est recurrendum et expectandum ipsius Decretum ne quis hoc approbando quod ipse reprobat a Catholicis Haereticus comprobetur Idcirco in Concilio generali providè novimus esse prohibitum Ne quis Reliquias de novo inventas publice venerari praesumat nisi a Romano Pontifice prius fuerint approbatae Quam prohibitionem † Wh●ch canonised adored false Saints Relics taught forged Miracles practised Idolatry Simony Bribery Fraud Rapine Covetousness Rebellion Treason dispensations with sacred Oaths and yet erred not in these inviolatam ab omnibus praecipimus custodiri Statuentes ut nullus Sanctorum Reliquias venales exponat sed nec lapides fontes arbores ligna vestes aut res quascunque alias ut sanctas propter fictitia documenta aligualiter veneretur cum illud haereticam sapere pravitatem Apostolica declarat sententia et nulli licere docetur aliud vel sentire quam Romanam Ecclesiam matrem omnium Ecclesiarum se qui viderit et tenere Si qui autem contra hoc venire praesumpserit nisi moniti suum deponent errorem tanquam haereticos censemus graviter puniendos In their Modus exigendi Confessiones wherein they totally expunged the Second Commandment against the making and worshipping of Images whereof they were then most notoriously guilty they thus informed their Priests and Lay-people what offences were then specially reserved to the Popes and Bishops absolutions to whose persons Courts they must resort for them to their vast expense and vexation * Ibid p. 401 402. Quia tamen quaedam sunt peccata propter qua debet simplex Sacerdos ad Papam vel Episcopum mittere poenitentem ea praesenti tractatui utique duximus inserenda ut auditis talibus mittat Sacerdos poenitentem ad Episcopum vel ejus Poenitentiarium ut ipse audito poenitente discernat utrum ad Episcopum absolutio pertineat vel ad Papam debeat ipsum destinare Sunt autem hii ad Papam mittendi ad absolutionem suscipiendam scilicet Percussores Clericorum vel Religiosorum sive Clericorum sive Laicorum vel Laeziorum dum tamen sunt in Collegiis Item Incendiarii qui domos incendunt Violatores Ecclesiarum Sortilegii & Daemonibus immolantes & etiam aliud quam Deum adorantes Item communicantes scienter et prudenter cum Excommunicatis a Papa et etiam ab Episcopo Item falsarii Literarum Domini Papae et etiam procurantes falsitatem ab alio fleri et scienter et prudenter falsis literis utentes of which there were then many Item falsi testes Item supponens partum id est faciens alienum partum suum ut alii exhaeredentur Item partum suum necans vel per injuriam suffocans Item tonsores monetae Item impedientes legem Domini Papae whose Antimonarchical Canon Laws must not be opposed or contradicted Item proditor Domini sui vel regni vel alterius Item sectans haereses id est haereticus seilicet qui fovet haereticos Item Symoniacus scilicet qui emit vel dat aliquid ut habeat al quid Spirituale vel qui vendit Spirituale vel etiam Spirituali annexum vel etiam qui procurat aliud dare ut ipse vel alius habeat aliquod Spirituale sicut beneficium Ecclesiasticum vel etiam Ordines And were not † Ad literam nihil hodic communiter faciunt Praelati nisi prop●er munera & ●etributiones data vel danda Alvarus Pelagius de Planctu Ecclesiae l. 2. Artic. 5. f. 91. Pro pecuniis co●secrant & ordinant pro pecunia omnia conf●runt Sacramenta Sacramenta emunt Sacramenta vendunt Nihil accipitur gratis nihil datur gratis Ibid. Artic. 9 f. 109. Vix credo maximè in Hispania quod de centum Episcopis sit unus qui non sit Simoniac●s in ordinibus & beneficiis conferendis Ib. Artic. 20. f. 122. Popes Cardinals bishop Priest's most guilty of this sin in that and in preceding and succeeding ages Item raptores rerum sacrarum Item Scismaticus id est recedens ab Ecclesia Romana Item Invasores possessionum Ecclesiasticarum Item adjutores Saracenorum in armis vel aliis prohibitis Item Vsurarius Item judex qui facit statuta contra libertatem Ecclesiae vel qui fovet talibus by granting Prohibitions to restrain their Usurpations Item qui suspensus divina celebravit Item qui enormia contra naturam committunt circa luxuriam as Popes and Cardinals usually did Et si forte non possit peccator induci quod hujusmodi Episcopo vel ejus Poenitentiario confiteatur adeat Episcopum Sacerdos & exposito ei crimine recipiat ab Episcopo potestatem absolvendi poenitentem Hii quidem sicut dictum est mittendi sunt ad Episcopum ut ipse quos absolvere poterit absolvat quos vero absolvere non poterit ad Papam mittat Episcopus absolvendos to fill his and his Officers purses the principal reason of the reservation of all Absolutions in these cases to himself This year 1288. a Mat Westm p 375 376. Platina Onuphrius Stella Crespin Balaeus Laertius Cherubinus in Nicholas 4. 15 die mensis Februarii after the death of Pope Honorius the 4th Frater Hieronimus de ordine Fratrum Minorum sed Presbyter Cardinalis in Summum Pontificem conseoratur & Nicholaus quartus vocatur whereon Mat. Westminster thus descants Frater Hieronimus Minor est mundi modo Primus b Tho. Walsingham Hist. Angl. p. 14. Ypodigma Nustr p. 72. Per idem tempus Alfonsus Rex Aragoniae missis ad Curiam Romanam nunciis reconciliari petivit Ecclesiae de hiis quae per Patrem suum King Peter facta fuerant se excusans The Archdeacon of Richmund sustaining some damage by this Pope Honorius his appropriation of the Church of Kircham to the Abbey of Valle Royal at the King's instance he thereupon by his Letters Patents authorised and commanded the Abbot and Covent by a certain day to purchase the Patronage of a Church within the Archdeaconry of one hundred Marks or more by the year and to annex it to the Archdeaconry in perpetuity which they covenanted to do and that in the mean time the Archdeacon should enjoy an annual pension from the Abbot as this Record attests DOminus Rex volens prospicere indempnitati Archid. Richemund & Archidiaconorum Chart. Pat & Claus An. 15 E. 1. m. 2. dors Pro Archidiacono Richemund ejusdem loci qui pro tempore fuerint pro eo quod ex appropriatione Ecclesiae de Kircham Archidiaconatus praedicti facta viris Religiosis Abbati & Conventui de Valle Regali ordinis Cisterc Lichefeld Diocesis per Sanctissimum Papam Dominum Honorium quartum ad instantiam Domini Regis memorati praefatus Archidiaconus & sui successores dampnum & injuriam incurrere poterunt in futurum ordinavit et praecepit quod Religiosus vir Abbas praedictus pro se & Conventu suo citra festum Sancti Michaelis proximo sequens jus patronatus alicujus Ecclesiae valentis centum marcas et plus infra Archidiaconatum praedictum emeret & Magistrum Henricum de Newerk ejusdem loci Archidiaconum vel suum successorem si de eo interim humanitus contigerit nomine suo et sui Archidiaconatus et successorum suorum in eodem Archidiaconatu feoffaret praedicto Archidiaconatui perpetuis temporibus annectendae unde apud Burdegalam octavo die Januarii anno regni Regis Edwardi 15. Johannes Abbas de Valle Regali in praesentia venerabilis patris Domini R. Dei gratia Bathoniensis & Wellensis Episcopi Domini Regis Cancellarii personaliter constitutus gratis & de licentia Domini Regis recognovit pro se & suo Conventu quod citra praedictum festum Sancti Michaelis de jure patronatus unius Ecclesiae infra Archidiaconatum praedictum valentis centum marcas et plus praedictum Archidiaconum & successores suos infeodabit sibi & praefato Archidiaconatui perpetuis temporibus annectendae Quod si non fecerit vult & recognovit quod in praenotato festo Sancti Michaelis memorato Archidiacono solver apud Eborum viginti marcas nomine annuae pensionis eidem Archidiacono & successoribus suis singulis annis in eisdem terminis & loco perpetuis temporibus exsolvendas quousque de jure patronatus alicujus Ecclesiae valentiae centum marcas et plus infra Archidiaconatum praedictum ipsum Archidiaconum & suos successores feoffaverit prout superius est expressum Concessit etiam pro se & suo Conventu quod ad praedictam annuam pensionem singulis annis praedicto Archidiacono et suis successoribus prout dictum est suis terminis & loco fideliter exsolvendam per omnia bona illius Monasterii possit distringi etc. Henry de Branceston being elected and confirmed Bishop of Sarum by the Kings and Archbishops assent had a Writ to restore his Temporalties in usual form this year REX dilecto suo Malculmo de Harle custodi Episcopatus Sarum sede vacant P●t 15 E. 1. m. 12. De Temporalibus restitutis salutem Cum etc. Et ideo vobis mandamus quod eidem Electo Temporalia Episcopatus praedicti cum pertin sine dilatione liberetis sicut praedictum est In cujus etc. Teste Edmundo Comite Cornubiae consanguineo Regis apud Westm 15 die Marcii The King having conquered Wales in the 15. year of his reign granted and confirmed to the Bishop of Bangor and his successors all the rights liberties possessions and customs they had formerly used and enjoyed who claiming the third part of the Tithes of all the King's Demesns Mills and Mines of Lead in Englesend the King issued this Writ for his enjoyment of those Tithes at present so as he should be responsible to the King for them if they were not justly due REX disecto & fideli suo Regin de Grey Justice suo Cestr salutem Cum dudum Rot. Walliae An. 14 E. 1. usque 22. m. 9 concesserimus quantum in nobis est venerabili patri A. Bangorensi Episcopo & successoribus quod ipsi utantur et gaudeant pacifice et quiete eisdem juribus libertatibus possessionibus et consuetudinibus diu optentis quibus idem Episcopus et praedecessores sui Episcopi dicti loci usi et gavist fuerunt temporibus retroactis ac idem Episcopus clamat habere debere tertiam partem Decimarum Dominicorum nostrorum et Molendinorum nostrorum in Englesend et tertiam partem Decimarum Minerae nostrae de plumbo ibidem asserens se & praedecessores suos praedictos inde in plena & pacifica possessione retroactis temporibus extitisse prout per quandam inquisitionem coram vobis inde captam evidenter apparet Vobis mandamus quod praefatum Episcòpum tertiam partem Decimarum praedictarum percipere et habere permittatis jurta concessionem nostram praedictam et tenorem inquisitionis praedictae & prout idem Episcopus & praedecessores sui praedicti eam retroactis temporibus percipere & habere consueverunt donec aliud inde praeceperimus Ita tamen quod idem Episcopus nobis inde respondeat si ad nos de jure debeat pertinere Teste Edmundo Comite Cornubiae consanguineo Regis apud Westem 16 die Decembris What Congedesliers and Royal assents to Elections to Ecclesiastical dignities and places relating to Ireland the King this year granted these Records instruct us PRior & Conventus de Insula ordinis Sancti Augustini Lismorensis Diocaesis in Pat. 15 E. 1. m 9 De licentia eligendi Hibernia nunciantes Regi per fratrem Gilbertum de Insula Concanonicum suum cessionem fratris Petri de Insula nuper Abbatis sui habent literas Regis de licentia eligendi Teste Edmundo Comite etc. apud Westm 6 die Junii REX Justiciario suo Hibern salutem Cum dilectae nobis in Christo Priorissa & Moniales Pat. 15 E. 1. m. 6. Pro Priorissa & Monialib●s Abbatiae de Pe lo Portu beatae Mariae Abbatiae de Bello Portu beatae Mariae prope Waterford Ossoriensis Diocaesis nobis per literas suas patentes significaverint quod Ecclesia sua praedicta per mortem Desideratae le Poher nuper Abbatissae ejusdem loci pastoris est solatio destituta supplicantes nobis prout moris est quod licentiam sibi eligendi in Abbatissam eisdem concedere dignaremur ac nos precibus earundem Priorissae & Monialium in hac parte favorabiliter inclinati * Enrolled by itself in the same membrane licentiam illam eis durerimus concedendam Mandantes etc. Nos earundem Priorissae & Monialium laboribus & expensis in hac parte parcere volentes ista vice concessimus eyes de gratia nostra speciali & vobis dedimus potestatem quod facta electione de futura Abbatissa sicut praedictum est eidem Abbatissae assensum Regium vice nostra praebeatis significantes etc. as in others forecited Receptis prius ab ipsa Electa literis suis patentibus sigillo suo necnon et sigillo Capituli sui consignatis quod haee gratia nostra quam eidem Electae ad praesens ex mera liberalitate nostra concessimus nobis vel haeredibus nostris non cedat in praejudicium vel exhaeredationem seu trahetur in consequentiam temporibus futuris In cujus etc. Teste Edmundo etc. apud Westm 26 die Junii REX Justiciario suo Hiberniae salutem Cum dilecti nobis in Christo Prior & Conventus Pat. 15 E. 1. m. 11. Pro Priore & Conventu de Kenles Monasterii Sanctae Mariae de Kenles in Midia de licentia nostra prout moris est dilectum nobis in Christo fratrem Angelicum Concanonicum suum in Abbatem suum elegerint cui Regium assensum prius adhibuimus et favorem Nos eorundem Prioris & Conventus laboribus & expensis in hac parte parcere volentes ista vice volumus & vobis damus potestatem etc. as in the former Receptis tamen prius ab ipso Electo literis suis patentibus ●igillo suo necnon et sigillo Capituli sui consignatis quod haec gratia nostra quam eidem Electo ad prasens ex mera liberalitate nostra concessimus nobis vel haeredibus nostris non cedat in praejudicium vel exhaeredationem seu trahatur in consequentiam temporibus futuris In cujus etc. Teste Edmundo Comite Cornubia consanguineo Regis apud Westm 6 die Maii. King Edward the 1. in the 16 year of his reign going into Arragon in Bierna Oloracensi Civitate Reges Angliae & Aragoniae convenerunt super liberatione Caroli Principis Saliternae cognati Regis Angliae tractatum diligentem habentes qui conditionaliter a Tho. Walsingham Hist. Angl. Anno 1289. p. 15. Ypodigma Nestriae p. 72. Mat Westm p. 370 375. fuit liberatus sub hac forma viz. quod data Regi Arragoniae certa summa pecuniae ipse Carolus a Domino Papa pacem Arragonensibus impetraret quam si infra terminum limitatum impetrare non posset rediret ad carcerem Quibus conditionibus juramento firmatis Carolus tradere debebat tres filios & alios milites nobiles quadraginta pro quibus quousque venirent Rex Angliae liberation●m Caroli accelerans nobiles viros qui secum erant obsides tradidit & pecuniam usque ad triginta a millia librarum persolvit pro cujus detentione Rex Arragonum vinculis ligabatur Excommunicationis Sed in hac convocatione Regum duorum per Legatum ad hoc specialiter destinatum absolutionis gratiam meruit obtinere Prince Charles being thus b Mat. West p. 375. Polyd. Virgil Hist Angl l 17. p. 326 Walsingham Hist p. 15 Matth. parker Antiq. Eccles. Brit. p. 206. released by our King Edward's procurement most perfidiously by the Pope's encouragement in vigilia S. Johannis Baptistae decem millia Francorum militum aliorumque virorum fortium quibus praefuit Comes Atrabicensis cum navibus & galeis Siciliam ingredi nitebatur sed dicti Regis Arragonum satellites in piratis pro magna parte dictam multitudinem submerserunt quosdam verò vivos ceperunt & eos in carceribus recluserunt After which Charles himself instead of performing his Oath and Covenant a juramento suo execranda et detestabili auctoritate Nicholai quarti Papae postea absolutus regnum Siciliae contra fidem et religionem invasit atque tenuit Which Walsingham thus relates Carolus Princeps Achaiae An. 1291. Romam veniens per Papam Nicholaum a juramento Kegi Arragoniae praestito absolvitur et in Regum Siciliae coronatur Such countenancers fomenters of grossest perjuries and breaches of Solemn Leagues Covenants were these Antichristian holy Fathers of Rome in that age worthy to be had in perpetual execration King Edward after this releafe of his Cousin Charles returning from Arragon into c Mat. Westm p. 374 375 3●6 Walsing ham Hist. p. 15. Henr. de Knyghton de Eventibus Angl. l. 3. c. 1 2. col 2466 2468. Gascoigne apud Blankleforth in Vasconia juxta Burdegalem post convalescextiam de gravi infirmitate Crucesignatur cum copiosa hominum multitudine et Christianorum exercitus Capitaneus est effectus per Legatum Romanae Curiae ad hoc missum Moxque Judaeos omnes tanquam Crucis hostes expulit de Wasconia et aliis terris suis universis quas in Regno Franciae possidebat and soon after banished them out of England but was hindered from his voyage to the Holy Land by his wars with the French Welsh and Scots What arrears of annual Pensions the King issued to the Pope's Cardinals and Notaries this year to promote his affairs these Records relate REX Thesaur & Camerariis suis Liberate de Thesauro nostro venerabili patri Liberate 16 E. 1. m. 2. Pro D. Matthaeo S. Mariae in Po●ticu Cardinali Domino Matthaeo Sanctae Mariae in Porticu Cardinali Centum et quinquaginta marcas videlicet sexaginta marcas de terminis Paschae & Sancti Michaelis anno Regni nostri quartodecimo & triginta marcas de terminis Paschae & Sancti Michaelis anno Regni nostri quintodecimo & triginta marcas de termino Pasch● anno Regni nostri sextodecimo de annuo feodo suo sexaginta marcarum quod ei soncessimus percipiendum ad Scaccarium nostrum Teste Comite ut supra Per breve de Privato Sigillo REX Thesaurario & Camerariis suis salutem Liberate de Thesauro nostro dilecto Clerico Ibidem m. 2. Pro Magistro Berardo de Neapoli Domini Papae Notario nostro Magistro Berardo de Neapoli Domini Papae Notario series viginti marcas videlicet quadraginta marcas de termino Sancti Michaelis anno Regni nostri quartodecimo & quater viginti marcas de terminis Paschae & Sancti Michaelis anno Regni nostri quintodecimo quae ei arretro sunt de annuo feodo suo quater viginti marcarum quod de nobis percipit ad Scaccarium nostrum Teste Edmundo etc. apud Westm 25 die Octobris What Accounted the King had of the Subsidy granted him by the Clergy in the Province of Canterbury and within Lincoln Diocese this Record will inform us REX omnibus ad quos etc. salutem Inspeximus literas patentes dilecti nobis Pat. 16 E. 1. m. prima Pro Episcopo Lincolniensi de Vicesima in Christo Magistri Radulphi de Ivingho Cancellarii Ecclesiae Sancti Pauli London ad audiendum & recipiendum compotum Collectorum Vicesimae nobis à Clero tocius provinciae Cantuariensis concessae assignati in haec verba Omnibus Christi fidelibus ad quos praesentes literae pervenerint Radulphus de Ivingho Cancellarius Ecclesiae Sancti Pa●li London ad audiendum & recipiendum compotum Collectorum Vicesimae Domino Edwardo Regi Angliae illustri a Clero tocius provinciae Cantuariensis per biennium concessae deputatus salutem in Domino Sciatis quod venerabilis pater Dominus Oliverus Lincolniensis Episcopus qui in se assumpserat onus collectionis Vicesimae biennalis praedicto Domino Regi in Episcopatu Lincolniensi à Clero concessae die Martis in crastino Sanctae Lucae Evangelistae anno regni Regis praedicti sextodecimo per Dominum Willielmum de Stoketon Clericum suum ad hoc per ipsum Episcopum assignatum nobis reddi fecit plenariè compotum finalem de tota praedicta Vicesima biennali Episcopatus praedicti per quem quidem compotum comperimus expressè summam tocius vicesimae praedictae se extendere ad mille quadringentas quaterviginti decem et novem libras novem denarios et quadrantem & non ultra excepta Vicesima contingente praevendas Ecclesiae Lincolniensis et Ecclesias ab antiquo ad communiam Canonicorum ejusdem Ecclesiae spectantes de quibus praebendis et Ecclestis quo ad lebacionem et collectionem Vicesimae earundem dictum Dominum Episcopum exoneravimus pro co quod Capitulum Lincolniens de vicesima ipsum contingente nobis per se respondebit ad plenum De summa quidem praescripta constat nobis manifestè praedictum Dom. Episcopum solvisse Domino nostro Regi praedicto ante tempus computacionis suprascriptae Mille quadringentas tres libras decem novem et solidos octo denarios et obolum per unam literam acquietanciae sub sigillo Domini Regis & sex paria literarum acquietanciae sub sigillo Magistri Thomae de Brodestrete Rectoris Ecclesiae de Tollesbir London Diocesis ad recipiendum Vicesimam tocius provinciae Cantuariensis specialiter à Domino nostro Rege praedicto deputati quas literas omnes & singulas tam Domini Regis quam Magistri Thomae praedicti ex tradicione & liberacione praedicti Domini Willielmi penes nos recepimus & habemus Allocavimus eciam praefato Domino Episcopo tam pro Ecclesiis exemptorum quam ex aliis racionibus diversis coram nobis in praedicto compoto per Willielmum praetactum propositis sicut apparet per particulas in serie compoti supratacti quaterviginti & octo libras sexdecim solidos quatuor denarios obolum & quadrantem Post p●aescriptas vero soluciones & allocantias ac compotum finalem Vicesimae auditum recepimus à praefato Domino Episcopo per manus antedicti Willielmi nomina quorundam Rectorum qui Vicesimam Ecclesiarum suarum nondum ad plenum solverant nobis liberata pro sex libris quatuor solidis & octo denariis de quibus sex libris quatuor solidis & octo denariis levandis & praedicto Domino Regi solvendis nosmetipsos oneravimus saepedictum Episcopum exinde penitus exonerando Et sic eundem Dominum Episcopum à tota collectione praedictae Vicesimae suae Diocesis & omnibus suis circumstanciis totaliter quietamus & erga praedictum Dominum Regem & omnes alios tenore praesentium quietabimus in aeternum In cujus rei testimonium hanc nostram literam fieri fecimus patentem sigillo nostro majori consignatam Dat. London die Martis in Crastino Sancti Luc● Evangelistae Anno Domini 1288. & Anno Domini Regis praedicti suprascripto Nos igitur praemissa acceptantes eundem Episcopum inde quantum in nobis est tenore praesencium quietamus In cujus etc. Teste Edmundo Comite C●rnubiae Consanguineo Regis apud Westm 8. die Novembris REX omnibus ad quos etc. salutem Inspeximus literas patentes dilecti nobis Ibidem Pro eodem Quintadecima Magistri Radulfi de Ivingho Cancellarii Ecclesiae Sancti Pauli London ad audiendum & recipiendum compotum Collectorum Quintaedecimae nobis à Clero tocius provinciae Cantuariensis concessae assignati in haec verba Omnibus Christi fidelibus ad quos praesentes literae pervenerint Radulphus de Ivingho Cancellarius Ecclesiae Sancti Pauli etc. ad audiendum & recipiendum compotum Collectorum Quintaedecimae Domino Edwardo Regi Angliae illustri à Clero tocius provinciae Cantuariensis per triennium concessae deputatus salutem in Domino Sciatis quod venerabilis pater Dominus O. Lincolniensis Episcopus onus collectionis Quintaedecimae triennalis praedicto Domino Regi in Episcopatu Lincolniensi à Clero concessae die Veneris proxima post festum Sancti Dionysii Martyris anno regni Regis sextodecimo per Dominum Willielmum de Stoketon Clericum su●m ad hoc per ipsum Episcopum assignatum nobis reddi secit plenariè compotum finalem de tota praedicta Quintadecima triennali Episcopatus praedict● Per quem compotum comperimus expressè summam tocius praedictae Quintaed●●●m● se extendere ad duo millia nongentas quater viginti decem et octo libras decem ec octo denarios et obolum et non ultra excepta Quintadecima continge●te praebendas Ecclesiae Lincolniensis et Ecclesia s ab antiquo ad communam Canonicorum ejusdem Ecclesiae spectantes De quibus Praebendis & Ecclesiis quoad levacionem & collectionem Quintaedecimae earundem dictum Dominum Episcopum exoneravimus pro eo quod Capitulum Lincolniense de Q●intadecima ipsum contingente nobis per se respondebit ad plenum De summâ quidem praescriptâ constat nobis manifestè praedictum Dominum Episcopum solvisse Domino nostro Regi praedicto ante tempus computacionis supradictae duo millia octingentas undecim libras duos solidos et novem denarios per septem paria literarum acquietanciae sub sigillo Domini Regis & tria paria literarum acquietanciae sub sigillo nostro quo specialiter pro arreragiis Quintaedecimae utimur & utebamur quas literas omnes & singulas tam Domini Regis quam nostras ex tradicione & liberacione praedicti Domini Willielmi penes nos recepimus & habemus Allocavimus eciam praefato Domino Episcopo tam pro Ecclesiis exemptorum quam ex aliis racionibus diversis coram nobis in praedicto compoto per Willielmum praetactum propositis sicut per particulas in serie compoti supratacti Centum sexaginta decem libras & octo denarios & obolum Post praescriptas verò soluciones & allocancias ac compotum finalem Quintaedecimae auditum recepimus à praefato Domino Episcopo per manus antedicti Willielmi in pecunia numerata octo libras quatuordecim solidos & quatuor denarios obolum & quadrantem Recepimus etiam per manus ejusdem Willielmi in quibusdam nominibus quorundam Rectorum qui Quintam Decimam Ecclesiarum suarum nondum ad plenum solverant nobis liberavit octo libras duos solidos decem denarios & quadrantem De quibus octo l●bris duobus solidis decem denariis & quadrante levandis & praedicto Domino Regi solvendis nosmetipsos oneravimus saepedictum Episcopum exinde pen●tus exonerandi & sic eundem Dominum Episcopum de tota collectione praedictae Quinaedecimae suae Diocesis in omnibus suis circumstanciis totaliter quietamus & erga praedictum Dominum Regem & omnes alios tenore praesentium quietabimus in aeternum In cujus rei testimonium hanc nostram literam fieri fecimus patentem sigillo nostro majori consignetam Dat. Londini die Martis in Crastino Sancti Lucae Evangelistae Anno Domini 1288. & Domini Regis praedicti anno supradicto Nos igitur praemissa acceptantes eundem Episcopum inde quantum in nobis est tenore praesencium quietamus In cujus etc. Teste etc. ut supra A good precedent both for Accounts and acquittances in such cases This year Gilbert de Sancto Leofardo commended by * Anno 1305 p. 456. Godwins Catal. p. 387. Mat. Westminster and Godwin in his Catalogue of Bishops was elected and confirmed Bishop of Chich●ster by the King's royal assent as this Writ for restoring his Temporalties assures us REX dilecto Clerico suo Malculmo de Harle Custodi Episcopatus Cicestrensis Pat. 16 E. 1. m. 10. De Temporalibus restitutis sede vacante salutem Cum venerabilis pater J. Cantuariensis Archiepiscopus tocius Angliae Primas electionem nuper celebratum in Cathedrali Ecclesiae Cicestriae de discreto viro Magistro Gilberto de Sancto Leofardo Thesaurario ejusdem Ecclesiae in Episcopum loci cui prius Regium assensum adhibuimus et favorem confirmaverit sicut per literas patentes ipsius Archiepiscopi nobis inde directas accepimus Nos confirmacionem illam acceptantes cepimus fidelitatem ipsius Electi & temporalia Episcopatus praedicti prout moris est restituimus eidem Et ideo vobis mandamus quod eidem Electo temporalia Episcopatus praedicti cum pertin sine dilac●one liberetis sicut praedictum est In cujus etc. Teste Edmundo apud Westm 24 die Junii Et mandatum est Militibus etc. In cujus etc. Teste ut supra The King granted this Protection to the Abbot and Covent of Ryevall upon these grounds therein expressed REX omnibus ad quos etc. salutem Cum dilecti nobis in Christo Abbas & Conventus Pat. 16 E. 1. m. 14. Pro Abbate & Conventu de Ryevall de custodia domus sux de Ryevall per morinam ovium et equorum suorum et aliis incommodis multimodis quibus ut pro certo intelleximus super modum praegravantur adeo depauperentur et deprimantur quod terrae suae pro magna parte jacent incultae et blada sua in eisdem vehementer defecerunt et insuper iidem Abbas et Conventus Mercatoribus et aliis Creditoribus suis diversis in multimodis debitis teneretur ad quorum solucionem & Domus suae relevacionem facultates ejusdem Domus per magnum temporis spacium sufficere non possent absque dispersione Canonicorum Domus illius vel feodalium suorum dilapidacione seu forte Domus exusdem subversione totali quod nollemus Nos imbecillitati status ipsorum compatientes etc. as in former protections of this kind Teste Comite etc. apud Westm 28. die Aprilis Anno Dom. 1289. there happened this Controversy between Archbishop Peckham and the Abbots and Monks of St. Augustine's Canterbury upon this occasion a Chronica W. thorn cap. 29. col 1951 1952 1573. Cum Dominus Edwardus de partibus Vasconiae in Angliam venisset & apud Sanctum Augustinum hospitatus cum Regina filiis suis & multis aliis in vigilia Assumptionis quae tunc Dominica erat Johannem Peckham Cantuariensem Archiepiscopum fecit invitari ut in festo die Assumptionis secum in loco illo comederet Quo festo plures & majores Regni qui ad Regem convenerunt interfuerunt Quo andito Abbas et Conventus metuentes sibi et suae exemptioni praejudicium generari si Archiepiscopus veniret cum Cruce erecta instabant multum apud Dominum Regem et suum Consilium ne permitteret Archiepiscopum sic venire cum Cruse in libertatum suarum laesionem suique Monasterii praejudicium et gravamen set Rege adhuc volente ut Archiepiscopus veniret & Archiepiscopo nolente nisi Cruce praevia et erecta praecepit Rex Cancellario quod faceret Abbati & Conventus habere literas Archiepiscopi meliores quas sciret & eciam literas Regis quod hujusmodi ingressus Archiepiscopi seu Crucis delatio eye none posset vel suis libertatibus in aliquo praejudicare Vnde dicti Abbas & Conventus non valentes resistere nec audentes contradicere Regiae voluntati ne ejusdem offensam seu gravissimam laesionem incurrerent ob majorem timorem hujus periculi annuerunt in hoc fieri beneplacitum Regis ut intraret cum Cruse Archiepiscopali habitis tamen prius protestationum literis ab eodem de salvo statu suo set habita maxima altercatione super forma hujusmodi inter partem Archiepiscopi & Abbatis Petierunt interea Clerici Domini Archiepiscopi vice sua ut sibi exhiberentur privilegia inspicienda quibus se pars Abbatiae defendebat quod Archiepiscopus non intraret Quod eciam Dominus Eliensis Episcopus & regni Cancellarius cum instantia requirebat Ad quod pars Abbatis multis rationibus respondebat se non teneri de jure nec velle facere maximè Clericis Archiepiscopi illa vice Ipsi tamen Episcopo quaedam privilegia ut amico et ob reverentiam Domini Regis in suo Capitulo monstraverunt Et sic partibus ab invicem recedentibus advenit Dominus Bathoniensis Episcopus & Regis Cancellarius viditque privilegia prins exhibita Episcopo Eliensi Quibus visis & auditis satis eisdem Episcopis constabat evidenter quare Archiepiscopus ingredi non debebat Et cum neutra pars vellet in unam formam literarum aliquatenus consentire dictus Dominus Bathoniensis missus ad hoc specialiter per Regem ut in formam aliquam concordarent quaedam pauca verba de Clericorum Regis consilio apposita fierent illi formae literarum quam praeordinaverat pars Abbatis Et illis literis pars Abbatis causa majoris visitandi periculi pro beneplacito regis stare consensit quaetalis est Universis Christi fidelibus ad quos praesentes literae pervenerint frater Johannes permissione divina Cantuariensis Ecclesiae Minister humilis tocius Angliae Primas salutem & pacem in Domino sempiternam Noverit universitas vestra quod cum nos specialiter invitati à Christianissimo Domino nostro Domino Edwardo Rege Angliae illustri ut cum eo essemus in prandio die festi Assumptionis gloriosae Virginis Mariae Anno Domini 1289. ad ipsius instantiam et rogatum Abbatem Monasterii Sancti Augustini Cantuar. ad Romanam Ecclesiam nullo medio pertinentis in quo Dominus Rex praedictus cum suis Primoribus tunc solempniter festivabat Cruse praevia intramus Confitemur et recognoscimus de plano quod per hoc non intendimus nec volumus Abbati et Conventui loci ejusdem aliquod praejudicium generare nec per hoc eorum privilegiis aut juribus nunc vel in posterum in aliquo derogare nec nobis adquirere possessionis aliquid jurisdictionis aut juris In cujus rei testimonium sigillum nostrum praesentibus est appensum die festo & anno praedicto Set eas sigillare pars Archiepiscopi recusavit omnino Venerunt iterum ad Abbatem ex parte Archiepiscopi Archidiaconus Cantuariensis Magister Lucas Cancellarius Archiepiscopi & Magister Reginaldus de Brandon simul cum Magistro Willielmo de Haleberghe & Domino Johanne de Lewes & dixerunt Archiepiscopi nomine hujusmodi nuncium Abbati Salutat vos Dominus noster Archiepiscopus & quia ut scitis Dominus Rex invitavit eum ut comedat secum hodie in hac domo rogat vos quatinus permittatis ut possit venire cum decentia status sui et fine praejudicio ●●atui vestri quia non curat praejudicare in aliquo aut contravenire libertatibus vestris & hoc si placet velitis sic concedere aut versus Dominum Regem tantum facere et procurare quatinus Rex nostrum Dominum habeat excusatum quod huc non veniat set ut bene de Regis licentia possit in domo propria remanere Deliberante vero Abbate super hiis cum suo consilio & respondente quod voluit licet invitus ut oportuit in forma praetacta sicut antedixerat praeceptis Regiis obedire Et statim missi ab Archiepiscopo recesserunt Cumque haec postmodum essent relata Domino Regi per Cancellarium suum praedictum deliberato consilio mandavit Rex per ipsum Cancellarium Archiepiscopo ne veniret set ad custum Regis ipso die extra in proprio hospitio remaneret Ex quo Archiepiscopus multum offensus aliquaque verba comminatoria contra partem Abbatis ut dicebatur proferens remansit sic extra in hospitio proprio et perrexit in crastino extra villam Et post panca temporis intervalla Archidiaconus & Commissarius Cantuarienses auctoritate cujusdam mandati dicti Archiepiscopieis & Magistro Aselino directi Abbatem apud Stir existentem monuerunt ut privilegia exhiberet proxima die juridica in Ecclesia Sancti Gregorii Cant. juxta formam dicti mandati illis diem & locum ad hoc eis dicti nuncii assignantes Cujus mandati tenor is registered at large in b Col. 1951 1952. William thorn his Chronica the substance whereof was Privilegia sedis Apostolicae seu jura alia & munimenta si quae habent inspicienda exhibeant & ostendant per quae Ecclesias quas in proprios usus maxime de novo in Civitate & Diocesi Cantuariae habere dicuntur tanquam appropriatas sibi valeant retinere pensionesque percipere de diversis Ecclesiis & decimarum portiones vel precium earundem infra limites diversarum parochiarum nostrae diocasis quae propriis suis reguntur Rectoribus etc. Item quod absurdius est gravius & multo detestabilius ingressum nostrum personalem erecta Crute praevia infra septa sui Monasterii corpora sanctorum Archiepiscoporum Cantuariensium praedecessorum in eodem Monasterio quiescentium visitandi causa seu peregrinandi ibidem prout ab aliis communiter morisest verbumque Dei inibi Clero & populo proponendo quamquam sine praejudicio ipsius Monasterii Monachorumque ac privilegiorum eorundem si quae habeant hoc facere voluerimus & protestati saepefuerimus etc. Abbas vero Archiepiscopum suum non esse judicem proponens nec se teneri suo obtemperare mandato statim ex hujusmodi gravaminibus viva voce sedem Apostolicum appellavit dictique Archidiaconus & Commissarius consulerunt Abbatem ut ipse sano consilio iterum sub via pacifica plenius responderet Abbas hoc annuit sending first a Letter and then resorting personally to the Archbishop at Lambheth where Salvagius the Abbot's Clerk spoke thus to the Archbishop Domine pater reverend Dominus Abbas qui hic est non venit huc coram vobis ut ad judicem figuraque judicii set ut homo pacis & tranquillitatem & pacem vestrae conscientiae multum affectans ostendere vobis coram Clericis vestris quae per ipsum fuerunt ostendenda After which Dominus Abbas ex quorundam peritorum consilio rationes Archiepiscopi articulis correspondentes in scripturam provida deliberatione redigere mandavit the two last whereof I shall only recite c Ibid Col. 1956. De invitatione Archiepiscopi ad missas celebrandas quia in di●bus solempnibus uti habet pallio & aliis insigniis Archiepiscopalibus quibus non nisi in Ecclesiis sibi commissis et subjectis uti debet unde in Ecclesiae Sancti Augustini missas celebrare non debet cum a sua jurisdictione consta●●sse exemptam De absolutione Monachorum etc. quia non habet potestatem in eos nec eos potes● absolvere nec ligare ad praedicandum populo etc. quia plus hoc convenit facere in propria Ecclesia quam non sua Ad ultimum super Crucis delatione the grand Controversy hoc videtur esse jurisdictionis et subjectionis indicium unde nos exempti in lecum nostrum sibi non subjectum cum hujusmodi insigniis ipsum sane admittere salvo statu nostro non possumus licet protestationem fecerit quam quidem protestationem quasi contrario facto suo sublatam tamen propter exemplum populi nostris immunitatibus sufficere nullatenus reputamus Istis responsionibus coram Archiepiscopo propositis & quodammodo per easdem fatisfactus a citationibus manum retraxit et Abbas quantum ad ipsum dimissus est in pace die comparationis eidem nullatenus assignato From this contest between this proud Archbishop and Abbot about carrying up his Cross I shall observe 1. The just punishment of God upon him for * Here p 235. excommunicating all who should entertain or sell any victuals to the Archbishop of York or his followers for carrying up his Cross before him within his province some few years before when specially sent for by the King about the public affairs of the kingdom now retaliated with this Abbot's opposing the bearing up his own Cross before him in the Monastery of St. Augustine's even within his own Metropolis and See of Canterbury when specially sent for thither to dine with the King 2ly His pride and obstinacy in refusing to subscribe such a Letter as the King directed to reconcile this difference and preserve the Abbot's privileges or to repair to the King without his Cross born up before him together with his spleen and malice against the Abbot and Covent for not admitting him to carry up his Cross within their Monastery 3ly The strange abuse he and other our Archbishops made in that age of that they styled and reputed the very Cross of Christ which as it was an emblem of our e Phil. 2. ● Saviour's lowest humiliation by whose Cross St. Paul affirmed f Gal. 6. 14. the world was crucified unto him and he unto the world and likewise a * Ephes. 2. 13 14 15 16. Col. 1. 20. c. 2. 14. means of Christian love peace unity yet our Luciferian Archbishops made reputed it a badge ensign of their Metropolitical Jurisdiction Authority Pomp State causing it to be carried up in pomp before them for that end as an emblem of their Antichristian pride and ambition yea made it and its carrying up before them a cause of frequent hot contentions schisms witness the † See Mr. Lambards' Perambulation of Kent p. 81 to 87. manifold high contests between the Archbishops of Canterbury York and the Abbots of St. Augustine's about crosse-bearing to the great disturbance of the Church State King Council and the reproach scandal of Christianity as well as Archiepiscopacie So far were they from imitating the doctrine or example of our Saviour or St. Paul in this particular The same year there fell out this suit between this proud Archbishop of Canterbury his Officers and this Abbot of St. Augustine's concerning Alms and Tithes which occasioned Excommunications and Appeals to Rome about their privileges and exemptions thus registered by g Chronica W. thorn col 1956 1957 1958. William thorn Anno Domini supradicto habitus est processus contra Rectorem de Waldwarsare Qui Rector tam in capitulis Archidiaconi quam alibi querelam deponens contra fratrem Martinum tunc elemosinarium istius Ecclesiae super occupatione quarundam Decimarum de quibusdam Hamelettis viz. Mendetre Estsole Westwold & Essele provenientium ipsum elemosinarium asserentem dictas Decimas & omnia jura parochialia inhabitatoribus dictorum locorum ac praecipuè omnes oblationes & obventiones ad Ecclesiam de Norborne qualitercunque provenientes ad ipsum elemosinarium & vicarium ejusdem taliter simul cum cantaria spectare debere & quod si spectant & spectabant ab antiquo pacificè publicè & notoriè nec dimisisset in pace obtenta fuit quaedam litera conservatoria Decano de Sandewico directa per quam praecipiebat eidem & in virtute obedientiae mandavit quatenus dictum Stephanum Rectorem supradictum moneret legitimè & efficaciter induceret ut de omnibus praemissis ablatis saepedictis religiosis plene satisfaceret infra mensem inhibens eidem ne in eos vel eorum Ecclesias de caetero plus attemptet Quod si monitionibus & inhibitionibus suis parere contempserit ipso facto ab officio et beneficio idem conservator suspendit mandans eidem Decano quod ipsum in singulis Ecclesiis decanatus sui singulis diebus Dominicis et festivis quousque condigne super illis satisfecerit suspensum faceret nunciari Set executione ejusdem literae ad tempus dil●●● idem Rector pendente dilatione procuraverat ab Archidiaecono quandam literam in forma communi contra omnes parochianos suos ad solvendum sibi ea quae ab eis Elemosinarius exigebat Et tunc auctoritate praedictae conservatoriae ipse S. Rector publice diebus festivis in vicinis ibi Ecclesiis ab officio et beneficio fuit denuntiatus suspensus Et ipse se divinis immiscuit nichilominus sic ligatus Interim autem impetrata fuit alia conservatoria eidem Decano directa cujus tenor talis est Abbas Ecclesiae Sanctae Crucis de Waltham etc. Cum vos alias ad mandatum nostrum immo verius Apostolicum Stephanum Rectorem de Waltham monueritis & induxeritis ut dictis Abbati & Conventui Sancti Augustini super majoribus & minoribus Decimis ac aliis juribus parochialibus ipsos religiosos & eorum Ecclesiam de Nordburne spectantibus & per ipsum Rectorem ablatis & invasis plenarie satisfaceret infra mensem à die confectionis mandati nostri et quia monitionibus et inhibitionibus praemissis parere contempserit ipsum denunciaveritis esse suspensum Et quia crescente contumacia crescere debet & poena vobis in virtute obedientiae qua sedi Apostolicae tenemini et sub poena cohercionis canonicae firmiter injungimus et mandamus quatinus singulis diebus Dominicis et festivis in singulis Ecclesiis Decanatus vesiri inter Missarum solempnia publicetis adjuc ex habundanti quod Rector ille de ablatis satisfaciat sub poena Excommunicationis majoris quam in hac parte si non paruerit exnunc ut extunc in eundem Rectorem proferimus in hiis scriptis Vobisque injungimus et mandamus ut post lapsum mensis ipsius ipsum Rectorem cum solempnitate praemissa nisi satisfecerit pulsatis campanis candelis accensis sic Excommunicatum esse denuncietis et denunciari faciatis Such was their animosity violence abuse of the Spiritual Sword against each other Istis sic habitis idem Rector pro tuitione Curiae Cantuariensis sedem Apostolicam appellavit procurans ab officiali Curiae Cantuariae scribi et mandari eidem Decano et sibi inhibendo ne pendente in Curia Cantuariensi hujusmodi tuitorio appellationis negotio quicquam in praejudicium Rectoris appellantis attemptare faceret quo minus haberet liberam appellationis suae prosecutionem & etiam citaret Abbatem & Conventum Sancti Augustini & Vicarium de N. quod comparerent coram ipso sen Commissario in Ecclesia beatae Mariae de Arcubus in dicto tuitionis negotio facturos et recepturos quod postulaverit ordo juris Die adveniente & Rectore praedicto per Procuratorem in Consistorio de Arcubus comparente & non parte Abbatis post proclamationem proposuit Magister Salvagius Clericus Abbatis non ut procurator set ut amicus quod dictus Abbas et Conventus cum suis ita sunt exempti quod non debebant nec volebant ibi vel asibi coram eis super aliquo respondere nec etiam super hiis privilegia sua exhibere Interim autem impetrata fuit alia litera ab Abbate S. Edmundi conservatore inhibitoria ne officialis Contuariensis et Decanus de Arcubus eidem Rectori de Waltham tuitionis beneficium conferrent aut partem Abbatis contra sua privilegia in aliquo gravarent set ipsos secundum libertatis et exemptionis suae exigentiam ab omni judiciali examine libere dimitterent cum nullo jure vel consuetudine possent in eos jurisdictionem aliquam seu potestatis exercitium absque sedis Apostolicae speciali mandato et expresse ad eos directo aliquatenus vendicare quorum privilegiorum contravenientes sine dubio per multa Romanorum Pontificum privilegia Excommunicationi asseruit ipso facto subjacere Whereupon at last they submitted themselves to Arbitrators to end this hot contest suspensions and Anathemaes of one another about their Privileges What licenses to elect Bishops Abbots Priors Abbesses and Royal assents to Elections made in Ireland and restitution of Temporalties thereupon issued from the King this year these Records attest MAuritius le Dokne sacrista Ecclesiae the Cloven nuncians Regi cessionem venerabilis patris Gilberti nuper electi in Episcopum & Pastorem Ecclesiae illius Pat. 16 E 1. m. 10. De ●icentia eligendi habet literas Regis Decano & Capitulo ejusdem Ecclesiae de licentia eligendi Teste Edmundo etc. apud Westm 12 die Julii REX Justiciario suo Hibern vel ejus locum tenenti salutem Cum dilecti nobis in Christo Decanus & Capitulum Artferten nobis per literas suas patentes Ibid. m. 10. De assensu electioni adhibito & Temporalibus restitutis etc. significaverint quod Ecclesia sua praedicta per mortem Nicholai nuper Episcopi ejusdem loci pastoris est solatio destituta supplicantes nobis prout moris est quod licentiam sibi alium eligendi in Episcopum eisdem concedere dignaremur Nos etc. as in other licenses and Royal assents Teste Edmundo etc. apud Westm 10 die Augusti FRater Johannes Canonicus Ecclesiae Sancti Petri de Clonard nuncians Regi resignationem Ibidem Borgonildae nuper electae in Abbatissam domus Monialium de Clonard habet literas Regis Priorissae & Conventui Monialium ejusdem loci de licentia eligendi Teste ut supra REX electioni nuper factae in Ecclesia Conventuali de Clonard de Burgenilda Pat. 16 E. 1. m. 4. De assensu electioni adhib●to Moniali ejusdem domus in Abbatissam illius loci Regium assensum adhibuit et savorem & hoc significatum est Th. Midensi Episcopo ut quod suum est in hac parte prosequatur Teste Edmundo etc. apud Westm 16 die Octobris REX venerabili in Christo patri J. Dublin Archiepiscopo tenent● locum Justiciarii Ibidem De Temporalibus restitutis in Hibernia salutem Cum dilectae nobis in Christo Priorissa & Moniales Abbatiae de Clonard Midensis Diocesis de licentia nostra prout moris est dilectam nobis in Christo Burgenildam Monialem ejusdem Domus in Abbatissam suam elegerint cui Regium assensum prius adhibuimus et savorem Nos earundem Priorissae & Monialium laboribus & expensis in hac parte parcere volentes ista vice volumus & vobis damus potestatem etc. Receptis tamen prius ab eadem Electa literis suis patentibus sigillo suo necnon et sigillo Capitali sui consignatis quod haec gratia nostra quam eidem Electae ad praesens ex mera liberalitate nostra concessimus nobis vel haeredibus nostris non redat in praejudicium seu exhaeredationem vel trahatur in consequentiam temporibus futuris In cujus etc. Teste Edmundo etc. apud Westm 16 die Octobris PRior & Conventus domus beatae Mariae de Nonan Midensis Diocesis nunciantes Pat. 16 E. 1. m. 4. De licentia eligendi Regi resignationem fratris Ricardi nuper Abbatis ejusdem loci per fratrem Robertum Concanonicum suum habent literas Regis de licentia eligendi Teste ut supra REX venerabili in Christo patri J. eadem gratia Dublin Archiepiscopo tenenti Ibidem De asseusu electioni adhibito & Temporalibus restitutis locum Justiciarii in Hibernia salutem Cum dilecti nobis in Christo Prior & Conventus domus beatae Mariae de Nonan Midensis Diocesis nobis per literas suas patentes significaverint quod Ecclesia sua praedicta per resignationem fratris Ricardi nuper Abbatis ejusdem loci pastoris est solatio destituta supplicantes nobis prout moris est quod licentiam sibi eligendi in Abbatem eis concedere dignaremur ac nos precibus eorundem Prioris & Conventus in hac parte inclinati licentiam illam eis duxerimus concedendam Mandantes ipsis etc. Receptis prius ab eodem Electo literis suis patentibus sigillo suo necnon et sigillo Capituli sui consignatis quod haec gratia nostra quam eidem Electo ad praesens ex mera liberalitate nostra concessimus nobis vel haeredibus nostris non cedat in praejudicium vel exhaeredationem seu trahatur in consequentiam temporibus futuris Teste Edmundo etc. apud Westm 7 die Novembris REX Justiciario suo Hibern vel ejus locum tenenti salutem Cum dilecti nobis Pat. 16 E. 1. m. 11. De assensu electioni adhibito & Temporalibus restitutis etc. in Christo Prior & Conventus domus beatae Mariae de Dinelek nobis per literas suas patentes significaverint quod Ecclesia sua praedicta per cessionem fratris Nicholai nuper Abbatis ejusdem loci pastoris est solatio destituta supplicantes nobis prout moris est quod licentiam sibi alium eligendi in Abbatem eisdem concedere dignaremur Nos etc. Teste Comite etc. apud Westm 20 die Julii NIcholaus filius Ricardi Capellanus & Ricardus de Kemeseye nunciantes Regi Pat. 16 E. 1. m. 15. De licentia eligendi mortem Isoldae de la Hide nuper Abbatissae domus beatae Mariae de Hoges juxta Dublin habent literas Regis Priorissae & Monialibus ejusdem domus de licentia eligendi Teste Comite etc. apud Westm. 15 die Aprilis The next year the King gave his Royal assent to these Elections and Confirmations of Bishops in Ireland and restitution of their Temporalties LAurencius Canonicus Ecclesiae Cassalensis nuncians Regi mortem D. quondam Archiepiscopi ejusdem loci habet literas Regis Decano & Capitulo ejusdem Pat. 17 E. 1. m. 8. Ecclesiae Cassalensis de licentia eligendi Teste Rege apud Reylegh 4 die Sept. NIcholaus filius Ricardi Preceptor Ecclesiae Ossoriensis nuncians Regi mortem Ibidem De licentia eligendi bonae memoriae R. quondam Episcopi ejusdem loci habet literas Regis directas Decano & Capitulo Ecclesiae praedictae de licentia eligendi Teste Rege apud Reylegh 5 die Sept. REX electioni nuper factae in Ecclesia Cathedrali Sancti Kannici Kilkenny de Magistro Pat. 17 E. 1. m. 5. De assensu electioni adhibito Michaele de Exon. Canonico ejusdem Ecclesiae in Episcopum ejusdem loci Regium assensum adhibuit et favorem Et hoc significatum est J. Dublinensi Archiepiscopo ut quod suum est in hac parte exequatur In cujus etc. Teste Rege apud Clarendon 2 die Novembris REX Justice suo Hibern vel ejus locum tenenti salutem Cum nos electioni Ibidem De Temporalibus restitutis nuper sactae in Ecclesiae Cathedrali Sancti Kannici Kilkenny Regium assensum adhibuerimus et savorem & velimus eidem Electo propter bonum & laudabile testimonium quod de ipso perhibetur coram nobis graciam facere uberiorem in hac parte ut suis parcamus laboribus & expensis vobis mandamus quod electione illa canonicè confirmata et capta nomine nostro ab eodem Electo fidelitate nobis debita ut est moris Temporalia Episcopatus ejusdem sibi liberari faciatis Receptis tamen prius ab eodem Electo literis patentibus sigillo suo necnon sigillo Capituli sui signatis quod haec nostra gracia nobis vel haeredibus nostris non cedet in praejudicium nec trahetur in consequentiam in futu●●m In cujus etc. Teste ut supra The King likewise by his Prerogative restored Lands he had seized in Ireland given to a Nunnery there against the Statute of Mortmain and confirmed them to it by this Patent REX omnibus etc. Licet de communi consilio regni nostri providerimus Pat. 17 E. 1. m. 6. Pro Priorissa & Monialibus de Taghmonlingbeg in Hibern quod non liceat viris Religiosis seu aliis ingredi feodum alicujus ita quod ad Mortuam manum deveniat sine licentia nostra & capitalis Domini de quo res illa immediatè tenetur volentes tamen dilectis nobis in Christo Priorissae & Monialibus de Taghmonlingbeg in Hibernia graciam facere specialem concessimus eyes quantum in nobis est quod quaterviginti acras terrae cum pertin in Armacrenan quas sibi adquisiverunt de Ricardo filio Rogeri & quas occasione statuti nostri praedicti capi fecimus in manum nostram tenere possint & habere sibi & successoribus suis imperpetuum juxta formam feofamenti eis per praedictum Ricardum inde facti salvo jure cujuslibet Nolentes quod eadem Priorissa & Moniales seu praedictus Ricardus per nos vel haeredes nostros occasione statuti praedicti inde occasionentur in aliquo seu graventur Salvis tamen capitalibus Dominis feodi illius serviciis inde debitis & consuetis In cujus etc. Teste Rege apud Windesor vicesimo die Octobris Most other Religious Houses by money or friends purchased the like restitutions pardons or dispensations for Lands purchased by or given to them in Mortmain in that age The King according to custom seizing all the Goods Chattels and likewise the Vessels and Church Ornaments of the Archbishop of Tuam in Ireland for debts due unto him at his death ordered the Ornaments of his Chapel to be restored by this Writ to adorn the Church of Tuam and that in the King's name as his free gift Claus 17 E. 1. m. 4. intus Pro Decano & Capitulo Ecclesiae Tuamensis de ornamentis eidem Ecclesiae per Regem datis LIcet Rex prout ex consuetudine ad ipsum in casu consimili pertinente omnia bona et catalla simul cum vasis et caeteris ornamentis Ecclesiae quae fuerunt Stephani nuper Tuamensis Archiepiscopi defuncti capi fecerit in manum suam occasione debitorum in quibus idem Archiepiscopus Regi ad Scaccarium suum Dublin tenebatur die quo obiit Rex nichilominus velit ob Dei reverentiam et animae dicti defuncti salutem ipsam Ecclesiam Tuamensem ornamentis Capellae ipsius Anchiepiscopi ad rei memoriam decorari Mandatum est Thesaur & Baronibus de Scaccario Dublin quod hujusmodi ornamenta ratione praedicta per ipsos Thesaur & Barones' in manum Regis capta Dccano et Capitulo ejusdem Ecclesiae liberent vice et nomine Regis eidem Ecclesiae remanentibus in suturum Teste meipso apud Ledes 22 die Augusti The King having given his licence and Royal assent to the elected Archbishop of Tuam in Ireland he thereupon went to Rome to Pope Nicholas the 4th for his confirmation and consecration where although he was unanimously elected yet to avoid the long delays there used to examine such Elections he resigned the right of his Election into the Pope's hands who thereupon conferred the Archbishopric upon him by his own Provision and gift sending this Bull to the King to certify him thereof and to desire his Royal favour to restore the Goods and Temporalties of the Archbishopric to him the Original whereof I rescued out of the Rubbish in the White Tower Chapple NICHOLAUS Episcopus servus servorum Dei charissimo in Christo filio R●gi Anglorum illustri salutem & Apostolicam benedictionem Divinae gra●i● Majestatis acquiritur si Ministris ejus et hiis praecipue qui Pontisicali dignitate sunt praedicti pro ipsius reverentia condignus honor impenditur et favor necessarias exhibetur Sane tanto plenius per hujusmodi charitatis opera te Regi regum gratum condecet inveniri quanto ipse de suae benignitatis affluentia te in Dominum multis pr●esse voluit et grandem bonorum coriam tuis pedibus subjugavit Dudum siquidem Tuamen Ecclesia per obitum bonae memoriae Stephani Archiepiscopi Tuamen pastoris solatio destituta dilecti filii Capitulum ipsius Ecclesiae ad tractandum de futuri substitutione Praelati prout moris est insimul convenerunt ac per viam compromissi in hujusmodi negotio procedentes dil●ctis filiis Johanni Majori & Concordi Magoneum Archidiaconis Johanni de Alatro Praecentori Nicholas de Hyndeberg Thesaurario Thomae de Watford Cancellario Alano de Wellis & Nicholas de Guarcin Canonicis Ecclesiae supradictae providendi ea vice eidem Ecclesiae de pastore concesserunt liberam po●estatem Qui authoritate concessionis hujusmodi dilectum filium W. Electum Tuamen tunc Rectorem Ecclesiae de Athnorwy Tuamen Dioc. in Tuamen Archiepiscopum concorditer elegerunt dictusque Willielmus electioni hujusmodi de se factae consensit Ac demum super hujusmodi electionis negotio de ipso factae personeliter ad Apostolicam sedem accedens ne praefata Ecclesia * A new Papal device by delays at Rome to enforce Archbishops lawfully elected to resign their elections into his hands that so they might receive them from their hands & authority by Papal Provisions dearly purchased sub dilationis expectatione quae quandeque in negotiorum examinatione emergit dintius incommoda viduitatis sentiret omne jus quod sibi ex electione hujusmodi competebat sponte et libere in nostris manibus resignavit Nos itaque hujusmodi resignatione recepta de ordinatione ipsius Ecclesiae sollicite cogitantes ac talem eidem Ecclesiae cupientes praeesse Pontificem per quem posset salubriter gubernari ad personam dicti Willielmi direximus oculos mentis nostrae cui de literarum scientia morum maturitate prudentia spiritualium temporalium providentia & generis nobilitate laudabile testimonium perhibetur ipsumque Willielmum de fratrum nostrorum confilio Ecclesiae praedictae praefecimus in Archiepiscopum et Pastorem Firmam spem fiduciam que tenentes quod eidem Ecclesia per suae diligentiae studium praeservabitur à noxiis & spiritualibus & temporalibus proficiet incrementis Rogamus itaque exceilentiam Regiam et hortamur attente quatenus eundem Electum pro nostra et Apostolicae sedis reverentia circa recuperationem bonorum et jurium ejusdem Ecclesiae favoris Regii praesidio prosequaris ut ipse tuae Celsitudinis fultus auxilio in commissa sibi cura Pas●oralis officii possit Deo propitio prosperari Ac tibi exinde à Deo per●nnis vitae praemium & à nobis condigna proveniat actio gratiarum Dat. Romae apud Sanctam Mariam majorem 6 Non. Maii Pontificatus nostri anno secundo Upon receipt whereof the King receiving his Oath of Fealty as he was duly elected and one to whom he had formerly given his Royal assent not as preferred by the Pope's new Provision issued this Writ to restore the Temporalties Pat. 17 E 1. m. 6 int●s De Tempora libus restituendis REX vererabili patri J. eadem gratia Dublin Archiepiscopo Justiciario suo Hiberniae vel Escaetori suo ibidem salutem Cum Summus Pontilex dilectam nobis in Christo Willielmum Rectorem Ecclesiae de Athnorwy electum in Archiepiscopum Ecclesiae Tuamensis cui prius Regium assensum adhibuimus et favorem ejusdem Ecclesiae praefecerit in Archiepiscopum & Pastorem sicut per literas dicti Summi Pontificis Bullatas accepimus Nos praefectionem illam acceptantes cepimus fidelitatem ejusdem Willielmi & Temporalia Archiepiscopatus praedicti prout moris est restituimus eidem Et ideo vobis mandamus quod eidem Willielm● Temporalia Archiepiscopatus praedicti liberetis sicut praedictum est In cujus etc. Teste Rege apud Burgum 29 die Septembris I likewise found in the White Tower Chapel this Original ensuing Bull of Pope Nicholas to the King certifying him of his confirmation of the Election of the Abbot of Waltham and consecration of him with his own hands and thereupon imploring the King's favour and assistance to him in a submissive stile NICHOLAUS Episcopus Servus servorum Dei charissimo in Christo filio Regi In Turri London Angliae illustri salutem & Apostolicam benedictionem Ad fovendum in charitatis visceribus Ecclesiarum Praelatos eos praecipue qui Pontificali dignitate praeeminent eo te fiducialibus nostris precibus invitamus quo in bonorum operum executione Celsitudinis Regalis affectum extimamus magis promptum ac facilem invenire maximè cum apud Deum cujus Praelati hujusmodi sunt Ministri retributionis aeternae praemium & apud homines laudis praeconium acquiratur Sane dudum Monasterium Sanctae Crucis de Waltham ad Romanam Ecclesiam nullo medio pertinentis ordinis Sancti Augustini London Dioc. Abbatis regimine destitutum dilecti filii Prior & Conventus ipsius Monasterii vocatis omnibus qui voluerunt debuerunt & potuerunt commodè interest die ad eligendum praefixa ut moris est convenientes in unum pro futuri substitutione Abbatis ac per viam deliberantes procedere compromissi in dilectos filios fratres Robertum tunc Canonicum Henricum de Templo Baldrunum Henricum Richardum Jacobum & Johannem Canonicos ipsius Monasterii unanimiter & concorditer compromittere convenerunt concessa eis providendi ea vice per electionem Canonicam vel postulationem concordem ipsi Monasterio de Abbate plena & libera potestate promittentes quod illum in suum & dicti Monasterii Abbatem reciperent quem iidem compromissarii de gremio ipsius Monasterii vel de seipsis eligere procurarent sicque postmodum iidem compromissarii secedentes in partem hujusmodi compromissi diligenter forma servata suisque votis diligenter discussis sex ex seipsis qui erant numero s●ptem in eundem fratrem Robertum unanimiter & concorditer consenserunt Et tandem dictus frater Henricus suo ac eorundem compromissariorum suorum nomine & de consensu singulorum de dicto Conventu & unanimi voluntate eundem fratrem Robertum in ejusdem Monasterii Abbatem elegit Sicque postmodum idem frater Robertus ad eorundem Prioris & Conventus instantiam electioni hujusmodi de se factae consensit Verum quia postmodum praesentato nobis hujusmodi electionis decreto electionem ipsam quam per venerabilem fratrem B. Episcopum Portuens & dilectos filios nostros H. Tituli Sanctae Sabinae Presbyterum & Petrum Sancti Eustachii Diaconum Cardinals diligenter examinari fecimus invenimus de eodem fratre Roberto utpote persona idonea Canonice celebratam illam de praedictorum & aliorum fratrum nostrorum consilio confirmavimus ipsumque in ejusdem Monasterii Abbatem praefecimus et Pastorem et subsequenter munus benedictionis de nostris manibus sibi durimus impendendum Cum itaque fili charissime sit virtutis opus Ecclesias et personas Ecclesiasticas praesertim Pontificali praeditas dignitate benigno favore prosequi ac eas verbis et operibus pro Regis aeterni gloria venerari Serenitatem Regiam rogamus et hortamur attente quatenus eundem Abbatem & Monasterium sibi commissu● pro nostra et Apostolicae sedis reverentia habeas propensius commendatos Ita quo● idem Abbas tuo fultus auxilio in commissa sibi cura pastoralis officii possit Deo propitio prosperari ac tibi exinde à Deo perennis vitae praemium et a nobis condigna proveniat actio gratiarum Dat. Reate 3 Kal. Octobris Pontificatus nostri anno secundo The Abbot of Westminster loving flesh and Venison better than prayer fish and fasting procured this grant and Writ from the King to him and his successors for 8. Bucks every year to be taken in the Forest of Windesore and brought to Westminster by the Constable of Windesore Castle at the King's cost and there offered before the High Altar every year as a sacrifice to the Abbot rather than to God for the salvation of the Kings his Ancestors and Heirs souls by feasting the Abbots and Monks bodies which little conduced thereunto REX dilecto & fideli suo Galfrido de Pycheford Constabulario Castri sui de Claus 17 E. 1. m. 4. intus Pro Abbate Westm de octo damis annuis sibi per Regem concessis etc. Wyndeshore salutem Quia per Chartam nostram pro salute animae nostrae et animacum antecessorum et haeredum nostrorum dedimus & concessimus & Charta praedicta confirmavimus Deo et Sancto Petro et Abbati Westm et successoribus suis imperpetnum octo damos singulis annis capiendos in Foresta nostra de Wyndeshore ad custum nostrum & haeredum nostrorum per manum Constabularii de Wyndeshore quicunque pro tempore suerit Coastabularius deferendos per eundem Constabularium usque Westm in Vigiiia Sancti Petri ad Vincula Ita quod hii qui dictam venacionem illuc deferent singulis annis facient duas menyas ante magnum Altare Sancti Petri Westm Vobis mandamus quod praedicto Abbati oct● damos in praedicta Foresta capi et usque Wtstm deferri et duas menyas ante magnum Altare fieri faciatis de anno praesenti secundum tenorem Chartae praedictae si eos nondum habuerit per aliud breve nostrum Teste meipso apud Ledes 22 die Augusti After which he procured the like Writs every year The Abbot of Clunie in France and some others having a purpose to impose and exact a Tax from all the Monasteries of his Order in England without the King's consent to the diminution of their Alms Divine Services and prejudice of them and their Founders the King thereupon issued this Writ prohibiting them to pay any Tax or Contribution to the Abbot or any other under pain of seizing all their Temporalties till they received his further special command therein REX universis & singulis Prioribus & aliis Religiosis ordinis Cluniacensis in Anglia Pat. 17 E 1. m. 8. Pro Prioribus & caete●s Re 1. giosis ordinis Cluniacensis in Anglia ad quos etc. salutem Quia ex relatu accepimus jam quorundam quod quidam tallagia et contribuciones a vobis exigunt seu exigere et habere proponunt hiis diebus quae si a vobis per exactiones hujusmodi praestarentur  redundarent in diminucionem elemosinarum a progenitoribus nostris Regibus Angl. ac aliis fidelibus regni nostri de quorum fundacione domus vestrae in Anglia existunt constitutarum necnon et substractionem divinorum obsequiorum ae depauperationem domorum earundem manifestam quod suftinere nolumus sicut nec debemus vobis mandamus firmiter inhibentes ne tallagia vel contribuctones quascunque Abbati Cluniacensi vel alicui alii aliquatenus praebeatis donec a nobis super hoc aliud habueritis specialiter in mandatis Et hoc sicut omnibus quae de nobis senetis in regno nostro pacifice gaudere volueritis nullatenus omittatis In cujus etc. Teste Rege apud la Neylaunde 15 die Sept. * Page 279. Francis Godwin in his Catalogue of Bishops observes that from the year 1284. the See of Salisbury had 5. Bishops within the space of 5. years whereof William Comer as he styles him was the 4. but his name was William the Corner as this Writ for restoring his Temporalties together with the Patent of the King's Royal assent to his election assure us REX dilecto Clerico suo Malcolmo de Harley salutem Cum venerabilis pater Pat. 17 E. 1. m. 20. & 21. De Temporalibus restitutis J. Cantuariensis Archiepiscopus totius Angliae Primas electionem nuper celebratam in Ecclesia Cathedrali Sarum de discreto viro Magistro Willielmo de Corner in Episcopum ejusdem loci cui prius Regium assensum adhibuimus et favorem confirmaverit sicut per literas patentes ipsius Archiepiscopi nobis inde directas accepimus Nos confirmacionem illam acceptantes cepimus fidelitatem ipsius Electi & Temporalia Episcopatus praedicti prout moris est restituimus eidem Et ideo vobis mandamus quod eidem Electo Temporalia Episcopatus praedicti cum pertin liberetis sicut praedictum est In cujus etc. Teste Edmundo etc. apud Westm 26 die Febr. Et mandatum est Militibus etc. In cujus etc. Teste ut supra What accounted the King received of the Vintisme and Quindisme granted him by the Clergy from the Diocese of Bath and Wells for 5. years past according to the Taxation of Norwich this Record will inform us REX omnibus ad quos etc. salutem Inspeximus literas patentes dilecti nobis Pat. 17 E. 1. m. 21. Pro Epi●copo Bathon & Wellen & Collectoribus Vicesimae & Quintaedecimae in eodem Episcopatu Magistri Radulphi de Ivingho Cancellarii Ecclesiae Sancti Pauli London ad audiendum & recipiendum compotum de Quintadecima nobis per triennium & Vicesimae per biennium à Clero Cantuariensis provinciae concessis à quibuscunque earundem Quintaedecimae & Vicesimae Collectoribus in eadem provincia ex speciali mandato nostro deputati in haec verba Memorandum quod undecimo Kal. Febr. anno gratiae 1288. comparuit Willielmus de Bathon Vicarius Wellensis ex praecepto discreti viri Magistri Radulphi de Wikham venerabilis patris Domini R. Dei gratia Bathon & Wellen. Episcopi tunc extra regnum agentis Vicarii coram nobis Magistro de Ivingho Cancellar Ecclesiae Sancti Pauli London ad audiendum & recipiendum compotum de Quintadecima Domino Edwardo Dei gratia illustri Regi Angliae per triennium & Vicesima per biennium à Clero Cantuariensis provinciae concessis à quibuscunque earundem Quintaedecimae & Vicesimae Collectoribus in eadem provincia ex speciali mandato dicti Domini Regis deputato & ad faciendum omnia quae dicti negotii qualitas requirit prout in literis dicti Domini Regis nobis super hoc directis plenius continetur in hospicio nostro London praefato Magistro Radulpho de Wikham eisdem die & loco personaliter praesente & reddidit compotum finalem de Quintadecima & Vicesima supradictis Episcopatum Bathon & Wellen. per quinquennium contingentibus pro dicto Domino Episcopo & omnibus earundem Quintaedecimae & Vicesimae Collectoribus in dicto Episcopatu per idem tempus deputatis Et est summa aestimationis beneficiorum dicti Episcopatus per triennium secundum taxationem Norwic. 9363 l. 5 s. 6 d. summa Quintaedecimae ejusdem aestimationis per triennium 624 l. 4 s. 4 d. ob summa aestimationis beneficiorum dicti Episcopatus per biennium 6242 l. 3 s. 4 d. summa Vicesimae ejusdem aestimationis per biennium 312 l. 2 s. 6 d. summa totalis Quintaedecimae et Vicesimae 936 l. 6 s. 10 d. de quibus idem Willielmus computat in liberacionibus factis diversis Mercatoribus ad opus Domini Regis ad mandatum ipsius & ad Scaccarium & Garderobam suam per praedictos dictos Dominum Episcopum & Collectores prout patet per literas dicti Domini Regis de mandato & per literas dictorum Mercatorum de recepta scilicet per quindecim literas quas penes nos retinuimus super compotum & per receptam nostram 793 l. 10 d. ob In acquietanciis Collectorum de beneficiis suis & allocationibus factis ut patet per particulas quas penes nos habemus 56 l. 14 s. 5 d. ob q. In expensis circa praedictam pecuniam levandam 63 l. 6 s. 4 d. Summa totalis liberacionis acquietanciarum & allocacionum ac expensarum 913 l. 1 s. 8 d. q. Et sic sunt in arreragiis 23 l. 5 s. 1 d. ob q. Quae quidem arreragia praedicti Magistri Radulphus de Wikham & Willielmus de Bathon solvi fecerunt in compoto ad opus Domini Regis Ricardo Guidicionis Mercatori Lùcan de societate Ricardorum per manus Domini Willielmi de Holecote Capellani dicti Domini Episcopi prout pater per literas praedicti Ricardi quas penes nos una cum aliis acquietanciis retinuimus supradictis Unde nos Radulphus de Ivingho supradictus auctoritate qua fungimur in hac parte pronunciamus praedictos Dominum R. Dei gratia Bathon & Wellen. Episcopum & omnes Collectores praedictos quietos esse omnino & in nullo teneri de tota Quintadecima et Vicesima dictum Episcopatum per praedictos quinque annos contingente Promittentes bona fide nos omnes & singulas personas quas dictae literae acquietanciarum quas penes nos retinuimus ratione solutionis dictorum Quintaedecimae & Vicesimae contingunt erga Dominum Regem praedictum & quoscunque alios super retencione hujusmodi indempnes conservaturos Damus etiam & committimus auctoritate praedicta praedicto Willielmo de Bathon plenam potestatem faciendi literas acquietanciae singulis personis à quibus recepit literas memoratas quas habemus super receptis Ita quod praesens litera penes eum resideat in warantum In cujus rei testimonium sigillum nostrum praesentibus est appensum Dat. London die & anno supradictis Nos praemissa acceptantes praefatos Episcopum et Collectores quantum in nobis est inde quietamus per praesentes In cujus etc. Teste Edmundo etc. apud Westm. 23 die Januarii The King having conquered Wales out of his Royal authority and special grace confirmed all the ancient rights Liberties possessions and customs of the Church of Assaph to the present Bishop and his successors which they formerly used enjoyed and that he might freely make his Testament by these Writs REX omnibus ad quos etc. salutem Volentes venerabili patri Aniano Episcopo Rot. Walliae 17 E 1. pars 2. m. 10. Pro Episcopo Assavensi de Sancto Assapho optentu dilectionis quam erga personam su●● gerimus graciam facere specialem concessimus quantum in nobis est pro nobis & haeredibus nostris eidem Episcopo & successoribus suis Ecclesiae praedictae quod ipsi de caetero utantur et gaudeant pacifice et quiete eisdem juribus libertatibus et possessionibus et consuetudinibus diu optentis quibus idem Episcopus et praedecessores sui Episcopi ejusdem loci usi et gavisi fuerant temporibus retroactis In cujus etc. Teste Rege apud Rothelan 9 die Novembris Anno regni nostro quinto REX omnibus ad quos etc. salutem Volentes venerabili patri A. Episcopo de Sancto Assapho graciam facere specialem concessimus ei pro nobis et haeredibus nostris quod ipse cum sibi libuerit libere possit suum condere testamentum Mandantes vobis omnibus & singulis & firmiter injungentes quod executores testamenti ejusdem Episcopi cum ipsum contigerit expirare minime impediatis quo minus testamentum hujusmodi debitae executioni valeant demandare juxta ordinacionem Episcopi supradicti In cujus etc. Teste Rege apud Burd 17 die Maii. The King by his Sovereign authority to prevent the hindrance of God's Service and preserve the rights of the Churches in Gascoigne against all violations by his Subjects and Soldiers issued this Writ to his Seneschal and other Officers there to compel all Clerks and other persons who violated their privileges upon the Bishops and his Officials complaints to yield due obedience to them by distraining their goods and imprisoning their persons REX d●lectis & fidelibus suis Senescallo Vascon & omnibus Bajulis Praepositis in Diocesi Vasaten & alibi constitutis ad quos etc. salutem Volentes re●●●dacioni Rot Vascon 17 E. ● pars 2. m. 13. Pro Episcopo Vasatensi divini cultus et subditorum periculis quae ex violacionibus Ecclesiarum frequenter accidunt obviare ac venerabili in Christo patri Karissimo nostro Hugoni Dei gracia Episcopo Vasatensi favorabilem nos in suis honestis peticionibus exhibere vobis firmiter injungendo mandamus quatinus si qui vel quis ex vestris subditis Ecclesiam vel Cimiterium in Civitate vel Diocest Vasaten ausu temerario praesumpserit violare et ad jussum vel monicionem ejusdem Episcopi vel Officialis sui reconsiliacionem suis sumptibus contempserit vel distulerit efficaciter procurare ad ipsius Episcopi vel suorum requisicionem violatores hujusmodi per captionem bonorum suorum vel aliter prout videritis expedire cum de praemissis vobis clare constiterit ad procurandum cum effectu reconciliationem et satisfaciendum dampnum et injuriam passis prout vobis suberint et justum fuerit fine diffugio compellatis Mandamus vobis eciam quatinus si quem vel quos Clericos Clericalem tonsuram et habitum deferentes in Civitate vel Diocesi Vasaten capere vos contingat illos vel illum restituatis vel mittatis restituendos praefato Episcopo vel mandato suo juxta demerita puniendos nisi rationabile quid obsistat non inferentes vel inferri permittentes eisdem aliquam laesionem super hiis autem unus vestrum alium non expectet Dat. apud Condrum 4. die Maii. He likewise granted this Protection to the Bishop and his Servants REX dilectis & fidelibus suis Senescallo Vascon & omnibus aliis Bajulis Praepositis Ibidem in Diocesi Vasaten & alibi constitutis ad quos praesentes literae pervenerint salutem Venerabilem in Christo patrem carissimum nostrum Hugonem Dei gratia Vasatensem Episcopum volentes graciae specialis prosequi benivolencia et favore vobis firmiter injungendo mandamus quatinus eidem Episcopo servitoribus et nunciis suis Clericis et Laicis in personis bonis et juribus eorundem nullum gravamen aut molestiam inferatis seu permittatis inferri set in hiis protegatis et defendatis eosdem Molestatores si qui fuerint ad ipsius Episcopi vel suorum requisicionem sic debitè compescentes & quod forisfactum fuerit celeriter emendari facientes quod praefatus Episcopus vel sui ex hoc mandato nostro votivum commodum prout rationabile fuerit consequatur & pro defectu protectionis quem super hoc quod absit intervenerit in vobis punire intendimus ad nos redire vel mittere non cogantur super hiis autem unus vestrum alium non expectet Dat. Condrum in Festo Inventionis Sanctae Crucis Anno etc. King Edward the 1. having by his Prerogative royal a right to collate to the prebendary of Nassington in the Church of Lincoln during the vacancy of the Bishopric which the Pope intended to confer on some other by Provision the King thereupon issued this memorable Prohibition to the Bishop setting forth the ancient Right and Prerogative of the Crown always used and allowed by Popes themselves to present to and confer all Praebendaries and other dignities belonging to Bishoprics during their vacancy inhibiting him by pretext of any Letters whatsoever directed or to be directed to him to act constitute ordain or attempt any thing touching that Prebendary or any other to the prejudice of him or his Royal Dignity without his privite under pain of seizing his Baron●e REX venerabili in Christo Patri O. eadem gratia Lincoln Episcopo salutem Claus 17 E. 1. m. 7. dorso Ne Episcopus Lincoln aliquid temptet in Prebenda de Nassinton quod Regi damnosum vel praejudiciale esse poterit etc. Dignitas Regia et Coronae Angliae ac Regni consuetudo sic sunt semper et sic hactenus habuerunt ut observentur in eyes quod ab antiquo usitatum et a summis Pontificibus perpetuo est concessum ac a tempore quo non extat memoria eo quod sola Angliae consuetudine utitur et non jure scripto absque interruptione temporis approbatum Ne igitur in praebenda de Nassinton in Lincoln Ecclesia quae de Corona et patronatu nostro existit exhaeredatio Coronae et Regiae interveniat  praesertim cum vacante sede Episcopatus Lincoln praebendae illius sicut omnium aliarum tam dignitatum quam praebendarum ejusdem Ecclesiae collatio ad nos pleno jure dinoscitur pertinere Vobis mandamus firmiter inhibentes ne praetextu literarum quarumcunque vobis directarum seu dirigendarum in posterum in praedicta praebenda vel alia ad nos ratione Baroniae vestrae in praedicta Lincolniensi Ecclesia quaquam pertinente quod nobis seu dignitati Regiae dampnosum vel praejudiciale esse poterit ordinando vel instituendo de nobis inconsultis attemptare aliquatenus praesumatis per quod ad Baroniam illam ob vestri demeritum manum apponere debeamus Teste Edmundo etc. apud Westm 15 die Marcii The King this year sent two special Messengers to Rome to the Pope and Cardinals with these Letters of Credence to dispatch some weighty affairs wherewith they were entrusted to be communicated to them by word of mouth not specified in the Letters SAnctissimo Patri in Christo ac Domino Reverendo Domino Nicholao Dei gratiâ Rot. 17 E. 1. pars 2. memb 11. Sacrosanctae Romanae & universalis Ecclesiae Summo Pontifici Edwardus etc. devota pedum oscula Beatorum cum omni reverentia & honore Dilectos Consiliarios & fideles nostros Nobilem virum Othonem de Grandissono Militem ac Religiosum & discretum virum fratrem Gulielmum de Hothum de Ordine Praedicatordm pro quibusdam negotiis nostris ad Sanctitatis vestrae praesentiam destinantes paternitatem vestram humiliter imploramus quatinus praefatos Nuncios nostros solita benignitate recipere et eisdem vel eorum alteri super omnibus et singulis quae vobis ex parte nostra vivae vocis oraculo duxerint vel duxerit exponenda indubitabilem fidem et firmam credentiam adhibere velitis veluti nobis ipsis Ac ea quae vice nostra petierint ad gratiam exauditionis admittere et prosequi gratiose Vitam prosperam & longaevam annuat vobis Deus ad regimen Ecclesiae suae sanctae & pacem totius populi Christiani Dat. apud Laverdak 8 die Maii Anno Dom. 1289. He likewise sent particular Letters of Recommendation and Credence to the respective Cardinals whose names are thus enroled VEnerabili in Christo Patri Amico suo Karissimo Domino Latino Dei gratiá Ostien & Velletrens Ibid. Episcopi Cardinals Episcopo Sacrosa●ctae Romanae Ecclesiae Cardinali Edwardus eadem gratia etc. salutem cum incremento continuo gloriae & honoris Dilectis Consiliariis & fidelibus nostris Nobili viro Ottoni de Grandissono & Religioso viro & discreto fratri Guillielmo de Hothum de Ordine Praedicatorum ques pro quibusdam negotiis nostris ad Dominum Summum Pontificem et ejus Curiam destinamus quaedant commisimus vobis vivae vocis oraculo reserenda Paternitatem vestram rogantes quatinus praefatis Nunciis nostris vel eorum alteri super omnibus quae nobis ex parte nostra dretenus duxerint exponenda fidem velitis indubiam adhibere Dat. apud Laverdak 8 die Maii Anno Regni nostri 17. Consimiles literae diriguntur singulis Cardinalibus de Curia Romana videlicet Domino Bernardo Dei gratia Episcopo Penestrino Sacrosanctae Romanae Ecclesiae Cardinali Domino Bentevenge Dei gratia Alban Episcopo etc. Domino Johanni Dei gratia Episcopo Tusculano etc. Domino Bernardo Dei gratia Episcopo Portuen Domino Gerardo Dei gratia Episcopo Sabyn Pope Nicholas the 4. being settled in his Pontifical Chair taking into his consideration that King Edward the 1. was 5. years in arrear to the Church of Rome for the annual pension of 1000 Marks granted by King John notwithstanding Pope Honorius his predecessors Bulls and Nuntioes sent to him to demand and receive it thereupon in the first year of his Papacy sent this Bull unto him requesting in an humble manner the payment thereof to his Clerk and Nuncio Giffredo then in England thus entered on Record NIcholaus Episcopus Servus servorum Dei Charissimo in Christo filio Regi Angliae Claus 17 E 1. m. 4. De quadam Litera missa Regi per Dom. Papam de quodam Censu annuo mille marcarum etc. illustri salutem & Apostolicam benedictionem Honorem tuum fili charissime decere credimus ac tui et Regni tui profectibus expedire ut quod juste debes sacrosanctae Romanae Ecclesiae Matri tuae sic promptus exoivas quod gratiam acquiras ex debito et commendari mereatur Celsitudo Regia ex affectu Cum igitur Census annuus mille Marcarum sterlingorum a te sicut nosti eidem Romanae Ecclesiae debeatur ac felicis recordationis Honorius Papa 4. praedecessor noster super solutione ipsius Census de tribus annis debiti facienda a te sub certa forma tibi direxerit scripta sua et nondum Camerae sedis Apostolicae de dicto Censu pro eisdem tribus annis satisfactum existat Serenitatem Regiam requirimus et rogamus attente per Apostolica tibi scripta mandantes quatinus Eensum ipsum pro eisdem tribus annis jam praeteritis et etiam pro duobus sequentibus terminandis in proximo futuro festo beati Michaelis dilecto filio Magistro Giffredo Camerae nostrae Clerico in Anglia commoranti has tibi literas praesentanti nostro et Ecclesiae praedictae nomine facias integre et liberaliter assignari Ita quod nos id gratum habentes Magnificentiam tuam possimus exinde merito commendare Dat. Romae apud Sanctum Petrum 4. Kalend. Maii. Pont. nostri Anno primo Et memorandum quod die Veneris proxima post festum Assumptionis beatae Mariae anno Regni etc. decimo septimo apud Ledes liberata fuit ista Bulla Magistro Willielmo de Luda tunc Custode Garderobae Domini Regis in eadem Garderoba custodienda The King hereupon to ingratiate himself with the new Pope the better to promote his cousin Charles to the Realm of Sicily whom he had enlarged out of prison and expedite his own affairs in the Court of Rome concerning a dispensation for his Son to marry the heir of the Crown of Scotland and other business touching Gascoigne and France for which he had then sent special Ambassadors to Rome with Letters both to the Pope and Cardinals issued this Writ for the payment of these 5. years' arrears accordingly recorded in the Liberate Roll of this year REX Thesaur & Camerariis suis salutem Liberate de thesauro nostro Magistro Giffredo de Vezano Domini Papae Clerico quinque millia Marcarum Liberate 17 E. 1. m. 2. intus De Denariis Dom. Papae liberandis per manus suas eidem Domino Papae liberand de Annis Regni nestri 12 13 14 15 et 16. videlicet de quolibet Anno mille Marcas quem idem Dominus Papa percipit ad Scaccarium nostrum Et recipiatis ab eodem Magistro Giffredo sufficientem quietanciam de pecunia supradicta Teste Rege apud Ledes 18 die Augusti This is the last payment I find made by King Edward the 1. of this annual pension during his reign to which he made so many * See here p. 158 159 278 279. former long demmurrers and delays of payment The Pope upon receipt hereof was so well pleased that he granted a dispensatito the Kings Son Prince Edward to marry with the heir of the Crown of Scotland thereby to unite these two Crowns Kingdoms and prevent the long bloody Wars between them though within the prohibited degrees of Consanguinity thus enroled in the Patent Roll of Anno 17 E. 1. NICHOLAUS Episcopus Servus servorum Dei dilecto filio Nobili viro Edardo Pat. 17 E. 1. m. 3. Cedul intus De facto Norwag nato charissimi in Christo filii nostri Edwardi Regis Angliae illustris salutem & apostolicam benedictionem Petitio tua nobis exhibita continebat quod propt●●●●ntiguitatem Angliae Scotiae que Regnorum diversa scandala rancores & odia inter ipsa Regna & eorum Reges hactenus sunt exorta ex quibus nonnulla rerum & corporum contigisse pericula dinoscuntur sicque cum clarae memoriae A. Rex Scotiae sit viam universae Carnis ingressus proprio masculino genere non extante & dilecta in nobis Christo filia Margareta nata charissimi in Christo filii nostri Erici Norwegiae Regis illustris neptis praedicti Regis Scotiae Regno ipsi Scotiae Regi succedat verisimiliter dubitatur quod si forsan Regnum ipsum ad manus alterius ex ipsius Margaretae contrabendo conjugio proveniret de facili possent hujusmodi scandala rancores & odiae pullulare ac provenire ex ipsis pericula graviora unde ad hujusmodi periculis obviandum ac ad scdandum & obliviscendum scandala rancores & odia supradicta & ad procurandum & nutriendum verae pacis & dilectionis commoda inter praedicta regna & incolas eorundem desider as cum praedicta Margareta matrimonialiter copulari Set quia tertio consauguinitatis gradu quo tu et eadem Margareta nata ex quadam Margareta cons●brina tua praefati Norweg Regis uxore vobis attinetis ad invicem prohibente id non potest perduci legitime ad effectum Apostolicae sedis licentiam super hoc humiliter implorasti Nos iraque in praedictis regnis et ubique locorum Deo et Romanae Ecclesiae devotorum pacem et concordiam affectantes et intendentes ad id studia ●uae possumus adhivere Sperantes quoque quod ex hujusmodi matrimonio si flet memoratis Regnis odiorum tenebris inde propulsis prosperitatum quan plurium dante Domino incrementa provenient Considerantes etiam quod si praedictum Regem patrem tuum juxta sui voti praesagia contingat in Terrae sanctae subsidium proficisci posset ipsi Regi suoque Regno et tibi et per consequens praefatae Terrae Sanctae negotio si alii praedicta Margareta nuberet deperire Pensantes insuper quod nulla ex hujusmodi provenire debere scandala verisimiliter for●idantur Hiis & aliis dignis considerationibus subsistentibus excitati tuis supplicationibus annuentes tecum et cum Margareta praefata ut impedimento consanguinitatis hujusmodi non obstante matrimonium invicem legitime contrahere ac in contracto licite remanere possitis authoritate Apostolica de speciali gratia dispensamus prolem suscipiendam ex te ac dicta Margareta ex hujusmodi matrimonio nunciantes ex nunc legitimam de Apostolica plenitudine potestaris Nulli ergo omnine hominum liceat hanc paginam nostrae dispensationis infringere vel ei ausu temerario contraire Si quis autem hoc attemptare praesumpserit indignationem Omnipotentis Dei et Beatorum Petri & Pauli Apostolorum ejus se noverit incursurum Dat. Ro●ae apud Sanctam Mariam majorem 16 Kal. Decembris Pontificatus nostri Anno secun●o King Edward upon the receipt of this Dispensation sent these ensuing Letters and Proxie●● to Ericus King of Norwey and likewise to the Guardians of the Realm of Scotland to consummate this marriage upon these following Articles and Agreements which because not extant to my remembrance in any History I shall transcribe out of the Records in the Tower MAgnifico Principi & amico suo Karissimo Domino Erico Dei gratia Regi Pat. 17 E. 1. m. 4 ce Norwagiae illustri Edwardus Dei gratiâ Rex Angliae Dominus Hiberniae & Dux Aquitaniae salutem & prosperis semper successibus habundare Cum ex liberali benignitate Sedis Apostolicae sufficiens et plena nobis dispensatio de filio nostro Edwardo & Margareta filia vestra Regina Scotiae matrimonialiter adinvicem copulandis non obstante consanguinitatis gradu quo sibi adinvicem attinere noscuntur per sanctissimum patrem nostrum Dominum Nicholaum ejusdem Sedis ac universalis Ecclesiae Summum Pontificem rite et inspirante gratia Salvatoris sit concessa et realiter jam optenta ad quod utique Custodes Magnates Praelati ac tota communitas praedicti Regni Scotiae unanimi et expressa voluntate suum praebuerant jam consensum id quod vobis ut confidimus propter utriusque regm Angliae & Scotiae fecundam prosperitatem & mutuam utilitatem placidum & acceptum esse verisimiliter attendamus vestram Serenitatem Regiam requirimus & rogamus attentè quatenus ad tam faelicem dictae dispensationis & copulae conjugalis effectum prosequendum finaliter & complendum praedictae Dominae Margaretae filiae ad partes nostras Anglicanas adventum curetis adeo tempestiuè maturare ut obnixius obstringamur Grave siquidem gereremus si nostra hinc inde vota in hoc aliqualiter discreparent aut saltem protelare faceretis quôd in hac parte Regiam Celsitudinem non deceret Valeat & vigeat foeliciter Regia Majestas vestra & prosperis semper floreat incrementis Dat. apud Aumbrisbury 15 Kal. Maii Anno Regni nostri decimo octavo EIdem Regi Edwardus Dei gratia Rex Angliae Dominus Hiberniae & Dux Ibidem Aquitanniae salutem & prosperis semper successibus habundare Ad frequentem & votivam instantiam venerabilis patris Domini Antonii Dei gratia Dunolm Episcopi vestram de Regno Scotiae utilitatem affectantis & vehementer prosequentis quam utique nos in hoc & in aliis appetimus foeliciter prosperari damus concedimus & committimus eidem Episcopo plenam & specialem potestatem & authoritatem plenariam vobiscum per se vel per suos Procuratores aut nuncios speciales tractandi conferendi ordinandi juramento scriptis vel obligati●nibus suo & nostro nomine si necesse fuerit affirmandi negotia vos & nos filium nostrum & filiam vestram contingentia secundum quod magis viderint expedire Ratum haben●es & firmum quicquid per praedictum patrem Dunelm Episcopum vel Nuncios aut Procuratores suos vel eorum aliquos ad hoc specialiter deputatos factum ordinatum vel affirmatum fuerit suo & nostro nomine in praemissis In cujus etc. Sigillum nostrum fecimus praesentibus appendi Dat. apud Wodestok 10 die April Anno etc. eodem Et memorand quod istae duae literae licet sint de data in eyes contenta irrotulatae fuerunt hic eo quod tangunt factum Norwag & nichilominus ista ultima litera irrotulata est in Rotulo Patentium de Anno xvii mense April OMnibus has literas visuris vel audituris Edwardus etc. salutem Noveritis Ibid m. 3. nos literas Custodum regni Scotiae communi Sigillo Regni ejusdem signatas non cancellatas non abolitas nec in aliqua sui parte vitiatas in forma quae sequitur inspexisse Excellentissimo Principi Domino Edwardo Dei gratia Regi Angliae Illustri Domino Hiberniae & Duci Aquitaniae Custodes Regni Scociae per Communitatem ejusdem Regni salutem & continuum semper gloriae & honoris incrementum Notum vobis facimus per praesentes quod cum ad preces & instantiam vestram ad praesentiam vestram venerabiles in Christo patres W. & R. permissione divina Sancti Andreae & Glasguen Episcopos Nobiles viros Robertum de Brus patrem Dominum Wall Anand & Johannem Comyn destinemus pro quibusdam rebus seu negotiis vobis per quosdam solempnes Nuncios Domini Regis Norwag illustris suggestis sicut per literas vestras nuper nobis missas didicimus damus & concedimus praedictis destinatis potestatem & mandatum tractandi cum dictis nunciis Norwag coram vobis super rebus seu negotiis vobis expositis per eosdem & ea quae erunt in vestrae praesen●ia ab utraque parte concorditer ordinata affirmandi Salvis tamen in omnibus & singulis & per omnia Libertate & Honore Regni Scotiae Ratum & gratum habituri quic quid per praedictos destinatos in vestra praesentia tractatum fuerit & affirmatum dummodo ex hoc Regno Scotiae & ejus incolis nullum imp●sterum praejudicium generetur In cujus rei testimonium has literas patentes Sigillo regimini regni Scotiae deputato fecimus sigillari Dat. apud Monasterium de Melros terto die Octobris Anno Gratiae 1289. In cujus etc. Memorand quod ista Litera sigillata liberata fuit in Ecclesia beatae Maria Sarum septimo die Novembr Anno etc. decimo septimo per manum venerabilis patris R. Bathon & Wellen. Episcopi Cancellar Regis Nunciis Regis Norwag Et litera originalis unà cum litera subsequent eodem die in eadem Ecclesia liberata fuit per manus ejusdem Cancellarii Domino Episcopo Dunelm in praesentia venerabilis patris Domini Wigorn. Episcopi & Domini W. de Valen. & J. de Warenna Com. Sarr per manum ejusdem Episcopi Dunelmen in Garderoba Regis liberand OMnibus has literas visuris vel audituris Edwardus etc. salutem Noveritis nos literas Serenissimi Principis Ericii eadem gratia Regis Norwag illustris Pat. 17 E. 1. m. 3. Sigillo suo signatas non cancellatas non abolitas nec in aliqua sui parte vitiatas in forma quae sequitur inspexis●e Excellentissimo & Magnifico Principi affini & amico suo Karissimo Domino Edwardo Dei gratia Regi Angliae Domino Hiberniae & Duci Aquitanniae Ericius eadem gratia Rex Norwag salutem & sincerae dilectionis constantiam cum honoris & Gloriae perpetuis incrementis Noverit vestra Majestas Regia quod nos dilectos ac fideles nostros Tirricium de Campis Ludi Baronem Petrum Algothi quondam Regni Suet. Gancellar Thorwaldi de Shetland & Guthorinum de Osleya Milites datores praesentium facimus constit●imus & ordinamus nostros veros & legitimos Procuratores & Nuncios speciales ad tractandum & conferendum cum Serenitate vestra super quibusdam negotiis nos & filiam nostram Karissimam Margaretam Consanguineam vestram Dominam ac Reginam Scotiae ac ipsum Regnum suum Scotiae tangentibus Dante 's & concedentes eisdem nunciis & procuratoribus nostris authoritatem plenariam & mandatum speciale ad stabilienda praedicta negotia & ad omnia alia facienda si●e quibus praedicta negotia expedire non possint prout nobis & filiae nostrae supradictae melius credere viderint ad commodum & honorem Ita tamen quod s● omnes hiis expediendis interesse nequiverint tres vel duo ex ipsis nichilominus in negotiis procedant supradictis Ratum habituri & gratum quic quid per dictos nuncios & procuratores nostros seu ipsorum tres vel duos factum fuerit & ordinatum in praemissis seu quolibet praemissorum In cujus rei testimonium praesens procuratorium sigilli nostri appensione duximus roborandum Dat. apud Civitatem Bergens Kal. April anno regni nostri Decimo In cujus rei testimonium has literas nostras fieri fecimus patentes Teste meipso apud Clarendon 6. die Novembr Anno Regni nostri decimo septimo REX Praelatis Magnatibus ac toti Communitati Regni Scotiae salutem & dilectionem Pat. 17 E. 3. m. 3 4. sinceram Quia negotia quae contingunt Karissimam Consanguineam nostram Margaretam Dominam & Reginam Regni ejusdem ad honorem Dei & tranquillitatem totius Communitatis ejusdem Regni ac commodum & profectum ipsius Consanguineae nostrae praedictae bene & fideliter prosperari totis desideriis peroptamus Vos requirimus & rogamus attentè quatinus Custodibus ad regimen dicti Regni nomine praedictae nostrae Consanguineae deputatis taliter intendentes sitis & obedientes quod nos & Domina vestra antedicta possumus & debeamus fidelitatem vestram habere meritò commendatam Proponimus siquidem statim post instans Parliamentum nostrum London ad partes vestras Scotiae aliquos de nostro Consilio destinare per quos ac etiam per ipsius Terrae Custodes de statu ejusdem Regni quem appetimus tranquillum & pacificum semper esse certificati erimus Deo dante Dat. apud Clarendon ut supra Et sunt Clausae REX omnibus ad quos etc. salutem Sciatis nos concessisse venerabilibus patribus Ibidem Willielmo Dei gratia Sancti Andreae & Roberto Glasguen Episcopis ac Nobilibus viris Roberto de Bruys Domino Wal. de Anant & Johanni Comyn qui ad nos ex parte Custodum Regni Scotiae nuper venerunt in nuncium & Terrico de Campis Ludi Petro Algoti & Guithorno de Assebeye Nunciis & Procuratoribus egregii Principis Domini Ericii Regis Norwag quod si Domina Margareta nata Regis ejusdem nostraque nepta Domina Regina & haeres Scotiae in partibus Angliae veniat ●b omni contractu Maritagii & Sponsalium libera & quieta nos ipsam domicellam ●●a liberam & quietam ab omni contractu Matrimonii & Sponsalium probis hominibus Regni ●coti● ad eorum requisitionem liberabimus quam citò terra Scotiae praedicta ●●●ecura● fuerit & in pac● Ita quod ipsa Domina securè venire valeat in eandem & inibi commodè commorari sub tali tamen modo quod praedicti probi homines Regni Scotiae●●●●quam ●●●●quam praefatam recipiant Dominam sufficientem pon●●● securita●em & bon●m nobis & Regi Norwag supradicto quod ipsam Dominam nullat●●●s maritabunt nisi do consensu nostro et Regis Norwag supradicti & haeredum succede●ti●m nobis Regi Angliae si de nobis interim contingat humaniter vel in remotas parts ● nostro ●egno praedicto contigeret nos transfer In quibus casibus haeredes nostros ac haeredum nostrorum & Regni Custodes in nostri absentia obligamus ad praemissa servanda quae promisimus bona fide In cujus rei testimonium etc. Teste Rege ●pud Clarendon 6 die Novembr Et sunt duplicatae & similiter liberatae per manum venerabilis patris R. Bathe● & W●llen Episcopi Cancellar Regis apud Sarum 8. die Novembris Willielmo de Bliburg p●r manum suam liberand Unam videlicet nunciis Regis Norwag & aliam nunciis Custodum Scotiae CUM egregius Princeps Eryk Rex Norweye & Domina Margareta nata Regis Ibidem ejusdem Domina Regina & haeres regni Scotiae requisivissent per suos solempnes nuncios Dominum videlicet Terricum de Campis Ludi Petrum Algothi & Guthorinum de Aseleya magnificum Principem Dominum Edwardum Dei gratia illustr●m Regem Angliae quod ipse opem apponeret & consilium qualiter praedictae Reginae neptae suae obediretur ut Domina Regina et Haeres Regni Scotiae supradicti et quod ipsa inde ordinare possit pariter et gaudere prout aliis faciunt Reges regnis praefatus Dominus Angliae Rex illustris pro bono pacis dicti regni Scotiae & reformatione status suae neptae jam dictae Custodibus regni Scotiae literas suas misit quod Custodes ipsi mitterent personas nominatas & certas qui potestatem habere●● tract●ndi formam aliquam pro se & aliis ad emendationem dicti regni Scotiae & reformatione status Reginae jam dictae jidem quoque Custodes ad requisitionem hujusmodi Domini Regis Angliae praelibati miserunt juxta effectum requisitionis ejusdem venerabiles in Christo patres Sancti Andreae & de Glascuen Episcopos & nobiles viros Dominos Robertum de Brus. Dom. Val. de Avaunt & Johannem de Comyn ad tractandum prout superius est jam dictum qui apud Saresbur venientes ad mensem Sancti Michaelis prox nunc elapsum ad quem locum praedictus Dominus Rex Angliae honorabiles in Christo patres Dominos Godefridum Wygorn & Antonium Dunelmensem Episcopos ac egregios viros Dominos Guillielm de Valenc Pembroke & Johannem de Garenum Com. pro tractatu praedicto transmisit qui similiter venientes ibidem ad tractand ex parte ipsius Regis Angliae cum nunciis Norweye & nominatis Scotorum supradictis post disceptationes inter eos varias & tractatus in formam tandem talem pariter concordarunt videlicet Quod praefata Domina Regina & Haeres in Regnum veniat Angliae aut Scotiae citra festum Omnium Sanctorum proximo jam futurum ab omni contractu Maritagii & Sponsalium libera & quieta & hoc praefati Nuncii Norweye quantum in ipsis est bona fide promiserant se Procuratores futuros & curaturos citra terminum jam praedictum nisi Regina rationabile & allocabile Essonium habeat in hac parte Promisit insuper bona fide jam dictus Rex Angliae quod si praefata Domina ab omni contractu Maritagii & Sponsalium in manum suam aut custodiam libera veniat & quieta & quando Regnum Scotiae assecuratum benè fuerit & in pace ita quod Domina ipsa securè venire valeat & in eo morari ipsumque Regem Angliae per gentem Regni Scotiae requiri continget idem Rex Angliae eandem Dominam in Regnum Scotiae mittet ita liberam & quietam à contractibus de quibus superius est locutum sicut recepit eandem Ita tamen quod bona gens Scotiae antequam ipsam Dominam recipiant sufficientem faciant securitatem & bonam Regi Angliae praenotato quod praedictam Dominam nisi per ordinationem ipsius voluntarem et consilium ac per assensum Domini Regis Norweye Patris ipsius Dominae nullatenus maritabunt Praenomiminati vero Missi Scotiae promiserunt similiter bona fide pro se & aliis Regni Scotiae quod ipsi assecurabunt terram Scotiae antequam dictae Domina veniat in eandem & quod Securitatem sibi facient quod inibi ut in Regnum suum secure venire poterit et pro suae voluntatis libito commorari prout ipsius terrae vera Domina Regina et Haeres quodque de praemissis omnes securitates praestabunt quae rationabiles fuerint et quas dicti Nuncii Norweye ipsos facere posse dicent Quod si forsan de Custodibus aut Ministris aliquis vel aliqui dicti Regni Scotiae ipsis de Norweya vel R●ginae praedictae inutilis vel inutiles suspiciosus aut suspiciosi extiterit vel extiterint totiens Ministri & Custodes amoveantur hujusmodi quotiens opus erit & meliores alii de Regno Scotiae loco ponentur eorum secundum considerationem & providentiam proborum hominum terrarum Scotiae & Norweyae & illorum insuper quos ad hoc praelibatus Rex Angliae duxerit destinandos Si autem illi de Scotiâ & de Norwegiâ in hac parte concordare non possint mediantibus  & consilio gentium Regis Angliae supradicti tunc res ex illa parte se teneat cui gentes ipsius Regis Angliae Consilium concordaverint Et hoc nedum sit attendendum in expressis superius set & in omnibus disceptationibus quae inter eos in dicto Regno Scotiae resultabunt ejusdem Regni statum & reformationem contingentibus quoquomodo Placet enim partibus quod dicti Regni Scotiae status hujusmodi Angl. & Norweye Regibus reportetur Item concordarunt partes praedictae quod ad mediam Quadragesimam proximo jam futuram erit gens Scotiae apud Rokesburgh & in circuitu loci ejusdem gens verò quam transmittet Rex Angliae ad requisitionem illorum de Scotiâ & Norweyâ in partibus de Warks & the Karhin eodem die erit Ad quem diem promiserunt illi de Scocia bona fide de affirmanda praemissis omnibus & complendis tàm de Securitatibus quam cunctis aliis suprascriptis quae contingunt emendationem Regni Scotiae memorati & hoc in illorum praesentia quos praefatus Rex Angliae ad dictos diem transmittet & loca ut videre possint praedicta firmiter adimpleri Et in testimonium praescriptorum praefati procuratores Regis Norweye & Missi de Scotia huic scripto cirographato in tres pecias quarum duae in Gallico penes Regem Angliae & illos de Scotia & tertia in Latinum translata penes Procura●●res Norweyae resident sua apposuerunt sigilla Et ad requisitionem Procuratorum Norweyae & nominatorum Scotiae praedictorum praefati Domini Wygorn & Dunelmen Episcopi ac de Pembroke & de Garen Comites suprascripti sua similiter praesentibus apposuerunt sigilla in testimonium praemiss●rum Dat. apud Salesbury Dominica in Festo Sancti Leonardi Anno Dom. 1289. King Edward likewise to perfect the Marriage between his Son Prince Edward and Margaret Queen of Scots with the general approbation of the Keepers Nobles and Natives of that Realm granted and ratified to the Nobles and people of Scotland these ensuing Articles agreed on by special Commissioners sent on both sides and approved by him by Letters under his Great Seal which he took an Oath to observe under the penalty of forfeiting One Hundred Thousand Pounds to the Church of Rome towards the Holy Wars and subjecting himself to the Pope's Excommunication and his Kingdom to an Interdict in case of violation or non-performance as this Patent enroled both in Latin and French attests I shall only recite the Latin whereof the French is but a Counterpart UNiversis ad quorum notitiam praesentes literae pervenerint Edwardus Dei Pat. 18 H. 1. m. 8 9 gratia Rex Angliae etc. salutem in Domino Cum nos nuper ad partes Scotiae destinassemus venerabiles patres in Christo Antonium Dunelmensem & Radulphum Karliolensem eadem gratia Episcopos & Nobiles viros Johannem Garennae & Henricum Lincoln Comites Willielmum de Vescy Militem & Magistrum Henricum de Neuwerk Decanum Ecclesiae Ebor. nostros solempnes Nuncios & Procuratores qui nostro nomine aliqua annuissent & concessissent Custodibus Episcopis Abbatibus Comitibus Baronibus ac toti Communitati ejusdem regni Scotiae si per eos sic concessa nobis & nostro consilio placuissent ac praedicti Nobiles & tot● Communitas regni Scotiae praedicti ob hoc & alia negotia misissent ad nos venerabilem patrem Robertum Dei gratia Glascuensem Episcopum & Nobilem virum Dominum Johannem Comyn Custodes regni Scotiae ac venerabilem patrem Alanum eadem grati● Cathanensem Episcopum suos solempnes Nuncios & Procuratores Nos super praedictis per nostros Nuncios concessis informati & consulti considerantes etiam & ponderantes amorem & affectionem qu●m gens praedicti regni Scotiae habet ad nos & fil●um nostrum & ●aeredem Edwardum concessionem & factum praedicterum Nunciorum nostrorum ratum habemus & firmum prout de verbo ad verbum est infra scr●ptum sub tali tenore Vniversis ad qu●s praesentes literae pervenerint Antonius Dunelmensis & Radulphus Karliolensis Dei gratia Episcopi Johannes de Garenna & Henricus de Lincoln Comites Willielmus de Vescy Miles & Henricus the Neuwerk Decanus Ecclesiae Ebor. Procuratores speciales & Nuncii solempnes magnifici Principis Domini Edwardi Dei gratia Regis Angliae illustris salutem Cum inter caetera quae contingunt nego●ium & tractatum habitum inter Excellentissimum Princip●m Dominum nostrum supradictum ex parte una & venerabiles patres Custodes & caeteros Episcopos Abbates & totum Clerum Nobiles viros ●omites & Baron's totamque Communitatem regni Scotiae ex altera super Matrimonio contrahendo inter Dominum Edwardum filium & haeredem praedicti Domini nostri Regis & Dominam Margaretam natam egregii Principis Domini Erici Regis Norwagiae ejusdem regni Scotiae Haereditariam & Reginam à nobis esset petitum ex parte eorundem Custodum Praelatorum Nobilium & Communitatis ipsius regni Scotiae quod pro Domino nostro praedicto et haeredibus suis eye concederemus et firmaremus jura leges libertates et consuetudines dicti regni Sc●t●ae tam Ecclesiasticas quam Seculares hactenus usitatas et optentas Nos habita consideratione diligenti ad pacem & tranquillùatem utriusque regni & mutuam dilectionem habitantium in eisdem cunctis temporibus remansuram concedimus nomine et vice Domini nostri praedicti et haeredum suorum quod jura l●ges libertates et consuetudines ejusdem regni Scotiae in omnibus et per omnia per totum ipsum regnum et ejus Marchiam integre et inviolabiliter perpetu●s temporibus observentur Salvo jure dicti Domini nostri et alterius cujustibet quod sibi vel alii cuicunque super hiis quae consistunt in Marchia vel alibi ante praesentis Concessionis tempora competiit vel competere justo modo poterit in futurum Volentes & concedentes expressè nomine dicti Domini nostri haeredum suorum & nostro quod deficientibus praedictis Edwardo & Margareta vel eorum altero absque lib●ris extantibus in omni casu & eventu in quo ad proximiores haeredes regnum praedictum debeat de jure reverti integre libere absolute absque ulla subjectione revertatur et resti●uatur eisdem si forsan ad manus antedicti Domini nostri Regis vel haeredum suorum ipsum regnum Scotiae aliquo casu contingerit devenire Ita quod ratione praesentis facti Domino nostro Regi vel haeredibus suis aut alicui alii nichil accrescat aliquatenus vel descrescat Similis vero fiat restitutio per praedictum Dominum no●●rum Regem vel haeredes suos de corpore praedictae Dominae Margaretae si in eventu reversionis hujusmodi in ipsius vel haeredum suorum fuerit potestate secundum formam ordinationis & conventionis factae super hoc apud Sarum Concedimus insuper & promittimus bonafide Domini nostri praedicti nomine & haeredum suorum quod quando praedicta Margareta Domina & Regina Scotiae maritabitur charissimo nato & haeredi ejusd●m Domini nostri Edwardo dotabitur vel hab●bit in * dotationem donationem propter nuptias de caeteris terris in regno Angliae prout decet congruè statum suum unde ipsa Regina & amici sui contenti rationabiliter esse poterunt & debebant Promittentes nichilominus vice & nomine praedicti Domini nostri Regis & haeredum suorum quod regnum Scotiae remaneat * As now it doth seperatum et divisum et liberum in se sine subjectione a regno Angliae per suas rectas divisas et Marchias sicut a retro hactenus extitit observatum Salvo jure dicti Domini nostri & alterius cujuslibet quod sibi vel alii cuicunque super hiis quae consistunt in Marchia vel alibi ante praesentis Concessionis tempora competiit vel competere justo modo poterit in futu●um Set quod Castra & Fortalicia de novo in Marchia non firmentur non sumus in hoc consulti quod dicto Domino nostro Regi et suis talem imponeremus Servitutem ubi antecessores et homines sui usi sunt h●ctenus firmare Castra Fortalicia et Domos in terris suis sicut fecerunt sui progeni●ores quia alias majori subjicerentur servituti quam illi de regno Scotiae ipsum●cot●ae ●cot●ae ad petendum licentiam ●ligendi vel praesentandi suos Electos vel fidelitatem Re●i Scotiae facere seu Sacramentum Et quod nullus tenens in Capite de praedicto Rege Scotiae compellatur exire regnum pro homagio fidelitate seu fine pro rel●vio faciendo Illud idem viduis & miserabilibus personis in petendis & habendis do●ibus & quaerenda justitia co-ceaentes Set in regno ip●o aliquis ex parte di●ti Domini nostri Regis nomine Dominae Margaretae ipsius regni Reginae & Domini Edwardi filii & haeredis Domini nostri praedicti deputetur ad jam dicta recip enda & corum nomine facienda Salvo homagio quod in personali Regis praesentia fi●ri oportebit set fidelitate facta habeat seisinam terrae suae sine dilatione per breve de Capell● Nec quod aliquis de regno Scotiae pro contractu inito vel delicto commisso in ●odem regno vel in aliquo casu teneatur respondere extra idem regnum contra leges et con●uetudines ejusdem regni sicut hactenus extitit rationabiliter observatum Et quod sigillum regni quod nunc ●urrit post mortem Regis tene●tur & currat quousque Regina praedicta venerit in regnum suum et fecerit Deo et Ecclesiae ac Communitati ipsius regni in loco ad hoc specialiter deputato quod fuerit faciendum secundum leges et consuetudines dicti regni Et quod tunc fiat novum figillum de consu●●is armis & circumscriptione nomine Reg. Scotiae tantum penes Cancellarium ejusdem regni qui pro tempore fuerit remansurum Volentes quod habeant Cancellarium de regno & in regno Scotiae residentem ad officium Cancellar exequendum Et idem concedimus de Camerario Clerico de Rotulis Capellae Domini Regis Justiciariis & aliis ejusdem regni Ministris & quod nulla litera jus common vel gratiam continens specialem de dicta Cancellaria transeat nisi secundum solitum & debitum cursum Capellae Regis & regni Scotiae praedictorum Reliqua vero Cartae privilegia & alia munimenta quae tangunt regalem dignitatem & regnum Scotiae in tuto loco ponantur sub firma custodia infra regnum Scotiae & sub sigillis majorum de regno & per visum eorum do●ec praedicta Domina venerit in regnum suum & prolem ba●uerit superstitem & praedicta mu●imenta ac privilegia in suis juribus integraliter custodiantur Et similiter quod nulla fiat subje●tio alienatio vel obligatio rerum ad regalem dignitatem regni Scotiae pertinent●um donec praedicta Domina & Regina in regnum suum venerit & p●olem sup●rstitem habuerit ut superius est expressum Promittentes sirmiter & concedentes quod nati & haeredes Comitum Baronum & Nobilium qui pro tempore erunt in custodia & m●ritagio Domini Regis Scotiae post mortem antecessorum suorum per praedictum Regem nullatenus di●perag●ntur Nec quod Parliamentum teneatur extra Regnum et Marchiam Scotiae super hiis quae contingunt ipsum Regnum vel Marchiam seu statum inhabitantium ipsum Regnum Nec etiam tallagia auxilia erercitus vel malatouta ex●gantur a praedicto Regno aut imponantur gentibus ejusdem Regni nisi pro communibus Regni negotiis expediend et in casibus in quibus Reges Scotiae talia petere consueverunt Ad quae omnia supradicta integre et fideliter observanda praedictus Dominus noster Rex faciet in animam suam jurari Et Prael●ti ac Magnates Angliae infrascripti videlicet Cantuar. & Ebor. Archiepiscopi ac Winton Lincoln Dunelm & Carliol Episcopi necnon Nobiles viri Domini Edmundus Domini nostri Regis Germanus & Cornub. Penebroch Gloverniae Warennae Lincoln Norff. & Suff. & Oxon. Comites fideliter procu●abunt praemissa firmiter observari Et si Rex egerit extra regnum quod locum-suum-ten●ns vel tenentes in ejus absentia vel haeres ipsius Domini Regis legitimae aetatis existens aut ejusdem haeredis custos seu custodes dum fuerit minoris aetatis quilibet in suo casu praestabunt seu praestabit consimile Sacramentum Promittimus etiam quod praedictus Dominus n●ster Rex pro se & haer●dibus suis obligabit se ad restitutionem dicti r●gni saciendam in c●sibus supradictis sub poena Centum Millium Librarum sterlingorum solv●●darum Ecclesiae Romanae in subsidium Terrae Sanctae Et praeter haec quod Dominus Papa dictum Dominum nostrum Regem et haeredes suos possit per ●ententias Excommunicationis in personas et Interdicti in regnum et te●ras eorundem tam ad regni praedicti restitutionem quam ad poenae solutionem si commisia fuerit cohercere principali obligatione nihilominus in suo robore duratura Concedimus insuper & promi●timus nomine Domini nostri Regis praedicti quod idem D●minus noster praesentem Obligationem propriis sumptibus & pro viribus faciet infra annum à tempore Sponsalium inter praedictos Edwardum & Margaretam contractorum articulatim per Summum Pontificem confirmari et infra idem tempus Commun●tati regni Scotiae liberari quod si infra an●um praedictum id facere n●n poterit illud quam citius potuerit fieri impetrabit ita quod illud perficiatur Et si hoc non saciat suo tempore quod haeredes sui ad i● faciendum bona side ten●antur Protestamur etiam in hiis scriptis quod omnia praemissa taliter in●●lligantur quod juri unius regni vel alterius ratione praesentis facti nichil decrescat aliqualiter vel accrescat Nec alicui Regum regnorum praedictorum quin libere habeant statum suum In quorum omnium & singulorum praemissorum testimonium & evidentians pleniorem sigilla nostra praesentibus duximus apponenda Dat. apud Brigh die Martis proxima ante festum beatae Margaretae Virgins videlicet 15 Kal. Augusti Anno Domini 1290. Et ad majorem hujusmodi ratificationis & confirmationis nostrae ac omnium praedictorum auctoritatem & evidens testimo●ium has literas nostras fieri fecimus patentes sigillo nostro Regio consignatas Dat. Norht 28 die Aug. The King after this appointed the Bishop of Durham to be this Queen Margaret's and his Son Prince Edward's Lieutenant in Scotland for the preservation of the Peace and Government thereof by this Patent REX venerabilibus Patribus Willielmo Sancti Andraeae & Roberto Glascuen eâdem gratia Episcopis ac nobilibus viris Johanni Comyn & Jacobo Senescallo Pat. 18 E 1. m 9 Custodibus Regni Scotiae caeterisque Episcopis Abbatibus Prioribus totique Clero Comitibus Baronibus ac toti Communitati Regni ejusdem salutem Cum ad Leges et Consuetudines Regni Scotiae observandas ex Sacramenti praestiti debito teneamur Nos de probata fidelitate & nota industria perdilecti nostri venerabilis patris Domini Antonii Dei gratia Dunelmensis Episcopi plenissime confidentes ad pacem tranquillitatem & profectum totius Regni Scotiae ac etiam ad supportationem oneris caeteris ipsius Regni Scotiae incumbentis eundem Episcopum ad vos mittimus et tenore praesentium assignamus ad tenendum in eodem Regno locum charissimae nostrae Dominae Margareta filiae magnifici Principis Domini Erici Dei gratia Regis Norwagiae illustris Dominae et Reginae vestrae ac charissimi nati nostri Edwardi et ad justificandum et ratificandum Regnum praedictum una cum caeteris ipsius Custodibus de consilio Praelatorum & Magnatum ejusdem Regni secundum leges et consuetudines inibi hactenus observatas Quare universitatem vestram attentius requirimus & rogamus quatinus ob honorem nostrum Dominae vestrae & nati nostri eundem Episcopum ad praemissa benignè & curialiter admittentes sitis intendentes & obedientes eidem in hiis omnibus quae ad gubernationem & statum ipsius Regni pacificum requiruntur In cujus etc. Dat. Norht 28 die Aug. At which time he and his Son likewise constituted Proctors to treat with the King of Norway in his and his Son Edward's name concerning his Son's mar-marriage and espousals with his daughter Margaret Queen of Scotland as these Records inform us UNiversis sanctae matris Ecclesiae filiis ad quos praesentes literae pervenerint Edwardus natus & haeres Serenissimi Principis Domini Edwardi Dei gratia Regis Pat. 18 E. 1. m. 9 Ibidem Angliae Domini Hyberniae & Ducis Aquitania salutem aeternam in Domino Ad contrahendum nomine nostro Matrimonium cum nobili Domicella Dominâ Margaretâ filiâ egreg●i Principis Domini Erici Regis Norwag Regni Scotiae Dominâ & Reginâ & Reginâ & etiam omnia alia facienda quae ad praedictum contractum pertinent aut pertinere poterunt quoquo modo Illustri Principe Domino E. Dei gratia Rege Angliae Patre nostro praedicto ad hoc assensum & auctoritatem praestante nobilem virum Dominum Johannem Comitem Garrenum Procuratorem nostrum ordinamus facimus & constituimus per praesentes Ratum & gratum habituri quicquid idem Johannes nomine nostro fecerit in praemissis In cujus rei testimonium & praestitae auctoritatis evidentiam inclytus genitor noster praedictus praesentes literas suo & nostro nomine sigilli sui munimine roboravit Dat. ut supra Consimilis litera facta est Domino A. Dunolmensi Episcopo etc. Dat ut supra Item consimilis litera facta est Magistro Henrico de Newerk Decano Eborum Dat. ut supra Item consimiles tres literae factae sunt eisdem de Sponsalibus quae sic incipiunt post sub-salutationem Ad contrahenda nomine nostro Sponsalia cum nobili etc. Dat. ut supra UNniversis sanctae matris Ecclesiae filiis ad quos praesentes literae pervenerint Ibidem Edwa●dus Dei gratia Rex Angliae etc. salutem Noverit universitas vestra quod nos tenore praesentium ordinamus facimus & constituimus dilectos nostros venerabilem Patrem Dominum Antonium eadem gratia Dunelmen Episcopum & nobilem virum Johannem Comitem Warenn & Magistrum Henricum de Newerk Decanum Ecclesiae Eborum nostros nuncios solempnes & Procuratores legitimos ad tractandum cum egregio Principe Domino Erico Rege Norwag aut ipsius nunciis seu procuratoribus ad hoc deputatis super Sponsalibus seu Matrimonio contrahendis vel contrahendo inter E. natum nostrum charissimum & haeredem ex una parte & Dominam Margaretam filiam ejusdem Principis Norwagiae Dominam & Reginam Scotiae ex altera Dante 's eisdem omnibus aut duobus eorum potestatem plenariam & speciale mandatum tractatus illos nomine nostro iniendi prosequendi firmandi & perficiendi & nos ad omnia quae inter eos & praedictum Principem vel ejus Nuncios seu Procuratores convenerint specialiter obligandi in animam nostram si necesse fuerit jurandi quodlibet genus liciti Sacramenti & omnia alia faciendi quae ad expeditionem & finalem completionem negotii memorati necessariò aut utiliter requirentur & quae nos ipsi in premissis praesentialiter faceremus Ratum & gratum habentes & habituri sub ypoteca rerum nostrarum quicquid ipsi Procuratores nostri aut eorum duo quos praesentes esse contigerit in praemissis nomine nostro duxerint faciendum In cujus etc. Dat. Norht 29 die Augusti Anno regni nostri etc. 18. After which follows another Procuration in the same words only with the addition of Robert Bishop of Glasgo to the forenamed with the same Teste and likewise this ensuing Procuration UNiversis sanctae matris Ecclesiae filiis ad quos praesentes literae pervenerint Ibidem Edwardus Dei gratia Rex Angliae etc. salutem Noverit universitas vestra quod nos tenore praesentium ordinamus facimus & constituimus dilectos nostros venerabilem patrem Antonium Dei gratia Dunelm Episcopum Johannem de Garrenna Comi●em & Magistrum Henricum de Neuwerk Decanum Ecclesiae Ebor. Nuncios speciales & Procuratores legitimos charissimi nati & haeredis nostri Edwardi cujus tutelam gerimus ad contrahendum nomine suo Sponsalia vel Matrimonium cum nob●li Domicella Domina Margareta filia egregii Principis Domini Erici Regis Norwagiae regni Scotiae Domina & Regina & etiam ad omnia alia facienda quae ad praedictum contractum pertinent aut pertinere poterunt quoquo modo Ratum & gratum habentes & habituri sub ypoteca rerum nostrarum quicquid praedicti Procuratores & Nuncii aut eorum duo quos praesentes esse contigerit in praemissis nostro & praedicti nati nostri nomine duxerint faciendum In cujus etc. Dat. ut supra Et dupl To facilitate this Marriage the Bishop of Durham at the Kings request obliged himself to pay 400 l. by the year to certain persons in Norway to discharge which annuity the King granted him several Manors amounting to a greater value by this Patent REX omnibus ad quos etc. salutem Cum venerabilis pater A. Dunelmensis Pat. 18 E. 1. m. 8. Episcopus ad requisitionem nostram obligaverit se quibusdam personis de regno Norwag in Quadringentis libris eisdem personis singulis annis solvendis quousque Domina Margareta filia egregii Principis Erici Regis Norwagiae illustris & Domina & Regina Scotiae quindecim annorum plene compleverit aetarem Nos in recompensationem illarum Quadringentarum librarum annuarum assignavimus praesato Episcopo Maneria subscripta viz. Manerium nostrum de Werk etc. with sundry other Manors Lands and Tenements therein specified What security the King demanded and the Scots condescended unto for surrendering the Forts and Castles in Scotland to the Queen and his Son upon her arrival there or in England this Record attests A Touse ceus qi ceste lettre verrunt ou orrunt Rob●rd la grace de Deu Evesqe de Glasgen & Johan Comyn Gardeyns' du Reaume de Escoce e Pat. 18 E. 1. m. 8. Alayn per meime la grace de Deu Evesqe de Chatenes solempnes Messages & Procururs des autres gardens & des Evesqes Abbes Priors Counts & Baruns e de tote la Commune de Escoce saluz en Deu. Come les honurables Peres en Deu Anntoyne de Dureme & Rauf de Cardoyl par la grace de Deu Evesques e les Nobles homes Johan de Garenne & Henry de Nichole Countess Sire Guilliane de Vescy e Mestre Henry the Newerk Deen del Eglise de Everwyk especiaus Procururs & solemness Messages le noble Prince Sire Edward par la grace de Deu Roy de Engleterre pur acons perils & suspetions qe i'll avoient entendu nus eussent de par meimes le Roy de Engleterre demaunde la garde des Chastiens & de Fortelesces du Reaume de Escoce & the cele demand departir ne voleynt saunz Counseillier lou Seigneur le Roy avauntdit Nus sur ceo e autres choses venimes a la presence meimes le Roy de Engleterre avauntdit Qui seur celes choses conseil e deliberation euwe a nostre requeste nous graunta cele chose delaer deqes a la venue nostre Dame qe serra a la touse Seinz prochein avenir ou devaunt si Dieu plest Pur la quele chose nus Procururs & Messages avauntdiz ovek aucuns des Gardeyns des Chasteux de Escoce cest asaver Sire Guilliame the saint Cler Patrick de Graham e Johan de Souls qe iloqe vindrent ove nous en noun des avauntdiz gardens Evesqes Abbes Priors Counts & Baruns e tote la Commune du Reaume de Escoce grauntons volons & fermement promettons qe quel hore qe la Dame veigne en Engleterre ou en Escoce quite & deliure the tot marriage estre celui qe nus avons otrie Nus icels Chasteus e Fortelesces rendrons & ferons rendre a lavanndite nostre Dame e a noble by 'r Sire Edward fiz all avantdit Roy de Engleterre E de cel door enavannt les obeirons ensemble come a Seignour e Dame en ceste choose & totes autres qe all avauntdit Reaume apendem de cel hour qe il serront venuz en Escoce e averont fet per eus ou per autres dedenz le Reaume serement de quel qe il seient en lu duw solom les leys e les costomes de la terre de Escoce ne a nul autre mariage ne assentirons ne a autre Seigneur ne obeirons taunt qil viveront si il ne soit par le assent e la volente le Roy de Engleterre e Sire Edward son fiz E si la Dame ne veigne en Engleterre ou en Escoce entre cy e la touz seinz prochein avenir nus volons e promettons pur nus & pur touse les autres du Reaume de Escoce qe touse les Gardeyns des Chasteus e de Fortelesces de meimes le Reaume seient adonqe obligez per serement e par escrit de garder e de sauver i ceus Chasteus et Fortelesces all o's e en noun nostre Dame avanntdite e Sire Edward fiz e heir le avanntdit Roy de Engleterre E si nul des Gardeyns des Chasteus e de Fortelesces seyt ou seyent renablement suspecenous a eus ou a nous il serrount remuwe taunt de foiz come mester serra per commun counseil du Roy de Engleterre e de bone gent de Escoce e as autres du Reaume nient suspecenous souz bone seurte bailleu Memes lafoy chose grauntons otrions & promettons des gardens e des autres Ministres du Reaume But the sickness and death of this Queen in her voyage towards Scotland and England put a period to all the premised Procurations Patents Articles frustrated this much desired marriage between Prince Edward and her and raised new Questions between the Competitors for the Crown which of them was next Heir thereunto who all referred the final decision thereof to King Edward as Supreme Lord of Scotland as I shall more at large relate in due place in succeeding years * Hist. Angl. p. 16. Thomas Walfingham stories Anno 1290. Circa hoc tempus jubente Papa Nicholas taxatae sunt Ecclesiae Anglicanae secundum verum valorem to raise his Dimes and Exactions higher et tunc cessavit taxatio Norwicensis per Innocentium quartum prius factum who had raised them likewise in his time Anno 1292. 18 E. 1. in a third Parliament held at Westminster * Mat Westm p. 386. Chron. Wil Thorn col 1958. Data est Domino Regi à Clericis & Laicis in subsidium Quindena omnium temporalium & spiritualium totius Angliae circa festum Sancti Andreae Apostoli unde Quindena concernens Abbathiam Sancti Augustini de bonis corum mobilibus secundum veram taxationem corundem in omnibus maneriis suis 137 l. 15 s. 11 d. 1. so great was their wealth in that age In this Parliament cap. 3. there was this Proviso added to the Statute of Quia emptores terrarum to prevent alienations in Mortmain Et sciendum est quo● per praedictos v●nditiones seu emptiones terrarum seu tenementarum sunt partis alterius earundem nullo modo possunt terrae seu tenementa illa in parte vel in toto ad manum mortuam devenire arte vel ingenio contra formam statuti dudum super hoc editi viz. de Religiosis Anno 7 E. 1. enroled in the Statute Rolls of King Edw. 1. in the Tower printed in all our Statutes at large in Rastals Abridgements Tir. Mortmain and Cooks 2 Institutes p. 504. How much the covetous Monks and Clergy in that age were troubled at and grieved with this Statute against Mortmain will appear by this censure of and exclamation against it by * Chronica col 1961. William thorn a Monk of Canterbury Anno Domini 1293. Edwardus Rex aemulorum Sanctae Ecclesiae instigatione circumventus statuit & consilio Procerum suorum ordinavit Quod nullus Religiosus aliqua tenementa emere vel vendere vel ex dono alicujus aliquid percipere aut alio qualicunque modo arte vel ingenio quicquam adquirere & si secus à quoquam Religioso fuerit attemptatum liceret Domino Regi illud sic adquisitum emptum vel datum per escaetorem suum ingredi & in perpetuum tenere in feodo & haereditate Heu heu proh dolour quomodo non solum periit tunc liberalitas illa Deo grata qua devoti Reges Proceres caeterique fideles pro magno desiderio habuerant Religiosos fundare praedia et possessiones in honorem Dei liberalissime confer et ipsos tueri Verum extunc opere hujus charitatis palam tabescente et unoquoque manum suam a talibus beneficiis retrahente non solum possunt Religiost quicquam novum adquirere quinetiam nec antiquis suis possessionibus propter oppressionem laicorum ne dicam magnatum prosper ut laici gaudere set hiis novissimis temporibus sapientes hujus seculi horum prosperitati invidentes suaeque fraudi consulentes universos Religiosos ne sic oblata acceprarent et quod nequius est sibi quicquam appropriarent per decretum et seniorum judicium ut dictum est coartarunt et sic de eyes veraciter posset dici quod egressa fuit iniquitas a senioribus judicibus qui filiam Israel puta Ecclesiam nequiter condempnaverunt King Edward having remained beyond the Seas 3 years 2 months and 15 days returning thence into England in August Anno gratiae 1289. postea per Angliam transiens suos Justiciarios & Ministros qui in sua absentia muneribus excaecati indicia perverterunt et in aliis erraverunt secundum quantitatem transgressionum punivit as a Flores Hist. p. 376. Matthew Westminster stories Which b Hist. Angl. p. ●5 Y podigma Neustr p 72. Thomas Walsingham thus expresseth Rex auditis quaeremoniis eorum Anglicanum qui de Regiis Ministris volebant conqueri justiciarios fere omnes de falsitate deprehensos a suo officio deposuit ipsos juxta sua demerita gravi mulctans poena c De Eventib. Angl. l. 3. c. 1. col 2466. Henry de Knyghton thus more particularly relates it Cumque Rex moram traxisset in Vasconia tribus annis Nunciatum est ei quod majores regni Angliae oppresserant & forisfecerunt de terris suis ut thesaurum ab eis exigerent unde divites placitantes in Banco Regis corruperant falsos justiciarios regni scilicet Thomam de Weland Adam de Stretton Richardum de Boyland et alios Vnde Rex in adventu suo sui Anglicani fuit auxiatus et occupatus Thomas de Weland exulabat de Anglia et ivit in Franciam d Part 7. f. 132. Fabian in his Chronicle Anno 1289. and William Caxton story That they being found guilty of such tresp sses and causes as they were accused of some of them were outlawed and lost such goods as they had and the other punished by long imprisonment e Chronicle p 284 285. Ralph Holinshed Grafton f History of England p. 651. Speed Stow g Collection of the History of England London 1634. p. 189. Daniel in their Chronicles Histories and Annals Anno 1289. out of the Chronicle or Dunster inform us That in a Parliament then assembled the Judges upon due examination and proof of their Extortions were fined to pay to the King these sums following Sir Ralph Hengham Chief Justice of the higher Bench 7000 marks Sir John Lovetot Justice of the lower Bench 3000 marks Sir William Bromton Justice 6000 marks Sir Solomon Rochester Chief Justice of Assizes 4000 marks Sir Richard Boyland 4000 marks Sir Thomas Sodington 2000 marks Sir Walter Hopton 2000 marks these three last were Justice's Itinerant Sir William Saham 3000 marks Robert Lothbury Master of the Rolls 1000 marks Roger Leycester 1000 marks Henry Bray Escheator and Judge for the Jews 1000 marks but Sir Adam Stratton Chief Baron of the Exchequer was fined in 34000 marks and Thomas Wayland Chief Justice found the greatest delinquent and of the greatest substance had all his Goods Chattels Jewels and Corn seized and confiscated to the King which were it but equal to that of Sir Adam Stratton these Fines brought to the King's coffers above one hundred three thousand marks which at the rate as money goes now amounts to ab●ve four hundred thousand marks A mighty treasure to be gotten out of the hands of so few men which how they could am●sse in those days when litigations and Law had not spread itself into those infinite wreathe of contention as since it hath may seem sirange even to our greater getting times To prevent such corruption for the future the King at that time h Speeds History p. 651. caused all his Justices to swear That from thenceforth they would take no pension fee or gift of any man except only a breakfast or the like present O divine and still necessary severity only able to break the pernicious combination of men that under the profession of Law and offices of Justice make merchandise of honour justice law and conscience which cannot in the end but bring forth ruin and confusion So these Historians who were all mistaken as I conceive in the case of Thomas Weyland indicted of Felony not Bribery unless then reputed Felony who i See Cooks 3 Instit. c. 68 p. 146 147. adjuring the Realm his Lands were thereupon seized by the King and chief Lords of whom he held as is undeniable by the Fine Roll of Anno 18 E. 1. m. 5 7 17. Claus 18 E. 1. m. 7. and also by Placita Parliamenti apud Asherugg in crastino Epiphaniae k See Placita Parliamentaria published by Mr. Rylye London 1661. p. 66 67. An. 19 E. 1. nu 1. where Margery wife of Thomas Weyland and Richard his son being joint-tenants with him of the Manor of Sobber for life the remainder to the heirs of the body of Richard by a fine levied in the 6. year of the King which they pleaded petiti ned to be restored to the possession thereof then seized into the King's hands quoad annum & vastum quos Dominus Rex in eodem Manerio habet & clamavit per foris facturam dicti Thomae qui feloniam fecit pro qua regnum Regis abjuravit Whereas the Manor was not held of the King but of the Earl of Gloucester & idem Comes post abjurationem illam Domino Regi satisfecit pro anno & vasto ejusdem Manerii eo quod idem Thomas illud de eo tenuit nec de consuetudine regni debeat Dominus Rex annum & vastum alicujus ten per forisfacturum alicujus babere nisi de liberis tenementis quae idem forisfactor tenuit in feodo etc. Soon after Anno 1290. 18 E. 1. the King out of his piety and zeal to Christian Religion in the same Parliament by a public Act banished all the Jews out of England and confiscated all their Houses and Lands for their infidelity blasphemy crucifying of Christian children in contempt of Christ crucified and clipping of his coin which a Flores Hist. An. 1290 p. 377. Matthew Westminster thus relates Circa hos dies scilicet 31 Augusti Judaeorum exasperans multitudo quae per diversas urbes & castra fortia habitabat per retroacta tempora confidenter jussa est cum uxoribus et par vulis suis una cum bonis suis movilibus ab Anglia cedere circa festum Omnium Sanctorum quod eis pro termino ponebatur quem sub poena suspendii transgredi non est ausa qu●rum numerus erat ut credebatur 16 M. DXI Exierat autem tale Edictum a laudabili Rege Anglorum in partibus Aquitanniae a qua emnes Judaei pariter exulabant b Historia Angl. p. 15 Ypodigma Neustri p. 72. Thomas Walsingham writes Rex eodem anno Judaeos omnes expellans de Anglia datis expensis in Galliis bona eorum reliqua confiscavit c Actus Pontif. Eborac col 1728. Thomas Stubs thus backs them Anno 1290. in Chrastino Animarum exulati fuerunt Judaei regno Angliae et hoc eodem die per totam Angliam d Historiae Angl. l. 17. p. 327. Polydor Virgil adds Concilium Londini ad Westmonasterium habetur in quo imprimis agitata est ejectio Judaeorum quorum erat per omnem Angliam ingens multitudo quod sic oves ab hoedis segregarentur Itaque publico Edicto jussum est ut ultra paucos dies omnes abirent cum bonis Illi jussis Concilii parents alii alio discesserunt Ita profuga gens de Anglia in perpetuum exivit misera semper aliquo terrarum peritura usque eo dum denique deleatur e De Eventibus Angliae l. 3. c. 1. col ●466 Henry de Knyghton subjoins Cumque REX fecisset voluntatem suam Justiciariis statim eum movebat un● alia causa de moneta quam invenicbat viliter tonsa & corrupta in praejudicium coronae & ad grave dampnum populi per infidelitatem & maliciam Judaeorum sicut fuit inquisitum & inventum Et fecit stabiliri unum Parliamentum in quo convicti sunt Judaei de ea falsitate et statuit quod omnes Judaei exirent de terra Angliae deinceps non redituri propter eorum incredulitatem principaliter et propter falsitatem quam eye dure imposuerunt Christiani Et pro hac caufa cum festinatione facienda & sine dilatione explenda Communes Regni dederunt Regi quintum denarium de omnibus suis mobilibus To these I might accumulate the Black B●ck in the King's Exchequer Ranulphus Cestrensis Polychronicon lib. 7. ch. 38. f. 308. Fabians Chronicle part 7. An. 1290. p. 131. William Caxtons Chronicle part 7. Mr. John Fox his Acts and Monuments Vol. 1. p. 443. Johannes Balaeus Scriptorum Britanniae Cent. 4. c. 22. p. 320. & cap. 60. in Appendice Ralph Holinshed his Chronicle Vol. 3. p. 285. Richard Grafton his Chronicle p. 169. Nicholas Trivet John Speed his History of Great Britain p. 650. Samuel Daniel his Collection of the History of England p. 190. John Stow in his Annals p. 204. & Surveyed of London p. 289. Sir Richard Baker his Chronicle of England p. 146 147. Henry Isaacson his Chronologie An. 1290. Dr. Peter Heylyn his Microcosm p. 570. Mr. Samuel Purchas his Pilgrimage Book 2. ch. 16. Sect. 7. All these Domestic Authors together with Johannes Mercer in Histor Majori Brit. l. 4 c. 9 Centuriae Magd. 13. cap. 15. col 1284 1286 & cap. 9 col 967. Raphael Volaterranus Geographiae l. 3. f. 25. annal Dominicocorum Colmarensium Anno 1291. Gilbertus Genebrardus Chronogr l. 9 p. 659. Abrahamus' Bzovius Annal. Ecclesiasticarum Tom. 13. An. 1291. nu 1. col 966. to omit all others unanimously attest the direct perpetual banishment of the Jews by Public Edict out of England never to return into it again Whose Testimonies are irrefragably warranted confirmed by several express Records in the Tower of London both for the Jews safe conduct out of England and for their Transportation by a prefixed day upon their Exile thence and the seizure sale of their Houses lands goods escheated to the King PER EXILIUM JUD AEORUM witness Cl. 18 E. 1. m. 6. De Judaeis Regno Angliae exeuntibus Pat. 18 E. 1. m. 14. De passagio et Conductu Judaeorum Angliae Pro Bonamico Judaeo Eborum & familia sua Pat. 18 E. 1. m. 13. Pro Mosseo filio Jacobi de Oxon. Judaeo & familia sua Pat. 19 E. 1. m. 20. De Judaismo Vicecomitibus & omnibus aliis Ballivis to collect all the profits and rents arising out of the Jews Houses a tempore Exilii eorundem the Charter and Patent Rolls Anno 19 & 20 E. 1. De Domibus Judaeorum concessis post exilium eorum de Anglia in every of which being near 130 the King recites Domos illas per Erilium ejusdem Judaei therein named a regno nostro tanquam escaeta nostra in manu nostra existentis and by Placita Parliamenti post Pasch apud London An. 21 E. 1. rot 4. the e Ryley Plac. Parl. p. 130. Prior of Bridlingtons and the f Plac. Parl. An. 21 E. 1 n. 11 13. Archbishop of Yorks cases both sued by the King for 300 l. owing to a Jew ante exilium Judaeorum which belonged to the King post eorum exilium All which I have cited at large in the first Part of My Short Demurrer to the Jews long discontinued Remitter into England Edit 2. p. 43. to 66. & Part 2. p. 111 to 124. to refute Sir Edward Cooks gross mistake in his 2. Institutes p. 506 507 508. in his Comment on the Statute De judaismo where he averrs that the Jews were never banished out of England òut only their ●sury whereupon they voluntarily deserted it and that this Statute was made Anno 18 E. 1. when as in truth it was enacted long before their banishment Anno 3 E. 1. as I have * See here p. 153. & The first Part of my Brief Demurrer to the Jews long discontinued Remitter into England p 31 to 42. & Part 2. p. 66. to 70. infallibly evidenced In this Parliament of 18 E. 1. wherein the Jews were exiled William de Valentia and Joan his wife having procured a Bull from the Pope to the Archbishop of Canterbury against the Laws and Custom of the Realm and Prerogative of the King to examine and determine who was lawful heir to William de Monte Canisio and to bastardise and disinherit Dionysia his daughter then in Ward to the King against the Certificate of the Bishop of Worcester who had certified the King's Court that she was legitimate petitioned the King to appoint a Guardian to defend her and her Estate before the said Archbishop and other Delegates of the Pope or that they might appoint her a Guardian if the said Bull should not seem to the King and his Council prejudicial to the King's Crown and Dignity Which Petition the King and his Council in Parliament rejected upon due consideration for 10. memorable reasons expressed in this Record and answer to his Petition a Placita Parl. An. 18 E. 1. num 3 Pet●tio William de Valencia & Joann uxorsuae de prosecutione Bullae suae See Ryley his Placita Parliamentaria p 4 5. Willielmus de Valentia supplicavit Domino Regi quod cum ipse et Joanna uxor ejus habeant quandam Bullam impetratam Archiepiscopo Cantuariensi directam super s●ccessione in bonis quae fuerunt Willielmi de Monte Canisio nuper defuncti et quis vel quae eidem Willielmo de Monte Canisio succedere debet quod Dominus Rex tradere v●lit et committere aliquem Curatorem cuidam Dionysia filiae praedicti Willielmi ut dicitur et quae est in custodia ipsius Domini Regis ut haeres ipsius Willielmi propinquior ad prosequendum et defendendum pro praedicta Dionyfrâ et statu suo coram praefato Archiepiscopo et judicibus in praefata Bulla nominatis vel quod Dominus Rex concedat et permittat quod ipsi judices eidem Dionysiae ex Officio suo aliquem Curatorem possint committere et profert praedictam Bullam et petit quod si videatur Domino Regi et ejus Consilio quod Bulla illa non sit praejudicialis Coronae et Dignitati Domini Regis quod Petitio sua concedatur Et quia Bulla illa visa audita et intellecta  patet quod Bulla illa finaliter tendit ad jus successionis haereditariae terminandum cum de successione haereditaria nemo debeat cognoscere nisi Curia Regis vel Curia Ecclesiastica ad mandatum Curiae Domini Regis Et etiam si Bulla illa procederet  esset contra consue●udinem hactenus in Regno usitatam et etiam quia Dominus Rex nuper providit quod Appellationes non fiant vel Causae agitentur in Curia Christianitatis de hiis quae a Curia Regis ibidem sunt demandata propter multa inconvenientia quae exinde sequerentur et etiam quia Placita de successione haereditaria ita ordinate se habent quod primo per Brevia Domini Regis incipere debent in Curia Regis et de Curia illa si necesse fuerit mitti ad Curiam Christianitatis et non e converso et etiam quia multa Placita et innumerabilia temporibus retroactis in Curia Regis placitata et etiam judicia super eisdem reddita irritarentur et forte reversarentur si Bulla ista procederet cum forte testimonia Episcoporum vel aliorum adnullarentur vel infirmarentur et quia praedicti Willielmus et Johanna per praedictam Bullam intendunt infirmare factum Episcopi Wigorniensis cujus factum fuit quod praedicta Dionysia filia praedicti Willielmi de Monte Canisio censebatur legitima et per Bullam illam intendunt factum illud infirmare et praedictam Dionysiam bastardam probare et convincere et etiam * See 30 Ass pl. 19 Brooke Praemuni●e 10. Cook 5 Rep. f. 12. quia quidam Simon de Ludgate qui nuper quandam Bullam non tam praejudicialem Coronae Domini Regis impetraverat per judicium Domini Regis ad prisonam adjudicabatur ad voluntatem Domini Regis Et si Dominus Rex Bullam istam procedere permitteret faceret contrarium judicii per ipsum et Concilium suum redditi Et etiam quia ipse Dominus Rex est Custos et curator praedictae Dionysiae secundum Nota. consuetudinem Regni ratione custodiae ipsius Dionysiae nec alium Curatorem dare poterit nisi sibi ipsi injuriaretur et etiam si Curatorem daret sic daret litem Pupillo suo quod esset inconveniens Et etiam si Dominus Rex permitteret praedictum Archiepiscopum aut alios judices Curatorem dare sic de necessitate oporteret ipsum permittere de caetero quemlibet alium judicem delegatum et in brevi Dominum Papam et sic incontinenti deveniret † Nota. Ecclesia Romana in seisina cognoscendi de successione haereditaria de Terris et Tenementis in Regno isto quod manifeste esset contra Coronam et Consuetudinem Regni et sic esset Curia Regia subjecta judicibus delegatis imposterum Videtur Domino Regi quod Curatorem praedictae Dionysiae licite non potest concedere nec permittere quod praedicti judices aliquem ei committant etc. Postea ad Parliamentum Domini Regis post Pascha anno praedicto venit praedictus Willielmus de Valentia coram ipso Domino Rege et petiit quod Dominus Rex permitteret ipsum sequi quandam Appellationem coram Archiepiscopo Cant. quam ipse Willielmus et Johanna uxor ejus fecerunt de quadam Sententia iniqua per praedictum Episcopum Wigorn. pronunciata super Matrimonio inter praedictum Willielmum de Monte Canisio et quandam Amiciam matrem praedictae Dionysiae filiae etc. contracto ut dicitur et etiam super legitimationem praedictae Dionysiae filiae etc. Quae quidem Sententia iniqua robur perpetuum obtinevit nisi praedictum Appellum interpositum infra Annum a tempore appellationis factae sit prosecutum secundum quod idem Willielmus a quibusdam discretis jura scripta scientibus intellexit Et quia praedictus Willielmus et Johanna per praedictam Appellationem intendunt praedictam Sententiam taliter infirmare et per consequens praedictam Dionysiam filiam praedicti Willielmi de Monte Canisio bastardam probare et sic per viam illam ad haereditatem ipsius Dionysiae attingere et ipsam Dionysiam infra aetatem et in custodia Regis existentem de libero Tenemento suo amovere de quo ex liberatione Domini Regis fuit admissa quod manifeste est inconveniens et contra legem et consuetudinem Regni Inhibitum est eidem Willielmo quod praedictam Appellationem ante aetatem praedictae Dionysiae nullo modo prosequatur etc. From which memorable Answers to these two Petitions by the King and his Council in Parliament we may observe First the manifold Policies and new Inventions of the Popes and Court of Rome and their Delegates as also of Bishops and Ecclesiastical Courts by degrees to usurp the Conusance and determination of the Succession and Rights of all Freeholds and Inheritances within the Realm to themselves from the King and his Temporal Courts and to subject the King's Courts to theirs against his Crown Dignity the ancient Laws and Customs of the Realm 2ly The Kings his Counsils Parliaments care and industry to prohibit oppose such usurpations upon grave and weighty considerations to prevent the manifold mischiefs which would thereupon ensue both to the King kingdom and subjects 3ly Their pious care to protect the rights of Infants and Wards in that age against all Papal and Prelatical devices to bastardise or disinherit them by Delegations or Appeals to any Ecclesiastical Judicatures 4ly That the procuring of any Bulls from Rome prejudicial to the King's Crown and Dignity was such an high offence as at least deserved imprisonment during the King's pleasure and for which some had been formerly imprisoned by Judgement in the King's Court to deter all others from procuring the like Afterwards in the same Parliament this * Placita Parl. An. 18 E. 1. nu 36. See Ryley p 51 52. William de Valentia exhibited another Petition concerning this matter complaining of injustice in disinheriting his wife against the Earl of Cornwall and other of the King's Council for admitting Dionysia to be right heir to William de Monte Canisio wherein the truth of the case is thus related by the Earl and others of the Council Qui bene cognoscunt & recordantur quod praedictus Willielmus de Valencia praedictum br●ve Inquisitionis petiit & illud optinuit set dicunt quod antequam breve illud petiit venit quaedam Dionysia de Monte Canis mater predict Willielmi de Monte Canisio coram eye in pleno Consilio & adduxit quandam Dionysiam filiam praedicti Willielmi de Monte Canisio asserens ipsam esse veriorem & propinquiorem haeredem praedicti Willielmi defuncti & etiam haeredem suum proprium & ut filiam & haeredem ipsius Willielmi de Monte Canisio filii sui defuncti nomine Domini Regis admitterent Et dicunt quod quia publicum et notorium suit quod idem Willielmus tempore suo predict Dionysiam ut filiam et haeredem suam tenuit et hoc idem dum vixit in pluribus locis sciri et pr●clamari fecit et etiam quia Episcopus Wygorn qui nunc est in cujus Episcopatu eadem Dionysia etc. filia etc. originem traxit per literas suas patentes quam Archiepiscopus Cantuar. viva voce testabatur quod eadem Dionysia fuit filia praedicti Willielmi legitima Ipse Comes Thesaur & alii eandem Dionysiam nomine Domini Regis admiserunt ut haeredem praedicti Willielmi propinquiorem et predict terras et tenementa cum pertinentiis nomine Custodiae ratione minoris aetatis ipsius Dionysiae in manus Domini Regis seisire fecerunt Ideo videtur Domino Regi quod praedictus Comes Thesaur et aliis de Consilio secundum quod recordantur bene et rite processerunt Which made the premised address by William de Valentia to and Bull from Rome more criminal and injurious As the King and Parliament passed this memorable Censure against the Pope's premised Bull and Petition grounded on it so they gave a more severe Judgement against the Prior of Trinity and Bogo de Clare who audaciously presumed to serve a Citation from the Archbishop of Canterbury in the Kings own Palace upon the Earl of Cornwall sitting the Parliament as he was going to it for which they were attached and prosecuted both at the suit of the King himself of the Steward and Marshal of the King the Earl of Cornwall and Abbot of Westminster fined in great fines and committed Prisoners to the Tower of London as this memorable Record will more fully inform us * Placi a Parl. 18 E. 1. p. 6 nu 4. Querela H. Com. Cornub. versus Bogonem de Clare & Priorem Sanctae Trin. London Prior Sanctae Trinitatis London & Bogo de Clare attachiati fuerunt ad respondend Domino Regi Petro de Chanet Senescallo Domini Regis Waltero de Fanecurt Marescallo Domini Regis Edmundo Comiti Cornubiae & Abbati Westm de hoc quod cum idem Comes ad mandatum Domini Regis ad istud Parliamentum suum London venisset et per medium majoris Aulae Westm versus consilium Domini Regis licite et pacifice venire et negotia sua prosequi debet absque hoc quod aliquas Citaciones vel Summonitiones ibidem admittat praedictus Prior ad procurationem ipsius Bogonis die Veneris proximo ante festum Purificationis beatae Mariae hoc anno praedictum Comitem in praedicta Aula citavit quod compareret ad certos diem et locum coram Archiepiscopo Cantuar. super sibi objiciendis responsurus in contemptum Domini Regis manifestum et dedecus suum decem mille librarum et in laesionem libertatis Ecclesiae praedicti Abbatis concessae per Curiam Romanam cum praedictus locus sit omnino exemptus a jurisdictione Archiepiscop●rum seu Episcoporum quorumcunque per libertates sibi et Ecclesiae suae Westm concessas et ad dampnum ipsius Abbatis mille librarum et in praejudicium Officii praedictorum Senescalli et Marescalli manifestum et dampnum non modicum cum ad ipsorum Officium et non ad alium Summonitiones et Attachiamenta infra Palatium Domini Regis pertineat factend et etiam ad dampnum praedicti Comitis quinque mille librarum et inde producunt sectam etc. Et Prior & Bogo venerunt & Prior bene cognoscit quod ipse citavit praedictis die et loco praedictum Comitem ut praedictum est Et similiter praedictus Bogo bene cognoscit quod ipse fecit citare praedictum Comitem ut praedictum est Sed dicit quod ipse omnino ignoravit quod praedictus * Nota. locus fuit exemptus et quod non intellerit aliquem contemptum Domini Regis seu aliquod praejudicium ejus Ministris per Citationem illam fecisse et omnino ponit se in gratiam misericordiam et voluntatem Domini Regis alto et basso Et quia praedicti Prior & Bogo cognoscunt praedictam Citationem praedictis die et loco per ipsos fuisse factam et quae manifeste facta fuit in contemptum Domini Regis Consideratum est quod praedicti Prior & Bogo mandentur Turri London et ibidem custodiantur ad voluntatem Domini Regis etc. Et quo ad predict Com. & Abbatem datus est dies eyes die Veneris in crastino Purificationis beatae Mariae etc. Postea praedictus Bogo invenit plegios subscriptos ad satisfaciendum Domino Regi de praedicta transgressione ante recessum suum de Wes●m de instanti Parliamento alioquin quod ipsi restituent corpus ejus Turri London in receisu Domini Regis scilicet Johannem de Eyville Henricum Hose Robertum le Vele Radulphum Blut Roland de Erlei Robertum de Radington Willielmum de Rye Willielmum de Nerford & Willielmum Evereys qui ipsum plegiaverunt in forma praedicta Et praedictus Prior invenit plegios subscriptos scilicet Robertum de Melkele Robertum de Gravel Willielmum de Melkeshop & Willielmum de Sutton qui ipsum Priorem plegiaverunt sub eadem forma qua praedicti Johannes de Eyville & alii superius praedictum Bogonem plegiaverunt Postea venit praedictus Bogo et finem fecit Domino Regi pro praedicta transgressione per duas mille marcas Et recipitur per plegios etc. Et quoad predict Com. postea venit praedictus Bogo et vad eidem Comiti mille libras pro transgressione sibi facta Et idem Comes ad instantiam Episcopi Dunolmen Episcopi Eliensis et aliorum de Consilio ipsius Domini Regis remisit eidem Bogoni praedictas Mille libras usque ad Eentum libras etc. Et sciendum quod plegii de praedicto fine admittuntur coram Thesaurario ad Scaccarium per praeceptum Domini Regis Et praedictus Prior mittitur ibidem ad faciendum secundum quod Thesaurarius ei dicet ex parte Domini Regis From which Record and Judgement it is most evident First That the Kings Royal palace is exempted from all Archiepiscopal and Episcopal Jurisdiction whatsoever 2ly That the serving of a Citation therein by any Officer of the Archbishop is an high contempt and dishonour to the King in those who serve or procure it to be there served on any person deserving a very great fine to the King and imprisonment in the Tower of London especially during the King's personal presence there and in time of Parliament upon a Peer and Member of Parliament and an injury both to the King's Steward and Martial 3ly That Westminster Abbey was by Pope's Bulls and our King's Charters exempted from all Archiepiscopal Jurisdiction 4ly That the Fine and imprisonment imposed on them in this Case was not for any breach of the Privilege of Parliament not here mentioned nor in●ilted on as a 4 Instit. p. 24 Sir Edward Cook and b Manner of holding Parliaments p. 144 145. Mr. Elsing mistake but for the contempt injur● and dishonour to the King his Palace Privilege Officers and the Court a●● have c The Fourth Part of a Brief Register etc. of Parliamentary Writs p. 819 to 829. 1188 to 1197. elsewhere evidenced more at large The Fine and Clause Rolls of Anno 19 E. 1. inform us that the King pardoned Bogo de Clare 1000 Marks of this his fine of 2000 Marks and that for his Queen's sake he also remitted to him 200. Marks due to the Queen for her Aurum Reginae there being by ancient Custom due to the Queen by her prerogative one hundred Marks for every Thousand Marks fine and so ten pound for every hundred pound fine voluntary made and assented to with the King for any offence over and above the fine made to or compounded for with the King as d De Necess●●iis Scaccarii observanciis Dialogus 2. c. 26. De auro Reginae Gervasius T●lburiensis and sundry e Claus 9 Johan Regis m. 10. Claus 20 H. 3. m. 30. Pat. 20 H. 3. pars 2. m. 23. Fines 26 H 3 m. 11. Claus 29 H. 3. m. 10. Fines 29 H 3. m. 4 5. Claus 35 H. 3. m. 13. Fines 13 E. 1. m. 7. Fines 14 E. 1. m. 27. Pat. 12 R. 2. pars 1. m. 29. in Turre London Records Precedents both in the Tower of London and Court of Exchequer at Westminster resolve in several ages and Kings reigns REX de illis duobus mille Marcis per quas Bogo de Clare finem fecit cum Fines 19 E. 1. m. 18. Pro Bogone de Clare Rege pro quadam transgressione sibi imposita et de quibus Rex ei prius pardonavit quingentas Marcas pardonavit ei alias quingentas Marcas de gracia speciali Et de residuis mille Marcis Rex concessit eidem Bogoni quod solutis Regi ducentis Marcis de residuis octingentis Marcis solvat Regi per annum ad Scaccarium Regis ducentas Marcas unam videlicet medietatem in festo Sancti Johannis Baptistae proximo futuro & aliam medietatem in festo Sancti Hillarii proximo sequenti & sic de anno in annum ad eosdem terminos ducentas Marcas quousque praedictae octingentae Marcae Regi ad Scaccarium Regis solvantur Et mandatum est Thesaurario & Baronibus de Scaccario quod praedictum Bogonem inde praedictis quingentis Marcis quietum esse & ei de dictis octingentis Marcis solutis Regi praedictis ducentis Marcis ut praedictum est terminos illos habere & sic fieri & irrotulari faciant Teste Rege apud Assherugge 16 die Januarii REX Thesaurario & Baronibus suis de Scaccario salutem Ob bonam affectionem Claus 19 E. 1. m. 10. Pro Bogone de Clare quam Karissima Consors nostra Alienora quondam Regina Angliae erga d●●ectum nobis Bogonem de Clare habere novimus dum vivebat p●rdonavimus einem Bogoni ducentas Marcas in quibus praefatae Reginae die quo obiit tenebatur pro * Nota. Auro su● ipsam contingente de quodam fine duorum millium Marcarum quem idem Bogo fecit nobiscum pro quadam transgressione ●ibi imposita Et ideo vobis mandamus quod praedictum Bogonem de praedictis ducentis Marcis quietum esse faciatis Teste Rege apud Assherugge 13. die Jan. This Bogo de Clare in the same Parliament was attached at the suit of John de Waleys Clerk upon a different account that the said John entering into his house in London on the Lord's day to serve a Citation out of the Archbishop of Canterbury's Court certain of his family took and enforced him against his will to eat the said Citation together with the Seal and also imprisoned beaten and ill entreated him to his damage of 20 l. and in contempt of the King to his damage of 1000 l. as this Record informs us * Placita Parl. 18 E. 1 n 15. Querela Johannis de Wa●eys versus Bogonem de Clare See Ryley Placita parl p. 22 23. Bogo de Clare attach fuit ad respondendum Johanni de Waleys Clerico de hoc quod cum idem Johannes die Dominica in festo Sanctae Trin. proximo praeterito in pace Domini Regis & ex parte Archiepiscopi Cantuar. intrasset domum praedicti Bogonis in Civitate London et ibidem detulisset quasdam literas de Citatione quadam faciend quidam de familia praedicti Bogonis ipsum Johannem literas illas et etiam Sigilla appensa vi et contra voluntatem suam manducare fecerunt et ipsum ibidem imprisonaverunt verberaverunt et male tractaverunt contra pacem Domini Regis et ad dampnum ipsius Johannis viginti libr. et etiam in contemptum Domini Regis mille libr. et inde producit sectam Et Bogo venit & defendit vim & injuriam & quicquid est in contemptum Domini Regis et contra pacem suam etc. & dicit quod non videtur ei quod debeat praedicto Johanni ad praedictam querelam suam respondere Dicit enim quod idem Johan in querela sua dicit quod quidam de familia ipsius Bogonis predict transgress ei fecisse debuerunt nullas certas personas nominando prout moris est in Curia Nec etiam dicit quod illae personae de familia sua quaecunque fuerunt per praeceptum suum transgressionem illam si quae fuerit fecisse debuerunt Et sic in querela sua nec dicit ipsum Bogonem esse factorem nec facti praeceptorem unde petit judicium Et super hoc idem Johannes quaesitus si praedictus Bogo aliquam transgressionem ei fecit vel fieri praecepit dicit quod non sed quod quidam de familiâ suâ quorum nomina ignorat Ideo predict Bogo quoad sectam ipsius Johannis inde sine die Et quia Dominus Rex praedictam transgressionem sic enormiter factam ut dicitur tum propter Contemptum ipsi Domino Regi in praesentia sua viz. infra virgam et in Parliamento suo factum tum propter masum exemplum temporibus futuris tum propter audaciam delinquendi sic de caetero aliis reprimendam permittere non vult impunitam dictum est praedicto Bogoni quod ad sectam Domini Regis inde respondeat ex quo predict transgress dicitur fuisse facta infra portam suam et per manupastos et familiares suos Et etiam quia per quosdam testatum est quod quaedam certae personae tunc de familia sua viz. Henr. de Braban Johannes Dunken Rogerus de Burnham Willielmus de Carrec Johannes le Porter & Henr. de Anesley fuerunt principales factores predict transgress dictum est eidem Bogoni quodeos & caeteros qui fuerunt de familia sua tempere quo predict transgress facta fuit habeat coram ipso Domino Rege in Quindena Sanctae Trin. etc. ad faciend & recipiend quod per Regem & ejus Consilium fuerit ordinand Ad quem diem praedictum praedictus Bogo adduxit coram ipso Domino Rege & ejus Consilio omnes de familia suapraeter praed Henr. Johannem Rogerum Willielmum & Johannem le Porter & Henr. qui incontinenter post praedictum factum recesserunt & abierunt nec aliqua parte sunt in potestate vel amicitia vel obsequio praedicti Bogonis vel suorum prout per examinationem Militum Clericorum & aliorum de familia ipsius Bogonis juratorum & singulariter examinatorum compertum est & qui quidem jurati di● erunt quod praed Henr. & alii praed factum fecerunt sine praecepto & assenju ipsius Bogonis & absque hoc quod praed Bogo aliquid scivit de facto illo antequam factum fuit Et super hoc idem Bogo petit judicium si de praeccpto missione vel assensu si sibi imponeretur ad sectam Domini Regis respondere debeat antequam factores principales aliquo modo de facto illo convincantur Et quia per consuetudinem et legem Angliae nullus de praecepto vi et auxilio aut missione respondere debeat antequam factores aliquo modo convincantur consideratum est quod predict Bogo ad praesens quoad hoc eat inde sine die & predict Johannes de Waleys sequatur versus factores principales prout sibi viderit expedire si voluerit Et insuper Thomas de Thurbervill de Com. Hereford Walterus de Molesworth de Com. Hunt Willielmus de Melkesham de Com. Eborum Simon de Lundgate de Com. Sum. David le grand de Com. Hereford & Willelmus le Franceys de Com. Buck. manuceperunt predict Bogonem ad habendum ipsum coram Domino Rege ad respondendum ipso Domins Regi ad voluntatem suam cum predict factores de facto illo fuerint convicti si Dominus Rex versus eum inde loqui voluerit From which Record I shall observe First That the Archbishop's Citations were much slighted and opposed in that age 2ly That this enforcing his Clerk to eat and swallow down his Citation with its Seal was complained of to and highly resented by the King as a contempt against his Royal authority being within the verge of his Court and sitting the Parliament not punished by the Archbishop with Ecclesiastical censures 3ly That Masters ought not to be punished for abuses contempts or offences committed by their Servants without their privity or assents unto them before or after their conviction nor any to be punished as accessaries before the principals be convicted There happening many contests between the Bishop of Lincoln and the Masters and Scholars of the University of Oxford concerning the presentation and confirmation of their Chancellor whether he ought to come out of the University in person to the Bishop or to be admitted by his Proxies the King by his Prerogative to advance Learning and settle peace between them made this friendly accord for the future which they both subscribed in this Parliament * Plac●ta Parl. 18 E 1. nu 2. See ●yley p. 4. Concordia inter Episcopum Lincoln & Universitatem Oxon. Cum inter venerabilem patrem Oliverum Lincoln Episcopum ex una parte & Magistros Universitatis Oxon ex altera mota esset materia discordiae super praesentatione et confirmatione Cancellarii sui & idem Magistri dixerunt quod nunquam solebant Electum suum extra Oxon. mittere ad confirmandum sed per nuncios suos fuerir eorum Electus semper hucusque confirmatus et commissio Episcopo transmissa Et praefatus Episcopus dixisset quod commissio illa est de pura & libera volunta●e sua Ita quod quando commissio illa per nuncios facta fuerit hoc suit de pura gratia sua et quia praedicti Magistri gratiam illam trahere volebant in jus et consuetudinem praedictus Episcopus gratiam illam continuare non intellexit Tandem ad instantiam Domini Regis ad istud Parliamentum suum qui omnes contentiones vult pacisicare parts praedictae se in hunc modum concordarunt viz. quod prima vice cum praedicti Magistri Cancellarium suum elegerint praedictus Episcopus ita prope Oxon. appropinquabit quod Magistri ejusdem Universitatis ad ipsum venire poterint et Electum suum praesentare et * redire reddere ab●que hoc quod aliquam Electionem amittant Idem etiam Episcopus dixit quod hoc facto ipse intendit gratiosus esse praedictis Magistris in istis et in aliis nec intendit eos gravare sine suo merito et credit quod successores sui eodem modo eisdem Magistris amici erunt et gratiosi Et intendit quod alias cum Cancellarii Universitatis praedictae erunt electi si idem Episcopus propè Oxon. fuerit ipsos Cancellar admittet quando personaliter venerint et si partibus longinquis f●erit intendit de gratia sua illos admittere per Procuratores set quod ad hoc non teneatur per promissionem istam nec alio modo nisi de pura gratia et libera voluntate sua Et ad istam concordiam faciendam praedictus Episcopus praesens fuit & etiam frater Willielmus de Leoministr Johannes de Monemowe Ricardus de Bradeley Johannes de la More & Stephanus de Herdley Magistri praedictae Universitatis qui concordiae praedictae unanimiter consenserunt et quorum quilibet assensum suum manu propria scripsit etc. There being likewise at the same time some differences between the Scholars and Townsmen of Oxford formerly compremised the King for the peace and honour of the University whereof he had a special regard ordered in this Parliament that the same Accord between them should be recited and kept in his own Wardrobe * Placita Parl. 18 E. 1. nu 22. Ryley p. 39 Memorandum quod per praeceptum Domini Regis Rotulis de pace et concordia inter Cancellar et Scholar's Universitatis Oxon. ex una parte et Majorem et Burgenses ejusdem Villae ex altera facta et coram Domino Rege recitata tradebatur per manum Johannis de Berewyk Waltero de Langeton Clerico de Garderoba Domini Regis ad custodiendum in ipsa Garderoba Et etiam quod transcriptum ejusdem pacis concordiae praedictae Cancellario in uno Rotulo & etiam praedicto Majori & Burgensibus in alio Rotulo lib rabatur ut partes praedictae de caetero super statu suo sint certiores etc. In the same Parliament there was this memorable Suit concerning the right of Tithes then and in former ages triable in the King's Temporal Courts * Placita Parl. 18 E. 1. nu 34 See Ryley p. 49 50. Radulphus Episcopus Karliol petit versus Priorem Ecclesiae Karliol Decimas duarum placearum terrae de novo assartarum in Foresta de Ingelwood quarum una vocatur Lynthwait & alia Kirkethwait et quae ad ipsum Episcopum pertinent co quod praedictae placeae sunt infra limites parochialis Ecclesiae suae de Aspaterick & co quod idem Episcopus & praedecessores sui toto tempore antequam placeae illae redactae fuerunt in culturam & bosco coopertae percipere consueverunt Decimam pannagil earundem placearum quou que praedictus Prior per quandam suggestionem tacita veritate factam hoc anno tulit quoddam breve Domini Regis justic Domini Regis de Foresta sua ultra Trentam et ipsum Episcopum de Decimis praedictis spoliavit  Et quod Decimae praedictae ad ipsum Episcopum pertinent ratione Ecclesiae suae de Aspaterick predict petit quod inquiratur per patriam etc. Et Prior venit & dicit quod Decimae praedictae ad ipsum et Ecclesiam suam beatae Mariae Karliol pertinent & non ad predict Episcopum Dicit enim quod Dominus H. Rex vetus concessit Deo & Ecclesiae suae beatae Mariae Karliol & Canonicis ibidem Deo servientibus omnes Decimas de omnibus terris quas idem Dominus Rex aut haeredes sui Reges Angliae in Foresta predict in culturam redigere fecerint & Ecclesiam predict inde feoffavit per quoddam cornu eburneum quod dedit Ecclesiae suae predict & quod adhuc habet & perit judicium etc. Et super hoc venit Magister Henricus de Borton persona Ecclesiae de Thuresby & dicit quod Dccimae predict ad ipsum ratione Ecclesiae suae pertinent & non ad praedictos Episcopum & Priorem quia dicit quod placeae predict de quibus Decimae petuntur sunt infra limites parochiae suae & quod ipse & praedecessores sui semper fuerunt in possessione percipiendi Decimas majores et minores predict placearum ut de jure Ecclesiae suae de Thuresby quousque predict Prior simul cum aliis quibusdam hoc anno ratione praedicti brevis ipsum de Decimis illis spoliaverunt  Et quod placeae illae sunt infra limites parochiae suae & quod ipse & praedecessores sui semper fuerunt in possessione percipiendi predict Decimas tam majores quam minores petit quod inquiratur per patriam etc. Et Willielmus Inge qui sequitur pro Domino Rege dicit quod Decimae praedictae ad Dominum Regem pertinent et ad nullum alium quia dicit quod praedictae placeae sunt infra bundas Forestae ipsius Domini Regis de Ingelwood et quod ipse Dominus Rex in Foresta sua praedicta by his Sovereign Ecclesiastical Prerogative Villas aedificare Ecclesias construere terras assertare et Ecclesias illas cum Decimis terrarum illarum pro voluntate sua cuicumque voluerit conferre potest e● quod Foresta illa non est infra limites alicujus parochiae Et petit quod Decimae illae Domino Regi remaneant prout de jure debent ratione praedicta etc. Et quia Dominus Rex super praemissis voluit certiorari & ut unicuique tribuatur quod suum est assignentur Willielmus de Vesci Justice Forestae suae ultra Trentam etc. ad rei veritatem in praemissis inquirendam & quod inde acquisierunt scire faciant Domino Regi in proximo Parliamento suo post Pascha In which Parliament they certified the King and his Council Quod ad captionem praedictae Inquisitionis procedere non potuerunt ad diem coram eisdem datum ratione cujusdam literae Episcopi Karliol sibi porrectae de inhibitione ne aliquos ad juramentum ponerent tempore illo Et quam literam idem Willielmus & Thomas coram ipso Domino Rege sigillo ipsius Episcopi signatam protulerunt A very high affront to Justice and the King's Royal direction in Parliament Ideo per praeceptum Domini Regis assignentur praedicti Willielmus & Thomas & Johannes de Lithepeynes & Michael the Harcle ad capiendam Inquisitionem praedictam Ita quod inde certificant Dominum Regem ad proximum Parliamentum suum post festum Sancti Michaelis prox futur etc. From which case it is observable 1. That in that age it was the received opinion as well as in this that all Tithes in Forests and other places which are extra parochial or without the bounds of any Parish belong of right to the King by his Sovereign Ecclesiastical Prerogative as Supreme Governor and Head on Earth of the Church of England and as he is persona mixta et unita cum Sacerdotibus as was resolved in this case and in * 22 Ass p. 75. Brook Dimes 10. 38 Ass p. 20. 10 H. 7. 18. a Cooks 2 Report 44. a. our Law-books since whereas no mere Layman is originally capable of Tithes 2ly That by his Sovereign Ecclesiastical Prerogative he might erect New Parishes Parish Churches and grant Tithes unto them where there were none before without the Pope or Bishop 3ly That he likewise held Plea of Tithes in his Temporal Courts In the same Parliament of 18 E. 1. there happened two memorable cases concerning the delivery and purgation of Clerks convict to and before their Ordinaries The first was the case of * Placita Parl. 18 E. 1. nu 38. Ryley p. 56. Walter de Berton imprisoned in the Tower of London being convicted before John de Metingham in the last Eyre in the County of Dorset De falsatione sigilli Domini Regis whom the King commanded to be delivered to the Bishop of Sarum qui eum petiit ut Clericum suum sub poena et in forma qua decet quia videtur consilio quod in tali casu non est admittenda purgatio it being out of the Statute of Westm 1. ch. 2. which extends only to Felony whereas this counterfeiting of the King's Seal was then reputed and afterwards declared to be Treason 25 E. 3. ch. 2. The second was the case of the Abbot of Westminster by way of complaint against the King's Justices who summoned him being a Baron to appear before them and seized his Temporalties for a contempt because his Archdeacon suffered two Clerks convicted of murder to make their Purgations before the certain day prefixed by him in Court to which the prosecutor for the King was adjourned and thereby prejudged thus entered in the Pleas of that Parliament * Placita Parl. 18 E. 1. nu 39 See Ryley p. 57 58. Abbas Westmonasterii supplicavit Domino Regi & ejus Consilio quod cum quaedam voluntas & injuria sibi per Justiciarios suos ad placita ejusdem Domini Regis assignatos nuper sint factae quod factum eorum coram Domino Rege recitetur & emendetur si ipsi Domino Regi & ejus Co●silio videatur quod eidem Abbati injurietur Dicit etiam quod cum ipse habeat & habere debeat & praedecessores sui Abbates Westm temporibus retroactis per concessiones & confirmationes Regum Angliae habere consueverunt returnum omnimodo●um brevium & praeceptorum Domini Regis ipsum Abbatem homines terras seu libertates suas ubicunque infra regnum tangentium tam coram Justiciariis itinerantibus quam aliis Justiciariis Domini Regis quibuscunque & per Ballivos & Ministros suos sum & attach corundem brevium & praeceptorum facere Gilbertus de Thornton & socii sui Justic. Domini Regis ad placita ejusdem Domini Regis assign die Jovis in festo Apostolorum Petri & Pauli prox praeterit per quendam Barthol le Criour Servien●em suum eidem Abbati parato magnam Missam celebrare in Ecclesia sua Westm praeceperunt quod esset coram eye in crastino responsurus de hoc quod ei dicerent ex parte Domini Regis Ad quem diem idem Abbas ob reverentiam Domini Regis coram eisdem justiciariis comparuit qui ei imposuerunt quod duo Clerici de morte hominis rectati et ad sectam Domini Regis coram eis convicti per inquisitionem patriae ex officio suo captam liberabantur Archidiacono ipsius Abbatis ut loci Ordinario et eos ut Clericos petenti Et qui quidem Archidiaconus coram eisdem justic certum diem statuit eisdem Clericis ad purgationem suam faciendam et eundem diem praefirit cuidam Ricardo Bostard qui dixit se velle sequi pro Domino Rege versus eosdem Clericos de morte predict Et licet idem Abbas coram eis calumpniavit quod esset Baro Domini Regis et quod sine Brevi Domini Regis et ejus Returno de talibus respondere non debuit per libertates suas sibi & Ecclesiae suae concessas iidem Justice super calumpniis illis certum diem ei coram eis dederunt Ad quem diem idem Abbas tunc cum ipso Domino Rege personaliter existens fecit defaltam coram eisdem Justice ob quam justic predict Baroniam suam in manum Domini Regis capere fecerunt & etiam per Breve Domini Regis Vic. in quorum Com. terrae & tenementa sua sunt praeceperunt distringere ipsum Abbatem per omnes terras et catalla et quod de exitibus etc. Ita quod haberent corpus ejus coram ipso Domino Rege à die Sancti Michaelis in unum mensem ubicunque etc. ad respondend de facto praedicto Vnde dicit quod justic predict  sibi injuriarunt in hoc quod ipsum sine Brevi Domini Regis coram eis venire fecerunt contra libertates regias sibi et Ecclesiae suae concessas Et etiam in hoc quod eidem Abbati injunrerunt quod responderet coram eis de purgatione predict admissa cum Dominus Rex ex quo Clerici ●e felonia in Curia sua ad sectam suam vel alterius cujuscunque convicti fuerunt per Inquisitionem patriae ex officio justic suorum captam et Ordinario cuicunque eos petenti sub poena ei qua decet fuerunt liberati de eorum purgatione seu de die illius purgationis admittenda statuenda per consuetudinem in regno hactenus usitatam non se debent intromittere Et petit quod Dominus Rex vocatis Justiciariis suis praedictis factum eorum audiat & intelligat & sibi faciat quod de jure & consuetudine regni fuerit facienda Et predict Justiciarii veniunt & bene recordantur quod duo Clerici viz. Walterus the Thorny & Johannes the Thorny de morte hominis coram Rad. de Hengham & sociis suis nuper Justice Domini Regis ad placita sua assign per quandam mulierens appellati fuerunt Quae quidem mulier postea versus eos in secta sua facienda fecit defaltam Ob quod consideratum fuit quod Clerici illi quoad sectam ejusdem mulieris irent inde quieti Et quod ad sectam Domini Regis veritas inquireretur p●r patrianis Per quam à die Paschae in unum mensem convictum fuit coram ipsis Gilberto & sociis suis quod predict Clerici de morte predict fuerunt culpabiles propter quod liberati fuerunt cuidam Waltero de Hunt Archidiacono ipsius Abbatis loci Ordinario ut de felonia praedicta convicti Qui quidem Archidiac in praesentia eorundem Justice certum diem statuit de purgatione eorundem Clericorum admittenda & eundem di●m praefixit cuidam Ricardo Bostard qui dicebat se velle sequi pro Domino Rege versus eos pro morte predict Et dicunt quod predict Archidiaconus ante diem statutum et praefirum praedicto Ricardo admisit purgationem illorum Clericorum in contemotum Domini Regis manifestum et ad sectam suam ei auferendum Propter quod ipsi Justice hoc intelligentes mandaverunt predict Abbati ex parte Domini Regis quod veniret coram eis ad certum diem in querela sua contentum ad respondendum de contemptu & transgressione praedicta Et quia praedictus Abbas postea coram eis fecit defaltam ●d diem sibi datum in contemptum Domini Regis it●rato ii●em Justice praeceperunt distringere praedictum Abbatem ut praedictum est Et dicunt quod aliam injuriam seu voluntatem ei non fecerunt Et petunt quod si videatur Domino Regi & ejus Consilio quod in processu isto erratum sit quod factum suum per ipsum Dominum Regem & ejus Consilium emendetur Et quia predict Justice recordantur quod praedicti Clerici ad sectam Domini Regis per Inquisitionem patriae ex officio suo captam coram eis de felonia praedicta convicti fuerunt ut predict Archidiac loci Ordinario eos ut Clericos petenti sub poena qua decet liberati nec est juri consonum vel hactenus in regno nostro usitatum quod Dominus Rex vel alius quicunque fuerit versus Clericos quoscunque de quacunque felonia rectatoes et in Curia Regis ad sectam suam per Inquisitionem patriae ex officio justic captam vel alio modo convictos iterato sectam suam de eodem facto habeat in Curia ipsius Domini Regis vel etiam in Curia Ecclesiastica qualitercunque Archidiac predict certum diem coram eisdem Iustic statuit de purgatione predict admittenda et eundem diem praefixit predict Richardo minus discrete et contra consuetudinem usitatm et etiam contra libertatem Ecclesiasticam et etiam cum Clerici in casu consimili vel alia felonia sibi imposita de caetero nunquam se purgarent si ad sectam Domini Regis vel alterius cujuscunque et ad cujus sectam in Curia Regis convicti fuerint totiens responderent in Curia Regis vel Ecclesiastica quotiens ipse Dominus Rex vel alius quicunque sectam suam renovaret et se velle sequi diceret Quod omnino esset inconveniens et manifeste tam contra legem et consuetudinem Regni quam contra libertatem Ecclesiasticam Consideratum est quod executio praedict Brevis suspendatur et quod Terrae et Tenementa predict Abbatis quae in manum Domini Regis ratione praedicti Brevis capiuntur sibi deliverentur Et quod idem Abbas quoad hoc praesens eat inde sine die salvo Domino Regi & praedicto Richardo & quibuscunque aliis secta sua quae ad eos pertinet versus praedictos Clericos seu alios quoscunque de morte predict Et quod Abbas Brevia Vic. etc. What other Clerks convict were restored to their liberty goods and lands upon their purgation this year this Record will inform us REX Vic. Cantebrig salutem Cum Bartholomaus dictus Goging the Cantebrig Clericus super crimine homicidii Galfridi de Griselee interfecti ut dicitur Claus 18 E 1. m. 7. Pro Barth Goging Clerico coram dilectis & fidelibus Regis Johanne de Eyvill Radulpho Basset & Roberto Malet Justice nostris ad gaolam Regis Cantebr deliberandam assignatis rectatus & ad requisitionem venerabilis W. Eliensis Electum per eosdem Justice eidem Electo juxta privilegium Clericale prout moris est liberatus innocentiam super hujusmodi crimine coram eodem electo legitime purgaverit prout idem Electus nobis per literas suas patentes significavit Mandatum est Vic. Cantebr quod bona & catalla terras & tenementa ejusdem Bartholomaei occasione mortis praedictae per teipsum captain manum nostram si supradictus Bartholomaeus fugam non fecerit restituas eidem hac vice de gratia nostra speciali Teste Rege apud Westm. octavo die Julii In the same Parliament the Earl of Gloucester and others seizing the Temporalties of the Bishopric of Landaffe and presenting to the Benefices and Prebendaries thereto belonging against the prerogative of the King as appertaining to their Signories and ejecting Marcolm de Harlegh to whom the King had committed them he thereupon exhibited a Petition against the Earl and others in Parliament to vindicate the King's prerogative which together with the proceedings thereon are thus recorded * Marcolomus de Harlegh monstravit Consilio Domini Regis per quandam Petitionem Placka Parliamenti 18 E. 1. nu 40. See Ryley p. 59 60 61 62. quod cum post mortem Willielmi de Brewose quondam Landaven Episcopi custodia praedicti Episcopatus nomine Domini Regis sibi esset commissa Et idem Malcolomus Maneria quae fuerunt praedicti Episcopo ratione custodiae sibi commissa in manum Domini Regis seisire voluisset Gilbertus de Clare Comes Gloucestr & Hertford Manerium de Landath cum omnibus pertinentiis suis & etiam Manerium de Lankaderwader & omnia quae fuerunt praedicti Episcopi infra Dominium ipsius Com. de Clamorgan seisire fecit in manum suam et seisinam illam adhuc occupabat & Archidiaconatum de Landath & Praebendas à tempore mortis praedicti Episcopi vacantes in Ecclesia praedicta pro voluntate sua contulit & adhuc confert cum illas vacare contigerit in praejudicum Coronae Domini Regis et exhaeredationem suam manifestam Cum i●●m Comes per ipsum Malcolomum ex parte Domini Regis saepius fuisset requisitus quod seisinam predict Maneriorum ratione Custodiae sibi commissae eidem liberaret & quod Dominum Regem Archidiaconatam predict & Praebendas predict as confer permitteret Dicit etiam quod Comes Hereford qui nunc est fecit seisire post mortem praedicti Episcopi in manum suam Villam de Donestowe & etiam quod Willielmus de Brewose se●ior post mortem praedicti Episcopi seisire fecit in manum suam Villam de Bishopeston in Gower & adhuc dotinet in praejudicium Coronae ut praedictum est etc. Dicit etiam quod Edmundus frater Domini Regis post mortem praedicti Episcopi cepit de Tenentibus Manerii de Loncylis Cressemy quod fuit praedicti Episcopi lxxv solidos qui ad ipsum Dominum Regem pertinebant ratione Custodiae praedictae Et quod Comes Norff. & marshal Domini Regis qui nunc est post mortem praedicti Episcopi seisire fecit in manum suam Manerium de Macherne in Netherwente & proficua ejusdem Manerii & Exitus cepit set cum idem tam frater Domini Regis quam Comes Norff. per ipsum Malcolmum requisiti fuerint predict Comes Norff. seisinam ejusdem Manerii ipsi Malcolmo liberare fecit cum omnibus inde perceptis tempore seisinae suae etc. Et etiam predict Edm. frater Domini Regis predict lxxv solidos ipsi Malcolmo fecit liberare Et Comes Glouc. & alii veniunt Et Comes Hereford bene cognoscit quod praedicta Villa de Donestowe post mortem praedicti Episcopi seisita fuit in manum suam per Ballivos suos ipso ignorant Et dicit quod post seisinam illam Decanus & Capitulum Ecclesiae Landav protulerunt coram ipso Comite quandam Chartam sub nomine Humfridi de Boun Antecessoris sui quondam Comitis Hereford factam quae testabatur quod idem Humfridus quondam Comes etc. concessit dedit & Charta sua confirmavit Decano & Capitulo Ecclesi● Landavensis praedictam Villam de Donestowe tenend sibi & successoribus suis in liberam puram & perpetuam Eleemosinam imperpetuum Propter quod ipse liberare fecit seisinam praedictae Villae praedicto Decano & Capitulo juxta formam Cartae praedicta Et dicit quod ipse nihil clamat in praedicta villa ratione Custodiae tempore vacationis praedicti Episcopatus Immo totum jus suum si quod habeat vel temporibus futuris is habere con●igerit hoc corum Domino Regi et haeredibus suis pro se et haeredibus suis concedit relaxat et quiet clamat imperpetuum Ideo pradictus Malcolmus custos habeat Breve quod seisire fac praedictam Villam in manum Domini Regis nomine custodiae praedict● Episcopatus Et quod Domino Rege de Exitibus et pro●●●uis inde provenientibus respond etc. Et Comes Glouc. dicit quod omnes Terrae & Tenementa infra patriam de Glamorgan existentia sunt de Dominio suo Ita quod tam custodia Terrarum et Ten. praed ad praedictum Episcopatum spectantium cum praedictam Sedem vacare contigerit quam aliarum Terrarum quarumcunque in patria illa eum custodia contigerit earundem ad ipsum pertinet ratione Dominii sui in partibus illis et nullum alium Et dicit quod omnes Antecessores sui a tempore quo non extat memoria semper habuerunt custodiam praedictarum Terrarum et Praebendas praedictae Ecclesiae de Landath Sede vacant contulerunt absque hoc quod Dominus Rex vel ejus Progenitores unquam aliquam custodiam praedictarum terrarum habuerunt seu Praevendas Ecclesiae praedictae contulerunt nist cas●taliter sic evenisset temporibus retroactio quod sedes praedicti Episcopatus vacasset tempore quo ipse vel aliquis Antecessorum suorum Comirum fuit infra aetatem et in Custodia progenitorum Domini Regis Ita quod ipsi Progenitores habuerunt inde Custodiam ut Custodiam de Custodia ratione minoris aetatis ejus seu alicujus Antecessorum suorum Dicit etiam quod quidam Richardus de Clare quondam Comes Glouc. pater suus cujus hares ipse est fuit in seisina de praedicta custodia predict Maneriorum tempore vacationis praedictae sedis nuper praeteritae & quod ipse post mortem suam in instanti vacatione praedictae sedis intravit in custodia predict Maneriorum ut in jure & haereditate sua & de quo jure predict pater suus obiit seisitus & non per aliquam occupationem Domino Regi factam Postea apud Kingeschipton die Lunae prox post festum Sa●●ti Lucae Evangelistae anno decimo octavo predict Comes Glouc. & Hertford reddidit Domino Regi id quod ad ipsum pertinuit de Advocatione et custodia Episcopatus praedicti una cum collationibus Praebendarum et Dignitatum ejusdem tempore vacationis Episcopatus illius ut jus ipsius Domini Regis prout Scriptum ipsius Comquod Domino Regi inde fecit plenius testatur etc. Et idem Dominus Rex postea d● gratia sua speciali dedit et concessit pro se et haeredibus suis eidem Comiti et Johannae uxori suae karissimae ●iliae ipsius Domini Regis advocationem et custodiam Episcopatus praedicti cum pertin Habend & tenend de se & haeredibus suis eisdem Com. & Johannae cum collationibus Praebendar et Dignitatum Episcopatus illius singulis temporibus vacationum ejusoem ad totam vitam utriusque eorum Com. et Johannae Ita quod post decessum ipsorum Com. et Johannae Advocatio et Custadia Episcopatus praedicti una cum Collationibus Praebendarum et Dignitatum ejusdem temporibus vacationis Episcopatus illius ad ipsum Regem et haeredes suos integre revertentur quieta de haeredum eorundem Eom et Johannae imperpetuum Salva Domino Regi et haeredibus suis in singulis vacationibus Episcopatus predict Fidelitate ipsius qui in Episcopum ejusdem loci contigerit confirmari prout carta ipsius Domini Regis ●isdem Com. & johannae inde facta plenius testatur This case I find more fully pressed and expressed on the King's behalf in the Patent Roll of this year UNiversis Christi fidelibus etc. Edwardus Dei gratia Rex Angliae etc. salutem Pat. 18 E. 1. m. 2. intus Cedu●a * A strong Argument against Oral Traditions & their certainty Memoriae hominum labili adeo fallax insidiatur oblivio ut ea quae modernis temporibus plana sint et aperta tractu temporis obscura erunt et incerta nisi scriptore testimonio fasciantur Et ob hoc provide decrevit legum authoritas sententias dissinitivas in scriptis proferri ne ea quae juris tramite ordinata sunt et recte disposita processu temporis in recidivae contentionis scrupulum relaxantur Suborta siquidem inter nos ex parte una et Gilbertum de Clare Comitem Glouc. & Hertf. ex altera super advocatione Ecclesiae Landaven et Custodia temporalium praedictae Ecclesiae ac collocationibus Dignitatum et Praebendarum in eadem sede Landavensi vacante materia quaestionis Anno Domini MCCXC in Chrastino Animarum apud Clipston pro nobis proponi fecimus contra Com. praedictum quod praefata advocatio Ecclesiae Landavensis Custodia Temporalium et Collationes dignitatum et praebendarum in eadem Ecclesia sede Landavensi vacant non ad dictum Com. sed ad nos et nostrae Coronae dignitatem sicut in caeteris Ecclesiis Cathedralibus Regni nostri Angliae de jure et Regni consuetudine pertinebant Et quod progenitores nostri Reges Angliae qui pro tempore fuerant praemissis uti consueverunt pleno jure et quod piae memoriae H. progenitor noster qui proximo regnavit ante nos in vacation praedictae Landavensis Ecclesiae per mortem Helyae quondam loci illius Episcopi commisit Temporalia Walerando Teutonico Militi qui finita administratione ad Scaccarium praefati Patris nostri reddidit ratiocinia Et in eadem vacatione contulit unam Praebendam vacantem Magistro Willielmo de Burgo tunc Thesaur Warderobae suae et aliam Praebendam Albredo de Fescampo tunc Subthes ejusdem War●●rohae et Archidiaconatum Landaven cuidan● Thomae tunc Capellano piae m●moriae Alienorae matris nostrae Adjectumque fuerat ex parte nostra quod Episcopi Landavenses qui pro tempore fuerunt tenuerant Baroniam suam et terras et p●ssessiones a Progenitoribus nostris Angliae Regibus et a nobis nichil●ue a Domino Comite seu ipsius Progenitoribus Et quod Ecclesia Landavensi vacant Canonici ejusdem non a Comitibus set a Regibus pe●●nt licentiam eligendi unde pro nobis propositum extitit quod idem G. Comes Glouc. & Heref. in praesenti vacatione ejusdem Ecclesiae per mortem bonae memoriae W. de Brewos nuper Landavensis Episcopi praemissas custodiam Temporalium et collationes dignitatum et praebendarum nullo jure utens de facto cum de jure non posset in injuriam et derogationem Coronae nostrae sibi viciose usurpavit Ec quia idem Comes habita super hoc deliberatione pleniori confitebatur praemissa quae sibi opposita fuerant ex parte nostra vera esse Advocationemque dictae Ecclesiae Landavensis Custodiam temporalium et collationes dignitatum et praebendarum ad nos et Coronae nostrae dignitatem pleno jure pertinere ut idem Comes praemissis Custodia tempor●lium et Collationibus dignitatum et praebendarum ut●●ur Nota. sede Landavensi vacant ad vitam suam duntaxat sibi concessimus gratiose Ita plane quod per factum hujusmodi nobis aut nostris haeredibas per haeredes seu success●res praefati Comitis super praemissis nullum penitus praejudicium g●neretur Dar. etc. The Charter of the King then made to Gilbert de Clare and his Countess is thus enrolled REX Archiepiscop●s etc. salutem Sciatis quod cum nos exigeremus & vendicaremus Rot Cartarum Anno 18 E. 1. n. 5. Pro Gilberto de ClareCom Glouc. & ● Heitf & Johan uxore ejus & Brevia Regis in Tur. London An. 18 E. 1. ver●us dilectum & fidelem nostrum Gilbertum de Clare Comitem Gloucestr & Hertford advocatiovem et custodiam Episcopatus Landavensis cum pertin una cum collacionibus praebendarum et dignitatum ejusdem tempore vacacionis Episcopatus illius & idem Comes nobiscum super hoc placitare nolens id quod ad ipsum pertinet de advocacione & custodia Episcopatus praedicti una cum collacionibus praebendarum & dignitatum ejusdem tempore vacacionis Episcopatus illius Nobis reddidit ut jus nostrum prout in scripto ejusdem Comitis nobis inde confecto plenius continetur Nos eidem Comiti & charissimae filiae nostrae Jehannae uxori suae graciam facere volentes specialem in hac parte dedimus et concessimus pro nobis & haeredibus nostris eidem Comiti & Johannae advocacionem et custodiam Episcopatus praedicti cum pertin Habend & tenend de nobis & haeredibus nostris eisdem Comiti & johannae cum collacionibus praebendarum et dignitatum Episcopatus illius singulis temporibus vacacionum ejusdem ad totam vitam utriusque eorundem Comitis et Johannae Ita quod post decessum ipsorum Comitis & Johannae advocatio et custodia Episcopatus praedicti una cum collacionibus praebendarum et dignitatum ejusdem temporibus vacacionum Episcopatus illius ad nos vel haeredibus nostris integre revertantur quietae de haeredibus eorundem Comitis & Johannae imperpetuum Quare volumus & firmiter praecipimus pro nobis & haeredibus nostris quod praedicti Comes & Johanna habeant & teneant de nobis & haeredibus nostris advocacionem & custodiam Episcopatus praedicti cum pertin una cum collacionibus praebendarum et dignitatum Episcopatus illius singulis temporibus vacacionum ejusdem ad totam vitam utriusque ipsorum Comitis et Johannae Ita quod post decessum eorundem Comitis & johannae advocacio & custodia Episcopatus praedicti una cum collacionibus praebendarum et dignitatum ejusdem temporibus vacac●onum Episcopatus illius ad nos vel haeredes nostros integre revertantur quietae de haeredibus eorundem Comitis et Johannae imperpetuum sicut praedictum est Hiis testibus Venerabili patre R. Bathoniensi & Wellensi Episcopo Willielmo de Valencia avunculo nostro Henr. de Lacie Comite Linc. Johanne de Warenna Comite Surr. Roberto Tibetot Reginaldo de Grey Waltero de Bello Campo Petro de Chaumprent Richardo de Bosco & aliis Dat. per manum nostram apud Kingesclipston secundo die Novembris Which the King the next year likewise ratified by another Charter almost in the selfsame words recorded in Claus 19 E. 1. m. 1. Teste Rege apud Hereford 2. die Novembris After which Placita Parliamenti An. 21 E. 1. inform us That Comiti Glouc. See Ryley p. 120 203. & aliis clamantibus nuper Custodiam quarundam terrarum ad Episcopatum Landaf existentium & infra Dominium suum existentium tempore vacationis ejusdem Episcopatus ad se pertinere de Communi Consilio responsum fuit Quod in custodia Episcopatuum tempore vacationis earundem seu terrarum aut tenementorum aliquorum ad eosdem Episcopatus pertinentium licet infra Dominium suum extiterunt nichil clamare potuerunt propter privilegium Regium et Coronae Dignitatem ad quam specialiter pertinet Episcopatuum vacantium custodia And in the Parliament of 22 E. 1. nu 3. upon the Petition of the Bishop Elect of Landaff to the King the Earl of Gloucester and Hertford upon showing this grant to him and his Wife restored the Temporalties of the Bishopric he had seized to the Bishop by the King's command In the same Parliament of 18 E. 1. there were Proclamations made and Writs issued to sundry Sheriffs against the Pope's provisions and appropriations of the Prebendaries of Nassinton and Fenton to two Churches and Cardinals in Rome in derogation of the King's prerogative and disherison of his Crown and that none by virtue of the Pope's provisions should invade or take possession of or be installed in or receive the fruits thereof or money for them without the King's special command under pain of forfeiting his estate and imprisonment of his body during the King's pleasure who commanded all the Lands and Tenements belonging to them to be seized into his own hands he having * Claus 17 E. 1. m. 7 dorso Here p 389. for merly issued out Writs to the like effect * Placita Parl. Anno 18 E. 1. See Ryley p 43. De Provisionibus Praebend de Nassin●on & de Fenton Memorand quod cum quaedam Provisiones factae sunt super Praebenda de Nassyngton in Ecclesia de Lincoln appropianda Basilicae Principum Apostolorum de Urbe et Praebenda de Fenton in Ecclesia Eborum approprianda Hospitali Sancti Spiritus de Urbe in exhaeredationem Domini Regis manifestam quod Dominus Rex praecepit Vicecom Lincoln Norht et Eborum et etiam mandavit Custodi Civitatis London quod proclamari faciat publice ne quis possessionem predict Praebendarum ingrediatur ipso Domino Rege inconsulto aut Stallum in Choris Ecclesiarum praedictarum occastone praedictarum Pr●bendarum occupet vel invadat quoquo modo aut fructus earundem Praebendarum seu pecuniam occasiene sructuum eorundem recipiat per se vel per alium sine mandato Domini Regis speciali * sub poena incursionis rerum et corporum incarcerationis ad voluntatem Domini Regis Dominus etiam Rex praecepit Vicecom predict quod omnes Terras et Tenementa ad praedictas Praebendas pertinentia in Comitatibus suis capiant in manum suam ita quod nullus ad ea manum apponat donec Dominus Rex aliud inde praeceperit After which he issued this Writ for committing the Custody of the Prebendary of Nassinton to the Bishop of Lincoln with a command to him not to permit any Roman to enter into it under pain of forfeiting his Barony CUM Rex nuper quibusdam certis de causis praeceperit Vic. Norht quod Praebendam Claus 18 E 1. m. 4. intus De Prebenda de Nassinton de Nassynton quae est praebenda Lincoln Ecclesiae cum bladis et omnibus aliis fructibus et bonis ejusdem Praebendae caperet in manum Regis et ea salvo custodiret donec Rex aliud inde praecepisset Et jam vult Rex quod Venerabilis pater O. Lincoln Episcopus Custodiam praedictam habeat sub certa forma Mandatum est eidem Vic. quod praedictam Praebendam cum bladis & omnibus aliis fructibus ejusdem Praebendae praefato Episcopo sine dilatione liberet custodiend sicut praedictum est Et hoc nullatenus omittat Teste Rege apud Rufford 18 die Septembris Et memorandum quod Rex commisit eidem Episcopo Custodiam praedictam sub forisfactura Baroniae suae Ita quod idem Episcopus non permittet aliquem Romanum ingredi eandem Praebendam sine licentia Regis et quod per hoc eidem Domino Regi vel Magistro Johanni de Lacie Praebendario Praebendae praedictae qui Regis insistit obsequiis praejudicium non generetur sub forisfactura praedicta Nicholas a Cardinal Deacon of St. Mary's of the Porch in Rome having the year before obtained from Pope Nicholas a new unheardof Provision by his Papal authority to unite and appropriate these two Prebendaries of Nassyngton and Fenton to two Churches in Rome and endeavouring to get the actual possession of them by the Pope's Bulls and process published in the Realm to the diminution of God's service and the Alms of the Poor against the piety and intention of their Founders the manifest disherison of the King and his heirs the dangerous consequence of such ill precedents to draw on the like whereby the Churches should be left destitute of Ministers maintenance and Divine service their Revenues being assigned to foreign uses to Gods high displeasure who would not have one Church and Altar robbed to enrich or increase the services of another The King and his Nobles in this Parliament besides the * See here p. 389. premised Prohibitions and Proclamations against this Innovation and Usurpation writ and sent these Claus 18 E 1. m. 10. dorso Literae directae Pa●ae & Cardinalibus pro Praebenda de Nassinton in Ecclesia Linc. & alia Praebenda in Ecclesia Ebor. memorable Letters to the Pope and all his Cardinals in general and to this Cardinal in particular to recall and reform this unheardof Provision and abuse which by their respective Oaths they were obliged to oppose and could not permit or connive at worthy special observation being recorded for perpetual memory SAnctissimo in Christo Patri Domino Nicholas Divina providentia Summo Pontifici suus devotus filius E. eadem gratia Rex Angliae Dominus Hyberniae & Dux Aquitaniae salutem & devota pedum oscula beatorum Considerantes propensius & ante mentis nostrae oculos reducentes illum piae paternitatis vesirae affectum quem ad honoris nostri et Regni augmentum ex quodam speciali favore jugitar direxistis nequivimus animo comprehendere nec credimus utique quod a tam Sancti Patris cons ientia processerint collationes et executiones nonnullae nuper in Regni nostri partibus authoritate Apostolica ut asseritur publicatae Fertur siquidem quod impe●rante venerabili Patre Domino N. Dei gratia Sanctae Mariae in Porticu Diacono Cardinali unam Praebendam in Ebor. et aliam in Lincoln Ecclestis Hospit Sancti Spiritus de Saxia de Vrbe & Basilicae Sancti Petri sedes Apostolica distincte conferendo approprians super nanciscenda possessione Praebendarum ipsarum executiones misit gravissimas et apud nostros regnicolas hactenus inauditas Quae profecto si sortirentur eff●ctum divini cultus diminutionem periculose ingererent primitiborum donatorum voluntates propulsa pietate mutarent solitas Eléemosynas Regni pauperibus subtraherent ac in nostrum et haeredum nostrorum exhaeredationem manifestam cederent necnon in perniciosum exemplum in futurum transirent dum * Nota. hae alienationes perpetuae adjicerent similes per quas post temporis brevis cursum Regni nostri deformarentur Ecclesiae et cessantibus stipendiis redderentur Ministrorum obsequio destitutae ipsarum proventibus alienis utilitatibus assignatis Quod gratum Altissimo nostro judicio non videtur qui cultum sui nominis sic ampliari desiderat quod ob ditationem unius Altaris aliud minime spolietur Sanctae Paternitati vestrae igitur prona instantia supplicamus quatinus praemissa circumspectione paterna aequius decernentes circa ea velitis zelo propitio congruum et salubre remedium adhibere tepescere namque non possumus quin exhaeredationem nostram quae statum Coronae nostrae contingit sicut ex Sacramenti nostri vinculo astringimur pro viribus evitemus Paternitatis vestrae veneplacitum per exhibitorem praesentium rescri●i poscimus super istis Conservet vos etc. The Earls Barons and Nobles Letter to the Pope thus follows to the same effect with the Kings SAnctissimo in Christo Patri Domino Nicholas Divina providentia Summo Pontifici Devoti filii Edmundus Illustris Regis Angliae natus Willielmus de Valentia Claus 18 E. ● m. 10 dorso Comes Penbrock Edmundus Comes Cornubiae Gilbertus de Clare Comes Glouc. & Hertf. Johannes de Warenna Comes Surr. Henr. de Lacie Comes Linc. Humfr. de Bohun Comes Heref. & Essex Johannes de hastings Richardus filius Johannis Johannes de Sancto Johanne Willielmus de Brewose Willielmus le ●atimer Rogerus de Monte alto & Walterus de Huntercumb Barones' et * Nota. totius Regni Angliae Comites Barones' et Proceres salutem et devote pedum etc. Pensata paternali affectione ac pio regimine quibus sedes Apostolica prisc●s temporibus Ecclestam rexit Anglicanam et Regnicolas Angliae fervida nu●ribit devotione animo compraehendere nequivimus nec credere volumus quod a tam Sancti Patris conscientia processerint collationes et executiones nonnullae nuper in Anglicanis partibus authoritate Apostolica ut asseritur publicatae Fertur siquidem quod impetrante Venerabili Patre Domino Matthaeo Sanctae Mariae in Porticu Diacono Cardinali unam Praebendam in Ebor. & aliam in Linc. Ecclesiis Sancti Spiritus de Saxia de Vrbe & Basilicae Sancti Petri sedes Apostolica praedicta distincte conferendo approprians super nanciscenda possessione Praebendarum ip●●rum executiones misit gravissimas et apud nos bactenus inauditas ovae profecto si sortirentur effectum divini cultus diminutionem periculose ingererent etc. verbatim as in the King's precedent Letter to the Pope Sanctae●gitur vestrae Paternitati prona instantia supplicamus quatinus praemissa circums●●ctione paterna aequius discernentes circa ea velitis zelo propitio congruum e●salubre remedium adhibere ad honorem Dei sublimationem Regni Angliae Regiaenue C●ronae ●uibus observandis astringimur juramento quoth vestropatrocinio pie ●etimus observari in nostrae fomentum devotionis ne Eléemosinae ab Antecessaribus nostris Anglieanis collatae Ecclesiis inde subtractae ad alios transferantur The King's Letters to the Cardinal who procured these new Provisions and appropriations in particular and to the whole College of Cardinals in general is thus recorded to perpetual memory in the Clause Rolls VEnerabili in Christo Patri N. Dei gratiâ Sanctae Mariae in Porticu Diacono Cardinali E. Dei gratiâ salutem & sincerae dilectionis augmentum Epistola Claus 18 E. 1. m. 10. dorso vestra nuperrime nobis directa inter caetera continebat quod Clerici nostri Magister J. de Lasci & W. de Pickering dispares vobis in vestra amicitia vestrisque obsequiis extiterant Hoc proculdubio verum esse fatemur Immo nec eorum obsequium pro nobis hactenus factum nec imposterum faciendum vestrae amicitiae nobis gratae aliqualiter comparamus quam amicitiam nostris temporibus non solum perseveranter continuari & continuis incrementis cupimus augmentari et in hiis quae vobis cedere poterunt in honorem sine Coronae nostrae laesione favorem vobis Regium impertiri Provisiones tamen vobis factae de Praebendis Ebor. et Linc. manifesta cederent in nostram exhaeredationem Coronae nostrae Regiae laesionem et scandalum populi si optatum a vobis sortirentur effectum Idcirco nos qui ad conservationem status Coronae nostrae astringimur juramento quantumcunque honorem vestrum et commodum optemus ipsas Provisiones non possumus nec volumus sustinere Set * Nota. nec Proceres et Magnates Regni nostri ipsas aequanimiter permitterent etiamsi vellemus Quod insuper Nuncios vestros recommendastis vestrae innotescat paternitati quod non solum illi set etiam omnes vestris negotiis in Regno nostro Deo propitio erunt tuti Conservet etc. AMabilium Deo Patrum Sacrosanctae Romanae Ecclesiae Cardinalium Cetui Venerando Edwardus etc. Salutem & ad beneplacita singulorum & omnium Ibidem paratissimam voluntatem Considerantes propensius & ante mentis nostrae oculos reducentes sincerum affectum quem ad honorem nostri & Regni nostri augmentum jugiter direxistis nequimus animo compraehendere nec credimus utique quod de Conscientia tam Sancti Collegii processerint Collationes et Executiones nonnullae nuper in Regni nostri partibus authoritate Sedis Apostolicae ut asseritur publicatae Fertur siquidem quod impetrante Venerabili patre Domino N. Dei gratia Sanctae Mariae in Porticu Diacono Cardinali unam Praebendam in Ebor. et aliam in Linc. Ecclesiis Hospit Sancti Spiritus in Saxia de Vrbe et Basilicae Sancti Petri dictas sedes distincte conferendo approprians super nanciscenda possessione praebendarum ipsarum executiones misit gravissimas et apud nostros Regnicolas hactenus inauditas Quae profecto si sortirentur effectum divini cultus diminutionem periculose ingererent etc. verbatim as in the precedent Letter to the Pope Benevolentiam vestram igitur ex mutua confidentia requirimus et rogamus attente quatinus praemissa circumspectione provida aequius discernentes circa ea velitis zelo propitio congruum et salubre remedium procurare tepescere namque non possumus quin exhaeredationem nostram quae statum Coronae nostrae contingit sicut ex Sacramenti vinculo astringimur pro viribus evitemus Discretionis vestrae beneplacitum per exhibitorem praesentium rescribi poscimus Conservet vos etc. It seems these Prohibitions and resolute Letters prevented these and all such like Provisions and appropriations for the future which the Pope and Cardinals could no ways justify nor excuse In a Bundle of Writs Anno 17 & 18 E. 1. in the White Tower Chapel I found this Letter of Vezano the Pope's Nuntio to Pope Nicholas the 4. who by his Bulls authorised and commanded him to proceed in an Appeal to him and the Court of Rome at the prosecution of the Nephew of Pope Innocent the 4th Rector of the Church of Hugnate within the Diocese of York grounded upon a contract for Debt belonging to the King's Courts contrary to the King's Prohibitions to him which the King's Judges together with the King his Council and Nobles upon serious consultation refused notwithstanding his importunity to permit him to proceed in as being against the King's Crown and Dignity whereupon he sen● back his Bull to the Pope as his Letter to him more at large relates SAnctissimo Patri Domino N. Divina providentia Summo Pontifici Giffredus de Vezano Camerae suae humilis Clericus prdum oscula beatorum Sanctitati ve●●●ae Brevia Regis An. 17 & 18 E 1. in Turre London remitto literas Apostolicas quae sic incipiunt NICHOLAUS Episcopus Servus servorum Dei dilecto filio Magistro Gifredo de Vezano Canoni oh Cameracen Camerae nostrae Clerico Apostolicae sedis Nuntio in Anglia commoranti salutem & Apostolicam benedictionem Sua nobis Albertus Arcilis Nepos felicis recordationis Innocentii Papae quarti Praedecessoris nostri Rector Ecclesiae de Hugnate Eboracensis Diocesis petitione monstravit etc. Et sic finiunt Datum Romae apud Sanctam Mariam majorem 15 Kal. Aprilis Pontificatus nostri anno secundo Quas postquam habueram responsum a justiciariis Illustris Domini Regis Angliae quod respondere nolebant mihi sine Rege utrum Prohibitiones Regiae mihi praesentatae locum habere deverent vel possem procedere eis non obstantibus retinuetam ostendendas ipsi Domino Regi ut videre posset quoth the cognition causae appellationis contentae in eisdem Apostolicis literis per se vel suos se intromittere non debebat et pateretur quod non obstantibus dictis Prohibitionibus sine ejus offensa possem mandatum Apostolicum adimplere Supplicans flexis genibus ne ad inobedientiam vel infidelitatem servi Dominus imputet si mandatum contentum in ipsis Apostolicis literis efficaciter non implevi quia ipsi Domino Regi praefatas Apostolicas et prohibitiones ex parte sua mihi praesentatas tradidi et ei super ipso negotio exposui diligenter quae exponenda vidi requirendo et supplicando quod super hoc providere vellet quod ejus et Ecclesiae Romanae deceret honorem Tandem idem Dominus Rex habita deliberatione super ipsis Apostolicis literis et Prohibitionibus cum * Nota. Consilio suo in quo fuerunt plures Comites Barones' et Praelati vocari me fecit et responderi in ejus et dicti Concilii praesentia Quod cognitio contractus de Debito de quo fit mentio in Apostolico rescripto de antiqua et approbata consuetudine spectabat ad Coronam et Dignitatem Regiam et ipse et sui Antecessores usi fuerant cognitione hujusmodi contractuum Et ex quo praefatus contractus erat fundamentum negotii ne per hujusmodi appellationes jure Regio defraudari posset quod procederem in ipso negotio substinere nolebat asserendo quod si etiam ipse vellet * Nota. Barones' nullo modo substinerent quod Prohibitiones Regiae locum in hoc et aliis similibus non haberent Datum London septimo Kal. Februarii Anno Dom. 1289. A most pregnant Testimony of the Popes own Nuncio to the Pope himself both of the Kings his Justices Counsils Barons Nobles care vigilancy strenuous opposition and deliberate peremptory resolution against this new Papal encroachment by Appeals upon the ancient rights and prerogatives of his Crown and Courts As the King was thus careful to defend the rights of his Crown and Courts against the Popes so likewise against his own Prelates and their Officials usurpations in their Ecclesiastical Courts witness these Writs of attorney to prosecute persons for suing in Court Christian against the King's prohibition for goods and Debts not of Testament or Marriage EDwardus etc. Dedimus vobis potestatem recipiendi Attornatos Remundi Vicarii Ecclesiae de Lannohan quos coram vobis loco suo attornare voluerit ad Brevia Regis An. 17 E. in Turre London lucrandum vel perdendum in loquela quae est coram Justiciariis nostris de Banco per Breve nostrum inter Ricardum de Strengellest & praefatum Remundum de eo quod idem Remundus secutus est placitum in Curia Christianitatis de Catallis et Debitis quae non sunt de Testamento vel Matrimonio contra Prohibitionem nostram Et ideo etc. Teste Edmundo Com. Cornub. Consanguineo nostro apud Westm x. die Decemb. Anno Regni nostri Decimo septimo In another Bundle of Writs to make Attorneys Anno 18 E. 1. in the Tower I find three Writs to prosecute Suits before the King's Justices the Banco The first * Brevia Regis Anno 18 E. 1. in Turre London inter Thomam le Venour de Settewell & Simonem Meone de eo quod idem Simon secutus est placitum in Cu●ia Christianitatis de Catallis et Debitis quae non sunt de Testamento vel Matrimonio Teste meipso apud Melburne 12 dis Januarii anno regni nostri 18. The second and third inter Willielmum de Heyvile & Magistrum Adam de Boudon quia idem Adam tenuit tale placitum in Curia Christianitatis etc. Teste Rege apud Turrim London 16 die Junii Anno 17. & 21 die Octobris Anno 18. And the like Writ of Attorney issued for * Bundela Brevium An. 13 E. 1. in TurreLondon Henry de Punce prosecuted before the King's Justices at Westm by John de Gras quod idem Henricus secutus est placitum in Curia Christianitatis de Catallis et Debitis quae non sunt de Testamento vel Matrimonio contra Prohibitionem nostram Teste meipso apud Bristol 26. die Decembris Anno regni nostri 13. there usually omitted In two other parcels of Writs in the White Tow●r Anno 18 E. 1. there are these Writs EDwardus etc. Vic. Canc. etc. Si Benedictus Kyld pone etc. fratrem Thomam Brevia Regis An. 18 E. 1. in Turri London Priorem de Ross quod sit coram Justiciariis nostris apud Westm à die Sancti Johannis Baptistae in Quindecimdies ostensurus quare tenuit placitum in Curia Christianitatis de Catallis et Debitis quae non sunt de Testamento vel Matrimonio contra Prohibitionem nostram Pone etiam per vadium & salvos plegios Magistrum Ricardum de Nedham personam Ecclesiae de Northflete quod tunc sit ibi ostensurus quare secutus est idem placitum in eadem Curia contra Prohibitionem nostram etc. Teste meipso apud Westm 18 die Junii anno regni nostri 18. The like Writ issued at the King's Suit Vic. Surr. versus Petrum de Sancto Mario & Willielmum de Sardinia quare tenuerunt placitum in Curia Christianitatis de Catallis et Debitis Decan & Capit. beati Petri Exon. etc. Teste etc. apud Wynton 20 die Aprilis anno regni nostri 18. To which I shall subjoin this Prohibition which I found in another Bundle of Writs Petitions and Privy Seals Annis 17 & 18 E. 1. in the White Tower Chapel wherein are extant not only the Original Writs for the elections of 2. or 3. Knights for every County to serve in Parliament with the names of the Knights elected and their Manucaptors endorsed on them the first of this kind I have yet discovered but likewise this Writ to the Official of the Archbishop of York for suing several persons ex officio mero & promota to excommunicate them for rashly laying sacrilegious hands upon William of Derlington a Clerk against the Canonical Sanctions upon these ensuing Articles Nos Officialis Curiae Eborum ex nostro Officio objicimus tibi Roberto de Clyff Bundela Brevium 17 & 18 E. 1. in Turre London manenti in Thornton quoth in Sententiam Excommunicationis a Canone latam incidisti pro eo quod manus sacrilegas in Dominum Willielmum de Derlington Capellanum temere injecisti Quod ita notorium est in partibus de Thorneton & ita divulgatum quod nulla possit tergiversatione celari Vnde intendimus ob salutem Animae tuae te corrigere in praemissis quatenus * Synodus Exoniensis An. 1287. & others Spelmanni Council Tom. 2. p. 383 428 310 311 Canonicae Sanctiones permittunt et facere suadent in hac parte Salva nobis in omnibus juris beneficio Nos Offic. Curiae Eborum ex officio nostro objicimus vobis Ascino Grot Aschino Marescallo Roberto Fyke Thomae de Clyff manentibus in Thorneton quoth in sententiam Excommunicationis a Canone latam incidistis pro eo quod manus sacrilegas in Dominum Willielmum de Derlington Capellanum temere injecistis etc. ut supra Vnde intendimus ob salutem Animarum vestrarum vos corrigere in praemissis quatenus Canonicae Sanctiones permittunt et facere suadent in hac parte Salvo nobis in omnibus juris beneficio Nos Offic. Curiae Eborum ex nostro officio objicimus tibi Willielmo de Wagelbardby quoth in sententiam Excommunicationis a Canone latam incidisti proeo quod manus sacrilegas in Dominum Willielmum de Derlington Capellanum temere injecisii Quod ita notorium est etc. ut in primo articulo supradicto In Dei nomine Amen Dico & injure propono coram vobis Domine Officiali Curiae Eborum seu vestro Commissario quocunque ego Willielmus de Derlington Capellanus contra Petrum dictum Skat & contra quemlibet legitimè intervenientem pro eodem Quod dictus Petrus Dei timore pariter et humano pudore prorsus abjectis manus sacrilegas in me temere injecit in Animae suae periculum et mei praejudicium non modicum et gravamen ac scandalum plurimorum et sic in sententiam Excommunicationis majoris a Canone latam ipso sacto dampnabiliter incidebat Quare peto probatis de jure probandis dictum Petrum in Excommunicationis sententiam sic incidisse per vos pronunciari ac publice excommunicatum denunciari quousque beneficium Absolutionis in forma juris meruerit obtinere H●c dico propono & peto divisim seu conjunctim prout mihi melius videbitur expedire Artans mc ad ea dumtaxat probanda quae mihi sufficient in hoc casu ad victoriam obtinendam Salvo mihi in omnibus juris beneficio These suits thus prosecuted on these Articles for this Trespass properly belonging to the King's Crown and Temporal Courts before * An. 9 E. 2. c. 4 See Cooks 2 Instit. p. 490. Articuli Cleri only pro salute animae procured this memorable Prohibition thereupon EDWARDUS Dei Gratia Rex Angliae etc. Officiali Archiepiscopi Eborum Ibidem & ejus Commissar salutem Cum placita de transgressionibus contra pacem nostram factis in Regno nostro ad Coronam et Dignitatem nostram specialiter pertineant ac Willielmus de Derlington Willielmum de Wlgardby Robertum de Clyffe Thomam filium Roberti Robertum Fykedun Ascinum Grot Ascimum le Marescal & Petrum Skat Laicos super hujusmodi transgressionibus trahat in placitum coram vobis in Curia Christianitatis in laestonem Coronae et Dignitatis nostrae et grave dampnum ipsorum Willielmi de Wggewardby Roberti Thomae Roberti Ascini Ascimi & Petri Skat ut ex querela sua accepimus Vobis prohibem us ne placitum illud teneatis in Curia Christianitatis maxim cum hujusmodi placita ad nos et non ad alium pertineant in Regno nostro ac nos super hiis et aliis quarum cognitio ad nos pertinet parati sumus eidem Willielmo de D●rlington et aliis quibuscunque in Curia nostra plenam et celerem justitiam exhibere Teste meipso apud Westm 28. die Januarii Anno Regni nostri Decimo octavo That neither the Pope's Bulls Provisions or awards nor Archbishop of Canterbury's Ordinances concerning the erection or division of Prebendaries in England were of any validity in Law in that age without the King's Royal assent and confirmation under his Great Seal and how the Archbishop did and might deprive the Popes own Chaplains of Churches in England these Records will inform us REX omnibus etc. salutem Inspeximus literas patentes venerabilis patris Pat. 18 E. 1. m. 26. De ordinacione & divisione Praepositurae & Praebendarum in Ecclesia de Wengham J. Cantuariensis Archiepiscopi totius Angliae Primatis factas super Praepositura & Praebendis in Ecclesia de Wengham per ipsum Archiepiscopum ordinatis & distinctis in haec verba Vniversis sanctae matris Ecclesiae filiis ad quorum ●oticiam praesens scriptura pervenerit Frater Johannes permissione divina Cantuariensis Archiepiscopus totius Angliae Primas salutem in Domino sempiternam Exorta dudum in Romana Curia super Ecclesia de Wengham nostrae Dioc. materia quaestionis inter Dominum Tedisium de Camilia Domini Papae Capellanum ex parte una et nos ac quosdam Clericos nostros quibus dictam Ecclesiam cum suis Capellis post privacionem de praedicto Tedisio canonice per nos factam contuleramus ex altera eadem causa ibidem aliquandiu agitata tandem interveniente assensu et auctoritate Sanctissimi patris Domini Honorii Papae quarti Reverendus pater Dominus Bernardus Portuensis Episcopus Sanctae Romanae Ecclesiae Cardinalis cujus arbitratui disposicioni dicto laudo diffinicioni & decreto altè & bassè tam dictus Tedisius pro se quam discretus vir Magister Willielmus de Marduna Juris Civilis professor noster & praedictorum Clericorum in hac parte specialis Procurator habens ad hoc mandata sufficientia se submittere curaverunt pratactae liti & contentioni pacificum finem imponens recepta prius ipsius Tedis●i cessione et renunciatione de praefata Ecclesia de Wengham et pertin suis ac etiam omni jure et actione sibi competentibus et competituris quomodolibet in eisdem auctoritate Apostolica super hoc sibi commissa inter alia disposuit statuit & decrevit Ecclesiam de Wengham de Praeposito & decem Canonicorum secularium collegio per Cantuariensem Archiepiscopum tanquam ejusdem patronum Ecclesiae ordinandam & ipsius proventus in Praeposituram & certas ac distinctas Praebendas prout facultates suppeterent dividendos juxta concessionem et auctorit●tem felicis recordationis Domini Gregorii Papae decimi super hoc procurante bonae memoriae Roberto praedecessore nostre Archiepiscopo Cantuariensi commissam sicut in litera Apostolica super hoc confecta plenius dinoscitur p●riinere Advertentes itaque ordinacionem & diffinicionem dicti Domini Cardinalis in divinicultus augmentum cedere et prosperiorem dictae Ecclesiae statum cupientesque cam prout decet ●ffectu prosequendo complere juxta beneplacitum Sancti patris Domini Honorii praedicti ratificantis et confirmantis ex certa scientia tam concessionem et ordinationem Domini Gregorii quam etiam decretum praefati Domini Portuensis a● Dei gloriam et honorem Apostolica auctoritate praedicta statuimus ordinamus instituimus & perpetuo stabilimus in Ecclesia de Wengham unam Praeposituram et Canonicatus sex cum suis Praebendis quas nostrae collacioni et successorum nostrorum salvo semper pro suo tempore jure Regio specialiter reservamus Quas quidem Praeposituram & Praebendas in eisdem porcionibus & provent●bus co●sistere volumus quibus ipsas singillatim expressimus in ordinacione quam super divisione p●oventuum & facultatum Ecclesiae praedictae & Capellarum ad ipsam spectanti●● ac etiam informatione ipsius Collegii & Ministrorum Ecclesia lacius prout expedit pertractamus Ipsas autem sex Praebendas hiis propriis duximus exprimendas vocabulis Chilton Peddingge Tineham Bonigton Rettlinge Wymelingeweld Q●●rum duae pri●ae sunt Presbyterales duae secundae Diaconales & duae ultima Subdi●conales sicut in praetacta litera Domini Papae Gregorii continetur Omnibus itaque d●cto Collegio & huic sacrae institutioni pacem & unitatem servantibus sit pa● & gloria à Domino Jesu Christo Acta & data apud Suthmalling 12 Kal. Marc●i Anno Domini 1286. Ordinationis nostrae nono Nos autem praedictas ordinationem et divistonem Praexositurae et Praebendarum praedictarum ratas habentes et gratas case pro nobis et haeredibus nostris concedimus et confirmamus sicut literae praedictae rationabiliter testantur In cujus etc. Teste Rege apud Westm septimo die Junii anno regni nostri 18. REX omnibus etc. salutem Ordinationem venerabilis patris J. Cantuariensis Ibidem Archiepiscopi totius Angliae Primatis factam in Ecclesia de Wengham suae Diocaesis de Praeposito & decenti Canonicorum secularium collegio ac divisionem proventuum & facultatum ejusdem Ecclesiae in Praeposituram & certas ac distinctas Praeberd●s necnon cotidianam distribucionem & dividendas annals sicut in literis patentibus ipsius Archiepiscopi quas inspeximus factum ipsum plenius continetur ratas habentes et gratas eas pro nobis et haeredibus nostris concedimus et confirmamus sicut literae ipsae rationabiliter testantur Teste ut supra How pernicious Appropriations of Parish Churches made by Popes and Archbishops to Hospitals and Abbeys were to God's Service the souls bodies of the Parishioners and how offensive to them and that they could not be appropriated or disappropriated by the Pope or Archbishop but by the King's Royal assent and licence these Records will evidence REX omnibus etc. salutem Inspeximus literas patentes venerabilis patris Pat. 18 E 1. m. 26 De revocatione Ecclesiae de Racolure J. Cantuariensis Archiepiscopi super revocatione Ecclesiae de Racolure in ●●atum pristinum in haec verba Vniversis sanctae matris Ecclesiae filiis ad quorum notici●m pr●sens scriptura pervenerit Frater Johannes permissione divina Cantuariensis Archiepiscopus totius Angliae Primas salutem in Domino sempiternam Dudum bonae memoriae Dominus Robertus praedecessor noster ut cameram Archiepiscopalem ab o●ere praest●tionis cujusdam magnae quantitatis pecuniae quam de Herbaldon leprosorum & de Northgate paup●rum Hospitalia nostrae Diocaesis pro sustentatione infirmorum & pauperum ipsorum Hospitalium ex antiqua consuetudine consueverunt annuatim percipere & tam beati Thomae quam aliorum Archiepiscoporum Cantuariensium successorum ●ps●us tempore usque ad tempus ejusdem Roberti adtunc perceperant liberaret Ecclesiam de Racolure ejusdem Diocaesis ad liberam collacionem Cantuariensis Archiepiscopi pertinentem in proprios usus ipsis Hospitalibus in compensationem ejusdem qu●ntitatis concessit Capituli Cantuariensis ad hoc procurato consensu Nos autem praefato Roberto immediatè permittente Domino succedentes ac advertentes sollicitè memoratam appropriationem in Ecclesiae ac Hospitalium praedictorum grave praejudicium ac jacturam multipliciter redundare cum et * Nota. Ecclesia ipsa ex hoc debitis et ab antiquo con●uetis defraudetur obsequys et animarum cura non absque gravi periculo in ea dampnaviliter negligatur quodque parochiani ejusdem Ecclesiae ipsam leprosis subesse ac hujusmodi appropriationem moleste ferentes pro eo quod ipsis Rectoris solacio destitutis per eam suffragia spiritualia subtrahun●ur eyes de juribus ipsius Ecclesiae non respondent sicque dicta Hospiralia de redditibus ipsius Ecclesiae licet plus valere dicantur debitam nequeant percipere quanti●atem Volentes quoque animarum saluti et dictorum Hospitalium utilitati●us i● hac parte consulere et tam in spiritualibus Parochianorum quam in tem●oralibus Hospitalium praedictorum commodis providere Sanctissimi patris Domini Nicholai Papae quarti ad hos per literas Apostolicas concurrente beneplacito et mandato & etiam Capituli nostri ac dictorum Hospitalium & ipsorum Custodis accedente consensu Ecclesiam de Racolure supradictam in statum pristinum revocamus & Archiepiscopalem Cameram juxta pristinam ordinationem & consuetudinem praedictam ad eandem pecuniae quantitatem quam ante appropriationem hujusmodi ab ipsa percipere consueverant dictis Hospitalibus annis singulis persolvendam pro nobis & successoribus nostris imperpetuum obligamus In cujus rei testimonium praesentem scripturam sigilli nostri fecimus appensione muniri Dat. apud Lammeheth 7 Kol Julii Anno Domini 1290. Ordinationis nostrae duodecimo Nos autem praedictam revocationem et ●nerationem Camerae Archiepiscopalis Cantuar. ad sustentationem infirmorum praedictorum sic ordinatam ratas habentes et gratas eas pro nobis et haeredibus nostris quantum in nobis est concedimus et confirmamus sicut literae praedictae rationabiliter testantur In cujus etc. Teste ut supra REX omnibus ad quos etc. falutem Cum Praebenda de Dale ab olim pertinens Pat. 18 E. 1. m. 38. Pro Archiepiscopo Cantuar. de Praebenda de Dale & Brevia de Privato sigillo An. 18 E. 1. in Turri London extiterat ad mensam & proprietatem Cantuarien Archiepiscopi cujus●●●que & per plures Archiepiscopos diversis personis fuerit successiuè collata ac ab ●ujasmodi usibus quasi perpetuò alienata Et jam Praebenda illa per venerabilem patrem J. Cantuarien Archiepiscopum totius Angliae Primatem ad jus & proprietatem mensae Archiepiscopalis prout consuevit antiquitus authoritate sit Apostolica revocata et plenarie restituta Nos hujusmodi revocationem et restitutionem in omnibus acceptantes authoritate Regia praecipimus et perpetuo stabilimus ut nunquam de caetero dicta Praebenda a quocunque sine nostra licentia in usus alios convertatur In cujus etc. Teste Rege apud Westm 15 die Febr. Pope Nicholas preferring his own lucre and favour of King Edward and his Chaplains before God's service or people's souls against sundry Canons licenced 20 of the King's Clerks employed in his service which he should nominate to be non-resident from their Ecclesiastical Benefices for 10 years' space as these Patents inform us nominating most of these non-resident REX universis ad quos etc. salutem Universitati vestrae notum facimus per Pat. 18 E. 1. m. 31. De privilegio pro Cleri●is Regis concesso praesentes quod cum Sanctissimus pater noster in Christo Dominus Nicholaus Papa quartus nobis de gratia speciali concesserit quod viginti Clerici nostris obsequiis insistentes quos duxerimus nominandos sua Beneficia Ecclesiastica per decennium liber● percipere valeant non obstante quod primam vel aliam residenciam non fecerint in eisdem prout in literis Apostolicis plenius continetur Nos dilectum Clericum nostrum Johannem de Montibus Canonicum Ecclesiae Verdunensis nostris obsequiis fideliter ac diligenter insistentem nominavimus inter caeteros Clericos nostris obsequiis insistentes ad dictam gratiam per praedictum tempus liberaliter optinendum In cujus etc. Teste Rege apud Westm 7 die Maii. Consimiles literas habent Arnaldus de la Case Magister Bernardus Fabri Magister Bonettus de Sancto Quintino & Magister Grim●aldus de Mercato Consimiles literas de verbo ad verbum habet Reymundus de Ferrariis Dat. apud Westm. 26 die Maii anno regni nostri 18. Consimiles literas habet Baldewinus de Whyhaunt Ariens Canonicus Teste ut supra Item consimiles literas habet Magister Petrus Arnaldi de Vice Teste ut supra Item consimiles literas habet Iterus Buchard Dat. ut supra Item consimiles literas habet Magister Reymundus de Pimbus Dat. apud Westm. 4 die Junii Consimiles literas habet Gerardus de Wrpus Dat. ut supra Consimiles literas habet Magister Johannes Gerardi Dat. ut supra Consimiles literas habet Willielmus de Estanayco Dat. ut supra Consimiles literas habent Magister Bernardus de Bonis Villa Canonicus Petragoricen & Magister Bertrandus del Gouth Archs. Dat. ut supra The King to preserve the Liberties of his Free Chapels from the Jurisdiction and Usurpations of Archbishops Bishops and other Ordinaries caused his Father King Henry's Patent and Pope Innocents' Bull concerning their Exemption to be this year exempsified under his Great Seal that all might take notice of and not infringe them REX omnibus etc. salutem Inspeximus literas celebris memoriae Domini H. Pat. 18 E. 1. m. 26. De libertatibus liberarum Capellarum Regis Regis Angliae patris nostri patentes in haec verba * See Tom. 2. p. 982 983. 357 358 720 721 727 728 759 1047. H. Dei gratia Rex Angliae Dominus Hiberniae Dux Normanniae Aquitaniae & Comes Andegav omnibus ad quos praesens scriptum pervenerit salutem Cum plures in Anglia Capellas habeamus exemptas quorum libertates lccorum Ordinarii infestant plerumque in dilatione privilegiorum nostrorum ad loca diversa transmissa nobis posset de facili periculum imminere nos dilecto Clerico nostro Magistro Waltero de Louches Decano Ecclesiae Sanctae Mariae Stafford transcriptum cujusdam privilegii nostri de libertatibus Capellarum nostrarum faciens mentionem et sigillo nostro signatam duximus committend ut illius transcripti inspectionem habentes fidem habeant concessioni libertatum factae Capellis praedictis Rescriptum igitur Apostolicum de verbo ad verbum sic cuximus subscribendum Innocentius Episcopus servus servorum Dei Karissimo in Christo filio Regi Anglorum illustri salutem & Apostolicam benedictionem Tanto libentius Celsitudinis tuae precibus benignum impartimur assensum quanto inter Reges et Principes Christianos te specialiter reputamus dilectum silium et de votum tuis itaque supplicationibus inclinati districtius inhibemus ne ullus Ordinarius aut etiam Delegatus vel Subdelegatus in Capellas Regias et Oratoria earundem Ecclesiae Romanae immediate subjecta seu Canonicos vel servitores ipsorum contra tenorem privilegiorum et indulgentiarum Apostolicae sedis Excommunicationis vel Interdicti sententiam audeat promulgare seu aliquod ipsis onus imponere quod aliis exemptis Ecclesiis non consuevit imponi absque mandato sedis Apostolicae speciali quod expressam faciat de inhibitione hujusmodi mentionem Nulli ergo omnino hominum louse at hanc paginam nostrae inhibitionis infringere vel ei ausu temerario contraite si quis autem hoc attemptate praesumpserit indignationem Omnipotentis Dei et bea orum Petri et Pauli Apostolorum ejus se noverit incursurum Dat. Lugduni 12 Kal. Augusti Pontificatus nostri anno tertio Nos autem literas praedictas propter rupturam sigilli literarum illarum duximus exemplisicandam sub sigillo nostro In cujus rei testimonium etc. Teste Rege apud Westm. 14 die Junii This year the King confirmed the grant of several Tithes Churches and Advousons' formerly made by Robert de Candos to the Monastery of Bek and Goldclive REX Archiepiscopis etc. salutem Inspeximus Chartam quam Robertus de Chart 18 E. 1. nu 30. Pro Priore & Conventu Ecclesiae S. Mariae Bec. See Monastic Angic Tom. ● p. 590. Candos fecit Deo & Ecclesiae Sanctae Mariae Becci & Monachis ibidem Deo servientibus in haec verba Robertus de Candos universis hominibus suis Francis Anglis atque Wallinsibus & omnibus Sanctae Ecclesiae Dei fidelibus salutem in Domino Universitati vestrae notum facio me assensu & voluntate Isabel uxoris meae dedisse & hac mea praesenti Charta confirmasse Deo & Ecclesiae Sanctae Mariae Becci & Monachis ibidem Deo servientibus pro anima Regis Willielmi & Matild Reginae etc. in puram & perpetuam & liberam elemosinam Ecclesia●● Sanctae Mariae Magdalenae de Goldelive cum terris & decimis●●●am ●●●am pertinentibus etc. Dedi etiam eyes totam decimam totius terrae meae de Wales scilicet denarioru●● m●orum de melle in bosco et plano et de pannagio et decimam molendini mei de Karl et decimam pomorum pomerii mei totius dominii mei de Karl et de●tmam de venacione mea et prati mei et de omnibus rebus de quibus decima debet dari etc. Dedi etiam eyes omnes Ecclesias non vacantes totius defensionis meae in quibus jus advocationis habebam cum terris et decimis ad eas pertinentibus sicut Ecclesiam Sanctae Trinitatis juxta Karl cum omnibus pertin suis in mora & extra moram Ecclesiam Julii & Aaron Ecclesiam de Stanea Ecclesiam de Walaumpton Ecclesiam de Periton Ecclesiam de Selver Ecclesiam de Acolt Ecclesiam de Bocheford Ecclesiam de Grettingham Has omnes Ecclesias cum pertin suis ut in jus praedictorum Monachorum cum vacaverint plenè & integerrimè cedant dedi ad cujus expectationis fidem roborandam dedi saepedictis Monachis decimas omnium dominiorum meorum interim in Villis meis in quibus Ecclesiae illae sitae sunt Dedi etiam eis omnes libertates & liberas consuetudines quas ego ipse in terra mea habeo scilicet ut ipsi & omnes homines sui & de illis tenentes liberè quietè & honorificè & pacificè teneant & habeant sine alicujus haeredum meorum reclamacione sacam & socam etc. Inspeximus etiam Chartam quam Hoelus Dominus de Karl fecit Deo & Ecclesiae Sanctae Mariae Magdalenae de Goldclive praedictae & Monachis ibidem Deo servientibus in haec verba Universis Christi fidelibus ad quos praesens scriptum pervenerit Hoelus Dominus de Karl salutem Universitati vestrae notificetur me assensu & voluntate Morgani filii & haeredis mei & uxoris meae & filiae meae concessisse & praesenti Charta confirmasse Deo & Ecclesiae Sanctae Mariae Magdalenae de Goldelive & Monachis ibidem Deo servientibus in puram & perpetuam & liberam elemosinam omnes libertates & liberas consuetudines quas ego ipse in terra mea habeo scilicet etc. sacam & socam etc. Praeterea concessi illis decimam pannagii de Wastadcoit et decimam molendini de Lisbiry Liswiry scilicet de feudo Roberti de Candos et decimam pomerii mei de Karl et decimam venacionis et decimam mellis in bosco et totam terram de Sancto Nigarun etc. Inspeximus etiam confirmationem quam Walterus Marescallus quondam Comes Penbrok fecit Deo & Ecclesiae Sanctae Mariae Becci praedictae & Monachis ibidem Deo servientibus in haec verba Omnibus ad quorum notitiam praesens scriptum pervenerit Walterus Marescallus Comes Penbr salutem Noveritis nos Chartam Roberti de Candos in haec verba inspexisse Robertus de Candos universis hominibus suis Francis Anglis & Wallensibus etc. as before Nos vero donationem praefatam Monachis praedictis factam ratam habentes eam pro nobis & omnibus haeredibus & successoribus nostris confirmavimus & praesentis scripti municione & sigilli nostri appositione corroboravimus salvo jure illorum qui de praedictis terris tenent Hiis testibus Domino David Basset Domino Petro de Watevill Roberto de Turbervill Johanne de Turbervill Nicholas de Sancta Brigida Willielmo de Derneford Philippo de Deneland Willielmo de Sancto Mauro Roberto de Mora Militibus Nicholas Domino de Wideston Rogero de Wilecrich & multis aliis Inspeximus etiam confirmationem quam Walterus quondam Comes Penbr fecit praedictae Ecclesiae Sanctae Mariae Magdalenae de Goldclive & Monachis praedictis in haec verba Omnibus etc. as before Nos autem donationes concessiones & confirmationes praedictas ratas habentes & gratas eas pro nobis et haeredibus nostris praedictas Priori & Conventui & eorum successor quantum in nobis est concedimus et confirmamus prout Chartae praedictae rationabiliter testantur & prout ipsi & praedecessores sui libertatibus & liberis consuetudinibus praedictis rationabiliter usi sunt Hiis testibus venerabilibus patribus R. Bathon & Wellen. & W. Sarum Episcopis Edmundo fratre nostro Gilberto de Clare Comite Glouc. & Hertf. Willielmo le Latimer Otone de Grandisono Roberto de Tibetot Waltero de Bello Campo Ricardo de Bosco Hugone de Brok Petro the Campaigne & al. Dat. per manum nostram apud Havering primo die Julii From which it is apparent That the Tithes Advousons' and Appropriations of Churches then held and enjoyed by Religious persons were claimed and enjoyed only by the special grants of their Patrons and Charters of our Kings confirming them not by any Divine or Papal right or title In a Bundle of Writs of Attorney Anno 18 E. 1. I found this dedimus potestatem issued to the Abbot of Thame to take this memorable Oath and security from Peter de Divion Abbot of Rewley being an Alien born under the King of France EDwardus Dei gratiae Rex Angliae etc. Abbati de Thame salutem Sciatis quod dedimus vobis potestatem recipiendi Sacramentum de dilecto nobis in Brevia Regis Anno 18 E. 1. in Turre London Christo Petro de Divione Abbate de Regali loco juxta Oxon. qui de dominio & potestate Regis Franciae existat necnon sufficientem manucaptionem quod bene et fideliter erga nos se habebit et quod bona Abbatiae praedictae extra regnum nostrum nullatenus elongabit nec literas nunci●s vel intersigna ad dictas parts Franciae mittet per quae scandalum seu dampnum nobis aut regno nostro evenire poterit nec se ad dictas parts Franciae aliqualiter transferet fine licentia nostra speciali Et ideo vobis mandamus quod acceptis Sacramento et securitate praedictis nos inde & de nominibus Manucaptorum illorum sub s●gillo vestro distincte et aperte sine dilatione reddatis certiores Remittentes nobis hoc breve Teste meips● apud Turrim London 24 die Octobr. anno etc. 18. The Abbot endorsed this return thereon Ego Frater Johannes Abbas de Thame virtute istius mandati recepi Sacramentum Domini Petri de Divione Abbatis de Regali loco juxta Oxon. apud Oxon. Dominica in festo Apostolorum Simonis & Judae & etiam recepi Manucaptores ipsius Domini Petri Abbatis de Regali loco viz. Johannem de Doclynton Majorem Villae Oxon. Johannem de Crokesford juniorem Ricardum Kary Johannem de Fallee & Johannem le Peyntour Burgenses dictae Villae Oxon. Qui conjunctim & divisim manuceperunt dictum Dominum Petrum Abbatem de Regali loco quod idem Abbas bene et fideliter erga Dominum Regem se habebit et omnia alia in Brevi isto contenta perficiet et observabit It seems most Abbots and Priors that were Aliens took the like Oath and gave sufficient Pledges for their fidelity and true allegiance to the King in that age especially in times of War and not to send the Goods of their Monasteries out of the Realm which they frequently did to the Kingdom's prejudice The Bishop of Norwich excommunicating the Vicar of Stokneylond who appealed to the See of Rome against his sentence as unjust and he being imprisoned by a Capias Excommunicatum upon the Bishop's certificate after his Appeal and thereupon enlarged by the King's Writ after his enlargement upon a false suggestion that he had not Appealed being in danger to be reimprisoned by a Writ of recaption the King thereupon issued this Writ to the Sheriff of Norfolk to summon both parties to appear before him to hear and determine this cause EDwardus etc. Vicecomiti Norff. salutem Cum nuper ad requisitionem venerabilis Brevia Regis An 17 & 18 E. 1. in Turre London patris R. Norwicensis Episcopi per suas literas patentes nobis significantis quod Magister Willielmus de Caldewell Vicarius Ecclesiae de Stokneylond propter manifestam contumaciam suam excommunicatus est nec se vult per censuram Ecclesiasticam justiciari per Breve nostrum tibi praecepimus quod praedictum Willielmum per corpus suum secundum consuetudinem Angliae justiciares donec Sanctae Ecclesiae tam de contemptu quam de injuria ei illata ab eo esset satisfactum Et jam intelleximus quod praedictus Willielmus pro se a sententia praedicta in ipsum per prae●atum Episcopum lata tanquam ab iniqua Sedem Apostolicam legitime appellavit et Appellationis suae negotium prosequitur cum effectu nolentes quod praedicto Willielmo per praedictum Breve nostrum via praecludatur quo minus dictae Appellationis suae negotium prosequi possit in forma juris maximè cum hujusmodi Breve nostrum de gratia nostra procedat et appellantium status integer esse debeat tibi praecipimus quod ipsum Willielmum a prisona qua detinetur occasione praedicta sine dilatione deli●erari faceres donec de Consilio nostro aliud inde duxerimus ordinandum Et postea ad suggestionem Willielmi Barry nobis falsò suggerentis quod praedictus Willielmus nullam appellationem fecerat quare à prisona praedicta deliberari deberet Tibi praecipimus quod praedictum Willielmum per corpus suum secundum consuet●dinem Angliae justiciares donec Sanctae Ecclesiae tam de contemptu quam de injuria ei illata ab eo fuerit satisfactum Nos super praemissis in praesentia partium plenius certiorari et partibus inde plenam et celerem justitiam exhiberi volentes tibi praecipimus quod scire facias praefato Willielmo Barry quod sit coram nobis à die Sancti Hilarii in Q●indecim dies ubicunque tunc fuerimus in Anglia auditurus quid super praemissis de Consilio nostro duxerimus ordinandum Et habeas ibi praedictum Willielmum de Caldewell si eum per te interim capi contingat illud idem auditurus Et hoc Breve Teste meipso apud Westm 2. die Januarii Anno Regni nostri 18. A clear evidence that the King was Supreme Judge in all cases of Excommunication Appeals Exorbitances legality or illegality of Ecclesiastical Courts and Prelates proceedings and to hear rectify and finally determine them upon his Subjects complaints The Bishop of Worcester intending to make some Parochial Churches whereof he was Patron Prebendaries and to annex them to the Collegiate Church of Westbury near Bristol which the Prior and Chapter of Worcester opposed for fear they should thereby lose their right of electing their Bishop the King thereupon sent this Letter to them to assent thereto for advancement of God's service and his royal honour and benefit being a thing he cordially desired and to return him their answer the next Parliament when all things and differences between them should be finally settled without further suit or expenses EDwardus Rex etc. Dilectis in Christo Priori & Capitulo Wygorn salutem Cum pater venerabilis Godefridus Wygorn Episcopus commendabili ductus proposito Brevia Regis Anno 18 E. 1. in Turre London quasdam Ecclesias aliquando Parochiales ad suum Patronatum omni jure spectantes in Ecclesia Collegiata de Westbur prope Bristol fecerit praebendales Insuper alias residuas sui consimilis patronatus & Diocesis proponat hajusmodi libertati donare quo magis cultus augeatur divinus quod quidem appetimus toto cord cum conferre Praebendas vestra vacante Ecclesia multum nobis esset nobilius et decentius quam Beneficia curae parochiali annexa dilectionem vestram requirimus & rogamus quatinus ipsius Episcopi condescendentes desideriis quoad hoc immo nostris velitis ea ad effectum deducere exoptatum vestrum in hac parte cum favore exhibendo consensum Nec timor vel suspicio quoad electionem futuram de Episcopo seu de ullo gravamine per Canonicos supradictos animos vestros conterat ullo modo cum praescriptio longissima ac alia Jura fortissima vos satis muniant & defendant In hiis autem v●stram erga nos dilectionem volumus experiri In proximo autem nostro Parliamento post Pascham volumus per praesentiam vestram viz. Prioris nobis super hiis fieri responsiva ut exinde quae deceant & expediant ac liceant inter patrem & filios abjectis laboribus & expensis cautius & salubrius tunc temporis finaliter ordinentur Teste meipso apud Westm 3. die Februarii Anno Regni nostri Decimo This year a Mat. West An. 1289. p. 376. Tho. Walsingham Hist. Angl. p. 15. Mense Septembris in Terra Sancta mirabile & flebile infortunium contigit Christianis Soldanus namque Babyloniae cum multitudine onerosa obsedit famosam Tripoli civitatem quam proh dolour cepit & solo tenus finaliter complanavit non sine maxima effusione sanguinis Christiani In vituperium insuper & contemptum nominis Jhesu Christi or rather in detestation of Popish Idolatry and Image-adoration per Civitatem destructam ad caudas equorum Sanctorum Imagines jussit trahi Hereupon Pope Nicholas the 4th under pretext of relieving the Holy Land sent forth his Nuntioes and Bulls into Germany France and England to the Kings Princes Prelates and Clergy to assemble together in Synods to raise Dimes and Taxes for sundry years towards the relief of the Holy land but in truth to fill his own Coffers and advance his Papal Jurisdiction over them as his predecessors had done by this pious fraud what opposition he met with in Germany in this his design and provisions of Bishoprics especially from Menardus Earl of Tyrol whom he then caused to be excommunicated who justly censured him and his Prelates as Antichristian by his public Edict b Annalium Boiorum l. 7. p. 577. See Philip Mornay Hist Papatus p. 427. Johannes Aventinu● thus relates Eadem tempestate Nicholaus quartus Pontifex Maximus Franciscanus omnes Archimystas Germaniae quemque cum suis collegis in sua provincia Concilia babere jubet Ab hisce rursus consilium simul et auxilium petit quo Palestina armis recuperari possit Primarius Boiorum Sacerdos Juvaniam sexto Calendas Februarii Monachos atque Sacerdotes vocat majores minoresque cogit Pontificulos mandata Pontificis maximi aperit Vbi illi Romanam a varitiam rursus ad Decimas aspirare persentiscunt paucis ex Concilii decreto rem magnam esse et se tot extra ordinem tributis attritos et exinanitos respondent proinde amplius deliverandum caput Reipublicae Christianae prius dandum Christianos' Principes in gratiam redigendos sine horum auctoritate nihil decernendum censent Eodem Concilio Maenardo Tyrolio duas ob causas potissimum sacris jussu Pontificis Maximi interdictum est Tridentini Episcopi castella occuparat vique obtinebat Hainricum jus Pontificium profitentem Episcopum Tridentinum continuis attrivit bellis cedereque compulit Hoc mortuo Nicholaus Pontifex Romanus Franciscanus religione Philippo Mantuano sui ordinis viro eundem Pontificatum tradit hocque instigante Maenardus devotus est Qui sibi injuriam fieri sanctissimis illis patribus vociferatur edicto publico obnunciat crimina objecta ita diluit Equidem ita me Deus amet bellum non infero sed propulso nihil unquam mihi magis cordi fuit quam pacem cum quovis hominum maximè cum Episcopis conservare nisi boni patres ut caeteri mortalium copia rerum corrupti nobis immeritissimis ultro arma prava libidine dominandi intulissent nosque terris avitis spoliare conati fuissent Arma assumpsi Castilia hostibus patri ademi quo mihi ac popularibus otio frui absque armis liceat Quod si quispiam vas atque praes fuerit ne metuere perfidiam & lupos habeam neve de caetero hujusmodi nobis a fastidiosis illis Archisynagogis nam Pastoribus dicere religio est contingant acturum omnia reddam aliter nunquam committam ut tam stultus videar ut e manu manubrium mihi eripi patiar aut memet ultro atque meos ludibrio effeminatis Antichristis atque prodigiosis Eunuchis esse sinam Nemo magis concordiam Christianam labefactat non sacris literis interpretandis aut ediscendis sed liberis dant operam Liberum amant divitias congregant dominationem avidissime appetunt Pro hisce nobiscum sanguine obium decertant Christi paupertatem Comitum ejus simplicitatem non solum non aemulantur sed irrident quoque atque antiquare conantur Si * Nota. Antichristi non sunt quid aliud obsecro sunt Estne istud pascere oves amare gregem regna opes aliena appetere pro gloria dignitate digladiari ovicula opprimere occidere belligerari Christi praeceptum invertunt donanti tunicam et pallium vi auferunt Quis tam ferreus ut verius dicam tam stolidum pecus fuerit ut superbiam fastum perfidiam fraudem flagitia scelera luxum avaritiam nebulonum Nota. aequo animo ferat Pejores Turcis Saracenis Tartaris Judaeis sunt plus his omnibus Christianae simplicitati officiunt libertatem Christi sanguine partam excindere conantur dominationem arripiunt Cum nostri servi sunt ipsi dominari contra jus gentium adversus leges auspicia et oracula divina dominos sibi servire volunt Scitum est vulgi proverbium Sacerdotes superstitionum praestigiis caliginem oculis effundere mortalium et caeremoniis carminibusque cassis veluti Mandragorae soporiferae poculo mentem mutare et humanis animis atque sensibus stuporem propinare Nunquid Pastor aut oves tondet aut mulget nun nuncius rem Domini atque eorum ob quorum utilitate mittitur agere debet Proinde a saevo et nobis iniquo Pontifice ad aequum Pastorem pientissimumque patrem provoco Inter haec dum illa ad Pontificem Romanum referuntur ipse animam efflat King Edward the 1. who had * See Here p. 375. formerly crossed himself for the Holy Land to gain 6. years' Dimes from the Clergy of England and Ireland readily complied with the Pope in this design as these Letters Articles Obligations of his to the Pope attest SUmmo Pontifici cum recommendatione humili pedum oscula beatorum Literarum Pat. 18 E. 1. m. 40. De negotio Terrae Sanctae Sanctitatis vestrae super negotio Terrae Sanctae per fratrem Willielmum de Hotham nobis exhibitarum tenore nobis diligenter exposito & plenius intellecto deliberata super hiis habito consilio assentimus in Articulos inferius annotatoes videlicet Quod terminus passagii generalis vestra authoritate statuatur à festo Nativitatis Sancti Johannis Baptistae proximo in tres annos quod erit Anno Domini MCCXCIII Ita quod tunc mora qualibet omnino postposita fiat passagium generale Et quod per omnes Christianitatis Crux communiter praedicetur in Terrae subsidium memoratae sicut magis expediet negotio dictae Terrae Item quod Decima sex Annorum collecta in subsidium Terrae Sanctae in Angliae et Scotiae Regnis et in terris Walliae & Hiberniae Nobis assignetur in duobus terminis videlicet medietas ipsius in festo Nativitatis beati Johannis Baptistae prox venturo et alia medietas in festo Nativitatis ejusdem Sancti deinde secuturo Et idem fiat de obventionibus in dictis Angliae & Scotiae Regnis ac in terris Walliae Hiberniaeque collectis et adhuc pro illis temporibus colligendis de Decima vero et obventionibus sex Annorum futurorum colligenda in dictis Regnis Angliae et Scotiae ac terris Hiberniae et Walliae medietas secundum quod tribus primis annis colligetur nobis ante tempus passagii assignetur Residua vero medietas Decimae et obventionum eorundem sex annorum annis singulis prout collecta fuerit nobis postquam transfretaverimus assignetur fiat autem Collectio et exactio ipsius Decimae et obventionum per personas Ecclesiasticas * That so the Pope might not finger them Regni nostri Item quod omnes Crucefignati qui esse poterunt habiles ad pugnandum vel aliàs utiles Terrae Sanctae monitionibus et persuasionibus efficacibus inducantur et quantum rationabiliter fieri poterit compellantur in ipso passagio transfretare in Subsidium praefatae Terrae prout utilius esse poterit ipsi terrae Item De Decimis et obventionibus collectis in Subsidium Terrae Sanctae in terris illis quorum Domini non transfretabunt impedimentis nunc obstantibus Domino favente sublatis taliter nobis subveniatur quod merito possumus et debeamus esse contenti Hos omnes Articulos & singulos superius expressos sponte recipimus et acceptamus ipsisque nostrum praestamus assensum et quatinus contingunt vel contingere possunt nos inviolabiliter observaturos promittimus volentes ipsos robur plenae firmitatis habere et praesentes Literas nostras Regio pendente sigillo munitas vobis et Ecclesiae Romanae concedimus in testimonium veritatis Dat. apud Westmonaster tertio die Februarii Anno Domini 1289. EIdem Rex salutem praesentium tenore vobis Sanctissime Pater vestrisque Successoribus Pat. 18 E. 1. m. 40. Romanis Pontificibus & Ecclesiae Romanae promittimus quod si nos sponte vel culpa nostra deficere in transfretando in Subsidium Terrae Sanctae contigerit seu per nos steterit quo minus in praefixo generalis passagii termino transfretemus omnia quae de Decima nobis concessa in Angliae Scotiae Regnis ac terris Walliae et Hyberniae nos recepisse contigerit restitueremus ad vestrum dictorumve successorum et Ecclesiae Romanae mandatum etiam si per ipsorum receptorum vel omnia ipsa recepta in praeparatione transfretacionis fuissent expensa si vero non transfretaverimus in ipso termino aliquo impedimento legitimo impediti expensae quae factae fuerunt in praeparatione praedicta pro medietate nobis et pro medieta●e reliqua imputentur praedictae Decimae seu de ipsa Decima deducantur Et si quid sacta imputatione seu deductione hujusmodi apud nos de Decima ipsa remanserit illud similiter restituemus ad vestrum dictorumque successorum et Ecclesiae Romanae mandatum si quid etiam de expensis quae fiant in praeparatione praedicta vel de datis seu assignatis ejus occasione nobis taliter impeditis recuperari contingat vel de rebus praeparatis occasione passagii illius medietatem similiter restituemus et reliqua medietas erit nostra Pro hiis itaque omnibus sirmiter observandis et plenarie adimplendis Nos successores nostros ac exitus nostros Regni Angliae aliarumove terrarum nostrarum bona nostra mobilia vobis dictis successoribus vestris et Ecclesiae Romanae obligamus specialiter et express praesentes literas nostras Regio pendente sigillo munitas vobis supradictis vestris successoribus et Ecclesiae in veritatis testimonium concedendo Dat. ut supra These Letters and Obligations the King sent to the Pope by his special Messengers together with this to the Cardinals at Rome thus recorded VEnerabili patri in Christo amico suo Karissimo Domino J. Dei gracia titulo Sanctae Ceciliae Presbytero Cardinali Edwardus etc. salutem & sincerae dilectionis Cl. 18 E. 4. m. 14. dorso De literis missis Cardinalibus affectum Cum pro quibusdam nostris negociis de quibus aliàs vobis scripsimus pro subsidio Terrae Sanctae Nobilem virum Dominum Galfridum de Geynvill Magistros Willielmum de Grenefeld & Thomam de Lugger juris Civilis professores ad sedem Apostolicam duxerimus destinandos Paternitatem vestram affectuose requirimus et rogamus quatinus ipsa negocia favore benivolo prosequentes ad eorum expedicionem tam celerem quam felicem quantum commode poteritis interponere dignemini partes vestras Dat. apud Westm. 3. die Februarii Sub eadem forma scribitur Cardinalibus subscriptis Domino H. titulo Sanctae Sabinae Presbytero Cardinali Domino M. titulo Sancti Laurencii in Damazo Presbytero Cardinali Domino P. titulo Sancti Marci Presbytero Cardinali Domino J. Sanctae Mariae in Via lata Diacono Cardinali Domino P. Sancti Eustachii Diacono Cardinali Domino M. Sanctae Mariae in Porticu Diacono Cardinali Domino N. Sancti Adriani Diacono Cardinali Domino B. Sancti Nicholai in Carcere Tulliano Diacono Cardinali Domino J. Tusculano Episcopo Domino B. Episcopo Penestrino Domino B. Episcopo Portnensi Domino L. Host & Velletr Episcopo Domino Sabinen Episcopo The King likewise granted 200. pounds to the Pope's Chaplain in Scotland for his expenses pains and labour there taken in the Service of Queen Margaret deceased by this Writ REX & Superior Dominus Scotiae Venerabili in Christo Patri A. eadem gratiâ Pat. 18 E. 1. m. 20. ProMagist Hugocio D. Papae Capellano Catanen Episcopo Cancellario suo Scotiae salutem Quia Magister Hugotio Domini Papae Capellanus Margaretae grata & laudabilia praestitit obsequia labores & expensas in ejus oblequiis multipliciter apponendo ut pro certo intelleximus Nos praefatum Hugotionem pro servitio laboribus & expensis suis praedictis respici volentes prout decet Vobis mandamus quod dilecto & fideli nostro Alexandro de Balliolo Camerario Scotiae per literas sigillo regimini praedicti Regni Scotiae deputato detis in mandatis quod eidem Magistro Hugotioni faciat habere ducentas libras pro ser vitio laboribus et expensis suis praedictis & nos eas praetato Camerario in primis compotis suis volumus allocari In cujus etc. Teste Rege apud Thresk 23 die Augusti The Pope sending his Nuncio into Scotland this year to take the Accounts of the Collector of the Dimes there lately dead and collect the arrears thereof the King as Superior Lord of Scotland issued this Patent to the Bishops and Prelates of Scotland favourably to receive assist and advice him and his Commissary therein as often as required REX & Superior Dominus Scotiae Venerabilibus in Christo Patribus W. & Pat. 18 E. 1. 21 m. 21. inn● R. eadem gratia Sancti Andr. & Glascuen Episcopis & caeteris Episcopis & Praelatis ejusdem Regni ad quos etc. salutem Cum Dominus Papa dilectum nobis in Christo Giffredum de Vezano ejusdem Domini Papae Clericum et Nuncium deputaverit ad compotum executorum Testamenti Magistri Bayamundi quondam Collectoris Decimae in Subsidium Terrae Sanctae concessae in Regno praedicto audiendet arreragia ejusdem Decimae et debita ipsius Boyamundi levanda et colligenda juxta formam mandati Apostolici sibi super hoc directi Vobis mandamus quod praefato Giffredo vel ejus Commissario seu Commissar in praemissis vos exhibeatis favorabiles et benignos Consilium vestrum & juvamen eidem Magistro Giffredo vel ejus Commissar seu Commissariis super hiis impendentes quociens ab ipso vel eorum aliquo inde fueritis requisiti Teste Rege apud Devises decimo sexto die Septembris The King this year by his Ecclesiastical Sovereignty granted this special Patent authorising the Abbot of St. Edmond freely to dispose of his Goods and Chattels by his Testament without disturbance by the King or his Officers REX omnibus etc. salutem Dilectus nobis in Christo Johannes Abbas de Sancto Edmundo nobis humiliter supplicavit ut nos ei licenciam concedere dignaremur Claus 18 E. 1. m. 6 De Abbate de Sancto Edmundo videlicet quod ipse de bonis et catallis suis libere posset condere Testamentum suum ita quod executores Testamenti sui absque occasione et impedimento nostro et haeredum nostrorum Escaetorum Vicecomitum et omnium aliorum Ballivorum et Ministrorum nostrorum quorumcumque plenam et liberam inde habere possint administracionem ad executionem Testamenti sui praedicti inde faciendam Nos precibus praedicti Abbatis favorabiliter inclinati concedimus ei pro nobis et haeredibus nostris quantum in nobis est quod idem Abbas hujusmodi Testamentum suum licite condere et Executores Testamenti sui de bonis et catallis suis praedictis libere possit disponere ac liberam administrationem habere ad executionem dicti Testamenti sui inde faciendam sine occasione vel impedimento nostri vel haeredum nostrorum Escaetorum Vicecomitum et omnium aliorum B●llivorum ac Ministrorum nostrorum quorumcunque sicut praedictum est Recepta ab eisdem Executoribus sufficienti securitate quod de debitis si quae idem Abbas die obitus sui nobis debuerit ad Scaccarium nostrum fideliter respondebunt In cujus etc. Teste Rege apud Kingesclipston 18 die Octobris How far the King by his prerogative could charge succeeding Bishops deceasing with the Debts owing to him by their predecessor or apportion them between them and the Bishop's executors this R●cord will inform us REX omnibus ad quos etc. salutem Volentes venerabili patri Antonio Bek Pat. 18 E. 1. m. 21. Pro Episcopo Dunelmensi de debitis suis Dunelmensi Episcopo pro grato & laudabili servicio suo quod nobis diu impendit gratiam facere specialem concessimus ei pro nobis & haeredibus nostris quod de omnibus debitis in quibus nobis tenetur reddat ad Scaccarium nostrum centum libras per annum unam videlicet medietatem ad Scaccarium nostrum Sancti Michaelis & aliam medietatem ad Scaccarium nostrum Paschae & sic de anno in annum centum libras ad eosdem terminos quousque praedicta debita nobis ibidem persolvantur Ita tamen quod si idem Episcopus in fata decedat antequam dicta debita nobis sic fuerint persoluta successores sui Episcopi Dunelmenses et haeredes ejusdem Antonii de debitis quae tunc inde remanserint solvenda onerentur viz. praedicti successores de dictorum debitorum una medietate et haeredes praedicti de altera medietate nobis seu haered nostris respondeant ad Scaccarium supradictum Et quod Executores Testamenti praedicti Episcopi pro debitis illis non impediantur quo minus liberam administrationem bonorum habeant ad executionem dicti Testamenti inde faciendam In cujus etc. Teste Rege apud Haveringg 28 die Junii What Pensions the King paid this year to the Pope's Notary Advocates at Rome Merchants or Brokers these Warrants will instruct us REX Thesaur & Camerariis suis salutem Liberate de Thesauro nostro Jacobo Liberate 18 E. 1. m. 2. Pro Jac. Brabanzun & Bonaventur Hugelyn Mercatoribus Brabanzun & Bonaventur Hugelyn Mercator Senensibus quaterviginti et decem marcas per manus suas liberandas dilecto Clerico nostro Magistro Aug●lo Domini Papae Notario viz. quaterviginti marcas de annis-Regni nostri quartodecimo quintodecimo sextodecimo & decimo septimo scilicet de quolibet termino viginti marcas et decem marcas de termino Paschae Anno regni nostri 18. de annuo feodo suo 20. marcarum quod de nobis percipit ad Scaccarium nostrum Et recipiatis ab ipsis Mercatoribus literas suas patentes receptionem pecuniae praedictae testificantes Teste Rege apud Westm 16 die Julii REX Thesaur & Camerariis suis salutem Liberate de Thesauro nostro Lapo de Pistor & sociis suis Mercatoribus de Pistor ducentas marcas pro ducentis Liberate An. 18 E. 1. m. 1. Pro Lapo de Pistor & sociis suis Mercatoribus de Pistor marcis quas per praeceptum nostrum liberaverunt Francisco Accursio Legum professori pro arreragiis annui feodi sui quadraginta marcarum quod ei concessimus scilicet de annis Regni nostri terciodecimo quartodecimo quintodecimo sextodecimo & decimo septimo & quas eisdem Mercatoribus solvere promisimus in festo Sancti Michaclis prox praeterito Recipientes ab eisdem Mercatoribus literas nostras patentes quas inde habent T. R. apud Kingesclipston 23. die Octobris REX omnibus ad quos etc. salutem Considerantes diutina & laud●bilia servitia Pat. 18 E. 1. m. 2. intus Pro Civibus & Mercatoribus Lucan quae nobis fecerunt dilecti nobis Paganuncius Guidicionis Labrus Vulpelli Johannes Simoneti Adintus Rubei Pili Barthelottus Baudini Richardus Guidicionis Orlandinus de Podio & Richardus Bonefacius & socii sui Cives & Mercatores nostri de societate Ricardorum de Luk. tam in partibus cismarinis quam ultramarinis Pensantes etiam grata servitia industriam et diligentiam cari nostri Labri Vulp●lli praedicti & labores quos sustinuit pro nobis in Curia Romana dedimus eisdem Mercator●bus nostris the Pope's common Brokers and Usurers to return moneys to Rome quinque millia marcarum percipiend ad Scaccarium nostrum Westm. in crastino festi Nativitatis beati Johannis Baptistae prox futuro & ad hoc obligamus nos & bona nostra In cujus etc. Teste Rege apud Clypston quarto die mensis Novembris * See Godwins Catalogue p. 221. William de Luda being elected and confirmed Bishop of Ely by the King's Royal assent the King issued this Writ for restoring his Temporalties REX dilecto Clerico suo Nicholas Fermeband salutem Cum venerabilis pater J. Cantuar. Archiepiscopus electionem nuper factam in Ecclesia Eliensi Pat. 18 E. 1. m. 28. De Temporalibus Episcopatus Eliensis restitutis de venerabili viro Magistro Willielmo de Luda Decano Sancti Martini Magni London in ipsius Ecclesiae Eliensis Episcopum & Pastorem cui prius Regium assensum adhibuimus et favorem confirmaverit sicut per literas ipsius Archiepiscopi patentes nobis inde directas accepimus Nos confirmationem illam acceptantes cepimus fidelitatem ipsius Electi & Temporalia Episcopatus praedicti prout moris est restituimus eidem Et ideo vobis mandamus quod eidem Electo temporalia Episcopatus praedicti sine dilatione liberetis sicut praedictum est In cujus etc. Teste Rege apud Westm 30 die Maii. Et mandatum est Militibus etc. In cujus etc. Teste ut supra The King for a certain Fine granted this extraordinary grace to the Prioress and Covent of Shafton that they should have the custody of the Temporalties thereof during the next vacancy by session or death of the present Abbess REX per finem centum librarum quem Priorissa & Conventus Shafton fecerunt Fines 18 E 1. m 20. Pro Priorissa & Conventu Shafton de fine etc. cum eo & quas ei solvent ad Scaccarium suum concessit eyes quod eadem Priorissa & Conventus habeant custodiam Abbatiae suae toto tempore vacationis ejusdem post cessionem vel decessum Laurenciae nunc ejusdem loci Abbatissae hac vice de gratia Regis speciali & quod percipiant & habeant omnes exitus & proventus ejusdem Abbatiae ad opus suum tam in tallagiis hominum suorum quam in terris & rebus aliis ad Abbatiam illam spectantibus quae ad Regem pertinere pessent si custodiam illam in manu sua Rex teneret Ita quod nullus Ballivus Regis vel alius ex parte Reg seas impediat vel se intromittat de custodia illa quo minus dicta Priorissa & Conventus habeant hac vice liberam administrationem omnium bonorum & catallorum ad Abbatiam illam spectantium salvis tamen Regi advocationibus Ecclesiarum ad Abbatiam illam spectantibus gardis et escaetis de feodis militaribus si quas accidere contigerit tempore vacationis praedictae Et salva Regi et haeredibus suis imposterum in aliis vacationibus ejusdem Abbatiae custodia memorata cum accid●rit In cujus etc. Teste Rege apud Westm. 25 die Januarii Et sciendum quod si contingat in vacation Abbatiae praedictae aliquam sub discordia eligi in Abbatissam finis praedictus pro nullo habeatur Three Clergymen who were Collectors being indebted to the King he issued these Writs both to Sheriffs and Bishops by his Prerogative to seize and sequester all their Temporal and Ecclesiastical Lands Livings Goods and Chattels in several Counties and Dioceses notwithstanding our * See Spelmanni Council Tom. 2. p 273. 383 443 721. Bishop's Canons and Constitutions to the contrary QUibusdam certis de causis mandatum est Custodi & Vicecomitibus London quod omnes terras & tenementa bona & catalla Johannis de Lovetot Willielmi de Fines 18 E. 1. m. 21. De terris & tenement bonis & catallis Johan de Lovetot Wil the burneton Rog. de Leycestria & Rob. de Littlebury captis in manum Regis Burneton Rogeri de Leycestria & Roberti de Littlebury in Balliva sua sine dilatione in manum Regis capiant & ea salvo & absque distractione aliqua custodiri faciant donec Rex aliud inde praeceperit Ita quod inde ad Scaccarium Regis Regi respondere possint ad mandatum Regis Teste Rege apud Westm 14 die Januarii Eodem modo mandatum est Vicecomitibus Cantebr Midd. Norff. & Suff. videlicet cullibet eorum per se quod terras & tenementa bona & catalla praedicti Willielmi in Ballivis suis sine dilatione capiant in manum Regis & ea salvo custodiri faciant etc. Teste ut supra Item mandatum est Vicecomitibus Ebor. & Northumbr videlicet utrique eorum per se quod terras tenementa bona & catalla praedicti Willielmi in Ballivis suis sine dilatione capiant in manum Regis & ea salvo custodiri faciant etc. Teste ut supra Item mandatum est Vicecomiti Essex & Herif. quod terras tenementa bona & catalla praedictorum Johannis Willielmi & Rogeri in Balliva sua sine dilatione capiat in manum Regis & ea salvo custodiri faciat etc. Teste ut supra Item quibusdam certis de causis mandatum est venerabili patri J. Wynton Episcopo quod omnia bona Ecclesiastica Willielmi de Burneton in Episcopatu suo sine dilatione sequestrari & ea sic sequestrata salvo & absque distracted one aliqua custodiri faciat donec etc. ut supra Teste ut supra Eodem modo mandatum est A. Dunolmensi Episcopo quod bona Ecclesiastica praedictorum Willielmi Rogeri & Roberti in Episcopatu suo sine dilatione sequestrari & ea sic sequestrata salvo & absque distractione aliqua custodiri faciat donec aliud etc. Teste ut supra Eodem modo mandatum est J. Archiepiscopo Ebor. & R. Karliolensi Episcopo divisim quod omnia bona Ecclesiastica praedicti Willielmi in Episcopatibus suis sine dilatione sequestrari & ea sic sequestrata salvo & absque distractione aliqua custodiri faciant donec etc. Teste ut supra The King out of his piety and charity this year gave several sums of money to buy Books and Ornaments for Religious Houses that were burnt in Gascoigne and England as these Records attest REX Senescallo suo Vasconiae & Constabulario Castri sui Burdeg salutem Dilectorum Rot. Vascon 18 E. 1. m. 3. Pro fratribus Praedicatoribus Baion nobis in Christo Fratrum Praedicatorum Baionae statui super Ornamentorum et Librorum incendio pio compacientes affectu vobis mandamus quod ducentas libras monetae nostrae Burdeg eisdem Fratribus de denariis nostris liberari faciatis de dono nostro ad allevacionem eorundem super amissione praedicta Et hoc nullatenus omittatis Et nos pecuniam illam cum eam eis liberaveritis vobis praefato Constabulario in compoto vestro volumus allocari Teste Rege apud Lang. 26 die Julii REX Thesaur & Camerariis suis salutem Liberate de Thesauro nostro dilectae Liberate An. 18 E. 1. m. 1. Pro Priorissa & Monialibus de Cestrehunt prope Walth nobis in Christo Priorissae & Monialibus de Cestrehunte propè Waltham viginti libras de dono nostro ad domos suas nuper per infortunium combustas construend Teste Rege apud Kingesclipston 20 die Octobris The King repairing and building the Castle of Carnarvan in Wales after his conquest thereof among other moneys converted the profits of the Archbishopric of York then void to that use as this Writ resolves REX Thesaur & Camerariis suis salutem Allocate Malcolmo de Harlegh nuper Custodi nostro Archiepiscopatus Ebor. sede vacant in compoto suo Liberate An. 18 E. 1. m. 7. Pro Malcolm de Harlegh ad Scaccarium praedictum quatuor libras quas per praeceptum nostrum posuit in cariagio octi●gentarum et duodecim librarum duodecim solidorum et quatuor denariorum proveniencium de exitibus ejusdem Archiepiscopatus à Civitate nostra Ebor. usque Villam nostram de Kaernarvan cum novem equis & hominibus conductis ad dictam pecuniam ducendam anno regni nostri quartodecimo Et quadraginta solidos quos similiter per praeceptum nostrum posuit in cariag●o centum & quadragi●ta librarum & quindecim solidorum provenientium de eisdem ex●tibus à Civitate praedicta usque Villam praedictam anno eodem Et quinquaginta solidos quos similiter per praeceptum nostrum posuit in cariagio centum & quinquaginta & septem librarum & octo solidorum provenientium de exitibus praedictis à praedicta Civitate usque Villam praedictam anno eodem Et viginti & sex solidos & octo denarios quos similiter per praeceptum nostrum posuit in conductione centum & unius librarum provenientium de exitibus praedictis à Chirchesdon usque ad praedictam Villam de Kaernarvan anno praedicto Nisi etc. Teste Rege apud Fromton 26 die Novembris Per Billam de Scaccario So as the profits of that Archbishopric received this year applied to this use amounted to above 1100 l. besides other allowances to Officers and all other expenses therein mentioned which I pretermit The Abbot of Wetheneye and his Tenants in Ireland receiving and harbouring the King's Enemies and Rebels against his allegiance was notwithstanding his Profession fined 60. Marks to the King for this offence which he was to pay by certain annual sums to the King's Exchequer there as this Writ informs us REX de illis sexaginta marcis per quas Abbas de Wetheneye finem fecit cum Fines 18 E. 1. m. 1. Hibern Pro Abbate de Wetheneye Rege pro transgressione quam ipse et homines sui fecerunt receptando H●bernicos de Thremund inimicos et rebelles Regis concessit eidem Abbati quod reddat Regi per annum ad Scaccarium Regis Dublin quinque marcas viz. duas marcas & dimid ad Scaccarium Regis Paschae proximo futur & duas marcas & dimid ad Scaccarium Regis Sancti Michaelis proximo sequens & sic de anno in annum quinque marcas ad eosdem terminos doncc praedictae sexaginta marcae Regi persolvantur Et ideo mandatum est Thesaur & Baronibus de eodem Scaccario quod eidem Abbati terminos illos habere & sic fieri & irrotulari faciant Teste Rege apud Kingesclipston 4 die Novembris There being some Pleas held in Ireland of Advousons' of Churches in the Courts of some Lords within whose Lordships the Churches were and a question made whether such Churches of Abbots and Bishops falling void when their Temporalties were not in the King's hands or during their vacancy belonged to the Kings or to the Lords Courts within whose Lordships they were to the prejudice of the King's Crown and Right who as supreme Patron and Ordinary had the conusance of all Suits concerning Advousons' he thereupon issued this Writ of Gerciorari to remove those Pleas and all their proceedings out of Ireland from the Lords Courts there into England EDwardus etc. Justice suo Hiberniae salutem Cum inter nostrum dilectum & fidelem Galfridum de Genevill & Abbatem beati Thomae extra Dublin coram Brevia Regis An. 17 & 18 E. 1. nobis placitum pendeat super Ecclesiae de Donamore Vtrum viz. placitum inde sicut de caeteris Ecclestis quae sunt de patronatu Episcopatuum et Abbatiarum in Hibernia ratione crocearum terrae illius in manu nostra existentium ad nos vel ad Dominos infra quorum libertates Ecclesiae hujusmodi situantu● pertineat placitandum ac Hugo Hosee venerabilem patrem Th. Midens Episcopum in Curia Galfridi de Trim super Ecclesia de Galtrim de advocatiore ejusmodi Episcopi existente ut dicitur jam implacitet in nostri praejudicium manifestum ut accep●mus Nos nolentes per hujusmodi placita aut alia in casu consimili in dicta terra Hiberniae nobis praejudicari sed placitum illud super dicta Ecclesia de Galtrim una cum praedicto placito super dicta Ecclesia de Donamore coram nobis simul & semel prout ju●●um fuerit terminari Vobis mandamus quo● ad Curiam praedicti Galfridi de Trim accedentes loquelam super dicta Ecclesia de Galtrim in eadem Curia habitam ut praedictum est recordari & R●cordum illud & Processum cum Brevi originali & omnibus aliis adminiculis loquelam illam tangentibus sub sigillo vestro & sigillis eorum qui recordo illi interfuerint distinctè & apertè nobis mittatis & hoc Breve Ita quod ea habeamus coram nobis apud Westm à die Sancti Michaelis in 15. dies partibus eundem diem praefigentes quod tunc sint ibi facturae & ricepturae quod justum fuerit in hac parte Teste Edm. Com. Cornub. Consang nostro apud Westm 28 die Maii anno regni nostri decimo septimo Whereupon the Records of those proceedings were returned and certified to the King in England the year following as prejudicial to the King's Crown and Jurisdiction A few years before the Bishops and Archdeacon's of Ireland endeavoured by the power of the Bishop of Bath and Wells than Lord Chancellor of England to engross all Suits in the King's Courts in Ireland against Executors into their own Ecclesiastical Courts as matters of Testament not belonging to the King's Courts and a breach of their Ecclesiastical Privileges as appears by this complaint and petition of the Bishop and Archdeacon of Ferne to this Lord Chancellor An. 13 E. 1. where it should have been inserted concerning a Suit brought against the Archdeacon as an Executor in the King's Exchequer in Dublin VEnerabili patri in Christo & amico si placet charissimo Domino R. Dei Brevia Regis An. 13 E. 1. in Turre London gratia Bathon & Wellen. Episcopo R. miseratione divina Ecclesiae Fernens Minister humilis salutem & sincera dilectionis constantiam cum orationum suffragiis Cum vos libertatis Ecclesiasticae columnam agnos●amus cae●eris firmiorem vestram moneat paternitatem quod in partibus Hiberniae contra libertatem Ecclesiasticam insolenter et noviter est suscitatum quod piae paternitati vestrae praesen●i pagina referimus dolentes videlicet Quod cum Nicholaus Archidiaconus noster Fernens Executor Testamenti Adae de Sancto Johanne de bonis ejusdem defuncti tanquam Executor jamdudum disponeret et ministraret ut dicitur quidam Miles Willielmus Waspayl nomine Domini Waterfordensis Episcopi Justiciarii Hiberniae specialis de mandato ipsius Domini justiciarii et ejus patrocinio specialiter confidens & audaciam habens quaterviginti et sex libras argenti ab eodem Archidiacono nostro exigit coram Baronibus de Scaccario Domini Regis Dublin ipsum ibidem conveniendo per Breve de Scaccario cujus transcriptum vobis mittimus praesentibus inclusum Qui quanquam idem Archidiaconus per A●tornatum suum coram eis allegasset quod super hujusmodi re Testamentaria ibidem non debuisset respondere ac per nos instanter petitum esset quod causa illa ad nostrum remitteretur examen in eadem causa processerunt compellando ipsum Attornatum eidem Willielmo ibidem respondere de pecunia praedicta quam idem Willielmus dicit se solvisse Reginaldo de Dene per districtionem Scaccarii praedicti Qui Reginaldus de Dene est in custodia dicti Justiciarii & filiam sororis ejusdem Justiciarii duxit in uxorem Et cum hujusmodi * If this were Law that all Executors must be sued for Debts only in Bishops Ecclesiastical Courts than all Executors should ●ue others only in them for debts due to their Testators causa mere sit Testamentaria et ad examen Ecclesiasticum de jure debeat pertinere sicut vestra novit discretio et nos semper parati fuerimus et simus de dicto Archidiacono nostro dicto Militi et aliis de se querelantibus plenam justitiam exhibere ad libertatis Ecclesiasticae desensionem et conservationem pro qua vos semper impendistis summo si placet study remedium in praemissis providere dignemini Praedicta vero causa inter ipsum Militem & dictum Archidiaconum prout didicimus in foro Ecclesiastico coram Domino Lechlin Episcopo in cujus Diocesi idem Miles dicit ipsum Archidiaconum de bonis dicti defuncti administrasse extitit alias usque ad sententiae diffinitivae calculum ventilata donec dicto Episcopo defuncto per ipsius Willielmi negligentiam conquievit Vnde in●uitu Dei et Ecclesiae taliter in praemissis operari et providere vestra discretio dignetur ut Ecclesiastica libertas illaesa custodiatur Valeat pia paternitas vestra semper in Domino Dat. feria secunda in Septim Pentecost anno gratiae 1285. Supplicat vobis Domine Cancellarie Nicholaus Archidiaconus Fernens qui Ibidem vetus est & gravi infirmitate detentus remedium sibi fieri de quibusdam injuriis libertati Ecclesiasticae et sibi factis quod cum quondam extitit Executor Testamenti Adae de Sancto Johanne defuncti & bona ejusdem defuncti v●ce Executoris fideliter disposuit & ministravit & de bonis & catallis dictum Testamentum tangentibus finalom compotum roddidit coram suo Diocesano super hoc venit Dominus Willielmus Waspayl Miles ob favorem Justiciarii Hiberniae et implacitat ipsum coram Baronibus de Scaccario Dublin contra legem et justitiam de quaterviginti & sex libris argenti per quoddam Breve de viridi Cera quod dicitur Venire fac eo quod extitit Executor praedicti defuncti desicut hujusmodi placita Testamentum tangentia coram eisdem de ●ure non debent placitari nec idem Willielmus Baro de Scaccario nec Minister Domini Regis est Et nichilominus ipsum cohartant ad responde●dum coram ipsis de debito praedicto Q●are petit caritatis intuitu remedium sibi fieri What Bishops and Abbots were this year elected and confirmed in Ireland by the King's Royal licence and assent these Records will evidence REX adhibuit assensum electioni nuper factae in Ecclesia Cathedrali Duacen de Pat. 18 E. 1. m. 13. De assensu electioni adhibito fratre Laurencio Abbate Collemctor ordinis Cisterciensis in Episcopum Duacen Et hoc significatum est W. Tuamensi Archiepiscopo ut quod suum est exequatur in hac parte Teste Rege apud Selveston 10 die Aug. REX Justice suo Hiberniae vel ejus locum tenenti salutem Cum nos electioni nuper factae in Cathedrali Ecclesia Cluovensi de fratre Willielmo Odufth Pat. 18 E. 1. m. 17. Hibern De Temporal restitutis ordinis Minorum in Episcopum ejusdem loci Regium assensum adhibuerimus et favorem & velimus eidem Electo gratiam facere uberiorem in hac parte ut suis parcamus laboribus et expensis vobis mandamus quod electione illa à loc● Metropolitano canonicè confirmata & recepta nomine nostro ab eodem Electo fidelitate nobis debita ut est moris Temporalia Episcopatus praedicti eidem liberari saciatis Receptis tamen prius ab ipso literis patentibus sigillo suo necnon stgillo Capituli sui signatis quod haec nostra gratia nobis vel haeredibus nostris non cedet in praejudicium seu trahetur in consequentiam in futurum In cujus etc. Teste Rege apud Westm 15 die Julii REX Venerabili in Christo patri J. etc. Archiepiscopo Dublin Justice suo Ibid. m. 42. Hibern salutem Cum venerabilis pater N. Archiepiscopus Armachan Hiberniae Primas Ecclesiae Cathedrali Ardachaden pastoris solatio destitutae de persona discreti viri Magistri Matthaei de Ardagh Canonici Ecclesiae praedictae * It seems to be without a precedent licence of the King or election by the Dean & Chapter supplied by their subsequent assents thereto providerit ipsum praeficiendo in Episcopum ejusdem Ecclesiae et Pastorem sicut per literas ejusdem Archiepiscopi patentes nobis inde directas plenius nobis constat & insuper dilecti nobis in Christo Decanus & Capitulum Ecclesiae praedictae Ardachaden nobis per literas suas patentes humiliter supplicarunt ut praefectionem illam accept●mus Nos ipsorum pr●cibus in hac parte favorabiliter annuentes et praefectionem illam acceptantes cepimus fidelitatem praefati Magistri Matthaei & Temporalia Episcopatus praedicti prout moris est restituimus eidem Et ideo vobis mandamus quod eidem Magistro Matthaeo Temporalia Episcopatus praedicti cum pertin liberetis sicut praedictum est In cujus etc. Teste meipso apud Westm 28 die Januarii REX Justice suo Hiberniae vel ejus locum tenenti salutem Cum dilecti nobis Pat. 18 E. 1. m. 20. Hibern De Temporal restitutis in Christo Prior & Conventus de Insula de Melanfith nobis per literas suas patentes significaverint quod Ecclesia sua praedicta per mortem P●tri nuper Abbatis ejusdem loci Pastoris est solatio destituta supplicantes nobis prout moris est quod licentiam sibi alium eligendi in Abbatem eisdem concedere dignaremur ac nos precibus etc. Nos eorundem Prioris & Conventus laboribus & expensis in hac parte parcere volentes ista vice concessimus eyes de gratia nostra speciali & vobis dedimus potestatem quod facta electione praedicta de futuro Abbate sicut praedictum est eidem Abbati assensum Regium etc. volumus etiam etc. quod si etc. ●unc recepta ab ipso Electo fidelitate in casu isto nobis debita temporalia etc. Receptis tamen etc. ut in praecedentibus In cujus etc. Teste Rege apud Westm 10 die Julii What licenses and dispensations against the Statute of Mortmain of Lands and Tenements given to Bishops in Ireland the King granted this year these Records inform us REX omnibus etc. salutem Licet nuper provideri fecerimus quod non liceat viris Religiosis aut aliis ingredi feodum alicujus it a quod ad Manum mortuam Pat. 18 E. 1. m. 24. Pro Archiep. Archimachano Hiberniae Primate d●veniat sine licentia nostra & Capitalis Domini de quo res illa immediatè tenetur Concessionem ●amen remissionem & qu●etam clamacionem quas Rogerus de Thornton & Isabel uxor ejus & Radulphus Burgoys venerabili patri Archiepiscopo Archimarcano Hyberniae Primati fecerunt de decem & septem carucatis terrae cum pertin in Brumeskyn ut dicitur Habend sibi et successoribus suis Archiepiscopis ejusdem loci imperpetuum ratas habentes et gratas eas pro nobis et haered nostris quantum in nobis est concedimus et consirmamus sicut scripta praedictorum Rogeri Isabellae & Radulphi eidem Archiepiscopo inde confecta rationabiliter testantur Salvo jure cujuslibet Nolentes quod iidem Rogerus Isabel & Radulfus seu haered sui vel praedictus Archiepiscopus aut successores sui ratione statuti praedicti inde per nos vel haered nostros occasionentur in aliquo vel graventur In cujus etc. Teste Rege apud Westm 15 die Junii Consimiles literas habet idem Archiepiscopus de donacione & concessione quas Alicia de Napton fecit eidem Archiepiscopo de advocationibus Ecclesiarum de Bernemede Dumbenny & Kilkerli ut dicitur Habend etc. In cujus etc. Teste ut supra REX omnibus ad quos etc. salutem Inspeximus Cartam quam Robertus de Ibid. m. 14. Hibern Pro Episcopo Middensi Wygorn persona Ecclesiae de Nober fecit venerabili patri Thomae Midensi Episcopo in haec verba Sciant praesentes & futuri quod ego Robertus de Wygorn Rector Ecclesiae de Nober pro salute animae meae dedi concessi & hac praesenti carta meâ confirmavi venerabili in Christo patri Domino Thomae Dei gracia Midensi Episcopo tria burgagia cum aedificiis & pertin in Villa de Nober quae habui ex vendicione Henrici de Northampton Vicarii de Stachmoholmoc secundum divisas perambulaciones & metas in carta ejusdem Henrici super hiis confecta comprehensis plenius contentas Habenda & tenenda dicta burgagia cum aedificiis praedictis & pertin de me & haered meis sibi et successor suis et Ecclesiae suae Midensi libere et quiet bene et in pace imperpetuum Reddendo inde annuatim Dominis f●odi per annum redditum debitum & consuetum prout in carta praedicta praedicti Henrici plenius continetur Ego vero praedictus Robertus & haeredes mei praedicta tria burgagia cum aedificiis & pertinsecundum quod praedictum est praedicto Domino Episcopo successoribus suis & Ecclesiae suae praedictae contra omnes gentes warrantizabimus imperpetuum Et ut haec mea donacio concessio & praesentis cartae meae confirmacio perpetuae firmitatis robur optineant eidem cartae sigilli mei impressionem apposui Hiis testibus Magistro Johanne de Keneleye Archidiacono Midensi Magistro Johanne de Dumbilton Archidiacono the Kenles Magistro Willielmo de Wasseburn Magistro Willielmo de Sidan Domino Stephano de Exon Henr. Vinetur Ada Vinetario Simone de Porta Ada Beletambe Waltero de Clongel Johanne de la More Johanne Herte Philippo de Mareston & aliis Nos autem donacionem et concessionem praedictas ratas habentes et gratas eas pro nobis et haered nostris quantum in nobis est concedimus et confirmamus sicut carta praedicta rationabiliter testatur In cujus etc. Teste Rege apud Westm 12. die Julii What Liberties the King this year granted by his Charters to John de Saunford Archbishop of Dublin and the Canons of All Saints there those who please may peruse in Chart. 18 E. 1. nu 86. & 94. In the Plea Rolls in the White Tower Tr. 18 E. 1. I met with these suits for prosecuting and holding Plea in Courts Christian of Chattels Debts and Advowsons' not belonging to their Jurisdiction Radulphus Vicarius Ecclesiae de Mapeldested attachiatus fuit ad respondendum Ricardo Placita apud Westm Trin. 18 E. 1. Rot. 12 dorso filio Gerardi de Heckesofte de placito quaere ipse simul cum Magistro Willielm● de Notton Archidiacono Midd. tenuit placitum in Curia Christianitatis de catallis et debitis quae non sunt de Testamento vel Matrimonio contra prohicionem Regis etc. Et unde queritur quod cum idem Ricardus summonitus esset coram eisdem Radulpho & Willielmo ad respondendum de quinque marcis quas ab eo tunc exigebant Ac idem Ricardus die Veneris proxima post festum Sancti Nicholai in Ecclesia de Hanstede anno R●gis nunc decimo septimo prohibitionem Regis ne placitum illud teneret praedictis Radulpho et Willielmo exhibuisset praedictus Radulphus spreto mandato Regis nichilominus praedictum placitum simul cum praedicto Willielmo tenuit in contemptum Domini Regis et grave dampnum ipsius Ricardi etc. Vnde dicit quod deterioratus est et dampnum habet ad valentiam centum solidorum et inde producit sectam etc. Et Radulphus per Attornatum suum venit & defendit vim et injuriam quando etc. Et bene defendit quod nunquam tenuit placitum in Curia-Christianitatis de praedictis quinque marcis contra prohibitionem Regis sicut ei imponit Et hoc paratus ●st defendere contra ipsum & sectam suam sicut Curia consideraverit etc. Ideo vadiet ei legem suam 12. manu etc. Et veniat cum lege sua in Chrastino Animarum etc. Plegii de lege Willielmus de Fynchyngsend & Willielmus de Twynstede etc. Willielmus de la Punt per Attornatum suum optulit se 4. die versus Willielmum de London Canonicum de Suthwerk de placito quare tenuit placitum in Curia Christianitatis Ibid. Rot. 26. intus Surr. de catallis et debitis quae non sunt de Testamento vel Matrimonio contra prohibitionem etc. Et ipse non venit & praeceptum fuit Vicecomiti quod attachiaret eum quod esset hîc ad hunc diem etc. Et Vicecomes nichil inde fecit set mandavit quod praedictus Willielmus de London Clericus est & non habet Laicum feodum in Balliva sua per quod potest attachiari Ideo mandatum est Episcopo Wyntoniae quod venire faciat eum hîc in Crastino Animarum Et unde Vicecomes mandavit etc. Petrus de Malo lacu per attornatum suum optulit se quarto die versus Magistrum Robertum de Pykering & Ricardum Priorem de Sancto Oswaldo de placito quare Ibid. Rot. 69. Ebor. idem Magister Robertus simul cum Johanne Archiepiscopo Eborum tenuit placitum in Curia Christianitatis de advocatione medietatis Ecclesiae de Lychfeldia contra prohibitionem etc. Et ipsi non venerunt Et praeceptum fuit Vicecomiti quod attachiaret eos etc. Magister Willielmus de Marchia per attornatum suum optulit se 4. die versus Ibid. Rot. 96. Ebor. Magistrum Simonem de Clervaus Officialem Archidiaconi Cleveland de placito quare tenuit placitum in Curia Christianitatis de catallis et debitis quae non sunt de Testamento vel Matrimonio & versus Thomam Abbatem de Ryevall Johannem de Normanby Commonachum suum & Magistrum Rogerum de Scardeburgh de placito quare secuti sunt idem placitum in eadem Curia contra prohibitionem etc. Et ipsi non venerunt etc. Et praedictus Simon de Clervaus attachiatus fuit per Johannem ad Fontem etc. Ideo ipsi in misericordia Et praeceptum est Vicomiti quod distringat eos per omnes terras etc. Et quod de exitibus etc. Et quod habeat corpora corum hic à die Sancti Michaelis in quindecim dies etc. In the same Plea Roll in an Assize of Darraign presentment I find this Plea of plenarty pleaded by a Prioress by virtue of an Impropriation and of a person intruded into it by whose presentation the Plaintiff claimed a Title who was actually deprived by a Judicial Sentence in the Court of Rome and the Abbess there by restored to the possession thereof Assisa venit recognitura quis advocatus tempore pacis praesentavit ultimam personam quae mortua est ad Ecclesiam de Wamberge quae vacat etc. et cujus advocationem Ibid. Rot. 105 Wiltes Alanus filius Rogeri de la Zuche & Emelina Lungespeye alias clamaverunt versus Priorissam de Ambresbury etc. Et modo venit praedictus Alanus & similiter praedicta Priorissa per Attornatos suos Et quia eadem Priorissa alias dixit quod non potuit praedicto Alano sine praedicta Emelina participe sua inde respondere praeceptum fuit Vicecomiti quod summoneret eam quod esset hîc ad hunc diem ad sequendum simul etc. Et ipsa non venit & summon etc. Ideo consideratum est quod praedictus Alanus respondeatur sine praedicta Emelina etc. Et Alanus dicit quod quidam Stephanus Lungespay antecessor ipsius Alani & praedictae Emelinae cujus haeres ipsi sunt quae non sequitur etc. ad praedictam Ecclesiam praesentavit quendam Hugonem de la Penne Clericum suum tempore pacis Domini H. Regis patris Domini Regis nunc qui ad praesentacionem suum fuit admissus & institutus & per cujus resignationem praedicta Ecclesia modo vacat etc. Et de Stephano descendit etc. & praedictae Emelinae quae non etc. Et de ipsa Ell● desc●ndit etc. isti Alano qui nunc etc. Et● Priorissa per attornatum suum venit & dicit quod non debet ei inde ad hoc breve respondere quia dicit quod praedicta Ecclesia pl●na est & consulta de ipsa Priorissa & ●onventu suo qui illam tenuit in proprios usus de advocatione sua propria & fuit ●nte impetracionem brevis Et hoc parata est verificare ubi & quando debuerit etc. Et praedictus Alanus dicit quod praedictus Hugo nuper persona praedictae Ecclesiae ad praesentacionem praedicti Stephani antecess●ris etc. à tempore institutionis suae ut perso●a impersonata in eadem statum continuavit usque festum Sancti Michaelis proximo praeteritum & tunc Hugo Ecclesiam illam r●signavit Et dicit quod quam cito noticiaresignacionis etc. ad ipsum pervenit ipse infra quinque menses proximo sequentes breve suum impetravit Et hoc petit quod inquiri per assisam Vnde dicit quod status plenitudinis quem praedicta Priorissa dicit se haber● pocius debet dici in eum Intrusio quam plenitudo Dies datus est eyes de audiendo Judicio suo hic à die Sancti Michaelis in xv dies Postea ....... ad diem illum venerunt partes per attornatum ipsius Priorisse Et Priorissa dicit quod advocacio praedictae Ecclesiae fuit cujusdam Prioris & fratram de Nogento Rodrode qui Ecclesiam illam tenuerunt in proprios usus de advocacione sua propria per centum annos ante impetrationem praedicti brevis Et dicit quod praedictus Hugo super possessione praedictorum Prioris & Fratrum intrusit se in praedictam Ecclesiam & illam tenuit occupatam quonsque idem Hugo ad sectam ipsius Prioris per sententiam diffinitivam latam in Curia Romana fuit ab Ecclesia illa privatus et idem Prior in eadem Ecclesia restitutus Et hoc paratus est verificare ubi & quando debuerit etc. Et dicit quod idem Prior & fratres postea dederunt advocationem praedictae Ecclesiae ipsi Priorissae & Ecclesiae suae praedictae tenend ipsi Priorissae & caeteris Priorissis quae ei succedent etc. Et profert quandam Cartam nomine ipsorum Prioris & fratrum quae hoc testatur Et dicit quod postea Episcopus Sarum appropriavit ipsi Priorissae praedictam Ecclesiam tenendam in proprios usus unde cum praedicti Prior et fratres per sententiam praedictam possessioni suae proprictatis in praedicta Ecclesia fuerunt restituti et de seistna sua proprietatis feoffarunt ipsos Priorissam et Conventum de advocatione ejusdem Episcopus Sarum ipsis appropriavit Ecclesiam illam et ipsi renuerunt illam appropriatam quasi immediatam post seisinam praedictorum Prioris et fratrum petit Judicium etc. Et quia praedicta Priorissa nichil dicit quare assisa illa debeat retardari consideratum est quod procedatur ad assisam etc. set ponitur in respectu usque in Crastino Purificationis beatae Mariae pro defectis Recognitorum quia nullus venit Ideo Vicecomes habeat corpora etc. a Matthew Parker Archbishop of Canterbury stories that John Peckham Archbishop * De Antiqu. Eccles. Angi. f. 205. Anno 1290. of Canterbury this year after the visitation and subjugation of his whole Province summoned a Council of his Clergy at Reding wherein he intended and propounded the drawing of all Causes concerning Advowsons' merely belonging to the King's Temporal to their Ecclesiastical Courts and to cut off all Prohibitions to them from the King's Courts in personal causes a design they had long attempted which the King hearing of expressly commanded them by special Messengers to desist from it whereupon their design was frustrated and this Council dissolved Subacta sibi jam his modis Provincia Clerum suum Redingi congregavit Preposuitque cognitionem de Patronatu Ecclesiarum multis annis ad Regium tribunal spectantem inde ad Ecclesiasticum forum traducere tum Prohibitiones Regias in Litibus de bonis et catallis prorsus rescindere et ne deinceps Ecclesiasticos judices a jure reddendo retardarent vetare Such was his Papal insolency and disloyalty * Petrus de Ickeham Sed Rex incepto hoc audito nunciis ad Concilium destinatis multis tam Archiepisopo quam toti Clero minis praecepit ut desisterent Vnde factum est ut a sua praesumptione Archiepiscopus penitus transiliret Ita dissoluto Concilio onmes Praelati spe inanes recesserunt To which he subjoins this notable passage concerning the Prelate's incontinency the bribery usury of the Pope and Court of Rome and their Merchants the suppressing all proceedings against an unchaste Bishop for money and the Archbishop's endeavours to advance his own absolute authority In eo etiam Cancilio fama publica id exigente perquisivit de Episcopo quodam Concubinario de quo ad Matthaeum quendam Romanae Ecclesiae Cardinalem scripsit sed de ejus nomine nullam mentionem fecit id enim ut ait nuncio suo proferendum commisit Petiit in aliis literis à Cardinali Matthaeo ut de eo corrigendo Papam secreto sermonem consuleret neque res enunciaretur Multos enim e● in Romana Curia amicos et exploratores fuisse potissimum autem Mercatores Lucanenses quorum ut diximus opera in expilationibus et usuris Papa saepe usus esset Hunc autem non nominatum Episcopum cum secreto convenisset atque quaesivisset an vera essent quae de ejus concubinatu fama retulisset Testes quos Archiepiscopus expectabat & adesse jussit metuens tandem turpia narrasse et ipsius turpitudinis diem fassum fuisse describit Deinde eadem septimana cum Mortlaci moraretur venisse ad eum foeminam quendam Julianam de illius Episcopi factis quaedam narraturam Ea juramento coacta peperisse se quinque liberos ex eodem Episcopo adhuc superstites fassa est Hunc cum coercere vellet metuens ne se muneribus ad Papam sundendis defenderet per hunc Cardinalem praeoccupavit Papam Propono inquit eum adhuc aggredi iterato Sed scio quod conatus meus parum proderit nist me litera juvat Apostolica Mox enim ut eum tetigero appellationis alis falsidicae rete meum effugiet infinitam pecuniam effusurus Peto autem ut in omnibus aliis mihi per vos adsit adminiculum Papae per quod mea crescat authoritas et timor incutiatur rebellibus meaque jurisdictio excitetur ut constantius nova inchoem et inchoata authoritate majori valeam confirmare I find in the Parchment Book of Collections of Placita Parliamenti 18 E. 1. in the Tower that the King to preserve the Jurisdiction of his own Temporal Courts against the Bishop's encroachments and yet to preserve their legal Jurisdiction in causes properly triable by them by the grace and grant of his predecessors made this Constitution upon the Ecclesiastical Judges grievous complaint that the Chancellor or Chief Justice for the time being when a Prohibition was granted to stay any suit in Court Christian should send for the Libel and if upon examination they found the King's Court by Writs out of the Chancery could not relieve the party and that the cause belonged to the Ecclesiastical Court to determine they should order them to proceed notwithstanding the Prohibition * Placita Parliamentaria An. 18 E. 1. m. 21. See Ryl●y p 39 Quod Judices Ecclesiastici procedant non obstante Prohibitione Regis Cum judices Ecclesiastici ad procedendum in causis coram ipsis agitatis per Prohibitionem Damini Regis saepius supersedant in casibus ubi remedium conquerentibus ad Curiam Domini Regis per Brevia de Cancellaria sua fieri non possit propter quod querentes illi in utraque Curia tam Regia quam Ecclesiastica jure suo et remedio sunt elongati ad grave dampnum ipsorum prout Dominus Rex ex gravi querela quorundam intellexit Dominus Rex bult et praecepit quod cum judices Ecclesiastici per Prohibitionem Regiam sibi porrectam supersedeant in cas●bus praedictis quod Cancellarius vel Capitalis justiciarius ipsius Domini Regis qui pro tempore fuerit viso libello illius causae ad instantiam querentis si viderint quod per Breve de Cancel querenti remedium suo casu fieri non possit set quod ad Curiam Ecclesiasticam pertineat causam illam determinare scribant judicibus coram quibus causa illa prius fuerit agitata quod in causa illa procedant non obstante Prohibitione Regia prius sibi inde directa Therefore the Archbishop and Clergy had no cause at all to attempt the suppression of all Prohibitions to them to restrain their usurpations on the King's Crown Courts or Subject's Liberties King Edward sending his Letters to the Archbishops and Bishops of Ireland to convene their Clergy and induce them to grant him a Dism of their Spiritualties to defray his expenses and Debts in redeeming his * See Here p. 375. Nephew Charles and settling Truces in foreign parts the Clergy of Ireland unanimously refused to grant his request by reason of their extreme poverty and many years' wars and depredations yea sundry of them appealed to the Pope against it as these Letters of the Archbishops of Tuam and Cassels and Bishop of Dary to the King which I found in the White Tower Chapel will more fully relate EXcellentissimo Principi ac Domino suo Reverendissimo Domino Edwardo Dei gratia Brevia Regis 19 E. 1. in Turre London Illustri Regi Angliae Domino Hiberniae & Duci Aquitaniae W. permissione divina Tuamen Ecclesiae Minister humilis salutem in eo qui Regibus dat salutem Serenitatis vestrae literas affectione qua decuit nuper recepimus quibus intime nos rogastis quod ad certos diem et locum nostros Suffraganeos et Clerum nostrae Provinciae coram nobis faceremus specialiter convocari quodque ipsos ex parte vestra induceremus efficaciter quod una nobiscum Decimam Spiritualium ipsos contingentium vobis concederent gratiose ad exonerationem Debitorum quibus estis impliciti propter missas graves et expensas necessarias quas nuper moram trahendo fecistis in partibus transmarinis deliberationem magnifici Principis vestri Consanguinei Domini * See here p. 375. Caroli Regis Siciliae faciendam Super quibus Regiae vestra Celsitudini tenore praesentium respondemus Quod juxta literarum vestrarum tenorem Suffraganeos et Clerum nostrae Provinciae ad certos diem et locum fecimus convocari ipsosque diligentia & instantia quibus potuimus novit Altissimus induximus & serventissimè rogavimus quatenus requistrionem tanti Principis tam exilem recusarent nullatenus vel tardarent sed eam potius gratanter concederent et votiuè Qui quidem Suffraganei singuli cum dicto Clero ad deliberandum secesserunt ad partem eorumque Clerus deliberato consilio respondit unanimiter Quod propter guerram paupertatem et Ecclesiae libertates in statu debito conservandas pertitionem vestram praedictam nullo modo concedere poterat nec volebat A cujus responsione ●idem Suffraganei ut asseruerunt rationibus antedictis et propter Appellationem Nota. per ipsum Clerum ad sedem Apostolicam interjectam discedere non valebant et sic cum eo partem duxerunt eligere negativam Nos caeterum immediatum nostrum Clerum ad certos diem & locum per nos similiter convocatum efficaciter induximus & ferventer Quod concessioni petitionis praefatae minime supersederent Intimantes eidem ac nostris Suffraganeis eorumque Clero quod licet per Concessionem hujusmodi modice crederent praegravari per eam tamen possent veram vestrorum benevolentiam Ministrorum et uberiorem gratiam indubitanter captare ac vos ipsi per hoc induci ad gravamina Hibernicana Ecclesiae et personis Ecclesiasticis ibidem illata hactenus revocanda et fortassis ad eandem Ecclesiam restituendam in soli●unt pristinae libertati Quibus auditis super hiis deliberavit in hunc modum respondens Quod cum sua Beneficia exilia nimis existant ipsi que per Satellites Hibernicos et per guerram depauperati sunt et advihilati adeo quod victus totius anni eis non sufficit commode per sex Menses quod est planius omni plano dictae petitioni in aliquo condescendere non voluntate sed impotentia repugnante penitus denegabat * Nota. sedem Apostolicam ne nos contra ipsum hac occasione procederemus inconsulto Romano Pontifice cujus licentis specialis juxta Statuta Canonica est necessario in talibus obtinenda una cum Clero Provinciae concorditer in scriptis appellans Nos siquidem qui voluntati Regiae sitimus ut condecet pro viribus complacere spensam duximus mole Debitorum adeo praegravatam tempestate guerrarum tam continue perturbatam et tam tenuem in facultatibus licet erubescamus hoc dicere quod ex ea non possumus juxta dignitatis nostrae decentiam commode sustentari sed extra nostram Diocesim in qua nulla penitus victualia possidemus nos urget ad praesens necessitas commorari et in fide qua Creatori Romanae Ecclesiae vobisque tenemur astricti omnia nostra bona mobilia et se moventia pro exoneratione nostrae Ecclesiae Debitorum per triennium concederemus et amplius cum actione multiplicium gratiarum licet hoc aliquibus incredibile videatur Vnde ad praemissa cum nostris Suffraganeis atque Clero contra nostram voluntatem nunc compellimur concordare Quapropter Regiam vestram Magnificentiam devotis precibus exoramus quatinus intuitu pietatis divinae nostrae compatientes impotentiae excusationem nostram justissimam et verissunam in praemissis gratam havere dignemini pariter et acceptam Valeat & vigeat vestra Regia Celsitudo etc. Datum apud Athnery 8. die Junii Anno etc. 1291. DOMINO suo Reverendissimo Domino E. Dei gratia Regi Angliae etc. suus humilis Ibidem ac devotus S. eadem gratia Cassel Minister salutem & gloriosum de hostibus semper reportare triumphum Literas vestrae Regiae Majestatis recepimus continentes quod fratres nostros & Coepiscopos induceremus ut vobis de suis Spiritualibus Decimam unius Anni liberaliter concederent ad relevamen immensarum expensarum circa Principis de la Morrey deliberationem & pacis inter Reges diversos reformationem per v●s factarum Nos autem fratrum nostrorum Capitulorum & Cleri factâ congregatione generali negotium vestrum praedictum eisdem plenissimè prout possibil● is nostra permittebat exposuimus Rationes efficaces per quas eorum animos ad Decimam concedendam alliceremus adducentes intimas eis supplicationes infundendo & crebis monitionibus eos salubriter exhortando ut huic vestrae gratiosae petitioni annuerent Qui demum super hoc cum Clero suo habito diligenti tractatu unanimiter nobis finale dederunt respons●m Quod cum omnes sui Par●chiam sint variis guerrarum concussionibus et aliis indebitis extorsi●nibus depa●pe●ati Clerus ad tantam devenit inopiam quod unde vivere omnino non habent et licet Cleri ad hoc voluntas inclinet potentia tamen repugnat Et licet nos et Confratres nostri ●nimo benivolo vestrae petitioni condescenderemus consensum tamen Cleri ob causas praedictas allicere non possumus Et quia nos de alieno fine juris injuria largiri non valemus vestrae Majestati devotè supplicamus quatinus caritatis intuitu & ob Creatoris vestri reverentiam istud nobis non impingatis quia novi● ille qui nichil ignorat quod nos corpus nostrum & omnia quae habemus pro vobis exponere sumus parati & circa dictum negotium licet illud ad finem non perduximus optatum omnem quam potuimus adhibuimus diligentiam Conservet vos etc. EXcellentissimo Domino & Magnifico Principi E. Dei gratia Illustri Regi Angliae In eadem Bundela An. 19 E. 1. etc. suus si placet frater N. ejusdem miserati●ne Daren Eccl●siae Minister humilis & indignus corporis & animae salutem de hostibustriumphum & per Regni temporalis fructosos labores aeternae quietis & regni coelestis sceptrum feliciter promereri Advestraeillustris Excellentiae m●nda●i ac petitionis instantiam à Paschate Dominica in tres Septimanas per discretum virum Magistrum Thomam Cantok Clerici vestri ac Nuncii Dubl●nenses una cum aliis totius Hyberniae Praelatis ibidem obidem mandatum vestrum pariter congregatis recepti sicut ibidem de communi omnium Prael●●orum et singularum Diocesium Clericorum consilio et assensu provisum fuerat 〈…〉 qua pot vimus universe Clero nostro ad majorem Ecclesiam conv●●ato cum omni instantia diligentia & industria quibus scivimus eundem Clerum per varias exhortationes monitiones et obsecrationes secundum gratiam nobis datam induximus cum effectu ut Petitionem rationabilem et modestam de Decima parte suorum Bonorum Spiritualium vestrae Magnificentiae tanti Principis ac nostri nativi Domini cum omni sollicitudine benivole ac gratanter studerent debito ac optato effectui mancipare Qui Clerus deliberato Consilio universaliter omnes et singuli fine cordis angustia concorditer responderunt quod vobis ex cordis affectu de bonis suis Spiritualibus libenti animo subvenirent si facultates voluntatibus responderent Set re vera ut testificari potest tota Hibernia Provincia Daren Dioc. pro majori parte per crudeles et continuas Guerras ac diuturnas jam per 24. annos per Dominorum oppressiones ac Ballivorum extorsiones et Hybernicorum quasi cotidianas spoliationes et furia in tantum est dissipata ac quasi funditus extenuata quod ad suam sustentationem et tenuem et exilem non sufficiunt Propter quae ad praesens de quo maxim dolent non valent petitionem vestram in hac parte prout vellent aliquatenus adimplere Set orationes et lachrymas quibus in his adversitatibus et aerumnis pro defectu pacis abundant pro vobis et vestris Regi omnipotenti corde contrito et tribulato omni devotione qua poterunt offer continue non desistent quorum impotentiam et bonorum inopiam non affectionis aut ingratitudinis ignaviam teste Deo habere dignetur vestra Majestas Regiae misericorditer excusatam Nos vero licet eadem incommoda patiamur & aere alieno propter defensionem pauperum nostrorum ab incur sibus hostilibus Hybernensium vastatorum sumus quamplurimum onerati qui sumus vobis tam ex naturali affectu quam ex multiplicibus vestris beneficiis & honoribus arcius & tenerius astricti toto cordis affectu et gratanti animo decimam partem bonorum nostrorum Spiritualium ad annum proximum ad festum Sancti Michaelis propius incipientem Vobis concedimus gratiose * Dolentes _____ & verentes tanto Princiti ac Domino nobis in negotiis nostris gratissimo sicut retroactis temporibus experti sumus offer tam exigui subsidium _____ quod vestram Regiam generositatem potius pensetur affectus quam census coram Deo vobis possumus testificari quod à concessione _____ de pauperata et miserabiliter tribulata sicut nunc cujus veritatem et causam scire poteritis ab hiis qui terram noverunt Valeat etc. The Archbishop of Dublin with sundry Earls Barons and Gentlemen of England who had Lands in Ireland having granted the King this year a Quindisme in Ireland at his special request in an extraordinary way though most Archbishops Bishops Abbots Priors Ecclesiastical persons and inferior Clergy of Ireland denied and opposed it the King issued these several Patents to them that it should not be drawn into future custom or precedent to their prejudice requesting the like Quindisme from others there REX omnibus & singulis fidelibus suis in Hibernia ad quos etc. salutem Cum venerabilis pater J. Dublin Archiepiscopus necnon dilecti & fideles nostri Pat. 19 E. 1. ● 3. Hibern De Quintadecima W. de Valencia Comes Pembroch G. de Clare Comes Glouc. & Herif. & Rogerus le Bygod Comes Norff. & Marescallus Angliae & alii quamplures Barones' & Magnates in partibus Hiberniae terras habentes nobis bonorum suorum Quintamdecimam gratanter concesserint ad exonerationem aeris alieni qua multipliciter praegravamur prout in literis suis patentibus inde confectis plenius continetur Nos de fidelitate & affectione quas vos erga nos habere cognovimus specialiter confidentes & considerantes vos velle ex causis quibus iidem Magnates nobis subvenerint similiter subvenire vos attente requirimus et rogamus quatinus hujusmodi Quintamdecimam de bonis vestris nobis velitis concedere graciose prout dilectus Clericus noster Magister Thomas Canetok Cancellarius noster Hiberniae plenius nostro nomine vobis dicet Et quid nobis in hac parte feceritis seu duxeritis faciend vestrum quilibet per suas literas nobis rescribat ut ex hoc scire poterimus in quantae fidelitatis et affectionis ardore erga nos geritis vestra vota Volumus siquidem & concedimus pro nobis & haeredibus nostris quod hujusmodi vestra concessio graciosa vobis aut libertatibus vestris non cedat in praejudicium vel trahatur in consuetudinem seu consequentiam in futurum In cujus etc. Teste Rege apud Bergeveny 26 die Octobris REX omnibus Ballivis & fidelibus suis ad quos etc. salutem Sciatis quod cum dilectus & fidelis noster Theobaldus de Verdon Quintamdecimam bonorum Ibidem suorum mobilium necnon hominum et tenencium suorum infra libertate● suas in Hibernia quantum in ipso est nobis conce●●erit graciose sicut ipse & alii fideles nostri in Anglia nuper fecerunt volumus et concedimus pro nobis et haeredibus nostris quod concessio illa praefato Theobaldo seu haeredibus suis vel hominibus earundem libertatum aut eisdem libertatibus non cedat in praejudicium vel trahatur in consuetudinem seu consequentiam in futurum In cujus etc. Teste ut supra Consimiles literas habet Rogerus le Bygod Comes Norff. & Marescallus Angliae Teste ut supra Consimiles literas habet Agnes de Valenc Teste ut supra Consimiles literas habent Archiepiscopi Episcopi Abbates Priores Hospitalarii Templarii et alii Ecclesiastici viri in Hibernia Teste ut supra Consimiles literas habet Ricardus de Burgo Comes Vlton Teste Rege apud Wygorn 10 die Novembris What Sovereign Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction the King exercised this year over Ecclesiastical persons and preferments in Ireland these Records will inform us REX Justice suo Hiberniae Vicecom & omnibus aliis Ballivis & Ministris in Hibernia constitutis salutem Volentes inter Fratres ordinis Minorum Pat. 19 E 1. m. 6. De Fratribus Minoribus Hibern Hiberniae pacem tranquillitatem et concordiam firmiter ●bservari Vobis mandamus & in fide qua nobis tenemini firmiter injungimus quod reverendo patri fratri R●ymundo generali Ministro dicti Ordinis & aliis Fratribus quibus super hoc commiserit vices suas ut libere corrigere possit seu possint excessus dictorum Fratrum quociens opus fuerit by the King's order and appointment secundum Ordinis illius disciplinam viriliter assistatis ad ipsorum requi●●tionem rebels dicti Ordinis comp●scentes modis et formis ad hoc necessariis quociens per ipsos vel ipsorum aliquem inde fueritis requisiti Mandamus insuper per praesentes omnibus subditis nostris Hibern ut in praemissis vobis pareant ●t intendants In cujus etc. Dat. apud Devises 18 die Septembris It seems these Monks were then very disorderly and rebellious against their Superior so as nothing but the King's Sovereign power could restrain or reform them REX Willielmo de Vescy Justice suo Hiberniae salutem Cum Dominus Papa electionem nuper celebratam in Cathedrali Ecclesia Cassalen de dis●●eto Pat. 19 E. 1. m 15. Hibern De Temporalibus restitutis viro Stephano Archidiacono Glendalacen in Ecclesia Dublin in Archiepiscopum dictae Ecclesiae Cassalen cui prius Regium assensum adhibuimus et favorem confirmaverit sicut per literas ejusdem Papae Bullatas nobis inde directas plenius nobis constat Nos confirmationem illam acceptantes cepimus fidelitatcm ipsius Stephani & Temporalia Archiepiscopatus praedicti prout moris est ei restituimus Et ideo vobis mandamus quod eidem Stephano temporalia Archiepiscopatus ejusdem sine dilatione liberetis sicut praedictum est In cujus etc. Teste Rege apud Elmedon 27 die Marcii Et mandatum est Militibus etc. Teste ut supra REX Willielmo de Vescy Justice suo Hibern salutem Cum nuper electioni factae in Ecclesia Cathedrali Rossen de Laurencio Canonico ejusdem Ecclesiae in Pat. 19 E. 1. m. 21. Hibern De Temporal restitutis Episcopum ejusdem loci Regium assensum adhibuerimus et favorem Nos e●dem Electo ut suis parcatur laboribus etc. Acceptis tamen etc. as in others premised In cujus etc. Teste Rege apud Assherugg 12 die Januarii REX electioni nuper factae in Ecclesia Rossen de Laur. Canonico ejusdem Ibidem De assensu electioni adhibito Ecclesiae in Episcopum ejusdem loci Regium assensum adhibuit et favorem Et hoc significatum est Cassalen Archiepiscopo ut quod suum est in hac parte exequatur Teste ut supra REX dilecto & fideli suo Willielmo de Vescy Justice suo Hibern salutem Cum Pat. 19 E. 1. m. 22. Hibern De Temporal restitutis nuper electioni factae in Ecclesia Conventuali Sancti Thomae Martyris juxta Dubliniam de fratre Radulfo de Wiltshir Priore ejusdem domus in Abbatem ejusdem loci Regium assensum adhibuerimus et favorem Nos eidem Electo ut suis parcatur laboribus etc. Acceptis tamen etc. In cujus etc. Teste Rege apud Assherugg 8 die Januarii REX etc. electioni nuper factae in Ecclesia Conventuali Sancti Thomae Martyris juxta Dubliniam de fratre Radulfo d● Wiltshir Priorem ejusdem domus in Ibid. m. 23. De assensu electioni adhibito Abbatem ejusdem loci Regium assensum adhibuit et favorem Et hoc significatum est venerabili patri J. Dublin Archiepiscopo ut quod suum est in hac parte exequatur Teste ut supra REX dilecto & fideli suo Willielmo de Vescy Justice suo Hiberniae salutem Cum Pat. 19 E. 1. m. 16. Hibern De Temporal restitutis dilecti nobis in Christo Prior & Conventus domus beatae Maria de Kenlys nobis per literas suas patentes significaverint quod Ecclesia sua praedicta per resignationem fratris Angelici nuper Abbatis ejusdem loci Pastoris est solatio destituta supplicantes nobis etc. Nos eorundem Prioris & Conventus laboribus et expensis in hac parte parcere volentes etc. with all following clauses as in other Patents of this kind In cujus etc. Teste Rege apud Westm 15 die Marcii In six several bundles of Writs in the White Tower Anno 19 E. 1. I found these Writs for prosecuting and holding Plea of Lay Fee Chattels and Debts that concerned not Matrimony or Testament in Ecclesiastical Courts EDwardus Dei gratia Rex Angliae etc. Vic. Kanc. salutem Si Rogerus de Moreworth f●cerit te securum etc. tunc pone per vadium & salvos plegios Brevia Regis Anno 19 E. 1. in Turre London Magistrum Ricardum de Feringes Archidiaconum Cantuar. quod sit coram Justiciariis nostris apud Westm in Octobis Purificationis beatae Mariae ostensurus quare tenuit placitum in Curia Christianitatis de Laico feodo ipsius Rogeri in Coryton con●ra Prohibitionem nostram Pone etiam per vadium & salv●s plegi●s Robertum d● Glaston personam Ecclesiae de Coryton quod tunc sit ibi ostensurus quare secutus est idem placitum in eadem Curia contra Prohibitionem nostram Et habeas ibi nomina plegiorum & hoc breve Teste meipso apud Assherugg 11 die Januari● anno regni nostri 19 EDwardus Dei gratia Rex Angliae etc. V●cecomiti Devon salutem Si Robertus Brevia Regis Anno 19 ● 1. in Turre London de Morkehill fecerit te securum etc. tunc pone per vadium & salvos plegios Magistrum Petrum de Insula Archidiaconum Exoniensem & Rogerum le Clerk quod sint coram Justiciariis nostris apud Westm à die Sancti Michaelis in quind●cim dies ostensuri quare tenuerunt placitum in Curia Christianitatis de Catallis et Debitis quae non sunt de Testamento vel Matrimonio contra Prohibitionem nostram Pone etiam per vadium & salvos plegios Matthaeum Vicarium Ecclesiae de Payhembiry & Henricum le Chapeleyn de Wydecomb quod tunc sint ibi ostensuri quare secu●i sunt idem placitum in eadem Curia contra Prohibitionem nostram Et habeas ibi nomina plegiorum & hoc breve Teste meipso apud Berewyk super Twedam 6 die Augusti anno regni nostri 19 The like Writ issued to the Sheriff of Wiltes for Alesia quae fuit uxor Walteri Ibidem Hubert versus Magistrum Willielmum de Abyndon Archidiaconum Wiltes quod sit coram Justiciariis nostris apud Westm etc. ostensurus quare tenuerit placitum in Curia Christianitatis de Catallis et Debitis quae non sunt de Testamento vel Matrimonio contra Prohibitionem nostram Et versus Philippum de Neuband personam Ecclesiae de magna Sumerford quare secutus est idem placitum in eadem Curia contra Prohibitionem nostram Teste meipso apud Sanctum Andraeam in Scotia 21 die Julii anno regni nostri 19 EDwardus Dei gratia Rex Angliae etc. Vic. Surr. salutem Si Johannes le Ibidem Mareschal fecerit te securum de clamore suo prosequendo tunc pone per vadium & salvos plegios Magistrum Petrum de Sancto Mario Archidiaconum Surr. & Magistrum Johannem de Tycheseye quod sint coram Justiciariis nostris apud Westm à die Paschae in 15. dies ostensuri quare tenuerunt plae●tum in Curia Christianitatis de Catallis et Debitis quae non sunt de Testamento vel Matrimonio contra Prohibitionem nostram Pone etiam per vadium & salvos plegios Rogerum de Patrickesburn Vicarium Ecclesiae de Kersaulton quod tunc sit ibi ostensurus quare secutus est idem placitum in eadem Curia contra Prohibitionem nostram Et habeas ibi nomina plegiorum & hoc breve Teste meipso apud Ebor. die Aprilis anno regni nostri 19 EDwardus Dei gratia Rex Angliae etc. venerabili in Chris●o patri J. eadem gratia Episcopo Wynton salutem Mandamus vobis quod venire faciatis coram Ibidem Justiciariis nostris apud Westm in Octabis Sancti Michaelis Magistrum Petrum de Sancto Mario Archidiaconum Surr. Clericum vestrum ad respondendum Johanni le Mareschal de Kershalton de placito quare tenuit placitum in Curia Christianitatis de Catallis et Debitis quae non sunt de Testamento vel Matrimonio contra Prohibitionem nostram ut dicitur & unde Vic. noster Surr. mandavit Justiciariis nostris apud Westm à die Paschae in 15. dies quod praedictus Magister Petrus Clericus est & non habet Laicum feodum in Balliva sua per quod potest attachiari Et habeatis ibi hoc breve Teste J. de Metingham apud Westm 8 die Junii anno regni nostri 19 Thus returned by the Bishop Dorso Per istud breve Magistrum Petrum de Sancto Mario Archidiaconum Surr. citavimus & per sequestr bonorum suorum Ecclesiasticorum distrinximus ad veniendum & faciendum quod in brevi continetur EDwardus Dei gratia etc. venerabili in Christo patri R. eadem gratia Episcopo London salutem Mandamus vobis sicut alias vobis mandavimus quod venire Brevia Regis An. 19 E. 1. in Turre London faciatis coram Justiciariis nostris apud Westm in Octabis Sanctae Trinitatis Radulphum Vicar Ecclesiae de Mapeldoisted Clericum vestrum ad respondend Ricardo fill Gerardi Hakesofte de placito quare ipse simul cum Magistro Willielmo de Norton Archid. Midd. tenuit placitum in Curia Christianitatis de Catallis et Debitis quae non sunt de Testamento vel Matrimonio contra Prohibitionem nostram ut dicitur Et vos ipsi tunc sitis ibi auditur Judicium vestrum de hoc quod mandatum nostrum prius inde vobis directum non estis executi sicut vobis mandatum fuit Et habeatis ibi hoc Breve Teste J. de Metingham apud Westm 23 die Febr. An●o regni nostri 19 EDwardus etc. Vi●ecomitibus London salutem Si Rogerus Cruk etc. tunc Brevia Regis Anno 19 E. 1. in Turre London ponite etc. Bartholomaeum de Castello quod sit coram Justiciariis nostris apud Westm à die Sancti Johannis Baptistae in quindecim dies ostensurus quare secutus est placitum in Curia Christianitatis de Catallis et Debitis quae non sunt de Testamento vel Matrimonio contra Prohibitionem nostram etc. Teste meipso apud Norham 7 die Junii Anno Regni nostri 19 EDwardus etc. Lincoln Episcopo sulutem Mandamus vobis sicut alias mandavimus quod venire faciatis coram Justice nostris etc. Magistrum Johannem de Brevià Regis An. 19 E. 1. in Turre London Monemuth Cancellarium Vniversitatis Oxon. & Magistrum Johannem de Ros Clericos vestros ad respondendum Radulpho de Lech de placito quare tenuerunt Placitum in Curia Christianitatis de Catallis et Debitis quae non sunt de Testamento vel Matrimanio contra Prohibitionem nostram ut dicitur Et unde Vic. noster Oxon. mandavit Justiciariis nostris apud Westm à die Sancti Michaelis in tres Septimanas quod praedicti Magister Johannis de Munemuth & Magister Johannis de Ros Clerici sunt & non habent Laicum feodum in Balliva sua per quod possint attachiari Et unde vos ipsi mandastis Justiciariis nostris apud Westm in Crastino Purificationis beatae Mariae quod Breve nostrum quod vobis inde venit adeo tardè venit quod illud exequi non potuistis Et habeatis ibi hoc Breve Teste J. de Metingham apud Westm die Febr. Anno Regni nostri 19 Whereupon he returned one of him who had a Benefice summoned EDwardus etc. Vic. Norff. salutem Si Johannes Ourpel & Thomas Dynne Previ● Regis An. 19 E. 1. in Turre London fecerint te securum etc. tunc pone etc. Ricardum de Boylonde qui fuit Officialis Archidiaconi Norff. quod sit coram Justice nostris apud Westm à die Sancti Hillarii in quindecim dies ostensurus quare tenuit placitum in Curia Christianitatis de Catallis et Debitis etc. contra Prohibitionem nostram Pone etiam etc. Abbatem de Westderham quod tunc sit ibi ostensurus quare secutus est idem placitum in eadem Curia contra Prohibitionem nostram Teste meipso apud Asherugg An. r. n. 19 So many encroachments were there this year upon the King's Courts Prerogative and Subjects Liberties by the Ecclesiastical Courts Officers and Clergymen and so many Prohibitions Actions against them for the same the last in Norwich Diocese Notwithstanding William Bishop of Norwich but few years before made a Fine of one Thousand marks to the King for his Archdeacon and Clerks convicted before his Justice's Itinerant in the County of Norfolk for their Trespass in drawing some into their Ecclesiastical Courts for Chattels Debts and secular contracts which concerned not Testament or Matrimony and for Lay Fees to the prejudice of the King's Crown and Dignity to redeem them from imprisonment and vile usage of which Fine the Archdeacon paid 100 marks for his share as this Record cited by the Judges in a Treatise concerning Prohibitions informs us * Com. Plac. in Tur. Lond. Anno 17 E. 1. Ro. 9 Norff. Inter communia Placita de Termin● Sanctae Trinitatis Anno 17 E. 1. die Veneris in crastino Conversionis Sancti Pauli cum exiger●tur à Magistro Alano de Freston Archidiacono Norff. portio quae dicebatur ipsum contingere de Fine mille marcarum quem bonae memoriae W. quondam Norwicensis Episcopus fecit cum Rege de Clericis suis convictis coram justiciariis ultimo Itinerantibus in Comitatu Norff. super diversis transgressionibus trahendo in placitum in Curia Christianitatis quosdam tam super Catallis Debitis Contractibus secularibus quam Laicis feodalibus quae non sunt de Testamento vel Matrimonio sed spectantibus ad Curiam Domini Regis ne imprisonarentur vel viliter tractarentur Tandem inspectis Rotulis de Transgressionibus Clericorum predict exhibitis ad Scac. per R. B. unum justiciar pradict examinatisque qualitate et quantitate transgressionum vel oppressionum praefato Archidiacono impositis concessum est ei quod det Regi Centum marcas pro portione sua predict etc. Postea predict Magister Alanus solvit predict Centum marcas per unam Talliam Scaccario quae allocatur eidem Episcopo in Fine predict Mille marcarum sub nomine predict Magistri Alani in Rot. 9 Norff. In the Third bundle of Writs Anno 19 E. 1. I met with this Writ of resummons and Procedendo to the Judges who stayed proceedings at Law upon an Excommunication pleaded and refused to proceed after an Absolution from it certified by the Archbishop of York EDwardus Dei gratia Rex Angliae etc. dilectis & fidelibus suis Johanni de Metingham Ibidem & sociis suis Justiciariis de Banco salutem Monstravit nobis Stephanus Skot de Manfield quod cum loquela quae fuit coram Thoma de Weylond & sociis suis nuper Justiciariis nostris de Banco per Breve nostrum inter ipsum Stephanum petentem & Dionysiam quae fuit uxor Roberti de Manfield tenentem de tertia parte unius Messuagii & duarum Bovatarum terrae cum pertinentiis in Manfield Et loquela quae fuit coram eisdem Justiciariis per aliud Breve nostrum inter praedictum Stephanum & Henricum Pygot de eo quod idem Henricus acquietet praefatum Stephanum de servitio quod Willielmus de Lenyngton & Johanna uxor ejus Henricus de Crauncewyk & Elizabeth uxor ejus Adam de Kirkeby & Matil. uxor ejus & Alicia soror ejusdem Matil. ab eo exigunt de libero tenemento suo quod de praefato Henrico Pygot tenet in Manfield Et loquela quae fuit coram eisdem Justiciariis per aliud Breve nostrum inter ipsum Stephanum petentem & Henricum Pygot tenentem de duabus partibus unius Messuagii & duarum Bovatarum terrae cum p●rtinentiis exceptis una Acra & una Roda terrae in Manfeld praetextu cujusdam literae venerabilis patris Archiepiscopi Ebor. coram Justiciariis praedictis in Octabis Sancti Michaelis anno regni nostri decimo septimo ibidem porrectae Testificantes quod praedictus Stephanus propter manifestam contumaciam suam authoritate praedicti Archiepiscopi Diocesana excommunicatus fuit nec se voluit per censuram Ecclesiasticam justiciari hactenus sine die remanserint ac licet idem Stephanus alias literas praedicti Archiepiscopi patentes coram vobis in praedicto Banco ostenderit testificantes quod praedictus Stephanus a praedicta Excommunicationis sententia absolutus est et a vobis petierit quod loquelae suae praedictae per Brevia nostra de judicio coram vobis in eodem Banco perplacitandae more debito et consueto resummoneantur Vos tamen resummonitionem illam sibi facere denegastis in ipsius Stephani dispendium non modicum et grabamen et exhaeredationis suae periculum manifestum et contra legem et consuetudinem regni nostri Et quia nolumus quod praedictus Stephanus super jure suo in praemissis per hujusmodi dilationes importunas ulterius defraudetur Vobis mandamus quod inspecto Recordo & Processu loquelarum praedictarum coram praefato Thoma & sociis suis habitis & etiam literis praedicti Archiepiscopi de absolutione praedicta si inveneritis ita esse Tunc loquelas praedictas coram vobis resummoneri faciatis Ita quod sint in eodem statu coram vobis in Banco praedicto ad certum diem quem partibus ad hoc duxeritis praefigendum quo fuerunt in praedictis Octabis Sancti Michaelis quando occasione praedictae literae praedicti Archiepiscopi de Excommunicatione praedicta sine die remanserunt ut in loqu●lis praedictis extunc procedatur prout de jure et secundum legem et consuetud●●●m regni nostri fuerit providendum Nec pro defectu vestri oporteat ipsum Stephanum ea occasione ad nos habere recursum Teste meipso apud Assherugg 20 die Junii Anno regni nostri 19 The Archbishop of York excommunicating sundry persons in Westmoreland who were imprisoned upon a Capias Excommunicatum and refusing to accept of their Caution the Chancellor issued this Writ in the King's name to accept their Caution and enlarge them to which the Sheriff made this dilatory return Excellentissimo in Christo Patri Domino R. permissione divina Bathoniensi & Wellensi Episcopo Domini Regis Cancellario suus si placet G. the Bronnelneshed Bundela Brevium An. 19 E. 1 in Turre London Vicecomes Westmerl Salutem Reverentiam & Honorem Mandatum Domini Regis in haec verba recepi Edwardus etc. Vic. Westmeril salutem Ex parte Rogeri de la Cusine Johannis Wagebatayle Simonis Bennalet Willielmi de Muskeburn Rogeri fill Roberti Mareschalli Willielmi Patenyn Capellani & Nicholai the Fintall quos ad denunciationem venerabilis Patri J. Eborum Archiepiscopi tanquam excommunicatos et claves Ecclesiae contempnentes per corpora sua secundum consuetudinem Angliae per te justiciari praecepimus donec Sanctae Ecclesiae tam de contemptu quam de injuria ei illata ab eyes fuerit satisfactum nob●s est ostensum quod licet iidem Rogerus Johannes Simon Willielmus Rogerus Willielmus & Nicholaus eidem Archiepiscopo frequenter obtulerunt idoneam cautionem de parendo mandatis Ecclesiae in forma juris ut absolutionis beneficium consequi possint idem tamen Archiepiscopus cautionem illam ab eis hactenus admittere recusavir de quo miramur Et quia nolumus quod iidem R●gerus Johannes Simon Willielmus Rogerus Willielmus & Nicholans contra justiciam in prisona diutius detineantur Tibi praecipimus sicut alias praecepimus quod in propria persona tua ad praetatum Archiepiscopum accedas & ipsum ex parte nostra moneas & efficaciter inducas ut accepta ab eisdem Rogero Johanne Simone Willielmo Rogero Willielmo & Nicholas cautione praedicta ipsos à Prisona praedicta mandet deliberari Et si idem Archiepiscopus in praesentia tua id facere noluerit tunc tu ipsos Rogerum Johannem Simonem Willielmum Rogerum Willielmum & Nicholaum à prisona praedicta si ea occasione & non alia detineantur in eadem deliberari facias vel causam nobis significes quare mandatum nostrum aliàs tibi inde directum exequi noluisti vel non potuifti Teste meipso apud Dunfermelyn in Scotia 14 die julii Anno Regni nostri decimo nono Mandatum alias mihi super hoc directum exequi non potui eo quod tunc fui ad Scaccarium Domini Regis compotum meum redditurus per praeceptum Domini Regis Istud mandatum exequi non potui eo quod Robertus de Herteford & socii sui Justiciarii assignati ad Assisas capiendas nunc sedent in Comitatu nostro Et post eorum recessum ad Chacea Domini Regis de Engelwode & de Landa de Plumpton per mandatum Domini Regis una cum auxilio totius Comitatus nostri praedicti me oportet interest Unde si placet me excusatum habere velitis eo quod negotia Dominum Regem tangentia prae omnibus aliis cre●o fore praerogatura Valeat Sanctitas vestra per tempora diuturna The King's Consort Queen Alianor deceasing in December the King thereupon out of his Prerogative and devotion according to the practice of that blind age the 4th of January issued this Writ to all the Religious Houses and Monks of Clunie in England to sing Masses and make Pray ers for her soul to purge it from all the remaining spots of sin and to certify him the number of the Masses they would say for her that proportionably he might thank them REX venerandae Religionis viro Abbati Cluniacensi salutem & dilectionem in Christo sinceram Deus omnium Conditor & Creator qui coelestis profunditate Pat. 19 E. 1. m. 11. Litera supplicatoria de orando pro Regina consilii ordinat vocat disponat & revocat subjectas suae providenciae creaturas Serenissimam Consortem nostram Alienoram quondam Reginam Angliae ex Regali ortam progeny 4. Kalend. Decembris de praesenti seculo quod vobis non sine multa mentis amaritudine nunciamus sicut sibi placuit evocavit Cum itaque dictam Consortem nostram quam vivam carè dileximus mortuam non desinamus amare ac opus sanctum & salubre juxta divinae scripturae sentenciam censeatur pro defunctis ut a peccatorum solvantur nexibus exorare paternam caritatem vestram affectuosis precibus duximus exorandam & instancius implorandam quatinus ipsius Consortis nostrae exequias cum omni devotione solempniter provocantes animam ejus cum decantatione Missarum et aliis Ecclesiasticis Sacramentis Deo vivo qui aufert Spiritum Principum specialiter recommendetis Adjuvantes eandem ac eciam facientes à Prioribus Monachis Clericis & aliis vestris subditis in Sacramentorum suffragiis eleemosinis caeterisque operibus caritatis salubriter adjuvari ut si quid maculae non purgatae in ipsa forsan oblivionis defectu vel alio modo remansit per utilia Orationum vestrarum praesidia juxta divinae misericordiae plenitudinem abstergatur Not by Purgatory fire Holy Water or Pope's pardons Quaesumus igitur ut de Missarum et aliorum suffragiorum hujusmodi numero quae pro praefata Consorte nostra decreveritis facienda per vestras literas nos curetis reddere certiores ut ex hoc metiri possumus ad quales quantesque grates et gratias ob praemissa devotioni vestrae teneri merito debeamus Dat. apud Ass●erugg 4. die Januarii * Chronica col 1958. William thorn informs us that about this time An. 1290. most probably upon the like Writ Dominus Thomas Prior of  in Canterbury concessit Domino Regi in festo translationis beati Edwardi 50 Psalteria et 2350. Missas pro animabus progenitorum suorum et Reginarum Angliae as a great extraordinary liberality and Spiritual Alms About this time also the Abbot of Condam sent this Letter to the King to inform him what Prayers Masses and Anniverssaries he and his Monastery had ordered for her speedy translation to heavenly joys EXcellentissimo Principi ac inter chares charissimo Domino suo Domino Edwardo ●undela Brevium An. 19 E. 1. in Turre London Dei gratia Regi Angliae etc. suus in omnibus & per omnia Arnaldus Othonis divina permissione humilis Abbas Condom salutem quam peperit uterus Virginalis Cum cordis compunctione & amaritudine Rumores de Domina nostra charissima Domina Helianora Regina uxore vestra audivimus continentes ipsam esse viam universae Carnis ingressam Cujus animam ob Dei reverentiam & vestram & ejus specialem dilectionem cum toto Conventu nostro ut Sororem in Spiritualibus statim rumore perlato recepimus et specialiter in Missis jejuniis Orationibus Helemosinis in Monasterio nostro et Prioratibus nobis submissis factis et faciendis et etiam ad Anniversarium annuum speciale per nos et Conventum nostrum faciendum in die sui obitus ut ille cui nichil est absconditum per suam sanctam misericordiam propter praedicta Beneficia & alia quae in ejus commemorationem ubique fieri contigerit ipsam celeriter ad coeleste gaudium vocare dignetur Amen Valete bene & diu & Dominus conservet vos & familiam vestram & in agendis vos dirigat & ad vitam aeternam perducat Amen Dat. Condom die Sabbati post festum Paschae Anno Dom. 1291. The King this year among other Privileges granted to the Burgesses of Haverford Chart. 19 E. 1. m. 1. Pro Burgensibus de Haverford in Wales Omnes bonas leges & consuetudines quibus Burgenses nostri de Kardigan usi sunt hucusque rationabiliter & gavisi ut in communis planis aquis & omnibus aliis aisiamentis ad praedictam Villam de Haverford spectantibus & semper retroactis temporibus optentis & justè usitatis Concessimus eciam eisdem Burgensibus quod si dicti Burgenses aut eorum aliquis infra terram & potestatem nostram testativel intestati decesserint Nos vel baeredes nostri bona ipsorum confiscari non faciemus quin eorum haeredes bona illa integre babeant quatenus ea dictorum defunctorum fuisse constiterit dum tamen de dictis haeredibus fides aut noticia habeatur Which clause concerning intestates goods implies that formerly they were forfeited or belonged to the King and were at his disposal not their own nor the Ordinaries The King out of his Royal piety and Charity granted this Patent of Protection and assistance to the Master and Freers' of St. Lazarus in Jerusalem to collect the Alms of good people against the Enemies of Christ's Cross to whom the Pope to pick the people's purses had granted Indulgences for that purpose and to arrest all false and sergeant Collectors of such Alms who then it seems abounded REX omnibus ad quos etc. salutem Cum dilecti nobis in Christo Magister Pat. 19 E. 1. m. 13. Pro Magistro & fratribus Miliciae Domus Dei & Sancti Lazari Jerusal & fratres Miliciae domus Dei & Sancti Lazari Jerosolom mittant quosdam Nuncios suos cum privilegiis Apostolicis et indulgenciis ad loca diversa ad elemosinas Christi fidelium colligendas ad sanctum vexillum beati Lazari contra crucis Christi inimicos sustentandum Nos eosdem Magistrum & fratres ac eorum nuncios praedictos in protectionem● & defensionem nostram suscepimus specialem Vobis mandantes quod ipsos Magistrum & fratres ac nuncios manuteneatis protegatis & defendatis non inferentes eis vel inferri permittentes in juriam molestiam dampnum aut gravamen Et si quid eis forisfactum fuerit id eis sine dilatione faciatis emendari Rogamus eciam vos quod cum dicti fratres vel eorum nuncii ad vos venerint de honis vestris elemosinas petituri ipsos benigne admittere et eisdem intuitu caritatis ad sustentacionem praedictam de honis vestris erogare velitis ut a Deo remunerationem condignam et a nobis grates reportare possitis Et quia quidam falsarii advocantes se per Magistrum & fratres domus praedictae nomine ipsorum Magistri et fratrum elemosinas colligunt licet per ipsos potestatem ad hoc non habeant ut intelleximus Vos iterato requirimus & rogamus quod cum aliqui tales sine literis patent●bus praedicti Magistri causa hujusmodi Collectae faciendae per vos transitum fecerint ipsos cum collecta illa arrestari faciatis donec de hujusmodi malicia emendas fecerint competentes prout in casu consimili aliàs fieri consuevit In cujus etc. Teste Rege apud Norham 10 die Junii The like Patent and Protection issued num 20. Pro Magistro & Fratribus Sancti Jacobi de Alto Passo Teste Rege apud Asherugg 18 die Januarii The King also this year granted this Protection to the Abbey of Fountains of the Cistercian Order which formerly were very wealth but then grown poor and indebted varying in the recital from former Protections of this kind REX omnibus ad quos salutem Non multum merentur ad disparia judicari Pat. 19 E. 1. m. 13. De Abbacia de Fontibus Johanni de Berewyk commissa nova construere & prius honorificè ac bene constructa necnon dirruta subsequenter reficere et in siatum antiquum reponere prosperum et felicem Sanè projicien●ibus nobis nostrae consideracionis intuitum ad multiplices possessiones et amplas necnon ad diviciarum habundanciam multiformem quibus Abbacia de Fontibus Cisterciensis Ordinis Eborum Diocesis tempore fundacionis suae insignita extitit et dotata ac ad honores multimodos et elemosinarum largiciones quasi innumeras et alia opera pietatis quae ex ipsa Abbacia olim consueverant provenire necnon ad pauperacionem non modicam depressionemque siebilem et statum miserabilem quibus extitit dudum depressa et abhuc deprimitur in immensum By bribes exactions of Popes and ambitious Abbots of their own order Nos super statum illum & calamitatem & miseriam Abbaciae praedictae pietate moti eam cum terris redditibus & omnibus possessionibus ac rebus aliis ad eandem Abbaciam pertinentibus cepimus in protectionem & defensionem nostram specialem & Abbaciam illam cum omnibus pertin ad requisicionem dilectorum nobis in Christo Abbatis et Conventus ejusdem Abbaciae dilecto Clerico nostro Johanni de Berewik quamdiu nobis placuerit commisimus custodiendam Ita quod omnes exitus redditus & proventus terrarum & possessionum abbaciae illius salva rationabili sustentacione praedictorum Abbatis & Conventus & hominum suorum ad exonerationem debitorum svorum et relevationem aliorum defectuum ejusdem Abbaciae reserventur & eisdem exonerationi & relevationi per visum aliquorum de discrecioribus Abbaciae ejusdem per adjutorium & consilium praedicti Johannis prout melius fieri poteri● applicentur Nec volumus quod aliquis Vicecomes Ballivus seu Minister noster aut alius quicumque in Abbacia praedicta aut grangiis ad eam spectantibus quamdiu in custodia praefati Johannis fuerit hospitetur sine ejusdem Johannis licencia speciali In cujus etc. Teste Rege apud Norham primo die Junii The like Protection verbatim was granted by the King to the Prior of Lenton of the same Order of Clunie Pat. 20 E. 1. m. 4. Teste Rege apud Knaresburgh 18 die Septembris The King this year as Superior Lord of Scotland commanded this Protection under his Great Seal of Scotland to be made to the Bishop of Carlisle and another Collector of the Dimes granted in Scotland to the Pope REX & Superior Dominus Scotiae Venerabili in Christo Patri A. eadem gratiâ Rot. Scotiae 19 E. 1. m. 11 intus De protectionibus faciendis R. Karl & A. Catenen Episcopo Collectoribus Decim●e in Regno Scotiae Catanen Episcopo Cancellario suo Scotiae salutem Mandamus vobis quod per literas Sigillo Regimine Scotiae deputato signatas faciatis habere Venerabili Patri R. Karliol Episcopo & vobis ipsis Collectoribus Decimae bonorum Ecclesiasticorum dicti Regni Scotiae Sacrosanctae Romanae Ecclesiae Summo Pontisici concessae Protectiones Regias cum clausis consuetis in forma Capellas quamdiu praedictus Karliol Episcopus & vos collectioni Decimae praedi●●ae intenderitis duratur In cujus etc. Teste Rege apud Chatton 14. die Augusti The Abbots and Freers' in that age who pretended so much mortification of the flesh fasting and abstinence were yet such lovers of Venison that they procured grants of the Tithes of all Venison killed in the King's Forests though not Tithable by Law and were earnest suitors for due payment thereof as well in times of War as Peace witness this Writ amongst others MAndatum est Johanni de Vescy Justice Forestae citra Trentam quod habere faciat Claus 19 E. 1. m. 4. Pro Abbate & Conventu S. Mariae de Decima venacionis Abbati et Conventui Sanctae Mariae Eborum Decimam venacionis captae et capiendae in omnibus Forestis Regis in Com. Ebor. quam per cartas progemtorum Regis Angliae in eisdem Forestis habere debent et prout ipsi temporibus aliorum jusiic Forestae in eisdem Forestis habere consueverunt temporibus retroactis Teste Rege apud Caldestrem in Scotia 2. die Augusti How the covetous Monks presumed to receive and purchase Lands in Mortmain without the King's licence against all Statutes Provisions to prevent it and when seized procured respites of their seizures till the next Parliament these two precedents besides sundry others will ascertain us MAndatum est Malculmo de Harley Escaetori Regis citra Trentam quod manerium Ibid m 10. Pro Priore & Conventu de Sixele de Tofte cum pertin quod nuper cepit in manum Regis eo quod Prior et Conventus de Sixele illud post publicationem statuti de terris et ten in manum mortuam non ponendis sine licencia Regis sunt ingressi replegiari faciat eisdem P●iori et Co●ventui usque ad proximum Parliamentum Regis una cumomn inde perceptis à tempore captionis ejusdem in manum Regis Teste Rege apud 18. die Jan. MAndatum est eidem Malculmo etc. quod Messuagia illa quae fratres Ordinis Sancti Augustini in Villa de Huntindon commorantes nuper posi confectionem Ibid. m. 11. Pro fratribus Ordinis Sancti Augustini Huntingdon Statuti nostri de terris aut tenementis in manum mortuam non ponendis editi sibi appropriarunt et quae ea occasione cepit in manum Regis eisdem fratribus usque ad prox Parliamentum replegiari faciat Teste Rege apud Westm. 20. die Decembris I shall close up this year with this memorable passage of Matthew Westminster concerning Pope Nicholas and the Archbishop of Canterbury's deaths and the Freer Minors insolency pride avarice whiles they lived being of their Order a Flores Hist. An. 1292. p. 382 383. See Walsingham Hist. Angl. p. 20. Platina Balaeus Crespin Opmerus Laertius Cherubinus and others in the life of Nicholas 4. Anno gratiae 1292. tertio Nonas Aprilis Romae obiit Papa Nicholaus quartus qui sedit annis quatuor mense uno diebus 18. post cujus obitum quidam versificator pro Epitaphio sic dixit Gloria laus speculum fratrum Nicholae Minorum Te vivente vigent te moriente cadunt Cujus tempore fratres de Ordine Minorum Papam pro Sole habentes Lunam Archiepiscopum Cantuariensem nominantes caeperunt sua Cornua erigere in universum orbem nulli parcentes ordini vel honori in provincia Anglicana nam Monachos et Professores patris Benedicti Wygorn & Westm. opido mifericorditer per potentiam et audaciam infesiabant such was these Monk's enmity against each other ut adimpleretur Prophesia Sanctae Virgins Hildegardis quae in tempore beati Bernardi floruit Spiritu Sancto plena quo docente exposuit & condidit multos libros scilicet librum Scivias' etc. Inter caetera prophetiae suae opera in libro secundo Speculi Temporum futurorum sive Pentacronon Virgins Hildegardis sub Anno Gratiae 1142. in titulo de Novis Religionibus sic dicebat secundo Capitulo quod sic incipit De imminente luce Iterum audivi vocem dicentem O filia Zion corona capitis siliorum tuorum inclinabitur et pallium dilectionis divitiarum eorum minuetur quia illud tempus non cognoverunt quod eis ad videndum & subditos suos ad docendum dedi Name & verba ad nutriendum parvulos meos eis data sunt quae ipsis recto & congruente tempore non praebent & inde peregrini filii multi fame defecerunt quoniam recta doctrina non reficiantur Uocem quoque habent et non clamant opera in eyes datasunt et non operantur gloriam absque merito habere volunt et meritum absque opere Qui gloriam cum Deo vult habere proprietatem suam abcidat & qui meritum apud Deum habere desiderat opus ad hoc exhibeat sed quia non facitis ad serbos serborum computamini et ipsi judices vestri erunt ac libertas vestra a vobis declinabit Sicut benedictio à Canaan ista flagella percurrent Alia autem & p●st●a alia pejora venient Nam Diabolus in semetipso de vobis dieit escas epulantium & convivia omnis voluntatis meae inveniam Sed et oculi et aures et venter ac venz meae de spurcitiis istorum plena sunt et ubera mea plena sunt de vitiis eorum Nam ipsi laborare in Deo suo nolunt sed eum quasi nibilum computant Quapropter cum eis incipiam militare & jucunde cum eis ludere quoniam eos in agro Domini sui laborare non invenio quemadmodum Deus eorum ipsos jubet Sed Oves discipuli & subditi mei multo plus eis coram populo disciplinati & quia tunc estis engite vos super eos et omnes divitias et omnem honorem abstraite ab eye atque omnino spoliantes suffocate eos Haec Diabolus in semetipso dicit quae etiam in multis judicio Dei ita complebit Sed ego quisum audientibus me dico in tempore illo cum illud fiet per quondam errantem populum pejorem & errante populo quae nunc est super vos praevaricantes praevaricatores ruina cadit qui ubique vos persequitur et qui opera vestra non celavit sed quia ea denudabit et qui de vobis ●icet isti Scorpiones in moribus et operibus serpentinis Sea & quasi in Z●lo Domini de vobis imperabitur iter impiorum peribit Nam vias vestras in iniquitate vestra & intentionem deridebunt & subsannabunt sed populus iste qui haec faciet a Diabolo seductus et missus pallida facie veniet & velut in omni sanctitate se componet ac majoritus secularibus Principibus se conjunget Quibus & de vobis sic dicit quare hos vobiscum babetis quare eos esse patimini qui totam terram in maculosis iniquitatibus suis polluunt Isti aebrii et luxuriosi sunt et nisi eos a vobis ejiciatis tota Ecclesia destruetur Populus qui haec de vobis dicet vilibus capis quae alieni coloris sunt induitur & recto modo intonsus incedit atque omnibus suis placitum & quietum hominibus ostendit Avaritiam quoque non amat pecuniam non habet atque in oculis suis tantam abstinentiam imitatur quod vix ullus ex eis poterit reprehendi Diabolus autem cum hominibus istis est latitare sub fulgore ejus se ostendens velut in constitutione mundi ante ruinam fuit et Prophetis aliquantulum se similem fecit et dicit populo jucunda loquere scilicet quia rapida & immunda animalia & velut me eye ostendam sed nunquam in pennas ventorum fulgurante tonitruo volare volo & omnibus modis infundere quae omnem voluntatem meam perficerent & sic in hominibus istis signa mea omnipotenti Deo assimulabo Nam Diabolus per aerios Spiritus haec operatur etc. Isti autem deceptores non sunt qui ante novissimum diem venturi sunt & cum Diabolus in altum volaverit ut ipse initio contra Deum pugnare caeperit sed tamen postquam ipsi in perversitatibus Baal aliis pravis operibus sic inventi fuerint Principes et alii majores in eos irruent et veluti rapidos Lupos eos occident ubicunque eos invenerint Tum Aurora vestra injustitiae & novissima vestra meliora prioribus erunt ac de praeteritis omnibus timorati eritis & quasi purissimum aurum fulgebitis & sic per longa tempora permanebitis Nam prima aurora justitiae in spirituali populo tunc surget ut primitus cum parvo numero incepit nec ipsi multas facultates nec multas divitias habere bolunt quae animas occidunt sed dicent ve vobis quia peccavimus Ipsi namque de praeterito timore & de praeterito dolore ad justiciam confortabuntur quemadmodum Angeli in casu Diaboli & amore Dei confortati sunt et sic postea in humilitate vivent nec pravis operibus Deo rebellare cupient sed à multis erroribus purgati deinceps in fortissima vi rectitudinis persistent Hic terminatur secundum Capitulum secundi libri Pentacronen sive Speculi temporum futurorum beatae virgins Hildegardis Hanc Epistolam insernimus huic operi quia multi non habent libri superius annotati copiam vel exemplar Et ut intelligant hanc legentes quod Spiritus ubi vult spirat & quae ventura sunt annuciat per breve spatium temporis sequentis Sole fratrum Minorum obscurato per mortem Papae qui erat ejusdem Ordinis ut superius est expressum Luna patiebatur eclipsim Archiepiscopus namque Cantuar. cujus sapientia ante obitum suum fuerat totaliter devorata qui in presperitate sua multos abjecerat et contempsit et maxime Professores Ordinis beatissimi Benedicti sine planctu Monachorum in hoc anno obitt How much these Freers' Minors were then likewise opposed censured by the Bishops and Clergy of France for their insolences usurpations hypocrisy innovations you may read in the Complaints of the University of Paris and * See Philip de Morney Hist. Papatus P 418 419. French Prelates against them * Saxoniae l. 8. c 35. p. 224. Centur. Magd. 13. c. 10. col 1091. Albertus Crantzius stories of this Pope Nicholas natione Lombardus religione Minor that he had this memorabilis ex●tus Tradunt illum cum se decessurum in telligeret convocasse in unum Cardinals & ratione temporum suorum coram eis reddita omnes de plenitudine potestatis dignitate qua praediti fuerunt absolvisse ut in reliquum privati viverent Itidem primum stupuisse Cardinales de eo quod acciderat deinde quasi moti capitis hominem qui ad eritum insaniret reliquisse Ille totidem sui Ordinis fratres evocasse illos titulis Card●nalium insignivisse jurej●rando ne quem se moriente nisi ex suo numero Pontisicem crearent neve ullum in suum adoptare sinerent collegium nisi sui fratrem ordinis adegisse Hoc testamento condito ad superos evolasse Mira res si vera relatio Exinde usque ad tempora Sexti 4. occultum in fratribus Minoribus fuisse Papatum qui in persona ejus defecerit Thus did these Freers' Minors endeavour to monopolise the Papacy Headship of the Church and all Cardinal's Caps unto themselves for which they justly incurred the premised Censures by their fellow Monks who envied their grandeur honour wealth secular employments and favour with Kings and Princes * Chron. Wil Throne col 1960 1961. Anno 1293. by reason of the forementioned contests between the Archbishop Abbot Prior and Monks of Canterbury Prior S. Augustini & Decanus Cantuarienses ad mandatum conservatorum privilegiorum nostrorum ob vexationes adversariorum et ad cautelam futurorum coram Officiali Archidiaconi & de Westbere de Bregge & Sandwico Elham Lymene Cherring & de Ospringe Decanis & coram aliis multis in Capitulo S. Augustini Dominica prima post Octavas Epiphaniae privilegia scilic●t beati Augustini Anglorum Apostoli primi Cant. Archiepiscopi ac Romanorum Pontificum Bonifacii Agathonis Coelestini Calixti Innocentii Urbani Eugenii Lucii Alexandri Gregorii Innocentii Alexandri & Honorii apertè recitarunt & solempniter publicarunt ita videlicet quod Monasterium S. Augustini Abbas et Fratres cum pertinentibus ad eosdem erempti sunt omnino a quorumlibet ordinariorum jurisdictione subjectione et potestate ac specialiter a Domini Cantuar. Archiepiscopi Officialis et Archi●iaconi ejusdem necnon et cujust●bet alterius judicis Legati delegati praeter sedis Apostolicae speciale mandatum ad dictos Religiosos nominatim directum plenem et expressam de indultis hujusmodi faciens mentionem Et quod idem Religiosi res possessiones homines et Clerici eorundem Apostolici sedi immediate subjecti et non alteri Et quod privilegia hujusmodi contravenientes scienter cum suis fautoribus canonica monitione praem●ssa per praedictum Sanctum Augustinum sociisque suis Laurentium Melitum & Justum Cantuarienses Archiepiscopos excommunicati ac per supradicta privilegia Apostolorum etiam indignationem incurrunt ab officio Cleri submoti a communione Sanctorum alieni proprioque privati officio excommunicationi subjaceant eo ipso Et quod Ecclesias de Menstre Chistelet Nordborne Middleton & Faversham cum Capellis non valeat Ordinarius interdicere vel suspendere quoquo modo Et quod in aliis Ecclesiis sibi appropriatis una cum istis non ipsi Religiosi sed sui ipsorum locorum Vicarii debent Ordinariis de oneribus ordinariis seneri et juribus Episcopalibus respondere Sed super custodia vacantium Ecclesiarum nostri patronatus decedentibus personis vel Vicariis Ecclesiarum praedictarum claves earundem in Capitulum nostrum deferri et custodia et obventiones earundem esse in manu Abbafis et Conventus donec Personae vel Vicarii Archiepiscopo ad easdem fuerit praesentatio tam antiqua quam moderna experta tradit usitatio Thus did these Augustine Monks proclaim these their transcendent Privileges purchased at dear rates from successive Popes in the Metropolitical See and City of Canterbury itself in high affront and defiance of the proud Archbishop of Canterbury and his Officers though endowed with extraordinary power and privileges by King's Charters and Pope's Bulls and Primate and Metropolitan of all England as totally exempt from his and his Officers Metropolitical Jurisdiction Censures Canonical demands and owing no subjection to them in the least degree or punctilio whatsoever So as that of the Poet might more truly and properly be applied to these proud Monks and Prelates thus eagerly contending for priority and exemption then to Caesar and Pompey * Lucan Phars l. 1. Nec quenquam jam ferre potest Caesarve priorem Pompeiusve parem Whose Antichristian pride suits animosities exhausted their own and the Kingdom's Treasure filled Popes and their greedy Roman Officers purses yea advanced their Jurisdictions and Usurpations over them both to whom they immediately subjected themselves to avoid the least subjection one to another against St. Peter's express Evangelical precept than quite forgotten or rejected as uncanonical 1 Pet. 5. 5. Yea all of you be subject one to another and be clothed with humility for God resisteth the proud and giveth grace unto the humble Archbishop Pechams death this year put a period to these contests between the Abbot and him of whom * Antiq. Eccl. Brit. p. 206. See Jo. Balaeus Scriptor Brit. Cent 4. c. 64. p 348 349 350. Godwins Catalogue p. 78. Mat. Parker renders us this character and account Johannes Peckham Cantuariensis Archiepiscopus cum 13. annis seaisset adesse hujus vitae sensit exitum Testamentum itaque condidit cujus Executores Nicholaum de Knovile Rectorem de Maidston & Simonem de Greille constit●it High post mort●m Gualteri Reignolds sede Archiepiscopale vacant ad reddendam executionis suae testamentariae ratio●●m à Priore Cantuariensi in jus vocati sunt Rationibus exactis compertum est ex inventario praeter legata in specie relicta inperfuisse ex Johannis Peckham bonis 5305 l. 17 s. 2 d. & q. monetae Anglicanae Hane summam ad defuncti funera suasque expensas hi callidi Executores sibi pene totam a Priore decerni obtinuerunt  reddita ratione non amplius quinque solidis sex denart●s in pauperum et pios usus distribuendis remanserit Hinc videmus quibus artibus tam occultam avaritiam hic bonus vir texit Qui paupertatem et inopiam Archiepiscopatum suum ingressus deplorabat ut diximus suam Idem paucis annis tanta a●undantia copiaque repletus est ut Cardinalibus et Curialibus Romanis grandia stipendia annua decerneret et quod laudi verti debet Pauperibus maneriorum suorum 770. marcas distribui mandavit His tam immensis sumptibus non obstantibus consanguineos suos multos mirum in modum pluribus praediis locupletavit aliosque ad Equestrem alios ad Generosum Ordinem edexit quorum de stirpe nonnulli in Cantio atque aliis Angliae Comitatibus veterem tunc institutum & ab eo acceptum splendorem retinent In omnibus quas frequenter scriptitavit lit●ris hoc titnlo exorsus est Johannes Frater Cantuariensis Ecclesiae Sacerdos humilis though as proud as the Pope who yet styles himself Servus servorum Dei Regi suisque Ministris pro Ecclesiae Cantuariensis praediis a●que juribus audacter restitit ut irato et offenso saepe Rege de exilio subinde cogitaret which he knew he oft demerited Ideoque multis Prebendam quam ut diximus Lugduni habuit petentibus respondere solitus est Se diem illum videre et expectare quo hinc abiens ibi resideret being conscious of his demerited exile Quanquam ex Fratrum & Praedicatorum ordine prodiit juris tamen Civilis et Pontificii quam sacrarum Scripturarum fuit peritior etsi † See Balaeus Scriptor Brit. Cent. 4. c. 64. libros permultos in illa rixosa garrula & digladiatoria fratrum Theologia con●cripsit I find this Report of a memorable Case in our * Lib. Assisarum An. 30 E. 3. pl 19 Brook Corone 115. & Treason 14. Cooks 5 Report Of the King's Ecclesiastical Law p. 12. Common-Law Books happening about this time before the Statute of Carlisle against Pope's Bulls and Provisions A Subject of this Realm procured a Bull of Excommunication from the Pope against another Subject and gave notice thereof to the Treasurer of the King for which offence le Roy voluyt quill ust este trey & pendus the King willed he should be drawn and hanged as a Traitor & non obstante que le Chancellor & le Treasorer pur luy genulerunt devant le Roy uncore par agard il forjura le royalme etc. Whence Judge Brooke and Sir Edward Cook observe That the bringing in and publishing such Fulls from the Pope to the prejudice of the King's Jurisdiction and his Subjects vexation was by the ancient Common Law of England adjudged Treason against the King his Crown and Dignity for which the offendor should have been drawn and hanged by this King's award and opinion in that case had he not mitigated the penalty upon the Chancellors and Treasurer's petition The Vicar General of the Spiritualties of the Archbishop of York during his absence refusing to admit the King's Clerk to the Church of Dalston in the Diocese of Carlisle to which the King presented him by reason of the vacancy of that Bishopric then in his hands upon an Inquisition found that the last Bishop had divided that Church into three parts which those to whom he divided it enjoyed and so the Church was full and not void The King thereupon declared that this division being made without his Royal licence or assent was null and void in Law tending to his disinheritance which he neither could nor would admit and therefore notwithstanding the Bishop's Ordinance commanded him to admit his Clerk thereto without any more delays or excuses which if he refused he commanded the Sheriff of Cumberland to take possession of the Church and sequester the profits thereof till he gave further order therein by these memorable Writs evidencing his Sovereign Ecclesiastical authority and Judicature in such cases REX dilecto sibi Magistro Johanni de Crancumbe Archidiac Estriding venerabilis Claus 20 E. 1. m 6. dorso De negotio tangente praesentationem factam per Regem ad Ecclesiam de Dalston Karl Dioc. de Johanne de Drokensford Clerico Regis in Christo Archiepiscopi Ebor. Angliae Primatis ipso extra regnum agente Vicario generali salutem Cum praesentaverimus vobis nuper dilectum Clericum nostrum Johannem de Drokensford ad Ecclesiam de Dalston Karl Dioc. vacantem & ad nostram donationem ratione Episcopatus Karl vacantis & in manu nostra existentis spectantem vos ipsum Clericum nostrum ad praesentationem nostram ad dictam Ecclesiam praetextu cujusdam inquisitionis captae super vacatione ipsius continentis inter caetera quod non vacat quia per ordinationem Episcopi Karl nuper desuncti ipsa Ecclesia divisa fuerat in tres parts quarum porcionarii sunt superstites et ipsius possessioni incumbunt prout literae vestrae patentes inde confectae & sigillo vestro munitae quas vidimus continebant admittere non curastis Nos itaque attendentes quod dictus Episcopus divisionem aliquam de praedicta Ecclesia sine nobis et speciali nostro assensu quem sicut recolimus nunquam a nobis optinuit non valebat facere nec debebat quare ipsam Ecclesiam in eodem statu ten●mus consistere in quo fuit tempore ordinationis hujusmodi sectionis factae de ea vacantem esse videlicet pleno jure Considerantesque quod in nostram exhaeredationem et Coronae nostrae praejudicium non modicum redundaret si sectionem pateretur eandem quam utique pati nolumus sicut nec debemus Vobis mandamus quod non obstante ordinatione divisionis seu sectionis factae ut praemittitur de Ecclesia memorata quam quidem nullam penitus reputamus praefatum Clericum nostrum seu Procuratorem ipsius suo nomine absque morosae tarditatis dispendio ad eandem Ecclesiam admitta●is Et per Officialem Karl faciatis admitti et Rectorem institui in eadem sic igitur in hujusmodi negotio vos habentes quod de quavis desidia seu inobedientia non possitis merito reprehendi propter quod Consilium aliud apponere nos oporteat in hac parte Dat. apud Culeford primo die Maii. REX Vic. Cumbriae salutem Cum praesentassemus nuperrime discreto viro Magistro Johanni de Crancumb Archid. Estriding venerabilis in Christo Patris Ibidem Archiepiscopi Eborum Angliae Primatis Vicario generali dilectum Clericum nostrum Johannem de Drokennesford ad Ecclesiam de Dalston Karl Dioc. vacantem & ad nostrum donationem ratione Episcopatus Karl vacantis in manu nostra existentis ipse dictum Clericum nostrum ad praesentationem nostram ad dictam Ecclesiam praetextu cujusdam inquisitionis captae super vacatione ipsius continentis inter caetera quod non vacat qui per ordinationem Episcopi Karl nuper defuncti ipsa Ecclesia devisa fuerat in tres parts quarum portionarii sunt superstites & ipsius possessioni incumbunt prout literae Vicarii praedicti patentes inde confectae & sigillo suo munitae quas vidimus continebant admittere non curavit Nos itaque attendentes quod praedictus Episcopus divisionem aliquam sine nobis et sine nostri speciali assensu quem sicut recolimus nunquam a nobis optinuit non volebat facere nec debebat quare ipsam Ecclesiam in eodem statu tenemus consistere in quo fuit tempore ordinationis hujusmodi sectionis factae de ea vacantem esse viz. pleno jure Constderantesque quod in nostram exhaeredationem et Coronae nostrae praejudicium non modicum redundaret si sectionem pateremur eandem quam utique pati nolumus nec debemus Ac per alias literas nostras mandemus praefato Vicario iterato quod non obstante ordinatione divisionis seu sectionis factae ut praemittitur de Ecclesia memorata quam quidem nullam penitus reputamus praefatum Elericum nostrum seu procuratorem ipsius suo nomine absque ulterioris morae dispendio ad Ecclesiam eandem admittat ac per Offic. Karl admitti faciat et Rectorem institui in eum Tibi praecipimus quod si memoratus Vicarius mandato nostro hujusmodi non paruerit nec illud curaverit adimplere extunc possessionem Ecclesiae ipsius nomine nostro capiens non permittas portionarios antedictos possessioni ejusdem Ecclesiae taliter incumbentes aliquam administrationem illius habere set fructus et bona quae inveneris in eadem et etiam quae ex ea pervenerint in futurum conserveses et salvo custodias donec aliud a nobis super hoc habueris in mandatis John Roman Archbishop of York issued this memorable Precept to the Prior of Boulton to excommunicate Anthony Bek Bishop of Durham for that John de Maydenstan Constable of Durham and his Complices had by the Bishop's command or subsequent assent imprisoned John de Am●lya a public Notary by the Pope's authority and William de Wilton of Pickering his Clerks in the Castle of Durham sent thither to the Bishop with his and his Officials Letters of Citation and Canonical mandates there detaining them prisoners and refusing to release them after several admonitions sent to him in writing by the Archbishop to enlarge them and a sentence of Interdict denounced against him for not releasing them against his Canonical obedience to the peril of his soul and the great injury high contempt attenuation of his Archiepiscopal authority Church Religion & for refusing to give any competent satisfaction for these contempts after they were released by process out of the King's secular Court but not by his Archiepiscopal Mandate to him JOHANNES permissione divina Eborac Archiepiscopus Angliae Primas dilecto in Christo filio Priori de Boulton in Craven salutem gratiam & benedictionem Cum dudum venerabilem fratrem Dominum A. Dunolmensem Episcopum Suffraganeum nostrum primo sufficienter & legitimè monuerimus ac moneri fecimus quod Johannem de Amelya auctoritate Apostolica Notarium publicum et Willielmum de Melton dictum de Pickering Clericos nostros quos ad suam praesentiam quam in Ecclesia Dunolmensi juxta scita Canonum reperire credidimus cum nostris & Offic. nostri literis mandata Canonica continentibus destinaverimus quousque Johannes de Maydenstan Constabularius Dunolm & sui Complices ceperant et fecerant carcerali custodiae mancipari ipso Episcopo hoc mandante vel quod suo nomine factum fuerit ex post facto ratum habente liberaret et liberari faceret et restitui pristinae libertati dictis Clericis super violentia nobis Ecclesiae que nostrae Eborum de injuria et contemptu commissis pro facto hujusmodi satisfacerent competenter * Claus 20 E. 1. m. 2. do●so & Brevia Regis An. 20 E. 1. Tenor cujusdam literae directa Priori de Bolton per Archiepiscopum Ebor. ad excommuni●and Episcopum Dunolm * Et Sed dicto Episcopo monitis parer● hujusmodi & ea facere negligenti seu penitus non curante debitae obedientiae et salutis suae propriae nusquam memor eidem Episcopo per nostras alias literas sub poena sententiae suspensionis ab ingres●u Ecclesiae quam in eum in scriptis protuli si mandatis nostris omiferit obedire ut dictos Clericos nostros quos in Carcere suo in castro suo Dunolm captivos notoriè detinebat liberaret & permitteret illaesos abire eisque nobis & Ecclesiae nostrae praedictae pro commisso hujusmodi satisfaceret competenter & satisfieri procuraret * Sed Ac ipse Episcopus commissam inobedientiam multiplicans & velut aspis ad vocem incantantium aures suas obturans mandata sibi legitime destinata obaudiens dictos Clericos non liberavit set captivos detinuit sicut prius Propter quod tercio * praedicto eidem Episcopo nostris dedimus literis in mandatis quod sub poena sententiae excommunicationis quam in scriptis in personam ipsius protulimus justitia exigente si mandatis nostris ultra contemptibiliter duxerit resistendum quod saepefatos Clericos de Captivitate hujusmodi liberaret eosque liberè abire permitteret eisdem nobis & Ecclesiae nostrae quos notoriè contra Deum & justitiam ac debitam obedientiam & ipsius animae salutem constiterat offendisse juxta juris exigentiam satisfaceret competenter Verum dictus Episcopus ut videtur quodammodo a fide recedens quae debita obedientia roberatur cum non nisi per inobedientiam schisma in Dei Ecclesia generetur ac testante beato Gregorio sola obedientia est quae fidei meritum possidet sine qua quisque infidelis convincitur * etsi etiamsi fidelis esse videatur mandatis nostris Canonicis obedire contemptibiliter vilipendens memoratos Clericos infra terminum ad liberandum sibi per nos juxta qualitatem negotii legitime deputatum nullatenus liberavit set in Cleri opprobrium totius Ecclesiae disciplinae contemptum dictorum Clericorum nostri et Ecclesiae nostrae praejudicium et gravamen eosdem post mandata nostra totiens ut praedicitur multiplicata captivos sicut prius Carceri detinuit diutius mancipatos licet per remedium Curiae secularis secundum legem Regni non alicujus nostri authoritate mandati eos denuo liberasset propter quae non est dubium Episcopum antedictum in dictas Suspensionis et Excommunicationis sententias ut praemittitur rite latas merito incidisse Et quia nil obedientia prodesset humilibus si contumacia contumacibus non obesset Nos volentes per Censuram Ecclesiasticam ac ipsius executionem quae ab omnibus Catholicis est timenda ipsius Episcopi culpis exigentibus pariter et ●ffensis legitime prodere contra eum ut caeteris devotis Ecclesiae filiis innotescat damnabilis status ejus ne sua communione pestifera grex ulterius inficiatur dominicus utque quos Dei timor a malo non revocat hos saltem cohibeat cobercio Ecclesiasticae disciplinae et rubore confusi ad satisfactionem veniae et debitam ohedientiam compellantur Vobis nostra authoritate committimus ut contra memoratum Episcopum ad declarationem praedictarum sententiarum ac executionem et publicationem earundem sic debite procedatis quod vestram debeamus industriam merito commendare denunciantes et publicantes per vos aut per alium deputandum a vobis in Ecclesiis de Alverton et de Derlington ac aliis locis solemnibus nostrae Provinciae quibus competencius poteritis Episcopum antedictum in dictas suspensionis et excommunicationis sententias incidisse et eas ut praemittitur incurrisse Ad quam executionem faciendam & omnia & singula ipsam contingentia secundum quod de jure fuerit faciend ac etiam procedendum vobis plenam committimus potestatem Qualiter autem Commissionem nostram fueritis executi de receptione praesentium et quid in praemissis feceritis nos quam citius poteritis certificare curetis per vestras Patentes literas harum seriem continentes Dat. apud Sanctum Martinum juxta Viterbium 13. Kal. Maii Anno Gratiae 1292. & Pontificatus nostri septimo The Prior hereupon * Plac. Parl. An. 21 E 1. Ryley p. 133 to 141. accordingly published this Excommunication against the Bishop of Durham for which the Archbishop the next year was complained of and fined in Parliament after a long debate as I shall there relate in its proper series The Bishops of Miden and Ossory having a greater ambition to be employed in State then Church-affairs and to be Privy Counsellors than preaching Bishops in Ireland procured these Letters Patents from the King to his Council of that Realm to admit them into the Council there so oft as they sat in Council about the Kings not Churches affairs REX omnibus & singulis de Consilio suo in Hiberuia existentibus salutem De prudentia & circumspectione venerabilis Patris Tho. Midensis Episcopi quem Pat. 20 E. 1. m. 3. intus De Episcopis admittendis ad Consilium Regis in Hibernia charum habemus & commendatum specialem gerentes fiduciam quod praesentia ipsius in Consiliis dandis et in tractatu habendo de negotiis nostris in Hibernia expediendis plurimum nobis et vobis possit esse profutura et quod fideliter commodum nostrum pro viribus suis procurabit et honorem Volumus quod idem Episcopus de caetero consiliis nostris intersit una vobiscum quociens de agendis nostris ibidem tractatus habetur Et ideò vobis mandamus quod praedictum Episcopum ad nostrum Consilium admittatis et ipsum tanquam unum de nostris Consiliariis de caetero habeatis Teste Rege apud Berewyk super Tweed 22 die Octobris Consimiles literas de verbo ad verbum habet Episcopus Ossoren Teste ut supra The Bishop of Cork in Ireland holding plea of things belonging to the King's Crown and Dignity in his Ecclesiastical Court was thereupon amerced 140 l. for his contempt and offence by the King's Justice there at two several times Above 45 l. whereof being levied on his goods and chattels by process out of the Exchequer the King upon his petition remitted part of the remainder by this Writ CUM venerabilis pater Robertus Corcagiensis Episcopus nuper coram venerabili Claus 20 E. 1. m. 13. Hibern Pro Roberto nuper Corcagensi Episcopo patre S. Tuamensi Archiepiscopo tunc Justice Regis Hiberniae amerciatus esset ad centum libras pro contemptu et idem Episcopus postmodum amerciatus fuisset coram eodem justic ad quadraginta libras pro eo quod advocavit se tenuisse placita in Curia Christianitatis ad Coronam et dignitatem Regis spectancia de quibus quidem amerciamentis quadraginta et quinque librae quinque solidi et decem denarii de bonis et catallis praedicti Episcopi per summoniciones Scaccarii per diversos Vicecomites levantur sicut per inquisicionem quam per dilectos & fideles Regis Magistrum Elyam de Wynton & Robertum de Stapelton fieri Rex fecit Rex accepit Rex caritatis intuitu pardonavit eidem Episcopo quaterviginti & quatuordecim libras quatuordocim solidos & duos denarios qui adhuc Regi aretro sunt de amerciamentis praedictis Et ideo vobis mandatum est Thesaurario & Baronibus de Scaccario Dublin quod praedictum Episcopum de praedictis quaterginti libris quatuordecim solidis & duobus denariis quietum esse faciant Teste Rege apud Westm primo die Decembris If all Prelates usurping on the King's prerogative and Courts had been constantly fined and their fines duly levied for the like usurpations the King and his people had not afterwards been so frequently troubled and vexed by them in England or Ireland King Edward out of his Sovereign Ecclesiastical Authority blind devotion and love to his late deceased Consort Queen Alianor instituted a Solemn Anniversary to be kept for her every year issuing sums of money and granting several Manors Lands to the Abbot and Covent of Westminster for that end wherein he prescribed how many Tapers and of what weight they should find how many and what Masses Dirges Paternosters Ave-maries' they should sing and what Alms they should distribute to the Poor for her Soul obliging the Abbot Prior and Monks by a solemn Oath duly to perform the same under pain of forfeiting all their goods chattels and the lands thus given to them for this end as these Records will inform us REX Thesaur & Camerariis suis salutem Liberate de Thesauro nostro dilectis & fidelibus nostris Willielmo de Marchia Johanni de Berewyk & Radulpho Claus 20 E. 1. m 1. De denariis liberandis ad Anniversarium Reginae Consortis Regis de Stanford Capellano nostro ducentas libras ad anniversariam bonae memoriae Alienorae quondam Reginae Angliae Consortis nostrae jam instantem inde celebrandum Teste Rege apud Berewik super Twed. 24 die Octobris REX Archiepiscopis etc. salutem Sciatis quod caritatis intuitu pro salute clarae memoriae Alienorae quondam Regin Angliae Consortis nostrae dedimus Cart. 20 E 1. n. 4 Pro Abbate & Conventu Westmonasterii de terris eis datis per Regem pro anima Reginae Consortis suae concessimus & hac carta nostra confirmavimus pro nobis & haeredibus nostris Deo & Ecclesiae Sancti Petri Westmonasterii & Waltero Abbati ac Priori & Conventui ejusdem loci manerium de Briddebrok cum pertin in Com. Essex una cum advocatione Ecclesiae ejusdem Manerii & cum homagio & servicio Drogonis de Barenton & haeredum suorum de quarta parte feodi unius Militis cum pertin quam praedictus Drogo de nobis tenet in Hernestede maneria de Westerham & Edulnebrugge cum pertin in Com. Kanc. manerium de Turneston cum pertin una cum advocatione Ecclesiae ejusdem manerii in Com. Buk maneria de Knolle & Grafton cum hamelettis de Halspathe Buleye Hulverlee Whitlakesfeld Kynewaldeshey Notehurst Langedon & Didington cum pertin in C●m Warr. Habend & tenend eisdem Ecclesiae Abbati Priori & Conventui & successoribus suis cum omnibus pertin suis una cum returno brevium nostrorum & omnibus libertatibus & liberis cons●etudinibus quas ipsi habent in aliis terris suis per cartas progenitorum nostrorum Regum Angliae & nostras & aliis quibuscumque ad terras illas s●ectantibus condicionibus subscriptis ●avidelicet quod iidem Abbas Prior et Conventus vel Prior et Conventus si Abbas praesens non fuerit die super vigilio Sancti Andreae Apostoli in vigilia dici quo anniversarium dictae Reginae celeb●ari contigerit solem●niter revestiti in choro dicti Monasterii cum toto et pleno Conventu Placebo et Dirige cum novem lectionibus accensis centum cereis ●irca tumulum ejusdem Reginae ita quod ovilibet sit de duodecim ●ibri●●erae quos dicti Abbas Prior et Conventus et eorum successores invenient et singulis annis in anniversario dictae Reginae facient innovari et quod dicti cerei ad Placebo et Dirige in vigilia anniversarii * To illuminate their blind devotions ardeant et in die anniversarii quousque Missa magna fuerit celebrata cum magnarum et aliarum campanarum pulsacione solempni pro ipsius animae salute decantabunt solempniter et facient decantari die autem sequenti vigilia scilicet Sancti Andreae idem Abbas vel Prior si Abbas non fuerit praesens et idem Prior digniorem illo Praelatum ad hoc procurare non poterit missam solempn●m in magno altari suo cereis et candelis accensis et pulsatis sicut praedictum est campanis solempniter celebrabit et faciet celebrari die scilicet anniversarii dictae Reginae et singuli Monachi ejusdem Ecclesiae consimilem missam privatam eodem die celebrent et alii Monachi in minoribus ordinibus consiituti psalterium totum et fratres conversi ejusdem loci Dominicas orationes et simbolum cum salutatione beatae Virgins juxta numerum per eosdem Abbatem et Conventum eis ad hoc assignandum dicant et versilient pro ipsius anima et animabus omnium fidelium defunctorum Eodemque die dicti Prior et Conventus et successores sui singulis pauperibus ad domum suam confluentibus unum denarium esterlingum vel monetam valentem unum esterlingum die quo ista concessio nostra facta fuit expectato concursu vel adventu pauperum usque ad horam terciam ejusdem diei antequam particio illa incipiatur facient pro ipsius anima erogare Ita quod distribucio quam Abbas dicti Monasterii et successores sui sepcies viginti pauperibus facere tenentur quolibet anno fiat in vigilia anniversarii praedicti et postea per totum annum singulis septimanis fiat distribucio praedicta secundum quod in alia carta inde confecta plenius continetur De cereiss vero praedictis remanebunt per totum annum triginta cerei circa tumulum Reginae praedictae usque ad innovacionem c●reorum in anniversario ipsius Reginae sicut praedictum est faciendam quos praedicti Abbas Prior et Conventus et successores sui in festis majoribus et in adventu Magnatum ibidem ac alias accendi faciant quociens viderint oportunum Praeterea dicti Abbas Prior & Conventus & successores sui duos cereos quorum quilibet erit de duabus libris cerae juxta Tumulum Reginae praedictae continue ardentes invenient et perpetuo sustinebunt Et volumus & concedimut pro nobis & haeredibus nostris quod hiis omnibus plene & fideliter peractis totum residuum pecuniae provenientis de exitibus terrarum praedictarum quod superfuerit dictis Priori et Conventui tantum remaneat ad pitancias suas secundum voluntatem suam inde providendas Nec volumus nec intendimus per hoc quod praedictus Abbas in carta hujusmodi concessionis nostrae praemittitur quod aliquid commodi ipsi Abbati vel alicui successorum suorum accrescat in terris illis vel de advocationibus Ecclesiarum ad terram illam spectantibus seu de custodia earundem salva praelacia & regula sua aut per se vel per suos inde in aliquo se intromittat set quod praedicti Prior & Conventus & successores sui inde ordinent ad usus praedictos juxta votum suum Concedimus etiam pro nobis & haeredibus nostris quod tempore vacacionis Abbaciae praedictae ad terras praedictas vel ad bona sua in eisdem existencia per nos vel ministros nostros manum non apponemus set ea eye integraliter sub nostra protectione servare faciemus Et quia nolumus quod processu temporis ea quae praemissa sunt oblivioni tradantur set quod recens memoria inde semper habeatur volumus & firmiter praecipimus pro nobis & haeredibus nostris quod quilibet futurus Abbas ibidem ante restitucionem temporalium suorum praemissa Sacramento ad hoc praestito faciat observari Et si fortè Abbas de medio sit sublatus tunc Prior coram nobis si in partibus vicinis tunc fuerimus vel coram Thes. et Baronibus de Scaccario si longius fuerimus consimile faciet Sacramentum in singulis vacacionibus Abbaciae praedictae Et ad majorem agnicionem hujus rei firmiter praecipimus pro nobis & haeredibus nostris quod singulis annis die anniversarii praedictae Reginae videlicet in vigilia Sanct● Andreae Apostoli in Capitulo ejusdem Abbaciae coram toto et pleno Conventu praesens Carta de verbo ad verbum plenarie recitetur Et ad omnia praemissa in omnibus articulis et condicionibus suis sicut praedictum est fideliter observanda obligant se praedicti Abbas Prior et Conventus et successores suos qui pro tempore fuerint et omnia bona sua mobilia et immobilia habita et habenda ubicumque fuerint inventa In hujus rei testimonium tam nos pro nobis & haered nostris quam praedicti Abbas Prior & Conventus pro se & successoribus suis praesenti cartae in modum Cirographi confectae sigilla nostra apposuimus Hiis testibus venerabilibus patribus A. Dunolmensi J. Wintoniensi & W. Eliensi Episcopis Willielmo de Valencia Auunculo nostro Gilberto de Clare Comite Glouc. & Hertf. Henr. de Lacie Comite Lincoln Johanne de Sancto Johanne Roberto de Tibetot Reginal de Grey Gilberto de Thorenton Waltero de Bello Campo Ricardo de Bosco & aliis Dat. per manum nostram apud Berewik super Twed. 25 die Octobris Anthony Bishop of Durham erecting the Parish Churches of Chester and Langechester which were very rich and large into a Deanary and 7. Prebendaries for the advancing of God's Service and the good of the people's souls and obliging the Dean and Prebends by Oath to personal residence thereon and discharge of their duties and Gods Service therein according as he had prescribed by his Ordinances and Charters which were altogether invalid without the King's Royal assent and confirmation by his Sovereign Ecclesiastical Authority and Charter the King to promote God's Service and the good of his people's souls ratified the Bishop's Ordinances by these two Charters which recite them warranting the division of great and rich Parishes and Bishoprics into many and obliging the Dean Prebends Ministers Chaplains thereof by Oath to personal residence and discharge of their duties and divine Offices therein worthy imitation REX Archiepiscopis etc. salutem Literas patentes venerabi●is patris Antonii Chart. 20 E. 1. nu 27. Pro Antonio Dunolmensi Episcopo Dunolmensis Episcopi ordinacionem per ipsum factam perpetuis temporibus duraturam super Decanatu & Praebendis in Ecclesia de Cestr sui patronatus & Diocesis plenariè continentes inspeximus in haec verba Universis sanctae matris Ecclesiae filiis praesens scriptum visuris vel audituris Antonius permissione divina Dunolmensis Episcopus ad futuram rei memoriam Plures rivuli qui ab uno sonte procedunt aquae tumorem evacuant fontis tamen valorem non minuunt aut decorem imo ex se usum producere tanto placidiorem fons ipse dinoscitur quanto pluribus locis aridae sitis molestia ●atigatis effuso gurgite aquae copiam uberius subministrat Illa quoque matrona despicabilis non habetur set pocius laude digna quam ●tsi frequens conceptus extenuet foecunda tamen honorificat procreacio filiorum Sic utique * The same reason holds for the dividing of great and rich Bishoprics as well as Parish Churches between many deserving persons una Ecclesia sui titulum non perdit honoris si ex sui habundancia plures bene●iciorum solacio consoletur immo tanto nobilior est censenda quanto ei deservit ministrorum amplior famulatus Sanè cum super Ecclesia de Cestr nostrae Diocesis quae nobis pleno jure subjicitur utpote ad nostrum spectans patronatum variis dudum quaestionibus & controversiis emersis inter Dominum Willielmum de Clifford Clericum se pro Rectore ejusdem Ecclesiae tunc gerentem ex parte una ac Magistrum Alanum de Esingwalde ex altera asserentem dictum Walterum per bonae memoriae Dominum Robertum praedecessorem nostrum immediatum eadem Ecclesia fuisse & esse sentencialiter ex certis & legitimis causis privatum eamque sibi ab eodem praedecessore nostro canonicè fuisse collatam sicque varii & diversi processus judiciales tàm auctoritate Delegata quam Ordinaria non absque gravi discrimine & tàm corporum quam animarum periculo fuissent hinc inde diutius agitati Tandem partes antedictae coram nobis praesencialiter constitutae nolentes tàm periculosis licium amfractibus ulterius implicari submiserunt ordinationi nostrae Ecclesiam illam cum Capellis terris fructibus & obventionibus universis ad eandem pertinentibus & totum jus quod eis compeciit vel competere potuit in eadem processibus habitis inter eos renunciantes expressè promittentes nichilominus se ratum habere quicquid per nos ordinatum statutum seu provisum fuerit in praemissis idque perpetuis temporibus inviolabiliter observare Attendants igitur praedictae Ecclesiae de Cestr quae ad nostrum spectare dinoscitur patronatum parochiam esse diffusam et proventuum redditus habundantes adeo quod ad plurium sustentacionem sufficiunt ministrorum eamque paucos hactenus habuisse servitores ex quo divinis multociens fraudebatur obsequiis et in ipflus parochia diffusa cura negligebatur dampnabiliter animarum quae tamen post Ecclesiam nostram Dunolmensem inter caeteras Ecclesias nostrae Diocaesis tipum gerit dignis honoribus extollenda utpote quam sanctum & reverendum corpus beati Cuthberti patroni nostri quod per centum & quindecim annos inibi praesencialiter conquievit quadam prerogativa specialiter insignivit Considerantes etiam utilitatem evidentem et motivam ad ordinacionem subsequentem videlicet divini cultus augmentum et salutis animarum uberiorem profectum urgentem insuper necessitatem in hac parte propensius ponderances quam evidenter perpendimus ex defectu et raritate jurisperitorum et Consiliariorum in nostra Diocesi ad quos in magnis & arduis Ecclesiae nostrae negotiis habere poterit impellente necessitate recursus de Capituli nostri Dunolmensis expresso consensu acceptata submissione praedicta & circumstanciis universis plenius intellectis In nomine Domini nostri Jesu Christi ordinamus in hunc modum vid●licet quod praedicta Ecclesia de Cestr extunc collegiata existat et sint in eadem de caetero unus Decanatus et septem Praebendae Ita quod Decanus sit perpetuus in ordine Sacerdotali curam gerens in solidum animarum et residenciam ibidem continue faciens personalem inveniat duos Capellanos idoneos conforms in habitu Vicariis Canonicorum pro cura hujusmodi sollicite supportanda aliosque minores Clericos habeat ad serviendum Ecclesiae competenter omnia ipsius onera ordinaria supportando Cancellum cum indiguerit reficiendo et sustinendo ad novae tamen fabricationis vel constructionis opus minime teneatur Capellis insuper de Taunfeld & Lameley faciat per Ministros idoneos deserviri Ad quae omnia & singula supportanda volumus & firmiter statuimus quod Decanatui obvenciones tocius alteragit tàm in Ecclesia de Cestr quam Capellis antedictis videlicet mortuariorum lanae agnorum lactis vitulorum fenorum lini canabi gallinatum aucarum porcellorum et omnium minutarum personalium decimarum ana cum redditu et Curia tenencium Ecclesiae in Villa de Cestr et de Walrigg et tota terra Dominica de Hernerton totaliter applicentur Mesuagia etiam ad pradictas Capellas de Lameley & de Taunfeld spectancia cum curiis & terris suis Dominicis eidem Decanatui assignavimus hoc excepto quod utriusque loci Praebendarii habebunt quandam portionem seu partem Curiae arbitrio nostro limitandam in qua poterunt competenter reponere suablada Habeat etiam Decanus piscariam in Ripa de Were et decimam piscariae Ad haec quilibet Praebendariorum qui tres primas habent Praebendas inveniat suis sumptibus unum Vicarium Capellanum et de aliis quatuor residuis singuli habeant Vicarium Diaconum in ipsa Ecclesia ministrantes in habitu Canonicali et modum psallendi teneant secundum morem Ecclesiae Ebor. vel Sarum Singuli autem sint ●bdomadarii in suo statu secundum ordinem vicis suae juxta disposicionem Decani qui sicut in cura parochiali sic in hiis quae ad divinum spectant officium ordinet corrigat chorum regat et disponat ac etiam in hiis puniat transgressores Matutinas quoque mane diei propter parochianos volumus et mandamus Et ne discordiam pariat communitas set singuli suis finibus sint contenti Praebendas illas taliter duximus distinguendas videlicet quod ad primam Praebendam pertineant decimae praediales universae de magna Lumeley parva Lumeley Lampton Wodesende ac etiani decimae minae carbonum Ad secundam Praebendam de Lameley Kilblesworth Ravenesworth Dervecrok Hedley Ladesheved terra de Fugers Raveneshelm & Northuses Ad tertiam de Pelton Pokeley Pelawe Piketre Tribeley Edmanfley Steresley & Nettelwrth Ad quartam de Cestr & Withill Ad quintam de Caunfeld Lince Crok Taunfeldley Stanley Stanley Hall Caldesete & the Steles Ad sextam de Birteley Herverton Mora & de Harden Ad septimam de Urpath Ulkestan & the Twysles Totum autem residuum parochiae de Cestr videlicet decimas praediales de Planworth & de Walrigg & omnium vastorum tàm in haya quam alibi in eadem parochia redigendorum ad culturam common residencium assignamus & inter ipsos duntaxat aequaliter dividantur qui per tres menses ad minus in anno continuè vel interpellatim in Ecclesia ipsa residenciam fecerint personalem It a quoth in festo Sancti Martini in hyeme & in festo Pentecostes fiat corundem proventuum communium distribucio Et qui pro medietate temporis antedicti personaliter residerint pro rata medietatis hujusmodi distributionem percipiant proporcionaliter de communa de residuo temporis illius nichil penitus percepturi nisi omnes ejus partes integraliter compleverint residendo Ordinamus insuper quod decima pars porcionis cujuslibet non residentis residentibus assignetur et si nullum residere contigerit hujusmodi partes de cimae in usus Ecclesiae vel in usus pauperum degencium infra limites Praebendarum nonresidencium convertantur Area autem Ecclesiae ad inhabitandum inter Decanum & tres Praebendarios primos juxta nostrum arbitrium dividatur Ne etiam de ordine sedendi vel procedendi contencio oriatur statuimus ut post primum stallum ex parte australi quod nobis & successoribus nostris in signum praeeminenciae specialiter reservamus Praebendarius primae Praebendae optineat primum locum Praebendarius tertiae Praebendae optineat secundum Praebendarius quintae tertium Praebendarius septimae quartum Ex parte vero boriali Decanus Ecclesiae retineat primum locum Praebendarius secundae Praebendae secundum locum Praebendarius quartae t●rtium & Praebendarius sextae Praebendae quartum & eundem ordinem observent invicem in procedendo Hanc autem ordinacionem concurrente consensu Capituli nostri ad honorem Dei et Ecclesiae Christi factam statuimus perpetuis temporibus inviolabiliter observandam auctoritate dignitate et potestate Ecclesiae nostrae Dunolmensis et successorum nostrorum in omnibus semper salvis In cujus rei perpetuam firmitatem sigillum nostrum praesentibus est appensum Actum & datum apud Aukeland quinto die Idus Novembris Anno gratiae 1286. & consecrationis nostrae anno tertio Nos autem eidem ordinacioni Regium praebentes assensum eam pro nobis et haeredibus nostris praefato Episcopo et successoribus suis Episcopis Dunolmensibus quantum in nobis est concedimus et confirmamus sicut literae praedictae rationabiliter testantur In cujus rei testimonium has literas nostras fieri fecimus patentes Hiis testibus venerabilibus patribus R. Bathon & Wellen. Canc. nostro & W. Elyen Episcopis Gilberto de Clare Comite Glouc. & Hertf. Henr. de Lacie Comite Lincoln Johanne de Warenna Comite Surr. Johanne de Sancto Johanne Roberto filio Walteri Waltero de Bello Campo Gilberto de Briddeshale Ricardo de Bosco & aliis Dat. per ma●um nostram apud Berewyk super Twed. 12 die Junii REX Archiepiscopis etc. salutem Literas patentes venerabilis patris Antonii Chart. 20 E 1. nu 26. Dunolmensis Episcopi ordinacionem per ipsum factam perpetuis temporibus duraturam super Decanatu & Praebendis in Ecclesia de Langecestr sui patronatus & Diocesis plenariè continentes inspeximus in haec verba Universis sanctae matris Ecclesiae filiis praesens scriptum visuris vel audituris Antonius permissione divina Dunolmensis Episcopus ad futuram & perpetuam rei memoriam Plures rivuli etc. verbatim as in the former Sic utique una Ecclesia titulum non perdit honoris si ex sui habundancia plures beneficiorum solacio consoletur immo tanto nobilior est censenda quanto ei deservit ministrorum amplior famulatus Sanè vacante dudum Ecclesia de Langecestr nostrae Diocesis per mortem Magistri Alexandri de Alverton quondam Rectoris ejusdem quae nobis pleno jure subjicitur utpote ad nostrum specta●s patronatum dilectum in Christo filium Magistrum Johannem de Cravene Presbyterum ad ipsius Ecclesiae defensionem legitimum defensorem pro ipsius indempnitate in temporalibus & spiritualibus tucius conservanda tempore vacacionis ejusdem ex officii nostri debito deputavimus sub hac forma Antonius' permissione divina Dunolmensis Episcopus dilecto in Christo filio Magistro Johanni de Cravene Presbytero salutem gratiam & benedictionem Cupientes utilitari & indempnitati Ecclesiae de Langecestr nostrae Diocesis vacantis per mortem Magistri Alexandri de Alverton quondam Rectoris ejusdem cauciùs ut tenemur tibi de cujus industria circumspecta plenam in Domino fiduciam optinemus defensionem ac tuitionem illius Ecclesiae cum suis juribus libertatibus & pertin universis tempore vacacionis ejusdem committimus & tenore praesencium te legitimum ejusdem constituimus defensorem dantes tibi plenam & liberam potestatem in causis & negociis dictae Ecclesiae agendi defendendi appellandi appellationes prosequendi de calumpnia & de veritate dicenda ac quodlibet aliud genus liciti sacramenti quociens opus fuerit juramentum praestandi status ipsius reformacionem & in integrum restitucionem petendi & recipiendi de bonis obvencionibus proventibus statu & juribus ac ipsius pertin quibuscumque liberè disponendi & omnia alia faciendi quae statum ipsius Ecclesiae in judicio vel extra qualitercunque contingunt & quae per verum & legitimum defensorem poterunt expediri Ratificantes quicquid per te nomine praedictae Ecclesiae actum seu procuratum fuerit in praemissis Haec omnibus quorum interest innotescimus per praesentes quas sigilli nostri munimine fecimus communiri Datum apud Middleham 8 Kal. Aprilis anno gratiae 1283. Praedicto itaque defensore in nostra praesentia personaliter constituto habitoque tractatu sollempni & diligenti qui in ordinacionibus & concessionibus perpetuis rerum Ecclesiasticarum exigitur Quia praedictae Ecclesiae parochiam esse diffusam et proventuum redditus habundantes esse conspicimus adeo quod ad plurium sustentacionem sufficiunt ministrorum eamque paucos hactenus habuisse servitores ex quo divinis multociens fraudabatur obsequiis et in ipsius parochia diffusa cura negligebatur dampnabiliter animarum Considerantes insuper utilitatem evidentem et motivam ad ordinacionem subsequentem videlicet divini cultus augmentum et salutis animarum uberiorem profectum urgentem etiam necessitatem in hac parte propensius ponderantes quam evidenter perpendimus ex defectu et raritate jurisperitorum et Consiliariorum in nostra Diocesi ad quos in magnis & arduis Ecclesiae nostrae negotiis habere poterit impellente necessitate recursus auditis & plenius discussis hiis quae per dictum defensorem pro jure & utilitate ipsius Ecclesiae de Langecestr allegata fuerant & proposita coram nobis ac universis circumstanciis apercius intellectis de Capituli nostri Dunolmensis ac saepedicti defensoris legitimi voluntate & assensu In nomine Domini nostri Jesu Christi ordinamus in hunc modum videlicet quod praedicta Ecclesia de Langecestr exnunc Collegiata existat et sint in eadem de caetero unu● Decanatus et septem Praebendae etc. verbatim as in the former Charter In cujus rei perpetuam firmitatem sigillum nostrum praesentibus est appensum Actum & datum apud Aukeland 12 Kal. Octobris Anno graciae 1283. & Consecrationis nostrae anno prima Nos autem eidem ordinacioni Regium praebentes assensum eam pro nobis et haeredibus nostris prae●ato Episcopo et successoribus suis Episcopis Dunolmensibus quantum in nobis est concedimus et confirmamus sicut literae praedictae rationabiliter testantur In cujus etc. Hiis testibus etc. ut supra Dat. ut supra John Lythegraynes and Alice his wife erecting a Chapel and chantry to the Virgin Mary in their Manor of Lasingby consisting of one Master and 6 Chaplains to sing Mass for their souls and the souls of their ancestors and of King Edward and his heirs of the present Bishop of Durham and his successors and of all faithful souls deceased prescribing an oath to them of perpetual residence and discharge of the particular Divine Services and trusts reposed in them procured the King by his Supreme Ecclesiastical Authority to ratify this his Charter else invalid in Law by this his Royal Charter enrolled in the Tower REX Archiepiscopis etc. salutem Inspeximus cartam quam dilectus & fidelis Chart. 20 E. 1. n. 5 6. Pro Waltero de Preston Capellano Lasingby noster Johannes de Lythegraynes & Alicia uxor ejus fecerunt Deo & beatae & gloriosae Virgini Mariae & Waltero de Preston Capellano in haec verba Omnibus hanc Cartam visuris vel audituris Johannes de Lythegraynes & Alicia uxor ejus salutem in Deo sempiternam Noveritis nos pro salute animarum nostrarum Antecessorumque nostrorum & pro salute animae Domini Edwardi Dei gratia illustris Regis Angliae & haeredum suorum necnon & pro salute animae Domini Antonii eadem gratia Dunolmensis Episcopi & successorum suorum & pro animabus omnium fidelium defunctorum dedisse concessisse & hac praesenti carta nostra confirmasse Deo & beatae & glorio●ae Virgini Mariae in cujus nomine & honore quondam Capellam in maner●o nostro de Laysingby cum omnibus suis pertin ut in Dominicis Villenagiis cum villanis & eorum sequelis & catallis omnibus redditibus pratis pascuis moris mar●scis turbariis stagnis aquis vivariis & molendinis cum omnibus pertin suis in liberam puram & perpetuam elemosinam imperpetuum Quem quidem Presbyterum praedictorum manerii & capellae constituimus & facimus Magistrum perpetuum Habendum & tenendum eidem Magistro & successoribus suis Presbyteris ibidem Deo servituris ad sustentacionem sex Capellanorum ibidem Dro serviturorum et divina celebrancium prout inferiùs continetur liberè quietè bene & honorificè cum omnibus suis pertin in liberam puram & perpetuam elemosinam imperpetuum Ita tamen quod si contingat praefatum Magistrum vel quemcumque alium ipsius loci Magistrum in vita nostra seu alterius nostrum cedere vel decedere vel culpis suis exigentibus amoveri benè licebit nobis & utrique nostrum in tota vita nostra & utriusque nostrum infra quadraginta dies post cessum vel decessum seu amocionem cujuslibet Magistri praedictorum manerii & capellae loco suo alium idoneum Presbyterum ipsorum manerii & capellae facere & constituere pro libito nostro Magistrum perpetuum Et si fortè quod absit infraillos quadraginta dies quantum in nobis est ipsorum manerii & capellae alium Magistrum non fecerimus benè licebit Domino Episcopo Dunelmensi qui pro tempore fuerit unum Presbyterum idoneum praedictorum manerii & capellae facere & constituere Magistrum illa vice Ita tamen quod aliàs cum vacaverit in vita nostra vel alterius utriusque nostrûm nobis vel alterutri nostrùm non cedat in praejudicium quominus ipsorum manerii & capellae alium possimus facere & constituere Magistrum Et volumus quod praedicti Capellani per praefatum Magistrum & successores suos eligantur & quocienscunque necesse fuerit per eundem amoveantur & alii suis locis ponantur qui sint honesti casti sufficienter literati & benè morigerati Et singuli Magistri primo die introitus sui jurent de * Nota. personali residencia facienda et fidelitate domui in omnibus observanda Terras et tenementa calices libros vestimenta et omnia alia ornamenta et alia bona quaecumque ad dictas domum et capellam spectancia quantum in eyes est salvo et fideliter custodienda et custodiri facienda Et singuli Capellani in suo introitu idem praestent Sacramentum quamdiu ibidem sunt moraturi Omnes eciam Presbyteri dum sanitate gaudent singulis diebus simul in praedicta capella pro animabus nostris et omnium antecessorum et successorum nostrorum Regum et Episcoporum praedictorum necnon et omnium fideliam defunctorum divina et omnes horas canonicas una cum Placebo et Dirige cantent et celebrent Ita quod una missa de beata Maria Virgin in praedicta capella et una de die et tres missae pro animabus nostris et pro animabus omnium fidelium defunctorum et una missa pro anima Domini Antonii Episcopi Dunelmensis et successorum suorum Episcoporum Dunelmensium in capella beati Johannis Baptistae singulis annis celebrentur Concedimus eciam Deo & Ecclesiae Sancti Cuthberti Dunolm quod post obitum utriusque nostrum Episcopus Dunolmensis qui pro tempore fuerit & omnes ejus successores Episcopi ejusdem loci imperpetuum loco cujuslibet Magistri praedictorum manerii & capellae cedentis vel decedentis seu culpis suis exigentibus amoti alium Presbyterum discretum & honestum ipsorum manerii & capellae faciat & constituat Magistrum curam illius loci agentem qui similiter juret suo introitu se perpetuo ibidem residere nisi pro urgentibus negotiis loci illius ac manerii ipsum abesse oporteat vel contingat Et nos Johannes & Alicia & haeredes nostri totum praedictum manerium cum omnibus pertin suis praedictis Magistro & Sacerdotibus ibidem Deo servituris prout plen●ùs praenotatur contra omnes warrantizabimus & defendemus imperpetuum Et ut praesens concessio & donacio nostra Deo & beatae Mariae Virgini ac Magistro & Presbyteris ibidem Deo servituris in forma qua superiùs notatur stabiles & irrevocabiles imperpetuum permaneant excludimus omnibus haeredibus nostris per praesens scriptum & donum nostrum omnem viam & omnimodum jus & clamium quod per quodcumque breve vel quacumque actione ratione vel occasione eye competere possit petendi vend●candi vel clamandi praedictum manerium cum pertin vel aliqualem partem imperpetuum Et in perpetuum testimonium hujus rei ac majorem securitatem faciendam praesenti scripto sigilla nostra apposuimus Hiis testibus Dominis Willielmo de Colebill Ricardo de Ronndeby Ricardo de Waxand Johanne Hannsard Marmeduco Darel Militibus Johanne Dayvill de Dychton Willielmo de Smytheton Willielmo de Amandevill Alano Norrays Nicholas de la Land Richardo de Thorneton Stephano Maunsell de Alverton Hugone de Oterington Johanne Clerico Nicholas Astyn Willielmo de Aslakely & aliis Dat. apud Laysingby die Dominica post festum Sanctorum Tyburcii & Valeriani Martyrum anno regni Regis Edwardi decimo octavo Nos autem donacionem concessionem et confirmationem praedictas ratas habentes et gratas eas pro nobis et haered nostris quantum in nobis est concedimus et confirmamus sicut carta praedicta rationabiliter testatur Hiis testibus venerabilibus patribus Roberto Bathon & Wellen. Johanne Wynton Anton. Dunolm Willielmo Elien Episcopis Edmundo fratre nostro Henrico de Lascy Com. Linc. Rogero le Bigod Com. Norff. & Marescallo Angliae Humfrido de Boun Comite Hereford & Essex Roberto de Tybetot Waltero de Bello Campo Ricardo de Bosco Elia de Hanvill & aliis Dat. per manum nostram apud Westm 4. die Febr. From which 3. Charters I shall observe 1. That the King this Bishop and other founders of Chantries in that age took special care to oblige Deans Prebends Priests Masters and Chaplains not only by their Charters covenants but also by solemn promissory Oaths to constant personal residence on their Cures and the diligent discharge of their pastoral duties which yet notwithstanding they were apt to neglect 2ly That they particularly prescribed both what and how many Masses prayers Tapers Alms divine or superstitious Services they should perform for the benefit of their own and others souls departed whereof our Kings had then the Sovereign Charge care for which they made special provisions by their Charters both for that and succeeding ages as these with all other their Charters for erecting endowing or confirming of Bishoprics Monasteries Chapels Churches or Chauntries abundantly evidence King Edward the 1. for the peace quiet good Government and encouragement of Scholars and learning in the University of Cambridge this year ratified all former Charters granted to them by his Father King Henry the 3. and former Orders and agreements made between them and the Mayor and Townsmen of Cambridge for that end by this his Royal Charter evidencing the great care our Kings had to protect advance encourage Scholars and learning in our Universities and keep the Townsmen from exacting on them in any kind REX Archiepiscopis etc. salutem Inspeximus literas patentes quas Dominus Chart. 20 E. 1. n. 51. Pro Cancellario & Sco●aribus Universitatis Cantebrig Vid. Claus 49 H. 3. m. 10. Pat. 17 E. 3. pars 2. m. 23. Pat. 9 H. 6. pars 2. m. 16. Pat 9 E. 4. pars 3. m. 8. H. quondam Rex Angliae pater noster fecit Vniversitati Scolarium Cantebr in haec verba Henricus Dei gratia Rex Angliae Dominus Hyberniae & Dux Aquitaniae Omnibus Ballivis & fidelibus suis ad quos praesentes literae pervenerint salutem Sciatis quod ad pacem et tranquillitatem necnon ad utilitatem Vniversitatis Scolarium Cantebr providimus et concessimus quod duo Aldremanni fiant in Cantebrigia & quatuor de discrecioribus & legalioribus Burgensibus ejusdem Villae associentur ipsis Aldermannis qui omnes jurent fidelitatem & sint assistentes & consulentes Majori & Ballivis nostris Cantebr ad pa●em nostram conservandam & ad assisas praedictae Villae custodiend & ad investigandum malefactores & perturbatores pacis nostrae & vagaebundos de nocte & receptatores latronum & malefactorum et * Vid. Pat. 10 E. 3. pars 1. m 32. corporale praestent Sacramentum quod omnia praedicta fideliter observabunt In qualibet autem parochia Villae Cantebr sint duo homines electi de legalioribus parochianis & jurati quod in qualibet quindena inquirent ne quis suspectus hospitetur in parochia & si aliquis receptaverit aliquem per tres noctes in domo sua respondeat pro eo Nullus eciam * Vid. Pat. 1 E. 3. pars 1. m. 6 & 8. regratarius emat victualia in villa Cantebr vel extra versus villam veniencia nec aliquid emat ut iterum vendat ante horam terciam & si fecerit amercietur secundum quantitatem & qualitatem delicti Si vero Laicus inferat Clerico gravamen vel enormem laestonem statim capiatur et si magna sit laesio incarceretur in villa ipsa et ivi detineatur quousque Clerico rationabiliter fuerit satisfactum Si autem Clericus inferat gravamen vel enormem laesionem Laico incarceretur in praedicta villa quousque Cancellarius Vniversitatis ipsum postulaverit Pistores Braciatores Cantebr in primo transgressu suo amercientur in secundo panem amittant vel cervisiam in tercio transgressu habeant judicium de Pillorio vel Tumberello Quilibet Pistor habeat sigillum suum & signet panem suum per quod possit cognosci cujus panis sit quod si non fecerit graviter amercietur Quicunque de villa Cantebr braciaverit ad vendendum exponat signum suum alioquin amittat cervisiam Vina Cantebr communiter vendantur & indifferenter tam Clericis quam Laicis ex quo imbrochiata fuerint Temptacio panis fiat bis in anno videlicet in quindena post festum Sancti Michaelis & circa festum Sanctae Mariae in Marcio Et Assisa cervisiae fiat eisdem terminis secundum valorem bladi & brasei Et quociescunque debeat fieri temptacio panis & cervisiae * Pat. 2 R. 2. p●rs 1. m. 16 & 39 & pars 2. m. 10. Pat. 4 R. 2. pars 2. m. 24. Pat. 8 R. 2. pars ● m. 41. Rot. Parl. An. 8 R. 2. Art 11. Pat. 9 R. 2. pars 2. m. 20. intersit Cancellarius praedictae Vniversitatis vel aliqui ex parte sua ad hoc deputati si super hoc requisiti interesse voluerint quod si non intersint nec super hoc requisiti fuerint nichil valeat temptacio praedicta Praeterea volumus quod villa Cantebr à fimis & sordibus mundetur & munda teneatur & quod aquaeductus aperiantur sicuti an●●quitus esse solebant ac aperti custodiantur ut per eos sordes affluere possint nisi alia necessitas aut utilitas obsteterit & quod alia obstacula transitum impediencia amoveantur & praecipuè ut magnum fossatum villae mundetur Ad quae observanda ordinentur duo Burgenses ex legalioribus in quolibet vico jurati coram Majore et Ballivis Cancellario et Magistris ad hoc requisitis si venire voluerint In cujus rei testimonium has literas nostras fieri fecimus patentes Teste meipso apud Westm vicesimo secundo die Febr. anno Regni nostri quinquagesimo secundo Inspeximus eciam literas patentes quas idem Rex pater noster fecit Cancellario & Scholaribus Cantebr in haec verba Henricus Dei gracia Rex Angliae Dominus Hiberniae & Dux Aquitaniae Omnibus Ballivis & fidelibus suis salutem Sciatis quod ob honorem Dei et Ecclesiae sacrosanctae necnon et commodum et communem utilitatem Scolarium in Municipio Cantebr studencium concessimus Cancellario & Scolaribus praedictis & eorum successoribus ibidem studentibus Quod omnes domus ejusdem villae quas Scolares praedictos inhabitare contigerit per duos Magistros et duos Burgenses ejusdem villae secundum rationabilem taxationem de caetero taxantur de quinquennio in quinquennium Et ideo vobis mandamus quod praedictis Cancellario et Scolaribus contra hanc concessionem nostram impedimentum molestiam aut gravamen non inferatis vel aliquibus inferri permittatis In cujus rei testimonium has literas nostras fieri fecimus patentes Teste meipso apud Westm sexto die Feb. anno Regni nostri quinquagesimo Inspeximus eciam literas patentes quas idem Rex pater noster fecit Magistris et Scolaribus Vniversitatis ejusdem Villae in haec verba H. Dei gratia Rex Angliae Dominus Hyberniae & Dux Aquitaniae Omnibus Ballivis & fidelibus suis ad quos praesentes literae pervenerint salutem Quia Ballivi & Burgenses nostri Cantebr non solum negligentes existunt verumeciam impotentes ad malefactorum insolencias et alia Magistris et Scolaribus Vniversitatis ejusdem villae nociva modo debito reprimenda per quod sicut pro certo intelleximus contingit dictos Magistros et Scolares multociens impediri ita quod actus scholasticos in quiet studentibus maxime necessaria nequeunt exercere Nos dictorum Magistrorum et Scolarium tranquillitati et paci prospicere cupientes volumus et praecipimus quod Vicecomites Com. Cantebr qui pro tempore fuerint quando Ballivi aut Burgenses praedicti negligentes vel impotentes inventi fuerint in praemissis hujusmodi malefactores ac pacis nostrae dictaeque Vniversitatis turbatores cum sufficienti posse Com. praedicti si necesse fuerit ab hujusmodi praesumpsionibus temerariis penitus desistere et praedicta nociva reprimi faciant cum ex parte Vniversitatis praedictae inde fuerint requisiti Ita quod dicti Magistri et Scolares ibidem studiis liberalibus applicati sub protectione manus nostrae oblatis liberius prospicere valeant incrementis In cujus rei testimonium has literas nostras fieri fecimus patentes Teste meipso apud Westm vicesimo die Julii anno regni nostri quinquagesimo tercio Inspeximus eciam literas patentes quas idem Rex pater noster fecit Magistris et caeteris Scolaribus Vniversitatis ejusdem villae in haec verba H. Dei gratia Rex Angliae Dominus Hiberniae & Dux Aquitaniae Omnibus ad quos praesentes literae pervenerint salutem Quia dilectis nobis in Christo Magistris et caeteris Scolaribus Vniversitatis Cantebr per Comites Barones' Milites & alios torneamenta ibidem exercentes aventuras quaerentes & ad arma euntes frequencius solent pericula et incommoda multipliciter evenire quae si tollerarentur in discidium ibidem studencium per processum temporis cedere possent  quod sustineri nolumus sicut nec debemus Nos indempnitati Magistrorum et Scolarium praedictorum volentes in hac parte oretenus fieri poterit providere Concessimus eis de gratia nostra speciali quod torneamenta aliqua aventurae justae seu hujusmodi hastiludia non fiant de caetero in villa praedicta seu per quinque miliaria circumquaque Et prohibemus super gravem ferisfacturam nostram ne quis de Regno nostro apud villam praedictam seu alibi infra praedicta miliaria circumquaque torneare justas facere seu aventuras bell a●●a hastiludia quaerere praesumat contra concessionem nostram praediciam In cujus rei testimonium has literas nostras fieri fecimus patentes Teste meipso apud Westm vice simo quarto die Julii anno regni nostri quinquagesimo quarto Inspexim●● quod●am scriptum inter Scolares et Burgenses Cantebr et Communitat●● ejusdem villae in modum Cyrograffi confectum in haec verba In nomine Domini A●●en C●m inte● Magistros & Scolares ac Burgenses Cantebr & Communitatem ●●●dem saepius fuisset contencio exorta cujus occasione tam Clero quam populo multa imminebant pericula tandem interveniente Nobili viro Domino Edwardo illustris Regis Angliae primogenito anno Domini M. CC. septuagesimo mense Aprilis talis forma pro periculis imminent●bus & futuris vitandis & pro pace imposterum observanda fuit provisa vid●licet Quod singulis annis infra quindenam à tempore quo Magistri ibidem legentes suas lectiones resumpserint post festum Sancti Michaelis eligantur de quolibet Com. Angl. quinque Scolares de discrecioribus ibidem commorantibus & tres de Scocia & duo de Wallia & tres de Hibernia & decem Burgenses scilicet septem de urbe & tres de suburbio qui juramentum corporale praestabunt hinc inde tam Clerici quam Laici vice omnium quod pacem et studii tranquillitatem observabunt et ab aliis pro posse observari procurabunt et consimile Sacramentum omnes alii Clerici et Laici dictis electis praestabunt scilicet quod bene et pacifice in study stabunt Et si aliqui mali vel rebelles Scolares seu Laici inveniantur qui prius amoniti vel judicialiter conventi se corrigere noluerint ad ipsum capiendum secundum quod decet statum eorum et ordinem Clericalem Burgenses juvabunt El●gantur autem in forma praedicta certi Magistri qui nomina omnium principalium & singularum domuum scribant & omnium in eisdem domibus habitancium qui similiter eisdem jurabunt principalibus specialiter jurantibus quod nullum pacis perturbatorem in suis hespiciis scienter recipient Et st postquam recepti fuerint tales inveniantur quod incontinenti personis juratis et electis denunciabunt Laici eciam familiam et inquilinos in suis domibus habentes consimile Sacramentum praestabunt et a sua familia ac inquilinis recipient Quod si aliqui rebelles inveniantur tam per Clericos quam per Laicos in forma praedicta extra Vniversitatem seu Communitatem ejiciantur Et st tanta fuerit rebellium multitudo quod per Burgenses cum Cleri auxilio ejici non possit Domino Regi & suo Consilio denuncietur Caeterum si contingat aliquos hujusmodi electorum Clericorum vel Laicorum dicto termino abesse habeant potestatem alios loco eorum subrogare Ordinatum est eciam quod singul●s annis in resumpsione Magistrorum prius stent electi tam Clericorum quam Laicorum vel quod alii de novo eligantur omnibus et singulis privilegiis dictae Vniversitatis prius per Dominum Regem vel praedecessores suos concessis in suo robore duraturis Et ad praemissa omnia & singula fideliter observanda Clerici Laicis et Laici Clericis Sacramento praestito corporali se invicem obligarunt & huic scripto in modum cyrograffi confecto commune figillum Vniversitatis Cantebr et figillum commune Burgensium una eum sigillo Domini Regis apponi fecerunt Nos autem provisiones concessiones & ordinaciones praedictas ratas habentes & gratas eas pro nobis & haeredibus nostris Cant. Magistris et Scolaribus Vniversitatis praedictae et eorum successoribus ibidem commorantibus quantum in nobis est concedimus et confirmamus ficut praedictae literae patentes et praedictum scriptum rationabiliter testantur Hiis testibus venerabilibus patribus R. Bathon & Wellen. A. Dunolm & W. Elien Episcopis Edmundo fratre nostro Willielmo de Valencia avunculo nostro Gilberto de Clare Comite Gloucestr & Herteford Henr. de Lacie Comite Linc. Humfrido de Bohun Comite Hereford & Essex Waltero de Bello Campo Roberto Malet Ricardo de Bosco & aliis Dat. per manum nostrum apud Westm 6. die Februarii How careful the King was to maintain the premised Custom and Privilege of this University concerning the rents or taxes set on houses let to Scholars will appear by his memorable Writ this year to supersede an Assize of Novel disseisin brought by the Prior of Bernewell against the Chancellor of Cambridge for letting out his house to a Scholar upon sufficient caution to pay the Rent in the Prior's neglect to let it to him EDwardus Dei gratia etc. dilectis & fidelibus suis Eliae de Beckingham & Hugoni Brevia Regis in Turre London An. 20 E. 1. de Crossingham salutem Ex parte Cancellarii et Scholarium Vniversitatis Cantabrigiae nobis est ostensum quod cum per Cartas progenitorum nostrorum Regum Angliae eisdem Cancellario & Scholaribus concessas & nostram Confirmationem Domus Burgens in eadem villa Scolaribus conducendae per duos Magistros dictae Universitatis & duos Burgenses ejusdem Villae taxari debeant & consueverint Ita quod pensio ad quam hujusmodi domus taxari debuerit hospitibus illis à quibus domus illae sic conductae fuerint secundum veram taxationem persolvatur ac etiam secundum Statuta et Consuetudines ejusdem Vniversitatis a prima fundatione ejusdem hactenus ibidem observata sine quibus dicta Vniversitas nullatenus stare posset Scolares hujusmodi Domus conducere volentes in defectu hospitum quorum Domus illae fuerint si hospites illi inventi non fuerint vel malitiose se absentaverint vel si forte inventi Domos suas Scholaribus locare noluerint et sufficientem cautionem de dicta pensione pro Domibus illis solvenda a dictis Scholaribus admittere recusaverint Cancellarium Vniversitatis praedictae adeant qui recepta a dictis Scholaribus cautione sufficient domos illas eyes ficut moris est in eadem Vniversitate liberari faciat inhabitandas ac praedictus Cancellarius quandam Domum Prioris de Bernewell in praedicta villa Cantebr Magistro Radulpho de Leicestr in defectu ipsius Prioris cautionem à dicto Radulpho pro pensione Domus illius eidem Priori solvenda admittere volentis per bonam cautionem juxta consuetudinem Vniversitatis praedictae inhabitandam liberavit Praedictus Prior de Bernewell consingens se per praedictos Cancellarium & Radulphum fore disseisitum de Tenemento praedicto Assisam novae disseisinae coram vobis arram ad grave dampnum praedictorum Cancellarii et Radulphi necnon et praedictae consuetudinis Vniversitatis praedictae laesionem manifestam & quia praedictis eisdem Cancellario & Radulpho injuriari seu Libertatibus et Consuetudinibus ejusdem Vniversitatis in aliquo derogari nolumus in hac parte Vobis mandamus quod havito respectu ad Consuetudines et Statuta praedicta ad captionem Assisae praedictae nobis et nostro Constlio super boc inconsultis nullatenus procedatis Dat. apud Sanctum Edmundum 27. die April Anno regni nostri viccsimo In the 20th year of this King's reign I find this Writ of Quod damnum issued in order to grant some Messages Lands and the Advouson of the Church of St. Michael in Cambridge to the Vicechancellor and Scholars of that University towards the maintenance of a Chantry defraying the expenses of the University in defence of their Liberties and maintenance of poor Scholars therein for advancement of Learning and Religion EDwardus Dei gratia Rex Angliae etc. Vic. Cantebr salutem Praecipimus tibi Brevia Regis in Turre London An. 20 & 21 E. 1. quod per Sacramentum proborum & legalium hominum de Comitatu tuo per quos rei veritas melius sciri poterit diligenter inquiras si sit ad dampnum vel praejudicium nostrum vel aliquorum si concedamus Rogero de Ridelingfeld Capellano quod ipse quatuor Messuagia & triginta acras terrae cum pertinentiis in Cantebrig & Matild Atte-Wolde quod ipsa Advocationem Ecclesiae Sancti Michaelis in eadem Villa dare possint & assignare dilectis nobis in Christo Galfrido de Pakenham Cancellario Vnidersitatis nostrae Cantebrig et Magistris Vniversitatis ejusdem ad onera Suffragiorum spiritualium pro animabus Regum et Reginarum Angliae et liberorum suorum et aliorum Benefactorum ejusdem Vniversitatis et expensarum quae pro defensione Libertatum et status Vniversitatis ejusdem fieri contigerit necnon et in parte sustentationis pauperum Scholarium ibidem degentium Habend et tenend eisdem Cancellario et Magistris Vniversitatis praedictae et eorum successoribus Cancellario et Magistris Vniversitatis illius imperpetuum Nec ne Et si sit ad dampnum vel praejudicium nostrum vel aliorum tuxc ad quod dampnum & quod praeju●icium nostrum & quod dampnum & quod praejudicium aliorum & quorum & qualiter & quomodo Et de quo vel de quibus Messuagia illa Terra & Advocatio teneantur & per quod servitium & quantum valeant per annum in omnibus exitibus Et si terrae & tenementa praedictorum Rogeri & Matild sibi remanentia ultra donationes & assignationes praedictas sufficiant ad consuetudines & servitia tàm de praedictis Messuagiis Terra & Advocatione datis quam retentis debita f●ci●nda & ad omnia alia onera quae sustinuerunt & sustinere consueverunt ut in sectis visibus franci plegii auxiliis tallagiis vigiliis finibus redemptionibus amerciamentis contributionibus & aliis quibuseunque oneribus emergentibus sustinenda prout an●e donationes praedictas fieri consueverunt Et Inquisitionem inde distinctè & apertè factam nobis sub sigillo tuo & sigillis eorum per quos facta fuerit sine dilatione mittas & hoc Breve Teste meipso apud Culford 7 die Maii Anno regni nostri 20. Which * Pat. 17 E. 2. pars 2. m. 12. Church with other Lands I find afterwards appropriated to the House and Scholars of St. Michael in Cambridge The Abbot and Covent of the Greater Monastery of Turon exempt by Pope's Bulls from all Episcopal Jurisdiction fearing that a clause in Pope Innocents' Bull should invalid this their Privilege and Exemption procured two new Bulls from Pope Innocent and Pope Alexander to secure themselves and their Cells in England from all Episcopal Jurisdiction which they exemplified in and by this Charter of King Edward the 1. under his Great Seal and enroled in Chancery this year EDwardus Dei gratia Rex Angliae Dominus Hiberniae & Dux Aquitaniae omnibus haec visuris salutem Inspeximus quaedam privilegia in serico bullata Chart. 20 E. 1. m. 13. Cedula non cancellata non abolita nec in aliqua sui parte viciata ex parte Religiosorum virorum Abbatis & Conventus Majoris Monasterii Turonensis nobis exhibita formam quae sequitur continencia Innocentius Episcopus servus servorum Dei dilectis filiis Abbati & Conventui Majoris Monasterii Turonensis ad Romanam Ecclesiam nullo mediante spectantis salutem & Apostolicam benedictionem Cum nuper duxerimus statuendum ut exempti quantacunque gaudeant libertate nichilominus tamen ratione delicti seu contractus aut rei de qua agitur contra ipsos rite possunt coram locorum Ordinariis conveniri et illi quod ad hoc suam in ipsos jurisdictionem prout jus exigit etercere Vos dubitantes ne per Constitu●ionem hujusmodi libertatibus et immunitatibus ac juribus vobis et membris vestris privilegiis et indulgenciis ab Apostoli●a sede concessis praejudicari valeat Nobis humiliter supplicastis ut providere super h●c indempnitati vestrae paterna solicitudine curaremus Quia verò Monasterii sacra religio sic vos apud nos favore dignos constituit ut nobis votivum existat vos ab omnibus per quae vobis possent proventre dispendia immunes liben●i ani●o praeservarr auctoritate vobis praesencium indulgemus ut occasione Constitucionis hujusmodi nullam eisdem liberratibus et immunitatibus ac juribus imposterum praejudicium generetur Nulli ergo omnino hominum liceat hanc paginam nostrae concessionis infringere vellei ausu temerario contraire Si quis autem hoc attemptare praesumpserit indignacionem omnipotentis Dei & beatorum Petri & Pauli Apostolorum ejus se noverit incursurum Dat. Lugduni 3 Idus Aprilis Po●tificatus nostri anno octavo Alexander Episcopus servus servorum Dei dilectis filiis Abbati & Conventui Majoris Monasterii Turonensis ad Romanam Ecclesiam nullo medio pertinentis Ordinis Sancti Benedicti salutem & Apostolicam benedictionem Laudabilis religio quae in Monasterio vestro colitur sic ab eo mundanae dissolucionis relegavit illecebras ut inter alia claustralis abstinenciae nexibus religatum observanciae puritate fulgeat regularis & voluntatis libitum coartans omnino sub obedienciae debito dignam & sedulam exhibeat Domino servitutem unde tanquam pociori devotione praeminens attolli jamdadum exempcionis privilegio meruit & velut sanctitatis eminencia praesignitum nonn●llis diversarum gratiarum titulis honorari Cum itaque in privilegiis ipsius Monasterii contineatur express sicut nos ipsi ex inspectione ipsorum privilegiorum collegimus ne quisquam Archiepiscopus aut Episcopus beati Martini Majus Monasterium aut ipsius majoris Monasterii Monachos pro ulla causa ullo in loco excommunicare praesumat ac universi Priores et Monachi vestri sive in ipso Monasterio Nota. sive in ipsius Prioratibus commorentur et membris in eodem Monasterio prout asseritis professionem emittant et ad voluntatem Abbatis ipsius Monasterii qui est pro tempore mit●a●tur ad Prioratus et membra eadem moraturi meis et ab ipso Abbate cum ei placuerit ad idem Monasterium revocentur et conveniens sit ut qui eidem Monasterio pari se in illo professione aligant eadem gaudere debeant libertate Nos vestris devotis supplicacionibus inclinati ut universi Priores & Monachi praedicti ubicunque fuerint gandeant & utantur liberè privilegiis indulgenciis libertatibus immunitatibus & graciis quibus gaudent & uton Monachi in ipso Monasterio commorantes constitucione seu declaracione felicis re●ordacionis Innocentii Papae praedecessoris nostri oirca exemptos edita vel quibus●ibet aliis statutis seu declaracionibus factis et promulgatis ab Apostolica sede ad instanciam quorumcunque et quibuscunque literis Apostolicis per quoscunque obtentis nequaquam obstantibus auctoritate vobis praesencium de speciali gratia intulgemus Nos enim Interdicti Excommunicationis et Suspensionis sententies et procesius si quos in vos et Monasterium vestrum vel Prioratus aut Monachos praedictos seu Prioratus et membra vestra contra praesentis indulti tenorem per quoscunque ferri vel haberi contigerit irritos decernimus et inanes Nulli ergo omnino hominum liceat hanc paginam nostrae concessionis & constitucionis infringere vel ei ausu temerario contraire Si quis autem hoc attemptare praesumpserit indignacionem omnipotentis Dei & beatorum Petri & Pauli Apostolorum ejus se noverit incursurum Dat. Viterbii 6 Idus Novembris Pontificatus nostri anno tertio Thus one Pope's Bull contradicted and then repealed or explained another to gain moneys from their exempt Monasteries Abbots and Monks upon all occasions who could not endure to be subject to any Archiepiscopal or Episcopal Jurisdiction The Pope grating the Bishop and Freers' of the Hospital of St. Mary's of Bethleem Bulls and Indulgences to collect Alms for the relief of the poor and infirm in their Hospitals in divers parts of the world the King out of his charity and Royal authority granted them this Protection Licence and Patent of assistance to collect and receive the Alms of his Subjects within the Realm and to seize and punish all false Collectors thereof not authorised by them REX omnibus ad quos etc. salutem Cum dilecti nobis in Christo venerabilis pater Episcopus & Fratres Ecclesiae beatae Mariae de Bethleem mittant Pat 20 E. 1. m. 16. intus Pro Episcopo & Fratribus Ecclesiae beatae Mariae de Bethleem & eorum Nunciis See here p. 449 450. quosdam Nuncios suos cum privilegiis Apostolicis et indulgentiis ad loca diversa ad elemosinas Christi fidelium colligendas in subsidium Ecclesiae beatae Mariae de Bethleem pauperum et infirmorum in eorum Hospitalibus per diversas partes mundi degentium Nos eosdem Episcopum & Fratres ac eorum Nuncios praedictos in protectionem & defensionem nostram suscepimus specialem Vobis mandamus quod ipsos Episcopum Fratres & Nuncios manuteneatis & protegatis & defendatis non inferentes eis vel inferri permittentes injuriam molestiam dampnum aut gravamen Et si quid eis forisfactum fuerit id eis quantum in vobis est sine dilatione faciatis emendari Rogamus etiam vos quod cum dicti Fratres vel eorum Nuncii ad vos venerint de bonis vestris elemosinas petituri ipsos benigne admittere et eisdem intuitu charitatis ad sustentationem praedictam de bonis vestris erogare velitis ut a Deo remunerationem condignam et a nobis grates reportare possitis speciales Et quia quidam * See p. 243. falsarii advocantes se per Episcopum & Fratres Ecclesiae praedictae nomine ipsorum Episcopi & Fratrum elemosinas colligunt licet per ipsos potestatem non habeant ut intelleximus Vos iterato rogamus quod cum aliqui tales sine literis patentibus praedicti Episcopi vel ejus Nuncii causa hujusmodi collectae faciendae per vos transitum fecerint ipsos cum collecta illa arrestari faciatis donec de hujusmodi malicia emendas fecerint competentes prout in casu consimili aliàs fieri consuevit In cujus etc. Teste Rege apud Stebenheth 15 die Aprilis Pat. 20 E. 1. m. 6. The King granted the like Patent and Protection verbatim Pro Magistro & Fratribus Hespitalis Sancti Jacobi de Alto Passu & eorum attornatis Teste Rege apud Berewyk super Twed. 15 die Julii as he had * See here p. 275 364 365. formerly done This year the King by two distinct Patents running in the same form nominated two * See here p. 423 424. more of his 20. Clerks who should enjoy the Pope's Privilege granted to him for Nonresidence from their Livings ten years' space REX omnibus ad quos etc. salutem Universitati vestrae notum facimus per praesentes quod cum Sanctissimus pater in Christo Dominus Nicholaus Papa Pat. 20 E. 1. m 22. intus De privilegio pro Clericis Regis concesso quartus nobis de gratia speciali concesserit quod viginti Clerici nostris obsequiis insistentes quos duxerimus nominandos sua beneficia Ecclesiastica per decennium libere recipere valeant non obstante quod primam vel aliam residentiam non fecerint in eisdem prout in literis Apostolicis plenius continetur Nos dilectum Clericum nostrum Dominum Agmonem de Quarto Praecentorem Lugduni nostris obsequiis fideliter ac diligenter insistentem nominamus inter caeteros Clericos nostris obsequys immorantes ad dictam gratiam per praedictum tempus liberaliter optinend In cujus etc. Teste Rege apud Westm quinto die Februarii The like Patent in terminis nominated Magistrum Arnaldum de Tillio for another Nonresident Teste Rege apud Stebenheth 11 die Decembris How the King by his Sovereign authority commissioned others to visit his Hospitals make Ordinances for place Masters in them in his stead this Patent instructs us REX omnibus ad quos etc. salutem Cum dilectus noster Willielmus de Hamelton Pat. 20 E. 1. m. 10. See Bundela Brev. An. 20 E. 1. a Writ to the same effect Archid. Eborum in visitacione et ordinacione quas de praecepto nostro nuper fecit in Hospitali nostro beati Nicholai infra Civitatem nostram Ebor. fundato Magistrum eidem Hospitali praeficere distulerit quousque de nostra sibi super hoc constiterit voluntate Per quod nos nolentes quod Hospitale illud Magistro diutius careret nec quod bona ejusdem possent pro defectu regiminis dissipari Mandavimus dilecto nobis in Christo Abbati beatae Mariae Ebor. & dilecto & fideli nostro Johanni de Lythegreynes quod ipsi aliquem Capellanum providum & honestum de Civitate praedicta vel partibus adjacentibus qui regimini ejusdem Hospitalis vellet & sciret intendere eligerent vice nostra Ac iidem Abbas & Johannes Robertum le Grant personam Ecclesiae Sancta Crucis Ebor. de communi consensu Majoris & Communitatis Civitatis praedictae ad hoc nominaverint in Magistrum Nos de ipsius Roberti industria confidentes commisimus ei Hospitale praedictum cum pertin custodiendum quamdiu bene et fideliter se gesserit in eodem Ita quod ordinacionem per praefatum Clericum nostrum in eodem Hospitali nuper factam et per nostras patentes literas postmodum confirmatam in singulis suis articulis firmiter et inviolabiliter faciat observari quod in dictis literis nostris plenius continetur In cujus etc. Teste Rege apud Berewyk super Twed. 12 die Junii Et mandatum est fratribus & sororibus etc. Teste ut supra The King standing in need of moneys his Treasurer borrowed from the Pope's Nuncio and Merchants no less than one Hundred Thousand Marks at once due at the second term of payment thereof out of the Dimes granted him by the Pope for relief of the Holy Land collected in England as these Records attest REX omnibus ad quos etc. salutem Sciatis quod assignavimus 〈…〉 fidelem nostrum Magistrum Willielmum de Marchia Thesa●● 〈…〉 〈…〉 petendum et recipiendum nomine nostro centum millia marc●●● 〈…〉 collecta in regno nostro Angl. et nobis a sede Apostolica in 〈…〉 Sanctae concessa de secundo termino solucionis ejusdem una cu● 〈…〉 de toto tempore concessionis Decimae illius tam a Mercatoribus 〈…〉 quam ab aliis quibuscunque ad Decimam illam nobis selvendam a 〈…〉 Apostolica deputatis In cujus etc. Teste Rege apud Berewyk super Twed. 13 die Junii REX omnibus ad quos etc. salutem Sciatis nos recepisse per manus dilecti & fidelis nostri Magistri Willielmi de Marchia Thesaur nostri à dilectis nobis Ibidem Magistro Giffredo de Vezano Cameracen camerae Domini Papae Clerico et Apostolicae sedis in Anglia Nuncio & Magistro Johanne de Luk. Canonico Sancti Pauli London centum millia marcarum de Decima in regno nostro Angl. collecta et nobis a praedicta sede in subsidium Terrae Sanctae concessa de secundo termino solucionis ejusdem De quibus centum millibus marcarum praefatos Magistros Giffredum & Johannem et sedem praedictam tenore praesencium quietamus In cujus etc. Teste ut supra Thus the King and Pope divided this great spoil between them no part thereof being applied to the Holy Lands relief The Abbot and Covent of Certesey procuring divers Churches to be appropriated to them to which notwithstanding others presented their Clerks by prayers or power against their wills upon the deaths of their Temporary Vicars procured a Bull from Pope Clement the 3d. and Charter from the Bishop of Winton to hold them to their proper uses after the Encumbents deaths or resignations so as they presented Vicars to them which being invalid without the King's special licence and confirmation they procured this Patent from him to confirm these appropriations to them by reason of the poverty and losses of the Monastery wherein the Pope's Bull and Bishop's Charter are recited and ratified REX omnibus ad quos etc. salutem Inspeximus literas patentes quas venerabilis Pat. 20 E. 1. m. 11. Pro Abbate & Conve●●u do Certeseye pater Johannis Winton Episcopus fecit dilectis nobis in Christo Abbati & Conventui de Certeseye in haec verba Vniversis praesentes literas inspecturis Johannes permissione divina Winton Ecclesiae Minister salutem in Domino sempiternam Noveritis nos literas felicis recordationis Clementis Papae tercii nobis ex parte Religiosorum virorum Abbatis & Conventus de Certeseye nostrae Diocaesis praesentatas non cancellatas non abolitas nec in aliqua sui parte viciatas filo serico & vera bulla builatas vidisse legisse ac diligenter examinasse sub eo qui sequitur verborum tenore Clemens Episcopus servus servorum Dei dilectis filiis Abbati & Conventui de Certeseya salutem & Apostolicam benedictionem Religiosis socis adesse universalis regiminis administracione compellimur & eorum commoditatibus sollicitè providere caritatis zelo propensius commovemur ut oculus Apostolicae sedis eorundem locorum commodis officio sollicitudinis pastoralis invigilet & eorum indempnitati provida studeret circumspectione cavere Ad nostram siquidem audienciam pervenit quod quaedam parochiales Ecclesiae Monasterio vestro ad sustentacionem fratrum hospitum ac pauperum susceptionem fuerunt collatae scilicet de Botham & de Edesnam & de Ewell & de Waltham & de Horleya & de Coveham & de Culesdon Ecclesiae & de Wetesdon & de Gerteseya Capellae in quibus Clerici instituti per temporales Vicarios ministrabant quibus decedentibus tam Ecclesiasticae quam Seculares personae interdum precibus et potencia potius quam vestra voluntate Clericos suos in eyes faciebant institui In quo jus Monasterii vestri contigit deperire et Ecclesias ipsas bonis et possessionibus amplas vobis inutiles et infructuosas existere Nos autem quorum est errata corrigere et quae perperam fuerunt ad aequitatis tramitem revocare Vobis & Ecclesiae vestrae cupientes utiliter providere auctoritate vobis Apostolica indulgemus ut cum Clerici aut Sacerdotes praedictarum Ecclesiarum decedunt aut eas vivi dimittunt licitum sit vobis eas in manu vestra retinere et earum beneficia ad proprios usus reservare el●ctis ibidem Vicariis et Diocesano Episcopo praesentatis Ita quidem quod Episcopo non liceat qui sibi fuerint praesentati nisi ob manife stam et ratienabilem causam repellere eaedem vero Ecclesiae et earum beneficia vobis et successoribus vestris imperpetuum conserventur eorum pro quorum gubernacione et sustentacione concessa sunt omnimodis usibus profutura salva sedis Apostolicae auctoritate et Diocesani Episcopi Canonica justitia Praeterea auctoritate duximus Apostolica statuendum ne quis Archiepiscopus Episcopus Archidiaconus Decanus seu aliquis Ecclesiae Praelatus vos aut Ecclesias vestras vel Clericos vestros suspendere interdicere seu excommunicare vel a vobis vel a possessionibus vest●is quicquam exigere quod indebitum sit vel extraordinarium nisi ex rationabili causa et ordine judiciario cognita ullo ausu praesumat Decrevimus ergo ut null● omnino hominum liceat hanc paginam nostrae constitucionis & prohibicionis infringere vel ei ausu temerario contraire Si quis autem hoc attemptare praesumpserit indignationem omnipotentis Dei & beatorum Petri & Pauli Apostolorum ejus se noverit incursurum Data Laterani 13 Kal. April Pontificatus nostri anno quarto Cum igitur Ecclesia de Botham praedict● nostri Diocesis dictorumque Religiosorum patronatus per resignationem Johannis de London nuper Rectoris ejusdem in manibus nostris purè & simpliciter nuper factam vacare noscatur ad praesens Nos attendentes quod eorundem Religiosorum redditus et proventus adeo sunt tenues et exiles in tantumque istis diebus modis variis decrescebant quod remanente onere quod de die in dies excrescit et numero Deo inibi famulancium ipsi tanquam aere alieno depressi eorumque facultatibus lapsi pensatis oppressionibus variis tam exactionum quam etiam pesti●enciarum et inundacione aquarum quae in animalibus pecudibus et aliis nuper in illis partibus de Certeseye contigerunt non poterunt ex ipsis commode sustentari nec hospitalitatem ut praemittitur vel alia caritatis opera prout consueverunt hactenus exercere Hiis & aliis rationibus evidentibus & legitimis quibus Ecclesiarum appropriatio non tam juri contraria quam pietati consona est censenda merito excitati quod per felicis recordationis C. Papam praedictum tam piè tam misericorditer factum & concessum existit quantum in nobis est ratum habentes & firmum cupientesque effectui debito mancipare eisdem Religiosis concedimus per praesentes ut ipsi per Procuratores eorundem dicta Ecclesiae jam vacantis quae eis ut praemittitur auctoritate sedis Apostolicae appropriata existit corporalem possessionem liberè ingredi valeant & eam licitè retinere ipsiusque fructus et probentus sibi et successoribus suis ad usus praemissos imperpetuum convertendos salva in omnibus jure Episcopali auctoritate et dignitate Winton Ecclesiae Ita tamen quod eidem Ecclesiae per idoneum Vicarium nobis praesentandum honeste deserviatur juxta formam superius annotatam In cujus rei testimonium praesentes literas nostras eisdem Religiosis fieri fecimus patentes sigilli nostri impressione munitas Actum & datum apud Essere primo die Aprilis Anno Domini 1292. Consecrationis verò nostrae decimo Nos autem concessionem praedictam ratam habentes et gratam eam pro nobis et b●redibus nostris quantum in nobis est praedictis Abbati et Conventui et successoribus suis concedimus et confirmamus sicut literae praedictae rationabiliter testantur In cujus etc. Teste Rege apud Berewik super Twed. 8 die Junii King Henry the 3. having granted the Tithe of his rent called Chaumpard in the Isle of Gernesey to the Chapel of St. Mary in Orguil Castle there where I was once a Prisoner by some Prelate's malice to maintain a Chaplain to say divine service every day for his soul and the souls of his predecessors and heirs K. Edward ratified it by this Patent to the said Chaplain and his successors REX Ballivis suis & omnibus tenentibus Insularum de Gerneseye & Gereseye salutem Pat. 20 E. 1. m. 12. Pro quodam Capellano divina celebrante in Capella beatae Mariae de Orguil in Insula de Gerneseye Cum bonae memoriae Dominus H. quondam Rex Angl. pater noster intuitu Dei & ob reverentiam beatae Virginis Mariae & pro salute animae suae & animarum antecessorum & haeredum suorum per Cartam suam dederit & concesserit ad sustentacionem cujusdam Capellani divina celebrantis singulis diebus in Capella beatae Mariae de Castro de Orguil in Insula de Gernes decimam totius redditus sui qui vocatur Chaumpard in eadem Insula de Gerneseye habendum & tenendum imperpetuum in liberam puram & perpetuam elemosinam prout in Carta praedicta quam inspeximus plenius continetur Nos dictae Cartae tenore considerato diligenter voluntatem dicti patris nostri cupientes adimplere et maxime in hoc casu donacionem & concessionem super praemissis à dicto patre nostro factas ratas habentes & gratas volumus & per praesentes literas pro nobis & haeredibus nostris concedimus quod Capellanus noster qui nunc in dicta Capella est institutus et ejus successores qui per nos vel haeredes nostros vel Ballivos nostros vel haeredum nostrorum de dicta Insula de Gerneseye in dicta Capella erunt assignati decimam praedictam totius redditus nostri qui dicitur Chaumpard in dicta Insula de Gerneseye habeant et integre percipiant in puram et perpetuam elemosinam libere pacifice et quiet In cujus etc. Teste Rege apud Walsingham 10 die Maii. I find the King's Royal licence and assent to the election only of one Abbess in Ireland recorded in this year REX dilecto & fideli suo Willielmo de Vescy Justice suo Hibern salutem Cum Pat. 20 E. 1. m 12. Delicentia eligendi & potestate data adhibendi assensum electioni & temporalia restituendi in Hibernia dilecti nobis in Christo Abbatissa & Conventus beatae Mariae de Bello Portu juxta Waterford nobis per literas suas patentes significaverint quod Ecclesia sua praedicta per mortem Matil. Comyn nuper Abbatissae ejusdem loci pastoris sit solatio destituta supplicantes nobis prout moris est quod licentiam sibi aliam eligendi in Abbatissam eisdem concedere dignaremur ac nos precibus eorundem Abbatissae & Conventus in hac parte favorabiliter inclinati licentiam illam eis duxerimus concedendam mandantes quod talem etc. Nos eorundem Abbatissae & Conventus laboribus & expensis in hac parte parcere volentes ista vice concessimus eye etc. Acceptis tamen securitate etc. sine data What English Bishops were elected confirmed and restored to their Temporalties this year by the King's Royal licence and assent these Patents and Writs will best inform us REX electioni nuper factae in Ecclesia Cathedrali Karl de fratre * See Godwins Catalogue p. 540. Johanne de Pat. 20 E. 1. m. 12. De assensu adhibito electioni Halghton Canonico ejusdem domus in Episcopum loci illius Regium assensum adhibuit et favorem Et mandatum est Magistro Johanni de Crancumb Archid. Estriding venerabilis patris J. Archiepiscopi Ebor. Angl. Primatis ipso Archiepiscopo in partibus transmarinis agente Vicario generali ut quod suum est in hac parte exequatur Teste Rege apud Derlington 26 die Maii. Who confirming his election the King restored his Temporalties by a Writ to his Escheator Teste Rege apud Berewyk super Twed. 18 die Julii Ibid. m. 10. REX dilecto Clerico suo Malculmo de Harle Escaetori suo citra Trentam salutem Pat. 20 E. 1. m. 19 Pro electo Exon. de temporalibus restituendis Cum venerabilis pater J. Cantuariensis Archiepiscopus electionem nuper factam in Ecclesia Cathedrali beati Petri Exon. de venerabili viro Magistro * See Godwint Catalogue p. 329. Thoma de Bitton Decano Wellensi in Episcopum loci praedicti cui Regium assensum prius adhibuimus et favorem confirmaverit sicut per literas patentes ipsius Archiepiscopi nobis inde directas accepimus Nos consimationem illam acceptantes cepimus fidelitatem ipsius Electi & Temporalia Episcopatus praedicti prout moris est restituimus eidem Et ideo vobis mandamus quod Temporalia ejusdem Episcopatus eidem Electo restituatis sicut praedictum est Teste Rege apud London 2 die Novembris Et mandatum est Militibus etc. Teste ut supra REX Radulpho de Berners salutem Cum venerabilis pater J. Cantuar. Archiepiscopus totius Angliae Primas electionem nuper celebratam in Ecclesia Cathedrali Pat. 20 E. 1. m 27. De Temporalibus Sarum resti ntis Sarum de discreto viro * See Godwins Catalogue p. 279 280. Nicholas Longespeye dictae Ecclesiae Thesaurario in Episcopum ejusdem loci cui prius Regium assensum adhibuimus et savorem confirmaverit sicut per literas patentes ip●ius Archiepiscopi nobis inde directas nobis constat Nos confirmationem illam acceptantes cepimus fidelitatem ipsius Electi & Temporalia Episcopatus illius prout moris est restituimus eidem Et ideo vobis mandamus quod eidem Nicholao Temporalia Episcopatus illius restituatis sicut praedictum est Teste Rege apud Cantuar. 16 die Decembris Et mandatum est Militibus etc. Teste ut supra The Pope granting the King a Disme in Ireland for relief of the Holy Land and appointing who should collect it he issued this Patent for their assistance therein to all his Bailiffs and Subjects in Ireland REX Vicecomitibus & omnibus aliis Ballivis & fidelibus suis in Hibern ad quos etc. salutem Cum Summus Pontifex venerabiles patres Th. Midensem Pat. 20 E. 1. m. 20. De Decima colligenda in Hibern & Kildarensem Episcopos per literas suas bullatas deputaverit ad Decimam in terra praedicta nobis in subsidium Terrae Sanctae concessam colligendam prout in eisdem literis plenius continetur Vobis mandamus quod eisdem Episcopis ad eandem Decimam colligendam sitis consulontes et auxiliantes quociens ab eisdem Episcopis vel eorum altero ex parte nostra super hcc fueritis requisiti In cujus etc. Teste Rege apud Waverle 12 die Februarii The King in the Prologue of his Patent this year on the behalf of the Abbot and Covent of St. Edmund's thus expresseth his Royal Office and care to maintain Churches in their Ecclesiastical as well as Temporal Liberties and to redress their violations REX omnibus ad quos etc. salutem Cum nos Ecclesias ac Ecclesiasticas Libertates & maximè illas quae de nostris & progenitorum nostrorum Pat. 20 E. 1. m. 22. Pro Abbate & Conventu de S. Edmundo quondam Regum Angl. elemosinis sunt fundatae manutenere volumus et defendere ut tenemur Ac quidam salutis suae immemores in Villa Sancti Edmundi assumptis secum quibusdam fautoribus suis nuper in nostri & Abbatis Sancti Edmundi cujus Ecclesia de hujusmodi elemosinis est fundata & in elusionem libertatis ejusdem Ecclesiae à tempore fundationis ejusdem optentae & hactenus usitatae necnon & dignitatis & pacis nostrae laesionem manifestam quamplures injurias & transgressiones enormes eidem Abbati & Ecclesiae suae praedictae intulerint ut accepimus Nos super hoc sicut nobis incumbit remedium providere et libertates à nobis & progenitoribus nostris dictae Ecclesiae sic concessas et usitatas tanquam patronus ejusdem Ecclesiae illihatas conservare volentes Ad instantiam praedicti Abbatis & de consilio nostro assignavimus dilectos & fideles nostros Johannem de Met Willielmum de Giselham & Hugonem de Crossingham vel duos ex ipsis quos praesentes esse contigerit ad inquirendum per sacramentum proborum & legalium hominum per quos etc. super injuriis & transgress praedictis plenius veritatem & ad plenam & c●lerem justiciam eidem Abbati inde exhibendam secundum legem & consuetudinem regni nostri Nolentes quod aliquid per istud factum eidem Abbati & successoribus suis cedat in praejudicium vel laesionem libertatum Ecclesiae memorat● In cujus etc. Teste Rege apud Westm 2 die Februarii King Edward this year by his Sovereign authority commanded the heart of his Father King Henry the 3d. to be delivered to the Abbess of Fonteveroit to be interred in that Nunnery according to his promise in his life time which the Abbot of Westminster accordingly delivered to her 20 years after his decease in the presence of sundry Bishops Nobles and others by the King's command as this Patent attests REX omnibus ad quos etc. salutem Quia pro certo intelleximus quod c●lebris memoriae Dominus H. quondam Rex Angliae pater noster ipso dudum Pat. 20 E. 1. m. 20. De cord Regis Henrici liberato Abbatissae Fontis Ebr●●di ad supelie●dum in Monasterio suo existente apud Monasterium Fontis Ebraldi cor suum post ejus decessum eidem Manasterio promisit & dilecta nobis in Christo Abbatissa Monasterii praedicti nuper in Anglia accedens cor illud sibi juxta promissionem praedictam petiit liberari dilectus nobis in Christo Walterus Abbas Westmonasterii cor praedictum integrum in praesencia venerabilium patrum A. Dunolm & R. Bathon & Wellen. Episcoporum & dilectorum & fidelium nostrorum Edmundi fratris nostri & Willielmi de Valencia Auunculi nostri & aliorum fidelium nostrorum plurimorum die Luna proxima ante festum beatae Luciae Virginis anno Regni nostri vicesimo in Eccles●a Westmonasterii praedictae Abbatissae de voluntate et praecepto nostro liberavit ad praedictum Monasterium Fontis Ebraldi deferend et sepeliendum in eodem In cujus etc. Teste Rege apud London 3. die Decemb. What inroads encroachments the Bishops Clergymen and their Officials this year made upon the King's Crown prerogative Royal and Temporal Courts of Justice by holding Pleas of Chattels and Debts which concerned not Marriage and Testament and likewise of Advowsons' and Freeholds against the King's Prohibitions to them how contemptuously they proceeded to excommunicate those who delivered the King's prohibitions to them to restrain their encroachments and to imprison them by Capias Excommunicatums notwithstanding the King's Prohibitions and how zealous the King his Judges Subjects were to oppose these their encroachments usurpations and contempts against the King's Crown Dignity Courts Prohibitions and his Subjects liberties will appear by these ensuing Writs actions suits against them both by the parties grieved and by the King himself the Originals and returns whereof endorsed on them I rescued out of the rubbish in the White Tower Chapel and by the Plea Rolls Anno 20 E. 1. which I shall here present you with EDwardus Dei gratia Rex Angliae Dominus Hiberniae & Dux Aquitaniae Vic. Brevia Regis A● 20 E 1. in Turre London n. 18 Holm Linc. salutem Pone per vadium & salvos Plegios Oliverum Episcopum Linc. quod sit coram Justiciariis nostris apud Westm à die Sancti Hillarii in xv dies & ibi habeat R. Vicarium Ecclesiae de Wycham Clericum suum ad respondendum Nobis de placito Quare cum Placita de Catallis et Debitis quae non sunt de Testamento vel Matrimonio ad Nos et ad dignitatem nostram et non ad alium in regno nostro pertineant Idem Richardus sicut ex relatu plurimorum acce●imus secutus est placitum in Curia Christianitatis de catallis et debitis Richardi de Wi●ham Clerici quae non sunt de Testamento vel Matrimonio in laesionem dignitatis nostrae et contra Prohibitionem nostram ut dicitur Et ad ostendendum quare non habuit praedictum Richardum Vicarium Ecclesiae de Wycham Clericum suum coram Justiciariis nostris apud Westm à die Sancti Michaelis in xv dies sicut sibi mandatum fuit et habeas ibi nomina plegiorum & hoc breve Teste J. de Metingham apud Westm 10 die Novembr Anno Regni nostri vicesimo who put in Pledges endorsed on the Writ EDwardus Dei gratia Rex Angliae etc. Vic. Devon salutem Monstravit nobis Brevia Regis Anno 20 E. 1. in Turre London Robertus de Morkesel quod cum Magister Petrus de Insula Archidiaconus Exon. in Curia nostra coram Justiciariis nostris apud Westm à die Sanctae Trinitatis in 15. dies proximo praeterit attachiatus esset ad respondend eidem Roberto de placito quare tenuit placitum in Curia Christianitatis de quodam Iuvenco ipsius Roberti quod non est de Testamento vel Matrimonio contra Prohibitionem nostram quam idem Robertus prius ei porrexerat ne praedictum placitum in praedicta Curia teneret Ac idem Magister Petrus ad diem illam in praefata Curia nostra comparnisset & vadiasset eidem Roberto inde legem suam prout moris est in eadem Curia nostra quod placitum illum non tenuit in praedicta Curia Christianitatis & tamen ei ad eundem R. diem fecisset & postea in eadem Curia nostra inhibitum esset praedicto Magistro Petro ne occasione prosecutionis praedicti placiti praedicto Roberto aliquam inferret molestiam idem Magister Petrus * Nota. e● gravius et molestius placitum illud ulterius tenuit in eadem Curia Christianitatis quousque sententia in ipsum Robertum promulgata ipsum excommunicavit et per totam Archidiaconatum praedictam publice excommunicare fecit et postea breve nostrum de ipso Roberto sic excommunicato tanquam claves Ecclesiae contemnente capiendo jam tibi porrerit ut dicitur in Coronae et Dignitatis nostrae laesionem manifestam Euriae nostrae praedictae contemptum et praedicti Roberti dispendium non modicum et gravamen prout ex gravissima ipsius Roberti querela accepimus Et quia tanta contemptum et inobedientiam si commissa fuerint relinquere nolumus impunita tibi praecipimus quod si praedictus Robertus fecerit te securum de Clamore suo prosequendo tunc pone per vadium & salvos plegios praedictum Magistrum Petrum quod sit coram Justiciariis nostris apud Westm à die Sancti Hillarii in 15. dies ad respondendum tam Nobis de praedictis contemptu et inobedientia quam praedicto Roberto de transgressione praedicta Praecipimus eciam tibi quod si tibi constare possit quod praedictus Robertus ea occasione et non alia excommunicatus sit tunc ab ipso Roberto capiendo per aliquod breve nostrum per praedictum Magistrum Petrum impetratum penitus desistas et ipsum Robertum interim pacem nostram habere permittas & habeas ibi nomina plegiorum & hoc breve Teste J. de Metingham apud Westm 18 die Novembris Anno regni nostri vicesimo The Sheriff returning Magister Petrus de Insula Clericus est & non habet Laicum feodum per quod possit attachiari Thereupon a new Writ in like form issued to the Bishop of Exeter to cause him to appear A Writ of the same nature with some diversity issued this year in another case to the Sheriffs of London for the like contempt and vexation EDwardus etc. Vicecomitibus London salutem Monstravit nobis Adam pain quod cum Magister Simon de la Neylond et Hermannus le Somenar in Curia Brevia Regis An. 2● E. 1. in Turre London nostra coram Justice nostris apud Westm in Octabis Sancti Johannis Baptistae prox praeterit attach essent ad respondend eidem Adae de placito quare predict Magist Simon tenuit placitum in Curia Christianitatis de quodam debito unius Marcae quam praedictus Hermannus coram eodem Magistro Simone exigebat quae non est de Testamento vel Matrimonio et de placito quare praedictus Hermannus secutus fuit dictum placitum in eadem Curia Christian contra prohibitiones nostras quas idem Adam prius eis porrexerat ne praedictus Magister Simon placitum illud in eadem Curia Christianitatis ulterius teneret nec praedictus Hermannus idem placitum in eadem Curia sequeretur ac iidem Magister Simon & Hermannus ad diem illum venissent in praefata Curia nostra coram praefatis Justiciariis nostris apud Westm & defendissent contra praedictum Adam et Sectam suam quod praedictus Magister Simon non tenuit placitum praedictum nec predict Hermannus secutus fuit in praedicta Curia Christianitatis et vadiassent ei●●m Adae inde leges suas & habuissent diem veniendi cum legibus ejus coram Justiciariis nostris apud Westm in Octabis Sancti Martini proximo futuris praefatus Magister Simon pendente inde inter eos in praedicta C●ria nostra praefato Placito praedictum placitum nichilominus ulterius tenuit in praedicta Curia Christianitatis et similiter praefatus Hermannus idem placitum in eadem Curia ulterius secutus est quousque praedictus Magister Simon sententia in ipsum Adam promulgata ad sectam praedicti Hermanni ipsum excommunicavit et per totam Archidiaconatum London publice excommunicare fecit et postea Breve nostrum de ipso Adam sic excommunicato tanquam claves Ecclesiae contempnente capiendo jam vobis porrexerunt ut dicitur in Coronae et Dignitatis nostrae laesionem manifestam Curiae nostrae praedictae contemptum et praedicti Adae dispendium non modicum et gravamen prout ex gravi querela ipsius Adae accepimus Et quia tanta contemptum et inobedientiam si commissa fuerint relinquere nolumus impunita vobis praecipimus quod si praedictus Adam fecerit vos securum de clamore suo pros tunc pone per vadium et salvos pleg praedictos Magistrum Simonem et Hermannum quod sint coram Justice nostris apud Westm in Octab. Sancti Michaelis ad respondendum tam novis de praedictis contemptu et inobedientia quam praedicto Adae de transgressione praedictâ Praecipimus etiam vobis quoà si vobis constare poterit quod praedictus Adam occasione praedicta et non alia excommunicatus sit tunc ab ipso Adam capiendo per aliquod Breve nostrum ea occasione per praedictos Magistr Simonem & Hermannum impetratum seu impetrandum penitus desistatis et ipsum Adam interim pacem nostram habere permittatis Et habeatis ibi nomina pleg & h●c Breve Teste J. de Metingham apud Westm 14 die Julii Anno regni nostri vicesimo The like Writ of alias issued to the same Sheriffs between the same parties 10 die Novembris the same year EDwardus Dei gratia Rex Angliae etc. Vic. Wiltes salutem Si Robertus de Brevia Regis in Turre London An. 20 E. 1. Horsinton fecerit te securum de Clam suo proseq tunc pone per vadium & salvos plegios Eudonem persanam Ecclesiae de Sturton quod sit coram Justiciariis nostris apud Westm in Octabis Sancti Michaelis ostensurus quare tenuit placitum in Curia Christianitatis de Catallis et Devitis quae non sunt de Testamento vel Matrimonio contra prohibitionem nostram Et habeas ibi nomina pleg & hoc Breve Teste meipso apud Berewyk super Twedam 7. die Julii Anno regni nostri vicesimo The like Writs at large issued the same year Vic. Somers for Agnes de Sidernefen contra Willielm Vicar Ecclesiae de Wynesford Defend ad respond apud Westm in Octab. Sancti Michaelis quare secutus est consimile placitum etc. Teste ut supra 18 die Junii Vic. Kantiae for Alanus de Hulles contr. Magist. Lucam de Brey & Magist Willielmum de Halyngberg quare tenuerunt consimile placitum etc. Teste meipso apud Roubing 23. die Julii With another Writ between the said parties 30. die Augusti Vic. Kantiae for Michael de Northflete contra fratrem Nicholaum Praecentorem Ecclesiae de Bernewell quare tenuit placitum etc. Et Magistrum Richardum de Hecham personam Ecclesiae de Northflete quare secutus est idem placitum in Curia Christianitatis de bonis et catallis quae non sunt etc. contra prohibitionem etc. Teste meipso apud Spalding 15 die Maii. Vic. Hereford for Mab●l● de la Bedeon versus fratrem Willielmum de Paris quare tenuit consimile placitum & Willielmum Vicarium Ecclesiae Sancti Stephani extra villam Sancti Albam quare secutus est idem placitum Teste apud Farendon 28 die Febr. Vicecomitibus London for Andraeas de Furmager versus Magist. Simon de Neulond & Magist Johannem de Maerhale quare secutisunt consimile placitum Teste etc. apud Hereford 2. die Novembr Vicecomiti Buks salutem Si Robertus le Dun de parva Brikhull fecerit te securum etc. tunc pone etc. Willielmum personam Ecclesiae de parva Brikhulle Willielmum le Clerk de Marcle & Robertum Vicarium Ecclsieae de Ugliene quod sint etc. Ostensuri quare secuti sunt placitum in Curia Christianitatis de Catallis et Debitis quae non sunt de Testamento vel Matrimonto contra prohibitionem nostram etc. Teste meipso apud Grenewiche 13. die Decemb. Anno regni nostri vicesimo Breve consimile dirigitur Vicecomiti Buk p●o Johanne de Prydynton contra Willielmum Ibidem Vicarium Ecclesiae de parva Brykhill Willielmum le Clerk de Marcle & Robertum Vicarium Ecclesiae de Vgliene Dat. ut supra EDwardus etc. Vicecomiti Wiltes salutem Pracipimus tibi quod distring as Magistrum Ibidem Radulphum de Brickwell per omnes terras & catalla sua Ita quod nec ipse nec aliquis per ipsum ad ea manum apponat donec aliud à nobis inde habueritis praeceptum Et quod habeas corpus ejus coram Justice nostris apud Westm in Octabis Sancti Hillarii ad respondendum Petro filio Garino de placito quare tenuit placitum in Curia Christianitatis de catallis et debitis quae non sunt de Testamento vel Matrimonio contra prohibitionem nostram ut dicit Et ad audiendum judicium suum de pluribus defaltis Et habeas ibi hoc breve Teste J. de Metingham apud Westm tertio die Novembris Anno regni nostri 20. EDwardus etc. Venerabili in Christo Patri G. eadem gratia Episcopo Cicestr salutem Mandamus vobis quod venire faciatis coram Justice nostris apud Ibidem Westm in Octabis Sancti Michaelis Thomam de Burn & Stephanum personam Ecclesiae de Yuhurst Clericos vestros ad respondendum Simoni de Baroun de placito quare praedictus Thomas tenuit placitum in Curia Christianitatis de catallis et debitis quae non sunt de Testamento vel Matrimonio contra prohibitionem nostram ut dicit Et unde Vic. noster Sussex mandavit Justice nostris apud Westm à die Paschae in quindecim dies quod praedictus Magister Thomas & Stephanus Clerici sunt & non habent Laicum feodum in balliva sua per quod possunt attachiari Et habeas ibi hoc Breve T●ste J. de Metingham apud Westm 28 die April Anno regni nostri vicesimo who endorsed this return Bona Ecclesiasti●a Thomae de Burn & Stephani P●rsonae Ecclesiae de Yuhurst sequestrata sunt quod sint coram Justiciariis apud Westm die in brevi contento but they not appearing there issued a New Writ Vic. Sussex Pone per vadiis & salvos plegios Episcopus Cicestriae quod sit coram Justiciariis nostris apud Westm Et ibi habcat Thomam de Burne & Stephanum etc. Clericos suos ad respondend Simoni Baron de placito praedicto Teste J. de Metingham apud Westm 14 die Octobris Anno regni nostri 20. The like Writ issued Episcopo Lincoln quod venire f●ciat etc. Simonem personam Ecclesiae de Hegeling & Philippum Vicarium Ecclesiae de Clee Clericos suos ad respondend Henrico de Hoke quare tenuerunt placitum etc. Teste J. de Metingham 27 die Octobr. Anno regni nostri 20. Another Writ issued Episcopo Sarum quod venire faciat Radulphum de Brightwell Clericum suum etc. ad respondendum Petro filio Warini quare secutus fuit placitum in Curia Christianitatis de catallis et debitis etc. Teste J. de Metingham apud Westm 3 die Novembr An. regni nostri 20. Moreover in the Plea Rolls in the Tower Paschae 20 E. 1. I find these suits upon Attachments for suing and holding Pleas in Court Christian of Debts Chattels which concerned not Testaments or Marriage and of Advousons' of Churches * Placita Termin Trin. 20 E. 1. in Turre Lond. Rot. 76. Juliana quae fuit uxor Roberti de Hill per attornatum suum optulit se 4. die versus Magistrum Willielmum & Willielmum Abbatem de Malmesbury de placito quare praedictus Magister Willielmus tenuit placitum in Curia Christianitatis de catallis vel debitis quae nonsunt de Testamento vel Matrimonio contra prohibitionem etc. Willielmus de Schelond & Robertus de Cherleheld per attornatum suum optulerunt se 4. die versus Ricardum le de placito quare secutus esi placitum Ibid. ●ot 155. Sussex in Curia Christianitatis de catallis et debitis quae non sunt de Testamento vel Matrimonio contra prohibitionem etc. Et ipse non venit etc. ●ssoniator Nicholai Burdet optulit se 4. die versus Magistrum Petrum de Sannary & Magistrum Willielmum de Sarden & Robertum filium Alani Placita Term. Pasch 20 E 1. Rot. 21. in Turre Lond. de Westrington de placito quare praedicti Petrus et Willielmus tenuerunt placitum in Curia Christianitatis de advocatione Ecclesiae de Rande contra prohibitionem Et de placito quare praedictus Robertus secutus fuit idem placitum in eadem Curia contra prohibitionem etc. Et ipsi non venerunt & Robertus fuit attachiatus per etc. Ideo ipsi in misericordia etc. Praeceptum fuit Vicecomiti quod de terris et catallis Magistri Adae de Bodyndon in Ibidem Rotsie 23. balliva sua fieri faceret Centum solidos et ill is haberet hic ad hunc diem ad reddendum Roberto de Okenore et Aliciae uxori ejus qui eye in Curia Regis hic adjudicati fuerunt pro dampnis suis quae habuerunt ratione quod praedictus Adam secutus est placitum in Curia Christianitatis de advocatione terciae partis Ecclesiae de Frcketon contra prohibitionem etc. prout per quandam Juratam inter eos summonitam et captam convictum fuit etc. As these parties injured so likewise the King himself then prosecuted such who held or pursued such suits in Court Christian belonging only to him and his Courts against his Crown and Dignity as these Writs and Records inform us EDwardus etc. Vicecomitibus London salutem Ponite per vadium etc. Johannem ●revia Regis An. 20 E 1. in Tur●e London de Wydehull personam Ecclesiae de Warlingham Magistrum Petrum de la Done Magistr Lucam de Sancto Leonardo & Magistrum Rogerum de Radenhale quod sint coram Justiciariis nostris apud Westm in Octabis Sancti Hillarii ostensuri quare cum placita de catallis et debitis in regno nostro quae non sunt de testamento vel matrimonio ad nos et ad coronam et dignitatem nostram et non ad alium pertineant in regno nostro iidem Johannes Petrus Lucas & Rogerus sicut ex relatu plurium accepimus secuti sunt placitum in Curia Christianitatis de cattle is et debitis Prioris de Bermondeseye quae non sunt de Tesiamento vel Matrimonio in laesionem Coronae et dignitatis nostrae et contra prohibitionem nostram etc. Teste meipso apud Westm primo die Jan. Anno regni nostri 20. Johannes etc. attachiatus fuit ad respondendum Domino Regi de placito quare Placita Term. Pasch An. 20 E. 1. Rot. 42. cum placita de catallis et debitis quae non sunt de Testamento vel Matrimonio ad ipsum Regem et coronam et dignitatem suam et non ad alium in Regno suo pertineant Idem Johanne● sicut ex relatu plurium accepimus secutus est placitum in Curia Christianitatis de catallis et debitis Walteri de Blicketon Clerici quae non sunt de Testamento vel Matrimonio in laesionem coronae et dignitatis Regis et contra prohibitionem etc. Et unde Dominus Rex per Willielmum Inge qui sequitur pro Domino Rege dicit quod cum praedictus Johannes sequeretur in Curia Christianitatis coram Magistro Roberto de Pykeringe Officiali Episcopi Eborum de Constanc de Donington Executoris Testamenti Walteri de Bicketon decatallis et debitis ipsius Walteri quae non sunt de Testamento vel Matrimonio petendo ab eis viginti libras ex causa mutui Ac quidam Alanus Manning Regiam prohibitionem eidem Johanni detulisset etc. in majori Ecclesia Sancti Petri Eborum ne praedictum placitum sequerent etc. Idem Johannes spreta prohibitione praedicta nichilominus secutus est praedictum placitum in Curia Christianitatis coram praefato Officiali quousque praedicti executores per ipsum ab ingressu Ecclesiae fuerunt suspenst etc. in laestonem dignitatis et coronae nostrae etc. Et inde producit sectam etc. I find another suit brought by the Abbot of Battle for 40 s. lent by his predecessor to Wlnardus Manse in the Court of Rome to dispatch his business there Wlnardus Manse summonitus fuit ad respondendum Abbati de Bello de placito quod Placita Anno 20 E. 1. Rot. 96. Suff. reddat ei quadraginta solidos quos ei debet & detinet etc. Et ipse non venit unde queritur quod cum praedictus Wlnardus die proxima post festum S. Diony●i anno regni Domini Regis nunc quinto in Curia Romana apud Lugdun mutuavit a quodam Abbate de Bello praed●cessore nunc Abbatis quadraginta solidos pro negociis praedicti Wlnardi in praedicta Curia promovendis et expediendis solvend eidem antecessori etc. ad festum Purificationis beatae Mariae proximo sequens in Anglia apud Abbatiam de battle praedictus Wlnardus ●d terminum praedictum praedicto Abbati eosdem solidos non solvit Et licet saepius per Abbatem nunc r●quisitus esset praedictam pecuniam solvend illam solvere contradicit unde dicit quod deterioratus est & dampnum habet ad valenciam quadraginta solidorum et inde producit sectam & profert quoddam scriptum sub nomine ipsius Wlnardi factum apud Lugdun quod praedictum debitum testatur solvendum in Anglia etc. Et Wlnardus per attornatum suum venit & defendit vim & injuriam quando etc. Et dicit quod non debet de aliquo debito respondere Dicit enim quod ipse Abbas petit praedictam pecuniam tanquam sibi ipsi debitam & per narrationem suam dicit mutnatum fuisse de quodam Abbate praedecessore suo per quod sibi videtur quod illud verbum in brevi contentum Abbati qui nunc est deservire non potest Immo de injustè detinet tantùm & petit judicium de breve Praeterea praedictus Wlnardus non recedens ab ipsa exceptione immò ea sibi salva dicit quod per praedictum scriptum etiam ●atet quod praedictus contractus factus fuit apud Lugdnn super Ronam extra Regnum Angliae super quo contractu Curia cognoscere non potest si ipse Wlnardus contractum dedicere voluerit Et petit judicium etc. In the same Plea Roll I met with this Notable case concerning an intrusion of an Abbot into a Church during the Minority of an heir the King's Courts rejection of two Certificates of a Plenarty or Vacancy of the Church by the Bishop against the usual form an Inhibition procured by the Defendant to the Bishop not to certify with a Verdict and Judgement thereupon in an Assize of Darraign presentments brought by a Guardian which suit depended sundry years Assisa alias coram Thoma de Weylond & sociis suis Justiciariis hic scilicet in Octabis Ibid. Rot. 165 Staff Sanctae Trinitatis anno regni Domini Regis nunc decimo septimo venit recognitura quis advocatus tempore pacis praesentavit ultimam personam quae mortua est ad Ecclesiam de Chetelton quae vacat & cujus advocationem Nicholaus de Aldingley custos terrae & haeredis Ricardi filii Henrici de Chetelton clamat versus Abbatem de Deulacres ratione disseisinae praedictae etc. Et unde idem Custos dixit quod quidam Robertus de Chetelton antecessor praedicti haeredis tempore pacis tempore J. Regis nunc praesentavit quendam Petrum Clericum suum ad praedictam Ecclesiam qui ad praesentacionem suam fuit admissus & institutus & ultimo obiit persona in eadem per cujus mortem praedicta Ecclesia tunc vacavit & adhuc vacat etc. Et de ipso Roberto descendit jus praesentacionis Willielmo ut filio & haeredi Et de ipso Willielmo quia obiit sine haerede de se descendit jus praesentacionis etc. cuidam Hugoni ut fratri & haeredi & de praedicto Hugone descendit jus praesentacionis etc. cuidam Roberto ut filio & haeredi qui fuit infra aetatem & adhuc est Abbas tunc venit & dixit quod non debuit ei inde ad hoc breve respondere quia dixit quod praedicta Ecclesia non vacavit immo est plena et consulta de ipso Abbate et Conventu suo qui eam tenent in proprios usus et tenuerunt jam quadrag annis elapsis Et hoc parati sumus verificare sicut Curia consideraverit Et ad verificationem Justiciariis protulit quandam Cartam sub nomine cujusdam Hugonis antecessoris Richardi quae testatur quod praedictus Hugo dedit & concessit Abbati & Conventui de Deulacres praedictam advocationem praedictae Ecclesiae Nicholaus dixit quod praedictus Abbas non debuit ad aliquam verificationem inde admitti quia dixit quod post mortem praedicti Petri personae ultimae praedictae Ecclesiae Abbas praedecessor praedicti Abbatis de Deulacres in praed●ct●m Ecclesiam se intrusit tempore quo praedictus Willielmus filius praedicti Henrici fuit infra aetatem & in custodia Henrici de Aldingley qui per suam negligenciam permisit praedictum Abbatem intrare praedictam Ecclesiam unde petit Judicium si per praedictam intrusionem debeat inde à praesentacione sua impediri etc. Abbas dixit sicut prius dixit quod praedicta Ecclesia plena fuit & consulta de ipso & Conventu suo ut praedictum est Et hoc paratus est verificare sicut Curia consideraverit scilicet per Ordinarium ejusdem loci etc. Postea à die Sancti Hillarii in 15 dies anno Regis nunc decimo octavo venerunt parts & nichil aliud dixerunt quam quod prius dixerunt Ideo Abbas & Nicholaus si voluerit habeat breve ad Episcopum Coventrensem & Lychfeldensem quod constare faciat justiciariis hic a die Paschae in quindecim dies si praedicta Ecclesia sit vacans vel non Et si non sit vacans de quo et ad cujus praesentacionem pacis tempore plena fuerit & c Ad quem diem Episcopus nichil inde fecit nec breve misit Et tunc sicut prius praeceptum est Episcopo quod convocatis etc. diligenter inquiret in forma praedicta & quid inquisierit constare faciat hic in Octabis Sanctae Trinitatis proximo sequentis per literas etc. Et Episcopus esset etc. Ad quem diem misit Episcopus literas suas minus sufficienter factas eo quod mandavit quod praedicta Ecclesia de Chetelton de Religiosis praefatis non est plena nec consulta justo titulo set per eosdem per intrusionem triginta annos & amplius occupata etc. Ad quem diem praeceptum fuit Episcopo sicut pluries quod convocatis etc. diligenter inquireret in forma praedicta Et quid inde invenerit constare faceret hic à die Sancti Martini in quindecim dies proximo sequentes etc. Ad quem diem Episcopus mandavit quod praedicti Religiosi de Deulacres post mortem cujusdam Rogeri quondam personae praedictae Ecclesiae qui obvenciones ejusdem Religiosis concessit tota vita sua pro sustentacione sua habenda in eadem domo hucusque continuaverunt possessionem ejusdem Ecclesiae absque aliquo justo titulo propter quod idem Episcopus Ecclesiam illam vacantem de jure ac vacuam reputavit Et quia idem Episcopus tunc non certificavit Justiciariis hic praecisè si praedicta Ecclesia sit vacans vel non Ideo mandatum fuit ei sicut pluries quod convocatis etc. diligenter inquireret & constare faceret Justiciariis hic ad hunc diem express & praecisè si praedicta Ecclesia sit vacua vel non Et Episcopus sic fecit etc. Et modo venit praedictus Nicholaus & similiter praedictus Abbas per Attornatos suos Et Episcopus super hoc misit literas suas patentes certificatorias quae testantur quod cum idem Episcopus esset in exequendo mandatum Domini Regis sicut decuit reverenter porrecta fuit ei Inhibitio Offic. Curiae Cantuariae per quendam Monachum predict Abbatis cujus praetextu ulterius non processit hucusque sed supersedit propter Inhibitionem illam per praedictos Monachos ei deliberatam etc. Et quia praedictus Abbas allegavit praedictam Ecclesiam plenam esse & consultam de ipso Abbate & Conventu suo qui illam tenent in proprios usus & hoc paratus fuit verificare coram loci Ordinario Et idem Abbas per praedictam Inhibitionem ipso Episcopo porrectam praetextu cujus idem Episcopus ad verificationem pr●dictam procedere non potuit liberavit renu●●ndo verificationi super vacatione Ecclesiae praedictae quam prius dixit Consider tum est quod proced●tur ad assisam etc. Et dictum est praedicto Abbati quod dicat ad verificationem Assisae si sibi etc. Et Abbas dicit quod praedictus haeres nihil Juris clamare potest in praedicta Advocatione quia dicit Quod quidam Hugo antecessor praedicti haeredis & per medium cujus etc. dedit concessit & Carta sua confirmavit Deo & beatae Mariae & Abbati & Conventui de Deulacres totum Jus & Clameum quod habuit in Advocatione & Patronatu Ecclesiae de Chetelton & quod concessit quod praedicti Abbas & Conventus praedictam Ecclesiam cum omnibus pertinentiis & libertatibus suis habeant & possideant liberè & quietè purè & pacificè sicut ad Ecclesiam suam de Leks pertinentem Et quod ipse & haeredes sui warrantizab etc. Et profert quandam Cartam sub nomine praedicti Hugonis quae hoc testatur Unde petit Judicium etc. Et Nicholaus petit quod procedatur ad Assisam secundum quod prius consideratum quia dicit non est suum respondere praefatae Cartae etc. Et praedictus Abbas quaesitus si praedictus Robertus de Chetelton antecessor praedicti haeredis ultimo praesentavit etc. vel non Dicit quod ad hoc non vult respondere etc. Ideo cap. Assisa sed ponitur in respectum usque à die Sancti Johannis Baptistae in 15. dies pro defectu recognitionis quia nullus venit Ideo Vicecomes habeat corpora etc. Postea ad diem illum venerunt parts & similiter recogn praefatae Assisae Et eidem Abbati allocatis calumpniis suis versus quamplures Recogn quae fuerunt allocandae & quae non per Sacramentum adnihilatae processum est ad Assisam etc. Juratores dicunt super Sacramentum suum quod praedictus Robertus de Chetelton & antecessor praedicti haeredis cujus etc. tempore pacis tempore praedicti Domini J. Regis ultimo praesentavit praedictum Petrum Clericum suum qui ad praesentationem suam fuit admissus & institutus & ultimò obiit persona in eadem à patrono praesentata Et quaesiti quantum temporis lapsum sit post mortem ipsius Petri Dicunt quod decem anni et amplius etc. Et quia convictum est per assisam istam quod praedictus Robertus antecess haered etc. ultimo praesentavit ut superius patet Consideratum est quod praedictus Custos nomine praedicti haeredis recuperet Praesentationem suam ad praedictam Ecclesiam Et habeat Breve Episcopo Coventren & Lychfeld quod ad praesentacionem praedicti Custodis ad praedictam Ecclesiam idoneam personam admittat Et Abbas in misericordia etc. By which case we may discern First how many unjust fraudulent tricks and devises these pretended Religious Abbots and Monks than had to deprive infants and others of their rights of patronage unto Churches by intrusions and pretended appropriations 2ly what dilatory pleas and fraudulent inhibitions unbecoming Christians much less religious Votaries they used to prevent retard their recovery of their rights by Legal suits and process in the King's Courts when they could not engross the conusance of them into their own Ecclesiastical Courts as they * See Here p. 268 439. frequently endeavoured which would soon have deprived all Lay-Patrons of their Advousons' had their Titles been never so clear or legal The Bishop of Rochester presenting and instituting Robert Estre the King's Chaplain to the Church of Woldeham then found to be void by Walter the Parson's entry into Religion in the Church of Rochester which he exchanged for the Church of Henlce afterwards appropriated to the Bishop and his successors the said Walter casting off his Monk's habit and vexing the said Robert so as he was in danger to lose the said Living the King thereupon writ to the present Bishop of Rochester to do him right against the said Walter and to restore him to the Church out of which he had forcibly ejected him whereupon the Bishop admonished Walter to remove the force out of the Church and deliver the possession thereof to Robert Estre excommunicating him for not doing it who contemning his Mandate and Excommunication procured an inhibition to him out of the Court of Canterbury to which he had appealed not to act any thing to Welter's prejudice pending his appeal whereupon the Bishop made this Certificate to the King of his proceedings therein desiring his Majesty to remove th●●orce and injustice in this cause by his Temporal sword and Ministers since he coul● not effect it by his Spiritual sword Excellentissimo Principi & Domino suo Reverendo Domino Edwardo Dei gratia Regi Brevia Regis de Privato Sigillo Anno 20 E. 1. Angliae illustri suus devotus frater Th. miseratione divina Roffen Ecclesiae Minister humilis salutem cum omni reverentia & honore Majestatis vestrae Literas omni qua potuimus reverentia nuper recepimus in haec verba Edwardus Dei gratia etc. Venerabili●n Christo patri Th. eadem gratia Roffen Episcopo salutem Cum bonae memor●ae nuper Episcopus Roffen ultimus praedecessor yester ratione resignationis quam dilectus Capellanus noster Robertus de Estre in manus ipsius Episcopi fecit de Ecclesia de Henlee Lincoln Dioc. cujus advocationem idem praedecessor vester à dilecto Consanguineo & fideli nostro Edmundo Comite Cornub. sibi & suis successoribus adquaesivit Ecclesiam de Woldeham vestrae Diocese vestri etiam patronatus quae tunc temporis vacasse dicebatur pro eo * It seems by this that a persons entrance into Religion made his Church void & nulled his presentation & induction to it quod quidam Walterus qui Ecclesiam illam tenuit habitum Monachalem in vestra Ecclesia Roffen susceperat praefato Capellano nostro contulerit et ipsum instituerit in eadem Qui quidem Walterus postmodum spreto habitu suo praedicto et ad statum rediens pristinum praefatum Capellanum nostrum super Ecclesia multipliciter inquietavit et adhuc inquietare non cessat ita quod idem Capellanus noster in periculo perdendi illam Ecclesiam jam consistit nisi fibi subveniatur celerius in hac parte Paternitatem vestram affectuosè requirimus & rogamus quatinus ●d factum praedecessoris vestri praedicti in praemissis vestrae considerationis intuitum dirigentes illudque plenius advertentes praefato Capellano nostro de Ecclesia praedicta vel alia favore Regio taliter providere quod promotione suâ in hac parte nullatenus defraudetur Scituri quod si sibi secus evenerit quod nollemus omittere non possumus sicuti nec debemus quin eidem Capellano nostro celeri juris remedio subveniamus in hac parte prout melius viderimus faciendum Quid autem duxeritis faciendum in hac parte nobis per latorem praesentium literarum rescribatis Teste meipso apud Culford quarto die Maii anno regni nostri vicesimo Nos igitur hujusmodi mandato vestro promptissime ut debuimus obtemperare volentes praedictum Walterum & omnes secum vi & armis dictam Ecclesiam occupantes per literas nostras sufficienter monuimus et si monitis nostris contumaciter non parerent in scriptis excommunicavimus ut infra certum diem in literis nostris expressum à dicta Ecclesia & Domibus ad eam pertinentibus omnino recederent ut Dominum Robertum praedictum dicta Ecclesia & ejus possessione cum omnibus Juribus suis in pace gaudere permitterent protestants insuper quod si idem Walterus jus quod sibi in eadem Ecclesia competere asserit vellet prosequi coram nobis nos eundem in sua justitia libentissime audiremus et quod in hac parte justum foret et canonicum faceremus Qui dictam monitionem nostram et excommunicationis sententiam qua ipsos innodavimus parvipendentes dictam Ecclesiam contra Deum et justitiam et pacem vestram adhuc detinent et occupant vi et armis procurantes nichilominus nobis per Dominum Offic. Curiae Cantuariensis cui per obedientiam subjicimur districtius inhiberi ne pendente in eadem Curia cujusdam tuitoriae appellationis negotio quam a nobis idem Walterus se asserit interposuisse quicquam in ejus praejudicium attemptemus seu attemptari faciamus quo minus hujusmodi negotium tuitorium prosequi valeat cum eff●ctu Et quia hujusmodi armorum violentiam spiritualis gladius a dicta Ecclesia non sufficit amovere dominationi vestrae quam intime supplicamus quatinus praedictem vim et armatam violentiam per vestros Ministros amoveri faciatis ab eadem Ecclesia et Domibus memoratis id quod ad Coronam et Dignitatem vestram in hac parte spectare dinoscitur secundum Deum et justitiam ulterius exercentes Dignitatem vestram Regiam semper incolumem conservet Altissimus cum ejus matre virgine gloriosa per tempora longiora Dat. apud Trettesclive 10. Kal. Julii Anno Domini 1292. The Chancellor employing one of his Clerks and Creatures to carry the Pope's Bulls and Kings Writs into Ireland for levying a Disme and Quindism there for the King he rendered this account to him of his voyage thither and proceedings therein by these Letters which I found in the White Tower being blamed as it seems for his negligence in that affair VEnerabili in Christo patri suoque charissimo Domino suus Clericus quem creavit salutem & cum promptitudine serviendi in servitute continua se paratum Literae & Brevia Regis de privato sigillo Anno 20 E. 1. Ecce amantissime Domine quam gravis afflictio additur mihi afflicto ultra id quod nuperrimè vobis scripsi Statim siqùidem postquam de vobis veni Bristol & venti commoditatem perceperim cum Bullis quas traditas mihi vidistis ut eos perpetuari facerem ne per mortem Papae quae fortassis contigeret earum retardaretur prosecutio vel effectus ferè solus & nudus quia navis quam pro me & familia mea conduxeram ex toto non extitit praeparata cum festinatione omnimoda versus Hiberniam properavi spe credens firmissima indignationem Regis per hoc totaliter esiugisse et ex eo gratias reportasse Verumptamen quia quamplurima Brevia Decimam et Quintamdecimam tangentia una cum mea familia & aliis rebus meis post me transvehend quamtocius ut sperabam Bristol dimisi quae omnia Brevia tam ex abrupto progrediens mecum salvo ducere non valebam nec ipsa sicut caeteras res meas nondum acceperim nisi vestra benig nitas me dignetur prospicere in id incidere dubito quod plenè credicti evasisse & pro gratiis earum quod ab sit contrarium incurrisse Ne forsan credatur & per sinistros aliquos sibillatores nostro Domino Regi suggeratur quod Quintaedecimae prosecutio sit neglecta licet ipsa ut spero effectualiter fuerit retardata Expediens siquidem non foret quod illud injunctum michi nuncium inchoassem donec quamplurium Hibern Incolarum in protervitate induratos et involuntarios animos ad majorem affectum versus Dominum Regem piis operibus necnon verbis attraxerim allectivis Etiam & si Quintamdecimam present bonorum svorum concesserint citra festum Purif beatae Mariae quae quidem concessio citius fieri non possit de hujusmodi concessione Dom. noster Rex respective lucrum modicum reportaret Vtilis igitur hujus rei non inchoatae dilatio me potius immunem debet à culpa servare quam praecipitatio immatura culpare Pie pater quia Brevia saepefata & ferè omnia bona mea dubito naufragio fore deperdita Petrum de Abyndon latorem praesentium vobis misi pro novis Brebibus impetrandis prout vobis si placet sicut caetera me tangentia dicet plenius oretenus Et quia Dominus Robertus Bagot & quamplures alii de Consilio Regis in Hibern me rogarunt pro eodem quod sibi committerem custodiam Rotulorum et Brevium Regis de Banco Dublin asserentes me hoc facere posse id tamen nolui vestris consensu & licentia irrequisitis absit enim quod absque vestro praecepto quid hujusmodi facerem vel aliud quodcunque quod contra vestram cederet voluntatem In veritate ipsum reputo discretum fidelem & valde prudentem & talis laudabili testimonio comprobatur Altissimus vos in prosperitate continuasemper salvet Dat. apud Dublin die Lunae prox post festum Sanctae Luciae REverendo in Christo Patri suoque amantissimo Domino sua creatura salutem & se cum quanto poterit obsequio & honore in continua servitute Die Lunae in Ibidem Quindena Sancti Hillar ad quem Barones' & Magnates' Hibern necnon fidelis communitas ejusdem ipsis duntaxat qui sunt de libertatibus certis ex causis exceptis apud Dublin vocati extiterant ipsorum majorum animis ad obtemperand in omnibus voluntati Domini nostri Regis prius inductis eisdem Baronibus et Magnatibus Militibus et caeteris de communitate tunc ibidem praesentibus nuncium exposui de Quintadecima michi injunctum Quo exposito omnes Hiberhiae ferè Majores ipsam Quintamdecimam concesserunt in forma subscripta videlicet Quod à praestatione & taxatione ejusdem deducantur eorum Arma Equitatura generis cujuscunque Vtensilia necnon eorum Thesaurus & Garderoba Caeteri vero de vulgo & plures Magnates post immensas altercationes habitas inter ipsos asseruerunt se guerris quotidianis gravari et ex eo quamplurimum aere alieno Propter quod nisi & ipsorum debita quae debent similiter deducantur vel in tantum exonerentur versus suos Creditores quantum solvent de Debitis illis Quintaedecimae nomine ipsam nullo modo praestabunt Gratanter etiam & unanimiter concedentes quod Quintamdecimam de debitis quae eis debentur persolvent Quocirca paternitati vestrae placeat Reverend istius concessionis formam exponere Domino nostro Regi ut suae Excellentiae michi libeat demandare quid de praemissis duxer it ordinand De eo maxim utrum sibi placeat quod de istius Anni nunc bonis apparentibus Quintadecima persolvatur an ipsius actio usque in Annum futurum proximo differatur quod magis videtur meo judicio expedire Enimvero praesentis Anni bona sunt fere consumpta Dignetur etiam Dominus noster Rex te●minos ordinare quibus Quintadecima debet solvi Asseruerunt enim praedicti Hib●rniae I●●olae in concessione ejusdem Quintaedecimae quod ipsam nisi diffusis terminis aliqualiter solvere non p●ssunt propter duo ●num quia pa●peres aliud si ex praematura et caleri exactione ejusdem pauperiores efficiantur citius ●ui inimici infideles Hibernici eye assidue machinantes subdolis incursibus ipsos forsan invadent depriment et confundent Pie pater negotia me plura tangentia Magister Henricus de Ragele lator praesentium vobis si placet refert viva voce in quorum aliquibus dignemini manus correctionis apponere & aliis vestra benignitate auxilium impertiri Scit vobis idem Magister referre qualiter & quomodo negotium de Decima Clericorum praestanda inchoavi & quibus vigiliis & diligentia tam praedictum negotium quam istud studeo & insisto ad effectum faelicem perducere & optatum Pro certo reverend Pater asserere poteris Domino nostro Regi quod Dominus David de Effington bonus & fidus amicus hactenus à tempore adventus mei in Hibern extitit in praemissis necnon caeteris omnibus quae sibi injunxi ex parte praedicti nostri Domini facienda set ultra omnes qu●s in Hibernia sum expertus Archiepiscopus cassel ex immensis fidelitate et aff●ctione quas gerit erga Dominum nostrum Regem est merito commendandus Q●● si placet eidem nostro Domino referatis ut praedictus Dominus David ab indignati●ne quam adhuc ignorat incurrisse mandetur & praedictus Archiepiscopus grates ex suis benemeritis valeat reportare Vos in prosperitate Altissimus semper salvet In the same Bundle of Writs of Privy Seal and Letters this year I find this memorable case related in a Letter concerning a devise of a Message in London to a Chantry and the probat thereof in that age with the opposition made against it by the heir who brought an Assize of Mortdauncester because the Testator died before his Seal was put unto it which suit the Author of this Letter endeavoured to engage the Chancellor to supersede and make the Will inviolable SAlutem & se totum Quia Johannes de Hakeburn quoddam Messuagium cum Literae & Brevia Regis de privato sigillo Anno 20 E. 1. pertinentiis in Civitate London in Testamento suo legavit J●hannae uxori suae tenendum ad vitam ipsius Johannae ad sustentationem unius Capellani pro anima ipsius Johannis Divina celebraturi et idem Testamentum tam coram Ordinariis quam in Hustengo London legitime est probatum quod Dominum nostrum Cancellarium credo non latere eò quod relatum fuit michi London quod idem Dominus noster Cancellarius pro eodem negotio fuit in Gildhalla London & novit probationem ejusdem testamenti vel ad probatienem ejusdem procedere praecepit propter quod ut superius est expressum legitime est probatum Et quidam Johannes le Irmongere qui se dicit esse fratrem & haeredem ejusdem Johannis & unus est Executorum ipsius Johannis & pars ut executor probationis Testamenti praedicti quandam Assisam mortis Antecessoris arram eoram Vicecom London de eodem Tenemento versus praedictam Johannam in fraudem et elusionem Test●menti praedicti maliciosè & contra Deum & Justitiam ut à multis fidedignis in Civitate praedicta intellexi Dilectionem vestram de qua plenè confido affectuosè requiro quatinus nego●um istud Domino nostro Cancellario qui partem ejusdem novit ut credo & pro quo Dominus Hugo de Cressingham scribit eidem ostendere & parts vestras erga ipsum efficaciter interponere velitis amore mei ut idem Dominus noster Cancellarius quandam Associacionem de Domino Johanni de Metingham Custodi & Aldermannis dictae Civitatis concedat juxta tenorem Cedulae quam vobis mitto praesentibus interclusam quam tradidit michi praedictus Dominus Hugo Ita tamen quod si correctione indigeat de consilio vestro & aliorum sociorum vestrorum corrigatur Et quia Testamentum praedictum legitimè probatum est nec aliud oppositum est eidem probationi nisi quod post idem Testamentum editum Sigillum Testatoris eidem Testamento non erat appositum eo quod ita festinanter obiit quod post Testamentum praedictum editum ante ejus obitum apponi non potuit eidem Et ultima voluntas Testatoris et non Sigilli sui appositio facit Testamentum si constet praedicto Domino nostro Cancellario de probatione praedicta sicut praedictum est sine praejudicio melioris sententiae juri congruit quod scribatur Custodi & Aldermannis praedictis qui hujusmodi facti Recordum habent executionem Testamenti praedicti sicut probatum est fieri factant & quod Vicecomites praedicti qui eis sunt inferiores & sui Ministri nec aliquod Recordum inde habent in praejudicium libertatis Civitatis praedictae quam habent de gratia Domini Regis & non aliundè de lege vel jure ad captionem Assisae praedictae in praejudicum praedictae Johannae contra formam Testamenti praedicti nullatenus procedant Inauditnm enim est quod id quod coram Justice actum est & approbatum coram Vicecom possit aut debeat infirmari Unde vobis placeat de isto negotio efficaciter intromittere vos rogo quantum possum ut effectum sortiri possit debitum Maxima autem malitia prosecuta est in hoc facto propter quod praedictus Dominus noster Cancellar in Gildhalla fuit personaliter & Custodi & Aldermannis injunxit quod propter Assisam praedictam non omitterent quin ad probationem Testamenti praedicti et executionem eiusdem procederent et nichilom●nus impetratum est Breve de Cancellaria quod Vicecomites ad captionem ejusdem Assisae procedant quod non est valde honestum Et hoc dicatis si placet Domino nostro praedicto Ego vero sum London pro negotiis Conversorum & ad vos ero quam citius ego potero ubicunque vos juvero Domino concedente Vale. How vexatious and injurious Bishop's Officials were in that age in Excommunicating men with greater Excommunications without either precedent monition confession or conviction this Complaint Appeal and Inhibition will evidence office Karl discreto viro Domino Thomae de Capell Vicar Ecclesiae de Kyrkebystep Brevia Regis de priv signal in Turre London An. 20 E. 1. salutem in authore salutis Suâ nobis Thomas dictus Godehusband paroch Ecclesiae de Burg. sub Staynmor petitione monstravit quod vos in eum non monitum non confessione sua convictum contra statuta Concilii generalis et sine causa rationabili majorem sententiam promulgastis seu promulgari fecistis in grave ipslus Thomae praejudicium non modicum et gravamen Dictus Thomas sentiens se ex eo indebite praegravari a dicta sententia ad nos ut asserit legitime appellavit Quocirca vobis inhibemus ne pendente hu●usmodi appellatione coram nobis quicquam in partis appellantis praejudicium attemptetis seu attemptari faciatis quo minus suam Appellationem factam libere prosequi valeat ut est justum Citamus etiam vos per praesentes quod compariatis coram nobis vel Commissar nostro in prox Capitulo Westm celebrand parti appellanti in forma juris responsur & ulterius factur quod justitia suadebit Quid in praemissis feceritis dicto Capitulo per literas vestras patentes harum seriem continentes legitime constare faciatis Datum apud Bellum locum etc. office Karl discreto viro Domino Thomae de Capell Vicar Ecclesiae de Kyrkebystep salutem in authore salutis Cum Thomas dictus Godehusband paroch Ibidem Ecclesiae de Burgh subtus Staynmor coram nobis in judicio comparuisset ac ipsum per vos majoris vinculo Excommunicationis fuisse innodatum ut asserit et a vobis ad nos legitime appellavit idem Thomas beneficium absolutionis in forma juris a nobis sibi impendi humiliter postulavit Cumque supra dicta absolutione aliquandiu disceptatum extitisset tandem nos vobis ista vice gratiose differentes ipsum ad vos per praesentes citra prox Capitulum Westm mittimus absolvend quod si in hujusmodi absolutione impendenda negligentes fueritis sen remissi nos ipsum extunc in forma juris absolvemus Quid in praemissis feceritis nobis seu Commissario nostro dicto Capitulo legitime eonstare faciatis per literas vestras patentes quae harum seriem representent Dat. apud Appelby 15 Kal. Jan. Anno Domini 1291. What Letters the King by his Privy Seal ordered his Chancellor to issue and send this year unto the Pope and Cardinals at Rome on the behalf of Hugo de Leominster his Clerk and his Kinsman Alphonso the King of Aragon's son these original Writs inform us EDwardus Dei gratia Rex Angliae Dominus Hiberniae & Dux Aquitaniae venerabili Fundela Brev. de privato figillo Anno 20 E. 1. Turre London in Christo patri R. eadem gratia Bathon & Wellen. Episcopo Cancellar suo salutem Literas quas vobis transmittimus praesentibus interclusas fratri M. de Aquâ sparsâ Cardinali pro dilecto Clerico nostro Hugone de Leominister ex parte nostra dirigend statim visis praesentibus magno sigillo nostro consignari faciatis & eas praefato Hugoni retradi sigillatas Dat. sub privato sigillo nostro apud Farndon 4 die Marcii Anno regni nostri 20. VEnerabili in Christo patri Domino G. Dei gratia Sabinen Episcopo Sacrosanctae Romanae Ecclesiae Cardinali amico suo Edwardus eadem gratia Rex Angliae Dominus Hiberniae & Dux Aquitaniae salutem & dilectionis intimae continuum incrementum Cum dilectus Consanguineus noster Dominus Alphonsus filius Domini Ferrandi quondam illustris Regis Castellae ad Curiam Romanam personaliter jam accedat pro quibusdam negotiis suis quae optinet inibi exequenda Paternitatem vestram attente requirimus & rogamus quatinus in negotiis hujusmodi vos consulentes & propitios exhibere velitis nostris precibus & amore adeo si placet quod idem Alphonsus has nostras preces sibi sentiat efficaces Dat. apud Farndon 6 die mensis Marcii Anno gratiae 1291. EDwardus Dei gratia Rex etc. venerabili in Christo patri R. eadem gratia Bathon & Wellen. Episcopo Cancellario suo salutem Mittimus vobis tria paria literarum praesentibus interclusa unum videlicet Domino Summo Pontifici aliud Domino Benedicto Cardinali pro negotiis Domini Alphonsi filii Domini Ferrandi quondam illustris Regis Castellae filii & unum eidem Regi dirigend Mandantes quod assumpta in Garderoba nostra apud London vel alibi in forma nomina caeterorum Cardinalium quibus scribere sumus usi literas nostras scribi faciatis eisdem eodem tenore quo Domino Benedicto scribimus supradicto Quibus peractis eas una cum literis praedictis magno sigillo nostro prout moris est consignari faciatis & consignatas tradi praesentium portitori Dat. sub privato sigillo nostro apud Farndon 6 die Marcii Anno regni nostri 20. There being a Suit pending in the Court of France between the King and Bishop of Avicien concerning Bigorra which he had alienated to the King the Dean of St. Severin sent this advice and account to the King concerning it whereby we may discern how far the Cardinals and Pope were engaged therein on both sides to gain moneys from both DOmino suo Reymundus Decanus Ecclesiae Sancti Severini Burd se ipsum Brevia Regis de privato sigillo Anno 20 E. 1. in Turre Lond. Noveritis Dominum G. Avicien Episcopum de Paris versus parts Lemovicen unde oriundus existit & non versus suam Ecclesiam recessisse expectando Quindenam Paschae ad quam quaestio sui judicii de Bigorra extitit prorogata Et quia intellexi quod aliqui Domini Cardinales super dicto facto Bigorra pro vobis scripserunt eidem expediens videretur quod ad ipsum Episcopum aliquem certum & secretum nuncium mitteretis non expectato quoad hoc termino supradicto Sibi enim dixi quod cum Ecclesia sua super dicto feodo si ipsis placuerit rationabiliter componetis & quod magnum esset indecens quod post alienationem dicti feodi vobis factam cum alio convenirent Haec autem verba ideo sibi exposui quia licet optineretis in judicio possessorio in quo per judicium Franc. jam prolatum subcubuistis  prout potest liquide apparere per processum Curiae Franciae in publicatione testium diu est vobis datum in peritorio tamen judicio propter defectum decreti in alienatione dicti feodi Ecclesiastici vobis facta non adhibiti subcumbere haberetis etsi causa seu ratio aliqua contra vos non subesset Si autem ad dictum Episcopum ex parte vestra ante dictum terminum non mittatur fortè sibi videbitur quod multa per me & alios vestros sibi dicta fuerint ad illudend eidem Rursus Dominus Aimericus dictus la Porta Miles quondam Dominae Brageriaci Consanguineus & intimus Domini Episcopi supradicti qui pro vobis erga ipsum Episcopum ad compositionem habendam libenter & diligenter intendit & si opus fuerit personaliter laborabit michi pro verò exposuit quod idem Episcopus si ad expensas * Nothing could be then transacted at Rome without good store of monie● sufficienter pecuniam habuisset sub colore dictarum literarum Dominorum Cardinalium sibi missarum propter hoc negotium gressus suos de Parliamento praesenti ad Romanam Curiam recto itinere direxisset Vestra igitur circumspectio provideat quid & qualiter super hoc sit agendum Dominus vos conservet ad suum servitium & vestrorum regimen per tempora longiora cum grata commemoratione Decanat vestri Dat. Paris die Lunae post Octab. festi Purificationis beatae Mariae I shall now crave liberty to insert into this year and Chapter the most remarkable claims declarations demonstrations of King Edward the 1. his Sovereign Dominion over the Kingdom Kings Prelates Nobles Clergy and Commonalty of Scotland as Superior Lord of Scotland which he then undeniably evidenced by ancient Chronicles Historians the Homages Oaths made to him and his Royal Predecessors by the Kings of Scotland in former ages the unanimous confessions Charters Homages Fealty of all the Competitors to the Crown of Scotland after the death of King Alexander and Queen Margaret his daughter without issue before her intended marriage to Prince Edward his son the surrender of the whole Kingdom with the Castles and appurtenances thereof into his hands as Superior Lord thereof by the Guardians of Scotland with the unanimous consent of the Nobility Clergy Commonalty of that Nation by the memorable Petitions of all the pretenders to the right and descent of the Realm and Crown of Scotland to them after Queen Margaret's decease who set forth their respective Titles and submitted them all to his absolute Judicature as their Superior Lord who thereupon after sundry deliberate just legal proceedings therein and many hear and interpleading by advice and consent of his Parliament and of the Prelates Earls Nobles and most eminent Lawyers of both Kingdoms finally adjudged the right of the Crown of Scotland to John Balliol as next heir in Law who thereupon swore Fealty and Homage to him as to the Sovereign Lord of Scotland after his Coronation and restitution of the Kingdom and Castles to him by the King's Writs who frequently summoned him to his Court Parliaments upon complaints & appeals for his in justice oppressions treachery and confederacies with the French King against his homage and allegiance All which particulars being o●ly briefly yea very imperfectly related by a Flores Hist. An. 1291 1292. p. 370 to 383. Mat. Westminster b Hist. Angliae p. 17 to 24. Ypodigma Neustriae p. 73 to 78. Thomas Walsingham c De Eventibus Angl. l 3. c. z. col 2469 etc. Polychronicon l 7. c. 39 Chron. William Thorn col 1962 Fabian Caxton Eolinst ed. ●rafton Speed Stow Daniel Baker in Ed 1. Henry de Knyghton and the rest of our Historians I shall here present you with at large for the vindication of the ancient right and Sovereign Dominion of our English Kings over that Realm and Church against all claims of usurping Popes or ingrate perfidious rebellious Kings of Scotland out of a most memorable irrefragable Record then made thereof by King Edward's special command written by two sworn Notaries approved by the Pope in a very excellent fair hand in sundry large Rolls of parchment now remaining in the Tower of London the truth of each particular therein contained with all circumstances of time place and other emergencies being attested by many Bishops Earls Nobles and other persons of quality of the English and Scottish Nations present at all the Transactions and these two sworn Notaries Which being thus recorded by King Edward in perpetuam rei memoriam to all succeeding generations and the exactest Narrative Record both for History judicial and legal proceedings rare plead Pedigrees of the Scottish Royal Line the several Titles made to the Crown of Scotland and the completely uncontrolablest evidence of our Kings Sovereign Jurisdiction and Lordship over Scotland this day extant most worthy public view though very long reciting sundry Patents Charters Oaths both in French and Latin for the reasons therein expressed IN Nomine Domini Amen Quoniam antiquorum industria circumspecta utilitate Rotulus de Su●e ●oritate Regis Angliae in regno Scotiae & fidelitate & homagii Regum & regni Scotiae Regi Angliae An 19 20 21 22 23 E 1. in Turre London publica Tabellionatus officium noscitur adinventum personis fidedignis concedendum ut contrahentium vota acta judicialia processus contractus & pacta & alia quaeque ipsorum facta praesentia diligen●er & prudenter ascultantes & etiam recolligentes conscribant & requisiti super hiis publica faciant Instrumenta ad quae etiam fideliter et fine fraud facienda conscribenda et in publicam formam redigenda ipsorum quilibet requisitus praestiti Sacxamenti virtute constringitur I●circo praemissa attendens indempnitatique meae prospicere volens quatenus ex mei debito teneor juramenti tam super processu recognitionis Superioritatis et directi Dominii regni Scotiae quam aliis quae in ipso processu coram excellentissimo Principe et Domino nostro Domino Edwardo Dei gratia Rege Angliae illustri superiori et directo Domino regni Scotiae inter quosdam Nobiles subscriptos quorum quil●bet jus succedendi in dictum regnum Scotiae sibi competere vendicabat rogatus cum ea qua potero diligentia compellor scribere quae sunt veritatis ad perpetuam rei memoriam posteris ostendendam ut suturis temporibus si necesse fuerit et sciri voluerit actorum veritas in hac parte hujusmodi scire volentes veritatem ad praesens Instrumentum publicum recursum habere poterint oppor●unum et quae per humanam labilitatem et temporum lapsum a memoria recesserunt per istius inspectionem Instrumenti sive Processus recenti memoriae reducantur Vacant nuper dicto regno Scotiae & Regis praesidio carente per obitum clarae memoriae Domini quondam Alexandri Regis ejusdem filiorumque suorum ac subsequenter per mortem nobilissimae ac clarissimae Dominae Dominae quondam Margaretae filiae excellentissimi Principis Domini Domini Erici Dei gratia Regis Norwegiae Neptis ipsius Regis Alexandri quae in dicto regno Scotiae successisse debebat eidem subortisque inter Nobiles subscriptos quorum quilibet jus succedendi in dictum regnum Scotiae sibi competere vendicabat contentionis & dissentionis materiis Excellentissimus & serenissimus Princeps & Dominus noster Dominus Edwardus Dei gratia Rex Angliae illustris et superior et directus Dominus dicti regni perpendens ipsum regnum et statum ejusdem er tanti Principis destitutione multipliciter conturbatum Indicte apud Norhm Dunolm Dioc. in confiniis dicti regni Scotiae suo Parliamento ad eundem locum tanquam superior et directus Dominus ipsius regni personaliter declinavit ut quaestiones hujusmodi lights et jurgia quae inter ipsos Nobiles jus succedendi in dictum regnum Scotiae ut praemittitur vendicantes terminaret et ortas super haec inter ipsos contentionis et dissentionis materias amputaret finemque litibus apponeret et vendicantium quemlibet in jure suo benigne audiret sibique et aliis omnibus et singulis petentibus justitiae faceret ut dicebat complementum * See Mat. Westm An. 1291 p 377 to 382. Tho. Walsingham Hist. Angl. p. 16 to 20. Anno à nativitate Domini 1291. Indictione quarta mensis Maii die decimo congregatis coram excellentissimo Principe & Domino Domino Edwardo Dei gratia Rege Angl. illustri apud Norhm ad ipsius Regis mandatum utriusque regni Nobilibus et Praelatis Militibus et perpluribus aliis in multitudine copiosa Nobilis vir Dominus Rogerus Brabancon Miles & dicti Domini Regis Angl. Justiciarius in cujus ore idem Dominus Rex verba sua posuerat ipsum organum suum constituens In praesentia mei infrascripti Notarii et testium subscriptorum ad hoc vocatorum spec●aliter et rogatorum nomine & vice ipsius Domini Regis Angl. Episcopis Praelatisque aliis Ecclesiasticis Comitibus Baronibus Militibus aliisque omnibus & singulis de Communitate regni Scotiae ibidem congregatis ut praemittitur verba subscripta vel hiis similia hunc habentia sententialiter intellectum sermone tamen Gallico dixit & proposuit or aculo vivae vocis Serenissimus Princeps & Dominus noster excellentissimus Dominus Edwardus Dei gratia Rex Angliae illustris superior et directus Dominus regni Scotiae perpendens statum ejusdem per mortem clarae memoriae Domini quondam Alexandri ultimi Regis ejusdem & etiam liberorum suorum commotione gravi fuisse jamdiu est & esse multipliciter conturbatum & ex tanti Principis destitutione varia perplexitate depressum conspiciensque ipsum regnum & inhabitants ejusdem Incolas diversarum procellarum turbine fluctuantes ob affectionem & zelum quem habebat & habet erga vos & universos & singulos quorum tuitio et defensio ad ipsum spectare dinoscitur ac etiam ad faciendum omnibus jus ad dictum regnum Scotiae vendicantibus justitiae complementum ac etiam pro tranquillitate & pace inter regnicolas ipsius regni conservanda vos in hac Quindena Paschae proximo praeteritae ad locum istum in dicti regni Scotiae confinio situatum ut vestris etiam laboribus parceret & expensis per suas certi tenoris literas specialiter convocabit propter aliqua quae vobis intendebat & intendit exponere prima fancy & monstrare Veniens itaque ob illam causam ad locum istum personaliter de remotis ut ipse tanquam superior et directus Dominus regni Scotiae cujus interest per superioritatem et directum Dominium hujusmodi quod est suum paratus est docere et per diversas Chronicas in diversis utriusque regni Monasteriis et locis aliis compertas et per alias informationes et rationes evidentes probationes si necesse fuerit et certa documenta justitiam faciat universis ita quod discordiarum et dissentionum vestrarum sublatis materiis firma pacis tranquillitas eidem regno et ejus incolis permaneat in futurum Nec est etiam suae intentionis quicquam indebite occupare nec alicujus justitiam differre aut libertates diminuere sen impedire sed ut praemittitur tanquam superior et directus Dominus regni Scotiae jurs suo uti et omnibus et singulis facere justitiae complementum Et ut haec deduci valeant commodius ad effectum idem Dominus noster Rex vestrum super praemissis ex habundanti benivolum requirit assensum et superioritatis et directi dominii hujusmodi recognitionem Volens in hiis & aliis omnibus dictum regnum Scotiae tangentibus vestris uti consiliis opportunis Quibus per praefatum Dominum Rogerum ut praemittitur nomine dicti Domini Regis Angl. peroratis & à praefatis Episcopis & aliis Praelatis Ecclesiasticis Comitibus Baronibus Magnatibus aliisque Nobilibus de Communitate dicti regni Scotiae ibidem praesentibus plenius intellectis iidem Episcopi & alii Praelati Ecclesiastici Comites Barones' dicti regni Scotiae ibidem praesentes diem ad consulendum cum absentibus dicti regni Scotiae Nobilibus & Praelatis ac communitate & deliberandum super requisitione praedicta ipsis ex parte Domini Regis facta & ad respondendum eidem sibi conced● cum instantia petierunt Habitaque super haec deliberatione aliquali licet ipsi quid idem Dominus Rex ipso die facere & dicere voluit fuissent primitus praemuniti sufficienter ex habundanti tamen fuit eis terminus per ipsum Dominum Regem proximus sequens dies assignatus ad audiendum deliberationem Domini Regis sup●r jam dictis induciis petitis denegandis vel etiam concedendis Actum in parochiali Ecclesia de Norhm anno indictione mense & die praenotatis praesentibus venerabilibus in Christo patribus Dominis Johanne Dei gratia Ebor. Archiepiscopo Angl. Primate Antonio Dunolm Radulpho Carleolen Willielmo Elien Willielmo Sancti Andreae & Roberto Glascuen Episcopis & nobilibus viris Dominis Henrico Lincoln Rogero Northfolch & Marescall● Angl. Comitibus Magistris Henr. Ebor. Johanne Lichefelden Thoma Wellen. & Andr. Exon. Ecclesiarum Decanis ac Johanne Ertun de Cadomo publico auctoritate Apostolica Notario ac aliis tam Nobilibus quam Praelatis perpluribus in multitudine copiosa Quo die undecimo videlicet mensis Maii anno & indictione praenotatis loco eodem praefati Episcopi regni Scotiae & Nobiles coram dicto Domino Rege Angliae ut prius comparuerunt & diem ad deliberandum & consulendum cum absentibus regni Scotiae Nobilibus & Praelatis ac communitate super dicta requisitione regia eyes ut praemittitur facta de recognitione videiicet benivola superioritatis et directi dominii regni Scotiae quod dicebat esse suum jus et eidem respondendum cum instantia petierunt Quibus idem Rex post diligentem super hoc deliberationem respondit & dixit Se velle eorundem voluntati complacere in hac parte praefixit & assignavit eisdem secundum diem mensis Junii prox sequent ad interim consulendum cum absentibus regni Scotiae Nobilibus & Praelatis & aliis de communitate ejusdem regni super praemissis & deliberandum & illo die praecisè respondendum requisitioni suae supradictae & ad exhibendum proponendumque ulterius & ostendendum praecisè & peremp●oriè munimenta vel scripta aut alia quaevis documenta si quae habuerunt quae ipsum a jure suo praedicto superioritatis et directi dominii sui dicti regni Scotiae aut ab exercitio seu executione dicti sui juris excludere possent et rationes et documenta pro ipso et jure suo praedicto ostensa per validiora et efficatiora aliqua via juris infirmare protestans se velle et paratum esse ea quatenus jura permitterent eye allocare et facere quod justitia suaderet in eventu Praemissaque per venerabilem patrem Dominum Antonium Dei gratia Dunolm Episcopum ipsum ad hoc organum suum constituens praefatis Nobilibus regni Scotiae & Praelatis ibidem praesentibus nunciavit ac etiam notificavit Pr●sentibus testibus suprascript cum aliis quampluribus  autem per praesentem processum sive Instrumentum publicum omnibus Christi f●delibus evidenter appareat cujusmodi rationibus evidentibus & documentis verisimilibus & probabilibus dictus Dominus Rex Angliae jus superioritatis et directi dominit regni Scotiae suum esse et ad ipsum jure Coronae regni Angliae et dignitatis suae regalis praeeminentia pertinere debere asserebat et etiam ostendebat incipiendo à tempore Bruti & sic successiuè descendendo usque ad tempus suum sicut in antiquis Chronicis et libris in diversts Angliae & Scotiae regnorum Monasteriis compertis scripta reperiebantur videlicet in Chronicis Magistrorum Mariani Scoti Willielmi de Malmesbyr Rogeri de Hoveden Henr. de Huntingdon & Radulphi de Diceto in multis libris necnon Sanctorum Patrum Summorum Pontificum literis suis bullis plumbeis more Romanae Curiae pendent bullatis et aliis scriptures a seed Apostolica approbatis ea seriatim de verbo ad verbum nihil addens vel minuens quod s●nsum mutet vel intellectum corrumpat praesenti Instrumento publico sive processu conscribam Inprimis qualiter sub temporibus Ely & Samuelis prophetae vir quidam sirenuus ac insignis a This story of B●ute was then asserted as a truth by the King & whole Parliament of Eng●and See H●nr Huntindon Hist. l. 1. Galfr. Monumetensis Hist Brit. l. 1. c. 2 to 15. Mat. Westm Flo●es Hist. Aetes' 3 p. 23 24 Ponticus Verunnius Hist l. 1. Polychronicon Fabian Grafton Holinshed and others in the Life of B●ute Brutus nomine de genere Trojanorum post excidium urbis Trojae cum multis Nobilibus Trojanorum in quandam Insulam tunc Albion vocatam à gigantibus inhabitatam quibus sua & suorum devictis potentia & occisis eam nomine suo Britanniam sociosque suos Britoneses appellavit Et aedificavit Civitatem quam Troinovantum nuncupavit quae modo Londonia appella●ur Et postea idem Brutus dictam Insulam in tres parts divid●ns eam tribus suis filiis reliquit possidendam Logrino videlic●t Alb●nacto & Cambro Logrino vero quia primogenito illam partem Britanniae quae nunc Angl●a vocatur cum superioritate et dominio partium aliarum Albinacto vero secundo suo nato illam partem Britanniae quae tunc a nomine Albinacti Albinia dicta nunc vero Scotia nuncupatur Cambro vero ●er●●o suo filio partem illem quae tunc suo nomine Cambria nunc vero Wallia vocitatur reservata tamen Logrino seniori regia semper dignitate Petebat enim Trojana consuetudo quod dignitas haereditatis p●imogenito proveniret Biennio vero post mortem Bruti applicuit in Albinia quidam Rex Humorum nomine Humber & Albinactum fratrem Logrim occidit Quo audito Logrinus Rex Bri●annorum persicutus est eum qui fugiens submersus est in flumine quod de nomine suo Humber vocatur & sic Albinia revertitur ad dictum Logrinum Haec autem in Historia Bruti Item in Chronicis Mariani Scoti b Annal. pars prior p. 411 412. Rogeri de Hoveden & c DeGestis Regam Angl. l. 2. c. 3. Willielmi de Malmesbyr quorum compilationes & libri in diversis Monasteriis & locis aliis utriusque regni inveniuntur inter caetera reperitur Quod ann Domini 901. Edwardus Monarcha Angliae cognomento senior filius d Florent●us Wig●rnie●sis p. 333 347. D●n●lm●nsis Hist col 151 154. Eluredi Scotorum Humbrorum & Stregewallorum Reges suae ditioni subegit et in dedi●ionem recepit Et quod anno Domini 911. Rex Scotorum cum tota gente & Reg●naldus Rex Danorum cum Danis & Anglis Northumbriam incolentibus & Rex ettam Stregewallorum cum suis eundem Regem Edwardum sibi Imperatorem et Dominum elegerunt ●●rmumque foedus cum eo pepigerunt Item quod anno Domini 924. idem Edwardus Rex Angliae cunctis Britanniam incolentibus Anglorum Scotorum Cumbrorum Danorum & Britonum populis praefuit Item quod anno Domini 926. e Florent Wigorn p. 348. Sim Dunelm col 154. Housden p. 4●2 Will Malmesb. de Gest is Reg. Angl. l. 2. c. 6. Henr. Huntinden H●st l. 5 p. 354. Chron. Joh. Bromton col 838 839. H. de Knyghton de Event Angl. l. 3. c. 4. col 2484. Adelstanus filius & immediatus successor ejujdem Edwardi Constantinum Regem Scotorum & Danorum Regem pralio vicit & fugavit qui postmodum cum ipso foeius pepigerunt in loco qui dicitur Emothe quarto Idus Julii Hoc autem invenitur in Chronicis Mariani Scoti & Rogeri de Hoveden in multis libris Et in Chronicis Willielmi de Malmesbyr Henr. de Huntingdon & Radulphi de Diceto inter caetera sic invenitur Adelstanus Rex Angliae Constantinum Regem Scotorum cedere regno compulit quem tamen postea regno Scotiae privatum per ipsum sub se regnare sicut prius gratiosius dicens consilio suo renitenti Gloriosius est Regem facere quam esse Item anno Domini 934. idem Adelstanus Rex Angliae eundem Constantinum Regem Scotorum rebellantem devicit et fugavit & terram Scotiae usque Dunfermelin vastavit Qui Constantinus postea filium suum dicto Adelstano Regi cum dignis muneribus in obsidem tradidit & sic pacificantur Et hoc in Chronicis Mariani Scoti Rogeri de Hoveden Henrici de Huntingdon & Radulphi de Diceto in multis libris invenitur Et in Chronicis Willielmi de Malmesbyr in multis libris inter caetera reperitur quod anno Domini 937. Eugenius Rex Cumbrorum & Constantinus Rex Scotorum in loco qui dicitur Dacorum venientes se cum suis regnis eidem Adelstano Regi Angliae dediderunt cujus pacti gratia filium Constantini jussum baptizari idem Adelstanus de sacro fonte suscepit Item anno Domini 940. Adelstano praedicto defuncto successit sibi in regnum Edmundus frater ejus qui regnavit septem annos sine rebellione Scotorum Item in Chronicis Mariani Scoti f DeGestis Regum Angl. l. 2. c. 7. p. 5● 54 55. Henr. Huntinden Hist. l. 5. p. 355. Rog. de Hoveden Annal. pars prior p. 423. Florent Wigorn Chron. p. 352 353. S●meon Dunelmensis Hist col 156. Willielmi de Malmesbyr & Henrici de Huntingdon in multis libris invenitur quod anno Domini 947. Edredus frater Adelstani minor dicto Edmundo fratri suo successit qui Northumbris devictis in Scotiam vexilla direxit Et Scoti nimio terrore percussi sine bello se subdiderunt eidem et fidelitatem sibi ut Domino debitam juraverunt Quodam Rege Yritio nomine per ipsum super ipsos Scotos tunc statuto Item anno Domini 955. mortuo Rege Edredo praedicto successit sibi Edwinus filius dicti Edmundi fratris Edredi Regis qui regnavit quatuor annis cujus tempore Scoti non r●b●llaverunt Item in Chronicis Mariani Scoti a Annal. pa●s prior An 973. p. 426. Rogeri de Hoveder b De Gestis Reg. Angl. l. 2. c. 8. p. 59 Willielm● de Malmesbyr c Histor l. 5. p. 356 731. Florentius Wigorn An. 978. Henrici de Huntingdon & Radulphi de Diceto in multis libris invenitur quod anno Domini 978. Edgarus Rex Angliae qui immedia●e successit Edwino Regi fratri suo Regem Scotorum Kinadium Malcolmum Cumbrorum & Marcum Regem plurimarum Insularum aliosque quinque Subregulos ad Curiam suam coactos uno et perpetuo Sacramento sibi obliga●it adeo ut apud d Simeon Dunelmensis Hist col 159. Mat. Westm Anno 974. p. 375. Ailredus Abbas de Genealog Regum Angl. col 359. Chr. Joan. Bromton col 869. Seldeni Mare Clausum p. 165. Civitatem Legionum eidem ut mandar●● occurrentes in pompam triumphi per flumen de Edene illos deduceret una in navi impositos prope proram sedens remigare cogebat affectans per hoc regalem suam magnificentiam qui tot Regum potentiam sibi subjectam haberet ditare Dixit tunc demum posse successores suos gloriari se Anglorum Reges esse cum tanta honorum praerogativa fruerentur Et quod in quodam convivio fama fuit dictum Regem e William Malmesbur De Gestis Regum Angl. l 2. c. 8. p. 59 Scotorum Kinadium ludibunde dixisse mirum videri tot provincias subjici Edgaro tam vili homuncioni Quod Edgarum postea non latuit Qui statim dictum K●nadium accersivit & quasi consultandi gratia long in Sylvam ipsum deducens unum è duobus ensibus quos secum attulit eidem tradidit dicens Nunc licebit tibi vires tuas experire cum soli sumus jam enim fac ut appareat quis alteri merito subjici debeat turpe enim est Regem esse in convivio dicaculum nec esse in praelio promptum Et confusus ille statim ad pedes Regis cecidit simplicis sui vitii veniam precatus est & consecutus Item anno Dom. 985. successit Regi Edgaro Sanctus Edwardus Martyr filius dicti Edgari qui anno regni sui quarto sub noverca sua Altritha martyrium passus est cujus tempore Scoti non rebellaverunt Item anno Domini 980. successit Sancto Edwardo Egelredus frater ejus qui regnavit triginta annis cujus tempore nihil invenitur de rebellione Scotorum Item anno Domini 1016. successit Egelredo Edmundus Ironside filius ejus qui primo anno regni sui apud Oxoniam à filio Erici Ducis proditiose interfectus est Item anno Domini 1017. Rex Kanutus Danus successit in regnum Angliae qui anno regni sui 15 Romam profectus est & elemosinis peccata redimens eodem anno navigio in Angliam rediit & mox f William Malmsbur De Gestis Regum Angl. l. 2. c. 11. p. 74. Chron. Johannis Bromton col 912. Scotiam rebellantem Regemque ipsius Malcolmum expeditione illius educta parvo subegit negotio subditusque est ei dictus Malcolmus Rex Scotorum & alii duo Reges Melbrache & Germake & quod postmodum scriptum invenitur de eodem Knuto in Cronicis Mariani Scoti Willielmi de Malmesbir Henr. de Huntingdon & Radulphi de Diceto in multis libris Erat Rex g Henr. Huntingdon Hist. l. 6. p. 364. H. de Knyghton de Event Angl. l. 11. c. 3. col 2317. Knutus Dontinus totius Daciae totius Angliae totius Norwegiae et totius Scotiae Item Anno Domini 1035. successit Regi Knuto Haraldus filius ejus qui regnavit quatuor annis & quatuor mensibus cujus tempore nihil invenitur de rebellione Scotorum Item Anno Domini 1040. Regi Haraldo successit Hardeknutus frater ejus qui cum biennio praeter decem dies regnasset apud Lamehethe mortuus est cujus tempore nihil invenitur de rebellione Scotorum Item in Cronicis Mariani Scoti Rogeri de Hoveden Henr. de Huntingdon Radulphi de Diceto & Willielmi de Malmesbir in multis libris & etiam in Cronicis Sancti Albani sic invenitur Quod Anno Domini 1047. dicto Hardeknuto successit Edwardus qui cognominatus est Justus filius Egelredi Regis cujus jussu Dux Northumbrorum cum Regis Scotorum Machiota praelium comisit ipsumque vita et regno spoliavit et h Simeon Dunelmensis Hist An. 1054. col 187. Florentius Wigorniensis Chron. An. 1054. William Malmesbur de Gestis Regum l. 2. c. 13. p. 79. Henr. Huntindon Hist. l. 6. p. 366. Roger Hoveden Annal pars prior p. 443. Henr. de Knyghton deEvent Angl. l. 1. c. 11. col 2333. Malcolmum filium Regis Cumbrorum jussu dicti Regis Edwardi Regem Scotorum constituit Et alibi in eisdem Cronicis Rex Edwardus cognomento Justus dedit regnum Scotiae Malcolmo filio Regis Cumbrorum de se tenendum Item Anno Domini 1066. Haraldus filius Godwinus Comitis Cantiae electus fuit in Regem Angliae qui primo anno regni sui in bello contra Willielmum dictum Bastard conquestorem occubuit Item in Chronicis Mariani Scoti Rogeri de Hoveden & Henr. de Huntingdon invenitur quod Anno Domini 1066. Willielmus dictus Bastard Angliam est ingressus & sexto anno regni sui Malcolmo Rege Scotorum rebellante per terram & mare exercitum duxit in Scotiam & eidem Malcolmo in loco qui dicitur Abrenithy occurrit & i Roger Hoveden Annal. pars prior p. 454. Henr. Huntindon Hist. l. 7. p. 369. William Malmesbur De Gest Reg. l. 3. p. 103. Radulfus de Diceto Abbreviat Chron. col 485 486. Chronicon Johannis Bromton col 972. Henry de Knyghton de Eventibus Angl. l. 1. c. 3. col 2347. Mat. Paris & Mat. Westm Anno 1072. p. 4. Malcolmus suus homo devenit Et in Cronicis Sancti Albini invenitur quod Rex Willielmus dictus Bastardus recepto a dicto Rege Scotorum Malcolmo homagio et obsidibus in Angliam est reversus Item in Cronicis Mariani Scoti & Rogeri de Hoveden in multis libris invenitur Quod Anno Domini 1086. successit eidem Willielmo Bastard Willielmus Ruffus filius ejus qui anno 14. regni sui rebellante Malcolmo Rege Scotorum & Northumbriam invadente cum Roberte fratre suo acies in Scotiam direxit cui Malcolmus occurrit & pax inter eos facta est conditione tali  idem Malcolmus Rex Scotiae eidem Willielmo k Simeon Dunelmensis Hist. An. 1093. col 218. Flor. Wigorn. An. 1093. Hoveden Annal. pars prior p. 462 463 464. Chron. Johan Bromton col 987 989 990 995. Mat. Paris & Mat. Westm Annis 1090 1092. H. de Knyghton de Event Angl. l. 2 c. 6. col 2365. Regi Angliae sicut patri suo fecerat obediret Et in Cronicis Henrici de Huntingdon invenitur quod Willielmo dicto Ruffo Rege Angl. acies in Scotiam dirigente Malcolmus Rex Scotorum nimio terrore perterritus homo ipsius Regis Willielmi efficitur et eidem juramento fidelitatis est subjectus ●tem in Cronicis Mariani Scoti Rogeri de Hoveden Willielmi de Malmesbir & Henrici de Huntingdon in multis libris invenitur Quod Anno Domini 1094. Malcolmo Rege Scotorum interfecto unà cum Edwardo primogenito in Northumbriam per Morellum Militem strenuissimum Scoti elegerunt Dovenaldum fratrem ejusdem Malcolmi in Regem Quo audito Duncanus filius Malcolmi ad Regem Angliae Willielmum cujus tunc obses erat accessit et ut sibi patris sui concederet postulavit et etiam impetravit ab eodem et sibi fidelitatem juravit et sic ad Scotiam properavit & Dovenaldum patruum suum de regno Scotiae expulit & loco suo regnavit Et anno sequenti dicto Duncano d●losè perempto dictus Dovenaldus iterum regnum Scotiae invasit quem dictus Rex Willielmus de regno expulit & Edgarum filium Malcolmi praedicti Regem Scotorum constituit Item in Chronicis Henr. de Huntingdon in multis literis invenitur Quod Anno Domini 1100. dicto Willielmo Ruffo Rege Angliae successit Henr. senior frater ejus Cujus regni anno septimo Edgarus Rex Scotiae decessit Cui successit Alexander frater ejusdem l Hen. Huntindon Histor l. 7. p. 379. Chron. Johan Bromton col 1003. Edgari de consensu Domini Regis Henrici Item in Cronicis Maria ni Scoti Rogeri de Hoveden & Henrici de Huntingdon invenitur Quod ●●no Domini 1106. Rege Henr. seniore defuncto successit eidem Rex Stephanus cujus regni anno primo cum à David tunc Rege Scotorum homagium peteret et fidelitatem et ipse id ei facere recusavit quia m Simeon Dunelmensis Hist. col 254 258. Ricardus Prior Hagustaldensis de Gestis Regis Stephani● col 312. Chron. Johan Bromton col 1024. Henr. de Knyghton de Event Angl l. 2. c. 9 10. col 2384 2385. primus erat omnium Scotorum qui homagium et fidelitatem fecerat Matildi Imperatrici Filius tamen ejusdem David Henr. nomine fecit homagium dicto Regi Stephano Item in Cronicis Rogeri de Hoveden in multis libris invenitur quod anno Domini 1154. Regi Stephano praedicto successit Henricus secundus filius Imperatricis cujus anno regni sui 11. obiit Malcolmus Rex Scotorum cui successit Willielmus frater ejus Et anno dicti Regis Henrici vicesimo primo in crastino Coronationis Henrici filii sui fecit Rex Henr. pater Willielmum Regem Scotorum et David fratrem suum et Comites et Barones' regni Scotiae devenire homines filii sui Regis Angliae et jurare sibi fidelitatem contra omnes homines salva tamen sibi fidelitate sua quam eidem prius juraverat Item anno Domini 1164. & regni dicti Henrici Regis patris vicesimo dictus Willielmus Rex Scotorum rebellare incipiens venit in Northumbriam cum ingenti exercitu & stragem magnam exercuit in populo cui occurrentes Milites Comitatus Eborum apud Alnewyk ipsum ceperunt & dicto Henrico Regi tradiderunt Et anno Domini 1175. 15 Kal. Martii Willielmus Rex Scotorum liber abire permittitur & eodem anno tertia die post assumptionem beat Mariae Virgins scilicet 17. Kal. Septembr apud Eborum facta fuit haec conventio & finis inter praedictum Henricum Regem Angliae & praefatum Willielmum Regem Scotiae Cujus conventionis & finis in omnibus & per omnia tenor est talis n Roger de Hoved●n Annal pars posterior p. 545 546. Henr. de Knyghton deEvent Angl. l 3 c. 5. col 2486. Mat. Westm Anno 1175. p. 52. Mat. Paris H●st Angl. p. 124. Haec est Conventio & Finis quem Willielmus Rex Scotorum fecit cum Domino suo Domino Henrico Rege Angl. filio Matildis Imperatricis Willielmus Rex Scotorum devenit homo ligeus Domini Regis Angliae Henr. contra omnem hominem de Scotia & de omnibus aliis terris suis & fidelitatem ei fecit ut ligio Domino suo sicut alii homines sui ipsi facere solent Et similiter fecit homagium Henrico Regi filio suo salva fide Domini Regis patris sui Omnes vero Episcopi et Abbates et Clerus terrae Regis Scotiae et successores sui facient Domino Regi Angliae sicut ligio Domino fidelitatem de quibus habere voluerit sicut alii Episcopi sui facere solent et Henrico Regi filio suo et haeredibus suis Concessit autem Rex Scotiae ut David frater ejus & Barones' & alii homines sui Domino Regi Angliae Quod Ecclesia Scoticana talem subjectionem amodo faciet Ecclesiae Anglicanae qualem illi facere debet et solebat tempore Regum Angliae praedecessorum suorum Similiter Richardus Episcopus Sancti Andreae & Ricardus Episcopus Dunkelden & Galfridus Abbas de Dunfermelin & Herbertus Prior de Goldingham concesserunt Quod etiam Ecclesia Anglicana illud jus habeat in Ecclesia Scoticana quod de jure habere debet et quod ipsi non erunt contra jus Ecclesiae Anglicanae Et desicut ligiam fidelitatem Domino Regi Angliae & Henrico filio suo fecerunt eos inde assecuraverunt Hoc idem facient alii Episcopi et Clerus Scotiae per conventionem inter Dominum Regem Angliae et Regem Scotiae et David fratrem suum et Barones suos factam Comites etiam & Barones' et alii homines de terra Regis Scotiae de quibus Dominus Rex Angliae habere voluerit facient ei homagium contra omnem hominem et fidelitatem ut ligio Domino sicut alii homines sui ei facere solent & Henrico Regi filio suo et haeredibus suis salva fide Domini Regis patris sui Similiter haeredes Regis Scotiae et Baronum et hominum suorum homagium et ligeantiam facient haeredibus Domini Regis Angliae contra omnem hominem Praeterea Rex Scotiae & homines sui nullum amodo fugitivum de terra Domini Regis Angliae pro felonia receptabunt in Scotia vel in alia terra sua nisi voluerit venire ad rectum in Curia Domini Regis Angliae et stare judicio Curiae suae sed Rex Scotiae & homines sui quamcitius poterunt eum capient et Domino Regi Angliae reddent vel Justiciariis aut Ballivis suis in Anglia Si autem de terra Regis Scotiae aliquis fugitivus fuerit pro felonia in Anglia nisi voluerit venire ad rectum in Curia Domini Regis Scotiae vel in Curia Domini Regis Angliae et stare judicio Curiae non receptabitur in terra Domini Regis Angliae sed liberabitur hominibus Regis Scotiae per Ballivos Domini Regis Angliae ubi inventus fuerit Praeterea homines Domini Regis Angliae habebu●t terras suas quas habebant et habere debent de Domino Rege Angliae & de Rege Scotiae et de haeredibus suis Et homines Regis Scotiae habebunt terras suas quas habebant & habere debent de Domino Rege Angliae & de hominibus suis Pro ista vero conventione et fine firmiter observanda Domino Henrico Regi Angliae et Henrico filio et haeredibus suis à Rege Scotiae et haeredibus suis l●beravit idem Rex Scotiae Domino Regi Angliae Castellum de Roksburgh et Castellum de Berwyk et Castellum de Jeddeworth et Castellum Puellarum et Castellum de Strivelin in misericordia Domini Regis Angliae Et ad custodiendum castella illa assignavit Rex Scotiae de redditu suo mensuraliter ad voluntatem Domini Reg●s Angliae Praeterea pro praedicta conventione et fine exequenda liberavit Rex Scotiae Domino Regi Angliae David fratrem suum in obsidem et Comitem Duncann et Comitem Waldenn et Comitem Gilbertum et Comitem de Anegoz et Ricardum de Morevilla Constabularium et Neth filium Willielmi et Ricardum Comyn et Walterum Corbet et Walterum Olifard et Johannem de Vaux et Willielmum de Lyndeseya et Philippum de Colevilla et Philippum de Valoignes et Robertum Fremberd et Robertum de Burneville et Hugonem Giffard et Hugonem Rydell et Walterum de Berkele et Willielmum de la hay et Willielmum de M●rtimer Quando vero Castella reddita fuerint Willielmus Rex Scotiae et David frater suus liberabuntur Comites quidem et Barones praenominati unusquisque postquam liberaverit obsidem suum scilicet filium suum legitimum quem habuerit et alii nepotes suos ●el propinquiores sibi haeredes et Castellis ut dictum est redditis liberabuntur Praeterea Rex Scotiae et Barones' sui praenominati assecuraverint quod ipsi bona fide et sine malo ingenio sive occasione facient quod Episcopi et Barones' et homines terrae suae qui non affuerint quando Rex Scotiae cum Rege Angliae finivit eandem ligeantiam et fidelitatem Domino Regi Angliae et Henr. filio suo facient quam ipsi fecerunt Et quod Barones' & homines qui affuerunt obsides liberabunt Domino Regis Angliae de quibus habere voluerit Praeterea Episcopi Comites & Barones' conventionaverunt dicto Regi Angliae & Henrico filio suo Quod si Rex Scotiae aliquo casu à fidelitate Domini Regis Angliae & filii sui & à Convenventione praedicta recederet ipsi cum Domino Rege Angliae tenebunt sicut cum ligio Domino suo contra Regem Scotiae donec ipse ad fidelitatem Domini Regis Angliae redeat Praedictam itaque conventionem firmiter observandam bona fide & sine malo ingenio Domino Regi Angliae & Henrico filio suo & haeredibus suis à Willielmo Rege Scotiae & David fratre suo & à Baronibus suis praedictis & ab haeredibus eorum assecuraverit ipse Rex Scotiae David frater suus & omnes Barones sui praenominati desicut ligei homines Domini Regis Angliae contra omnem hominem & Henrici filii sui salva fidelitate Domini Regis patris sui Hiis testibus Ricardo Archiepiscopo Eborum et Johanne Sarum Decano et Roberto Abbate Malmesbir et Radulpho Abbate de * Mundeburgh Mondesburgh & Herberto Archidiacono Norhampton & Waltero de Constantiis & Rogero Capellano Regis & Osberto Clerico de Camera & Ricardo filio Domini Regis Angliae Comite Pictaviae & Galfrido filio Domini Regis Comite Britanniae & Comite Willielmo Essex & Hugone Comite Cestriae & Ricardo Humett Constabulario & Comite de Molent & Jordano Castion & Humfrido d● Bohun & Willielmo de Curcy Senescallo & Gilberto Malet Senescallo apud Falesiam Hiis itaque recitatis in Ecclesia Sancti Petri Eborum coram praedictis Regibus Angliae & etiam Rege Scotiae & David fratre suo & universo populo Episcopi Comites Barones' et Milites de terra Regis Scotiae juraverunt Domino Regi Angliae et Henrico filio suo et haeredibus eorum fidelitatem contra omnem hominem sicut ligeiss Dominis suis Post hanc vero compositionem & finem o Roger de H●veden p. 550. Polychr l. 7. c. 23. Hen. de Knyghton de Eventibus Angl. l. 2. c. 12. col 2356. Anno Domini 1176. & regni dicti Regis Henrici vicesimo secundo ad Concilium celebratam apud Norhamptoniam venit Dominus Willielmus Rex Scotiae per mandatum Domini Regis Angliae adducens secum omnes Episcopos Abbates Priores totius regni sui anno vero sequenti proximo idem Henricus Rex Angliae tradidit Castrum de Roksburgh in custedia Willielmo de Stoteville & custodiam Castri Puellarum Rogero de Stoteville & custodiam Castri de Berewyk Galfrido de Nevil Anno vero regni ejusdem Henrici Regis vic●simo septimo idem Willielmus Rex Scotiae venit in Normanniam per mandatum dicti Regis Domini sui cujus ammonitione & consilio idem Rex Scotorum concessit Matthaeo Episcopo Aberden & Johanni Episcopo Sancti Andraeae quos ipse de Scotia fugaverat licentiam repatriandi Haec autem inveninntur in Chronicis Rogeri de Hoveden in multis Libris Et etiam in Chronicis ejusdem Rogeri quod Anno Domini 1189. dicto Regi Angliae Henr. successit Ricardus filius ejus p Roger de Hoveden p. 662 Radulfus de D●c to Ymag Hist. co● 649. Chron. Johan Bromton col 1167. Mat. Paris H●st Angl. p. 149. Matth. Westm An. 1189. p. 63. Quo anno mense Decembr venit Cantuariam idem Willielmus Rex Scotorum ad ipsum Regem Ricardum et homagium sibi secit cujus tempore Scoti non rebellaverunt Item in q Chron. Johan Bromton col 1283 1284. Henr. de Knyghton de Event●bus Angliae l. 2. c. 14. col 2414. Cronicis ejusdem Rogeri de Hoveden in multis libris invenitur quod Anno Domino 1199. dicto Regi Ricardo successit Johannes frater ejus qui statim post Coronationem suam misit Philippum Dunolm & Rogerum Bigod & quosdam alios Nobiles ad dictum Willielmum Regem Scotorum cum literis Regiis de salvo conductu & statuit sibi diem veniendi apud Lincoln in crastino Sancti Edmundi Regis Quo die mensis videlicet Novembris 8. Kal. Decembris feria quinta iidem Rex Johannes Angliae & Willielmus Rex Scotiae convenerunt ad colloquium extra Civitatem Lincoln super montem arduum et ibi in conspectu omnis populi idem Willielmus Rex Scotorum devenit homo ligius praedicti Regis Angliae Johannis et fidelitatem sibi juravit super crucem Huberti Cantuar. Archiepiscopi de vita et membro et terreno honore contra omnes homines et de pace servanda sibi et regno suo Item in Cronicis Monasterii de Bridelington & aliis quampluribus invenitur quod Anno Domini 1209. mense Junii apud Berewicum super Twedam idem Rex Angliae Johannes castrum construxit & cont●a Willielmum Regem Scotorum exercitum suum copiosum congregavit ad debellandum eum pro eo quod filiam suam desponsaverat Comiti Boloniae praeter assensum ipsius Regis Angliae Johannis Et in r Mat. Pa●is H●st Angl. An. 1209. p. 218. Mat. Westm p. 87. Cronicis Monasterii de Kyngswede Wygorn Dioc. invenitur quod eodem anno pace inter ipsos Reges reformata cito idem Rex revertebatur in Angliam datis sibi duabus filiabus dicti Regis Willielmi in obsidibus Item in ſ Mat. Paris p. 431. Cronicis Monasterii Sancti Albani invenitur quod Anno Domini 1216. dicto Regi Angliae Johanni successit Henricus filius suus cujus regni anno tricesimo quinto idem Rex Henricus cum Regina sua Angliae & multitudine Praelatorum Angliae apud Ebor. congregati in festo Nativitatis Domini tractarunt de Matrimonio contrahendo inter Alexandrum Regem Scotorum filium dicti Willielmi Regis & Margaretam filiam dicti Regis Henrici Et in die Sancti Stephani proximo sequente idem Rex Alexander dictam Margaretam solempniter desponsavit Et eodem die fecit idem Alexander homagium dicto Regi Angliae Henr. Et commissa est dicta Regina Scotiae tutelae Roberti de Ros & Johannis de Balliolo & etiam regnum Scotiae cum Rege Alexandro praedicto de consilio Magnatum utriusque regni Item in quaedam Charta Regis Scotiae Edgari filii Malcolmi facta Ecclesiae Dunolm inter caetera continetur Quod idem Rex Edgarus recognoscit se possidere totam terram de Louneys et etiam Regnum Scotiae de dono Domini sui Willielmi Regis Angl. Et in carta Willielmi Regis Scotorum facta dicto Regi Angliae Johanni continetur Quod idem Rex Willielmus concessit carissimo Domino suo Domino Johanni Regi Angliae quod maritet dictum Alexandrum filium suum sicut hominem suum ligium ubicunque voluerit ad fidem ita quod non disparagatur Et etiam similiter quod quicquid de ipso contingat idem Willielmus Rex Scotiae & Alexander filius suus Henrico filio Regis Angliae Johannis tanquam ligio Domino contra omnes mortales fidem et fidelitatem tenebunt et juvabunt eum pro viribus suis ad tenendum ipsem in Regno suo salva fide sua qua praedicto Regi Angliae Johanni tenebantur Item in quibusdam literis Apostolicis sub nomine foelicis recordationis Domini quondam Honorii Papae tertii conceptis & ipsius bulla plumbea more Romanae Curiae penden bullatis inter caetera continetur Ad haec Regi Scotorum ipsum Regem Angliae Dominum suum nequiter impugnanti ac propter hoc excommunicationis vinculo innodato etc. Item & in quibusdam aliis literis Papalibus sub nomine foelicis recordationis Domini quondam Gregorii Papae noni conceptis & bulla sua plumbea more Romanae Curiae penden bullatis Regi Scotiae directis similiter inter caetera continetur Quod jamdudum inter clarae memoriae Henricum avum & Johannem patrem Regis Angliae ultimi ex parte una & Willielmum Regem Scotorum ex altera Compositio amicabilis intercessit per quam ipse Willielmus praedictis avo & patri & eidem Regi Angliae ac Alexander Rex Scot●ae filius ejusdem Willielmi Regibus Angliae Johanni & Henrico ligium homagium et fidelitatem fecerunt quae tenentur successores eorum et Comites et Barones' Regni Scotiae ipsis et suis successoribus exhibere ac Comites et Barones esse cum Regibus Angliae contra Reges Scotiae si compositionem eandem forsitan non servarent Item idem Gregorius similiter in suis literis sub nomine suo concept●s & bulla sua plumbea more Romanae Curiae pendent bullatis inter alia scribit Archicpiscopo Eborum & Episcopo Carleolen quod moneant et inducant dictum Regem Scotiae supradictam amicabilem Compositionem observare Item ad haec in aliis ejusdem Papae Gregorii noni literis dicto Regi Scotiae directis inter caetera continetur Quod cum idem Rex Scotiae homo ligius sit ipsius Henrici Regis Angliae e● eidem fidelitatis praestiterit juramentum quo se principaliter astrinxit quod in ipsius Regis Angliae et regni sui detrimentum nihil penitus debeat attemptare etc. Item Clemens Papa scribens Henrico Regi Angliae pro Johanne Episcope Sancti Andraeae expulso ab Episcopatu suo per Regem Scotiae inter caetera sibi mandat quod Willielmum Regem Scotiae moneat & inducat et si necesse fuerit districtione Regali qua ei ●●aeeminet et concessa suae Regiae Eelsitudini potestate compellat ut dicto Episcop● omnem rancorem remittat ipsumque Episcopatum suum habere permittat in pace Item in quodam libro de vita & miraculis beati Johannis de Beverlaco quae sunt per Romanam Curiam approbata similiter inter caetera reperitur Regnante inclito Rege Adelstano viro Catholico qui Monarchiam totius Angliae tenuit Scotorum Rex cum suis transito flumine qui dividit Angliae regnum à Scotia caepit depopulare villas homines exterminare agros depraedare & ut verum fatear totam regionem in exterminium conabatur deducere in Septentrionali parte Angliae Quod cum fama volante praefatus Rex comperisset congregato exercitu statuit quam citius enim potuit armata manu ei occurrere Provisisque interim necessariis propositum carpebat iter Cumque in provincia Lincoln devenissent quidam ovantes tàm pauperes quam mediocres obvii sibi facti sunt Quos cum interrogasset quae esset causa tanti gaudii & unde venirent responderunt quod de Beverlaco venirent ubi sanctus Johannes Confessor quosdam ex eis variis infirmitatibus oppressos gratia Dei sanos effecerat & haec erat causa tantae laetitiae Et inde progrediens iterum alios catervatim venientes obvios habuit quos cum similiter requisivit unde venirent Illi vero responderunt quod de Beverlaco ubi quosdam ex eis vel mutos vel claudos caecos vel surdos mira Dei potentia sanctus DeiConfessor sanaverat Cumque Rex venerandum hunc Confessorem in tanta veneratione habitum & per Deum tanta operari valuisse comperiret habito consilio cum suis dixit se debere talem patronum adire ut sibi in instanti negotio subveniret Transmisitque suum exercitum per occidentalem regionem versus Eborum ut cum ibi praestolarentur ipse vero transite flumine Humbre venit Beverlacum procumbensque in oratione in Ecclesia coram Altare in praesentia reliquiarum venerandi confessoris devoto animo prolixius orabat Exurgensque deinde ab oratione coram adstantibus tam Clericus quam Laeicis & ascultantibus talem orationem exorsus est dicers O gloriose Confessor Johannes qui tot virtutibus & signis refulges ut fama refert precor te ut mihi subvenire digneris per intercessionem tuam apud Deum in instanti negotio ut inimicorum infestationem pernoxiam te patrocinante exsuperare queam Et continuò extrahens cultellum suum de vagina posuit super altar dicens Ecce vadium meum coram te pono quod te auxiliante vita comite rediens recipiam ita quod Ecclesiam tuam honorificabo & redditibus augebo si Dei nutu tu●que suffragio hostes debellare quivero Custodes vero Ecclesiae qui aderant sugg●sserunt sibi ut signum aliquod inde secum in monumentum astortaret Et fecit quoddam vexillum sibi de eadem Ecclesia proferri consignans se ad suum exercitum reversus est Cumque Scoti audissent Anglorum exercitum advenire non sunt ausi eos in finibus eorum expectar● nec campestri bello eis resistere sed transfretaverunt Flumen quod dicitur Scotorum vadium ut ibi infra proprios terminos securius se in bello ad resistendum parare p●ssent Rex vero Adelstanus cum omni exercitu Angliae cum ad Flumen pervenisset didicit Scotos transisse & praecepit suis super ripam fluminis sua tentoria figere ibique aliquantulum pausare Subsequenti nocte quiescentibus cunctis cum suo Rege talis visio eidem Regi apparuit caeteris dormientibus & omnino ignorantibus * Ethelredus Abbas de Genealog a Regum Angl. col 357. Videbatur enim ei quod quidam Pontificali habitu indutus coram se adstaret sibique diceret Adelstane Rex fac tuos in crastinum praeparari ut transeant flumen istud ad debellandum contra Scotos Cumque interrogaret Rex Quisnam esset qui talia sibi diceret Respondit qui astabat quod ipse esset Johannes cujus precibus expetierat se protegi cum Beverlaci in ejusdem Ecclesia oraret Subinde statim intulit Noli timere cum exercitu transire armato nam debellabis eos hoc enim tibi nunciare veni Mane itaque facto curavit Rex suis visionem patefacere & de victoria certificare Qui laetantes animati sunt ad certamen & transfretauêre flumen Scotos vero invenerunt cum suo Rege paratos ad resistendum Commissoque gravi praeli● multi ex Scotis perierunt vivus autem vix ipsorum Rex effugit ad totius regni confusionem & desolationem Quo viso Rex Angliae laetus effectus gratias egit Deo venerand●que Confessori videlicet Johanni suo intercessori totumque regnum continuo suo subjugavit imperio contuens & perlustrans cunctas illius terrae provincias principes & praepositos urbium indicens eyes ut tributa sibi suisque successoribus scilicet Angliae Regibus ex debito persolverent Septem etiam Insulas adjacentes atque vicinas sibi servire compulit et tam diu in i●lis partibus commoratus est qued jam tres anni finirentur jamque revertens per loca maritima juxta Dunbar vidit Scopulos prominere Aspicit taliaque suspirans el●quia protulit dicens Si D●us interveniente beato Johanne mihi aliquod signum evidens facere permittat quatenus tam succedentes quam praesentes cognoscere possent Scotiam Anglorum regno jure subjugari utpote devictum ab Adelstano Rege sibique et suis successoribus tributum omni tempore debere persolvere non immeritò illi devotè gratias agerem * Chron. Johann Bromton col 838. Henr. de Knyghton de Eventib. Angliae l. 3. c. 4. col 2484 2485. ●t extrahens gladium de vagina p●● cussit in scilicem quae adeo penetrabilis Dei virtute agente suit gladio quam si eadem horâ lapis butyrum esset vel mollis glarea qui lapis ad ictum gladii ita concavatur ut mensura ulnae longitudine possit coaptari et usque ad praesentem diem evidens signum patet quod Scoti ab Anglis devicti et subjugati monimento tali evidenter cunctis adeuntibus demonstrante Item de homagio Domino Regi Angliae debito de terra Galwydiae subscripta inveniuntur anno Domini 1185. mense Augusto apud Carleolum Rolandus Galwydiae Dominus illuc ut jussus fuerat Domino Regi occurrens in deditionem sponte venit veritus tamen ut creditur exercitus multitudinem quam ad debellandum cum Rex ipse adduxerat nisi maturiùs caeptam contumaciam reliquisset Recepto itaque Homagio ipsius Rolandi de Gawydia simul et Comitis David fratris Willielmi tunc Regis Scotiae de omnibus terris quae tenebat demisitque Rex exercitum suum & in Angliam festinavit Anno regni Regis Henrici vicesimo secundo Gilbertus filius Fergus princeps Galwennorum venit in Angliam in conductu Regis Scotiae et devenit homo ligius Henrici Regis patris et fidelitatem sibi juravit contra omnes homines Et pro amore ipsius habendo dedit Regi mille marcas argenti et Duncanum filium suum in obsidem de pace sibi servanda Anno Domini & Indictione praenotatis mensis Junli die secundo after this Historical Declaration of the King's Superior Dominion to Scotland made and published congregatis ex opposito Castri de Norhm Dunolm Diec. ex alia parte ●luminis de Tweda in quadam area viridi in parochia de Upsetlyngton Sancti Andraeae Dioc. praefatis Episcopis Praelatisque aliis Ecclesiasticis dicti regni Scotiae una cum Comitibus Baronibus aliisque Nobilibus de communitate dicti regni necnon & Nobilibus viris jus ad dictum regnum vendicantibus praefatus Rex Angliae illustris in dicto Castro de Norhm existens venerabilem in Christo patrem Dominum Robertum Dei gratia Bathon & Wellen. Episcopum ponensque verbae sua in ore ipsius ipsum ad subscripta organum suum constituens praefatis Episcopis Praelatisque aliis Ecclesiasticis Comitibus Baronibus & Nobilibus de communitate dicti regni Scotiae destinavit Qui cum ad ipsos venisset statim quaesivit ab eisdem nomine et vice ac de mandato speciali dicti Regis Angliae ut dicebat quid jam super dilatione suprascripta quam alias ut praemittitur a dicto Domino Rege Angliae petierant et eisdem concessa fuere ut petebant per eundem fecissent & hoc vicibus iteratis et an aliqua dicere exhibere proponere vel etiam ostendere voluissent quae ipsum Dominum Regem Angliae a jure Superioritatis ●t directi Dominii regni Scotiae ejusque exercitio et executione excludere poterant et de jure debebant et quod ea secundum quod dies desiderabat proponerent et etiam exhiberent si sibi crederent expedire protestans se paratum esse nomine dicti Regis Angliae et velle ea benigne audire et ipsis quatenus justum fuerit allocare vel ea Domino Regi Angliae suoque consilio refer ut ipse super hiis quid de jure faciendum fuerit deliberare valeret et facere quod justitia requirebat Ipsisque licet pluries super hoc requisiti omnino tacentibus nihilque dicentibus exhibentibus ostendentibus vel etiam proponentibus eisdem ex parte dicti Domini Regis Angliae & ejus nomi●e subscripta sibi injuncta dicenda ut dicebat organo vocis suae sermone tamen Gallico dixit & exposuit hunc tamen habentia sententialiter intellectum Excellentissimus Princeps & Dominus noster Dominus Edwardus Dei gratia Rex Angliae illustris Superior et directus Dominus regni Scotiae desolatum statum ejusdem perpendens & ex Principis sive Regis sui destitutione condolens & pericula quae etiam regno hiis diebus per dissensiones Magnatum ejusdem quorum quilibet jus successionis sibi competere vendicat & super hoc ad invicem contendunt provenire poterunt considerans ob affectionem zeli & desiderium boni quod habebat & habet ad dictum regnum & incolas ejusdem & praecipuè ad ipsos quorum tuitio & defensio ad eum spectare dinoscitur & ut discordantes ad concordiam reducat lights quaestiones & jurgia quae inter Nobiles praed●ctos jus ad idem regnum sibi competere vendicantes audiret & fine debito terminaret & tranquillitatem & pacem in dicto regno conservaret & unicuique petenti justitiae faceret complementum nuper nonnullos regni Scotiae Episcopos Praelatosque alios Comites Barones' & Nobiles alios in multitudine copiosa convocavit & per suas certi tenoris literas mandavit eisdem ut in quindena Paeschae proximo praeterit apud Norhm Dunolm Dioc. in confinio Angliae & Scotiae regnorum convenirent cum ipso super quibusdam ipsos & statum regni Scotiae tangentibus tractaturi ad quem locum in termino statuto se significabat personaliter declinaturum Quo termino adveniente ipsoque Domino nostro Rege in loco praedicto existente vos Episcopi Praelatique alii Ecclesiastici Comites Barones' & Nobiles alii dicti regni Scotiae juxta formam & effectum mandati Domini Regis vobis directi ad eundem locum accedentes requisitionem quandam recognitionis benivolae juris sui Superioritatis et directi Dominii regni Scotiae quod suum esse dicebat et in cujus possessione vel quasi progenitores sui Angliae Reges a tempore cujus contrarii memoria non existit fuerint et adhuc ipse est quod per nonnullas rationes evidentissimas et per scripturas antiquas approbatas processus atque cronicas in diversis utriusque regni Monasteriis compe●tas certaque alia documenta evidenter et sufficienter vobis ibidem ostendebat et ostendere semper est paratus tamen ex habundanti vos requisivit ut ipsum superiorem et directum vestrum Dominum recognosceretis et eidem sicut antecessores et progenitores vestri suis antecessoribus et progenitoribus Angliae Regibus fecerunt pareretis sicut decet adjiciensque quod si qua haberetis quae ipsum a jure suo praedicto superioritatis et directi Dominii hujusmod● exercitio seu executione ejusdem excludere de jure possent vel deberent et rationes suas et documenta pro jure suo adducta per validiora et efficaciora enervare vel etiam infirmare quod paratus erat ea benigne audire admittere et approbare quatenus de jure fuerant approbanda et etiam allocanda Qua requisitione vobis ut praemittitur facta vos terminum sive diem sufficientem ad consulendum Episcopos aliosque Praelatos Ecclesiasticos Comites Barones' et alios Nobiles ac communitatem regni Scotiae tunc absentes petebatis et ad h●c faciendum et ad exhibendum ostendendum et proponendum munimenta vel scripta seu alia quaevis documenta si quae haberetis quae ipsum Dominum nostrum Regem a jure suo praedicto repellere possent et rationes et jura pro se adducta enervare ●el etiam per validiora et efficaciora infirmare ad vestram instantem petitionem praecise et peremptorie obtinuistis et diem hodiernum vobis ad hoc ut praemittitur concessum praefixum et assignatum admisistis Vosque jam in isto termino peremptorio pluries nomine et vice ipsius Domini nostri Regis Angliae et ex parte sua per nos Robertum Bathon et Wellen. Episcopum requisiti nihil omnino proponitis nec Nota. ostenditis nec aliquis vestrum contra praemissa pro jure suo adducta et vobis ostensa proponit vel ostendit Idcirco vobis omnibus et singulis tam Episcopis Praelatisque aliis Ecclesiasticis quam Comitibus Baronibus Nobilibus et Magnatibus aliis de Communitate dicti regni Scotiae his congregatis idem Dominus noster Rex Angliae per nos Robertum Bathon et Wellen. Episcopum insinuat et denunciat quod cum ex parte vestra per vos vel vestrum aliquem nihil sit propositum exhibitum vel ostensum quod Ius executionem seu exercitium juris sui hujusmodi Superioritatis et directi sui Dominii praedicti debeat aliqualiter impedire intentionis suae est jure suo praedicto uti et in ipso negotio inter contendentes de jure successionis regni Scotiae procedere ratione Superioritatis et directi Dominii quod est suum ad cognoscendum discutiendum et diffiniendum singulariter de jure singulorum Ius ad dictum regnum Scotiae sibi competere vendicantium et eorum unicuique justitiae facere complementum Idcirco ex parte dicti Domini nostri Regis Angliae et de ipsius mandato speciali incipiendo a vobis Domino Roberto de Brus Domino Vallis Anandiae qui inter alios jus succedendi in regnum Scotiae regni●cotiae ●cotiae stare juri et ab eo petere respondere et recipere justitiae complementum Q●●statim publicè palam & expressè in praesentia omnium & singulorum ibidem praesentium meique Notarii infrascripti respondens dixit organo vocis suae nemine contradicente vel reclamante quod Dominum Regem Angliae recognovit Superiorem et directum Dominum dicti regni Scotiae et concessit se velle stare juri coram ipso super jure sibi competenti ad regnum praelibatum et ab ipso et coram ipso utpote Superiori et directo Domino suo regni Scotiae petere respondere et recipere in hec parte justiciae complementum Quo facto idem Pater Bathon & Wellen. Episcopus ad nobilem virum Dominum Florentium Comitem Holandiae se convertens ab eodem nomine & mandato speciali ipsius Regis Angliae ut supra à dicto Domino Roberto de Brus & codem modo quaesivit & etiam interrogavit Qui sicut Dominus Robertus de Brus in omnibus et per omnia organo vocis suae statim respondit ipsumque dictum Regem Angliae Superiorem et directum Dominum regni Scotiae palam et expresse recognovit et concessit se velle stare juri coram ipso utpote coram Superiori et directo Domino Scotiae super jure sibi competenti ad regnum Scotiae praelibatum et ab eo et coram eo petere respondere et recipere in omnibus et per omnia quod consideratum sibi fuerit in hac parte Eodem modo idem Episcopus statim ibidem à nobili viro Domino Johanne de hastings nomine dicti Domini Regis Angliae & de ipsius mandato speciali ut supra interrogando quaesivit ibidem an ipse super jure sibi competenti ad ipsum regnum Scotiae vellet stare juri coram dicto Domino Rege Angliae ut Superiori et directo Domino regni Scotiae et ab ipso et coram ipso petere respondere et recipere in omnibus quod Curia sua consideraverit Qui statim palàm & expressè organo vocis suae recognovit eundem Regem Angliae Superiorem et directum Dominum ipsius regni Scotiae et concessit se velle stare juri coram ipso super jure sibi competenti ad ipsum regnum et ab ipso et coram ipso petere respondere et recipere quod est justum Ad haec statim ibidem nobilis vir Dominus Patricius de Dunbar Comes de Marchia & Nobiles viri Dominus Willielmus de Ros & Dominus Walterus de Huntrecome Procur seu Attornatus Domini Willielmi de Vescy pro ipso Domino Willelmo Robertus de Pinkny & Dominus Nicholaus de Coules Milites eorum quilibet per se petit admitti in petitione juris quod quilibet se habere dicebat ad succedendum in ipsum regnum Scotiae Qui inquisiti ut supra & interrogati per eundem Bathon & Wellen. Episcopum quilibet eorum singillatim per se an vellet stare juri super petitione juris quod se habere credebat in successione dicti regni Scotiae et petere respondere et recipere coram ipso et ab ipso tanquam Superiori et directo suo Domino ipsius regni quod consideratum sibi fuerit in eventu respon lerunt palam & express singillatim sicut interrogabantur coram omnibus ibidem praesentibus Nobilibus et Praelatis nemine contradicente vel reclamante quod ipsum Dominum Regem Angliae superiorem et directum Dominum dicti regni Scotiae recognoverit et se velle stare juri coram eo super jure successionis quod sibi competere credebant ad regnum praelibatum et ab ipso et coram ipso petere respondere et recipere quod Curia sua eis considerare voluerit in eventu Insuper Nobilis vir Dominus Thomas Ranulphi Miles Domini Johannis de Balliolo absentiam Domini sui excusavit & dixit Dominum suum praefixionem seu assignationem illius diei ad faciendum ea quae tunc fiebant totaliter ignorare dixit etiam dictum Dominum suum in successione juris ad dictum regnum Scotiae prae omnibus aliis petentibus pinguius jus habere et petiit ●● admitti nomine Domini sui et Dominum suum in personam suam ad petendum jus suum inter alios ibidem et ipsum Dominum suum in crastino in personam propriam admitti et audientiam debitam super jure sibi competenti ad idem regnum eidem concedi Acta ex opposito Castri de Norhm ut p●aemittitur anno indictione mense die & loco proximo praenotatis Praesentibus venerabilibus in Christo patribus Dominis Dei gratia Antonio Dunolm Willielmo Elien W●llielmo Sancti Andraeae Roberto Glascuen & Marco Soderensi Episcopis ac Nobilibus viris Dominis Willielmo de Valenc Penbrok Henrico de Lacie Lincoln Rogero Bigott Northfolch & Marescallo Angliae Dovenaldo de Mar Gilberto de Anegoz & Roberto de Bru● de Caryk Comitibus ac venerabilibus & discretis viris Magistris Henr. Ebor. Johanne Lichf Thoma Wellen. & Andraea Exon. Ecclesiarum Decanis Willielmo Ebor. Waltero Wellen. Petro Exon. Thom. Suthfolch in Ecclesia Norw●cen Durando Stoneie in Ecclesia Lincoln & Roberto Cestriae in Ecclesia Lich. Archidiaconis ac Nobilibus viris Dominis Theobaldo de Verdon Thom. de Berkie Hugone le Despenser Waltero de Bello Campo Willielmo de Sancto Claro Patricio de Graham Willielmo de Moravia Ricardo Syward Galfrido de Mowbray Mich. the Wymes Waltero Curry & Willielmo de Monte Revelli Militibus ac Magistro Johanne Erturi de Cadomo Notar. public testibus ad praemissa vocatis specialiter et rogatis cum aliis utriusque regni Nobilibus et Praelatis Militibus et Proceribus aliis Clericis et Laicis in multitudine copiosa Anno Domini & Indictione praenotatis dicti mensis Junii die tertia congregatis in loco proximo suprascripto dicti regni Scotiae Nobilibus & Praelatis sicus die proximo praecedenti accessit ad ipsos ex parte dicti Domini Regis Angliae venerabilis pater Dominus Bathon & Wellen. Episcopus in cujus ore idem Rex sicut alias verba sua posuerat ipsum organum suum constituens eisdem eadem quae die proximo praec●denti nomine dicti Regis intimavit & quae fiebant coram ipsis iterato recitavit per ordinem seriatim Et quiae Nobilis vir Dominus Johannes de Balliolo qui actis diei hesternae non interfuit nunc praesens erat ibidem et se dicebat prae omnibus aliis regnum Scotiae potentibus pinguius jus habere petens se cum effectu ad prosecutionem juris sui inter alios admitti et audientiam debitam sibi concedi ad interrogationem dicti patris sibi ex parte Domini Regis Angliae factam an vellet stare juri coram ipso Domino Rege ut superiori et directo Domino regni Scotiae et ab ipso et coram ipso petere respondere et recipere justifiae complementum Respondit sicut & cateri Nobiles suprascripti recognoscens palam organo vocis suae dictum Dominum Regem Angliae superiorem et directum esse Dominum dicti regni Scotiae et se velle coram ipso gratanter stare juri et petere respondere et recipere in omnibus ipsum tangentibus quod justitia suaderet Quibus sic factis ex parte dicti Domini Regis idem Pater praecepit eisdem omnibus & singulis tam Nobilibus quam Praelatis & aliis de Communitate regni Scotiae ibidem congregatis quod statim ad Ecclesiam parochialem de Norhm accederent & coram Domino Rege convenirent voluntatem suam audituri Quibus coram ipso Domino Rege ut praemittitur in dicta Ecclesia parochiali de Norhm congregatis venerabilis pater Dominus Bathon & Wellen. Ep●scopus ibidem ex parte Domini Regis ipsiusque nomine vice et mandato eadem verba quae die prox praecedenti coram ipsis recitavit lingua tamen Gallica hunc habe●tia sententialiter intellectum Serenissimus Princeps & Dominus noster Dominus Edwardus Dei gratia Rex Angliae illustris superior et directus Dominus regni Scotiae desolatum statum ejusdem perpendens & ex principis destitutione turbatum considerans & nonnulla pericula quae eidem regno per dissentiones Magnatum ejusdem qui jus sibi vend●cant successionis ad iliud & etiam se habere contendunt poterunt pervenire ob affectionem & zelum quem habebat & habet erga dictum regnum & ipsius incol●s & praecipuè ad universos & singulos quorum tuitio & defensio ad eum spectare dinoscitur & ad faciendum cuilibet pet●nti justitiae compl●mentum & tranquillitatem & pacem inter regnicolas & Nobiles praedictos contendentes conformandam nuper nonnullos Episcopos Praelatosque alios Ecclesiasticos Comites Barones' & Nobiles dicti regni Scotiae sicut pluries coram vobis recitavimus ipsius non in & pro ipso fecit per suas certi tenoris literas ad l●cum istum in confinio regnotem sci●uatum ut vestris parceret laboribus & expensis congregari ibidemque su●m Parliamentum statuit & indixit ad quem locum in termino statuto sicut promisit personaliter declinavit sicut nostis Cumque inter alia in dicto Parliamento dicta ex parte Domini nostri Reg●s petitio quaedam vobis ex habundanti facta fuisset de recognitione vestra benivola Superioritatis et directi Dominii regni Scotiae quod suum est sicut per nonnullas rationes manifestas et cer●a documenta et munimenta quamplura vobis ostendebat in cujus possessione juris vel quasi progenitores sui Angl. Reges a tempore cujus contrarii memoria non exisi it fuerint inconcusse Ad quam petitionem respondere illa vice distulistis petentes cum effectu diem vobis concedi a● deliberandum & consulendum cum absentibus dicti regni Nobilibus ac Praelatis ac Communitate ejusdem regni super responsione facienda dictae petitioni ac ipse vestris precibus inclinatus diem hesternum vobis concessit statuit & praefixit ad tractandum deliberandum & consulendum cum dictis absentibus Nobilibus & Praelatis ac Communitate praedicta super praemissis & illo die praecisè & peremptoriè respondendum petitioni memoratae ulteriusque eodem die proponendum exhibendum & ostendendum jura scripta rationes munimenta & alia quaevis documenta si quae haberent per quae possent ipsum Dominum nostrum Regem a jure suo praedicto Superioritatis et directi Dominii hujusmodi excludere et rationes et jura pro se adducta ●er validiora infirmare vos●ue in termino vobis ad praemissa statuto et p●aefixo hesterna die videlicet insimul congregati et per nos ex parte Domini nostri Regis et de ipslus injuncto speciali vicibus iteratis et hodie in eodem loco quo heri interrogati quidnam super dicta dilatione quam petebatis fecissetis et an aliqua dicere proponere vel exhibere velletis quae ipsum Dominum nostrum a jure suo praedicto repellere possent aut de jure deberent nihil omnino dixistis proposuistis vel exhibuistis Quare idem Dominus noster Rex adhuc vobis omnibus et singulis hic praesentibus sicut pluries per nos insinuari fecit et denunciari ita in praesentiarum coram ipso vobis insinuat et denunciat quod intentionis suae est dicto jure suo uti et in ipso negotio inter contendentes procedere jure Superioritatis et directi Dominii hujusmodi quod est suum ad cognoscenoum discutiendum et diffiniendum de jure singuiorum jus ad dictum regnum Scotiae vendicantium Et quia quidam dicti regni Nobiles & etiam al●unde de jure successionis hujusmodi contendentes hesterna die & hod●erna per nos ex parte Domini nostri Regis & de ipsius mandato speciali interrogati fuissent singillatim eorum quilibet per se in praesentia Praelatorum et Nobilium utriusque regni et aliorum quamplurium de Communitate regni Scotiae ibidem praesentium an super jure successionis quod se credebant habere ad dictum regnum Scotiae vellent stare juri coram Domino nostro Rege Angliae tanquam superiori et directo Domino ejusdem regni et ab ipso et coram ipso petere respondere et recipere quod justum fuerit in eventu ac dicti Nobiles palam et expresse coram ipsis Nobilibus et Praelatis ac aliis de Communitate dicti regni Scotiae nemine contradicente vel reclamante recognoverunt organo vivae vocis dictum Regem Angliae superiorem et directum Dominum regni Scotiae et concesserunt se velle gratanti animo stare juri coram ipso utxote superiori et directo Domino dicti regni Scotiae et ab eo et coram eo petere respondere et recipere in omnibus et per omnia super jure sibi competenti ad tictum regnum quod justitia suaderet Unde nos praemissa & eorum imgula omnibus & singulis utri●sque regni Nobilibus & Praelatis ac aliis hic praesentibus ex parte ipsius Domini nostri Regis hic in sua praesentia & nomine suo dicimus quod in summa hoc est intentionis et voluntatis suae studium quod dissentionum et discordiarum omnimodarum sublatis materiis pax et tranquillitas in ipso regno vigeat et ipsi●s incolae divino auxilio mediante vera et firma concordia perfruantur nec intendit aliqua super quempiam occupare minus just nec alicujus justitiam protelare vel libertates aliquas diminuere aut infringere sed omnibus et singulis petentibus tanquam superior et directus D●minus regni Scotiae exhibere et facere justitiae complementum Insuper & in parte ipsiu● Domini nostri Regis & suo nomine protestamus quod quamvis jus superioritatio et directi Dominii regni Scotiae sit suum et exercitium seu executio ejusde● spectet ad eum propter hoc non intendit se a jure haereditario si quod sibi competat ad dictum ●egnum quo ad proprietatem ipsius excludere licet utatur jure suo superioritatis et directi dominii sui pr●dicti exhibendo aliis justitiam sed etiam jus suum inter alios petentes dictum regnum viis modis et temporibus quibus de jure poterit prosequt et sibi videri● ex●●dire Ad haec autem dictus Dominus Rex Angliae praemissa per praefatum Dominum Bathon & Wellen. Episcopum suo nomine ut praemittitur recitata & dicta sermone Gallico o'er proprio recitavit dicens haec verba vel hiis similia hunc habentia sententialiter intellectum Nos Edwardus Dei gratia Rex Angliae et superior Dominus regni Scotiae statum ejusdem d●solatum considerantes & ex Principis seu Regis sui destitutione multipliciter conturbatum & varia perplexitate depressum condolentes & propter dissentiones Magnatum jus ad dictum regnum se hab●re contendentium ob affectionem & zelum quem habuimus & hab●mus ad ipsum regnum & ipsius incolas sicut dictus Bathon Episcopus coram vobis nostro nomine recitavit & praecipuè ad universos & singulos quorum tuitio & defensio ad nos spectare dinosci●●● ac etiam pro pace dicti regni & inhabitantium ejusdem ad partes istas gr●ssus nostr●● d●●●ximus nostris non parcentes laboribus nec expensis Cumque ves Episcopi ●cclesiarum Praelati Comites Barones' & Nobiles regni Scotiae ad nostrum mandatum h●c in termino vobis assignato congregati requisitionem quandam vobis ex parte nostra f●ctam super recognitione vestra benivola nobis facienda de superioritate et directo dominio reg●● Scotiae quod est nostrum et in cujus possessione vel quast 〈…〉 Angliae Reges a tempore cujus contrarii memoria non existi et 〈…〉 ●imus in praesenti quod per rationes evidentissimas et manifestas ac ju●● certaque alia documenta vobis nostro nomine sufficienter ostensa evid●nte● a●paret quae audistis et etiam intellexistis vicibus iteratis Ea propter p●r●tum fuit a v●bis nomine nostro quod nos superiorem et directum Dominum nostrum dicti regni ex habundanti recognosceretis et nobis ut superiori Domino v●stro sicut justum est pareretis adjiciendo quod si aliqua haberetis contra nos a●t ●as nostrum hujusmodi quae nos a jure nostro exercitio seu executione juris ejusoem excludere possent et rationes et jura pro nobis et jura nostra hujusmodi adducta et facientia per validiora et efficaciora infirmare ea parati essemus quatenus justum fuerit admittere et facere super hiis quod secundum Deum et justitiam fueri● faciendum vos autem praemissis plenius intellectis diem ad cons●lendum cum absentibus tunc Episcopis et aliis Ecclesiarum Praelatis ac Nobilibus et Communitate dicti regni super responsione facienda dictae nostrae requisitioni cum instan●ia petebatis et obtinuistis ad interim consulendum cum absentibus et deliberandum super praemissis et respondendum et ulterius praecise et peremptorie ostendendum exhibendum et proponendum munimenta vel scripta aut alia quaevis documenta si quae haberetis quae nos a jure nostro hujusmodi excludere poss●nt et jura pro nobis ad ducta per validiora et efficaciora infirmare ac vos in dicto termino vobis ad hoc assignato et per vos acceptato convenientes nihil omnino proposuistis nec adhuc proponitis nec vestrum aliquis proposuit aut proponit quod nos a jure nostro aut hujusmodi exercitio aut executione ejusdem excludere debeat vel poterit ut refertur Vobis omnibus et singulis de Communitate ipsius regni sicut hesterna die et hodierna per dictum Episcopum Bathon notificari fecimus et denunciari nomine nostro ita in praesenti notificamus et denunciamus Quod intentionis nostrae est uti jure nostro et in negotio inter contendentes de jure successionis regni Scotiae praelibati procedere jure superioritatis et directi dominii hujusmodi quod est nostrum ad cognoscendum discu●iendum et diff●niendum de jure singulorum jus ad regnum Scotiae vendicantium quoquo modo Cumque praenominati Nobiles jus ad dictum regnum vendicantes per praefatum Episcopum Bathon nostro nomine singillatim interrogati vicibus iteratis in prae entia Praelatorum Comitum Baronum & al●orum Nobilium de Communitate regni Scotiae an supper petitione juris sui quam facere intendebant voluerunt stare juri coram nobis et petere respondere et recipere sicut coram superiori et directo Domino suo dicti regni justitia complementum ac ipsi et eorum quilibet per le palam et publice coram vobis omnibus nullo contradicente vel reclaman●e nos superiorem et directum Dominum dicti regni Scotiae recognoverunt et recognovit et se velle stare juri coram nobis concesserunt et concessit et etiam a nobis et coram nobis petere respondere et recipere tanquam a superiori et directo Domino suo regni Scotiae quod justitia suaderet Idcirca vobis omnibus et singulis his praesentibus dicimus et notificamus aperte quod in summa hoc est nostrae voluntatis studium pacem et tranquillitatem in regno Scotiae inter ipsius regnicolas confirmare ut discordiarum et dissentionum contendentium sublatis materiis unicuique facere justitiae complementum nihil indebite super quempiam occupare nullius justitiam protelare seu libertates diminuere nec quenquam laedere minus just sed unicuique petenti tanquam superior et directus Dominus Scotiae jus sibi competens tribuere leges et consuetudines ipsius regni juri censonas et approbatas facere inviolabiliter observari ac etiam operam sollicitam circa ea quae reformationem status ipsius regni respiciunt impendere et quietem partium praedictarum Sperantes enim cum Dei adjutorio sic in hac parte providere quod ad divini nominis laudem cedet et statum prosperum regionis et incolarum ejusdem commodum in futurum Et quamvis nos simus superior et directus Dominus ipsius regni et ipsius exercitium et executio juris ad nos pertineat non intendimus propter hoc nos a jure haereditario si quod nobis competat ad idem regnum quoad proprietatem ipsius excludere licet utamur jure nostro exhibendo et faciendo aliis justitiam sed etiam jus nostrum inter alios petentes velle prosequi et declarare viis modis et temporibus quibus de jure poterimus et viderimus expedire Ad haec Nobilis vir Dominus Johannes de Balliolo surrexit & dicto Domino Regi dixit Quod ipsum superiorem et directum Dominum regni Scotiae recognovit et concessit sicut alias se velle stare juri coram ipso super jure successionis sibi competentis ad dictum regnum et ab ipso et coram ipso ut superiori et directo suo Domino petere respondere et recipere quod consideratum sibi fuerit in hac parte Eodem modo Dominus Johannes Comyn Dominus de Banenagh surrexit ipsum●ue Dominum Regem superiorem et directum Dominum regni Scotiae palam et publice recognovit et petiit se admitti inter alios petentes idem regnum ad prosecutionem juris sibi competentis ad dictum regnum et concessit se velle stare juri coram ipso et ab ipso et coram ipso tanquam superiori et directo Domino regni Scotiae petere respondere et recipere justitiae complementum Cujus petitioni dictus Dominus Rex inclinatus ipsum Dominum Johannem Comyn inter alios petentes admisit Et statim ibidem supranominati Nobiles jus successionis in regnum Scotiae vendicantes ut praemittitur omnes et singuli super recognitionibus suis supradictis suas patentes literas eidem Domino Regi fieri fecerunt sigillorum suorum impressionibus consignatas tenorem qui sequitur continentes A tous ceaus qui cestes letters verront ou orront Florence Count de Hoiland See Mat. Westm An. 1291 p. 378 379. & Tho. Walsingham Hist. Angl. p. 18 19 Robert de Brus Seignor de Val Denants Johan de Baillol Seignor de Galeweye Johan de hastings Seignor the Bergeveny Johan Comyn Seignor de Badenagh Patrick de Dunbar Count de la March Johan de Vescy pur son pier Nicholas de Souls e William de Ros salus en Dieu Come nous entendoms avoir droit all royalme de Scoce e cele droit monstrer challenger e averrer devant celui qui plus de pooir jurisdiction e reason eust de trier nostre droit e le noble Prince Sire Edward par la grace de Dieu Roy Dengleterre nous eit informetz per bones & suffizantes reasons qe a lui apent e avoir droit la sourain Seignieurie du dit Royalme Descoce e la conigzance de oir trier e terminer nostre droit nous de nostre propre volunte sanze nule manere de force o● distress voloms otroioms et grauntoms de receiure droit devant lui come sourain Seignor de la terre e voloms jam lemeins e promettoms qe nous auroms e tendroms ferm e estable son fait e qe celui enportra le royalme a qui droit le dorra devant lu● En tesmoignance des queus choses nous auoms mis nos seals a cest escrit Fait e done a Norhm le Mardi prochein apres Lascension lan the grace 1291. Quibus ut praemittitur factis habitoque tractatu inter ipsum Dominum Regem suumque Consilium & Praelatos & Nobiles de Communitate regni Scotiae memorati & ipsos Nobiles jus ad regnum Scotiae vendicantes qualiter in praedicto negotio esset utilius procedendum & etiam super reformatione status ejusdem regni demum de unanimi omnium & singulorum utriusque regni Nobilium & Praelatorum consensu & voluntate nullo contradicente vel reclamante ordinatum extitit & consensum quod Dominus Johannes de Balleolo & Dominus Johannes Comyn pro se & aliis petentibus qui electioni faciendae per ipsos consentire voluerint eligant quadraginta viros fidedignos & discretos quos ad hoc ydoneos esse crediderint & Dominus Robertus de Brus pro se & aliis petentibus qui nominationi & electioni per ipsum faciendae similiter consentire vellent eligant alios quadraginta quorum sic electorum nomina hinc inde tertia die proximo sequent quinta videlicet dicti mensis Junii eidem Domino Regi tradantur inscriptis & ipse ultra illos sic nominatos & electos viginti quatuor & plures vel pauciores pro suae libito voluntatis ratione superioritatis et directi dominii sui hujusmodi illis octoginta nominatis et electis assignet et statuat ita ut hii omnes sic nominati & electi & per ipsum Regem assignati insimul congrega●i jura omnium et singulorum petentium dictum regnum audiant et discussionem faciant sicut juri et rationi magis viderint convenire et discussione plena facta quid invenerint fideliter referant Domino Regi ad quem pertinet dictum negotium diffinire ut ipse Deum habens prae oculis ut superior et directus Dominus regni Scotiae judicet et pronuntiet sicut de jure fuerit faciendum potestate tamen libera addendi mutandi & diminuendi de assignandis per ipsum Regem sibi semper reservata Si verò aliquem vel aliquos de praedictis octoginta personis sic nominatis & electis per nobiles supradictos infirmitate seu alio impedimento legitimo detineri contingat ita quod venire non poterit ordinatum est & ab omnibus consensum quod alius vel alii absent is vel absentium vices suppleant vel suppleat & eorum loco vel locis per ipsos qui eos elegerunt & nominarunt subrogentur Et praedictus modus procedendi & discutiendi de jure petentium praedictorum quia omnibus placuit ab omnibus extitit approbatus laudatus & acceptatus Acta in parochiali Ecclesia de Norhm & alibi ut praemittitur anno indictione mense & die prox praenotatis Praesentibus venerabilibus in Christo Dominis Johanne Dei gratia Eborum Archiepiscopo Angl. Primati Antonio Dunolm Roberto Bathon & Wellen. Willielmo Elien Willlelmo Sancti Andraeae & Roberto Glascuen Episcopis ac nobilibus viris Dominis Edmundo Lancastriae dicti Domini Regis germano Willielmo de Valenc Pembrock Henrico de Lascy Lincoln Rogero Bigot Northfolchiae & Marescallo Angliae Dovenaldo de Mar Gilberto de Anegoes & Roberto de Brus de Carrik Comitibus Theobaldo the Verdon Thomam de Berkley Hugone le Dispenser Willielmo de Sancto Claro Patricio de Graham Willielmo de Moravia Syward Galfrido de Mowbray Michaele de Wymes Waltero de Bello Campo dicti Domini Regis Senescallo & Willielmo Monte Revelli Baronibus ac venerabilibus & discretis viris Magistris Henrico de Newerk Decano Eborum Johanne de Lascy Cancellar Cicestren & Waltero de Langeton Decano de Burges ac Magistro Erturi de Cadomo Notar. publico cum aliis tam Episcopis Abbatibus Prioribus & Clericis quam Comitibus Militibus & Nobilibus in multitudine copiosa Anno à Nativitate Domini 1291. Indictione quarta mensis Junii die quarto congregatis coram serenissimo Principe & Domino Domino Edwardo Dei gratia Rege Angliae illustri Superiore & directo Domino regni Scotiae Nobilibus viris Domino Florentio Comite Holandiae Roberto de Brus Domino Vallis Anandiae Johanne de Balliolo Domino Galwidiae Johanne de hastings Domino de Bergeveny Johanne Comyn Domino de Dunbar Comite de Marchia Johanne de Vescy pro patre suo Nicholas de Souls & Willielmo de Ros Baronibus Jus ad dictum regnum Scotiae vendicantibus cum aliis tam Episcopis Comitibus & Baronibus quam aliis Militibus & Nobilibus utriusque regni quampluribus possessionem regni Scotiae et Castroum ejusdem eidem Domino Regi nemine contradicente vel reclamante de communi consensu Communitatis ejusdem regni ut superiori et directo Domino suo concesserunt et etiam tradiderunt et suas patentes literas suis sigillis pendentibus consignatas factum suum praedictum testificantes sibi fieri fecerunt tenorem qui sequitur continentes * See Matth. Westminster p. 738 739. & Walsingham quasupra A touts ceaus qui cestes praesentes letters verront ou erront Florence Comte de Hoilande Robert de Brus Seigneur du Vall Davant Johan de Baillel Seigneur de Gaweye Johan de hastings Seigneur de Bergeveny Johan Comyn Seigneur de Badenagh Patrick de Dunnbar Comte de la March Johan de Vescy pur son pier Nicol de Souls è Willam de Ros salus en Dieu Come nous eoms otriez ● grant de nostre bone volunte et commun assentes sans nule distress all noble Prince Seigneur Edward par la grace de Dieu Roy Dengl●tre qe il come soverein Seigneur de la terra Descoce puisse oier trier e terminer nos chalenges e nos demands qe nous entendoms monstrer e averrer pur nostre droit en la Royalme Descoce et droit receiure devant luy come soverein Seigneur de la terre promettantzes jam le meins qe son fait auroms e tendroms fermè estable e qe il euportra le Royalme a qui droit le dorra devant lui Mes pur ceo qe lavant dit Roy Dengleterre ne poet nule manere de reconissance faire ne accomplir sanz judgement ne judgement ne doit estre sanze execution ne execution ne poet il faire duement sanz la possession e seisine de mesme la terre e des chasteaux nous volumes otroioms e grantoms quill come soverein Seigeur a parfaire les choses avant dites eit la seisine de toute la terre e des chausteaus de Scoce tant qe droit soit fair e parfurme a demandantzes en tielle manere qe avant ceo qil eit seisine avantdite sace bone seurete e suffizante as Demandantzes e as Gardens e a la commune du Royalme Descoce a fair la reversion de mesme le Royame's e des chasteaus ove toute le Roiaute Dignity signory Franchises Custumes Droitures Leyes Usages e possessions e toutes maneres de appurtenances en mesme lestate quill estient quant la seisine lui fu liurée e veil a celui qui le droit emportera par judgement de la Royalme save au Roi Dengleterre le homage de celui qe serra Roi issint que la reversion soit fait de euz les deuz mois apres le jour qe le droit serra triez e fermez E qe les issues de mesme la terra en le moien temps receives soient salvement mis en depos e bien gardez pur la main del Chambrelain Descoce que ore est e de celuy qui serra assign a luy de par le Roy Dengleterre e desouz leur Seaules save reasonable sustenance de la terre e des chasteaux e de Ministres du Royalme En tesmoigne de cestes choses avauntdites nous avoums mis nos seaules a ceste escrit Fait e done a Norhm le Meskredi apres Lascension lan the Grace Mil. CC. Nonante primerime Istam regni Scotiae ordinationem as * Anno 1291. p. 379 See Chron. William Thorn col 1962. Matthew Westminster stories in foro supradicto ordinatam Dominus Rex Edwardus pluribus Domibus religiosis & maxim viris religiosis Priori & Conventui de Merton destinari praecepit ut ad perpetuam rei gestae memoriam in Chronicis suis facerent annotari Vnde vobis mandamus quod eadem faciatis in Chronicis vestris ad perpetuam rei gestae memoriam annotari Teste Magistro Gulielmo de Marchio Thesaurario nostro apud Westmonasterium nono die Julii anno regni nostri decimonono Per breve de privato sigillo The Record thus proceeds Anno & Indictione praenotatis mensis Junii die quinto congregatis in parochiali Ecclesia de Norham Dunolm Dioc. suprascriptis nobilibus viris Jus ad dictum regnum Scotiae vendicantibus coram venerabili viro D. Johanne de Berewico dicti Domini Regis Angliae Clerico & Decano de Wymburn ad recipiendum nomina hinc inde electorum quam etiam assignatorum per ipsum Regem sibi in scriptis tradita recepit quae sunt Inprimis ex parte Domini Regis assignati sunt & nominati venerabiles patres in Christo Domini Robertus Bathon & Wellen. Antonius Dunolm Willielmus Elien & Radulphus Carleolen Episcopi Frater Willielmus de Hotham Provincialis Fratrum Praedicatorum in Anglia & frater Willielmus de Gainsburgh Minister generalis ordinis fratrum minorum Magistri Henricus de Newerke Decanus Eborum Johannes de Derby Decanus Lichf Durandus Archidiaconus Stowie Robertus de Rodewell Archidiaconus Cestriae Willielmus Grenefeld Canonicus Eborum & Willielmus de Kilkenny ac Nobiles viri Dominus Henricus de Lascy Comes Lincoln Rogerus B●god Comes Northiolchiae & Marescallus Angliae Johannes de Sancto Johanne Hugo le Dispenser Robertus filius Rogeri Thomas de Berkle Brianus filius Adam Rogerus Brabazon Willielmus de Bereford Johannes de Lithegreines Thomas de Fisheburne & Walterus de Routhbyr Ex parte vero Domini Roberti de Brus Domini Vallis Anandiae & aliorum qui electioni & nominationi per ipsum faciendae consenserunt electi sunt & nominati venerabiles patres Robertus Glascuen & Matthaeus Dunkelden Episcopi Abbess de Melros & Abbas de J●ddeworth Patricius Comes de Marchia Dovenaldus Comes de Marr Walterus Comes the Meneteth Johannes Comes Atholiae Malcolmus Comes de Levenaux Jacobus Senescallus Scotiae Willus de Souls Nicholas de Graham Johannes de Lindeseia Johannes Senescalli Alexander de Bonkhill Willielmus de Haya David de Torthorad Johannes de Calentyr Willielmus de Fenton Magister Adam de Crokdayk Henricus de Aberdeen cujus loco postea positus fuit Walterus de Lindeseya Reginaldus de Crauford Nicholas Cambel Willielmus de Strivelin Johannes the Strivelin de Moravia Johannes de Inchemartin Magister Robertus de Merleya Magister Willielmus de Strivelin Magister Thomas de Bonkhill Henr. de Lennatchton Magister Willielmus de Anandia Magister Willielmus de Goseford Magister Richardus de Bolton Frater Reginaldus de Rihull Monachus de Melros Willielmus de Coningesburgh Willielmus de Preston Gilbertus de Conisburgh & Galfridus de Caldecote Ex parte vero Domini Johannis de Balleolo Domini Galwidiae & eorum qui nominationi et electioni per ipsum faciendae consenserunt electi sunt & nominati et eorum nomina in scriptis tradita venerabiles Patres Willielmus Sancti Andraeae Henricus Aberdon Willus Dunblan Marcus Sodoren Henricus Candidae casae & R. Rossen Episcopi Abbess de Dunfermelin Abbas de Sancta Cruse Abbas de Combuskineth Abbas de Calkon Abbas de Tungeland Abbas de Scona Abbas de Coupre Prior Sancti Andraeae Walterus Archid. Dunblanen Johannes Comes de Boughan Gilbertus Comes the Anegoes Masilius Comes de Strathern Willielmus Comes de Ros Alexander de Ergadia Andreas de Moravia Galfridus de Moubr●y ●●rbertus de Makeswell Simon Fraser Pater Patricius de Graham Willielmus de●● Claro Reginaldus le Cheen pater Reginaldus filius Nicolaus de Haya Robertus Combron Dominus de Balingrenagh Richardus Fraser Johannes the de Cars Andreas Fraser Michael de Wymes Michael Scotus Richardus de Strancon Willielmus de Moravia de Tohbardardin Willielmus de Melgredon Radulphus de Lasceles & David de Graham Acta in parochiali Ecclesia de Norham ut praemittitur Anno Indictione mense & die praesentibus venerabilibus in Christo patribus & Dominis Roberto Bathon & Wellen. & Willielmo Dei gratia Elyen Episcopis & venerabilibus & discretis viris Magistro Henrico de Newerk Decano Eborum & Domino Waltero de Langeton Decano de Burges ac Nobilibus viris Dominis Henrico de Lascy Lincoln Rogero Bigod Northfolchiae & Marescallo Angliae Comitibus cum Magistro Johanne Erturi de Cadomo Publico Notario & aliis tam Ecclesiarum Praelatis & Nobilibus quam popularibus utriusque regni quampluribus Anno Domini & Indictione dicti mensis Junii die sexto congregatis in Castro de Norham Dunolm Dioc. Nobilibus viris supranominatis Jus ad dictum regnum Scótiae vendicantibus coram excellenti Principe & Domino Domino Edwardo Dei gratia Rege Angliae illustri Superiori et directo Domino regni Scotiae suoque Consilio una cum aliis utriusque regni Nobilibus & Praelatis recitatis recitatisque actis diei proximo praecedentis ex parte ipsius Domini Regis dictis Nobilibus regni Scotiae & Praelatis dicebatur Quod de loco decenti & termino sive die competenti inter se deliberarent & etiam consentirent ubi & quando melius & utilius possent congregari & morari ad audiendum & recipiendum petitiones petentium praedictorum & de Jure singulorum cognoscendum & discutiendum & discutione plenè facta cum ad hoc deventum fuerit eidem Dom. Regi quod invenitur fideliter referendum ut ipse Deum habens prae oculis judicet & pronuntiet sic ut de jure fuerit faciendum habitaque inter ipsos deliberatione super hoc & tractatu diligenti locum aptum apud Berewicum super Twedam ad tractandum cognoscendum discutiendum & diffiniendum super praemissis unanimiter & concorditer statuerunt & etiam elegerunt & eidem Domino Regi electionem suam loci praedicti & consensum praesentarunt quem locum idem Dominus Rex acceptavit Et quia de termino sive die aliquo inter se conc●rdare noluerunt idem Dominus Rex tanquam Superior et directus Dominus ipsius regni secundum diem mensis Augusti proximo futur dictis nobilibus Ius ad regnum Scotiae vendicantibus pro termino peremptorio statuit et praefixit de consensu unanimi et voluntare omnium et singulorum utriusque regni Nobilium et Praelatorum ibidem praesentium ad proponendum sua jura et super proponendis ab eisdem cognoscendum procedendum et discutiendum et diffiniendum cum continuatione et prorogatione dierum usque ad finalem decisionem negotii praelibati inter petentes supradictos quis ipsorum pinguius jus haberet ad regnum Scotiae praelibatum Acta fuerunt praemissa in Camera exteriori ut praemittitur Anno indictione mense & die proximo praenotatis Praesentibus venerabilibus in Christo patribus Dominis Johanne Dei gratia Eborum Archiepiscopo Angliae Primati Roberto Bathon & Wellen. Antonio Dunolm & Willielmo Elien Episcopis cum nobilibus viris Dominis Edmundo Lancastriae dicti Domini Regis germano Gilberto de Clara Gloverniae Umfrido de Bohun Hertfordiae Willielmo de Valenc Penbrok Henr. de Lascy Lincoln & Rogero Bigot Northfolchiae & Mar●scallo Angliae Comitibus ac Magistris Henr. de Newerke Eborum & Thoma Wellen. Ecclesiarum Decanis Johanne de Lascy Cancellar Cicestren & Willielmo de Grenefield Canonico Eborum Magistro Johanne Erturi de Cadomo publico apostolica authoritate Notario infrascripto cum aliis ejusdem regni Nobilibus & Praelatis ac popularibus quampluribus Anno Domini & Indictione praenotatis dicti mensis Junii die undecimo Willielmus Sancti Andraeae & Robertus Glasguen Episcopi ac Nobiles viri Domini Johannes Comyn de Badenagh & Senescallus Scotiae Custodes dicti regni per Communitatem post mortem Regis sui Alexandri electi & specialiter deputati coram dicto Domino Rege Angliae Superiore et directo Domino ejusdem regni in Castro de Norham comparuerunt cum omnibus Castellanis sive Constabular Castrorum regni Scotiae quae fuerunt quondam Regis defuncti qui per ipsum quondam Regem sive post ejus obitum per Custodes & regni Communitatem electi sive positi fuerant aut quovis alio modo deputati suasque Custodias et Ballivas eidem Domino Regi tanquam superiori Domino suo ipsius regni reddiderunt et etiam liberarunt Quorum custodiis per ipsum Dominum Regem receptis regni videlicet Scotiae Castrorum Civitatum Villarum Burgorum et aliorum omnium et singulorum Regiae dignitati infra idem regnum qualitercunque pertinentium idem Dominus Rex dictos Patres S. Andraeae & Glascuen Episcopos Johannem Comyn & Jacobum Senescall Scotiae sicut prius tanquam Dominus regni Scotiae superior ejus●em regni Custodes constituit et eisdem ipsius regni custodiam commisit sub ipso et suo nomine gubernandum Subsequenter verò dicti regni Scotiae Nobiles & Praelati ad mandatum dicti Domini Regis praecipientis venerabilem in Christo Patrem Dominum Alanum Dei gratia Cathan●n Episcopum in Cancellarium Scotiae eligerunt et electionem suant de ipso factam eidem Domino Regi praesentarunt Cujus electionem idem Dominus R●x acce●●avit et ipsum Cancellarium Scotiae praefecit et discretum virum Dominum Walterum de Amundesham Clericum suum in socium sibi adjunxit et etiam associavit Acta in Castro de Norham ut praemittitur anno indictione mense & die praenotatis praesentibus venerabilibus in Christo Patribus Roberto Bathon & Wellen. Antonio Dunolm Willielmo Elien & Radulpho Carleolen Episcopis una cum Nobilibus viris Dominis Edmundo Lancastriae Willielmo Penbrock Gilberto Gloverniae & Henrico Lincoln Comitibus ac venerabilibus & discretis viris Magistro Henrico de Newerk Decano Eborum Magistro Johanne de Lascy Cancellar Cicestren Magistro Johanne Erturi de Cadomo publico apostolica authoritate Notario cum aliis utrinsque regni Nobilibus & Praelatis quampluribus ac me Notario infrascripto Anno Domini & indictione praedictis dicti mensis Junii die duodecimo congregatis in quadam area viridi ex opposito Castri de Norham ex alia parte fluminis de Tweda in Marchia de Visetlington Sanct Andraeae Dioc. Nobilibus viris Dominis Roberto de Brus & Johanne de Baleolo cum aliis suis ad regnum Scotiae vendicantibus ac venerabilibus in Christo Patribus Dominis Willielmo Sancti Andraeae & Roberto Glascuen Episcopis Dominis Johanne Comyn & Jacobo Senescall Custodibus regni Scotiae aliisque utriusque regni Nobilibus & Praelatis venerabilis Pater Dominus Alanus Dei gratia Cathanen Episcopus Cancellar regni Scotiae per dictum Dominum Regem Angliae factus venit coram ipsis & sigillum ad regimen Scotiae deputatum sibi ex parte dicti Domini Regis et ejus nomine oblatum et traditum recepit et inspectis sacrosanctis et osculatis Dei Evangeliis corporale praestitit juramentum Quod officium Cancellar dicti regni Scotiae sibi per ipsum Regem Angliae ut praemittitur commissum secundum leges et consuetudines regni Scotiae fideliter geret et pro tempore suo se habuit in eodem et eidem Domino Regi Angliae ut superiori et directo Domino regni Scotiae intenderet et pareret in officio Cancellar et unicuique de dicto regno in omnibus et singulis ad ipsum officium pertinentibus exhiberet et faceret justitiae complementum Literis tamen gratiae omnimodis eidem Domino Regi Angliae specialiter reservatis Insuper Dominus Walterus de Amundesham Clericus praefato Episcopo Cathenen in dicto officio Cancellar associatus ut praemittitur tactis sacrosanctis et osculatis Dei Evangeliis ibidem existens consimile fecit pro tempore juramentum Quibus sic factis venerabiles in Christo patres & Domini Willielmus S. Andraeae & Robertus Glascuen Episcopi Johannes Comyn & Jacobus Senescallus Scotiae Custodes dicti regni una cum nobilibus viris jus ad idem regnum vendicantibus aliisque Proceribus Praelatis & Militibus ejusdem regni ibidem congregatis ad dictum Dominum Regem in dicto Castro de Norham existentem perrexerint Et habito super praemissis & aliis faciend inter ipsos & Consilium Domini Regis tractatu aliqualiter ordinat ū fuerit ibidem & ex parte Domini Regis ibidem omnibus & singulis dictum quod ultra flumen de Tweda in loco in quo illo die fuerant congregati qui est infra limites regni Scotiae die crastino omnes et singuli tam Episcopi et alii Ecclesiarum Praelati quam Comites Barones' Magnates Proceres Civitatum et Burgorum Communitates et alii omnes et singuli qui fidelitatem Domino Regi Scotiae facere tenebantur qui tunc ibidem praesentes fuerint convenirent fidelitatem dicto Domino Regi ut superiori et directo Domino dicti regni Scotiae facturi secundum formam convenientem per ipsum Dominum Regem suumque Consilium ordinandum Ita quod praemissis sic factis ex parte ipsius Domini Regis Angliae ut superioris et directi Domini regni Scotiae pax sua per totum ipsum regnum publice proclamaretur et juxta proclamationem suo nomine factam firmiter observaretur in futurum Acta sunt praemissa anno indictione mense die & locis proximo praenotatis praesentibus venerabilibus in Christo Patribus Dominis Roberto Bathon & Wellen. Antonio Dunolm & Willielmo Elyen Episcopis cum nobilibus viris Dominis Edmundo dicti Domini Regis germano Comite Lancastriae Willielmo de Valenc Comite Penbrok Gilberto de Clara Comite Gloverniae & Henrico de Lascy Comite Lincoln & venerabilibus viris Magistris Henrico de Newerk Decano Eborum Johanne de Lascy Cancellar Cicestren & Domino Waltero de Langeton Decano de Burges ac Magistro Johanne Erturi de Cadomo publico apostolica auctoritate Notario cum aliis utriusque regni Praelatis Comitibus Baronibus Militibus & popularibus in multitudine copiosa ac me Notar. infrascripto Anno Domini & Indictione praenotatis dicti mensis Junii die tertiadecima congregatis in loco per dictum Dominum Regem eyes ut praemittitur assignato dictis Nobilibus regni Scotiae & Praelatis cum aliis quampluribus accessit ad eos serenissimus Princeps & Dominus Rex Angliae illustris & primo Nobilem virum Dominum Brianum filium Alani praedictis Custodibus regni Scotiae aliis per ipsum deputatis adjunxit & associavit Et ab eisdem Custodibus tam Sancti Andraeae et Glascuen Episcopi● quam Johanne Comyn Jacobo Senescal et Briano filio Alani corporale ad sancta Dei Evangelia recepit juramentum in praesentia utriusque regni Nobilium meique Notarii infrascripti quod custodiam regni Scotiae eyes commissam fideliter gerent et eriam circa ipsius cusiodiam faciendam operam solicitam adhibebunt et secundum leges et consuetudines dicti regni unicuique petenti communem et plenam justitiam exhibebunt et pro tempore suo facient complementum et eidem Domino Regi Angliae ut superiori et directo regno Scotiae in omnibus obedient et intendent Insuper dicti Domini Willielmus Sancti Andraeae & Robertus Glascuen Episcopi inspectis sacrosanctis et Domini Johannes Comyn & Jacobus Senescallus Custodes regni Scotiae ut praemittitur deputati tactis eisdem Evangeliis et osculatis per se horum quilibet juramentum fidelitatis eidem Domino Regi Angliae tanquam superiori et directo Domino regni Scotiae juraverunt Similiter et Marcus Sodorensis Episcopus ipsius regni Cancellarius ac Nobiles viri Domini Robertus de Brus Dominus Vallis Anandiae Johannes de Balleolo Dominus de Glawidia Robertus de Brus Comes de Carik Patricius de Dunbar Comes de Marchia Dovenaldus Comes de Mar Johannes Comes de Boughan Johannes Comes Atholiae Gilbertus Comes the Anegoes Malcolmus Comes de Levenaux Walterus Comes the Meneteth Johannes Comyn Dominus de Badenagh Jacobus Senescallus Scotiae Wil●lelmus de Sonles Johannes de Souls Patricius de Graham Thomas Randolf Willielmus de Sancto Claro Radulphus de Hoveden Alexander de Balliolo Camerarius Scotiae Willelmus Comyn Johannes Senescalli Ingeramus de Umfranville Willielmus de Moravia de Trilibardin Henricus de Pinkney Walterus Burden Radulphus de Cranford & Henricus de Sancto Claro Milites et Barones' dicti regni Scotiae eorum quilibet per se singillatim eidem Domino Regi Angliae ibidem ut superiori et directo Domino suo ejusdem regni fidelitatem fecerunt et tactis sacrosanctis et osculatis Dei evangeliis juraverunt Quibus praemittitur factis idem Dominus Rex praecepit et fecit pacem suam ibidem publicè proclamari et ut ubicunque per totum ipsum regnum Scotiae proclamaretur jussit & firmiter observar●tur hoc idem omnibus de Communitate decti regni Scotiae ibidem existentibus et etiam dictis Custodibus per ipsum deputatis injunxit Et secundum diem mensis Augusti proximo sequent omnibus et singulis ipsius regni Scotiae Episcopis et aliis Ecclesiarum Praelatis necnon omnibus et singulis nobilibus Jus ad dictum regnum Scotiae venaicantibus ac etiam auditoribus hinc inde nominatis et electis et per ipsum assignatis Comitibus Baronibus Militibus aliisque Proceribus dicti regni in Parliamento suo c●ram ipso apud Berewicum super Twedam pro termino peremptorio praefixit et assignavit ad procedendum cognoscendum et faciendum in dicto negotio inter vendicantes dictum regnum cum continuatione et prorogatione dierum sicut alias inter ipsum Dominum Regem et ipsos Nobiles et Praelatos regni Scotiae ordinatum extitit et consensum Acta in quadam area viridi ex opposito Castri de Norham in parochia de Upsetlington Sancti Andreae Dioc. prope flumen de Tweda ut praemittitur anno indictione mense et die proximo praenotatis Praesentibus venerabilibus in Christo Patribus Dominis Roberto Bathon et Wellen Antonio Dunolm et Radulpho Dei gratia Carleolen Episcopis una cum Nobilibus viris Dominis Edmundo dicti Domini Regis germano Lancastriae Willielmo de Valentia Pembroke Gilberto de Clare Gloverniae et Henrico de Lascy Lincoln Comitibus Johanne de Sancto Johanne Waltero de Bello Campo dicti Domini Regis Senescallo Nicolao de Segrave Petro de Chavant & Willielmo de Monte Revelli dicti Domini Regis Camerariis Johanne Betecourt Guidone Far Willielmo de Bereford et Elia de Haungle Militibus ac venerabilibus et discretis viris Magistris Henr●co de Newerke Decano Eboracensi Johanne de Lascy Cancellar Cicestren ac Magistro Johanne Erturi de Cadomo publico apostolica authoritate Notario cum aliis utriusque regni Nobilibus et Praelatis in multitudine copiosa Anno Domini & indictione praenotatis dicti mensis Junii die quartodecimo Nobiles viri Ricardus dictus Syward Simon Fraser & Alexander filius Comitis de Meneteth venerunt et fidelitatem dicto Domino Regi Angliae ut Superiori et directo Domino regni Scotiae fecerunt et tactis sacrosanctis Dei Evangeliis et osculatis juraverunt in quodam Manerio juxta Norham Praesentibus Domino Henrico de Bluntisdon et Radulpho de Stamfordia ac Magistro Johanne Erturi de Cadomo publico apostolica authoritate Notario cum aliis quampluribus Et anno Domini et indictione praedictis dicti mensis Junii excuntis die septimo existente dicto Domino Rege Angliae apud Berewicum super Twedam religiosus vir frater Henricus dingham & Dominus Johannes de Vaus venerunt & in capella Cast●i de Berewico fidelitatem fecerunt eidem Domino Regi Angliae et etiam juraverunt Praesentibus venerabilibus patribus Dominis Roberto Bathon & Wellen. et Alano Cathenen Episcopis et Domino Henrico de Bluntisdon dicti Domini Regis Elemosynar ac Magistro Johanne Erturi de Cadomo publico apostolica authoritate Notario cum aliis quampluribus Item ibidem anno Domini & indictione praedictis dicti mensis exeuntis die sexto religiosa mulier Domina Agnes de Berinham Priorissa de Berewico Petrus de Morington Johannes de Bradeley et Edmundus de Bindington venerunt et eidem Domino Regi Angliae ut superiori et directo Domino regni Scotiae fidelitatem fecerunt et etiam juraverunt tactis sanctis Evangeliis et osculatis Praesentibus nobilibus viris Dominis Johanne de Sancto Johanne & Waltero de Bello Gampo Militibus Domino Waltero de Langeton et Magistro Johanne Erturi●de Cadomo publico Notario cum aliis quampluribus Anno Domini et indictione praedictis dicti mensis Junii exeuntis die quarto adhuc loco proximo praenotato Dominus Alexander de Bonkhille venit & dicto Domino Regi ut superiori et directo Domino regni Scotiae fidelitatem fecit et tactis sacr●sanctis et osculatis Dei Evangeliis juravit Praesentibus Dominis Johanne de Sancto Johanne et Gilberto de Routhbyr Clerico ac Magistro Johanne Erturi de Cadomo publico apostolica authoritate Notar. cum aliis quampluribus Anno Domini & Indictione praenotatis dicti mensis Junii exeuntis die tertia Burgenses et Communitas de Villa de Berewico in parochiali ●cclesiae ipsius villae congregati videlicet Philippus de Rydale Mayor Villa Ranulphus de Whiteby Ingeramus de Colton Henricus Fraunceys Thomas le Venour Richardus Tannator Petrus de Coventre Robertus de Eborum Thomas de Selghkirk Henricus Aurifaber Thomas Mousy Johannes Clericus de Berewico Johannes de Hove Johannes de Routhbyr Eustachius Lespicer Willielmus May Matthaeus le Cotelier Gregorius de Coldingham Magister Rogerus Bartho●omei Thomas de Beverlaco Willielmus Chaucon David de Keinsworth Ballivus Alanus de Langeton Willielmus Clericus Robertus Russell Nicholaus de Beverley Rogerus Lespicer Willielmus de Holthale Warinus de Pebbles Adam de Barton Nicholaus de Whiteby Laurentius Clericus Willielmus Grethened Johannes de Cornbyr Henr●cus Spring Adam de Mar Adam de Seleby Johannes the Strivelin Johannes Monachus Johannes de Whiteby Johannes Otre Alexander Pellipararius Robertus de Barton Adamus Moigne Robertus de Dunb●r Mar●nus Lespicer Radulphus Taket Warinus le Violer et Willielmus Clericus de Berewyk praefato Domino Regi Angliae ut superiori et directo Domino regm Scotiae fidelitatem fecerunt et tactis sacrosanctis Dei Evangeliis juraverunt Praesentibus nobilibus viris Dominis Johanne de Sancto Johanne & Johanne Botecourte Militibus cum Dominis Waltero de Longeton & Gilberto de Routhbyr & aliis quampluribus Anno Domini & Indictione praenotatis dicti mensis Junii die ultimo congregati in Capella Castri de Berewico Burgenses ejusdem villae subscripti videlicet Simon de Tridelton Radulphus Philippi Robertus Oliver Nicholaus Champion Robertus de Lambreton Richardus de Menston Jacobus Auri●aber Henricus Tonsor Thomas le Tannour Rogerus Philippi Richardus Gilbe Willielmus Brokour Robertus de Breghin Walterus de Gosewyk Tho. battle Johannes de Knapton Willielmus de Mensington Johannes de Wainflet Adam de Mulcreft & Willielmus de Grendon venerunt & in praesentia mei infrascripti Notarii & Testium subscriptorum dicto Domino Regi Angliae fidelitatem fecerunt ut superiori et directo Domino regni Scotiae et tactis sacrosanctis et osculatis Dei Evangeliis juraverunt Praesentibus nobilibus viris Dominis Johanne de Sancto Johanne Roberto Malet & Helya de Hanville Militibus cum Domino Gilberto de Roubyr et aliis quampluribus Anno Domini et Indictione praenotatis mensis Julii die quinto Nobilis vir Dominus Willielmus Douglas in Capella Manerii Domini Walteri de Lindeseya apud Thurstanston Sancti Andraeae Dioc. venit et fidelitatem fecit Domino Regi Angliae memorato ut superiori et directo Domino regni Scotiae Domino Rege Angliae praedicto in dicto Manerio hospitato praesentibus veneralibus in Christo patribus Dominis Antonio Dunolm & Alano Cathenen Episcopis & nobilibus viris aliis quampluribus Anno Domini & Indictione praedictis mensis Julii die octavo existente Domino Rege Angliae in Castro Puellarum religiosus vir Dominus Adam Abbas Sanctae Crucis de Edinburgh & Dominus Richardus Frasel venerunt & in capella dicti Castri eidem Domino Regi Angliae ut supra fidelitatem fecerunt et etiam juraverunt Praesentibus Nobilibus viris Dominis Willielmo Latymer Radulpho Basset Constabulario Castri & Thom. le Usser & aliis quampluribus Anno Domini & Indictione praenotatis mensis Julii die duodecimo existente dicto Domino Rege Angliae in Castro de Strivelin venerunt ibidem venerabilis in Christo pater Willielmus Dei gratia Episcopus Dunblanen & nobiles viri Domini Malisius Comes de S●rathern Galfridus de Moub●ay & Willielmus de Rotheinan & eidem Domino Regi Angliae ut superiori et directo Domino regni Scotiae fidelitatem fecerunt Praesentibus ibidem venerabilibus in Christo pa●ribus Dominis Antonio Dunolm Roberto Glascuen & Albano Cathenen Episcopis ac nobilibus viris Dominis Edmundo Comite Lancastriae dicti Domini Regis Germano Johanne de Sancto Johanne Johanne Comyn Domino de Badenagh & Patricio de Graham cum aliis quampluribus Item ibidem dictus Dominus Rex de unanimi voluntate et consensu expresso omnium Episcoporum Comitum Baronum et aliorum Nobilium regni Scotiae tunc praesentium ordinationem quandam fecit super fidelitatibus capiendis de personis absentibus qui fidelitatem facere tenebantur per totam terram Scotiae ut eorundem laboribus parceret et expensis sub hac forma Custodes regni Scotiae videlicet Willielmus Sancti Andreae & Robertus Glascuen Episcopi Jacobus Senescallus Scotiae Johannes Comyn Dominus de Badenagh & Brianus filius Alani & omnes alii qui per dictum Dominum assignabuntur super fidelitatibus capiendis debent ●apere juramenta fidelitatum ab Episcopis Comitibus Baronibus Magnatibus et aliis Nobilibus et libere tenentibus et aliis universis qui fidelitatem facere Domino Regi Scotiae tenentur qui vero venerunt et fidelitatem facere noluerint attachientur per corpora sua donec fidelitatem secerint ut tenentur Illi vero qui non veniunt nec se excusent si habeant causam rationa●ilem audiantur et postea ad Parliamentum prox adjornentur Alii vero qui neque veniunt nec se excusant donec fidelitatem fecerint acrius astringantur Episcopus Sancti Andraeae Johannes Comyn de Badenagh & Brianus filius Alani hujusmodi fidelitates recipere in villa Sancti Johannis de Perth Et Episcopus Glascuen et Jacobus Senescallus Scotiae & Nicholaus de Segrave apud Novum Castrum super Are. Et Comes de Sutherland & Vicecom Patriae cum Ballivis suis una cum Castellano loci de Inthernes' apud Inthernes' Et primo debet Castellanus recipere fidelitatem à dicto Comite & postmodum ipse cum Comite de Ballivis Vicecomitibus & aliis de eodem Comitatu Et debent recipi hujusmodi fidelitatis juramenta a tertiodecimo die julii in quindecim dies anno Domini supradicto Willielmus de Sancto Claro & Willielmus de Boyville debent capere fidelitatem ab Episcopo Candidae Casae & postea idem Episcopus cum illis duobus capiet fidelitates omnium illorum de Galwidia Et si eorum tertius impediatur ita quod vacare non possit alii duo illorum faciant et procedant Et ita de aliis qui sunt in Balliva praedicti Willielmi de Sancto Claro Et habeat unusquisque praedictorum Custodum potestatem capiendi hujusmodi fidelitates in omnibus et singulis locis per quae transi●unt ab illis qui eas prius non fecerunt Anno Domini & indictione praedictis mensis julii die decimo septimo existente dicto Domino Rege apud Dunfermelyn venerunt ibidem Radulphus Abbas ejusdem loci & Nobiles viri Domini Andreas Fraser Willielmus de Haya Andreas de Moravia & Constantinus de Loghore Vicecomes the Fyf et eidem Domino Regi Angliae ut superiori et directo Domino regni Scotiae fidelitatem fecerunt et juraverunt quidam eorum super majus altare dicti Monasterii et quidam in Capitulo Praesentibus venerabilibus in Christo patribus Dominis Antonio Dunolmensi & Alano Cathenensi Episcopis una cum Nobilibus viris Dominis johanne de Sancto johanne Patricio de Graham & Galfrido de Mowbray Militibus & aliis Nobilibus Clericis ac Laicis quampluribus Anno Domini & Indictione praenotatis dicti mensis Julii die decimo nono congregatis in Capella de Kingorn Nobilibus viris Dominis Johanne de Moravia Michaele Scoto Acone de Kynros Roberto Horeth Willielmo de Logheton & Thom. Keyr Militibus fidelitatem dicto Domino Regi Angliae ut superiori et directo Domino regni Scotiae fidelitatem fecerunt et tactis Sacrosanctis et osculatis Dei Evangeliis juraverunt Praesentibus Nobili viro Domino Willielmo de Laiburn Milite Dominis Radulpho de Stanfordia Waltero de Amundesham & Willielmo de Dunfres' cum aliis Clericis ac Laicis quampluribus Anno Domini & Indictione praedictis dicti mensis Julii die vicesimo secundo existente dicto Domino Rege apud Sanctum Andraeam venerunt ibidem in Capitulo loci religiosus vir Johannes Prior Sancti Andraeae una cum Nobilibus viris Dominis Adam de Rocref Willielmo de Maul Alexandro de Abrinthy Hug. de la hay Henrico de Anstrether Alexandro de Ardern Johanne de la hay & Roberto the Betune Militibus et fidelitatem dicto Domino Regi Angliae ut superiori et directo Domino regni Scotiae fecerunt et juraverunt tactis Sacrosanctis et osculatis Dei Evangeliis Praesentibus venerabilibus in Christo patribus Dominis Willielmo de Sancti Andraeae & Alano Cathenen Episcopis Magistro Alano de Dunfres' & aliis tàm Clericis quam Laicis in multitudine copi●sa Anno Domini & Indicti●ne praenotatis dicti mensis Julii die vicesimo tertio Johannes Abbas Monasterii de Lunders & Nobiles viri Domini Willielmus de Fenton & Simon de Fresthele venerunt & in Monasterio de Lunders super majus Altare dicto Domino Regi Angliae ut superiori et directo Domino regni Scotiae fidelitatem fecerunt et tactis Sacrosanctis et osculatis Def Evangeliis juraverunt Praesentibus Domino Waltero de Bello Campo dicti Domini Regis Angliae Senescallo cum Domino Waltero de Amandesham Clerico & aliis Clericis & Laicis quampluribus Anno Domini & Indictione praenotatis dicti mensis Julii die vicesimo quarto existente dicto Domino Rege Angliae in Villa Sancti Johannis de Perth Burgenses & ipsius Villae Communitas in Cimiterio Ecclesiae Fratrum Praedicatorum ejusdem congregati videlicet Johannes de Perth Johannes Anchor Johannes filius Richardi Robertus Piscator Ballivus Villae & Duncanus deal Celer similiter Gilbertus Cokin Alexander del Monthe Petrus filius Wymark Robertus de Scardeburgh Radulphus Tundeman Christinus Flemeng Walterus Diaconus Adam le Trompour Duncanus Corry Johannes Douce Adam le Tailor Simon de Strathy Johannes Rakstra Richardus de Nevile Malcolmus de Janua Walterus Shenker Dovenaldus Brid Robertus Carpentarius Johannes de Lenne Petrus Black mantle Hugo Thorel Adam de Letham Willielmus Dunstan Johannes Southrens Wadinus de Southgate Rogerus de Baligalli Michael Pelliparius Robertus de Alureton Michael Troisdeners Simon Gaunter Willielmus Talemer Fergus & Michael de Insula Missarum Uttredus Marescallus Thomas de Donewyce Willielmus de Polle Henricus Cirotecarius Philippus Taket Magister Willielmus de Sancto Nicholas Magister Robertus de Boughan Thomas Wyles Johannes Dounan Philippus de Berkle Simon Tackmore David de Dunde Willielmus filius Praepositi Richardus Pistor Robertus Pistor Adam de Athetle Thomas Parvus de Donewyce Willielmus Aurifaber Willielmus de Crophill Malcolmus Belle Rogerus Pistor Reginaldus Speldre Thomas de Carz Robertus del Inche Rossi de Southgate Simon le Sealer Willielmus Lucifer Simon de Ke●h Petrus filius Roberti Knight Willielmus Wynk Johannes Stag Audi de Kaingham Andreas Scorth & Patricius Galightly quilibet per se pro se & Communitate dictae Villae fidelitatem fecit et tactis Sacrosanctis et osculatis Dei Evangeliis juravit Domino Regi Angliae memorato ut superiori et directo Domino regni Scotiae praelibati Praesentibus venerabili in Christo patre Domino Alano Cathenen Episcopo Cancellar Scotiae & Nobilibus viris Dominis Johanne de Sancto Johanne & Roberto Malet Militibus & Domino Waltero de Amundesham Clerico cum aliis Clericis & Laicis quampluribus Et eodem die in Ecclesia dictorum Fratrum Praedicatorum de Perth religiosus vir frater Andraeas Abbas de Cupro Maria Regina de Mann & Comitissa de Strathern Johannes le Botilier & Johannes de Cambron Milites & in camera dicti Domini Regis ibidem frater Thomas Abbas de Scona fidelitatem fecerunt Domino Regi Angl. memorato ut superiori et directo Domino regni Scotiae et ad Sancta Dei Evangelia juraverunt Praesentibus in Ecclesia & Camera venerabilibus in Christo patribus Dominis Antonio Dunolm Willielmo Sancti Andraeae & Alano Cathenen Episcopis ac Nobilibus viris Dominis Dovenaldo de Mar & Malisio de Strathern Comitibus Domino Waltero de Bello Campo dicti Domini Regis Angliae Senescallo & Domino Henrico de Bluntisdon ipsius Regis Elemosinar cum aliis quampluribus Anno Domini & Indictione praedictis dicti mensis Julii die vicesimo quinto Dominus Johannes de Ergadia filius Nobilis viri Domini Alexandri de Ergadia venit & in Camera dicti Domini Regis Angliae illustris in domibus dictorum Fratrum Praedicatorum de Perth eidem Domino Regi ut superiori et directo Domino regni Scotiae fidelitatem fecit et tactis Sacrosanctis et osculatis Dei Evangeliis juravit Praesentibus venerabilibus in Christo patribus Dominis Antonio Dunolm & Alano Cathenen Episcopis ac Nobilibus viris Dominis Johanne Comyn de Badenagh & Waltero de Bello Campo Militibus cum aliis quampluribus Anno Domini & Indictione praenotatis dicti mensis Julii die vicesimo octavo existente dicto Domino Rege Angliae apud Linliscou venit ibidem Christina Priorissa de Manuel & eidem Domino Regi ut suprascripti fidelitatem fecit et juravit Praesentibus venerabilibus & discretis viris Domino Henr. de Bluntisdon Archidiacono Dorsetiae Domino Radulpho de Stanford & Johanne de Exonia cum aliis quampluribus Anno Domini & Indictione praenotatis mensis Julii die vicesimo nono existente dict● Domino Rege Angliae in Castro de Edinburgh venerunt ibidem religiosus vir Johannes Abbas de Neubotle Radulphus Magister Hospitalis de Soltre Walterus Magister Domus de Balnecrif Alicia Priorissa de Hadington et eidem Domino Regi ut superiori et directo Domino regni Scotiae fidelitatem fecerunt et tactis Sacrosanctis et osculatis Dei Evangeliis juraverunt in praesentia mei infrascripti Notarii & testium subscriptorum Praesentibus venerabili in Christo patre Domino Antonio Dei gratia Dunolm Episcopo ac Nobilibus viris Dominis Umfrido de Bohun Hereford & Johanne de Britannia Ri●hem Comitibus Walterus de Huntrecombe Radulpho Basset Guidone Far Thoma le Husser & Magistro Edmundo de London cum aliis quampluribus Et eisd●m die & loco praesentibus dictis testibus in can era dicti Domini Regis ibidem venerunt frater Alexander Prior Hospitalis Sancti Johannis Jerosolymitani in Scotia & frater Brianus Praeceptor Militia Templi in eodem regno et fidelitatem eidem Domino Regi Angliae ut supra fecerunt et juraverunt Anno Domini & Indictione praenotatis mensis Augusti die primo existente dicto Domino Rege apud Berewicum super Twedam venerunt ibidem venerabiles in Christo patres Domini Henricus Aberdon & Robertus Rossen Episcopi & Nobiles viri Domini Willielmus Comes de Ros Willielmus de Moravia Dives & David de Graham Milites & in quadam Capella juxta cameram Domini Regis eidem Domino Regi ut superiori et directo Domino regni Scotiae fidelitatem fecerunt et ad Sancta Dei Evangelia ut supra juraverunt In p●aesentia venerabicium patrum Dominorum Roberti Bathon & Wellens' & Alani Cathenen E●iscoporum & Nobil●um viro●um Umfridi Hereford & Henrici Lincoln Comitum Johannis de Sancto Johanne & Roberti filii Walteri Militum Magistri Johannis de Cadomo N●t●rii publici meique Notarii infra●cripti & aliorum Cl●ricorum & L●icorum quam●l●●ium Anno Domini & Indictione praenotatis dicti mensis Augusti die quarto Henricu● bbas de Abirbrothok & Dominus David de Torthorand Miles venerunt & in Ecc●esia Fratrum Praedicatorum de Berewico deserta dicto Domino Regi Angl. ut su●eriori et directo Domino regni Scotiae fidelitatem fecerunt et ad Sancta Dei Evangelia ju●averunt Praesentibus venerabilibus in Christo pat●ibus Dominis Antonio Dunolm Roberto Bathon & Wellen. Radulpho Carleolen Willielmo Sancti Andraeae Roberto Glascuen & Alano Cathenen Episcopis ac 〈…〉 Dominis Henrico de Lascy Lincoln & Rogero Bigot Northfolch ●●●itibus Bri●no filio Alani & Magistro Willielmo de Grenefend Canonico Eb●rum Magistro Johanne Erturi de Cadomo publico apostolica authoritate N●ta●io cum aliis ●uampluribus & me Notario infrascripto Anno Domini & Indict●one praenotatis loco quo proximo supradicto mensis Augusti die sexto religiosus vir Abbas de Kyng●os venit & fidelitatem fecit Domino Regi Angliae memorato ut superiori e● directo Domino regni Scotiae et inspectis sacrosanctis et osculatis Dei Evangeliis juravit Et in crastino loco eodem videlic●t dicti mensis Augu●● die septimo Dominus Johannes de Cant●lou venit et fidelitatem fecit Domino Regi Angliae m●morato ●t tactis sacr●s●nctis et osculatis Dei Evangeliis in forma praedicta juravit Praesentibus venerabili in Christo Patre Domino Alano Cathenen Episcopo Domino Johanne de Sancto Johanne Magistro Johanne Erturi de Cadomo Notario publico cum aliis Clericis & Laicis quampluribus meque Notario infrascripto Anno à Nativita●e Domini 1291. Indictione quarta dicti mensis Augusti die tertia Serenissimus Princeps & Dominus noster Dominus Edwardus Dei gratia Rex Angliae illustris superior et directus Dominus regni Scotie quandam in praesentia mei infrascripti Notarii & testium subscriptorum fecit protestationem sermon tamen Gallico hunc habentem sententialiter intellectum Licet nos Edwardus Dei gratia Rex Angliae nuper per nostras literas concesserimus de nostra gratia speciali Nobilibus viris Florentio Comiti H●llandiae Roberto de Brus Domino Vallis Anandiae Johanni de Balleolo Domino Galwidiae Johanni de hastings Domino de Bergeveny Johanni Comyn Domino de Badenagh Patricio de Dunbar Comiti de Marchia Johanni de Vescy Procuratore seu Attornato Willielmo de Vescy patris sui Willielmo de Ros & Nicholas de Souls petentibus seu vendicantibus ex successione haereditaria ut jus suum regnum Scotiae coram nobis quae quidem partes una cum assensu venerabilium patrum Willielmi Sancti Andreae & Roberti Glascuen Episcoporum Johannis Comyn & Jacobi Senescalli Scotiae Custodum dicti regni necnon Comitum Baronum Procerum & aliorum de Communitate ejusdem regni tunc praesentium & nobis superius et directum Dominium ipsius regni Scotiae recognoverunt consentientes etiam stare juri coram nobis super petitionibus suis hujusmodi et a nobis recipere justitiae complementum ita quod fieret eis justitia super dictis suis petitionibus infra praedictum regnum Scotiae & non alibi donec Rex in eodem regno haberetur Protestamur et dicimus quod intentionis nostrae non extitit nec existit quod per gratiam hujusmodi quam praedictis Nobilibus petentibus & aliis de Communitate praedicta fecimus ut praemittitur nobis vel haeredibus nostris Angliae Regibus aliquod imposterum praejudicium generetur quin nos et ipsi in casu consimili et aliis emergentibus valeamus infra regnum nostrum Angliae pro voluntate nostra libere Ius nostrum superioritatis et directi dominii dicti regni Scotiae exercere et facere quod debeamus et ad nos ut superiorem et directum Dominum incumbit in futurum Facta fuit Protestatio suprascripta ut praemittitur in Capella Castri de Berewico super Twedam anno indictione mense & die proximo praenotatis praesentibus venerabilibus in Christo patribus Dominis Robertus Bathon & Wellen. Antonio Dunolm Willielmo Elien Willielmo Sancti Andreae Roberto Glascuen Henrico Aberdon & Willielmo Dunblan Episcopis ac Nobilibus viris Dominis Amadeo Sabaudiae Henrico Lincoln Johanne de Boughan Dovenaldo de Mar & Willielmo de Ros Comitibus & venerabilibus & discretis viris Magistris Henrico de Newerk Decano Eborum Roberto Archidiacono Cestriae Willielmo de Grenefeld Canonico Eborum & Willielmo de Kilkenny Clericis ac Nobilibus viris Dominis Johanne Comyn de Badenagh Jacobo Senescallo Scotiae johanne de Sancto johanne Nicolao de Segrave johanne de Souls Willielmo de Sancto Claro & Galfrido de Mowbray Militibus ac Magistro johanne Erturi de Cadomo publico apostolica auctoritate Notario testibus vocatis et rogatis cum Nobilibus & Praelatis utriusque regni quampluribus Anno à Nativitate Domini 1291. Indictione quarta mensis Augusti die tertia continuata cum die Jovis prox praecedente quem diem Jovis parts subscriptae jus ad regnum Scotiae ex successiione haereditaria sibi vendicantes ex assignatione & praefixione ser●nissimi Principis & Domini Domini Edwardi Dei gratia Regis Angliae illustris superioris et directi Domini Regni Scotiae supradicti ut praemittitur habuerunt ad comparendum ipso apud Berewicum super Twedam & in neg●tio inter ipsas partes super jure succedendi in dictum regnum Scotiae inchoato procedendum petendum respondendum & recipiendum Justitiae complementum Convenientibus coram ipso Domino Rege suoque consilio in Ecclesia fratrum praedicatorum de Berewico deserta utriusque regni Nobilibus & Praelatis necnon omnibus & singulis jus ad dictum regnum Scotiae vendicantibus ac viginti quatuor de regno Angliae auditoribus per ipsum Dominum Regem Angliae ratione superioritatis & dominii sui praedicti nominatis & electis ut praemittitur et etiam octoginta auditoribus per nobiles viros Dominos Robertum de Brus & johannem de Balleolo & alios qui nominationi & electioni per ipsos faciendae consentire voluerint nominatis & electis ad audiendum petitiones & jura Nobilium praedictorum dictum regnum vendicantium & ad cognoscendum discutiendum & diffiniendum de Jure singulorum petentium praedictorum & Domino Regi praedicto id quod invenerint fideliter referendam ut ipse Deum habens prae oculis pro jure illius pronunciet quem pinguius jus ad idem regnum habere viderit in eventu & unicuique petenti justitiae faceret complementum Inprimis ex parte Nobilis viri Domini Florentii Comitis Hollandiae fuit pro jure suo propositum narratum & petitum hoc modo Florentius Comes Holandiae petit à Domino Rege Angliae Superiori et directo Domino Regni Scotiae haereditatem suam dicti regni sibi liberari tanquàm haeredi propinquiori eo quod Margareta filia Regis Norwegiae consanguinea ipsius Comitis cujus haeres ipse est fuit seisitus in dominico suo ut de feodo de praedicto regno Scotiae tempore pacis tempore Domini Edwardi Regis Angliae Superioris et directi Domini Regni Scotiae & inde nuper obiit seisita Et de praedicta Margareta quia obiit sine haerede de se resortiebatur Feodum & Dominium ut debuit resortiri cuidam Adae ut consanguineo & haeredi sororis quondam Regis Scotiae Willielmi tritavi praedictae Margaretae & de ipsa Ada descendit feodum & dominicum & debuit descendere cuidam Florentio ut filio & haeredi Et de ipso Florentio descendit Feodum & Dominicum & descendere debuit cuidam Willielmo ut haeredi Et ex ipso Willielmo descendit Feodum & Dominicum & descendere debuit isti Florentio ut filio & haeredi qui nunc petit Et quod ipse est haeres ipsius Margaretae propinquior paratus est ostendere prout debet salvo sibi beneficio addendi mutandi & minuendi prout melius viderit expedire Ex parte vero Nobilis viri Domini Patricii de Dunbar Comitis de Marchia pro Jure fuit propositum narratum & petitum hoc modo Patricius Comes de Marchiae supplicat quod super regno Scotiae sibi fiat Justitiae quod debet de jure sibi obvenire proper defectum successionis descendentis à Rege Scotiae Alexandro ultimo per reversionem & resortam ad Idam filiam Willielmi quondam Regis Scotiae De qua descendit Jus succedendi ad dictum regnum ad Patricium Comitem de Marchia tanquam ad filium & haeredem A quo descendit idem Jus ad Patricium secundum similiter Comitem de Marchia tanquam ad filium & haeredem qui nunc petit ut haeres propinquior per successionem regni Scotiae Ex parte vero Nobilis viri Domini Willielmi de Vescy fuit pro Jure suo propositum narratum & petitum hoc modo Willielmus Rex Scotiae genuit Alexandrum Regem qui regnavit post ipsum & idem Alexander genuit Alexandrum secu●dum qui postea regnavit & duxit in uxorem Margaretam filiam Henrici Regis Angliae illustris de quibus exivit una Margareta quae fuit nupta Regi Norwegia Et de illis exivit quaedam alia Magareta quae fuit haeres Scotiae quae quidem sine haerede de corpore suo obiit sicut illa quae fuit minoris aetatis Item idem Willielmus Rex genuit Margaretam sororem praedicti Alexandri Regis & fuit nupta illa Margareta Eustachio de Vescy de qua genuit Willielmum de Vescy qui obiit in Vasconia & idem Willielmus genuit Johannem de Vescy qui obiit sine haerede de corpore suo & Willielmum de Vescy fratrem ipsius Johannis qui modo petit regnum Scotiae sicut propinquior haeres de sanguine praedictae Margareta quae obiit sine haerede de se per cujus obitum jus debet resortiri isti Willielmo qui modo petit Ex parte vero Nobilis viri Domini Willielmi de Ros fuit similiter pro jure suo propositum narratum & petitum hoc modo Willielmus de Ros supplicat quod justitia sibi fiat de clamio suo quod ponit in regnum Scotiae quod sibi debet obvenire de Jure in hunc modum Rex Willielmus genuit Regem Alexandrum qui regnavit post ipsum Et idem Alexander genuit Alexandrum secundum qui postea regnavit & habuit unam filiam Margaretam nomine quae fuit nupta Regi Norwegia de quibus exivit quaedam alia Margareta quae postea fuit haeres Scotiae & obiit sine haerede de corpore suo Et per defectum exitus de sanguine ejusdem Margareta & per reversionem debet reverti ad Isabellam primogenitam & Adam & Margaretam filias dicti Regis Willielmi patris dicti Alexandri fratris praedictarum Isabel Adae & Margareta & patris Alexandri qui ultimo obiit sicut ad propinquiores de sanguine praedictae Margareta quae quidem Isabella desponsata fuit Roberto de Rotsie Et de ipsis Roberto & Isabel exivit quidam Willielmus & de Willielmo quidam Robertus de quo Willielmus qui nunc petit sicut propinquior homo per defectum sanguinis praedictae Margareta & reversionem praedictam ad Isabellam antecessorem suum tanquam ad primogenitam cui Isabella ratione primogeniturae debet dictum regnum integrè remanere Et quod regnum non debet dividi paratus est verificare Ex parte vero Domini Roberti de Pinkny similiter fuit pro jure suo propositum narratum & petitum hoc modo David Rex Scotiae genuit Henricum Henricus Willielmum Willielmus Alexandrum primum Alexander primus Alexandrum secundum & ille Alexandrum tertium qui obiit sine prole & David similiter qui obiit sine prole & Margaretam Reginam Norwegiae ex qua genita est quaedam alia Margareta quae jam obiit sine prole Ex praedicto Henrico patre Regis Willielmi similiter genita fuit quaedam Margareta ex qua Margaretâ Alicia & ex ea Henricus de Pinkny à quo Henrico Robertus de Pinkny qui nunc petit regnum Scotiae per reversionem & resortium ad dictam Margaretam proaviam suam propter defectum prolis exeuntis de praedicta Margareta filia Regis Norwegiae Ex parte vero Domini Nicolai de Souls fuit similiter pro jure suo propositum narratum & petitum hoc modo Sicut Domino placuit Alexandro qui ultimo obiit Rex seisitus de regno Scotiae & omnibus illis qui de illo per rectam lineam exierunt viam universo carnis ingresso Jus ejusdem resortiebatur & debuit resortiri Margareta quondam uxori Alani le Husser sicut uxori & haeredi ejusdem Regis Alexandri Et de ipsa Margareta descendit Jus & descendere debuit Ermegard● filiae & haeredi praedicti Regis Alexandri & de ipsa Ermegardia descendit Jus & descendere debuit Nicholas de Souls qui nunc petit sicut filius & haeres Ex parte vero Patricii Galightly pro jure suo similiter fuit propositum narratum & petitum hoc modo Coram vobis Dominis auditoribus à Domino Rege Angliae superiori et directo Domino regni Scotiae deputatis ac Communitate tota dicit & exponit Patricius Galightly quod cum bonae memoriae Rex Henricus fuit pater Willielmi Regis qui genuit Alexandrum Regem patrem Regis Alexandri ultimo defuncti & idem Patricius Galightly sit ex eodem Henrico in legitimo matrimonio procreatus ac per hoc ex Regali progenie sit propinquior Domino Alexandro Regi ut filio patrui sui Alexandro ultimo videlicet nunc defuncto de cujus successione nunc agitur ad praesens quod ipsum Patricium Domino Alexandro Regi defuncto propinquiorem gradum & jure potiorem ad successionem regni de jure sibi debiti praeferatis potissimè cum ab omnibus sit juratum post mortem ejusdem quod deficiente Domicella propinquiorem de sanguine regali in Regem assumerent & ab eo nullatenus dissentirent Et haec dicit & proponit salvo sibi jure addendi & diminuendi Ex parte vero Rogeri de Mundeville pro jure suo fuit similiter propositum narratum & petitum hoc modo Rogerus de Mundeville supplicat quod de jure quod habet ad regnum Scotiae inquiratur per gentes de Anglia Hibernia & Scotiae ex eo quod quidam Rex Willielmus habuit unum filium & duas filias & ante mortem suam tradidit illos cuidam Malcolmo Regi Scotiae fratri suo qui filium illius fecit occidi una vero dictarum filiarum obiit & alia quae vocabatur A●strip nupta fuit in Vlvest cuidam Willielmo de Say de quibus exivit unus filius vocatus Willielmus & idem Willielmus habuit unam filiam vocatam A●fuk quae nupta fuit Roberto de Vandone de quibus exivit una filia nomine Agatha cujus filius & haeres est iste Rogerus qui modo petit Ex parte vero Nobilis viri Domini Johannis Comyn pro jure suo fuit similiter propositum narratum & petitum hoc modo Domino Regi Angliae illustri superiori et directo Domino regni Scotiae & coram auditoribus assignatis monstrat Johannes Comyn Quod ipse habet melius jus ad regnum Scotiae optinendum & in eo ut Rex regnare quam aliquis alius ex eo quod quidam antecessor suus Dovenaldus fil●us Duncani filii Erici fuit seisitus de regno Scotiae in Dominico suo ut de feodo tempore pacis & in eo ut Rex de jure regnavit de ipso Dovenaldo jus dicti regni Scotiae & debuit descendere cuidam Gothrik ut filio & haeredi & de Gothrik descendit jus & debuit descendere Hextildae ut filio & haeredi & de Hextilda descendit jus & debuit descendere cuidam Willielmo ut filio & haeredi de Willielmo descendit jus & debuit descendere cuidam Ricardo ut filio & haeredi de Richardo descendit jus & debuit descendere cuidam Johanni ut filio & haeredi & de Willielmo quia obiit sine haerede de corpore suo descendit jus & debuit isti Johanni qui modo petit ut fratri & haeredi Et quod tale sit jus suum paratus est verificare prout Dominus Rex & Consilium suum ac Curia sua consideraverit secundum leges & consuetudines regni Scotiae & per Chronicas & alio modo Et supplicat quod salvum sit sibi jus corrigendi addendi & minuendi & omne aliud quod sibi bonum videbitur dicere secundum leges & consuetudines regni Scotiae Et non vult quod istud cedat in praejudicium Johanni de Balliolo ullo modo Ex parte vero Nobilis viri Domini Johannis de hastings fuit pro jure suo similiter propositum narratum & petitum hoc modo Cum regnum Scotiae nuper vacaverit per mortem Regis Alexandri qui ultimo obiit sine haerede qui modo remaneat de se qui possit haereditatem in Scotiae clamare per quod terra Scotiae & omnes aliae terrae quae fuerint dicti Regis Alexandri hereditary spectant ad exitum trium filiarum Comitis David fratris Regis Willielmi avi praedicti Regis Alexandri ut ad consanguineas & unum haeredem propinquiores de suo sanguine videlicet ad Margaretam Isabellam & Adam & de praedicta Ada exivit Johannes qui nunc petit regnum Scotiae ut jus suum tanquam haeres propinquior in gradu de sanguine Regis Alexandri qui ultimo obiit & Margaretae filiae Regis Norwegiae in linea collaterali ut de legitimo regali sanguine Scotiae Ex parte vero Nobilis viri Domini Johannis de Balliolo Domini Galwidiae fuit similiter pro jure suo propositum narratum & petitum hoc modo Coram Domino Rege Anglia Capitali Domino Scotiae & coram auditoribus electis petit Johannes de Balliolo jus suum de regno Scotiae de fersina antecessoris sui David nomine qui fuit Rex & regnavit unde de eodem David descendit jus & descendere debuit cuidam Henrico ut filio & haeredi de eodem Henrico descendit jus Malcolmo ut filio & haerodi & regnavit & obiit sine haerede de corpore suo unde de Malcolmo descendit jus & debuit descendere Willielmo ut fratri & haeredi de Willielmo qui regnavit descendit jus & debuit descendere Alexandro ut filio & haeredi Alexander regnavit & descendit jus & debuit descendere Alexandro ut filio & haeredi qui ultimo obiit Rex de Alexandro descendit jus & debuit descendere Alexandro ut filio & haeredi Alexander obiit sine haerede de corpore suo & descendit jus & debuit descendere David ut fratri & haeredi David obiit sine haerede de corpore suo & descendit jus & debuit descendere Margaretae ut sorori & haeredi de Margareta descendit jus & debuit descendere Margaretae ut filiae & haeredi filiae Regis Norwegiae de illa Margareta quia obiit sine haerede de se resortiebatur jus & debuit resortiri Margaretae Marjoriae & Isabellae ut consanguineis & uci haeredi si regnum esset partibile sororibus Alexandri proavi Margaretae filiae Regis Norwegiae Et quia regnum non est partibile remansit jus & debuit remanere de integro Marjoriae ut sorori antenatae praedictae Margaret● & haeredi de illa Marjoria descendit jus & descendere debuit quia obiit sine haerede de corpore suo cuidam Isabellae ut sorori & haeredae de Isabellae resortiebatur jus & debuit resortiri cuidam David ut avunculo & haeredi fratri Regis Willielmi patris ejusdem Isabellae de David descendit jus & debuit descendere Henrico ut filio & haeredi Henricus obiit sine haerede de corpore suo unde de eodem Henrico descendit jus & debuit descendere cuidam David ut frater & haeredi David obiit sine haerede de corpore suo unde de ipso David descendit jus & debuit descendere cuidam Johanni ut fratri & haeredi Johannes obiit sine haerede de corpore suo unde de eodem Johanne descendit jus & debuit descendere Margaretae Isabellae Matildae & Adae ut sororibus & uni haeredi si regnum esset partibile Et quia regnum non est partibile descendit jus de integra Margaretae sorori antenatae dicti Johannis ut sorori & haeredi de Margareta descendit jus & debuit descendere cuidam Thomae ut filio & haeredi Thomas obiit sine haerede de corpore suo unde de ipso Thomae descendit jus & debuit descendere Christianae & Dervorguldae ut sororibus & uni haeredi si regnum esset partibile Et quia regnum est impartibile descendit jus de integro Christiana praedictae ut sorori antenatae praedicti Thomae & haeredi Eadem Christiana obiit sine haerede de corpore suo unde de ipsa Christiana descendit jus & debuit descendere Dervorgulda ut sorori & haeredi de Dervorgulda descendit jus & debuit descendere Hugoni ut filio & haeredi Hugo obiit sine haerede de corpore suo & descendit jus & debuit descendere Alano ut fratri & haeredi Alanus obiit sine haerede de corpore suo de quo descendit jus & descendere debuit Alexandro ut fratri & haeredi Alexander obiit sine haerede de corpore suo unde de ipso descendit jus & descendere debuit Johanni de Balliolo ut fratri & haeredi qui modo petit jus suum ut illi qui exiit de sorore primogenita de regno impartibili Et supplicat Domino Regi & suo Consilio & aliis electis quod velint jus suum decidere secundum leges et consuetudines Scotia et sibi justitiam exhibere salvo sibi jure addendi & diminuendi secundum leges & consuetudines Scotiae Ex parte vero Nobilis viri Domini Roberti de Brus Domini vallis Anandiae & pro jure suo fuit similiter propositum narratum & petitum hoc modo Coram vobis Domino Edwardo Dei gratia Rege Angliae illustri et superiori Domino regni Scotiae monstrat Robertus de Brus Dominus vallis Anandiae quod ipse est rectior & propinquior haeres regni Scotiae cum pertinentiis quia Rex Willielmus Rex Scotiae antecessor suus frater Comitis David de Huntingdon fuit seisitus de ipso regno in Dominico suo ut de feodo & jure cum pertinentiis tempore pacis tempore Henrici Regis Angliae qui vocabatur filius Imperatricis & temporibus Regum Ricardi & Johannis filiorum suoram Et idem Willielmus regnavit Rex in Scotiae tempore suo & pacifice obiit Rex seisitus De eodem Willielmo descendit regnum Scotiae Alexandro filio suo ut filio & haeredi qui regnavit & obiit Rex seisitus De eodem Alexandro descendit regnum Alexandro filio suo ut filio & haeredi qui regnavit & obiit Rex seisitus Ille idem Alexander habuit duos filios Alexandrum primogenitum & David secundogenitum & unam filiam quae vocabatur Margareta quae fuit Regina Norwegiae qui filii obierunt vivente patre & nullum statum expectaverunt regnandi in regnum Scotiae Illa Margaretae habuit unam filiam de Rege Norwegiae nomine Margaretam cui praedictus Rex Alexander Rex Scotiae avus suus in vita sua post mortem liberorum suoram fecit probos homines terrae suae jurare & affirmare per scriptum ad tenendum eam pro Domina regni Scotiae si decederet sine haerede de corpore suo Quae quidam Margaretae obiit sine possessione corporali regni Scotiae expectanda & sine haerede de corpore suo Post quam Margaretam nihil remansit de exitu praedicti Regis Willielmi in linea descendente per quod regnum Scotiae cum pertinentiis debuisset per legem & justitiam resortitum fuisse Comiti de Huntingdon postnato fratri praedicti Regis Willielmi si statum regnandi in regnum Scotiae expectasset Qui quidem David habuit tres filios Henricum David & Johannem qui fuit Comes Cestriae qui omnes obierunt sine haeredibus de corporibus suis & sine statu regnandi in regno Scotiae expectando Ille idem David habuit etiam quatuor filias Matildem quae obiit sine haerede de corpore suo Margaretam Isabellam & Adam de Isabel exivit Robertus de Brus qui modo est qui petit regnum Scotiae propter quod idem Robertus dicit quod regnum Scotiae debet resortiri ad eum sine medio per legem & justitiam ut propinquiori in gradu de sanguine Regis Alexandri qui ultimo obiit & Margaretae filiae Regis Norwegiae supradictae in linea collaterali ut de sanguine regali Scotiae legitimo Quod quidem regnum Scotiae cum pertinenciis dictus Robertus de Brus clamat tenere libere in libertate regni de vobis Domino Edward● Dei gratia Rege Angl. et de Corona Angliae haereditarie imperpetuum Et monstrat vobis quod Rex Alexander filius Regis Willielmi praedicti desperans de haerede de corpore suo tenuit dictum Robertum rectum haeredem suum si ipse decederet sine alio haerede de suo corpore habendo Et pro tali diffinivit ex assensu proborum hominum de regno suo & pro tali ipsum pronunciavit coram eyes de quibus plures adhuc sunt superstites qui de hoc testimonium poterunt perhibere Et Rex etiam Alexander qui ultimo obiit tenuit ipsum pro tali & id pluribus specialibus suis dedit intelligi si exitus de ipso deficeret Et praeterea omnes probi homines de Scotiae sunt jurati propinquiori de sanguine Regis Alexandri qui ultimo obiit qui de jure haereditare debebit si dicta Margaretae filia Regis Norwegiae sine haerede de corpore suo obiret Unde supplicat Dominationi vestrae quod secundum formam petitionis suae sibi velitis plenam justitiam exhibere sicut ad vestram pertinet dignitatem Salvo sibi jure in omnibus addendi mutandi & diminuendi secundum quod attendet suo profectui convenire Quibus petitionibus partium praectarum coram dictis anditoribus ut praemittitur propositis eorumque rationibus ostensis et dicto Domino Regi relatis per auditores praelibatos in praesentia Praelatorum et Nobilium utriusque regni ibidem praesentium praesentibus omnibus et singulis petentibus dictum regnum meque Notario infrascripto praesirit idem Dominus Rex et etiam assignavit petentibus dictum regnum de consensu eorundem diem Lunae proximo post festum Sanctae Trinitatis Anno Domini 1292. Indictione quint● mensis Junii die secundo in Parliamento suo loco eodem coram ipso cum continuatione et prorogatione dierum ad procodendum cognoscendum et discutiendum super petitionibus partium praedictarum usque ad sinalem decisionem earundem Anno à Nativitate Domini 1292. Indictione quintae mensis Junii die secundo Domino Rege Angliae illustri apud Berewicum super Twedam congregatisque ibidem utriusque regni Nobilibus & Praelatis ac Auditoribus electis nominatus & per ipsum Dominum Regem deputatis ad audiendum petitiones & jura partium dictum regnum Scotiae vendicantium cognoscendum & discutiendum de eisdem & Domino Regi quid invenerint referendum comparuerunt coram ipsis Nobiles viri suprascripti jus ad regnum Scotiae vendicantes secundum formam praefixionis eis factae jus suum prosecuturi facturi ulterius & recepturi quod justitia suaderet Ex parte egregii Principis & Domini Domini Erici Dei gratia Regis Norwegiae quidam sui Nuncii & Procuratores literatorie constituti coram dicto Domino Rege Angliae suoque Consilio comparuerunt videlicet Magister Hugotio Plebanus Plebis de Castellione Aretine Dioc. Domini Papae Capellanus Magister Petrus Algoti Magister Bernardus Ludovici Willielmus de Torroghan Miles & Aymo Canonicus Berghan sicut per ipsius Regis Norwegiae literas sui sigilli impressione munitas per ipsos in medio exhibitas & perlectas apparebat petentes nomine dicti Domini sui dictum regnum Scotiae cum juribus & pertinentiis suis eidem Domino suo adjudicari ipsumque in Regem dicti regni per praedictum Dominum Regem Angliae superiorem Dominum dicti regni Scotiae constitui & ordinari & in corporalem possessionem ejusdem regni Scotiae mitti & manuteneri Supplicarunt insuper dicti Procuratores procuratorio nomine dicti Domini sui eidem Domino Regi Angliae quod nemini dictum regnum Scotiae in ipsius Regis Norwegiae Domini sui praejudicium damnum & gravamen adjudicaret Pro eo quod ipsum regnum Scotiae per mortem Dominae Margaretae & clarae memoriae quondam Dominae & Reginae ipsius regni Scotiae filiae dicti Regis Norwegiae ad ipsum jure haereditario est legitime devolutum Whose Letters of Procuration I shall here insert out of * Hist. Angl. An. 1293. p. 21. Ypodig Neustr p. 76 77. Thomas Walsingham not transcribed in this Record OMnibus praesentes literas inspecturis vel audituris pateat evidenter quod nos Ericus Dei gratia Rex Norwagiae tenore praesentium fecimus constituimus & ordinavimus prout de jure & facto melius facere potuimus nostros veros & legitimos Attornatos & Procuratores & Nuncios speciales nobilem virum Adven de Hagr & Magistrum H. Plebanum Plebis de Castilione Arretino Domini Papae Capellanum & Magistrum Petrum Algor ad comperiendum pro nobis & vice nostra coram excellenti Principe Domino Dei gratia Edwardo Rege Angliae illustri et superiori Domino regni Scotiae & ad petendum nomine nostro tanquam per superiorem Dominum regni Scotiae nobis adjudicari regnum Scotiae supradictum cum omnibus juribus & pertinentiis suis cum ipsum regnum per mortem Dominae Margaretae filiae nostrae olim Dominae & Reginae regni Scotiae sit ad nos jure haereditario devolutum legitimè Item ad petendum nomine nostro adjudicari nobis & praefatis Attornatis & Procuratoribus nostris assignari pro nobis fructus & redditus regni Scotiae quatuor annorum qui fluxerunt à tempore mortis Domini Alexandri bonae memoriae quondam Regis Scotiae usque ad diem mortis Dominae Margaretae filiae nostrae olim Dominae Reginae Scotorum qui percepti sunt vel percipi debuerunt de dicto regno cum ad nos dicti fructus seu Redditus pleno jure pertineant tum quia fuimus legitimus administrator bonorum Reginae praefa●ae cum viveret tum etiam quia gravia expensarum & sumptuum onera sustinuimus propter eam dum in regno Norwagiae moram traxit & postmodum mittendo eam ad regnum suum Scotiae supradictum Item ad petendum nomine nostro condemnari universitatem regni Scotiae & ipsum regnum ad solvendum nobis seu dictis Attornatis & Procuratoribus nostris recipientibus vice nostra poenam Centum millium librarum Sterlingorum in quam inciderunt universitas praefata et regnum praedictum non recipiendo libere praefatam Dominam Margaretam filiam nestram in Dominam et Reginam regni Scotiae nee ei obediendo in aliquo Et ad petendum supplementum septingentarum marcarum quas habere debemus à regno Scotiae occasione dotis Dominae Margaretae olim filiae nostrae & uxoris Regis Scotiae praedicti cum fructus & redditus terrarum nobis assignati pro septingentis marcis annuis ad quingentarum summam non ascendant Item ad agendum & defendendum lucrandum & perdendum coram praefato Principe Domino Edwardo Rege Angliae superiore Domino regni Scotiae debita quomodocunque & qualitercunque & ex quacunque causa vel causis nobis debeantur & à quibuscunque personis loco vel universitate & quocunque nomine illa jura censeantur & ad omnia alia & singula facienda quae veri & legitimi Attornati seu Procuratores & Nuncii facere possent in praemissis & quilibet praemissorum si mandatum etiam exegerint speciale quam nosmet facere possemus si praesentes essemus promittentes sub hypotheca & obligatione omnium bonorum nostrorum pactum firmum & gratum habere & tenere perpetuò & non contravenire aliquo ingenio vel modo quicquid per praedictos Attornatos seu Procuratores nostros vel duos saltem ex eis actum vel procuratum fuerit in praemissis & quolibet praemissorum Datum Tunsburg Anno Dom. 1292. anno regni nostri terciodecimo In cujus rei testimonium has literas fieri fecimus & nostro Sigilli munimine roborari The Record thus proceeds Qua petitione ut praemittitur audita praecepit Dominus Rex Angliae auditoribus supradictis & injunxit ut ad locum pristinum pergerent & petitionem Domini Regis Norwegiae inter petitiones Nobilium regnum Scotiae vendicantium audirent & super ipsis petitionibus rationibus & Juribus partium petentium dictum regnum cum summa diligentia cognoscerent & cognition et discussione praehabita diligenti de jure singulorum eidem Domino Regi referrent Praecepit etiam idem Dominus Rex et injunxit omnibus et singulis jus ad dictum regnum Scotiae vendicantibus quod ad dictum locum accederent et petitiones suas coram ipsis auditoribus prosequerentur si sibi viderint expedire Quibus ut praemittitur coram ipsis auditoribus loco quo prius comparentibus recitatis ibidem et perlectis petitionibus petentium praedictorum eorum que rationibus cum summa diligentia auditis & responsionibus hinc inde factis ad easd●m propter aliquas difficultates in praemissis petitionibus compertas rationes et allegationes hinc inde factas praefati auditores ad ipsum Dominum Regem accesserunt et quae coram ipsis acta fuorunt seriatim per ordinem referebant Qui om●●ia & fingula praedicta sibi relata per auditores memoratos cum omnibus et singulis utriusque Regni Novilibus et Praelatis totoque suo consilio diligentius examinavit Et discussione super hiis habita diligenti quia consideravit magnum dilationem ex praedicto modo procedendi no● s●ne gravi dampno & periculo ipsius regni posse verisimiliter pervenire Volensque dicto periculo obviare lights & ju●gia sedare et quatenus poterit dictum processum abbreviare & ad maturam & celerem expeditionem hujusmodi negotii procedere de voluntate unanimi & consensu expresso omnium & singulorum petentium praedictorum consentientibus etiam utriusque regni Novilibus et Praelatis ordinavit quod primo procederetur ad cognoscendum discatiendum et diffiniendum de jure dictorum Roberti de Brus & Johannis de Balliolo quonsque discussum fuerit ad plenum de jure eorundem & quis ipsorum potior sit in jure regnandi & dictum regnum Scotiae gubernandi Et quod interim alii omnes & singuli Petentes praenotati de prosequendo supersedeant & suam omnino differant prosecutionem Jure tamen ●orum & cuj●s● bet eorundem ●is in eventu & eorum cuilibet semper salvo Ita videlicet quod discusso ple●è & determinato inter ipsos Robertum & Johannem caeteri omnes petentes & eorum quilibet jus sibi competens ex tunc liberè prosequatur modo quo voluerit & crediderit meliori Qua ordinatione ut praemittitur dicta & ab omnibus acceptata & etiam approbata licet idem Dominus Rex Angliae de jure sibi competenti ratione superioritatis et directi sui Dominii praelibati ad cognoscendum discutiendum et terminandum dictum regnum procedere potuisset tamen ut securius & consultius cognosceret & diffiniret quo ipse per ipses ●uditores Scotiae octoginta fuisset plenius informatus recepto primitus ab ipsis octoginta Auditoribus corporali juramento de fide●i suo consilio sibi impendendo praecepit eisdem et injunxit sub debito praestiti Iu●amenti quod sibi consulerent qualiter et per ovas leges sive consuetudines sit in praedicto negotio ad judicium procedendum Habitoque inter ipsos auditores super hoc tractat● diutino et diligenti cum inter se non poterunt concordare eidem Domino Regi una voce dicebant quod propter dissentiones aliquas super legibus et consuetudinibus diversis inter ipsos ortas non audebant in casu tam arduo et hactenus inaudito absque majori et saniori Consilio et Deliberatione eidem Domine Regi consulere Supplicarunt insuper ●idem Domino Regi quod placeret sibi dictos viginti quatuor de Anglia Auditores per ipsum assignates eisdem associare Quibus viginti quatuor Angliae dictis octoginta Scotiae associatis pos● deliberationem & tractatum aliqualem habitum cum eisdem super praemissis ad ipsum I ominum Regem redierunt & ●idem dixerunt Quod ex quo dicti octoginta de Scotiae super legibus & consuetudinibus Scotiae in tanta perplexitate & discordia fuissent de quorum consilio si concordes essent idem Dominus Rex ad figurandum Judicium in praedicto negotio procedere debuisset & ipsi viginti quatuor Angliae pauti sint respectu illorum octoginta nec etiam ipsi sint à majoribus & discretioribus regni Angliae propter quae non aude●ant super se assumere tantum onus absque majori consilio Praelatorum Nobilium Magnatum et Sapientum regni Angliae tunc absentium nec etiam consulere in negotio praenotate Eapropter de Consilio unanimi & consensu omnium auditorum praedictorum & aliorum utriusque regni N●bilium & Praelatorum ibidem praesentium ac petentium idem Regnum praedictum praefixit & assignavit idem Dominus Rex dictis Nobilibus ipsum regnum Scotiae petentibus diem crastinum Translationis Sancti Edwardi Regis & Confessoris in Parliamento su● l●co eodem coram ipso et auditoribus ad procedendum ibidem in negotio memorato cum continuatione & prorogatione dierum cognoscendum discutiendum & de jure singulorum diffiniendum pronunciandum & declarandum prout de jure fuerit faciendum Et quod majores & discretiores regni sui ob istam causam ad dictos diem & locum convocarentur praecepit Et quod medio tempore tam dicti hinc inde auditores quam caeteri omnes utrinsque regni Nobiles & Praelati tunc praesentes super praemissis cogitarent & deliberarent quod consultius fieri debeat in eventu Et decrevit idem Dominus Rex interim per suos certos nuucios diversarum terrarum super facto hujusmodi consulere sapientes & ut eorum confilium citra dictum diem sibi referatur Acta apud Betewicum super Twedam ut praemittitur anno indictione mense & die proximo pr●notatis cum continuatione & prorogatione dierum Praesentibus venerabilibus in Christo Batribus Dominis Antonio Dunolm Roberto Bathon & Wellen. Willielmo Elien Willielmo Sancti Andraeae Roberto Glascuen & Henr. Dei gratia Aberdon Episcopis & Nobilibus viri● Dominis Amadeo Subaudiae Henrico Lincoln Johanne de Boughan & Dovenando de Mar Comitibus ac Magistro Johanne Erturi de Cadomo publico apostolica avihoritate Notario cum aliis tam Ecclesiarum Praelatis utriusque regni quam Comitibus Baronibus & Militibus & aliis popularibus in mul●itu●ine copiosâ Anno à Nativitate 1292. Indictione sexta mensik Octobris die quintodecimo in crastino videlicet Sancti Edwardi Regis & Confessoris existente serenissimo Principe & Domino Domino Edwardo Dei gratia Rege Angliae illustri superiori et directo Domino regni Scotiae apud Berewicum super Twedam et Parliamentum suum ibidem indictum inciplente comparuerunt coram ipso Nobiles viri omnes et singuli regnum Scotiae vendicantes & etiam utriusque regni Nobiles & Praelati ac Auditores praelibati nominati electi & assignati quaesivit idem Dominus Rex in primis palàm & publi●è sicut alias in ultimo suo Parliamento ibidem fecerat ab omnibus utriusque regni Nobilibus & Praelatis auditoribus memoratis & aliis de Consilio suo sapientibus & discretis per quas leges sive consuetudines sit in praedicto negotio ad judicium procedendum Et an in casu in quo certae leges non reperiuntur vel consuetudines aut etiam diversae et Scotiae regnis qualiter sit judicandum Et si de dicto regno Scotiae sit aliter judicandum quam de Comitatibus Baroniis et aliis Tenuris Responderunt una voce nullo contradicente vel reclamante concorditer Quod per Leges et Consiietudines regni illius qui praeest si certae reperia●tur in hoc casu judicare potest et debet Et si in casu hujusmodi leges certae et Consuetudines non reperiuntur Idem Dominus Rex de Consilio Nobilium et Praelatorum et aliorum Procerum et Magnatum regni sui potest et debet condere novam legem Dixenunt etiam quod de praedicto regno quoad jus succedendi est judicandum et ad judicium procedendum sicut de Comitatibus Baroniis et aliis Tenuris impartibilibus Quibus-Responsionibus auditis & intellectis quesivit Dominus Rex à praedictis Nobilibus viris Dominis Roberto de Brus & Johanne de Balliolo si vellent quicquid aliud pro juris sui declaratione quam proposuerunt proponer● ●icere vel ostendero Ipsis vero respondentibus Quod sicut praecepit & injunxit a●ditoril us memoratis quod locum quo prius adirent & praedictos Robertum ●● Johannem de die in diem in omnibus & singulis quae dicere seu proponere vellen●● benigné audirent sibique eorum rationes ostensiones & jura praehabita discussione diligenti fideliter referrent Coram quibus auditoribus in Ecclesia fratrum praedicatorum de Berewico deserta praefati Nobiles Robertus & Johannes una cum aliis petentibus ad ipsius Domini Regis praeceptum constituti Dictus Dominus Robertus de Brus ad ea quae in petitione sua suprascripta proponebantur adjecit dicendo ratiocinando & narrando Quod quaestio super jure regnandi habet terminari & judicari per Jus naturale per quod Reges regnant & non per leges & consuetudines inter subditos usitatas per quod quidem Jus naturale proximior in sanguine linea collaterali melius Jus habet regnandi Dicebat etiam quod Lex & Consuetudo quae sunt inter Tenentes & Subditos Superiorem ligare non possunt praecipuè Regem suum Vnde dixit quod licet in haereditatibus partibilibus secundum leges & consuetudines inter subditos observatas primogenita aliquam habeant Praerogativam in regno tamen impartibili ubi proximorum in sanguine regali legitimus tempore vacationis regni inventus secundum Ius naturale est praeferendus primogenita nullam habet nec habere debet praerogativam Dixit etiam quod Consuetudo succedendi in regnum Scotiae plene facit pro eo quia usitatum est in Scotia quod frater Regis praecedentis praeferendus est ejus filio in successione regni Scotiae ratione proximitatis in gradu Et ad hoc quaedam antiqua produxit exempla vidvl●cet quod quidam Dovenaldus frater Kineth mach Alpin regnavit immediate post fratrem suum excluso Constantino primogenito praedicti Kineth & hoc ratione propinquitatis sanguinis ipsius Alpini & post praedictum Doven●ldum regnavit Constantinus primogenitus ipsius Kineth mac Alpin Et post eum regnavit Eth. frater ejus senior excluso Dovenaldo filio praedicti Constantini De quibus Constantino & Eth. fratribus & ●iliis praedicti Kineth mac Alpin descenderunt omnes Reges qui postea regnaverunt in Scotia usque modó & semper sicut erant propinquiores in gradu regnabant quilibet post alium usque ad tempus Regis Malcolmi viri Sanctae Magaritae Reginae Et adhuc post praedictum Malcolmum quidam frater ejus regnavit excluso filio ejusdem Malcolmi Et adduxit ultrà similiter idem Dominus Robertus quaedam al●a exempla de consimilibus successionibus in quibusdam terris aliis et regionibus utpote de Comitatu Sabaudiae & regno Yspaniae Dixit etiam quod mulier regnare non debet quia officium regiminis exercere non potest et tempore quo praedictum regnum vacavit per mortem Regis Alexandri ultimi Regis Scotiae fuit Dervorgulda mater praedicti Johannis de Balliolo superstes quae ratione praedicta regnare non potuit nec debuit Et sic Jus ipsius regni praedicto Roberto tanquam Masculo & in aequali gradu cum praedicta Dervorgulda existenti sine medio debet re●ortire propter insufficientiam dictae Dervorguldae quia Mulier Unde petit idem Robertus quod habito respectu ad leges Regales per quas Reges regnant et regnare debent et etiam ad exempla per ipsum producta Quod dictus Dominus Rex jus suum velit declarare et sibi Iustittam exhibere Ad haec statim ex parte Nobilis viri Domini Johannis de Balliolo respondebatur hoc modo Quod dictum regnum Scotiae non potest nec debet eidem Roberto de Brus quovis modo de jure adjudicari pro eo quod ubi praedictus Robertus in petitione sua petit regnum Scotiae cum pertinenciis suis ut rect●or & proximior haeres ipsius regni eo quod Willielmus Rex Scotiae Antecessor ejus frater David Comitis Huntingdon fuit seisitus de praedicto regno Scotiae in Dominico suo ut de feodo & de jure tempore pacis & tempore Regis Henrici primi Domini Regis Angliae qui nunc est & de ipso Willielmo descendit jus dicti regni cuidam Alexandro ut filio & haeredi qui regnavit & obiit inde seisitus Et de ipso Alexandro descendit Jus ejusdem regni cuidam Alexandro ut filio et haeredi qui similiter regnavit et obiit inde seisitus Qui quidem Alexander habuit duos filios qui obierunt sine haerede de se patre eorum viven●e & unam filiam Margaretam namine Reginam Norwegiae quae similiter obiit vivente patre de qua quidem Margareta exivit quaedam alia Margareta cui Dominus Alexander avus ipsius Margaretae fecit homines suos de regno suo jurare quod ipsam tenerent pro Domina dicti regni Scotiae & hoc fecit per scriptum affirmari Qu● quidem Margareta obiit sine haerede de se per quod jus praedicti regni debu●sset resortiri cuidam David fratri praedicti Willielmi Regis si statum regnandi expectasset Et idem David habuit tres filios qui obierunt sine haerede de se et quatuor filias Matildam quae obiit sine haerede de se Margaretam Isabellam & Adam de qua Isabel exivit Robertus de Brus qui nunc petit & dicit quod ad ipsum debet praedictum regnum Scotiae sine medio ut ad proximiorem in gradu de sanguine Regis Alexandri qui ultimo obiit & similiter dictae Margaretae in linea collaterali Et quod praeterea quidam Alexander pater praedicti Regis Alexandri qui ultimo obiit recognovit coram Baronibus suis ipsum Robertum pro proximiori haerede suo si ipsum decedere contingeret sine haerede de corpore suo Et quod illud idem dictus Alexander Rex qui ultimo obiit recognovit si absque haerede de corpore suo decederet sciente Dervorgulda matre praedicti Domini Johannis de Balliolo & non contradicente quod idem Robertus in petitione sua praedicta omissionem fecit in ea parte suae petitionis ubi dicit quod Jus regni praedicti debuisset resortiri David fratri Regis Willielmi per mortem praedictae Margaretae de Norwegia nullam faciendo mentionem de Margareta Marjoria & Isabel filiabus praedicti Regis Willielmi fratris praedicti David desicut nullum Jus potuit nec debuit resortiri ad praedictum David fratrem praedicti Regis Willielmi nisi per medium praedictarum filiarum ipsius Regis Willielmi Et quoad hoc quod idem Robertus dicit quod jus praedicti regni debuit ad ipsum resortiri fine medio idem Johannes dicit prius quod nullum jus potest descendere vel resortiri alicui nisi per medium rectae line● descendentis vel ascendentis secundum leges & consuetudines utriusque regni per quod dicit quod omissis aliquo vel aliquibus de recta linea ascendente vel descendente aliquid jus ad eum non potuit resortiri Et quoad hoc quod idem Robertus dicit quod est proximior in gradu in eo quod dicit quod praedictus David habuit tres filias Margaretam Isabellam & Adam de qua Margareta exivit Dervorgulda & de ipsa Johannes qui nunc est Et de praedicta Isabel Robertus qui nunc petit & sic proximior in gradu per quod dicit se habere melius Jus ad regnum praedictum secundum consuetudinem quorundam regnorum Dicit idem Johannes quod quicquid dicat de aliis regnis & regionibus vel de ipsorum consuetudinibus in regnis tamen Angliae & Scotiae in quibus Reges regnant per successionem in recta linea & Comites & Barones' eodem modo succedunt in haereditatibus suis Exitus postnatae licet in gradu proximorum non excludit exitum primogenitae licet remotiorem in gradu in ipsa recta linea successione durante Dicir etiam quod ex quo praedictus Robertus concedit quod Margareta antecessor praedicti Johannis fuit prim●genita praedicti David & praedicta Isabel mater praedicti Roberti postnata & quod praedictum regnum Scotiae non est partibile per quod dicit quod jus ipsius regni & ipsum regnum unicae personae debeat remanere videtur ei quod in hujusmodi successione secundum leges & consuetudines utrinsque regni antenata praeferenda est postnatae et eadem ratione Exitus antenatae est praeferendus exitui postnatae tam ratione primogeniturae quam impartibilitatis regni praedicti Vnde per rationes praedictas durante exitu primogenitae nihil juris exitui postnatae accrescere potest Et quod hoc quod praedictus Robertus dicit quod Alexander Rex Scotiae filius Regis Willielmi tenuit eum pro propinquiore haerede suo si sine haerede de se contingeret ipsum mori & pro tali eum coram Baronibus suis recognovit idem Johannes dicit Quod quoad petendum regnum praedictum hujusmodi recognitio sibi valere non debet etiam etsi facta fuisset Et quod idem Robertus in petitione sua recognoscit quod praedictus Alexander obiit seisitus de regno praedicto in Dominico suo ut de feodo & Jure & quod de praedicto Alexandro descendit Jus praedicti regni cuidam Alexandro ut filio & haeredi qui similiter obiit inde seisitus unde per recognitionem suam praedictam satis ostendit quod ille Alexander sine haerede de se non decessit & quod Jus praedicti regni ad filium suum ut ad haeredem per mortem ipsius fuit transmissum Et sic per recognitionem praedicti Alexandri si quae facta fuit nihil juris fuit sibi acquisitum Item quoad hoc quod praedictus Robertus dicit quod quaestio super Jure regnandi habet terminari & judicari per Jus naturale per quod Reges regnant & non per leges & consuetudines inter subditos usitacas Idem Johannes dicit Quod per easdem leges et Consuetudines debet Dominus Rex Angliae superior Dominus regni Scotiae cognoscere et judicare de dicto regno Scotiae inter petentes per quas idem Rex Angliae de terris et tenementis ad Coronam suam spectantibus si per antecessores suos infra regnum suum occupatis cognoscit et judicat et antecessores sui cognoscere et judicare solebant Et hoc est per communem Legem et Consuetudinem regni sui et non per aliquas alias Leges et Consuetudines qualescunque Et quoad hoc quod idem Robertus dicit Quod Lex & Consuetudo quae sunt inter tenentes & subjectos superiorem ligare non possunt & praecipuè Regem suum idem Johannes dicit quod praedictus Robertus non est in eo casu in quo judicari debet per subjectum sed per superiorem scilicet per Dominum suum Regem Angliae superiorem Dominum dicti regni Scotiae de cujus Progenitoribus a tempore cujus non extat memoria dictum regnum Scotiae per homagium tenebatur et de ipso teneri debet Et ipsi petentes sint in ipsius Curia Regis et Domini sui ad recipiendum jus ab eo sicut subditi de tenementis quae ab ipso tenentur Vnde dicit quod ex quo sunt subjecti dicto Domino suo Regi Angliae et Coronae suae quolibet jure requiritur ut ipsi tanquam subditi et petentes Ius ad regnum quod de eo tenetur per Leges et Consuetudines legni sui judicari Et dicit quod per easdem Leges et Consuetudines primogenita habet praerogativam in succedendo tam in haereditatibus impartibilibus quam partibilibus Item quoad hoc quod praedictus Robertus dicit quod Consuetudo succedendi in dicto regno Scotiae plenè facit pro eo in hoc quod dicit Quod frater Regis cujusdam praedecedentis praefertur illius filio in successione regni ratione proximitatis in gradu & ad hoc quaedam produxit exempla Idem Johannes dicit Quod per hoc quod praedictus Robertus intendit ostendere per exempla praedicta quod frater postnatus regnavit post fratrem antenatum ipsius filium repellendo & hoc ratione proximitatis in gradu succedendi praefertur proximiori quia filius proximior est patri in gradu hujusmodi succedendi quam frater patris secundum leges et Consuetudines utriusque regni Et quoad exemplum quod idem Robertus dicit Quod frater Malcolmi quondam Regis Scotiae regnavit immediatè post ipsum Malcolmum ejus filium repellendo Idem Johannes recognoscit Quod frater praedicti Malcolmi per aliquod tempus modo praedicto regnavit sed dicit quod filius dicti Malcolmi sic expulsus * See here p. 492. adivit Dominum suum Willielmum Regem Angliae et superiorem Dominum regni Scotiae conquerendo de injuria per fratrem patris sui sibi facta ad cujus querelam idem Dominus Rex Angliae fratrem praedicti Malcolmi à praedicto regno ejecit et filium ejusdem Malcolmi Regem ejusdem regni Scotiae constituit qui postmodum toto tempore suo regnavit Dicit etiam idem Johannes quod post mortem ejusdem Regis filii Malcolmi idem frater Malcolmi iterato se in dictum regnum intrusit et regnare caepit per quod ad querimoniam cujusdam * See here p. 492. Edgari secundi filii ejusdem Malcolmi praedictus Rex Willielmus superior Dominus dicti regni Scotiae praedictum Malcolmi sic regnantem injuste de eodem regno Scotiae iterato ejecit et praedictum Edgarum Regem ipsius Regni constituit Post quem omnes alii Reges Scotiae usque nunc per rectam lineam successionis secundum Leges et Consuetudines in utroque regno usitatas regna verunt Et quoad exempla de Yspania & Comitatu Sabaudiae dicit quod illa Exempla praedicto Roberto non debent valere pro eo quod alia sunt & diversae Leges & Consuetudines in Yspania & Sabaudia quam in regnis Angliae & Scotiae nec Rex debet inter subditos suos per alias Leges et Consuetudines judicare quam per Leges et Consuetudines regnorum quibus praeest Et quoad hoc quod praedictus Robertus dicit quod mulier regnare non debet quia officium regiminis exercere non potest Idem Johannes dicit Quod si mulier regnare non debet nec jus regnandi ad ipsam descendere seu resortiri idem Robertus nihil juris vendicare potest in regno praedicto eo quod si aliquod jus de ipso regno ad ipsum resortiri deberet hoc esse non potest nisi per medium Isabellae matris suae unde dicit Quod si nullam jus regnandi ad dictam Isabellam matrem suam resortiri potuit nec ad ipsum Robertum nisi per eandem Isabellam tanquam ad filium descendere quoque modo Dicit etiam quod idem Robertus in hujusmodi dicto suo est sibi ipsi contrarius Et quia satis notorium est quod tam ipse Robertus quam omnes alii Comites Barones' Proceres & Magnates regni Scotiae juraverunt fidelitatem Margaretae filiae Regis Norwegiae ovae ultimo obiit Domina et Regina dicti regni Scotiae et ipsam pro Regina et Demina tenuerunt & sic erat idem Robertus modo negando verbo quod prius facto concesserat quod quidem factum dedicere non potest Vndè cum sit benè recognitum quod Willielmus Rex Scotiae fuit seisitus de praedicto regno Scotiae & de praedicto Willielmo descendit Jus● Alexandro ut filio & haeredi & à praedicto Alexandro descendit jus cuidam Alexandro ut filio & haeredi qui obiit sine haerede de se Et de ipso Alexandro cuidam David ut fratri & haeredi & de ipso David quia obiit sine haerede de se cuidam Margaretae ut sorori & haeredi & de ipsa Margareta cuidam Margaretae ut filiae & haeredi & de ipsâ Margareta quae obiit sine haerede de se resorti●batur Jus & debuit resortiri quibusdam Margaretae Marjoriae & Isabellae ut consanguineis & uni haeredi si dictum regnum esset partibile Et quia non est partibile remansit Jus & remanere debuit praedictae Margaretae ut antenatae Et de ipsa descendit Jus cuidam Margaretae ut filia & haeredi Et de ipsa Margareta quia obiit sine haerede de se resortiebatur Jus & debuit resortiri praedictis Marjoriae & Isabellae ut ante natis et uni haeredi si regnum esset partibile Et quia non est partibile remansit Ius et remanere debuit praedictae Marjoriae ut antenatae et haeredi Et de ipsa Isabel quia obiit sine haerede de se descendit Jus & descendere debuit praedictae Isabellae ut sorori & haeredi Et de ipsa Isabel quia obiit sine haerede de se resortiebatur Jus & debuit resortire cuidam David ut avunculo & haeredi fratri Regis Scotiae Willielmi praedicti patris praedictae Isabellae Et de ipso David descendit Jus & descendere debuit cuidam Henrico ut filio & haeredi Et de ipso Henrico quia obiit sine haerede de se descendit Jus & descendere debuit cuidam David ut fratri & haeredi Et de ipso David quia obiit sine haerede de se cuidam Johanni ut fratri & haeredi Et de ipso Johanne quia obiit sine haerede de se descendit Jus & descendere debuit quibusdam Margaretae Isabellae & Adae ut sororibus & uni haeredi si regnum esset partibile Et quia non est partibile remansit Jus & remanere debuit praedictae Margaretae ut antenatae Sorori ipsius Johannis & haeredi Et de ipsa Margareta descendit Jus & descendere debuit cuidam Thomae ut filio & haeredi Et de ipso Thoma quia obiit sine haerede de se descendit Jus & descendere debuit quibusdam Christianae & Dervorguldae ut sororibus & uni haeredi si regnum esset partibile Et quia regnum non est partibile remansit Jus & remanere debuit praedictae Christianae antenatae sorori ipsius Thomae ut sorori & haeredi & de ipsa Christiana quia obiit sine haerede de se descendit Jus & descendere debuit praedictae Dervorguldae ut sorori & haeredi Et de ipsa Dervorgulda descendit Jus & descendere debuit cuidam Hugoni ut filio & haeredi Et de ipso Hugone quia obiit sine haerede de se cuidam Alano ut fratri & haerede Et de ipso Alano quia obtit sine haerede de se cuidam Alexandro ut fratri & haeredi Et de ipso Alexandro quia obiit sine haerede de se descendit jus & descendere debuit isti Johanm ut fratri & haeredi qui nunc petit regnum Scotiae ut jus suum Cumque per descensut praedictos liqueat evidenter quod praedictus Johannes sit haeres praedictae Margaretae primogenitae praedicti David per rectam lineam succedendo descendens & concessum sit per eundem Robertum quod praedictum regnum est impartibile per quod necessariò requiritur quod hujusmodi haereditas impartibilis tantummod● uni sorori & haeredi & exitui ipsius debeat remanere secundum leges & censuetudines utriusque regni Et si uni tantum semper praeferenda est prim●genita & ipsins exitus in omni hujusmodi haereditate impartibili tam ratione primogeniturae quam impartibilitatis haereditatis regni petiti per quas etiam leges & consuetudines nullus gradus proximitatis sanguinis in secunda linea excludit remotiorem exeuntem de primogenita in prima linea recte descendentem petit ipse Johannes petitionem praefati Roberti quoad jus succedendi in praedictum regnum Scotiae repelli penitus & cassari & secundum petitionem suam justitiam sibi fieri ac jus suum prout in petitione sua continetur in omnibus & singulis judicial●ter declarari ac idem regnum Scotiae sibi per vos adjudicari Praemissis coram auditoribus Praelati● & discussis relationeque facta dicto Domin● Regi Angliae de eisdem per auditores memoratos quaefivit idem Dominus Rex à dictis Roberto de Brus & Johanne de Balliolo coram ipso personaliter constitutis orga●o vocis suae An aliqua alia quam dixerant dicere vellent Et ipsi responderunt Quod non nisi forsan quicquam ab eis ad ipsius informationem petere voluisset Qua responsione facta quaesivit idem Dominus Rex palam & publicè ab utriusque regni Nobilibus & Praelatis totoque Consilio ac auditoribus memoratis quod eorum consilium sibi dic●rent Quis istorum duorum Roberti & Johannis sit alteri praeferendus in jure succedendi in dictum regnum Scotiae secundum praemissa hinc inde proposita & ostensa Et An remotior in uno gradu in successione exiens de primogenita debeat secundum leges & consuetudines utriusque regni excludere proximiorem in gradu exeuntem de secundogenita Vel proximior in gradu exiens de secundogenita debeat secundum leges & consuetudines ipsorum regnorum excludere remotiorem in uno gradu exeuntem de primogenita Ad quae etiam unanimiter responderunt nullo reclamante vel contradicente Quod remotior in uno gradu linealiter descendens de primogenita secundum leges et consuetudines utriusque regni praeferendus est proximiori in gradu excunti de secundogenita in qualibet haereditaria successione Quocirca praefatus Dominus Rex dicta responsione intellecta totum negotium praedictum praecepit & f●cit exactissimè reexaminari coram utriusque regni Nobilibus & Praelatis Et eisdem Roberto de Brus & Johanni de Balliolo sextum diem mensis Novembris diem Jovis videlicet proxi●um post instans festum Omnium Sanctorum loco eodem praefixit & assignavit ad a●diendum judicium suum in negotio memorato Quibus die & loco anno & indictione praefati Nobiles Domini Robertus de Brus & Johannes de Balliolo una cum aliis p●tentibus idem regnum coram dicto Domino Rege personaliter comparuerunt habitaque per ipsum Dominum Regem super praemissis inter dictos Nobiles propositis et dictis deliberatione magna et etiam consideratione ad leges et consuetudines utriusque regni necnon ad formam et modum petitionis dicti Domini Roberti et ad recognitiones supradictas factas per eundem rationesque et responsiones hinc inde factas quia apparebat evidenter dictum Robertum de Brus ju● in sua petitione non habere secundum formam ejusdem & naturam be consilio Praelatorum et Nobilium utriusque regni Auditorum praedictorum et aliorum de Consilio suo ibidem praesentium confideravit idem Dominus Rex judicialiter et pronunciavit quod praedictus Robertus per petitionem suam praedictam nichil capiat de regno Scotiae memorato Et quia super petitione dicti Johannis de Balliolo non potuit ad judicium procedere quousque caeteri petentes a●direntur & de jure corundem secundum formam petitionum suarum discuteretur praecepit Dominus Rex tàm dicto Domino Johanni de Balliolo quam caeteris omnibus & singulis dictum regnum Scotiae petentibus quod coram auditoribus supradictis in loco quo alias petitiones suas de die in diem prosequerentur quousque de eisdem plenè discuteretur Similiter & ipsis auditoribus dedit in mandatis quod eundem locum adirent & dictos petentes in dicendis & ostendendis coram ipsis benignè audirent & discussione rationum & jurium eorundem plenè facta eidem Domino Regi quod invenerint fideliter referant sicut prius Coram quibus auditoribus dicti petentes comparuerunt in Ecclesia Fratrum Praedicatorum de Berewico deserta & pro petitionibus suis & jure suo roborandis rationes varias & diversas adduxerunt Inter quos idem Robertus de Brus personaliter accedens protestabatur se velle jus & actionem pet●ndi dictum regnum Scotiae vel saltem propartem ejusdem per aliam formam & modum quam prius inte●tare petens se inter alios petentes ad hoc admitti per eosdem Et ad hoc suo nomine prosequendum Galfridum de Caldecote Egidium de Camsches & Johannem de Brye posuit loco suo Quibus ad hoc admissis ut quando voluerint prosequantur supervenit Dominus Johannes de hastings & propartem suam petiit de praed●cto regno Scotiae tanquam de haereditate partibili quia dixit quod jus praedictae h●reditatis regni Scotiae descendebat Margaretae Isabellae & Adae filiabus David Comitis Huntingdon ut uni haeredi Et de illis descendit & d●scendere debuit jus Johanni de Balliolo Roberto de Brus & eidem Johanni de hastings haeredibus praedictarum Margaretae Isabellae & Adae Et sic pro integro jure quod inde habent in quo omnes sunt pares praedicta haereditas est partibilis inter ipsos per quod propartem suam inde petiit Et quod praedicta haereditas sit partibilis nititur ostendere per subscriptas rationes Tum quia omnes terrae & tenementa feodae libertates dominicae & honores quae de coronae regni Angliae tenentur in capite sunt partibilia Tum quia homagium & servicium quae inde debentur Regi & coronae Angliae ostendunt praedictum regnum esse sub lege Communi et sie partibile Insuper praefatus Dominus Robertus de Brus venit & consimilem fecit petitionem petens videlicet propartem suam dicti regni & omnium terrarum & libertatum cum omnibus pertinentiis de quibus terris & libertatibus Alexander ultimus Rex Scotiae obiit seisitus nomine et dignitate regalibus duntarat exceptis pro eo quod totus exitus ejusdem Alexandri est extinctus per mortem Margaretae filiae Regis Norwegiae de qua resortiebatur jus praedictarum terrarum & resortiri debuit cuidam David Comiti Huntingdon fratri Regis Willielmi avi praedicti Alexandri & proavi praedictae Margaretae Et de ipso David descendit jus & descendere debuit quibusdam filiabus ipsius David videlicet Margaretae Isabellae & Adae tanquam uni haeredi & de praedicta Isabel descendit jus & descendere debuit ut de proparte sua isti Roberto qui nanc petit ut filio & haeredi quam quidem propartem idem Robertus clamat tenere in capite de dicto Domino suo Rege Angliae superiori Domino regni Scotiae per homagium Et petit idem Robertus à Domino suo Rege praedicto ut secundum legem Communem regni Angliae justitia sibi fiat adducens insuper quasdam alias rationes per quas similiter nitebatur ostendere dictum regnum Scotiae esse partibile Et licet ad praedictas tàm dicti Domini Johannis de hastings quam Domini Roberti de Brus rationes & ostensiones fuisset ut videbatur ex pa●te Domini Johannis de Balliolo sufficienter responsum praemissis per auditores memoratos Domino Regi relatis Idem Dominus Rex volens tamen super hiis cum consilio suo et auditoribus praelibatis deliberare quaesivit publicè ab utriusque regni Nobilibus & Praelatis & Auditoribus & aliis ibidem congregatis An regnum Scotiae sit partibile Et si idem regnum non sit partibile An escaetae et acquisita ejusdem sint partibili● Cui omnes praehabita super hiis deliberatione aliquali unanimiter & concorditer responderunt Quod dictum regnum Scotiae non sit partibile nec ipsius escaetae seu acquisita in●ra regnum praedictum ex quo ad manus Regis devenissent Quibus responsienibus auditis & intellectis praefixit & assignavit idem Dominus Rex partibut supradictis omnibus jus ad dictum regnum Scotiae vendicantibus pro termino perempterio diem Lunae prox post festum Sancti Martini in Parliamento suo apud Berewicum super Twedam judicia sua super jam dictis suis petitionibus praecise audituris volen● interim super omnibus et singulis hinc inde propositis dictis ostensis et allegatis cum utri●ssque regni peritis auditoribus memoratis et aliis de Consilio su● ad p●enum deliberare dictumque processum et jura partium examinare ut deliberatione praehabita quid de jure fieri debeat plenius informari Acta apud Berewicum sup●r Twedam ut pramittitur anno indictione mense dicbus & locis proximo praenotatis praesentibus venerabilibus in Christo patribus & Dominis Dominis Antonio Dunolm Willielmo Elien Johanne Carleolen Willielmo Sancti Andraeae Roberto Glascuen Marthaeo Dunkelden & Marco Sodoren Episcopis ac Nobilibus viris Dominis Henr. Lincoln Umfrido Hereford Johanne de Boghan Gilberto de Anegoes & Malisio de Strathern Comitibus ac Magistro Johanne Erturi de Cadomo publico Apostolica authoritate Notario cum aliis quampluribus Anno à Nativitate Domini 1292. Indictione sexta mensis Novembris die decimo septimo die Lunae videlicet proxima post festum Sancti Martini congregatis coram excellenti Principe & Domino Domino Edwardo Dei gratia Rege Angliae illustri superiori et Domino regni Scotiae in aula Castri de Berewico super Twedam Sancti Andraeae Diocesi utriusque regni Nobilibus & Praelatis ac Auditoribus memoratis aliis Magnatibus & popularibus in multitudine copiosa praesente ibidem me Notary infrascripto cum testibus subscriptis praeconizatisque publicè Nobilibus viris superius nominatis jus ad dictum regnum Scotiae ut praemittitur vendicantibus Erico videlicet Rege Norwegiae Florentio Comite Holandiae Willielmo de Vescy Patricio Comite de Marchia Willielmo de Ros Roberto the Pinkny Nicholas de Souls & Patricio Galightly & non comparentibus sed se retrahentibus omnino quia non suas petitiones propositas prosecuti consideratum est per idem Dominum Regem et judicialiter pronunciatum de consensu utriusque regni Nobilium et Praelatorum Quod per petitiones suas praedictas nihil consequantur * Hist. Angl. p. 22. Ypodigma Neustr p. 76. Tho. Walsingham renders us this more full and particular account concerning the King of Norweys' Proctors answers delays and the Judgement given at last against him Requisitum fuit de eisdem Attornatis quid volunt addere minuere vel mutare & quoth in petitione sua danda declararent Qui dicunt quod nolunt declarare antequam habuerint colloquium cum dicto Domino Rege Angliae superiori Domino regni Scotiae nec aliquid aliud proponere vel dicere ea vice Et hac requisitio fuit facta quia alias in petitione sua quae coram ipsis fuit ibidem lecta reservavit sibi beneficium addendi minuendi & mutandi prout plenius ex tenore ipsius petitionis apparet & datus est eis dies usque ad diem Mercurii proximo sequentem ad audiendum voluntatem Domini Regis Postea die Mercurii proximo post festum bea●i Martini venerunt praedicti Attornati Regis Norwegiae coram Consilio praedicti Domini Regis Angliae et Superioris Domini Scotiae & dictum fuit eis per consilium dicti Domini Regis quod declararent manifeste actionem Domini Regis Norwegiae per quam intendunt recuperare regnum Scotiae tanquam jus Domini sui qui quidem Attornati responderunt & dixerunt quod voluerunt prius habere colloquium cum praedicto Domino suo Rege Norwegiae & ipsum super exactione & petitione praedictis consulere antequam ulterius prosequerentur Et multociens requisiti quod petitionem Domini sui manifestius declararent tandem dixerunt praecisè quod petitionem Domini sui noluerunt declarare nec ulterius super hoc aliud dicere antequam eundem Dominum suum consulti fuerint in praemissis Ideo datus est eis dies de die in diem coram praedicto Domino Rege Angliae superiore Domino dicti regni Scotiae ad audiendum judicium ●uum de co quod noluerunt ulterius prosequi petitionem Domini sui predict The Record proceeds Et quia Johannes Comyn & Rogerus de Mundevile non sunt suas petitiones prosecuti ideo similiter est per ipsum Dominum Regem judicialiter pronunciatum quod nihil capiant per easdem Quo●d petitionem vero Domini Roberti de Brus ultimam per quam petiit tertiam partem regni Scotiae ut propartem suam tanquam de haereditate partibili quia compertum est quod idem Robertus alias coram Domino Rege in sua petitione per quam petebat totum regnum Scotiae recognovit plenè & concessit praedictum regnum esse impartibile per quod uni tantum haeredi debuit remanere quam quidem recognitionem et concessionem dedicere non poterit coram ipso Et quia per Praelatos Comites Barones' Proceres et Magnates totumque Consilium utriusque regni concordatum est et consideratum quod praedictum regnum uni haeredi debeat remanere pro eo quod de sui natura est impartibile sicut et alia regna Idcirco per eundem Dominum Regem consideratum est et judicialiter pronunciatum Quod dictus Dominus Robertus ex hiis quae in dicta petitione sua continentur nihil consequatur omnino Et quoad petitionem Domini Johannis de hastings qui similiter petiit tertiam partem dicti regni ut propartem suam de haereditate partibili quia plenè compertum est ut praemittitur quod praedictum regnum de sui natura non est partibile et etiam quod escaetae et acquisita quae acciderint infra dictum regnum et ad manus Regis devenerint sunt impartibilia sicut ipsum regnum eapropter juvantibus etiam aliis rationibus quampluribus in processu super hiis habito propositis et dictis consideratum est per dictum Dominum Regem et judicialiter pronunciatum de consensu utriusque regni Nobilium et Praelatorum Quod dictus Dominus Johannes de hastings nihil capiat per petitionem suam supradictam Quoad petitionem vero Domini Johannis de Balliolo qui petiit totum regnum praedictum ut jus suum Idem Dominus Rex perl●cta coram ipso petitione sua cum juribus & rationibus pro jure suo adductis recitatisque rationibus & objectionibus contra ipsum & jus suum propositis & hinc inde ostensis dictum negotium totum praecepit et fecit per utriusque regni consilium per plures dies cum summa diligentia et habundanti examinari Et examinatione plenè facta quia compertum fuit manifestè et per omnes utriusque regni Nobiles Praelatos Auditores et Sapientes consideratum et concordatum Quod praedictum regnum Scotiae est impartibile et uni debeat haeredi remanere Et hoc idem satis est per petentes praed●ctos recognitum judicialiter coram ipso Domino Angliae Rege pro tribunali sedente ut superiori et directo Domino dicti regni Et quia idem Dominus Rex habet judicare de jure subditorum ut praemittitur per leges et consuetudines regnorum quibus praeest quod ab omnibus utriusque regni Nobilibus et Praelatis est approbatum concordatum et dictum et per easdem leges et consuetudines in casu proposito consensum est et judicialiter declaratum quod remotior in gradu descendente in prima linea proximiori in secunda linea in successions haereditatis impartibilis est praeferendus Et etiam quod ordo successionis contentus in petitione dicti Johannis de Balliolo qui est h●res de prima linea descendente non est ab aliquo petentium praedictorum in aliqua sui parte dedictus Idcirco prae omnibus aliis in successione haereditaria dicti regni Scotiae est praeferendus tanquam haeres rectior regni memorati Supradictis vero rationibus unâ cum aliis quampluribus in praesenti processu coram dicto Domino Rege suoque Consilio ut praemittitur ostensis & propositis diligenter attentis confideravit dictus Dominus Rex Angliae superior et directus Dominus regni Scotiae * See Henr. de Knyghton de Event Angl. l. 3. c. z. p. 2469. Mat. Westm p. 386. Tho. Walsingham Hist. Angl. p. 22 23. Ypod. Neustr p. 76 77. Quod praedictus Dominus Johan de Balliolo recuperet et habeat scisinam praedicti regni Scotiae cum omnibus pertinentiis suis infra idem regnum secundum formam petitionis suae supradictae Et etiam omnia quae ad manus praefati Domini Regis Angliae ratione superioritatis et directi dominii sui hujusmodi devenerunt Ita tamen quod idem Dominus Johannes dictum regnum Scotiae et populum ejusdem sibi subditum sic rite fie just gubernet et regat quod nul●us pro defectu justitiae occasionem habeat de ipso conquerendi per quod dictus Rex Angliae ut superior suus Dominus ejusdem regni in ipsius defectum ad prosecutionem querelantium directionis manus apponere debeat in eventu jure dicti Domini Regis Angliae et haeredum suorum Angliae Regum cum voluerint inde loqui eisdem semper salvo Hiis itaque peractis assignavit idem Dominus Rex eidem Johanni de Balliolo diem Jovis proximo sequentem coram ipso ubicunque fuerit ad factendam sibi fidelitatem pro regno Scotiae memorato Et etiam diem Nativitatis proximo sequentem similiter ubicunque tunc fuerit in regno Angliae eidem Domino Johanni de Balliolo Regi Scotiae ad faciendum sibi homagium pro eodem regno praefixit et assignavit Et quod interim prosequatur brevia ad habendum seisinam de regno Scotiae supradicto praecepit Ad cujus Regis praeceptum statim brevia facta fuerunt pro seisina tam Castrorum quam regni Scotiae praelibati dicto Domino Johanni de Balliolo Regi Scotiae liberanda sub tenore qui sequitur * See Rot. Scotiae An. 20 & 21 E. 1. m 7. nu 34. where this Writ is likewise enroled EDWARDUS Dei gratia Rex Angliae Dominus Hyberniae Dux Aquitaniae & superior Dominus regni Scotiae Dilectis & fidelibus suis Willielmo Sancti Andraeae & Roberto Glascuen Episcopis Johanni Comyn Jacobo Senescallo Scotiae & Briano filio Alani Custodibus suis dicti regni Scotiae salutem Cum Johannes de Balliolo nuper in Parliamento nostro apud Berewicum super Twedam venisset coram nobis & petivisset praedictum regnum Scotiae sibi per nos adjudicari & seisinam ipsius regni sibi ut proximiori haeredi Margaritae filiae Regis Norwegiae Dominae Scotiae & Neptis quondam Alexandri ultimi Regis Scotiae jure successionis liberari Ac nos auditis & intellectis petitionibus & rationibus tam praedicti Johannis de Balliolo quam aliorum petentium praedictum regnum & eisdem petitionibus & rationibus diligenter examinatis invenerimus praefatum Johannem de Balliolo esse propinquiorem haeredem praedictae Margaretae quoad dictum regnum Scotiae optinendum propter quod idem regnum Scotiae & seisinam ejusdem eidem johanni salvo Jure nostro & haeredum nostrorum reddidimus Vobis mandamus quod sei●●nam praedicti regni Scotiae cum omnibus pertinentiis suis infra idem regnum existentibus et quae ad manus nostras tanquam ad superiorem Dominum ipsius regni Scotiae post mortem praefatae Margaretae devenerunt sine dilatione praedicto Johanni de Balliolo deliberare faciatis salvo jure nostro et haeredum nostrorum cum voluerimus inde loqui salvis etiam nobis releviis et debitis quibuscunque quae de exitibus supradicti regni Scotiae usque ad diem confectionis praesentium debebantur seu deberi poterunt quoquo modo Teste meipso apud Berewyk super Twedam decimo nono die Novembris anno regni nostri vicesimo Item * See Rot. Scotiae ibid. EDWARDUS Dei gratia Rex Angliae Dominus Hyberniae Dux Aquitani● & superior Dominus regni Scotiae Dilecto & fideli suo Petro Burdet Constabular Castri de Berewyk salutem Cum Johannes de Baliolo nuper in Parliamento nostro apud Berewykum super Twedam venisset coram nobis & pe●ivisset praedictum regnum Scotiae sibi per nos adjudicari & seisinam ipsius regni sibi ut propinquiori haeredi Margaretae filiae Regis Norwegiae Dominae Scotiae jure successionis liberari ac nos auditis & intellectis petitionibus & rationibus tam praedicti Johannis de Balliolo quam aliorum petentium praedictum regnum & eisdem petitionibus & rationibus diligenter examinatis invenerimus praefatum Johann●m de Balliolo esse propinquiorem haeredem praedictae Margaretae quoad praedictum regnum Scotiae obtinendum propter quod idem regnum Scotiae & seisinam ejusdem salvo jure nostro et haeredum nostrorum cum voluerimus inde loqui praedicto Johanni reddidimus Vobis mandamus quod seisinam praedicti Costri de Berewico cum omnibus pertinentiis suis una cum emnibus aliis rebus tibi per Chyrographum traditis secundum quod in praedicti Castri tibi commissi custodia res hujusmodi recepisii fine dilatione praefato Johanni de Balliolo vel Attornatis suis his literis deferentibus deliberari faciatis Teste meipso apud Berewicum super Twedam decimo nono die Novembris Anno regni nostri vicesimo Item sub eadem forma & eisdem verbis ni●il addito vel diminuto diversis tamen personis directa fuerunt Brevia ejusdem Domini Regis Angliae universis & singulis custodibus Castrorum Dominicorum Regis Scotiae per totum regnum Scotiae quae fuerunt in manibus Regis Angliae ut superioris Domini ejusdem regni in quibus Custodes positi suerant per eundem Item eodem die in aulae Castri de Berewico in prasentia utriusque regni Nobilium & Praelatorum meique Notarii infrascripti confractum fuit sigillum ad regimen Scotiae deputatum quo usi fuerunt ejusdem regni Custodes à tempore obitus Alexandri ultimi Regis ejusdem usque diem illum in quatuor parts & ipsius frusta Sigilli in quadam bursa de Coreo reposita in Thesaurariâ dicti Domini Regis Angliae conservanda in signum et evidentiam pleniorem Superioritatis et directi Dominii sui quod habet in praedicto regno Scotiae et quod ipsius haeredes Angliae Reges perpetuis temporibus habere debent et declarationem juris sui hujusmodi posteris evidentius ostendendam Praesentibus ibidem utriusque regni Nobilibus et Praelatis ac Magistro Johanne Erturi de Cadomo publico Notario cum aliis quampluribus Annu Domini 1292. Indictione sexta mensis Novembris die vicesimo die videlicet Sancti Edmundi Regis & Martyris existente Domino Rege Angliae in Castro de Norham Dunolm Dioc. venit ibidem nobilis Princeps Dominus Johannes de Balliolo Illustris Rex Scotiae et eidem Domino suo Domino Regi Angliae pro eodem regno Scotiae Fidelitatem fecit et tactis sacrosanctis et osculatis Dei Evangeliis juravit sub hiis verbis * See Matth. Westm p. 386 Wals●ngham Hist. Angl. p. 22 Ypodigma Neustriae p. 77. Ego Johannes de Balliolo Rex Scotorum fidus et fldelis ero vobis Domino Edwardo Dei gratia Regi Angliae Illustri et Superiori Domino regni Scotiae et vobis fidelitatem facio de eodem regno Scotiae quod de vobis teneo et clamo tenere et fidem et fidelitatem vobis portabo de vita et membro et terreno honore contra omnes homines et fideliter recognoscam et vobis faciam servitia vobis debita de Regno Scotiae antedicto Sic me Deus adjuvet et haec sancta Dei Evangelia Super qua fidelitate sic facta dictus Dominus Johannes de Balliolo Rex Scotiae suas patentes literas statim fieri fecit Domino Regi Angliae Sigilli sui impressione sigillatas tenorem qui sequitur continentes Omnibus Christi fidelibus praesens scriptum visuris v●l audituris Johannes Dei gratia Rex Scotorum salutem Noverint universitas vestra nos secisse et jurasse Domino nostro ligeo Domino Edwardo Dei gratia Regi Angliae Illustri et superiori Domino Regni Scotiae apud Norham die jovis in festo Sancti Edmundi Regis et Martyris Anno Incarnationis Dominicae 1292. et regni ipsius Domini nostri Regis Angliae Edwardi vicesimo finiente & vicesimo primo incipiente in praesentia vener abilium Patrum Willielmi Sancti Andreae & Roberti Glascuen Episcoporum Johannis Comitis de Boghan Willielmi Comitis de Ros Patricii Comitis de Marchia Walteri Comitis de Meniteth Jacobi Senescalli Scotiae Alexandri de Ergadia Alexandri de Balliolo Domini de Cadion Patricii de Graham & Willielmi the Seinct Clere in hunc modum Istud audias Domine mi Edward Dei gratia Rex Angliae superior Dominus regni Scotiae Quod ego Johannes de Balliolo Rex Scotorum vobis facio fidelitatem de regno Scotiae quod teneo et clameo tenere de vobis et ero vobis fidus et fidelis et fidem et fidelitatem vobis portabo de Vita et Membro et terreno Honore contra omnes homines et fideliter cognoscam et fideliter faciam servicia vobis debita de regno Scotiae antedicto Sic Deus me adjuvet et haec sancta Evangelia In cujus rei testimonium sigillum quo usi sumus hactenus quia adhuc aliud factum sub titulo & nomine Regio no● habimus praesentibus est appensum Et similiter in testimonium fidelitatis praedictae Episcopi Comites Barones' et alii supranominati Nobiles praesens scriptum sigillorum suorum munimine roborarunt Dat. apud Norham die & anno praedictis Et quia idem Dominus Johannes de Balliolo Rex Scotorum fidelitatem suam praedictam fecit lingua Gallica ideirco ●adem verba per qua fecit praesenti Instrumento annotabo nihil addito vel diminuto Ceo oies vous mon Seigneur Sire Edward Roy Dengleterre Sovereign Seigneur du Royalme Descoce qe jeo Johan de Baillol Roy Descoce vous face feaute du Royalme Descoce le quiel jeo tenk e cleim tenir de vous e qe jeo vous serrai foials e loials e foi e loiaute vous portrai de vie e de member e de terrein honeur contra toutes gentz qui putr●nt viure et morir e loiaument conustrai e loiament frai les services qe nous vous deveins du Royalme Descoce avantdite en si nous eide Dieus e ces Seintes Evangeiles Super qua fidelitate sic facta idem Dominus Johannes de Balliolo Rex Scotiae suas patentes literas fieri fecit ut supra sui sigilli impressione munitas sub tenore qui sequitur A tous ceaus qui cest escrit verront ou erront Johan par la grace de Dieu Roy Descoce salutz en Dieu Sache vestre universite moi avoir fait e jures foiaute a mon Seigneur Lige Monsieur Edward par mesme la grace Roy Dengleterre a Norham la Jovedy en la feste saint Emon le Roy e Martyr le an del Incarnation nostre Seigneur Mil. ducentzes nonante seconde e du Regne le dit mon Seigneur le Roy Edward finant e le vintisme un comenceant en la presence des honeurables Pieres William e Robert de Seint Andreu e de Glascu Evesques the Johan Count de Boghan William Count de Rosse Patrick Count de la March Wa●tier Count de la Meniteth James Senescall Descoce alexander the Ergayl alexander the Baillol Seigneur de Caures Patrick de Grayham e de William de Seint Cler en les paroles soutz escrites Ceo oies vous mon Seigneur Edward Roy Dengleterre Soverein Seigneur du royalme Descoce que jeo Johan de Baillol Roy Descoce vous face foialte du Royalme Descoce le quiel jeo tenk e cleim tenir de vous qe jeo vous serrai foial e loyal et foi e loialte vous portrai de vie e de member e de terrein honeur contre toutes gentz qui purront viure e morir e loialment coneustrei e loialment vous frai les services a vous deuce du Royalme Descoce avantdite ensi me eide Dieus e ces saints Evangeiles En tesmoignance de ceste choose jeo miss a cest escrit mon Seal le quiel jeo ai usez jesqes en cea pur ce qe jeo navoie encore autre Seal fait desouz title e n am de Roi. Ensemblement en tesmoignance de la foialte avantdite ensi faite ces Evesqes Comites e Barones' e autres Nobles desus nomées ount mis leur seals a cest praesent escrit Donez a Norham le jour e le an avantditz Quibus ut praemittitur factis mandavit dictus Dominus Rex Angliae eundem Dominum Johannem de Balliolo Regem Scotorum in corporalem possessionem regni Scotiae sicut moris est apud Monasterium de Scona juxta villam Sancti Johannis de Perth suo nomine induci per venerabilem Patrem Dominum Antonium Dei gratia Dunolm Episcopum & nobilem virum Johannem de Sancto Johanne ratione superioritatis et directi dominii sui regni praelibati et in sede sua Regali juxta ip●●us regni consuetudinem poni cum omni solemp nitate debita et etiam consueta  ipse Dominus Rex Scotiae praemissis rite factis ' die et loco superius sibi assignatis coram dicto Domino Rege Angliae venire valeat ad faciendum sibi homagium pro regno Scotiae memorato et ulterius tractandum ordinandum et faciendum cum ipso super quibusdam statum regni Scotiae tangentibus quod justum fuerit et consonum rationi Acta ut suprascribitur annis indictionibus mensibus diebus & locis praenotatis Praesentibus venerabilibus in Christo patribus Archiepiscopis & Episcopis Comitibus Baronibus & aliis utriusque regni Nobilibus Proceribus & Praelatis supranominatis cum Magistro Johanne Erturo de Cadomo publico Apostolica auctoritate Notario meque Notario infrascripto cum aliis quampluribus Testibus ad praemissa vocatis specialiter & rogatis I shall only add out of the Roll of Scotland in the Tower that Duncan Earl of Fif being then within age and in Ward to the King claiming a right to place the King of Scotland in his royal Seat and to do other Services at his Coronation which he could not personally perform by reason of his infancy the King thereupon to preserve his right authorised John de Saint-John to perform these Services for him by this Patent REX et Superior Dominus Scotiae omnibus ad quos etc. salutem Sciatis Rot. Scotiae Anno 20 & 21 E. 1. m. 33. De ponendo Regem Scotiae in Regiam sedem suam quod cum Duncano fill & haeredi Duncani quondam Comitis de Fif infra aetatem & in Custodiâ nostra existentem quaedam certa officia in nova creatione Regis Scotiae de ponendo ipsum in Regiam sedem suam apud Scone secundum consuetudinem dicti Regni Scotiae incumbant ut accepimus facienda Nos nolentes praefato Duncano sic infra aetatem & in custodia nostra existenti praejudicium in hac parte aliqualiter generari ratione minoris aetatis ejusdem Heredis Assignavimus dilectum & fidelem nostrum Johannem de Sancto Johanne ad ponend nomine ipsius Haeredis dilectum & fidelem nostrum Johannem de Balliolo Regem Scotiae cui Regnum illud judicialiter reddidimus in Regiam sedem suam apud Scone secundum consuetudinem praedictam & ad omnia alia facienda recipienda & complenda quae idem Duncanus facere recipere seu complere posset vel deberet si ibidem praesens & aetatis legitimae extitisset In cujus etc. Teste Rege apud Norham 21. die Novembris The Record thus proceeds Anno à Nativitate Domini 1293. incipiente Indictione sexta mensis Decembris die vicesimo sexto die videlicet Sancti Stephani Prothomartyris Anno regni dicti Regis Angliae vicesimo primo Existente ipso Rege Angliae apud Novum Castrum super Tynam Dunolm Dioc. comparuit ibidem coram ipso egregius Princeps & Dominus Dominus Johannes de Balliolo Dei gratia Rex Scotorum & in aula Castri Domini Regis Angliae ibidem eidem Domino Regi Angliae superiori et directo Domino regni Scotiae Homagium pro eodem regno suo fecit in praesentia mei infrascripti Notarii et testium subscriptorum lingua tamen Gallica per haec verba vel hiis similia hunc habentia sententialiter intellectum Domine mi Domine Edward Rex Angliae superior Dominus regni Scotiae Ego Johannes Rex Scotiae devenio bester homo ligeus de toto regno Scotiae cum pertinentiis et omni eo quod appendet quod quidem regnum teneo et debeo de jure ac clamo pro me et haeredibus meis Regibus Scotiae tenere haereditarie de vobis et haeredibus bestris Regibus Angliae et fidem et fidelitatem portabo vobis et haeredibus vestris Regibus Angliae de vita et membro et terreno honore contra omnes homines qui possunt vivere atque mori Et super Homagio suo praedicto sic facto suas patentes literas fieri fecit sigilli impressione munitas tenorem qui sequitur continentes Omnibus praesens scriptum visuris vel audituris Johannes Dei gratia Rex Scotorum salutem in Domino Noverit universitas vestra me fecisse Homagium serenissimo Principi Domino meo ligeo Domino Edwardo eadem gratia Regi Angliae Superiori Domino regni Scotiae apud Novum Castrum super Tynam in Anglia die festivitatis Sancti Stephani in Crastino Nativitatis Domini Anno Incarnationis ejusdem 1292 & Regni dicti Domini Regis Edwardi vicesimo primo in praesentia venerabilium patrum Johannis Archiepiscopi Dublinen Antonii Dunolm & Johannis Carleolen Episcoporum Henrici de Lascy Comitis Lincoln Johannis de Warennae Comitis de Surreye Willielmi de Leybourne Briani filii Alani Gilberti de Thorneton Rogeri Brabazon Roberti Malet & Roberti de Hertford Militum Johannis the Langeton Cancellar Angliae Hugonis de Cressingham Johannis Wogan Magistri johannis Lovel & Waltere de Langeton de regno Angliae necnon & in praesentia venerabilium patrum Willielmi & Roberti Sancti Andraeae & Glascuen Episcoporum johannis Abbatis de jeddeworth johannis Comitis de Boghan Patricii Comitis de Marchia Gilberti de Vmfraville Comitis de Anègos Johannis Comitis Atholiae Johannis Comyn Alexandri de Balliolo Thom. Randolf Galfridi de Mowbray Patricii de Grayham Willielmi the saint Cler Richardi Siward Ingerami de Vmfreville Andraeae de Moraviae Thom. filii David de Torthorald Micha●lis de Wymes Richardi Fraser Andraeae Fraser Alexandri de Bonkhull & Johannis de Sirivel●n de regno nostro Scotiae in verbis subscriptis Domine mi Domine Edward Rex Angliae superior Dominus regni Scotiae Ego Johannes Rex Scotiae devenio homo vester ligius de toto regno Scotiae cum pertinentiis et omni eo quod appendit quod quidem regnum teneo et debeo de jure et clamo pro me et haeredibus meis Regibus Scoriae tenere haereditarie de vobis et haeredibus vestris Regibus Angliae et fidem et fidelitatem portabo vobis et haeredibus vestris Regibus Angliae de vita et membro et terreno honore contra omnes homines qui possunt vivere atque mori In cujus rei testimonium stgillum meum feci apponi huic scripto Similiter in testimonium homagii antedicti Archiepiscopi Episcopi Comites Barones' Cleri●i et alii Nobiles Angliae ad rogatum meum una cum Episcopis Abbate Comitibus Baronibus et aliis Nobilibus de Scotia supranominatis eidem scripto ●igilla sua fecerunt apponi Dat. apud Novum Castellum super Tynam in Anglia die & anno pradictis Hujus igitur homagii lingua Gallica facti ut praemit●itur in omnibus & per omnia tenor est talis Mon Seignor Sire Edward Roy Dengleterre Sourain Seignor du Roiame Descoce Jeo Johan de Baillol devieng vostre home lige de tot le Roiame Descoce ove les appurtenances e ove quant qe apent le quiel jeo tienk e doi de droit e cleim pur moi e mes heirs Rois Descoce tenir heritablement de vous e de vos heirs Rois Dengleterre e foi e loialte portrai a vous e a vos heirs Rois Dengleterre de vie e de member e de terrein honeur contre totes gentz qui purront viure e mori● Super quo homagio lingua Gallica sic facta idem Dominus Johannes de Balliolo Rex Scotiae suas patentes literas statim fieri fecit sigilli sui impressione munitas tenorem qui sequitur continentes A tous ceaus qui cest escrit verront ou orront Johan de Bailliol par la grace de Dieu Roi Desc●ce saluz en Dieu Sache vestre universite moi avoir fait homage all tresnoble Prince mon Seignor lige Monsire Edward par mesme la grace Roi Dengleterre Sourain Seignor du Roiame Descote a Novel chastel sur Tyne en Engleterre le jour de la feste saint Estefne lendemain de Noel lan deal Incarnation nostre Seignor Milisme Ducentisme Nonantisme seconde e du regne le dit mon Seignor le Roi Edward vintisme primer en la presence des honourables Pieres Johan Ercevesqe de Dev●lin Amoigne the Duream e Johan de Cardoil Eyesqes Henry de Lascy Count de Nicole Johan de Garenne Count de Surreye Johan the saint Johan Robert de Typetoft Nicholas de Segrave William de Leyb●rn Brian le fiz Alein Gilbert de Thorneton Rogier le Brabazon Robert Malet e Robert de Hertford Chivalers Johan the Langeton chancellor Dengleterre Hugh de Cressingham Johan de Wogan Mestre Johan Lovel e Wautier de Langeton du Roiame Dengleterre e en la presence des honourables Pieres William e Robert de Seint Andreu e de Glasc● Evesqes Johan Abbe de Jeddeworth Johan Count de Boghan Patrick Count de la March● Gilbert de Vmfranville Count de Auegos Johan Count the Atheles Johan Comy● Alisandre de Bailliol Thomas Randolf Giffray de Mowbray Patrick de Graham William the saint Cler Richard Syward Ingeram de Vmfrauville Andreu de Morref Thomas Randolf le fiz David de Thor●rald Michael de Wymes Richard Fraser Andreu Fraser Alisandre de Bonkhille e Johan de Strivelin de nostre Roiame Descoce en les paroles desoutz escrites Mon Seignor Mons Edward Roi D●ngleterre Sourain Seignor du Roiame Descoce Jeo Johan de Bailliol Roi Descoce devieng vostre home lige de tot le Roiame Descoce ove les appurtenances e a quant qe apent le quiel jeo tienk e doi de droit e cleim pur moi e mes heirs Rois Descoce tenir heritablement de vous e de vos heirs Rois Dengelterre e foi e loialte portrai a vous e a vos heirs Rois Dengleterre de vie e de member e de terrein honeur contra totes gentz qui purront viure e morir En tesmoignance de ceste choose jeo ai fait mettre mon Seal a cest escrit Ensemblement en te●moignance del homage avantdit Lercevesqe Evesqes Countess Barones' Clers e autres Nobles Dengleterre a ma pr●ere ove les Evesqes Abbe Countess Barones' e autres Nobles Descoce desus nomees a mesme lescrit ount fait mettre leur Seals Donez a Novel Chast●ll sur Tyne en Engleterre le jour e lan avantditz Acta ut praemittitur anno indictione mense die & loco proximo suprascriptis praesentibus testibus proximo praenotatis cum aliis quampluribus ac Magistro Johanne Erturi de Cadomo publico Apostolica authoritate Notario Anno à Nativitaete Domini Millesimo Ducentesimo Nonagesimo tertio incipiente Indictione sexta mensis Decembris die ultimo * See Placita Parl. An. 21 E. 1. nu 20. Rylye p. 145 146 etc. gravis querela Magistri Rogeri Bartholomaei Burgensis de Be●ewico super Twedam super quibusdam ipsius Domini Regis Angliae auditoribus nuper per ipsum in dicto regne Scotiae deputatis ●d aures ipsius Domini Regis Angliae pervenit Qui statim † Justiciarios Judiciarios suos ibidem praesentes hujusmodi querela constituit auditores * districtè distinctè eisdem praecipiens & injungens quod conquerentem audirent sibique facerent secundum leges et consuetudines regni sui justitiae celeris complementum Coram quibus mandatum Regium hujusmodi ex●qui volentibus & aliis de Consilio dicti Domini Regis Angliae ex parte serenissimi Principis Domini Johannis Dei gratia Regis Scotiae per venerabilem in Christo patrem Dominum Willielmum Sancti Andraeae Episcopum & etiam Nobiles viros Dominos Johannem Comitem de Boghan Patricium de Graham Thomam Randolphi & quosdam alios Proceres regni Scotiae de consilio dicti eorum Regis quaedam petitio facta fuit talis Quod cum Dominus Rex Angliae et superior Dominus regni Scotiae nuper permisisset Nobilibus & Praelatis ipsius regni leges & consuetudines regni Scotiae observare et quod querela et placita super rebus quibuscunque infraidem regnum existentibus mota extra idem regnum minime traherentur Supplicarunt eidem Domino Regi Angliae suoque Consilio ibidem praesenti nomine ipsius Regis Scotiae Quod sibi placeret dictam promissionem observare et per suos praecipere firmiter observari Quibus nuntiis statim ex parte ipsius Domini Regis Angliae & suo nomine per Nobilem virum Dominum Rogerum Brabazon Militem ipsius Regis Justiciarium respondebatur Quod dicta petitio frustratoria videbatur quoniam satis constabat dicto Domino Regi et omnibus regni sui Nobilibus et Praelatis de jure constare debuit quod praefatus Rex Angliae omnem promissionem ejus factam in omnibus observaverat nec in aliquo venerat contra eam vel aliquam earundem quanquam ad petitionem unanimem Communitatis dicti regni Scotiae de Episcoporum Comitum Faronum et aliorum Nobilium regni Scotiae assensu quaedam dilationum dispendiosa prolixitas restricta fuisset ad tempus per ipsum Regem Angliae pro celeriori justitia facienda petentibus idem regnum coram ipso De querelis vero quae praefato Domino nostro Regi Angliae sunt delatae de suis Auditoribus et Ministris nuper per ipsum ut superiorem et directum Dominum ipsius regni deputatis ibidem qui tunc temporis suam personam repraesentabant cujusmodi querelae cognitio ad ipsum et non ad alium spectare dinoscitur et cujus cognitionem specialiter sibi reserbavit nullus alius praeter eum ratione superioritatis sui dominii praelibati potest nec debet cognoscere nec eorum facta si in aliquo erraverunt cor●igere nec de illis aliqu●tenus se intromittere Eo quod de judiciis ipsius superioris Domini et eorum qui suam personam repraesentarunt non pertinet ad subditos interponere manus suas Protestabatur insuper idem Dominus Rogerus nomine et vice ipsius Domini Regis Angliae et pro ipso et jure suo praedicto superioritatis et directi dominii sui quod habet & habere debet et haeredes sui Angliae Reges in praedicts regne Scotiae Et dixit quod licet idem Dominus Rex Angliae vacante nuper dicto regno Scotia sive Regis praesidio carente super * See here p. 395 396 397. quibusdam certis articulis promissiones aliquas ad tempus fecisset easque sicut promiserat observasset non intendit propter hoc nec vult Rege jam in ipso regno creato deinceps artati per easoem vel ligari protestations sua tunc facta subsistente quum ipse querelas quascunque et alia quaevis negotia regnum Scotiae et ipsius incolas contingentia justis ex causis ad ipsum delate in supplementum justitiae admittere velit quandocunque et quotiescunque et de eisdem conquerentibus facere justitiae complementum ratione superioritatis et directi dominii sui praelibati Et super hujusmodi querelis cum acciderint infra regnum suum Angliae ubicunque sibi placuerit querelantes audire et superius suum dominium praedictum exercere Quam quidem Protestationem idem Dominus Rogerus i●erato eodem die sicut prius in camera Domini Regis ipso Domin● Rege praesente nomine et vice ipsius Domini Regis innovavit et de nobo fecit in praesentia mei infrascripti Notarii et testium subscriptorum Insuper ibidem statim Protestatione praedicta per ipsum Dominum Rogerum ut praemi●titur emissa idem Dominus Rex Angliae illustris coram omnibus utriusque regni Nobilibus et Praelatis tunc praesentibus organo vocis suae sermon tamen Gallico palam et publice protestabatur Quod non obstantibus promissionibus concessionibus seu ratificationibus ad tempus factis per eundem Nobilibus regni Scotiae et Praelatis si quae fuerint quibuscunque suis literis vallatae fuerint vel Instrumentis per quae vero se artatum minime reputavit aut ligatum Protestationibus suis alias publice-super hoc factis suo robore subsistentibus Intendit et vult quecelantes quostibet et quaecunque alia negotia dictum regnum Scotiae et ipsius incolas tangentia ratione superioritatis et directi dominii sui quod habet et de jure habere debet in eodem regno Scotiae sicut et progenitores sui Angliae Reges suis temporibus habuerunt si legitime et justis ex causis sibi deferantur admittere vel audire et super hiis eis facere uhicumque et quandocunque sibi placuerit justitiae complementum et superioritatem et directum suum dominium hujusmodi quatenus justum fuerit erercere et eo uti ipsumque Regem Scotiae si necesse fuerit et negotii qualitas exegerit infra regnum suum Angliae super hiis ad suam praesentiam co●vocare Acta apud Novum Castrum super Tynam in aula Castri & camera dicti Domini Regis Angliae ut praemittitur anno indictione mense & die proximo praenotatis Praesentibus venerabilibus in Christo patribus Dominis Johanne Archiepiscopo Dublinen Antonio Dunolm Willielmo Sancti Andraeae & Roberto Glascuen Episcopis cum Nobilibus viris Henrico Lincoln Johanne Warren Johanne de Boghan Patricio de Marchia & Gilberto de Anegoes Comitibus Johanne de Sancto Johanne Roberto de Typetoft Nicholas de S●grave Patricio de Graham Willielmo the saint Cler Alexandro de Balliolo Galfrido de Mowbray Thom. Randolfe Gilberto de Thorneton Roberto Malet Hug. de Cressingham & Johanne Wogan cum aliis tàm Ecclesiarum Praelatis quam Comitibus & Baronibus utriusque regni in multitudine copiosa ac Magistro Johanne Erturi de Cadomo public● N●tario testibus ad praemissa vocatis et ●ogatis Anno à Nativitat● Domini Millesim● Ducentesimo Nonagesimo tertio Indictione sexta mensis Januarii die secundo existente serenissimo Principe & Domino Domino Edwardo Dei gratia Rege Angliae illustri apud Novum Castrum super Tynam Dunolm Di●c venit ibidem egregius Princeps & Dominus Dominus Johannes de Balliolo eadem gratia Rex Scotorum coram ipso & Consilio suo aliisque utriusque regni Nobilibus & Praelatis Recognitiones quasdam acquietantias etiam & remissiones sponte purè simpliciter & absolutè fecit organo vocis suae ipsasque in scripturam redactas sui sigilli impressione una cum sigillis Episcoporum Comitum Baronum & aliorum Nobilium regni sui roboratas tenorem qui sequitur continentes Omnibus praesentes lit●r●● visuris vel audituris Johannes de Balliolo Dei gratia Rex Scotorum salutem in Domino Cum Dominus noster Dominus Edwardus Rex Angliae superior Dominus regni Scotiae ratione superioritatis dominii sui tenuerit praedictum regnum Scotiae in manu sua qu●usque fecisset illis justitiam qui jus peti●runt in regnum praedictum & aliquas Conventi●nes Promissiones & Obligationes fecisset pet●ntibus custodibus & probis hominibus ejusdem regni tàm de ipsius regni & Castrorum restitutione facienda quam de rebu● aliis de quibus fecerat scripta sua certis poenis appositis sient in scriptis continebatur eisdem Et postmodum in praesentia sua per judicium Curiae suae nobis adjudicaverit dictum regnum et seis●nam ejusoem regni et Castrorum cum omnibus aliis rebus liberabit nobis plene et integre sicat per Conventiones Promissiones & Obligationes quas inde fecerat tenebatur N●s pro nobis omnibus haeredibu● nostris & omnibus illis ad quorum manus praedictum regnum deve●iet futuris temporibus q●icunque fuerint quietamus praedictum Domi●●● nostrum Regem Angliae & haredes suos imperpetnum de omnibus Conventionibus Promissionibus & Obligationibus & poenis in ipsis Conventionibus Promissionibus & Obligationibus nobis seu probis hominibus dicti regni factis quae idem regnum in r●bus i●●ius regni contingunt Et si aliquod scriptum qualecunque sit illud quod tangat praemissa aliquo temport amodt sit inventum voluimus & concedimus pro nobis & haeredibus nostris quod n●llius sit roboris a●t valoris Ita quod nec Domino nostro Regi praedicto ●ec haredibus suis Regibus Angliae obesse valeat nec nobis vel haeredibus nostris Regibus Scotlae nec etiam illis qui dictum regnum Scotiae tenebunt quicunque sunt ill● prodesse nec locum aliquo t●mpore tenere Insuper promittimus pro nobis & omnibus nostris haeredibus Regibus Scotiae & pro omnibus illis qui regnum Scotiae te●●bunt quicunque fuerint universa et singula ratificare quae praefatus Dominus noster Rex Angliae fecit de regno praedicto aut de rebus ipsius regni ratione superioritatis dominiisui dum idem regnum in manibus suis fuit et ea ratificamus et firmamus ac habemus et habebimus firma et stabilia imperpetuum pro nobis et omnibus nostris haeredibus et pro omnibus illis qui praedictum regnum tenebunt Praeterea volumus & concedimus pro nobis & haeredibus nostris necnon & pro omnibus illis qui post nos praedictum regnum Scotiae tenebunt quod * See here p. 392 to 401. scriptum seu scripta factum vel facta p●r praefatum Dominum nostrum Regem Angliae apud Norhampton vicesimo octavo die Augusti anno regni sui decimo octavo Custodibus Episcopis Abbatibus & toti Clero Comitibus Baronibus & toti Communitaeti regni Scotiae super quodam contractu matrimonials faciendo inter filium ejusdem Domini nostri Regis Angliae & filiam Regis Norwegiae Dominam & Reginam Scotiae cujus haeres not sumus continentia diversas articulos concessiones promissiones affirmationes & ratificationes tangentes statum leges jura libertates consuetudines seperationes divi●iones & quietantias subjectionis praefati regni Scotiae & inhabitantium idem regnum quibuscunque loco & tempore de caetero nostra custodia vel aliena reperiantur cassa sint et irrita et nullius firmitatis ne● aliquo tempore tobur optineant sed deinceps sint penitus annuliata et pro nullis etiam teneantur Et de omnibus illis concessionibus promissionibus assirmationibus ratificationibus & de omnibus aliis rebus quoc●nque nomine censeantur aut specificentur in scripto v●l scriptis superius nominatis praedictum Dominum nostrum Regem Angliae & haeredes suos pro nobis & haeredibus nostris & pro omnibus illis qui post nos praedictum regnum Scotiae tenebunt penitus quietamus In cujus rei testimonium praesenti scripto sigillum nostrum una cum sigillis venerabilium patrum Willielmi Episcopi Sancti Andraeae & Roberti Episcopi Glascuen Johannis Comitis de Boghan Patricii Comitis de Marchia Gilberti Comitis de Anegoes Johannis Comitis Atholiae Johannis Comyn Alexandri de Balliolo Galfridi de Mowbray Patricii de Graham Willielmi de Seint-Cler & Thomae Randolf fecimus apponi Datum apud Novum Castellum super Tynam in Anglia secundo die mensis Januarii Anno Incarnationis Dominicae 1292. & regni praedicti Domini nostri Regis Edwardi vicesimi primi & regni nostri primo Tenor vero literae subscriptae in Gallico impressione sigilli dicti Domini Regis Scotiae una cum sigillis Episcoporum Comitum Baronum & Nobilium in eadem nominatorum communitatae talis est A tous ceaus qui cestes presents letters verront ou erront Johan de Baillol par le grace de Dieu Roy Descoce saluz en Dieu Come nostre Seignor Sire Edward Roy Dengleterre sovereign Seignor du royalme Descoce par le reson de la sovereign signory eit tenutz levantdit Royalme Descoce en sa mein tant quil eust fait droit a ceaus qui droit demandoient en la Roialme avantdit e aucuns covenances promesses et obligations fait as Demandants e as Gardens e as predes homes du royalme ausi bien de la restitution fair du royalme e des Chasteux com des autres choses dount il avoit fait ses Escrits e certeins peines mises si com fu contenue en mesme ses Escritz e puis en sa presence par jugement de sa Court nous eit le Roialme adjugez e la sesine du royalme e des Chasteux ove toutes autres choses liurez pleinement e entierement come il estoit tenutz par ces covenances obligations e promise Nous pur nous e pur touse nos heirs e pur touse ceaus en qui meins le Roialme deviegne en tempz avenir qui quil unqes soient quitoms le dit nostre Seignor le Roy Dengleterre e ses heires a touz jours perdurablement de to●es maneres des covenances e des promise e des obligations e peines par la reson des covenances promise e obligations a nous ou a les bones gentzes du Roialme avantdit en le choses du Royalme E si nul Escrit quiel quil soit qe touch cestes choses avantditz soit en aucuns tempz desore en avant trovez voloms e grauntoms pur nous e pur nos heirs quill soit de nule value ne force issint quill ne puisse a lui ne a ses heires Rois Dengleterre nurre ne a nous ne a nos heirs Rois Descoce ne a ceaus qui le royalme Descoce tendrent qui quil unqes soient valer ne leu tenir a nul tempz Encore promettoms pur nous e pur touse nos heirs Rois Descoce e pur touse ceaus qui le royalme Descoce tendront qui quil unqes soient qe nous totes les choses quill fesoit du dit royalme ou des choses du dit royalme par la reson de la sourain Seigneurie tant com le Roialme fu en sa mein ratifionis e affermonis e auoms e auroms farm e estable a touse jours pur nous e pur touse nos heirs e pur touse ceaus qui le dit royalme Descoce apres nous tendront qe Escrit ou Escrits fait ou faits par le devantdit nostre Seignor le Roi Dengleterre a Norhampton le vinteutisme jour D'august l'an de son regne diseutisme as Gardens Evesqes Abbez e tote la Clergy Countess Barones' e a tote la Communante du Roialme Desc●ce de une purparlaunce de un marriage fair entre le fiz le devantdit nostre Seignor le Roi de Norwegie Dame e Roine Descoce qui heir nous sums contenantzes altres divers articles concessions promesses affermementzes e ratifiements touchantzes l'estat leyz dro●tz franchises custumes severaltes divisions & quitances the subjections deal avantdit Roialme Descoce e des inhabitanze mesme le royalme en quen lu e en quel tempz quil sont de ci en avant en nostre garde ou en autri trovez soient cassetz veins e nule fermete ne force ne eient a nuls temps mes de tot en tot soient desore en avant anientiz e pur nules tenuiz E the totes tells concessions promise affermementzes ratifiementzes e de totes autres choses par queque nom eles soient nomees ou especefietz en lescrit ou escri●z avantnomees le devantdit nostre Seignor le Roi e ses heirs pur nous e pur nos heirs e pur touts ceaus qui apres nous le royalme Descoce tendront de tot ou tot quitoms par ceste presente lettre En tesmoignance de ceste chose a cesti present Escrit nostre seal ensemblement ove les seals des honourables Pieres William Evesqe d● saint Andreu Robert Evesqe de Glascu Johan Count de Boghan Patrick Count de la March Gilbert Count the Anegoes Johan Count the Atheles Johan Comyn alexander the Bailliol Giffrey de Mowbray Patrick de Graham William the saint Cle● e Thomas Randolfe avoms fait mettre Donce a Noveau chastel sur Tyn● en Engleterre le secounde jour du moys de Janever l'an del Incarnation nostre Seignor Milisme Ducentisme Nonantisme seconde e du regne nostre Seignor le Roi Edward avantdit vintisme primer e du nostre primer Anno à Nativitate Domini 1293. Indictione sexta postquam regnum Scotiae praedictum adjudicatum fuit Nobili viro Domino Johanni de Balliolo per considerationem Curiae magnifici Principis & Domini Domini Edwardi Dei gratia Regis Angliae illustris Superioris Domini Regni Scotiae mensis Novembris die decimoseptimo anno regni ipsius Regis Angliae vicesimo finiente & anno à Nativitate Domini 1292. & Indiction● sexta ut suprascribitur in processu Idemque Johannes in ipsius regni Scotiae & Castrorum possessionem corporalem ex parte ipsius Domini Regis Angliae per venerabilem in Christo patrem & Dominum Dominum Antonium Dei gratia Dunolm Episcopum & Nobilem virum Dominum Johannem de Sancto Johanne inductus & in sede su● Regali apud Monasterium de Scona juxta villam Sancti Johannis de Perth positus juxta ipsius regni consuetudinem fuisset cum solempnitate debita & consueta existentibus ibidem ipsius regni Scotiae Nobilibus & Praelatis Comitibus Baronibus aliisque Magnatibus & Proceribus in multitudine copiosa caeterisque omnibus & singulis quae solemp●itas hujusmodi requirebat ritè peractis factisque per ipsum Dominum Regem Scotiae Johannem supradictum eidem Domino Regi Angliae ut superiori suo Domino dicti regni fidelitate et homagio pro regno Scotiae memorato prout supra in processu plenius inferuntur non longi temporis intervallo secuto ad dictum Dominum Regem Angliae ut superiorem Dominum regni Scotiae plures et graves delatae fuerunt quaerelae & subsequenter per Macdulphum filium quondam * See Placita Parliamentaria An. 21 E. 1. nu 22. Rylye p. 152 158 159. Malcolmi Comitis de Fif videlicet quod inter aliu dictus Rex Scotiae sibi in Jure defecerat & Justitia exhibend● communi nec sibi Justitiam facere voluit pluries & humiliter requisitus propter quod ad dictum Dominum suum Dominum Regem Angliae sicut ad superiorem Dominum regni Scotiae recurrebat supplicans humiliter & devote quod super hujusmodi defectu subvenire dignaretur eisdem & in ipsius Regis Scotiae defectum ipsum in Jure su● dignaretur audire sibique facere Justitiae complementum Vnde cum ad instantem prosecutionem dicti Macdulphi quaedam ipsius Domini Regis Angliae literae sub certa forma conceptae dicto Regi Scotiae pluries directae fuissent quod ipsis Macdulpho & aliis etiam querelantibus in jure suo benignam au di●ntiam praestaret fibique communem justitiam facere curaret nec ipse mandatis suis hujusmodi parere voluisset sed ipsius Domini sui Regis Angliae literis spretis potius et vilipensis praedictum Macdulphum ne ulterius Ius suum prosequeretur per querelam fecit carcerali custodiae mancipari & super quibusdam terris & tenementis de quibus Justitiam sibi fieri petiit quoddam iniquum reddi fecit judicium contra eum prove ejusdem Macdulphi postmodum à carcere liberati & dictas injurias sibi factas cum instantia prosequentis qu●rimonia patefecit quas etiam Injurias se obtulit secundum quod Curia ipsius Domini Regis considerare volnerit paratum verificare Ad cujut Macdulphi instantem prosecutionem & supplicationem idem Dominus Rex Angliae superior Dominus regni Scotiae aequitatis rationis ac justitiae oculos advertens nosensque eidem Macdulpho in jure deficere sicuti nec debebat volensque manus directionis apponere mandavit Vicecomiti Northumbriae quod quasdam ipsius Domini Regis literas dicto Regi Scotiae directas personaliter deferret & sufficienti testimonio secum adhibito dictum Regem Scotiae ad proprium suum Parliamentum apud Westmonasterium statuendum in prorimo videlicet festo Sancti Michaelis perjornaret coram ipso Domino Rege Angliae praefato Macdulpho responsurus facturus ulterius et recepturus ibidem quod juris fuerit et rationis Quo die Parliamenti adven●ente Anno à nativitate Domini 1293. Indictione septima & anno Regni dicti Regis Angliae vicesimo primo praefatus Dominus Johannes Dei gratia Rex Scotiae coram dicto Domino suo Domino Rege Angliae superiori Domino regni Scotiae apud Westmonasterium in aula venerabilis patris Domini Archiepiscopi Eborum Angliae Primatis ubi idem Rex Angliae tune hospitabatur et Parliamentum suum tenebat juxta dictum mandatum Regium sibi ut praemittitur ad instantem prosecutionem dicti Macdulphi directum personaliter comparuit Contra quem idem Macd●lphus querimoniam suam deposuit in hunc modum videlicet Quod cum idem Macdulphus coram Episcopo Sancti Andreae & sociis suis custodibus Regni Scotiae per ipsum Dominum Regem Angliae superiorem Dominum ejusdem regni deputatis authoritate & mandato ipsius Regis Angliae eis specialiter facto seisinam de quibusdam terris & tenementis judicialiter recuperasset praedictus Johannes Rex Scotiae de eisdem terris & tenementis injustè disseisivit eundem Et ne Jus suum ulterius prosequeretur contra illum fecit eum incarcerari et contra vadium et plegios in carcere detineri & contra ipsum sic incarceratum super jam dictis terris & tenementis quoddam iniquum et falsum reddi fecit juditium & cum postmodum à praedicto carcere liberatus fuisset ipsum Regem Scotiae instanter & pluries requisivit quod ipsum in Jure suo dignaretur audire & sibi in sua Curia communem Justitiam exhibere Quod idem Rex Scotiae sibi facere dedignavit expressè in contemptum dicti Domini Regis Angliae superioris Domini sui et mandatorum suorum decem millia marcarum et ad dampnum ipsius Macdulphi septiugentarum marcarum Et hoc sicut Curia dicti Domini Regis Angliae considerare voluerit se paratum optulit verificare Et praefatus Rex Scotiae defendit omnem contemptum dicti Domini sui Domini Regis Angliae & dixit Quod ad respondendum dicto Macdulpho de aliquo diem non habebat ibidem Et dictus Macdulphus è contrario dicebat quod diem tunc habebat ad respondendum sibi per adjornamentum sibi factum per breve Domini Rogis Angliae superioris Domini sui quod quidem breve sibi liberatum fuit apud Strivelin per Vicecomitem Northumbriae in crastino Sancti Pet●i ad vincula quod constat & constare poterit per returnum ipsius Vicecomitis Et requisitus idem Rex Scotiae si hujusmodi breve Domini sui Domini Regis Angliae sibi per praedictum Vicecomitem Northumbriae liberatum fuisset ut dicebatur responditque sic et quod paratus fuit et semper esse voluit Brevia et mandata dicti Domini sui Domini Regis Angliae recipere reverenter et ●idem in omnibus suis mandatis humiliter obedire Et quia recognovit se dictum breve recepisse dicebatur sibi quod illud Breve retornet secundum continentiam dicti brevis Qui respondit quod breve illud non habebat ibidem quia illud Cancellario suo tradidit & Cancellarius ibidem praesens recognovit se dictum breve ex traditione Domini sui ut praemittitur recipisse sed non habuit illud ibidem verumptamen quamcito ad illud venire poterit illud Domino suo restituere vellet Et quia idem Rex Scotiae recognoverat se dictum breve recepisse per quod adjornatus fuit ad dictum Parliamentum & diem ad respondendum eidem Macdulpho habebat ibidem dictum fuit praedicto Regi Scotiae quod sibi respondeat ut tenetur juxta quod in * Plac. Patl. An. 21 E. 1. nu 22. Rylye p. 152 to 160. Rotulis placitorum coram ipso Domino Rege Angliae habitorum plenius continetur Ad hoc dictus Dominus Rex Scotiae eidem Domino suo Domino Regi Angliae suoque Consilio quamdam ore proprio supplicationem ipsamque in scriptis redactam manu sua propria eidem Domino suo Regi porrexit & tradidit cujus tenor est talis Sire jeo sui vostre home lige du royalme Descoce e vous pri qe de ceo qe vous manet● mis a devant qe touche les gentz de mon royalme ausi come moi voilietz mettre en sufferance jesques a taunt que jeo aia eaus parlez qe jeo ne soi suspris par defaute de conseil de si come les gentz qui ci sont Ò moi ne moy voelent ne osent conseilier sanz autres du royalme e quant jeo averoie o eaus conseillietz jeo vous respondrai a vestre primer Parliament apres la Pask le conseil quil averont donez efroi devers vous ceo qe fair deuroi Habita super praedicta supplicatione cum Nobilibus & Pr●latis regni Angliae totoque Concilio suo deliberatione aliquali ad instantem requisitionem Nobilium etiam & Praelatorum praefatus Dominus Rex Angliae eodem tamen Macdulpho consentiente dicto Regi Scotiae supplicationem suam praedictam de sua gratia speciali concessit assignans & praefigens eidem ad proximum suum Parliamentum post Pascha in crastiu● videlicet Sanctae Trinitatis omnibus in eodem status quo tunc remanentibus coram ipso vel I●sticiariis suis ad placita locum suum tenentibus & cundem diem dicto Macdulpho ad idem quod tunc esset facturus assignavit Et praefato Regi Scotiae praecepit quod ad ipsum diem praedictum brebe quod se recepisse cognovit habeat paratum ibidem Quo die crastino videlicet Sanctae Trinitatis adveni●nt● Parliamentum dicti Domini Regis Angliae cessavit sive non ten●batur pro co quod idem Dominus Rex Angliae multipliciter distractus fu●rat circa diversarum terrarum guerras contra ipsum de novo exortas utpote cum Domino Rege Franciae in Vasconia & etiam cum Wallensibus in Wallia Loquela vero inter praedictos Regem Scotiae & Macdulphum ventilata coram justitiariis ejusdem Domini Regis Angliae ad placita sua tenend assignatis & coram quibus eadem Loquela fuerat inchoata continuata fuit & prorogata usque ad Parliamentum ipsius Domini Regis Angliae prorimum tenendum quod quidem Parliamentum indictum fuit postmodum apud Sanctum Edmundum in festo Sancti Martini in yeme Anno regni ipsius Regis Angliae vicesimo tertio & Anno à Nativite Domini 1295. & Indictione nona omnibus in codem statu quo tunc remanentibus Anno à Nativitate Domini 1295. Indictione non● & anno regni Regis Edwardi praedicti vicesimo tertio Existente ipso Domino Rege Angliae apud Sanctum Edmundum et Parliamentum suum ibidem tenente dictoque Macdulpho semper ut alias placitum suum viriliter prosequente ex parte serenissimi Principis & Domini Domini Johannis de Balliolo Regis Scotiae sicut alias religiosus vir Dominus Abbas de Abirbrothok cum quibusdam aliis de regni Scotiae Proceribus ad praefatum Dominum Regem cum literis ipsius Regis Scotiae venit in Nuncium & dictum Dominum suum Regem Scotiae super eo quod nec tunc nec prius juxta quod diem habuer at ad Curiam suam in praeteritis Parliamentis accesserat excusavit praetendens certas excusationum causas propter quas venire p●rsonaliter non valebat Supplicabat dictus Abbas & socii sui Nuntii Regis Scotiae praelibati qui cum ipso venerunt dicto Domino Regi Angliae ex parte ipsius Regis Scotiae quod cum per homines dicti Regis Angliae eidem Domino suo Reg● Scotiae & hominibus suis plures & graves transgressiones molestiae & gravamina allat● fuissent & the die in diem tàm per terram quam per mare inferebantur quod super hiis dignaretur congruum remedium adhibere Quibus Nuntiis ex parte ejusdem Domini Regis Angliae deliberatione praehabita respondebatur quod idem Rex Angliae certis ex causis versus partes Boreales intendebat dirigere dante Domino gressus suos & quod de omnibus quae idem Rex Scotiae docere poterit sibi & suis fore per homines ipsius Regis Angliae transgressum tales emendas sibi fieri facere voluisset quod se contentum de jure reputare deberet Diem vero quem ipse Rex Regi Scotiae in ipso Parliamento ex continuatione prorogatione five praefixione Justitiariorum suorum lo●um suum ad placita tenentium coram ipso Domino Rege Angliae contra dictum Macdulphum habebat usque primum diem mensis Martii proximo sequentis apud Novum Castrum super Tynam prorogavit & ipsum Regem Scotiae usque illum diem expectandum duxit gratiosè Dictisque Abbati & aliis ipsius Regis Scotiae injunxit firmiter & praecepit quod dictum Dominum suum Regem Scotiae praemunirent quod tunc veniret personaliter ibidem cum ipso Rege Angliae super praemissis et aliis statum et tranquillitatem utriusque regni et incolarum ejusdem tangentibus tractatur ac praedicto Macdulpho in jure responsur facturus ibidem ulterius et recepturus quod juris fuerit et rationis Praemissis vero in hujusmodi finibus residentibus quiae ex frequenti & inculcata fidedignorum assertione ac famae divulgantis eloquio ad aures praefati Regis Angliae pervenit quod dictus Johannes Rex Scotiae cum Ecclesiarum Praelatis Eomitibus Baronibus et aliis Nobilibus Proceribus Villarum et Civitatum communitatibus et aliis majoribus incolis regni Scot●ae dolosa praecogitantes cons●lia ex quadam praeconcepa malitia et etiam praelocuta ac proditione praeordinata communicato consilio cum Serenissimo Principe et Domino Domino Philippo Dei gratia Rege Francorum ac aliis ejusdem regni Nobilibus tunc praefati Regis Angliae inimicis notoriis amicitias copularunt pactiones illicitas confederationes conspirationes et conjurationes in exhaeredationem dicti Domini sui Domini Regis Angliae et haeredum suorum ac Regni sui subversionem et populi suo commissi regimini contra hemagii sui debitum et fidelitatis suae juramentum inter se inierunt sicut per ipsius tam Regis Franciae quam Scotiae unius et ejusdem tenoris literas sigillorum suorum impressionibus ●igillatas super jam dictis pactionibus confaederationibus conspirationibus et conjurationibus confectas postmodum in Castro Puellarum inventas quam etiam recognitione propria et voluntaria ipsius Regis Scotiae Johannis in mei infrascripti Notarii et testium videlicet venerabilis in Christo patris & Domini Domini Antonii Dei gratia Dunolm Episcopi & Nobilium virorum Dominorum Umfridi de Bohun Hertfordiae & Johannis Comyn de Boghan Comitum Hugonis le Dispenser & Johannis Comyn de Badenagh Baronum ad hoc vocatorum specialiter & Cimiterio de Stronkathragh facta praesentiâ constare poterit evidenter Quarum literarum super praemissis factarum in omnibus & per omnia tenor est talis * See Henry de Knyghton de Eventibus Angliae l 3. c. 2. col 2473 2474. Philippus Dei gratia Francorū Rex universis praesentes literas inspecturis salutem Inter alia per quae Regnantium & Regnorum exaltatio procuratur acquiritur pacis & tranquillae quietis amoenitas ac faelici & prospero statui consulitur subditorum illud videtur attenta consideratione praecipuum ut inter Reges & regna solidae charitatis unitas & fidelis amicitiae foedera nutriantur sicque Reges & Principes ad propulsandas injurias & domandas Insolentias perversorum & reprimendas impugnationes hostiles sibi invicem pro zelo Justitiae affectum cum causa deposcit exhibeant amabilis caritatis quod alter alteri libenter assistat in prosperis & non deficiat in adversis ut saltem defensionis oportunae remedio pacem odientium repressis salubriter injuriosis impulsibus pacis optata dulcedo proveniat In cujus pulchritudine devo●i pacis filii actori eo devotius quo tranquillius famulentur Sanè inclitus Princeps Johannes Scotiae Rex Illustris specialis amicus noster praemissas utilitates & commoda prudenter attendens venerabiles patres Willielmum Sancti Andreae & Matth●um Dunkelden Episcopos ac Johannem de Souls & Ingeramum de Vmfraville Milites nuntios & procuratores suos ad hoc specialiter constitutos prout in quibusdam procuratoriis literis indè confectis ipsius Regis Sigillo munitis quorum de verbo ad verbum tenores inferius sunt conscripti plenius continetur ad nos pro contrahendis confoederationibus et amicitiae faederibus profuturis specialiter destinavit Nos itaque ipsius Regis votis laudabilibus in hac parte grato concurrentes animo ut hujusmodi confoederationis affinitas & amicitiae fructuosae contractus eo ferventius vigeat stabiliusque perseveret quo melioribus firmatus auspiciis nexuque constrictus fuerit fortiori actum conventum & concordatum extitit inter nos de voluntate & assensu carissimi Germani & fidelis nostri Caroli Valesia & Andegaviae Comitis & procuratores praedictos procuratorio nomine dicti Regis quod inter Edwardum primogenitum filium Regis ej●sdem futurum Regem Scotiae & qui per conventionem expressam habitam cum procuratoribus antedictis successurus est eidem Regi in regno Scotiae & aliis terris suis & J. primogenitam filiam germani nostri praedicti matrimonium contrahatur Cui Regi nomine dicti filii sui promittimus nos & successores nostros curaturos & effecturos dari in matrimonium cum praedictae filiae viginti quinque millia librarum Turonensium in pecunia numerata Idemque Rex praefatae filiae Mille quingentas libras Sterlingorum annui redditus in terris cum Jurisdictionibus & Justiciis omnimodis ad coronam Regiam non spectantibus in locis infrascriptis videlicet de Balliolo de a Dampitra Daumpeter de b Holcote Halicourt & de c Horney Hernoy in regno Franciae necnon de Lanark de d Kidion Cadiou de e Maldisley Madisley de f Conygham Cuningham de g Hadigton H. de Knyghton Hadington & de Castro de Dunde in regno Scotiae cum pertinentiis locorum ipsorum assidebat eidem it a quod si redditus & proventus locorum ipsorum dictam summam mille librarum Sterlingorum annui valoris excidebant id quod superhabundaret ultra summam eandem praefato Domino nostro Regi remaneat & si quid de summa ipsa deesset idem Dominus noster in aliis redditibus suis in regno Scotiae constitutis supplere integre teneatur vel easdem mille si nos maluerimus necnon quingent as residuas assignabit sibi percipiendas in bursa in certis locis annuatim ad duos terminos ipsumque benè assecurabit de dotalicio antedicto habendo & percipiendo ab eo post dictum matrimonium contractum & mortem dicti filii quamdiu vitam duxerit in humanis Quodque si dicti futuri conjuges à dicto Rege fortassè vellent discedere dicto dotalitio in vitae etiam Regis ejusdem liberè perfruantur Et si successu temporis praedictus Rex ad secunda vota transire voluerit nostrum super hoc consilium requirere vel communicare debebit Idem quoque Rex more justi Principis tum ex fervore justitiae tum etiam ex zelo dilectionis internae quam ad nos et domum nostram solium et incolas regni nostri habere dinoscitur molest ferens graves injurias enormes excessus impugnationes hostiles et aggressiones iniquas quibus Rex Angliae violato fidelitatis debito quo nobis tenebatur astrictus nos fideles et subditos nostros tam per terram quam per mare multipharie multisque modis hactenus offendisse dinoscitur et offendere cotidie satagit et conatur ac praeterea ut nos et successores nostros sibi et suis strictius mutui amoris alliget affectibus ad repressionem salubrem injuriarum impugnationum et aggressionum hujusmodi nobis efficaciter et potenter assistere gratuita * amabilitate H. the Knyghton animositate disponens dictis concessit procuratoribus ipsique procuratores nomine Regis ejusdem et pro eo nobis promiserunt express quod idem Rex Scotiae in praesenti guerra quam contra dictum Angliae Regem fautores confoederatos tam Regem Alemanniae quam alios quoscunque † Gubernatores valitores ejus habemus nobis et successoribus si ad eos guerra hujusmodi prorogetur totis suis et regni sui viribus tam per terram quam per mare in Anglia publice ac * potentet patenter assistant ac praestabunt consilium et auxilium oportunum Et ut praedicti Regis Angliae injuriost conatus eo commodius reprimantur idemque Rex a perversis suae hostilitatis incursibus eo citius retrahere cogatur quo magis fuerit aliis occupatus dictus Rex Scotiae ipsi Regi Angliae guerram suis propriis sumptibus et expensts toto posse suo et incolarum etiam regni sui quociens toto posse fuerit oportunum nobis guerram Nota. caeptam prosequentibus et manutenentibus movere et continuare curabit Promiserunt insuper pariter procuratores praefati procuratorio nomine memorati Regis Scotiae eundem Regem curaturum et effecturum quod tam Praelati quatenus eis de jure licebit quam Comites Barones' et alii Nobiles necnon universitates et communitates Villarum regni Scotiae erga nos et successores nostros in guerra praedicta pari modo in omnibus sicut dictum est superius se habebunt dictoque Regi Angliae simili modo totis suis viribus guerram facient sicut superius est expressum Quodque tam Praelati quam Comites Barones' et alii Nobiles ac universitates communitatesque notabiles dicti regni Scotiae suas nobis super hoc patentes literas suis munitas figillis quam citius fieri poterit destin●bunt Conventum fuit siquidem inter nos et procuratores praedictos nomine quo supra quod si praelibatum Angliae Regem coadunatis viribus suis regnum Scotiae per se vel per alium invadere forte contigerit post guerram ad requisitionem nostram per dictum Scotiae Regem caeptam vel post assinitatem seu confoederationem praefentum inter nos initam occasione ejusdem nos dummodo ex parte ipsius Regis Scotiae super hoc congruo tempore fuerimus praemuniti sibi subsidium faciemus ipsum Regem Angliae per partes alias occupando ut fic ab incepta invasione praedicta ad ali● distrahatur Nota. vel ei in Scotiam conveniens adjutorium sumptibus nostris quousque in Scotiam venerint transmittendo Si vero praenominatus Angliae Rex terram Angliae personaliter forsan exierit vel terram ipsam notabili peditum vel equitum armatorum hominum guerra inter nos et ipsum durante numero vacuarit promiserunt procuratores praedicti procuratorio nomine supradicto quod praecipue in hoc Nota. casu dictus Scotiae Rex cum toto posse suo terram Angliae quantum latius sive profundius poterit intrare curabit faciendo guerram bellumque campestre obsidendo vastando ac Regem Angliae et terram ejus praedictam modis omnibus quibus poterit suis ut supradicitur sumptibus impugnando Actum praeterea est et expresse Conventum inter nos et Procuratores praedictos nomine quo supra quod nos de guerra quam praefatus Scotiae Rex et Successores ejusdem contra saepefatum Angliae Regem pro nobis facient postquam guerram ipsam ad requisitionem nostram fecerint vel si occasione initae affinitatis vel confoederationis idem Scotiae Rex jam guerram fecerit supradictam vel Rex Angliae contra ipsum occasione aliquorum ex praemissis Nos etiam de praedicta guerra nostra componere aut pacem ini●e nequibimus vel treugam * sine nisi ipsis in pace seu treuga quam de dictis omnibus guerris saciemus inclusis nec ipsi fimiliter pacem vel treugam de guerris omnibus supradictis facere poterunt sine nobis Pro quibus omnibus et singulis supradictis tenendis adimplendis et inviolabiliter observandis obligamus dicto Scotorum Regi et successoribus suis nos haeredes et successores nostros et omnia nostra et ipsorum bona mobilia et immobilia et in * ubicunque existentia quibuscun que consistentia praefentia et futura Tractatus autem conventiones pactiones et omnia et singula suprascripta dictus Scotiae Rex ratificare et approbare tenetur et suo nomine innovare et super ratificatione approbatione et innobatione praedictis suas nobis patentes literas suo sigillo munitas quamcitius fieri poterit destinabit Tenores vero literarum Procuratoriarum praedictarum tales sunt Excellentissimo Principi Domino suo & amico si placet Domino Philippo Dei gratia Regi Francorum Illustri Johannes eadem gratia Scotorum Rex salutem in Domino Noverit vestra Regia Celsitudo quod nos facimus constituimus & ordinamus per praesentes dilectos & fideles nostros venerabiles Patres Willielmum Sancti Andreae & Matthaeum Dunkelden Episcopos Johannem de Souls & Ingeramum de Vmfraville Milites Attornatos Procur & Nuncios nostros speciales ad tractandum vobiscum si placet super Sponsalibus & Matrimonio contrahendo cum serenissima Domicella nepte vestra seu consanguinea & Edwardo filio nostro primogenito & haerede Dante 's eisdem generalem & liberam ac plenariam potestatem ac mandatum speciale sponsalia & matrimonium praedicta contrahendi faciendi & perficiendi quatenus natura contractus hujusmodi sponsalia & matrimonium inter absentes contrahi permittit & perfici per procuratores seu nuncios ad hoc specialiter constitutos & omnia alia & singula faciendi quae ad dictos contractus seu conventiones pertinent seu quocunque modo poterunt pertinere & sine quibus dicti contractus seu conventiones ritè nequiverint expediri Ratum & firmum habentes & habituri quicquid dicti Procuratores & Nuntii nostri omnes vel tres aut duo ipsorum in praemissis vel aliquo praemissorum duxerint faciendum In cujus rei testimonium praesentibus literis Sigillum nostrum fecimus apponi Datum apud Strivelin tertio Non. julii Anno Domini 1295. Regni vero nostri tertio Item * See Henr. de Knyghton de Event Angl. l. 3. c. 2. p. 2473 etc. Universis praesentes literas inspecturis johannes Dei gratia Scotorum Rex salutem in Domino Noverit Universitas vestra quod nos facimus constituimus & ordinamus per praesentes dilectos & fideles nostros venerabiles patres Willielmum Sancte Andraeae & Matthaeum Dunkelden Episcopos ac johannem de Souls & Ingeramum de Vmfraville Milites Attornatos Procuratores & Nuncios nostros speciales ad tractandum ordinandum faciendum & perficiendum omnia & singula negotia nos Edwardum filium nostrum primogenitum & haeredem regnum nostrum & incolas regni nostri qualitercunque tangentia & ubicunque in regno Franciae cum quibuscunque personis Ecclesiasticis & secularibus cujuscunque conditionis existant aut status Dante 's eisdem omnibus tribus aut duobus ex ipsis generalem & liberam ac plenariam potestatem obligandi nos et filium nostrum praedictum regnum nostrum et ipsius incolas ac jurandi in animam nostram filii nostri et regni nostri incolarum necnon omnia & singula faciendi & perficiendi quae ad praedictos tractatus & ordinationes & negotia necessaria fuerint vel opportuna Et alia etiam & singula faciendi & perficiendi quae nos filius noster & incolae regni nostri facere possemus si praesentes essemus etiam si mandatum exigant speciale Ratum & gratum habentes & habituri quicquid per dictos quatuor tres vel duos eorum actum gestum procuratumve fuerit in praemiffis & quolibet praemissorum In cujus rei testimonium praesentibus literis sigillum nostrum fecimus apponi Dat. apud Strivelin tertio Non. julii Anno Domini 1295. Regni vero nostri tertio In quorum omnium testimonium praesentibus literis nostrum fecimus apponi sigillum Actum Parisiis die vicesima tertia mensis Octobris Anno Domini 1295. Eapropter volens idem Dominus Rex Angliae adjornamentum suum praedictum eidem Regi Scotiae per praefatos suos nuncios in personas eorundem factum observare & futuris periculis quae ex praemissis confoederationibus & aliis sibi & regno suo & ejusdem incolis possent verisimiliter pervenire quatenus potuit praecavere & eisdem obviare pro adjornamenti praedicti observatione & regni sui assecuratione versus parts Novi Castri super Tynam se transtulit festinanter praemittens quosdam suos nuncios solempnes de Novo Monasterio & de Wellebeck Cistercien & Praemonstraten ordinum Abbates ad Regem Scotiae memoratum sibique adjornamentum praedictum & ipsius Domini Regis Angliae adventum ad diem et locum praedictos ex causis praemissis nunciavit & eidem per eosdem specialiter mandavit ut quaedam Castra in utriusque regni confinio scituata pro assecuratione sua & hominum suorum de dicto Rege Scotiae & suis sub bona cautione faceret liberari per suos ad tempus custodienda donec de hiis quae immincbant periculis plenius assecuratus fuisset quibus periculis cessantibus dicta Castra eidem Regi Scotiae seu illis quos ad illa recipienda & suo nomine custodienda deputare voluerit sine difficultate qualibet restituere & restitui faceret sine fraud bona fide promisit Super quibus fideliter faciendis tenendis ut praemittitur & adimplendis dictus Dominus Rex Angliae literas suas obligatorias praedictis Abbatibus suis nunciis fieri fecit & tradi secum deferendas & eidem Regi Scotiae liberandas in eventu liberationis Castrorum praedictorum eidem Regi Angliae vel suis suo nomine ad hoc deputandis in forma supradicta Mandavit insuper idem Rex Angliae per ipsos suos nuntios dicto Regi Scotiae firmiter injungendo in fide qua sibi teaebatur quod ad dictum diem primum videlicet mensis Martii sibi alias ut praemittitur praefixum apud Novum Castrum super Tynam vel ad alia certa loca in confinio partium illarum personaliter veniret ad ipsum super praemissis & aliis statum & tranquillitatem utriusque regni & utilitatem communem tangentibus cum ipso tractaturus & assecurationem sibi super quibusdam dubiis facturus ac alia per ipsum Regem Angliae suumque consilium exprimenda auditurus et super hiis et ea contingentibus responsurus et justitiam recepturus & dicto Macdulpho in jure responsurus Cumque dictus Dominus Rex Angliae apud Novum Castrum primo videlicet die mensis Martii Anno à Nativitate Domini 1296. Indictione nona & anno regni ipsius Regis Angliae vicesimo quarto personaliter declinasset dictumque Regem Scotiae ibidem per plures dies expectasset nec ipse secundum quod in mandatis habuit venire nec quenquam pro se mittere curavit ad convincendam ipsius Regis Scotiae malitiam dictus Rex Angliae ad loca dicto regno Scotiae viciniora statuit se velle declinare Et primo apud Bambergh deinde apud Werk in confinio ipsius regni Scotiae se transferens adventum dicti Regis Scotiae in locis praedictis per tempus non modicum expectavit Ad quae quidem loca dictus Rex Scotiae cui de praemissis satis innotuit & ea sibi verisimiliter latere non potuit venire tamen ad ipsum Dominum suum Dominum Regem Angliae nec amicabiliter mittere curavit sed spretis dicti Domini sui mandatis praedictis et vilipensis contumaciter in sua persistens perfidia ad apparatus bellicos se convertebat cum Episcopis Praelatisque aliis Comitibus Baronibus Clericis et Laicis regni sui Scotiae ac etiam exteris aliis conductitiis contra praedictum Dominum suum ligeum Dominum Regem Angliae ipsiusque regnum et ejusdem Incolas calcamen elevars praesumpsit Redditisque eidem Regi Angliae per dictum Regem Scotiae tam pro se quam pro aliis quibuscunque regni sui incolis Homagio et Fidelitate sibi pro dicto regno Scotiae prius factis ut praemittitur in processu per suas literas verba effectum diffidentiae sapientia continentes Quarum literarum in omnibus et per omnia tenor est talis * See Thomas Walsingham Histor Angliae p. 31. Ypodigma Neustriae p. 80 81 82. Henr. de Knyghton de Eventibus Angliae l. 3. c. 2. col 2477. Magnifico Principi Domino Edwardo Dei gratia Regi Angliae Johannes eadem gratia Scotiae Rex Cum vos & alii de regno vestro vobis non ignorantibus vel causam ignorantiae non habentibus per violentam potentiam vestram nobis & regni nostri Incolis graves & intolerabiles i●●●rias contemptus & gravamina necnon & dampna enormia contra nos et regni nostri libertates ac contra Deum et justitiam notory et frequenter intuleritis nos extra regnum nostrum ad levem cujuslibet suggestionem pro libito voluntatis vestrae citando et indebite vexando Castra nostra terras et possessiones nostras et nostrorum infra regnum vestrum  et sine nostris demeritis occupando bona nostra ac subditorum nostrorum tam per terram quam per mare rapiendo et infra regnum vestrum receptando Mercatores et alios regni nostri incolas occidendo hominesque nostros de regno nostro violenter in regnum vestrum abducendo ipsosque ibidem detinendo et incarcerando super quibus reformandis nuncios nostros vobis saepe transmisimus quae non solum remanent adhuc incorrecta verum etiam de die in diem per vos & vestros prioribus deteriora cumulantur vos namque jam cum innumerabili armatorum multitudine exercitu vestro publicè convocato ad exhaeredandum nos & regni nostri incolas ad fines regni nostri hostiliter accessistis & ultra progrediens in regno nostro strages & incendia necnon insultus & invasiones violentas tàm per terram quam per mare commisistis inhumanè Nos dictas injurias gravamina & dampna necnon & hostiles impugnationes ulterius sustinere non valentes nec in fidelitate et homagio vestro per violentam oppressionem vestram extortis manendo cum nos ad defensionem nostram et regni nostri cujus defensioni et tuitioni vinculo juramenti sumus astricti nos volentes erigere fidelitatem et homagium vobis facta tam a nobis quam ab aliis quibuscunque regni nostri incolis fidelibus nostris ratione terrarum quas in regno vestro de vobis tenebant ac etiam ratione menagii seu rectionis vestrae nomine nostro ac nomine eorundem omnium et singulorum vobis reddidimus per praesentes Congregatoque ingenti exercitu idem Rex Scotiae ad hostiles * See Walsingham Histor Angl. p. 31 32. Ypodigm p. 80 81 82. Hent de Knyghton l. 3 c. 4. col 1472 to 1483. Polydor Vi●gil Holinshed Fabian Grafton Speed Daniel in Ed. 1. aggressus & incursus procedens regnum Angliae intravit hostiliter & invasit villasque quamplures regni Angliae per suos depraedatus est easque vastavit incendiis homines interfecit nautas quosdam Angliae navesque eorum comburi fecit Et hiis & aliis confimilibus facinoribus pluribus non contentus Comitatus Northumbr Cumbr. & Westmoreland dicti regni Angliae hostiliter per suos invasit stragem innumeram hominum simul & mulierum ipsius Domini sui Regis Angliae Monasteriorum Ecclesiarum & villarum incendia faciendo & patriam undique depopulando & ad instar Herodianae crudelitatis infantes in cunis & mulieres in puerperio decubantes immisericordi & atroci savitia trucidando parvos etiam Clericulos primas literas & Grammaticam addiscentes ad numerum circiter ducentorum in Scolis apud Corbrigg existentes obstructis scolarum ipsarum ostiis igne supposito concremarunt ac divino timore & humano pudore postpositis adeo in commotionem se dederunt quod omnino offendibilia ac execrabilia inhumanè committere minimè verebantur Cernens itaque Rex Angliae tot damp●a opprobria injurias & facinora in exharedationem suam & populi sui destructionem sibi & regni sui incolis proditionaliter irrogari nec valens ratione juramenti sui quo ad conservationem jurium Coronae regni sui Angliae est astrictus tam execranda detestanda et nefanda facinora ulterius tolerate nec jura sua relinquere indefensa cum idem Johannes Rex Scotorum et gens sua sibi subdita per leges se justificari ac duci minime permittere voluissent ipso regno quod a longissimis et antiquissimis retro temporibus ●icut superius in processu plenius apparet sibi et progenitoribus suis Angliae Regibus extitit feodale et de ipsis etiam Angliae Regibus tenebatur ex praemissis causis commisso seu ut communiter dicitur forisfacto Bello insuper de Consilio Comitum Baronum & aliorum Procerum & Magnatum regni sui Angliae juxta leges & consuetudines regni Angliae contra dictum Regem Scotiae & ipsius gentem indicto contra ipso potentiae suae vires extendit sicque contra ipsos tanquam perjuros notory proditores contumaces rebels et publicos hostes suos procedens praefatum regnum Scotiae jure proprietatis ipsius Domini Regis Angliae ditioni subegit et etiam subjugavit Quo vis● memoratus * Walsingham Hist. Angl. p. 31 32 33. Ypodig Neustriae p. 81 82. Henr. de Knyghton de Eventibus Angl. l. 3. c. 2. p. 2476 etc. Johannes Rex Scotiae una cum Comitibus Baronibus & aliis Nobilibus Magnatibus & Proceribus dicti regni Scotiae omnibus & singulis cum Ecclesiarum Praelatis ad memoriam redientes et de suis facinoribus perpetratis ut dicebant condolentes vehementer ad dictum Dominum Regem Angliae venerunt et se eidem reddiderunt et ipsius gratiae et voluntati se submiserunt locis tamen & diebus diversis Idemque Rex Scotiae proditiones et scelera memorata et confoederationem suprascriptam cum dicto Rege Francorum initam ut prae●●●titur contra homagium et fidelitatis suae debitum quae pro dicto regno Scotiae dicto Regi Angliae fecerat palam et publice recognovit dictamque confoederationem quatenus de facto processit sponte pure simpliciter et absolute suo Edwardi filii sui et incolarum regni sui nomine revocavit Renunciavit insuper specialiter et expresse omni commodo quod exinde sibi vel filio suo aut incolis regni sui poterit pervenire dictumque regnum suum Scotiae et Ius quod habuit in eodem et ad illud Regiamque suam dignitatem cum honore et homagiis et fidelitatibus incolarum ejusdem regni ac omnibus et singulis Regiae dignitati pertinentibus eidem Domino suo Domino Regi Angliae pure simpliciter et absolute reddidit vita et membris tantummodo sibi salvis sicut in Instrumento sive Processu super hoc una cum fidelitatibus et homagiis Scotorum Domino Regi Angliae factis manu mei Notarii infrascripti confecto et signo meo solito signato intuentibus constare poterit evidenter Subjugato itaque dicto regno Scotiae dicti Regis Angliae ditioni Ecclesiarum Praelati Comites et Barones' et alii Nobiles Magnates Proceres ●ivitatum et Burgorum Communitates dicti regni Scotiae ad fidem et voluntatem dicti Regis Angliae venientes eidem fidelitatem et homagium ut immediato et proprio Domino regni Scotiae fecerunt suasque patentes literas super fidelitatibus suis praedictis et homagiis sibi factis fecerunt sigillis suis pendentibus consignatas quae in Thesauraria dicti Regis Angliae London resident in fidem et testimonium praemissorum ●edditisque eidem Regi Angliae ut vero et immediato Domino ipsius regni Scotiae Civitatibus Burgis Villis Castris et aliis munitionibus et locis omnibus ad Regem Scotiae qualiter cunque pertinentibus idem Dominus Rex Custodem Camerar Cancellar Escaetores Vicecomites et alios Ballivos et Ministros ad regimen dicti regni Scotiae undique per ●otum regnum jure suo statuit et praefecit et Sigillum ad regimen Scotiae deputandum f●eri fecit et Cancellario suo liberavit Acta sunt omnia & singula suprascripta ut praemittitur sub Annis Indictonibus Mensibus Diebus & Locis praenotatis praesentibus testibus suprascriptis cum aliis utriusque regni Nobilibus et Praelatis ac popularibus in multitudine copiosa Of which you shall receive a fuller account Anno 24 E. 1. Et ego Andreas quondam Guillielmi de Tang. Clericus Ebor. Dioc● Sacrosanctae sedis Apostolicae publicus authoritate Notarius qui praemissis omnibus et singulis una cum suprascriptis testibus interfui eaque sic fieri vidi et audivi rogatus super hiis sicut fiebant praesens seu publicum Instrumentum triginta quatuor Chartarum penas continens simul sutas inserendo in eodem omnium et singulorum Instrumentorum in ipso processu habitorum de verbo ad verbum tenores nihil addens vel minuens quod sensum mutet vel corrumpat intellectum Illudque in publicam formam redactum et correctum signo meo consueto tam in suturis penatum quam ●ine signavi in fidem et testimonium praemissorum This is a true Transcript of one Roll of this memorable Record the original whereof is yet extant in the Tower of London The Transcripts of the Scots respective new Oaths Homages and Fealties to King Edward mentioned in the close of this Record after their most perfidious renunciation of their former Oaths and Fealties particularly expressed in another Roll and subjugation by King Edward's forces I shall present you with in its proper series An. 24 E. 1. in the succeeding Chapter concluding this with some few other Records of Ecclesiastical affairs and cases relating to the Church Prelates and Clergy of Scotland Anno 20 E. 1. The Bishop of Cathenes Chancellor of Scotland dying there intestate the King's Officers seizing into his hands all the Goods and Chattels which he had at the time of his death according to the custom of Scotland the King out of his special grace for his good services done to him in his life time was graciously pleased to command them to be entirely delivered to the Prior of Goldingham and Adam of St. Edmund's the Bishop's brother to be distributed by them for his soul as they should think meet by the oversight and order of the Vicechancellor of Scotland whom the Bishop of Durham Lieutenant of Scotland had constituted his Attorney for that purpose and to help them to recover all his Goods and Chattels from all those who should detain them as these Records assure us REX et Superior Dominus regni Scotiae dilecto & fideli suo Willielmo de Dunfres' tenenti locum Canc. in Scotia salutem Volentes intuitu fidelis obsequii Rot. Scot An. 19 & 20 E. 1. sub tit Scotia de anno 20. m. 10. intus De bonis quae ●uerunt A. Catenen Episcopi iberandis Pr●ori de Goldingham & Magistro Adae de Sancto Edmundo pro anima praedicti Episcopi distribuend quod bonae memoriae A. nuper Cathenen Episcopus & Cancellarius Scotiae defunctus nobis in vita sua impendit eidem defuncto gratiam facere specialem concessimus quod omnia b●na et catalla quae fuerunt praefati Episcopi in Scotiae die quo ob●it et per mortem ejusdem capta sunt secundum consuetudinem Scotiae in manum nostram dilectis nobis in Christo Priori de Goldingham & Magistro Adae de Sancto Edmundo personae Ecclesiae de la Scalrik fratri praefati Episcopi integraliter liberentur pro anima dicti defuncti per manus eorundem distribuenda prout viderint expedire per visum et ordinationem vestram quem Venerabilis pater A. Dunolmensis Episcopus constituted Lieutenant in Scotland by the King's Letters Patents loco suo coram nobis ad hoc constituit Et ideo vobis mandamus quod brevia sub sigillo Scotiae illis in quorum manibus bonae & Catalla praedictae existunt sine dilatione ●●eri faciatis ut ipsi omnia bona et catalla praedicta praefatis Priori et Adae liberent ad praemissa facienda sicut praedictum est Et omnes illos quos dictorum bonorum detentores inveniri contigerit ad hoc si necesse fuerit compellatis & praefato Adae negotia dicti defuncti in parnbus illis prosequenti literas de protectione & conductu pro se & suis in forma Capellae per unum annum duratur ●ieri faciatis In cujus etc. Teste Rege apud Westm 8 die Januarii REX et Superior Dominus regni Scotiae dilectis sibi Berichio Gerardi de Florence Rot. Scotiae An. 19 & 20 E. 1. m. 9 De bonis quae fuerunt praedicti Episcopi liberandis praedictis Priori & Adae pro anima ipsius Episcopi distribuend Reynero Balberin & sociis suis de societate Pullertin & Lambinorum in Anglia commorantium salutem Quia de gratia nostra speciali & pro bono servicio quod bonae memoriae A. Cathenensis Episcopus & Cancellarius Scotiae defunctus in vita sua nobis impendit concessimus ei omnia bona et catalla sua per mortem ejusdem in manum nostram capta Vobis mandamus quod propter securitatem quam nobis in Anglia & dilecto & fideli nostro Briano filio Alani in partibus Scotiae nostro nomine praestitistis de denariis & caeteris bonis praedicti defuncti in manibus vestris existentibus non omittatis quin denarios et bona illa sic in manibus vestris existentia dilectis nobis Priori de Goldingham & Magistro Adae de Sancto Edmundo fratri praefati Episcopi fine dilatione qualibet liberetis pro anima dicti defuncti distribuenda per visum et testimonium alicujus quem venerabilis pater A. Dunelmensis Episcopus loco suo ad hoc deputare voluerit una cum praefatis Priore et Adam quociens àd hoc vacare voluerit cum eisdem Teste Rege apud Westm 14 die Januarii Eodem modo mandatum est praefato Berichio & sociis suis praedictis in Scotia commorantibus Teste ut supra REX et Superior Dominus regni Scotiae dilecto Clerico suo Magistro Alano Ibid. m. 8. De ●nquis fac de bonis quae fuerunt Alani quondam Cathenensis Episcopi subtractis etc. de Dunfres' Cancellario Scotiae salutem Cum nos nuper intuitu fidelis obsequn quod bonae memoriae Alanus quondam Cathenensis Episcopus defunctus nobis in officio Cancellariae ibidem in vita sua impendit concesserimus de gratia nostra speciali quod omnia bona et catalla quae fuerunt ipsius Episcopi in Scotia die quo obiit et quae per mortem suam capta fuerunt in manum nostram secundum consuetudinem dicti regni Scotiae dilectis nobis in Christo Priori de Goldingham & Magistro Adae de Sancto Edmundo personae Ecclesiae de Lascalrik fratri ipsius Episcopi integraliter liberarentur pro anima dicti defuncti per manus eorundem juxta ordinationem venerabilis patris Antonii Dunelmensis Episcopi distribuenda prout saluti animae ejusdem defuncti magis viderint expedire Ac datum sit nobis intelligi quod bona & catalla illa per quosdam homines parcium illarum jam alienata sunt & subtracta Vobis mandamus quod per literas nostras sigillo regimini regni Scotiae deputato signatas detis in mandatis Vic. & aliis Ballivis in partibus illis quociens opus fuerit & ab ●is fueritis requisiti quod diligenter inquirant ad quorum manus bona & catalla illa sic devenerunt & ea simul cum debitis quae ei debebantur die quo obiit ad quorumcunque manus devenerint praefatis Priori & Adae vel eorum certis attornatis sine dilatione habere faciatis prout de jure fuerit faciendum Ita quod querela ad nos per praedictos Priorem & Adam de caetero non veniat ex hac causa In cujus etc. Teste Rege apud Chatton 20 die Julii REX et Superior Dominus regni Scotiae dilecto sibi Magistro Willielmo de Ibid. m. 10. De arreragiis feodi A. nuper Cathenensis Episcopi liberandis Priori de Goldingham & Magistro Adae de Sancto Edmundo pro anima ipsius Episcopi distribuendis Dunfres' Cancellar Scotiae salutem Quia volumus quod bonae memoriae A. nuper Cathenensi Episcopo & Cancellario Scotiae defuncto de arreragiis feodi quod in officio illo percepit in vita sua per manus Camerarii Scotiae satisfiat vobis mandamus quod sigillo Scotiae breve eisdem Camerariis fieri faciatis quod ipsi dicta arreragia dilectis nobis Priori de Goldingham & Magistro Ad● de Sancto Edmundo fratri praefati Episcopi liberent absque mora pro anima dicti defuncti per visum et ordinationem alicujus quem venerabilis pater A. Dunelmensis Episcopus loco suo ad hoc deputari voluerit distribuenda Teste Rege apud Westm 15 die Jan. From which 4. Records I shall observe 1. That in that age all the Debts Goods and Chattels of Bishops in Scotland dying intestate by the Custom of that Realm were seized into the King's hands as belonging to him and that this Bishop's Debts Goods and Chattels dying intestate were by virtue of that custom then seized into the hands of King Edward as Superior Lord of Scotland during the Interregnum 2ly That the King alone not the Archbishop of St. Andrews Pope or other Ordinary whatsoever had the sole right power Jurisdiction to dispose of them to whom and to what uses he pleased 3ly That the Sovereign care welfare of the Subject's souls as well Bishops and Clergymen as Laics belonged to the Kings of England and Scotland in that age after their deaths as well as during their lives not to Bishops Therefore by consequence the administration and distribution of their Goods and Chattels for that end if they died Intestate 4ly That the King not of right or custom but out of his especial grace and for the good service done to him by this Bishop as his Chancellor in Scotland in his life time granted all the Debts moneys Goods Chattels of this Bishop belonging to him by the Custom of Scotland to the Prior of Goldingham and Adam of St. Edmund's the deceased Bishop's brother to be distributed for his soul by the view and testimony of any person whom the Bishop of Durham should depute in his place for that purpose to join with them in the distribution of them not as a Bishop or Ordinary he having no Episcopal Jurisdiction then in Scotland nor yet in England out of his Diocese where the Bishop had moneys in foreign Merchant's hands but as the King's Lieutenant in Scotland which then he was 5ly That the Bishop appointed William of Dunfres' than Chancellor of Scotland as his Deputy for this end whom the King enjoined to issue out Writs under the Seal of Scotland to those who had the Bishop's Goods and Chattels in their hands immediately to deliver them to the said Prior and Adam and to compel them thereunto to be distributed as aforesaid for the good of his soul A clear evidence that the King or such as he appointed not Bishops or Ordinaries had the sole power of distributing Intestates Goods to pious uses for the pretended good of their souls That Bishops and other Ordinaries in that age had no legal Jurisdiction to dispose or distribute the Goods and Chattels of Intestate persons but merely by torcious Usurpation in Scotland England or France seems most apparent to me by comparing the premises with the memorable Articles against the Bishops Clergy of France and their Officials Innovations Encroachments Usurpations upon the Crown Digni●y Jurisdiction of the King of France and his Subjects Liberties to their intolerable grievance exhibited by the Lord Peter de Cugneriis the Barons and Laity of France in the Parliament held at Paris under King Philip the 4th Anno Domini 1309. printed in English by * Act● & Monuments London 1641. vol. 1. p. 461 etc. in Edw 1. Mr. John Fox in the life of King Edward the 1. out of Petrus Bertrandus Adversus Dominum Petrum de Cugneriis super facto Praelatorum Ecclesiae Gallicanae Parisiis 1495. Ar●cles 63 64. Item they will make Inventories of their goods which die Intestate or without making of Will and will have the possession of their goods as well movable as  in their own hands to distribute to the heirs or to whom they list Item the execution also of Testaments they take into their own hands taking Inventories of dead men's goods and keeping and disposing them to the heirs after their pleasure and they have Officials properly deputed for the execution thereof And Artic. 23. In like manner they will determine the matters of Pupils applying their goods when they die as they do the goods of them that die Intestate to their own use the cognition whereof belongeth to the King himself because these kind of persons with their goods are Wards to the King and under his protection Which as it will help to explain the true end of making the Statute of 13 E. 1. c. 19 against * See here p. 333. 2 Instit. P. 397. Sir Edward Cooks erroneous gloss thereon so it evidently demonstrates that if Bishops and other Ordinaries seizing distributing or administering the goods of Intestate persons and Pupils under age who could make no Wills were thus publicly Articled against in this French Parliament as an unsufferable Innovation Usurpation Grievance in the Realm of France it was likewise then reputed no other in our Bishops Ordinaries in England and no legal right anciently conferred on them by the King and Lords in Parliament as they erroneously * See here p. 15. pretended This will further appear by these two Records relating to Scotland the one concerning the Executors of the last Will and Testament of Alexander King of Scots to issue out Writs for the speedy recovery of the Debts due unto him the other authorising and enabling the Bishop of Glascow to device and dispose of his movable Goods by his Testament so as it turned not to the prejudice or loss of the King himself or the next succeeding King in Scotland REX et Superior Dominus regni Scotiae venerabilibus in Christo patribus W. & R. eadem gratia Sancti Andraeae & Glasguen Episcopis & dilectis & fidelibus Rot Scotiae An. 19 & 20 E. 1. m. 8. Pro Executoribus Testamenti A. quondam Regis Scotiae de debitis ejusdem Regis levandis etc. suis Johanni Comyn Jacobo Senescallo Scotiae & B●iano filio Alani Custodibus ejusdem regni salutem Zelus affectionis intimae quam ad praeclarae memoriae serenissimum Principem Dominum Alexandrum quondam Regem Scotorum illustrem sororium nostrum karissimum ipso vivente gerebamus per quod animae suae salutem ferventer affectamus mentem nostram multipliciter excitat & inducit ut quae animae suae conserimus salutifera devotione fervida et sollicitis affectibus prosequamur Hinc est quod multi & diversi debitores in eodem regno Scotiae in diversis debitis praefato Regi die quo obiit tenerentur qui ejusdem Regis Executoribus ea nondum solverunt ut accepimus per quod Testamenti praedicti executio in grave dicti Regis animae periculum hucusque prorogatur Vobis mandamus quod d●lecto Clerico nostro Magistro Alano de Dunfres' Cancella●io Scotiae detis in mandatis quod per brevia dirigenda singulis Vicecomitibus & Ballivis ejusdem regni Scotiae sigillo regimini regni Scotiae deputato consignanda mandari faciat in forma Capellae quod praedicta debita de bonis & catallis praedictorum debitorum secundum legem et consuetudinem regni Scotiae leventur et praefatis executoribus sine dilatione liberentur prout praefati executores rationabiliter monstrare poterunt quod praedicti debitores praedicto Regi in debitis tenentur supradictis In cujus etc. Teste Rege apud Berewyk super Twedam 3 die Julii REX et Superior Dominus regni Scotiae omnibus ad quos etc. salutem Sciatis quod pro bono & laudabili servitio quod venerabilis pater R. Glascuensis Ibid. m. 9 Pro R. Glasg Episc quod de bonis suis mobilibus possit condere Testamentum Episcopus tam bonae memoriae Domino A. quondam Regi Scotiae quam nobis impendit postquam superius dominium regni illius ad manus nostras devenit concessimus ei quod ipse Testamentum suum de bonis suis mobilibus condere possit pro suae livito voluntatis et quod executores Testamenti liberam administrationem habere et de eisdem dispo●●re possint juxta formam ejusdem Testamenti et ipsius Episcopi ultimam voluntatem Ita tamen quod ista gratia nostra nobis seu Regi futuro regni illius non cedat alias in praejudicium seu jacturam In cujus etc. Teste Rege apud Westm 23 die Januarii The Bishopric of Cathenes becoming void by the Bishop's death the King by his Prerogative issued this Writ concerning the custody of the Temporalties REX et Superior Dominus regni Scotiae venerabilibus in Christo patribus W. Sancti Andraeae & R. Glasguensi eadem gratia Episcopis & caeteris Custodibus Ibidem De Episcopatu Cathenensivacante committendo alicui fideli Regis ejusdem regni salutem Mandamus vobis quod custodiam Episcopatus Cathenensis vacantis per mortem bonae memoriae Alani nuper Episcopi ejusdem loci cum pertin alicui Clerico et fideli nostro partium illarum qui sufficiens & idoneus ad custodiam illam fuerit prout moris est in illis partibus committatis In cujus etc. Teste Rege apud Westm 15 die Januarii The Pope having granted the King a Disme from the Clergy of Scotland as Supreme Lord thereof for the aid of the Holy Land he issued this Writ for the safe conduct and protection of those appointed to collect it REX et Superior Dominus Scotiae omnibus Ballivis & fidelibus suis ad quos etc. salutem Pot. Scotiae An. 20 E. 1. m 11. Pro Collectoribus decimae in regno Scotiae de protectione & conductu Cum Summus Pontifex Decimam bonorum Ecclesiasticorum infra praedictum regnum Scotiae nobis in subsidium Terrae Sanctae concesserit graciose et circa collectionem ejusdem venerabiles patres R. Karleolen & A. Cathenens●m Episcopos deputaverit sicut in Bulla inde confecta plenius continetur per quod necessariò oportebit eosdem Episcopos tàm in propriis personis suis quam per alios quos loco eorundem ad hoc duxerint transmittendos labores misas & expensas facere in praemissis Nos praedictos Episcopos & illos quos sic pro illis transmiserint homines terras res redditus & omnes possessiones suas in protectionem & defensionem nostram specialem suscipientes Vobis mandamus quod ipsos Episcopos et illos sic transmiss●ros homines terras res redditus et omnes possessiones suas manuteneatis protegatis & defendatis Non inferentes eye in personis aut rebus injuriam molestiam dampnum impedimentum aut gravamen Et si quid eis forisfactum fuerit id eis sine dilatione faciatis emendari & ipsis & eorum quibuscunque cum per partes vestras ipsos transitum facere contigerit ex hac causa salvum & securum conductum amore nostri praebeatis quociens ex ipsis vel eorum aliquo ex parte nostra super hoc fueritis requisiti In cujus etc. has literas nostras fieri fecimus patentes quamdiu negotiis praedictis intenderint duraturas Teste Rege apud Berewyk super Twedam in Scotia 12 die Augusti He likewise issued this Writ to the Bishops and Prelates of Scotland to receive and assist the Pope's Nuncio and Collectors sent thither to receive the Accounts and collect the Arrears of the Dimes in Scotland towards the relief of the Holy Land And to his Chancellor to pay a sum of money formerly granted by him to the Popes and Queen's Chaplain there REX et Superior Dominus Scotiae venerabilibus in Christo patribus W. & R. Rot. Scotiae An 19 & 20 E 1. m 10. Quod Episcopi & Pr●lati de regno Scoti● exhibeant se favorabiles Madge Giffredo de Vezano etc. eadem gratia Sancti Andraeae & Glasguensi Episcopis & caeteris Episcopis & praelatis ejusdem regni ad quos etc. salutem Cum Dominus Papa dilect●m nobis in Christo Magistrum Giffredum de Vezano ejusdem Domini Papae Clericum et Nuncium deputaverit ad compotum executorum Testamenti Magistri Bayamundi quondam Collectoris Decimae in subsidium Terrae Sanctae concessae in regno praedicto audiend et arreragia ejusdem Decimae et debita ipsius Bayamundi levanda et colligenda juxta formam mandati Apostolici sibi super hoc directi Vobis mandamus quod praefato Giffredo vel ejus Commissario seu Commissariis in praemissis vos exhibeatis favorabiles & benignos Consilium vestrum et juvamen eidem Magistro Giffredo vel ejus Commissario seu Commissariis super hiis impendentes quociens ab ipso vel eorum aliquo inde fueritis requisiti Teste Rege apud Devises 16 die Septembris REX et Superior Dominus regni Scotiae dilecto Clerico suo Magistro Willielmo Ibidem Pro Hugucione Domini papae Capellano Dunfres' Cancellario ejusdem regni salutem Cum nuper per nostras patentes literas mandaverimus dilecto & fideli nostro Alexandro de Balliolo Camerario ejusdem regni quod Magistro Hugu●ioni Domini Papae Capellano pro gratis & laudabilibus serviciis quae idem Hugucio Margaretae quondam Domicellae Norwagiae & Dominae regni praedicti impendit & pro laboribus & expensis per ipsum in ejusdem Margaretae obsequiis appositis ducentas libras faceret liberari & idem Alexander pro eo quod breve nostrum de sigillo regimini regni praedicti deputato non habuit de pecunia illa liberanda nichil inde hucusque facere curaverit ut accepimus Vobis mandamus quod breve sub sigillo praedicto praefato Alexandro & sociis suis Camerariis ejusdem regni fieri faciatis in forma Capellae de praedicta pecunia praefato Hugucioni liberanda prout alias in casu consimili fieri consuevit Teste Rege apud Westm. 9 die Januarii What Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction the King then exercised in the Isle of Man as supreme Lord thereof in presenting to Livings there and commanding the Bishop of Sodor to admit his Clerks these Records inform us Alanus de Wygeton habet literas de Praesentatione ad Ecclesiam Sancti Carber in Rot Scotiae An. 19 & 20 E. 1. m. 12. De Praesentatione Man vacantem & ad donationem Regis spectantem ratione terrae de Man in man Regis existentis Et diriguntur literae Episcopo Sodorensi Teste Rege apud Berewik super Twed. 16 die Junii Odo Clericus habet literas de Praesentatione ad Ecclesiam Sancti Santani vacantem per mortem Desvaldi nuper Rectoris ejusdem & ad donationem Regis spectantem ratione terrae de Man in manu Regis existentis Et diriguntur literae Sodorensi Episcopo Teste ut supra Roulandus Capellanus habet literas de Praesentatione ad Ecclesiam Sancti Patricii de Dureby vacantem & ad donationem Regis spectantem ratione terrae de Man in manu Regis existentis Et diriguntur literae Episcopo Sodorensi Teste ut supra I shall conclude with this Writ discovering what great esteem and care the King had of the Records in Scotland which concerned his own and others Rights Titles to that Realm how carefully they were perused laid up and there kept by a Master of the Rolls in the Castle of Edinburgh as those of England then were and yet are in the Tower of London and what use he made of them REX et Superior Dominus Scotiae venerabili in Christo patri W. eadem gratia Rot. Scotiae An. 19 & 20 E. 1. m. 11. De chartis scriptis & aliis instrumentis tangentibus Regem & petentes jus in regno Scotiae scrutandis & examinandis etc. Episcopo Sancti Andraeae in Scotia & dilecto & fideli suo Radulpho Basset de Drayton Constabulario Castri sui de Edinburgh & Willielmo de Dunfres' Custodi Rotulorum regni Scotiae & omnibus Ballivis & fidelibus suis ejusdem regni ad quos etc. salutem Sciatis quod assignavimus dilectos nobis in Christo Abbatem de Dunfermelyn & Adam Abbatem Sanctae Crucis de Edinburgh & dilectum & fidelem nostrum Johannem de Lithegreynes Magistrum Willielmum de Lincoln & Thomam de Fisheburn ad investigandum scrutandum videndum et examinandum Chartas Instrumenta Scripta Literas Papales Compositiones Rotulos et Irrotulata et omnia alia munimenta jus petentium in regno Scotiae et si militer nos et regnum quoquomodo tangentia in Castro de Edinburgh et alibi in eodem regno existentia et ad ea recipienda deferenda et deponenda in locum per nos ad hoc assignatum & ideo vobis mandamus quod eisdem Abbatibus Johanni Willielmo & Thomae vel praedictis Johanni Willielmo & Thomae tantum cum praedictos Abbates ad hoc vacare non contigerit intendentes sitis & auxiliantes quociens ex parte nostra super hoc fueritis requisiti Et vos praefate Episcope claves Thesaurariae necnon hostiorum domorum castri praedicti archarum cistarum & scriniorum quorumcunque in quibus praedicta munimenta literae rotuli & caetera qualiacunque praedicta instrumenta sint recordata praedictis Abbatibus Johanni Willielmo & Thomae cum eis ad hoc venire contigerit liberetis In cujus etc. Teste Rege apud Berewyk super Twed. in Scotia 12 die Augusti BOOK V. CHAP. IV. Containing King Edward the 1. his claim exercise of Sovereign Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction over all Persons Causes within England Ireland Scotland and his other Dominions his Oppositions Prohibitions Edicts against Popes Bishops other Clergymens' Usurpations Encroachments thereon especially Pope Boniface the 8. his Constitution prohibiting all Clergymen under pain of Excommunication to grant or pay any Taxes Subsidies to any King and for Kings to demand or receive them without the Pope's precedent licence and his Bulls concerning his Sovereign Dominion Title to the Realm of Scotland and other Kingdoms The Negotiations between King Edward the Popes Court of Rome with the successions of Popes English Irish Bishops and other Church State affairs faithfully collected out of our Records and Histories from the beginning of the 21. to the end of the 30th year of his Reign A Mongst several Bundles of Writs returned by Sheriffs and others Anno 21 Edward the 1. rescued by me out of the rubbish in the White Tower Chappel I met with these Writs of Attachment at the Kings and parties suits for contempts in holding or prosecuting suits in Court Christian of Trespasses Advowsons' Layfees Chattels and Debts not of Testament or Matrimony belonging to the King's Courts against his Prohibitions Crown and Dignity * Bundelae Brevium An. 21 E. 1. in Turre London EDwardus Deig●atia Rex Angliae Dominus Hiberniae Dux Aquitaniae Viceccmitibus Oxon. salutem Monstravit nobis Willielmus de Sancto Gerigio quod cum Magister Henricus de Nassington in Curia nostra apud Westm die Sancti Hillarii in quindecim dies proximo praeterito attachiatus esset ad restondendum eidem Willielmo quare cum placita de Transgressionibus contra pacem nostram factis in regno nostro ad Nos et Coronam et dignitatem nostram specialiter pertineant idem Henricus sicut ex gravi querela ipsius Willielmi accepimus tenuit placitum in Curia Christianitatis de hujusmodi transgressionibus in laesionem Coronae et dignitatis nostrae et contra prohibitionem nostram Et de Placito quare tenuit placitum in eadem Curia Christianitatis de advocatione Capella de Tadham contra prohibitionem nostram ut dicitur Ac idem Willielmus ad diem illum in eadem Curia nostra comparuisset & idem Magister Henricus cum fecisset se esson versus praedictum Willielmum de praedictis placitis & habuisset diem per esson suos coram Justiciariis nostris apud Westm à die Sanctae Trinitatis in quindecim dies proximo futur versus praedictum Willielmum de praedictis placitis idem Magister Henricus pendentibus inde inter eos in praefata Curia nostra praedictis placitis placita illa nichilominus ulterius tenuit in praedicta Curia Christianitatis quousque Sententia in ipsum Willielmum ea occasione ad sectam ejusdem Magistri Henrici publice promulgata ipsum excommunicari fecit et postea Breve nostrum de ipso Willielmo excommunicato tanquam claves Ecclesiae contemnente c●piendo jam vobis porrexit ut dicitur in Coronae et dignitatis nostro laesionem Curiae nostrae praedictae contemptum manifestum et ipsius Willielmi dispendium non modicum et gravamen sicut ex gravi querela ipsius Willielmi accepimus Et quia tanta contemptum et malitiam si commissa fuerint transire nolumus impunita vobis praecipimus quod si praedictus Willielmus fecerit vos securos de clamore ejus prosequendo tunc ponite per vadium & salvos plegios praedictum Magistrum Henricum quod sit coram Justiciariis nostris apud Westm à die Sanctae Trinitatis in 15 dies ad respondendum tam nobis quam praedicto Willielmo de praedictis transgressione et contemptu Praecipimus etiam vobis quod si vobis constare possit quod praedictus Willielmus occasione praedicta & non alia excommunicatus sit tunc ab ipso Willielmo capiendo per aliquod Breve nostrum per praedictum Magistrum Henricum ea occasione impetratum penitus desistatis et ipsum Willielmum inde pacem habere permittatis Et habeatis nomina Plegiorum & hoc breve Teste J. de Metingham apud Westm 12 die etc. Anno regni nostri 21. EDwardus etc. Vic. Sussex etc. Si Robertus Page etc. Pone etc. Magistrum Thomam de Burne & Richardum le Den de Kyngeston etc. quod sint coram Justice nostris etc. ostensuri quare tenuit placitum in Curia Christianitatis de catallis et debitis quae non sunt de Testamento vel Matrimonio contra Prohibitionem nostram Pone etiam etc. Margeriam de Ely etc. quare secuta est idem placitum etc. Teste meipso apud Westm 28 die Maii. Anno regni nostri 21. EDwardus etc. Venerabili in Christo Patri S. Episcopo Sarum etc. venire faciatis coram etc. Magistrum Michaelem de Wodeford Clericum vestrum ad respondend Petro filio Warini quare secutus fuit placitum etc. de catallis et debitis quae non sunt etc. contra Prohibitionem nostram etc. Teste J. de Metingham apud Westm 26 die Febr. Anno regni nostri 21. EDwardus etc. Vic. Rutland salutem Si Robertus de Ruvill & filius ejus fecerint etc. pone etc. Alexandrum Vicarium Eccl●siae de Bittleb●ocks quod sit etc. ostensurus quare secutus est placitum in Curia Christianitatis de catallis et debitis quae non sunt de Testamento vel Matrimonio contra prohibitionem nostram etc. Teste meipso apud Novum Castrum super Tynam 29 die Sept. Anno r. n. 21. EDwardus etc. Vic. Oxon. etc. Si Henricus Durant etc. Pone etc. fratrem Rodulphum Abbatem de Dorkecestre Radulphum de Sywe & Henricum de Sancto Edwardo etc. quare tenuerunt placitum in Curia Christianitatis de catallis et debitis quae non sunt etc. contra Prohibitionem nostram Pone eciam Thomam de Luche etc. quare secutus est idem Placitum etc. Teste meipso apud Westm 23 die Maii. An. regni nostri 21. EDwardus etc. Vic. Leycestr Si Robertus de Huntindon etc. Pone etc. Rogerum Priorem de Beluero etc. quare tenuit placitum in Curia Christianitatis de catallis et bonis quae non sunt etc. contra Prohibitionem nostram Pone eciam Willielmum de Kelm personam Ecclesiae de Helderby Robertum Bacun & Magistr Willielmum de Fylinglye personam Ecclesiae de Bottlesford quare secuti sunt idem placitum etc. contra Prohibitionem nostram Teste meipso apud Westm 28 die Aprilis Anno regni nostri 21. Besides others that are perished Moreover in the Fragments of the Plea Rolls of Hil. 21 E. 1. in the Tower I find these two Actions brought for holding and prosecuting suits in Court Christian against the King's Prohibitions besides those in the Plea Rolls of other Terms that year which are putrified Johannes de Erlawe attachiatus fuit ad respondendum Adaele Parmenter & Aliciae uxori ejus de placito quare tenuit placitum in Curia Christianitatis de catallis et debitis Pla●ita de Term Sancti Hillari● in Turre Lond. An. 21 E. 1. coram Johanne de Meting ham &c Rot. 17 Lond. quae non sunt de Testamento vel Matrimonio contra prohibitionem etc. Ac iidem Adam & Alic. die Mercurii proxima post festum Sancti Barnaby Apostoli anno regni Regis nunc decimo octavo in Ecclesia de Aldermarichirch in Civitate London in praesencia Johannis Dyssel senioris & Johannis fratris ejus Roberti de Dereby & Ricardi le Barbir detulissent eidem Johanni Regiam Prohibitionem ne placitum illud ulterius teneret ipse spreto mandato Domini Regis praedictum placitum coram ipso tenuit praedictos Adam et Aliciam ab ingressu Ecclesiae suspendendo et postea excommunicando etc. in contemptum mandati Domini Regis unde dicunt quod deteriorati sunt et dampnum habent ad valenciam viginti librarum et inde producunt sectam suam etc. Esseniator Johannis de Burton optulit se 4. die versus Magistrum Henricum de Nassington Magistrum Walterum de Wotton Magistrum Thomam Cavele Gilbertum de Evedon Thomam de Ly etc. quare praedicti Magister Henricus Ibidem Rot. 38. Norht Magister Walterus Magister Thomas simul cum Magistro Ricardo persona Ecclesiae de Stilton tenuerunt placitum in Curia Christianitatis de Laico feodo praedicti Johannis de Burton etc. contra prohibitionem etc. Et ipsi non veneruni & praeceptum fuit Vicecomiti quod attachiaret eos etc. Et Vicecomes nichil fecit sed mandavit de praedictis Magistro Henrico Waltero & Thoma de Cavele quod Clericisunt Ideo mandatum est Episcopo Lincolniae quod venire faciateos hic in crastino Sancti Johannis Baptistae etc. This year King Edward the 1. held his Parliament at London in Easter Term to which he adjourned the * Here p. 535 536 537. premised petition and complaint of Macdulphus against John Bailiol King of Scots then ordered to appear in person to give his further answer to it the proceedings in which cause are thus recorded in the Pleas of that Parliament * Placit inParl Dom. E. Regis Angliae in Termino Paschae An 21 E. 1. See Rylye p. 152 153 154 155. Sciendum est quod Dominus Rex prius mandavit Domino Regi Scotiae per literas suas quod esset coram eo in Crastino Sanctae Trinitatis proximo praeterito ubicunque etc. praedicto Magdulpho super praemissis responsurus tunc In instanti Brevi de Judicio eidem Regi Scotiae inde dirigendo loco verborum scilicet Mandamus vobis inserenda sunt haec verba Adjornamus vos quod sitis coram nobis tali die ubicunque etc. ad respondendum praedicto Magdulpho super praemissis etc. & ad ostendendum quare non fuistis coram nobis in praefato Crastino Sanctae Trinitatis prout vobis mandatum fuit Et quia ex querimonio praedicti Magdulphi Dominus Rex accepit quod Rex Scotiae super terris & tenementis de Rereis & de Ereg quoddam iniquum reddifecit judicium contra eum per quod praesumatur quòd ante judicium illud redditur recordum & processus aliqua fieri debuissent Mandatum est eidem Regi Scotiae quod Recordum inde et Processum habeat coram Domino Rege ad terminum supradictum ut inspectis Recordo & processu supradictis fieri faciat partibus justitiae complementum Et sciendum quod quando aliquis querens vel appellans super falso judicio de re aliqua in Curia Regis Scotiae sibi facto conqueratur superiori Domino vel appellet mandabitur in hoc casu Regi Scotiae quod Recordum et processum loquelae in Curia sua inde habitae coram Domino superiori venire faciat certo die ubicunque etc. Et si contingat quod ad Dominum Regem Angliae tanquam ad superiorem Dominum regni Scotiae per aliquem perveniat appellatio sive querimonia de re aliqua per Regem Scotiae sivi per Curiam suam eidem conquerenti  ut asseruerit illata propter quod Dominus Rex superior mandaverit Regi Scotiae quod ad Curiam ipsius Domini superioris ad diem certum inde veniat responsurus Ad quem diem si Rex Scotiae a casu contigerit absentare et in proximo die sequenti sibi per superiorem Dominum praefixo comparuerit et contumaciam diei praecedentis purgare non possit Concordatum est quod idem Rex Scotiae amittat cognitionem querelae principalis et insuper sit in misericordia Domini superioris ad voluntatem ipsius Domini Et hoc idem fiat si non venerit secundo die contumaciam primae diei purgaturus Cumque etiam idem Dominus Rex Scotiae in Curia superioris Domini juri pariturus venerit contumaciam suam in casu praedicto purgare non potens propter quod cognitio querelae principalis Domino Regi debear remanere ac Rex Scotiae sibi imposita super principali negaverit vel tanquam indesensus teneatur unde oportuerit habere verificationem concordatum est quod verificatio admittatur et fiat per inquisitionem Patriae per sacramentum proborum et legalium hominum de visneto ubi facta fuerit transgressio vel alio modo secundum consuetudinem Curiae Anglicanae aut per legitima documenta Quos quidem juratores Inquisitionis si Inquisitio inde fieri debeat Vicecomes Domini Regis de Com. Northumbriae vel aliquis alius pro voluntate ipsius Domini Regis ad hoc deputandus venire faciat coram Domino Rege vel alio per ipsum Dominum Regem ad hoc assignato infra Angliam five Scotiam ubi Domino Regi Angliae placuerit ad faciend recognitionem praedictam Et sciendum quod nullum Essonium in toto processu Regi Scotiae sive cuerenti allocabitur in hoc casu sed habeant Attornatum secundum consuerudinem Curiae Anglicanae si sibi viderint expedire Et si praedictus Rex Scotiae super disseifina terrarum aut tenementa versus praedictum Magdulphum aut alios per processum temporis in casu consimili convictus fuerit Consideratur quod Appellatores seu querentes in hoc casu recuperent inde seisi nam suam eis per Dominum Regem Angliae faciendam una cum dampnis suis Et Rex Scotiae in misericordia Domini Superioris ad voluntatem ipsius Domini Et praeterea iidem appellantes seu querentes cadant in homagium et dominium Domini Regis Angliae de eisdem terris et tenementis faciendo inde eidem Domino omnes consuetudines et servitia debita et similiter de omnibus aliis tenementis quae habuerunt infra regnum Scotiae eodem modo quo prius Regi Scotiae aliquas consuetudines et servitia facere consueverunt vel etiam facere debuerunt Ita quod idem Rex Scotiae nullum dominium five jurisdictionem aliqualem in personis et tenementis eorundem appellantium aut querentium tota vita utriusque ipsorum Regum et appellantium et conquerentium obtineat Hoc idem observandum est viz. Quod omnes et singuli conquerentes five appellantes qui versus Regem Scotiae de qualicunque aut quacunque injuria per ipsum Regem aut Curiam suam eis illata justitiam in Curia Anglicana fuerunt assecuti debent se de homagio cons et servitiis suis Domino Regi Angliae tanquam superiori Domino attornare Et e●dem modo quo prius inde Regi Scotiae fuerunt respondentes eidem Domino superiori remaneant omnibus intendentes sicut superius est notatum Et si a casu Rex Scotiae convictus super aliquo falso judicio Concordatum est quod judicium illud rescindatur vel revocetur et parti conquerenti sive appellanti restituantur omnia dampna quae sustinuerunt occasione ejusdem judicii Et misericordia vel poena qucad Regem Scotiae versus superiorem Dominum sit arbitraria in hac parte Et si Rex Scotiae super imprisonamento alicui per ipsum Regem injuste facto de quo facere noluerit vel non fecerit justitiam conquerenti et querimonia sive appellatio ad superiorem Dominum pervenerit super quo idem Rex Scotiae in Curia Angliae convictus fuerit querens aut appellans in h●c casu recuperet dampna sua et misericordia seu poena quoad Regem Scotiae versus Dominum superiorem sit arbitraria sicut supra Et sciendum est quod in omnibus praemissis habeant conquerentes sive appellantes Protectionem Domini Regis Angliae viz. quendam Custodem qui eos in personis propriis et familia sua terris et tenementis redditibus et rebus aliis quit uscunque infra Scotiam ad ipsos spectantibus pendente appellatione sive querimonia in Curia Anglicana conservet defendat et protegat si hoc petant Quibus si infra hujusmodi custodiam aliquid duritiae vel injuriae in laesionem protectionis prae dictae fuerit illatum idem Rex Scotiae et haeredes sui homagia et dominium hujusmodi conquerentium sive appellantium amittant ac Regi Angliae tanquam Domino Superiori et haeredibus suis remaneant imperpetuum Et nichilominus Rex Scotiae in poena vel misericordia ●icut supre The Writ of Summons to the King of Scots Regi Scotiae salutem Cum nuper dum eramus apud Berewyk dedissemus venerabili patri W. Episcopo S. Andreae & sociis suis Custodibus regni Scotiae in mandatis ut de terris & tenementis Magdulphi filii Malculmi quondam Comitis de Fiff de Rereys & the Crey de quibus per praedictum Episcopum tunc Custodem Comitatus de Fiff conquerebatur se esse deforciatum injustè sibi justitiam exhiberent & demum juxta formam Mandati nostri praedicti per considerationem praedictorum Custodum seisinam terrarum & tenementorum hujusmodi recuperasset vos de eisdem terris et tenementis injustè & sine judicio disseisivistis eundem inipsius damnum non modicum et gravamen & ne jus suum prosequeretur ulterius fecistis eundem carcerali custodiae mancipari & tandem super dictis terris & tenementis quoddam iniquum reddi judicium contra eum Cumque postmodum à carcere liberatus vos requisivisset instanter & pluries quod ipsum de jure suo curaretis audire & super petitione sua quam faciebat de praedictis terris & tenementis sibi facere jus & justitiae complementum offerens se paratum docere de praedicto jure suo per literas & alia documenta vos omnia illa sibi facere contra jus et justitiam recusastis ut dicit Propter quae praedictus Magdulphus à gravaminibus antedictis necnon & à praedicto judicio tanquam ab iniquo & à juris defectu seu juris denegatione per vos sibi factis ad Nos ut ad Superiorem ipsius regni Scotiae Dominum appellavit petens et supplicans per nos in vestri de●ectum sibi justitiam exhiberi secundum quod ratione superioris dominii quod in eodem regno habemus ad nos dinoscitur pertinere Verum cum justa petentibus non sit denegandus auditus propter quod aliàs vobis mandaverimus per literas nostras quas penes vos habere credimus quod essetis coram nobis in Crastino Sanctae Trinitatis proximo praeterito ubicunque tunc fuissemus in Anglia praefato Magdulpho in praemissis responsuri et in dicta causa appellationis prout justum fuisset processuri facturi et recepturi quod justitia suaderet vos coram nobis ad praefatum terminum non venistis ad praemissa facienda juxta formam mandati nostri vobis prius inde directi de quo miramur quamplurimum et movemur Et ideo adjornamus vos quod fitis coram nobis a die Sancti Michaelis in 15 dies vurcunque tunc fuerimus in Anglia praefato Magdulpho super praemissis responsuri et in dicta causa prout justum fuerit processuri facturi et recepturi quod justitia suadebit Et ad ostendendum quare non fuistis coram nobis in praefato crastino S. ●rin prou● vobis mandatum fuit Et quia sicut dictus Magdulphus asseruit quod vos super dictis terris & tenementis quoddam iniquum reddi fecistis judicium contra eum per quod praesumitur quod a●t● judicium illud redditum Recordum & processus aliqua indè debuissent procedi Vobis mandamus quod Recordum et Processum illa cum omnibus ipsa tangentibus coram nobis ad praefatum Terminum habeatis ut eisdem Recordo et Process● inspectis fieri faciamus partibus quarum interest justitiae complementum Et habeatis ibi hoc breve Teste G. de Thorneton etc. The King of Scots not then appearing he was thereupon resummoned to appear in Parliament in Michaelmas Term following as Placita Parliamentaria thus further relate Dominus Rex mandavit Vic. Northumbriae per breve suum quod cum ex gravi Placita coram ipso Domino Rege & Consilio ●uo ad Parli●mentum suum post festum S. Mich. an regni Regis Edwardi 1. 21 See R●ley p. 157 158 etc. querimonia Magdulphi filii Malcolmi Comitis de Fyff acceperat quod cum idem Dominus Rex nuper dum erat apud Berewicum super Twedam dedisset venerabili patri W. Episcopo S. Andraeae & sociis suis Custodibus regni Scociae in mandatis ut de terris & tenementis Macdulphi praedicti de Reriis de Crey de quibus per praedictum Episcopum tunc Custodem Comitatus de Fyff conquerebatur se esse deforciatum injustè sibi justitiam exhiberent & demum juxta formam mandati praedicti per considerationem praedictorum Custodum seisinam terrarum & tenementorum hujusmodi recuperasset Johannes Rex Scotiae de eisdem terris & tenementis injustè disseisivit eundem in ipsius damnum non modicum & gravamen Et ne jus suum prosequeretur ulterius fecit cundem carcerali custodiae mancipari et tandem super dictis terris & tenementis quoddam iniquum reddijudicium contra eum Et cum postmodum à carcere liberatus praedictum Regem requisivit instanter & pluries quod ipsum in jure suo curaret audire & super petitione sua quam faciebat de praedictis terris & tenementis sibi facere jus & justitia complementum offerens se paratum docere de praedicto jure suo per literas & alia legitima documenta Idem Rex omnia illa et contra jus et justitiam denegando facere recusavit Propter quod mandatum fuit Vicecomiti praedicto quod praedicto Regi Scotiae literas Domini Regis in propria persona sua deferret sufficienti testimonio secum adhibito de adjornando ipsum Regem essendi coram Domino Rege ad hunc diem ad respondendum praedicto Magdulpho super praemissis & ad faciendum & recipiendum ulterius quod justitia requireret Et modo venit praedictus Rex & praedictus Magdulphus queritur quod cum coram Episcopo praedicto & sociis suis Custodibus regni Scotiae seisinam de terris & tenementis praedictis recuperavit praefatus Rex de eisdem terris & tenementis injustè disseisivit eundem etc. as before p. 536. Et Rex Scotiae dicit quod ipse est Rex regni Scotiae nec praedicto Magdulpho ●d querelam suam nec de aliquo regnum suum contingente ausus est respondere sine consilio proborum hominum regni sui Et praetor's Magdulphus petit judicium de ipso Rege tanquam de indefenso ex quo praesens est ●●●uria Regis per adjornamentum ei factum per breve Domini Regis quod cognovit se recepisse nec aliquid ei respondet Et super hoc dictum est eidem Regi Scotiae per Dominum suum Regem Angliae quod idem Rex Scotiae est homo suus ligeus de praedicto regno Scotiae de quo fecit ei homagium et fidelitatem et est coram eo hic adjornatus quod respondeat vel dicat quare nol●● vel non debet hic coram eo respondere Et idem Rex Scotiae dicit sicut prius dixit quod de aliquo regnum suum contingente non est ausus nec potest hic respondere inconsultis probis hominibus Regni sui Dictum est eidem quod requirat alium diem ad consulendum si voluerit Qui praecisè respondet Quod nullum diem requiret nec aliquod adjornamentum hic admittet Et habito super hoc consilio & tractatu diligenti cum Archiepiscopis Episcopis Comitibus Baronibus Thesaurario & Baronibus de Scaccario Justiciar & caeteris de Concilio Clericis & Laicis tunc ibidem praesentibus Concordatum est quod cognitio querelae principalis remaneat Domino Regi et quod praedictus Rex Scotiae erga praedictum Magdulphum remaneat indefensus Et etiam quoad hoc quod idem Rex Scotiae coram ipso Rege dixit quod non ausus fuit nec potuit bic respondere inconsultis probis hominibus regni seu de aliquo regnum suum tangente nec ad consulendum diem petere voluit nec aliquod ajornamentum inde admittere nec aliquid ostendere vel dicere pro se quare hic respondere non deberet In elusionem et enervationem jurisdictionis superioritatis dominii sui et laesionem Regiae dignitatis et Coronae suae pro co quod se modo coram Rege in Curia sua non responsibilem in praemissis standi recto facit contra hoc quod alias coram Rege in Curia sua in petendo regnum Scotiae et etiam in respondendo aliis jus vendicantibus in eodem & etiam in quibusdam jus vendicantibus in partem ejusdem respondit & ibidem justitiae complementum recepit Et sic est contemptus manifestus et inovedientia expressa Consideratum est quod praedictus Magdulphus quoad imprisonamentum recuperet dampna sua versus Regem Scotiae tanquam indefensus ut praedictum est taxanda per discretionem Curiae Et quod Dominus Rex inquirat secundum consuetudinem et usuagium patriae si praedictus Macdulphus tenementa de quibus modo querebatur se disseisiri recuperavit in Curia Regis per judicium ejusdem Curiae sicut dicit & postea per Regem Scotiae de eisdem disseisitus fuit sicut queritur necne Et idem Rex Scotiae in misericordia Et quoad inobedientiam & contemptum Domino Regi facta ut praedictum est quia idem Rex Scotiae occasione posse suae regalitatis praemissa praesumpsit et juri consonum est quod quisibet puniatur in eo quod ei praebet audaciam delinquendi Consideratum est similiter quod tria principalia Castra regni sui Scotiae cum villis in quibus eadem Castra sita sunt cum jurisdictione Regali in eisdem seisiantur in manum Domini Regis et seisita remaneant quousque de contemptu et inobedientia praedictis eidem Domino Regi satisfecerit Posteà venit praedictus Rex Scotiae ante pronunciationem praedicti judicii coram Domino Rege & Consilio suo et ●ecit Domino Regi quandam supplicationem ore suo proprio per verba subscripta & cadem verba in quadam scedula scripta per manum suam porrexit etc. Sire jeo suy vestre home du royalme Descoce et vous prie etc. as before p. 536 537. Et Dominus Rex habito super hoc Consilio ad rogatum praedictum praedicti Regis Scotiae & etiam ad instantiam Procerum & Magnatum de Consilio suo ex gratia sua speciali & similiter de consensu praedicti Magdulphi concessit ipsi Regi Scotiae supplicationem suam praedictam et di●m ei dedit ad Parliamentum suum post Pascham viz. in crastino S. Trinitatis etc. in omnibus in eodem statu quo nunc Idem dies datus est Magdulpho etc. Et per ipsum Dominum Regem Angliae dictum est praefato Regi Scotiae & injunctum quod habeat ad praefatum terminum praedicta Brevia quae cognoscit se recepisse ut supradictum est etc. Et sciendum quod praedicta processus & Recordum per manus Gilberti de Roubery liberantur Gilberto de Thornton & sociis suis ut coram eye in eisdem procedatur & partibus fiat justitia prout de jure & secundum consuetudinem Regni fuerit faciendum The Abbot of Reding of the King's ancestors foundation without consent of the mayor part of his Covent or of the King alienating to the Archbishop of St. Andrew's the Priory of May in Scotland which David King of Scots had settled on the Abbot Covent and their Successors to pray for the souls of him and his ancestors to the prejudice and disinheritance of the King as well as of the Abbey the King of Scots refusing to do them justice therein upon pretext that the Archbishop of St. Andrew's had appealed to the Pope the King the same year as Superior Lord of Scotland upon their appeal to him for Justice in this case issued these two memorable Writs to the King of Scots to appear before him in England by a day and ordered the Sheriff of Northumberland to summon him accordingly to answer this his neglect of doing them right before the King who would determine this case by his Sovereign authority REX etc. Superior Dominus regni Scotiae dilecto & fideli suo J. eadem gratia Rot. Scotiae An. 21 E. 1. m. 3. Regi Scotiae illustri salutem Fratre Alano de Eston & Magistro Hugone de Saunford Procuratoribus sive Attornatis Religiosorum virorum Abbatis & Conventus Monasterii Rading quod de elemosinis progenitorum nostrorum Regum Angliae & nostris est fundatum exponentibus ut accepimus quod cum celebris memoriae Dominus David quondam Rex Scotiae praedecessor vester Monasterium praedictum & Monach●s ibidem tunc Deo servientes & successores suos de Prioratu de May cum pertiu Diocesis Sancti Andreae infra regnum vestrum per cartam suam in liberam puram & perpetuam elemosinam fe●ffasset Ita videlicet quod iidem Mo●achi & successores sui Prioratui praedicto per novem de Commonachis suis Sacerdotibus pro anima praefati Regis David & animabus praedecessorum & successorum suorum Regum Scotiae divina celebrantibus imperpetuum sacerent deserviri & praefati Monachi successoresque sui Prioratum praedictum cum omnibus suis pertin per feoffamentum hujusmodi semper pacifice tenuissent quousque quidam Robertus de Burghgate nuper Abbas Monasterii praedicti Abbatis Prioratum praedictum dissentiente majore & saniore parte Conventus sui Nobisque inconsultis venerabili patri Willielmo Episcopo Sancti Andreae alienavit in nostri praedjudicium et exhaeredationem dicti Monasterii manifestam Cumque iidem procuratores sive attornati ad vestram praesenciam accesserint & vos instanter & pluries requisierint quod ipsos in Jure praedictorum Abbatis & Conventus curaretis audire & super peticione sua quam faciebant de Prioratu pradictorum pertin sibi facere jus & justiciae complementum offerentes se paratos docere de praedicto Jure ipsorum Abbatis & Conventus in forma debita coram vobis vos habito processu diutino super praemissis inter partes memoratas coram vobis praetextu cujusdam appellationis confictae ab audiencia vestra per praefatum Episcopum ad sedem apostolicam interjectae cui minus provide ut dicitur detulistis in ipso negocio ulterius procedere non curantes cisdem procuratoribus sive attornatis audienciam in hac parte contra justiciam denegastis propter quod iidem procuratores seu attornati nomine praedictorum Abbatis & Conventus a juris defectu seu justiciae denegatione a vobis ad nos ut ad superiorem ipsius Regni Scotiae Dominum appellarunt petentes et supplicantes per nos in vestri defectum sibi justitiam exbiberi juxta quod ratione superioritatis dominii quod in eodem regno habemus ad nos dinostitur pertinere Cum igitur justa petentibus non sit denegandus auditus & in exhibenda justitia simus omnibus debitores vos adjornamus quod sitis coràm nobis à die Sancti Martini proximo futuro in 15. dies ubicumque tunc fuerimus in Anglia responsurus praedictis Abbati & Conventui super praemissis & facturus & recepturus quod justum fuerit quem diem cisdem Abbati & Conventui assignavimus coram nobis ad faciendum et recipiendum similiter in eisdem quod justicia suadebit In cujus etc. Teste Rege apud Dunton secundo die Septembris REX etc. Superior Dominus Regni Scotiae Vicecomiti Northumbr salutem Ibidem Fratre Alano de Eston & Magistro Hugone de Saunford Procuratoribus sive Attornatis Religiosorum virorum Abbatis & Conventus Monasterii Rading quod de elemosinis progeniterum nostrorum Regum Angliae & nostris est fundatum exponentibus accepimus quod cum celebris memoriae Dominus David quondam Rex Scotiae Monasterium praedictum & Monachos ibidem tunc Deo servientes & successores suos de Prioratu de May cum pertin etc. verbatim as in the former Writ to pertinere Cum igitur pr●fatum J. Regem Scotiae per literas nostras patentes quas sibi per te vel alios ad hoc sufficientes volumus praesentari adjornemus quod sit coram nobis à die Sancti Martini proximo futuro in 15 dies ubicumque tunc fuerimus in Anglia responsurus praefatis Abbati & Conventui super praemissis & facturus & recepturus quod justum fuerit quem diem eisdem Abbati & Conventui assignavimus coram nobis ad faciendum et recipiendum similiter in eisdem quod justicia suadebit Tibi praecipimus firmiter injungentes quod praedictas litter as nostras in propria persona tua praefato Regi deferas & praesentes sufficienti testimonio tecum adhibito seu per alios ad hoc ydones quod praesentationem earundem literarum cum eidem Regi facta fuerit sufficienter testificari valeant sibi deferri facias ac eciam praesentari Qualiter autem hoc mandatum nostrum fueris executus nobis praedictis die & loco per literas tuas distinctè & apertè certifices Remittens nobis hoc breve Teste ut sapra The like Writs in effect the King as Superior Lord of Scotland issued to the King of Scots and Sheriff of Northumberland upon the complaint of the Bishop of Durham for refusing to do him Justice in his Court for certain Villages belonging to his Bishopric which he there demanded of him in a legal manner REX & Superior Dominus regni Scotiae dilecto & fideli suo J. eadem gratia Rot. Scotiae An. 21 E. 1. nu 36. Regi Scotiae salutem Querelam venerabilis patris A. Dunolmensis Episcopi recepimus continentem quod cum ipse villas de Berewyk & de Hadington cum pertin ut jus Ecclesia Dunelmensis à vobis petivisset & cum magna instantia pluries vobis supplicasset quod ei inde in Curia vestra justiciani fieri faceretis Vos id ei facere denegastis et in justicia super hoc exhibanda totaliter defuistis propter quod idem Episcopus Nobis ut superiori Domino regni Scotiae cum instancia supplicavit ut fibi super hoc in vestri defectum justiciam fieri faciamus Nos igitur qui sumus et esse debemus singulis de potestate et dominio nostro in exhidenda justicia debitores adjornamus vos quod sitis coram nobis in crastino Sancti Johannis Baptistae ubicumque tunc fuerimus in Anglia praefato Episcopo super praemissis responsuri & ulterius facturi & recepturi quod Curia nostra consideraverit in hac parte Et habeatis ibi hoc breve Teste Rege apud Cantuar. 21 die Aprilis Et mandatum est Vicecomiti Northumbr quod praedictas literas in propria persona sua praefato Regi deferat & praesentet sufficienti testimonio secum adhibito seu per alios ad hoc idoncos qui praesentacionem carundem literarum cum eidem Regi facta fuerit sufficienter testificari valeant sibi deferri faciat ac eciam praesentari Et qualiter hoc mandatum Regis fuerit executus Regi praedictis die & loco per literas suas distinctè & apertè certificet Et hoc breve Regiremittat Teste ut supra Thus did King Edward the 1. as Superior Lord of Scotland in that age exercise a Sovereign authority in and over the King Clergy and kingdom of Scotland in causes and inheritances which concerned the Church Clergy or Religious persons * See Placita Parliamentaria An. 21 E. 1. Rylye p. 157 to 166. 148. as well as in secular men's cases notwithstanding any pretences or Appeals to Rome where Justice was delayed or refused to them by the King of Scots whereof there are sundry precedents in the Patent and Plea Rolls of Scotland in this and succeeding years which I pretermit In the Parchment Book and Collection of the Pleas and Petitions in the Parliament of 21 E. 1. in the Tower I find sundry memorable Judgements and Answers given in maintenance of the King's Sovereign Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction against divers encroachments on it The first is upon the petition of John de Waren who by virtue of the King's Charter to him of Lands in Wales claimed the custody of the Temporalties of the Bishopric of St. Asaph within his signory of Bromesfeld during the vacancy * Placita Parl. An. 21 E. 1. nu 5. Ryley p 119. De Com. Waren petente custodiam terrarum de Episcopatu de S. Asaph spectantium infra dominium de B●omesfeld existentium Johannes de Waren Comes Surrey & Sussex supplicavit Domino Regi quod cum idem Dominus Rex terras de Bromesfeld cum omnibus suis pertinentiis eidem Comiti concessisset & dedisset tenend sibi & haredibus suis cum omnibus juribus et libertatibus ad easdem terras pertinentibus adeo libere et quiete sicut Domini terrarum illarum terras illas antequam conquestebant●r per ipsum Regem tenuerunt Et cum Domini illi ante conquestum terrarum illarum omni tempore vacationis Episcopatus de Sancto Asaph custodiam omnium terrarum et tenementorum infra Dominium de Bromesfeld existentium et ad praedictum Episcopatum pertinentium habuerunt et habere consueverunt Et cum sedes dicti Episcopatus jam sit vacans propter quod custodia terrarum et tenement infra Dominium de Bromesfeld existentium et ad Episcopatum praedictum spectantium durante vacatione praedicta ad ipsum Comitem pertinet prout ad alios Dominos de Bromesfeld hactenus pertinuit quod Dominus Rex custodiam earundem terrarum et tenement infra Dominium suum praedictum existentium et ad Episcopatum praedictum spectantium et quae terrae et tenementa per mortem ultimi Episcopi loci praedicti seisita fuerunt in manum Domini Regis sibi velit reddere etc. Ad quam supplicationem per ipsum Dominum Regem et Consilium suum unanimiter est concortatum et responsum Quod custodiae omnium terrarum et tenement ubicunque existentium ad Episcopatus antiquos infra regnum suum existentium tempore vacationis corundem Episcopatuum ad ipsum Dominum Regem ratione Coronae et Dignitatis suae pertinent ut de jure Coronae suae et non ad alium licet terrae aut tenementa aliqua eisdem Episcopatibus pertinentia infra libertatem seu dominium aliorum fuerunt seu extra et licet Domini terrarum de Bromesfeld aliquo tempore vacationis Episcopatus predict custodiam terrarum et tenement ad praedictum Episcopatum pertinentium et infra dominium suum existentium usurpaverunt et attrarerunt temporibus aliquorum Principum Wall super ipsos Principes Dominus Rex nunc per Conquestum suum terras de Bromesfeld simul cum aliis terris et tenement quae Dei aurilio conquestus est in partibus predict et quae Principes Wall tenuerunt reperquisivit et Coronae suae annexit adeo integre et plenary cum omnibus suis juribus et libertatibus sicut terrae et tenementa illa Coronae Angliae annexa fuerunt antequam in manus Principum Wall devenerunt et sicut caetera tenementa in regno ubicunque ad quoscunque Episcopatus pertinentia de eadem Corona tenentur et de jure Coronae et etiam de communi consuetudine regni custodia omnium terrarum et tenement quorumcunque Episcopatuum in regno existentium tempore vacationis eorundem Episcopatuum ad ipsum Dominum Regem et non ad alium in regno pertineat Et licet Dominus Rex concederet & daret praefato Comiti terras de Bromesfeld cum omnibus suis pertinentiis non tamen per hoc intelligendum est quod Dominus Rex dedit ei libertates et jura ad Coronam et Dignitatem suam pertinentia et quae de Corona non poterunt seperari veluti custodiam Episcopatuum seu terr et tenement ad Episcopatum pertinentium Et similiter quia Comiti Glouc. & aliis clamantibus nuper custodiam quarundam t●rrarum ad Episcopatum Landaff existentium & infra Dominium suum existentium tempore vacationis ejusdem Episcopatus adse pertinere de communi consilio responsum fuit Quod in custodia Episcopatuum tempore vacationis eorund●m seu terrarum et tenement aliquorum ad eosdem Episcopatus pertinentium licet infra Dominium suum oxtiterint nichil clamare potuerunt propter privil●gium Regium et Coronae dignitatem ad quam specialiter pertinet Episcopatuum vacantium custodia dictum est praefato Comiti Waren quod ad istam s●am Petitionem nichil sibi fiet plus quam aliis fiebat quia de similibus simile est judicium An observable Judgement in ratification of the King's Prerogative over all Bishoprics both in Wales and England during their vacancies incommunicable to any Subjects The second Judgement is that upon the Petition of the Earl of Gloucester * Placita Parl. An. 21 E. ● nu 10. Ryley p 128. De Petitione Com. sheref de Custodia quorundam Maneriorum de Episcopatus Meneven habonda Humfridus de Bohun Comes Heref. & Essex supplicavit Domino Regi quod cum bonae memoriae Thomas Episcopus Menevensis ultimo defunctus quadam Maneria de eodem Comite & infra libertatem suam de Breghenough tempore suo teneret quorum custodia ad ipsum Comitem durante vacatione sedis Episcopatus praedicti ratione tenurae predict infra Dominium suum pertineat & quorum custodiam Ballivi ipsius Domini Regis in partibus illis in manum suam seisiverunt & tenent in exhaeredationem ipsius Comitis quod Dominus Rex custodiam eorundem Maneriorum sibi reddere velit Propter quod Dominus Rex habito super hoc tractatu diligenti cum Consilio suo per testimonium fidedignorum tàm de Consilio suo quam aliorum intellexit quod predict Episcopus dum vixit omnino deadvocavit tam Maneria quae sunt de Episcopatu predict infra predict libertatem quam alibi ub●cunque de alio quocunque tenere praeterquam de Domino Rege et haeredibus suis ut de Corona Et si Dominus Rex custodiam Maneriorum illorum quae sunt infra libertatem predict Comitis predict ei modo liberaret sic Ecclesiam praedictam quam idem Dominus Rex sede vacante in omnibus tenetur conservare illaesam et jura et libertates suas contra quoscunque defendere in servitutem redigeret maxim cum praefatus Episcopus dum vixit Maneria illa de eodem Comite tenere deadvocavit Et similiter cum custodia Episcopatuum Maneriorum et terrarum et aliorum quorumcunque ad Episcopatus spectantium ut de jure Coronae et ratione Praerogativae et Dignitatis suae ad ipsum Dominum Regem et non ad alium pertineat Concordatum est quod predict Comes quoad istam suam supplicationem nichil capiat etc. The third is the sentence given against the Bishop of London who presuming in the presence of the Justices of the King's Forest and other Nobles at Chelmesford in Essex to excommunicate John de P●ulesdon and those who kept company with him andto take away a Writing under the Seal of the Official of the Archbishop of Ca●terbury then produced by him in open Court to justify himself and declare the Bishop's sentence void who refused to restore it to him though frequently required to the manifest contempt of the King and his said Court was thus petitioned and proceeded against for this misdemeanour in the same Parliament * Placita Parl. An. 21 E. 1. nu 6. Ryley p. 120 121. Querela J. de Peulesdon versus Episcopum London Magister Johannes de Peulesdon queritur Domino Regi de hoc quoth cum ipse nuper primo die Itineris Rogeri Extranei & soc suorum Justice Domini Regis de Foresta apud Cheelmenford in Com. Essex in pace Domini Regis venisset & coram eisdem Justice se inter alios fideles Domini Regis optulisset Richardus de Graneshed Episcopus London ibidem in praesentia eorundem justic et aliorum Magnatum ad communem summonitionem ejusdem Itineris praesentium publice denunciavit ipsum Johannem una cum secum communicantibus excommunicari propter quod idem Johannes quandam literam sigi●●o Offic. Cur. Cant. signatam quam penes se habuit in plena Curia Regis ibidem porrexit capitali Clerico justice predict legendam ad famam et statum suum clarificand et ostendend Curiae et fidelibus Domini Regis ibidem existentibus quod sententia praedicti Episcopi ipsum in nullo ligavit quam quidem literam praefatus Episcopus statim de manu praedicti capitalis Clerici cepit et asportavit contra voluntatem ipsius Johannis licet saepius per ipsum Johannem ex parte Domini Regis inhibitum fuisset ne praedicto Episcopo litera praedicta liberaretur et etiam contra voluntatem praedicti capitalis Clerici cum idem Clericus ipsum Episcopum saepius rogavit quod praedictam literam ei tradere et rehabere faceret in contemptum Domini Regis et Curiae suae predict manifestum et etiam ad dampnum ipsius Johannis non modicum et gravamen etc. Et praedictus Episcopus venit & defendit quicquid est in contemptum Domini Regis et Curiae suae predict Et bene cognoscit quod praedictus Johannes predict die in praesentia Justice predict quandam literam porrexit & tradidit capitali Clerico Justice legendam sed dicit quod litera illa lecta non fuit Immo ipse incontinenti postquam litera illa in manum dicti Clerici devenit cepit literam illam penes se Et quia inspecta litera illa eadem litera sibi ipsi per Offic. Cantuar. dirigebatur ad quaedam Officium suum tangentia exequenda idem Episcopus literam illam penes se retinuit et adhuc retinet Et profert eandem literam in pleno Consilio Qua lecta & audita  patet quod eadem litera ipsi Episcopo tirigebatur per Offic. Cur. Cantuar. unde dicit quod eo quod litera illa ipsum tangebat intellexit quod absque contemptu Domino Regi seu injuria aliqua alicui alio facienda bene potuit eam penes se retinere Et super hoc idem Episcopus quaesitus Vtrum praedicta litera in praefata Curia Domini Regis per praedictum Johannem porrecta fuit praefato Clerico legenda ad famam et statum ipsius Johannis clarificandam an si tradita eidem Episcopo per praefatum Johannem Clericum ut idem Episcopus literam illam executioni demandaret Dicit quod porrecta fuit praefato Clerico Justice legenda & quod ipse de manu ipsius Clerici eandem literam coepit Quaesitus etiam si praedictus Clericus Justice vel etiam si praefatus Magister Johannes aliquo tempore postea ipsum Episcopum rogarunt quod literam praedictam sibi liberaret & rehabere faceret Dicit revera quod bene intendit quod de hoc & per Clericum Justice & per praedictum Magistrum Johannem rogatus fuit Et quia dictus Episcopus expresse cognoscit quod praedicta litera in plena Curia Domini Regis coram praefatis justic por●ecta fuit et Clerico eorundem justic ad legendum tradita et idem Episcopus literam illam antequam lecta fuit de manu praedicti Elerici cepit et secum asportavit et hucusque detinuit nec idem Episcopus dedicere potest quin litera illa porrecta fuit legenda ad famam et statum praedicti Magistri Johannis clarificandam et non ut idem Episcopus ratione illius literae sic porrectae aliquid quod ad officium suum pertinuit tunc exequeretur Et etiam quia idem Episcopus similiter cognovit quod praedictam literam detinuit postquam per praefatos Clericos ab eo petitum fuit quod illam eis liberaret et rehabere faceret Et hoc manifestius patet per hoc quod literam illam hic secum detulit Et sic contemptum expresse fecit Domino Regi et Curiae suae predict tam in hoc quod literam predict de manu Clerici justic predict cepit antequam legeretur contra voluntatem predict Magistri Johannis illam liberantis qualitercunque ipsi Episcopo dirigeretur cum non fuit porrecta ibidem ad officium ipsius Episcopi erer●endum quam in hoc quod literam illam detinuit postquam petitum fuit ab eodem per Clericum justic a quo illam in plena Curia cepit quod illam ei restituerit Consideratum est quod praedictus Episcopus remaneat pro transgressione predict ad voluntatem Domini Regis puniendus Et Dominus Rex penes se ipsum poenam illam retinet infligendam Et similiter Dominus Rex vult et praecipit quod praedicta litera praedicto Magistro Johanni liberetur Et quod quicquid per praedictum Episcopum aut suos in dampnum et praejudicium praedicti Magistri Johannis factum fuerit aut attemptatum contra tenorem literae predict in aliquo a tempore quo eadem litera in manu praedicti Episcopi ut praedictum est devenit in quo praedicta litera eidem Johanni prodesse potuit aut valuisse si litera illa penes ipsum Johannem remansisset omnino adnulletur Et hoc per Dominum Regem eidem Episcopo dictum est etc. Postea Dominus Rex ad Parliamentum suum post festum Sancti Michaelis eodem anno ipsi Episcopo predict transgress de gratia sua speciali totaliter remisit Ideo ipse inde quietus & habeat literam acquietanciae By this it is apparent how contemptuous this Bishop in that age was to the King his Temporal Courts and Judges and how insolent oppressive vexatious to the King's people The fourth is this memorable case upon the Petition of Richard de Gloncester for violating the privilege of the King's Palace Court by serving a Bishop's citation on him therein against the privilege and dignity of his Crown etc. * Plac. Parl. An. 21 E. 1. nu 9 See Ryley p. 126 127. Richardus de Gloucestr Persona Ecclesiae de Chepingnorton qui sequitur pro Rege queritur Domino Regi de hoc quod cum nulli liceat praeterquam Senescallo et marshal dicti Domini Regis aliquem in Palatio seu in Hospitio Domini Regis summonire vel attachiare ad respondend alicui de Placito aliquo & idem Richardus ad Curiam Domini Regis nup●r accessisset ad remedium sibi impetrandum super quadam enormi transgressione sibi facta per Magistrum Willielmum de Chirington Clericum de Canc. ipsius Domini Regis & alios Ministros Domini Regis praedictus Magister Willielmus die Jovis prox post festum Translationis beati Thomae Martyris prox praeteritum apud Cantuar. infra Hospitium Domini Regis ibidem viz. in Capitulo Prioratus Sanctae Trinitatis eidem Richardo quandam literam citatoriam in praesentia plurimorum fidedignorum de Consilio Domini Regis ibidem tunc existentium porrexit et ipsum citavit quod compareret certis die et loco coram Offic. de Arcubus London ad respondend super quibusdam in eadem litera contentis in contemptum Domini Regis mille Marcarum et contra privilegium et dignitatem Coronae suae etc. Cum in praesentia Regis omnes fideles sui et de pace sua existentes debeant pace gaudere etc. Et Magister Willielmus venit & defendit quicquid est in Contemptum Domini Regis et contra privilegium et dignitatem Coronae suae Et benè cognoscit quod ipse praedicto die et Anno et loco quandam literam per Offic. predict praedicto Richardo directam detulit et ei liberabit sed quod hoc in contemptum Domini Regis non fecit nec aliquid facere intellexit quod in aliquo cedere posset contra privilegium et dignitatem Coronae paratus est se acquietare qualitercunque Domino Regi placuerit Supplicat etiam Domino Regi quod ad hoc si placet habere velit respectum Quod praedictus Richardus non est de Consilio de Familia aut Hospitio Domini Regis per quod tali privilegio gaudere posset licet in Hospitio Domini Regis fuisset ut extraneus nec per ipsum Regem aut aliquem de suis vocatus Et etiam ad hoc quod praed Offic. est Minister predict Ecclesiae Sanctae Trin. et de Ecclesia illa omnem suam habet authoritatem nec praed Magister Willielmus intendit quod fuit intentionis Domini Regis quod libertas Ecclesiae praedictae in aliquo minueretur per ejus praesentiam Per quod videtur ipsi Magistro Willielmo quod licet aliqua citatio praed Richardo aut alii facta fuisset in praedicta Ecclesia bene et licite posset fieri cum Ecclesia illa potius libertate sua in se ips●m gaudere debeat quam in locis remotioribus Postea per transcriptum praedictae literae quam praedictus Magister Willielmus detulit praed Richardo manifestè patet quod quam cito idem Richardus literam illam admi sisset quod incontinenti citaretur Et quia praedictus Magister Willielmus cognovit quod praedictam literam tradidit praedicto Richardo predict die et loco et infra hospitium Domini Regis dictum est eidem Magistro W●llielmo quod non recedat a Curia priusquam Dominus Rex super hoc sivi dixerit boluntatem suam By which Case compared with that of the Prior of Trinity and Bogo de Clare a Here p. 405 406. forecited it is apparent First that the serving of any Bishops or Officials citation on any person though not of the King's Household who resorts to the King's Court to complain of injuries and desire justice not only in his own Royal palace but wherever he resides in person with his Court is an high contempt and offence against the King's Crown and Dignity even when and where there is no Parliament sitting as there was none at this time and place as well as when and where a Parliament sits Secondly That Sir b 4 Instit. p. 24. Edward Cook and Mr. c Manner of holding Parliaments p. 144 145. Elsing were much mistaken in the Case of the Prior of Trinity and Bogo de Clare in asserting that they were fined and sent to the Tower for breach of the Privilege of Parliament by serving a Citation on the Earl of Cornwall when as their fine and imprisonment as appears by that Record and is more fully evidenced by this was only for their contempt against the King in serving a Citation within his Royal Palace where no man ought to be cited nor arrested for any cause by any Officer but only by the King's Steward or Martial as I have d The fourth Part of a Brief Register etc. p. 819 to 828. 1189 to 1190. elsewhere largely evidenced The Fifth and most memorable case in this Parliament is that of John de R●man Archbishop of York for his high misdemeanour and usurpation upon the ●ings Crown and Dignity in presuming the * See here p. 456 457 Placita Parl. An. 21 E 1. nu 17 18. Ryley p. 135 etc. year before to excommunicate Anthony B●k Bishop of Durham whiles attending on the King's person and service in the Northern parts for his and his Servants imprisoning two of his Clerks for bringing a Citation to summon the Bishop to appear before him and refusing to release them upon his Monitions and Interdicts for which he was after long debate and consideration adjudged to be imprisoned and forced to pay a Fine of 3000. Marks to the King as this Record informs us Johannes Archiepiscopus Eborum attachiatus fuit ad respondendum Domino De Archiep. Eborum de eo quod excommunica●i fecit Episcopum Dunelm pro eo quod Ballivi sui ceperant quosdam nuntios ipsius Archiepiscopi & imprisonaverant apud Dunelm Regi de placito quare cum placita de imprisonamento et aliis transgressionibus in regno Regis contra pacem Regis factis ad Regem et Coronam et Dignitatem suam specialiter pertineant Idem Archiepiscopus per Johannem Priorem de Bolton in Cravene Commissarium suum in venerabilem patrem Antonium Episcopum Dunelm dum nuper in partibus Borealibus in obsequis Regis juxta latus suum per praeceptum ipsius Regis sub protectione sua extitit pro eo quod Ballivi ejusdem Episcopi Willielmum de Wrleton & Johannem Romayne apud Dunolm inventos ceperunt et imprisonaverunt Excommunicationis Sententiam in Regis Contemptum et Coronae et Dignitatis suae laesionem et contra reverentiam Regi in hac parte debitam fecit fulminari et Sententiam illam executioni demandari sicut ex relatu plurimorum fidedignorum accepit Rex Propter quod idem Rex tantum contemptum et tantam irreverentiam sibi illata transire impunita sustinere non valens maxim cum tam ipse Rex quam praedictus Episcopus quantum in ipso fuit praefatis Willielmo et Johanni de Imprisonamento praedicto celeris justitiae complementum juxta regni consuetudinem semper fuerunt parati exhibere etc. Et unde Dominus Rex per Richardum de Bretenil qui sequitur pro eo dicit Quod praedictus Archiepiscopus die Mercurii prox ante festum S. Jacobi Apostoli anno vicesimo apud Derlington & die Jovis & die Dominica sequentibus apud Alverton et in pluribus aliis locis Diocaesis suae per praedictum Johannem Priorem de Bolton Sententiam Excommunicationis in dictum Antonium Episcopum nuper in partibus Borealibus in obsequio Regis juxta latus suum per praeceptum ipsius Regis et sub protectione sua existentem pro eo quod Ballivi ejusdem Episcopi Willielmum de Wrleton & Johannem Romayn apud Dunelme inventos ceperunt et imprisonaverunt fecerit fulminari et sententiam illam executioni demandari in Regis Contemptum et Regiae Dignitatis laesionem et contra reverentiam Regi in hac parte debitam in despectum ipsius Regis 20. Mill. librarum Et hoc offert verificare pro Domino Rege etc. Et Archiepiscopus venit & defendit omnem Contemptum & totum etc. Et dicit quod ipse nichil fecit in contemptum Regis nec contra dignitat●m suam nec fuit intentionis suae aliquid facere sive attemptare contra Regiam jurisdictionem Et dicit quod de sententia a Canone lata et per ipsum declarata in Curia Domini Regis non debet respondere Set tamen salva libertate Ecclesiae suae ob reverentiam Domini Regis vult plane factum suum et veritatem facti illius declarare & non uti exceptionibus neque cavillationibus Dicit enim quod praedictus Episcopus est Suffraganeus et subjectus suus et tenetur obedire mandatis suis Canonici et quod pro eo quod ei obtemperare noluit ut debuit in Canonicis mandatis missed Clericos suos viz. praedictos Willielmum & Johannem ad citandum praedictum Episcopum comparend coram eo ad certos diem et locum inde responsurus Qui quidem Clerici capti fuerunt & detenti apud Dunelm per ipsum Episcopum & Ministros suos Ita quod mandatum ipsius Archiepiscopi cononicum non fuit executum Propter quod praedictus Archiepiscopus ut Pater filio et Superior subjecto et ut ille qui juxta Officii debitum ad correctionem animae debet operari ad salutem animae tantum et non ad poenam pecuniariam sive aliam monuit praedictum Episcopum quod hujusmodi Clericos canonica mandata deferentes liberatet et pristinae libertati restitueret vel causam ei significaret quare hoc facere non de●eret Qui q●id●m Episcopus ill●s nec deliberavit nec causam significare curavit Propter quod praedictus Archiepiscopus ipsum iterato monuit ut praedicta faceret sub poena suspensionis Et praedictus Episcopus iterato inobediens hujusmodi facere omnino recusavit inobedientiam suam multiplicando Et praedictus Archiepiscopus tertio monuit praedictum Episcopum ut sibi in praedictis mandatis Canonicis obediret sub poena declarationis Sententiae in eum a Canone latae propter hujusmodi manifestam Ecclesiasticae libertatis laesionem et inobedientiam Et praedictus Episcopus animo indurato tertio mandatis Archiepiscopi Canonicis non obtempera●it propter quod incidit in sententiam a Canone latam et ipse Archiepiscopus secundum quod officio suo incubuit non in praejudicium Regiae jurisdictionis Privilegii sive Dignitatis declarationem praedictae sententiae debito modo sub teno●● sequenti pronunciari praecepit etc. * See Claus 20 E. 1. dors 2 Brevia Regis An 20 E. 1. and Here. p. 456 457. Johannes permissione divina Eborum Archiepiscopus Angliae Primas dilecto in Christo filio Priori de Bolton salutem gratiam & Benedictionem Cum dudum venerabilem fratrem Dominum A. Dunelm Episcopum Suffraganeum nostrum primò sufficienter & legitimè monuerimus ac moneri fecerimus quod Johann●m de Amelia auctoritate Apostolica Notorium publicum & Willielmum de Worleton dictum de * Pykering Pyk Clericos nostros quos ad suam praesentiam quam in Ecclesia Dunelm juxta sita Canonum reperiri credimus cum nostris & Officialis nostri literis Mandata Canonica continentibus destinaverimus quousque Johannes de † Maydenston Madeston Constabularius Dunelm & sui Complices ceperant & fecerant carcerali custodiae mancipari ipso Episcopo hoc mandante vel quod suo nomine factum fuerat ex post facto ratum habente liberaret & liberare faceret ac restitui pristinae libertati dictis Clericis super violentia nobis Ecclesiaeque nostrae Eborum de injuria & contemptu commissis pro facto hujusmodi satisfaceret competenter Set dicto Episcopo monitis hujusmodi parere & ea facere negligent seu penitus non curante debitae obedie●●iae & salutis suae propria ●usquam memor eidem Episcopo per nostras alias Literas sub poena sententiae suspensionis ab ingressu Ecclesiae quam in cum in scriptis protulimus si mandatis nostris omiserit obedire ut dictos Clericos nostros quos in carcere suo in Castro Dunelm captivos notoriè detinebat liberaret & permitteret illaesos abire Eisque nobis & Ecclesiae nostrae predict pro commisso hujusmodi satisfaceret competenter & satisfieri procuraret Ac ipse Episcopus commissam inobedientiam multiplicaris & velut Aspi● à voce incantantium a●res suas opturans mandata sibi legitimè destinata obandiens dictos Clericos non liberavit set captivos detinuit sicut prius Propter quod t●rtiò eidem Episcopo nostril dedimus literis in mandatis quod sub poena Sententia Excommunicationis quam in scriptis in personam ipsius protulimus Justitia exigente si mandatis nostris ultra contemptibiliter duxerit resistendum quod saepedictos Clericos de Captivitate hujusmodi liberaret eosque liberè abire permitteret eisdem nobis & Ecclesiae nostrae quos notoriè contra Deum & just●tiam ●c debitam obedientiam & anima ipsius salutem constiterit offendisse juxta juris exigentiam satisfaceret competenter Verum dictus Episcopus ut videt●r à fide recedens quae debita obedientia roboratur cum non nisi per inobedientiam scisma in Dei Ecclesia generetur ac testante beato Gr●go●io sola obedientia est qu● fidei meritum possidet sine qua quisquis infidelis convincitur e●●amsi fidelis esse videatur mandatis nostris obedire contemptibiliter vilipenden● memoratos Clericos infra terminum ad liberand sibi per nos juxta qualitatem negotii legitimè deputatum nullatenus liberavit set in Cleri opprobrium toti●s Ecclesiastica d●sciplin● contemptum dictorum Clericorum nostri & Ecclesi● nostrae praejudicium & gravamen eisdem post mandata nostra totiens ut praedicitur multiplicata captivos sic●t prius carceri det●●●it diutius mancipat●s licet per remedium Curiae secularis secundum Legem r●g●● non alicujus nostri authoritate mandati cos denuo deliberasset Propter quae non est dubium Episcopum antedictum in dictas Suspensionis & Excommuni ationis sententias ut pramittitur rite latas merito incidisse Et quia nichil obedientia prodesset humilibus si contumacia contumacibus non obesset Nos volentes per C●nsuram Ecclesiasticam ac ipsius executioni quae ab omnibus Catholicis est timenda ipsius Episcopi culpis exigentibus pariter & offensis legitimè procedere contra eum ut c●teris devotis Ecclesia filiis innotescat dampnabilis status ejus ●e sua communicatione pestifera grex ulterius inficiatur Dominic●● utque quem Dei timor à malo non revocat hunc saltem cohibeat cohercio Ecclesiastica disciplinae & rubore confusus ad satisfactionem veniae & debitam obedientiam compellatur Vobis auctoritate nostra committimus ut contra memoratum Episcopum ad declarationem sententiarum predict ac executionem ac puplicationem earum sic debito procedatis quod vestram debeamus industriam merito commendare Denunciationes & puplicationes per vos vel per alium deputand à vobis in Ecclesiis de Alverton & Derlington ac aliis loci● solempnibus nostrae provinciae quibus competentins poterit is Episconum antedictum in dictas Suspensionis et Excommunicationis sententias incidisse eteas ut praemittitur incurrisse Ad quam executionem faciend & omnia & singula ipsam contingentia secundum quod de jure fuerit faciend ac ●ciam procedend vobis plenam committimus potestatem Et qualiter etc. Vnde sicut praedictus Archiepiscopus per nuntios suos Clericos & ministros Ecclesiae mandata sua licita & ca●●nica praedicto Episcopo tanquam S●ffraganeo & subjecto suo destinavit Ac idem Episcopus salutis sua immemor in obediendo eidem Archiepiscopo ut Superiori et mandata sua canonica contempnendo Nuncios Clericos et Ministros ipsius Archiepiscopo et Ecclesiae suae praedictae arrestari fecit et incarcerari Et super hujusmodi inobedientia Contemptu & transgress pluries per ipsum Archiepiscopum esset amonitus ut per Superiorem suum qui curam habuit et cujus interfuit subditi sui hujusmodi delicta corrigere et castigando emendare ut praedictos inobedientiam contemptum et transgressionem faceret emendare vel causam facti sui ei significaret Qui quidem Episcopus nec emendas inde facere curavit nec causam facti sui significare videbatur eidem Archiepiscopo quod contra ipsum tanquam contra subditum suum contumacem inobedientem Transgressorem et Mandatorum suorum canonicorum contemptorem fine Regis offensa debite potuit et debuit procedere in forma praedicta Et quoad h●c quod ●i imponitur quod fulminari praecepit sententiam in praedictum Episcopum dum ●uit in servitio Regis per praeceptum suum juxta latus suum et sub protectione sua Dicit quod in hoc in nullo deliquit eo quod ●o tempore quo sententia lata fuit fuit ipse Archiepiscopus in partibus transmarinis Nec continetur in mandato suo quod praedictus Prior hujusmodi sontentias & denuntiationes pronunciaret nisi in loci & debitis in quibus competentius illas fa●●re potnit sine offensa juris sive Regis privilegio Et videtur quod ei imputari non debet predict Prior sines Mandati sui excessit unde dicit quod per praemissa perpendi potest quod non puplicavit sententiam in ipsum Episcopum pro eo quod ●allivi praedicti Episcopi ceperunt et detinuerunt praedictos Clericos sicut Breve Domini Regis requisite Immo prepter inobedientiam ipstus Episcopi manifestam Et consideratis pramissis & ponderatis juxta intentionem suam & effici● sui debitum in forma predicta supplicavit Domino Regi quod ei et Ecclesiae suae praedictae fiat justicia cum favore et gratia in hac parte etc. Et Richardus de Bretenill qui sequitur pro Rege dicit Quod pradictus Episcopus Dunelm habet d●●s status viz. Statum Episcopi quoad Spiritualia & Statum Com. Palatii quoadten suatemporalia Et dicit quod licet praedictus Archiepiscopus ei pracipere possit & Canonica mandata sua sibi transmittere in hiis quae ad Ecclesiam suam pertinent et Inobedientias' et Peccata Subditorum suorum corrigere et emendare Et idem Episcopus huju●●odi praeceptis suis et mandatis teneatur ut Superiori suo obedire et ●rout praedictus Archiepiscopus dicit Tame● quantum ad ea quae ad feoda Temporaliae quae de Domino Rege tenet spectant et in quibus transgr quaecunque factae ad ipsum Regem sive ad Episcopum praedictum nomine Regio pertinent audire et emend●re praedictus Archiepiscopus ratione officii sui Spiritualis nul'am habet seu habere potest jurisoictionem unde desicut praedictus Archiepiscopus cognavit quod Laici Ministri ipsius Episcopi qui Temporalium rerum et ten suorum habuerunt administrationem praedictos Elericos ceperunt et in Castro ipsius Episcopi imprisonaverunt Cujusmodi imprisonamenti cognitio ad Dominum Regem ratione dignitatis Regiae et non ad alium nisi ex Regia concessione mere pertinet Ac idem Archiepiscopus ipsos sic incarceratos per Censuram Ecclesiasticam liberare et de injuriis et trangressionibus factis eisdem emendas fieri praecepit maxim cu● hujusmodi imprisonati suum habent recuperare in Curia Regis et habere debent ibi et non alibi de injuriis & dampnis quae sustinuerunt pro injusto Imprisonamento unusquisque pro se eo quod hujusmodi delicta sunt personalia tam in personis delinguentibus quam in personis injuriam patientibus nec etiam dedicere potest quin praedictus Prior Commissarius suus in praedictum Episcopum sub protectione Regis juxta latus suum de praecepto Regis in servitio suo existentem in Contemptum Regis et contra Coronam et dignitatem Regiam ut praed est sententiam fulminavit etc. pro eo quod praedictus Episcopus praedictos etc. sic incarceratos per Laicos Mimstros su●s in ten temporali deliberare et dampna eisdem de Imprisonamento praedicto satisfacere noluit et sic in hiis quae ad Coronam et dignitatem Regiam pertinent tanquam judex temporalis jurisdictionem quam non habuit nec habet exercuit petit judicium de cognition ipsius Archiepiscopi Dies datus est praedicto Archiepiscopo & Richardo de Bretenil qui sequitur pro Rege à die Paschae in Tres Septimanas coram Domino Rege ubicunque etc. Postea à die Paschae in Tres Septimanas venit praedictus Archiepiscopus coram Reg● et ejus Consilio Et idem Archiepiscopus quaesitus Si quid plus velit dicere vel aliud dicere sciat quam prius dixit Dicit quod praedictus Episcopus Dunelm duplicem Statum habet unum viz. Temporalem quoad Baroniam quam tenet de Rege & alium Spiritualem de quo ei tenetur in obedientia Et dicit quod ratione Temporalitatis non debet ei minus obedire in Spiritualibus Et quia praedicti Clerici sui capti fuerunt & imprisonatis per Ministros ipsius Episcopi quos miserit tantummodo ad mandata canonica deferenda ac idem Episcopus contemptuosè mandatis suis Canonicis disobediendo ad monitionem suam eosdem Clericos deliberare non curavit videbatur ei quod sententiam in quam à Canone incidit ex hoc facto in ipsum declarare potuit & similiter promulgare Quasitus si prisona illa in qua Clerici illi detinebantur sit pri●ona pertinens ad B●roniam ipsius Episcopi an ad Spiritualitatem Et si imorisonati quicunque & in prisona illa detenti deliberari debent & consueverunt per Ministros ipsius Episcopi secundum legem & consuetudinem Regni Dicit quod non potest dedicere quin infra Castrum quod est de Baronia sit Prisona illa & quod ibidem fuerunt imprisonatis Et quod quicunque ibidem imprisonati deliberari debent & confueverunt per Laicos Ministros ipsius Episcopi secundum Legem & Consuetudinem Regni Quaesitus etiam si prisona illa tempore vacationis Dunelm sit in custodia Domini Regis sive in custodia Custodis Spiritualitatis Dicit Quod in Custodia Regis set semper ut dicit quod quacumque prisona detinebantur ex quo Clerici sui fuerunt & Canonica mandata deferentes ut praedictum est & per ministros sui Suffraganei capti videbatur ei quod ad mandatum suum debuit eos deliberasse Et hoc ad ipsum pertinuit eidem Suffraganeo suo demandare ratione obedientiae sibi debitae Et quia praedictus Archiepiscopus in propria persona sua manifestè cognoscit quod Episcopus Dunelm duplicem habet Statum scilicet Spiritualem & Temporalem Et quod ad Statum illum Temporalem Incarcerationes & Imprisonamenta per Ministros ejusdem Episcopi pertinent facienda & etiam deliberationes prisonum quorumcunque ad Ministros ejusdem Episcopiratione Temporalitatis ejusdem s●cundum legem & consu●●udi●●m Regni Et quod Prisona in quae detinebantur est infra Castrum quod est pertintus ad Baroniam in qua quidem Prisona praedicti prisones detinebantur Et hoc idem Archiepiscopus or● propria sufficienter fatetur dicendo quod tempore vacationis prisona illa ratione Baroniae & temporalitatis praedicta est & esse debet in custodia Regis & none in custodia Custodis Spiritualitatis Et similiter in Litera praedicti Archiepiscopi quam cognovit & advocavit express continetur Quod praedicti Prisones capti fuerunt per Constabularium & La●cos Ministros ipsius Episcopi Custodes praedictae Prisonae & in absentia ipsius Episcopi & ex praemissis clarè sequitur quod idem Archiepiscopus per literas suas quas per vices diversas praefato Episcopo mandavit qualitercunque illas modo nititur roborare ratione alicujus obedientiae Spiritualis intendebat artare ipsum Episcopum ad deliverandum praedictos prisons null● respectu habit● ad personas eorum per quos capti fuerunt maxim cum essent Laici et Ministri Temporalitatis vel ex qualicunque causa capti suerunt aut in cujusmodi prisona detinebantur vel ad quem deliberatio eorum pertinebat Quae quidem deliberatio ad Dominum Regem ratione dignitatis Regiae sive illis quibus per Regiam dignitatem talis libertas concessa est tantummodo pertinet secundum legem et consuetudinem regni et non ad alium ratione alicujus Spiritualitatis * Nota. Videtur Domino Regi in pleno Parliamento suo predict Com. Baron justice et similiter toti Consilio ipsius Domini Regis quod praedictus Archiepiscopus quantum in ipso suit nitebatur occupare et usurpare super Coronam Regiam et Dignitatem in casu isto deliberationis imprisonatorum contra legem et consuetudinem regni et contra fidem in qua idem Archiepiscopus Domino Regi et Coronae suae astringitur ad exhaeredationem Domini Regis et haeredum suorum manifestam Propter quod per Com. Baron justice et omnes alios de Consilio ipsius Domini Regis unanimiter concordatum est quod praedictus Archiepiscopus committatur prisonae pro offensa et transgressione praedictis Et super hoc ante judicium Nota. pronunciatum licet unanimiter de Consilio predict Magnatum et aliorum concordatum fuisset tenend in hoc casu et similiter in casibus consimilibus imperpetuum praedictus Archiepiscopus Magnates et alios de Consilio ipsius Domini Regis rogavit quod pro eo Dominum Regem requirerent ut ante pronunciationem Judicii ipsum ad gratiam suam admitteret & voluntatem suam Et Dominus Rex ad instantiam eorundem Magnatum de gratia sua speciali hoc idem ipsi Archiepiscopo concessit Et idem Archiepiscopus humiliter supplicat quod possit de omnibus praemissis alto et basso voluntati Domini Regis se submittere Et Dominus Rex ad instantiam predict Magnatum admittit ipsum juxta petitionem suam ad voluntatem etc. Et dictum est eidem Archiepiscopo sub gravi forisfactura quod non recedat à Parliamento isto donec super praemissis Domini Regis andierit voluntatem etc. Postea venit predict Archiepiscopus et fecit Finem cum Domino Rege pro transgressione predict pro quatuor millibus Marcarum per Scriptum suum obligatorium in haec verba Noverint universi quod nos Johannes permissione Divina Eborum Archiepiscopus Angliae Primas tenemur Serenissimo Principi Domino Edwardo Dei gratia Regi Angliae illustri Domino Hiberniae & Duci Aquitaniae in quatuor millibus Marcarum de quibus coram ipso Domino Rege ad Placita sua in Rotulis suis ibidem & etiam in Scaccario ipsius Domini Regis fit mentio solvendarum eidem pro suo beneplacito voluntatis Ad quarum solutionem faciend obligamus nos et omnia bona nostra per quae distringamur prout Domino Regi placuerit ad eandem Ad quod faciendum hos fide jussores invenimus viz. venerabilem fratrem nostrum Dominum J. Karl Episcopum Magistros Henr. Decanum Eborum Willielmum Archidiaconum Eborum Johannem Archid. Estrithing & Willielmum Archid. Not. In cujus rei testimonium sigillum nostrum unà cum sigillis predict Fidejussorum nostrorum praesentibus est appensum Dat. apud Westm die Mercurii prox ante festum Pentecost Anno gratiae 1293 etc. In which memorable Case and Judgement we may observe First the Bishop of Durhams and his Officers high contempts of the Archbishop's Citations Admonitions Suspensions Excommunications and of the privilege of his Clerks whom they apprehended and detained in prison notwithstanding their Orders for endeavouring to serve a Citation on the Bishop 2ly The Archbishop's high offence against the King's Crown and Dignity in presuming to enforce the Bishop and them to release his imprisoned Clerks by his own Ecclesiastical Censures of Interdict & Excommunication not by the King's process and authority according to the Law and Custom of the Realm 3ly The Archbishop's justification of this his usurpation to the uttermost and his demurrer to the Kings and Parliaments Jurisdiction to question or judge him for it 4ly That for any Archbishop or Prelate to excommunicate any person in the King's service or attending on his royal person by his command and under his protection or any other for Temporal affairs is a very high contempt offence against and usurpation upon the King his Crown and Dignity tending to the Kings and his heirs disinheritting by the unanimous resolution of the King and of all his Nobles Barons Judges Council in this Parliament which they adjudged to be punished not only the● but in all succeeding ages by imprisonment of the persons of such Archbishops Bishops and others who should be found guilty thereof and also by great fines and ransoms to the King 5ly That this Archbishop was then adjudged to be committed Prisoner to the Tower notwithstanding his P●ll and enforced to enter into a Recognisance with Sureties to pay a fine of 4000 marks to the King notwithstanding his insisting on his Archiepiscopal Privileges and the Nobles mediation on his behalf a great sum in that age the King's Solicitor declaring his Majesty was damnified thereby no lesle than 20000 pounds which he must have paid had not his submission and the Lords mediation prevented the penalties of the Judgement against him The sixth and seventh are these two Judgements given against the Prior of Bridlington and this Archbishop of York in the same Parliament who was ordered to appear before the King and his Council to answer his fraud and offence against his Oath and Allegiance to the King for buying a debt of 300 l. owing by the Prior and Covent of Bridlington by bond to an exiled Jew of York confiscated to the King by the common banishment of the Jews out of England after his exile at Paris in his return from Rome and enforcing this Prior by his Order in his Visitation of the Monastery to pay the 300 l. to one of his own Valets as the Jews Attorney for which misdemeanours both the Prior and Archbishop had Judgement given against them by the King and his Council as these Records inform us * Placita Parl. An. 21 E. 1. nu 13. Ryley p. 131 132. De Priore de Bridlington Prior de Bridlington allocutus coram ipso Domino Rege et ejus Consilio de hoc quod cum quidam Bonamy nuper Judaeus Ebor. mutuasset eidem Priori trescentas libras sterlingorum solvend eidem Judaeo ad Gulam Augusti anno regni Regis nunc vicesimo & idem Judaeus ante terminum praedictum per commune exilium Iudaeorum de isto regno exularet per quod praedictum debitum simul cum omnibus aliis bonis quae fuerunt ejusdem Judaei & omnium aliorum Judaeorum in Anglia & quae in regno remanserunt post eorum exilium in quor●mcunque manus fuerint ipsius Domini Regis catalla fuerint & ipsi Domino Regi reddi debuissent Praedictus Prior debitum quod fuit & est catallum Domini Regis ad terminum statutum ipso Domino Regi non solvit nec ipsum Dominum Regem aut suos inde praemunit immo totaliter concelavit detinuit & adhuc detinet in laesionem ●idei suae qua Domino Regi tenetur et ad grave dampnum ipsius Domini Regis etc. Et Prior bene cognoscit quod praedecessor suus immediatus pecuniam praedictam de praedicto Judaeo mutuavit termino praef●to solvendam Et quod ipse ratione mutui illius adhuc ad solutionem pecuniae illius tenetur set dicit quod Johannes Archiepiscopus Ebor. qui nunc est in tertia septimana Quadrages prox praeterit Domum suam de Bridlington prout ad officium suum pertin●t visitavit & inter caetera in visitatione sua ibidem inventa quae sunt de debitis Domus in quae idem Prior & quibus & pro quo tenebatur Ita quod tunc invenit quod Domus praedicta praedicto Judaeo indebitabatur in pecunia pr●dicta Et statim in Capit●lo ipso Priori injunxit quod pecuniam illam solverit cuidam Valett● tunc ibi praesenti ad festum Nativitatis beatae Mariae proximo sequens Quem Valettum idem Archiepiscopus dicebat esse Attornatum praefati Judaei Et ipse Prior prout ●atione obedientiae suae tenetur praecepto praefati Archiepiscopi obedivit et eandem pecuniam tunc solvere promisit Et quia idem Prior cogn●scit quod praedicta pecunia praedicto Judaeo debebatur nec ei solvebatur ante exilium judaeorum & quicquid remansit de eorum debitis aut catallis in regno post eorum exilium Domini Regis fuit Consideratum est quod Dominus Rex recuperaret pecuniam praedictam ut catalla sua versus praedictum Priorem Et dictum est eidem Priori quod non exe●t à Villa priusquam Domino Regi de pradicta pecunia satisfecerit Et quia praedictus Archiepisco●us praedicto Priori injunxit quod Catalla Domini Regis predict Valetto solveret ad dampnum Domini Regis Et similiter quia Dominus Rex intellexit quod Archiepiscopus predict quoddam Scriptum obligatorium per quod praefatus Prior predict Judaeo tenebatur in debito praedicto contra fidem Domino Regi debitam et sacramentum fidelitatis suae emit aut perquisivit ad elongandum Dominum Regem de catallis suis predict et sibi appropriand malitiose Praeceptum est Vicecomiti Ebor. quod venire faciat praedictum Archiepiscopum coram Domino Rege a die Sancti Michaelis in 15. dies ubicunque etc. ad respondendum Domino Regi de deceptione praedicta etc. Et similiter quod praedictum Scriptum ut dicitur remanet in custodia Abbatis Sanctae Mariae Ebor. aut Prioris Sancti Andraei Ebor. Ideo praeceptum est Vic. predict quod venire faciat eosdem Abbatem & Priorem ad terminum predict ad respondend de Scripto praedicto In pursuit hereof * Placita Parl. An. 21 E. 1. nu 25. Ryley p. 172 173. De Johanne Archiepiscopo Ebor. concelante catalla Judaei Praeceptum fuit Vic. Ebor. quod venire faceret hic ad hunc diem viz. à die Sancti Michaelis in 15. dies Johannem Archiepiscopum Ebor. ad respondend Domino Regi de hoc quod cum Prior de Bridlington & ejusdem loci Conventus per Scriptum suum obligatorium tenebantur cuidam Bonamy quondam Judaeo Ebor. in trescentis libris sterlingorum certis terminis solvendorum et idem judaeus per commune exilium Iudaeorum de regno isto ante solutionem praedictae pecuniae sibi factae exularet praedictus Archiepiscopus de Curia Romana rediens abud Parisios' cum praedicto Judaeo conventionem & mercatum faciens praedictum debitum quod fuit & est catallum Domini Regis ab eo emit et postea in visitatione sua ad Prioratum praedictum facta eidem Priori et Conventui per obedientiam injunrit quod peconiam praedictam cuidam Ualetto ipsius Archiepiscopi aut Nuntio praefati Judaei certo termino solverent contra fidelitatem in qua Domino Regi tenentur et in alienationem pecuniae Domini Regis ad dampnum ipsius Regis mille librarum etc. Et praedictus Archiepiscopus modo venit & super facto praedicto coram Rege et Consilio suo arenatus expressè dicit Quod nunquam cum praedicto Judaeo aliquam conventionem fecit seu Mercatum de pecunia praedicta sibi adquirenda sed revera dicit quod in visitatione sua ad domum praedictam invenit & per Priorem & Conventum ejusdem domus sibi ostensum fuit quod domus illa indebitabatur praedicto Judao de praedicta pecunia Et idem ad salvationem animarum suarum prout tenebatur eidem Priori et Conventui dixit Quod pecuniam illam sana conscientia retinere non possent et quod sic facerent quod animas salvarent set quod nunquam eis injunxit quod pecuniam illam si●i aut alii nomine praedicti Judaei solverent paratus est se acquietare si placuerit Domino Regi & ejus Consilio Et Dominus Rex super hoc de gratia sua speciali & ad instantiam Magnatum de Consilio suo licet per patriam de jure inquirere posset veritatem praemissorum concessit predict Archiepiscopo quod in fide qua ei tenetur veritatem praemissorum fateretur & cognoscat Et idem Archiepiscopus in fide etc. fatetur & dicit Quod in veniendo de Curia Romana apud Parisios' benè audivit & intellexit per praedictum Judaeum quod praedicta pecuniaei debebatur & quod idem Judaeus cum rogavit ut ei pro Deo esset in auxilium ad praedictam pecuniam suam recuperandam Et postea ut praedictum est in visitatione sua ad domum praedictam hoc idem invenit per confessionem predict Prioris & Conventus & eye dixit Quod sic facerent quod animas suas salvarent Et quia idem Archiepiscopus bene cognoscit quod post exilium praedicti Iudaei et aliorum Iudaeorum de regno isto à praedicto Judaeo intellexis quod pecunia praedicta sibi in regno isto debebatur et post eorum exilium omnia quae sua fuerunt et in regno isto remanserunt tam debita quam alia bona q●aecunque ipsi Domino Regi remanserunt et bona sua fuerunt Et super incontinenti post eorum exilium solennis Proclamatie flebat per totum regnum Quod omnes qui debita aliqua alicui Judai debebant aut de eorum debitis bonis & catallis aliquid sciebant Domino Regi aut alicui de Consilio suo scire facerent De qua quidem Proclamatione nullus dicere potest quin scivit aut scivisse debuit Et idem Archiepiscopus de debito praedicto seivit prout fatetur tàm per Judaeum quam per Priorem & Conventum nec d● hoc Domino Regi aut alicui de suis constare fecit Immo debitum illud concelando et a Rege alienando contra fidem qua Regi tenetur injunxit praefat Priori et Conventui quod animas suas salvarent quod tantum valuit quantum si dixisset quod Judaeo fatisfacerent Concordatum est quod praedictus Archiepiscopus remaneat in misericordia Regis pro concelamento et transgressione praedictis etc. Et idem Dominus Rex sibi ipsi reservat taxationem illius misericordiae By which Record it is apparent 1. That all the Jews were directly and professedly banished out of England by King Edward the 1. and his Parliament 2ly That all their Houses Debts Goods and Chattels left in England after their exile belonged of right to the King 3ly That this their banishment and forfeiture of their Debts Goods thereby was published by the King's Proclamation throughout the Realm of which all men did or ought to take notice being thereby required to discover all Debts Goods and Chattels due unto them without any concealment yet * 2 Instit. p. 507 508 509. Sir Edward Cook who citys these two Records in his Commentary upon the Statute de Judaismo confidently avers The truth is the jews were not banished out of the Rcalm by Authority of Parliament as some are of opinion and as it is said in some of our Historians but that their Usury was banished by that Act and that was the cause that they banished themselves into Foreign Countries that they might live by their Usury Whereas these two Records no lesle than 8. times expressly record their banishment out of England and above one hundred other Records as well as all our Historians These two Judgements against this Archbishop in Parliament did so perplex and humble him that he * See Thorras Stubbs Actus Pontif. Eborac col 1728. died soon after on the 5. of March 1295. 8ly In this Parliament it was resolved by the King's Justices and Council upon the Petition of the Prior of Bermondesey 1. That the King by his Prerogative Royal shall present to all Vicaridges Parsonages and Benefices belonging to Religious Houses or Bishoprics during their vacancies 2ly That an Abbots Priors or Bishop's presentation of a Clerk to a Benefice in his life time if he die before the Clerk's institution and induction makes no plenarty against the King but that he may and shall by his Prerogative present another Clerk thereto as this Record resolves * Placita Parl. An. 21 E. 1. nu 23. Ryley p. 165. De Priore de Bermondsey calumpniante praesentationem ad Vicar de Camber-well Prior de Bermundesey qui nunc est monstravit Domino Regi Quod cum quidam Henr. Prior de Bermundesey pradecessor s●ns immediatus tempore suo praesentasset quendam Galfridum de Wytebbery ad Vicariam de Camberwell quae est de Advocatione dicti Prioratus & idem Galfridus praesentationem illam pr●secutus fuisset at antequam institutionem in Vicariam praefatam haberet praefatus Prior praedecessor suus diem clausit extremum Propt●r quod custodia dicti Prioratus post mortem praefati Henr. quondam Prioris etc. ration● vacationis ejusd●● in manum Domin● Regis devenit ratione cujus custodiae idem Dominus Rex ad cand●● Vicariam quendam Clericum suum praesentavit Quae quidem praesentatio Domini Regis cedit in praejudicium et exhaeredationem dicti Prioratus qui est de Advocatione Domini Regis Et supplicavit quod Dominus Rex praesentationem illam velit revocare etc. Et super hoc in plen● Consilio habito inde tracta●● dilig●nti quia per Record Cancellurii Justice & aliorum de Consilio compertum est Quod Dominus Rex et progenitores sui ratione Praerogativae suae fuerunt et sunt in seisina praesentandi ad Ecclesias Uicarias et alia Fenes●cia quae cunque ad quascur que Do●●as Religionis seu Episcopatus spectantia tempore vacationis earundem Domorum et Episcopatuum nomine cust●diae in manu sua existentium Dum tam●● idem Dominus Rex Ecclesias Uicarias seu Beneficia illa vacua et inconsulta inv●nerit tempore quo hujusmodi Episcopatus seu Domos in manum suam sel●●rit ratione predict Et quiae in supplicatione praedicti Prioris continetur quod praedecessor suus ad praefatam Vicariam praesentavit et antequam praesentatus ille in eand●m institueretur idem Prior praedecessor diem clausit extremum Nec dici p●●erit quod praedicta Uicaria plena fuit et consulta tempore obitu● praedicti Prioris praedecessoris per praesentationem suam seu tempore quo custodi● dicti Prioratus in Domini Regis devenit Concordatum est quod Dominos Rex praesentationem suam ratione Praerogativae suae ut praedictum est ad praedictam Uicartam habeat et quod praesentatus suus ad eandem admictatur non obstante praesentatione per prae●●tum Priorem mortuum tempore suo facta etc. Et dictum est Episcop Winton loci Diocaesan● quod ad praesentationem Domini Regis ad prae●●tum Uicatiam admittat etc. This is one of the first Judgements I have observed in this point since frequently resolved in our † See 18 E. 3. 21. a. 24 E. 3. 29. b 34. b. 25 E. 3 67. a. 38 E. 3. 4. a. 9 a. 43 E. 3. 14. a. 44 E. 3. 3. 11 H. 4. 9 a. 22 H. 6. 27. a. 33 H. 6. 24. 21 E. 4. 34 b. 28 H. 8. 3. a. Fitz. Quare Imped 11 35. Brook Quare Imp 65. Dye● f. 1. b. 217 b. Fitz. Natura Brevium 34. k. Cooks 7 Report 26. a. Year-books What a fray and murder happened this year between the Archbishop of Dublins and Bishop of Elies' men coming from the consecration of William Bishop of Bath and Wells what humorous trains of Servants they then had and how peremptorily the Bishop of Fly refused to deliver to the Kings ' Justices or Council the names of his Servants Steward or Marshal then with him when they murdered one of the Archbishop's Servants in high contempt of the King and public Justice this Record in the Parliament of 21 E. 1. will inform us * Placita Parl. An. 21 E. 1. Ryley p. 156. Kanc. Recordum missum Regem per J. de Berewyk de Itinere Kanc. de Contentione inter Archiepisc Dublin See Episc Elien Johannes Archiepiscopus Dublin & Willielmus Episcopus Eliensis in veniendo de Cantuar. de consecratione Willielmi Bathon & Wellen. Episcopi hospitati fuerunt in villa de Newton Et cum quidam de familia predict Archiepiscopi lusissent in Regia strata juxta hospitium ubi predict Archiepiscopus hospitatus fuit venit quidam garcio de familia dicti Episcopi Eliensis transiens per familiam ipsius Archiepiscopi equit ando qu●ndam eq●um & quem quidem garcionem ipsi de familia predict Archiepiscopi prostraverunt de equo praedicto & ipsum verberaverunt & malè tractaverunt Quod quidem factum videns quidam Robertus le wait vigilator ipsius Episcopi cornavit post socios suos & alios de familia ipsius Episcopi Ita quod viginti et quinque homines de familia ipsius Episcopi exierunt ab Hossitio cum Arcubus et Sagittis et insultum dederunt praedictis heminibus de familia praedicti Archiepiscopi Quibus praedicti homines de familia ejusdem Archiepiscopi resistebunt & inter se pugnaverunt Ita quod ipsi de familia praedicti Episcopi per vim fugaverunt omnes de familia ejusdem Archiepiscopi ad hospitium ejusdem Et cum ingressi fuissent portam ubi hospitati fuerunt quodam Waltero de Polsted Cissore ipsius Archiepiscopi de foris existente quem quidam Richardus de Nottingham unus de familia ipsius E●iscopi sagittavit quadam sagitta unde 17. die postea inde obiit Et omnes praed●cti viginti & quinque de familia praedicti Episcopi quorum nomina ignorantur exc●pto Richardo de Nottingham simul cum Roberto le wait stati●● post factum redierunt ad hospitium praedicti Episcopi à quo exierunt Et postea in crastino in aurora diei praeditlus Episcopus recessit à praedicta Villa de Newton simul cum omnibus praedictis viginti & quinqut excepto praedicto Richardo de Nottingham qui statim post factum faggot Et quia compertum est per Rotulos Coronatorum & per 12. Juratores quod praedictus Robertus le wait & alii de familia praedicti Episcopi quorum nomina ignorantur & de nominibus quorum non potest inquiri per aliquos de hundredo isto eo quod extranet & fuerunt in forcia & auxilio ubi praedictus Walterus occisus fuit & quod exierunt ab hospitio ejusdem Episcopi tanquam familiares & de manup●stu ejusdem & post praefatam feloniam factam redierunt & cum ipso abierunt ut praedictum est Et Vic. testatur quod idem Episcopus nihilhabet in Com. isto per quod potest attathiari Ideo praeceptum est Vicecomitibus London quod attachient eum etc. quod sit apud Grenewicum die Mercurii prox post fostum Sancti Andraeae Apostoli ad respondend etc. Postea ad diem illum venit praedictus Episcopus i E● dictum est ex parte Regu quod certificet Justice de nominibus famulantium qui secum venerunt in predict Villa de Newton excepto Richardo de Nottingham Qui quidem Episcopus dicit quod ipse est membrum Sanctae Ecclesiae et quod non licet ei aliquos in tali casu accusare eo quod cedere possit in crimine sanguinis etc. Et iterum dictum est ex parte Domini Regis quod certificet eisdem Justice de nominibus Senescal et Marescal sui qui tunc secum fuerunt in praedicta Wilsa de Newton Et eodem modo quo prius respondit Et iterum requisitus si omnes qui tunc secum fuerunt in praedicta Villa adhuc sunt secum necne dicit quod ignorat strange Prelatical undutiful insolent answers Et quia compertum est quod praedictus Robertus le wait simul cum aliis de familia ipsius Episcopi qui fuerunt in vi & auxilio praedicta mortis post factum redierunt ad hospitium praedicti Episcopi de quo exierunt & in crastino cum eodem Episcopo abierunt & de nominibus corum non potest per homines istim Com. inquiri Et idem Episcopus praefatos Justice de nominibus eorundem nec de nominibus Mar●scal et Senescal non vult certiorare Datus est ei dies coram Domino Rege apud Westm die Lun● in crastino Sancti Nicholai per manucaptionem viz. Radulphi de Sandewyk Magistri Richardi de Abyndon Petri de Leyborn Simonis de Elesworth Willielmi Howard & Richardi de Cosefeld Ad quem diem venit praedictus Episcopus coram Domino Rege & ejus Consili● Et quia Justice predict etc. sun in Com. Kanc. praedicto jam terminaverunt & clauserunt nec praefatus Episcopus juxta legem & consuetudinem regni de recept amento hominum suorum qui fuerunt in forcia & auxilio ad predict feloni●m faciend prout superius praesentatum est tenet●r responder● prinsquam principalis factor illius feloniae de feloniae & similiter alii qui fuerunt in forcia & auxilio debito modo convincautur Dictum est per Dominum Regem prafato Episcopo quod inveniat ●●n●s manucapt●res qui eum manucapiant ut habeant corp●● ejus ad respondendum de receptamento predict ubi et quond● debebit et Domino Regi placuerit etc. Et super hoc Roger●s le Estrange Willielmus le Latymer Robertus Malet Petrus de Channet Gocelinus de Baddelesmere Osbertus de Spaldington Simon de Ellesworth & Willielmus de Charleton manuceperunt ●undem Episcopum Eliensem in forma praedicta How many Clerks this year convicted of murders by Juries were delivered by their Ordinaries upon their partial or false purgations and restored both to their Goods and Lands to the Kings and Kingdoms prejudice and such malefactor's encouragement these Records among others will inform us CUm Richardus de Cotum Clericus coram Justice Regis ultimo Itinerantibus in Claus 21 E. 1. m. 4. Pro Richardo de Corum Clerico de bonis liberandis Com. Lanc. de morte Willielmi le Paumer rectatus & postmodum venerabili patri R. Coventr & Lichf Episcopo loci Diocesano juxta privilegium Clericale prout moris est liberatus innocentiam suam super crimine praedicto coram eodem Episcopo legitime purgaverit sicut idem Episcopus per literas suas patentes Regi significavit etc. Mandatum est Vic. Lanc. quod eidem Richardo terras & tenementa bona & catalla sua ea occasione per ipsum Vic. in manum Regis capta nisi fugam fecerit occasione transgressionis praedictae sine dilatione restituat de gratia Regis speciali Teste Rege apud Wintontam 17 die Augusti The like Writ verbatim had Robertus de Burnhull Clericus coram Justiciariis Regis Ibid. Pro Roberto de Burnhull Clerico de bonis restituendis ultimo Itinerantibus in Com. Lancastr de morte Henrici le Feure de Cherleye rectatus etc. Teste ut supra The like had Johannes the Wirkshal Clericus nuper coram Justiciariis Regis ultimo Itinerantibus in Com. Cumbr. de morte Willielmi fill Bernardi de Derham rectatus Ibid. m. 5. Pro J. de Wirkshal Clerico de eodem & postmodum venerabili patri J. Karliolensi Episcopo loci Diocesano juxta privilegium Clericale prout moris est liberatus qui innocentiam suam super crimine praedicto coram eodem Episcopo legitime purgaverit etc. Teste Rege apud Cantuariam 6 die Julii Consimiles literae de verbo ad verbum diriguntur praedicto Vicecomiti pro Willielmo Ibid. Pro Wil Bullingg de Cokermue Clerico de eodem dicto Bullingg de Cokermue Clerico coram praefatis Justice in praedicto Comitatu Itinerantibus de morte Matthaei de Dunanby rectato de terris & tenement bonis & catallis suis sibi restituendis etc. Teste ut supra The like had Richardus le Fraunceys Clericus nuper coram Justiciariis nostris ultimo Itinerantibus in Com. Westmerl de receptamento Roberti de Appleby felonis Ibid. Pro Richardo de Fraunceys Clerico de eodem pro morte Nicholai de Hastingg & Willielmus de Hartecla de auxilio & assensu praedictae feloniae rectatus & postmodum venerabili patri J. Karliolensi Episcopo loci Diocesano juxta privilegium Clericale prout moris est liberatus etc. Teste ut supra What mischiefs this pretended Privilege of making Churches and Monasteries Sanctuaries for Thiefs and other malefactors brought upon the Inhabitants of those places obliged to watch keep them and liable to fines if they escaped by the Bishops or Churchman's assistance negligence or command this Record amongst some others will inform us QUia Cives Regis Karlioli Regi per suam petitionem supplicarunt quod Rex illas Claus 21 E. 1. m. 6. Pro Civibus Karlioli sexdecim libras quae de Villata de Karliolo exiguntur per summonitionem Scaccarii Regis pro evasionibus duorum latronum videlicet unius ab Ecclesia Cathedrali praedictae Civitatis & alterius ab Ecclesia Fratrum Minorum ejusdem Civitatis de quibus quidem evasionibus Villata praedicta coram Justiciariis Regis ultimo Itinerantibus in Com. Cumbr. onerata fuit vellet eis caritatis intuitu pardonare Rex eisdem Civibus in hac parte gratiam facere volens specialem pardonavit eis praedictas sexdecim libras dum tamen Cives illi coram Thesaurar & Baronibus Regis de Scaccario praedicto recognoscant se de caetero teneri ad custodiam hujusmodi latronum ad Ecclesiam infra praedictam Civitatem fugientium Et ideo mandatum est eisdem Thesaurar & Baronibus quod si iidem Cives coram eis recognoscant se teneri ad hujusmodi custodiam tunc ipsos Cives de praedictis sexdecim libris quietos esse faciant Teste Rege apud Westm primo die Julii Per ipsum Regem per petitionem de Consilio What Knights Fees the Bishops of Lincoln and Sarum held of the King and what fines they paid him for them as well as Temporal Lords in his expedition into Wales these Records will inform us REX Thes. & Baronibus suis de Scaccario salutem Quia venerabilis pater Oliverus Claus 21 E. 1. m. 7. Pro Episcopo Lincoln Lincoln Episcopus liberavit in Garderoba nostra apud Rothelan die Dominica in festo Sancti Lucae Evangelistae anno regni nostri decimo venerabili patri Willielmo de Luda nunc Elyen Episcopo tunc Custodi ejusdem Garderobae sexies viginti libras per quas finem fecit nobiscum pro ser vicio quinque feodorum Militum quod nobis recognovit pro exercitu nostro Walliae anno praedicto si●ut constat nobis per inspectionem literarum nostrarum patencium quas idem Episcopus Lincoln inde habet Vobis mandamus quod praedictum Episcopum Lincoln de praedictis sexies viginti libris quietum esse fac Teste Rege apud Westm 16 die Junii CUM Rex per literas suas patentes quietaverit bonae memoriae Robertum nuper Ibid. m. 9 Pro Executoribus t●stamenti Roberti ●uper Episcopi●●um Episcopum Sarum de Centum marcis quas liberavit in Garderoba nostra Magistro Thomae Bek tunc Custodi ejusdem Garderobae nunc Menevensi Episcopo die Mercurii in festo translationis Sancti Thomae Martyris anno regni Regis quinto pro medietate servicii sui quinque feodorum Militum quod Regi recognovit pro exercitu Regis Walliae anno supradicto prout in dictis literis plenius continetur Mandatum est Thes. & Baronibus de Scaccario quod executores Testamenti praedicti Episcopi Sarum de praedictis Cenrum marcis quietus esse faciant Teste Rege apud Sanctum Albanum 15. die April The Prior of Lenton of the foundation of the King's Progenitors under the government of the Abbot of Clunie wasting the goods thereof and binding it in great debts through their contentions and bribes in the Court of Rome to the great prejudice of the House scandal of their Order neglect of their alms and Divine service and prejudice of the King he thereupon sent this memorable Letter to the Abbot of Clunie to enforce the Priors to discharge these debts themselves and prevent the like abuse for the future in all their Houses in England as he therein prescribed or else he threatened to reform them himself by his own Regal power in his default REX dilecto sibi in Christo Abbati Cluniacen salutem In quantum Domus Claus 21 E 1. m. 9 dorso D● Prioratu de Lenton vestra pauperima de Lenton vestri Ordinis quae de progenitorum nostrorum Regum Angliae elemosinas est fundata jam deteriorata existat per desectum Regiminis mutacionem eciam et contencionem Priorum qui regimen Domus illius hactenus habuerunt vobis per scripturam exponere longum esset Et inter caetera vos credimus non latere qualiter Frater Petrus nuper Prior Domus ejusdem postquam depositus erat per praedecessorem vestrum Abbatem Cluniacensem et quidam Frater Reginaldus de Jor. ex praesentacione ipsius praedecessoris vestri per Nos fuit admissus in Priorem Domus praedictae una cum Priore de Crespeye Domum ipsam de Lenton absque consensu et assensu Conventus Domus illius dum in Curia erant Romana pro mille libris Nigrorum Turonensium obligarunt Cum igitur Domus illa de Lenton ad solucionem illius pecuniae et aliorum debitorum quibus dictus Frater Reginaldus Domum illam suo tempore oneravit absque incursione perpetuae egestatis diminucione elemosinarum praedictarum et dispersione Monachorum qui pro animabus praedictorum progenitorum nostrorum & fidelium omnium defunctorum inibi celebraturi morantur non sufficeret faciendam quod non solum in nostri praejudicium immo pocius in tocius vestri Ordinis dedecus manifestum si fieret verteretur Vos requirimus et rogamus quatinus cum omnes Domus vestri Ordinis sint una & sub vestro Regimine existant ac praedicti frater Petrus et praefatus Prior de Crespeyo qui Domum praedictam de Lenton taliter obligarunt jam sint Priores alibi per vos facti Domorum vestri ordinis diciorum quam sit Domus illa de Lenton ut accepimus pro constanti velitis Priores illos ad solucionem dictarum mille librarum compellere modis quibus convenit faciend Et quia pro communi utilitate tocius Ordinis vestri quod in ordinacione seu constitucione Priorum vestrorum qui erunt de caetero in singulis Domibus vestri Ordinis infra Regnum nostrum in quibus ut audivimus jam consimilis morbus latet per vos sic perpetuo statuatur Quod bona Domorum praedictarum per incuriam Priorum hujusmodi commorancium taliter imposterum nullatenus dissipentur set quod recedentitus vel decedentibus hujusmodi Praesidentibus Domus illae in adeo bono statu ad minus vel meliori remaneant quo ipsarum custodiam primitus receperunt Scituri quod nisi per vos in praemissis exnunc remedium congruum apponatur Nos omittere non valemus quin ad hoc prout nobis incumbit manum Regiam extendamus Quid autem super hiis duxeritis faciendum nobis litteratoriè rescribatis Teste Rege apud Kirkeby 8. die Marcii Upon a Certificate made to the King under the respective hands and seals of the Prior and Covent of Bath and Dean and Chapter of Wells of the death of Robert Burnell the King's Chancellor Bishop of Bath and Wells they by the Kings licence elected * See Mat. Westm p 386 Godwins Catalogue p 300. William de Marchia Treasurer of the King's Exchequer at Westminster to whom the King gave his Royal assenr REX electioni nuper factae in Ecclesia Conventuali Bathon de discreto viro Magi Willelmo the Marchia Canonico Wellensi in Episcopum Bathon & Wellen. Regium Pat. 21 E. 1. m. 21 23. De assensu adhibito electioni assensum adhibuit et favorem Et mandatum est Custodi Spiritual Episcopatus Cantuar. sede vacant ut id quod suum est in hac parte ●x●quatur Teste Rege apud Gerwedon primo die Marcii The Abbot of Westminster a great lover of Venison procured the like Writ verbatim this year as in former years to the Constable of Windsor Castle for 16. Bucks to be brought to Westminster and delivered to him before the High Altar of which carnal sacrifice to his * Phillip 3 19 belly then become his God he was more mindful then of God's Spiritual Service there MAndatum est Galfrido de Pychford Constabulario Castri Regis Winds quod Claus 21 E. 1. m. 5. intus Pro Abbate Westm de Damis in Foresta de Wyndesor in praedicta Foresta sexdecim Damos capi & usque Westm deferri & Meynas praedictas ante magnum Altare fieri & Damos illos praefato Abbati nisi eos prius in toto vel in parte habuerit habere faciat videlicet Octo Damos de anno prox praeterito et alios octo Damos de anno praesenti juxta tenorem Cartae & Confirmationis Reg pradictarum & prout eos percipere & habere consueverunt hucusque Et custum quod ad hoc posuerit cum Rex illud sciverit sibi in compoto suo faciat allocari Teste Rege apud Cantuar. 25 die Julii Per ipsum Regem The Justice of North-wales to the prejudice of the King's right and prerogative neglecting to seize the Temporalties of the Bishopric of St. Asaph into the King's hands within the Land of the Earl of Lincoln and others the King thereupon issued this memorable Writ to him forthwith to seize them and answer all the issues thereof till they should be restored to his Successor to prevent the prejudice which else would occur to his Crown and Dignity by this his neglect REX etc. multum miramur nec immerito movetur de eo quod Robertus de Staundon Fines 21 E. 1. m. 16 De Temporalibus Episcopatus de S Assaph capiendis in manum Regis Justice suus Northwall post mortem bonae memoriae Aniani nuper Episcopi de Sancto Assaph temporalia Episcopatus ejusdem tam infra terram Henrici de Lascy Com. Lincoln de Dynbegh quam alibi infra Ballivam suam existencia in manum Regis non cepit maxim cum ex hoc Coronae et Regiae dignitati futuris temporibus praejudicium manifestum per hujusmodi negligenciam et incuriam de facili poterit imminere Rex igitur hujusmodi praejudicium et periculum vitare volens praedicto Justice mandavit firmiter injungens quod statim vists literis suis omnia temporalia Episcopatus praedicti tam * See here p. 556 557. infra terram praedicti Com. quam alibi infra Ballivam suam existencia fine dilacione capiat in manum Regis Ita quod de exitibus inde provenientibus à die mortis praedicti Episcopi usque ad diem ad quem breve Regis venerit & liberatum fuerit de praedictis remporalibus Electo loci praedicti liberandis ad Scaccarium Regis plenarie respondere possit Et hoc sicut grave dampnum vitare voluerit nullo modo omittat Teste Rege apud Westm 8. die Maii. He likewise issued this Writ in behalf of the Executors of the deceased Bishop by virtue of his Letters Patents granted to him to make his Testament and dispose his goods CUM Rex per literas suas patentes concessisset bonae memoriae A. nuper Assavensi Episcopo defuncto quodipse cum sibi liberet liberè posset suum condere Testamentum Fines 21 E. 1. m. 23. Pro Executoribus Testamenti A. nuper Assaven Episcopi See Pat. 22 E 1. m. 6. Pro Aniano Episcopo de S. Assaph & quod executores Testamenti ejnsdem Episcopi testamentum hujusmodi debitae execucioni valerent demandare prout in literis nostris praedictis pleniùs continetur mandat Reginaldo de Grace Justice Cestriae quod Executores Testamenti ejusdem Episcopi de bonis et catallis quae fuerunt ipsius Episcopi in Balliva sua die quo obiit liberam administrationem habere permittat juxta tenorem literarum praedictarum Accepto tamen sufficienti securitate ab executoribus testamenti illius de debitis si quae idem Episcopus Regi debuit Regi reddendis Teste Reg● apud Derleye 23. die Februarii Eodem modo mandatum est Roberto de Staundon Justice Regis Northwalliae Teste ut supra The Priory of the Vale of St. Mary of Bethkelerd in North-wales becoming void and the King refusing to grant a licence for a new election because the vacancy was not certified in due form by Letters Patents under the seal of the Covent the King afterwards the House being very poor authorised his Justice of North-wales after a certificate and licence to elect made in due form to give his Royal assent thereto and to receive the Prior's fealty REX dilecto & fideli suo Roberto de Staundon Justice suo Northwall salutem Pat. 21 E. 1. m. 3. Pro Suppriore & Conventu Vallis b. Mariae de●●thkelerd de ●ic el●gendi & temporalibns restituendis Accedens ad nos dilectus nobis in Christo Frater Hugo Canonicus Prioratus Vallis beatae Mariae de Bethkelerd nobis ex parte Supprioris & Conventus ejusdem Prioratus supplicavit quod cum Ecclesia sua praedicta per cessionem fratris Philippi nuper Prioris ejusdem loci pastoris sit solacio destituta alium sibi eligendi in Priorem et pastorem eis licenciam concedere dignaremur Nos pro eo quod praefatus Canonicus literas patentes sigillo Capituli Prioratus illius signatas et varacionem dictae Domus testificantes nobis non detulit ut moris est petitioni suae nullatenus annuentes set paupertati ejusdem Domus compacientes & eye gratiam facere volentes specialem vobis dedimus potestatem quod cum praefatus Hugo seu alius Canonicus dictae Domus ad vos accesserit ex parte praedictorum Supprioris & Conventus cum litteris patentibus sigillo Capituli sui signatis juxta formam transcripti quod vobis mittimus sub pede sigilli nostri conceptis hujusmodi licentiam petiturus eisdem Suppriori et Conventui licentiam illam nostro nomine concedatis Ita quod cum Electus ille in forma debita vobis postmodum fuerit praesentatus electioni de ipso factae assensum Regium vice nostra praebeatis Significantes loci Diocesano quod id quod suum est in hac parte exequatur Volumus eciam & vobis tenore praesencium damus potestatem quod si contingat electionem hujusmodi per loci Diocesanum canonice confirmari tunc accepta ab ipso Electo fidelitate in casu isto nobis debita in hac parte restituatis temporalia etc. In cujus etc. Teste Rege apud Westm primo die Novembris David Martin being elected and confirmed Bishop of St. David's this year the King issued this Writ to restore his Temporalties REX Radulpho de Broghton salutem Cum dilecti nobis in Christo Prior Ecclesiae Pat. 21 E. 1. m. 4. De Temporalibus Episcopatus Menevensis restituendis Christi Cantuar. & ejusdem loci Conventus Custodes Spiritualitatis Archiepiscopatus Cantuar. sede vacant electionem nuper celebratam in Ecclesia Menevensi de discreto viro Magistro * Godwins Catal. p 420. David Martin Canonico ejusdem Ecclesiae in Episcopum loci illius cui prius Regium assensum adhibuimus et favorem confirmaverint sicut per literas patentes eorundem Prioris & Conventus nobis inde directas nobis constat nos confirmacionem illam acceptantes cepimus fidelitatem ejusdem Electi etc. Teste Rege apud Wodestock 11. die Octob. Et mandatum est Militibus etc. Teste ut supra The King to prevent the encroachments upon the rights of his Crown and prerogative in Gascoigne by Bishops or any other Ecclesiastical persons or Courts especially by Provisions and Collations to Churches authorised by this Patent his Agents there to constitute Proctors to appeal for him in such cases REX Universis praesentes literas inspecturis salutem Noveritis quod dilectis & fidelibus Clericis nostris Magistro Raymundo de Ferreria Decano Ecclesiae Rot Vascon An 21 E 1. m. 7. Sancti Severini Burdeg Sterio de Engolisma Constabulario Burdeg & Johan de Candeure Thesaurario Agen. & cuilibet ipsorum in solidum concedimus potestatem & speciale mandatum faciendi & constituendi pro nobis procuratorem seu procuratores quocienscunque hoc viderint faciendum ad provocandum et appellandum a Praelatis Capitulis et judicibus Ecclesiasticis ultramarinis ad Apostolicam sedem quandocumque nos per ipsos in aliquibus factis aut juribus Ecclesiasticis gravari continget vel verisimiliter praesumetur de futuro gravamine eorundem Et specialiter contra provisiones aut collaciones quascumque per ipsos aut ipsorum nomine in nostrum praejudicium factas vel faciendas Cum potestate jurandi prout negociorum & causarum qualitas hoc requirat necnon ad prosequendum provocationes et appellationes praedictas in Cur. dictae sedis et coram quibuscumque Auditoribus et judicibus ab eadem Cur. deputandis Ita quod quilibet dictorum Procuratorum in absencia dictorum Decani Constabularii & Thesaurarii possint substituere alium vel alios loco sui Et quod tam dicti procuratores qui substituti ab eis possint per ipsos Decanum Constabularium & Thesaurarium vel ipsorum alterum quocienscunque alterum eorum placuerit revocari Ratum habituri & firmum quicquid per dictos procuratores & quemlibet ipsorum & substitutos ab eis factum fuerit in praemissis Promittentes sub ypoth bonorum nostrorum Ducatus nostri Aquitan rem ratam haberi & judicatum solvi Et haec omnibus quorum interest per praesentes literas intimamus Dat. apud Westm 22. die Maii. Et duplicatur What licenses to elect Bishops and Abbots in Ireland the King granted this year and upon what certificates he gave his Royal assent thereto these Records will inform us RObertus de Derby Clericus Coverensis nuncians Regi mortem Petri nuper Episcopi Pat. 21 E. 1. m. 23. De licencia eligendi Coverensis habet literas Regis de licencia eligendi T. R. apud Novum Castrum super Tynam 28 die Decemb. REX electioni nuper factae in Ecclesia Cathedr Coverensi de discreto viro Magistro Pat. 21 E. 1. m. 22. Hibern De assensu adhibito electioni Johanne Rectore Ecclesiae beatae Mariae de Corriton in Episcopum Coveren Regium assensum adhibuit et faborem Et hoc significatum est Domino N. Archiepiscopo Ardmach Hiberniae Primati Teste Rege apud Hudesak 16 die Febr. Per Breve de Privato Sigillo REX dilecto & fideli suo Willielmo de Vescy Justiciario suo Hibern salutem Ibid. m. 22. Hibern Pro Electo Coverensi de Temporalibus restituendis Cum nos electioni nuper factae in Ecclesia Cathedrali Coverensi de discreto viro Magistro Johanne Rectore Ecclesiae beatae Mariae de Corriton in Episcopum praedictae Ec●lesiae Coveren Regium assensum adhibuimus et favorem & velimus ad requis dilectae nobis Margaretae Comitissae Vlton eidem Electo gratiam facere uberiorem in hac parte Vobis mandamus quod si contingat electionem etc. In cujus etc. Teste ut supra Per Breve de Privato Sigillo FRater Thomas de Autro Bar Canonicus Ecclesiae de Autro Bar juxta Cork Pat. 21 E. 1. m. 19 Hibern De licentia eligendi nuncians Regi depositionem fratris Gilberti Obrogy nuper Abbatis ejusdem loci habet literas Regis de licencia eligendi T. R. apud Westm 21 die Aprilis REX dilecto suo Willielmo de Vescy Justice suo Hibern salutem Cum dilecti Ibid. Hibern Pro Electo de Autro Bar juxta Cork de temporalibus restituendis nobis in Christo Prior & Conventus de Autro Bar juxta Cork nobis per literas suas patentes significaverint quod Ecclesia sua praedicta est Abbatis & pastoris solacio destituta supplicantes nobis prout moris est quod licenciam sibi alium eligendi in Abbatem et Pastorem eisdem concedere dignaremur ac nos licet praedictae literae aliquantulum defective existant pro eo quod non faciunt mentionem qualiter praedicta domus vacat nichilominus eisdem Priori & Conventui caritatis intuitu gratiam in hac parte facere volentes licentiam illam eis duxerimus concedendam Mandantes ipsis quod talem etc. Nos autem eorundem Prioris & Conventus laboribus & expensis in hac parte parcere volentes etc. Acceptis tamen prius literis patentibus etc. Ne etc. In cujus etc. Teste Rege apud Westm 23 die Aprilis Per ipsum Regem FRater Willielmus de Camleston Canonicus Domus Sancti Johannis de Duno nuncians Regi depositionem Fratris Willielmi Ruffi nuper Abbatis ejusdem loci Pat 21 E. 1. m 20. Hibern De licentia eligendi habet literas de licentia eligendi Teste Rege apud Saham 6 die Aprilis REX dilectis & fidelibus suis Willielmo de Vescy Justice suo Hibern Magistro Ibidem Pro electo domus S. Johannis de Duno de Temporalibus restituendis Thomae Cantok Cancellario suo & Willielmo de Estden Thesaurario suo ibidem salutem Cum dilecti nobis in Christo Prior & Canonici Domus Sancti Johannis de Duno nobis per literas suas patentes significaverint quod Ecclesia sua praedicta per depositionem Fratris Willielmi Ruffi nuper Abbatis ejusdem loci pastoris est solatio destituta supplicantes nobis prout moris est quod licentiam sibi alium eligendi in Abbatem et Pastorem eisdem concedere dignaremur ac nos precibus eorundem Prioris & Canonicorum in hac parte favorabiliter inclinati licentiam illam eis duxerimus concedendam Mandantes ipsis quod talem etc. Nos eorundem Prioris & Canonicorum laboribus & expensis in hac parte parcere volentes ista vice concessimus eyes de gratia nostra speciali et vobis dedimus potestatem etc. Acceptis tamen prius literis etc. Ne etc. In cujus etc. Teste ut supra Anno 1294. as * Flores Hist. p. 393 397. Mat. Westminster relates Johannes the Samford Archiepiscopus Dublinensis qui Regi in omnibus favebat gravi aegritudine correptus obiit in redeundo à Rege Arragoniae cui pro negotiis Regis Angliae missus fuerat Et Bogo de Clare germanus Comitis Gloverniae multarum rector Ecclesiarum vel potius incubator a true character of Pluralists subita nece interemptus est quia parum boni fecerat in aperto After the decease of John Peckham Archbishop of Canterbury Anno 1293. promoted by the Pope's Provision * Mat. Parker Antiqu. Eccles. brit p. 208 209. Ex Stephano Brokinton Fox Acts & Monuc ments vol. 1. p 456 458. Godwins Catalogue of Bps. p. 79 80. Mat. Westm Anno 1293. p. 391. Wassingham Hist. Angl. p. 36. Ypodigma p. 98. Chron. Wil● thorn col 1964. Chronologia August col 2273. cum eligendi potestas Monachis Cantuariensibus a Rege data esset ex omnium votis & applausu Robertus Winchelse Archidiaconus Essexiae Archiepiscopus electus est summae doctrinae prudentiae & aquitatis fama ubique notus atque conspicuus Cumque Romam ad Coelestinum Papam confirmandus atque sacrandus venisset by the King's special licence Papam totamque Romanam Curiam in tantam prudentiae doctrinaque suae admirationem & stuporem traduxit ut non cognovisse se in quocunque dicerent tantam morum animique mansuetudinem cum literis & prudentia conjunctam Itaque eum in Cardinalium gregem cooptare Romaeque secum retinere decreverint Sed expositis multis causis necessariis cur à Cantuariensi Ecclesia abesse non poterat agrè tandem obtinuit ut sacratus in Angliam rediret What a professed devoted servant he afterwards evidenced himself to the Pope and Church of Rome but a vexatious opposite Rebel to his Sovereign Lord King Edward by whose special favour he was elected and confirmed Archbishop will appear in its due Chronological series I shall here only insert Matthew Parker's memorable passage in relation thereunto in the beginning of his Life principally occasioned by the frequent fierce contests in that age between Popes Popish Prelates and Kings for Sovereign authority and Jurisdiction † Mat. Parker Antiqu Eccles. Brit p. 207. Sed omnis tum inter Pontifices atque Reges de Imperio magis atque dominatu quam de Ecclesia ex divini verbi praescripto gerenda suit contentio In qua cum acres dimicationes non armorum sed diratum et execrationum essent concitatae Praesules inscitia verbi ipsi caeci ac caecorum duces Papis adhaerebant et abjecta obedientia Regibus non parebant quibus divino humanoque jure essent subjecti Hanc illi Nota. contumaciam constantiam et Ecclesiae libertatem tunc appellabant Quique in ea pertinacia vitas aut fortunas amisissent Martyrs ac Confessores appellabant Quae nisi multis tunc anteactis ducta annis in hominum animis inveteravisset fallacia ac multos praesertim Praesules a side atque cultu quem Regibus tribuere debebant ad Papam abduxisset satis bene et cum laude ab Archiepiscopis et Episcopis gestos Magistratus existimare convenit si quis eorum acta perponderit Sed quia ab illa sede Romana vel dolis infatuati vel sceleribus et contagione inquinati fuerunt et ab observantia Regibus debita recesserunt sibi ex rebus gestis non modo laudem detrarerunt sed in vita molestias ac jacturas et post mortem infamiam atque ignominiam pepererunt Ex horum numero fuit Robertus Winchelsee Cantuariensis Archipraesul cujus acta si quo animo in patriam & rempublicam gesta sicut existimari debeant recta judicanda sunt sin Romanam consuetudinem pravitatemque spectes scelerata atque impia Qui nonnunquam vir bonus & amator Patriae nonnunquam fraudis proditionis superbiae et rapinae plenus varis a scriptoribus perhibetur * Acts & Monuments vol. 1. p. 458. Mr. John Fox also writing of this Archbishop's promotion and the various contests between him and his predecessor and King Edward the 1. subjoins this memorable observation As this King was troubled in his time with both the Archbishops John Peckham and Robert Winchelsey so it happened to all other Kings for the most part from the time of Lanfrancus that is from Pope Hildebrand that every King in his time had some business with that See Kings of England being commonly troubled with the Archbishops of Canterbury As William Rufus and Henry the 1. were troubled with Anselmus Henry the 2. with Thomas Becket King Richard and all England with William Bishop of Ely the Pope's Legate King John with Stephen Langton King Henry the 3. with Edmund Archbishop called St. Edmund this King Edward the 1. with John Peckham and Robert Winchelsey aforesaid and so other Kings after him with some Prelate or other Whereby we give to understand how and about what time the Church of Rome which before time was subject to Kings and Princes began first to take head above and against Kings and Rulers and so hath by these his Instruments kept it ever since This Archbishop Robert Winchelsey was no sooner consecrated at Rome but he procured a Bull from Pope Celestine the 5. by his Papal Provision to confer the Bishopric of Landaff which had been * See Godwin Catalogue p. 427. void for 9 years' space and thereby devolved to the Pope by lapse as he pretended on any person he should think meet for that employment Whereupon without the King's previous authority he conferred it by way of Provision upon John de Monmuth as appears by this Letter and Certificate of his to the King and his Chancellor which I lately found in a bundle of Privy Seals Certificates and Letters long buried in rubbish in the White Tower Anno 21 E. 1. MAgnifico Principi Domino Edwardo Dei gratia illustri Regi Angliae Domino Bundela Brev. & Epist. in Turre Lond. An. 21 E. 1. Hiberniae & Duci Aquitaniae R. permissione divina Cantuariensis Archiepiscopus totius Angliae Primas salutem in eo per quem Reges regnant & Principes dominantur Cum nuper essemus apud sedem Apostolicam personaliter constituti et ejusdem sedis auctoritate confirmati ac etiam consecrati et palleati Sanctissimus Pater noster Coelestinus Papa quintus audito et intellecto quod Cathedralis Ecclesia Landaven metropolitico nobis jure subjecta diuturno tempore permansit Pastoris regimine destituta Ita quod ejus provisio secundum generalis statuta Concilii ad dictam sedem extitit legitime devoluta A clear mistake that Decree never binding the King exempted from lapse by his Royal Prerogative as I have * See Tom. 2. p. 481 482 163. & Here An. 13 E. 1. p. 331 332. elsewhere proved volens eandem Ecclesiam quae ex hujusmodi vacatione diutina gravia sustinuit in spiritualibus et temporalibus detrimenta a dispendiis a prolixiore vacatione imminentibus praeservare ordinationem ipsius Ecclesiae Landaven hac vice nobis duxerat committendam Concedendo nobis potestatem praeficiendi eidem Ecclesiae personam idoneam quae tanto congr●at oneri et honori in Episcopum et Pastorem Tenorem autem mandati Apostolici in hac parte de verbo ad verbum praesentibus duximus inserendum Coelestinus Episcopus servus servorum Dei venerabili fratri R. Archiepiscopo Cantuar. salutem & Apostolicam benedictionem Militanti Ecclesiae disponente Domino licet immeriti praesidentes circa curam omnium Ecclesiarum solertia reddimur indefessa solliciti ut jurta pastoralis officii debitum commissi nobis gregis Dominici curam utiliter gerere divina cooperante clementia studeamus & quanquam assiduè circa singularum commoda vigilemus tamen erga illas quae deplorant viduitatis incommoda propensiori cura & majori propulsamur instantia ut eis praeficiamus viros secundum cor nostrum idoneos in pastors Sanè ad audientiam Apostolatus nostri pervenit quod Cathedralis Ecclesia Landaven metropolitico tibi jure subjecta per septennium jam permansit et adhuc permanet Pastoris regimine destituta propter quod ejus provisio ad sedem Apostolicam est secundum generalis statuta Concilii legitime devoluta which never abrogated nor restrained the King's Prerogative quod nullum tempus occurrit Regi Nos igitur volentes eandem Ecclesiam quae gravia ex hujusmodi vacatione diutina sustinuisse dicitur in spiritualibus et temporalibus detrimenta per nostrae providentiae studium a dispendiis sibi ex prolixiori vacatione imminentibus praeservare ac cupientes illum eidem Ecclesiae praeesse Pontificem per quem ut utrisque Deo auctore valeat salubriter gubernari gerentes quoque de tuae circumspectionis industria fiduciam in Domino pleniorem fraternitati tuae ordinationem ipsius Ecclesiae hac vice tenore praesentium duximus committendam Concedentes tibi praeficiendi eidem Ecclesiae personam idoneam quae tanto congruat oneri et honori in Episcopum et Pastorem ac faciendi eidem personae a Capitulo ipsius Ecclesiae et Clero et populo Civitatis et Dioc. Landaven aliisque suis subditis humiliter obedire Necnon et contradictores super hec si qui fuerint vel rebels per censuram Ecclesiasticam Appellatione postposita compescendi plenam et liberam authoritate Apostolica potestatem Dat. Aquile 6 Non. Octobr. Pontificatus nostri anno primo Nos igitur cupientes debito devotionis obsequio mandatis Apostolieis obedire et ea executioni debitae mancipare ad Magistrum Johannem de Monemuta Canonicum Lincoln Doctorem in Theologia multiplicibus virtutum pramiis insignitum in spiritualibus & temporalibus circumspectum nostrae considerationis aciem convertentes de ipso licet tunc absent eidem Ecclesiae Landaven deliberatione praevia diligenti ut praemittitur diutius per mortem bonae memoriae Magistri Willielmi de Brennes ultimo Episcopi in eadem vacanti authoritate Apostolica providimus et ipsum in eadem Ecclesia Landaven praefeci in Episcopum et Pastorem Sperantes quod eadem Landavensis Ecclesia per ipsius Johannis industriae & circumspectionis studium praeservabitur à noxiis & adversis & spiritualibus & temporalibus proficiet incrementis Cumque postmodum nostra provisio et ordinatio supradicta praefato Magistro Johanni fuisset notificata loco et tempore oportunis nolens divinae resistere voluntati quin potius jugo Domini satagens subjicere collum suum provisieni et ordinationi dictae Ecclesiae de se factae pure et express consensit coram nobis personaliter constitutus Cum itaque sicut novit Majestatis vestrae Celsitudo sit virtutis opus Ecclesias et personas Ecclesiasticas praesertim Pontificali praeditas dignitate benignis prosequi gratia et favore Serenitatem Regiam rogamus attente quatenus eidem Magistro Johanni quem pro electo et confirmato hinc convenit Regiam Majestatem Regalia seu Temporalia ejusdem Ecclesiae Landaven quae per vos vacationis ejus tempore teneri dicuntur liberare dignemini ac ipsum et Ecclesiam praedictam sibi commissam sic vobis placeat habere in suis opportunitatibus commendatos ut vestrae Celsitudinis fultus auxilio in curae pastoralis officio sibi commisso possit Deo propitio ulterius prosperari et vobis exinde a Deo perhennis vitae praemium pervenire Dat. apud Croyndon 3 Non. Martii Anno Domini 1294. Cons●crationis nostrae primo Dorso Johanni de Langeton Cancellar suo Per Regem † Flores Hist. p. 397 398. Matthew Westminster informs us That Anno gratiae 1295. Robertus Metropolitanus Cantuariensis jam de Curia Romana regressus before his instalment at Canterbury to evidence his Papal spirit and advance the Jurisdiction of his Court of Arches in Octavis Apostolorum Petri & Pauli convocatis quibusdam Suffraganeis suis in Ecclesia Sancti Pauli London super Ecclesiae libertatibus et consuetudinibus tractatum tenuit specialem & tanquam verus opilio repagula & moenia circa parietinarium ceu maceriarium injurias aedificare satagens Constitutiones quasdam à sanctis Patribus approbatas sed per mercinariorum incuriam a by propria vaccillantes in medium legitime revocabit Necnon et aliis Ordinationibus prioribus annectens propter gregis tuitionem decrevit inviolabiliter observari without the King's authority or privity These Ordinances of his being 47. in number you may read at large in Sir * Tom. 2. p. 413 to 427. Henry spelman's Councils wherein he prescribes several forms of Oaths not only to the Judges Advocates Clerks Registers Proctors in his Courts of Arches and Audience but likewise to others convented before them particularly † Spelman ib. p. 421. Quod dictae Curiae Praesidem contemptores quoscunque convictos jurare faciat sub certa poena quod dictam Curiam scie●ter non offendant Together with several new Excommunications forms of Appeals and Fees to his Officers against the Subject's Liberties Laws Customs of the Realm and King's prerogative Royal After which Die Sancti Leodegarii Dominus Archiepiscopus Cantuariensis ibidem intronizatus fuit & Magister Johannes de Monemue ab eo eodem die non altero consecratus est in Episcopum Landavensem Which * Hist. Angl. p. 26. Thomas Walsingham thus enlargeth Robertus de Winchelse Doctor sacrae Theologiae à Papa Celestino confirmatus et in Archiepiscopum Cantuariensem in Curia Romana consecratus Angliam veniens Johan de Monemutha Doctori Theologiae Episcopatum Londinen sem it should be Landavensem auctoritate Papali contulit qui jam vacuerat multis annis beginning the exercise of his Archiepiscopal authority with this unparallelled Papal and Archiepiscopal Usurpation on the King's Crown Dignity and Royal prerogative in obedience to his Sovereign Lord the Pope for which and other his subsequent undutiful actions to his Sovereign he demerited this short but true character of Mr. William Lambard in his Perambulation of Kent p. 93. Robertus de Winchelsey a notable Traitor to the King and true Servant to the Pope I cannot find that the King was forwards to restore the Temporalties of the Archbishopric of Canterbury to this Archbishop or of Landaf to John de Monemuth thus intruded into it by the Popes and Archbishop's authority against his prerogative but detained them near 2. years after in his hands as vacant receiving the profits and presenting to the benefices belonging to them as appears by the Patent Rolls Annis 21 & 22 E. 1. they having no Writs of Restitution of the Temporalties till the 23. year of his Regn Anno 1296. Upon the death of Robert Burnell Bishop of Bath and Wells the King's Chancellor William de Marchia than Treasurer of England as * Catalogue of Bishops p. 300 Godwin informs us was elected to succeed him in that Bishopric the manner of whose election I find thus related in a Letter sent to John Langeton then Chancellor of England which I met within the White Tower Chappel VEnerandae discretionis viro & amico suo si placet fidelissimo Domino J. de Bundela Brevium etc. in Turre London Anno 21 E. 1. Langeton illustris Regis Angliae Cancellario suus in omnibus W. de Weremeniss seipsum ad praecepta paratum Qualiter & quomodo Magister W. de Marchia apud Bathoniam nuperrimè in Episcopum ejusdem loci canonicè electus extiterat vobis nuncio sub hiis verbis Prior Bathon & ejus Conventus ad electionem per viam Scrutinii voluerunt libentissimè processisse eo quod omnes Monachi suum Priorem eligisse putabant in Episcopum & Pastorem Ad hujusmodi electionem per illam viam Canonici Wellensis Ecclesiae suum assensum praebere penitus recusarunt Propter quod Monachi & Canonici Wellenses per viam compromissionis unanimiter concordarunt & suas literas patentes prout postulat ordo juris fieri & consignari procurarunt Die tertia quinque Monachi Bathon & quinque Canonici videlicet Preceptor Cancellarius & Archidiaconus Wellen. ac Decanus Eborum & Malculmus de Harlegh per viam Compromissionis electi in Capitulo invocata Sancti Spiritus gratia ad eligendum Pontificem concorditer accesserunt Et caeteri Canonici & Monachi de Capitulo prout justum extitit recesserunt Statim Monachi videlicet quinque ad hoc electi in praedicta forma nominaverunt suum Priorem semel secundo tertiò & quartò Et praedicti quinque Canonici suum assensum illis in nominatione illa dare noluerunt Praefati quinque Monachi loquebantur ad invicem & sciebant quod ubi major pars ibi electio etc. Et quod Decanus Ebor. & Dominus Malculmus venerunt apud Bathoniam pro promotione praedicti Magistri W. de Marchia statim eundem Magistrum W. nominarunt Et ex quo isti quinque Monachi & isti duo Canonici videlicet Decanus Eborum & Dominus Malculmus de Harlegh in personam praefati W. de Marchia consenserunt ponendum esse stramen pro tribus Canonicis supradictis Et facta nominatione de praedicti Magistri W. persona per istos septem supradictos statim inceperunt laudare Deum per Psalmum consuetum Et post celebrationem istius Psalmi Prior Bathon & Decanus Wellen. coram omni populo in Ecclesia commoranti pronunciavit modum electionis de persona Magistri Willielmi supradicti Et statim surrexit quidam Rust cousin in Ecclesia illa & dixit ista verba Cristescors and seinte Marie habbe high halle that hine chose Bissop of  Auditus Compotorum de Episcopatu Bathon Dominus W. de Hamelton citra Quadragesimam ad Cancellar accedere non permittit Bene valeat etc. The very same year he was made Bishop as a Mat. West An. 1295. p. 398. Matthew Westminster relates Dominus Episcopus Bathon & Wellen. Magister Guliemus de March villicus Domini Regis videlicet Thesaurarius de Scaccario as incompatible with his Episcopal office as with b Mat. 9 9 Mar. 2. 14. Lu. 5. 27 28. See the Collect on St. Matthews day St. Matthews Apostleship whom Christ called from the receipt of Custom to be an Apostle and Evangelist diffamatus est apud patrem familias non quasi dissipasset bona illius sed subortis variis querelis amotus est a billicatione sua & alius Clericus Domino Regi familiarissimus Walterus de Langetona nomine in ejus officio subrogatur Soon after the same year c Mat. Westm p. 403. Rogerius Coventrensis & Lichefeldensis Episcopus jam grandaevus satisfaciens naturae à mundi hujus voragine est eductus Cui successit Walterus de Langetona Regis familiaris in transmarinis partibus per Regem Cardinali nuncius assignatus à quo fuerat consecratus privilegio Cantuariensis Ecclesiae in omnibus statu suo salvo This year John de Langeton succeeding Robert Burnell Bishop of Bath and W●lls in the Chancellor's office of England the Chancellor and Regent Masters of the University of Cambridge sent this Letter to him imploring his favour to protect their invaded Liberties as his predecessor did DOmino suo reverendo Domino J. de Langeton etc. sui humiles & devoti Gilbertus Bundela Brevium & Literarum Anno 21 E. 1. in Turre Lond. de Segrave Vniversitatis Cantebr Cancellarius ac Magistrorum ibidem regentium caetus unanimis quicquid sciunt & poterunt obsequii vel honoris Ex divina dispositione nobis faeliciter est prospectum quod bonae memoriae Dominum R. quondam Domini Regis Cancellarium Vniversitatis nostrae protectorem tantum Patrem sequitur talis proles Pater enim vivit nobis in filio quem prout evidentiâ facti multipliciter didicimus ut pater quondam fuerat in nostris agendis suum filium propitium sensimus adjutorem de quo vestrae Dominationis Celsitudini regratiamur totis viribus si ad plenum non possimus ut vellemus Quia verò contentionis filii Vniversitatem vestram subvertere ac multiplicatis injuriis contra nostra Privilegia perpetratis quantum in eyes est gregem Christi dispergere non formidant ad Benignitatis vestrae gremium tanquam pueri innocentes multiformiter afflicti ac indebitè praegravati confugimus & concurrimus humiliter implorantes quatenus hiis quae per dilectos nobis in Christo Magistros Johannem de Huntingfeld & Willielmum de Chelmston vestry sumus Excellentiae relaturi fidem plenariam adhibentes salubre remedium quod Vniversitati vestrae noveritis oportunum nobis dignemini misericorditer elargire Tantum si placet facientes in praemissis ut Vniversitas vestra sub alarum vestrarum regmine latitando quiet vivere et ad honorem Christi et Ecclesiae studendo proficere valeat in futurum Valeat etc. The Church of Axmynstre formerly made a Prebendary and appropriated to the Church of York being alienated and disappropriated from it during the vacancy in the reign of King Henry the 3. King Edward recovering it by Judgement from the Abbot of Newenham restored and appropriated it this year for ever as a Praebendary to the Church of York as formerly by this Patent REX omnibus ad quos etc. salutem Sciatis quod cum nos nuper in Curia nostra Pat. 21 E. 1. m. 7 intus Pro Ecclesia Beaei Petri de Ebor. coram nobis apud Cantuar. advocationem Ecclesiae de Axemynstre cum pertin per considerationem ejusdem Curiae nostrae versus Abbatem de Newenham Ordinis Cisterciensis recuperaverimus ut Jus nostrum ac postmodum intellexerimus quod sede Archiepiscopi Eborum per mortem Sewalli dudum loci ejusdem Archiepiscopi vacant & in manu Celebris memoriae Domini H. quondam Regis Angliae patris nostri existente fuerat dicta Ecclesia de Warthull & de Grendale in dicta Eboracen Ecclesia ex concessione progenitorum nostrorum quondam Regum Angliae Praebendalis & eodem vacationis tempore ab eadem Eboracensi Ecclesia contra justitiam et in juris Regii laesionem et dictae Eboracensis Ecclesiae dispendium elongata Nos facta eorundem progenitorum nostrorum quatenus consona fuerint equitati illaesa conservare volentes advocationem ipsius Ecclesiae et ipsam Ecclesiam quantum in nobis est cum juribus et suis pertinent quibuscunque praefatae Ecclesiae Eborum reddimus pro nobis et haeredibus nostris eidem Ecclesiae Eborum et Praebendariis de Warthull et Grendale nunc existentibus & eorum successoribus in dicta Ecclesia Ebor. in statu quo ante vacationem praedictam fuerat in proprios usus possidendam absque calumnia contradictione vel impedimento nosiri vel haeredum nostrorum imperpetuum Nolentes quod Praebendarii locorum eorundem super possessione praedictae Ecclesiae quantum in nobis est molestentur in aliquo de caetero seu graventur In cujus etc. Teste Rege apud Cantuar. 18 die Julii Et duplicatur This year John Archbishop of York granted this Licence for the King's Justices Itinerant at York to hold Assizes in the time of Septuagesima and Sexagesima against the Constitutions of the Church encroaching on the King's prerogative and therefore * See here p. 155 156. & Cooks 2 Instit. p. 264 265. abrogated by the Stat. of Westm 1. 3 E. 1. cap. 51. without such licence JOhannes permissione divina Ebor. Archiepiscopus Angliae Primas dilectis sibi Hugoni de Cressingham & sociis suis Justiciariis Domini Regis apud Eboracum iti●erantibus Placita de Juratls & Assisis apud Ebor. a die S. Trin. in 15 dies 21 E. 1. rot 53. salutem & gratiam salvatoriam Licet pro communi salute fidelium providae Ecclesiasticae dispositionis judicio without any warrant from and against the Scripture ordinatum feurit et statutum quod certis anni temporibus contemplativae devotioni deditis secularis potesias neminem posset compellere ad jurandum amore tame● justitiae quam maturariaequum credimus at que pium ex quadam conniventia toleramus Spelmanni Concilia Tom. 2. p. 413. quod Assisas quascunque Mortis Antecessoris & Novae disseisinae quas coram vobis ventilari contigerit hoc i●stanti Septuagesimae & Sexagesimae tempore capiatis & quod justum fuerit faciatis super quo vestras conscientias oneramus Benè valete Data apud Wilton idibus Februarii Anno gratiae 1293. & Pontificatus nostri nono The King borrowing 10000 l. of the monies collected for the Holy Land in England for his own necessary affairs and causing sundry foreign Merchants and his Brother Edmund to enter into several Recognizances to the Collectors and Church of Rome for repayment thereof as if borrowed by them for their private uses the King for their security and indemnity declared the money to be borrowed and employed only for his own use engaging to discharge and save them harmless against the Collectors and Church of Rome by this Patent REX omnibus etc. salutem Sciatis quod cum nos recipi fecerimus per Charissimum Pat. 21 E. 1. m. 18. Cedul fratrem nostrum Edmundum Comitem Leyc à venerabilibus Patribus J. Wyntonien & O. Lincoln Episcopis Collectoribus Decimae in subsidium Terrae Sanctae concessae per sedem Apostolicam deputatis decem millia Librarum Sterlingorum de pecunia ejusdem Decimae pro quibusdam arduis negotiis nostris in Vasconia et alibi ex injunctione et praecepto speciali expediendis Et pro dictorum Collectorum securitate Mercatores de Sacietate Pullicum et Rembertinorum de Florentia see in dictis decem Millibus libratum ad nostram instantiam et rogatum eisdem Collectoribus obligantes eandem pecuniae Summam se ex causa mutui a praedictis Collectoribus recepisse et habuisse recognoverunt praefatusque Edmundus frater noster nichilominus praedictam pecuniae Summam si●i muruatum fuisse recognoverit et ad se pervenisse et in utilitatem suam conversum fuisse cognoverit et eandem reddere promiserit prout in scriptis obligatoriis fratris nostri & Mercatorum Praedictorum super hujusmodi recognitionibus divisim & seperatim confectis praemissa pleni●s continentur quamquam secundum rei veritatem dicta pecuniae summa sit in nostri utilitatem conversa et mutuum hujusmodi et obligationes tam fratris nostri quam Mercatorum praedictorum pro nobis et nostris agendis et de mandato nostro ut praemittitur sint inita et contracta Nos indempnitati Merc●torum praedictorum volentes in hac parte prospicere ut tenemur Mercatore● eosdem erga praefatos Collectores necnon et Romanam Ecclesiam ac quoscunque alios super obligationibus hujusmodi et praedicta summa pecnniae quietos facere et indempnes promittimus fideliter conservare In cujus etc. Teste Rege apud Westm 6 die Maii Anno Domini 1293. & regni nostri 21. To such shifts was the King then put to borrow these moneys from the Pope's Agents though granted to him for the Holy Lands relief In the Bundles of Writs in the White Tower Anno 22 E. 1. I find no lesle than 8. Writs brought at the suits of the parties or at the King's suit for holding Plea of or prosecuting Suits in Court Christian de Catallis et Debitis quae non sunt de Testamento vel Matrimonio contra Prohibitionem nostram I shall render you only this breviate of them * Bundela Brevium An. 22 E. 1. in Turre London Rex Vic. Somerset & Episcopo Bathon & Wellen. for Hilary de Domoer versus Thomam de Conde & Willielmum Burnwell Archidiaconum Taunton 26 & 28 die Januarii Vic. Oxon. for Willielmus de Erdington versus Magistrum Johannem Walrand & Magistrum Simonem de Dunketon 17 die Maii. Vic. Warwic pro Domino Rege versus Johannem Priorem de Kirkeby etc. in laestonem coronae et dignitatis nostrae et contra Prohibitionem nostram 17 die Maii. Vic. Bucks for Alicia uxor Willielmi Cryps versus Magistrum Richardum de Sancta Fryderoyda 6 die Maii. Vic. Bedford for Henricus de Marshal versus Magistrum Benedictum personam Ecclesiae de Wardon 26 die Aprilis Vic. Devon by Richardus de la Weigh versus Magistrum Philippum de Exon. Archidiaconum de Barnestaple & Magistrum Johannem de Cuwyk quare tenuerunt & Stephanum personam Ecclesiae de Cokington quare secutus est etc. 8 die Maii. Vic. Huntingdon by Willielmus Pride versus Nicholaum de Huntingdon quare tenuit etc. 13 die Febr. Besides one Writ Vic. Oxon. brought by Rogerus de Codesford versus Magistrum Rogerum de Monti Vallibus quare tenuit placitum in Curia Christianitatis de laico feodo ipsius Rogeri de Codesford in Oxon. contra Prohibitionem nostram Teste m●ipso apud Cantuar. 25 die Aprilis Anno regni nostri vicesimo secundo To which I shall subjoin two more Writs at large for holding Plea of Trespasses and Advowsons' evidencing the vexatiousness and daring contempts of Ecclesiastical Courts against the King's Prohibitions in that age and the Kings Judge's resentments of and proceedings against them for the same EDwardus Dei gratia Rex Angliae etc. Vicecomitibus London salutem Monstravit nobis Willielmus Faure & Alic. uxor ejus quod cum Magister Simon de Ibidem Wymundham Willielmus le Somenir & Matthaeus le Someter in Curia nostra coram Justiciariis nostris apud Westm à die Paschae in 15. dies anno regni nostri 22. attachiati sunt ad respondend eisdem Willielmo Faure & Aliciae de placito quare cum placita de Transgressionibus contra pacem nostram factis in regno nostro ad Nos et coronam et dignitatem nostram et non ad alium pertineant in eodem regno ac iidem Magister Simon Willielmus le Somenir & Matthaeus secuti sunt placitum in Curia Christianitatis super hujusmodi Transgressionibus in laesionem coronae et dignitatis nostrae et contra Prohibitionem nostram eisdem S. W. & M. directam ne praedictum placitum ulterius in Curia Christianitatis sequerentur jidem Magister Simon Willielmus & Matthaeus nichilominus predict placitum in praefata Curia Christianitatis secuti fuerunt quousque idem Willielmus & Alicia ad sectam ipsorum Magistri S. W. & M. sententia Excommunicationis in ipsos fulminata ab ingressu Ecclesiae suspensi fuerunt et postmodum breve nostrum de capiendo ipsos Willielmum & Aliciam tanquam claves Ecclesiae contempnentes maliciose impetraverunt ut sic eos impediant quo minus placitum Nota. praedictum in praefata Curia nostra coram praefatis justiciariis nostris apud Westm inde motum prosequi possint secundum legem et consuetudinem regni nostri in ipsorum Willielmi & Aliciae dampnum non modicum et nostri contemptum manfestum Et ideo vobis praecipimus quod capta securitate à praefatis Willielmo & Alicia de clameo suo pros attachiatis praefatos Magistrum Simonem Willielmum & Matthaeum per corpora sua ita quod eos habeatis coram Justiciariis nostris apud Westm in Octabis Sanctae Trinitatis ad respondend tam Nobis quam praedictis Willielmo & Aliciae de praedictis transgressione et contemptu Et interim de capiendo eosdem Willielmum & Aliciam praetextu alicujus brevis nostri de Cancellaria nostra occasione praedicta omnino supersedeatis Et habeat is ibi hec breve Teste J. de Metingham apud Westm 7 die Maii anno regni nostri vices●mo secundo Which was accordingly executed as appears by the return endorsed thereon The like Writ issued Vicecomitibus London pro Willielmo de Sancto Georgio versus Magistrum Henricum de Massinghton quare etc. tenuit placitum de hujusmodi Transgressionibus & quare tenuit placitum in ●adem Curia Christianitatis de Advocatione Capellae de Tadham contra Prohibitionem nostram in laesionem coronae et dignitatis nostrae etc. Idem Magister Henricus pendentibus inter eos in praefata Curia nostra praedictis placitis praedicta placita nichilominus ulterius tenuit in praefata Curia Christianitatis qu●usque sententia in ipsum Willielmum ca occasione ad sectam ejusdem Magistri Henrici publicata et promulgata ipsum excommunicari fecit Et postea br●ve nostrum de ipso Willielmo sic excommunicato tanquam claves Ecclesiae contemnente capiendo jam vobis porrexit ut dicitur in coronae et dignitatis nostrae laesionem Curiae nostrae praedictae contemptum manifestum etc. as in the preceding Writ Teste J. de Metingham apud Westm 12 die Dec. Anno regni nostri 22. King Edward the 1. in this 22. year of his reign by reason of his expensive Wars wanting money and means to provide for and relieve his old decayed Servants and Soldiers by virtue of his Prerogative Royal began by his Writs to demand a See Register of Writs p. 233. Fitzherbert & Brooks Abridgements Tit. Corodi Fitz. Natura Brev. f. 230 231 232. ArticuliCleric 11. Cooks 2 Inst. p. 630. L. 5 E. 4. f. 220. Corodies for them from Abbots Priors and Religious Houses of his foundation which held not by Frankalmoigne as his Father b See Tom. 2. p. 835 to 841. King Henry the 3. did before him for the converted Jews and likewise Pensions for his Chaplains from Bishops especially upon his advancing of any New Abbot Prior Archbishop Bishop and restitution of their Temporalties to them witness these 4. Corodies granted at once this year c Claus 22 E. 1. d. 11. Pro famulis Regis Henricus Lombard habet literas Regis deprecatorias directas Abbati et Conventui de Abbotesbur quod ipsi eum admittant in Domo sua in vitae necessariis quoad vixerit exhibendum Teste Rege apud Rokesford 24 die Februarii per breve de privato sigillo Consimiles literas habet Johannes Castiloun ditectas Priori et Conventui Ecclesiae Christi in Nova Foresta Teste ut supra per breve de privato sigillo Consimiles literas habet Thomas de Lenton directas Abbati et Conventui Cestriae Teste ut supra per breve de privato sigillo Consimiles literas habet Rogerus Frere directas Abbati et Conventui de C●oxton Teste ut supra per breve de privato sigillo The form whereof you may read in the Register and Fitzherbert After which such Writs for Corodies for the Kings and Queens Servants Soldier's and Pensions to the King's Clerks till promoted to Benefices very frequently occur both in the Bundles of Privy Seals and Clause Rolls in the Tower during this King's reign and his successors Abbots Bishop's Lands and Revenues being originally granted them by our Kings their Founders not to spend them on their own luxury pomp kindred allies but to be bestowed in alms hospitality and charity to poor distressed people therefore more especially on such decayed meritorious Servants or Soldiers as the King by his Writs should recommend to them to be relieved and harboured during life being a privilege due unto him of mere common right of which no prescription or custom could deprive him no ways extinguished or restrained by Magna Charta c. 1. 3 E. 1. c. 1. or Articuli Cleri c. 11. as our Judges and d Long. 5 E. 4. f. 120 121 122 etc. Fitz. Nat. grev f. 230 to 233. & Abridgement Tit Corodie and the Law-books in Ashes Tables Coro●ie 4. Law-books have since frequently resolved The same year Anno 1293. as Matth. Westminster or 1294. as Walsingham computes there fell out a new unexpected quarrel between the English and French upon this occasion The a Tho. Walsingham Hist. Angliae p. 23. Ypodigm Neustr p. 77. 78. Mat. West An. 1293. pag. 386. to 391. Henr. de Knyghton de Event Angl. l. 3. cap. 6. col 2495 to 2498. See Fabian Caxton Holinshed Grafton Speed Daniel Baker in K. Edw. 1. Normans murdering and pillaging the English and hanging some of them upon the masts of their ships with dogs in contempt highly exasperated those of the Cinqueports and other English Mariners who of their own accord united their ships together to revenge themselves upon the French for this indignity and other depredations on the English Merchants a Per idem tempus Mercatores Angliae variis in mari lacessiti periculis super mercium suarum amissione Regi Angliae conqueruntur Qui Comitem Lincolniae Henricum de Lacie ad Regem Franciae transmisit suppliciter petens ut de assensu ipsius per Reges & eorum consilia contra hujusmodi maritima dispendia provideretur Interim verò dum Comes responsum expectat classes ducentarum navium Normannicarum & ampliùs quae coadunata ut Anglos virtuosos invaderet & invadendo fortius propulsaret in Wasconiam profecta fuerat quicquid de parte adversa obvium habuit praedae & morti facilè destin●ndo Dum onusta vino reverteretur gloribunda quasi sibi soli maris Cessiscet libertas a s●xaginta navibus Anglicanis capitur in portu S. Matthaei in minori Brytannia & in Angliam adducitur feria sexta ante vigiliam Pentecostes submersis aut caesis hominibus omnibus qui erant in navibus absque delictu conditionis solis illis exceptis qui in scaphis vix sibi saluti fuerant fugiendo Perdiderunt quip Gallici quindecim millia hominum in hoc conflictu Anglici eorum cadavera in mari projecerunt nec unum solum superstitem dimiserunt & eorum vasa vina & alia necessaria continentia reduxerunt ad propria cum contentis inter se naves & spolia dividentes De quibus Rex Angliae nihil recipere voluit quasi eorum non consentiens voluntati pro co quod absque ejus praecepto talia perpetrarunt b Mat. Westm p. 396. & 287. Walsingham pag. 23. In illo enim tempore non erat Rex neque lex nautis posita sed quod quisque rap●re vel auferre valebat hoc suum esse dicebat Gernemuthensis inexpugnabilis manus lustrantes confinia Normanniorum nulli parcentes conditioni sexui aetati rogo patriam illuminantes manus praedis & discrimini laxaverunt Francigenae igitur territi & turbati adiverunt Regem saum auxilium postulantes Rumour facti diffusus per Galliam Regem consiliumque Juum non tam admiratione quam indignatione vehementi commovit Mittuntur igitur nuncii inter Reges pro pace facienda Ambassiatores ex parte Regis Francorum ordinati à Rege Angliae petierunt ut absque moranaves cum mercibus per homines suos captos & in regno suo receptos restitueret si vellet sua negotia pro terra Wasconiae in Curia Regis Franciae favorabiliter expediri Super mandato Rex deliberans habito consilio Richardum Londinensem Episcopum adjunctis eidem aliis viris prudentibus ad Regem Francorum & suum consilium cum hujusmodi misit responso viz. Cum Rex Angliae curiam habeat nulli subjectam si qui se laesos senserint per homines regni sui veniant ad Curiam suam & declaratis sibi illatis injuriis Rex eis celerem fieri justitiam ordinabit quod ut securius possint facere quibuscunque conqueri volentibus Rex de eundo & redeundo per terram suam salvum dabit conductum Quod si sic Regi Francorum non placeat eligentur hinc inde arbitri qui pensatis damnis utriusque partis provideant quomodo querelantibus satis fiat & Rex Anglorum dicto eorum & laudo sub certa obligatione se submittct dum tamen Rex Francorum se submittat & obliget pari modo Siverò aliquidoccurrat tam arduum quod per arbitros discindi nequeat definiendum Regibus reservetur Et Rex Angliae habito conducto ad Regem Franciae accedentem ad aliquam villam maritimam veniet & de assensis mutuo finis negotio imponatur Quod si nec istud Rex Francorum acceptaverit in summum Pontificem cujus est inter Reges et Regna pacem fovere transferatur de assensu mutuo negotium not as to a sovereign Judge but private voluntary Arbitrator chosen by them vel quia tunc Sedes S. Petri vacabat ad Cardinales omnes vel aliquos ut litis et discordiae submota materia pax inter eos et eorum populos restaret ut solebat Spernit haec omnia consilium Franciae nec in juriis instanter flagitantibus dignatum est aliquid respondere The King during the Treaties with the French King for peace by his Ecclesiastical Sovereignty issued these Writs to his Bishops to pour forth devout prayers to God for a blessing on his conference with the King of France that it might tend to the praise of God's holy name the peace prosperity and honour of his Realm and the common good and profit of Christianity worthy our imitation upon occasions of this nature REX Archiepiscopo Eboracensi etc. salutem Cum inter magnificum Principem Dominum Regem Franciae illustrem Consanguineum nostrum & nos Claus 22. E. 1. m. 11. dorso Pro Rege de precibus See my signal Loyalty and Devotion etc. part 2. pag 41 42. aliqua sint exorta propter quae ad partes intendimus transmarinas personaliter nos confer cum Domino Rege super hiis habituri colloquium & tractatum Credentes firmiter & sperantes quod felicior votis nostris effectus adveniret si devotorum intercessionibus adjuvemur Paternitatem vestram affectuose requirimus et rogamus quatinus apud Deum preces devotas suppliciter effundatis et a vestris subditis illud fieri injungatis ut in hujusmodi nego cio prosequendo tractando ac etiam ordinando sic Deus et Dominus regat et dirigat actus vestros quod cooperante unigenito Dei filio jesu Christo labour noster in hac parte ita possit fructuosus haberi quod cedat ad laudem sui nominis ac statum quietum et prosperum Regni nostri pariter et honorem necnon et ad tocius Christianitatis commodum et profectum Teste Rege apud Sanctum Albanum xiv die Februarii Consimiles literae diriguntur A. Dunelmensi Episcopo J. Episcopo Karl O. Linc. Episcopo W. Elyen Episcopo R. Norwic. Episcopo J. Wynton Episcopo G. Cicestr Episcopo J. Roffen Episcopo Th. Exon. Episcopo A. Sarum Episcopo R. London Episcopo W. Bath & Well Episcopo R. Coventr & Lich. Episcopo G. Wygorn Episcopo Assaven Episcopo Th. Heref. Episcopo Bangor Episcopo Consimiles literae diriguntur Custodi spiritualitatis Archiepiscopatus Cant. sede vacant mutatis tamen mucandis viz. ubi paternitate● etc. ibi devotionem etc. Consimiles literae Custodi Ep●scopatus Landaven sede vacante diriguntur Consimiles literae diriguntur M. Meneven Electo The French King and his Counsel rejecting all overtures of Peace with King Edward after sundry Treaties and prayers instead thereof * Walsingham Hist. p. 23 24. Misit denique Rex Francorum ad civitatem Agenum quas ad Ducatum Aquitaniae spectare dignoscitur ibique nominatim citari fecit Regem Angliae ut die certa Parisiis compareret de injuriis & rebellionibus in terra facta Wasconiae responsurus Which † Flores Hist. An. 1293. pag. 389 390 391. Mat. Westminster thus relates Circa festum Sancti Andraeae Apostoli Rex Francorum Philippus direxit Regi Angliae literas citatorias ut personaliter Parisi●s ad Parliamentum suum acced●ret responsur quaestionibus & legitimis causis quas idem Rex & sui Pares proposituri erant adversus eum in haec ve●ba Philippus Dei gratia Francorum Rex Edwardo eadem gratia Regi Angliae consanguineo suo tenenti Ducatum Aquitaniae salutem Cum notorium sit & manifestum per rei evidentiam adeò quod nulla potest tergiversatione caelari quod homines de Baiona coadunatis sibi quampluribus aliis qui de regno vestro Angliae assumptis navibus & armis ac hominibus armatis in magna multitudine ibidem palam ac publicè collectis vobis non insciis vel saltem probabiliter ignorare non valentibus exierunt animo nephando homines as subditos nostros de Normannia & de quibusdam aliis partibus regni nostri tàm in te●ra quam in mari in locis etiam nostrae jurisdictioni subjectis nequiter invaserunt innumer●s ex iis inhumaniter occidendo stragemque horribilem eis faciendo multos ex eis capiendo & adhuc captos detinendo ac eosdem navibus & mercibus quasi inaestimabilibus ex diu ante concepta nequitia depraedando confractis quamplurimis ex dictis navibus & submersis spretis & contemptis prohibitionibus & mandat is nostris factis & propositis solenniter & publicè ac palam editis Burdegali & Baionae & in mul●is aliis locis ne aliquis praedictis vel aliis quibuscunque stecialiter per terram vel mare vehent●bus merces suas prasumerent forisfacere sen alias offendere quoquo modo Naves etiam superstites & omnes m●rces ad regnum vestrum Angliae transvehendo quas in vestra jurisdictione acceptastis & adhuc receptatis scienter & per nuncios nostros super eorundem existentium & apparentium restitutione requisitis sufficienter restitutionem facere non curastis sed potius contempsistis licet vobis ex parte nostra f●erit oblatum quod si qua existentia vel apparentia per homines regni nostri capta detinerentur de bonis subjectorum vestrorum de his restitutionem vobis fieri faceremus Cumque notorium sit & manifestum similiter quod quamplures dictorum hominum de Baionia adjunctis sibi nonnullis mal●factoribus aliis villam nostram de Rupella proditionaliter invaserunt insultus quamplures in eam facientes & habitatores ipsius quosdam etiam occidentes ex eyes & alios multipliciter damnificantes cosdem nos cum excessus & facinora praedcta non possumus conniventibus oculis pertransire vobis vel locum vestrum in Vasconia & Baiona tenentibus quod certum numerum dictorum homiaum de Baione per vos vel praedictos locum vestrum tenentes in prisona nostra Petragorum mitteretis infra term●num jam elapsum pro faciendo quod ratio persuaderet & justitia postularet praecepimus Alia quaedam mandata super praedictis per patentes literas nostras sufficienter fecimus injungi quibus injunctionibus & mandatis parere contumaciter & contemptibiliter est neglectum Cumque ex ratis & legitimis causis seisiri mandaverimus civitatem Burdegalim terram Agendici & totam aliam terram quam infra Seneschalliae nostrae Petragori metas in Petragoriano Caturinio Lemovico gentes vestrae nomine vestro tenebant & locum vestrum tenentes in praedictis locis gentibus nostris dicti mandati nostri sine armis executioni demandantibu● in●bedientes f●erunt contumaciter & rebels & adhuc in rebell●one persistunt mandatis nostris & gentibus nostris non parents Sed quod gravius est ferendum civitates castra villas & loca dictae terrae contra nos munierunt inforciant tota die volentes quasi modo hostili justificationi nostrae feodi resistere nec quaedam custella nec fortalicias quae ab eis ex certis & legitimis causis per gentes nostras requiri fecimus reddere voluerunt sive ea reddere noluerunt sive ea reddere contemptibiliter reeusarunt & gentes terraeillius ad resistendum nobis & nostris in viis & itineribus concitaverunt concitant & invitant contra nos gentes ipsas juramentis propriis astringentes & in assisis literas ex parte vestra proposuerunt publicè & dixerunt quod nobis nec gentibus nostris in ullo pareatur Imo si gentes nostrae justificando sicut ad nos pertinet aliquid seisiant capiant vel explectent vel seisire vellent capere vel explectare quod fierent vel fiant gentibus nostris violexter recussae quae jam in multis locis intemporabiliter insligendo gentes nostras cum armis turpiter expellendo verberando & de terra illa violenter ejiciendo & alios violenter pertractando in praedictis & pluribus aliis sedi●ionem publicam contra nos et jus regium nostrum facientes in praejudicium superioritatis nostrae et laestonem Regiae Majestatis quae tàm nefariè perpetrata sunt & adhuc toto die perpetrantur quod horum ignorantiam vos habere veresimiliter non potestis Cumque publica referente fama ad nos pervenit quod post appellationes multas & à multis locum vestrum tenentibus ad Curiam nostram interpo●ta occasione appellationum in magnum et grave praejudicium superioritatis et jurisdictionis nostrae contemptum appellatos ipsos à jurisdictione ●ostra propter easdem appellationes exemptos ●rrationabiliter & crudeliter nulta humanitate servata sed spreta reverentia nobis debita tractaverunt capiendo & districtis carceribus mancipando videlicet Grimb●ldum de Tysano Bernardum de Raunchano Andraeam de Baysac Bonafusium de Coceti dictum Ros & quamplures alios bonis suis omnibus spoliando & de suis domiciliis locis & haereditatibus expell●ndo dictum Garciam & quamplures alios suspendendo Arnoldum de Bordis Bernardum Pelliternum & quend●m vocatum Formage & in gulis eorum furcas imponendo & aperte post omnes chordis l●gando ne loqui possent seu appellare aut appellationes suas re●ovare inhibendo sub poena suspendii quib●sdam notariis requisitis ab ipsis appellantibus ut supradictis appellationibus publ●ca conficerent instrumenta ne hujusmodi instrumenta facerent videlioet Magistro Martino Mercerio & pluribus aliis aliosque incarcerando eos detinendo pro eo quod dicebant quod à Seneschallo vestro Vasconiae & de tota terra Agen. ad nos licitùm erat appellare videlicet Reymundum de Lacussano advocatum de Agen. & quamplures alios diversorum tormentorum generibus cruciando Hin● est quod vobis praecipimus et mandamus sub poenis quas potuistis incurrere et potestis quatenus vicesima die instantis Natalis Domini quam vobis peremptory Parisiis assignamus compareatis coram nobis sicut debebatis et debetis et sicut tantorum facinorum et excessnum qualitas exigit et requisite super dictis omnibus quorum cognitio ad nos pertinet et praedicta tangentibus et quae pos●unt sequi ex eis et omnibus aliis quae contra vos proponenda duxerimus responsuri jure parituri et quod justum fuerit audituri et etiam recepturi Significantes vobis tenore praesentium quod sive dictis die & loco compareatis sive non nos nihilominu● procedemus prout debemus vestra non obstante absentia Datur Parisiis etc. * Henry de Knyghton de Event Angl. l. 3 c 6. col 2497 etc. 7. col 2500 2501. Walsingham Hist. Angl. p. 25. Mat Westm p. 392. ●stnd mandatum quia Rex Angliae minimè est prosecutus ad diem praefatum non comparendo Rex Francorum in propriae persona pro tribunali sedens sententiam protulit ●udicans in defectu moxque universali Parium arbitrio ab omnibus terris in regno Francorum praehabitis extoris abjudicatur et exhaeredatur Doinde praecepit Rex Constabulario Franciae ut in manu armata proficiscens Ducatum Aquitaniae Regis Francorum nomine occuparet caperetque vel expelleret quoscunque p●r Regem Angliae illius custodiae deputatos Hereupon the King of France invading Aquitain refusing all terms of Peace or receding from them Rex Angliae convocato Londoniis Parliamento cui Johannes Rex Scotorum interfuit de consilio Praelatorum et Procerum consensum terram sub dolo ablatam recuperandam gladio decernit The Parliament giving him a large Subsidy towards this War the King by their advice renounced his homage to the King of France and sending the Archbishop of Dublin the Bishop of Durham with others Ambassadors to the Kings of Germany and Arragon with large presents and gifts he entered into a firm league with them against the French ancillante imo principante summa C. M. lib. de sterlingis The King notwithstanding this Subsidy wanting moneys searched all the Monasteries and Churches throughout England where any moneys were deposited by Religious persons or others and forcibly carried it away to supply his occasions by the advice of his Treasurer William de Marchia B●shop of Bath and Wells thus related by a F●o●es Hist. pa●s 2. Anno 1294 p. 392. Polychronicon l. 7 c. 39 H de Knyghton de Event A●g● l. 3 c. 2. col 2471. Walsingham Hist. Angl. An. 1296 p. 29. Mat. Westminster Illo quoque tempore videlic●t Dominica secunda mensis Julii factum est scru●inium ●xecrabi● et sacrilegium horrentum in Ecclesia Dei per universum regnum Angliae quale non fuit nec fuisse creditur multis temporibus retroactis Fecit Rex omnia regni Monasteria perscrutari & pecuntam inventam Londoniis a●porta●i Quod quidem scrutinium ut credimus non emanavit a consci●ntia Domini Regis sed author potius hujus facti fuit Magister Gulielmus de Marchia tunc temporis Domini Regis Thesaurariu● qui in hoc facto non Bathoniensis Episcopus dici debuit sed tyrannus non defenden● Ecclesiam s●d offendens Ille ●iquidem facit cujus authoritate fit Et quia sic Templum Domin● violavit ●●●eat sibi ab anathemate Sancti Pauli dicentis * 1 Cor. 3. 16 17. Si quis Templum Domini violaverit disperdet illum Deus meant only of the † 1 Cor. 6. 13 to 20 sacred Temples of Christians bodies defiled by fornication or adultery of which sin unmarried Priests and Mon●● were then mo●t guilty not of Monasteries or Churches as this Monk with others mistake and misapply it a De Event Angl. l 3. c. 7 col 2500 2501. Henry de Knyghton stories Edwardus qu●rundam fret●● consilio omnem pecuniam & omne depositum in Ecclesiis Cathedralibus Domibus Religiosis & universis gazofilaciis Clericorum & Laicorum Fratrum Praedicatorum & Minorum c●●erorum que ordinum omnium quinto scilicet die Julii hora terciae per ministros suos praeordinatos quasi ex improviso cepit & in ararium suum Londoniae reponere fecit multama pecuniam consecutus est quam nunquam postearestituit Illis tamen qui ei ten●bantur in debito vel communiter cum Clero vel populo auxilium promittebant ei hujusmodi p●cuniam acc●ptam in solutionem alterius jussit allocari seu restitui b Angl. Hist. l. 17. p. 332. Polydor Virgil thus more particularly relates the story Erat p●r haec bella continua jam vacuatum aerarium regium quod malum Gulielmus Marchianus quaestor unus omnium alieno detrimento sanandum statuit Is enim noverat cum in Coenobiis tum in Templis pecunias esse depositas quas si juberet tolli non utique scelus sed operae precium facturus ducebat si pecunia promeretur foras ad usum populi perinde quasi omnia essent communia quo sic pecuniam militi suppeditaret praesentemque curaret inopiam Itaque praefecti militum quibus ille sacrilegii patrandi negotium dederat dispositis passim per regmum militibus uno tempore quicquid pecuniarum in locis sacris reconditum fuerat omnibus vestigiis indagatum ad Edwardum afferunt gement passim populo or rather Clero quod Princeps non putaret manum abstinendam a pecuniis quibus sacrae aedes reficiendae essent Rex autem pecuniae egens rem dissimulavit c Page 300. Francis Godwin in his Catalogue of Bishop's stories That he had seen amongst the Records of our Church of Wells the Copies of divers Letters unto the Pope and Cardinals from the King from the Nobility and divers of the Clergy of this Realm commending William de Marchia so far forth for his holiness testified as they write by many miracles as they entreated very earnestly for his canonisation I mar●el much at it for Matthew of Westminster and Polydore Virgil complain much of him as the author of an heinous Sacrilege in causing the king to spoil all the Churches and Monasteries of England of such plate and montes as lay hoarded up in them for the payment of his Soldiers It was Edward the 1. a Prince that wanted neither wit to device nor courage to execute such an exploit and to lay the fault upon another at last Yet likely enough it is that such a fault stamped on him how undeservedly soever might bar him out of the Pope's calendar who otherwise was not wont to be overdainty in affording that kind of honour where Fees might be readily paid in for it The King not sufficiently supplied with moneys by this prey or forced Loan d Mat. Westm An. 1294. p. 393 394. Mat. Parker Antiqu. Eccles. Brit. p. 209. In vigilia S. Matthaei Apostoli coad●natis Clero & populo apud Westm postulat Rex a tot● Ecclesia per totum regnum Angliae locata medietatem omnium bonorum tam temporalium quam spiritualium Quo audito et in saeculis inaudito Pontifices et Praelati conturbati sunt et conterri●t et prae angustia spiritus gementes Regemque offendere et ei contradicer● non audentes sed votis regiis annuentes ●i praedictam medietatem omnium bonorum suorum uno anno provenientium concesserunt Quam quidem medietatem si prius prudentius et melius cog●tassent sede Apostolica inconsulta Regi concedere non praesu●erent ullo modo writes Mat. Westminster Indictis igitur hujus solution●● c●rtis terminis & praefixis ad propria sunt reversi Nec mora soluta prima portion● juxta taxationem Decim● praetaxata praecepit secularium militum bona taxari & sibi decimari Mercatoribus & Civibus commorantibus in civitatibus muratis & villulis nundinariis senarium denarium ex omnibus quae possiderant ejus necessitatibus indi●it persolvendum Dicitur etiam quod Magister Gulielmus de Monteforti Decanus Ecclesiae Sancti Pauli London sam●s & incolumis ad Curiam veniens ut Regis animum mitigaret aut saltem tale jugum importabilis servitutis sicut bonus Ecclesiae silius levigaret & approprians ante Regem ut sermonem conceptum pro quo venerat exponeret repe●●● labiis obmutescens viribus corporis destitutus coram Rege corruens spiritum exhalavit Hoc ver● Rege conniventibus oculis praetereunte & in petitions sua instantius perdurante adhuc absconditum erat quantum persolveret quisquis Regi hinc diversis diversa fabulantes ac in dies mutuo sic ●vam acerbam masiicantibus Congregatis tandem in refectorio Monachorum Westm surgens unus Miles Johannes de Havering dictus in medi● eorum dicebat Viri venerabiles postulatio Regis haec est scilicet Ecclesiasticorum vestrorum proventuum medietas annualis Cui si contradixerit quis assurgat in medio cetu ut agnita pe●sona ejus ascribatur tanquam regiae pacis reus Quibus auditis conturbati singuli Praelati cupitis protinus paruerunt e De Event Angl. l 3. c. 7. col 2501 2502. See Polydore Virgil. Angl. Hist. l. 17. p. 332. Henry de Knyghton thus relates the proceedings in this affair Eodem anno circa festum Ascentionis Domini Rex omnes lanas terrae Angliae tam Clericorum quam Laicorum seisivit et sic seisitas servavit quousque Mercatores data maxima pecuniae summa eas quasi de novo redimerent Eodem etiam anno vocavit Rex per literas suas Archiepiscopos Episcopos Decanos Ecclesiarum Cathedralium et Archidiaconos in propriis personis Clerumque uniuscujusque Diocesis per duos Procuratores ut in festo Sancti Matthaei Apostoli coram eo comparerent Londoniae Quibus existentibus ait Rex Domini car●ssimi jam satis constat ut audistis de famosa ista guerra quae inter Regem Francorum & inter nos initium sumpsit non nostra culpa ut novit Deus set absque ullo dolo vel fraude casuali●er sumpsit initium & usque praesens sumptuosissimè continuatur Verum ne ex injusto bello redargui possemus vel reprehendi optulimus ei primò pacem & pacis formam uterque nostrum amplexatus est Quam cum ex parte nostra ut convenit servare parati essemus ipse eam renuit & contempsit & quantò magis pacem quaerimus tantò magis ab ea eramus seperati Videntes autem nos finaliter sic illudi hanc guerram incepimus & si necesse fuerit pro justitia nostra consequenda usque ad mortem continuandam Verum quia terrae nostrae Anglicanae non sum nisi quasi unus malus custos & non ipsa terra nostra set tota Anglicana Ecclesia jam in arto ponitur et move●ur  nec continuare possumus quod incepimus nisi de eadem terra nostra nobis auxilium tribuatur iccirco orationes vestras in praesenti expetimus et vestrum auxilium implorantes Et justè debetis Domini carissimi & praecipuè ista oratione impartiri auxilium quoniam videtis Comites & Barones' & Milites nostros quod non solum bona sed verum etiam corpora sua pro nobis exponunt & pro terra nostra non ad sanguinis effusionem imò frequentius ad mortem Et vos igitur qui corpora vestra erponere non potestis justum est et rationi consonum ut de bonis vestris subveniatis Adjecitque subsequentia ut placeret illis scivit enim eos esse motos pro immunitate Ecclesiae violatae● & ait Quia recenter duo facta sunt in quibus admiramini placare vobis volumus & in hac parte respondere Praecepimus quod omnes lanae vestrae arrestarentur et hoc non sine causa fecimus quia nostrae voluntatis fuit ut de bonis terrae ipsae terra conservaretur illaesa Aliud est Datum fuit nobis intelligi quod moneta terrae nostrae corrupta fuit & falsata unde praecepimus quod statutum monetae in suo robore teneretur nichil mali suspicantes set in facto contigit sicut & accidit inter Apostolos Jesus Christi Inter enim 12. erat unus malus qui Christum tradidit similiter & in hoc facto fines mandati nostri * Intimating that this was the act of the Bishop of Bath and Wells his Treasurer who exceeded his commands quidam egressi sunt & deceperunt nos unde parati sumus emendas facere pro libiro vestrae voluntatis Cumque loquendifinem fuceret respondit Oliverus Lincolniensis Episcopus Domine istud negotium consilium requirit detur nobis dies ad consulendum cum fratribus nostris & ex consilio respondendum Datusque est dies tertius Interim verò consulent●s diversi diversa censerunt Vacabat enim Cantuariensis Ecclesia & membra sin● c●pite dispersa sunt Eboracensis verò Johannis Romanus Regis timore perterritus eo quod Regi in magna summa tenebatur upon his † Here p. 564 566. premised censure and Judgement in Parliament for excommunicating the Bishop of Durham etc. quasi dissimulando destituit Dunelmensis Antonius de Bek nondum reversus fuerat de Alemannia In unum tandem concordabant omnes ut offerrent Regi duas Decimas in uno anno solvendas Quod audiens Rex indignatus est et per suos satellites comminatus est se * The cause why be granted them and they received the ensuing Protections extra protectionem suam Clerum velle ponere nisi medietatem omnium bonorum concederent et votis ejus annuerent in hac parte statimque quasi stipula corda eorum dissipata sunt Quidam enim Regi placere volentes festinanter alii vero timore perterriti subsequentia concesserunt Et quia immunitas Ecclesiae ut dictum est laesa fuit et violata f See Polydore Virgil. Angl. Hist. l. 17. p. 332. petiit a Rege quosdam Articulos Rege jubente Jussit enim Rex postquam votis ipsius parueruut ut & ipsi ab eo peterent remedia quae vellent et petierunt inprimis ut statutum de manumortua quod in praejudicium sanctae matris Ecclesiae fuit aeditum deleretur Cui quidem articulo Rex Quod idem Statutum de consilio Magnatum suorum fuerat editum et ordinatum et absque eorum consilium non erat revocandum Caeteris autem articulis quod p●o● posuerant not specified in our Histories respondit de facili ita quod frustrati e● delua reverst sunt ad propria obligati tamen ad medietatem concessam Eodem eciam anno habuit Rex â Communitate regni decimum denarium & a civitatibus sextum denarium * Hist. Angl. l. 17. p. 332. Polydor Virgil relates the story almost in the same words with Knyghton concluding it with this observation Dum Edovardus ita ex Sacerdotum opibus suas exiget Walli deficiunt Anglos passim persequuntur locaque aliquot capiant multis interfectis sine ullo discrimine sexus aut aetatis Misit Rex Edmundum fratrem cum non mediocri Militum numero qui ut in Walliam pervenit praelio temerè cum hostibus commisso profligatus est nimirum pecunia sacrilegio quaesita exitio fuit exercitui qua in primis illos conductus fuerat So Polydore who might have made the Pope's sacrilegious exactions of moneys for the Holy Land and Wars of Sicily the sole or principal cause of the Christians overthrows in the Holy land and of the Pope's forces in Sicily and Apulia The King after this Grant of the Clergy appointed Collectors in every Diocese to collect these Dimes at the several times of payment by these Patents REX dilecto sibi in Christo Priori Roffensi salutem Cum Praelati & totus Clerus Pat. 22 E 1. m. 8. Pro Rege de medietate Ecclesiarum colligen de regno nostro medietatem beneficiorum et bonorum suorum de quibus Decima ultima in Subsidium Terrae concessa fuit data nobis in Subsidium nostrum de anno praesenti juxta taxacionem ultimo inde factam liberaliter concesserint et gratanter beneficiis Ecclesiasticis personarum p●ura beneficia Ecclesiastica non habencium per eandem taxacionem valorem decem Marcarum annuarum non excedentibus duntaxat exceptis Ita quod prima tercia pars ejusdem medietatis in festo Omnium Sanctorum prox futuro & secunda tercia pars ejusdem medietatis in Quindena Paschae proximo sequenti & ultima tercia pars ejusdem medietatis in Quindena Nativitatis Sancti Johannis Baptistae prox sequenti nobis persolvatur Nos de vestra fidelitate & diligentia confidentes assignavimus vos ad dictam medietatem secundum taxacionem illam in Episcopatu Roff. colligendam et adunandam et in tuto loco reponendam et salvo custodiendam donec aliud à nobis inde habueritis in mandatis Et ideo vobis mandamus rogantes quatinus eandem medietatem in forma praedicta colligatis adunatis & eam in tuto loco reponatis & custodiatis Ita quod eam promptam & parotam habeatis juxta aequales portiones dictis terminis nobis solvendam & liberandam cum super hoc à nobis fueritis requisiti Et hoc sicut nostrum & vestrum honorem diligitis nullatenus omittatis Concesserunt enim nobis dicti Praelati quod Clerum suarum Diocesium auctoritate sua quam vobis per literas suas patentes praestabunt ad solutionem dictae medietatis ut praemittitur faciendam compellere valeatis In cujus etc. T. R. apud Westm 30 die Sept. Consimiles literae diriguntur per singulos Episcopatus personis subscriptis Nomina Collectorum in Episcopatibus subscriptis Heref. Decano & Cap. Heref. Landaven Abbati de Margan Assaven Abbati de Aberconewey Bangoren Episcopo & Cap. Bangor Meneven Priori Lanton prime Priori de Kaermerdyn Linc. Abbati the Oseneye Priori Sanctae Katerinae extra Linc. Norwyc. Priori de Sancto Edmundo Priori de Wymundeham Elyen Priori Elyen Priori de Bernewell Coventr & Litchf Abbati de Burton super Trentam Priori de Kenylworth Dunolm Priori Dunolm Karl Priori de Whetenhale Cicestr Dec. & Cap. Cicestr Wygorn Abbati de Glouc. Eborum Priori de Thurgarton Abbati de Seleby Abbati beatae Mariae de Eborum Abbati de Furnays' London Priori Sanctae Trinitatis London Abbati Sancti Johannis Colecestr Exon. Decano Exon. Collectori Capituli Exon. Abbati de Ta●●stok Collectori in Com. Cornub. Priori Sancti Nicholai Exon. Bath & Wellen. Abbati Glaston Cantuar. Abbati de Faversham Sarum Abbati Rading Abbati de Shireburn Wynton Abbati de Certeseye Abbati de Hyda Wynton In recompense of which Grant the King granted these ensuing protections to them both by Sea and Land for their persons servants lands rents possessions goods and chattels REX Capitan Marinariorum & eisdem Marinariis Vic. & omnibus Ballivis & fidelibus suis ad quos etc. salutem Cum Praelati & totus Clerus de regno nostro Ibid. Forma protectionis pro Praelatis & Clero medietatem beneficiorum et bonorum suorum de quibus Decima ultim● in subsidium Terrae Sanctae concessa fuit data nobis in subsidium nostrum de anno praesenti juxta taxationem ultimo inde factam liberaliter concesserint et gratanter Nos eorundem Praelatorum et Cleri quieti et tranquillitati ex hac causa libenrius providere volentes suscepimus in protectionem et defensionem nostram specialem praefatos Praelatos et singulos de Clero praedicto homines terras res redditus et omnes possessiones eorundem Et ideo vobis mandamus quod ipsos Praelatos & singulos de Clero praedicto homines terras res redditus & omnes possessiones ipsorum in ballivis vestris manuteneatis protegatis et defendatis non inferentes eis vel inferri permittentes injuriam molestiam dampnum aut gravamen Et si quid eis forisfactum fuerit id eis sine dilacione faclatis emendari In cujus etc. per praedictum annum duraturas Nolumus autem set firmiter inhibemus ne de bladis seu aliis bonis et catallis praedictorum Praelatorum et Cleri vel alicujus ex ipsis ubicumque consistant ad opus nostrum aut aliorum quorumcumque sine licencia et voluntate eorundem Praelatorum et Cleri vel alicujus ex ipsis cujus bona fuerint aliquid interim capiatis seu capi faciatis quominus de eisdem bsadis bonis et catallis suis libere disponere et ordinare ac commodum suum facere poterunt prout sibi meltus viderint expedire Teste Rege apud Westm 27 die Sept. After this general he granted this special protection in the same form to the Abbots Abbesses Priors and Prioresses of the Cistercians Augustine's Benedictines and Order of Clunie in England thus entered on record REX Capitan Marinariorum etc. ut supra Cum dilectus nobis in Christo Abbas Ibidem de Miravall Ordinis Cistercien sicut cateri Abbates ejusdem Ordinis de regno nostro medietatem beneficiorum etc. Nos etc. ut supra de verbo ad verbum usque in finem Teste ut supra Consimiles literas de verbo ad verbum habent subscripti qui sunt de eodem ordine Abbas de Regali loco juxta Oxoniam Abbas de Stratteford Abbas de Sibeton Pro Cisterciensibus Abbas de Boxle Abbas loci Sancti Edwardi de Letteleye Abbas de Holmcoltram & Caldre in Coupland Abbas de bello loco Regis Abbas de Buldewas Abbas de Valle Dei Abbas de Basingwerk Abbas de Bella Landa & Strata Florida Abbas de Dore Abbas de Revesby Abbas de Stanlowe Abbas de Rughford Abbas de Fontibus Abbas de Cumba Abbas de Gerndon Abbas de Flexle Abbas de Cothershale Abbas de Kirkestall dup Abbas de Parco Lude Abbas de Salleye Abbas de Rival Abbas de Wouburn Abbas de Jorevall Abbas de Waverle Abbas de Stonle Abbas de Ford Abbas de Dunkeswell Abbas de Hails Abbas de Valle Regali Abbas de Melsa Abbas de Cumbermere Abbas de Tame Abbas de Tileteye Abbas de Kingeswode Abbas de Hails Abbas de Saltreya Abbas de Rupe Priorissa de Appelton Abbas de Bitlesden Abbas de Bynedone Abbas de Newenham Priorissa de Cotum Monialium Abbas de Wardon Priorissa the Swine Abbas de Ponte Roberti Abbas de la Quarrere Abbas de Swynesheved Abbas de Rogali loco Abbas de Curavall Abbas Ri●vall Abbas de Boclond Abbas de Bukfast Priorissa de Lekeburn Abbas de Medideneham Abbatissa de Morham Abbas de Sab●cia Abbas de Crokesden Abbas de Gerwedon Abbas de Graciis REX Capitan Marinariorum etc. ut supra Cum dilectus nobis in Christo Abbas Ibidem de Neuhus ordinis Praemonstraten sicut caeteri R●●igiosi ejusdem ordinis de regno nostro medietatem etc. ut supra usque in finem Teste ut supra Consimiles literas de verbo ad virbum habent Abbates subscripti qui sunt de eodem ordine Abbas de Barlinges Ab. de Lavendene Ab. de Torre Ab. de Croxton & Neubo Ab. de Al●ewyk Ab. de Bogeham Ab. de Eello Capite Ab. de Dureford Ab. de Pro Praemonstratensibus Teychefeld Ab. de Wellebeck Ab. Sanctae Radegundis juxta Dov●riam & de Langedone Item idem Ab. Sanctae Radegundis habet aliam seperatam Abbates de Thupholm & Hagheneby Ab. de Westdereham Ab. the Wenling Ab. the Langeleye Ab. de Leyston Ab. de Langedene Prior de Tonebrigg Prior de Kenyleworth Prior de Novo loco juxta Gildeford Prior Christi Ecclesiae de Thwynham Ab. de sancta Agatha Ab. de Coverham Frater Nicholaus Sallies Abbatis de Bello portu ordinis Praemonstraten Procurator generalis Frater Willielmus Samson Abbatis de Blanca Landa ordinis ejusdem Procurator in Anglia generalis Ab. de Cokersond REX Capitan Marinariorum & eisdem marinariis etc. Cum dilectus nobis in Pro Canonicis de ordine Sancti Augustini Christo Prior de Wartre ordinis Sancti Augustini sicut & caeteri Religiosi ejusdem ordinis etc. ut supra usque in finem Teste ut supra Prior de Cokefford Prior de Muchelham Ab. the Lesenes Prior de Bridelington Prior de Merketon Prior de Belkeford Prior sanctae Trinitatis London Prior de Wabrun Prior de Giseburn Ab. de Hertiland Magister Domus sancti Marcii de Bylleswik juxta Bristol Prior de Tannton Prior de Burncestr Prior Ecclesiae Sancti Gregorii Canterb. Prior de Flicham Priorissa de Garinges Ab. the Cyrencest Ab. de Sancta Ositha Ab. de Leycestr Prior Ecclesiae sanctae Mar. de Suthwerk Prior de Wirkesup Prior de Siodleye Prior de Warmesleye Ab. de Haghemon Prior de Wyrmegeye Ab. de Roucestr Prior sancti Mechaelis de Brommore Prior sancti Thomae Mart. juxta Staff Ab. de Crek Ab. the Gres●leye Prior Ecclesiae Christi de Thwynham Prior de Caldewelle Prior de sancto Oswaldo Prior sancti Petri de Gippewico Prior de Novoburgo Frater Walterus Bryket Prioris de Bello loco in Norm ordinis sancti Augustini Procurator in Angl. generalis Magister Ricardus de Werpele Dom. Custos domorum Scolarium de Morton Prior sanctae Fredeswide Exon. Prior de Bernewelle Prior de Buttele Prior sancti Leonardi de Brisete Prior de Hagh Abbas de Keynesham Prior de la land Prior de Repindon Prior de Wroxton Prior de Dunstaple Prior de Kirkeham Prior de Dunmowe Abbas de Nuttel● Prior de Newenham Prior sancti Bartholomaei de Smithfeld London REX Capitan Marinariorum & eisdem Marinariis etc. Cum dilectus nobis in Pro Monachis de ordine Sancti Benedicti Christo Abbas de Hyda extra Winton ordinis Sancti Benedicti sicut cateri etc. ejusdem ordinis etc. ut supra de verbo ad verbum usque in finem T. ut supra Consimiles literas habent subscripti de verbo ad verbum qui sunt de eodem ordine Abbas de Thorneye Ab. de Burgo sancti Petri Abbatissa Shaftoniae Prior Ecclesiae Christi Cantuar. Abbas de Malmesbir Prior sancti Swithuni Winton Abbas de de Certeseye Prior sanctae Trinitatis Ebor. Prior de Tikeford juxta Neuport Paignel Prior Dunolm Prior de Kirkeby Monachorum Abbas de Waledon Abbas de Haghemon Abbas Salop Prior de Ely Abbas beatae Mariae Eb●r Prior de Newenton Abbas de Middelton Prior sancti Nicholai de Exon. Prior de Spalding Abbas de Bello Prior de Ware Prior de Wyleweton Abbas de Persshore dupp. Prior de la Sele Prior de Aundener● Prior de Appelderecumb● Prior de Hynkeleye Prior de Caresbrok Frater Johannes de Apris ordinis sancti Benedicti Procurator Abbatis de Lira in Anglia generalis Prior de Wane●eswotton Prior de Sporleye Prior de Warham Prior de Folkestan Prior de Wellys Abbas sancti Benedicti de Hulmo Prior de Coges Prior de Warmynton Prior sanctae Mar. Wygorn Prior de Spectesbury Prior de Emedewell Prior de Toft Prior de Frumpton Prior de Eston Priores sanctae Crucis de Insula Vecta Prior de Cr●tingges Prior de Hermodesworth Prior Sanctae Mar Lude Prior de Ecclesfeld Prior de Wedon Pinkeny Prior de Noiove & Novo Mercato Prior Sanctae Fidis de Horsham Prior de Otriton Prior de Wenge Prior de Wylminton Prior de Lodres Prior de Modbury Prior de Iplepenne Abbas de Muchelneye Prior de Trulegh Prior sancti Jacobi de Exon. Prior de Estleye Prior de Totton Abbatissa de Berking Abbas sancti Augustini Bristol Prior de Cowyk Prior de Monte Sancti Michaelis in Cor●●b Prior de Wylminton tripl Prior de Tywardraeth Prior de Levesham Prior de Le●ton Prior de Berdon Abbas de Whyteby Abbas de Fiscamps Prior de Stokes Prior de Okeburne Prior de Stymenton Prior de sancto Valerico Prior de Ranton Prior de Swaneseye Prior de Hatfeld Regis Prior de Hameley Prior de Tuttebury Prior de Neoto Prior de Roff. Prior de Shirebur●e Prior de sancto Walerico Prior de Stinenton Abbas de Croyland Prior de Anebury Prior sancti Swithuni Winton Prior de Arundel Prior de Wedone Edyth Prior de sancto Germano Abbas beatae Mariae Eborum Prior Ecclesiae fanctae Trinitatis de Norwico REX Capitan Marinar & eisdem Marinariis Vicecomitibus & omnibus Ballivis & fidelibus Pro Monachis Cluniacen suis ad quos etc. salutem Cum dilectus nobis in Christo Prior de Horkeleye ordinis Cluniacen sicut caeteri Religiosi ejusdem ordinis etc. Nos ejusdem Prioris quieti etc. ut supra per annum praedictum duraturas etc. ut supra usque finem cum clausulis praedictis Teste Rege apud Westm 28 die Sept. Consimiles literas de verbo ad verbum habent subscripti qui sunt de eodem ordine per idem tempus duraturas Prior de Hagham Prior de Pritwell Prior de Horton Prior de Neuton Longevile Prior de Wengeford Prior de Clifford Prior de Lenton Prior de Mendham Prior de Bermundeseye Prior de Bromholme dupp. Prior de Castleacre Prior de Lewes Prior de Farleye Prior de Monte acuto Prior de Norhampton dupp. Prior de Wenlock Prior de Carswell Prior de Normannesbergh Prior sanctae Elenae de Insula Vecta Prior de Thetford Prior de Pontefracto Prior de Aldermaneshave Prior de Stanesgate Consimiles literas de protectione ut supra habent Decani Archidiaconi Canonici Ecclesiarum Cathedralium Rectores Ecclesiarum Vicarii & caeteri viri Ecclesiastici quorum nomina inferiùs continentur per praedictum tempus duraturas etc. Whereof you may observe many Pluralists against the Canons and Constitutions of sundry Councils and sundry aliens Hugo de Aquablanca Decanus Ecclesiae sancti Ethelberti Hereford Po●cius de Cors & Johannes de Ponte Canonici ejusdem Ecclesiae Jacobus de Bosel Persona Ecclesiae de Hopmaloisel Martinus de Cambariaco Persona Ecclesiae de Streton Fra●er Edmundus Magister Hospitalis sancti Antonii Hereford isti omnes habuer●●t unam protectionem Thomas de Kanc. Persona Ecclesiae de Kirketon Magister Thomas de Skerning Persona Ecclesiae de Maplecham Magister Robertus de Swathorp Persona Ecclesiae de Appleton in Ridale Thomas Persona Ecclesiae de Barton in Ridale Magister Petrus de Insula Archid. Exon. Willielmus Persona Ecclesiae de Suchenham Robertus de Sirylington Persona Ecclesiae de Glatton Magister Petrus de Anebury Persona Ecclesiarum de Godeshull & de Newton in Insula Vectae Johannes de Cumbe Persona Ecclesiae de parva Shobiry Walterus de Wotton Persona Ecclesiae de Mershten Thomas de Fauconer Persona Ecclesiae de Hadesco Johannes de Staneweye Persona Ecclesiae de Rippill Decanus & Capitulum Ecclesiae beatae Mariae Linc. Magister Philippus de Sancto Auscolo Archidiaconus Wynton Johannes de Sutton Persona Ecclesiae de Aylmerton Godefredus de Acre Persona Ecclesiarum de Tylnye & Rosteshale Gocelinus de Kirnington Archidiaconus de Stowe Magister Robertus de Cave Persona Ecclesiae de Kirkeby Suggeston Adam Persona Ecclesiae de Rungeton Richardus Vicarius Ecclesiae de Abereton Martinus de Toryton Persona Ecclesiae de rue Magister Walterus de Bathon Persona Ecclesiae de Braclesham Thomas de Langeton Persona Ecclesiae the Whyterothing Richardus Berard Persona Ecclesiae de Wodhull Johannes de Gaytford Persona Ecclesiae de Wokyndon ad turrim Magister Nicholaus Persona Ecclesiae de Wyleby Magister Johannes de Tikeham Persona Ecclesiae de Weston Frater Johannes de Averiis Procurator Abbatis de Alneto ordinis Cisterciensis in Anglia generalis Frater Vigour Abbatis de Fiscampo ordinis sancti Benedicti Procurator in Anglia generalis Frater Laurentius Prior de Morten ordinis sancti Benedicti Procurator in Anglia generalis Willielmus de Askeby Persona Ecclesiae de Walton Magister Willielmus de Pykering Canonicus Archidiaconus Nottingh Magister Robertus de Pykering Canonicus Ecclesiae beatae Petri Ebor. Magister Robertus de la Ford Canonicus Ecclesiae sancti Johannis Beverlaci Hugo de Ronwell Persona Ecclesiae de Leydon Frater Willielmus de Gravele Procurator Abbatis de Lyra ordinis sancti Benedicti in Anglia generalis Magister Rogerus de Sevenok Persona Ecclesiae de Sevenok Nicholaus Vicarius Ecclesiae de Wytham Breeuse Willielmus Herbert & Michael de Ingbrok Abbatissae de Gynes ordinis sancti Benedicti Procuratores in Anglia generales Frater Willielmus Procurator Abbatis de Saviniaco ordinis Cisterciensis in Anglia generalis Magister Robertus de Kynelingworth Persona Ecclesiarum de Lidint●n & Kyneling worth Frater Galfridus de Aqua Procurator Abbatis sancti Petri de Castellano de Conchis ordinis sancti Benedicti in Anglia generalis Frater Willielmus de Gravelee Procurator Abbatis de Lyra ordinis sancti Benedicti in Anglia generalis Magister Willielmus de Berges Archidiac Berk. Magister Arnoldus Lupi de Tillie Persona Ecclesiae de Sotherek Willielmus de la Dune Persona Ecclesiae de Resham Magister Thomas de Burne Persona Ecclesiae beatae Mariae de Longastratton Robertus de Langeton Persona Ecclesiae de Coterstok Gilbertus' de Robur Persona Ecclesiae de Carleton Magister Thomas de Suthwerk Persona Ecclesiae de Westyderleye Hago de Renbury Persona Ecclesiae de Heliwelle Decanus & Capitulum Cap●llae sanctae Mariae Magdalenae de Bruges Magister Richardus de Gravesend Archidiaconus London Magister Johannes de Manhale & Johannes de Gosholm Personae Ecclesiae de Liverton Prior de Lenton Ordinis Cluniacensis Magister Robertus de Cisterue Persona Ecclesiarum de Baketon & Hadlegh Hervicus Persona Ecclesiae de Huggeschale Petrus de Haverhull Persona Ecclesiae de Knyghteton maine Magister Johannes de Grenstede Persona Ecclesiae de Bledelowe Egidius de Andenard Canonicus Ecclesiae sanctae Trinitatis Cicestr Frater Johannes de Rok●le Migister Hospitalis the Farleye & Lotegarshale Magister Hospitalis sancti Antonii Hereford Richardus Persona Ecclesiae de Pentelowe Willielmus de Bello Persona Ecclesiae de Kynygessnode Johannes de Kirkeby Persona Ecclesiarum de Northmymmes & Chyselbergh Thomas de sancto Lando Persona medietatis Ecclesiae de Claypol Magister Henricus de Wodeford Persona Ecclesiae de Dunkerton Frater Willielmus le Clerk Procurator Abbatis le Mar. de Grestono in Anglia generalis Johannes de Sheffend Persona Ecclesiarum de Fuldon & Thorneton Johannes de Salleby Persona Ecclesiae de Sutton juxta Markeby Walterus Sauvage Persona Ecclesiae de Scarthon Frater Walterus de Ipre Procurator Abbatis de Dunes ordinis Cesterc in Anglia generalis Magister Richardus de Sottenwell Canonicus Ecclesiae beatae Mariae Sarum Johannes de Osovill Persona Ecclesiae de Sumersham Magister Edmundus de London Canonicus liberae Capellae Regis beatae Mariae de Hastynggie Johannes de Sheffend Persona Ecclesiarum de Fuldon & Thorneton Johannes the Huking Persona Ecclesiae de Moriston Thomas de Capella Persona Ecclesiae de Blechesden Johannes Maunsel Persona Ecclesiae de Brynton Rogerus de Forcee Persona Ecclesiae de Burfeld Robertus de Scardeburgh Persona Ecclesiae de Conyngton Magister Henricus de Northwode Persona Ecclesiae de Wurstwell Magister Walterus de Stapelton Persona Ecclesiae de Aneton Giffard Richardus de Marnham Persona Ecclesiae de Crumwell Gilbertus' de Routhbur Persona Ecclesiae de Steyndrop Thomas the Terring Persona Ecclesiae de Stanhowe Magister Regin de Braundon Persona Ecclesiae de Orpinton Willielmus de Waleynes Persona Ecclesiarum de Grimeston & clay Alex. Persona Ecclesiae de Stapelford Abbatis Hugo de Valle Persona Ecclesiae de Eddeworth Magister Johannes de Brideport Persona Ecclesiae de Brideport Walterus de Portesmuth Persona Ecclesiae de Norton Magister Richardus de B●ll● Persona Ecclesiae de Sutton in Coleffeld Radulphus Persona Ecclesiae de Saham Monachorum Capellanus Regis Oliverus de Bysete Persona Ecclesiarum de Wakefeld & Trunch Henricus de Insula Persona Ecclesiae de Westharpetre Willielmus de Rod●strn Persona medietatis Ecclesiae de Cruk Bogo de Clare Canonicus Ecclesiae Sanctae Trinitatis Cicestr Persona Ecclesiae de Forthingbrugg Radulphus de Stanford Persona Ecclesiae de Aulton Capellanus Regis Frater Thomas de Monte probate Abbatis beatae Mariae super Dynam ordinis sancti Benedicti in Anglia generalis Oliverus de Wysete Persona Ecclesiarum de Wakefend & Trunche Magister Willielmus de Sancta Elena Canonicus Ecclesiae sancti Petri Exon. Frater Willielmus Oliver Abbatis de Sagio ordinis sancti Benedicti Procurator in Anglia generalis Duppl Magister Petrus de Astkern Persona Ecclesiae de Haddestok Willielmus de Rollesby Persona Ecclesiarum de Such Reppes North Reppes & Trymingham Frater Radulphus de Muscerus Procurator Abbatis Aibemarl ordinis sancti B●nedicti in Anglia generalis Henricus de Gildeford Persona Ecclesiarum de Cumpton Gynelton & Brodwod Henricus de Ditteshal Persona Ecclesiae de Adelington Gerardus de Vyspeins Archidiaconus Rychemund Frater Hugo de Lugdon Procurator Abbatis de Insula Dei ordinis Pramonstrat in Anglia generalis Willielmus de Tawelle Persona Ecclesiae Omnium S●nctorum de Ryston Alex. de Valeyne● Persona Ecclesiae de Dudelyngton Magister Rogerus de Martivall Archidiac Huntingd. Magister Petrus de Sancto Mario Archidiac Surr. Magister Thomas de Bodsham Archidiac Totton Thomas de Abyndon Persona Ecclesiae de Spettebury Magister Willielmus de Berges Archidiac Berk. Frater Radulphus de Muscerus Procurator Abbatis Albemarl ordinis sancti B●nedicti in Anglia generalis Simon de Barneby Persona Ecclesiae de Queldrik Magister Guydo de Tylebrok Persona Ecclesiae de Stratham Galfridus de Hegham Persona Ecclesiae de Canndel Episcopi Willielmus de Modburne Persona Ecclesiae de Sutton Curtenay Magister Johannes de Pavely Persona Ecclesiae de Pavely Piry Magister Richardus de Clifford Canonicus Ecclesiae beatae Mariae Sarum & Persona Ecclesiarum de Stokenham Berghton Hoghton & Eynesbury Magister Adam de West Persona Ecclesiae de Ideshale Magister Stephanus de Heppeworth Persona Ecclesiae de Hardingham Adam de Bekles Persona Ecclesiae de Swafeld Magister Johannes de Morle Persona Ecclesiae de Wysnyston Willielmus de Coulinge Persona Ecclesiae de Carleton Magister Gregorius de Pontefracto Persona Ecclesiae de Wynebodesham Magister Robertus de Cysterne Persona Ecclesiarum de Baketon & Hadelegh Magister Henricus Huse Persona Ecclesiarum de Askebury & Bampton Thomas de Morton Persona Ecclesiae de Hausted Magister Henricus Huse Persona Ecclesiarum de Kyngesbury Bodecleye Mudeford & Liminton Petrus de Guldeford Praepositus Ecclesiae de Wengham & Persona Ecclesiae de Burne Frater Willielmus de Lolly●ton Procurator Abbatis de Bona Requie ordinis Cisterciensis in Anglia generalis Johannes de Blumvill Persona Ecclesiae de Brundale & Persona medietatis Ecclesiae de Neuton Floteman Willielmus Burnel Archidiaconus de Taunton Robertus de Sefeld Persona Ecclesiarum de Brampton & Shathenefeld Thomas de Insula Persona Ecclesiae de Esthaurethe Willielmus Persona Ecclesiae de Aston in Morthing Magister Hugo de Colingham Canonicus Ecclesiarum beatae Mariae Lincoln & beati Pauli London Johannes de Newent Persona Ecclesiae de Grateleye Willielmus Persona Ecclesiae de Braylesford Magister Galfridus de Insula Persona Ecclesiarum de Chut Wyntreburne & Swaleweclyve Johannes de St●cton Persona Ecclesiae de Stok juxta Vndele Magister Richardus de Sancta Frideswida Archid. Buk Canonicus Ecclesiae beatae Mariae Linc. & Persona Ecclesiae de Evedenne Hamo Vicarius Ecclesiae de Gillingham Willielmus de Strete Persona Ecclesiae de Ken. Hamo de Warenna Persona Ecclesiae de Blachynton & duarum partium Ecclesiae de Atleburgh Magister Johannes de Apperleye Vicarius Ecclesiae de Selkeston Rogerus We 'll Persona Ecclesiae de Throuleye Willielmus de Rodeston Persona tertiae partis Ecclesiae de Crok Gilbertus Luvel Persona Ecclesiae de Tychemersshe Johannes le Gros Persona Ecclesiae de Parva Benetlegh Johannes de Langeton Thesaurarius Ecclesiae Sancti Andraeae Wellen. Clericus Regis Idem Johannes Persona Ecclesiae de Loddeswell Johannes de Godelegh Persona Ecclesiae de Foxeyerde Idem Johannes Persona Ecclesiae de Loneputte Frater Mathaeus de la Lunde Abbatis Sancti Victoris in Caleto ordinis Sancti Benedicti Procurator in Anglia generalis Frater Ganerius Abbatis de Insula Dei ordinis Praemonstrat Procurator in Anglia generalis Magister Stephanus Persona Ecclesiae de Walsokene Thomas Inge Persona Ecclesiae de Goringes Robertus de Clyderowe Persona Ecclesiae de Northbury Idem Robertus Persona Ecclesiae de Scovering Magister Thomas de Vpton Persona Ecclesiae de Adesham Richardus de Hertford Persona Ecclesiae de Aldrington Johannes de Baterford Persona Ecclesiae de Reyre Stephanus de Malo lacu Archid. Clyveland & Persona Ecclesiarum de Boynton & Lich. Fulco de Grauncurt Persona Ecclesiae de Ketelberge Frater Hugo de Greyvill Abbatis de Gymynges in Norm ordinis Sancti Benedicti Procurator in Anglia generalis Paganus de Grauncourt Persona Ecclesiae de Keptlesto●e Hugo de Nottingham Persona Ecclesiae de Ivychurche Magister Regin the Branndon Persona Ecclesiae de Litlebury F●lco de Grauncurt Persona Ecclesiae de Radwynter Johannes de Askeby Vicarius Ecclesiae de Magna Lymberg Willielmus de Birlay Persona Ecclesiae de Kynges●●●ton Idem Willielmus Persona Ecclesiae de Warsope & Capellae de Hand●sworth Magister Radulphus de Ivyngho Persona Ecclesiae de Ivyngho * A great Pluralist Bogo de Clare Canonicus Ecclesiae heati Petri Ebor. Persona Ecclesiarum de Pykeha● Ceterinton Homingburgh Acastr & med. Ecclesiae de Donecastr Johannes de Cusancia Persona Ecclesiae de Reyleye Rogerns de Lee Persona Ecclesiae de Knolton Magister Hospitalis Sancti Johannis Bapt. extra portam Orientalem Oxon. Protectiones Rectorum REX Capitaneo Marinariorum & eisdem Marinariis Vicecomitibus & omnibus Pat. 22 E. 1. m. 6. dorso Nomina Rectorum qui habent Protectionem Regis ratione medietatis beneficiorum suorum Domino Regi concessae Ballivis & fidelibus etc. ad quos etc. salutem Cum dilectus nobis Edmundus de Thweng Persona Ecclesiae de Dyghton sicut caeteri de Clero regni nostri medietatem beneficiorum etc. Nos ejusdem Edmundi quieti & tranquillitati etc. suscepimus in protectionem etc. Non inferentes etc. In cujus etc. patentes per praedictum annum duraturas Nolumus autem etc. ut supra ex alia parte rotuli ubi consimiles Protectiones plenè irrotulantur Teste Rege apud Westm 18 die Octobr. Consimiles Protectiones habent subscripti de verbo ad verbum mutatis nominibus tantum sub eodem sigillo per praedictum tempus duraturas Robertus Persona Ecclesiae de Morburn Frater Thomas Deckne Prioris de Domo Dei de Monte Carmeli in Pictavia Procurator in Anglia generalis Rogerus de Sumerton Persona Ecclesiae de Mutford Gilbertus' de Abernun Persona Ecclesiae de Aldebury Henricus de Colevill Persona Ecclesiae de Lollesworth Simon Persona Ecclesiae de Alesby Magister Willielmus de Knapeton Persona Ecclesiae de Beghenham Magister Richardus de Ottringham Persona Ecclesiae de Magna Sh●l●ford Rector Domus de Assherugge Richardus de Skegeton Persona Ecclesiae Gyngeston Reginaldus Persona Ecclesiae Sancti Petri de Dokesworth Radulphus de Albiniaco Persona Ecclesiae de Brendebroghton Magister Willielmus de Bredfrete Persona Ecclesiae de Mocking Magister Johannes de Sancto Claro Persona Ecclesiae de Fulham Richardus de Keston Persona Ecclesiae de Malteby Adam de Glouc. Persona Ecclesiae de Farindon Henr. de Stratton Persona Ecclesiae de Croukerus Robertus de Ludham Persona Ecclesiatum de Osmodoston & Knapeton Robertus de Middleton Persona Ecclesiarum de Vfford & Litteworth Frater Petrus Magister Hospitalis beatae Mariae de Ospringge Robertus de Ros Persona Ecclesiae de Hadham Nicholaus de Sparkefiord Persona Ecclesiae de Wyureton Magister Thomas de Lichefeld Persona Ecclesiarum de Bluntesham & H●rfordingebury Magister Johannes de Wolcote Persona Ecclesiarum de Berdewell & Wol●cote Walterus de Eton Persona Ecclesiae de Dachet Rodulphus de Lorgo Campo Persona Ecclesiae de Everdon Henricus de Vphavene Persona Ecclesiae de Caumped●n Galfridus de Maleston Persona Ecclesiae de Cherleton Galwinus de Thweng Persona Ecclesiae de Lytham Philippus Luvel Persona Ecclesiae de Wycwichesham Hamo Pecch● Persona Ecclesiarum de Brodebrok Ridiswell Chaneleg Erswell Thedeham Weston & Stinterlegh Lodewycus de Bello Monte Thesaurarius Ecclesiae beatae Mariae Sarum Magister Johannes de Luca Canonicus Ecclesiae beati Pauli London Hamo de Gatele Persona Ecclesiarum de Est Tudenham & Freten Magister Robertus de Fyleby Persona Ecclesiae de Middelton juxta Bannebury Willielmus de Hamelton Archidiaconus Ebor. Magister Alanus de Breton Persona Ecclesiae de Prestecote Ricardus de Keston Persona Ecclesiae sancti Petri de Westlenne Jacobus de Mohun Persona Ecclesiae de Brumton Willielmus de sancto Michaele Persona Ecclesiae de Teclescumbe Walterus de Chiltham Persona Ecclesiarum de Wh●niton & beatae Mariae de Aneneye Willielmus de Sutton Persona Capellae de Sutton in holderness Philippus de Branncestre Persona Ecclesiae de Boketone Magister Rogerus de Sevenok Thesaurarius Ecclesiae sancti Ethelberti Hereford Willielmus de Hanyton Persona Ecclesiarum de Yakeslee & Woldes Magister Johannes de sancto Walerico Persona Ecclesiae de Blitham Walterus de Langeton Magister Hospitalis sancti Leonardi Eborum dupl Bogo de Clare Personarum Ecclesiarum de Polstede Saham Dunmowe Leverinton & medietatis Ecclesiae de Walepol Magister Johannes de Flemeng Persona Ecclesiarum de Houghton & Peveseye Magister Hospitalis sancti Johannis Baptistae de Ponte Walteri Johannes de Bernak Persona Ecclesiae de Toft Laur. de Bolsted Persona Ecclesiae de Whitefeld He●r de Rolling Persona Ecclesiae de Wighmersh Johannes de Bigod Persona Ecclesiarum de Cotyngham & Framyngham Robertus de Scorteford Persona Ecclesiae de Horle Robertus de Drayton Persona * A notable Pluralist Ecclesiarum de Cadindon Kenesworth Pelham Furneys Pelham Arsa Aldebury Tillingham & Rothyngeythorp Nicholaus de Bulingbrok Persona Ecclesiae de Germethorp Johannes de Staford Persona Ecclesiarum de Defnam Coleby & sanctae Trinitatis de Warham Richardus de Ludham Persona Ecclesiae de Pampesworthi Decanus & Capitulum Ecclesiae sancti Pauli London Andoenus de Monte Gomeri Persona Ecclesiae de Burwarton Reginaldus Persona Ecclesiae de parva Massingham Rogerus de Multon Persona Ecclesiarum de Chedeseye & Sproxton Radulphus le Marshal Persona Ecclesiae de Eston Stephanus de Lughteburgh Persona Ecclesiae de Markeshale Hugo de Normanton Persona Ecclesiae de Fleteburgh Magister Thomas de Sutton Archidiaconus Norhampt Magister Adam de Agmodesham Persona Ecclesiarum de Burton super Trentam & sancti Thomae de Winchelse Willielmus Persona Ecclesiae de parva Grantesdene Magister Adam de Walton Praeoentor Ecclesiae sancti Cedde Lich. Persona eciam de Aldonestr Idem Adam Preceptor Ecclesiae praedictae & Persona Ecclesiarum de Gyselingham Rughham & beatae Mariae de Feltewell Rogerus de Bykerwyk Persona Ecclesiae de Byskele Willielmus de Mortuomari Persona Ecclesiae de Vherst Nicholaus Persona Ecclesiae de Trumpeton Philippus de Wyleby Decanus Ecclesiae beatae Mariae Linc. Hugo de Eyton Persona Ecclesiae de ●ymynton Walterus de Ditton Persona Ecclesiae de Magna Waldingfeld Magister Gocelinus Archidiaconus Stowye Thomas de Norhampt Persona Ecclesiae de Wyleby Radulphus de Banham Persona Ecclesiae de Hakeford juxta Wyndham Hugo de Friseby Vicarius Ecclesiae de W●lde Magister Johannes de Bestan Persona Ecclesiae de Clyve Magister Johannes de Weyngham Persona Ecclesiarum de Shaldeford Chestehunte Storteford & Essindon Magister Henr. Samson Persona Ecclesiarum de Walsham Erpingham Fle●e Soham Comitis Eston & Cr●ton No small Pluralist Magister Thomas de Bradestrete Persona Ecclesiae de Tollesburg Magister Robertus de cornered Persona Ecclesiarum de Putteham & Wenynton Johannes de Staford Persona Ecclesiarum de Dorsinton Coleby & sanctae Trinitatis de Warham Magister Thomas de Bredstrete Persona Ecclesiae de Tillesbury Magister Johannes de Shelveston Persona Ecclesiae de Stebenhethe Henr. de Stratton Persona Ecclesiae de Stoker juxta Gildeford Idem Henr. Persona Ecclesiae de Cotingham Nicholaeus de Tykehill Persona Ecclesiae de Kelum Johannes de Chyshell Persona Ecclesiarum de Branketre & Brightlyngeseye Willielmus de Hereford Persona Ecclesiae de Roudes Johannes de Bernewell Persona Ecclesiae de Suthorn Rogerus de Merlawe Persona Ecclesiae de Hartwell Richadus de Overton Persona Ecclesiae de Seham Magister Johannes de Hengham Persona Ecclesiae de Overton subtus Ardern Johannes de Cave Persona Ecclesiae de Northburgh Magister Willielmus de Moreburn Persona Ecclesiarum de Topeffeld parva Trillowe & Ferffeld Johannes de Langeton Persona Ecclesiae de Reycolure Reginaldus Persona Ecclesiae de Berton Magister Johannes de Cadomo Canonicus liberarum Capellarum Regis Wolvernehampton & Pencriz & Persona Ecclesiae de Monte Gomeri Gilbertus' de Bosco Persona Ecclesiae de Longeleye Adam Potyn Persona Ecclesiae de Ticheseye Richardus de Rusteshale Persona Ecclesiae de Hop Say Magister Andr. 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Rober●ns de Northleck Persona Ecclesiae de Iweleye Johannes de Scall●by Persona Ecclesiae de Sutton Magister Gerardus de Staundon Persona Ecclesiarum de Styvenach & Mordon Magister Radulphus de Luffenham Persona Ecclesiae de Maldon Magister * An execrable Pluralist Johannes Clarel Canonicus Ecclesiae beatae Mariae de Suthwell Persona Capelli Castri de Tikehell & Ecclesiarum de Penyngeston Hareword Babbeword Wheteley Estmarkhin Northwell Walesby Houton Edingeleye Briggeford Ludham Henningeford Staneford & Ouston Galfridus de Kyngeston Persona Ecclesiarum de Dunhame Elm & Capellae de Enemeth Magister Richardus Linebald Persona Ecclesiarum de Shottelee & Bronteswell Magister Johannes de Lacie de Marchia Persona Ecclesiae de Lathebury Edmundus Bardolf Persona Ecclesiae de Fincham Magister Robertus de Lech Persona Ecclesiarum de Marteley & Chetel Johannes de Overton Persona Ecclesiae de Tunstede Magister Robertus de Dou●ham Persona Ecclesiae de Cotes Hugo de Singham Persona Ecclesia de Grantsete Magister Willielmus de Notingh●m Persona Ecclesiae de Eppeworth Magister Johannes de Thresk Persona Ecclesiae de Ticheswell Godefridus de Linc. Persona Ecclesiae Haldesworthe Magister Thomas Port Persona Ecclesiae de Hamme juxta Sandwycun Hugo de Cressingham Canonicus Ecclesiae sancti Pauli London & * An insatiable Pluralist Persona Ecclesiarum de Enderby Kingsclere Hatfeld Chalk Berles Barnton Dodingto● Cressingham & Reymerston ●rater Laurentius de Meremuster procurator Prior de Morteyn ordinis sancti Benedicti in Anglia generalis Magister Radulphus de Balook Archidiac Midd. Persona Ecclesiae Westhamyngfeld Oliverus de Redham Persona Ecclesiarum de Stratton & Redham Willielmus de Anemere Persona Ecclesiarum de Rollesby & Anemere Magister Alanus de Esingwold Persona medietatis Ecclesiae de Whitingham Magister Robertus de Bekingham Persona Ecclesiae de Hoghton Gilbertus' de Thorneton Persona Ecclesiae de Middelton Hugo de Clopton Persona Ecclesiae de Fobbinge Henricus de Cherbek Persona Ecclesiae sancti Johannis Baptistae de Carboldesham Rogerus de Saxton Persona Ecclesiae de Aberford Magister Rogerus de Fodringeye Persona tertiae partis Ecclesiae de Derleye Magister Willielmus de Chiriton Persona Ecclesiae de Wotton juxta Brakeleye Magister Domus de Burton sancti Lazari Magister Egidius Fillol Persona Ecclesiarum de Ardelye Rybinghale magna Ocle & parva Ocle Adam de Rowell Vicarius Ecclesiae de Braye Rogerus de Brayleffood Persona Ecclesiae de Drenefeld Magister Thomas de Wiferton Persona Ecclesiae de Staneford Henr de Havokelt Persona Ecclesiae de Bolegrave Rogerus de Braylesford Persona Ecclesiae de Dranefeld Magister Richardus de Boylond Persona Ecclesiarum sancti Martini de Shotesham Saklingthorp & Thumbrige Thomas Persona Ecclesia de Sunderesshe Radulphus de Mar● Persona Ecclesiae de Cudington Magister Karolus de Bello monte Canonicus Ecclesiarum beati Petri Eborum sancti Andr. Wellen. & beati Johannis Beverlaci Johannes de Grey Vicarius Ecclesiae de nova Shorham Willielmus Langele Persona Capellae de Thweyt Magister Johannes de Ibestak persona Ecclesiae de Niwerherche in Insula Vectae Robertus de Bafinge Persona Ecclesiae de Broghton Willielmus de Carleton Persona Ecclesia de Northwell Gilbertus' de Robur Persona Ecclesiae de Cristilton Petrus de Cestr. Praepositus Ecclesiae beati Johannis Beverlacen Idem Petrus Persona Ecclesiae de Rudesby Idem Petrus Persona Ecclesiae de Whalleye Neapoles Canonicus Ecclesiarum beati Petri Eborum & beatae Mariae Linc. Magister Jacobus Sinebaldi Persona Ecclesiae de Kemesing Galfridus de Causton persona Ecclesiae de Bernardeston Oliverus de Sutton Persona Ecclesiarum de Edelesbur & Churhull Willielmus de Vmfravill Persona Ecclesiae de Benton Johannes de Wydihull Persona Ecclesiarum de Warlingeham & Fitelton Magister Willielmus de Conesgrave Persona Ecclesiae de Faston Albericus de Roseriis Persona Ecclesiae de Preston Galfridus de Spondon Vicarius Ecclesiae de Ledes Antelmus de Monteyller Persona Ecclesiae de Estmerseye Magister Willielmus de Hotot Persona Ecclesiae de Knyveton Johannes de Cressy Persona Ecclesiae de Langeford Magister Richardus de Plymstok Canonicus Ecclesiae beatae Mariae Linc. & Persona Ecclesiae de Blockesworth & medietatis Ecclesiae de Chale Robertus de Segre Persona Ecclesiae de Merscham Magister Willielmus de Monteforti nuper Decanus sancti Pauli London defunctus Gilbertus Wollanynton Persona Ecclesiae de Honespill Willielmus de Bateford Persona Ecclesiarum de Boclond & Pokeham Richardus de Hengham Persona * An unconscionable Pluralist Ecclesiarum de Waleton Prez Bradeleye Sharshull Yerdleye Boseham Stone Wetheringesete Sculthorp Hydingham Shutlindon Middleton Fairford & Ecclesclyve Decanus & Capitulum Ecclesiae beati Andraae Wellensis Rogerus Dorly Persona Ecclesiarum de Misterton in le Clay Bolton-Percy & Plunton Galfridus Persona Ecclesiae de Thorp juxta Neuwerk Magister Willielmus Burnel Persona Ecclesiae de Dounton Thomas Persona Ecclesiae de Ghyen Magister Robertus de Picheford Canonicus Ecclesi sanctae Edithae de Tamworth & Persona Ecclesiarum de Hoginton & Picheford Robertus de Cumberwell Persona Ecclesiae de Tylorton Magister Robertus Tancard Persona Ecclesiae de Wythybrok Magister Johannes de Cravene Persona Ecclesiae de Whytewell Magister Thomas de Cherleton Persona Ecclesiae de Puclecherche Henricus de Hales Persona Ecclesiae de Thurstinton Rogerus Berhast Persona Ecclesiae de Ribbeworth Nicholaus de Seyvill Canonicus Ecclesiarum beatae Mariae Sarum & sancti Ethelberti Her●ford Magister Richardus de Specote Persona Ecclesiae de Parkham Thomas de Bilesden Persona Ecclesiae de Haversegh Oliverius Persona Ecclesiae de Eltesle Johannes de Knovill Persona Ecclesiarum de Halregate Cylchestr & Mildehale Magister Radulphus de Mirtivall Persona Ecclesiae de Ambresdon Thomas de Langeton Persona Ecclesiae de Kingesleye Magister Philippus de Staunton Canonicus Ecclesiae sancti Andraeae Wellensis Magister Johannes de Ebroicis Archid. Glouc & Persona Ecclesiae de Kemeseye Simon de Butterleye Persona Ecclesiarum de Butterleye & Russhebury Willielmus de Saleby Persona Ecclesiae de Thornebur Magister Petrus the Periton Persona Ecclesiae sancti Petri majoris Wygorn Richardus de Bereford Persona Ecclesiae de Shenlee Decanus & Capitulum Ecclesiae beati Petri Ebor Magister Thomas de Corbrigg Canonicus Ecclesiae beati Petri Ebor. Magister Johannes de Ebroicis Canonicus Ecclesiarum sanctae Mariae Suthwell & sancti Wilfridi Rypon Galfridus de Parco Persona Ecclesiae de Beyton Johannes de Cestr Persona Ecclesiae de Tyntehull Magister Nicholaus de Wodeford Persona Ecclesiarum de Flatbury & Westbury Richardus Persona Ecclesiae de Norton in Hales Magister Hospitalis sancti Johannes Evangelistae de Bruges Galfridus de Hoghton Persona Ecclesiarum de P●ychirche & Ingham Willielmus Pykerell Persona Ecclesiae de Thor●bur Robertus de Cesteneclade Persona Ecclesiarum de Flkeshale Stratton & Cumpton Magister Robertus de Leycestr Persona Ecclesiae de Kynele Walterus de Lonthorp Persona Ecclesiae de Lonthorp Thomas de Dune Persona Ecclesiae de Heaunton Magister Elias de Muskham Persona medietatis Ecclesiae de Westburgh Petrus de Cestr. Canonicus Ecclesiarum sancti Cedde & Lichefeld & sancti Ethelberti Hereford & Persona Ecclesiarum de Arkeseye Esington & Slayteburn & habet inde quinque paria Answerable to his Pluralities Willielmus de Petryngton Persona Ecclesiae de Sightlesthorn Petrus de Rudesby Persona Ecclesiae de Northburton Jacobus de Taunkerleye Persona Ecclesiae de Walesby Magister Gilbertus de Segrave Persona Ecclesiarum de Staunton & Ayleston Thomas de Nevil Persona Ecclesiae de Keygeworth Robertus de Hay●ok Persona Ecclesiae de Stanedissh Henricus de Eyford Persona Ecclesiae de Dychford Frayn Magister Thomas Cantok Persona Ecclesiarum de Herdwyk & Dubricii juxta Kilpek Robertus de Halghton Persona Ecclesiae de North Clebury Richardus de Hecham Persona Ecclesiae de Fornham omnium Sanctorum Thomas filius Alani Persona Ecclesiae sancti Michaelis super Wyr Nicholaus de Mardesel Persona medietatis Ecclesiae de Mardefeld Johannes de chamberlain Persona Ecclesiae de Landbech Magister Galfridus de Norwyco Persona Ecclesiae de Uveresbury Thomas de Osgotby Persona Ecclesiae de Geyrgrave Magister Jacobus de Helles Persona Ecclesiae de Wippenham Magister Walterus filius Warini Persona Ecclesiae de Tradynton Galfridus de Muntsorel Persona Ecclesiarum Aston & Burhache Hugo de Dudemannerton Persona Ecclesiae de Quatte Decanus & Capitulum Ecclesiae sancti Ethelberti Hereford Magister Willielmus de Kingescote Persona Ecclesiae de Westbury Walterus de Redmerlegh Persona Ecclesiae de Lugwardyn Thomas de sancto Omero Persona Ecclesiae de Stok Ediche Magister Robertus de Pokelynton Persona Ecclesiae de Rybbelcestr Andraea● de Genua Canonicus Ecclesiae sancti Petri de Wolurenhampton Brancaleo de Lavannia Persona Ecclesiae de Tyriton Willielmus de Seggevill Persona Ecclesiae de Thwyford Magister Henr. de Sumersete Cancellarius Ecclesiae beatae Petri Exon. Simon Persona Ecclesiae de Bag●worth Magister Walterus de Heselshawe Archidiaconus We●●ensis Johannes de Hyneton Persona Ecclesiae de Paulesholte Adam de Wellen. Persona Ecclesiae de Wullaton Willielmus de Percy Canonicus Ecclesiae sancti Petri Eborum & Persona Ecclesiarum * A detestable Pluralist de Catton● Semere Naffreton Holm Calverton Brightwell Langeford & Burne Magister Hospitalis sancti Thomae Martyris de Suthwerk Robertus de Hegham Persona Ecclesiae de Kestan Richardus Tuchet Persona Ecclesiae de medio Wychi● Willielmus de Patyndon Persona Ecclesiae de Putyndon Philippus le Vavasur Persona Ecclesiae de Thedelthorp Johannes de la Wade Canonicus Ecclesiae beati Petri de Wulvernehampton Robertus de London Persona Ecclesiae de Wykewarre Magister Hospitalis sancti Egidii de Norwico Richardus de la hay Persona Ecclesiae de Brathenham Johannes Abel Vicarius Ecclesiae de Neuburn Magister Ricardus de Havering Persona Ecclesiae de Wemne & alta Clara. Reginaldus de Legh Persona Ecclesiarum de Legh & Mucleston Magister Johannes de sancto Leophardo Persona Ecclesiae de Suthh● Gilbertus' de Fulmere Persona Ecclesiae de Bydenham Magister Tho. de Stok Persona Ecclesiae de Cam. Willielmus de Neuton Persona Ecclesiae de Stokeporte Rogerus de Asphale Persona Ecclesiae de Henneye Idem Rogerus Persona Ecclesiae de Stanham Antegayne Adam de Blida Persona Ecclesiae de Herthull Willielmus de Bevercote Persona medietatis Ecclesiae de Seggebr●k Henr. de Hemenhalse Persona Ecclesiae de Tettebury Thomas de Avening Persona Ecclesiae de Beverstan Willielmus de Danby Persona Ecclesiae de Humberston Magister Radulphus de Fodringeye Persona Ecclesiae de Wylberton Magister Johannes de Wodstok Persona Ecclesiae de Necham Radulphus Persona medietatis Ecclesiae de Mynsterton Thomas de Brertlowe Persona Ecclesiae de Nordham Magister Thomas de Suwerk Persona Ecclesiae de Steyngrone Radulphus de Swanton Persona Ecclesiarum de Marclesham Neuburn beatae Mariae de Saxlingham Simon de Deen Persona Ecclesiae de Hackethorn Hamo de Alta Ripa Persona Ecclesiae de Burton in Kendal Thomas de Bek Persona Ecclesiae de Castelford Walterus de la Hyde Persona Ecclesiae de Brughton As the King granted these Protections to the premised Abbots and Clergymen who aided him with their contributions against the French so out of his Ecclesiastical Supremacy he desired the assistance of their devout prayers unto God for a blessing upon him and his military forces in defence of his inheritance against their armed power as appears by these Writs under his Privy Seal issued to his Bishops and other religious persons which I found in a Bundle of Writs of Privy Seal and Letters lately rescued from the rubbish in the White Tower Chappel EPiscopo tali salutem Humani generis inimico Regem Francorum & suos contra Bundela Brevium de Privato Sigillo etc. An. 21 E. 1. in Turre London nos & nostros ad discordiam excitante ad pacem quam cum ipso Rege et suis optavimus semper habere operam adhibuimus instantem quae per nos & nostros fuit saepè ac saepius procurata & demum quos post tractatus varios habitos utrobique publicè credebamus habere propitios † Nota. latenter invenimus inimicos Pluries enim praedicto Regi & suis omnia quae pacis erant optulimus in spiritu lenitatis et cum in spe firma obtinendi propositum fuissemus ipsi ad occupandam terram nostram Vascon nequiter inhiantes post voluntarium et iniquum * See here p. 583 584. processum contra Nos in Curia ipsius Regis ut dicitur habitum nos ipsa Terra exhaeredare pro suis viribus moltuntur Quapropter pro haereditate & haereditariis Juribus nostris quae Progenitores nostri propriè propria possederunt defendendis pariter et tenendis versus partes illas omnibus praetermissis proponimus Deo duce in brevi dirigere gressus nostros ne ipsis quod absit neglectis possemus à vobis & aliis fidelibus nostris instabiliter reprehendi Cumque in homine non sit auxilium sed infirmitas et defectus et propter hoc oporteat imbecillitatem nostram divinae manus sustentari praesidiis pias affectiones Nota. vestras affectuose requirimus et rogamus quatinus Corda vestra sursum habentes ad Dominum devotis apud eum Supplicationibus insistatis necnon Parochianos vestros religiosos et alios Clerum et Populum crebris et sollicitis exhortationibus ad orandum pro nobis inducere studeatis ut Regis Regum dextera potenter adjuti ita possumus assumptum negotium prose●ui et justitiam n●stram defendere pro qua corpus nostrum exponere non timemus quod Deo cedar ad gloriam nobis et vobis ad triumphum et landem et prosperum statum dictae terrae necnon ad totius Regni nostri commodum et honorem Ibidem Priori Provinciali Ordinis Fratrum P●aedicatorum in Anglia necn●n universis & singulis Prioribus omnium & singularum Domorum Ordinis vestri in vestra Provincia constitutis ad orandum pro nobis crebris et sollicitis exhortationibus injungatis u● Regi Regum etc. Ut supra Eodem modo ponatur in litera dirigenda Ministro Generali Ordinis Fratrum Minorum in Anglia And here I deem it very seasonable and worthy special observation in respect of our present public Negotiations Treaties with France and other Foreign States for Peace from this clause in the King's precedent Writs Demum quos post Tractatus varios habitos utrobique publicos credebamus habere propicios lat●●tenter invenimus inimicos etc. too render you this further account of the King of France his fraudulent yea treacherous proceedings with King Edward in these his Treaties with him for a fi●m amicable peace between them out of our Histories and Records to make us more vigilant cautious in our Transactions with them & others thus related by † Hist. Angliae p. 24 25. Thomas Walsingham Anno gratia 1295. qui est annus regni Edwardus 1. vicesimus socundus Edwardus frater Regis Angliae per Reginas Franciae Johannam Regis consortem & Mariam ejusdem novercam ut cum eisdem pacis tractatum resumat celeriter revocatur Denique mediantibus Reginis post plurima interloquia in forma subscripta extitit concordatum Ut propter honorem Regis Francorum cui per ministros custodiae Wasconiae deputatos ut videbatur nonnullis in pluribus erat derogatum sex castra videlicet Sanctonas' Talemund Turn Pomerel Penne & Mountflaunkon voluntati Regis Francia dederentur In omnibus verò Civitatibus & Castris totius Ducatus exceptis Burdegalia Baiona & Regula unus serviens nomine Regis Francia poneretur De ministris quoque Regis Angliae in Wasconia positis aliisque per totam terram pro libitu Regis Francorum obsides ponerentur Quibus pactis Rex Francia citationem in aula Parisiensi publicatam faceret revocari Castra verò omnia amotis servientibus in Civitatibus positis & Castris obsidesque ad petitionem duarum Reginarum vel unius earum restitueret sine mora Rexque Angliae concesso sibi salvo conductu Ambianis veniret ut ibi habito mutuo Regum colloquio pax & amicitia in posterum firmaretur Super hiis confectis scriptis unam per Reginas signatum Edmundo traditur aliud signatum ab Edmundo commendatur Reginis Quae data fide in manu Edmundi promiserunt pacta in scriptis inita nullatenus violanda Certificatus super hiis Rex Angliae per germanum suum literam unam patentem directam omnibus ministris suis in Wasconia continentem mandatum ut in omnibus Regis Franoorum obtemperent voluntati transmisit germano suo per eum cum sibi videretur ulterius in Wasconiam transmittendam Recepta litera Edmundus veritus eam transmittere antequá sibi constaret an Rex ipse acceptaret quae facta fuerant per Reginas petivit ab eyes ut per dictum Regis proprium super praemissis certior redderetur Denique praesentibus Edmundo germano Regis Angliae & nxore sua Blankia Regina Navarrae matre Reginae Franciae necnon Deuce Burgundiae & Hugone the Veer filio Comitis Oxoniensis & Clerico quodam Johanne de Lacie Rex ipse promissa Reginarum ac pacta per eas concordata in fidelitate Regia se impleturum spospondit Moxque Miles quidam nomine Galfridus de Langleya de familia Edmundi fratris Regis Angliae cum literis Regis Francorum revocantibus Consiabularium Regis Franciae qui cum exercitu profectus fuerat ut Wasconiam expugnaret missus est ad eum Rex autem Angliae Cantuariae solennitatem Paschalem tenuit ibidem ut Ambianis proficiscoretur expectabat de conductu Johannes etiam de Lacie Clericus praedictus in Wasconiam transmissus est cum litera ministris Regis Angliae directa secundum formam praedictam Johannes verò de S. Johanne miles discretus & armis strenuus & in robus bellicis exercitatus quem Rex Angliae Wasconiae praefecerat qui Civitates & Castra per totum Ducatum munierat armis & victualibus & viris strenuis ad bellandum auditis pactis initis omnia quae ad munitiones Castrorum et Vrbium providerat vendidit discedensque per Parisius versus Angliam iter suum direxit Et ecce procurante pacis aemulo mutatum est cor Regis Franciae conductusque Regi Angliae denegatur et litera Constabularii revocatoria Nota. per posteriorem literam irritatur Et quia per Constabularium Wasconiam in manu potemi intrantem Custodibus et ministris juxta tenorem literae sibi apportatae se subdentibus in manu Regis Francorum accipitur terra tota Ministri omnes Regis Angliae terraeque Custodes obsides et captivi Parifius deducuntur Post dies ●●ntum aliquot Edmundus Reginas rogavit ut juxta promissa sua et pactiones initas Regem Franciae interpellarent super conductu Regis Angliae concedendo Citatione revocanda terra restituenda et obsidibus liberandis Rex vero Francorum per quosdam milites ad Edmundum missos inficiatur se quicquam de talibus promissis Nota. scire Denique perpendens Edmundus se fratremque suum Regem Angliae delusos reversus in Angliam Regem et Consilium suum ad plenum informat et certificate de re gesta Igitur Rex Angliae convocato Londoniis Parliamento cui Johannes Rex Scotorum interfuit de consilio Praelatorum ac Procerum censentium Terram sub dolo ablatam recuperandam gladio ad Regem Franciae misit nuncios Hugonem de Mancestria de Ordine Praedicatorum & Willielmum de Ginesborn de Ordine Minorum Doctores Theologiae viros providos & discretos mandans ei per eosdem quod cum pacta inter progenitores eorum habita et ipsos necnon et secretos tractatus quas mediante germano suo cum eo habuit violasset non videbatur sibi quod ipsum Regem Angliae Ducemque Aquitaniae hominem suum reputabat nee ipse homagio suo astringi ulterius intendebat The form of which recunciation of his homage I found in the White Tower in a particular Roll writ in the reign of King Edw. the 3. together with the renunciation of the Homage made by the Earl of Flanders about the same time to the King of France upon his confederacy with the King of England against the French with this Title * In Turre London Forma qua Avus Domini nostri Regis reddidit homagium Franciae Regis ante novissimam NOZ Messages derront au Roy de Franc. Nostre Seigneur le Roy Dengleterre Seigneur Dirland & Ducs Dacquitan vous fist Homage sur condition cest assavoir solonc le fourme de la pees faite entre voz Ancestor's et les Soens la quelle vos ne li avez tenuz Et dautre part puis les conteks & process qi ount este entre voz gentez et les Soens a pesser secrez tretez ount este entre vous & li par Mons Edmond ion frere si combien vous doit sovener en la queux traitez estoient certain Covenantz les queuz ne li sount gardez en nul point tout soit quil vous ad fait obeisance entre le fourme de ceo traitez Et puis sil si vous ad fait deux foiz quere per lavantdit son frere et le tierz foiz per ascuns de Pier● de France e puis autrez grantz Seignurs de vestre royalme qe sa terre de sa Duchee Daquit lui fuist rendue et sa gent que sont en vostre arrest deliure des quells riens ne li avez faitz per ount il li semble qe vous ne li tenez pas pur vestre home ne il nentent estre But that which is most observable during these very Treaties of Peace the French King by his private solicitations letters and promises procured John Bayliol King of Scots with all the Prelates Nobles and Commonalty of Scotland against their late * Here p. 528 529 530. premised solemn Oaths and Homages under their respective hands and seals made to King Edward to enter into a most perfidious clandestine league and an offensive and defensive war with him against their Sovereign Lord yea to invade and waste England with fire and sword so soon as King Edward should send forces into Gascoign to recover his ancient right therein and to make no Peace nor Truce with him without his concurrent assent thus related at large in French in two Parchment Rolls I found in the White Tower only briefly mentioned in sundry other Records and Instruments containing that and other succeeding Treaties of Peace with the French Kings with the exceptions taken by King Edward the 1. and his Successors against the legality of the premised citation and arrest * See here pag. 538 539 540. Transcriptum Confoederationis inter Franciae Regem & Johannem de Balleolo quondam Regem Scotiae in Gallico PHelip par la grace de Dieu Roy de France a tous ceux que cestes letters verront saluz Entre les autres choses par les queles est procure lenhauncement des regnants & des Royaumes & est aquis delitablete de Pees & the possible quiet & est purveu a bon & benure estate des Subgits celes choses par atentif regard est veu estre sovereign qe unite de ferme charete & liens the loiale amisce soient noriz entre Rois & Roialmes E ensi Roys & Princes doyvent affec damiable charite chescuna autre come benison demand nomement pur l'amour de Droiture a defendre toetz & a daunter les defasettementz des manners & impugnations the Enemis qe lun se deign voluntres a lautre en bontez a ne faille mi e en adversetez qe soneaux la douteur de pees desire amegne & par tant soient tortinouses forces des gentz qe ne vollent pees destorbe par remedie de covenable Deffens en qe beaute les denonz fuitz de pees tant come plus sont en equite devant peussent servir plus devoutement a fesour de pees Dount le nobl● Prince Johan Re● Descoce nostre especial ami peussant queytement les avantdites profitablitees ad envees especialment a nous les honerables Peres Wil. de S. Andreu & Matheu de Dunkeldin Evesqes & Johan de Souls & Ingeram de Umfraville chivalers ses Messages & says Procuratours a especialment faitez pur fair profitables ailiances & liens damisce sicome est plus pleinement contenuez en ascunes letters p●ocur●tories de ce fa●tez sealeez du seal meisme celi Roy Les tenours des queles ●e mot●n autre son● issi dess●u●z ●scritez No●s accordantzes a les loyales desires mesme celi Roy en ceste partie de bon volunte qe affinity de bien manere dalliance & le contrac de fe●me amisce de tant s●it greivour & dirre plus establiment qil serra affirm p●● for 't lain fa●te covenance & accord feust entre nous de la volunte & lassent nostre tres●h●e● frere & fea● Charles Conte de Valeyse & de Aungeo & says Procurators avanditz & J. le●sne nostre frere avandite a qn Roy en noun de son sui●z avandi●z avons p●omis pur nous & pur noz successours de fair donor ov la dite fil●e en marriage 25000 l. de Tornois pet●zen deniers courantzes Et meisme celi Roi serra tenus de donor & assigner ov la dite ●ille en dowaire 1500 liverees daunele rend Desterlingz des quant 〈…〉 assevera 1000 liveres de annele rent Desterlings en terres ov jurisdictions & ●outes maneres des de Justices nient appurtenantzes a la Corone en les lieux desouz escritez Cest assavoir De Bailloil the Dampetre de Helicourt de Horneie en Royaume de France & de Lanark de Kadis de Maldisle the Cuyngh●m de Hadynton ov la castle de Donde en Royalme Descoce ov e les appurtenances de mesme les lieux Issint qe si les Rentes des meismes les lieux passent la sume de 1000 li. per an ce que serra surplus outre meisme la sum remeigne a lavandit Roy Descoce Et si rien defaille de t le sum le Roy soit tenuz de la fourner entierment en autres rentes en Royalme Descoce o● si nous mieuz vodroms il lui assignera celes 1000 li. & les autres 500 livres & resceiure en bourse en certeyns lieux d'an en an a deux terms a ●u● asseura b●en de cel Dowaire a ver & receiure apres le marriage fait & apres la mort le dit fu●●z tant qele vivera Et si le fuitz & la fille avanditz apres la marriage fait vodereint par aventure partir du dit Roy il averont Franchement le Dowair avantdit vivant meisme celui Roi. Et si en temps avenir le dit Roi se vodroit autre foi● merrier i'll devera reqire & avoir sur ce nostre conseil Et mesme celui Roi par manere de Droiturel Prince qui par ardante volunte de Droiture qui par enterme amour qil ad a nous & as gentzes de nostre Royalme tristement portant les grefs torts & outrages trespass enemisces & felons assautzes par les quieux le Roy Dengleterre contre sa fiance par la quele il nous ad liez & ad offendis cea en arrearss safforce continuelment d'offendre nous noz loyaux & noz subgiz assiben per terre come par meer en mout des maneres Et pur ce qil allie nous e noz Successors a lui & a les soens plus fermement par amour d'une part & ●'●utre ordenant par bone volunte dayder a lafoy defence de torts & the impugnations & de tieux maneres dassautez il ad done poer a ses ditz Procuratours & eux en noun de meisme celui Roi Descoce a tout sound poer dorrount conseil & covenable aid e nous & a noz Successors en ceste presente guerre que nous avoms contre le dit Roi Dengleterre ses fautou●s & ses alliez auxibien le Roi Dalemaine come tous ses autres valitours & s●guerre soit meve en Engleterre qil nous aideront apertement ov tout lu● poer auxibien par terre Nota. come par mere Et qe les torcenouses afforcements le dit Roy Dengleterre plus profitabl●ment soient deffenduz & qe meisme celuy Roy soit destreint de ●oi retrere de ses malveises emprises par tant qil serra occupez par aillours Le dit Roi Descoce safforcera de mover et continuer gnerre a meisme celui Roi Dengleterre a ses propres Nota. Custages et despens a tot sound poer et des gentz de sound royalme toutes les foiz qe boisoigno serra nous pursuiantz et maintenantz la guerre commence Estre ce promistrent les avanditz Procuratous ●n noun de le avandint Roi D●sc●ce qil fra tant qe auxi bien Prelatz si avant come il purront come Countess & Barons & autres Nobles & universetez Comunaltez des Villes du Roiaume Descoce se averont envers nous & noz Successors ●n la dite Guerre eu semblable manere nicome desus est dit et ferront en semblable manere guerre par toutes lur forces a● dit Roi Dengleterre sieomo est avantdit et auxibien Prelatz come Countess et Barons et autres Nobles et universi●ez et Communant●z notables du dit royalme Descoce nous envoierent sur ce lur letters overtez sealeès de lour seal a plum tossed Et covenance fuist entre nous & les Procuratours avanditz qil amene & aventure qe lui Roi Dengleterre par sound poer ●●semble assail par lui ou par autre de royalme Descoce apres la guerre commencee a request par le dit Roi Descoce ou par enchaison de ceste affinite ou alliance faite entre nous nous lui ferroms aid donant a me●sme celui Roi affaire par aillours issint qe de la dite guerre commencee lui eovendra recrere & sei donor par aillours ou nous lui envoiroms covenable aid a noz costages tant qil viegne en Escoce Issint totes voies qe nous so●oms sur ce garniz de par meisme celui Roi Descoce en covenable temps Et si levant nomez Roi Denglet●rre issiroit par aventure personalment la terre Dengleterre ou la voideroit de notable noumbre de gentz de pie ou des gentzes a chival armez durant la guerre entre nous & lui promistr●nt les avantditz Procuratours qe nomement en ceste cas le dit Roi Descoce entra ov tout sound poer la terre Dengleterre si avant et parsound Nota. come i'll purra enfeisant guerre bataille champestre assegeant gastant e● destruant le Roi Dengleterre et sa terre en totes les maneres qil purra a ces custages si come est avantdit Estre ce fait & covenaunce est expressement entre ●ous & les Procuratours avanditz qe nous de la guerre que lavantdit Roi Descoce & says successors ferront pur nous puis quil la veront faite a nostre requeste encontre le dit Roi Dengleterre ou sil ayt fait la dite guerre par achaison de l'affinite ou de l'aliance fait ov le Roi Dengleterre entre lui & ascunes desachesons avantdites ne de nostre guerre avantdite ne purroms fair pees ne treuve sil ne soient enclos en la pees ou en la treuve qe nous ferroms de toutes les dites guerres ne eux nounle plust ne purront fair pees ne treuve de toutes les dites guerres santzes nous Pur toutes les queles choses de sus escrites & chescun de elles tenir persormer & garder nous obligeoms au dit Roi Descoce & a says successors nous noz heirs & noz successors & touse noz biens & les leur moebles & noun moebles ou qil soient present & avenir Et les trois covenantzes & toutes les choses sus escritz le dite Roi Descoce est tenu de ratifier & aprover & renoveler en son noun & sur ce nous envoier ses lettres overtez sealeez de sound seal a plum tossed qil purra Et les tenours des les letters Procuratories' avantdites sont yceles A Tresexcellent Prince son Seignour & amy see li plest Sire Phelip par la grace de Dieu noble Roy de France Johan par la meisme grace Roy Descoce saluz en nostre Seignour Sache vostre Roiale hautesse qe nous feisoms & ordeinoms par cestes presents letters nos foialx & loialx les honourables Peers William de S. Andreu & Mahu de Dunkeldyn Evesqes & Johan de Souls & Ingeram de Umframvill Chivalers nos Attornes Procuratours & Messages especials a treter ad vous se vous plest sur Espusailles & Marriage a fair entre tresnoble Damoiselle vostre Nyece ou Cousyn & Edward nostre fuiz esne & heir Donantz a eux generall franc & plenier poer & mandement especial de fair & perfaire les Espousailles & le Mariage avantditz si avant come la nature de tien manere de contract sueffre Espousailles & Marriage estre faitz & parfaitz entre absentzes par Procuratours a ce especiaument affignez & a totes les autres choses & chescunes de eyes fair qui a les ditz contractz ou covenances apertienent ou porront en nule manere apartenir & sanz les queux les ditz contractz ou covenances ne porront covenablement estre espleitez Eantz ferme & estable quantque nos ditz Procuratours & Messages touse ou treis' ou deux de eux feront en les choses avantdites ou en aucunes de eyes En tesmoignance de quen chose nous avoms fait mettre nostre seal a cestes presents letters Don a Estrivelyn le 3 Non. Juyl lan de nostre Seignour 1295. & de nostre regne tiers A Touse ceux qi cestes letters verront Johan par la grace de Dieu Roi Descoce saluz en nostre Seignour Sache vostre universite qe nous feisoms & ordenoms par cestes presents letters noz foiaux & loiaux les honourables Peers William de S. Andreu & Mahu de Dunkeldyn Evesqes & Johan de Souls & I geram de Vmframvill Chivalers noz Attornes Procuratours & Messages especiales the tretir ordener fair & perfaire totes & chescunes beusoignes touchantzes en quecunque manere nous Edward nostre esne fuiz & heir nostre Roiaume & les gentz de nostre Roiaume ou qe ce sost en Roiaume de France ov quicunque people Clerks ou Lay de quele condition ou estate quill soient donantzes a eux touse treis' ou deux de eux general frank & plenier poer the obliger & nostre fuiz avantdit nostre Roiaume & les gentz de nostre Roiaume & the jurer en lalme de nous de nostre fuiz & the gentzes de nostre Roiaume & the fair & perfaire totes les choses & chescune de eyes qe a les avantditz tretiz & ordenances & beusoignes serront necessaires ou covenables & a fair & parfaire totes autres choses qe nous nostre fuiz & les gentz de nostre Roiaume peussoms fair si nous feusseioms presentzes Eautz ferme & estable quantque par les ditz quatre treis' ou deux de eux serra fait ou procure en les choses avantdites ou aucune de eyes En tesmoignance de quen chose nous auoms fait mettre nostre seal a cestes presentzes letters Don a Estrivelyn le 3 Non. de Juyl 1295. & de nostre regne tiers En tesmoignance de totes les choses avantdites nous auoms fait mettre nostre seal a cestes presents letters Faites a Paris le 23. jour de moys d' October l'an de nostre Seignour 1295. A Touse ceux qi cestes presents letters verront Charles fuiz au Roi de France Conte de Valeyse de Alenton de Chartres & de Aungeo saluz en nostre Seignor Sache vostre universite qe come treat covenante & acorde soit entre le tresexcellent Prince nostre treschier Seignour & frere Sire Philip par la grace de Dieu noble Roy de France & les honourables Peers Sires William de S. Andreu & Maheu de Dunkeldyn Evesqes & Johan de Souls & Ingeram de Vmframvill Chivalers les Messages & Procuratours le haut Prince Sire Johan par la grace de Dieu noble Roi Descoce a ce especiaument faitz en le noun mesme cely R●i de marriage fair entre lesne fuiz mesne cely Roi Descoce qi par express covenance faite surra son heir du royalme Descoce & de ses autres terres & nostre esnee fille Nicce nostre Seignour le Roi de France avantdit a quen Roi en noun de mesne celi son fuiz deynent estre donez en marriage ove la dite fille 25000 liveres de Turnois petitz Eel dit Roi Descoce est tenuz a donor & assigner a s● dite fille en Dowair 1500 liveres dannuele rent desterlings des queux il li assevera 1000 liveres desterlings ou terres ov jurisdictions & ov totes maneres de Justices qui napertenent my a la Roiale Corone en les lieux desouz escriptz Cestassavoir de Baillol de Dampetr de Helicourt de Hernoy en Roiaume de France de Lanark de Cadio de Milldisley de Enyngham & the Hadyngtone & en le Chastel de Donde en Roiaume Descoce o●e les apurtenances de mesmes les lieux Issint qi meismes les lieux en les queux le Dower seit estre assign sicome est avantdit passent la somme des dites 1000 liveres par an & qi serra sourplus outre tele somme remeigne au Roi Descoce E si rien faille de cele somme meisme cely Roi soit tenuz de la parfourmir entierment de ses autres rents & i'll li assignera de resceure les autres 500 liveres desterlings en burse ou si levantdit nostre Seignour le Roy de France mieuz voudra il li assignera de receiure ausibien lesdites 1000 liveres come les autres 500 liveres en burse en certeins & suffizantzes lieux dan en au a deux terms e li asseura bien de cell Dower aver & receiure apres le mariage fait & apres la mort le dit fuiz si longement come eel viura E fait & expressement covenance est en le tre●tis del marriage avantdit si par anienture le fuiz & la fille avantditz apres le mariage fait voudreient departir du dit Roy Descoce il averont Franchement le Dower avantdit en la vie de mesme celi Roy. Nous les treitiz et les covenances avantdites eantzes ferm et estables selonc les maneres et les covenances desus escritez ses looms v●loms et approvoms expressement promettantzes que nous paieroms les dites 25000 liveres de Turnois entierement au dit Roy Descoce en noun de son dit fuiz ou a mesme cely son fuiz ou a mandement de eux ou de lun de eux sicost come nostre dite fille serra venue all age qe eel puisse estre marriee & le dit Dowair li soit assign sicome est avantdit E a ce nous obligeoms especiaument nous noz heirs & noz successors terres & touse noz biens & de noz heirs & de noz successors moebles & noun moebles presentzes & avenir En tesmoignance de quen chose nous auoms fait mettre nostre seal a cestes presentzes letters Don a Paris le 23. jour d' October l'an de nostre Seignour 1295. This League and Alliance then made and concluded between the perfidious treacherous Scots and French against the English contrary to their premised Oaths and Obligations was vigorously put in execution the two next ensuing years and very punctually observed by them in succeeding ages the true reason whereof is thus rendered by Matthew Parker Archbishop of Canterbury discoursing of the Treacheries and perfidiousness of the French and their inhuman cruelties under pretext of Treaties of peace * Antiq. Ec. cle● rit p. 294 295 296. Ac ne Scotia quidem in perjuriis crudelitate et p●r●dia dissimilis cense●ur Galliae Ad quae vitia si stellae atque sidera ex † Johan Rupe tiss● in lioro que ●●ominabat Oftenfor futurorum See Sim. Dunelm Hist l 3. c 5. & the Gest Regum Anglorum col 201 260. Hist. Richardi Prioris Hagustaldensis de Gest● Reg●s Step● col 316 318 Ethelredus Abbas de bell oh Standardi● col 347. Chron. Johan Bromton col 1025 1090 1091. Astrologorum sententia regionibus dominantur sato quodam dedita videri possit Subest enim ut Astrologi censent versutissimo atque inconstantissimo sideri Scorpioni Cujus mores in singulis poene Scotis & Gallis exprimuntur Sunt enim crudeles elati intemperantiae et libidini dediti falsi atque vafri pacis induciarum foederumque fractores natura autem tam fera & indomita ut et si in bellis sape victi succubuerunt et subj●ctionem Anglis jurejurando promiserunt redintegrar●●amen contra fidem datam praelia et mortis atque martis discrimina subire quam exteri cujuscunque dominationem perferre maluit Itaque cum Astrologi Martem Scorpionis esse dominum eoque praeesse antumnent Scotiam crebris vastationibus incendiis stragibusque cruentis ex illa Martis & Scorpionis conjunctione perp tuò subesse statuunt Haec itaque sceleratissimorum similitudo morum Gallos' atque Scotos semper invicem conciliavit Tanta enim utriusque gentis perfidia * feritas et immanitas in vindictis prodita est quanta non modo inter Christianos' sed ne inter barberos a Scriptoribus ullis traditur Of which our Histories and the ensuing years will render you a further account John Duke of Brabant the King's dear friend and kinsman dying this year the King by his Ecclesiastical Sovereign authority issued these ensuing Writs to all his Bishops and sundry Abbots and Priors to make Prayers and chant Masses for him according to the Superstition of that age REX etc. Custodi Spiritualitatis Archiepiscopatus Cantuar. sede vacant salutem Bundela Brevium de Pri vato 〈…〉 &c ● n. 22 ●● in Turre London Conditor omnium Dominus qui pro suo beneplacito cunctis mortalibus viv●re dat & mori prolongans & abbrtvians sicut vult vita terminos seculares charissi●um amicum & affinem nostrum Johannem quondam Ducem Brabantiae de present Se●ulo quod non sine multa mentis amaritudine nunciamus pront sibi placuerit evocavit Cum itaque opus sanctum ac salubre juxta Scripturae divinae sententiam censeatur● pro defunctis ut à peccatorum solvantur nexibus exorare paternem charitatem vestram piis affectibus requirimus et rogamus quatinus ejusdem Ducis exequias solempniter celebrantes ipsius animam in Ecclesia Cantuar. cum M●ssarum decantationibus & aliis divinis obsequiis Deo vivo specialiter commendetis eamque in cae●eris Ecclesiis ac lotis religiosis per totam Diocesim Cantuar. Ditioni vestrae subditis faciatis devotius commendari  ex hoc praemium apud Deum et a nobis condigna vobis pr●veniat ectio gratiarum Teste Rege apud Wrotham 8 die Maii. Consimiles Literae diriguntur singulis Episcopis Abbatibus & Prioribus exemptis mutatis mutandis per totam Angliam constitutis & Magistro Ordinis de Semplingham qui inferius in ista Cedula continentur Domino Linc. Episcopo Domino Elien Episcopo Domino Norwicen Episcopo Dom. Roffen Episcopo Dom. London Episcopo vel ejus locum tenenti ipso agente in par●●bus transmarinis Dom Winton Episcopo Dom. Cicestr Episcopo Dom. Exon. Episcopo Dom. Sarum Episcopo Dom. Covent & Lychef Episcopo Dom. Heref. Episcopo Dom. Meneven Episcopo Dom. Bang●ren Episcopo Dom. Assaven Episcopo Custodi Spiritualitatis Episcopatus Landaven Dom. Wygorn Episcopo Dom. Bathon & Wellen. Episcopo Dom. Archiep. Eborum Angl. Primati Dom. Dunolm Episcopo Dom. Karl Episcopo Abbati Sancti Augustini Cant. Abbati de Sancto Albano Abbati de Sancto Edmundo Abbati de Ev●sham Abbati de Waltham Abbati de Westm Magistro Ordinis de Semplingham Abbati de Valle Regali Abbati de Fontibus Abbati the Jerevall Abbati de Novo Monasterio Abbati de Holcol●ran Abbati de Rival Abbati de Furneys Abbati de Bella Landa Abbati the Kirkestede Abbati de Revesby Abbati de Valle Dei Abbati de Geredon Abbati de Wo●burn Abbati de Pipwell Abbati de Rughford Abbati de Bello loco Abbati the Boxleye Priori & Conventui de Pontefnacto Priori de Lenton Priori de Wenlock Priori de Bermundeseye Oliver Bishop of Lincoln and Mr. Thomas Sutton his Nephew gathering a great multitude together and entrenching besieging the Church of Thame stopping all passages and prohibiting any victuals to be carried to it to force Richard Saint-John the Rector thereof to desert it by siege and famine The King upon complaint thereof by his Ecclesiastical Sovereignty issued a Writ de Vi Laica amovenda to the Sheriff of Oxford who being negligent in the execution thereof he thereupon issued this second memorable Writ to Masculmus de Harley his Escheator on this side Trent and Robert Giffard to raise the siege remove the force level the Trenches apprehend the Malefactors and inquire of the Sheriffs neglect in executing the former Writ and all the premised circumstances After which he took the Prebendary into his hands and protection to prevent disturbances of the peace till the right thereof was determined in his Court between Thomas Sutton and the Bishop of Lincoln and Edward son of John de Seint-John and sequestering the profits thereof pending the suit & restoring them by his Writs when the controversy in Law was ended REX etc. dilectis & fidelibus suis Masculmo de Harley Es●aetori suo citra Trentam & Roberto Pat. 22 E. 1. m. 25. dorso Pro Edwardo de S. Johanne de obsidione Ecclesiae de Thame vivenda & inquirenda etc. de Giffard salutem Quia ex querela Edwardi filii Johannis de Sancto Johanne qui se gerit pro Rectore Ecclesiae de Thame accepimus quod Venerabilis pater O. Episcopus Lincoln & Magister Thomas de Sutton Nepos ejusdem Episcopi aggregata sibi multitudine armatorum vias nostras Regias in Villa de Thame circumquaque ad Ecclesiam pradictam ducentes fossatis haiis & aliis impedimentis obstruxerunt & Ecclesiam illam obsederunt & adhuc obsident inhibentes ne qui praefato Edwardo Clericis seu Ministris ejusdem Ecclesiae in eadem existentibus victualia vendant vel ferant et ipsis sibi victualia ferentibus victualia illa abstulerunt et auferunt ut sic per hujusmodi obsidionem et factum dicto Edwardo Clericis et Ministris praedictis in eadem Ecclesia fame faciant interire in nostri contemptum et laesionem patis nostrae manifestam Nos si ita sit super hoc congruum et festinum remedium adhiberi volentes Assignavimus vos ad videndum Ecclesiam obsidionem & impedimenta praedicta et ad obsidionem illam et omnent vim Laicam et armatam si quae se teneat in eadem Ecclesia amovendam impedimenta illa si quae inventa fuerint delenda et ba●as et fossata praedicta equanda prout prius esse consueverunt et etiam ad omnes illos quos hujusmodi obsidionem et impedimenta fecisse inveneritis attachiandos Ita quod sint coram Nobis a die Paschae in Tres Septimanas ubicunque tunc fuerimus in Anglia ad respondendum nobis de contemptu et transgressione praedictis Et insuper ad inquirendum per Sacramentum proborum & legalium hominum de Com. Oxon. per quos etc. qualiter Vic. noster ejusdem Com. mandatum nostrum ei per breve nostrum nuper factum De vi laic● ab eadem Ecclesia amovenda fuit executus & quo modo & si ullam vim laicam ibidem tunc invenerit vel non & de omnibus aliis circumstantiis praemissa contingentibus secundum quod vobis injunximus ore tenus Et ideo vobis mandamus quod ad certum diem quam ad hoc provideritis ad Ecclesiam praedictam sine dilatione personaliter accedemes pr●missa faciatis in forma praedicta Et de eo quod inde feceritis nobis distinct & apertè quamtocius constare faciatis remittentes nobis hoc breve Mandavimus enim Vic. nostro Com. praedicti quod vobis ad praemissa facienda intendat & respondeat prout ei scire facietis ex parte nostra Et quod ad certum diem quem ei scire facietis ex parte nostra venire faciat coram vobis tot & tales probos & legal homines de Balliva sud per quos rei veritas in praemissis melius sciri poterit & inquiri In cujus etc. Teste Rege apud Stebenheth 3. die Februarii CUm praetextu contencionum & discordiarum aliquandiu habitarum inter venerabilem Cl. 22. E. 1. m. 3. Quod Vicecomes Oxon. se non intromittat de Praebenda de Thame patrem O. Linc. Episcopum & magistrum Thomam de Sutton Archidiac Norht ex parte una & dilectum Clericum nostrum Edwardum filium Johannis de Sancto Johanne ex altera super Praebenda de Thame mala dive●sa perpetrata fuerint ibidem contra pacem Regis per quod ne mala pejora prioribus inconsulte succederent si durarent hujusmodi periculis Rex obviare volens mandavit Vic. Oxon. quod Praebendam illam cum domibus terris fructibus et omnibus aliis tam spiritualibus quam temporalibus ad eandem pertinentibus sine dilacione caperet in manum Regis et ea sa●vo et absque destructione seu distractione custodiri faceret Ita quod neutra partium praedictarum ad eam manum apponeret donec Rex aliud inde praeciperet Ac jam contentiones et discordiae hujusmodi inter partes praedictas coram Rege in Curia Regis penitus sint sedatae mandatum est eidem Vicecomiti quod de Praebenda praedicta vel ejus pertinenciis quibuscumque ulterius se non intromittat & omnes exitus per ipsum Vicecomitem perceptos à tempore captionis ejusdem in manu Regis praefato Thomae integraliter liberet sine mora Teste Rege apud Westm primo die Octobris What Knights fees and compositions for them the Bishops of London and Chic●ester then owed to and made with the King for their Knight's service in Wal●s these Records in discharge of their Executors will inform us QVIA bonae memoriae J. nuper Londoniensis Episcopus anno Regni Regis quinto Claus 22 E. 1. m. 11. Pro executoribus Testamenti J. quondam London Episcopi solvit per praeceptum Regis Orlandino de Podio & sociis suis Mercatoribus Lucanen ducentas marcas per quas finem fecit cum Rege pro servicio sex feodorum Militum quod Regi recognovit in exercitu Regis Walliae anno praedicto de quibus quidem ducentis marcis ipsum Episcopum Rex quietavit sicut per inspectionem literarum Regis patencium quas Rex praedicto Episcopo inde fieri fecit Regi constat Mandatum est Thess. & Baronibus de Scaccario quod executores testamenti praefati Episcopi de praedictis ducentis marcis quas ab eis per summonicionem Scaccarii praedicti Thess. & Barones' exigunt ut dicitur quietos esse faciant Teste Rege apud Baldock 18 die Februarii QVIA bonae memoriae S. nuper Cicestr Episcopus defunctus solvit Regi anno regni Regis decimo per manus Baruncinini Gualteri Mercatoris de Luk. centum marcas Ibid. m. 12. Pro executoribus testamenti S. Cicestrensis Episcopi per quas idem Episcopus finem fecit cum Rege pro servitio duorum feodorum Militum ac dimidii quod Regi recognovit in exercitu Regis Walliae anno praedicto sicut per literas Regis patentes quas eidem Episcopo inde Rex fieri fecit & quas ex inspectu Regi constat mandatum est Thess. & Baronibus de Scaccario quod ex●cutores Testamenti praefati Episcopi de praedictis Centum marcis quas ab eis exigi faciunt per summoniciones Scaccarii Regis praedicti pro servicio praedictorum duorum feodorum Militum & dimidii de tempore praedicto quietos esse faciant Teste Rege apud Chetham 17 die Dec. This year the King to hasten his supplies of moneys issued these Writs to the Collectors of the Clergies Subsidies REX dilectis sibi in Christo Priori & Conventui Sancti Katerinae extra Lincoln Claus 22 E 1. m. 6. dorso Collectoribus Subsidii nobis concessi per Clerum in Diocaes● Lincoln salutem Quia nuper tempore concessionis nobis factae de subsidi● praedicto extitit ordinatum quod propter evidentem et urgentem necessitatem tercia pars subsidii praedicti nobis solveretur citra festum Omnium Sanctorum prox futurum vobis mandamus firmiter injungentes in fide & dilectione quibus nobis tenemini quod praedictam terciam partem cum omni celeritate qua poteritis omni dilatione postposita nullaque excusatione praetensis levari & ad Scaccarium nostrum sub salvo & securo conductu transmitti faciatis Ita quod eum modis omnibus habeamus citra festum praedictum Et hoc ficut honorem nostrum & Regni nostri diligitis & vos indempnes servare volueritis nullatenus omittatis Custum autem quem ad hoc posueritis vobis prout justum fu●rit allocari faciemus Teste Rege apud Westm 21 die Octobris Eodem modo mandatum est Abbati & Conventui de Oseneye Collector in eadem Diocesi Eodem modo de verbo ad verbum mandatum est subscriptis Priori & Conventui de Wymundham & Priori & Conventui Sancti Edmundi Collectoribus in Dioc. Norwyc and to the others forementioned The King this year out of his Sovereign Ecclesiastical authority licenced Dionysia de Monte Cani●ia by his * Pat. 22 E. 1. m. 23. See Monasticon Anglic. pa●● 1. p. 547. Letters patents quod de Manerio suo de Waterbeche cum pertinenciis religiosos feofare vel ibidem fundare possit domum religionis de quocunque voluerit ordine pro anima nostri & animarum antecessorum nostrorum & suorum etc. Nos dedimus ei licentiam quod ipsa tot sorores S. Clarae illuc a partibus transmarinis venire facere et ipsas etc. quot ad divinum obsequium ibidem celebrandum fore viderit oportunas Ita quod sorores illae quas ipsa Dionysia inde feofaverit ibidem paci●ice morari et Domino famulari possint etc. Teste Rege apud Walsingham 3. die Marcii Anno regni nostri 22. What Clerks convicted of murder and felony before the King's Justices and demanded by their Ordinaries were acquitted this year upon their delusory purgations before them and thereupon restored to their goods and chattels this Writ will in part inform us CUM Willielmus de Wabrunne Thomas de Bayfeld Thomas filius Thomas de Wabrunn● & Bartholomaus Claus 22 E. 1 m. 2. intus Pro William de Wabrunn Tho. de Bay seld Thomafilio Thomae de Wabrunn & Bartho de Salle Clerici● purgati● de Salle Clerici in Curia Regis coram dilectis & fidelibus Regis Elias de Hanvill & sociis suis Justice Regis nuper ad Gaolam Regis Norwyci deliberandam assignatis de morte Willielmi fill Roberti le Suur de Wabrunne rectati & ad requisitionem Venerabilis Patris R. Norwycensis Episcopi per eosdem Justice eidem Episcopo tanquam culpabiles de morte praedicta juxta privilegium Clericale prout moris est liberati innocentiam suam super eodem crimine sibi imposito legitime purgaverint prout idem Episcopus per literas suas patentes Regi significavit Et per inquisitionem quam per Vic. Norff. & Coronatores Regis ejusdem Comitatus postmodum Rex fieri fecit Rex acceperit quod praedicti Willielmus Thomas Thomas & Bartholom●us sunt bonae famae & conversationis & nunquam extiterunt publici aut notorii mal●factores Mandatum est eidem Vic. quod eisdem Willielmo Thomae Thomae & Bartholomaeo terras & tenementa bona & catalla sua ea occasione per ipsum in manum Regis capta nisi sugam fecerint occasione transgressionis praedictae sine dilatione restituat de gratia nostra speciali Teste Rege apud Westm 25 die Octobris The Sheriffs of London amercing Clement de Heston and prosecuting him in the Husting in London for suing in Court Christian for a Contract which an executrix for lands devised to be sold and the money distributed for the Testators soul after a Consultation to proceed in Court Christian the King upon complaint issued this Writ for his relief therein according to Law and the Custom of the City REX dilecto & fideli suo Gilberto de Thorueton salutem Ex querela Clementis Pat. 22 E. 1. m. 9 dorso Pro Clement● de Heston attach post Prohibitionem de Heston accepimus quod cum Thomas Absalon & Matil. uxor ejus Executrix Testamenti Willielmi Allyn quoddam Messuagium cum pertinentiis in London quod fuit ejusdem Willielmi & quod idem Willielmus in Testamento suo legaverat vendendum Ita quod denarii inde provenientes pro anima sua pauperibus distribuerentur praefato Clementi vendidissent pro Triginta & duabus Marcis de quibus sex Marcas praemanibus receperunt & breve nostrum de Prohibitione postmodum praefato Clementi pro ●o quod ipsos super conventione inde inter eos innita et per ipsos Thomam et Matildam non observata implacitavit in Curia Christianitatis detulissent ne placitum illud ibidem ulterius sequeretur Ac idem Clemens attendens cognitionem placiti illius ad forum Ecclesiasticum pertinere petita super hoc et optenta consultatione vestra scilicet quod licite & semper posset in Causa illa procedere in Curia Christianitatis placitum illud in Curia illa juxta consultationem praedictam prosecutus fuisset Custos & Vicecomites London nullo respectu habito ad consultationem praedictam praefatum Clementem ea occasione attachiaverunt ad respondendum inde coram eyes & ipsum graviter amerciarunt & pro amerciamento illo eis reddendo distrinxerunt et adhuc distringunt minus just in ip●ius Clementis dampnum non modicum & gravamen Et quia praefatum Clementem in hac parte nolumus praegravari assignavimus vos ad recordum & pro●ssum inde coram Custod & Vicecomitibus in Hustengo nostro London habitum si judicium inde redditum sit examinandum Et si quid minus ritè attemptatum fuerit in hac parte corrigendum & partibus illis quod justum fuerit secundum legem & consuetudinem Civitatis praedictae faciendum Et ideo vobis mandamus quod ad certum diem quem ad hoc provideritis usque Sanctum Martinum magnum London accedentes recordum illud & processum in praesentia praedictorum Custodis & Vicecomitum si judicium inde redditum sit diligenter examinetis & defectum si quis fuerit in eisdem corrigi & partibus inde fieri faciatis secundum consuetudinem Civitatis praedictae celeris Justiciae complementum Mandavimus enim praefatis Custodi & Vicecomitibus quod ad certum diem quem eis scire faciatis recordum ●llud & processum cum omnibus ea tangentibus apud Sanctum Martinum magnum London coram vobis habeant & parts praedictas ibidem venire faciant ad faciendum & recipiendum quod Curia nostra consideraverit in praemissis In cujus etc. Teste Rege apud Westm 16 die Octobris The Archbishop of York Excommunicating the Prior and Subprior of Trinity in York exempt from his Jurisdiction sequestering their goods whereby they should live and pay their Dimes and procuring a Writ of Capias Excommunicatum against them the Prior thereupon exhibited this Petition to the King for relief against these and other injuries therein expressed A Nostre Seignior le Rei supplie le Priour de la Trinitie de Everewyk que come Brevia Regis de privato Sigillo An. 22. E. 1 in Turre London il soit exempt de tote jurisdiction ordeneyre par especiale Privilege de la Court de Rome qui il ad de ceo lie Ercevesque de Everwyk le dit Priour et soeu Supprior de jour en jour escomeneye e ses Biens sequestre decoy il deit viure e decoy il deit soen Disme paer Derichef i'll down ses letters a ceus encounter qui le dit Prior pledge devanut voz Justice's Erranz a Everwyk qe le dit Priour est es comenge e ensy lie tolt respounse Derichef il ad purchase Brief de Caption contre le dit Priour et soen Suppriour E de dit Suppriour prie remedies come i'll seit exempt e eit appeal Deriches come le dit Prior eit Bref de droit purchace du Patronage del Eglise de Barton en Rydale contre Sire Henry de Grey e le dit Henry eit respondu quill ad le Manner e la vile de Barton ove les appurtenances du doun le Roy Henry pere nostre Seignour le Roy qui ore est e que le down devauntdit poet returnir a nostre Seignour le Roy e pur ceo ad jam en deus delays ne ne voet respoundre dunt le Priour prie Remedy Derichef de sa Franchise reaver que lui ad este detinue puis le guere Dareine de quoy le Priour ad pur luy le doomsday e les Chartres de Confermement des Roys Dengleterre e especiaument la Chartre le Roy Henry pere nostre Seignour le Roy qui ore est Prie le dit Prior remedy Derichef nostre Seignour le Roy tient treys acres e demi de terre gaignable que devoyent estre tenuz du dit Prior dunt le Priour prie remedy a que la verity seit enquise The Priory of Prestol in Anglesey becoming void the King upon the Subpriors and Convents petition for a licence to elect a new Prior out of his especial grace to save their labour and expenses granted a Commission to his Justice of North-wales to give his royal assent to the Prior elect to receive his Fealty and restore his temporalties in the King's name and right upon security first given under their common Seal that this his special favour frequently indulged to those in Ireland should not be drawn into example to his prejudice in future times REX dilecto & fideli suo Roberto de Staundon Justice suo Northwalliae salutem Pat. 22. E. 1. m. 21. intus Commissio facta per Regem Justice Norwall de Electiono Prioratus de Praestol in Angleseia approbanda & fina●iter expedienda nomine Regis Cum dilecti nobis in Christo Supprior & Conventus Ecclesiae de Praestol in Angliseia nobis per literas suas patentes significaverunt quod Ecclesia sua praedicta per cessionem fratris J. nuper Prioris ejusdem loci Pastoris est solatio destituta supplicantes nobis prout moris est quod licentiam sibi alium eligendi in Priorem et pastorem eisdem concedere dignaremur ac nos praecibus eorundem Supprioris & Conventus in hac parte favorabiliter inclinati licentiam illam eis duxerimus concedendam mandantis ipsis quod talem sibi eligant in Priorem & pastorem qui Deo devotus regimini Ecclesiae suae necessarius nobisque & Regno nostro utilis & fidelis existat Nos eorundem Supprioris et Conventus laboribus et expensis in hac parte parcere volentes ista vice concessimus eis de gratia nostra speciali et vobis dedimus potestatem quod facta electione praedicta de futuro Priore sicut dictum est Electioni cum Electus hujusmodi per Canonicos dictae domus vobis suerit praesentatus assensum regium vice nostra praebeatis significantes loci Diocesano quod id quod suum est in hac parte exequatur Volumus etiam & vobis damus potestatem quod si cont●●g●t electionem hujusmodi per loci Diocesanum canonicè confirmari tuuc accepta ab codem Electo fidelitate in casu isto nobis debita temporalia ejusdem Prioratus ●idem Electo prout moris est liberetis vice nostra receptis prius ab ipso Electo literis suis patentibus sigillo suo nec non et sigillo Capituli sui signatis quod haec nostra gratia quam eidem Electo ad praesens ex mera liberalitate nostra concessimus Nobis vel heraedibus nostris non cedet in praejudicium vel exhaeredationem seu trahetur in consequentiam temporibus futuris In cujus etc. Teste Rege apud Cant. 18 die Aprilis Per ipsum Regem nunciante fratre Wal●ero de Wyterburn Anno 1294. upon the death of the aforesaid Johannes de Samford Archiepiscopus Dublinen the King committed the temporalties of the Archbishopric by this Patent REX omnibus ad quos etc. salutem Sciatis quod commisimus dilecto Clerico Pat. 22. H. 1. memb 4. De custodia Archiescopatus Dublin lead vacant commissa nostro Magistro Ric. de Abbyndon Archiepiscopat Dublin cum pertin vacantem & in manu nostra existentem custodiendam quamdiu nobis placuerit ita quod de exitibus inde provenientibus nobis respondeat ad Scaccatium nostrum Dublin In cujus etc. Teste Rege apud Westm xx die Octobr. He likewise issued this Licence to elect a new Bishop of Dear in Ireland MAgister Christoforus de Ardach & Athurius Canonici Ecclesiae Deren nunciantes Pat. 22. E. 1. man 4. de licencia Eligendi Regi mortem Florencii quondam Episcopi ejusdem loci habent literas Regis de licencia eligendi In cujus etc. Teste Rege apud Westm xxv die Octobr. The Bishop of Lysmore in Ireland sequestering the fruits of Michael de Boyton his Prebendary in that Church conferred on him by the King during its vacancy and depriving him thereof the King as supreme Ordinary and Patron upon h●s complaint thereof commanded the Bishop to certify him the cause of this his sequestration and deprivation by this Writ that so he might judge of their legality EDwardus etc. Venerabili in Christo Patri R. eadem gratia Lys●oren Episcopo Brevia Regis 22. E. 1. de privato Sigillo etc. in Turre Lond. salutem Quia accepimus quod vos & Officiales vestri fructus Praebendae dilecti Clerici nostri Michaelis de Boyton quam habet in Ecclesia vestra praedicta de dono nostro ratione ultimae vacationis ejusoem Episcopatus in manu nostra existentis ex causis minus rationabilibus sequestrari fecistis et ad priva●ionem ipsius Clerici nostri nitimini ut dicitur minus just in ipsius Clerici dispendium non modicum & gravamen Volentes igitur super modo & causa sequestri praedicti ac etiam privationis praedictae si quae fuerit plenius certiorari Vobis mandamus quod nos super modo & causa praedictis citra Quindenam Paschae proximo futurae distinctè & apertè reddatis certiores Remittentes nobis hoc Breve Teste meipso apud Westm seven die Febr. Anno Regni nostri vicesimo secundo Whereupon the Bishop made and sent this humble certificate to the King of the cause of his deprivation DOmino suo Excellentissimo E. Dei gratia illustri Regi Angliae R. eadem miseratione E●clesiae Lysmor Minister humilis Salutem cum reverentia & honore Vestrae Regiae dignitati devo●è & reverenter significamus nos Magistrum Michaelem de Boyton quondam Canonicum Ecclesiae nostrae saepius monitum et legitime citatum ad presentiam nostram quod dispensationem super pluralitate Beneficiorum obtentorum si quam haberet nobis exhiberet quod facere minime curavit Nec non quia dignitatem quam in Ecclesia nostra ex collatione nostra habuit per literas suas nobis directas resignavit cui annexa extitit Praebenda quare mediante justitia dictam Praebendam ex praedictis causis pronunciavimus vacantem et cam alii duximus conferendam A quibus pronunciatione & collatione per suos procuratores ad Sedem Cassalen Metropoliticam exstitit appellatum quae nostram pronunciationem & Collationem rite factas confirmavit Valeat & vigeat vestra reverenda Excellentia per tempora longaeva Dat. Lysmor xvii Kal. Maii Anno Dom. 1294. By which Certificate it is apparent that a * See here pag 233 262 308 310 330 331. plurality of Benefices and Prebendaries in that age without a special dispensation was a good cause of deprivation Anno 1294. the Roman See through the Cardinal's schisms and divisions continuing void about three years and three months after the decease of Pope Nicholas the 4th the Cardinals at last in die decollationis Sancti Johannis Baptistae elected Petrus de Murone an Hermit and Monk of the Order of Saint Benedict whom they named Celestine the fifth a Mat. Westm Anno 1294. Th. Walsing Hist. Angl. pag 25 26. Chronica Willielmi Thorn c. 2002 2003. Vincentii continuator l. 31. Christianus Massaeus in Chronico Colmar l. 5. Platina Volaterranus Hermannus Schedel Onuphrius Crispinus Balaeus Opmerus Fasciculus Temporum Laert. Cherubinus in Coelestino 5. & Bonifacio 8. Aventinus Annal Boiorum l 7. Erfordensis Centur. Magdeburg 13. col 1013 1014. Albertus Crantzius Metropol l. 8. c 44. Abbas Urs●ergensis Paraleipomen pag. 242 243. Philip Mornay Histor Papatus pag. 420 421. Post mortem Nicholai 4. Cardinals Perusium profecti sunt ut eò liberius successorem eligere & denunciare possint verum intestinis dissidiis res eo deducta est ut toto triennio atque tribus inde mensibus nihil determinarent Et quamvis Carolus 2. Neapolitanus Rex ex Narbonense Gallia adveniret atque ad curandam & electionem maturandam eos diligenter saepeque adhortaretur nihil tamen retulit nisi superbiam & superciliosum responsum imprimis à Benedicto Cajetano qui id interpretabatur quasi vim ipsis allaturus videretur quorum suffragia debebant esse libera Tandem Caroli Neapolitanis Regi & Latini Cardinalis favore Coelestinus Pontifex declarabatur quasi per indignationem et risum as Stella and others write post vacationem diutinam Vir simplex exemo paratior quam throno hic vir simplex rectus et timens Deum virtutibus coruscabat as Mat. Westminster stories De vitae austeritate jam Pontifex effectus nihil remisit Equum vel mulum vel currum a●cendere non praesumpsit sed asinum Christi exemplo & bono exemplo illius qui asello inequitans Christi paupertatem aemulari conaretur Vicelius gives this character of him Nihil nisi religiosus erat & adeo probus ut potuerat dici ipsa probitas Ob eam probitatem videbatur non esse idoneus ad obeundum magistratum Honesty making men altogether unfit for the Papal Chair of Rome sed ultro perfert abdicationem ut locus esset bestiae malefaciae In primo consistorio statim Romanam Ecclesiam stricte statuit reformare verum tamen usque adeo nihil effecit ut eciam omnium indignationem et odium incurreret qui jam pridem disciplinae jugum et vincula ruperint ipsumque fatuum er delirum senem vocitabant b An. 1294. pag. 393. Matthew Westminster stories Cum de asino descendisset & Ecclesiam ingressus esset clamavit quid●m contractus ut ipsum desuper asinum super quem Papa sederet imponerent intuitu charit●tis Et qui praesen●es erant increpabant cum ut taceret ipse verò multò magis amore filii David qui super pullum asinae Jerusalem valvas sanctificando intraverat quatenus ipsum super dorsum asini levarent Res mira impositus contract●● illico recepit sanitatem & consolidans basibus & plantis exiluit qui claudus fuerat laudans Deum in servi sui meritis Coelestini a quo Magister c Mat. Westm ibid. Antiqu. Ecclesiae Brit. and Godwin the life of Winchelsey Robertus de Winchelsey Cantuariensis electus confirmatus est et in Archiepiscopum consecratus Yet this miracle could not induce this humble Pope's proud successors or his Cardinals nor yet this Archbishop of Canterbury or his successors to ride upon an Ass like this Pope or our meek Saviour but on Kings or Princes shoulders or the richest Chariots the best and choicest Steeds they could procure Pope Celestine during his short continuance in the Papacy out of zeal to the Holy Lands relief granted our King Edward the 1. a Disme for seven years from all the Clergy of England as d De Eventibus Angliae lib. 3 cap. 2. col 2468. Henry de Knyghton informs us with the impediments that hindered the King from that undertaking he much desired Cum Rex tot & tantas controversias in diversis plagis regni & dominii sui pacificasset deduxit in memoriam de passagio in terram sanctam contra inimicos J●esu Christi quod ante a Papa et multis aliis Catholicis propositum fuerat & multum de illo in cord tractavit Set guerrae in Gasconia & Wallia multum exhauserant & devastaverant thesauros suos unde Papa Coelestinus videns cruciosam voluntatem in tantum positum in sancto proposito salubris itineris ad votum cruciatae implendae dedit ei Decimam de tota Ecclesia Angliae per 7 annos et Papa Bonefacius qui recenter venit post Coelestinum dedit il●i Decimam trium annorum & interim Rex Edvardus de dicto itinere impediditus est by his Wars with the French Welshmen and Scots which wasted all these Dimes e Th. Walsing Hist. Angl. pag. 25 26. Platina Stella Onuphrius Balaeus Volaterranus Opmerus and others in Coelestino 5. Coelestinus unam ordinationem in mense Septembris faciens creavit 12 Cardinals inter quos duae eremitae erant in order to reform the Roman Court and Church But the Cardinal's weary of this precise humble reforming conscientious Pope persuaded him to resign his Papacy as unfit and unable to manage it without the Church's ruin and his own destruction Intellexit ista Rex Carolus vocavit ad se Pontificem & quam maximè potuit obsecrabae ne dignitatem caelitus datam abjiceret At ille Faciam inquit quod Deus voluerit Hereupon Benedictus Cajetanus his grand Counsellor aspiring after the Papacy omnibus modis ipsum hortatus est ut se Pontificatu abdicaret ne Ecclesia ob ipsius inscitiam periclitaret non sine propriae salutis dispendio & ta●dem asturem perfecit ut existimaretur divinitus sese admoneri ut locum alteri cuipiam magis idoneo concederet * Platina Balaeus Onuphrius Crantzius Crespin Morney & others See a Cajetanus quendam subornaverat qui facto foramine suo cubiculo per canalem multis noctibus ipsum adhortaretur ac si esset angelus quispiam Celestine Celestine cede negotium enim supra vires est Itemqu● Si Coelestinus vult fieri salvus Pontificium munus omninò deponat Homo simplex et tantorum scelerum ignarus se coelitus per Angelum admoneri credidit itaque postquam sedisset mensibus 5. di●bus 7. Pontificatu se abdicavit Prius tamen omnium Cardinalium consensu constitutionem fecit Licere Pontifici abdicare se Magistratu Quam quidem Constitutionem Bonifacius 8. ejus successor postea revocavit as some or confirmavit as others story h Chronica col 2003. W. Thorn a Monk of Canterbury stories Volens Benedictus qui postea Bonefacius ad Pontificatum aspirare Dominum Coelestinum tunc Papam cum quibusdam Cardinalibus suis fautoribus eum quasi cotidie decipiebat & quia vir simplex fuit inter fratres suos Cardinales quasi in opprobrium factus est pluresque literae albae sigillo suo ipso inconscio sigillatae sine scriptura inventae fuerunt ad enervationem status suae conceptae et fabricatae Vnde idem Papa majus periculum declinando considerans ipsum esse insufficientem ad onus illud tum ratione inscitiae tum quia senex et impotens corpore et quia in illo statu sine periculo sui stare non possit die Sanctae Luciae Virgins resignavit Papatui oneri et honori Et cum i Mat. Westm p. 394. Maria optimam partem eligens in medio fratrum se objiciens biretum & pallium exuens abrenunciando honori & oneri favori & discrimini propter mundanarum rerum curas recusabat diutius praesulatum regere Romanorum asserens seipsum minus idoneum in tanto opere prosequendo Profectò Filii hujus saeculi prudentiores filiis lucis in generatione sua sunt Veruntamen adjuravit eos in nomine Sanctae ac individuae Trinitatis ut sine omni dissentionis intercapedine eligerent virum industrium & utilem qui ad honorem Dei & proprium salutem hoc onus susciperet gubernandum Requisitusque à fratribus de assensu & de judicio alicujus dignae persona quoniam virum justum & sanctum ipsum habuerunt nominavit quendam nomine Benedictum virum solertissimum prae cateris in Curia Romana saepius conversatum Erat enim iste Benedictus Gaietanus primò Procurator deinde Advocatus postea Notarius consequenter Diaconus Cardinalis tituli Sancti Nicholai in Carcere Tulliano Tunc fratres viso quod rectè judicasset exaltatum Benedictum in festo Sancti Hillarii in seniorum Cathedra locaverunt nomine Benedicti de bono mutato in melius Bonefacius est vocatus How unsuitable yea contradictory his actions were to both his good names he immediately discovered which occasioned this Distich to be made of and applied to him k Cent. Magd. 13. col 1014. & others forecited Audi tace lege benè dic benè fac benedict Aut haec perverte male dic male fac Maledicte No sooner was he crowned Pope but statim Coelestinum antecessorem suum redeuntem ad eremum sagacissimis canibus diu quaesitum ex itinere & latebris quibus se abdiderat retraxit arctissimoque carcere in Fumonis arce includit ne populus se contempto & qui ad seditiones intenti essent hunc aliquando Ducem sequerentur & de Romanae Ecclesia salute postmodum actum esset Quam ob causam Stella ipsum vocat Ingratissimum hominum l Balaeus de Romano Pontif Acts l. 6. p. 354. Quis Bonifacium istum teterrimum monstrum ac hominum cunctorum impurissimum non appellet cum simplicem vir●m suis artibus delusum è Pontificatu non solum dejiceret sed & illum tanquam facinorosum aliquem perpetuo carceri mancipatum ante tempus prae animi dolore mori coegerit Vnde m Walsingh Hist. Angl. p. 26. Stella & Cent. Magd. 13 col 1018. Coelestinus eo quod eum ad cedendum Papatui subdole induxisset et arctissimae custodiae tradidit usque ad mortem de eo prophetavit in hunc modum ut fertur Ascendisti ut Vulpes regnabis ut Leo morieris ut Canis Et ita sane contigit Bonefacius statim post suam creationem Episcopum Ostien super quibusdam in praesentia Cardinalium arguens durissimè pallii usu privavit & nihilominus ab eodem ante restitutionem pallii c●ronatur as * Histor Angl. p. 26. Thomas Walsingham observes Opera ejus verè sunt papalia ut multis seculis vix quispiam illa sede fuerit eo dignior Quo enim quisque est sceleratior eo magis ad eam occupandam idoneus as n Cent. Magd. 13. col 1014. Johannes Wigandus Andreas Corvinus and Thomas H●lthiter affirm by comparing these two Pope's manners and actions the first being the humblest honestest man then living and so altogether unfit the other the most crafty ambitious proud wicked of all mortals therefore most fit and worthy to succeed St. Peter in the Papal Chair at Rome of whom more in due place Anno 23 E. 1. Among several Bundles of Writs in the White Tower Chapel I find no fewer than 10. Attachments and Suits upon Prohibitions at the Kings and parties prosecutions against Ecclesiastical persons and others for holding prosecuting Pleas of Chattels Debts Trespasses Advowsons' and Lay-fees belonging to the King and his Courts to the hurt of his Crown Dignity and contempt of his Royal Authority On most of which there are dilatory Retorns made and endorsed EDwardus etc. Vic. Ebor. salutem Si Ricardus de Eston fecerit etc. pone etc. Bundelae Brevium Regis Anno 23 E. 1. in Turre London Magistrum Robertum de Lacie quod sit coram Justiciariis nostru apud Westm à die Paschae in unum mensem ostensurus quare tenuit placitum in Curia Christianitatis de Catallis et Debitis quae non sunt de Testamento vel Matrimonio contra Prohibitionem nostram etc. Pone etiam per vadium & salvos plegios Reynerum de Knolle quod tunc sit ibi ostensurus quare secutus est idem placitum in eadem Curia contra Prohibitionem nostram etc. Teste meipso apud Aberconewey 25 die Marcii Anno regni nostri 23. EDwardus etc. Vic. London etc. quod venire faciatis coram Justic nostris etc. 12. liberos & legales homines de parochia Sanctae Mariae de Aldermanburic etc. qui nec Adam pain qui sequitur pro nobis nec Simonem de la Leylond & Hermannum le Summiner aliqua affinitate attingunt recognit super Sacramentum suum si predict Magistr Simon pendente placito in Curia nostra coram Justice nostris apud Westm etc. tenuit placitum in Curia Christianitatis de una marca quae non est de Testamento vel Matrimonio quam praed●ctus Hermannus à praedicto Ada exigebat contra Prohibitionem nostram ulterius tenuit idem placitum in eadem Curia Christianitatis etc. Teste J. de Metingham apud Westm 12 die Februarii Anno regni nostri 23. To which there is a Panel annexed EDwardus etc. Vic. Devon etc. quod non omittas propter libertatem Civitatis Exon. quin pone etc. Rogerum Russel de Exon. quod sit coram Justiciariis nostril etc. ad respondend Vincentio de Oxton de placito quare secutus est placitum in Curia Christianitatis de Catallis et Debitis quae non sunt de etc. contra Prohibitionem nostram etc. Teste J. de Metingham apud Westm 12 die Novemb. Anno regni nostri 23. EDwardus etc. Vic. Oxon. etc. Praecipimus tibi quod non omittas propter libertatem Villae Oxon. quin pone per vadium & salvos plegios Magistrum Johannem de Jovere de Hybern Johannem Sewy de Oxon. seniorem Johannem fill ejus & Aliciam quae fuit uxor Johannis Lynn quod sint coram Justice nostris apud Westm à die S. Trinitatis in 15. dies ad respondend tam Nobis quam Nicholas le Sonner de Oxon. de placito quare pendente placito in Curia nostra coram justic nostris apud Westm de eo quod predict Magistr Johannis tenuit placitum in Curia Christianitatis de Catallis et Debitis quae non sunt de Testamento vel Matrimonio contra Prohibitionem nostram Et de placito quare predict J. Sewy J. & A. secuti sunt placitum illud in Curia Christianitatis contra Prohibitionem nostram etc. Idem Magister Johannes nichilominus placitum illud in eadem Curia Christianitatis tenuit et praedicti J. Sewy J. & Alic. predict placitum in eadem Curia Christianitatis secuti sunt quousque sententia in ipsum Nicholaum le Sonner promulgata per totum Episcopatum Lincoln ipsum excommunicari fecerunt et postea breve nostrum de ipso Nicholas sic excommunicato tanquam claves Ecclesiae contemnente capiendo jam tibi porrexerunt ut dicitur per quod quidem breve nostrum ipsum Nicholaum le Sonner cepisti et in prisona nostra Oxon. detines quo minus placitum illud in Curia nostra coram justiciariis nostris apud Westm sequi posset in coronae et dignitatis nostrae laesionem manifestam Curiae nostrae contemptum praedicti Nicholai le Sonner dispendium non modicum et gravamen ut dicitur Et ipsum Nicholaum le Sonner pacem nostram inde habere permittas quousque predict placitu●n inde inter eos in praefata Curia nostra coram Justice nostris apud Westm motum plenari● terminetur Et inde tu ipse manned Justice nostris apud Westm à die Sancti Hilarii in 15. dies quod praeceperis Ballivis praedictae libertatis quod praeceptum nostrum prius inde tibi directum exequirentur qui nichil inde fecerunt Et habeas ibi nomina pleg & h●c breve Teste J. de Metingham apud Westm 7 die Febr. Anno regni nostri 23. I find the like Writ almost verbatim concerning the same parties and case dated 7 die Febr. Anno regni nostri 23. On both which the Sheriff returned Magister Johannes de Jovere non est inventus in Balliva mea nec aliquid habet in eadem per quod potest attachiari EDwardus etc. Vic. Roteland etc. Si Thomas Alewynne etc. Pone etc. Magistr Ibidem Thomam de Keverlee quod sit etc. quare tenuit placitum in Curia Christianitatis de catallis et debitis etc. Pone eciam Johannem de Riseberghe Personam Ecclesiae de Tynewell etc. quare secutus est idem placitum etc. contra Prohibitionem nostram T. meipso apud Lammays 3. die Maii An. r. n. 23. EDwardus etc. Vic. Stafford etc. Pone etc. Johannem Lukyn etc. ostensurus quare cum placita de catallis et debitis in regno nostro quae non sunt de Testamento vel Matrimonio ad Nos et Coronam nostram et dignitatem et non ad alium pertineant in regno nostro etc. secutus est placitum in Curia Christianitatis de catallis et debitis Thomae de Stubbelegh Capellani quae non sunt de Testamento vel Matrimonio in laesionem Coronae et dignitatis nostrae et contra prohibitionem nostram etc. T. meipso apud Lammays 4. die Maii An. r. n. 23. EDwardus etc. Vic. Ebor. etc. Si Willielmus Walkord etc. Pone etc. Magistr Stephanum D canum Christianitatis Ebor. etc. quare tenuit placitum de catallis et debitis quae non sunt de Testamento vel Matrimonio contra Prohibitionem nostram Pone eciam etc. Willielmum de Sadister etc. quare secutus est idem placitum in eadem Curia etc. T. meipso apud Lammays 5. die Maii An. r. n. 23. EDwardus etc. Vic. Lincoln etc. Si Rogerus fill Guidonis fecerit etc. Pone etc. Magistr Henricum de Nassington quod sit etc. quare tenuit Placitum de catallis et debitis quae non sunt etc. contra Prohibitionem nostram Pone eciam etc. Willielmum de Hundelby quod etc. quare secutus est idem placitum etc. Teste meipso apud Aberconewey 26. die Febr. An. r. n. 23. EDwardus etc. Vic. Hereford etc. Pone etc. Richardum Episcopum Hereford Brevia Regis in Turre London Anno 23 E. 1. quod sit coram Justice nostris apud Westm etc. quod ibi habeat Magistrum Richardum Archidiaconum Hereford Clericum suum ad respond Priori de Bathon de placito quare tenuit placitum in Curia Christianitatis de Advocatione duarum partium Capellae de Tokynton contra Prohibitionem nostram ut dicitur Et ad ostendendum quare non habuit predict Magistr Richardum Clericum suum coram Justiciariis nostris apud Westm a die Sancti Hillarii in 15. dies sicut ei mandatum fuit etc. Teste J. de Metingham apud Westm 3. die Febr. Anno regni nostri 23. EDwardus etc. Vic. Derby etc. Si Johannes de Caumpernin etc. Pone etc. Ibidem Magistr Willielmum de Sweperston quod sit etc. ostensurus quare cum placita de Transgressionibus contra pacem nostram factis in regno nostro ad Nos etc. et non ad alium pertineant in eodem regno nostro Idem W. tenuit placitum in Curia Christianitatis de hujusmodi Transgressionibus in Coronae et dignitatis nostrae laesionem et contra prohibitionem nostram etc. T. meipso apud Lammays 18. die April An. r. n. 23. Pope Boniface the 8. was no sooner settled in his Pontifical throne as * Page 623. before related but in the very first year of his Papacy he sent his Italian Merchants and Usurers into England to return all moneys from thence to the Roman Court which he his Legates or other Agents should extort from thence or Ireland by whom he sent this Bull to the King to grant them his safe conduct favour and assistance upon all occasions the original whereof I found in the White Tower Chappel BONIFACIUS Episcopus Servus servorum Dei Charissimo in Christo filio Edwardo Regi Angliae illustri salutem & Apostolicam benedictionem Cum dilectos filios Johannem Aldobrandinum Nicholaum Cacealeonem Giacum & Villanum Lurcheti de Societate Clarennum de Pistorio Camerae nostrae Mercatores pro quibusdam Romanae Ecclesiae negotiis ad parts Angliae transmittamus Magnificentiam Regiam rogandam duximus attentius & hortandum quatenus ips●s pro nostra et Apostolicae sedis reverentia benigne recipiens et honest pertrectans eyes & eorum cuilibet in terr●● quibus exerces dominium de Securo conductu facias provideri Et nichilominus in gendis ipsorum cum ab eis vel eorum aliquo fueris requisitus assistas eisdem favoribus Regiis et praesidiis opportunis Ita quod ex hoc Excellentiae Regiae devotionis promptitudinem dignius commendationum titulis attollamus Datum Anagniae 8 Idus Julii Pontificatus nostri anno primo Immediately after he sent two Cardinal Legates à latere first to the King of France and from him to the King of England then engaged in Wars against each other under a specious pretext of mediating a Truce and making a firm peace between them but in verity to usurp a Papal Jurisdiction over them and their Realms and prey upon them both as the sequel evidenced These Legates being not specially sent for by King Edward according to the * See Tom. 1. p. 402 403 454 455. ancient privilege of the Realm thereupon before they presumed to set foot in England they sent a special Messenger and Letters to the King to acquaint him with the effect of their mission and crave his Royal licence safe conduct and protection for themselves their followers and goods the form whereof they sent enclosed in a Cedule to the King who although he seemed very well pleased with the end of their Legation and coming to him to settle peace yet he refused to grant them any safe conduct to come into England till they first informed him what safe conduct the King of France had granted them under his Seal as these Records assure us VEnerabili in Christo Patri Domino Albanensi Episcopo Edwardus eadem gratia Claus 23 E. 1. m. 10. dorso De adventu Cardinalis in Angliam etc. salutem & sinceram in Domino Charitatem Intelleximus per literas vestras quas dilectus Clericus noster Magister Arnoldus Lupi de Tilb. ex parte vestra nobis misit qualiter vos ad partes nostras veniend pro negociis quae inter Regem Franciae & Nos agitantur hiis diebus estis personaliter deputati Paternitati vestrae de eo quod id fecistis ita celeriter nobis scire grates non modicas referentes scireque vos volumus quod de hoc efficimur valde laeti praesenciaque vestra ad nos erit grat● admodum et accepta Adventum enim alicujus amici nostri de Curia adventu vestro habere nequibimus chariorem Teste Rege apud Lammays in Angles 28 dic Aprilis VEnerabilibus Patribus in Christo Domino B. Albanen & S. Penestren Dei gratia Ibid. m. 9 dorso De adventu Cardinalium in Angliam Episcopis Sacrosanctae Romanae Ecclesiae Cardinalibus amicis suis karissimis Edwardus eadem gratia etc. salutem & sincerae dilectionis affectum Quandam Cedulam continentem formam cujusdam literae de Conductu quam per nos faciendam nobis exhibuit dilectus Clericus noster Johannes de Berewyk vidimus ac etiam intelleximus diligenter Sane licet fuerimus et adhuc simus parati et prompti vestris beneplacitis nostrum animum inclinare Paternitatem vestram scire volumus quod cum de praelocutis sufferentia vel respectu ac insuper de tenore litterae conductus quam a Rege Franciae habueritis Sigillo ipsius Regis signatae plene nobis constiterit consimilem litteram fieri faciemus Dat. etc. Hereupon they sent another Letter to the King for a safe Conduct to which he returned this Answer VEnerabilibus in Christo Patribus Dominis B. & S. Dei gratia Albanen & Penestr Episcopis sacrosanctae Romanae Ecclesiae Cardinalibus amicis suis Karissimis Edwardus ead●m gratia Rex Angliae Dominus Hiberniae & Dux Aquitaniae Claus ibid. m. 7 dorso De Litera Conductufacienda salutem & sincerae dilectionis affectum De eo quod ad nos venire proponitis in ●●●cium Sanctissimi Patris in Christo Domini Summi Pontificis ut no●is per vestras literas nunciastis Scire vos volumus quod adventus vester et singulorum qui ex parte sua ad nos venient placens erit literas autem vestras de Salvo conducto pro vobis familia bonis et Nunciis vestris ac aliis qui necessarii vobis fuerint quas vobis fieri petivisiis Ita quod sub protectione nostra et tutela per terram et per mare secure transire possitis vobis in forma petita mittimus per vestros nuncios praesentium portitores Dat. apud Thleghython 7. die Junii Soon after as a Anno 1295. p 397 398. Matthew Westminster and b Histor Angl. p. 28. Thomas Walsingham inform us Bid●o post festum Apostolorum Petri & Pauli missi sunt duo Cardinals a latere Domini Papae Albinensis & Praenestinus primò ad Regem Franciae deinde ad Regem Angliae ut Regna Franciae et Angliae inter se intestinis odiis adhuc tumescentia pacificando sedarent Quos in regno Angliae applicatos accepit plebs debito cum honore Circafestum Pentecoites venientes Londonias ibidem ex mandato Regis adhuc in Wallia existentis ejus praestelebantur adventum qui fuit citra festum Sancti Petri ad vincula Accita per Regem apud Westmonasterium Primatum et Optimatum suorum caterva in Nonis Augusti Quibus congregatis primò coram Rege consedentibus binc inde Cardinalibus & Episcopis Dominus Edmundus frater Regis & Magister Johannes de Lacie motiva causae exor●ium exitialis guerra & commotionem incivilitatis contemptum nautis Angliae inconcussum viuâ voce promiserunt Item qualiter Rex Angliae de * Here p. 602. praedebito Francorum h●magio exoneravit seipsum Super his autem Cardinals coram Rege nuncium suum prosequentes & pacem suadentes petentibus Cardinalibus formam pacis fuit responsum à Rege hoc minime fieri posse Rege Teutonicorum beneplacito inconsulto propter foedus inter eos initum et juramento firmatum against the French Rursum petierunt sperandae pacis treugas nec eas obtinu●runt Tertio ut tempore medio manus nautarum procellosa sileret Neque super hoc effectum aliquod sunt consecuti Quoniam ipsis pro pace laborantibus ecce intempestae noctis silentio Piratica gens Francorum Dovoriae dans assultum quandam domum religiosorum partem magnam Oppidi & quamplures domos litori vicinas * Walsingham Hist. Angliae p. 38. facibus succenderunt Inter ali● flagitia quendam Monachum nomine Thomam perimerunt Decapitatis his qui ascenderant prae timore contrabellantis populi in hortis se absconderunt & in antris paucis è multis exceptis suas naves clandestinè ingressis Qui terga versantes in patria sua adeptos se fuisse claves Castri Dovoriae falsiloqui ventilarunt Tandem Cardinales rogaverunt Regem ut Regis Romanorum consensum petendo inducias impetraret Rege autem ob reverentiam Curiae Romanae petitioni eorum annuente circa nativitatem Virginis gloriosae Cardinales imperfecto negotio pro quo venerunt ad Galliam remearunt praeexhausta pecunia multa nim is et a viris religiosis Nota. duplam pecuniam extorserunt The main design they aimed at His ergo divulgatis in regno Francorum mox indurati cord quorum pedes proni fuerunt ad effundendum sanguinem plebem convocant classem parant & ut regnum Angliae arriperent consiliati sunt sed opere sunt frustrati * Henr. de Knyghton de Event Angl. l. 3. c. 7. col 2504 2505 2506. Henry de Knyghton thus more fully records their Negotiation together with the Pope's elegant Epistle to the King which they brought with them earnestly persuading him to a peace and Truce with the French and the Kings and his Counsils answers to it and the Cardinal's proposals Eodem anno circa festum Pentecostes venerunt in Angliam duo Cardinals missi à latere Papae ad Regem Angliae cum Epistolis Papalibus in haec verba conceptis Bonefacius Servus servorum Dei carissimo in Christo filio Edwardo Regi Angliae salutem & Apostolicam benedictionem Movet animam mentemque soll●ci●at fili charissime sincera & affectuosa dilectio quam ab olim dum cura nobis officii minoris incumberet ad personam Regiam tuumque regnum inclitum gessimus & continuatis benivolis studiis gerere non cessamus ut Celsitudinem Regiam cujus exaltationem & gloriam summis desideriis affectamus à Deo inducamus sollicitè per quem in conspectu Regis altissimi per quem Reges regnant & Principes dominantum de bono semper in melius reddaris acceptior occurras gratior carior habearis ac in regno mundi carior nominisque titulis copiosum proveniat incrementum Sa●è ab ipfis nostrae promotionis auspiciis ad generalem statum fidelium mentis aciem extendentes & considerantes gravem immo grav●ssimam & ideo contrariam votis nostris inter te & charislimum filium nostrum Philippum Regem Franciae illustrem proxima tibi consanguinitate conjunctum procurante pacis aemulo incentoie malorum discordiam suscitatam firma et stabili dispositione decrevimus ut super hujusmodi negotio cordi nostro potissimo solemnes nuncios ad praesentiam Regiam et literas mitteremus Sed propter nostrum de Civitate Neapolitana discessum ubi tunc Romana curia praesidebat nostrumque accessum ad urbem quem viarum periculosa discrimina non mod●cum retardarunt ac etiam ad nostra inibi celebrata consecrationis solempnia impediti nequivimus citius nuntios praedictos & literas destinare Revera fili nequaquam sumus immemores quin potius tenaci memoria retinemus quod nos hactenus dum essemus in minori officio constituti sinceris affectibus dilexisti plenis favoribus prosecntus Idemque dum solerter attendimus quantis et quam grandibus praedicta discordia noscitur onusta dispendiis quet et quanta pericula secum trahit quam dampnosa fideli●us redditur quam graviter turbat et impedit negotium Terrae Sanctae quantumque praeterea Deo displicere dinoscitur auxiamur ut pater sauciamur ut mater in animo turbamur amarius ut amator nec possumus quietis refoveri dulcedine donec praelibatum negotium optatum et celerem exitum juxta cordis nostri desiderium sortiatur Cumque venerabiles fratres nostros Beraldum Albinensem & Simonem Prenestinum Episcopos sedis Apostolicae Nuncios exhibitores praesentium viros utique profundi consilii literarum scientia praeditos ac diversarum virtutum titulis insignitos necnon pacis angelos licet eorum inviti careamus praesentia destinamus Excellentiam Regam rogamus hort●mur & obsecramus in Domino Jesu Christo quatinus ad divinam et Apostolicae sedis reverentiam memoratos Episcopos magnas utique columpnas Ecclesiae tuique honoris et famae servidos amatores tanquam filius benedictionis et gratiae respiciens honesteque prosequens et honorificentia condigna pertractans attente audias diligenter intelligas et efficaciter studeas adimplere quae ipst et eorum quilibet coram te super eodem negotio duxerint proponenda Sic te in hiis devote ac prompte habiturus ut speramus et cupimus ut difficultatis et repulsae cujusiibet mora profugata Regiae devotionis sinceritas exinde clarius illucescat tuaeque famae praeconium quamvis amplum et diffusum in saeculo propensius augeatur ac sedis Apostolicae gratiam quae circa filios devotos exuberat habundantius merearis Dat. Laterani 10 Kal. Martii Pontificatus nostri anno primo Cumque in adventu Cardinalium nondum reversus esset Rex à Wallia post guerram quam ibi finierat praecepit Rex ut honorifice tractarentur Londoniisque moram facerent usque ad vincula Sancti Petri ipsius Regis adventum praestolantes Ad quem diem ipse Rex pacificata Wallia et omnes Magnates tam Cleri quam populi specialiter ad hoc vocati comparentes ipsos Cardinales honorifice cum gaudio susciperunt Cumque facto silentio uterque Cardinalis pacis sermonem faceret & multa vicissim de bono pacis introducerent in fine tandem concludentes ipsum Regem pacis zelatorem & catholicum rogaverunt ut tanquam Princeps piissimus & pacis filius dignaretur animum ad pacis bonum inclinare Responsum est eis ex parte Regis Quod deliberato consilio ad interrogata & rogata responderet die tertia Erat enim thema unius Cardinalis Da pacem Domine in diebus nostris Alterius verò Adaperiat Dominus cor vestrum in lege sua & in praeceptis suis & faciatpacem Adveniente die tertio & congregato Concilio frater Willielmus de Hotham praedicavit in Latino sicut Cardinales fecerant assumpto themate hoc Audiam quid loquatur in me Dominus quoniam loqu●tur pacem in plebem suam Reducens in parte sic Quod Rex noster tanquam verae obedientiae filius pacis zelator paratus erat audire Apostolica mandata tanquam etiam caelitus emissa Finitoque sermone brevi statimque ex praecepto Regis recitabatur in * The relation of the cause of the war with the proposals & demands of the Cardinals with the Kings & Councils answers to them in several Articles are at large recorded in French in a Parchment Roll I found in the Tower which being much torn and decaved I thought fit to omit Gallico totus processus suprascriptus quomodo inter Reges ipsos guerra orta est & usque ad eundem diem continuata ut ipsi qui mediatores pacis existerent & promotores videre possent & dinoscerent quis Regum justitiam haberet in causa vel injustè causam confoveret In fine vero totius longae recitationis suprascriptae surrexit Antonius de Bek Episcopus Dunelmensis & ex parte Regis respondit sicin Gallico Vos Domini Cardinales rogastis & requisistis Dominum nostrum Regem pro plena pace concedenda vel bonis saltem treugis diutius amplectandis & licent unusquisque Christianus & Fide catholicus pacem velle debebit & eam amplecti ratione bonorum quae ex ea sequuntur & propter ejus contraria & immensa mala quae ex guerra proveniunt & ex seditione nascuntur tamen fidelitatem & promissa tenere debent homines universi undè ipse Dominus Rex vobis respondet sic Quod talis confoederatio inter Regem Alemanniae & ipsum jam nunc inita est & per Sacramentum confirmata quod neuter eorum absque altero cum Rege Franciae pacem faceret vel treugas concedat quoquo modo cujus rei causa ipso non requisito vel dissentiente nec pacem facere potest nec treugas concedere vult Quo cessante loqui confestim Cardinales ipsum Regem rogaverunt ut ex clementia Regia annuere dignaretur nuncios super hoc Regi Alemanniae destinare Et datus est dies crastinus ad respondendum Crastino autem die convenirent iterum universi idem Dunelmensis Episcopus in Gallico sic ait Domini charissimi requisistis hesterna die Dominum nostrum Regem de duobus scilicet quod ex gratia sua mera dignaretur nuncios mittere ad Regem Alemanniae ut ejus animum alliciat ad pacem annuendam & plenè confirmandam De alio scilicet quod treugas concederet usque ad certum tempus infra quod de plena pace tractare posset vel ipsas saltem treugas ulterius prorogare Ad primum articulum respondet vobis Dominus noster Rex sic Quod ratione et reverentia Romanae Ecclesiae quae totius orbis caput est et magistra et occasione personarum vesirarum qui illius Ecclesiae estis membra habitaque confideratione vestri laboris et longi itineris liberaliter concedit vobis Rex nuncios suos super hoc ibidem destinare Ad aliud sic Satis vobis constat & omni populo quod exercitus Regis Franciae & gens sua tota jam parati existant ut sibi & suis inferant mala quae possunt sicut hucusque fecerunt in terra & in mari unde Regi non esset securum suis praecipere ne se defenderent nisi ex parte altera esset inhibitum ne ulterius persequerentur Propter quod vobis respondet Quamcitò constiterit ei Regem Franciae ex parte sua inhibuisse vel inhibere velle statim & ipse suis hoc illud idem praecipiendo mandabit sed ante non Factoque tali responso et accepta licentia ●cverst sunt Cardinals in Franciam unde prius venerant set non vacui † Nota. imm●i bursas vacuantes Ex unoquoque Cathedrali Capitulo vel Collegiato per totam Angliam nomine procurationis et expensarum sex marcos argenti habuerunt et hoc ex concessione papali praeter alia multa ut assolet cupiditati Romanorum Car●inalium sicut pensare scitis multiplicius Et ubi religiosorum pauperum vel sanctarum monialium propter exilitatem non sufficerent per se adjungebantur eis circumjacentes Ecclesiae parochiales ad solutionem peragendam ita quod papale privilegium non emaneret vacuum nec deficeret obolus in summa Such was their infamous rapine and extortion Hereupon the Dean of Paul's and Bishop of London's Official exacting Procurations from the Dean and Prebends of St. Martins le Grand in London for these two Legates sent into England to the King by the Pope about the Peace with France endeavouring to compel them to pay the same by Ecclesiastical censures against their privileges and the King's prerogative being his Free Chapel exempt from all Episcopal Jurisdiction and Procurations the King thereupon issued this Prohibition to them to inhibit their proceedings as derogatory to his Crown and Royal Dignity REX dilectis sibi Magistro Radulpho de Bandak Decano Ecclesiae Sancti Pauli London & Johanni de Sancto Claro Officiali Episcopi London salutem Claus 23 E 1. m. 7. intus Pro Decano & Capitulo liberae Capellae S. Martini Mag. London Cum libera Capella nostra Sancti Martini Magni London si●ut et caeterae liberae Capellae nostrae ab omni jurisdictione or●inaria necnon et ab omnibus exactionibus contributionibus et procurationibus ●uibuscunque sint exemptae liverae penitus et immunes vos sicut accepimu● a dilectis nobis in Christo Decano et Capitulo praedictae Capellae nostrae procurationes ad opus venerabilium Patrum B. Albanensis & S. Penestr Episcoporum Sanctae Romanae Ecclesiae Cardinalium ad nos nuper a Seed Apostolica transmissorum exigitis et ipsos ad procurationem eandem solvendam graviter compellitis in nostri et ipslus liberae Capellae nostrae praejudicium manifestum No●igitur attenden●es per hoc nobis et nostrae Regiae dignitati posse de facili derogari nisi citius in hac rarte apponamus remedium opportunum Vobis mandamus firmiter inhibentes ne a praefatis Decano et Capitulo hujusmodi procurationes vel alias exactiones in nostri et dictae Capellae nostrae praejudicium aliqualiter exig●re praesumatis pet quod oporteat nos manum ad hoc apponere graviorem Teste Rege apud Westm 25 die Augusti By which it is apparent That the Kings Free Chapels were exempt from all Procurations even to the Popes own Nuntioes and Legates à latere scent by him into England which privilege the King was very vigilant to maintain These avaricious Cardinals to fill their purses yet fuller not contented with procurations from the Clergy of England sent their Agent and Chaplain into Ireland with the King's Letters of Safeconduct and assistance to collect Procurations from the Irish Clergy though they went not thither as this Record attests REX dilectis & fidelibus suis Justice suo Hibern Cancellar Thes. de Scaccario Pat. 23 E. 1. m. 2. Pro Albanonsi & Penestrensi Cardinalibus de procuracionibus suo Dubls Justice Vicecomitibus & omnibus Ballivis & Ministris suis de terra Hibern ad quos praesentes literae pervenerint salutem Cum venerabilis pater Beraldus Albanensis & Simon Penestrinus Episcopi Sacrosanctae Romanae Ecclesiae Cardinals Magistrum Johannem de Bonichy de Senis Capellanum eorundem ad parts Hibern pro procurationibus eorundem Cardinalium jam transmittant Vobis mandamus quod praefato Magistro Johanni cum ad partes illas venerit ex parte Cardinalium eorundem occasione praedicta consilium et auxilium impendatis in hac parte quociens ab ipso Capellan● ex parte dictorum Cardinalium fueritis requisiti In cujus rei testimonium etc. dur ●turas quamdiu nobis placuerit Teste Rege apud Westm 26. die Aug. How importunate the Cardinals to colour their rapines were with the King to procure a Truce and Cessation of arms appears by 3. Writs I found in a Bundle in the White Tower Chapel An. 23 E. 1. then engrossed & filled one of them directed to the King's Lieutenant and other Officers in Gaseoigne and foreign parts the other general to all men the third to the Wardens of the Ports and all other his Officers and Ministers to whom they should come wherein he declared that by these two Cardinals importunate zeal to settle a firm Pea●e between him and the King of France and their Subjects toward which a present truce and cessation of all acts of hostility between them both by Sea and Land would much conduce he had condescended out of honour to the Cardinals and reverence and obedience to his Mother the Church of Rome to such a Truce and Cessation of all acts of hostility between them till the Feast of All Saints next and obiliged himself his goods and chattels to the Cardinals to perform it so as the French King would oblige himself in like manner for himself and his Subjects which he it seems refusing these Writs were thereupon cut and canceled with a penknife but not taken off the file which I shall here present you withal to declare King Edward's readiness to peace and avoid wars with the French King EDwardus Dei gratia Rex Angliae Dominus Hiberniae & Dux Aquitaniae dilectis & fidelibus Brevia Regis de privato sigil An. 23. & 24. E. 1. Istae literae cultello ●cinduntur suis Johanni de Brit●●nnia nepoti suo Capitaneo & Johanni de Sancto Johanne Senescallis suis in Ducatu Britanniae & omnibus aliis ministris & fidelibus suis in eodem Ducatu ad quos praesentes litterae pervenerint salutem Venientes ad praesenciam nostram venerabiles Patres Domini B. Albanensis & S. Penestrinus Episcopi sacrosanctae Romanae Ecclesiae Cardinals pro sedanda dissensione seu guerra inter illustrem Principem Franc. Regem & nos exorta per sanctissimum Patrem Dominum Bonefacium divina pr●videntia summum Pontificem destinati ex parte ipsius summi Praesulis et sua apud nos tanquam pacis et concordiae fideles et fervidi zelatores instanter et sollicite institexunt ut reformacioni pacis nostrum vellemus animum inclinare Et quia ut dixerunt treugarum initio pacis hujusmodi posset esse plurimum instructiva supplicaverunt ut super treugis ineundis nostrum praestare vellemus assensum Initancia nichilominus magna petentes ut consentire vellemus quod donec plenus t●actatus cum hiis quos res tangit super dictis treugis ineundis posset haberi tam per terram quam per mare hinc inde inter gentes praefati Fanciae Regis et nostras ac inter ipsius Regis Franciae et nostros omnino a quibuscumque processibus bellicis et invasionibus hostilibus cessaretur Nos autem devote parere Romanae Ecclesiae matri nostrae necnon et dictos Cardinales honorare valentes ob ipsius Romanae Ecclesiae reverenciam et Cardinalium ipsorum honorem eorum peticionibus quantum possumus annuentes in ipsorum Caroinalium praesencia assensimus et consensimus si dictus Rex Franciae velit idem concedere & concedat quod usque ad instans festum Omnium Sanctorum tam per terram quam per mare inter praefati Franciae Regisgentes & nostras & inter suos & nostros valitores quoscumque à quibuscumque bellicis actibus & hostilibus aggressionibus hinc inde cessetur omnino Promittentes eisdem Cardinalibus et nos ac bona nostra obligantes quod ita faciemus per gentes nostras inviolabiliter observari Quare vobis omnibus & singulis districtè praecipimus & mandamus quod à die receptionis praesentium & litterarum Cardinalium praedictorum usque ad dictum festum inclusiuè tam per terram quam per mare à quibuscumque bellicis act●bus & hostilibus aggressionibus insultibus & offensis quibuslibet contra ipsum Regem Franciae vel gentes suas & valitores suos aliqualiter faciendis cessetis omnino & gentes nostras vestro commissas regimini necnon & quoscumque valitores nostros omni fraud & quacumque simulacione deduct●s cessare penitus faciatis sicut dampnum nostrum volueritis evitare In cujus rei testimonium has literas nostras fieri fecimus patentes Dat apud Westm xiv die Aug. anno Regni nostri vicesimo tercio REX universis praesentes literas inspecturis salutem Venientes ad nostram Ibidem This Writ is likewise enroled Pat. 2 3. E. 1. m. 10. in the margin whereo there is this note Ista litera non fuit resti●uta De potestate commissa Cardinalibus tractandi de Treugis praesenciam venerabiles Patres Domini B. Albanensis & S. Penestrinus Episcopi sacrosanctae Romanae Ecclesiae Cardinals pro sedanda dissensione etc. verbatim as in the former A quibuscumque bellicis actibus & hostilibus invasionibus hinc inde ceffetur omnino eisdem Cardinalibus auctoritate praesentium committentes quod si dictus Rex Franciae velit idem facere et effectu complere prosequente iidem Cardinales vice et auctoritate nostra gentes nostras ubicumque tam per terram quam per mare in Angliae et Vasconia et in potestate nostra alibi constitutas omnino cessare faciant a praemissis Ac mandantes nichilominus omnibus gentibus in terris nostris praedictis ut in praemissis praedictis Cardinalibus sicut nobis pareant et intendant Promit●●mus eisdem et nos ac bona nostra auctoritate praesentium obligamus si dictus Rex Franciae idem et eodem modo fecerit quod si postquam prae●atis Cardinalibus gentibus nostris mandatum fuerit et mandatum hujusmodi pervenerit ad easdem ut ab hostilibus aggressionibus abstinerent ut superius est expressum aliqua dampna per mare sive per terram gentibus dicti Regis Franciae vel valitoribus suis per gentes seu valitores nostros in personis vel rebus dari seu inferri contigerit nos de dampnis hujusmodi plenam emendam fieri faciemus In cujus etc. Dat. apud Westm xiv die Aug. Anno regni Regis twenty-three EDwardus Dei Gratia Rex Angliae Dominus Hiberniae & Dux Aquitaniae Capitaneis Ibidem Hae literae cultello scinduntur marinariorum Angliae Walliae & Hiberniae & Custodibus Portuum & aliis Ballivis Ministris & fidelibus suis ad quos praesentes literae pervenerint salutem Venientes ad praesenciam nostram venerabiles Patres Domini B. Albanensis & S. Penestrinus Episcopi sacrosanctae Romanae Ecclesiae Cardinals pro sedanda dissensione etc. as before Promittentes eisdem Cardinalibus & nos ac bona nostra obligantes quod ita faciemus per gentes nostras inviolabiliter observari Quare vobis omnibus & singulis districtè praecipimus & mandamus quatinus à die receptionis praesencium & literarum Cardinalium praedictorum usque ad diem festum inclusiuè tam per terram quam per mare à quibuscumque bellicis actibus & hostilibus aggressionibus insultibus & offensis quibuslibet contra ipsum Regem Franciae vel gentes suas & valitores suos aliqualiter faciendis cessetis omninò & gentes nostras vestro commissas regimini necnon & quoscumque valitores nostros omni fraud & quacumque simulatione seductis cessare penitus faciatis sicut dampnum nostrum volueritis evitare In cujus rei testimonium has literas nostras fieri fecimus patentes Teste meipso apud Westm xiv die August Anno Regni nostri vicosimo tercio I find likewise this Letter of the Kings in the Clause-Roll of the same date sent to Pope Boniface to the like effect SAnctissimo Patri in Christo Domino Domino Bonefacio Divina providentia sacrosanctae Romanae ac universalis Ecclesiae summo Pontifici Edwardus ejusdem Claus 23. E. 1. m. 7. dorso De treugis ineundis inter Regem Franciae & Regem Angliae Gratia Rex etc. Devota p●dum oscula beatorum Venientes ad nostram praesentiam Venerabiles Patres Domini B. Albanen & S. Penestr Episcopi sacrosanctae Romanae Ecclesiae Cardinals pro sedanda dissensione seu guerra inter illustrem Principem Franciae Regem & nos exorta per vestrae Sanctitatis sollicitudinem ad regna Franciae & Angliae destinati ex parte vestra & sua apud nos tanquam pacis & concordiae Zelatores instanter & sollicitè institerunt ut reformationi pacis nostrum vellemus animum inclinare Et quia ut dixerunt treugarum initio pacis hujusmodi posset esse plurimum inductiva supplicaverunt ut super treugis ineundis nostrum praestare vellemus ass●nsum instantia nichilominus magna petentes ut consentire vellemus quod donec plenus tractatus cum hiis quos res tangit super dictis treugis ineundis posset haberi tam per terram quam per mare hinc inde inter gentes praefati Franciae Regis & nostras ac inter ipsius Franc. Regis quoscunque valitores & nostros omnino à quibuscunque processibus bellicis & invasionibus hostilibus cessaretur Nos autem devote parere Romanae Ecclesiae matri nostrae necnon et dictos Cardinales honorare ob ipsius Ecclesiae Romanae et vestri reverentiam et Cardinalium eorundem honorem ipsorum petitionibus quantum possumus annuentes in ipsorum Cardinalium praesentia concessimus si praefatus Rex Franciae idem velit concedere & concedat ut juxta ipsorum petitionum Cardinalium usque ad festum Omnium Sanctorum proximò venturum tam per terram quam per mare inter gentes praedicti Regis & nostras ac inter ipsius Regis Franciae quoscunque valitores & nostros à quibuscunque bellicis actibus & hostilibus invasionibus hinc inde cessetur omninò eisdem Cardinalibus authoritate literarum nostrarum committentes quod si dictus Rex Franciae velit idem facere & effectu compleat prosequente iidem Cardinals vice & authoritate nostra gentes nostras ubicunque tam per terram quam per mare in Anglia Vasconia & in potestate nostra alibi constitutas omninò cessare faciant à praemissis Promittentes eisdem et nos ac bona nostra per nostras literas obligantes si dictus Rex Franciae idem & eodem modo fecerit quod si postquam à praefatis Cardinalibus gentibus nostris mandatum fuerit & mandatum hujusmodi pervenerit ad ea●●em ut ab hostilibus aggressionibus abstineant ut superius est expressum aliqua damna per mare sive per terram gentibus dicti Regis Franciae vel valitoribus suis per gentes seu valitores nostros in personis vel rebus dari vel inferri contigerit nos de dampnis hujusmodi plenam emendam fieri faciemus prout in nostris literis super hoc confectis plenius continetur In quibus sanctissime Pater & Domine nostri honoris integritas magnam pati videtur reputatione plurium laesionem quamquam nobis non videatur quod ista vel alia quae pro Sanctitatis vestrae suasionibus reverentia & honore fecimus nobis ad malum vel dedecus debeant imputari Conservet vos Altissimus Dat. apud Westm 14. die Aug. Anno Regni nostri 23. He likewise issued and sent these further Letters to the Earl of Lancaster his Lieutenant in Aquitaine and to the King of Romans concerning this Truce and requiring them to treat with the Cardinals concerning it REX karissimo fratri & fideli suo Edmundo Comiti Lanc. tenenti locum nostrum Rot. Vascon An. 23 usque 31 E. 1. m. 16. dorso in Ducatu nostro Acquit salutem Veniens ad praesentiam nostram venerabilis pater Dominus B. Episcopus Albanensis Sanctae Romanae Ecclesiae Cardinalis amicus noster karissimus pro sedanda dissensione seu guerra inter illustrem Principem Franc. Regem & nos dudum exorta per Dominum Summum Pontificem destinatus ex parte ipsius & sua apud nos tanquam pacis & concordiae zelator fervidus & fidelis sollicitè institit & instanter ut reformacioni pacis nostrum vellemus animum inclinare Et quia ut dixit treugarum initio pacis hujusmodi posset esse plurimum inductiva rogavit ut super treugis ineundis nostrum praestare vellemus assensum cum sollicitudinis intentae studio multiplicatis instantiis nichilominus supplicando ut donec plenus tractatus cum illis quos res tangit super dictis treugis ineundis posset habere tàm per terram quam per mare hinc inde inter gentes praefati Franc. Regis & nostras ac inter ipsius Franc. Regis quoscumque valitores & nostros omnino à quibuscumque processibus bellicis & invasionibus hostilibus cessaretur exponens dispendia pericula & dampna quibus propter guerram praedictam mundus subjacet hiis diebus potissimè propter vos & alias gentes nostras in Vasconia existentes ac gentes Regis Franc. ex adverso Sane linnet ob praedictae Romanae Ecclesiae reverentiam et dicti Cardinalis honorem ipsius petitionibus quantum p●ssumus annuentes propter praemissas caus●s et alias occupationes nostras in ips●us Cardinalis praesentia concesserimus si praefatus Rex Franc. idem velit concedere & concedat ut usque ad festum Nativitatis Domini proximo venturum tàm per terram quam per mare inter gentes praefati Regis Franc. & nostras ac inter ipsius Regis Franc. quoscumque valitores & nostros à quibuscumque bellicis actibus & hostilibus invasionibus hinc inde ces●aretur omnino ac eidem Cardinali & Episcopo Penestr Collegae suo commiserimus si Rex Franc. velit idem facere et effectu compleat prosequente ut iidem Cardinales vice et auctoritate nostra gentes nost●as ubicumque tam per terram quam per mare in Anglia Vasconia et alibi in potestate nostra constitutas omnino cessare faciant a praemissis ac etiam vobis ac omnibus gentibus & subditis nostris mandaverimus ut praedictis Cardinalibus in praemissis pareatis et int●ndatis pro●t in aliis nostris patentibus literis dicto Episcopo Albanensi traditis plenius contin●tur Nolumus tamen ad tractatum ipsarum treugarum procedere irrequisit● consilio Nobilium et aliorum fidelium nostrorum praedicti Ducatus nostri Acquit qui nobis hactenus constanter et fideliter adhaeserunt Qua●e vobis mandamus quatinus vocatis Comite Lincoln Amaneno de Lebreto & aliquibus aliis de regno Angliae & terra Vasconiae Nobilibus vobiscum in illis partibus consti●utis & aliquibus Civibus de Baion & aliorum locorum parcium earundem habitatoribus quos ad hoc videritis evocandos habitisque cum eis super negotio hujusmodi deliberatione plenaria consilio & tractatu cum dictis Cardinalibus vel cum praefato Domino Episcopo Albanensi solo si alium ibidem venire non contingat ac etiam cum dilectis et fidelibus nostris Comite Sabandiae consanguineo nostro Ot●one de Grandissano & Waltero de Langeton Thesaurario nostro cum duobus ipsorum quibus super hiis per literas nostras commisimus potestatem si eos ad partes illas contigerit declinare tractetis et in eodem negotio deliberato consilio ordinetis prout ipsius negotii qualitas exigit et honori nostro et commodo videbi●is convenire Si verò ad partes illas non venerint certis de causis forsitan impediti tunc aliquos de praedictis Nobilibus & Civibus si pro eis sufficiens haberi possit conductus informatos plenius de tractatu quem inter vos super hoc haberi contigerit ad ipsorum praesentiam die & loco de quibus vobis constare facient transmittatis ad tractandum cum eis super praemissis juxta quod d● consilio eorum vestro et aliorum processerit prout superius est expressum Et si per illos de Vasconia conductus veniendi ad locum pro dicta treuga tractanda & ineunda deputandum haberi non possit deliberationem super negotio praedicto quam inter vos & alios quos consulendos duxeritis ordinatam per literas patentes vestro & eorundem consulendorum sigillis pendentibus sigillatas & postmodum sub vestro secreto sigillo inclusas praedictis Comiti Sabaudiae & suis consociis transmittatis Dat. apud Rokesburgh 14 die Maii. SErenissimo Principi Domino A. Dei gratia Regi Romanorum semper Augusto Rot. Vascon An. 23 usque 32 E. 1. m. 16. dorso amico suo karissimo Edwardus eadem gratia etc. salutem optatis successibus affluentem Venerabilis pater specialis amicus noster Dominus B. Albanensis Episcopus noviter ad praesentiam nostram accedens apud nos devota precum instantia & supplicationibus intimis institit nobisque ex parte Domini Summi Pontificis atque sua instantissimè supplicavit ut reformationi treugarum & pacis nostrum vell●mus animum inclinare cum sollicitudinis attentae studio nos rogando ut ante omnia aliqualem sufferenciam à bellicis actibus donec plenus tractatus cum hiis quos res tangit super praemissis posset haberi sibi concedere dignaremur ob honorem sedis Apostolicae atque suum enarrans immensa dispendia diversaque pericula ac irreparabilia dampna quibus propter guerram quae inter vos nos & Francorum Regem nunc vertitur mundus subjacet universus potissimè hiis diebus propter gentes nostras in Vasconia existentes actus exercentes armorum & gentes dicti Regis Franc. ex adverso Nos autem praedictum iminens periculum advertentes & de concessa dicto Cardinali & Episcopo Penestr Collegae suo in hujusmodi negotio per Dominum Summum Pontificem deputato sufferencia in aliquorum ex vestris gentibus praesentia sicut Serenitatem vestram latere non credimus recolentes ob reverentiam dictae sedis Apostolicae cujus favor vobis et nobis in hujusmodi negotio posset esse prout nostis plurimum fructuosus ejusdem Cardinalis precibus annuentes conce●●imus ut prae●ati Cardinales praedictam sufferentiam nomine nostr● possint facere et ●●rmare usque ad prox futurum festum Nativitatis Dominicae duraturam Dante 's nichilominus dilectis & fidelibus nostris A. Comiti Sabandiae consanguineo nostro karissimo Ottoni de Grandissono Militi & Waltero de Langeton Thesaur nostro vel duobus eorum potestatem tractandi & firmandi simul cum vestris nunciis ad hoc à vestra sublimitate mittendis treugas inter vos & vestros & nostros valitores ex parte una & dictum Franc. Regem cum suis valitoribus ex adversa sub forma et conditionibus quibus excellentia vestra voluerit assentire Ad praedictam siquidem sufferenciam concedendam ex eo facilius praedicti Alba●ensis Episcopi votis & precibus devotis existimamus annuendum quod vos in quibusdam partibus regni vestri circa magna & ardua intelleximus occupatos Nosque in partibus Scotiae propter Scottorum rebellionem sumus armorum exercitio intendentes Hinc est quod ad ejusdem Episcopi Albanensis affectuosas preces ab ipso super hoc nobis fusas Celsitudinem vestram requirimus & rogamus quatinus ad diem et locum quos praedicti Cardinales magni●●centiae vestrae intimandos vestros nuncios destinetis cum quibus nostri conveniant & unanimiter tractent & procedant in negotio supradicto Super hiis autem Celsitudo vestra voluntatem suam & statum utinam semper ad vota prosperum nobis non differat intimare Dat. apud Rokesburgh in Scotia 16 die Maii. UNiversis Christi fidelibus ad quos etc. Edwardus Dei gratia etc. salutem Rot. Vascon An. 23 usque 31 E. 1. m. 16. intus Noverit universitas vestra quod nos ob reverentiam sedis Apostolicae et ad instantem requisitionem venerabilis patris Domini B. Albanensis Episcopi Sanctae Romanae Ecclesiae Cardinalis amici nostri damus & concedimus per praesentes dilectis & fidelibus nostris A. Comiti Sabandia consanguineo nostro karissimo Ottoni de Grandissono & Waltere de Langeton Thesaur nostro seu duobus ipsorum absente tertio plenam & liberam potestatem ac speciale mandatum tractandi nomine nostro de treugis inter Regem Franc. & valitores suos ex parte una & Regem Romanorum & valitores suos & nos & valitores nostros ex parte altera super guerris dissensionibus & discordiis quibuscumque inter Dominum Regem Franc. & valitores suos & ipsum Regem Romanorum & nos ac valitores nostros exortis & etiam easdem tr●ugas ineundi & firmandi ac omnia alia & singula faciendi quae ad praemissorum expeditionem fuerint oportuna Ratum habituri & firmum quicquid per praedictos Comitem Ottonem & Thesaur seu duos ipsorum sicut praemittitur tractatum ordinatum initum firmatum & factum fuerit in praemissis Et ad haec omnia fideliter observanda obligamus nos & omnia bona nostra praesentia & futura In cujus etc. Datum apud Rokesburgh 12 die Maii. Ista litera triplicata fuit Consimilem potestatem habent praedicti Comes Otto & Walteri● per alias literas patentes ejusdem tenoris eo tantum mutato quod in illis li●eris Rex Franc. & valitores sui postponebantur & Rex Romanorum & Rex Angl. & valitores eorum praeponebantur Dat. ut supra Et erant triplicatae That this Pope and his two Cardinals had some other designs upon the King Kingdom and Church of England then to settle Peace and gain Procurations even to deprive the King of the Rights of his Crown by inducing him to condescend to the Popes and Cardinals appropriating of Prebendaries and Churches in England to their Churches in Rome and dispose of Benefices and Promotions belonging to his Presentation Crown dignity which although he his Council Judge's Parliament had * See here p. 289 416 to 419. formerly opposed yet was he now earnestly pressed by this Pope and his Cardinals to assent unto will most clearly appear by the King's Letters and Answers to them implying his willingness to grant their requests so as any expedient could be devised to save the disinherison and hurt of the Rights of his Crown Royal dignity and Prerogative which might ensue thereupon by his condescension SAnctissimo Patri in Christo & Domino Domino Bonifacio divina providentia Sacrosanctae Romanae ac Universalis Ecclesiae Summo Pontifici Edwardus Rex Angliae Claus 23 E. 1. m. 7. dorso De appropriatione duarum Praebendarum in Ebor. & Lincoln Ecclesiis Ecclesiae Sancti Petri de Urbe facienda etc. Ea quae venerabilis pater in Christo Dominus B. Dei gratia Episcopus Albanen super quodam negotio duarum Praebendarum in Ebor. & Lincoln Ecclesiis consistentium quarum quidem Praevendarum appropriationem Ecclesiae Sancti Petri de Vrbe et Hospitali Sancti Spiritus faciendam venerabilis pater Dominus M. Sanctae Mariae in Porticu Diaconus Cardinalis prosequitur et prosecutus est temporibus retroactis ex parte dominationis vestrae latius nobis euravit exponere intellerimus diligenter Sanè Sanctissime Pater ob vestram reverendam instantiam ad dicti Domini Cardinalis optentu necnon et contemplatione praedicti Domini M. Cardinalis amici nostri charissimi ab antiquo praedictum negotium quantum cum Deo et absque exhaeredatione nostra ●et Coronae regni nostri laesione fieri poterit desiderantes foeliciter expediri si aliqua via fana et competens quae nec in exhaeredationem neque laesionem Coronae regni nostri sicut praedicitur nec alias redundet in praejudicium nostrae Regiae dignitatis adinveniri valeat per quam idem negotium deduci possit commode ad effectum illam erimus parati admittere et vestris ac praefati Domini Carainalis condescendere in hac parte beneplacitis atque votis Conservet vos Altissimus etc. Teste Rege apud Westm 12 die Augusti VEnerabili in Christo Patri Domino M. S●nctae Mariae in Porticu Diacono Cardinali Ibidem amico suo charissimo Edwardus Dei gratia etc. salutem & sincerae dilectionis affectum Ea quae venerabilis pater in Christo Dominus B. Dei gratia Episcopus Albanen super quodam negotio etc. ut supra to the Pope usque ibi faciendam prosequemini et prosecuti estis temporibus retroactis ex parte Domini Summi Pontificis latius nobis exposuit intelleximus diligenter Sanè reverende Pater ob ipsius Domini Summi Pontificis reverendam instantiam ac dicti Domini Cardinal obtentu necnon et vestri consideratione praedictum negotium quantum cum Deo absque exhaeredatione nostra etc. ut supra usque ibi erimus parati admittere et praefati Domini Summi Pontificis et vestris condescendere in hac parte beneplacitis aique votis Dat. ut supra The Prebendary of * See here p. 389 416 417 418. Nassinton belonging to the Church of Lincoln was one of those mentioned in these Letters to be appropriated to a Church in Rome concerning which when first set on foot Anno 1288. I found this memorable Letter by way of caution then writ by one of the King's Council to Edmund Earl of Cornwall the King's Lieutenant and the rest of his fellow Counsellors and Friends strenuously to oppose this Innovation as a direct disinheriting of the King and Kingdom repugnant to the ancient Rights and Customs thereof admitted by Popes themselves in all ages which I shall her● insert SOciis & amicis suis salutem & bonum amorem Dignitas Regia et Coronae Bundela Brev. de Privato sigillo An. 16 E. 1. in Turre London Angliae ac consuetndo regni instant semper ut observetur in eyes quod est ab antiquo usitatum et a Summis Pontificibus concessum perpetuo ac a tempore quo non existat memoria eo quod sola Anglia utitur consuetudine et non jure scripto approbatum Ne igitur in Praebenda de Nassinton in Ecclesia Lincoln quae est de Corona et Patronatu Domini Regis exhaeredatio Regis et Regni interveniat manifesta expedit quod Nuncii Curiae Romanae ex hac causa venientes effectum nequaquam sortiantur in praemissis contra Coronam et consuetudinem praedictam et mandetur Diocaesano per breve Domini Regis strmiter et express ne praetextu literarum Domini Papae seu quorumcunque Judicum Ecclesiast corum aliquid faciat quod Regi aut Coronae in Baronia sua esse poterit praejudiciale sen damnosum ac aliis quorum interest in hac parte Vos igitur qui legem consuetudinem et ea quae Coronam et officium contingunt melius me nostis facietis quod honori Regio decet et quod est hactenus in casu consimili consuetum Et ista praemunitio pro statu officii et vestro pro●edit Deus novit Bene valeat etc. Which advice was * Here p. 416. accordingly executed Yet such was the insolency of this New Pope and his Legates after several precedent Prohibitions resolutions of the King Council Parliament and Letters from the King to Pope Nicholas and his Cardinals against it as now to revive and importunately prosecute this dangerous project afresh in hope to accomplish it under a pretext of friendship and settling Peace which the King modestly declined by his Epistles to them These Cardinals likewise solicited the King to exempt some of the Cardinal's Nephews who had Benefices in England from paying the moiety of their Goods towards the maintenance of his Wars to which all the rest of the Clergy were liable as this Letter of the King imports VEnerabili in Christo Patri Domino J. Dei gratia Episcopo Tusculan amico suo Claus 23 E. 1. m. 7 dorso ProNepotibus Episcopi Tus●●an charissimo Edwardus etc. salu●●m & sincerae devotionis affectum Ea quae venerabilis pater in Christo Dominus B. Episcopus Albanen super negotio Nepotum vestrorum medietatem videlicet bonorum Ecclesiasticorum quae in regno nostro Angliae possident contingente ex parte vestra plenius nobis exposuit intelleximus diligenter Sanè reverende Pater consideratione vestri ac ob dicti Cardinalis instantiam sic de ipso negotio deliberato consilio disponere intendimus et in ipso etiam taliter nos habere quod rationabiliter se contentam debebit vestra paternitas reputare Dat. ut supra He likewise writ these Letters to the Earl of Savoy and Otho de Grandison to obey these Cardinal's commands REX dilecto consanguineo & fideli suo Amadio Comiti Sabaudiae salutem cum dilectione sincera Cum venerabiles patres Domini B. Albanen & S. Penestren Ibidem Pro B. Albanen & S. Penestren Cardinalibus Episcopi Sacrosanctae Romanae Ecclesiae Cardinals quaedam habeant negotia pertractare ad quae vestra praesentia fore poterit opportuna volumus & rogamus quatinus ad diem & locum quos iidem Cardinales vobis duxerint intimandos modis omnibus accedatis facturi quod vobis injunctum fuerit per eosdem Et hoc nullatenus omittatis Teste Rege apud Westm 14 die Augusti REX dilecto & fideli suo Othoni de Grandissono salutem Cum venerabiles Ibidem patres Domini B. Albanen & S. Penestren Episcopi etc. ut supra Volumus et mandamus quatinus ad diem & locum quos iidem Cardinales vobis duxerint intimandos modis omnibus accedatis facturi quod vobis injunctum fuerit per eosdem Et hoc nullatenus omittatis Teste ut supra The Pope's Legates under pretext of settling a Truce having extorted great sums of money from the Clergy and Religious persons to transport it securely beyond the Seas procured divers Foreign Merchants to pass over with them out of England into Foreign parts with moneys under colour of being Members of their Train and Attendants to prevent which fraud and exportation of moneys the King issued this Writ to the Constable of Dover Castle and others REX dilectis & fidelibus suis Stephano de Penecestr Constabulario Castri sui Pat 23 E. 1. m 10. De M●rcatoribus transf●●●●te volentibus cum Cardinalibus Dovor Roberto de Besinges & Johanni le Blund Civibus suis London salutem Quia datum est nobis intelligi quod Mercatores extranei et alii homines diversi parant se ad transeundum in Comitiva Cardinalium ad partes transmarinas sine licentia nostra licet de ipsorum familia non existant volentes hujusmodi cautelae cautius obviari assignavimus vos ad videndum & ordinandum quod nullus Mercator extraneus seu alius quicumque in Comitiva ipsorum Cardinalium transeat ad partes transmarinas seu aliqua pecunia deferatur ibidem nisi Mercatores et homines illi fuerint de familia Cardinalium praedictorum et ipsos ●t pecuniam illam advocaverint juxra formam literarum nostrarum de Conductu eisdem Cardinalibus confectarum quarum transcriptum vobis fecimus liberari Et ideo vobis mandamus quod praemissa ita discretè & circumspectè faciatis quod circumspectio & discretio vestra in hac parte meritò debeant commendari In cujus etc. Teste Rege apud Westm 16 die Augusti Et mandatum est per literam clausam praefato Stephano quod ad praemissa facienda una cum praefatis Roberto & Johanne intendat Teste ut supra The King still wanting monies procured one of the Cardinals to obtain from the Pope a grant to himself and this Cardinal of the First fruits of all vacant Benefices within the Province of Canterbury for 3. years' space to be equally shared between them as is evident by this his gratulatory Letter to the Cardinal for his assistance and favour in this and other his affairs in the Court of Rome VEnerabili in Christo Patri & ●mico suo Charissim● Domino J. Dei Gratia Sanctae Mariae in via lata Ibidem m. 10. Diacono Cardinali Edwardus eadem Gratia etc. salutem & sincera dilectionis affectum Super voluntate sincera quam erga nos habetis & totis temporibus habuistis & etiam super diligentia sollicita circa n●gotia nostra singula semper hactenus adhibita necnon super impetratione per vos facta a Sum. Pontif. de primis fructibus Ecclesiarum vacantium in Provincia Cantuar. Vobis et Nobis dntis ad triennium et concessis Paternitati vestrae referrimus magnas grates pro certo tenentes quod de Nobis in hoc Vobis talem socium inveniatis Domino concedente quod inde reputabitis et vos contentos siquid autem pro vobis volueritis nos facturos id nobis significetis cum sioucia optinendi Dat. apud Aberconweye 6. die Aprilis He likewise sent two other Letters to two Cardinals to promote his affairs in the Court of Rome VEnerabili in Christo Patri Domino M. Dei gratia Portuenfi etc. & sancto Ruffino Cl. 23. E. 1. m. 10. Pro Rege de Literis directis Cardinalibus Episcopo amico suo Charissimo Edwardus eadem gratia etc. salutem & sincerae dilectionus affectum Inspectis literis vestris per dilectum Clericum nostrum Magistrum Dalemund nobis missis detegentibus immensum dolorem & compassionem quos vos super turbatione & discordia inter Regem Franciae & nos nuper motis caritatis vestrae visceribus pio concepistis affectu quantum ergà nos in praeteritum concepistis affectionem perpendimus manifestè super quo gratias vobis referimus speciales pro certò tenentes quod ad pacem & concordiam semper bonam voluntatem habuimus & habemus & dulces exhortationes vestrae causa ad bonam pacem nostro honore & Regni nostri statu salvo erimus favorabilius inclinati Qu●circa Paternitati vestrae charissimae supplicamus quatenus negotia nostra habere degnemini recommendata quantum cum Deo poteritis eo quod hactenus magis ardua non habuimus seu majora et magis in eisdem vestro egentes auxilio quod semper nobis utile reperimus in agendis super quibus statu et negotiis nostris credere velitis caro Clerico nostro Magistro Bertrando deal Got Domini Papae Capellano & praefato Radulpho vel alteri eorundem Dat. apud Aberconeway 6 die Aprilis Anno gratiae M. CC. Nonog quinto Regni vero nostri vicesimo tertio VEnerabili etc. & amico suo charissimo Domino Jacobo Dei gratia Sanctae Mariae Ibidem in via lata Diacono Card. Edwardus eadem gratia etc. salutem Paterni●ati vestrae volumus esse notum quod dilectus Clericas noster Magister Radulphus Dalemaunt nobis plenius intimavit quod vos similes literas quales nobis transmisit v●nerabilis pater Dominus Albanensis Episcopus nobis per ipsum missetis si easdem debitè expectasset super quo vobis ut illi per quem non stetit quo minus nobis hujusmodi literas mandassetis tantas grates referimus quantas vobis sciremus si ad nos per ipsum hujusmodi vestrae literae pervenissent vos intimè requirentes quatinus super statu nostro et negotiorum nestrorum charis Clericis nostris Magistris Bertrando deal Got domini Papae Capellano & praescripto Radulpho velitis credere vel alteri eorundem Dat. ut supra King Edward to prevent all intelligence and exportation of moneys into France to enrich his Enemies during his wars with the French seized the Lands Tenements goods and chattels of all Religious Houses in England belonging to Frenchmen or to those in France especially in the Isle of Wight and committed the custody of them and of that Island with the Castle therein to Richard de Affeton by these two Commissions which I found in the White Tower under the Great Seal yet affixed to them EDwardus Dei gratia Rex Angliae etc. Omnibus Ballivis & fidelibus suis ad quos praesentes literae pervenerint salutem Quia nolumus quod Terrae et Ten●menta In Turre London seu Bona et Catalla Religiosorum de terra et potestate Regis Franciae quae sunt in regno nostro occasione guerrae inter nos et Regem Franciae jam subortae distrahantur per aliquos seu vastentur nec etiam volumus quod exitus de terris illis et tenementis provenientes seu etiam aliqua bona vel catalla eorum extra regnum nostrum ad inimicos nostros ditandos in partibus transmarinis ducantur Assignavimu● dilectum & fidelem nostrum Ricardum de Affetone ad capiendum in manu nostram omnes Prioratus et alias Domus praedictorum Religiosorum cum omnibus terris tenementis et bonis et catallis suis in Insula de Wygh● et ad ea una cum Priore vel alio Superiore singularum domorum salvo custodienda Ita quod de exitibus inde provenientibus nobis respondeant ad Scaccarium nostrum durante guerra praedicta Salva eisdem Religiosis rationabili sustentatione sua de exitibus & bonis praedictis sicut idem Richardus inde duxerit ordinandum Et ideo vobis mandamus quod praefato Ricardo in praemissis & omnibus quae ad praemissa pertinent intendentes sitis & respondentes prout vobis scire faciet ex parte nostra In cujus etc. Teste venerabili patre W. Bathon & Wellen. Episcopo Thesaurario nostro apud Westm secundo die Augusti Anno regni nostri 22. EDwardus &c Episcopis Abbatibus Prioribus Comitibus Baronibus Militibus Ibidem liberè tenentibus & omnibus aliis de Insula Vecta salutem Sciatis quod commissimus dilecto & fideli nostro Ricardo de Asseton Insulam praedictam cum Castro ibidem custodienda unae cum Humfrido de Donesterre Constabulario n●stro Castri praedicti quamdiu nobis placuerit Et ideo vobis mandamus quod praefato Ricardo in omnibus quae ad custodiam illam pertinent intendentes sitis & respondentes consulentes & anxiliantes prout idem Ricardus vobis scire faciet ex parte nostra & quociens ab eodem super hoc fueritis requisiti Ita quod pro defectu vestro nobis vel regno nostro dampnum vel periculum aliquod non immineat vel contingat In cujus etc. Teste ut supra 26. die Novembris anno regni nostri vicessimo tertio The King and his Council likewise made these ensuing Ordinances for removing all Prior's aliens of France with those related to them 20 miles from the Sea side and Navigable Rivers and seizing their persons goods livings temporalties to prevent intelligence during the wars to which this passage of * Flores Hist. An. 1295. p. 398. Matthew Westminster relates Monachi alienigen● à propriis excluduntur domiciliis singulis per hebdomadum ad victum 18. denariis deputatis Forma ordinata de Religiosis alienigenis ORdene est par le Rey et son Conseil qe les Religious estraunges du pouer le Fines 23 E. 1 & revia Reg●● An. 23 & 24 E. ● ●n Turre London Cedul 2. Rey de France e de ses aliez ou qe seient de leur affinity ou a eus par obedience e quenque manere tenuz qui sount a 13. liwes ou meins pres de la mer ou ewe qe port navy ou vessel a la mer qe il seyent remuez e mis en leur mesons ou en leur manners demeine si len les trove a 20. liwes loinz de la mer ou de ewe que navie ou vessel porte a la mer ou en autres mesons de meismes lordre e de de meimes la launge qe autant seient loigteins de la mer ou de ewe que porte navie ou vessel a la mer sicome dit est E en chescune meson ou tieux moygnes demorrunt le chef gardein qui est assigne en le Count met un pro d'home person ou vicaire ou autre Clerk suffissant a la garde de chescune mesoun é des moyngnes que y demorrunt e cely garden preingne says resnables estovers du chef gardein des issues des mesons que sount en sa garde Echescun garden face sa garde en la forme qe siwt Ce est asavoir qe ceus gardens mettent Engleys e nul autre pur les moygnes servir Clers ne leys en Eglise ne de horse e tieux pur queus les gardens voudrunt respoundre E ceus qe issi servent seient sustenuz entre eaus de la commune que les moygnes pernent E que les gairdeins seient chargez de leur garde au peryl qe y apent E que il seyent en tells mesouns demorrunt sauntzes Clerk's garcon e sauntzes cheval for 'rs qe en la manere qe est desus dit E qe nul estraunge ne privy secular eit repeirer a parler a eus mes qe en la presence de garden E qe il ne enveient Lettres ne Messages nene resceyvent de nuly sil ne seit en la presence de leur gardens e que il sachent que y est contenu E eient sustenance des biens de leur mesouns dount i'll sount venuz ceo est asavoir chescun de eus 18. deners la semeine par les meins des chiefs gardens issi qe il vivent solonc la Rywle del ordre E qe il ne aillent nule part horse du clos de la mesoun ou il demorront E eient de lours mesons dont il sont venuz vesture e changure folom ceo que il son purrent passer cest asavoir chescun de eaus dis souz par an par les meins des chefs gardens E est ordenez qe puis qe len savera le noumbre des moyngnes qui serront issi remuez seient enuiez horse custages e a munture de lour mesons ove lour litz e ove livres pur leur servise as lives ordenez E lour sient certain jour assigne de aler a luis qui ler serront ordenez solom ceo qe les lieus serront pres ou loignteins outre que jour si nul seit trove alaunr ou wakeraunt par pais en quel habut qe il seit trove seit pris e areste desi qe le Roy eit dit sa volente En chescun Counte ou en plusors solom ce qe il avera mesons de tiens moygnes seit assign par le Tresorer un gardein ou plusors solom ceo qe la garde est graunde ou petite e veignent all Escheker pur fere le serment e recevour lur commissions E celi chef garden face inventaire endentee dont lune partie demorge vers le treasurer e lautre vers le garden the tuttes maneres des biens qe serront trovez en la baillie qe il avera par tut Vessele come des autres biens moebles en queus mains qe il seint devenuz ou translatez puis le jour de cest ordenement Ensi ne pur quant qe si trove sent qe les moyngnes en les lieus demorraunt eient alien ousle ou musce or argent ou autre tresor puis la pasque ont un an ou si debts seient or● dews the quen ten qe le contract seit fet set aussi enquis seisi e pris en la meyn le Rey e sauvement garde de si qe le Rey eit autre those ordene ou comande E de ceo qe len troveue qe est a loigne e ne peewit estre trove le face le garden asaver a treasurer e qe le gardein qui serra assi assign respoigne all Escheker pleinement de tuttes manners des issues de tuttes les terres rents aussi bien des Eglises pensions e autres profitz dont les ditz meyngnes sont ore aparmennes seisiz de temporaute E pur mieuz saver la value des terres rents eglises e de tuttes autres maneres des issues le treasurer face assigner lele gentzes e certeins autres qe ceaus qe enserront gardens a estendre les e taxer E fet a savoir qe sour la Counte des ditz gardens all Escheqer leur serront allowes les custages des moyngnes de soutz ditz E ensement est ordene qe les certeines livereisonns qe soleyent estre rendues de tieux mesons par escritz seient leaument rendues issi qe celuy ●e ad pris livereison de monygne pregne aussi come moyngne prent par la semeine e selont le plus e le meins a lour afferaunt Ensement les pensiouns e les Robes qe fount dews par escrits soient rendues selum ceo qe les escriz purportent a ceus qe en ount este se●si E ensement est ordene qe la ou tieux religious alicus ou●t common seal de Chapitre ou autre seal de authority seit le seal mis en la garde des moyngnes es biens ou il serront demorront ensemblement ove les charters fins e munements de leur mesouns desouz le seal le chef garden de lour mesuuns onesque les feaus de deus prodeshomes e leaus demeisme le visne De relics libreire vestementzes e de tuttes maneres de autres aournementz qe serrent trovez en tieux maneres de mesons remeinent en sauve garde par asseurement de moyngnes de meisme les mesons e en meismes les mesons par tesmoignance e view de deus prodeshomes de meisme le visne par Cirographe endentee entre les gardens e les moignes sauve les vestementzes e aournementzes des Eglises necessaires pur la servise de meis●nes les Eglises E ●n meson de Religion ou il y ad Eglise conventuele ou parochiele servie par moyngne feit le servise sustenu en chescun de tieux lieus par un prestre Engleys honest e suffissant la ou il ny ad nul moyngne Engleys E fill y ait moigne on moignes Engleis dumorgent en pees e facent le servise e preignent pur leur sustenaunce chescun pur luy taunt aome un des autres aliens remuez sicome il est desoutz dit E la ou plus prestres seculers soleint estre bosoyngnablement come par aumesne establie seit lamesne sustenue solom ceo qe eel fu au●cienement ordene e establie e jesque en ca usee Des aumesnes ensement ancienement ordenes e establies e jesqe a o'er usees come en puture ou vestir de povures en le lien meismes solom ceo qe homme purra resnablement leaument et certeinement par bon aprise savoir seient sustennues all honour de Deiu Ensement est ordene de seculiers persones des Eglises qui sont du pour Le Rey de France ou de ce alliez e soient residentz en Engleterre sil scient pres de mer ou ewe menaunte navy ou vessel a la mer et tresze liewes sicome desus est dit Mand seit as Eveskes des leus qil les facent remuer e mettre en leus plus lunteignes ou il purrunt demorrer sans suspicion e eient eus people la garde e les issues de leur benefices par les meins de lour procuratours qui seient Engleys e a ceo par eaus assignez E si tieux persones ne seint en Engleterre demoraunt mand seit a leur Eveskes qil facent prendre bone garde des tells Eglises e des issues pleinement e enterement respoignent all Exchequer duraunt la guerre Issi tottesneys qe les dites Eglises seient duement servies I pretermit the Writs de Terris alienigenarum laicorum capiendis in manum Regis and pass to those de Secularibus personis alienigenis ab agris amovendis & beneficiis non residencium custodiend REX venerabili in Christo patri R. eadem gratia Cantuar. Archiepiscopo tocius Angliae Primati salutem Cum ob aliquas certas causas sit per nos & nostrum Fines 23. E. 1. memb 2. Consilium ordinatum quod personae seculares alienigenae sivi Canonici fuerint seu Rectores Ecclesiarum aut alias beneficiati in regno nostro in quibuscumque Ecclesiis Cathedralibus seu Collegiatis quocumque nomine censeantur de potestate Regis Franciae & alibi adhaerentum existentes vel qui sint de affinitate & amicicia illorum aut eis alio modo qualicumque astricti ad tresdecim milliaria vel infra prope mare vel aquas navigium quodcumque ducentes ad mare morantes per Diocesanos suos transferantur ad loca remotiora in quibus absque suspicione aliqua poterunt commorari Et quod caeterae hujusmodi personae morantes in praedicto regno vel tresdecim milliaria à mari vel aquis navigium ut permittit ducentibus in locis in quibus sic fuerint pacificè commorentur ita viz. quod tam personae illae quam personae praedictae quas sic transferri contigerit sustentacionem habeant de bonis beneficiorum suorum scilicet quilibet corum decem & octo denarios qualibet septimana & pro vestitu & calciatura quadraginta solidos annuatim per manus procuratorum suorum qui Anglici fuerint ad hoc per Diocesanos suos proprios deputandi Et si hujusmodi Canonici et Rectores seu beneficiati in regno nostro non fuerint residentes quod Diocesani sui bonam curam habeant de beneficiis et Ecclesiis suis praedictis et eisdem honeste faciant deserviri et de fructibus et proventibus tam illorum non residencium quam aliorum residentium salva dumtaxat eisdem residentibus iude sustentacione sua in forma parte praedicta plene et integre ad Scaccarium nostrum respondeant guerra nostra durante nisi aliud super hoc duxerimus ordinandum Paternitatem vestram rogamus mandantes ac vobis in fide et dilectione quibus nobis tenemini firmiter injungentes quatinus omnia et singula suprascripta in Diocest vestra quoad personas Ecclesiasticas antedictas exequamini et cum diligencia faciatis in superius annotata Et hoc ficut nos & commodum Regni nostri diligitis nullatenus omittatis Teste Rege apud Odymere 5 die Novembris Consimiles literae diriguntur Ebor. Archiepiscopo Angl. Primati & Episcpis subscriptis videlicet A. Dunelm etc. and all the other Bishops in England and Wales there named Pope Celestine 5. the year before conferring by his Papal Provision the Church of Monketon on James Nephew of Francis Cardinal of S. Lucy in Rome afterwards confirmed by Pope Boniface 8. belonging to the King's presentation in right of his Crown by the vacancy of the Archbishopric of Canterbury the Pope and Cardinals importuned the King to admit of this Papal provision to him who thereupon advising with his Prelates Counsellors Nobles and great men assembled together at Berwick about it after due examination of the business upon consideration of many precedents and reasons agreed and resolved that this Papal provision and usurpation would evidently tend to the apparent prejudice and enormous exheredation of him his heirs and Crown which he being obliged by his Oath to maintain inviolable in all things could no ways condescend to this their request desiring them to excuse him for not granting it as appears by this memorable Letter of the Kings then sent to several Cardinals underwritten I found in the White Tower TAli Cardinali etc. Litteras vestras pro Magistro Jacobo Nepote venerabilis in Brevia Regis de Privato Sigillo in Turre London Anno 23 & 24 E. 1. Christo Patris Domini Francisci Neapoleonis sanctae Luciae in silice Diaconi Cardinalis specialis amici nostri super negotio collationis Ecclesiae de Monketon Cantuariensis Diocaesis per felicis recordationis Coelestinum Papam quintum in Romana Curia sibi factae ac confirmationis per sanctissimum patrem Dominum Bonifacium summum Pontificem super hoc subsequentis nobis per latorem praesentium praesentatas affectione plena recepimus & earum tenorem intelleximus diligenter Sanè quia in ipsarum literarum receptione circa expeditionem guerrae nostrae Scotiae eramus plurimùm occupati nec tunc eciam nobis aderat praesencia peritorum responsum prout casus illius qualitas exigebat super hoc dandum usque ad praedictae guerrae sedacionem & regressum nostrum apud Berewycum super Twedam oportuit nos differre ubi cum Praelatis et quibusdam aliis Consiliariis nostris necnon Magnatibus et Proceribus Regni nostri ibidem specialiter congregatis habito super Nota. hoc consilio et tractatu examinatoque praedicto negocio plenius et discusso fuit nobis per ipsos consultum et pluribus rationibus ac exemplis evidenter ost●nsum quod in grave praejudicium et manisestum nostri et haeredum nostrorum exhaeredationem ac enormem Coronae nostrae regiae cujus Iura illaesa in omnibus observare vincalo juramenti astringimur laesionem manifestius redundaret si effectum hujusmodi collacio sortiretur Porro scire vos volumus quod si viam aliquam potuissemus accommodam invenisse per quam absque praejudicio juris nostri Regii quo nos et ante cessores nostri Reges Angliae semper hactenus usi sumus et Coronae nostrae praedictae laesione et juramenti per nos praestiti violacione et quae nos incurrere vestrae fidelitatis integritas nobis ut credimus nullatenus suaderet collacionem hujusmodi possemus aequanimiter tolerare vestri consideracione ac aliorum Cardinalium pro praefato Jacobo specialiter intercedentium interventu annuissemus in hoc favorabiliter votis vestris unde cum ex racionibus et causis praemissis ad praesens fieri nequeat quod rogastis Paternitatem vestram attente requirimus et rogamus quatinus tam super hoc quam super dilacione responsionis hujusmodi providentia vestra nos habeat excusatos Intendimus autem vestri & Cardinalium praedictorum intuitu praelibato Magistro Jacobo loco & tempore opportunis si nostrae memoriae tunc occurrat de alio competente beneficio providere etc. Dorso Domino Francisco Neapoleonis sanctae Luciae in silice Diacono Cardinali nepoti vestro dirigatur ei Domino G. Sabinensi Episcopo Domino M. Portuensi & sanctae Ruffinae Episcopo Domino B. Albanensi Episcopo sub breviori forma Domino N. sancti Adriani Diacono Cardinali Domino B. sanctorum Cosmae & Damiani Diacono Cardinali The King upon complaint of the Abbot of Westmi●ster against the Justices for imposing a fine upon him for the escape of Clerks convict delivered to him to make their purgation issued his Writ to the Treasurer to inform and certify him the truth of the case who made this Certificate to him EXcellentissimo Principi Domino suo reverendo E. Dei gratia Regi Angliae illustri Brevia Regis de Privato Sigillo in Turre London Domino Hiberniae & Duci Aquitaniae suus Clericus Bathoniensis & Wellensis Episcopus Thesaurarius suus salutem & fidele semper servicium Mandatum vestrum recepi in haec verba Edwardus Dei gratia Rex Angliae Dominus Hiberniae & Dux Aquitaniae venerabili in Christo patri W. eadem gratia Bathomensi & Wellensi Episcopo Thesaurario suo salutem Dicitur quod cum dudum infra libertatem dilecti nobis in Christo Abbatis Westmonasterii de Westmonasterio Johannes de Eborum Johannes Ballard Rogerus de parva from Robertus le Clerk & Eustachius de Royston Clerici quibusdam criminibus irretiti capti fuissent & subsequenter gaolae ejusdem libertatis mancipati ac postmodum personaliter constituti coram dilecto & fidele nostro Radulpho de Sandwico & sociis suis Justiciariis nostris ad eandem gaolam deliberandam assignatis requisitisque per Archidiaconum Westmonasterii ut ei tanquam Ordinario loci dictos Clericos liberarent secundum ecclesiasticam libertatem iidem Justiciarii ●ò quod literas patentes super hoc de warranto dictus A●chidiaconus non habebat praefatos ●lericos ad pristinam custodiam simpliciter judicarunt Quibus ●gentibus aliquantulum in eadem gaolam illam temere confrangentes ab cadem clanculo cvaserunt Deinde si●●t ●ccepimus coram dilecto Clerico nostro Johanne de Berewyk & sociis suis Justiciariis nostris ultimò itinerantibus in Com. Midd. in quo eadem libertas consistit extitit per quosdam ipsius Abbatis aemulos praesentatum quod id●m Radulphus & socii sui memorati dictos Clericos eidem Archidiacono prout moris est liberarunt juxta libertatem Ecclesiasticam conservandos ipso Abbate contrarium asserente unde dictus Abbas ad quingentas libras videlicet pro evasione cujustibet ipsorum Clericorum ad centum libras quae ab eodem per summonicione Scaccarii nostri exiguntur ad opus nostrum amerciatus fuerat sicut fertur Nos igitur certis de causis scire volentes veritatem totius negocii supradicti mandavimus praefato Radulpho quod Recordum & processum inde habitum sicut praemittitur coram ●o sub sigillo suo sine dilatione vobis mittat Cumque recordum & processum hujusmodi receperitis tunc illis unà cum recordo & processu praesentacionis praedictae inspectis & diligenter examinatis quatenus videritis opportunum certitudinem inquiratis solicitè praemissorum & inquisitam nobis per litteras vestras nuncietis ut super hiis plenius nostri vobis beneplacitum demandemus Et interim eidem Abbati ab exactione praedicta pacem habere faciatis Dat. sub privato sigillo nostro apud Aberconewey 29. die Mareii Anno Regni nostri vicesimo tercio Quocirca excellentiae vestrae significo quod inspectis & examinatis recordo & processu deliberationis gaolae praedictae michi missis per praedictum Radulpham vos inde plenariè certiorar non possum sine recordo & processu praesentationis inde factae coram Justiciariis vestris in Itinere suo praedicto eo quod Rotuli sui adhuc in custodia eorundem existunt unde recordum & processum deliberationis praedictae vobis mitto sub sigillo meo ut vos ulterius inde fieri jubeatis quod vestrae excellentiae videbitur faciendum Valeat excellentia vestra per tempora diuturna The King sending special Messengers to the Pope about his public affairs in the Court of Rome sent these Letters of Credence to several Cardinals by name together with other Letters to the Pope and them desiring their favours upon his account to expedite their affairs and to grant them licenses to receive and retain Pluralities of Benefices notwithstanding the manifold Constitutions against them and those newly promulged in our forecited English Councils VEnerabili in Christo Patri & Domino M. Sanctae Mariae in Porticu Diacono Claus 23 E. 1. m. 10 dorso Cardinali Edwardus etc. salutem Literas vestras nobis per dilectum Clericum nostrum Magistrum Radulphum Dalemaunt delatas intelleximus & quam bonae voluntatis & affectus sinceri erga nos existatis plene perpendimus per easdem super quo vobis quantum possumus gratiarum referimus actiones Paternitatem vestram corditer deprecantes quatinus claris Clericis nostris Magistris Bertrando deal Got Domini Papae Capellano & praescripto Radulpho super statu nostro nostrorum negotiorum velitis fidem credulam adhibere Dat. apud Lammas in Angleses 23 die Aprilis Anno regni nostri 23. Consimiles literae diriguntur Cardinalibus subscriptis Domino Petro Sancti E●stachii Diacono Cardinali Domino Petro titulo Sancti Marcii Presbytero Cardinali Domino Gerardo Sabinen Episcopo Domino Beraldo Episcopo Albanensi Domino Johanni titulo Sancti Vitalis Presbytero Cardinali & Sanctae Romanae Ecclesiae Vicecancellar Domino Petro Archiepiscopo Montis Regal Magistro Matheo de Neapoli Domini Papae etc. mutata amicitia pro paternitate etc. Memorandum quod praedicti Magistri Bertrandus del God & Radulphus Dalemaunt à Rege apud Aberconewey licentiati versus Curiam Romanam diverterunt secum deferentes literas istas usque Cestr ad Cancellar sigillandas quas sigillatas receperunt per manus Domini Magistri Radulphi una cum uno pari literarum scriptarum in Gallico & Regi Siciliae per Regem Angliae per eosdem transmissarum Cujus literae transcriptum irrotulatum est in Garderoba Regis & non hic His Letters to the Pope were these following SAnctissimo in Christo Patri Domino B. divina providentia Sacrosanctae Romanae & Universalis Claus 23 E. 1. m. 1. dorso Pro Bonifacio de Saluciis Ecclesiae Summo Pontifici Edwardus ejusdem gratia etc. devota pedum oscula beatorum De benignitatis Apostolicae habundantia plenam fiduciam obtinentes eidem inter devotos nostros illos recommendando praeferimus quos ex causa multiplici favore prosequimur pleniori Hinc est quod Bonifacium de Saluciis consanguineum nostrum charissimum latorem praesentium sub spe gratiae Apostolicae impetrandae ad vestrae Sanctitatis praesentiam accedentem almae paternitati vestrae plenis affectibus commendamus intentis precibus supplicantes quatinus negotium praedictum ad exauditionis gratiam si placet taliter admittere dignemini nostri intuitu et favore quod hanc nostram instantiam in hiis quae justè depostular sibi sentiat fructuosam Dat. apud Lammas in Angleses 23 die Aprilis Anno Domini 1295. regni vero nostri 23. Per ipsum Regem VEnerabili in Christo Patri Domino M. Dei gratia Sanctae Mariae in Porticu Ibidem Diacono Cardinali Edwardus eadem gratia Rex Anglia etc. salutem cum dilectione sincera Bonifacium de Saluciis Clericum consanguineum nostrum charissimum ad Curiam Romanam accedentem quem ex causa multiplici favore prosequimur speciali Paternitati vestrae affectione plenissima commendamus ex corde rogantes quatinus eidem in hiis quae in Curia praedicta de gratia Apostolica sub mediationis nostrae fiducia imploranda duxerit & laudabiliter prosequenda favoris vestri praesidium impertiri dignemini hujus intuitu precis nostrae pro quo vobis uberjus ad gratias alligemur Dat. ut supra prox Consimiles literae diriguntur G. Sabinen B. Albanen M. Portuen & Sanctae Russinae Episcopis Dominis J. Sanctae Mariae in via lata Petro Sancti Enstachii Diacon Cardinal de verbo ad verbum mutatis tamen mutandis Dat. ut supra Who all expected particular rewards as well as Letters for their favours from the King and his Clerks DOmino Papae ut supra per Regem Inter domesticos & familiares nostros Ibidem Pro Petro de Sabaudia nobis devotione deditos illos in adipiscendis honoribus et commodis praeferrimus et non immerito prosequimur favore Regio pleniori quos mores et virtutum merita recommendant quique nobis jure sanguinis sunt astricti Hinc est quod carum consanguineum nostrum P. de Sabaudia Clericum Sanctitati vestrae specialiter commendamus affectuosis precibus supplicantes quatenus cum ejusdem promotio ardenter insideat votis nostris cum ipso nostri consideratione gratiose dignemini dispensare ut praeter beneficia Ecclesiastica quae obtinet in praesenti alia beneficia si sibi canonice offerantur recipere possit usque ad aestimationem Mille Librarum juxta taxationem Norwicen et cum obtentis licite retinere Conservet etc. Dat. apud Lammas in Angleses 23 die Aprilis Anno regni nostri 23. Per ipsum Regem Whence we may observe 1. The insatiable covetousness of this Pluralist and Foreigner to accumulate more Benefices to those he had before to the value of 1000 l. a year and his pains in travelling to Rome to purchase a Dispensation for that end instead of feeding the souls before committed to his cure 2ly The Pope's readiness to dispense with such execrable Pluralities for money and favour contrary to the manifold Canons Constitutions Decrees made against this inveterate mischief VEnerabili in Christo Patri etc. Domino G. Dei gratia Sabinen Episcopo Claus 23 E. 1. m. 10. dorso Edwardus eadem gratia Rex Angliae etc. salutem cum dilectione sincera Inter domesticos etc. ut supra usque astricti Cum igitur Domino Summo Pontifici pro charo consanguineo nostro P. de Sabandia Clerico cujus promotionem ardenti desiderio affectamus nostras dirigamus literas rogativas ut cum eodem nostri consideratione etc. ut supra usque retinere Paternitatem Vestram affectuose requirimus & rogamus quatinus ad dictum negotium erga dictum Dominum Summum Pontificem foeliciter promovendum sic efficaciter velitis interponere partes vestras quod proinde vestris beneplacitis et honoribus vestrorumque commodis in hiis quae Regiae potestatis existunt gratanti animo futuris temporibus fortius astringamur Dat. apud Lammas in Angleses 23 die Aprilis Anno regni nostri 23. Consimiles literae diriguntur de verbo ad verbum mutatis tamen mutandis Domino B. Albane●si Episcopo & J. Sanctae Mariae in via lata Diacono Cardinali Teste ut prox supra The Popes and Cardinals Dispensations granted to these covetous ambitious Pluralists upon the King's Letters to them on their behalves was a principal cause of their encroachments upon the King's Crown Rights and Prerogative by their Provisions and promoting their Nephews Kindred to many Deaneries Prebendaries Benefices Pensions in England almost to the ruin of our Church Religion and great prejudice of the Realm The King likewise sent these Letters to the Pope and several Cardinals on behalf of the Bishop elect of Leodium whose election it seems was questioned in the Court of Rome SAnctissimo in Christo Patri Domino B. etc. ut supra Regiam condecet Claus 23 E. 1. m. 10 dorso Pro W. praeposito Lovanien Majestatem illos favore prosequi gratio●è quos literarum scientia et alia clara virtutum merita laudabiliter recommendant Hinc est quod pro venerabili viro W. Praeposito Lovanien in Episcopum Leodien Electo quem morum probitas & literalis scientiae eminentiae condecorant Sanctitati vestrae humiliter supplicamus quatinus eidem Electo in negotio electionis ejusdem sic vos nostrorum interventu praecaminum exhibere dignemini gratiosos favorabiles et benignos quod nostra sibi sentiat rogamina fructuofa Conservet vos Al●issimus etc. Teste Rege apud Lam●nas in Angles 28 die Aprilis VEnerabili in Christo Patri Domino M. Dei gratia Sanctae Mariae in Porticu Ibidem Diacono Cardinali salutem & sincerae dilectionis aff●ctum Venerabilem virum W. Praepositum Lovanien in Episcopum Leodien Electum quem literarum scientia & alia clara virtutum merita recommendant Paternitati vestrae pleno recommendamus affectu instantius supplicantes quatinus sic sibi nostrae recommendationis hujusmodi preces prosint quod eas sentiat in effectu Dat ut supra Consimiles literae de verbo ad verbum diriguntur Dominis G. Sabinen Episcopo P. Albanen Episcopo M. Portuen & Sanctae Russinae Episcopo Domino J. Sinctae Mariae in via lata Diacono Cardinali Domino P. Sancti Eustachii Diacono Cardinali etc. ut supra Dat. ut supra The King issued this Writ to all Collectors of the Subsidy granted him by the Clergy not to levy it of any Clergyman whose Benefice exceeded not the value of Ten Marks unless he had more Livings then one according to their grant REX Collectoribus subsidii nobis à Clero in Diocesi London concessi salutem Claus 23 E. 1. m 7. dorso De beneficiis decem Marc. non taxandis Cum in concessione subsidii praedicti concesserimus Clero praedicto quod de Beneficiis quae valorem decem Marcarum annuarum attingerent et valorem illam non excederent subsidium illud nullatenus lebaretur nec nobis solveretur dum tamen hujusmodi beneficia optinentes plura beneficia Ecclesiastica non haberent Nos dictam concessionem nostram observari volentes Vobis mandamus quod ab illis qui hujusmodi beneficia valorem decem marcarum non excedentia licet summam illam attingant optinent in Diocoesi praedicta dum tamen alibi non fuerint beneficiati nihil ratione Subsidii praedicti exigatis nec aliquid inde levatis contra formam concessionis praedictae Et hoc pro aliquo brevi de Scaccario vobis inde directo nullatenus omittatis Teste Rege apud W●stmonasterium 23. die Augusti Eodem modo mandatum est universis Collectoribus ejusdem Subsidii per Angliam etc. constitutis etc. David Martin Bishop elect of St. David's being questioned before the Pope concerning his election the King sent him this Royal Testimonial of his life conversation parentage and loyalty of him and his ancestors entreating his favour on his behalf SAnctissimo Patri in Christo B. Divina Providentia Sacrosanctae Romanae ac universalis Cl. 23 E. 1. m. 7 dorso Pro Electo Meneven Ecclesiae Summo Pontifici Edwardus etc. devota pedum oscula beatorum Ne personam vel statum dilecti nobis in Christo Magistri David Martini Menevensis Electi pro negotio Electionis suae apud Sedem Apostolicam constituti penes dominationem vestram obtenebraverit alicujus sinistra suggestio ad serenationem vestrae Conscientiae in hac parte vestrae cupimus innotescere Sanctitati quod praedictus Electus qui de nobili prosapia duxit originem semper fuit ut veraciter datum est nobis intelligi bonae conversationis & vitae cujus progenitores hucusque progenitoribus nostris & nobis laudabiliter servierunt & erga nos fideliter se gesserunt Nos igitur praefatum Electum favore benivolo prosequentes vestrae Clementiae supplicamus instanter quatenus eundem Electum in negotiis suis hujusmodi nostri contemplatione rogatus habere dignemini favorabiliter commendatum Conservet vos Dominus ad regimen Ecclesiae suae Sanctae per tempora prospera & longaeva Dat. apud Westm 16 die Augusti The King likewise sent this Letter to Pope B●nifac● on behalf of the Nuns of St. Clare in England SAnctissimo in Christo patri Domino B. Divin● providencia sacrosanctae Romanae ac Cl. 23. E. 1. m. 10. dorso De recommendatione pro sororibus ordinis sanctae Claae universalis Ecclesiae summo Pontifici Edwardus eadem gratia Rex Angl. devota pedum oscula beatorum In Regno nostro novella succrescit Religio videlicet ordo Sororum sanctae Clar● unde noster inducitur & excitatur affectus ut ordinem ipsum in quo virtutum domino piae vitae studio conspicimus deservi●i favore benevolo prosequamur Hinc est quod Sanctitati vestrae humiliter supplicamus quatinus divinae pietatis in●uitu nostrorumque praecaminum interventu sic in hiis quae status praedictarum Sororum quietem & consolacionem respiciunt necnon & Ordinis munimentum vos eye in suis peticionibus exhibere dignemini graciosoes favorabiles & benignos quòd nostra sibi senciant rogamina fructuosa Conservet vos Altissimus Ecclesiae suae sanctae per tempora longiora Dat. apud 14 die Marcii Anno Domini M. CC. nonogesimo quarto Per literam de private Sigill● The Bishop of Landaffe being promoted thereunto by the Archbishop of Ca●terbury by * See here p. 575 576 577. Pat. ●● E. 1. m. ●5 D● virtue of the Pope's provision to which the King condefcended at last he received his Fealty and thereupon issued these Writs to restore his Temporalties which the Earl of Gloucester detained from him notwithstanding the King's Writs REX dilecto Clerico suo Malculmo de Harley Escaet suo citra Trentam salutem Cum Temporalibus Episcopatus L●nd●ven resti●●is venerabilis pater R. Cant. Archiepiscopus tocius Angli● Primas Cathedrali Ecclesiae Landavensi de venerabili viro Magistro Johanne de Mon●●●th pr●viderit et ipsum in ejusdem loci praefecerit Episcopum et pastorem sicut per literas ejusdem Archiepiscopi patentes Regi constat Rex hujusm●di pr●vi●●●●●● et praesectionem acceprans cepit tidelitatem ipsius Magistri Johann●s & temporalia Episcopatus predict prout moris est re●tituit eidem Et ideo mandatum est praefato Malculmo quod eidem Magistro Johanni Temporalia Episcopatus praedicti liberet sicut praedictum est Teste Rege apud Aberconewey 4. die April Rex Militibus etc. de Episcopatu Landaven etc. In cujus rei etc. Teste ut supra REX dilecto & fideli suo Gilberto de Clare Com. Glouc. & Hertf. salutem Cum Claus 23 E. 1. m. 6. dorso & Pat 23 E. 1. m. 15. De Temporalibus Episcopatus Landaven restituend nuper versus vos exigeremus et vendicaremus Advocationem et Custodiani Episcopatus Landavensis cum pertinentiis una cum Collationibus praebendarum et dignitatum Episcopatus praedicti tempore vacationis ejusdem Ac vos postmodum id quod ad vos pertinuit de advocatione et custodia & collationibus praedictis nobis reddideritis per vestras patentes Literas ut jus nostrum Nos qui postmodum vobis ac charissimae filiae nostrae Johannae Consorti vestrae concessimus custodiam Episcopatus praedicti necnon omnium terrarum & tenement ad Episcopatum illum in dominio & feodo vestro existentium Habendam vobis & eidem filiae nostrae ad totam vitam vestram tempore vacationis praedictae salva nobis fidelitate Eiecti quem in ejusdem loci Episcopum contigeret confirmari prout in literis nostris patentibus vobis et dictae Consorti vestrae inde confectis plenius continetur Cumque venerabilis Pater R. Cantuar. Archiepiscopus praedictae Ecclesiae Landavensi de venerabili viro Magistro Johanne de Monemuth authoritate Apostolica providerit et ipsum in ejusdem loci praefecerit Episcopum et Pastorem sicut per literas patentes ejusdem Archiepiscopi nobis indè directas nobis constat per quod cepimus fidelitatem ipsius Magistri et Temporalia Episcopatus predict in manu nostra existentia prout moris est restituimus eidem & vobis mandavimus quod Temporalia Episcopatus praedicti in manu vestra infra dominium & feodum vestrum ex concessione nostra existentia sicut praedictum est eidem Magistro Johanni sine dilatione liberaretis quod ad mandatum nostrum hactenus facere distulistis sicut idem Electus nobis suggessit de quo non modicum miramur praesertim cum postquam fidelitatem suam ceperimus & Temporalia illius Episcopatus sibi restituerimus ut est dictum nichil in Temporalibus praedictis rationae concessionis nostrae praedictae ultra mandatum nostrum praedictum quod inde recepistis vendicare possitis quomodelivet vel habere Vobis iterato mandamus firmiter injungentes quod Temporalia Episcopatus praedicti in manu vestra ex concessione nostra in forma praedicta existentia praefato Magistro Johanni prout alias vobis mandavimus sine ulteriori dilatione rest●tuatis Taliter vos habentes in hac parte ne in defectum vestri manum ad hoc aliter apponere debeamus Teste Rege apud Westm 24 die Augusti Cum Electus Landavensis Domino Regi saepius supplicaverat quod seisinam terrarum Ibidem & tenementorum quae sunt temporalitate Episcopatus praedicti sibi reddere facerer ex quo fidelitatem suam ceperat Et Dominus Rex super hoc * See here p 412 413 414 415. Gilberto de Clare Comiti Glonc. & Hertford cui & Johannae uxori suae filiae ipsius Domini Regis Custodiam praedicti Episcopatus tempore vacationis ejusdem concessit ad terminum vitae eorundem Comitis & Johannae tam viva voce injunxerant quam per literas suas eidem postea mandaverat quod seisinam praedictarum terrarum & tenementorum cum pertin eidem Electo redderet tandem coram ipso Domino Rege in Consilio suo apud Westm. in Crastino decollationis Sancti Johannis Baptistae Anno Regni ipsius Domini Regis vicesimo tertio praefatus Comes audito scripto suo per quod praefato Domino Regi id quod habuit in advocatione & Custodia praedicti Episcopatus tempore vacationis ejusdem reddidit jus suum & etiam audito tenore 〈…〉 scripti per quod idem Dominus Rex postea de gratia sua speciali concessit praedictis Comiri & Johannae advocationem & Custodiam praedicti Episcopatus ad totam vitam utriusque ipsorum Comitis & Johanne Habend & tenend de ipso Rege & haered suis ita quod post decessum eorundem Comitis & Johannae imperpetuum & salva 〈…〉 ipso Domino Regi & haeredibus suis in singulis vacationibus praedicti Episcopatus fidelitate ipsius quem in Episcopum ejusdem loci contigerit confirmari prout in praedicto scripto ipsius Regis eisdem Comiti & Johannae inde confecta plenius continetur concessit quod seisinam terrarum & ten quae sunt Temporalitatis praedicti Episcopatus & quae in custodia sua fuerunt per concessionem Domini Regis praedictam plenariè & integrè praedicto Electo reddet et habere faciat ad mandatum ipsius Domini Regis The King having retained the Temporalties of the Archbishopric of Canterbury in his hand about two years or more after his Consecration at Rome taking all the profits and presenting to all the livings and benefices that belonged thereto at last issued this Writ for their restitution REX dilectis & fidelibus suis Radulpho de Berners & David le Grant salutem Pat. 23. E. 1. memb 16. De temporalibus Cantaur restituendis Cum Dominus Coel. summus Pontifex electionem nuper celebratam in Ecclesia Christi Cant. de Magistro Roberto de Winchelseye Archidiacono Essex in Arch●episcopum Ecclesiae praedictae cui prius regium assensum adhibuimus et tavorem confirmaverit sicut per litteras bullat●s ejusdem summi Pontificis nobis inde directas nobis constat nos confirmacionem illam acceptantes cepimus fidelitatem ip●●us Electi et temporalia Archiepiscopatus praedicti prout moris est restituimns cidem Et ideo vobis mandamus etc. Teste Rege apud Aberconewey 4 die Febr. Per literae de privato Sigillo Et mandatum est Militibus etc. In cujus etc. T. ut supra Per literae de privato Sigillo The King this year granted this special licence and safe conduct to some Freers' Minors to pass beyond the seas to their general Chapter at Assizes REX omnibus amicis & fidelibus suis ad quos etc. salutem Cum dilectus nobis in Pat. 23. E. 1. memb 16. De conduct pro fratre Willielmo ●e Geinsburgh Christo & fidelis noster frater Willielmus de Geynesburgh de ordine Minorum una cum fratre Johanne de Wilton ejusdem Ordinis socio suo ad generale Capitulum suum apud Assisium prox congregandum sit de nostra licencia prosecturus vos rogamus quatinus praefato fratri Willielmo una cum socio suo praedicto familia & rebus suis in eundo per partes vestras ad Capitulum suum praedictum ibidem morando & inde redeundo non inferatis vel quantum in vobis est inferri permittatis injuriam molestiam dampnum impedimentum aliquod seu gravamen set pocius eidem fratri Willielmo cum sic per partes vestras transitum fecerit salvum & securum conductum habere faciatis quociens ab ipso super hoc ex parte nostra fueritis requisiti In cujus etc. usque ad festum sanctae Michaelis proximo futuro duraturas Teste Rege apud Aberconewey primo die Marcii Per literam de privato Sigillo The Dean of the Isle of Gernesey complaining that Henry de Cobham Guardian of the Isle did hinder him from exercising some things belonging to his Jurisdiction the King thereupon issued this Writ on his behalf so as he acted nothing to the prejudice of his Regal dignity REX eidem Custodi salutem Quia accepimus quod Decanus Insulae nostrae Cl. 23. E. 1. m. 6. Cedul 1. de Genereye praedictae super aliquibus quae spectant ad jurisdictionent suam in eadem insula per vos hactenus extitit impeditus quominus eam exercere potuit vel debeat nolentes eidem Decano injuriari in hac parte vobis mandamus quod ipsum Decanum jurisdictione sua pacifice uti permittatis prout ea uti debet et hactenus uti consuevit Ita tamen quod nichil exerceat in praejudicsum nostrae Regiae dignitatis Nosque super causa impedimenti praedicti per vos eidem Decano sic illati in proximo Parliamento nostro sub sigillo vestro distincte et aperte reddatis certiores Teste Rege 26 Aug. Anno praedicto The King also granted this Presentation to St. Martin's Church in Geresey this year by reason of the Temporalties of an Abbey then in his hands GAlfridus de Cartereto Clericus habet literas Regis de praesentacione ad Ecclesiam Pat. 23. E. 1. memb 15. D● praesentacione Sancti Martini veteris in Insula Gereseye vacantem & ad donationem Regis spectantem ratione terrarum & ten Abbatis de Ciriseo in Insula de Geresio & Gernes in manu Regis existencium & diriguntur literae Regis Episcopo Constancien vel ejus vices gerenti in Insulis praedictis Teste Rege apud Lammas 16 die Aprilis John de Saundford Archbishop of Dublin deceasing this year thereupon * Pat. 23. E. 1. memb 13. Frater Adam de Balsham Canonicus Ecclesiae sanctae Trinitatis Dublin & Thomas de Snyteresby Canonicus sancti Patricii Dublin nunciantes Regi mortem bonae memoriae J. nuper Archiepiscopi Dublin habent literas Regis de lieencia eligendi & diriguntur literae Priori & Conventui sanctae Trinitatis & Decano & Capitulo sancti Patricii Dublin etc. Teste Rege apud Thlegh in Keynmer 20 die Decembris Per literae de privato Sigillo Hereupon the Prior and Convent of St. Trinity and Dean and Chapter of St. Patrick in Dublin proceeding to elect an Archbishop before they received the King's licence though issued to them the King thereupon enforced them to take a new licence and make a new election as this Writ and Memorandum assures us REX dilectis sibi in Christo Priori & Conventui sanctae Trinitatis & Decano & Capitulo Pat. 23. E. 1. man 13. De assensu adhibito electioni sancti Patricii Dublin salutem Accedentes ad nos frater Richardus de Staunford Canonicus sanctae Trinitatis Dublinen & Magister Henricus de Rathenun Canonicus sancti Patricii Dublin cum literis patentibus Capitulorum vestrorum nobis ex parte vestra humiliter supplicarunt quod cum Ecclesia Dublin per mortem bonae memoriae J. nuper Archiepiscopi jusdem loci pastoris sit solacio destituta alium vobis eligendi in Archiepiscopum et pastorem licenciam concedere dignaremur Nos igitur precibus vestris in hac parte favorabiliter inclinati licenciam illam vobis duximus concedendam Mandantes etc. In cujus etc. Teste Rege apud Aberconewey 24 die Marcii Memorandum quod prius habuerunt licenciam eligendi ad supplicationem fratris Ade de Balsham Canonici sanctae Trinitatis & Th. de Snyterby Canonici sancti Patricii Dublin qui ad Regem accesserunt et quia in adventu Magistri Th. de Chadworth electi sui ad Regem compertum fuit quod Canonici processerunt ad electionem priusquam habuerunt literam Regis de licencia eligendi remissi sunt ad partes suas cum ista nova litera licenciae ad iterato eligendum & pro habenda ista litera detulerunt supranominati in litera ad Cancellarium breve Regis de privato Sigillo quod residet in filaciis After this the Prior and Covent of St. Trinity and Chapter of St. Patrick unanimously elected Thomas de Chaddesworth Dean of St. Patrick for their Archbishop as this their common Certificate thereof to the King and petition for his Royal assent thereto under their seals attests EXcellentissimo Domino ac Principi victoriosissimo Domino suo si placet Domino Bundelae Petic & Cercif in Turre London Anno 23. E. 1. Edwardo Dei gratia Anglorum illustri etc. sui si placet semper & ubique humiles & devoti frater Johannes de Oxon. Prior S. Trinitatis Dublin & éjusdem loci Conventus humilis & Capitulum Ecclesiae S. Patricii ejusdem civitatis salutem & robore accingi fortitudinis & virtutis Ecclesia nostra dudum per mortem faelicis recordationis Johannis de Saundford quondam Archiepiscopi Dublinensis Pastoris solatio destituta optentaque a Regia vestra Celsitudine sicut moris et consuetudinis est approbatae licentia nobis eligendi Patrem & Pastorem nos die ad eligendum praefixa post debitas solemnitates adhibitas in Capitulo nostro S. Trinitatis convenimus ibique divina inspirante gratia unanimi assensu voluntate et concordia omnium Canonicorum tunc praesentium Regiae vestrae Majestati ut tenemur merito complacentes Thomam de Cheddeworth Ecclesiae S. Patricii Decanum virum utique meritis praeclarum prudenti probitate circumspectum vitae morum honestate ac convenienti literarum scientia affluentem Regno vestro necessarium et perutilem nobis clegimus in Patrem et Pastorem Quapropter vestrae Regiae Celsitudini humiliter supplicamus quatinus electioni nostrae memoratae assensum Regium prout moris est si placet praebere dignemini Faventes insuper electo nostro praefato benignius in hiis quae sibi fore necessaria ad consummationem suae promotionis videbuntur sicut ipse et sui vestrae Celsitudini luculentius explicabunt Dominus vos conservet etc. Dat. in Capitulo S. Trinitatis praedictae 4. K●l Maii. Anno Domini 1295. Hereupon the King gave his Royal assent thereto which he certified to the Pope by this Writ SAnctissimo in Christo patri Domino B. Divina providencia sacrosunctae Romanae ac universalis Ecclesiae summo Pontifici Edwardus ejusdem gratia Rex A●gliae Pat. 23. E. 1. memb 15. ● De licencia eligendi Dominus Hibern & Dux Aquitan cum omni reverencia et honore devota pedum oscula beatorum sciat vestra paternitas reverenda quod electroni nuper celebratae in Ecclesia Conventuali sanctae Trinitatis Dublin de discreto viro Magistro Thoma de Cheddeworth Decano Ecclesiae sancti Patricii ejusdem civitatis in Archi●p Dublin regium assensum adhibuimus et favorem et hoc Sanctitati vestrae etc. Upon the death of the Bishop of Derey in Peland the King issued this Writ for a new Election confirmation and restitution of Temporalties to him who should be clected and confirmed by his Chief Justice there in his name by his Royal authority REX dilecto & fideli suo Willielmo de Oddingeseles Justice suo Hibern vel ejus Pet. 23. E. 1. memb 16. Pro Deren de temporalibus restituenctis locum tenenti salutem Cum dilecti nobis in Christo Petrus Decanus Ecclesiae Deren & ejusdem loci Capitulum nobis nuper per literas suas patentes supplicaverint quod cum Ecclesia sua praedicta per mortem bonae memoriae Florencii quondam Episcopi ejusdem loci pastoris solacio esset destituta licenciam alium eligendi sibi in Episcopum et pastorem eis concedere dignaremur Ac nos precibus ipsorum Decani & Capituli in hac parte favorabiliter inclinati licenciam illam eis duxerimus concedendam mandantes ipsis quod talem etc. & ipsi postmodum religiosum virum fratrem Henricum de Ardach Monachum Cisterciensis ordinis in postuland elegerint in Episcopum suum & pastorem per literas suas patentes nobis supplicantes ut eidem electioni regium assensum praebere dignaremur Nos licet literas illas in quibusdam sensimus defectivas eisdem nichilominus Decano et Capitulo ac etiam Electo caritatis intuitu gratiam facere et laboribus et expensis ipsorum in hac parte parcere volentes concessimus eis ista vice de gratia nostra speciali et vobis dedimus potestatem quod etc. temporalia Episcopatus praedicti eidem Electo prout moris est liberetis etc. acceptis tamen prius literis etc. In cujus etc. Teste Rege apud Aberconewey tercio die Marcii Per literam de privato Sigillo This year Oliver Bishop of Lincoln made two certificates to the King of a Lay force held in Churches within his Diocese which hindered him from exercising his Spiritual function on them desiring the King to remove them by his Writs De vi Laica removenda EXcellentissimo Domino suo Edwardo Dei gratia Illustri Regi Angliae Domino Hiberniae & Duci Aquitaniae Oliverus ejusdem permissione Lincoln Episcopus Ex Bundela Petic & Certif de Anno 23 E. 1. in Turre London salutem in eo per quem Reges regnant et regnorum omnium gubernacula sustentantur Cum nonnulli viri Laici Ecclesias de Scamelesby & de Melton nostrae Diocese temerè sint ingressi quas vi et armis occupatas nequiter detinent quo minus Officium nostrum spirituale exercere valeamus in eyes Excellentiam vestram attentius exoramus quatinus hujusmodi vim laicam et temerariam ob reverentiam Sacr●sanctae Ecclesiae facere velitis penitus amoveri Valeat Regia Excellentia vestra in Christo Jesu per tempora diuturna Dat. apud Ware sexto Idus Octobris Anno M. CC. Nonag quinto The like Petition was made by him to remove a Lay-force out of the Parish Church de Magna Cotes in dicta Dioc. Dat. apud Huggefeld juxta Cantuar. quinto Non. Octobr. Anno ut supra Whereupon Writs De vi Laica removenda were accordingly issued The same Bishop likewise made this Certificate of a Clerk convict demanded by him and afterwards canonically purged before his Official desiring restitution of his lands goods and chattels seized into the King's hands in this form then used in such cases EXcell●ntissimo Domino suo Domino Edwardo Dei gratia Illustri Regi Angliae etc. In eadem Bundela O●ve●us etc. Lincoln Episcopus Dominationis vestrae Celsitudini patefacimus per praesentes qu●d Johannes de Croyndon Rector Ecclesiae de Thorle London D●csuper eo quod domum Willielmi Bridde de Horle causa peccandi cum uxore ejusdem vi intravit ipsamque uxorem cum bonis & catallis dicti Willielmi usque ad Civitatem London abduxit à quibusdam notatus & ideo captus & infra Diocasin nostram incarceratus ac nobis per Dominos Henricum Grappinell & Willielmum de Lamburne Excellentiae vestrae Justiciarios secundum libertatem Ecclesiasticam liberatus in foro Ecclesiastico secundum Canonicas sanctiones uno modo vel alio libere judicandus Demum post plures Proclamationes in omnibus locis buic negotio oportunis solempniter & pupplicè promulgatas cum nullus esset qui per viam Accusationis vel alio modo tantum facinus contra ipsum in forma debita prosequi attemptaret coram certo Commissario super hoc canonice se purgavit propter quod dictus Commiss●rius noster Officii sui debitum exequens in haec parte eundem Johannem ab infamia Criminis hujusmodi absolvit et restituit integraliter famae suae Quocirca Excellentiae vestrae attentius supplicamus quatinus Ballivis vestris qui Terras Possessiones & Bona dicti Johannis occasione praemissa detinent occupata dare dignemini in mandatis quod hujusmodi Terras Possessiones et Bona sibi restituant indilate ac ipsum in se aut suis nullam dicta de causa inferentes molestiam seu gravamen Valeat Regia Excellentia vestra in Christo Jesus per tempora diuturna Dat. apud Warford 7. Kal. Octobris Anno Dom. 1295. The like Certificate was made by the Prior of Christ-Church Canterbury Guardian of the Spiritualties of the Archbishopric during the vacancy of the purgation of William de Homersham Clerk attainted for stealing two Oxen and a Cow desiring restitution of their goods and chattels seized The Bishop of Norwich likewise made this Certificate of a mayor Excommunication denounced by him against a parson of a Church within his Diocese procuring a Capias Excommunicatum thereon EXcellentissimo Principi ac Domino Domino Edwardo Dei gratia Regi Angliae Illustri In eadem Bundela Domino Hibern & Duci Aquitaniae R. ejusdem permissione Norwicen Ecclesiae Minister salutem in eo per quem Reges regnant et Principes dominantur Cum Willielmus de Berdewell Rector Ecclesiae de Merton nostrae Diocaes anctoritate nostra Ordinaria propter suam contumaciam multiplicatam pariter est offensam manifestam majoris Excommunicationis sententia sit innodatus & in eadem per Quadraginta dies & amplius pers●veraverit & adhuc perseverane non formidat animo indurato Claves sanctae matris Ecclesiae pertinaciter contempnendo et gregem Dominicum nequiter contaminando ac Ecclesia Dei nil habeat ultra quod faciat in hac parte Celsitudinem vestram Regiam rogamus attente quatinus dictum Excommunicatum per potestatem brachii secularis compes●ere dignemini ut quem Dei timor a malo non revocat potestatis severitas secularis cohibeat a peccato Vigeat & valeat Excellentia vestra per tempora semper prospera & longava Dat. apud Eccles 15 Kal. Octob. Anno ut supra There are several other like Certificates of Purgations Layforces and Excommunications that year almost in the selfsame form In the same Bundle there are these Certificates of Monks turning Apostates and forsaking their orders desiring Writs of Apostata capiendo from the King to apprehend and punish them EXcellentissimo Principi Domino E. D●i gratia etc. suus in omnibus Frater Henricus Prior Provincial & servus Fratrum Ordinis beatae Mariae de Monte Carmeli in Anglia salutem in eo qui dat salutem etc. Cum Radulphus de Snytterell nuper frater noster in ordine nostro professus spreto habitu Ordinis ejusdem de patria in habitu seculari discurrat instinctu Diabolico et vagetur in animae suae periculum et ordinis nostri praedicti scandalum manifestum Vestram Regiam Excellentiam humiliter requirimus et rogamus quatenus Vic. Norff. & Suff. Ballivis & aliis Ministris vestris ejusdem Com. per literas vestras jubere velitis ut ipsum Radulphum cum in Ballivis suis inveniri contigerit sine dilatione arrestari et nobis liberari fac juxta Ordinis nostri disciplinam et regulam prout saluti animae ejusdem Radulphi convenit castigandum Benè & diu valeat Excellentia vestra Regia per tempora longiora Dat. Londini Vigil Sancti Laur. Anno Domini 1295. Consimilis Petitio Regi praesentatur ab J. Abbate Sancti Augustini de Bristol ad arrestandum fratrem Johannem Gourda Canonicum dicti Ordinis in seculari habitu Vagabundum ubicunque inveniatur Dat. apud Bristol die Sancti Laurencii Anno Dom. 1295. By all which Certificates and Petitions to the King whereof there are several Bundles in the Tower under Archbishops Bishops Ordinaries Abbots and others seals as likewise of Archbishops Bishops Abbots Priors Abbesses deaths desiring his licenses to elect new ones and his Royal assent to those they certified they had elected by his licence and authority during the reigns of K. H. the 3. & Edw. the 1. it is apparent That the King was Supreme Governor within his Dominions overall Ecclesiastical persons causes to whom Bishops Ordinaries Abbots Deans Chapters Officials Covents and Clergymen of all sorts had recourse upon all occasions to redress correct those grievances abuses exorbitances in the Church by his Sovereign Royal authority which they by their Ecclesiastical swords censures jurisdictions could not reform which were altogether invalid and ineffectual when contemned by any refractory persons as frequently they were * Flores Hist. p. 400. Matthew Westminster Anno 1295. stories That after the execution of Thomas Turbervil that Archtraytor to his King and Country in vigilia S. Andreae Rex accersito Clero Magnatibus & populo apud Westmonasterium de substantiis suis ad tuitionem regni petiit iterum sibi Subsidium exhiberi Et concessa est ei undecima pars à quibus anno praeterito decima solvebatur de quibus antem sexta nunc verò septima est collatas by the Temporalty Porro Archiepiscopus Cantuariensis indulta sibi conferendi cum Suffraganeis suis super hac re licentia unanimi assensu offerebat Regi decimam Ecclesiasticorum bonorum Qua etiam oblata sed minime admissa redierunt iterum Episcopi super his tractaturi cernens igitur Rex eorum constantiam misit ad eos quinquagenarium magnum videlicet Justiciarium de Banco & eos qui sub eo fuerunt qui dixerunt Episcopi haec dicit Rex oblatum vestrum neque accepto neque acceptabo sed festinanter descendite voluntatem ejus supplendo saltem quartam partem vel terciam concedendo Helias autem noster Archiepiscopus cum Clero de loco suo non descendit nec recalcitrabant boves ad dextram vel ad sinistram arcam foederis sustentantes Interim misit Rex alium quinquagenarium sc Cancellariae suae & eos qui sub ipso erant petierunt & high quae praedestinati poscebant At in omnibus non est Clerus motus a proposito suo sed quoniam praeconcesserunt decimam iterum obtulerunt Videns ergo Rex suam petitionem vices Cleri excedere nolens eos contristare in crastino Conceptionis beatae Mariae eorum gratum acceptabit oblatum Quod accipiens Clerus pro omine ad tabernacula sua secessit Israel The same year as he relates † Mat. West Anno 1295. p. 402. die Sancti Gregorii Papae Cardinalis Albinensis praesul cum quibusdam nunciis de Cambray regressus apud Dartmue ventorum pulsu celeriter est evectus Die Dominica in Ramis Palmarum Cardinali apud Novum Templum London hospitante lite mota inter suos & Templariorum scurras occisus est Nepos Cardinalis ultro se immiscens Ipse verò iram deferens usque Scotiam properavit Regi Angliae Concilium de Cambray quod vel quale fuerit ostensurus Or as * Henry do Knyghton the Event Angliae l. 3. c. 8. col 2507. Henry de Knyghton stories ut de praemissis treugis responsum acciperet Et interim Nuncii missi Regi Alemanniae reversi sunt nunciantes quod nec pacem voluit nec ullum amorem Sicque reversus Cardinalis & tamen reliquit apud Berewicum octo personas de suis interfectas à Scotis qui ad quaerendum fenum & paleas die quadam cum aliis processissent & incautè procederent à Scotis circumspecti sunt & interfecti Iterumque expensas accepit idem Cardinalis videlicet secundum taxationem Wyntoniensem et Lincolniensem de unaquaque marca 3 d. the main cause for which he returned although Eodem anno Cle●icus decimum Cives sextum populus 12. denarium Regi contulerant * Tho. Stubbs Actus Pontif. Eborac col 1728. Quinto Idus Martii 1295. regni verò Edwardi J. 23. Johannes Romanus Archiepiscopus Ebor obiit in manerio suo apud Burton of whom † De Event Angl. l. 3. e 7. col 2507. Henry the Knyghton hath left us this true character Johannes Romanus Archiepiscopus Eboracensis à Johanne Romano quondam Eboracensi Thesaurario & quadam pedissequa procreatus & benè Romanus quia a Romano patre cupiditatem Romanam extraxit Et cum magnus esset Theologus & homo valde literatus non tamen multae literae sed avaritia maxima eum fecit quasi insanire Sitivit enim pecuniam et substantiam unde justo Dei judicio contigit ut qui subditorum bona et maxime ab intestatis sitiret subita quast morte praeventus nullum vel modicum ex Testamento suo proprio consecutus est emolumentum Executores enim sui se intromittere noluerunt ita quod non proprio set potius alieno fiebant expensae funerum & in Ecclesia sua cum honore simplici repositus est non enim panis vel obolus pro anima ipsius dabatur By which passage it seems to me 1. That this Archbishop John the Roman a bastard begotten of a covetous Roman was the first Archbishop who out of Roman covetousness in imitation of the * See Here p. 216. Tom 2. p. 664 671 672 681 682 692 921 922. Popes of Rome usurped a power to dispose of the goods of persons dying intestate within his Diocese which he secretly thirsted after under pretext to distribute them to pious uses for the good of their souls 2ly That for this his avaricious practice and innovation he was by God's just judgement stricken with sudden death yea although he made his Testament yet his Executors refusing to administer he was buried dishonourably there being not one loaf or farthing distributed for his soul to pious uses or the poor He adds Visitationem hic Ecclesiae Dunelmensis quam praedecessor suus jure et jurisdictione Eboracensis Ecclesiae vendicaverat accepta ut dicebatur pecunia dormire sustinuit Obedientiam quam primo pompose de Dunelmensi petiit appellatione interposita segniter prosecutus est Huie * See Thomas Stubbs Actus Pontif. Ebor. col 1728. Godwins Catal. of Bishops p. 450. successit Henricus de Newerk ejusdem Ecclesiae Decanus clectus a fratribus Anno Domini 1296. Qui propter guerram inter Reges Romam adire non valens missis ad Curiam Romanam procuratoribus suis no doubt with a good sum of money impetravit gratiam et licentiam consecrandi a Papa Bonifacio 8. in Ecclesia Eboracensi per Bullam confirmatus est eciam ex dispensatione Papae in Ecclesia sua Eboracensi consecratus est per Antonium Dunelmensem Episcopum An. 24 E. 1. In the Bundles of Writs of this year I found in the White Tower Chapel there are no less than 21. Writs of Attachment issued out against several persons for holding and prosecuting suits in Court Christian of Lay-fees Chattels and Bundelae Brevium An. 24 E. 1. in Turre London Debts which concerned not Testament or Matrimony Trespasses Advowsons' belonging to the King's Courts against the King's Prohibitions Crown Dignity brought at the Kings or injured parties suits whereof I shall render you this brief account viz. Richardus de Righlesthorn Vic. Ebor. versus Tho. de S. Botulpho T. J. de Metingham apud Westm 26. die Jan. An. r. n. 24. Johannes de Everwys Vic. Norht versus Gilbertum de Kneden quare tenuit placitum de Laico feodo etc. & Thomam de Lynberewe quare secutus est etc. T. etc. 13 die Febr. Robertus de Rothewell Vic. Linc. versus Magistr Nicholaum de Whytcherche Magistr Walterum de Wotton & Magistr Henr. the Benyngworthe & Magistr Robertum de Harington Magist Johan de Haryngton Radulphum de Rothewelle Capellanum Sayerum le Personesseriant & Thomam Vicarium Ecclesia de Cokewald T. etc. 13 die Februarii Thomas de Cave Vic. Ebor. versus Magist Robertum de Lascy Magistr Robertum de Salgthorp & Magist. Robertum de Lannion & Thomam Fish Ivellan the Lyndeseye & Adam de Retford Capellanum T. etc. 23 die Febr● and an Alias against the same persons Teste 16 die Maii. Rogerus de Colevill Vic. Suff. versus Magist Willielmum de Gardenne quare tenuit placitum de medietate advocationis Ecclesiae de Carleton Colevill & Willielmum de Brembre Capellanum quare secutus est idem placitum T. etc. 10 Julii Henricus Underwode Custodibus Spiritualitatis Archiepiscopatus Ebor. versus Thomam de Corbriggs Clericum etc. 29 Junii Henricus Gurnet Vic. Essex versus Herveium de Gelham personam Ecclesiae de Wyche T. etc. 29 Junii Hugo Bardolfe Vic. London versus Magist. Willielmum de Sarden & Magistr Henr. de Nassinton quare tenuerunt placitum de ad vocatione quartae partis Ecclesiae de Tilneye etc. T. 8 die Julii Robtus de Rothewell Vic. Linc. quod capias Radulphum de Rothewell Capellanum & Sayerum de Plevesseman etc. T. 3 die Julii Robertus Rothewell O. Episcopo Lin● quod venire faciat etc. Magist Nicholaum de whitchurch Magist. Walterum de Wotton & Magistr Henr. de Heringworth Clericos suos etc. T. 4 die Julii Adam de Welle Vic. Linc. vers. Willielmum Vicarium Ecclesiae de Farlesthorp quare tenuit & Hugonem Personam Ecclesiae de Wyleghby quare secutus est placitum etc. de catallis et debitis quae non sunt de Testamento vel Matrimonio in Curia Christianitatis contra prohibitionem nostram T. etc. 25 die Augusti with another writ of the same date between these parties Simon fill Walteri Vic. Linc. verse Robertum Vicarium Ecclesiae de Thorp juxta Weynflet T. 26 die Augusti Edwardus Rex Vic. Northumbr versus Willielmum fill Matil. & Johannem fill Matil. de Staunton ostensuri quare cum placita de catallis et debitis in regns nostro quae non sunt etc. ad coronam et dignitatem nostram specialiter pertineant etc. secuti sunt placitum in Curia Christianitatis de catallis et debitis etc. quae non sunt de Testamento vel Matrimonio in laesionem Coronae et dignitatis nostrae et contra prohibitionem nostram T. meipso etc. 16 die Sept. Edwardus Rex versus Willielmum de Bygneham pro consimili placitò T. meipso 12 die Decembr Adam de Camerhus Rogerus de Unchanks & Nicholaus de parva Rykyll Vic. Northumbr versu● Willielmum de Stanhop quare tenuit & Agnetam fill Henr. de parva Rykill & Johannam sororem ejusdem Agn. quare secutae sunt placitum etc. T. 28 die Sept. Humfridus de Kael Vic. Somerset vers. Magist Hugonem de Pencriz quare tenuit placitum in Curia Christianitatis de laico feodo praedicti Humfridi in villa de Monte acuto & Johannem de Monte acuto & Christianam uxorem ejus Rosiam Dunbare Johannam Dunbare & Magistr Thomam de Tymtelville quare secuti sunt idem placitam contra prohibitionem nostram Teste etc. 5 die Decembr Edwardus Rex & Willielmus Vic. Lond. versus Henr. de Nassyngton ostensurus quare cum placita Transgr etc. ad nos et coronam et dignitatem nostram specialiter pertineant etc. tenuit placitum in Curia Christianitatis de hujusmodi transgressionihus in laesionem Coronae et dignitatis nostrae et contra prohibitionem nostram etc. Teste etc. 17 die Decembr Anno regni nostri vicesimo quarto To which I shall add these two Writs more at large EDwardus Dei gratia Rex Angliae etc. Vic. Kanc. salutem Praecipimus tibi quod distring as Petrum de Goldeford peromnes terras & catalla sua in Balliva tua ita quod nec ipse nec aliquis per ipsum ad ea manus apponat donec aliud ● nobis inde habueris praeceptum & quod de exitibus eorundem nobis respondeas Et quod habeas corpus ejus coram Justiciariis nostris apud Westm in Octabis Sancti Martini ad respondendum tam nobis quam Alano de Helles Clerico de placito quare penlente placito in Curia nostracoram Justi●iariis nostris apud Westm de to quod idem Petrus secutus fuit placitum in Curia Christianitatis de exitibus man●rii de Hothelt qui non sunt de Testamento vel Matrimonio contra Prohibitionem nostram placitum illud in praedicta Curia Christianitatis nichilominus in tantum prosecutus est versus praedictum Alanum quod sententia in ipsum Alanum ea occasione ad sectam ejusdem Petri promulgata ipsum excommunicari fecit et postea breve nostrum de ipso Alano sic excommunicato tanquam Claves Ecclesiae contemnente capiendo jam tibi porrexit ut dicitur in Coronae et dignitatis nostrae lesionem et Curiae nostrae contemptum manifestum et ipstus Alani dispendium non modicum et gravamen prout ex gravi quaerela ipsius Alani accepimus Et ad reddendum judicium suum de pluribus defaltis Praecipimus etiam sicut alias tibi praecipimus quod si tibi constare possit quod praedictus Alanus occasione praedicta & non alia excommunicatus sit tunc ab ipso Alano capiendo per aliquod breve nostrum quod tibi inde venit penitus desistas Et habeas ibi hoc breve Teste W. de Bereford apud Westm 6 die Julii Anno regni nostri 24. There issued out a former VVrit against this Peter de Goldeford at the suit of this Alanus de Helles reciting his Excommunication etc. And then adding Et quia tanta contemptum et malitiam si commissa fuerint transire nolumus impunita omitted in this latter VVrit Teste J. de Metingham apud Westm 6. die Jubi Anno regni nostri 24. EDwardus Dei gratia Rex Angliae Dominus Hiberniae & Dux Aquitaniae Brevia Regis de Anno 34 E. 1. in Turre London Custod Spiritualitatis Episcopatus Coventrensis & Lychefeldensis salutem Mandamus vobis quod venire faciatis coram Justice nostris apud Westm à die Sanctae Trinitatis in 15. dies Johannem de Brodon Personam Ecclesiae de Lynington Cl●ricum vestrum ad respondendum nobis de placito quare cum placita de catallis et debitis in regno nostro quae non sunt de Testamento vel Matrimonio ad coronam et dignitatem nostram specialiter pertineant Idem Johannes sicut ex relatu plurium accepimus tenuit placitum in Curia Christianitatis de catallis et debitis Prioris de Erbury quae non sunt de Testamento vel Matrimonio in laestonem Coronae et Dignitatis nostrae et contra prohibitionem nostram ut dicitur Et unde Vicecomes noster War. mandavit Justice nostris apud Westm à die Sancti Hillar in 15. dies quod praedictus Johannes Clericus est & non habet Laicum feodum in balliva sua per quod potest attachiari Et habeatis ibi hoc Breve Teste J. de Metingham apud Westm duodecimo die Febr. Anno regni nostri vicesimo quarto On which Writ the Custos of the Spiritualties endorsed this return Dorso Distrixi Johannem de Brodon Personam Ecclesiae de Lenintone per sequestracionem bonorum suorum Ecclesiasticorum & per cytacionem quod sit coram Justiciar de Banco Domini Regis ad diem in hoc brevi contentum ad faciendum id quod in eodem brevi pleniùs continetur Thus did the Ecclesiastical Courts continually encroach upon the King's Courts Crown Dignity and Subjects Liberties notwithstanding the manifold Complaints Writs Attachments issued out against them by the King's Justices and Chancellors to the Subjects insufferable vexation Besides these Writs in a fragment of Plea Rolls in the White Tower Chapel Anno 24 E. 1. I find these Suits and Attachments upon Prohibitions both at the suit of the parties and of the King for holding Pleas and prosecuting Suits in Court Christian for Chattels and Debts not of Testament or Matrimony The first of them concerned the Vicechancellor and University of Oxford who pleaded the King's Charter of Privileges granted to them by way of Justification as Chancellor only not as Ordinary MAgister Rogerus de Mortivall & Magister Robertus de Kydelawe attachiati Placita Anno 24 E ● in Turre Lond. Oxon. fuerunt ad respondendum Stephano deal Larder & Thomae le marshal de placito quare tenuerunt placitum in Curia Christianitatis de catallis et debitis quae non sunt de Testamento vel Matrimonio contra Prohibitionem etc. Et unde queruntur quod cum quidam Stephanus Aget traxisset ipsos in placitum in Curia Christianitatis coram praefatis Magistro Rogero & Roberto apud Oxoniam de quodam equo precii quinque marcarum qui non fuit de Testamento vel Matrimonio etc. Et iidem Stephanus & Thomas die Lunae proxima post festum Nativitatis beatae Mariae anno Regis nunc vicesimo secundo apud Oxoniam in praesentia Rogeri le Clerk & aliorum porrexissent eis Regiam Prohibitionem ne praedictum placitum ulterius tenerent etc. praedicti Magister Rogerus & Robertus spreta Prohibitione illa nichilominus tenuerunt praedictum placitum in praedicta Curia Christianitatis etc. Vnde dicunt quod deteriorati sunt et dampnum habent ad valentiam viginti librarum & inde producunt sectam etc. Et Magister Rogerus & Robertus veniunt & defendunt vim & injuriam quand● etc. Et dicunt quod praedicti Stephanus & Thomas injustè queruntur ipsos Rogerum & Robertum contra Prohibitionem etc. in hac parte processisse quia dicunt quod praedictus Rogerus praedictis die et anno fuit Cancellarius Vniversitatis Oxoniae cujus quidem Vniversitatis Scholaribus Dominus Rex nunc de gratia speciali concessit quod de omnibus actionibus personalibus Burgenses et omnes Laicos coram Cancellario ejusdem Vniversitatis possint implacitare etc. Et quod per Prohibitionem Domini Regis non impediantur etc. Et dicunt quod quia praedictus Stephanus tunc Seholaris Vniversitatis praedictae quaestus fuit de praedictis Stephano de Larder & Thoma le marshal de praedicto equo etc. coram ipso Magistro Rogero tunc Cancellario etc. tenuerunt ipsi praedictum placitum prout eis bene licuit etc. de qua libertate tenendi hujusmodi placita etc. proferunt literas Domini Regis in haec verba * See here p. 162. Edwardus Dei gratia etc. Omnibus ad quos praesentes literae pervenerint salutem Sciatis quod de gratia nostra speciali concessimus Scholaribus Vniversitatis Oxon. quod de omnibus actionibus personalibus possint convenire Burgenses & alios Laicos municipii Oxon. coram Cancellario ejusdem Universitatis et quod per Prohibitionem nostram super hoc nequaquam impediantur In cujus rei testimonium has literas nostras fieri fecimus patentes pro nostrae libito voluntatis duraturas Teste meipso apud Westm. 30 die Octobris anno regni nostri tercio etc. Et praedicti Stephanus & Thomas dicunt quod ipsi ratione praedictae libertatis praedictis Scholaribus concessae non fuerunt coram praedicto Cancellario ad inveniendum ad sectam praedicto Stephano Ager cum fuit Scholaris Vniversitatis praedictae tenentur nec habitus etc. Et hoc parati sunt verificare per patriam etc. Et predict Rogerus & Robertus dicunt quod praedictus Stephanus praedictis die & anno fuit Scholaris Vniversitatis praedictae & Scholarem se probavit Et de hoc ponit se super patriam Et Stephanus de Larder & Thomas similiter Ideo praeceptum est etc. WIllielmus de Esthorp qui sequitur pro Domino Rege optulit se 4 die versus Ibidem Ebor. Thomam Vicarium Ecclesiae Sancti Laurencii de Suburbio Eborum de placito quare cum placita de catallis et debitis in regno Regis quae non sunt de Testamento vel Matrimonio ad Regem et Coronam et dignitatem Regis et non ad alium pertineant in eodem regno praedictus Thomas sicut ex relatu plurium accepit Dominus Rex tennit placitum in Curia Christianitatis de catallis et debitis Roberti le Grant Capellani Magistri Hospitalis S. Nicholai Ebor. in l●stonem Coronae et dignitatis Regis et contra Prohibitionem Regis etc. Et ipse non venit & praeceptum fuit Vicecomiti etc. Et Vicecomes nichil inde fecit set mandavit quod praedictus Thomas Clericus est & non habet laicum feodum etc. Ideo mandatum est Archiepiscopo Ebor. quod venire faciat eum à die S. Martini in quindecim dies etc. HEnricus de Brae per attornatum suum optulit se 4 die versus Magistrum Willielmum Ibid. Cornub. de Tremegate & D. Vicarium de Ministre de placito quare ipse simul cum Alano de la Hac secuti sunt placitum in Curia Christianitatis de catallis et debitis quae non sunt de Testamento vel Matrimonio contra Prohibitionem Regis Et ipsi non venerunt & praeceptum fuit Vicecomiti quod attachiaret eos Et Vicecomes nichil inde fecit set mandavit quod Clerici sunt nec habent laicum feodum in Balliva sua etc. Ideo mandatum est Episcopo Exoniae quod v●nire faciat praedictos Willielmum & D. hic à die Sancti Hilarii in 15. dies Et Vicecomes mandavit etc. The Abbot of St. Agatha prosecuted this year at the King's suit for prosecuting a Plea in Court Christian for Chattels and Debts which concerned not Testament or Marriage had this Writ and licence to make an Attorney EDwardus Dei gratia Rex Angliae etc. dilecto & fideli suo Johanni de Lithegreynes Brevia Regis de Priu. sigillo An. 23 & 24 E. 1. in Turre London salutem Sciatis quod dedimus vobis potestatem recipiendi Attornatos Abbatis de Sancta Agatha quos coram vobis loco suo attornare voluerit ad lucrandum vel perdendum in loquela quae est coram Justiciariis nostris apud Westm per breve nostrum inter nos et praedictum Abbatem de eo quod idem Abbas secutus est placitum in Curia Christianitatis de Catallis et Debitis Magistri Galfridi de Langeton Personae Ecclesiae de Langeton quae non sunt de Testamento vel Matrimonio contra Prohibitionem nostram Et ideo vobis mandamus quod cum Attornatos illos receperitis de nominibus eorundem Attornatorum nobis sub sigillo vestro distinctè & apertè constare faciatis Remittentes nobis hoc breve Teste meipso apud Rokesburgh 12 die Maii Anno regni nostri 24. Anno 1295. as a Flores Hist. p. 398 399. Mat. Westminster stories Scoti rupto pacis vinculo quod cum ligio Dominosuo Rege Angliae pepigerant cum Rege Franciae foedus aliud inierunt quod quidem in * See here p. 602 603 604. autentico scripto utriusque partis inde confecto legentibus clarius illucescit & ●●nsparatione facta insurrexerunt in Regem eorum spreta ejus simplicitate & superiori a●e contempta Circumduc●ntesque eum in interiora loca Scotiae illuc eundem in quodam Castrol ab●●ptis circumsepto montibus incluserunt assignantes milites qui regulum c●stodirent Post haec eligerunt sibi more Francorum pares 12. quatuor Episcopos the ringleaders in this Rebellion and perjury quatuor Comites & quatuor Proceres ad quorum ordinationem cuncta regni negotia sancirentur Hoc autem totum factum est in ignominiam Regis Angliae quia quodammodo reclamantibus Scotis & ●onnullis occultè murmurantibus Johannes de Balliol per Regem Angliae Scotorum Rex fuerat ordinatus b De Event Angl. l. 3. c. 2. col 2471 2472. Henry de Knyghton and c Hist. Angl. p 28 29. Ypodigma Neustr p. 81 82. Thomas Walsingham thus relate their Rebellion and confederacy with the French against the King of England Scoti homines inquieti leves & instabiles contra Regem Angliae rebellare coeperunt c●edentes excutere jugum servitutis debit● Imprimis suo Regi simplici suggesserunt occasione expensarum alloviand●rum ut omnes Anglicos suos quos sumptuosissimè in Curia sua retinuerat a Curia sua remover●t Et quidem hoc ne seditio eorum per Anglicos in primo suo fomite panderetur Interim dum Rex Edwardus ad R●gem Scotorum literas dirigeret ut in gu●rram suam contra Regem Franciae robur exercitus in parte mitteretur excusatoria impotentiae & responsio brevis datur Multiplicantur iterum preces & praecepta & non tantum ad Regem immo & ad Magnates terrae & semper responsiones f●ivolae quaereb●rtur eo quod conjurationes eorum validae nondum complerentur advotum Which Thomas Walsingham thus amplifies Anno 1296. 23 E. 1. d Tho. Walsingham Hist. Angl p. 28 29. Ypod Neustr p. 80 81 82. Johannes Rex Scotiae homagii et fidelitatis suae immemor destinatis ad Regem Francorum nunciis Willielmo Sancti Andraeae & Willielmo Dunelmensi Episcopis two firebrands of Rebellion treachery perjury against their Oaths and Allegiance to King Edward Johanne the Souls & l●gelrame de Umfravile Militibus clam contra Regem Angliae foedus iniit petens in affirmationem negotii matrimonium contrahi inter filium suum Edwardum & nobilem puellam Johannam filiam Caroli germana Regis Francorum spospondens se velle regnum Angliae totis ●iribus impugnare et a Werra cum Rege Franciae impedire sicut in * See here p. 538 to 542 602. to 606. & Henry de Knyghton de Event Angl. l 3 c. 2. col 2472 to 2177. scriptis inter utrosque Reges confectis plenius continetur Scoti verò per idem tempus primò tenuerunt Parliamentum apud Scone & ordinaverunt ac eligerunt sibi duodecim Pares ad modum Francorum quatuor videlicet Episcopos quatuor Comites & quatuor Barones' quorum consilio Rex regnum suum gubernare debebat fecerunt etiam sibi sigillum common per quos etiam ut in hanc consentiret prodi●ionem fuit induct●s Nempe horum consilio et praecipue Abbatis de Menros Deinde mandant certos nuncios cum literis procurat●riis sigillatis cum sigillo Regis & totius Communitatis Scotorum ad Regem Franciae Philippum Cum ad Parliamentum venisset regni Angliae clam ●ec●ssit tanquam fugitivus ad magnum dedecus personae suae Ob quam causam Rex Angliae jussit omnia bona sua mobilia & immobilia qua habebat in Anglia confiscari qui eo tempore multas villas & praedia pingnia in Anglia possidebat Rex Angliae per idem tempus à Rege Scotiae ignorans eorum proditionem cum auxilium pro Werra sua instanter petiisset & sibi semper responderetur in dubiis suspectum habens negotium rogavit ut ob securitatem usque ad finem Werrae suae Castra tria videlicet Berwici Edinburgi & Rokesburgae traderentur in manu sua quae post Werram restitueret si eos sibi comperisset fideles Quod cum Scoti facere renuissent Rex de prodi●i●ne eorum certior by the premised Letters he intercepted cum exerc tu versus Scotiam progressus disposuit eam vi subjicere nisi ab hiis quae refereban●ur & quae jam in opere ostendebantur se possent legitimè ●xcusare In pursuit whereof Anno 1297. 24 E. 1. e Walsingham ●ist Angl p 30 31 32 etc. Ypod. Neustr p 80 81 82. Mat. Westm p. 403 4●4 405 &c See Henry de Knyghton Fabian Caxton Polydore Virgil Grafton Holmshed Stow Daniel Speed ●aker in E. 1. Rex Angliae immenso coadunato exercitu ve●it a● Novum Castrum super Tynam ad quem locum Johannem Regem Scotorum citari fecerat edicto publico ut de hiis quae sibi debeant objici responderet quo ad diem praefixum nec per se comparente nec per nuncium se ex●usante Rex de suorum consilio decrevit ulterius procedendum Interim Mil●s quidem Robertus de Roos Dominus Castri de Werk non obstante fidelitate quam Regi Angliae juraverat ad Scotos transfugit Quo audito Rex mox ad illud Castrum properat & apud praedictum Castrum Paschalem solennitatem peregit Quo tempore septem Comites Scotiae videlicet de Bouvan de Menteth the Stradeherne the Lewenes de Roos de Athel de Mar & Johannes filius Johannis Comyn de Badenau collecto exercitu valudo in valle Anandiae feria secunda Paschae Angliam ingressi vastabant omnia caede & incendio non parcentes aetati vel sexui Circa ingressum mensis Aprilis venerunt ad Regem Edwardum Gardianus & lector fratrum Minorum de Rokesburg deferentes literas Johannis Regis Scotiae * Here p. 541 542. forecited and printed in Walsingham tenorem hujusmodi continentes Magnifico Principi etc. Nos dictas injurias contemptus gravamina ac dampna necnon & hostiles impugnationes ulterius sustinere non valentes nec in fidelitate & homagio vestro licet per violentam impressionem impressam extortis etc. fidelitatem et homagium tam a nobis quam ab aliis quibuscunque regni nostri incolis fidelibus nostris ratione terrarum quas in vestro regno tenebant et etiam ratione menagii seu retentionis vestrae nomine nostro et nomine eorundem omnium et singulorum vobis reddimus per praesentes Rex Angliae audita praesenti litera resignationi homagii sui admisit & Cancellario praecepit hanc literam * Which was done accordingly See Here p. 541 542. registrare ad perpetuam memoriam Interim Comites Scotiae nominati superius profecti sunt in Angliam & vastantes omnia caede & incendi● usque ad Prioratum Hagustaldensem Mane verò facta Prioratum cum tota villa incendio destruxerunt Progressi deinde ad domum Monialium de Ramesay domibusque quibusdam salva Ecclesia combustis cum ingenti praeda in Scotiam revertuntur After which King Edward and his forces routing the Scots Army slaying ten thousand of them at Dunbar taking Berwick with the Castles of Dunbar Rokesburgh Maiden and other Towns and Castles from them wherein many of their Earls Nobles chief Commanders were taken prisoners and recruiting his Army with many fresh forces from Wales and Ireland at large related in our Historians thereupon Vid●ns Johannes Rex quia non haberet potestatem resistendi missis ad Regem Angliae nunciis pacem & misericordiam imploravit Cui Rex benignè annuens remandavit ut ad Castrum de Brithin cum Magnatibus terr● suae veniret cum his quos Rex illuc mitteret nuncios infra dies quindecim tractaturus Misitque illuc Rex Anthonium Dunclmensem Episcopum cum plena potestate regia ad quem venerunt infra praescriptum tempus Rex Scotorum Magnatesque sui Qui post multos variosque tractatus nude et pure subjicerunt se et regnum Scotiae regiae voluntati * Henry de Knyghton de Event Angl. l. 3. c. 3. col 2481. absque conditione quacunque & concesserunt frangere suum commune sigillum quod contra Edwardum fecerant Pro qua submissione observanda Johannes Rex Scotiae filium suum obsidem tradidit literasque confecit continentes in Gallico hunc tenorem a Walsingham Ibid. Henry de Knyghton deEvent Angl. l. 3. c. 3. col 2481. Johannes Dei gratia Rex Scotiae omnibus praesentes literas visuris vel audituris salutem Quia nos per malum consilium falsumque simplicitatemque nostram graviter offendimus et provocavimus Dominum nostrum Edwardum Dei gratia Regem Angliae Dominum Hiberniae Ducem Aquitaniae videlicet in eo quod existentes et manentes in fide sua et suo homagio alligavimus nos Regi Franciae qui tunc hostis ejus erat et adhuc est Matrimonium procurantes fieri cum filia Domini Caroli fratris ejus et ut Dominum nostrum gravaremus Regemque Franciae juvaremus cum omni potestate nostra per Werram modisque aliis Deinde per nostrum perversum consilium antedictum diffidavimus Dominum nostrum Regem Angliae et posuimus nos extra fidem et homagium suum et misimus gentes nostras in terram suam Angliae ad incendia facienda et praedas abducendas homicidia et alia dampna plurima perpetranda et terram Scotiae quae est de feodo suo contra eum muniendo ponentes et stabilientes gentes armatas in Villis Castris et alibi ad defendendum terram contra eum de feodo suo pro quibus transgressionibus Dominus noster Rex Angliae antedictus ingressus terram Scotiae in fortitudine sua eam conquisivit et cepit non obstante omni eo quod facere potuimus contra eum sicut potest de jure facere tanquam Dominus de feodo suo quia nos ei homagium nostrum reddidimus et fecimus rebellionem antedictam Nos igitur existentes in plena potentia nostra et libera voluntate reddidimus ei terram Scotiae et gentem totam cum homagiis In cujus rei testimonium fecimus fieri has literas patentes Datum apud Brithin decimo die Julii regni nostri anno quarto Consignata litera factoque sigillo communi regni Scotiae processit Rex ut videret montana Scotiae pracedente eum semper per un●● dietam Episcopo Dunelmensi Cumque transissit Moraviam & pervenisset usque Eilgni omnia videns esse parata converso itinere revertitur Berewicum * Walsingham Hist. Angl. p. 33. In redeundo autem Rex Edwardus transivit per Abbatiam de Scone ubi sublato lapide quo Reges Scotorum tempore coronationis solebant uti pro throno usque Westmonasterium transtulit illum jubens inde fieri caelcbrantium cathedram Sacerdotum E● tempore Rex apud Berewicum convocato Parliamento omnium Magnatum Scotiae fidelitates recepit et homagia qui ad rei gestae memoriam perpetuam confecetunt super hoc literas patentes eorum sigillis munitas continentes in Gallico hunc tenorem * Tho. Walsingham Ibid. Omnibus praesentes literas visuris vel audituris Johannes Comyn de Badenanz etc. qui ad fidem & voluntatem illustrissimi Principis ac charissimi Domini nostri Edwardi Dei gratia Regis Angliae Dominus Hibernia ac Ducis Aquitaniae venimus promittimus pro nobis et haeredibus nostris sub poena corporum nostrorum et Castellorum ac omnium quae habere possumus quod nos serviemus ei bene et fideliter contra omnes gentes quae vivere et mori possunt omnibus vicibus quibus requiremur vel praemoniemur per antedictum Dominum nostrum Regem Angliae vel haeredes suds Et quod non sciemus damnum eorum quin illud impediemus 〈…〉 omnibus viribus nostris et eos praemoniemus Et ad ista tenenda et servanda obligamus nos et haeredes nostros et omnia bona nostra Insuper et juramus tactis Sacrosanctis Evangeliis et postea nos omnes et quilibet nostrum per se fecit homagium dicto Domino nostr● Regi Angliae in haec verba Ego vester homo ligius efficior de vita & membris ac terreno honore contra omnes homines qui possunt vivere & mori Et idem Dominus noster Rex recepit hoc homagium sub his virbis Nos illud recipimus pro terris quibus estis seisiti salvo jure nostro & alterius & exceptis terris quas Johannes de Balliolo quondam Rex Scotiae nobis contulit postquam nos ei regnum Scotiae liberavimus si fortè aliquas terras dedit Insuper nos omnes et singuli nostrum perse fecimus fidelitatem Domino nostro Regi praedicto in his verbis Ero fidelis & legalis fidemque & legalitatem servabo Edwardo Regi Angliae & haeredibus suis de vita & membris & terreno honore contra omnes qui possunt vivere & mori & nunquam pro aliquo portabo arma nec ero in consilio vel auxilio contra eum vel haeredes suos in aliquo casu qui possit contingere sed fideliter recognoscam & fideliter faciam servitia quae pertinent ad tenementum quod de eo tenere clamito Sic me Deus adjuvet & omnes Sancti ejus In harum rerum testimonium factae sunt istae literae patentes & sigillis nostris signatae Dat. apud Berwicum Anno regni Regis Angliae Edwardi Domini nostri vicesimo quinto The Records of these their respective submissions abjurations of their Leagues and Covenants with the French King and Letters patents of their new Fealties and Homages made to King Edward both in Scotland and in the Parliament at Berwick are extant upon record in the Tower of London in Rotulis Scotiae An. 23 and 24 E. 1. but more largely and particularly recorded in four large Parchment Rolls thereof fairly written by Andreas a sworn Notary by the King's special command who was present at all those Transactions as a witness thereunto with sundry persons of note which Rolls delivered by him to Adam de Osgoteby than Master of the Rolls of the Chancery July 25. Anno 24. E 1. to be carefully kept are yet remaining in the Tower I shall present you with the beginning and chief parts of the Rolls at large and a Breviat only of the remainder of them IN nomine Domini Amen Quoniam pium esse creditur meritorium ac honestum Rot. Scociae An. 24 E. 1. De juramentis homagii & fidelitatis Edwardo Regi Angliae nominatim praestitis per unamquamque individuam personam regni Scotiae veritati testimonium perhibere licet illud facere ratione officii rogatus corporalis tenear vinculo juramenti & quia plerique praeterita memoriter reten●a futura facere nos instrisunt & informant idcirco ad perpetuam rei memoriam super quaedam quae in mei infrascripti Notarii & testium subscriptorum ad hoc vocatorum specialiter et rogatorum fiebant praesencia rogatus cum ea qua potero diligencja propopo scribere quae sunt veritatis ut sic futuris temporibus cum necesse fuerit et sciri voluevit quorundam factum Regni Scociae tangencium veritas in hac parte per praesens Instrumentum publicum subscriptum hujusmodi scire volentes veritatem recursum h●bore poterint opportunum super contentisque in eodem aliqualem praeteritorum informacionem circa ea quae * A good evidence argument against Oral and Popish Traditions per humanam labilitatem necnon et temporis lapsum a memoria recesserunt in scripturam redacta per ipsius inspectionem instrumenti memoriae reducantur Sanè suborta dudum inter excellentem Principem Dominum Edwardum Dei gratia Regem Angliae illustrem & Johannem eadem gratia Regem Scotorum ac utriusque regni nobiles & incolas seminante pacis aemulo contencione & discordiae materia ac in tantum procurante superbiae Principe suscitatas quod provocatis ad guerram contra dictum Dominum Edwardum Regem suosque ●am nobiles quam reg●icolas dicto Scotorum Rege cum nobilibus sus & regni sai incoli● redditoque Regi Angliae praedicti Regis Scociae homagio per ipsius patentes literas sub sigillo pendente consignatas demum post depraedaciones varias villarum maneriorum & Ecclesiarum combustiones terrarum vastaciones & depopulaciones populique Christiani diversis supplicii generibus interfectiones per exercitum gentis Scotorum nulli parcendo sexui vel aeta●i locis in regno Angliae quampluribus perpetratas inhumaniter praedicti regni Scociae nobiles una cum Rege praedicto Ecclesiarum Praelatis et tocius regni incolis civitatum et villarum communitatibus ad memoriam redientes et de perpetratis contra dominum suum Dominum Regem Angliae praedictum et suos ut praemittitur facinoribus quodammodo condolentes et eidem ut videbatur reconciliari volentes ad ipsius fidem et voluntatem non vi nec metu coacti ut dicebant set spontanei venerunt seque eidem ut Domino suo Domino Regi Angliae praedicto reddiderunt et ipsius graciae ac voluntati alte et basse se submiserunt locis tamen et diebus diversis fidelitatem et homagium sibi fecerunt super fidelitatibus suis et homagiis sic factis suas patentes literas suis singillis pendentibus consignatas fecerunt prout infra paret et praesentis instcumenti sive processus subscripti inspectione super hiis seriatim sicut agebantur confecto intuentibus constare poterit evidenter IN nomine Domini Amen Anno à nativitate ejusdem Millesimo ducentesimo nonagesimo sexto Indictione nona mensis Ma●i die decimotercio Praesentibus venerabili in Christo patre Domino Antonio permissione divina Episcopo Dunolm ac nobilibus viris Dom. Johanne Waren Rogero Northfolch Umfredo Herford W. de Warewyk Patricio de Dunbar & Marchia & Gilberto de Anegoes Comitibus testibus vocatis & rogatis cum aliis tum Baronibus & Militibus quam Clericis & laicis in multitudine copiosa praesente eciam me Notario subscripto nobilis vir Dominus Jacobus dictus Senescallus Scociae Miles non vi nec metu coactus ut dicebat set spontanea sua et libera voluntate venit ad fidem et voluntatem Domini Regis Angliae memorati et confoederaciones contractus convenciones et pacta quocumque nomine censeantur si quae ipsius nomine vel consensu cum praedicto Rege Francorum vel sibi adhaerentibus contra dictum dominum suum Dominum Regem Angliae unquam initae extitissent quantum in ipso fuit et ipsum contingebant vel contingere poterant quovismodo pro se et suis perpetuo annullavit et invalida et nulla Pecia prima fore pronuntiavit sponteque pure et absolute quatinus de facto processerant eisdem cumomni commodo quod exinde sibi vel suis poterit aliqualiter prove●ire express renunciavit organo vocis suae & tactis sacrosanctis et osculatis Dei Evangeliis dicto domino suo Dom. Regi Angl. fidelitatem fecit in subscripta forma & super fidelitate sua sicfacta suas patentes literas sub nomine suo conceptas conficiens veri sui sigilli impressione pendente consignavit quarum literarum in omnibus & per omnia ten●r est talis A touse ceaus qui cestes letters verront ou orront James Seneschal Descoce saluz Pur ceo qe nous sumes venutz a la foi e a la volunte du tresnoble Prince nostre chier signeur sire Edward par la grace Dieu Roi Dengleterre Signeur Dirland e Ducs Daquitaigne nous promettoms pur nous e pur nos heirs sur peine de cors e davoir e sur quantque nous peussoms encoure qe nous serroms en sa eide e li serviroms bien e leaument contre totes gentzes qui purront viure & morir totes les foiz qe nous serroms requis ou garniz de par nostre Signeur le Roi Dengleterre avantdit ou de par ses heirs e qe nous leur dammage ne scauoms qe nous nel destorbeoms a tot nostre poer e le leur faceoms assavoir e a cestes choses tenire e garder obligeoms nous & nos heirs e tous nos biens e outre ceo avoms jurez sur saints Evangelies En tesmoigance de que chose nous avoms fait fair cestes letters overtes seals de nostre seal Donees a Roksburgh le trezime jour de May lan du regne nostre Seigneur le Roy Dengleterre avantdit vintisme quart Anno Dom. & Indictionis praenotatis 15 die Maii apud Rokesburg venit Dominus Johannes quondam Seneschallus praedicti Domini Jacobi Germanus miles & Thomas the Somervyll Chivaler Die decimo apud Edinburgh venit Willielmus de Douglas miles Pecia secunda & Walterus Logan Julii die 12. Robertus Muschaunce Die Julii 17. Johannes de Calantyr miles Willielmus dictus de Colnehath Johannes de Lambreton Pecia tertia Willielmus de Rathenen Dominus Willielmus de Gardino miles 13 Die Julii Malisius Comes the Struthern Walterus the Corry miles Dom. Michael de Pecia quarta Weves miles 22 Die Julii apud sanctum Johannem de Perth Robertus de Cambron Dominus de Basingrenach miles Johannes de Haya miles Hugo de Urre Ibidem 25 die Junii Johannes the Moncrof chivaler Robertus Cambron de Balnely chivaler Alexander de Abrenethy miles Apud Cluniacis 27 die Junii Pecia quinta Gilbertus de Glenkerny miles Dom. Erchebaldo de Levingston miles Eustachius de Bikerton Rector Ecclesiae de Hutremokedy Johannes de Strivelyn miles Apud Loriare 4 Julii Petrus de Campanya Rector Ecclesiae de Kynkel Willielmus Fraunceys miles 5 Julii Magister Willielmus de Kygorn Rector Ecclesiae de Lystona Pecia sexta 6 Julii Hugo de Moravia Hugo de Arroy Andreas de Bretoine chivaler 6 Julii apud Aberbrothock Frater Henr. Abb. de Aberbrothock & Conventus ejusdem Pecia septima loci 7 Julii apud Fernel Willielmus Fraser fill quondam Alex. Fraser 8 Julii apud Monros Willielmus Beset miles made the same Abjurations and Oaths as the first forecited under their hands and seals before sundry Commissioners and Pecia octava witnesses specified in the Record at large Eodem die viz. mensis Julii die septimo hora vesperarum Anno Domini & Indictione & mense ultimo praescriptis in praesencia mei infrascripti Notarii constitutus & testium subscriptorum ad haec vocatorum specialiter & rogatorum egregius Princeps Dominus Johannes Dei gratia Rex Scociae in plena sui & libera Regia potestate existens palam publicè spontè & expressè cognovit organo vocis suae quod seductus tam temeritate See Henry de Knyghton de Eventibus Angliae l. 3. c 3. col 2481 2482. Here p. 647. propria quam quorundam consilio perversorum per quosdam suos procuratores et nuncios transmissos in Franciam cum Domino Philippo Rege Francorum & quibusdam aliis regni Franciae contra Serenissimum Principem Dominum suum Dominum Edwardum eadem gratia Illustrem Regem Angliae quasdam confederaciones convenciones contractus et illicitas pactiones suo Edwardi filii sui et incolaram regni sui nomine de facto contraxit contra homagium suum et fidelitatis suae debitum quae pro regno suo Scociae dicto Regi Angliae prius fecit quodque consederaciones contractus et pactiones praedictas nomine suo Edwardi filii sui et incolarum regni sui nomine initas postea ratas habuit easque approbavit et per suas patentes literas confirmavit De malefactis cujusmodi vehementer condolere et ex corde poenitere se dixit asserensque se velle dicto Domino suo Regi Angliae reconciliari et deinceps in omnibus adhaerere spretis et pro nullis habitis confederacionibus conventionibus et pactionibus supradictis easdem confederaciones convenciones tractatus et pacta et quicquid ex eis fuit quomodolibet subsecutum vel extunc subsequi poterat ullo modo quatenus de facto processerant revocavit cassavit irritavit et annullavit revocatas cassas irritas et nullas publice nunciavit ac sponte pure express et absolute renunciavit eisdem Renunciavit insuper specialiter et expresse omni commodo quod exinde sibi aut filio suo praedicto vel regni sui incolis posset aliqualiter provenire Acta in Cimiterio de Stroukatherach coram venerabili in Christo patre Domino Antonio permissione divin● Dunolm Episcopo praesentibus venerabilibus viris Domino Umfredo Comite Hereford Domino Johanne Comyn Comite de Bouchan Domino Hugone le Dispenser & Domino Johanne Comyn de Badenach seniore Militibus testibus ad hoc vocatis specialiter & rogatis Anno Domini & Indictione supradictis mensis Julii die decimo egregius Princeps Dominus Johannes Dei gratia Rex Scociae supradictus ad benivolenciam Magnifici Principis Domini Edwardi eadem gracia Regis Angliae Illustris non vi nec metu coactus ut dicebat set spontanens rediens in praesencia mei Notarii & testium subscriptorum ad hoc vocatorum specialiter & rogatorum semetipsum regnumque suum Scotiae et totum Ius quod in eo havuit vel ad illud populumque suum regni sui praedicti et omnia bona sua praefati Domini Regis Angliae voluntati sponte pure et absolute submisit vita et membris absque corporis incarceratione tantum modo sibi salvis ac demum * See p 647. regnum suum praedictum cum homagiis et aliis suis iuribus et pertinenciis universis suamque Regiam dignitatem honoremve Regium necnon omnes terras et possessiones suas cum omnibus bon●s suis mobilibus immobilibus ac se mov●ntibus praedicto Domino suo Domino Reddicio Scociae Regi Angliae gratanti animo et spontanea voluntate pure et absolute reddidit praemissaque et eorum singula organo vocis suae patenter expressa et praedicta regnum suum et alia superius annotata in manu venerabilis patris Domini Antonii permissione divina Dunolm Episcopi vice et nomine dicti Domini Regis Angliae recipientis eadem una cum sigillo suo Regio quod paulo ante in quadam bursa suo secreto sigillo significavit tradidit et dimisit michique Notario infrascripto praecepit pariter et injunxit in virtute praestiti juramenti quod praemissa omnia et eorum singula publicarem in forma praedicta indeque facerem publicum instrumentum ad perpetuam rei memoriam fidemque et testimonium praemissorum Acta in Castro Brechinensi anno indictione mense & die proximo praenotatis praesentibus venerabili in Christo patre Domino Antonio permissione divina Dunolm Episcopo ac Nobilibus viris Domino Johanne Comyn de Badenagh seniore & Domino Briano filio Alani Militibus ac Magistro Alex. Kenedy Clerico praedicti Regis Scotiae tunc Cancellar testibus ad hoc vocatis specialiter & rogatis Eodem die 7 Julii apud Monros coram Serenissimo Principe Domino Edwardo Rege Angliae etc. Nobilis vir Dominus Johannes Comyn Comes de Boughan Dovenaldus Pecia nonae Comes de Mar Alexander de Balliolo Miles Johannes Comyn de Badenagh senior Miles Dominus Herbertus de Makeswelle Miles Dominus Johannes de Tosketon dictus Marescallus Miles Dominus Johannes de Moravia Miles Dominus Alexander Kenedy Canonicus Glasguensis Dominus Nicholaus de Haya Miles Dominus Johannes Seinoler de Hurmoneston Andreas de Chartres Willielmus de Pecia decima Silkesworth Alex. the Earth Dominus Hugo Rydel Miles Johannes Comyn de Straesburgh Johannes dictus le Botilier Dominus Nicholaus de Rotherford Radulphus de Eglinton Milites Thomas de Wyncestria Johannes de Elsingiston Johannes Pecia 11. le Botillier Chivaler Fergundus dictus Marescallus Nicholaus de Rothirford Chivaler & Godefridus de Ardrossan 12 Julii Dominus Willielmus de Balliolo Rector Ecclesiae de Kirkpatrik Walterus de Scherwinglawe 15 Julii Dominos Normannus de Lechelyn Alexander de Lambreton Johannes de Glennesk Johannes de Strivelyn de Moravia Patricius de Eggilumvyn Johannes de Garmagh Willielmus de Cluniaco & Thomas dictus le Usser praedicti regni Scociae Milites Alexander the Stratton Gilbertus de Mar Dominus Willielmus Comyn Praepositus Pecia 13. Sancti Andraeae Gilbertus de la Haya Johannes de Cambo Johannes fill Johannis de Kynros Milites Jacobus de Malevill Galfridus the Venaly 17 Julii Robertus Pecia 14. de Elmeleya Duncanus de Ferndragh Patricius de Berkeleya Hugo de la hay Reginaldus le Cheen Johannes fill Herherti de Makewelle & Willielmus de Monte Alto Milites Dominus Hervyus de Crambath Decanus Dunkeldensis Johannes fill Ranulphi de Petscotyn Robertus de Walghop Robertus le Fauconer Willielmus de Ivays 19 Julii Burgenses & Communitas Villae de Abirden Venerabilit Pecia 15. pater Dominus Henricus Episcopus Abirden Dominus Johannes Flemingum & Dominus Willielmus de Moravia Milites Dominus Walterus dictus Blackwatre Decanus Ecclesiae Aburden Dominus Johannes de Malevill Miles 22 Julii apud Bamfe Dom. Thomas de Torthorald Miles 26 Julii apud Elgyn in Moravia Robertus Pecia 16. permissione divina Episcopus Glasguensis Nobiles vi● Dominus Alex. Comes the Meneteth Dominos Thomas de Souls Johannes Wycharde Gervasius the Rate Alex. de Ergayel Alex. Comyn & Nicolaus de Souls Milites Burgenses de Elgyn in Moravia & ipsius Civitatis Communitas necnon & quidam Alanus de Morref 28 die Julii Dominus Johannes de Sancto Michaele Dominus Robertus de Normanville Pecia 17. Dominus Dovenaldus fill Can & Dominus Adam Gurdon Milites Willielmus dictus Wisman Johannes de Monteforti Alex. de Hateley Jac. filius Godefridi de Ros senior Reginaldus de Sancto Michaele Clericus Jacobus fill Godefridi Pecia 18. de Ros junior Robertus de Trembleye Audomerus Comyn Willielmus de Lasceles Gilbertus de Southeyk 29 Julii Henr. dictus Cor Johannes Wychard del Miernes Andr. fill Godefridi de Ros Alex. de Hougeston Willielmus de Tactenel Willielmus de Rothenayk Rogerus dictus Pater noster 1 Augusti Johannes Pecia 19 Tresour Burgenses villae Sancti Johannis de Perth 2 Aug. Ranulphus de Kelorum Thomas de Colly 3 August apud Kynkardyn Richardus de Neutobyry Pecia 20. 4 Aug. Radulphus de Kinnard 5 Aug. apud Aberbr●thoks Marcus de Clapham on the several days and in the places forespecified made the selfsame renunciations and took the same Oath of Fealty to King Edward attested by the said Notary by several witnesses and their own deeds under their respective Seals as John Seneschal of Scotland did before them all particularly recorded at large in this Roll in their Order which thus proceeds Posthaec verò indicto praefati Domini Regis Angliae Illustris Parliamento consencientibus utriusque regni Nobilibus & Praelatis in Octab. Assumptionis beatae Mariae Virgins Anno Domini & Indictione praenotatis apud Berwyk super Twed congregatisque Parliamentum in Octabis Assumptionis ibidem praedicti regni Scociae tam Episcopis Abbatibus & Prioribus cum aliis Ecclesiarum Praelatis quam Nobilibus viris Comitibus Baronibus & aliis Militibus & Proceribus dicti regni cum Communitatibus Civitatum & Villarum vicesimo octavo die Augusti Anno Domini à Nativitate Millesimo Ducentesimo Nonagesimo sexto & Indictione nona Praesentibus Nobilibus viris Domino Johanne Warenniae Domino Rogero de Northfolch Domino Willielmo de Warrewyke Patricio de Dunbar & Marchia & Domino Gilberto de Anegoes Comitibus Domino Johanne de hastings Domino Johanne Wake Domino Hugo le Despenser Domino Briano fill Alani Dominis Petro Corbet Radulpho fill Willielmi Johanne Marmeduci Waltero de Huntrecumbe & Roberto de Hilton Baronibus cum Domino Rogero Brabanson Milite & Magistro Johanne de Cadomo publico auctoritate Papae Notario testibus ad subscripta vocatis specialiter & rogatis cum aliis tam Militibus & Clericis quam Laicis in multitudine copiosa & me Notario subscripto venerunt in pleno dicti Domini Regis Angliae Parliamento memorato non vi nec metu coacti set spontanea & libera sua voluntate supradicti Nobiles & Praelati dicti regni Scotiae necnon & Milites Proceres & regnicolae qui praefato Domino Regi Angliae fidelitatem fecerant ut praemittitur diebus & locis suprascriptis una cum omnibus & singulis inferiùs nominatis et fidelitatem eandem praedicto Domo Regi Angliae prius factam ut praedicitur cum revocatione cassacione irritacione et annullacione confederacionum contractuum conventionum et pactorum quorumcumque nomine censeantur si quae unquam suo nomine vel consensu clam vel palam cum Domino Philippo Rege Francorum contra dictum Dominum Regem Angliae initae fuerant qualitercumque sive per ipsorum vel Domino Johannis de Balliolo quondam Regis Scotorum procuratores vel nuncios generales vel speciales in Franciam destinatos et renunciationes eisdem factas ut suprascribitur innovarunt omologarunt laudarunt et eciam approbarunt et de communi omnium Praelatorum et Nobilium dicti regni Scociae et aliorum Procerum regnicolarum et communitatum Villarum tocius regni Scociae consensu unanimi et voluntate praefato Domino Regi Angliae fidelitatem Pecia 27. De Fidelitate & Homagio iterato ex communi consensu regnicolarum Scociae factis Regi Angl. iterato et homagium pro omnibus terris suis infra dictum regnum Scociae existentibus fecerunt et tactis sacrosanctis et osculatis Dei Evangeliis in forma subscripta fidelitatem suam firmarunt corporalis vinculo juramenti et super fidelitatibus suis et homagiis sic factis sicut infra patet iterum suas patentes literas fecerunt suis sigillis pendentibus consignatas Quarum literarum incipiendo primo ad Praelatos Episcopos Abbates et Priores subsequenter vero ad Nobiles Comites Barones' et alios Milites et sic ultimo descendendo ad Communitates Villarum et alios Incolas regni Scotiae memorati seriatim in omnibus et per omnia tales sunt tenores * See Henr. de K●ghton de Event Angl l. 3. c. 3. col 2482. A touse ceaus qui cestes letters verront ou orront Robertus Evesque de Glascu Henry Evesqe de Abirden Thomas Evesqe de Candidae Casae saluz Pur ceo qe nous sumes venuz a la foi e a la volunte du tresnoble Prince nostre chier Seignor sire Edward par la grace Dieu Roy Dangleterre Seignor Dirland e Ducs Daquitaigne nous promettoms pur nous e pur nos successors sur peine de cors e davoir etc. verbatim as in that before of † Here p. 648 649. James Seneschal of Scotland E a cestes choses tenir e guarder nous oblegioms nous è nos successors e touse nos biens e outre ceo avoms jurez sur Seints Evangelists etc. En tesmoignance des queus choses nous auoms fait fair Cestres' letters overtes the nos Seals Dones a Berwyk sur Twede le vinteutisme jour Daugust l'an du regne nostre Seigneur Roy Dengleterre avauntdit vintisme-quart A touse ceaus qui cestes letters verront ou orront Johan Abbe de Douzquer e le Covent de mesme le leu Wautier Abbe de Passelay e le Covent de mesme la lu alexander Abbe de Tungeland e le Covent de mesme la lu Wautier Abbe de Dundreyvan e le Covent de mesme le lu Adam Abbe de Seinte Croice de Edeneburgh e le Covent de mesme le lu Patrick Abbe de Cambuskenel e le Covene de mesme le lu Gilbert Abbe de Kylros e le Covent de mesme le lu William Abbe the saint Edward de Balmurinagh e le Covent de mesme le lu Rauf Abbe de Dunfermelyn e le Covent de mesme le lu Andreu Abbe de Coupre e le Covent de mesme le lu Thomas Abbe de Scone e le Covent de mesme le lu Dungald Abbe the saint Boyse e le Covent de mesme la lu Robert Abbe de Holmcoltram e le Covent de mesme le lu Johan Abbe de Neubottle e le Covent de mesme le lu Thomas Abbe de Limdors e le Covent de mesme le lu Bernard Abbe de Kylwynin e le Covent de mesme le lu Brice Abbe the Dear e le Covent de mesme le lu Brice Abbe the saint Columb e le Covent de mesme le lu ut supra A touse etc. Johan Abbe de Jeddeworth e le Covent de mesme le lu William Abbe de Dryeburgh e le Covent de mesme le lu Patrick Abbe de Mennos e le Covent de mesme le lu Richard Abbe de Kelshou e le Covent de mesme le lu saluz A touse etc. Henry Abbe de Abirbrothok e le Covent de mesme le lu William Priour de Canonby e le Covent de mesme le lu Adam Priour deal Idle the saint Colmoth e le Covent de mesme le lu Pieres Priour de Ercattan e le Covent de mesme le lu Henry Priour de Coldingham e le Covent de mesme le lu Richard Priour de Dureme e le Covent de mesme la lu Morris Priour de Whiterne e le Covent de mesme le lu Johan Priour de saint Andreu e le Covent de mesme le lu Eve Prioress de Hadington e le Covent de mesme le lu Alice Priorisse de Manuel e le Covent de mesme le lieu Ade Prioress the saint Boythau e le Covent de mesme le lu saluz etc. A touse etc. Malys Count de Strathern Johan Comyn Count de Bouchan Johan Comyn de Badenagh Dovenald Count de Mar alexander Count the Meneteth Pecia 22. James Seneschal Descoce Maucolum Count de Levenaus William Count de Southerland Johan de Strivelyn de Morref William de Morref Seignor de Bothevill alexander Comyn Brian fiz Aleyn Renaud le Cheen William de la hay Nicol Cambel Phelippe de la Leye Johan the Calentyr Andreu le Monttour alexander Fresel Phelippe de Lindeseye Johan de Cantelou e alexander de Lindeseye chivalers saluz etc. A touse etc. Robert Priour de Rostynnot du Comte de Forsare e le Covent le mesme le lu A touse etc. Patrick Count de la March e de Dunbar Gilbert the Humfranvyll Count the Anegoes Robert de Brus le veil e Robert de Brus le Jeovene Count de Carryk saluz etc. A touse etc. Johan de Perth Burgoys e Aldreman de la vile de saint Johan de Perth Johan fiz Richard de Perth Dunkan del Celer Richard de Neville de Perth Rauf Tundeman William Alight Johan Tresour William fiz Johan de Perth Bernard le Mercer Johan Serle de Perth Dovenald Bride Robert Fouk Phelipp Tuket Waryn de Whiteby Wadyn de Perth Thomas With e Simon le Glover Burgoys e tote la Communaute de la vile de saint johan de Perth saluz etc. A touse etc. Richard Brice de Stryvelyn Burgoys e Aldreman de mesme le Burk Laurence de Dunblan William Servatour Reynaud de Malevill Richard Prestre Robert le Taillour Morice le Rous Gilbert Teketer Adam le fiz Richard Rauf le Wright William le Lardyner e johan de Dryelawe Burgois e tote la Communaute del avantdit Burk saluz etc. Pecia 23. A touse etc. Wautier le Orfeure de Roksburgh Burgois e Aldreman de mesme le Burk Richard le Forblour Richard Vigrons Michael le Seeler William le Bosevill Adam de Myndrum Adam Knout Geffrey de Berewyk Adam de Eurewyk Adam Corbrand Austyn le Mercer e Johan Knout de Roksburk e tote la comune de mesme le Burk William the Dederyk Burgoys e Aldreman del Burk de Edenburk James de Edneburgh Wautier fiz Martin Wautier le Arblaster Henry le Scoter Johan Hoger William le Taillour Waltier de Rypon Waldef de la Rethe William de Leicestre Richard fiz Wautier de Edneburk e Johan Wyggemere de Edneburk e tote la comune de mesme le Burk saluz etc. A touse etc. Johan Damesone Aldreman e Burgois de Jeddeworth en le Counte de Roksburk Simon de Rennyngton Huwe de Lindeseye Robert le Mareschal Robert Fremansone Rauf le Spicer Stevene le Marshal Thomas le Tayllur Simon le Tayllur Richard le Clerk Ewy le Clerk de Jeddeworth e Huwe de Watton Burgoys e tote la Comunante de Jeddeworth saluz etc. A touse etc. alexander le Barker Provost del Burk de Hadington en le Counte de Edneburk Johan le Scot William le fiz Geffrey Adam le fiz Fernyn Adam de Skrogges David de Penkatlond William Bachelor Johan Derok William le Barker Duncan le Rous Henry de Ayton e Johan Crokeschank e tote la comune de mesme le Burk saluz etc. A touse etc. William de la Chaumbre Baillyf & Burgoys de Pebbles Johan Vicaire del Eglise de Pebbles Adam de Hord David le fiz Andreu Nicol de Northincheton Renaud Hardegreyes Johan le fiz Wauter G●etheved Henry Ranefmaugh Simon le Frere Wautier Simon le fiz Gess●ai Pieres le fiz Geffrey e Rogier Blind Burgoys e tote la Communante de Pebbles sal●z etc. A touse etc. Johan Rabuk e Johan de Mar Baillifs del Burk de Linlescu Andreu le Serjaunt William Othehull Johan le Porter Matheu de Kynglas Henry del Wro Phelipp de Abrenithy Gilbert de Hildeclyve William le fiz Ernand Michael le Lardiner ● Nicol le Serjaunt Burgois e tote l● comune de mesme le Burk Adam Gold Baillif del Burk de Monros Wautier the Rossy Johan de Thornton Johan fiz Aleyn Huwe le fiz Mancolum Thomas Cuffok Phelipp de Logyn Johan Trot Henry de Hakely Wautier le Mercer Johan fiz Adam & William Strange Burgoys e tote la comuno de Monros avantdit saluz etc. A touse etc. alexander le Sauser e Geffrey Caland Baillifs e Burgoys de la vile de Ennerkechyn en le Counte de Fyf Adam le Mareschal William Dod Pieres de Pecia 24. Petravy Johan deal I 'll William le fiz Eve Andreu de Strivelyn William le fiz Johan Rauf le fiz Norman Johan Bertram e William de Rydale Burgoys e tote la Comunante de mesme la vile saluz etc. A touse etc. Henry de Mundevill Thomas de Colevill Andreu de Chartres David le Mareschal Humphrey du Gardyn Mariot de Button Patrick de Botyl Dovenald fiz Can Wautier de Twynham William de la Chaumbre Johan de Geneleston Wautier fiz Richard de Twynham Stevene de Kilpatrik Wautier Durant Matheu de Legh Thomas de Kirtonnel Thomas de Bardonan Robert the Muffet Rogier de Faussyde Duncan de Coningesburgh Gilmighel Mac E●h Matrach ap Molegan Johan Murchok del Count de Dunfres' Johan le Mareschal de Tosketon Thomas de Torthorald Fergus Mac Dowilt Roland Mac Gaghan Thomas Matulagh William Polmalot Andreu de Cogan Johan de Meynreth William de Champagne Dongal Mac Dowyl del Count de Wyggeton Alice de Ormeston Mariot de Golyn William de Fenton alexander the Boukhill Johan de Vaus del Count de Edneburg Thomas de Somervill Wautier Logan Dervorgoyl qe fu femme Robert Carnot Steven de Roberton Margarete de Colbanston Isabele de Colbanston Richard Lescot de Murchoxton Steven le Wafrer Andreu de Levingeston Wautier le fiz Roger de Odeston Hamund the Trouper William de Morref de Romsirgard Rauf Maulenter William de Douglas alexander the Strivelin del Count de Lannark Huwe Grey Johan the saint Cler de Hirdmaneston e William le Broun de Laweder del Count de Berewyk Roger de Almere Michael de Witton e Adam de Wytton del Count de Selkirk Johan de Montfort William de Rammeseye William de Bailliol Johan le Botiler de Gramund alexander the Stratton James the Stratton Henry de Brade William the Grenlawe Johan de Lastaliryk Thomas le Noble Patrick le Noble Elice de la Longemore Huwe Rydel Andreu de Crageston William de Ros William le Fleming the Scton Wautier de Longeton Huwe de Morref Rauf de Langton William de Drilowe Huwe the Penicok Nicol de Knyghton Edward de Whitewelle William Beset William de Cramund Clerk Aleyn de Lyberton del Count de Edneburk William Freser Thomas de la Chaundel William de Malevill del Count de Pebbles Robert de Normanvill Johan de Strivelyn de Cars Gilbert Malherbe e William le Servetour del Count de Strivelyn Johan le Botiler Nicol de la hay Robert Cambroun de Balnygrenagh Johan de Moncref Roger de Methfenner e Maucolum de Glendughred del Count de Perth Thomas de la Tour Richard de Worwyk Gilcrist More Huwe the Kelshowe Godefrai de Ardrossan Fergus Fostresone Mestre Gilbert de Templeton William Kerre Robert de Ros Johan de Paris Dovenald fiz Gilbert Patrick de Comenagh Thomas de Gelghagi Mestre Neel Cambel Adam le Taillour de Coningham Ingram de Umfrauvill del Count de Are Johan de Glennysk Morgund de Glennesk Patrick de Oggehull Randulf the Keloure Adam de Inrepessre Johan de Kynros Rauf de Dunde William de Anand William de Gurlay de Bagally alexander the Lambreton Johan Haunsard Robert de Betuyn Eve de Anegoes ● David de Breghyn del Count de Forfare e Johan Bruyn del Count de Linliscu johan de Ormeston Robert de Wodeford johan Lock William de Bosevill johan Normaunt Andreu de la Garderobe Adam de Maxpossel William de Hessewell Huwe Eyr Simon de Cressevill Robert de Hodolm johan de Grymeslawe alexander the Baillol e Thomas de Chartres del Count de Roksburk saluz etc. A touse etc. Adam de Hep Johan de Harden Richard de Chesehelm Wautier Burghton Robert Grundy de Neuton Robert Walgh de Hep Thomas the Roll William de Farningdon Roger de Midelburgh Johan Fraunceys de Longa Neuton Reynard de Dolfineston William de Rucastel Johan le fiz Johan de Anesleye Johan le Mareschal Aymer de Rotherford Robert de la grange Aleyn Gurney Phelip Stiward Adam de Chathon Nicol. Fansy William Scot Marie de Synton William de Chartres Richard le Furbour Johan de Lillesclyf Simon de Holden Guy de Denum Johan de Echereston Ingram de Tostes William le Bradeleye Richard de Flex William de Tostes Henry le Chapeleyn Johan de Heton Johan de Scounesclegh William de Yetham Johan de Malkarteston Wautier Merpym Wautier de Holcote Johan le Mareschal Adam de Rukelton William de Prendrelath Gilbert Moffin Gilbert fiz Beatrice Robert de Edenham Johan le Seneschal de Jeddeworth Johan Knout Adam de Rykelden alexander Servys Robert de Huntelegh William de Prendrelath Wautier le Clerk de Roksburk Adam lafoy Person de Souldon Phelipp de Briden Henry de Hommes Robert de Tostes Adam le Taillour de Chesseworth Freskums de Laundeles Rogier Corbet Johan Benoghtyn Johan Comyn de Skiresburgh William de Faussyde Robert de Hanewyk Patrick de Blenkanson Thomas de Joneston Gilcrist fiz Patrick Thomas de Cokeburn William Oscherebure Robert de Malevile e Bernard de Hauden del Count de Rokesburgk Andreu de Bretton Johan de Makswelle Syvan le Mare Huwe de Foderingeye Maucolum de Rosky Maucolum fiz Maucolum Johan de Lanyn Gilemore Maclyn Johan de Kyntowar Wautier de Kyntowhar Maucolum de Kynbuk Patrick de Glendoghrad Thomas de Kyngarth Mestre Matheu de Monros Clerk Isaac de Kelwiny Lorn de Ardebethey Thomas Tutte de Strathern la Priorisse de saint Leonard juxte lafoy vile de saint Johan de Perth Rogier de Miggel Gilbert the Thoruk Kilschyn Gilcrist Huwe de Balmenagh Malys de Moliefard Ego de Strathath Robert de Strathern Monagh fiz Alpyn Morice de Tyrcy Conan de Bethweder Margarete le Engleys Haldan de Emester William de Morref de Tulybardy Maucolum de Strathern Clerk del Count de Perth saluz etc. Pecia 25. A touse etc. Johan de Swyneburn Reynaud de Craunford del Count de Are Gilbert de Glynkerney del Count de Elgyn Gilbert the Lakenheved del Count de Lanark Christine de Mar que fu la femme Duncan de Mar de●ldernesse ●ldernesse Maucolum de Ergad frere sire alexander the Ergad Duncan Cambell del Ills e Gilbert de Mar del Count de Fyf saluz etc. A touse etc. Anneys' Prioress the South Berewyk e lo Covent de mesme le lu saluz etc. A touse etc. Isabele Knout del Count de Rokesburk Johan de Montgomery Reynaud Mor de Cragge David de Waugh del Count de Lanark Margery Comyn dame de Gurdon del Count de Berewyk Wautier de Caran del Count de Fyf Duncan fiz le Counte de Mar deal count de Perth Johan Haughenros del Count de Eigyn Henry Hogger deal Count de Rokesburk Eve qe fu la femme Maucolum de Fernyndraugh del Count de Abirden saluz etc. A touse etc. Matheu le Naper de Aghelek Alifaundre the Sanser de Innerkethyn del Count de Forfare Johan del Hage del Count de Berewyk Rauf the Chaumpayne del Count de Wygeton William Prat Adam de Gibeloteston del Count de Fyf Robert de Oghtergeven del Count de Perth William de Malevill del Count de Rokesburk Johan de Hirdmaneston del Count de Berewyk William le Tailiour de Balshamvelle del Count de Forfare alexander the Dalmahoy del Count de Edenburk e Johan de Cragyn del Count de Linlescu saluz etc. A touse etc. Wautier Beset Wautier de Benavelyn William the Gurleye Adam de Garmagh Wautier de Balernagh Johan de Haneworth Phelipp le Marshal Richard deal Idle Robert de Muscaumpe Aylmer de Handen Barthelmeu Mestre de la meson de saint Germeyn William le Harpur de la Lauwe Pyeres the Lysours Simon de la Scalerik Robert de Pylemor William Schelle Thomas de Boys Thomas de Carkon johan de Crak johan Lesquier the Whyhop Andreu de Haldanston Richard de Holaston Phelipp Walran alexander Bertholmeu Robert de Hed●eye Johan de Cambok Bernard Frisel William de Fasington Matheu de Hauthornden johan Fraunceys de Beneston johan Pygaz de Lynton Adam de Fouwelden de Horton William de Cornhal William A venel Henry de Ormeston William Frysel Aleyn de Wynton Thomas de Stratton Nicol de Preston Crihty de Carnant William de Preston Adam de Lynton Rogier Gourlay Adam de Lynton William de Sideserst Robert de Weepunt Pieres de Horton William fiz Geffray de Boulton Patrick de Hirdmanneston Adam le Clerk de Colginton i 've the Elebotle Michael de Hale Frere johan mestre del Hospital de Seirt Trinity de Huweston james de Neuton Hue siz Geffrey de Elbotle Wautier de Northberewyk Geffrey de Chaldecote Adam de Reynfru Henry de Kidelowe Wautier de Werderburn William de Pokeby Robert de Langemore e Eymer de Handen del Count de Edeneburk saluz etc. A touse etc. Phelipp de Fyndon del Count de Kyncardyn e William de Meysterton del Count de Fyf saluz etc. A touse etc. Penicok Aleyn de Lyberton David de Lyberton Wautier de Loghdon Randolf de Loghdon Huwe Rydel Gunnyd Brun Gilbert de Dunmanyn Edward de Couton johan de Agdokeston Richard de Earth William de Kynemuth Henry de Lysours e William de Drilawe tenantzes le Roi du counte de Edneburk Elys le porter de Rugan e Roger le fiz Richard de Cadrogh tenantzes le Roi du counte de Lanark Richard Fossart de jeddeworth e Reyner de Clonas Lombard tenantzes le Roi ducounte de Roksburk William Onthehull Thomas the Karibe Henry del Wro Michael le Lardiner Nicol Sergeant de Linlescu Phelipp de Abernyd Gilbert de Hildeclyve William de Kenenmuth William le fiz Arnaud Andreu de Croston Adam de Whiteburn Gilcrist de Whiteburn jordan deal Orchard William Bretun e johan de Kelput tenantzes le Roi de counte de Linlescu Rauf Doghlyn de Hadington Rob. de Eghlyn Al●ce qe fu la femme Alcyn de Ormeston William Pesshun de synygham tenantzes le Roi du counte de Edneburk Henry de Haliburton Huwe le fiz Moses de Spot William de Abernithy Pieres de Prendelgust Alice qe fu la f●mme Phelipp de Haliburton e Margery qe fu la femme Thomas Bangsleve tenantzes le Roi du counte de Berewyk Patrick de Malevill William Perel Rogier le Mareschal William de Malevill William de Crelinger Wautier Lillok Thomas Lillok Rogier de Mohant Rauf del Pont de Pebbles Huwe Oftheleigger William de Hopkeliogh Johan le Naper Adam le Peure de Erceldoune William Porneys tenantzes le Roi du Counte de Pebbles johan de Drilowe Robert de Normanvill johan de Lambreton tenantzes le Roi du Counte de Strivelyn Maucolum de Glindoghred johan de Botirgast Robert Cambroun the Balnely Henry the Fresseleye Teobaud Pittot William the Kilmoneth Robert de Ostergaven Thomas Cambel alexander the Argeyl Maucolum fiz Inneyrt Patrick de Rothenayk Rauf de Gilgirgeston johan Ewinsone Mac Gilcrist Rauf de Kynnard Gilbert de la hay & johan de Malere tenantzes le Roi du Counte de Perth e Eve lafoy Prioress de Hadington tenantzes le Roi du Counte de Edneburgh Nicol de Tripponeye William the Scheles William tenant de Creston johan le Porter de Linlescu Serle de Dundas Michael Lardiner Nicol le Serjaunt tenantzes le Roi du Counte de Linlescu johan de Crauford Thomas de Wincestre Aleyn Waleys Robert Boyt Adam fiz Grimbaud Nicol de Slaves e Patrick le Archer te●antz le Roi du Counte de Are saluz etc. A touse etc. Thomas le Husher del Count de Anegoes Wautier Comyn del Count de Pebbles Wautier de Greyden Gilbert de Estnesbyt Adam fiz Nicol Adem Belle Thomas le Muller Edward fiz Richard le Prestre Laurence de Morref Patr●k de Byly e Aleyn Belle del Count de Berewyk William de Baudreston del Count de Linlescu Enime de Ailmer del Count de Selkirk Maucolum de Kynspinedy Richard Person del Eglise de Torry del Count de Fyf Mestre William de Rochesford Person del Eglise de Lillesclyve Richard de Wytton Person del Eglise Pecia 27. de Hawyk William de Blakelawe johan de Lynton Gilbert Haunches William de janun del Count de Rokburk Robert de Chartres alexander the k Person del Eglise de Hodolme del Count de Dunfres' Adam Person del Eglise de Lastaltigg del Count de Edneburk William Vicaire del Eglise de Wyston William le Taillur Wautier le Fleming Kynlay de Twydyn del Count de Lanark Frere johan de Sautre Mestre de la Chivalerie del Temple en Escoce Frere alexander the Welles garden del Hospital de saint Johan de Jerusalem eu Escoce saluz etc. A touse etc. Duncan fiz A velyn Chivaler Henry de Vypunt Chivaler Umfra de Kilwhowe Chivaler William le Fleming Aleyn le fiz A velyn Morice de Arncappel Johan Makelmothan Duncan le fiz Nelges e Johan le Naper del Count de Dunbretan Johan de Joneston Chivaler e Johan le Blunt de Eskeby deal Count de Dunfrys Hectur Askeloc e Art●●ur de Galbrath del Count de Wygeton Wautier Sproul del Count de Dunbretan Roger de Burghdon the Blakeder Rauf the Egerhop Adam Bernak de Hilton Gregoire the saint Cler Edith de Goldingham Anneys de Mollesworth Rogier le Hauper de Homer Rauf de Hauden Person del Eglise de Whitesum William Caffurlong Robert Mantalent Henry de Ellom Nicol deal Despense e Robert Cogan deal Count de Berewyk Donald le fiz Ancol del Count de Dunbretan Johan de Haukerston William le Fraunceys Johan de Elfinston Wautier de Congelton del Count de Edneburk Gilbert de Kilbride alexander the Strivelyn del Count de Lanark Henry deal Orchard Matheu de Gurle Johan de Graham Henry le Ferour de Granernen Constance de Kyphop Rauf Eghlyn William le Mareschal Henry Ker Waut●er de Berkelegh Michael Hippereyson Aleyn le Littestre Henry del Lardere Robert del Fansyde Johan the Wytelowe William Person del Eglise de Barwe Johan de Hankerston R●chard Stiward de Craneston deal Count de Edneburk Gilbert de Dromund del Count de Dunbretan Henry de Graham Johan de la Leye Johan de Seton Pieres de Graham Beatrice de Karlel Adam de Hodolm Eustace de Boyvill i 've le Messager Richard de Seton e James de ●orthorald del Count de Dunfres' Nicol de Baddeby Johan Oter ●illiam le fiz le Styward Robert de Spotteswode del Count de Berewyk saluz etc. A touse etc. Michael de Wymer Henry de Haliburton Anegoes Makerath Dugaldus Gregyns Wautier de Russy Nicol M●kwhesshapp Maucolum fiz Nicol P●eres de Cokeburn Andreu le Jugger Nicol de Veupount de Tyndaz saluz etc. A touse etc. Duncan de Fernyndrogh Chivaler Norman de Lesselyn Chivaler Johan L●pp● del Count de Abirden Thomas de Morham pusnee the Count de Strivelyn Johan Wight del Count de Lanark William Breton del Count de Linlescu William the A bercrom by de●yf ●yf Huwe de Urre del Count de Dunfres' Roger de Crauford del Cou●te de A●e Thomas le Ewer e Johan le Skene del Count de Edneburk saluz etc. A touse etc. Johan de Stowe Person del Eglise de Glemkerny del Count de Pecia 24. Kincardyn en Miernes Joan de Laundeles Simon Fraunceys Robert du Val de Esk Richard le fiz Geffrai de Ekford deal Count de Rokburk David Vicaire del Egl●se de Foghon Johan Vicaire de Langeton deal Count de Berewyk Andreu de Garvi●gh Richard the Leghindy Elizabeth the Rosseneth del Count de Abirden Robert de Grant del Count de Fyf Henry le fiz Arnand William Gocelyn del Count de S●lkyrk Johan the Dunbretan Person del Eglise de Nig del Count de Rosse saluz etc. A touse etc. Fynlawe de Huston Chivaler William le Fleming Chivaler Huwe Kenedy Chivaler Huwe de Dalmeston Chivaler Johan le Seneschal Chivaler Al●yn le Glasfreth William de Shawe William de Conyngburgh Henry de Manspe●h Robert de l● Chaumbre Aleyn le fiz Nicol Marie de Glengevel alexander the Kircomtolagh Gilbert de Kilbride Richard de Creling Thomas de Raulfeston Wautier Spreul Herbert de Glodestan William Dongulsone Johan de Irskyn Johan deal Glan William Fyn Adam le Taillur William de la Chaumbre Johan Pride Gyles del Estwode Ughtred Seman Laurence de Petyn Henry de Arthurshull Robert de Kent Patrick de Selvenland alexander Akeman William Crokta de Kilbride Geffrai de Home e Henry fiz Phelipp del Count de Lanark saluz etc. A touse etc. Adam de Bakepol del Count de Rokburk Johan the Hedlam Southchantour del Eglise de Ros Thomas de Jarum Provendrer de mesme Leglise del Count de Ros William Vicaire del Eglise de Carnok del Count de Miernes Richard de Furdal Dongal Cambel Edmund de la hay Marjorie de Graham Johan Lanmansone Laurence the Flisk Arthur Cambel David de Blar● Duncan Cambel Robert Gerland Thomas de la hay Eugene fiz Loghlave del Count de Perth Wautier Lescot David Eyr de Stichehull Thomas the Fulcon Vicaire del Eglise de Irnnewyk del Count de Pebbles Rokburk & Edneburk William de Redepeth del Count de Berewyk Wautier le Engleys del Count de Lanark Thomas de Hayton Vicaire del Eglise de Cambosneythan deal Count de Lanark e Aleyn Abbe de Alnewyk del Count de Berewyk cs A tonz etc. Johan de Rammeseye Adam de Rammeseye Johan fiz Nece de Rammeseye William de Rammeseye William de Kyndellogh William de Laghmanoveny William de Letton Gilbert de Kymmok i 've the Bringsholles Richard de Lasceles William de Laskresk Robert Gernald Gregoire the Juredonet Robert de Waghop Thomas Kayter Robert de Ortok Henry de Aynescrothere Pieres Chaumpaigne William de Petkery Johan de Cambhou Bartholomew de Kyldunham Johan de Abercromby Adam de Lumbyny Patrick de Dundemer William the Fresseleye Simon de Orrok Pieres de Pettarne Brice fiz Johan Elys the Orky Richard de Balmakemore William de Kuere Henry Grey Eel de Fyf Huwe de la hay Lambard Vicaire de Caral Henry de Mominel Johan de Hadynton Johan Fresel David Arnot Andreu Balmalkyn Richard de Skadaghy Adam Clouny Isabele Scot Wauter de Logy Thomas de Balkasky Johan de Randolfeston Adam de Peticlank William de la Haye de Drumranagh David de la Garderobe Eel de Ardros David de Hadington Robert de Dundaf Wantier Vicaire the Forgrant William Dobervill e Johan le Waleys fiz Thomas le Waleys deal count the Fif saluz etc. A tonz etc. Dovenald Makachelshou Nicol le fiz Adam de Dunbretan Gilbert de jurelauran Dovenald Gasbrath de Kildbride Duncan Mac Gilcrist the Levenaghes Dovenal le fiz Michael More the Levenaghs Duncan Alpynsone de Aughtulus Patrick Flemeng del count the Dunbretan Iwyn de Garghill Duncan Maggadelf de Cambroun Malcolin the Bongheannian Gilbert de Buthernok Duncan Bard Pecia 29. Brice Fynlawesone de Nerbolg Thomas le fiz Waucolum de Garthgeveron Robert Crotchet Richard de Pessun de Strivelyn Robert de Irland Thomas de Montgomery Gille Rosan le Rous e End le fiz Morris deal count de Strivelyn e Gilbert Haanethe Fergus Askolo Gilbert the Hannethe & Thomas de Kitehilt deal count de Wigeton e Gilbert Wischard Joan de la hay Angos de Neutober Robert de Kenros Ricard de Neutebere Johan de Strathern del count the Forfare e William le fiz Aleyn le Clerk de Louweder Robert deal Hospital Rauf Phelipp de Berewyk Thomas de Selkyrk Alice de Dunbar e Robert de Kynbriggeham deal count de Berewyk e Robert de Cribbes Johan de Bykerton Michael Scot Phelip de Carribber johan Craggy Saer de Dundas Gerveys the Loughill Henry de Dalmehay Richard Ernaud Huwe de Dursdere alexander the Purdevyn Freskin de Douglas Marjorie del Fairhalugh e Patrick le fiz Johan le Mareschal deal count de Linlescu saluz etc. A tonz etc. alexander Fossard de Tynningham David de Timerham Richard le Barker de Tyningham Gilbert fiz Henry de Tyningham William de Lessewade Wautier Scot Robert deal Brunhus William le Keu Gilbert le Messager Michael le Messager Adam de Cartiz e Robert del Brunhus Elys de Obrinkel e Thomas Walghope tenantzes le Evesqe de Scint Andreu deal count de Edneburk e Simon de Liston tenant le Evesque de Scint Andreu deal count de Linliscu Johan Lasceles Mestre Richard le Keu end de Kynnemuth Henry the Tarneth Marc de Clapham Andreu Freser Lambe fiz Austyn de Nibreim e Maucolum de Kynspinedy tenantzes Levesque avantdit deal count de Fyf Johan de Morhall tenant le Evesqe avantdit del count de Perth e William le Ken del Knoll tenant le Evesqe avantdit del count de Lanark saluz etc. A touse etc. Gilbert fiz Roland Johan de Knoudolyan Gilbert Maklurk Mestre Neel Cambel Johan fiz Neel de Carryk Duncan de Carleton Patrick Beg Johan le Clerk Aleyn de Wynton Adam le Waleys Reynaud de Kilmernon Arthur de Donon William de Kachkerk Robert le Har pur Johan de Langemor Nicol le Waleys Pieres de Burgh Wautier de Ros William fiz Gervays Gilbert le Conynburk Renaud deal More Roger de Crauford Huwe Oftheblare Renaud de Crauford Robert de Boyvill William fiz Lorence Aleyn le Fleming William Bule Ailmer le Hunter Thomas Galfagy Adam de Home Rauf de Eglynton Roger de Rath Alifaundre the la Butlerie Thomas de Cregeyn Neel fiz Robert de Dullop Robert de Pitton Adam de la More Aleyn le Barbur Gilmor fiz Edward Rauf Faireye William de Craunford Wautier de Lynne Thomas de Wynton James de Ros Johan Vicaire del Eglise de Garvan Murchauch de Montgomery Duncan fiz Gilmor Edward Renaud More Nichol de Achitheleg Aleyn de Keres Simon the Spalding person deal Eglise de Ogheltre Maucolum Lockare del count de Arc e Richard Wert Thomas de Muscamp alexander the Paunton Marie de Glangenel johan de Maxewell Phelipp le Engleys e Simon del Schawe deal count de Lanark Nicol de Corry johan de Dordof Rauf de Eryngton Simon de la Chaumbre Robert de Dunbretan Robert Freyser William de Hellebek Henry de Gillonby Giles person deal Eglise de Eggleffeyan Robert de Perrefax johan de Kukpatrik Thomas de Moffet deal count de Dunfres' saluz etc. A touse etc. Adam de Barton alexander the Boudington chapeleyn johan le Harpur johan de Eccles Robert de Askeby Roger de Westlomineston deal count de Berewyk Patrick de Polewe deal count de Fyf Geffrai le fiz Wautier alexander le fiz Henry de Caverton Roger del Grene deal count the Rokbnrk Thomas Walgh deal count the Pebbles Robert de Elmelegh deal count de Abirden Mestre Henry de Strivelyn deal count de Strivelyn Maucolum Mac Cuffok Barthelmeu de Egglesham chapeleyn Garden de novel leu de Seneware William le Taillur Patrick fiz Matheu de Parton deal count de Dunfres' Mabille de Cungilton Martin del Chaundeil del count de Edneburk Patrick de Aghlek Patrick de Morington Pieres Kenyn William del Gernerig Fergus de Bard deal count de Lanark saluz etc. A touse etc. Matheu de Grenlawe fiz VVilliam de Grenlawe Nicol Campyon William Vicaire del Eglise de la trinity de Berewyk Wautier de Fenton Henry de Swynton johan deal Park chivaler johan fiz VVautier de Kymbrogam Thomas de Creghton Richard Norreys Aleyn de Elfineston Adam the Bad by the Lambreton Henry de Prendregast Wautier le Moigne Mestre Duncan de Carrik Ade de Fraser Prioress de Eccles Nicol de Paxton Adam de Luminesden Rogier Pecia 30. Elyssone Thomas de Nesbyt johan de Southlynton johan le Engleys Aleyn Dunwythye johan le fiz David Adam Spollard Wauter de la Chaumbre Adam Belle johan de Hilton johan de Boneke Adam Mounland Roger de Luminesden johan Dammesone de Overayton William Pourays johan Grithman William Ravessone William de Billingham Oliver de Ryston Adam Swyn de Ryston Adam Sel de Ryston Thomas Floriesone Adam de Lamberton Adam Collan Wautier Pieressone Nicol Lamb johan Adamsone Coleman Wyrok Huwe de Britherstanes Robert de Blakeburn Johan Ayr de Ayton Richard Belle Wautier de Lamberton Richard de Kyngessyde Aleyn de Pylmor Adam Corbet Marjorie de Dansier Rauf Brun Eliz fiz Robert de Novel Chastel Robert de Biddesden Joan de Nesbyt Huwe Giffard Aleyn fiz Maucolum Thomas the Bonequil William Lange Rauf Oftrebrun Adam Sammok de Trebrun Thomas de Pylmor Henry de Naythanthern William le fiz William de Trebrun William le Feure Pieres de Littestere Wautier Jonessone Nicol Corour Roger de Harkars James Giffard Johan de Chesolm William de Eyton Johan de Kynburn Robert Russel Patrick Alicesone Adam Frere Geffray Isabelsone Eliz. Britun Simon Malcomessone William Godeslyme Simon Coupere Johan de Kynbrigham Aleyn Sammoksone Johan le Waleys de Overton Aleyn the Herteshede William le Clerk de Witton William de Lamberton William de Boseville Richard de Coldingham Robert de Rammeseye Robert Grimbald Stevene le fiz Johan Greve de Hayton Adam de Kirkby Loel de Liolleston William le fiz Renaud de Eyton William le Mareschal de Morthington Thomas de Harkars William de Blythe Person de Chirnesyde William de Swynton Vicaire del Eglise de Swynton Huwe Vicaire dsl Eglise de Aldcambhouse Robert de Stichehull Nicol Perre de Bonekel Bernard de Lynton Person de Eglise de Mordington Huwe le fiz Adam de Hilton Margarete la Tielle Nicol de Rotherford Saer le fiz Thomas Freysel Johan de Lodham Randolf de Creyes Johan Gourley Elyz del Molyn William de Chatton Vicaire del Eglise de Ederham Thomas de Derchestre del Count de Berewyk saluz etc. A touse etc. Robert de hastings Adam Pendenam Johan Fleming Erchebaud de Morref William de Appeston Johan the Hatal Johan de Meldon William Wymondessone Laurence Fresel Johan Hope Malcolm Erchebaudessone Thomas Bunting Osbern de Chartre William Baret Thomas de Ledyard alexander Dudyn Lorence atte Bure Nicol Kerre Andreu le Seeler Stevene de Glenwhym Thomas le Loverd Bernard de Mohaut alexander the Droghkil Jacob Freman Johan Gilberdessone Adam Luvely William le Wache Cristine Lockard Gilbert Darel Johan Eyr de Meffesnon Robert de Theepeland Stevene de Steveneston William the Earth William Frisith Anable de Cambos deal count the Pebbles Robert de Betun Johan de Arrat William de Mouncref Richard Muschet Thomas de Rammeseye David de Enredeffre del count the Anegoes saluz etc. A touse etc. Johan de Garmagh deal count de Aberden Aleyn fiz Thomas de Fulton Nicol de Fulton Urtius le Harput deal count de Lanark Johan Skene Patrick de Skene Johan Lip deal count de Aberden Thomas le Ewer deal count de Edneburk Johan fiz Randolf de Fodice deal count de Fyf Wautier Beset del count de Aberden Thomas Punodayn Patrick Gilcristessone Johan Manuel Adam Gurdon Johan de Bondington Clerk del Count de Strivelyn William de Clunie Chauntur de Breghyn del count the Forfare Patrick de Blauntire del count de Strivelyn Henry de Strivelyn Person del Eglise de Upsetelington Simon de Licharodeswode Peronal de Veupont Adam de Kirketon deal count de Berewyk Cristiane deal Greneheved del count de Selkirk Johan the Pedgrogeny del count de Perth Geffrei le Baxtere de Lossithe Laurence de Lekathy Adam fiz David deal count the Forfare Johan Legun the Rothegle deal count de Lan●rk Johan Broun del count de Berewyk Thomas de Boghan Robert Foreman del count de Edneburk Robert de Chatton Huwe de Hextildespeth deal count de Rokburk William garden del count the Forfare William fiz Andreu de Douglas deal count de Linliscu frere Adam Ministre del order de la trinity de Berewyk Pat●●k Lescot Cristiane atte Gothe de Berewyk del count de Berewyk frere Thomas Abbe de Inchanfran saluz etc. A touse etc. Wautier Vicaire del Eglise de Lichardeswode Robert de Douns Frere William Mestre de la meson de saint Austyn de Seggeden William Othehill Pecia 31. Johan le Letham del Count de Berewyk Gilbert Person del Eglise de Kildehavena del Count de Perth Pieres the Dewere Huwe de Gurlegh Patrick de Gurlegh Person del Eglise de Loghorward Huwe Vicaire del Eglise de Craneston Margarete the Penicok Eleyne the Dudingeston Adam de Lynton le joenene Johan Cheen del Count de Edneburk Johan Vicaire del Eglise de Edenham Huwe Body del Count de Rokburk Morice Unthank William le Clerk del Count de Lanark Henry Vicaire del Eglise de Laurineton Robert de Tyndale Person del Eglise de Graunt-Dalton del Count de Dumfres' William deal Skegges Patrick del Gyle William fiz Richard del Count de Pebbles e Adam Prior de Cardoyl del Count de Are Nicol de la Despense del Count de Berewyk Frere Thomas Mestre de la meson de la trinity de Soltre del Count de Edneburk Alleyn Person del Eglise de Roll johan fiz Randolf del Count de Rokburk johan de Lillesclyve del Count de Pebbles Huwe de Dunom Person del Eglise de Lyberton del Count de Lanark William Vicaire del Eglise de Laneta garden de la Prioritie de Northberewyk Isabele qe fu la femme David de Taillour del Count de Forfare Wautier Cammays Clerk del count de Rokburk William Parker Person de Kilmon Richard Vicaire del Eglise de Selkirk del Count de Perth johan de Horreden del Count de Lanark Eleyne Papele del Count de Berewyk Anneys del Crag William du Gardyn del Count de Edneburk Wautier de Bat Emme Spendelone del Count de Lanark e johan le Forester del Count de Berewyk saluz etc. A touse etc. Wautier Curry Henry Crak johan de Normanvill del Count de Dumfres' Laurence de Scorton johan le Mareschal Thomas le Mareschal Simon Person del Eglise de Middeby Adam de Gurle Roger de Rainaldeston johan fiz William de Fastfurlang Thomas de Haunches johan de Annecombe Randulf de Derum Robert the Merleye Person del Eglise de Westerker Wantier Aumbler Aleyn Personae deal Eglise de Roll Thomas de Killewode Thomas de Ston alexander the Hirmaneston Huwe de Shotton alexander the Caverton Henry de Scorton Adam the Roll Richard de Perth de Rokburk Richard Cambays William the Birhop johan Bayard de Hoten alexander the Maxton del Count de Rokburk Good de Wynton Robert fiz Adam de Drelton Thomas le Mareschal de Crostorfyn Johan de Daventre Johan de Lambreton Pieres le Clerk Isabele qe fu la femme Thomas Stiward Aleyn de Suthstanes Thomas the Dewere Huwe Ayer de Caluden Johan de Hanewort del Count de Edneburk saluz etc. A touse etc. Wautier Oghterloveny Adam de Valoyns Henry de Dundemor William de Lamberton Matheu de Balran Randulf de Ronays' Wautier de Bikerton William Fraunceys Johan de Cuere Richard de Malevill Morthak de Caityk Huwe de Loghore William de Valoynes Johan de Morref Johan de la hay Johan de Kuere David le Wymes Richard Cuyot William de Lasceles Nicol de Souls Andreu Fresel Johan Manipeny Patrick the Pedglassy David de Meskedrum deal Count de Fyfe e Maucolum le Engleys del Count de Perth Ace de Kynros alexander the Abernithy alexander del I 'll Gilascop fiz Roland del Count de Perth Margarete de Rameseye Thomas de Harecarres deal Count de Berewyk Johan de Lindeseye Thomas de Souls deal Count de Rokburk Wautier Comyn del Count de Pebbles Gilbert Maccoignathe del Count de Dumfres' William Maculagh del Count de Wygeton Maucolum Count de Levenaux David de Berkele Edmund de hastings deal Count de Fyf Robert Cambron the Balnely David de Breghyn e alexander de Lamberton del Count de Forfare Johan Wyscard alexander the Allerdash Humphrey de Middelton Robert le Fauconer Michael le Fleming Robert de Trembleye Johan de Thornton del Count de Kincardyn en Miernes William de Melkedrom James de Mar e James de Malevill del Count de Abirden Eymer Comyn del Count de Bauf William de Rotheneth William Wisman deal Count de Elgyn Johan Prat Gilbert de Glymcarny Roland fiz Aleyn Mac Rotherik del Count de innernys e Gervays Rath del Count de Innerauryn saluz etc. A touse etc. Richard de Boyvile del Count de Are William de Kyngorn Person Pecia 32. del Eglise de Kyltierne del Count de Inthernesse Johan de Araz Patrick de Bardonan Morice Mac Salny del Count de Dumfres' Andreu del Ker del Count de Strivelyn Laurence de Wedale Nicol le Chapeleyn Gardien de la meson dien de Rokburk Adam the Sostlawe del Count de Rokburk Aylmer the Sostlawe Person del Eglise de Kyrmighel del Count Lanark Gregoire de Malevile Henry de Smitheton Robert de Walughton del Count de Edneburk Margrete qe fu la femme Pieres de Lundy del Count de Fyf Nicol de Pynkerton del Count de Hadington Johan de Hayton del Count de Dumfres' Thomas de Hynkerstan Johan Prendegest the Over-Eyton Rauf le Messager Aleyn de Langeton Robert de Dunbar Stevene Eyr de Eyton Joan qe fu la femme Randulf Wiscard et Robert de Howeden del Count de Berewyk Jaluz etc. A touse etc. Humphrey de Boys Chivaler Rogier de Kirkpatrik Chivaler Huwe Maulerer Gilbert de Joneston Huwe de Orre Cuthbert Makelmwyn Gilbert Makenaght Johan de Bundeby Fergus le Mareschal Roland le Mareschal Morice de Estubbille Gilbert de Sutheyk Gilbert de Carlel Wautier le fiz Wautier de Gumineston Thomas de Coleville Adam Colven Thomas de Sutheyk Michael the Candelnesse Duncan fiz Andreu Dongal fiz Gothrik Aleyn de Roffa Robert de Drusquem William de Heriz del Count de Dumfres' e Johan Bard Nicol Bard William fiz Roger de Strathaveiryn Adam de Ardwykeston Huwe Croket the Kameslank Fergus del Shawe del Count de Lanark saluz etc. A touse etc. Michael de Mohaut Chivaler Ewyn fiz Duncan William de Mongale Johan Manuel Anegoz de Aghenros Robert de Redebegh Johan de Lunetot Robert siz Rauf Person del Eglise de saint Cuthbert de Ewytesdale Nicol the Camp Vicaire del Eglise de Grenlawe Johan de Coneneth Person del Eglise de Alnecrom Mestre Walram Person del Eglise de Yetham Robert de Dene Person del Eglise de Wilton Huwe Urry Thomas Dabergaldyn Renaud de Cranford Johan fiz Johan de Langemor del Count de Are Pieres de Montfort Henry Galighly de Aberden Johan de Greyly Chivaler Wautier Beset Maucolum de Ouvere del Count de Abirden William de Knokyntynnon William fiz Stevene de Arde del Count de innerness Henry de Preston Gilbert le Messager Michael le Messager Edward Vicaire del Eglise de Weddale Pieres de Graham Richard Person del Eglise de Ratheu del Count de Edneburk Thomas de Blaverne Aleyn le Ferur de Kellawe William Witherhird Johan le Greive Nicol de Lychardeswode Chapeleyn garden del Hospital de Lychardeswode del Count de Berewyk Alewynus de Kalentyn del Count de Strivelyn William Brun the Gamelscheles alexander fiz William Estrevill William Vicaire del Eglise de Dunmayn Nicol Vicaire del Eglise de Lesseward Michael de Enderkelyn Marjorie de Sydeserf Marjorie de Ricardston Robert de Faudon del Count de Edneburgh Andreu the Rat Chivaler del Count de Innernay Maucolum frere alexander de Ergayl Andreu de Rammeseye del Count de Ergayl Stevene le Rich Johan de Kynemore del Count de Strivelyn Thomas de Balmehard del Count de Linliscu David Muschet d●l Count de Anegoes Robert de Ravenesgraf Thomas de Foughelton Johan le Mareschal del Count de Lanark Thurbrand de Logan Johan the Kerdernesse del Count de Dumfres' Wautier de Merlegh Johan Corbet alexander Furbur Henry deal ferry Mestre Edmund de Ledham del Count de Rokburk & Johan le fiz Adam de Estnestbyt saluz etc. A touse etc. Sire Herbert de Makswell Sire Richard Freser deal Count de Dumfres' Dougal Gotherykessone Michael Mac Ulagh del Count de Wygeton Mestre William de Kynghorn Person de Lyston del Count de Linliscu Sire William de Mohant Sire Wautier de Sherwynclawe James de Lindeseye Sire alexander de Lindeseye del Count de Rokburk Sire Johan the saint Michael William de Malevill Seignor de Retrevyn del Count de Rokburk Aleyn de Morref del Count de Foreys Sire Dovenal Cambel del Count de Dunbretan Laurence the Cramound del Count de Forfare Sire Michael de Wymes del Count de Fyf Aleyn de Colilawe Wautier de Lindeseye del Count de Berewyk Sire Wautier de Lindeseye Sire William de Rothenan Sire Archebaud de Levingeston johan de Montfort Sire William de Rameseye alexander the Seton Vallet William de Pylmor Patrick de Halton William de Gourley del Count de Edneburk Roger de Mortimer johan Curryk William de Clunie Henry de la Despense johan de Contegarny Thomas de Catton Adam de Stywardeston del Count de Perth Sire Nicol de Graham del Count de Linlescu e johan de Baddeby del Count de Pebbles saluz etc. A touse etc. Johan Pollok Johan de Derlingtod Person del Eglise de Dunlopy James the Viccie Person del Eglise de Edenyn Mestre Nicol de Merton Person del Pecia 33. Eglise de Kynatches Mestre Johan Ercedyakne Breghinens de●orfare ●orfare Robert de Montfort deal count de Kyncardyn en Miernes Andreu Person del Eglise de Filorth Wautier Mestre del Hospital de Kyncardyn sur Ne●l Mestre William de Dunde Person del Eglise de Alnith Ferghar Chanoigne de Abirden deal count de Abirden Johan de Aberkerth William de Kirkuthbright Mestre deal Hospital de Turryth del count de Bauf Anegoes the Rothenek Wautier Herok Dean de Morref Austyn Vicaire del Eglise de Bakehetyn Mestre Henry de Bauf chancellor de Morref del count de Elgyn Marie la Rein the Man Mestre Hervy Dean de Dunkeldy Duncan de Rammescye Person del Eglise de Loghore Nicol de la hay Person del Eglise de Crol Thomas de Preston Chanoigne del Eglise de Dunkeld Mestre William Tyllyoll Chanoigne de mesme le Eglise Wauter de Kergill Henry de Lematon Person del Eglise de Douns Adam Bernard de Hilton deal count de Perth Johan Rymour Agneys de Twysel Anneys la Gynnere Rauf Mestre del Hospital de Laweder Dovenal Vicaire de Dunkeld Rauf de Hoveden Person del Eglise de Whitonsue David Person del Eglise de Hilton Thomas Person del Eglise de Hoton Thomas de Hunsingoure Person del Eglise de Adnamstoke Adam Lamb Person del Eglise de Foulisworth Connel Person del Eglise de Camboflano Johan de Baddeby deal count de Berewyk Morice Lovel Person del Eglise de Petyt Cares Johan the Conneth Person del Eglise de Alnecrom Phelip Brugu deal count de Roksburk James de Crak del count de Selkirk Michael de Dunde Person del Egglise de Snibbe●ok frere Thomas Mestre de la meson de la Seinte Croice the Pebbles Mestre Richard de Bouldon Person del Eglise de Edalston Thomas Lillok del count the Pebbles Thomas de Daliell Huwe de Chastel Bernard Person del Eglise de Colbanston Mestre William de Lamberton Chancellor del Eglise de Glascu David de Morref Person del Eglise de Bothevill Renaud Vicaire del Eglise de Daliel Johan Silvestre Person de Dolfinston Aleyn Vicaire de Glascu Mestre Peres de Tillol Person de Cultre Robert de Lamberton Vicaire de Walleston deal count de Lanark Wautier Person del Eglise de Morton e Mestre de Caldestrem Pieres de Jarum Person de Killos Johan Vicaire de Urres Wauter de Dernynton Person de Parton Mestre William de Goseford Person the Chastelnulke Robert de Carsan Person de la moyte del Eglise de Kirkaudres deal count de Dunfres' saluz A touse etc. Johan de Lindeseye Robert de Coningham Thomas Petykren johan Stevenston Adam the Modernal Osbern de Clivelond johan de Coteford Aleyn fiz Roger de Glafrith William fiz Nicol de Stragryf Pieres the Canwedry Wautier fiz Gilbert de Hameldon Peres de Pollok Henry de Wanewyk johan de Wincestre David de Cressewell William Cut de Strathawen johan Brun de Kilbride Wautier de Strathawan Henry de Wincestre Stevene de Cormanough Richard le Engleys Robert de Burgh David fiz Canan de Carduf William le Porter Henry de Foulton Huwe de Bigge alexander the Belgaven Robert Cruk the Fingaldeston Johan Hunter de la Foreste de Passelay Baldewyn de Edmerston David Sibbald de Angansouthe Johan the Anesleye de Crucfut William fiz Peres de Strathafayn Adam de Dowan Robert de Cribbes Simon de la Souche William de Coughran Peres fiz Gerard de Stragrif Huwe le Hunter de Stragrif Richard le Hunter de Stragrif alexander the Foward Thomas le Brenester de la Foreste de Passeley Robert le Machun de Strathafan Phelipp de Perthay Simon de la More de Thangarston Thomas le Whright de la Blakehalle Simon de Ayneston Adam siz Matheu de Rugon Nical the Benancy Erchebaud de Harpenfeld Gilbert fiz Gregoire de Crontotheryk Gotheric fiz Matheu de Cronrotheryk William Knightessone de Eglesham Johan del Cragge Johan Petyt del Miernes Frere William Priour de Blauntyr William de Maghan Patrick de Maghan Edmund de Colbenston Isabele de Calrewode alexander Scot de Perthayk Roland de Cromkam Richard Lausone de Bykre Gilbert de Leppeme Huwe de Crenhok Thomas de Clenel Rogier le Orfeure de Berewyk Adam de Donan Richard de Horsleye William Hardy William de Elgerik Gille Homedy Rogier the Merleye Patrick de Comenok Patrick fiz Johan de Boys Patrick fiz Johan Neiwen William fiz Good de saint Faith Aleyn de Cadiou Roger de Glafford Christiane Semlaund de Cadiou del Count de Lanark saluz etc. A touse etc. Rauf de Lasceles Adam de Gloggeston Huwe de Neuton Austyn de Morref Adam de Gybeloteston Aline de Veepount Adam de Kirketon Richard de Passenandeshull del Count de Edneburk Henry Person del Eglise de Monimel del Count de Fyf Druwet de Kylbrid del Count de Are William de Sulby del Count de Lanark Alianore Priouresse de Lencludan del Count de Dumfres' Maucolum Wyet del Count de Anegoes alexander the Harcars deal Count de Fyf Aleyn Fraunceys Pecia 34. Henry Braceor de jeddeworth del Count de Rokeburk William Person del Eglise de Aldham del Count de Edneburk Phelipp de Lynton del Count de Berewyk David de Breton Chivaler del count the Forfare Eustace de Byketon del Count de Fyf alexander Person del Eglise de Logy del Count de Forfare Morice de Ughterardogh del Count de Ughterardoure johan de Sharperton de Edneburk alexander the la Gardero be del Count avantdit alexander the Creighton de mesme le Count Patrick fiz johan Mevyn del Count de Lanark Saer de Dundas e Gervays de Langhild del Count ●e Linliscu saluz etc. A touse etc. Adam Person Eglise del Chastel de Rokeburk Thomas le Pestour de Rokeburk Thomas Dirland Maut de Mounceans del Count de Rokburk Mestre Nicol de Balmyl Person de Kaleder Comitis Johan de Lany del Count de Edneburk Marjorie Prioress de Halistan del Count de Berewyk William le Parker Person de Killum Anable qe fu la femme Patrick de Gratham Muriele the Inchebeoky del Count de Perth Eliz the Spot del Count de Edneburk Thomas de Barton Johan de Cra●●ford del Count de Are Eufemme qe fu la femme William de Horndene William de Weston Johan de Mundevill Person de Moffet William de Strivelyn Nicol de Swafham Person de grant Dalton William de Buskeby del Count de Wiggeton Andreu fiz Godefrey de Ros del Count de Are Johan de Seton del Count de Dumfres' Margarete qe fu la femme William de Abernythyn Adam fiz Henry de Totherigg del Count de Berewyk Johan the saint Michael del Count de Rokeburk Johan de Hayton Garden del Hospital S. Leonard in Torrens Rogier de Jarum del Count de Lanark William the Hamstede del Count de Elgyn Wautier the Lagenheved del Count de Abirden William Tornall Garden del Hospital de saint Cuthbert de Balnecryf del Count de Edneburk saluz etc. A touse etc. Richard Freser Chivaler del count de Strivelyn Mestre Wautier de Kerington Person del Eglise de Dunnoter del Count de Kyncardyn en Miernes e William de Rouley del Count de Rokeburk saluz etc. A touse etc. Frere Huwe Ministre del ordre de la trinity de Abirden del Coutte de Abirden Marie qe fu la femme Huwe de Earth del Count de Strivelyn Rese de Chilham del Count de Rokesburgh e Gilbert de Hauguydeschawe de meme le Count saluz etc. A touse etc. Duncan Bretnagh e Richard de Kynnard del Count de Fyf saluz etc. Pecia 35. A touse etc. Robert de Paxton Henry le fiz Thomas de Prendegest del Count de Berewyk Rogier de Foderingeye Vicaire del Eglise de Kylmor del Count de Ree William le fiz William de Federd del Count de Elgyn en Morref e Anneys qefu la femme Henry Lovel deal Count de Rokburk saluz etc. A touse etc. Richard de Horsleye del Count de Lanark saluz etc. All these Abbots Abbesses Priors Parsons Freers' Earls Lords Knights Citizens' Burgesses Commonalties and Commoners of Scotland in the Parliament held at Berwick by their joint and several Deeds under their respective Seals dated at Berwick the 20. day of August in the reign of King Edward the 1. entered at large in this memorable Record made the selfsame renunciation of their solemn League and Covenant with the French King and took the selfsame Oath of Fealty and Allegiance to the King of England as * those premised whose names I have here inserted at large to gratify those of the Scotish Nation who delight in Heraldry or their own pedigrees as also to evidence their most execrable perjury treachery disloyalty to King Edward in revolting from and confederating with adhering to the French Kings rebelling against him and his posterity Kings of England soon after these their most solemn doubled yea trebled Abjurations Oaths Homages Leagues Covenants ratified with their respective public and private Deeds and Seals to the contrary recorded in these Rolls to all posterity which thus conclude Et ego Andraeas quondam Gulielmi de Tangle Clericus Eborum Dioc. Sacrosanctae Sedis Apostolicae publica auctoritate Notarius qui praemissis omnibus et singulis una cum suprascriptis testibus diebus et lecis praenotatis quibus facta fuerant ut praemittitur interfui eaque omnia et singula sic fieri vidi et audivi ab excellenti Principe Domino Edwardo Dei gratia Rege Angliae Illustri & Domino Johanne eadem gratia quondam Rege Scotorum necnon & venerabilibus in Chaisto Patribus Dominis Antonio permissione divina Dunolm & Waltero eadem permissione Coventr & & Lichef Episcopis nomine tamen et vice ipsius Domini Regis Angliae praestiti I menti virtute rogatus praemissa omnia ●t singula sicut agebantur in istis triginta quinque Cartaru● peciis simul satis manu propria scripsi una cum tenoribus literarum super fidelitatibus et homagiis tam Episcoporum Abbatium Priorum Momalium et alorum omnium Ecclesiarum Praelatorum quam Nobilium virorum Comitum Baronum Milirum Communitatum Villarum et aliorum Procerum et regnicolatum praedicti regni Scotiae ad fidem et voluntatem praefati Demini Regis Angliae benientium ut praemittitur et fidelitatem et homagium fibi faciencium confectarum et sigillorum suorum impressionibus pendentibus consignatarum de verbo ad verbum nichil addens vel minuens quod sensum mutaret vel corrumperet intellectum et in hanc publicam formam redegi ad perpetuam praemissorum memoriam et cum Domino Roberto de Osbaldewyk Capellano & Thoma de Welleburn Clerico praedictarum literarum tenores diligenter examinavi & correctiones supradictas & verba quae per diligentem praesentis instrumenti cum praedictis originalibus literis examinacionem inveni per oblivion●m omissa manu propria feci correxi scripsi & interlineavi Et quia praesens instrumentum post diligentem ipsius cum prothocoll et literis originalibus super jam dictis fidelitatibus et homagiis factis ut praedicitur examinationem et correctionem inveni in omnibus et per omnia concordare tam in suturis peciorum praedictarum quam fine signum meum apposui consuerum in praemissorum omnium et singulorum fidem et testimonium veritatis After which I find this special Memorandum recorded in the dorse of the Clause Roll of An. 34 E. 1. * Claus 34 E. 1. dors 9 Pro Rege Memorandum quod vicesimo die Julii quoddam Instrumentum publicum super fidelitatibus et homagiis tam Episcoporum Abbatum Priorum Monialium et aliarum Procerum et regnicolarum regni Scociae una cum Johanne de Balliolo nuper eorum Rege guerram movencium contra Regem Angliae Dominum suum superiorem & post varias depraedaciones combustiones vastaciones & interfectiones per exercitum suum in regno Angliae pluribus locis perpetratas ad fidem & voluntatem praedicti Regis Angliae venientium et fidelitatem et homagium sibi faciencium per Andraeam quondam Gulielmi de Tangle Clericum Eborum Dyocesis Sacrosanctae sedis Apostolicae auctoritate publicum Notarium confectum & ipsius Notarii manu propria scriptum liberatum fuit Adae de Osgoteby tunc Custodi Rotulorum ipsius Domini Regis apud Westm custodiendum Yet entirely preserved in the Tower of London * Henry de Knyghton de Eventib. Angl. l. 3. c. 3. col 2483. & Tho. Walsingham Hist. Angl. p. 33. Ypodig ma Neustriae p. 82. His ita gestis ordinavit Rex in Parliamento suo apud Berwyk Custodem Scotiae Johan de Warennia Surriae & Southsexiae Comitem novum Thesaurarium Hugonem de Cressingham novum Sigillum & novum Cancellarium Walt. de Agnodesham novum Justitiarium Willielm de Osmesby cui mandavit Rex ut omnes tenentes de Rege terras aliquas vocaret et eorum homagia fidelitatesque reciperet & caeteri omnes tenentes aliunde fidelitatem jurarent et haec per scripta singulorum recognoscentes se suo dominio extunc esse subjectos in perpetuam conquesti memoriam Johannem virò Scotiae quondam Regem misit Londonias ad Turrim assignata sibi decente familia liberumque concessit exitum ad viginti miliaria circa urbem Johannem vero Coming the Badeham & aliorum de Lowan caeterosque terrae illius Magnates transtulit in Angliam usque Trentam sub poena capitis reditum in Scotiam interdicens quousque werra sua cum Rege Franciae fineretur I shall close up the precedent Relation of the execrable perjuries perfidiousness and rebellion of the Scots against King Edward with this character John Bailiol their own King and Countryman gave of them soon after the resignation of his Crown which I found recorded in a special Instrument in Parchment in the White Tower thus attested by a public Notary in perpetuam rei memoriam not unworthy consideration IN Nomine Domini Amen Anno à Nativitate ejusdem Millesimo ducentesimo In Turre London An. 1298. nonagesimo octavo Indictione undecima prima die Mensis Aprilis in Camera Hospitii venerabilis Patris A. Episcopi Dunelmensis extra London ipse de statu & conditione Regni Scotiae & Inhabitantium idem Regnum coram Nobili viro Domino Johanne de Balliolo verba faciens ...... Idem Johannes motu proprio in praesentia mei Notarii & Testium subscriptorum inter alia quaedam verba dixit & protulit sermone Gallico hunc habentia intellectum Videlicet quod dum ipse dictum regnum Scotiae ut Rex et Dominus ipsius regni tenebat atque regebat * See here p. 606. tantam invenit in hominibus ejusdem regni malitiam fraudem proditionem et dolum propter eorum malignitatem nequitiam dolositates et alia nonnulla execrabilia et detestabilia facta ipsorum qui eum tunc Principem eorum potionari sicut veraciter intellexerat machinabantur intentionis suae non est praedictum regnum Scotiae ingredi vel intrare aliquo tempore in futurum seu de ipso Regno aut pertinentiis suis per se vel per alium aut alios intromittere ullo modo Nec etiam dictis et aliis multis de causis aliquid habere commune cum Scotis Adjiciens idem Dominus J. quod aliàs rogaverat praefatum Dominum Episcopum Dunelmensem ut magnifico Principi & Domino suo Domino Edwardo Regi Angliae illustri hanc suam esse intentionem voluntatem et firmum propositum explicaret et adhuc sibi cum instantia supplicat quatenus praemissa eidem Domino Regi ex parte sua dignetur et velit exponere ac plenius aperire Actum Anno Indictione die et loco praedictis praesentibus memorato Domino Episcopo Dunelmensi & Nobili viro Radulpho de Sandwyco Constabulario Turris London & nonnullis aliis existentibus tuncibidem Et Ego Johannes Erturi de Cadomo Apostolicae sedis authoritate Notarius Publicus hiis omnibus interfui propria manu scripsi & mei signi annotatione in hanc publicam formam redegi After the Scotish Bishops Abbots and Clergymen had made their premised Abjurations of their League with France and Oaths of fealty and Allegiance to the King Rot. Scotiae de annis 24 25 26 E. 1. n. 26. Pro Abbatitibus Prioribus & aliis personi● ecclesiasticis de terris suis sibi liberandis under their hands and seals he was pleased out of his Royal grace to issue forth Writs to restore to them all their lands tenements and profits he had formerly seized in Scotland for their perjury and rebellion against him REX Vic. de Edneburgh salutem Quia dilecti nobis in Christo Prior Sanctae Andreae ad pacem nostram existens nobis fidelitatis praestitit juramentum tibi praecipimus quod omnes terras et tenementa ipsius Prioris in manu nostra in balliva tua existencia una cum bladis in terris et tenementis illis existentibus eidem Priori sine dilacione reddi et deliberari facias de gratia nostra speciali Teste Rege apud Berewyk super Twedam secundo die Septembris Consimiles literas habent subscripti Vicecomitibus subscriptis videlicet Prior Sancti Andreae Vic. de Clakmanan Prior de Wythernes Vic. de Wyggeton Prior de Kard Vic. de Are Priorissa de Sancta Boyhanna Vic. de Berewyk Priorissa Sancti Leonardi juxta villam Sancti Johannis Vicecomitibus Perth Edinburgh Hadinggeton Fyf Priorissa de Manewell Vic. de Berewyk Edinburgh Linliskeu Are Priorissa de Northberewyk Vic. de Fyf Hadinggeton Edinburgh Berewyk Rokesburgh Priorissa the Eccles Vic. de Berewyk Priorissa the Lencludan Vic. de Dumfres' Priorissa the Hadyngton Vic. de Berewyk Fif Hadyngton Abbas de Insula Sanctae Columbae Vic. de Fif Rokesburgh Perth Edinburgh Abbas de Sancta Cruse Vic. de Strivelin Dumfres' Edinburgh Berewyk Abbess de Coupre Vic. Forfare Perth Abbess de Neubotle Vic. de Edinburgh Berewyk Abbess de Dryburgh Vic. de Fif Berewyk Rokesburgh Edinburgh Abbas the Skaniskivel Vic. de Strivelyn Edinburgh Fif Perth Dungallus Abbas de sacro Nemore Vic. de Dumfres' Abbas the Jeddeworth Vic. de Berewyk Abbess de Kilwynnin Vic. de Are Abbess de Keldston Vic. de Berewyk Abbess de Neubotle Vic. de Strivelyn Abbas de Lundos Vic. de Berewyk Abbess de Meuros Vic. de Berewyk Are Jeddeworth Pebbles Edinburgh Rokesburgh Northumb. & Cumberl Abbas de Skamskynel Vic. de Berewyk Abbess de Donquere Vic. Karli Abbas de Dundernan Vic. de Berewyk Cumbr. Abbas de Scone V●c Inner●ys Forfare Perth Edinburgh Aberden Strivelyn Abbess de Dumferleyn Vic. the Forfare Perth Clacmalan Pebbles Edinburgh Rokesburgh Berewyk Fif Abbess de Jeddeworth Vic. de Rokesburgh The like Writs issued for all other Ecclesiastical Parsons and Vicars in Scotland who swore fealty to the King particularly named in this Roll of Scotland and in the forementioned Roll of their Abjurations of their League with France and Fealty to the King of England as their sovereign Lord The King likewise granted this Writ for a Cardinal's Chaplain residing in Rome who had a Prebendary in Scotland to restore his Tithes though he made no such abjuration or Oath REX Vic. de Edinburgh salutem Quia testificatum est coram nobis per dilectum Rot. Scotiae Anno 24 E. 1. m. 11. De Oberto de Castro veteri de Lombardia Canonico Dunkeldensi Clericum nostrum Johannem de Cadomo quod Obertus de Castro veteri de Lombardia Canonicus Ecclesiae Dunkeldensis est de familia V●nerabilis Patris Domini G. de Parma Episcopi Sabinensis Sanctae Romanae Ecclesiae Cardinalis et in Curia Romana in Comitiva ejusdem Cardinalis moram fecit Tibi praecipimus quod Decimas Villae de Lanyn ad Canonicatum ejusdem Osberti spectantes in manu nostra in Balliva tua existentes praefato Osberto vel ejus certo Attornato fine dilatione reddi facias et deliberari dum modo ad Canonicatum eundem eas tibi constiterit pertinere Teste Rege apud Berewyk super Twedam 13 die Decembris The King to oblige the perfidious Bishops of Scotland more firmly to him granted them and their successors this privilege to make their wills as freely as the Archbishops and Bishops in England might do which before they could not REX omnibus ad quos etc. salutem Ecclesiarum Praelatos Dei Ministros Pat 24 E. 1. m. 3. Cedula Pro Episcopis regni Scotiae quod possint condere Testamenta majoris libertatis privilegio eo libencius honoramus quo per hoc apud Deum qui se in suis honorari fatetur ampliorem graciam promereri speramus Ob ipsius itaque Dei Omnipotentis reverenciam et tocius Ecclesiae Scoticanae honorem concedimus per praesentes quod omnes Episcopi Regni Scotiae et eorum successores de bonis suis libere possint de caetero sua condere Testamenta et eandem quoad hoc habeant libertatem quam Archiepiscopi et Episcopi regni Angliae habent et hactenus habuerunt In cujus etc. Teste Rege apud Dunelmum quinto die Octobris The King by his Ecclesiastical right as Sovereign Lord of Scotland authorised his Warden thereof by this Patent with the advice of his Chancellor and Treasurer of Scotland in his name and authority to present to all Ecclesiastical benefices and livings in Scotland that then were or afterwards should be in his gift to the value of 40 Marks any fitting persons then in his service in Scotland foe as they were Englishmen and resident there REX omnibus ad quos etc. salutem Sciatis quod de circumspectione & industria Rot. Scotiae An. 24 25 E. 1. Quod B●ianus filius Alani praesentare possit ad Ecclesias in regno Scotiae dilecti & fidelis nostri Briani fill Alani Custodis nostri regni & terrae Scotiae ...... pleniùs confidentes sibi plenam concessimus et commisimus potestatem quod ipse de dilectorum Clericorum nostrorum Walteri de Agnodesham Cane & Hugonis de Cressingham Thes. dictorum Regni & terrae praesentare possit ad Ecclesias et alia quaecunque beneficia ad collationem seu donationem nostram spectantia quae vacant ad praesens et quae in praedictis regno et terra in posterum vacare contigerit usque ad valorem quadraginta Marcarum personas idoneas in servitio nostro videlicet exisientes ibidem seu personas alias praedicti Briani et ipsorum Cancellarii et Thes. discretionis Arbitrio dummodo Anglici fuerint et in regno commorentur eodem seu etiam Ecclesias et beneficia hujusmodi personis conferre in forma praedicta donec aliud super hoc duxerimus ordinandum In cujus etc. Teste Edwardo filio Rgegis apud Tunbrigg 28 die Augusti The like * Pat. 24 E. 1. m. 4. intus Patent was made and power granted to John de Warren Earl of Surrey Guardian of Scotland the same year Teste Rege apud Morpeth 1. die Octobris To whom he also issued this Writ to prefert Gilbert de Grymmesby to the next vacant benefice in his gift of the value of 20 marks or pounds that should fall void in Scotland for bringing the Banner of St. John of Beverley to the King into Scotland and there continuing with it during the wars He and his † See here p. 495 496. predecessors attributing much of their good success in their Wars against the Scots to this Saint and his ensign REX dilecto & fideli suo Johanni de Warrenna Comiti Surr. Custodi suo Regni Pat. 24 E. 1. m. 2. intus Pro Gilberto de Grymmesby de Ecclesi● in regno Scociae sibi providenda & terrae Scotiae salutem Cum nos ob reverentiam Sancti Johannis de Beverlaco Gloriosi Confessoris Christi concesserimus dilecto Clerico nostro Gilberto de Grymmesby qui vexillum ejusdem Sancti ad nos usque parts Scotiae detulit et ibidem de praecepto nostro cum vexillo illo durante guerra nostrae Scotiae moram ferret quandam Ecclesiam viginti marcarum vel librarum valorem annuum attingentem ad nostram donationem spectantem et in regno Scotiae prox vacaturam vobis mandamus quod praefato Gileberto de hujusmodi Ecclesia in praedicto regno Scotiae provideri faciatis quamprimum ad id optulerit se facultas Teste Rege apud Kirkham 13 die Octobris The King likewise for the honour of Saint Cuthbert of Durham whose Ensign was carried before him in his Wars against the Scots granted them an Annuity of 40 l. a year out of his Exchequer at Berewyk till he should settle on them a Benefice of that value in Scotland upon condition to perform the Alms and discharge the superstitious uses therein mentioned REX omnibus ad quos etc. salutem Ut Creatori nostro in beneficiis gratificemur acceptis Sanctos suos quos ipsius honorat dignacio & in quibus eum Pat. 24. E. 1. memb 4. Pat 30. E. 1. 7 Martii The King appropriated the Church of Hemmyngburg to the Prior and Mouks of Durham for these uses honorare jubemur promptis devotionis humanae nos decet studiis honorare & inter alios praecipue beatum Cuthbertum gloriosum Christi confessorem eo dignius venerari quo pater aeternus qui in Sanctis suis vere mirabilis ipsum majorum splendore miraculorum illustrans maniseste monstravit quantum sibi honoris et reverenciae debeantur Volentes igitur ut aeternum in Ecclesia Dunelmensi in qua ipsius Sancti corpus venerabile requiescit memoriale remaneat per quod futuris temporibus nostri recordatio vigeat in eadem ad laudem Dei & ejusdem gloriosi Confessoris sui Cuthberti concessimus pro nobis & haered nostris dilectis nobis in Christo Priori & Conventui dictae Ecclesiae Dunelmensis quadraginta libras singulis annis ad Scaccarium nostrum Berewyci super Twedam duobus terminis percipiendas unam videlicet medietatem ad festum Sancti Martini hyemalis & alteram medietatem ad festum Pentecostes quousque per nos vel haeredes nostros eisdem Priori & Conventui vel eorum successoribus de competenti Ecclesiastico beneficio ex quo quadraginta libras annuatim deductis sumptibus & expensis percipere & habere valeant imperpetuum in Regno Scociae sit provisum Quam quidem concessionem facimus condicionibus quae sequuntur videlicet quod praefati Prior & Conventus & eorum successores qualiter duarum sestivitatum Sancti Cuthberti scilicet in principali festivitate & in festo translationis ejusdem distribuant tribus millibus pauperum cuilibet videlicet unum denarium & habeat idem Conventus in qualiber ipsarum festivitatum quinquaginta solidos pro pitancia sua & quod praedicti Prior & Conventus & eorum successores inveniant dictis festivitatibus duos magnos cereos quemlibet de viginti libris cerae juxta magnum altare ante feretrum dicti Sancti decenter positos et ardentes to lighten their blind and dark superstitious devotions quamdiu Missa vel aliud obsequium in eisdem festivitatibus celebrabitur seu decantabitur in Ecclesia supradicta Necnon inveniant duos minores cereos formae seu staturae decentis et ponderis congruentiae ante vexillum ipsius Sancti prout decenrius fieri poterit collocates et ardentes singulis Dominicis et Apostolorum et in praecipuis festivitatibus quamdiu Missae in praedicto altari et matutinae vel aliae horae Canonicae in praefata Ecclesia cantabuntur Et insuper inveniant unum Sacerdotem Missalem de praedicto sancto in Ecclesia memorata in loco qui dicitur la Galileye diebus singulis celebrantem et duos alios cereos ibidem ardentes quamdiu ipsam Missam contigerit celebrari imperpetuum Cui quidem Sacerdoti libros indumenta sacerdotalia ornamenta altaris et alia ad celebrandum necessaria ministrare nichilominus perpetuo teneantur In cujus etc. Teste Rege apud Berewyk super Twedam sextodecimo die Septembr He likewise issued this Writ to the Sheriff of Dumfres' to summon the Bishop of Sodor to repair to him to Berwyke there to do his fealty and service due unto him as his Lord MAndatum est Roberto de Joveby Ballivo Regis de Dunfres' quod venire faciat ad Regem usque Berewyck venerabilem Patrem Marcum Episcopum Pat. 24 E. 1. m. 4. intus De venire fac ad Regem usque Berewyck Marcum Episcopum Sodoren Sodorensem ad faciendum ibidem Regi tanquam Domino suo quod facere debebit Teste Rege apud Berewyk super Twedam 22 die Augusti The Bishop of Glascow in Scotland tortiously casting a Minister there out of his Living John Comyn presented this Petition to the King to restore him to it by his letters to the Guardian of Scotland without going to Rome to the Pope for relief A L●treshonourable Prince e noble e a son trescher Signur lige Sire Edward par In Bundela Brevium & Petic in Turre Lond. An. 24. E. 1. la grace Dieu noble Roy Dengleterre le se ou si luy plest Johan Comyn Kaunk il set e poet de honour e de reverence come a seon Seignur lige Chire Sire si vus plest io vus pri especialment ke vus deyngnet mander vostre Lettre au Gardeyn de Escoce pur mettre Mestre Robert Mounfycitien portur de ceste lettre en la Eglise de Grant Dalton de la quele Sire Robert Evesk de Glascou luy ad ouste atort e a saunz forme de dreit si come tut le pays siet bien ne io ne puis suffrer qe il voyt a Rome pur purchaser encounter le Evesque pur ceo qe il prent garde de mon cors Et pur ceo Sire si vus plest vus pri vostre especiale grace pur luy ke vus facet maunder vostre lettre au Gardeyn de Escoce ke dreiture luy seit fet et de ceo vus duysse io aver prie a Londres kaunt vus y fustes si les graunz bosoygnes missent este ke io avey a fere Sire ke Deu vus doint bone vie e lung e vus sauve e guard de mal a tuz jours Which the King accordingly ordered Robert Winchelsey Archbishop of Canterbury was no sooner installed in his See but he revived the former Controversy began by his predecessors with the Abbot and Covent of S. Augustine's concerning their new acquired appropriate Churches exemptions from his Archiepiscopal Jurisdiction and the Abbots and Covents obedience to his See which occasioned long suits for divers years and sundry Appeals to the Court of Rome by the Abbots and Monks thus related by William Thorn Anno Dom. 1295. Dominus Robertus de Winchelese Archiepiscopus Cantuar. supradicto Johanni immediate succedens de Ecclesiis de novo adquisitis obedientiam petiit ab Abbate unde idem Abbas metuens sibi & Monasterio suo ex hujusmodi petitionibus Chron. W. Thorn col 1964 etc. Episcoporum posse praejudicium generari in futurum ac commemorans quod jacula praevisae minus laedunt subscrip●as rationes petitioni Archiepiscopi obsistentes ad memoriam futurorum in scriptura quae sequitur providè redegit L●cet in vestra Diocoesi appropriatas nobis Ecclesias a sede Apostolica teneamus obedientiam tamen vel alia jura Episcopalia vobis inde solvere non tenemur nec nos illis juribus convenit defraudari Super quibus summus Pontifex qui bene potuit scienter sic voluit et in literis appropriationis expressit quod Vicarii nostri in illis Ecclesiis per Ordinarium instituti omnia jura Episcopalia vobis inde solvere teneantur Unde secundum praedicti Domini summi Pontificis intentionem expressam & tenorem Commissionis ejusdem juxta modum praedictum usi continuò super hiis pacificè sic fuerit retrò tantis temporibus à vestris temporibus observatum humiliter petimus quatinus vos velitis si placet modò fore de observantia praedicta contenti & sic in futurum teneri à nostris molestiis benevolè desistentes Anno quo supra fuit pensio decem librarum Domino Beraldo Albanensi Episcopo Cardinali concessa ad terminum suae vitae pro suis beneficiis nobis multipliciter impensis in this Controversy with this Archbishop and his predecessor Anno Dom. 1297. citra festum Purificationis beatae Mariae idem Archiepiscopus Ibidem col 1966 1967. suam Diecoesim visitare in choavit Et Dominus Thomas Abbas ad manerium de Wingham ad illum personaliter aec●ssit supplicavitque eidem quod si quae in visitatione inveniret quae ad statum dicti Monasterii in aliquo eidem offenderet illa eidem Abbati ob reverentiam Romanae sedis notificare dignaretur Quod idem Archiepiscopus libenti animo conc●debat Undé licet ex habundanti aliquando per Priorem aliquando per alios & aliquando per ipsum Abbatem idem Archiepiscopus saepius requisitus fuisset ut munimenta & alia privilegia hujus Monasterii vellet inspicere ille tamen haec videre vel audire omnimodo recusavit & eundem Abbatem et conventum notorie exemptos evocavit Et quam cit● hujusmodi citatio ad notitiam Abbatis pervenisset misit ad eum rogans quod placeret eidem hujusmodi citationem revocare et sine figura judicii videre privilegia et munimenta sua Qui respondit quod noluit aliquo modo revocare citationem suam sed dixit quod cito post veniret ad Cantuariam & tunc posset Abbas habere collequium cum ipso de eodem Et licet dictus Archiepiscopus concessisset Abbati & firmiter promisisset se eadem privilegia & munimenta inspicere voluisse distulit tamen per multum tempus sub dissimulatione ea videre & tandem asseruit se nolle ea videre nisi judicialiter Et cum Dominus Abbas allegasset se et Monasterium suum in tantum esse privilegiatum quod non tenebantur nec debebant coram dicto Archiepiscopo judicialiter comparere vel respondere idem Archiepiscopus fecit eos citari peremptory ut certo die ubicunque tunc in Diocoesi vel provincia Cantuariae roram ipso sufficienter comparerent titulum seu jus speciale si quae haberent per quae possent ipsas Ecclesias et Hospitalem sancti Laurentii sic tenere non obstante Compositione dudum inter Archiepiscopum Cantuariensem praedecessorem suum ex parte & dictos religiosos ex altera & per Capitulum Cantuariense approbata & per ●edem Apostolicam confirmata super quibusdam de praedictis Ecclesiis cum Capellis suis prout in compositione super haec confecta & Sigillis partium consignata plenius continetur Asserens etiam minus veraciter se in sua Visitatione invenisse dictos religiosos Decimas et pensiones annuas in diversis Ecclesis suae Diocoesis contra jus common percipere ipsos citavit responsuros quo jure ista sic percipiebant licet in veritate nullas unquam pensio●es praeterquam in Ecclesiis sui patronatus vel Decimas percepissent Insuper citavit eundem Abbatem ut oftenderet quare sibi obedientiam facere non deberet Propter quae omnia idem Abbas & Conventus sentiens se per praedictum Archiepiscopum indebitè praegravari ad Sedem Apostolicam appellarunt sed idem Archiepiscopus hujusmodi Appellationi non deferens ipsos fecit iterum citari coram se ubicunque esset in Civitate Diocoesi vel provincia Cantuar. super Ecclesias de Tanderdene Lenham the Selling de P●aestou de Littleborne de Sheldwich & Sancti Pauli Cant. nec non & super Hospitale Laurentii & super Decimis et Pensionibus praedictis jus speciale si quod haberent praecise et peremptorie proposituri et ostensuri Subticuit tamen processum insertum super praenominatis Ecclesiis in compositione contentis faciendo tamen mentionem de Ecclesia de Scheldwich quae est Capella Ecclesiae de Faversham non obstante quod in dicta Compositione continetur Pro quibus iterum ad praedictam Sedem est appellatum Quibus appellationibus non obstantibus dictus Archiepiscopus fecit eos citari peremptorie ad alium brevem diem quod comparerent coram coubicunque etc. super Ecclesiis praenominatis praecisè & peremptoriè ostensuri ut supra & priores contumacias ut dicebat legitime fulminaturus non tamen ultra processit contranos super Ecclesia de Scheldwich nec de D●cimis & pensionibus supra dictis Et quia idem Abbas judicialiter non comparuit Archiepiscopus reputavit dictos Religiosos contumaces & pronuntiavit dictas Ecclesias praeter Scheldwich esse vacantes mandendo et faciendo eos moneri per Magistrum Martinum Commissarium suum Cant. ut infra quinque septimanas proximò sequentes personas idoneas sibi tanquam Diocoesano praesentarent ad Ecclesias praenominatas à qua quidem pronuntiatione & mandato fuit iterum per procuratorem Abbatis in praesentia dicti Archiepiscopi ad Sedem Apostolicam legitime appellatum Thus did the Pope and Court of Rome by these Suits and Appeals between the Abbot and Archbishop not only exhausted their wealth but enlarge and exercise their Jurisdiction over both of them from year to year as appears by this Bull of Pope Boniface to the Archbishop upon the Petition of Thomas Cuse to provide an Ecclesiastical Benesice for him with or without Cure belonging to the Abbot and Covent of Saint Augustine's Canterbury notwithstanding all former Bulls of exemption or privileges indulged to them by pretext whereof the Archbishop this year issued his Mandate to denounce a sentence of Excommunication against them in case of disobedience worthy consideration thus registered to posterity by William Thorn Anno Dom. 1298. Bonifacius Papa misit literas executorias Roberto Archiepiscopo in haec verba * A Copy of this Bull I found in the White Tower Chapel torn ●nd imperfect Bonifacius Episcopus servus servorum Dei venerabili fratri R. Archiepiscopo Chronica col 1968. Cantuariensi salutem & Apostolicam benedictionem Constitutus in praesentia nostra dilectus filius Thomas dictus Cuse de Maydstone pauper Praesbiter tuae Diocoesis nobis humiliter supplicavit ut cum ipse sicut asserit nullum sit Ecclesiasticum beneficium assecutus provideri sibi de benignitate Apostolica mandaremus Quia igitur illi etc. Fraternitati tuae per Apostolica scripta mandamus quatinus etc. de aliquo beneficio Ecclesiastico secundum probitatis suae merita competenti cum cura vel sine cura consueto ab olim Clericis secularibus assignari spectante ad collationem vel praesentationem dilectorum filiorum Abbatis et Conventus Monasterii sancti Augustini extra muros Cant. ordinis sancti Benedicti communiter vel divisim si quod in Civitate vel Diocoesi Cant. vacat ad praesens vel quamprimum ad id optulit se facultas per te vel per alium seu alios providere procures inducens eum in corporalem possessionem ejusdem beneficii et de●endens inductum etc. non obstante si nos vel Romani Pontifices praedecessores nostri de beneficiis ad praedictorum Abbatis et Conventus collationem vel praesentationem spectantibus sub ea forma in qua pro pauperibus Clericis beneficiendis interdum Sedes Apostolica scribere consuevit seu quavis alia fecimus aut mandavimus quodcunque fuerint provideri dummodo non nisi unus ex eis pro quibus in eadem forma pauperum per nos scriptum forsitan extitit quibus omnibus nullum volumus per hoc praejudicium generari benesicium ratione hujus pauperum provisionis expectet vel si eisdem Abbati & Conventui aut personis ipsius Ecclesiae a Seed Apostolica sit indultum quod ad receptionem et provisionem alicujus minime teneantur quodque ad id compelli aut quod interdici suspendi vel excommunicari non possint vel quod alius nequeat de beneficiis ad eorundem Abbatis et Conventus praesentationem vel collationem spectantibus alicui providere per literas Apostolicas non facientes plenam et expressam de indulto hujusmodi mentionem qualibet alia praefatae Sedis indulgentia generali vel speciali cujuscunque tenoris existat per quam effectus praesentium impediri valeat vel differri Contradictores per censuram Ecclesiasticam appellatione postposita compescendo etc. Mandatum nostrum in hac parte taliter impleturus quod in eo impendisse lauderis misericordiam pauperi & obedientiam mandatori Praetextu hujus mandati scripsit Archiepiscopus Abbati in hac verba Robertus permissione Divina Cantuariensis Archiepiscopus etc. Executor in negotio provisorio Thomae dicti Cuse de Maydeston Praesbyteri à Sede Apostolica deputatis Religiosis viris Abbati & Conventui sancti Augustini Cantuariensis salutem in omnium Salvatore Sanctissimi patris nostri Domini Bonifacii Papae octavi literas nos noveritis recepisse quas vobis inspiciendas transmittimus et eorum portitori sub poena Excommunicationis majoris quam exnunc in rebels proferimus in hiis scriptis illico retradendas Quia igitur diligenti inquisitione praemissa juxta mandatum hujusmodi Apostolicum nobis in hac parte directum invenimus dictum Thomam liberum esse & legitimum vitaeque laudabilis ac conversationis honestae nec quicquam sibi obstare quo minus sibi valeat de bene●icio Ecclesiastico congrue provideri Volentes mandatum hujusmodi reverenter exequi ut tenemur auctoritate Apostolica nobis in ●●c parte commissa praefato Thomae Cuse providimus de beneficio Ecclesiastico competenti cum cura vel sine cura cujus redditus seu proventus aestimationem in dictis literis Apostolicis contentam non excedunt si quod ad vestram praesentationem seu collationem communiter vel divisim spectans vacat ad praesens in Civitate vel Diocoesi nostra illudque eidem Thomae contulimus ac eum de ipso per nostrum birretum praesentialiter investimus alioquin beneficium proximo inibi vacaturum collationi nostra reservamus eidem Thomae per nos seu illum vel illos cui vel quibus in hac parte vices nostras committendas duxerimus conferendum Quocirca Apostolica auctoritate qua fungimur in hac parte vos monemus vobisque auctoritate praesentium inhibemus ne ad praesentationem collationem seu ordinationem hujusmodi beneficii per vos aut per alium vel alios aliquatenus procedatis seu p●ocedi consentiatis nec quicquam in nostrae provisionis investiturae ac reservationis hujusmodi praejudicium per vos aut per alium attemptetis vel attemptari consentiatis Alioquin in praesentantem et conferentem ac aliquem aliam seu alios provisionem et collationem investituram reservationem et inhibitionem praefatas quomodolibet perturbantes seu perturbari procurantes exnunc in hiis scriptis Excommunicationis sententiam promulgam us decernentes nihilominus irritum et inane si secus de beneficio hujusmodi per quemcunque quavis auctoritate contigerit quomodolibet attemptari Vobis etiam mandantes quod si quod tale beneficium ad praesens vacet vel quam citò vacaverit in futurum nos de ejusdem vacatione certificare curetis plenius sine mora Qua litera Abbati oblata & ibidem perlecta idem Abbas privilegia contra hujusmodi provisores sibi et Monasterio suo indulta incontinenti recitari fecit Quibus perlectis & auditis cum idem Capellanus expresse videns dictam impetrationem suam non valere pro privilegiis antedictis jus suum quod habuit super impetratione provisionis praedictae in manibus Domini Abbatis totaliter resignavit per publicum ●●strumentum which I pretermit referring the subsequent contests between the Archbishop and Abbot to succeeding years wherein they were transacted The goods of the Villains of the Bishop of London and other Bishops being Taxed to the Undisme granted by the Clergy to the King against his gracious grant to them he issued this Writ to the Taxers and Collectors for their discharge REX Taxatoribus & Collectoribus Undecimae in Com. Essex salutem Cum in Claus 24 E. 1. dorso m. 11. Pro R. London Episcopo de Undecima concessione Undecimae à Clero regni nostri nuper nobis facta concesserimus Archiepiscopis et Episcopis ejusdem regni de gratia nostra speciali quod bona Villanorum suorum occasione Vndecimae praedictae nullatenus taxarentur nec undecima illa de bonis Villanorum praedictorum ad opus nostrum ●evaretur Vobis mandamus quod taxacioni collectioni & levacioni faciendis de bonis Villanorum venerabilis patris R. London Episcopi in Com. praedicto ratione undecimae praedictae supersedeatis T. R. apud Sanctum Albanum 30 die Decembr MEMORANDUM quod Archiepiscopus Cantuar. Archiepiscopus Eborum Ibid. m. 11. dorso Pro quibu●dam Episcopis de pardon 11ae W. Eliens O. Linc. & R. L●ndon Episcopi habent literas Regis de pardonacione undecimae pro villanis suis The King granted these special licenses for the Bishop of Winchester and two Italians his servants and likewise to one of the Legates Chaplains to cross the Seas to the Court of Rome without any hindrance by the Keeper of Dover port REX Custodi Portus sui Dovorr salutem Quia concessimus venerabili patri J. Wynton Episcopo ad Curiam Romanam de nostra licentia profecturus Cl. 24 E. 1. m. 11. dorso Pro Wynton Episcopo quod Magistrum Albertum de Bononia Notarium publicum & Jakeninum de Barber de Bononia Valettum suum secum ducere possit ad Curiam supradictam Vobis mandamus quod praedictos Albertum & Jakeminum per portum praedictum in comitiva dicti Episcopi ad partes praedictas transire permittatis Teste Rege apud Sanctum Albanum primo die Januarii REX dilecto & fideli suo Stephano de Penecestr Constabul Castri sui Dovorr 〈…〉 salutem Quia Vitalis de Preciato venerabilis patris Domini Albanensi● Episcopi Sacrosanctae Romanae Ecclesiae Cardinalis ut dicitur Capellanus post recessum ipsius Cardinalis apud Eborum infirmus morabatur Vobis mandamus quod eundem Vitalem cum Runcinis rebus & Hernesiis suis propriis ad partes transmarinas transire liberè permittatis Dum tamen vobis consiat per literas dicti Cardinal seu alio modo sufficienti quod de propria familia idem Vitalis sit Episcopi supradicti Teste Rege apud Rokesburgh tercio die Junii Per Breve de Privato Sigillo The King issued this special Writ this year for electing an Abbess for the Abbey of Wilton notwithstanding the want of form in presenting their Certificate REX dilectis sibi in Christo Priorissae & Coventui de Wylton salutem Accedentes E. 1. m. 14 De licencia eligendi ad nos Henricus de Tydolneshude & Walterus Hervy Clerici Domus vestrae cum literis patentibus Capituli vestri nobis ex parte vestra humiliter supplicarunt quod cum Ecclesia vestra praedicta per mortem Julianae nuper Abbatissae ejusdem loci sit pastoris solacio destituta vobis aliam eligendi in Abbatissam licenciam concedere dignaremur Nos igitur licet dictae literae nobis per aliquas de commonialibus vestris secundum consuetudinem in regno nostro in hujusmodi casu hactenus observatam debuerint praefentari vestris tamen precibus ob devocionem quam erga Sanctam Editham cujus corpus in dicta Ecclesia requiescit gerimus & habemus in hac parte favorabiliter inclinati Vobis concedimus etc. In cujus etc. Teste Rege apud Forfare 7. die Julii REX Edwardo filio suo karissimo salutem Ad supplicationem Priorissae & Ibid. De assensu praefatae electioni adhibenda per Edwardum filium Regis Conventus Monasterii de Wilton vacantis per mortem Julianae nuper ejusdem Monasterii Abbatissae optentu devocionis quam erga Sanctam Editham &c concessimus eisdem licenciam hac vice sibi eligendi etc. Et nichilominus ob honorem ipsius Sanctae & ut parcetur laboribus eorundem damus vobis tenore praesentium potestatem ut etc. assensum eidem electioni nomine nostro faciatis etc. In cujus etc. Teste ut supra What great * See here p. 571. lovers of Venison our pretended mortified Abbots and Monks than were and how much given to the flesh instead of mortifying it and to feasting instead of fasting these Petitions of the Abbot of Westminster to the King in the midst of his Wars in Scotland for the arrears of his 8. Bucks a year out of Windsor Forrest to be carried and offered at the High Altar at Westminster at the King's costs and of the Prior and Covent of Carlisle for the tithe of all Venison taken in the Forest of Englewod and these Writs issued thereupon will inform us REX dilecto & fideli suo Galfrido de Pycheford Constabulario Castri sui de Windesor salutem Cum celebris memoriae Dominus H. quondam Rex Anglia ●●aus 24 E. 1. memb 6. Pro Abbate Westmonasterii de Damis pater noster per Cartam suam quam confirmavimus dederit et concesserit Deo et Ecclesiae Sancti Petri et Abbati Westmonasterii et successoribus suis imperpetuum octo Damos singulis annis capiendos in foresta nostra de Windesore ad custum ipsius patris nostri et haeredum suorum per manus Constabularii Castri praedictae qui pro tempore fuerit deferendos per eundem Constabularium usque Westmonasterium in vigilia Sancti Petri ad vincula ita quod hii qui dictam ve●ationem illuc deferent singulis annis faciant duas meneias ante magnum Altare Sancti Petri Westmonasterii ac quatuordecim Dami eidem Abbati de annis regni nostri vicesimo primo vicesimo secundo & vicesimo tercio aretro sint ut idem Abbas asserit Vobis mandamus quod eidem Abbati id quod ei aretro est de Damis praedictis de tempore praedicto una cum octo Damis de anno praesenti habere faciatis juxta concessionem praedicti patris nostri et confirmationem nostram praedictam Et custum quod ad hoc posueritis cum illud sciverimus vobis in compoto vestro ad Scaccarium nostrum allocari faciemus Teste Rege apud Villam Sancti Johannis de Perth 34 die Jun. REX dilecto & fideli suo Willielmo de Vescy Justiciar Forestae suae citra Trentam Cl. 24 E. 4. m. 4. Pro Priore & Conventu de Karl de venacione in Foresta de Englewode vel ejus locum tenenti salutem Mandamus vob●s quod in Foresta nostra de Englewod habere faciatis dilectis nobis in Christo Priori & Conven●ui de Karliolo Decimam venacionis captae et capiendae in foresta nostra praedicta de anno praesenti prout ipsi eam habere debent et ipsi et praedecessores sui decimam venacionis ibidem singulis annis hucusque percipere et habere consueverunt T. R. apud Berewyk super Twedam 10 die Septembr Walter de Langeton being by the Kings licence elected Bishop of Coventry and Lichfield and his election confirmed by the King he thereupon issued this dedimus potestatem to John de Metingham to receive his fealty REX dilecto & fideli suo Johanni de Metyngham salutem Cum nos electioni Pat. 24 E. 1. m. 15 & 10 & 19 De potestate data Johan de Metingham recipiendi fidelitatem W. Co. ventr & Lych. Electi nuper factae in Cathedrali Ecclesia Lychefeld de venerabili viro Waltero de Langeton in Coventr & Lychef Episcopum Regium assensum adhivuerimus et favorem & mandaverimus venerabili patri R. Cantuar. Archiepiscopo tocins Angl. Primati ut quod suum est in hac parte exequatur Nos eidem Electo pro nostris & regni nostri negociis ad partes transmarinas profecturo volentes gratiam facere specialem dedimus vobis potestatem recipiendi vice nostra fidelitatem ipsius Electi postquam per literas patentes praefati Archiepiscopi vobis const●terit ipsum fuisse canonicè confirmatum Et ideo vobis mandamus quod capta fidelitate ipsius Electi in forma praedicta Cancellario nostro inde sub sigillo vestro distincte et aperte constare faciatis literas praefati Archiepiscopi antedictas una cum vestris eidem Cancellario transmittendo In cujus etc. Teste Rege apud Rokesburgh 14. die Maii. After which confirmation by the Archbishop and fealty received he issued a Writ to restore his Temporalties Teste Rege apud Stryvelyn 16. die Junii Oliver Bishop of Lincoln and his servants being assaulted abused beaten and shot at by some of their Tenants and others in a riotous manner as he was going to preach God's Word and exercise his Episcopal function in the Church of Gosberchurch the King thereupon out of his Sovereign care to preserve and defend the Church's Liberties issued this Commission to inquire of hear and punish these riotors and offenders according to the Law and Custom of the Realm upon the Bishop's complaint thereof REX dilectis & fidelibus suis Elyae de Berkingham Petro Malore & Willielmo Cl. 24 E. 1. m. 23. De transg facta Linc. Episcopo audiend & terminand Inge salutem Ex parte Venerabili● Patris O. Lincoln Episcopi nobis est ostens quod cum ipse gressus suos versus Ecclesiam de Gosberchurch nuper direxisset ut Parochianis ejusdem Ecclesiae et aliis causa devotionis ad Ecclesiam illam confluentibus verbum Dei ad aedificationem animarum praedicaret A rare act in Bishops in that age et alia quae ad Officium suum spirituale pertinebant exerceret ibidem Ranulphus de Rye contra debitum homagii & fidelitatis suae quae praefato Episcopo pro terra quam de eo tenet fecit ut dicitur & Laure●tius de Hoddesack aggregata sibi malefactorum & pacis nostrae perturbatorum multitudine in ipsum Episcopum apud Gosberchurch vi et armis insultum fecerunt et ei fagittaverunt et quosdam de hominibus suis sagittando percusserunt et alia enormia ei intulerunt ad gravem libertatis Ecclesiasticae laesionem et ipsius Episcopi dispendium non modicum et contra pacem nostram Nos igitur qui libertates et jura Ecclesiastica manuteneri et tueri volumus ut tenemur transgressionem hujusmodi relinquere nolentes impunitam Assignavimus vos ad inquirendum per Sacramentum proborum ac legalium hominum de Com. Linc. per quos veritas rei melius sciri poterit super praemissis plenius veritatem & ad transgressionem illam audiendam & terminandam & justitiam inde faciendam secundum legem & consuetudinem regni nostri Et ideo vobis mandamus quod ad certos etc. praemissa faciatis etc. Mandavimus enim etc. quod ad certos etc. venire fac praefatos Ranulphum & Laurentium & tot & tales probos & legales homines de Balliva sua per quos etc. In cujus etc. Teste Rege apud Westm decimo die Decembris The same B●shop of Lincoln having by the Kings command sequestered the Ecclesiastical goods of Roger de Insula a Clerk late keeper of the King's Wardrobe for debts due by him to the King at his death the King upon his Executors giving security to his Treasurer to satisfy those Debts issued this Writ to the Bishop to discharge the Sequestration and deliver the goods to his Executor to perform his Testament REX venerabili in Christo Patri O eadem gratia Episcopo Linc. salutem Quia Cl. 24 E. 1. m. 8. iutus Pro Executoribus Testamenti Rogeri de Insula de sequestro relaxando Johannes de Hustwait Executor Testamenti Rogeri de Insulai Clerici nuper Custodis magnae Garderobae nostrae defuncti & Coexwcutores ejusdem Johannis Testamenti praedicti sufficientem invenerunt securitatem coram dilecto Clerico nostro Waltero de Langeton Thes. nostro de debitis si quae praefatus Rogerus nobis debuit die quo obiit de tempore quo fuit Custos Garderobae praedictae nobis ad Scaccarium nostrum reddendis sicut ex testimonio ejusdem Thes. nostri accepimus Vobis mandamus quod sequestrum quod de bonis Ecclesiasticis ipsius Rogeri in Dioc. vestra pro debitis praedictis fieri fecistis relaxantes Executores de bonis illis plenam et liberam administrationem habere permittatis ad executionem testamenti praedicti inde faciendam Et hoc non omittatis T. R. apud Hadyngton 4. die Maii. The Custos of the Temporalties of the Archbishopric of York seizing the Manor of Thorp into the King's hands by reason of the vacancy against a former settlement thereof by Walter de Grey Archbishop on the Dean and Chapter of York to maintain an Obiit and Chaplain to say Mass the King issued this Writ to restore it wherein the settlement is recited REX Johanni de Lithegreynes Custodi Archiepiscopatus Eborum sede vacant salutem Quia accepimus per inquisitionem quam per vos nuper fieri fecimus Cl. 24 E. 1. m 5. Pro Decano & Capiculo Eborum de Manerio de Thorp & Haya de Langewath quod Walterus de Grace quondam Archiepiscopus Eborum perquisivit manerium de Thorp Sancti Andraeae juxta Ebor. sibi & haered vel assignatis suis imperpetuum de diversis feoffatoribus & postea processu temporis idem Archiepiscopus per ordinationem inter ipsum & Decanum & Capitulum beati Petri Eborum factam concessit & dedit idem manerium cum pertin eisdem Decano sub hac forma scilicet quod iidem Decanus & Capitulum solverent singulis annis quamdin manerium illud tenerent Thesaurario ejusdem Ecclesiae viginti marcas pro obitu ipsius Archiepiscopi in eadem Ecclesiae singulis annis semel per annum de suae deposicionis imperpetuum faciendo & pro sustentacione unius Capellani in capella infra manerium de Thorp pro anima Domini J. quondam Regis Angliae & pro anima ipsius Archiepiscopi & animabus omnium fidelium defunctorum imperpetuum celebraturi Ita videlicet quod iidem Decanus & Capitulum post decessum ipsius Archiepiscopi traderent & admitterent ad firmam cuilibet Archiepiscopo Eborum sibi succedenti Manerium praedictum pro firma praedicta singulis annis reddenda Tenendam ad terminum vitae tantùm ipsorum Archiepiscoporum & quid in qualibet vacatione post mortem cujuslibet Archiepiscopi eisdem Decano & Capitulo manerium praedictum reverteretur & in seisina illorum remaneret quamdiu sedes Eborum vacaret pro praedicta firma singulis annis modo praedicto reddenda Et quod Dominus H. quondam Rex Angliae pater noster postea praedictas concessionem donacionem & ordinacionem per cartam suam confirmavit Et quod praedicti Decanus & Capitulum perquisiverunt hayam de Langewath cum pertin de Priore & Coventu de Wartre & postmodum dimiserunt illud Willielmo de Wykewan quondam Archiepiscopo Eborum ad terminum vitae Archiepiscopi * They loved fat venison very much as well as Abbots and Monks See p. 672 673. pro uno Damo tempore pinguedinis et una Dama tempore ferinesonae eisdem Decano & Capitulo per annum reddendis Ita quod post mortem ipsius Archiepisc praedicta haya cum pertin praedict●s Decano & Capitulo integrè reverteretur Et quod iidem Decanus & Capitulum post consecracionem Johannis ultimi Archiepiscopi Eborum dimiserunt ei ad terminum vitae ipsius Archiepiscopi praedictum Manerium de Thorp una cum praedicta haya per praedicta servicia reddenda & facienda Ita quod post mortem ipsius Archiepiscopi praedictum manerium & haya praedicta cum pertin eisdem Decano & Capitulo integrè reverterentur Et quod nos confirmavimus eisdem Decano & Capitulo per Cartam nostram concessionem & donacionem quas praedicti Prior & Conventus eis de praedicta haya fecerunt Et quod praedicti Decanus & Capitulum à tempore concessionis & donacionis praedictorum manerii & hayae extiterunt semper hucusque in qualibet vacacione in seisina habendi custodiam tam praedicti manerii quam praedictae hayae cum pertin suis per praedictas viginti marcas Thesaurario Eborum●nnuatim ●nnuatim solvendas Vobis mandamus quod de praedictis manerio et haya quae ratione praesentis vacacionis Archiepiscopatus in manu nostra eristentis nuper cepistis in manum nostram ut dicitur si ea occasione et non alia in manu nostra existent ulterius non intromittatis Teste Rege apud Iverkeyrach 31 die Jul. Henry de Newarke Dean of York being elected Archbishop thereof by the King's licence and his election approved by the King He according to the encroachment and usage of that age certified this his election to the Pope desiring his favour to confirm him Archbishop by this Patent SAnctissimo in Christo Patri & Domino Domino B. divina providentia Sacrosanctae Pat. 24 E. 1. m. 14. intus De assensu electioni adhibita Romans ac Universalis Ecclesiae Summo Pontifici Edwardus etc. cum reverentia & honore devota pedum oscula beatorum Noverit vestra paternitas reverenda quod Electioni nuper celebratae in Ecclesia Cathedrali Ebor. discreto viro Magistro H. de Newarke Decano ejusdem Ecclesiae in Archiepiscopum loci illius Regium assensum adhibuimus et favorem Et hoc Sanctitati vestrae significamus per praesentes ut quod vestrum est in hac parte exequi dignemini cum favore In cujus etc. Teste Rege apud Edinburgh 5 die Junii The King by this Patent authorised his Constable of Kermerdyn in Wales in his name and right for that turn to present two Clerks to two several li●ings in Wales one of them by reason of the Temporalties of the Bishopric of St. David's late in his hands REX Dilecto Clerico suo Waltero de Pederton Constab Castri sui de Kermerdyn Pat. 24 E. 1. m. 1. intus Pro Waltero de Pederton quod possit conferre Praebendam de Aberwyly & Ecclesiam de Penbehyr salutem Ut Praebendam apud Aberwyly quae vocatur Blaynlederal vacantem & ad donationem nostram spectantem ratione Episcopatus Menevensis nuper vacantis et in manu nostra existentis si valorem quadraginta solidorum per annum & ad Ecclesiam de Penbebyr similiter vacantem & ad donationem nostram spectantem mero jure si valorem decem marcarum annuatim non excedant duobus Clericis idoneis juxta vestram discretionem conferrc seu nostro nomine praesentare valeatis hac vice vobis plenam et liberam concedimus facultatem In cujus etc. Teste Rege apud Sanctum Edmundum 21 die Novembris Pope Boniface by his usurped Papal power Bull appropriating the Church of Wermyngton to the Abbey of Peterburgh whereof they had the Patronage the King out of his special grace authorised them accordingly to appropriate it by his Sovereign authority and to hold it appropriate to them and their successors against him and his heirs notwithstanding the Statute of Mortmain by this Patent REX omnibus ad quos etc. salutem Sciatis quod cum sanctissimus Pater Pat. 24 E. 1. m. 2. Pro Abbate & Conventu de Burgo S. Petri de Ecclesia de Wermyngton eye in proprios usus approprianda Dominus Bonifacius Summus Pontifex per suas Patentes literas Bullatas concesserit dilectis nobis in Christo Abbati et Conventui de Burgo Sancti Petri Ecclesiam de Wermyngton Lincoln Dioc. quae est de ipsorum patronatu sibi et successoribus suis imperpetuum in usus proprios possidendam prout in eisdem literis plenius continetur volentes eidem Abbati & Conventui gratiam in hac parte facere specialem concessimus eis pro nobis et haeredibus nostris quantum in nobis est quod ipsi Ecclesiam praedictam cum pertin appropriare et●eam appropriatam tenere et habere possint sibi et successoribus suis in proprios usus sine occasione vel impedimento nostri vel haeredum nostrorum imperpetuum Statuto nostro de terras et tenem ad manum mortuam non ponendis edito non obstante In cujus etc. Teste Rege apud Benteley 26 die Octobris In Claus 24 E. 1. m. 6. dorso the King's * H●re p. 631. premised Letters to the Cardinals concerning the Pope's provision to the Church of Monketon is enroled with this other to the same effect but shorter to Cardinal Beraldus Albanensis which I found likewise in another Record by itself in the White Tower REX venerabili in Christo patri Domino Beraldo Dei gratia Episcopo Alban Claus 24 E. 1. m. 6. dorso amico suo charissimo etc. salutem & sincerae dilectionis affectum literas vestras pro Magistro Jacobo nepote venerabilis in Christo patris Dom. Francisci Neapoleonis Sanctae Luciae in silice Diaconi Card. specialis amici nostri super ne●●cio collationis Ecclesiae de Munketon Cantuar. Dioc. per Faelicis recordationis Coelestinum Papam quintum in Romana Curia sibi factae et confirmationis per sanctissimum Patrem Dominum Bonifacium summum Pontificem super hot subsecutae nobis per latorem praesentium praesentatas affectione plena recepimus et earum tenorem intelleximus diligenter Sane quia in grave praejudicium et manifestum nostri et haeredum nostrorum exhaeredationem ac enormem Coronae nostrae Regiae cujus jura illaesa in omnibus observare vinculo juramenti astringimur laesionem evidentius redundaret si effectum in praefato casu dicta collatio sortiretur prout per Consiliarios nostros ac Magnates et Proceres Regni nostri pluribus rationibus et exemplis evidentibus consultum nobis extitit contemplatione collationem eandem non possumus nec debeamus aequanimiter tolerare Verum vestri consideratione ac aliorum Cardinalium pro praefato Jacobo specialiter intercedentium et ostensum intendimus eidem Jacobo loco et tempore opportunis si nostrae memoriae tunc occurrat de alio competenti beneficio providere Dat. apud Alnewick 25 die Septembris In a bundle of several original Letters in the White Tower from Adulphus the Emperor Rodolphus Earl of Flanders the Bishop of Liege and others to King Edward the first Anno 24 of his reign I found this Epistle to him from a Roman Cardinal for his favour and assistance concerning another Provision granted by Pope Boniface to one John a Roman of a Canonry or Prebendary then vacant or which should first fall void in the Church of Lincoln SErenissimo Principi amico charissimo Domino Edwardo Dei gratia Regi Angliae Bundela Epistolarum etc. An. 24 E. 1. illustri Matthaeus miseratione Divina S. Mariae in porticu Diaconus Cardinalis salutem in eo per quem Reges regnant Cum sanctissimus Pater et Dominus noster Dominus B. divina providentia Summus Pontifex charissimo Consanguineo nostro Johanni nato Nobilis viri Consanguinei & amici nostri Karissimi Domini Landulphi de Columpna de Canonicatu Lincolniensis Ecclesiae ac Praebendae dignitate seu personatu quam vel quem duxerit acceptandum si in ipsa Ecclesia vacant ad praesens gratiose duxerit providendum Alioquin praebendam dignitatem seu personatum proximo in eadem Ecclesia vacaturos conferendos eidem Johanni cum vacaverint duxerit reservandos prout in literis Apostolicis super hoc confectis plenius continetur licet ad hoc tanti sufficiat authoritas mandatoris quia tamen eundem Johannem specialis dilectionis affectu prosequimur & favore adjicimus efficaciter preces nostras Serenitatem Regiam affectuose rogantes quatinus eundem Johannem ob reverentiam praefati Domini nostri ac obtentu nostrorum precaminum recommendatum habentes penes venerabilem in Christo Patrem Dominum O. Dei gratia Episcopum ac Decanum & Capitulum Lincolnien velitis efficaciter interponere preces vestras quod ipsum Johannem vel Procuratorem suum ejus nomine ad pacificam possessionem Canonicatus dictae Ecclesiae necnon ad Praebendam dignitatem seu personatum hujusmodi si vacant ad praesens vel quamprimum ad id optulerit se facultas juxta literarum Apostolicarum tenorem benigne recipiant in Canonicum et in fratrem et sincera caritate pertractent preces nostras hujusmodi taliter in hac parte si placet ad exauditionis vestrae gratiam admissuri quod dictus Johannes eas sibi sentiat in favoris augmentum nosque Serenitati Regiae amplius astringamur cum dignis actionibus gratiarum Datum Romae apud S. Petrum etc. There was another Epistle to the same effect to the King from Mathaeus miseratione divina Portuensis Ecclesiae Diaconus Cardinalis Datum Romae die 5. Maii. But these Provisions entrenching on the Rights and Prerogatives of his Crown and privileges of the Church of England the King gave the like answers to them as in the premised cases of the Prebendaries of Nassington and Monketon The King to please the Cardinals whose unjust suits he had denied and to effect his affairs the better in the Roman Court where all things were procured by bribes and pensions to Cardinals and other Officers granted these Pensions this year to these Roman Harpies REX omnibus ad quos etc. salutem Obsequia fructuosa quae venerabilis pater Pat. 24 E. 1. m. 15. intus Pro D B. tit S. Cosmae & Damiani Diacono Cardinali B. titulo Sanctorum Cosmae & Damiani Diaconus Cardinalis sicut speramus exhibebit futuris temporibus attendentes quinquaginta Marcas Sterlingorum eidem annuam concedimus Pensionem percipiendam quamdiu vixerit ad Scaccarium nostrum unam videlicet medietatem ad Scaccarium nostrum Sancti Michaelis & aliam medietatem ad Scaccarium nostrum Pasch In cujus etc. Teste Rege apud Rokes 14 die Maii. REX omnibus ad quos etc. salutem Grata obsequia quae venerabilis Pater Ibid. Pro Beraldo Episcopo Albanen S. R. E. Cardinali de annua pensione Dominus Beraldus Episcopus Albanensis Sanctae Romanae Ecclesiae Cardinalis nobis olim in minori constitutus officio laudabiliter impendit diligentius attendentes fructuosaque subsidia quae nobis imposterum ab ipso speramus firmiter exhiberi perspicacius advertentes concedimus eidem ducentarum Marcarum Sterlingorum annuam Pensionem ad Scaccarium nostrum quamdiu vixerit pertipiendam unam videlicet medietatem ad Scaccarium nostrum Pasch & aliam medietatem ad Scaccarium nostrum Sancti Michaelis primo termino solutionis incipiente ad Scaccarium nostrum Pasch prox jam transactum In cujus etc. Teste ut supra He likewise granted Protections to others at the Cardinal's request who no doubt had gratuities for procuring them as these Records inform us FRater Algucius Prior sive Custos Ecclesiae Omnium Sanctorum de Writel London Pat. 24 E. 1. m. 16. intus De Protectione Dioc. ad instantiam venerabilis Patris Domini B. Albanensis Episcopi Sacrosanctae Romanae Ecclesiae Cardinalis amici Regis charissimi habet literas Regis de protectione simplices sine Claus per biennium duraturas Teste Rege apud Berewyke super Twedam 27 die Aprilis MAgister Henr. persona Ecclesiae de Shorham ad instantiam venerabilis patris Domini B. Albanen Episcopi Sacrosanctae Romanae Ecclesiae Cardinalis Ibidem amici Regis charissimi habet litteras Regis de protectione simplices sine claus per biennium duraturas Teste ut supra These Cardinal's Grand design upon their return into England being to collect and return what moneys they could thence extort for new Procurations as Legates à latere from all the Clergy and religious Houses in England and Ireland procured this safe Conduct and Protection from the King for their Italian Merchants Usurers and Collectors to come into England to collect their Procurations and other moneys throughout England and Ireland and transport the same into France together with a command to Sheriffs and other Officers to assist them therein and if any were excommunicated by the Cardinals for refusing to pay Procurations to compel them thereunto by distresses or imprisonment which the King to obtain their favour granted as this Record informs us REX Vicecomitibus & omnibus Ballivis & fidelibus suis ad quos etc. salutem Sciatis quod ob reverentiam sedis Apostolicae et considerationem Patrum Pat. 24 E. 1. m. 23. intus B. Albanen & S. Penestr Episcoporum Sacrosanctae Romanae Ecclesiae Cardinalium amicorum nostrorum specialium suscepimus in salvum et securum conductum nostrum Johannem Aldibrandini & Gyani Lynchetti Mercatores Camerae Domini Papae et ipsorum Cardinalium de Societate Clarentum de Pystorio pro negotiis sedis praedictae et ipsorum Cardinalium per ipsos ad parts Angliae destinatos in eundo per totum regnum nostrum pecuniam eisdem Cardinalibus de procurationibus suis in eodem Regno debitam colligendo ibidem morando et inde cum pecunia sic collecta ad partes Franciae redeundo Ita tamen quod sub colore hujusmodi nullam pecuniam propriam vel alienam praeterquam de procurationibus dictorum Cardinalium extra regnum nostrum ducant vel deferant quoquomodo Et ideo vobis mandamus quod eisdem Mercatoribus in eundo per totum regnum nostrum pecuniam praefatis Cardinalibus de procurationibus suis in eodem regno debitam colligendo ibidem morando et inde cum pecunia sic collecta ad partes Franciae redeundo sicut praedictum est non inferatis vel quantum in vobis est inferri permittatis injuriam molestiam dampnum impedimentum aliquod seu gravamen set potius illos quos in solutione procurationum praedictarum Contradictores inveniri contigerit et rebels postquam ea occasione excommunicati fuerint ad solutionem procurationum earundum eisdem Mercatoribus vel eorum alteri faciend modo debito compellatis quociens necesse fuerit et a Mercatoribus praedictis vel eorum altero super hoc fueritis requisiti In cujus etc. usque ad festum Nativitatis Sancti Johannis Baptistae prox futur duratur Teste Rege apud Sanctum Edmundum 16 die Novembris Which Protection the next year was renewed to them for a longer time as Pat. 25 E. 1. m. 2. assures us where it is enrolled The like Patent issued to his Chief Justice and all other Officers persons in Ireland to affist their Chaplain John Bonichi de Senis scent a * See here p. 620. second time into Ireland to collect their Procurations from the Clergy there with power to excommunicate those who refused to pay them and enforce excommunicate persons to pay the same REX dilectis & fidelibus suis Justiciario suo Hyberniae Cancellar Thesaur Vicecomitibus & omnibus aliis Ballivis & fidelibus suis de terra Hyberniae ad quos Pat. 24 E. 1. m. 4. intus De Procurationibus Cardinalibus debitis in partibus Hyberniae exigendis & levandis etc. salutem Cum venerabiles patres Domini B. Albanensis et S. Penestr Episcopi Sacrosanctae Romanae Ecclesiae Cardinales amici nostri charissimi ad nos et Regem Franciae per Dominum Summum Pontificem Nuncii destinati Magistrum Johannem Bonichi de Senis Capellanum eorundem mittant ad dictas partes Hiberniae ad procurationes eye in partibus illis debitas exigendas Vobis mandamus quod eidem Magistro Johanni cum ab ipso requisiti fueritis salvum et securum conductum praestantes in levandis seu exigendis dictis procurationibus et contradictoribus seu rebellibus ut justitia suaserit compescendis impendatis eidem favorem consilium et juvamen Excommunicatos etiam ob eandem causam postquam in ipsa excommunicatione statuto tempore contumaciter perstiterint et de hoc vobis legitime constiterit ad debitam inde satisfactionem modo debito compellatis hac vice de nostra gratia In cujus etc. usque ad festum Pasch prox futur dur Teste Rege apud Berewick super Twed 30 die Augusti Thus did these Cardinals under pretext of making a Truce between England and France twice prey upon the English and Irish Churches Clergy and transport their Treasure into France to enrich themselves and our French Enemies The King this year sending forces into France to recover his right to Vascoigne and after that Commissioners to Cambray to the Cardinals to treat and conclude a League between him and the French King by his Sovereign Ecclesiastical authority issued these pious Writs to his Archbishops Bishops Abbots and Priors to make devout and hearty prayers to God in all their Churches and Diocese for his blessing upon his forces to recover and defend his right and also on that Treaty to put such a period to the Wars and settle such a Truce as might redound to the praise of God his own honour and the profit of his Realm REX Venerabili in Christo patri R. eadem gratia Cantuar. Archiep scopo totius Angliae Primati salutem Evidentem causae nostrae justitiam quam vos latere Cl. 24 E. 1. dorso 10. See the 2d Part of my Signal Loyalty and Devotion of God's true Saints & Pious Christians towards their Kings p. 42 43. non credimus fervente studio hactenus pro●ecuti & adhuc summo opere prosequentes pro recuperatione & defension terrae nostrae Vascon tanquam Coronae Regiae et honori Regni nostri Angliae haereditario jure annexae de qua Rex Franciae nos injustè exhaeredare conatur ad partes ipsius Ducatus gentes nostras nuper cum potentia quam tunc commode potu●mus & nunc demum Edmundum fratrem nostrum cum honorabili comitiva Nobilium dicti Regni duximus destinand Sane cum in homine non sit auxilium sed e coelo ac propter hoc oporteat impotentiam nostram divinae manus praesidiis sustentari Paternitatem vestram requirimus et rogamus quatenus non solum nostram sed vestram justitiam intuentes et corda vestra sursum habentes ad Dominum apud eum ut haec et alia quae negotio expedire cognoveritis antedicto procedant salubriter et in manibus nostris prospere dirigantur devotis supplicationibus insistatis Cumque ob reverentiam sedis Apostolicae et ad venerabilium Patrum B. Albanen et S. Penestrin Episcoporum Sanctae Romanae Ecclesiae Cardinalium requisitionem instantem ad tractandum de Treugis et Pace cum Rege praedicto super guerris dissensionibus et discordiis quibuscumque inter ipsum et nos exortis et motis solennes Nuncios nostros ad partes miserimus transmarinas ad praesentiam Cardinalium praedictorum piam affectionem vestram excitet quaesumus debitum caritatis ad divinam misericordiam vestris intercessionibus implorand ut praesentis temporis tempestuoso procellarum turbine quiescente uberiora tempora sub tranquillioris aurae serenitate succedant quodque ad feliciter haec et alia peragenda quae cepimus dexter● Regis Regum potenter adjuti ea ad laudem ipsius et honorem nostrum ac coinmodum regni nostri ad optatum effectum deducere valeamus Praemissa vero omnibus viris subditis in vestra Dioc. constitutis specialibus orationibus facienda per vos injungi petimus et mandari Teste Rege apud Sanctum Albanum primo die Januarii Consimiles literae diriguntur J. Eborum Archiepiscopo Angl. Primati & Episcopis subscriptis videlicet J. Episcopo Roff. R. Episcopo London O. Episcopo Lincoln R. Episcopo Norwycen W. Episcopo Elyen G. Episcopo Cycestr J. Episcopo Wynton Tho. Exon. Episcopo N. Episcopo Sarum W. Bathon & Wellen. Episcopo G. Wygorn Episcopo R. Hereford Episcopo A. Episcopo ..... .... Assaven Episcopo J. Electo Landaven J. Karleolen Episcopo A. Episcopo Dunolmen Custodi Spiritualitatis Coventr & Lych. sede vacant Electo Meneven vel ejus viees gerenti ipso agente in partibus transmarinis A pattern worthy imitation by Protestant Kings Prelates in times of War and Treaties of Peace REX dilecto sibi in Christo Abbati Sancti Augustini Cantuar. salutem Evidentem causae nostrae justiciam etc. ut supra usque ibi praesidiis sustentari Et tunc dicitur Vos requirimus & rogamus quatinus etc. ut supra Praemissa vero omnibus vestris subditis specialibus orationibus facienda per vos injungi petimus et mandari T. R. apud Crucem Roes 7. die Januar. Consimiles literae diriguntur Abbatibus subscriptis videlicet Abbati de Sancto Albano Abbati de Waltham Abbati de Sancto Edmundo Abbati de Evesham Exempti Abbati the Furnace Abbati de Salley Abbati de Novo Claus 24 E. 1. m. 10. dorso Monasterio Abbati the Jeroval Abbati de Fontibus Abbati de Bella Landa Abbati de Melsa Cisterc Ordinis Abbati de Neuhou● Abbati de Croxton Abbati de Alnewyk Abbati de Egleston Abbati de S. Agatha Praemonstrat Ordinis Magistro Ordinis de Sempingham Fratri Willielmo de Hothum Priori Provinciali de Ordine Fratrum Praedicatorum in Anglia Ministro Ordinis Fratrum Minorum in Anglia etc. quod ipsi in singulis Domibus suis specialibus orationibus etc. He likewise by his Ecclesiastical prerogative sent these Writs to his Archbishops Bishops Abbots and others to make Prayers sing Masses and do other works of piety for the Soul of his Brother Edmond and after that of Margaret Queen of France then lately deceased according to the superstition of that age REX Venerabili in Christo Patri R. eadem gratia Cantuar. Archiepiscopo tocius Angliae Primati salutem Altissimus creator omnium ad hoc humanam naturam Claus 24 E. 1. m. 8. dorso De orationibus & suffragiis pro anima Edmundi fratris Regis ad sui similitudinem & ymaginem creavit ex anima & corpore constitutam & in hoc mundo miserabili collocavit ut finito pro suae voluntatis arbitrio hujus vitae velut cujusdam peregrinationis cursu ipsum compositum in sua principia resolvatur & ad terram de qua est corpore redeunte ad Dominum à quo datus est Spiritus revertatur Quam quidem peregrinacionem nemo potest sine multarum coinquinacionum contagione peragere sicut nec pedes itinerancium iter suum absque pulveris adhaesione transire quare summè indigent à praesenti seculo transeuntes vivorum suffragiis adjuvari Cum itaque vir illustris Edmundus unicus frater noster carissimus qui nostris & regni nostri negociis semper promptus devotus extitit & fidelis et in quo virtutum & gratiarum dona multiplicia praelucebant ab hac luce prout ipsi plasmatori placuit sit subtractus ex qua subtractione reputamus nos & ipsum regnum plurimum desolatos quod vobis non sine gravi cordis amaritudine nunciamus Paternitatem vestram affectuosis precibus attente requirimus et rogamus quatinus ipsius fratris nostri exequias cum devotione sollempniter celebrantes ejus animam cum decantacione missarum et aliis devotarum orationum suffragiis ipsi Deo altissimo commendetis Illud idem ab universis et singulis Religiosis et aliis personis Ecclesiasticis subditis vestris per totam vesiram Diocefim fieri specialiter injungendo Teste Rege apud Aberden 15 die Julii Consimiles literae diriguntur singulis Episcopis per Angliam T. ut supra Consimiles literae diriguntur Abbatibus subscriptis usque ibi paternitatem etc. Abbati de Sancto Edmundo etc. as in the other Page REX Venerabili in Christo Patri R. eadem gratia Cantuar. Archiepiscopo totius Angliae Primati salutem Cum clarae memoriae Margareta quondam Regina Ibid. m. 10. dorso De orando pro anima Margaretae quondam Reginae Franciae Franciae amita nostra jam viam universae carnis prout conditori omnium placuit sit ingressa cujus animae piis orationibus devotorum coram Deo cordis ex intimo cupimus subveniri Paternitatem vestram sincera ment requirimus et rogamus quatinus animam praefatae Reginae in Missarum celebrationibus et aliarum orationum suffragiis aliisque pietatis operibus specialiter commendetis ipsam a Religiosis et aliis subditis vestris per vestram Dioc. constitutis similiter adjuvari per hujusmodi suffragia facientes Teste Rege apud Thetford 22 die Januarii Consimiles literae diriguntur J. Archiepiscopo Angliae Primati & Episcopis subscriptis videlicet J. Roffen R. London O. Lincoln R. Norwycen W. Elien G. Cicestr I. Wynton Th. Exon. N. Sarum W. Bathon & Wellen. G. Wigorn. R. Hereford A. Bangoren ...... Assaven Electo Landaven vel ejus vices gerenti I. Karleolen A. Du-Dunolm Custodi Spiritualitatis Coventr & Lych. Electo Meneven vel ejus vices gerenti The King by his Letters patents appointed special Collectors in all Bishoprics of the Dimes given to him by the Clergy * See here pag. 641. Pat. 24. E. 1. memb 22. De decima à Praelatis & Clero Domino Regi concessa in singulis Episcopatibus Angliae col●igenda the year before according to their grant made to him REX dilecto sibi in Christo Priori Roffensi salutem Cum Praelati & totus Clerus de regno nostro decimam beneficiorum et bonorum suorum de quibus decima ultimo in subsidium terrae sanctae concessa fuit data nobis in subsidium nostrum de anno praesenti juxta taxacionem ultimo inde factam liberaliter concesserint et gratanter beneficiis Ecclesiasticis personarum plura beneficia Ecclesiastica non habencium per eandem taxacionem valorem sex marcarum annuarum non excedentibus dumtaxat exceptis ita quod una medietas ejusdem decimae primo die Marcii proximo futura & altera medietas in festo sanctae Trinitatis proximo sequenti nobis persolvantur Nos de vestra fidelitate & diligencia confidentes assignavimus vos ad dictam decimam secundum taxacionem illam in Episcopatu Roff. colligendam adunandam et in tuto loco reponendam et salvo custodiendam donec aliud a nobis inde habueritis in mandatis Et ideo vobis mandamus rogantes quatinus eandem decimam in forma praedicta colligatis adunetis & eam in tuto loco reponatis & custodiatis ita quod eam promptam & paratam habeatis juxta aequales portiones dictis termims nobis solvendam & liberandam cum super hoc à nobis fueritis requisiti Et hoc sicut nostrum & vestrum honorem diligitis nullatenus omittatis Concesserunt eciam nobis dicti Praelati quod Clerum suarum diocoefium auctoritate sua quam vobis per literas suas patentes praestabunt ad solucionem dictae decimae ut praemittitur faciendam compellere valeatis In cujus etc. Teste Rege apud Westm. 11 die Decembr Eodem modo assignantur subscripti in Episcopatibus subscriptis viz Elyen Prior Elyen Prior de Bernewell etc. After which Subsidy granted sundry of the Bishops Abbots Abbesses Priors Deans Archdeacon's Parsons and Vicars of England to secure their persons and goods from seizure renewed the former * See here p. 588 to 600. Protections granted them Anno 22 E. 1. thinking thereby to preserve their lands persons goods from seizure though they denied to grant the King any future Subsidy or supplies A catalogue of which Protections and those religious persons & Clergymen who sued for them I shall here present you with out of the Records of 24 E. 1. which will inform you of what Order every Monastery and Priory therein specified were and to what Monasteries any of them appertained as Cells REX Capitan marinariorum & eisdem marinariis Vicecom & Ballivis & * Pat. 24. E. 1. m. 21 & 22. De protectione pro Praelatis & toto Clero regni fidelibus suis ad quos etc. salutem Cum Praelati et totus Clerus de regno nostro decimam beneficiorum et bonorum suorum de quibus decima ultimo in subsidium Terrae sanctae concessa fuit data nobis in subsidium nostrum de anno praesenti juxta taxacionem ultimo inde factam liberaliter concesserint et gratantex nos eorumdem Praelatorum et Cleri quieti et tranquilitati ex hac causa libencius providere volentes suscepimus in protectionem et defensionem nostram specialem praefatos Praelatos et singulos de Clero praedicto etc. Teste Rege apud Westm 11 die Decembr Et postmodum factae fuerunt literae consimiles in omnibus hoc excepto quod nomina Praelatorum in eisdem fuerunt specificata & hujusmodi literas habuerunt subscripti viz. G. Wygorn Episcopus J. Karliolen Episcopus J. Wynton Episcopus R. Hereforden Episcopus O. Lync Episcopus R. Northwycen Episcopus R. London Episcopus Th. Roffen Episcopus R. Cantuar. Archiepiscopus Angliae Primas J. Ebor. Archiepiscopus Angliae Primas Consimiles literas habent subscripti de verbo ad verbum viz. Abbas de sancto Edmundo Abbas Westmonasterii Abbas de Waltham Abbas de sancto Albano Prior de Elsham Consimiles literas de protectione habet Magister ordinis de Sempringham pro se & Prioribus suis ejusdem ordinis Teste Rege apud Westm 11 die Decembr Consimiles literas de verbo ad verbum habent subscripti qui sunt de eodem Ordine viz. Cisterc Abbas de Bellalanda Abbas de Gerovall Abbas de Stratford Abbas de Dukeswell Cistercienses Abbas de Valle Regali Abbas de Stanlowe Abbas de Rupe Abbas de Holmcoltran Abbas de Cumbermere Abbas de Furneys Abbas de Rufford Abbas de Ryevall Abbas Novi Monasterii Abbas de Swynesheved Abbas de Ford Abbas de Melsa Abbas de Bildewas Abbas de Wardon Abbas de Newenham Ordinis sancti Benedicti Abbas de Pershore Prior Dunelm Prior de Bretton Monachorum Benedictini Abbas de Waledene Abbas de Heneshaw Prior de Ely Abbas Salop. Abbas de Burgo sancti Petri Abbas beati Mar. Ebor. Prior Ecclesiae Christi Cant. Abbatissa de Godestowe Prior sanctae Bege Abbatissa the Berking Abbas de Shireburn Prior sanctae Fidis Prior de Spaldyngg Abbas de Abyndon Abbas de Horref●ld Regis Abbas de Croyland Abbas de Bynham Abbas de Thorneye Prior de Sharesh●●he Prior de Belvero Priorissa de Cotun Prior de Pontefracto Abbas B. Mariae Ebor. Prior de Wederhall Sancti Augustini Prior sancti Oswaldi Prior sancti Gregorii Cantuar. Abbas de Augustini Haghemon Prior de Wartre Prior de Westacre Abbas de Grymesby Prior de Gysburn Abbas de Osency Prior beatae Mareae Karl Prior de Brydlyngton Prior de Donenlawe Abbas sancti Jacobi extra Norht Prior sancti Barthol de Smethefeld London Prior de Merton Prior de magna Malingham Prior de Flutham Prior de Bernewell Prior de Tremenhalle Prior de Petreston Abbas de Crulond Prior de Kirkeham Prior de Newenham Prior de Huntirdon Prior de Thurgerton Prior de Beston Prior de Lauretost Abbas de Crek Prior de Waburn Abbas de Thorneton Prior de Shelford Prior de Swynesheved Prior de Brinton Abbas de Brunne Prior de Novo loco juxta Staundford Prior de Boulton in Cravene Prior de Hextildesham Pramonstracen Abbas de bello Capite Abbas de Heppe Abbas de Coverham Abbas Praemonstratenses de Tupholm Abbas de Begeham Abbas de Croxton Abbas de Westderham Abbas de Neubo Abbas sanctae Agathae Abbas de Newehus Abbas de Egleston Prior de Okeburn quae est Cella Abbaciae de Becco Herlewycini in potestate Regis De protectione pro Alienigenis Franciae existentis Prior de Prittelwell quae est Cella Abbaciae Cluniacen Prior de Frompton quae est Cella Abbaciae de Cudamo Prior de Noun & Novo mercato quae sunt Cellae Abbaciae sancti Ebrulphi Prior de Ware quae est Cella Abbaciae sancti Ebrulphi Prior de Bres●te quae est Cella Prioratus Nobiliaci in Lymoches Prior de Estle quae est Cella Abbaciae sancti Taurini Ebroycen Prior de Hetton quae est Cella Abbaciae Cluniacen Prior de Godeclif quae est Cella Abbaciae de Becco Harlewyni Prior de Thefo●d quae est Cella Abbaciae Cluniacen Prior de Stenyngton quae est Cella Abbaciae de Becco Harlewyni Prior de Carinton quae est Cella Abbaciae de monte Sancti Michaelis in periculo maris Prior de Stanegate quae est Cella Abbaciae Cluniacen Prior de Lodres quae est Cella Abbaciae de Monte Burgi Prior de Neuton Lungevyle quae est Cella Abbaciae Cluniacen Prior de Wenelok quae est Cella Abbaciae Cluniacen Prior de sancto Ncoto quae est Cella Abbaciae de Becco Harlewyni Prior de Mereseye quae est Cella Abbaciae sancti Audeni Rothomagi Frater Robertus de la Vall Procurator Abbatis sancti Nicholai Andegaviae in Anglia Frater Galfridus de Aqua Ballivus Abbatis de Conchis in Anglia Frater Johannes de Aln●to Ballivus Abbatis de Alneto in Anglia Frater Willielmus de Saviniaco Ballivus Abbatis de Saviniaco in Anglia Willielmus Oliver procurator Abbatis de Sagio in Anglia Magister Domus sancti Marci de Billeswyk Prior sancti Trinitatis Norwyci Prior de Lewes Petrus Prior de la Sele quae est Cella Abbaciae de sancto Florencio de Salinuro Prior de Lenton quae est Cella Abbaciae Cluniacen Prior de Castelacre Ordinis Cluniacensis Priorissa de Wallandewelles Prior sanctae Trinitatis Ebor. quae est Cella majoris Monasterii in potestate Regis Franciae existentis Frater Richardus Procurator sanctae Andraeae Northampton quae est Cella Prioratus Caritaten ordinis Cluniacen Frater Vigour Ballivus Abbatis de Fyscampo in Anglia Prior de Wylminton quae est Cella Abbaciae beatae Mariae de Grestono Prior de Ravensdale Prior de Cameringham Prior de Lenton Prior de Paunfeld & Welle Prior de Hagh Frater Dionysius Prior de Arundel Frater Hugo Custos Ecclesiae de Vppechirche Prior de Patrikeburn Prior de Triwle Frater Walterus de Dunes Custos Ecclesiae de Estchirche in Shepeye Agatha Priorissa de Leoministre Frater Petrus de Folkeston Nicholaus Prior de Tostes Prior de Lancastr Prior de Weston Galfridus de Totteneys Frater Johannes Prior de Kirkeby Monachorum Prior de Wyleford Prior de Tuttebur Consimiles Protectiones de verbo ad verbum habent subscripti etc. many of them Pluralists notwithstanding all Canons against Pluralisties Pat. 24. E. 1. m. 22. dorso Protectiones pro personi● Ecclesiasticis Walterus Curzun Persona Ecclesiae de Buggecasterton Willielmus de Byrlaco Persona Ecclesiae de Kyngesneuton Magister Richardus de Hertford Archidiac Hereford Walterus de Rudmurleye Canonicus Ecclesiae sancti Ethelberti Hereford & Persona Ecclesiae de Lugwardyn & Magister Willielmus de Kyngescote Canonicus Ecclesiae praedictae sancti Ethelberti Hereford & Persona Ecclesiae de Westbury Willielmus de Byrlaco Persona Ecclesiarum de Warsop & Handesworth Henricus de Lenn Persona Ecclesia de Ryston & Assheby Nicholaus de Spronton Persona Ecclesiarum sancti Jacobi Lond. & Beatae Mariae de la Rye & Praebendarius Praebendae de Werthings in Ecclesia de Hastyngges Richardus de Marnham Persona Ecclesiae de Lameleye Willielmus de Cornub. Persona Ecclesiae de Toncestre Magister Petrus de Insula Arch. Wellen. Johannes de Aqua Blanca Decanus Ecclesiae sancti Ethelberti Hereford Robertus de Lond. Persona Ecclesiae de Wykware Magister Willielmus de Grenefeld Canonicus Ecclesiarum Beati Petri Ebor. & Sancti Wilfridi de Rypon & Persona Ecclesiae de Stretsted super Avenam Magister Johannes de Sancto Leofardo Persona Ecclesiae de Egremunt Johannes de Langeton Thes. Ecclesiae Wellensis & Persona Ecclesiae de Lodeswello Johannes de Godelegh Persona Ecclesiarum de Lovep●te & Boclond Magister Henr. Samson Persona Ecclesiarum de Fyskerton Haryngb● & Ingesworth Willielmus de Dale Persona Ecclesiae de Dale juxta Sandwyk Magister Hugo Samson Persona Ecclesiarum de Byrkyn & Landeford Magister Henric●● Samson Persona Ecclesiarum de Eston Creton Flete Walsham Erpyngham & Saham Comitis Magister Johannes de Crancumbe Persona Ecclesiarum de Gousle Mapelton Burton Wyverthorp Grendale Byrton & Aymynistr Magister Rogerus de Aspale Persona Ecclesiae de Stanham antegeyne Magister Roger●● the Asp●le Persona Ecclesiae de Henneye Magister Petrus de Anebur Canonicus Ecclesiae Wellen. & Persona Ecclesiarum de Godeshull & Ne●ton in Insula Vecta Magister Jacobus de Moun Persona Ecclesiae de Brompton Johannes de Scalleby Persona Ecclesiae de Mumby Magister Robertus de Redeswelle Archid. Cestr & Richardus de Roulesham Persona Ecclesiae de Grepenhale Henricus de Stratton Persona Ecclesiae de Cotyngham Hugo de Eyton Persona Ecclesiae de Lymynton Johannes de Godeslegh Persona Ecclesiae de Foxhyrd Henricus de Vpavene Persona Ecclesiae de Caun peden Henricus de Stratton Persona Ecclesiae de Stokes Bra●cal●o de Lavanue Canonicus Ecclesiae Sanctae Ceddae Lich. & Persona Ecclesiae de Tyryngton Guydo the Shenedo●e Persona Ecclesiae de Weston Walterus de Wermyngton Persona Ecclesiae de Middleton Richardus Persona Ecclesiae de Kyngeston Magister Johannes de Bogh●s Persona Ecclesiae de Kyrkelenyngton Magister Petrus de Fylnel Persona Ecclesiae de M●thynges Magister Wal●erus de Wotton Archid. Huntyndon Hugo de Normanton Persona Ecclesiae de Fletburgh Magister Gocelinus Archid. de Stowe W●llielmus Persona Ecclesiae de Boklaund Magister Henricus de Newerk Decanus Ecclesiae beati Petri Ebor Robertus de Langeton Persona Ecclesiae de Cotherstok Radulphus de B●eghton Persona Ecclesiae de Wytteleford Adam de Novo Castro Persona Eccl●siae de Kirk●laund Johannes Persona Ecclesiae de Tunsted Magister Richardus de Tynton Persona Ecclesiae de Stylton Godefridus Persona Ecclesiae de Digneswell Laurentius de Sancto Michaele Persona Ecclesiae de Dogmaresfeld Magister Johannes de Sancto Leofardo Canonicus Ecclesiae Sanctae Trinitatis Cicestr Willielmus de Askeby Persona Ecclesiae de Ilkeleye & medietatis Ecclesiae de Westwalton Johannes de Sheffend Persona Ecclesiae de Fuldon Willielmus de Clere Persona Ecclesiae de Brafferton Willielmus de Clare Persona Ecclesiarum de Br●fferton & de Beauver Magister Reymundus de Feraria Canonicus Ecclesiae beatae Mariae Sarum Egidius de Andenard Canonicus Ecclesiae Sancti Wilfridi Ripon Johannes de Stocton Persona Ecclesiae de Stokes juxta Vndelee Willielmus de Stocton Persona Ecclesiarum de Whethamsted Lafford & Omnium Sanctorum Derbeye Nicholaus Persona Ecclesiae de Wyncheff●ld Rogerus Persona Ecclesiae de Weluwes Galfridus de Whethamstede Persona Ecclesiae de Hunnesdon Simon de Grelleye Persona Ecclesiae de Godmersham Magister Johannes de Well Canonicus Ecclesiae beatae M●riae de Sutwell & Persona Ecclesiae de Kaldebek Magister Johannes de Py●elesdon Persona Ecclesiae de S●radesel wo Persona Ecclesiae de Wadchou Edmundus de Neubur Persona Ecclesiae de Shetham Willielmus de Bever●ote Persona medietatis Ecclesiae de Seggebrok Magister Laurentius Persona Ecclesiae de Ardlesthorp Johannes de Shefeld Persona Ecclesiae de Thorneton in Craven Alanus Persona Ecclesiae de Oleteye Magister Radulphus de Ebor. Canc. Ecclesiae beatae Mariae Sarum Magister Stephanus Persona Ecclesiae de Walsokne Magister Robertus de Grymesby Persona Ecclesiae de Belesby Gilbertus' de Wallanington Persona Ecclesiae de Homsvill Thomas de Perers Persona Ecclesiae de Kirkeby in Ashfeld Thomas Persona Ecclesiae de Gedeling Nicholaus de Ros Persona Ecclesiarum de Essinton & Stokeraubeney Johan es de Wycham Persona Ecclesiae de Tyringham Alanus Vicarius Ecclesiae de Dunston Thomas Persona Ecclesiae de Westrasen Willielmus de Caples Persona Ecclesiae de Layseby Magister Simon de Luda Persona Ecclesiae de Alesby Rogerus de Alto Monasterio Persona Ecclesiae de Deneford Magister Willielmus de Pikering Archidiaconus Notingh Radulphus de Pykering & Robertus de la Ford Canonici Ecclesiae beati Petri Ebor. Richardus de Jakesle Persona Ecclesiae de Croyby W●llielmus de Oxwyk Walterus de Langeton Magister Hospitalis Sancti L●onardi Ebor. Magister Willielmus Praepositus Ecclesiae Sancti Andraeae de Well Canonicus Ecclesiarum B. Mariae Sarum & B. P●tri Ebor. & Persona Ecclesiae de Dounton Magister Johannes de Suaynton Persona Ecclesiae de Rodestayn Magister Adam de Coupeland Persona Ecclesiarum de Kyrkeby in Clyveland & Foxholees Willielmus de Hamelton Persona Ecclesiae de Sabrichesworth Willielmus de Sancto Oswaldo magister Hospitalis Regis de Neuton Magister Hospitalis beatae Mariae de W●stgate de Novo Castro super Tynam Magister Johannes de Cadamo Canonicus Ecclesiae sancti Petri Ebor. Magister Arnaldus Lupi de Tili● Persona Ecclesiarum de Suthcrek & Marsham Johannes de Langeton Persona Ecclesiae de burgo subtus Staynmore Radulphus de Stanford Persona Ecclesiarum de Bulton Wotton & Stepel Mordon Petrus de Taunton Persona Ecclesiae de Kirkeby Ravenswath Robertus Herun Persona Ecclesiae de Ford Gilbertus' de Ardern Persona Ecclesiarum de Hanewell & Aldeford Rogerus de Asherugg Persona Ecclesiae de Kings Ripton Robertus de Benhale Persona Ecclesiarum de Rishton Bichhamwell & Keleshale Gilbertus' de Mesa Persona Ecclesiae de Northcave Magister Thomas de Esthalle Persona Ecclesiae de Atherfeld But these Protections being expired or forfeited soon after by their double denial of a Subsidy to the King in obedience to Pope Boniface his Bull for which they were put out of the King's protection stood them in no stead at all Upon complaint of the Bishop of Ely that his Tenants of divers Manors belonging to his Bishopric were distrained both in Thetford and Norwich for toll of their goods from which they were exempted by his and his progenitors Charters the King issued forth sundry Writs to discharge them from the payment thereof or to certify the causes why they did it not whereupon they made these returns and Certificates into the Chancery which I found in the White Tower Chappel EDwardus Dei gratia Rex Angliae Dominus Hiberniae & Dux Aquitaniae Ballivis Brevia Regis Anno 24 E 1. in Turre London Johannis de Warenna Comitis Surry de Thetford salutem Ex parte venerabilis patris W. Elyensis Episcopi nobis est ostensum quod cum ipse & homines sui per cartas progenitorum nostrorum Regum Angliae quieti sint & esse debeant & ipse & praedecessores sui Episcopi ejusdem loci ac eorum homines à tempore confectionis cartarum illarum semper hactenus quieti extiterint à praestatione Theolonii per totum regnum nostrum vos ab hominibus ejusdem Episcopi de Brigham Feltewelle Brandone & Northwolde Theolonium exigitis & ipsos ad Theolonium de bonis & mercimoniis suis praestandum in villa vestra praedicta distringitis in enervationem libertatis praedictae minus justè propter quod pluries mandavimus quod si ita est tunc ab exactione quam facitis praefatis hominibus de Theolonio praedicto desistentes ipsos inde pacem habere permitteretis & districtionem si quam eis ea occasione fieri feceritis penitus relaxeretis eisdem Vos mandata nostra praedicta parvipendentes nichil hactenus inde facere curastis de quo miramur Et quia praefatum Episcopum vel homines suos praedictos indebite praegravari nolumus in hac parte Vobis mandamus sicut pluries mandavimus quod ab exactione praedicta desistentes homines praedictos à praestatione Theolonii praedicti quietos esse permittatis juxta tenorem praedictorum mandatorum nostrorum vobis inde directorum vel causam nobis significetis quare dictis mandatis nostris parere noluistis vel non potuistis Teste meipso apud Sanctum Albanum 28 die Decembris Anno regni nostri vicesimo quarto Dorso Cancellario Domini Regis per Ballivum Thetford Ad mandatum vestrum vobis significamus quod de propriis bonis Episcopis Elyensis & de mercimoniis emptis vel emendis in Villa de Thetford Theolonium non exigimus set de hominibus ejusdem Episcopi manentibus in Brandon Brigham Feltewell & Northwolde Theolonium exigimus ea ratione quia Dominus Comes de Warenna & antecessores sui de tempore à quo non extat memoria fuerunt seisiti & adhuc sunt de Theolonio praedicto de hominibus & de tenentibus ejusdem Episcopi Elyensis de omnibus mercimoniis emptis vel venditis in Villa praedicta EDwardus Dei gratia Rex Angliae Dominus Hyberniae & Dux Aquitania Ballivis suis de Norwico salutem Ex parte venerabilis patris W. Episcopi Elyensis nobis est ostensum quod cum ipse & homines sui per cartas progenitorum nostrorum Regum Angliae quieti esse debeant & idem Episcopus & praedecessores sui Episcopi Elyenses et eorum homines femper hactenus quieti esse consueverint à praestatione Theolonii per totum regnum nostrum ac pro eo quod vos homines ejusdem Episcopi de Pulham cum bonis & mercandisis suis ad villam nostram de Norwyco venientes ad Theolonium vobis ibidem praestandum graviter distrinxistis & multipliciter ea occasione indebitè inquietastis vobis pluries praeceperimus quod ab hujusmodi districtionibus eisdem hominibus occasione praedicta faciendis desisteretis vel causam nobis significaretis quare mandatis nostris in hac parte parere noluistis vel debuistis Vos nichilominus mandata nostra in hac parte parvipendentes à districtionibus & inquietac●onibus hominibus praedictis occasione praedicta faciendis desistere vel saltem quare hoc facere noluistis vel non debuistis nobis significare hactenus non curastis in nostri & mandatorum nostrorum contemptum manifestum & praedicti Episcopi & hominum suorum praedictorum dispendium non modicum & gravamen & contra tenorem cartarum praedictarum Et quia nolumus quod idem Episcopus aut homines sui praedicti indebitè graventur in hac parte vobis praecipimus sicut pluries praecepimus quod ab hujusmodi districtionibus et inquietacionibus praedictis hominibus occasione praedicta de caetero faciendis penitus desistentes ipsos de Theolonio praestando sicut inde quieti esse debent & idem Episcopus & praedecessores sui & eorum homines semper hactenus quieti esse consueverunt quietos esse permittatis vel vos ipsi sitis coram nobis à die Paschae in 15 dies ubicumque tunc fuerimus in Anglia ostensuri quare mandatis nostris tociens vobis inde directis parere concempsistis Et habeatis ibi hoc Breve Teste meipso apud Walsingham 30. die Januarii anno regni nostri 24. To which they made this memorable return and Certificate Non contempsimus prout nec debemus mandatis vestris nobis directis in omnibus parere Et vobis significamus quod eo tempore quo istud breve nobis liberatum fuit liberatum fuit nobis aliud breve per quod causam alias vobis significavimus quare ab exactione Theolonii hominibus Domini Episcopi Elyensis de maneno suo de Pulham de mercandisis ipsorum hominum desistere non potuimus videlicet Quia omnes homines praefati Domini Episcopi de manerio suo praedicto sunt mercatores bladi illud in Comitatibus Norff. & Suff. & alibi de Militibus personis Ecclesiasticis & aliis à praestatione Theolonii non quietls per diversa loca ementes & blada sic empta ter vel quater in septimana in Civitate Norwici ducentes & ea diversis hominibus pro voluntate sua ut mercatores vendentes & cum Civitas vestra praedicta nomine vestro à tempore quo non extat memoria seisita sit de Theolonio ab hujusmodi mercatoribus capiendo tanquam pertinente ad firmam ejusdem Civitatis quae quidem firma extenditur ad Cxu. l. & quae de hujusmodi Theolonio bladi maximè provenit & Dominus H. Rex pater vester toto tempore suo & vos toto tempore vestro tam per Custodes tempore quo dicta Civitas fuit in manu dicti Domini H. Regis patris vestri & in manu vestra quam tempore quo nos & antecessores nostri inde per vos custodiam habuimus nuper seifiti fuistis & adhuc existitis Et quia Iura vestra alicui in praejudicium vestrum concedere non valemus nos statum vestrum et progenitorum vestrorum Regum Angliae continuantes praedictum Theolonium a praefatis mercatoribus de Pulham in forma praedicta capimus et exigimus Vobis ulterius significantes quod si dicti mercatores de Pulham de Theolonio bladi sic empti quieti fuissent fere quarta pars tocius firmae praedictae decideret nec esset aliquis qui de firma praedicta vobis respondere posset So much did these exemptions procured by the Bishops prejudice the King and his Farmers This year there arose a great sedition a●d combat between the Scholars and Townsmen in the University of Oxford wherein many were slain on both sides and the goods of the Scholars plundered and carried away upon complaint whereof to the King by the Scholars he sent his Justices thither to punish the Malefactors and repair the Scholars damages which * Hist. Angl. p. 34. Anno 24 E. 1. T●omas Walsingham thus relates Hoc anno suborta est discordia grandis C●xoniae inter Clericos et Laicos propter duos garciones diversarum patriarum qui pro levi causa ad pugnandum sunt accensi Nam dum quidam ratione patriae unum juvare laborarent quidam aliam nitantur manutenere & fovere translata est pugn● ad fault oars partium diversarum In tantumque crevit seditio ut tam Clerici quam Laici evacuatis domibus ad pugnam accurrerent glomeratim Duum autem Clerici de suis hospitiis egressi fuissent cognoscentes vespiliones Laici nullos vel saltem paucos remansisse domi apud hospitia Clericorum intrant habitacula et bona diversimoda asportant damnum Clericis irrecuperabile ingerentes In hac pugna peremptus est Dominus Fulco de Neyrmuth Rector Ecclesiae de Pychelestorn et plures alii de utraque secta Audita hujus facti querela Dominus Rex jussit justiciariis suos villam adire pacem reformare homicidas judicialiter condemnare Qui venientes Oxonias Burgenses compulerunt solvere pro damnis factis Clericis ducentas libras The Lands and livings of the Prior and Covent of Farley and some other persons being seized on by the King's precept as aliens under the power or obedience of the King of France and found by Inquisition or good testimony not to be so the King issued these Writs to restore them the first being a special Case worthy observation REX Thesaur & Baronibus suis de Scaccario salutem Quia compertum est per Claus 24 E. 1. m. 8. Pro Priore & Conventu de Farleye Inquisitionem quam per dilectum & fidelem nostrum Petrum Malorre fieri fecimus quod Prior & Conventus de Farleye sunt Anglici & non alienigenae de potestate Regis Franciae vel sibi adhaerencium & quod censum seu pensionem aliquam alicui de potestate Regis praedicti non solvant nec alicui de potestate praedicta affinitate vel aliquo alio modo sunt astricti nisi in hoc quod Abbas Cluniac aliquando cum ipsum ad partes Angliae venire contigerit in praedicto Prioratu visitare consuevit nichil nisi tantum expensas suas inde percipiendo et quod iidem Prior et Conventus de praedicto Abbate in hujusmodi visitationibus suam receperunt professionem sicut per praedictam Inquisicionem quam vobis sub pede sigilli nostri mittimus plenè liquet Vobis mandamus quod inspecta inquisitione illa Prioratum praedictum cum omnibus ad illum spectantibus si praetextu mandati nostri de domibus et maneriis Religiosorum alienigenarum de potestate Regis praedicti et sibi adherencium existencium vel qui eis obediencia affinitate vel aliquo alio modo astricti essent in manum nostram capiendis et non alia de causa captus sit in manum nostram praefatis Priori & Conventui sine dilatione restitui faciatis Tenend sicut illum ante capcionem ejusdem in manum nostram tenuerunt Teste Rege apud Castelacre 25 die Januarii REX etc. venerabili in Christo Patri R. eadem gratia Norwyc. Episcopo salutem Licet nuper vobis mandaverimus quod de beneficiis Ecclesiasticis personarum Ibid dors m. 11. De quibusdam personis Ecclesiasticis quae non sunt de potestate Regis Franc ut dicitur de beneficiis suis in pace habendis secularium alienigenarum sive Canonici fuerint seu Rectores Ecclesiarum aut alias beneficiati in Diocesi vestra in Ecclesia vestra Cathedrali seu aliis Collegiatis Ecclesiis quibuscumque quocumque nomine censerentur de potestate Regis Franciae et sivi adherencium vel de affinitate aut amicitia eorundem existencium curiam et custodiam gereretis Quia tamen testificatum est coram nobis per dilectum & fidelem nostrum Guidonem Ferre quod Reymundus Persona Ecclesiae de Norton juxta Fakham vestrae Diocesis de potestate Regis Franc. vel sibi adherencium seu de ipsorum affinitate aut amicitia non existit set pro anima clarae memoriae Alianorae quondam Reginae Angliae matris nostrae apud Ambresbyr divina celebrat cum die Vobis mandamus quod ipsum Reymundum Ecclesiam suam praedictam habere & tenere pacificè permittatis prout ante receptionem mandati nostri praedicti ipsam tenuit & possedit Teste Rege apud Sanctum Albanum 27 die Decembris Consimiles literas habet Johannes de Cusance Persona Ecclesiae etc. quod praefatus Johannes de potestate Regis Franc. etc. ut supra non existat Teste ut supra What licenses for elections of Abbesses and Abbots in Ireland the King granted this year these Records attest FRater Willielmus Canonicus sanctae Mariae de Trum nuncians Regi resignacionem Pat 24 E. 1. memb 3. De licencia eligendi Derborgyll quondam Abbatissae beatae Mariae de Clonardia habet litteras Regis de licencia eligendi Teste Rege apud Thornagh secundo die Novembr REX dilecto & fideli suo Johanni Wogan Justice suo Hibern salutem Cum dilectae nobis in Christo Priorissa & Conventus beatae Maria de Cleonardia nobis De assensu adhibendo per ●ohan Wogan justice Hib. per literas suas patentes significaverint quod Ecclesia sua praedicta per resignacionem Derborgyll quondam Abbatissae illius loci pastorali est solacio destituta supplicantes nos prout moris est quod licenciam sivi aliam eligendi in Abbatissam eisdem concedere dignaremur ac nos precibus earumdem Priorissae & Conventus in hac parte favorabiliter inclinati licenciam illam eis duxerimus concedendam Mandantes ipsis quod talem etc. existat Nos earumdem Priorissae & Conventus labor●bus & expensis in hac parte parcere volentes ista vice concessimus eis de gratia nostra speciali & vobis dedimus potestatem quod etc. assensum regium vice nostra praebeatis etc. receptis tamen prius etc. Teste Rege apud Thornhagh 2 die Novembr FRater Thomas Canonicus Ecclesiae sanctae Mariae de Kenlis nuncians Regi resignacionem Pat. 24 E. 1. De licencia eligendi fratris Malachiae quondam Abbatis loci illius habet litteras Regis de licencia eligendi Teste Rege apud Dunolm 5 die Octobris ET idem frater Thomas habet literas Regis directas Joh. Wogan Justice Regis Hib. Ibidem De temporalibus post electionem factam per lohan Wogan justiciar Hibern restituendis quod facta electione de futuro Abbate si contingat electionem per loci Diocoesanum canonicè confirmari tunc accepta vice Regis fidelitate ab eodem Electo hac vide eidem Electo temporalia Abbatiae illius liberet prout moris est receptis prius literis patentibus ipsius Abbatis sigillo suo necnon et sigillo Capituli sui signatis quod haec gratia non cedet Regi in praejudicium vel exhaeredacionem seu trahetur in consequenciam temporibus futuris In cujus etc. Teste ut supra The Bishop of Clonfert in Ireland being translated to the Archbishopric of Beneventum in Italy by Pope Boniface the 8. the King thereupon issued this Writ to seize the Temporalties into his hands the See becoming void in Law by this his Translation REX dilecto & fideli suo Waltero de la hay Esc suo Hibern salutem Quia Fines 24 E. 1. memb 12. De Episcopatu Clonfertensi capiendo in manum Regis Episcopatus Clonfertensis per translationem venerabilis patris Johannis nuper Episcopi illius loci ad Archiepiscopatum Beneventan vacavit ut accepimus vobis mandamus quod Episcopatum praedictum cum pertin sine dilacione capiatis in manum nostram & illum salvo custodiri faciatis donec aliud inde praeceperimus ita quod de exitibus inde provenientibus nobis ad Scaccarium nostrum Dublin plenè possitis respondere Teste Rege apud Berewyk super Twedam 27 die April The Pope upon this his Translation by his Papal usurpation and provision confirmed this Bishopric upon Robert a Monk of Canterbury whereof he certified the King by his Bull he assenting thereunto received his Fealty and issued this Writ to restore the Temporalties REX dilecto & fideli suo Waltero de la hay Escaetori suo in Hibern salutem Pat. 24 E. 1. memb 5. De temporalibus Episcopatus Clonfertensis restituendis Cum Dominus summus Pontisex venerabilem patrem Robertum nuper Monachum Ecclesiae Christi Cantuar. in Episcopum Ecclesiae Clonfertensis vacantis per translationem venerabilis patris Johannis Archiepiscopi Beneventani nuper Episcopi praedictae Ecclesiae Clonfertensis ad praedictam Ecclesiam Beneventanam praefecerit sicut per literas ipsius summi Pontificis bullatas nobis inde directas nobis constat Nos praefectionem illam acceptantes cepimus fidelitatem ipsius Roberti & temporalia Episcopatus praedicti prout moris est restituimus eidem Et ideo vobis mandamus quod eidem Roberto vel ejus certo attornato has literas deferenti temporalia Episcopatus praedicti sine dilacione liberatis sicut praedictum est Teste Rege apud Alnewyk 24 Septembr Consimiles literae diriguntur Johanni Wogan Justice Hibern Et mandatum est Militibus etc. quod respondentes etc. in forma praedicta In cujus etc. Teste ut supra Pat. 24 E. 1. memb 6. De licencia eligendi pro Canonicis Ecclesiae Elphinensis in Hib. Et de assensu eidem electioni adhibendo per joh. Wogan justic Hibern REX Johanni Wogan Justice Hibern salutem Accedentes ad nos Trinotus Othemelty & Dionysius de Roscoman Canonici Ecclesiae Elphynensis ●obis ex parte Decani & Capituli ejusdem Ecclesiae supplicarunt quod cum Ecclesia sua praedicta per mortem fratris Gillasiii nuper Ep●scopi illius loci pastoris sit solacio destituta alium sibi eligendi in Episcopum et pastorem eis licenciam concedere dignaremur Nos licet praefati Canonici literas patentes sigillo Capituli Ecclesiae praedictae signatus & vacationem Ecclesiae illius testificantes nobis non detulerunt ut est moris peticioni eorum nichilominus ob paupertatem dictae Ecclesiae annuentes et eis gratiam facere volentes specialem vobis dedimus potestatem quod cum praefati Trinotus & Dionysius seu alius Canonicus dictae Ecclesiae ad vos accesserit ex parte praedictorum Decani & Capituli cum literis patentibus sigilld Capituli sui signatis hujusmodi licenciam petituri eisdem Decano et Capitulo licenciam illam nostro nomine concedendi Ita quod cum Clericus ille in forma debita vobis postmodum fuerit praesentatus electioni de ipso factae assensum Regium vice nostra praebeatis significantes etc. In cujus etc. Teste Rege apud Berewyk super Twedam 10 die Septembris WIllielmus Canonicus de Insula Melanfeld nuncians Regi cessionem fratris Philippi nuper Abbatis illius loci habet literas Regis de licencia eligendi Pat. 24 E 1. m 8. De licentia eligendi Teste Rege apud Berewyk super Twed. 5. die Septembris REX dilecto & fideli suo Johanni Wogan Justice suo Hibern salutem Cum dilecti Ibid. De assensu praefatae electioni adhibendo per Johannem Wogan Justice Hibern nobis in Christo Prior & Conventus de Insula de Melanfeld nobis per literas suas patentes signisicaverint quod Ecclesia sua praedicta per cessionem fratris Philippi nuper Abbatis ejusdem loci pastoris est solacio destituta supplicantes nobis prout moris est quod licentiam sibi alium eligendi in Abbatem et Pastorem eisdem concedere dignaremur Ac nos precibus eorundem Prioris & Conventus in hac parte favorabiliter inclinati licentiam illam eis duxerimus concedendam Mandantes ipsis quod talem etc. Nos eorum Prioris & Conventus laboribus et expensis in hac parte parcere volentes ista vice concessimus ei de gratia nostra speciali & vobis dedimus potestatem quod etc. assensum Regium vice nostra praebeaatis significantes etc. Receptis prius etc. In cujus etc. Teste Rege apud Berewicum super Twedam 7. die Septembris The predecessors of the Abbot of Saballo in Ireland having alienated divers lands tenements and rents to the prejudice of the Alms and Canons thereof the King granted the Abbot and Covent this licence to re-purchase them notwithstanding the Statute of Mortmain REX dilecto & fideli suo Johanni Wogan Justiciario suo Hibern salutem Supplicarunt Cl 24 E. 1. m. ● Pro Abbate & Conventu de Saballo in Ulton de terris alienatis sibi requirendis nobis dilecti nobis in Christo Abbas & Conventus de Saballo in Vltonia quod cum Abbates domus praedictae tam Hibernici quam alii praedecessores praedicti Abbatis diversas terras & tenementa ac redditus eidem Abbaciae in puram & perpetuam elemosinam ad sustentacionem Canonicorum ●bidem Deo servienc●um à diversis dudum collata alienaverint in diminucionem elemosinarum & dispersionem Canonicorum Domus praedictae eye ut terras iilas et tenementa sic aliena sibi et successoribus suis Canonicis domus praedictae emere et iterato adquirere ac recipere possint non obstante Statuto nostro de terris et tenementis ad manum mortuam non ponendis edito licenciam concedere dignaremur Nos igitur eorum precibus in hac parte favorabiliter annuentes Vobis mandamus quod ipsos Abbatem & Conventum omnes terras & tenementa ac redditus de quibus vobis legitimè constare poterit Ecclesiam suam praedictam aliquibus retroactis temporibus pacificè fuisse seisitam & per praedecessores praedicti Abbatis sive Hibernicos sive alios a praedicta domo transiata vel alienara esse ut praedictum est emere et iterato sibi et successoribus suis praedictis imperpetuum adquirere ac recipere permittatis Statuto praedicto in aliquo non obstante Teste Rege apud Morpach 30 die Septembris The King likewise by his Sovereign Authority conferred the Archdeaconry of Pat. 24 E. 1. m. 19 Pro Magistr Johanne de Cadomo de Archidiacon●tu de Glyndelan Glyndelan on John de Cadomo as this Writ informs us REX omnibus ad quos etc. salutem Sciatis quod dedimus et concessimus dilecto Clerico nostro Magistro Johann● de Cadomo Archidiaconatum Glyndelan cum suis juribus et pertinentiis quibuscumque quem Magister Ricardus de Gryndam nuper defunctus habuit in Ecclesia Sancti Patricii Dublin vacantem per mortem ejusdem Ricardi & ad nostram donacionem spectantem ratione Archiepiscopatus Dublin vacantis & in manu nostra existentis In cujus etc. Teste Rege apud Sanctum Albanum 4. die Januarii Et mandatum est Custodi Spiritualitatis Archiepiscopatus Dublin sede vacant quod etc. in corporalem possessionem & r. inducat In cujus etc. Teste ut supra Et mandatum est Decano & Capitulo Ecclesiae Sancti Patricii Dublin quod etc. stallum in choro & locum in Capitulo etc. assignent In cujus etc. Teste ut supra This year there happened one of the highest and most memorable contests between the King Prelates and Clergy of England mentioned in our Histories being backed by Pope Boniface the 8. the whole series whereof continuing near two years' space or more I shall faithfully relate at large out of our Records and Chronicles King Edward being reduced to great want of moneys to carry on his wars against the French Scots and other Enemies issued out Writs to the Archbishops of Canterbury York and their respective Suffragan Bishops Priors Abbots and Clergy summoning them to a Parliament and Convocation to grant him a considerable Aid to recover Gascoigne fraudulently seized by the French King who then intended likewise to invade England and extirpate the English Nation by Writs running in this form REX venerabili in Christo Patri R. eadem gratia Cantuarien Archiepiscopo tocius Claus 24 E 1. m. 4. dorso De Parliamento tenendo See my Brevia Parliamentaria Part 1. p. 6 7 8. Angliae Primati salutem Sicut lex justissima provida circumspectione sacrorum Principum stabilita hortatur  quod omnes tangit ab omnibus approbetur sic & inquit evidenter  communibus periculis per remedia praevisa communiter obvietur Sane satis nostis & jam est ut credimus per universa mundi climata divulgatum qualiter Rex Franciae de terra nostra Vasconiae nos fraudulenter & cautelosè decepit eam nobis nequiter detinendo Nunc vero praedictis fraud & nequitia non contentus ad expugnationem regni nostri Class maxima & Bellatorum copiosa multitudine congregaris cum quibus Regnum nostrum & Regni ejusdem incolas hostiliter jam invasit linguam Anglicam si conceptae iniquitatis proposito detestabili potestas correspondeat quod Deus aver●at omnino de terra delere proponit Quia igitur praevisa jacula minus laedunt et res vestrae sicut caeterorum ejusdem Regni communiter agitur in hac parte Vobis mandamus in fide & dilectione quibus nobis tenemini firmiter injungentes quod die Dominica proxima post festum Sancti Martini in hieme prox futurum apud Westm. personaliter intersitis Praemunientes Priorem et Capitulum Ecclesiae vestrae Archidiaconos totumque Clerum vestrae Diocaesis facientes quod idem Prior et Archidiaconi in propriis personis suis et dictum Capitulum per unum idemque Clerus per duos Procuratores idoneos plenam et sufficientem potestatem ab ipsis Capitulo et Clero habentes una vobiscum intersint modis omnibus tunc ibidem ad tractandum ordinandum et faciendum nobiscum et cum caeteris Praelatis er Proceribus et aliis incolis regni nostri qualiter sit hujusmodi periculis et excogitatis malitiis obviandum Teste Rege apud Wengeham 30 die Septembris Where they granting him a present and promising him a further supply of moneys if no Truce were made in the mean time the French refusing a Truce he issued these new Writs of Summons to the Prelates and Clergy to make good their promise REX etc. R. etc. Cant. Archiepiscopo etc. Vestra Paternitas planè novit Ibidem m. 7. dorso See the first part of my Brief Register of Parliamentary Writs p. 7 8. qualiter Vos et alii Praelati et Clerus Regni nostri apud Westm ultimo congregati in concessione pecuniae reddituum et beneficiorum vestrorum Ecclesiasticorum pro defensione Regni ejusdem usque ad festum Sancti Michaelis prox futur nobis facta et sub spe ulterioris Subsidii in suturo vobis et aliis praestandi admissa bonum et sufficiens nobis pro futuro tempore Subsidium ob eandem causam nisi interim inter Regem Franciae & Nos Pacem reformari vel Treugas iniri contingeret dare promisistis unanimiter liberaliter et libenter cui quidem reformationi Pacis vel initioni Treugarum dictus Rex Franciae hactenus non consensit Quocirca vobis mandamus in fide & dilectione quibus nobis tenemini firmiter injungentes quod in crastino Animarum prox futur apud Sanctum Edmundum personaliter intersitis Praemunientes etc. Priorem etc. Archidiaconos totumque Clerum vestrae Diocaesis as before quod tunc sint ibidem ad ordinandum de quantitate et modo Subsidii memorati Teste Rege apud Berewyk super Twede 26 die Augusti In the mean time this Archbishop of Canterbury most perfidiously and traitorously procured an Antichristian Bull from Pope Boniface the 8. prohibiting all Archbishops Bishops and Clergymen to grant any Tenths or other Aids to any King Prince or Potentate or for them to demand or levy any from them without his previous consent under pain of the greater Excommunication etc. thus related by H. de Knyghton out of Ranulphus Cestrensis his Polychron l. 7. c. 40. Rex secit seisire omnia temporalia Clericorum eximens eos protectione sua pro eo quod anno elapso nollent eum respicere de bonis suis contra Scotos Nam Robertus Archiepiscopus de consensu Cleri procuraverat a Papa inhibitionem ne quis Clericorum Regem respiceret de bonis Ecclesiae Vnde et plures Praelatorum timore tacti quaesierant protectionem Regiam After which he adds † Henry de Knyghton de Event Angl. li● 3. cap. 4. & ● p 2489 to 2494. Interea Papa misit Bullas Papales inhibitorias Quod nulla persona Ecclesiastica cujuscunque conditionis foret daret seculari personae sive Regi sive alteri personae Decimam Quintamdecimam Vicesimam nec quamcunque aliam contributionem absque speciali licentia a Curia Rom●na in hac parte concessa similiter nulla persona secularis majoris aut minoris conditionis caperet sub colore cujuscunque causae de personis Ecclesiasticis majus vel minus absque speciali licentia a Curia petita et optenta et hoc sub poena Excommunicationis majoris inde latae et ipso facto incurrendae et capiens et tribuens et hoc absque absolutione praeter in mortis articulo citra Curiam Romanam consequenda Similiter ne quis per vim aut extorsionem caperet quicquid depositum in Ecclesia ubilibet sub eadem poena Eodem tempore cum audisset Papa non solum Anglicanae set etiam universalis quasi Ecclesiae afflictiones varias & oppressiones multas quasi per omnia mundi regna eo quod Reges et Principes affligebant eam Cogitavit sollicitè per quam posset viam aliquod remedium adhibere Vnde consilio fratrum Constitutionem subscriptam ad universas mundi provincias bullatam misit perpetuis temporibus observandam † See Mr. Fox his Acts and Mon. Vol. 1. p. 458. Ex Chronica Rogeri Gisburnensis Bonifacius etc. ad sempiternam rei memoriam etc. & infra Clericis Laicos infestos oppidò tradit antiquitas Quod & praesentium experimenta temporum manifeste declarant dum suis finibus non contenti nituntur in vetitum & ad illicita sua froena relaxant nec prudenter attendunt quomodo sit eyes in Clericos Ecclesiasticasve personas et bona interdicta potestas quinimo Ecclesiarum Praelatis Ecclesiasticisque personis regularibus et secularibus imponunt * Did not he & other Popes Impose heavier burdens on them than any Kings or Princes without their consents onera gravia ipsos talliant et eyes collecta imponunt et ab ipsius suoque proventuum vel bonorum dimidiam decimam seu vicesimam vel quamvis aliam portionem aut quotam exigunt et extorquent eosque moliuntur multiphariè subjicere servituti et suae subdere ditioni Et quod dolendo referimus nonnulli Ecclesiarum Praelati Ecclesiasticaeque personae trepidantes ubi trepidandum non est transitoriam pacem quaerentes plus timentes Majestatem temporalem offendere quam aeternam talium abusibus non tam remerarie quam improvide adquiescunt sedis Apostolicae authoritate non optenta Nos igitur talibus actibus obviare volentes de sratrum nostrorum consilio † Apostolica authoritas frustra obtenditur ubi Apostolica scriptura contemnitur Apostolica authoritate statuimus Quod quicunque Praelati Ecclesiasticaeve personae Religiosi vel Seculares quorumcunque ordinum conditionis sive status collectas vel tallias dimidiam decimam vicesimam seu centesimam suorum et Ecclesiarum suarum proventuum vel bonorum Laicis solverint vel se soluturos concesserint aut quamvis aliam quantitatem portionem aut quicquam ipsorum proventuum vel bonorum aestimationem vel valorem ipsorum sub adjutorii mutui subventionis subsidii vel doni nomine seu quovis alio timore vel modo vel quaesito colore absque authoritate sedis ejusdem Necnon † Nota. Imperatores Reges seu Principes Deuces seu Comites vel Barones' Proceres Ca●itanei Officiales vel Bectores quocunque nomine censeantur Civitatum C●strorum vel quorumcunque lecorum constitutorum ubilibet et quivis alius cujuscunque Provinciae conditionis et status qui talia imposuerint et exegerint vel receperint aut apud aedes sacras deposita Ecclesiarum vel E●clesiasticarum personarum ubilibet arrestaverint seis●erint s●u ●c●upare praesumpseri●t vel arrestari seisiri vel occupari mandaverint aut occupata seisita seu arrestata r●ceperint necnon omnes qui scienter in praedictis dederint consilium auxilium vel favorem publice vel occulte eo ipso Sententiam Excommunicationis incurrant Vnivers●tates quae in hiis culpabiles fuerint Ecclesiasticae sup ponimus interdicto Praelatis et personis ecclesiasticis in virtute obedientiae et sub depositionis paena districte mandantes ut talibus absque expressa licentia dictae sedis nullatenus adquiescant Quodque praetextu cujuscunque obligationis promissisnis et concessionis factarum hactenus vel faciendarum in antea priusquam hujusmodi Constitutio Prohibitio seu praeceptum ad notitiam ipsorum pervenerit nil solvant nec supradicti seculares aliquid quoquo modo recipiant Et si solverint vel praedicti reciperint in sententiam Excommunicationis incidant ipso facto A supradictis autem excommunicationis & interdicti sententiis nullus absolvi valeat praeterquam in mortis articulo absque sedis Apostolicae authoritate et licentia speciali cum nostrae intentionis existat tam horrendum secularium potestatum abusum nullatenus sub dissimulatione transire non obstantibus quibuscunque privilegiis sub quibuscunque tenoribus seu modo aut verborum conceptione concessis Imperatoribus Regibus et aliis supradictis quae contra praemissa in nullo volumus alicui vel aliquibus suffragari Nulli igitur hominum liceat hanc paginam nostrae Constitutionis Prohibitionis seu praecepti infringere seu ausu temerario contraire Dat. Romae ad Sanctum Petrum 6. Kal. Martii Pontificatus nostri Anno secundo A right Antichristian Antievangelical Decree destructive to all Kings Monarch's Sovereignty and Government whereof the Archbishop of Canterbury and English Clergy who procured it presently made this ill use to oppose and defraud the King of their promised and expected aid against his Enemies thus related by the same Historian in these words Eodem anno in crastino Animarum ejusdem anni tenuit Rex Parliamentum suum apud Henry de Knyghton ibidem col 2491 2492. Sanctum Edmundum ubi ad rogatum ipsius concessus est 12 denarius à populo & à Civitatibus & Burgis octavus denarius A Clero vero responsum est quod nec ipsi dare vel concedere nec ipse quicquam accipere posset nisi uterque eorum sententiam Excommunicationis incurreret in Bulla lata quod tamen Regem velle non credebant nec ubi expedire sciebant Vnde a●vocati sunt ad aliud Parliamentum Londomus in crastino Sancti Hilarii ut interim cum deliberatione consimili melius respondeant Adveniente tandem die & ibidem Clero congregato Cantuarien Archiepiscopus Magister Robertus de Winchelse communicato Consilio hiis qui à facie ejus mittebantur respondit in haec verba Satis vobis constat Domini mei nec latere potest quod sub omnipotenti Deo duos etiam Dominos habemus spiritualem et temporalem spiritualem vero Dominum Papam et temporalem Dominum nostrum Regem & quamvis utrique obedientiam debeamus majorem tamen Spirituali quam Temporali Verum ut placere possimus utrique concedimus & mittere volumus sumptibus nostris nuncios nostros speciales ad ipsum patrem spiritualem Dominum Papam ut licentiam aliquid concedendi habere possimus vel saltem responsum habeamus ab ipso quid facere debeamus Credimus etiam Dominum nostrum Regem sicut et nos ipsam Excommunicationis sententiam imbullatam et timere et effugere velle Ad hoc ordinate ex vobis Domini nostri charissimi personas certas qui talia Domino Regi ex parte nostra renuncient Nos enim scientes indignationem ejus accensam veremur talia nunciare omnino Quod cum ipsi fecissent mox furor Regis insaevit et excandens in iram ipsum Cantua●iensem Archiepiscopum cum toto Clero Anglicano extra suam protectionem et defenstonem posuit praecepitque ut * See here 694 695. omnes terrae etiam dotales totius Ecclesi● Anglicanae in manum ipsius seistrentur Et tamen ut creditur miraculosè contigit quod eadem die qua Clerum extra protectionem suam posuerat confusi sunt milites sui in Vasconia a Francis et turpiter victi ut infra patet justiciarius etiam Regis in Ban●o ex parte Regis pro tribunali sedens omnibus circumstantibus dixit publice Vos Domini Attornati Archiepiscoporum Abbatum et Priorum caeteracumque personarum omnium ex Clero nunciate Dominis vestris et dicite quod de caetero in Curia Domini Regis nulla fiet eis justitia de quacunque re etiamsi illata fuerit eis injuria atrocissima justitia tamen de eis fiet omnibus conquerentibus et eam habere volentibus O mirabilè & inanditum auribus horribile Communis justitia quae omnibus patere deberet tam incolis quam alienigenis quo spiritu nescio Clero Christi denegatur ancillaturque et servit ac subpeditatur ipsa mater Ecclesia quae solebat antiquitus filiis dominari pedes super caput elevantur et quae solebat cunctis splendescere fomento miserationis jam a misericordia dejicitur et obfuscatur umbraculo crudelitatis Electus autem Eboracensis Henricus de Newerk & Dunelmensis Eliensis & Sarisburiensis Episcopi & quidam alii timentes iram Regis maximam & conjecturantes' grave periculum imminere ordinaverunt se deponere velle in aede saera quintam partem bonorum Ecclesiasticorum illius anni ad tuitionem Ecclesiae Anglicanae et defensionem urgentissimae necessitatis ut sic iram Regis evaderent et sententiam in Bulla non incurrerent Quicquid tamen ponebat Clerus tollebat fiscus Et sic ordinantes et sub colore quintam partem concedentes protectionem Regis consecuti sunt Cantuariensis vero Archiepiscopus animum non mutans nec concedere nec deponere quicquam voluit elegitque potius iram Regis quam sententiam Excommunicationis incurrere unde seisita sunt omnia bona sua et vasa ejus aurea et argentea occupata sunt et equi omnes recesseruntque ab eo familiares ejus nec remansit quicquam undè pauper Christi aleretur Praeceptumque est sub gravi forisfactura Regis ne quis eum hospitio susciperet in Monasterio vel extra evacuatumque est illud Apostoli Suscipite invicem sicut & Christus suscepit vos mansitque sic in domo cujusdam simplicis Rectoris cum solo sacerdote & uno clerico non habens ex toto Archiepiscopatu ubi caput reponeret Constanter tamen egit in verbo Domini publice mendicans ubique protestans omnes qui vel Regi vel personae seculari praeter voluntatem Domini Papae quicquam concederent in canonem lataesententiae ex facto proculdubio incidisse semper existens paratus ad moriendum pro Ecclesia Christi Such was his obstinacy and obedience to the Pope's Antichristian Bull against Christ's and the Apostles commands precedents to the contrary and his own Oath and allegiance to the King Amici vero Lincolniensis Episcopi Oliveri etiam ipso voluntatem vel petitionem Regis non ratific ante procuraverunt tamen quod Vicecomes Lincolniensis levata quinta parte de bonis ipsius Episcopi extunc ei possessiones et terras restitueret Omnia etiam Monasteria Episcopatus ipsius et totius Provinciae Canturiariensis seisita iverunt in manu et ex praecepto ipsius Custodes appositi qui ipsis religiosis solummodo necessaxia ministrarent et reliqua convexterent in fiscum Vnde Abbates et Priores necessitate compulsi Curiam Regis adierunt non peccata set bona propria redimentes data quarta Nulla tunc temporis fie bat justitia Clero et passi sunt Clerici injurias multas Religiosi etiam in via regia equis suis spoliabantur et nullam consecuti sunt justitiam quousque redemptione facta eis daretur regia protectio In festo autem Sancti Matthaei Apostoli quibusdam convocatis optimatibus regni absque Clero Rex tenuit Parliamentum suum apud Sarisberiam Matthew Westminster a Monk of that Abbey stories Rex apud S. Edmundum Mat. Westm An. 1296 1297. pag. 405 407 408. Primates ac magnates sui regni ad suum Parliamentum invitavit in festo Sancti Martini à quibus nonum Tallagium postulavit cui concessus est à civibus & burgensibus octonarins denarius à caeteris duodenarius est extorius Clerus quippe nihil tunc temporis illi obtulit vel concessit Quo commotus Rex indixit eis tempus consultandi super meliori responso suae voluntati gratius acceptando Interim fecit Rex sigillari omnia Ecclesiasticorum horrea Quae dum fierent mandavit Archiepiscopus Bullam Apostolicam jubentem sub poena Excommunicationis aliquam collectam ex Ecclesiasticis proventibus Regi vel cuivis alii Principi concedi per cathredrales Ecclesias divulgari a high daring contempt against his Sovereign's prohibitions Die Sancti Hillarii celebravit Archiepiscopus Concilium suum cum coepiscopis suis suffraganeis Londin in Ecclesia Sancti Pauli Quibus tractantibus per dies octo super postulatione regia non invenerunt iter rectum nec modum exclusivae sententiae si aliqui vel quasito colore vel aliquo titulo quippiam contulissent etiamsi plurimi Clerici Aulici Curialesque accessissent qui postulatis consilium dederant et favorem Quae omnia Regi per Episcopos aliosve nuncios sunt relata Qui statim mutatus in crudelem perversa Regali aequalitate in tyranuidem licentiatis suis famulis obviantium Clericorum religiosorum virorum quasi modo hostili equitaturas sibi arripere meliores prohibitis insuper placitatoribus in lege sua peritis coram Baronibus de Scaccario seu ante quemvis alium justiciarium secularem pro personis Ecclesiasticis allegare Ecclesiasticos Ministros censuit sua pace indignos Mandavit etiam singulis ordinatis sponte sibi offerre suorum proventuum quintam partem aut invite cedere omnibus bonis suis Huic mandato primitus obtemperaverunt quidam tonsorati in Curia regali Praelati in cura vero animarum Pilati manifesti ut inducerent pari modo animos caeterorum Quo facto * See here p 694 695. seisita sunt protinus per manus Vicecomitum omnia bona Clericorum mobilia et immobilia super laicum feodum inventa atque fisco Regio titulata cum superabundanti molestia suis ablatis libertatibus quas praedecessores Reges Christianitatis con●er●atores Ecclesiis contulerant authores bonorum Et quod nequius est ferendum appraeciebantur ipsorum facultates emptoribus quantocius exponendae nec securi audebant Clerici equitare nisi in majori conventu propter militum in Clericos violentiam a Rege licentia data Sed et omnia bona Archiepiscopi mobilia et immobilia capta sunt in manu Regis Igitur Clero sicut praedictum est passo in corpore passus est & Rex in animo Hinc dolor et metus omnium Praelatorum High namque in perplexitate maxima con●tituti sunt ut si quicquam concederent sententiam excommunicationis incurrerent ipso facto et si non darent non effugerent immisericordes manus ipsorum praedonum His madefacti adversitatibus pro seipsis anxii pro grege sibi commisso inconsolabiliter moestificati tanquam non habente alimoniam ingruente fame necessario seculum repetere quaesierunt protectionem Regis facultati●us suis raciocinio magno redemptis Et statim post redierunt quidam nuncii de Vascoma referentes qualiter in quo ●am conflictu in Anglos & Gallos' advesperascente jam die conserto dilabente turba Vasconensium soli equites Anglici resistentes ab hostibus cingebantur Inter quos primicerius exercitus Johannes de Sancto Johanne captus cum aliis commilitonibus circiter duodecim Parisiis est adductus applaudentes de ipso Francigenis prout quondam Philistinae de Sampsone Anno Gratiae 1297. congregatis Archipraesule Cantuar. & quibusdam aliis Coepiscopis Suffraganeis suis apud Sanctum Paulum London 26 die Martii iterum pro statu Mat. Westm p. 408 409. Ecclesiae consulturis insurgentes protinus duo Causidici & duo de ordine Praedicatorum fratres regalem et temporaelem favorem aucupantes conati sunt argumentis probare Clerum ipso Regi in tempore belli non obstante prohibitione Apostolica de suis facultatibus posse licite subvenire Insuper prohibito sub poena incarcerationis ne quis contra ipsum Regem et eos qui jam pridem suam protectionem quaesierant Excommunicationis sententiam promulgarent provocatione facta pro se ad Romanam Curiam et pro ipsis Recess●runt igitur omnes oneratis suis conscientiis per Archiepiscopum sic dicentem Salvet suam animam unusquisque * Chron. Wil Thorn col 1965. William Thorn a Monk of Canterbury thus registers this Quarrel and the proceedings therein to posterity Anno M. CC. xuj recepit Robertus Archiepiscopus mandatum Papale publicandi constitutionem Bonifacii Papae octavi de non dando aliquid Laicis Et eodem anno tenuit Dominus Rex Parliamentum apud S. Edmundum convocato ill●c toto Clero & indicta Laicis duodecima omnium benorum & à Clero subsidium sibi habundanter elargiri Vnde Archiepiscopus cum Clero super his consilium habuit & deliberatione habita propter novam constitutionem super editam viam nescierunt invenire per quam sana conscientia Romana Ecclesia inconsulta hoc facere possent negotio incompleto de Subsidio praestando singuli ad propria redierunt Et ecce mox Edictum exiit per totum regnum ut omnia temporalia Archiepiscoporum Episcoporum Abbatum et Religiosorum vel quorumcunque Clericorum ubique per Regnum Angliae existentia in manus Regis caperentur Et habito Rex Parliamento cum suis Baronibus Clero excluso statutum est ut bona Clericorum sententialiter abjudicarentur tanquam forisfacta Vnde multi propter timorem Statuti redemptionem fecerunt et literas de protectione Regis receperunt Et Monasterium istud redemptionem fecit pro ducentis libris et CC. summis Bladi diversi generis Archiepiscopus vero nec aliquid dare nec protectionem regiam vellet adquirere unde omnia temporalia ejus confiscata sunt et quod borrendum est quicquid habcant Monachi ibidem intra portas Ecclesiae suae seisita sunt ita quod non haberent ad quod manus apponerent pro vita necessariis nisi secundum quod vicini ●orum religiosi & alii mittebant eis intuitn charitatis Et hoc tam diu duravit donec Prior et Capitulum necessitate compulsi redemptionem fecerunt Archiepiscopus vero nec Regis protectionem nec sua voluit redimere quoquo modo sed amota majori parte familiae suae cum uno Clerico vel duobus et simplicissima familia apud Chertam morabatur & fare singulis diebus Dominicis & festivis circuibat per loca verbum Dei praedicando Which he did not before † Histor Angl. An. 1297 1298. pag. 34 35 36. Ypodigma Neustriae p. 82 83. Tho. Walsingham a Monk of St. Alban renders us this account thereof Clerus ob constitutionem Bonifacii hoc anno editam quae prohibet sub poena Excommunicationis ne Talliae vel Exactiones a Clero per seculares Principes quocunque modo exigantur vel eis solvantur de Rebus Ecclesiae Rege pro Werra sua petenti subsidium denegavit Rex autem ut de meliori responso deliberarent negotium in Parliamentum tenendum Londomis in crastino sancti Hillarn distulit Parliamentum coactum est Londoniis post festum sancti Hillarii in quo Clero persistente in denegatione Subfidii Rex ipsum a sua protectione exclusit Pro qua tamen redimenda multi per se multi vero per mediatores Regi bonorum suorum dederunt po●●ea qu●ntam partem Rex Archiepiscopum rigidiorem comperiens terras ejus omnes seisivit et de bonis ejusdem debita in Rotulis Scaccarii inventa praecepit cum celeritate levari Nam idem Archiepiscopus de consensu Cleri procuraverat a Papa Inhibitionem ne quis Clericorum Regem respiceret de bonis Ecclesiae So that this Inhibition and Decree was procured from Pope Boniface by this Archbishop with the consent of the English Clergy for which they very justly deserved to be put out of the King's protection and to forfeit all their lands goods and chattels to him if not their lives * Angl. Hist. l. 17. pag 336 337. Polydore Virgil the last Collector of the Pope's Peter-pences in England thus informs us of the occasion and necessity of Pope Boniface his Decree and the ill consequence it brought upon the English Clergy Per idem tempus Bonifacius octavus Rom. Pontifex animadvertens Principes Christianos' avarè & percrebro sine justa causa nova quotidie Sacerdotiorum fructibus imponere vectigalia atque sine fine arbitratu suo decimam vigesimamve eorum partem tributi nomine imperare immunitati ordinis sibi consulendum statuit itaque habito Lugduni Concilio interdirit ne posthac Principes Sacerdotibus imponerent neve illi imposita conferrent iniussu Romam Pontificie Id praescriptum extat in libro ●ertio libri sexti De immunitate Ecclesiarum capite tertio quod tametsi non erat iniquum fuit tamen apud Anglos magnae causa diseordiae Enimvero non multo post Edoardus in Angliam ex Scotia reversus Concilium habuit Buriae ad Coe●obium divi Edmundi quo in Concilio cum indigeret primum populo deinde Sacerdotibus tributum indicendum curavit Populus qui negare non poterat pecuniam impetratam se soluturum dixit Sacerdotes vero responderunt id sibi facere per Pontificis Romani praescriptum minus licere Quo responso Rex ir acundia permotus bona Sacerdotum passim publicari voenireque jussit qui indictum tributum pendere pernegassent Quod factum est et vene multi quibus prae quiete nihil satis cordi erat tantum incommodi di●tius ferre nolentes alii alio modo injustam vexationem redimerent Solus Robertus Cantuariensis Antistes forti animo post multas acceptas injurias bonaque omnia amissa Principis voluntati resistebat praedicabatque palam scitum illud Apostolicum Obedire oportet Deo magis quam hominibus At Rex nihil sanctissimi Pontificis aut constantia deterritus a●t salubribus monitis flexis in dies magis cuncto generatim populo succensebat & Sacerdotes ut ingratos duriter premebat & reliquis qui gravate imperatam pecuniam solverent uno vel altero modo nocebat Quibus rebus by the Prelates and Clergies instigation but yet upon another account of foreign services demanded from them illegal Purveyances and seizing their Wools without paying for them ita omnium animi incitati sunt ut neque in agris neque in urbibus sileretur Quid quod nec jam ullus locus tale regnum ferre posse vid●batur I shall not recite the several Relations of a Chron. part 7. p. 142. Fabian b Script Brit. Cent. 4 c. 71. Append. pag. 358 & de vitis Pontif. lib. 6. in Bon●facio 8. John Bale Bishop of Ossory c Antiq Eccles. Brit. p. 209 to 223. Archbishop Parker d Acts & Monuments vol. 1 London 1610. p. 320 321. Mr. John Fox e Chron. pag. 302 302. Ralph Holinshed Grafton Speed Daniel Baker and others in the life of King Edward the First or of f Catalogue of Bishops pag. 125 126 127. Godwin to the like effect but rather present you with such Records Writs in the Tower which evidence the King's proceedings against those rebellious Prelates and Clergy together with his Protections granted to them upon their submissions to or ready compliance with his demanded Aids against the public enemies of the Church and Realm of England mentioned by the premised Historians The Writs the King then issued to all the Sheriffs of England the Chief Justice of Chester and North-wales and his Officers in Westwales to seize their lay-fees goods and chattels are thus recorded to posterity REX Vic. Lincoln salutem Propter aliquas certas causas tibi praecipinuis Claus 25 E. 1. m. 23. De Laicis feodis Clericorum capiendis in manum Regis quod omnia Laica feoda totius Cleri de Balliva tua tam Archiepiscoporum Episcoporum et Religiosorum quam aliorum quorumcunque cujuscunque status existant una cum bonis et catallis in eisdem inventis sine dilatione capias in manum nostram et ea salvo custodiri facias ita quod nec ipsi nec aliquis per ipsos manum ad ea apponant donec aliud inde praeceperimus Et hoc nullatenus omittas Teste Rege apud Ely 12 die Februarii Eodem modo mandatum est fingulis Vicecomitibus per Angliam Teste Rege apud Clarend●● 28 die Februarii REX dilecto & fideli suo Reginaldo de Grey Justice suo Cestriae salutem Propter Cl. 25 E. 1. m. 21. aliquas certas causas vobis mandamus quod omnia Laica feoda tocius Cleri de Balliva vestra etc. * These Writs are all entered at large in the Record ut supra una cum bonis et catallis in eisdem inventis sine dilatione capiatis in manum nostram etc. ut supra Et hoc nullatenus omittatis Teste Rege apud Clarindon 27 die Februari Consimiles literae diriguntur Johanni de Havering Justice Regis Nortwall & Roberto Tibetot Justice Regis Westwall vel ejus locum tenenti per diversa Teste ut supra Consimiles Literae diriguntur Waltero Hakebute Custodi suo terrarum de Glamorgan Claus 25 E. 1. m. 12. intus T. R. apud Westm 22 die Junii The King considering that he others and the whole Realm might receive great damage if the arable Layfees and Lands of the Clergy seized into his hands should not be sown in the Spring issued these Writs to the Sheriffs to sow them REX Vic. Eborum salutem Licet nuper tibi praeceperimus quod omnia Laica Cl. 25 E. 1. m. 21. De terris Clericorum seminandis feoda Archiepiscoporum Episcoporum et totius Cleri de balliva tua una cum bonis et catallis in eisdem inventis in nostram manum caperes et ea salvo custodires quousque aliud inde praecepissemus Quia tamen apertè perpendimus quod si Terrae seminandae non seminarentur hoc anno in ista seisona Quadragesimali possit nobis Praelatis Clero et toti regno futuris annis damnum magnnm evenire Tibi praecipimus quod terras praedictorum Praelatorum et Cleri in balliva tua sic in manum nostram captas et adhuc existentes de bonis illorum quorum terrae fuerunt sine dilatione aliqua facias seminari Teste Rege apud Novum Sarum 7. die Martii After which the King out of his special grace issued several Writs to restore the Lands goods and chattels of some Clergymen and other persons so seized for several reasons therein expressed REX Vic. Surr. salutem Licet nuper tibi praeciperimus quod omnia Laica Ibid. m. 21. Pro quibusdam C●ericis in obsequio Regis in Brabantia existentibus feoda Archiepiscoporum Episcoporum et totius Cleri de Balliva tua sine dilatione caperes in manum nostram et ea salvo custodires quosque aliud inde praecepissemus Quia tamen dilectus Clericus noster Willielmus de Carleton in obsequio nostro per praeceptum nostrum in partibus Brabanciae moratur Tibi praecipimus quod omnia Laica feoda ipsius Willielmi unà cum bonis & catallis in eisdem inventis quae praetextu mandati nostri praedicti cepistis in manum nostram Attornatis praedicti Willielmi usque ad Pascha proximo futurum absque diminutione aliqua deliberes indilatè Teste Rege apud Clarendon 28 die Februarii REX Vic. London salutem Licet nuper vobis praecepimus etc. as before volentes Ibid. m. 19 Pro Abbatissa Ordinis Sanctae Clarae extra London tamen dilectis nobis in Christo Abbatissae & sororibus Ordinis Sanctae Clarae extra London gratiam facere specialem Vobis praecipimus quod eisdem Abbatissae & sororibus omnia Laice feoda sua quae praetextu mandati nostri praedicti cepistis in manum nostram una cum bonis & catallis in eisdem inventis absque diminutione aliqua restituatis indila●è Teste Rege apud Islington 7. die Aprilis REX Vic. Sutht Licet nuper tibi praeciperimus quod Laica feoda Archiepiscoporum Ibid. m. 20. Pro Communario Ecclesiae Sarum etc. ut supra Quia tamen intelleximus quod tu praetextu mandati nostri hujusmodi quaedam Laica feoda in Estdune ad communam Sarum pertinentia et in usus pauperum deputata quae una cum Laicis feodis ad eandem Communam in Wilton Durynton Putton Farl Offecote Sarum Fisherton Knighteton & la Hurst in Com. Wyltes pertinentia camera Dominae nuncupantur & quae secundum verum valorem nisi ad undecim libras quatuor solid & octo denar non taxantur cepisti in manum nostram Tibi praecipimus quod si ita est tunc praedicta Laica feoda una cum bonis & catallis in eisdem inventis Radulpho de Stevenhach ejusdem Ecclesiae Communario sine diminutione aliqua restituas indilatè Teste Rege apud Brummore 12 die Marcii REX Vic. Bedford salutem Praecipimus tibi quod si tibi constiterit venerabilem Cl. 25 E. 1. m. 21. Pro Willielmo Imalacen Episcopo patrem Willielmum Imelacen Episcopum Ecclesiasticum Beneficium aut terras vel tenementa alicui Spirituali annexa in balliva tua habere tunc terras & tenementa sua una cum omnibus bonis & catallis in eisdem inventis quae praetextu mandati nostri nuper tibi directi De Laicis Feodis Archiepiscoporum Episcoporum et totius Cleri de balliva tua una cum bonis et catallis in eisdem inventis in manum nostram capiendi cepisti in manum nostram eidem Episcopo si●e diminutione aliqua deliberes indilate Teste Rege apud Clarendon 6. die Marcii REX Vicecomiti Westmoreland salutem Licet tibi nuper praeceperimus quod Laica feoda Archiepiscoporum Episcoporum et totius Cleri in Balliva Ibid. m. 22. Pro Priore Hospital S. Johannis Jerusal in Angl. tua una cum bonis et catallis in eisdem inventis in manum nostram caperes etc. Quia tamen dilectos nobis in Christo Priorem & fratres Hospitalis Sancti Johannis Jerusalem in Anglia per literas nostras patentes dur usque ad Festum Omnium Sanctorum proximo futurum suscepimus in protectionem & defensionem nostram specialem omnibus & singulis inhibentes ne de equis vel aliis averiis suis carectis vel cariagio seu bladis lardario aut aliis bonis vel rebus suis quibuscunque ubicunque consistant ad opus nostrum aut aliorum quorumcunque sine licentia & voluntate ipsorum Prioris & fratrum aliquid interim capiant seu capi faciant quo minus de eisdem ●qui● & aliis averiis suis carectis cariagio Blade Lardario & aliis bonis & rebus suis liberè disponere & ordinare ac commodum suum facere possint prout sibi melius viderint expedire Tibi praecipimus quod Laica feoda ipsorum Prioris et Fratrum in balliva tua in manum nostram praetextu mandati nostri praedicti una cum bonis et catallis in eisdem inventis eisdem Priori et fratribus sine diminutione aliqua restituens nichil de Equis vel aliis Averiis carectis cariagio blade lardario aut aliis bonis seu rebus suis praedictis capias seu capi facias contra tenorem protectionis nostrae praedictae Teste Rege apud Ambresbur 25. die Febr. Consimiles literas habent idem Prior & Fratres singulis Vic. per Angliam Teste ut supra REX Vic. Bedford & Bucks salutem Licet tibi nuper praecepimus quod Laica Ibidem Pro Magistro Militiae Templi in Anglia Feoda Archiepiscoporum etc. ut supra usque ibi Quia tamen dilectos nobis in Christo Magistrum Militiae Templi in Angl. per literas ut etc. suscepimus in protectionem etc. ut supra Teste Rege apud Odiham 22. die Febr. Per Breve de Privato Sigillo Consimiles literae diriguntur singulis Vic. per Angliam Teste ut supra The King's Writs of Prohibition directed to the Archbishops Bishops and Clergy in Convocation with his Letters of Procuration for appealing against and preventing their antimonarchical proceedings were issued in this form EDward par la grace de Dieu Roy Dengleterre etc. As honorables Peers en Ex Rot. Patontium 25 E. 1. pars m 9 intus See Spelmanni Council Tom. 2. p 427 428. Defensio Regis ne Praelati aliquid ordinent in praejudicium Regis Deiu Ercevesques Evesqs as autres Prelaz e a toux ceus de la Clergie qui a ceste demy quaresme prochein avenir serront a Londres assemblez saluz Nous defendons a vous touse e chescun de vous sur quant qe vos nous peussez forfaire qe vous ne nul de vous nulz choses ne ordeignez ne faciez n'assentez a nul ordeignment a la dite assemblee qe peussent tourner a prejudice ou a grevance de nous ou de nul de nos Ministers ou de ceux qui sont a nostre pées e a nostre soy et en nostre protection ou de nos adherantzes ou a nul de eux Donee a Sturministre le xx jour de Marz EDward par la grace de Dieu etc. a Mons Hugh de Despenser saluz Sachiez qe nous vous avons done plain poer per cestes nos lettres overtes a defendre en nostre nosme as honorables Peers in Dieu Ercevesque Evesque e autrez Prelaz De desendendo nomine Regis Praelatos aliquod ordinare in praejudicium Regis e a touse ceux de la Clergie de nostre Roiaume qui serront assemblez a Londres a ceste demy quaresme qe eus ne facent ne ordeignent ne assentent a nul ordeignement en tel assemble que pussent tourner en prejudice ou en grevance de nous ou de nous ministers ou de ceux qui sont de nostre pees e a nostre foi e souz nostre protection ou de nos adherdantzes au de null de eux si come plus pleinement est contenu en nous lettres overtez les queles nous enueons as prelatz avanditz E pur ce vous mandoms que lavantdit jour a la dit assemble de Prelatz oveque ceux de nostre Counsail qe vous ivodres appeller en vostre propre persone faciez le defens en la fourme de souzdite Recevantz verse vous les dites lettres que sont escrites a Prelatz e cestes avent Donees a Sturministir le xxi jour de Marz EDward par le Grace de Dieu Roy D'angleterre Seigneur Dirlande & Ducs Pat. 25 E. 1. m. 10. intus De provocatione et appellatione faciend a Cantuar Achiepiscopo & Suffraganeis suis ad D. Papam ex parte Domini Regis Daquitain as honorables Peeres en Dieu Robert par la mesme Grace Ercevesqe de Canterbir & a ses Suffragans e a toux autres Praelatz de nostre Royaume qui setront a ceste mye quaresme assemblez a Londre saluz Pur ceo qe par aucunes evidentes reisons et presumptions et pur aucunes voluntez qe nous avoms veves de vous desrenables semble a nous que per vous ou par aucuns de vous purroient estre ordinées paravienture a la dite assemblée aucunes choses a praejude de nous e de nostre Roiaume de feet come ce ne peussez ne de devez faire de droit Nous pur eschieure qe ce ne peusse a grevance de nous estre fait feisoms et establissoms nostre certain procurer Iter de Engolesme nostre Clera a fair provocation ou appellation de vous ou de chescun de vous a la Pape et a proposer totes et chescunes choses et reisons pur nous et pur les noz qui sont de nostre foy e a nostre pées et souz nostre protection et pur touse nos adherdantzes sicome nous friens si nous feussiens illueques present en propre person E avoms farm e estable et averoms quanque serra fait par nostre dit procureur ou purra estre fait en les choses avantdites E ce signefioms a vous et a chescun de vous et a toux autres a queux cestes choses apartinent au purront aparteinir per ces presents letters seals the nostre Seal Done a Wymburu menstre le vintime jour die Marz REX omnibus ad quos etc. Salutem Sciatis quod nos facimus constituimus Ex Rot. Pat. 25 E. part 2. m. 5. pro Rege deprocuratore constituto ad innovandam appellationem coram suffraganeis Ecclesiae Cantuar & ordinamus dilectum Clericum nostrum Johannem de Borhun exhibitorem praesentium procuratorem nostrum ad notificand suffraganeis Ecclesiae Cantuar. quibus viderit expedire vel eorum offic●alibus provocationes & appellationes pro Nobis Consiliar justiciar Clericis et Ministris ac fautoribus nostris et etiam nobis adhaerentibus et ad sacrosanctam Sedem Apostolicam interpositas primo coram venerabili Patre R. Cantuar. Archiepiscopo & suffraganeis praedictis & caeteris Praelatis provinciae Cantuar. nuper in media Quadragesima London congregatis per dilectum Clericum nostrum Iterium de Ingolisma & postmodum in festo Sancti Egidii prox praeterito in Ecclesia Cantuar. coram dicto Archiepiscopo per Hugonem de Jernemuth Clericum nostrum & ad innovand easdem provocationes & appellationes coram eisdem suffragan vel eorum officialibus & singulis eorundem necnon ad provocandum & appelland ad dictam Sedem Apostolicam nomine nostro et omnium nobis adhaerentium ab eisdem suffragan vel eorum office et eorum quolibet si dict Johanni expediens videatur Et ad faciend omnia & singula quae in praemissis fuerint opportuna Ratum habituri & gratum quicquid per dictum Johannem notificatum innovatum appellatum vel factum fuerit in praemissis & singulis praemissorum Et hoc omnibus quorum interest significamus per has literas quas patentes fieri fecimus In testimonium praemissorum T. Edward filio Regis apud Sanctum Paulum London 12 die Septembr Per Consilium Eodem modo constituitur Marcus de Kanc. procur etc. add notificand coram Suffraganeis praedictis appelationes etc. Teste ut supra The Archbishops Bishops and Clergy proceeding obstivately in their Council to execute Pope Boniface his Bull the King thereupon issued this further Writ of Procuration and Appeal against their proceedings REX venerabili in Christo patri R. eadem gratia Cantuar. Archiepiscopo & ejusdem Pat 25 E 1. pars 2. m. 6. Pro Rege de procuratore constituto ad innovandum appellationes coram Cant. Archiep. vel aliis quibus cunque suff●aganeis ac omnibus aliis Praelatis & aliis quibuscunque Clericis & Laicis in Regno Angliae constitutis ad quos etc. salutem Meminimus quod nuper vobis dictis Archiepiscopo Episcopis et Praelatis London congregatis quia aliquibus evidentibus rationibus praesumptionibus et voluntatibus quas de vobis Archiepiscopo discationabiles videramus videbatur ndbis quod per vos possent in congregatione illa in nostri et totius regni nostri praejudicium per vos indebite aliqua ordinari Nos volentes hujusmodi periculum evitare per dilectum Elericum nostrum Iterium de Ingol procuratorem nostrum ad hoc literatorie constitutum ad Sedem Apostolicam certas provocationes et appellationes Ministrorum nostrorum et omnium nobis adhaerentium nomine fecimus interponi Ne vos dicte Archiepiscope vel suffraganei vestri vel quivis alius Praelatus vel aliter quispiam superiorum vestra vel cujusvis vice nomine authoritate vel mandato contra nos aut regnum nostrum aut ejus incolas aut adhaerentes nobis attemptaretis aliquid vel conjunctim aut divisim faceretis aliqualiter attemptari Verum quia ex relatione fide dignorum accepimus jam de novo quod vos dicte Archiepiscope dictis appellationibus non obstantibus such was their obedience to the Pope before the King ex virtute cujusoam Constitutionis Sedis Apostolicae et ex aliis causts quae in necessitate in qua Regnum Angliae positum est hiis diebus locum sibi vendicare non possunt sumpto colore aliqua proponitis promulgari vel facere declarari summe praejudicialia nobis Consiliariis Ministris et caeteris incolis Regni nostri et etiam toto Regno nostro Nos volentes nobis et dicto Regno et omnibus incolis contra praedicta praejudicia providere dilectum Clericum nostrum Hugonem de Jeremuth procuratorem nostrum facimus constituimus et ordinamus per pr●sentes literas ad innovand appellationes et provocationes praedictas et ad faciend alias denuo coram quibus et in locis et super causis quibus viderit expedire ratum et gratum habituri quicquid per eundem Hug. innovatum et appellatum fuerit in praemissis et hoc omnibus quorum interest seu interesse potest per praesentes literas significamus In cujus etc. Teste Edw. fill Regis tenente locum Regis in Anglia apud Tunbrigg 31 die Augusti Consimiles literae factae fuerunt sub nomine Thomae de Boyvill quas idem Thomas portavit usque London Teste ut supra The King likewise issued these memorable Prohibitions to the Archbishop of Canterbury and all other Bishops of England not to excommunicate or trouble any of his Officers or Ministers for seizing their or otheir Clergymens' corn and goods for the necessary defence of the Realm and Church of England against his enemies of France by his command in case of inevitable necessity under pain of forfeiting all they could forfeit to him for the reasons therein expressed REX venerabili in Christo patri R. eadem gratia Cantuariensi Archiepiscopo totius Angliae Primati salutem Cum nos inevitabili necessitate cogente Claus 25 E. 1. m 8. Prohibitlo Regis contra excommunicationes pro regni et haereditarii juris nostri per Regem Franciae et alios inimicos nostros invasi et hostiliter impugnati defension et Ecclesiae Anglicanae et personarum tam Ecclesiasticarum quam aliarum ejusdem regni praesidio de bladis et aliis bonis earundem personarum capi fecerimus ad capiendum seu capi faciendum pro salvatione nostra et sua dictique regni adhuc eadem necessitas nos compellat De quibus bladis et bonis volumus et firmiter proponimus satisfactionem ut res exegerit facere congruam et condignam Et jam intellexerimus quod vos contra Ministros nostros bladorum et bonorum praedictorum de mandato nostro captores intenditis quandam Excommunicationis sententiam fulminare vel ipsos Excommunicatos facere nunciari Quod si sic fieret in gravem et enormem dignitatis et coronae nostrae regiae laesionem ac populi scandalum manifestius redundaret et nichilominus ex hoc ejusoem Ecclesiae destructio et totius regni subversio verisimiliter sequi posset Vobis prohib●mus sub debito fideli●atis et juramenti quibus nobis tenemini acforisfactura omnium quae de nobis tenetis firmiter injungentes Ne in Ministros nostros Clericos aut Laicos aliquam Excommunicationis sententiam promulgetis seu etiam publicetis aut promulgari seu publicari aliquatenus occasione hujusmodi captionis faciatis vel eisdem Ministris gravamen aliquod inferatis maxime cum parati simus satisfacere ut est dictum Teste Rege apud Winch. 19 die Augusti Consimiles literae diriguntur singulis Episcopis Anglia Teste ut supra Moreover the King issued these ensuing Writs to Commissioners and Sheriffs in all Counties for the apprehending and imprisoning all persons whatsoever who should excommunicate any of the King's Ministers or others of the Laity or Clergy adhering to him by virtue or in pursuance of Pope Boniface his premised Bull. EDward etc. a Mons Adam de Welles e au Viscunte de Nicole saluz Nous Pat. 25 E. 1. m. 12. intus De promulgantibus sententias Excommunicationis in Ministros Regis capiend & imprisonand apercevantzes qe troveurs de novelles par les queux descord purreit surdre entre Nous nos Prelatz nos Contes nos Barons e nos autrey grantzes gentzes sa forcent a la subversion de nostre Royaume e a la desturbaunce de nostre pees nient meyns qe ceux qui sufforcent dassailer nous e nostre Royaume par mortele enemiste e par force darmes Ne voillantzes ten manc de malice passere saunz estre refrenne Assignoms vous pur inquire et serchier en totes les maneres qe vous peussez pluis diligeaument queux meseseours e desturbeours de nostre pees conteront novelles e destraxions en la form avantedite ou qi desturberont ou vouderont ou procuront desturber l'execution de nos maundementzes ou qui dirront sentences de escumenge ou feront monitions ou les sentences donees un monitions faitz prevement ou apertement pronuncieront ou voudront puplier contre nos ministers e nos sugges ou contre queux autres qil seient aerdauntzes a nos e a nostre foi qi feront execution de nos maundementzes pur le profist de nostre Royaume ou contre personea de Seynte Egiise qui se mettent en nostre protection pur sauver e defendre eux e lur Eglises ou qui feront rien ou voudront faire par art un par engine par quei la peisiblete de la pees ● du Royaume set desturbee e l'execution de nos maundementzes qui nos eoms commandez pur le pru du Royaume e de tot nostre people sot arexie un empesche en nule manere E pur ceo vous maundoms qe toux ceux de quel estat ou condition qil soient qui des choses avantdites un daucune de eles troeffez copables preignez e en nostre prison sauvement gardez taunt qe vous eneez autre maundement de nous E veloms qe si vous ambedeuz ny peussez entendre adonk lautre de vous qui serra pluis pres des parties un nules des choses avauntdites avendront face reddement e sanz delay l'execution de cestes bosoignes en la form avantdite E feat a remembrer qe les Chivalers en les Viscuntes de sons estritz sont assignez en auteus fourmes de sus escrites en les Contez de souz escritz cest asavoir Aleyn Plokenet e le Visconte de Sumers e de Dor en memes les Counteezes Bueges de Knoville e le Visconte de Salopshire e de Stafford en memes les Countez Johan Tregor e le Visconte de Hereford en meme la Countee Thomas de Berkelee e les Viscontees de Glouc. & de Wyrecester en memes les Counteezes John de Segne e le Visconte de Warr. e de Leyc en memes les Counteezes Robert Fizpain e le Visconte de Wilt shire en meme la Countee Rauf Pipard e le Visconte de Bedeford e de Bucks en memes les Counteezes Johan Lovel e le Visconte de Oxenford e de Berks en memes les Counteezes Thomas de Furnival e le Visconte de D●rb● en meme la Countee Johan le Brecun e le Visconte de Middlesex en meme la Countee Robert de Tateshale e le Visconte de Norfork & de Suff. en memes les Counteezes Johan Engayne e le Visconte de North● e de Roteland en memes les Counteezes Henry Tregor e le Visconte de Surr. e de Sussex en memes les Counteezes Robe●t fiz Roger e le Visconte de Essex e de Hertf. en memes les Counteezes Reynald de A●gentein e le Visconte de Cantebrig e de Huntindon en memes les Counteezes William de Leyburn e le Visconte de Kent en meme la Countee Henry Tieys e le Visconte de Sutht en meme la Countee Geffrey de Cammill e les Viscontes de Cornwayill e de Deveneshire en memes les Counteezes Johan de Lancastr c●le Visconte de Lancastr en meme la Countee Reynaud de Grey en la Countee de Cestr. ove les quatre Cantredz Johan de Havering en North-wales William de Brehuse e Wauter de Pederton en Westwales He likewise gave them these ensuing Instructions and Commissions to execute recorded in the same Roll. E f●t a remembrer qe les avauntdiz Chivalers e Viscountes frount les choses sus escrites solome les Articles qe s●nsiwent Ordene est qe les Baneretz e les Viscountez qui sont a ceo assign●z en les Counteezes preignent plegges de gentzes lays tious qe seient suffisau●tz pur les sommes reconues E qe les Clerks qui pledges lays ne poent trover la●llent en le poer le Viscounte de lur chateus taunc come le grant qil fromt amontera seeks ataunt qil eent paiez E set lafoy chose demandee e prise en ceste fourme pur la defense de eus memes ● de ●ur Eglises e pur le commun profist de Reaume e pur la protection aver cest assaver●● chescun Prelate on person de Eglise ou Clerk beneficie a amuntaunce du double deleyde que chesrun fist darrein an Roy pur taunt qe la busoigne est ore dassez gre gmire qe adonk ne fu Efacent les Baneretz e les Viscountes enrouller les sommes reconues e chest●●nque noun e les nouns des pleggs ou de la seurte qe serra prise issint qe sell Roul set livere all Eschekier pu● les deniers fere lever Efacent les Baneretze les Viscountes a chescun Clerk qi avera reconu en la form avantdite bille seale de lur seaus au Chaunceler pur la protexion le Roy aver e pur les autres briefs qui lour covendront Hereupon these Commissioners and Sheriffs pursuing their authority and instructions first seized and imprisoned all such Priests Vicars and Chaplains who published Pope Boniface h●s Bull of Excommunication against the King or his Officers and such Clergymen who complied with them till they made their peace with the King and were released by his special Writs as this Writ to the Sheriff of Cornwall for their manucaption informs us REX Vicecomiti Cornubiae salutem Praecepimus tibi quod si dilectus nobis in Claus 25 E. 1. m. 18 De Clericis liberandis à prisona per manucaptionem Chr●sto Willielmus de Bodrigan Archidiac Cornub. velit manucapere coram te de habendo Magistrum Clementem de Rupe Magistrum Radulphum de Treredenek Willielmum Vica● Ecclesiae de Sancta Senara Magistrum Marsilium Johem Vicar Sancti Pauli Reginald Vicar de Sancta Crewenna David Capellanum Ecclesiae Sanctae Berianae Radulphum Capellanum Ecclesiae Sancti Winieri Richardum Vicar Ecclesiae de Lannantha Johannem le Petit Personam Ecclesiae Sancti Melani Richardum Vicar de Morwinstowe Petrum Capellanum de Kylkampton Robertum Vicar Ecclesiae de Stratton Sampsonem Vicar Ecclesiae de Pockewilli Philippum Vicar Ecclesiae de Launcelles Robertum Capellanum de Marwinchurche Richardum Capellanum de Wyke Willielmum Capellanum de Jacobstowe Thom●m Capellanum de Wyteston Richardum Capellanum de Tamerton Paganum Capellanum de Boyton Magistrum Richardum de Tolisord Simonem Capellanum de Eglesros Nicholaum Vicar Ecclesiae de Sancto Anstolo Johannem Vicar Ecclesiae de Sancto Claro Philippum Vicar Ecclesiae de Sancto Wynnoco Gilbertum Vicar Ecclesiae de Dynloo Reginald Capellan de Lanreython Willielmum Glyse Capellanum de Antone Johannem Capellanum de Esse Johannem Olivere Capellanum de Sancta Dominica Vincentium Capel●anum de Suthylle Richardum Vicar Ecclesiae de Sancto David & Willielmum Vicar Ecclesiae de Sancto Genasio captos et detentos in prisona nostra de Launceneton pro publicatione cujusdam Literae Papalis ut dicitur coram nobis ad valuntatem nostram pro emendis de transgressionibus si quas contra nos fecerint in hac parte nobis ●aciendis tunc ipsos Rectores Vicarios Presbyteros & Clericos a prisona pradicta si ea occasione et non alia detineantur in eadem sine dilatione facias liberari per manucaptionem praedict●m Et hoc pro alio brevi nostro de manucaptione ab ipsos prius pro facto illo capienda tibi directo nullatenus omi●tatis Teste Rege apud Plympton 17 die Aprilis The Bishops Clergy Abbots Priors and Religious persons terrified with the King's resolute proceedings against them in putting them out of his Royal Protection sei●ing their temporal Lands Goods Chattels and imprisoning the persons of those who published or executed the Pope's Bull to regain the King's favour protection and restitution of their Lands Goods Chattels not only condescended to grant him a Subsidy for defence of himself and of the Church and Realm of England double to that they had formerly granted but likewise every one of them entered into particular Recognizances with sureties for the due payment thereof at certain days before the King's Commissioners and Sheriffs in every County authorised to receive them who certified them under their respective Seals into the Chancery two Bundles of which original Recognizances and Certificates with the Seals annexed to them I lately found in the White Tower whereupon they had particular Protections granted them under the Great Seal to secure them from all future violence and wrongs and Writs to restore their Temporalties Goods Chattels to them These Certificates for the most part run in these forms Au noble Peer descret Chancellor nostre Seignur le Roy ou a son Leutenant le seon Pundelae Recognitionum An 25 E 1. in Turre London Gilberd de Knovill Viscounte de Devon si luy plest saluz e quant quill poet e set de reverence e donur sachez sire qe le Abbe de S●int Dogmael per ses Procuraturs Roberd de la Pit e Willame de Culecumbe vint a moy le prim●r jour de Aueril e ad grant a nostre Seignur le Roy le double del eyed qe i'll fist deremement pur la defense de luy memes e de ses Eglises e pur le commun profit du Royeaume e pur le protection aveyr e de ceo ma il trovee meinpernour Et testmoniaunc● de queu chose jeo mis enuoy ceste ma lettre patente e close A Sire Johan de Langeton Chancellor nostre Seignur le Roy Johan le Megrave ●le Viscounte the Warrewyc e Leyrc saluz Sachez nus ouer recia Mestre Robert de Craft Person de Bedeworth e de Eylmerthorp a la Protection nostre Seignur le Roy Entemoygne the quele chose nus vos enviomus iste Bille ensele de nostre Seil Williame de Plymton Persona de Westbedeford dev●nt Sire Aleyn de Plogenet e le Viscounte de Somerset ad fet fin de viij s. ke est a double de sa Dyme solome sa reconusance pur la Protection le Roy aver et pur le defense de lui e sa Egl●se et pur le common pru du Reaume Plegg de la fin Thomas de Kynghammere e Adam Vincen lays Entemonaunce de ceste chose le avant didst Sire Aleyn ad mis sun seel a ceste Bylle Venerandae discretionis viro Domino J. de Langeton Domini Regis Cancellario Adam de Welle & R. le Vener Vic. Linc. ad recognitiones Cleri in Com. Linc. accipiendas deputati salutem Sciatis quod Willielmus de Brumpton finem fecit cum Domino Rege pro Protectione habenda et laico feodo rehabendo Et hoc vobis significamus A Sire Johan de Langeton Chancellor nostre Seignour le Roy Henry de Thistelden Viscounte de Oxenford saluz Cum naggeres ke Willame Vikere del Eglise de Wytteneye vint devaunt moy a Oxenford a la foy nostre Seignour le Roy e sa fin fist pur diseset souz e quatre deners ke est au double de la Dyme de sa Vikarie a ce ke il dit jeo a memes cely William ceste boil ay done pur la Protection nostre Seignour le Roy aver selee de moun seal Done a Oxenford le 12 jour de Mars le an du regne le Roy Edward Vintyme quint. The several fines and sums not mentioned in sundry of the Certificates ●re expressed in distinct Tables at the end of the Bundles of Certificates in this form Henricus de Gudeford dat Domino Regi pro Protectione habenda x l. Philippus de Willugby recognovit se satisfacturum Regi pro terris & tenement suis & catallis in eyes inventis et habeat Protectionem pro se et hominibus suis Hug. Person de Kyngeston pres de Genelle devant Sire Aleyn de Plogenet e le Viscont de Somers ad fet fin de viij s. ke est a double etc. In the same Bundle of Writs I found these Certificates made by Sheriffs and others of the Names of several Parsons Vicars Abbots Priors and Clergymen who had entered into Recognizances and Obligations to the King with Lay-pledges or sureties if they had no Layfee of their own to pay him several fines and sums of money towards his Wars to procure his Writs of Protection for their Persons Goods and Lands and to have their Lands and Goods seized by the King restored to them Dor Thomas the Etokks recogn & oblige se Regi pro Rogero We 'll Persona Ecclesiae de Thourlegh Exon. Dioc. 9 s. Bundela Brev. An 25 E. 1. in Turre London Devon Johannes le Deneys recogn & oblige se Regi pro Richardo Gundewyn Persona Ecclesiae de Bradeford Exon. Dioc. 16 s. Devon Adam le Jeu Persona Ecclesiae de Leveneston Exon. Dioc. recogn Regi 9 s. per pleg Richardi de Brankescumbe Devon Richardus de Brankescumbe & Henry le Noreys recogn & oblige se Regi pro Rogero de Cherleton Canonico Ecclesiae Sanctae Crucis de Cridyton Exon. Dioc. 15 s. Devon Petrus de Chalons recogn & oblige se Regi pro Reginaldo de Campo Arnulphi Persona Ecclesiae de Ilfrydecumbe Exon. Dioc. 8 mar 3 s. Devon Johannes the Bickebiry de Londesende recogn & oblige se Regi pro Drogone Vicar Ecclesiae S. Brueredi Exon. Dioc. dimid mar Hamelinus Persona Ecclesiae de Withiel Exon. Dioc. habens laicum feodum recogn Regi 18 s. Willielmus de Leicestr Persona Ecclesiae de Hereford Exon. Dioc. recogn Regidimid mar Richardus de Porteland Vicar Ecclesiae de S. David Exon. Dioc. habens laicum feodum recogn Regi dimid mar Devon Andr. Vicar Ecclesiae de Alfynton Besiles Exon. Dioc. recogn Regi 15 s. per pleg Johannis de Lullesham Wyltes Philippus de Cumpton recogn & oblige se Regi pro Johanne Persona Ecclesiae de Manyngford Drewosa Sarum Dioc. 24 s. Devon Walterus Persona Ecclesiae de Sydeham Albemarlie Exon. Dioc. recogn Regi 9 s. per pleg Ranulphi the Assheleye Devon Ranulphus de Middleton Vicar Ecclesiae de Middleton recogn Regidimid mar per pleg Walteri de la Ford Devon Richardus Persona Ecclesiae de Tame Sancti Petri Exon. Dioc. recogn Regi 8 s. per pleg Ranulphi the Asheleye Devon Johannes de Bradestone recogn & oblige se Regi pro Willielmo Persona Ecclesiae de Parva Hameston 9 s. Prior S. Jacobi de Bristol per Robertum Lunecok Clericum Attorn suum recogn Regi 11 mar Sumers Richardus de S. Claro Persona Ecclesiae de ash Britel Bath & Well Dioc. recogn Regi habens laicum feodum 40 s. Sumers Willielmus de Luccumbe Persona Ecclesiae de Nettelcumbe Bath & Well Dioc. habens laicum feodum recogn Regi 30 s. Cornub. Magister Robertus de la Roche recogn & oblige se Regi pro Magistro Philippo de Cornub. Persona Ecclesiae de S. Justo Exon. Dioc. 18 s. Cornub. Reginaldus de Moysek recogn & oblige se Regi pro Radulpho Persona Ecclesiae de S. Manguano Exon. Dioc. 18 s. Johannis de Penkenell recogn & oblige se Regi pro Radulpho de Pridias Persona Ecclesiae de S. Winyero Exon. Dioc. 24 s. Johannes Halveknyght Persona Ecclesiae S. Jacobi juxta Castrum Winton habens laicum feodum recogn Regi 2 mar Devon Robertus de Bremesrigg de Beauford recogn & oblige se Regi pro Henrico Persona Ecclesiae de Beauford Exon. Dioc. 16 s. Richardus de Brankescumbe recogn & oblige se Regi pro Simone de Relegh Persona Ecclesiae de Warkelegh Exon. Dioc. dimid mar Devon Walterus de Legh Persona Ecclesiae de Jacobestowe Exon. Dioc. recogn Regi 13 s. per pleg Walteri de la Ford Wiltes Robertus de Blakeford recogn & oblige pro Willielmo de Lomone Persona Ecclesiae de Somerford Mandut Sarum Dioc. 40 s. Devon Willielmus de Molis Persona Ecclesiae de Mekesburn Exon. Dioc. recogn Regi 16 s. pee pleg Radulphi de Bageston Petrus Persona Ecclesiae de Sele Monachorum Exon. Dioc. recogn Regi 18 s. per pleg Thomae de Stotescumbe Nicholaus Persona Ecclesiae de Clonenbergh Exon. Dioc. recogn Regi dimid marc per pleg Thomae de Stotescumbe Devon Nicholaus Persona Ecclesiae de Kelly Exon. Dioc. recogn Regi 8 s. per pleg Walteri de la Ford. Cornub. Rogerus de Treglothenon recogn & oblige se Regi pro Willielmo Vicar Ecclesiae S. Genes●i Exon. Dioc. dimid marc Magister Hamelynus de Wythyel recogn & oblige se Regi pro Gilberto Vicar Ecclesiae de Dulo Exon. Dioc. dimid marc Devon William Luvel porcionar Ecclesiae de Ermynton Exon. Dioc. recogn Regi 24 s. per pleg Johannis de Kyllebury Cornub. Robertus de S. David Clericus recogn & oblige se Regi pro Roberto Vicar Ecclesiae de Stretton Exon. Dioc. dimid marc Buks Johannes de Boudon recogn & oblige se Regi pro Magistro Rogero de Boudon Persona Ecclesiae de Vndel Linc. Dioc. C. s. Oxon. Philippus de Turedon recogn & oblige se Regi pro Roberto de Everdon Persona Ecclesiae de Ludeton Sarum Dioc. 42 s. Devon Guydo le Bret recogn & oblige se Regi pro Magistro Thoma de Letthelade Persona Ecclesiae de Wympel Exon. Dioc. 1. m. Hertf. Rogerus de Norton Persona Ecclesiae de Brantefd habens Laicum feodum recogn Regi 28 s. per pleg Devon Galfridus Splot Persona Ecclesiae de Mewey Exon. Dioc. recogn Regi 20 s. per pleg Laur. Splot Cornub. Magister Willielmus de Wymundham Persona Ecclesiae de Barton Linc. Didesham & portionar Ecclesiae S. Teth in Cornub. Exon. Dioc. per Willielmum le Rous Attorn suum recogn Regi 5 l. 6 s. 8 d. Eborum Aymo de Quarto Praepositus Beverlacen & Hugelinus de Wychio recogn & oblige se Regi pro Willielmo de Billeme Persona Ecclesiae de Hambiry Lichf & Coventr Dioc. 10 mar Devon Galfrydus de Byrthorp & Henricus de Lappefade recogn & oblige se Regi pro Magistro Roberto de Cumbe Persona Ecclesiarum de Morton Exon. Winterslowe Sarum & Aldesfelde Winton Dioc 6 l. Devon Willielmus de Ranuell recogn & oblige se Regi pro Thomae de Cantebr Persona Ecclesiae de Luton Exon. Dioc. 40 s. Devon Adam de Murtho recogn & oblige se Regi pro Willielmo fill Bogonis Persona Ecclesiae de Hautebray Exon. Dioc. 12 s. Somerset Idem Adam recogn & oblige se Regi pro Waltero Persona Ecclesiae de Porlok Bath & Will Dioc. 33 s. 4 d. Devon Willielmus de Lutcumbe recogn & oblige se Regi pro Waltero Persona Ecclesiae de Godeley Exon. Dioc. 10 s. Praedictus Willielmus de Lutcumbe recogn & oblige se pro Radulpho Do Persona Ecclesiae de Stok Rivers Exon. Dioc. 10 s. Cornub. Johannes de Penran recogn & oblige se Regi pro Ricardo Persona Ecclesiae de S. Pynnock Exon. Dioc. dimid marc Cornub. Willielmus de Glymon recogn & obtulit se Regi pro Johanne de Wolnedon Vicar Ecclesiae de S. Vnelo Exon. Dioc. dimid marc Robertus de la Roche recogn & oblige se Regi pro Vicar S. Idy Exon. Dioc. dimid marc Cornub. Willielmus de Trewynt recogn & oblige se Regi pro Magistro Adam Haym Persona Ecclesiae de Mahaymet Exon. Dioc. 8 s. Cornub. Ricardus de Pudeford recogn & oblige se Regi pro Ricardo Vicar Ecclesiae de S. Austolo Exon. Dioc. dimid mar Alanus de Kernyk recogn & oblige se Regi pro Alano Blyon Persona Ecclesiae de Ludewent Evon Dioc. 2. m. Devon Willielmus Good recogn & oblige se Regi pro Rogero Bloyon Persona Ecclesiae de Monok Okhampton Exon. Dioc. 19 s. Ricardus Russell recogn & oblige se Regi pro Benedicto de Plymstok Persona Ecclesiae de S. Melano Exon. Dioc. 16 s. Devon Ranulphus de Assheleye recog. & oblige se Regi pro Roberto Persona Ecclesiae de Saunford Peverel Exon. Dioc. 11 s. Oxon. Willielmus de Minelcestr Vicar Ecclesiae de Sutton Exon. Dioc. recogn Regi 18 s. per pleg Philippi de Everdon Devon Johannes de Boyvill recogn et oblige se Regi pro Martino Persona Ecclesiae de Pearecumbe Exon. Dioc. 18 s. Sutht Willielmus de Gloucestr Persona Ecclesiae de Berton Sacy Winton Dioc. recogn Regi 6. m. et dimid Salop. Thom. the Peshale Persona Ecclesiae de Frompton Wygorn Dioc. habens Laicum feodum recognovit Regi 2. marc Devon Ricardus Burdet Vicar Ecclesiae de Eke Bukelond habens Laicum feodum dimid marc Johannes Vicar Ecclesiae de Halberton Exon. Dioc. recogn Regi dimid marc Cornub. David Vicar Ecclesiae de Lescarret Exon. Dioc. recogn Regi dimid marc per pleg Benedicti Reyneward Henr. le Deneys Persona Ecclesiae de Lysnewyth Exon. Dioc. recogn Regi 18 s. per pleg praedicti Benedicti Devon Johannes Vicar Ecclesiae de Tanton Episcopi Exon. Dioc. habens Laicum feodum recogn Regi dimid marc Hugo de Ryston Vicar Ecclesiae de Bolre Wynton Dioc. per William Toly Attorn suum recogn Regi 2 mar Magister Gilbertus the Arderne Persona Ecclesiae de Aldeford Coventr & Lychf. Dioc. recogn Regi 30 s. Surr. Magister Johannes de Gloucestr Persona Ecclesiae de Chikewell London Dioc recog. Regi 6. mar per pleg Hugonis de Jernemuth Prior de la Ministr in Cornub. recog. Regi 24 s. Cornub. Rogerus de Brightwell Persona Ecclesiae de La●dkynnok Exon. Dioc. recogn Regi 20 s. per pleg Philippi le Wench de Lestwythiell Devon Hugo Lengleys Persona Ecclesiae de Taleton Exon. Dioc. recogn Regi 33 s. 4 d. per pleg Simon le Ken. Exon. Dioc. Cornub. Reginaldus Portionar in Ecclesiae S. Endeliente Exon. Dioc. habens laicum feodum recog. Regi 17 s. Devon Edwardus Lengleys Vicar Ecclesiae de Bovy Tracy Exon. Dioc. recogn Regi dimid marc per pleg Jacobi de Mohun Prior de Hospital S. Johannis de Welles recogn 46 s. 4 d. Johannes Vicar Ecclesiae de S. Claro Exon. Dioc. recogn Regi dimid marc per pleg Rogeri de Polleskogh Oxon. Willielmus de la More recogn & oblige se Regi pro Johanne de Wamberge Vicar Ecclesiae de Cudalyngton Linc. Dioc. dimid Marc. Cornub. Johannes fill Roberti recogn & oblige se pro Magistro Marsilo Persona Ecclesiae S. Trinitatis Exon. Dioc. 2. marc Devon Henr. de Ralegh recogn & oblige se Regi pro Henrico Vicar Ecclesiae de Celyton Nonauts Exp. Willielmus Parsona Ecclesiae de Thellebrigg Exon. Dioc. quae taxatur ad 30 s. tantum ut juravit recogn Regi pro protectione habenda per pleg Johannis de Thellebrig de Com. Devon 6 s. 8 d. Exp. Johannes de Chyn Vicar Ecclesiae de Motbury Exon. Dioc. quae taxatur ad 40 s. tantum ut juravit recognoscit Regi pro protectione 6 s. 8 d. per pleg Willielmi de Edmerston de Com. Devon Exp. Thom. de Vicar Ecclesiae de Carampton Bathon & Wellen Dioc. habens Laicum feodum recogn Regi pro protectione habenda 20 s. Exp. Rogerus de Abbernoun Persona Ecclesiae de Thornebury Exon. Dioc. & Ecclesiae de Haselbergh Sarum Dioc. habens laicum feodum recogn Regi pro protectione habenda 40 s. Exp. Benedictus de Lincoln Persona Ecclesiae de Kirkeby Lincoln Dioc. habens laicum feodum recog Regi pro protectione habenda 5 marc Exp. Egidius de Bittidon Persona Ecclesiae de Henton Bluet Bathon et Wellen. Dioc. recogn pro protectione 10 s. Exp. Willielmus de Wymeton Persona Ecclesiae de Bokelond Exon. Dioc. recogn Regi pro protectione habenda 13 s. 4 d. per pleg Adae de la Ford de Com. Devon Exp. David de Estakepele Persona Ecclesiae de A●kford Exon. Dioc. recogn Regi pro protectione habenda 2 marc per pleg Johannis de Evesham de Com. Devon Exp. Thom. de Evesham Vicar Ecclesiae de Yalmeton Exon. Dioc. quae taxatur ad 40 s. tantum etc. recogn Regi pro protectione habenda dimid marc per pleg Magistri Roberti de la pit de Com. Devon Exp. Rogerus Vicar Ecclesiae de Ermyngton Exon. Dioc. recogn Regi pro protectione habenda dimid mar per pleg dicti Magistri Roberti Walterus Persona Ecclesiae de Bradestone Exon. Dioc. habens laicum feodum recogn Regi 10 s. Exp. Martinus persona Ecclesiae de Blake Aneton Exon. Dioc. habens Laicum feodum recog. Regi 28 s. Exp. Walterus de Neweton Persona Ecclesiae de Bradeston et Henr. de Lobbeweyll recognoscunt & obligant se Regi pro Willielmo Trenchard Vicar Ecclesiae de Stowe Devon beatae Mariae Exon. Dioc. dimid mar Exp. Philippus de Everdon Persona Ecclesiae de Broughton Linc. Dioc. recogn Regi pro protectione habenda 10 l. Exp. Johannes Dru Persona Ecclesiae de Shyperford magna Sarum Dioc. recogn Regi 32 s. per pleg Johannis de Candeme de Com. Suthton Exp. Ricardus Persona Ecclesiae de Maneton Exon. Dioc. habens laicum feodum recogn Regi 20 s. Exp. Johannes de Everdon Persona Ecclesiae de Stoke Basset Linc. Dioc. recogn Regi pro protectione C s. Philippus de Everdon praedictus recogn & oblige se Regi pro Roberto de Everdon Persona Ecclesiae de Bertun Benedych 5 marc Exp. Thom. de Donne Persona Ecclesiae de Heaunton Punchardoun Exon. Dioc. recogn Regi pro protectione 42 s. per pleg Walteri the Tarpeleye de Com. Devon Exp. Willielmus de Strete Persona Ecclesiae de Ken Exon. Dioc. habens laicum feodum recog. Regi 62 s. Exp. Henry Persona Ecclesiae de Rydmore Exon. Dioc. recogn Regi 13 s. 4 d. per pleg Johannis de Stokton de Com. Devon Magister Robertus de la More Persona Ecclesiae de Withampton Sarum Dioc. habens laicum feodum recogn Regi 15 s. Exp. Jacobus Fraunceys Persona Ecclesiae de Whitechurch Exon. Dioc. recogn 30 s. per pleg Willi●lmi de Neweton de Com. Devon Philippus Persona Ecclesiae de Caddeleye Exon. Dioc. quae taxatur ad 40. s. recogn Regi dimid marc Exp. Godefridus Persona Ecclesiae de Chauleye Exon. Dioc. habens laicum feodum recogn Regi 40. s. Exp. Stephanus de Molis Persona Ecclesiae de Northill Exon. Dioc. habens laicum feodum recogn Regi 2. marc Exp. Johannes Persona de Mesdon Exon. Dioc. recogn Regi xviij s. per pleg Walteri the Tarpeleye de Com. Devon Exp. Willielmus de Stokes Persona Ecclesiae de Exford Bath & Wellen. Dioc. habens feodum laicum feodum recogn Regi 30. s. Exp. Robertus Fromund Persona Ecclesiae S. Thomae Sar. Dioc. & Praebendar in Ecclesia S. Mariae Magdalenae de Chylmelegh Exon. Dioc. per Johan de Exon. Clericum & Johannem de Dentworth Attorn suos recogn Regi pro protectione habend 40 s. Exp. Walterus de Farar Persona Ecclesiae de Byr. Exon. Dioc. recogn Regi 38 s. 4 d. per pleg Reginald ●e Farar de Com. Devon Exp. Robertus Persona Ecclesiae de Clift S. Laurentii Exon. Dioc. habens feodum recogn Regi 15 s. Exp. Henr. de Budeton de Com. Devon recogn & oblige se Regi pro Richardo de Seccana Persona Ecclesiae de Tissebiry Sarum Dioc. 30 s. Exp. Robertus de Stokeye de Com. Devon recogn & oblige se Regi pro Thoma de S. Albano Persona Ecclesiae de Holne Exon. Dioc. 2 marc Somers Abbas de Bokelond recogn & oblige se Regi pro Abbate de Neth pro laico feodo suo spiritual annexo in Dioc. Bathon & Wellen. quod taxatur ad 11 l. 13 s. 4 d. Wiltes Exp. Frater Thomas Prior de Farleye per Magistrum Robertum de Attornatum suum recogn Regi pro protectione habenda 20 l. Devon Johannes the Kyllebiry recogn & oblige se Regi pro Laurentio V●car Ecclesiae de Aulescumbe Exon. Dioc. dimid marc Devon Willielmus de Hornford recogn & oblige se Regi pro Luca Vicar Ecclesiae de Brixham Exon. Dioc. 2 marc Hereford Willielmus de S. Johanne Canonicus praedictae Ecclesiae S. Ethelberti & Persona Ecclesiae de Wylandesbyry Linc. Dioc. per praedictum Adam de la Berowe recogn Regi 5 marc Thomas de la Dane Persona de Hampton Heref. Dioc. per praedictum Adam Attorn suum recogn Regi 22 s. Devon Hamelinus Persona Ecclesiae de Halghwell Exon. Dioc. recogn Regi pro protectione habend 18 s. Exp. Robertus de Hendrez Persona Ecclesiae de Lanreithon Exon. Dioc. habens laicum feodum recogn Regi 2 marc Rogerus de Mortho & Richardus de Sparkwyll de Com. Devon recogn & oblige se Regi pro Willielmo de Tracy Persona Ecclesiae de Mortho Exon. Dioc. 2 marc Hugelinus de Wichio recogn & oblige se Regi pro Abbate S. Andr. Veesellens' in Lumbardia Persona Ecclesiae S. Andraeae de Cestreton Elyen Dioc. 11 l. Sussex Magister Robertus de Lewes Persona Ecclesiae de Wywelle Linc. Dioc. habens laicum feodum recogn Regi pro protectione habend 21 s. Devon Warinus de Penilles Persona Ecclesiae de Westlegh Exon. Dioc. recogn pro protect 21 s. Devon Richardus Neel Persona Ecclesiae de Asshesteigim Exon. Dioc. recogn Regi 40 s. Cornub. Magister Thom. Persona Ecclesiae S. Rinnom majoris Lukerrierd Exon. Dioc. recogn Regi 17 s. Cornub. Robertus de Stokheye & Warinus de Alneto recogn & oblige se Regi pro Magistro Willielmo de S. Elena Canonico Exon. dimid marc Devon Richardus de Brangescombe recogn & oblige se pro Nicholas de Jeu Persona Ecclesiae de Whyteton Exon. Dioc. 10 s. Devon Robertus Persona Ecclesiae de Lappeford Exon. Dioc. habens laicum feodum recogn Regi 25 s. Devon Johannes the Biry recogn & oblige se Regi pro Henrico Vicar Ecclesiae de Celrigg Exon. Dioc. dimid marc Devon Stephanus de Cokington Persona Ecclesiae de Humeshaghe Exon. Dioc. recogn Regi pro protectione 10 s. Devon Henr. le Moreys recogn & oblige se Regi pro Tho. le Bret Persona Ecclesiae de Hywisshe Exon. Dioc. 1. marc Devon Robertus Giffard recogn & oblige se Regi pro Willielmo Dunning Persona Ecclesiae de Bideford Exon. Dioc. 55 s. 4 d. Devon Willielmus de Halton Persona Ecclesiae de Shewyk Exon. Dioc recogn Regi 24 s. Devon Robertus Giffard recogn & oblige se Regi pro Willielmo de Bramton Persona Ecclesiae de Alnerdescote Exon. Dioc. 18 s. In two bundles of Writs of Privy-seals and Certificates Anno 25 E. 1. I found Nomina Religiosorum de partibus Transmarinis infrascripti Qui secerunt finem et Bundelae Brevium in Turre London An. 25 E. 1. invenerunt securitatem ad Dom. Regem apud Westm sccundum formam ordinationis & illis debet fieri Protectio in forma provisa writ in this form Sussex Ballivis de Fiscampo invenit etc. Sussex Prior de Wilminton Exp. invenit etc. Which follows after every of the Names in one of the Copies Dor Frater Martinus Prior de Frompton Exp. invenit etc. Oxon. Northt Lincoln Frater Johannes procur Abbatis de Alneto Linc. Norf. Essex Nott. Frater Willielmus procur Abbatis de Seminacco Sussex Frater Willielmus procur Abbatis de Sees in Anglia Dor Prior de Lodres Exp. Buck. & Linc. Frater Robertus procurator Abbatis S. Nich. Andeg. Devon Prior de Otrington Exp. Ebor. Frater Hugo de Molendinis Custos Molendinarum Richemund Kanc. Frater Petrus Prior de Triwle Kanc. Frater Petrus Prior de Folkestan Kanc. Frater Walterus Prior de Patukeburn Kanc. Frater Walterus de Dunes Custos Ecclesiae de Estclinthe in Shepeie Kanc. Frater Hugo Custos Ecclesiae de V●pechurch Salop. Frater Henricus Prior de Wenl●k Sussex Frater Johannes Prior de Lewes Norf. Prior Sanctae Fidis de Horford Wilts Frater Theobaldus Prior de Okeburn Berk. Frater Willielmus Prior de Estiventon Suths Frater Johannes Prior de Andoeure Linc. Frater Petrus Prior de Burghwell Ebor. Frater Johannes Prior de Sanctae Trin. Ebor. Norfolk Frater Vincentius Prior de Theford Monachorum Kanc. Frater Jacobus Prior de Horton Kanc. Frater Johannes Prior de Levesham Ebor. Prior de Alverton Mauleverer Norf. Prior de Sporle invenit etc. Nott. Frater Walterus Prior de Blyda Rot●land Frater Johannes Prior de Westo● Hertf. Frater Radulphus Prior de Ware Hereford Frater Johannes Prior de Clifford Middl. Frater Willielmus Prior de Ermundesworth Gloucest Frater Willielmus de Bekeford Attorn Prioris de Bekeford Exp. Buk Frater Willielmus Custos domus de Tykesord Oxon. Frater Matthaeus Prior de Coges Essex Frater Alexander Prior de Stanesgate Suff. Robertus procurator Prioris de Bresete Heref. etc. Frater Galfridus procurator Abbatis de Ceunchis Heref. Frater Willielmus de la Gravele procurator Abbatis de Lyra. Cantebr Frater Johannes Prior de Swanseye Somers Frater Galfridus Prior de Montacuto Nott. Frater Willielmus Prior de Lenton Stafford Frater Reginaldus Prior de Lappeleye Northt & Berk. Frater Johannes Prior de Nugon & de Novo Mercato Exp. Wygorn Frater Guido Prior de Astle Sutht Frater Willielmus Prior de Hamele Anglicus Cornub. Frater Philippus the Tuadred Essex Frater Petrus Prior de Pritewell Glouc. Frater Osbertus Prior de Goldelive Exp. Warr. Frater Johannes Prior de Kirkeby Monachorum Glouc. Frater Simon Prior de Newent Exp. Oxon. Frater Radulphus Prior de Ministro Lovel Sussex Frater Petrus Prior de la Sele Essex Frater Gilbertus Prior de Merefeye Norhtt & Suff. Frater Willielmus Prior de Creting & Everdon Suff. Frater Jacobus Prior de Waneford North. Frater Richardus procur Prioris S. Andr. Northt Hunt Frater Johannes Prior de S. Necto Buk Frater Richardus Prior de Newinton Longiule Sussex Frater Laurentius procurator Prioris de Morteyn & Wideham Ebor. Prior de Burstalle Sussex Frater Dionysius Prior de Arundel Sussex Agatha Priorissa de Leministr Wilt. Frater Warena Custos de Cherlton Warr. Frater Thomae procurator Prioris de Wolurecheston Norf. Frater Petrus Prior de Paunfeld & de Wells Linc. Frater Walterus Prior de Wyleford Devon Frater Robertus Prior de Mobur Staff Frater Willielmus procurator Prioris de Tuttebur Wilts Frater Johannes Prior de Oppehavene Wilts Frater Willielmus Prior de Avebir Cant. Frater Rouland Prior de Linton Derb. Frater Petrus Prior de S. Jac. de Derby de Aldenna Linc. Frater Nicholaus Prior de Ravensdale Linc. Frater Johannes Prior de Hagh Sutht Frater Nicholaus Prior de Anedvelle Wilts Frater Matth. Prior de Clatford Linc. Frater Galfridus Prior de Wengham Linc. Frater Willielmus Prior de Cameryngham Glouc. Robertus Prior de Brumsend & Middleton Somers Nicholaus Prior de Stock Corthy D●von Bartholomaeus Prior de Carrwelle Sutht Hugo Prior de Heyling Sutht Frater Johannes Prior de Carisbrok Sutht Frater Johannes procurator Abbatis de Lyma Sutht Frater Galfridus Prior S. ........ in Insula Vectae Sutht Frater Stephanus Prior de Appelire Exp. Sutht Henricus Prior S. Elenae Exp. Devon Frater Galfridus Prior de Toteneys Suff. Johannes Prior de Mendham Bedf. Frater Johannes Magister Domus de Farleye & Luttegreshall Linc. Frater Henricus Prior de Hagham Cornub. Frater Galfridus Prior de Monte S. Michaelis Linc. Frater Petrus Prior de Covenham Hereford Frater Galfridus procurator Abbatis de Tirona qui est Prior de Tutele Devon Frater Pascaseus Prior de Barnastapolia Exp. Devon Frater Petrus Prior S. Jacobi juxta Exon. Exp. Norfolk Frater Nicholaus Prior de Tostes Exp. Suss Frater Henricus Prior de Stok Heref. Frater Petrus de Bosco Prior de Monemuta Warr. Frater Johannes de Brocia Prior de Wotton Leyc Frater Herneus Prior de Hynkele Lancastr Frater Johannes Prior Lancastr D●von Frater Adam Prior de Cowyk Exp. Linc. Frater Theobaldus Prior de Mynting Northt Frater Hugo Prior de Weden Pinkeney Exp. Ebor. Prior de Echeffeud Exp. Essex Prior de S. Walerico The Protections granted them by the King for these fines were of two sorts one for the Clergy of the Province of York directed to the Sea Officers Mariner's Bailiffs and others which I found in a Bundle of Writs and Privy Seals in the White Tower with this direction to the Chancellor to issue them EDwardus Dei gratia Rex Angliae Dominus Hiberniae & Dux Aquitaniae dilecto Bundela Brev. An. 25 E. 1. in Turre London & fideli suo Johanni de Langeton Cancellario suo salutem Placet no●is ut Clerus tam Ebor. quam Karl Diocesium quam aliunde volens quin●am partem Beneficiorum et bonorum suorum ad Regni et Ecclesiae defensionem ponere Protectionem nostram in forma quam misistis Johanni de bensted Clerico nostro consequatur Quam quidem formam vobis sigillo nostro privato re●●t●imus consignatam Dat. sub privato sigillo nostro apud Dynesle 16 die Februarii Anno regni nostri 25. EDwardus etc. Capitanes Marinariorum & eisdem Marinariis ac omnibus Ibidem Ballivis & fidelibus suis ad quos praesentes literae pervenerint salutem Cum Praelati et Clerus Ebor. & Karliolen Civitatum et Diocesium prudenter intuentes inevitabilis necessitatis angustias quibus Ecclesiae suae et totum regnum Angliae occulata fide exponuntur et subjacent hiis diebus usque ad quintam partem Beneficiorum et bonorum suorum istius anni juxta taxationem nuper factam de Beneficiis Ecclesiasticis de quibus decima ultimo in subsidium Terrae Sanctae concessa data fuit ordinaverint et constituerint se pone●e ad defensionem suam et Ecclesiarum suarum et ad resistendum machinationibus et invasionibus hostium qui alias applicantes in dictum regnum Dei timore postposito Ecclesias combusserunt * Vid. Henr. de Knyghton de Event Angl. l. 3 c. 10 col 2520 2521. vasasacra et alia ornamenta divino dedicata cultui rapuetunt personas Ecclesiasticas etiam decrepitas in eisdem inhumaniter trucidaru● quique reparatis prioribus et novis et incognitis eidem regno navium et armor●m adinventis generibus ad invadendum regnum illud se fortius solito praepararunt Nos ipsorum circumspectam providentiam commendantes suscepimus in protectionem et defensionem nostram specialem praedictos Praelatos et Clerum et singulos eorundem homines terras res redditus et omnes possessiones suas Et ideo vobis mandamus quod praedictos Praelatos et Clerum et singulis corum homines terras res redditus et omnes possessiones suas manuten●●tis protegatis et defendatis non inferentes eyes vel inferri permittentes ●●uc●am molestiam dampnum aut gravamen Et si quid eis forufactum fuerit id eis sine dilatione emendari faciatis In cujus etc. usque ad festum Omnium Sanctorum futur prox duratur Nolumus autem sed firmiter inhibemus ne de bladis seu aliis bonis et catallis praedictorum Praelatorum et Cleri seu alicujus eorum ub●cunque consistant ad opus nostrum aut aliorum quorumcunque sine licentia et voluntate eorundem Praelatorum et Cleri aliquid interim capiatis seu capi facia●is quo minus de eisdem bonis et catallis suis libere disponere et ordinare ac commodum suum facere possint prout sibi melius viderit expedire Teste meipso apud Wal●yngham 6 die Februarii Anno regni nostri vicesimo quinto Which Writ of Protection was passed under the Great Seal 18 Februarii and recorded in Rot. Pat. An. 25 E. 1. m. 14. intus Consimilis literae fiet cuilibet de Clero si Rex consentiat isti formae The other sort of the King's Protections were granted to particular Abbots Abbesses Covents Priors Deans Chapters Archdeacon's Prebends Freers' Parsons Vicars Chaplains of Churches and Chappelries throughout the Province of Canterbury thus recorded to posterity in the Patent and Clause Rolls of 25 E. 1. REX omnibus Ballivis & fidelibus suis etc. salutem Sciatis quod suscepimus in protectionem et defensionem nostram specialem dilectum nobis Pat. 25 E. 1. m. 15. dorso & bundela Brevium de privato Sigillo etc. An. 25 E 1. in Turre London in Abbatem de Hida Winton homines terras res redditus & omnes possessiones suas Et ideo vobis mandamus quod ipsum Abbatem homines terras res redditus & omnes possessiones suas manuteneatis protegatis & defendetis non inferentes eis vel inferri permittentes in juriam molestiam dampnum aut gravamen Et si quid eis forisfactum fuerit id eis sine dilacione faciatis emendari In cujus rei testimoniam has literas nostras fieri fecimus patentes duraturas usque ad festum omnium Sanctorum proximo futurum Nolumus autem set firmiter inhibemus ne de bladis seu aliis bonis et catallis ipsius Abbatis ubicunque consistant ad opus nostrum seu aliorum quorumcunque sine licentia et voluntate ejusdem Abbatis aliquid interim capiatis seu capi faciatis quo minus de eisdem bladis bonis et catallis suis libere disponere et ordinare ac commodum facere possit prout sibi melius viderit expedire Teste Rege apud Odyham 22 die Febr. Consimiles literas de protectione habent subscripti qui finem fecerunt coram Domino Cancellario pro hujusmodi Protectionibus habendis viz. * By this Catalogue we may discern not only the Names of the Abbots Abbess●s Priors Archdeacon's Prebends Parsons Vicars & c. ●in ● that year and that many of them were Italians but likewise which were then Prebendaries Parochial Churches Parsonages and Chappelries which continue so or have since been altered one end for which I have here specified them Richardus de Overton Clericus Magister Philippus de Cornub. Prior Sancti Swythini Winton & tripl Abbatissa Sanctae Mariae Winton & tripl Emericus Rabotel Petrus de Sancto Mario Archid. Surr. Petrus Callandi Gilbertus de Chalfunt Robertus Bertrandi Persona Ecclesiae de Clandon Abbatis Gilbertus de Ardene Persona Ecclesiae de Havewelle Gerricus de Fago Procurator generalis Theobaldi de Baro Praebendarii Praebendae de Bannebury & Persona Ecclesiae de Pageham Edwardus Persona Ecclesiae de Croyton dupl Gerricus de ●ago generalis Procurator Petri Persona Ecclesiae de Hambur juxta Wycham Willielmus de Torni Clericus Magister Adam de Botyndon Persona Ecclesiarum de Penne Bodiford & Cobinton & terciae partis Ecclesiae de Botydon tripl Magister Thomas de Logor Canonicu● Ecclesiae Sancti Andraeae Wellen. Magister Rogerus la Force Persona Ecclesiae de Berfeld Willielmus de Ippele Persona Ecclesiae de Fouleston Magister Andr. lafoy Force Persona Ecclesiae de Bocland Johannes de Hineton Persona Ecclesiae de Paulesholt Prior de Burncestr Walterus de Dene Persona Ecclesiae Omnium Sanctorum de Westden Prior de Motesfunte dupl Abbatissa de Wherewell dupl Willielmus de Sadington Persona Ecclesiae de Saxeby Johannes de Lanfare Persona Ecclesiae de Sanecaumpe Magister Jacobus de Cobeham & Magister Thomas frater ejus Clerici dupl Prior Hospitalis Sancti Johannis de Creckelade Nicholaus de Ely Persona Ecclesiae de Cranleye Willielmus Abel Persona Ecclesiae de Linleye Henricus de Bluntesdon dupl Magister Petrus Doncet Persona Ecclesiae de Aveninges dupl Abbatissa Shafton dupl Johannes de Scardeburgh Persona Ecclesiae de Systan & Sancti Michaelis de Stanton dupl Nicholaus de Luvetot Thomas de Newton Persona Ecclesiae de Knoll Johannes de Cumbe Clericus Prior Ecclesiae Christi de Twynham Magister Willielmus de Crundwell Clericus Johannes de Upton Persona Ecclesiae de Fifehide Magister Johannes de Keuleye Persona Ecclesiae de Sokyndon Galfridus de Bromham Clericus Galfridus de Wretton Persona Ecclesiae de Henxhull & Codham Rogerus de Shulton Robertus de Hareden Persona Ecclesiae de Aldington Radulphus de Stanford dupl Rogerus de Sutton Persona Ecclesiae de Heyden dupl Robertus de Askeby dupl Magister Willielmus de Chirmton Henricus de Tidelsyde Persona Ecclesiae de Northnewendon Willielmus de Bettles Persona Ecclesiarum de Barsham & Dichingham Priorissa de Nunneton Priorissa the Nun Eton Bartholomaeus de Sutton Persona Ecclesiae de Sutton Prior Domus Mulierum Leprosarum de Maydenbradelegh Hugo de Clepton Clericus Galfridus de Hegham Persona Ecclesiae de Canndel Episcopi Johannes Bacun Prior de Brummore Hug. de Spineto Persona Ecclesiae de Thurtleston Willielmus Abel Persona Ecclesiae de Lindleye Maur. Lunel Persona Ecclesiae de Aluinsford Humfridus de Lye Persona Ecclesiae de Laneford Henr. Beaufiz Persona Ecclesiae de ash Magister Reyner de Wychio Canonicus Ecclesiae Sancti Cedde Lych. Guido de Wychio Persona Ecclesiae de Ease Henr. de Ponte Clericus Willielmus de Hamelton dupl Willielmus de Holt Persona Ecclesiae de Allekanynges Richardus de Kyneburle Johannes de Spaldington Persona Ecclesiae de Thorpedmor Robertus de Benhale Clericus Prior de Brionton Magister Hugo Trypacy Clericus Stephanus Provet Clericus Abbas de Tychefeld dupl Magister Robertus Searlet Persona Ecclesiae de Elm Magister Robertus de Strode Canonicus Ecclesiae beatae Mariae Sarum Antonius the Bradeneye lericus Stephanus de la Pris● Persona Ecclesiae de Boyton Prior de la Grave tripl Radulphus de Ebor. Cancellar Ecclesiae beatae Mariae Sarum Willielmus Baynard Persona Ecclesiae de Irstede Matthaeus de Hamme Persona Ecclesiae de Staunton Sancti Quintini Priorissa de Ambresbury dupl Johannes de Bradenham Persona Ecclesiarum de Fennum Sutton & Kenburnleye dupl Stephanus Malore Persona Ecclesiae de Draghton Magister Willielmus de Chirinton Abbas de Hida Winton dupl Richardus Malore Persona Eccl siae de Lindwode Richardus de Eyleston Persona Ecclesiae de Barkeston Willielmus le Deneys Canonicus Ecclesiae beatae Mariae Sarum Henr. de Colingburne Persona Ecclesiae de Telre Richardus de Winton Persona Ecclesiae de Penyton Willielmus de Middleton Persona Ecclesiae de Bradelegh juxta Grymesbye Johannes de Winton Persona Ecclesiae de Enham dupl Willielmus de Welmton Canonicus Ecclesiae sancti Andreae Wellen. Magister Willielmus de Appirlee Persona Ecclesiae de Est-Brightwell Magister Hospital sancti Nicholai Sarum Richardus de Preston Persona Ecclesia de Longa Brydie Abbatissa de Romeseye dupp. Johannes de Newent Persona Ecclesiae de Gracele Praepositus Domus sancti Edmundi Sarum Johannes de Romeseye Persona Ecclesiarum de Edinton & Iclunestok Johannes de Spersholt Clericus Abbatissa de Wilton Magister Radulphus de Odyham Persona Ecclesiae de Bradeford Penere Willielmus de Wermeinstr Persona Ecclesiae de Tidolneshide Robertus de Benhale Clericus Robertus de Leicestr Persona Ecclesiae sancti Oswaldi & Vicar Ecclesiae beatae Mariae Sarum Johannes de Witham Capellanus Rogerus de Essex Persona Ecclesiae de Wulfreton Prior de Poghelee Robertus de Aldington Vicar Ecclesiae de Sturministr Marshal Abbas de Muchelnye Abbess Glaston trip Magister Willielmus de Perham Persona Ecclesiae de Romeseye Robertus Persona Ecclesiarum de Assheton Somervill & Burghton Robertus Burton Persona Ecclesiarum de Horsenton & Derham Custos Domus Scolarium Sarum duppl Prior de Longa Leta M●gister Robertus de Strode Canonicus Ecclesiae beatae Mariae Sarum Petrus de Sancto Martino Persona Ecclesiae de Ulbeton Gilbertus de Wellanynton Magister Willielmus de la Wile Arch. Dor Prior de Standelford Petrus Maundevil Persona Ecclesiae de Chelesbury Robertus de la Wile Persona Ecclesiae de Brideton Petrus Bolymer Persona Ecclesiae de Norrig Frater Willielmus Lyencurt Procurator Priorissae de Claro Rivo Ordinis fontis Ebrardi Magister Willielmus de Shireburn Vicar Ecclesiae beatae Mariae Sarum Walterus Bakun Persona Ecclesiae de Eudegate Laur. de Clifford Persona Ecclesiarum de Wynterburn & Thoresby dupp. Prior sancti Dionisii dupp. Radulphus de Vasto Parco Persona Ecclesiarum de Wydindon & Bekynton Willielmus fill Roberti de Stokes Persona Eeclesiae de Buddesdon Ricardus le Engleys Persona Ecclesiae de Farnham Willielmus de Motesfonte Persona Capellae de Whelpelegh Hubertus de sancto Quintino Persona Ecclesiae de Belle Johannes de Shypton Vicar Ecclesiae beatae Mariae Sarum Abbas de Corn Willielmus Attewyle Persona Ecclesiae de Staplebrig Ricardus de la Wile Persona Ecclesiae de Haukechirche Nicholaus Attewyle Persona Ecclesiae de Childefrome Willielmus Gascelyn Persona Ecclesiae de Hivepiddele Magister Willielmus de Wederhale dupp. Abbatissa de Lacock dupp. Willielmus de Boclond Canonicus liberae Capellae de Tettenhale Prior de Southwok Hugo de Goldeston Persona Ecclesiae de Gestlingthorp Frater Willielmus de Lyencurt Prior de la Grave generalis Procurator Abbatissae Fontis Ebraudi in Angl. duppl Ricardus Brian Persona Ecclesiae de West Grymstede Willielmus de Burton Persona Capellae de Whadden Richardus de Wilton Persona Ecclesiae de Cumpton-Chamberleyn Abbas de Middelton Richardus le Engleys Persona Ecclesiae de Farnham Robertus de Leicesir Persona Ecclesiarum de Tarente Vylers & Pencrith Petrus de Baiona Persona Ecclesiae de Shapwyke Robertus de Micheldeure firmarius Ecclesiae de Ebbelesburnwak Prior de Staffordale Nicholaus de Bassingburn dupp. Prior de Monasterio Ederoso Willielmus de Molis Persona Ecclesiae de Maperton Robertus de Burbach Persona Ecclesiae de Westdoene Priorissa de Hington Prior Bathon Johannes de Hyneton Persona Capellae de Stanebrigg Robertus de Cliderhowe Iterius de Engolisma Canonicus Ecclesiae sancti Patricii Dublin Hibern Baldewynus de Caundell Vicar Ecclesiae de Horton Stephanus de Asshebur Persona Ecclesiae de Wyly Andr. de Lincolnia Richardus de Ro●eland Persona Ecclesia de Prestchut Richardus de Socwell Can●nicu Ecclesiae beatae Mariae Sarum Abbas de Atheluignie Galfridus Magistr Hospital saucti Johannis de Brigewater Magister Robertus de sancto Quintino Capellanus Frater Benedictus electus de Abbotesbur Richar dus Fromund Persona Ecclesiae de Thornfagun Johannes de Exonia Clericus Abbatissa de Godestowe Johannes de la Ryvere Persona Capellae de Allerleye Thom. de sancto Johanne Persona Ecclesiarum de Brienston & Chanto Episcopus Sarum Magister Michael de Wodeford Persona Ecclesiae de Longa Cheselburn * Pat. 25 E. 3. m. 13. dorso Protection●● Willielmus de Staunton Vicar Ecclesiae de Stepel Lavynton Teste Rege apud Clarendon 6. die Martii Priorissa de Westwode Osbertus de Baggeston Canonicus Sarum Portionar Ecclesiae Sanctae Tectae & persona Ecclesiae de Burnington Henricus de Kemeseye Custos Domus Sanctae Mariae de Suthampton & Persona Ecclesiae de Dumner Willielmus de Cotenham Vicar Ecclesiae de Creppery Stephanus de Rommesbur Clericus Willielmus de Taunton Persona Ecclesia de Badekynton Walterus de Chelteham Persona Ecclesiarum de Dineneye & Whytinton Tho. de Anna Persona Ecclesiae de Sulthorn Johannes de Keynesham Persona Ecclesiae de Abbodesdon Willielmus de Braybrok Persona Ecclesiae beatae Mariae Sarum Michael de Godeshull Persona Ecclesiae de Sutton Walerand Galfridus de Pymperley Persona Ecclesiae beatae Mariae de Orthiston Nicholaus de Engleys Persona Ecclesiarum de Staunton Abbatissae & de Sideling Walterus de sancto Austolo Persona Ecclesiae de Patyngham Johannes de Drax Persona Ecclesiae de Neweton Thomas de Ripton Canonicus Ecclesiae beatae Mariae Sarum & Persona Ecclesiae beatae Mariae de Dunheved Magister Willielmus de Kerchehull Aymo de Quarto Praepositus Lanson generalis Procurator Johannis Judicis Domini Papae Notarii Canonici Ecclesiae beatae Mariae Lincoln Prior de Merton dupp. Abbas de Oseneye dupp. Robertus de Brok Persona Ecclesiae de Clopham Godefridus Episcopus Wygorn dupp. Nicholaus fill Lamberti Canonicus Ecclesiae beatae Mariae de Nova Sarum Ricardus the Horton Vicarius de Mulleford Reymundus de Threscum Persona Ecclesiae de Chilemark Johannes de Trenenedit Persona Ecclesiae de sancti Chederi Prior de Badenestok dupp. Prior sanctae Frydeswyde Oxon. Ricardus de Osgodby Persona Ecclesiae de Graynesby Barthus de Mere Persona Ecclesiae de Graynesby Barthus de Mere Persona Ecclesiae de Fintel Giffard Hugo de Wenlok Magister Capellae de la Hidehall de Clivedon Priorissa de Stadlegh dupp. Priorissa de Garinges Willielmus de Haddon Persona Ecclesiae de Melebury in Bubbe Robertus de la Baire Vicarius Ecclesiae de Elyngg Henricus de Haddon Persona Ecclesiae de Lydehuch Magister Radulphus de Odiham Persona Ecclesiae de Bradeford Peverel Thomas de Verdun Persona Ecclesiarum de Farnham & Milham Prior Hospital sancti Bartholomaei de Neubury dupp. Rex praecepit gratiose quia pauper est Bogo de Knovill Persona Ecclesi● de Dene Priorissa de Bromhale praecepit Rex gratis quia pauper est Eustachius the Henton Persona Ecclesiae de Inerne Curteneye Radulphus de Torny Persona Ecclesia de Heringeswell Abbas & Conventus de Bello loco Regis dupp postmodum habuit aliam Regin Persona Ecclesiae de Wynterburn Abbatis Priorissa de Rueffarre Ricardus le Blund Persona Ecclesiae de Tappelawe Johannes Mignot Persona Ecclesiae de Thirning Robertus de Cotehegh Persona Ecclesiae de Werdeford Petrus Poleyn Persona Ecclesiae de Gussith Petrus the Averille Persona Ecclesiae de Kyngtetonemayn Galfridus Persona Ecclesiae de Maynemartell Rogerus Persona Ecclesiae de Staunton Nicholaus Vicar Ecclesiae de Suthstok Willielmus Persona Ecclesiae de * The Parish where I was born Sweyneswyk Johannes Persona Ecclesiae de Langrygg Willielmus de Batesford Persona Ecclesiae de Lakestone Prior de Dunsteine Nicholaus Persona Ecclesiae de Priston Jordanus Vicar Ecclesiae de Weston juxta Bathon Willielmus de la Dunne per billam de Scaccario tripl Malculmus de Harleye Simon Persona Ecclesiae de Wimburn Minstre Magister Henr. de la Hyde Persona Ecclesiae de Melebury Magister Willielmus de Wentling Persona Ecclesiae de Burghelere Walterus the Falleye Persona Ecclesiae de Wolurington dupp. Vicarius de sancto Lucio Vicar Ecclesiae de Areton dupp. Abbas & Conventus de Dunkeswelle dupp. Henr. de Moy Persona Ecclesiae de Blankford forum dupp. Willielmus de Puntington Persona Ecclesiae de Hardington Thomas de Norrigg Persona Ecclesiae de Wyntreburn Thomaston Willielmus Persona Ecclesie de Langetrichell per testim Alani de Plogenet Frater Johannes de Byrne Prior Cellae beatae Mariae Magdalenae extra Lincoln Ricardus Vicarius de Nethrewollo Thom. de Corf Persona Ecclesiae sancti Petri Shafton Robertus de Rympton Persona Ecclesiae de Longa Blaneford Abbas de Ford dupp. Franciscus de Stockley Persona Ecclesiae Neuton sancti Landi Stephanus Persona Ecclesiae de Costone Jordanus de Insula Persona Ecclesiae de Wrington Prior de Fakenhamdam Philippus de Vasto prato Persona Ecclesiae de Westdenelihs Robertus de S. Nicholas Persona Ecclesiae de Estkoker Magister Robertus de Craft Persona Ecclesiarum de Bedeworth & Eylmelthorp Brianus de Compton Persona Ecclesiae de Twynerton Nicholaus Persona Ecclesiae de Walecote Alanus Persona Ecclesiae de Hampton juxta Bathon Alexander Persona Ecclesiae de Paddeworth Henr. Persona Ecclesiae de Wasinges Thoma Persona Ecclesiae de Silhamstede Banastr Willielmus de Estaniaco Arch. Lincoln & Persona Ecclesiae de Grensted dupp. Abbas de Torre Cerardus de Wyppeyns' Canonicus Ecclesiae sancti Cedde Lychefeld & Persona Ecclesiarum de Creystock & Wadynton Gulielmus de Peiletree Clericus Procurator Magistri Lodowici de Bello monte Thesaurarii Ecclesiae beatae Mariae Sarum & Canonici Wellen. i● Angliae generalis habet protectionem pro ipso Procurat & bonis praedicti Lodowici in forma communi Magister Johannes de Ibestok Persona Ecclesiae de Newechirche Nicholaus Bynet Prior de Warham Thom. de Capella Persona Ecclesiar de Blechedon & Sevenak Tho. de Frollesbur Persona Ecclesiae de Willehale Hugelinus de Lavanna Canonicus Ecclesiae beatae Mariae Sarum Abbas de Dorkcestre Ricardus Vicar Ecclesiae de Domerham Willielmus de Preston Vicar Ecclesiae sanctae Mariae de Cettre Abbas de Quarroria Johannes Vicar Ecclesiae de Gotesdon Prior de Noketon Park Willielmus le Goy Persona Ecclesiae de Horblanton Henr. the Esshe Canonicus Ecclesiae beatae Mariae Sarum Ricardi Pay Persona Ecclesiae de Bledon dupp. Abbas de Wynedon dupp. Clemens de Stanford Persona Ecclesiae de Freshwater Walterus the Tychefeud Persona Ecclesiae de Colingeburn Comitis dupp. Prior de Repindon dupp. Walterus de Winton Persona Capellae de Staundon Willielmus Persona Ecclesiae sanctae Crucis Sutht Magistr Henr. the Wodestok Persona Ecclesiae de Bottelegh Johannes de Insula Persona Ecclesiae de Diretone Willielmus Cotterel Persona Capellae sancti Johannis Baptistae the Senitling Rogerus Persona Ecclesiae sancti Mich. de Suthr Supprior & Conventus de Monte Acuto Brunus de Monte Revelli Persona Ecclesiae de Sheperton Priorissa the Winteneye Petrus de Bruges Persona Ecclesiae de Lanpeter in Wall & sanctae Brigide de Nytherwent Willielmus Persona Ecclesiae sanctae Hebbae Oxon. Radulphus de Oxon. Persona Ecclesiae de Nicholaus de Bundesden Persona Ecclesiae de Chakyndon Willielmus Vicar Ecclesiae sancti Petri in le Est Oxon. Ricardus de Lions Persona Ecclesiae de Beckelnok Henr. de Preselond Persona Ecclesiae de Wynesfeld Regin Persona Ecclesiae de Annae Abbatis Johannes Persona Ecclesiae de Scure Prewes Willielmus de Babeton Persona Ecclesiae de Selton Bernardus Persona Ecclesiae sanctae Crucis in Cornub. Stephanus Persona Ecclesiae de Godmanston Robertus de Littlebur Clericus Ricardus de Hertrigge Persona Ecclesiae de Suthmorton Willielmus de Berewyk Persona Ecclesiae de Calvedon Harang Robertus de Berewyk Vicar Ecclesiae de Henton Johannes de Sheffeld Abbatissa d● Canonlegh Robertus Smaleman Persona Ecclesiae de Yatebur Abbas de Nyweham Nich. Vicar Ecclesiae de Rondes Johannes de Wynelesford Persona Ecclesiae de Suthperet Rogerus Prior sancti Nicholai Exon. Robertus de Norwico Persona Ecclesiae de Kynefare Coventr & Lychf. Dioc. Willielmus de Woelewyk Persona Ecclesiae de Chyriton Robertus de Donam Persona Ecclesiae de Anyngton Jordanus Persona Ecclesiae de Alresford Johannes Vicar Ecclesiae de Sutton Johannes Vicar Ecclesiae de Berthon juxta Kenewertheston Hugo de Eyton Persona Ecclesiae de Lymyngton Michael de Bernewell Persona Ecclesiae de Kingeston Bagepuz Sarum Dioc. Ricardus del Espine Persona Ecclesiae de Sevenhampton Willielmus Man Persona Ecclesiae de Cruket Malheby Johannes de Legh Persona Ecclesiae de Suthlegh Walterus Persona Ecclesiae de Soneberge Robertus de Pydele Persona Ecclesiae de Farweye Willielmus de Conry Persona Ecclesia de North Peret Ernaldus de Monry Persona Ecclesiae de Meriet Ricus Tuk Persona Ecclesiae de Merthuke Willielmus Persona Ecclesiae de Knyghtheton Nicholaus Moynn Persona Ecclesiae de Amme Moynn Hervicus Persona Ecclesiae de Manston Willielmus le Bruton Persona medietatis Ecclesiae de Atford Skelling Mathias Persona medietatis Ecclesiae de Childeacford Robertus de Derneford Vicar Ecclesiae de Northperton Abbas de Boclaunde Ricardus de Wyggehall Persona medietat Ecclesiae de Childeacford Johannes ●raunke Persona Ecclesiae de Bernolby Abbas de Buffestr REX Capitaneo Marinariorum & eisdem Marinariis Vicecomitibus & omnibus Ballivis & fidelibus suis ad quos etc. salutem Cum per breve nostrum Pat. 25 E. 1. m. 12. de Scaccario restitui fecerimus dilecto nobis in Christo Priori de Okeburne Priorarum praedictum cum omnibus Terris & Tenementis Bonis & Catallis ad Prioratum illum spectantibus tenend ad voluntatem nostram Ita quod nobis inde reddat per annum quamdiu Prioratum praedictum sic tenuerit quandam certam pecuniae snmmam ad Scaccarium praedictum juxta ordinationem in eodem Scaccario inde factam Nos quieti & tranquillitati ejusdem Prioris ex hac causa providere volentes suscepimus in Protectionem et Defensionem nostram praedictum Priorem homines terras res redditus et omnes possessiones Prioratus praedicti Et ideo vobis mandamus quod ipsum Priorem homines terras res redditus et omnes possessiones Prioratus praedicti in Ballivis vestris manuteneatis protegatis et defendatis non inferentes eis vel inferri permittentes injuriam molestiam damnum aut gravamen Et si quis forisfactum fuerit id eis sine dilatione faciatis emendari In cujus etc. dur. usque ad festum sancti Michaelis prox futur nisi aliud interim duxerimus ordinand Nolumus autem set firmiter inhibemus ne de bladis seu aliis bonis et catallis ad praedictum Prioratum spectantibas ubicunque in Anglia consistant ad opus nostrum aut aliorum quorumcunque sine licentia et voluntate praedicti Prioris aliquid interim capiatis seu capi faciatis quo minus de eisdem bladis bonis et catallis libere disponere et ordinare ac commodum suum facere possit prout sibi melius viderit expedire Teste Rege apud Shaftoniam 23 die Martii Per billam de Scacario Et habuit inde sex paria Consimiles literas habent subscripti videlicet Frater Willielmus Prior de Hermodeswort dupp. Prior de Barnestaple Frater Johannes Prior de Andeure Prior de Wylmyngton Prior de Frumton dupp. Prior de Otriton Prior de Totteneys Prior de Cowyk Prior sancti Jacobi juxta Exon Prior de Estnienton dupp. Prior de Lodres Frater Nicholaus Prior de Tostes Prior de Upaven Prior de Birstal Prior de Weston Prior de Ecclesfeld Prior de Blida Prior de sancta Cruse in Insula Vecta Prior de sancta Elena Prior de Apeltretumbe Prior de Caresbork Prior de Brumesseld Prior de Anebur Prior de Mobury Prior de Tuardreyd Prior de Clifford Prior de sancto Neoto Teste Rege apud Plympton 19 die Aprilis Simon Prior de Newent Osbertus Prior de Goldeclive & dupp. Willielmus Attorn Prioris de Bekeford Frater Radulphus Prior de Ware Teste Rege apud Westm 26 die Junii Frater Matthaeus Prior de Coges Teste ut supra Frater Johannes procurator Abbatis de Alneto Frater Robertus procurator Abbatis sancti Nicholai Andegavis Prior de Newton Longevill Frater Willielmus procurator Abbatis de Sees in Anglia Frater Hugo Prior de Wedon Prior de Noiona & novo Mercato Frater Petrus Prior de Pritwell Frater Jacobus Prior de Norton qui est cella Abbaciae Cluniacen Teste Rege apud Westm 24 die Julii Magister de Specote Persona Ecclesiae de Parkham Teste Rege apud Clyft Episcopi 4 die Aprilis Thomas Exon Episc dupp. Deca●us & Capitulum Ecclesiae sancti Petri Exon. Magister Willielmus Bloxon Persona Ecclesiae de Puntestok Paganus de Exon. Persona Ecclesia de Dunesford Magister Johannes le Petit Persona Ecclesiae sancti Melani Richardus de Mayesmor Persona Ecclesiarum de Sutton Montis acuti & Sparkeford Magister Henricus de Sumersete Persona Ecclesiae de Cury Rivel Nicholaus Persona Ecclesiae de Thurnerton Priorissa de Polslo Johannes Persona Ecclesiae de Cheriton Pagan Johannes Persona Ecclesiae Stodeleye Walterus de Mellond preceptor Ecclesiae sanctae Crucis de Cridinton Johannes the Arderne Persona Ecclesiae de Stawell Robertus de Wichio Persona Ecclesiarum de Alvethechirche & Tyderinton & Canonici Sanctae Trinitatis de Westbur Prior de Plympton Johannes Tolliro Persona Ecclesiae de Tarente Gundevyle Clemens de la Roche Persona Ecclesiae de la Roche Walterus Persona Ecclesiae de Comb Templer Thomas le Brett Persona Ecclesiae de Pegghill Abbatissa de Tarenta Walterus de Cantilupo Persona Ecclesiae de Suyteford Wigorn. Dioc. Philippus de Shillingeford Persona Ecclesiae de Legh Thomas Persona Ecclesiae de Spectabur Philippus de Exon. Archid. de Bernestapel Johannes Vicar Ecclesiae de Jenele Alexander de Munestock Persona Ecclesiae de Farligh Philippus Persona Ecclesiarum de Kaentlesbyar & Sancto Tudio Alexander Vicar Ecclesiae de Welington Abbas de Cumbermere Walterus Persona Ecclesiae de Joyford Magister Walterus de Stapelton Persona Ecclesiae de Aneton Giffard Abbas de Tavistok Hugo Persona Ecclesiae de Kingeston juxta Genele Robertus de Lodres Custos Heremitagii de Lencombe Philippus de Sancto Albino Persona Ecclesiae de Alrington Prior de Plympton Johannes the Grosewolde Persona Ecclesiae de Parva Dersete Covent & Lichf Dioc. Simon de Wybbebur Persona Ecclesiae de Chaghford Magister Johannes Persona Ecclesiae de Puderham Alanus de Bancumbe Persona Ecclesiae de Wemmeworthy Johannes Tracy Persona Ecclesiae Sanctae Mabene Willielmus de Chaumberleyn Praebendarius in Ecclesia Sanctae Crucis Galfridus Persona Ecclesiae de Fyneton Magister Hamo Perlebeu Persona Ecclesiae de Wyk Sanctae Mariae Willielmus Malet Persona Ecclesiae de Aure Galfridus de Malleston Persona Ecclesiae de Cherleton Magister Clemens de Rupe Persona Ecclesiarum de Rupe & de Sancto Mewano David de Sulghene Prabendar in Ecclesiae Sanctae Beriane Magister Johannes We 'll Persona Ecclesiae de Wodeleye Magister David Persona Ecclesiae de Shirewell Henr. Persona Ecclesiae de Chilterne Dommor Prior de Launceneton Johannes de Middleton Persona Ecclesiae de Weston & Vicar Ecclesiae de Otry beatae Mariae Henr. de la Lined Persona Ecclesiae de Chescumbe Thomas de Evesham Persona Capellae de Blakelond Willielmus de Flore Persona Ecclesiae de Blake Toriton Abbas de Hertilonde Magister Willielmus de Ditton Persona Ecclesiae de Tanstok Johannes Persona Ecclesiae de Farendon Robertus Persona Ecclesiae de Tetteburne Abbas de Clive Thomas de Stapelton Persona Ecclesiae de Suttecumbe Willielmus Vicar Ecclesiae beatae Mariae Majoris Exon. Prior de Frythelestok Walterus Persona Ecclesiae de Torrebryon Magister Radulphus de Bikebir Persona Ecclesiae de Bikebir Johannes Vicar Ecclesiae Hugo de Exton Persona Ecclesiae de Dune Sanctae Mariae Thomas Persona Ecclesiae de Bretton Richardus Persona Ecclesiae de Spertegrave Willielmus Bonde Persona Ecclesiae de Pultimore Johannes de Glasneya Persona Ecclesiae de Cliftwyk Willielmus de Lamnton Persona Ecclesiae de Sancta Ewa Willielmus de Plumpton Persona Ecclesiae de Westludeford Nicholaus Strange Persona Ecclesiae de Clyft Fumycum Willielmus Persona Ecclesiae de Giddesham Robertus Gove Persona Ecclesiae de Assherston Robertus Persona Ecclesiae de Cumbe Coffin Henricus de Pynkeny Persona Ecclesiae de Duppeford Johannes de Exton Persona Ecclesiae de Affeton Hugo Persona Ecclesiae de Neweton Willielmus de Debenham Vicar Ecclesiae de Westhanney Nicholaus le Chaumberleyn Persona Ecclesiae de Morcestre Episcopi Rogerus de Cruke Persona Ecclesiae de Benanger Rogerus de Minilaunde Persona Ecclesiae de Brodewode Willielmus de Treyner Vicar Ecclesiae de Lanescly Johannes de Clendon Persona Ecclesiae de Neweton Johannes the Escone Persona Ecclesiae de Colemere Johannes le Bygod Persona Ecclesiarum de Framlingham Ersham Akele Teberton & Dyke Elias Persona Ecclesiae de Camelegh Abbas de Malmesbur Isaac le Rous Vicar Ecclesiae de Porteseye Sanctae Mariae Magister Willielmus de Grenefeyld Persona Ecclesiae de Gillingham Jacobus de Cumbe Persona Ecclesiae Sancti Stephani Exon. Edward Persona Ecclesiae de Tarente Kaynes Galfridus Vicar Ecclesiae de Cadebyry Adam Vicar Ecclesiae de Portbyry Prior de Daventre Abbas Sancti Augustini Bristol Richardus de Erwes Persona Ecclesiae de Morchard Erwes Willielmus Persona Ecclesiae de Dunshydiok Willielmus Persona Ecclesiae de Wulfardesworthy Adam Persona Ecclesiae de Lockesbere Richardus Cotel Persona Ecclesiae de Corscumbe Nicholaus Abbas de Kaynesham Robertus de Bello Campo Persona Ecclesiae de Stoke Thomas Persona Ecclesiae de Uppeton Piniero Petrus Persona Ecclesiae de Estwoggewill Richardus Persona Ecclesiae de Luketon Johannes de Hulle Persona Ecclesiae de Daunteseye Adam Persona Ecclesiae de Brompton Abbas de Eynesham Thomas de Bradeford Persona Ecclesiae de Dertington Johannes de Trillawe Clericus Willielmus Persona Ecclesiae de Filelegh Philippus Persona Ecclesiae de Hamme Johannes Persona Ecclesiae de Boclande Prior S. Barth Glouc. 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Stephanus de Welington Richardus de Sanford Simon de Stockelegh Adam de Sydemuch Richardus Duschaunt Johannes de Anstygh Richardus de Penbrok Johannes de Evisham Edmundus Duschaunt Johannes Sydemuth Richardus de Brankyscumbe Johannes de Lokinton Robertus Pees Johannes Fraunceys Gervasius de Poghehull & Walterus le Tayllur Vicarii Ecclesiae Sanctae Crucis de Cridinton Willielmus de Oxton Persona Ecclesiae de Creucumbe Hugo Persona Ecclesiae de Toddebere Walterus Persona Ecclesiae de Nithermelecumbe Andr. Persona Ecclesiae de Morleghe Walterus de Bridewell Persona Ecclesiae de Whiteston Thomas de Cherlton Persona Ecclesiae de Pokelechirche Thomas de Henton Persona Ecclesiae de Chireton Magister Rogerus de Ottery Persona Ecclesiae de Istlington Johannes Persona Ecclesiae de Cumbe in Tynhyde Johannes de Clopham Persona Ecclesiae de Clopham Richardus Sydeners de Alincesters Persona Ecclesiae de Waterstok Johannes de Chicklede Willielmus Persona Ecclesiae de Fromenoghechirche Johannes de Cristemaleford Persona Ecclesiae de Crudewell Richardus de Felmyngham Persona Ecclesiae de Hengham Stephanus Vicar Ecclesiae de Mucheldener Priorissa de Cornworth Magister Willielmus de Eton Persona Ecclesiae de Chilton Capitulum Wellen. Hugo de Welewick Persona Ecclesiae de Hampton Ricardus Persona Ecclesiae de Bonechirche Ricardus Persona Ecclesiae sancti Laurentii de Wa. Prior de sancto Germano Petrus de Donneslonde Persona Ecclesiae de Launsant Robertus Vicar Ecclesiae de Lakynton Radulphus de Ferrar Persona Ecclesiae de Thurleston Johannes Persona Ecclesiae de Orchard juxta Tantone Hugo de Egredon Persona Ecclesiae de Winterburn West Persona Ecclesiae de Cubberleye Robertus Persona Ecclesiae de Offewell Galfridus Polland Clericus Johannes Vicarius Ecclesiae de Redborn Willielmus Persona Ecclesi● de Cumbe sancti Nicholai Willielmus Vicar Ecclesi● de Inglescumbe Nicholaus de Terre Persona Ecclesiae de stock in Tynhide Stephanus Persona Ecclesiae de Blakebergh Walterus de Turiton Vicar Ecclesiae de Dene Willielmus Poleyn Persona Ecclesiae de Est Anesty Petr. de Boyvill Persona Capell● de Tengbruere Thom. the Bockote Capellanus Capella de Heanton Punchardun Willielmus de Bolton Capellanus Willielmus de Broghton Vicar Ecclesiae de Lamerton Henr. de Langeton Persona Ecclesiae de Stoke Magdalene Jemminanus de Wadelond Persona Ecclesiae de Ashebur Johannes Vicar Ecclesiae de Lambton Johannes Vicar Ecclesiae de Hobbogheton Magister Johannes de Drayton Robertus Persona Ecclesiae de Hunycherch Willielmus Vicar Ecclesiae de Okhampton Magister Richardus Persona Ecclesiae de Whytston & Thes. Ecclesiae sanctae Crucis Pat. 25 E. 1. memb 10. de Credinton Teste Rege apud Birffast 8 die April Robertus de Cadamo Persona Ecclesiae omnium Sanctorum de Kirkeby Galfridus de Farnham Vicar Ecclesiae de Stokynehamme Magister Albertinus de Lavania Canonicus Ecclesiae beatae Mariae Sarum Robertus Persona Ecclesiae de Radestok Radulphus de Botiller Persona Ecclesiae de Henyton sancti Georgii Johannes Persona Capellae de Curilond Willielmus de Brumpton Persona Ecclesiae de parva Bytham Adam Persona Ecclesiae de Chepstapele Walterus the Scoutorre Capellanus Thomas Persona Ecclesiae de Beverstone Matthaeus Persona Ecclesiae de Westwalverington Robertus de Cotingham Persona Capellae Castri Regis Salop. Michael de la Stane Persona Ecclesiae de Regeneford Johannes de sancto Amando Persona Ecclesiae de Northcadbury Galfridus Persona Capellae de Estham Thomas Persona Ecclesiae de Wondestr Richardus de Alba Marlia Persona Ecclesiae de Northlegh Willielmus de Ayleston Persona Ecclesiae de Walkhampton Magister Blasius de Anaghina Canon Ecclesiae B. Mariae Sarum Richardus de la Grane Prior de Horsleye Richardus Subdecanus Welford en Godefridus de Lands Persona Ecclesiae de Haldeworthi Alanus de Aston Persona Ecclesiae de Bereford Richardus de Porestok Persona Ecclesiae de Acford Aufri Willielmus Persona Ecclesiae de Cornwode Thomas de Evesham Persona Ecclesiae de Yalinton Rogerus de Abernou Persona Ecclesiae de Thornbur Egidius de Byteden Persona Ecclesiae de Henton Magister Johannes Dren Persona Ecclesiae de Shifford Johannes Persona Ecclesiae de Pole Willielmus Trenchard Vicar Ecclesiae de Stowe beatae Mariae Thomas de Gorgis Preceptor Wellen. Walterus de Nyweton Persona Ecclesiae de Bradestone Benedictus de Lincoln Persona Ecclesiae de Kirkeby Thomas Persona Ecclesiae Sancti Pancratii juxta Lyn Johannes de Coleshull Persona Ecclesiae de Northbovy Walterus de Farar Persona Ecclesiae de Byry Willielmus Persona Ecclesiae de Ekenesford Jacob Faunceys Persona Ecclesiae de Whitchirche Willielmus Personae Ecclesiae de Thelebrigg Henricus Tylly Persona Ecclesiae de magna Lillington Thomas Vicar Ecclesiae Carampton Stephanus de Molis Persona Ecclesiae de Northfull David de Stakepole Persona Ecclesiae Okeford Rogerus Vicar Ecclesiae de Ermyngton Willielmus Persona Ecclesiae de Launhoern Rogerus de Abernoun Persona Ecclesiae de Halesbergh Willielmus de Nymeton Persona Ecclesiae de Boklonde Johannes de Wonyngwill Persona Ecclesiae de Chirchstowe Johannes de Ch●en Vicar Ecclesiae de Modbyry Willielmus de Whiteley Capellanus Willielmus de Shireburne Persona Ecclesiae de Tollepudele Michael Vicar Ecclesiae S. Egidii the Reding Richardus Persona Ecclesiae de Maneton Philippus de Eve●don Robertus de Everdon Persona Ecclesiae de Derton Adam the Chaumpeans Persona Ecclesiae de Bovelegh Magister Thomas de Salesbury Persona Ecclesiae de Merwenecherche Magister Johannes de Everdon Persona Ecclesiae de Stoke Basset Willielmus fill Johannis Persona Ecclesiae de Stoke juxta Mare Herbertus de Ferrar Persona Ecclesiae de Neuton Freres Willielmus de Stoke Persona Ecclesiae de Exford Martinus Persona Ecclesiae de Blakeaneton Willielmus Persona medietatis Ecclesiae de Bacwell Prior de Bodune Rogerus Vicar Ecclesiae de Pyrniton Prior de Bodeleye Laurentius Vicar Ecclesiae de Aulescumbe Magister Robertus de la More Persona Ecclesiae de Wychehampton Hugo de Caldewell Persona Ecclesiae de Wytelye Robertus Fromund Persona Ecclesiae de S. Thomae de New Sarum Guydo Persona Ecclesiae de Weston juxtamare Thomas Persona Ecclesiae de Heauton Thomas de Berewe Persona Ecclesiae de Arleye Johannes Persona Ecclesiae de Mesdon Johannes de Wycham Persona Ecclesiae de Stoke Prior de Harlegh Hillarius Persona Ecclesiae de Nansuit juxta Ponton Philippus Persona Ecclesiae de Cadelegh Abbas de Neth Lucas Vicar Ecclesiae de Br●xham Johannes de Ubeton Persona Ecclesiae de Kydermestr Richardus Portionar Ecclesiae S. Eudelyeute Philippus de Colbelegh Canonicus Ecclesiae de Criditon Philippus de Micheldeure Persona Ecclesiae de Froyle Th. de Froymere Persona Ecclesiae de Haggeleye Magister Willielmus de la Gare Praebendar in Ecclesia de Nonyngton Gabriel de Camamille P●aebendar de Grimeston Magister Richardus de Hertford Archid. Hereford Nigellus de Kingeston Vicar Ecclesiae de Chirchehamme Johannes Vicar Ecclesiae Westbury Magister Rogerus de Holf Persona Ecclesiae de Kirkeby Johannes Persona Ecclesiae de Nethre Crompton Magister de sancto Omero Praebendar in Ecclesia de Syene Henricus de Colecote Persona Capellae de Rym Willielmus de Wyntereshulle Persona Ecclesiae de Compton Poundelarge Richardus de Derteford Persona Ecclesiae de Shokebroke Laurentius fill Warini Persona Ecclesiae de Alwyngton Robertus Vicar Ecclesiae de Ford Richardus de Kingesnode Persona Ecclesiae de Colewelle Rogerus de Stapelbrigge Persona Ecclesiae de Stok Abbatis Gilbertus Foliot Persona de Hetfeild Willielmus Vicar Ecclesiae de Cherdestok Walterus de Eveham Vicar Ecclesiae de Caniggs Episcopi Walterus Persona Ecclesiae de Ake in Tamidene Prior de Calewyck Magister Willielmus de Kingescote Persona Ecclesiae de Westbyry super Sevarne Johannes de Punz Praebendar Ecclesiae de Welinton & Magister Rogerus de Cantuar. Arch. Salop. Thomas de Kirkeby Persona Ecclesiae de Stocton Decanus & Capitulum Hereford Prior de Berlich Henricus Persona Ecclesiae de Shepton Johannes de Punz Praebendar Ecclesiae de Welinton Magister Rogerus de Cantuar. Archid. Salop. Richardus de Burington Persona Ecclesiae de Were Richardus de Dune Persona Ecclesiae de Putteford Radulphus Blakebury Capellanus Saerus Capellanus de Kynkesbury Regin fill Gilberti de Letcheworth de sancto Albano Capellanus Magister Rogerus de Sevenak Thes. de Hereford Magister Ricardus de Swynefeld Praebend Ecclesiae de Bromyard David de Alberhale Persona Ecclesiae de Landmabo Johannes de Effincton Persona Ecclesiae de Mordeford Magister Gilbertus de Wynefeld Canc. Hereford Willielmus de Strete Persona Ecclesia de Ken Rogerus Vicar Ecclesiae de Estbrente Laur. de Grimeston Persona Ecclesiae de Chirchelall●ford Magister Robertus de Glouc. Canonicus Ecclesiae sancti Ethelberti Hereford Magister Willielmus de Sancto Johanne Canonicus Praebend sancti Ethelberti Praebendar de Wythinton Tho. de la Dane Persona Ecclesiae de Hampton Ricardus de Cettano Persona Ecclesiae de Tyssebury Henr. de Moneketon Porcionar Ecclesiae sanctae Endeliente Magister Walterus Giffard Johannes de Hinkele Vicar Ecclesiae de Eton. Warinus de Pembles Persona Ecclesiae de Westleye Magister Willielmus de sancta Elena Canonicus Ecclesiae beati Petri Exon. Regin de Campo Rnulphi Persona Ecclesiae de Ilfridecumbe Robertus de Lewes Persona Ecclesiae de Wywelle Stephanus de Cokinton Persona Ecclesiae de Honyshawe Henr. de Lyneton Persona Ecclesiae de Rydymore Thom. de sancto Albano Persona Ecclesiae de Holne Robertus de Hendre Persona Ecclesiae de Lanreithem Ricardus Neel Persona Ecclesiae de Asshereigny Willielmus de Braunton Persona Ecclesiae de Alnerdescote Willielmus de Halton Persona Ecclesiae de Shenyoke Rogerus de Cherleton Persona Ecclesiae sanctae Crucis de Criditon Thom. le Bret Persona Ecclesiae de Hywish Prior de Sondwell Walterus Tracy Persona Ecclesiae de Mortaho Adam le Jen Persona Ecclesiae de Halghewylle Walterus de Rodmarlegh Praebend de Morton Rogerus Persona Ecclesiae de Candle Marcys Godefridus de Renham Persona Ecclesiae de Chalnele Rogerus We 'll Persona Ecclesiae de Schroulegh Robertus de Umframvill Persona Ecclesiae de Lappeford Willielmus Dunning Persona Ecclesiae de Bideford Nicholaus Jen Persona Ecclesiae de la Whiteton Robertus de Oldelond Persona Ecclesiae de Anton. Thom. de Benhanger Custos Henr. Persona Ecclesiae de Tymbresberge Philippus de Everdon Robertus Persona Ecclesiae de Clift sancti Laur. Robertus Persona Ecclesiae de Duelton Thom. the Torny Persona Ecclesiae de Aulton Berner Ricardus Vicar Ecclesiae de Monkely Magister Thom. de Brerlawe Persona Ecclesiae de Norham Thom. de Lutlinton Canonicus Ecclesiae de Heghtredebir Magister Jacobus de Bukingham Canonicus ejusdem Ecclesiae Magister Simon de Miggeham Decanus Ecclesiae beatae Mariae arum Ricardus de Sancto Claro Persona Ecclesiae de ash Britell Robertus la wait Persona Ecclesiae de Chiltecombe Robertus de Muchegros Persona terciae partis Ecclesiae de Leye Philippus Taleboth Persona Ecclesiae de Credenhull Johannes de Wodeford Persona Ecclesiae de Fladebyr Jacob Persona Ecclesiae de H●sseleye Johannes de Saberton Persona Ecclesiae de Walleworth Magister Rogerus de Boudon Persona Ecclesiae de Undel Drogo Vicar Ecclesiae de sancto Brueredo Decanus & Capitulum Ecclesiae beatae Mariae Sarum Ricardus de Por land Vicar Ecclesiae de sancto David in Cornub. Johannes Burgoyn Persona Ecclesiae de Rolneston Ricardus Persona medietatis Ecclesiae de sancto Gerendo Thom. de Glen Persona Ecclesiae sancti Runoni majoris in Kerier Ricardus de Staunford Persona Ecclesiae de Kaylesthorp Priorissa de Feyrwell Simon de Ralegh Persona Ecclesiae de Warkelegh Michael de Clare Persona Ecclesiae de Hogesete Johannes de Clare Persona Ecclesiae de Sumerton Willielmus de Clare Persona Ecclesiae de Hinclesham Johannes Persona Ecclesiae de Melebur Osmond Willielmus de Middelwode Vicar Ecclesiae sancti Cenesii Johannes Persona Ecclesiae de Pennedemor Johannes Vicar Ecclesiae de Axemuth Radulphus Persona Ecclesiae de sancto Manguano Walterus de Stranshale Vicar Ecclesiae de Hidon Stephanus Persona Ecclesiae de Bingham Robertus de Everdon Persona Ecclesiae de Ludeton Andr. Persona Ecclesiae de Alfington Besiles Philippus de Cornub. Persona Ecclesiae de sancto Justo Hamelinus Persona Ecclesiae de Withiel Willielmus Persona Ecclesiae de Parva Hameston Petrus Persona Ecclesiae de Sele Monachorum Radulphus de Prydias Persona Ecclesiae de sancto Winyero Henr. Vicar Ecclesiae de sancta Nevellina Henr. Vicar Ecclesiae de Calragge Nicholaus Persona Ecclesiae de Calvenebergh Rogerus Gervays Persona Ecclesiae de Wykham Peter Persona Ecclesia beatae Mariae de Wyltone Ricardus Gundewyne Persona Ecclesiae de Bradeford Abbas sancti Andraeae Wersellin in Lumbardia Persona Ecclesiae de Cestencen Magister Robertus de Cumbe Persona Ecclesiarum de Morton Winterslare & Aldesfled Gilbertus Persona Ecclesiae de Balbecur Thom. de Letthelade Persona Ecclesiae de Wympell Waudricus Persona Ecclesiae de sancto Landoco Willielmus de Lomeno Persona Ecclesiae de Sumerford Mandut Abbas de Teukesbur Persona Ecclesiarum sanctae Crowenne & sanctae Wennae in Com. Cornub. etc. Willus de Wylleme Persona Ecclesiae de Hambury Andr Vicar Ecclesiae de Cerde Rogerus de Norton Persona Ecclesiae de Brantefeld Willielmus Persona Ecclesiae de Sydenham Albemarlie * ibid. m. 9 Prior de Plympton Johannes Persona Ecclesiae de Layneston Magister Henr. de Roghedene Persona Ecclesiae de Eston Magister Michael de Haleston Persona Ecclesiae de Wordi Mortmer Egidius Persona Ecclesiae de Bromedene Walterus Vicar Ecclesiae de Hailing Willielmus Lovel Portionar Ecclesiae de Ermynton Henr. de Lyskeret Persona Ecclesiae sanctae Fidis de Sparkford Walterus the Mercet Persona Ecclesiae de Wydecumbe Adam Persona Ecclesiae de Andevere Magister Jacobus de Florentia Persona Ecclesiae de Brighteston Magister Willielmus de Wymundesham Persona Ecclesiae de Dydesham Ricardus Persona Ecclesiae de Tanye fancti Petri Willielmus Lude Vicar Ecclesiae sancti Petri atte Whytebrede de Wynton Hugo de parva Rydeward Capellanus Ranulphus Persona Ecclesiae de Middelton Abbatis Willielmus de Leucumbe Persona Ecclesiae de Nettelcumbe Prior sancti Jacobi Bristol Radulphus Persona Ecclesiae de Chisshalle Radulphus de la March Persona Ecclesiae de Hatch Ricardus Vicar Ecclesiae de Portsmuth Willielmus de Froyle Persona Ecclesiae sancti Petri de Calebrokestrete Robertus de Chyrewyle Persona Ecclesiae sancti Johannis de Mons Robertus Persona Ecclesiae de Minstede Hugo Vicar Ecclesiae de Imbeshete Simon Persona Ecclesiae sancti Martini de Partheminstret Wynton Willielmus de Leycestr Persona Ecclesiae de Hereford Prior de Plympton Thom. Persona Ecclesiae de Teynton Dreu Thom. de Badnunton Persona Ecclesiae sancti Andraeae de Pershore Magister Galfridus de Norwyco Persona Ecclesiae de Overebury Hugo Decanus Ecclesiae de Westbur Magister Ricardus de Vienna Persona Ecclesiae de Olveston Petr. 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Tankard Clericus de Wair Ricardus Persona Ecclesiae de Alcestr Magister Ricardus de Staneford Clericus Johannes de Bervil Vicar Ecclesiae de Wolfrichesten Prior de Stodleye Willielmus de Haullee Persona Ecclesiae de Morton Bagod Willielmus Vicar Ecclesiae de Edington Willielmus de la Planch Persona Ecclesiae de Witchirche Richardus de Clare Persona Ecclesiarum de Ebrighton & Camelerton Oliverus Persona Ecclesiae de sancti Hug. de Cornub. Johannes de Staneweye Persona Ecclesiae de Rippel Ricardus de Swanemere Per sona Ecclesiae de Grecham David Persona Ecclesiae sancti Michaelis de Penkenel Gilbertus du Boys Persona Ecclesiae de Kirkelongeleye Willielmus Persona Ecclesiae de Ilkesdon Magistr Thom. the stock Persona Ecclesiarum de Kemeseye & Stanedisse Radulphus de Salue de Wherewell Capellanus Relenius Persona Ecclesiae de Wodecote Henr. Persona Ecclesiae de Ludefulne Johannes the Froyle Persona Ecclesiae de sancti Johannis de la Forde de Winton Johannes the Havering Persona Ecclesiae de Cresham & de la Leye Willielmus Vicar Ecclesiae de Witteneye Th. de Peshale Persona Ecclesiae de Frompton Willielmus de Glouc. Persona Ecclesiae de Berton Sacy Magister Johannes de Radeberg Persona Ecclesiae de Hertlebyry Walterus Persona Ecclesiae sancti Martini Wygorn Eustach Vicar Ecclesiae de Tateinton Elias de Uske Vicar Ecclesiae de Hereford Ricardus the Credeleye Vicar Ecclesiae de Hereford Johannes de Bolyngop Capellanus Gilbertus Persona Ecclesiae de Bruge Selers Willielmus de Alleslay Persona Ecclesiae de Stoke Lacie Philippus ap Howell Persona Ecclesiarum de Mockeys & Thlambyster Hugo Donerons Persona Ecclesiae de Kynardesleye Johannes le Werur & Johannes le marshal Capellani Willielmus de Folevile Persona Ecclesiae de Malmeshull Lacie Magister Stephanus de Monte Gomeri Persona Ecclesiae de Donure Walterus Capellanus Ecclesiae de Mordeford Walterus Capellanus de Byford Walterus Plumet Vicar Ecclesiae de Maddeley Johannes de la Pounded Vicar Ecclesiae sancti Ethelberti Hereford Ricardus de Wis Vicar Ecclesiae de Urselane Ranulphus de Evesham Hugo le Carpenter & Willielmus Mallet Vicarii Ecclesiae sancti Ethelberti Hereford Thom Vicar Ecclesiae de Homme Lacie Hugo de Rysebury Persona Ecclesiae de vetri Radenore Hugo the Brewest Persona Ecclesiae de Penebagg Galfridus de Balcote Persona Ecclesiae de Kingeslowe Prior de Kilpet Bartholomaeus Personae Ecclesiae de parva Martley Jacobus de Solerss Persona Ecclesiae de Hope Solerss Hugo Vicar Ecclesiae de Upton Henr. de Brom Persona Ecclesiae de Norton Galfridus Shylling Vicar Ecclesiae de Ladne Rogerus de Hales Persona Ecclesiae de Norton Johannes Vicar Ecclesiae de Halberton Radulphus Persona Ecclesiae de sancto Justo in Penewith David Vicar Ecclesiae de Laskaret Henr. le Deneys de Lisnewith Willielmus de Mortuo Mari Praebendar Praebendae de Gorew Petrus de Langone Praebendar Praebenda de Praeston Robertus de Hemyngton Persona mediet Ecclesiae de malo Parco Normannus de Brannford Vicar Ecclesiae de Hardelee Willielmus fiz Rogues Praepositus de Glasenye Thom. de la Lude Ricardus Persona Ecclesiae de Anastacy Winton Johannes Persona Ecclesiae de Barnestaple Hugo de Leminister Persona Ecclesiae de Southtanton Abbas de Basingwerk Robertus le Waleys Persona Ecclesiae de Clenchewarton Robertus Burdet Vicar Ecclesiae de Ekebukelond Willielmus de Brickhull Persona Ecclesiae de Monte alto Robertus de Pulford Persona Ecclesiae de Codinton Philippus Gerard Persona Ecclesiae de Bebington Prior de Birkehened Stephanus Persona Ecclesiae de Tilston Ricardus de Blechelegh Persona Ecclesiae de Northwrthin Magister Gilbertus the Arderne Persona Ecclesiae de Aldeford Johannes Vicar Ecclesiae de Tanton Episcopi Rogerus Ingolt Persona Ecclesiae de Haworthin Decanus & Capitulum Ecclesiae sancti Johannis Cestr Abbas Cestr Prior de Norton Benedictus Porcionarius Ecclesiae de Northope Willielmus Duyn Persona medietatis Ecclesiae de Malo Passu Robertus fill Bernardi Persona Ecclesiae de Lothamstede Petrus de Primyngton Clericus Abbas de Valle Regali David Persona Ecclesiae de Kilkenny Thomas Vicar Ecclesia de Lerky REX omnibus Ballivis & fidelibus suis ad quos etc. salutem Sciatis quod suscepimus in protectionem & defensionem nostram specialem dilectum Clericum Pat. 25 E. 1. m. 15. De Protectionibus nostrum Iterium de Ingolisma Archidiaconum Bathon homines terras res redditus & omnes possessiones suas Et ideo vobis etc. ut supra Teste Rege apud Langeley 18 die Febr. Consimiles literas de protectione habent subscripti viz. Johannes de Metingham Teste ut supra Lambertus the Trickingham Magister Johannes de Lascy & triplicatur Radulphus de Staunford Capellanus dupl Johannes de Drokenesfeld dupl Henr. de Lenn Robertus de Walmesford Thomas de Hoyvill Clericus Robertus de Scardeburgh dupl Richardus de Roff Willielmus de Burneton dupl Magister Edm. de London Magister Thomas de Sodinton Magister Adam de Aumodesham Henr. de Gudeford Clericus Elias de Bekingham Magister Thomas de Hale Clericus Humfridus de Waleden Adam de Waldinfeld Johannes de Certesey Clerious Magister Petrus Aimerici Persona Ecclesiae de Pecham Magister Guido de Tillebrok Clericus Johannes Episcopus Winton dupl Philippus de Willughby dupl Willielmus de Burn Clericus Richardus le Hostage de Loutheburgh Galfridus de Norwico Clericus Egidius de Barenton Magister Thomas de Erlee Richardus de Merton Clericus Audoenus de Monte Gomeri Johannes Skyp de London Robertus de Bardelby Henr. de Thurston dupl Henr. de Lychefeld Magister Thomas de Abberbir Nicholaus Tutwyn de Lonseby David le Grant Henr. de Stanton Magister Thomas de Lichefeld W. Bathon & Wellen. Episcopus Willielmus de la Dune Nicholaus de Bolingbrok Willielmus de Felstede Nicholaus de Misterton Clericus Johannes de Berewyk Adam de Osgodby Willielmus de Langele Henr. de Dunolm Prior de Wymundham Radulphus de Alegate Magister Robertus de Sancto Albano Nicholaus de Misterton Robertus de Middelton dupl Richardus de Keston dupl Hugo de Hengham dupl Andr. de Kenebolton Johannes de Staford Robertus de Aete Clericus Henr. de Shenholt Thomas de Lavenham Walterus de Leycestr Rogerus de Leycestr Clericus Magister Simon Persona Ecclesiae de Heyfordwaryn Henr. de Hales Walterus the Felstede Clericus Willielmus de Byrlay Willielmus de Tronbrugg Clericus Hugo de Nottingham Clericus & dupl Magister Henr. de Bray Clericus Magister Petrus de Dene Simon de Wovecote Clericus Hugo de Roubury Clericus W. Elien Episcopus Johannes de Kirkeby Persona Ecclesiae de Northmimmes Robertus de Mar Robertus de Cornherth Johannes de Wengham Preceptor Ecclesiae Sancti Pauli London Magister Johannes de Sancto Claro Willielmus de Persoure Henr. de Rolling Henr. de Fodringeye Johannes de Reda Edmundus de Hoo Magister Richardus de Gravesend Archid. London Walterus de Norwyco Magister Reginaldus de Braundon Radulphus de Rimnale Petrus de Lyndeseie Richardus Bernard de Hunnewyk & Johannes fill Johannis the Arderne Et idem Reginaldus habet aliam protectionem pro nomine suo solum Bartholomaeus the Florentino Magister Jacobus Smeband Priorissa de Haliwell Willielmus de Cannill Magister Radulphus de Ivingho Gilbertus de Roubyri Walterus de Wengham Johannes Baldock Magister Thomas de Abberbury Willielmus de Norwico Thomas de Basin Clericus Robertus de Herierd Galfridus de Farham Simon de Farham Priorissa Sanctae Elenae London Rogerus de Skyrmyng Clericus Johannes de Silveston Magister Walterus de Dounbrigg Egidius de Andenardo Magister Andr. de Farentino Magister Willielmus de Essex Clericus Magister Thomas de Skirminge Clericus Henr. de Batthorp Clericus Nicholaus le Romeyn Clericus Nicholaus de Hatfeld Clericus Johannes Chaynel Nicholaus de Burton Nicholaus de Sparkford Clericus Johannes de Lovetot Clericus Magister Edm. de London Persona Ecclesiae de Witcifford Idem Edm. Canonicus liberae Capellae Regis beatae Mariae in Castro Regis Hastings Richardus de Bereford Clericus What Writs of Protection and restitution were granted by the King to other Parsons Vicars Abbots Abbesses Priors Freers' Bishops Ecclesiastical or Religious persons and to what Sheriffs they were directed those who please may peruse in Claus 25 E. 1. m. 22 to 26. where they are recorded Sundry Clergymen not being able or willing to purchase particular Protections from the King upon the Archbishops and Bishops supplications after their submission and reconciliation to the King had this general Protection issued to the Sheriffs of London and other Sheriffs on their behalf REX Vicecomitibus London salutem Licet aliqui de Clero qui sunt infra Claus 25 E. 1. m. 9 dorso Pro Clero protectionem Regis non habente Ballivam vestram Protectionem nostram forsan non habuerunt tempore retroacto ad instantiam tamen et rogatum venerabilium patrum R. Archiepiscopi Cantuar. & aliorum Episcoporum & Praelatorum regni nostri nobis pro eodem Clero supplicantium volentes Clerum eundem ab omni molestia et inquietatione indebita protegi et defendi Vobis mandamus quod omnes et singulos de Clero praedicto homines terras res redditus et omnes possessiones eorundem in Balliva vestra deinceps manuteneatis protegatis et defendatis non permittentes quantum in vobis est quod praefato Clero aut eorum alicui in personis et rebus inferatur injuria dampnum molestia vel gravamen non obstante quod aliqui de Clero praedicto Protectionem nostram non habuerunt sicut praedictum est Teste Rege apud Sanctum Paulum London 26 die Julii The Archbishop of Canterbury who procured Pope Boniface his premised Bull and was most peremptory stout in the prosecution of it for which all his Temporalties Goods Chattels were seized being forced to hide his head and reduced to great extremities was likewise restored to the King's favour and protection at last through the earnest prayer and mediation of his Suffragan Bishops on his behalf upon hopes of his future loyalty whereupon the King out of his special grace issued these Writs to restore his Temporalties with all his Oxen Goods and Chattels formerly seized in the state they now were REX Vic. Kanc. salutem Licet tibi nuper praeceperimus quod omnia laica Claus 25 H. 1. m. 12. Pro Cantuar. Archiepisc de laicis feodis restituendis feoda Archiepiscoporum Episcoporum et totius Cleri de Balliva tua una cum bonis et catalis in eisdem inventis ●ine dilatione caperes in manum nostram et ea salvo custodires donec aliud inde praecepissemus Volentes tamen ad instantem requisitionem Praelatorum Cantuariensis Provinciae venerabili patri R. Cantuar. Archiepiscopo totius Angliae Primati gratiam facere specialem Tibi praecipimus quod eidem Archiepiscopo omnia laica feoda sua una cum bobus carucis et omnibus aliis bonis et catallis suis in eisdem existentibus quae praetextu mandati nostri praedicti in manum nostram cepisti in eo statu quo nunc sunt restitui facias indilate Teste Rege apud Westm 11 die Julii Consimiles literae diriguntur Vic. Surr. Sussex Midd. & Essex From this premised Bull of Pope Boniface prohibiting Clergymen to give or pay any Taxes to Kings for their Kingdoms necessary defence against public enemies without his special licence under the penalties therein expressed and the premised contests arising thereupon between K. Edward his Prelates and Clergy our Kings Nobles and all others may now observe 1. That this Pope's Constitution made in Cathedra by the advice and assistance of his Brethren was not only erroneous and antimonarchical but antichristian and diabolical diametrically contrary to Christ's St. Peter and St. Paul's express precepts and precedents recorded in the Gospel for all Prelates Christians conscientiously to obey practice imitate upon all emergent occasions Mat. 17. 25 26 27. c. 22. 16 to 22. Mar. 12. 13 to 18. Luk. 20. 22 to 27. Rom. 13. 5 6 7. 1 Pet. 2. 11 13 15 16. Tit. 3. 1. 2ly That our Archbishops Bishops Clergies procuring of and submission thereunto was not only an high contempt against Christ's and his Apostles precepts precedents as Christians but a most seditious traitorous rebellious practice against their duties Oaths Allegiance as Subjects of very dangerous precedent to all Lay-Subjects in like cases 3ly That King Edward's heroical opposition against this Papal Decree and his strenuous severe proceedings against his Archbishops Bishops Clergy in putting them out of his Protection and seizing all their Lands Goods Chattels for this offence whereby he crushed this Cockatrice in the shell was not only an act of great courage justice but also of policy and prudence without which he could never have preserved his Royal dignity Jurisdiction Crown against the Popes and Prelates Usurpations on them nor his Person Kingdoms Dominions against his Foreign Enemies invasions 4ly That this his turning his Bishops Clergy out of the  holding a Parliament and making Laws with his Temporal Lords and Commons without them is not only justified to be lawful by our a Keilways Reports f. 184. Cromptons' Jurisdiction of Courts f. 19 Cooks 4 Inst. p. 25 Law-books but likewise by two of our learnedest late Bishops b Defence of the Apology of the Church of England part 6. ch. 1. divis 1. Jewel of Salisbury and c The true difference between Christian Subjection & Unchristian Rebellion part 3. p. 540 to 543. See my Antipathy etc. part 2. p. 458 to 565. Bilson of Winchester in their authorised Books in defence of the Doctrine of the Church of England against Papists and Jesuits where they assert That the King and Temporal Lords and Commons in Parliament may lawfully make Laws Statutes even in matters of Religion not only by the more part of voices although the Archbishops and Bishops were never so earnestly bend against it and that Statutes so passing in Parliament only by the voices of the Lords Temporal without the agreement and consent of the Lords Spiritual have nevertheless been always confirmed ratified by the Royal assent of the Prince but likewise when they were excluded the Parliament as in the Statutes of King Edward the 1. In a Parliament held at St. Edmondsbury and after that at Sarum the Archbishops and Bishops were quite shut forth yet the Parliament held on and good and wholesome Laws were there enacted the departing or absence or malice of the Spiritual Lords notwithstanding May not the King's Highness adds Bilson serve Christ in making Laws for Christ without your Popes and Bishops like Claim you that interest or prerogative that without you nothing shall be done by the Laws of God or by the Charters of the Realm By the Laws of the Land you have no such privilege Parliaments have been kept by the King and his Barons the Clergy wholly excluded and yet their Acts and Statutes good And when the Bishops were present their voices from the Conquest till this day were never Negative but Acts passed without and against their votes and protestations witness 20 H. 3. c. 9 3 R. 2. c. 2. 7 R. 2. c. 11. 11 R. 2. c. 3. Rot. Parl. nu 9 10 11. 21 R. 2. Rot. Parl. nu 9 10. 6 H. 6. Rot. Parl. nu 27. and other Acts. 5ly That there is no other means for Kings to support their Crowns against Popes Prelates Clergymens' Usurpations but by resolute rigorous proceedings against them till they reduce them to due subjection obedience and force them to renounce their Antimonarchical Decrees and Innovations against their Prerogatives as King Edward here did and then received them into his special protection And here it is very observable That as our King Edward thus strenuously opposed Pope Boniface his Antimonarchical Constitution against demanding or imposing Subsidies on the Clergy without his previous consent in England so King * See Fox Acts & Monuments vol. 1. p. 447 to 458. Philip the 4th though his mortal enemy encouraged by his heroic previous example did the like in France publishing this special memorable Remonstrance against it and thereupon extorted a Dispensation from this Pope for the Prelates and Clergy of his Realm to assist him with Subsidies and their Arms in his Wars against King Edward and the Flemins which I shall here insert out of the Charters of France published by Pierre de Pithou and others * Pierre de Pithou Preuves les Libertez de l'Eglise Gallicane chap. 39 sect 8. p 1497 to 1499. m. treasure des Chartres Registre c. 29. p 12. Responsiones nomine Philippi Regis ad Bullam Bonifacii P. P. 8. Datam Anagniae 11 die Octobris Pontificatus sui anno secundo ANtequam essent Clerici Rex Franciae habebat custodiam regni sui & poterat statuta facere quibus ab inimicorum insidiis & nocumentis sibi & regno praecaveret & per quae inimicis subtraheret omnino subsidia quibus ipsum & regnum possent gravius impugnare Hac de causa Dominus Rex qui nunc est equos arma pecunias et similia generali edicto prohibuit extrahi de regno suo ne forsitan talia per malignorum fraudulentiam ad manus inimicorum in Domini Regis & regni praejudicium devenirent nec hoc simpliciter prohibuit sed adjecit haec non debere fieri absque ejus licentia speciali super hoc habens rectam intentionem quod quando sibi constaret pro certo quod talia sic ab ipso prohibita essent bona Clericorum & quod extrahi de regno sibi & regno non obessent nec inimicis prodessent nulli sic petenti & praemissa probanti licentiam denegaret Et videtur satis mirabile quod carissimus ●ilius Papae our King Edward the 1. then in hostility with King Philip non solum Clericorum bona sed etiam personas detinet violenter for submitting to this Constitution of his nec propter hoc Dominus Papa ipsum denuntiat sententiam Excommunicationis incurrisse Sancta mater Ecclesia sponsa Christi non solum est ex Clericis sed etiam ex Laicis imò sacra testante Scriptura a Ephes. 4. 4 5 6. sicut est unus Dominus una fides unum baptisma sic à primo usque ad ultimum ex omnibus Christi fidelibus b Ephes. 4. 11 12. c. 5. 23 to 28. Hebr. 12. 22 23. una est Ecclesia ipsi Christo coelesti sponso annulo fidei desponsata quam ipse à servitute peccati à jugo veteris legis ac dominio hostis antiqui per mortem suam misericorditer liberavit qua libertate gaudere voluit omnes illos tam Laicos quam Clericos c Joan. 1. 12. Mar. 16. 26 27. quibus devit potestatem Alio● Dei fieri iis videlicet qui credunt in nomen ejus & susceperunt Christianae fidei sacramenta Nunquid solum pro Clericis Christus mortuus est et resurrerit absit d Rom. 2. 11. Act. 10. 34 35. Nunquid est personarum acceptio apud Dominum ut solum Clerici in hoc mundo gratiam et in futuro gloriam consequantur absit Sed per indifferentiam e Rom. 3. 22 26 30. omni credenti operanti bonum per fidem et dilectionem aeternae retributionis praemium repromisit Et quia Clerici in Ecclesia ut patet per praedicta sunt & merito & munero potiores non debent nec possunt nisi forsitan per abusum sivi appropriare quasi alios excludendo Ecclesiasticam libertatem loquendo de libertate f Gal. 4. 26 31. c. 5. 1. qua Christus nos sua gratia liberavit Multae ve●ò sunt libertates singulares non universalis Ecclesia sponsae Christi s●d solum ejus ministrorum quae cultui divino ad adificationem populi sunt & esse debent * specialius spiritualius deputati Quae quidem libertates per statuta Romanorum Pontificum de benignitate vel saltem permissione Princi●um secularium sunt concessae quae quidem libertates sic concessae vel permissae ipsis Regibus suorum regnorum gubernationem ac defensionem auferre non possunt nec ea quae dictae gubernationi et defensioni necessaria seu expedientia * ex et deliberato bonorum ac prudentium consilio judicantur dicente Domino Pontificibus Templi g Mat. 22. 2● Rom. 13 7. Reddite ergo quae sunt Caesaris Caesari & quae sunt Dei Deo Et quia turpis est pars quae non suo congruit universo & membrum inutile & paralyticum quod corpori suo subsidium ferre recusat quicunque sive Clerici sive Laici sive Nobiles sive ignobiles qui capiti suo vel corpori hoc est Domino Regi et regno imo etiam sibimet auxilium far recusant semetipsos partes incongruas et membra inutilia et quasi paralytica esse demonstrant Vnde si a talibus pro rata sua subventionum auxilia requiruntur non exactiones vel extortiones vel gravamina dici debent sed potius capiti et corpori et membris debita subsidia sed et pro defensoribus et pugilibus ipsorum quibus non licet vel qui non possunt pugnare per seipsos stipendia praeparata h 1 Cor 9 9 Nemo siquidem tenetur pro aliis propriis stipendiis militare Et quòd si inimicorum rabies invalesceret contra regnum constat quod bona Clericorum penitus dissiparentur quare multo plus aliis indigent ab hostili impugnatione defendi Ideoque in naturalis juris injuriam esse videtur prohibere cuicunque servo vel libero vel Clerico vel Laico nobili vel ignobili clypeum defensionis objicere contra hostilem gladium aut stipendia solvere defensori i Rom. 9 28. Nun merito Deus tales tradidit in reprobum sensum qui jus naturale et antiquum nituntur subvertere pro suae libito voluntatis Et quis sapiens et intelligens haec non incidit in vehementem stuporem audience Vicarium jesu Christi prohibentem tributum dari Caesari et sub anathemate fulminantem ne Clerici contra injustae persecutionis incursus Domino Regi et regno imo sibimetipsis pro rata sua manum porrigant adjutricem Dare vero histrionibus et amicis carnalibus et neglectis pauperibus expensas facere superfluas in robis equitaturis comitativis commessationibus et aliis pompis saecularibus permittitur eisdem imo conceditur ad perniciosae imitationis exemplum Hoc enim natura et ratio jus divinum et humanum pariter detestantur ad illicita froena latare et licita imo necessaria cohibere Quis enim sanae mentis judicaret licitum et hone stum sub anathemate cohibere ne Clerici ex devotione Principum incrassati impinguati et dilatati pro modulo suo eisdem Principibus assistant contra ingruentes injustorum persecutionum adversitates quocunque colore excogitato doni vel mutui vel subventionis pro seipsis pro Rege et regno pugnantibus et resistentibus inimicis vi armorum alimenta praebendo vel stipendia persolvendo Non enim prudenter attendunt qui talia perhibent vel renuunt quod hoc nihil aliud es● quam inimicos juvare et crimen laesae Majestatis incurrere et Not● quasi velle prodere ipsum Reipublicae defensorem ad quod crimen puniendum intendimus plus solito volente Deo oculos aperire Deum siquidem fide & devotione colimus & Ecclesiam Catholicam & Ministros ejus multipliciter veneramur in terris sicut & omnes patres nostri sed hominum minas minus rationabiles et injustas minime reformidamus nam coram Deo favente ejus clementia semper justitia invenietur in nobis Nun Rex Angliae quondam homo noster ligius * See here p. 583 584 585. vocatus ad judicium coram nobis cum omni solemnitate quâ decuit ad imperium Domini sui venire centempsit Quare necessè habuimus terras quas à nobis tenebat ad manum nostram trahere judicio & justitia mediante cujus occasione dictus Rex Angliae homagio & fidelitate quibus nobis tenebatur ratione terrarum quas à nobis tenebat in feudum renunciavit expressè & postea contra nos insurgens crudeliter praedictas terras sibi est nisus adquirere non tam vi armorum quam dolo via justitiae & rationis & confuetudinis approbata penitus praetermissa Quis Rex quisve Princeps terras feodales sic à vassallo suo dimissas & tum multipliciter forisfactas ad se non traheret & non defenderet tanquam suas Nec super hoc debetur ab aliquo increpari sed potius de contrario reprehendi Et Regi Theutoniae quid potuit vel debuit plus offerri quod esset rationis aut pacis quam quod quatuor viri eligerentur idonei duo pro nobis & duo pro ipso qui de limitibus Regni & Imperii cognoscerent & tractarent & quicquid super hoc ordinarent ambo Reges in perpetuum observarent Et si praedicti quatuor discordarent ipsi possent eligere quintum qui eorum discordiam revocaret Et si dictus Rex Theutoniae de Comitatu Burgundiae conqueratur sua querimonia nulla ratione fulcitur Nam notorium est omnibus quod post guerram apertam & diffidationem superbam à dicto Rege nobis factam dictum Comitatum nobis duximus acquirendum Name in diffidatione sua contra nos graviora facere minabatur & jam forsitan fecisset si adhuc sibi se optulisset facultas Nun sanctae matri Ecclesiae nos et antecessores nostri multa grata servitia ab antique et immensa beneficia contulimus quibus Ministri ejusdem multo pinguius et gloriosius quam in aliis regnis temporalibus exaltantur Super quo velit Deus quod ingratitudinis vitium non incurrant non enim debent debitas subventiones negare sed ultro quicquid habent offer praesertim cum videant  quod praedicti Reges  et sine causa rationabili nos impugnant Quare modo non fuissemus ab Ecclesia amplioribus injuriis provocandi sed potius ab ea tanquam a pia matre fovendi et placandi et a malis imminentibus efficaciter consolandi Moreover the Archbishop of Rheims with the Suffragans and Abbots of his Province of a different temper from our English Prelates made this supplication to Pope Boniface against this his new Constitution SAnctissimo Patri ac Domino suo Domino Bonifacio divina providentia Sacrosanctae * Pierre de Pithou ibid. p. 1499. Au treasure Registre B. 28. fol. 235. Romanae ac Vniversalis Ecclesiae Summo Pontifici devoti ejus filii miseratione divina Petrus Remensis Archiepiscopus & Episcopi Remensis Ecclesiae Suffragantes & Abbates cum humili sui recommendatione devota pedum oscula beatorum In hac terrestri patria Ecclesiam militantem constituens providentia Conditoris eam ex alto providit sic commoda substitutione Vicarii gubernandam qui ne ipsam tempestuosae hujus saeculi fluctuationes confunderent in turbatione sibi consilium impenderet in tribulatione solatium & in adversitate succursum ut sic hujusmodi solatii praesidio fulta Vicarii triumphanti Ecclesiae quae est Christi ad salutem humani generis eò devotius quò tranquillius deserviret Ad ipsius quippe Vicariatus apicem diebus nostris quod laeti referimus divinae gratia provisionis assumpti qualiter ad salubre regimen statum prosperum & exaltationem felicem ipsius Ecclesiae desideriis summis aspirantes paternam curam studium efficax & indefessae sollicitudinis operam duxeritis impendendam universalis jam notio publicat & ipsa rei experientia manifestat Ex hujus siquidem desiderii fervente affectu quem ad felicem statum universalis Ecclesiae paterno more solliciti geritis Beatitudinem vestram noviter * Here p. 684. constitutionem edidisse cognoscimus per cujus beneficium Ecclesiarum periculis remediare salubriter obviare dispendiis et Ecclesiasticae libertati voluit utiliter providere Verum quia excellentissimus Princeps Dominus noster Rex ac Principes Barones' et Domini Temporales caeterique regnicolae Franciae occasione ipsius Constitutionis quam onerosam gravem et praejudicialem nimis asserunt juri suo cum omnes tum singulos incolas dicti regni ad defensionem Regni et Patriae omni privilegio excusatione et exceptione cessantibus vocare praetendunt praesertim feodatarios et fideles Regis ejusdem nosque et alios Praelatos de Regno quorum quidam per homagium et fere omnes juramento sumus fidelitatis adstricti eidem Domino nostro Regi ad jus et honorem ipsius et Regni servandum absque cujus necessario defensionis praesidio vivere tute non possumus nec defendi a nostrorum quorum non deest copia persecutione continua aemulorum dura turbatione comm●ti per majores in unum consilio inito quoad remedium utile benivolentia paterna provideat irreparabilis causae praejudicium quod non sine multa cordium amaritudine recitamus extorquere disponunt sicque Gallicana Ecclesia quae retroactis temporibus in pacis pulchritudine et libertatis plenitudine conquievit diversis jam exponitur fluctuationibus tempestatum fremunt scandala excrescunt angustiae et finalis ruinae pericula sunt in promptu Ad Apostolicae sanctitatis providentiam circumspectam propterea duximus fiducialiter recurrendum quanta ●ossumus devota & unanimi instantia supplicantes ut opportune et salubriter provisionis remedium in hac parte clementius adhibere dignetur per quod sedat scandala et cum praefato Domino Rege suisque Principibus et caeteris Temporalibus Dominis dicti Regni eadem Gallicana servet Ecclesia pacis et caritatis solitae unionem ac sub alarum suarum velamine et protectionis oportunae suffragio suo nostris temporibus uni semper impendat creatori devote debitum famulatum Et ecce venerabiles patres Episcopos ad Sanctitatis vestrae praesentiam propter hoc speciale destinamus qui frequentia Scandala et imminentia immo instantia in januis hujusmodi discriminosa pericula sensibus vestris perfectius explicabunt oraculo vivae vocis Pope Boniface upon reception and consideration of the premised Declaration and Supplication sent this ensuing explanatory Bull to King Philip by which he declared that his Bull extended not to voluntary grants of aids by the Clergy etc. that the Kings of France and by consequence the King of England and all other Kings Princes might in cases of necessity of the State constrain Ecclesiastical persons who were their Subjects to contribute for the defence of their Realm without sending to the Pope for his precedent consent thereto * Pierre de Pithou ibid. n. 10. p. 1500. BOnifacius Episcopus Servus servorum Dei charissimo in Christo filio Philippo Regi Franciae Illustri ad perpetuam rei memoriam Etsi de statu regni cujuslibet in quo Catholicae fidei cultus viget paternae sollicitudinis studio cogitemus ad statum tamen Christianissimi Regni Franciae in quo semper anteactis temporibus erga Romanam Matrem Ecclesiam viguit devotionis integritas reverentiae plenitudo resplenduit fervuit obedientiae promptitudo tanto solertius aciem considerationis extendimus et circa illud cogitationis nostrae versatur instantia quanto ipsum uberiori favore prosequimur et sincerius gerimus in visceribus charitatis Dudum siquidem Pastoralis officii debitum exequentes in favorem Ecclesiae et Ecclesiasticae libertatis auctoritate Apostolica duximus * Here p 684 685. statuendum ne Praelati et personae Ecclesiasticae cujuscunque dignitatis status aut constitutionis existant sub adjutorii mutui vel doni nomine Imperatoribus Regibus Principibus aut Praesidentibus caeteris praesient absque Apostolicae sedis authoritate Subsidia quocunque nomine censeantur neve Imperatores Reges seu Principes aut aliter Praesidentes ea imponere exigere vel recipere ab eisdem Praelatis et personis Ecclesiasticis audeant certis poenis adjectis nichilominus in hac parte Verum nonnulli nostrae intentionis ignari suaeque prudentiae innitentes hujusmodi Constitutionem nostram non rationabili aut aequitati consonae sed voluntariae interpretationi subjicere moliuntur non attendentes quod ad eum qui condidit interpretatio noscitur pertinere Nos igitur huic morbo congruam intendentes adhibere medelam & ut cujuslibet ambiguitatis scrupulus in hac parte tollatur & veritatis puritas elucescat auctoritate praesentium declaramus quod Constitutio ipsa vel ejus prohibitio ad donaria vel mutua seu quaevis alia voluntaria Praelatorum vel personarum Ecclesias●icarum ejusdem Regni cujuscunque status ordinis vel conditionis existant omni prorsus coactione aut exactione cessante se aliquatenus non extendat licet ad id forsitantua vel successorum tuorum qui pro tempore fuerint aut tuorum vel eorundem Officialium seu Ducum Comitum Baronum Nobilium vel aliorum Dominorum Temporalium de Regno praedicto requisitio curialis & amica praecedat Quodque feudalia censualia sive jura qualibet in rerum Ecclesiasticarum datione retenta vel alia servitia consueta tibi tuisque successoribus Ducibus Comitibus Baronibus Nobilibus et aliis temporalibus Dominis supradictis tam de jure quam de consuetudine a personis Ecclesiasticis debita praefata Constitutio non includat vel aliquatenus comprehendat Et quod Personae Ecclesiasticae pro Ecclesiarum suarum utilitatibus compositionis aut transactionis titulo vel alio quovis modo seu pro libertatibus acquirendis tecum et cum tuis successoribus Ducibus Comitibus Baronibus Nobilibus et aliis temporalibus Dominis praelibatis prout conscientiis eorum videbitur et ante constitutionem eandem poterant libere valeant convenire nec illas per ipsius Constitutionis vigorem in iis contingat aliquatenus impediri Quodque Constitutio eadem Clericos clericaliter non viventes sed se mercationibus & mercimoniis praesertim inhonestis & vilibus vel saevis immiscentes actibus n●n defendat Adjicimus insuper hujusmodi declarationi nostrae Quod si tibi et successoribus tuis pro universali vel particulari ejusdem Regni defension periculosa necessitas immineret ad hujusmodi necessitatis casum se nequaquam extendat Constitutio memorata quin potius tu et successores tui possitis a Praelatis et personis Ecclesiasticis dicti Regni petere ac recipere pro hujusmodi defensione subs●dium vel contributionem illudque vel illam Praelati et personae praedicti tibi et successoribus tuis * Nota. inconsulto etiam Romano Pontifice teneantur et valeant sub quotae nomine aut alias etiam impertiri non obstantibus Constitutione praedicta seu quovis exemptionis aut alio quolibet privilegio sub quacunque verborum forma confecto a Seed Apostolica impetrato Quodque necessitatis declaratio supradicta tuae et successorum tuorum conscientiis dummodo successores ipsi vicesimum aetatis annum exegerint relinquatur Super quo tuam et successorum praedictorum conscientias onera i ac tibi et eisdem successoribus innotescere volumus quod quicquid recipi ultra ipsius defensionis casum contigerit tu et iidem successores in vestrarum recipietis periculum animarum super quo nisi tu et dicti successores vobis salubriter providere curetis attendere poteritis in quo periculo vos contigerit remanere Si verò defensionis praedictae tempore hujusmodi aetatis annum praefati non exegerint Successores declaratio necessitatis ejusdem Praelatorum Clericorum et Laicorum qui de ipsorum successorum stricto Concilio seu majoris partis ipsorum fuerint conscientiis relinquatur Quorum similiter conscientias onerari volumus eisque plenius aperiri quod si quid ultra casum defensionis reciperetur ejusdem in dispendium salutis Consiliariorum reciperetur ipsorum illudque restituere teneantur Quodque praeterea intentionis nostrae non extitit nec existit per constitutionem praedictam seu declarationem praesentem jura libertates franchisias seu consuetudines quae tibi et regno Ducibus Comitibus Baronibus Nobilibus et quibusvis aliis Temporalibus Dominis editionis praefatae Constitutionis tempori ac etiam ante illud competere noscebantur tollere diminuere vel quovis modo mutare aut eye in aliquo derogare seu novas servitutes vel submissiones imponere Sed jura libertates franchisias et consuetudines supradicta tibi et aliis praelibatis illaesa et integra conservare Nulli ergo omnino hominum liceat hanc paginam nostrae declarationis infringere vel ei ausu temerario contraire Si quis autem hoc attemperare praesumpserit indignationem omnipotentis Dei et beatorum Petri et Pauli Apostolorum ejus se noverit incursurum Datum apud Urbem veterem 11 Kal. Aug. Pontificatus nostri anno tertio Moreover the Pope sent this Bull to the Archbishops of Rhoan Auxerre and the Abbot of Saint Denys in France that they might constrain and therefore our English Archbishops Bishops Abbots by like reason the Clergy and religious persons under their Jurisdictions to yield aids and Subsidies to the Kings of France to defend or rescue them or their sons from their enemies especially if taken prisoners by them notwithstanding his Constitution without any licence from him or his successors which our K. Edward did without any such Bull licence or declaration * Pierre de Pithou Preuves des Libertez de l'Eglises Gallicans' ch. 39 sect 11. pag. 1503. Bonifacius Episcopus servus servorum Dei venerabilibus fratribus Archiepiscopo Rothomagensi & Episcopo Antissiodorensi dilecto filio Abbati Monasterii sancti Dionysii Parisiensis Diocoesis salutem & Apostolicam benedictionem Ab olim ante nostra promotionis primordia generosam & inclitam Domum Fran●iae filios devotionis & fidei Christique athletas & Christianitatis pugiles producentem sincera & intima charitate dileximus ac diligere non cessamus ad sui honoris & exaltationis incrementa felicia ferventibus studiis intendentes Sane volentes hactenus prout debitum nostri requirit officii Ecclesiarum et Ecclesiasticae libertatis statui providere ut ad divini numinis gloriam quietis stabilis commodis perfcuantur Constitutionem quandam edidimus per quam praelatis & personis Ecclesiasticis cujuscunque dignitatis status aut conditionis existant sub adjutorii mutui vel doni nomine Imperatoribus Regibus Principibus aut Praesidentibus caeteris praestent absque Apostolicae Sedis authoritate subsidia quocunque nomine censeantur neve Imperatores Reges seu Principes aut aliter Praesidentes ea imponere exigere ac recipere audeant certis poenis appositis inhibetur Verum quia nonnulli sequentes animi sui motus & volentes plus sapere quam sit opus constitutionem praedictam multifariè multisque modis exponere ac interpretari conantur Nos qui processus nostros per callem justitiae tramitem aequitatis & certitudinis semitam dirigi captiosis verborum oraculis omninò postpositis affectavimus ut omne in hoc tollatur ambiguum omneque dubium subducatur ac nostrae intentionis propositum clarius elucescat per nostras literas duximus declarandum Quod si charissimus in Christo filius noster Philippus Franciae Rex illustris vel ejus filius aut filii Rege ipso vivente seu dicti Regi successores sive ipsorum filius aut filii successoribus ipsis viventibus ab eorum quod absit hostibus caperentur Praelati et personae Ecclesiasticae supradicti pro dictorum Regis et filiorum ipsius ac successorum suorumque natorum redemptione seu recuperatione non obstante constitutione praedicta praestare subsidia teneantur Quocirca discretioni vestrae per Apostolica scripta mandamus quatinus vos vel duo aut unus vestrum per vos vel alium seu alios Praelatos et personas Ecclesiasticas supradictas ad hujusmodi Subsidium eisdem Regi et ejus successoribus exhibendum authoritate nostra spiritualiter et temporaliter prout utilius expedire videritis appellatione postposita compellatis invocato ad hoc si opus fuerit auxilio brachii saetularis * Nota. non obstantibus si eis aut quibusvis aliis exemptis et non exemptis per specialia privilegia seu literas sub quavis forma seu tenore verborum confecta a Seed Apostolica sit indultum quod ad hujusmodi subsidia praestanda minime teneantur quodque ad id compelli seu quod interdici suspendi vel excommunicari non possint per literas dictae Sedis non facientes plenam et expressam de indulto hujusmodi mentionem et quaelibet alia praefatae Sedis indulgentia generali vel speciali cujuscunque tenoris vel expressionis existat per quam praesentibus non expressam vel totaliter non insertam effectus earum impediri possit quomodolibet vel differri et de qua in nostris literis plenam et expressam ac de verbo ad verbum oporteat fieri mentionem Datum apud Urbem veterem 6 Idus Augusti Pontificatus nostri anno tertio What further oppositions this French King his Nobles and subjects made against this proud Pope's Bull and usurpations I shall relate in its due series of time Whiles our King Edward was busied in proceeding against his undutiful Prelates and Clergy to reduce them to obedience by putting them out of his Protection seizing their Temporalties goods chattels and imprisoning the persons of those who published the Pope's Bull or excommunicated his Officers for executing his Writs issued against them the Archbishop of Canterbury with some other Prelates and Clergymen by their clandestine instigations and disobedient refractory examples stirred up sundry of the Nobility and Commons of the Realm against the King by reason of divers extorsions which the Clergies denial of a timely aid to supply his want of moneys to carry on his Wars enforced him to exercise against the Laws of the Realm and the liberties and properties of his Subjects thus related by * Th. de Walsingham Hist. Angl p. 35. Ypodigma pag. 83 84. Mat. Westm Flores Histor p. 409 etc. Henry de Knyghton de Event Angl. l. 3. c. 15 col 2492 2493. & Polydore Virgil Hygden Fabian Caxton Holinshed Stow Speed Daniel Baker in An 24 & 25 Ed. 1. our Historians Hoc anno auxit Rex tributum de lavis accipiens de quolibet Sacco quadraginta solidos cum prius ultra marcam dimidiam non daretur Illo quoque tempore voce praeconaria proclamatum fuit per Angliam ut possessores lanarum exponerent eas venditioni infra mensem in civitatibus assignatis alioqui tanquam forisfactura cederent ipsi Regi Quae quidem in die S. Georgii quasi modo praelocuto callidè congregatae pro forisfactura Regis in Flandriam sunt transvectae or as Henry de Knyghton expresseth it Ministri Regis omnes saccos lanae quinarium numerum excedentes datis talliis ad opus Regis acceperunt Et ab unoquoque sacco quinarium numerum non excedente ab eis nomine malae toltis 40 s extorserunt Et multae oppressiones fiebant in hunc modum in populo Rex quoque habuit de quolibet Comitatu duo millia quarteria frumenti et totidem de avenis et carnes salsas similiter ad gravem oppressionem populi videlicet porcinas bovinas vaccinas multonum salsas nulla solutione cuiquam inde facta His et aliis extorsionibus turbati Comites et Barones' Angliae Parliamentum suum per se ●n Foresta de Wyre quae est in Marchia statuerunt In crastino Translationis beati Thomae Martyris citatis Comitibus & Baronibus regni Londini mandante Rege suo Constabulario & suo Marescallo Comitibus Northfolciae & Herefordiae adunati populi coram ipsis apud S. Paulum adbreviare quot equitaturas quisque posset invenire ipsi Regi processuro ad bellum Responderunt supplicando quatenus imperaret alicui alteri de domo sua illud officium eò quod non citati imo rogati diverterant ad eundem Et displicuit sermo iste in oculis Regis assignatis interim duobus aliis militibus in hujusmodi officio exequendo The Writs then issued for that purpose as well to Archbishops Bishops Abbots and other Ecclesiastical persons as to Earls and Laymen who held Lands in Capite or Grand Serjeanty or had 20 l. lands or rents by the year are thus recorded REX Vic. Ebor. salutem Quia pro salvatione & communi utilitate Regni nostri passagium nostrum ad partes transmarinas jam duximus statuendum tibi Cl. 25 E. 1. m. 14. dorso Cedula praecipimus in fide quâ nobis teneris firmiter injungentes quod summoneri facias Archiepiscopos Episcopos Abbates Priores et alias personas Ecclesiasticas & etiam viduas & alias mulieres de Balliva tua qui de nobis tenent in Capite per servitium Militare vel per Serjeantiam vel de Wardis in manu nostra existentibus quod habeant ad nos London die Dominica prox post Octab. sancti Johannis Baptista prox futurum totum servitium suum nobis debitum equis & armis benè munitum & paratum ad transfretandum cum corpore nostro ad partes praedictas ad Dei nostri et ipsorum honorem pro salvatione et utilitate supradictis Et ita te habeas in hoc mandato nostro celeriter exequendo ne si contingat quod absit transfretationem nostram per defectum tuum impediri ad te graviter capere debeamus Teste Rege apud Lodres 15 die Maii. Consimiles literae diriguntur singulis Vicecomitibus Angliae Item Reginaldo de Grey REX dilecto Consanguineo & fideli suo Edmundo Comiti Cornub. salutem Cum pro dampnis & periculis quae nobis & toti regno nostro per insidias inimicorum Ibidem nostrorum evenire possent cautiùs praecavendis nuper praeceperimus singulis Vicecom ejusdem regni quod scire facerent omnibus illis de Ballivis suis infra libertates & extra qui habent viginti libratas terrae et redditus per annum & illis similiter qui plus habent videlicet tam illis qui non tenent de nobis in Capite quam illis qui tenent ut de Equis & armis sibi providerent et se praepararent indilate ita quod sic essent prompti & parati ad veniendum ad nos et eundum cum propria persona nostra pro salvatione ipsorum et totius regni nostri praedicti quandocunque pro ipsis mandaremus ac nos passagium nostrum ad partes transmarinas pro salvatione hujusmodi jam duxerimus statuend Vos affectuosè requirimus & rogamus quatinus attendentes quod vos oportet & condecet circa salvationem & communem utilitatem dicti Regni manus apponere adjutrices sitis ad nos London die Dominica prox post Octabis sancti Johannis Baptistae prox futur cum equis et armis parati transfretare cum corpore nostro ad partes praedictas ad Dei nostri et vestri honorem pro salvatione & utilitate supradictis ita quod vobis exinde ad perpetuas gratiarum actiones teneamur Teste ut supra Consimiles literae diriguntur Rogero le Bygod Comiti Norff. & Marescallo Angliae Humfrido de Bohun Com. Hereford & Essex etc. Sub eadem forma scribitur venerabili Patri A. Dunelm Episcopo cum ista requisitione quod sit London etc. ut supra cum bominibus equis et armis munitis decentiori et potentiori modo quo poterit paratus transfretare etc. ut supra Teste ut supra REX venerabili in Christo patri O. eadem gratia Lincoln Episcopo salutem Ibidem Quia passagium nostrum ad partes transmarinas ad Dei nostri & vestri honorem pro salvatione & communi utilitate regni nostri jam duximus statuendum vobis mandamus quod totum Servitium quod nobis debetis habeatis ad nos London die Dominica proxima post Octabas sancti Johannis Baptista proximo futur equis et armis bene munitum et paratum ad transfretandum cum corpore nostro ad partes praedictas pro salvatione & utilitate supradictis Et hoc sicut nostri & vestri & totius Regni nostri honorem et salvationem diligitis nullo modo omittatis Teste ut supra Consimiles literae diriguntur Episcopis subscriptis viz. G. Wygorn W. Elien W. Bathon & Wellen. R. Norwyc. N. Sarum G. Cicestr R. London R. Hereford Th. Exon. L. Assaven J. Winton Episcopo vel ejus vices gerenti ipso agente in partibus transmarinis W. Coventr & Lychf. Episcopo vel ejus vices gerenti ipso agente in partibus transmarinis Moreover the King to prevent all Letters Messages from the Clergy or others to or from Rome or his Enemies and to stop all persons from avoiding his Service by running beyond the Seas issued these Writs to his Officers in all the Cinque Ports Port Towns or Creeks in England Scotland and Wales not to permit any persons to pass out of England without his special licence and to arrest all such who had any Letters till further order and send all their Letters to him where ever he should then be in England REX Baronibus & Ballivis Portus sui Dovorr salutem Quia certis de causis Claus 25 E 1. m. 25 Quod nullus exeat Regnum sine licentia Regis nolumus quod aliquis quicunque fuerit Clericus vel Laicus aliquo modo exeat regnum nostrum sine licentia nostra speciali Vobis praecipimus in fide qua nobis tenemini firmiter injungentes quod per portum villae praedictae nemi●em sine hujusmodi nostra licentia mare transire aliqualiter permittatis Et si aliquis forsitan qui mare transire voluerit ibidem cum literis repertus fuerit tunc ipsum cujuscunque conditionis existat sine dilatione arresiari literasque sic inventas ad nos ubicunque fuerimus in Angliae mitti celeriter faciatis ipsum cum quo literae illae inventae fuerint nichilominus salvo custodiendo quousquam inspectionem literarum illarum habuerimus et a nobis inde habueritis in mandatis Ita ●amen quod illi qui literas nostras de licentia transfretandi ad partes transmarinas deferent juxtà tenorem literarum illarum absque impedimento valeant transfretare Istud mandatum nostrum sicut vos et vestra diligitis exequamini diligenter Teste Rege apud Castleacre 31 die Januar. Eodem modo de verbo ad verbum scribitur Majori & Ballivis Portus de Sandwico Baron & Ballivis de Romenhale Baron & Ballivis de Heth Baron & Ballivis de Wynchelsee Baron & Ballivis de la Rye Baron & Ballivis de Hastings Baron & Ballivis de Faversham Majori & Ballivis Sutht Majori & Ballivis de Portesmue Ballivis de Shorham Ballivis de Donwico Ballivis de Gippeswyco Ballivis de Sheford Ballivis de Peveneshe Majori & Ballivis Bristol Ballivis de Herewich Ballivis de Oreford Ballivis de Goseford Ballivis de Maldon Ballivis de la Pole Ballivis de Insula Vecta Ballivis de Hardelawe Ballivis de Flynt Ballivis de Holmcoltram Ballivis de sancta Bega Ballivis de Wyrkington Ballivis de Ravenglas Ballivis de Falemue Ballivis Montis sancti Michaelis in periculo maris Ballivis de Mousehole Ballivis sancti Karantaci Ballivis de Oldestowe Ballivis de Cloneby Ballivis de Shippedenemere Ballivis de Welles & Holkeham Ballivis de Brunham Ballivis de Thornham Ballivis de Lenn Ballivis de sancto Botolpho Ballivis the Salteneye Ballivis de Salsleteby Ballivis de Waynflet Majori & Ballivis de Grimesby Ballivis de Kingeston super Hull Ballivis de Ravensere Ballivis de Scardeburgh Ballivis de Bamburgh Ballivis de Tynemuth Majori & Ballivis de Novo Castro super Tynam Ballivis de Whyteby Ballivis the Lancastr Ballivis de Cokermue Ballivis de Lyurepole Ballivis de Fordesham Ballivis Prioris sanctae Elenae de Insula Vectae Ballivis de Neuport in Insula Vecta Ballivis de Towemouth Ballivis de Ilfardecumbe Ballivis de Cumbemartyn Ballivis de Dunsterre Ballivis de Strugoyl Ballivis de Vske Ballivis de Go●r Majori & Ballivis the Lyam Ballivis de Landstephan Ballivis de Taltham Ballivis de Haverford Ballivis de Penbrok Ballivis the Sencher Ballivis de Cameys Ballivis the Calgaran Ballivis de Kermerdyn Ballivis de Kardigan Ballivis de Angleseye Ballivis de Rochelam Majori & Ballivis Cestr Ballivis de Aberconweye Ballivis de Lampader Ballivis de Swoyneseye Ballivis de Karnarvan Ballivis the Kedewelly Ballivis de Muleford Ballivis de Oterimouth Ballivis de Exemue cum Portubus Luleham & Kyen & Toppesham Ballivis de Sidemouth Ballivis de Teignemue Ballivis de Dertemue cum Portu Tottonye Ballivis de Portemue Ballivis the Yalumme sub Nyweton Ferers Ballivis de Plymmue cum Portu de Sutton Ballivis Portus de Lo Ballivis de Fawy Eodem modo scribitur Reginaldo de Grey Justice in fide etc. quod per aliquem Portum sive Locum in Balliva ubi naves vel batelli poterunt applicare neminem sine hujusmodi licentia transire permittat etc. ut supra Eodem modo scribitur Johanni de Havering Justice Norwall Eodem modo scribitur Stephano de Penecestr Custodi quinque Portuum Et scribitur Johanni de Warenna Comiti Surr. Custodi Regni & Terrae Scotiae quod per aliquem Portum vel locum infra Regnum Scotiae praedictum ubi Naves vel Batelli etc. si aliquis etc. in aliquo Portuum vel Locorum praedictorum cum literis etc. cum ista Claus Istud autem mandatum nostrum sicut nos et honorem nostrum ac commodum regni nostri diligitis exequamini diligenter a Henry de Knyghton de Event Angl. col 2493. & Polydore Virgil Angl. Hist. l. 17. p. 338. Mat. Westm p. 409 410. In festo S. Matthaei quibusdam convocatis Optimatibus regni absque Clero Rex tenuit Parliamentum suum apud Salysbyriam ubi rogavit quosdam Magnatum ut in Vasconiam transfretarent Et ceperunt singuli se excusare Indignatusque Rex comminabatur quibusdam eorum vel quod irent vel quod terras eorum daret aliis ire volentibus Et in hoc verbo scandalizati sunt multi & scisma coepit oriri inter eos Comes etiam Mareschallus & Comes Herfordiae excusaverunt se dicentes Quod officia sua quae sibi jure Haereditario competebant libentèr facerent eundo cum ipso Rege Iteraque prece rogavit Rex Comitem Mareschallum ut iret & ait Libenter tecum vadam O Rex praecedendo faciem tuam in acie prima sicut mihi competit jure haereditario Et Rex etiam sine me ibis cum aliis At ille Non teneor nec est meae voluntatis O Rex sine te iter arripere Et iratus Rex prorupit in haec verba ut dicitur Per Deum o Comes aut ibis aut pendebis Et ille Per idem juramentum o Rex nec ibo nec pendebo Et licentia non accepta recessit dissolutumque est Concilium pro illo die Confestim verò duo Comites isti Herfordiae & Mareschallus associatis sibi multis Magnatibus & plus quam 30 Banerettis electis creverunt in populum multum numeratique sunt in equis armatis mille quingenti viri expediti ad bellum Et coepit eos timere Rex dissimulavit tamen Illi profecti in terras suas noluerunt Ministros Regis permittere nec lanas nec coria nec extraordinarium quicquam capere aut aliquid exigere ab invitis quinimo interdixerunt eis terras suas sub poena capitis et membrorum et sic resistebant Regi et suis About the same time the King of France invading Flanders with a puissant army to conquer it to divert the King of England from assisting the Earl of Flanders his confederate stirred up the perfidious Scots immediately after their * Here p. 649 650 652 etc. new premised Abjurations of all Confederacies with the French to rebel and war against him by the instigation of William waleys his instrument b Tho. Walsingham Hist. Angl. p. 35 36. Ypodigma p. 87. Henr. de Knyghton de Eventib. Angl. l. 3. c. 9 10. col 2514 to 2518. Eodem anno mense Maio coeperunt●coti ●coti instigante eos Willielmo waleys qui ut fertur latro publicus fuerat rebellare Justiciarius Scotiae Willielmus de Ormesby praeceptum Regis exequens multos qui Regi Angliae homagium et fidelitatem facere recusabant exilio condemnavit Qui praefatum Willielmum waleys sibi in Principem eligentes associato sibi Willielmo Douglas qui in reddendo castrum Berwici se Regi dederat in magnam turmam creverunt Comite autem Surriae & Thesaurario in Anglia existentibus Willielmum de Ormesby Justiciarium apud Scone opprimere cogitabant sed ille licet praemunitus suis omnibus paenè relictis ad spolia hostium eorum vix evasit insidias Willielmus Waleyes cum suis palam debacchando in Anglicos quoscunque inventre potuit trucidavit De quibus viros religiosos Anglicos a domibus suis quibus professi erant violenter extrahentes ex iis spectaculum facientes et foeminas quas specialiter reservabant ad hoc ligatis ad dorsum manibus vel pedibus ne forsitan natando evaderent ex ipsis pontibus coegit saltare vel praecipitari faciebat in fluvium eorum submersionem in ludibrium convertendo in interitu eorum et subversione laetantes Haec ideo scribere curavi ferocitatem improbae gentis reserare quae in iniquis taliter super omnes alias Nationes terrae quasi naturaliter contra Anglicos posita est writeth Henry de Knyghton who more largely relates their cruelties perjuries treacheries rebellions than any other of our Historians to whom I refer you only I shall insert one observable fresh precedent of Robert de Bruys a Scottish Earl his desperate perjury treachery and cruelty out of him soon after the breaking forth of this new Scotish rebellion and war against King Edward c Henry de Knyghton de Event Angliae l 1. c. 9 col 2514. Interim dum talia gerentur Carliolensis Episcopus & caeteri viri qui cum eo erant in praesidio Civitatis ejusdem & Castri timentes de infaelicitate & inconstantia Domini Roberti de Bruys junioris Comitis de K●ryk miserunt vocantes eum ut certo die veniret tractaturus cum eis de negotiis Regis si tamen in fide Regis ipsius perseverando maneret Qui mandatis resistere non audens venit ad ipsum diem cum omni populo Galwalliae et supra sacra mysteria juravit et super gladium sancti Thomae juramentum praeslitit quod Regi nostro et suis contra Scotos et omnes inimicos suos fideliter assisteret in confiliis et auxiliis damnaque sua impediret in quanto se posset sua facultas extendere factoque juramento reversus est in locum suum Et congregato populo ut colorem fingeret processit in terras Willielmi Douglas & partem earum combussit igni & uxorem ejus & parvulos secum adduxit in vallem Anandiae Citò tamen post dum à conspiration Scotorum reverteretur ad propria convocatis militibus patris sui de terra vallis Anandiae nam pater ipsius in australibus partibus Angliae moram faciebat hujus fraudis nescias & dixit eyes Charissimi mei scitis & verum est quod nuper apud Carliolum juramentum praestiti de quo scitis et audistis stultum quidem et vi extortum nam timore ducens hoc feci corpore sed non ment unde contristor et poeniteo valde ●pero tamen me beneficium absolutionis consecutum in brevi Verum quia carnem suam nemo unquam odio habuit nec ego habeo oportet ut vadam ad populum meum et nationi meae adjungar ex qua procreatus sum rogo autem vos ut illud facientes placeat vobis venire mecum eritisque mihi constliarii et amici charissimi Cumque differrent responsionem in crastinum eadem nocte latenter recesserunt potius eligentes damna quaecunque magna ad tempus sustinere quam fidelitatem Regi Edwardo factam cum nota infamiae infringere Ipso vero aspirans ad regnum sicut publicè dicebatur adjunctus est ad populum perversum et cum Episcopo Glasguensi et Seneschallo Scotiae qui totius mali fabricatores extiterant confaederatus est Extunc vero generatio illa perfida et infidelis Scoti omnes Anglicos quos invenire poterant trucidabant inter quos tres Anglici viri in villa S. Androeae qui cum à fancy Willielmi Waleys & suorum fugissent in lapidem illum qui dicitur petra vel acus Sancti Andraeae credentes se posse lapidis immunitate muniri cum sancta mater Ecclesia privilegium perdidisset a Scotis insecuti sunt et in eodem lapide interfecti * He instanceth in sundry other precedents of their treachery and cruelty whereof this towards Hugo de Cressingham Rector Ecclesiae de Ruddeby & capitalis Justiciarius d Henry de Knyghton de Event Angl. l. 3. c. 10. col 2519. in Assisis Eborac is memorable Qui cum esset praebendarius in multis Ecclestis et multarum haberet curam animarum nunquam tamen arma spiritualia indult set galeam et loricam in quibus in bello corruit et qui gladio linguae suae as a Judge not Evangelist multos olim extriverat in judiciis multis gladio tandem perversorum occisus est Quem excoriantem Scoti diviserunt inter ipsos pellem ipsius per modicas parts non quidem ad reliquias set in contumelias erat enim pulcher & crassus nimis vocaveruntque eum non Thesaurarium sed Traiturarium Regis & verius quam credebant multos enim seduxit in die hac set & ipse seductus est qui levis et lubricus elatus superbia & avaritiae deditus Rex commotione audita militiam totam ultra Trentam fluvium assignavit Comiti de Warenna praecipiens ut Scotorum audaciam celerius opprimeret et auctores mali debita justitia castigaret scripsit etiam Johanni Comyn de Badenau & Comiti de Bowan ut memores fidelitatis suae reverterentur in Scotiam & populi sui suscitatum jam tumultum sedarent Qui juxta mandatum acceptum in Scotiam revertentes quae pacis erant segniter exequuntur Comes de Warenna in Provincia Eboraci coadunans exercitum nepotem suum Henricus de Percy cum militia Communitatis Carleoli praemisit in Scotiam Qui usque ad villam de Are profectus Galwidienses ad pacem Regis admittere disponebat Audito autem quod Scotorum exercitus erat Irwine illuc profectus vidit ultra quendam lacum Scotorum exercitum consedentem in quo Capitanei erant Episcopus Glascuensis against his former redoubled Oaths under hand and seal to the King Andraeas' de Morina Senescallus Scotiae & Willielmus Waleys Miles autem quidam strenu●s nomine Richardus de Lunde qui Regi Angliae nunquam homagium fecerat relictis Scoti● factus transfuga se statim Anglicis sociavit Reliqui pacem petentes dediderunt se salvis eis vitae & membris catallis & terris ita ut omnia usque in hanc diem essent simpliciter condonata Quam pacem promissis obsedibus & scripto confecto admisit Henricus si tamen hoc Regi placeret Qui super hoc consultus ne accepto impediretur itinere in Flandriam annuit postulatis Adveniente Cemite Warennae cum Scoti tergiversando de die in diem transferrent obsides reddere & Willielmus Waleys interim populum adunaret arbitrantes se Anglici proditos dum Scotos invadere disponunt Episcopus Glasguensis & Willielmus Douglas ne proditionis notam incurrerent se in sui excusationem protinus reddiderunt de quibus Episcopus in castro de Rokesburgia Willielmus verò in castro Berewici mancipantur The King being engaged and peremptorily resolved to go in person into Flanders to aid the Earl against the French thought it expedient before his departure out of England to endeavour to reconcile all domestic differences then between him his Prelates Clergy Nobles and Commons for which purpose e Henry de Knyghton de Even● Angliae l 3. c. 9 col 2510. Tho. Walsingham Hist. Angl. p. 36. Mat Parker Antiqu. Eccles Brit. p. 212 213. Parliamentum factum est Londoniis in festo Sancti Petri ad vincula ubi in primis Rex recepit Archiepiscopum in gratiam suam the prime author of the Clergies Nobles Commons' oppositions and insurrections against him omnibus qui ejus erant restitutis eidem usque ad ultimam quadrantem by the f Here p. 721. premised Writ Deinde praecepit Magnatibus qui tunc aderant ut fidelitatem filio suo facerent ipsumque regni haeredem et suum futurum recognoscerent Dominum Rex vero de exactionibus in regno factis per necessitates guerrarum diversarum se erga populum excusavit Comes vero Mareschallus & Herefordensis se subtrahentes cum veniretur ut sua officia transeundo in Flandriam exercerent se super hoc per Nuncios excusabant g Mat. Westm An. 1297. pag. 409 410 Walsing Hist. Angl. p. 36. Y●odigma Neustriae p. 84. Eodem tempore admisso Archiep. Cantuariensi in gratiam Regis atque reddita sibi Baronia sua Rex omni rancore deposito ipsum cum suis in specialitatem recepit pristinam & majorem adjunxit Et confidens a bonitate ejus & constantia curam & custodiam Edwardi filii sui & totius terrae Angliae as Knyghton stories adjuncto sibi D. Regin de Grace commifit Pridie Idus Julii ante magnam aulam Regiam Westmon elevatus Rex super gradum ligneum cum filio suo & Archiepiscopo necnon Comite Warwic ut ●opulum decedens deliniret coram eo astante populo erump●ntibus lachrymis veniam de commissis humiliter postulavit Dicens Se minus bene et tranquille quam Regem de●eret ipsos rexisse portiunculas facultatum su●r●m quas sibi dederant seu quas ministri ejus ipso inscio extorserant ade● acc●p●asse ut injuriosas hostium conatus sitientium sanguinem Anglicanum sumpta R●i●nblicae particula massa qui●tius possidenda potentius expugnaret Et addens Ecce expositurus mei●sum discrimini propter vos peto si rediero suscipiatis me velut in praesentia habetis et * See p. 734 735. ablata omnia reddam vobis Quod si non rediero in Regem vestrum meum filium coronetis Haec autem Archi●raesule resoluto in lachrymas pollicente se fideliter observare totus pop●lus fidelitatem extensis manibus stipulantur Henry de Knyghton adds Rogavitque populum accepta licentia ut omnia condonarentur ei et orarent pro eo et orabant quidam publice alii vero sic alii vero occultè pauci vero bene Absentibus interim sponte praefatis Comitibus usquequo eorum petitio pro allevatione patriae audiretur Dixerunt quidam non fuit proficuum Regi in Flandriam transfretare neque ipsos sibi * illuc illic servitia ab antecessoribus suis insueta praebere praesertim ipsis Scotis jamdudum more Wallensium adhuc se praesente recidivatis ad pugnam Postularunt etiam allegata primitus communitatis exinanitione ne de caetero per Angliam tallagia usurparet Rursum ut libertates contentas in Magna Charta ac de Foresta in usu extunc efficatius haberentur et voluntarias super his inductas exactiones de caetero quasi in irritum revocaret super quibus non protinus exauditi cum indignatione recesserunt dicti Comices et Barones' Quo viso Rex instinctu charitatis confovendae suasuque victoriae acquirendae articulos in praedictis Chartis contentos innovari insuper et observari mandavit e●igendo pro hac concessione ab incolis octavum denarium sibi dari * Mat Westm p. 410. Qui mox concessus est ei a plebe in sua tunc Camera circumstante Petiit etiam à Clero subsidium qui respondit Se velle Summo Pontifici literas supplicatorias dirigere pro conferendi licentia obtinenda Igitur datis induciis inter Regem & Comites ut uniformes fierent & non praesentantibus se praefatis Comitibus conspectui Regio cernens ipse mora sua amicis suis in transmarinis partibus ejus adventum expectantibus periculum imminere non modicum Comitibus praefatis se subtrahentibus cum votis Regis non parerent ab eorum officiis absoluti sunt dedirque Rex eorum officia aliis quibusdam qui ministrarent ei Thoma de Berkeley Constabulario & Galfrido de Monibolza Mareschallo factis versus mare Rex in Flandriam profecturus iter suum dirigit atque juxta Wynchelseiam ubi portum eligerat consedit milites virosque bellatores de diversis partibus ad se confluentes per dies aliquot expectando The premised Earls being highly offended that they were thus displaced the King to increase his forces and friends h Tho. Walsingham Hist. Angl. p. 37. de discretorum consilio Radulphum de Moynhermer militem quem filia suae Johanna Comitissa Gloverniae clàm maritum accepit in gravem patris offensam de castro Bristolliae fecit educi & ●xori suae reddi restituens eis omnes terras ad Comitatum Gloverniae spectantes servitium quinquaginta Militum in Flandria imponens eisdem Liberavit etiam de carcere Comites de Ascales & the Menteth & Johannem de Comyn cum quibusdam aliis Militibus de Scotia qui in Castro de Dunbar captifuerunt ut secum in Flandria militarent who serving him a perfidious Scotish trick i Walsingham Hist. Angl p. 36 37 42. Cum enim Rex Angliae ad propria reversurus veniss●t ad villam quae Ardeburgia dicitur Scoti fere omnes quos secum in Flandriam duxerat in expeditionem ab ipso Rege discedentes Parisius abierunt revolting from him to the ●rench Before his departure into Flanders Rege moram adhuc faciente apud Wynchelseyam venerunt ei Nuncii ex parte Comitum sui regni petitiones hujusmodi in scriptis proponentes printed both in French and Latin in k De Eventibus Angliae l. 3. c. 9 col 2511 2512. cap. 11. col 2523. Henry de Knyghton and in Latin only in l Histor Angl. p 37 38 42. Ypodig Neustriae p. 84 85 86. Thomas Walsingham & rogaverunt cum ut subscriptos Articulos pro se et pro populo emendare juberet adjiciens quod si Chartam Libert atum consirmare vellet & articulos corrigere parati erant omnes eum sequi et in vitam et in mortem Haec sunt nocumenta quae Archiepiscopi Episcopi Abbates et Priores Comites et Barones' et tota terrae Communitas monstrant Domino nostro Regi & humiliter rogant cum ut ea ad honorem suum et salvationem populi sui velit corrigere et emendare Inprimis videtur toti Communitati terrae quod praemonitio facta eis per breve Domini Regis non erat sufficiens quia non exprimebatur certus locus quo debebant ixe quia secundum locum oportebat sacere providentiam et pecuniam habere Et sive deberent servitium facere sive non quia dictum est communiter quod Dominus noster vult transfretare in Flandriam videtur toti communitati quod ibi non debent aliquod servitium facere quia nec ipsi nec praedecessores sui seu progenitores unquam fecerunt servitium in terra illa Et quam vis ita esset quod deberent ibi servitium facere ut alibi tamen non habent facultatem faciendi quia nimis afflicti sunt per diversa Tallagia auxilia prisas v●delicet de frumentis avenis bra●io lanis coriis bobus vaccis carnibus salsis sine solutione alicujus denarii de quibus se debueraut sustentasse Propter hoc dicunt quod auxilium non possunt facere propter paupertatem in qua sunt propter Tallagia et prisas antedictas quia vix habent unde se su●tentent et multi sunt qui nullam sustentationem habent nec terras suas colere possunt Propter hoc tota terrae communitas sentit se valde gravatam quia non tractantur secundum leges et consuetudines terrae secundum quas tractari antecessores sui solebant habere sed voluntarie excluduntur Sentiunt etiam se multi gravatos super hoc quod solebant tractari secundum articulos contentos in Magna Charta cujus articuli omnes sunt omissi in majus damnum populo universo Propter quod rogant Dominum Regem quod velit ista corrigere ad honorem suum et populi sui salvationem Propter haec communitas terrae sentit se nimis gravatam de assisa Forestae quae non est custodita sicut consuevit nec Charta Forestae observata sed fiunt attachiamenta pro libitu extra assisam aliter quam fieri consuevit Praeterea tota communitas sentit se gravatam de vectigali lanarum quod nimis est onerosum videlicet de quolibet sacco quadraginta solidos et de lana fracta de quolibet sacco septem marcas lana enim Angliae ascendit fere ad valorem medietatis totius terrae Quia vero communitas optat honorem et salutem Domino nostro Regi sicut tenetur velle non videtur eis quod sit ad bonum Regis quod transeat in Flandriam nisi plus esset assecuratus de Flandrensibus pro se et pro gente sua et simul cum hoc propter terram Scotiae quae rebellare incepit ipso existente in terra et aestimanti quod pejus facient cum certificati fuerint quod Rex mare transierit Nec solum pro terra Scotiae sed etiam pro terris aliis quae non sunt adhuc modo debito stabilitae Has petitiones cum Rex apud Odemar juxta Wynchelsyam recepissit respondit se talibus sine suo consilio non posse respondere cujus pars aliqua jam transit in Flandriam pars verò aliqua Londoniis esset relicta Rogavit autem per eosdem nuncios praefat●s Comites quod si secum transire nollent saltem ipsi vel regno suo in sua absentia non nocerent sperabat enim Deo favente r everti & regnumsuum modo debito stabilire Et remissi sunt nuncii levi data licentia Hereupon the King to pacify and give some present satisfaction to his discontented Nobles and their adherents ordered his Council before his passage into Flanders to issue forth Commissions into all Counties to inquire of their grievances and whatever things had been forcibly taken from the Laity or Clergy by his Officers throughout the Realm after the War commenced between him and the French either to guard the seas or for any other purpose and to hear and determine the matters of fact redress their grievances give reparation to the persons injured and punish the parties offending as this ensuing Record I met with in the White Tower attests COme le Roi avant son passage verse Flandre eust volunte e desir de fair redre●cer e Bundelae brevium de Privato sigillo in Turre London An. 25 E. 1. & P●t 26. E 1. m. 21. Wh●ch varies something from the Writ of Privy seal amender les grevances faites a son people en noun de lui e sur ceo envoiast ses lettres par tutez les Contes Dengleterre pur ceste chose mettre en effect ordine est par lui e par son Conseil qe en chescun Conte soient assignez quatre cest asavoir deus Chevalers des queux le un serra mis par lui e lautre serra pris du Conte un Clerk e un home de Religion qe seient bons et leaux e bien avises pur enquirre de tous maneres de grievances come des choses prizes horse de sci●t Eglise des prises de Leynes Peaus Quirs Bless Bestes Charz Peissons e de totes autres maneres des choses par mi le Royalme des Clers et des Lay puis la Guerre * commence comotie entre le Roi de France e lui fust ce pur garde de la Mer ou en autre manere E enquirront meismes cea●● par qui e as queuz e de quoi e de combien e de value e comment e en quen maniere ices prizes e grievances furent faites au pueple E ceus assigns cient plein pover de enquerre oir et terminer ausi bien par office come a suit de party E quant la verite de ces choses serra eaten inte le quel que ceo seit par garant ou sans garrant ce qe serra pris sans garrant seit return a ceaux qe le damage ont receu si le tortz fesantz eient de quoi e outre ceo puni pur le trespass E si il neient de quoi ceaus as queus les garantzes e les commissions sont venus come Viscontes Clerks assignez bailiffs et autres tiels maneres de Ministers respoignent pur lour sourmis qe averont fait tells prizes E qe de ce qe serra tro●e pris par garant le Roi serra certifiez e enfra tant qe il se tendront a pairz par reason Dorso ejusdem Fiant Commissiones ad exeqnendum istud negotium infrascriptis personis Domino Johanni de Insula Domino Adam de Crokesday Episcopo Norwich Herefordensi Episcopo Cestriae Episcopo in Comitatibus Lincoln Roteland Northt Norff. Suff. Glouc. Wygorn Hereford Salop. Stafford Adjungatur sibi Dominus Robertus de Knitele Johannes de Sneterton Domino Willelmo de Den Domino Willielmo de Sancto Quintino Electo Ebor. Episcopo Coventr Episcopo London Eliensi Episcopo Episcopo Hereford in Comitatibus Essex Hertford Cantebrig Huntingdon Ebor. Lancastr Nottingham Middlesex adjungatur dicto Domino W. Dom. Rogerus Bri●n Petrus Bocard Dom. J. de Bankewell loco Militis Domino Johanni Bankewell in loco Militis Dom. Johanni de Burn Episcopo Lincoln Episcopo Coventr Episcopo Winton Episcopo Sarum in Com. Kanc. Sussex Surr. Southton & Wiltes Bokyngham Bedford Oxon. Leycestr Warwic adjungatur dicto I the Bankewell Dom. Sauvage Dom. Johanni de Wylby Cicestr Episcopo Episc Winton Exon. Sarum Domino Johanni Randulph Episcopo Sarum Episcopo Bathon Episcopo Exon. in Com. Berks. Somerset Dorset Devon Cornub. adjungatur Dom. Richardus de Coleshull Dom. J. Randulf * Pat. 26. E. 1. m. 21. The Patent Roll thus varies from the Writ of Privy seal Praedicti Milites assignentur ad praemissa facienda una cum Clericis & Religiosis quos Episcopi singular Dioc. duxerint deputandos Et super hoc ex parte Regis scribitur eisdem Episcopis In pursuance whereof these Commissions were issued under the Great Seal in French and Latin in this form REX dilectis & fidelibus suis Willielmo Inge & Johanni de Cokefeld salutem Cum Pat. 26 E. 1. m. 21. De inquirendo super gravaminibus populo regni factis in singulis comitatibus Angliae nuper ante transfretationem in Flandriam habnerimus voluntatem et desiderium gravamina populo Regni nostri nomine nostro facta facere emendare & super hoc miserimus litteras nostras patentes per comitatus singulos dicti Regni nos hujusmodi negocium effectui debito mancipari volentes assignavimus vos in Comitatibus Lincoln Roteland Norht Norff. & Suff. una cum Clericis et Religiosis quos locorum Diocoesani ad hoc duxerint deputandos ad inquirendum per sacramentum proborum & leg hominum de Comitatibus praedictis per quos rei veritas melius sciri poterit super hujusmodi gravaminibus veluti de rebus captis in Ecclesiis necnon de lanis pellibus coriis bladis animalibus carnibus pi cibus et omnibus aliis rebus in Ecclesiis et extra similiter captis et asportatis per Com. praedictos tam de Clericis quam de Laicis sive pro c●s●odia maris vel alio modo quocunque post guerram inter nos et Regem Franc. inchoatam et ad ea omnia et singula audienda et terminanda tam ex officio vobis per praesentes commisso quam ad sectam cujuslibet conqueri se volentes et ad saciendum ulterius in praemissis juxta formam Ordinacionis per nos et consilium nostrum inde factae * The Privy Seal before p. 734. quam sigillo nostro vobis mittimus consignatam et prout de jure et secundum legem et consuetudinem Regni nostri fuerit faciendum Et ideo vobis mandamus quod ad certos dies et loca quos ad hoc provideritis in forma praedicta etc. Salvis nobis amerciamentis & aliis ad nos inde spectantibus Mandavimus enim Vic. nostris Com. praedictorum quod ad certos dies & loca quos eis scire facietis venire faciant coram vobis tot & tales probos & leg homines de ballivis suis per quos rei veritas in praemissis melius sciri poterit & inquiri et similiter locorum Diocoesanis quod hujusmodi Clericos et Religiosos cum vos vel alter vestrum eis scire feceritis vel fecerit una vobiscum deputent ad praemissa In cujus etc. Teste Rege apud Westm. 4 die Aprilis Eodem modo assignantur subscripti in singulis Comitatibus subscriptis videlicet Willielmus de Den & Rogeru● Bryan in Comitatibus Essex Hertf. Can●ebr Huntind Midd. Johannes Randulf & Richardus de Coleshull in Comitatibus Berk. Somers Dor Devon Cornub. Willielmus de sancto Quintino & Petrus Betard in Comitibus Ebor. Lanc. Notingh Derb. Johannes le Sauvage & Johannes the Banquell in Comitatibus Kanc. Sussex Surr. Sutht Wyltes Adam de Crokedayk & Robertus de Kny●tele in Comitatibus Glouc. Wygorn Heref. Salop. Staff Johannes de Burne & Johannes de Wyleby in Comitatibus Bokingh Bedf. Oxon. Leyc Warr. REX dilecto & fideli suo Richardo de Walsingham salutem Sciatis quod cum nuper Pat. 25 E. 1. m. 12. De inquirendo super gravaminibus populo regni factis ante transfretationem nostram in Flandriam etc. ut supra In cujus etc. T. R. apud Kypere 17 die Junii Per Breve de Privato sigillo Soon after * Th. Walsingham Hist. Angliae p. 39 Mat. Westm p. 410. Henr. de Knyghton de Event Angl. l. 3. col 2512 2522 2523 2524. 12 Cal. Septembr Rex Angliae naves ingressus paratis 500 navibus indissoluto classe sulcato mare sexto die sequenti applicuit in Flandria Itaque Rege Angliae in Flandria commorante locum ejus in Anglia tenuit filius suus Edwardus cui quia minoris aetatis erat pater rectores consiliariosque deputaverat Richardum Episcopum Londinensem & Willielmum Comitem Warwicensem necnon & Milites Reginaldum de Grace Johannem Giffardi Alanum Plokenet viros emeritae militiae providos & discretos Per idem tempus the same day the King set sail towards Flanders Comites Herefordiae & Mareschalli cum suis complicibus acced utes ad Scaccarium Domini Regis apud Westmonasterium Thesaurario & Baronibus de Scaccario inhibuerunt ne levari facerent octavum denarium a populo qui Regi concessus fuerat apud Sanctum Edmundum dicentes de conscientia suorum non emanasse sine quorum assensu Tallagium non debet exigi vel imponi Induxerunt etiam Cives Londoniarum ut pro recuperandis suis libertatibus secum starent Comitibus itaque & Baronibus pariter conglobatis & confoederatis necnon majoritate populi eis inclinante factus est timor super habitatores patriae & immi●ente periculo by reason of the revived Scots Rebellion who entered and wasted England with fire and sword against their † Here p. 510 to 520. 650 to 664. premised Oaths Charters Truces so frequently and lately made to the King whose successes in that Rebellion by reason of our domestic discords are at large related by Henry de Knyghton * Henry de Knyghton de Event Angl. l. 3. c 9 to 14. Cum à gente Scotorum perfida talia agerentur Consiliarii Regis nostri Edwardi qui cum Edwardo filio Regis erant magnum videntes periculum non tantum Regi in remotis agenti sed etiam toti terrae Anglicanae imminere institerunt apud filium Regis qui Londoniae morabatur infra muros Civitatis ut Comites praedictos Mareschallum & Herefordensem qui a patre suo in parte deciderant rogaret et interpellaret ad pacis unitatem et amorem Missis igitur literis suis rogavit eos ut ad Parliamentum suum eo quod sui patris tenebat locum in Anglia venirent Londonias 10 die Octobris celebrandum Qui novi praeceptoris & futuri Principis rogatum amplectentes venerunt ad eundem diem non tamen nudi immò cum quingentis equis armatis & multitudine magna peditum electorum quia communem profectum et utilitatem amplectebautur communes diligebant eos fortiter Portas tamen Civitatis noluerunt ingredi nisi primò concederetur eyes quoth in omnibus portis Civitatis ponerentur plures custodes ●orum ne fortè absque armis ingressi veluti oves ovili clauderentur quo concesso ingressi sunt The Prince likewise by advice of his Council issued Writs of Summons in the King's Name to all the Sheriffs of England to elect two Knights in every County to come to this Parliament to receive a New Confirmation of the Great Charter of their Liberties and Charter of the Forest and that the levying of the Eighth part of their Goods formerly granted should not turn to their prejudice or disinherison Which Writs being very memorable the Originals whereof together with their endorsed Retorns I lately discovered in the White Tower Chappel I shall here insert as a rarity and an addition to the Second Part of my Brief Register and Surveyed of Parliamentary Writs p. 35 36. being pertinent to my present purpose EDwardus Dei gratia Rex Angliae Dominus Hiberniae & Dux Aquitaniae Vic. Bundela Brev. in Turre London & Claus 25 E. 1. m. 6. dorso Bed & Buk Bed & Buks salutem Quia in relevationem omnium Incolarum et populi regni nostri pro octava omnium bonorum singulorum laicorum per totum idem regnum pro urgentissima nunc dicti regni contra Gallicos necessitate levanda concessimus pro nobis et haeredibus nostris confirmare et firmiter teneri facere Magnam Chartam de Libertatibus Angliae et Chariam de Libertatibus Forestae et concedere omnibus et singulis ejusdem regni literas nostras patente● quod dictae octavae levatio non cedet eisdem in praejudicium servitutem exb●re●a tionem usum vel consuetudinem in suturum Tibi praecipimu● firmiter injungentes quod sine dilatione aliqua quatuor de probioribus & legalioribus Militibus Comitatuum tuorum videlicet de quolibet Comitatu duos eligi & eos plenam potestatem pro ipsis & tota Communicate dictorum Comitatuum habentes ad Edwardum filium nostrum charissimum tenentem in Angl. locum nostrum venire facias Itae quod fint London ad eundem filium nostrum modis omnibus in Octabis Sancti Michaelis prox futur ad ultimum Chartas super confirmatione nostra Chartarum praedictarum et literas nostras super dicta concessione pro ipsa Communitate in forma praedicta recepturi & facturi ulterius quod per dictum filium & consilium nostrum ibidem fuerit ordinatum Et hoc nullo modo omittatis Et habeas ibi hoc breve Teste Edwardo filio nostr● apud Sanctum Paulum London 15 die Sept. Anno regni nostri 25. Dorso Johannes de Pabenham & Edmundus Gacelyn Milites electi sunt per Communitatem Com. Bed ad faciendum & recipiendum id quod breve istud exigit Johannes de Pabenham Miles manucap per Edm. de Wedone Militem Robertum de Crenequer Militem Johannem de Pabenham juniorem Walterum de la hay Edmundus Gacelyn Miles manucap per Robertum de Crenequer Militem Edm. de Wedon Militem Richardum le Harecourt de Suthmelne Willielmum le Bretun Almaricus de Nodariis & Robertus Barry Milites electi sunt per Communitatem Com. Buk in forma praedicta Almaricus de Nodariis Miles manucap per Willielmum Bonetu● de Lathebury Robertum de Stokes de eadem Johannem de Lovente de Neuport Rogerum fill Johannis de Shyryngton Robertus Barry Miles manucap per Hugonem Samson Robertum le Brett Rogerum fill Johannis Richardum le Clerk de Neuport Consimile breve dirigitur Vic. Cantebr & Huntindon Dorso C●mitatus Cantebr Cantebr & Huntindon electi sunt Robertus de Hoo manucap per Henr. le Messer W●●ter le Hunte Philippus fill Herviz manucap per Walterum rock Willielmum H●●ue Comitatus Huntind electi sunt Willielmus de Pappeworthe manucap per Willielmum Lovet de Graseham Willielmum Antony de eadem Willielmus Engayne de Wersle manucap per Simon le Provost de Wersle Johannem Waryn de eadem Consimile breve dirigitur Vic. Cornubiae Dorso Reginaldus de Beyville unus Cornub. Militum electorum pro toto Com. invenit manucaptores essendi ad diem in brevi videlicet Robertum Gyffard Militem & Rogerum de Treglothenon Johannes de Lambron alius Miles invenit manucaptores videlicet Paganum de Tregaran & Richardum de eadem ad veniendum ad diem in br●vi Consimile breve dirigitur Vic. Cumbr. Dorso Willielmus de Beyvill manucap Cumbr. est per Alexandrum Praepositum de Thoresby & Richardum fill Henr. Robertus de Wytering manucap est per Nicholaum de Wytering & Adam Pastore de eadem Isti pr●●dicti Milites assignati fuerunt ante adventum istius brevis ad custodiam Marchiae Scotiae una cum aliis Com. ubi magna est necessitas commorari Consimile breve dirigitur Vic. Devon Dorso Nomina Militum secundum ten●rem Devon hujus brevis electorum Henr. de Ralegh Hugo le Prouz without Manucaptors Consimile breve dirigitur Vic. Ebor. Dorso brevis Nomina Militum electorum Ebor. per Communitatem Comitatus Ebor. qui plenam potestatem habent pro Communitate praedicta ad faciendum ea quae breve istud exigit videlicet Dominus Robertus de Percy Dominus Robertus de Balliolo Qui quidem manucapiuntur per Robertum de Thorneton Willielmum Stedeman Willielmum fill Willielmi de Sutton & Richardum fill Willielmi de eadem Consimile breve Vic. Essex & Hertford Dorso brevis Nomina Militum Essex & Hertford electorum in Comitatibus Essex & Hertford secundum tenorem istius brevis patent inferius Essex Johannes Pillol manucap per Henr. le Marshal Johannem de Langeford Henr. Grapinell manucap per Alexandrum the Crepping Willielmum de Naptone Hertford Rogerus Bryan manucap per Michaelem de Ware Johannem de Rykelinge Johannes de Nevyle manucap per Petrum de Poleye Radulphum de Honesdone Consimile breve dirigitur Vic. Glouc. Dorso brevis Nomina Militum de Com. Glouc. Glouc. electorum de essendo ad diem & locum in brevi contento prout in brevi praecipitur Johannes the saint Lo Miles Richardus de Croupes Miles Manucaptores praedicti Johannis de habendo corpus ejus pront in brevi praecipitur Willielmus le Waleys de Clifton Adam le Passer de eadem Willielmus Messer de eadem Henr. Honypin de eadem Manucaptores praedicti Richardi de Croupes de habendo corpus ejus pront in brevi praecipitur Thomas le Ridere de Wytinton Henr. le Ridere de eadem Hugo le Western de eadem Willielmus le Western de eadem Consimile breve dirigitur Vic. Hereford Dorso brevis Milites electi Rogerus de Hereford Bradeley Thomas de Chabenore Manucaptores Rogeri de Bradeley Rogerus le Schipward Willielmus Abbor Manucaptores Thomae de Chabenore Gilbertus Boter Nicholaus de Dunnewode Consimile breve dirigitur Vic. Kanc. Dorso brevis Isti sunt Milites electi Kanc. scilicet Lucas de la Gare Richardus de Scoland Consimile breve dirigitur Vic. Lanc. Dorso brevis Eligi feci per assensum totius Lanc. Com. Henr. the Kigheleye & Henr. le Bot●ler qui plenam potestatem habent pront in brevi continetur Pleg praedicti Henr. de Kigheleye ven Rogerus de Boulton & Adam de Stodlehurst Pleg Henr. le Botiler ven Willielmus fill Simonis de Caterhale Willielmus Gormond de eadem Consimile breve dirigitur Vic. Lincoln Dorso brevis Accepto brevi isto sine Lincoln dilatione eligi feci Simonem fill Radulphi de Ormesby & Richardum de Huwell duos de probioribus & legalioribus Militibus de Com. Lincoln ex assensu praedicti Com. plenam potestatem pro ipsis & tota Communitate ejusdem Com. habentes quos per manucaptionem subscriptam ad Edwardum filium Domini Regis karissimum ad diem & locum in brevi isto contentis venire facio ad recipiendum & fa●iendum quod hoc idem breve plenius requirit Manucap praedicti Simonis fill Radulphi Walterus the Wynceby Johannes frater ejus de Wynceby Radulphus Bleck de Ketelesby Gilbertus' at Grene de eadem Manucap praedicti Richardi de Huwell Johannes the Hertheby de Evedon Willielmus de la Mule de Lafford Willielmus le Ken de Claypol Willielmus le Monner de eadem Consimile breve dirigitur Vic. Midd. Dorso Nomina duorum Militum electorum Midd. per Communitatem Com. Midd. ad essendum coram vobis ad diem in brevi prout praecipitur in eodem brevi Manucaptores Richardi de Wyndesore Militis Rogerus le Jour Elias le Bayllyf Manucaptores Richardi le Rous Militis Thomas atte Fryth Johannes at Hag Consimile breve dirigitur Vic. Norff. & Suff. Dorso Nomina Militum de Com. Norff. & Suff. Norff. Fulco Banyard cujus manucap Willielmus de Totington Adam Nonote Willielmus Roscelyn cujus manucap Johannes de Jernemuth Willielmus de Thurton Nomina Militum de Com. Suff. Nicholaus de Weyland cujus manucap Willielmus Frank de Westerfeld Osbertus Frank de eadem Johannes de Bistele cujus manucap Alex. fill Gilberti de Frestenden Adam de Fynel de Stovene Consimile breve dirigitur Vic Norht Dorso Nomina duorum Militum electorum Norht Thomas Wale de Eydon Willielmus Butevyleyn de Cotisbrok Manucap Thomae Wale Thomas fill Margeriae de Eydon Henr. Aleyn de eadem Manucap Willielmi Butevyleyn Robertus Butevyleyn Robertus de Watford de Oreton Consimile breve dirigitur Vic. Northumbr Dorso Feci eligere pro tota Communitate Com. Northumbr Dominos Rogerum Manduyt & Nicholaum de Punchardonne Northumbr unde manucaptores Rogeri Manduyt Richardus Praepositus de Essete Willielmus de Hoton de eadem Adam Swaller Rogerus Molendinarius de eadem Manucaptores Nicholai de Punchardonne Willielmus Brune de Felton Nicholaus Manfetur de eadem Willielmus Spare Adam de Donygton Istud breve michi venit die Sabbati in Vigil Sancti Michaelis post nonam They then usually endorsing the time they received such Writs to evidence that they delayed not their speedy execution Consimile breve dirigitur Vic. Nott. & Derb. In Dorso Willielmus de Staunton & Willielmus de Colewyk Milites de Comitatu Nottingh electi plenam potestatem Nott. & Derb. pro se & Communitate Comitatus Nottingh habentes manucapti sunt essendi coram vobis ad diem in hoc brevi contentum secundum tenorem brevis praedicti Et praedictus Willielmus de Staunton manucapitur per Willielmum Praepositum de Grove & Robertum Clericum de eadem Et praedictus Willielmus de Colewyk manucapitur per Philippum fratrem ejus de Colewyk & Johannem le Provost de eadem Robertus Dethek & Thomas Foleiaumbe Milites de Comitatu Derb. electi in forma praedicta manucapti sunt Et praedictus Robertus manucapitur per Johannem en le Hurne de Luitchirche & Rogerum Breast de eadem Et praedictus Thomas manucapitur per Godefridum de Bradeburne & Simonem Colle de eadem Consimile breve dirigitur Vic. Oxon. & Berks. In Dorso Henr. de Bruyli & Johannes de Prewes Milites electi sunt in pleno Com Oxon. de veniendo ad diem Oxon. & Berks. & locum in brevi contentos pro Com. praedicto Et praedictus Henr. manucaptus est per Rogerum Brounesone Robertum Nicole Robertum de Strowelle & Robertum atte Chercheheye exitus terrarum suarum 10 l. Et praedictus Dominus Johannes manucaptus est per Richardum Heylfryg Richardum cock Robertum Galiave Galfridum ad Fontem exitus terrarum suarum 10 l. Bartholomaeus de earl & Richardus de windsor Milites electi sunt pro tota Com. Berk. Et praedictus Bartholomaeus manucaptus est per Rogerum Elys Rogerum Robin Adam Donnyngs Stephanum Fabrum exitus terrarum suarum 100 s. Et Richardus de windsor districtus est per ●atalla ad valenc 10 l. de veniendo ad diem & locum in brevi contentos Consimile breve dirigitur Vic. Roteland Dorso Willielmus Murdak & Adam de Jernemuta electi sunt per assensum totius Comitatus essendo coram Domino Roteland Edwardo filio Domini Regis apud London ad diem in hoc brevi nominatum recepturi & ulterius facturi ea quae continentur in brevi & super hoc invenerunt plegios Plegii Willielmi Murdak Gervasius fill Davy Thomas de Bloston Plegii Adae de Jernemuta Thomas Starlig Simon de Northburg Consimile breve dirigitur Vic. Somers & Dor Dorso In plenis Com. Somers Somers & Dor & Dor per totam Communitatem eorundem Com. eligere feci quatuor de probioribus & legalioribus Militibus videlicet de utroque Com. avos qui plenam potestatem habent pro se & tota Communitate dictorum Com. Qui quidem Milites manucapti sunt veniendi ad diem in brevi isto contentum videlicet de Com. Somers Johannes de Sancto Laudo manucaptus est per Oliverum Harepin & Richardum Gildas Thomas de Welleslegh manucaptus est per Walterum de Welleslegh & Gilbertum le Clerk De Com. Dor Philippus Maubanks manucaptus est per Johannem le Large de Perret & Johannem Clopet de eadem Henr. Tovere manucaptus est per Rogerum Boye de Pudele & Henr. Saverey de eadem Consimile breve dirigitur Vic. Sussex & Surr. Dorso Venire feci coram me Sussex & Surrey Milites & liberos tenentes de Com. Sussex apud Lewes qui in absentia Archiepiscopi Cantuar. et aliorum tam Episcoporum Comitum Baronum Militum quam aliorum existentium in obsequio Domini Regis in partibus transmarinis et alibi electionem de Militibus facere noluerunt etc. An observable return Venire etiam feci coram me apud Suwerk Milites & liberè tenentes de Com. Surr. qui el●gerunt Willielmum Ambesas qui manucaptus est per Willielmum le Carter & Nota. Willielmum le Pestur de Kersaulton veniendi etc. Et elegerunt Johannem de Aubernun alium Militem qui stat in obsequis Domini Regis in Com. Sutht per praeceptum Domini Regis etc. Et * Nota. ipsi alium loco sui eligere noluerunt etc. Consimile breve dirigitur Vic. Sutht Dorso Milites electi Hugo de Escoce Johannes de Turvill Manucap Hugonis Richardus de Bukesgate Robertus de Sutht Helyoun Manucap Johannis Willielmus Faber de Botteleye Rogerus le Reed Consimile breve dirigitur Vic. Warr. & Leyc Dorso Nomina duorum Militum de Com. Warr. electorum secundum tenorem istius brevis videlicet Ricardus the Whitakre manucapt Warrw & Leyc per Walterum fill Nicholai de Whitakere & Robertum fill Jordani de eadem Robertus de Verdon Miles manucap per Thomam de Clifton in Dreycote & Johannem de Draycote Clericum Nomina duorum Militum de Com. Leyc eodem modo electorum videlicet Thomas de Meynel Miles manucap per Robertum Balle & Robertum Fraunceys de Hemynton Willielmus Burdet de Louseby Miles manucap per Willielmum Hosewyf de Louseby & Rogerum le Chamberling de eadem Consimile breve dirigitur Vic. Wygorn Dorso Eligere feci duos Milites de Ballivamea videlicet W. the Seneschal & Willielmum le Fokerliam qui plenam potestatem Wygorn habent secundam formam hujus brevis By which returns it is evident 1. That most of the Knights elected found 2 or 4. Manucaptors a piece to appear and attend at the day and place appointed for the Parliament whose names were particularly endorsed on the Writs 2ly That one of them was distreined by his goods to appear 3ly That the Knights elected who were employed to defend the Realm against the Enemeiss before their elections and could not desert that service found no Manucaptors to appear and attend in Parliament 4ly That those of Sussex refused to elect any Knights for the reasons mentioned in the return and that those of Surrey who elected a Knight employed in the defence of the Sea coasts against the French would not alter their election nor elect another in his place though he could not then attend in Parliament The Earls Nobles and Knights thus elected meeting at London in this Parl. * Henry de Knyghton de Event Angl. l. 3. c. 11. col 2523 2524. Walsingham Hist. Angliae p. 40 41. tandem post consilia multa & tractatus varios mediante venerabili patre Cantuariensi Archiepiscopo Magistro scilicet Roberto de Winchelse the chief author of that discord and sedition cujus memoria in benedict●m sit adds Knyghton non fuit alia forma ad quam consentire voluerunt quam quod ipse Dominus Rex Magnam Cartam cum quibusdam adjectis articulis et Charta de Foresta concederet et confirmaret et quod auxiluim nullum seu dexationem a Clero vel a populo peteret vel exigeret in posterum absque Magnatum voluntate et assensu Et quod omnem rancorem remitte●e● eye et omnibus sibi associatis Ordinatumque hujusmodi scriptum in haec verba conceptum Primò Quod Dominus Rex Chartam Magnam cum caeteris articulis adjectis et Chartam de Foresta annuat et confirmat et quod nullum auxilium vel vexationem exigat a Clero vel populo absque eorum consilio et assensu et quod omnem offensam Comitibus et eorum confaederatis dimittat Articuli adjecti ad Magnam Chartam sunt isti Nullum Tallagium vel Auxilium per Nos vel haeredes nostros de caetero in regno nostro imponatur seu levetur sine voluntate et assensu communi Archiepiscoporum Episcoporum Abbatum et aliorum Praelatorum Comitum Baronum Militum Burgensium et aliorum liberorum hominum in regno nostro Nullus Minister noster vel haeredum nostrorum in regno nostro capiat blada lanas coria aut aliqua alia bona cujuscunque sine voluntate et assensu illius cujus fuerint Nihil capiatur de caetero nomine † Nomine vel occasione Maletollae So Knyghton Vectigalis de Sacc● lanae Volumus etiam et concedimus pro Nobis et haeredibus nostris quod omnes Clerici et Laici de regno nostro habeant omnes leges libertates et liberae consuetudines suas ita libere et integre sicut eas consueverunt aliquo tempore melius pleniusque habere Et si contra illas vel quemcumque articulum in praesenti Charta contentum statuta fuerint aedita per nos vel antecessores nostros vel consuetudines introductae volumus et concedimus quod hujusmodi statuta vacua sint et nulla imperpetuum Remisimus etiam Humfredo de Bohun Comiti Herefordiae & Essexiae Constabulario Angliae Rogero Bigot Comiti Northfolchiae Mareschallo Angliae & aliis Comitibus Baronibus Militibus Armigeris Johanni de Ferrariis & omnibus aliis de eorum societate confederatione & concordia existentibus necnon omnibus viginti libratas terrarum tenentibus in regno nostro sive de nobis sive de alio quocumque in capiti qui ad transfretandum nobiscum in Flandriam certo die notato vocati fuerunt & non venerunt rancorem nostrum et malam voluntatem quam ex causis praedictis erga eos habuimus et transgressiones si quas nobis vel nostris fecerint usque ad praesentis Chartae confectionem Et ad majorem securitatem hujus rei volumus et concedimus pro nobis et haeredibus nostris quod omnes Archiepiscopi et Episcopi Angliae in perpetuum in suis Cathedralibus Ecclesiis habita praesenti Charta et lecta excommunicent publice et in singulis Parochialibus Ecclesiis suarum Diocesium excommunicari faciant seu excommunicatos denunciare bis in anno qui contra tenorem praesentis Chartae vim et effectum in quocunque articulo scienter fecerunt aut fieri procuraverunt quovismodo In cujus rei testimonium praesenti Cartae * Henry de Knyghton de Eventibus Angliae col 2523 2524. Sigillum nostrum est appensum una cum sigillis Archiepiscoporum Episcoporum Comitum Baronum et aliorum qui sponte juraverunt quod tenorem praefentis Chartae quatenus in eyes est in omnibus et singulis Articulis observabunt et ad ejus observationem consilium suum et auxilium fidele praestabunt imperpetuum a Henry de Knyghton de Eventibus Angliae l. 3. c. 11 12. col 521. Ipse etiam Edwardus Regis filius per literas suas patentes remisit pradictis Comitibus & universis suis sequacibus omnem malam voluntatem Et promisit in eisdem literis quod patrem suum induceret modis omnibus ad illud idem faciendum Omnes etiam Consiliarii Regis qui ibidem aderant per scriptum suum super hoc specialiter confectum illud idem promiserunt Et laetati sunt universi in die hac veritatis & pacis Frant enim ibi ex parte Regis Archiepiscopus Cantuariensis & Henricus electus Eboracensis Episcopi eciam Londoniensis Eliensis Bathoniensis Coventrensis Comites etiam Cornubiae Warennae Warwici & Oxoniae Barones' eciam Johannes Gifford Henricus de Percy Reginaldus de Grey cum multis aliis Clericis & Laicis Hii omnes et singuli tactis sacrosanctis Dei Evangeliis juraverunt ad majorem rei securitatem quod praedictos Comites cum sequacibus omnibus contra Dominum Regem servare deberent illaesos & indempnes Convenit eciam ut in crastino Sancti Nicholai Episcopi certum super hoc ac●iperent responsum ab ipso Rege sub hac conditione adjecta ut si Rex praedicta scripta consignata remitteret & ratificaret om●ia extunc ad mandatum Regis vel ad Regem in Flandriam vel contra hostes suos in Scotiam iidem Comites proficiscerentur ad votum Missis igitur nunciis ad ipsum Dominum Regem scripserunt ei Secretarii sui ut si honorem suum statum et regnum salvaes et retinere proponeret praedicta omnia remirteret consignata Qui b See Matth. Westm p. 410 Walsingham Hist. Angl. p. 41. Ypodigma p. 86. cedendum malitiae temporis sentiens quidem in art● p●si●us cum jam haesitasset per triduum novissime tamen ut corda suorum retineret vo●is eorum annuit in praemissis et omnia concessit et per ordinem confirmavit Which had he done cheerfully at first before his passage to Flanders in all probability he had either prevented or speedily suppressed the Scots rebellion and come off with far greater honour to himself and more affection of his Prelates Nobles People than now Pro hac autem Confirmatione Cartarum praedictarum cum suis adjunctis praedictis dederunt Magnates terrae cum commum populo novum denarium Archiepiscopus Cantuariensis cum suo Clero decimum denarium Eboracensis electus cum suo Clero qui propinquiores periculo extiterunt quintum denarium in subsidium guerrae Regis in regno Scotiae without the Pope's precedent licence which they formerly insisted on Lanas eciam religiosorum & aliorum de populo prius acceperat Rex cum protestatione tamen quod all●carentur in eodem quinto nono & decimo This confirmation of the Great Charter printed in our Statutes at large and Sir Edward Cooks * Pag. 525 etc. 2. Institutes I shall here present you with out of the Statute Roll in the Tower different in some things from our printed Statutes EDwardus Dei gratia Rex Angliae etc. Inspeximus Magnam Chartam Domini Rotulus 1. Sta●utorum in Turre London m. 37 38. Henrici patris nostri de Libertatibus Anglia in haec verba Henricus etc. Nos autem donationes et concessiones praedictas ratas habentes et gratas eas pro nobis et haeredibus nostris concedimus et confirmamus easque tenore praesentium innovamus Volentes & concedentes pro nobis & haeredibus nostris quod Charta praedicta in omnibus et singulis suis Articulis imperpetuum ●irmiter et inviolabiliter observetur etiamsi aliqui articuli in eadem carta contenti hucusque forsitan non fuerunt observati In cujus rei testimonium has literas nostras fieri fecimus patentes Teste Edwardo filio nostro apud Westm 12 die Octobris Anno regni nostri vicesimo quarto EDward par le grace de Dieu Roy Dengleterre Seigneur Dirland & Ducs Aquitaine a toutz ceus qui cestes presents letters verront ou orront saluz Sachiez nous al honeur de Dieu & de Seinte Eglise et au profit de tut nostre Roi●ume aver grante pur nous e pur nos heirs qe le Grand Chartre des Franchises et la Chartre de Forest les queles furent faites per comun assent de tut le Roiaume en ten le Roy Henry nostre pere seient tonuz en touts lour points sanz nul blemisement E voloms qe mesmes celes Chartres the such nostre Seal seient envoiez a nos Justices ausibien de la Forest come as autres e a touts les Viscoutes des Contes et a toutz nos autres ministers & a toutz nos Citees par my la terre ensemblement ove nos briefs en les queux serra contenu qil facent les av●●tdites Charters puplier e qil facent dire au people qe nous les auoms grauntées de tenu les en touts leur pointzes E a nos Justices Viscontes Maires e autres Ministers qi la ley de la terre de south nous & per nous ount a guier mesmes les Chartres en toutz leu● pointzes en plez devant eus e en Jugements les facent alower cestassavoir la grand Chartre des Fraunchises come ley common e la Chartre des Forest solom lassise de la Forest all amendment de nostre people Et volons qe si nulls judgements soient done desormes encountte les points des Chartres tenant pleas devant eux eie●t defaitez et par nient tenus Et voloms qe mesmes cestes Chartres desous nostre seale soient envoys as Esglises Cathedrals par my nostre royalme et la demoergent et soient deux foits per an lieus devant le people Et que Archevesques et Evesques doignent sentences du grant excommengement contre touts iceux que countre les avantdits Charters vendrount en fait ou en eyed ou en counseil ou en nul point enfraindrant ou country vendront Et si mesmes les Prelates Evesques ou nul de eux soient negligentes en la denunciation suisdit fair per les Archevesqes de Canterbirie et Deverwike que pur temps se●ront sicome covient soient repris et destreintx a mesme cel denunciation fair en la form avantdit Et pur ceo qe ascnns gents de nostre Realm soii doubtent que les eides & les mises queux il nous ount fait avant ces heures pur nous guerres et altar bosoignes the lour grant & lour bon volunte en quel manere qe faits soient puissent turner en servage a eux et a lour heirs pour ceo qe ils serront autre foits troves ●n roll et auxint prizes que ount este faits parmy le royalme per nos ministers en nostre noum Nous avons grantes pur nous & pur nous heirs qe mes tielx eides mises ne prizes ne treroms a custom pur nul chose qe soit fait ou qe per roll ou in autre manner poet estre trove Immediately after which m. 38. follows this enrolment of the King's Charter or Statute usually styled in our Statute Books Statutum de Tallagio non concedendo wherein all the Articles specified in the printed Statute are comprised and ratified by the King according to the Lords and Commons Petition there being no enrolment of them or that Statute in 34 E. 1. but only in this year of 25 E. 1. in any Roll Record or History I have yet met with Et auxint avoms grant pur nous et pur nous heirs as Archevesques Evesques Abbes Priors et as autres gents de seinte Esglse as Countess Barons et a tout la Comminaltie de la terre qe mes per nul besoigne tiels manners des aides mises ne prizes de nostre royalme ne prendroms forsque per commun assent de tout le royalme et a common profit the meisme le Roiaume saves les ancient aides et prizes deuce et accustumes Et pur ceo que touts le pluis de la Comminaltie du Roialme se sontent durement grevez de la maletolte des leins cestassavoir de chescun sacke de lain quarrant sou et nous ont pries que nous les vousissions relesser Nous a lour prior les avons pleinment release Et avons graunt qe tele ne autre mes ne prendrons sans lour commun assent et lour bon volunte Sauve a nous et a nous heires la Cusiume des leynes Pealx et Quires avant grants per lafoy Cominalte de Royaume avantdit En tesmoignance des queux choses nous avoms fait fair● cestes nos letters overts Tesmoigne Edward nostre fitz a Londres le x. jour Doctobre l'an de nostre regne 25. E fet a remembrer qe meisme cesti chartre such meismes les paroles de mot en met fu●● sele en * See Mat. Westm p. 410 Walsingham Hist. Angl. p. 41. flanders desuth le grant seal le Roy cestassaver a Gaunt le quint jour de Novembre l'an del regne l'avantdit nostre Seigneur le Roy vintisme quint e envee en Engleterre After which follows this Charter of Pardon distinct from the former though conjoined with them in the premised Petition of the Lords and Commons and in the printed Statutes De Tallagio non concedendo somewhat different from that which is printed in * 2 Instit. p. 535. Sir Edward Cook and our Statute Books Edward par la grace etc. Sachies qe come de par nos amez & feaux Humfrey de Rot. Statutorum in Turre Lond. m. 38. Bohun Conte de Hereford & de Essex & Constable Dengleterre & Roger Bygod Conte de Norff. & marshal Deugleterre nous seit fet entendaunt qil se douterent qe nous eussiens conceu vers eux rancour & indignation pur aucunes desobesances qil avoient fetes ne ad geres a ceo qe hom disoit ●en ce qil ne vindrent pas a nous a nostre commandment & a ce qe hom disoit qil avoient aucuns de nos Comandementz desturbez & targez et aucunes alliances & assemblies desgentzes darmes faitez countre nostre volunte & deffense Nous regardantz qe des choses avantditz null massait nest per eus sui uncore comment qe paroles e●nt este dite a la requeste et priere especiale de Edward nostre chier fuiz & nostre Lieutenant en Engleterre et des honourables peers Willame Evesqe de Ely Willame Evesqe de Basilius & de Welles Richard Evesqe de Londre Wauter Evesqe de Coventr & the Lichef & Henry Elit de Everwykc et des nos aims & feaux Edmond Conte de cornwall Johan de Garenn● Conte de Surreye & de Sussex Willame de Beauchamp Conte de Warrewyke & des autres de nostre Conseil demorantzes en Engleterre pres de lavantdit nostre fuiz releissoms & pardonoms' pleinement as ditz Contez & a Johan de Ferrer & a toutz leur menengs & toutz leur aliez tote manere de Rancour & the Indignation qui nous avoms conceu verse eus si nule ensoit per les enchesons avant dites ou nule de eyes Issint qe nul des di●s Contes ne Johan de Ferrer ne null de leur mevenges ne de leur aliez avant ditz ne soient chalengez encheisonez ne grevez par nous ne par nos heirs en null temps pur nule des choses avantdites E ausi perdonoms & releissoms a toutz autres de nostre Roiaume qui furent somons ou priez de passer ovesque nous & ne passerent totes maneres de rancour & the indignation si nule eussiens conceu verse eus per cele encheson En tesmoignance des queux choses nous avoms fait fair cestes nos lettres overtes Donees a Gaunt le quint jour de Novembr L'an de nostre Regne vintisme quint. These Charters being thus granted and confirmed by the King were accordingly sent to the Sheriffs of every County to proclaim with Writs commanding that all persons should firmly and inviolably observe them in this form * Claus 25 E. 1. m. 2. dorso De publicando Magnam Cartam etc. REX Vicecomiti Buckhamiaes salutem Quia in relevationem omnium Incolarum & populi regni nostri pro Nona nobis à Laicis de Regno nostro in subsidium defensionis ejusdem regni concessa concessimus et consirmavimus pro Nobis et haeredibus nostris Magnam Chartam de libertatibus Angliae et similiter Cartam de Libertatibus Forestae easque innovavimus Volentes et concedentes quod Cartae illae in omnibus et singulis articulis suis firmiter et inviolabiliter observentur Tibi praecipimus quod Cartas praedictas per totam Ballivam tuam in locis ubi expedire videris sine dilacione publicari et eas in omnibus et singulis suis articulis quantum in te est observari facias firmiter et teneri T. etc. Soon after the Archbishops and Bishops meeting together in pursuance of this Act composed and published this public Excommunication against the infringers of the Great Charter and Charter of the Forest to which at its next publication that year exceeding their Commission they superadded some new clauses against the Distreiners of any goods within the Granges or possessions of Clergymen without the owners free consent as this ancient Manuscript in Sir Robert Cottons Library of the Archbishop's Letters to the Bishop of London and his other Suffragans and theirs to their inferior Officers attest RICHARDUS permissione divina London Episcopus dilectis in Christo filiis Decano & Capitulo Ecclesiae nostrae sancti Pauli London salutem gratiam & Ex veteri exemplari in Bibl. Cotton MS. sub effigy Cleo●atrae E. 1. Spelmanni Council Tom. 2. p. 428 to 432. benedictionem Literas reverendi Patris Domini R. Dei gratia Cantuar. Archiepiscopi totius Angliae Primatis recepimus formam quae sequitur continentes Robertus permissione divina Cantuariensis Archiepiscopus totius Angliae Primas venerabili fratri Domino R. Dei gratia Episcopo London salutem & fraternam in Domino caritatem Frequenter exigit repentina necessitas & congrua futurorum cantela ut & praeordinata pro periculis evitandis remedia sed forsan negligenter omissa vivacius iterentur & nova superaddatur in hujusmodi executione medela in hiis praecipuè quae sauctorum patrum jamdudum sanxit authoritas et quae non possunt a nobis Episcopis qui eorum statuta servare tenemur absque periculo nostrae professionis omitti Nuper siquidem in quadam Convocatione Praelatorum & Cleri London celebrata post festum sancti Hillarii anno domini 1296. per nos et Coepiscopos nostros communi extitit ordinatione condictum et eis per nos in virtute obedientiae ad quorundam eorum excitationem injunctum ut in Cathedralibus Ecclesiis et caeteris locis insignibus per Episcopos ipsos in aliis vero Ecclesiis singularum Diocesarum per altos viros idoneos ad Diocesanorum mandatum denuntiarentur publice et in genere maioris Excommunicationis sententia innodari omnes qui Ecclesiastica bona sine grata permissione Dominorum eorundem vel Ballivorum suorum diriperent vel a domibus aut aliis locis Ecclesiarum per violentiam annoverent Sed ut ex post facto didicimus & graviter exinde dolemus executiones hujusmodi non absque multorum periculo et eorum praecipue qui ad id ex obedientiae debito tenebantur ab aliquibus Coepiscopis nostris in toto ab aliis autem in parte hactenus sunt omissa Because these Constitutions Excommunications were then made enjoined only by the Popes & his own usurped Archiepiscopal authority without the King & Parliament per quod quamplures malevoli quandoque sumpserunt et imposterum forsitan sument majorem audaciam taliter delinquendi In ultima etiam innovatione Magnarum Chartarum de libertatibus et forestae antiquitus concessarum per Principem nuper facta Dominus Rex haec innobans ordinavit et statuit quod eaedent Chartae ad Cathedrales Ecclesias pertotum regnum Angliae mitterenter et remanerent ibidem quodque legerentur coram populo bis in anno et quod Archiepiscopi et Episcopi regni Angliae ferrent majoris Excommunicationis sententias in omnes illos qui contra dictas Chartas venirent facto auxilio vel consilio aut in quocunque p●ncto infringerent Chartas ipsas quodque eidem Episcopi easdem sententias publicarent vel facerent publica●i in suis Cathedralibus Ecclesiis bis in anno et quod Episcopi super facienda publicatione hujusmodi negligentes per Cantuariensem et Eboracensem Archiepiscopos qui pro tempore fuerint repraehenderentur et ad denunciationes hujusmodi faciendas per eosdem Archiepiscopos arcterentur Nos etiam et nostri Coepiscopi tunc praesentes ac nobis assistentes in Pontificalibus apud Westmonasterium etiam de assensu Consilii Domini Regis tunc in partibus transmarinis agentis dictam excommunicationis sententiam solempniter tulimus et publicavimus in vulgari  igitur tam salubriter ordinata & pro tàm grandi communi utilitate provisa per dissimulationem non transeant sine fructu jam in ultima congregatione Praelatorum et Cleri post festum Nativitatis S. Johannis Baptistae apud Novum Templum London per nos nostrosque Coepiscopos et Praelatos ac Clerum nostrae Cantuar. Provinciae provisum extitit et condictum ut dictae Excommunicationum sententiae contra violatores Chartarum bis in anno ut supra videlicet in Festis Omnium Sanctorum & Dominicae in Ramis Palmarum in Cathedralibus Ecclesiis per Episcopos si fieri possit alioquin eorum auctoritate per alios solempniter publicentur * See Cooks 2 Instit p. 527. by virtue of that Statute and the Kings command alone not of their own Episcopal or Synodal authority Quia insuper Dominus Rex in innovatione praedicta Praelatis & toti Communitati Regni promiserat quod pro nullo negotio quicquam nomine ipsius Domini Regis de bonis alicujus caperetur sine totius Regni Communi assensu Et si contingat quod absit aliquos malefactores de Domibus Grangiis an 't aliis locis Ecclesiasticis bona Ecclesiasticarum personarum auferre abducere vel aliqualiter asportare sine grata permissione Dominorum bonorum hujusmodi vel ballivorum suorum quod ut praemittitur de voluntate Domini Regis nullo modo procedere praesumatur difficile erit & saepe damnosum personis sic spoliatis aut laesis ad suos Episcopos semper habere recursum tam nobis nostrisque Coepiscopis et Praelatis et Clerc praedictis videdatur expediens et per eos in eadem Congregatione consensum extitit et condictum ut singulis inferioribus Praelatis Rectoribus etiam Vicariis Parochialium Ecclesiarum detur per suos Diocesanos expressa potestas denunciandi publice et solemniter malefactores hujusmodi qui per facti evidentiam notorie et manifeste maleficium hujusmodi perpetrare praesument una cum eorum complicibus dicta Excommunicationis sententia innodatos Quocirca fraternitati vestrae in virtute obedientiae firmiter injungendo mandamus quatinus dictam s●ntentiam contra occupatores bonorum Ecclesiasticorum prout in prima dictarum Congregationum ut supra ordinatum extiterat in singulis Ecclesiis vestrae Diocesis juxta ordinationem eandem Memoratam vero sententiam contra infringentes articulos dictarum Chartarum per nos et nostros Coepiscopos ut supra consensu Regio interveniente prolatam secundum formam in praefata ultima congregatione provisam dictis di●bus & locis scilicet bis in anno festivitatibus suprascriptis faciatur in forma quae superius tangitur publicari et in Anglico seriatim in omnibus ac patenter exponi pulsatis Campanis et Candelis accensis ut propter solempnitatem hujusmodi quam laici magis quam effectum hujusmodi sententiarum attendunt amplius timeatur Detur etiam per vos sicut in dicta ordinatione ultima concorditer extitit ordinatum inferioribus Praelatis et Rectoribus ac Vicariis ac etiam Capellanis parochialibus plena et expressa potestas denunciandi publice et nominatim cum dicta solemnitate malefactores praedictos scilicet occupatores et invasores bonorum Ecclesiasticorum si qui in hujusmodi Praelatorum locis aut Rectorum Vicariorum parochiis in futurum bona hujusmodi invaserint occupaverint aut amoverint seu sic invadi occupari aut amoveri fecerint in notoria evidentia ipsius maleficii majoris Excommunicationis sententia innodatos Wherein they exceeded the authority command given them by the King and this Act. Proviso tamem quod non nisi in facto notorio & evidenti ac etiam sub testimonio sufficienti per eosdem Rectores Vicarios & Praesbyteros tal●ter procedatur ut insuper cumulatis ad supradictam cantelis amplius arceatur ac reprimatur perversorum iniquitas in hujusmodi malefactorum nominatim ut praetangitur denunciatorum praesentia cessetu● ubilibet a celebratione Missarum Et sic excommunicati per singulos dies Dominicos et Festivos denuntientus solempniter subtracta etiam eyes per inhibitionem super hoc faciendam Communione fidelium quousque sic ablata restituant et exinde idonea satisfactione praemissa ab eadem sententia congrue fuerint absoluti Et cum de hujusmodi maleficio perpetrato vobis per aliquem subditorum vestrorum denunciatum extiterit vel ad vos exinde publica fama pervenerit plenam cum celeritate justitiam fieri faciatis malefactores hujusmodi ac etiam fautores et complices eorundem necnon scienter communicautes eisdem postquam id competenter inhibitum fuerit per coherciones Canonicas diligenter et acriter puniendo Similem etiam Excommunicationis sententiam in omnes illos qui manus in Clericos temere violentas injecerint though not mentioned nor intended in the Act or Charter faciatis in solempnitate eadem publicari Si vero in tantum aliquorum se extendit iniquitas prout forsan evenire posse timetur quod Praelati seu Ecclesiarum Rectores aut Vicarii sive Praesbyteri vel alii Ecclesiastici viri quicunque occasione praemissorum vel alicujus eorum per laicalem potentiam capiantur seu detineantur in Carcere aut in custodia quoquo modo Vobis injungimus in virtute obedientiae prout etiam in dicta ultima congregatione per Praelatos et Clerum ordinatum extiterat ut loca in quibus sic capti detinebuntur et * Note this injustice and usurpation quatuor Ecclesias proximo vicinas quatinus sub districtu vestro extiterint interdicto Ecclesiastico protinus supponatis et sic interdicta remaneant quamdiu taliter eapti dotinentus ibidem Et nihilominus captores ac detentores hujusmodi et authoritatem super hoc praebentes eisdem singulis diebus Dominicis et Festivis post scelus hujusmodi perpetratum in omnibus Ecclesiis vestrae Diocoesis inter Missarum solemnia coram Clero et populo pulsatis Campanis et Candelis accensis ut magis timeatur solempnitas denuncientur solempniter majoris Excommunicationis sententia innodati Et ut hoc ad notitiam singulorum perveniat in Anglico exponatur donec sic Excommunicati congrua satisfactione praemissa in forma Ecclesiae ab eadem sententia per competentem judicem fuerint absoluti Quia insuper Processiones solemnes & orationum suffragia quae pro statu Terrae sanctae et pace et etiam tranquillitate et prosperitate Ecclesiae Regis et regni dudum salubriter ordinavimus ac mandavimus by virtue of the * Here p. 679. King's premised Mandate per Diocoeses singulas faciendas negligenter in maltis et non absque multorum periculo hactenus ut audivimus sunt omissa de quibus si fierent fructus maximos meritò speraretur Ac etiam † Claus 27. E. 1. m. 7. dorso Dominus Rex nuper in ultima congregacione praedicta per nuncios suos rogaverit ut pro eo et suis in expeditione praesenti quam contra hostes ipsius et regni nuper assumpsit orationes et suffragia hujusmodi fieri necnon Scotos et eorum complices qui Ecclesias regni Angliae et loca Ecclesiastica violenter invadere comburere ac bonis Eccelsiasticis ausu sacrilego spoliare pacemque Regni et Ecclesiae patenter infringere ac perturbare praesumpserant et praesumunt ut dicitur Excommunicatos publice per nostram denunciari provinciam faceremus Vobis ut supra mandamus & injungimus quatinus dictas processiones et orationum suffragia tam pro statu Terrae sanctae et pace Regni et Ecclesiae Anglicanae quam etiam pro Domino Rege et sibi adhaerentibus in sua expeditione praesenti specialiter necnon denuntiationes Excommunicationum praedictas per totam vestram Diocoesin singulis diebus et locis quibus id expedire videritis solempniter per vos quatinus ad vos attinet et ulterius per alios fieri faciatis haec omnia tam vigilanter et sollicite prosequentes ut ex hoc status Ecclesiae reformetur in melius et vestrorum augeatur cumulus meritorum Vos etiam temporibus opportunis per totam vestram Diocoesin faciatis inquiri an praemissa per vestros subditos quatenus ad vos pertinet fuerint ut superius tangitur observata Et nos super hiis tam de facto vestro quam subditorum vestrorum certificetis ydoneè saltem semel in anno per vestras literas patentes harum seriem continentes Datum apud Octeford 6 Idus Julii Anno Dom. 1298. Consecrationis nostrae quarto Sententias igitur contra invasores et occupatores bonorum Ecclesiasticorum necnon contra infringentes articulos dictarum Chartarum tam in genere quam in specie secundum formam quae supra traditur diebus ad hoc statutis cum solempnifate praemissa in Praebendis et Ecclesiis vestrae jurisdictioni subjectis ac etiam contra injicientes manus violentas in Clericum lingua omnibus intelligibili faciatis tam per vos quam per vestros subditos publicari Haec autem & alia quae in hoc exprimuntur mandato vobis & caeteris plenam & liberam potestatem committimus exequendi In nostra vero Ecclesia S. Pauli nos ipsi comite sanitate ac impedimento cessante exequemur praemissa diebus ut supra fit mentio praestitutis Processiones insuper & orationum suffragia ut in praesenti continetur mandato in Ecclesia nostra praedicta cum devotione more solito fieri faciatis Sententiam etiam Excommunicationis quam Scoti et eorum complices ob causas in hoc mandato expressas quas in promulgatione hujusmodi sententiae volumus patefieri incurrisse noscuntur quam toties fieri poterit in locis in quibus expedire videritis faciatis solemniter publicari Nos postea super praemissis omnibus opportuno tempore certificantes per literas vestras patentes harum seriem continentes Datum apud Orseth 8 Calend. Augusti Anno Dom. supradicto * H●nry de Knyghton de Eventibus Angliae l. 3. c. 12. col 2524 2525. Th' Waisingham Histor Angl. p. 42. Tunc Rex Edwardus immediately after his ratification of the Great Charter and premised Acts at Gaunt per literas suas speciales rogavit eosdem Comites & caeteros Magnates qui remanserint in Anglia ut sicut suum & totius Angliae honorem diligerent cum festinatione parati procederent in Scotiam cum Comite de Warenna quem suo loco praefecerat ut Scotorum audaciam castigarent & reprimerent praefixitque eis terminum scilicet in Octavo sancti Hillarii apud Eborum ut interim pararentur & convenirent ibidem extunc in suos hostes processuri Misit etiam Rex literas suas ad Magnates Scotiae ut si in fide et fidelitate sua manerent sicut in recessu suo se remanere promiserunt ad Parliamentum suum apud Eboracum quod per Comites suos in Crastino sancti Hilarii celebrandum statuerat absque omni cavillatione venirent alioquin extunc velut hostes publici teneantur Ad quem quidem diem convener●nt nostri Comites illi scilicet Comes de Warenna qui locum Regis tentus personam illius praesentabat in hoc Comes Gloucestriae cum Comitissa uxore sua filia Regis Comes Herefordensis Comes de Arundel & Guydo filius Comitis de Warwyk Johannes de Segrave & Magnates plures Communicatoque consilio voluerunt ut constaret communi populo de confirmatione Magnae Chartae et Chartae de Foresta Comites Herefordiae & Mareschalli quia confirmatio Cartarum fuit facta in terra aliena petiverunt ad majorem securitatem eas iterum confirmari sposponderunt autem pro Rege Episcopus Dunelmensis ac Comites Johannes Surryae Willielmus Warwici Radulphus Gloverniae quod obtenta victoria Rex eas post suum reditum confirmaret Vnde lecta Magna Charta cum suis articulis insertis quos enum ravimus supra de praecepto eorum Karliolensis Episcopus pontificialibus indutus Excommunicationis sententiam in omnes ejus violatores fulminavit Cumque non venirent Scoti neque mitterent statuerunt ut in Octabis sequentibus apud Novum Castrum super Tynam omnis muniretur populus expeditus ad pugnam & sic continuo procederetur in hosts Whom they soon after encountering at Fowkirk slew above * Tho. Walsingham Hist. Angl. p. 43. sixty thousand of these perjured treacherous and rebellious Scots in that Battle reduced their Kingdom once more to the King's obedience who soon after reconfirmed the great Charter and Charter of the Forest with new additions of which more in its Chronological order From these last recited Histories Records and Parliamentary proceedings concerning the violations and confirmations of the great Charter and Articles thereto annexed we may observe First that the Archbishops Bishops and Clergy who originally occasioned excited fomented all the premised insurrections and seditions against the King were the greatest losers sufferers of all others by them whence * Hist Angl. pag. 41. Thomas Walsingham thus concludes his History of this year Transit annus iste Clero Angliae importabilis quia de protectione Regia est exclusus et per Regem nichilominus depraedatus 2ly That Parliaments and Convocations refusals or delays to grant our Kings competent necessary speedy aids of moneys and provisions to defend their rights Crowns Kingdoms against invading enemies do usually enforce them to exercise forcible illegal courses rapines purveyances seizures of their moneys goods chattels to the great oppression discontent and grievance of their subjects 3ly That our King's violations of the great Charters laws liberties and properties of their subjects and abuses of their prerogative or regal power to supply their necessities in cases of extremity do commonly occasion great insurrections seditions against them alienate their Nobles Clergies Commons hearts and affections from them deprive them of their military assistance arms when they most need them to their great detriment danger disappointment and give great advantage and encouragement to their foreign enemies 4ly That insurrections and commotions on such occasions frequently end in the King's dishonour loss being seldom cordially and finally allayed but by the King's public acknowledgements recantations of such exorbitances and passing new Charters Oaths Acts Excommunications & other securities to their subjects for their greater security against subsequent grievances exorbitances oppressions of like nature as all our successive Grand Charters with their several confirmations additional Articles reiterated sentences of Excommunication against the infringers of them and new Oaths for their defence accompanied with Acts of general Pardon indemnity and oblivion to their greatest opponents in this Kings his predecessors and successors reigns abundantly evidence Which should caution Kings their Counsellors and State-Officers carefully to avoid all such impolitic oppresting extravagancies and to remember that sacred Maxim of the wisest of K●●gs * Prov. 16 12. & 25. 1. It is an abomination for Kings to commit wickedness for the throne is established by r●ghtcousness 5ly That Kings may justly displace their greatest Ecclesiastical Military and Ci●●l Officers Prelates Peers when they contemptuously oppose or neglect their duties to them and put them out of their Royal protection 6ly That our Archbishops and Bishops have no legal authority to denounce any public Excommunication against the King's subjects for any misdemeanours or offences but when and in such cases only as they are specially required authorised by the King Lord's and Acts of See here pag. 88 Parliament to do it whose prescribed bounds they have been always prone to exceed to enlarge their own jurisdiction 7ly That the premised Charter of Pardon to Humphrey de Bohun and others and the Statute de Tall●gio non concedendo were made granted in the 25 year of King Edward the 1. not in the 34 of his reign as all our printed Statute-books and † 2 Instit. pag. 585. Sir Edward Cook very grossly mistake which the premised Historians the Statute-Roll in the Tower the dates of passing them in England of confirming them at Gaunt and York the Subsidy granted by the Nobles Commons' and Clergy for their confirmation the Excommunications denounced against the infringers of them all in the 25 year of Edw. 1. with the deaths of Humphrey de Bohun Earl of Hereford and Essex Gulielmus de Bello campo Earl of Warwick and Guilielmus de Luda Bishop of Ely Anno 1298. 26 E. 1. as * Anno 1298. pag. 412. Godwins Catalogue of Bishops p. 213. Matthew Westminster and others story mentioned in this Charter Statute as parties named concerned in or Witnesses to them infallibly evidence beyond contradiction Which I desire our Students of the Law and publishers of Statute-books when reprinted to take notice of to rectify their former mistakes During the Wars abroad and seditions at home the Pope's forementioned Legates though at first denied yet at last obtained Procurations and Commissions from the Kings of England France and their Confederates to treat and conclude a Truce between them with a submission to Pope Boniface as a private person and arbitrator only voluntarily chosen by them not as Pope by his Papal authority to hear their differences and settle a Truce and firm Peace between them thus related by our Historians a Walsingham Hist. Angl. p. 41 See Henr. de Lnyghton de Event Angl. l. 3. c. 12. col 2525 2526. Mat. Westm p. 411 412. Fuit Rex Edwardus apud Gandavum ad quem venerunt infesto Sanctorum Innocentium Magister Ordinis Praedicatorum & Magister generalis Fratrum Minorum sub eadem forma qua aute Regem Franciae ex parte Domini Papae rogaverunt supplicantes quatenus Nuncios solemnes ad Curiam Romanam concessa eis plena potestate tractandi ordinandi et perficiendi omnia quae pacis reformationem tangerent destinarent et ipse Apostolicus non tanquam Index which neither party would admit him then to be sed ut bonus pacis mediator in nuilius praejudicium satageret ad pacem et tranquilitatem regnorum Regum am●eitiam in statum pristinum reformare Et quia hoc absque tre●gis fi●ri non posse judicavit Dominus Papa ideo per hos Nuncios biennales inducias quas per Cardinales imploraverat indixit de novo sub poena Excommunicationis et Interdicti terrarum suarum Whereupon Rex Angliae perpend●us so in Flandria periculose commorantem illucque per informationem Fl●ndriae min●● prudenter attractum regnumqu● propriu● intestina seditione turbatum fiduciamque suam a Rege Romanorum per Papam sibi minu● benevolum regnum Teutoniae surbantem frustratam b Walsingham Hist. Angl. p. 39 Papa enim Bonifacius scripsit Principibus Alemanniae ut Regem Romanorum Adulphum cujus occursum in Flandria Rex Anglorum s●erav●rat ut simul cum Comite Flandriae oppressores invasoresque sues Gallicos propulsaret commoto bello inquietarent et ab invasione Gallicorum modis omnibus impedirent such was his Papal treachery consensit in Treugas indictas Conventique inter cos ut captivi interim taxata eorum redemptione liberarentur hinc inde ea conditione ut si pax non fieret redirent ad suas custodias vel redemptionem solverent jam taxatam Transmittunt igitur Reges utrique solemnes Nuncios cum plena potestate ad Curiam Romanam ut per mediationem Apostolici non sanquam judicis sed amicabilis compositoris discussis negotiis pax inter Reges et concordia reformetur In which reference the Pope was styled only c Pierre de Pithou Preuves les Libertez de l'Eglise Gallicane chap. 7. sect 12. p. 233. Benet Cajetan as a private person not Pope Boniface to the end he might not exercise any Papal authority over these King's persons or Realms in this affair d Mat. Westm Anno 1297. p. 411. Acceptis tandem induciis & concessis inter Reges utriusque terrae & sibi confoederatos ab Epiphania Domini per biennium The Procurations Commissions submissions of the Kings of England France and their Adherents together with the Truce Pope Boniface his arbitrements and awards then made between them not extant in any Histories I shall here present you with out of Records I lately found in the White Tower Chapel and other Rolls On the first of January An. 24. E. 1. the King issued these two Commissions to the Pope's Legates and his own Commissioners authorising them to treat and make a Truce between him and the King of France and their subjects UNiversis Christi fidelibus ad quos praesentes literae pervenerint Edwardus etc. Pat. 24 E. 1. m. 18. intus De potestate quam habent Cardinales ad d●ndam Treugas Reg● Franciae salutem Noverit universitas vestra quod nos damus et concedimus per praesentes venerabilibus in Christo patribus Dominis B. Albanensi & S. Penestr●n Episcopis Sanctae Romanae Ecclesiae Cardinalibus plenam potestatem dandi nomine nostro Regi Franciae et volatoribus suis super guerris dissentionibus et discordiis quibuscunque inter eundem Regem et nos ubicum que locorum exortis et motis Treugas secundum formam in quam consentient Nuncii nostri vel major pars illorum quos ad praesentiam praedictorum Cardinalium apud Cameracum duximus transmitt●ndos In cujus etc. Teste Rege apud Sanctum Albanum primo die Januarii UNiversis Christi fidelibus ad quos praesentes literae pervenerint Edward●● Bundela Brev. & Literarum An. 24 E. 1. in Turre London & Pat. 24 E. 1. m. 18. intus De potestate data ad tractandum de Treugis inter Reges Angliae & Franciae Dei gratia Rex Angliae Dominus Hiberniae & Dux Aquitaniae salutem Noverit universitas vestra quod ob reverenciam sedis Apostolicae et ad instantiam requisitionem venerabilium in Christo patrum B. Albanensis & S. Penestrini Episcoporum Sanctae Romanae Ecclesiae Cardinalium mittimus apud Cameracum ad praesentiam Cardinalium eorundem venerabiles in Christo patres J. Winton & W. Elien Episcopos & nobiles viros W. de Valencia Comitem Penbrok avunculum nostrum J. Ducem Brabanciae & Lotheringiae A. Comitem Sabaudiae H. Comitem Barry Florencium Comitem Holland & Scland Ottonem de Grandisono Hugonem le Despenser Amanenum del Bret Thomam de Berkelee & Hugonem de Veer Milites fideles nostros necnon & discretos viros Magistros H. Decanum Eborum R. Archidiaconum Cestriae Iterium Archidiaconum Bathoniae Walterum de Langeton & W. de Gren●feld Canonicos Eboracenses & J. de Silveston Canonicum London & Johannem de Sancto Claro Dante 's eye & majori parti illorum qui praesentes fuerint plenam potestatem & speciale mandatum ad tractandum nomine nostro de treugis inter Regem Franciae & nos super guerris dissensionibus & discordiis quibuscumque inter eundem Regem & nos ubicumque locorum exortis & motis & etiam ad easdem treugas ineundas & firmandas ac ad omnia alia & singula facienda quae ad praemissorum expeditionem fuerint oportuna Ratum habituri & firmum quicquid per praedictos Nuncios nostros seu majorem partem illorum qui praesentes fuerint sicut praemittitur tractatum ordinatum initum firmatum & factum fuerit in praemissis In cujus rei testimonium has literas nostras fieri fecimus patentes Dat. apud Sanctum Albanum primo die Januarii Anno regni nostri vicesimo quarto At which time he likewise issued * Here p 679. Writs to Bishops and Abbots to make devout Prayers to God for his blessing on this Treaty In another parchment Roll I found in the White Tower these following Letters Procurations and Submissions to the Pope are recorded all together SAnctissimo in Christo patri Domino B. divina providentia Sanctae Romanae ac Universalis Ecclesiae Summo Pontifici Edwardus eadem gratia Rex Angliae etc. devota pedum oscula beatorum Consideratione sollicita nunc & alias attendentes Anno 14 ● 1. in Turre London in uno Rotulo de Procurationibus istis quod nil melius dissidentium filiorum corda sedabit quam paterni providentia studii vigilans assiduè circa illos juxta preces et exhortationes vestras nobis nuper directas super discordiis atque guerris inter Regem Franciae et nos dudum exortis magnificae vestrae circumspectionis industria mediante sedandis venerabiles in Christo patres W. Archiepiscopum Dublin A. Episcopum Dunolm & nobiles viros A. Comitem Sabaudiae consanguineum nostrum Ottonem de Grandisono & Hugonem de Vcer Milites exhibitores praesentium pacis et concordiae zelatores super praedicto negotio Procuratores ad vestram praesentiam duximus destinandos Quibus una cum venerabili patre J. Wintoniensi Episcopo plevam super praemissis commisimus potestatem Sanctitati vestrae devotis precibus supplicantes quatinus eosdem Nuncios nostros benignè de clementia solita admittentes eò sollicitudine promptiori circa commissa sibi negotia coram vestra beatitudine prosequenda oportunum et salubre remadium dignemini adhibere quò maturiorem expeditionem exigunt & requirunt Conservet vos Altissimus ad regimen Ecclesiae suae per tempora prospera & longaeva Datum apud Gandavum 18 die Februarii Anno Domini 1297. Triplicatur VEnerabili in Christo patri G. Dei gratia Episcopo Sabien amico suo charissimo In eodem Rotulo Edwardus eadem gratia etc. salutem & sincerae dilectionis affectum Insidet cordi nostro sicut hactenus insidebat quod negotium discordiarum atque guerrarum quae sunt inter Regem Franciae et nos coram Sanctissimo patre Domino B. nunc Summo Pontifice tractetur et si fieri poterit reformetur Cum itaque idem Dominus Summus Pontifex per literas suas rogaret ut solemnes Nuncios pacis amatores voluntatis nostrae conscios ac diligentius informatos plenam à nobis habentes mandatum super discordiis & guerris praedictis ipso mediante sedandis ad ipsius praesentiam mittere curaremus Nos ipsius desiderium super hiis adimplere volentes venerabiles in Christo patres W. Archiepiscopum Dublin A. Episcopum Dunolm & nobiles viros Amadeum Comitem Sabaudiae consanguineum nostrum Ottonem de Grandisono & Hugonem de Veer Milites exhibitores praesentium super praedicto negotio plene instructos ad sedem Apostolicam duximus destinandos Quibus una cum venerabili patre J. Winton Episcopo plevam super praemissis commisimus potestatem Paternitatem vestram instantius deprecantes quatinus proedictos Nuncios gratiosis habentes affectibus commendatos velitis eisdem vel illis qui praesentes fuerint in hiis quae nobis ex parte nostra oraculo vivae vocis exponent fidem credulam adhibere Sic eos si placet in commissis sibi negotiis efficaciter dirigentes quod eisdem eò prosperioris & celerioris expeditionis effectus adveniat quò circa promotionem eorum diligentiam apposueritis potiorem Dat. apud Gandavum 18 die Febr. Item eodem modo Domino M. Portu●n & Sanctae Ruffinae Episcopo Item J. Episcopo Tusculan Item venerabili in Christo patri Domino J. Titulo Sanctorum Marcellini & Petri Presbytero Cardinali amico suo charissimo Item Domino P. Titulo S. Crucis in Jerosol Presbytero Cardinali Item Domino S. Titulo Sanctae Balbinae Presbytero Cardinali Item Domino Thomae Titulo Sanctae Ceciliae Presbytero Cardinali Item Domino R. Titulo Sanctae Potentianae Presbytero Cardinali Item Domino N. Titulo S. Laurentii in Damoso Presbytero Cardinali Item Domino F. Titulo Sancti Marci Presbytero Cardinali Item Domino J. Titulo Sancti Clementis Presbytero Cardinali Item Domino M. Sanctae Mariae in Porticu Diacono Cardinali Item Domino N. Sancti Adriani Diacono Cardinali Item Domino L. Sancti Angeli Diacono Cardinali Item Domino G. Sancti Nicholai in Carcere Tulliano Diacono Cardinali Item Domino B. Sanctorum Cos●●a & Damiani Diacono Cardinali Item Domino P. Sanctae Mariae novae Diacono Cardinali Item Domino J. Sancti Georgii ad velum aureum Diacono Cardinali Item Domino F. Sanctae Mariae in Cosmodyn Diacono Cardinali Per 18 paria literarum Dat. ut supra Et omnes Clausae SAnctissimo in Christo patri Domino B. divina providentia Sanctae Romanae ac Ibidem Potestas generalis data detractando depace coram Papa Universalis Ecclesiae Summo Pontifici Edwardus eadem gratia Rex Angliae etc. devota pedum oscula beatorum More devotissimi ●lii in votis hactenus gessimus et adhuc gerimus circa beneplacita sedis Apostolicae prosequenda paratos nos promptitndine animi et effectu operis exhibere Sperantes itaque per ve●●ae Sanctitatis industriam super discordiis inter Regem Franciae & nos dudum exortis salubriter provideri venerabiles in Christo patres Willielmum Archiepiscopum Dublinensem Antonium Dunelmensem Episcopum & nobiles viros Amadeum Comitem Sabaudiae consanguineum nostrum Ottonem de Grandisono & Hugonem de Veer Milites p●●●s & status nostri pacifici zelatores voluntatis nostrae conscios ac diligentius informatos ad vestram praesentiam duximus destinandos Quibus una cum venerabili patre Johanne Wintoniensi Episcopo aut quinto ipsorum sex uno absent vel quatuor eorundem duobus absentibus quorum quatuor duo sint Laici plenam damus tenore praesentium potestatem & speciale mandatum super omnibus discordiis guerris litibus controversiis causis quaestionibus damnis & injuriis petitionibus & actionibus realibus personalibus & mixtis quae fuerunt & sunt vel esse possen● inter dictum Regem Franciae & nos occasione quacunque tractandi paciscendi componendi transigendi concordandi & conveniendi in personam vestram compromittendi pro nobis & haeredibus nostris Nos & haeredes nostros v●●●rae a●bitrationi ordinationi dicto seu laudo submittendi sub formis seu modis de q●●bus & quotienscunque viderint expedire necnon omnia & singula quae per ipsos sex quinque vel quatuor ipsorum prout suprascriptum est no●●ro & haeredum nostrorum nomine super praemissis & singulis praemissorum pacta composita transacta concordata fuerint seu conventa compromissum submissionem vestram arbitrationem ordinationem dictum seu laudum praedicta firmandi roborandi omologandi & vallandi per juramentum super hiis & aliis hujusmodi negotium tangentibus quandocunque & quotienscunque viderint expedire in animam nostram praestandi ac omnia & singula faciendi quae sunt pacis & concordiae & ad plenam pacem & concordiam valeant pertinere & quae nos faceremus vel facere possemus si praesentes essemus etiamsi mandatum exigant speciale Volentes omnia & singula necessa●ia vel utilia ad faciendum & complendum praemissa & quodlibet praemissorum pro specialiter expressis & enumeratis haberi Promittentes nibilominus nos ratum habituros & firmum quicquid per praedictos sex quinque vel quatuor eorundem in forma expressa superius tractatum pactum compositum transactum concordatum conventum firmatum roboratum omologatum vallatum & factum fuerit in praemissis Super quibus per nostras literas approbandis tenendis servandis et complendis nos et haeredes nostros et bona nostra omnia obligamus Et haec sanctae Paternitati vestrae significamus & omnibus quorum interest vel interesse potest aut poterit in futurum per nostras patentes literas sigilli nostri munimine consignatas Dat. apud Gandavum 18 die Febr. Anno Domini 1297. Quadruplicatur SAnctissimo in Christo patri Domino B. etc. Edwardus etc. devota pedum Ibidem De potestate substituendi super generali submissione oscula beatorum Licet venerabilibus in Christo patribus Willielmo Archiepiscopo Dublin Antonio Dunolm Johanni Winton Episcopis & nobilibus viris Amadeo Comiti Sabandiae consanguineo nostro Ottoni de Grandisono & Hugoni de Veer Militibus omnibus simul & quinque ipsorum uno absent vel quatuor eorundem duobus absentibus quorum quatuor duo sint Laici plenam dederimus potestatem & speciale mandatum super omnibus discordiis guerris litibus controversiis causis quaestionibus damnis & injuriis quae fuerunt & sunt vel esse posseat inter Regem Franciae & nos occasione quacunque tractandi pacificandi conveniendi in personam vestram pro nobis & haeredibus nostris compromittendi nos & haeredes nostros vestrae ordinationi arbitrationi dicto seu laudo submittendi necnon omnia & fingula quae per ipsos sex aut quinque ipsorum uno absent vel quatuor eorundem duobus absentibus sicut praedicitur nostro & haeredum nostrorum nominc super praemissis & singulis praemissorum pacta composira transacta conventa per vos ordinata arbitrata dicta fuerint seu laudata firmandi roborandi omologandi & vallandi per juramentum super hiis & aliis hujusmodi negotium tangentibus in animam nostram praestandi prout in aliis literis nostris inde confectis plenius continetur Ne tamen propter dictorum Comitis & Ottonis absentiam praemissa impediri contingat seu etiam retardari eisdem Comiti & Ottoni & utrique ipsorum plenam damus tenore praesentium potestatem alium seu alios loco sui substituendi quando & quotienscunque ipsos vel eorum alterum abesse contigerit & substitutum vel substitutos eosdem revocandi prout viderint expedire Volentes quod substitutus vel substituti ab eis vel eorum altero possit seu possint omnia & singula facere in praemissis quae ipsi Comes & Otto facerent seu facere possent si personaliter interessent In cujus etc. Dat. ut supra 20 die Febr. Anno Domini 1297. Duplicatur SAnctissimo etc. Edwardus etc. Devota pedum oscula beatorum Confidentia Ibidem Submissio specialis specialis quam de vestrae circumspectionis industriae & bonitate personae habuimus hactenus & habemus propensius nos inducit ut nos et haeredes nostros nostrum et ipsorum haeredum honorem vestrae Sanctitatis providentiae committamus Eapropter sanctissime Pater vestrae ordinationi arbitrationi dicto seu laudo super omnibus discordiis guerris litibus controversiis causis quaestionibus damnis & injuriis petitionibus & actionibus realibus personalibus & mixtis quae fuerunt & sunt vel esse possent inter Regem Franciae & nos occasione quacunque purè & absolutè de alto & basso nos pro nobis & haeredibus nostris submittimus per praesentes promittentes pro nobis et eisdem haeredibus nos inviolabiliter servaturos quicquid per Sanctitatem vestram super praemissis omnibus et singulis et aliis hujusmodi negotium tangentibus ordinatum arbitratum dictum fuerit seu laudatum Ita tamen quod honor noster fides et juramenta quibus nostris sumus Confoederatis astricti per vestrae beatitudinis excellentem providentiam super hiis conservetur Committimus insuper nobilibus viris Amaedeo Comiti Sabaudiae Consanguineo nostro & Ottoni de Grandisono Nunciis nostris potestatem & speciale mandatum roborandi & vallandi per juramentum in animam nostram praestandum submissionem ordinationem arbitrationem dictum seu laudum praedicta & faciendi omnia & singula quae ipsis Comiti & Ottoni super praemissis necessaria vel utilia videbuntur In manibus igitur Dei de quo semper confidimus & in vestris qui locum ejus tenetis in terris Causam nostram ponimus antedictam In cujus etc. Datum ut supra 18 die Febr. etc. SAnctissimo etc. Edwardus etc. Licet vestrae Ordinationi arbitrationi Ibidem De potestate substituendi super submissione speciali dicto seu laudo super omnibus discordiis guerris litibus controversiis causis quaestionibus damnis & injuriis petitionibus & actionibus realibus personalibus & mixtis quae fuerunt & sunt vel esse possint inter Regem Franciae & nos occasione quacunque purè & absolutè de alto & basso nos pro nobis & haeredibus nostris submiserimus committendo nobilibus viris Amadeo Comiti Sabaudia confanguineo & Ottoni de Grandisono Nunciis nostris potestatem & speciale mandatum roborandi & vallandi per juramentum in animam nostram praestandum submissionem ordinationem arbitrationem dictum seu laudum praedicta & faciendi alia quae sibi utilia videbuntur prout in aliis literis nostris inde confectis plenius continetur Ne tamen propter dictorum Comitis & Ottonis absentiam praemissa impediri contigerit seu etiam retardari eisdem Comiti & Ottoni & utrique ipsorum plenam damus tenore praesentium potestatem alium seu alios loco sui substituendi quando vel quotiens ipsos vel eorum alterum abesse contigerit & substitutum vel substitutos revocandi prout viderint expedire Volentes quod substitutus vel substituti ab eis vel altero eorum possit seu possint omnia & singula facere in praemissis quae ipsi Comes & Otto facerent seu facere possent si personaliter interessent Dat. apud Gandavum 20 die Febr. Anno Domini 1297. He likewise writ this Letter to the King of Almaign his confederate to give him notice of the Treaty about a Truce appointed before the Legates at Cambray defiring him to send his Commissioners thither with full power to treat and conclude an honourable and beneficial Truce and Peace for both of them AU Roy Dalemayn Edward etc. saluz Sachez Sire qe a la requeste des Evesques Dalban & the Penestr Cardinaux & Messages du See l'Apostoille In Bundela Literarum & Brevium An. 24 E. 1. in Turre Lond. envenoms a Cambrey nostre Uncle de Valance Prelatz & autres grantzes gentzes de nostre Royaume Issint quill yserront se Dieu plest a troy's semaynes apres cest noel pur troiter devant les ditz Cardinaux de pees & the true par entre vous & nous dune part & le Roy de France dautre a quen fretiz le dit Roy est assentuz endroit soi a ce qe les ditz Cardinaux nous ont mande par leur letters & par leur messages & sicome il le vous ont fait a savoir aussint a ce qe nous entendoms Et pur ce qe nous nenfesoms riens saunz vous Vous prioms qe vous enveons voz Messages ove plein poer issint qil ysoient au jour avantdit pur treiter ensemblement ove les noz des busoignes susdites selonc ce qe entre eux verront qe soit du profit & all honour de vous & de nous ausint E vous feisoms a savoir qe meisme ceste chose vous auoms senefiez par unes autres letters les queles nous baillames as messages des dits Cardinaux quant il estoient a nous par porter a lour Seignourages Issint quill les vous forssant venir au plus toast quill peussent In Rotulo Alemanniae in the Tower I find another Commission and Procuration of King Edward issued to the Bishop of Coventry and Litchfield and others to treat and conclude a Truce or Peace UNiversis Christi fidelibus ad quos presentes Literae pervenerint Edwardus Rot. Aleman 25 E. 1. m. 14. intus Potestas commissa Nunclis ad tract●nd de pace & c Dei gratiâ etc. salutem Noverit universitas vestra quod nos ob reverentiam Sedis Apostolicae et ad instantem requisitionem Venerabilium patrum Dominorum P. Albanen & S. Penestren Dei gratiâ Episcoporum Sanctae Rom●nae Ecclesiae Cardinalium nostrorum specialium amicorum damus et concedimus per praesentes dilectis & fidelibus nostris Venerabili Patri Waltero Coventr & Lychef Episcpo Thesaur nostro Amadao Comiti Sabaud Consanguineo nostro charissimo Ottoni de Grandissono Militi & Johanni de Berwico Canonico Eborum seu tribus aut duobus ipsorum si unus vel duo ex ipsis fuerint absentes plenam & liberam potestatem ac speciale mandatum tractandi nomine nostro de sufferentia de treugis et de pace inter Regem Romanorum & nos & Valitores nostros ex parte una & Regem Francorum & Valitores suos ex altera super guerris dissensionibus et discordiis quibuscunque inter dictum Regem Romanorum et nos et valitores nostros et ipsum Regem Franc. et valitores suos exortis & etiam easdem sufferentiam treugas & pacem ordinandi ineundi & firmandi & omnia alia & singula faciendi quae ad praemissorum expeditionem fuerint opportuna Ratum habituri & firmum quicquid per praedictos Episcopum Comitem Militem & Canonicum vel tres aut duos eorum sicut praedictum est tractatum ordinatum initum firmatum & factum fuerit in praemissis Et ad haec omnia fideliter observanda obligamus nos & omnia bona nostra praesentia & futura In cujus etc. Dat. apud Walsingham 6. die Febr. Anno regni Regis 25. Et erunt inde tres literae Consimilem potestatem habent iidem nuncii in qua Rex Franciae cum valitoribus praecedit etc. I also discovered among the refuse Records in the White Tower Chapel these Instruments of the Kings and his Confederates submissions to the award of Pope Boniface as a private person and arbitrator only not as a Pope or Judge then written and attested by public Notaries An Instrument whereby Edward the First and Philip King of France stood bound to the Pope for ending all Controversies in one hundred Thousand Marks IN Nomine Dei Amen Constituta coram Sanctissimo Patre ac Domino Domino Anno 24 E 1. in Turre London Bonifacio divina providentia Papa octavo Tales nuncii Procuratores Magnifici Principis E. Regis Angliae illustris & habentes potestatem super infrascripta compromittendi pro eodem Domino & Rege sub modis & formis de quibus expedire viderint prout in patentibus procuratoriis literis ipsius Domini Regis cera & sigillo munitis infrascripti tenoris plenius continetur compromiserunt nomine Procuratorio praefati Domini Regis altè & bassè absolutè & liberè in quantum poterant ex virtute ac forma mandati seu procuratorii praedicti quod habebant ab eodem Domino Rege in sanctissimum Patrem & Dominum Dominum Bonifacium divina providentia Papam octavum ut in Dominum Benedictum Gaytanum privatam personam tanquam in Arbitrem Arbitratorem Laudatorem Diffinitorem arbitralem sententiatorem et amicabilem compositorem Praeceptorem Ordinatorem dispositorem et pronunciatorem super reformanda pacifica concordia inter ipsum Dominum Regem ex parte una et excellentem Principem Dominum Philippum Regem Franc. illustrem ex altera super hiis quae ad pacem pertinent et super omnibus et singulis Discordiis Guerris Litibus Controversiis Causis Quaestionibus Dampnis et Injuriis Pensionibus Actionibus realibus personalibus atque mixtis quae fuerunt et sunt vel esse possunt inter ipsos Dominos Reges occasione quacunque  ipse Dominus Papa tanquam Dominus Benedictus Gaytanus privata persona alte et base absolute et libere cum cognitione vel ●ine cognition causae sive causarum ac de plano ac summarie sine strepitu et figura judicii possit infra insians festum beati Michaelis inter dictos Dominos Reges semel et pluries quociens ipse placuerit et videbitur expedire super omnibus praemissis et singulis Arbitrari laudare diffinire Arbitraliter sententiare praecipere ordinare disponere ac pronunciare addere minuere corrigere interpretari et declarare in scriptis vel sine scriptis diebus feriatis et non feriatis partibus praesentibus vel absentibus vocatis vel non vocatis et una parte praesente et altera absent juris ordine in tota vel in parte aliqua servato vel non servato Ita tamen quod de dicto Rege Angliae et Domino A. Rege Romanorum illustri Flandria Barri & Hollandiae Comitibus Deuce Brabantiae & Nobilibus de Comitatu Burgundiae dicto Regi Angliae Confederatis Comite Sabaudiae & aliis vassallis & subditis ipsius Regis Angliae sine quibus dictus Rex Angliae & ipsi nuntii prout iidem nuntii asserebant pacem facere non intendunt Pax cum praedicto Domino Rege Franciae infra dictum terminum reformetur Promittentes iidem Procuratores & Nuntii nomine quo supra pro dicto Domino Rege Angl. Michaeli Notario infrascripto nomine illius vel illorum cujus vel quorum interest vel intererit solemniter stipulante sub poena Centum millia marcarum argenti et obligatione omnium et singulorum bonorum ipsius Regis Angliae rata et firma semper habere et tenere attendere adimplere et inviolabiliter observare ac in nullo per se vel alium seu alios contra facere vel venire Et quod ipse Dominus Rex Angliae rata & firma semper habebit atque tenebit attendet & adimplebit & inviolabiliter observabit omnia et singula quae ipse Dominus Papa tanquam pri●ata persona per suum arbitrium laudum arbitratum mandatum arbitrale sententiam arbitralem ordinationem diffinitionem dispositionem compositionem et pronun●iationem arbitranda laudanda sententianda modo quo supra diffinienda mandanda ordinanda componenda et disponenda ac etiam addenda munienda corrigenda interpreta●da et declaranda quaecunque infra terminum supradictum duxerit in praemissis & quolibet praemissorum & in nullo contra ea vel eorum aliquod per se vel alium seu alios faciet sive veniet ullo unquam tempore quovis ingenio sive causa & poena soluta vel non soluta arbitrium landam arbitratum mandatum hujusmodi sententia ordinatio diffinitio dispositio compositio pronuntiatio additio & diminutio correctio interpretatio & declaratio ferenda & facienda per ipsum Dominum Papam modo quo supra & omnia & singula supradicta rata semper maneant atque firma Dum tamen de praedictis Confaederatis vassallis & subditis Regis Angliae pax fiat ut dictum est infra terminum supradictum Hoc acto expressè quod potestas ex hujusmodi compromisso nec in vita ipsius nec in morte in personam aliam transferatur Tenor autem praedictarum literarum etc. You have seen before Le transcript du compromis fait ens le Pape Boniface par le Procureur le Counte de Montbeliard & Sire Johan de Chaloun & des x. autres Nobles de Burgoigne alliez laiel nostre Seigneur le Roy. sur guerres & dissensions meves entre le dit Roy Dengleterre & eaux d'une part & le Roy de France & ses alliez d'autre EN noun de nostre Seigneur Amen l'an de nostre Seigneur Mil deux Centz Bundela Brevium in Turre London An 25 E. 1. quatre vins & disvyt Endition unsime le quart an du Pontificat sire Boniface Pape vytime le trefisme jour du moys de Juyn establis devant le tresaint Pere et Seigneur Sire Boniface par la purveaunce de Dieu Pape vytime avantdit lui noble homme Sire Gautier Mont falcon Chivalier Message & Procurer des nobles homme Sire Gautier Mont falcon Chivalier message & procurer des nobles hommes Signior Renaud de Montbeliard de Metroun Johan de Vyenne Seigneur de Myrabell en la mountain Estemore the Metroun Seigneur de Ville Neeve Johan the ●●troun Seigneur de Flagz Pierre de Joynguill Seigneur de Mornay Gauter de Comerci Seigneur de Chastel villeyn Hymbert Seigneur de Clerevaux Gerard Seigneur Dorgul Odes Seigneur de Montferraut Williame Seigneur de Cortondray Chivaliers Estevenes Seigneur de Metron & Johan Seigneur de Juyl Damoiseles de la Deocise du Bosanson tant en propre noun pur soy come en noun de procureur desavantd●tz noblez hommes des queux il estoit procurer sicome il est dit et sicome il apparust pluis plenerement par sa procuracy La tenour de la quel e est desuz escripte souzmis et suppose soy et les autres avantdiz dez queux il estoit Procureur haut et bas purement et symblement tancome il appurtenrit ou pooit appurtenir en quicunque manere a lui ou as autres avantdiz a la volunte a lordeinement arbitrement disposition diffinition atbitrage et lées de devantdite Seigneur Appostoill come the prive personne et Seigneur Benedyt Gaytan sur totes guerres et chescunes de les dissensions descortz et contentzes qe furent qe sount ou qui purront estre entre les hautz Princes Signior Phelip par la grace Dieu tresnoble Roy de France d'une part et le tresnoble Seigneur Edward Roy Dengleterre et le meisme● Gautier et les autres avantdiz des queux il esteit procurer d'autre part et sur la pees et la concord reformer d'une part & d'autre et sur les choses qe a peer appurt●nent qui lui meisme sire Appostoill come prive personne et sire Beneyt Gaytan haut et bas symplement et purement ou conisance ou sanz conisance the cause eu des causes et de plein et brefment et sanz noyse et fourmr de judgement puisse entre les ditez parties une foiz ou plusours foiz et tant de foiz come y lui plerra ou lui sem●lera qui bon soit sur totes avantdites choses et chescunes de eyes ordeiner arbitrer disposer diffinir arbitrement sentencer commander et loyer et pronuncier aviser amenuser amender interpreter et declarer en escript et sanz escript en jours pledables ou noun pledables presenz les parties ou absenz appellez ou non appellez et l'une party present et l'autre absent gardée lordre de droit ou noun gardée Et promised lui dit sire Gautier par soy en lieu et en noun de ceux qui sount desuz nomez sur peyne et obligementz de touz les biens de lui et de ceux des queux il est procurer avoir ferms et estables tous jours tenir et a perfaire accomplir et garder sanz enfreinte et noun fere ne venir encontre en ascune chose par soy ne par autre ou autres et qui les avantdiz des quex il estoi procureur aront tous jours ferm et estable et tendront perfront acompliront et garderont sanz enfreinte totes les choses et chascune de eles les queles lui meisme sirer Appostoill par soun mandement arbitrement loose arbitrage sentence ordination diffnition disposition composition et pronunciation arbitrer et loera sentencera diffinera mandera ordeinera composera et disposera et aviscera amenusera amendra interpretra et declarra totes les foiz qil voudra et avantdites choses ou ascune de elles par soy ne par autre ou autres nefra ne vendra nul temps par nul engin ne pur nulle cause et qui pace la peygne ou noun pass l'arbitrement loement larbitrage mandement meisme lasentence ordeinement definition disposition composition et pronunciation aviscement amenusement amendment interpretation et declaracion a dire et a fair par le meisme Appostoille en la manere qui desus est didst et totes les choses et chascune de elles de susdites et desus escriptes soient tous jours ferms et estables E a volu promis expressement assentuz lui avantdit procureur tant en lieu & en noun de lui come des tous les autres avantdiz qui tant lougement dure la submission avantdite come longement durra le temps et le terme des truce prizes entre les Signior Roys avantdiz de leur volunte Le quel temps sicome il dist est de un an aconter de la feste de la Typhayne proscheinement avenir jusqes a loutre feste de la Typhayne proscheinement suant Et qui endementiers lui meisme Appostoill si lui plest et luy semble qui bon soit puisse de lors la meisme submission et le temps et le terme de dire larbitrement ou larbitrage & mandement de totes les autres choses et des dites treues ensemble et nonn autrement une foiz et plusours foiz a la volunte aloigner Et fu expressement fait qe le poer de meisme le submission ne en la vie ne en la mort de ly●ne soit translate en autre persoine Sauve tote foiz et reservee per le dit Sire Gautier en totes les avantdites choses et chascune de elles le droit et le honeur del Empire the Romans Le tenour de la avantdite procuracie est ycele Procuratorium factum per confederatos Regis Angliae de Burgundia ad compromittendum in Papam Bonifacium NOus Renaud Count the Monbeliard Johan de Chalon Seigneur Darly Johan Ibidem de Monbeliard Seignour de Monfaucon Symond de Monbeliard Signeur de Montron Johan de Vyenne Seigneur de Mirebel eu la mountain Estevene de Motronn Seigneur de Ville nove Johan de Motondray Seigneur de Flagy Pierre de Jomguill Signeur de Marnay Wanter de Comerci Siegneur de Chastel-vilain Hunbert Seigneur de Clerevaux Gerard Seigneur Dargnell Ode Seigneur de Montferand William Seigneur de Corcondray Chivaliers Estevene Seigneur de Montany et Johan Seigneur de Juyl Esquiers de levesqe de Bosanson faisoms savoir a tous qui cest public Instrument verront qui nous fesoms establioms et ordeinoms jointement et severalment nostre ame noble homme Seigneur Gauter de Montfaucon Chivalier de le avantdit Evesche de Besanson portour de ceste present letters verray et loyal procurer ambassor menour des bosoignes et message especial en totes noz bosoignes et causes menees et amover tant pur nous come encoutre nous country quicunqes persoines et de lesglise Chapitles Colleges Universitez et Communitez et especialment encoutre le tresnoble et treshaut Prince Phelipp Roy de France et ses procureurs Ambassours menours des bosoignes et messages especials devant le Seint Pere en Dieu nostre seigneur Sire Boniface de la sainte Esglise de Rome et de la universele Esglise souverein Evesqe et devant les Cardinaux du se dapostoile delegatz et souz-delegatz de lesglise de Rome et devant tous autres Juges de leglise et seculers ordinaires arbiters arbitrors amiables Composours et devant trestouz autres de quicunqe noun qils soient nomez et dorions jointement et severaument plein et general et franc poer et especial mandement de empetrer et contredire de demander par nous et de nous deffendre de excepter et proposer the declarrer et de plea comencer et de jurer en noz alme de calumpnie et de verity dire et de faire tout autre manere de serement qui puist estre reqnis en toutes causes et de poser et de respondre as positions et de mener et mettre avant tesmoings et Instrumentz et de dire contre les testimoing et de reprover casser anyntir les Instrumentz de la partie contraire et de oyer sentences interloquitoires et diffinitives et de appeler delors et de chascun gref et de pursuire les appeaux et de eaux renoveler et de empetrer sy mester est le benefice de nostre absolution et de compromettre et le compromis afforcer par serement ou par peine de fair Composition transhaction appesement de pees et de concord et de traiter the meisme la pees et concord ovesqe les Procureurs Messages ambassadors the devantdit Roy de France devoint le dit Seigneur soverein Evesqe et devant chascun autre desuz nome et le meisme pees et concord fair et reformer et terminer en due fin et de fair contract letters ou Instrumens sur chascune form et de faire en nostre noun promise et stipulation et de nous souz mettre et oblig●r et chasoun de nous sur cestes choses sur chascune jurisdiction espirituante et temporalty et de faire en nostre noun pur nous totes maneres de supplications a la sainctete de meisme lapostoille et de elles pursure et de debatre et contrester si ascunes soient faites noun duement contre nous ou ascun de nous et de elles reprover et de substituer et establir un ou deux procureurs en lieu de soy qui eit ou eient semblable poer auxibien come si yci enfust faite especiale mention et de eaux repeler totes foiz qil lui plerra et lui semblera qui bon soit durant tore voiele present procuration en sa fource et severalment de fair totes les choses et chascune de elles les queles serront affaire entour les avantdites choses et chascune de elles Et ont promis chascun de eux pur le tout par solemn stipulation qui en fu faite a moy notayre desouz escript come personie publiqe et en lieu et en noun et a loeps des trestouz ceux des queux il appertient ou purra appertient ou purra apertinir avour perdurablement ferm et estable tout quant qe par le dit nostre procurer sonn substitut ou substituz serra fait dit ou purchase es avantdites choses et en chascune de elles Et paier la chose juggee ove ses coven●bles clauses et pur ceustotes les avantdites choses et chascune de elles demerent fermes et estables nous avoms prie et fait escrire cest present public instrument par la main Bartholomei de Gy Clerk de Besanson publiqe Notaire par lautorite de lapostoil et seigne de son signal acustume Et ce sachent per la tenour de cest present Instrument toux ceux as queux il apertient ou purra apertener Ce fu fait en champs ou furmage de Morre sus Besanson le 20 jour du moys Daveril lan del Incarnation de nostre Signeur mil CC. quatre vintzes et dyshuit lan quart du Pontificat du dit nostre seigneur Boniface Pape vytime Endicio● unsime presence sages hommes Sire Johan de Vercelles Professor en le escripte Pierre de Turnoais Clerc de Besanson Hugh de Blaqeraux Clerc Sire Johan de Ville Chivaliers de la Deocise de Besanzon Hugh de Blaqeraux Clerc Sire Johan de Ville Chivaliers de la Deocise de Besanzon tesmoignes a ce appellez Et jeo Bartolomy de Gy Clerc de Besanzon public Notaire par auctorite de lapostoille appele et prie per les avantditz Chivalires et Esquiers fn present a lordination establissement et promesse avantditès et fitz la stipulation sicome il est desus dit et ay de ma main escript cest publiqe Instrument et public et signee de mon sign escoustume Cest compromis ou submission fu fait a Rome a Saint Pere en paleys du Pape en sa chambre et en sa presence Presens les reverons peers seigneurs par la grace Dieu G. de Sabin et M. de Portz et de saint Ruffian Evesqes Cardinaux et Lercevesqe Idrotyn Franceys Evesqe de Spolet et Guill Evesqe Glandetense testmoing a ce appellez et priez E jeo Nycolas Nonel de Vik publiqe Notoyre par lauctorite de lappostoile fu present en les avandites choses et totes ces choses sicome il est desuz dist par le mandement du devantdist Seigneur Apostoille et priez par le devantdit Seigneur Gautier escriptes et publiecs et signes de mon sign escustume Soon after these Procurations and Submissions * Tho. Walsingham Hist. Angl. p. 39 41. Mat. Westm 1297 p 411. Henry de Knyghton de Event Angl. l. 3. c. 12. col 2525 2526. Per mediationem Willielmi de Hothum Archiepiscopi Dublinensis ex parte Anglorum & Ducis Britanniae ex parte Gallicorum inter Reges acceptae sunt induciae & ultra datos terminos saepius renovata Tandem acceptis induciis & concessis inter Reges utriusque terrae & sibi confoederatos ab Epiphania Domini per biennium The Truce then concluded and sealed by King Edward's Commissioners and after by himself is thus recorded in a bundle of Writs of Privyseal and Letters I found in the White Tower A Touse ceux qui cestes presents letters verront nous Guilliame Erc●v●sqe de Dyvelyn Bundela Brevium de Privato sigillo in Turre London An. 25 & 26 Edw. 1. Antoyn Evesqe de Dureme Amez Conte Savoie Aymer de Valence & Otoez de Grauntzon saluz Nous feisoms savoir a touse qe come nous eussiens plein poer & especial mandement de tresnoble Prince nostre treschier Seigneur Edward par la grace de Dieu Roy Dengleterre Seignour Dirland & Ducs Daquitain qe nous peussiens essoigner la suffrance ou labstinence prise et eve entre li ses aidantzes et alliez dune part et le Roy de France ses aidantz et ses allies dautre sur la guerre meve entre eux sicome il est contenu es letters pendantzes du dit nostre Seignour le Roy des queles la form sensuit Edwardus Dei gratia Rex Angliae etc. universis praesentes literas inspecturis Salutem Notum facimus quod de experta fidelitate & circumspecta industria dilectorum & sidelium nostrorum W. Dublinensis Archiepiscopi A. Dunolmensis Episcopi Amadei Comitis Sebaudiae Audomari de Valentia & Ottonis de Grandisono certis indiciis confidentes prorogandi sufferentiam seu abstinentiam inter nos ex parte una et Regem Franciae ex altera ac nostros et ipsius fautores confederatos valitores initas super guerra inita hinc et inde usque ad quod tempus voluerint prout sibi videbitur expedire ipsis vel quatuor aut tribus ex eis si omnes non concurrerint in hac parte plenam tenore praesentium committimus potestatem Volentes ratum & firmum habere quicquid per ipsos aut quatuor vel tres ex ipsis ut praemittitur actum seu factum pro nobis & nomine nostro fuerit in praemissis Dat. apud Gandavum 23 die Nov●mbris Anno Domini 1297. Nous plusoure treiteiz ●uz par plusours foiz ovesqe les gentz du dit Roy de France Cestassavoir Guilliame Evesque de Amiens Pieres Evesque Dautourr Johan Conte de Bretaigne Guydo Chastillon Conte de saint Pool Botill●r de France e Rauf de Clermont Sire de Nele et Conestable de France Chivaliers e●voiez especiaument a ce de par le devantdit Roy de France en noun de devantdit nostre Seignour le Roy et par la vertu du dit poer et mandement avoms accord et accordoms de commun assentement de nous et de devantditz gentz le Roy de France qe les suffrance ou labstince de Guerre qui estoient prisez entre eux Cestavoir de la Duchee Daquitaine jusques a la Tiphani et quant a la Conte de flanders et as autres terres jusques as Octaves the lafest saint Andreu proschein soient esloignez et continuees jusques a Quaresme provant prochein avenir Cestassavoir de Royaumes a Reyaumes de terres a terres de gent a gent per mer et per terre en tien manere que touse Marchandz et tote manere de gent soient du Royaume de France ou daillours du poer le Roy de France ou de ses aidantzes de ses allies ou de ses hommes soient du Roiaume Dengleterre de la Conte de Flanders ou daillours du poer le Roy Dengleterre de ses aidantx de ses alliez ou de ses hommes porrent aler venir marchander esire et demorer sauvement et seurement per mer et per terre eux et totes leur choses de Roiaumes a Roiaumes de terres a terres lad●te sufferance durante E tendiont les devantditz Roys leur aidantzes allies et hommes ce quill tienent et tenoient au ●our qe la dite suffrance feut prise e promettoms en bone foy qe nous feroms et procureroms qe nostre fire le Roy gr●era et ratifiera lesloignement de la sufferance desusdite et dorra poer a aucune person ou a plusours de jure en salive de deus les Octaves de la seint prochein avenir de garder et tenir la dite sufferance on abstinence en la manere quill est desuedit E sum accord de commun assentement qe deux Chivalers serront pris un de par nostre seignour le Roy pur li pur ses allies pur ses aidantzes e pur ses hommes et un autre de part le Roy de France pur li pur ses allies pur ces aidantzes e pur ses hommes qui averont poer de fair amender et adresser sil yadrien meffait ne mes pris dune part ne dautre puis qe la dite suffrance ou abstinence fu prise primerement jusques elle soit faillie Les nouns des allies nostre seignour le Roy sont tieux * These likewise found in another particular Roll. Le Roi Dalemaigne le Conte de Flanders le Conte de Sauvoie le Conte de Bar le Duc de Brabant le Conte de Hollande le Conte de Montbeliard Johan de Chalon Seignour Darley Johan de Burgoigne Johan Seignour de Montfaucon Gautier son frere le Seigueur de Noef Chastel le Seigneur Doiselier le Seigneur de Fauconby le Seigneur de Jour le Seigneur de Cokendary Simon de Montbeliard Seigneur de Moutron Estiephne Doiselier Seigneur de Vile noeve & plusours' ●utres de Burgoigne Dalemaigne de Brabant de Hollande de Gascoigne Daragon et dailleurs des queux nous ne sauoms les nouns a present En tesmoign des choses desusdites nous avo●●s fait mettre nos Seaux a ses presentes lettre Don a Grolingues Abbeit pres de Curtray en Flanders le vint et treseisme jour du mois de Novembre lan the grace M. CC. quatre vi●tz et disesept Which the King thus ratified under his Great Seal EDward par la grace de Dieu Roy Dengleterre Seigneur Dirland et Ducs Daquitaine Ibidem a touse ceux qe cestes letters patentes verront saluz Nous fesom a sovoer ke nous de la guerre meve entre le Roy de France e ses allies de une part et nous e nos allies dautre taunt pur la Duchee Daquitaine ke de la Countee de Flanders e dancunes autres lieux avom pris de commune assentement Seoffrance de guerre Ceo est a savoir de Reaume a Reaume de terre a terre de gent a gent per mier et per terre en tien manere ke touse Merchantz e totes manere de gentes puissent aler venir demorer e marchander sanvement e seurement de un Reaume a autre la Seoffrance durante E tendrons vous e nous allies e le dit Roy e li seou tuit ceo qe nous e il tenoms au jour de la confection de ces letters durante la dite Seoffrance E durra ceste Seoffrance quant a Duchee Daquitaingne jeosqe a la Tiphanie procheinement avenir E quant as autres terres jeosqes as Utaves de la prochein feste saint Andreu tant solement La quele Seoffrance nous dune part e li dit Roy dautre denom fere savoer a nos feaux allies e sougiuz en la terre Daquitaigne e es autres lomtaignes terres de deinz le dimenche devant la fest de la tuiz Seintz procheine E en la terre de Flanders dedenz ceo prochein Samady E est a savoir ke le Roy Dalemaigne peust la dite Seoffrance rumpre si li plet En tiele manere totes noys ke le durra 15 jours apres ceo ke le dit Roy Dalemaigne lascera fet sa poer a le Evesqe de Tornay ou a son Official a Tornay Les nos aliez sont tiels le Roy Dalemaigne le Counte de Flanders etc. as before e daillours the quells nous ne savom les nouns en present La quele Seoffrance nostre ame e feal Wautier the Beaucheamt Chevaler e Seneschal de nostre Hostiel au quel nous avom sur ceo done plein poer de jurer en nostre alme ad jure pur nous e en nostre nom a garder loanment bone foy e entermement en la maner● e en la form devan●dite E est a savoir ke si aukuns damages estoent fets devant la dite seoffrance nous sumus tenuz de les fere amender en bone foi e covenablement En tesmoigne de quele chose nou● avom fet mettre nostre Seal a ces presents letters Donees a fines saint Banoum sus le jour de la feste saint Denis en lan de grace M. CC. Quatrevinz e Dis e s●t Soon after this Truce concluded between the Kings of England and France and all their confederates the King sent this Letter to his Son and Council in England strictly to observe it for the reason therein coteined which I found in the White Tower Chappel EDward par la grace de Dieu Roy Dengleterre etc. a Edward nostre cher fuiz tenant Bundela Brevium & Literarum in Turre London An. 25 ● 1. nostre leu en Engleterre et son Consail saluz Sachez qe all honeur de Dieu pur le comun profit de la Chrestiente e pur escheure les man's perils e damages que de jour en jour aveignent e porront avenir de la guere e en esperante davoir pees covenable avoms de la guere meuve entre nous & nos alliez de un● part & le Roy de France e les soens dautre grante e fet soffrance solonc la fourme qe nous vous enveons enclose de suz nos nostre seal E pur ceo veu● mandoms e fermement enjoynoms qe bous avan●dite soffrance gardez ● facez garder en touz poynz par tout nostre Royaume en nostre poer par terre e par mer e fermement commander qe rien encontre ne soit fet E nomement le plus pur ceo qe si rienestoit fet encontre la dite sofferance nous serrioums tenuz sicome didst est the fair lamender e ovesk● ceo la dite sofferance garder Don desouz nostre privi● Seale à Gant le 15. jour de Octobr. l'an de nostre Regne vintisme quintisme Pope Boniface the eighth to settle a firm Peace between the two Kings and their Confederates upon hearing their solemn Nuntioes sent to his Court at Rome who diligently related and debated the business and differences before him made this Award and Decree between them The beginning of which is recited in † De Event Angliae l. 3. c. 12. col 2526 2527. Henry de Knyghton who then subjoins Copiam sequentium de hac materia diligens lector inquirat nam ego sollicitus investigator nequivi pro tempore invenire The entire Award not extant in any History I found in the Rubbish in the White Tower exemplified in a Parchment Roll attested by a public Notary which I shall here present you with as a rarity wherein you may discern this Pope's Antichristian fraud practice in usurping to himself as aprivate person and arbitrator chosen by these Kings a Papal power to excommunicate their Royal persons interdict their Realms and award the possession of Aquitaine to be delivered into his own hands and power PRONUNTIATIO BONIFACII IN Nomine Domini Amen Anno Domini Millesimo ducentesimo nonagesimo octavo Indictione undecima Pontificatus Domini Bonifacii Papae octavi anno quarto Die In Turre London An. 25 ● 1. This award is mentioned & in part recited in sundry other Records I found in the White Tower but entirely comprised only in this vicesimo mensis Junii sanctissimus Pater & Dominus Dominus Bonifacius divina providentia Papa octavus arbitrium laudum diffinitionem arbitralem sententiam amicabilem compositionem mandatum ordinationem & alia infrascript a recitavit legi fecit dedit & protulit in hunc modum Dudum inter charissimos in Christo filios Philippum Francorum ex una parte & Edwardum Angliae Reges illustres ex altera suggerente inimico humani generis pacis aemulo super diversis articulis materi● discordiae ac dissentionis exorta tandem iidem Regos per speciales nun●ios & procuratores ipsorum ad hoc ab eis mandatum habentes in nos Bonifacium divina providentiae Papam octavum tanquam in privatam personam et Dominum Benedictum Gait●n tanquam arbitrum arbitratorem laudatorem diffinitorem arbitralem summatorem amicabilem compositorem praeceptorem ordinatorem dispositorem et pronunciatorem super reformanda pace et concordia inter ipsos Reges ac super aliis quae ad pacem pertinent et super omnibus et singulis discordiis guerris litibus controver●●is causis rationibus damnis et injuriis petitionibus et actionibus realibus personalibus atque mixtis quae fuerant et erant seu vertebantur et esse vel verti possent inter ipsos Reges occasione quacunque de alto et basso absolute ac libere compromittere curaverunt prout in Compromissorum Instrumentis publicis inde confectis plenius continetur Nos igitur Bonifacius Papa praedictus qui finem imponere litibus affectamus sed praecipuè inter Reges praedictos quorum quietem indesinenter appetimus & tanto ferventius faelices cupimus vigere successus quanto pleniori eos affectione prosequimur & puriori complectimur charitate hujusmodi Compromissis receptis & nobiscum deliberatione praehabita diligenti vocatis quoque Nunc●●s & Procuratoribus supradictis ad arbitrium laudum mandatum & arbitralem sen●en●iam audienda eisque coram nobis ad hoc specialiter constitutis ad laudem omnipotentis Dei qui est pac●s Actor & salutis amator & gloriosae Virginis matris ejus sicut Arb●●●r Arbitrator Laudator & amicabilis Compositor ac sicut * Nota. privata persona et Benedictus Gaitanus ex virtute ac forma Compromissorum praedictorum et omni modo et jure qu● melius possumus viam arbitratoris laudatoris et amicabilis Compositoris d●cimus arvitramur laudamus diffinimus sententiamus mandamus ordinamus disponimus et pronunciamus hac vice quod inter eosdem Reges fiat et ●it perpetua et siabilis pax et quod Treugae vel sufferentiae voluntariae dudum inde intrae ac firmatae inter eos eo modo et forma ac omnibus et illis personis et terr●s sub til●s poenis conditionibus et temporibus sub quibus indictae initae ac firmatae fuerunt inviolabiliter observentur Ad hanc autem P●cem confirmandam roborandam atque servandam infra tempus quod duxerimus moderandam praefa●us Rex Angliae Margaretam sororem praedicti Regis Franciae recipere ac ducere cum dotalitio Quindecim millium librarum Turron assignando per ipsum Regem Angliae in locis competentibus de quibus inter partes fuerit concordatum vel ubi partes ipsae non concordarent per nos arbitratum fuerit in uxorem Et idem Rex Franciae eandem Sororem suam eidem Regi Angliae in uxorem dare ac tradere cum dispensatione Sedis Apostolicae teneatur Quodque Isabella filia praelibati Regis Franciae quae infra annum septempnem dicitur constituta suo tempore Edwardo praedicti Regis Angliae filio qui jam 13 aetatis suae annum exegit cum simili dispensatione matrimonialiter cum dotalitio decem & octo Millium librarum Turron similiter assignando per eundem Regem Angliae pro dicto filio suo in competentibus locis de quibus concordaverunt ipsae parts vel de quibus nos duxerimus arbitrand si super hoc inter eos non proveniret concordia copuletur Idque firmetur atque valletur exnunc modis inferius annotatis videlicet quod idem Rex Angliae pro filio suo idemque filius pro se qui ad hoc sufficientem habetaetatem contrahant Sponsalia praedicta eorundem Regis et filii juramentis firmanda et Rex Franciae nomina filiae suae praedictae contrahat hujusmodi sponsalia pro eadem Quae ut valida fuerit & firma volumus dicimus & arbitramur quod Rex Franciae promittat per juramentum pro ipso in animam suam praestandum se tradere dictam filiam suam praedicto Edwardo nuptui tempore quo extiterit concordatum inter ipsos vel per nos arbitratum fuerit vel laudatum Pro quibus attendis firmiter & fideliter adimplendis dicimus laudamus & arbitramur quod poena de qua inter partes fuerit concordatum vel ubi partes ipsae non concordarent per nos arbitrand et taxanda firmetur et ab utraque parte praemissa valletur solvenda porti parenti a parte non parent per quam poenam negotium istud in tuto ponatur & parts ad ejus finalem executionem efficacius inducantur Cujus paenae promissionem et obligationem efficaciter valere volumus et decernimus ac tenere Non obstantibus juribus quae pro libertate matrimoniorum paenas inhibent quae ex certa scientia pro tanto bono tollimus in hac causa Addentes nihilominus quod Reges praedicti aliquos de Baronibus suis notabiliores per juramenta faciant obligare ad desponsalia praedicta et matrimonia procuranda et ad tollenda impedimenta pro viribus quae possent circa hoc vel contra hoc inveniri Quia vero Sponsalia praedicta tanto amplius desideramus habere felicem effectum & efficacem eventum quanto per haec probabiliter credimus pacem praedictam firmius & fidelius observari pro tanto paeis bono decernimus authoritate Apostolica quod terra Regis illius cui culpa vel malitia steterit quominus contrabantur praedicta Sponsalia et matrimonium consummetur Ecclesiastico subjaceat Interdicto nisi super requisitus predict ejus effectu correxerit infra mensem Item dicimus laudamus arbitramur seu etiam diffinimus quod de omnibus bonis mobilibus vel se moventibus ablatis vel aliàs malè subtractis & de omnibus dampnis datis hinc indè ante tempus motae vel ortae guerrae praesentis primò de omnibus quae exstant & consumpta non sunt praesertim de Navibus & aliis quibuscunque bonis per Anglicos & Vascones & eorum Complices ante guerram occupatis in mari vel in terra Rex Angliae omnia quae de praedictis exstant bona fide sine lite & absque figura judicii omni fraude cessante ad requisitionem Regis Franciae vel Nuncii sui statim faciat ad plenum restitui Et Rex Franciae similiter si qua talia ante dictam guerram capta vel ablata apud ipsum vel in sua potestate existentia reperta fuerint similiter ad plenum restitui faciat à praefato Rege Angliae vel ejus Nuncio requisitus De ablatis vero non extantibus sed deperditis & consumptis laudamus arbitramur & etiam diffinimus quod Rex Angliae ad requisitionem Regis Franciae vel ejus Nuncii satisfieri faciat & ad faciendum etiam teneatur sine lite ac figura judicii & omni fraude cessante Et Rex Franciae similiter si qua per gentes suas ablata deperdita consumpta inventa fuerunt ad requisitionem Regis Angliae vel Nuncii sui faciat satisfieri taxatione nobis circa praedictorum aestimationem contra utramque partem ubi per concordiam partium negotium super praedictis sopitum non esset plenary reservata Item dicimus laudamus arbitramur seu etiam diffinimus quod idem Rex Angliae de omnibus terris vassallis et bonis quae ipse nunc habet in regnd Franciae seu tenebat ante motam guerram praesentem habeat sl●am quantitatem et illam partem terrarum vassallorum et bonorum eorundem quam sibi ex virtute compromissorum praedictorum laudaverimus et mandaverimus assignari vel inter ipsos Reges fuerit concordatum et sub illis fidelitate homagio modis et conditionibus habeat sub quibus ipse ac pater suus habuisse hactenus et tenuisse noscuntur modis et temperamentis per nos adhibendis in abusu si quis ex parte gentis Regis Franciae hactenus commissus inventus fuerit in excertio resorti modis etiam et temperamentis per nos adhibendis in abusu partis alterins si quis videlicet ex parte Regis Angliae vel suorum hactenus commissus contra jus resorti fuerit inventus ne talia imposterum committantur Conditionibus et modis et securitatibus per nos imponendis et adhibendis in terris vassallis et bonis et aliis quae per nostram pronunciationem seu concordiam partium praefatus Rex Angliae habiturus est de praedictis ne amodo idem Angliae Rex vel successores ejus contra Regem Franciae vel successores ipsius valeant rebellare Dicimus etiam laudamus ac arbitramur seu etiam diffinimus quod ex nunc omnes terrae vassalli et bona praedicta et alia tam quae tenet Rex Franciae de hiis quae tenebat Rex Angliae ante guerram praesentem quam quae tenet Rex Angliae in regno Franciae bona side ac sine omni fraud absolute ac libere * Nota. in manibus ac posse nostris ponantur et assignentur tenenda a nobis nomine Regis Franciae quae ex parte sua et nomine Regis Angliae quae ex parte ejusdem nobis fuerint ass●gnata Ita tamen quod per hoc in possessione vel proprietate nihil novi juris accrescat alterutri partium vel antiqui decrescat Super quorum assignatione si qua fuerit exorta dubitatio vel ambiguitas inter parts illam nostrae declarationi et arbitrio reservamus Quod si forsan dicti Reges de ipsis terris & bonis adinvicem concordaverint volumus landamus & arbitramur ex nunc id in quo concordaverint perpetuò ac inviolabiliter observari Alioquin nos ex compromissi praedicti virtute apponemus ad illud remedium quod Dominus ministrabit & extradita nobis potestate licebit Si vero casu aliquo contingente hoc facere non possemus volumus dicimus & arbitramur quod utrique parti pristina jura sua salva remaneant & illaesa Porrò per hujusmodi assignationem faciendam nobis de terris vassallis et bonis praedictis nullum ipsis Regibus vel eorum alteri quoad possessionem vel proprietatem seu detentionem vel aliter praejudicium generetur Omnia autem & singula supradicta per nos arbitrata landata diffinita & arbitraliter sententiata & pronunciata dicimus arbitramur & praecipimus sub poenis in compromissis contentis et aliis de quibus * Nota. nobis videbitur arbitrio nostro nihilominus firmo manente a partibus inviolabiliter observari Et insuper reservamus nobis liberum arbitrium et plenariam potestatem prout ex forma compromissorum praedictorum nobis competit super omnibus et singulis quae inter eosdem Reges ex compromissis praedictis arbitranda laudanda componenda diffinienda et pronuncianda restant et hic arbitrata laudata diffinita et pronunciata non sunt arbitrandi laudandi diffiniendi arbitraliter sententiandi praecipiendi ordinandi disponendi a●que pronunciandi necnon et tam in omnibus et singulis arbitratis laudatis diffinitis et pronunciatis in praesenti arbitrio atque laudo quam in hiis quae arbitranda laudanda arbitraliter sententianda diffinienda et pronuncianda ut praemittitur resiant addenti minuendi corrigendi interpretandi et declarandi semel et pluries et quociens nobis placuerit et videbitur expedire Caeterum ut dextera Domini quae miram facit in suorum operum executione virtu●em efficacius & perfectius huic negotio prosseretur terminum peremptorium exnune ipsis Regibus assignamus ut super omnibus in praesenti arbitrio nobis super dicto negotio reservatis et ad ea pertinentibus illis die ac loco compereant coram nobis de quibus eis ad id per nostras durer●mus literas nunciand cum quibus super hiis pro ipsorum quiet ac prospero statu mundi et pro utilitate negotii Terrae Sanctae providere salubriter dante Domino valeamus Acta lata & pronunciata fuerunt arbitrium laudum arbitralis sententia mandatum diffinitio ordinatio dispositio ac omnia supradicta per eundem Dominum Papam ut superius enarrantur Anno Indictione Mensae ac die praedictis Romae apud S. Petrum in Palatio Papali in Consistorio publico facto in sala majori praesenti ibidem gentium multitudine copiosa & praesentibus reverendis patribus Dominis Dei gratia Gerardo Sabinen f●atre Matthaeo Portuen ac S. Ruffinae de Johanne Tusculan Episcopis Johanne Titu●o Sanctorum Marcellini & Petri Nicholas Titulo S. Laurentii in Damasso fratre Jacobo Titulo S. Clementis Thom. Titulo S. Ceciliae ac Roberto Titulo S. Potentianae Presbyteris Matthaeo S. Mariae in Portu Neapolione S. Adriani Guillielmo S. Nicholai in Carcere Tullian Francisco S. Mariae in Cosmodin Petro S. Mariae novae ac Jacobo S. Georgii ad velam auream Diaconis Sanctae Romanae Ecclesiae Cardinalibus ac venerabilibus viris Dominis Johanne Judicis Matthaeo Carazalo Guidone de Anagnia & Adenulpho de Supino Domino Papae Notariis ac nobilibus viris Dominis Urso Herculdo de filiis Ursi de Urbe Barth de Campna regni Siciliae Logotheca & Jacobo de P●sis familiar ipsius Domini Papae testibus ac Domino Deodata de Urbe ipsius Domini Papae Capellano qui arbitrium laudum arbitralem sententiam mandatum diffinitionem ordinationem & omnia supradicta de mandato praedicti Domini Papae ibidem publicè legit & voce quasi praeconia recitavit Et ego Nicholaus dictus Novellus de Uvo Apostolica & Imperiali authoritate Notarius praedictis interfui & ea omnia ut supra legitur de mandato praefati Domini Papae scripsi et publicavi et meo signo consueto signavi This Award and Decree I find briefly mentioned in sundry other Records in the White Tower as likewise in a a Flores Hist p. 411 412. Mat. Westminster and b Hist. Angl. p. 43. Thomas Walsingham who relate Anno 1297. in vigilia quoque Apostolorum Petri & Pauli Romae Papa Bonifacius submissionibus Regum receptis pacem & concordiam per Dominum Papam Bonifacium inter Regem Angliae & Franciae ordinavit ita ut Rex Angliae sororem & filius ejus filiam Regis Francorum ducerent certis pro utrisque dotibus definitis et quod Ducatus Aquitaniae in manus Domini Papae redderetur & quod Rex Angliae naves superstites cum navibus de illis quae raptae fuerant restituerit Sed super hiis duobus articulis intercedit magna dilatio Rege Francorum partem quam in Wasconia occupaverat tradere renuente by reason whereof pax non fuerat totaliter solidata Dominica secunda Quadragesimae citatis Magnatibus regni apud Westmonasterium fecit Rex Edwardus recitari formam pacis bullatam per Papam Bonifacium tanquam arbitrium inter Regem Angliae et Franciae ordinatum et alias Bullas statum suum tangentes Cui assensum praebuit plebs omnis et Clerus What Protestations Philip King of France made against the latter clauses of this Pope's award when presented to him by his Legates before it was read to prevent all Usurpations upon his Supremacy in the Temporal Government and Rights of his Crown I find thus reported by c General History of France in Philip 4. p. 150. John de Serres Grimston out of him and d Preuves des Libertez de l'Eglise Galli can ch. 7. nu 12. p. 232. Peter de Pithou Pope Boniface inclined to the peace of Christendom as the Lord Haillan writes more puffed up with glory and vanity then good zeal to the peace of Christian Princes he commanded Philip by his Nuntioes to restore to the English and Flemins what they demanded and for not obeying he citys him to appear at Rome upon pain of Excommunication Philip a wise and valiant Prince although he were discontented with this course yet he sent an honourable Embassage to Rome by the Archbishop of Rheims and the Earl of St. Paul to lay open his right before the Deputies of the King of England and Earl of Flanders who were then at Rome to complain as being wronged All parties being heard Boniface decrees that Philip as the fountain and cause of all the miseries and inconveniences that had happened should yield to King Edward and Earl Guy all they demanded both in Guienne and Flanders charging the Archbishop of Rheims to signify this Bull to the King under pain of Excommunication for not obeying This was the first blow given by Boniface against Philip who after these great threats prepares for deeds not suffering himself to be daunted with words and as e Les Libertez de l'Eglise Gallicane ch. ●●●ct 12. p. Peter de Pithou stories he entered this solemn Protestation before the reading of the Pope's award by his two Cardinals to preserve his Prerogative who thus attested it by a public Instrument under both their Seals UNiversis praesentes lit●ras inspecturis mis●ratione divina B. Albanensis & S. Penestrinensis Episcopi salutem in Domino Notum facim●● quod cum Nos exposu●sserimus oraculo vivae vocis excellenti Principi Lomino Philippo Francorum Regi illustri treugas per Sanctissimum Patre● & Dominum nostrum Dominum Bonifacium Pap●m 8. literis suis patentibus jam dudum indictas usque ad Nativitatem b●ati Johann●s Baptistae proximò jam elapsum ipsi Regi ac Romanorum & Angliae Regibus illustribus super guerris instigante Diabolo suscitatis inter Francorum & Angliae Reges praedictos seu quemlibet eorundem ex una parte & praedictum Franciae Regem ex altera quas treugas publicare & dictas literas praesentare Francorum & Angliae Regibus ipsis distuleramus ex ●ausa necnon ad prorogationem dictarum treugarum a●te tempus earum finitum literis suis patentibus per dictum Dominum nostrum factum à d●cto festo beatae Johannis Baptistae proximo praeterito usque ad biennium percompletum atque usque ad dictum t●mpus treugas de novo indictas sententias insuper Excommunicationis in contravenientes latas per ipsum Papam prout in dictis literis cont●● tur Cumque dictas literas praesentaremus dicto Regi Franciae legendas idem Rex incontinenti antequam dictae literae legerentur nomine suo et se praesente fecit erprimi et mandavit in nostra praesentia protestationes hujusmodi & alia quae sequuntur videlicet Regimen temporalitatis regni sui ad ipsum Regem s●lum et neminem alium pertinere seque in eo neminem superiorem recognoscere ncc habere nec Nota se intendere supponere vel subjicere modo quocunque viventi alicui super rebus pertinentibus ad temporale regimen regni sed potius intendere jura sua justitiare regnum suum defendere continue jusque regni per omnia prosequi cum subditis suis amicis et valitoribus prout haec Dominus ministrabit maximè cum dictarum treugarum indictionis virtus vel indicentis intentio ipsum Regem aliquatenus non impediat in praemissis vel aliquo eorundem ut dicebat nec aliquem obicen● contrarietatis opponat Sed dicti Regis regnique sui turbatores & aem●los arctius reprimat illorum compescat audaciam ausus froenet ac Excommunicationis sententiam si contra treugarum tenorem ipsarum venire praesumpserint ipso Rege dictoque regno suo remanentibus non ligatis juxta * See Here p. 725 726. declarationem per ipsum Dominum Papam literis suis patentibus ipsi Regi directis A quibus declaratione et protestationibus verbo vel facto nunc vel in futurum idem Rex non intendit recedere Quatinus autem ipsius Regis tangit animam & ad spiritualitatem attinet idem Rex tradecessorum suorum sequens vestigia paratus est monitionibus et praeceptis sedis Apostolicae devote ac humiliter obedire in quantum tenetur et debet et tanquam verus et devotus filius sedis ipsius et sanctae matris Ecclesiae reverentiam observare Quibus praemissis nos ad publicationem dictarum treugarum & earum prorogationis ac sententiarum processimus dictasque litéras Apostolicas & earum tenorum legi et seriatim exprimi fecimus Regi praedicto In quorum testimonium sigilla nostra praesentibus duximus apponenda Datum Credulii Bellovacensis Diocaesis 13 Kal. Maii Anno 1297. Pontificatus praedicti Domini Bonifacii Papae 8. anno tertio Sigillatum duobus sigillis duorum Cardinalium By reason of this Protestation and the differences between the Kings concerning the two last Articles in the Pope's award he prorogued and enlarged the time of the Truce between them by this New Decree which I found in the White Tower exemplified under the hand of a public Notary in form ensuing IN Nomine Domini Amen Anno à Nativitate ejusdem 1299. Indictione 8. die Lunae ultimo die mensis Novembris Pontisicatus Domini Bonifacii Papae 8. anno In Turre London n. 25 & 26 E. 1. quinto apud Alvertone Eboracen Diocaesis constitutis in praesentia mei Notarii & testium subscriptorum ad hac vocatorum specialiter ac etiam rogatorum venerabilibus viris Dominis Opizone Archidiacono Mediolanen & Johanne de Conthorecio fratre reverendi patris Domini R. Episcopi Vicentinen in Capella manerii loci ejusdem coram excellentissimo Principe Domino E. Dei gratia Angliae Rege illustri iidem Domini O. & J. quandam literam Apostolicam Domini Papae praescripti cum filo de serico pendenti solito mo●e bullatam eidem Domino Regi sub tenore qui sequitur praesentarunt Bonifacius Episcopus servus servorum Dei ad futuram rei memoriam Dudum inter charissimos in Christo filios nostros Philippum Franciae ex parte una & Edwardum Angliae ex altera Reges illustres super diversis articulis materia dissentionis exorta iidem Reges per speciales ipsorum Procuratores & Nuncios ad nos propterea destinatos & ab eis super hiis specialem potestatem habentes in nos tanquam in privatam personam & Dominum Benedictum Gaytanum tanquam in arbitrum arbitratorem laudatorem diffinitorem arbitralem sententiatorem & amicabilem compositorem praeceptorem ordinatorem dispositorem & pronunciatorem super reformanda pace & concordia inter ipsos Reges & super hiis quae ad pacem pertinent ac super omnibus & singulis discordiis guerris litibus controversiis causis quaestionibus dampnis & injuriis petitionibus & actionibus realibus & personalibus atque mixtis quae fuerant erant vel esse poterant inter eosdem Reges occasione quacunque altè ac bassè absolutè ac liberè sub certa forma compromittere curaverunt Volentes promittentes & expressè consentientes tamdiu compromissa hujusmodi perdurare quamdiu Treugarum voluntariè inirarum antea inter dictos Reges tempus & terminus perduraret Quod quidem esse dixerunt unius anni à festo Epiphaniae proximo praeterito tunc proximo futuro usque ad aliud festum Epiphaniae nunc futurum proximo numerandi & quod nos interim si placeret nobis ac videremus expediens possemus in antea hujusmodi compromissorum ac ferendi arbitrii seu arbitragii & aliorum in comprom●ssis hujusmodi contentorum necnon & praedictarum Treugarum tempus & terminum simul & non aliter semel & pluries ad nostrum beneplacitum prorogare Nos vero praedictis compromissis receptis quandam ordinationem super hujusmodi negotio prout tunc conditio temporis & negotii status & qualitas suadebant duximus faciendam nonnullis in eodem negotio sub futura ordinatione remanentibus attamen in suspenso pro●t in pronunciatione praedictae ordinationis plenius continetur Nunc autem attendentes quod faciente pacis actore à quo cuncta bona procedunt ea quae per nos ordinata noscuntur prospera successione virescunt & desiderantes admodum inter caetera quae votiva sensibus nostris occurrunt ut in praefato negotio ex nostris studiis divini auxilii suffragatione fulcitis foelix & desideratus subsequatur effectus ac propterea praecavere volentes ne tempus ipsius perficiendi negotii patiatur excursum praefatas Treugas prout initae vel indictae fuerunt & inter omnes easdemque personas inter quas & quoad quas indictae vel initae fuisse noscuntur & praedicta compromissa & in posterum ferendum arbitrium seu arbitragium totumque negotium prout ex futura nostra ordinatione ac decisione dependant à praedicto nunc proximo futuro Epiphaniae festo usque ad aliud festum ex nunc secundo venturum ex hujusmodi potestate nobis tradita prorogamus Quam quidem prorogationem & omnem ejus effectum praecipimus sub poenis in compromissis adjectis inviolabiliter à partibus observari ordinatis arbitratis praeceptis diffi●itis laudatis & sententiatis per nos hactenus in memorato negotio in sua nihilominus remanentibus firmitate Nulli ergo omnium hominum liceat hanc paginam nostrae prorogationis & praecepti infringere vel ei ausu temerario contraire Si quis autem hoc attemptare praesumpserit indignationem omnipotentis Dei & beatorum Petri & Pauli Apostolorum ejus se noverit incursurum Dat. Anagniae 12 Kal. Augusti Pontificatus nostri anno quinto Tandem per ipsius Domini Regis Angliae Consilium super ipsa Apostolica litera deliberatione habita aliquali ipse Dominus Rex in Camera sua loci praedicti anno indictione & die praescriptis praesentatoribus suprascriptis tàm per se quam per Dominum Antonium Dunelmensem Episcopum ejus verba nomine proferentem respondit Quod ipse Dominus Rex Angliae mandatis Apostolicis est paratus in hiis et aliis obedire necnon et quod ipse formam submissionis factae per se et per ipsius Nuncios ad sedem Apostolicam destinatos ejus nomine in Sanctissimum Patrem praescriptum * Nota. velut in Dominum Benedictum Gaytanum tanquam in privatam personam super guerris et discordiis habitis inter ipsum Dominum Regem Angliae et Dominum Philippum Regem Franciae hucusque firmiter et fideliter observavit et quod eam juxta vim formam et effectum ejusdem vult penitus observare ec insupet Treugis in litera Apostolica contentis adquiescere praenotata dum tamen id idem velit facere Rex Franciae supradictus Act. Anno Indictione Mensae Die Pontificatu & locis prascriptis Praesentibus Domino Dunelmen Episcopo suprascripto ac Nobilibus viris Dominis Willielmo de Beuse Roberto de Tatehale & Rogero de Mortuo mari Baronibus Regis Angliae ac Domino Johanne de Benestede ipsius Domini Regis Secretario Clerico Testibus ad hoc vocatis specialiter & r●gatis Et Ego Johannes dictus Boughs de London Domini Papae authoritate Norarius publicus Praesentationi literarum Apostolicarum praescriptarum necnon & responsionibus interfui suprascriptis & scripsi omnia praenotata ac etiam publicavi meoque signo consueto signavi rogatus Whiles this Pope for his own premised ends was making these Truces and a Peace between these two Kings and their Confederates he was very active in raising rebellions and wars against the Emperor Adolphus in Germany to depose him and set up another in his siead which Matthew Westminster and others thus story a Mat West An 1298. p. 411 412. Eodem etiam Anno Adolphus Rex Alemanniae vacuus amicis fiduciam in se habentibus & praecipuè quod nequius est dicendum Regis Angliae pactum praevaricans by Pope Boniface his request and instigation orta dissensionis materia inter se & Albertum filium Rodolphi Ducis Austriae whom this perfidious antimonarchical Pope stirred up to rebel and war against him belloque indicto juxta Moguntiam corruit sauciatus & regnavit idem Albertus pro eo b Rerum Memorab Paraleip p. 341 342 343. Alberti Crantzii Saxoniae l. 8. c. 35 36. Cent. Magd. 13. col 1052 1053. 1351 1352. Cuspinianus & Grimston in the life of Adolphus Th. Walsingham Hist. Angl. p. 41 43. Abbas Vspergensis writes Moguntiae convenerunt Electores & Adolphum destituunt imperio Nam centum millia marcarum argenti vel ut alii volunt 75. millia pendo argenti acceperat Adolphus à Rege Angliae ut sibi esset auxilio cum Principibus Germaniae contra Regem Galliarum Cum verò Adolphus hanc pecuniam non divideret inter Principes sed sibi retineret & comitatum hinc emeret nec militem conscribere poterit nec far Anglo auxilium thereupon Albertus falling out with him ut qui fidem non servaret Regi Angliae confederated with the Archbishop of Mentz and other Germane Bishops who deprived Adolphus of the Empire elected Albertus in his stead at Mentz swore obedience to him and raising great forces against Adolphus slew him in battle Some Authors write Victor Albertus illum appellat Hinc inquiens dimittis Imperium respondit Adulphus Hoc fitum est in Dei manu for which answer he was slain by Albertus' command and the lives of all of his party saved being only taken Prisoners After which victory he was crowned Emperor at Aquisgrane by G●rhardus Archbishop of Mentz And as this turbulent Pope persecuted this Christian Emperor in Germany so at the same time he degraded and persecuted with armed soldiers some of his own Cardinals at Rome as c Hist. Angl. p. 35. Walsingham d Flores Hist. An. 1299. p. 413 414. Matthew Westminster and e See Platina Onuphrius Volaterranus Crespin Balaeus Centuri● Magd. 13. & others in Gregorio 8. others thus relate Per hoc tempus Cardinales de Columpna per Papam Bonefacium depositi ad urbem se conterunt Nepesinam contra quos damnatos tanquam scismaticos et excommunicatos Papa viros bellatores in Italia cruse signavit as if they were Turks or Saracens Illis etiam diebus Dominus Papa fidei et orationum quae erant beati Petri oblitus assumen quae non erant ejus tam aurum videlicet de viduis et orphanis quam argentum non viduis et orphanis sed militibus bellicosis illis erogare curavit contra sci●ma quorundam Cardinalium eos denique degradando et contra Regem Siciliae guerram movendo Sed dicti Regis exercitus de galeatis turmis Domini Papae multa millia necaverunt Who thereupon to recruit his Treasure Forces cheated rob the Franciscan Freers' of no less than forty thousand Florins of gold and sold the confirmations translations and his provisions of English Scotish and Irish Archbishoprics Bishoprics to those who would give most money for them nulling the elections of those who were duly chosen to them if they came not up to his Simoniacal rates demanded for them or to resign them into his hands to dispose of at his pleasure The Abbot of Westminster procured this Supersedeas from the King to the Taxers of the 12. part of goods granted him by the Laity that year in sundry Manors lately given to the Abbot and Covent to maintain an Anniversary and Acts of Charity for his late Queen Alienor not long before deceased REX Taxatoribus & Collectoribus Duodecimae in Com. Warr. salutem Quia Claus 25 E. 1. m. 22. Pro Abbate West nolumus quod bona et catalla dilectorum nobis in Christo Abbatis & Conventus Westm in Maneriis suis de Kirelle & Grafton in Com. praedicto quae eis nuper dedimus et concessimus pro anniversario celebris memoriae Alianorae quondam Reginae Angliae Consortis nostrae singulis annis celebrandis et quibusdam aliis Eleemosinis singulis ebdomadis pro anima ejusdem Consortis nostrae faciendis ratione Duodecimae nobis à Laicis regni nostri concessae per vos taxentur nec aliquid inde ea occasione levetur ad opus nostrum Vobis mandamus quod taxationi de bonis et catallis praedictorum Abbatis et Conventus in praedictis Maneriis existentibus ratione Duodecimae praedictae faciend penitus supersedeatis Teste Rege apud Ely 7. die Febr. Consimiles literas habent iidem Abbas & Conventus in Comitatibus subscriptis viz. In Com. Bucks de bonis & catallis suis in Maneriis de Denham & Turneston In Com. Essex de bonis suis in Manerio de Bridebrok In Com. Midd. de bonis & catal in Manerio suo de Hodeford In Com. Kanc. de bonis & cattle suis in Maneriis suis de Westerham & Edelmebrig The same Abbot being fined 500 Marks by some of the King's Justices for the escape of 5. Felons out of his Prison and 300 Marks for the escape of 3. other Malefactors by other Justices soon after procured these ensuing pardons of and Supersedeas to levy those legal fines to the great encouragement of Malefactors and the prejudice of public Justice REX Thes. & Baronibus suis de Scaccario salutem Sciatis quod pardonavimus Ibid. m. 10. Pro Abbate Westm dilecto nobis in Christo Abbati & Conventui Westm. illas quingentas libras ad quas amerciatus fuit coram dilectis & fidelibus nostris Johanne de Berewyk & sociis suis Justiciariis nostris ultimo Itinerantibus in Comitatu Middlesex pro quinque evasionibus videlicet Centum libras pro evasione Johannis de Eborum Centum libras pro evasione Johannis Ballard Centum libras pro evasione Rogeri de parva from Centum libras pro evasione Roberti le Clerk et Centum libras pro evasione Eustachii de Royston Clericorum convictorum qui a custodia ipsius Abbatis evaserunt quae quidem Quingentae librae à praefato Abbate per Summonitionem Scaccarii praedicti exiguntur Et ideo vobis mandamus quod praedictum Abbatem de praedictis quingentis libris quietum esse faciatis Teste Rege apud Westm 23 die Julii Per ipsum Regem nunc J. the Benestede REX Thes. & Baronibus suis de Scaccario salutem Sciatis quod de gratia nostra speciali pardonavimus dilecto nobis in Christo Abbati Westm Trescentes Ibid. m. 8. Pro Abbate Westm libras viz. Centum libras ad quas coram Radulpho de Hengham & sociis suis nuper Justiciariis nostris ad placita nostra tenenda assignatis pro evasione cujusdam Clerici et Ducentas libras ad quas similiter coram Gilberto de Thornton & sociis suis nuper Justice nostris ad Placita nostra praedicta tenenda assignatis pro evasione cujusdam alterius Clerici scienter facta amerciatus fuit Quae quidem trescentae librae ab ipso Abbate per sum Scaccarii praedicti exiguntur Et ideo vobis mandamus quod ipsum Abbatem de praedictis trescentis libris quietum esse faciatis Teste Rege apud Odymere 12 die Aug. The King also issued this Writ to the Barons and Treasurers of the Exchequer with the form of levying the third or fifth part of the Clergies goods than granted him and to appoint Collectors to tax and levy it REX Thes. & Baronibus suis de Scaccario salutem Mittimus vobis formam de tertia Claus 25 E. 1. m. 7. De 5. parte bonorum Clericorum levanda vel quinta parte bonorum Praelatorum Clericorum et personarum Ecclesiasticarum qarumcunque de Regno nostro in subsidium instantis expeditionis nostrae ad opus nostrum levand praesentibus interclusam Mandantes quatenus certas personas de quibus confiditis ad dictam tertiam vel quintam partem taxandam et levandam juxta formam praedictam per literas de eodem Scaccario assignetis Teste Rege apud Wynehelse 20 die Aug. John de Berkeway a Clerk accused of Theft and Robbery being demanded by his Ordinary and purging himself before him and found by Inquisition to be no notorious Malefactor the King issued a Writ to the Sherffs of London to restore his Lands goods and tenements they had seized who returned that they ought not to do it because he had put himself upon his trial saving his Clerkship and was found guilty by the Jury which the King deeming erroneous issued this second Writ for their restitution out of his special grace REX Vicecomitibus London salutem Cum Johannes de Berkeweye Clericus nuper Claus 25 E. 1. m. 4. & 9 Pro Johanne de Berkwey Clerico coram dilectis & fidelibus nostris Radulpho de Sandwico & Johanne de Bretun Justice nostris ad Gaolam nostram de Newgate deliberandam assignatis super crimine furti et roberiae rectatus & postmodum venerabili Patri R. London Episcopo loci Diocesano juxta privilegium Clericale prout moris est liberatus innocentiam suam super crimine praedicto coram eodem Episcopo legitime purgaverit sicut idem Episcopus per literas suas patentes nobis significavit & per inquisitionem quam per vos & Coronatores nostros London postmodum fieri fecimus quod praedictus Johannes nunquam extitit publicus aut notorious malefactor per quod aliàs vobis praecepimus quod eidem Johanni Terras & Tenementa Bona & Catalla sua per vos occasione praedicta capta in manum nostram sine dilatione restitueretis vel causam nobis significaretis quare mandatum nostrum aliàs vobis inde directum exequi noluistis vel non debuistis ac vos nobis retornaveritis quod Terras et Tenementa praedicta eidem Johanni non restituistis nec restituere debuistis eo quod idem Johannes per Inquisitionem patriae in quam de bono et malo se po●●●● coram praedictis justiciariis de crimine praedicto s●lvo privilegio Clericali inde inventus fuit culpabilis quam quidem causam erroneam reputamus Vobis itetato praecipimus firmiter injungentes quod praefato Johanni Terras & Tenementa sua praedicta in Balliva vestra si ea occasione & non alia capta sint in manum nostram sine dilatione restituatis de gratia nostra speciali Teste Edwardo filio Regis apud Sanctum Paulum London 27. Sept. King Edward for the Advancement of Learning confirmed a House in Oxford devised to the Poor Scholars of the University of Oxford to them and their successors notwithstanding the Statute of Mortmain by this Patent REX omnibus ad quos etc. salutem Licet de communi Consilio Regni nostri Pat. 25 E. m. 2. De licentia ingred pro pauperibus Scholaribus Universita● Oxon. statuerimus Quod non liceat viris religiosis seu aliis ingredi feodum alicujus ita quod ad manum mortuam ponetur sine licentia nostra & Capitalis Domini de quo res illa immediatè tenetur Volentes tamen pauperibus Scolaribus Vniversitatis Oxon. gratiam facere specialem dedimus eis licentiam quantum in nobis est quod ipsi unum Mes cum pertin in Oxon. quod Reginaldus le Bedel defunctus in illud Testamento suo eis legavit et quod iidem Scholares ratione legationis praedictae retinere possint sibi et successoribus suis impertuum juxta legationem praedictam Nolentes quod praedicti Scholar's vel eorum successores ratione Statuti praedicti per nos vel haeredes nostros inde occasionentur in aliquo seu graventur Salvis nobis & Capitalibus Dominis feodi illius Servitiis inde debitis & consuetis & salvo similiter jure cujuslibet Teste Rege apud Westm 29 die Junii Per Inquis return de cons The King this year granted the like Safeconduct verbatim to the Merchants of the Pope's Chamber to collect and transport into France the Procurations of the Pope's Legates as he had done the * See here p. 67● year before REX Vicecomitibus etc. In cujus rei etc. usque ad festum Sancti Michaelis proximo futurum duratur Teste Rege apud Westmonasterium vicesisimo Pat. 25 E. 1. m. 2. intus De salvo Conductu pro Mercator Camerae Dom. Papae sexto die Junii † Tho. Stubs Actus Pontif. Ebor. col 1728. Godwins Catal. of Bps. p. 470. Henry de Newerke being elected Archbishop of York and his election approved by the King his Proctors sent to Rome no doubt at a dear rate procured the Pope's confirmation of his election together with a Licence to be consecrated in his own Church at York by the Bishop of Durham the King upon receipt of the Pope's Bull issued this Writ for the restitution of his Temporalties REX dilecto & fideli suo Johanni de Lythegr Escaetori suo ultra Trentam salutem Cum Dominus Summus Pontifex discretum virum Magistrum Henricum de Newerk Decanum Ecclesiae Eborum in Archiepiscopum loci illius praefecerit Pat. 25 E 1. m. 2. intus De temporalibus Archiepiscopatus Ebor. restitutis & Pastorem sicut per literas ipsius Summi Pontificis bullatas nobis inde directas plenius nobis constat Nos praefectionem illam acceptantes cepimus fidelitatem ipsius Henrici & Temporalia Archiepiscopatus praedicti prout moris est restituimus eidem Et ideo vobis mandamus quod eidem Henrico Temporalia Archiepiscopatus praedicti cum pertinentiis sine dilatione liberetis in forma praedicta Teste Rege apud Westm 22 die Junii Eodem modo mandatum est Malc de Harl. Esc citra Trentam Et mandatum est Militibus liberis hominibus & omnibus aliis tenentibus de Archiepiscopatu Eborum quod eidem Henrico tanquam Archiepiscopo & Domino suo in omnibus quae ad Archiepiscopatum praedictum pertinent intendentes sint & respondentes sicut praedictum est In cujus etc. Teste ut supra Two Prebendaries in the Church of Sarum possessed by Foreigners becoming void this year the first by the death the other by the promotion of the Prebend to a Foreign Bishopric the King conferred them on his own Chaplains by reason of the Temporalties of the Bishopric then in his hand refusing to admit any Italians to them notwithstanding the Pope's provisions or Cardinal's Letters on their behalf to preserve the rights of his Crown REX omnibus ad quos etc. salutem Sciatis quod dedimus & concessimus dilecto Pat. 25 E. 3. m. 4 Pro Radulpho de Stanford Capellano nostro Radulpho de Stamford Praebendam illam quam Magister Petrus de S. Maria nuper habuit in Ecclesia Sarum vacantem per mortem ejusdem Petri & ad nostram donationem spectantem ratione Episcopatus Sarum vacantis et in manu nostra existentis habendam cum suis juribus & pertinentiis quibuscunque In cujus etc. Teste Rege apud Westm 20 die Junii Et mandatum est Decano & Capitulo Ecclesiae Cathedral Sarum quod eidem Radulpho stallum in Choro & locum in Capitulo ratione Praebendae praedictae prout moris est assignent In cujus etc. Teste ut supra Consimiles literas habet Johannes de Drokenesford Custos Garderobae Regis de Praebenda illa quam Monaldiscus de Camerino nuper habuit in Ecclesia praedicta vacant Ibid Pro Johanne de Drokene●ford de Praebenda in Ecclesia Sarum per Promotionem ejusdem Monaldisci in Episcopum de Fossingbr in Marchia Anconitana & in manu Regis existentis habend cum suis Juribus & pertin quibuscunque In cujus etc. Teste ut supra By which precedent it is evident that the Translation of a Prebend in England to a Bishopric in Italy or any other foreign Realm by the Pope or a foreign Prince made his prebendary ipso facto viod in Law so as the King or Patron might present another to it The King this year granted this protection and licence to collect Alms for 5. years to the Proctors of the House of St. Robert for the redemption of Prisoners in the Holy Land Ibid. De Protectione pro Procuratoribus domus S. Roberti de Knaresburgh REX omnibus Ballivis & fidelibus suis ad quos etc. salutem Sciatis quod suscepimus in protect & defensionem nostram dilectos nobis in Christo fratres Johannem Sperry Robertum de Bonevill Robertum de Calventon & Willielmum de Ebor. procuratores Domus sancti Roberti de Knaresburgh ordinis Sanctae Trinitatis & redemptionis Terrae sanctae homines terras res redditus & omnes possessiones suas Et ideo vobis mandamus quod praedictos fratres Johannam Robertum & Willielmum Homines terras res redditus & omnes possessiones suas manuteneatis etc. non inferentes eyes etc. Et si quid eis forisfactum fuerit id eis sine dilatione faciatis emendari Rogamus etiam vos quod cum praedicti fratres vel eorum nuncii ad vos venerint elemosinas a vobis ad redemptionem captivorum petituri ipsos benignè recipiatis & recipi faciatis in Ecclesiis villis & foris vestris & eye de bonis vestris ad hoc caritatis intuitu & precum nostrarum interventu largiri velitis Ita quod à retributore bonorum omnium merc●dem condignam & à nobis grates reportare debeatis speciales In cujus etc. per quinquennium duratur Teste Rege apud Westm 18 die Junii R. praecepit apud Beautr●nt duppl William de Kyngston being elected Abbot of the Monastery of Abbotesbury by the King's licence who assented to his Election the Bishop of Salisbury as Ordinary nulled his election and by his own provision preferred Benedict de Lodret a Monk thereof to be Abbot without any new Election desiring the King to give his Royal assent to this his provision and restore his Temporalties which the King for this time did out of his special grace provided that this his condescension should not turn to the prejudice of him or his heirs or be drawn into consequence for the future REX dilecto suo Malculmo de Harlegh Escaetori suo citra Trentam Salutem Claus 25. E. 1. m. 12. De Temporalibus restituend Cum venerabilis pater N. Sarum Episcopus electionem nuper factam in Ecclesia Conventuali de Abbodesbury de fratre Willielmo de Kyngeston Priore ejusdem Monasterii in Abbatem loci illius cui prius Regium assensum adhibuimus et savorem cassaverit & eidem Ecclesiae de fratre Benedicto de Lodres Monacho ejusdem domus providerit ipsumque Benedictum in Abbatem loci illius praefecerit ac per suas patentes literas nos rogaverit ut provisioni suae in hac parte Regium praeberemus assensum quod nostrum esset ulterius exequendo Nos provisioni hujusmodi Regium praebentes assensum hac vice de nostra gratia speciali cepimus fidelitatem ipsius Benedicti & Temporalia Abbatiae praedictae prout moris est restituimus eidem Ita tamen quod haec nostra gratia nobis vel haeredibus nostris in praejudicium non cedat nec futuris temporibus in consequentiam trahatur Et ideo vobis mandamus quod eidem fratri Benedicto temporalia Abbatiae praedictae liberetis sicut praedictum est Teste Rege apud Clarindon secundo die Martii The King having promised the Cardinal-Bishop of Sabine at his instance to present Nivianus an Italian his Chamberlain to a Benefice in Lincolnshire then in his gift by the death of an Italian the Pope's Chaplain he forgetting his promise presented his own Clerk thereto but being reminded thereof to make good his promise he revoked his first presentation and presented Nivianus to it by this Patent REX venerabili in Christo patri O. eadem gratia Episcopo Lincoln Salutem Pat. 25 E. 1. m. 16. De praesentatione pro magistro Antonio de Niviano Nuper non recolentes quod ad instantiam patris Domini G. Episcopi Sabin amici nostri carissimi concessimus praesentare Magistrum Antonium de Niviano ipsius Episcopi Camerarium ad Ecclesiam de Febueresham vestrae Dioc. vacantem per mortem Magistri company de Nonaria Domini Papae Capellani & ad nostram donationem spectantem Johannem de Borham Clericum nostrum paternitati vestrae postmodum praesentavimus ad eandem Verum quia quae de labiis nostris processerant irrita facere non debemus praesentationem de eodem Johanne factam ad eandem Ecclesiam totaliter revocantes praedictum Antonium praedictae vestrae paternitati ad praedictam Ecclesiam praesentamus rogantes quatinus ipsum Antonium ad ipsam Ecclesiam admittatis & Personam in eadem instituatis In cujus etc. Teste Rege apud Sanctum Albanum 17 die Febr. Thus the King by the mediation of Popes and Cardinals during their treating of a Truce between him and the King of France was engaged to present their Italian Chaplains to his vacant Benefices in England one after another to the injury of his own Chaplains and great prejudice of the people's souls which they never regarded nor intended Walter Langeton the King's Treasurer Dean of his free-Chappel of Bruges being by his licence and assent elected Bishop of Coventry and Lichfield the King out of special grace before his Consecration licenced him to hold his Deanery in Commendam with his Bishopric for five years' space by his gift and prerogative after his Consecration if he should procure a dispensation from the Pope by this Patent REX omnibus ad quos etc. Salutem Sciatis quod concessimus pro nobis et Pat. 25 E. 1. m. 16. Pro W. Coventr & Lichf Episcopo de Decanatu liberae Capellae de Bruges haeredibus nostris venerabili patri W. Coventr et Lichefeld Electo Thesaurario nostro ut ipse Decanatum liberae Capellae nostrae de Bruges quem ex mera donatione nostra noscitur obtinere et qui per ejusdem Electi consecrationem est vacaturus et ad nostram donationem libere spectaturus habeat et post dictam Consecrationem retineat per quinquennium de dono nostro et nostra gratia speciali et fructus inde percipiat prout hactenus percipere consuevit si idem Electus dispensationem ab Apostolica Sede obtineat eundem Decanatum post dictam Consecrationem habendi et ut dictum est retinendi Ita tamen quod per hoc nobis vel haeredibus nostris imposterum nullnm praejudicium generetur In cujus etc. Teste Rege apud Sanctum Edmundum 28 die Novembr Pope Boniface having confirmed the Election of * Godwin hath only his bare name Catalogue of Bishops p. 420. David Martin to the Bishopric of Saint David in Wales and signifying it to the King by his Letters the King accepting thereof he thereupon received his Fealty and issued this Writ to restore the Temporalties REX dilecto sibi Roberto Dymmok Salutem Cum Dominus summus Pontifex Pat. 25 E. 1. m. 20. De Temporalibus restitutis discretum virum David Martin Clericum Ecclesiae Moneven in Episcopum ejusdem Ecclesiae praefecerit et Pastorem sicut per literas bullatas ejusdem summi Pontificis nobis inde directas nobis constat nos praefectionem illam de speciali gratia ac●●ptantes cepimus fidelitatem ipsius Episcopi & Temporalia Episcopatus praedicti prout moris est restituimus eidem Et ideo vobis mandamus quod eidem Episcopo Temporalia Episcopatus praedicti liberetis sicut praedictum est Teste Rege apud Sanctum Edmundum 24 die Jan. Et mandatum est Militibus liberis hominibus & omnibus aliis tenentibus de Episcopatu praedicto quod eidem David tanquam Episcopo & Domino suo in omnibus quae ad Episcopatum praedictum pertinent intendentes sint & respondentes sicut praedictum est In cujus etc. Teste ut supra The Abbess of the Monastery of Font-Everard having by her Letters patents instituted a Prioress of Ambresbury by the King's command to reform and correct the abuses disorders of the Nuns and Freers' in that Monastery desiring the King to confirm her therein to restore the Temporalties to her and to command them to receive and obey her as their Prioress the King thereupon issued this Patent to her for that purpose REX omnibus ad quos etc. Salutem Inspeximus literas patentes Abbatissae Pat. 25 E. 1. part 1. m. 11. intus Pro Priorissa de Ambresbur Fontis Ebroldi nobis missas in haec verba A tres excellent e tres honourable Prince mon Seigneur Edward par la grace de Dien Roy de Engleterre Seigneur Dirlande et Duc Daquitaine son tresches Seigneur e pere sure Margarite par la suffrance de Dieu homble Abbaesse de Fontenrand saluz e especiaus oreysons au saent esperit Tres reau Seigneur e Pere nos vos feyssoms Savoer qe ou vestre volante et de vestre commandement nous envoyeons Prioress a Ambresbury sure Johenne de Gennes nona●n de vostre maesson de Fontenrand fame sage et viguereuse po●r y ester guardienne a Priouresse de la quelle nou● avons tres grant confidence qe par luy serra guouvernee la Meson de Ambr. ou layde de Dieu e de vous e lestat de la Religion garde e defender expirituelment e temporelment Si vous prions e supply●ns tres reau pere tant Cherement come nous poo●s quill vous please all fere render nostre estate en la avantdite Meson e mander e commander au Convent de nonaens e aus freres que il la receyvent come Prioress e hobeissent en toutes choses comme a nous si per de dela estions en nostre presence en telle manner quelle puysse user de nostre droit plenement e corriger e reformer tout ceou qui aura mester de correction e reformation e qe per ceou les dites nonaens e freres en puissent render lor aims a nostre seignour come Religion soit nulle saunz hobedience e sanz correction e destruit par disobedience E que nos memes qui sums lour chief e de toute la Religion en puyssons rendre devant Dieu le pere des aims soffissente reason au jour de judgement tant vous please a feretres reau seignour e pere de ceou que par ces biens e tuz autres nus puyssez venir a la joye de paradis la quelle deux vous ottroit per se douce pity si come nous le desirrous Adieu soiez vouz irescher seignour e pere qi soit garde de vous Donn le Dimenche que lan chanta en saenti yglyse Cantate Domino laudem lan the grace Mil deus Cenz quatre vinz e quatorze Nos autem praecibus ipsius Abbatissae benignum praebentes assensum mandamus & firmiter praecipimus quod nullus praedictam Priorissam in praemissis impediat aliquatenus vel perturbet Et volumus quantum in nobis est quod eadem Priorissa gaudeat & utatur praemissis juxta tenorem litterarum Abbatissae praedictae In cujus etc. Teste Rege apud Clarendon 6 die Marcii Mat. Westm An. 1297. p. 411. See Godwins Catalogue pag. 280. After the death of Nicholas de Longespey * Simon Gaunt editus Londini vir in arte Theologiae peritus being elected Bishop of Sarum this year thereupon REX Electioni nuper celebratae in Ecclesia Cathedrali Sarum de discreto viro Pat. 25 E. 1. pars 2. m. 10. De assensu adhibito Electioni Magistro Simone de Gandavo Canonico ejusdem Ecclesiae in Episcopum illius loci Regium assensum adhibuit et favorem Et hoc significatum est venerabili patri R. Cantuar. Archiepiscopo totius Angliae Primati ut quod suum est in hac parte exequatur In cujus etc. Teste Rege apud Sanctum Paulum London 31 die Julii The Archbishop confirming his Election soon after the King issued this Writ to restore his Temporalties REX dilecto sibi Adae de Stoke Custodi suo Episcopatus Sarum salutem Ibid m. 9 de Temporalibus restitutis Cum venerabilis pater R. Cantuar. Archiepiscopus Electionem nuper celebratam in Ecclesiae Sarum de discreto viro Magistro Simone de Gandavo Canonico ejusdem Ecclesiae in Episcopum illius loci cui prius Regium assensum adhibuimus et favorem confirmaverit sicut per literas patentes ipsius Archiepiscopi nobis inde directas nobis constat Nos confirmationem illam acceptantes cepimus fidelitatem ipsius Electi & temporalia Episcopatus praedicti prout moris est restituimus eidem Et ideo vobis mandamus quod eidem Electo temporalia Episcopatus praedicti sine dilatione liberetis in forma praedicta Teste Rege apud Cumbwell 7 die Aug. Et mandatum est Militibus liberis hominibus & omnibus aliis tenentibus de Episcopatu praedicto quod eidem Magistro Simoni tanquam Episcopo et Domino suo in omnibus quae ad Episcopatum praedictum pertinent intendentes sint et respondentes sicut praedictum est Teste ut supra The Abbye of Mira valle being run into decay and great debts the King out of charity and piety issued this Royal Protection to the Abbot and Monastery for their relief and the better defraying of their debts REX omnibus ad quos etc. Salutem Non multum merentur ad disparia judicari Pat. 25 E. 1. m. 9 Pro Abbatia de Mira valle ordinis Cisterc nova construere ac benè constructa omnino diruta consequenter reficere & in statum antiquum reponere prosperum & foelicem Sanè projicientibus nobis nostrae considerationis intuitu multiplices possessiones & amplas necnon ad divitiarum habundantiam multiformem quibus Abbatia de Mira valle ordinis Cisterc. Covent & Lychf. Dioc. tempore fundationis suae insignita extitit & dotata ac ad honores multimodos & elemosinarum largitiones ac alia opera pietatis quae ex ipsa Abbatia olim consueverant pervenire necnon ad depauperationem non modicam depressionemque flebilem & statum miserabilem quibus extitit dudum depressa & adhuc deprimitur in immensum Nos super statu illo & calamitate ac miseria Abbatiae praedictae pietate moti illam cum terris redditibus & omnibus possessionibus ac rebus ad eandem Abbatiam pertinentibus cepimus in protectionem & defensionem nostram specialem & Abbatiam illam cum omnibus pertinentiis ad requisitionem dilectorum nobis in Christo Abbatis & Conventus ejusdem Abbatiae dilecto & fideli nostro Petro de Leicestr quamdiu nobis placuerit commisimus custodiend Ita quod omnes exitus redditus et proventus terrarum et possessionum Abbatiae praedictae salva rationabili sustentatione praedictorum Abbatis et Conventus et hominum suorum ad exonerationem debitorum suorum et relevationem aliorum defectuum ejusdem Abbatiae reserventur et eisdem exonerationi et relevationi per visum aliquorum de discretioribus illius Abbatiae per adjutorium et consilium praedicti Petri prout melius fieri poterit applicentur Nec volumus quod aliquis Vic. Ballivus seu Minister noster aut alius quicunque in Abbatia praedicta aut Grangiis ad illam spectantibus quamdiu in custodia praefati Petri fuerit hospitetur sine ejusdem Petri licentia speciali In cujus etc. Teste Rege apud Cidune 14 die Aug. The Abbot of Bynedon being imprisoned and his goods and chattels violently taken away to a great value by a multitude of riotous persons the King as supreme Defender of the Church and Clergy upon the Abbot's complaint thereof issued this Commission to punish the Trespass according to Law REX dilectis & fidelibus suis Petro Malore & Philippo Manbanuk Salutem Pat. 25 E. 1. m. 11. dorso pro Abbate de Bynedon de Trans and Ex querela dilecti nobis in Christo Abbatis de Bynedon accepimus quod Johannes de novo Burgo Thom. de novo Burgo Willielmus Burdet Henricus le glide Hugo Fillel Robertus de Warener Robertus le Machin Johannes Gayman Johannes de Boxton Johannes Wearing Poleter Andrea's cock Willielmus Brunn Johannes le Narewe Nicholaus fill Nicholai de Caretter Stephanus Medido Richardus Herveys Johannes Lodemor & Henricus le Conestable nuper cum ingenti multitudine maleficorum et pacis nostrae perturbatorum vi & armis usque ad Abbatiam de Bynedon accedentes praefatum Abbatem ceperunt et imprisonaverunt et bona et catalla sua ibidem et apud Wynstrod Newburgh inventa ad valentiam mille librarum ceperunt asportaverunt et consumpserunt et alia enormia etc. ad grave dampnum ipsius Abbatis et contra pacem nostram Nos tam enormes Trangressiones si praefato Abbati taliter illatae fuerint transire nolentes impunitas Assign vos Justice nostros ad inquirend per sacramentum etc. de Com. Dor per quos etc. veritatem praemissorum & ad transgressiones audiend & terminand second legem etc. Et ideo vobis mandamus quod ad certos etc. Inquis illam faciatis & transgressiones praedictas and & terminetis in forma praedicta Salvis nobis etc. Mandavimus enim Vic. nostro Com. praedicti quod ad certos etc. venire fac etc. tot & tales etc. per quos etc. In cujus etc. Teste Rege apud Westm. 20 die Julii Per ipsum Reg. nun J. de Bensted King Edward writ this complimental Letter to Pope Boniface this year wherein he very earnestly entreated his favour in the behalf of the Bishop elect of Metz in Germany being his Kinsman whose Election was drawn in question before him with whom friendship and bribes were more prevalent than virtue piety right merit or the instruction and salvation of people's souls SAnctissimo in Christo patri B. Divina providentia sacrosanctae Romanae ac Universalis Claus 25 E. 1. m. 2. dorso Literae Regis deprecatoriae directae Pap● & Cardinalibus pro Theobaldo de Barr. Ecclesiae summo Pontifici devotus suus filius Edwardus Dei gratia Rex Angliae Dominus Hyberniae & Dux Acquitanniae cum omni reverentia & honore devota pedum oscula beatorum Cum juxta sacrae Scripturae irrefragabilem veritatem ab exordio sui casus malignus spiritus & pervigil humani generis inimicus invidiae stimulis agitatus non cessat circueundo decipere & decipiendo ovem gregis Domini devorare ne divina dispositio de humano genere totaliter frustraretur ex sua provisiva bonita●e misericorditer est provisum ut sicut Angeli Angelis ita praesint homines hominibus in curae regimine pastoralis & in hoc providit divina Clementia profectui utrorumque Nam per superiorum providentiam inferiores conservantur in merito et per Curae diligentiam superiores proficiunt in gratia et virtutis augmento Hinc est Pater sanctissime quod cum Theobaldus de Barro Canonicus Remensis vir bonae opinionis & famae de illustri profapia genitus moribus & scientia decoratus electus fuerit in Episcopatum Metensem per partem Capituli ipsius Ecclesiae & Fredericus Episcopus Aurelianensis per aliam partem dicti Capituli fuerit postulatus in Episcopum dictae Ecclesiae Metensis eidemque Theobaldo simus multipliciter obligati ratione affinitatis quae est inter nos & nobilem virum Henricum Comitem Barrensem fratrem suum virum dilectae primogenitae filiae nostrae Qui Comes & ejus subditi Comitatus ex promotione dicti fratris sui & assumptione in Episcopum meet poterit consequi maximum commodum & honorem cujus Comitis honorem & commodum ratione praemissa nostrum proprium meritò reputamus Idemque Theobaldus tam ratione sui quam generis sit eidem Ecclesiae utilis et necessarius ut speramus Paternitatem vestram attentè requirimus supplicando ut in praemisso Electionis negotio amore nostri et precum nostrarum interventu sitis si placet dicto Theobaldo in jure suo ●avorabilis proptitiu● et promotor Et licet promotio ipsius sit & cedat ut praedictum est ad honorem & commodum dicti Comitis & per consequens nos exinde dici possumus majorem habere potestatem oum dicti Comitis ex hoc augeatur noscat vestra paternitas reverenda quantò magis per haec vel alia amici nostri promoverentur & honore praediti forent nos propter hoc per Dei gratiam non sumus neque e●imus minus parati mandatis vestris tanquam filius bono patri pro viribus obedire nec tedeat vestram magnificentiam pro eo quia tam affectuose vos rogamus super negotio memorato spes enim et fides et dilectio quam in vobis habemus ad hoc merito nos inducunt Vivat & valeat vestra Paternitas per tempora longiora Teste Rege apud Shireburne 28 die Marcii Pope Boniface preferring Thomas de dono Dei now the dono Bonifacii to the Bishopric of Rosse in Scotland the King accepting thereof and receiving his Fealty issued this Writ to his Guardian of Scotland to restore the Temporalties thereof to him REX dilecto & fideli suo Johanni de Warenna Comiti Surr. Custodi suo Regni & Pat. 25 E. 1. pars 2. m. 1. intu● terrae Scotiae Salutem Cum Dominus summus Pontifex discretum virum Magistrum Thomam de Dono Dei Canonicum Ecclesiae Roffensis in Episcopum illius loci praefecerit et pastorem sicut per literas ipsius summi Pontificis bullatas nobis inde directas plenius nobis constat nos praefectionem illam acceptantes cepimus fidelitatem ipsius Thomae et Temporalia Episcopatus praedicti prout moris est restituimus eidem Et ideo vobis mandamus quod eidem Thomae temporalia Episcopatus praedicti cum pertin sine dilatione liberari faciatis in forma praedicta Teste Rege apud Sanctum Paulum 31 die Julii Et mandatum est Militibus etc. Teste ut supra a Walsingham ibid. p. 39 Eodem tempore idem Papa fratri Willielmo de Hothum Priori provinciali Fratrum Praedicatorum Angliae Archiepiscopatum contulit Dublinensem by his Papal provision indulgens eidem ut a quocunque Episcopo catholico et ubicunque dec●everit valcat consecrari Qui cum Rege profectus in Flandriam ibidem à Domino Dunelmensi m●nus Consecrationis accepit of whom b Script Brit. Cent. cap. 5. p. 356. Cent. Magdebur 23. cap. 10. col 1142. Matth. Westm Anno 1198. p. 412. John Bale renders us this Character with the means and end of his promotion by this Pope Guilielmus Hothum whom Mat. Westminster styles O●toninus missus tandem ab Edwardo Rege legatus ad Bonifacium octavum Rom. Pontificem Christiani orbis pestem perniciem et omnium malarum artium ministrum Anno Dom. 1298. fit auxo currente Dublinensis Archiepiscopus et citerioris Hyberniae Primas ut et ejus tyrannidis atque insatiabilis crumenae in ea regione pervigilans quaestor adesset Sed Roma reditus apud Dijionem in Burgundia humanis rebus valedixit eodem anno quo creatus esset Dublinensis Pontifex ejus cadavere Londonium usque deportato It appears by the King's Patent for the restitution of Hothum's Temporalties that Thomas de Chaddesworth Dean of Saint Patrick was by the King's licence unanimously elected Archbishop of Dublin and had the King's Royal assent thereto but Pope Boniface the 8. by his usurped Papal authority and provision conferred it upon Hothum for money whose preferment to it the King approving for his activity in procuring a Truce with France wherein * See here p. 747 752 756. he employed him as a Commissioner received his Fealty and issued these ensuing Writs both for the restitution of his Temporalties the preemption of all the King's Ploughs dattle stock upon the Temporalties of the Bishopric except the Corn if he pleased to buy them and for enjoying all Liberti●s and Jurisdictions granted by him or his Royal ancestors by their Charters to any Archbishops of that See without disturbance in as ample manner as any Archbishops had formerly enjoyed them as these Records attest REX dilectis sibi in Christo Canonicis liberae Capellae suae de Pencris salutem Cum Pat. 25 E. 1. pars 1. m. 22. De Temporalibus Archiepiscopatus Dublin r●stituend Dominus Summus Pontifex electionem nuper factam in Dublin Ecclesiae ordinis Sancti Augustini de Magistro Thoma de Chaddeworth Decano Ecclesiae Sancti Patricii Dublin in ipsius Ecclesiae Archiepiscopum cassaverit et provisione ejusdem Ecclesiae sedi Apostolicae reservata dilectum nobis in Christo fratrem Willielmum de Hothum Priorem Provincialem ordinis Praedicatorum in Anglia in Archiepiscopum loci praedicti praefecerit et Pastorem s●cut per literas ejusdem Summi Pontificis b●llatas nobis inde directas plenius nobis constat Nos praefectionem illam acc●ptan●es cepimus fidelitatem ipsius fratris Willielmi et Temporalia Archiepiscopatus praedicti prout moris est restituimus eidem Et ideo vobis mandamus quod eidem fratri Willielmo tanquam Archiepiscopo & Domino vestro in omnibus quae ad Archiepiscopatum praedictum pertinent intendentes sitis & respondentes sicut praedictum est In cujus etc. Teste Rege apud Bures Sanctae Mariae 8 die Decembr REX dilecto Clerico suo Magistro Richardo de Abyndon custodi suo Archiepiscopatus Ibid. m. 24. Dublin salutem Cum Dominus Summus Pontifex electionem nuper factam in Dublin etc. ut supra usque ibi Et ideo vobis mandamus quod eidem fratri Willielmo Temporalia Archiepiscopatus praedicti cum pe●tinentiis restituatis in forma praedicta In cujus etc. Teste Rege apud Sanctum Edmundum 23 die Novembr Et mandatum est Militibus liberis hominibus ac omnibus aliis tenen●ibus de Archiepiscopatu praedicto quod eidem fratri Willielmo tanquam Archiepiscopo & Domino suo in omnibus quae ad Archiepiscopatum praedictum pertinent intendentes sint & respondentes sicut praedictum est In cujus etc. Teste ut supra REX dilecto Clerico suo Magistro Richardo de Abyndon nuper custodi suo Claus 25 E. 1. m. 25. Pro fratre Willielmo de Hothum Electo Dublin Archiepiscopatus Dublin salutem Quia volumus quod dilectus nobis in Christo frater Willielmus de Hothum electus Archiepiscopatus praedicti emptioni carucarum affrorum boum et aliorum bonorum nostrorum infra eundem Archiepiscopatum in custodia nostra ●xistentium caeteris praeferatur Vobis mandamus quod retentis ad opus nostrum bladis dicti Archiepiscopatus nunc in Grangiis existentibus quae in Vascon mittere disposuimus praefate Electo caetera hona nostra per vos ibidem vendenda si ea emere voluerit prae aliis dimittatis per rationabile pretium prout ad opus nostrum videritis expedire Ita quod de denariis inde provenientibus nobis respondere possitis ad Scaccarium nostrum Dublin Teste Rege apud la Neylaunde 5 die Decembr REX Justiciariis Escaetoribus Vicecomitibus Ministris & omnibus Ballivis & Pat 25 E. 1. m. 2● Pro Willielmo de Hothumelecto Dublin de libertatibus & quietantiis in terra Hibern fidelibus suis de terra Hibern ad quos etc. salutem Volentes dilecto nobis in Christo fratri Willielmo de Hothum Electo Dublin gratiam facere specialem concessimus e● quod toto tempore vitae suae easdem habeat libertates et quietantias quas habere debet et quas Archiepiscopi Dublin praedecessores sui per Chartas progenitorum nostrorum Regum Angliae et nostras habere consueverint eisque utatur et gaudeat prout iidem praedecessores sui libertatibus et quietantiis illas per praedictas Chartas totis temporibus suis usi fuerunt rationabiliter et gavist Et quod idem Electus omnem jurisdictionem ordinariam habeat quam habere debet in Archiepiscopatu praedicto et ea per se ●t subditos suos sine impedimento nos●ri del haeredum nostrorum aut quorumcunque Ballivorum nostrorum plene et libere et rationabiliter utatur sicut praedecessores sui praedicti Iurisdictione hujusmodi plenius et liverius uti consueverunt temporibus retroactis Et ideo vobis mandamus quod praedictum Clericum contra hanc concessionem nostram non vexetis vel ab aliquibus quantum in vobis est vexari permittatis In ●ujus etc. Teste Rege apud Bures 9 die Decembr Et dupl The King this year by this Patent granted his Chief Justice in Ireland or his Lieutenant power in his name and right to give his Royal assent to an Election and receive Fealty of an Abbot so as not to prejudice his Prerogative for the future by this special grace Pat. 25 E. 1. m. 8. intus De potestate data Justice Hibern electioni assensum adhibendi REX Justice suo Hiberniae vel ejus locum tenenti salutem Cum dilecti nobis Prior & Conventus de Weyna nobis per literas suas patentes significaverint quod Ecclesia sua praedicta per depositionem fratris Thomae quondam Abbatis illius loci Pastoris est solatio destituta supplicantes nobis prout moris est quod licentiam sibi alium eligendi in Abbatem et Pastorem eisdem concedere dignaremur Ac nos precibus eorundem Prioris & Conventus in hac parte favorabiliter inclinati licentiam illam eis duxerimus concedendam Mandantes ipsis quod talem sibi eligant in Abbatem & Pastorem qui Deo devotus regimini Ecclesiae suae necessarius nobisque et terrae nostrae Hiberniae utilis et fidelis existat Nos eorundem Prioris & Conventus laboribus & expensis in hac parte parcere volentes ista vice concessimus eyes de gratia nostra speciali & vobis dedimus potestatem quod facta electione praedicta de futuro Abbate sicut praedictum est eidem electioni cum Electus hujusmodi per Canonicos dictae domus vobis fuerit praesentatus assensum Regium vice nostra praebeatis Significantes loci Diocesano quod id quod suum est in hac parte exequatur Volumus etiam & vobis damus potestatem quod si contingat Electionem hujusmodi per loci Diocesanum canonicè confirmari & vobis per literas ejusdem Diocesani inde constiterit tunc accepta ab eodem Electo fidelitate in casu isto nobis debita Temporalia ejusdem Abbatiae eidem Electo prout moris est liberetis vice nostra receptis prius ab ipso Electo literis suis patentibus sigillo suo necnon et sigillo Capituli sui signatis quod haec gratia nostra quam eidem Electo ad praesens ex mera liberalitate nostra concessimus nobis vel haeredibus nostris non cedet in praejudicium vel exhaeredationem seu trahetur in consequentiam temporibus futuris In cujus etc. Teste Rege apud Plympton 25 die Aprilis Henry Bishop of Dear in Ireland deceasing the King this year granted his licence to elect and Royal assent to the election of Goffredus elected Bishop thereof and issued this Commission to the Chief Justice there to receive his Fealty in his stead and restore his Temporalties REX electioni nuper factae in Ecclesia Deren de discreto viro Magistro Goffredo Pat. 25 E. 1. m. 1 & 2. De assensu adhibito electioni & de temporalibus post assensum adhibitum restituendis Hibern Maglathlym Canonico ejusdem Ecclesiae in Episcopum loci illius Regium assensum adhibuit et favorem Et dirig literae venerabili patri N. Archiepiscopo Ardmath Hiberniae Primati ut quod suum est in hac parte exequatur Teste Rege apud Westm. 26 die Junii REX dilecto & fideli suo Johanni Wogan Justice suo Hibern salutem Cum nos electioni nuper factae in Ecclesia Deren de discreto viro Magistro Goffredo Maglathlym Canonico ejusdem Ecclesiae in Episcopum loci illius Regium assensum adhibuerimus et favorem & mandaverimus N. Archiepiscopo Ardmath Hibern Primati ut quod suum est in hac parte exequatur Volentes eidem Electo ut laboribus et expensis suis parcatur gratiam in hac parte facere specialem Vobis mandamus quod si contingat electionem hujusmodi per loci Metropolitanum canonicè confirmari tunc accepta vice nostra ab eodem Electo fidelitate nobis in hac parte debita Temporalia Episcopatus ejusdem sibi liberari faciatis receptis tamen prius ab eodem Electo literis patentibus sigillo suo necnon et sigillo Capituli sui signatis quod haec gratia nostra quam ei concessimus ad praesens nobis vel haeredibus nostris non cedat in praejudicium vel exhaeredationem seu trahatur in consequentiam temporibus futuris In cujus etc. Teste ut supra The Chief Justice of Ireland refusing to restore the Temporalties to Malachy Bishop elect of Elphin whose election the King and Archbishop of Tuam had confirmed for certain causes which he certified into England to Prince Edward the King's Lieutenant and the King's Council they examining and finding the causes certified to be insufficient and receiving his Fealty issued this second Writ to him to deliver the Temporalties accordingly REX dilecto & fideli suo Johanni de Wogan Justice suo Hiberniae salutem Receptis Claus 25 E 1. m 6 Hibern De Temporalibus restitutis & visis Recordo & Processu quae nobis super negotio restitutionis Temporalium faciendae dilecto nobis in Christo fratri Malachiae Clerico Elphin misistis ac rationibus ipsius negotii propter quas dicta Temporalia sibi restituere hactenus distulistis coram Edwardo filio nostro locum nostrum in Anglia tenente & Consilio nostro examinatis et plenius intellectis eaedem causae et rationes insufficientes reputatae fuerunt Et ideo cum venerabilis pater Archiepiscopus Tuamen electionem factam de praefato Malachia in Episcopum Elphinen cui prius Regium assensum adhibuimus et favorem confirmaverit sicut per literas patentes ejusdem Archiepiscopi nobis inde directas quas penes nos retinemus plenius nobis constat cepimus fidelitatem ipsius Electi et Temporalia Episcopatus praedicti prout moris est restituimus eidem Vobis mandantes quod eidem Electo Temporalia Episcopatus praedicti sine dilatione liberari faciatis juxta tenorem aliorum mandatorum nostrorum vobis super hoc directorum Teste Edwardo fill Regis apud Sanctum Paulum London 7. die Sept. By which it is apparent that the King's Chief Justice in Ireland and the King and his Council in England had then a legal power to examine and determine the legality of Bishop's elections with all causes about and objections against the restitution of their Temporalties after their elections confirmed Upon a Certiorari issued in the 1. year of King Edward the 2. to remove the Record of a Judgement given in Ireland in the case of the Bishop of Down An. 25 E. 1. I find this memorable Judgement given against the Bishop's encroachments upon the King's prerogative Royal in two particulars expressed at large in the record and Certificate thereupon made to the King EDwardus Dei gratia Rex Angliae Dominus Hiberniae & Dux Aquitaniae dilecto Hibern An. 25 E. 1. Brevia R●gis In Turre London Anno 1 E. 2. & fideli suo Johanni Wogan Justiciario suo Hiberniae salutem Quia quibusdam certis de causis certiorari volumus super Recordo & Processu loquelae quae fuit coram vobis tempore Domini E. quondam Regis Angliae patris nostri inter ipsum Patrem nostrum & Nicholaum tunc Fpiscopum de Dune per Breve ejusdem Patris nostri de Quo Warranto idem Episcopus clamavit habere in Maneriis & terris suis in Vlton omnia Placita Coronae exceptis quatuor Placitis videlicet de Thesauro invento Raptu Combustione & Hamsokene Vobis mandamus quod si Judicium inde redditum sit tunc Recordum & Processum loquelae praedictae cum omnibus ea tangentibus nobis sub sigillo vestro distinctè & apertè sine dilatione mittatis & hoc Breve Teste meipso apud Cantuar. 4. die Januarii Anno Regni nostri primo Dor Liberat. fuit Justice Hibern apud Dublin 12 die Febr. anno ut infra Com. Placita apud Dublin coram Johanne Wogan Justice Hibern a die Paschae in 15 dies Anno Regni Regis Edwardi vicesimo quinto Dublin ss Episcopus Down praesens allocutus super eo quod ipse simul cum Archiepiscopo Ardmaccano quasdam Ordinationes seu Provisiones constituerunt in Dioc. suis in quibus implicite continetur quod Clerici in Anglia oriundi non reciperentur in Monasteriis infra eorum Dioc. etc. in praejudicium Coronae D. Regis etc. Episcopus venit et deadvocat hujusmodi Constitutiones etc. Et bene concedit quod Abbas de Saballo & ejus Conventus & omnes alii Abbates Priores & Conventus suae Dioc. possint recipere Clericos in Anglia oriundos quos recipere voluerint suo periculo salva si●i visitatione sua consueta etc. Et manucepit hic quod statim praesatas Constitutiones si quae fuerint et mandata quae exierant per se et suos de hujusmodi Constitutionibus omnino revocabit etc. Item Episcopus allocutus super co quod ipse appropriat sibi Placita Coronae Domini Regis et capit redeutptionem de felonibus pro morte hominis Anglici et aliis Feloniis etc. venit Et dicit quod ipse placitat omnia Placita Coronae praeterquam quatuor Placita excepta in Lagen etc. et invenit Ecclesiam suam seisitam etc. Et omnes Praedecessores sui Episcopi Dun. hujusmodi Placita tenere et habere consueverunt Et hoc offert verificare sicut Curia consideraverit Clamat etiam habere redemptionem de Feloniis pro morte hominis Anglici & aliis Feloniis de quibus ipse cognitionem habere potest Et dicit quod ipse et omnes Praedecessores sui a tempore quo non existat memoria hujusmodi redemptionem capere consueverunt Et hoc offert verificare etc. Et quasitus quis Praedectssorum snorum cepit hujusmodi Redemptionem & à quo Dicit quod quidam Ranulphus quondam Episcopus Dun. tertius Praedecessor suus cepit Redemptionem de quodam Thoma Balyagh & de Johanne Balyagh pro morte Roberti Tyrel etc. Et quaesitus si hujusmodi redemptio unquam fuit in Curia Domini Regis sibi au● alicui praedecessorum suorum allocata vel etiam si pax quam concesserunt feloni fuit in Curia Domini Regis acceptata ad hoc nichil dicit nec potest ostendere sed dicit quod ipse fuit allocutus coram Justiciar in itinere Quo War clam habere Placita de Corona etc. Et allegavit quod à tempore quo non existat memoria et hoc idem verificatum fuit ibidem per veredictum P●triae etc. Et super hoc venit Elyas de Berkeley unà cum Johanne de Ponte qui sequitur pro Domino Rege Et dicit quod tempore Roberti de Ufford quondam Capitalis Justiciarii hic fuit ipse Elias constitutus Coronator & Custos Placitorum Coronae in Croceis Ulton. & ipse tunc fecit Inquisitiones & Visus de interfectis & illa praesentavit Nicholas Taff tunc Justice etc. et hunc statum habuit Dominus Rex ibi per sex annos quousque Nicholaus de Clere tunc Thes. etc. ipsum ammovit & postea praedictus Episcopus & etiam Prior Domus Sancti Patricii de Dun. occupaverunt hujusmodi placita Coronae et capiunt Redemptiones etc. Et quod ita est parati sunt verificare pro Domino Rege sicut Curia consideraverit Et Episcopus dicit quod ipse et omnes praedecessores sui Episcopi Dun. a tempore quo non extat memoria semper consueverunt habere hujusmodi Placita et capere Redemptionem sicut praedictum est Et hoc paratus est verificare etc. Et quesitum est à praedicto Episcopo si habeat Coronatorem Dicit quod non set Seneschallns suus inquirit et facit vis etc. Et quaesitus si Sen. suus fit juratus Domino Regi Dicit quod non Postea praedictus Episcopus pro se & successoribus suis remisit et quietum clam Domino Regi et Haeredibus suis omnia Placita Coro●ae in Croce● sua imparpetuum Et posthac etc. transgressio quam fecit Domino Regi de Placitis hujusmodi tenend sine ●arr de gratia Curiae eidem perdonatur Et quoad Redemptiones capiendas de Felonibus etc. pro Feloniis etc. quia praedictus Episcopus docere non potest quod pardonatio secta pacis de felonia unquam fuit ipsi Episcopo vel alicui praedecessorum suorum vel alicui Feloni in C●ria Domini Regis allocata etc. praedictus Episcopus abjudicatur de hujusmodi Redemptionibus capiendis imperpetuum Et sit in misericordia qui falso clam etc. Et misericordia pardon per ipsum justic etc. In the Bundles of Writs Anno 25 E. 1. I found in the White Tower Chapel there are no less than 16. Original Writs and Attachments with their returns endorsed against Bishop's Officials Clerks and others at the Kings and parties suits for holding and prosecuting pleas in Court Christian for Chattels and Debts not of Testament or Matrimony and Trespasses belonging only to the King and his Courts against his Prohibitions to the hurt of his Crown Dignity and Contempt of his Writs Courts and Regal Authority in this very year when they were all put out of the Parliament and King's protection for procuring and obeying Pope Boniface his antimonarchical Bull and denying aids to the King for his and the kingdom's defence a Breviat whereof I shall here insert EDwardus Dei gratia Rex Angliae etc. Vic. Stafford etc. Pone per vadium etc. Brevia Regis An. 25 E. 1. in Turre London Rogerum de Horneby Vicarium Ecclesiae de Alstanefeld quod sit coram Justiciariis nostris apud Westm à die S. Michaelis in 15 dies ostensurus quare cum placita de catallis et debitis in regno nostro quae non sunt de Testamento vel Matrimonio ad Coronam et dignitatem nostram et non ad alium pertineant in eodem regno idem Rogerus secutus est placitum in Curia Christianitatis de catallis et debitis Abbatis de Cumbermare quae non sunt de Testamento vel Matrimonio in laesionem Coronae et dignitatis nostrae et contra prohibitionem nostram Et habeatis ibi nomina plegiorum & hoc breve Teste meipso apud Cantuar. 6 die Junii anno regni nostri vicesimo quinto EDwardus etc. Vicecomiti Northt Pone etc. Nicholaum Personam Ecclesiae de Whytechurch quod sit apud Westm à die Sancti Michaelis in 15. dies ostensurus quare etc. tenuit placitum etc. de catallis et debitis Johannis Asfordeby persona Ecclesiae de Castre etc. quae non sunt etc. Et quod Magister Johannes de Haryngton ostendat quare secutus est idem placitum etc. Teste Rege apud Westm 12 die Julii anno regni nostri 25. EDwardus etc. Vicecomiti Northt Pone etc. Magistrum Henricum personam Ecclesiae de Ravenesthorp quod etc. quare tenuit placitum etc. de catallis et debitis Richardi de Milton Capellani etc. quae non sunt etc. Et Pone Willielmum le Sumenur de Milton quare secutus est idem placitum in eadem Curia Teste ut supra 12 die Julii anno regni nostri 25. EDwardus etc. Vicecomiti Oxon. etc. Pone etc. Magistrum Nicholaum de Whytecherche quare secutus esi placitum etc. de catallis et debitis Johannis de Affordeby etc. quae non sunt de Testamento vel Matrimonio etc. 12 die Julii EDwardus etc. Vic. Oxon. Si Thomas de Sowy etc. pone etc. Radulphum de Mercer quare secutus est consimile placitum etc. Teste Edwardo fill nostro etc. 18 die Septembr EDwardus etc. Vic. Devon etc. Si Robertus de Hoperewode etc. pone etc. Thomam Episcopum Exon. & Magistr Walterum de Stapledon quod sint etc. quare tenuerunt etc. Et Willielmum de Teyngton Clericum Jordanum de Brittostowe Clericum & Robertum Belechere quare prosecuti sunt consimile placitum in Curia Christianitatis de catallis etc. contra Prohibitionem nostram Teste meipso apud S. Edmundum 24 die Jan. EDwardus etc. Vic. Leicestr Si Richardus de Coleshull etc. Pone Henricum Vicarium Ecclesia beatae Mariae de Castro Leicestriae quare tenuit etc. Et Robertum Vicarium Ecclesiae S. Margaretae Leicestriae quare secutus est consimile placitum contra Prohibitionem nostram Teste meipso 19 die Aug. EDwardus etc. Vic. Hereford Si Isabel quae fuit uxor Richardi de Harsfeld etc. Pone etc. Magistr Rogerum de Cantuar. quare tenuit placitum in Curia Christianitatis de catallis etc. quae non sunt etc. contra prohibitionem nostram Et pone etc. Magistr William de Caple Johannem de Pound & Rogerum de Gloucestr quare secuti sunt idem placitum etc. Teste meipso apud Wymburne 20. die Marcii EDwardus etc. Vic. Lincoln etc. Pone etc. Oliverum Episcopum Linc. etc. quod ibi habeat Robertum Vicarium Ecclesia de Thorp Clericum suum ad respondend Simoni fill Walteri quare etc. secutus est placitum in Curia Christianitatis de catallis et debitis quae non sunt de Testamento vel Matrimenio contra prohibitionem nostram etc. Teste J. de Metingham apud Westm 16 die Febr. EDwardus etc. Vic. Ebor. etc. Pone etc. Custodem Spiritualitatis Archiepiscopatus Ebor. quod sit etc. Et ibihabeas Magistrum Robertum de Lacie Magistr Robertum de Stanthorp & Magistr Robertum de Lara Clericos suos ad respondend nobis de placito etc. quare tenuerunt placirum in Curia Christianitatis de bonis et catallis Elye de Tressefield quae non sunt de Testamento vel Matrimonio & quare praedictus Robertus de Lara secutus fuit idem placitum etc. Et ad ostendendum quare non habuit coram Justic. nostris apud Westm etc. praedictos Robertum et Radulphus Clericos suos sicut ei mandatum fuit etc. Teste J. de Metingham apud Westm 29 die Novemb. An. r. n. 25. EDwardus etc. Vic. Ebor. Pone etc. Magistrum Petrum de Clestr quare cum pl●cita etc. idem Petrus tenuit placitum in Curia Christianitatis etc. de catallis et debitis Willielmi de Celnose Capellani in laesionem Coronae et dignitatis nostrae etc. contra prohibitionem & pone etc. William Bracy Capellanum quare secutus est idem placitum Teste meipso etc. 29 die Januarii a. r. n. 25. EDwardus etc. Vic. Ebor. Summon per bonos suum Richardum de Wassand & Richardum de Brettevill ad sequend versus Hugonem de Walcote simul cum Johanne de Whycestr & Roberto de Insula & Cicilia uxor ejus quare idem Hugo secutus est placitum in Curia Christianitatis etc. de catallis et debitis ipsorum quae non sunt de Testamento vel Matrimonio Teste J. de Metingham 21 die Novemb. EDwardus etc. Vic. Northumbr Pone etc. Agnetem fill Henrici de parva Ryhil & Julianam sororem ejus etc. quare secutae sunt consimile placitum etc. contra prohibitionem nostram Teste J. de Metingham 18 die Febr. EDwardus etc. Vic. Ebor. etc. Pone etc. Agnetem fill Henrici de parva Rychil & Julianam sororem ejusdem A. etc. ad respondend Adae de Camfrio Rogero Unchang & Nicholas etc. quare secuti sunt tale placitum etc. Teste J. d● Metingham 18. die Febr. EDwardus etc. Vic. Ebor etc. Simo Simon Broun & Thomam filius ejus Petrus le Carver Thomas le Carver Samson le Bercher Stephanus Tod fecerint etc. Pone etc. Magistrum Hugonem de Meyngthorp quod sit etc. ostensurus quare cum placita de Transgressionibus contra pacem nostram factis in regno nostro ad Nos et Coronam et dignitatem nostram et non ad alium pertineant in eodem regno idem Hugo tenuit placitum in Curia Christianitatis de hujusmodi Transgressionibus in Coronae et dignitatis nostrae laesionem et contra Prohibitionem nostram Pone etiam etc. Radulphum Abbatem de Jerovall etc. quare secutus idem placitum in eadem Curia contra Prohibitionem nostram etc. Teste Edwardo fill nostro apud Westm 17 die Octobris an r. n. 25. EDwardus etc. Vic. Bucks etc. Si Petrus fill Michaelis etc. Pone etc. Magistrum Richardum de Sancta Frideswida Magistr Henr. de Insula Galfridum Vicarium de Newport & Robertum Vicarium de Wylyene etc. ostensuri quare cum placita de Transgressionibus etc. ad Nos et Coronam et dignitatem nostram et non ad alium pertineant in eodem regno iidem R. H. G. & R. secuti sunt placitum in Curia Christianitatis super hujusmodi transgressionibus in laesionem Coronae et dignitatis nostrae et contra Prohibitionem nostram etc. Teste meipso apud Ely 12 die Febr. anno regni nostri 25. In the Plea-Rolls of Easter Term Anno 25 E. 1. Magister Henricus de Nassington Placita etc. An. 25 E. 1. in Turre Lond. Rot. 30 61 82 & 88 dorso attach fuit ad respondendum Radulpho de Honylane & Emmae de Honylane de placito quare ipse simul cum Roberto Archiepiscopo Cantuarien tenuit placitum in Curia Christianitatis de catallis et debitis quae non sunt de Testamento vel Matrimonio contra prohibitionem etc. Et unde iidem Radulphus & Emma per Attornatum suum queruntur quod cum Rogerus de Arderne Robertus filius Thomae le Lyndraper Allicia & Juliana sorores ejusdem Roberti traxissent ipsos Radulphum & Emmam in placitum in Curia Christianitatis coram praefatis Archiepiscopo et Magistro Henrico de triginta marcis quae non sunt de Testamento vel Matrimonio etc. & ipsi die Mercurii proxima ante Pasch floridam anno regni Domini Regis nunc vic●simo quarto in Ecclesia Beatae Mariae de Arcubus London in praesentia Richardi de Hotham Steph. de Hereford porrexissent eidem Magistro Henrico Regiam prohibitionem ne praedictum placitum teneret in Curia Christianitatis etc. Idem Magister Henricus simul etc. spreta prohibitione illa nihilominus tenuit placitum illud in eadem Curia et fecit ipsos suspendi ab ingressu Ecclesiae et postea excommunicari in contemptum Domini Regis etc. Vnde dicunt quod deteriorati sunt et dampnum habent ad valentiam 40 marcarum Et inde producunt sectam etc. Et similiter iidem Richardus et alii idem placitum in eadem Curia Christianitatis secuti sunt versus eos quousque sententia in ipsos Radulphum et Emmam ad sectam ipsorum Rogeri et aliorum promulgata ipsos excommunicare secerunt Et postea Breve Regium de ipsis Radulpho et Emma sic Excommunicatis tanquam claves Ecclesiae contemnentibus capiendis eisdem Vic. porrexit ut dicitur in Coronae et dignitatis Regis laesionem Curiae Regis contemptum et ipsorum Radulphi et Emmae dispendium non modicum et gravamen prout ex gravi querela ipsorum Radulphi et Emmae accepit Dominus Rex Et quia tanta contemptum et malitia si commissa fuerunt transire nolumus impunita praeceptum fuit Vicecomiti Kanc. quod si praedicti Radulphus & Emma etc. tunc attach praedictos Archiepiscopum et alios quod essent hic ad praefatum terminum Sancti Martini ad respondendum tam nobis quam praedictis Radulpho et Emmae de praedictis transgressione et contemptu etc. Magister Johannes de Harington attachiatus fuit ad respondendum Roberto de Placita de An. 25 E. 1. m 37. Rothewell de placito quare ipse simul cum Radulpho de Rothewell Capellano Thoma Vicario Ecclesiae de Cokewell et Saero le Personseriamut secutus fuit placitum in Curia Christianitatis de catallis et debitis quae non sunt de Testamento vel Matrimonio contra prohibitionem etc. Et unde queritur quod cum idem Magister Johannes coram Magistro Nicholas de Wytchirch Magistro Waltero de Wetton & Magistro Henrico de Weingworth Comissar Official Archidiaconi Lincoln in Curia Christianitatis traxisset ipsum in placitum exigendo ab eo triginta solidos qui non sunt de Testamento vel Matrimonio ac idem Robertus die Sabbati proxima post festum Sanctae Trinitatis anno regni Regis nunc vicesimo tertio apud Northt in Ecclesia omnium Sanctorum in praesentia Simonis Scot et Gilberti de Hedon detulisset ei Regiam prohibitionem ne placitum illud ulterius in eadem Curia sequeretur Idem Magister Johannes spreta Regia prohibitione praedicta nihilominus in eadem Curia sequebatur placitum illud in tantum quod idem Robertus suspensus fuit ab ingressu Ecclesiae et postea Excommunicatus ad sectam ipsius Magistri Johannis Vnde dicit quod deterioratus est et dampnum habet ad valentiam quadraginta solidorum Et inde producit sectam etc. Nicholaus Trenthesseil per Attorn suum optulit se 4 die versus Jacobum de Begeham Plac de Banco Tr. 25 E. 1. Magistrum Willielmum de Abyndon Simonem de Mugham & Thomam de Drycote de placito quare cum placita de Transgressionibus contra pacem Regis factis in regno Regis ad Regem et coronam et dignitatem suam et non ad alium pertineant in eodem regno praedictus Jacobus tenuit placitum in Curia Christianitatis de hujusmodi transgressionibus in laesionem Coronae et d●gnitatis Regis ad grave dampnum ipsius Nicholai contra prohibitionem Et ipsi non ven etc. Praeceptum fuit Vic. quod caperet eos etc. & Vic. nichil inde fecit set mandat quod non sunt inventi Ideo ipsi in misericordia Et praeceptum est Vic. quod caperet eos etc. & salvo custodiat etc. Ita quod habeat corpora eorum hic in Crastino Animarum etc. In the Bundles of Writs in the White Tower An 26 E. 1. I met with these ten Original Writs yet extant for holding and prosecuting suits in Courts Christian belonging to the King's Courts Edwardus etc. Vic. Ebor. Si Jacobus de Frivill etc. pone etc. Magistrum Johan de Nassington quod sit coram Justiciariis nostris etc. ostensurus quare tenuit placitum in Curia Christianitatis de catallis et debiti● quae non sunt de Testamento vel Matrimonio contra prohibitionem nostram et Walterum de Norton quare secutus est idem placitum Teste meipso apud Sanctum Albanum 24 die Aprilis anno Regni nostri 26. Vic. Derby Si Radulphus Cotirel etc. pone Johan Decanum Ecclesiae sancti Cedde Lychefeld Johannem Vicarium Ecclesiae de Banquille & Rogerum Vicarium Ecclesiae de Tydeswelle quare secuti sunt consimile placitum Teste etc. 3 die Novemb. Vic. Ebor. Si V●ncentius Verdemel & Willielmus frater ejus etc. Pone etc. Magist Robertum de Pykering Magistr Willielmum de Wirkeshale & Johannem Pykering quare tenuerunt Et Simonem Personam Ecclesiae de Queldrik Adam Verdevel & Robertum filium ejus & Walterum de Norton Clericum quare secuti sunt cons placitum T. etc. 12 die Octobr. Vic. Rotel Pone etc. Henricum Archiepiscopum Ebor. quod habeat etc. & Magistr Robertum de Caudlesby Clericum suum ad respondend Willielmo Py●ings & Matildae uxori ejus quare tenuit consim placitum contra prohibitionem nostram Teste J. de Metingham apud Ebor. 16 die Novemb. Vinerabili patri O. Linc. Episcopo quod venire fac etc. Nicholaum de Wytechurche Clericum vestrum ad respondend Willielmo de Ward & Agathae uxori ejus quare tenuit consim placitum contra prohibitionem nostram Teste J. de Metingh apud Ebor. 8 die Novembr anno Regni nostri 26. Justiciariis nostris de Banc● quod Willielmus Pyting de Retford & Matilda uxor ejus attornaverunt loco suo Richardum de Drayton in placito inter ips●s & Magistr Robertum de Caudlesby etc. quod tenuit tale placitum in Curia Christianitatis contra prohibitionem nostram T. etc. die Junii an Regni nostri 26. Vic. Hereford etc. Pone Magistr Rogerum de Cantuar. & Nicholaum Personam Ecclesiae de Byford quod sint etc. ●stensuri quare cum placita de Catallis et Debitis quae non sunt de Testamento vel Matrimonio ad Coronam et dignitatem nostram specialiter pertineant idem Rogerus et Nicholaus tenuerunt placitum in Curia Christianitatis de Catallis et Debitis Johannis de Cave Persona Capellae de Humber quae non sunt de Testamento vel Matrimonio in laesionem Coronae et dignitatis nostrae et contra prohibitionem nostram Et pone etc. Nicholaum Priorem de Borghnagh quare secutus est idem placitum Teste meipso apud Wyghton I die Junii an Regni nostri 26. Consimile Breve Vic. Bedeford etc. versus Richardum de Harecourt & Magistrum Rogerum de Cateworth quare secuti sunt consim placitum etc. de Bonis et Catallis Johan de sancto Walerico Persona Ecclesiae de Blanham etc. quae non sunt etc. Teste meipso apud Thetford 24 die Junii a. R. n. 25. EDwardus etc. Vic. Roteland salutem Si Hugo Henecok the Ket●n fecerit te securum Ibidem etc. pone etc. Rogerum de Ronvill Personam Ecclesiae de Mertinesthorp quod sit etc. ostensur cum placica de transgressionibus contra pacem nostram factis in Regno nostro ad nos et coronam et dignitatem nostram specialiter pertineant etc. idem Rogerus secutus est placitum in Curia Christianitatis de hujusmodi transgressionibus in laesionem Coronae et dignitatis nostrae et contra prohibitionem nostram etc. Teste meipso apud Westm. 18 die Februarii Anno Regni nostri 25. In the Clause-Roll of this year there is this Prohibition likewise entered directed to the Archbishop of canterbury's Official REX Officiali Archiepiscopi Cantuariae & ejus Commissar salutem Cum Nicholaus Claus 26 E. 1. m. 13. Prohibitio ne placicum teneatur in Curia Christianitatis Cole Capellanus nuper implacitaverit Magistrum Johannem We 'll Personam Ecclesiae Wodele coram vobis in Curia Christianitatis de catallis et debitis quae non sunt de Testamento vel Matrimonio ac pro eo quod cognitio placitorum hujusmodi ad nos et Coronam et dignitatem nostram et non ad alium pertinent in Regns nostro vobis per Breve nostrum prohibuerimus ne placitum illud in Curia Christianitatis teneretis vos asserentes Breve nostrum praedictum de assensu ipsius Johannis fuisse impetratum ipsum Johannem ea occasione trahitis in placitis coram vobis in Curia Christianitatis sicut ex relatu plurium acccepimus Et quia nobis manifesse praejudicaretur si quis super his quae in Curia nostra pro jure ipso salvando recte impetrata et judicibus Ecclesiasticis ne quicquam in nostri praej●●icium in Cuxia Christianitatis attemptent porrecta fuerint traharetur in placitum in Curia Christianitatis vobis prohibemns ne placitum illud teneatis in Curia Christianitatis Teste Edwardo filio Regis apud Fulham 26 die Februarii King Edward returning into England out of Flanders a Mat. Westm p. 4●2 Anno 1298. Dominica secunda Quadragesima citatis Magnatibus apud Westmonaster petierunt Comites Barones' et Praelati ut Magnam Chartam de Libertatibus et illam de For●●sta una cum deforestatione jam facta ratificaret et pro rato et grato haberet they always distrusting his future by reason of his former violations of them and thinking them never too frequently ratified Qui confirmatis duobus primis praedictis Chartis super deforestatione roboranda obturavit a●rem elongavit se dilu●nlo ab eye tanquam se fingens longius ire Ipsi autem sese aestimantes quasi derelictos contemptui ad loca propria cum indignatione maxima redierunt Soon after b Mat. Westm An. 1299. p. 413. Walsingham Histor Angl. Anno 1300. p. 43 44. Henr. de Knyghton de Event Angl. l. 3. c. 9 col 2493. c. 12. col 2527 2528. Anno 1299. Margareta soror Philippi Regis Francorum who by the premised Articles of Peace between England and France made by Pope B●niface was to be married to King Edward applicuit apud Doveriam in festo Nativitatis beatae Mariae quam post biduum Rex Angliae authoritate Summi Pontificis apud Cantuariam sibi matrimonialiter copulavit Which Walsingham thus relates Rex Angliae sperans se per matrimonium inter ipsum & sororem Regis Franciae contrahendum pace diuturna gratulari ac si foret jam omnia jura sua ultramarina cum nova nupta sorore Regis Franciae dimidia consecuturus interno gandio astuabat discessitque in Cantiam cum Optimatibus suos adventum ibidem Dominae praestolaturus In nullo tamen ut probavit ex post rei exitus per hoc matrimonium promovit regnum suum Post pancos dies redierunt Leguti Regu Angliae adducentes sororem Regis Franciae nomine Margaretam quam conduxit Dux Burgundiae cum non modica multitudine Gallicorum etc. Igitur die 4. post Nativitatem Virginis gloriosae agente Cantuariensi Pontifice in Ecclesia metropolitana Angliae inter Regem & Margaretam praedictam solemnitas matrimonii celebratur d Mat. Westm p. 414 415. Walsingham Hist. Engl p. 64. Sub hoc etiam anno Fratres qui dicuntur Minores seu quod latius publicatur & nequi●s comprobatur totius Ecclesiae exploratores ad illicita legis suae alpirantes obtulerunt Summo Pontisici qua●raginta millia de florenis aureis et pecuniam multam mi●us pro tercis praediis redditibusque licite obtinendis Quibus Dominus Papa Ubi est inquit illa vestra pecunia Et illi dixerunt In manibus Mercatorum Et datis Fratribus induciis ●rium dierun● responsionis habenda absolutis Mercatoribus à depositi custodia praecepit Dominus Papa sub interminatione anathematis pecuniam ipsam ejus necessitatibas custodiri Responditque Fratribus Regulam Sancti Francisci canoniz●tum se nolle sensu aliquo violare nec fratres ab co aliquando declina●e sed secundum eam degere semper debere Sicque factum est quod injustius abquisierunt aequissime dimiserunt A memorable Papal pious fraud and plunder This year e Mat. Wehm p. 415. obiit Dominu● Henricus de Newerk Archiepiscopus Ebor. & Dominus Oliverius Praesul Lincolniae vir probata vita die Sancti Bric●● spiritum inter verba orationis efflavit King Edward matching this year against the perfidious and rebellious Scots as far as Berwick with his Army out of his Ecclesiastical Sovereignty and piety sent this Letter and Mandate from thence to the Archbishop for Prayers to be made for him and his Armies good success throughout his Province f Tho. Walsingham Hist. Angl. p. 45. See Here p. 745 746. Quia magnificavit Dominus misericordiam suam facere nobiscum dignnm est O Pater ut innumeris beneficiis suis dignis respondeamus operibu● Neque enim in gladio nostro possidemus terram & brachium nostrum non salvavit nos sed dextera ejus & brachium Sanctum ejus quam complacuit ille in nobis ut huc usque conservavit nos & inimicos nostras compesenit justum proinde est ut qui omnia subjecit pedibus nostris subjiciamus illi et nos animas nostras et ut hi quos nobis subdidit ejus subdantur legibus Non enim segniter elaborare debemus punire sacrilegos rebels comprimere eripere panperem de manu fortiorum ejus sed & mèae solicitudinis est pacemfirmam in regno nostro consolidare & inimicos nostros expugnare Quapropter orate pro me et regno nostro populo quoque nostro ut iter atque actus nostros dirigat Altissimus ut sit ad l●ndem nominis sui et regni nostri promotionem Divulgata haec Epistola per E●clesias omnis populus sponte et cum gaudio pro Rege fecit orationes The King upon complaint of the Bishop of Lincolue of a Lay force kept in the Church of Istele whereby he was disturbed to execute his Episcopal office issued a Writ to the Sheriff to remove it who thereupon removed the Clerks of the Archdeacon of Oxford serving in it upon which the King at their request issued this Writ to restore them and to remove a new Lay force they kept therein after their restitution REX Vicecomiti Oxon. salutem Licet ad requisitionem venerabilis Patris O. Lincoluiensi Episcopi tibi per breve nostrum nuper praeceperimus quod omnem Claus 26 E 1. Cedul m. 12. dorso vim laicam quae se tenuit in Ecclesia de Istele ad perturbandum ipsum Episcopum quo minus ipse officium suum spirituale exercere pofuit sine dilatione faceres ammoveri Ac tu tenorem brevis ejusdem excedens Clericos Amadei de Sabandia consanguined nostri Archidiac Oxon. in eadem Ecclesia deservientes authoritate brevis ejusdem ab eadem Ecclessa ●ut accepimus seceris anieveri per quod alias tibi praecipimus quod si ita esiet tunc eosdem Clericos dictae Ecclesia deservientes quos praetextu ejusdem mandati ammoveri fecisti ab eadem sine dilatione ad statum pristinum reponeres & omnem vim laicam ab eadem Ecclesiae indilate faceres amoveri Tibi nichilominus praecipimus quod totam vim Laicam quae se tenet in eadem Ecclesia ad perturbandum ipsum Episcopum quo minus officium suum spirituale in ipsa Ecclesia exercere valeat et non aliam ab ipsa Ecclesia amoveri facias sine mora secundum tenorem primi brevis nostri quod in hac parte recepisti Teste Rege apud Sanctum Albanum 25. die Aprilis The Bishop of Exeter endeavouring to divide the Church of Axeminster in his Diocese belonging to two Prebendaries in the Cathedral of York judicially recovered by the Prebends in the King's Court and to sever it from the Prebendaries to the prejudice of the King's Crown dignity and disinherison the King thereupon issued this Prohibition to him not to attempt any thing or to proceed therein REX etc. venerabili in Christo patri T. eadem gratia Episcopo Exo● salutem Claus 26. E 1. m. 10. dorso Pro Magistro Johanne de Crancumb & Willielmo de Hamelton Licet dilecti Clerici nostri Magister Johannes de Cranecumb & Willielmus de Hamelton Canonici Ecclesiae Eborum & Praebendarii de Grendale & de Warthill Ecclesiam de Axeminster vestrae Diocesis cum suis pertinentiis in Curia nostra dudum recuperaverint tanquam praedictis praebendis suis annexam & ipsam cum dictis per●in ut membrum earundem Praebendarum suarum integraliter teneant pacificè & quietè vos sicut datum est nobis inteligi de praedicta Ecclesia nitimini facere sectionem et eam a juribus et libertatibus quibus gaudent praefatae praebendae dividere statumque ipsius mutare Quod si fieret in nostri praejudicium et exhaeredationem cederet  Nos igitur hujusmodi dispendiis obviare volentes vobis mandamus firmiter inhibentes ne aliquid in hac parte quod in enervationem juris nostri Regii et diminutionem dignitatis et Coronae nostrae cedere valeat attemptantes seu facientes aliqualiter attemptari ad praemissa procedere seu quicquam novi statuere super illis aut etiam ordinart nullatenus praesumatis ne si aliter attemptetur remedium aliquod quod conveniens fuerit super hoc apponere compellamur Teste etc. Hereupon the Archdeacon of Exon most likely by the Bishop's encouragement and direction upon false surmises excommunicated John de Crancumb and William de Hamilton to whose Prebendaries the Church of Axeminster was annexed who had received it in the King's Court and interdicted the Church and their prebendaries whiles they were employed by the King in his service to his and their notable prejudice dishonour grievance and contempt whereof the King being deeply sensible issued this memorable Writ to the Sheriff of Devon to summon the Archdeacon to appear before him to answer this high contempt and injury both to himself and his Clerks REX Vicecomiti Devon salutem Ex fidedignorum relatu didicimus quod licet Claus 26 E 1. m. 7. dorso De pon●ndo Magistrum de S. Laurentio per vad & salvos plegios dilecti & secretarii Clerici nostri Magister Johannes de Crancumb & Willielmus de Hamelton Ecclesiam de Axeminster cum suis pertin praebendis quas habent in Ecclesia Eborum annexam quam ut membrum earundem Praebendarum recuperaverunt in Curia nostra hucusque tonuerint pacifice et quiet Magister tamen Bartholomaeus de Sancto Laurentio Archidiaconus Exon. ratione ipsius Ecclesiae adversus eos oc●asionem querens pro libito et confingens et personarum et temporis qualitatem non pensans nec ad statum honoris Regii animum habens benivolum in eosdem Clericos nostros nostris insistentes obsequiis et circa ea assidue intendentes excommunicationis sententiam authoritate propria non fine gravi injuria promulgavit et ut eadem injuria posset grauror reputari dictam facit sententiam publicari et eos excommunicatos publi●● nunciari ac praedictam Ecclesiam ex praefatis eorum Praebendis sicut praemittitur dependentem Ecclesiastico supposuit interdicto in ipsorum Clericorum nostrorum non modicum praejudicium et gravamen et nostram offensam * notabilem notabiliter et contemptum quod tanto molestius ferimus quanto majorem in nostris ex talibus processibus offensam incurrimus quantoque specialius ipsorum injuriae nos contingunt Cum igitur non sit verisimile nec credamus illam culpam ex parte ipsorum processisse eujus praetextu contra eos talia debucrat attemptasse nec tollerare nos convenit tantum excessum tantumque eorundem Clericorum nostrorum opprobrium cujus fieri nequivimus expertes Tibi praecipimus quod ponas per vadium et salvos plegios praefatum Bartholomaeum quod sit coram nobis a die sancti Michaelis in 15. dies ubicunque tunc fuerimus in Anglia ad respondendum nobis de memoratis excessibus gravaminibus et injuriis sic praefatis Clericis nostris per ipsum illatis et etiam de contemptu Et habeas ibi nomina plegiorum et hoc breve Teste Rege apud Loweder 10. die Julii The Archbishop of York like the Bishop of Exet●r dividing the prebendary of Massam into 3. parts without the King's consent Pope Nicholas the 4th conferring it by his provision on John de Columpna a Roman Cardinal's Nephew which was afterwards confirmed by Pope Boniface the 8. being in the King's donation during the vacancy of the Archbishopric to the prejudice of the rights of his Crown and royal prerogative he having conferred it entirely on John de Drokensford his Chaplain whom the Pope and his Delegates endeavoured to deprive and eject after two years' possession at the suit of the provisor the King thereupon issued this memorable Prohibition to the Pope's delegates prohibiting them to proceed or attempt any thing therein without his advice REX Archiepiscopo Turon seu ejus Commissario cuicunque salutem Cum Claus 26 E 1. m. 4 dorso Inhibitio R●gis ●● quid attempte●● de Praebend● de Massam nuper vacante Eborum Ecclesia per mortem bonae memoriae J. quondam Archiepiscopi ejusdem Ecclesiae & in manu nostra existente Praebendam de Massam quam dudum Bogo de Clare defunctus in ipsa Ecclesia obtinebat quamque post obitum ipsius per dictum Archiepiscopum dum vixi● in tres portiones divisam nostro irrequisito assensu invenimus dilecto Clerico nostro Johanni de Drokensford integraliter cum sui● juribus et pertinentiis universis contulimus juxta quod ad nos pleno jure spectabat ipsumque in corporalem possessionem ipsius Praebendae per Capitulum dictae Ecclesiae induci fecimus ut est moris Cum itaque praedictus Clericus noster sic in dictae Praebendae possessione inductus gauvisus sit ipsa pacificè & quietè jam per duos annos continuos praecedentes Johannes de Columpna natus Landulphi de Columpna suggerens subsequenter sanctissimo Patri in Christo Domino B. Papae octavo praefatam praebendam sibi debitam et vacantem ex provisione faelicis recordationis Domini N. Papae 4. tacito de jure Regio vel veri suppressione ab ipso Domino B. ad vos et quosdam alios Collegas vestros literas Apostolicas sicut dicitur impetravit ut ipsum vel ejus Procuratorem in possessionem memorandae Praebendae per vos vel alium aut alios inducatis et defendatis inductum Quod si procederet in enervationem juris nostri Regii et exhaeredationem nostram cederet  Nos igitur diminutionem Cor●nae et dignitatis nostrae Regiae non valentes sicuti nec debemus aequanimiter tolerare Vobis mandamus firmiter inhibentes ne quicquam quod in exhaeredationem nostram seu praejudicium juris Regii cedere valeat in hac parte aliquatenus attemptatis seu faciatis aliqualiter attemptari et ad executionem hujusmodi negotii nobis inconsultis per vos vel per alium aut alias nullatenus procedatis ne si secus feceritis aliud circa hoc remedium nos oporteat adhibere Teste Rege apud Beverlacum 3. die Junii The King to prevent like Papal provisions of Prebendaries or Benefices in his gift granted the next Prebendaries or benefices in his donation that should fall void in England or Ireland of the value of 100 Marks by the year or more to two of his own Chaplains who were first to be preferred before all others by virtue of this Memorial entered on record FAit a remembrer qe le Lundy le tierz jour de Novembre le Roy granta a Dureme Claus 26 E 1. m. 4. dorso en le an de son Regne vint et sime qe Mestre Johan Lovel averoit de son donn la primere provende de la value de Cent ou de sis vint Mars pe● an ou de plus jek a quatre vintz ou cent Mars qe voidra en Engleterre ou en Irlannde de la doneison le Rey apres ce qe sir Johan de Cendale seit purveu le une Eglis● ou de vesire provendre de cent Mars par mi le grant qe le Roy ly avoit avant fet Ecomanda le Roy qe ceste remembrance seit registre en sa Garderobe e qe ces●e soen grant seit tenu e garde e qe nule tele provende seit don●● de par ly pur prier ne per procurement de nuly tant qe le vantdit mestrs Johan seit purveu de un provende en la manere desus dite Per ipsum Regem coram Consilio The King presenting Robert de Leyset his Clerk to the Church of St. Peter le Port in the Isle of Gernesey by reason of the Temporalties of a Monastery in his hands the Bishop of Constans refused to admit his Clerk upon a pretence it was devolved to him by Lapse after 6. Month's vacancy when as by his Royal prerogative no Lapse at all incurred against him or the Clerks presented by him whereupon the King to maintain his prerogative sent this memorable Writ to him not to collate to that Church at this time and to admit his Clerk thereto upon the former presentation notwithstanding this pretext under pain of forfeiting all he had within his Dominions REX Venerabili in Christo Patri Episcopo Constantien salutem Dilecto Clerico nostro Magistro Roberto de Leiset accepimus nunciante quod licet ipsum Claus 26 E 1. m. 3. dorso Pro Magistro Roberto de Leisset ad Ecclesiam sancti Petri de Portu in Insula de Gernesey vacantem & ad nostram donationem ratione terrarum & tenementorum Abbatis Majoris Monasteriis existentium in manu nostra spectantem Vobis nuper praesentaverimus jure nostro vos tamen eundem Clericum nostrum ad dictam Ecclesiam taliter praesentatum admittere recusantes collationem ipsius asseritis ad vos fore per lapsum temporis devolutam Cum itaque * See here p. 331. & Tom. p. 481 482. 563. Pat. 27 E 3. pars 1. m. 18. Bracton l. 5. c. 5. sect 7. Cooks 2 ●nstit p. 361. nobis in talibus tempus non currat nec nostris etiam praesentatis juxta praerogativam nostrae dignitatis cujus jura manutenere et pro posse sacere servari illaesa volumus ut tenemur vobis sub forisfactura eorum quae sub nostro habetis dominio inhibemus ne quicquam quod in nostri praejudicium cedere valeat in hac parte aliqualiter attemptantes praefatam Ecclesiam propter lapsum temporis ista vice conferre nullatenus praesumatis set potius antedictum praesentatum nostrum ad ipsum nunc saltem absque ulterioris difficultatis dispendio admittatis juxta priarum nostrarum continentiam literarum vobis super hoc specialiter directarum Dat. apud Gedworth 22. die Octobris Per Consil nunc J. de Cadomo The King presenting his Clerk to the Church of Wymbledon by reason of the Temporalties of the Archbishopric of Canterbury then in his hands and his Clerk not then admitted to it because the Church was litigious it being at last declared to be void in Court Christian the King above 3. years after to preserve the rights of his Crown against which no lapse incurred by the Church's litigiousness sent this Writ to the Archbishop of Canterbury to admit and institute his Clerk thereto upon his first presentation which he now renewed by his Writ of Privy Seal REX Venerabili in Christo Patri R. eadem gratia Archiepiscopo Cantuar. totius Patent 26 E. 1. m. 12. intus De praesentatione pro Waltero Reginaldi Angliae Primati salutem Cum nos dudum dilectum Clericum nostrum Walterum Reginaldi ad Ecclesiam de Wymbeldon vacantem & ad nostram donationem ratione Archiepiscopatus Cantuar. vacantis & in manu nostra existentis spectantem praesentassemus Ac ex eo quod litigiosa tunc temporis apparebat praesentatio nostra debitum sortita non fuisset effectum Et nunc demum in Curia Christianitatis Ecclesiam ipsam tempore dicti praesentationis nostrae dicto Clerico nostro factae vacasse et adhuc etiam vacare sufficienter sicut accepimus pronunciatum existat Nolentes jus nostrum Regium in hac parte aliqualiter deperire neque praefatum Clericum nostrum commodo ejusdem praesentationis nostrae career ipsam praesentationem in personam ipsius Clerici nostri duximus innovandam & ipsum ex habundanti ad praedictam Ecclesiam de Wymbeldon ratione juris nobis prius quaesiti Paternitati vestrae charitatis intuitu praesentamus Rogantes quatenus memoratum Clericum nostrum ad praedictam Ecclesiam sine difficultate qualibet admittatis & personam instituatis in eadem In cujus etc. Teste Rege apud Dunolmum 16 die Junii Per breve de Privato Sigillo The Bishopric of Ely becoming void by the death of William Luda the Chapter obtaining a Licence from the King to elect a new Bishop were divided in their choice the minor part elected John their Prior but the better part John de Langeton the King's Chancellor the King to prefer his Chancellor refused to give his royal assent to the Prior's election for some defects in the form of their Certificate thereof and because their Common Seal was not affixed to it though first tendered to him by the majority of the Covent and confirmed the election of his Chancellor by the minority whose certificate was more formal though it wanted their common Seal as this Writ to the Archbishop to do his duty therein attests REX venerabili in Christo patri R. eadem gratia Cantuar. Archiepiscopo totius Claus 26 E. 1. m. 10. intus De assensu adhibito Elect●oni factae de Johanne de Langeton Cancellar Regis Angliae Primati salutem Licet ex parte quorundam Monachorum Capituli Ecclesiae Eliensis & etiam per eorum literas fuissemus nuperimè ut Electioni licut decebatur factae per ipsos de fratre Johanne Priore suo in Ecclesiae ipsius Episcopum nostrum praeberemus assensum nos tamen pro eo quod dictae literae fuerant defectoriae et sub indebita forma conceptae necnon et quia non erant sigillo communi dicti Capituli roboratae non potuimus sicut nec debuimus illa vice Electioni hujusmodi assentire verum cum subsequenter ex parte quorundam aliorum Monachorum dicti Capituli qui se minorem partem ejusdem Capituli asterebant & per literas eorundem similiter rogati essemus quatinus Electioni de venerabili viro Johanne de Langeton Canc. nostro in dicti loci Episcopum celebratae curaremus assen●um Reg●um impartiri ac ipsae literae per quas eramus taliter requisiti sub debita forma et apta confectae fuerunt ita quod nullus in eyes inveniebatur defectus cujus praetextu eidem Electioni nostrum denegare deberemus assensum nisi forsan e● eo quod non erant sigillo communi praefati Capituli communitae the grand defect in the Prior's certificate quod sicut accepimus praedictarum partium dissensione impedimentum praestante ad hoc non potuit obtineri Nos attenta consideratione pensantes praefatum Cancellarium nostrum fore regimini Ecclesiae memoratae idoneum ac nobis et Regno nostro semper fuisse et adhuc esse multipliciter utilem et fidelem Electioni de ipso in praelibatae Ecclesiae Elyensis Antistitem celebratae praebuimus nostrum assensum Regium et favorem et hoc vobis tenore praesentium significamus ut quod vestrum est exequamini ulterius in hac parte In cujus etc. Teste Rege apud Liston Temple 19 die Julii Of which more in the next year The Abbots of the Cistercian and Praemonstratensian Orders in foreign parts at their general Chapters imposing Subsidies aids and contributions on those Monasteries and Monks of their Order in England then under them and causing much money wools merchandises to be transported to them without the King's assent or licence under that pretence to the great impoverishment oppression of his subjects against his prerogative and the Laws of the Realm the King thereupon issued these memorable Writs to all the Sheriffs of England to inquire of these abuses and return the Inquisitions to him that so he might punish those who were guilty of them REX Vic. Devon salutem Praecepimus tibi quod per sacramentum proborum & legalium hominum de Balliva tua per quos rei veritas melius sciri poterit Bundela Inquisitionum An. 26 E. 1. in Turre London & Claus 26 E. 1. membran 6. dorso De inquirendo qui Abbates pecuniam aliquam apportarunt seu transmise runt usque Cistercium diligenter inquiras qui Abbates Monachi aut Fratres Cistercienses Clarevallensis et Praemonstratensis Ordinum de Balliva tua apportum seu pecuniam aliquam in subsidium Abbatum Ordinum praedictorum seu sub colore subsidii eisdem Abbatibus vel suis ministris faciendi apud Cistercium Clarevall seu Praemostracen ad generale suum Capitulum seu alias vel alio modo apportarunt vel transmiserunt seu apportari vel transmitti fecerunt vel lanas aut alias merchandisas in manibus mercatorum seu aliorum sub quocunque colore posuerunt ut ad manus praedictorum Abbatum seu usus Monasteriorum suorum devenirent vel illic se personaliter trastulerunt Et quantum apporti et pecuniae lanarum et merchandisarum ad partes illas apportatum fuerit vel transmissum et per quos et ex quorum missione et a quo tempore et per quos portus et quae loca et de omnibus aliis circumstanciis per quas super praemissis plenius cerciorari poterimus inquiri facias similiter veritatem Et inquisicionem inde distincte et aperte factam nobis sub sigillo tuo et slgillis eorum per quos facta fuerit fine dilacione mittas et hoc breve Teste Reg● apud Brade 20 die Aug. Consimiles literae diriguntur singulis Vicecomitibus per Angliam Per breve de Privato sigillo de Credencia Per I de Berewyk The Prioress and Nuns of Martiginaco alienating several Manors given them by King Stephen in Frankalmoyn for the maintenance of Divine service there to the Prior of Farleye and others the King thereupon issued this Writ to his Escheator to seize the lands into his hands to his own use REX dilecto & fideli suo Waltero de Gloucestr Escaet suo ultra Trentam salutem Claus 26. E. 1. Memb. 2. De quibusdam maneriis Monial de Martiginaco capiendis in manum Regis Quia pro certo intelleximus quod Maneria de Slaghteneford Alynton Bronce Welleby Navenby & quaedam aliae terrae & tenement quae bonae memoriae Stephanus & alii progenitores nostri quondam Reges Angliae per cartas suas dederant monialibus de Martiginaco habend sibi & successoribus suis monialibus ibidem Deo servituris in liberam & perpetuam elemosinam pro cultu Divino ibidem imperpetuum celebrando per quosdam Priores de Martiginato & moniales ejusdem loci in manibus Prioris de Farleye & aliorum diversorum hominum sine licencia nostra et progenitorum nostrorum praedictorum sunt in defraudacionem elemosinae hujusmodi in feodum alienata in nostri praejudicium et contra voluntaten● progenitorum nostrorum et nostram ac formam feoffamentorum praefatis monialibus inde confectorum quod nolumus sicut nec debemus aliqualiter sustinere vobis mandamus quod maneria praedicta et omnes alias terras et tenem cum pertin quae vobis constare poterit praedictis monialibus per praefatos progenitores nostros in liberam et perpetuam elemosinam collata fuisse et postmodum per praedictos Moniales et Priores ejusdem praefato Priori de Farleye aut aliquibus aliis in balliva vestra sic in seodo alienata fine dilacione capiatis in manum nostram et ea salvo custodiri faciatis donec aliud inde praeceperimus Ita quod de exitibus inde provenientibus nobis ad Scaccarium nostrum respondere possitis Teste Rege apud Cestr. juxta Dunolm 26 die Octobr. Per Consilium How the King then disposed of the Venison in the Parks of Bishoprics in his hands during the vacancy for his own use and larder these Writs may inform us REX dilectis & fidelibus suis Willielmo de Sutton & Johanni the Goodeleye Custodibus Claus 26 E. 1. m. 6 Pro Rege de damis capiendis Episcopatus Elien sede vacant salutem Mandamus vobis quod in parcis Episcopatus praedicti centum damos in instanti seisona pinguedinis capi saliri siccari et eos salitos et siccatos in doleis poni et salvo custodiri faciatis donec aliud a nobis inde habueritis in mandatis Et custum quod ad hoc posueritis vobis in compoto vestro ad Scaccarium nostrum allocari faciemus Teste Rege apud Temple Lyston 18 die Julii MAndatum est Willielmo de Sutton & Johanni the Godele Custod Episcopatus Cl. 26 E. 1. m. 4. De venacione usque Ebor. carianda Elyens sede vacant quod omnem venacionem quam per ipsos capi mandavit Rex in parcis et boscis Episcopatus praedicti ad opus Regis sine dilatione qualibet catiari faciant usque Ebor. ibidem in lardario Regis liberandam Et custum quod ad hoc posuerint cum Rex illud sciverit illud in compoto suo de exitibus Episcopatus ejusdem ad Scaccarium suum allocari faciet Teste Rege apud Staynewegg 24 die Septembris Per ipsum Regem nunciante W. Cou. & Lich. Episcopo How well the carnal Abbot and Convent of Saint mary's in York loved Venison appears by this grant of the Tithes of all the King's Venison in Yorkshire made to them at their request by King Richard the first and their constant claim thereof afterwards expressed in this Writ REX dilecto & fideli suo Roberto de Clifford Justice forestae suae citra Trentam Cl. 26 E. 1. m. 1. Pro Abbate & Conventu beatae Mariae Ebor. Cum dilecti nobis in Christo Abbas & Conventus beatae Mariae Ebor. per cartam celebris memoriae Domini R. quondam Regis Angliae praedecessoris nostri habere debeant decimam venacionis nostrae captae infra Com. Ebor. et iidem Abbas et Conventus et praedecessores sui semper hactenus a tempore confectionis Cartae praedictae hujusmodi decimam habere consueverint sicut dicunt vobis mandamus quod eisdem Abbati et Conventui decimam venacionis captae et imposterum capiendae in foresta nostra de Galtres in Com. praedicto habere faciatis prout ipsi eam habere debent et ipsi et praedecessores sui praedicti eam semper hucusque a tempore praedicto habere consueverunt Teste Rege apud Beverlacum 3 die Junii The Archbishop of Canterbury being restored to the King's favour and his Temporalties by * Here p. 721. former Writs the King this year out of his special grace allowed him all the profits he received thereof during his sequestration towards the satisfaction of the debt he owed the King by this Writ REX Thes. & Baronibus suis de Scaccario salutem Cum nuper ob aliquas Cl. 26 E. 1. Memb. 10. Pro R. Cantuariensi Archiepiscopo certas causas temporalia Archiepiscopatus Cantuar. capi fecerimus in manum nostram et exitus aliqui de temporalibus eisdem per ministros nostros tunc ad ipsorum temporal custodiam deputatos ad opus nostrum sint levati ut accepimus Nos venerabili patri R. Cantuariensi Archiepiscopo volentes in hac parte gratiam facere specialem vobis mandamus quod vocatis coram vobis ad Scaccarium praedictum Ministris praedictis & audito compoto eorumdem de tempore quo dicta temporalia sic in manibus nostris erant praefato Archiepiscopo tantum quantum vobis evidenter constiterit ad opus nostrum levatum fuisse deductis temporalibus tempore supradicto in debitis quae nobis debet ad Scaccarium praedictum allocetis Teste Rege apud Sanctum Albanum 26 die Aprilis What Knights-fees the Bishops of Hereford and Worcester acknowledged they held of the King what Escuage and Knights-service the first of them performed to him in his Wars against the Welsh and what Fines the other made to the King for the same and by what Certificates of the Marshal or his Rolls they were discharged when sued for them in the Exchequer these Writs will inform us REX Thes. & Baronibus suis de Scaccario salutem Quia accepimus per inquisicionem Cl. 26 E. 1. m. 6. Pro Ricardo Hereford Episcopo quam per Vic. nostrum Hereford nuper fieri fecimus quod bonae memoriae Th. nuper Hereford Episcopus defunctus fecit nobis servicium suum per praeceptum nostrum in exercitu nostro Walliae anno Regni nostri decimo apud Benelt pro quinque feodis militum viz. per Johannem Tregoz & Johannem Danyel Milites pro duobus feodis Militum & Thomam de la Mare Nicholaum le Secular Johannem de Hurtesleye Rogerum de Hurtesleye Johannem de Walford & Robertum de Venur Armigeros pro tribus feodis Militum videlicet per unumquemque praedictorum tam Militum quam Armigerorum cum uno equo cooperto & quod praedicti Johannes Johannes Nicholaus Johannes Rogerus Johannes & Robertus servicium praedictum per * See Littleton sect 95 96. Cooks 1. Instit. ibid. Fitzh Natura Brev. 83. C. quadraginta dies plenarie continuarunt quod quidem servicium idem Episcopus in eodem exercitu nobis recognovit sicut per † Littleton sect 102. Registr f. 88 Fitzh Natura Brev. f. 83. F G. Claus 33 E. 1. m. 4. inspectionem rotulorum Marescalciae nostrae de eodem exercitu nobis constat vobis mandamus quod Richardum nunc Herefordensem Episcopum de demanda quam ei fieri facitis per summonicionem Scaccarii praedicti pro scutagio ad opus nostrum de quinque feodis praedictis de tempore praedicto pacem habere et ipsum inde quietum esse faciatis Teste Rege apud Chenelingham primo die Julii REX Thes. Baronibus suis de Scaccario salutem Quia venerabilis pater Claus 26 E. 1. m. 15. Pro G. Wygorn Episcopo G. Wygornensis Episcopus finem fecit nobiscum in exercitu nostro Walliae anno regni nostri decimo pro servicio trium feodorum Militum quod tunc nobis recognovit sicut per inspectionem rotulorum Marescalciae nostrae de eodem exercitu nobis See Claus 7. Johan Reg. m. 18 19 Cl. 16 Johan m. 24. Fines 1. H. 3. d. 2 11 12 15. Cl. 2. H. 3. dors 11. Fines 3. E 2. m. 13 17 19 Fines 9 E. 2 m. 9 19 constat vobis mandamus quod ipsum Episcopum de scutagio quod ab eo exigi facitis per summonicionem Scaccarii nostri praedicti pro tribus feodis praedictis de exercitu praedicto quietum esse faciatis Teste etc. apud Westm. 21 die Februarii These Records and sundry others of this kind in this and other * Rolls will well explain Littleton and our other Law Books in this point The Parson of the Church of Preston complaining by his Petition to the King that some of the King's tenants his Parishioners refused to pay their Tithes of Hay due to his Church to his and his Church's prejudice the King thereupon by his Ecclesiastical Prerogative issued this Writ of Privy Seal to his Bailiff to compel them to pay all Tithes due and accustomed to the Church A Nostre Seigneur le Roi Monster William de Blie Suthdean de Everwike a la Bundela Brevium & Petitionum in Turre London An. 26 E. 1. quele Suthdeane la Eglise de Preston en Holdernesse est apportenant Qepar la ou avant ces heures sefeit sa petition a nostre Seigneur le Roy de avoir la Dime feyn des hommes nostre Seigneur le Roi Parochiens de mesme cele Eglise Et nostre Seigneur le Roy granta que les hommes avauntditz donassent lous Dimes deuwes a lour Eglise d● Preston parochiele Et sus ceo manda ces Brefs a Thomas de Weston jadis son Bailliffe de holderness qui rien ne fit en son ten Prie le avaundit Suthdean qe nostre Seigneur le Roi please commander qe plenere execution en seit feet deal grant avauntdit Who thereupon issued this Writ EDwardus etc. dilecto sibi Thomae de Weston Ballivo suo de Holdernesse salutem Ex querela Magistri Willielmi de Blithe Personae Ecclesiae de Preston accepimus quod quidam homines vestri de Preston et Parochiani Ecclesiae praedictae Decimam foeni sui dictae Ecclesiae suae de jure debitam eidem Ecclesiae dare renuunt minus just in laesionem juris Ecclesiastici et ipsorum Ecclesiae et Rectoris jacturam non modicam et gravamen Et quia praefatis Ecclesiae seu Rectori injuriari nolumus in hac parte Vobis mandamus quod si ita  tunc dictos homines nostros Decimam foeni sui Parochiali Ecclesiae suae de jure debitam solvere et eam personae dictae Ecclesiae havere faciatis Teste meipso apud Loweder 9 die Julii Anno regni nostri 26. The King by his Prerogative having granted a licence to the Bishop of Coventr & Lichfeld to hold the Hospital of St. Leonards in York in Commenda with his Bishopric during his life out of his free gift and special grace confirmed it by this Patent so as this dispensation should not prove prejudicial to him or his heirs REX omnibus ad quos & salutem Cum vicesimo die Novemb. anno Regni Pat. 26 E. 1. m. 20. Pro W. Coventr & Lichf Episcopo de Hospitali S. Leonardi Eborum nostri vicesimo quinto concessissemus pro nobis & haered nostris venerabili patri tunc Coventr & Litchf electo nunc locorum eorundem Episcopo ut ipse hospitale nostrum Sancti Leonardi Eborum quod ex mera donacione nostra noscebatur optinere et quod per ejusdem Electi consecrationem erat vacaturum et ad nostram donationem libere spectaturum haberet et post dictam consecracionem retinere de dono nostro et nostra gratia speciali quamdiu vitam duceret in humanis et fructus inde perciperet prout antea percipere consueverat si idem Electus dispensacionem ab Apostolica sede optineret praedictum Hospitale post dictam consecrationem habendi et ut dictum est retinendi Ita tamen quod per hoc nobis vel haer nostris imposterum nullum praejudicium generaretur Nos ne ex dispensacione hujusmodi nobis vel haeredibus nostris posset aliquod praejudicium generari Volentes quod idem Episcopus custodiam Hospitalis praedicti ex mera collacione nostra optineat dedimus & concessimus pro nobis & haeredibus nostris praefato Episcopo Hospitale praedictum custodiendum ad totam vitam ipsius Episcopi cum suis juribus & pertinenciis quibuscumque In cujus rei etc. Teste etc. apud Westm 8 die Aprilis From which Patent it is observable 1. That by an Ecclesiastical persons promotion to a Bishopric his Wardenship of an Hospital as well as his * 5 E 3. 9 11 12 4 7 a. 37. Dyer f. 159 a. Hobards Reports p. 141 to 159. benefices prebendaries and other Ecclesiastical dignities became void in Law in that age 2ly That the King by his special dispensation and grace might prevent their avoidance and licence him to retain them 3ly That this licence or Commenda retinere must precede his consecration as a Bishop else it came over-late The Pope by his Bull confirming the election of the Abbot of Fiscamp this year which the King approved issued this Writ to restore his Temporalties REX dilecto Clerico suo Malculmo de Harleye Escaetori suo citra Trentam salutem Pat. 26 E 1. m. 20. De temporalibus restitutis Cum sacrosanctae Romanae Ecclesiae Summus Ponti●ex electionem in Ecclesia Conventuali de Fiscamp nuper factam de fratre Thoma de sancto Benedicto Monacho ejusdem domus in Abbatem loci praedicti confirmaverit et ipsum Thomam dicto Monasterio praefecerit in Abbatem sicut per literas bullatas sedis Apostolicae nobis constat Nos confirmacionem et praefectionem praedictas acceptantes cepimus fidelitatem ipsius Abbatis & Temporalia domus praedictae infra regnum nostrum prout moris est restituimus eidem Et ideo vobis mandamus quod temporalia Abbaciae praedictae infra ballivam vesiram per mortem fratris Willielmi de Piccot nuper Abbatis ejusdem loci praedecessoris praedicti Thomae in manum nostram capta eidem Thomae tanquam Abbati Abbaciae praedictae sine dilacione liberetis In cujus etc. Teste Rege apud Fulham 16 die Aprilis Et mandatum est Militibus etc. Teste ut supra The King issued this Writ for the speedy collecting and paying the money granted by the Clergy of the Province of York to resist the Scots who invaded England to the Archbishop elect thereof REX venerabili in Christo patri H. eadem gratia Ebor. electo salutem Quia Claus 26 E. 1. m. 17. De pecunia a Clero Provinciae ●borum Regi contra Scotos concessa Waltero de Agmodesham liberanda de pecunia ad expensas Comitum Baronum et aliorum de regno nostro qui in instantem expeditionem nostram contra Scotos inimicos et rebels nostros regnum nostrum hostiliter invadentes et mala quamplurima incessanter perpetrantes ad dictum regnum defendend et ipsorum Scotorum maliciam reprimend sunt profecturi oportebit celeriter providere Vos affectuosè requirimus & rogamus quatinus considerantes pericula quibus dictum regnum et maxim parts boriales per dictorum Scotorum invas●onem et nequiciam subjacent hiis diebus totam pecuniam provenientem de Subsidio quod a Clero vestrae provinciae in defens●onem dicti regni dicitur nunc concedi cum omni celeritate quam fieri poterit levari et eam Waltero de Agmodesham Clerico per praefatos Magnates ad denar pro defensione dicti regni contra inimicos nostros praedictos expendendos deputato faciatis sine dilatione qualibet liberari Ita quod dictae expeditionis nostrae negocium pro defectu pecuniae nullatenus retardetur Teste Rege apud Westm 8. die Decembris The Monks of Battle Abbey by ancient Charters having the Custody of the Abbey and Lands during the vacancy upon their Abbot's death the King issued this Writ to restore them to their Custody REX dilecto Clerico suo Malculmo de Harleye Escaetori suo citra Trentam salutem Ibid. m. 18. Pro Monachis de Bello Quia per cartas praedecessorum nostrorum Regum Angliae concessum est Monachis de Bello quod cedentibus vei decedentibus Abbatibus ejusdem loci ipsi Monachi habeant custodiam Abbaciae suae et omnium terrarum et tenementor ad ipsam pertinencium et liberam administracionem de rebus et possessionibus ad eandem Abbatiam pertinentibus Mandamus vobis quod ipsos Monachos custodiam Abbaciae suae in hac vacacione sua & omnium terrarum & ten ejusdem Abbatiae & liberam administracionem de omnibus rebus & possessionibus ad ipsam pertinentibus habere permittatis sicut praedictum est nec de custodia praedicta vel aliquibus ad ipsam pertinentibus vos intromittatis contra concessionem praedictam Et si quae inde post captionem dictae Domus in manum nostram per vos percepta fuerint ea eis sine dilatione restituatis Teste etc. apud West 28 die Novembr The King sent this Letter to the Archbishop to excuse the attendance of one of his Clerks in Chancery at his Visitation REX venerabili in Christo Patri R. eadem gratia Cantuar. Archiepiscopo tocius Angliae Primati salutem Cum sicut accepimus citari feceritis dilectum Ibidem m. 6. dorso Pro Thoma de Capella Clericum nostrum Thomam de Capella Rectorem Ecclesiae de Sevenok ut in certo termino compareat personaliter coram vobis ac idem Clericus noster nostris in Cancellaria nostra intendat obsequiis propter quod in codem termino juxta vestrae citacionis edictum non absque nostri & populi regni nostri incommodo se non potest vestro conspectui praesentare Paternitatem vestram requirimus & rogamus quatinus ipsius Clerici nostri absenciam in praefixo sibi termino excusatam habentes velitis eundem in hiis quae ipsum coram vobis contingat praetextu visitacionis praedictae favore prosequi gracioso Teste Rege apud Karliolum 12 die Septemb. The King issuing a Writ to the Bishop of Worcester to certify him whether Simon le Chaumberleyn was a Monk professed in Little Malvern Priory returned this Certificate that he was not there professed REX omnibus ad quos etc. salutem Cum nuper quibusdam certis de causis Pat. 26 E 1. m. 1. Quod Simon le Chamberleyn in Prioratu de Parva Malvern habitum Monachalem non suscepit certiorari volentes utrum Simon le Chaumberleyn qui in Prioratu de parva Malvern habitum Monachalem suscepit ut dicitur in Monachum professus fuisset necne mandaverimus venerabili patri G. Wygorn Episcopo quod inde nos redderet cerciores Nos literas ejusden Episcopi de * See Cooks 1 Instit. f. 74. a. Fitzh Trial 33 44 45 78 88 88 89 101. certificatione illa patentes recepimus in haec verba A noble Prince & son treslige Seigneur Mon sire Edward par la grace de Dieu Roy Dengleterre Seigneur Dirland & Ducs Daquitain le soen Godefrey par mesme la grace Evesque the Wyrcest saluz et due obeisance a touts ses comandeme●tz ove la grace Jhesu Christ en totes vos eoures Le maundement de vostre Seigneurie real desouth vestre seal prive a due reverence recev de vous certifier del estate Sire Simond le Chaumberleyn de ce qe habit de moigne acun ten a la petite Malverne en nostre Evesche porta ententimement nus enavoms pensee e certeinement de lung dreit & usage avoms trove & usee qe le Priur del avaunt dite petite Malverne est come nostre Ministre en mesme le lieu pur ceo qe saunz election de moygnes nomer the cele meson on de autre mettre le pooms a nostre voler dount le avauntdit Priur ne nul autre saunz nous en duwe form en lavandit petite Malverne a nul moigne de lieuz le habit donor ne poet ne qe plus est receiure a profession lafoy quele plus moigne fet qe habit E a vestre treshonurable hautesce par nostre lettre overte a seal de nostre seal certeinement mandoms qe unkes a nous ne a nul autre en nostre noun ne fist le avauntdit Simond profession All honour de Dieu & prou de tut ceste Reaume Dieu longes en bon estat vous teigne en cors e en alme Donec a Alnechirch ●e mardi prochein devaunt la feste saint Matheu l'an the grace M. CC. nonaunte & utyme In cujus etc. Teste Rege apud Dunolm 3 die Novembris Per breve de Privato Sigillo To what Churches and Benefices the King by his Prerogative presented Clerks both in the Isles of Geresey Gernesey and in Scotland this year these Records will inform us MAgister Robertus de Leysset habet literas Regis de Praesentatione ad Ecclesiam Sancti Petri de Portu in Insula de Gern vacantem et ad donationem Regis Pat. 26 E. 1. m. 27. De Praesentatione spectantem ratione terrarum et tenement Abbatis Majoris Monasterii Turon in manu Regis existentium Et diriguntur literae R. Constanc Episc in Normannia Teste etc. apud Langele 20 die Decembris WIllielmus de Spissa Capellanus habet literas Regis de Praesentatione ad Ecclesiam Sancti Sampsonis de Gerneseye vacantem et ad donationem Regis Ibid. m. 26. spectantem ratione terrarum et tenement Abbatis Majoris Monasterii in Insula praedicta in manu Regis existentium Et diriguntur literae R. Constanc Episcopo In cujus etc. Teste etc. apud Langele 10 die Februarii Per Consilium NIcholaus de Cumbrevill habet literas Regis de Praesentatione ad Ecclesiam Sanctae Trinitatis de Gereseye vacantem et ad donationem Regis spectantem ratione Ibidem terrarum et tenement Abbatis beatae Mariae de Voto in Insula praedicta in manu Regis existentium Et diriguntur literae eidem Episcopo Teste ut supra Per Consilium MAgister Willielmus de Marchia Clericus habet literas Regis de Praesentatione ad Ecclesiam beatae Mariae de Mosteraro de Gereseye vacantem et ad donationem Ibidem Regis spectantem ratione terrarum et tenement Abbatis Sancti Salvatoris V●cecomitis in Insula praedicta in manu Regis existentium Et diriguntur literae eidem Episcopo In cujus etc. Teste ut supra NIcholaus Hastang habet literas Regis de Praesentatione ad Ecclesiam de Are vacantem et ad donationem Regis spectantem Et diriguntur literae R. Pat. 26 E. 1. m. 15. Scotia De Praesentatione Glasguen Episcopo in Scotia Teste Rege apud Ebor. 28 die Maii. RObertus de Beverlaco habet literas Regis de Praesentatione ad Ecclesiam de Carnem●el vacantem et ad donationem Regis spectantem Et diriguntur Ibid. m. 13. literae Episcopo Candidae Casae Teste Rege apud Northalerton 12 die Junii Per breve de Privato Sigillo RObertus de Cotingham habet literas Regis de Praesentatione ad Ecclesiam de Ibid. m. 12. Bothevill vacantem et ad donationem Regis spectantem Et diriguntur literae R. Glasguen Episcopo Teste Rege apud Brade 11 die Julii Per breve de Privato Sigillo Dupl JOhannes de Winton Clericus habet literas Regis de Praesentatione ad Ecclesiam de Ibidem Sutbhon vacantem et ad donationem Regis spectantem Et diriguntur literae Glasguen Episcopo Teste Rege apud Strivelyn 26 die Julii Per breve de Privato Sigillo Dupl GAlfridus de Stokes habet literas Regis de Praesentatione ad Ecclesiam de Douglas Ibidem vacantem et ad donationem Regis spectantem Et diriguntur literae Glasguen Episcopo Teste ut supra WAlterus de Bedewind habet literas Regis de Praesentatione ad Ecclesiam de Ibidem Kilpatrik super Cludam vacantem et ad donationem Regis spectantem Et diriguntur literae Glasguen Episcopo Teste Rege apud Strivelin primo die Aug. Per breve de Privato Sigillo JOhannes Boush de London habet literas Regis de Praesentatione ad Ecclesiam de Ibidem Kinkelle vacantem et ad donationem Regis spectantem Et diriguntur literae Aberden Episcopo Teste Rege apud Abercorn 15 die Augusti Per breve de Privato Sigillo Dupl JOhannes de Crosseby habet literas Regis de Praesentatione ad Ecclesiam Sanctae Ibidem Mariae de Foresta in Selkirke vacantem et ad donationem Regis spectantem Et diriguntur literae Glasguen Episcopo Teste Rege apud Karl 9 die Sept. Per breve de Privato Sigillo Dupl THomas de Chelreye habet literas Regis de Praesentatione ad Ecclesiam de Parva Ibid. m. ● Yetham vacantem et ad donationem Regis spectantem Et diriguntur literae Glasguen Episcopo Teste Rege apud Karl 11 die Sept. Per breve de Privato Sigillo MAgister Willielmus le Rus habet literas de Praesentatione ad Ecclesiam de Ibid. m. 4. Vghtremokedy vacantem et ad donationem Regis spectantem Et diriguntur literae Custodi Spiritualitatis Episcopatus Sancti Andraae in Scotia Teste Rege apud Karl 15 die Sept. Per breve de Privato Sigillo RObertus de Askeby Clericus habet literas Regis de Praesentatione ad Ecclesiam Ibid. m. 3. de Eglismaleshon vacantem et ad donationem Regis spectantem Et diriguntur literae Glasguen Episcopo Teste Rege apud Gedeworth 16 die Octobr. Per breve de Privato Sigillo Dupl WAlterus de Winton habet literas Regis de Praesentatione ad Ecclesiam de Tyvyngham Sancti Andraae Diocaesis vacantem et ad donationem Regis Ibidem ratione Episcopatus praedicti vacantis et in manu Regis existentis spectantem Et diriguntur literae Custodi Spiritualitatis Episcopatus Sancti Andraeae sede vacant In cujus etc. Teste Rege apud Gedeworth 17 die Octobr. Per breve de Privato Sigillo THomas de Querle habet literas Regis de Praesentatione ad Ecclesiam de Rathen Sancti Andraeae Diocaesis vacantem et ad donationem Regis spectantem Ibid. m. 1. Et diriguntur literae Custodi Spiritualitatis Episcopatus praedicti Teste Rege apud Karliolum 20 die Sept. Upon the deaths of the Archbishop of Dublin and Bishop of Ely the King committed their Temporalties by these Writs REX Thesaur & Baronibus suis de Scaccario Dublin salutem Quia bonae memoriae W. nuper Dublin Archiepiscopus diem clausit extremum ut accepimus Fines An. 26 E. 1. m. 4. De Temporalibus Archiepiscopatus Dublin capiendis in manum Regis vobis mandamus quod omnia Temporalia Archiepiscopatus praedicti cum pertin in Hibern sine dilatione capi faciatis in manum nostram & alicui discreto & fideli nostro de quo confiditis & pro quo respondere volueritis committatis nomine nostro custodienda Ita quod de exitibus inde provenientibus nobis plene respondere possit ad Scaccarium nostrum Dublin Teste Rege apud Stannwegg 24 die Septembris REX commisit dilectis & fidelibus suis Willielmo de Sutton & Johanni the Godele Ibid. m. 14. De Episcopatu Elien commisso Episcopatum Eliensem cum pertin vacantem per mortem W. nuper Eliensis Episcopi & in manu Regis existentem custodiendum quamdiu Regi placuerit Ita quod de exitibus inde provenientibus Regi respondeant ad Scaccarium Regis In cujus etc. Teste Rege apud Retherhethe 29 die Marcii Et mandatum est Militibus etc. Teste ut supra Anno 27 E. 1. I found no fewer than nineteen several Writs and actions at the Kings and grieved parties prosecutions in the bundles of Writs in the White Tower Chapel and no lesle than four more in the Plea-Rolls of Term. Paschae an 27 E. 1. for holding and prosecuting pleas in Courts Christian for goods chattels trespasses lay-fees and advowsons against the King's Prohibitions Crown and dignity as this Catalogue of them will inform you Edwardus Dei gratia Rex Angliae etc. Vic. Bedford etc. Pone etc. Richardum de Harecourt & Magistr Rogerum de Catteworth quod sint etc. ostensuri quar● cum placita de catallis & debitis in Regno nostro quae non sunt de Testamento vel Matrimonio ad Coronam et dignitatem nostram specialiter pertineant etc. secuti sunt placitum in Curia Christianitatis de catallis & debitis Magistri Johannis de Sancto Walerico Personam de Blanham quae non sunt de Testamento vel Matrimonio in laesionem coronae et dignitatis nostrae et contra prohibitionem nostram etc. Teste meipso apud Thetford 24 die Januarii anno regni nostri 27. Edwardus etc. Vic. Dorset etc. Pone Magistr Petrum de Grumut & Magistr Johannem de Tarent quod sint etc. ostensuri quare cum placita etc. ut supra tenuerunt placitum in Curia Christianitatis de catallis quae non sunt etc. contra prohibitionem nostram & Nicholaum Personam de Westchamberge etc. quare secutus est idem placitum etc. T. etc. 17 die Octobr. an r. n. 27. Edwardus etc. Rex Angliae etc. Vic. Bucks etc. pracipimus tibi quod capias Magistr Michael de Cornub. etc. & salvo custodias ad respondend Abbati de Birlesden Fratri Hugoni de Garhall & Fratri Roberto de Rethe de placito quare cum placita de transgressionibus contra pacem nostram factis in regno nostro ad coronam et dignitatem nostram specialiter pertineant et non ad alium in regno nostro idem Nich. simul cum Magistro Richardo de Sancto Fredeswyda secutus est placitum in Curia Christianitatis de hujusmodi transgressionibus in laesionem coronae et dignitatis nostrae et contra prohibitionem nostram etc. Teste J. de Metingham apud Ebor. 27 die Jan. an r. n. 27. Edwardus etc. Vic. Roteland etc. Si Hugo de Hennecok etc. pone Rogerum de Romul Personam Ecclesiae de Mertimesthorp quare s●c●tus est consimil● placitum Teste meipso apud Westm 18 die Febr. Edwardus etc. Vic. London quod ponatis etc. Petrum de Weston quare sec●tus est consimile placitum etc. Teste J. de Metingham apud Ebor. 9 die Maii. Edwardus etc. Vic. Buks Si Eliz. quae fuit uxor Willielmi de Say etc. pone Robertum Archiepiscopum Cantuar. quod fit coram justic nostris etc. quar● tenuit placitum in Curia Christianitatis de hujusmodi transgressionibus in laesionem coronae et dignitatis nostrae et grave damnum ipsius Elizabeth et contra prohibitionem nostram Teste meipso apud Stebenheth 12 die Maii a● r. n. 27. Edwardus etc. Vic. Leycestr pone Galfridem Abbatem de Sancto Edrulpho quod sit etc. ostensurus quare cum placita de advocationibus Ecclesiarum in Regno nostro ad nos et coronam nostram ac dignitatem et non ad alium specialiter pertineant in eodem Regno idem Abbas etc. secutus est placitum in Curia Christianitatis de advocacatione quinque partis Ecclesiae de Ibbestoke in laesionem coronae et dignitatis nostrae et contra prohibitionem nostram etc. T. meipso apud Kenyton 6 die August an regni nostri 27. Edwardus etc. Vic. Bedeford Si Prior sancti Andreae de Northhampton etc. pone Radulphum Personam Ecclesiae de Wrastingworth quod sit etc. quare secutus est placitum in Curia Christianitatis de Advocatione quartae partis Ecclesiae de Potton contra prohibitionem nostram T. meipso etc. 24 die Octobris Edwardus etc. Vic. Kanc. Si Robertus atte Brew etc. pone Hugonem de Frosham & Richardum de Haleghton Capellanum etc. quare secuti sunt placitum in Curia Christianitatis de laico feodo ipsius Roberti etc. contra prohibitionem T. etc. apud Kenynton etc. Vic. Linc. Si Haywysia de Creuks etc. pone Magistr Nicholaum de whitchurch quare tenuit placitum in Curia Christianitatis de catallis et debitis quae non sunt de Testamento vel Matrimonio etc. & Thomam Vicarium Ecclesiae de Multon quare secutus est idem placitum etc. contra prohibitionem nostram Teste meipso etc. 28 die Januarii Consimile breve Vic. Northt inter Johannem le Butiller de Castro querent Et Magistr Hen. de Nassyngton defend T. J. de Metingham 8 die Febr. Consimile Vic. Linc. Si Henricus de Umfravil & Isabel uxor ejoo etc. pone Magistrum Henricum de la Douno Subdecanum Ecclesiae beatae Mariae Linc. quare tenuit tale placitum etc. T. meipso etc. 6 die Marcii Vic. Huntindon Si Rogerus de Kella●o etc. pone Johan Ravely etc. quare secutus est consimile placitum Teste etc. 9 die Maii. Vic. London Si Willielmus de Brokesburne etc. pone Henricum de Nassyngton etc. quare tenuit etc. & Matil. de Hadham quare secuta est consimile placitum T. etc. 2 die August Vic. Buks Si Elias de Hertford etc. pone Robertum Archiepiscopum Cantuar. Magistr Willielmum de Gloucestr Magistr Willielmum de Chaddeleshunte & Magistr Richardum de Morcestr quod sint etc. quare tenuerunt & Johannem de la Dune quare secutus est consim placitum T. etc. 14 die Augusti Vic. Glouc. quod non omittat propter libertatem Burgi Bristol quin capiat Magistr Thomam de Sancto Leonardo etc. ad respondend Philippo Paulet de Bristol quare secutus est consim placitum Teste J. de Metingh 10 die Octobr. with another of the same date Vic. Oxon. Si Andraeas de Parye etc. pone Nicholaum de Cateby & Johannam uxorem ejus quare tenuit consim placitum de catallis et debitis quae non sunt etc. contra prohibitionem nostram Teste meipso apud Westm 15 die Octobr. Anno regni nostri 17. Placita apud Ebor. coram Johanne de Metingham & sociis suis Justice Domini Regis An. 27 E. 1. de B●nco de Termino Paschae anno regni Regis Edwardi filii Regis H. vicesimo septimo Bed● ELias de Aylesbury qui sequitur pro Domino Rege optulit se etc. versus Radulphum de Huche Personam Ecclesiae de Westlyngwathe de placito quare tum placita de catallis et debitis in regno Regis quae non sunt de Testamento vel Matrimonio ad coronam et dignitatem Regiam specialiter pertineant idem Radulphus sicut ex relatu plurium accepit Rex secutus est placitum in Curia Christianitatis de catallis et debitis Magistri Johannis de Sudyngton Personae Ecclesiae de Penton quae non sunt de Testamento vel Matrimonio contra prohibitionem etc. et ipse non venit et fuit attachiatus per Thomam filium Thomae de Holm et Richardum de la Sale de eadem Ideo ipsi in misericordia etc. Willielmus Pyking & Matil. uxor ejus per Attornatum etc. versus Henricum Archiepiscopum Rot. 22. Nottingham Ebor. de placito quod haberet ad hunc diem Magistrum Robertum de Caudlesby Clericum suum ad respondendum eisdem Willielmo & Matil. de placito quare tenuit placitum in Curia Christianitatis de catallis et debitis quae non sunt de Testamen●o vel Matrimonio contra prohibitionem Regis etc. et ipse non venit et praeceptum fuit Vicecomiti quod attachiaret eum et Vicecomes nichil inde fecit sed mandavit quod Breve adeo tarde venit etc. Idco s●cut prius praeceptum est Vicecomiti quod attachiaret Archiepiscopum quod sit hic in Octabis sancti Michaelis etc. Et hic habeat etc. Magister Robertus de Pikeringg & Johannes de Pikering Simon Persona Ecclesiae Ibidem Rot. 39 Eborum de Queldrik Adam Verdemel Robertus filius ejus & Walterus de Norton Clericus attachiati fuerunt ad respondendum V●ncentio Verdenel & Willielmo fratri ejus de placito quare praedicti Magister Robertus & Johannes simul cum Magistro Willielmo de Wirkesale tenuerunt placitum in Curia Christianitatis de catallis et debitis quae non sunt de testamento vel matrimonio Et de placito quare iidem Simon Adam Robertus & Walterus secuti sunt idem placitum in ea dem Curia contra Prohibitionem etc. viz. de decem marcis de laicis catallis ipsorum Vincencii & Willielmi & ipsi praedictis die & anno in Ecclesia praedicta in praesentia Johannis de Nassington Rogeri de Heselarton & Philippi de Wyton porrexissent praedictis Magistro Roberti & Johanm Regiam prohibitionem ne placitum illud ulterius tenerent Et similiter praedictis Simoni Adae Roberto & Waltero ne idem placitum ulterius in eadem Curia sequerentur jidem Magistri Robertus & Johannes similiter soreta praedicta prohibition eye porrecta nichilominus tenuerunt placitum illud in eadem Curia Christianitatis et similiter iidem Simon et alii secuti suerunt idem pl●citum in eadem Curia quousque praedicti Vincentius & Willielmus fuerunt ab ingressu Ecclesiae suspensi et postea excommunicati in contemptum Domini Regis et contra prohibitionem etc. Et unde dicunt quod de●eriorati sunt et da mpnum habent ad valenciam viginti librarum Et inde producunt sectam etc. Galfridus le Campium per Attornatum suum optulit se quarto die versus Willielmum Ibid. Rot. 24. de Wellewyk de placito quare secutus est placitum in Curia Christianitaris de catallis et debitis quae non sunt de testamento vel matrimonio contra prohibitionem etc. Et ipse non venit et praeceptum fuit Vicecomiti sicut alias quod non omittat propter libertatem Beverlacy quin attachiet eum etc. Although the Bishops their Courts Christian and Clergy did thus usurp upon the King's Crown Dignity Courts and Subjects liberties by holding prosecuting these manifold suits of which they had no Jurisdiction yet they were very careful to remove all Layforces out of Churches by the King's Writs which might hinder the exercise of their own Ecclesiastical Jur sdiction in them as is evident by this memorable Writ this year De vi Laica amovenda in the White Tower to omit others EDwardus Dei gratia Rex Angliae etc. Vic. Oxon. salutem Praecipimus tibi Bundela Brevium in Turre London An. 27 E. 1. sicut aliàs tibi praecepimus quod ponas per vadium & salvos plegios Johannem de Burey Gilbertum de Bukenhall Capellanum Johannem de la March Capellanum with 8. others named in the writ quod sint coram Justiciariis nostris apud Ebor. in Octab. Sanctae Trinitatis ad respondend tam Nobis quam Ithael Skerwent Personae Ecclesiae de Bukenhull de placito quare cum ad requisitionem venerabilis Patris O. Lincoln Episcopi pluries praecepimus quod omnem vim Laic am quae se tenet in Ecclesia de Bukenhull cuo minus idem Episcopus officium suum spirituale ibidem exercere possit sine dilatione amoveres ab eadem & ●u virtute illarum brevium nostrorum ad eandem Ecclesiam pro vi praedicta amovenda pluries accesseris praedicti Johannes Gilbertus Johannes Walterus etc. qui se vi laica in eadem Ecclesia tenuerunt in adventu tuo ibidem se alibi transtulerunt & conf●stim p●st recessum tuam ab ea aggregatis sibi aliis malefactoribus se in eam vi armata iteratò intruserunt & bona & catalla praedicti Ithaci ad predict Ecclesiam spectantiae distraxerunt & consumpserunt & alia enormia intulerunt & in eadem Ecclesia adhuc se tenent pristinam maliciam suam continuantes & ipsum Ithaelem indebite fatigantes in nostri contemptum manifestum et mandatorum nostrorum illusionem et ipsius I●haelis dampnum gravamen & jacturam & contra pacem nostram Et insuper predict E●iscopus officium suum spirituale ibidem exercere non permittunt Nos igitur libertatem Ecclesiasticam illaesam conservare & malieiae praedictorum malefactorum in hac parte cele●● juris remedio obviare Tibi praecipimus quod in propria persona tua accedas ad Ecclesiam praedictam et omnem vim laicam quam ibidem inveneris absqu● mora amoveas ab eadem juxta tenorem mandati nostri prius inde directi Et habeas ibi nomina plegiorum et hoc breve Teste J. de Metingham apud Ebor. 3. die Februarii Anno regni nostri vicesimo septimo On which the Sheriff endorsed this return as to the Lay force Accessi in propria persona mea ad Ecclesiam de Bukenhull quampluries & nullam laicam vim in eadem inveni ullo tempore quo ibidem fui cum toto vicineto illo ad vim laicam ab eodem renovandam The Pope this year sending the Bishop of Vicense as his Legate and Nuncio into France to complete and execute his * Here. p. 758 759. premised award between the Kings of France and England and hear and determine the differences between them concerning it which they could not accord of themselves thereupon Prince Edward and his Father issued these Patents of Procuration under their Seals this year appointing and authorising new Proctors to complete perform and ratify the Pope's former a ward as a private person only touching the Prince's espousals with the Lady Isabel and to deliver the King's Lands in France into the Popes and his Legates hands to settle a firm peace and end all differences concerning the provisions therein expressed thus recorded in the Almain Roll in the Tower UNiversis praesentes Literas inspecturis Edwardus illustris Regis Angliae filius Rot. Aleman An 27 E. 1. m. 11. intus salutem in Domino Cum sanctissimus in Christo Pater Dominus B. Divina Providentia Sanctae Romanae ac Universalis Ecclesiae Summus Pontifex in quem tanquam in privatam personam et Dominum Benedictum Gaytanum ex parte magnifici Principis Domini Philippi Regis Franciae illustris & praedicti Domini Patris nostri super reformanda pace & concordia inter ipsum Regem Franciae ex parte unâ & eundem Dominum Patrem nostrum ex alterâ ac super hiis quae ad pacem pertinent & super omnibus & singulis discordiis guerris litibus controversiis causis quaestionibus damnis & injuriis petitionibus & actionibus realibus & personalibus atque mixtis quae fuerunt & sunt vel esse possent inter praedictos Regem Franciae & Dominum Patrem nostrum occasione quacunque sub certis formis & modis nuper fuerint compromissum tanquam privata persona ●t Dominus Benedictus Gaitanus ut praedicitur virtute compromissi hujusmodi dixerit arbitratus fuerit laudaverit diffinierit arbitraliter sententiaverit mandaverit ordinaverit disposuerit & pronunciaverit quod inter praefatos Regem Francia & Dominum Patrem nostrum perpetua & stabilis pax existat Et ad confirmandam roborandam & conservandan pacem hujusmodi inter caetera quae sub pronunciationis suae ferie continentur * Here p. 759. inter nos & Isabellam praenotati Regis Franciae filiam sponsalia ordinaverit contrahenda sub certis modis conditionibus atque poenis Volentes ordinationi Apostolicae in hac parte ac p●terno assensui ut tenemur humiliter obedire Nobilem virum Henricum de Lacie Comitem Lincoln consanguineum nostrum praelibati Domini Patris nostri ad hoc accedente consilio et assensu nostrum fecimus ordinamus et constituimus verum & legitimum procuratorem & Nuncium specialem ad contrahendum pro nobis et nostro nomine sponsalia cum Isabel praedicta a● ipsa sponsalia juramentis et paenis certis firmandum et ad jurandum pro nobis in ●nimam nostram quodlibet genus liciti juramenti & ad omnia & singula faciendum quae nos faceremus vel facere possemus si nostra adesset praesenti● personaelis etiamsi mandatum exigant speciale Ratum & firmum habentes & habituri quicquid per praefatum Comitem in praemissis & corum singulis nomine nostro actum & gestum fuerit seu etiam procuratum Et hoc omnibus qu●rum interest vel interesse potest aut poterit in futurum significamus per nostras patentes Literas praefati Domini Patris nostri & nostrorum signatas sigillis Dat. apud Stebenheth 15 die Maii. NOus Edward par la grace de Dieu Roi Dengleterre Seigneur Dirland e Ducs Daquitaine faisons savoir a touz ceaux qui ces presents letters verront ou Ibidem orront qe come les honeurables Peers Guillames jadis Ercevesque de Divelyn & Johan Esvesqe de Wyncestre & les nobles & hautes homes Amez Count the Sauv●ye Oaths the Grauntzoun Hugue de Veer Chevaliers nos Messages & Procureurs aiantzes de nous pleiner poer et especial mandement par nos lettres overtes saiellees de nostre saiel de compromettre & compromys soient pur nous et pur nos heirs en la persone de tresaintisme Pere sire Bonifaz par la parvoiance de Dieu Papa l'octisme come en prive person & Benoit Gaitan fur totes les guerres descordz plez contencs causes questions injures petitions et demands royals & personeles et mellees qui furent et sont ou purront estre entre le Roi de Fraunce● Nous par quielque achason sicome en nos letters avantdites et en l'instrument public fait sur meisme le compromys per lui plenierement est contenu le quiel compromys nous agreons accceptons ratefions approvons & tenons a bon E sur ceo le avantdit Pape par le vertue de meisme le compromis ait dit lo arbitre & define * Hore p. 760. qe totes les terres vassaux & biens & autres choses que nous teniens en Roiaume de France le jour qe meisme le dit fu pronunciez fuissent deslors en bone f●i & saunz nule fraud simplement et purement mises assignees en la main et en le poer du dit Pape et qe le Roi de Fraunce le feist ausint de ceo qe a li en appartient et qe le dit Pape tenisi en noun du dit Roy les choses qui de sa party et son noun sorroient assignées a meisme le Pape et ausint en noun de nous les choses qui de queux nous le serroient assignées Esourketot meisme le Pape ait veuleu lo et arbitre deslors qe se paraventir le dit Rois de France & nous puissons de meismes les terres et biens accordez entre nous qe ce en quoi nous accordriens feust perpetuement et saunz enfreinte guard si come le dite prounciation plus pleinement purport E apres ces choses le devantdit Pape aiant a cuer la dite busoigne et desirant le bon & la hastif esploit de la meisme busoigne nous ait per ses letters bullees mand quill envoi pur ceste busoigne l'honourable Peer R. Esvesque de Vycense per nous enfourmer plus pleinment sur les avantdites choses selonc la tenour du mandement quil le a fait de bouche le quiel Esvesque a ce qe nostre ame Cousin Amez Count de Sauvoy Monsire Johan de Bar et nostre ame Chevalier Mons Oaths de Grantzon nous ont fait a savoir est la venuz & lia dez busoignes parlez au counsail le Roi de France dune pert eus ditz Count Johan & Oaths qui sont de nostre conseil les quieux y facent de par nous dautre E sur ce par eux touz de commun assentment apres moltz de traitmentz soit accord en la presence de mesme levesque qe le Roi de France & none totes les choses de susdites selonc la fourme des compromys fais d'une part & d' autre & sicome eyes sont contenues en la pronunciacion avant dite commission ou disposition quel quele soit fait ou a fair a person vive ou morte per ses letters b●llees mettons en la main e en le poer de meisme Levesque a receiure et a tenir en noun et la fourme de la pronunciation et en la maniere qe le meisme Pape ad dit lo arbitre et dirra loera arbitrerra et diffinera ou en autre manner per ses lettres bullées ad ordene ou ordenera Nous pur honeur et pur reverence du dit Pape et pur pées et pur profit de tout la Christienete et pur approchier au voyage doutre mere vueillantzes le bon accomplissement de ceste busoigne tant com en nous est donons plenir poer & especial mandement per ces presents letters a nos amez & foiaux Maistre Girard de Vippenis Ercediakne de Richmund Amaven de la Bret Guillame de Leyburne Poinz Sire de chastilion Guy Ferre nostre lieu tenant en Gascoigne Chevaliers & a Maistre Reymon Arnaud de la Rame Clerk & as cinque et as quatre et as trois si plus ni puissent estre de mettre & dassigner de parole ou de droit et de fait & the bone foi & saunz frande simplement & purement tant come en nous est en la mayne en la poer du dit Esvesque de Vycence totes les terres Vassaux biens et autres choses que nous teniens en Roiaume de France le jour qe la dite pronunciacion fu faite et receiure et atenir e noun et en la mayn du devantdit Pape come the prive person e Benoit Gaytan selonc le tenour et la fourme de la meisme pronunciation et en la maniere qe meisme le Pape ad dit lo arvitre et diffine et dirra loera arbitrera et diffinera ou ad ordene ou ainsi come li plerra a ordiner ansi come desus est dit E volons & promettons qe nous aurons ferine et estable tout quantque par les avantditz Ercediakne Amanen Guillame Pointz Guy & Remon ou per les cinqe ou les quatre ou les trois de eux en la fourme de susdite serra fait en ceste busoigne Sur la quele busoigne approver tenir gardir et accomplir nous obligons nous et nos heirs et touz noz biens per ces presents letters saielles the nostre Seal qe furent faites & donees a Westmostiere le vintisme second jour du mois Daveril l'an the grace Mil deux centz quatre vintzes & dies & nuof & de nostre Regne vint et septisme Ceste lettre de susescrite est dublee mot par mot saunz rien changiez sauve qe en la tierce souz mesmes les paroles escrite y ad variance en taunt qe la ou il dit e autre deux a person vive & mort la dit il a quelque person quill soit estoit remenant mot par mot se contient come est contenu en les autre deus letters John Bayliol late King of Scots by large bribes and clandestine solicitations of the King of France his confederate procured Pope Boniface to commission this Bishop and Legate amongst other things to importune King Edward at his special instance and request to deliver his person into his hands and custody which the King condescended to upon the conditions therein expressed and the Pope's engagement to him that it should not be any way prejudicial to him or his Realm the manner and form whereof is thus recorded in a special Record made thereof which I lately found in the White Tower Chappel La form comment Monseur de Bailloll feut baillez a l'Evesqe de B●evia Regis An 26 & 27e E. 1. in Turr London Vicence & comment il le resceust A Touse ceux qui ces letters verront on orront Renaud par la suffrance de Dieu Evesqe de Vicence messages nostre Seignour l'Apostoille saluz en Dieu perdurable Nous feisons savoir a vostre universite qe venant a Whitesand en Royaume de France a nostre presence Monseur Robert de Bourghersh Chivaler Conestable de Dour & procurator de tresnoble Prince & Roy Dengleterre establizen ceste form Edward par la grace de Dieu Roy Dengleterre Seignour Dirlande & Ducs Daquitaine a touse ceux qui cestes presents verront ou orront saluz Sachez qe nous fesons ordenoms & establissons nostre ame & feal Robert de Bourghersh nostre Conestable de Dour nostre certain procurator & li donoms plener poair par ces presents the baillier & deliurer en nostre noun a Whitesand Johan de Baillol au reverend Pier Renaut par la grace de Dieu Evesqe de Vicence message l'Apostoille en la fourme que sensuit Cestassavoir qe li dit Apostoille peusse dire et ordener tant soulement de la persone le dit Johan et des terres les queles meismes celi Johan ont jadis en Engleterre sicome il plerra a la bone volunte du dit Apostoille en mesme la manere qe nous purriens dire se meisme celui Johan demorast verse nous personalment en Engleterre Sauve a nous et a nos Heirs Rois Dengleterre le Royaume Descoce les hommes les Inhabitantz et totes les appourtenances de meisme le Royaume En tesmoignance des queux choses nous auoms fait fair cestes nos lettres overtes Donees a Canterbir le quattezime jour de Juygnet l'an de nostre Regne vint & septisme Rehercea & leust les paroles desouz escrites En noun de Dieu Amen Come Sire Johan de Baillol qui est ici presentz par devent vous reverend Pier Evesqe the Vicence message de nostre Seignour l'Apostoille pur multz de trespass e Treisons Inhumeinement demonstrez et faitz par li a tresgrant Prince son Sovereign Seignour sanz meyn Sire Edward par la grace de Dieu Roy Dengleterre encoutre son homage et le devoir de sa feaute purement par son gree et sanz condition souz meist du tot a la volunte du dit Roy le Royaume Descoce du quel il estoit jadis Rois et tout le droit quil avoit en cel ou a cel et au pueple de meisme le Royaume et a ce touse ses biens sauve tout soulement a li vie et member et non emprisonement E qe puis il par son agreeable courage & par sa franche volunte purement & sanz condition see rendist a son Seigneur avantdit Roi Dengleterre & le dit Royaume Descoce ove les hommes & ses autres droitures & aportenances universeles & sa  dignity & son  honeur & outre ce toutes ses terres & totes says possessions ove touse ses moebles & non moebles & soi movants sicome appiert par un Instrument public fait de ce a la requeste du dit Johan de Baillol je Robert de Bourghersh Procurer du devantdit Roi Dengleterre par commandement de li & come Procureour bail & assign lavantdit Johan present a vous Sire reverend Evesqe the Vicence message nostr● Seigneur l'Apostoille pur la devotion reverente et honeur du tresceint Pier nostre Seigneur l'Apostoille et de la Seint Eglise d● Rome es maneres et es conditions qe sensivient Cest assavoir qe nostre l'Apostoille peusse due et ordeiner tant soulement de la persone le meisme Johan et des terres les queles meismes celi Johan out jadis en Engleterre sicomme a plerra a la bone volunte de nostre Seignour l'Apostoille en mesme la manere qe mon Seigneur li Rois Dengleterre porroit dire si meismes celi Johan demorast verse luy personelment en Engleterre Sauve a mon Seigneur le Roi Dengleterre et a ses Hcirs Rois Dengleterre le Royaume Descoce les hommes l●s Inhabitantz et totes les aportenances de mesme le Royaume Cestassavoir & entendre qe nostre Scigneur l'Apostoille ne peusse ordainer no dire du avantdit Royanme Descoce des hommes des enhabitantzes ne des apportenances de mesme l● Royaume pur le devantdit Johan de Baillol we pur ses Heirs qui s●nt ou qui purroient estre ne pur nul de ses appurtenances par quecunque cause qe ce s●it Et nous avantdit Evesque le desusdit Johan de Baillol a nous baille avoms ensi resceu en lieu et en noun de nostre Seigneur l'Apostoille En tesmoign des queux choses nous auoms mis nostre seal a ces presents letters Donees a Whitesand le Samady devant la fest nostre Dame la Magdalene au quel jour nous resceumes le devantdit Johan de Baillol en la manere desusdite par le Procurer devantdit l'an de nostre Seigneur 1299. A strong evidence of the King's Sovereign right to the Realm of Scotland which the Pope and his Legate both assented to a Walsingham Hist. Angl. p. 44. Mar. Westm Anno 1299. p 415. Thomas Walsingham and Matthew Westminster tender us this account of his delivery to this Pope's Nuntioes In translatione beati Thomae Martyris vener●nt Nuncii Papae ad Regem Cantuariam rogantes ut Johannem quondam Regem Scotiae suae liberaret custodia spondentes quod Regem & regnum ab omni quod per hanc liberationem posset contingere periculo praeservarent Quorum petitioni Rex condescendens respondit se ipsum Johannem tanquam seductorem falsum et perjurium ad Papam missurum as false and perfidious as he Ad quem Nuncii responderunt & nos eum pro tali accipimus Summo Pontifici praesentandum Cumque dictus Johannes cum praefatis Nunciis venisset Doveriam & cista suae in navem deferentur quidam regales qui cos ad mare deduxerant dixerunt quod voluerunt videre qua continebantur in clitellis dicti Johannis Quibus apertis inventa est una corona regia regni Scotorum aurea & multa uàsa aurea & argentea & pecuniae non parva summa quae universa Angliae Regi sunt allata Rex illieò coronam auream offerri jussit beato Thomae Mariyri as great a Traitor as this Scottish King & sigillum common Scotiae quod repertum est ibidem inter catera jussit sibimet reservari pecuniam verò totam remisit dicto Johanni ad expensas itiveris inchoati Nuncii verò plurimum commendantes Regis sapientiam & regalem magnificentiam transtulerunt cundem Johannem in terram Ballioli quam habuit in regno Franciae & ibidem reliquerunt cum sub certorum custodia Praelatorum Posthac & alii captivi à Regibus detenti hinc inde secundum conditiones in Treugarum concessione positas liberantur The King having ratified the election of his Chancellor John de Langeton to the Bishopric of Ely the * Here p. 785. See Godwins Catalogue of Bishops p. 211 212. year before elected only by the minority of the Covent and Chapter rejected their Prior chosen by the majority whereupon there was an Appeal to Rome by the Chancellor whom the King not only licenced to repair to Rome in person to prosecute his undue election but likewise writ Letters of credence to the Pope in his favour wherein he highly extols his great services fidelity and expressed his cordial desire that he might speedily effect his business and return to his presence to advice him in the grand affairs between him and the King of France as these Records assure us REX omnibus amicis suis ad quos etc. salutem Cum dilectus & fidelis noster Pat 27 E. 1. m. 36. intas Pro salvo conductu Johannes de Langeton Cancellar noster pro negotiis nostris et suis ad Curiam Romanam se divertat amicitiam vestram affectuose requirimus & rogamus quatinus eundem Cancellar nostrum cum ipsum per districtus vestri loca transitum facere contigerit nostri contemplatione recommendatum habentes eidem aut Familiae suae in eundo versus Curiam praedictam ibidem morando et inde redeundo in personis aut rebus ipsorum non inferatis vel ab aliis quantum in vobis est inferri permitratis injuriam molestiam dampnum impedimentum aliquod seu gravamen set ipsis potius salvum & securum conductum amore nostri habere faciatis cum ab eodem Cancellar nostro super hoc ex parte nostra fueritis requisiti In cujus etc. per unum annum duratur Teste Rege apud Westm 18 die Febr. SAnctissimo in Christo Patri Domino Domino B. divina providentia Sacrosanctae Claus 27 E. 1. m. 17. Pro Johanne de Langeton de creaentia Romanae & Universalis Ecclesiae Summo Pontifici Edwardus eadem gratia Rex Angliae Dominus Hiberniae & Dux Aquitania devota pedum oscula beatorum Dilectum Clericum nostrum Magistrum Petrum de Dene latorem praesentium ad vestrae dominationis praesentiam destinamus Sanctitati vestrae attentius supplicamus quatinus eundem Clericum nostrum benignè dignemini audire ac sibi fidem indubiam adhibere in hiis quae ex parte nostra vobis exponet a●que requiret super celeri et foelici expeditione negotiorum dilecti Clerici et Cancellarii nostri Johannis de Langeton Elyensis Electi quae quidem multum insident cordi nostro Habentes ea si placet nostri consideratione gratiosis affectibus commendata ac eo celerius et favorabilius maturantes eadem quo idem Electus nec dum utilis verum etiam necessarius juxta latus nostrum existeret hiis diebus ad auxi●ium apponendum ut negotia quae sunt inter Regem Franc. et nos ad bonum producerentur effectum Conservet vos Altissimus ad regimen Ecclesiae suae Sanctae per tempora foeliciter longiora Dat. apud Westm. 19 die Febr. Anno Domini 1298. VEnerabili in Christo Patri Domino F. Dei gratia Sanctae Mariae in Cosmodin Ibidem Litera cr●dentia pro eodem Johanne Diacono Cardinali amico suo karissimo Edwardus eadem gratia etc. salutem & sincerae dilectionis affectum Dilectum Clericum nostrum Magistrum Petrum de Dene latorem praesentium ad sedem Apostolicam destinantes Paternitatem vestram affectnose requirimus et rogamus quatinus eundem Clericum nostrum be●ignè dignemini exaudire etc. verbatim as before ut negotia quae sunt inter Regem Franciae et nos ad bonum perducerentur effectum Dat. apud Westm. 19 die Febr. Anno regni nostri 27. Yet notwithstanding these Letters his own presence and bribes he miscarried in this suit for the Pope by a quadruple Usurpation on the King's Prerogative and Royalties translated the Bishop of Norwich to Ely created the Prior elected Bishop of Norwich the Archdeacon of Canterbury Archbishop of Dublin and bestowed the Archdeaconry on the Chancellor to stop his mouth by his own Provisions to gain quadruple rewards to himself and Fees to his Officers by this their ambitious contest for Ely thus related by * Flores Hist. An. 1298. p. 412. Godwins Catalogue of Bishops p. 212. Mat. Westminster Post Magistrum Gulielmum de Luda Episcopum Eliensem a majori parte Capituli elect●● est Prior ejusdem loci à residuis Johannes de Langtona Cancellarius Domini Regis Di● vero agitata causa coram Archiepiscopo Cantuariensi et paulo minus pro Priore terminata appellavit Cancellarius ad Apostolicam sedem personam propriam itineri exponendo Et Prior licet multifariè impediretur à nonnullis ipse iter est aggressus causam Ecclesiae defensurus Quibus in praesentia Summi Pontificis una cum Procuratoribus illius Collegii Eliensis constitutis atque utriusque partis jure in manibus Papae resignato a device then introduced in such cases by the policy and delays of Popes that they might dispose of all litigious Elections by their own Papal Provisions at their pleasures ipse favorabilis existens Procurator●bus praedictis Collegii annuit eis gratiam eligendi unum de Abbatibus exemptis illius ordinis nominatis Abbatibus de Westmonasterio de S. Edmundo de S. Augustino & de S. Albano Quibus abvegantibus tantum oblatum motus Papa de improbitate ipsorum transtulit Episcopum Norwicensem Radulphum Walpoole in sedem Eliensem et Priorem Eliensem in sedem Norwicensem Defuncteque tunc temporis fratre Gulielmo Ottonino Hothum Archiepiscopo Dublinensi in redeundo de Curia Romana dedit Papa eundem Archiepiscopatum Magistro Ricardo de Feringes Archidiacono Cantuariensi & Domino Johanni de Langtono Cancellario Angliae vedit Archidiaconatum praedictum by his usurped Papal authority The Chancellor not satisfied with this Archdeaconry and his former Ecclesiastical preferments procured Pope Boniface to gratify both the King and him whom he had disappointed and disgusted in this business of the election to Ely to grant him a licence to hold all the Ecclesiastical Benefices and Promotions he had before either with or without Cure and likewise to receive two more Benefices with Cure if he should canonically procure them which privilege and indulgence of the Pope the King approving ratified by this ensuing Patent wherein he highly extols his Chancellor's merits REX omnibus ad quos etc. salutem Cum sanctissimus in Christo pater Dominus Pat. 27 E. 1. m 17. intus Pro Johanne de Langeton Cance●lar Regis Bonifacius Papa 8. Langeton●●●cellario ●●●cellario nostro volens honorare personam cum eo super pluralitate beneficiorum suorum cum cura et sine cura quae obtinet nostri consideratione duxerit dispensandum nihilominus sibi ex dono gratiae amplioris indulgens ut si de beneplacito nostro processerit ac expedire viderimus adhuc etiam duo alia beneficia Ecclesiastica curam habentia animarum si ea dicto Cancellario nostro Canonice offerantur licite recipere ac una cum praedictis prioribus beneficiis retinere valeat et habere prout in literis Apostolicis nobis specialiter inde directis plenius continetur Nos attendentes praefati Johannis Cancellarii nostri fidele servitium quod nobis impendit & obsequiosam fidem quem ad nos habet & habuit necnon conversationem ejus laudabilem vitaeque honestatem & aliarum gratiarum & virtutum dona quibus eum Altissimus insignivit Et ex hiis eundem Johannem praefata gratia per praefatum summum Pontificem sibi facta et longe majori dignum esse censentes omnibus et singulis quorum interest tenore praesentium intimamus quod de nostro beneplacito procedit ac nobis expedire videtur gratumque habemus pariter et acceptum ut idem Johannes praedicta dua beneficia si sibi Canonice offerantur licite recipere et eadem una cum omnibus praedictis prioribus beneficiis retinere valeat et habere juxta praedictarum Apostolicarum continentiam literarum In cujus etc. Teste Rege apud Cantuar. 9 die Julii By which dispensation of the Pope we may observe 1. How little regard he had either of the people's souls God's worship service or of the Canons and Decrees of former Councils Popes Prelates or his own made against Pluralities from time to time which he dispensed with for money and favour beyond all bounds of moderation to this great Officer of State who neither could reside upon nor officiate in any of them 2ly This Chancellor's unconscionable avarice in procuring dispensations for such a multiplicity of Benefices with Cure for filthy luchre which he neither did nor possibly could reside on nor discharge his pastoral duty in them to God's honour or the edification or salvation of people's souls which he never minded but only the augmentation of his own annual revenues 3ly That the Pope's dispensations to hold pluralities of Benefices with Cure in England were held invalid in that age without the King's approbation and confirmation of them Pope Nicholas the 4th having by his Provision conferred the Prebendary of Massam belonging to the King's donation by reason of the Temporalties of the Archbishopric of York in his hands on John de Columpna which Provision Pope Boniface the 8th confirmed and at his solicitation issued two successive Mandates to the Archbishop of Canterbury and also to special Delegates to induct him into possession thereof and to admonish the King's Clerk after two years peaceable possession either peaceably to acquit the possession thereof to this Italian or else personally to appear before the Pope within a prefixed time against his Crown and Royal dignity the King thereupon to preserve the rights and prerogative of his Crown against this Papal usurpation issued these two Prohibitions to the Archbishop of Canterbury and the Pope's Delegates and likewise sent this ensuing Letter to the Pope to revoke his Provision and Mandates to the disinherison of his Crown and ancient right which he neither would nor ought to suffer or connive at and if he should yet his Nobles would by no means suffer it REX Archiepiscopo Cantuar. salutem Vacanti nuper Eboracensi Ecclesia per Claus 27 E. 1. m. 16. dorso De Praebenda de Massam mortem J. quondam Archiepiscopi ejusdem Ecclesiae & in manu nostra existente Praebendam de Massam quam dudum Bogo de Clare defunctus in ipsa Ecclesia optinebat quam post obitum ipsius per dictum Archiepiscopum dum vixit in plurimas portiones divisam nostro irrequisito assensu invenimus cuidam Clerico nostro integraliter cum suis juribus & pertin universis contulimus juxta quod ad nos pleno jure nostro Regio pertinebat ipsum in corporalem possessionem ipsius Praebendae per Capitulum dictae Ecclesiae induci fecimus ut est moris Cum itaque dictus Clericus noster sic in dictae Praebendae possessionem inductus gavisus sit ipss pacificè & quietè jam per duos annos continuos praecedentes & amplius Johannes de Columpna natus Landulphi de Columpna suggerens subsequenter sanctissimo in Christo patri Domino B. Papae 8 praefatam Praebendam sibi debitam et vacantem ex provisione foelicis recordationis Domini N. Papae 4. tacito de jure Regio per veri suppressionem ab ipso Domino B. ad quosdam certos executores l●teras Apostolicas sicut dicitur impetravit ut ipsum vel ejus procuratorem in possessionem memoratae Praebendae pec se vel alium aut alios inducerent et inductum desenderent Quod si processisset in enervationem juris nostri Regii et exhaeredationem nostram utique redundasset Nos autem diminutionem Coronae et dignitatis nostrae Regiae nolentes sicuti nec debemus aequanimiter tolerare inhibuimus eisdem ne quicquam quod in exhaeredationem nostram seu praejudicium juris nostri Regii posset cedere in hac parte aliquatinus attemptarent seu facerent aliqualiter attemptari neque ad executionem hujusmodi negotii procederent nobis inconsultis Verum cum nunc demum ad vos literae Apostolicae emanasse dicantur in quibus continetur quod Clericum nostrum per quem praedicta Praebenda contra justitiam detineri asseritur occupata et quemcumque alium seu alios ejusdem Praebendae detentorem seu detentores ex parte Domini Papae moneatis per vos vel per alium aut alios ut infra certum tempus praefatam Praebendam praesato Johanni de Columpna vel procuratori suo ejus nomine in pace demittant alioquin ipsos procuretis citari ut infra certum tempus se Apostolico conspectui repraesentent tacito de jure nostro regio et collarione per nos praelibato Clerico nostro et facta possessione ac continuatione ipsius nostrae collationis optentum prout superius est expressum Vobis mandamus firmiter inhibentes quatenus circa praemissa vel aliquod praemissorum in exhaeredationem vel diminutionem Coronae nostrae in praejudicium collationis nostrae praedictae aliquid attemptantes seu facientes aliqualiter attemptari ad executionem hujusmodi negotii nullatenus procedatis Vos scire volentes quod in execurionem nostram et vestram super ipso negotio ad sedem Apostolicam nuncios speciales intendimus in proximo destinare Dat. apud Westm 30 die Marcii REX Magistro Galfrido Camerae Domini Papae Clerico salutem Licet nuper vobis mandavimus nostri fuisset propositi super negotio Praebendae de Massam Claus 27 E 1. m. 18. De Praebenda de Massam in Ecclesia Ebor. quam Johannes de Columpna natus Landulphi de Columpna ex provisione Apostolica habere contendet Domino Papae literas nostras specialiter direxisse Ita tamen de causa super eodem negotio ad praesens sibi scribere duximus omittendum set vos ipse processum ejusdem negotii et jus etiam quod nobis ad collationem praedictae Praebendae ratione dignitatis nostrae Regiae compesebat juxta quod illud in parte vobis patefecimus non est diu dicto Domino Papae in vestri excusationem poteritis plenius intimare et hoc meliori modo quo poteritis petimus et rogamus executionem et processus cujuslibet per vos interim faciendam penitus suspendentes quoniam intentionis ipsius Domini Papae esse non credimus jura nostra velle praeripere nec eye in aliquo derogare set illa potius illaesa servare et si foret necesse gratiosis affectibus adaugere Teste Rege apud Ebor. 20 die Decembris SAnctissimo in Christo Patri Domino B. Divina Providentia Sanctae Romanae Claus 17 E 1. m. 13. intus De Praebenda de Massam ac universalis Ecclesiae Summo Pontifici Edwardus eadem gratia Rex Angliae Dominus Hyberniae & Dux Aquitaniae devota pedum oscula beatorum Hoc habet nostra Consideratio circa Sanctam Romanam Matrem Ecclesiam ut solita circumspectionis suae puritas cuncta quae sunt aequitatis et justitiae circumspicit et singulorum jura non minus in aliis quam in se ipsa conservat Sane Sanctissime Pater ne quicquam turbationis ex eo quod Johannes natus nobilis viri Landulphi de Columpna qui Praebendam de Massam in Ecclesia Eboracensi ex provisione felicis recordationis Domini Nicholai Papae 4. praedecessoris vestri habere contendit juxta mandati vestri tenorem ipsam non fuerit assecutus possitis colligere per quod processus inceptos forsitan aggravetis Causam obstaculi quae talis est beatitudini vestrae decrevimus aperire videlicet quod praedictam praebendam quam nuper bacante dicta Eboracensi Ecclesia nostri patronatus per mortem bonae memoriae J. quondam Archiepiscopi ejusdem Ecclesiae vacantem et in plurimas portiones divisam nostr● Regio irrequisito assensu invenimus cuidam Clerico nostro integraliter cum suis juribus et pertinentiis universis prout ad nos spectabat contulimus pleno jure quo quidem clarae memoriae progenitores nostri Reges Angliae temporibus suis in casu hujusmodi utebantur et nos etiam subsequenter libere usi sumus existente vero praedicto Clerico aliquandiu in ipsius Praebendae possessione pacifica et quieta praefatus J. de Columpna suggerens vobis sicut accepimus praedictam Praebendam ratione probisionis praedictae sibi debitam ut vacantem tacito de jure nostro Regio collatione et possessione praemissis a vobis literas sicut dicitur impetravit per quas certis executoribus ut ipsum vel ejus procuratorem in possessionem ejusdem Praebendae per se vel per alium aut alios inducerent et inductum defenderent dedisse dicimini in mandatis Et quia mandatum hujusmodi et illius executio si procederet in enervationem juris nostri Regii et exhaeredationem nostram et enormem laesionem dignitatis et Coronae nostrae cederet manifests nec sit intentionis vestrae jure nostro velle praeripere aut eye in aliquo derogare sicut firmiter credimus et tenemus Sanctitati vestrae devotissime supplicamus quatinus praemissis benigna meditatione pensatis super revocatione praelibatae provisionis et ejus effectu quoad praebendam de qua agitur ut jus nostrum ac praedictae Collatio et possessio non laedantur sed potius conserbentur illaesa dignemini si placet providentiae oportunae remedium adhibere Profecto etsi nos vellemus depescere in hoc facto seu illud permittere sub dissimulatione transire * Nota. Magnates tamen Proceres regni nostri qui ad defenstonem dignitatis et Coronae nostrae ex homagii et fidelitatis vinculis sunt astricti Ius nostrum taliter deperire minime sustinerent Conservet vos Altissimus ad Regimen Ecclesiae suae sanctae per tempora prospera & longaeva Dat. apud Westm William Hamelton the King's Chaplain employed frequently in his Service being unanimously elected Dean of York upon his predecessors advancement to the Archbishopric who refused to install him Dean by reason that the Pope by his Provision before its avoidance had conferred it on another The King thereupon as Sovereign Patron of the Church and Religion within the Realm writ these ensuing Letters to the Pope and a Cardinal for a speedy dismission of this business long depending at Rome to the great prejudice of the Church Deanery and Alms of the Poor to the Archbishops own examination SAnctissimo in Christo Patri Domino B. Divina Providentia Sanctae Romanae ac universalis Ecclesiae Summo Pontifici Edwardus etc. Devota pedum oscula Beatorum Cl. 27 E 1. m. 19 dorso Pro Willielmo de Hamelton de Decanatu Eborum Intuentes incommoda immò dampna quasi irreparabilia quae verisimiliter Ecclesiae Eboracensi ex diutina Decani absentia poterunt imminere eo fiducialius aliqua quae de hujusmodi sentimus negotio vobis patefacere excitamur quo ad Ecclesias singulorum Regnorum praeservandas a noxiis Clementiam vestram salubrius adhibere remedium arbitramur Sanè praedicta nuper Eboracensis Ecclesia per consecrationem Venerabilis Patris H. in Archiepiscopum ejusdem Decani solacio destituta Capitulum ipsius Ecclesiae ad Electionem solempnem de futuro praeficiendo Decano procedens discretum virum Willielmum de Hamelton Archid ejusdem Ecclesiae dilectum utique Clericum nostrum qui nobis valdè fideliter & multum utiliter longo tempore sine intermissione servivit elegit concorditer in Decanum Cumque ipsius Electionis negotium praedicto Archiepiscopo ad quem illius confirmatio seu infirmatio pertinet praesentatum fuisset idem Archiepiscopus praedictum Electum praetextu cujusdam Provisionis Apostolicae Venerabili Patri Domino T. Sanctae Mariae in Cosmodyn Diacono Cardinali de personatu vel dignitate cum in dicta vacaret Ecclesia dudum factae admittere distulit et Electionem hujusmodi confirmare Volens prius super ipsius Electionis negotio vestram consulere sauctitatem Nos igitur Curae magnitudinem ac alia onera varia et diversa praefato Decanatui incumbentia necnon et Eléemosinarum largitionem quae ex antiqua ratione quarundam Ecclesiarum parochialium in quibus idem Decanatus consistit totaliter a nostris olim progenitoribus collatarum per Decanos Eboracenses jugiter in praefata Ecclesia habent fieri quasque in Regiae dignitatis nostrae praejudicium quod depereant honest non poterimus tollerare dominationi vestrae medullitus innotescere cupientes beatitudini vestrae omni qua decet reverentia supplicamus quatinus praemissis clementi meditatione pensatis inspectaque benigne ipsius qualitate neg●tii et eorum quae praemittuntur veritate diligentius intellecta ne Ecclesia memoratu dispendiis irreparabilibus exponatur super praenotato Electionis negotio Deo propitio remittendo si placet dignemini oportunae providentiae studium impartiri Conservet vos altissimus ad regimen Ecclesiae suae sanctae per tempora longiora Dat. apud Lincoln 7 die Mensis Januarii VEnerabili in Christo Patri Domino J. Dei Gratia titulo sanctorum Marcellini & Petri Presbytero Cardinali amico suo karissimo Edwardus etc. salutem Cl. 27 E. 1. m. 18. dorso Pro Willielmo de Hamelton & sincerae dilectionis affectum Illam concepimus de benevolentia vestra fiduciam ut in eo promptam se reddat & facilem quod & divinae pi●tati placitum & nob●s etiam sit acceptum Sane Ecclesia Eboracensis per Consecrationem venerabilis Patris etc. ut supra usque ibi admittere distulit deliberans sedem Apostolicam super ipso negotio consulendam Nos itaque considerantes incommoda immo danipna quasi irrexarabilia quae verisimiliter praedictae Ecclesiae Eborum ex diutina Decani absentia poterunt imminere Domino Summo Pontifici per literas nostras specialiter supplicamus ut Curae magnitudine ac aliis oneribus variis et diversis praefato Decanatui incumbentibus necnon et eleemosinarum largitione etc. ut supra quod depereant honest non poterimus tollerare ne ipsa Ecclesia occasione praefatae provisionis irreparavilibus dispendiis exponatur et Decanatus ejusdem in suis juribus et libertatibus collabatur dignetur illius Dei intuitu misere●i et praefatae electionis negotium pie remittere ad examen Archiepiscopi memorati Sperantes igitur idem negotium ope vestra posse felicius promoveri Paternitatem vestram affectuosè requirimus & rogamus quatinus ad promotionem ipsius erga dictum Dominum Summum Pontificem & alibi ubi necesse fuerit velitis si placet manus extendere favorabiliter adjutrices ut ex hoc ad ea quae vobis aut vestris placita fuerint sive grata reddamur meritò promptiores Dat. ut supra The Pope summoning this William de Hamelton the King's Secretary to whom he had committed the custody of his Great Seal and Chancellorship during his Chancellor's absence about his election to Ely to appear in person before him the King thereupon writ this Letter to the Pope to excuse his not appearing upon his summons because he could not want his service and attendance about his public affairs SAnctissimo in Christo Patri Domino B. Divina Providentia Sacrosanctae Romanae Cl. 27 E. 1. m. 13. Pro Willielmo de Hamelton ac universalis Ecclesiae Summo Pontifici Edwardus etc. devota pedum oscula beatorum Johanne de Langeton Cancellario nostro pro electionis negotio de ipso factae in Ecclesia Elyen ad vestram olim praesentiam accedente sigilli nostri custodiam nostraeque officium Cancellariae discreto viro Willielmo de Hamelton Archidiacono Eborum Secretario nostro tunc commisimus exequendam Cumque ipsum Willielmum coram vobis personaliter ut accepimus feceritis evocari nullusque alius in regno nostro tam expertus in legibus & consuetudinibus ipsius regni nobisque et populo nobis subjecto tam utilis habeatur tamque aptus et habilis ad officium memoratum ipsum Willielmum officium illud dimittere non permisimus hiis diebus credentes id Sanctitati vestrae minimè displicere utpote cum dominationem vestram quam benevolam semper invenimus & benignam velle nos obsequio carere personae adeo nobis necessariae nullatenus praesumamus Quocirca beatitudinem vestram requirimus et rogamus quatinus ipsius Willielmi absentiam ad praesens habere dignemini ex causis praeviis excusatam Conservat Altissimus Sanctitatem vestram incolumem ad suae regimen Ecclesiae per tempora longiora Dat. Cantuar. 25 die Maii Anno Domini 1299. The King upon information that there was Treasure hid in or about the Church of St. Martin's in the Fields issued this Writ to this William Hamelton Archdeacon of York and others to search for and seize it to the King's use and to the Sheriffs of London and Middlesex to assist them therein REX dilectis & fidelibus suis Willielmo de Hamelton Archidiacono Eborum & Pat. 27 E 1. m. 15. intus & Pat. 28 E 1. m. 34. intus De inquirenrendo de Thesauro Regis apud Charring Johanni de Cobeham salutem Quia datum est nobis intelligi quod Thesaurus est in Ecclesia Sancti Martini in Campis juxta Charring vel in locis contiguis et vicinis nos de fidelitate vestra vestraeque Circumspectionis industria confidentes Assignavimus vos ad Thesaurum illum effodiendum et ipsum modis et viis omnibus quibus melius expedire videritis perquirendunt ac ad opus nostrum capiendum Et ideo vobis mandamus firmiter injungentes quod ad praemissa facienda celeriter intendatis Mandavimus enim Vicecomitibus nostris London & Middlesex quod ad ipsa facienda vobis vel alteri vestrûm sint intendentes respondentes consulentes & auxiliantes ac etiam facientes quae vos vel alter vestrum ipsis ex parte nostra injungenda duxeritis in praemissis In cujus etc. Teste Rege apud Kenynton 12 die Augusti The King's Escheator seizing the corn and other goods in the Manors and Temporalties of the Bishop of Norwich by reason of his translation to Ely by the Pope's authority the King issued this Writ for their restitution upon the Bishop's complaint REX dilecto & fideli suo Waltero de Glouc. Escaet suo citra Trentam salutem Claus 27 E 1. m. 4. Pro Radulpho Elien Episcopo Quia ex querela venerabilis Patris R. Elyen Episcopi accepimus quod vos blada in Grangiis & alia bona infra Maneria Episcopatus Norwicen existentia die quo temporalia dicti Episcopatus Norwycen per transiationem ejusdem Partis in Episcopum Elyen in manum nostram cepistis occasione vacationis ejusdem Episcopatus Norwycen et ea eidem Episcopo detinetis ex hac causa & non alia de quo miramur Vobis mandamus quod si ita est tunc blada & bona praedicta sic per vos in manum nostram capta & eidem Episcopo detenta sine dilatione restituatis ad commodum suum inde faciend prout sibi melius viderit expedire Teste Rege apud Westm 14 die Octobris The Bishop of Norwich having sowed his Temporalties before his translation to Ely the new elect Bishop of Norwich acknowledged a recognizance of 1000 Marks to the King for the Crop and was likewise to satisfy the translated Bishop for his expenses and costs in ploughing and sowing them after his translation IOhannes Norwycen Electus recognovit pro se & Ecclesia sua praedicta se debere Claus ibid. m. 7. Pro Rege Domino Regi Mille marcas solvendas ad voluntatem Domini Regis pro omnibus bladis in terris Episcopatus Norwycen tempore vacationis per translationem venerabilis patris Radulphi nuper Episcopi ejusdem loci ad Episcopatum Elyensem seminatis Ita quod idem Electus satisfaciat praefato Radulpho de misis & expensis per ipsum appositis in terris & ten illis post translationem suam praedictam By which it is evident that if a Bishop sow his Temporalties and be translated from it to another Bishopric before Harvest the King shall have the Crop The Abbot of Westminster procured this Writ to the Constable of Windsor Castle for 16 Bucks for this and the former year granted him by King Henry's Charter to pamper his and his Monk's flesh instead of mortifying it with fasting and prayer REX Johanni de London Constabulario Castri sui de Wyndesore salutem Cum Claus 27 E 1. m. 11. Pro Abbate West celebris memoriae Dom. H. etc. as here p. 571 672. Vobis mandamus quod eidem Abbati octo damos de Anno regni nostri vicesimo sexto & alios octo damos de anno praesenti habere faciatis juxta concessionem praedicti patris nostri & confirmationem praedictam Et Custum quod ad hoc posueritis cum illud sciverimus vobis in compoto vestro ad Scaccarium nostrum allocari faciemus Teste Rege apud Putworth 29 die Junii The Barons of the Exchequer issuing process against the Prior of Pontefract for not making a fine to the King as other Prior's aliens under the power of the King of France had done for the mean profits of the Lands received the King upon the Certificate of the Earl of Lincoln that they were all Natives and not Aliens issued this Writ of Supersedeas Claus 27 E 1. m. 1 ● Pro Prioro & Monachis de Pontefracto REX Thes. & Baronibus suis de Scaccario salutem Quia dilectus & fidelis noster Henry de Lacie Comes Linc. qui in obsequium nostrum per praeceptum nostrum profectus est ad partes transmarinas nobis dedit intelligi quod Prior de Pontefracto & omnes Monachi ejusdem Domus sunt indigenae & in regno nostro originem traxerunt & quod aliquis alienigena inter ipsos sub habitu Regulari à multo tempore non fuit conversatus Nos super hoc certiorari volentes ob causam illam & ad requisitionem ipsius Comitis Vobis mandamus quod demandam quam per summon Scaccarii nostri praedicti fieri facitis praefatis Priori et Monachis de Centum et quater viginti libris undecim solidis et tribus denariis pro eo quod non fecerunt sinem nobiscum sicut alii religiosi in Anglia de potestare Regis Franciae dudum secerunt nobiscum ponatis in respectum usque ad red●●um ipsius Comitis de partibus supradictis Et districtionem si quam eis ea occasione fieri feceritis interim sine dilatione relaxari faciatis eisdem Teste Rege apud Doveriam 4. die Junii Per ipsum Regem The King marching this year with an Army against the Scots who invaded England out of his Ecclesiastical Sovereignty and piety issued these Writs to the Provincials of the Freers' Praedicants and Minors to enjoin all the Freers' of their order in their respective Monasteries in England to make devout prayers to God for his grace to and protection of him his children and Realm as he had done to the * Here p. 745 781. Archbishop and Bishops to excommunicate them and pray for him and his forces REX religioso viro in Christo sibi dilecto Priori Provinciali Ordinis Fratrum Cl. 27 E. 1. m. 7. De orando pro Rege Praedicatorum in Angliae salutem Qualiter pro tranquillitate & pace regni nostri ad proterviam & malitiam Scotorum reprimendam qui regnum nostrum hostiliter invaserunt hactenus sumus nosipsi in periculis expositi & jam ad partes praedictas cum comitiva nobilium dicti regni nostri ad praesens proponimus Deo dante dirigere gressus nostros non credimus vos latere Et quia in homine non est auxilium sine Deo ac propter hoc oportet impotentiam nostram divinae manus praesidiis sustentari Vos affectuose requirimus & rogamus quatinus confratribus vestris singularum Domorum vestrarum vobis subditarum dare velitis in mandatis ut Deum et Dominum nostrum protectorem pro nobis suppliciter exorent Ita quod per ipsorum orationum devotarum suffragia gratiam nobis adaugeat nosque ac liveros nostros et regnum nostrum sua pietate ab omnibus adversitatibus tueatur Dat. apud Langley 22. die Octob. Consimiles literae diriguntur pro Rege generali Ministro fratrum Minorum in Anglia Teste ut supra The King to prevent the imposition of Taxes by and exportation of Moneys and Goods to the General Chapters of the Cistercia● out of England prohibited any of them but one only to repair thither by this Writ REX universis & singulis Abbatibus Cistercien ordinis London congregatis salutem Quia certis de causis nolumus quos vos vel aliquis alias Abbas Pat. 27 E. 1. m. 15. intus Pro Abbate de Gerndon seu Monachus ordinis vestri de regno nostro cujuscunquo status seu conditionis existat mare transeat ista vice ad suum Capitulum generale excepto duntaxat Abbate de Gerndon cui licentiam dedimus transfretandis vobis mandamus strmiter inhibentes ne aliquis vestrum regnum nostrum exire praesumat sine nostra licentia speciali Teste Rege apud Kenynton 12 die Augusti He likewise sent this Letter of Credence by his Treasurer to the Archbishop bishop and Clergy of the Province of Canterbury assembled in Convocation to demand an aid of money against the Scots REX venerabilibus in Christo Patribus R. eadem gratia Cantuar. Archiepiscopo totius Angliae Primati & omnibus Episcopis & aliis Praelatis Clerique absentis Pat. 27 E. 1. m. 5. intus Pro Rege de cred in Concilio Archiep. Cant●●r Procuratoribus in instanti Congregatione apud Novum Templum London conventuris salutem Aliqua nos tangentia venerabili patri W. Coventr & Lychf. Episcopo vobis exponenda injunximus viva voce Rogantes quatinus eidem Episcopo in hiis quae vobis ex parte nostra exponet velitis fidem credulam adhibere In cujus etc. Teste Rege apud Langele 31 die Octobris Walter Langton Bishop of Coventry and Lichfield being the King's Treasurer addicting himself to secular employments instead of feeding his people's souls and discharging his Episcopal office procured this Charter from the King whereby he deprived him of the Royalties Forfeitures and Jurisdictions belonging to his Crown to entail them on him and his successors for their honour and advantage REX Archiepiscopis etc. salutem Sciatis quod cum venerabilis pater Walterus Cart. 27 E. 1. m. 5. Pro W. Coventr & Lichfield Episcop● de Langeton Coventr & Lichf Episcopus Thesaurarius noster ne dum ante sed post susceptum curae Pastoralis officium nostris jugiter insistens obsequiis ad nostram & regni nostri utilitatem laudabiliter se habuerit in eisdem Nos personam suam omni honore dignam censentes ac propter hoc Ecclesias suas regimini suo commissas in persona ipsius honorare volentes concessimus pro nobis & haeredibus nostris eidem Episcopo quod ipse & successores sui dictorum locorum Episcopi imperpetuum habeant in omnibus terris suis Episcopatus praedicti returnum omnium brevium nostrorum placita vetiti namii & catalla felonum & fugitivorum necnon fines & amerciamenta omnium hominum & tenentium suorum per praefatum Episcopum & successores suos ac Ballivos & Ministros suos ad opus eorundem Episcoporum levanda sine occasione vel impedimento nostri aut haeredum nostrorum justic Vic. Ballivorum seu Ministrorum nostrorum quorumcunque Quare volumus & firmiter praecipimus pro nobis & haeredibus nostris quod praedictus Episcopus & successores sui imperpetuum habeant returnum omnium brevium nostrorum placita vetiti namii catalla felonum & fugitivorum necnon fines & amerciamenta omnium hominum & tenentium suorum per praefatum Episcopum & successores suos praedictos ac Ballivos & Ministros suos ad opus eorundem Episcoporum levanda sine occasione nostri aut haeredum nostrorum Justice Vicecomitum Ballivorum seu Ministrorum nostrorum quorumcunque ficut praedictum est Hiis testibus venerabilis patribus A. Dunelm R. London & J. Winton Episcopis Johanne the Warenna Comite Surr. Henr. de Lacie Comite Lincoln Thoma Comite Lancastr Aymero de Valentia G. Comite Warr Roberto filio Walteri Hugone le Despenser Waltero de Bello Campo Senescallo Hospitii nostri Petro de Clavent & aliis Dat. per manum nostram apud Westm 18 die Aprilis Per ipsum Regem Et inde habuit tresdecim paria Most of such Royalties and Privileges granted to our Archbishops and Bishops were procured from our Kings whiles the Archbishops and Bishops of those Sees were their Chancellors Treasurers or other grand Temporal Officers to the great impairing of the Rights Royalties and Revenues of the Crown as the Charter and Patent Rolls abundantly evidence The King likewise by his Ecclesiastical Prerogative authorised this Bishop to enclose the Clause of the Cathedral Church of Lichfield with a Wall and Battlements by this Patent for the reasons therein expressed REX omnibus ad quos etc. salutem Sciatis quod ad honorem Dei et honestatem Pat. 27 E. 1. m. 29. intus Pro W. Cou. & Lich. Episc Ecclesiae Cathedralis Lychfield ac Sanctorum quorum corpora requiescunt in eadem necnon ad securitatem et quietem Canonicorum et Ministrarum Ecclesiae praedictae et suorum ibidem residentium concessimus pro nobis et haeredibus nostris venerabili patri Waltero de Langeton Coventr & Lychfield Episcopo quod ipse procinctum domorum suarum & Canonicorum praedictorum infra Clausum ejusdem Ecclesiae muro lapideo includere et murum illum kernellare Ac procinctum praedictum sic inclusum cum muro kernellato tenere possit sibi et successoribus suis imperpetuum sine occasione vel impedimento nostri et haeredum nostrorum justic seu aliorum Ministrorum nostrorum quorumcunque In cujus etc. Teste Rege apud Westm. 20 die Aprilis Per ipsum Regem * Chart. 27 E. 1. nu 17. Pat. 6 H. 6. pars 1. m. 18. Monast. Angl. vol. 1. p. 902 936 937 etc. King Edward the 1. as he did by his Ecclesiastical Prerogative licence Henry de L●scey Earl of Lincoln to remove and translate the Abbey of Stanlaur to whaley propter grave periculum ex vicinitate maris quod cum terram ipsorum ex un● parte Monasterii consumpsit & devastavit & ex alia in proximo est consumpturum & ossa antecessorum suorum & aliorum ibidem humatorum per assensum Diocaesani Episcopi secum transfer & ap●d whaley honorificè recondenda in the 12. year of his reign so this year he by his Royal Authority and Charter removed and translated the Monastery of Dernehale of the Cistercian Order to the Abbey of Valle Royal which he had then newly founded and endowed granting them verylarge Liberties Privileges and Exemptions from all sorts of Tolls and secular services and likewise ratifying the appropriations of several Churches made to it by Popes at his request by this clause Praeterea cum Sanctissimi Patres in Christo Domini Onorius Papa quartus & Nicholaus Papa quartus Dei ducti ducatu et ad nostram instantiam Ecclesias de Kirkham in Comitatu Lancastriae & Castri de Peck in Comitatu Derbiae & Frodesham & Weverham in Comitatu Cestriae quarum advocationes praefatis Abbati & Monachis de Valle Regali & corum successoribus per Chartas nostras concesserimus praedictis Abbati et Conventui et eorum successoribus in proprios usus concesserint which the * 7 E. 3. Fitz. Quare Imped 19 Cooks 5 Rep. f. 10. b. King alone might have appropriated without these Popes as well as ratify their appropriations of them Nos concessionem et appropriationem hujusmodi ratas habentes et gratas eisdem pro nobis et haeredibus nostris Regiam praebemus assensum Vnde licet praedicti Abbas & Conventus ante appropriationem eyes ut praemisimus factam seu in Romana Curia impetratam nullas personas ad ipsas Ecclesias de Kirkham Castro de Perk & Frodesham & Weverham praedictas praesentaverint nichilominus tamen volumus et concedimus pro nobis et haeredibus nostris quod praedicti Abbas et Conventus et eorum successores memorates Ecclesias sic appropriatas eisdem imperpeinum habeant teneant et possidea●t in pace omnimoda et quiet ita quod nec nos nec haredes nostri aliquod jus vel clame●m seu aliquam actionem per breve de Vltima Praesentatione vel sine brevi seu per aliud breve quodcunque aut etiam ratione statuti nostri nuper editi de terris aut tenementis aliquibus ad manum mortuam non ponendis versus praedictos Abbatem & Conventum vel eorum succ●ssores habere poterimus vel movere nec aliquod jus vel clameum in Advocationibus praedictarum Ecclesiarum imperpetuum vendicare Quare volumus etc. Dat. per manum nostram apud Stevenheth 15 die Maii. Per ipsum Regem The Pope's Nuncio sending Letters to the King to know his pleasure where his associates returning from Rome should find and attend him received this answer REX etc. venerabili in Christo Patri R. eadem gratia Episcopo Vincentino amico Claus 27 E 1. m 7. Pro Rege suo charissimo salutem & sincerae dilectionis affectum Literas vestras per latorem praesentium nobis missas recepimus earumque tenorem intelleximus diligenter sanè super eo quod ubi et quando socios vestros de Romana Curia redeuntes ad nos venire velimus petivistis per nos effici certiores vobis significamus quod ad partes Scotorum dirigimus gressus nostros ubi annuente Domino poterimus inveniri Dat. apud Eborum 17 die Novemb. Hugelinus Reyner a Merchant of Sennes citing some of the King's Subjects in Ireland by authority of the Pope's Letters out of the Realm and King's power against the Custom of Ireland and this Realm to the hurt and prejudice of the King's Royal authority being impriosned in Ireland for this offence the King at the instance of this Pope's Nuncio out of his special grace was pleased to grant him a pardon under his seal of Ireland and issue this Writ for his release out of prison so as he should answer any other that should prosecute him for this offence REX dilecto & fideli suo Johanni Wogan Justice suo Hibern salutem Cum nos Claus 27 E. 1. m. 10. Pro Huge●ino Royne● ad instantiam venerabilis patris Reginaldi Episcopi Vincentini Apostolici sedis Nuncii pardonavimus quantum in nobis est de nostra gratia speciali Hugelino Reyner de societate Mercatorum de Sen. transgressionem quam nuper fecisse dicebatur summoneri faciendo quosdam homines de Hibernia extra regnum et potestatem nostram auctoritate literarum Apostolicarum contra consuetudinem in regno nostro et praedicta terra Hibern hactenus usitatam et in praejudicium et laesionem nostrae Regiae dignitatis Ita tamen quod idem Hugelinus in Curia nostra siet recto si quis versus eum loqui voluerit de transgressione praedicta Vobis mandamus quod ipsum Hugelinum a prisona in qua occasione praedicta ut dicitur est detentus sin● dilatione deliberari et sibi literas nostras patentes de pardonatione praedicta sub sigillo quo utimur in Hibern habere faciatis in forma praedicta Teste Rege apud Cantuar. 17 die Julii A clear evidence that such * See here Tom. 2. p. 478 479 561 628 718. Citations were then reputed very high offences against the King's Crown and dignity as well in Ireland as England The King having seized both the Temporalties and Goods of William Bishop of Imaleth in Ireland for the Debts he owed him whiles he was his Escheator afterwards at the Bishops request committed them to the custody of one of the Kings and Bishops Clerks towards the satisfaction of his Debts as these Writs inform us REX dilecto & fideli suo Johanni Wogan Justice suo Hibern vel ejus locum tenenti Fines 27 E 1. m. 4. De Episcopatu Imalacen custodiend & Thesaur & Baronibus suis de Scaccario Dublin salutem Cum pro devitis in quibus venerabilis pater Willielmus Imalacen Episcopus nobis tenetur & ad requisitionem ipsius Episcopi & de consensu ejusdem vobis mandaverimus quod Episcopatum praedictum cum omnibus pertinentiis et bonis in maneriis illius Episcopi existentibus sine dilatione et diminutione aliqua caperetis in manum nostram et temporalia ejusdem Episcopatus et bona in eisdem inventa salvo custodiri faceretis ad opus nostrum Ita quod de exitibus et bonis praedictis nobis respondere possetis ad mandatum nostrum et jam de assensu et voluntate ipsius Episcopi velimus quod Magister Bartholomaeus de Sutton noster & praefati Episcopi Clericus habeat custodiam Episcopatus praedicti cum pertinentiis ac bonorum in dictis maneriis existentium quamdiu nobis placuerit Ita quod nobis & praefato Episcopo inde respondeat ad Scaccarium nostrum Angl. ad mandatum nostrum Vobis mandamus quod Episcopatum praedictum cum pertinentiis & bonis in maneriis illis existentibus praedicto Bartholomaeo liberetis custodiend sicut praedictum est una cum omnibus per vos inde perceptis ad opus nostrum à tempore captionis praedicti Episcopatus in manum nostram Ita quod praefatus Bartholomaeus inde nobis & praefato Episcopo valeat integrè respondere In cujus etc. Teste Rege apud Charcham 10 die Septembr REX Johanni Wogan Justice suo Hiberniae vel ejus locum tenenti & Thes. & Fines 27 E 1. m. 19 Pro Imalacen Episcopo Baronibus suis de Scaccario Dublin salutem Quia venerabilis Pater W. Imlacen Episcopus nobis in magnis et diversis debitis de tempore quo fuerit Escaetor noster in Anglia et alibi in obsequio nostro steterat de praecepto nostro speciali ten●tur quae quidem debita per sum Scaccarii nostri diversimodè exiguntur & ad qu● nobis reddenda idem Episcopus exitus de Episcopatu suo praedicto provenientes nobis assignavit quousque ad opus nostrum dicta debita inde leventur ab eodem eo quod alibi non habet ultra suam sustentationem necessariam unde ea solvat Vobis ad rogatum ipsius Episcopi & de consensu ejusdem mandamus quod Episcopatum praedictum cum omnibus suis pertinentiis et bonis in Maneriis ejusdem Episcopatus inventis sine dilatione et diminutione aliqua capiatis in manum nostram et temporalia ejusdem Episcopatus et bona in eisdem inventa salvo custodiri faciatis ad opus nostrum ita quod de exitibus et bonis praedictis nobis respondere possitis ad mandatum nostrum Et hoc nullo modo omittatis Teste Rege apud Westm 4. die Aprilis Per ipsum Regem & totum Consilium REX Johanni Wogan Justice suo Hibern vel ejus locum tenenti salutem Quia Ibidem venerabilis pater W. Imlacen Episcopus nobis in magnis & diversis debitis etc. ut supra usque ibi unde ea solvat ac ex relatu ipsius Episcopi didicimus quod quidam Magister Johannes Cantok Custodiam dicti Episcopatus & administrationem exituum inde provenientium sub ipso Episcopo habuit jam est diu de quibus nobis in allocatione debitorum praedictorum seu praedicto Episcopo quasi in nullo respondebat hucusque sed exitus illos in usus proprios convertebat & nobis ac eidem Episcopo detinet minus justè per quod dicta debita in nostri & dicti Episcopi dampnum adhuc remanent non soluta Vobis mandamus quod praefato Magistro Johanni scire faciatis quod sit in propria persona sua ad Scaccarium nostrum in Anglia in Quindena Sancti Johannis Baptistae proximo futura cum rotulis talliis munimentis & aliis receptionem dictorum exituum contingentibus paratus ad compotum suum nobis et dicto Episcopo de dictis exitibus reddendum juxta legem & consuetudinem Scaccarii praedicti Et habeatis ibi hoc breve Teste ut supra The King having issued out Writs of Proclamation to all the Sheriffs of England to summon all men at arms persons of Estates and such to whom he had given lands in those parts to repair to him to Carlisle upon his wages against the rebellious Scots who invaded England at Pentecost being in the mean time necessitated to abide in the Southern parts of the Realm by reason of a Message from the Pope and a Treaty to be held with his Nuncio at Mustroil in France to settle all differences between the King of France and him in pursuance of his former award issued these Writs of Resummons which I found in the White Tower Chappel adjourning their appearance at Karlisle till the Gules of August EDward par la grace de Deiu Roi Dengleterre Seigneur Dirland & Ducs D'aquitain Brevia R●gis in Turre London An. 27. E. 1. a Visconte de Suthampton saluz Come nous vous eusoms nadgueres per nos letres manned qe vous feissez par my tote vostre Ballie crier garnir e amonester totes les bones gentzes d'armes qi sont auxi come de common & suffisantzes et de value qil venissent a nous a Kardoil a noz gauges issi qil feussent a nous illonques la veille de la Pentecost prochein a venir a plus tard pur aler sur noz enemiz Descoce e par ceux as quiex nos avoms terres donees en celes parties e uncore bioms a donor mettre en seisine des dictes terres & nous eioms procheinement Messages à envoier au message le Apostoil en qui le Roy de France e nous haut e bas sur graves peines nous somes susmis de touse contecs riotes e guerres mues entre nous dune part et dautre et par les gentz le Roi de France en noun de  e par  e par nos gentz qi le furent en meisme la manere par assent du message du dit Apostoil qui il ad a ceo especialment envoie soit jur pris lendemein d Ascension a Mustroil par treter devant le dit message des contecs riotes e guerres avantdites a peser e per bone pes sur ceo faire e a fermer solome lafoy form e la ordnance qe le dit Apostoil sur ceo ad pronuncie Nous e eu tretiz e conseil ove le Ercevesque de Canterbir e ove altres Evesqes Contes Barons e altres de nostre conseil sums a cel jour assentzes E avoms certain message ordenez de renuour par quoi il est avis a nous e a touse ceaux qi a nostre conseil feurent qe nous ne nous pooms des parties del such ou nous sums o'er esloigner par aucuns desbats qe par aventera en cele bosoigne porrent surdre sur ques nos ditz messages averont mester de nous hastinement aviser e conseiler de ce nous par comun assent de nostre conseil avantdit avoms cel jour nous bioms estre a Kardoil sanz plus delai a parfaire all eide de Dieu les choses de susdites Nous vous commandoms e fermement enjoinoms que vous facez par my tote vostre bailie crier garnir e amonester totes les bones gentzes the arms en la form susdite qil veignent a nous illoeques a noz gauges e a nostre  E qil soient illoeques Lemdemein de la Gul Aust avantdit sicome il aiment le honeur de nous e de la Corone Dengleterre e la profist e le sauvemeut de tot le Roiaume e de eux meismes E ceste choses fetes assavoir par mi tote vostre bailie sicome dit est e crier e publier en Cites en Burghs e en villes merchaundes e en touz autres Liues de mesme la Baillie ou vous verrez qe ben soit Et tant sonent come vous verres qil soit a fair E de ceo qi vous en averez fait al avantdit terme nous certefiez e nous remettant all hure ceti brief Donez a Stebenheth le septime jour de May l'an de nostre regne vintzes septisme Dorso Jeo aye fet crier publier garnir e amoneter permy ma Baiilie toutes les bonez genz de armes que sunt auxi come de commun suffizauntzes e de value qe il vignent a nostre Seigneur le Roy a Kardoil a ses gauges Lendemayn the la Gule de Aust solom ceo qe le bref demand The Sheriff of Lincoln endorsed this larger return on the Writ directed to him Par my ma bailie ay faite crier publier e amonester in cities Burghs Vyles marchaundes e par tut ma dite bailie e taunt soient come jeo vy qil fust affair qe totes les bones gentzes des armes qe sunt ausy come de Commune e sufficiauntzes e de value qe il soient a vous a Cardoyl lendemeyne de la Gule Aust en la forme qe est contenue in cesty bref a demurrer a vos gauges e a vostre soude e qe ceo ne lessent sicome i'll ayment vostre honour e de la Corone Dengleterre e la profit e la sauvement de tut le Reaume e de auxy meismes The King having then discontented his Nobles and Commons by delaying the Perambulations and setting out the bounds of the Forests as they desired to regain their affections and ready assistance against the Scots sent Writs to the Sheriffs of every County to proclaim to the Commonalty thereof in all Cities Burroughs Market Towns and other convenient places that he had appointed Commissioners to meet at Northampton at the feast of St. Michael then next ensuing without further delay to proceed in the perambulation EDwardus Dei gratia Rex Angliae Dominus Hiberniae & Dux Aquitaniae Vicecomiti Bundela Brevium in Turre London An. 27 E. 1. Hereford salutem Mittimus tibi quasdam literas nostras patentes directas Communitati Comitatus praedicti per quas mandamus eidem Communitati quod illi quos ordinavimus ad faciendam Perambulationem Forestae erunt apud Northampton in festo Sancti Michaelis proximo futuro cum plenaria potestate procedere ad Perambulationem illam faciendam absque dilatione majori prout in literis illis plenius continetur Tibi praecipientes quod aslumpto tecum aliquo probo viro Religioso de balliva tua qui testificari poterit factum tuum Literas Patentes in Civitatibus Burgis Villis Mercatoriis et locis aliis infra Ballivam tuam ubi melius videris expedire omni dilatione postposita legi et publice clamari et universis et singulis de Balliva tua prout melius fieri poterit s●iri facias illarum literarum tenorem Et cum id sic feceris nobis inde sub sigillo tuo & sigillo viri praedicti distinctè & apertè constare facias indilatè Et hoc nullatenus omittas Teste meipso apud Lewes 25 die Junii Anno regni nostri 27. On which Writ the Sheriff endorsed this return Dorso Assumpto mecum Radulpho de Foresta Priore Sancti Guthlaei Hereford mandatum vestrum executus sum prout in hoc brevi plenius continetur The Return of the Sheriff of Salop and Stafford is thus endorsed on his Writ Assumpsi mecum Philippum Priorem de Bombrugge de Balliva mea & in Civitatibus Burgis Villis mercatoribus & locis aliis infra Ballivam meam ubi melius viderim expedire legi & publice clamari feci & universis & singulis de Balliva mea prout melius fieri poterit scire tenorem literarum patentium mihi inde directarum And because some people had then reported that the King would not keep nor observe the Great Charter of Liberties nor of the Forest nor permit the perambulation to be made according to his promise by reason of his former violations of them and delays in doing it he issued out this further Proclamation to all Sheriffs to disprove these false reports inform his people of the reasons why he was enforced to delay it and assure them that he would really observe these Charters and make the perambulation at the time appointed at Northampton EDward par la grate de Deu Roy de Engleterre Seigneur de Irland & Ducs de Bundela Brevium in Turre London An. 27 E. 1. Aquitaigne a tote la Comunete del Count de Suthampton saluz Nous avoms entendu qe akunes gentzes vount disanz qe nous ne voloms gardir ne tenir la grant Charter des Fraunchifes Dengleterre ne la Chartre de la Forest ne souffrer qe la paralée se face solom ceo qe nous avoms avant promis a granter le quele chose nest pas verity ainz a voms bone volunte et voloms qe eyes seient tenues et gardées e qe la puralée se face en la forme qe nous grauntomes nadgeres La quele contenoit qe eel se feist a plus tost qe nous peuissoms apres les bosoygnes qe nous eusmes a fere au message L'apostoille Les queles sount ja accordez & Jurez d'une part & de autre en bone manere ladeumerce E par ceo qe meisme le message deit venir en Engleterre & estre a Canterbir le Samadi ou le Dimenche prochein apres le feste Sinte Swithyn a pluis tard par faire akunes choses qe touchant tells bosoignes les queles choses ne se pount fair sans nostre presence & mestier soit de aver pres de nous au dit jour akuns de ceus qi e la dite puralee sont assignez par querele ne se porroit faire si hastinement ne ausint pur la seson de Aust qe tantost sur vendra il ne porreint entremettr● ne vous ni purrez entendre pur voz besoignes qe ceo ne fust a grant damage dentre vous a ceo qe nous semble si avoms ordine & voloms qe ceus qi nous avoms assign a la dite puralee fere soient a Northampton a feste saint Michael a pluis tard ove plenier poer & tut prestz de aler meyntenance avant a la dite puralee fair Es'il aveigne qe nuls the ceus seient en akune manner desturbee quill ne puissent estre adounques la nous mettroms autres en lur lieu ensint qe la bosoigne ne prendra pluis grant delay qe jekes a cel term kar nous voes celui jour certain pur aler avant en ceste chose sanz delay E avant ces heures le eussoms nous fait ...... akunes gentzes qe nous empresser●nt utrageusement et en noun du● manner Dount nous vous prioms qe vous ciens gentz ne criez sur le contraire de ceste choses kar ceus qui portent tiens novelles ouve dient qe nous les feisoms pur les choses essoigner sont les maliciouses gentzes qi desirent amettre riote et debat entre nous et nostre people pur desturber la pées et le bon de nous et de vous et de tut nostre Reaume kar saches qe nostre volunte est qe la purallée se face de la devantdit terme ci ...... hastinement come eel se purra faise sanz nul delay Donees a Lewes le 25 jour de Jun. l'an de nostre Reign vintisme septime From whence we may observe That it is a very difficult matter for Kings to pacify or satisfy the minds of their discontented people or induce them to believe their public proclamations to them to keep and maintain their Great Charters and Liberties when they have formerly violated or delayed the real performance or execution of them from time to time upon real or pretended emergences In pursuance of this proclamation * Tho. Walsingham Hist. Angliae p. 44. Ypodigma N●ustriae p. 87. Matth. Westm p. 415 in principio Quadragesimae Rex Angliae Parliamentum tenuit Londoniis ubi r●gatus à Comitibus saepedictis ut Chartarum confirmationem renovaret secundum quod in Scotia promiserat post aliquas dilationes instanciae eorum adquievit hac additione salvo jure Coronae nostrae in fine adjecta Quam cum audissent Comites cum displiscentia ad propria discesserunt Sed revocatis ipsis ad Quindenam Paschae ad votum eorum absolute omnia sunt concessa Perambulatio Forestae concessa est per Angliam tribus Episcopis totidem Comitibus Baronibusque eodem numero ut ipsi Deum habentes prae oculis executionem fa●erent et si quae emergerent dubia illa secundum Deum et justitiam declararent In a Bundle of Petitions Letters and Writs I found in the White Tower there is this memorable Remonstrance and Petition of the Bishop of Bangor concerning the contempts and oppositions made by the King's Officers and others of that Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction which he and his Officials claimed in the probate of Testaments Mortuaries Excommunications and in some Temporal matters for which he prayed remedy from the King as Supreme Judge next under God in all Ecclesiastical as well as Temporal causes MOnstrat Episcopus Bangoren suo illustrissimo Domino Domino Edwardo Bundela Brovium & Petitionum in Turre London de annis 26 & 27 E 1. Dei gratiae Regi Angli● quod ipse sentit se et libertatem Ecclesiae suae gravatum in articulis subscriptis Primò quod non creditur literis suis de Testamentis probatis coram ipso seu Offic. suis Secundò de Mortuariis et Vestibus et Palefredis decedentium ab intestato tam Clericorum quam Laicorum de quibus habere consuevit temporibus retroactis without claiming the Administration or distribution of the Intestates goods to pious or other uses which is observable Tertiò de Excommunicatis capiendis viz. quod excommunicati capientur de caetero sicut capi consuevetint temporibus Principum maxim Wallenses Quartò quod quidam Ministri vestri male observant Cartas Libertatum quas vestra magnifica benevolentia eidem Episcopo et Ecclesiae suae concessit Quintò quod Vicecomes de Caern prohibuit quod homines vestri venirent ad Mercatum suum apud Bangor ad vendendum nec emendum mercaturas sicut facere consueverint Et quia idem Episcopus est senex & valetudinarius nec habet ad alium refugium nisi ad Deum et ad vos not to the Pope petit pro salute animae vestrae super hiis et articulis aliis per vestram benignam dominationem remedium adhiberi Petit etiam quod homines sui habeant communem Pasturam in terris vestris sicut habere consuerunt temporibus Principum Item petit quod Officiales sui non impediantur facere correctiones in villis vestris novis apud Conowey Caern & Bellum Mariscum et aliis viliis sicut hactenus fecerunt et adhuc faciunt licet aliqui Ministri vestri minantur eisdem What answer the King gave to these his Petitions I find not The King writing to the Subprior and Covent of Trinity in London to admit one Thomas Hansted into their Fraternity which they could not do because one claimed him as her husband and they afterwards expelling him for defiling their house by adultery he complaining of his removal to the King they returned this Certificate of the cause of his expulsion MAgnifico Principi Domino Edwardo Dei gratia illustri Regi Angliae Domino Bundela Brevium & Petitionum in Turre Lond. Anno 27 E 1. Hiberniae & Duci Aquitanniae ejus fideles humiles & devoti Subprior & Conventus Sancti Trinitatis London cum omni reverentia et honore salutem in eo per quem Reges regnant Literas Magnificentiae vestrae per Thomam de Hanstede dudum recepimus ut eundem Thomam in Confratrem nostrum et Conversum Domus nostrae admitteremus quem in Domo nostro admisimus volentes ut moris e●● ipsius probare mores & perseverentiam Verum quia quaedam muliet asserens ipsum Thomam cum ea matrimonium contraxisse ipsum petiit in virum et vendicavit ipsum in Confratrem nostrum & Conversum admittere non potuimus sed ob reverentiam precum Majestatis vestrae eundem Thomam in Domo nostrâ in omnibus necessariis exhibuimus quousque locum nostrum sacrum idem Thomas per ad●lterium polluisset In quo nocturno tempore infra scepta Domus nostrae cum quadam fatua muliere in lecto suo nudus cum nuda exstitit deprehensus super quo crimine d●u ante fuerat in domo nostra & extra inter vicinos nequiter diffamatus propter quod eundem Thomam a Domo nostra ammovimus Et nihilominus ob reverentiam Magnificentiae vestrae ipsum extra Domum nostram existentem singulis diebus in necessariis exhibuimus quousque intrudit se in Domum nostram & quandam Cameram infra scepta Domus nostrae ingrederetur volens in eadem per vim et contra voluntatem nostram morari et manere Et tunc demum occasionibus antedictis suum sibi subtraximus liberationem Postmodum autem literas Majestatis vestrae recipientes ut de causa & modo subtractionis necessariorum ejusdem Thomae in Domo nostra vos redderemus certiores Causas praedictas & modos Regiae Dignitati vestrae significamus humiliter supplicantes & devotè quatinus dictas causas quae ve●ae sunt & notoriè in illis partibus London ubi sita est Domus nostra placeat Regiae Excellentiae vestrae nos in hac parte habere excufatos Valeat Regia Magnificentia vestra per tempora longiora Dat. London in Capitulo nostro i● Crastino Sancti Jacobi Apostoli Anno Dom. 1299. The Bishop of Chichester pretending that the Prebendaries of the King's Free Chapel of Hastings were under his Jurisdiction and all the Prebends ought to be presented to and admitted by him as they were to his predecessors against the privilege of all other the Kings Free Chapels the King thereupon issued this Writ to the Warden of the Cinque-ports to inquire of and certify the truth of the permises to him at the next Parliament to which he had adjourned the Bishop and to cause all the Prebends then to attend to defend his and their own privileges EDwardus Dei gratia Rex Angliae Dominus Hiberniae & Dux Aquitaniae dilecto Br●vi● Rogis etc. An. 26 & 27 ● 1. & fideli suo Roberto de Burgharshe Custodi Quinque Portuum suorum salutem Cum libera Capella nostra de Hastings una cum Praebendis annexis sicut ceterae liberae Capellae nostrae per Angliam libera sit et libera esse debeat et ab omni jurisdictione ordinaria exempta penitus et immunis et nos praehendas ejusdem Capellae cum vacaverint confer debeamus et hactenus consueverimus sicut progenitores nostri quondam Reges Angliae a tempore quo Baronia de hastings ad quam advocationes Praebendarum illarum pertinent ad Coronam devenit Praebendas illas in vacationibus suis conferre consueverunt ac ex parte venerabilis Patris G. Cicestr Episcopi contrarium asserentis nobis sit intimatum quod Praebendae praedictae jurisdictioni suae immediate sunt subjectae per quod praesentationes per nos faciendae ad easdem in vacationibus suis eidem Episcopo fieri & ipsi praesentati ab Episcopo illo admitti ac per ipsum institui debent in eisdem sicut ipsi & Praedecessoribus suis Episcopis Cicestr temporibus retroactis fieri consueverunt Nos super praemissis plenius certiorari volentes Vobis mandamus quod in propria persona vestra ad dictam Capellam & Praebendas personaliter accedentes super statu quem quondam Conus Augi tunc Patronus Capellae praedictae in hujusmodi collationibus tempore suo habuit & quem statum Praedecessores nostri praedicti & nos postmodum indè habuimus & si praesentationes ad praefatum Episcopum & Praedecessores suos fieri consueverunt tunc à quo tempore & qualiter & quo modo & de omnibus circumstantiis tam statum nostrum quam statum praedicti Episcopi tangentibus diligenter inquiratis veritatem & de eo quod inde inveneritis nos in propria persona vestra ad proximum Parliamentum nestrum ad quod praedictum Episcopum adjornavimus reddatis certiores ut nos inde tunc certiorati tam nobis quam praefato Episcopo fieri faciamus quod Justitia dictitaverit in hac parte Et icire faciatis singulis Praebendariis Praebendarum praedictarum quod tunc sint ibi ostensuri si quid pro nobis et seipsis habeant vel dicere sciant per quod Praebendas illas confer et ad easdem nullatenus praesentare debeanius & ulterius facturi & recepturi quod de consilio nostro tunc super hoc duxerimus ordinandum Et habeatis ibi hoc breve Teste meipso apud Westm 13 die Aprilis Anno regni nostri vicesimo septimo Per Petitionem de Consilio Burton John Wogan the King's Chief Justice in Ireland giving Judgement for the King against the Bishop of Cork for the Advowsons' of 4. Churches which the King sued for in 4. several actions the King issued 4. Writs to certify the Records Proceeding and Judgements into England this year which he did accordingly extant in a Bundle of Writs returned into the Chancery I lately found in the White Tower a transcript whereof I shall here present you with to gratify the Professors of the Law both in England and Ireland EDwardus Dei gratia Rex Angliae Dominus Hiberniae etc. Dilecto & fideli Bundela Brevium etc. in Turre Lond. An. 26 & 27 E 1. suo Johanni Wogan Justiciario suo Hiberniae salutem Quia quibusdam certis de causis certiorari volumus super Recordo & Processu loquelae quae fuit coram vobis per breve nostrum de recto inter Nos petentes & Robertum Episcopum de Cork Defend de advocatione Ecclesiae beati Petri de Dungarvan in suburbio de Cork Vobi● mandamus quod si judicium inde redditum sit tune Recordum & processum loquelae praedictae cum omnibus ea tangentibus nobis sub sigillo vestro distinctè & apertè sine dilatione mittatis & hoc breve Teste meipso apud Eborum 28. die Maii Anno Regni nostri 26. Burton Consimile breve assignatur eidem Johanni Wogan de Advocatione Ecclesiae de Kilmohannoks sub eadem data Consimile etiam de Advocatione Ecclesiae de Nog●konwal Consimile de Advocatione Ecclesiae heatae M●ri● deal Nard in suburbio de Cork Dor Ista quatuor Brevia pro Episcopo Cork liberata fuerunt Justice apud Kilkenn die Mercurii proximo post festum Sancti Egidii Abbatis Placita apud Tylagh coram Johanne Wogan Capitali Justiciario Hiberniae in Octabis Sancti Johannis Baptisiae Anno regni Regis Edwardi 25. Cork ss DOminus Rex petit versus Robertum Episcopum Cork Advocationem Ecclesiae de Kaylmohonock per unum breve etc. Et versus eundem Episcopum Advocationem Ecclesiae Sanctae Maria del Nard in suburbio Cork per aliud breve Et versus eundem Episcopum Advocationem Ecclesiae de Nochynval per tertium breve etc. Et versus eundem Episcopum Advocationem Ecclesiae Sancti Petri de Dungarvan in suburbio Cork per quartum breve ut Jus ejus etc. Et nullus modo sequitur pro Rege sed Episcopus venit & gratis respondet quo ad tres Ecclesias Et dicit Dominus Rex nunc antequam Rex fuisset in vita patris sui concessit cuidam praedecessori ipsius Episcopi Ius Patronatus et etiam Advocationes Ecclesiarum illarum per Chartam suam quam profert in haec verba Edwardus illustris Regis Angliae Primogenitus Archiepiscopis Episcopis Abbatibus Prioribus Comitibus Baronibus Justiciariis Vicecomitibus Praepositis Ministris ac omnibus Ballivis & fidelibus suis ad quos praesens scriptum perven●rit salutem Noveritis Nos pro salnte Animae nostrae & animarum Antecessorum nostrorum & ad relevationem & emendationem status Ecclesiae Corcag concessiss● & ●●●tam olamasse pro nobis & haeredibus nostris ac praesenti Cartâ nostrâ confirmasse Deo ac venerabili patri Reginaldo Dei gratia Episcopo Ecclesiae memorat● Ius Patronatus et Advocationes Ecclesiarum beatae Mariae del Nard et Kilmahanoks una cum jure Patronatus seu advocatione Capellae Sancti Petri Cork in Hibernia quanquam super juribus & Advocationibus eisdem Episcopo supradicto in Curia nostra moveremus quastionem et easdem Advocationes disrationaremus contra ipsum Habend & tenend de nobis & haeredibus nostris eidem Episcopo & successoribus suis in liberam puram & perpetuam Eleemosynam imperpetnum Quare volumus & firmiter pracipimus pro nobis & haeredibus nostris quod praedictus Episcopus & successores sui habeant & teneant de nobis & haredibus nostris Jus Patronatus et Advocationes Ecclesiarum beatae Mariae del Nard & the Kylmohanoks unà cum Jure Patronatus se● Advocatione Capellae Sancti Petri Corcag in Hibernia quamquam super Juribus & Advocationibus eisdem Episcopo supradicto in Curia nostra moveremus quaestionem et easdem advocationes disrationaremus contra ipsum Habend & tenend de nobis & haeredibus nostris eidem Episcopo & successoribus suis in liberam puram & perpetuam Eleemosynam imperpetnum sicut praedictum est Hiis Testibus etc. Dat. apud Kenington per manum nostram vicesimo die Maii Anno Regni Domini Regis patris nostri quinquagesimo quarto Undè petit judicium si debeat eidem Domino Regi inde respondere Et quia Justiciarius hic plenius vult avisiari super Jure Regis tàm quoad has tres Ecclesias quam quartam quae in hac Carta non continetur datus est dies praedicto Episcopo coram etc. à die Sancti Michaelis in 15 dies ubicunque etc. Et tunc veniat Johannes de Ponte qui pro Domino Rege Brevia illa suscitavit etc. Postea ad diem illum apud Dublin venit praedictus Episcopus Et praedictus Johannes qui sequitur pro Rege similiter venit Et Dominus Rex per praedictum Johannem petit versus praedictum Episcopum Advocationes Ecclesiarum praedictarum ut Jus etc. Et unde dicit quod Dominus J. Rex Auus Domini Regis nunc fuit inde in seisina ut de feodo & jure tempore pacis etc. et ad Ecclesiam de Kaylmohanok praesentavit quendam Galfridum Clericum suum & ad Ecclesiam beatae Mariae del Nard praesentavit quendam Johannem Clericum suum & ad Ecclesiam de Nochynwall quendam Robertum Clericum suum & ad Ecclesiam Sancti Petri de Dungarvan praesentavit ipse quendam Willielmum Clericum suum etc. qui ad praesentationem suam fuerunt admissi & instituti in eisdem etc. et ceperunt inde explet ut in oblationibus & obventionibus & aliis ad valentiam etc. Et quod tale sit jusipsius Domini Regis offered verificare pro Domino Rege sicut Curia confideraverit etc. Et Episcopus defendit Jus ipsius Domini Regis quando etc. Et quoad Advocationes Ecclesiarum beatae Mariae del Nard & Kylmohannok & Sancti Petri de Cork dicit quod Dominus Rex nihil Juris clamare potest in Advocationibus illis Dicit enim quod Dominus Rex nunc antequam fuit Rex in vita Patris sui dum fuit Dominus hujus terrae per praedictam Cartam suam concessit & quietam clamavit praedicto praedecessori suo praedictas Advocationes et petit Judicium Et quoad Ecclesiam de Nochynvall defendit Jusipsius Domini Regis & seisinam Domini Regis J. & totum etc. Et ponit se in Juramentum patriae loco magnae Assisae Domini Regis & petit Recognitionem fieri utrum ipse majus jus habeat in praedicta Advocatione ut de Jure Ecclesiae suae Sanctae Mariae de Cork aut Dominus Rex Et quoad misam etc. datus est eis dies coram etc. in Octabis Sancti Hillarii ubicunque etc. Et tunc venerunt quatuor homines etc. Et quoad praedictam Cartam praedictus Iohannes dicit pro Domino Rege quod praedicta Carta ei non debet nocere quia dicit quod tempore confectionis praedictae Cartae nichil Juris descendebat praedicto Domino Regi ex quo Dominus H. Rex pater Domini Regis nunc tunc fuit in plena vita & praedictus Dominus Rex nunc nichil habuit tunc in hac terra nisi tantum ex don● patris sui etc. Unde petit Judicium pro Domino Rege Dies datus est eis coram etc. ad praefatum Terminum etc. Placita apud Dublin coram praefato justiciario etc. in Octabis Sancti Hillarii Anno supradicti Regis Edwardi 26. Cork DOminus Rex per johannem de Ponte qui sequitur pro eo optulit se quarto die versus Robertum Episcopum Cork de placito Advocationis Ecclesiae de Nothynnak quam clamat ut jus etc. Et ipse non venit & habuit diem in banco hic ad hunc diem postquam comparuit in Curia hic scilicet die Sancti Michaelis in quindecim dies & posuit se inde in juramentum patriae loco magnae Assisae Domini Regis etc. Judicium praedicta Advocatio cap. in manum Domini Regis etc. Et ipse sum quod sit coram Cap. Justiciario etc. à die Pasch in unum mensem ubicunque etc. auditurus Judicium etc. Cork Idem Dominus Rex per praedictum Johannem qui sequitur pro eo optulit se quarto die versus praedictum Episcopum de Placito Advocationis Ecclesiae de Kailmohannoks per unum breve Et versus praedictum Episcopum de placito Ecclesiae Sanctae Mariae del Nard in suburbio Cork per aliud Breve Et versus praedictum Episcopum de placito Advocationis Ecclesiae Sancti Petri de Dungarvan in suburbio Cork per tertium breve quas clamat ut Jus etc. Et ipse non venit Et habuit diem in Banco hic ad hunc diem postquam comparuit in Curia hic scilicet à die Sancti Michaelis in quindecim dies & opposuit Domino Regi quondam chartam suam factam antequam fuit Rex etc. Judicium praedictae Advocationes capiantur in manus Domini Regis Et ipse summon quod sit coram etc. à die Paschae in unum mensem ubicunque etc. auditurus judicium etc. Placita apud Dublin coram praefato Justiciario etc. à die Pasch in unum mensem anno Regni supradicti Regis Edwardi 26. Cork DOminus Rex per Johannem de Ponte qui sequitur pro eo optulit se quarto die versus Robertum Episcopum Cork de placito Advocationis Ecclesiae de Nochynvall quam clamat ut Jus etc. Et ipse non venit & alias fecit defaultam postquam comparuit in Curia etc. Et posuit se in Juramentum patriae loco magnae Assisae etc. scilicet in Octabis Sancti Hillarii Ita quod tunc praeceptum fuit Vicecomiti quod caperet praedictam Advocationem in manum Domini Regis Et quod summoneret eum quod esset hic ad hunc diem auditurus Judicium etc. Et Vic. nichil inde fecit nec breve misit Et super hoc praedictus Johannes queritur pro Domino Rege quod praedictum breve per malitiam et in fraudem Domini Regis est subtractum Et Mauricius Russell Vic. etc. praesens benè cognovit quod praedictum breve sibi venit ut satis tempestiuè set dicit quod ipse liberavit breve illud simul cum omnibus aliis brevibus etc. cuidam Roberto filio Henrici Subvicecomiti suo qui respondet ad brevia ad performand etc. Qui quidem Robertus postea sibi dixit quod praedictum breve fuit amissum seu furatum Et praedictus Robertus praesens totum hoc cognovit ideo ipse committitur Gaolae Et dictum est Vicecomiti quod inquirat de culpabili etc. et illum habeat coram etc. à die Sancti Johannis Baptistae in quindecim dies ubicunque etc. ad exonerationem suam si sibi viderit expedire Et sicut prius praeceptum est Vicecomiti quod capiat praedictam Advocationem in manum Domini Regis etc. Et quod summoneat praedictum Episcopum quod sit coram etc. ad praefatum terminum ubicunque etc. auditurus Judicium etc. Postea praedictus Mauritius & Willielmus de Cannton manuceperunt praedictum Robertum habend corpus ejus coram etc. ad praefatum Terminum uterque eorum corpus pro corpore Idem dies datus est praedicto Vicecomiti de audiendo Judicio suo etc. Dicit etiam praedictus Robertus Subvicecomes etc. quod ipse & quidam Geraldus filius Roberti Capit. Serviens sederunt simul quando ipsi arraiaverunt brevia illa & nescit qualiter nec per quem brevia illa subtracta fuerunt Ideo venit praedictus Geraldus etc. Postea à die Sancti Johannis Baptistae in 15 dies apud Boucanaunt venerunt praedicti Robertus & Geraldus videlicet primo die Et Geraldus benè defendit quod ipse nunquam fuit in culpa amissionis seu subtractionis praedictorum brevium etc. Et de hoc ponit se super patriam Juratores dicunt super sacramentum suum quod praedictus Geraldus non est indè culpabilis nec aliquid inde scivit Ideo ipse inde quietus Et praedictus Robertus in cujus custodia praedicta brevia fuerunt amissa remittatur Gaolae etc. Et de judicio Vicecomiti patet alibi Cork Idem Dominus Rex per praedictum Johannem de Ponte optulit se quarto die versus praedictum Episcopum de placito Advocationis Ecclesiae de Kilmohanoks per unum breve Et versus praedictum Episcopum de Placito Advocationis Ecclesiae Sanctae Mariae del Nard in suburbio Corks per alium breve Et versus praedictum Episcopum de Placito Advocationis Ecclesiae Sancti Petri de Dungarvan in suburbio Cork per tertium breve quas clamat ut Jus etc. Et ipse non venit & alias fecit defaltum postquam comparuit in Curia etc. scilicet in Octabis Sancti Hill & opposuit Domino Regi quandam Chartam suam factam antequam fuit Rex etc. Ita quod tunc praeceptum fuit Vicecomiti quod caperet praedictas Advocationes in manum Domini Regis Et quod summoneret eum quod esset hic ad hunc diem auditurus judicium etc. Et Vicecomes nihil inde fecit nec breve misit nec potest dedicere ut prius quin breve inde sibi venit Ideo sicut prius praeceptum est Vicecomiti quod capiat praedictas Advocationes in manum Domini Regis etc. Et ipse Episcopus summoneatur quod sit coram etc. à die Sancti Johannis Baptistae in quindecim dies ubicunque etc. auditurus judicium etc. Et Vicecomes tunc sit ibidem auditurus judicium etc. Placita apud Lymer coram praefato Justice etc. à die Sancti Johannis Baptistae in 15 dies anno supradicto die continuato usque in Crastino Sancta Mariae Magdalenae ut de die in diem etc. Cork DOminus Rex per Johannem de Ponte qui sequitur pro eo optulit se Hibern quarto die versus Robertum Episcopum Cork de placito Advocationis Ecclesiae de Nothynval quam clamat esse jus etc. Et ipse non venit & alias fecit default postquam comparuit in Cur. etc. & posuit se in Juramentum patriae loco magnae Assisae etc. scilicet in Octabis Sancti Hilarii Ita quod tunc praeceptum fuit Vicecomiti quod caperet praedictam Advocationem in manum Domini Regis Et quod summoneret eum quod esset coram etc. à die Pasch in unum mensem etc. Et Vicecomes tunc nichil inde fecit nec breve misit Ita quod tunc praeceptum fuit Vicecomiti sicut alias quod caperet praedictam Advocationem in manum Domini Regis Et quod summoneret eum quod esset coram etc. à die Sancti Johannis Baptistae in 15 dies ubicunque etc. Ad quem diem Vicecomes mandavit quod ceperit praedictam Advocationem in manum Domini Regis Et quod sum etc. Et dies tunc continuata fuit usque hic ad hunc diem ut de die in diem Et Episcopus non venit neque tunc neque modo Et ideo consideratum est quod Dominus Rex recuperet Advocationem praedictae Ecclesiae sibi et haeredibus suis quiet de praedicto Episcopo et successoribus suis imperpetuum Et Episcopus in misericordia Dorso Adhuc ibidem de eodem coram eodem Justice termino & anno supradictis Cork IDem Dominus Rex per praedictum Johannem de Ponte etc. optulit se Hibern quarto die versus praedictum Episcopum de placito Advocationis Ecclesiae de Kilmohanok per unum breve Et versus praedictum Episcopum de placito Advocationis Ecclesiae Sanctae Mariae del Nard in Suburbio Cork per aliud breve Et versus praedictum Episcopum de placito Advocationis Ecclesiae Sancti Petri de Dungarvan in Suburbio Cork per tertium breve quas clamat ut jus etc. Et ipse non venit & alias fecit default postquam comparuit in Curia etc. scilicet in Octabis Sancti Hilarii Et opposuit Domino Regi quandam Chartam suam factam antequam fuit Rex etc. Ita quod tunc praeceptum fuit Vicecomiti quod caperet praedictas Advocationes in manum Domini Regis etc. Et quod sum eum quod esset coram etc. à die Pasch in unum mensem ubicunque etc. Et Vic. tunc nichil inde fecit nec breve misit Ita quod tunc praeceptum fuit Vic. sicut alias quod caperet praedictas Advocationes in manum Domini Regis Et quod sum eum quod esset coram etc. à die Sancti Johannis Baptistae in 15 dies ubicunque etc. Ad quem diem Vicecomes mandavit quod cepit praedictas Advocationes in manum Domini Regis Et quod sum etc. Et dies tunc continuata fuit usque hic ad hunc diem ut de die in diem Et Episcopus non venit neque tunc neque modo Et ideo consideratum est quod Dominus Rex recuperet versus eum praedictas Advocationes praedictarum Ecclesiarum per default et Episcopus in misericordia This year Pope Boniface by two Freers' scent a message to King Edward from the King of Armenia concerning the miserable state of the Holy Land and its relief whereupon he returned this answer to the Pope SAnctissimo in Christo Patri Domino B. divina providentia Sacrosanctae Romanae Claus 27 E. 1. m. 14. dorso Pro Rege & Universalis Ecclesiae Summo Pontifici Edwardus ejusdem gratia etc. cum reverentia & honore devota pedum oscula beatorum Ea quae Religiosi viri Jacobus de Arul & ejus socius ordinis Fratrum Praedicatorum latores praesentium ex parte illustris Regis Armeniae ad nos missi super statu miserabili Terrae Sanctae providè quidem ac circumspectè nobis exponenda duxerunt sedulis auribus & intento cord audivimus & intelleximus diligenter quibus responsum dedimus per ipsos Fratres Sanctitati vestrae si placet referendum It being a mere pretence to collect the arrears of the 6. years' Disme and exact new Dimes from the Clergy He likewise writ this Letter to a Cardinal to promote the business of Arnaldus Lupy de Tilio his Clerk in the Court of Rome VEnerabili in Christo Patri Domino M. Dei gratia Sanctae Mariae in P●rticu Claus 27 E. 1. m. 15. dorso Pro Magistro Arnaldo Lupi de Tilio Diacono Cardinali Edwardus eadem gratia etc. salutem cum dilectione sincera Placita & utilia obsequia nobis per Clericum nostrum Magistrum Arnaldum Lupy de Tilio multipliciter impensa condignè merentur ut circa ea quae ejus commodum respiciunt & honorem opem & operam impendamus Cum igitur idem Arnaldus quaedam negotia habeat in praesenti in Romana Curia promovenda Paternitatem vestram requirimus cum affectu quatinus personam ejusdem Arnaldi cum ad vos venerit commendatam habentes velitis dicta negotia cum vobis inde constiterit quatinus cum honestate fieri poterit promovere in tantum ut rogatum nostrum sibi fructuosum sentiat in hac parte Dat. apud Westm. 22 die Aprilis Anno Domini 1299. How businesses were then transacted by the Pope and Court of Rome more by favour friendship rewards and the Pope's will than the rules of justice these Letters then writ from thence which I found in the White Tower Chappel will in part discover SIre puis ceste cetce seu feet Le Ren del puy nostre Dame le quel l'Apostoile vous Bundela Brev de privato sigillo in Turre London An. 27 E. 1. envoit por la deliverance Aumery de Muntfort me porta une lettre de par mon frere la quele lettre je vo●s envey e por ce● Sire quant v●●s averes cy la mandoment l'Apostoile vous me manderes vestre volente e que vous voudres qe je die a l'Apostoile de ceste busoigne Kar je ne diray nul mot de ceste chose tant qe je eie mandement de vous SAlutem Non sine multis laboribus prout dominationi vestrae alias scripsisse meminimus pro●uratum est in Romana Curia quod vir venerabilis Decanus Aricien praesentium exhibitor Domini Papae Capellanus et familiaris Domini Ibidem Mathaei nullam sicut credo cohercionem habens renitens et compulsus a Domino Papa in Angliam mittitur ad inducendum si fieri poterit serenissimum Principem Dominum nostrum Regem Angliae super liberatione Domini Amarrici de Montesfort concedenda quae liberatio si casu fortuito cum colore aliqu● denegata fuerit non credo Dominum Papam ad praesens in dicto negotio ulterius processurum Provideat igitur vestra discretio de condigna & celeri responsione ad honorem Domini Regis eidem Decano facienda Caeterum memoratum Decanum qui invitus dictum recepit negotium ob reverentiam sedis Apostolicae et Domini Mathaei qui multum potest esse utilis in postulationis articul● reverendi patris Bathoniensis Episcopi recommendatum habere velitis eundem ut expedit honorabiliter recipiendo et tractando Sane si mihi fiat justitia de facto meo credo reportare finem optatum Sed quia Dominus Papa plus innititur propriae voluntati quam rigori justitiae timendum est quem finem meum negotium sortietur Been & diu valeat etc. The Pope's Bulls and proceedings in the great Contests and costly Appeals between the Archbishop of Canterbury and Abbot and Monks of St. Augustine's this year will most fully demonstrate the Bribery and Injustice of this Pope his Cardinals Officer's together with the pride ambition violence turbulence of the Archbishop Abbot and Monks of Canterbury in that age thus registered to posterity by a Monk of that Monastery * Chron. W● Thorn col 1970 1971 1972. Sequitur de processis inter Archiepiscopum & nos scilicet de injuriis et vexationibus nobis illatis unde Abbas longae trahens suspiria aeit Heu heu inquit quamdiu hiis opprobriis afficiemur Quamdiu Ecclesia Sancti Doctoris Anglorum Apostoli Augustini prima mater moniarchalis Anglorum tot et tantas contumelias injurias et vexationes Archiepiscoporum permissa est sustinere Quamdiu illa quae in nativis suis libera suit quomodo jam videtur ancillare Pro veritate inquit ad tales injurias evitandas aut pristina libertate Deo juvante gaudebit aut communi legi ut caetera subjacebit Quid plura * Nota. magna summa denariorum tam de diversis dividendis per Conventum receptis et recipiendis quam de forincecis omni qua petuit via ad opus hujusmodi levandis directi fuerunt ad Curiam Romanam propter hujus negotii expeditionem fratres Willielmus de Remenal & Robertus de Fekenhan Procuratores cum procuratorio eorundem Qui quidem Procuratores tantum procurarunt by their bribes quod istud negotium fuit specialiter commissum Domino Johanni Monacho tituli Sanctorum Marcellini & Petri Presbytero Cardinali ad audiendum Insuper concessa est prohibitio per quam inhibitum fuit Archiepiscopo ne pendente lite in Curia Romana indecisa aliquid contra dictos religiosos atfemptaret Pendente vero lite coram eodem Cardinali impetratum fuit in gravibus expensis ab Apostolico Bonifacio 8. novum privilegium in quo decernit omnia privilegia istius Monasterii antiqua in suo robore permanere reducendo Monasterium ad statum antiquum De novo etiam exemit nos non obstante compositione quacunque et alia multa concedit sicut ex inspectione dicti Privilegii in sequentibus latius apparebit * Ibidem col 1971. Suggestio facta per Procuratores ad Summum Pontificem Supplicant Sanctitati vestrae vestri humiles filii Abbas & Conventus Sancti Augustini Cant. expositis vestrae Sanctitati istis gravaminibus & visis per vos Privilegiis Monasterii praedicti quatenus Abbatem & Conventum & ipsum Monasterium cum suis membris ad quictis immunitatis libertatis & exemptionis plenitudinem per vestrum privilegium reducere & non obstante quacunque compositione perpetuo robore dignemini permanere quatinus dictum Monasterium vestrum ne dum in suo statu antiquo verum sanctissima potestatis vestrae gratia taliter insignitum conservare ac sic in futurum super eodem Monasterio & ejus statu disponere & praemissa gravamina processus & sententias contra ipsos praejudicialiter data revocari vel potius nulla nunciari pracipere dignemini & mandare quod libertas à tantis & tam sanctis & praecipu a beato Bonifacio Papa 4. patribus introducta ad futuram vestrae Sanctitatis memoriam & sanctissimae sedis cui praesidetis honorem per vos Pater sanctissime Bonifacium Papam 8. tanquam octava beatitudine percepta futuris temporibus sub ea stabilitate ac perpetua libertate permaneat qued vestrae placuerit sanctitati Hujusmodi igitur precatu immo Nota. potius muneribus redemptus et inclinatus privilegium concessit subscriptum Bonifacius Episcopus Servus servorum Dei dilectis filiis Abbati & Conventui Monasterii Sancti Augustini Cant. ad Romanam Ecclesiam nullo medio pertinentis Ordinis Sancti Benedicti salutem & Apostolicam benedictionem Circumspecta Sedis Apostolicae providentia qualitates agendorum cum summa deliberatione discutiens fidelium statui libenter prosperitatis incrementa procurat noxia subtrahit & molestis viam praecludit eventibus prout negotii qualitas exigit personarum & locorum exquirit conditio et instantia aequitatis exposcit Et idcircò quamvis universae orbis Ecclesiae Apostolicae sedi quae disponente Domino super illas principatum obtinet ordinary potestate subesse noscantur aliquas tamen interdum sedes ipsa de suae authoritatis plenitudine specialius sibi subdit sic eas a cujustibet jurisdictione prorsus eripiens ut nullum sibi nisi Romanum Pontificem superiorem et Dominum recognoscant constituendo ipsas quodam singulari privilegio liberas penitus et exemptas ut earum vitatis noxiis votivis successibus ex quietis plenitudine prosperentur Nos quidem ad Apostolicae dignitatis apicem superna dispositione vocati ex incumbente nobis pastoralis officii debito circa omnium Ecclesiarum statum solertem considerationem habentes ad vos & Monasterium vestrum instantia propensioris solicitudinis excitamur & tantò libentius & favorabilius quietis vestrae commoda vestrorumque incrementa profectuum promovemus quanto per amplius beatorum Patrum Benedicti & Augustini recolendas memorias reveremur quantoque benignius vos et Monasterium praelibatum de quorum fama laudabili & virtutum exercitio fragrantiam suavitatis accepimus paternae sinceritatis affectibus amplexamur Sanè petitio vestra nobis exhibita continebat quod licet Monasterium vestrum à principio fundationis ipsius à tempore cujus memoria non existit cum omnibus membris so is existentibus ubicunque fuerit exemptum per specialia privilegia sedis Apostolica à jurisdictione qualibet ordinaria prout evidentius in ipsis privilegiis continetur Vobis tamen postmodum nunc hinc nunc inde vexationibus & angustiis fatigatis super hujusmodi exemptionibus & libertatibus contentis in ipsis inter bonae memoriae Ricardum Archiepiscopum Cantuariensem cum sui consensu Capituli ex parte una & quendam Rogerum tunc Abbatem cum consensu Conventus dicti Monasterii ex altera primo & postmodum inter quondam Simonem de Langedon Archidiaconum Cantuariensem cum consensu sanctae memoriae beati Edmundi Archiepiscopi Cantuariensis successoris dicti Richardi & Capituli Ecclesiae Christi Cantuar. & quondam Robertum Abbatem ipsius Monasterii cum consensu dicti sui Conventus ac deindè inter praefatos Edmundum Archiepiscopum & Archidiaconum ac eosdem Robertum Abbatem & Conventum quaedam compositiones initae factae seu habitae suisse noscuntur quarum una scilicet cum eodem habita etiam fuit per sedem Apostolicam ex certa scientia confirmata Verum cum per hujusmodi compositiones praedictis vestris privilegiis & libertatibus non modicum derogetur nobis humiliter supplicastis ut providere vobis et ipsi Monasterio super hiis paterna sollicitudine dignaremur vos et illud ad quietis immunitatis libertatis et exemptionis plenitudinem reducendo Nos igitur Monasterium ipsum condignis efferrc honoribus & communire libertatibus cupientes ut quo minus aliorum molestiis turbatum fuerit eo amplius divina favente gratia prosperetur vestris supplicationibus inclinati hujusmodi privilegia exemptiones & libertates eidem Monasterio & vobis à praedicta sede concessa in suo volumus & decernimus robore permanere ac nichilominus ut in dictae sedis sinu plenius quiescatis vos & Monasterium ipsum cum omnibus membris suis et Ecclesiis Capellis Cenodochiis Hospitalibus Cantariis necnon Castris Villis Maneriis Domibus Grangiis & Possessionibus Terris Redditibus & quibuscunque bonis ad vos & praefatum Monasterium in praesentiarum spectantibus ac hiis quae ex largitione Principum collatione fidelium & aliis justis modis & titulis imposterum dante Domino potestis adipisci in quibuscunqne fuerunt Diocesibus constituta et omnibus personis vestri ordinis et aliis subjectis vobis degentibus in eisdem ab omni potestate jurisdictione subjectione atque dominio tam venebilis fratris nostri Archiepiscopi et dilectorum filiorum Capituli Cantuariae qui nunc sunt et qui pro tempore fuerint quam quorumlibet Archiepiscoporum Episcoporum Capitulorum Abbatum et Praelatorum et officialium sitorum et aliarum quarumcunque Ecclesiasticarum personarum absolvimus eximimus et perpetuo liberamus de Apostolicae plenitudine potestatis ac ea omnia totaliter et immediate soli duntaxat Romano Pontifici et praefatae Sedi decernimus subjacere Ita quod nec iidem Archiepiscopus Cantuariensis jure Metropolitico seu Diaecesano aut legationis vel tuitionis praetextu quas in Provincia Cant. habere se asserit nec Prior et Capitulum dictae Ecclesiae Christi occasione hujusmodi tuitionis quam in dicta Provincia tempore vacantis Ecclesiae Cantuariensis sibi vendicare dicuntur nec quivis alius jurisdictionem quamlibet ordinariam in Diaecesi seu Provincia Cant. hujusmodi tempore vacationis exercens ne vos idem Archiepiscopus vel quivis ex eisdem Archiepiscopis Episcopis seu Praelatis Officialibus seu Ministris nec quaebis alia persona ecclesiastica in vos Abbatem et Conventum et praedictum Monasterium aut quaevis membra bel loca seu bona ad vos et Monasterium ipsum spectantia seu quae spectabunt in posterum quocunque modo vel in vestros et ejusdem Monasterii subditos et personas praefatas cujuscunque status vel conditionis existunt utpote omnino libera et exempta et praefatae sedi Apostolicae duntaxat immediate subjecta possint ullatenus ex quacunque occasione vel causa jurisdictionem aliquam vel potestatem sive dominium sibi vendicare exactiones facere collectas imponere obedientias vel procurationes exigere visitationes vel correctiones sacere aut Censuram ecclesiasticam quomodolibet exercere sine mandato praedictae sedis Apostolicae speciali Nos enim Excommunicationum Suspensionum et Interdicti Sententias quas contra tenorem exceptionis promulgari et processus quostibet quos contra praemissos fieri contigerit et baberi exnunc irr tos decernimus et inanes et nullius penitus existere firmitatis Praeterea Crisma oleum sanctum consecrationes altarium ordinationes Monachorum & Clericorum qui ad sacros Ordines fuerint promovendi à Cantuariensi suscipiatis Archiepiscopo si gratiam & communionem praefatae Sedis habuerit & ea gratis & absque pravitate aliqua vobis voluerit impertiri alioquin quemcunque malueritis adeatis antistitem catholicum qui nostra fretus authoritate quod postulatur indulgeat nec id vobis audeat aliquatenus denegare Non obstantibus praedictis et quibuscunque aliis Compositionibus ordinationibus constitutionibus et consuetudinibus seu factis super hoc in contrarium quocunque modo vel tempore hactenus habitis editis vel optentis aut quod in compositione nominata superius quae fuit per sedem Apostolicam ut praedicitur confirmata inter alia continetur Quod si qua partium praedictarum contra compositionem aliquid impetrasset vel impetraret imposterum illud inane et irrirum haberetur & confirmatio ipsa firmum robur nichilominus optineret aut appellationibus interjectis seu quibusdam processibus et specialiter causis nunc motis inter venerabilem fratrem nostrum Robertum Archiepiscopum Cantuariensem ex parte una & vos ex altera super Ecclesiis de Leynham Plumsted Tenterdenne Selling Praeston Litleburne Sancti Pauli Cant. Hospitali Sancti Laurentii ac Cantaria pro Magistri Hamonis Doge anima ordinata seu super aliis quibuscunque Ecclesiis vobis à sede appropriatis eadem Etiamsi causa pendeat super praemissis in quocunque foro vel coram quocunque judice aut quibuscunque literis et indulgentiis apostolicis in quacunque forma verborum optentis de quibus quorumque totis tenoribus debet in nostris literis fieri mentio specialis Ad indicium autem hujus perceptae a sede Apostolica libertatis volumus ut praefatum Monasterium * An high usurpation on the King's prerogative and temporalties of the Abbey unam marcam Sterlingorum nomine census in festo resurrectionis Dominicae persolvar nobis nostrisque successoribus annuatim Nulli ergo omnino hominum liceat hanc paginam nostrae absolutionis exemptionis liberationis irritationis voluntatis & constitutionis infringere vel ei ausu temerario contraire Si quis autem hoc attemptare praesumpserit indignationem omnipotentis Dei & beatorum Petri & Pauli Apostolorum ejus se noverit incursurum Dat. Laterani 4. Kal. Marcii Pontificatus nostri anno 6. * Chronica W. Thorn col 1974. Anno Domini 1300. die Lunae in vigilia sancti Ealfegi Archiepiscopi ad Abbatem primò pervenit istud novum privilegium cum bulla conservatoria ejusdem cujus forma talis est Bonifacius Episcopus Servus servorum Dei dilectis filiis Westmonasterii de Waltham & de Sancto Edmundo Monasteriorum Abbatibus Londoniensis & Norwicensis Diocaesis salutem & Apostolicam benedictionem Circumspecta sedis Apostolicae ut supra Quocirca discretioni vestrae per apostolica scripta mandamus quatinus vos vel duo aut unus vestrum per vos vel per alium seu alios Abbatem Conventum Monasterium personas membra Ecclesias Capellas Senodochia Hospitalia cantarias castra villas maneria domos grangias possessiones terras redditus & bona omnia supradicta contra hujusmodi absolutionis exemptionis liberationis irritationis & constitutionis nostrae tenorem non permittatis a quoquam indebite molestari Molestatores hujusmodi auctoritate nostra appellatione postposita compescendo Non obstantibus supradictis seu si aliquibus a praefata sit sede indultum quod interdici suspendi vel excommunicari non possint per literas apostolicas non facientes plenam et expressam ac de verbo ad verbum de indulto hujusmodi mentionem Auctoritate hujus privilegii & praecopto conservatorum ejusdem resumpsit Dominus Abbas cum consensu Conventus sui omnem statum antiquum quoad jurisdictionem exercendam Sub protestatione tamen quod si forsan contingeret illum aliud facere quam procederet de Summi Pontificis voluntate paratus esset cum hoc sibi constaret resumpta revocare Die Lunae proximâ ante festum Apostolorum Philippi & Jacobi anno supra dicto dicta Bulla conservatoria exhibita fuit Abbati Westmonasterii apud le Neyte juxta Westmonasterium per Ricardum de Cant. & alios & dio Lunae sequenti Abbati de Waltham per fratrem Willielmum Byholte & alios Qui quidem Abbates mandatum apostolicum reverenter admiserunt eorumque processum & tenorem venerabilibus patribus Archiepiscopo Cantuariensi & Episcopis Londoniensi & Roffenfi eorumque Archidiaconis Capitulis & Commissariis universis scripserunt primò Archiepiscopo sub taliforma * Chron Wil thorn col 1975. Venerabili in Christo patri Domino Roberto Dei gratia etc. Ejusdem permissione Westmonasterii & de Waltham abbots in hac parte executores & conservatores à sede Apostolica deputati salutem et mandatis necnon privilegiis Apostolicis ●um ea qua decet reverentia obedire Praesentato nuper nobis & exhibito Sanctissimi Patres nostri Bonifacii Papae 8. privilegio exemptionis infra tacto ex parte Abbatis & Conventus Sancti Augustini Cantuar. literas conservatorias recepimus in haec verba Bonifacius Episcopus etc. Considerantes igitur quod si privilegii & literarum praedictarum vobis & caeteris quibus convenit notificatio fiat debita & notificatio manifesta sanctae & Apostolicae voluntatis benigna liberalitas ipsorum beneficiorum S. Augustini in praescriptis de novo impetratis verum antiquis ipsorum privilegiis ex decreto Apostolico in suo robore duraturis tàm personalis quaelibet quam realis contenta immunitas & libertas vobisque executionis vel conservationis officium quod incumbit liberius plenius ac quietius debitum consequentur effectum ea omnia & singula vobis Pater reverende notificamus publicamus ad certitudinem praesentium & memoriam futurorum Vobisque nihilominus authoritate Apostolica condigna tamen reverentia monemus & exhortamur in Domino et in virtute obedientiae qua dictae sanctae Sedi tenemini firmiter injungimus et mandamus quatinus dictis Religiosis Sancti Augustini suisque subjectis qualiscunque conditionis existant quam quoad Monasterium ipsum membra Ecclesias Capellas Hospitalia Cantarias Villas Maneria possessiones redditus et quaecunque alia bona sua ubilibet in Diocaesi et Provincia vestra Cantuar. constituta quae in praesenti optinent vel auctore Domino in futurum adquirent una cum degentibus in eisdem quacumque conditione compositione statuto consuetudine editis vel factis non obstantibus in aliquo libera exemptione gaudere ob indulgentis et sanctae Sedis reverentiam permittatis nullum omnino verbo vel facto perpetrantes obstaculum quominus tam modernae indulgentiae quam privilegiorum et status antiquorum ipsius Monasterii Clericorum et subditorum suorum prout per candem reducuntur ad primaevi roboris firmitatem Et quid in hac parte decreveris faciendum infra 8. dies in virtute sanctae obedientiae nobis rescribatis Et similiter scripserunt Episcopis Londoniensi & Roffensi & aliis prout visum fuerat cisdem expediendum Praemissis vero literis Praelatis praedictis omnes & singuli certificarunt Primò Archiepiscopus sic Religioso viro & discreto Abbati de Waltham executori seu conservatori in hac parte à sede Apostolica deputato Robertus permissione divina etc. salutem in omnium salvatore Mandatum infrascriptum 4 Non. Maii nuper recepimus sub hac forma Venerabili in Christo patri etc. Cui quidem mandato prout tenemur et de jure artamur parere intendimus sicut decet Valete Episcopus Roffensis sub hac forma Venerabilibus viris & discretis Dominis Dei gratia Westmonast●rii & de Waltham Monasteriorum Abbatibus ex●●utoribus vel conservatoribus à sede Apostolica deputatis in hac parte frater T. ejusdem permissione Roffensis Episcopus salutem reverentiam & honorem Literas vestras recepimus etc. Huic ergo mandato paremus reverenter quatinus possumus et de jure tenemur Istis sic habitis anno supradicto die Lunae prima die Junii Dominus Thomas Abbas hujus loci in Ecclesia sua pro tribunali sedens assidentibus ei multis discretis viris comparuerunt coram co ex citatione Rectoris Sancti Andraeae Cant. qui recepit in mandatis hoc facere omnes Rectares & Vicarii & omnes curam animarum habentes Et hii omnes et singuli recognoscebant eundem Dominum Abbatem ordinarium suum et non alium sub Domino Papa Et ipso instanti sponte Canonicam obedientiam in scriptis et inspectis Sacrosanctis Evangeliis eidem Abbati corporaliter fecerunt in forma quae talis est Ego N. ero obediens sanctae Romanae Sedi & Domino Abbati Sancti Augustini Cant. qui pro tempore fuerit & ejusdem Domini Abbatis Officialibus & Ministris Nota. quos de consilio fratrum suorum ad jurisdictionis suae exemptae exercitium assignabit in Canonicis mandatis Sic me Deus adjuvet & Sancta Dei Evangelia Quibus sic acts dictus Dominus Abbas ordinavit Decanatum sub nomine de Stir assignans & nominans Ecclesias de Stir de Fordewico de Littleburne Stodiwersh Preston Nordborn Scholdon Estlangedon Paerva Monyngham Sarcti Pauli Sancti Andraeae Sancti Johannis Sanctae Mildredae beatae Mariae de Castro Omnium Sanctorum beatae Mariae Magdalenae ad dictum Decana●um debere spectare in futurum Item ordinavit alium Decanatum viz. de Ecclesiis de Mestre Sanctorum Petri Johannis & Laurentu de Stonore Chistelet Swaleclive & de Westbere mandans & praecipiens illum Decanatum vocari de caetero Decana●us de Menstre Item ordinavit alium Decanatum viz. de Ecclesiis de Faversham de Middleton the Selling de Scheldwich de Kenyton de Wynelesburgh de Tenderdene de Swanes de Fretingden de Brocklond the Stone de Borewaremersh de Demecherche de Kyngesdon & de Lenham quam caput dicti Decanatus esse voluit & mandavit Cum vero idem pater sic per Decanatus suam jurisdictionem divisisset & in singulis eorundem Decanum praefecisset ab omnibusque obedientiam recepisset omnes et singulos sibi subjectos tam praesentes quam absentes monuit et eis firmiter injunxit ut decenter in verbit gestis et omnibus aliis erga venerabilem patrem Archiepiscopum Cantuariensem se haberent ac reverentiam sibi et suis facerent nec ipsum Archiepiscopum vel suos in aliquo contempn●rent & quoth in Ecclesiis & alibi se benè gererent & hac eadem voluit de omnibus Parochianis subjectis suis protestans pro se & Monasterio suo extunc se ita existere paratum in omnibus hon●ri dicti patris & suorum sient unquam prius ante exhibucrat Demum ordinavit eis Commissarsum per talem formam Thomas permissione divina etc. discreto viro fratri Willielmo Ecclesiae nostrae elemosinario salutem In omnibus causis & negotiis ad jurisdictionem nostram pertinentibus una cum consilio fratrum nostrorum exercendam in Civitate & Diocaesi Cantuar. vobis vices nostras committimus cum canonicae cohercionis potestate Institutionibus & destitutionibus personarum Ecclesiasticarum ac visitatione Cleri & populi nobis specialiter reservatis Proviso tamen quod jurisdictione moderate utamini et excessum quemlibet evitetis Eodem anno in Ecclesia de Menstre idem Willielmus pro tribunali sedens congregatis coram co & congregatis ejusdem D●canatus Rectoribus & Vicariis necnon Clericis & Laicis in multitudine copiosa Capitulum suum solempniter pacificè & quietè & sine contradictione aliqua ibi celebravit faciendo omnia quae jurisdictionis erant specialiter et generaliter excrcendo quae in Conststoriis et Capitulis consimilibus per regnum Angliae ordinari fieri et exerceri consueverunt From which Relation Bulls and Proceedings we may observe 1. That the contests between the Archbishops Abbots and Monks of Canterbury about Exemptions Privileges and Jurisdiction was a principal cause of advancing the Pope's usurped Jurisdiction over them both and over the Rights Prerogatives of the Crown and Church of England 2ly The insolency injustice corruption and preposterousness of this Boniface and other Popes in exempting the Abbots Monks of Canterbury and all their Lands Hospitals Churches Impropriations Priests Tenants from all Archiepiscopal Episcopal and other Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction whatsoever and subjecting them solely and immediately to the See of Rome as likewise in subjecting the Archbishop of Canterbury the bishop of London and Rochester to the imperious commands censures of the Abbots of Westminster Waltham and St. Edmund's 3ly The pride and insolency of the Abbots in erecting Deaneries Officials Ecclesiastical Consistories and prescribing Oaths of Canonical obedience upon the Priests and Curates of the Churches belonging to their Monastery 4ly The strange injustice and contradiction of Pope's Bulls nulling repealing each other by Non. obstantes with all former Privileges granted by themselves and contracts compositions agreements made or ratified by others through bribery and corruption Whence * Chron. col 2002 2003. William thorn records of this ambodexter Boniface Iste Bonifacius magnis thesauris ab ista Ecclesia Cantuar. exhaustis eandem quam lucede privilegiebat per partem adversam amplioribus sibi impensis concessum privilegium irritavit et quasi ad perpetuam enervationem hujus Monasterii perpetualiter revocavit 5ly The atheistical impiety and hypocrisy of Popes in pretending such Bulls Exemptions proceedings to issue merely from the Apostolical authority conferred on them by Christ for the good of the Church the conscientious discharge of their Pastoral duty etc. when as they proceeded merely from their own ambition avarice bribery injustice and tended to the Church's disorder ruin by engendering new controversies schisms unchristian animosities suits appeals between them as this Historian thus further records * Chron. Wil Thorn col 1977 1978. In pacifica vero possessione resumptae jurisdictionis fuerunt ipsi Abbas & Conventus per duos menses & amplius nullo reclamaente vel contradicente quousque idem Archiepiscopus & Capitulum Ecclesiae Christi Cantuariae & Archidiaconus opposuerunt se appellantes unanimiter ad sedem Apostolicam d●centes se enormiter esse gravatos de tali jurisdictione resumpta per quam fuerat ab eisdem plebs revocata nec ipsis intendebat ut solevat Et ista lite sic inter partes pendente idem Archiepiscopus constituit quatuor Commissarios qui vice sua rigide procederent contra Rectores et Vicar●●s Clericos et etiam Laicos qui in praedicta jurisoictione resumpta ipsis Abbati et Conventui intendebant Et insuper inhiberi fecit Archiepiscopus per eosdem sub poena Excommunicationis ne quis Parochianorum ipsis Rectoribus et Vicariis decimas aut proventus solvat aut eis de juribus Parochialibus respondeat Item Ecclesias beatae Mariae Magdalenae beatae Mariae de Castro & beatae Mildredae de Civitate Cantuariae & Ecclesiam de Kenynton de fact contulit etiam non vacantes Item praefatus Archiepiscopus fratres Willielmum de Byholte & W. de Elham Monachos Magistros Willielmum de Roucebi Johannem de Becles Notarium publicum & W. de Castro Clericos & familiares ipsius Abbatis excommunicavit et excommunicari fecit pro eo quod in subditos ipsius Abbatis jurisdictionem exercebant Item idem Archiepiscopus praetendens Rectores & Vicarios Ecclesiarum Parochialium quae de patronatu nostro existebat in excommunicationis sententia quam in cos ut praemittitur tulerat ex eo quod nobis parebant et intendehant per annum et amplius perseverasse ipsos Rectores & Vicarios citari mandavit & fecit quod coram eo comparerent quicquid haberent pro se proposituri pro termino peremptoriè & ostensuri quare ipsos de Ecclesiis et Vicariis ipsorum non debet pr●vare Commissarii suprascripti imponebant Abbati quamplures abusus & excess●s privilegii concessi & statum & exemptionem ipsorum sive privilegium sinistrae interpretatione coram Clero & populo ad hoc in Ecclesiae Christi Cantuariae specialiter convocato interpretantes propter quae populum et Clericos simplices Archiepiscopo majus obedire quam privilegiis Apostolicis informarunt Idem Archiepiscopus facto publico Nota. sermone in Ecclesia sua excommunicavit omnes qui Ecclesiae suae juribus libertatibus vel possessionibus minuerant quae prius habuerat vel consueverat obtinere Item corpora quorundam qui a sententia excommunicationis appellarunt defata decesserunt quique in articulo mortis positi a Sacerdotibus eorum Nota. confessiones ipsorum audientibus absolutionis beneficium fuerant consecuti humati in Sanctuaria fecit exhumari et extra Cimiterium projici Item una vice lxxx homines Abbatis et Conventus quia recusabant expellere Monachos in Ecclesia de Chistelet existentes carceri Cantuariae fecit mancipari Propter quas injurias tam inormes et graves suggestum fuit Domino Papae Quod scriberet Regi pro defensione hujus Monasterii Quod & factum est Vnde petitum suit ab ipso Rege quod ratione dicti privilegii scriberet Archiepiscopo quod non molestar●t ipsum Abbatem vel Ecclesiam suam in hominibus & rebus suis Item supplicatum est Regi quod provideret ne homines dicti Abbatis per aliquam Excommunicationem per ipsum Archiepiscopum latam quamvis pro ipsorum captione Regiae Majestati scribatur nullo modo capiantur Item quod vellet scribere Vicecomiti suo quod si ●rchiepiscopus per violentiam laicae potestatis de facto vellet eosdem expellere de Ecclesiis suis hujusmodi laica potestate a●ctoritate regia dictum Monasterium a quoquam offendi non permitterat set defenderet eosdem prout est per Apostolicum rogaius Habita vero aliquali deliberatione Rex in propriae persona respondit sic Libenter scribemus Domino Cantuariensi pro defensione vestra Ad secundam petitionem r●spondit Quod nullus caperetur potestate regia ad requisitionem Archiepiscopi Ad tertiam p●titionem sic respondit Quod non potuit credere quod tam discretus Praelatus sicut est ipse Archiepiscopus ipsos Abbatem & Conventum per vim & laic●m potestatem auctoritate propria expelleret & propterea non videbatur sibi quod super hiis Vicecomiti esset scr●bendum Adjecit postea idem Rex dicens Abbati in hunc modum Dom●ne Abbas requirimus consulimus et praecipimus quod viriliter defendatis bona vestra et possessiones vestras et nos cum opus fuerit defendemus et vos javabimas in hac parte Whereupon he issued this Writ to the Archbishop Claus 27 E. 1. m. 13. Pro Abbate Sancti Augustini Cantuar. & Chronica Will thorn col 1978 1979. REX Archiepiscopo Cantuar. totius Angliae Primati salutem R●gatu et monitidne Sedis Apostolicae excitamur ut Monasterium Sancti Aug. Cantuar. ad Romanam Ecclesiam nullo medio pertinens ob reverentiam dictae Sedis recommendarum habentes illud ad cujuscunque petitionem in rebus suis vel hominibus non offendamus in aliquo nec offendi et quantum in nobis est ab aliis permittamus Sanè exposuit coram nobis Religiosus vir Abbas dicti Monasterii Sancti Augustini gravem querimoniam deponendo quod vos Monasterium suum praedictum quod ad Romanam Ecclesiam ut praemittitur nullo pertinet mediante ipsum et C●nventum ejusdem loci et bona eorum indebite persequentes ipsos super quibusdam Ecclesiis parochialibus quas in proprios usus tenent necnon et super quodam Hospitali Sancti Laurentii extra Civitatem Cantuar. contra privilegiorum suorum tenorem et appellationem suam legitimam ad dictam Sedem interpositam per eosdem molesiatis multipliciter et gravatis procedentes alias contra eos non absque Monasterii sui gravi praejudicio et praedictae Sedis cui noscuntur immediate subesse injuria manifesta Nos ita in exequendis mandatis Apostolicis quae nobis pro praefatis Abbate et Conventu ac eorum Monasterio in hac parte specialiter sunt directa volentes ut decet devotam et promptam diligentiam adhibere Paternitatem vestram requirendam attentè duximus & rogandam quatinus a praedictis gravaminibus et eorum quolibet penitus desistentes super juribus possessionibus dictis Ecclesiis vel eorum fructibus aut pertinentiis seu aliis bonis suis contra indulta praefatae Sedis non molestetis in aliquo seu turbetis quinimo decisionem ejusdem Sedis in hujusmodi negotio patienter cum qua decet reverentia expectatis Alioquin vos scire volumus quod cum pium arbitremur et congruum indebitis eorum oppressionibus subvenire quantum in nobis est oportunae defensionis remedio per quod ipsorum Abbatis et Conventus bona tuta permaneant curabimus eis succurrere ac Regii fulcimento favoris quatinus justitia permiserit confovere Teste Rege apud Westm 11 die Aprilis Chronica W. Thorn col 1979. Excommunicatio Archiepiscopo Roberto facta per Abbatem Sancti Augustini Medio hujusmodi tempore & anno supradicto scilicet 1300. idem Abbas subdelegatus Magistri Petri Roderici super praepositura de Wyngham per summum Pontificem Bonifacium 8. constitutus cum rite in Ecclesia de Kenyngton processisset contra eundem Archiepiscopum Cantuariensem & pro sua contumacia & offensa manifesta primo ab ingressu Ecclesiae et subsequenter a divinis et tandem ejus crescente contumacia juxta traditam sibi formam auctoritate apostolica excommunicavit et excommunicatum denunciavit pro eo quod quendam Clericum nomine Amadaeum ad dictam praeposituram promovendam multiplicitè impedivit unde idem Archiepiscopus adversus istud Monasterium acrius insurgebat et non obstantibus nostris privilegiis et praecipue novae exemptionis cuidam Roberto Paulym primam tonsuram habenti minus voluntarie Ecclesiam praedictam de Kenynton quae plena fuit duxit conferendam Qui vi armata & manu hostili cum magna multitudine armatorum pridie Non. Martii anno supradicto fractis hostiis et fenestris tam ipsius Ecclesiae quam Rectoriae non sine violenta manum injectione et sanguinis effusione Clericorum et Nota. Laicorum Abbatis inibi existentium in eandem Ecclesiam violenter ingredients nequiter se intrusit Similiter Ecclesiam beatae Mariae Magdalenae cuidam Jacobo Praesbytero & Rectori Ecclesiam beatae Mildredae cuidam Willielmo praedictam Ecclesiam beatae Mariae juxta Castrum cuidam Thomae Pycard Qui quidem omnes hii intrusores ad praedictas Ecclesias accedentes manupotenti hostia cum malleis ferreis cum suis complicibus fregerunt Monachos Clericos et alios inibi existentes nequiter expellentes non sine sanguinis effusione atrociter vulneraverunt So little did this Archbishop regard either the Pope's precedent Bulls exemptions Mandates or Nota. his Delegates censures thus denounced against him in opposition to his own Archiepiscopal authority and jurisdiction or the Canons of the Church against Layforce and laying violent hands on Priests which must all give place to his violence will and pleasure in defence of his Primacy and Metropolitical Sovereignty What strange censures tumults perjuries revolts from one prevailing party to another these differences between the Abbot Monks and Archbishop occasioned William Thorn thus further relates * Chronica W. Thorn col 1979. Anno Domini 1301 quidam Capellanus nomine Petrus Mildestede institutus per Abbatem ad vicariam Ecclesiae de Faversham qui quidem Petrus ob diversa gravamina universis Rectoribus Vicariis & subditis hujus Monasterii per Archiepiscopum & vos Commissarios dampnabiliter illata suae salutis immemor post Canonicam obedientiam pro vicaria sua ad sancta Dei Evangelia corporaliter praestitam a praefata obedientia resiliens et super hoc postmodum in praesentia dicti Abbatis judicialiter convictus et confessus se sponte voluntati Abbatis et ordinationi submiserat Iterum tamen post praestitum juramentum continuae residentiae personalis in ipsa Vicaria cura sibi commissa deserta in Ecclesiis adjacentibus divina celebrare immopotius profanare praesumpserat trahendo Parochianos Ecclesiae de Faversham alectionibus & machinationibus quibus potuit ad Ecclesias convicinas ad Sacramenta & sacramentalia in Abbatis & Ecclesiae suae de Faversham praejudicium non modicum & gravamen Postmodum super hiis & aliis notoriis criminibus coram dicto Domino Abbate & ejus Commissario multotiens ad judicium evocatus nec aliquo modo comparens a celebratione divinorum suspensus et majoris Excommunicationis sententia ut inferius per Commissarium dicti Abbatis liquide patebit innodatus est Dominus vero Abbas suscipi●ns curam ipsius Ecclesiae & Parochiano●um suorum fecit eis ministrari per suos Monachos & honestos Praesbyteros absentiam praedicti Petri adimplentes Contigit verò quod quidam Parochianus ejusdem Ecclesiae decesserat jacens in feretro quem dictus Petrus machinatus fuerat cum suis complicibus extra Parochiam de Faversham apud Praeston praejudicialiter humare unde Monachi Sancti Augustini & alii Presbyteri assumptis secum Clericis & Laicis domum ipsius defuncti cum mansuetudine debita causa officii mortuorum peragendi adierunt et invento corpore dicti defuncti in ar●ha concluso feretro supposito cum paratosse offerrent exequias prodesuncto debitas inibi celebrare et illud corpus ad matricem Ecclesiam de Faversham facere deportari ecce Thomas Everard Major dictae villae & quasi tota communitas ibidem utriusque sexus cum gladiis lanciis fustibus securibus lapidibus & aliis diversorum armorum generibus praefatis Monachis Presbyteris Clericis cum prapradicto corpore in feretro pacificè inermibus versus Ecclesiam incedentibus insultum fecerunt ipsumque funus rapere & à sepultura debita retrahere nisi fuerunt necnon quosdam ex eis tam Monachos quam Clericos in Strata publica in Capitibus brachiis & corporibus Nota. suis percusserunt atrociter vulneraverunt & lapidibus obruerunt non sine ●normi sanguinis effusione Sed hiis malis non contenti praedictus major & maxima pars dicta communitatis machinati sunt instinctu diabolico ad destruendum per incendium vel alio modo facinoroso praefatam Ecclesiam de Faversham & domos Rectoriae ejusdem & propter hoc domicelli & servientes de Monasterio destinati fuerunt ad dictorum maleficam malitiam reprimendam & dictam Ecclesiam cum domibus Rectoriae defendendam & incontinenti Major cum suis compli●ibus proclamaverunt vocibus & cornu communi totam ejusdem villa coortem utriusque sexus & praefatis Monachis domicellis Clericis & Laicis insultum fecerunt & eos cum gladiis arcubus & aliis diversorum armorum generibus in maxima multitudine tam ipsius villae quam patriae adjacentis hostiliter eos insequentes quosdam ●emivivos reliquerunt quosdam nequiter vulneraverunt alios incarceraverunt et tanquam latrones Presbyteros et Laicos in compedibus et vinculis per longum tempus detinuerunt caeteros vero indumentis suis pecuniarum summis & aliis bonis fraudulenter spoliatis exanimes in stratis publicis reliquerunt Addentes insuper iniquitatem iniquitati adhibito sibi Petro de Mildestede antedicto perjuro & excommunicato totius facinoris authore principali cum complicibus suis Ecclesiam ●ntedictam & domos sanctuarii ejusdem ausu sacrilego invadentes portus et hostia fregerunt & ingressi campanile ascenderunt cordas campanarum amputarunt trabes quibus penderunt gladiis inciderunt ornamenta Ecclesia una cum indumentis sacerdotalibus & Diaconi ipsius Ecclesiae ipso Diacono inibi verberato malitiosè asportarunt Insuper verò inimicus noster non dormiens sed super injuriis nostris manum extendens ad malum * By whose encouragement all the premised insolences were acted by the said Mayor Robertus Archiepiscopus Ecclesiam de Faversham cum coemiterio interdici mandavit Anno quo supra interrogatus fuit idem Petrus de M. in Hospitio suo apud Faversham à Magistro Willielmo Rousby si vellet de catero obedire Domino Abbaeti & suis Commissariis juxta sacramentum suum & dixit Se velle obedire Archiepiscopo Item interrogatus Si quid pro se circa statum suum in Curia Romana impetraverat super eo quod à bono obedientiae dicto Abbati praestitae resilendo perjurium incurrerat aut contra canonicas sanctiones commissam sibi dictae Vicariae curam deserens residentiam continue personalem juratam et promissam praepararet omittendo Dixit quod de hiis omnibus non curabat as most Nonresidents do * Ibidem col 1981. Sequitur processus contra eum Cum dudum praefatus Vicarius non vi nec metu sed sponte una cum aliis Rectoribus & Vicariis nobis Abbati Sancti Augustini tanquam Ordinario suo fecisset & jurasset ad sancta Dei Evangelia tactis & inspectis sacrosanctis occasione ipsius Vicariae canonicam obedientiam sub hac forma Ego Petrus ero obediens sanctae Romanae sedi & Domino Abbati Sancti Augustini Cant. ad eandem sedem nullo medio pertinenti qui pro tempore fuerit & ejusdem Domini Abbatis officialibus & ministris quos de consilio fratrum suorum ad suae jurisdictionis exemptae exercitium assignabit in Canonicis mandatis Sic me Deus adjuvet Nuper verò idem Vicarius juramento obedientiae penitus derelicto Domino Archiepiscopo tanquam Ordinario suo pro eadem Vicaria corporale praestiterat obedientiae sacramentum & in signum hujusmodi subjectionis unum denarium optulerat in magna altare Ecclesiae Christi Cantuariae Pro quibus sic actis idem Abbas assignavit sibi diem peremptorium videlicet proximum diem juridicum post festum Exaltationis Sanctae Crucis in Ecclesia Sancti Augustini Cant. committens vices suas Commissario suo generali sub hac forma Thomas permissione etc. discreto viro fratri Willielmo etc. in omnibus causis & negotiis ut supra in omnibus praeter quod hic non dicitur Proviso etc. Cujus authoritate mandati praedictus Commissarius citavit eum per Decanum de Lenham cujus tenor talis est Commissarius venerabilis patris Domini Th. Dei gratia Abbatis Monasterii Sancti Augustini Cant. ad Romanam Ecclesiam nullo medio pertinentis in sua jurisdictione exempta de fratrum suorum consilio deputatus Decano de Lenham salutem in salutis authore Cum Petrus Vicarius de Faversham proximum diem juridicum post festum Exaltationis proximo praeteritum ex praefixione legitima coram Domino Abbate vel suo Commissario habuisset in Ecclesia Sancti Augustini ad faciendum & recipiendum secundum formam praetactorum quod juris foret & rationis Qui Petrus die & loco legitimè proclamatus & diu expectatus nullo modo comparere curavit pronunciavimus contumacem & propter ejus contumaciam ab ingressu Ecclesiae suspendimus justitia exigente Idcirco vobis injungimus & mandamus quatinus ipsum sic suspensum in Ecclesia de Faversham denunciatis seu denunciari faciatis publice et solemniter ipsum nihilominus citetis peremptoriè quod compareat coram Domino Abbate vel ejus Commissario in Ecclesia Sancti Augustini Cant. proximo die juridico post commemorationem Animarum proximo futuram facturum & recepturum quod juris fuerit & rationis Quid autem super hiis feceritis nos die & loco per literas vestras patentes harum seriem continentes certificetis Certificatorium Venerandae diseretionis viro Commissario venerabilis patris Dei gratia Abbatis Ecclesiae Sancti Augustini Cant. suus humilis & devotus Decanus de Lenham obedientiam reverentiam & honorem Mandatum vestrum suscepi in haec verba etc. Auctoritate cujus mandati praefatum Vicarium quod compareat eoram vobis dictis die & loco peremptoriè citavi dicitur tamen vulgariter quod est absens & vaegabundus Et sic mandatum vestrum secundum sui formam & effectum reverenter quatin●s potui sum executus Set cum pluries proclamatus & debitè expectatus per se vel per responsalem aliquem minime compareret dictus Dominus Abbas ipsum reputavit contumacem & de jurisperitorum consilio contra eum processit & pronunciavit in scriptis & forma quae talis est In Dei nomine Amen Nos Thomas etc. Magistrum Petrum qui se gerit pro Vicario Ecclesiae nostrae de Faversham quem alias pro sua manifesta contumacia ab ingressu Ecclesiae et etiam a divinis justitia exigente suspendimus et suspendi mandavimus pro sua multiplicata contumacia excommunicavimus in hiis scriptis decernentes eum sic suspensum et excommunicatum in dicta Ecclesia de Faversham necnon in aliis Ecclesiis Decanatus de Lenham fore publicè denunciandum diebus Dominicis & festivis donec absolutionis beneficium meruit optinere * Chronica W. Thorn col 1982 1983. Anno quo supra in Ecclesia Sancti Augustini Cant. in loco publico ubi jus reddi consuevit praedictus Commissarius sedens pro tribunali fecit publicè praeconia voce praefatum Petrum ad eosdem diem & locum peremptoriè citatum & diu expectatus noluit aliqualiter comparere recitato toto processu contra eum habito sententiam diffinitivam protulit in hunc modum De vultu tuo judicium meum prodeat oculi tui videant aequitatem Olim in praesenta venerabilis patris Domini Thomae Dei gratia etc. in Conventuali Ecclesia Monasterii ejusdem pro tribunali sedentis constitutus personaliter propter hoc Petrus V●carius Eccles●ae suae de Faversham confitendo expressè dictum Dominum Abb●tem sub Ecclesia Romana Ordinarium suum non vi nec metu sed sponte eidem Domino inspectis Sacrofanctis pro dicta Vicaria canonicam obedientiam in scriptis & forma quae talis Ero obediens etc. ut supra Postea cum dictus Vicarius salutis suae immemor vesano ductus spiritu ab eadem obedientia resiltens in suae salutis dispendium nequiter recesserat & cum pluries ad judicium pro delictis vocaretur semel & secundo contumaciter se absentans & in sua malitia obstinata cervice pers●verans & incorrigibilis existens animo indurato & contumaciam contumaciis accumulans comparere vel respondere per se vel per alium non curaret Nos vener●bilis patris Domini Abbatis generalis Commissarius in Civitare & Diocaesi Cantuariae deputatus considerantes quod in emisso camo ludit cujus maxillas domantis fraenum non re●triagit et quod secundum Canon's nile comparentibus praesentia prodesset si absentia contumacibus non obesset ipsum Vicarium reputamus contumacem & super tot & tantis notoriis criminibus contra cum ad ejus punitionem procedentes auctoritate nobis commissa eundem Petrum tanquam excommunicatum incorrigibilem pronunciamus et ab eadem Vicaria et Domibus quatenus earundem possessioni de sacto incumbit amovendum esse decernimus per hanc nostram sententiam diffinitivam in hiis scriptis * Chron. Wil Thorn col 1983 1984 etc. Anno Domini 1302. idem Archiepiscopus adversus hanc Ecclesiam adhuc instigatus mandavit Commissario suo quod imponeret Presbyteros in Ecclesiis & Vicariis nostris ad deserviendum in eisdem ipsius auctoritate sub tali forma Robertus permissione divina etc. Cum Ecclesia de Patronatu Abbatis & Conventus Sancti Augustini ac Vicariae Ecclesiarum ipsis appropriatarum per priva ionem nostram & cessionem Rectorum & Vicariorum ipsorum noscuntur vacare & cura earundem Ecclesiarum ac Vicariarum ad nos immediatè pertineat ipsa vacatione durante tibi committimus et mandamus quatinus ipsas Ecclesias et vicarias facias per sacerdotes idoneos deserviri ita quod debitis non fraudenter obsequiis nec cura earum aliquatenus negligatur Salvo jure Archidiaconali in fruct●bus et obventionibus earundem juxta consuetudinem hactenus observatam Ob qualem injuriam tam manifestam nona die mensis Julii in Ecclesia Sancti Gregorii coram Archiepiscopo ibidem tunc existente Vicarius Ecclesiae Sancti Pauli Procurator R●ctorum & Vicariorum scilicet Sancti Andraeae Omnium Sanctorum Sancti Johannis Fordewico de Swaleclive de Stonore de parva Mongeham de Estlangedon de Wynelesberge de Borewarmershe de Brocklond de Fritindenne de Kingesdon de Westbere Ecclesiarum Rectores de Littleburn de Preston de Menstre sancti Laurentii de Nordburne de Tenterdenne de Lenham de Middelton de Cheldwich Ecclesiarum Vicarii habentes virtute mandati sui procuratorii inter caetera potestatem agendi defendendi provocandi & atpellandi et ibidem coram eodem Archiepiscopo pro defensione praedictorum appellavit et apostolos peciit cum effectu Mandavit insuper Archiepiscopus hujusmodi appellatione non obstante Archidiacono suo quod compelleret omnes parochianos Decanatus de Westbere quod non solverent Decimas et Obventiones dictarum Ecclesiarum nisi Collectoribus per ipsum assignatis per talem formam Vacantibus olim Ecclesiis de Westbere the Swaleclive de Chistelet the Menstre sanctorum Laurentii et Johannis in Thaneto et adhuc tanquam vacantibus in custodia nostri Archidiaconi existentibus perceptione fructuum & obventionum ipsa vacatione durante ad ipsum Archidiaconum et non ad alium notoriè pertinente Vobis mandamus quatinus moneatis canonicè et efficaciter inducatis omnes et singulos parochianos dictarum ecclesiarum et omnes tam seculares quam religiosos cujuscunque conditionis aut status existant terras & bona in parochiis dictarum Ecclesiarum habentes ut decimas tam bladi quam faeni in campis dimittant per collectores percipiendas et minutas Decimas et alia quae ipsis Ecclesiis et Vicariis debentur fideliter persolvant custodibus vel collectoribus per nos deputatis sub poena Excommunicationis majoris quam in non parentes proferimus in hiis scriptis Rege Regina et eorum liberis ab ista sententia duntaxat exceptis Vndè propter ista & multa alia gravamina per Archiepiscopum Archidiaconum & eorum Commissarios Officiales & Ministros directi suerunt iterum ad Curiam Romanam Fratres Robertus de Fekenham et Adam de Rydenne Procuratores qui praedicta gravamina contra tenorem privilegii sui dicto Monasterio et subjectis ejusdem illata Domino Papae in scriptis palam demonstrarunt Et nota quod durante ista gravissima tribulatione Abbates supradicti privilegii concessi conservatores ministerium suum fideliter adimplentes canonicam ultionem fulminanno dicto Archiepiscopo Archidiacono Commissariis Officialibus et ministris eorundem ne talia attemptarent sub interminatione prohibuerunt Protestants palàm & publicè quod non intendunt officium suae conservationis excedere nec aliud seu ad aliud quam privilegium exigit ex parte Religiosorum Sancti Augustini vel subditorum suorum procedere in hac parte Vnde ex parte Archiepiscopi ante portam sancti Augustini extitit appellatum in forma quae sequitur Licet Westmonasterii & de Waltham Monasteriorum Abbatibus una cum Abbate Sancti Edmundi Londoniensis et Norwicensis Diocesis super exemptionibus religiosis viris Abbati et Conventui sancti Augustini ut praetendunt innovatis et eisdem de novo concessis a Seed Apostolica prout asseritur conservatoribus deputatis pro eo quod idem conservatores potestatem & modum conservationis hujusmodi contra venerabilem patrem Archiepiscopum Cantuariensem patenter excesserant necnon et ex aliis probabilibus conjecturis nomine patris ejusdem et pro eo adhaerentibus dudum ad sedem Apostolicam extitit provocatum ne per praedictos conservatores vel religiosos viros sancti Augustini vel eorum nomine aliquid attemptetur aut aliquid hujusmodi fieri quoquo modo dicti tamen Abbas et Conventus sancti Augustini praemissis nequaquam obstantibus dictas exemptiones si quae sint et vires earum contra justitiam excedentes jurisdictionem ordinariam nedum in Ecclesiis quas dicunt sibi appropriatis et parochiis et parochianis earundem sed etiam in Ecclesiis in quibus jus patronatus habere se asserunt in earum parochiis parochianis ipsarum cum tamen nulla jurisdictio ordinata vel delegata eis competere liqu●●t in hac parte sibi temere usurpare Officiales et Decanos rurales caeterosque ministros ad exercitium jurisdictionis hujusmodi praeficere Rectores et Vicarios in Ecclesia sui Patronatus instituere in Cantuariensi Civitate et Diocaesi noviter praesumpserunt ac jurisdictionem eandem de facto exercentes inhibuerunt seu inhiberi fecerunt tam Clero quam populo dictarum ecclesiarum ne Domino Archiepiscopo seu suis officialibus in aliqua obediant vel intendant Dictarum enim Ecclesiarum Rectores Vicarios et Praesbyteros ad faciendum et jurandum eisdem Abbati et Conventui tanquam suis Ordinariis obedientiam compulerunt et indies compellere moliuntur De Processione Pentecostes ad istam Ecclesiam Solempnes insuper processiones quae à Clero & populo dictarum Ecclesiarum sicut à caeteris dictae Cantuariensis Diocesis singulis annis in ebdomada Pentecostes ad Ecclesiam Christi Cant. matricem & in ea publicè fieri consueverint sic fieri nuper impedientes vel impediri perperam procurantes ipsam processionem ad suum Monasterium in ultima Pentecoste publicè fieri procurarunt subjectionem debitam et honorem consuetam dicti Archiepiscopi Ecclesiae suae nequiter subtrahendo et ipsius jurisdictionem minus provide perturbando Et nota quod in illa processione Pentecostes fuerunt Rectores Vicarii & Sacerdotes Ecclesiarum subscriptarum videlicet de Westbere de Swaleclyve de Chisteleth de Menstre sanctorum Laurentii Johannis & Petri in Thaneto Stone Borewarmersh Demecherch Swanes Wyvelesberg de Broklond de Keninton de Fritenden de Lenham cum Capellis de Rocton de Middelton de Faversham de Sheldwich de Kingesdon de plumsted cum Capella de Estwicham quarum quaedam appropriatae caeterae verò de patronatu unà cum non modica parte populi earundem publicam processionem & solempnem fecerunt cum oblationibus & caeteris devotionibus secundum consuetudinem observatam in Ecclesiis matricibus dicti regni Subsidium receptum per Archiepiscopum contra nos In transitu quoque dicti Patris per Civitatem Cantuariensem ob reverentiam & honorem ejus Campanae pulsari debeant & ab antiquo solebant set Religiosi praedicti reverentiam et honorem hujusmodi subtrahi facientes hostia ipsarum Ecclesiarum in illius transitu claudi fecerunt et etiam inhiberi et impediri quominus taliter pulsaretur in dicti patris injuriam et suae Ecclesiae praejudicium manifestum unde idem Dominus Archiepiscopus sentiens se & Ecclesiam suam ex hujusmodi novis praesumptionibus praegravari ne ulterius ab eisdem talis jurisdictio exerceatur Sacrosanctam sedem Apostolicam appellat in hiis scriptis Quid plura Suffraganeos suos consuluit & ut Augustinense Coenobium deprimere et Bullam de nova exemptione annullare devote ab eisdem suffragium flagitavit Qui omnes pro defensione juris Ecclesiae Metropolitanae subsidium copiose dederunt videlicet de qualibet marca taxae ipsorum Episcoporum 4 d. praeter Archidiaconum Commissarios Officiales et alios ipsius Archiepiscopi familiares quorum quidam 40 l. et alii 40 marcas et quidam majus et quidam minus in omnem eventum largiti sunt istis habitis et receptis missi sunt Procuratores Archiepiscopi et Capituli sui ad Curiam Romanam ut averterent judicium et justitiam Papam et totam Curiam pecunia corrumpentes as the Abbot and Monks had done before Processus coram Papa inter Archiepiscopum & nos * Ibid. col 1986. Anno igitur Domini 1303. volens Dominus Papa uno dierum partes inibi constitutas audire fecit eos vocari in privato Consistorio 15 Kal. Februarii Et fuerunt tunc pro parte Archiepiscopi advocati Dominus Fornya & Robertus de Casula Romani & duo Monachi Ecclesiae Christi procuratores & duo juris Civilis professores Anglici Pro parte vero Abbatis fuerunt Domini Jacobus de Casulis & Benenutus de Pusyo advocati Curiae Romanae & duo Monachi scilicet Robertus de Fekenham & Adam de Rydenne procuratores & Magister Johannes de Sancto Claro Anglicus Constitutis igitur partibus in praesentia Domini Papae jussit partem Archiepiscopi proponere primò Quae proposuit quod privilegium fuit impetratum per falsi suggestionem & quod privilegia eorum antiqua fuerunt falsa similiter Abbas & Conventus excesserunt nimis per abusum jurisdictionem exercendo capitula celebrando Clerum etiam & populum ab obedientia & jurisdictione Archiepiscopi nequiter subtrahendo Objecit etiam quod ipsi constituerunt Deca●os rurales & etiam alios Officiales ad exercitium hujusmodi jurisdictionis contra consuetudines & libertates Archiepiscopi & Ecclesiae suae antiquas Pro parte vero Abbatis fuit propositum de gravaminibus ipsis & eorum subditis per Archiepiscopum & suos Commissarios illatis eos videlicet suspendendo excommunicando et demum eorum captionem apud regiam potestatem procurando contra privilegium eisdem a Domino Papa indultum Et propter ista & multa alia gravamina ipsis Religiosis illata petita fuit instanter dicti Archiepiscopi vocatio personalis & suorum Commissariorum Postquam verò fuerat ut dictum est pro utraque parte sic propositum dixit Dominus Papa Ego plantavi Apollo rigavit Ego suppling Gregorius Papa Ego sedes ista Romana plantavi illam Ecclesiam Sancti Augustini Apollo rigavit hoc est beatus Augustinus per Christi gratiam & suam praedicationem Anglos baptizavit Deus incrementem dedit per beatum Thomam martyrem Et adjecit Utraque Ecclesia nobilis est & ita benè novimus jura & libertates utriusque Ecclesiae sicut illi Monachi qui ibi stant erigens faciem ad Monachos procuratores superius nominatos Una inquit Ecclesia utitur jure communi alia gaudet privilegio singulari Et ideo in signum susceptae libertatis ab Ecclesia Romana in adventu Legati ad illam terram debet Abbas mittere unum Monachum obviam illi usque ad medium maris qui portabit secum Crucem et ibi erigent eam et ineipient cantare Te Deum Laudamus Ipse vero Monachus portabit Crucem erectam ante Legatum dummodo fuerit in illa terra Ad hoc quod vos dicitis quod privilegium fuit impetratum per falsi suggestionem & quod privilegia eorum antiqua sunt falsa non est verum Nos dedimus ipsis illud privilegium Praeterea nos inspeximus privilegium beati Bonifacii quarti satis amplum pro suo tempore et nos illud corroboravimus et si adhuc esset dandum adhuc eisdem daremus et si non esset eorum Monasterium exemptum de novo eximeremus In fine dixit partibus quod ipsi ponerent in scriptis ea quae voluerunt proponere & probare & sibi liberarent Sicque recesserunt à Consistorio Acta fuerunt haec coram Domino Papa & Cardinalibus in privato Consistorio Articuli liberati pro parte Abbatis & Conventus S. Augustini sic se habent * Chron. Wil Thorn col 1987 1988 1989 1990. Inprimis Pater Sanctissime exponitur quod praefa●um Monasterium Sa●ctissimorum Patrum Gregorii & Augustini monitu & instantia beatus Ethelbertus Rex Angliae quem dictus pater Augustinus cum sua gente ad fidem Christi convertit in sepulturam sui & successorum suo●um Regum Angliae & Praesulum praefatae Vrbis Cantuariae à fundamentis construxit & bonis propriis ditavit & ibidem congregationem Monachorum c●llocavit Cui Monasterio dictus pater Augustinus primo praefecit auctoritate sedis Apostolicae Petrum Abbatem confessorem per beatum Gregorium secum missum ad convertendum Anglicos Quo Petro mortuo Apostolica sedes praefecit Johannem Item praedictum Monasterium ut praemittitur sic fundatum dictus Anglorum Apostolus & sanctissimae sedis Romanae L●gatus Augustinus authoritate beati Papae Gregorii & ex ore ejusdem dominicum esse voluit et Apostolicum ordinavit ac terras et Ecclesias ad ipsum pertinentes ab omni ordinaria potestate potentatu dominatu aut imperio exemit et privilegiavit prout in ejusdem privilegio latius continetur Item praedictum Monasterium sanctus pater Dominus Bonifacius Papa quartus ad preces dicti Sancti Ethelberti Regis & Sancti Melliti confessoris tunc Londoniensis Episcopi Sancti Regis ad hoc Nuncii & Legati in generali Concilio Italiae perpetua libertate munivit & privilegiavit Item praedictum Monasterium virtute dictorum privilegiorum & ipsorum cujuslibet pro tempore suo ab initio fundationis suae ita liberum fuit et exemptum ab omni ordinaria potestate tam in capite quam in membris et omnibus ad idem pertinentibus intus et extra et notorie habitum pro exempto et solum sanctissimae Romanae Sedi immediate subjectum quod nullus praeter Romanum Pontificem vel cui ad hoc specialiter committeret quicquam jurisdictionis vel potestatis in dictum Monasterium Abbatem vel Monachos et Clericas homines vel tenentes de dominio vel de subjectione ipsorum Abbatis et Convent●s nec in aliquos ipsi Monasterio tributa vel redditus quomodolibet exsolventes nullatenus exerceret verum Abbas cum suo Conventu omnem jurisdictionem in omnibus Ecclesiis suis et Parochianis eatum tam in Clericis quam in Laieis pacifice et plene exercuit et habuit Clericos in Ecclesiis suis tam suis usibus appropriatis quam aliis instituit et destituit Causas etiam Matrimoniales audivit et omnimodam jurisdictionem exercuit sicut Episcopi in suis Diocaesibus exercere consueverunt Et istum statum pacificè & notoriè habuit istud Monasterium per 300 annos & ultra scilicet usque ad tempus Lucii Papae tertii cujus tempore licet Archiepiscopus Cantuariensis ipsius Monasterii statum exemptionem & jurisdictionem inquietaret dictus tamen Dominus Lucius mandavit per Bullam suam Archiepiscopo Cantuariensi quod non intromitt●ret se de aliqua jurisdictione quantum ad Clericos vel homines spectantes ad jurisdictionem ipsius Abbatis Item mandavit Abbati quod jurisdictionem hujusmodi exerceret et simili modo mandavit Clericis et Laicis dictae jurisdictionis quod non obedirent Archiepiscopo Cantuariensi in aliquo verum dicto Abbati praesertim pendente inquietatione praedicta Postea Dominus Celestinus 3. quoad praedicta jura & alia dictum Monasterium privilegialiter communi●it In quo statu dictum Monasterium usque ad tempus Gregorii Papae 9 permansit & usum est su●s libertatibus ut supra Iste Gregorius mandavit per scripta Apostolica & praecepit tunc Archiepiscopo quod dictos Abbatem et Conventum aliqua non gravaret sententia et quod ipsorum Ecclesias Clericos vel homines interdicere vel Excommunicare non prasumeret vel census sibi debitos solvi minime impediret Item tempore ipsius Domini Gregorii propter nimias vexationes & gravamina quae sentivit ipsum Monasterium per potentiam Archiepiscoporum intervenit compositio anno sui Pontificatus 12. quae adeo derogavit praemisso statui illius Monasterii & juri quod extunc Archiepiscopus Cantuariensis & Archidiaconus ibidem inceperunt praetextu dictae Compositionis habere institutionem & destitutionem in Ecclesiis ipsius Monasterii ad praesentationem Religiosorum & in suos Clericos & homines jurisdictionem omnimodam exercere reservatis tamen quibusdam praerogativis praeteritae jurisdictionis & exemptionis Abbati praedicto Item istius Compositionis forma hinc inde fuit servata usque ad tempus Domini Roberti nunc Cantuariensis Archiepiscopi qui etiam contra Compositionem praedictam innumeris gravaminibus ipsum Monasterium solito plus vexavit Primo videlicet recusavit admittere quendam Clericum idoneum praesentatum ab ipsis ad Ecclesiam eorum de Fritendenne set mandavit ipsis Religiosis per literas suas quod presentarent certam personam quem in literis suis nominavit & adjecit quod nullum alium vellet admittere illa vice Item subsequenter petiit ab ipso Abbate obedientiam tam contra praetacta privilegia quam Compositionem praemissam quam debuit illis temporibus observare Item fecit citari dictos Abbatem & Conventum ad terminum nimis brevem & ad locum incertum nulla abbreviationis causa expressa ita quod ipsi comparerent coram ipso ubicunque esset in Civitate Diocaesi vel Provincia Cantuar. proposituri ostensuri necnon probaturi peremptoriè quo jure vel titulo Ecclesias de Middleton de Littleburne de Preston de Menstre Sanctorum Laurentii & Petri de Chistelet de Faversham de Sch●ldwich de Selling de Tanterdenne de Nordborne de Lenham & Sancti Pauli Cantuar. in usus proprios possiderent necnon portiones & pensiones quas finxit eosdem habere in certis locis licet in veritate nullas haberent ibidem ac etiam ut dicto termino privilegia super appropriatione Ecclesiarum nostrarum & aliis libertatibus ipsius Monasteri● cum gravi p●riculo delationis exhibendorum pro termino peremptorio exhibituri & ulterius de die in diem processuri ubicunque idem Archiepiscopus se transferret Item ad magis gravandum dictos Religiosos excitavit adversus eos plures adversarios citando in Ecclesiis in quarum Parochiis ipsi Religiosi pensiones vel portiones habebant ac etiam in aliis ubi nichil perceperunt omnino quod omnes quorum interesset coram ipso Archiepiscopo comparerent se ipsis Religiosis in hujusmodi pensionibus efficaciter opposituri ita quod à dicta perceptione expelli possent in postorum & excludi Item licet eidem Archiepiscopo oblatum fuisset multis vicibus ex parte Religiosorum & ante corum citationem & post super omnibus quorum occasione fatigavit eosdem loco & tempore congruis & ipsum in illis debite informare ipsos tamen in hoc audire saepius recusavit nec detulit quamvis sibi constaret de eorum appellationibus sed Ecclesias ipsorum Religiosorum nullo juris ordine servato vacantes esse pronunciavit & mandavit eisdem quod ad ipsas Ecclesias tanqua● ad vacantes insra 40 dierum spacium idoneos Clericos praesentarent denunciando eisdem Religiosis quod alioquin Ecclesias conferret easdem Item dum dictarum appellationem negotia apud hanc sanctam Sedem de praecepto vestro Pater Sanctissime remanserunt Not● inhibitum fuit eidem auctoritate vestra ne quicquam in dicti Monasterii seu dictarum appellationum praejudicium attemptaret lite pendente quibus tamen appellationibus vel inhibitioni Papali non detulit nec etiam vestrae Sanctitatis privilegiis licet sibi constaret ad plenum de singulis eorundem Item cum dictum vestrum privilegium esset eidem necnon Capitulo suo per conservatores super hoc deputatos ostensum & in eorum praesentia lectum idem conservatores per suum Commissarium virum providum & diseretum facta tamen sibi prius fide de privilegiis antiquis & de statu antiquo quem habebat ante dictas Compositiones quantum ad institutionem & destitutionem Clericorum in beneficiis injunxerunt Abbati quod ipse omnem statum antiquum tàm quoad exemptionem quam jurisdictionem plenè resumeret ac omnia & singula quae fieri consueverunt ante praedictam Compositionem liberè exerceret dictus verò Abbas sciens statum Ecclesiae suae antiquum fuisse ita plenum & liberum ipsum resumpsit secundum modum observatum antiquitus & quatenus vestro credebat privilegio convenire Postmodum idem Archiepiscopus per Officialem suum & alios misit Cantuariam mandans quod Abbas & Conventus coram ipsis in Ecclesia Sancti Pauli exemptionem & privilegia quibus vellent uti contra ipsum coram ipsis Commissariis notoriè susp●ctis & dicti Monasterii inimicis etiam tempore messium exhiberent Qui Commissarii imponebant Religiosis quamplures abusus & excessus privilegii concessi Tamen ex parte Abbatis & Conventus facta fuit protestatio quod non intendebant in aliquo excedere vel illo quoquo modo abuti verum si quid dubii circa vestrum privilegium emersissot vel in futurum emerg●ret vestrae Sanctitatis declarationem humiliter expectaret & petebatur quod hoc faceret pars adversa cum effectu Item dicti Commissarii praemissa omnia vilipendentes Clericos et homines ipsius Monasterii tributa et redditus solventes necnon caeteros exemptos in locis ejusdem degentes excommunicaverunt et praeceperunt sub poena excommunicationis ne quis Parochianorum suorum de suarum Ecclesiarum proventibus vel juribus Parochialibus responderent Et ut plus viderentur inimici vestroque privilegio inobedientes de die in diem tàm contra personas exemptas quam loca exempta processerunt Propter quod licet per conservatores vestri privilegii fuissent moniti quod à talibus excessibus notoriis desisterent & errata corrig●rent sub poena excommunicationis latae in eosdem si s●cus agerent iidem tamen injuriam injuriis accumulantes statum et exemptionem ipsius Monasterii inquietarunt vestrae Sanctitatis privilegium sinistra interpretatione coram Clero et populo exponentes Item dictus Archiepiscopus facto publico sermone ad populum in Ecclesia sua excommunicavit omnes qui statum suae Ecclesiae in juribus libertatibus vel possessionibus minuerant quae prius habuerat vel consueverat optinere Item Clericos eorundem per ejus Commissarium de facto non de jure excommunicatos non obstante quod processus et sententia praedicta essent auctoritate vestri privilegii nulla et irrita etiam per conservatores ex habundanti debite revocata fecit mancipari custodiae carcerali regia potestate mediante Istis articulis audientiae Apostolicae sic traditis & liberatis procuratores Abbatis recesserunt * Chron. Wil Thorn col 1990 1991. Anno quo supra per spacium temporis videlicet Idus Martii vocata fuit pars Abbatis & Conventus per se in secretiori Thalamo coram Domino Papa qui dixit quasi increpando Non secundum voluntatem nostram ut intelleximus fecerunt ipsi Abbas & Conventus in Ecclesiis juris patronatus eorum qui instituerunt & destituerunt in eisdem Responsum fuit Pater Sancte Non sed posuerunt ibi personas idoneas ut ipsis deservirent quousque aliud scirent de vestra voluntate Quantum ad pulsationem contra Archiepiscopum negatum fuit expressè quod nunquam fuit prohibitum quin pulsaretur contra eum Tertio inquirebat de Ecclesiis appropriatis quid sentirent Ad illud fuit allegatum de praescriptione & de statu Monasterii antiquo ad quem reducti fuerunt per suum privilegium Tunc dixi● Dominus Papa Non ponatis vos in talibus quia talia possunt esse privilegia quae jurisdictionem populi simul cum appropriatione Ecclesiarum sapiunt & alia quae non Ad illud quod objecit de excessu quoad institutionem & destitutionem responsum fuit Pater Sancte conservatores privilegii vestri viso statu Monasterii antiquo injunxerunt Abbati quod ipse resumeret omnem statum antiquum quoad exercitium jurisdictionis & ipse hoc fecit sub protestatione tali Quod si contingeret illum aliud facere quam quod de vestra procederet voluntate paratus esset cum sibi constaret resumpta revocare Hiis dictis jussi sunt recedere Et continuò vocata fuit pars Archiepiscopi & diu tractavit cum eyes Denuò vocata fuit pars Abbatis Constitutis verò partibus coram Domino Papa objecit pars Archiepiscopi illa quae superius sunt ostensa Tunt dixit Dominus Papa Taceatis non curamus de talibus quia totum negotium ad tria puncta restringimus videlicet ad jurisdictionem pulsationem & processionem & de istis volumus deliberare & ordinare sicut nobis videbitur expedire sicque totum negotium sibi prima vice reservavit deinde locutus est Procuratoribus Archiepiscopi dicens Nos audivimus de illo Cantuariensi quod male se habuit in Parliamento Lincolniae quia ipse seminavit zizania inter Regem et Barones' et nisi fuisset sapientia Regis terram suam imperpetuum amisisset ipse corruet et sinaliter ipse corruet et * Pope's can swear and take God's name in vain even in Cathedra and yet not err therein per Deum bene vindicabo Regem de eo Respondit Magister Johannes de Ros Procurator Archiepiscopi Pater Sancte nisi fuisset sua constantia et praedicatio multa majora scandala fuissent in illo regno exorta Papa respondit Tu mentiris tu mentiris bene scimus veritatem Tunc jussae sunt ambae partes recedere Post aliquot verò dies * Nota. pecunia mediante Episcopali traditum fuit dictum negotium ad Notarium ut expediretur Perpendit autem pars Abbatis quod nota non fuerat benè concepta pro parte ipsorum & vehementer instabat quod posset habere accessum ad Dominum Papam Tandem intervenientibus amicis ingressi sunt supplicantes sibi pro Dei misericordia quod sibi placeret habere pietatem de Monasterio suo & respondit Ecclesia beati Augustini est antiquior in illo regno & ideò magnum vituperium esset Curiae Romanae si non esset exempta ex quo plura Monasteria sunt ibi exempta nec decet quod sit pejoris conditionis quam aliae Ecclesiae quae fuit prima inter eas Initiatio ibidem religionis Christianae antiquitas loci & veneratio beati Augustini Anglorum Apostoli monet nos ad fovendum jura illius Monasterii in quantum possumus cum justitia Et hiis dictis recesserunt Insuper firmiter promissum fuerat eisdem per organum Domini Papae quod negotia benè expedirentur pro parte illorum tamen quia Curia fuit in motu versus Agnaniam dicebatur quod nihil expediretur quousque illuc venirent Igitur venientibus Procuratoribus Abbatis post Pascha Agnaniam requirebant à referendario quod negotia expedirentur secundum quod promissum eis fuerat Qui respondit verbis dissim●latoriis se ad plenum non scire de voluntate Domini unde praedicti Procuratores i●stiterunt ut faceret finem negotii Tandem dictum fuit eyes quod irent ad Notarium & inspicerent quandam notam quam Dominus praecepit fieri ut dicebatur Inspecta verò nota displicuit per omnia eo quod ex toto fuit eis contraria Placuit tamen Procuratori Archiepiscopi qui instanter egit ut imbullaretur Venerunt igitur Procuratores Abbatis ad Referendarium dicentes Pater quid est quod intenditis facere Si illa nota transeat imperpetuum confusi erimus nos et domus nostra nec ausi erimus redire ad propria Magnum certe peccatum est quod tantum a * Nota. Domo nostra extorsistis pecuniae nec quicquam consecuti sumus amplioris gratiae Qui respondit Quid igitur vultis ut faciam vobis Nun sufficere potest vobis quod habeatis statum aliorum exemptorum Responsum fuit Pater sufficit Et dixit Requiratis ergo statum eorum & Dominus faciet vobis bonam gratiam Vnde requisita fuit copia privilegii S. Albani & ad Curiam sub manu publica delata Quibus exhibitis respondit Dominus Papa Quod non satis credidit Notariis Anglicanis nisi hujusmodi privilegia possent inveniri in Curia registrata Demum Registris inspectis compertum est Privilegium Honorii tertii Anno ejusdem tertio de verbo ad verbum Et illud optimè faciebat pro statu quem petebant Intereà pendente negotio sub dissimulatione infecto Procuratores Archiepiscopi impetrarunt plures literas contra R●ctores Vicarios et alios subditos ipsorum Abbatis et Conventus Quibus Procuratores Abbatis contradixerunt Et cum multa esset pro hujusmodi hinc inde controversia dixit Auditor contradictoriarum Procuratoribus Abbatis Concedo vobis terminum usque ad publicum Consistorium ut possitis consulere Dominum si hae literae debeant transire vel non In proximo igitur Consistorio publico scilicet die Sancti Adriani inter caetera proposuit pars religiosorum coram Domino Papa & Cardinalibus quod Procuratores Archiepiscopi impetrarunt literas in audientia contra privilegium novum concessum Insuper quod de novo citari fecerunt Procuratores Abbatis coram Domino Johanne Monacho Presbytero Cardinali ad procedendum super illa Nota superius memor●ta Tunc respondit Dominus Papa Nos ob reverentiam beati Augustini dedimus eis illud privilegium & statum illius Monasterii corroboravimus & renovavimus veruntamen ipsi Monachi non sunt contenti finibus suis & adjecit de Causa quae fuerat in dubio coram Cardinali alloquens ipsum Cardinalem dicens sic Johannes fili audis tu istam Causam Qui respondit Pater sancte Vocati fuerunt coram me et proposuerunt in Scriptis excipiendo quod vos reservastis vestrae audientiae & super hoc petebant Procuratores praedicti instanter vestram Sanctitatem consuli eo quod vos non agebatis in remotis Qui respondit Ego tibi praecipio ne amplius istam causam audias nos enim illam nulli omnino hominum committimus nec committemus sed nos istud negotium cum omnibus sequelis suis volumus terminare Et sub isto modo istam Causam sibi secundò reservavit Consistorio celebrato venerunt Procuratores Abbatis nunciantes Auditori contradictoriarum quae dicta fuerant à Domino Papa Qui respondit Volumus consulere Dominum & quia Procuratores Archiepiscopi valdè fuerant infesti Auditori quod praedicta litera transirent fecit Auditor parts citari Quibus coram eo in judicio constitutis post multas allegationes hinc inde factas Dixit Auditor Quia nos non habemus cognoscere de veritate precum nos istas literas discernimus absolvi sub ista tamen conditione Quod si illae Ecclesiae seu personae de quibus agitur in praedictis literis pertinent ad illud Monasterium pleno jure vel sunt membra ipsius Monasterii vel si sint Ecclesiae vel personae de quibus omnibus causa pendet coram Papa literae non procedant contra Abbatem seu aliquas alias personas ipsi Monasterio subjectas Non multum post Procurator Archiepiscopi habito ingressu ad Dominum Papam proposuit coram eo Quod Procurator Abbatis impediebat literas communis justitiae in audientiâ quo minus transire possent & multos alios articulos proposuit coram eo Papa respondit Redigas in scriptis ea quae probare volueris & trades nobis Et si probaverimus quod verum dixeris nos acrius procedemus contra praedictos Religiosos si autem probaverimus te falsum dixisse promittimus Deo quod puniemus falsitatem tuam * Chronica W. Thorn col 1992 1193. Igitur proximo Consistorio liberavit Procurator Archiepiscopi Articulos praedictos Domino Papae qui sic incipiunt Gravamina noviter attemptata Dictus tamen Procurator non artavit se ad probandum Articulos in aliquo nec per publica Instrumenta seu quovis alio juris ordine sed in fine Articulorum quasi concludendo dixit Pater sancte haec omnia recepi literatoriè à Domino meo Cantuariensi & Priore Capituli ejusdem Quando verò dicti articuli liberati fuerunt petita fuit eorum copia instanter per Procuratorem Abbatis Et incontinenti petita fuit per eosdem quod Dominus Papa vellet subsequenter audire partem causam & articulos Abbatis Et respondit Satis est & adjecit Nos ob reverentiam beati Augustini Anglorum Apostoli statum illius Ecclesiae renovavimus corroboravimus & multa addidimus Veruntamen Abbas et ipsi Monachi nunis sunt elatt et faciunt multos Excessus et similiter Archiepiscopus aliquantulum est elatus et utinam aliquantulum quia nimis magnus Theologus est ipse est de Rypariis benè novimus eum Et dixit Con●ulimus quod utraque pars contenta finibus suis & placeret nobis quod bona pax esset inter eos quia si contingat nos tangere illas utraque pars dolebit Et sic recesserunt à Consistorio illa vice Quibus Articulis Archiepiscopi quanquam nobis omninò contrariis à Domino Papa conceptis jussit Notam quae alias fuerat Anagniae concepta procedere Quod videns Procurator Abbatis institit viriliter quatinus habere posset copiam dictae Notae dicens Se posse proponere & probare per rationes efficaces quod illa Nota non posset transire Quod cum nunciatum fuisset Domino Papae jussit copiam liberari praedicto Procuratori Tamen Procurator Archiepiscopi constanter egit quod praedicta Nota transiret Cui tamen responsum fuit quod Dominus intellexit quod pars Abbatis haberet plures rationes probabiles & efficaces quare praedicta nota transire non deberet & idcireo voluit audire parts & dictum negotium ampliori deliberatione tractare Et scito quod illa Nota quae dicitur fuiss● concepta Anagniae erat haec Habeant praesentationem Rectorum & Clericorum tum etc. quae sequuntur in bulla declarationis Contra quam notam Procuratores Abbatis rationes produxerunt efficaces in forma quae talis est Habeant Praesentationem etc. Haec dictio tantum absorberet jus Monasterii quia de jure commùni alia competunt patronis quam praesentatio sola quia Abbas & Conventus habent custodiam vacantium Ecclesiarum de Patronatu & percipiunt medietatem ●ructuum ipsarum tempore vacationis & etiam sequestrorum Item retinent claves ipsarum Ecclesiarum vacantium Item pulsantur Campanae propter reverentiam Abbatis quando transit per loca Et haec competunt & competierunt ab eo tempore quo memoria non extat & etiam per compositiones fuerant reservata expressè Item Archiepiscopus habeat Spiritualia in eisdem hoc excepto quod propter privilegia & compositionem interdicere & suspendere non potest sicut patet per Compositiones quinque Ecclesias in Compositione nominatas ut superius in eadem compositione patebat Nec aliàs quam eis ex praesenti declaratione Hoc est limitandum quoad spiritualem jurisdictionem quia temporalem habuerunt & habent in praedictis ab eo tempore quo non extat memoria Permittitur Ex hac concessione nihil permittitur quod jurisdictionem sapiat Praeterea eadem jura habent in hoc genere appropriatarum Ecclesiarum quae habent in illis quae sunt de solo patronatu Et ideò oportet hoc mutari Et aliarum quarumcunque Ecclesiarum Cantuar. Civitatis & Diocaesis Si hoc ita generaliter ponatur extendetur ad Ecclesias pleno jure eisdem subjectas & sic inducitur servitus super rem omnino exemptam Qualemcunque jurisdictionem habere noscuntur Quae sunt ista verendum est ne ex hiis verbis detur materia inposterum litigiis In caeteris contentis in eo Impropria videntur haec verba quia de hiis quae declarata sunt nichil de privilegiis continetur & Exceptio non sit nisi de eo de quo est regula Petitiones Procuratoris Archiepiscopi subsequenter productae quae tales sunt Abbas & Conventus Monasterii S. Augustini Cantuariensis asseruerunt coram vobis ' Quod licet Monasterium eorum à principio fundationis ipsius cum omnibus membris suis fuisset exemptum per sedem Apostolicam à jurisdictione qualibet ordinaria eye tamen postmodum exactionibus et angustiis fatigatis per nonnullos Archiepiscopos Cantuarienses super exemptionibus eorundem quaedam Compositiones intervenerint inter parts ex quibus dicti Abbas et Conventus dicentes plurimum derogari libertatibus eorundem supplicarunt se reduci ad plenitudinem libertatis exemptionis Vnde vos decrevistis Privilegia Libertates et Exemptiones ipsis à dicta Sede concessa in suo robore permanere ac nichilominus ipsos et dictum Monasterium cum omnibus membris suis ab omni potestate jurisdictione subjectione et dominio Archiepiscopi et Capituli Cantuariae et omnium aliorum absolvistis exemistis et perpetuo liberastis et decrevistis ea omnia totaliter et immediatè Romano Pontifici subjacere ita quod nec Archiepiscopus nec quaevis alia persona ecclesiastica in ipsos jurisdictionem aliquam sibi possunt vendicare Crisma autem Oleum sanctum consecrationes Altarium ordinationes Monachorum et Clericorum à Cantuariensi Archiepiscopo susciperent Mandatisque certis judicibus ut non permitterent eos contra exemptionem hujusmodi molestari Postmodum Archiepiscopus perpendens quod praedicti Judices excesserant fines mandati et quod dicti Abbas et Conventus usurpabant sibi jurisdictionem ordinariam nedum in Ecclesiis eis appropriatis et parochianis earum set etiam in Ecclesiis in qu●bus jus Patronatus tantum habebant et parochianis ipsarum ac impedi●bant solempnes Processiones quae consueverunt fieri à Clero et populo ipsarum Ecclesiarum ad Cantuariensem Ecclesiam procurando eam fieri ad dictum Monasterium et quod in transitu ipsius Archiepiscopi per Civitatem Cantuariae sibi subtrahebant pulsationem Campanarum ad Sedem Apostolicam appellavit Igitur nunc petitur pro parte Archiepiscopi ut statuatis quod ad Ecclesias Cantuariensis Civitatis et Diocesis in quibus dicti Abbas et Conventus obtinent tantum jus Patronatus et futuris temporibus obtinebunt et ad ipsarum Ecclesiarum Rectores Clericos et Parochianos non extendatur vestra hujusmodi exemptio et quod Ecclesiae quas habent et habebunt in proprios usus et Rectores seu Vicarii Clerici vel Parochiani earum quoad jurisdictionem spiritualem seu etiam temporalem per eandem exemptionem non intelligantur exempti set illas tantum ecclesias et per ipsam exemptionem cens●atis exemptas quae pleno jure ipsi Monasterio sunt subjectae et mandetis quod per eosdem Abbatem et Conventum per Rectores et alios Clericos Parochianos praedictarum et aliarum Ecclesiarum Cant. Civitatis et Diocesis in quibus ipsi Abbas et Conventus qualemcunque habeant jurisdictionem faciant ipsi Archiepiscopo obedientiam et reverentiam debitam in pulsando campanis in processionibus faciendis et in omnibus aliis in quibus consueverunt et debeut Et quod omnes Processus sive per praedictos Conservatores vel per eosdem Abbatem et Conventum aut per praefatum Archiepiscopum vel eorum aliquem vel quemcunque alium factos occasione praemissorum cassetis et irritetis Et quia omnes tam majores quam Nota. inferiores avaritiae studuerunt pecuniae summopere obtemperantes petitiones Archiepiscopi justas ratasque esse judicantes rationibus religiosorum contra notam privilegii superius conceptis non obstantibus Dominus Papa declaravit in hunc modum * Ibidem col 1995 1996. Bonifacius Episcopus Servus servorum Dei ad perpetuam rei memoriam Dudum pro parte dilectorum filiorum Abbatis & Conventus Monasterii S. Augustini Cantuariensis Ordinis Sancti Benedicti fuit expositum nobis quod licet eorum Monasterium à principio fundationis ipsius seu à tempore cujus memoria non extabat cum omnibus membtis suis existentibus ubicunque fuisset exemptum per specialia Privilegia Sedis Apostolicae à jurisdictione qualibet ordinaria prout evidentius in privilegiis contineri dicebatur eisdem eye tamen postmodum per nonnullos Archiepiscopos Cantuarienses qui pro tempore fuerant nunc hinc nunc inde vexationibus et angustiis fatigatis quaedam Compositiones super exemptionibus & libertatibus contentis in dictis Privilegiis intervenerunt inter parts Verùm ●ùm idem Abbas & Conventus assererent per hujusmodi Compositiones praedictis eorum Privilegiis & Libertatibus non modicum derogari Nos eorum supplicationibus inclinati hujusmodi privilegia exemptiones & libertates ipsis & dicto Monasterio à praefata Sede concessa in suo voluimus & decrevimus robore permanere ac nichilominus ipsos Abbatem & Conventum dictumque Monasterium cum omnibus membris Ecclesiis Capellis Xenodochiis Hospitalibus Cantariis necnon Castris Villis Maneriis Domibus Grangiis Terris Possessionibus Redditibus & quibuscunque bonis suis in quibuscunque forent Diocesibus constituta & omnibus personis sui Ordinis et aliis eis subjectis degentibus in eisdem ab omni potestate jurisdictione subjectione atque dominio tàm Venerabilis fratris nostri Archiepiscopi & dilectorum filiorum Capituli Cant. qui tunc ●rant et qui pro tempore forent quam quorumlibet Archiepiscoporum Episcoporum Capitulorum Praelatorum & Officialium suorum & aliarum quarumlibet Ecclesiasticarum personarum duximus per nostras sub certa forma Literas eximenda & eye super exemptionis nostrae privilegio dilectos filios Westmonasterii & de Waltham ac super istis sub certâ formâ literis conservatores nichilominus deputavimus Postmodum autem Venerabili Fratre nostro Archiepiscopo Cantuariensi praetendente quod praefati Westmonasteriensis & de Waltham abbots in hujusmodi conservationis negotio procedentes Fines mandati nostri in hac parte super certis Articulis patenter excesserant & quod memorati Abbas et Conventus Sancti Augustini praedictas exemptiones et vires earum contra justitiam excedentes jurisdictionem ordinariam nedum in Ecclesiis quas ipsi Abbas et Conventus appropriatas sibi esse dicebant et Vicariis Clericis Parochiis et Parochianis earundem Ecclesiarum set etiam in Ecclesiis in quibus idem Abbas et Conventus asserebant jus Patronatus duntaxat habere ac in Rectoribus Clericis Parochiis & Parochianis earundem Ecclesiarum sibi temerè usurpare ac jurisdictionem ipsam in Civitate ac Diocefi Cantuariensi diversis modis exercere Solennes insuper processiones quae a Clero & Populo dictarum Ecclesiarum sicut à caeteris Clericis et populis dictarum Cantuariensis Civitatis & Diocesis singulis annis certis diebus ad Ecclesiam Christi Cantuariae publicè fieri consueverunt impedire pulsationem quoque Campanarum quae in transitu ipsius Archiepiscopi per praedictas Civitatem & Diocesim Cantuariae ob ejus reverentiam & honorem fieri consueverat ab antiquo subtrahere vel subtrahi facere in Ecclesiis praedictis praesumpserat fuerunt tàm pro parte memorati Archiepiscopi Cantuariensis Ecclesiae quam sibi adhaerentium & adhaerere volentium diversae appellationes ad sedem Apostolicam interjectae Cumque negotium appellationum hujusmodi pro parte ipsius Archiepiscopi per ejus Procuratorem praesente Procuratore ipsorum Abbatis & Conventus fuislet propositum coram nobis nos volentes de ipsius qualitate negotii plenius informari per viam provisionis & ordinationis negotium ipsum ex officio nostro sub compendio diffinire Procuratoribus ipsis duximus injungendum ut tam super exemptione praedicta quam super appellationibus memoratis nos de juribus pertinentiarum earundem verbo tenus & in scriptis plenius informarent Qui pro partibus ipsis super earum juribus nos juxtà hujusmodi mandatum nostrum informare curarunt Nos igitur hujusmodi informatione recepta volentes super praemissis ipsarum partium cavillationibus obviare ac amputare litigiorum et jurgiorum affractus et dispendia inter eos providendo et ordinando declaramus et declarando decernimus Quod praefati Abbas & Coventus Monasterii Sancti Augustini Cant. in Ecclesiis Cantuariensis Civitatis & Di●cesis in quibus ipsi jus Patronatus duntaxat optinent & futuris temporibus obtinebunt habeant praesentationem Rectorum & Clericorum & alia quae jura continent patronatus Archiepiscopus verò Cantuariensis qui nunc est & qui pro tempore fuerit habeat in eisdem Ecclesiis institutionem & destitutionem & tàm in eyes quam in Rectoribus Clericis & Parochianis ipsaram etiam alia spiritualia prout hinc & inde jura communia permittunt In Ecclesiis quoque ipsorum Civitatis & Diocesis quas idem Abbas & Conventus in proprios usus habere noscuntur & quas eye in futurum optinere contigerit & Rectoribus seu Vicariis Clericis & Parochianis earum ipsi Abbas & Conventus habeant temporalia sua Idem autem Archiepiscopus habeat spiritualia in eisdem nec aliàs quam eis ex praesenti nostra declaratione permittitur memorati Abbas & Conventus in praedictis Ecclesiis in quibus ipsi ut dictum est Jus Patronatus duntaxat habent vel habebunt & Rectoribus Clericis & Parochianis earum & in Ecclesiis quas in proprios usus obtinent vel obtinebunt aut in Rectoribus seu Vicariis Clericis Parochiis & Parochianis eorum jurisdictionem sibi vendicent aut in eos exercere quoquo modo praesumant Declaramus insuper quod Clausula de personis degentibus in Ecclesiis Capellis & cateris locis eorundem ad Monachos & perpetuò conversos referatur Insuper autem per Rectores & alios Clericos necnon Parochianos praedictarum & aliarum quarumcunque Ecclesiarum Cantuariensis Civitatis & Diocesis in quibus ipsi Abbas & Conventus qualemcunque jurisdictionem habere noscuntur debitum honorem & reverentiam in pulsando campanas in processionibus faciendis & in omnibus aliis in quibus consueverunt & debent Volumus & praecipimus exhiberi memorato Archiepiscopo debitis & consuetis temporibus atque locis praefato exemptionis nostra privilegio in caeteris contentis in eo in pleno robore duraturo Nulli ergo omnino hominum liceat hanc paginam nostrae declarationis constitutionis & praecepti infringere vel ei ausu temerario contraire etc. Thus this controversy between the Archbishop Abbot and Monks which continued near 8. years' space to their vast expense trouble vexation received this final determination Wherein we may observe 1. The detestable Corruption of Pope Boniface his Cardinals Notaries and other Officers in the Court of Rome in taking great bribes rewards and sums of money from both parties and thereupon varying nulling repealing their Judgements Sentences Letters Orders Bulls Privileges in favour disfavour to the advantage or prejudice of either party according to the greatness or prevalency of their Bribes without any regard ●o justice 2ly Their manifold arts to procrastinate the final decision of the controversies between them to exhausted their purses and gain new bribes rewards from them and their Proctors 3ly The strange ambitious proud contentious turbulent spirits of the Archbishops Abbots Monks of Canterbury in that and precedent times evidenced by the manifold controversies violent proceeding costly long-lasting successive suits between them by reason of Pope's contradictory Bulls of Privileges and exemptions granted to and purchased by them at dear rates which did but renew increase perpetuate their contests and appeals to Rome instead of determining them 4ly The public contempts slight of Pope's Bulls Mandates Sentences both by the Archbishops Abbots Monks when they entrenched upon either of their claimed Privileges or Jurisdictions 5ly Their gross frequent abuses of Excommunications and Interdicts fulminated denounced against each other upon every pretended contempt or violation of their claimed Privileges or Jurisdictions After the premised Declaration of Pope Boniface in favour of the Archbishop he proceeded so violently against the Abbot Monks and their adherents by Excommunications Interdicts and other Ecclesiastical Censures that he enforced them to submit and sue unto him for absolution and a friendly agreement between them thus related by Chron. Wil Thorn col 1997 to 2003. William Thorn Quae quidem Declaratio sic publicata Anno supradicto scilicet 1303. die Sancti Dunstani Archiepiscopi in Ecclesia Christi Cant. immediatè post factam ibidem processionem praesentibus tunc Clericis & Laicis in magna multitudine ad eundem diem specialiter vocatis & rogatis Henricus Prior Ecclesiae praedictae praedicavit populo cujus thema fuit hoc Fili non dimittas legem matris tuae non transgredieris terminos quos posuerunt patres tui Declarationem publicavit notificavit & in linguâ maternâ publicè exposuit Postea vero Dominus Archiepiscopus Archidiaconus et eorum Officiales compellebant omnes Parochianos nostros et tenentes ac alios qui nobis medio tempore adhaeserunt vilissimas et Nota. importabiles poenitentias facere fustigantes circa Ecclesias et per Merketa ac ad deferendum cereos ad feretrum Sancti Thomae contra voluntatem eorum videlicet unumquem que secundum facultatem bonorum suorum pro eo quod medio tempore nobis et nostris fuerant intendentes et obedientes Igitur ista publicatione facta omnes et singuli Rectores et Vicarii qui prius Abbati adherebant se a dibinis cessabant festinantes se de querendo gratiam et praesentiam Archiepiscopi Qui in praesentia ipsius constituti vi et metu ducti fatebantur se ipsos sententia majoris excommunicationis per ipsum et suos Commissaries fuisse innodatos et petierunt reformationem status sui Factaque sibi resignatione et cessione beneficiorum suorum et facto juramento de stando mandatis Ecclesiae juxta eorum petitionem obtinuerunt * Nota. Et sic omnia beneficia absque Pastoribus manserunt desolata et dicti Rectores et Vicarii irregulares ibidem pronunciati per Archiepiscopum supradictum Similiter et Capellani Parochiales et alii annalia celebrantes a divinis cessarunt gratiam et benevolentiam ejusdem humiliter petentes confitebantur seipsos sententia excommunicationis fuisse ligatos petentes reformationem status sui praestitoque juramento de stando mandatis Ecclesiae optinuerunt Et aliqui eorundem pronunciati fuerunt ibidem irregulares quidam vero postmodum gratiam optinuerunt Set Rector de Brockland & Vicarius de Menstre non reputantes se aliqua sententia fuisse ligatos non statim submiserunt se quia processum Archiepiscopi tunc pendente causa in Curia Romana indecisa aliquo modo credebant non posse valere Rector Ecclesiae Fritindenne volens ab animarum Curâ exonerari purè spontè & absolutè in manus Domini Abbatis in Hospitio suo apud Suthwerk resignavit Visis istis doloribus gravaminibus et angustiis Rectoribus Vicariis Capellanis Parochialibus et Annalia celebrantibus necnon tenentibus Parochianis et aliis aute Declarationem Abbati adhaerentibus per Archiepiscopum Archidiaconum Commissarios et alios ministros eorundem illatis et qualiter graviora in posterum comminantur infer praedicti Abbas & Conventus miserunt ad cum Dominum Johannem Tavy Militem duos Monachos cum aliis tunc apud Colcestriam existentem Et post salutationem sibi factam idem Dominus Johannes dixit Archiepiscopo qualiter solebat esse amicus Ecclesiae Sancti Augustini & rogavit eum ex parte Abbatis & Conventus quod illam suam amicitiam antiquam vellet continuare in futurum et quod placeret ei aliquam bonam viam ordinare quod pax et concordia esset de caetero inter ipsum et Abbatem et quod placeret sibi nulla gravamina inferre Clericis vel Laicis adhaerentibus praedictis Abbati et Conventui ante publicationem declarationis antedictae pro dissensionibus discordiis et contentionibus inter ipsos prius habitis Cui respondit Archiepiscopus quod Charitatem habuit essentialem set eam in effectum ostendere non poterat quia gravatus fuit per eos sumptibus expensis et laboribus Et quando super hiis competens emenda sibi per eosdem fuerit facta tunc foret amicus sicut solebat esse Paucis verò diebus transactis Abbas accessit eum apud Donemow & cum rogasset eum ut omnem indignationem ab eis placeret amovere et multa alia pro pace et benevolentia sua captanda sibi proferret Archiepiscopus respondit Quod super hiis nondum se deliberaverat Et cum idem Abbas ab ipso parumper declinasset & quasi ad propria licenciatus divertere incepisset & posteà confestim rediret ob ipsius reverentiam petebat ab eo ut sibi benedictionem impenderet Qui dixit quod hoc tunc non faceret quia non erat in statu benedictionem recipiendi cum esset excommunicatus Et Abbas respondit quod hoc non credebat Et sic ab eodem Archiepiscopo cum omnibus suis ad propria declinavit Such was their pride and implacability towards each other * Ibidem col 1998 1999. Anno Domini supradicto ad tractatum pacis efficacius prosequendum ad instantiam Domini Abbatis nobiles viri Domini Americus de Valencia Comes de Penbrok Richardus de Ingkepene H. de Apolderfeld & Johannes Tavy Milites Magistri Henricus de Norwood & Jacobus Synobaldi de Florencia Clerici fratres Richardus de Cant. & Radulphus de Gatewych Monachi accesserunt apud Lamhed ad Archiepiscopum & cum idem Archiepiscopus & Comes praedictus simul sedentes circa Solis occasum & in secretis de forma pacis inter ipsum & Abbatem tractassent Archiepiscopus alta voce respondit Quod propter diversas occupationes post horam prandii emergentes officium quod sibi incumbebat non dixerat & propter hoc in crastinum eos ut decuit velle benignè audire In crastino verò cum idem Domini redirent Dominus Henricus de Apoldrefeld tradidit ei Cedulam cujus forma talis est Sire nous sums a vous venuz a la request del Abbe & du Covent de saint Austin de Canterbirs qe nous ount pris & requis que nous vous vossissomes dire acune choses que touchent et vos et caus de contekes et debaths qe sont moiez entre vous a damage de montzes gentzes que coupe nen ount E pur ce Sire qil entendent et que vous lavez si entenduz qil plest a nostre Seignour le Apostaile que bone pes e tretis de accord se seit entre vous et le Abbe e Covent avandiz voillantzes humblement tant que en eus est accompli le volunte de nostre Seignour le Apostaile nous ount si envoyes asaver sil vous plest the aver tretis de accord de ces contekes et debatz per entre vous et fil vous plest ills serront prestz en ceo qe lour touch issi qe en eus ne serra trove nulle defaute ne desmesur qe covenable pes e accord ne se face et qe nous lur feysuoms a saver de ceste chose vostre volunte Tunc dictus Dominus Comes & alii secum existentes Archiepiscopum humiliter requisierunt quod vellet habere tractatum de bona et firma pace Qui respondit quod hoc utile esset & talis tractatus benè sibi placeret Et dixit quod voluntas sua fuit & etiam ratio & aequitas hoc praetendunt quod praedicti Abbas et Conventus facerent sibi emendam supra infrascriptis gravaminibus et aliter non potuit ostendere versus eos aliqua signa amicitiae vel pacis Quae sunt haec Inprimis Religiosi de Sancto Augustino Ecclesias parochiales Cantuariensis Civitatis & Diocesis nedum quas sibi praetendunt fuisse & esse appropriatas verumetiam Ecclesias in quibus Jus Patronatus duntaxat habere se asserunt earumque Rectores Clericos Ministros & populum ab obedientia debita Archiepiscopo quoad omnem jurisdictionem ordinariam nisi sunt totis viribus contra justitiam subtrahere jus et possessiones Archiepiscopi et Ecclesiae suae injuste perturbando Item inhibuerunt tam Clero quam populo dictarum Ecclesiarum nedum eidem Archiepiscopo vel Ministris suis obediant in aliquo vel intendant Item ne fierent in Ecclesia Cantuariae processiones Pentecos●es quae a Clero et Populo dictarum Ecclesiarum retroactis ●temporibus consueverunt processionem eandem necnon oblationes procurarunt fieri ad suum Monasterium ubi nunquam fieri consueverunt Item in eisdem Ecclesiis inhibuerunt campanas pulsari in transitu ejusdem Archiepiscopi et ostia dictarum Ecclesiarum ignominiose claudi secerunt honorem et subjectionem nequiter subtrahendo Item licet nullo modo liqueat eisdem Religiosis aliqualem jurisdictionem aliqualiter competere in personis aliquibus dictae Diocaesis Idem tamen Religiosi jurisdictionem ordinariam sibi vendicabant et usurpabant in Ecclesiis praedictis earumque Parschianis constituerunt et praesecerunt Officiales Decanos rurales cae●erosque Ministres ad exercitium hujusmodi jurisdictionis adulterinae Item compulerunt Rectores Vicarios et Presbyteros dictarum Ecclesiarum ipsis Religiosis tanquam Ordinariis praestare obedientiae juramentum jurisdictionem Archiepiscopi minus provide perturbando Item Rectores et Vicarios quorum institutio ad Archiepiscopum solebat pertinere et ad quas vacantes Ecclesias solevant dicto Archiepiscopo personae idoneae praesentari idem Religiosi instituere et destituere in eisdem temere praesumpserunt Item in Ecclesia de Faversham sibi appropriata per sanguinis effusionem polluta dicti Rel●giosi celebrabant et fecerunt celebrari divina et alia Sacramenta et Sacramentalia in eadem ministrari ac mortuos in Cimiterio ibidem ante reconciliationem sepeliri Item Petrum dictae Ecclesiae Vicarium eadem Vicaria privarunt et privatum esse publice nunciarunt ipsum a domibus dictae Vicariae sententialiter amoventes Item in quibusdam aliis Ecclesiis sibi appropriatis et etiam sui patronatus nostra authoritate Ecclesiastico subpositis interdicto per Monachos suos et alios Presbyteros authoritate nostra majori Excommunicatione innodatos fecerunt divina celebrari et in eyes Sacramenta et Sacramentalia per eosdem Presbyteros sic excommunicatos Parochianos etiam abhorrentes ipsorum excommunicatorum missas audire vel Sacramenta ab eis recipere excommunicari fecerunt de facto et excommunicatos publice nunciari Igitur non post multos dies venit Abbas ad Episcopum Dunelmensem qui tunc apud Winham hospitatus fuit qui & erat huic Ecclesiae amicus fidissimus Isle Episcopus ibidem exposuit Abbati quod Archiepiscopus fuit multum offensus & quod ipse replicaverat gravamina sibi illata per ipsum Abbatem & suos Et Abbas Episcopo respondit quod non videbatur rationbile quod in aliquo offenderetur quia ipse prosecutus fuerat jus suum et causam suam sicut tenebatur pro defensione juris Monasterii sui V●runtamen multum affectabat habere pacem cum ipso & suam bonam voluntatem Propter hoc citò post misit sibi per sollemnes Nuncios quosdam Articulos ut si placeret sibi eosdem concedere libenter sibi de suo serviret Articuli per Abbatem Imprimis supplicavit Abbas & Conventus quod placeret Domino Archiepiscopo quoad Ecclesias eis appropriatas sic testificari & ratificare statum eorundem quod non possint in posterum super eisdem inquietari quamquam super praedictis habeant sufficientem ●itulum per sedem Apostolicam Item quod velit informari super privilegiis quae habent de suis familiaribus Clericis & Laicis & illum statum acceptare ita quod de catero lis sive contentio minimè oriatur Item quoth jus praesentandi sit eis salvum in Ecclesii nunc de jure vacantibus Item quod possent pacificè habere custodiam & fructus colligere Ecclesiarum sui patronatus per mortem vel alio modo debito vacantium Item quod antiqua consuetudo quae dicitur Bilage esset usitata ubicunque & quandocunque necessitas postulaverit Item pro pace fovenda quod illa quae in posterum forent dubia hinc inde possent examinari declarari & certificari per commune consilium utriusque partis amicabiliter absque aliqua lite bona fide ità quod jus utriusque partis hinc inde semper servetur Responsio Archiepiscopi ad Articulos Ad primum articulum de ratificatione Ecclesiarum illis appropriatarum respondetur per Archiepiscopum quod visis appropriationibus Ecclesiarum suarum paratus crit facere eis quod secundum Deum & bonam conscientiam facere potest quantum ad hoc Ad sccundum articulum de privilegiis quantum ad familiares Clericos & Laicos respondetur sc quod vide ur eidem quod declaratio Domini Papae expedit quod in isto articulo petnur Ad tertium articulum de praesentatione salvanda in Ecclesiis suis rationabiliter vacantibus ' espondetur quod super hiis pendet consultatio Domini Papae Ad quartum articulum de custodiis Ecclesiarum tempore vacationis ipsarum & pro receptione fructuum earundem durante vacation quoad primam istius articuli respondetur Quod de claratio Domini Papae ipsam primam partem expedit Quantum ad secuxdum seilicet de receptione fructuum respondetur quod illud tangit Archidiaconum de quo respondere non potest Ad quintum de cohercione malefactorum ipsorum respondetur quod paratus erit facere id quod lici●è potest & de jure Ad sextum articulum petitur quod intelligitur per hunc dictionem Bilage dicunt quod quidem usus vel consuetudo qui Bilage in partibus Kanciae vulgariter appellatur sic se h●bere consuevit Quod cum contentio vel controversia aliqua suborta fuerit inter aliquos super finilus seu limitibus debent Senescalli seu Ballivi partium vel aliae per sonae fidedignae ad hoc per partes specialiter deputatae in loco de quo est contentio convenire remque oculis subjic●re informationeque per viros vicinos fidedignos habitu absque strepitu judiciali & figura judicii mox totam dirimere quaestionem Ad istum articulum respondit quod vellet facere per consilium suum & non aliter Ad ultimum articulum de rebus dubitabilibus examinandis & discutiexdis per consilium utriusque partis respondetur Quod in hiis in quibus probabilis dubietas emerserit intendit in eventum providere quod conveniens fuerit & opportunum Veruntamen pacis & concordiae fervidi zelatores eundem Archiepiscopum ut a vexationibus Clericis et Laicis Abbatis ut praedictum est inhumaniter illatis & ab actione de demandis per praedictos A●batem & Conventum ut praetendit pro gravaminibus sibi factis unà cum co●sirmatione status eorundem cum stabilitate pacis perpetuae rogantes sedulo ipsorum interventu placuit eidem Archiepiscopo ipsis Religiosis pro pacis tranquilitate querenda & imp●rp tuum authore Domino confovenda concedere infrascripta * Chron. Wil Thorn col 2001 2002. Concessiones Archiepiscopi juprimis concedit idem Archiepiscopus pro se & successoribus suis quod electis in Abbates Sancti Augustini in Monasterio eorundem cum ad hoc fuerit requisitus per Archiepiscopum impendatur munus benedictionis sine exactione professionis ejusdem Abbatis quam solebant recipere sui praedccessores Item quod cum veniens ad dictum Monasterium pro electo benedicendo cum processione & pulsatione receptus fuerit à Conventu nil juris ea vice vel alia infra septa dicti Monasterii vendicabit per quod possit ipsorum Religiosorum privilegiis in aliquo derogari Item quod electus sic benedictus Mitram gerat et Abbatis insignia consueta Item quod Clerici sive servientes capitales in maneriis ipsorum Religiosorum cum sint de familia Abbatis si aliquando fecisse dicuntur aliquid quod excommunicationem inducat majorem vel minorem ante discussionem facti nisi fortè factum esset notorium vel antequam confessi convicti vel in opere deprehensi aut contumaces post legitimam citationem extra septa ipsius Monasterii sibi factam per Archiepiscopum vel suos Ministros non excommunicabuntur nec suspendentur nec excommunicati vel suspensi denunciabuntur nominatim dum tamen Abbas vel bic qui pro tempore praeerit Monasterio extra septa taliter delinquentem et ad ipsum Monasterium confugientem coram dictis Ordinariis compulerit stare juri vel ipsum expulerit de Abbatia Item quod omnis jurisdictio et cohercio ordinaria intra Monasterii septa cesset Item cum Personam vel Vicarium in Ecclesiis dictorum Religiosorum mori contigerit vel aliter cedere liceat ipsis Religiosis habere retentionem clavium penes se vacationis tempore donec ad praesentationem eorum alius instituatur in eisdem salvo jure Archidiaconi Cantuariae qui pro tempore fuerit quoad jurisdictionem medio tempore in eisdem Ecclesiis exercendam & quoad medietatem fructuum & sequestrorum interim perceptorum ità quod claves ei qui vice Archidiaconi praesentatos inducet in corporalem possessionem à dictis Religiosis tradantur Item concedit quod eorum Ecclesiae scilicet de Menstre de Nordborn de Chistelet de F●virsham & de Middleton cum suis Capellis liber ● sint ab omni suspensione et interdicto Ordinariorum imperpetuum salva tamen Ordinariorum jurisdictione in Clero et populo earundem Item quod dictas quinque Ecclesias non obstantibus dictis contentionibus & litibus eisdem Religiosis consirmabit salvis Vicariis earundem Item quod fiat pulsatio campanarum in Ecclesiis ipsorum contra Abbatem secundum quod fieri consuevit Item Archiepiscopus Anacoritas non faciet de caetero in Ecclesiis dictorum Religiosorum nisi de consensu Abbatis memorati Postremo protestatur Archiepiscopus quod nondum ad tractatum pacis est paratus licet saepedicti Religiosi ut videtur aliud facere nox intendant set ipsius pacis dulcorem gustar● deproperans ipsam bonis conditionibus & honestis quantum poterit per se & suos satagit procurare et sub tali pacis dissimulatione nec oblata pro pacis tranquilitate ex parte Abbatis vellet admittere vel super concessione sua eos permitteret aliqualiter deliberare Set quod superius concessit & admisit velut improbus et conteniionum amator subdole denegavit unde et ad lites et jurgia ad tempus convolarunt Improbitatem cujus negationis Monachi Cantuariae suscitarunt So that all mediations for and propositions between them for a cordial reconciliation of their suits and differences vanished into smoke through the pride and obstinacy of both parties to the great disturbance of the public peace I find by two parchment Rolls in French in the White Tower one side of Anno 30 E. 1. in Turre London which is putrified but the other entire that the King being at Dover in the 30th year of his reign the Archbishop of Canterbury complained to him against the Sheriff of Kent the Constable of Dover Robert de Bomherss and their Officers that they had diversement & en mont des maneres invaded and infringed the Liberties of the Church of canterbury against the Franchises thereof conferred on them by Popes & Kings themselves which the King commanded his Council to examine and inquire the truth thereof by Commission and then to report it to him in writing which was done accordingly and comprised in these two Rolls The substance of his complaint against the Sheriff of Kent was That whereas the Archbishop and his Archdeacon in the premised differences between the Abbot and Monks of Canterbury and him had deprived and removed divers Vicars placed by the Abbot in the Impropriations and Churches belonging to the Abbey of St. Augustine and instituted and inducted others in their places the Sheriff upon the Abbot's complaint had removed them out of the Churches Vicaridges restored the former Vicars to them and would suffer no victuals to be brought to his Vicars who kept possession in some Churches and attached imprisoned others of them and that he and the Lieutenant of Dover had entered into and executed Writs with in his Franchises and Liberties To which the Sheriff answered That the Archbishop had no right to place or displace those Vicars but only the Abbot that the Vicars therein placed by the Archbishop being indicted for breaking the public peace and forcible entries into the said Churches and keeping them by Lay force he did thereupon according to Law and his duty by virtue of the King's Writs remove attach and imprison them for their contempt and despite against the King's Writs and authority and for felonious taking away the Goods of the Vicars which the Archbishop by his Archdeacon had injurionsly sequestered As for entering into the Archbishop's Franchises the Sheriff and Constable of Dover justified it by sundry Rolls and Precedents especially when the Archbishop was a party as he was in this contest between him and the Abbot of St. Augustine's Wherewith it seems the King and Council rested satisfied So troublesome was this Archbishop not only to the Pope and Court of Rome but to the King and his Council and to the Sheriff of Kent and Constable of Dover in this hot contest between the Abbot Monks and him But to leave them I return to my chronological series which their long-lasting suits have interrupted How prone the Englishmen in this time were to pillage Italian Clerks and their Proctors and keep them out of our Churches by armed force this Writ will in some measure instruct us issued upon a complaint thereof to the King and his Council REX dilectis & fidelibus suis Robcr●o de Bures & Waltero de Gilling salutem Ex querela Gerrici de Sago Procuratoris Theobaldi de Barr Persona Ecclesiae de Pat. 27 E. 1. m. 8. dorso Pro Theobaldo de Barr Persona Ecclesiae de Pageham Pageham accepimus quod quidam Malefactores & pacis nostrae perturbatores vi et armis et vexillis displicatis obsident Ecclesiam praedictam et domos ejusdem Ecclesiae quo minus idem Procurator ad Ecclesiam illam personaliter accedere et de bonis ipsius personae administrare et disponere possit et homines et servientes dicti Procuratoris in domibus praedictis existentes inde exire vel victualia ad eos deferre non permittunt et blada dictae Personae ibidem inventa triturari faciunt asportant et consumunt de die in diem in ipsorum Personae & Procuratoris dispendium non modicum & gravamen & contra pacem nostram Nos maliciae hujusmodi malefactorum in hac parte obviare volentes Vobis mandamus quod assumpto vobiscum Vic. nostro Com. Sussex statim visis literis illis in propriis personis vestris ad Ecclesiam accedentes omnes praedictos Malefactores quos dictam Ecclesiam seu domos praedictas sic obside●tes inveneritis sine dilatione per praefatum Vic. capi et in prisona nostra salvo custodiri fac donec aliud inde praeceperimus Et si forsan iidem Malefactores audito rumore de adventu vestro occasione praedicta ab obsidione illa recesserint tunc de nominibus eorundem Malefactorum diligentem fac inquisitionem & omnes malefactores de dictis transgressionibus quos per inquisitionem per vos inde faciendam culpabiles inveneritis ut praedictum est capi et in prisona nostra salvo custodiri faciatis donec aliud inde praeceperimus Mandavimus enim Vic. nostro Com. praedicti quod assumpto secum sufficienti posse Com. ejusdem ad omnia praedicta facienda vobis respondeat & intendat & quod ad certos dies & loca quos eis scire fac venire fac coram vobis tot & tales etc. de Com. suo praedicto per quos etc. In cujus etc. Teste Rege apud Westm vicesimo tertio die Octobris Per ipsum Regem & Consilium You heard * Here p. 810 811. before that the King to satisfy his discontented Earls and people whom the Archbishop instigated and abetted against him issued Writs and Proclamations this year concerning his Confirmation and the due observation of the Great Charters of their Liberties and of the Forest in all their Articles and the Perambulaetions of the Forest to be made with all convenient expedition For their further assurance whereof to remove their fears and jealousies be sent these ensuing Writs to the Sheriffs of Lancaster London and all other Sheriffs of England and likewise to his Treasurer and Barons of the Exchequer his Chief Justices and other Judges of the King's Bench and Common Pleas publicly to read proclaim and observe reciting in them at large the Articles concerning the Forest which he had new granted and confirmed to them and his resolution speedily to proceed in the perambulation The Writ to the Sheriff of Lancaster is thus recorded in the Statute Roll. EDwardus Dei Graciâ Rex Angliae Dominus Hiberniae & Dux Aquitaniae Vicecom An. 27 E. 1. Ex Rotulo Statutorum in Turre London de Temporibus E. 1. E. 2. & E. 3. m. 37 intus Lanc. salutem Cum nuper ante transfretationem nostram in Flandr apud Westm nos habentes respectum ad grandes misas & expensas quae populus Regni nostri fecerat & sustinuerat diversis modis pro nobis tam tempore pacis quam guerrae habuissemus non modicam voluntatem & desiderium populum ipsum respicere prout tunc temporis potuimus concessimus eidem populo de nostra propria voluntate pro nobis & haeredibus nostris quod Magna Charta de Libertatibus observetur in omnibus punctis suis & similiter Charta de Foresia servetur Salvis tamen juramento nostro jure Coronae nostrae et rationibus nostris ac etiam aliorum * Here p. 732 to 748. quae quidem per Venerabilem patrem & Archiepiscopum Cantuar. ex parte nostra & in nostra praesentia tunc pronunciari fecimus & deinde apud Odimere in ipso passagio nostro in Flandr eandem concessionem sub sigillo nostro observari praecipiendo mandav●mus et teneri per totum regnum nostrum in quolibet Comitatu Et quia à rempore illo citra per artationem & districtionem guerrarum eramus occupati multipliciter & distracti in diversis partibus & longinquis per quod scire nequivimus siatum Regni nostri Nos diebus istis quatinus nobis vacat nostram continuantes primariam voluntatem habuimus deliberationem super concessione nostra praedicta et ad honorem Dei et sanctae Matris Ecclesiae ac commodum totius populi regni nostri Volumus quod praedicta Magna Charta de libertatibus observetur in omnibus punctis suis et Charta etiam de Foresta secundum subscriptos Articulos qui sunt tales Inquisitio vel visus de expeditatione Canum existentium in Foresta de caetero fiat quando fieri debet regardum scilicet de tercio anno in tertium Annum & tunc fiat per visum & testimonium legalium hominum Et ille cujus Canis inventus fuerit tunc non expeditatus det pro misericordia tres solidos Et de caetero nullus Bos capiatur pro expeditatione Talis autem fiat expeditatio per Assisam Forestae quod tres Cotelli abscindantur sine pelota de pede anteriori Nec expeditentur canes de caetero nisi in locis ubi consueverunt expeditari tempore primae Coronationis Regis H. avi nostri Nullus Forestarius vel Bedellus de caetero faciat Scotallas vel coll●gat garbas vel avenam vel bladum aliquod vel agnos vel porcellos nec aliquam collectam faciat Et per visum & Sacramentum duodecim regardatorum quando facient regardum Tot Forestarii ponantur ad Forestas custodiendas quot ad illas custodiendas rationabiliter viderint sufficere Nullum Swanimotum de caetero teneatur in regno nostro nisi ter in anno videlicet in principio qu●ndecim d●erum ante festum Sancti Michaelis quando Agistatores nostri conveniunt ad agistandum Dominicos boscos nostros & circa festum Sancti Martini quando Agistatores nostri debent recipere pannagium nostrum & ad ista duo Swaynimota conveniant Forestarii Viridarii & Agistatores & non alii per districtionem & tercium Swaynimotum teneatur in initio quindecim dierum ante festum Sancti Johannis Baptistae pro Venatione bestiarum nostrarum & ad illud Swaynimotum tenendum conveniant Forestarii Viridarii & non alii per districtionem Praeterea singulis quadraginta diebus per totum annum conveniant Forestarii & Viridarii ad videndum Attachiamenta de Foresta tam de Viridi quam de Venatione per praesentationem Forestariorum ipsorum & coram ipsis attachiatis Praedictae autem Swaynimota non teneantur nisi in Comitatibus in quibus teneri consueverunt Unusquisque liber homo Agistet boscum suum in Foresta pro voluntate sua & habeat pannagium suum Concedimus etiam quod unusquisque liber homo ducere possit porcos suos per Dominicum Boscum nostrum liberè & sine impedimento ad agistand eos in Boscis suis propriis vel alibi ubi voluerit Et si Porci alicujus liberi hominis una nocte pernoctaverint in Foresta nostra non inde occasionetur undè aliquid de suo perdat Nullus de caetero * Vide Petrum Blesensem de Instit Episcopi Bibl. Patr. Coloniae Agrip Tom. ●● pars 2. p 944 F G H. amittat vitam vel membra pro venacione nostra Et si quis captus fuerit & convictus de captione Venationis graviter redimatur si habeat undè redimi possit Si autem non habeat unde redimi possit jaceat in prisona nostra per unum annum et unum diem et si post unum annum et unum diem plegios invenire possit exeat a prisona sin autem abjuret regnum Angliae Quicunque Archiepiscopus Episcopus Comes vel Baro veniens ad nos ad mandatum nostrum transierit per Forestam nostram liceat ei capere unam bestiam vel duas per visum Forestarii si praesens fuerit Sin autem faciat cornari ne videatur furtiuè hoc facere Idem liceat eye in redeundo facere sicut praedictum est Unusquisque liber homo de caetero sine occasione faciat in bosco suo vel in terra sua quam habet in Foresta molendinum vivarium stagnum marleram fossatum vel terram arabilem extra coop●rtum in terra arabili Ita quod non sit ad nocumentum alicujus vicini Unusquisque liber homo habeat in boscis suis aereas Accipitrum Espervariorum & Falconum Aquilarum & Heyronum Habeat similiter mel quod inventum fuerit in boscis suis Nullus Forestarius de caetero qui non sit Forestarius de feodo firmam nobis reddens pro balliva sua capiat Chiminagium aliquod in balliva sua Forestarius autem de feodo firmam nobis reddens pro balliva sua capiat Chiminagium videlicet pro carecta per dimidium annum duos denarios Pro Equo qui portat summagium per dimidium annum obolum et per alium dimidium annum obolum & non nisi de illis qui de extra ballivam suam tanquam Mercatores venient per licentiam suam in ballivam suam ad buscam maeremium corticem vel carbonem emend & alias ducend ad vendendum ubi voluerint Et de nulla alia carecta vel summagio aliquo chiminagium capiatur Et non capiatur chiminagium nisi in locis in quibus antiquitus capi solebat & debuit Illi autem qui portant super dorsum suum buscam corticem vel carbonem ad vendendum quamvis inde vivant nullum de caetero dent Chiminagium Omnes Utlagati pro Foresta tantum à tempore Regis Henrici Avi nostri usque ad primam Coronationem nostram veniant ad pacem nostram sine impedimento & salvos plegios inveniant quod de caetero non forisfacient nobis de Foresta nostra Nullus Castellanus vel alius teneat placita de Foresta sive de viridi sive de venatione set quilibet Forestarius de feodo attachiet placita de Foresta tam de viridi quam de venatione & ea praesentet Viridariis Provinciarum & cum irrotulata fuerint & sub sigil Viridariorum inclusa praesententur Capitali Justice nostro cum in parts illas venerit ad tenendum placita Forestae & coram eo terminentur Quos autem Articulos supradictos firmiter et inviolabiliter observari volumus et teneri volentes nichilominus quod perambulatio fiat salbis semper juramento nostro jure Coronae nostrae et rationibus nostris atque calumpniis ac omnium aliorum Ita quod perambulatio illa nobis reportetur antequam aliqua executio vel aliquod aliud inde fiat quam quidem perambulationem volumus quod fiat sicut praedicitur ad citius quod fieri poterit post negotia quae habemus expedienda cum Nuncus qui de Romans Curia sunt venturi quae vero ita sunt ardua quod non solum nos et regnum nostrum set totam Christianitatem contingunt et ad ea sanius pertractanda totum Concilium nostrum habere plenarie indigemus Et praeter concessionem nostram factam sicut superius exprimitur de praemissis diligenti meditatione pensavimus quosdam juris defectus multimeda gravamina et oppressiones qui pluribus aliis modis praefato populo sunt illata temporibus retroactis Et volumus super illis quae nobis occurrebant ad praesens ad allebiationem et commoditatem ejusdem populi pro legis certitudine stabilire et remedium apponere in hunc modum etc. Et ideo tibi praecipimus firmiter injungentes quod statim et sine dilatione aliqua fac legi et publicari in Civitatibus Burgis Villis Mercatoriis et locis aliis solempnibus per totam vallibam tuam ubi melius videris expedire omnes Articulos supradictos ut illos quos concessimus ac teneri volumus et firmiter observari in forma praedicta integre et inconcusse ac omnia et singula suprascripta omnibus scire fac indilate Teste Rege apud Westm secundo die Aprilis Consimile statutum usque ibi Et ideo tibi praecipimus etc. Missum fuit subscriptis viz. Thesaur & Baronibus de Scaccario Rogero le Brabanzoun & sociis suis Justice ad placita Regis audienda & terminanda assignatis Johanni de Metingham & sociis suis Justice de Banco Regis cum clausula ista Et ideo v●bis mandamus quod Cartam praedictam coram vobis in Banco praedicto legi et omnes et singulos Articulos supradictos ut illos quos concessimus et teneri volumus quatinus vos et partes coram vobis placitantes contingunt integre et inconcusse observari faciatis Teste Rege apud Westm secundo die Aprilis The Writ to the Sheriff of London and other Sheriffs differing somewhat in words but not in substance from the other and dated about a week before is thus registered in the Clause Roll of this year REX Vicecomitibus London salutem Mittimus vobis quostlam Articulos in Magna Carta de Foresta contentos quos clarae memoriae Dominus Henricus Claus 27 E. 1. m. 17. dor so De qui. busdam articulis Magnae Chartae & Chartae de Foresta quondam Rex Angliae pater noster ad honorem Dei & ad profectum ac utilitatem populi sui dudum concessit quosque acceptamus et volumus atque concedimus pro nobis et haeredibus nostris quod per omnes Forestas Regni nostri teneantur et in forma quae sequitur observentur Inquisicio vel visus de expeditacione Canum etc. as before Vic. Lancastr usque & coram eo terminentur Et ideo vobis praecipimus firmiter injungentes quod statim & sine dilacione aliqua faciatis legi et publicari in Civitatibus Burgis Villis mercatoriis et locis aliis solempnibus per totam Ballivam vestram ubi melius videritis expedire omnes articulos supradictos ut illos quos concessimus ac teneri volumus et firmiter observari in forma praedicta integre et inconcusse Et nichilominus volumus quod perambulacio Forestarum ●●at ad citius quod poterimus postquam negocia quae expedienda habemus penes nuncios de Curia Romana in Anglia jam venturos fuerint expedita Quae quidem negocia tant sunt ardua quod tangunt Nos et totum regnum nostrum et Christianitatem universam et ad quae facienda expedit et necesse est totum constlium nostrum habere nobistum Et istud negocium simul cum aliis negociis praedictis volumus et mandamus quod vos omnibus scire faciatis indilate Teste Rege apud Westm 26 die Marcii Consimiles literae diriguntur singulis Vicecomitibus per Angliam T. ut supra In the Patent Roll of Anno 27 E. 1. m. 20. intus I find the Proclamation contained in the Bundle of Writs of Privy Seals * Page 410 411. here printed enroled verbatim whereby the defaced words omitted p. 811. l. 3. 9 may be thus supplied Et avant ces hours' lenssoms nous fet ne feussent aucunes gentz qi nous empresserent etc. qe paralee se face de le devant dit term enavant si hastinement come eel se purra King Edward the 1 summoning a Parliament at Westminster * An. 28 E Clau●● ● 1. m 9 dorso The First Part of my Brief Register etc. p. 11. secunda Dominica Quadragesimae An. 28 of his reign ad salvationem Coronae nostra Regiae et communem utilitatem populi regni nostri as the Writs of Summons import to satisfy his Prelates Nobles People and engage them to assist him with their arms and purses in his Wars against the rebellious and perfidious Scots not only ratified the Great Charters of Liberties and of the Forest and all other Charters which he had formerly thrice confirmed at their importunity but likewise prescribed new penalties against the infringers of them constituting Justices in every County to punish all offences against them not formerly punishable in a summary way from day to day enacting New provisions for their better observation with additional Articles superadded to them commonly styled Articuli super Cartas which although printed in our Vulgar Statute Books and Sir Edward Cooks 2 * Page 537 etc. Institutes who hath largely commented on them I shall here insert for the most part out of the Statute Rolls in the Tower from which the printed Statutes vary in some words with other Records and Writs relating to them and the Perambulation of the Forests not formerly printed for the benefit of the Students and Professors of the Law and such other Gentlemen and Members of Parliament who at any time may make use of them for the maintenance of these Charters and their hereditary Liberties when ever violated as they have frequently been especially by the late Usurpers and Subverters of our Laws Parliaments and Government under a pretext of defending and establishing them PUR ceo qe les pointz de la Grant Chartre des Franchises & la Chartre de la Forest Ex Rot. Stat de Temp. E 1. E 2. E 3. m. 35. num 47. Articuli super Cartas les quieus le Roi Henr. pere le Roi qe ore est granta a soen people pur le prue de soen Roiaume ne unt pas este tenuz ne gardez a vant ces heures pur ceo qe pain ne fust avaunt establie en vers trespassours' contre les poynts des Chartres avauntdites nostre Seigneur le Roi les ad de Noble grant e renovele e confirm Et a la request des Prelatz Contes et Barons en son Parliament a Westmonster en quaremine l'an de soen Regne vint et utisme ad certain form et pain ordene et establi● encontre tuz iceaus qe contre les pointz des abauntdites Chartres ou null point de eles en nulle manere vendront en la fourme qe sensuit Cestassavoir qe de ci enavaunt la Grand Chartre de Franchises Dengleterre grauntée a tote la Commun● Dengleterre e la Chartre de la Forest en meisme la manere grantée soient tenues gardées e meintennes en chescun article et chescun point ausi pleynement come le Roi lad grantée renovelle et par sa Chartre confirm Et qe celes Chartres soient Bailléez a chescun Vis●onte Dengleterre de soutz le Sealle Roi a lire quatre foiz par an devant le poeple en plein Conte Cest assavoir a prochein Conte apres la saint Michael all prochein Conte apres le noel all prochein Conte apres la Pasqe et al prochein Conte apres la saint Johan Et a celes deus Chartres en chescun point et en chescun article de eles fermement tenir ou remedie ne ●●st abant par la commune ley soient e●●us en chescun Conte par la commune de meisiue le Conte trois prodes homes Chivaliers ou autres loiaux Sages et avises qui so●ent justices jures et assignes par les lettres le Roi overtes de soen grand Seal the Eyr et de Terminer fantzes autre brief qe leur common garant les pleints qe sa ferront be touse iceaus qe vendront ou mesprendront en nul des ditz poyntz des abaundites Chartres es Contez ou il sont assigns ausibien de deinz Franchises come the horse e austbien des Ministres le Roi hors de leur places come des autres Et les pleints oyes de jour en jour santzes delay les terminent sanz alluer les delays qe sont allues par commune ley Et qe meismes ceaus Chivalers eient poer de punis touse ceaus qe serront atteintzes de trespass encounter nul point des Chartres avauntdites ou remedie ne fust avant par common l●y ausi come avant est dit par enprisonment ou par ranceaun ou par amerciment selonc ceo qe le trespass le demand Et pur ceo n'entent pas le Roi ne nul de ceaux qe fust a cest ordenement fere qe les Chivaliers avauntditz teignent nul play par le poer qe done leur serra en cas ou avant ces house's fust remedy purveu solonc la commune ley per brief ne que prejudice ensoit fet a la commune ley ne a les Chartres en nul de leur pointzes E voet le Roi qe si touse trois ne soient presentzes ou ne purront as totes les foiz entendrs a fair leur office en la form avauntdit qe deus des trois le facent E ordene est qe les Viscontes e les Bailliffs le R●i soient entendantzes as les Commandementz des avauntdites justices en quanque apertenent a leur office E oustre cestes choses grantées sur les pointz des Chartres avaundites le Roi de sa Grace especiale en allegeance des Grevances qe soen people ad eu par les guerres que un teste et en amendment de leur estate E pur taunt qe il soient plus presiz a soen service et plus volunteers aidantzes quant il en avera fere ad grant ascuns Articles les quieus il intent qui tendront ausi grant lieu a son people et aust grant profist ferront ou plus qe les pointz avant grants Emprimechiefe put ceo qe une grant grievance esi in ceste Roiaume et damage sanz nombre de ceo qe le Roi et ses Ministres de sa meignée ausibien les aliens come les denzeines fount leur prises la ou il passent par mi le royalme et pernent les bienz de gentzes des Clers et des Lay sanz rien payer ou bien miins que la value ordene est qe de ci ou avaunt nul ne preigne prizes par mile Roiaume for 'rs qe les pernours le Roi & says purveiours pur lostell le Roi E qe ceus pernours' le Roi & purveiours pur soen hostel ne preignent riens for 'rs que pur meisme lostell E des prizes quill serront pur mi les pais de manger ou de beyure et autres menuz necessaries pur lostell qil facent la pay ou gre a ceus des queus les choses serront prizes E qe touse tiens pernours le Roi purveiours ou achatours eient de ci en avant leur garant ovesque eus du Grant Seal eu de petit Seal le Roi contenant leur poer e les choses dount il frount prizes ou purveyance le quel garrant ils mustreront as ceus des quieus il frount la prise avaunt ceo quil enpriegnent rien E qe ceus pernours purveyors ou achatours le Roi ne priegnent plus qe busoigne et mester ne set pur le Roi et soen hostel e de sez enfantzes E qe riens ne preignent pur ceus que sent a Gauges ne pur null autre E qil refpoignent en lossel et en la Garderobe plenemen des totes leur prises sanz fere ailleours leur largestes ou liverees de chose qe pur le Roi soit prise E si null pernour the Lostell le Roi per Garant quill eit face prizes ou liverees en autre manere qe desus nest dit pur pleint fece all Seneschal et all treasurer del hostel le Roi soit la verity enquist E si de ceo soit attaint soit gre maintenant fait au pleintif & soit hoste du service le Roi pur touse jours e demoerge en prison a la volente le Roi. E fi null face prizes santzes garant & lemport encounter la volunte de celui a qui les biens sont soit meintenant arestu par la Ville ou la prise serra fece & mien a la prochein Gaol E si de ceo soit atteiut foit la fait de lui come de laroun si la quantite des biens le demand E quant as prizes fere en feires et en bones Villes & portz pur la grant Garderobe le Roi eient les purnours leur common garant par le grant Seal E des choses quill prendront eient la testmoignance du Seal du Gardein de la Garderobe et des choses issint pur eus prises de noumbre de quantity et de la value soit fait dividende entre les purnours & les Gardeins des feires meires ou chiefs Bailiffs des Villes et Portz pur la veue des Marchantz des quiens les biens serront issint pris E riens ne lui soit suffert de plus prendre quill ne met en dividende E cele dividende soit porte en Garderobe desutz le Seale le Garden meire ou Chiefe Baille avauntditz et leuz demoerge tant qe sur la Conte du Garderober le Roi. E sil soit trove que null eit autrement pris que sere ne deveroit soit puny sur la Conte par le Gardein de la Garderobe le Roi solom sa desert E si null face tiens prises sanz Garant e sur ceo soit attaint soit fait de lui come de ceus que fount prizes pur lostell le Roi saunz garant come desus est dit E ne intent mie le Roi ne soen conseil que per cest estatut rien discresse au Roi de soen droit des auncienes prizes deuce e accustumes come des vyns et autres biens mes qe en touse pointzes pleinement lui soit sauve De lestat du Seneschal & des Marchals & des plez qe eus devient tenir & comment Ordain est que desormes ne tiegnent plai de franc tenement ne de debt See Cooks 2 Instit. p. 547 to 550. ne de covenante ne de contract des gentz du pueple for 'rs tant sulement des tresp●s de lostell & autres trespas faitz dedeinz la verge & de contractz & covenantzes que ascun de lostell le Roi avara fait a autre de meisme lostell & en mesme lostell & ne mie aillours E null plai de trespas ne pledront autre qe ne soit attach per eus avant ceo qe le Roi isse horse de la verge ou le trespass serra fait & les pledera hastinement de jour en jour issint qil soient perpledez & terminez avaunt ceo que le Roi isse horse des bundes de cele verge ou le trespas fut fait E si par c●s dedeinz les bundes de cele verge ne poent estre termines cessent ceus plais devant le Seneschal & soient les pleintiffs a la common lei Ne desormes ne priegne le Seneschal conisances des debts ne dautre chose for 'rs que des gentzes del lostell avauntdi● ne null autre plai ne tiegnent per Obligation fait a la destrest du Seneschal & des Maresthaus E si le Seneschall ou les Maresthaus rienfacent country ceste ordenement soit leur fet tenu pur nul E pur ceo que devaunt ces hours' montzes the felonies feces dedenz le verge unt este despunies pur ceo que les Coroners des pais ne se sont pas entremis denquerre de tiens maneres des felonies dedeinz la verge mes le Coroner de lostell le Roi quin est passant de qui issue ne ad mie este fet en du manere ne les fellons mis en exigendes ne utlaghes ne rien de ceo present en Eire que ad este a grant damage du Roi & a meins bone garde de sa pees Ordene est qe desoremes en cas de mort de homme ou office de Coroner apent as views & inquests de ceo fere soit mande le Coroner du pais qui ensemblement ove le Coroner del hostel face loffice qui apent & le met en Roulle E ceo que ne porra mie devant le Seneschall estre termine pur ceo que les felons neiporrent estre attachetz ou pur autre encheason demoerge a la common lei issint que les exigendes utlagheryes & presentmentzes en Eire soient de ceo fetz per le Coroner du pais ausint come des autres felonies fetes dehors la verge mes pur ceo ne soit less que les attachmentz ne soient fetz fresthement sur les fellonyes faites Oustre ceo null commun plai ne seit desoremes tenu all Exchequer contre la fourme de la * Chap. 11. Cooks 2 Instit. p. 550 551. Grant Chartre etc. E pur ceo que moutz misfesors sont en la terre plus que mes ne soleient & robberies arsuns & homicides feces sanz noumbre & lafoy pees meins bien gardee pur ceo que lestatut que le Roi fist fair nadguerres a Wyncestre nad pas este tenu Voet le Roi que cel estatut soit de novell envoie en chescun conte & leu & pupplie quatre foiz per an ausi come les deus Grantz Chartres & firmement garde en chescun point sur les peines que leuz sont assesses E a cel estatut garder & meintenir soient charges les trois Chivaliers qi sont assigns per mi les Contez pur adrester les choses fetes contre les Grantz Chartres & de ceo eyent garrant En dreit de wastz & destructions fetz en guards per Escheatours & Suthescheatours des mesons parks bois & vivers & totes autres choses qe est en la mein le Roi Voet le Roi qe celui qe avem le damage receu eit brief de Waste en Chancellerie verse l'Escheatour de soen fet ou le Suthescheatour de son fet sil eit de quei respoundre E sil nad de quei si respoigne son Sovereign per autele peine quant a damages come darrein fust ordenes per estatut sur ceus qui fount Wastz en gardz Derechiefe la ou l'Escheatour ou le Visconte seisist on la mein le Roi autres ters la ou il nad reason de seiser e puis qu●nt trove est la non reason les issues due meene temps unt este ceo en arrere retenuz & nomie renduz quant le Roi ad la mien ouste Voet le Roi qe desoremes la ou terres sont issint seisies & puis la mein ouste pur ceo qil nad reason de seisir ne de tenir soient les issues plenement rendeusa celui a qui la terre demoert & averra la damage receu etc. En totes les choses desurtz ditz & chescun de eyes Voet le Roi e intent il a soen conseil e touz ceus qui a cest ordenement furent que le droit et la Seignurie de sa Coreune savez soient p●r tout This last clause and saving which tacitly enervated all the Articles the King had formerly granted in case he should allege upon any subsequent occasion that they were contrary to the Rights and Prerogative of his Crown and therefore his violations of any of them were warranted and justifiable by this saving of them so disgusted the Earls and Nobles that they departed from the Parliament much discontented as See here p. 811. Thomas Walsingham informs us Soon after the King issued these Writs for the proclaiming reading observing these Charters Statutes and the Statute of Winchester and for the electing of three Knights or other persons of quality in every County to punish the infringers of them according to the pr●misses REX Vicecomiti Ebor. salutem Quia volumus quod Magna Charta Domini Claus 28 E. 1. m. 8. dorso H. quondam Regis Angliae patris nostri de Libertalibus Angliae et etiam Chartae de Foresta in omnibus et singulis Articulis suis firmiter et inviolabiliter observetur tibi praecipimus quod Chartas illas in pleno Com. tuo quatuor per annum legi et publice proclamari videlicet in proximo Com. tuo Pasch & in proximo Com. tuo post festum Sancti Johannis Baptistae & in proximo Com. tuo post festum Sancti Michaelis & in proximo Com. tuo post festum Natalis Domini et omnes et singulos Articulos in dictis Chartis contentos quantum in te est observari facias firmiter et teneri Et hoc nullo modo omittas Teste Rege apud Westm 28 die Martii Consimiles literae diriguntur singulis Vicecomitibus per Angliam in quorum Com. Foresta Regis existit set in aliis Com. in quibus non est Foresta Regis non fit mentio de Charta de Foresta set tantum de Magna Charta de Libertatibus Angl. Teste Rege ut supra The Writs to proclaim and observe the Articles upon these Charters are thus recorded REX Vic. Linc. salutem Cum nos in allevationem gravaminum quae populus Claus 28 E. 1. m. 7. dorso De Articulis per Regem populo Angliae concessis tonendis regni nostri occasione guerrarum hactenus tolerant ac in emendationem status ejusdem populi necnon ut ex hoc se exhibeat ad nostra servitia promptiorem nobi●que in agendis nostris libentius subsidium faciat in futurum quosdam Articulos eidem populo plurimum annuente Domino profituros de gratia nostra speciali concessimus concedendos Tibi praecipimus firmiter injungentes quod dictos Articulos quos tibi mittimus sigillo nostro consignatos in Comitatibus Burgis Villis mercatoriis & singulis aliis locis infra Ballivam tuam in quibus videris expedire tàm infra libertates quam extra legi & publice proclamari facias ac eos quantum in te est juxta vim & effectum eorundem observari facias firmiter et teneri Teste Rege apud Sanctum Albanum 15 die Aprilis Consimiles literae diriguntur singulis Vicecomitibus per Angliam Teste ut supra The Writs to elect three Knights or other of the honestest loyalest and discreetest men in each County for the observation of the Great Charter and Charter of the Forest and to punish all offences against them not punishable formerly by the Common Law are thus recorded REX Vic. Lincoln ac Coronatoribus ac Communitati ejusdem Com. salutem Claus 28 E. 1. m 11. dorso De Militibus mittendis usque Ebor. pro Magna Charta & Charta de Foresta Quia propter communem utilitatem Praelatorum Procerum et Magnatum ac populi regni nostri concessimus pro nobis et haeredibus nostris quod Magna Charta de Libertatibus Angliae et Charta de Foresta in singulis suis Articulis de caeter● teneantur et firmiter observantur Vobis mandamus quod tres Milites vel alios tres de probioribus legalioribus et discretioribus liberis hominibus Comitatus praedicti sine dilatione eligi et eos usque Eborum venire faciatis Ita quod sint ibidem in crastino Ascentionis Domini coram nobis vel Consilio nostro ad facienda & exequenda ea quae tunc eis ibidem injungentur ex parte nostra pro observatione Chartarum praedictarum Et habeatis ibi nomina praedictorum Militum vel liberorum hominum & hoc breve Teste Rege apud Westm 27 die Marcii Consimiles literae diriguntur singulis Vicecomitibus & Coronatoribus ac Communitatibus singulorum Comitatuum per Angliam The Writs for the Perambulation of the Forests in several Counties issued to these ensuing Commissioners in this form REX dilecto & fideli suo Rogero de Brabazon salutem Cum assignavimus vos Claus 28 E. 1. m. 8. dorso De Perambulatione in diversis Comitatibus una cum quibusdam aliis fidelibus nostris ad Perambulationem in Forestis nostris infra Comitatus nostros Salop Stafford & Derb. faciendam Vobis mandamus quod sitis Litchfield in erastino Ascentionis Domini proximo futuro pa rati exinde cum dictis fidelibus nostris profi●isci ad Perambulationem illam faciendam quibus mandavimus quod tunc ad hoc faciendum modis omnibus personaliter sint ibidem Et hoc nullo mod● omittatis Ita quod per vestrum defectum expeditio dicti negotii infecta non remaneat quoquo modo Teste Rege apud Westm primo die Aprilis Eodem modo mandatum est Radulpho de Hengham ad Perambulationem in Forestis Regis infra Comitat. Essex Buks Oxon. faciend assignato quod sit apud * These blanks for the place are not filled up but left in the Roll. die praedicto Eodem modo mandatum est Magistro Johanni Lovel ad Perambulationem in Forestis Regis infra Comitat. Somerset Dorset Devon faciend assignato quod sit apud die praedicto Eodem modo mandatum est Johanni de Berewick ad Perambulationem in Forestis Regis infra Comitat. Sutht & Wiltes faciend assignato quod sit apud dio praedicto Eodem modo mandatum est Willielmo ●nge ad Perambulationem in Forestis Regis infra Comitat. Gloucestr Hereford Wigorn. faciend assignato quod sit apud die praedicto Eodem modo mandatum est Johanni Denel Willielmo Bretenhue & Hen●ico de Gildeford assignatis ad Perambulationem Forestarum cum Rogero de Brabazon videlicet cuilibet eorum per se quod personaliter sit apud Litchfi l ad diem praedictam Eodem modo mandatum est Willielmo Trussell Stephano de Gravesend & Willielmo de Sutt●n assignati ad Perambulationem faciend una cum Radulpho de Hengham vid. etc. quod sit personaliter apud etc. Eodem modo mandatum est Gilberto de Knovill Johanni Gerbod & Hu●frido de Walden assignati ad Perambulationem faciend una cum Magistro Johanne Lov●ll vid. etc. quod sit personaliter apud etc. Eodem modo mandatum est Waltero de Gloucestr Waltero de Favely & Johanni de Crokesly assignati ad Perambulationem faciend una cum Johanne de Berewick vid. etc. quod sit personaliter apud etc. Eodem modo mandatum est Henrico de Cobham Willielmo de Mortuo Mari & Nicholas Fernham assignati ad Perambulationem faciend una cum Willielmo Inge vid. etc. quod sit personaliter apud etc. REX dilecto & fideli suo Johanni de Litchgrayne salutem Cum assignavimus vos una cum quibusdam fidelibus nostris ad Perambulationem in Forestis Ibidem de Shirewood Inglewood & Galtres faciendam Vobis mandamus quod sitis apud Ebor. coram Thes●urario & Baronibus nostris de Scaccario in die Paschae in 15. dies parati exinde cum dictis fidelibus nostris proficisci ad Perambulationem illam faciendam quibus mandavimus quod tunc ad hoc faciendum modis omnibus personaliter sint ibidem Et hoc nullatenus omittatis Ita quod per vestrum defectum expeditio dicti negotii infecta non remancat quoquo modo Teste Rege apud Westm primo die Aprilis Et mandatum est Johanni Bynn Michaeli de Hartecla Harsculpho de Oresby Ade de Crokedayk & Richardo Oysell assignatis ad Perambulationem faci●ndam una cum praedicto Johanne videlicet quilibet eorum per se quod ad diem praedictum modis omnibus personaliter sit apud Ebor. coram praedictis Thesaurario & Baronibus Teste ut supra Yet all these Writs and Commissions would not satisfy the jealous Earls and others that the Perambulation of the Forests would be really effected or speedily accomplished by the King Whereupon as Walsinghani Hist Angl. p. 48. Ypodigma Nenstr p. 88 Henry de Knyghton de Event Angl. l. 3. c. 13. col 2528. Walsingham and Knyghton story Rex Angliae sub his di●bus Parliamentum tenuit Stamford ad quod convenerunt Comites & Barones' cum ●quis & armis eo prout dicebatur proposito ut executionem Chartae de Foresta bactenus dilatam extorquerent ad plenum Rex autem eorum instantiam et importunitatem attendens eorum voluntati in omnibus condescendit or as Knyghton de qua re Rex integre et plene eorum voluntatem implevit ad vota Moreover the King at Stamford issued these Writs to the Sheriff of Lincoln and all other Sheriffs for the reading proclaiming four times in the year and observing of the Statute of Wynton in all its Articles as he had of the Great Charter and Charter of the Forest by former Writs REX Vic. Lincoln salutem Quia modernis temporibus multò plures malefactores & pacis nostrae perturbatores quam solebant temporibus retroactis Claus 28 E. 1. m. 7. dorso De statuto Winton Magna Charta & Charta de Foresta tenendis vagantur infra regnum nostrum de patria in patriam & discurrunt roborias incendia & homicidia in laesionem pacis nostrae manifestam multipliciter perpetrantes eo quod statutum nostrum quod apud Wintoniam octavo die Octobris anno regni nostri tertio decimo pro conservatione pacis nostrae in dicto regno de communi consilio ejusdem regni fieri fecimus hactenus non exstitit observatum per quod volumus quod statutum illud quod tibi mittimus sigillo nostro consignatum in omnibus & singulis Articulis suis de caetero firmiter teneatur & inviolabiliter observetur Tibi praecipimus quod statutum pr●dictum in pleno Comitatu quatuor per annum ad terminos ad quos Magnam Chartam de Libertatibus Angliae et Chartam de Fores●a pro te in eodem Com. legi nuper praecepimus et publicari legi et publice proclamari et illud in omnibus et singulis Articulis suis quantum in te ●st observari facias firmiter et teneri Et hoc nullatenus omittas Teste Rege apud Stamford 2 die Maii. Consimiles literae diriguntur singulis Vicecomitibus per Angliam Teste ut supra The King 8. days after being at St. Edmund's to satisfy his Earls and Nobles issued these memorable Writs to the 3. Knights and others elected in each County for the observation of the Articles in the Great Charter the Charter of the Forest and the Statute of Winton and punishing all offences against them not formerly punishable by the Common Law of the Realm and Kings Justices REX dilectis & fidelibus suis Johanni de Harington Johanni de Aungervill & Pat. 28 E. 1. m. 14. De Articu●is in Magna Charta contentis & statuto Regis apud Wintonedito observand Johanni de Holt salutem Quia Magna Charta de Libertatibus Angliae et Charta de Foresta quas Dominus H. quondam Rex Angliae pater noster populo regni sui ad utilitatem ejusdem regni concessit pro eo quod poena in transgressores seu venientes contra tenores Chartarum praedictarum prius ordinata non erat non fuerunt in quibusdam suis Articulis observatae Nos ad requisitionem Praelatorum Comitum Baronum et aliorum fidelium nostrorum plenam sub certa forma contra omnes ill●s qui contra Chartarum dictarum tenores vel aliquem Articulum earundem quovismodo de caetero venire praesumpserint ordinandam duximus et e●iam statuendam ita quod Chartae illae adeo plene sicut eas concestimus renovavimus et confirmavimus exnunc teneantur et ouserventur in singulis Articulis earundem et ad Chartas illas in Com. Leic. in singulis suis Articulis in quibus remedium prius per Communem Legem provisum non fuerat ●irmiter observandas assignavimus vos justic nostr●s ad querelas omnium et singulorum de eodem Com. tam infra Libertates quam extra conquerencium seu conqueri volencium de omnibus illis qui contra tenores Chartarum praedictarum in aliquo Articulorum suorum venerint seu deliquerint in Com. praedicto tam videlicet de Ministris nostris extra placeas suas quam etiam de aliis quibuscunque audiendas et ad hujusmodi querelas de die in diem non allocando dilationes que per Legem Communem allocantur celeriter terminandas et etiam ad omnes illos quos contra cenores Chartarum praedictarum in aliquo Articulo earundem ubi prius per Communem Legem remedium non fuerat ut praedictum est venire sen delinquere et inde convinci contigerit coram vobis per imprisonamentum redemptionem vel amerciamentum secundum quod transgressio exegerit puniendos Assignavimus etiam vos ad faciendum statutum per nos nuper de communi consilio regni nostri pro conservatione pacis nostrae apud Winton editum quod ad singulos Comitatus regni nostri sub sigillo nostro mitt●inus jam de novo de caetero in singulis suis Articulis sub poenis in eodem Statuto contentis in Com. praedicto observari firmiter & teneri & ad omnes transgressores & contravenientes puniendos juxta formam statuti ejusdem Ita videlicet quod si vos omnes ad haec faciend quociens opus fuerit intendere non possitis tunc duo vestrum quos praesentes esse contigerit nichilominus ea faciant & exequantur in forma praedicta Et ideo vobis mandamus quod ad praemissa facienda & explenda diligenter intendatis sicut praedictum est Salvis nobis redempcionibus amerciam entis et aliis ad nos inde spectantibus Mandavimus enim Vic. & omnibus Ballivis & Ministris Com-praedicti tam infra libertates quam extra quod vobis omnibus & duobus vestrum in praemissis omnibus & singulis intendentes sint et respondentes quociens eis scire feceritis ex parte nostra Nolumus autem nec intendimus quod virtute istius potestatis vobis datae placitum aliquod in casu in quo secundum legem communem per breve provisum remedium prius erat per vos teneatur seu legi communi praejudicetur aut dictis cartis in aliquo derogetur In cujus etc. Teste Rege apud Sanctum Edmundum 10 die Maii Anno 28 E 1. Eodem modo assignantur Milites & alii subscripti in Comitatibus subscriptis videlicet Nicholaus de Weyland Johannes de Peyton & Johannes de Biskele in Com. Suff. Walterus de Paveley Robertus de Vernoun & Johannes de Grimestead in Com. Wiltes Johannes le Bretton Johannes de Cokefield & Robertus de Burgulion in Com. Norff. Johannes de Clynton de Coleshill Philippus de Gayton & Johannes de Lodbrook in Com. Warr. Thomas de Scalleriis Galfridus Wardeleyes & Baldewinus de Colne in Com. Kant Johannes de Dene Robertus de Bayons & Willielmus de Pappeworth in Com. Hunt Willielmus de Cressey Richardus de Bingham & Robertus de Staunton in Com. Nott. Egidius de meynel Henricus filius Herberti & Johannes Deynecurt in Com. Derb. Radulphus Reynell Johannes de Paybenham & Willielmus de Hotot in Com. Bedford Rogerus de Tirringham Johannes Neytmitt & Laurentius de Bluntesdon in Com. Buks Richardus de Wyndefore Adam de Brampton & Johannes the Spershop in Com. Berks. Johannes de Sancto Claro Johannes de Langham Richardus Damory & Johannes de Elsfield in Com. Oxon. Richardus le Baskervill Robertus le Petit & Thomas Pickhard in Com. Heref. Henricus Tregaz Henricus Husee & Willielmus Eckingham in Com. Sussex Warresius de Valloigues Thomas de Insula & Lucas de Porta in Com. Cantebr Willielmus de Fokerham Edmundus de Grafton & Richardus de Griminhall in Com. Wygorn Robertus de Glamorgan Willielmus de Brembesheate & Nicholaus de Pershete in Com. Sutht Willielmus de Chambernoun Andraeas de Trestock Willielmus le Grant in Com Devon Richardus de Heydon Robertus de Sancto Claro & Richardus Pick in Com. Somerset Willielmus de Brok Rogerus de Suthcoate & Simon de Kensiton in Com. Middlesex Henricus de Kighley Robertus de Holland & Alanus de Norreys in Com. Lancastr Lucas Tailboys Willielmus de Fauns & Willielmus de Swethorp in Com. Northumbr Hugo Peverell Reginaldus de Bevill & Johannes de Restminster in Com. Cornub. Hugo de Multon Johannes de Goldington & Robertus de Wessington in Com. Westmerl Willielmus de Sancto Quintino Petrus Bocard & Johannes de Kirkeby in Com. Eborum Hugo Wake Elias de Preston & Thomas Wale in Com. Northampton Robertus de Frigesthorp Petrus Levener & Robertus ad Aulam in Com. Roteland Willielmus de Enneis Johannes Aynell & Thomas de Harpesfield in Com. Heref. Johannes le Britton Jollanus the Dureme & Petrus de Suttherch in Com. Essex Johannes de Hamme Henricus de Gildford & Walterus de Gedding in Com. Surr. Petrus Crok Walterus de Helyn & Johannes de Langele in Com. Glouc. Robertus Corbet Richardus de Harley & Thomas de Rosscale in Com. Salop. Johannes Goland Ranulphus de Treskenny & Thomas de Burnham in Com. Linc. Willielmus de Stafford Robertus de Pipe & Willielmus de Wrotesley in Com. Stafford Richardus de Havering Stephanus Pruwett & Johannes de Stok in Com. Dorset elected by the premised Writs and after thus Commissioned by the King's Patents REX Vicecomiti Leyc & omnibus Ballivis & Ministris de eadem Com. tam Pat. ●8 E. 1. m. 14 De intent Justice ad Articulos & Statutum predict Assign infra Libertates quam extra salutem Quia Magna Charta etc. ut supra usque ibi firmiter observandas Assignavimus dilectos & fideles nostros Johannem de Harrington Johannem de Aungervill & Johannem de Holt justiciarios nostros ad querelas omn. etc. ut supra usque ibi exigeret puniendos Assignavimus etiam eosdem Johannem Johannem & Johannem ad faciend statutum etc. usque ibi ita videlicet quod si ipsi omnes etc. ut supra tunc duo ipsorum quos praesentes esse contigerit ea faciant & exequantur prout in Literis nostris Patentibus praefatis Johanni Johanni & Johanni inde confectis plenius continetur Et ideo vobis mandamus firmiter injungentes quod eisdem Johanni Johanni & Johanni & duobus eorum in praemi●●is omnibus & singulis intendentes sitis & respondentes quociens ipsi aut duo e●●um vobis scire fecerint ex parte nostra Et hoc nullo modo omittatis Teste Rege ut supra Eodem modo mandatum est singulis Vicecomitibus Comitatuum suprascriptorum & omnibus Ballivis et Ministris de eisdem Com. tam infra Libertates quam extra quod M●litibus in Com. illis assign ad querelas etc. ut supra et ad faciend statutum etc. intendentes sint & respondentes sicut praedictum est Teste ut supra REX dilecto & fideli suo Petro Crok salutem De fidelitate vestra plenius confidentes Ibidem De potestate data recipiend Sacram. a quibusdam assign ad praed●ctos Articulos & Statutum observandum Dedimus vobis potestatem recipiendi in pleno Com. Glouc. Sacrament dilectorum et fidelium nostrorum Walteri de Heylin & Johannis de Langele quos unà vobiscum assignavimus Justice nostros ad transgressiones quas contra tenores Magnae Chartae & Chartae de Forestae fieri continget in eodem Com. audiend et terminand Ac etiam ad observationem Statuti nuper apud Wynton de communi Consilio nostro juxta potestatem vobis et ipsis per Literas nostras Patentes indè traditam quod bene et fideliter faciant et exequentur et quae pertinent ad officium suum in hac parte juxta formam potestatis ejusdem Et ideo vobis mandamus quod Sacramentum praedictorum Walteri & Johannis recipiatis in forma praedicta Mandavirous enim Vic. nostro Com. predict quod praefatos Walterum & Johannem coram vobis in pleno Com. suo venire fac ad praestand ibidem Sacramentum suum sicut praedictum est In cujus etc. Teste Rege apud Sanctum Edmundum decimo die Maii. Consimilem potestatem habent Milites subscripti recipiendi Sacramentum subscriptorum secum in Com. subscriptis Assignatorum videlicet Nicholaus de Weyland & Johannes de Peyton recipiendi Sacramentum Johannis de Biskele Johannes de Cokefeld & Robertus le Burgulion recipiend Sacramentum Johannis le Bretun Johannes de Dene & Willielmus de Pappworth recipiend Sacramentum Roberti de Bajosis Radulphus Peynell recipiendi Sacramentum Johannis de Pabenham & Willielmi de Hotot Rogerus de Tirringham & Johannes Neirwit recipiend Sacramentum Laurence de Bluntsdon Richardus Damory & Johannes de Ellesfield recipiend Sacramentum Johannis de Sancto Johann de Langham Johannes Tregaz & Henr. Husee recipiend Sacramentum Willielmi de Ecceneham Ricardus de Havering recipiendi Sacramentum Stephani Prewet & Johannis de Stoke Robertus de Glamorgan & Nicholaus de Pershete recipiendi Sacramentum Willielmi de Brembeshete Willielmus de Chambernoun & Andreas de Trestok recipiendi Sacramentum Willielmi de Grant Robertus de Sancto Claro recipiendi Sacramentum Richardi de Heydon & Richardi Pyk Willielmus de Brok Rogerus de Suthcoate recipiendi Sacramentum Simonis de Kensinton Robertus de Holland recipiendi Sacramentum Henrici de Kighly & Allani de Norreys Hugo Wake & Thomas Wale recipiendi Sacramentum Eliae de Preston Johannes de Goldington recipiendi Sacramentum Hugo de Mutment & Roberti de Wessington Moreover the King not long after issued this Writ to the Treasurer and Barons of the Exchcquer for the observation of the Grand Charter in all matters before them in all its Articles wherein there is no mention of the Charter of the Forest REX Thesaurario & Baronibus suis de Scaccario salutem Quia volumus quod Claus 28 E. 1. dors 2. De Articulis contentis in Magna Charta observandis in Scaccario Magna Charta Domini Henrici quondam Regis Angliae Patris nostri de Libertatibus Angliae quam confirmavimus et etiam innovabimus in omnibus et singulis Articulis suis firmiter et inviolabiliter observetur Vobis mandamus quod Chartam praedictam in omnibus et singulis suis Articulis quantum in vobis est coram vobis in dicto Scaccario observari faciatis firmiter et teneri Teste Rege apud Dunfres' 23 die Octobris The King to receive the returns of the Perambulations of the Forests and to hear and determine all just Exceptions against them issued this memorable Writ of Summons to the Sheriffs for a Parliament to be held at Lincoln for that and other arduous affairs of the Realm REX Vic. Cumbr. salutem Cum nuper pro communi utilitate populi regni Cl. 28 E 1. m. 3. dorso De Militibus Civibus & Burgensibus mittendo ad Parliament Regis See the 2d Part of my Brief Register & Surveyed of Parliamentary Writs p. 53 54 55 & Part 4. p. 12. 13. nostri concessimus quod CARTA DE FORESTA in singulis suis Articulis observaretur assignando quosdam de fidelibus nostris in singulis Comitatibus regni in quibus Forestae nostrae existant ad Perambulationem illam distincte et aperte factam ad Nos antequani aliqua executio vel aliquid aliud inde fieret reportarent & quod Juramentum nostrum jus Coronae Angliae rationes & calumpnia nostra necnon jus rationes & calumpnia aliarum omnia salva forent Nos liter dilecti & fideles nostri nunc primo ad Nos detulerunt quod fecerint in negotiis memoraris quia tamen Praelati Comites et Barones' et caeteri Magnates dicti regni in quorum praesentia nostras et aliorum proponi et audiri volumus rationes et de quorum con●ilio in eodem negotio prout alias diximus intendimus operare M●xime cum ipsi ad observand et manutenend jura Regni ac Coronae nofirae praedicta una Nobisc●m juramenti vinculo sunt astricti juxta latus nostrum ●●nc temporis non fuerunt Ac pro eo similiter quod illi qui suas rationes quatinus illud negocium illos tangit proponere debeant indè praemuniti non erant eodem negoii● sine ipsorum Consilio finem imponere non potuimus bono modo Et quia ●●egotium illud quantum possumus cupimus maturari ita quod per Nosnon fiet absque ulterioris dilationis incommodo quin effectum debitum sortiatur Volentes cum Praelatis Comitibus Baronibus & Magnatibus supradictis ac cum aliis de Communitate dicti Regni super hoc et quibusdam aliis arduis negotiis Nos et statum regni praedicti tangentibus habere colloquium et tractatum Tibi praecipimus firmiter injungentes quod venire facias coram Nobis ad Parliamentum nostrum apud Lincolniam in Octabis Sancti Hillar prox futur duos Milites de Balliva tua illos videlicet qui pro Communitate Com. praedicti ad Parliamentum nostrum ultima praeteritum per praeceptum nostrum venirent et etiam de qualibet Civitate infra Ballivam tuam eosdem Cives et de quolibet Burgo eosdem Burgenses qui ad praedictum Parliamentum nostrum aliàs sic venerunt Et si fortè aliquis Militum Civium aut Burgensium praedictorum mortuus fuerit aut infirmus per quod ad dictos diem & locum venire nequit tunc loco illius mortui aut infirmi unum alium idoneum ad hoc eligi & ad dictum Parliamentum nostrum venire facias ita quod Milites Cives & Burgenses praedicti dictis die & loco modis omnibus intersint cum plena potestate audiendi et faciendi ea quae ibidem in praefatis negotiis ordinari contigerint pro communi commodo dicti regni Et eisdem Militibus de Communitate Com. praedicti & Civibus de Civitatibus & Burgensibus de Burgis praedictis rationabiles expensas suas habere facias in veniendo ad Parliamentum nostrum ibidem morando et exinde redeundo Tibi insuper praecipimus sicut prius quod per totam Ballivam tuam sine dilatione publicè proclamari facias Quod omnes illi qui Perambulationem in aliquo calumpniari voluerint quod sint coram Nobis in Parliamento nostro praedicto ostensuri in hac parte rationes suas et calumpnias si quas habent Et habeas ibi nomina Militum Civium & Burgensium & hoc Breve Teste Rege apud le Rose 20 die Septembris Consim literae diriguntur Vic. subscriptis in quorum Com. Forestae existunt viz. Vic. Westmoreland Eborum Nottingham Derby Northampton Bucks Huntindon Essex Surr. Suthhampt Wiltes Somerset Dorset Devon Gloucestr Wygorn Hereford Roteland Oxon Salop Stafford Warr. REX Vic. Lincoln salutem Cum nuper pro communi utilitate etc. ut supra usque ibi pro communitate dicti regni Et habeas ibi nomina praedictorum Militum Civium & Burgensium & hoc breve Eodem modo mandatum est Vic. subscriptis in quorum Com. non sunt Forestae viz. Norff. Suff. Cantebr Bedf. Kent Sussex Middlesex Leyc●str Northumbr Cumbr. Lancastr Heref. The Parliament being met together at Lincoln In octabis Sancti Hilarii as * Flores Hist. An. 1300. p 415 426. Polydor. Virgil Angl. Hist. P. 343. Matthew Westminster informs us tenente Rege Parliamentum suum Lincolniae conquesti sunt Comites et Barones' de tortuosis et violentis depraedationibus undique per ministros et familia Regis factis Kursum petierunt ut libertates in Magna Charta contentae ex tunc in suo robore primitivo in perpetuum perdurarent Item postulaverunt ut deafforestationes pro quibus angustiabantur omnes divites plebis a Rege saepius concessas sed hactenus opere non completas remota ulteriori dilatione fieri juberet decretas Hiis et quibusdam aliis articulis instantissime a Rege postulatis procrastinatis quampluribus diebus demum videns Rex quod non desisterent ab inceptis nec adquiescerent sibi in necessitatibus suis ut papulo generatim gratam faciat respondit Se esse paratum concedere et ratificare petita et si qua alia quoquo tempore poscerent vel ducerent confirmanda Renovatae sunt igitur Chartae de Libertatibus et de Foresta sigilloque Regio munitae et in unoquoque Comitatu per Angliam deferuntur Quibus coram populo divulgatis violatores earum * See here p. 743 744 745. Majori Excommunicationis Dominus Archiepiscopus Cantuariensis cum caeteris Coepiscopis innodavit Porro pro hoc confirmationis effectu concesserunt Comites & Barones' Regi quintamdecimam partem bonorum suorum mobilium infesto Sancti Michaelis proxime tunc futuro Ea res as Polydore Virgil observes ita omnium animos devinxit ut populus ex decima parte fructus praediorum unius anni tributum perpenderat quo Princeps sentiret suum beneficium in vulgus gratum esse Sed Robertus Archiepiscopus Cantuariensis such was his treachery obstinacy and ingratitude to the King notwithstanding his pardon and restitution to his Protection Temporalties and Goods for his * Here p. 711 732 787. former delinquency of this kind pro Clero nihil voluit concedere n●que de temporalitate annexa Ecclesiae sine licentia Summi Pontificis speciali Such a devoted vassal was he to the Pope and his Antimonarchical Decrees The King hereupon to satisfy his Prelates Nobles Commons' issued these new Letters Patents under his Great Seal to all Counties within the Realm for the observation of the Great Charter and Charter of the Forest in all their Articles and nulling all Statutes against any Article of them by the Common Council of the Realm in due manner 4. whereof I found extant in the Tower under his Great Seal EDwardus Dei gratia Rex Angliae Dominus Hiberniae & Dux Aquitaniae Omnibus ad quos praesentes literae pervenerint salutem Sciatis quod cum Nos Magnam Chartam Domini H. quondam Regis Angliae patris nostri de Livertatibus Angliae una cum Carta de Foresta concesserimus ac consirmavimus ac innovavimus per Cartam nostram praecepimusque quod Cartae illae in singulis suis articulis tenerentur et firmiter observentur Volumus et concedimus pro nobis et haeredibus nostris quod si quae statuta fuerint contraria dictis Chartis vel alicui articulo in eisdem Chartis contento ea de communi consilio regni nostri modo debito emendentur vel etiam adnullentur In cujus rei Testimonium has literas nostras fieri fecimus patentes Teste meipso apud Lincoln 19 die Februarii Anno regni nostri vicesimo nono In Rotulo Perambulationum Forestarum An. 29 E. 1. m. 18. the Transcript of these Letters Patents is enrolled verbatim as before with this subscription Et est ista Carta pro Com. Bedf. Consimiles Cartae fiant pro Com. subscriptis viz. Pro Comitatibus Cornub. Warr. Sutht Linc. Kanc. Stafford Huntind Derb. Northt After which follows the several Perambulations of the Forests then made by special Justices Commissioners and Juries upon Oath in form ensuing Staff ss EDwardus Dei gratiâ Rex Angliae Dominus Hiberaiae & Dux Aquitaniae Ex Rorulo Perambulationum Fotestarum Anno 29 E. 1. m. 18. Omnibus ad quos praesentes literae pervenerint salutem Sciatis quod cum Communitas Regni nostri nobis concesserit quintamdecimam omnium bonorum suorum mobilium quae habebunt in festo Sancti Michaelis proximo futuro extunc taxandorum quae quidem Quintadecima post hujusmodi taxationem colligi debet levari et fideliter nobis solvi Volumus et concedimus pro nobis et haeredibus nostris quod Perambulationes factae coram dilecto et fideli nostro Rogero le Brabanzon et sociis suis ad hoc assignatis per praeceptum nostrum de Forestis nostris in Com. Stafford de caetero teneantur et observentur per metas et bundas contentas in eisdem perambulationibus quarum tenor de verbo ad verbum sequitur in hunc modum La puralee de la Forest en la Conte de Stafford fece devant Monsire Rogier Brabazun Monsire Williame Bontevileyne Monsire Johan Druwell oh Sire Henr. de Guldeford Justice's nostre Seigneur le Roi a cele purale fere Mescredy en la Semeyne de Pentecuste l'an du Regne le Roi Edward vint utisme de la Forest du Cannok en la presence Williame Trumwyn Estevene de Elmedon Foresters de lavantdite Foreste de fee en la presence Johan de Heravile Richard de Barton Robert de Wiston Verders de la vantdite forest per le Serment Robert de Estaundon Williame the Mere Geoffrey de Gresley Johan le Wasteneys Henr. Maunesin Henr. de Creswall Huwe de Weston Chivalers Williame de Wrottesley Robertus le Hunt Estevene de Wollaston Richard Sprigenell Michael de Norton Henry de Alrewas Robertus de Semford Thomas de Titnesmere Robert de Sewalfield Henr. de Verdoun William de Tymmor Richard de Berkbury Robert de Horseley Williame de Tamenham & Johan de Cressewell Qui dient par lieur serment qe nostre Seigneur le Roi qe ore est si ad quatre hujus en la vantdite Forest dehors Watlinstrete verse le North. Cestassavoir la hay de Hopewas lafoy hay de Alrewas etc. there at large recorded lafoy Vile de Wolaston une partie de terre de Swynesford de Bellemor de Haagaley de Brome lafoy vile de Chirchhull lafoy vile de Vennorton une party de terre de Yeldentre de Chadeste de Hurcote une parte de Waste de Kydderminstre e la vile de dune lent Hethey e la vile de Wolnardeley le vile de Kynningfard lafoy vile de Arley lafoy vile de Evenessend de Morf de Luteley e de Bobbinton ove les bois e les wastz ove les Appurtenances sout aforesters puis la Coronement le Roi Henri Besael nostre Seignour le Roi qe are est En tesmoigne des quous choses les Jurors avantditz a ceste puralee ont mis leur seaus Ita quod quicquid per istas Perambulationes ponitur extra Forestam remaneat extra Forestam et residuum remaneat Foresta secundum metas et bundas praedictas imperpetuum In cujus rei testimonium has literas nostras fieri fecimus patentes Teste meipso apud Lincoln 14 die Febr. Anno etc. vicesimo nono After which the Perambulation of the other Forests follow in that Roll. Thus were these two Great Charters fully and absolutely ratified and this grand business of the Perambulations of all Forests settled confirmed after all these successive Parliamentary contests between the King and his Nobles concerning them to the Nobles and Commons great content and satisfaction though not with so much sincerity on the King's part as they imagined which he afterwards discovered * Walsingham Hist. Angl. p. 6. & Daniels History p. 200. to his great dishonour and justification of the Earls and Nobles jealousies of his sincerity therein In the Bundles of Writs in the White Tower An. 28 E. 1. there are only these 3. Writs extant the rest being lost or putrified for holding and prosecuting Suits in Court Christian by the usurping Clergy Edwardus etc. Vic. Not. etc. Pone etc. In Turre London An. 28 E. 1. Thomam Archiepiscopum Ebor. quod sit coram Justiciariis nostris etc. apud Ebor. & Magistr Robertum de Carebelesby Clericum suum ad respondend Willielmo Pyking & Matil. uxori ejus etc. quare Magister Robertus tenuit placitum in Curia Christianitatis de catallis & debitu quae non sunt de Testamento vel Matrimonio contra Prohibitionem nostram etc. Teste J. de Metingham apud Ebor. 10 die Nou. Anno regni nostri 28. Vic. Hereford quod attach Johannem de Chattley &c add respondend Nicholas Jereyn quare ipse simul cum Roberto Vicario Ecclesiae Sancti Petri Hereford secut●s fuit consimile placitum in Curia Christianitatis contra Prohibitionem nostram etc. Teste J. de Metingham apud Ebor. 12 die Novembr Anno regni nostri 28. And Vic. Kanc. Si Johannis Abadam & Elizabeth uxor ejus etc. pone etc. Robertum Archiepiscopum Cantuar. & Magistr Henr. de Nassington quod sint etc. ●stensuri quare tenuerunt placitum in Curia Christianitatis de Advocatione domus Sancti Marci de Billeswyk juxta Bristol contra Prohibitionem nostram Teste meipso apud Beverlacum 24 die Novembr Anno regni nostri 28. The Archbishop of Canterbury intending this year to visit the King's Free-Chappel of Hastings and the Prebends belonging thereunto by his Metropolitical authority to the prejudice of his Royal Prerogative the King thereupon issued this Prohibition to him entered in the Clause Roll. REX venerabili in Christo Patri R. eadem gratia Archiepiscopo Cantuar. totius Claus 28 E. 1. m. 14. dorso Prohibitio pro Capellis Regis Anglia Primati salutem Cum libera Capella nostra de hastings cum Praebendis ad eandem Capellam spectantibus sicut aliae liberae Capellae nostrae in regno nostro ab omni jurisdictione ordinaria exempta sit libera penitus et immunis Ac vos visitationis officium in Capella nostra et Praebendis praedictis jam intendatis sicut acce pimus exercere Nos attendentes nostrae regiae dignitati per hoc posse de facili derogari Vobis prohibemus ne jurisdictionem aliqualem in praedictis Capella et Praebendis exercere vel quicquam quod in nostri seu Coronae aut Regiae dignitatis nostrae praejudicium seu libertatis praedictarum Capellae et Praebendarum laestonem cedere possit alignaliter attemptare praesumatis Teste Rege apud Blidham 17 die Januarii The Bishop of Chichester challenging a Jurisdiction in and over this Free-Chappel and its Prebends had a day given him to declare his right in Parliament against which time the Prebends were ordered to search out and bring all evidences and Inquisitions they could find to maintain the King's Interest and Prerogative therein D●es datus est Episcopo Cicestriae per Magistrum Henricum Gerlaund qui pro Plac●t● Pa●l An. 28 E 1. See Ryley p. 227. Adjornamentum Episcopi Cicestri● ipso Episcopo sequitur versus Dominum Regem pro jurisdictione quam idem Episcopus clamat habere in Capella Regis de hastings et ejusdem Capellae Praebendis usque ad proximum Parliamentum suturum Et dictum est Egidio de Garderoba & Waltero de Agmondesham Praebendariis praefatae Capellae quod interim per se et alios Praebendatios etc. scrutari faciant et inquirere quicquid Domins Regi et sibi ipst valere potuit in negotio praedicto Et id quod invenerint tunc ibidem habeant per se aut alios Praebendarios etc. Et sciendum quod quaedam Inquisitiones captae per Robertum de Burghesche super negotio praedicto & aliae evidentiae dictum negotium quae ad illud Parliamentum ostensae fuerunt remanent in Cancellaria etc. The Bishop of Worcester having by his usurped Episcopal authority publicly and inhumanly inhibited under pain of Excommunication in the City of Gloucester that no person of that Town should presume to sell any bread wine beer or victuals to the Prior and Canons of St. Oswald whom he had excommunicated for their necessary sustenance or to buy any thing of them whereat the King admired and was much moved as manifestly redounding to the no small prejudice and hurt of his Royal Crown Dignity Government and the liberty commerce of his Subjects he thereupon issued this memorable Writ to him to make no such Inhibitions for the future and speedily to revoke this and all such his illegal Excommunications grounded thereon else he in default thereof would provide other remedy against such proceedings REX venerabili in Christo Patri G. eadem gratia Wigorn. Episcopo salutem Claus 28 E. 1. m. 2. dorso Pro Priore & Canonicis S. Oswaldi Glouc. Intelleximus quod vos in Villa nostra Glouc. publice et inhumane sub poena Excommunicationis ne quis Priori et Canonicis Sancti Oswaldi ejusdem Villae panem vinum cervisiam aut aliqua victualia ad sustentationem eorum necessaria vendere vel ab eis aliqua emere praesumeret prohiberi fecistis de quo miramur non modicum et movemur Et quia hujusmodi Inhibitio si eo modo processerit in Coronae nostrae praejudicium nostraeque dignitatis Regiae non modicam laestonem manifestam redundat Nosque tantam insolentiam tollerare non possumus sicuti nec debemus set potius volumus quod omnes de regno nostro indifferenter et alii quicunque ad fidem et pacem nostram existentes victualia et alia quae venalia fuerint vendere possint et emere in eodem regno Vobis mandamus firmiter inhibentes ne aliquas hujusmodi inhibitiones de caetero facere attemptetis et si quas forte fieri feceritis vel sententias aliquas Excommunicationis protuleritis ex hac causa eas faciatis celeriter revocari Ita quod in vestri defectum aliud remedium nos apponere non oporteat in hac parte Teste Rege apud Dunfres' 23 die Octobris A Writ worthy the consideration of such who have since revived or practised such illegal and inhuman Excommunications The King sending the Archdeacon of Richmond to the Court of Rome this year granted him this safe conduct REX omnibus amicis suis ad quos etc. salutem Cum mittamus dilectum Pat. 28 E. 1. m. 18. De conductu Clericum nostrum Gerardum de Waspeynes Archidiaconum Richmund ad Curiam Romanam pro quibusdam negotiis nos & regnum nostrum specialiter tangentibus vos rogamus quatinus eidem Gerardo aut hominibus suis in Comitiva sua existentibus in eundo versus Curiam praedictam ibidem morando & inde redeundo in personis aut rebus suis non inferatis seu quantum in vobis est inferri permittatis injuriam molestiam dampnum impedimentum aut gravamen set eyes potius nostri contemplatione cum per partes vestras transitum fecerint salvum & securum conductum habere faciatis quociens ab ipsis super hoc ex parte nostra fueritis requisiti In cujus etc. per biennium duraturas Teste Rege apud Sanctum Albanum 13 die Aprilis Consimiles literas de conductu habent subscripti missi per Regem ad Curiam praedictam pro quibusdam negotiis ipsum Regem et Regnum suum specialiter tangentibus videlicet Magister Petrus Aymerici Magister Reymundus Arnaldi de Rama Galfridus Russel Teste Rege apud Sanctum Albanum 15 die Aprilis The King likewise issued this Prohibition to the Archdeacon of Richmond's Vicegerent not to compel Adam de Osgodeby his Clerk continually employed in his service to reside upon his Benefice whiles so employed about his affairs against the ancient Privilege of his and his Royal predecessors Clerks which they had enjoyed time out of mind REX dilecto sibi Gerenti-vices Magistri Gerardi de Wyspaynes' Archidiaconi Claus 28 E. 1. m 2. dorso Pro Adam de Osgodeby persona Ecclesiae de Haukeswell Richmund ipso agente in partibus transmarinis salutem Cum dilecti Clerici nostri ad ordines suscipiendos vel ad faciendam in suis Beneficiis residentiam personalem dum nostris immorantur obsequiis aut alias super eisdem mol●stari vel inavietari non debeant Nosque & progenitores nostri Reges Angliae hujusmodi libertate seu privilegio pro Clericis nostris a tempore quo non extat memoria semper hactenus usi sumus * See the Register of Writs part 2. f. 58. b. Fitz. Nat●ra Brev. f. 44. g. quod nec ipsi Clerici nostri vel progenitorum nostrorum praedictorum aliquibus retroactis temporibus super hujusmodi compelli vel alias super Beneficiis suis molestari vel inquietari consueverint Vobis inhibemus ne dilectum Clericum nostrum Adam de Osgodeby Personam Ecclesiae de Haukeswell in Archidiaconatu praedicto qui per praeceptum nostrum nostris ingiter intendit obsequiis dum eisdem obsequiis immoratur super hujusmodi compellatis aut alias super Beneficio suo inquietetis Et sequestrum si quod in fructibus aut bonis Beneficii sui hujusmodi occasione fieri feceritis sine dilatione relaxari faciatis Teste Rege ut supra The Abbot of Clony sending his Proctors into England to demand and collect to his use in name of a Subsidy a great sum of money from the Priors and Monasteries of that Order in England and from all Ecclesiastical persons on whom they had conferred Benefices without the King's licence or assent not used in the time of his Progenitors which Subsidy might tend to the prejudice not only of the said Priors but of him and the whole Realm issued this memorable Inhibition to them not to exact levy or receive the said Subsidy without his special licence and assent upon any pretences whatsoever together with a Writ to the Warden of the Cinqueports not to permit any Monk of that Order or any other Servant or Messenger to pass the Seas or carry over any moneys without his special licence REX Procuratoribus Abbatis Cluniacensis in Anglia salutem Datum est nobis Claus 28 E. 1. m. 14. intus De subsidio non exigendo ad opus Abbatis Cluniacensis sine licentia Regis intelligi quod praedictus Abbas vos in Angliam specialiter destinavit ad petendum et levandum ad opus ipsius nomine Subsidii quandam magnam pecuniae quantitatem a Prioribus ordinis Cluniacensis in Anglia et omnibus personis Ecclesiasticis quibus iidem Priores Ecclesiastica Beneficia contulerunt Uerum quia nunquam alias tale subsidium consuevit in regno nostro exigi seu levari absque nostra vel progenitorum nostrorum licentia et assensu possetque hujusmodi subventionis inordinatae Subsidium in nostri et Priorum praedictorum ac totius regni nostri praejudicium de facili redundare Vobis firmiter inhibemus ne praefato Abbati sub nomine subventionis auxilii mutui sive doni aut alio quocunque colore quaesito infra idem regnum exigatis levetis seu etiam recipiatis sine nostri assensu et licentia speciali Teste Rege apud Blidam 17 die Januarii REX dilecto & sideli suo R●berto de Burghersh custodi Quinque Portuum suorum Ibidem De non permittendo Monachos Ordinis Cluniacensis transire ad partes transmarinas salutem Datum est nobis intell●gi quod Abbas Cluniacensis quosdam ex suis Monachis in Angliam specialiter destinavit etc. ut supra usque ibi Vobis mandamus firmiter injungentes quod nullum Monachum ordinis praedicti Valletum seu alium Nuncium quemcunque pecuniam deferentem ad partes transmarinas transire permittatis sine nostra licentia speciali Teste ut supra After which the King at the request of the Abbots of that Order permitted them to repair to their General Chapter so as they carried over no money silver plate of any kind with them REX praefatis Custodibus salutem Licet vobis sicut caeteris Custodibus aliorum Claus 28 E. 1. m. 8. Pro Abbatibus Cisterciensis Or●inis Portuum nostrorum nuper mandaverimus et ex certa causa inhibuerimus ne aliquos Abbates Cisterciensis ordinis de regno nostro in Portu praedicto transfretare permitteretis sine nostra licentia speciali Vobis nichilominus mandamus quod praedictos Abbates ad Generale Capitulum suum Cistercii proficisci volentes cum ad portum praedictum causa transfretandi accesserint sine impedimento transfretare permittatis non obstante inhibicione nostra praedicta Proviso tamen quod nullam monetam argenteam vel aliam monetam albam de nostro vel alterius cuneo vel vasa aliqua argentea seu argentum aliquod in massa vel alio quovis modo per portum praedictum ad partes transmarinas per eosdem Abbates deferri seu duci permittatis quoquo modo contra formam ordinationis nostrae inde factae Teste Rege apud Sanctum Albanum 13 die Aprilis After the death of Henry de Newerke * See Polydore Virgil Angl. Hist. l. 1. p 342 H. de Knyghton de Event Angl. l. 3. c. 13. col 2528. Thomas Corbridge being elected Archbishop of York repaired to Rome for his confirmation where after long attendance for expedition sake he was enforced to resign his tied of election into the Pope's hands and to receive the Archbishopric from him by way of provision who thereupon not only confirmed but consecrated him Archbishop at Rome and gave him his Pall and this ensuing Bull the Original whereof I found in the White Tower directed to King Edward wherein he relates all the proceedings concerning his election and consecration praying the King to restore his Temporalties BONIFACIUS Episcopus Servus servorum Dei charissimo in Christo In Turre London De Thoma Archiep. Ebor. filio E. Regi Angliae salutem & Apostolicam benedictionem Divinae gratia Majestatis acquiritur si Ministris ejus & hiis praecipuè qui Pontificali sunt praediti dignitate pro ipsius reverentia condignus honor impendatur & favour necessarius exhibetur Dudum siquidem Eboracen Ecclesia per obitum bonae memoriae Henrici Eboracensis Archiepiscopi solatio destituta pastoris Dilecti filii Capitulum ipsius Ecclesiae certa die ad eligendum praefixa vocatis omnibus qui voluerunt debuerunt & poterunt commodè interesse pro futuri substitutione Pastoris insimul convenerunt & invocata Spiritus sancti gratia ut est moris in hujusmodi negotio per viam serutinii procedere eligentes tres de dicto Capitulo fidedignos videlicet dilectos filios Johannem de Metingham Johannem de Cadomo & Robertum de Pickering ejusdem Ecclesiae Canonicos assumere curaverunt qui vota sua primò & deindè singulorum de Capitulo ipso diligentius scrutarentur eaque redigentes in scriptis illa mox in ejusdem Capituli praesentia publicarent Cumque scrutatores hujusmodi super hoc juxta formam eis traditum processissent demum publicato scrutinio per publicationem hujusmodi compertum extitit in venerabilem fratrem nostrum Thomam Archiepiscopum Eboracen tunc ipsius Ecclesiae Canonicum majorem & saniorem partem praedicti Capituli direxisse in hujusmodi scrutinio vota sua & subsequenter praedictus Robertus Pickering qui sicut praemittitur erat unus de scrutatoribus supradictis de mandato & consensu dictoram Capituli ac suo & ipsius Capituli nomine eundem Thomam in Archiepiscopum elegit Dictusque Thomas electione hujusmodi de se factae consensum suum infra tempus à jure statutum ad ipsius Capituli instantiam impendere procuravit se propter hoc cum certis procuratoribus memorati Capituli super hujusmodi electionis negotio specialiter constitutis ad Apostolicam sedem personaliter conferendo Et praesentato nobis hujusmodi electionis Decreto super eadem electione confecto ac ipso Thomu & dictis procurantibus ut electionem ipsam confirmare de apostolicae benignitatis clementia dignaremur tandem dictus Thomas in nostra & fratrum nostrorum praesentiae constitutus jus si quod sibi ex electione memorata competere noscebatur ex considerationibus certis inductus sponte ac libere in nostris manibus resignavit Nosque hujusmodi resignatione recepta provisionem ipsius Eboracensis Ecclesiae ea vice dispositioni et ordinationi nostrae ac sedis Apostolicae duximus reservandam decerneutes extunc irritum et inane si secus a quoquam scienter vel ignoranter contingeret attemptari A new Papal fraud and device to defraud the King electors and elected Archbishops and other Bishops duly elected of their rights and engross the power of conferring all Archbishoprics and Bishoprics into his own hands by his Provisions Et tandem considerantes attentius laudanda probitatis merita honestatem morum & aliarum virtutum dotes multiplices quibus idem Thomas noscitur insignitus ac propterea firma ducti fiducia quod per ipsius T. circumspectionem providam & providentiam circumspectam praedicta Eboracensis Ecclesia in spiritualibus & temporalibus Deo propitio suscipiet incrementa deliberatione cum fratribus ipsis super hoc habita diligenti de dicto Thoma praefatae Eboracensis Ecclesiae de ipsorum fratrum consilio et epostolicae potestatis plenitudine duximus providendum praeficientes ipsum eidem Eboracen Ecclesiae in Archiepiscopum et Pastorem curam sibi et administrationem ipsius Eboracensis Ecclesiae spiritualiter et * This was an Innovation & Usurpation on the Crown temporaliter committendo dicto Thomae subsequenter nostris manibus munere consecrationis impenso pallium plenitudinem videlicet pontificalis officii de † Never clad with any such Pall Therefore a notorious lie corpore beati Petri sumptum et ab eodem T. cum ea qua decuit instantia postulatum ad nomen et usum ejusdem Eboracensis Ecclesiae per dilectos filios nostros Matthaeum Sanctae Mariae in Porticu Sancti Adriani Franciscum Sanctae Mariae in Cosmedyn & Petrum Sanctae Mariae novae Diaconos Cardinals fecimus exhiberi Cum itaque fili charissime sit virtutum opus Dei ministros et praesertim Pontificali dignitate praeditos benigno favore prosequi ac eosdem verbis et operibus pro Regis aeterni gratia venerari exeellentiam Regiam rogamus et hortamur attente quatinus eidem Archiepiscopo ob reverentiam apostolicae sedis et nostram temporalia seu regalia ejusdem Eboracensis Ecclesiae quae per te vacationis ejusdem tempore teneri dicuntur sine qualibet difficultate restituens te sibi reddas in regio favore munificum et cunctis opportunitatibus gratiosum Ita quod idem Archiepiscopus tuae Celsitudinis fulcitus auxilio in commiss● sibi cura Pastoralis officii possit Deo propitio prosperari & tibi exinde à Deo perennis vitae praemium et a nobis condigna proveniat actio gratiarum Dat. Lateran 7. Idus Martii Pontificatus nostri anno sexto The King upon receipt of this Bull issued a Writ to restore his Temporalties * dilectis & fidelibus suis Galfrido Russell & Lamberto de Trykingham Custodibus Pat. 28 E. 1. m. 17. De restitucione temporalium suis Archiepiscopatus Eborum Teste Rege apud Staunford 30 die Aprilis Per breve de Privato Sigillo at large recited in the Record Thomas Stubs renders us this account of this Archbishop's election consecration and of an high contest that happened soon after between the King and him about the Chapel of St. Sepulchers in York for which King Edward seized his Temporalties and detained sundry of them till his death for obeying the Pope's Provision & Commands before the King's Writ in refusing to admit his Clerk to this Chapel and to remove the Pope's Clerk whom he had placed therein by his Papal Provision * Actus Pontif. Ebor. col 1728 1729. Thomas de Corbrigge Custos & Sacrista Capellae S. Sepulchri Eboraci ex collatione venerabilis in Christo patris Johannis dicti Romani Eboracensis Archiepiscopi fuerat effectus Hic itaque Thomas 2 Idus Novembris anno 1299. electus in Pastorem Curiam petiit Romanam ubi tertio Kal. Martii eodem anno consecratus est a Papa Bonifacio 8. Quo quidem consecrato Dominus Papa by his usurped Authority custodiam dictae Capellae uni ex clericis propriis consanguinitate sibi propinquo eo quod in † A Novel Usurpation Curia vacabat indilate concessit Nec multo post per mortem dicti Clerici dicta capella vacavit Qui cum adhuc vivens in extremis jam constitutus jaceret velut exanimis resumpto tamen spiritu vocavit ad se Dominum Papam dicens Se pro Eapella Eboracensi eo quod proventus ejus inutiliter expenderat immensa meruisse supplicia unde Dominum Papam suppliciter rogavit pro salute animae suae Nota. quatinus custodiam dictae Capellae alicui discreto corporalem in ea residentiam facturo concedere dignaretur Nec mora idem Dominus Papa per literas mandavit Thomae Eboracensi Archiepiscopo quatinus custodiam dictae Capellae alicui excellenti theologo quem ipsemet duceret eligendum quamtocius conferret At ille mandatis obtemperans apostolicis ipsam Capellam Magistro Gilberto de Segrave egregio sacrae theologiae Doctori Lincolniensis Ecclesiae Canonico contulit et ipsum in eandem instituit Hiis peractis Rex Edwardus filius Regis Henrici Archiepiscopum pluries rogavit quatenus ipsam Capellam Johanni Bush Notario suo conferre non negaret Inter haec vero Archiepiscopus super collatione ejusdem Capellae penes Regem se saepius excusavit asserens ipsam virtute mandati Apostolici fuisse collatam et plenam existere Quocirca Rex iratus tres Baronias Archiepiscopatui Eboracensi ex antiquo collatas et eidem annexas post multas persecutiones et irrogatas Archiepiscopo injurias seisiri fecit et eas usque ad obitum Archiepiscopi in manu sua tenuit Quo infra breve defuncto sedeque vacant Decanus et Capitulum Ecclesiae Petri Eboraci ad instantiam Domini Regis expulso dicto Magistro Gilberto custodiam dictae Capellae praefato Johanni contulerunt ac ipsum in eadem instituerunt Vixit autem venerabilis Pater Thomas in Archiepiscopatu annis tribus mensibus sex diebus vero 10. Quibus transactis obiit apud Lanum 10 Kal. Octobris Anno Pontificatus sui 4 Dominicae incarnationis 1303. Regni autem Regis Edward filii Regis Henrici 31. & in Ecclesia collegiata Suthwell Eboracensis Dioc. sepultus est I find this Case of his thus alleged by Basset in the Argument of a * F●tzh Abr. Quare non admisit 7. Quare non admisit broughtby the King against the Bishop of Lincoln Trin. 19 E. 3. remembered by Sir † 5 Report f. 12. b. Edward Cook in his Case De Jure Regis Ecclesiastico Le Roy E. laiel port Quare non admisit verse T. Archevesque de E. & Levesqe alleg qe le Pape long temps devant avoit purvew a mesme Leglise et il ne osoit ne avoi power de lui ouster etc. * Brabazon Barbazon justice lui dit que ceo qe vous allege pur non power nous teneumus nient veyler pur qe il fuit attaint de contempt et ses Temporaltes seisées ei demeurent en main le Roy tout le vie le Archevesqe In this memorable case the King's Judges resolved 1. That where the King's legal Writs or commands came in competition with the Pope's Mandates or Provisions our Archbishops and Bishops though then sworn and devoted to the Pope ought to obey the King before the Pope & not to dispute but execute the King's Writs as well as his Temporal Officers according to St. Paul's and St. Peter's resolutions Rom. 13. 1 to 8. 2 Pet. 2. 13 14 15 17. 2ly That their not obeying the King's Royal Writs and Legal Mandates is such an high offence contempt against the King's Crown and Dignity that the King by the Laws of England might then justly seize and confiscate their Temporalties during life Bishop * Godwin in his life hath this memorable Godwins Catalogue of Bishops p. 471. passage He sat in all but 3. years 7. months and 10. days Whether it be that few men's minds be so great as to sustain the burden of a Prince's displeasure or that God who promiseth a long life to such who obey their Superiors in his just judgement doth soon cut off such as are backward in this duty So surely it hath fallen out for the most part that those Bishops who have presumed most in opposing themselves against their Princes have lest time endured and ever ●éen quickly taken away whereof I could yield infinite examples I find that this Archbishop's Liberties in Beverley were seized into the King's hands Anno 29. of his reign for a contempt committed by him in the King's presence but afterwards restored to by him this Writ REX dilecto sibi Richardo Oysel Ballivo suo de holderness salutem Mandamus Claus 29 E. 1. Pro Tho. Archiepiscopo Eborum vobis quod libertatem venerabilis patris Tho. Eborum Archiepiscopi quam nuper pro quodam contemptu apud Beverlacum in praesencia nostra nobis facto capi fecimus in manum nostram eidem Archiepiscopo replegiari faciatis ad voluntatem nostram Teste Rege apud Eversle 14 die Junii The Clergy of the Province of York having formerly granted the King a certain number of Armed men against the Scots he now issued these Writs for their speedy raising and sending them to Berewick by a certain day REX dilecto & fideli suo Johanni de Crepping salutem Cum dudum de communi Claus 28 E. 1. m. 17. De hominibus armatis usque Berewicum mittendis per Clerum Archiepiscopatus Ebor. assensu Cleri Archiepiscopatus Ebor. ordinatum et concessum fuisset quod Clerus ille pro custodia Marchiae Scotiae nobis inveniret certum numerum hominum armatorum & jam necesse habeamus quod homines illi tunc ad arma cessati nomine dicti Cleri ad partes Scotiae cum corpore nostro vadant per quod mandavimus custodi Spiritualitatis Archiepiscopatus Ebor. sede vacant quod praefato Clero det firmiter in mandatis et eis injungat ipsosque modis et viis singulis quibus melius expedire viderit inducat ut dictos homines usque Berewicum super Twedam modis omnibus ad nos mittant Ita quod sint ibidem die Dominica in festo Sanctae Luciae Virginis proximo futuro ad ultimum parati ad proficiscendum exinde cum corpore nostro ad vadia nostra ad partes Scotiae supradictas Vobis mandamus firmiter injungentes quod eidem custodi ad praemissa facienda consulentes sitis & auxiliantes quociens opus fuerit & per ipsum super hoc ex parte nostra fueritis requisiti Teste Rege apud Burton Archiepiscopi 23 die Novembris REX dilecto sibi in Christo custodi Spiritualitatis Archiepiscopatus Ebor. sede vacant salutem Cum dudum de communi assensu Cleri Archiepiscopatus Ibidem praedicti ordinatum et concessum fuisset etc. ut supra Vobis mandamus firmiter injungentes quod praefato Clero detis firmiter in mandatis et eis injungatis ipsosque modis et viis singulis quibus melius expedire videritis inducatis ut dictos homines usque Berewicum super Twedam modis omnibus ad nos mittant Ita quod sint ibidem dic Dominica in festo Sanctae Luciae Virginis proximo futuro ad ultimum parati ad proficiscendum exinde cum corpore nostro ad vadia nostra ad partes Scotiae supradictas Mandavimus enim dilecto & fideli nostro Johanni de Creppingh quod vobis consulens sit & auxilians in praemissis quociens necesse fuerit & per vos super hoc ex parte nostra fuerit requisitus Teste Rege apud Burton Archiepiscopi 22 die Novembris The Bishops Abbots Priors and Commonalty of North and West-Wales having granted the King this year a Subsidy to carry on his Wars against the Scots the King thereupon granted them these ensuing Patents for him and his Heirs that it should not turn to the prejudice of them their heirs or successors nor be drawn into consequence for the future REX omnibus ad quos etc. salutem Sciatis quod cum dilecti et fideles nostri Pat. 28 E. 2. m. 6. Pro Episcopis Abbatibus & tota Communitate Northwalliae & Westwalliae Episcopi Abbates Priores et tota Communitas Northwalliae quandam subvencionem pecuniae in subsidium guerrae nostrae Scotiae nobis fecerint liberaliter et gratanter volumus & concedimus pro nobis & haeredibus nostris quod dicta subvencio sic per eos nobis facta eye vel eorum successoribus aut haeredibus non cedat in praejudicium seu trahatur in consequentiam in futurum In cujus etc. Teste Rege apud la Rose 21 die Septembris Consimiles literae fiunt pro Episcopis Abbatibus Prioribus & toti Communitati Westwallae REX omnibus ad quos etc. salutem Sciatis quod cum Communitas Comitatus Ibidem Pro Communitatibus de Flint terrarum de Bowelt Montis Gomeri & Powies Griffyn de Flynt quandam subvencionem pecuniae in subsidium guerrae nostrae Scotiae nobis fecerit liberaliter & gratanter volumus & concedimus pro nobis & haeredibus nostris quod dicta subvencio taliter nobis facta dictae Communitati non cedat in praejudicium seu trahatur in consequentiam in futurum In cujus etc. Teste ut supra Consimiles literae fiunt Communitatibus subscriptis videlicet Communitati terrae de Bowelt Communitati terrae Montis Gomeri Communitati terrae de Powies Griffyn He likewise returned the Commonalty of Flintshire and others these Letters Patents of thanks and indemnity REX Communitati Comitatus de Flynt salutem De illa subventione pecuniae quam nobis ex mera curialitate vestra in subsidium querrae nostrae Scotiae jam Ibidem Li●e●ae de regratiando praefatas Communitates de subventione Regi per eas facta fecistis vobis referimus multas grates et ne subvencio illa vobis cedat aliqualiter in praejudicium in futurum vobis super hoc nostras patentes literas destinamus Teste Rege ut supra Consimiles literae diriguntur Communitatibus subscriptis videlicet Communitati terrae de Bowelt Communitati terrae Montis Gomeri Communitati terrae Powies Griffyn Pat. 28 E 1. m. 7. Detribus Capellanis assignatis per H. de Newerk nuper Archiepiscopum Eborum ad celebrandum divina apud Cawode Burton & Wylton The King this year out of his piety and Ecclesiastical Sovereignty confirmed the pensions granted by the late Archbishop of York to 3. Chaplains to maintain a Chantry in 3. Chapels during the vacancy of the Archbishopric in his hands as well as during the plenarty REX omnibus ad quos etc. salutem Cum bonae memoriae Henricus de Newark quondam Archiepiscopus Eborum quandam placeam terrae apud Kingston super Hull ad Archiepiscopatum Eborum pertinentem de uno aedificio aedificatam & in omni alia sui parte vacuam habuisset Idemque Archiepiscopus de voluntate & assensu Capituli sui Eborum ordinasset ut placea praedicta decenter suis sumptibus aedificata assignarentur tres Capellani per Archiepiscopum Eborum qui pro tempore fuerit seu per Decanum & Capitulum Eborum sede ejusdem Archiepiscopatus vacant in tribus Capellis Maneriorum dicti Archiepiscopatus videlicet de Cawode Burton & Wylton & unus per eosdem Decanum & Capitulum seu per idem Capitulum Decano minime existente in Ecclesia beati Petri ad altare Sancti Willielmi pro animabus Regum Reginarum Angliae Archiepiscoporum Eborum et sua divina imperpetuum celebraturi Recepturique singuli eorum placea praedicta ut praedicitur aedificata ad sustentacionem suam Centum solidos annuos per aequales portiones in festis Sancti Martini in hyeme & Pentecostes per manus Archiepiscoporum Eborum praedictorum de redditibus domorum inibi constructarum Ac executores ejusdem defuncti nobis humiliter supplicassent ut singuli Capellani praedicti temporibus vacationum dicti Archiepiscopatus in manu nostra seu haeredum nostrorum existentis praevictos centum solidos annuos per manus Custodum nostrorum praedicti Archiepiscopatus seu haeredum nostrorum de redditibus domorum praedictarum ad praedictos terminos habere & libere percipere valerent concedere dignaremur Nos sanctam ejusdem defuncti devotionem quam ad cultus divini augmentationem habuit pro remedio animarum praedictarum propensius attendontes et affection●m quam erga ipsum occasione laborisi ousequii quod nobis praestitit dum vixit in terris ad memoriam reducentes ac etiam supplication● praedictorum executorum benignius annuentes concessimus pro nobis & haeredibus nostris quod singuli Capellani praedicti in dictis locis divina ut praedictum est celebratu● praedictos centum solidos annuos ad sustentationem suam de redditibus praedictis per manus Custodum nostrorum seu haeredum nostrorum omnibus temporibus vacationum dicti Archiepiscopatus in manu nostra seu haere●um nostrorum existentis sine occasione vel impedimento nostri vel haeredum nostrorum justic Vicecomitum Escaetorum et omnium aliorum Ballivorum seu Ministrorum nostrorum quorumcunque habeant et libere percipiant terminis antedictis ordinationem praedictam pro temporibus Archiepiscoporum ut praedictum est factam quantum in nobis est acceptantes ipsum pro nobis et haeredibus nostris tenore praesentium confirmamus In cujus etc. Teste Rege apud Westm 28 die Marcii Per Petitionem de Consilio The King's Chancellor presenting a Clerk in his name to a Benefice without his privity or subsequent confirmation he thereupon revoked and granted it to another by this Patent REX venerabili in Christo patri J. eadem gratia Electo Lincoln salutem Ad Pat. 28 E. 1. m. 18. De Praesentatione Ecclesiam de Wynewyk vacantem & ad nostram donationem spectantem ratione Episcopatus Lincoln nuper vacantis & in manu nostra existentis dilectum Clericum nostrum Rogerum de Assherugg vobis praesentamus intuitu charitatis Rogantes quatinus eundem Clericum nostrum ad eandem Ecclesiam admittatis & Personam constituatis in eadem Praesentationem vero de Johanne de Stokes per Cancellarium nostrum nostro nomine prius factam penitus revocantes Praesertim cum praesentatio illa ab initio a conscientia nostra non emanaverit nec eam c● post facto ratam habuerimus sive firmam In cujus etc. Teste Rege apud Sanctum Albanum 13 die Aprilis John de Dalderby a Canon of Lincoln being elected this year Bishop thereof by the King's licence and Royal assent thereto his election was signified by his Writ to the Archbishop apud Westm. 7 die Maii who being thereupon confirmed by the Archbishop the King issued a * Pat. 28 E. 1. m. 26 29. See Godwins Catalogue p. 243. Writ to restore his Temporalties dilecto Clerico suo Richardo de Junnere Teste Rege apud Westm 18 die Marcii Robe●t le Beel and Robert de Blida having been imprisoned above three years' space in N●wgate for counterfeiting Pope's Bulls and other Letters the King at last sent this Writ to enlarge them upon their petition to his Council REX Vicecomitibus London salutem Cum Rob●rtus le Beel Robertus de Blida & Willielmus de Gildeford pro controsactura Bullarum et quarundam aliarum Claus 28 E. 1. m. 9 Pro Roberto le Beel & aliis Literarum cum Waltero de Maydenstan inventarum coram Thesaur & Baronibus nostris de Scaccario eis imposita in prisona nostra de Newgate per tres annos et amplius extiterint ut dicitur Nos praefatos Robertum Robertum & Willielmum in prisona illa occasione praedicta diutius detineri nolentes vobis praecipimus quod ipsos à prisona illa si ea occasione & non alia detineantur in eadem sine dilatione deliberari faciatis Teste Rege apud Tottenham 5 die Aprilis Per Petitionem de Consilio The Monastery of Jeddeworth in Scotland being so wasted and impoverished by the Scottish Wars and incursion of Enemies that it was unable to maintain the Canons thereof nor they able to reside there in safety to serve God the King thereupon out of his piety and Ecclesiastical Prerogative sent some of them to other Religious Houses of the same Order in England to be there received and maintained till that House was repaired and restored to a better condition as this Writ for Ingeram de Colonia to the Prior and Covent of Bridlington assures us REX dilectis sibi in Christo Priori & Conventui de Bridlington salutem Mittimus Claus 28 E. 1. m. 17. intus Pro Ingelramo de Colonia Canonico domus de Jeddeworth ad vos fratrem Ingelramum de Colonia Canonicum Domus de Jeddeworth in Scotia ordinis vestri praesentium portitorem in qua quidem Domo idem Ingelramus ad famulandum ibidem altissimo ut deceret hiis diebus facere moram nequit tum propter incursus hostium tum quia Domns illa per frequentes guerras Scotia habitas adeo lapsa est facultatibus et destructa quod ad sustentationem Canonicorum ejusdem ipsius non suppetunt facultates Devotionem vestram rogantes attentè quatinus dilectum Ingelramum in Domum vestram ad deserviendum ibi Deo sub habitu vestro inter vos juxta professionis suae votum Dei intullu nostrisque precibus admittatis et fraterna charitate in Domino pertractetis saltim quousque dicta Domus de Jeddeworth relevetur et in melius reformetur Teste Rege apud Ebor. 16 die Novembris The King this year issued these Letters to the Prelates and Clergy of Ireland to grant him a Subsidy for the preservation of his Crown the common defence and peace of the Church Realm and people of England and Ireland REX Venerabilibus Patribus Archiepiscopis Episcopis necnon Abbatibus Pat. 28 E 1. m. 28. De subsidio à Clero Hibern petendo ad opus Regis Prioribus Decanis Capitulis Archidiaconis & aliis personis Ecclesiasticis to●que Clero terrae nostrae Hiberniae salutem Ad hoc duas in hoc mundo Ecclesiasticam vid●licet et Temporalem instituisse videtur Dominus dignitates ut exigente necessitate sibi deberent adinvicem suffragari mutuaque subventione altera alterius subsidio adjuvari Hinc est quod cum pro salvatione Coronae nostrae Regiae communique utilitate Cleri et populi regni et terrarum nostro dominio subjectarum necnon pro tranquilitate et quiete sanctae Ecclesiae regni terrarumque praedictarum mediante divino subsidio procurandis quaedam nobis incumbant ad praesens ardua facienda quae sine vestro consilio et auxilio commode non poterimus adimplere Assignavimus dilectos & fideles nostros Richardum de Burgo Comitem Vlton Johannem Wogan Justice nostrum & Magistrum Thomam Cantok Cancellar nostrum Hibernia una cum Baronibus nostris de Scaccario Dublin ad petendum et requirendum nomine nostro a vobis et quolibet vestrum subsidium quod ad tam arduorum negotiorum selicem consummationem ac nostri et vestri honorem commodum et quietem vestrae graciosae liberalitati videbitur oportunum et ad omnia alia et singula facienda quae praefati Comes justiciarius Cancellarius et Barones' seu aliqui ex ipsis quos ad hoc vacare contigerit super praemissis et ea contingentibus viderint facienda In cujus etc. Teste Rege apud Blidam 17 die Januarii Ista litera praecedens fuit duplicata de verbo ad verbum praeter hoc quod in altera duplica non fuit Richardus de Burgo Comes Vlton assignatus The King this year issued this Writ to restore the Temporalties to Walter V●el B●shop clect of Dare in Ireland REX dilecto & fideli suo Johanni Wogan Justice suo Hibern vel ejus locum Pat. 28 E. 1. m. 31. De assensu adhibito electioni & temporalibus post fidelitatem captam restiruendis tenenti salutem Cum nos electioni nuper factae in Ecclesia Darensi de discreto viro Magistro Waltero de Veel Cancellario ejusdem Ecclesiae in Episcopum illius loci regium assensum adhibuerimus et favorem & mandaverimus custodi Spiritualitatis Archiepiscopatus Dublin ut quod suum est in hac parte exequatur volentes eidem Electo ut laboribus et expensis suis parcatur gratiam in hac parte facere specialem vobis mandamus etc. Acceptis tamen etc. as in other Writs of this kind In cujus etc. Teste Rege apud Novum Monasterium 5 die Januarii Per ipsum Regem nunciante W. Cou. & Lych. Episcopa Pope Boniface the 8. confirming the election of Richard Archbishop of Dublin and inserting some words into his Bull to the King concerning his promotion thereunto and the Temporalties thereof which seemed prejudicial to the King's Crown and Royal dignity in the judgement of the King and his Council when presented to them by the Archbishop the King thereupon refused to restore his Temporalties until the Archbishop publicly renounced all clauses in the Pope's Bull openly or tacitly directly or indirectly prejudicial and derogatory to his Crown and Royal dignity as this memorable Patent for his restitution attests to posterity REX custodi suo Archiepiscopatus Dublin salutem Accedens ad nos venerabilis Pat. 28 E. 1. m. 14. De restitutione temporalium pater Richardus Archiepiscopus Dublin literas Domini Bonifacii divina providentia Summi Pontificis super promotione sua in Dublinensem Archicpiscopum factas nobis praesentavit et quia in literis illis quaedam verba continebantur quae nobis et Coronae nostrae nostraeque regiae dignitati praejudicialia videbantur dictus Archiepiscopus se super hoc excusando publice et expresse asseruit et prositebatur Quod dicta verba in literis praedictis ad procurationem suam aut de sua conscientia apposita non fuerunt nec unquam intentionis suae extitit nec existit quicquam impetrare facere vel prosequi per quod nobis aut Coronae seu dignitati nostrae Regiae posset praejudicium aliquod generari et ob hoc omnibus et singulis in dictis literis Apostolicis contentis quatenus nobis aut Coronae seu dignitati nostrae Regiae  vel express direct vel indirecte praejudiciales sunt vel esse poterunt quovismodo renunciavit sponte pure simpliciter et express supplicans humiliter et devote ut temporalia Archiepiscopatus praedicti de nostra gratia et mera liberalitate Regia sibi restituere dignaremur Nos igitur hujusmodi excusatione et renunciatione receptis ipsius Archiepiscopi supplicationibus annuentes cepimus fidelitatem ejusoem Archiepiscopi et temporalla Archiepiscopatus praedicti eidem Archiepiscopo restituimus de nostra gratia speciali Et ideo vobis mandamus quod ipsi Archiepiscopo vel ejus certo attornato temporalia dicti Archiepiscopatus sine dilatione liberetis de nostra gratia supradicta Teste Rege apud Rykehale primo die Junii Eodem modo mandatum est Waltero de Gloucestr Escaetori ultra Trentam quod eidem Archiepiscopo etc. temporalia etc. Teste Rege ut supra Et mandatum est Militibus etc. In cujus etc. Teste Rege ut supra Eodem modo mandatum est Canonicis liberae Capellae Regis de Pencriz quod eidem Archiepiscopo tanquam Decano suo etc. In cujus etc. Teste Rege ut supra The original renunciation of the clauses in Pope Boniface his Bull prejudicial to the King's Crown and dignity made by this Archbishop mentioned in this Patent to restore his Temporalties I found extant under his own Archiepiscopal Seal in a bundle of Writs and Privy Seals in the White Tower which I shall here present you with as a rarity UNiversis ad quos praesentes literae pervenerint Richardus permissione divina Brevia Regis An. 28 E. 1. in Turre Lond. Dublinensis Archiepiscopus salutem in amplexibus Salvatoris Noverit universitas vestra quod cum in literis Apostolicis super promotione nostra in Archiepiscopum Dublinensem confectis & serenissimo Principi Domino nostro Domino Edwardo Dei gratia Regi Angliae illustri Domino Hiberniae & Duci Aquitaniae per sanctissimum patrem Dominum Bonifacium Papum 8 dedicatis et per nos praesentatis eidem quaedam verba contineantur quae idem Dominus Rex et suum Consilium sibi suaeque Regiae dignitati Coronae esse praejudicialia pr●tendebant & quaedam verba alia quae in consimilibus literis Apostolicis solita opponi tint in praefatis literis nostrae promotionis omissa Nos publice et expresse dicimus et profitemur quod nunquam nostrae intentionis extitit vel existit quicquam impetrare facere vel prosequi quod in ejusdem Domini Regis e●usque dignitati Regiae vel Coronae praejudicium posset aliqualiter redundare Vnde omnibus et singulis in dictis literis Apostolicis contentis qua●enus praedicto Domino Regi ejusque dignitati Regiae vel Coronae tacite vel express direct vel indirecte praejudiciales existunt vel esse poterunt quovis modo pure sponte renunciamus atque simpliciter et absolute In quorum testimonium s●gillum nostrum praesentibus duximus apponendum Dat. apud Ebor. 31 die Maii Anno Domini 1300. I found this Appeal An. Dom. 1299. in the White Tower made against a sentence of Excommunication denounced by the Archbishop of Canterbury and his Auditors of Causes by Ralph de Ebor. his Proctor in case of a Presentation to the Church of Griston thus exemplified under the hand of a public Notary IN Dei Nomine Amen Anno Domini ab Incarnatione 1299. Indictione 13. 7 Idus Decembris in praesentia m●i Gilberti Notarii public intrascripti Roberis Anno 28 E. 1. in Turre London filio Johannis de Totranho Clerici & Thomae de Totranho testium ad hoc specialiter vocatorum & rogatorum Richardus de Eboraco Clericus Procurator Magist●orum Radulphi de Ebor. ad Ecclesiam de Griston Norwicensis Diocaesis praesentati & Radulphi the Thorny Rectoris Ecclesiae de Beringewell apud Suthmalling innovavit & notificavit Domino Cantuariensi Archiepiscopo & ejusdem causarum auditoribus generalibus quandam Appellationem prius ut dicebat interpositam et Apostolos petiit sub hac forma In Dei Nomine Amen Quia vos Domine Cantuariensis Archiepiscope nuper per auditores vestros scilicet Magistros Willielmum de Gloucestr Willielmum de Chadeleshunte & Richardum de Morcestr apud Lamlieth me Radulphum de Thorny Procuratorem Magistri Radulphi de Ebor. ad Ecclesiam ●e Griston praesentatum pro eo quod quoddam privilegium dicti Domini mei in causa inter dictum Dominum meum ex parte una & Diminum R. nuper Norwicen nunc Elien ex altera super non admissione Ecclesiae de Griston praedictae ad quam dictus Dominus meus canonicè extiterat praesentatus in Curia vestra Cantuariae aliâs exhibitum iteratò non exhibui non obstantibus provocationibus et appellationibus meis ac etiam inhibitione Sedis Apostolicae de quibus omnibus & singulis vobis & eisdem auditoribus ad plenum innotuit in Domini mei praejudicium et Sedis Apostolicae contemptum contra justitiam excommunicastis seu etiam excommunicarunt auditores suprascripti Sentiens Dominum meum & me ex hoc indebite praegravari dictam Sedem Apostolicam in hiis scriptis appello et Apostolos peto Et ego Richardus Procurator antedictus in ipsa Appellatione nunc innovata et interposita in termino juris existens instanter instantius et instantissime à vobis Domino Cantuariensi Archiepiscopo vestrisuè auditoribus praedictis conjunctim & divis●m quatenus jura permittunt Apostolos iterato peto et cum effectu requiro quod si mihi denegaveritis iterato ut prius appello Acta sunt haec Anno Domini Indictione die & loco praedictis praesentibus testibus memoratis Et ego Robertus Nicholai Simonis de Lutegarshale Saresbur Diocaesis publicus Imperiali authoritate Notarius praedictis omnibus & singulis unâ cum testibus suprascriptis praesens interfui & ea sic fieri vidi audivi & publicavi meoque signo consueto & nomine signavi rogatus The King by his Royal Prerogative writing to the Abbot and Covent of Coggeshale to settle a Corody during life on Richard de Ry which they did by their Deed the Corody being uncertain he issued this other Writ to them to ascertain it and certify him what it was who thereupon returned him this Certificate EXcellentissimo Principi Domino Edwardo Dei gratia illustri Regi Angliae Domino Hiberniae & Duci Aquitaniae sui humiles & devoti fratres Johannes Bundela Brevium de Privato sigillo etc. An. 28 E. 1. in Turre London Abbas de Coggeshale & ejusdem loci Conventus si placet salutem cum omni reverentia & honore Cum nuper per vos fuerimus requisiti ut Ricardo de Rye vitae necessaria in domo nostra quoad viveret ministraremus ac nos ob reverentiam vestram & ad mandatum vestrum eidem Ricardo concesserimus quod sit in domo nostra ad aulam nostram & ibidem comedat cum libera familia & habeat ibidem vitae necessaria quoad vixerit et super hoc literas nostras eidem Ricardo fecimus patentes Quam quidem Concessionem nimis nudam reputatis pro eo quod in dictis literis nostris quid de quotidiano victu et quid pro roba et calceatura per annum percipere debeat nihil est expressum et super hoc vos certiorare nobis mandastis Excellentiae vestrae significamus quod aliis servientibus per vos seu per vestros Progenitores in casu consimili ad nos missis temporibus retroactis a good evidence of the King's ancient right to Corodies in that Monastery and others nihil certum fuerat concessum nec scimus quid certum exprimere praeter illud quod patria dederit seu quod venale in confinio repertum fuerit nec aliud certum qui in domo nostra pro suo dando modo consimili perhendinant Pro sua roba & calceatura certitudinem eidem Ricardo assignavimus & providimus de qua se non contentum arrogando & minas inferendo protestatur Dominationem igitur vestram omni qua possumus humilitate & devotione requirimus Quatinus pietate ducti spiritu compassionis indigentiae nostrae miserere dignemini quia indebitati sumus in Quingentis et xl libris Sterlingorum praeter multas et magnas liberationes quae quotidie deferuntur per diversos extra domum nostram Valeat & crescat Dominatio vestra per tempora longiora cum salute plurima The King writing to the Abbot and Covent of Certesy for a like Corrodie during life for Hugh de Hibernia they returned him this answer EXcellentissimo Principi Domino Edwardo Dei gratia Regi Angliae illustri suus Bundela ibid. humilis & devotus Capellanus Bartholomaeus Abbas de Certeseye & ejusdem loci Conventus salutem in eo per quem Reges regnant & Principes dominantur Mandatum vestrum recepimus in haec verba Edwardus etc. dilectis sibi in Christo Abbati & Conventui de Certeseye salutem Diutinum & gratuitum servitium quod dilectus nobis Hugo de Hybernia nobis & charissimae Consorti nostrae Alianorae quondam Reginae Angliae hactinus impendit meritò attendentes vos rogamus sicut aliàs rogavimus quatinus eidem Hugoni quandam libertatem unde juxta statum suum possit idem Hugo cum uno garcione decenter sustentari velitis nostri intuitu concedere in domo vestra praedicta quoad vixerit percipiendam pro quo vobis teneamur ad actiones uberes gratiarum vel causam significetis quare mandato nostro alias bobis inde directo parere noluisiis vel non debuistis Teste meipso apud Westm primo die Aprilis Anno Regni nostri vicesimo octavo Speramus quod Excellentia vestra exilem domum nostram onerare non affectat sed ad memoriam reducere dignoscetur quod nuper ad mandatum vestrum Laurentium de Ba●shete admisimus et sibi omnia in victu et vestitu necessaria gratanter concessimus et benign unde voluntatem vestram ad praesens & propter alia quae domum nostram quotidiè gravant & molestant adimplere non valemus Valeat Dominatio vestra per tempora longiora Dat. apud Certeseye 13. die Maii. Anno Regni vestri supradicto I pretermit others of like nature this year Anno Gratiae 1300. as a Hist. Angli● p 45. Polychron l. 7. c. 40. Henry de Knyghton de Event Angl. l. 3. c. 13. col 2528. Walsingham computes it Papa Bonifacius 8. to enlarge his Papal Jurisdiction fill his own purse and empty the peoples by a new pious fraud instituted a Jubilee after the Jewish Custom indultum faciens omnibus verè poenitentibus & confessis qui per anni praesentis spacium et per quemlibet annorum centesimum futurum Romam ac beatorum Apostolorum Petri & Pauli basilicas voto peregrinationis humiliter accesserint et devote cunctorum suorum concessit indulgentiam peccatorum quo multi peregrinati sunt ad Romam jubilaeum judaico more primus instituit adds Balaeus in his life & Romam adeuntibus indulgentias plenarias ac peccatorum remissiones sufflavit ut eo orbis confluxo agnatos et amicas nocturnas ditaret b Rerum Memorabil Paraleipomena p. 343. Conradus à Leichthenaw Abbot of Vsperge c Saxoniae l. 8. c. 36. p. 224 225. Craentzius and d Cent. Magd. 13. c. 10. col 1016. Platina Balaeus & Hermannus Schedel in Bonifacio others record That during this Jubilee Albertus ab electoribus Rex Romanorum declaratus et postquam Aquisgrani coronatus after his conquest and slaughter of the Emperor Adolphus et missis ad urbem Romam oratoribus voluntatem de se electorum Principum Pontifici Bonifacio 8. jussit intimari ut electionem de se factam confirmaret Celebraverat jam Papa iste primus a se institutum jubilaeum magno ad urbem concursu usque ad illum Pontificibus non venerit in mentem tam festo negotio commovere Christianismum Legationem ad se factam ab electo Rege animosius insinuatam rejecit Pontifex animosior long quod sine sua authoritate electio facta robur non haberet nam utriusque penes se unum gladii potestatem manere affirmabat quod ipso apparatu in eo qui tum agebatur in urbe Iutileo solenniter fertur ostentasse Primo quidem solenni die in Pontificalibus apparens populo apostolicam illis benedictionem impartitur postera autem die imperiali habitu insula nihilominus Caesarea insignis gladium ante se nudatum jussit deferri et sedens alta voce testatur ECCE DUO GLADII HIC Vide O Petre successorem tuum et tu salutiser Christ tuum cerne Vicarium Vide quo ascendit superbia servorum tuorum add these two Pontifician Writers Upon which e Script Brit. Cen● 4. c. 76. Appendix p. 358. Johannes Ba●aeus hath this observation  se declararet Pontificem maximum et Imperatorem supremum atque Monarcham totius orbis instructum duobus cornibus aemulantibus Christi potentiam Si hoc diabolicum monstrum urbibus ac regibus formidabile ANTICHRISTUS ILLE MAGNUS NON SIT tantam sibi in terris potestatem arrogans Nullus unquam futuro expectandus erat Moreover he issued this Bull to the Bishop of Miden and Dean of Dublin in Irel●nd to collect and pay in all the arrears of the six years' Disme granted by Pope Nich●las to King Edward towards the relief of the Holy Land though he never sent any aid thereto and to pay and assign them to the Italian Merehants of his Papal Chamber in the Name of the Church of Rome not to the King's Collectors notwithstanding any former mandates or assignments to the contrary the exemplification whereof I found in the White Tower IN Dei nomine Amen Hoc est exemplum quarundam literarum Domini Papae Brevia Regis de Privato sigillo etc. Anno 29 E. 1. in Turre London cum vera Bulla publica & filo serico non abolitarum non obrasarum & non vitiatarum in aliqua parte sui ac omni suspitione carentium Quarum Literarum tenor talis est Ponifacius Episcopus Servus servo●um Dei venerabili fratri Episcopi Medensi & dilecto filio Decano Ecclesiae Dublinensis salutem & Apostolicam benedictionem Cum olim faelicis recordationis Nicholaus Papa 4. Praedecessor noster collectionem Decimae omnium Ecclesiasticorum Reddituum Proventionum ●c Obventionum Armachen Dublinen●●s Cassellensis & Tuamensis Provinciarum quam pro sex annis Praedecessor ipse concefferat charissimo in Christo filio nostra E. Regi Angliae Illustri ad prosecutionem commodiorem et efficaciorem negotii Terrae Sanctae quod idem Rex personaliter prosequendum assumpserat duxerit nobis per suas sub certa forma literas comittendam Discretioni vestrae praesentium tenore distinct praecipiendo mandamus quatinus dilectis filiis Rogerio & Lapo Spine Guido●i Bertaldi Cino Bosi & aliis eorum sociis de societate Spinorum de Florentia nostrae Camerae Metcatoribus vel alicui seu aliquibus corundm de quorum legalitate ac sufficientia facultatum plenè confidimus aut eorum Procuratori seu Procuratoribus specialiter ad haec ab eis constitutis has nostras deferentibus literas quicquid est de dicta Decima collectum per vos vel vestrum alterum aut per Sub-collectores vestros vel alterius vestrum quod nondum sit alii vel aliis de speciali mandato Sedis Apostolicae assignatum infra duorum mensium spatium a receptione praesentium et Colligendum etiam de dicta Decima si quid restat quod vos habere cantigerit in futurum sine diminutione aliqua integre emni occasione difficultate ac mora postpositis Ecclesiae Romanae nomine assignare curetis Facientes de assignatione hujusmodi confici publica Instrumenta quae ipsorum similibus penes vos retentis una cum vestris literis continentibus quid & quantum & quibus de praedicta Decima duxeritis assignandum nobis per fidelem nuncium transmittatis Non obstante aliquo mandato contrario a dicta Sede vel a nobis olim facto super ipsa Decima vel ejus parte aliis quibuscunque Mercatoribus a●●ignanda Sic vos in hac parte ac in executione Officii praelibati vigilanter fideliter & efficaciter habituri quod redargui de negligentia non possicis sed debetis potius de diligentia commendari Dat. Anagniae 5. Idus Julii Pontificatus nostri anno quinto Ego Barone de Signa Florentin Diocesis Judex Ordinarius atque Notarius Publicus filius Aliotti Praesens exemplum ex Originali suo fideliter sumpsi & exemplavi nil quod sensum vel intellectum mutet minuens sive addens Ideoque subscripsi & publicavi & ut hiis adhibeatur plena fides meum testimoniale signum apposui publicè me subscr●bente This Pope not content with these arrears out of his insatiable avarice and rapine to carry on his Wars against the King of Arragon a Mat. Westm Flores Hist. An. 1301. p. 416. Hoc anno Dominus Papa Bonifacius Decimam omnium bonorum Ecclesiasticorum in Anglia and likewise in Ireland as the b Cambdens Britannia p. 163. Annals of Ireland relate per triennium usurpavit as a Subsidy to the Church of Rome against her Enemies Porro illis diebus as Matthew Westminster complains sal terrae et caput vulgi in magnam hydropem ceciderunt quanto enim plus pecuniam humorem nequam hauriebant tanto amplius eam sitiebant Et quod iste de tem poralitate non sponte suam imminutum reliquerat ille non coactus de spiritualitate contaminatum carpebat Sedit ergo in tristitia fidelium Ecclesia deducta per vocales tutores suos miserabiliter sub tributo What usurped Jurisdiction this avaricious bribe-taking Pope Boniface exercised this year over the Bishop of Chester Walter de Langton the King's Treasurer and other Bishops elect in England Matthew Westminster thus relates * Anno 1301. p. 417 418. Godwins Catalogue of Bishops p. 261. Dominus Walterus de Langtona Episcopus Cestriae & Thesaurarius Angliae apud Dominum Papam super variis facinoribus et facinorosis criminibus graviter diffamatus responsurus in propria persona super eisdem coram Summo Pontifice citatur Qui exhausta in Curia non modica pecunia quia noverunt ipsum prae multis bovem valde p●●guem tamen parum profecit Remissus namque fuit ad Archiepiscopum Cantua●● ut ipse in absentia sua per certas per●onas purgationem sumeret accusati et per eundem Walterum negotii inscium rescriberet Summo Pontifici quid gesium fuerit quidve factum Quidve plura sumpta purgatione sua per Archiepiscopum a Laicis et Civibus bonae opinionis super aliquibus criminibus et a viris religiosis magnae famae de reliquis prout decuit hos et illos cognoscere ad Pap●m iterum est reversus Papa autem intelligens Purgationem Episcopi sagacem et ordinatatam per Archipraesulem sibi missam Episcopum Walterum famae pristinae restitutum cum uberiori gratia remisit ad propria Porro Miles qui eum accusaverat Johannes post non multum temporis & ipse super homicidio & aliis facinoribus accusatur Conscius vero sibi vendicat jus Ecelesiae Qui etsi sit uxoratus ait se Diaconum fuisse priusquam eam duxisset Tandem condempnatus carceri Episcopali liberatur in per dies quinque nec amplius supervixit Sumat sibi ex eo speculum malitia Laicalis viros Ecclesiasticos accusare Obierunt hoc anno Eliensis & Wygorniensis Episcopi & electi sunt duo Mona●hi in loco ipsorum Qui non invenientes gratiam consecrationis ab Archiepiscopo Cantuar. ad Sedem Apostolicam pr●fecti sunt Quo cum pervenissent discusso electionis utriusque ordine coram Papa electio Prioris Eliensis est confirmata Wygorniensis autem Monachi penitus est quassata Dedit ergo Dominus Papa Episcopatum illum cuidam de Ordine Fratrum Minorum by his own Papal Provision to wit to † Balaeus Scriptorum Brit. Cent. 4. c. 91. p. 36. Godwins Catalogue p. 364. William de Gainsborough Sacri Palacii Lector Romae Et quia hano in Concionibu● & Scholasticis congressibus defendebat doctrinam Papam non posse erra●e neque a quoquam esse judicandum licet mille Christianorum animas ad orcum detruserit factus est a Bonafacio 8. execrabilissim● Romanae sedis monstro Wygorniensis Episcopus ex Franciscano prodigiosus Pontifex as John Bale relates Circa praesens tempus as * Hist. Angliae p 47. Sanctimoniales vagabundae Tho. Walsingham stories Anno Dom. 1300 divulgatumfuit Romanae Curiae quod Sanctimoniales Angliae like the common Harlots described by Solomon Pr●v 7. 11 12. & c. 9 14 15. vagabundae inutiliter discurrebant per patrias encouraged by the Pope's new Jubilee to travel as far as Rome to purchase pardons for their whoredoms and then yea there to play the Whores afresh quae vagatio etst omnibus religiosis esset contraria nimirum mulieribus esset tollenda praesertim Cum omne quod in mundo est aut est concupiscentia oculorum aut concupiscentia carnis aut superbia vitae Cupiens ergo Summus Pontifex 1 John 2. sanctae providere conversationi though himself was accused publicly of whoredom talibus inordinatis discursibus finem imposuit quamvis decreta Pontificum velut fundamenta montium inconvulsis ligaminibus fixa sunt which yet every Pope could shake and subvert by their dispensations and non-obstantes & dictas sanctimoniales hactenus necessitatis causa extra cellas suas exire permiserant cum plerumque tempestatibus et turbinibus secularium rorum religio sanctae Dei Ecclesiae maculis reproborum dissipatur I dcircò pro futurum succedentibus posteris esse decrevit ut ea quae salubri consilio ordinantur & communi assensu fratrûm definiantur sine robere suarum robore literarum Quapropter Summu● Pontifex Bonifacius octavus scripsit Archiepiscopo Cantuariensi Roberto & aliis Episcopis & Suffraganeis districtè praecipiens in virtute sanctae obedientiae et injungens ut omnes Sanctimoniales in suis Diocaesibus babitantes includi facerent et non de caetero liceat eis de Cellis sui● progredi quia non expedit animabus earum Dedit etiam idem Apostolicus Archiepiscopo et suis Suffraganeis unicuique in sua Diocaesi potestatem bisitandi terminos limitandi ordinandi et exponendi in Cellis dictarum Sanctimonialium quos terminos et limitationes praeterire non licebit quavis causa necessitatis ut decretalis inde confecta testantur Which King Edgar and other of our Kings by their Royal Charters and Prerogatives did and King Edward might have legally done without this Pope's authority The Clergy of England having purchased the King's favour and protection by granting him such Aides and Subsidies as he demanded of them against Pope Boniface his * Here p. 684 685 etc. premised Decree without his special licence by which they conceived they had incurred his actual Excommunication as likewise by procuring the King's protection and officiating in their cures employed their Proctors at Rome to purchase and procure special Absolutions from the Pope from the said Excommunication though done only through force and such fear as might happen even to a constant man who thereupon authorised the Archbishop of Canterbury the procurer a●● prosecutor thereof to absolve them upon their petitions and acknowledgement of their offences therein and submission to such penance as should be imposed on them for that offence after a short suspension and promise that they would always thenceforth obey the Mandates of the Pope and Church of Rome for the future and this Constitution in particular as is evident by certain Instruments of Absolution remembered by none of our Historians registered in the * Page 210 211 212. Leaguer Book of the Priory of Bath out of which I have transcribed some of them relating to that Priory and Diocese of Bath and Wells not unworthy public knowledge VEnerabili in Christo Patri Dei gratia Archicpiscopo Cantuar. vel ejus Vicario in Spiritualibus Frater Gentilis miseratione divina Ecclesiae Sancti Martini in Montibus Presbyter Cardinalis salutem & sinceram in Domino Caritatem Ex parte Johannis de Godmer perpetui Vicarii Ecclesiae de Chedder Bathon & Wellen. Dioc. Nobis oblata Petitio continebat Quod ipse olim per vim et metum qui cadere posset in constantem invitus Ministris seu Collectoribus illustris Regis Angliae contra novae Constitutionis tenorem sanctissimi Patris Domini Bonifacii divina providentia Papae octavi Talleas' ●ive Collectas persolvit per quod sententiam Excommunicationis incurrit in tales generaliter promulgatam et sic ligatus non tamen in contemptum Clavium in suis ordinibus ministravit et alias se ingressit divinis Super quibus supplicari fecit humiliter sibi de absolutionis beneficio et dispensationis gratia per Sedem Apostolicam salubriter provideri Nos igitur auctoritate Domini Papae cujus Poenitentiariae curam gerimus circumspectioni vestrae committimus quatinus si ita est ipsum Vicarium a dicta Excommunicationis sententia juxta formam Ecclesiae absolvatis Proviso attentc quod idem Vicarius super ●oc mandatis Domini Papae et Romanae Ecclesiae semper parebit et faciet illam poenitentiam quam f●bi duxerit injungendam eoque ad tempus prout expedire videritis a suorum Ordinum execution● suspenso Demum Suffragantibus ei meritis alioque Canonico non obstante super irregularitate dicto modo contracta cum eo misericorditer auctoritate dispensetis praedicta Datum Agnan sexto Idus Augusti Pontificatus Domini Papae Bonifacii octavi Anno sexto SAncto Patri in Christo & Domino reverendo R. Dei gratia Cantuar. Archiepiscopo totius Angliae Primati sui filii humiles & devoti Thomas Prior & Conventus Ibidem Bathon salutem & devotus obedientiae & reverentiae spiritus cum omni honore debito tanto Patri Ad petendum et recipiendum a vestrae clementia sanctitatis beneficium Absolutionis super Excommunicationis sententia quam incurrisse veremur ex eo quod contra Constitutionem Sanctissimi Patris et Domini Bonifacii divina providentia Papae octavi editam contra omnes ●●i collectas ●●●●●ctiones a Ministris Nunciis seu Collectoribus illustris Regis Angliae per●●●verunt nolentes vel inviti protectionem Domini Regis super hoc impetrantes ●● recipientes dilectum nobis in Christo Hugonem Godmer Praecentorem Ecclesiae nostrae Bathoniae Commonachum nostrum nostrum in hiis constituimus Procuratorem Dante 's eidem liberam & plenam potestatem vestra in hac parte recipiendi mandata quae secundum Deum ad salutem animarum nostrarum juxta tenorem formam vim et effectum mandati Apostolici super hoc vobis direct● nobis duxeritis injungenda una cum potestate jurandi in animas nostras secundum quod postalaverit ordo juris In cujus rei testimonium sigillo nostro communi signari ●ecimus hanc scripturam Datum Capitulo nostro Bathon 5 Idus Novemb●is Anno Domini 1300. UNiversis praesentes literas inspecturis pateat evidenter quod nos Thomas Prior ●athon & ejusdem loci Conventus ordinis Sancti Benedicti Bathon & Wellen. Ibidem Diocaesis bona ●ide promittimus et sub ypotheca omnium bonorum Monasterii nostri cavemus quod nos semper Romanae Ecclesiae et Domini Pap● mandatis parebimus super Excommunicationis et Interdicti sententiis quas incurrimus pro ●o quod dudum contra Constitutionis tenorem Sanctissimi Pairis nostri Domini Bonifacii Papae octavi Nunciis seu Ministris Domini Regis Angliae subsidium de bonis nostris Ecclesiasticis contribuimus propter vim et metum qui cadere poterit in constantes In cujus rei testimonium etc. Datum in Capitulo nostro Bathon 5 Idus Novembris Anno Domini 1300. UNiversis praesentes literas inspecturis Robertus permissione divina Cantuar. Ibidem Archiepiscopus totius Angliae Primas aeternam in Domino salutem Literas venerabilis patris Domini Matthaei Dei gratia Portuensis & Sancti Ruffinae Episcopi Sanctissimi Patris Domini Bonifacii Papae 8. Poenitentiarii recepimus tenorem qui sequitur continentes Venerabili in Christo patri R. Dei gratia Archiepiscopo Cantuariensi vel ejus Vicario in Spiritualibus Frater Matthaeus miseratione divina Portuensis ac S. Ruffinae Episcopus salutem & sempiternam in Domino caritatem Ex parte Prioris et Conventus Monasterii Bathoniensis ordinis Sancti Benedicti fuit propositum coram nobis quod ipsi olim vi et met● qui cadere poterit in constantem Ministris Nunciis seu Collectoribus illustris Reg●s Angliae contra Constitutionem et tenorem Sanctissimi Patris et Domini Domini Bonifacii divina providentia Papae octavi nobiter editae contra talleas collectas et ●●actiones sibi impositas persolverunt propter quod Excommunicationis incurrunt sententiam ex ipsius Constitutionis tenore in omnes et singules contra facientes generaliter promulgatam Et sic ligati in suis non tamen in contemptum cla●ium ministraverunt Ordinibus et aliis divinis se ingesserunt officiis sicut pri●● Verum cum parati sint Sanctae Romanae Ecclesiae in omnibus obedire mandatis supplicari fecerunt humiliter eis per Sedem Apostolicam salubriter provideri Nos igitur ipsorum supplicationibus quantum cum Deo possumus favorabiliter annuentes auctoritate et mandato Domini Papae cujus Poenitentiariae curam gerimus providentiae vestrae praesentium tenore committimus quatinus si est ita ipsos et eorum quemlibet a reatu excessus hujusmodi et excommunicatione quam propter hac incurrunt absolvatis juxta formam Ecclesiae consuetam Interdictum ab ipso Monasterio amovendo et injuncta eorum ●uilibet pro culpae modo poenitentia salutari et alia quae talibus debent et consue verunt injungi quodque stabunt mandatis Ecclesiae et facient illam poenitentiam quam Sedes Arostolica eis duxerit injungendam Super irregularitate ex-praemissis contracta ●ispensetis authoritate et mandato praedictis al●o non obstante Canonico impedimento miscricorditer eisdem prout secundum D●um animarum ipsorum saluti videriti s expedire Datum Lateran 3 Non. Martii Pontificatus Domini Papae Bonifacii octav●i anno sexto Nos igitur dictos Priorem & Conventum Monasterii Bathon & ●orum quemlibet in persona fratris Hugonis Godmer Procuratoris ipsius Ecclesiae Bathon Commonachi & Procuratoris sui a majoris Excommunicationis sententia memorata praestita nobis primitus ab eisdem idonea cautione quod stabunt mandatis Ecclesiae et facient illam poenitentiam quam Sedes Apostolica eis duxerit injungendam ●●thoritate nobis in hac parte commissa juxta formam Ecclesiae absolvimus et eis injunximus poenitentiam salutarem Interdictum de ipso suo Monasterio amovendo Et super irregularitate quam ea occasione fie ligati in suis Ordinibus ministrando et alias se divinis officiis immiscendo contraxerant cum eisdem et eorum quolibet misericorditer auctoritate dispensamus praelibata prout secundum Deum animarum ipsorum saluti vidimus expedire In testimonium vero praemissorum sigillum praesentibus est appensum Datum apud lining 17 Kal. Decembr Anno Domini 1300. Consecrationis nostrae septimo VEnerabili in Christo Patri Domino R. Dei gratia Cantuar. Archiepiscopo Ibidem totius Angliae Primati suus filius devotus Jordanus Vicarius Ecclesiae de Weston juxta Bathon obedientiam & reverentiam debitam cum honore Gravi corporis aegritudine perpetua detentus ad vestram venerabilem praesentiam accedere non valens dilectum mihi in Christo N. Clericum ad petendam meam absolutionem pro excommunicatione quam contraxi pro protectione Regia quam recepi compulsus necnon ad dispensationem super irregularitate si quam contraxi in miscendo me divinis sic ligatus coram vobis meum constituo Procuratorem Dans eidem potestatem liberam & plenam recipiendi mandatum vestrum super viis quae in mandato Apostolico super hoc vobis directo continentur et jurandi in animam meam et omnia facere alia vel faciendi quae ad salutem animae meae juxta dictum mandatum Apostolicum volueritis ordinare In cujus rei testimonium figillum meum una cum sigillo Archidiaconi Bathon praesentibus est appensum Dat. apud Weston 8 Idus Novembris Anno Domini 1300. No doubt all the rest of the Prelates Abbots Priors Covents Parsons Vicars and Clergy of England purchased the like Absolutions under the selfsame hard terms and conditions for obeying God and the King against this Pope's Antichristian Constitution such Vassals were they to the Papal Chair This year I find this exemplification of Pope Boniface his Bull for prolonging the Truce between the Kings of England and France attested before the Archbishop of York and Bishop of Coventry and Litchfield entered in the * Rot. Patent An. 28 E. 1. m. 17. intus Rot. Aleman Anno 22 E. 1. usque 31. m. 10. intus nu 17. Patent and Almain Rolls UNiversis praesentes literas inspecturis miseratione divina Thomas Archiepiscopus Ebor. Angliae Primas & Walterus Coventr & Litchfield Episcopus salutem in Domino sempiternam Noveritis nos vidisse & diligentius inspexisse literas Sanctissimi in Christo Patris Domini B. divina providentia Sanctae Romana ac Universalis Ecclesiae Summi Pontificis vera Bulla ipsius cum filo deserico bullatas formamque sequitur continentes Bonifacius Episcopus etc. verbatim as before Here p. 763. Dat. Anagniae 12 Kal. Augusti Pontificatus nostri anno quinto In cujus rei testimonium & ad pleniorem fidem imposterum faciendam praesentes literas patentes exinde fieri fecimus & nostrorum sigillorum munimine roborari Dat. apud Thorp juxta Ebor. 4 Idus Julii Anno Domini 1300. Thereupon the King to settle a speedy firm final Peace between himself and his Confederates and the King of France and his Adherents in pursuance of Pope Boniface his premised award concerning all differences between them not fully determined therein and to execute the same issued this large Commission to his Proctors therein named finally to conclude and execute the same for the general good of Christianity and relief of the Holy-Land which he directed and signified to the Pope thus entered on record SAnctissimo in Christo Patri Domino B. divina providentia Sacrosanctae Romanae ac Universalis Ecclesiae Summo Pontifici Edwardus ejusdem gratia Rex Angliae Dominus Hiberniae & Dux Aquitaniae devota pedum oscula beatorum Cum Pat. 28 E 1. m. 17. intus Literae Regis de Procuratorio missae ad Curiam Romanam super negotio reformationis pacis inter Regem Franciae & nos juxta formam pronunciationis per vos in quem tanquam in privatam personam et Dominum Benedictum Gaytanum tam per dictum Franciae Regem quam per nos et confederatos nostros extitit compromissum virtute compromissi ejusdem factae plura restent vestrae Sanctitatis arbitrio terminanda et etiam exequenda Nos ad honorem Dei et commodum Terrae Sanctae affectantes ea celeriter terminari ad petendum et audiendum recipiendum et acceptandum complementum perfectionem et consummationem pronunciationes ac reformationis pacis praedictarum dilectos & fideles nostros venerabilem in Christo patrem Johannem Winton Episcopum fratrem Willielmum de Geynesburgh de ordine M●norum Gerardum Archidiaconum Richmund Galfridum de Geyn●vall & Galfridum Russell Milites Procuratores nostro● et Nuncios speciales necnon dilectos Cle●cos nostros Magistros Reymundum Arnaldi de Rama Vasaten & Petrum Aimerici Sancti Severini Burdegalem Canonicos ad vestrae Sanctitatis praesentiam destinamus Dante 's & concedentes eisdem Episcopo Fratri Archidiacono Militibus & Clericis plenam generalem et liberam potestatem ac speciale mandatum complementum perfectionem ac totalem consummationem pronunciationis ac reformationis praedictarum et omnia alia et singula quae super reformatione pacis et super omnibus guerris discordiis litibus controvers●is causis quaestionibus dampnis et injuriis petitionibus et actionibus realibus personalibus et mixtis quae fuerunt et sunt vel esse possent inter dictum Regem Franciae et nos occasione quacunque et praemissa quoquomodo contingentibus vestrae Sanctitatis circumspectio duxerit diffin●enda arbitraliter sententianda praecipienda ordinanda disponenda pronuncianda addenda minuenda corrigenda interpretanda seu etiam declaranda petendi audiendi recipiendi acceptandi omologandi roborandi et vallandi per juramentum in animam nostram praestandum et aliis modis et formis de quibus eis videbitur expedire Necnon tractandi paciscendi concordandi et etiam transigendi et omnia alia et singula faciendi quae ad plenam pacem et concordiae omniumque praedictorum perfectionem et confirmationem quoquomodo pertinent et poterunt pertinere et quae nos faceremus vel facere possemus si praesentes essemus etiamsi mandatum exigant speciale Volumus etiam & concedimus quod praefati Episcopus Frater Archidiaconus & Milites quatuor vel tres ex ipsis si forsan ipsos quinque insimul ad hoc concurrere non contingat plenam generalem & liberam habeant in praemissis omnibus & singulis potestatem promittentes nichilominus nos ratum imperpetuum habituros et firmum quicquid per praedictos Episcopum Fratrem Archidiaconum Milites aut Clericos aut per ipsos Episcopum Fratrem Archidiaconum et Milites quatuor aut tres ex ipsis Episcopo Fratre Archidiacono et Mili●ibus si ipst quinque ad hoc ut praemissum est insimul non concurrant petitum acceptatum omologatum vallatum aut alias factum fuerit in praemissis et quolibet praemissorum super quibus etiam per nostras literas approbandis tenendis servandis et complendis nos et haeredes nostros ac omnia bona nostra specialiter obligamus Et haec sanctae paternitati vestrae significamus et omnibus quorum interest vel interesse potest aut poterit in futurum per nostras patentes literas sigilli nostri munimine consignatas Dat. apud Sanctum Albanum 15 die Aprilis Anno Domini 1300. In pursuance whereof the King granted this licence to the Bishop of Winchester and his Servants to repair to Rome for the public affairs of him and his Realm with their money plate and harness notwithstanding all former general restraints of that kind REX Custodibus passagii Portus sui Dovor salu●em Licet vobis nuper mandaverimus Claus 28 E. 1. m. 8. Pro Johanne Episcopo Winton quod nullam monetam argenteam vel aliquam aliam monetam albam de nostro vel alterius cuneo vel vasa aliqua argentea seu argentum aliquod in massa vel alio quovis modo per Portum praedictum ad partes transmarinas deferri permitteretis sine nostra licencia speciali Vobis nichilominus mandamus quod venerabilem patrem Johannem Wynton Episcopum pro quibusdam negociis Nos et regnum nostrum specialiter tangentibus ad Curiam Romanam profecturum cum tota familia sua et toto harensio suo et rebus suis sine scrutinio inde faciendo per portum praedictum versus Curiam praedictam transfretare permittatis non obstante mandato nostro supradicto Teste Rege apud Sanctum Albanum 15. die Aprilis Per ipsum Regem The like Licence he granted to the Earl of Lincoln and his followers with a restraint to others who shrouded themselves under his advocation and licence REX Custodibus passagii Portus sui D●vorr salutem Quia intelleximus quod quidam Milites sub advocacione dilecti & fidelis nostri Henrici de Lacie Comitis Lincolniae ad partes transmarinas versus Curiam Romanam pro quibusdam arduis Claus 28 E 1. m. 2. De non permittendo transftetacionem fieri sub advocatione Comitis Linc. negociis Nos et regnum nostrum specialiter tangentibus profecturi nituntur ad partes praedictas sine nostra licencia transfretare Vobis mandamus quod praefatum Comitem ac Willielmum le Lungs Johannem le Espring Milonem de Stapelton Rogerum le Sauvage Mauricium le Brun Johannem de la Mare Johannem de Molington & Bartholomaeum de Badlesmere Milites et familiares praedicti Comitis cum rebus hernes & familia sua ad partes praedictas absque impedimento transire permittentes alios Milites nomine ipsius Comitis licet per praefatum Comitem advocaverint transire nullatenus permittatis contra formam inhibitionis nostrae inde factae Teste Rege apud Karliolum 13. die Octobris Per ipsum Regem nunciante W. Cou. & Lichf Episcopo During the Negotiations of the King's Ambassadors at Rome to settle a final Peace the King's Proctors sent to the King of France concluded this temporary Truce between them wherein the French King cunningly included the late King of Scots and the Scotish Nation as his allies by virtue of their former League with him which they * See here p. 602 to 606. 647 to 670. had publicly abjured before King Edw. and his Nobles thus published by King Philip's Letters which I found in the White Tower with this brand of dislike prefixed to it Treugae initae inter Angliae & Franciae Reges per eorum Procuratores & Nuncios Anno Gratiae 1301. pro quibus dicti Nuncii Regis Angliae reprehensi fuerunt non solum per ipsum Regem et Praelatos et Nobiles sed etiam per Communitatem Regni praedicti pro eo quod permiserunt Regem et gentes Scotiae includi in treugis praedictis ex parte Francorum Regis ratione Confaederationis prius initae inter Francorum et Scotorum Reges praedictos PHELIP par la grace de Dieu Roy de France a tous ceus qui cestes presents letters verront salutz Sachent touse qe come ascuns Tretiz aient este euz entre An. 29 E. 1. in Turre London nous pur nous et en nostre noun d'une part et les gentz le Roy Dengleterre nostre treschier Cousin pur lui & en sound noun d'autre part en la manere qui sensuit Tretez est & accordez a Aryers entre les gentz du noble Prince Philipp par la grace de Dieu Roy de France cestassavoir le Counte de saint Pool le Counte de Brit. Monsieur Hugh de Bloville & Piers Float Chivalers de celuy Roy d'une part & les gentz du Noble Prince Edward par meisme cele grace Roy Dengleterre cestassavoir Levesque de Cestre le Counte de Nycole Lercediacne de Richemonde & J●han de Berewik Chanoyne Deverwik dautre Qui come ascuns traitiz de Pees assent & porra este eux entre les gentz le Roy de France & les gentz le Roy Dengleterre & a ce qe il traitiz venissent plus leucrement a effect Lui dit Roi de France eust envoie au dit Roy Dengleterre ses Messages Cestassavoir L'abbe de Compigne Monseur Aubert de Hanget & Meistre Pierre de Flamgne par les queux il sister reqire le Roy Dengleterre sicome il avoit autrefoiz fait par plusours autres Messages & letters especiales qui des guerres des molestations et des greifs qil fesoit au noble Prince J. Roy Descoce et as Escotz * Here p. 602 to 606. et alliez et confederez du dit Roy de France il se suffrist et cessat et la dite voye pur parlée ou traitée dessusdit nust pas este lors pursuie par ascuns certeins empeschements et le dit Roy Dengleterre eit novelement envoie ses solempnes Messages au dit Roy de France pur la pursuite du dit traitiz de pées Trayte est & accordez entre les gentz de devantdit Roy de France & les gentz le Roy Dengleterre desusdiz qe les Messages de lun & de lautre Roys de France & Dengleterre sassembleront a Monstroill a la Quinzeine de Pasch procheinement avenir pur le dit traitiz de Pees pur su●re & mettre a fin all aid de celui qui est fesour & actor de Pees Et pur ce qui le dit traitiz requer process & ascun enloignement de temps Treve est acorde & prise entre le dit Roy de France pur lui * Nota. et pur la dite Roy Descoce pur les Escotz et pur les autres alliez & le dit Roy Dengleterre pur lui et ses Alliez desmeintenont jusques a la feste saint Andreu qe serra lan de grace 1302. le jour decele feste enclos en la dite true Les Conditions & les Declarations qui furent mises en lautre treue prise à Turnoy entre les ditz Roys de France e Dengleterre sicome elles sount contennes es letters faites sur ce eves pur mises & pur expresses en ceste present true taunt come  sount ou pount fair a la scurte & a la fermete & declaration de la garde de ceste true Et exceptez qui entendu ne doit moi estre qui lui quiens de Bar & les Burgoynons' qui sount venuz a pees au dit Roy de France ne Guy jadis Count de flanders et ses enfans soient tenuz pur alliez du dit Roy Dengleterre Et sauf ce qui lui Roy de France tendra en sa main les terres et les choses immovebles prizes sur les Escotz si come il est en desouz escript Item il est accordez qui les terres possessions rents heritage's et totes les choses immovebles qui le dit Roi Dengleterre ad pris et occupies sur le Roy Descoce ou sus les Escotz depuis qui les Messages le Roy de Fraunce desuznomez vindrent a lui ou serront prisez avant la ratification de cest present traitiz fait par le Roy Dengleterre serront en la main du Roy de France iusqes a la tous seintz proschein avevir Les queles terres cestassavoir teles que le devantdiz Rois Dengleterre et les Counte de Nycole tienent ils ount desore endroit mis par paroles en la main du dit Roy de France et les mettront par fait dedens la quinzeime de la Chandelure proschein avenir et les autres terres tenuz par autres dedens meisme cele term Item il est accord qui les Chasteaux les Fortelesces les justices les Seignours et les governementz des dites terres le devantdit Roy de France serra tenir et garder en sa main durant la dite treue par le Duc de Burgoyne ou par celuy ou ceux qil y establira pur lui a ce qui ne soit ou ne soient suspecionous notoyrement Silius envent ou poet prendre la Cure & la garde ou par le Count Dambrevill ou par celui ou ceux qil mettra pur lui qui ne soit ou ne soient suspecionouz notoirement si le Duc ne se voleit ou ne poiet entremettre Et les terres gaynables desusdites purra fair le Roy de France bailler a gainer et a retiner par quicunque gentzes lui plerra & les fruitez & les Rentz les Issues & les Profiz des dites terres tant gaynables come autres le dit Roy de France purra retenir a soy ou doner a qui lui plerra et enfaire du tout sa volunte durant le temps qil les doit tenir sauve & except qui la mien people du pays gaygnours des terres qui sount en lour propres heritage's qil avoient avant qui les ditz Messages du Roy de France venissent au Roy Dengleterre de heritage ou a certain temps folonc la ●nstume du Pays ne serront pas ostez & luy rendront ceux qui tignent les terres agayner a temps a certain pension cele pension par le dit temps qil doit tenir les dites terres les queles choses taunt terres gaynables come Chasteaux Justices Fortelesses & toutes les autres choses qui serront mises en le main du Roy de France per ceste rayson en la manere qe elles yserront mises Il promet en bone foy pur lui et pur ses heirs qil rendra enterement & remettra en la main du dit Roi Dengleterre ou de ses heirs ou de ceux qil establira ou establiront pur eux a ce dedeinz la feste de la touse seintzes proscheine avenir si effect qe ja navigne ne sensivoit du traitiz de susdiz & si pees ne soit face de deins le dit term Et devient les ditz Roys Dengleterre & sound fuiz aynez donor aid a garder de fource ceux qui serront establiz as guards des dites terres & lour dourra & ferra donor le dit Roy Dengleterre seur & sauf condust par tout soen poer puis la true faillie si pees qui navigne ne sensuoit du dit traitiz a ce partir ove totes les choses des dites terres & a returner de lour lieux Et ad bien de dit Roy de France fait retenue qe sauve soit a lui et au dit Roy Descoce et as Escotz ses alliez pur la suite des choses dessusdites et des autres qe le dit Roy Dengleterre ad pris ou occupez sur eux puis la dite primere true et des supprises et des damages qe ount este faitz par lui ou par sa partie au Roy de France ou as Escotz dessusditz ou as autres alliez du dit Roy de France durantzes les treves Et come les Messages du Roy Dengleterre facent retenne qe sauve soit a celui Roy la pursuite des supprises des occupations & autres Damages qil dient qui lui ount est faitz par le dit Roy de France ou par les soeus durant la true avantdite il plest bien as gentzes le Roy de France en noun de lui qe si ascuns damages ount este faitz au dit Roy Dengleterre ou as soens par le Roy de France ou par les soens durant la true qil soient remandez & redrese●z solone la fourme de la true ou de la souffrance Et totes foiz voent & promet le dit Roy de France qui les dites terres Chasteaux Seignouries & Fortelesses & totes les choses qui serront mises en sa main pur ceste cause soint rendues & rebaillies enterement au dit Roy Dengleterre ou a ses heirs ou a ceux qil establira ou establiront par eux a ce sicome dessuz est dit dedeinz le jour de la touse seintzes avantdir noun contresteaut Article ou Protestation contenuz en ses letters ou autre chose qui a venir puisse si la pees ne se fesoir sicome dessuz est dit Et toutes les choses dessusdites & chescune de elles sicome ellez sount dessuz devisez les gentz le Roy de France dessuz diz tendront gardront & acompliront tant come in eux est & procuront qui le dit Roy de France les tendra acomplira & gardera fermement & loiaument & de ce envoyera ses letters overtes au dit Roy Dengleterre contenantz les Paroles dessusdites Et est assavoir qe jam soit se qui les gentz le Roy de France appelent tous jours Johan Roy Descoce et dient qe lui et les Escotz sount alliez de Roy de France Les Messages le Roy Dengleterre meintenent touse le contraire et le appelent Johan de Baillol et dient qil nest pas Roy Descoce ne lui ne les Escotz ne sount alliez au dit Roy de France Nous le traitiz dessuzditz & toutes les choses cy dedens escriptes sicome elles sount dessus expresses & devisees voloms looms agreoms & approvoms Et promettons en bone foy les tenir & accomplir fermement & loyaument tancome en nous est En tesmoigne de queu chose nous avoms fait secler cestes presents letters de nostre seele Faites & donees a saint Benoyt sur Leyre le jour de Noel Lan de grace 1301. These Letters Patents of King Philip concerning the Truce being brought to King Edward by his Messengers the King before they were read made a public Protestation against the clauses that concerned the King of Scots and the Scotish Nation thrust into them by the King of France in favour of the Scots against his Commissioners wills and protestation as dishonourable to his former Judgement and proceedings against them and derogatory to his Sovereign Dominion over them and the Realm of Scotland which Protestation he caused to be solemnly registered and drawn up by the Pope's public Notary which I found in this Original Instrument in Parchment in the White Tower IN Nomine Domini Amen Anno Incarnationis ejusdem Millesimo tricesimo secundo Indictione tertio die ultimo mensis Aprilis scilicet pridie Kal. Maii in Capella An. 29 E. 1. in Turre London Castri de Devises Sarisburiensis Diocesis coram magnifico Principe Edwardo Dei gratia Rege Angliae Domino Hiberniae & Deuce Aquitaniae in praesentia mei Notarii publici infrascripti & testium subscriptorum ad hoc vocatorum specialiter & etiam rogatorum Magister Bertrandus Grymeward Clericus personaliter constitutus dicit Regi eidem quod ipse sibi nná cum Magistro Philippo Martel consortio suo quasdam literas patentes detulit sigillo excellentissimi Principis Domini Philippi Regis Franciae sigillatas super ratificatione & approbatione quarumdam Treugarum initarum & concordatarum ut dicit apud Anyers in Francia per Regum Nuncios praenotatoes et quod ipsos ei traderet dum tamen placeret recipere & videre Et concitò Dominus Rex Angliae supradictus voluit et mandavit quod Dominus Johannes de Benestede Clericus qui praesens aderat quasdam protestationes suo nomine faceret coram eo et testibus infrascriptis quistatim vivo vocis oraculo protestabatur in lingua Francige●● sub verbis quasi consimilem habentibus intellectum Signior le Roy de France enueit vues Lettres a nostre Seigneur le Roy per ceste Clerke qui ci est de ratifiement e de appreuvement des treves prizes e accordees nadgares a par les messages le Roy de France e les Messages nostre Seigneur le Roy qi est present a tenir a eux deux e a leur alliez Je fatz desore protestation en son noun pardevant vous qe par nullées parolles contenues ou expresses en y celes Lettreses the ratefiement ne par nul receibre deles nentent nostre Seigneur le Roy qe Johan de Bayllol ne les Escotz soient alliez au Roy de France ausi come il ne sunt my ne quill assent en aucune manere qil soient enclos en celes treves a la requeste du Roy de France au de ses Messages par cel acheson qe portant ovi porteit plus le gerement approchier a la pées entre celi Roi de France eMonseigneur le Roi Dengleterre ne quedent nentent my nostre Seigneur le Roi qil endevient come desore aber advantage ou profit Purte qe pus lassent des treves abantdites les Escotz benantzes contre la du foi de celes les quels il bien savoient corurent obe grant company des Gentz e a chibaux darmes en les terres e sur les gentz qi tindrent de nostre Seigneur le Roy Dengleterre e qi estoient a sa foi e a sa pées e encore sunt e furent aizous bomicides e robberies tant des biens de Seint Eglise come des viens seculers e autres come gentzes the Religion malement treterent e furent autres damages assez grievouses encontre le bien e le deboir de mesme tells treves par quoi je facz encore protestation en sun noun qil nentent point qe les Escotz soient enclos en celes treves ne qe par celes ne doit crestte a eur abantage ne profit Quibus protestationibus sic peractis praefatus Dominus Rex Angliae easdem protestationes ratificabit ac etiam approbavit et super hiis sibi publicum instrumentum confici requisibit Acta dicta mandata & protestata fuerant omnia suprascripta Anno Indictione die & loco praescriptis praesentibus Dominis Johanne de Merk & Johanne de Weston Militibus ac Domino Roberto de Cottingham Clerico testibus ad hoc vocatis specialiter & rogatis Et ego Johannes dictus Boulis de London Domini Papae authoritate Notarius Publicus acts dictis protestatis ratificationi et approhationi interfui suprascriptis & scripsi omnia praenotaea ac etiam publicavi meoque signo consueto signavi rogatus I find 2. or 3. distinct Records more in K. Edward the 3d his reign wherein these Articles which concern the Scots are particularly recited extracted out of K. Philip's Letter testifying the Kings Prelates Nobles Commons' dislike and reprehension of the Commissioners for consenting to them After which follows Infrascripta sunt quaedam ex causis timoris propter quas non erat aliquis ex Episcopis seu Comitibus In Turre London aut caeteris procur et Nunciis solempnibus per avum Domini nostri Regis ad Curiam Romanam et ad Franciam Regem solite destinatis pro pace reformanda et treugis ordinandis et prorogandis inter Reges praedictes et eorum Subditos ei Confaederatos qui a tempore ordinationis treugarum infrascriptarum quo ad illam partem in qua Rex et Gentes Scotiae sunt inclusa ex parte Franciae Regis ratione confaederationis inter Franc. et Scotiae Reges prius initae audebat sibi assumere onera officii Procuratoris et Nuncii ad prosequend et continuand processus et tractatus super biis inchoates quousque illa remedia fuerunt adhibita de quibus fit mentio in duobus * Which 1 found in the White Tower Chappel rotulis indorsatis de subditorum singularitate & negligentia guerrarum materia & inimicorum audacia Et specialiter quousque de ordinatione vel assensu majorum ex dictis Episcopis & cateris dicti Regis Angliae Consiliariis Procuratores constituti fuerunt per Magistros & Marinarios Navigii dicti Regis Angliae ad prosequend in in dicta Curia Romana contra Francorum Regem et suos per viam peccati super guerrarum materia in Anglia Scotia Wallia Vasconia et in Mari Angliae ac aliis Terris et Insulis Coronae Angliae annexis Et quousque certus erat quod in processu per Papam Bonifacium 8. inchoat ad prosecutionem Procuratorum Magistrorum et Marinariorum praedictorum contra Regem Franciae et suos latae fuerunt in eorum personas excommunicationis et in eorum terras interdicti sententiae et ad bujus sententiarum executionem faciend Ordinatum fuit auxilium brachii Secularis cum Crucis fignatione et aliis materiis Et hujus causae ostendi non possimus ad praesens ex causis alias exprimend Prima causa hujus timoris in processu per Dominum Papam inchoat ad Gallicorum et Scotorum instantiam against the King of England concerning his claim to the Superior Dominion over the Realm of Scotland thus related by Thomas Walsinoham and other of our Historians * Historia Angliae p. 46 47. Ypodigma Neustr p. 88 89. Per idem tempus Scoti cognoscentes Romae omnia venalia donis Dominum Papam uberius ditaverunt petentes ab eo consilium pariter et auxilium contra Dominum suum Regem Angliae Quibus Papa promisit et bene remedium contemplatione † denariorum donariorum jubens ut celeriter sine tumultu repatriarent Igitur Papa promissionis suae non immemor illico direxit quendam Lumbardum ad Archiepiscopum Cantuar. his sworn creature jubens ut suae legationis vices ageret in hac parte et Regem adiret cum literis imbullatis eique mandata Papalia demonstraret Archiepiscopus verò post trium hebdomadarum spacium pervenit ad Regem cum pradicto Lumbardo quem invenit contra Scotos demicantem Ostendit ●i igitur Papale mandatum cujus tenor fuit ut Rex desisteret Scotos inqu●etare de ca●ero quorum regio et personae exemptae specialiter suae Capellae ut asseruit pertinebant Neque prout dicebat esse poterat quin Civitas Jerusalem suos Cives protegeret et confidentes in Domino sicut Mons Zion confoveret Rex a●t●m intellectis hiis apicibus mox alta voce sic respondit Per sangu●nem inquit D●i propter Sion non tacebo & propter Jerusalem non qui●scam dum spiritus fuer●t in naribus meis quin jus meum toti mundo cognitum toto posse de●●ndam Post aliquot dies Scoti freti Papali favore superciliose mandaverunt Regi Angliae ut permitteret illos tranquille vivere donec pares suos et Regem Franciae consuluissent communicantes nisi faceret quod Papa pro illis interponeret su●s parts Ad haec Rex indignando subrisit dicens Ex quo vos omnes et singuli mihi fecistis homagia tanqu●m praecipuo Domino Regni Scotiae putatis me t●nendum per ampullosa mendacia ut tanquam carens viribus jus quod in vos habeo praetermittam Cavete ne de caetero coram me cum ●ali mandato compereatis quod si feceritis Dominum testor a mari usque ad mare totam Scotiam devastabo An heroic answer E contra Sco●i satis aud●cter asserunt se in hac causa sanguinem suum susuros pro defensione justitiae & patriae libertat● Rex Angliae upon this occasion direxit Nuncios ad Popam Com●t●m videlicet Lincolniae & Dominum Hugonem le Spencer qui declararent injurias sibi magnas p●r Scotis & eorum falsitatem manifestarent Insuper & Dominum Papam d●prec●●entur ne mendarii fabricatoribus Scotis videlicet veritat●m odientibus proditoribus et homicidis sinum aperiret de caetero protectionis quorum srau●u●enta fals●q●e persuasio Papalem solicitudinem circumvenerat fraudulenter Papa vero cujus stomachus a corruption Scotorum nondum gestus fuerat etsi n●sc●t justam p●t●tionem Regis tamen preces armat et Regi mandat ut sui contemplatione Scotis treugas indulgeat à die Omnium Sanctorum usque ad Pentecosten quod & factum est Soon after as a Walsingham Hist. Angl. p. 48 49 50. Ypod. Neustr p. 89 90 etc. Walsingham b Flores Hist. p. 417 418. Mat. Westmi●ster and c De Event Angl. l. 3. c. 13 col 2529. Henry de Knyghton s●ory Eodem anno Papa Bonifacius per Scotos informatus direxit literas Regi Angliae se●u●darias in quibus asseruit Regnum Scotiae ad jus Romanae Ecclesiae pertin●re Regemque Angliae subjectionem ejus contra Deum et ●us●itiam et in praejudicium Sedis Apostolicae vindicare against his own concession but the year be●ore upon the * See here p. 797 798. delivery of John Balliol to his Legate whereof I found two special Records in the White Tower allegans subscriptas ratiunculas Primò quia cum Rex Henricus pater istius obtinuisset auxilium in werra sua contra Simonem de Monte forti à Rege Scotorum Alexandro ne hoc auxilium jure subjectionis cujuslibet aut debiti petitum aut praestitum putaretur idem Henricus per literas suas pat●ntes recognovit non ex debito recipisse sed ex gratia speciali Item ad coronationem hujus Regis vocatus per literas ut ei praesentiam amicabil●m in tantis sol●mpniis tanquam amicus exhiberet non venit ex debito sed ex gratia spe●iali Insuper pro terris de Tindale & Penreth in regno Angliae positis cum Rex Scotiae ad praesentiam Regis Angliae se personaliter contulisset eidem fidelitatem impensurus pro eis●em terris tanquam in Anglia sitis non ut Rex Scotiae n●c pro Regno Scotiae fidelitatem eandem exhibuit quia palam coram protestatum erat quod pro Regno Scotiae fidelitatem Regi Angliae facere non debebat Item quod praedictus Alexander Rex r●liquit puellam haeredem nomine Margaretam neptem Regis Angliae tunc minoris aetatis cujus custodia non ad Regem Angliae velut ad Dominum Supremum perv●nit sed ad certos ejusdem Regni Scotiae Proceres ad hoc electos Redargnebat etiam Papa Regem eo quod post mortem dicti Alexandri Regis Scotos tanquam ace●halos et ducis suffragium non habentes ipsos per vim sibi subjugavit et metum in praejudicium et gravamen non modicum Romanae Ecclesiae Adjiciens quod cum Dominus Papa officium Legationis alicui committit exequendum in regno Angliae causa solutionis Decimae vel etiam quavis alia causa rationabili et hujus Legatio literis et privilegio speciali Apostolicae Sedis ad dictum Regnum Scotiae se non extendat Resistendum est & obsistendum hujusmodi Legationi prout tempore foelicis recordationis Adriani contigit evidenter Nam Legatus ipse ad praefatum Regnum Scotiae aliquatenus admissus non extitit donec per literas Apostolicas speciales sibi Legationis officium fuit in eodem commissum Item addidit quod idem Regnum per beati Petri Apostoli venerandas reliquias non sine superni dono muneris conversum extitit ad fidei Catholicae unitatem Et qualiter in antiquis temporibus Eboracen Archiepiscopus qui tunc erat mota per eum supra jure Metropolitano versus Praelatos Scotiae quaestione pro se nequivit sententiam obtinere His propositis movit Regem Dominus Papa per literas suas quod Episcopos Abbates * Clericos Electos et omnes alios Regni Scotiae quos detinebat captivos in carcere libere abire permitteret et quod officiales suos de Regno Scotiae memorato revocaret quos in praejudicium injuriam et grave scandalum fidelium populorum et oppressionem justorum in dicto Regno statuerat et ordinaverat ita quod acceptior et gratiosior fieret Deo et lavorem Apostolicae Sedis in hoc sibi adquirer●t plenius Et si in eodem Regno Scotiae vel aliquo ejus parte jus aliquod habere se asseret per Procuratores et Nuncios ad hoc specialiter constitutos cum omnibus juribus et munimentis hujusmodi negotium tangentibus ad Sedem Apostolicam destinaret super praemissis plene complementum justitiae recepturus In pursuance whereof Papa mandat Archiepiscopo Cantuar. quod praesentet Regi Angliae literas quas sibi mittit pro Scotis by this most insolent imperious Bull printed in Matthew Westminster the original with another decayed transcript whereof I found in the White Tower Chappel * Mat Westm p. 419 420 & in Tu●re London Bonifacius Episcopus servus servorum Dei venerabili fratri Archiepiscopo Cantuar. salutem & Apostolicam benedictionem Frequens & inculcata fidedigno rum assertio ac famae divulgantis eloquium nostro patefecerunt auditui excessus molestias turbationem dampna injurias et jacturas per charissimum in Christo filium nostrum Edwardum Regem Angliae illustrem & officiales ac gentem ipsius contra Regnum Scotiae ac Praelatos et Clericos et personas Ecclesiasticas Religiosas et Seculares necnon Ecclesias Monasteria et alia Religiosa loca et habitatores et incolas dicti Regni et bona eorum etiam attemptata Nosque nolentes sicut nec debemus talia sub dissimulatione transire Regem ipsum per literas nostras quas tibi mittimus per te praesentandas eidem seriosas hortamur Frater ut Episcopos Clericos et personas Ecclesiasticas dicti Regni quos adhuc tenere dicitur captivatos restitui faciet pristinae libertati et officiales revocet quos in eodem Regno asseritur posuisse atque ad praesentiam nostram suas mittat Procuratores et Nuncios cum omnibus juribus et munimentis suis si crediderit in praefato Regno vel aliqua ejus parte jus aliquod se habere Nichilominus lights quaestiones et controversias quaslibet inter ipsum Regem et praelibatum Regnum Scotiae ac Praelatos Clericos et personas seculares ejusdem Regni subortas et quae possunt in posterum ex quibuscunque causis praeteritis exoriri totumque negotium ad decisionem et determinationem Sedis Apostolicae per dictas nostras Nota. reducimus literas et etiam reservamus ac decernimus irritum et inane si secus scienter vel ignoranter a quoquam in hac parte contigerit attemptari Quocirca fraternitati tuae per Apostolica scripta in virtute obedientiae et sub poena suspensionis ab administratione Spiritualium et Temporalium districte praecipiendo mandamus quatinus praefatas literas nostras eidem Regi sublato dilationis obstaculo repraesentas ac ipsum ad ea quae sibi scribimus ut in exhortationibus acquiescat efficaciter animes et inducas Diem quoqué quo sibi praedictas praesentaveris literas et quicquid feceris quidve ipse responderit et fecerit in hac parte nobis per tuas literas patentes harum scriem continentes fideliter et seriosius intimare procures Datum Anagniae 4 Kal. Julii Pontificatus nostri anno quinto Litera missae Regi Angliae Edwardo primo per Bonifacium Papam quod Regnum Mat. Westm p. 420 to 424 & in Turre London Scotiae pertinet ad Ecclesiam Romanam two ancient parchment Transcripts whereof I found in the White Tower Chapel and another enroled in the Black Book of Scotland Bonifacius Episcopus Servus servorum Dei charissimo in Christo filio Edwardo Regi Angliae illustri salutem & Apostolicam benedictionem Scimus fili & longo jam temporis spatio magistra nos rerum experientia docuit qualiter erga Romanam matrem Ecclesiam quae te gerit in visceribus charitatis Regiae devotionis affectus exuberat reverentiae Zelus viget quodque promptus & sedis ejus votis obtemperas beneplacitis acquiescis Quamobrem spem firmam gerimus plenamque fiduciam obtinemus quod regalis sublimit●s verba nostra benignè recipiat diligenter intelligat efficaciter prosequatur Sanè ad Celsitudinem Regiam potuit pervenisse & in tuae libro memoriae nequaquam ambigimur contineri qualiter * An impudent false averment ab antiquis temporibus regnum Scotiae pleno jure pertinuit et adhuc pertinere dinoscitur ad Ecclesiam supradictam quodque illud sicut accepimus progenitoribus tuis regni Angliae Regibus sive tibi feudale non extitit nec existit Qualiter etiam clarae memoriae Henricus Rex Angliae pater tuus tempore discordiae sive belli inter ipsum & quendam Simonem de Monteforti suosque fautores & complices suscitatae à recolendae memoriae Alexandro ejusdem Scotiae Rege ac ipsius Henrici genero auxilium sibi petit exhiberi Et ne hujusmodi auxilium jure cujusi●bet subjectionis aut debiti petitum seu praestitum notaretur praefatus Henricus eidem Regi Scotiae suas patentes duxit literas concedendas per eas firmiter recognescens praedictum auxilium recepisse vel se recepturum duntaxat de gratia speciali Praeterea cum successu temporis praefati Regis Scotiae tui sororii tunc viventis in tuae coronationis solempniis habere praesentiam non ex debito sed tantum ex gratia intendebas Et cum etiam Rex ipse pro Tindaliae ac de Poynerre terris in regno Angliae positis se ad praesentiam tuam personaliter contulisset tibi fidelitatem solitam impensurus idem in praefatione fidelitatis hujusmodi multis tunc praesentibus vivae vocis oraculo publicè declaravit quod pro terris eisdem sitis tantum in Anglia non ut Rex Scotiae neque pro Scotiae regno fidelitatem exhibeat eandem quinimo ipsam exitit protestatus quod pro regno ipso tibi fidelitatem praestare seu facere aliquatenus non debebat utpore tibi penitus non subjecto Tuque sic oblatam fidelitatem hujusmodi admisisti E tua quoque non creditur excidisse memoria qualiter eodem Rege de medio quondam sublato Margareta puella nepte tua tunc minoris aetatis liaerede sibi relicta non ad te velut ad Dominum pervenit custodia memorati sed certi ejusdem regni Proceres ad ejus custodiam extiterunt electi quodque postmodum dispensatione ab Apostolica sede obtenta super matrimonio contrahendo inter dilectum filium nobilem virum Edwardum natum tuum et Margaretam praedictam dum viveret si ad id Procerum dicti regni accederet vel haberetur assensus tu eisdem Proceribus per tua scripta cavisse dinosceris priusquam vellent hujusmodi matrimonio consentire quod regnum ipsum penitus liberum nullique subjectum seu quovismodo submissum in perpetuo remaner et quodque in pristinum seu talem ipsius statum restitueretur omnino si ex hujusmodi matrimonio contrahendo liberos non extare contingeret ac nomen et honorem ut prius pariter retineret tam in suis sibi servandis legibus et praeficiendis officialibus dicti regni quam Parliamentis tenendis tractandis causis in ipso et nullis ejus incolis extra illud ad judicium evocandis Et quod in * Here p. 395 to 398. & in 2 Parchment Rolls I found in the White Tower tuis patentibus literis inde confectis haec plenius & seriosius contineri noscantur Praefata insuper Margareta de praesenti luce substracta & tandem super successione dicti regni Scotiae suborta dissentionis materia inter parts ipsius regni Proceres metuentes sibi dictoque regno posse occasione hujusmodi praejudicium generari non aliter ad tuam praesentiam extra ipsius accedere limites voluerunt nisi per te patenti scripto caveretur eisdem quod id non fiebat ex debito sed ex gratia speciali Quodque nullum exinde ipsius regni libertatibus posse dispendium imminere Et licet ut dicitur super statu ejusdem regni Scotiae ac ejus prius habita libertate regno ipso tunc carente praesidio Defensoris per ipsius regni Proceres tunc velut acephalos et ducis vel aurigae suffragium non habentes sive per illum cui praefati regni regimen licet indebite diceris commisisse contra morem solitum aliqua fuerint hactenus innovata ea tamen utpote per vim et metum quae cadere poterant in constantem * Therefore K●ngs John's Charter of resignation of his Realms & Crown to Pope Innocent by force fear and fraud was much more void by this his Papal resolution See Tom. 2. p. 326 327 328. illicita nequaquam debent de jure subsistere aut in ejusdem regni praejudicium redundare Caeterum nobis nullatenus venit in dubium quin potius certi sumus quod cum Apostolicae sedis praecellens auctoritas per suas literas in Angliae ac Scotiae regnis simul alicui legationis committit officium exequendum vel pro quavis causa quam rationabilem reputat Decimae solutionem indicit hujusmodi Apostolicae literae ad praefatum Scotiae regnum se aliquatenus non extendunt speciali praedictae Sedis praevilegio Scotis indulto penitus obsistente prout tempore faelicis recordationis Adriani Papae Praedecessoris nostri tunc Sancti Adriani Diaconi Cardinalis & per ipsius Sedis literas simul in regnis ipsis legati cum quo familiariter tunc eramus contigit evidenter Nam Lega●us ipse ad praefatum regnum Scotiae aliquatenus admissus non extitit donec per literas speciales Apostolicas sibi legationis suit commissum efficium in eodem Praeterea noscere potest Regia Celsitudo qualiter regnum ipsum per beatae * Not. S. Petri Apostoli Ergo it is a part of St. Andrews not of St. Peter's Patrimony upon this account Andraeae Apostoli venerandas reliquias non sine superni numinis grandi dona acquisitum et conversum extitit ad fidei catholicae unitatem Qualiter etiam antiquis temporibus Eborum Archiepiscopus qui tunc erat mota per cum super jure Metropolico adversus Praelatos Scotiae quaestione in qua dictum antiquitus fuisse commemorat Memento quoth sumus tui ut caetera quae indè sequuntur silentio relinquamus pro se sententiam obtinere nequivit quamvis alia plura & varia quae in hac parte rationabiliter proponenda se offerunt ex quibus ad haec tibi scribenda movemur praetereat calamus ne indè forsitan sensibus Regiis taedium generetur Haec prosectò fili charissime infra claustra pectoris sollicite considerare te convenit & attendere diligenter ex quibus nulli in dubium veniat regnum Scotiae praelibatum ad praefatam Romanam Ecclesiam pertinere quod tibi nec licet nec licuit in ipsius Ecclesiae ac multorum praejudicium per violentiam subjugare tuaeque subjicere ditioni Cum autem sicut habet fidedigna & nostris jam pluries auribus inculcata relatio famaeque praecurrentis affatibus divulgatur tu praemissa ut debueras non attendens neque debita consideratione discutiens et ad occupandum et subjugandum ditioni Regiae regnum ipsum tunc Regis auxilio destitutum vehementer aspirans et tandem ad id exercens potentiae tuae vires venerabilibus fratrivus nostris Roberto Glasguensi & Marco Sodorensi Episcopis et nonnullis Clericis et aliis personis Ecclesiasticis dicti regni ut dicitur captis et carceralibus vinculis traditis quorum aliquos sicut asseritur squalor Carceris violentis extinxit Ac etiam occupatis Castris et prout fertur Monasteriis aliisque Religiosis locis quampluribus dirutis seu destructis ac dampnis gravibus ejusdem regni habitatoribus irrogatis in ejusdem regni partibus Officiales Regios posuisti qui Praelatos caeteros Clericos et Ecclesiasticas ac etiam Seculares dicti regni personas multimodis perturbare molestiis et afflictionibus variis et diversis impetere non verentur in divinae Majestatis offensam Sedis memoratae contemptum Regiae salutis et famae dispendium juris injuriam et grave Scandalum fidelium plurimorum Regalem itaque Magnificentiam rogamus et hortamur attente et obsecramus in eo qui est omnium vera salus quatinus solerter attendens quod ex detito Pastoralis Officii nostris humeris incumbentis ad conservanda et gubernanda follicite bona et jura omnia Ecclesiae supradictae tenemur quodque homini plus quam Deo deferre non possumus nec debemus praedictos Episcopos Clericos et personas Ecclesiasticas quos adhuc Earcer Regius tenet inclusos pro Divinae et Apostolicae Sedis ac nostra reverentia sublato difficultatis et dilationis objectu benign restitui facias pristinae libertati dictosque Officiales de regno Scotiae revoces memorato Sic te in hiis prout speramus et cupimus promptis et effica cibus studiis habiturum ut apud coelestem Regem pro minimis grandia rependentem non immerito reddaris acceptior gratior haberis et praeter laudis humanae praeconium tibi proinde proventurum Apostolicae sedis favorem et gratiam possis uberius promereri Si vero in eodem regno Scotiae vel aliqua ejus parte jus aliquod habere te asseris volumus quod tuos Procuratores et Nuncios ad hoc specialiter constitutos cum omnibus juribus et muninientis tuis hujusmodi negotium contingentibus infra sex menses a receptione praesentium numerandos ad nostram praesentiam mittere non omittas cum parati sumus tibi tanquam dilecto filio plene super praemissis exhibere justitiae complementum et jura si qua habes inviolabiliter observare Nos enim nichilominus extunc lights quaestiones et controversias quaslibet inter te denique et regnum Scotioe ac Praelatos Clericos et personas Seculares ejusdem subortas et quae possunt in posterum ex quibusvis causis praedictis exoriri totumque negotium predict contingens aut aliquod eorundem ad cognitionem et determinationem sedis ejusdem praesentium tenore reducimus et etiam reservamus Decernentes irritum et inane si secus scienter vel ignoranter a quoquo in Nota. hac parte contigerit attemptari Datum Anagniae quinto Kalend. Julii Pontificatus nostri Anno quinto What the traitorous Archbishop did in pursuance thereof in obedience to the Pope against his duty oath and allegiance to the King and kingdom this his certificate to the Pope will fully inform us * Mat. Westm p. 424 425. Certificatio Archiepiscopi Domino Papae missae super negotia Scotiae Sanctissimo in Christo Patri & Domino suo reverendo si placet Domino Benifacio divina providentia Sacrosanctae Romanae ac universalis Ecclesiae Minister humilis pedum oscula beatorum cum promptitudine juxta posse parendi mandatis papalibus ac praeceptis Mandatum sanctae & reverendae paternitatis vestrae sub Bulla plumbea nuper recepi tenorem continens infrascriptum Bonifacius Episcopus etc. de verbo ad verbum recitando totam Bullam proximo praecedentem Cujus delator quasdam alias literas Apostolicas nobili Principi Domino Edwardo Dei gratiâ Regi Angliae illustri directas et per me ex injuncto paternitatis vestrae praesentandas incontinenti exhibuit quasi sub eodem contextu Quo quidem mandato vestro una ●um literis su● prascriptis reverenter admisso ac statim coram me recitato praeparavi sartiunculas victuras & sumptus extunc de die in diem & familiam ordinavi ad veniendum pro expositione & expeditione eorum quae mihi per vos mandabantur ad ipsum Dominum Regem qui tunc agebat in remotioribus partibus regni sui versus Scotiam distantibus à loco ubi mandatum vestrum receperam per viginti vel circiter moderatas dietas Et antequam venirem continuatis dietis cum omni festinatione ad Civitatem Carleolum quaeest in Marchia Scotiae ingressus fuit idem Rex cum exercitu suo partem regni Scotiae quae vocatur Galvedia Cumque di●igenter explorando recepissem à viris fidedignis secularibus & religiosis ipsius patriae notitiam habentibus quod ad Regem usque ad Kriandbright in arctissimis locis Galwediae mihi tutus non patebat accessus tamen propter Scotos sine capitis regimine existentes & alios latrunculos praedas & sanguinem Anglorum sitientes qui cum duce exercitus eorundem occupaverant media loca inter Carliolum et ipsum Dominum Regem distantem ab eadem Civitate ferè per quadraginta Milliaria cum propter victus & hospitii defectum qui in itinere medio vastata tota patria reperire vel per eam asportare nequibant Ego per obedientiae necessitatem ex parte una et per tanta pericula in tàm longinquis partibus de mea Diocesi & Provincia quae ex altera nimium non urgebant arctatus maxim non invento inter Seculares vel religiosos quoquam qui adventus● mei causam ipsis Scotis verbotenus vel per literas meas propter mortis periculum auderet defer et mihi securum conductum petere ab eisdem alind remedium prout potui exquirens direxi duos ●e familiaribus meis ad Dominum Regem praedictum cum literis meis navigio per quosdam periculosos transitus maris significans sibi per easdem adventum meum & ejus causam et petens quod propter reverentiam sedis Apostolicae cujus eram nuncius sibi significaret ubi qualiter et quando ad eum tute accedere possem propter viarum discrimina quae sibi per easdem meas literas nunciavi Cuj●s responsio ab eisdem Nunciis non minima pericula in mari & itinere eundo & redeundo evasis per literas Regias mihi delato quibus continebatur quod ipse Dominus Rex nihil ●ecuri pro me scivit ad vitanda dicta pericula quam quod cum Domina Regina uxore sua pro qua miserat venirem ad parts Gerewikes ad locum ubi disposuit eidem Dominae obviare deficiente navigio quo una cum equis et familiaribus meis necessariis ve●i possem per mare quod dum n●ncii mei ●ransierunt tam poriculosè versus Regem ventis etiam quasi continuis validis & contrariis existentibus morabar in confiniis Scotiae quaerendo de loco in locum victus sufficientiam potius quam abundantiam circa sex septimanas securioris progressus ad Regem opportunitatem non tam dispendiosè quam anxiè expectando Denique cum audirem diligentius explorando quod idem Dominus Rex cum exercitu suo in redeundo versus Castrum de Caerlandrock quod prius ceperat in Scotia fixisset tentoria juxta novam Abbathiam de Duzques in Galvedia malens periculo me meos ac mea exponere quam in tam longinquis partibus quodammodo vacuis extra meam Diocaesim & Provinciam diutius sic languere latitans in quibusdam locis secretis juxta mare quod dividit Angliam & Galvediam captata temporis opportunitate in refluxu maris ductus ab hiis quos non oportebat viae transitus ignorasse transivi per quat●or meatus aquarum maritimos cum equis et phaleris nomine magis ratione profunditatis aquarum quam litoris & vivorum sabulorum introitu & exitu periculosoes & quasi inopinatè veni die Veneris proximo post festum sancti Bartholomaei Apostoli ultimo jam transacto ad dictum Regem in medio exercitu suo tunc in prandio existentem & qui● non potuit ut dicebat eo die vacare mandavit mihi illo die in sero per duos de majoribus Comitibus qui tunc assistebant ei quod in crastin● videlicet Sabbato sequente a●diret me benignè Adveniente igitur ipso die Sabbati coram devotissimo juveni Domino Edwardo filio dicti Regis Comitibus Baronibus & aliis Militibus sui exercitus in magna multitudine confluentibus ac dicto Domino Regi assistentibus recitato mandato vestro praedicto mihi transmisso literas Sanctae Paternitatis vestrae praefato Domino Regi directas authoritate ejusdem mandati praesentavi eidem quas ipse Dominus Rex reverenter recipiens eas publice legi coram omnibus et in Gallica lingua fecerat patenter exponi Quibus auditis patienter à singulis animavi ipsum et induxi modis quibus potui et scivi quod vestris exhortationibus quoad ea quae in dictis literis exponebantur pareret in omnibus reverenter Postmodum me secedente ab eo cum Clericis meis ad mandatum suum dum deliberaret super hiis cum dictis Proceribus suis a● demum revocato respondit mihi coram eisdem per interpositam personam sub hac forma * Mat. Westm p. 426 427. Responsio Regis Archiepiscopo Cantuar. ad literas Apostolicas Domine Archiepiscope fecistis ex parte superioris & reverendi patris Domini Papae quandam monitionem contingentem statum & jus regni Scotiae verum quia consuetudo est Regni Angliae quod in negotiis contingentibus statum ejusdem Regni requiratur consilium omnium quos res tangit ac instans negotium Regni Scotiae tangit statum et jus Regni Angliae pluresque sunt Praelati Comites Barones' et alii Regni Angliae Proceres absentes qui non sunt nec fuerunt in isto exercitu quos dictum contingit negotium quibus etiam inconsultis responderi non poterit dicto summo Patri nostro aut vob●s finaliter In hac parte intendit Dominus nost●r Rex super contentis in literis dicti patris quam citius poterit commodè eosdem absentes & nunc praesentes simul consulere & cum eisdem deliberatius tractare ac per Nuncios proprios eidem Summo Pontifici super hiis de communi eorum consilio respondere Quod quidem responsum idem Dominus Rex sic in sua praesentia nomine suo factum ratificavit & etiam expressè approbavit Dum igitur cum tali responso coram tanta multitu●ine Magnatum & aliorum fidedignorum mihi facto licentiatus divertissem ab eo & versus propria revertissem audivi quod idem Dominus Rex statim infra quatriduum post recessum meum ●ediit cum exercitu suo ad parts Angliae & singulis quasi de exercitu suo ●d propria cum equis & armis remeantibus idem Dominus Rex exercitu sic disperso paucis * eum ●nim comitant ibus & secum retentis perhendinare disposuit ut dicebatur communiter apud quandam Abbatiam quae vocatur Holmcoltram in confiniis Scotiae super mare Et sic mandatum vestrum cum omni qua potui diligentia sum reverenter in omnibus executus Valeat semp●r & crescat in Domino ad suae Ecclesia regimen Ap●stolica Celsitudo vestra Datum apud Otteford 8 Idus Octobris A●no Dom. 1300. Thus we see how over-diligent and officious this Archbishop was in executing the Pope's imperious Antichristian Mandates in high derogation of his own King's Crown Dignity and Sovereign Dominion over Scotland which this Pope laid claim to by a false pretended ancient Right as a part of St. Peter's Patrimony and the Church of Rome's Demesn The King upon the receipt of this Bull from the Pope delivered to himself by the Archbishop on which I find this Memorandum endorsed Memorandum quod Dominus Rex tradidit Domino J. de Langeton Cancellario suo apud Northampton 24 die Decembris anno regni sui 29. Bullam quam Archiepiscopus Cantuariensis tulit eidem Domino Regi apud Cartanoks in Scotia cujus tenor Bullae continetur hic infra upon his return into England out of Scotland summoned a Parliament at Lincoln in Octabis Sancti Hilarii to advice with his Prelates Nobles and Commons how to defend the Rights of his Crown against this New Papal claim In the * Claus 28 E. 1. m. 3. dorso See my First Part of a Brief Register of Parliamentary Writs p. 12 344 345. & Here p. 855. Writs of Summons to the Archbishops Bishops Abbots and Priors thereunto as well as in those to the Earls and Barons he inserted this memorable clause Maxim cum ipsi ad observandum et manutenendum jura Regis et Coronae nostrae praedictae una nobiscum juramenti vinculo sint astricti Moreover he issued special Writs to several Deans Archdeacon's and other learned Scholars to appear at Lincoln to advice with the Lawyers and others of his Council concerning his ancient Right to the Realm of Scotland penned in this form REX dilecto Clerico suo Magistro Reginaldo de Brandon salutem Quia super Claus 28 E. 1. m. 3. dorso jure et dominio quae Nobis in regno Scotiae competit et quae antecessores nostri Reges Angliae in eodem regno Scotiae habuerunt temporibus retroactis cum jurisperitis et aliis de Consilio nostro speciale Colloquium habere volumus et Tractatum Vobis mandamus firmiter injungentes quod modis omnibus sitis ad Nos apud Lincoln in Octabis Sancti Hilarii prox futur Nobiscum et cum caeteris de Consilio nostro super praemissi● tractatur vestrumque Consilium impensur Et hoc sicut Nos et honorem et commodum regni nostri diligitis nullatenus omittatis Teste Rege apud le Rose 28 die Septembris Consimiles literae diriguntur subscriptis viz. Magistro Willielmo de Grenfeld Decano Cicestr Magistro R. Decano Sancti Pauli London Magistro Willielmo de Sardene Official Cantuar. Magistro Roberto de Radeswell Archidiac Cestr Magistro Petro de Insula Decano Wellen. Magistro Johanni de Derby Decano Lichf Magistro Johanni de Crancumbe Archidiac Estriding Magistro Philippo Martell Magistro Willielmo Pikering Magistro Roberto Pikering Magistro Willielmo de Kilkenny Magistro Richardo de Plumpsted Magistro Thomae de Lugore Magistro Petro de Dene Magistro Johanni de Lacy. He likewise sent this Writ to the Chancellor and University of Oxfo●d to send 4. or 5. of the discretest and most expert Scholars in the written Law to confer with him and his Council upon the premised business of Scotland REX dilectis sibi in Christo Cancellario et Universitati Oxon. salutem Quia 〈…〉 28 E. 1. 〈…〉 dorso 〈…〉 First Part my Brief Register p. 345. super jure et dominio quae Nobis in regno Scotiae competit etc. verbatim as in the precedent Writ Vobis mandamus firmiter injungentes quod quatuor vel quinque de discretioribus et in jure scripto magis expertis Vniversitatis praedictae ad Parliamentum nostrum apud Lincoln mittatis ita quod sintibi in Octabis Sancti Hillarii prox futur ad ultimum Nobiscum et cum caeteris de Consilio nostro super praemissis tractaturi suumque consilium impensuri Et hoc sicut Nos et honorem et commodum regni nostri diligitis nullatenus omittatis Teste Rege ut supra Eodem modo mandatum est Cancellario et Vniversitati Cantebr quod mittant ad dictum Parliamentum duo vel tres de discretioribus et magis in jure scripto expertis Vniversitatis praedictae etc. Teste ut supra Wherein it is observable that the University of Oxford was placed before Cambridge and a double Number to be sent from thence to the Parliament to those of Cambridge as being more eminent and abounding with more learned men in that age than Cambridge University To these Writs the Chancellors and Convocations of the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge made these distinct returns which I found in a * Bundela Brevium & Literarum An. 28 & 29 E 1. in Turre London Bundle of Writs in the White Tower Chappel EXcellentissimo Principi & serenissimo Domino Domino E. Dei gratia Illustri Regi Angliae sui si placet Cancellarius Vniversitatis Oxoniae Coetusque unanimis Magistrorum Devotionis obsequium & reverentiae debitum cum honore Literas Regiae Majestatis suscepimus continentes ut ad vestrum Parliamentum Lincoln pro arduis Regni negotiis pertractandis cum caeteris de Consilio quatuor saltemmitteremus Magistros Sanè praeceptis Regiis obtemperare propensius congaudentes Serenitati Regali Magistros quatuor destinamus quorum facta et nomina apud Scholasticos extolluntur viros utique Scientia juris praeditos et moribus venustatoes vestrique honoris et samae fervidos Zelatores Rogantes humiliter ut Regiae liberalitatis immensitas et affluentia bonitatis ipsos dignetur recommendatos habere atque remittere prosperatis vestro pro beneplacito negotiis expeditos Dierum longitudinem cum salute adjiciat vobis ille per quem Reges regnant & Principes dominantur EXcellentissimo Principi Domino Domino Edwardo Dei gratia Regi Angliae Illustri devoti sui Cancellarius Cantebrig et tota Vniversitas c●m humilt Ibidem recommendatione Seipsos ad mandata paratos & in Rege Regum feliciter triumphare Ad mandatum Serenitatis vestrae providos viros & discretos Magistros Simonem de Waldene Monachum & Hugonem Sampsonis jurisperitos ad vestrae dominationis praesentiam destinamus ut in hiis quae vos et regnum vestrum contingere dinoscuntur pareant in omnibus & intendant Conservet vos etc. The King also issued Writs to these following Abbots Priors Deans and Chapters to search out and send all their Chronicles to this Parliament to make good his ancient Title to the Realm of Scotland REX dilecto sibi in Christo Abbati & Conventui Westm salutem Quia super Claus 28 E 1. dorso 3 2. jure et dominio quae Nobis in regno Scotiae etc. as before usque tractatum Vobis mandamus firmiter injungentes quod scrutatis diligenter omnibus Chronicis Archivis et secretis domus vestrae quicquid invenire poteritis quod tangat dictum regnum Scotiae quoquo modo Nobis ad Parliamentum nostrum apud Linc. in Octabis Sancti Hillarii proximo futur per aliquem de vestris de quo confidentiant habueritis et qui in bujusmodi negotio majorem noticiam habuerit transmittatis Et hoc sicut Nos et honorem ac commodum regni nostri diligitis nullatenus omittatis Teste Rege apud la Rose 26 die Septembris Codsimiles literae diriguntur subscriptis videlicet Abbati de Waltham Abbati S. Augustini in Cantuar. Priori & Conventui Ecclesiae Christi Cantuar. Abbati de Sancto Edmundo Abbati de Sancto Albano Abbati de Evesham Abbati Sanctae Werburgae Cestr. Priori & Conventui Dunelm Priori & Conventui Karliol Abbati de Malmesbury Priori & Conventui Roffen Abbati de Barlinges Abbati beati Petri Gloucestr Abbati de Furneys Abbati de Holmcoltran Abbati de Cirencestr Abbati de Jerovall Abbati de Fontibus Abbati de Radynges Abbati Glaston Abbati de Rameseye Abbati beatae Mariae Ebor. Abbati de Burgo S. Petri Abbari S. Augustini Bristol Abbati the Thorneye Priori & Conventui S. Swithuni Wynton Consimiles etiam literae diriguntur Decanis & Capitulis Abbatibus & Prioribus subscriptis videlicet Decano & Capitulo Ecclesiae Sancti Pauli London Decano & Capitulo Ecclesiae beatae Mariae Sarum Decano & Capitulo Ecclesiae Cicestr Decano & Capitulo Exon. Decano & Capitulo Wellen. Priori & Conventui Bathon Decano & Capitulo Hereford Priori & Conventui Coventr Decano & Capitulo Litchf Decano & Capitulo Linc. Priori & Conventui Elyen Priori & Conventui Norwycen Decano & Capitulo Ebor. Abbati & Conventui Oseneye Abbati & Conventui de Abyndon Abbati & Conventui de Alnewyke Abbati & Conventui de Novo Monasterio Upon reading the Pope's Bull there were divers debates among the King's Council and Parliament how the King should proceed in answering the Pope's Bull or whether he should return any answer at all thereto and how he might avoid the perils and difficulties that might ensue upon his proceedings therein as this memorable parchment Roll I lately found in the White Tower then drawn up and presented to the King and his Council will inform us containing reasons pro & contra to 5. Quaeres then propounded and debated concerning it the first whereof with the beginning of the second are torn or eaten off from this remaining part which I shall present you with It seems the second Quaere then propounded was Whether the King should send any Messengers to the Pope to declare and defend his right to the Realm of Scotland to which these Reason's pro & contra were propounded and engrossed in this Roll. The Reasons against it therein In Turre London An. 29 E. 1. remaining are these ITem Quia sic esset Papa judex in propria causa Item Rex Angliae revocaret in dubium jus et possessionem suam regni Scotiae aggrediendo litem Item ammitteret secundum formam literae supradictae approbare reductionem et reservationem litium quaestionum et controverstarum subortarum quae possent imposterum exoriri ex quacunque causa inter Regem et regnum Scotiae ad cognitionem et determinationem Sedis Apostolicae et etiam decretum subsequens per quod decernit irritum et inane si secus etc. per quae videtur interdicere manum militarem in subditos et rebelles regni Scotiae et auserre potestatem jurisdictionem cohercionem in eosdem justitiam faciendi et sua facta et jura regalia annullare Item cum Papa asserit in libro memoriae Regis contineri ipsius regnum Scotiae ad Romanam Ecclesiam pertinere pleno jure ac etiam concludit dictum regnum in bonis seu de bonis Ecclesiae Romanae esse periculosum esset apud Sedem Apostolicam coram Papa litigare maxim cum Rex contra Papam qui Papa se asserit judicem et partem nullum in Curia Romana consilium vel auxilium inveniret Et periculosum esset ibi Instrumenta et Munimenta defferre quae etiam etsi valida essent ea contra se et suam assertionem sorsan nullatenus approbaret Si verò non mittat Rex Angliae secundum formam mandati praedicti deliberandum est cujusmodi possent ex hoc pericula evenire Tamen videtur quibusdam quod si illud verbum volumus etc. importat vim denunciationis tunc erit his effectus quod Dominus Rex Angliae prosequatur jus ●suum infra tempus praefixum alioquin cedat ab actione ut sicut destitutus a possessione excludatur a jure Si verò illa verba volumus etc. cadant in vim citationis vel artationis ut quidam opinantur tunc creditur pesse evenire ut sic Rege non mittente juxta formam literarum praedictarum contracta contumacia vel mittetur Ecclesia Romana in possessione regni Scotiae vel excluso Rege Angliae et vendicatione juris regni Scotiae per decretum declarabit regnum Scotiae ad Romanam Ecclesiam pertinere vel ad alias poenas Domino Regi praejudiciales tam spirituales quam temporales saltem de facto usurpando jurisdictionem potest extendere manus suas in personam scilicet vel in rem praesertim cum Papa offerat eidem Regi plene exhibere justitiae complementum et jura si quae babeat inviolabiliter observare Vnde Rege non mittente forsan Papa reputaret Regem oblatae sibi justitiae et authoritatis sedis Apostolicae contemptorem et de observatione etiam jurium suorum similiter oblata * nolle nullo curar● Circatertium An sit mittendum ad declinandum judicium cognitionem jurisdictionem et forum vel ad excusandum quare non mittat secundum formam mandati Deliberandum est ex quibus causis comp●tentibus Rex possit sic declinare vel excusare et quae possent ex hiis pericula evenire Et videtur quibusdam quod si Rex declinet Papam quod non sit Iuder suus in temporalibus quia Papa non debet judicare de Laico feodo et Papa asserat Regem Angliae esse Vassallum suum posset forsan esse periculum quia Papa reputans eum negasse vassallagium suum prorump●r●t in pronunciationes Domino Regi praejudiciales super feudo quod dicit eum tenere ab Ecclesia et forte declinationem illam non admitteret cum asserat regnum Scotiae ad Romanam Ecclesiam pleno jure pertinere et sic ipsum regnum sibi subesse in jurisdictione temporali Et si sic declinaret quodammodo sibi attribueretur cognitio in dubio an sua sit jurisdictio cum unus asserat et alius neget n●c est verisimile quod pronunciaret contra assertionem suam bullatam immo potius pro eadem et ulterius ad alia deteriora et Regi praejudicial●a procederet Item cum Papa reducat ad se omnes quaestiones et lites exortas inter Regem Angliae et regnum Scotiae et quascunque personas de regno eodem et in praecedentibus literis Apostolicis narretur de injusta incarceratione Episcoporum Praelatorum et Clericorum Scotiae et de destructione Monasteriorum et aliorum locorum Religiosorum regni ejusdem et aliis excessibus et damnis datis Rege comparente coram Papa per Procuratores et Nuncios ad hoc specialiter deputatos sicut in praefatis literis Apostolicis continetur quilibet in regno Scotiae ut videtur posset contra Regem denunciare praedicta et accusare eum de eisdem Et fie haberet necesss omnibus de se conquerentibus respondere in Curia memorata Circa quartum Si vero se excuset quia jura Coronae suae non potest in judicium deducere sine consensu Procerum et Magnatum regni sui quodammodo videretur eum reputare judicem suum Item si excuset se quia Proceres regni sui positi ad rationem concorditer dicunt se nolle permittere Regem jura Coronae suae ad quorum conservationem et defensionem juramenti vinculo sunt astricti contra libertates leges et consuetudines regni Angliae coram Papa in judicium deducere nec jus et possessionem suam regni Scotiae quae clara sunt et certa in judicium deducere nec in dubium ac scrupulum quaestionis ponere quoquo modo Et quod ipsi Proceres illud idem ita scribent Deliberetur an sit expediens quia timetur quod Papa reputaret istam excusationem frivolam et procederet forsitan ad poenas praejudiciales praescriptas spirituales et temporales in personam scilicet et rem supponendo se esse suum judicem competentem Circa quintum verò videlicet de mittendo informationes correspondentes literis Apostolicis si h●e videatur Consilio expediens deliberetur de modo mittendi an per Nuncium cum literis de credentia qui extrajudicialiter praedictas informationes Papae seriatim exponat et de periculis qui possent inde contingere Et videtur quibusdam periculum esse quod cum laicum sit mandatum credentiae et incertum per interrogationes subtiles et astutas faciendas a Papa posset Nuncius hujusmodi injuncta sibi excedere et aliqua praejudicialia forte fateri Item cum Nuncius credentiam plenam habens quandoque major sit omni procuratore propter generalitatem credentiae posset sorsan compelli respondere et alia dicere quam sibi erant injuncta quorum nulla vel difficiles valde foret revocati● in futurum Item sic mittendo Nuncium cum talibus informationibus jus quod habet in regno Scotiae contingentibus videretur parere quodammodo cum ibi contineatur quod mittat nuncios cum juribus etc. et infra certum tempus Nec protestationes facto contrariae valerent Item forsan Papa tali Nuncio talia proponenti praefigeret terminum vel Regi in persona sua ad oftendendum et probandum jura et allegata coram eo vel forsan si proposita insufficientia et tanquam probata rejiceret et cassaret et ulterius ad praejudicialia procederet contra Regem et regnum Scotiae Item Si mittantur informationes per literas Regias sub Regis sigillo si videretur expediens confilio deliberetur de periculis quae possent accidere Et timetur quod Papa informationes hujusmodi et literas tanquam insufficientia documenta et munimenta reputabit et ob hoc procedens ad alia pronunciabit aliqua praejudicialia ut supra Et cavendum est summopere ne aliquid abscurum scrupulosum dubium vel praejudiciale quod possit contra Regem interpretari in dictis literis inserantur pro eo quod ipsae literae si mittantur ad Papam ad perpetuam rei memoriam remanebunt Item sic mittendo et informando videtur quodammodo parere mandato et voluntati Domini Papae et sibi obedire in temporalibus et ei tribuere sacultatem examinandi jura sua in eisdem informationibus sibi missa et forsan Papa decerneret Regem fore vocandum ad docendum et ostendendum jura in hujusmodi literis compre●ensa et allegata Item Papa intelligens in parte esse fibi paritum et non plene praecludet Regi viam quoquam ulterius proponendi seu probandi Si vero Rex Angliae nullo modo compareat nec mittat Procuratorem nec Nuncios nec informationes extrajudiciales nec se excuset nec judicium declinet tamen quia literae Apostolicae non videntur habere vim citationis nec monitionis nec ipsum Regem artare ad mittendum prout in ipsis literis continetur praecipue cum Papa non reputetur judex in Laico feudo tamen quia etiam hujusmodi literae aspera insolita et inaudita ac juri communi contraria videntur continere in quo casu etiam etsi Papa esset judex competens videretur fecunda jussio expectanda tunc forsan Papa contra Regem tanquam contra contumacem et indefensum ad pronunciationes praeclusiones et juris Ecclesiae Romanae declarationes et ad alia procederet praejudicialia prout supra After mature serious debate and consideration of these Questions and Reason's pro & contra in the Parliament at Lincoln Rex Apostolicis literis ex deliberato apud Lincolniam convocato Concilio pro jure suo declarando literas hujus tenoris rescripsit enrolled in perpetuam rei memoriam in the a Claus 29 E. 1. m. 10. dorso Ryley Placita Parl. Append. p 496 Records in the Tower and registered at large to posterity by b Mat. West An. 1301. p. 427. to 435. Matthew Westminster c Tho. Walsingham Hist. Angl. p. 49 etc. Ypodigma p. 89 to 95. Thomas Walsingham d Henry de Knyghton de Event Angl. l. 3. c. 4. col 2484 to 2490. Henry de Knyghton and more briefly by e Polyd. Virgil Fabian Caxton Holinshed Speed Stow Daniel others SAnctissimo in Christo Patri Domino Bonifacio divina Providentia Sanctae Romanae ac universalis Ecclesiae Summo Pontifici Edwardus eadem gratia Rex Angliae Dominus Hiberniae & Dux Aquitaniae Devota pedum oscula beatorum Infrascripta non in forma nec in figura judicii sed omnino extra judicium pro serenanda sanctae paternitatis vestrae conscientia vobis transmittimus exhivenda Altissimus inspector cordium * vestrae nostrae scrinio memoriae indelebili stylo novit inscribi quod Antecessores et Progenitores nostri Reges Angliae jure superioris et directi dominii ab antiquissimis retro temporibus Regno Scotiae et * omnibus ipsius Regibus in temporalibus et annexis eisdem praes●●runt et ab eisdem Regibus pro regno Scotiae et ejusdem regni Proceribus a quibus habere volebant ligea homagia et fidelitatis juramenta receperunt nos juris et dominii possessionem continuantes hujusmodi pro tempore nostro eadem * Juramenta Here p. 506 to 536. 649 to 665. tam a Rege Scotiae quam ab ipsis regni Proceribus recepimus quinimo tanta juris et dominii praerogatiba super regnum Scotiae et ejusdem Reges gaudebant quod regnum ipsum suis fidelibus conferebant Reges etiam ex justis causis amovebant et constituerunt sub se loco ipsorum alios regnaturos quae proculdubio ab antiquo notoria suerunt et existunt * apud omnes licet aliud fortè paternis auribus per pacis aemulos & rebelliones filios fuerit falsa insinuatione suggestum quorum machinosa & imaginaria figmenta vestra providentis quaesumus aspernetur Which Matth. Westminster and Walsingham thus relate Licet aliud forsitan paternis vestris auribus etc. suggestum fuerit à quorum machinosis & imaginariis figmentis ut vestrae Sanctitatis oculus avertatur suppliciter quaesumus & paternam clementiam & excellentiam devotis affectibus exoramus ut brevitatis causa gestis antiquorum temporum salvis quaedam exempli causa tangamus * See Here p. 490 to 496. Sub temporibus itaque Ely & Samuelis Prophetae viz. quidam strenuus & insignis Brutus nomine de genere Trojanorum post excidium urbis Trojae cum multis nobilibus Trojanorum applicuit in quandam Insulam tunc Albion vocatam à Gigantibus inhabitatam quibus sua & suorum devictis potentia & occisis eam nomine suo Britanniam sociosque suos Britones appellavit & aedificavit Civitatem quam Troinovantum nuncupavit quae modo Londonia nominatur Et postea regnum suum tribus filiis suis divisit scilicet Locrino primogenito illam partem Britannia quae nunc Angliae dicitur & Albanacto secundo natu illam partem quae tunc Albania à nomine Albanacti nunc vero Scotia nuncupatu Et Cambro filio minori partem illam nomine suo tunc Cambriam vocatam quae nunc Wallia vocitatur reservata Locrino seniori Regia dignitate Itaque biennio post mortem Bruti applicuit in Albania quidam Rex Hunorum nomine Humber & Albanactum fratrem Locrini occidit quo audito Locrine Rex Britonum persecutus est eum qui fugiens submersus est in flumine quod de nomine suo Humber vocatur & sic Albania revertitur ad dictum Locrinum Item Dunwallo Rex Britonum Scatarium Regem Scotiae sibi rebellem occidit & terram ejus in deditionem recepit Item duo filii Dunwallonis scilicet Belinus & Brennius inter se regnum patris sui diviserunt Ita quod Belinus senior Diadema Insulae cum Britannia Wallia & Cornubia possideret Brennius vero sub eo regnaturus Scotiam acceperet Petebat enim Trojana consuetudo † quod ut dignitas haereditatis primogenito per veniret Item Arturus Rex Britonum Princeps famosissimus Scotiam sibi rebellem subjecit & penè totam gentem delevit & postea quendam nomine * Ancelmum Anguselum in Regem Scotiae praefecit Et cum postea idem Rex Arturus apud Civitatem Legionum festum faceret celeberrimum interfuerunt ibidem omnes Reges sibi subjecti inter quos † Ancelmus Anguselus Rex Scotiae servicium pro regno Scotiae exhibens debitum gladium Regis Arturi detulit ante ipsum & * successione successive omnes Reges Scotiae omnibus Regibus Britonum † fuerunt fuere subjecti Succedentibus autem Regibus Anglis in praedicta Insula & ipsius Monarchiam & dominium obtinentibus subsequenter An. Gratiae 907. Edwardus dictus senior filius Eluredi Regis Angliae Scotorum Cumbrorum & Strege Wallorum Reges sibi tanquam superiori Domino subjectos habuit et submissos Anno Gratiae 933. Adelstanus Rex Angliae Constantinum Regem Scotorum sub se regnaturum constituit dicens Gloriofius est Regem facere quam Regem esse Et * In memoria est dignum memoria quod idem Adelstanus intercedente Sancto Johanne de Beverlaco quondam Archiepiscopo Eborum Scotos rebellantes ei † divicit dimicavit qui gratias Deo devotè agens Deum exoravit petens quatenus interveniente beato Johanne sibi aliquod signum evidens ostenderet quatinus tàm succedentes quam praesentes cognoscere possent Scotos Anglorum regno jure subjugari Et videns quosdam Scopulos juxta quendam locum propè Dunbar in Scotia prominere extracto gladio de vagina percussit in silicem qui Lapis ad ictum gladii Dei virtute agente ita cavatur ut mensura ulnae longitudine posset coaptari & hujus rei hactenus evidens signum apparet & in Beverlacensi Ecclesia in legenda Sancti Johannis quasi singulis Hebdomadis per annum ad laudem & honorem S. Johannis pro miraculo recitatur Et de hoc extat celebr●s memoria tàm in Anglia quam in Scotia usque ad praesentem diem Item Constantinus Rex Scotorum & Eugenius Rex Cumbrorum ad praedictum Regem * See Here p. 490 491. Angliae Adelstanum post aliqualem dissentionem inter eos habitam venientes se cum suis regnis eidem Adelstano dedidere cujus facti gratia filium Constantini ipse Adelstanus de sacro fonte suscepit Item Anno gratiae 948. Edredo Regi Angliae Scoti sine bello se subdiderunt et eidem Regi Edredo tanquam Domino fidelitateni debitam juraverunt quodam Yricio Rege super ipsos Scotos statuto Item Anno gratiae 974 come Edgarus Rex Angliae Regem Scotorum Kinadum & Cumbrorum Malculmum Regem plurimorum Infularum M●kkum alios quinque Subregulos scil●cet Dunevaldum Syferth Huwal Jacob & Inchil per fluvium Dehe remigare fecisset in quad●m navi pro-proram sedisset fertur ipsum dixisse Successores suos gloriari se Reges Anglorum esse cum tanta honorum praerogativa fruerentur ut subjectam haberent tot Regum potentiam Post dictum Edgarum successive successerunt Reges Angliae Sanctus Edwardus Martyr Egelredus frater ejus Edmundus dictus Hirenside filius Egelredi & Knutus Anno gratiae 1017. qui eorum temporibus regnum Scotiae in sua subjectione pacifice tenuerunt hoc duntaxat excepto quod anno quintodecimo regni Knuti praedicti idem Knutus Scotiam rebellantem expeditione illuc ducta Regem Scotiae Malcolinum parvo subegit negotio subditusque est ei idem Malcolinus Quibus Heraldus filius Knuti & Hardeknutus frater ejus unus post alium Reges Angliae successerunt qui eye sic regnantibus sibi subjectionem regni Scotiae pacifice habuerunt Item Anno gratiae 1054 Sanctus Edwardus Rex Anglia regnum Scotiae dedit Malcolmo filio Regis Cumbror●m de se tenendum Item Anno gratiae 1072 † See p. 491 492. Willielmus dictus Bastardus Rex Angliae cognatus dicti Edwardi à Malcolmo Rege Scotorum tanquam a suo homine sibi subdito homagium recepit Item Anno gratiae 1091. Willielmo Ruffo Regi Angliae praedictus Malcolmus Rex Sc●torum juramento fidelitatis subjectus suit Item Anno gratiae 1092. praedictus Rex Willielmus Donewaldum de regno Scotiae ex justis causis amovit et loco ejus Duncanum filium Malcolmi Regem Scotiae praefecit et recepit ab eo fidelitatis juramentum dictoque Duncano dolosè perempto dictus Rex Willielmus praefatum Donewaldum qui iterum Regem Scotiae invaserat amovit ab eodem & Edgarum filium dicti Malcolmi Regem Scotiae constituit et eidem illud regnum donavit Cui successit Alexander frater ejusdem Edgari concessu Regis Angliae Henrici primi fratris dicti Regis Willielmi Ruffi Item Anno gratiae 1126 Matildi Imperatrici filiae & haeredi Regis Henrici praedicti Rex Scotiae David fecit homagium et fidelitatem Item Regi Anglorum Stephano Henricus filius dicti Reg●s David homagium fecit Item Willielmus Rex Scotorum pro regno Scotiae & David * filius ejus frater suus et Comites et Barones' regni Scotiae devenerunt homines Henrici filii Regis Angliae Henrici Secundi in crastino Coronationis praedicti Henrici filii Henrici secundi patre vivente et fidelitatem ei juraverunt contra omnes homines salva fidelitate debita patri viventi Anno vero vicesimo regni Regis Henrici S●cundi praedicti dictus Willielmus Rex Scotorum rebellare incipiers venit in Northumbriam cum Exercitu magno & exercuit in populo stragem magnam Cui occurrentes Milites Comitatus Eborum apud Alnewyk ipsum ceperunt & dicto Henrico Regi Angliae reddiderunt Annoque sequenti 1135 scilicet 15. Kal. Martii est idem Willielmus permissus l●berè abire Postea vero apud Eborum anno eodem 17 Kal. Septembris idem Willielmus Rex Scotorum de consensu Praelatorum Comitum Baronum Procerum & aliorum Magnatum regni Scotiae Domino suo Regi Angliae Henrico filio Matildis Imperatricis praedicto suis literis patentibus cavisse noscitur quod ipse et haeredes et successores sui Reges Scotiae Episcopi et Abbates Comites etiam et Barones' et alii homines regni Scotiae de quibus Dominus Rex habere voluerit facient Regibus Angliae homagium fidelitatem et ligeantiam ut ligio Domino contra omnem hominem Et in signum subjectionis hujusmodi idem Willielmus Rex Scotiae Capellum suum et Cellam atque Lanceam super Altare Ecclesiae beati Petri Eboracensis optulit quae in eadem Ecclesia usque in hodiernum diem remanent et servantur Item Episcopi Comites et Barones' dicti regni Scotiae conventionaverunt ut verbis ejusdem Conventionis utamur Domino Regi & Henrico filio suo praedictis Quod si Rex Scotiae aliquo casu a fidelitate Regum Angliae et Conventione praedicta recederet ipsi cum Domino Rege Angliae tenebunt sicut cum ligio Domino suo contra Regem Scotiae quousque ad fidelitatem Regis Angliae redeat Quam quidem compositionem felicis recordationis Gregorius Papa 9 in diversis rescriptis Regibus Angliae & Scotiae directis mandavit firmiter observari continentibus etiam inter caetera quod Willielmus et Alexander Reges Scotorum Regibus Angliae Johanni et Henrico ligium homagium et fidelitatem fecerunt quae tenentur successores eorum Comites et Barones' regni Scotiae ipsis et suis successoribus exhibere Et iterum quod cum idem Rex Scotiae homo ligius sit ipsius Henrici Regis Angliae et eidem fidelitatis praestitit juramentum quo se principaliter astrinxit quod in ipsius Regis et regni Angliae detrimentum nihil debeat penitus attemptare Et Papa Clemens scribens Regi Angliae pro Johanne Episcopo S. Andreae expulso ab Episcopatu suo per Regem Scotiae inter caetera rogavit quod Willielmum Regem Scociae moneret et induceret et si necesse fuerit districtione Regali quae ei praeeminet et concessa suae Regiae Celsitudini potestate compelleret ut dicto Episcopo omnem rancorem remitteret et Episcopatum suum habere in pace permitteret Et post Conventionem praedictam in Ecclesia beati Petri Eborum coram praedictis Regibus Angliae & Scotiae & David fratre suo & universo populo Episcopi Comites Barones' Milites de terra Regis Scotiae juraverunt Domino Regi Angliae & Henrico filio suo et haeredibes eorum fidelitatem contra omnem hominem sicut ligeiss Dominis suis Et Anno gratiae 1194 idem * Here p. 492 493. Willielmus Rex Scotorum ad mandatum Regis Henrici praedicti venit apud Norhampton ad Parliamentum Domini sui adducens secum omnes Episcopos Abbates & Priores totius regni sui Et venit etiam ad ejusdem Angliae Regis mandatum in Normanniam Et idem Rex Willielmus post decessum dicti Regis Henrici veniens Cantuariam Ricardo Regi Angliae filio & haeredi dicti Henrici fecit homagium Quo Ricardo viam universae carnis ingresso saepefatus Willielmus Johanni Regi Angliae fratri & haeredi praedicti Regis Richardi extra Civitatem Lincolniae supra quendam montem in conspectu omnis populi fecit homagium et juravit ei fidelitatem super Crucem Huberti tunc Cantuariensis Archiepiscopi et eidem Johanni tanquam Domino suo per Cartam suam concessit quod Alexandrum filium suum sicut hominem suum ligium maritaret promittendo firmiter in Charta eadem quod idem Willielmus Rex Scotorum & Alexander filius suus Henrico filio Regis Angliae Johannis tanquam ligio Domino suo contra omnes mortales fidem et fidelitatem tenerent à quo quidem Willielmo Rege Scotorum postmodum pro eo quod desponderat filiam suam Comiti Boloniae praeter ipsius Regis Johannis Domini sui assensum pro transgressione et temeraria praesumptione hujusmodi debitam satisfactionem accepit Item Alexander Rex Scotorum sororius noster Regi Angliae Henrico patri nostro pro regno Scotiae & postea nobis homagium fecit Vacant deinde regno Scotiae post mortem Alexandri Regis illius & susequenter per mortem Margaretae ejusdem regri Scotiae Reginae & Dominae Neptis nostrae * Here p 494 etc. Episcopi Abbates Priores Comites Barones' Proceres & caeteri Nobiles & Communitates totius regni Scotiae ad nos tanquam ad legitimum Defensorem Ducem Aurigam Capitaneum et Dominum capitalem ejusdem regni sic vacantis gratis et spontanea voluntate accedentes prout tenebantur de jure jus nostrum progenitorum et antecessorum nostrorum ac possessionem superioris et directi dominii in regno eodem et ipsius regni subjectionem ex certa scientia pure simpliciter et absolute recognoverunt et praestitis nobis ab eisdem tanquam superiori et directo Domino Scotiae debitis et consuetis fidelitatum juramentis ac Civitatibus Burgis Villis Castris ac caeteris munitionibus regni ejusdem in manu nostra traditis ad Custodiam ejusdem regni nostri certos jure nostro Regio Officiales et Minisiros deputavimus quibus ipsi tempore vacationis hujusmodi concorditer fuerant obedientes et intendentes in nostris praeceptis Regiis et mandatis Postmodum autem diversae personae super successione in dictum regnum Scotiae jure haereditario inter se contendentes ad * Here p 497 to 529. Nos tanquam ad superiorem Dominum regni Scotiae accesserunt petentes super jure succedendi in regnum praedictum sibi per nos exhiberi justitiae complementum volentes et expresse consentientes coram nobis tanquam superiore et directo Domino regni Scotiae stare juri Et demum earundem partium petitionibus et juribus coram nobis tanquam superiore et directo Domino judicialiter propositis ac sufficienter auditis rimatis examinatis et diligenter intellectis in praesentia omnium Praelatorum et Nobilium quast totius regni Scotiae et de voluntate et assensu expresso eorundem procedentes Johannem de Balliolo debite * Here p. 520. to 542. praefecimus in Regem Scotorum quem tunc in successione ejusdem regni haeredem legitimum et jura habere invenimus potiora Qui quidem Praelati Comites Barones' Communitates ac caeteri Incolae ejusdem regni hujusmodi sententiam nostram expresse omologarunt acceptarunt et expresse approbarunt et ipsum Johannem de mandato nostro virtute hujusmodi judicii in Regem suum admiserunt Ac idem Johannes Rex Scotiae pro regno suo praestito nobis † Here p. 529 530 531. homagio debito et consueto ac fidelitatis juramento ad Parliamenta nostra de mandato nostro veniens eisdem tanquam noster Subditus sicut alii de regno nostro interfuit et nostris tanquam Domini sui superioris dicti regni Scotiae paruit beneplacitis et mandatis nobis in omnibus obediens et intendens quousque idem Johannes Rex Scotiae et Praelati Comites Barones' Nobiles Communitates ac caeteri Incolae majores regni ejusdem ex praeconcepta malitia at praelocuta ac praeordinata proditione factiones confederationes conspirationes et conjurationes in exhaeredationem nostram et haeraedum nostrorum ac regni nostri contra debitum homagii sui et fidelitatis juramentum inter se inierunt in crimen ●aesae majestatis nequiter incidendo Unde cum praemissa ex fideli relatione fama publica consentiente ad aures nostras pervenissent volentes futuris periculis praecavere quae ex hiis & aliis possent nobis regno nostro & regni nostri Incolis verisimiliter provenire † Here p. 645 to 650. pro assecuratione regni nostri accessimus ad confinium regni utriusque pluries mandantes eidem Johanni tunc Regi Scotiae quod ad certa loca in confinio ad nos accederet super praemissis et aliis pro statu tranquillitate et pace utriusque regni assecurationem facturus et alia per nos et Consilium nostrum sibi expedienda auditurus et super hiis et ea contingentibus justitiam recepturus Qui spretis mandatis nostris contumaciter in sua persistens perfidia ad bellicos apparatus cum Episcopis et Clericis Comitibus Baronibus regni Scotiae ac etiam aliis exteris conductitiis contra nos regnum nostrum et Incolas regni nostri hostiliter se convertens accinxit et ad hostiles aggressus et incursus procedens regnum nostrum invasit quasdam villas regni nostri Angliae per se et suos depraedatus est easque vasiavit incendio homines nostros interfecit et nonnullis Nautis nostris per eos peremptis naves hominum nostrorum regni Angliae comburi fecit Et e vestigio * Here p. 647 648. redditis nobis homagio et fidelitate per Regem Scotiae tam pro se quam pro aliis quibuscunque regni sui Incolis per verba effectum diffidentiae exprimentia Comitatus nostros Northumbriae Cumbriae et Westmorlandiae regni nostri Angliae congregato ingenti exercitu hosiiliter per se et suos invasit stragem innumeram hominum nostrorum incendia Monasteriorum Ecclesiarum et Villarum inhumane perpetrando et patriam undique depopulando infants in cunis mulieres in puerperio decubantes immisericordi et atroci saevitia trucidarunt et quod auditu horrendum est a nonnullis mulieribus mamillas atrociter absciderunt parvos Clericulos primas literas et Grammaticam addiscentes ad numerum circiter ducentorum in Scholis existentes obstructis hostiis Scolarum igne supposito concremarunt Nosque cernentes tot dampna opprobria facinora et injurias in exhaeredationem nostram et destructionem populi regni nostri proditionaliter irrogari Nec volentes ratione juramenti quod ad conservationem jurium Coronae regni nostri sumus astricti tam execranda et nefanda facinora ulterius tolerare nec jura nostra relinquere indefensa cum idem Johannes et gens Scotorum nostri Subditi per leges se justificari minime permisissent ipso regno Scotiae quod a longissimis temporibus sicut superius exprimitur nobis et progenitoribus nostris feudale extitit ex causis praemissis commisso deinde bello juxta leges et consuetudines regni nostri contra eos de consilio Procerum et Magnatum nostrorum vadiato contra dictum Johannem et gentem Scotorum vires potentiae nostrae extendimus prout de jure nobis licuit et processimus contra ipsos tanquam notorie proditores contumaces et publicos hostes nostros Subacto itaque regno Scotiae jure proprietatis nostrae ditioni praefatus * Here p. 650. Johannes Rex Scotiae ipsum regnum Scotiae quatinus de facto tenuit sponte pure et absolute reddidit in manum nostram proditiones et scelera memorata coram nobis et Proceribus regni nostri publice recognoscens Quo peracto * Here p. 647 to 665. Praelati Comites Barones' Nobiles et Communitates regni Scotiae quos ad pacem nostram Regiam suscepimus subsequenter homagia et fidelitates nobis tanquam immediato et proprio Domino ejusdem regni Scotiae fecerunt ac etiam praestiterunt Ac redditis nobis ejusdem regni Civitatibus Villis Castris Munitionibus et caeteris locis omnibus ad dictum regnum spectantibus Officiales nostros et Ministros ad regimen ejusdem regni Scotiae praefecimus jure nostro Cumque jure pleni dominii in possessione ejusdem regni existente dinoscamur omittere non possumus nec debemus quin insolentiam subditorum nostrorum rebellium si quos invenerimus praeeminentia Regia prout justum fuerit et expedire viderimus reprimamus Quia vero ex praemissis et aliis constat evidenter et notorium existit quod praelibatum regnum Scotiae tam ratione proprietatis quam possessionis ad nos pertinet pleno jure nec quicquam fecerimus vel caverimus scripto vel facto sicuti nec possemus per quae juri vel possessioni praedictis debeat aliqualiter derogari Sanctitati vestrae humiliter supplicamus quatinus praemissa provida meditatione pensantes ex illis vestri motum animi dignemini informare suggestionibus contrariis aemulorum in hac parte vobis factis fidem si placet nullatenus adhibendo quinimo statum nostrum et jura nostra Regia supradicta habere velitis si placet paternis affectibus commendata Conservet vos Altissimus ad Regimen Ecclesiae suae sanctae per tempora prospera & longaeva Dat. apud † Kynardesey Kemeseye septimo die Maii Anno Domini 1301. & regni nostri vicesimonono Quantum vero ad hoc quod petivit Papa quod si Rex Angliae jus haberet in regno Scotiae vel in aliqua ejus parte Procuratores et instructos mitteret et fieret ei justitiae complementum Rex per se noluit sed hoc commisit Comitibus et aliis terrae Proceribus qui super haec Domino Papae hujus tenoris literas rescripserunt or as he † Mat. West Anno 1300. p 416. Walsingham Hist. Angl. p. 54 55. Ypodig Neustriae p. 94. Cooks 2 Insti●utes p. 98. elsewhere expresseth it Concordati itaque Rex & Barones' ordinaverunt Domino Papae elegantem Epistolam signatam centum Sigillis pe●itoriam ut jus Anglorum in regno Scotiae ab initio habitum just protegeret et falsis suggestionibus perjuratorum Scotorum aurem minime inclinaret * Mat. West An. 1301. p. 435 436. SAnctissimo in Christo Patri Domino Bonifacio divina providentia Sanctae Romanae ac universalis Ecclesiae Summo Pontifici sui devoti filii Johannes Comes Warenn Thomas Comes Lancastriae Radulphus de Monte Hermeti Comes Gloucestriae & Hertfordiae Humfridus de Bohun Comes Hereford & Essex & Constabularius Angliae Rogerius Bigot Comes Norff. & Marescallus Angliae Guido Comes Warwic etc. to the number of 100 Earls Barons and Great men Devota pedum oscula beatorum etc. Sancta Romana mater Ecclesia per cujus ministerium fides Catholica in suis actibus cum ea ut firmiter credimus & tenemus maturitate procedit quod nulli praejudicare sed singulorum jura conservari velit illaesa Sanè covocato nuper per Serenissimum Dominum nostrum Edwardum Dei gratia Regem Angliae illustrem Parliamento apud Lincolniam generali idem Dominus noster quasdam literas Apostolicas quas super certis negotiis conditionem & statum regni ex vestra parte receperat in medio exhiberi ac seriosè nobis fecit exponi Quibus auditis et diligentius intellectis tam sensibus nostris admiranda quam hact●nus inaudita in eyes audivimus contineri Scimus enim pater sanctissime et est notorium in partibus nostris ac nonnullis aliis non ignotum quod a prima institutione regni Angliae Reges ejusdem regni tam temporibus Britonum quam Anglorum superius et directum Dominium regni Scotiae habuerunt in possessione vel Capitanei superioritatis et recti dominii ipsius Scotiae successivis temporibus extiterunt nec ullis temporibus ipsum regnum in temporalibus pertinuit vel pertinet quovis jure ad Ecclesiam vestram supradictam Quinimo idem regnum Scotiae progenitoribus dicti Regis nostri Regibus Angliae atque sibi feodale extitit ab antiquo nec etiam Reges Scotorum et regnum aliis quam Regibus Angliae subfuerunt vel subjici consueverunt Neque Reges Angliae super juribus suis in regno praedicto aut aliis suis temporibus coram aliquo judice Ecclesiastico vel seculari ex praeeminentia status Nota. suae Regiae dignitatis et consuetudinis cunctis temporibus irrefragabiliter observatae responderunt aut respondere debebant Vnde habito tractatu et deliberatione diligenti super contentis in literis vestris memoratis communis concors et unanimis omnium nostrum et singulorum consensus fuit est et erit inconcusse Deo propitio in futurum quod praefatus Dominus noster Rex super juribus regni Scotiae aut aliis suis temporalibus nullatenus respondeat judicialiter coram vobis nec judicium suheat quoquo modo aut jura sua praedicta in dubium quaestionis deducat nec ad praesentiam vestram Procuratores aut Nuncios ad hoc mittat praecipue cum praemissa cederent manifeste in exhaeredationem juris Coronae regni Angliae et Regiae dignitatis ac subversionem status ejusdem regni notoriam necnon in praejudicium libertatis consuetudinum et legum paternarum ad quarum observationem et defensionem ex devito praestiti juramenti astringimur et quae manu tenebimus toto posse totisque viribus cum Dei auxilio defendemus Nec etiam permittimus nec aliqualiter permittemus sicut non possumus nec debemus praemissa jam insolita indebita praejudicialia et alias inaudita praelibatum Dominum nostrum Regem etiam si vellet facere seu modo quolibet attemptare Quocirca Sanctitati vestrae reverenter et humiliter supplicamus quatenus eundem Dominum nostrum Regem qui inter alios Principes orbis terrae Catholicum se exhibet et Romanae Ecclesiae devotum jura sua et libertates et consuetudines et leges praedictas absque diminutione et inquietudine pacifice possidere ac illibata persistere benignius permittatis In cujus rei testimonium sigilla nostra tam pro nobis quam pro tota Communitate praedicti regni Angliae praesentibus sunt appensa Datis & acts Lincolniae Anno Domini 1301. This memorable Epistle of the Earls Barons Great men and Commons of England sealed with * Cooks 2 Instit. p. 98. one hundred of their seals together with the premised Epistle in the King's name unanimously agreed and sent to the Pope in a full and famous Parliament specially summoned upon this occasion is 1. A most remarkable evidence of the King of England's ancient indubitable Right to and Sovereign Dominion over the Kingdom and Kings of Scotland in all ages 2ly An irrefragable refutation of this Pope's pretended Claim Title to and Sovereignty over it 3ly A pregnant proof of his usuerped Antimonarchical Innovation in summoning the King of England to declare and defend his Title to it before his Papal Tribunal 4ly A magnanimous resolute Protestation against his Antichristian claim judicially to determine the Right or Title of our Kings or other Princes to their Crowns or Temporal Dominions 5ly A clear demonstration of their admirable prudence in opposing this Antichristian Popes endeavoured Usurpations over the Kingdoms Crowns Kings of England and Scotland with so much deliberation resolution magnanimity and unanimity which they endeavoured with greatest care to perpetuate to posterity as a precedent for all succeeding Parliaments and Peers upon the like occasions How and by what means degrees and for what ends the precedent Bulls of Pope Boniface were procured by the confederacy of the Kings of France Scotland & Scots this memorable Record thereof which I found in two several Rolls in the White Tower compiled upon the like occasion in the reign of King Edward the 3d. by advice of his Council and represented to the Pope will inform us which I shall here insert as worthy public view relating wholly to these Transactions by his Grandfather King Edward the 1. Infrascriptae sunt tres viae quibus Francorum Rex & gentes Scotiae instabant erga In Turre London Bonifacium Papam 8. ad inchoandum processum contra E. quondam Regem Angliae Auum Domini nostri Regis ad fines inferius contentos INprimis instabant erga dictum Papam pro cognitione habenda in Curia Romana via processus arbitralis contra Regem Angliae praedictum super juribus dictam terram Scotiae tangentibus et super attemptatis per dictum Regem Angliae et suos contra hujusmodi jura terrae praedictae et contra conventiones treugarum inter dictos Angliae et Franciae Reges pro ipsis et eorum subditis et confederatis initarum Anno gratia 1297. videlicet super homicidiis incendiis et terrarum surpristis rapinis et aliis dampnis per ipsum Regem Angliae et suos datis gentibus dictae terrae Scotiae treugis durantibus supradictis Et specialiter super corruptelis et defectibus dictae terrae Scotiae praedicto Papae denunciatis ex parte dicti Franciae Regis et gentium terrae Scotiae praedictae contra jura leges et consuetudines in foro seculari in regno Angliae observata ac etiam super erroribus iniquitatibus et nullitatibus ex parte dicti Franciae Regis et gentium Scotiae praedictarum propositis contra processus factos per dictum Regem Angliae et Curiam suam et contra judicia lata in Curia sua praedicta pro ipso Rege Angliae contra Regem et gentem terrae Scotiae praedictae super jure quocunque tam antiquo quam novo dicto Regi Angliae pertinente in terra Scotiae supradicta Et hoc fieri petebant virtute quorundam compromissorum sactorum in dictum Papam tanquam in privatam personam et Benedictum Gaitanum per dictorum Angliae et Franciae Regum Procuratores super omnibus guerris et dissentionibus causis quaestionibus actionibus realibus et personalibus etc. ac etiam virtute treugarum praedictarum et cujusdam confederationis initae Anno gratiae 1295. inter dictum Franciae Regem ex una parte et Regem et gentes dictae terrae Scotiae ex altera contra dictum Regem Angliae et nationem Anglicanam Item quando illa via expedire non poterant propter rationes & causas per dictum Angliae Regem & Consiliarios ●jus ordinat as & coram dicto Papa per dicti Angliae Regis Procuratores propositas instabant pro cognitione via ordinarii processus in dicta Romana Curia habenda contra Regem Angliae praedictum super hujusmodi juribus terrae Scotiae et caeteris omnibus attemptatis supradictis Et hoc fieri petebant virtute Superioritatis et directi dominii quae suggerebant dicto Papae ad Ecclesiam Romanam pertinere in temporalibus regni Scotiae praedictae prout in Bulla dicti Papae praedicto Regi Angliae inde directae plenius continetur Item quando illa via expedire non poterant propter rationes et causas contentas in literis per Comites et Barones' et alios Nobiles regni Angliae dicto Papae directis respondendo pro dicto Rege Angliae ad defensionem juris Regii et Coronae praedictae ad quaedam ex contentis in Bulla supradicta instabant pro cognitione habenda loco quo super via processus ordinarii super homicidiis et Ecclesiarum et domorum Religiosarum incendiis et omnibus dampnis datis per dictum Regem Angliae et suos Episcopis et aliis personis Ecclesiasticis terrae Scotiae praedictae Et hoc fieri petebant virtute Superioritatis quam dictus Papa habuit in personis Ecclesiasticis et rebus Spiritualibus terrae Scotiae praedictae Et alibi super omnibus guerris in terris quibuscunque inter Regem Angliae et suos subditos confederatos et adjutores ex una parte et alios quoscunque Christianos ex altera inchoatis ad destructionem sanguinis Christiani et succursus Terrae Sanctae impedimentum prout in supplicationibus denunciationibus accusationibus et querelis dicto Papae factis et delatis ex parte dicti Franciae Regis et gentium terrae Scotiae praedictae contra dictum Regem Angliae et suos ab anno gratiae 1297. finiente usque ad mensem Decembris anno 1302. plenius apparet Fines ad quos processum erat per tres vias praedictas Infrascripti sunt fines ad quos dictus Franciae Rex & gentes terrae Scotiae praedictae instabant erga dictum Papam pro cognitione habenda in Curia Romana super praemissis et pro sententia seu arbitrio ferend et executioni censura Ecclesiastica In eodem Rotulo demandand INprimis ad compellendum dictum Regem Angliae ad supersedendum in guerra sua contra inimicos suos inchoata Item non solum ad annullandum omnes hujusmodi processus factos per dictum Regem Angliae et Curiam suam ad declarandum Superioritatam immediatam quam idem Avus habuit et habere debuit ratione forisfacturae Domini Johannis de Balliolo quondam Regis Scotiae propter consederationem initam inter ipsum Regem Scotiae ex una parte et P. Francorum Regem tunc inimicum Regis Angliae ex altera una cum ceteris forisfacturae causis alias plenius exprimendis sed etiam ad annullandum omnes processus per dictum Regem Angliae factos ad declarandum et superius dominium quod ipse Rex Angliae et ejus antecessores Angliae Reges jure haereditario habuerunt in terra Scotiae praedicta Item ad roborandam confederationem quondam initam inter ipsum Francorum Regem ex una parte et dictum Dominum Johannem de Balliolo ac Praelatos et Nobiles et Vniversitates et Communitates Civitatum et Villarum dicti regni Scotiae pro ipsis et eorum haeredibus et successoribus ex altera Et etiam ad includendum dictum Dominum Johannem et caeteros omnes terrae Scotiae praedictos in treugis inter dictos Angliae et Franciae Reges initis pro ipsis et eorum haeredibus subditis et confaederatis ad fines infrascriptos Item ad sustinendum Praelatos et Nobiles ac alios supradictos dictae terrae Scotiae in libertate in secretis tractatibus eis promissa Item ad adquirendum dictis Praelatis et Nobilibus ac caeteris omnibus incolis dicti regni Scotiae damna passis per Angliae Regem et suos durantibus treugis supradictis et eidem Francorum Regi hujusmodi damna passorum nomine Actionem contra Regem Angliae et suos ad aestimationem damnorum praedictorum Item ad adquirendum eidem Francorum Regi et subditis suis et confaederatis vias et coleres intrandi regnum Angliae ac caeteras terras Domino Regi Angliae subjectas et ad complendum quasdam ordinationes factas contra nationem Anglicanam ad finem universalis exhaeredationis et distructionis dicti Regis Angliae et nationis Anglicanae praedictae per Excommunicationis et Interdicti sententias et per Crucesignationem et invocationem brachii secularis Quas quidem ordinationes et confaederationes dictus Avus et ejus Conflliarii magis timere solebant inter caetera omnia pericula nationi Angliae imminentia et contra quas magis laborabant remedia adhibere ordinando prosequendo et ad finem contrarium judicialiter et extrajudicialiter operando a tempore quo ipsis constabat de effectu finali proditionis propter quam T. de Turbervill erat suspensus prout in dictis processibus & aliis ac Procuratorum & Nunciorum ipsius Avi credentiis & Summis Pontificibus & Franciae Regi expositis & in aliis tractatibus literis & memorandis & Nobilium regni Angliae responsionibus super hiis factis plenius continetur Of which I found sundry Records and Memorials in the White Tower Chappel Suprascripta oftenduntur ad praesens ad finem quod confideratis literis Apostolicis et literis Francorum Regis dicto Domino nostro nuper directis et articulis credentiarum Nunciorum eorundem dicto Domino nostro expositis si appareat quod hujusmodi articuli tendant ad aliquem finem ex suprascriptis vel ad aliquem alium similem in effectu idem Dominus noster et ejus Consiliarii uti valeant defensionibus juris et facti per Auum suum et ejus Consiliarios quondam ordinatis et observatis contra pericula imminentia ipsis et Nationi Anglicanae in praemissis ●uousque defensiones meliores inveniantur Item ad finem quod Nobiles regni Angliae et Procuratores Communitatis Subditorum regni praedicti admittantur per ipsum Dominum Regem ad hujusmodi defensiones proponend prout eorum antecessores ab Avo dicti Domini nostri erant admissi Et quod Consiliarii et Nuncii ipsius Domini nostri consilie et auxilio eis diligenter assistant sub forma tempore Avi sui praedicti observata Item ad quaedam alia facienda et ipsorum nomina proponenda et prosequenda quae ex certis causis alias sunt secretius exprimenda I likewise found two other Records in the White Tower Chapel relating to and seconding the premises in nature of a Popular Petition to the King's Chancellor thus relating all the proceedings in this affair Cancellario Domini nostri Regis Ista Petitio est popularis facta ad prosecutionem quorundam Nautarum dampna passarum per inimicos nationis Angliae Quia pro certis causis contentis in Rotulo signato per B. & ex aliis causis de quibus In Turre London relating to An. 29 30 etc. E. 1. apparet in Rotulo de defensionibus et remediis contra tres vias procedendi signatos per B. videbatur Avo Domini nostri et ejus Consiliariis quod dampnosum et periculosum esse poterit Episcopis et aliis personis Ecclesiasticis proponere aliqua tendentia ad declinand cognitionem Domini Bonifacii quondam Papae 8. inchoatam ad instantiam Franc. Regis & confaederatorum suorum terrae Scotiae & aliunde servire Coronae Angliae in contingentibus terram Scotiae praedictae virtute compromissi in ipsum Papam sanciti per Procuratores Regum praedictorum Et specialiter aliqua tendentia ad justificand guerram dicti Regis Angliae contra gentes terrae Scotiae praedictae & ad continuand guerram supradictam Dominus Robertus de Burghersech constitutus erat Procurator dicti Regis Angliae ad proponend Articulum contentum in Cedula praesentibus annexo & alios articulos tendentes non solum ad justificand guerram praedictam et etiam ad ipsam confirmand contra rebelles suos in terra Scotiae supradictae et ad retinend dictam terram Scotiae perpetuo et immediate annexam Coronae Angliae et patrimonio Regum Angliae incorporatum ita quod nunquam poni poterat extra manus Regum Angliae praedictorum nec a dicta Corona segregari Item quia postquam ad instantiam Procuratorum dicti Regis Franciae & confaederatorum suorum terrae Scotiae praedictae dicto Papae suggerentium non solum superioritatem terrae Scotiae in spiritualibus dictae terrae set etiam in temporalibus ad Ecclesiam Romanam pertinere processus per dictum Papam contra dictum Regem Angliae erat inchoat ad finem ipsum compellendi per excommunicationis et interdicti sententias ad supersedend in guerra sua contra Scotos praedictos necnon ad annullandum omnia judicia per Curiam Angliae lata contra dictos Scotos super corporum et bonorum forisfactura sed etiam ad restituend dictis Scotis emnes eorum terras per ipsum Regem Angliae et suos tam tempore guerrae quam treugarum occupatas et ad satisfaciend eye de omnibus dampnis eis datis tempore treugarum praedictarum necnon ad privand ipsum Regem Angliae omnimoda superioritate quam habuit in terrae Scotiae et ad alios fines contentos in dicto Rotulo signato per B. Videbatur dicto Regi Angliae et ejus Confiliariis quod dampnosum et periculosum esse poterit non solum Episcopis et caeteris personis Ecclesiasticis regni Angliae set etiam sivi † onus defensionis assumere Vnde per ordinationem Consilit in Parliamento Lincoln Anno Gratiae Millesimo Trecentissimo omnes Comites et Barones' et caeteri Noviles dicti Regi Angliae ibidem praesentes ipsorum nomine et totius Communitatis regni proedicti dictum onus assumpserunt ut apparet per eorum literas dicto Papae directas sub sigillo eorundem et contentas in dicto Rotulo signato per B. Item quia Anno Gratiae 1301. quando Franc. Rex & ejus confaederati tantum confidebant de solitis singularitate & dissensione & aliis Consuetudinibus quarundam gentium nationis Anglicanae et aliarum terrarum Coronae Angliae annexarum et specialiter de assensu seu conniventia quarundam personarum aliàs secretius nominandarum quod noluerunt consentire ulteriori prorogationi treugarum inter ipsos et Regem Angliae praedictum nisi dicti Scoti includerentur in dictis treugis tanquam Francorum Regis confaederati & Comites & caeteri dicti Regis Angliae confederati de terris Flandr Barr. & Burgund exciperentur a Treugis supradictis prout per literas * Here p. 875 876. Francorum Regis super hiis treugis factas Anno 1302. & nunciorum & procuratorum dicti Regis Angliae tractatus & excusationes plenius apparet Item Quia Episcopi & alii solempnes nuncii & procuratores dicti Regis Angliae per quos & alii ipsius Consiliarii de quorum Consilio & ordinatione compromissum fuit in Papam Bonifacium 8. super guerris & discordiis etc. duae primae viae tractandi et procedendi coram dicto Papa & aliis ad pacem reformand inter dictos Angliae & Franc. Reges et eorum subditos quondam ordinatae fuerunt & per septennium et amplius continuatae et informationes factae dicto Papae & Cardinalibus & aliis Domini Papae nunciis super hujusmodi guerrarum materia et super hiis petita erant remedia primis duabus viis supradictis in tantum reprebensi fuerunt non solum per dictum Papam set etiam per homines Nationis Angliae et specialiter per quosdam conquerentes de dampnis & gravaminibus eis datis durantibus treugis tractatibus et processibus morofis supradictis non solum in laboribus et expensis set etiam onerosis et Custumarum impositionibus insolitis Item dicti Episcopi & caeteri praedicti tantum timebant hujusmodi conquerentium comminaciones et guerras resistentias & rebelliones quae ex praemissis potuerunt in Angliam more solito provenire et quia duae primae viae praedictae adeo erat desperatae ad tollendam principalem materiam guerrarum Scotorum & aliorum inimicorum Nationis Anglicanae seu impossibiles videbantur omnibus notitiam habentibus materiae supradictae et conditionum personarum praestancium dictis inimicis auxilium & favorem contra rationem praedictam & contra incolas terrarum Coronae Angliae annexarum dictae Nationi adhaerentes & eorum confaederatos adjutores & amicos Et quod via denunciationis vel quaerelae ratione peccati procedere oporteret contra inimicos praedictos Et quod hujusmodi via denunciationis vel querelae tantum erat odiosa in Curia Romana et alibi et periculosa esset personis Ecclesiastieis et Comitibus et aliis Nobilibus regni Angliae pro remediis necessariis impetrandis contra dictos inimicos prosequentibus quod nullus ipsorum audebat onera officii Procur et Nuncii assumere in praemissis Whereupon Procuratores Nautarum Portuum regni Angliae et aliarum terrarum & Insularum Coronae Angliae annexarum assumpserunt de ordinatione dicti Regis Angliae et ejus Consilii onus defensionis jurium Coronae Angliae in praemissis contra dictae Nationis Angliae inimicos et eorum adjutores et confaederatos via denunciationis et quaerelae coram quibusdam Cardinalibus per Dominum Papam Bonifaciam assignatis hujusmodi guerrarum materiam in scriptis proponendo et dictis inimicis praedictam materiam imponendo unà cum passagii transmarini impedimentis & aliis dampnis quampluribus dicto Regi Angliae & suis per dictos inimicos praestitis & illatis per 17 Annos & amplius contra protectionem Sedis Apostolicae ipsi Regi Angliae et suis ratione crucesignationis concessam et in dictae Sedis contemptum et totius Christianitatis praejudicium Ac dictus Dominus Papa ad hujusmodi Procuratorum instantiam contra dictum Francorum Regem et suos super propositis contra ipsos inimicos ratione peccati inchoavit processum Mense Decembris Anno 1302. Cujus virtute dictus Rex Franc. excommunicatus erat et regnum suum interdictum ante diem Sancti Johannis Baptistae proximo sequentem Et eodem die erat per dictum Franc. Regem et Praelatos et Nobiles regni sui praedicti a● hujusmodi Excommunicationis et Interdicti sententiis ad Generale Concilium ad praesentationem Domini Willielmi de Neugaretto et aliorum dennnciantium Crimen Haeresis et alia crimina contra Papam praedictum de fine vero dicti processus nichil dicendum est ad praesens ex causa Item dicti Nautae à tempore mortis dicti Papae Bonifacii extra adeò singulares fuerunt negligentes & remissi ad prosequend coram Summis Pontificibus via denunciationis & querelae ad finem resumendi & continuandi processum supradictum vel inchoandi similem in effectu contra dictae Nationis Anglicanae inimicos et eorum haeredes confederatos & adjutores quod ex hujusmodi eorum singularitate & negligentia dictae Nationis inimici audaciam sumentes insurgendi & tam in terra quam in mare guerras movendi contra gentes Nationis praedictae et incolas terrarum Insularum Coronae Angliae annexarum ex quibus mala infinita pervenerunt tàm in personis quam in bonis Gentium praedictarum et adhuc provenire non cessant Placeat Paternitati vestrae reverendae instare erga Dominum nostrum Regem & ejus Consilium quod mandetur dictis Nautis quod constituant Procuratores sufficientes ad prosequendum coram Summo Pontifice & ejus Nunciis in Anglia tunc praesentibus ante ipsorum recessum vel saltem unius eorundem ad finem resumpsionis & continuationis processus supradicti & ad alios fines per dicti Domini nostri Consilium ordinand & specialiter ad duos fines vel tres alias secretius exprimendos ex causa I shall conclude this History with * Angl. Hist. l. 17. p. 342. Polydore Virgil's Narrative Bonifacius Pontifex à Scotis precibus fatigatus et subiratus quod Edwardo Balliolo filio Johannis non essent restitutae possessiones quas ille in Angliae habebat interdixit Edwardo Regi ne amplius post haec Scotos bello vexaret quod id regnum antea in Romani Pontificis fidem et potestatem a Scotis ipsis permissum fuisset et ideo asserebat sibi soli integrum esse cuicunque liberet dare auferrebe Edwardus accepto Pontificis rescripto habuit primo quoque tempore Principum Concilium de eaque re mature consuluit postea tam per literas quam per Nuncios Pontificem docuit jus proprietatis terrae Scotiae ad se pertinere secumque facere et propterea non passurum se eo perperam privari His cognitis Bonifacius statim refrixit ut scil si pertinacius contenderet ne inhoneste causa caderet And so the imperious vapouring Bulls and claims of this usurping Pope to the right and dominion of the Realm of Scotland vanished into smoke and King Edward vigorously pursuing his declared right thereunto † Tho. Walsingham Hist. Angliae p. 55. Ypodigma Neustriae p. 95. In festo Pentecostes finitis Treugis quae cum Scotis initae fuerunt Rex contra festum Sa●cti Johannis Baptistae in Scotiam proficiscitur exercitu adunato & in Scotia denique hiemavit After the Parliament held at Lincoln and the premised Letters of the King and Nobles sent to Pope Boniface concerning his Sovereign dominion over Scotland the King writ and sent this complimental Letter of thanks to him for his great favour in granting him a Disme for the pretended relief of the Holy Land as I conjecture and to desire him speedily to complete and put a final end to all remaining differences between the French King and him for the common good of the whole Christian Repuplick which the Pope delaved for his own private ends for which end he formerly and now again dispatched several Ambassadors and Proctors to him therein nominated SAnctissimo in Christo Patri B. etc. Edwardus etc. Quantae mansuetudinis gratiae & quo liberalitatis munere nos fueritis hactenus prosecuti non possumus esse Claus 29 E. 1. m. 3. dorso Pro Rege immemores nam quantò illud perspicaciori intuitu contemplamur tantò nostris intellectibus altius se extollit & in ejus consideratione Deo & vobis exinde laudes referimus pleniores Dum itaque in ment revolvimus continuatas liberalitates et promptas quibu● non pluries visitastis et inter caetera munificentiam illam magnam per dilectum Clericum nostrum Ger. Archidiaconum Rich nobis nuper ex parte vestra delatam qua nos liberaliter honorastis quantum vobis astringimur et tenemur nequivimus exprimere neque sufficimus  condignas super hoc vobis gratias exolvamus set pro illis superna clementia inestimabilis boni vobis praemium recompenset Caeterum finem et exitum negotii reformationis pacis quod est inter Regem Franciae et Nos quod adhuc pendere dignoscitur coram vobis pro quo alias solempnes Nuncios nostros ad praesentiam vestram transmisimus & pro quo etiam dilectos & fideles nostros Walterum Coventr & Litchf Episcopum Amadeum Comitem Sabaudiae Ottonem de Grandissono Militem & praedictum Archidiaconum Procuratores & Nuncios nostros ad vos mittimus iteratò desiderabiliter expectantes Sanctitati vestrae omni prece qua possumus supplicamus quatinus eosdem Nuncios paternis affectibus recommendatos habentes sic si placet circa expeditionem finalem & consummationem ipsius negotii curam sollicitam dignemini adhibere quod pro bono & utilitate totius Reipublicae Christianae ad prosperum et optatum divina cooperante clementia perducatur effectum Credentes si placet quae praefati Nunci● vel tres ex ipsis ex parte nostra vestrae beatitudini viva voce exponenda duxerint in praemissis Conservet etc. Dat apud Glasgu 24 die Augusti He likewise issued and sent this Patent of Procuration by them to the Pope to put an end to this long-deferred Treaty of Peace SAnctissimo in Christo Patri Domino B. Divina providentia etc. Edwardus etc. Devota Pedum oscula Beatorum Super expeditione negotii reformationis Pacis Pat. 29 E. 1. m. 2 intus Procuratorium Regis missum ad Curiam Romanam inter magnificum Prin●ipem Regem Franciae & Nos juxta formam vestrae pronunciationis virtute compromissi per dictum Regem & nos in vos facti dudum habitae seu prolatae nunc authore Domino finaliter terminandi dilectos & fideles nostros Walterum Coventr & Litchfelden Episcopum & Nobiles viros Amadeum Comitem Saba●diae Ottonem de Grandissono Militem & Ger. Archidiaconum Richmund Procaratores & Nuncios nostros ad vestrae sanctitatis praesentiam destinantes Damus eis et concedimus generalem plenam et liberam tenore praesentium potestatem et speciale Mandatum petendi audiendi recipiendi & acceptandi complementum perfectionem ac totalem consummationem pronunciationis ac reformationis praedictarum & omnia alia & singula quae super reformatione Pacis praedictae ac etiam super omnibus Guerris discordiis litibus controversiiis causis quaestionibus damnis et injuriis petitionibus et actionibus realibus et personalibus atque mi●tis quae fuerunt et sunt vel esse possent inter praedictum Regem Franciae et nos occasione quacunque et praemissa quoquo modo tangentibus vestra providentia duxerit arbitranda laudanda diffinienda arbitraliter sententianda praecipienda ordinanda disponenda pronuncianda addenda minuenda corrigenda interpretanda seu declaranda ac ea omologandi roborandi et valla●diper juramentu●● in animam nostram praestandum Nec non tractandi paciscendi co●coroa●di et etiam transigendi et omni alia et singula faciendi quae ad plenam pacem et concordiam ac pacis et concordiae omniumque praedictorum perfectiunem et consummationem quoquo modo pertinent et poterunt pertinere et quae nos faceremus vel facere possemus si praesentes essemus etiamsi ea vel eorum aliquod mandatum exigant vel exigat speciale Volumus insuper & concedimus quod tres ex ipsis si forsan ipsos quatuor insimul ad hoc concurrere non contingat plenam generalem & liberam habeant in praemissis omnibus & singulis potestatem Promittentes nichilominus Nos ratum & firmum perpetuo habituros quicquid per praedictos Episcopum Comitem Militem & Archidiaconum aut tres ex ipsis si ipsi quatuor ad hoc ut praemittitur insimul non concurrant petitum acceptatum omologatum vallatum aut aliàs factum fuerit in praemissis & quolibet praemissorum Super quibus etiam per nostras literas approbandis tenendis servandis atquè complendis nos et haeredes nostros & omnia bona nostra specialiter obligamus Et haec Sanctitati vestrae significamus & omnibus quorum interest vel interesse potest aut poterit in futurum per nostras patentes literas sigilli nostri munimine consignatas Dat. apud Glascu 24. die Augusti Anno 1301. Regni vero nostri 29. The King soon after for the hastier and speedier dispatch of this grand affair and all other his businesses in the Court of Rome where nothing could then be obtained or speedily affected without Bribes and Pensions to the Roman Cardinals and other Officers granted 4. Annuities of 50. Marks a year out of his Exchequer payable at the Feasts of Easter and St. Michael to 4. of the principal swaying Cardinals all of one date thus recorded to posterity REX omnibus ad quos etc. salutem Attendentes affectionis sinceritatem et Pat. 29 E 1. m. 6. intus De pensionibus Cardinalibus Romae per Regem concessis diligentiae sollicitudinem quas venerabilem Patrem Lucam de Flisco Sanctae Mariae in via lata Diaconum Cardinalem Consanguineum & amicum nostrum Carissimum erga Nos et negotiorum nostrorum expeditionem gerere nobimus et habere quinquaginta Marcas sterlingorum annuatim per aequales portiones ad Scaccarium nostrum videlicet in Festis Paschae & Sancti Michaelis percipiendas duximus concedendas In cujus etc. Dat apud Dovy Pas 14. die Octobris Per breve de Privato Sigillo Consimiles literas habet Venerabilis Pater Dominus Petrus de Piperne Sanctae Mariae novae Diaconus Cardinalis amicus Regis Karissimus de quinquaginta Marcis sterlingorum percipiendis ad Scaccarium praedictum in festis praedictis Teste ut supra Per breve de Privato Sigillo Consimiles literas habet Venerabilis Pater Dominus Willielmus de Pergamo Sancti Nicholai in Carcere Tulliano Diaconus Cardinalis amicus noster Charissimus de quinquaginta Marcis sterlingorum annuatim percipiendis ad Scaccarium praedictum in festis praedictis Teste ut supra Consimiles literas habet Venerabilis Pater Franciscui Sanctae Mariae in Cosmedyn Diaconus Cardinalis et amicus Regis Karissimus de quinquaginta Marcis sterlingorum annuatim percipiendis ad Scaccarium praedictum in festis praedictis Teste ut supra Per breve de Privato Sigillo In a Bundle of Writs and Letters in the White Tower Chapel I found this Writ of the King under the privy Seal to his Chancellor to write Letters in his name to acquaint these Cardinals what Pensions he had granted them and to direct other letters to them in usual form in his name on the behalf of the Bishop of Chester his Treasurer EDward par la grace de Dieu Roy Dengleterre Seigneur Dirland & Ducs Daquitaine Bundela Brevium & Literarum in Turre London An. 29 E 1. a nostre cheer Clerc et feal Johan de Langeton nostre chancellor saluz Pur ce qe Levesque de Cestre nostre Tresorier irra prochainement a la Court de Rome en nustre Message et nous luy avonis grant nostre Protection et general Attorne pur luy et pur les Scions qi vount oveuk luy a durer par taunt de temps come le dit Evesque voudra Vous mandoms qe sur ce li facez aver nos letters en duwe form E pur ce qe Levesque add a fair de nos lettres de priere tot ne y alost il point all Apostoille et a Cardinaux et a aucuns autres de cele Court pur sa besoigne propre Vous mandoms que vous lui facez aver all Apostoille et as autres qil vous fera asavoir bones et especieles tieles come Levesque voudra deviser the sicome vous savez la desautes qe nous averoms de luy tant come il est en ceu voiage et plus averioms de li sil ne revensist tosi defaute E pur ce qe le dit Evesque le Counte de Savoye Monseur Otto de Grauntson & Lercediakne the Richemonde vount en nostr● Message all Apostoille pur le besoigne dentre le Roy de France et nous fetes lor fair nos lettres overtes en lor nouns sur tiele form come nos Messages ount eu qi y sont autre foiz alez E come nous soioms avisez a doner séez a 4. Cardinaux Les queux Lercediakne de Richem vous fera assaver a chescun 50. mark par an nous voloms qe vous lor enfacez nos letters tieles come autrefoiz ont este faitez a Cardinaux de semblable down Don souz nostre prive Seal a Glasgu le 25 jour de Augst l'an de nostre Regne 29. The Earl of Savoy and Otto de Grandison best acquainted with the state of the King's affairs and differences between him and the King of France refusing to undertake this new Embassy and Procuration to the Pope for the reasons * Here p. 896. premised though oft times importuned thereunto by the King he thereupon the next year authorised his other Proctors to proceed therein by this Writ SAnctissimo in Christo Patri Domino B. Divina Providentia Sanctae Romanae et universalis Ecclesiae Summo Pontifici Edwardus ejusdem gratia Rex Angliae Cl. 30 E 1. m. 15 dorso Rot. Alem anniae ab An. 22 E 1. usq 31. m. 6. Procuratorum Missorum ad Curiam Romanam Dominus Hiberniae & Dux Acquitania devota pedum oscula beatorum Nuper sanctissime Pater ante terminum festivitatis Sancti Andreae Apostoli prox praeteritum dilectos & fideles nostros Walterum Coventrens & Litchfelden Episcopum & nobiles viros Amadaeum Comitem Sabaeudiae Ottonem de Grandissono Militem & Magistrum Gerardum de Wyppeyns Archid. Richmund ad vestrae Sanctitatis praesentiam providimus destinandos quos simul vel saltem tres ex eis ad audiendum complementum perfectionem ac totalem consummationem pronunciationis & reformationis pacis in negotio compromissi per magnificum Principem Regem Franciae & Nos in vos facti juxta formam & continentiam ejusdem Procuratores nostros & Nuncios fecimus speciales Et licet supradictos Comitem & Militem qui jus nostrum & statum negotii pro parte nostra praecipuè noverunt & alias Nuncii & Procuratores nostri in eodem negotio compromissi prout vestra novit Sanctitas extiterunt specialibus literis et Nunciis cum magna precum instantia ad assumendum laborem ad vestram praesentiam accedendi requisi verimus diligenter ipsi tamen ob quamplures notabiles causas et evidentes rationes * Here p. 896 897. expressed in the premised Records and Petition to the Chancellor see in hac parte multipliciter excusarunt prout jam de novo ad nostrum pervenit auditum De quo tedio afficimur in immensum Ne igitur vestra finalis pronunciatio in memorato compromissi negotio quantum ad Nos attinet propter ipsorum Comitis & Militis absentiam impediatur quod absit quomodolibet vel etiam differatur praelibatis Episcopo & Magistro Gerardo & utrique eorum in solidum ita quod non sit melior conditio occupantis ad audiendum pro nobis & nostro nomine pronunciationem vestram voluntatem & beneplacitum super hiis quae inter Regem Franciae & nos per vos virtute compromissi praedicti restant pronuncianda vel etiam facienda per alias nostras patentes literas potestatem nos noveritis commisisse Conservet vos altissimus ad regimen Ecclesiae suae sanctae per tempora prospera & longaeva Dat. apud Derlington quinto die Marcii Anno Regni nostri 30. But these Commissioners likewise delaying or refusing to act any further therein the King in September following constituted and sent New Proxies to conclude this long-delayed business by this Patent SAnctissimo in Christo Patri Domino B. Diviva Providentia Sacrosanctae Romanae & Universalis Ecclesiae Summo Pontifici Edwardus ejusdem gratia Rex Angliae Pat. 30 E 1. m. 9 intus Procuratorium missum ad Curiam Romanam etc. devota pedum oscula beatorum Super expeditione negotii reformationis pacis inter magnificum Principem Regem Franciae & nos juxta formam vestrae pronunciationis virtute compromissi per dictum Regem & nos in vos facti dudum habitae seu prolatae nunc authore Domino finaliter terminandi Religiosos viros fratres W. de Geinsburgh & H. de Hertlepole de Ordine Fratrum Minorum & dilectos Clericos nostros Magistros Johannem de Sancto Claro Canonicum Lond. & Philippum Martell Juris Civilis professorem ac Willielmum de Dene Militem Procuratores & Nuncios nostros ad vestrae Sanctitatis praesentiam destinantes damus eyes & quatuor vel tribus eorum si eos simul adesse non contigerit ac concedimus generalem plenam et liberam tenore praesentium potestatem et speciale mandatum petendi audiendi et recipiendi complementum perfectionem ac totalem consummationem pronunciationis et reformationis praedictum et omnia alia et singula quae super reformatione pacis praedictae ac etiam super omnibus guerris discordiis litibus controversiis causis questionibus damnis injuriis petitionibus et actionibus realibus et personalibus atque mixtis quae fuerunt et sunt vel esse possent inter praedictum Regem Franciae et nos occasione quacunque et premissa quoquomodo tangentibus vestra providentia duxerit arbitranda laudanda diffinienda arbitraliter sententianda praecipienda ordinanda disponenda pronuncianda addenda minuenda corrigenda interpretanda seu declaranda et etiam omnia alia et singula faciendi quae ad plenam pacem et concordiam ac pacis et concordiae omniumque praedictorum perfectionem et consummationem qucque modo pertinent et poterunt pertinere Promittentes nichilominus nos ratum & firmum perpetuò habiturus quicquid per praedictos Fratres Clericos & Militem aut quatuor vel tres ipsorum petitum receptum actum gestum seu aliàs factum fuerit in praemissis & quolibet praemissorum super quibus etiam per nostras literas approbandis tenendis servandis atque complendis nos & Heredes nostros & omnia bona nostra specialiter obligamus Et haec sanctitati vestrae significamus & omnibus quorum interest vel interesse potest aut poterit in futurum per nostras Patentes Literas sigilli nostri munimine consignatas Dat apud Arundel 9 die Septembris Anno Domini 1302. Regni verò nostri tricesimo What proceedings the Pope made in this Affair to the excommunicating of the King and interdicting the Realm of France you have heard * Here p. 897. before and I shall hereafter more fully relate In the Bundles of Writs I discovered in the White Tower of Anno 29 E. 1. I found these ensuing at the Kings or Parties Suits for holding and prosecuting Suits for Bundelae Brevium in Turre London de Anno 29 E. 1. Goods Chattles Trespasses Advowsons' and Freeholds in Court Christian against the King's Crown Dignity and Prohibitions Edwardus Dei gratia Rex Angliae etc. Vic Suff. etc. Pone etc. Johannem personam Ecclesiae de Tudenham etc. ostensurus quare cum placita de Catallis & Debitis quae non sunt de Testamento vel Matrimonio ad nos et coronam et dignitatem nostram et non ad alium pertineant in regno nostro idem Johannes etc. secutus est placitum in Curia Christianitatis de catallis et debitis Prioris Canonicorum de Thetford quae non sunt de Testamento vel Matrimonio in laesionem Coronae et dignitatis nostrae et contra prohibitionem nostram Teste meipso apud Glascou 8 die Septembris an r. n. 29. Edwardus etc. Vic. Suff. Pone etc. Magistr Johannem de Nassington seniorem Quare etc. ut supra tenuit placitum in Curia Christianitatis de catallis & debitis Jacobi de Mohune personam Ecclesiae de Brompton quae non sunt etc. in laesionem Coronae et dignitatis nostrae etc. Pone etiam Willielmum de Roynene Willielmum Haldeyn Robertum de Mundesby and three others quare secuti sunt idem placitum in eadem Curia contra prohibitionem nostrum T. meipso apud Hereford 26 die Aprilis an r. n. 29. Edwardus etc. Vic. Glouc. etc. quod ponas Magistr Rogerum de Stoke quod sit etc. ad respondend Magistr Radulpho de leicester & Thomae de Mitcham quare ipse simul cum Magistro Johanne de Eboricis persona Ecclesiae de Tredyngton secutus fuit consimile placitum in Curia Christianitatis contra prohibitionem nostram etc. T. E. de Mekingham 23 die Febr. an r. n. 29. Vic. Not. etc. quod distringas Willielm de Peterings per omnes terras & catalla etc. ad respondend Radulpho de Bedyngton & Johanni de Eyleston quare ipsi simul cum Magistr Roberto de Candelbey tenuerunt consim placitum in Curia Christianitatis etc. Et ad audiendum judicium suum de pluribus defaltis T. J. de Metingham apud Ebor. 16 die Maii an r. n. 29. Vic. Ebor. etc. Si Robertus Ughtred etc. pone etc. Magistr Johannem de Nassington & Magistr Johan de Berenys etc. ostensuri quare tenuerunt consimile placitum de catallis et debitis quae non sunt Pone etiam Michaelem Chapeleyn Johannem de Northaveron Magist Rogerum de Hoselerton & Thomam de Hoselerton quare secuti sunt idem placitum contra prohibitionem nostram etc. T. meipso apud Aberford 27 die Novembris an r. n. 29. Edwardus etc. Vic. Essex si Rogerus de Grass etc. Pone etc. 1 Willielmum Atteforde personam Ecclesiae de parva Badowe etc. ostensurus quare secutus est placitum in Curia Christianitatis de Advocationis Capellae beatae Mariae de parva Badowe contra prohibitionem nostram Teste meipso apud Strivelyn 8 die Octobr. Anno regni nostri 29. Edwardus etc. Vic. Linc. etc. Si Christiana West etc. pone etc. Magistr Benedictum de Muchewell & Robertum personam medietatis Ecclesiae de Stocks etc. ostensuri quare cum placita de Transgr contra pacem nostram factis in regno notro ad nos etc. iidem Benedictus et Robertus tenuerunt placitum in Curia Christianitatis de hujusmodi Transgressionibus in laesionem Coronae et dignitatis nostrae et grave dampnum ipsius Christianae et contra Prohibitionem nostram etc. Teste meipso apud Newelham 28 die Januarii An. r. n. 29. Edwardus etc. Vic. Hereford etc. Si Johannes fill Adae de Marisco etc. pone etc. Richardum Episcopum Hereford etc. ostensurus quare tenuit placitum in Curia Christianitatis de Laico feodo praedicti Johannis in Proma Canonicorum contra prohibitionem nostram Pone eciam etc. Magistr Robertum de Gloucestr quare secutus est idem placitum in eadem Curia contra prohibitionem nostram Teste meipso apud Linlinscu 2. die Nou. An. r. n. 29. But the principal Writs of this kind and of greatest concernment this year are those which concern the Earl of Lancaster made by advice of the King's Council Nobles and others upon mature consideration against John de Ferrer for prosecuting and the Archbishop of Canterbury and his Commissaries for holding Plea of sundry of his Castles Manors Villages and Freeholds in several Counties in Court Christian against the King's Prohibitions which I found in the White Tower Chapel issued under the King's privy Seal and after under his Great Seal by the Chancellor EDward par la grace de Dieu Roy Dengleterre etc. a nostre chier Clerk & foial Bundela Brevium de Privato Sigillo etc. in Turre London An. 29 E 1. Johan de Langeton nostre Chancelier saluz Nous avoms resceu la fourme des letters qe vous et nostre Conseil a Everwyk avez ordene sur la busoigne qui touche la Conte de Lancastre nostre Neveu dont nous vous mandasmes nadgires & lavoms monstree as Contes Barons et as autres bones gentzes qui sont en nostre compeigne & vous feisoms assavoir quill nous semble et a eux ausint que la dite fourme est renable et feisable en cest case par quoy nous la vous renuoions et mandoms qe vous facez nos letters contenantzes meisme lafoy form et les liures as gentzes de dit nostre Neveu done souz nostre privy Seal a Pebbles le 10 jour Daugst l'an de nostre regne vint & noevisme EDward etc. a son chier & foial Johan de Fereres Per ceo qe nous avoms entendu qe vous un plai de lai fee dount la conissance apent purement a nostre Courtesan suez en la Curt Christiene bers Thomas Conte de Lancastre en grant prejudice de nous et de nostre Reaume et en blemissement de nostre Corone e de nostre Dignity  as queux sauver meinteinir et garder vous estez tenuz e liez par le Serement qe vous nous aves fait Vous mandoms e enjoignoms en la homage qe vous nous avez fait e la foy qe vous nous devez e la Serement avantdit e sur forfeiture de quanque vous nous poez forfere Qe vous par vous ne par autre le dit play ne suez en la Curt Christiene avandite e si nule Suit enavez fait ou manned e fair sanz delay le repelez e faitez repeler E vous meimes soiez devant nous a trois simoines de la saint Michael ou qe nous seoms pur fere a resceiure en les choses avantdites qe dreit enserra E nous adunqes serroms presiz de bous fere dreit en cele busoigne si avant come la conissance apent a nous e a nostre Courtesan E turns illoeqes cest bref REX dilecto & fideli suo Johanni de Ferrariis salutem Quia intelleximus Claus 29 E 1. m. 7. dorso quod vos quoddam placitum de Laico feodo cujus cognitio ad nostram Curiam mere spectat in Curia Christianitatis versus dilectum Nepotem & fidelem nostrum Thomam Comitem Lancastriae prosequimini in regni nostri praejudicium manifestum et Coronae nostrae nostrae que dignitatis Regiae non modicam laesionem ad quas tenendas manutenendas et etiam observandas astricti estis vinculo nobis praestiti juramenti Vobis sub debito homagii quod nobis fecistis et in fidelitate qua nobis tenemini necnon et juramento vestro praedicto et etiam sub forisfactura amnium quae nobis forisfacere potestis firmiter inhibemus ne placitum praedictum per vos vel per alium in Curia Christianitatis prosequi praesumatis Et si hujusmodi placitum in Curia illa prosequi feceritis seu prosequi mandaveritis sine dilatione qualibet revocetis et revocari totaliter faciatis et vos ipsi coram nobis sitis a die Sancti michael in tres Septimanas ubicunque tunc fuerimus in Anglia ad faciendum et recipiendum quod justum fuerit in praemissis Nos enim parati sumus et erimus vobis in hac parte plenam et celerem justiciam exhibere Et habeatis ibi hoc breve Teste Rege apud Pebbles 10. die Augusti Per breve de Privato Sigillo The Archbishop of Canterbury and his Commissaries holding Plea and John de Ferrariis prosecuting it in Court Christian against the King's Prohibitions the Earl of Lancaster thereupon brought this Action against the Archbishop and his Commissaries for this usurpation upon the King's Crown Dignity Courts and contempt of his Royal authority to his damage of 20000 l. as the Plea Rolls of Anno 29 E. 1. which I found in the White Tower record his Declaration running in the words of the premised Writs upon which issue was joined whether he held plea or not and this Writ to summon a Jury awarded to the Sheriffs of London to try the issue EDwardus Dei gratia etc. Vicecomitibus London salutem Praecipimus vobis quod venire faciatis coram Justiciariis nostris apud Ebor. à die S. Martini in Bundela Brevium in Turre London A● 29 E 1. quindecim dies 12. tàm Cives quam alios liberos et legales homines de Civitate London quorum quilibet habeat Centum solidatas terrae tenementorum vel redditus per annum ad minus per quos rei veritas melius sciri poterit Et qui nec Thomam Comitem Lancastriae nec Robertum Archiepiscopum Cantuar. aliqua affinitate attingant ad recognoscendum super Sacramentum suum si praedictus Archiepiscopus per se & Magistrum Robertum de Ros Canonicum Ecclesiae S. Pauli London & Magistrum Johannem de Bedeford Archidiaconum London Commissarios suos die Martis proximâ post festum Sanctae Trinitatis & die Mercurii proximâ post festum Nativitatis S. Johannis Baptistae Anno regni nostri vicesimo nono tenuit placitum in Ecclesia S. Pauli London de Laicis feodis praedicti Comitis ad sectam Johannis de Ferrariis viz. the Tuttebyr Maneriis de Barton Rolleston Villis de Tatenhull Marthinton terris pratis pascuis nemoribus & redditibus eorundem Maneriorum & Villarum in Com. Staff & Maneriis de Hegham Ferers & Russinden in Com. Northt Maneriis de Duffeld & Beurepeyr in Com. Derb. & Castro de Lyverpol Maneriis de West-Derby & Salford Nemoribus de Toxthad & Croxthad & Simondeswode in Com. Lancastr contra prohibitionem nostram sicut praedictus Comes dicit vel non sicut Archiepiscopus dicit Quia tàm praedictus Archiepiscopus quam praedictus Comes inter quos inde contentio est posuerunt se in jurisdictionem illam Et habeatis ibi nomina Jur. & hoc Breve Teste R. de Hengham apud Eborum 27 2ie Octobr. Anno regni nostri 29. What Verdict and Judgement was given therein I find not In the decayed Plea Rolls at York An. 29 E. 1. I found these 2. suits and Attachments for holding and prosecuting Pleas in the Court Christian for Lay fee and Chattels against the King's Prohibitions Eborum Robertus de Rypplingham persona Ecclesiae de Aclum & Alex. vicarius Placita apud Eborum Ann 29 E 1. in Turre Lond. Ecclesiae de Aclum attach fuerunt ad respondendum Johanni de Bernevill de placito quare praedictus Robertus etc. tenuit placitum in Curia Christianitatis de Laico feodo ipsius Johannis de Lenening contra etc. Et de placito quare praedictus Alex secutus est idem placitum in eadem Curia contra etc. Et unde idem Johannes queritur quod cum ipse die Dominica proxima ante festum Omnium Sanctorum anno regui Regis nunc vicesimo septimo in Ecclesia beati Petri Eborum in praesentia Magistri Thomae de Corbrigg and others etc. porrexisset Regiam prohibic ne praedicti Robertus & Walterus tenerent placitum in praefata Curia Christianitatis de herbagio crescente in Curt. praedicti Johannis apud Levening etc. Yet they proceeded to suspend and excommunicate him in contempt of the King and his Courts to the hurt of his Crown and Royal Dignity etc. et unde dampnum habet etc. which is putrified Eborum Robertus Ughtred per attorn suum optulit se etc. vers. Magistrum Johannem de Nassington & Magistrum Johannem de Berewyk Matthaeum de Chapeleyn Johannem de Northalverton & Magistrum Rogerum de Heselerton de placito quare predict Magister Johannes & Magister Johannes tenuerunt placitum in Curia Christianitatis de catallis etc. quae non sunt etc. contra etc. Et de placito quare praedicti Michaelis Johannes & Magister Rogerus secuti sunt idem placitum etc. contra etc. Et ipsi non veniunt Et praeceptum suit Vic. quod attach etc. Et Vic. mandat quod pr●ceperat Ballivis etc. Ideo praeceptum est Vic. quod non omittat propter praedictam libertatem quin attach etc. The King being informed that the Archbishop of Canterbury this year notwithstanding his * Here p. 856. Prohibition to him the year before intended to visit his Free-Chappel within the Castle of Hastings against the ancient Privilege of his Free-Chappels and Crown issued this Writ to the Constable of the Castle not to permit the Archbishop or any other from him to come within the Castle to visit or exercise any Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction within the Free-Chapple thereof REX Stephano Sprot Constabulario Castri sui de hastings salutem Quia venerabilis Claus 29 E. 1. m. 9 De non permittendo Archiepisc Cantuar. ingred Castru de hastings pater R. Cantuar. Archiepiscopus liberam Capellam nostram in Castro praedicto quae ab omni Iurisdictione ordinaria est exempta intendit ut intelleximus visitare in nostri praejudicium et libertatis Capellae nostrae praedictae laestonem manifestam Vobis mandamus firmiter injungentes quod si contingat praefatum Archiepiscopum aut aliquem alium ex parte sua ad Castrum nostrum praedictum accedere ad dictam Capellam nostram visitandum vel ad aliquid aliud faciendum aut attemptandum quod in nostri praejudicium seu laestonem libertatis dictae Capellae nostrae cedere potest ipsum Archiepiscopum vel alium ejus nomine ex hac causa Castrum praedictum nobis inconsultis nullatenus ingredi permittatis Teste Rege apud Feckenham 9 die Aprilis The Abbot of the Cistercians suing the Abbot of Rewly in Court Christian and vexing him for farming a Church of a Prior alien seized by reason of the Wars with France into the King's hand by advice of his Parliament issued this Prohibition to stay all proceedings REX dilectis sibi in Christo Abbati de Pynn salutem Cum occasione guerrae inter Regem Franc. & nos motae de communi consilio regni nostri sit provi●um Claus 29 E. 1. m. 16. dorso Prohibitio pro Abbate Regalis loci quod exitus et proventus terrarum reddituum et aliorum bonorum quae alienigenae habent in regno nostro infra idem regnum remaneant saltem quousque pax inter dictum Regem et nos fuerit integre reformata ac vos sicut intelleximus pro eo quod proventus qui de Ecclesia de Saham ante dictam guerram vobis solvi consueverunt infra regnum nostrum praedictum secundum formam provisionis praedictae hactenus remanserunt dilectum nobis in Christo Abbatem Regalis loci juxta Oxon. firmarium Ecclesiae supradictae coram Abbate Cisterciensi trahitis in placitum ut intelleximus & ipsum ea occasione multipliciter molestetis in nostri praejudicium & praedicti Abbatis Regalis loci dampnum non modicum & gravamen & contra formam provisionis praedictae de quo vehementer miramur Nolentes quod aliquis pro hiis quae pro utilitate regni nostri salubriter statuuntur trahatur in placitum vel alias indebite molestetur vobis sub forisfactura omnium quae in eodem regno nostro forisfacere poteritis firmiter inhibendo mandamus ne de caetero prosequamini placitum supradictum Teste Rege apud Linc. 23 die Februarii Per Consilium The King being informed that the Abbot of the Premonstratenses bade sent some of his Canons into England to demand and levy a great sum of money and Subsidy to his use from the Abbots of his Order in England and all Ecclesiastical persons on whom they had conferred any Benefice without his privity and Royal assent to the prejudice of himself and of the whole Realm issued this Writ to the Constable of Dover and Warden of the Cinqueports not to permit any Canon Vallet or other Messenger of that Order to carry any money or pass out of England without his special licence agreeing with that before against the like practice by the Abbot of * Here p. 858. Clunie REX dilecto & fideli suo Roberto Burghersh custodi Quinque Portuum suorum Claus 29 E. 1. m. 8 dorso Quod Canonici Praemonstratenses non transeant ad partes transmarinas salutem Datum est nobis intelligi quod Abbas Praemonstratensis quosdam ex suis Canonicis in Anglia specialiter destinavit ad petendum et le vandum ad opus ipsius Abbatis quandam magnam pecuniae quantitatem de Abbatibus ordinis Praemonstratensis in Anglia et omnibus personis Ecclesiastic●s quibus iidem Abbates Ecclesiastica beneficia contulerunt verum quia nunquam alias tale subsidium in regno nostro consuevit exigi absque nostra vel progenitorum nostrorum licentia et assensu possetque hujusmodi subventionis inordinatae subsidium in Abbatum praedictorum ac totius regni nostri praejudicium de facile redundare Vobis mandamus firmiter injungentes quod nullum Canonicum ordinis praedicti Valletum seu alium Nuncium quemcunque pecuniam deferentem ad partes transmarinas transire permittatis sine nostra licentia speciali Teste Rege apud Morpath 28 die Junii I found some Inquisitions issued to several Sheriffs to inquire what moneys they had exacted and levied in this kind to which an Ignoramus was for the most part returned these Monks being unwilling or afraid to disclose the indirect practices or incur the displeasure of their Superiors The Archbishop of Canterbury during the * Here p. 823 831 837. hot contest between him and the Abbot and Monks of St. Augustine's having excommunicated no lesle than 17. Parsons and Vicar's in Kent at once and imprisoned most of them in the Goal at Canterbury upon a Writ of Capias Excommunicatum till they satisfied him for their contempts and injuries against him upon their complaint thereof to the King he issued this Writ of Privy Seal to the Bishop of Chester his Treasurer his Chancellor and Council to take good advice thereon and then to certify him what course he should take for their relief as this Writ of Privy Seal I found in the White Tower Chapple attests EDward par le grace de Dieu etc. all honurable pier in Dieu W. par la mesme grace Bundela Brevium & Literarum in Turre London An. 29 E 1. Evesque de Cestre nostre Tresorier & a nostre chier Clerc & foial Johan de Langeton nostre Chancelier & as autres bones gentzes de nostre Consail demourauntzes a Everwyk saluz Nous enveoms a vous Frere William de Tykenhurst Moigne de l' Abbe de saint Austyn de Canterbir & Phelip de Intebergh Clerc qui de par l' Abbe & le Covent de meisme le li●n nous ont en pleignaunt aucunes choses monstrees qe l'Ercevesque de Canterbir et ses Ministres ont faitez oretard en grant prejudice de eux et contre la franchise et l'estate de leur Eglise et contre la forme des privileges quill ont de l'Apostoille qui ore est et d'aucuns de ses predecessors Evesques et a●sint a grant damage d'acunes people qui a lour jurisdiction purement appendent sicome il dient dont il se sentent molt grevez et nous ont requis qe nous enmettoms consail et remedy Et pur ce qe nous desiroms moult a mettre bon consail es busoignes que touchent la dite Eglise la quele est de nostre avoerie especiaument pur la devotion que nous avoms a Saint Austyn de Canterbir et ausint pur la bon volunte que nous avoms a l'Abbe et au Covent avantditz Vous mandoms qe vous e●z a leisir & a tien diligence come i'll affiert quantque les avantd●●z William & Phelip vous diront sur le fait du dit Ercevesque & de ses Ministres en cele party & ecz consail & bon avisement de ce qe nous enporroms fair par reison Car nous enferiens volenters ce qe nous poriens en bone manere Et quant vous aurez consaillez sur ceste chose tant come il vous semblera qe bon soit mandez nous ent vos auys distinctement par vos letters Don sonz nostre prive seal a Kings Clipston le 4. jour de Decembr l'an de nostre regne vint & noevisme The King upon their advice soon after issued two several Writs to the Sheriff of Kent to release them upon sufficient bail who were taken and imprisoned and not to take or imprison the rest who absented themselves upon putting in sufficient pledges to appear before him in the Parliament at Lincoln to abide his order in this business REX Vic. Kanc. salutem Cum nuper ad denuntiationem venerabilis patris Claus 29 E. 1. m 14. intus Pro Johanne Rectore Ecclesiae de Parva Monigham & aliis R. Cantuar. Archiepiscopi per literas suas patentes nobis significantis quod Johannes Rector Ecclesiae de Parva Monigham Johannes Rector Ecclesiae de Eastla●gedon Walterus Rector Ecclesiae de Stonore Johannes Vicarius Ecclesiae de Chistest●d Johannes Vicarius Ecclesiae de Mentre Edmundus Vicarius Sancti Laurentii in Taneto Matthaeus Vicarius Ecclesiae de Northbornt Thomas Rector Ecclesiae de Frythyndonne Johannes Vicarius Ecclesiae de Tenterdenne Johannes Vicarius Ecclesiae de Leanham Martinus Rector Ecclesiae de Borewaremersh Samson Rector Ecclesiae de Wynelesbergh Williel●us Rector Ecclesiae de Br●cklond Thomas Rector Ecclesiae de S●one Laurentius Rector Ecclesiae de Kingesdonne Thomas Vicarius Ecclesiae de Sheldwych & Willielmus Vicarius Ecclesiae de Middleton propter manifestam contumaciam suam excommunicati sun● nec se volunt per censuram Ecclesiasticam justitiari tibi praeceperimus quod praedictos Johannem Johannem Walterum Johannem Johannem Edmundum Matthaeum Thomam Johannem Johannem Martinum Sampsonem Willielmum Thomam Laurentium Thomam & Willielmum per corpora sua secundum consuetudinem Angli● justitiares donec Sanctae Ecclesiae tàm de contemptu quam de injuria ei illata ab eis esset satisfactum Et postmodum postquam iidem Johannes Johannes Walterus Johannes Johannes Edmundus Matthaeus Thomas Johannes Johannes Martinus Samson Willielmus Thomas Laurentius Thomas & Willielmus praete●tu mandati nostri praedicti per te capti et in prisona nostra Cantuar. de●enti fuerant tibi ob aliquas certas causas coram nobis proposi●as praeceperimus quod accepta sufficienti securitate a praefatis Johanne Johanne W●l●ero Johanne Johanne Edmundo Matthae● Thoma Johanne Johanne Martino Sampsone Willielmo Thoma Laurentio Thoma & Willielmo quod essent coram nobis in Parliamento nostro apud Lincoln in Octabis Sancti Hilarii proximo praeteritis ad informandum nos plenius super causis praedictis ipsos Johannem Johannem W●lterum Johannem Johannem Edmundum Matthaeum Thomam Johannem Johannem Martinum Sampsonem Willielmum Thomam Laurentium Thomam & Willielmum a prisona illa si occasione praedicta et non alia detenti essent in eadem interim deliberari faceres per securitatem praedictam Et haberes hoc breve tu●c ibidem Actu nobis returnaveris quod omnes in dicto brevi nominati capti fuerunt et per bonam securitatem postmodum deliberati exceptis praedictis Wal●ero Rectore Ecclesiae de Stonore Johanne Rectore Ecclesiae de Eastlangedon Thoma Rectore Ecclesiae de Frythyndonne Martino Rectore Ecclesiae de Borewaremersh & Laurentio Rectore Ecclesiae de Kingesdonne qui in Balliva tua inventi non fuerunt Nos habito super praemissis tractatu in Parliamento praedicto dictam securitatem continuare volentes tibi praec●pimus quod accepta hujusmodi securitate sive manucaptione a praedictis Waltero Johanne Thoma Martino & Laurentio prout nobis returnasti non inventis si se justitiari permiserint et nova securitate a praefatis Johanne Johanne Johanne Edmundo Matthaeo Johanne Johanne Sampsone Willielmo Thoma Thoma & Willielmo quod erunt coram nobis ad voluntatem nostram super praemissis omnibus responsuri ad captionem eorundem Johannis Johannis Walteri Johannis Johannis Edmundi Matthaei Thomae Johannis Johannis Martini Sampsonis Willielmi Thomae Laurentii Thomae & Willielmi non procedas donec aliud super hoc a nobis habueris in mandatis Teste Rege apud Lincoln 18 die Febr. Per Regem & Consilium From which Writ as we may observe the excessive malice vexation and impiety of the Archbishop in excommunicating so many Rectors and Vicars of Parish Churches at once upon the premised suits and contest between him and the Abbot and Monks of Canterbury whereby the people of those places were long deprived of the spiritual food of their souls so we may well infer 1. That it is the King's Prerogative Office duty to examine redress and rectify such vexations abuses and Excommunications of Rectors Vicars and other his Subjects even by the Archbishop of Canterbury himself much more by other Bishops or their inferior Officers 2ly That such extravagant abuses and Excommunications are thought fit and worthy examination and redress even in Parliament in that age 3ly That the King by his Prerogative might enlarge persons taken upon a Capias Excommunicatum out of Prison upon security without any Oath and supersedeat his Writs of Excommunication against others not actually taken and imprisoned till their causes were heard and determined by him in his Parliament and that by the resolution of the King and his Council in Parliament by whose order this Writ issued forth This year there fell out this memorable case in Law touching the King's prerogative contained in the ensuing Writ The King presenting his Clerk to the Archbishop of Canterbury to admit him to a Benefice accrueing to him by reason of a Wardship the Archbishop refusing to admit him because he was under age being contrary to the Canonons' he thereupon committed the Church to one of the King's Chaplains till he should be of age The Archbishop dying his successor finding no person inducted therein and so holding it void admitted the Cle●k of the right patron presented to it contrary to the King's prerogative * See here p. 331. against whom no time nor lapse incurs who thereupon commanded him to admit his first presented Clerk now of age thereto by this Writ REX Archiepiscopo Cantuar. salutem Meminimus quod nuper vacante Ecclesiae Claus 29 E 1. m 1● dorso De revocando pr●sentatione factam contra Statum Regni & Clerico Regis admittendo de Rolnyngden vestrae Dioc. per mortem talis quondam ejusdem Ecclesia Rectoris & ad nostram donationem spectante ratione Custodiae terrae & Heredis J. de S. defuncti qui de nobis tenuit in Capite tunc in manu nostra existentis Nos bonae memoriae J. tunc Archiepiscopo Cantuar. praedecessori vestro dilectum Clericum nostrum Willielmum de Halstede ad eandem Ecclesiam duximus praesentandum set idem Archiepiscopus quia dilectus Clericus noster erat tunc temporis minor annis secundum Canonicas sanctiones R. de S. Capellano nostro nomine dicti Clerici nostri commisit custodiam Ecclesiae antedictae Verum quia vos in eadem Ecclesia institutum neminem invenistis Stephanum de Certeseya Clericum ad praesentationem J. de Lerham Militis qui ejusdem Ecclesiae asserit se patronum in praejudicium juris nostri cum nobis tempus non currat in talibus ad eandem Ecclesiam admisistis dicto Sacerdoti auferendo custodiam antedictam Nolentes igitur permittere Ius Regium ad cujus conservationem fidelitatis nobis praestitae debitum vos astringir taliter absorberi Vobis mandamus quod illud quo● per vos de dicta Ecclesia in juris Regii ut praedictum est praejudicium est taliter acceptatum ●eleriter revocantes praedictum Clericum nostrum cui nichil hiis diebus ob●●stere Canonicum credimus in hac parte ad praesentationem nostram ad praefatam Ecclesiam admittatis Quid autem super hoc duxeritis faciendum nobis per latorem praesentium rescribatis Teste Rege apud Feckenham 12 die Aprilis The Abbot and Covent of Thorney having paid 500 Marks to Pope Boniface his Collectors for arrears of the Dimes collected for relief of the Holy Land borrowed by the King for which sum they were bound in the * Here p. 300. etc. 14th year of his reign and had the King's Counterband to discharge them thereof upon his Petition in the Parliament of Lincoln the King issued this Writ to his Treasurer and Barons of the Exchequer for their satisfaction and discharge thereof by such means as they should deem most expedient REX Thesaurario & Baronibus suis de Scaccario salutem Dilecto nobis in Christo Cl. 29 E 1. m 13. Pro Abbate de Thorneye Abbas & Conventus de Thorneye per peticionem suam coram nobis & Consilio nostro in Parliamento nostro Lincoln exhibitam supplicarunt quod cum ipsi nuper per * See Here p. 360 361 362. literas suas patentes sigillo suo communi signatas pro nobis in quingentis marcis sterlingorum quae ad manus nostras de pecunia Decimae in subsidium Terrae Sanctae in regno concessae devenerunt se erga Dominum Summum Pontificem obligaverint Nosque per literas nostras patentes obligaveri●us Nos haeraedes & successores nostros praefatis Abbati & Conventui & successoribus suis ad plenam & integram ejusdem pecuniae solucionem infra duos menses postquam ab eisdem Abbate et Conventu super hoc requisiti fuerimus faciend necnon ad ipsos inde conservandos indempnes Et iidem Abbas et Conventus virtute obligacionis suae praedictae de praedictis quingentis marcis Collectoribus dictae Decimae per praefatum Summum Pontificem specialiter deputatis jam satisfecerint sicut dicunt Voluimus ei in satisfactione praedictarum quingentarum marcarum in firmis annuis et debitis quae nobis debent ad Scaccarium praedictum facere allocationem vel alio competenti modo eis super hoc providere Nos igitur supplicationi ipsorum Abbatis & Conventus in hac parte annuere ipsorumque indempnitati volentes prospicere ut tenemur vobis mandamus quod inspectis literis nostris praedictis habitoque cum eodem Abbate super praemissis diligenti tractatu de aliqua bona & competenti forma per quam de praedictae pecuniae summa exoneremur et eisdem Abbati & Conventui in firmis & debitis praedictis debita allocacio vel alio modo competens satisfactio inde fiat provideatis prout juxta discretionem vestram vobis videbitur melius faciendum & prout per nos & Consilium nostrum vobis praefatae Thesaurariae plenius est injunctum Teste Rege apud Lincolniam 26. die Febr. Per Petitionem de Consilio The like Writ issued to them upon a Petition of the Abbot of Peterburge in the same Parliament who was bound and secured by the King's Counterbond for 500 l. more of that money which he had paid to the Pope's agents Claus 29 E 1. m. 3. to omit all others Thus the money pretended and collected for the Holy Land after the King had made use of it for divers years was exacted and pursed up by this avaricious Pope at last and never employed for its pretended end An impious Papal fraud The Pope's Italian Agent appointed by him to demand and receive Ten thousand marks of the money long before granted for relief of the Holy Land which the King borrowed from the Pope's Collectors upon the bonds of these Abbots his sureties to repay it within 2. Months upon the Pope's demand whom the King was bound to save harmless by his Counterbonds to them exacting one mark in every hundred Marks for his expenses or else refusing to give up their bonds till paid The King upon complaint thereof issued this memorable Writ to him prohibiting this his extortion and commanding him to deliver up their bonds the debt being his upon payment only of the principal moneys else he would take some other course for their relief against him REX discreto Viro Magistro Bonich de Florenc ad recipiendum nomine Domini Papae solutionem decem millium Marcarum a quibusdam Abbatibus Cl. 29 E 1. m. 10. intus Pro quibusdam Abbatibus & Priorihus Angliae et Prioribus Regni nostri debitarum occasione quarundam obligationum quas pro eis nostro nomine et pro nobis dudum fecerant assignato salutem Datum est nobis intelligi quod vos de singulis Centum Marcis praedictae fummae pecuniae unam Marcam pro expensis vestris a praedictis Abbatibus et Prioribus antequam dictas obligationes eorum quae penes vos residere dicuntur restituere velitis eisdem exigitis et exigere praesumitis pro libito minus just in grave ipsorum dispendium immo verius nostrum qui Abbates et Priores tenemur eosdem in hac parte conservare indempnes utpote qui pro nobis et ad nostram instantiam obligationem et fidejussionem hujusmodi subierunt Nos igitur praefatis Abbatibus et Prioribus quatenus honeste poterimus super hoc subvenire volentes Vobis mandamus firmiter injungentes quod ipsa sola forte contentus ab exactione praedictae Marcae de dictis Centum Marcis habendae desistatis et juxta quod praefati Abbates et Priores et eorum quilibet pro rata portione contingentis eisdem et eorum quemlibet prout in obligationibus eorundem inde confectis plenius continetur satisfecerint vel satisfecerit in hac parte obligationes easdem eis et eorum cuilibet omnimoda difficultate postposita restituere nullatenus omittatis Taliter super praemissis vos habentes ne si secus feceritis aliud remedium super hoc nos oporteat adhibere Dat. apud Evesham 27 die Marcii The King upon the Complaint of the Masters and Scholars of the University of Oxford of the want of paving and of the filth dung in the streets and other places both within the Town and Suburbs of Oxford which corrupted the air and annoyed their health issued these memorable Writs for repairing & cleansing their streets and removing the Swine out of them by the oversight of such as the Chancellor and Proctors of the University should appoint and to keep them clean for the future REX Majori & Ballivis suis Oxoniae salutem Quia ex parte dilectorum nobis Cl. 29 E 1. dorso m. 14 vel 15 De stratis & venellis in Oxonpaviandis in Christo Magistrorum et Scholarium Vniversitatis Oxon. nobis est conquerendo monstratum quod pavimentum Villae nostrae praedictae adeo enormiter est dirutum & confractum quod ex hoc universi & singuli transeuntes & incedentes per Villam eandem dampna non modica sustinent & gravamina et eciam quod per fimos & fimaria & plures alias faeditates quae in stratis et venellis villae praedictae ponuntur et colliguntur aer ibidem in tantum corrumpitur et inficitur quod Magistris et Scholaribus praedictis et aliis ibidem conversantibus et transeuntibus horror abhominabilis incutitur commoditas salubrioris aeris impeditur status hominum graviter laeditur aliaeque intollerabiles incommoditates et quamplura discrimina ex corrupcione hujusmodi provenire noscuntur in Magistrorum et Scholarium praedictorum et aliorum ibidem conversancium et transeuncium nocumentum et periculum manifestum Volentes super hoc congruum remedium adhiberi Vobis mandamus quod pavimentum Villae praedictae per visum alicujus vel aliquorum quem vel quos Cancellarius et Procuratores Vniversitatis praedictae ad hoc duxerit deputand in stratis & venellis ibidem reparari & emendar● faciatis et Comburgenses vestros ad hoc modis omnibus quibus melius expedire videritis inducatis & si necesse fuerit modo debito compellatis ut unusquisque coram ten & tenuris suis in Villa praedicta pavire faciat ac stratas praedictas & venellas fimus & fimariis universis mundari et eas sic mundatas imposterum mundas conservari ac porcarias in stratis et vicis existentes per quas hujusmodi faeditates accumulantur et plurimum colliguntur amoveri faciatis ita quod Villa nostra praedicta adeo munda de hujusmodi faeditatibus de caetero conservetur quod clamor ad nos inde non perveniat iteratus per quod manum ad hoc debeantus apponere graviorem Teste Rege apud Wodestok 18 die Marcii REX Vic. Oxon. salutem Quia ex relatu plurimorum accepimus quod pavimentum Ibidem De stratis & venellis in suburbio ejusdem Villae paviendis Suburbii Villae nostrae Oxon. adeo est dirutum & confractum quod ex hoc universi et finguli transeuntes et cedentes per pavimentum illud dampna non modica etc. ut supra & eciam quod per fimos etc. quae in suburbio praedicto ponuntur & colliguntur aer ibidem corrumpitur etc. quod Magistris et Scholaribus Vniversitatis Oxon. & aliis in eodem suburbio conversantibus etc. Volentes etc. tibi praecipimus quod pavimentum Suburbii praedicti per visum alicujus vel aliquorum etc. emendari facias & Burgenses ac alios ten & tenuras in eodem suburbio habentes modis omnibus quibus etc. inducas & si necesse fuerit etc. ut unusquisque coram ten & tenuris suis in suburbio praedicto pavire faciat ac stratas Suburbii praedicti fimis etc. & eas sic mandatas etc. Ita quod stratae Suburbii praedicti adeo mundae etc. conserventur etc. ut supra Teste ut supra The King by his Prerogative sent an old Servant of his maimed in his Service to the Prior and Covent of Coventry to be there relieved by a Corody during life by this Writ REX dilectis sibi in Christo Priori & Conventui de Coventria salutem Quia Rogerus de Cestria serviens noster ad arma qui nobis diu benè fideliter Ibid. m. 16. dorso Pro Rogero de Cestriae deservivit & in servicio nostro mahemiatus existit per quod nobis non sufficit amplius famulari ipsum ad vos duximus transmittendum Rogantes quatinus ipsum Rogerum in domo vestra admittatis & ei cum uno garcione deservienti eidem necessaria sua in victu & vestitu juxta status ipsius Rogeri exigenciam quoad vixerit exhiberi nostris precibus faciatis pro quo vobis ad grates teneamur merito speciales Teste Rege apud Lincolniam vicesimo primo die Februarii The King being informed by the Abbot of Peterburgh who loved Venison that by several Charters of his predecessors he ought to have the Tithe of all his Venison within his Forests in the County of Northampton and to have Writs issued for that purpose issued this Writ for to have the arrears thereof due unto him for three years REX dilecto & fideli suo Adae de Welles Senescallo Forestae suae inter pontes Oxon. & Staunford salutem Quia constat nobis per inspectionem Chartarum Claus 29 E 1. m. 4. Pro Abbate de Burgo Sancti Petri. Willielmi Richardi & Johannis progenitorum nostrorum & Henrici patris nostri quondam Regum Angl. quod Abbas de Burgo Sancti Petri qui pro tempore fuerit habere debet ex concessione dictorum Regum Angl. Decimam venationis captae in Forestis nostris infra Com. Northampton & etiam constat nobis per inspectionem Rotulorum Cancellar dicti patris nostri quod Abbates ejusdem loci semper habuerunt breve suum de Decima venationis illius habenda vobis mandamus quod Abbati ejusdem loci Decimam in Forestis praedictis de annis regni nostri vicesimo septimo vicesimo octavo et de anno praesenti habere faciatis prout ipse et praedecessores sui eam habere consueverunt nisi prius eam habuerit per aliud breve nostrum Teste Rege apud etc. 23 die Augusti The King carrying the Banner of St. John of Beverly with him into Scotland for his better success upon his return from thence restore it by this Writ REX dilectis sibi in Christo Capitulo Ecclesiae Sancti Johannis Beverlaci salutem Vexillum Sancti Johannis quod nobiscum habuimus in guerra nostra Claus 29 E. 1. m. 18. De Vexillo Sancti Johannis Beverlaci remisso Scotiae vobis per d●lectos Clericos nostros Galfridum de Welleford Capellanum & Robertum de Haliwell exhibitores praesentium destinamus Teste Rege apud Aberford 27 die Novembris The King this year out of his special grace granted this Patent and Privilege to the Prior and Monks of St. Alban that they during every avoidance should hold the Temporalties of the Abbey except Knights Fees and Advousons' of Churches rendering to him a thousand Marks for every time it fell or year it continued void REX omnibus ad quos etc. salutem Sciatis quod ob devotionem quam erga Sanctum Albanum gloriosum Christi Martyrem gerimus & habemus & ut Pat. 29 E. 1. m. 8. Pro Abbate & Conventu de S. Albano Monachi Abbatiae de Sancto Albano de caetero possint quietius & tranquillius altissimo famulari concessimus pro nobis & haeredibus nostris Abbati & Conventui Abbatiae praedictae quod Prior & Conventus Abbatiae ejusdem & eorum successores in singulis vacationibus ejusdem Abbatiae quociens videlicet ipsum exnunc vacare continget habeant et teneant eandem custodiam Abbatiae illius et omnium temporalium ejusdem cum omnibus rebus et bonis ad Abbatiam illam qualitercunque spectantibus adeo plene et integre sicut aliquis Abbas ejusdem loci Abbatiam illam et temporalia cum rebus et bonis praedictis sede plena aliquibus retroactis temporibus habere et tenere consuevit Ita quod ipsi Prior & Conventus de temporalibus & bonis ac rebus illis plenam & liberam administrationem habeant & inde disponere & ordinarc possint prout eis melius & utilius videbitur faciendum & prout Abbas dicti loci inde posset ordinare & disponere sede plena salvis nobis et haeredibus nostris feodis Militum quae tenentur de Abbatia praedicta et Advocationibus Ecclesiarum cum acciderint temporibus vacationum praedictarum Ita tamen quod omnes redditus & servitia annua de feodis praedictis in vacationibus illis provenientia remaneant Priori & Conventu● praedictis Salvis etiam nobis & haeredibus nostris escaetis quas accidere contigerit temporibus praedictis quae quidem escaetae singulis hujusmodi vacationibus finitis videlicet post fidelitatem ipsius quem ibidem eligi confirmari seu praefici contigerit in Abbatem nobis vel haeredibus nostris factam liberentur & remaneant Abbati Priori & Conventui & successoribus suis dicti loci sine occasione vel impedimento nostri vel haeredum nostrorum quorumcunque Reddendo nobis et haeredibus nostris pro qualibet vacatione Abbatiae praedictae sive duraverit per annum integrum sive per minus tempus mille marcas infra annum a tempore quo Abbatia illa vacare inceperit computandum videlicer quingentas marcas in fine primi dimidii anni illius et quingentas marcas in fine ejusdem anni Et si fortè vacatio Abbatiae illius duraverit ultra annum tunc praedicti Prior et Conventus pro proximo anno integro sequenti si tanto tempore duraverit solvant nobis et haeredibus nostris mille marcas ad terminos praedictos et sic pro quolibet anno integro post primum annum durante vacatione praedicta ad eosdem terminos mille marcas Et si ultra annum integrum vel annos integros duraverit vel minore tempore quam per annum tunc pro illo minori tempore de praedictis mille marcis minus pro rata temporis illius proporcionaliter nobis solvant Et volumus & concedimus pro nobis & haeredibus nostris quod praedicti Prior & Conventus & eorum successores imperpetuum habeant & teneant custodiam Abbatiae praedictae singulis temporibus vacationum ejusdem in forma praedicta Ita quod nullus V●cecomes Escaetor seu quicunque alius Ballivus vel Minister noster vel haeredum nostrorum de custodia Abbatiae praedictae seu Cellarum suarum Maneriorum aut aliarum rerum seu bonorum quorumcunque ad dictam Abbatiam seu Cellas suas spectantium quoquo modo ratione vacationis illius se in aliquo intromittat Hoc tamen excepto quod Escaetor vel alius Minister noster seu haeredum nostrorum qui pro tempore fuerit infra portas tantum Abbatiae praedictae in principio cujusl●bet vacationis ejusdem quandam simplicem seisinam nomine nostri regii dominii capiat et ea sie capta st●t●m erinde recedat absque alio inde capiendo seu etiam asportando Ita quod ul●ra unum di●m occasione seisinae praedictae moram ibi non faciat n●c aliquem ib●dem substituat loco s●● Volumus insuper & concedimus pro nobis & haeredibus nostris quod si nos forsitan vel haeredes nostri aliquo tempore vacationis Abbatiae praed●ctae exercitum nost●um fecerimus summoneri praedicti Prior & Conventus & successores sui pro propriis et dominieis feodis Militum Abbatiae ill●u● in manibus ipsorum Prioris et Conventus tunc existentibus ad se●vici●m in eodem exercit● f●ciendum minime teneantur nec occasione servicii illius molestentur in aliquo seu graventur set i●de peni●us sint quieti S●lvis tamen nobis & haered●●●us nost●●s serviciis feodorum Militum quae tenentur de Abbatia praedicta temporibus vacationum ejusdem ad nos pertinentibus ratione exercitus supradicti In cujus etc. Teste Rege apud Caldestrem 30 die Julii Per ipsum Regem The King likewise released all Debts owing to him by the Abbot and Covent of St. Alban in recompense of the 1000 Marks for which they were bound for him to the Church of Rome and had satisfied it to the Pope's Agent and 300 Marks more they gave him as an Aid for his expedition into Scotland REX omnibus ad quos etc. salutem Sciatis quod pro remissione quam dilecti Pat. 29 E. 1. m. 27. nobis in Christo Abbas & Conventus de Sancto Albano nobis fecerunt tam de illis * Here p 360 361. Bund●la Brevium de Privato Sigillo Anno 30 E. 1. in Turre London mille marcis quas ab eis pro quibusdam arduis negotiis nostris expediendis mutuo recepimus de pecunia Decimae in subsidium Terrae Sanctae a Clero regni nostri nuper concessae eisdem Abbati et Conventui nomine Sum●ni Pontificis liberata in deposito custodienda et quas iidem Abbas et Conventus postmodum pro nobis dicto Summo Pontifici solverunt quam de aliis debitis quibuscunque in quibus eis ex quacunque causa usque ad diem confectionis pr●sentium tenebamur necnon et pro trescentis marcis quas iidem Abbas et Conven●us nobis in subsidium expeditionis nostrae Scotiae jam dederunt pardonavimus eis omnia debita in quibus ipsi nobis ex quacunque causa usque ad diem pr●dictum tenebantur Volentes & concedentes pro nobis & haeredibus nostris quod iidem Abbas & Conventus de debitis praedictis penitus sint quieti In cujus etc. Teste Rege apud Pebbles secundo die Augusti Per ipsum Regem Et mandatum est Thesaur & Baronibus de Scaccario quod ipsos Abbatem & Conventum de debitis supradictis quietos esse faciant juxta tenorem literarum Regis praedictarum Teste Rege ut supra The King sending the Archdeacon of Richmond to Rome about his affairs to procure a Disme for 3. years from the Clergy of England and Ireland he rendered him this account of his expenses in that journey which he ordered to be satisfied out of the Disme and Quindisme granted him by this Obligation REX omnibus ad quos etc. salutem Sciatis nos teneri dilecto Clerico nostro Gerardo Archid. Ricbemund in Trescentis et novem libris tribus solidis et Pat. 29 E 1. m. 7. De Genardo Archidiacono Richem quatuor denariis de expensis suis per ipsum in nuncium nostrum pro quibusdam negociis nostris specialibus ad Romanam Curiam nuper proficiscentem factis videlicet à quintodecimo die Aprilis anno regni nostri vicesimo octavo usque ad vicesimum tercium diem Junii anno regni nostri vicesimo nono prout per compotum ejusdem Archidiaconi coram dilecto Clerico nostro Johanne de Drokensford Custodae Garderobae nostrae inde redditum evidenter apparet Quam quidem pecuniae summam praesato Archidiacono in festo Paschae proximo futuro de pecuniae decimae vel quintaedecimae nobis in regno nostro concessae nos promittimus soluturos In cujus etc. Teste Rege apud Dovy Pas 14. die Octobr. Per literas dicti Johanni Patentes WAlterus Coventr & Lychf. qui pro negociis Regem et regnum suum specialiter tangentibus profecturus est ad Cur. Romanam habet literas Regis Ibid m. 7. De Protectionibus Pat. 29 E 1. de protectione per unum annum duraturas cum claus volumus & exceptis Pres. etc. T. Rege apud Dovy Pas 27. die Septembris The King granted these Licenses and Protections to the Prior of Durham and others to go to the Court of Rome about their affairs and their Churches who could not go thither without his licence RIcardus de Hoton Prior Dunelm qui de licencia Regis profecturus est ad Curiam Romanam habet literas Regis de protectione simplices sine clausulis per m. 23 De Protectione biennium duraturas Pres etc. Teste Rege apud Lincolniam primo die Marcii Per ipsum Regem & duplicatur AL●x de Punzunby qui cum eodem Priore profecturus est ad dictam Curiam Ibidem habet literas Regis de protectione simplices etc. duraturas ut supra Pres etc. Teste Rege ut supra Per ipsum Regem duplicatur REX omnibus amicis suis ad quos etc. salutem Cum dilectus nobis in Christo Ibidem Ricardus de Hoton Prior Dunelm de licencia nostra ad Curiam Romanam pro quibusdam negociis suis expediendis se divertat Vos rogamus quatenus eidem Priori aut familiae suae secum eunti in rebus aut personis suis in eundo versus partes praedictas ibidem morando & exinde redeundo non inferatis etc. set pocius eis cum ipsos per partes vestras transitum facere contigerit salvum & securum conductum nostri contemplacione habere faciatis cum ab ipsis ex parte nostra fueritis super hoc requisiti In cujus etc. per biennium duraturas Teste ut supra Per ipsum Regem Consimiles literas de conductu habet praefatus Ricardus sine mentione facta de Priore duraturas ut supra Teste ut supra The King this year granted restitution of the Temporalties of a Nunnery belonging to his Patronage by the death of the Earl of Cornwall upon the Certificate of the Bishop of Lincoln REX dilecto & fideli suo Waltero de Glouc. Escaet suo citra Trentam Cum venerabilis pater I. Lincolniensis Episcopus examinato processu electionis nuper Pat. 29 E. 1. m. 29. intus De restitutione Temporalium in Ecclesia Conventuali de Garing de duabus Monialibus ejusdem domus in discordia factae alteram earundem videlicet Margeriam Neel quae nobis extitit praesentata in Priorissam Domus illius cujus advocatio per mortem bonae memoriae Edmundi quodam Comitis Cornubii Consanguinei nostri ad manus nostras devenit praefecerit sicut per literas patentes ipsius Episcopi nobis inde directas nobis constat Nos praefectionem acceptantes cepimus fidelitatem ipsius Margeriae & Temporalia domus praedictae prout moris est restituimus eidem Et ideo vobis mandamus quod eidem Margeriae Temporalia domus praedictae liberetis in forma praedicta Teste Rege apud Nettleham 9 die Februarii The King upon the Petition of the Prioress and Nuns of the Monastery of St. Marry de Bello Porto in Ireland issued this Patent of special grace for the election confirmation and restitution of the Temporalties to a New Abbess by his Chief Justice in Ireland they giving security by their patent under Seal that this special grace should not prejudice the rights of his Crown nor be drawn into consequence for the future REX dilecto & fideli suo Johanni Wogan Justice suo Hiberniae salutem Cum Pat. 29 E 1. m. 29 intus De licentia eligendi & potestate data restituendi Temporal in Hibernia dilecti nobis in Christo Priorissa & Moniales beatae Mariae de Bello Portu juxta Waterford nobis per literas suas Patentes significaverint quod Abbatia sua praedicta per mortem Johannae quondam Abbatissae illius loci Pastorali est solatio destituta supplicantes Nobis prout moris est quod licentiam sibi aliam eligendi in Abbatissam eisdem concedere dignaremur Ac nos precibus earundem Priorissae & Monialium in hac parte favorabiliter inclinati licentiam illam eis duxerimus concedendam Mandantes ipsis quod talem sibi eligant in Abbatissam quae Deo devota regimini Ecclesiae suae necessaria nobisque et terrae nostrae Hiberniae utilis et fidelis existat Nos earundem Priorissae et Monialium laboribus et expensis in hac parte parcere volentes ista vice concessimus eis de gratia nostra speciali & vobis dedimus potestatem quod facta Electione praedicta etc. assensum Regium vice nostra praebeatis significantes loci Diocesano quod id quod suum est in hac parte exequatur Volumus etiam & vobis dedimus potestatem quod etc. tunc accepta ab eadem Electa fidelitate in casu isto nobis debita temporalia ejusdem Abbatiae eidem Electae prout moris est liberetis vice nostra Receptis prius ab ipsa Electa literis suis patentibus sigillo suo necnon et sigillo Capituli sui signatis quod haec gratia nostra quam eidem Electae ad praesens ex mera liberalitate nostra concessimus nobis vel haeredibus nostris non cedet in praejudicium vel exhaeredationem seu trahetur in consequentiam temporibus futuris In cujus etc. Teste Rege apud Nettleham 5. die Februarii Per ipsum Regem nunciante J. de bensted The King likewise issued this Writ to his Chief Justice and other Officers in Ireland to commit the Temporalties of the Bishopric of Imelac seized into his hands for * See Here p. 808. debts owing him by the Bishop to new Guardians by reason of the ill administration of them by the former Guardian REX Justice suo Hiberniae & Thes. & Baronibus suis de Scaccario Dublin salutem Licet pro quibusdam debitis in quibus Venerabilis Pater W. Imelacensis Pat. 29 E. 1. memb 28. intus De Custodia Episcopatus ●melac liberand Magistro Richardo Berard & Rogero de Clifford Clericis Episcopus nobis tenetur Vobis mandaverimus quod Temporalia Episcopatus praedicti cum pertin caperetis in manum nostram et Custodiam Episcopatus illius Magistro Bartholomaeo de Sutton liberaretis ita quod de exitibus Episcopatus illius nobis & praefato Episcopo ad Scaccarium nostrum Angliae responderet Ac jam intellexerimus quod praefatus Bartholomaeus minus bene se gessit in Custodia praedicta per quod de assensu praedicti Episcopi praefatum Bartholomaeum a Custodia praedicta amovendum & loco ipsius Magistrum Richardum Berard & Rogerum de Clifford Clericos quamdiu nobis placuerit in eadem Custodia duximus subrogandos Vobis mandamus quod eisdem Richardo & Rogero vel eorum alteri has literas nostras deferenti Custodiam Episcopatus predict cum bonis in Maneriis ejusdem Episcopatus existentibus liberetis Ita quod nobis & praefato Episcopo inde respondeant ad Scaccarium nostrum Angliae supradictum ad mandatum nostrum Proviso quod praedictus Bartholomaeus coram vobis securitatem inveniat quod de exitibus Episcopatus praedicti per ipsum dum Custodiam predict habuit hucusque perceptis nobis ad Scaccarium nostrum praedictum respondeat ut debebit In cujus etc. Teste Rege apud Nettleham 12 die Febr. Duppl The Archbishop of Ardmach being amerced 40 Marks by the King's Justices of the Common Bank in Ireland upon which process issued against him out of the Exchequer the King upon his complaint issued a Writ to moderate it who thereupon reduced it to 5. Marks which although he paid yet process continuing against him for the residue he obtained this second Writ to the Treasurer and Barons there for his relief REX Thes. & Baronibus suis de Scaccario Dublin salutem Ex parte venerabilis patris J. Archiepiscopi Ardmach nobis est ostensum quod cum pro eo Cl. 29 E 1 m 7. Pro Archiep. Ardmach quod quadragintae librae ad quas ipse coram justic nostris de Banco Dublin involuntary et absque causa rationabili fuerat ut dicitur amerciatus ab eodem Archiepiscopo per summonicionem Scaccarii praedicti exigebantur Vobis nuper mandaverimus quod considerata quantitate delicti ob quod sic fuerat amerciatus amerciamentum illud juxta discrecionem vestram moderaretis et districtionem sibi ea occasione factam quousque moderacio illa facta fuisset relaxaretis Vos licet amerciamentum illud virtute mandati nostri praedicti habito respectu ad parvitatem delicti ob quod sic extitit amerciatus ad centum solidos moderaveritis idem Archiepiscopus illos centum solidos citò postmodum nobis ad Scaccarium praedictum solverit & quietanciam inde habeat tamen triginta & quinque libras ab eodem Archiepiscopo ac si praedictos centum solidos in partem solucionis praedictarum quadraginta librarum & non ratione moderacionis amerciamenti praedicti nobis solvisset jam de novo exigi & ipsum ea occasione graviter distringi faciatis in ipsius Archiepiscopi non modicum dispendium & gravamen Nolentes igitur quod idem Archiepiscopus aliter indebitè praegravetur Vobis mandamus quod inspecta quietancia quam praedictus Archiepiscopus de praedictis centum solidis dicit se habere si vobis constiterit dictum amerciamentum quadraginta librarum usque ad centum solidos per vos moderatum fuisse tunc à districtione eidem Archiepiscopo pro praedictis triginta & quinque libris ratione amerciamenti praedicti per vos facta penitus desistentes ipsum de praedictis triginta & quinque libris quietum esse prout justum fuerit faciatis Teste Rege apud Morpath 28 die Junii I shall close this year with this memorable Epistie of Petrus Cassiodorus a Noble Italian Knight written to the English Church about this time exhorting them to cast off the yoke of the Pope's Roman Tyranny and rapines and redeem their ancient liberties * Johan Balaeus De Rom. Pontificum acts l. 6. p 359 360 etc. Script Britan. Cent 4. c. 7. Appendix p. 359. Fox Acts & Monuments Vol. 1. p. 460 461. Petri Cassiodori ad Anglos Epistola super extrema Angliae expilationis per Papam circa Annum Domini 1302. ut Romani tyrannidis jugum excuterent Ex vetusto Codice ad fanum Sancti Albani descripta ECclesiae nobili Anglicanae in luto et latere ancillatae as the Jews did in times passed under the Egyptians Petrus filius Cassiodori Miles Catholicus Pugil Jesus Christi devotus salutem et captivitatis jugum abjicere et bravium accipere libertatis Super Cathedram Mosi sederunt Scribae & Pharisaei etc. Sequitur Cui comparabo te vel cui assimulabo te Jerusalem filia cui exaequabo te virgo filia Zion Magna enim est tua contritio velut mare sola facta est sine solatio toto die moerore confecta Data es in manus ejus de quo non potes surgere absque auxilio sublevantis Nam Scribae & Pharisaei super cathedram Mosi sedentes Principes Romani hosts in capite facti sua phylacteria dilatantes ambientes locupletari tuorum Mat. 23. 2 5. ossium ex medullis gravia et importabilia in tuis et tuorum ministrorum imponunt humeris onera et ultra quam decet te constituunt sub tributo quae libera fueras ab antiquo Recedat abhinc omnis admirationis materia quia mater tua domina gentium viduarum more suo subdito desponsata tibi ipsum in patrem constituit et Romanae urbis Pontificem summum praeelegit qui quod ita sit tibi in nullo paternitatis genere ostendit Super te quidem suas magnificat fimbrias et experimento ed●cet se tuae matris esse maritum Commemorat enim apud se propheticum saepe verbum quod est in scrinio pectoris sui sic digestum Sume tibi libr●m Jer. 36. 2. grandem & scribe in eo stylo hominis velociter Spolia detrahe cito praedare Nunquid cum Apostolus ad hoc constituendum sic scribit * Hebr. 5. 1 2. Omnis Pontifex ex hominibus assumptus pro hominibus constituitur in his quae sunt ad Deum non ad spolia et rapinas non pro annuis censibus imponendis nec pro necandis hominibus sed ut offerat dona & sacrificia pro peccatis qui etiam hic condolere possit qui ignorant & errand Et de Petro legitur Piscatore cui se esse commemorat successorem quod post Christi resurrectionem cum caeteris Apostolis ad piscandi officium est reversus ●●oh 21. 3 〈…〉 7. qui cum nichil in sinistra navigii parte ceperat Christo jubente ad dextram se convertit & in terram plenam magnis piscibus rete traxit Est igitur ministerium Ecclesiae utile in parte dextera exercendum per quod & diabolus vincitur & eidem Christo copia animarum adducitur Certè sic labor sinistrae partis navigii non se habet quia in eo fides titubat dominatur tristitia cum quod inquirendo appetitur minime invenitur Quis enim credat simul et semel posse servire Manimonae atque Deo ac suae voluntati placere et carnis ac sanguininis revelationibus inhaerere et offerre Christo munera digna Et dubio procul Pastor qui supra gregis aedificationem non vigilat aliunde rugienti leoni quaerenti quem devoret parat viam Vide inquam facta inaudita nuncupativi filia Patris tui qui bonos Pastorss a caulis ovium amovet et suos nepotes consanguineos et parents aliosque nonnu●los literas ignorantes et velut mutos et surdos ovium earundem non intelligentes balatum nec ne morsibus luporum curantes velut mercenarios vellera auferentes et metentes semina † joliorum oliorum in ipsis non ut prosint set ut praesint constituit pro eisdem quorumque manus in cophinis serviunt et ipsorum dorsa ab oneribus divertuntur Ex quibus liquet quod Sacerdotium praetermittitur his diebus obsequium divinum subtrahitur et eléemosinarum largitio adnullatur per quod Regum Principum et Christianorum sancta debotio evacuatur Nun debet in oculis omnium mirabile reputari quod ubi * Mat. 17. 27. Christus pro se & Petro Regibus solvi jussit tributum ipse regna et regnorum Principes contra voluntatem illius cujus dicit se esse Vicarium qui ab se regna et mundi judicia abdicavit suae subjicere nititur ditioni dominio sui styli quia totum sibi vendicat quod scripserat esse suum De te filia quid plus agit Ecce a te trahit quod libet nec tamen reputat se contentum si partem rerum tuarum decimam a te sumat nisi primos fructus beneficiorum tuorum habeat ministrorum ut tam pro se quam pro suo sanguine novum constituatur patrimonium de eisdem abjectis piissimis voluntatibus fundatorum et alia etiam execra●ilia pro cursorum suorum stipendiis quos transmi●tit in Angliam jam imponit qui non tantum tuum ac tuorum victum auferat et vesturas sed eorum pelles ac carnes lacerant sicut canes Nunquid Nebuchodonosor Regi debeat comparari qui templum Domini devastavit & vasis suis argenteis spoliavit quod egerat enim ille agit et iste et ille Domus Dei spoliavit Ministros et ipsam destituebat auxilio haec et hic facit  melius est occisis gladio quam fame aliqualiter interfectis quia illi sunt mortui statim et isti sunt a terrae sterilitate consumpti Compatiantur tibi filia omnes transeuntes per viam quia non est dolor similis sicut tuus jam enim prae dolore nimio atque effustone tua nimia lachrimarum super carbones o facies tua denigrata ita quod non est cognita amplius in plateis in tenebrosis se tuus praefatus superior collocavit inebriavit te absi●●hio et felle afflictionem populi tui ejusque gemitum audi vide domine et descend quia cor dicti viri super cor Pharaonis est nimium induratum quem populum abire liberum non dimittit nisi in fortitudine manus suae non enim super terram flagitat miserabiliter sed post mortem quia quorumcunque Christianorum bona sub nomina * See Tom. 2. p. 664 671 672 681 682. tituli de Intestatis consistunt omnia post decessum omnia devorat Etenim Ecclesia Nota. Anglicana qualiter retroactis temporibus Franciae in regnum Angliae suos concupiscentiae oculos dirigentes machinavantur illud suae subjicere potestati sed quod in ipsis hactenus defuit est timendum ne suppleat praedicti viri nova conjecturatio novi hostis quia regni deficiente Thesauro et ejus destructo sacerdotio efficietur vere regnum impotentius contra hosts Ne igitur tu filia tuique Sacerdotes in miseriam deducamini longiorem expedit ut pro tua et tuorum salute quod Rex tuus Christianissimus et regni Potentes qui amplissimis beneficiis te ornaverunt quique vos et beneficia hujusmodi haberent in hoc casu tueri resistant conjecturationibus conspirationibus arrogantiae ac superbiae dicti viri qui non Dei contemplatione sed pro praemissis et pro suis ditando parentibus ac pro nido suo quasi Aquilam exaltando per praemissa et alia imposita per eundem totalem pecuniam Anglicanam novi dominii genere jam compellit ne dissimulata in hac parte simplicitas in regni hujus subversionem auferat velut su●m et adhibeatur sero remedii tunc cantela Avertat nempe Dominus virtutum de corde viri illius velamen sibique cor contritum et humile largiatur et agnoscere eum faciat vestigia veri Dei per quae à suis ten●bris eruatur & praemissos labores sinistros dimittere compellatur necnon & vinea quam plantavit Dei dextra sacrae fidei cultoribus repleatur Animadverte enim verba Domini & Prophetiam Jeremiae ad propulsandum hujusmodi inchoata quae dicunt Tu Pastor qui populum meum dispersisti & eum de suis habitationibus ejecisti e●ce visitabo super te tuorum malitiam studiorum nec erit vir qui super Solium David de tuo semine sedeat n●c qui in Juda ultra habeat potestatem fiat nidus tuus desertus & sicut S●●oma & G●morra taliter sit subversus qui si perteritus ab his dictis non destiterit ab inc●ptis & restitutionem non fecerit de praeceptis psallent pro eo extunc nequiter corde indurato Psalmum c●n●●si●um octavum illi cui omnia serviunt aperte singuli singulis diebus in Christo devotissimi dicimus laudem * In Mr. Fox his English Copy For truly as favour gr●ce benivolence permitteth and n●glect●th many things so again the gentle benignity of ●an being too much oppressed and grieved seeketh to be delivered and f●eed from the ●ame striveth and searcheth to have the truth known and casteth off that yoke by all means possible that grieveth him What effect writ●s * Acts and Monuments vol. 1. p. 461. Mr. Fox this L●tter wrought in them to whom it was directed is not story expressed This by the way may be conjectured that no reason or persuasion could prevail but that the Pope retained here still his Exactions whatsoever was said or written to the contrary notwithstanding In a broken Bundle of Writs Anno 30 E. 1. rot 118. in the White Tower I found only this one W●●t of Attachment for a suit in Court Christian against the King's Prohibition Edwardus etc. V. c. Ebon etc. P●aecipimus tibi quod capias Walterum Bundela ●revium in Turre London An. 30 E 1. de Whyteby & Willi●lm●m de ●hyreburne Capellanum si inventi fuerint in Balliva tua & cos salvo cust●●●●as Ita quod habeas corpora corum coram justiciariis nostris apud Ebor. in Sa●●●● Michaelis ad respondend Agnetae de Linc. de placito quare ipsi simul cum Seteby secuti sunt placitum in Curia Christianitatis de catallis et deb●●i● quae non sunt de Testamento vel Matrimonio contra Prohibitionem nostram ut dicit & unde tu ipse mandasti Justiciariis nostris apua Ebor. á die Paschae in 15. di●s quod praedicti Walterus & Willielmus non sunt inventi nec aliquid habent in Balliva tua per quod possint attachiari Et habeas ibi hoc breve Teste R. de Hengham apud Ebor. 25 die Maii Anno regni nostri 30. On which this return is endorsed Walterus the Whyteby & Willielmus de Shyreburne Capellanus non fuerunt inventi in Balliva mea post recept●onem istius brevis nec aliquid habent per quod possint attach●●ri The rest are lost or perished In the Clause Roll of this year I find this memorable Writ of Prohibition sent by the King to the Archbishop of Canterbury who had presumptuously excommunicated the King's Constable of Dover Castle and other of his Officers for imprisoning the Abbot of Faversham in Dover Castle upon a Judgement given against him in the Court of Shipwey the chief Court for all the Cinque ports for certain Trespasses committed by him within that Jurisdiction according to his office and duty against his Crown Dignity and Custom of the Realm to their great prejudice and scandal commanding him forthwith to absolve them revoke all his Citations and sentences denounced against them upon his allegiance or else he would proceed severely against him for this high contempt REX venerabili in Christo patri R. eadem gratia Cantuar. Archiepiscopo totius Claus 30 E 1. m. 13 dorso Prohibitio pro Ministris Regis super hiis quae fecerunt ratione officii sul Angliae Primati salutem Cum secundum consuetudinem in regno nostro approbatam hactenus et optentam et ratione juris nostri Regii Ministri seu Ballivi nostri pro aliquibus quae ratione officii sui et per considerationem Curiae nostrae fecerunt coram aliquibus Ordinariis ●●u judicibus Ecclesiasticis citari seu etiam in placitum in Curia Christianitatis ●ahi non debeant quequo modo Ac vos dilectum & fidelem nostrum Robertum de Bu●ghersh Constabular Castri nostri Dovor & custodem Quinque Portuum nostrorum ●● quosdam alios Ministros nostros in munitione dicti Castri existentes pro eo quod Abbatem de Faversham prisonae nostrae pro quibusdam transgressionibus per ipsum in laesionem Coronae et Regiae dignitatis nostrae utdicitur perpetratis per considerationem Curiae nostrae de Shipweye quae est magna Curia nostra Portuum praedictorum adjudicatum infra Castrum praedictum juxta officii sui debitum arrestarunt coram vobis ad certum diem ubicunque in Provincia vestra essetis citari et sententias Excommunicationis in ipsos ea occasione feceritis ut accepimus fulminari in nostri juris regii praed●cti praejudicium et ipsius Roberti et aliorum Ministrorum nostrorum praedictorum dispendium non modicum et scandalum manifestum necnon contra consuetudinem supradictum Nolentes nobis super statu nostro regio aliqualiter derogari aut Ministros nostros pro hiis quae judicialiter fiunt indebite fatigari Uobis mandamus in fide qua nobis tenemini firmiter injungentes quod hujusmodi Citationibus praefato Roberto et Ministris nostris praedictis ea de causa faciendis supersedentes sententias praedictas in ipsos per vos ut praemittitut fulminatas faciatis sine dilatione aliqua revocart Ita quod non oporteat nos ad hoc aliter apponere manum nostram Teste Rege apud Guldeford 15 die Maii. * Brevia Regis in Turre London An 14 E. 2. nu 45. Monasticon Angl. vol. 2. p. 1 2. Anno 30 E. 1. there fell out this memorable case King Henry the 1. by his Charter in the year 1130. gave to William Archbishop of Canterbury and his successors the Church of St. Martin in Dover with all the Prebendaries Rents and Francluses thereto appertaining by Land or Sea commanding him to place therein Religious persons to sing Mass for his ancestors his own and his heirs souls and ordained in his Charter That these Religious persons theemselves should have the free election of the Abbot and the Archbishop the examination and confirmation of their election Whereupon the Archbishop began to found a New Monastery near Dover intending to place therein Canons of the Order of St. Augustine but died before it was finished King Henry the 2. by his Charter renewed the grant of Henry the 1. to Archbishop Theobald and his successors and commanded him according to the said King's order to place Monks of the Order of St. Benedict therein and that he should give them all the Prebendaries Possessions Rents and Franchises belonging to the old Church of St. Martin which Archbishop Theobald did accordingly as entirely as he received them by gift from the King Also he gave the Monks a Prior of the Covent of Canterbury not perpetual but removable at his pleasure to teach the new Monks their order and put the Monks into possession of all the Prebendaries but two which the Abbey of St. August●nes held Apres le dit Ercevesqe Tibaud saunz congee et sanc assent du Roy et contre le form oe la Chartre le Roy et contre les privileges le Pape en Bulls donne sa Chartre au Priour et an Capitre de Canterburi qe le Priour de Dour feust a touz jours fait del Covent de Canterburi et nemi d'aillours Ce d●un adeste encheason & matter the confusion & destruction a la Maison de Dour a touse jours de mal ou pies Nemy pur ce un Ercevesqe Baldwyn per moun ne avova my cel down mes lour dona Priour de eux mesmes cest assavoir Osberne qi moult amenda la Maison en son temps After which l'an de regne Edward 1. treszism le Priour de Dour Anselm Moigne de Canterburi avoit tant degaste les biens de lour Eglise qe les Moignes n'avoient dont viure ne estre vestuz et si avoit il endette la Maison de mil et centzes mares Adonqes il le encuserent de dilapidation et le engetterent come cele qi nestoit pas profitable le Prior de la Trinity et son Covent meintenant aloient procurant l'Ercevesqe Johan qil donast Priour a Dour un del Covent de Canterburi et dissoiet qe ce estoit lour droit a touz jours usee puis la fundation de la Maison de Dour les Moignes de Dour entenderent ce et fesoient assevoir au Conseil nostre Seignour le Roy. Per quoy le Priour de Canterburi fust appellez en Iuggement a monstrer per quoy broit il fesoit cel chalunge A la fin il monstre la Chartre l'Ercevesqe Tibaud qil lour avoit fait saunz assent du Roy sicome dessus est bit lafoy chose feust despute en la Court le Roy et pur ce qe l'Ercevesqe avoit pass l'ordinance a la volunte du donnour agarde feust nemy qe cele Chartre n'avoit nule valour et ensi fust le Priour et la Capitre en Canterburi forsluge de lour demand Et pur ceo qe l'Ercevesqe avoit taunt mespris contre la fourme de dit down agarde fust qe le Priour de Dour feust pris en la meyn le Roy et qe l'Ercevesqe queist grace du Roy s'il vousst mes joir la voeson de la dit Maison Et adonqes le Roy commanda qil eussent fraunche election de lour Prior et qe l'Ercevesqe cele foilz it recoust en noun du Roy en qi mein l'avoeson estoit adonqes et uncore est Et l'Ercevesqe Johan a lour nomination receust et fit Prior Robert Whitacre Moigne de la Maison de Dour qi estoit Priour vint et neof ann's et plus et ore darrein morast Ensi ad le Maison de Dour estre en possession de Priour de eux mesmes per agard et per judgement de la Court nostre Seignour le Roi et d'illoeqes jusques a taunt qe le dit Priour Robert see less morir The Bishopric of Ely becoming void by the death of Ralph Walpool translated from Norwich thither by Pope Boniface his provision the Monks of Ely by the King's licence unanimously elected * See Godwins Catalogue of Bps. p. 212. Robert O●ford their Prior to whom the King giving his Royal assent the Archbishop of Canterbury deferred his confirmation for which h● appealed to Rome and before his appeal could be tendered to him he nulled his election whereupon he appealed the second time against him to the Pope into whose hands he resigning his right he thereupon conferred the Bishopric on him by his provision desiring the King to restore his Temporalties by this Bull the original whereof I found in the White Tower Chapple reciting the whole proceedings BONIFACIUS Episcopus servus servorum Dei charissimo in Christo filio E. Regi Angliae illustri salutem & Apostolicam benedictionem Ad fovendum Anno 30 E. 1. ●● Turre London in charitatis visceribus Ecclesiarum Praelatos ac eos praecipue qui Episcopali dignitate praeminent ●o te * fiducialius fiducialibus nostris pr●cibus invitamus quo in bonorum operum executione vestrum affectum extimamus promptum ac facilem invenire maximè cum apud Deum cujus Praelati hujusmod● sunt ministri retributionis aeternae praemium & apud homines laudis praeconium exinde acquiratur Olim siquidem Ecclesia Eliensis Cathedralis per obitum bonae memoriae Radulphi Elien Episcopi pastoris solatio destituta venerabilis frater noster Robertus Ecclesiae Eliensis tunc Prior & Conventus ejusdem Ecclesiae vocatis omnibus qui voluerunt debuerunt & potuerunt commodè interest die ad eligendum futurum Pontificem praefixa ut moris est convenientes in unum ac deliberantes in hujusmodi Electionis negotio per viam procedere compromissi septem ex dicto Convent● videlicet dilectis filiis Petro Suppriori Alexandro Praecentori Radulpho Sacristae Stephano Cellarario Warino Elemosinario Johanni Subsacris●ae & Richardo Hostillario ipsius Ecclesiae providendi ea vice ipsis & eidem Ecclesiae de Praelato concesserunt liberam potestatem die illa usque ad pulsationem completorii duraturam promittentes illum in Episcopum & Pastorem recipere quem iidem compromissarii ut praemittitur ducerent concorditer eligendum Qui hujusmodi potestate recepta secedentes in partem post diligentem quem inter se super hoc habuere tractatum in ipsum Robertum direxerunt unanimiter vota sua & deinde dictus Praecentor ex potestate sibi & aliis praedictis compromissariis ejus Collegis ut praedicitur tradita de ipsorum ibidem praesentium mandato vice sua & eorundem Collegarum ac praedictorum Conventus eadem die ante praefatam completorii pulsationem memoratum Robertum in Episcopum Eliensem elegit ac electionem hujusmodi à dictis Conventu concorditer acceptatam solempniter publicavit idemque Robertus infra tempus à jure staturum ad eorundem Conventus instantiam electioni praedictae consensit Cumque postmodum memoratus Conventus fecissent ejusdem electionis decretum per quosdam ex eis Procuratores ad hoc ab ipsis Conventu constitutos venerabili fratri nostro Cantuariensi Archiepiscopo praesentari & tàm dictus Robertus personaliter quam iidem Conventus per eosdem Procuratores postularent ab eo infra tempus à jure statutum ut eandem electionem auctoritate Metropolitica confirmaret Eodem Archiepiscopo confirmare dictam electionem prout spectabat ad eam nimium different demum fuit ex parte dictorum Roberti et Conventus tam ab eo quam ejus Commissariis per ipsum in hac parte deputatis ex quibusdam causis coram probis viris cum eorum praesentiam commode adire non possent ad sedem Apostolicam appellatum Sed praedictus Archiepiscopus cui dicti Robertus & Conventus hujusmodi appellationem notifacere volebant antequam facere illum valerent praefatam electionem contra justitiam infirmavit propter quod pro parte praedictorum Roberti & Conventus iterato ad sedem appella●um extitit praelibatam sicque hujusmodi negotio per tales appellationes ad dictam sedem legitime devoluto & praefato Roberto personaliter dictisque Conventu per praedictum Richardum & dilectum filium Willielmum de Clara Ecclesiae praedictae Monachos eorumdem Conventus speciales Procuratores & Nuncios pro dicto negotio prosequendo infra legitimum tempus in nostra praesentia comparentibus et facientibus coram nobis negotium ipsum proponi nos processus tam circa electionem praedictam quam in Curia memorati Archiepiscopi in negotio praedicto habitos necnon personam ipsius Roberti per venerabilem fratrem L. Episcopum Albanen & dilectos filios nostros Gentilem titulo Sancti Martini in Montibus Presbyterum & Ma●●haeum Sanctae Mariae in P●rtien Diaconum Cardinals examinari fecimus diligenter Dictus verò Robertus post factam nobis super hujusmodi examinatione à dictis Cardinalibus relationem fidelem volens saepedictam Ecclesiam a dispendiis quae incurrere poterat per judiciales aufractus durante dicto negotio praeservari omne jus quod sibi ex praefata electione fuerat acquisitum sponte ac libere in manibus nostris resignavit as * Here p. 859 860. Thomas Archbishop of York had done before him through this Pope's craft and delays Nos igitur huju●modi resignatione recepta cupientes regimini ejusdem Ecclesiae illam personam de cujus ydonitate plenam haberemus notitiam per nostrae provisionis s●udium praesidere quia constitit per confessionem ab ipso Roberto coram Archiepiscopo memorato factam dum de dicta confirmatione facienda per ipsum Archiepiscopum agebatur Excommunicationis sententiam latam a Canone dictum Robertum quodam tempore incurrisse pro eo quod ipse manus injecerat in quendam Clericum temere violentas et ab eadem sententia rite fuisse sine mora culpabili absolutum licet id seu etiam aliud Canonicum contra eundem Robertum objectum et nobis ostensum non obstaret quo minus debuisset praefata electio confirmari Nos ne occasione hujusmodi Excommunicationis quicquam detractionis circa statum suum ab aliquibus qui nituntur interdum vas ine●ustare sincerum valeret impingi neve inde ipsius opinio gravata quomodolibet remaneret omnem maculam sive notam si de Apostolitae potestatis plenitudine abolentes ipsum hiis nequaquam obstantibus nunciavimus habilem ad Episcopalem et quamlibet dignitatem Ecclesiasticam obtinendam & deinde attendentes quod sibi literarum scientia vitae mundities morum honestas regularis observantia prudentia spiritualium & temporalium providentia & alia virtutum dona suffragari noscuntur super quibus etiam multorum fidedignorum testimoniis multipliciter commendatur considerantes insuper quod ex praefata resignatione ut praedicitur ab ipso facta praesumitur vehementer ipsum ambitionis vitium quod est penitus reprobandum potissime in promovendis ad dignitates Ecclesiasticas fugere ac per haec & ex eo etiam quod jam dicti Conventus praefatam electionem ut praedictum est concorditer acceptarunt non immeritò ex●mentes quod dicta Ecclesia per ipsum poterit salubriter gubernari de fratrum nostrorum consilio et ex nostrae plenitudine potestatis eundem Robertum praefecimus ei●em Ecclesiae in Episcopum et Pastorem curam sibi et administrationem ipsius Ecclesiae in spiritualibus et * Nota. temporalibus committendo & subsequenter sibi fecimus insuper munus consecrationis impendi firma spe fiducias tenentes quod eadem Ecclesia per ipsius industriam providentiae à noxiis praeservabitur & adversis optatis quoque prosperitatis commodis spiritualiter & temporaliter augeatur Cum itaque fili charissime sit virtutis opus Ecclesias et personas Ecclesiasticas praesertim Pontificali praeditas dignitate benigno favore prosequi ac eas verbis & operibus pro Regis aeterni gloria venerari Serenitatem Reg●am rogamus & hortamur attentè quatinus dicto Episcopo pro nostra et Apostolicae sedis reverentia ejusdem Elien Ecclesiae quae per te vacationis ejus tempore teneri dicuntur sine qualibet libet difficultate restituens alias ipsum & Ecclesiam sibi commissam habeas propensius commendatos te reddens ipsis in regio favore munificum et in cunctis necessitatibus gratiosum Ita quod idem Episcopus tuo fultus auxilio in commissa sibi cura Pastoralis officii possit Deo propitio prosperari ac tibi exinde à Deo perennis vitae praemium et a nobis condigna proveniat actio gratiarum Dat. Lateran 4 Kal. Novembris Pontificatus nostri anno octavo This usurping Pope as he porswaded or enforced by threats or long delays this Bishop and others whose Elections were questioned or opposed though never so canonical and legal to resign their Elections into his hands that so he might confer the Bishoprics on them by his own Papal Provisions so he likewise inserted this new clause into his Provisions whereby he committed the Temporalties as well as the Spiritualties Curam sibi & administrationem ipsius Ecclesiae in Spiritualibus & Temporalibus committimus in derogation of the King's Prerogative who thereupon refused to restore their Temporalties till they * Here p. 865 866. publicly renounced this clause as prejudicial to the King's Crown and Dignity Pope Boniface this year likewise sent this Bull to the King to signify his confirmation of the Election of the Abbot of St. Edmund's and his benediction of him immediately belonging to the Church of Rome desiring the King to restore his Temporalties the Original whereof I rescued from the rubbish in the White Tower Chappel BOnifacius Episcopus Servus servorum Dei Charissimo in Christo Filio E. Regi In Turre London Anglorum illustri salutem & Apostolicam benedictionem Gratiae tibi Divinae praemium & humanae praeconium laudis acquiritur Si Ecclesias Monasteria et Personas Ecclesiasticas praecipue regni tui Regali praesidio foveas et favore benivolo prosequaris Nosque ad id Celsitudinem tuam eo fiducialius Apostolicis exhortationibus excitamus quo magis illam in operum executione bonorum speramus promptum & facilem invenire Vacant siquidem dudum Monasterio Sancti Edmundi ad Romanam Ecclesiam nullo medio pertinente Ordinis Sancti Benedicti Norwicen Dioc. per obitum quondam Johannis Abbatis ipsius Conventus ejusdem Monasterii vocatis omnibus qui debuerunt potuerunt & voluerunt commodè interest die ad hoc praefixa convenientes in unum pro futura facienda electione Abbatis ac deliberantes ad id per viam procedere compromissi fratribus Rogeri de Cheventon Camerario Petro de London Elemosinario Richardo de Brun Sacristae Thomae Abbati dicti Monasterii tunc Suppriori Johanne de Eversden Cellario Alano de Walsingham & Reginaldo de Denchmer Monachis ejusdem Monasterii providendi ea vice dicto Monasterio de Abbate concesserunt unanimiter potestatem usque ad certi temporis spatium duraturam promittentes illum in eorum & dicti Monasterii Abbatem recipere et habere quem dicti Compromissarii vel major eorum pars de seipsis vel aliis de gremio dicti Monasterii infra dictum spatium ducerent eligendum Cumque idem Thomas Abbas & alii Compromissarii Collegae sui praedicti hujusmodi potestate recepta secedentes in partem deliberationem habuissent prout expediebat super hujusmodi negotio diligentem demum Collegae dicti Thomae Abbatis vota sua in eum unanimiter direxerunt Ac dictus Johannes Cellerarius unum de Compromissariis supradictis nomine suo & aliorum praedictorum Collegarum suorum & totius Conventus vice de ipsorum aliorum Collegarum mandato infra dictum spacium praefatum Thomam duxit in Abbatem dicti Monasterii eligendum & electionem hujusmodi coram ipsis Conventu illam acceptantibus publicavit Ipseque Thomas Abbas praestito ad ipsorum Conventus instantiam electioni hujusmodi de ipso factae consensu ac Willielmus de Lucham & Guilielmus de Harlawe ejusdem Monasterii Monachi Procuratores ipsorum Conventus ad sedem Apostolicam accesserunt Decretum nobis electionis ejusdem servatis in hiis omnibus statutis à jure temporibus praesentantes eamque confirmari a nobis cum instantia postulantes Nos autem tàm ipsius Electionis formam quam ejusdem Thomae Abbatis personae merita per Venerabilem fratrem M. Episcopum Portuen & dilectos filios nostros G Sancti Martini in Montibus Presbyterum & Franciscum Sanctae Luciae in Silice Diaconum Cardinals examinari fecimus diligenter Et quia demum facta nobis per eos relatione fideli electionem illam invenimus de ipso Abbate persona ydonea Canonicè celebratam illam de ipsorum Episcopi Cardinalium et aliorum fratrum nostrorum consilio duximus confirmandam praeficiendo ipsum dicto Monasterio in Abbatem ac faciendo sibi postmodum per Venerabilem fratrem nostrum L. Episcopum Albanen munus benedictionis impendi firma de ipso concepta fiducia quod cum eidem Abbati vitae munditia Religionis Zelus morum gravitas Literarum scientia Providentia Spiritualium & Circumspectio Temporalium aliaque virtutum dona sicut habent fidedignorum testimonia suffragentur Monasterium ipsum per suae cooperationis ministerium Gratia sibi favente divina grata sub ipsius felici regimine recipiet incrementa Quocirca magnificentiam tuam rogamus & hortamur attentè quatinus eundem Abbatem & commissum sibi Monasterium habens pro Divina dictae sedis ac nostra reverentia propensius commendata exhibeas te illi benivolum & in cunctis oportunitatibus gratiosum ita quod ipse Regio favore suffultus commissum sibi dicti Monasterii regimen possit salubriter exercere tuque proinde concrescas meritis apud Deum apud nos gratiâ & apud fidelium populos clarâ famâ Dat. Anagniae Kalend. Junii Pontificatus nostri Anno Octavo He likewise sent another Bull to the King the date whereof is torn out to certify him of his confirmation of the election of Johannes de Marines to another exempt Abbey of the Order of St. Benedict within the Diocese of Lincoln the Original whereof somewhat torn and mutilated I found in the White Tower and shall not insert at large since it runs almost in the same words with that for the Abbot of St. Edmund's dissering only in the Electors and elected persons Names and other petty circumstances and praying his restitution of the Temporalties Pope Boniface the 8. out of a pretence to gratify and supply the King in his necessities for his extraordinary piety and affection toward the Church of Rome granted him the moiety of the 3. years' Disms of all the Possessions and Livings of the Church and Clergy within England and Ireland he had * Here p 889. formerly imposed on them reserving like a cheating Roman Pontiff the other moiety of it to himself appointing the Treasurers that should receive and keep it to gain the King's royal assent thereto without which he could not levy it which he easily consented to publishing it to all his Subjects by these Letters Patents to make it a foundation of credit to satisfy his Creditors by assignments thereof REX omnibus ad quos etc. salutem Noveritis nos recepisse Literas Apostolicas in haec verba Bonifacius Episcopus Servus servorum Dei Charissimo in Pat. 30 E. 1. m. 8. intus Exemplificatio Bullae per quam Papa concessit Regi Decimam Ecclesiasticarum in Anglia & Hibernia Christo filio Edwardo Regi Angliae illustri salutem & Apostolicam benedictionem Clara Celsitudinis tuae merita et sincerae devotionis affectum quoad Deum et Romanam Ecclesiam Matrem tuam quibus feruisti hactenus viges ad praesens et sicut speramus et credimus in futurum Domino auxiliante fervebis benigna consideratione pensantes et attendentes quod tam praeteriti quam moderni malitia temporis te sumptibus plurimis ac laboribus et angustiis aggravavit pia meditatione providimus ad te super hiis animum paternae compassionis extendere ac ad sublevationem tuam munificentiam Apostolicae sedis tibi reddere graciosam Cum igitur in toto regno Angliae ac tota Hybernia Decimam omnium Ecclesiasticorum reddituum et proventuum pridem ut nosti pro oneribus et necessitatibus Ecclesiae memoratae ad Triennium duxerimus imponendam Nos volentes ut tu in effectu percipias quod erga te gerit in hac parte nostrae mentis affectus et eligentes potius in nobis ipsis egere ut oportuna tibi quod super hoc possumus subsidia ministremus medietatem totius hujusmodi Decimae praedictorum trium annorum tibi in hujusmodi sublevationem sumptuum et laborum praesentium authoritate concedimus de gratia speciali Reliquam vero medietatem nobis et Ecclesiae praelibatae remanere volumus pro nostris et ejus oneribus et necessitatibus supradictis Et ecce venerabili fratri nostro Episcopo et dilecto Magistro Bartholomeo de Ferentino Canonico London praedictae Collectoribus Decimae damus per alias nostras literas in mandatis ut hujusmodi medietatem tibi concessam tam collectae quam colligendae imposterum Decimae praelibatae tibi vel procuratori seu procuratoribus tuis assignare procurent Tu ita fili charissime sic ad ea quae divinae Majestati complaceant et honoris et exaltationis Ecclesiae praelibatae respiciant incrementa mentem tuam dirigas actuque conforms quod apud Deum et homines ac sedem Apostolicam commendari valeas et amplioribus attolli favoribus in tuis oportunitatibus merearis Dat. Lateran 4 Idus Marcii Pontificatus nostri Anno Octavo In cujus rei Testimonium sigillum nostrum praesentibus duximus apponendum Dat. apud Herying primo die Septembris After which I find in a Bundle of Writs of Privy Seal I discovered in the White Tower Chapel that the King and Pope equally sharing this Disme between them issued Privy Seals to the Treasurers thereof to pay several sums of money to his Creditors out of those Dimes and to his Chancellor to give them receipts thereof under his Great Seal and particularly of the sum of 2000 marks paid by his order to an Italian Usurer EDwardus etc. Custodibus magni Sigilli nostri salutem Quia recepimus in Garderoba nostra à Venerabili Patre R. London Episcopo & Magistro Bartholomaeo Bundela Brevium de privato sigillo An. 30 E. 1. in Turre Lond. de Ferentino Canonico Sancti Pauli London Collectoribus Decimae Cleri Angliae de assensu nostro per Summum Pontificem per tres Annos impositae per manus Philippi Gerardin & sociorum suorum Mercatorum de Societate Spinormm de Florencia recipientium denarios de eisdem Collectoribus pro tanta pecuniae summa quam iidem Mercatores vobis nuper liberarunt in Garderoba nostra praedicta Duo millia marcarum de medietate praedictae Decimae nobis per dictum Summum Pontificem concessae de secundo anno ejusdem Decimae Vobis mandamus quatinu● eisdem Collectoribus literas Acquietantiae dicto magno Sigillo nostro signatas de receptione hujusmodi in forma praedicta habere faciatis Dat. sub privato sigillo apud Westm 12 die Novembris Anno regni nostri tricesimo How he ordered the residue of the Money of these Dimes to be paid to the Proctors of his Officers and Soldiers in Gascoigne to satisfy the Debts he owed them this Writ of Privy Seal will inform us which I found in the same bundle EDward etc. all honourable Pier en Dieu Richard par meime la grace Evesque de Londres & a n●stre bien amez Mestre Bartholomeu de Ferentyn assignez a In eadem Bunde a in Turre London Anno 30 E 1. prendre & a resceure lae Disme de les biens de la Clergie de nostre Royame's avantdist suluz Come no●s eons grantez per nos lettres overtes a nos amez et feaux gentz hommes Clerks & autres Soudeyers de Gascoigne teut l'argent et tout le profist qe lui tres seint Pere Boniface Pape utisme neus ad grant de la Disme qe il ad novelement mice ea posée a prendre des biens des Eglises et de la Clergie de nostre Reaume Dengleterre et tut le Droir et toute la Reason qe nous avons ou poons ou devo ns avoir en la diste Disme et quanque poet issir et avenir de la diste Disme en tut la diste R●aume Dengleterre en quelle nous entendoms estre contenue tote la terre de Gales a prendre et a resceiure par eux ou par lour Procuratours nomez Cestassavoir pur Mestre Arnaut de Masterin & pur Arnaut de Bic Clercs pur Johan Lunozm pur Gualihard Dabad pur Vitan Brana & pur Vitan Manent & pur quatre de eux si touz en●emble ne poent estre ou pur les substitutz de lour avant nomez ausi entierement e en t●eli meime firm & manner come nous le deverons prendee dedeinz le terme qe se ensuit c●stassavoir de la prochcine feste de saint Michael qe veut a de●x ans proschein suianz & acompliz ●n party de pay de antiques debts qe nous lour devons ficome plus plenerement est contenue en nos lettres avantdistes les queles il vous purront monstrer vous prions & mandons qe as avantditz gentz hommes & Clers & autres Soudiers ou a lour certeins Procuratours avauntdiz ou Attorn●z ou substituz de lour Procuratours liverez & pai●z en nostre noun tot l'argent et le profist a nous aportenant de la Disme avantoiste ausi entirement et as meismes les terms come vous estoiez tenuz de paier la a nous E de ce qe vous auret paiez a eux ou a lour Procuratours on Attornes ou as S●bstitutz de eux dont vous aures lour letters overtez d'aquitance tesmoignunce la receite des Deniers a eux part vou paiez vous ferons aver due allowance & acquittance en vostre acunte E avons ordine & volons qe Johan de Sandale & Thomas de Cantebrigg nos Clers fecut a la party fear odd lun de eux des Deniers par ordiner la manere comment la part● serra seete sanz tot delay a chescun souz pur souz & liure p●r liure & p●issent endosser souz lour lettr●z solon qe chascun avera pres de tion payment E volous qe vous retiegnez a nostre oeps des premiers deniers qe vous porrez aver de la diste Disme Trois mille marcs qe nous avoms ordine de payer as avantditz gentzes hommes Clers et autres Soudiers de Gascoigne horse de nostre Garderoba a la quinseine de cest saint Michael prochein avenir de prest sur meismes la Disme pur lour purveances En tesmoignage etc. Donez a Herting le primer jour do Septembr l'an de nostre regne Tentisme I pretermit all other particular Debts assigned by sundry other Privy Seals in the same Bundle to be paid out of this Disme to other persons The Collectors refusing to pay any moneys upon these Privy Seals out of the Dimes unless the King would give them his obiigation under the Great Seal to save them harmless against the Pope whom they feared more than the King he hereupon issued this Privy Seal to his Chancellor to make them such Obligations as the Keeper of his Wardrobe John de Drokenesford should direct EDward etc. a meisme chancellor saluz Pur ce qe nous avoms grant mestre de deniers & avoms entendu qe les quillours de la Disme qe l'Apostoille nous In eadem Bundela Anno 30 E 1. ad grante en nostre Roiaume new vueillent rien payer fill new eent lettres obligatoires de nous le quen chose nous semble qe ni serroit mie moult prejudiciele a nous puis que nous entendoms qe le dit Apostoill nous enuerra par temps sur ce ces lettres de garant vous mandoms qe vous facez tieux lettres sur ce as ditz quillours come nostre chier Clerk Johan de Drokenesford Garden de nostre Garderobe vous dirra de par nous Et en droit des Terres & de la garde de deux Chasteux cestassaver de Nottingham & de Bristead qui deivent estre baillez au Conte marshal facez nusint fair tieux letres come meisme celi Johan vous dirra Et pur ce qe nous avems ordene denuoier en Gascoigne aucuns deniers pur la sustenance de nos bonez gentzes celes parties Vous mandoms qe vous facez fair letters as Gardeinz des Portz ou les deniers serront mis en mer qil les sueffrent passer peissiblement & sanz nule manere dempeschement selonc ce qe le dit Johan vous avisera de par nous Don souz nostre prive Seal a Berkhamstede le 10 jour d' Averill l'an de nostre Regne Trentisme The Archbishop having excommunicated the Bishop of London Collector of the Dimes and some of his Clerks the King upon their complaint issued this Writ to his Chancellor not to grant any Writ de Excommunicato Capiendo against them upon the Archbishop's suggestion till he gave further order therein EDward etc. D'autre part nous vous mandoms qe pur la suggestion ou requeste de In eadem Bundela Lercevesque de Canterbir ne facez fair Briefs the Caption sur Levesque de Londies ne sur ses Elerks ne autres de sa mesnee tanque vous eueoms autre choose ordene Don souz nostre prive Seal a saint Alban le 9 jour de Averill l'an de nostre Regne Trentisme Some Merchants * See here p. 559 560. formerly bound as the King's Sureties to repay the Monies of the Dimes given to the Holy Land which the King long before had seized when ever the Pope's Collectors should call for it petitioning the King to secure them or discharge their bonds he thereupon issued this Writ of Privy Seal to his Chancellor to contrive the best way he could for their indemnity in which Writ he informs him that the Pope by his Bull had released to him all the Dimes he had seized which were not formerly paid in to his Agents EDward etc. a meisme Chancelier saluz Come les Marchantz de la company In eadem Bundela de Pouche & the Rembertyns de Florence jadis à nostre priere se obligeassent por de b●ne memoire Esmon Jadis nostre frere à honourable pere Johan Evesque de Wyncestre & a Oliver donques Evesque de Nicole assignez par jam Court de Rome de cuiller la Disme grante en eide de la Terre sainte en dies mil lib. desterlinges les queux le dit Esmon enprumpta & receust a nostre oeps des Evesques avantdiz & les queux deniers feurent en nos busoignes especiaument mis et dispenduz et Brach Girard Marchant de la dite Compaigne nous eit monster unes letters overtes sealeez de nostre grant seal par les queles nous sumus tenuez & aucuns promis des meismes les Merchantz garder the damage eu ceste party & nous eit incontinement requis qe nous vueillons ordener bone voie comment li & says Compaignons puissent estre acquitez de la dite somme de Deniers & sauvez de damage sicome apent Nou● vuoillantzes a la priere le dit Brach graciousement entendre & nostre promesse avant dite tant avant come nous purroms parfourmir sicome nous sumez tenuz Vous mandoms qe euz par vous & les autres de nostre Conseil qui sont a Everwyk sur ceste choose avisement & treitiz pluis pleiner regardez deligeaument le transcrit dune Bulle que nous avoms baillie a nostre chier Clerk Johan de Drokenesford par la quelle bull l'apostoile de sa grace nous ad relesse et done tot quanque nous avoms pris ou fait prendre de quecunque Dimes grantées en eide de la Terre seinte en quelque lieu qe ce feust selonc ce qe vous porrez par meisme la transcrit pluis pleinement voair et entendre ordenez entre vous tiele voie par nos letters ou en autre manner come vous verrez qe mielz face fair par quoy les ditz Marchantz soient quitez de la dite some & gardez de damage & qe nous aussint in puissons estre quitez selonc la tenour de la bull avantdite Et ceste chose en nulle manner ne lessez Don souz nostre prive Seal à Rakesburgh le 16 jour de Feverez lan de nostre Regne Trentisme The King likewise issued these Writs for the repaying and satisfying several sums of money for which the ensuing Abbots were obliged as his Sureties to the Pope's Agents and counter-secured by his Recognizances to them REX Thesaur & Baronibus suis de Scaccario salutem Recolimus vobis alias Claus 30 E. 1. m. 9 Pro Abbate de Rameseye per nostras dedisse literas in mandatis ut inspectis literis quas dilectis nobis in Christo Abbati & Conventui de * Here p. 362. Rameseye qui se dudum pro nobis in mille libris sterlingorum quae ad manus nostras de pecunia Decimae in subsidium Terrae Sanctae in terra nostra concessae devenerunt erga Summum Pontificem per suas literas obligarunt et eam jam solverunt sicut dicunt super conservatione indempnitatis suae fieri fecimus cum eodem Abbate diligenti tractatu praehabito provideretis de aliqua via bona per quam erga praedictos Abbatem & Conventum in firmis & debitis quibus nobis tenentur ad Scaccarium praedictum exonerari possemus à praedicta pecuniae quantitate de quo sicut accepimus nichil hucusque fecistis Nos igitur praedictorum Abbatis & Conventus indempnitati volentes in hac parte prospicere ut tenemur vobis iteratò mandamus quod inspectis literis nostris praedictis si vobis constiterit eosdem Abbatem & Conventum pro nobis sicut praedictum est praedictae summam pecuniae persolvisse tunc ipsis de dictis mille libris in debitis quae nobis debent & firmis annuis in quibus nobis tenentur ad Scaccarium praedictum debitam allocationem quousque praedictis Abbati & Conventui de dictis mille libris plenarie fuerit satisfactum Teste Rege apud Westm 28. die Julii Per ipsum Regem Eodem modo mandatum est praefatis Thesaur & Baronibus pro Abbate & Conventui de * Here p 362. Abyndon de mille marcis quas solverunt pro Rege in forma praedicta Teste ut supra Eodem modo mandatum est praefatis Thesaur & Baronibus pro Priore & Conventu Elien de quingentis libris quas solverunt pro Rege ut supra cum isia clausula tunc ipsis de dictis quingentis libris in debitis quae nobis debent ad Scaccarium praedictum debitam allocationem fieri faciatis Teste Rege ut supra The King also issued these Writs of Privy Seal to his Chancellor to write Letters to the Pope on the behalf of the Bishop of Chester his Treasurer in the best form he could under his Great Seal for the speedy dispatch of his business in that Court and his dismission thence in regard of the great businesses and employments which required his presence at Monstroll and elsewhere EDward par la grace de Dieu Roy Dengleterre Seignour Dirland & Ducs Daquitaine a nostre chier Clerk & foial Johan de Langeton nostre Chancelier saluz Bundela Brevium de privato sigillo An 30 E 1. in Turre London Nous vous mandoms qe en auxi especiele manner come vous vevez qe face a fair enveez au Pape par cest message noz letters desouz nostre grant seal par les quelles nous le prioms qil vueille deliverer l'Evesque de Cestre au plus toast qil porra endroit des busoignes qui li touchent en sa Court especiaument por ce qe nous voudriens molt et auriens grant mestier qil fust a Monstroill a la jornet qe se deit tenir illueques a la quinzeyne de Pasques procheine avenir entre les gentz le Roy de France & les noz et por plusores autres busoignes que nous avoms fair de li en nostre Roiaume Don souz nostre prive seal a Lynthliscu le 13 jour de Janevoir l'an de nostre regne Trentisme The King approving the draught of Letters to the Pope sent these two Writs of Privy Seal to the Chancellor for the speedy sending of them and other Letters to the Pope touching his speedy dispatch and the Duke of Savoys and Otho de Grandisons refusals of the Embassy to Rome concerning the Truce between him and the King of France with directions who should carry and deliver them EDward par la grace de Dieu Roi Dengleterre etc. a nostre chier Clerk & foial In eadem Bundela Johan de Langeton nostre Chancelier saluz Nous auoms bien entendu les fourmes des lettres qe vous avez ordenez que nous denoms envoier a l'Apostoille les queles nous pleisent bien & voloms qe selonc meismes les forms les queles nous vous re●nuoions cy dedenz encloses facez fair letters au Pape et que l'Evesque de Cestre et l'Ercediakne de Richemond puissent bailler au Pape les unes lettres ou les autres selonc ce quil verront qe ●●ielx face a fair Mais quant a la form que vous avez ordenee pur ce que nous vous mandasmes par nostre chïer Clerk Johan de bensted de la busoigne Descoce qe le dit Evesque devereit procurer devers l'Apostoille sachez qe par les reisons qe meisme celi Johan nous en ad mandees pax ses letters depar entre vous qui enenstes Consail nous vous envolons suffrir quant a ore Et pur ce vous mandoms qe Wynebaud Messag le dit Evesque facez deliverer pur porter ses autres letters avantdites & hastez sa deliverance & lenvoiez avant le plus en haste qe vous porrez Don souz nostre prive seal a Derlington le 5. jour de Marz l'an de nostre regne Trentisme EDward par la grace de Dieu Roy Dengleterre Seignour Dirland & Ducs Daquitaine In eadem Bundela An. 30 E 1. a nostre chier Clerk & foial Johan de Langeton nostre chancellor salutz Nous entendoms qe vous savez bien & qe vous troverez par Roulle comment nous donasmes nadgaires letters overtes all Evesque de Cestre au * Here p. 898 899. Conpie de Savoye a Monseur Oats de Grantzon & all Arcedeacre de Rychemont pur ●ir la volunte l' Apostoille sur les busoignes que sont entre le Roy de France & nous dont nous sumes mis sur li & qe l●s dites lettres en dounent poair a eux quatre ou as trois de eux & ne ●●s a meins Et pur ce qe le dit Conpte & Monseur Oats ny puent ent●ndy si voloms pur eschuire aucun peril qen purroit avenir qe vous faciez tantost fair letters overtes contenantzes en gros qe nous enveoms au Pape les avantditz Evesque et Arcidiacre en tiel manere qe eur et chascun de eux peusent ou peusse oir la volunte et la bon ploisir ●u dit Pape sur les busoignes avandites Car nous nentendoms quill en facent ne fair puissent aut●e choose a ceste foiz Et enveez ausint au Pape noz letters closes contenantzes comment nous eusmes ordenez denvoier sur ce a sa presence les quatre people avantdites et qe les avantditz * See here p. 900 901 Conpte et Monseur Ote se sont excusez par plusurs grantzes reasons q●l nigh puent entendre Por quoi nous li prioms quill en voille tenir pur excusez nous et eux et sa volunte et son bon ploisir dire as avantditz Evesque et Arcidiacre au all un de eux sur les dites busoignes Faites ausint fair unes autres letters closes au Pape contenantzes comment le dit Evesque est moult nostre S●cretaire & comment nous avoms grant defaute de li & de sa presence en noz parties & comment il serroit moult necessaires a la journee qui se deit tenir a Monstroill a la quinzeyne de Pasque entre les gentz le Roy de France & les noz Pur quoy nous prioms au Pape quill voille bonement et graciousement et le plus toast quill porra en bone manere entendre a la deliverance du dit Evesque et de la busoigne pur quoy il est venuz a li et quil voille estre remembrant comment il vient a li par son mandement comme ci qui est et estre voet humbles et obeissant a son pleisir sicome droitz est Pur quoy il li pleise estre plus gracious et plus deboneires envers le dit Evesque qe envers ceux qui ne li obeissent mie Totes ces letters voloms qe se facent si hastinement et si adroitement come vous saurez et porrez et qe vous les envorrez sanz delay au dit Evesque pat cest message sealees de nostre Seal ensemblement ove les transcriptz des choses sealez du vostre Don souz nostre privy seal a Noef chastel sur Tyne le 25 jour de Faverer l'an de nostre regne Trentisme The Letters then sent by the King to the Pope in the Bishop's behalf long suspended by him principally at the prosecution of John de Lovetot whom the King by his instigation caused to be imprisoned for sundry offences upon his return from Rome with the King's Certificate to the Pope against Lovetot I find thus recorded SAnctissimo in Christo Patri Domino B. divina providentia Sacrosanctae Romanae ac Universalis Ecclesiae Summo Pontifici Edwardus eadem gratia Rex Angliae Claus 30 E 1. m. 6. cedula etc. devota pedum oscula beatorum Dum gemitus frequentiam & acuti doloris amaritudinem quibus charissimus nobis in Christo Dominus W. Coventr & Lichf Episcopus Thesaur noster ab officio et administratione tam spiritualium quam temporalium per Apostolicam sedem suspensus et sic sub statu humili et depresso vitam suam agens jam premitur oculis nostris subjicimus ei et doloribus suis ob laudabilia merita nobis per ipsum diu impensa ex affectu intimo quem ad ipsum gerimus intus compatimur eo nichilominus jam acerbius molestati quod Johannes de Lovetot famae suae prodigus quem falsum ac proditorem nobis asserimus maliciis malicias prioribus novas accumulans literas Apostolicas dictum Episcopum et suum negotium contingentes et ut intelleximus Domino Cantuar. Archiepiscopo ac Collegis suis directas per vias et malicias excogitatas praesentare et exhibere studiose hactenus distulit nec adhuc tempore scriptionis praesentium animum praetendebat exhibendi easdem ut sic per langoris dispendium virum perimeret et destrueret proh dolour innocentem licet per procuratores dicti Episcopi super praesentatione et exhibitione literarum earundem dicto Domino Archiepiscopo et Collegis suis facienda cum omni fuisset instantia requ●situs Vestris itaque pedibus provoluti quaesumus pie Pater ut hujusmodi maliciae ex paterna pietate remedium apponere et oleo mitigationis ex Apostolicae sedis benignitate infuso respectu habito ad labores anxietates ac varia inconvenientia quae jam sustulit statui dicti Episcopi misericorditer providere nostrumque in hoc per dilectum Clericum nostrum Magistrum G. de Blast latorem praesent●um quem propter id ad vos specialiter destinamus refocillare animum intuitu dignemini Regiae dignitatis Postremo Apostolica sedes sciat quod dum praefatum Thes. nostrum cujus Ministerio et industria magis ac magis singulis dierum processibus indigemus in suo statu sic languere conspicimus laetitiam quamcunque a nostris praecordiis penitus exulamus Super hiis igitur tam nobis quam sibi dignetur prospicere pius pater Ad Regimen Ecclesiae suae Sanctae Altissimus vos conservet in dierum longitudine Deo grata Dat. apud Coucham 24 die Augusti SAnctissimo in Christo Patri B. etc. Edwardus etc. devota pedum oscula beatorum Ibidem Ne in alterius dampnum factum alienum redundet vestrae Sanctitati notum facimus per praesentes quod Johannem de Lovetot postquam de Curia Romana jampridem reversus fuerat et in terra nostra Angliae moram aliquandiu traxerat ob diversas culpas et offensas a multis retro temporibus in Regiam Majestatem nostram commissas arrestari fecimus et per aliquos dies licet paucos arestatum detinuimus prout secundum modum & consuetudinem ter●ae & regni nostri facere debebamus Vlerum quia ipsum falsum mendacem famae suae prodigum et proditorem novimus ne per solitam malitiam arrestationem hujusmodi Karissimo nobis in Christo Coventr & Litchf Episcopo Thes nostro mendaciter impingere in praesentia vestra praesumeret eundem proditorem ob Apostolicae sedis reverentiam ad devotam Episcopi praefati instantiam ea vice ab arestatione hujusmodi duximus liberandum quodque vobis testificamur veraciter per praesentes Ad regimen ut supra Teste ut supra REX Sanctissimo in Christo Patri Domino B. Divina Providentia Sacrosanctae Romanae ac universalis Ecclesiae Summo Pontifici Edwardus ejusdem gratia etc. Claus 30 E 1. m. 5 dorso Pro W. Coventr & Litchf Episcopo devota pedum oscula beatorum Inter caeteros nostris adhaerentes obsequiis Venerabilis Pater W. Coventr & Litchf Episcopus Thes. noster locum praecipuum optinens sic affectio nostra exhuberat erga ipsum quod sui commodi et honoris augmentum cordis ex intimo respicimus et optamus Nos itaque praedictum Episcopum qui in conspectu nostro habetur multipliciter graciosus ac sua negotia quanto valemus affectu vestrae Clementiae commendantes Sanctitati vestrae prece qua possumus supplicamus quatinus sic nostram personam in ipso dignemini contemplari quod nostrae intercessionis instantia sibi locum nunc saltem in eo teneat potiorem quo in desideriis nostris multis de causis quas secundum Deum sanas credimus et salubres intimius geritur ut praedicta sua negotia juxta votum pro ipso sortiantur effectum prosperum et felicem Et ecce sanctissime Pater is qui prosequitur contra eum captiosa querens diffugia malitiose prosecutionem eandem prorogit et protelat ut eum prolixiore langore fraudulenter aggravet et affligat ad quod si placet de clementiae vestrae bonitate condignum respectum habentes praefata sua negotia quae sub gratiae vestrae dependent arbitrio cum Apostolico benigno favore beatitudo bestra dignetur feliciter maturare quia non praesumitur quod prosecutor ille immo verius perfidus persecutor de jure prosecutionis suae confidat qui differt jam prosequi quod subdole inchoavit Conservet vos Altissimus ad regimen Ecclesiae suae per tempora prospera & longaeva Dat. apud Lewes 13 die Sept. He likewise sent these earnest passionate Letters to several Cardinals at Rome his special friends and pensioners in behalf of his Treasurer VEnerabili in Christo Patri Domino J. Dei Gratia titulo Sanctorum Marcellini & Petri Presbyteri Cardinali amico suo Karissimo Edwardus ejusdem gratia Claus 30 E 1. m. 6. Cedul etc. salutem & sincerae dilectionis affectum Non sine Cordis amaritudine paternitati vestrae dolenter referimus quam anxie intus torquemur quantaque doloris immensitate intrinsecus molestamur dum karissimum nobis in Christo Patrem Dominum W. Coventrensem & Lychfeld Episcopum Thes. nostrum qui nobis in majoribus festorum solempniis cum insigniis Pontificalibus divina celebrare solebat ab officii sui executione ac spiritualium et temporalium administratione suspensum fore oculis nostris conspicimus praecipue cum per hoc in Episcopalis dignitatis obprobrium vilipendatur et quasi hominum derisio et plebis abjectio qui aliis praeesse debuerat videatur Ob grandem itaque affectionem quam propter ipsius laudabi●●a merita ad ipsum gerimus personam ipsius vestrae reverendae paternitati specialiter commendamus intimis praecordii● Vos rogantes et mitigationem st quam poteritis ex benignitate Apostolica moderandam quoad ea quae statum suum contingunt procurare et impetrare velius eidem ut sic Regiam Majestatem ad ea quae vobis grata fuerint perpetuis reddatis temporibus obligarum In dierum longitudine faeliciter valeatis Dat. ut supra Teste ut supra as that to the Pope * Here p 916. to the same effect Eodem modo scribitur subscriptis videlicet Fratri G. titulo Sancti Martini in Montibus & Domino R. titulo Sanctae Potentianae Presbyteris Cardinalibus I found two petitions of the Abbot of St. Augustine's complaining of the malicious proceedings and appeal of the Archbishop of Canterbury and his adherents against many of his imprisoned Tenants with the King's order to appear before him and his Council A Nostre Seigueur le Roy Monstre le Abbe de Seint Austyn de Canterbyre qe In Bundela Brevium de Privato Sigillo etc. An. 30 E. 1 come Johan le fiz Thomas de Grenle en la Courtesan le Abbe de Faveresham quest de la Franchise de Cinc-Ports eust appelle Johan de Gravenal Adam le Orfreiser et autres plusours des gentz le dit Abbe de Seint Austyn de la mort Christien frere mesmes celui tue en Faversham sicome in son apple illoc fet est contenuz cel apple par compassement del Meyre bailiffs & de la Comunaute de la dite ville de jur en jur avoytaunt amunesaunt & changeaunt a lur volunte et sur ceo par acuns enchesuns nostre Seignour le Roy eust maunde par son Bref all Abbe de Faversham quill eust le Record & le process de cel Appel devant lui as oitaves de lafoy saint Hill derein pass mesmes celui Johan pendant ceo bref par le Abbe & malicious compassement des ditz Meire bailifs & Commune & des gents Lercevesque de Canterbyre esteindre cel purchas & a greyndeur grevance del dit Abbe de Seint Austin & de ses gentzes a pur●oigner le detriment de la mort avauntdite & qe le dit Ercevesque par duresce avant parlee en le temps de lemprisonment le Abbe de Seint Austyn & des soens son droit possessions & sa exemption puisse a sa volente occuper et anyntier Adam le Orfreiser & les autres par luy avaunt en la dit Curt appellez & estre ceux le dit Abbes de Seint Austyn Robert the Burgesh Garden de Cinc-ports a qui la conissaunce de ceux faiz par le custume des ditz Portz soloic aperteiner & plusurs autres par bref le Roy devant Justices en Baunk pendant de mesme la mort ad de novel l'appellee en anientissement des conissaunces au Roy en les Portz apendantzes par son garden & desheritaunce et empourissement de l'Abeye de saint Austyn dount il est Patron et en arrierissement del ordinance nostre Seignour le Roy qe fust qe le Gardeyn des Portz avantditz cel apple oy & determinee par queux desturbances et compassementzes de jour en jour faitz par ses adversaires avantditz soun droit defendre ne peewit ne homme trouer qui de chose que luy touche se ose entremettre De quoy il prie nostre Seignour le Roy que de ci come quant qe a la dite Eglise de saint Austyn appent de lui est tenuz qe de sa grace especiele lui & le soens de la dite mort faucement & maliciousement appellez puissent estre a sa meinprise demenie ou a autre meinprise suffisaunte de estre par tot a droit a sa volunte del apple avauntdit ou encounter tiels malices & compassementzes autre remedie especiel ordine que par destresce de prisoun detenuz ne desturbe ne soit quil ne puisse le droit de sa Eglise par lui et par les soens fraunchement pursure meintenir & defendre E prie le avantdit Abbe pour li & pour ses hommes qui pressed sont de ester a la ley par tot ke nostre Seigneur le Roy veille commander qe aucune Justice eit pover a oier & terminer le avantdit apple Issi ke le Abbe & ses hommes de tells anginces procures passent estre deliures Dor Bene licet Domino Regi ponere appellandos ut per manucaptionem usque ad diem Placiti Et ideo fiat Breve Vicecomiti quod accepta sufficienti manucaptione unde voluerit respondere & videlicet corpus pro corpore eos liberet etc. Et inseratur etiam in Brevi videlicet quod hoc pertinet ad Regem eo quod intellexit quod malitia intervenit in Appello praedicto Item videtur Consilio quod justiciarii bene possunt assignar● ad audiendum et terminandum Appellum praedictum ex quo Appellum illud non est adhuc inchoatum in Banco Assignentur R. Brabezon & H. Spygurnell A Nostre Seigneur le Roy monstre le son Abbe de saint Austyn de Canterbyre ke par la ou nostre Seigneur le Roy ad de sa grace ordine ke au tells feyets In eadem Bundala An. 30 E 1. in Turre Lond. qe le Ercheevesque de Canterbyre prie qe les soyetz le avantdit Abbe soyen pris cum escuminge pendant les plays entre eus en la Curt de Rome ke les soiets le aavantdit Abbe issi pris par sa temoniance ke il sunt de sa jurisdiction lafoy quele il claime par ses privilegies seient deliures par suffisant seurte de estre a la volunte nostre Seigneur le Roy le avantdit Ercebesque ad ore par la caption fet prendre plusurs de soetz le Abbe les queus tot eit le Abbe temonie par sa lettre patente qe ils sunt ses soiets et de sa jurisdiction ne poent estre delibres fork as utaves de lafoy seinte Hilleyre e issi qe le Abbe dunc soit a Everwyk por averrer qe il sunt ses sojets & de sa jurisdiction the quele jurisdiction le plai est entre la Erchevesque e li en la Court de Rome de quei le Abbe prie a nostre Seignour le Roy com son Conservatour en cest case e semblable ke i'll veil commander a sun Chanciler ke ses soiets issi pris saient delibres selonc la ordinance e jurisdiction desusdite Et ke L'abbe ne seit travayli a Everwyk sans reason par le procurement le Erchevesqe Derichefs a nostre Seignour le Roy prie le avantdit Abbe qe pour le pryne de Johan de Gravene Adam le Orfreiser e plusours autres de ses hommes ke sunt en sa prisone de Dovere por la mort Christien de Brunley tue a Faversham a ceo 'em lur met sus & ke par procurement de aknne gentzes ki sont de consent le Ercevesque apeles par Johan de Brunleye prie le avantdit Christien Les queus Johan & les autres hommes sont prests de ester a la Ley et de eus aquiter de cele mort par les leys & usages des Cynk-ports E ke il le commander ke son garden de ses Cynk-ports ou autre a ses voluntes eyent especial Garrant et pouer de fere la deliverance de les prisoners & d●oir et terminer le apel desusdit si mester seyt ke les prisoners avantdits seient meves a deliveres i'll sunt pris deveront aver este fet en memes la vyle de Faversham Et a oier & terminer le Apel ke Johanne Aldwyne fet vers le dessusdit Johan de Gravene de sa meson bruise en Faversham desusdit Nomina Imprisonatorum pro morte Christini de Brunley Johannes de Graveneys Adam le Orfreser etc. Derichef por ceo qe mouts des gentz par procurement de Ministres de Erceveske de Cantirbir font grantzes grievances et diverse damages all Abbe the saint Austyn de Canterbirs et a sa gentzes prie le avantdit Abbe ke nostre Seignour le Roy li veille prendre en sa protection & ses hommes & says possessions issi ke le avantdit Abbe & ses hommes toutz jours seyent responsables a chescun en checun Court de checun manere de play the torre et de trespass & the debt & de checun autre play Ceste Protexion prie le Abbe ke les Allies le Erchevesque le plus avys facent mal e despites a li e as seus En mesmes la manere prie il deliverance de Robert de Laterel Henry Paulin & Williame Walran Li sont emprisonez a Faversham por la mort le avantdit Christien Upon which Petitions the King issued this Writ of Privy Seal to his Chancellor for relief of the Abbot and his Tenants EDward etc. a nostre chier Clerk & foial Johan de Langeton nostre Chancelier saluz Nous vous enveoms cy dedenz aucunes requests que nostre chier en Dieu Abbe de Seint Augustin de Canterbir nous ad faites dont une si est endroit d'aucunes persones de sa exemption qui sont pris et detenuz en nostre prison par suggestion Lercevesque de Canterbir par out meisme L'abbe nous ad requis qe par sa tesmoignance les veusissiens fair deliverer Et pour ce qe nous avoms lor deliurance attroie tant come en nous est tot ausi come il la requiert Nous voloms qe vous li en facez aver letters de nostre grant Seal en due form Et quant al autre request comes de ses hommes priz & detenuz en nostre prison pur apel fait contre eux par Johan de Brunleye pur la mort Christian de Brunleye Vous mandoms qe a oir & terminer cel apel et a fair la deliverance de celes gentzes selonc la Ley & la usage de celes parties & a oir & terminer ausint l'apel qe Johan Aldewyn fait envers Johan the Graveneye & Richard son filz de la burgerie de la meison meisme cele Johanne assignez par lettres de nostre grant seal Monseur Robert de Borghersh nostre Gardeine des Cinc-Portz ensemblement ove aucun autre que vous semblera a ce suffisant selonc ce qe la Busoigne demand E voloms ausint qe au dit Abbe pur li & pur ses hommes ses terres ses choses ses rents & totes says possessions facez aver nostre Protection sanz la clause qui forsprent les pledz & les quereles en du form Don souz nostre privy Seal a Linliscu le 24 jour de Novembr l'an de nostre regne 30. This Archbishop's malice injustice and oppression will further appear by his refusing to accept sufficient caution from two persons he had imprisoned upon a Capias Excommunicatum as this Writ the Cantione admittenda and the Sheriffs return thereon informs us EDwardus Dei gratia Rex Angliae etc. Vic. Kanc. salutem Ex parte Humfridiatte Grenehelde de Est Farnlegh quem ad denunciacionem venerabilis patris Bundela Brevi●m An. 30 E 1. in Turre London R. Cantuariensis Archiepiscopi tanquam excommunicatum et claves Ecclesiae contempnentem per corpus suum secundum consuetudinem Angliae per te justiciari praecepimus donec Sanctae Ecclesiae tàm de contemptu quam de injuria ei illata ab eo fuerit satisfactum nobis est ostensum quod licet idem Humfridus eidem Archiepiscopo frequenter optulerit idoneam caucionem de parendo mandatis Ecclesiae in forma juris ut per hoc absolucionis beneficium consequi possit idem tamen Archiepiscopus caucionem illam ab eo hactenus admittere recusavit de quo miramur quamplurimum et movemur Et quia nolumus quod idem Humfridus diucius in prisona contra justitiam detineatur Tibi praecipimus sicut aliàs praecepimus quod in propria persona tua ad praefatum Archiepiscopum accedas & ipsum ex parte nostra moneas & efficaciter inducas ut accepta à praefato Humfrido caucione praedicta à prisona qua occasione praedicta detinetur mandet deliberari Et si idem Archiepiscopus in prisona tua id facere noluerit tunc ipsum Humfridum a prisona praedicta si ea occasione & non alia detineatur in eadem deliberari facias vel causam nobis significes quare mandatum nostrum aliàs tibi inde directum exequi noluisti vel non potuisti Teste meipso apud Cantuariam 15 die Junii Anno regno nostri Tricesimo Dorso Accessi ad Robertum Archiepiscopum Cantuar. & ipsum secundum tenorem hujus brevis ex parte Domini Regis monui quod accepta idonea caucione de Humfrido Grenehill de Est Farlee de parendo mandatis Ecclesiae in forma juris ut per hoc mandaret ipsum a prisona Domini Regis deliberari idem Archiepiscopus respondit quod minime ei optulit sufficientem caucionem Tamen Hamundus de Lopo & Thomas Gold de Estfarlee optulerunt se plegios pro idonea cautione quod idem Humfridus parebit mandatis Ecclesiae in forma juris set non de satisfaciendo The Collectors of the Quindisme granted by the Parliament to the King levying it on the Temporalties of the Clergy charged with three years' Dimes to the King and Pope the King issued this Writ for their exemption from it but not their Tenants as being liable to the payment thereof EDward par la grace de Dieu etc. a mesme Chancelier saluz Come nous eons entendu qe les Taxors & Cuillors tiel Quinzime se targent de cuillir & lever Bundela Brevium de privato sigillo An. 30 E 1. meisme le Quinzime des biens des Prelatz et des autres persones de Seynte Eglise par ascunes raisons et paroles qe les ditz Prelatz & people lor ont dites & demonstrees & nous entendoms qe en cest chose ne covendra mettre nul esioignement ne nul delay quant a ore Car nostre entention est tot outre qe les biens clerement esperitaux qe sont as people the saint Eglise ne soient de rien tenuz a ceste Taxation door ne qe les Tax●rs en doivent rien demander ne les Cuillors cuillir a nostre oeps Mais bien entendoms & tote foiz avons entendu qe les Temporautez qe sont en tenance des Prelatz des gentz de Religion & de tote maniere the people de Seynte Eglise de quelque condition qil soient sont tenuz au dit Q●inzime en lor afferont ausi come les autres Temporautz de nostre Royaume sicome il ont este touse jours cea en arieres en temps de nous & de nos auncestres' Roys Dengleterre Vous mandoms qe a pluis en haste qe vous porrez mandes per briefs souz nostre grant Seal as ditz Taxors & Cuillors par tot en nostre dit Royaume qe hastinement taxent & lievent le Quinzime ausi bien des Temporautes dont Prelatz e gentzes the Religion ou autres persones de Seynte Eglise sont en tenance come des autres selonc la form qe lor fust baille de par nous a nostre Escheker Et en meisme le maniere mandez a touse noz Viscontes qe a cele chose fair & perfourmir soien en eide & en consail as ditz Taxors & Cuillors totes les foiz qe mestier sirrah & meismes les Taxors & Cuillors lor foront a favoir & qe ceste chose ne lessent sicome ceux Taxors Cuillors & Viscontes voudront eaux meismes sauver de grief damage Don a Rokesburgh suz nostre prive Seal le 9 jour de Faverer l'an desusdit The King's Escheator challenging the Palfry Cup Ring and Cry of dogs of the Abbot of St. Alban after the Abbot's decease as due to the King from the Prior and Covent who alleged they were exempted from paying them by the King's Letters Patents granting them all the profits and goods of the Abbey during the vacancy thereof for 1000 Marks issued this Writ to the Escheator to forbear the exaction of them till the next Parliament when he would advice with his Council concerning it REX dilecto & fideli suo Waltero de Glouc. Escaetori suo ultra Trentam salutem Claus 30 E 1. m. 16. Pro Priore & Conventu de S. Albano Quia dilecti nobis in Christo Prior & Conventus de Sancto Albano per quasdam * See here p. 910 911. literas nostras patentes per quas eis concessimus custodiam Abbatiae suae de Sancto Albano & omnium Temporalium ejusdem cum omnibus rebus & bonis ad Abbatiam illam spectantibus quotiens eam vacare continget asserunt se quietos esse debere a praestatione Palefridi Cuppae Annuli et Motae Abbatum ejusdem loci post mortem eorundem Abbatum Vobis mandamus quod exactionem quam praefatis Priori et Conventui facitis pro Palfredo Cuppa Annulo et Mota nobis ratione praesentis vacationis Abbatiae praedictae praestandis ponatis in respectum usque ad proximum Parliamentum nostrum ut tunc inde fiat quod de Consilio nostro duxerimus faciend Et habeatis ibi hoc breve Teste Rege apud Lynliscu 30 die Januarii Per breve de Privato Sigillo By which Writ it is evident That the King by his Prerogative then claimed the Palfry Cup Ring and Cry or Kennel of Hounds of every Abbot after his death as his due as this ensuing Writ in the same Roll will further inform us REX praefato Escaetori salutem Licet dilecti nobis in Christo Prior & Conventus Claus 30 E 1. m. 16. Pro Priore & Conventu de Waltham Ecclesiae Sanctae Cru●is de Waltham per Chartas progenitorum nostrorum Regum Angliae quas inspeximus habere debeant custodiam domus suae praedictae & omnium bonorum ejusdem in singulis vacationibus suis post mortem Abbatum suorum quorumcunque per quod vobis mandavimus quod occasione mortis Roberti nuper Abbatis ejusdem domus vos de eadem domo aut bonis ejusdem quibuscunque in aliquo non intromitteretis & si quid inde recepissetis occasione praedicta id eis sine dilatione restitui faceretis intentionis tamen nostrae fuit et est quod Annulus Cuppa Palefridus et Mota Canum qui fuerunt praedicti Abbatis die quo obiit a praedictis Priore et Conventu per vos ad opus nostrum si ad nos per mortem ejusdem Abbatis pertinere debeant exigantur Ita tamen quod Annulo Cuppa Palefrido et Mota sic exactis vo● exactionem illam ponatis in respectum usque ad proximum Parliamentum nostrum ut tunc inde fiat quod de Consilio nostro super hoc duxerimus ordinand Et ideo vobis mandamus quod facta exactione hujusmodi eam ponatis in respectum usque ad proximum Parliamentum nostrum Et habeatis ibi tunc hoc breve Teste Rege apud Edeneburgh secundo die Febr. Per breve de Privato Sigillo This year the King made these Certificates to the Pope of his Royal assent to the Elections of the Abbots of St. Alban St. Edmunds and Waltham immediately subject to the See of Rome for their confirmation SAnctissimo in Christo patri Domino B. divina providentia Sacrosanctae Romanae ac Claus 30 E 1. m. 32. intus De assensu Regio Universalis Ecclesiae Summo Pontifici Edwardus ejusdem gratia Rex Angliae etc. devota pedum oscula beatorum Sciat vestra paternitas reverenda quod electioni nuper factae in Ecclesia Conventuali de Sancto Albano de Fratre Johanne de Marines Priore ejusdem Domus in Abbatem illius loci Regium assensum adhibuimus et favorem Et hoc Sanctitati vestrae tenore praesentium significamus ut quod vestrum est in hac parte exequi dignemini cum favore In cujus etc. Dat. ap●d Linliscu 30 die Januarii Per breve de Privato Sigillo SAnctissimo in Christo patri Domino B. divina providentia etc. ut supra Sciat vestra paternitas reverenda quod electioni nuper factae in Ecclesia Conventuali Pat. 30 E. 1. m. 33. De assensu Regio de Sancto Edmundo de Fratre Thoma de Totyngton Suppriore ejusdem Domus in Abbatem illius loci Regium assensum adhibuimus et favorem Et hoc Sanctitati vestrae tenore praesentium signisicavimus ut quod vestrum est in hac parte exequi dignemini cum favore In cujus etc. Dat. ut supra Per breve de Privato Sigillo SAnctissimo in Christo patri Domino B. divina providentia etc. ut supra Sciat Ibid. m. 2● De assensu Reg●o vestra paternitas reverenda quod electioni nuper factae in Ecclesia Conventuali Sanctae Crucis de Waltham de Fratre Johanne de Badburgham Canonico ejusdem Domus in Abbatem loci illius Regium assenfum adhibuimus et favorem Et hoc Sanctitati vestrae significamus praesentium per tenorem ut quod vestrum est in hac parte exequi dignemini cum favore In cujus etc. Dat. apud Walsingham 30 die Martii Per breve de Privato Sigillo The King upon receipt of the Pope's Bull of the confirmation of the Abbot of St. Edmund's issued this Writ to restore his Temporalties REX dilecto & fideli suo Waltero de Glove Escaetori suo citra Trentam salutem Pat. 30 E. 1. m. 14. De restitutione Temporalium Ab. S. Edm. Cum Dominus Bonifacius Summus Pontifex electionem nuper celebratum in Ecclesia Conventuali Sancti Edmundi de Fratre Thoma de Totyngton Suppriore ejusdem Domus in Abbatem illius loci cui prius Regium assensum adhibuimus et favorem confirmaverit sicut per literas ipsius Summi Pontificis bullatas nobis inde directas plenius nob●s constat Nos confirmationem illam acceptantes cepimus fidelitatem ipsius Electi & Temporalia dictae Abbatiae prout moris est restituimus eidem Et ideo vobis mandamus quod eidem Electo Temporalia Abbatiae praedictae liberetis in forma praedicta Teste Rege apud Westm. 10 die Augusti The King granted this licence to some Priors of the Order of Clunie in England to go to a general Chapter beyond the Seas provided they carried no money nor silver with them against former Prohibitions REX dilecto & fideli suo Roberto de Burghersh Constabulario Castri sui Dovor & custodi Quinque Portuum suorum salutem Quia dilectis nobis in Christo Priori de Beremundeseye & Priori de Wenlok in regno nostro commorantibus ad Claus 30 E. 1. m. 9 Pro Prioribus de Beremundesey & de Wenlok generale Capitulum suum Caritaten proximo celebrand de gratia nostra speciali licentiam dedimus transfretandi Vobis mandamus quod eosdem Priores ad dictum Capitulum suum in Portu nostro Dovor transire permittatis Ita tamen quod pecuniam aliquam seu argentum aliquod ad partes transmarinas secum non portant contra forman Inhibitionis de hujusmodi transfretantibus vobis factae Teste Rege apud Westm 20 die Consimile breve pro Priore S. Trin. Ebor. Ibid. m. 16. Teste Rege apud Edeneburgh 2 die Febr. Per breve de Privato Sigillo The King by the misinformation and violent prosecution of the Archbishop of Canterbury having by his Writ de vi laica amovenda dispossessed the Abbot and Covent of St. Augustine's of the Church of Selling long appropriated to them against their Privileges from and Appeals to the See of Rome at the Pope's request issued this Writ to the Sheriff of Kent to restore them to and protect them from all force in the quiet possession thereof wherein he expresseth his Sovereign care and duty to protect and right them against all grievances and injustice REX Vic. Kanc. salutem Circa manutenenda & conservanda jura Monasterii Claus 30 E. 1. m. 2. Pro Abbate Sancti Augustini Cantuar Sancti Augustini Cantuar. eò potius debemus esse solliciti quo super hoc per Apostolicas literas atque preces specialius ercitamur Cum itaque Abbas & Conventus praedicti Monasterii Ecclesiam de Sellyng diutius in proprios usus tenuerint juxta quod per quaedam privilegia eis ab Apostolica sede inde concessa coram nobis & Consilio nostro ex parte ipsorum nuper exhibita evidenter apparet ac praetextu cujusdam brevis de vi laica à praedicta Ecclesia amovenda ad instantiam venerabilis patris R. Cantuar. Archiepiscopi nuper concessi super possessione ipsius Ecclesiae contra induita dictae sedis et appellationes ad eandem sedem interpositas per eosdem molestentur sicut accepimus multipliciter et turbentur quo minus administrationem fructuum & bonorum ejusdem Ecclesiae gaudere pacificè valeant ut solebant Nos praedictis Abbatui & Conventui super oppressionibus ipsorum indebitis subvenire volentes ac eos favore Regio quatinus sine juris offensa poterimus in sua justitia confovere tibi praecipimus quod non obstante aliquo mandato nostro tibi prius inde inconsultè pro eo quod tunc praedictorum Abbatis & Conventus diutina possessio nos latebat directo eos in possessionem in qua tempore receptionis praedicti mandati nostri invenisti reducens ipsos possessione sua hujusmodi pacifice gandere permittas Omnibus ex parte nostra inhibens & injungens ne praedictis Abbati et Conventui super eadem possessione sua violentiam aliquam inferre praesumat Teste Rege apud Westm 15 die Novembris Per ipsum Regem The King likewise at the Pope's request issued this Writ to restore the Goods Money Jewels and Merchandise of some Italian Merchants seized and forfeited to him for a Murder committed by them REX Lucae de Havering & Richardo de Caumpes nuper Vicecom London & Coronatoribus Civitatis ejusdem salutem Ad instantiam Domini Summi Claus 30 E. 1. m. 7. Pro Mercatoribus de Societate Spinorum de Florentia Pontificis nobis pro Mercatoribus de Societate Spinorum de Florentia supplicantis Vobis praecipimus quod omnia bona & catalla Mercatorum eorundem pro morte Willielmi Baman quem Thouse se le Lombard de praecepto Philippi de Spina interfecisse dicebatur in manum nostram capta uae in pannis lineis & laneis argento numerato jocalibus aureis & argenteis vasis argenteis equis foeno busta & aliis rebus diversis consistunt & quae appreciantur ad centum & septem libr. decem solidos & quatuor denarios prout per. Inquisitionem de mandato nostro inde factam & in Cancellariam nostram returnatam plenius nobis constat praefatis Mercatoribus integre restituatis de gratia nostra speciali Teste Rege apud Westm 4 die Augusti Per ipsum Regem No doubt the Pope had a reward for this favour though the King lost by it The King issued this Writ to the Earl of Chester to remove a Lay force out of the Church of Thorneton to which he had presented his Clerk by reason of a Wardship REX Edwardo filio suo charissimo Comiti Cestriae salutem Cum nuper in Curia Cl. 30 E 1. ce m. 18. dorso De vi Laica amovend ab Ecclesiae de Thornton super Moram nostra coram Nobis per considerationem ejusdem Curiae nostrae recuperaverimus versus Willielmum de Venables & Katerinam uxorem ejus & Petrum filium Ranulphi le Recter praesentationem nostram ad Ecclesiam de Thornton super Moram in Comitatu Cestriae tunc vacantem & ad donationem nostram ratione minoris aetatis Petri filii & haeredis praedicti Ranulphi in custodia nostra existentis spectantem & mandaverimus per Breve nostrum de judicio venerabili patri W. Coventren & Litchfeld Episcopo loci Diocesano quod non obstante Reclamatione praedictorum Willielmi Katerinae & Petri ad praesentationem nostram ad Ecclesiam praedictam idoneam personam admitteret ac Vicarius ipsius Episcopi in remotis agentis dilectum Clericum nostrum Robertum de Askeby ad dictam Ecclesiam ad praesentationem nostram admiserit & Rectorem restituerit in eadem prout per literas Patentes praefati Vicarii dicto Clerico nostro inde confectas evidenter apparet idemque Vicarius nobis significaverit quod tanta vis laica & resistentia rebellium se tenent in Ecclesia memorata quod officii sui debitum non potest ad praesens inibi exercere supplicando ut hujusmodi vim faciamus ab eadem Ecclesia amoveri Vobis mandamus quod omnem vim Laicam quae se tenet in dicta Ecclesia ad perturbandum praefatum Vicarium quominus Officium suum spirituale exercere possit ibidem sine dilatione amoveri faciatis ab eadem praefatum Clericum nostrum in possessione sua Ecclesiae praedictae quantum in vobis est manutenendo protegendo & etiam defendendo Teste Rege apud Lynliscu 26 die Jan. The King issued this Writ to the Bishop of Exon and his Officials and to the Archdeacon of Penywhich not to attempt any thing to the prejudice or to exercise any Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction in the Church of St. Beriens in Cornwall which anciently was and aught to be his Free Chapel or in the Chapels and Prebendaries thereto belonging being now reunited to his Crown REX venerabili in Christo Patri Th eadem gratia Episcopo Exon. & ejus Offic. Claus 30 E 1. m. 11. dorso Prohibitio pro libera Ca pella Regis salutem Cum Ecclesia Sanctae Berianae de Cornubia libera Capella nostra esse debeat & Antecessorum Progenitorumque nostrorum quondam Regum Angliae fuerit ab antiquo ac una cum Praehendis eidem Capellae annexis ab omni jurisdictione ordinaria exempta libera penitus et immunis sitque eadem Capella ad Coronam ut ad suam naturam reversa Vobis firmiter inhibendo mandamus ne quicquam quod in nostri seu libertatis nostrae Capellae praedictae praejudicium cedere valeat quoquo modo attemptare aliqualiter praesumatis Taliter vos in praemissis habentes ne si secus feceritis remedium aliud congruum in hac parte nos oporteat adhibere Teste Rege apud Westm 7. die Julii Eodem modo mandatum est Archidiacono de Penwych in Cornubia & ejus Offic. Teste ut supra The Archdeacon of Lewes intending to exercise Ordinary Jurisdiction in the King's Free Chapel of Hastings and the Chapels thereunto annexed to the prejudice of his Crown and Dignity issued this memorable prohibition to him against this his intended Usurpation REX Archid. Lewen & ejus Offic. ac eorum Commissar salutem Cum libera Ibid. m. 6. dorso Prohibitio pro Cape●lis Regiis Capella nostra beatae Mariae in Castro de hastings una cum Praebendis et Cavellis eidem annexis sicut in caeterae liberae Capellae nostrae in regno nostro ab omni jurisdictione ordinar. sit exempta libera et immunis Ac vos in Capella praedicta Praebendis et Capellis eidem annexis intendatis sicut accepimus jurisdictionem exercere in nostri et Regiae dignitatis nostrae et praedictae Capellae nosirae praejudicium manifestum Nos attendentes per hoc nobis et Regiae nostrae dignitati necnon exemptioni libertati et immunitati ipsius Capellae posse de facili derogari nisi ad hoc oportunum remedium apponamus Vobis firmiter inhibemus ne in praedicta libera Capella nostra seu membris ipsius jurisdictionem aliquam exercere seu quicquam aliud attemptare in nostri et Regiae dignitatis nostrae ac dictae liberae Capellae nostrae praejudicium aliqualiter praesumatis Taliter vos in praemissis habentes quod super hoc aliud remedium nos non oporteat adhibere Teste Rege apud Newendenne 15. die Septembris The King being frequently importuned by the Cardinal of St. Mary's in Rome to consent to the Pope's appropriation of two Prebendaries in the Churches of York and Lincoln to two Churches in Rome or depositing the profits thereof to their use in their Proctor's hands sent this answer to him why he could not assent thereto being so prejudicial to the rights of his Crown and contrary to his Oath to maintain them VEnerabili in Christo Patri Domino M. Sanctae Mariae in Porticu Diacono Cardinali Claus 30 E 1. m. 6. dorso amico suo charissimo Edwardus Dei gratia etc. salutem & sincerae dilectionis affectum Satis occurrit memoriae nostrae & debet occurrere illa frequens instantia quae super negotia praebendarum Eboracen & Lincolniensis Ecclesiarum & facto depositi proventuum Praebendarum ipsarum erga noscurastis insistere vicibus successivis quod vestris Procuratoribus faceremus depositum hujusmodi assignari juxta quod nuper vestrae literae nobis missae plenius contivebant Sanè scire vos volumus quod si vestris annueremus precibus in hac parte non aliud videretur nisi appropriationi petitae quam estis diligenter hactenus prosecuti praebere consensum quod quidem in nostri praejudicium et Coronae nostrae Regiae ad cujus conservationem vinculo juramenti sumus astricti laesionem enormem cederet  quod urique nollet ut credimus vestra discretio circumspecta Verumptamen nobis admodum complaceret ut super dicto negotio cum Domino Papa cui super hoc scribimus colloquium haberetis ut de aliqua via seu forma congrua quae tolerabilis foret et conveniens nos in hac parte eximia suae circumspectionis industria informaret et no●is informationem suam hujusmodi aperiret quam ob affectionem quam ad vos gessimus ab antiquo et adhuc gerimus et habemus libenter in quantum bono modo possemus condescenderemus vestris beneplacitis atque votis Dat. apud Arundel 9 die Septemb. After which the King writ this second Letter to this importunate Cardinal advancing 335 marks to his Proctors by way of gift and bounty only and in lieu of the Florins which he received not as a depositum for the profits of the Preb●ndaries and promising him payment of the arrears of his annuity formerly granted to him when he should be enabled to stop his further importunity in this his illegal suit VEnerabili in Christo Patri Domino M. Sanctae Mariae in Porticu Diacono Cardinali amico suo charissimo Edwardus ejusdem gratia etc. salutem & sincerae Claus 30 E 1. m. 1. dorso De Pr●bendis in Ecclesiis Eborum & Lincoln & facto depositi proventuum ipsarum Praebendarum dilectionis affectum Sanè occurrit etc. verbatim as in the former Letter too Veru●ptamen ob affectionem quam ad vos gessimus ab antiquo et adhuc gerimus et habemus vobis placere volentes in quantum possumus bono modo pro Florenis inventis London depositum de quo fecerunt praedictae vestrae literae mentionem trescentas et triginta et quinque Marcas sterlingorum procuratoribus vestris fecimus numerari valorem videlicet Florenorum ipsorum et eosdem Florenos ad opus nostrum mandavimus recepi et in utilitatem nostram converti Nec intelligat vestra discretio quod praetextu praefati depositi vobis mittamus pecuniam memoratam set ex causa prorsus alia et de dono nostro ac munificentia speciali Caeterum per guerrarum & turbationum grandium tempestates sumptibus plurimis ac laboribus & angustiis aggravati quo minus ad praesens de arreragiis illius annuae pensionis quam vobis dudum concessisse recolimus satisfacere valeamus quaesumus ut super hoc in nos patientiam habeatis et quamprimum tempora commodiora successerint de omnibus satisfactionem condignam vobis faciemus inipendi juxta quod nos teneri poterit apparere Dat. apnd Westm. decimoquinto die Novembris The King being in like manner importuned by the Cardinals returned the like answer to their reiterated Letters touching the Church of Monketon as he did concerning these prebendaries VEnerabili in Christo Patri Domino Franc. Sanctae Luciae in Silice Diacono Cardinali Cl. 30 E 1. m. 5. dorso De Ecclesiae de Moneketon amico suo charissimo Edwardus Dei gratia Rex Angliae Dominus Hiberniae & Dux Aquitaniae salutem Literas et preces tam ex parte vestra quam quorundam aliorum Cardinalium super facto Ecclesiae de Moneketon quam quidem Nepos vester habere contendit nobis frequenter directas recipimus ad quas aliàs certum recolimus dedisse responsum quod absque Regii juris nostri injuria et Coronae nostrae praejudicio et laesione enormi non poterimus immutare Verumptamen volentes per aliam viam satisfacere votis vestris dicto Nepoti vestro vel alii quem nobis duxeritis nominandum de certo Redditu qui in Laico feodo consistit vestri contemplatione libenter providebimus cum ad id habuerimus facultatem Et ut super hoc certam concipiatis & fiduciam injunximus dilecto Clerico nostro J. de bensted Rectori praedictae Eccle●●ae de Moneketon qui juxta latus nostrum moratur assiduè ut inde nobis memoriam faciat cum optulerii se facultas Dat. apud Lewes 13 die Septemb. REX discreto viro Jacobo Domino Matth●i Vrsy de filiis Vrsy Nepoti venerabilis patris Domini F. Sanctae Luciae in Silice Diaconi Cardinalis salutem & Ibidem dilectionem sinceram Literas et preces tam ex parte dicti Domini Cardinalis patrui vestri quam quorundam aliorum Cardinalium super facto Ecclesiae de Monketon quam habere contenditis nobis frequenter directas recepimus ad quas eidem Domino Cardinali certum recolimus aliàs dedisse responsum quod absque regni juris etc. ut supra Veruntamen votis ipsius Domini Cardinalis & vestris per aliam viam satisfacere in hac parte vobis vel alii quem etc. Teste ut supra By these Letters of the King we may discern 1. The restless importunity of avaricious Roman Popes Cardinals and their Nephews to usurp upon the rights of the Crown by appropriations provisions of Prebendaries Churches to gain Church-preferments in England to the prejudice of the King kingdom and people's souls 2ly The King's prudence in opposing and putting them off with reiterated answers and excuses or proffering them other compensations to prevent their designs and stop their importunities This year the King by his Prerogative sent several of his Servants to these several Monasteries by his Writs to be there maintained and provided for during life JOhannes de Wyndesor Serviens Regis mittitur Priori & Conventui Bathon Teste Rege apud Westm. 15 die Octobris Pro pluribus Servientibus Johannes de Tothull Serviens Regis mittitur Abbati & Conventui de Cogeshale Teste ut supra Regin de Saus Serviens Regis mittitur Abbati & Conventui de Colecestr Teste ut supra Gilbertus' del Bed Serviens Regis mittitur Abbati & Conventui de Burgo Sancti Petri. Teste ut supra Per ipsum Regem Nunc. fratre W. de Wintreburn The King this year sent these Letters to the Pope and Cardinals by his Proctors appointed to conclude a final peace between him and the King of France SAnctissimo in Christo Patri Domino B. Divina providentia Sacrosanctae Romanae Claus 30 E 1. m. 6. dorso Literae directae Papae pro Rege ac universalis Ecclesiae Summo Pontifici Edwardus etc. devota pedum oscula beatorum De circumspectione & fidelitate Religiosorum virorum fratrum W. de Geinsburgh & H. de Hertpole de Ordine Fratrum Minorum ac dilectorum Clericorum Magistrorum Johannes de Sancto Claro Canonici London Philippi Martell Juris Civilis Professoris & Willielmi de Deen Militis nostrorum fiduciae plenitudinem obtinentes ipsos super finali expeditione negotii reformationis pacis inter Regem Franciae & nos juxta formam vestrae pronunciationis dudum habitae & prolatae nunc authore Domino terminandi ad beatitudinis vestrae praesentiam duximus destinandos Sanctitati vestrae affectuosè & humiliter supplicantes quatinus praedictis fratribus Clericis et Militi aut quatuor vel tribus ipsorum si eos non contigerit simul adesse in hiis quae super praefato negotio et aliis quae eis commisimus vestrae Clementiae reseranda ex parte nostra vobis exponent oraculo vivae vocis fidem si placet indubiam dignemini adhibere Conservet vos altissimus ad regimen Ecclesiae suae sanctae per tempora foeliciter longiora Dat. apud Arundel nono die Septembris SAnctissimo in Christo Patri Domino B. Divina providentia Sacrosanctae Romanae Pat. 30 E 1. m. 9 intus & Rot. Alemann m. 6. intus Procuratorium missum ad Curiam Romanam ac universalis Ecclesiae Summo Pontifici Edwardus ejusdem gratia Rex Angliae etc. devota pedum oscula beatorum Super expeditione negotii reformationis pacis inter Magnificum Principem Regem Franciae & nos juxta formam vestrae pronunciationis virtute compromissi per dictum Regem & nos in vos facti dudum habitae seu prolatae nunc auctore Domino finaliter terminandi Religiosos viros fratres W. de Geynsburgh & H. de Hertpole de ordine fratrum Minorum & dilectos Clericos nostros Magistros Johannem de Sancto Claro Canonicum Londoniensem & Philippum Martel Juris Civilis professorem ac Willielmum de Dene Militem procuratores & nuncios nostros ad vestrae Sanctitatis praesentiam destinantes Damus eyes & quatuor vel tribus eorum si eos simul adesse non contigerit ac concedimus generalem plenam & liberam tenore praesentium potestatem & speciale mandatum petendi audiendi et recipiendi complementum perfectionem ac totalem consummationem pronunciationis ac reformationis praedictarum et omnia alia et singula quae super reformatione pacis praedictae ac etiam super omnibus guerris discordiis litibus controversiis causis quastionibus dampnis et injuriis petitionibus et actionibus realibus et personalibus atque mixtis quae fuerunt et sunt vel esse possent inter praedictum Regem Franciae et Nos occasione quacunque et praemissa quoquo modo tangentibus vestra providentia duxerit arbitranda laudanda et diffinienda arbitraliter sententianda praecipienda ordinanda disponenda pronuncianda addenda minuenda corrigenda interpretanda seu declaranda et etiam omnia alia et singula faciendi quae ad plenam pacem et concordiam ac pacis et concordiae omniumque praedictorum perfectionem et consummationem quoquo modo pertineat et poterunt pertinere promittentes nichilominus Nos ratum et firmum perpetuo habituros quicquid per praedictos Fratres Clericos et Militem aut quatuor vel tres ipsorum petitum receptum actum gestum seu alias factum fuerit in praemissis et quolivet praemissorum Super quibus etiam per nostras literas approbandis tenendis servandis atque complendis Nos haeredes nostros et omnia bona nostra specialiter obligamus Et haec Sanctitati vestrae significamus & omnibus quorum interest vel interesse potest aut poterit in futur per nostras patentes literas Sigilli nostri munimine consignatas Dat. apud Arundel 9 die Septembris Anno Domini 1302. Regni vero nostri Tricesimo VEnerabili in Christo Patri Domino M. permissione divina Sanctae Mariae novae in Porticu Diacono Cardinali Edwardus ejusdem gratia etc. salutem & Ibid m. 12. dorso Literae directae Cardinalibus pro Rege sincerae dilectionis continuum incrementum Dilectos & fideles nostros Magistrum Petrum de Dene Canonicum Londoni●nsem & Rogerum dictum le Sauvage Militem pro quibusdam negotiis nostris quae multum insident cordi nostro ad Domini Summi Pontificis praesentiam destinantes Paternitatem vestram de qua plenè confidimus assectuosè requirimus & rogamus quatinus religioso viro fratri W. de Geynsburgh de Ordine Minorum in Romana Curia commoranti quem Nunciis praedictis ad junximus ac nichilominus eisdem Nunciis & duobus eorum in hiis quae super praefatis negotiis ex parte nostra vobis oraculo vivae vocis duxerint exponenda fidem velitis si placet indubiam adhibere ac ea penes Dominum Summum Pontificem diligenter et efficaciter juxta speratam siduciam promovere quoriens oportunum fuerit et ab eisdem Nunciis nostris vel duobus eorum fueritis requisiti Nos igitur paratos semper invenietis et promptos ad ea quae fore noverimus vobis grata Dat. apud Chatham 13 die Junii Consimiles literae diriguntur Cardinalibus subscriptis videlicet Diacon Cardinal Domino L. Sanctae Mariae in via lata Domino P. Sanctae Mariae novae Domino W. Sancti Nicholai in carcere Tull. Domino Francisco Sanctae Mariae in Cosmedyn Presbyter Cardinal Domino J. Titulo Sanctorum Marcellini & Petri Domino G. Titulo Sancti Martini in Montibus The Kings daughter Mary being a Nun professed at Ambresbury the King granted her 40 Oaks each year 20 Tun of Wines and several Manors of above the value of 200 l. a year for her maintenance by which you may guests how well she fasted prayed and mortified her flesh in that Nunnery by these Patents REX omnibus ad quos etc. salutem Sciatis nos dedisse & concessisse pro Pat. 30 E. 1. m. 14. Pro Maria filia Regis Moniale de Ambresbur nobis & haeredibus nostris charissimae filiae Mariae Sanctimoniali Fontis Ebroldi apud Ambresbur commoranti quadraginta robora singulis annis in forestis nostris de Chuyt & Bokholt per manus custodum earundem Forestarum qui pro tempore fuerint ad focum ejusdem filiae nostrae in Camera sua quamdiu moram apud Ambresbur fecerit percipienda In cujus etc. Teste Rege apud Westm. 10 die Augusti REX omnibus ad quos etc. salutem Sciatis quod in recompensationem Ibidem ducentarum librarum quas nuper pro nobis & haeredibus nostris concessimus charissimae filiae nostrae Mariae Sanctimoniali Fontis Ebroldi apud Ambresbur commoranti singulis annis ad sustentationem Camerae suae ad Scaccarium nostrum percipiendas & etiam pro illis viginti doliis vini quae eidem filiae nostrae similiter concessimus singulis annis per manus Vic. nostri Sutht qui pro tempore fuerit percipienda quamdiu ipsa filia nostra infra regnum nostrum Angliae fuerit concessimus ei Manerium de Cosham cum pertin in Com. Wiltes in valorem quaterviginti et decem et septem librarum Burgum Wilton & Bereford cum pertin in eodem Com. praeter eleemosynas constitutas in valorem quatuor librarum Manerium de Sherstan cum pertin in eodem Com. in valorem sexaginta librarum Manerium de Porstok cum pertin in Com. Dor in valorem decem et octo librarum Manerium de Herdecote cum pertin in Com. Sumers in valorem decem et septem librarum & Maneria de Freskwatre & Whytefeld in Insula Vecta cum pertin in Com. Sutht in valorem sexaginta et decem librarum tresdecim solidorum et quatuor denariorum habenda & tenenda eidem filiae nostrae ad sustentationem Camerae suae quamdiu vixerit & infra regnum nostrum fuerit supradictum In cujus etc. Teste ut supra The King this year granted a licence to elect a Bishop for the Church of Lincoln then void * Pat. 30 E. 1. m. 30. Teste Rege apud Wulloure 20 die Febr. Per breve de Privato Sigillo He likewise issued this Writ for restoring the Temporalties to the Bishop elect of Bath and Wells REX dilecto & fideli suo Nicholas Fermband custodi suo Episcopatus Bathon Pat. 30 E. 1. m. 9 De restitutione Temporalium & Wellen. sede vacant salutem Cum venerabilis pater R. Archiepiscopus Cantuariensis totius Angliae Primas electionem nuper celebratam in Ecclesia Cathedrali Sancti Andraeae Wellen. de discreto viro Magistro * See Godwins Catalogue p. 300. The Leaguer Book of the Priory of Bath p. 216 217 229 to 238. Waltero de Hel●shagh Decano illius loci in Bathon & Wellen. Episcopum cui prius Regium assensum adhibuimus et favorem confirmaverit sicut per literas patentes ipsius Archiepiscopi nobis inde directas nobis constat Nos confirmationem illam acceptantes cepimus fidelitatem ipsius Electi et Temporalia Episcopatus praedicti prout moris est restituimus eidem Et ideo vobis mandamus quod eidem Electo Temporalia Episcopatus praedicti sine dilatione liberetis in forma praedicta Teste Rege apud P●ccham 12 die Septembr The King by Judgement of his Court seizing the Liberty of the Bishop of Durham into his hands for a contempt and offence of the Bishop thereupon appointed a Custos Sheriff Justice in it and a Keeper of the Seal allowing them salaries by these Patents REX Militibus liberis hominibus & omnibus aliis tenentibus de libertate Episcopatus Dunelm salutem Sciatis quod commisimus dilecto & fideli nostro Pat. 30 E. 1. m. 19 Delibertate Episcopatus Dunelm commisso Roberto de Clifford Roberto de Clifford libertatem praedictam cum pertin in manum nostram per considerationem Curiae nostrae coram nobis captam custodiendam quamdiu nobis placuerit Ita quod Vicecomitem & alios Ministros idoneos ad ea quae libertatem illam contingunt exercenda & facienda sub ipso deputet & assignet & quod idem Vicecomes de exitibus inde provenientibus nobis respondeat ad Scaccarium nostrum Et ideo vobis mandamus quod praefato Roberto tanquam custodi nostro libertatis praedictae in omnibus quae ad custodiam illam pertinent intendentes sitis & respondentes sicut praedictum est In cujus etc. Teste Rege apud Westm 17 die Julii REX dilecto & fideli suo Roberto de Clifford salutem Cum per literas nostras patentes vobis commiserimus libertatem Episcopatus Dunelm cum Ibid. m. 16. Pro Roberto de Clifford custode libertatis Episcopatus Dunelm de feodo suo pertin in manum nostram per considerationem Curiae nostrae coram nobis captam custodiendam quamdiu nobis placuerit prout in literis nostris praedictis plenius continetur concessimus vobis ducentas marcas ad sustentationem vestram percipiendas de exitibus libertatis praedictae singulis annis dum custodiam illam sic tenueritis ex commissione nostra Ita tamen quod si minori tempore quam per annum dictam custodiam nomine nostro tenueritis seu majori semper percipiatis pro sustentatione vestra pro rata temporis quo habueritis custodiam memoratam Teste Rege apud Westm 24 die Julii REX omnibus ad quos etc. salutem Sciatis quod constituimus dilectum & fidelem nostrum Willielmum de Ormesby justiciarium nostrum ad placita Ibid. m. 19 De Justice Regis in eadem libertate constituto libertatem Episcopatus Dunelm in manum nostram per considerationem Curiae nostrae coram nobis captam tangentia tenenda quamdiu nobis placuerit & ad justitiam singulis de eadem libertate conquerentibus seu conqueri volentibus faciendam In cujus etc. Teste Rege ut supra REX dilecto & fideli suo Willielmo de Ormesby salutem Cum constituerimus vos Justice nostrum ad placita libertatem Episcopatus Dunelm etc. ut supra Ibid. m. 16. Pro William de Ormesby Justice Regis ibidem de feodo suo captam tangentia tenenda quamdiu nobis placuerit prout in literis nostris patentibus vobis inde confectis plenius continetur concessimus vobis sexaginta marcas ad sustentationem vestram percipiendas de exitibus libertatis praedictae singulis annis dum officium illud sic tenueritis ex commissione nostra Ita tamen etc. dictum officium nomine nostro etc. In cujus etc. ut supra Per ipsum Regem nunciante Thesaur REX omnibus ad quos etc. salutem Sciatis quod commisimus dilecto Clerico Ibid m. 19 De sigillo Regis ad custodiam praedictae libertatis deputato commisso nostro Henr. de Guldeford sigillum nostrum ad custodiam libertatis Episcopatus Dunelm in manum nostram per considerationem Curiae nostrae coram nobis captae deputatum custodiendum quamdiu nobis placuerit In cujus etc. Teste Rege ut supra What Acquittances the King gave for moneys received out of the three years' Disme granted him by the Pope these Records will in part inform us REX omnibus ad quos etc. salutem Sciatis nos recepisse & habuisse per manus dilecti Clerici nostri Johannis de Drokenesford custodi Garderobae nostrae Pat 30 E. 1. m. 26. Pro Episcopo London & Magistro Ba●thol de Ferentino Collectoribus Decimae a venerabili patre Domino R. London Episcopo & à discreto viro Magistro Bartholomaeo de Ferentino Canonico London Sanctissimi patris Domini Bonifacii divina providentia Papae octavi Clerico Collectoribus Decimae in regno nostro Angliae per tres annos ad commodum nostrum per praefatum Summum Pontificem impostiae duo millia librarum sterlingorum de pecunia ejusdem Decimae ad quaedam ardua negotia nostra inde expedienda Quam quidem pecuniae summam eisdem Collectoribus aut alteri eorundem solvere promittimus ad voluntatem ipsius Summi Pontificis cum per eosdem Collectores aut eorum alterum super h●c fuerimus praemuniti In cujus etc. Teste Rege apud Berkhamsted 12 die Aprilis Per breve de Privato Sigillo REX omnibus ad quos etc. salutem Sciatis nos recepisse & habuisse etc. Claus 30 E. 1 m. 22. intus Pro Episcopo London & Magistro Bartholomaeo de Ferentino verbatim as before quaterviginti et tres libras sex solidos et octo denar de pecunia ejusdem Decimae ad quaedam ardua negotia nostra inde expedienda Quam quidem pecuniae summam eisdem Collectoribus aut alteri eorundem solvere promittimus ad voluntatem ipsius Summi Pontificis cum per eosdem Collectores aut eorum alterum super hoc fuerimus praemuniti In cujus etc. Teste Rege apud Westm. 24 die Maii. Per breve de Privato Sigillo REX omnibus ad quos etc. salutem Sciatis quod de pecunia proveniente Pat. 30 E. 1. m. 18. Pro Episcopo London & Magistro Barthol de Ferentino Collectoribus Decimae de Decima Clero Angl. etc. recepimus a venerabili patre R. London Episcopo & Magistro Bartholomaeo de Ferentino etc. mille centum et sexaginta et duas libras etc. ut supra Teste Rege apud Westm 23 die Julii Per breve de Privato Sigillo Consimiles literae fiunt praefatis Collectoribus de ducentis libris praefato Johanni liberatis Teste Rege ut supra Per breve de Privato Sigillo Consimiles etc. de ducentis quaterviginti et decem et novem libris et decem solidis Teste Rege apud Westm 19 die Julii Per breve de Privato Sigillo Consimiles etc. the quadragintiss et viginti et tribus libris decem et septem solidis et sex denariis Teste Rege apud Westm 17 die Julii Per breve de Privato Sigillo REX omnibus ad quos etc. salutem Sciatis quod de pecunia proveniente Ibid. m. 14. de Decima Clero Angl. per Dominum Bonifacium Summum Pontificem de assensu nostro noviter imposita per tres annos recepimus à venerabili patre R. London Episcopo & Magistro Bartholomaeo de Ferentino Canonico London Collectoribus ejusdem Decimae quadragintas libras dilecto Clerico nostro Johanni de Drokenesford custodi Garderobae nostrae à praedictis Collectoribus nomine nostro liberatas In cujus etc. Teste Rege apud Westm 29 die Julii Per breve de Privato Sigillo Consimiles literae fiunt de diversis pecuniarum summis infrascriptis viz. Teste Rege apud Westm primo die Augusti Per breve de Privato Sigillo De mille marcis De quingentis marcis Teste Rege apud Westm 7 die Augusti Per breve de Privato Sigillo De ducentis sexaginta & decem & octo libris decem & octo solidis quatuor denariis & uno obolo Teste Rege apud Westm. 17 die Augusti Per breve de Privato Sigillo De quadraginta & quinque marcis Teste Rege apud Westm 8 die Augusti Per breve de Privato Sigillo De quingentis marcis De duobus millibus quingentis & viginti libris De centum & quinquaginta libr. De septingentis libris REX omnibus ad quos etc. salutem Sciatis quod de pecunia proveniente Ibid. m. 7. de Decima Clero Angl. etc. recepimus à venerabili patre R. London Episcopo & Magistro Bartholomaeo de Ferentino Canonico London & Collectoribus ejusdem Decimae centum et triginta et novem libr. septem solid et novem denar dilecto Clerico nostro Johanni de Drokenesford custodi Garderobae nostrae à praedictis Collectoribus nostro nomine liberatas In cujus etc. Teste Rege apud Westm 14 die Octobris Per breve de Privato Sigillo The King granted this Patent to the Gentlemen Officer's Soldier's and Clerks in Gascoigne who had lost their estates for him in the wars with France for satisfaction of their losses and his Debts out of the Dimes granted to him by the Pope LE Roy a tous ceus qui cestes letters verront ou orront saluz Sachietz qe come Pat. 30 E 1. m. 12. Pro hominibus de Vascon de Decima R. concessa eye assign nous soiems tenus en plusours e diverses debts a aucuns gentieux hommes e Clers e autres Souders de Gascoigne qui nous ount servi en ten de nostre guerre de Gascoigue contre le Roy de France tant par raison de provisions qe nous pur la perte de leur terres rents e benefices leur avoms assignees qe par raison des gauges e de restor de Chevaux du ten de la dite guerre sicome il piert pluis pleinement per nos lettres overtes e par les lettres de ceus qui ont tenu nostre lieu en Gascoigne e des Clers illoques assignez pur fere les despens e les accountes oir les queles letters ont este enroullees ou seignuees per nos Clers avantditz Nous voillantz en le plus covenable manner quill nous semble quant a ore purveier a eux de fere payment de debts avantdites grauntoms pur nous pur nos heirs e pur nos successors e assignetz a eus tout l'argent e tout le profit qe le tresaint Pere Boniface Papa utisme nous ad grantie de la Disme qe ad novelement mice e posée aprendre des biens des Esglises e de la Clergie de nostre Roiaume Dengleterre e tout le droit e tote la raison que nous avoms ou pooms ou devoms avoir en la dite Disme e quanque poet issir e avenir de la Disme desusdite en tout le dit Roiaume Dengleterre en quiel nous entendoms esire contenue tote la terre de Gales a prendre e receiure per eux ou per lour procurers ●usi enterement e en cele mesme form e manere come nous le deverioms ou porioms prendre dedens le Terme que sensuit Cestassavoir a deus anns continues & accompliz qui devient comencer a la feste de saint Michael prochainement avenir en partie de payment e en amenusement e rebatement des avantdites debts E voloms qe les dites purvoiances qe sont deuce ove Lettres patentes de nostre Grant Seal jesqes a la date de ces letters soient primes paiees e le remenant soit departi entre les ditz Soudiers pur lour debts the Gauges & de restor de Chevaux Soutz pur Soutz e Livre pur Livre uncore lour grantoims qe tout quanque est a evils de la dite disme jesqes a la dite procheine feste Saint Michael tant come apertient ou poet apertenir a nous e qe per nous nad este assign a autre persone leur soit baille e assign en acroisement du dit payment E promettons e grantoms a eux pur eux pur leur heirs e pur leur Successors les quieux auront es●e ou serront de nostre party qe nous feroms quill leur heirs e leur Successors e leur Procuraturs prendront e receiuront per tout le dit ten tout quanque nous nos heirs e nous successor's deurioms ou porioms prendre de la dite Disme e de tout quanqe de meisme la Disme purroit avenir e qe ceo si mestiers estoit leur emporteroms bone e ferme garrantie contre totes gentzes Estre ceo leur promettoms a prestier sur les issues de la dite Disme dedeinz le quinzein de la dite proschein Feste de Saint Michael trois Mile Mars pur avancement du dit paiement des purvoiances avantditz E est asaver qe ceo qe est arere des vint Mile Mars qe nous leur avoms premis a payer sont contenuz en cest payment E pur ceo qil soient plus seurs des choses desusdites nous promettoms & obligoms a eux nous nos heirs touse nos successors e touse nos biens per touse les lieus ou il soient a garder tenir e complir totes les avantdites choses e chescune de eyes e cele meisme chose avoms fet granter e promettre en bone foi a Edward nostre trescher fiz Prince de Gales tant come en li serra Estre ceo les honurables Peres Richard Evesqe de Londres Wauter Evesq de Cestr e nos amez e foiaux Henry de Lacie Count de Nicole Johan fiz au Duc de Bretaigne nostre cher neveu Aymer de Valence nostre cher Cousin Hugh le Despencer Chevaler e Johan de Drokenesford nostre cher Clerk e Garden de nostre Gardrobe ont promis Cestassavoir les ditz Evesqes en leur foi e les autres jure sur saints Evangiles qil feront e purchaceront a leur poer en bone foi qe les avantdites choses e chescune de eles soient gardees e acompliez as ditz nos gentz e leur procurers E nous avanditz Edward Prince de Gales per la volunte e l'assent nostre cher Seignour e Pere lavoms premis en la form desusdite Evesqes Count Johan de Bretaigne Aymer de Valence Hugh le Dispenser e Johan de Drokenesford a la requeste du dit nostre Seigneur le Roy avoms promis e promettons Cestassavoir nous Evesques en nostre foi et nous Count Johan Aymer Hugh e Johan avanditz per nostre Serement sur les saintzes Evangiles corporelment touchées a gardir e acomplir en la manere desusdite tant come a nous affiert e a nostre poer totes les choses avantdites e chescune de eyes E est nostre entendement qe ceus qui ont nos letters overtes selees de nostre grant Seal the purvoiances preignent de la pay desusdite e autres qui ont letters overtes de purvoiance d'autre Seal qe du nostre riens ne preignent En tesmoignance de quieux choses nous avoms fet fere cestes nos lettres overtes selees de nostre grant seal E nous Edward Prince de Gales ses filz e nous Evesqes Count Johan de Bretaigne Aymer de Valence Hugh le Dispenser e Johan de Drokenesford avauntditz a la request e mandement du dit nostre Seignour le Roy avoms ausint mis nos Seaus a cestes presents letters Don. a Loundres le 16 jour Daust L'an de nostre Regne Trentisme LE Roy all honourable Pere en Dieu Richard par mesme la grace Evesque de Pat. 30 E 1. m. 12. De dicta Decima praefatis Vasconibus solvenda Lundres e a nostre ben ame Maistre Bertelmew de Ferentyn assignez a prendre e a receiure la Disme des biens de la Clergie de nostre Roiaume avantdit saluz Come nous eoms grante per nos lettres overtes a nos amez & feaux gentiux hommes Clers e autres souders de Gascoigne tout l'argent e tout le profit qe la tres-saint Pere Boniface Pape utisme nous ad grante de la Disme qil ad novelment mice e pose aprendre des bens des Esglises e de la Clergie de nostre Roiaume Dengleterre e tout le droit e tote la raison qe nous avoms ou pooms ou devoms avoir en la dite Disme e quanque poet issir e avenir de la dite Disme en tout le dit Roiaume Dengleterre en quel nous entendoms estre contenue tote la terra de Gales a prendre e a receiure per eux ou per leur procurers ausi enterement e en cele mesme form e manere come nous le deurioms prendre dedeinz le terme qi sensuit Cestassavoir de la prochein feste de saint Michael qui vient a deuz anns proschein suaims & accompliz en partie de paie de aucunes dettrs qe nous leur devoms sicome plus pleinement est contenu en nos letters avauntdites les queles il vous porront mostrer Vous prioms e mandoms qe as avantditz gentieux hommes e Clers e autres Souders ou a lour certeins procurers ou Attornez liveretz e paiez en nostre noun tout l'argent e le profit a nous appurtenaunt de la Disme avantdit ausi enterement e a meimes les terms come vous estoietz tenu de paier la a nous E de ceo qe vous averetz paie a eux qua leur procurers dont vous averetz leur † letters overtes d'aquitance tesmoignantzes lafoy receit de Deniers a eux per vous paietz vous feroms avoir due allowance aquitance en vestre acunte E avoms ordene e voloms qe a la pay fere soient Johan de Sandale e Thomas de Canterigg ou l'un de eux pur ordener la manere comment la paie se doit fere E voloms qe vous reteignetz a nostre oes des primer Deniers qe vous purretz aver de la dite Disme tres Mile Mars qe nous avoms ordene the payer as avantditz gentiux hommes Clers e autres Souders de Gascoigne horse de nostre Garderobe a la quinzeine de ceste Saint Michael prochein avenir de prest sur meisme la Disme En Tesmoignance de queu chose nous avoms fet fere cestes nos letters overtes selees de nostre Grant Seal Don a Westm le 16 jour Daust REX omnibus ad quos etc. salutem Sciatis quod assignavimus dilectos Clericos Ibid. m. 11. De supervidend solutiones praefatis Vasconibus faciend nostros Johannem de Sandale & Thomam de Cantebrig vel alterum ipsorum ad supervidendum solutiones per venerabilem patrem R. Episcopum London & dilectum Clericum nostrum Magistrum Bartholomaeum de Ferentino Canonicum London Collectores Decimae per Dominum Bonifacium Summum Pontificem Clero regni nostri Angliae de assensu nostro impositae de Denariis de dicta Decima provenientibus hominibus & creditoribus nostris de Vascon juxta Concessionem nostram faciendas & ad ordinandum quod praedictae solutiones eisdem Creditoribus debito modo fiant In cujus etc. Teste Rege apud Westm 17 die Augusti The King likewise assigned to them the Profits of all the Religious Aliens seized into his hands by reason of the French wars LE Roi a touse ceus qui cestes letters verront ou orront saluz en nostre Seignur Ibid. De exitibus terr alienigenarum in Angl. assign hominibus de Vascon per Regem Come nous eioms assign per nos lettres overtes selees de nostre grant Seal as aucuns the nos ametz e feaux gentieux hommes e Clers e autres de Gascoigne certeines sums the Deners a receiure a nostre Escheqer per an a deus terms en noun de provision per le reson de leur rents e terres qil o●t per du per la guerre qe ad este entre le Roy de France e nous vous fesoms assavoir qe nous assignoms per cestes nos lettres overtes totes les issues des terres e rentzes des aliens religious e autres dedeins nostre Roiaume Dangleterre as avantditz gentieux hommes e Clers e autres Cestassavoir du ten avenir apres la date de ces lettres en partie de paiement de le●r provisions avantdites a receiure per les mains de Johan de Sandale e Thomas de Cantebrigg nos Clers ou un de eus les queux nos avoms assign a les dites issues cuillir e receiure a nostre Escheqer e as avantditz nos gentz de Gascoigne e Clers e autres sicome est avantdit payer chescun an as terms per nous a eux assignez ausi enterement come les dites issues ont este en ten pass levetz a nostre o's demeine tant qe les dites gentz de Gascoigne serront par paiements des provisions avantdites solom lafoy form contenue en nos dites lettres de provisions a eux fetes E voloms e commandoms qe les ditz nos Clers a nous ne a nullautre for 'rs qe soulement a les ditz nos gentz de Gascoigne ou a leur procurours ne soient responantzes desore enavant des dites issues e qe a ceo fere e acomplir loiaument soient juretz sur les Saintz Evangiles Dieu E de ceo qil paieront as avantdites gentzes the Gascoigne ou a leur procurers il receivent duwe Acquittance per leur letters overtes E promettons qe les avantditz nos Clers ne nul de eux ne remueroms horse the lour Office avantdit sanz le gre e le assent de nos genz de Gascoigne avantditz ou de lour procurers En tesmoignance des queux choses nous avoms fet fere cestes nos lettres overtes seleez de nostre grant Seal Don. a Westm le 17 jour Daust The Archbishop of Dublin residing in England from his Archbishopric the King issued this Writ for his Bailiffs to send moneys from thence to him into England for his support giving security not to transport it elsewhere notwithstanding his former Writs that no money should be exported from thence by which the return of his money from thence was stayed REX dilecto & fideli suo Johanni Wogan Justiciario suo Hibern vel ejus locum-tenenti Cl. 30 E 1. m. 18. Pro R. Archiep. Dublin Licet nuper ordinavimus quod nulla bona moneta de nostro seu alterius Cuneo extra potestatem nostram portaretur mandaverimusque ordinanationem illam in Terra nostra Hibern firmiter observari Intentionis tamen nostrae non extitit nec existit quin hujusmodi moneta à praedicta terra in Angliam deferri potuisset Et ideo vobis mandamus quod Pecuniam de exitibus terrarum & tenementorum venerabilis patris Richardi Archiepiscopi Dublin in Hibern per Ballivos suos ibidem de mandato ipsius Archiepiscopi levatam & collectam quam iidem Ballivi ad sustentationem praedicti Archiepiscopi in Anglia detulisse voluerunt & quam occasione Ordinationis nostrae praedictae fecistis arestari sicut ex querela ipsius Archiepiscopi accepimus si eam occasione illa & non alia feceritis arestari sine dilatione dearestari faciatis & Ballivos praedictos eam in Angliam absque impedimento deferre permittatis accepta prius ab eisdem Ballivis securitate quod pecuniam illam alibi quam in Angliam ad praedictum Archiepiscopum non deferrent seu deferri facient quoquo modo Teste Rege apud Lynliscu decimo sexto die Novembris The King issued this Privy Seal for a Protection under his Great Seal to this Archbishop of Dublin and his Tenants in Ireland in as beneficial a manner as could be without doing any wrong EDward a meisme Chancelier saluz Nous vous mandoms qe a l' onourable Peer en Dieu R. Ercevesque de Dyvelyn qui par nostre congee demoert Bundela Brevium de Privato Sigillo An. 30 E 1. in Turre London en Engleterr● facez fair nos Lettres de Protection pur li pur ses hommes ses terres ses choses ses rents & totes says possessions en Irland en ausi profitable form come nous lees pooms donor sanz tort fair meismes les letters a durer pur un an Down souz nostre prive Seal a Linliscu le xiij jour de Decembre l'an desusdit Richard de Ferariis Archbishop of Dublin residing in England during his Nonresidency from his Archbishopric made Thomas de Chaddesworth whose election the Pope had nulled his Vicar General to execute his office After which being informed he was unable to discharge that office or his own by reason of infirmity and age he writ these Letters to the Canons of St. Patrick and to him to persuade him to relinquish his Vicar General's office and recommend some other fit person to him able to manage it which Letters I found in a Parchment Scroll with others interserted to defray the expenses of his Election and take his accounts in the White Tower Chappel RIcardus permissione Divina Dublinensis Electus discretis viris Canonicis in Bundela Brevium etc. An. 29 & 30 E 1. in Turre London Ecclesia nostra Sancti Patricii Dublin residentibus vel eorum uni salutem etc. Cum nos à retroactis temporibus discretum virum Magistrum Thomam de Chaddesworth dictae Ecclesiae nostrae Sancti Patricii Dublinensis Decanum in Vicarium ut vos scimus non latere praefecimus generalem ex insinuatione & delatione publica venientium de dictae Hiberniae partibus qui non levis dicuntur opinionis intelleximus eundem Magistrum Thomam propter corporis sui debilitatem notoriam et aetatem suam decrepitam quasi ad onera nostrae Vicariae ac Spiritualitatis supportanda nec quod magis est ad sui Decanatus regimen hiis diebus fufficere non valere Vob●s & vestrum cuilibet firmiter injungendo mandamus quatinus de statu dictae nostrae Vicariae & Decanatus supportanda sufficiat in praesenti & si pro honore & utilitate dictae Ecclesiae nostrae & bono statu ejusdem Decanatus recuperando parconomo indigeat seu custode necnon ut si insufficiens inveniatur quis vel qui de fratribus vestris ad praedicta onera supportanda idoneus vel idonei reputentur nobis infra mensem à tempore receptionis praesentium continuè numerandum per literas vestras harum seriem continentes rescribatis aut rescribat unus vestrum ad quem praesentes literae fuerint praesentati aliis ut convenit legitimè convocatis Datis etc. RIcardus etc. Discreto viro Magistro Thomae de Chaddesworth Ecclesiae nostrae Sanct● Patricii Dublin Decano Vicario nostro generali salutem etc. De industria & fide vestra approbata vestraque sollicitudine quam circa Vicariae nostrae ac spiritualitatis curam vobis per nos commissam gessistis ac geritis hiis diebus vos merito commendamus volentes ut voluntatem vestram inceptam diligentiae vestrae maturitas si commodè fieri poterit libentius exequatur Sanè a temporibus regiminis curae praedictae vobis commissae in eodem officio vos gratanter ministrasse pro quo vos regratiamur in immensum ac labores varios & incommoda ac alia gravamina non modica in jurisdictionem vestram conservandam sustinuisse invenimus considerantes vos in senectute laudabili nunc existentes cui labores sollicitudines & gravamina hujusmodi non incumbunt à cura & onere supradictis si vestrae placeat voluntati et alium idoneum et fidelem per vos invenire poterimus pro bono vestro vellemus exonerare Discretionem vestram nobis charam requirimus quatinus voluntatem vestram in praemissis si laborem p●aedictum ut prius velitis & possitis prout ipsius Vicariae cura requirit continuare vel omnino recedere ab eodem & si hoc quem nos ad eandem Vicariam admittere consulitis nobis infra turn out dies receptionis praesentium continuè numerand nostris precibus & amore rescribatis Dat. etc. The King out of his charity granted this protection and Patent to collect Alms to the Prior of St. Bridget in Vercelles in Lombary REX Archiepiscopis Episcopis Abbatibus Prioribus & omnibus Ballivis & aliis Cl. 30 E 1. m. 16. intus De Protectione pro Priore Hospitalis S. Brigidae Virgins de Vercellis in Lumbardia Christi fidelibus in Hibernia ad quos praesentes Literae pervenerint salutem Cum dilectus nobis in Christo Prior Hospitalis Sanctae Brigidae de Vercellis in Lumbardia mittat Thomam de Latymer Clericum suum ad partes praedictas pro Elemosinis ad sustentationem pauperum in Hospitali praedicto commorantium colligendis Nos ad requisitionem Edwardi Principis Walliae & Comitis Cestriae filii nostri karissimi suscepimus ipsum Thomam & alios Attornatos quos ad hoc substituere voluerit in protectionem & defensionem nostram specialem vobis & Ballivis nostris praecipientes quod manuteneatis protegatis & defendatis praedictum Thomam & substitutos ejusdem in hac parte non inferentes seu inferri permittentes eisdem injuriam molestiam dampnum aut gravamen Et si quid eis forisfactum fuerit id eis sine dilatione faciatis emendari Vos etiam Praelatos rogamus quatinus cum idem aut substituti sui ad loca vestra pro hujusmodi elemosinis petendis & colligendis accesserint benignè in Ecclesiis vestris recipientes eosdem ipsos in eisdem Ecclesiis admonere populum & elemosinas liberè querere permittatis & eidem Thomae & substitutis suis ad hujusmodi elemosinas in vestris Dioc. sic deputatis petendas & colligendas literas vestras convocatorias liberaliter concedere velitis pro quo a Deo praemium & à nob●s grates mereamini reportare In cujus etc. per biennium duratur Teste Rege apud Westm 22 die Julii Per ipsum Regem What Licenses and royal assents the King by his Ecclesiastical Sovereignty gave this year to Bishops Abbots and others in Ireland these Records will inform us REX dilecto & fideli suo Johanni Wogan Justice suo in Hibern vel ejus locum tenenti salutem Cum dilecti nobis in Christo Prior & Conventus beatae Mariae Pat. 30 E 1. m 6. intus De assensu Regio adhib & Tempora libus restituend in Hibern de Kenl nobis per literas suas patentes significaverint quod Ecclesia sua praedicta per resignationem fratris Roberti quondam Abbatis illius loci pastoris est solatio destituta supplicantes nobis prout moris est quod licentiam sibi alium eligendi in Abbatem eisdem concedere dignaremur ac nos praecibus eorundem Prioris & Conventus in hac parte favorabiliter inclinati licentiam illam eis duximus concedendam mandantes ipsis quod talem sibi eligant in Abbatem & Pastorem qui Deo devotus regimini Ecclesiae suae necessarius nobisque et terrae nostrae Hyberniae utilis et fidelis existat Nos eorundem Prioris & Conventus laboribus & expensis in hac parte parcere volentes ista vice concessimus eis de gratia nostra speciali & vobis dedimus potestatem quod facta electione praedicta de futuro Abbate sicut praedictum est eidem Electioni cum Electus hujusmodi per Priorem & Coventum dictae Ecclesiae vobis fuerit praesentatus assensum Regium vice nostra praebeatis significantes loci Diocesano quod id quod suum est in hac parte exequatur Volumus etiam & vobis dedimus potestatem quod si contingat Electionem hujusmodi per loci Diocesanum canonicè confirmari & vobis per literas ejusdem Diocesani inde constiterit tunc accepta ab eodem Electo fidelitate in casu isto nobis debita Temporalia ejusdem Abbatiae eidem Electo prout moris est liberetis vice nostra Receptis prius ab eodem Electo literis suis patentibus sigillo suo necnon sigillo Capitult sui signatis quod haec gratia nostra quam eidem Electo ad praesens ex mera liberalitate nostra concessimus nobis vel haeredibus nec cedat in praejudicium vel exhaeredationem seu trahatur in consequentiam temporibus futuris In cujus etc. Teste Rege apud Westm. 24 die Octobris Per ipsum Regem REX venerabili in Christo Patri R. eadem gratia Archiepiscopo Dublin salutem Sciatis quod Electioni nuper celebratae in Ecclesia Cathedrali Ossoren Ibid. m. 7. De Assensu Regio de disereto viro Magistro Willielmo filio Johannis Canonico ejusdem Ecclesiae in Episcopum illius loci Regium assensum adhibuimus et favorem Et hoc vobis tenore praesentium significamus ut quod vestrum est in hac parte exequamini In cujus etc. Teste Rege apud Westm 18 die Octobr. REX praefato Justice vel ejus locum tenenti salutem Cum electioni nuper Ibid m. 6. De temporalibus in Hibern restitut celebratae in Ecclesia Cathedrali Ossoren de discreto viro Magistro Willielmo filio Johannis Canonico ejusdem Ecclesiae in Episcopum illius loci Regium assensum adhibuimus et favorem & hoc venerabili Patri R. Archiepiscopo Dublin per nostras patentes literas significaverimus ut quod suum est in hac parte exequatur Volentes ipsius Electi laboribus & expensis in hac parte parcere ista vice Concessimus ei de gratia nostra speciali et vobis dedimus potestatem quod si contingat dictam electionem per praefatum Archiepiscopum canonicè confirmari & vobis per literas ejusdem Archiepiscopi inde constiterit tunc accepta ab eodem Electo fidelitate in isto casu nobis debita Temporalia Episcopatus praedicti eidem Electo fidelitate in isto casu nobis debita Temporalia Episcopatus praedicti eidem Electo prout moris est liberetis vice nostra Receptis prius ab ipso Electo literis suis patentibus etc. ut supra Teste Rege ut supra Per ipsum Regem REX omnibus ad quos etc. salutem Sciatis quod dedimus & concessimus dilecto Clerico nostro Magistro Thomae Cantok Praebendam de Molaghymon in Ecclesia Pat. 30 E 1. m. 13. De Praebendis datis Hibern Cassalen in Hibernia vacantem & ad donationem nostram spectantem ratione Archiepiscopatus Cassalen vacantis & in manu nostra existentis Habend cum suis juribus & pertin quibuscunque In cujus etc. Teste Rege apud Westm 15 die Augusti Per ipsum Regem Nunc. Ottone de Grandissono duppl Et mandatum est Decano & Capitulo Ecclesiae quod eidem Magistro Thomae stallum in Choro & locum in Capitulo ratione Praebendae praedictae prout moris est assignent Teste ut supra Consimiles literae fiunt Magistro Johanni Cantok de Praebenda de Kylardry in Ecclesia praedicta vacant ut supra Teste ut supra etc. Et mandatum est Decano & Capitulo Ecclesiae praedictae quod eidem Magistro Johanni Stallum in Choro etc. ut supra Teste Rege ut supra REX Electioni nuper celebratae in Ecclesia Cathedrali Lymer de discreto viro Magistro Roberto de Dundofnyld Canonico ejusdem Ecclesiae in Episcopum illius Pat. 30 E 1. m. 20. Hibern De assensu Regio lo● Regium assensum adhibuit et favorem Et hoc Custodi Spiritualitatis Archiepiscopatus Cassalen sede vacant significatum est ut quod suum est in hac parte exequatur In cujus etc. Teste Rege apud Westm. 30 die Julii REX dilecto & fideli suo Johanni Wogan Justice suo Hibern vel ejus locum tenenti Ibid. De Temporalibus in Hibern restit●end salutem Cum nos Electioni nuper celebratae in Ecclesia Cathedrali Lymer de discreto viro Magistro Roberto de Dundofuyld Canonico ejusdem Ecclesiae in Episcopum illius loci Regium assensum adhibuimus et favorem & hoc Custodi Spiritualitatis Archiepiscopatus Cassalen sede vacant per nostras patentes literas significaverimus ut quod suum est in hac parte exequatur Volentes ipsius Electi laboribus & expensis in hac parte parcere ista vice concessimus ei de nostra gratia speciali et vobis dedimus potestatem quod si contingat dictam electionem per praefatum Custodem Spiritualitatis canonice confirmari & vobis per literas ejusdem Archiepiscopi inde constiterit tunc accepta ab eodem Electo fidelitate in isto casu nobis debita Temporalia Episcopatus praedicti eidem Electo prout moris est liberetis vice nostra Receptis prius ab ipso Electo literis suis patentibus sigillo suo necnon et sigillo Capituli sui signatis quod haec gratia nostra quam eidem Electo ad praesens ex mera liberalitate nostra concessimus nobis vel haeredibus nostris non cedat in praejudicium vel exhaeredationem seu trahatur in consequentiam temporibus futuris In cujus etc. Teste Rege ut supra Per ipsum Regem MAgistri Mauricius fill Mauricii & Arnaldus de Burdens Canonici Ecclesiae Ibid. m. 26. De licentia eligendi Limericen nunciantes Regi mortem G. nuper Episcopi illius loci habent literas Regis de licentia eligendi In cujus etc. Teste Rege apud S. Albanum 9 die April Per breve de Privato sigillo REX venerabili in Christo Patri S. eadem gratia Archiepiscopo Cassalen salutem Ibid. m. 22. De assensu Regio Sciatis quod electioni nuper celebratae in Ecclesia Cathedrali Korkagen de discreto viro Johanne Mackerwil Decano ejusdem Ecclesiae in Episcopum illius loci Regium assensum adhibuimus et favorem Et hoc vobis tenore praesentium significamus ut quod vestrum est in hac parte exequamini In cujus etc. Teste Rege apud Chatham 11 die Junii REX dilecto & fideli suo Johanni Wogan Justice suo in Hibern salutem Cum nos De Temporal in Hibern restituend si Electio confirmetur electioni nuper celebratae in Ecclesia Cathedrali Corkagen de discreto viro Johanne Mackerwil Decano ejusdem Ecclesiae in Episcopum illius loci Regium assensum adhibuimus et favorem & hoc venerabili patri S. Archiepiscopo Cassalen per nostras literas etc. ut supra pro Episcopo Lymer Teste ut supra REX dilecto & fideli suo Johanni Wogan Justice suo Hibern salutem Promotionem Pat. 30 E. 1. m. 30. Pro J. de Hothum Clerico Hib. dilecti Clerici nostri Johannis de Hothum suis exigentibus meritis affectantes ipsum ad Beneficium Ecclesiasticum valoris sexaginta marcarum per annum ad minus ad nostram praesentationem spectans quamprimo hujusmodi Beneficium in terra nostra praedicta vacare contigerit nostro nomine praesentandi vobis plenam committimus tenore praesentium potestatem Et ideo vobis mandamus quod praefatum Johannem ad hujusmodi Beneficium nostro nomine praesentetis quamcito ad hoc optulerit se facultas In cujus etc. Teste Rege apud Rokesburgh 16 die Februarii Per Petitionem missam ad Regem In the Parliament of 30 E. 1. there happened this memorable case * Placita Parl. Anno 30 E. 1. nu 1. See Ryley p. 231 etc. Mr. Cambdens Britannia p. 312 313. Sir Ldw. Cooks 1 Instit. f. 32. & 2 Instit. p. 435 436. William Paynel and Margaret his wife petitioned the King in the 28th year of his reign for the third part of the Manor of Torpel with the appurtenances as her Dower belonging to her as the Freehold of John de Cameys' her first husband etc. Et Nicholaus de warwick qui pro Domino Rege sequebatur tunc dixit quod praedicta Margareta non debuit inde dotem habere nec ad aliquam dotem inde petendam audiri debeat v●l admitti eo quod ipsa per longum tempus ante mortem dicti Johannis quondam viri sui etc. spontè ac gratis de eodem viro suo recessit & cum praefato Willielmo tunc viro suo vivente praedicto Johanne in adulterio moram traxit nec ante mortem ipsius Johannis per ipsum Johannem reconciliata fuit per quod juxta formam statuti Domini Regis nunc editi de mulieribus se à viris suis elongantibus et cum adulteris suis morantibus & ante mortem virorum suorum sponte et absque cohercione Ecclesiastica non reconciliatis praefata Margareta à petitione sua praedicta totaliter d●bet repelli & petit Judicium pro Rege etc. Et super huc praefati Willielmus & Margareta protulerunt quoddam scriptum factum sub nomine praedicti Johannis de Cameys primi viri etc. in haec verba Omnibus Christi fidelibus ad quos praesens scriptum pervenerit Johannes de Cameys filius & haeres Domini Richardi de Cameys salutem in Domino Noveritis me tradidisse et dimisisse spontanea voluntate mea Domino Willielmo Paynel equiti Margaretam de Cameys filiam & haeredem Domini Johannis de Gatesdon urorem meam et etiam dedisse et concessisse eidem Willielmo relaxasse et quietum clamasse omnia bona et catalla quae ipsa Margareta habet vel de caetero habere posset et etiam quicquid mei est de praedicta Margareta bonis et catallis cum pertinentiis suis Ita quod nec ego nec aliquis alius nomine meo in praedicta Margareta bonis et catallis ipsius Margaretae cum suis pertinentiis de caetero exigere vel vindicare poterimus nec debemus imperpetuum volo et concedo et per praesens scriptum confirmo quod praedicta Margareta cum praedicto Domino Willielmo sit et remaneat pro voluntate ipsius Willielmi In cujus rei testimonium huic praesenti scripto sigillum meum apposui Hiis testibus Thoma de Depeston Johanne de Ferringes Willielmo de Icombe Henrico de Biroun Stephano Caver Waltero le Blound Gilberto de Batecombe Roberto de Bosco & aliis Et dixerunt quod eadem Margareta in forma in dicto scripto contenta cum ipso Willielmo moram fecit et ex assensu et voluntate Johannis tunc viri ipsius Margaretae vivente ipso Johanne et ex traditione et dimissione ejusoem Johannis prout expresse per verba in eodem scripto contenta Domino Regi et Coronae suae constare potuit et non cum eodem Willielmo ut adultero suo Et super hoc petierunt judicium Et tunc dictum fuit eisdem Willielmo & Margaretae quod essent ad proximum Parliamentum futurum audituri inde judicium suum etc. Postea ad proximum Parliamentum sequens videlicet ad Parliamentum Domini Regis apud Lincolniam in Octabis Sancti Hilarii anno regni nostri 29. praedicti Willielmus & Margareta per attornatum suum venerunt & instanter petierunt dotem ipsius Margaretae praedictam & datus fuit dies eisdem ad proximum Parliamentum sequens etc. Postea ad proximum Parliamentum ipsius Domini Regis sequens videlicet apud Westm in Octabis Sancti Johannis Baptistae anno regni sui 30. venit praedictus Willielmus & similiter praedicta Margareta per quendam Walterum de Blound attornatum ipsius Margaretae coram Johanne de Abel per breve Domini Regis factum & petierunt praedictam dotem ipsius Margaretae in forma praedicta etc. Et super hoc recitata coram ipso Domino Rege et Consilio suo in pleno Parliamento responsione pro Domino Rege superius facta & etiam audito & intellecto tenore scripti praedicti per ipsos Willielmum & Margaretam prius porrecti & similiter lecto audito & intellecto statuto praedicto per ipsum Dominum Regem & Consilium suum facto & pro ipso Domino Rege allegato & in quo expressè continetur * Westm 2. Anno 13 E. 1. c. 34. Fleta l. 5. c. 22. Britton c. 109. Horn's Mirror of Justices c. 5. sect 5. Quod si uxor spontè reliquerit virum suum & abierit & moretur cum adultero suo amittet imperpetuum actionem petendi dotem suam quae ei competere posset de ten viri sui si super hoc convincatur nisi vir suus spontè & absque cohercione Ecclesiastica eam sibi reconciliat & secum cohabitare permittat Ipsi Willielmus & Margareta tunc dixerunt quod per patriam verificare parati fuerunt quod praedicta Margareta non morabatur cum ipso Willielmo ut adultero suo vivente praedicto Johanne primo viro suo etc. nec aliquid aliud dixerunt Et quia ipsi Willielmus & Margareta dedicere non potuerunt quin ipsa Margareta vivente praedicto Johanne primo viro suo abiret & cum praedicto Willielmo moram faceret virum suum videlicet Johannem praedictum omnino relinquendo & spontè ut patet manifestè cum ipsa Margareta in vita ipsius Johannis nu●quam per se vel per alium in aliquo aut alio modo reclamavit nec adhuc reclamat Immò primam voluntatem suam spontaneam d●clarando & affectionem versus ipsum Willielmum vivente praedicto Johanne conceptam continuando eidem Willielmo post mortem ejusdem se nubere permisit nec eidem Willielmus & Margareta aliquid dicunt seu ostendunt per quod Curia certiorari potest quod praefatus Johannes primus vir suus tempore suo eam reconciliavit aliquo modo Et per scriptum praed●ctum per ipsum Willielmum & Margaretam porrectum expressè apparet quod eadem Margareta tempore praedicti Johannis ex dimissione et traditione sua cum dicto Willielmo imperpetuum remansura concessa fuit Nec est necessè Curiae Regis ad Inquisitionem patriae capiendam super hiis quae prius dedicere non poorest & Curiae apparent manifestè seu super hiis quae per partem * In placitando implacitando proponuntur & conceduntur Ac sit verisimilis potiusque praesumendum & in Curia Regis & alia quacunque magis est credendum quod ex quo uror alicujus vivente marito suo cum aliquo alio viro moram sponte faciat in nullo reclamando vel contradicendo quod in adulterio jaceat quam alio modo debito aut legitimo et maxime ubi ejusdem uxoris tanta postea prosequitur spontaneae voluntatis declaratio quod nuptiae post mortem mariti inter eosdem subsequuntur nec ad Coronam Regis pertineat super adulterio Inquisitionem patriae capere videtur Curiae quod non est necesse contra tantas et tam manifestas evidentias praesumptiones probationes et praefati Willielmi & Margaretae concessionem ad aliquam Inquisitionem patriae capiendam procedere in forma praedicta qua dicti Willielmus & Margareta eum praetendunt Immo quod praedicta Margarata per formam statuti praedicti ad dotem suam petendam admitti non debet seu audiri rationibus praedictis Et ideo consideratum est quod praedicti Willielmus & Margareta nichil capiant per petitionem suam praedictam set sint in misericordia pro falso clamore * Placita Pari. An 30 E. 1. See Ryley p. 233. Quaedam aliae literae per ipsos Willielmum & Margaretam in judicio porrigebantur tres videlicet quarum duae fuerunt de purgatione ipsorum Willielmi & Margaretae super crimen Adulterii sibi impositi & tertia fuit de quodam annuo redditu viginti quatuor marcarum Et quarum transcripta remanent in Garderoba & de quibus literis in judicio isto non fit mentio eo quod ad judicium istud multum non pertinet Nec super testimonio Episcoporum sunt judicia in Curia Regis facienda licet literae Episcoporum in Curiae Regis fuerint porrectae nisi iidem Episcopi ad mandatum Regium ipsi Regi rescriberent etc. From which memorable Case and Judgement in full Parliament the first I find given upon the Statute of Westm 2. c. 34. Anno 13 E. 1. after long deliberation and debate and the proceedings in it I shall observe 1. That the King and Parliament themselves prescribed and inflicted this penalty on Adulterous Wives departing from their Husbands and living with others in adultery that they should lose their Dowers unless they were reconciled to their Husbands and returned to them before their deaths 2ly That the Bishops and Ecclesiastical Courts being apt to favour Adulteresses and to enforce their Husbands by Ecclesiastical censures to receive and cohabit with them notwithstanding their adulteries with them and others the King Lord's and Commons in Parliament specially provided that this forced reconciliation should not enable them to demand or receive Dowers out of their Husbands Freeholds 3ly That Certificates and Letters of Purgations made by such Adulteresses before the Bishops which were usually partial in the Adulteresses behalf were never admitted or allowed as evidences in the Parliament or King's Courts to acquit them from their adultery and forfeiture of their Dowers by virtue of this Act. 4ly That where any matter of fact crime or elopement appears evidently to the Court by the parties own plea evidence confession or showing it shall not be referred to a Trial by Jury or any others Certificate 5ly That the Husband's deed grant and consent to his Wife's elopement and cohabitation in adultery with another doth no way justify her elopement or adultery nor enable her to claim her Dower against the provision of this Act. 6ly That though our Bishops and Ecclesiastical Courts then claimed and exercised Jurisdiction in causes of Matrimony and Adultery in some cases by the grant or connivance of the King or Parliaments yet they would no ways admit thereof in cases of elopement in reference to the recovery or forfeiture of Dowers referred wholly to the King's Temporal Courts Judges and High Court of Parliament Nor of Bishop's voluntary Certificates but where the King and his Courts commanded them to certify by special Writs In the Plea Rolls or Placita Term. Sancti Michaelis Anno vicesim● nono Ed. primi Placit● An. 29 & 30 E. 1. in Turre Lond. Rot. 64 Midd. incipiente tricesimo I found this Action and Declaration of the Earl of Lancaster against the Archbishop of Canterbury for suing him in Court Christian for divers Castles Manors Lands and Rents and adjorning him upon an Appeal thereon into the Court at Rome against the King's Prohibition Crown and Dignity to his damage of One Hundred Thousand Pounds in pursuance of the * See here p. 902 903. premised Writs RObertus Archiepiscopus Cantuariensis attachiatus suit ad respondendum Thomae Comiti Lancastriae de placito quare cum placita de laicis seodis in regno Regis ad Coronam et dignitatem Regis specialiter pertineant Idem Archiepiscopus simul cum Magistro Roberto de Ros Canonico Ecclesiae Sancti Pauli London et Magistro Johanne de Bedeford Archidiacono London de castris villis maneriis terris pratis pascuis nemoribus et redditibus ac aliis hujusmodi feodis ipsius Comitis in regno Regis tenuerunt placitum in Curia Christianitatis in laesionem Coronae et dignitatis ipsius Regis et grave dampnum ipsius Comitis et contra Prohibitionem etc. Et unde idem Comes per attornatum suum queritur quod praedictus Archiepiscopus summonire fecit ipsum Comitem in Castro Leycestriae per Archidiaconum Leycestriae & in Manerio de Hegham in Com. Norht per Archidiaconum Norht & in Castro de Kenilleworth in Com. Warr. per Officialem ejusdem loci quod esset coram ipso Archiepiscopo et praedicto Magistro Roberto & Johanne Commissariis ipsius Archiepiscopi apud London in Ecclesia Sancti Pauli London in crastino Sancti Georgii anno Regis nunc vicesimo nono ad respondendum Johanni de Ferariis de laicis feodis etc. scilicet de Castro de Tuttebiry Maneriis de Barton Rolleston Villis de Tatenhull & Marchynton terris pratis pascuis nemoribus et redditibus eorundem Maneriorum et Villarum in Com. Staff et Maneriis de Hegham Ferers & Russinden in Comitatu Norht Maneriis de Duffeld & Beurepeyr in Com. Derb. et Castro de Lyverpoll Maneriis de Westderby & Salford nemoribus de Toxthad Croxthad & Simondeswode in Com. Lancastriae Et quod praedictus Archiepiscopus per s● et praedicto● Magistros Robertum & Johannem Commissarios suos tenuit inde placitum in Ecclesia praedicta die et anno praedictis in Curia Christianitatis ad prosecutionem praedicti Johannis de Ferariis Ac idem Comes postmodum die Veneris proxima ante festum Sanctae Trinitatis eodem anno per quendam Richardum de Staunton nuncium ipsius Comitis apud Wechyndon in Com. Gloucestriae liberasset praedicto Archiepiscopo Regiam Prohibitionem ne praedictum placitum teneret etc. in praesentia Richardi de Crupys Richardo de Staunton & Nicholai Clerici de Kenilleworth praedictus Archiepiscopus spirit Prohibition Regia nichilominu● placitum tenuit per se et praedictos Commissarios suos in Ecclesia Sancti Pauli praedicta die Martis proxima post festum Sanctae Trinitatis & die Mercurii proxima post festum Nativitatis Sancti Johannis Baptistae proximò sequentibus in praesentia Radulphi de Sandwico custodis Turris London & Eliae Russell Majoris Civitatis London & aliorum Et clausis ostiis praedictae Ecclesiae quendam Magistrum Thomam de Tefhunte Procuratorem ipsius Comitis ibidem eodem die Mercurii detinuit quousque quaedam appellatio facta in eodem placito ex parte praedicti Johannis de Ferariis perlecta fuit et dies inde partibus per praedictum Archiepiscopum & praedictos Commissarios suos praefixus in Curia Romana proximo die juridieo post festum Sancti Michaelis proximo sequente in laesionem Coronae etc. et contemptum Domini Regis etc. et contra prohibitionem etc. Vnde dicit quod deterioratus est et dampnum habet ad valentiam * Nota. Centum Mille Librarum Et inde producit sectam Et Robertus Archiepiscopus per Attornatum suum venit & defendit vim & injuriam quando etc. Et benè defendit quod ipse nunquam tenuit placitum in Curia Christianitatis de aliquibus Castris Villis Maneriis terris pratis pascuis nemoribus redditibus nec aliquibus aliis laicis feodis contra prohibitionem etc. sicut praedictus Comes Lancastriae queritur et de hoc ponit se super patriam et Comes Lancastriae similiter Et quia praedictus Comes queritur quod praedictus Archiepiscopus per so & praedictos Commissarios suos tenuit praedictum placitum apud London Praeceptum est Vicecomiti London quod venire faciat hic à die Sancti Martini in 15 dies 12. etc. per quos etc. Et qui nec etc. Quia tam etc. Robertus Archiepiscopus Cantuariensis in misericordia pro pluribus defaltis Ibidem dorso etc. as before Praeceptum fuit Vicecomitibus London quod venire facerent hic ad hunc diem 12. tam Cives quam alios liberos & legales homines de Civitate London quorum etc. per quos Placita An. 29 & 30 E. 1. Lond. Rot. 136. etc. et qui nec Thomam Comitem Lancastriae nec Robertum Archiepiscopum Cantuar. aliqua etc. ad recognoscendum etc. si praedictus Archiepiscopus per se & Magistrum Robertum de Ros Canonicum Ecclesiae Sancti Pauli London Magistrum Johannem de Ford Archid. London Commissarios suos die Martis prox post festum Sanctae Trinitatis et die Veneris proxima post festum Nativitatis Sancti Johannis Baptistae Anno Domini Regis nunc vicesimo nono in Ecclesia Sancti Pauli London tenuit placitum de catallis et debitis quae non sunt de Testamento vel Matrimonio ad sectam Johannis de Ferariis videlicet de viginti milibus libris de exitibus Castri do Tuttebury Maneriorum de Barton & Rolleston Villarum de Tatenhull & Marchynton cum pertinentiis in Com. Staff & Manerii de Hegham Ferers & Russindon in Com. Norht Maneriorum de Duffeld & Beurepyre in Com. Derb. & Castri de Lyverpol & Maneriorum de Westderby & Salford in Com. Lanc. contra prohibitionem etc. sicut praedictus Comes dicit vel non & c Et Vicecomes nichil inde fecit set mandavit quod breve adeò tardè etc. Ideo sicut aliàs praeceptum est Vicecomiti quod venire faceret hic in Octabis Sancti Hillarii 12. etc. per quos etc. Et qui nec etc. ad recognoscendum in forma praedicta etc. Quia tam etc. et unde etc. Praeceptum fuit Vicecomitibus London quod venire facerent hic ad hunc diem 12. Ibidem tam Cives etc. de Civitate London quorum etc. per quos etc. et qui nec Thomam Comitem Lanc. nec Robertum Archiepiscopum Cantuariensem aliqua etc. ad recognoscendum etc. si praedictus Archiepiscopus per se et Magistrum Robertum de Ros Canonicum Ecclesiae Sancti Pauli London eo Magistrum Johannem de Bedeford Archidiaconum Londoniensem Commissarios suos die Martis proxima post festum Sanctae Trinitatis & die Mercurii proxima post festum Nativitatis Sancti Johannis Baptistae anno Regis nunc vicesimo nono tenuit placitum in Ecclesia Sancti Pauli London de Laicis feodis praedicti Comitis ad sectam Johannis de Ferariis videlicet de Castro de Tuttebury Maneriis de Barton & Rolleston etc. as before in the Declaration What Judgement or Verdict was given therein I find not In the same Plea Roll I find this Declaration for another Plea held and prosecuted for Goods and Chattels in Court Christian against the King's Prohibition Ricardus Persona Ecclesiae de Brayton-Beauchamp attachiatus fuit ad respondendum Placita Anno 29 & 30 E 1. Buck. Rotsie 67. Domino Regi de placito quare cum placita de catallis et debitis in regno Angliae quae non sunt de Testamento vel Matrimonio ad coronam et dignitatem Domini Regis specialiter pertineant Idem Ricardus sicut ex relatu plurium accepit Rex secutus est placitum in Curia Christianitatis de catallis et debitis Abba●is Sancti Nicholai Andegaviae quae non sunt de Testamento vel Matrimonio in laesionem Coronae et Dignitatis Regis et contra prohibitionem Domini Regis etc. Et unde Dominus Rex per Egidium de Kirkeby qui sequitur pro eo queritur quod cum praedictus Ricardus traxisset ipsum Abbatem in placitum in Curia Christianitatis coram Decano de Arcubus London in Ecclesia beatae Mariae de Arcubus etc. exigendo ab codem Abbate sex quarteria frumenti et decem libras argenti quae non sunt de Testamento vel Matrimonio etc. Et idem Abbas die Lunae proximo post festum sancti Thomae Apostoli anno regni Regis nunc vicesimo nono apud Drayton Beauchamp in aula praedicti Ricardi in praesencia Thomae le Provost et Simonis le Warner praedicto Ricardo Regiam Prohibitionem per Ricardum Neot nuncium ipsins Abbatis liberasset ne idem Ricardus Persona Ecclesiae praedictae praedictum placitum in praefata Curia Christianitatis contra prohibitionem Regis sequeretur ipse tamen etc. secutus est etc. in contemptum Domini Regis centum librarum etc. Et Ricardus persona etc. venit et defendit vim et injuriam etc. Et benè defendit quod ipse nunquam secutus fuit praedictum placitum in Curia Christianitatis contra prohibitionem Domini Regis etc. Et de hoc ponit se super patriam etc. Ideo praeceptum est Vicecomiti quod venire faciat hic à die Sancti Hillarii in 15 dies 12. etc. per quos etc. Quia tam etc. I shall conclude this Year and Chapter with the memorable high public contests which happened between King Philip of France and Pope Boniface the 8. evidencing his Antichristian usurpations arrogance pride insolency treachery tyranny both by his Speeches Letters Nuntioes actions censures thus briefly expressed by Matthew W●stminster our Monkish Historian a Flores Hist. An. 1301 p. 417. See soan Balaeus Scriptor Brit. Cent. 4 p. 358. Hoc Anno 1301 orta est dissentionis materia inter Papam et Regem Franciae utroque confidente de sua potentia magna it à ut Dominus Papa diceret Nuncio Regis Francorum Petro de Float Nos habemus utramque potestatem Et ille pro Domino suo respondit Vtique Domine Sed vestra est verbalis nostra realis Et in tantum excanduit ira Domini Papae ut diceret movere se velle contra eum coelum et terram What the real cause of this deadly feud between them was and how violently prosecuted by both parties Walsingham and other Historians thus relate b Hist. Angliae p. 48. Hoc tempore etc. Anno 1302 Apamensis Episcopus de conspiratione contra Regem Franciae accusatus et ad Regis vocatus Curiam in custodia detinetur Mense verò Februario ad mandatum Domini Papae liberatus jubetur una cum Nuncio Domini Papae regnum evacuare insra certum terminum a Rege praefixum Papa talibus novis exasperatus who would suffer no traitorous Bishop or Nuncio to be imprisoned or banished by his Sovereign for Treason or conspiracies against him omnes gratias a se vel suis praedecessoribus concessas Francorum Regibus revocavit et in eundem Regem cito post Excommunicationis sententiam fulminabit Quam tamen Regi nemo ausus est nunciare vel in regno Franciae publicare Fecit etiam citari Praelatos omnes de regno Franciae necnon et omnes Magistros in Theologia et in jure tam Canonico quam Civili ut coram eo Romae in Calendis Novembris comparerent Rex vero Franciae publico prohibuit edicto Ne quis aurum vel argentum seu merces quascunque asportarent de regno suo sub forisfactione omnium bonorum adjuncta nihilominus poena gravi fecit etiam exitus et introitus utrique diligentissime custodiri to hinder all exportation of gold silver other Commodities or Letters to the Pope and Court of Rome or import any Bulls of Excommunication or Interdict from thence * See Platina Crespin & Balaeus in Bonifacio 8. Cent. Magd. 13 c. 10. col 1016 1017. John de Serres and Grimstons Gen. Hist. of France p. 135 136. Platina the Century Writers John de Serres and others story That Pope Boniface sent Stephen Bishop of Apamiers in the County of Foix within the Archbishopric of Tholouse where he erected this new Bishopric and made Stephen Bishop thereof without the King of France his privity or consent as his Nuncio to Philip King of France then involved in wars with the Flemings who had newly given him a great overthrow with a Bull whereby he not only exhorted but commanded him proudly and imperiously to succour the Tartar and Christians in the Holy Land under pain of Excommunication This Bishop coming to Philip with the Pope's Bull the King mildly represented to him the greatness and state of his affairs at home which disabled him to obey the Pope's commands whereupon the Bishop with a bold face cum adhortando nihil efficeret minas addidit threatening That if the King would not obey the Pope he would deprive him of his Realm The subject the manner and the person thus advanced against his will did so move and exasperate Philip grieved and disturbed with his late loss and overthrow by the Flemings as if the Pope would insult over him for this his unfortunate success for this disloyal menace and affront et quod ingenuae puellae per vim turpia intulerat Legatus such was his vowed Episcopal chastity hominem petulantem ita uti dignus erat in vincula conjecit Bonifacius factus ea de re certior thereupon transported with choler protinus Petrum Narbonensem Archidiaconum eo mittit qui publicè omnibus audientibus mandaret ut quamprimum ipsum dimitteret interminata poena nisi dicto obediret Franciae regnum ad Romanam sedem devolvendum itemque ut subditos ipsius ab obedientia absolveret et diris ipsum devoveret The Chronicle of St. Denys written in that age a Decret Eccles. Gallicane l 2. Tit. 16. Reges Franciae & ejus Officiales excommunicationi & Interdicto non subjacere c. 2. p. 321. Laurentius Bochellus and b John de Serres & Edward Grimston in the General History of France p. 135 136. Cent. Magd. 13. cap 9 col 969 970. Joh. Balaeus Scriptor Brit. Cent. 4. c. 76. Appendix p 358. Christianus Massaeus in Chronic. An. 1301. others superadd Au mois de Feurier l'an 1301. l' Archevesque de Narbonne envoye par le Pape Bon●face vint en France de par iceluy Pape denunceant au Roy de France qui et luy rendest l' Evesqe de Pamiers en sa guard detenue for seditious practices speeches and defamations uttered by him against the King in many places Et il luy monstre les Lettres esquelles le Pape mandoit au Roy de France qu'il vouloit qu'il sceust luy tant es temporelles choses come es spirituelles estre soubsmis en la dition du Pape de Rome et ensement mandoit au Roy si come esdites Lettres esioit contenu que des Esglises desormais en avant ne des prebendes vaquans en son Royaume jacoit ce qu'il eust le garde d'eux les fruits profits ou le rents a luy ne presensist nene presumast detenir et tout ce gardast au successour des morts Et avec ce rappelo●t iceluy Pape de Rome toutes les faveurs graces indulgences lesquelles pour l'ayde du Royaume de France ou au Roy avoit octroye pour la raison de la guerre En devoyant le quel aucune collation de prebendes ou de benefices n'entreprist a luy usurper pursuiver ne detenir la quelle chose si desormais le faisoit le Pape le tenoit pour vain et pour faux Et tenoit len et disoit que tous ceux qui se consentans seroyent il les reputoit pur heretics Mira hominis impudentia fuit dit Messire Jean du Tillet Evesque de Meaux en son abbrege bref deal Cronique qui Regnum Galliae Pontificiae Majestati beneficium asserere ausus est Verum multo stolidieres esse puto qui disceptant an tantum liceat Pontifici La teneur de Lettres de sa Sainctite se trowe encores a present telle BONIFACIUS Episcopus Servus servorum Dei Philippo Francocum Regi Deum time et mandata ejus observa Scire te volumus quod in spiritualibus et temporalibus nobis subes Beneficiorum et praebendarum ad te collatio nulla spectat et si aliquorum vacantium custodiam habeas fructus eorum successoribus reserves Et si quae contulisti collationes tales irritas decernimus et quantum de facto processerunt revocamus Aliud credentes haereticos reputamus King Philip was so highly displeased with these insolent Letters that as Giovan Villani a Citizen of Florence then living and sundry others story per dispetto le gitto in sul fuoc● et arselle Ou bien comme dit le Continuateur de L'archevesque de Cosenza fuerunt in Regis palatio coram pluribus concrematae et sine honore remissi nuncii qui portarant eas ausquells encore le Roy deliura response de ceste teneur c See Pierre de Pithou Preuves des Libertez de Lesglise Gallicane ch. 7. p. 237. Mr. Fox his Acts & Monnments Vol. 1. p. 448 449. PHILIPPUS Dei gratia Francorum Rex Bonifacio se gerenti pro Summo Pontifice salutem modicam seu nullam Sciat maxima tua fatuitas in temporalibus nos alicui non subesse Ecclesiarum et Praebendarum collationem ad nos jure Regio pertinere et fructus earum vacatione durante nostros facere Collationes a nobis hactenus factas et in posterum faciendas fore validas et illarum vigore possessores contra omnes viriliter nos tueri Secus autem credentes fatuos et dementes reputamus Dat. etc. Hereupon this insolent Antichristian Pope was so highly incensed against King Philip of France in a season when he thought him to be drawn dry both of men and monies by his war with Flanders which had wasted about three hundred thousand Frenchmen and infinite Treasures in less than eleven years solemnly excommunicated Philip in a General Council with Saints Relics and the Cross & accursed him to the fourth generation for prohibiting any monies to be carried to him out of France and to deprive him of his Crown and kingdom by armed force he confirmed Albert elected and crowned K. of the Romans whose election he had not long before oft rejected because made without his privity and proclaimed him Emperor upon this condition That he should seize upon the Realm of France which he gave unto him together with the a Marc de Vulsan de la Puissance de Pape & des Libertes de l' Esglise Gallicane l 3. c. 20. n. 5 6. Title and Arms thereof by his Papal authority Francorum regnum propter violatum jus gentium Alberto Imperatori subjecit et titulum Imperii Romani prius multociens denegatum concessit ut Rex quoque Francorum pateretur Quod cum Albertus consensisset Pontifex una eadem que celebritate binc Philippum Franciae regno privatum inde Albertum Romano et illo ornatum pronunciavit as b Chronicar Sexta Aetas f. 246. Nauclerus Vol 2. gen. 44. Hermannus Schedel and others story Yea c Hist. Angl. p. 55 56 & Ypodigma Neustriae p. 95. H. de Knyghton de Event Angl. l. 3. c. 13. col 2529. Thomas Walsingham and H. Knyghton inform us Eodem tempore Papa Bonifacius per literas suas Regem Anglorum interpellavit ut Regi Francorum guerram commoveret against all his own former Letters Treaties Bulls Legates Awards to settle a perpetual Peace between them and contrary to the League Peace they had newly made and ratified by their respective Oaths ad quod faciendum ingens subsidium pollicetur Sed Rex Angliae cum alias Domini Papae erga se affectum expertum infidum rem distulit si possibile fuit recuperare per viam aliam sua malens King Philip hereupon to countermine the Plots of Pope Boniface who had thus insolently excommunicated deposed and given away his kingdom in imitation of King Edward the 1. d Chronicon Martini Nauclerus vol. 2. gen 44. Balaeus Cent Scriptor Brit. l 4. c 67. p. 358. Cent. Magd. 13 c. 9 col 969 970. General Hist. of France p. 155. Bochellu Decret Eccles Gallicane l. 2. ●it 16 p. 321 322. Albertus Argentinensis in Chronico Albert. Ciantzus Saxoniae l. 8. c. 37. ●hilippus Mornay Hist Papatus p 424 425. Giovan. Villani annal Franciae Archiepiscopos Praelatos Decretisias Theologos et Magistros et omnes Barones' Milites et Magistri regni Franciae Parisiis coegit Quibus consedentibus Pontificem ipsum schismaticum haereticum et sedis invasorem nominans et homicidam ad futurum Concilium adversus illum appellavit quandoquidem sedem illam tunc vacare diceret quod fraude et dolis eam o●cupasset Per Arelatensem quoque Archiepiscopum de his capitibus Romanum Pontificem incusat 1. Quod sit Simoniacus 2. Quod dicat se non posse committere Simoniam 3. Quod homicida sit 4. Quod usurarius idque esse manifestissimum 5. Quod non adhibeat fidem conficientibus Eucharistiam 6. Quod anima sit mortalis et quod aliud gaudium non sit quam in hac vita 7. Quod sit revelator confessionum Nam coegit quendam Cardinalem ut Confessionem à quodam Hispan●ae Episcopo sibi factam revelaret qua cognita Episcopum loco movit sed post pecunia placatus Papa eundem restituit 8. Quod habeat duas Neptas concubinas et ex utraque filios progenuerit O faecundum patrem ● 9 Quod Regi Angliae concesserit omnes Decimas de Ecclesiasticis bonis in subsidium belli contra Franciam 10. Quod stipendio allexerit Saracenos ad invadendam Siciliam After which he caused them all to renew their Oaths of Fealty to him and to compile send these 2. memorable Epistles the one to Pope Boniface by the Prelates and Ecclesiastical persons the other to the Cardinals by all the Nobles and Commonalty of the whole Realm of France in imitation of our English Barons Epistles to him in the Parliament of Lincoln against this Innovation and his Papal Provisions of Bishoprics and Benefices in France to aliens with other grievances which I shall here insert as pertinent to my History e Ex Veteri MS. Bibl. S. Victoris Registre du thre●or des Chart●es cost B. 23. f. 243. Bzovius Hist Ecclesiastica p 34 Ex Bibliotheca Vaticana Pierre de Pithou Les Libertez de l'Eglise Gallicane c 7. 1. u. 14. p. 237 to 251. Literae missae Papae Bonifacio ab Ecclesiasticis totius regni Franciae super eo quod ipse scripserat Regi quod nedum in spiritualibus sed etiam in temporalibus sibi suberat SAnctissimo Patri ac Domino suo charissimo Domino Bonifacio divina Providentia Sacrosanctae Romanae ac universalis Ecclesiae Summo Pontifici sui humiles & devoti Archiepiscopi Episcopi Abbates Priores Conventuales Decani Praepositi Capitula Conventus atque Collegia Ecclesiarum Cathedralium Collegiatarum Regularium et Secularium totius Regni Franciae Parisius congregati Devota pedum oscula beatorum Non absque cordium dolore & amaritudine lachrymarum Beatitudini vestrae significare compellimur quia Serenissimus Princeps Dominus noster Christianissimus Philippus Dei gratia Francorum Rex illustris auditis quae per venerabilem virum Archidiaconum Narbonensem Notarium et Nuncium vestrum nuper sibi ex parte vestra relata fuerunt ac inspectis Apostolicis literis clausis ei per eundem Archidiaconum praesentatis & quibusdam licet paucis Baronibus suis tunc sibi assistentibus eorum communicato tenore ex his tam Dominus Rex quam Barones ipsi ingenti admiratione et vehementi turbatione commoti statim idem Dominus Rex de Baronum ipsorum consilio Barones' caeteros tunc absentes ac nos videlicet Archiepiepiscopos et Episcopos Abbates Priores Conventuales Decanos Praepositos Capitula Conventus atque Collegia Ecclesiarum tam Cathedralium quam Collegiatarum Regularium ac Secularium necnon Vniversitates et Communitates villarum regni ad suam mandavit praesentiam evocari ut Praelati Barones' Decani Praepositi ac duo de peritioribus uniuscujusque Cathedralis vel Collegiatae Ecclesiae personaliter caeteri vero per Oeconomos Syndicos et Procuratores idoneos cum plenis et sufficientibus mandatis comparere statuto loco et termino curaremus Porro nobis caeterisque personis Ecclesiasticis supradictis necnon et Baronibus Oeconomis Syndicis et Procuratoribus Communitatum et villarum et aliis sic vocatis ex praemissae vocationis forma ad mandatum Regium hac die Martis 10. praesentis Mensis Aprilis in Ecclesiae beatae Mariae Parisius in praefati Regis praesentia constitutis idem Dominus proponi fecit cunctis audientibus palàm & publicè sibi ex parte vestra fuisse inter alia per praedictum Archidiaconum & literas intimatum quod de Regno suo quod a Deo solo ipse et praedecessores sui tenere hactenus recognoscunt temporaliter vobis subesse illudque a vobis tenere deberet nec contenti verbis hujusmodi sic mirabilibus sicque novis et inauditis a saeculo apud incolas dicti Regni sed ea tradere satagentes executionis in actum Praelatos omnes sui Regni ac Magistros in Theologia et professores utriusque juris oriundo de Regno praedicto pro corrigendis excessibus necnon et pro culpis insolentiis injuriis atque damnis quae Praelatis Ecclesiis et personis Ecclesiasticis Regularibus et Saecularibus in regno constitutis eodem et alibi per ipsum Dominum Regem et Officiarios seu Ballivos suos ac etiam a Paribus Comitibus Baronibus aliisque Nobilibus Vniversitatibus et populo sui regni inferri praetenditis emendandum ad vestram praesentiam evocastis ut sic regnum praefatum preciosis jocalibus incomparabilibusque Thesauris clypeis fortium praeferendis sapientia videlicet Praelatorum et sapientium etiam aliorum quorum fidelis maturitate consilii et providentia circumspecta regi habet et dirigi regnum ipsum firmari fides Sacramenta Ecclesiastica exhiberi et ministrari justitia et per eos facultatibus et divitiis vacuatum penitus et exhausium dubii casus eventus miserabilis Ruinae periculis et desolationis extremae dispendiis exponatur in quibus et aliis diversis gravaminibus quae per vas et Romanam Ecclesiam sibi regno et Ecclesiae Gallicanae tam in reservationibus quam ordinationibus voluntariis Archiepiscopatuum Episcopatuum et collationibus beneficiorum insignium dicti Regni personis extraneis et ignotis et nonnunquam suspectis nullo tempore residenti●us in Ecclesiis vel Beneficiis supradictis ex quibus divini cultus diminutio sequitur piae fundantium seu donantium voluntates propulso pietatis officio defraudantur pauperibus dicti Regni elemosinarum largitio consueta subtrahitur Regni depauperatio provenit et Ecclesiae jacturam deformationis incurrunt dum stipendiorum perceptione subtracta obsequiis destitutae remanent servitorum earum proventibus extraneorum commoditatibus deputatis et Praelati dum non habent quod pro meritis tribuant immo retribuant Nobilibus quorum Progenitores Ecclesias fundaverunt et aliis literatis personis non inveniunt Servitores ac hujusmodi ex causis devotione tepescente fidelium non est hodie qui ad Ecclesias manum liberalitatis extendat ut alias ex praemissis edictis praebetur exemplum necnon pensionibus novis et censibus Ecclesiis de novo impositis immoderatis servitiis aliisque exactionibus et extorsionibus variis praejudicialibus signis et damnosis novitatibus ex quibus generalis status Ecclesiae immutatur Praelatis superioribus dandi coadjutores suffraganeis Episcopis et alias tam ipsis quam Suffraganeis ea quae ad suum spectat officium exequendi facultas adimitur ut pro his ad Apostolicam Sedem cum nummis recurratur aliisque diversis casibus et nonnullis articulis a long retro lapsis et vestris praesertim temporibus illatae fuisse et continue inferri conqueritur suam et successorum suorum et Regni exhaeredationem tam enormem et gravem tamque manifestum sui et Regni honoris dispendium et evidens detrimentum non intendens sicut non poterat diutius tolerare et se certum asserens quod superiorem in temporalibus sicut nec sui Progenitores habuerunt prout est toti mundo notorium non habebat ac saniore in praesente negotio sicut Doctorum in Theologia et Magigistrorum in utroque jure de regno suo oriundorum et aliorum qui inter Doctores alias et peritos orbis peritiores et famosiores habentur relatione concordi habuerat justam causam Nos universos et singulos tam Praelatos quam Barones et alios requisivit instantius praecepit ut Dominus et rogavit ac precibus institit ut amicus ut cum ad conservationem libertatis antiquae honorum et status Regni praedicti ac incolarum ipsius et relevationem gravaminum praedictorum reformationem Regni et Ecclesiae Gallicanae de nostro et Baronum ipsorum consilio ad laudem Divini nominis exaltationem Catholicae fidei honorem universalis Ecclesiae et divini Cultus augmentum salutaria disponat inire consilia et efficacem operam adhibere praesertim circa gravamina per Officiales suos et alios de Regno praedicto si qua sunt Ecclesiis et Ecclesiasticis personis illata super quibus debitae corectionis remedium ante adventum praefati Archidiaconi ordinaverat adhibere quod jam duxisset in executionis effectum nisi quod id ex metu vel ad mandatum vestrum fecisse forsan aliquibus videretur id quod vobis ascribere non p●sseti● ad haec non solum omnia quae in bonis forent ipsius sed et etiam personam et liberos si casus exigeret exponendo sibi in his in quibus singulariter omnium et generaliter singulorum res agi dignoscitur causa provehitur et proprium uniuscujusque tangitur interest prout ex debito fidelitatis astringimur curaremus adesse consiliis et auxiliis opportunis petens sibi statim super his ab universis et singulis praecise et finaliter responderi Barones' simul cum Syndicis & Procuratoribus supradictis secedentes in partem et demum deliberato consilio redeuntes praefato Domino Regi de hujusmodi suo laudabili proposito et beneplacita voluntate ad multa laudum praeconia et gratiarum actiones exuberes assurgentes unanimiter responderunt Nota. se ad ea paratos nedum exponere res et bona quae extant sed ad haec totaliter offerebant se et suas personas usque ad mortis supplicium tormentorum quorumlibet gravamina non vitando adjicientes expressius biva voce Quod si praefatus Dominus Rex praemissa quod absit eligeret tolerare vel sub dissimulatione transire * Like our English Barons before them p. 893. ea ipsi nullatenus sustinerent Itaque à nobis subsequenter responsione petita licet longioris deliberationis inducias postulantes ipsum Dominum Regem et majores ex Baronibus memoratis quod non ea intentione ad eundem Dominum Regem Apostolicae literae processissent ut vestrae voluntatis existeret in Regni praedicti libertatem impingere vel quicquam honori Regio contrarium in hac parte quomodolibet innovare multa lenitate verborum persuasionibus studiosis et multiplicatis excusationum praes●diis nisi fuimus informare ac ipsum ad servandum vinculum unionis quod inter sanctam Romanam Ecclesiam et praedecessores suos et ipsum usque ad haec tempora vignisse dinoscitur multiplici inductione ulteriori tamen dilatione negata ac praedicto patenter et publice universis quod si quis voluntatis contrariae appareret extunc pro inimico Regis et Regni notorie habebatur consultius attendentes et conspicientes apertius quod nisi Dominus Rex et Barones' praedicti ex nostra forent responsione contenti praeter alia pericula et gravia scandala quorum non esset numerum neque finis tam Romanae quam Gallicanae Ecclesiae devotio et obedientia omnimoda laicorum et totius populi quae extunc irrecuperabiliter tollebatur non nisi multae perplexitatis angustia sic duximus respondendum Quod ipsi Domino nostro Regi in conservatione personae suae suorumque et honorum ac libertatis et jurium dicti Regni prout quidam nostrum Nota. qui Ducatus Comitatus Baronias Feoda et alia membra Nobilia dicti Regni tenemus ex forma Iurament● et caeteri qui omnes debito sibi sumus fidelitatis as●ricti adessemus eidem debitis consiliis et auxiliis opportunis Eidem Domino nostro Regi humiliter supplicantes ut cum Apostolicae Sanctitati ad obedientiam teneamur ad beatitudinis vestrae pedes juxta praemissae vocationis vestrae tenorem permitteret nos perferre Ex parte cujus & Baronum est secuta r●sponsio Quod nos nullo modo abire permitterent Regnum sic periculose sic desormiter sic irrecuperabiliter vacuari quin potius exhauriri totaliter nullatenus sustinerent Considerantes igitur tam vehementem commotionem et turbationem tam periculosam et gravem immo gravissimam Regis Baronum et aliorum Laicorum Regni praedicti et jam cognoscentes apertius quod antiqui hostis pacis ae●uli zizaniaeove satoris quia suae Ruinae principio conatur ut Ecclesiae unitatem pacis turbatione rescindat charitatem vulneret Sanctorum dulce●inem operum invidiae veneno fellis inficiat humanumque genus evertat modis omnibus et perturbet faciente nequitia amabilis foederis unitatis et amicitiae singularis quae inter saepedictam Romanam Ecclesiam ac praefatum Dominum nostrum Regem ac praedecessores ejus et Regnum ad laudem Altissimi in ●idei Christianae profectum et tam Ecclesiae quam Regis et Regni exaltationis monimenta foelicia hactenus viguerunt dissolutioni et separationi lugubri et flebili proh dolour porta patet et insurgunt undique frementia scandala excrescunt angustiae Ecclesiis Ecclesiasticisque personis expositionis ac rerum et bonorum direptionis pericula intentantur cum jam abhorreant laici et prorsus effugiant consortia Clericorum eos a suis omnino consiliis et allocutionibus abdicando ac si contra eos proditoriae factionis conscii vel participes extitissent et ad contemnendam Ecclesiasiicam censuram et processus si quavis auctoritate forsan fierent contra eos jam se parant et muniunt in grave periculum animarum et alia varia et diversa pericula quae nec lingua referre sufficeret nec posset scriptura disserere Hinc in promptu ad Sanctitatis vestrae providentiam circumspectam in hoc summae necessitatis articulo durimus recurrendum flebilibus vocibus et lachrimosis singultibus paternam clementiam implorantes ac supplicantes humiliter quod salubre remedium in praemissis per quod forma tam longi decursu temporis inter Ecclesiam Regem et Regnum fructuosae unionis et mutuae dilectionis integritas in ant●qua caritatis dulcedine conservetur status Ecclesiae Gallicanae in pulchritudine pacis et quietis optatae remaneat prospiciatur nobis nostrisque statibus revocando vestrae vocationis Edictum ac praedictis periculis et scandalis obvietur Apostolicae providentiae study ac paternae officio pietatis dignemini providere Conservet Altissimus B. V. Ecclesiae suae sanctae per tempora longiora Datum Parisiis die Martis praedicta The Nobles of France likewise sent this following Epistle to all the College of Cardinals Lettre envoyie par tous les Barons de Royaume de France au College des Pierre de Pithou Preuves des Libertez d● l'Eglise Gallicane c. 7. sect 15. p. 240 241. Cardinaux quant le Roy appella contre Boniface Pape AHonorables peers lors chiers & anciens s tout le Colliege & a chacun des Cardinaux de la Saincte Eglise de Rome li Duc li Comte li Baron & li Noble tuit du Roialme de France salut & continuel encreissement de charite d'amour & de toutes bonnes adventures a leur desir Seignours vous especiaulement scavez & chacun qui a said intendment comment l'Eglise de Rome & li Royaume de France li Rois li Baron li Clergy & li peuples d'iceluy Royaume ont d'anciennete & continuellement de constume este conjoints ensemble par ferme & uraye amour & charity & les grans miseres les peins & les travaux que nos antecessours & li pluseours de nous & des nostres ont souffert souffrent & souffreront tous jours en l'honneur de celuy qui pour nous souffrit passion & mort pour soustenir & essaucier la loy & la foy Chrestienne & saint Eglise pour laquelle plusieurs d'eux ont maintes fois souffert moult the griefues peines & travaux & estes pris & naures a mort & les grans cures que la divine Eglise a mises pour le bon estat du Royaume Et pour ce que trop griefue chose seroit a nous se celle uraye unite qui si longuement a dure entre nous se demenuisoit & defailloit maintenant par la male voulente & par lennemitie longuement nourrie soubs l'ombre de amity & par les torcionnieres & desrenables entreprises de celuy qui en present est ou siege du gouvernement de l'Eglise nous vous certifions par la tenour de ces lettres aucunes mauvaises & outrageuses nouvelletez que il a de nouvel entreprises a fair a nostre treschier & redoute Seignour Phelippe par la grace de Dieu Roy de France & a tout le Royaume les quelles nostre Sire li Roy fit exposer entendiblement par devant nous & tous les Prelates les Abbez & les Priours les Doyens les Provosts les Procureurs des Chapitres & des Convents des Colleges des Universitez & des Comunautes des Villes de son Royaume presence devant luy pur les quiells se ils par sa desordence volente estoient poursuivies l'unitez & l'amitie devant dites se deferoient & desjoinderoient entre la dite Eglise & le Roy & le Royaume & nous car nous ne le purrions nene vourrions souffrir en nulle manner pour peine  ne mischief que souffrir en deussiens en personnes en enfans en heritage's ne en autres biens Premiers entre les autres choses que au dit Roy nostre Sire furent envoyees par messages & p●r letters il est contenu que du Royaume de France que nostre Sire li Roy et li habitans du Royaume out tousiours dit estre soubget en temporalite de Dieu tant seulement si comme c'est chose notoire a tout le monde il en duroit estre subiet a luy temporellement et n● luy le devoit et doit tenir et plus que il encores avec ce a fuit appeller les Prelates les Docteurs en Divinity les Maistres en Canon et en Loys du dit Royaume de France pur amander et cor●iger les excess les griefs les oppressions et les damages que il dit par sa volente estre faits par nostre Sire li Roy par ses Ministers et par ses bailiffs as Prelates as Eglises as personnes des Eglises a nous aux Vniversitez et au peuple du dit Royaume jacoit ce que nous ne les Vniversitez ne li pe●●les du dit Royaume ne requirons nene voulions avoir ne correction ne amend sur les choses devantoites par luy ne par s●authorite ne par son po●vo●r ne par autre for 'rs que par le dit nostre Sire le Roy et ja avoit pouruen li Roy nostre Sire a mettre remedy a griefs l'aucun en y eust mais pour ce a retard puis que ces nouvelles sont venues a luy que il ne veult my que il apere que il la face p●r cremeur ou par commandement ou par correction de luy ou d'autruy Par la quelle convocation ainsi faite li Royaumes temourroit en grand geril et en grand deconfort se il se vuidoit de si precieux joyaux et thresors ausquels nuls see comperent et que lendoit mettre avant toutes forces et avant toutes arms c'est a scavoir le sens des Prelats et des autres saiges par qui conseil par qui sens et par qui pourveance le gouvernement du Royaume est adreciez et maintenus la foy est tenue et essaucice en fermete li Sacremens' the Saint Eglise sont amenistrez et tenus et justice faite et gardee en celuy Royaume pour lesqui●ux choses et pour autres les quellas trop longs chose seroit a e●cri●e Et pour ce especiaulment que cil qui a present siet ou siege du gouvernement de l'Eglise a fait et fait encores chacun jour par ces ordenances de volentr les confirmations et les collations des collations des Archevesques et des Evesques et des autres nobles Benefices du Royanme devantdit et y a mises par grandes quanti●●z et sommes d'argent par quoy il les a grevees et chargees si que il convient que li menus peuples qui leur est soubgez soient grevez et ranconnez car autroment ne purroient payer les exactions qui leur a faites per personnes mec●gne●es et aucunes souspeconneuses et tells et plusieurs si comme ●nfens et plusicurs autres qui de nu● Benefice d'Eglise tenir ne sont Nota. dignes et qui nulle residence ne font es Eglises o● ils ont Benesices ne ja n'y entrerent et ainsiles Eglises sont defraudees de leur services et les volentez de ceur qui les Eglises fonderent sont anienties par quoy les aumosnes sont laisiees pity arriere mice et les bien faits substraits qui aux Eglises souloient estre faits et les Eglises en sont si a●aissiees et decheves que a peine y a nuls qui les deser●e●t ne l● Prelates ne poent donner leurs Benefices aux nobles Clerk's et a●tres bien nez et bien nettrez de leurs Dioceses de qui antecessours les Eglises sont fondees par quoy mallows exemple est donnez communement a tout le p●u●le et pour les pensions nouvelles et les services o●tragious et desacoutumes' et les exactions et extortions diverses et les dommageuses nouvelletez li generanx estates the l'Eglise du tout muez et os●ez a souverains Prelates li po●ires the fair ce qui a eux de leur office appertient et est accoustumez de fair et encore ne ●uy souffist ce mie mais les collations des Benefices que nostre Sire li Roys et nos antecesso●rs ont fondez et a li et a nous appartiennent et ont de tout temps appertenu a li et a nous devanciers et est accustume a appertenir il nous empesche et l●s veut adjeuster et traire devers li par grand convoi●ise pour p●us grans exactions et plus grans services atraire a luy et les quelles choses nous ne pou●rions ne vour●ions souffrir des ores en avant en nulle manner pour meschief nul qui nous pu●sse avenir ei se ainsi estoit que nous ou aucuns de nous le vousissent souff●ic ne les soufferoit mie li dits nostre Sire li Roys ne li commun peuples du dit Royaume et a grand doulour et grand mischief nous vous faisoms a scavour par la teneur de ceslettres que ce ne sont choses qui plaisient a Dieu ne ne doivent plaire a nul homme di bone volente ne on●ques mes tells chooses ne descendirent en cuer d'homme ne oars ne furent ne entendues advenir for 'rs avecques Antechrist et jacoit ce que il die en ses letters que ce a il fait du conseil de ses freres si scavons nous certainement ne autre chose ne voulons ne ne pourrions croire que ce ne vous desplaise et que a tells nouvellettez si grans errors et si folles entreprises vous donuissiez vostre assentement ne vos consens ne ne voulsissiez que cette unitez que si longuement et si fermement a dure a le honneur de Dieu et a l'essaucement de la foy Christienne au grand bien et au profit et au profit et au bon estat de l'Eglise et du Royaume par la perverse volente ou par la folle envehie d'un tel homme se deffist et destoinsis● Pur quoy nous vous prions & requerons tant affectueusement comme nous pouvons que comme vous soyez establis & appellez en partie ou gouvernement de l'Eglise & chacun de vous en cette besoigne veilliez tel conseil mettre & tell remedy que ce qui est par si legier & par si desordenne mouvement commancie soit mis a bon point & a bon estate si que l'amour et li unitez qui a tousious dure entre l'Eglise et le Royaume puisse demourer et accroistre et que li griefs esclandres qui pour ce est meus et est appareillez d'estre si grans et si cruels que le general Eglise et toute la Christiente s'en purroit do●loir a tous jours puissent par vostre vertu bon conseil et par vostre amendment cessier et que l'en puissent entendre profitablement au saint voyage the oultre mer et as autres bonnes aewres que li bons Christiens du Royaume ont accustume a fair il soit chastiez en telle manner que li estas de la Chrestiente soit et demeure en son bon point et en son bon estate et de ces choses nous faites a scavoir par le porteur de ses lettres vostre volente et vostre intention car pour ce nous l'envoyons especiaument a vous et bien voulons que vous soiez certain que ne pour vie ne pour mort nous ne depart●rons ne ne veons a departir de ce process et feust oars * See here p. 893. ainsi que li Rois nostre Si●e le voulsist bien Et pour ce que trop longue chose et chargeans seroit se chacun de nous mettroit seel en ces presents letters faites de nostre commun assentement nos Joys fils le Roy de France Cuens de Eureux Robert Cuens d' Arto●s Robert Dux de Bourgoinaut Jean Dux de Bretaine Ferry Dux de Lorraine Jean Dux de Hainaut & de Hollande Henry Cuens de Luxembourg Guis Cuens de S. Pol Jean Cuens de Dreux Hugues Cuens' de la March Robert Cuens de Bouloigne Joys Cuens de Nivers & the Retel Jean Cuens d' Eu Bernard Cuens de Comminges Jean Cuens d' Aubmarle Jean Cuens de Foreste Valeran Cuens the Perigors Jean Cuens the Joigny J. Cuens d' Auxerre Aymars de Poitiers Cuens de Valentin●is Estenes Cuens de Sancerre Renault Cuens de Montbeliart Enjorrant Sire de Coucy Godefroy the Breban Raou de Clermont Conestable de France Jean Sire de Chastiau-vilain Jordain Sire de Lisle Jean de Chaylon Sire de Darley Guillaume de Chauvigny Sire de Chastian-Raoul Richars' Sire the Beavien & Amaurry Vicuens de Narbonne avons mis a la request & en nom de nous et pur tous les autres nos seas en ces presents letters as * See he●e p. 892. one hundred of the English Earls and Nobles did to their Epistle to this Pope not long before Donne a Paris le 10 jour d' Auril l'an the grace miltrois cens & deux Du Thresor des Chartres Registre B. 28. fol. 246. Moreover the People and Commons of France in that Parliament made this following Supplication to King Philip against Pope Boniface the 8. for the defence of his Sovereignty in the Realm and Churches of France against his Papal claims and Usurpations thereon in his precedent Bull and Letter and to declare and pronounce him an Heretic for his assertions therein Le Supplication de Pueuble de France au Roy contre le Pape Boniface le 8. Pierre de Pithou Preuves des Libertez de l'Eglise Gallicane c. 7. sect 17. p. 246 247 AVous tresnoble Prince nostre Sire par la grace de Dieu Roy de France supply & requiert le pueuble de vostre Royaume pour ce que il li appartient que ce soit faut que vous gardiez la Souveraine franchise de vostre Royaume qui est telle que vous ne recognissiez de vostre temporal Souverain en terre for 'rs que Dieu et que vous faciez declairer si que tout le monde la scache que le Pape Boniface erra manifestement et fist pechie mortel notoirement en vous mandant par letters bullees que il estoit vostre Souverain de vostre temporal et que vous ne pouvez preuendes donner ne les fruits des Eglises Cathedrales vacans retenir et que tonz ce●x qui croient le contra●re il tenoit pour hereges Item que vous faciez declarier que l'en doit t●nir le dit Pape pour herege non pas vous et toute la gent de vostre Ro●aume qui tousditz o●t creu et croient le contraire Et pour ce que il ne veult cette erreur rappeller ayant dit mont de fois que en cette creance viuroit et mourroit et que ja pour nul homme ce ne rappelleroit les quelles choses il pouvoit fair ne dire ne croire sans pecher mortellement contro vous contra vos hoirs et contre vos antecessours et contre tous vos suiets et contre tout le pueuble Latin qui croit la Decretale qui dit que vous ne recognoissiez nul Souverain en terre et que le Pape qui la fist ne vouloit pas ne ne devoit surrection demander sur vostre temporal si que le dit Pape vous vouloit tollir a tort la graigneur nobleness et le plus haut point de vostre Seigneurie en faisant contre le commandement de la Loy nostre Sire tout sarchamutement en disant que il li lisoit fere encontre et que soit voir il pert pour ce que li qui disoit que il estoit sers Dieu ne pouvoit la Loy de son Se igneur oster ne refuser a la garder mesmement quant as commandments de la Loy ● que il ne fust et deust estre tenu pour bongre len peewit prouver par vive force sans que nul y puisse par raison respondre que le Pape n'eut onques Seigneurie de vostre temporal ne en autre ne avoir ne chalengier ne doit for 'rs tant comme ceux qui la Seigneurie avoient ou temps Saint Sylvestre et puis l'en ont donne et se il paroist plus chalement et demandeurs convoitise et rapine feroit par les raisons qui ensuivent Quand Dieu le pere apres le Ciel & les quatre Elements ont form Adam & Eve il dit a eux & a leur succession Quod calcaverit pes tuus tuum erit si comme se dit le commencement de la Bible cest a dire que il vouloit que chacun homme fust le Seigneur de ce qu●l occuperoit de terre Ainsi departirent les fils d' Adam la terre & en furent Signior trois mil ans & plus avant le temps Melchisedec qui fust le primier Prestre & fust Roy si comme dit l'histoire ma●s il ne fust pas Roy de toutle monde & obeissoient la gent a li comme a Roy du temporal non pas comme a Prestre & fust avant Roy que Prestre Apres sa mort fust grand temps 600 ans ou plus autant qe nul autre fust Prestre Et Dieu le pere que donne la Loy de Moise le stablie Prince the son pueuble Israel & li commanda que il fist Aaron son frere Souverain Prestre & son fils apres li. Et Moise baille & commist quand u deust mourir du mandement de Dieu la Seigneurie du temporal non pas au Souverain Prestre son frere ains a Josue sans debat que Aaron & son fils apres y meissent ains gardoient le Tabernacle & entendoient illec au service de Dieu & se aidoient au temporel defendre & conquerir par arms & autrement Et tous les autres Prestres & Diacre le firent apres eux aussi comme les autres gens Et puis quand il vint a partir la Terre Saincte entre les douze lignies qui conquise l'avoient celuy Dieu qui toutes les choses & avenir scavoit commanda a Josue leur Prince que il partist la terre entre les ouze lignies & que le lignie des Prestres & des Diacres eussent en lieu de leur party les disiesmes & les premisses de tout & en vesquissent sans terres avoir si que ils peussent plus profitablement Dieu servir & prier pur le pueuble Et puis quand il vint grand piece apres que le pueuble d' Israel demand Roy a nostre Seigneur ou fist demander par le Prophet Samuel il ne leur e lit pas le Souverain Prestre mais Saul qui surmontoit le graudeur tout le pueuble de tout le col & de la teste Apres nostre Seigneur eleut David en Roy non pas le Souverain Prestre si que il not nul Roy en Jerusalem sus le pueuble de Dieu qui fust Prestre mais avoient Roy & Souverain Prestre en diverses person & avoit lan assez a faire de gouverner le Temporel & le autre le Spirituel du petit pueuble & si obeissoient tous les Prestres du Temporel aux Roys Apres nostre Seigneur Jesus Christ fust Souverain Prestre & ne trouve len point escrit quill eust onques nulle possession du Temporel neque il voulsist que Herodes qui Roy estoit ne Pilate qui estoit garde de ce que li Emperor de Rome avoit en pais li en obeissent de riens ains dit que l'en rendist a Cesar ce que l'en luy devoit & a Dieu aussi & fist paier pur li & pur Saint Pere son Vicaire d'un denier d'or quill fist prenre en le guelle d'un poisson & le fist a fin quill ne feist esclandre en luy par le quel ils paient non pas pour ce que il ne deussent riens Apres ce Sainct Pere & Saint Pol Saint Clement & les autres Saint's Apostles ne les autres jusques au temps du dit Boniface ne demanderent oncques Seigneurie for 'rs en ce que Constantinus donno a l'Eglise Ce fut grand abomination a ovir que cest Boniface pour ce que Dieu dit a Saint Pere ce que tu lieras en terre sera lie au Ciel cette parolle d'espiritualement entendi malement comme bougre quant au Temporel se il meist un homme en prison temporelle le meist pour ce Dieu en prison en Ciel Et si didst S. Augustin contra Vincentium Donatistam len peewit en prescher user de la Saint Escriture en sens de mystere si comme le prescheur voit que bien est mais len doit user in disputoison en sens de la lettre non mie par mystere Et si dient les Docteurs que les faits de nostre Seigneur escrits au vicil Testament sont figure & exemple du nouvel Testament Et l'Apostre dit que nous devons prenre exemple au fils Jesus Christ Doncques quand Dieu le pere bailla a deux personnes le gouvernement de son petit pueuble d' Israel a un le Temporel a l'autre l'Espirituel comment osa dire le dit Boniface & mander qe la volunte de Dieu il devoit l'avoir la pouvoir et la charge de governer l'Espirituel et le Temporel de tout le monde quar se il eust le pouvoir du Temporel survous & sur vostre Royaume par plus forte raison il eust ce pouvoir sur tous les Princes Chrestiens pour ce que il n'en y a nul qui par dr●it escrit peut monstrer sa franchise for 'rs que vous pour quoy vous li poves dire que a tort par tresgrande convoitise vo●loit se sousprendre de nouvel par dessus vous et par le greignour orgueil que len peust trouver qu● homme eust oncques demand poeste en monde Comment pourroit homme dire parole plus Nota. enflee d'orgueil que cette Dieu m'a commis en terre son pouvair en temporalite et en spiritualite si que sus toutes gents en toutes manieres s'essent mon pouvair et ma poeste Len peewit bien voir se l'entente de si sage seculier comme il estoit fust the bien gouverner tout le Temporel et l'Espirituel Il n'emprist pas si grand fais quas nul plus plus sage et plus forsn'i soffissient pas Li meismes ne souffisoit pas a l'Espiritualte gouverner ne son devoir ne faisoit car il estoit tenu de garder les commandements de la Loy du vieil Testament et du nouvel qui dient que il devoit amer et enseigner chacun homme du monde comme soy mesme et que qui ne sera baptism et ne croire en Jesus Christ sera condampne et que si comme il qui est Pape ao pot Dieu il estoit tenu sauver et ●ui rendre to●tes arms et les enseigner par faites et par paroles Orne les enseignoit il pas bien en fait de tel orgueil et de telle convoitise quar il queroit so● profit et sa volente non pas de tout le pueuble et si n'enseignoit par paroles ne mes en pais ou il fust nez de moult la mendre partie de la gent. Et n'ensuivoit pas nostre Seigneur Jesus Christ qui envoya precher la foy Christienne par soixante et donz Deciples ausqueulz il donna le sens et les langages de toutes gents mais le dit Boniface fu en ce negligent quar onques par foy ne par autre ne regard ●e n'enseigna la centiesme partie de la gent du monde Il estoit greigneur besoing que il sceut Arabic Caldec Grieux Ebrieux & tous Nota. autres languages desquelx il est moult de Christiens qui ne croient pas comme l'Eglise de Rome pour ce que ils n'out este de ce enseigniez si comme les Pantacors devers Orient n●uf cens Evesques quique il y a son's li pres de tous les Grieux & plusieurs autres desquielx enscigner il laissa la cure pour les plus obeissans suppediter grever & molester que il est dessusdit Se celuy qui par miracles ne pouvoit donner les languages eust fait apprendre en tous les la●guages des letters tant descoliers bien desposez pour apprendre que ils souffisissent pour ●nvoier a toutes les pueubles precher la foy Christienne & sils n'eussent asses sceu pour ce fere a sa vie ses successours les eussent envoyez en par faisant ce que il cust commencie aussi comme Moise commenca la conqueste de la Terre Saint & ce ne la vit onques mes establist par foy quand il deust morir en son lieu Josue & commanda au pueuble qui luy obeist Pour ce apert puis que dire le convient quar qui folly di folly doit oyr pour quoy en respondre sens et verity no p●et per●l avenir Quar si Boniface pour soy et pour tout son Clergy eus a Dieu renda tout le pueuble Latin qui morut taunt comme il eust en cure que il en laissa quatre cens peril pac sa negligence et pour ce que il ne garda les commandements de la Loy en ce que nostre Seigneur Jesus Christ dit a Saint Pere Pasce oves ●eas & entendi de toutes de quelconque lieu & de quelconques lignages que ils fussent & il laissa ce a fair pour entendre a pourvoir et a noblir son lineage et pour vous tollir vostre greigneur Franchise il ne peewit nigher que par se faict plus encores que ce il deist pour ce que len croit plus exemple de faict que de paroles que il ne donnast occasion a tous Princes mescreans et a tous les Chrestiens Princes desobeisants de refuser le Baptesme et l'obeisance del Eglise de Rome pour ce que ils peussent perdre le plus haut point de leurs Seigneuries c'est ascaboir de non reconnoistre Souverain de lour fins Se les Apostres et les autres Desciples eussent fait ou dit ainsi nul ne cui deroit qe ils peussent avoir un tout seul Prince converti Et si droit en qe il commenca a vous bon Roy pour ce que vous et vos Antecesseurs et tout le peuble sousmissa vous avez tout temps este les plus obeissants et les plus devot's a l'Eglile de Rome et a toutes les autres si comme il pert bien regarda la Jurisdiction & l'autorite des Esglises de vostre Royaume et des autres Et pour cen il pert que Boniface l'exemple de Zacharias sofferca de faire contre le greigneur bien le greigneur mal que il povet quand il oyt qe vous & vostre Conseil' et tout vostre pueuble qui tant est grand vous teniez pour si mal p●yez de son mandement Et que si grand esclandre en estoit par tont le monde comme le fait greigneur que len ne pourroit dire ne escrire & si eust este trop greigneur se leu eust use de semblable sur tout le pueple Latin quar null homme n'y eust obey tant comme ils ' en peust defendre le cuer & la volente du mandement qui cuidoit faire tout le monde trembler s'endurcirent sansrepentir & sans retraire a l'example de Pharaon Ne onques homme ne s'appercent que il ne morut en si grand iniquity en faisant le contraire de nostre Seigneur Jesus Christ & the Saint Pol qui dit ainsi Se mon frere estoit esclander pour len estre je me garderoye the mengier char a tousioursmais & pource qu'il ne parlast sans fair et sans que il ne fust greveur au pueble & que esclandre ne issist ice celuy sage Apostre quand il alloit prechant par son art & par ses mains queroit en faisant panniers ce qe necessaire y estoit pour luy et pour ceux qui avec li estoient et l'Apostre en son Canon mesme dit que pour esclandre eschever l'en doit fair & laisera affair tout ce que l'en peut sans pechie mortel Et si fut et est esclandre greigneur du dit mandement de lorgueil et de la convoitise pour ce qe les sages regardoient que les Apostres & les Emperors en firent leur droet qui pour eux establirent le plus qeils peurent La quelle choose pert bien a ce que l'Emperour dit que il estoit Seigneur du monde sans rien excepter qui ne avint onques a Alexandre ne a autre Et se n'oserent il dire que l'en ne se peut defendre contre l'Eglise de Rome et contre li Empire par prescription de Cent ans Autrement il convenist revenir a fair comme les poissons qui ont toute la mer comune si que le plus fort bout horse le plus foible et occupe le lieu tant comme il luy playst a demourer Ainsi fervent la gent se longue teneure ne diffendoit les tenens Don't semble il bien qe le dit Papa vouloit tou le monde destruire et mettre en guerre qui de nouvel vouloit occuper cette Seigneurie qui tenue et porsise avoit este plus de mille ans en bonne foy des Roys des France Par autele raison peewit len demander tout l'heritage qe Dieu le Pere partit entre Adam et ses enfans quand il dit Ce que ton pied marchera & que tu occuperas sera tien Par quoy il pert quill alloit droitement contre la loy de Dieu et contre le commandment Onques quand le dit Boniface sceut si grand esclandre esmeue par le dit mandement ne sen suffrist pour se appaisier Il appert bien qe il ne doute esclandre de ricns & qe cette entente de li fu perverse E que len apercent onques sur se amendment Et quand len ne peewit nigher quill ne sceust tel esclandre et il ne luy en chaln mais poursui comme melencholieux sa folle intent plus fort que devant par pluseurs fois perfez perners par les queulx il renua Dieu et en ce se rendurci sans resortir de riens en sa vic Et fit ces choses notoirement en disant qui lui lisoit a fair Et si apert clerement que il ne le povet fair sans pluseurs pechiez mortels qui ne puent estre escusez qe ce ne fust verity notoire Pour quoy par les dits de Saint Pol & the Saint Augustin il renoia Dieu notoirement et en cest Estat fu mort sans que len onques apperceust sa repentance si comme ceux qui furent presence & la renomme de Rome le tesmoigne & in Epistola ad Titum 1. c. 9 q. 3. c. existimant Et se maintint tousiours comme Pharaon que il luy lisoit a fair pour quoy il par raisonablement quill fu herege & in cette erreur mourat E saucuns voulon le dit Boniface escuser de tout cest esclandré en disant qe le dit Pape ne pouvoit laissier que il ne fist son povoir des choses dessusdites que il ne cheist enpechie mortel et que sentence fu telle Contre ce puet l'en dire que il apert que ce fust faux car il s'ensuiuroit quil creust qe tous les Apostoilles eussent rescu tous dix en pechie mortel pour ce quils ne firent ainsi Par quoy que aucun autre ne praigne exemple a fair aussi et pour ce qe la peine de luy face poeur aux outres et mesmement pour ce qe ils que fust Pape et devant mesmes ou li vit notoirement fere moult de choses qui ne pouvoient estre faites en bonne manner desquelles ou nappercent onques sign d'amenment Vous noble Roy sur tous Princes heritage defenseur de la Foy destruiseur de Bougres povez et duez et estes tenus requerre et procurer qe le dit Boniface soit tenus et jugiez pour herege en la manner qe len le pourra et deura et doit faire apres ce mort si qua vostre Souveraine Franchise soit gardée et declarée et qu'elle ne perisss ne ne soit avilée en nostre temps et si que vous gardiez le serment lequel vous faites en vostre Couronnement l'honneur et le profit de vous et de vos antececesseurs et de vos heirs et de tout vostre grand pueuble la greigneur franchise de vostre Royaume ne soit perdue ne en doute remedée et que celle injure fait a vous et a vostre pueuble soit vien et suffisament esmendée Du Thresor des Chartes Registre 129. fol. 114. What further proceedings and disputes there were in this Parliament against and about the Popes pretended Supreme Authority you may read in Mr. * London 1640. Vol. 1. p. 443. to 445 468 to 478 Fox his Acts and Monuments whereunto I refer the Readers The College of Cardinals upon receipt of the Peers and Nobles of France premised Letter returned this following Letter in Answer thereunto in defence and excuse of Pope Boniface and his Provisions made in France * Pierre de Pithou Preuves des Libertez de l'Eglise Gallicane c. 7. sect 16. p. 244 245. MIseratione divina Episcopi Presbyteri & Diaconi S. Romanae Ecclesiae Cardinals Nobilibus viris Ducibus Comitibus Baronibus & Nobilibus Regni Franciae in vero salutari salutem Recepimus literas vestrae Nobilitatis & nuncios quas quidem per eosdem Nuntios latores praesentium destinastis quarum intellectus tenor nostros amaricavit animos & turbavit auditus Vobis igitur praesentibus respondemus quod sanctissimus Pater & Dominus noster Dominus Bonifacius divina providentia Sacrosanctae Romanae ac universalis Ecclesiae Summus Pontifex & nos ipsi vinculum charitatis & sinceritatis affectus quae inter ipsum Dominum nostrum Summum Pontificem Praedecessores ipsius Romani Pontifices & nos & Praedecessores nostros S. R. Ecclesiae Cardinals ac Magnificum Principem Dominum Philippum Franciae Regem illustrem ac Praedecessores suos fuerunt & viguerunt ab olim manutenemus libenter & ut firma & stabilia maneant promptis studiis laboramus ad hoc etiam invenimus ipsum Dominum nostrum paratum & promptum Inimicus tamen homo seminavit zizania quae Deo authore in fasciculos colligata erunt in combustionem & cibum ignis & volumus vos pro certo tenere quod praedictus Dominus noster Summus Pontifex nunquam scripsit Regi praedicto quod de Regno suo sibi subesse temporaliter illudque ab eo tenere deberet & providus vir Magister Jacobus Archidiaconus Narbonensis Notarius & Nuncius Domini nostri praedicti sicut constanter affirmat ipsi Domino Regi hoc ipsum vel simile nunquam verbaliter nunciavit aut scripto Unde propositio quam fecit Petrus Flot in praesentia dicti Domini Regis Praelatorum et vestra et aliorum multorum arenosum & falsum habuit fundamentum & ideo necesse est quod cadat aedificium quod aedificabitur super illud Praelati vero Doctores in Theologia & utriusque Juris Magistri vocati fuerunt ad ipsius Domini nostri praesentiam certo eye peremptorio termino assignato ut cum eis super agendis posset deliberare consultius sicut personis ipso Domino Regi non suspectis immò acceptis & gratis et diligentibus nomen ejus & affectantibus statum prosperum & tranquillum ipsorum Domini Regis & regni Nec est novum per sedem Apostolicam pro qualitate temporum et necessitate causarum Concilia non solum particularia sed etiam generalia convocari quorum aliqua plurium ex nobis temporibus congregata noscuntur Detulit tamen dictus Dominus noster ipsi Domino Regi & regno generale Concilium non vocando in quo forsitan convenissent nonnulli nationum & regnorum illorum qui minus dilectionis ad dictum noscuntur habere Et si ad eorundem Praelatorum & vestram pervenisset notitiam literarum tenor quas idem Archiepiscopus dicto Domino Regi ex parte ipsius Domini nostri Summi Pontificis praesentavit et fuissent expositus diligenter reddendae fuissent Deo & Domino vestro gratiae copiosae super paterna cura & materna dulcedine quam ipse Dominus noster gessit & gerit ut ipsi Rex et regnum habeant statum prosperum et quietum et ut tollantur gravamina quae Praelatis Ecclesiis ac Monasteriis et nonnullis ex vobis et Clero et populo suntillata Cum utique dictus Dominus noster Summus Pontifex si Ecclesiam Gallicanam gravavit hoc fecit concedendo ipsi Domino Regi decimam plurium Annorum Ecclesiasticorum proventuum regni sui Et quod ad dictum e jus in qualibet Ecclesia Cathedrali & Collegiata regni praedicti una persona idonea poneretur nonnullis etiam dignitates et beneficia contulit consideratione Regis ejusdem Praelatorum et aliquorum ex vobis Dispensationes quoque multas concessit et magnas quae non latent Regem ipsum et multos ex vobis ex quibus per ingratitudinem non dilectionis & reverentiae recipit idem Dominus noster debitam responsivam Ad haec non venit in dubium homini sanae mentis Romanum Pontificem obtinere Primatum et esse summum Hierarcham in Ecclesiastica Hierarchia et posse omnem hominem arguere de peccato Nostrae quoque memoriae non occurrit quod Cathedralibus Ecclesiis dicti Regni providerit de personis Italicis nisi Bituricen et Attrebaten Ecclesiis quibus de personis providit ipsis Regi non suspectis et regno quorum eminens scientia late patet nec sint conditiones eorum incognitae Multis vero aliis Ecclesiis Cathedralibus providit de personis oriundis de regno praedicto nec Regi nec regno praedictis probabili ratione suspectis Quis unquam praedecessorum suorum formas providendi pauperibus Clericis plus extendit quibus per nonnullos ex Praelatis non siebat Provisio et mendicare quedammodo cogebantur in opprobrium Clericale Exsurgant cum ipso Domino Magistri in Theolgiâ quibus ipse in Parisien Ecclesia Canonicatus contulit & Praebendas Exsurgant Magistri et alii literati et in acie stint cum ipso qui paupertate gravati multis sudoribus multis vigiliis multis laboribus adepti sunt scientiae Margaritam et dicam quomodo illorum pietas ad quos beneficiorum collatio pertinebat respexit eosdem Invenietis pro uno extraneo cui est per ipsum Dominum in dicto regno provisum fere centum qui de praedicto regno traxerunt originem ab eo provisionis gratiam recopisse E● si de vacantibus beneficiis regni praedicti aut vacaturis providit nun providit de personis oriundis de regno eodem et familiaribus et Clericis Regis Praelatorum regni et vestris Adhaec ut non taceamus vobis solidam veritatem non decuit immo licuit nec etiam expedivit sanctissimum Patrem et Dominum nostrum Dominum Bonifacium divina providentia Sacrosanctae Romanae ac universalis Ecclesiae Summum Pontificem in literis vestris quas nobis misistis non nominare Summum Pontificem sed quod dolenter referimus missis filialis et solitae reverentiae more ac stylo ipsum nominastis per quendam circumlocutionem indevotorum verborum et noviter inventorum Hujusmodi autem literarum nostrarum placeat vobis habere bonum interpretem & fidelem Datum Anagniae 6. Kal. Julii Pontificatus verò praefati Domini nostri Dom. Bonifacii Papae 8. Anno octavo Sigill 17 sigillis cerae rubrae Du Thresor des Chartres cofre Boniface num 4. Soon after King Philip out of his Sovereign Authority issued these ensuing Letters for the constant inviolable Protection and defence of all his Nobles Prelates and Subjects adhering to him against Pope Boniface in this quarrel against all his Citations Excommunications Interdicts Censures and proceedings whatsoever ratified by Oath from which he would not recede for any dispensation or cause whatsoever thus registered for his honour to posterity PHilippus Dei gratia Francorum Rex universis praesentes literas inspecturis salutem Cum Praelatos Barones' & alios fideles & subditos nostros defendere Pierre de Pithou Preuves des Libertes l' Eglise Gallicane cap. 19 p. 680 681. teneamur nos dilecto nostro P. Monasterii S. Cornelii Compendiae Abbati promisimus quod personam suam statum honorem libertates et jura ipsius Monasterii sui Consanguineorum parentum affinum amicorum et subditorum suorum qui de adhaerentibus fuerint et aliorum adhaerentium et adhaerere volentium efficaciter defendimus sibique assistemus in eorum defensione contra omnem hominem qui vellet statum honorem libertates et jura praedicta infringere vel etiam adnullare et specialiter contra B. tunc Ecclesiae Romanae Regimini praesidentem qui multis contra nos ipsum et alios Praelatos et regnum dicitur comminatus fuisse nec nos ab eo et suis ut praemissum est nec ipsos a nobis in defension praedicta seperabimus nec etiam excludemus facieniusque de convocatione Concilii generalis quod alias promisimus sicut in justrumentis publicis inde confectis plenius centinetur Cum tam nos quam Praelati et Barones regni nostri sub certis formis provocaverimus et appellaverimus et in scriptis ne dictus Bonifacius commotus occasione praemissorum vel aliquorum ex eyes procederet contra nos Praelatos Barones' subditos nostros prout in Instrumentis publicis inde confectis plenius continetur Promittimus quod si dictus B. jam forte processerit occasione praemissorum vel quia Praelati per nos retenti pro defensione necesseria regni n●siri post ejus vocationem ex inopinato emergente ad vocationem ●ujusmodi non iverint sed ad requisitionem nostram se ex causis legitimis excusarunt vel procedat pendente negotio dicti Concilii vel etiam terminato praemissorum occasione quecunque quaesito colore excommunicando interdicendo suspendendo deponendo absolvendo a juramento fidelitatis vel homagii aut alterius cujuslibet obligationis vinculo seu alias quoquo modo contra Nos Praelatos Barones' Consanguineos parents affines amicos vel subditos eorundem aut alios adhaerentes vel adhaerere volentes Nos dictis Praelatis Baronibus et aliis adhaerentibus vel adhaerere volentibus assistemus et defendemus eosdem nec nos separabimus de eyes nec absoluti●nibus a juramentis quibus●ibet in praesenti negotio in animam nostram factis vel praestitis per quoscunque vel aliis quibuscunque relaxationibus indultis vel indulgendis impetratis vel impetrandis ultro oblatis vel concessis offerendis vel etiam concedendis utemur in more semper eisdem Praelatis Baronibus et aliis adhaerentibus et adhaerere volentibus adhaerebimus nos haeredesque nostros ad o●●nia praemissa et singula praemissorum inviolabiliter observanda specialiter obligamus et ea propositis sacrosanctis Evangeliis tenere et inviolabiliter observare ac etiam adimplere jurari fecimus in praesentia nostra et in animam nostram per dilectum et fidelem nostrum Comitem S. Pauli Caeterum charissimae Consorti nostrae Johannae Reginae Franciae ac charissimo Ludovico primogenito & Philippo secundogenito natis nostris & Baronibus supradictis damus praesentibus in mandatis ut eidem Abbati P. omnia et singula praemissa promittant seque expresse et specialiter obligent ad observationem eorundem et similibus juramentis astringant Nos verò per promissiones & juramenta quae dictus Abbas super praemissis & praemissa tangentibus nobis fecit & praestitit non intendimus nec volumus novum homagium juramentum seu aliam novum servitutem in ipso & in monasterio ●uo et ipsius successoribus in aliis acquirere in futurum Nos autem Joanna Franciae & Navarrae Regina Campaniae Briaeque Comitissa Palatina nosque Ludovicus & Philippus praefati praemissa omnia et singula tenere firmiter & fideliter observare quantum ad nos pertinet vel in futurum poterit pertinere promisimus et per praefatum Comitem S. Pauli in animas nostras jurari fecimus nos haeredes et successores nostros ad haec expressè et specialiter obligantes Nos vero praenominatus Rex praemissa omnia & singula per praefatos Consortem & liberos nostros de mandato nostro promissa jurata & praedictas obligationes modo praedicto factas fuisse testamur Et ad majorem cautelam sigillum nostrum nos Regina praedicta literis his appendi fecimus una cum sigillo praefati Domini nostri Regis Datum Parisius die 15 Junii Anno Dom. 1303. The like * Pierre de Pithou les Preuves des Libertez Deglise Gallicane ch. 13. sect 8. p. 500 501. Protection he issued Decano & Capitulo Ecclesiae Parisiensis Parisiis die Martis post festum Sancti Laurentii Anno Domini 1303. with sundry others in like form and words He likewise published this Royal Mandate to seize the good of those Ecclesiastical persons who should depart out of his Realm without his special licence upon this Pope's summons or any other pretence contrary to his Defences formerly published * Ibid. chap. 19 Sect. 6. p. 681. Commandment fait par le Roy de saiser les biens des ecclesiastics sortis horse son Royaume sans son commandement PHilippus Dei gratia Francorum Rex Ballivo Aurelianen vel ejus locum tenenti u tem Cum nos regni nostri his diebus utilitate pensata deliberationeque super hoc praestita sub certis semel et iterum formis districte duxerimus prohibendum ne quis de Incolis regni nostri certis rationibus et causis in ipsa prohibitione contentis ab eodem regno absque nostra speciali licentia exire praesumeret quoquo modo Nonnulli nohilominus Praelati Abbates Priores Magistri in Theologia Doctoresque juris Canonici et Civilis et aliae quaedam Ecclesiasticae et seculares personae prout ad nostrum nuper venit auditum Inhibitione hujusmodi nostra spreta ab eodem regno egredi quod molestum gerimus praesumpserunt Nolentesigitur ob ipsarum absentiam personarum bona earum temporalia dissipari & potius ea cupientes providè conservari mandamus tibi quatinus bona omnia temporalia personarum quarumlibet Baillivae tuae quae prohibitionem nostram praedictam transgresserunt ad manum nostram causa custodiae ponere non omittas eaque diligenter custodiri facias donec de certis eorum Custodibus duxerimus providendum de nominibus verò ipsorum & quantitate bonorum immobilium singulorum te diligenter informs Informationem quam inde feceris nobis quamcitius relaturus vel sub sigillo tuo interclusam missurus Actum Parisius Dominica post festum B. Lucae Evangelistae Anno Domini 1303. * Pierre de Pithou Preuves des Libertez de Lesglises Gallicane chap. 12. sect 7. p. 682 683. Defensis fait par le Roy à tous Ecclesiastiques de sortir hors le Royaume under pain of confiscation of all their lands goods and perpetual banishment as Traitors to the King and kingdom and to intercept seize all Letters to or from them PHilippus Dei gratia Francorum Rex dilecto & fideli nostro Archiepiscopo Remensi salutem & dilectionem Olim pro defensione necessaria regni nostri ad cujus impugnationem hostilis iniquitas conatus suae malignitatis exercet aliisque caeteris & legitimis causis inducti constitutiones et inhibitiones ne quis de fidelibus vel subditis nostris vel incolis regni nostri cujuscunque status et conditionis existant exiret limites regni ejusdem vel in via se poneret exeundi et de auro argento pecunia et aliis caeteris rebus non extrahendis de regno nostro absque licentia nostra speciali sub diversarum poenarum adjectione duximus promulgandas certis ad conservationem Constitutionum & Inhibitionum ipsarum executionibus & portuum & passagiorum finium dicti regni Custodibus deputatis Verùm ex Constitutionibus & Inhibitionibus hujusmodi nullus vel modicus quod non sine turbatione referimus est hactenus secutus effectus cum per dissidiam negligentiam & defectum quorundam existis Custodibus ac fraudem & malitiam aliquorum post editionem & contra tenorem & formam Constitutionum ipsarum personae nobis & regno suspectae ingressae fuerint ac de die in diem quaedam propriis & aliae mutatis habitibus passim & indifferenter ingrediantur & quaedam egrediantur terminos dicti regni ac de regno ipso hujusmodi res prohibitae absque nostra licentia extrahantur Cum igitur praesentis conditio temporis regni status & ingruentium exigat qualitas agendorum ut Constitutiones et Inhibitiones praedictae solito strictius et firmius observentur praesertim cum Flandrensium rebellium praedictorum abhorrenda rebellio detestanda saevitia ferinaque rabies magis ac magis de die in diem invalescat & periculosa succrescat adeoque ipsi mala malis & excessibus excessus cumulantes et ad subversionem destructionem omnimodam & finale excidium dicti regni et Ecclesiarum totis conatibus satagentes nuper ad Civitatem Morinensem et ad alias diversas villas & loca Morinensis Attrebatensis & Tornacensis Diocaesium collecta satellitum hostiliter accedentes beatae Mariae Morinensis & aliorum praedictorum locorum Ecclesias ipsius Virgins & aliorum Sanctorum Imagines existentes in eyes reverentia retrojecta & divino amore postposito nefandis ausibus & temeritate sacrilega ignis incendio concremarunt ac villas & loca praedicta per caedis depopulationis & devastationis voraginem deposita omni humanitatis mansuetudine horribili crudelitate totaliter destruxerunt nec Deo nec homini nec personae nec dignitati aliquatenus deferentes nec sexui nec aetati parcentes et alios diversos enormes et detestabiles comiserunt excessus qui humanis sensibus horrorem & stuporem ingerunt & audientium dura quantumlibet corda impunguntur Nos ad necessariam ipsius regni & Ecclesiarum ac personarum Ecclesiasticarum defensionem totis ut condecet studiis intendentes ac propter hoc exponentes quibuslibet personae laboribus & dispendiis non vitatis totaliter nos et nostra et ad defensionem eandem nostram et aliorum Praelatorum dicti regni quorum in hac causa agitur et proprium cujustibet prosequitur interest praesentium pro consilio impendendo exhortatione sollicitatione & confortatione populi animarum regimine divinis mysteriis & officiis exequendis aliisque diversis ex causis utilem & necessariam reputantes cum ad defensionem natalis patriae Ecclesiarum & fidei omnes & singuli teneantur Vos attentè requirimus & sub naturalitatis officii debito quo nobis & regno astricti tenemini districtè praecipiendo mandamus quatinus nobis in defensionis praedictae negotio consiliis & auxiliis opportunis & debitis assistatis inhibentes vobis districtius sub capitali et amissionis bonorum omnium poenis et omnibus aliis quas jura et consuetudines statuunt et nos infligere possumus ne nos Regnum et Ecclesiam nostram in tantae necessitatis articulo negligendo seu contemnendo defensionem primam deserentes exeatis limites dicti Regni vel vos in via exeundi ponatis Nos enim si secus praesumpseritis attemptare vos et omnes tam Clericos quam Laicos vestros hac parte sequaces et vobiscum ut praemittitur fugiendo defensionem primam deserentes extra gardiam et protectionem nostram et a Regno nostro extunc perpetuo relegamus et exponimus tanquam nostros et Regni notorios proditores in personis et rebus impune per quosiibet offendendos Datum apud Vicennas Dominica post festum Magdalenae Anno Domini 1303. PHilippus Dei gratia Francorum Rex Senescallis Ballivis Praepositis caeterisque Ibidem p. 685. nostris ac Custodibus Portuum & Passagiorum finium regni nostri ubilibet deputatis salutem Turbamur non modicum quod cum olim pro defension etc. usque ad haec Corda impunguntur ut supra Vobis et vestrum singul●s sub capitali et amissionis omnium honorum poenis firmiter injungimus et districte praecipiendo mandamus quatinus ad conservationem constitutionum & inhibitionum ipsarum solitò diligentius & efficacius intendentes provideatis attentius ne persona quaecunque Ecclesiastica vel Secularis cujuscunque dignitatis ordinis status vel conditionis existat etiamsi Archiepiscopus Episcopus●e existat proprius vel juramento habitu Mercatoribus & Nunciis Mercatorum duntaxat exceptis exeat dictum regnum neve literae apertae vel clausae quibuscunque personis transmissis etiamsi ad aliquos de affinibus consiliariis vel familiariis nostris hujusmodi forsitan literae vel ab ipsis ad alios dirigantur afferantur in regnum vel extrahantur de ipso hujusmodi literae aut aliae res prohibitae in Constitutionibus et Inhibitionibus supradictis nisi de egressu emissione vel extractione praedictis patentes literas nostras recipere vos contingat omnes literas quas ad manus nostras devenire continget quibuscunque absque personarum acceptione directas nobis et non aliis clausas et integras sine apertione vel inspectione mittentes bona omnia illorum si quos forsan exire contigerit absque nostra licentia speciali capientes ad manum nostram & tanquam confiscata nostris commodis applicantes ad praemissa omnia & singula diligenter & fideliter exequenda sive indignationem nostram perpetuam et corporum ac honorum nostrorum pericula capitis evitare totis viribus totisque conatibus intendentes cum nos proculdubio gravius offendere non possetis quam si in negligentia vel defectu dolo fraud vel malitia vos quod absit contigerit inveniri Nos enim non solum omnes illos cujuscunque status dignitatis vel conditionis existerent etiam si Archiepiscopali vel Episcopali fulgerent dignitate qui nos in regno in praesentis necessitatis articulo deferendo contra nostrae formam prohibitionis exirent sed et vos exire in casu negligentiae fraudis malitiae vel defectus nostros et regni nostri reputaremus non immerito proditores Datum ut supra Thus did our King Edward the 1. with his Nobles Clergy Commons and Universities in England and King Philip with his Nobles Prelates Clergy University of Paris and Commons in France by their precedent though formerly at mortal enmity and Wars against each other when reconciled by this Pope's award and Legates as a private person who endeavoured to usurp a Papal Jurisdiction and Sovereignty over themselves their Realms Crowns Prerogatives as well in Temporals as Ecclesiasticals which he publicly claimed by his Bulls most strenuously and heroically oppose him in their Parliaments and Councils and soon after laid his Papal Honour Mitre Person in the dust with highest contumely and disgrace In order whereunto the King Prelates Nobles and People of France in the Parliament at Paris drew up this memorable Appeal to the next General Council against this Pope and his detestable errors crimes vices contained in sundry Articles Appellatio facta per Philippum Regem Franciae & Regnicolas ad futurum Concilium Generale contra Papam Bonifacium 8. Pierre de P●thou Preuves des Libertez de l'Egli●e Gallicane c. 13. p. 487 to 492. IN Nomine Domini Amen Anno ejusdem Domini 1303. Indictione 13. men●●● Ju●ii Pontificatus Domini Bonifacii Papae 8. anno 9 tenore praesentis Instrum●●ti public Noverint universi quod praesentibus serenissimo Principe Domino Phil●pp● Dei gratia Rege Franciae illustribus & reverendis in Christo patribus Archiep●scopis & Episcopis ac religiosis viris Abbatibus & Prioribus ac etiam nobilibus viris Comitibus Barombus & quamplurimis aliis personis tàm Ecclesiasticis quam Secularibus infrascriptis in praesentia nostrorum Notariorum publicorum subscrip●orum ●d hoc specialiter vocatorum & requisitorum prout in subscriptionibus infr●scriptis continetur magnifici ac nobiles viri Domini Lndovicus Regis Franciae filins Fbroicensis Guid● Sancti Panli & Johannes Drocensis Comites ac Gulielmus de Ple●●●●●●o Dominus Vicenobrii Miles moti ut dicebant servore fide● si●cerae d●v●tiouis affectu et zelo charitatis inducti Secrosanctae Romanae ac Vniversali Ecclesiae matri suae quam sub dicti Domini Bonifacii praesidentia periculose d●●●●●●i ac deforniationem e●ormem et jacturam pati dicebant compatientes ab intimis ac Christianae fidei in qua salus animarum consistit et quae suis temporivos proh dolour miserabiliter con●abescit et deperit ut dicebant periculo condol●ntes ad ipsius Ecclesiae et totius Christianitatis salubre regimen et bonum statum ac repara●●onem et exaltationem Catholicae fidei votis ut dicebant serventibus intendentes maximè cum eidem Ecclesiae fidei fundamento & animarum saluti summè expediat ut Dominici gregis ovili non nisi verus et legitimus ac vere et legi●ime pastor praesit et quod ab eadem Ecclesia sponsa Christi quae non habet maculam neque rugam omnis error scandalum iniquitas et injusticia r●pellatur ac toti mundo quem ex perversis actibus detestandis operibus et perniciosis exemplis dicti Domini Bo●ifacii in guerris et tenebris munere dicebant salus pa● et tra●quillitas divina favente misericordia procuretur contra dictam Dominum Bonifacium haereticae pravitatis et alia diversa horribilia et detestabilia crim●na qui●us eum irretitum esse dicebant et super eis publice et notorie diffamatum praesentibus dicto Domino Rege Archiepiscopis Episcopis et alii● Pralatis ac personis Ecclesiasticis qui pro suis et Ecclesiarum suarum agend●s ●●●v●nerant ac Baronibus Comitibus et aliis Nobilibus quorum nomin● sunt inferius conscripta dixerunt et asseruerunt ac dictus Gulielmus proposuit & objecit jurantes ad Sancta Dei Evangelia tacta corporaliter se pr●●●iss● omnia et singula credere esse vera et posse probari Adjiciens idem Guli●lmus de Plesseiano hujusmodi juramento quod praemissa credebat se probare posset e● quod hujusmodi negotium contra dictum Dominum Bonifacium in Generali Concilio vel alibi vel quando et coram quibus de jure fu●rit faciendum ad ●●●●em d●v●tum persequcretur Requirentes instanter dictum Dominum Regem tanqu●m fid●i pugilem et Ecclesiae defensorem ut pro declaratione veritatis hu●●● ad landem divini nominis augmentum et exaltationem Catholicae fidei et honor●m ac vonum statum Ecclesiae Vniversalis et totius populi Christiani c●●v●●●ti●ni et Congregationi dicti Concilii Generalis prout ad eum pertinet opem da●et et operam essicacem cum in talibus et similibus omnibus ex fervore sidei et zelo justitiae directrix semper extiterit veritatis Regia domus sua quodque A●chiepiicop●s Episcopos et Praelatos alios supradictos instanter requireret et instaret eff●c●citer apud e●s ipsique Comites et Milites requisterunt etiam instanter et pluries Praelatos eosdem tanquam Ecclesiae filios et columnas ut modis legitimis juxta Senctorum Patrum instituta et Canonicas Sanctiones Convocationi et Congregationi dicti Concilii opem darent et operam efficaciter ut tenentur jidem vero Praelati objectionibus supradictis auditis & plenius intellectis hujusmodi negotium non solum arduum immo arduissimum & maturi indigere deliberatione Consilii reputantes de loco recesserunt eodem Die autem Veneris proxima sequenti scilicet 14 die ejusdem mensis Junii praesente praefato Domino Rege necnon Dominis Archiepiscopis praesentibus ac in praesentia nostrorum Notariorum publicorum ad hoc specialiter vocatorum & requisitorum praedictus Gulielmus de Plesseiano Miles dixit proposuit objecit asseruit & legit prout in quadam Schedula quam teneba● in manibus continetur plenius cujus tenor talis est Ego Gulielmus de Plesseiano Miles dico propono et assero Bonifacium nunc sedi Apostolicae praesidentem Haereticum fore perfectum in haerefibus factis enormibus et perversis dogmatibus inferius declaratis quae vera fore et me provare posse credo vel quae sufficient ex ipsis ad probandum ipsum perfectum Haereticum loco et tempore competenti et coram quibus hoc fieri de jure poterit et debebit et hoc juro super haec Sancti Dei Evangelia corporaliter pertacta The particular Articles to make good this Charge are thus Englished and recorded by * Acts & Monuments Vol. 1. p. 450 451. Mr. Fox worthy special observation FIrst * Ergo the Pope may be an Heretic and is not insallible That he believeth not the Immortality of men and Christian souls but thinking much like as the Sadduces did believe that there is no everlasting Life and that men cannot get at the length joy but that all the lot and part of comfort and gladness is in this World and by this means he affirmeth that it is no fin for the Body to live daintily in all dainties And out of the abundance of this leaven he was not ashamed to say and openly to confess that he had rather be an Ass or a Dog or any other brute beast then a Frenchman which thing he would not have said if he believed a Frenchman had a soul that could enjoy everlasting life This thing he taught many men which acknowledged this at the point of death and the common report goeth thus on him in these things 2. And he believeth not faithfully that by the words ordained of Christ and spoken over the Host after the fashion of the Church by a faithful Priest that is lawfully ordered the body of Christ to be there and therefore it cometh to pass that he giveth no reverence to it no not a little when it is lifted up of the Priest yea he riseth not to it but turns his back to it and makes himself and his seat to be honoured where he sitteth tather than the Altar where the Host is consecrate and he is commonly reported to do this 3. Also he is reported to say that Whoredom is no sin no more than rubbing of the hands together and thus commonly runs the voice and brute 4. Also he said often that to thrust down the King and Frenchmen if it could not be otherwise done he would overthrew himself the whole World and the whole Church And when he had said so some that stood by said God forbid he answered God grant And when good men that heard the words replied against him that he should not say so because the Church of God and all Christian men should suffer great slander so he answered I care not what slanders soever come so that the Frenchmen and their pride be destroyed for it is necessary that slanders and offences come 5. Item he called again and allowed a Book made by Mr. Arnold of Newton containing and smelling of Heresy condemned by the Bishop of Paris and reproved by the Masters of Divinity and burned openly by Boniface himself and in the full Consistory of Cardinals being likewise reproved condemned and burned yet he allowed it being written again and containing the same fault 6. Item that he might make the most damnable remembrance of him perpetual he caused his Images of silver to be set in the Church by this means bringing men to Idolatry 7. Item he hath a private Devil whose counsel he useth in all things and through all things 8. Item he said once that if all men were of one side and he on another they could not deceive him neither in law nor in deed which thing could not be done except he used a Devilish Art and of this he is openly thus reported 9 Item he is a Witch ask counsel at Soothsayers both men and women and thus he is commonly judged 10. Item he said openly that the Romish Pope could not commit Simony which is heretical to say This is a sin reproved as well in the Old Testament as in the New and generally in the Holy Counsels Also he is wont to make Merchandise of Prelates Livings Dignities Superiorities and Benefices to which the Holy Orders be necessarily joined and of Absolutions and Dispensations like as Usurers and Merchants use to buy and sell common things in the Market and of this the common brute reports him guilty 11. Item he letteth with all his might among Christian men the special embassage of Christ made to his own sons saying Peace I leave to you and soweth discord and wars wherefore once it was said before him that certain parties would friendly agree after a good sort but he letted the peace And when the other party did humbly beseech him that he would give licence to agree he said he would not Yea if the Son of God or Peter the Apostle would come down into the Earth and command him he would say I will not believe thee 12. Item because the French Nation being manifestly a most Christian Nation followeth not his errors in the Faith he recko●eth and openly calleth all and every of them Paterniani 13. Item he is infect with Sodomitical sin keeping with him Boys for Concubines and of this fault he is most commonly and openly reported 14. Item he hath caused many murders of Clerks to be done in his presence commending it and rejoicing at their death And if they were not deadly wounded at the first by his Servants as oft as he saw them smiting he said smite smite by which example many were slain 15. Item when he had condemned a certain Nobleman he forbade the Sacrament to be g●v●n him at the poi●t of death he desiring it and being penitent saying that the Sacrament of penance was not necessary to salvation 16. Item he compelled certain Priests to show unto him the confessions of men and he published them openly afterwards contrary to the will of them that were confessed to their shame and confusion and compelled th●m to redeem their sins Insomuch that once he deposed a certain Bishop of Spain for the faults that he confessed to a certain Cardinal confessing unto him a certain privy horrible fault under Benedicite and compelled the Cardinal against his will to declare his confession and yet afterwards restored the same Bishop again to his place for a little money wherefore he is thought to play the Heretic in the Sacrament of penance 17. Item he fasteth not on the Fasting days nor Lent but eateth flesh indifferently and without cause suffereth his Household and Friends to eat saying it is no sin doing in this thing against the general state of the Holy Church 18. Item he oppressed the Order of the Cardinals and oppressed the Order of Black and White Monks of Grey Friars and Preachers and said oft that the World was destroyed by them and that they were false Hypocrites and that never good could chance unto any that would be confessed to them or would be familiar with Nota. them or would keep them in their house and he never said good word of any Prelate Religious man or Clerk but ever rebuketh and slandereth them taking away their good name and to compel them to redeem their faults he is glad of their accusa●ions and this is the common voice and report of him 19 Item of old time he going about to destroy the Faith conceived a hate against the French King even to the abhorring of the Faith because of the light of Faith which is there and because of the great witness and example of Christianity which is and hath been there And before he had this Seat he is proved to have said that if he were Pope he would rather overthrew all Christendom but he would overthrew and destroy the Nation which he calleth the Pride of the French 20. Also it is reported that when the Ambassador of the King of England in the name of the said King did require and entreat for the Tenth of the Realm of England to be given him he answered that he would not give them the Tenths but on this condition that he would make War with them against the French King And besides this he is reported to have given great sums of money to certain persons to hinder that peace should not be between the said Kings He himself also with all his might hath letted it by Messengers Letters and other ways that he could yea by giving bribes 21. Item he is reported also to have commanded Frederick which keepeth the Isle of Sicil that if he would betray Charles the King and break the peace which he made and swear that he would keep with him and would stir against the King and kill the Frenchmen that then he would give him aid help and counsel and for so doing he would give and grant him the said Kingdoms 22. He confirmed also the King of Almain to be Emperor and said openly that he did it to destroy the Nation which he calleth the Pride of the Frenchmen which say they are subject to none in Temporal things Wherein saith he they lied on their heads declaring moreover that whosoever yea if it were an Angel from Heaven would say that all Kings of the World were not subject to the same King of Almain he were accursed 23. Further he broke the agreements of Peace between the King of Almain and the French King in which either of them should have their own saved and what encroachings soever had been on either side should be brought to a due state and under an Oath orderly given and taken he is reported to have commanded the same King of Almain that he should not keep those conditions of Peace but be an Enemy and go about to sow debate among Christian men 24. Item it is openly reported that the Holy Land was betrayed through his fault and came to the enemies of God and of Faith and that he suffered this for the nonced and denied to give aid to the Christians which descended it spending the Nota. Treasures and money of the Church which should have been bestowed on that use as the Patrimony of Christ in persecuting of faithful Christians and friends of the Church and therewith would enrich his friends 25. Item he is openly reported to use Simony not only in bestowing of Benefices but in giving of Orders and making Dispensations He hath set to sale all Benefices of the Church and would bestow the Church commonly on him that would offer most and he made his Servants Prelates of the Church not for wealth of the Faith nor to thrust down Insidels but to oppress the faithful and to enrich his Kindred by the Church's goods and of the Patrimony of him that was Crucified and presumed to make them Marquesses Earls and Barons and was not afraid to build them strong holds rooting out and oppressing many Noblemen and others 26. Item it is commonly reported that he hath divorced many Marriages lawfully made to the contempt hurt and slander of many and he did promote his Nephew to a Cardinalship being married unlearned and altogether unworthy to live and openly married one that was divorced and compelled him to make a vow of Chastity and after that he is reported to have had two Bastards by her and so goeth the common brute of him 27. Item it is commonly reported that he handled ungently his predecessor Celestinus of holy memory leading a holy life peradventure knowing in Conscience that he could not forsake his Popedom and therefore Boniface himself had no lawful entrance to the See and imprisoned him and there quickly and privily caused him to die And of this the common brute and report is through all the World that he caused many great and learned men living a regular life which disputed of this whether he might renounce the Popedom or not to be set in prison and there to die 28. Item he is reported to have railed at Religious persons leading a regular life without a reasonable cause to the World to the slander of many 29. Item he is reported to have said that within short time he would make all the Frenchmen either Martyrs or forsakers of their Faith 30. Item it is commonly reported that he seeketh not the health of the souls but the destruction of them * Pierre de Pithou Preuves des Libertez de Lesglise Gallicane ch. 13. p. 489 490. Quibus sic propositis & perlectis idem Gulielmus protestatus fuit dixit juravit provocavit appellavit & supposuit legendo in scriptis per haec verba Protestor autem ego Gulielmus de Plesseiano Miles quod praedicta non propono nec dico propter odium aliquod speciale ipsius † In hunc convicia maledicta probraque obscoe●a crimin● n●fanda congessere Philippus Galliae Rex & mendicantes Monachi quibus Octavus adversabatur Ea proferre ne procacitatis atque petulantiae vitio obnoxius esse videar mihi religio est Joh. Aventinus Annal. Boiorum l. 7. p. 582. Bonifacii quia non habeo eum odio sed maleficia sua praedicta nec infamiam ipsius necalterius sed propter zelum fidei et propter devotionem quam habeo ad Sanctam Dei Ecclesiam et ad sanctum sedem Romanam diceus quod per ea quae vidi & a fidedignis audivi de factis ejusdem et ex veresimilibus conjecturis et probabilibus prefumptionibus collectis ex praedicts et aliis quamplurimis diversis articulis suo loco & tempore declarandis ad sancta Dei Evangelia tacta manu mea juro me credere ipsum esse perfectum Nota. haereticum et me etiam credere quod de praedictis et aliis talia probari poterunt contra eum quae secundum statuta Sanctorum Patrum sufficient ad eundem haereticum judicandum juro etiam me pro viribus contra eundem persecuturum praedicta in Concilio Generali congregando in loco mihi tuto et securo ad honorem Dei et exaltationem fidei Christianae jure honore et statu sanctae Sedis Apostolicae in omnibus semper salvis propter quae instanter et cum reverentia requiro vos Dominum Regem ad quem spectat sanctae Matris Ecclesiae fideique Catholicae defensio et de hoc estis rationem in extremo examine redditurus et vos Dominos Praelatos qui columnae fidei estis et qui de praedictis simul cum aliis reverendis patribus Sanctae Ecclesiae Praelatis Catholicis in Generali Concilio congregandis debetis esse judices quatinus procuretis & detis operam efficacem ut Generale Concilium in loco congruo et securo et tempore opportuno congregatur coram quo praedicta proponi procedi et probari valeant ut praemittitur contra eundem Bonifacium Vosque & Dominum Regem instanter requiro ut eosdem Praelatos praesentes et absentes ubicunque terrarum ad quos spectat requiratis et efficaciter inducatis ut laborent viriliter et alios requirant fideliter quod praedictum Concilium ad praedicta modo quo praemittitur congregetur Et quia hoc pendente habeo ipsum Bonifacium suspectum probabiliter ne propter praedicta commotus et concitatus contra me adhaerentesque mihi procuratores et adjutores amicos et familiares meos bonaque mea et ipsorum quoquomodo procedat vel procedere hoc pendente attente idcirco in his scriptis coram vobis Domino Rege et Dominis Praelatis ac coram vobis publicis tabellionibus hic personaliter ad dictum sacrum convocandum Generale Concilium et Apostolicum et Catholicum futurum et ad sanctum sedem Apostolicum et ad illud et illos ad quem et quos de jure melius possum et debeo provoco et appello Apostolos et literas testimoniales semel secundo et tertio instanter per vos mihi dari et tradi petens supponens me adhaerentes fautores familiares amicos procuratores meos et omnes illos qui in posterum mihi volverint adhaerere bonaque mea et ipsorum sub protectione et custodia beatorum Apostolorum Petri et Pauli et dicti sacri congregandi Concilii et Apostolici et Catholici futuri et sanctae sedis Romanae adherens nihilominus ad cautelam et adhaerere volens appellationi et appellationibus processui et processibus super his factis per nobilem virum Dominum Gulielmum de Nogaretto Militem in quantum ritè et legitimè factae et facti reperientur non recedendo ab appellatione praesente Quibus sic lectis & peractis praefatus Dominus Rex respondit Praelatos praedictos requisivit procuravit appellavit & requisitionem & provocationem & appellationem fecit prout infrascripta schedula ibidem eo et Praelatis aliisque infrascriptis praesentibus et audientibus lecta plenius continetur cujus tenor talis est * Ibidem p. 490. NOs Philippus Dei Gratia Franciae Rex Auditis & intellectis propositis & objectis per vos G. de Plessciano Militem & antea per dilectum et fidelem Militem nostrum G. de Nogareto contra Bonifacium nunc Romanae Ecclesiae regimini praesidentem licet pudenda Patris cujustibet proprio libenter pallio tegeremus ob fervorem tamen Catholicae fidei ac devotionem eximiam quam ad sacrosanctam Romanam et Vniversalem Ecclesiam matrem n●stram et omnium fidelium sponsam Christi progenitorum nostrorum inhaerendo vestigiis gerimus qui pro exaltatione ac defensione Ecclesiasticae Libertatis et fidei proprium sanguinem ●undere minime dubitaverunt fidei negotio et Ecclesiae statui consuli cupientes pro vitands disp●ndis scandali generalis praemissa nequeuntes ulterius urgente Conscientia sub conniventia vel dissimulatione transire cum super his et frequentibus et assiduis clamoribus per fidedignos et magnae authoritatis viros saepe et saepius inculcatis ejus opinio vebementer et notabiliter sit gravata cum super excidio fidei nostrae et quorum libet aliorum et praecipue Regum et Principum orbis terrae qui ad ejus exaltationem et augmentum collatum nobis a Domino suscepisse cognoscimus potestatem debet negligentia reprobari vestris in hac parte requisitionibus pro divini reverentia nominis salvis in omnibus sacrosanctae Romanae Ecclesiae bonore et reverentia debitis assentimus ac convocationi et congregationi dicti Concilii ut super praemissis veritas elucescat et omnis error abscedar Vniversalis Ecclesiae et totius Christianitatis statui et Terrae Sanctae negotio consulatur ac scandalis et periculis ingruentibus occurratur parati sumus quodque libenter efferrimus quantum ad nos attinet opem dare et operam efficacem vosque Archiepiscopos Episcopos et Praelatos alios hic praesentes tanquam Ecclesiae filios et columnas fidei ad exaltationem augmentum et conservationem ipsius fidei a Domino in partem sollicitudinis evocatos instanter requirimus et obsecramus per viscera misericordiae jesu Christi quatinus hujusmodi Convocationi et congregationi Concilii in quo personaliter intendimus interest totis ut condecet studiis intendatis ac viis et modis congruis efficaciter laboretis Ne autem dictus Bonifacius qui animose et injuriose contra nos pluries fuerit procedere comminatus impedire satagens ne sua si qua sint in lucem veniant opera tenebrarum hujusmodi Convocationi et Congregationi Concilii direct vel indirecte impedimento praestando vel aliter quovismodo status noster in eo integer existat contra nos statum nostrum Ecclesias Praelatos Barones' et alios fideles vassallos et subditos nostros terras nostras vel ipsorum regnum nostrum et ipsius regni statum in aliquo spirituali gladio abutendo de facto procedat excommunicando interdicendo suspendendo vel alio quoquo modo pro nobis et nobis adhaerentibus et adhaerere volentibus ad praedictum generale Concilium quod instanter convocaripetimus et ad verum legitimum futurum Summum Pontificem vel alios ad quem et ad quos fuerit appellandum provocamus et appellamus in scriptis non recedendo ab appellatione per dictum G. de Nogareto interposita cui extunc adhaesimus ac etiam adhaeremus Apostolos testimoniales a vobis Praelatis et Notariis cum instantia postulantes ac express protestants de innovando provocationem et appellationem hujusmodi ubi quando et coram quibus nobis visum fuerit expedire Infrascripti vero Archiepiscopi Episcopi Abbates et Priores praemissis sic factis et habitis responderunt provocaverunt appellaverunt supposuerunt et protestati fuerunt ac responsiones provocationes appellationes suppositiones ac protestationes fecerunt prout in schedula quadam ibidem publice ac seriose perlecta plenius continetur cujus tenor sequitur in haec verba NOs Nicosiensis Remensis Senonensis Narbonensis & Turonensis Archiepiscopi Ibidem p. 490 491. Laudanensis Belluacensis Cathalaunensis Antissiodorensis M●ldensis Nivernensis Carnotensis Aurelianensis Ambianensis Morinensis Silvanectensis Andegavensis Abrincensis Constantiensis Ebroicensis Lexoviensis Sagiensis Claromontensis Lemovicensis Anicensis Matisconensis Episcopi Cluniacensis Praem●nstratensis majoris Monasterii Cisterciensis Sancti Dionysii in Franciae Compendiensis Sancti Victoris Sanctae Genovefae Parisius Sancti Martini Laudunensis Figiacensis & Belliloci in Lemovicinio Abbates Frater Hugo Visitator Domorum Ordinis Militiae Templi ac Sancti Johannis Jerosolymitani in Francia & Sancti Martini de Campis Parisiensis Priores auditis quae per vos Domini Comites et Gulielmi praedicti heri et hodiè dicta proposita et objecta fuerunt contra Dominum Bonifacium Papam octavum hujusmodi dictis propositis assertionibus & juraments vestris requisitionibus & aliis legitimis causis inducti & quadam quasi necessitate compulsi attendentes quod in praemissis negotium fidei quod est Christi qui ad ipsius defensionem & exaltationem fidei & animarum regimen sumus licet immeriti in partem sollicitudinis evocati cupientes obviare periculis quae imminent expressis Convocationem et congregationem dicti Concilii praemissis & aliis causis utilem & omnino necessariam reputantes ut ipsius Domini Bonifacii innocentia clareat sieut teste conscientia exoptamus aut de impositis sibi per Concilium discutiatur statuatur & fiat quod discernunt Canonicae sanctiones vobis Domine Rex et vobis Domini Comites & G. respondemus quod salvis in omnibus Sacrosanctae Romanae Ecclesiae honore et reverentia debitis vestris in hac part● requisitionibus super ipsius Convocatione Concilii assentimus et parati sumus Convocationi et Congregationi dicti Concilii juxta Sanctorum Patrum instituta et Canonicas et legitimas sanctiones opem dare et operam efficaces non intendentes quoquo modo partem in hoc negotio facere seu quibuscunque partem facientibus adhaerere Verum ne dictus Dominus Bonifacius motus seu provocatus ex iis prout timemus ex verisimilibus conjecturis & comminationibus multis de procedendo contra nos ab eo factis contra nos Ecclesias Parochos et subditos nostros quoquomodo procedat aut procedi faciat sua aut alia authoritate quacunque excommunicando suspendendo interdicendo deponendo privando vel alio quovismodo quocunque colore quaesito in impedimentum vel perturbationem dicti Concilii et quin in eodem Concilio consedere conjudicare et omnia alia facere quae ad officium Praelati pertinent facere valeamus nostrique adhaerentium nobis et adhaerere volentium status in omnibus salvi debeant remanere pro nobis Ecclesiis Parochiis et subditis nostris ac pro nobis adhaerentibus seu adhaerere volentibus in hac parte ad praedictum Concilium congregandum et ad futurum verum et legitimum Summum Pontificem et ad illum vel illos ad quem vel quos de jure fuerit appellandum provocamus vel appellamus in scripto et Apostolos cum instantia petimus supponentes nos Ecclesias Parochos subditos et amicos nostros et adhaerentes nostrorum et ipsorum statum et jura nostraque et eorum bona protectioni divinae Concilii praedicti ac futuri veri et legitimi Summi Pontificis ac protestants de innovando appellationem hujusmodi ubi quando et coram quibus nobis visum fuerit expedire Actum Parisius apud Lupram in Camera dicti Domini Regis Anno Indictione mense diebus Jovis & Veneris ac Pontificatu praedictis praesentibus nobilibus viris Dominis Andegaven Bolon Dampni-Martini & aliis Comitibus superius nominatis Matthaeo de Trya Petro Domino Chanbliaci P. Domino de Worms Hugone de Bovilla Militibus necnon Magistris Stephano Archid. Brugen Nich. Archid. in Ecclesia Remen G. Thesaurario Andegaven Petro de Bello Porticu Reginaldo dicto Burdon & Johanne de Montegneyo ac nonnullis aliis tam Clericis quam Laicis ad hoc vocatis specialiter et rogatis testibus Et ego Evenus Phyli de Sancto Nicasio Clericus Corisopitensis Diocesis Apostolica publicus authoritate Notarius praemissis omnibus & singulis duntaxat die Veneris acts dictis et habitis interfui & hic me subscripsi et solitum signum meum apposui requisitus Au thresor des Chartres coffer Boniface num 14. & au liure cotte a au liure B. 28. fol. 281. etc. Au liure 129. * Pierre de Pithou Preuvez des Libertez de l'Eglise Gallicane ch. 13. sect 2. p. 492 493. Consensus Praelatorum regni Franciae pro Regis defension et appellatione ad Concilium 15 Junii 1303. UNiversis praesentes Literas inspecturis miseratione Divina Nicosiensis R●mensis Senonensis Narbonensis & Turonensis Archiepiscopi Laudunen Beluacen Cathalaunen Antissiodoren Meldeu Nivern Carnoten Aurelianen Ambianen Morinen Silvanecten Bitteren Andegaven Abrincen Constantien Ebroicen Lexovien Sagien Claromonten Lemovicen Anicien & Matisconen Episcopi Cluniacen Praemonstraten Majoris Monasterii Turonen Sancti Dionysia in Francia Compendien Sanctae Genovefae Sancti Victoris Paris Sancti Martini in Laudunen Figiacen & Belli loci in Lemovicinio Abbates Frater Hugo Visitator Domorum Ordinis Militiae Templi ac Sancti Martini de Campis Parisien Priores aeternam in vero salutari salutem Cum personam Domini nostri Regis Franciae statum honorem et jura defendere teneamur eidem Domino Regi promisimus quod personam suam Dominae Reginae & filii sui haeredis in regno statum honorem jura & libertates ejusdem totis viribus quantum secundum Deum poterimus defendemus et in eorum tuitione sibi assistemus contra quamcunque personam quae eum vellet impetere statum honorem jura et libertates ejus infringere aut etiam annullare etiam contra Dominum B. Papam Octavum qui multa contra eos et regnum Franciae dicitur comminatus fuisse Nec ab eo unquam seperabimus in defension praedicta S. Sedis Apostolicae reverentia semper salva faciemusque de Convocatione Generalis Concilii prout aliàs concessimus prout in concessionibus nostris in Instrumentis inde confectis plenius continetur Cumque tam dictus Dominus Rex quam nos ac Magnifici viri Domini K. & Lud. fratres dicti Domini Regis G. S. Pauli & J. Drocen Comites et alii multi Barones' & Nobiles Regni sub certis formis provocavimus et appellavimus et in scriptis ne dictus Dominus Papa commotus occasione praemissorum vel aliquorum ex eyes procederet contra ipsum Dominum Regem Regnum Barones' nos & subditos et nobis adhaerentes et adhaerere volentes prout in Instrumentis inde confectis plenius continetur Promittimus quod si dictus Dominus Papa procedat quocunque quaesito colore occasione praemissarum appellationum adhaesionum et quorumcunque aliorum Convocationem dicti Concilii tangentium excommunicando interdicendo suspendendo deponendo absolvendo a juramento fidelitatis homagii vel alterius cujuscunque obligationis vel alias quoquomodo procedendo contra Regem praedictos K. L. et Comites aut Magnificum virum R. Ducem Burgundiae qui appellationi praedictae dicitur adhaerere et alios adhaerentes et adhaerere volentes qui se nobis sub forma qua se Dominus Rex et alii praenominati nobis obligarunt et obligant obligabunt nos dicto Domino Regi et Baronibus ac sibi assistentibus assistemus et secundum Deum pro viribus defendemus nec nos seperabimus ab eisdem nec absolutionibus a juramentis fidelitatis vel aliis quibuscunque relaxationibus indultis et indulgendis impetratis vel impetrandis vel ultro oblatis vel offerendis seu concessis seu concedendis utemur immo semper eidem Domino Regi Baronibus et adhaerentibus adhaerebimus Et haec omnia & singula supradicta promisimus voluimus et juravimus jure Romanae Ecclesiae nostroque et Ecclesiarum nostrarum in omnibus et per omnia semper salvo et illicita conspiration seu conjuratione cessante Nolentes quod idem Dominus Rex novum homagium seu juramentum acquirere in nobis & nostris Ecclesiis valeat in aliis per praedicta In cujus rei testimonium praesentibus Literis nostra fecimus apponi sigilla Datum Parisius die 15 Junii Anno Domini 1303. Sigillatae 32 sigillis Au Tresor des Chartes coffer Bonifac. num 1. * Ibid. nam 3. p. 493 494 etc. Act de ceux de l' Vniversité de Paris par le quel ils declarent que la Convocation d'un Concile General propose par le Roi est necessaire y consentent et en suit adherent à lappel interietté par le Roy au dit futur Concile au cas que le Pape Boniface voulust proceder contre ceux qui auront promeū cette Convocation UNiversis praesentes literas inspecturis Universitas Magistrorum & Scholarium Parisius studentium salutem in Domino Ad notitiam singulorum volumus pervenire quod nuper nonnullis ex nobis majorem partem Facultatum nostrorum & totius Parisien studii facientibus pro certis causis & negotiis accedentibus ad praesentiam Excellentissimi Principis Domini Philippi Dei Gratiâ Regis Franc. Illustris ipso Domino Rege ac nonnullis Archiepiscopis Episcopis Abbatibus Prioribus Comitibus Baronibus et aliis magnae Authoritatis personis tam Ecclesiasticis quam Secularibus apud Luparum Paris existentibus recitatum fuit nobis expositum narratum ibidem quod die Jovis & die Veneris praecedentibus ipsis Domino Rege Archiepiscopis et aliis personis praedictis praesentibus per quosdam Comites et alios Nobiles regni Franc. contra Dominum Bonifacium 8. proposita et significata fuerunt diversa enormia et horribilia ac detestabilia Crimina quorum quadam haeresim sapiunt  quibus eum irretitum esse dicebant et super iis publice ac notorie diffamatum praestito ibidem ab eisdem proponentibus ad sancta Dei Evangelia tacta corporaliter juramento quod hujusmodi proposita et significata credebant esse vera et posse probari in Generali Concilio vel alias ubi quando et coram quibus de jure faciendum et per proponentes eosdem a Domino Rege tanquam fidei pugili et Ecclesiae defensore ac Archiepiscopis Episcopis Abbatibus Prioribus et personis aliis Ecclesiasticis supradictis tanquam Ecclesiae fideique Columnis petitum fuerat ac instanter et pluries requisitum ut pro declaratione veritatis hujus ut omnis error abscedat ut periculis & scandalis quae universali Ecclesiae imminent occurratur convocationi et congregationi dicti Concilii Generalis ad laudem Dei nominis et exaltationem et augmentum Catholicae fidei ac salubre regimen et bonum statum universalis Ecclesiae et tocius populi Christiani opem darent & operam efficaces Quodque idem Dominus Rex Archiepiscopi Episcopi Abbates Priores et aliae personae Ecclesiasticae supradicta auditis et intellectis pleniùs propositis & significatis et requisitionibus supradictis considerantes quod in hoc casu negotium agitur fidei quod esi Dei et quod ad defensionem et conservationem et exaltationem ipsius fidei ipse Dominus Rex collatam sibi recipit a Domino potestatem iidemque Praelati sunt in partem sollicitudims evocati super praemissis per dies multos discussione ac deliberatione praehabita diligenti ex praemissis et aliis legitimis causis moti convocationem et congregationem dicti Concilii generalis utilem et omninò necessariam reputantes hujus Convocationi et Congregationi consenserunt ac responderunt quod Convocationi & Congregationi praedictis opem & operam darent efficaciter ut deberent & ne dictus Dominus B. motus seu provocatus ex iis prout timebant ex verisimilibus conjecturis et comminationibus multis contra eos Ecclesias Parochianos et subditos suos quoquomodo procedat aut procedi faciat sua vel alia authoritate quacunque excommunicando suspendendo interdicendo deponendo ●r●vando aut alias quovismodo in impedimentum et perturbationem Concilii congregandi et quin concedere conjudicare et alia quae ad officium Praelati pertinent facere in eodem Concilio possent salvique eorum et sibi adhaerentium status manere deberent pro se Ecclesiis Parochianis et subditis suis et pro sibi adhaerentibus seu adhaerere volentibus in hac parte ad praedictum Concilium congregandum et ad futurum verum et legitimum Summum Pontificem et ad illum vel ad illos ad quem vel quos de jure fuerit appellandum provocarunt et appellarunt in scriptis et Apostolos testimoniales cum instantia petierunt supponentes se Ecclesias Parochianos et subditos ac sibi adhaerentes ipsorum status jura et bona protectioni divinae praedicti Concilii ac futuri veri et legitimi Summi Pontificis ac protestants de innovando appellationem hujusmodi ubi quando et coram quibus eis visum fuerit expedire Quare pro parte praefati Domini Regis petebatur à nobis ut Convocationi & Congregationi dicti Concilii Generalis assentire ac quantum in nobis est opem dare et operam cutaremus Nos autem praemissis considerationibus & causis inducti Convocationem & Congregationem ipsius Concilii reputantes u●lem necessariam & salubrem ac expedientem fidei negotio & Ecclesiae Sanctae Dei ejusdem Convocationi et Congregationi Concilii assentimus ac opem et operam libenter dabimus juxta posse et provocationi et appellationi praefati Domini Regis adhaeremus quantum de jure possumus et debemus secundum Deum et justitiam et sanctae permittunt Canonicae Sanctiones supponentes ●es ac nob●s adhaerentes et adhaerere volentes statum nostrum et Vniversitatem nostram protectioni divinae et praedicti Concilii Generalis ac futuri veri et legitimi Summi Pontificis In quorum omnium testimonium sigillum nostrae Universitatis praedictae praesentibus literis duximus apponendum Datum die Veneris ante festum Nativitatis beati Johannis Baptistae Anno Domini 1303. Au Thresor des Chartes coffer Boniface num 51 & 53. * Ibid. sect 4. p. 494 495. Form de la Lettre envoyee par le Roy a toutes les Villes Eglises & Communautez de son Royaume a ce quelles eussent a consentir a la Convocation du Concile general & a l'appel par luy interiette au futur Concile PHilippus Dei gratia Francorum Rex discretis viris dilectis nobis in Christo Cathedralium Collegiatarum Ecclesiarum Decanis & Capitulis Prioribus Praedicatorum Gardianis Minorum Fratrum aliorumque Religiosorum Conventibus Nobilibus Consulibus Civibus aliisque personis Ecclesiasticis & Secularibus Tholosan Civitatis & Diocaesis salutem & dilectionem in Domino Nuper nobis multis Archiepiscopis Episcopis Abbatibus Prioribus Comitibus Baronibus aliisque pluribus personis tàm Ecclesiasticis quam Secularibus praesentibus Paris contra Bonifacium nunc Sedi Apostolicae Praesidentem plura enormia et horribilia crimina quorum aliqua immanem haeresim continent  ex parte plurium Illustrium personarum quorundamque Militum fervore dilectionis Sanctae Matris Ecclesiae ac zelo fidei Catholicae accensorum significata dicta propositaque fuerunt juramentaque assertiuè super ipsis criminibus praestita ab eisdem illustribus & nobilibus personis ea proponentibus & significantibus prout in Instrumentis publicis super haec confectis plenius continetur Per quos proponentes & significantes ipsa crimina instanter & pluries tàm nos quam praefati Praelati requisiti & adjurati fuimus ut ad honorem Dei fidei Catholicae & Ecclesiae Sanctae Matris super convocatione Generalis Concilii convocandi per quos fuerit faciendum ad veritatem inquirendam & sciendam super ipsis loco & tempore & ubi decebit proponendis intenderemus & operam daremus efficacem quod deliberatione diligenti praehabita necessario debere fieri visum fuit nihilominus ad cautelam & ut possit malis obviari per nos ipsos Praelatos Barones' Nobiles Universitatem Parisiensem Magistros in Theologia Conventus Religiosorum & Capitula Ecclesiarum appellationes & provocationes interpositae fuerunt prout in quibusdam Instrumentorum super haec confectorum videre poteritis contineri Quare ad vos dilectos & fideles Clericos nostros Archidiaconum Algiae in Ecclesia Lexovien & Magistrum Petrum de Latilliaco Canonicum Paris & eorum quemlibet mittimus pro praedictis vobis aperiendis & clarius significandis vos vestrumque singulos ex affectu requirentes pro honore Dei fidei Catholicae & Sanctae Matris Ecclesiae quatinus tanquam ipsius Ecclesiae veri filii cujus negotium agitur convocationi Concilii Generalis consentire appellationibusque et provocationibus interpositis adhaerere velitis nihilominusque ad tuitionem vestrum expressiorem quam syncero affectu procurare proponimus de novo provocare et appellare secundum formam et modum quos in praefatis Instrumentis videbitis contineri ac nobis super hoc patentes literas per ipsos vel eorum alterum sigillis vestris mittere sigillatas Actum Paris die Jovis post festum Nativitatis beati Johannis Baptistae Anno Domini Millesimo Trecentesimo tercio * Ibid. sect 5. p. 495 496. Le Roy declare qu'au case que le Pape proceed contre luy & ceux qu'il a assemblez pour adviser les moyens d'assembler un Concile il en appelle au futur Concile ou au Pape qui sera legitime du 1 Juillet 1303. PHilippus Dei gratia Francorum Rex universis praesentes literas inspecturis salutem Et si Catholicae fidei et Vniversalis Ecclesiae matris fidelium sponsae Christi negotium cunctos quos ejusdem participatio fidei et religio Christiana complectitur principaliter et immediate contingat ac proprium interesse respiciat singulorum Nos tamen et alios Reges et Principes orbis terrae eo principalius atque paramplius tangit et respicit et ad ipsius promotionem negotii cum causa deposcit eo astricti tenemur obnoxius quo ad exaltationem et augmentum ejusdem fidei et defensionem Ecclesiae et Ecclesiasticae libertatis commissam suscepisse recognoscamus et fatemur et traditam divinitus potestatem Nuper siquidem nonnulli Comites Barones' & Milites regni nostri fide dignae quidem & magnae authoritatis personae moti ut dicebant fervore fidei syncerae devotionis affectu & zelo charitatis inducti Sacrosanctae Romanae & Universalis Ecclesiae matri suae quam sub praesidentia B. nunc ejusdem Ecclesiae regimini praesidentis miserabiliter deprimi ac deformationem enormem & jacturam pati dicebant compatientes ab intimis ac Christianae fidei in qua salus animarum consistit et quae suis temporibus proh dolour contabescit et deperit excidio condolentes ad ipsius Ecclesiae et totius Christianitatis salubre regimen et bonum statum ac reparationem et exaltationem Catholicae fidei votis ut dicebant ferventibus intendentes maxim cum eidem Ecclesiae fidei fundamento et animarum saluti sum expediat ut domin●ci gregis ovili non nisi verus et legitimus ac vere et legitime Pastor praesit et quod ab eadem Ecclesia sponsa Christi quae non habet maculam neque rugam omnis error scandalum iniquitas ac justitia repellatur ac toti mundo quem ex perversis actibus detestandis operibus et perniciosis exemplis dicti Bonifacii in guerris et tenebris manere dicebant salus par et tranquillitas divina favente misericordia procurentur contra dictum Bonifacium haereticae pravitatis et alia diversa enormia horribilia ac detestabilia crimina quibus eum irretitum esse dicebant et super eo publice ac notorie diffamatum Nobis ac Archiepiscopis Episcopis & aliis Praelatis ac personis Ecclesiasticis qui pro suis & Ecclesiarum suarum agendis convenerunt ac Baronibus Comitibus & aliis Nobilibus regni nostri praesentibus asseruerunt proposuerunt & objecerunt publicè & patenter praestitis ab eisdem objectoribus ut vestram in hac parte conscientiam informarent nostrumque ad exauditionem petitionis suae animum facilius inclinarent ad Sancta Dei Evangelia tacta corporaliter juramentis quod hujusmodi crimina credebant esse vera & se posse probare quodque ipsa in Generali Concilio vel alias ubi & coram quibus expedire viderint & de jure fuerit faciendum ad finem debitum prosequentur Petentes à nobis tanquam fidei pugili et Ecclesiae defensore ac Archiepiscopis & Episcopis supradictis tanquam Ecclesiae fideique collumnis ut pro declaratione veritatis hujusmodi ut omnis error abscedat ac periculis & scandalis quae Universali Ecclesiae imminent occurratur convocationi & congregationi dicti Concilii Generalis ad laudem divini nominis augmentum & exaltationem Catholicae sidei honorem & bonum statum Universalis Ecclesiae ac totius populi Christiani opem daremus & operam efficaces cum in talibus & similibus casibus semper directrix veritatis extiterit Regia domus nostra Nos autem licet pudenda patris proprio libenter pallio tegeremus ob specialis tamen devotionis & dilectionis zelum quem ad praefatam Ecclesiam matrem fidelium sponsam Christi cujus tanquam Christianae legis & Catholicae fidei zelatores devotum nos filium profitemur & defensorem recognoscimus specialem progenitorum nostrorum insequendo vestigia gerimus praemissa nequeuntes urgente conscientia sub conniventia vel dissimulatione transire praesertim cum super excidio fidei nostra et aliorum quorumlibet et praecipue Regum et Principum orbis terrae deberet patientia reprobari hujusmodi propositionibus & objectionibus ac requisitionibus auditis & plenius intellectis ac super iis cum Praelatis videlicet Archiepiscopis Episcopis Abbatibus Prioribus Universitate Parisiensi studii ac Magistris in Theologica facultate & in utroque jure Doctoribus Religiosis & aliis de regno nostro oriundis ac etiam aliunde ac in regno ipso & alibi Praelaturas & beneficia obtinentibus necnon Baronibus & aliis Nobilibus deliberatione & discussione habita pleniori convocationem & congregationem dicti Concilii ex praemissis & aliis justis & legitimis causis utilem & salubrem expedientem fidei negotii & Ecclesiae Sanctae Dei & omnino necessari●m reputantes Convocationi & congregationi hujusmodi faciendae ut praefati B. innocentia clareat sicut teste conscientia exoptamus aut de impositis sibi per Concilium discutiatur statuatur & fiat quod praecipiunt & decernunt Canonicae Sanctiones deliberato Concilio expressè consensimus & proponentibus respondimus memoratis quod eisdem convocationi & congregationi opem libenter & operam prout ad nos pertinet praeberemus Certis ne idem B. ex iis provocatus contra nos Praelatos Barones' & personas praedictas Ecclesias terras fideles & subditos nostros & eorum aut nobis adhaerentes vel adhaerere volentes in hac parte procederet ad praedictum Concilium & ad futurum verum & legitimum Summum Pontificem & ad illum vel ad illos ad quos de jure fuerit appellandum ex parte nostra & ipsorum sub certis formis provocationibus & appellationibus interjectis Nos itaque ad petendum praedictum Generale Concilium convocari & etiam congregari & ad faciendum omnia & singula quae circa haec fuerint opportuna dilectos & fideles Gulielmum de Chacenay● & Hugonem de Cella Milites nostros exhibitores praesentium & utrumque ipsorum insolidum Procuratores nostros constituimus & Nuncios speciales dantes eyes & alteri ipsorum in solidum super praemissis omnibus & singulis ac ea tangentibus vel dependentibus eisdem plenam & liberam potestatem & speciale mandatum ratum habituri & gratum quicquid per eos vel eorum alterum factum gestum vel procuratum fuerit in hac parte In cujus rei testimonium sigillum nostrum praesentibus literis duximus apponendum Datum Paris die 1 Julii Anno Dom. 1303. Et scelle Au Thresor des Chartes coffer Boniface num 50. * Ibid sect 6. p. 497. Lettre du Roy aux Cardinaux aux fins des Lettreses precedentes PHilippus Dei gratia Francorum Rex venerabilibus & amicis in Christo charissimis eadem gratia Episcopis Presbyteris & Diaconis Cardinalibus Sacrosanctae Romanae Ecclesiae salutem & sincerae dilectionis affectum Ineffabilis amoris dulcedine sponsus & * N●ta caput Ecclesiae Dei filius Dominus noster Jesus Christus amplectens & prosequens sponsam suam ipsam fundavit in Petri vocabulo supra petram vosque ipsius columnas Ecclesiae fidei Cardines & Apostolorum constituit successores unde super iis quae augmentum & exaltationem fidei orthodoxae ac honorem & bonum statum Universalis Ecclesiae & totius populi Christiani respiciunt vos fiducia secura requirimus ac specialibus cum causa deposcit literis & precibus excitamus Nuper siquidem nonnulli Comites etc. ut supra usque ad verba provocationibus & appellationibus interjectis Quapropter venerabilem coetum vestrum attentè requirimus & rogamus quatinus ad convocationem et congregationem praedicti Concilii Generalis loco et tempore congruis celebrandi pro honore Dei et augmento Catholicae fidei ac bono statu Vniversalis Ecclesiae et totius populi Christiani diligenter et unanimiter prout ad vos pertinet intendatis per quod omni ab Ecclesia Dei errore propulso ac sedatis scandalis resurgant pax & tranquillitas paretur miserabili Terrae Sanctae subsidium vobis quae pro tam laudabili opera à divina clementia condignè proveniat retributionis augmentum Credentes dilectis & fidelibus Gulielmo de Chacenayo & Hugoni de Cella Militibus nostris vel eorum alteri quos ad vos propter haec specialiter destinamus in iis quae circa haec vobis ex parte nostra duxerint exponenda Datum Paris die 1 Julii Anno Dom. 1303. Et scelle Au Thresor de Chartes coffer Boniface * Pierre de Pithou Preuves des Libertez de Lesglises Gallicane p. 497 498. Act par le quel les villes du Languedoc adherent a l'appel interiette par le Roy au futur Concile Aoust 1303. UNiversis praesentes literas inspecturis consuls Civitatum & Burgorum Narbon Carcasson Bitter Apam Albia Agathen & Lodaeven ac Villarum de Monte Regali de Castris de S. Pontio Thommeriarum de Lautreco de Crassa de Lunoso de Pedenacio de Trib. bonis de Cancio de Florenciaco de Capite Stag●o de Barbarrano de Villa magna de Amacio de Burlacio de Saxiacho de Rivo de Montanhaco de Mirapisco de Centennon de Berenchis de Sancto Tiberio de Sancto Paulo de Sancto Gervasio de Podio Naucerio de Dozenchis de Ginhaco de Peteracho de Olargio de Monte Olivo de Laurano de Coffo lento de Villalherio de Conchis de Villaiglino de Villamostaussion de Ledmiano de Brisatesta de Graeolheto de Senegatio de Sancto Dionysio de Albanno de Ambileto de Palm● de Regali Monte de Savardimo & Procuratores Syndici & Rectores locorum Castrorum seu Villarum de Electo de Paulmhio Terrae Saltus de Lodeva de Asilcano de Claromonte de Sancto Aniano de Podio territo de Bizano de Carma de Aniana de Bisano de Granolheriis de Caunis de Sancto Gulielmo de Falgeriis de Pipionibus Senescalliae Carcasson salutem in Domino Jesus Christo. Praesentium literarum serie vobis fieri volumus manifestum quod cum Nobiles viri Dominus Amal●icus Vicomes & Dom. Narbon Gulielmus de Playsiano Dominus de Vicenobr Milites & Magister Dionysius de Senonis Clericus Domini nostri Francorum Regis nobis & nonnullis Praelatis Prioribus Capitulorum & Conventuum Ecclesiarum Cathedralium Collegiatarum & Monasteriorum Syndicis & Procuratoribus Baronibus Nobilibus Consulibus Universitatum Civitatum Castrorum & Villarum insignium praefatae & Bellicadri & Ruthenen Senescalliarum convocatis & praesentibus die praesenti apud Montem Pessulanum in domo Fratrum Minorum dicti loci coram eis diligenter ostenderint & exposuerint quod nuper nonnullis Archiepiscopis Episcopis Abbatibus Comitibus Prioribus Universitate Magistrorum & Scholarium Parisius studentium & multis aliis magnae authoritatis personis tàm Ecclesiasticis quam Secularibus Parisius apud Luparam in dicti Domini Regis praesentia constitutis recitatum fuit eyes & expositum ac narratum ibidem quod ipsis Domino Regi Archiepiscopis Episcopis & aliis personis supradictis per quosdam Comites & alios Nobiles regni Francorum contra Dominum Bonifacium Papam 8. proposita & significata fuerunt diversa enormia ac horribilia ac detestabilia crimma quorum quaedam haeresim sapiunt  quibus eum irretitum esse dicebant et super eis publice ac notorie diffamatum praestitis ibidem ab eisdem proponentibus ad Sancta Dei Evangelia tacta corporaliter juramentis quod hujus proposita & significata credebant esse vera & posse probari in Generali Concilio vel alias ubi quando & coram quibus de jure fuerit faciendum & per proponente●●osdem à Domino Rege tanquam fidei pugile et Ecclesiae defensore ac Ar●●●episcopis Episcopis Abbatibus Prioribus & personis aliis Ecclesiasticis supradictis tanquam Ecclesiae fideique columnis petitum fuerat ac instanter & plenius requisicum ut pro declaratione veritatis hujus ut omnis error abscedat ac periculis & scandalis quae Ecclesiae Universali imminent occurratur convocationi & congregationi dicti Concilii Generalis ad laudem Dei nominis & exaltationem & augmentum Catholicae fidei ac salubre regimen & bonum statum Universalis Ecclesiae & totius populi Christiani opem darent & operam efficaces quodque idem Dominus Rex Archiepiscopi Episcopi Abbates Priores & aliae personae Ecclesiasticae supradictae auditis & intellectis propositis & significatis ac requisitionibus supradictis considerantes quod in hoc casu negotium agitur fidei quod est Dei et quod ad defensionem et conservationem et exaltationem ipsius fidei ipse Dominus Rex collatam sibi recepit a Domino potestatem iidemque Praelati sunt in partem solicitudinis evocati super praemissis per dies multos discussione & deliberatione praehabita diligenti ex praemissis & aliis legitimis causis moti convocationem & congregationem Concilii Generalis utilem & omnino necessariam reputantes hujus convocationi & congregationi consenserant & responderant quod convocationi & congregationi praedictis opem & operam darent efficaciter ut deberent Et ne dictus Dominus B. motus seu provocatus ex iis prout timebant ex verisimilibus conjecturis & comminationibus multis contra eos Ecclesias Parochianos & subditos suos quoquomodo procedat aut procedi faciat sua vel alia authoritate excommunicando suspendendo interdicendo deponendo privando aut aliàs quovismodo in impedimentum & perturbationem Concilii congregandi & quin consedere conjudicare & alia quae ad officium Praelati pertinent facere in eodem Concilio possent salvique eorum & sibi adhaerentium status manere debeant pro se Ecclesiis Parochianis & subditis suis & pro sibi adhaerentibus seu adhaerere volentibus in hac parte ad praedictum Concilium congregandum & ad futurum verum & legitimum Summum Pontificem & ad illum vel ad illos ad quem vel quos de jure fuerit appellandum provocarunt & appellarunt in scriptis & Apostolos testimoniales cum instantia petierunt supponentes se Ecclesias Parochianos subditos & sibi adhaerentes ipsorum status jura & bona protectioni divinae praedicti Concilii ac futuri veri & legitimi Summi Pontificis ac protestants de innovando appellationem hujus ubi quando & coram quibus eis visum fuerit expedire Quare cum pro parte Domini Regis per dictos Dominos peteretur à nobis ut convocationi & congregationi praedicti Concilii Generalis assentire ac quantum in nobis est opem dare & operam curaremus & de praemissis nobis ac caeteris ibidem congregatis processus Parisius coram Domino Rege habitos per Instrumenta authentica & literas diversis sigillis sigillatas ostenderint Nos praemissis considerationibus & causis inducti convocationem & congregationem ipsius Concilii utilem necessariam salubrem ac expedientem fidei negotio ac Sanctae Dei Ecclesiae reputantes eidem convocationi & congregationi Concilii pro nobis & Universitatibus locorum praedictorum & aliis Universitatibus locorum expressorum superius & non expressorum Seneschalliae Carcasson praedictae & nobis adhaerentibus & adhaerere volentibus assentimus et opem et operam libenter dabimus et dare promittimus juxta posse et provocationi et appellationi ac appellationibus praefati Domini Regis per ipsum et quoscunque alios ejus nomine factis et aliorum quorumlibet sibi adhaerentium adhaeremus quantum de jure possumus et debemus secundum Deum et justitiam et ut Sanctae permittunt Canonicae Sanctiones salvis authoritate et reverentia Sedis Apostolicae Sanctaeque ac Catholicae Ecclesiae unitate Et ne dictus Dominus B. motus seu provocatus ex iis prout timemus ex verisimilibus conjecturis & comminationibus variis factis per eum contra nos vel aliquem ex nobis seu Universitatum praedictarum & aliorum quorumcunque nobis adhaerentium quoquomodo procedat vel procedi faciat sua vel alia authoritate quacunque excommunicando vel suspendendo interdicendo vel alias quoquomodo in impedimentum vel turbationem congregandi Concilii & quin alias status nostri salvi remaneant pro nobis & Universitatibus praedictis & singulis hominibus ex eisdem & aliis nobis adhaerentibus seu adhaerere volentibus ad praefatum sacrum Concilium congregandum & ad futurum verum & legitimum Summum Pontificem & ad illum seu ad illos ad quod seu quos de jure fuerit appellandum provocamus & appellamus publicè in iis scriptis in praesentia Tabellionum & Notariorum publicorum aliorumque testium subscriptorum & Apostolos & literas testimoniales cum instantia petimus ab eisdem supponentes nos Universitates praedictas & ex eis singulos ac quoslibet nobis adhaerentes & adhaerere volentes status nostros & eorum fautores & adjutores nostros bona & jura nostra & Universitatum praedictorum & singulorum ex eyes nobisque adhaerentium & adhaerere volentium in hac parte protectioni divinae & beatorum Petri & Pauli & dicti Concilii Generalis ac Sedis Apostolicae & futuri veri & legitimi Summi Pontificis ac protestants de innovando appellationem seu appellationes hujus ubi quando & coram quibus nobis visum fuerit expedire In praemissis enim omnibus nos consentientes adhaerentes & appellantes praedicti consentimus adhaeremus & appellamus sub modis & formis quibus Dominus Rex et aliae Vniversitates regni Franciae consentientes consenserunt adhaeserunt et appellaverunt Acta haec fuerunt in loco praedicto 8 Kalend. Augusti Anno Domini 1303. Domino Philippo Dei gratia Rege Francorum regnante in praesentia & testimonio Fratrum Petri de Pullis Gardianis Petri Rabelli Johannis de Fonte River Fabri Fratrum Minorum Conventus Domus praedictae de Monte Pessulano Magistrorum Boneti Jaca Cur. Magalon Episcopi Bernardi de Ferreriis & Petri de Manso ejusdem Domini Episcopi & Domini Regis Notarionum publicorum aliorumque plurium testium ad haec specialiter vocatorum & mei Petri de Malhaco de Vauro publici Senescallariarum Tholosa & Carcase Domini Regis praedicti Notarii qui praemissis interfui & requisitus à dictis Consulibus Syndicis Rectoribus & Procuratoribus hoc Instrumentum de praedictis recepi scripsi & meo sequenti signo solito consignavi Et ego Bonetus Jaca Notarius publicus etc. signum meum apposui Et ego Bernardus de Ferreriis publicus etc. signum meum appono Et ego Petrus de Manso publicus etc. signum meum apposui Sigillat 60 sigillis Thus did King Philip with all the Peers Earls Barons Archbishops Bishops Abbots Priors Cathedrals Clergy Universiy of Paris the Cities Villages and Commonalty of France unanimously oppose Appeal and Article against Pope Boniface the 8. his person crimes Interdicts and Excommunications to the next General Council in the ruff of his Papal Pride Tyranny as a most detestable Heretic Atheist Simoniac Adulterer Sorcerer and monster of Impiety and soon after seized imprisoned and brought him to a shameful Tragical end the History whereof according to my Chronological method I must refer to the beginning of the ensuing Year and Chapter BOOK V. CHAP. V. Containing the imprisonment and death of Pope Boniface the 8th The Letters Bulls Negotiations between King Edward the 1. and this Pope's Successors with their Succession in the See of Rome This King's Acts of Sovereign Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction over the Churches Prelates Clergy of England Scotland and Ireland His Prohibitions Statutes Edicts against Papal Provisions Exactions and Prelatical Usurpations upon the rights of his Crown and Temporal Courts The Succession of Archbishops Bishops Abbots and other Prelates in the Churches of England Scotland Ireland With other particulars relating to their public affairs from the beginning of the 31 year of King Edward the 1. till his death in the 35 year of his reign Collected out of the Records of those years and our Historians AFter the proceedings Declarations Articles and Appeals of our King Edward the first his Parliament Nobles and of Philip King of France with his Parliament Nobles Prelates Clergy and Commonalty against Pope Boniface the 8. related in the precedent Chapter the Papal dignity authority and pretended Sovereignty over all Kings kingdoms Churches Nations claimed and exercised by this Antichristian Pontiff and the See of Rome together with his Excommunications Censures became so contemptible and detestable that by the instigation and procurement of King Philip this proud Pope was soon after suddenly seized upon imprisoned plundered of all his extorted Treasure which was very great shamefully entreated and came to an infamous death the particulars whereof are thus related by our own Historians more largely than any others a Flores Hist. p. 442 443. Matthew Westminster renders us this account thereof Anno Dom. 1303. in vigilia Nativitatis Mariae Papa Bonifacius procurante ut creditur Rege Francorum inter quos horrenda dissentionis per longum tempus extitit materia à quibusdam inimicis suis & specialiter à quodam nomine Saira de Campania atrocissime irreverenterque dignitate Papali non obstante in praejudicium totius Ecclesiae immisericorditer depraedatus fuit in palatio suo Anagniae Civitatis spoliatus fuit bonis suis omnibus et in carcere per triduum custoditus etc. Verum quia a seculo non est auditum postquam pax Ecclesiae per universum mundum est reddita tam arduum flagitium falsos Christianos' qui se dicunt Christianos et non sunt in Summum commisisse Pontificem ad notitiam futurorum non sufficit dixisse Papa Bonifacius spoliatus fuit omnibus bonis suis nisi modus & forma facinoris subnectatur which he repeats in his former words without any particular relation thereof Adding Postea rediit Romam et ivi tactus dolore cordis et angustia prae irreverentia Ecclesiae Romanae et sibi Dei Vicario illata infra breve temporis spacium vitam finivit viz. 12. die Octobris et sepultus fuit in crastino in Ecclesia beati Petri in mirisico sepulchro quod sibi praeparaverat adhuc vivens De quo quidam versificator sic scripsit Ingreditur Vulpes regnat Leo sed Canis exit Re tandem vera si sic fuit ecce Chimaera Alter verò sic Vulpes intravit tanquam Leo pontificavit Exiit utque Canus de divite factus inanis b Ypodigma Neustriae p. 95 96. Hist. Angliae p. 57 58. & p. 26. See Polychronicon l. 7. c. 39 Centuriae Magdebur 13. c. 10 col 1017. H. de Knyghton de Event Angliae l. 3. col 2472 2529. Thomas Walsingham more largely and particularly records the catastrophe of this avaricious tyrannical antimonarchical insolent Pontiff Anno 1304. circa festum S. Johannis Baptistae milites quidam in praesentia Cleri et populi Parisiis congregari Papae Bonifacio multa imposuerunt enormia puta haeresim simoniam et homicidam propter quae per Regem Franciae appellatum est contra eum ad illum cujus interest Circa festum Nativitatis beatae Virgins videlicet in vigilia Nativitatis ejusdem venit summo manè magnus exercitus hominum armatorum missus ex parte Regis et Cardinalium Columnensium damnatorum repentè ad portum Civitatis Anagnium in quam Papa confugerat ad tutelam quia ibidem natus fuerat Invenientes igitur portas apertas ingressi sunt Civitatem et mox dederunt insultum pallaciis D. Papae et Marchionis nepotis Papae et trium Cardinalium Communitas verò villae comperta quod Scaira frater Columpnensium Cardinalium & Willielmus de Longareto Senescallus Regis Franciae advenissent ex conspiration ut Papam deponerent vel necarent who had unjustly and tyrannically deposed them statim pulsata communi campana et tractatu habito in communi eligerunt sibi Capitaneum quendam Adnulphum unum ex majoribus Dominis de Campania per quem instanti negotio regerentur Qui quidem Adnulphus illis ignorantibus Domini Papae extitit Capitalis inimicus Interim Domini Papae adversarii ejus Palacio & Marchionis nepotis sui triumque Cardinalium acerrimos dederunt insultus sed familiaribus Domini Papae & Marchionis viriliter se defendentibus illorum palacia * intrare invadere nequiverunt Trium tamen Cardinalium palatia qui reputabantur specialiter amici Papae per vim et potentiam sunt ingressi et omnia bona ibidem reperta diripuerunt et asportaverunt Ipsi verò Cardinales per latrinam vix evaserunt Interea intervenit Dominus Adnulphus villae Capitaneus adducens secum Dominum Reginaldum de Supine qui habuit de Campania magnum dominium et erat Papae Capitalis adversarius cum quo etiam venerunt filii Domini Johannis de Chitau quorum patrem Dominus Papa tunc in carcere detinebat Cumque dictus Capitaneus cum suis sociis supradictis venisset ad Scairum de Columpna & ejus exercitum statim cum omni populo quem ducebat conjunxit se eidem Et communibus votis irruerunt tantum in Papam et Nepotem suum quod diu ut putebatur eis resistere non valerent Ob quam causam Dominus Papa timens sibi treugas petiit a Scaira quas sibi concessit & Nepoti suo usque ad horam nonam dicti diei quae videlicet treugae captae fuerunt hora prima Durante treuga Papa misit secrete ad populum Anagum supplicans ut salvarent vitam suam promittens si hoc facerent quod ipsos in tantum locuplicaret quod omnes suo perpetuo merito gaudere deberent Populus verò se excusavit dicens se nihil posse jubare in hac parte praesertim cum tota potestas villae Capitaneum sequeretur Tunc Papa supplicavit Scairae ut significaret articulos in quibus fuerat nunciatum sibi & suis fratribus et ipse paratus esset secundum consilium Cardinalium facere restitutionem sibi Scaira verò respondit quod non permitteret Papam vivere nist duos Cardinales fratres suos plene restitueret scilicet Petrum & Jacobum de Columpna quos prius damnaverat ad temporalia et spiritualia et non solum illos restitueret sed et omnes de eorum sanguine et parentela et quod idem Papa post hujusmodi restitutionem renunciaret Papatui et quod postmodum corpus ejus esset ad voluntatem ipsius Scairae His auditis ingemuit Papa & ait Heu me durus est hic sermo cumque concordari non possent & advenisset hora diei nona iterum Scaira cum exercitu dedit insultum Papae et nepoti suo at ipsi se viriliter defendebant Tandem videntes adversarii quod principalis Ecclesia Anagum quae erat de sancta Maria esset eis impedimento quo minus poterunt accingere pro votis palacium Papae apposuit ignem ad ostium Ecclesiae supradictae Itaque valvis Ecclesiae combustis totaliter Ecclesiam sunt ingressi homines Scairae & dispoliaverunt omnes Clericos & Laicos mercenarios habentes cultellos ibidem & alia mercimonia ad vendendum ita quod non dimiserunt valorem quadrantis ex omnibus quae appraehendere potuerunt Tandem Marchio nepos Papae perpendens quod se ulterius non posset defendere reddidit se dicto Scairae & Capitaneo memorato ea conditione ut vitam ipsius & filii sui salvarent servientiumqe suorum Quibus auditis Papa flevit amare Post haec ruptis ostiis & fenestris palatii Papae & pluribus locis igne supposito per vim ad Papam exercitus est ingressus Quem tunc permulti verbis contumeliosis sunt aggressi minae etiam ei a pluribus sunt illatae Sed Papa nulli respondit Enimvero cum ad rationem positus esset an vellet renunciare Papatui constanter respondit non immo citius vellet perdere caput suum dicens in suo vulgari & le col et * Papa emori potius vult quam Papatui cede●e le cape quod est dicere Ecce collum ecce caput Et statim protestatus est coram omnibus quod Papatui nunquam renunciaret quamdiu posset habere vitam Scaira vero voluit libenter interfecisse Papam sed per quosdam fuit prohibitus ita quod Papa in corpore malum non recepit Attamen ostiariis Papae fugatis & quibusdam interfectis ejectisque tàm majoribus quam minoribus de sua familia deputati sunt Custodes Papae per Scairum et Capitaneum Dominus Reginaldus de Suppina & multi alii cum eodem Acta sunt haec in vigilia nativitatis Sanctae Mariae septima hora diei exercitus verò postquam irrupit palatium mox despoliavit Papam et ejus cameram atque thesauriam suam et asportavit vestimenta cum ornamentis et aurum atque argentum cum omnibus aliis rebus inventis ibidem et revera creditur quod * Nota. omnes Reges mundi non possent tantum de thesauro reddere infra unum annum quantum fuit de Papali palatio asportatum et de palatiis trium Cardinalium et Marchionis Remansit autem Papa et nepotes sui sub custodia Militum et custodum Scairae usque in diem tercium Medio tempore Schaira tractavit cum suis quomodo Papam morti traderet vel mitteret ad Regem Franciae corpus ejus Sed populus Anagum hoc comperiens facta convocatione secreta ignorantibus Capitaneo & Scaira quasi ad 10000 hominum concurrunt ad palatium ubi Papa servebatur in custodia et expulsis atque peremptis custodibus ingressi sunt & deliberaverunt Papam et Nepotes ejus habituri eorum custodiam penes se Sed antè haec omnia sciendum quod cum primò Papa ignominiose tractatus Scaira et Capitaneus cum Seneschallo Regis Franciae compraehendissent Papam in equum posu●runt effrenem ad caudam versa fancy et sic discurrere fere usque ad novissimum halitum coegerunt et tandem pene fame necaverunt donec eum populus Anagum ut praemittitur liberasset Scaira verò propter id offensis villae communibus cum exercitu de villa recessit Tunc populus fecit Papam deportari in magnam plateam ubi Papa lachrymando populo praedicavit inter omnia gratias agens Deo et populo Anagum de vita sua Tandem in fine sermonis dixit Boni homines & mulieres constat vobis qualiter inimici mei venerunt & abstulerunt omnia bona mea & non tantum mea sed et omnia bona Ecclesiae & me ita pauperem sicut Job dimiserunt Propter quod dico vobis veraciter quod nihil habeo ad comedendum vel bibendum & jejunus remansi usque ad praesens Et si sit aliqua bona mulier quae me velit de Cibum jejunus emendicas sua juvare elemosina in pane vel vino & si vinum non habuerit de aqua permodica dabo ei benedictionem Dei et meam & omnes qui quicquam portaverint quantulumcunque modicum in meam subventionem absolvo ab omnibus peccatis suis Tunc omnes haec audientes ex ore Papae clamabant Vivas Pater sancte Et mox cerneres mulieres currere certatim ad palatium ad offerendum sibi panem vinum vel aquam Papa famelinus' familiaris in tantum quod statim camera Papae victualibus repleta fuit Et cum non invenirentur vasa ad capiendum allata fundebant vinum & aquam in area Camerae Papae in maxima quantitate Et tunc potuit quisquam ingredi et cum Papa loqui sicut cum alio paupere qui volebat Tunc Papa exiens absolvit omnes existentes in civitate ab omnibus peccatis eorum generaliter praeter despoliatores Ecclesiae Romanae spoliatores etiam Cardinalium et aliorum de Curia non absolvebat nisi bona hujusmodi infra triduum reportarent Veruntamen Papa express remisit omnibus qui bona sua asportaverant dum tamen illa bona de thesauro Ecclesiae non fuerunt & statim protestatus est coram omnibus quod voluit habere pacem cum Columpnensibus Cardinalibus et suis aliis inimicis et paratus erat ipsos restituere ad temporalia et spiritualia Cardinals et hoc fecit proelamari per villam Interea reportata fuerunt bona illius quaedam sed non omnia prius ablata His itaque gestis Papa subito & inopinatè recessit de villa Anagum progrediens versus Romam cum maxima multitudine armatorum et cum pervenisset ad Sanctum Petrum ex timore quam conceperat quando captus fuit et moerore rerum inaestimabilium perditorum et fame quam contraxerat sub custodia adversariorum suorum cito defecit Et sic completa est in e● prophetia praedecessoris sui qui dixit Ascendisti ut Vulpes regnabis ut Leo morieris ut Canis Upon this occasion Thomas Walsingham thus concludes that year * Hist. Angl. p. 60. Ypodig p 96. Transit annus iste durus divitibus pauperibus penuriosus Papae Curiaeque Romanae probrosus propter malam captionem Papae Sed tamen in hoc etiam consolari potuit quia nullus eorum qui ejus captio●i interfuit vel facinori tanto consenserit judicium ultionis evasit A gross mistake & forgery Nam quidam insanabili acti sunt furia quidam & praecipuè qui manum injecerunt Christi Vicario manus proprias comederunt Regis etiam Franciae consanguinitas & cognatio tacta est usque in generationem septimam igne sacro † Chronica col 2003. William thorn a Monk of Canterbury thus relates this avaricious proud Pope's infamous spoiling usage and death somewhat different from others in some particulars Anno 1304. idem Bonifacius dum mundi hujus gloriam th●s●uris innumerabilibus sollicite et cautelose adquisitis aestuaret in solo patrio in manibus inimicorum suorum Dominorum Jacobi & Petri de Columpna Cardinalium quos a Cardinalatu et ab urbe una cum nepotibus suis violenter ejecerat eorumque palacia solo tenus everteret loca sale conspergendo ut quasi terram omnino faceret inutilem tandem miserabiliter ab omni prorsus auro et argento ac universis quae praeciosa penes eum fuerunt inventa spoliatus est quia abundanter thesaurizavit et ignoravit eui congregavit ea Ipsi verò Petrus & Jacobus Papam triduo s●cum detinentes ut Papatui cederet pluries hortati sunt Illo vero in Papatu vivere et mori affirmante asinina pelle repente excoriata eum induerunt carcerali custodia eum per triduum coartantes Non multum post dolore cordis absorptus 12. die mensis Octobris anno Pontificatus sui non● diem cum luctu clausit extremum dignam pro meritis subiturus terminationem Vnde prophesia ejusdem Vulpes intra●it etc. as in a Flo●●● A●storiar p 443. Stella Balaeus in Boni●acio 8. Cent. Magd 13 cap. 10. ●ol 1018. Matthew Westminster This was the Tragical shameful end of this covetous ambitious insolent Antichristian Pope Hic ille est as b Balaeus in Bonif. 8. & Cent. Magd. col 1008 1015. Balaeus and others story qui Decretalia promulgavit Romanum Pontificem a nemine debere judicari etiamsi innumerabiles animas secum mancipio gehennae traderet Hic ille est de quo c in vita Bonif 8. Platina scriptor Pontificus ait Qui Imperatoribus Regibus Principibus nationibus populis terrorem potius quam religionem injicere conabatur quique dare regna et auferre pellere homines ac reducere pro arbitrio animi conabatur lucrum undique conquisitum plus quam dici potest sitiens Qui omnes ferme prae se contempfit superbissime d Abbas Uspergensis Paraleipom p. 343. Q●i die Cinerum Procheti Hostiensi Archiepiscopo ad ipsius pedes devoluto cinerum magnam quantitatem in oculos conjecit non in caput ut illis mos est additis hisce verbis Memento homo quia Gibellinus es et cum Gibellinis in cinerem redigeris instead of Memento homo quod cines es & in cinerem reverteris After whose death as e Flores Hist. An. 1306. p. 463. Balaeus Scriptor Brit. Cent. 4. c. 82 p. 364. Matthew Westminster and others story Rex Francorum à Domino Papa Clement 5. ossa Bonifacii praedecessoris sui petiit ad comburenda tanquam haeretici instantia oportuna Petiit etiam Sanctorum Catalogo ascribi Petrum de Murone qui quondam fuerat Papa dictus Coelestinus quintus whom this ungrateful Pope Boniface imprisoned starved to death and therefore was now by divine retaliation likewise imprisoned and almost starved as you have heard f Mat. Westm An. 1303. p. 44. Tho. Walsingham Hist. Angl. p. 59 60. Y●odig Neustriae p. 36. Chron. W●l Thorn col 2003. Hen. de Knyghton de Event Angl. l 3. c. 5 col 2494 & cap. 13. col 2529. See Platina Onuphrius Stella Balaeus Volaterranus Hermannus Schedel Opmerus & Laertius Cherubinus in Benedicto 11. Bonefacio defuncto & sepulto in crastino convenientes in unum Cardinals eligerunt Episcopum Ostiensem de ordine Praedicatorum & decimo die post creatus in Summum Pontificem Benedictus 11. est vocatus Lombardus natione quem Papa Bonifacius cujus Magister erat fecerat Episcopum Ostiensem De isto Episcopo quidam dicit A te nomen habe bene dic benè fac benedict Aut rem perverte maledic malefac Maledicte Columpnenses mortuo Papa Bonifacio de suis egressi latibulis ad Papam Benedictum venerunt misericordiam implorantes quos ille benignè suscipiens abs●lvit ac bonorum suorum tribuit facultates Sed eos ad gradum Cardinalatus tam subito restituere non decrevit Papa Benedictus per hoc tempus Episcopum Spoletanum ad Cardinalatum assumen fecit Episcopum Ostiensem fratrem etiam g See Balaeus Script Brit. Cent. 4. c. 81. p. 361. Willielmum de Makelesfield Doctorem sacrae Theologiae ordinis Praedicatorum natione Anglicum Diocasis Coventrensis tituli Sanctae Sabinae fecit Presbyterum Cardinalem Qui antequam ad eum r●mor perveniret in fata cc●cessit Cujus morte cognita Papa fratrem Walterum Winterburne similiter ordinis Praedicatorum Regis Angliae Confessorem S●risburiensis Diocaesis ad eundem titulum Cardinalatus promovit Of whose promotion h Scriptorum Brit Cent. ● c. 85. p. 366. John Bale renders us this account Mox ut mortuum luxissent patres Praedicatores praedictum Gulielmum Maclesfeldium apud Benedictum suum ejus nominis undecimum Papam multis pecuniis egerunt ut hic venerabilis eorum Doctor illius in officio succederet Speciosum certe imo splendidum valde excelfis et turgidis eorum animis videbatur Cardinalium diadema a suis rabbinis geri eosque propterea a magnis Principibus salutari How our Archbishops Bishops and their Officers still continued their Usurpations upon the King's Temporal Jurisdiction Courts Free Chapels Crown and Dignity this year will appear by several Prohibitions Writs Suits and Attachments against them In a broken Bundle of Writs in the White Tower I met only with this at the King's prosecution for suing in Court Christian against his prohibition EDwardus Dei gratia Rex Angliae etc. Vic. Essex salutem Pone per vadios & salvos plegios Priorem de Colne & Hugonem de Hamshaye Commonachum suum Bundela Brevium An. 31 ● 1. in Turre London quod sint coram Justice nostris apud Ebor. in crastino S. Martini ostens quare cum placita de Catallis et debitis in regno nostro quae non sunt de Testamento vel Matrimonio ad Coronam et Dignitatem nostram specialiter pertineant iidem Prior et Hugo sicut ex relatu plurium accepimus secuti sunt placitum in Curia Christianitatis de catallis et debitis Johannis de Catefeld persona Ecclesiae de Rochings Ayturp quae non sunt de Testamento vel Matrimonio contra prohibitionem nostram etc. Teste meipso apud Kynlos 9 die Sept. Anno regni nostri Tricesimo primo The Archbishop of Canterbury excommunicating the Prior and Canons of St. Oswalds' Church in Gloucester anciently the King's Free Chapel exempted from all Episcopal and Metropolitical Jurisdictions by the King's Charters and Pope's Bulls confirming them but after united to the Archbishopric of York and subjected by King William's Charter and Pope's Bulls only to that Archbishop's Visitation and withal inhibiting all persons to pay Tithes or have any communion with them as with excommunicate persons notwithstanding their Appeal against his Excommunication to the Court of Rome only because they refused to be visited by him in his Metropolitical Visitation to the prejudice of the King's Charters Crown and Dignity The King upon complaint thereof issued this memorable Writ to the Archbishop to revoke these his illegal sentences and proceedings against them as prejudicial to his Crown and Dignity REX Venerabili in Christo patri R. eadem gratia Archiepiscopo Cantuar. totius Angliae Primati salutem Cum Ecclesia Sancti Oswaldi Gloucestr de Elemosinis Claus 31 E 1. m. 12. dorso Pro Priore S. Oswaldi Gloucestr progenitorum nostrorum quondam Regum ●●gliae fundata libera Capella eorundem Progenitorum nostrorum fuerit ab antiquo et abomni Iurisdictione ordinaria exempta penitus et immunis ac bonae memoriae Willielmus quondam Rex Angliae Progenitor noster per Chartam suam praedictam Ecclesiam cum juribus suis cuidam Thomae dudum Archiepiscopo Eborum pro quibusdam exactionibus et calump niis suis quas erga quendam Robertum tunc Lincoln Episcopum de quibusdam Ecclesiis et possessionibus fecerat remittendis dederit et concesserit habendam eidem Archiepiscopo et successoribus suis Archiepiscopis ejusdem loci imperpetuum ab omni Iurisdictione Diocaesani vel Metropolitani alterius quam sui ipsius exemptam penitus et immunem sicut progenitores nostri eam ante donationem et concessionem praedictas tenuerunt quas quidem donationem et concessionem quidam Summi Pontifices postmodum per suas Papales Literas confirmarunt Ac Priores et Canonici ejusdem loci tam virtute donationis et confirmationis praedictarum quam ratione exemptionis praedictae ab omni Iurisdictione loci Diocaesani vel Metropolitani alterius quam Archiepiscopi loci praedicti semper hucusque extiterunt ut dicitur liberi penitus et immunes Ac jàm intellexerimus quod vos ad exemptionem donationem et confirmationem praedictas nullam habentes considerationem in Ecclesiam Sancti Oswaldi praedictam ac Priorem et Canonicos ejusdem loci Officium visitationis et alias jurisdictionem ordinariam nuper nitebamini pro viribus exercere et sententias Excommunicationis in ipsos Priorem et Canonicos pro eo quod vos super hoc impediberunt sicut debuerunt fulminastis Et licet ipsi a sententiis praedictis tanquam ab iniquis ad Curiam Romanam legitime appellaverint et appellationis illius negotium effectualiter prosequantur Vos nichilominus in Episcopat● Wygo●niae ne quis eisdem Priori et Canonicis tanquam excommunicatis et a communion● fidelium seperatis de Decimis aut aliquibus aliis Spiritualibus respondea● ac aliqualiter communicet cum eisdem fecistis publice inhiberi Quae si sic tollerarentur in nostri praejudicium et exemptionis donationis et confirmationis earundem derogationem manifeste redundarent Vobis mandamus quod sententias in praedictos Priorem et Canonicos per vos aut alios authoritate vestra ut praedictum est fulminatas ac alia si quae in hac parte in nostri et exemptionis donationis et confirmationis praedictarum praejudicium attemptaveritis vel attemptari feceritis faciatis revocari nichil in hac parte in nostri et ipsorum praejudicium attemptantes ne pro defectu vestri de alio remedio super hoc nos oporteat providere Teste Rege apud Alvewyke 9 die Maii. By which Record it is evident 1. That our Kings by their Royal Prerogative and Charters anciently did and may exempt Churches and Chapels both from the Jurisdiction and Visitation of Archbishops and Bishops and likewise subject Churches and Chapels within the Province of Canterbury to the Archbishopric and Province of York 2ly That by their Writs issued out of Chancery and other Temporal Courts they may command Archbishops and Bishops to revoke all Sentences of Excommunication and all proceedings or interdicts grounded thereon that are illegal irregular uncanonical or entrenching upon their Charters or Prerogatives royal 3ly That Pope's Bulls of exemptions in confirmation of our King's Charters added no real nor legal efficacy or vigour to them being valid to all intents without them This Archbishop of Canterbury presuming by his Archiepiscopal authority to sue the King's Sheriff Officer's and Bailiffs in Kent in his Ecclesiastical Court for executing the King's Writs de vi Laica amovenda placed therein by the Archbishop in the contest between the Abbot of St. Augustine's and him in several Churches and threatening to excommunicate them for the same against the King's Crown and dignity he thereupon issued this memorable Prohibition to him not to sue molest or excommunicate them and to reverse all Sentences of Excommunication thundered out against them for obeying his commands REX Venerabili in Christo patri R. eadem gratia Cantuar. Archiepiscopo totius Claus 31 E 1. m. 11. dorso Prohibitio pro Ministris Regis Angliae Primari salutem Cum nos per Breve nostrum Henr. de Cobeham nuper Vic. nostro Kanc. praeceperimus quod omnem vim laicam & armatam quae se tenuit in Ecclesiis Sancti Pauli extra muros Cantuar. Chistelet Menstre Wynelesbergh Keni●ton parva Merringeham Estlangedon Stonore Swaleclyve Kyngesdonne Frithindenne Stone in Oxene Borewardesmarsh Domecherch Brocland Omnium Sanctorum Cantuar. Sanctae Mariae Magdalenae Cantuar. Sancti Johannis Cant. & Sanctae Mildredae Cantuar. in laesionem pacis nostrae quam inv●olabiliter tenemur observare sine dilatione amovere faceret ab eisdem placed in them by the Archbishop's direction Et idem Vic. unà cum Willielmo de Cotes Subvicecom Kanc. & Johanne de Helles & Stephano de la Done Ballivis & Ministris dictum mandatum nostrum exequi fecisset vos asserentes praefatus Henricum Willi●lmum Johannem & Stephanum ut ex querela sua accepimus in excommunicationis sententiam incidisse pro eo quod idem mandatum nostram fuerant executi trahitis eos inde in placitum in Curiam Christianitatis Et quia manifeste est contra coronam et dignitatem nostram quod Ministri nostri seu quicunque alii pro eo qu●d mandata nostra sunt executi trahantur in placitum in Curia Christianitatis aut quoquo alio modo nobis inconsultis inde occasionentur vel inquietentur Vos prohibemus ne placitum illud exequamini in Curia Christianitatis nec ipsos occasione praemissorum in aliquo gravetis vel inquietis et sententiam excommunicationis si quam in eyes ex causa praedicta sulminaveritis sine dilatione quacunque revocare faciatis Teste Rege apud Edeneburgh 4 die Junii This Archbishop likewise excommunicating William de Berdewell and suing out an Excommunication against him notwithstanding his Appeal to the See of Rome against his sentence as unjust the King issued this Writ of Supersedeas for his relief REX Vic. London salutem Cum nuper ad requisitionem venerabilis patris R. Cl. 31 E 1. m. Pro William d● Berdewell Cantuar. Archiepiscopi per literas suas patentes nobis significantis quod Willielmus de Berdewell propter manifestum contumaciam suam excommunicatus est nec se vult per censuram Ecclesiasticam justiciari per breve nostrum vobis praeceperimus quod praedictum Willielmum per corpus suum secundum consuetudinem Angliae justiciaretis donec sanctae Ecclesiae tam de contemptu quam de injuria ei illata ab eo esset satisfactum & jam intellexerimus quod praedictus Willielmus a sententia in ipsum per praefatum Archiepiscopum lata tanquam ab iniqua sedem Apostolicam legitime appellavit et appellationis suae negocium prosequitur cum effectu Nolentes quod praedicto Willielmo per praedictum breve nostrum via praecludatur quo minus appellationis suae negotium prosequi possit in forma juris maximè cum hujusmodi breve nostrum de gratia nostra procedat & appellantis status integer esse debeat Vobis praecipimus quod executioni brevis nostri praedicti vobis inde directi faciendae supersedeatis pendente appellationis negotio supradicto vel donec de consilio nostro aliud inde duxerimus ordinandum Teste Rege apud Aberden 24. die Augusti The same Archbishop about the same time endeavouring by Ecclesiastical censures to enforce one of the King's Clerks who was preferred by him to a benefice before he was made a Priest to take the Order of Priesthood upon him and reside upon his benefice whiles actually employed in and about the King's special service against the ancient Prerogative of the King and privilege of his Clerks he thereupon issued this Prohibition to him on his Clerk's behalf REX Venerabili in Christo Patri R. eadem gratia Archiepiscopo Cant. totius Angliae Primati salutem Cum Clerici nostri nostris insistentes obsequiis ad Claus 31 E 1. m. 12. dorso Pro Magistro Johanne de Cadomo ordines suscipiendos vel ad residentiam personalem in suis beneficiis faciendam compelli non debeant seu alias ea de causa inquietari dum eisdem obsequiis immorantur Nosque et progemtores nostri quondam Reges Angliae hujsmodi privilegia et praerogativa pro Clericis nostris usi simus semper hactenus a tempore quo memoria non existat vos ut accepimus dilectum & familiarem Clericum nostrum Magistrum Johannem de Cadamo personam Ecclesiae de Staneford London Dioc qui tempore quo Ecclesiam illam ex praesentatione nostra assecutus fuerat nostris de mandato nostro speciali insistebat et adhuc continue insistit obsequiis eo quod infra annum a tempore assecutionis ejusdem Ecclesiae se non procuravit sicut praetenditis in Presbyterum ordinari citari fecistis coram vobis et ea de causa graviter procedere intenditis contra eum in nostri praejudicium et derogationem praerogativae nostrae Regiae manifestum Et quia sustinere nolumus sicut nec debemus quod Clerici nostri dum nostris intenderint obsequiis per hujusmodi Citationes et processus qui si tolerarentur in nostri praejudicium manifeste redundare voscuntur inquietentur taliter seu gravantur bobis mandamus rogantes quatenus ab hujusmodi molestatione et inquietatione praefato Clerico nostro occasione praedicta de caetero inferend penitus desistatis processum si quem contra ipsum in hac parte feceritis sine dilatione aliqua revocantes Teste Rege apud Rokesburgh 21 die Maii. This Archbishop of Canterbury then likewise citing one of the Prebends of the King's Free Chapel of Hastings invested therein by the King's collation without any presentation of him to or admission by the Bishop of Wynchester during a suit and question depending in the King's Court between the Bishop of Chichester the King and Canons the King issued this memorable Writ of Prohibition to him in defence of the rights of his Crown as bound thereunto by the tenor of his Oath REX Venerabili in Christo Patri R. eadem Gratia Cantuar. Archiepiscopo totius Angliae Primati salutem Operam studiosam exhiberi nos convenit ne Ibid. m. 14. Pro Magistro Johanne de Cadomo Coronae et dignitatis nostrae Regiae aliqualiter jura depereant ad quae conservanda et manutenenda eo potius debemus esse solliciti quo ad hoc vinculo juramenti teneri dinoscimur et astringi Cum itaque collationes Praebendarum in libera Capella nostra de Hasting ad nos pertineant pleno jure et simus in possessione eas cum vacaverint conferendi quamvis inter nos & Venerabilem patrem G. Cicestrensem Episcopum super jure Institutionis in Praebendis praedictis in Curia nostra coram nobis quaestio pendeat indecisa Nos dilectum et familiarem Clericum nostrum Magistrum Johannem de Cadamo pro eo quandam Praebendam in Capella nostra praedicta virtute Collationis nostrae sibi inde factae dudum adeptus fuerat sicut alii Praebendarii ejusdem Capellae nostrae hujusmodi Praebendas ibidem sunt hactenus assecuti super bicio intrusionis citari fecistis ut accepimus coram vobis et intenditis hac de causa graviter procedere contra eum Nos igitur attendentes quod si occasione praedicta procederetis taliter contra ipsum in juris et Regiae dignitatis nostrae grave praejudicium et enormem etiam cederet laesionem Vobis prohibemus firmiter et districte ne quid in hac parte quod in dicti nostri juris Regii et Coronae nostrae praejudicium aliquatenus cedere valeat attemptantes de negotio praedicto dum in Curia nostra praedicta pendet ut praedicitur indecisum vos aliqualiter intromittere praesumatis Teste Rege apud Huntindon 22 die Marcii How ill the Archbishop himself was beloved even in Canterbury itself and how odious he with his Ecclesiastical Officers and their proceedings then were to the people will appear by this Patent and Writ to inquire of an Assault made this year upon his Palace Servants pillaging of his goods setting his Dean on horseback with his face to the horses Tail held in his hand for a bridle and so carrying him to Selling●s with songs shouts and dances abusing his horse and throwing him into the dirt to his great disgrace and hindrance of the execution of his office REX dilectis & fidelibus suis Rogero de Hegham Willielmo Haward & Radulpho Pat. 31 E 1. m. 10. dorso Pro Archiepiscopo Cantuar. de Sandwico salutem Ex parte Venerabili Patris Roberti Archiepiscopi Cantuar. nobis graviter conquerendo est ostensum quod quidem Malefactores et pacis nostrae perturbatores mansum ipsius Archiepiscopi apud Cantuar ipso in eodem manso tunc existente noctanter vi et armis invaserunt portus ejusdem Archiepiscopi mansi illius in parts secuerunt et fregerunt et in servientes ac Ministros suos ibidem tunc inventis insultum ex praecogitata malitia fecerunt et ipsas verberaverunt vulneraverunt et male tractaverunt et bona et catalla ejusdem Archiepiscopi ibidem ceperunt et asportaverunt et Richardum Christian Decanum ipsius Archiepiscopi de Ospringe per ipsum Archiepiscopum usque Sellinges missum ad quasdam citationes et alia quae ei ratione officii sui Spiritualis incumbebant facienda apud praedictam Villam de Sellinges ceperunt et ipsum versus posteriora equi illius retroversum et caudam ejusdem equi in manu sua loco freni tenentem equitare Nota. inhuman com●ulerunt ipsum etiam sic equitanie per medium ejusdem villae de Sellinges cantibus et choreis illudendo duxerunt et postea caudam illam et auriculas ac labia ejusdem equi absciderunt et ipsum Decanum in lutum fordidum projecerunt insumque quo minus officium suum super sibi per praefat Archiep. commissis et injunctis exercere potuit impediverunt et alia enormia eidem Archiepiscopo multipliciter intulerunt ad grave dampnum ipstus Archiepiscopi et libertatis Ecclesiae suae Cantuar. derogationem ac universalis Ecclesiae scandalum manifestum et contra pacem nostram Et quia tam enormes et detestabiles transgressiones si taliter perpetratae sint transire nolumus impunitas Assignavimus vos Justice nostros ad inquirendum per Sacramentum proborum etc. de Com. Kanc. per quos etc. de nominibus Malefactorum praedictorum et transgressionibus praedictis plenius veritatem & ad transgressiones illas and etc. secundum legem etc. Et ideo vobis mandamus quod ad certos etc. inquisitionem illam f●ciatis et transgr praedictas audiatis & terminetis in forma praedicta facturi 〈…〉 etc. Mandavimus enim Vic. Com. nostro Com. praedicti quod ad certos etc. venire faciat etc. coram tot & tales etc. de balliva sua per quos etc. In cujus etc. Teste Rege apud Dunfermelyn 6 die Novembris Per finem factum ad Scaccarium The King having recovered in his Court his Presentation to a Church in the Diocese of Lincoln by Judgement against the Abbot of Faversham and presenting his Clerk thereunto his Clerk being prosecuted both before the Bishop of Lincoln and in the Arches for intrusion in procuring an Institution to the said Church in derogation of the King's Crown Dignity and of the Judgements and proceedings of his Temporal Courts which ought not to be examined in any Ecclesiastical Consistory issued this memorable Writ of Prohibition against this Usurpation REX Decano de Arcubus London & ejus Commissariis salutem Cum nuper in Curia nostra coram nobis per considerationem ejusdem Curiae nostrae recuperaverimus versus Abbatem de Faversham praesentationem nostram ad Ecclesiam Claus 31 E. 1. m 9 dorso Prohibitio pro Rege de trying Linc. Dioc. & per breve nostrum de judicio mandaverimus venerabili patri Linc. Episcopo loci Diocaesano quod non obstante reclamatione praedicti Abbatis idoneam personam ad Ecclesiam praedictam ad praesentationem nostram admitteret ac dilectum Clericum nostrum Petrum de Abynton praesentaverimus ad Ecclesiam antedictam Robertus Ing. Clericus praefatum Clericum nostrum pro eo quod institutionem in Ecclesia praedicta ad praesentationem nostram juxta considerationem nostram sibi fleri prosequitur coram Episcopo memorato trahit in placitum coram vobis in Curia Christianitatis sicut ex relatu plurium accepimus Et quia manifeste esset contra Coronam et dignitatem nostram Regiam si Clerici nostri pro eo quod jus nostrum et executiones judiciorum in Curia nostra secundum legem et consuetudinem regni nostri rite redditorum prosequuntur traharentur in placitum in Curia Christianitatis vobis prohibemus ne placitum illud teneatis in Curia Christianitatis seu quicquam in hac parte quod in juris nostri Regii praejudicium vel retardationem executionis judicii praedicti cedere valeat aliqualiter attemptare praesumatis Teste Rege apud Clacmanan 12 die Junii The Bishop of Hereford in three of his Vifitations demanding Procurations from Philip de Waleys Rector of a Parish Church whereof the King was Patron and of others although the Archbishops and other Bishops of the Realm in that and former ages never received any Procurations from Parochial but only from Cathedral and Collegiate Churches and Religious Houses the King thereupon issued this memorable Prohibition to him totally to desist from exacting any such Procurations from him REX venerabili in Christo patri R. eadem gratia Hereford Episcopo salutem Ex insinuatione dilecti Clerici nostri Magistri Philippi le Waleys Rectoris Claus 31 E. 1. m. 15. dorso Pro Magistro Phi●ppo le Waleys Ecclesiae de Stratton in Trattonesdale vestrae Diocaesis quae de nostro patronatu existit nuper accepimus quod vos ratione Visitationis quam in Ecclesia sua praedicta tribus vicibus ut dicitur jam fecistis duodecim marcas nomine Procurationis videlicet pro qualibet vice quatuor marcas exigitis ab eodem licet alii Episcopi regni nostri suas Diocaeses et etiam Archiepiscopi suas Provincias visitantes a Cathedralibus et Collegiatis Ecclesiis et Religiosis domibus duntaxat non autem a Parochialibus Ecclesiis Procurationem exigere consueverint a tempore cujus memoria non existat prout ex relatu didicimus plurimorum Nolentes igitur praefatum Clericum nostrum taliter indebite praegravari nec Ecclesiae praedictae ad diminucionem nostri patronatus onera consueta per vos aut alios quoscunque imponi Paternitatem vestram affectuosè rogamus quatinus ab exactione dictae pecuniae si ex causa praedicta et non alia a praefato Rectore eam exigitis totaliter desistatis Teste Rege apud Waltham Sanctae Crucis 23 die Febr. From which memorable Record I shall observe 1. That no Archbishops Bishops or others in that and ages exacted or received any Procurations but only when they actually visited That they received them only from Cathedral and Collegiate Churches and Religious Houses which had great Revenues not from any Parish Churches whatsoever Therefore Procurations exacted from Parish Churches by them or their Deputy-Visitors or Officers since is an illegal Innovation and Exaction 3ly That the exaction of such Procurations not settled by any Act of Parliament is not only a grievance to the Incumben●s but injury to the Patrons of Parish Churches 4ly That the King by his Royal Prerogative and Writs may and aught in justice totally to prohibit and suppress such illegal Procurations when exacted by Archbishops Bishops or any others in their Visitations as King Edward then did by the preceding Writ In a bundle of Letters and Writs in the White Tower I met with this Letter of Bartholomew de Ferentin the King's Agent at Rome concerning Pope Boniface his downfall and deceitful dealings towards him feeding him only with good words and his successors good affections towards him and his discourses with him concerning the Dimes granted him by Pope Boniface his Bull not unworthy public view A Mon trescher & treshonurable Seignour mon Sire E. par la grace de Dieu In bundela Literarum etc. in Turre Lond. An. 31 E. 1. noble Roy de Engleterre Seign de Hyrela●nde & Duk de Aquitaigne vostre petit Clerk si vous plest Bartholemeu de Ferentyn due reverence etc. Sachez Sire qe je me remuay de la Court de Room verse Engleterre la veille del Aurenoef & fu si tresdurement greve de une male gout en cheminaunt come je fu verse la Court quill me coveneit fere de une jornee deus par quey je ai este longement en le chemyn Si arivay a Dovere le dimeigne deal my quareme au vespre & ma gente ma mena si fort par ses leis qe a grant peine vink a Londr la veille de Palms & la fuy taunt de  greve qe je ne puis nule part aler ne a pe ne a chival par quey vous pri cher Sire qe vous eiet ma demoere escusee sauns prendre la a mal por la dite acheson Car eel me greve taunt ou plus com mon ma● M●s si tossed come je puis chivacher en nule manere je me hasteray vers vous a mon poer J● tochey Sire de vos bosoignes a l'Apostoile Boniface qe est a Dieu comande et les procuray taunt come je poey mes je ne poey ouk rien auer de  for 'rs qe beles promesses taunt qe le aventure auint dont bene savet Et puis sa mort ay je toche a nostre Seignour qe o'er est et ly dis des beaus donns qe vous aviet regard la Court le queus il auoit et ad en Chaumbre et il me respoundi bonement qe je ne auey nul message depart vous a  mes a son predecessor Et quant nul messenger especial enuerret a  i'll fra vous prieres si aua●● come gracious reason le soeffe je le dis ausi de la Dyme qe son predecessor vus granta en co●● qe si la guerre de Cecille fust apeses ou il morsist au●m la Dyme perq●i●lye qe v●us eussent entierement quant qe fust a quiller apres c●l t●ns Et il me demanda si vous auiet de ce bull Et je respoundre vous ●u●et de ●eo tesm●igne de ●●●e voiz de mon Sire Oaths et de moy qe sumes ovient de part son prodecessour qe nous le vous deissom de part lie & ne lie dust pas sembler qe nous vou●ssom d●re ten paroles de part si grant signory si eyes ne feussent veritables Et il me respond quill saunz Bulle ne le crerreit Mes ne pur quant b●en est fet coe qe vous auet de cele bosoigne commence & bon est quill seit cheny Et qe le dite nunciatioun de mon Sire Oaths & de moy soit mis en escrit de main comune Autres choses Sire qe font a dire vus dirray de bouche a plus tost qe je porray car trop serreit demander les vus toz en letter Deu par sa pite vus sauve de maus & vus doint been fere vos bosoignes Escrites a Loundre le jour de Palms The King having seized the Franchises of the Bishop of Durham in Parliament An. 30 E. 1. for sundry oppressions and encroachments upon his Tenants and his Crown Dignity Courts complained of to the King the Bishop and his Tenants at last came to an agreement in Parliament the next year whereupon the King restored his Franchises and the Bishop remitted his indignation against them which accord is thus recorded COme nadgeres par aucunes enchesons la Freunchise del Eveschee de Dur●s●e Claus 31 E. 1. m 6 dorso Concordia inter A. Episcopum Dunelm & homines Communitatis libertatis Episcopatus Dunelm fut prise en la main nostre Seigneur le Roy Edward fuiz le Roy Henry a son Parliament a Westmonstier as Octaves de lafoy saint Johan l'an the son regne trentisme & les gentz de la communaute de la fraunchise de Duresme eussent monster diverses pleintes e grevaunces verse Antoyne donk Evesqe de Duresme e ses Ministers a eux fet Et puis a Duresme a treis' simeynes the Pasque l'an du regne le Roy avantdit Trente primer devant son Consil fut amiablement treat entre les avanditz Evesqe e communaute sur les pleintes e grievances avandires Eapres iloqes devant le dit nostre Seigneur le Roy feut cel treitiz rehearse en la presence des parties appesees e acordees en la forme qe ensuit Cest asaver qe par la ou le avandi●z gentzes se sent●rent grevetz de ceo qe nul fraunk homme ne doi● estre pris ne emprisone sil ne soit par enquest ou par sacrobor ou pris a mamoeure la pristrent les Baillifs l'Evesqe les gentz du pais e les retindrent en priso●e a leur volonte en contre la form avandite Si grant l'Evesqe qe nul ne s●it enprisonetz par ses Baillifs en sa fraunchise autrement qe nest use aillours en le royalme e qe les enquests seient fetes pas les Coroners ●e l'Evesche ausi come est aillours use en le royalme solonc la form del esta●ut Et par la ou la dite communalte prient qe nul fraunk homme de l'Evesche soit emplede en Courtesan Crestine for● qe de Testament e de Matrimoign e qe ceus qe de autres choses sont empledetz en meisme la Courtesan eient la prohibition e l'atachement sur le Official aust bien come sur la party Si grant l'Evesqe qe la prohibition ne l'atachement ne soit a nuli ye e qe ceux qui vienent en contre la prohibition soient puniz solonc la lei quel juge de Seint Esglise qe ceo sont Et endreit des terres e des tenementz qe sont tenuz en drengage cle●me l'Evesqe la garde des tenementz de li tenuz e par cele encheson ne cleime il mie garde des tenementz tenuz dautres sauve des tenantz le Priour Et a ceo que les gentz de la communaute se sentirent grevetz qe l'Evesqe fit seisir e tenir en sa guards terres qe sont tenues dautres par servise de Chevaler par encheson qe meismes ceus tenauntzes tindrent de li par service de Chevaler dit l'Evesqe qil devoit aver tieles guards par sa Prerogative des terres qe meismes ceus tenaunz tindrent de autres p●r servise de Chevaler entre Tyne & Teyse ausi come le Roi les ad aillours en Engleterre E pur ceo qe l'Evesqe e les ditz gentzes ne poaient acorder sur ceo point si se mistrent eus en le dit nostre Seignur le Roi. Et le Roi all honurance de Dieu e de saint Cuthbert granta qe l'Evesqe le eust aust come i'll meismes la d'aillours en Engleterre Et par la ou list a ch●scun fraunk homme Nota. fere molin en sa terre demeyne e prendre mine de charbun e de fear les Baillifs Levesqe desturberent ausi bien les Seignurs des viles come autres fraunks tenauntzes qe eus ne poaient des choses avandites lor profit fere si voet Levesqe e grante qe chescun homme face molyn sil ne soit sur terre qe seute deyve a son molyn ou n●sant all ou autre aureit remedy Et qe chescun homme preigne mine the carbon e de fear en sa terre severale e ausint la ou autres ont common en meisme la manere come i'll mesmes fet en sa terre severale e lafoy on au●res on 't common Et par la ou nul fraunk homme de Levesche ne soleit estre emplede●z sors qe en la fraunche Courtesan Levesqe vindrent les Baillifs Levesqe e les firent empleder as halymotz e les amercierent entre les vileins en contre common lei du Roiaume si voet Levesqe e grant qe nul fraunk homme ne veigne si il ne voille la venir e pleindre sei de aucun vilein & si tort li seit fet par aucun vilein e il sen voille pleindre aillours en fraunche Courtesan bref li soit grante Et pur la ou nul frannk qe est pris en la frannchise de Duresme pur fet en meisme la frannchise soit enprisone en le Wapentak de Sadebergh ne nul homme pris pur trespass fet en le Wapentak soit emprisone a Duresme qe nest pas ore suffert si voet Levesque e grante qe issint soit horse pris ceus qui sont arestuz pur trespass fet a li meismes Et par la ou touz les frannk hommes de Lesvesche soleient estre quites de Thonun e de totes maneres ducatz fets en ville Vppelannde la vindrent les bailiffs Levesque e priest rent Thonun communaument ausi ben de ceus qe achatent un acre de ble en terre boef ou vache ou nul autre manere de sustenance en totes les villes de Vpelannd come en ville Marchannde e ceo par extorsion qe unkes ne fu fet en ten the says p●edecessurs Si disoit Levesque qe ceo ne fu mie par li si voet e grante qe desoremes nul Thoun ne soit pris for 'rs qe en meismes les lieus e en meisme la manere come i'll soleit estre pris en ten the says predecessurs Et qe nul de ses Ministres ne seize autri terres ne chateus en sa main sanz brief de la Chauncelerie de garant sil ne soit apres la mort de Auncestre qui tint en chef de li qe nest pas ore soffert ben voet Levesque que nule terre ne chatel seient seisi en sa main autrement qe nad este use en ten the says predecessurs Et qe nul de ses Ministres ne leave debt de nul frannk homme si ele ne soit conve ou en curt recovere ou sa certain debt ben le voet Levesque e le grante e la ou il prient qe nul cariage soit pris de frank hommes se il ne soit pur certain donant sicome est use par mi le Roiaume horse pris ceux qi tienant leur terres par tien servise e ceo nest pas soffert ben voet Levesque e grante qe autrement ne soit fet si ceo ne soit au ten de guerre sicome le Roi e autres Seignurs font en tiel case E qe nul suthbaillif de Coroner soit a Cheval for 'rs qe les qatre Coroners sicome fu en ten the says predecessors ben le voet Levesque e le grante Estre ceo la ou touz les hommes del Evesche soleient aver frannk issue e entre a la porte du Bail * St. Cuthbert for which they exacted moneys daler a le corpse saint li et ses Ministres point ne le suffrirent a ceo qil disoient si voet Levesque e grant qe nul seit desturbe par li mes en ten de guerre e en autres ten quant mestier serra de garde e uncore en meismes cel ten voet Levesque e grante qe len puisse fraunchement entrer e issir sauve gentz de male suspicion E de ceo qe il prient qe chescun fraunkhomme puisse courre e prendre totes maneres des beasts horse des boundes de la fraunche chase horse de Parks e dedenz le fraunche chase dedenz Acregarth a leure e a Copyl Chat e teissun qe nest pas ore soffert Si voet Levesqe e grante qe ben list a chescuu fraunk homme courre e prendre totes maneres des beasts veneison trove horse des boundes de la fraunche chase sil ne soit en park ou beast chacee est suy de homme ou de chen horse de la chase quant il fet par li ou par autre en son noun chacer et quant a courre a prendre leure Gopil Chaat ou Teissun dedenz la dite chase dedenz Acregarth ben voet Levesque e grant qe ceus qe sont especiaument fessetz par chartre par li ou par ses predecessors the courre iloqes e prendre tiel manere dedut y puissent courre e prendre sauve sa veneison Et estre ceo la ou les fraunks hommer del Eveschee qui furent attachetz pur vert ou pur veneifon de la fraunche chase see soleient aquiter par bon pais en touse ten de ses predecessors ses Ministres les ont pris e emprisonetz e retenuz a lour volentez par le surdit de un forester saunz nule lei resceiure ou enqueste prendre e ceus qi suient atteintz de vert soleient estre amercietz solom la quantite du trespass e ceo par les seuters de la Courtesan de la fraunche chase ses baillifs les amercierent a lour volentez saunz nule taxacion des sutiers Voet Levesqe e grante qe tiens maneres de attachementz ne soient desoremes usez pur trespas de veneison en la dite frauncise Mes qe a presentement de foresters soient enquests prizes the office en la Curt de la dite chase par prodes hommes juretz e ceus qe serront enditez par enquest the trespass de veneison soient attachetz devenir a la Courtesan avantdite e iloqes se mettent inquest du pais si il voillent le trespass dedire dont ens sont enditez par enquest e si eus soient de trespas de veneison atteintz par enquest ou sus se mettent ou le trespass degree voillent conoistre soient puniz pur le dit trespass ausi come en fet aillours en Engleterre en case semblable & pur vert sil soient atteintz par enquest ou pris a main oeure soient amerciez solom la quantite del trespass Estre ceo ceus qe soleient estre attachetz pur surdit de veneison prise en Park see soleient aquiter par bon pais la vindrent ses baillifs e les retindrent en prisone a lour volonte saunz nule enqueste prendre Voet Levesque e grante qe les enditez de tien trespass se puissent aquiter par bon pais sil ne soiennt trovez o main oeure Et par la ou touz les hommes qe meinent en la fraunche chase soleient aver husebote e heibote the arder edefier e de enclore e estre quites de paunage qe eus deveint avec de Aunceserie ou de fessement e ceo ne fu pas soffert Voet Levesque e grante qe lor estate soit sauve tel come il fut en ten the says predecessors e tiel come il ont e usetz par Aunceserie ou de fessement Et que les fraunks hommes de la fraunche chase ne soient chargetz de plus de Foresters qe eus ne soleint aver e qe nule garde soit partie en deus e qe nul Forester soit a cheval for 'rs les deus mestres Et qe les Foresters a pie ne priegnent garbs ne autres choses for 'rs qe desormes grasmen e de ses bonds mes sicome il soleient prendre avaunt en ten the says predecessors Si voet Levesqe e grante quant a garbs prendre qil ne preignent garbs ne autres choses des fraunks tenantzes ne de autres autrement qe il ne soleient fere en ten the says predecessurs Et quant a Foresters mettre a sa volonte soit a pie ou a cheval ou meins been li list qar ses Foresters sont a ses custages demeyne e de ses vileins e voet e graunte qe ceus qe y met plus qe ne soleient estre rien ne preienent du pais ne garbs ne autres choses Et la ou la dite communaute prient qe il voille redrescer les appruementz fetz en la fraunche chase e de horse e de lur entrees e de leur issue's estopees a greve nusance de la dite communaute issi qil ne ont fraunche entre ne issue ne suffissant pasture aportenaunt a lor fraunks tenementzes Voet ben Levesqe e grante qe la ou tiens appruementzes the son ten demeine sont nusantzes issi qe les gentz ne ont pas suffisaunte common solonc lei soient addrescetz & voet le Roi qe le redrescement se face dedenz le saint Johan prochein avenir Et la ou ses wastz furent lessetz a ferme e puis weynez par poverte en la fraunche chase e de horse la vindrent ses baillifs e pristrent les beasts the veisins procheins e leverent la ferme de eux encontre common usage du pais dit Levesqe qe ce ne fut mie par li e voet e grant qe mes ne soit fet Estre ceo prient les gentz de la dite communaute qe nules issues ne soient levetz en la fraunchise avanndite Mes a fere destresces pur defaults e les destresces retenir e plus prendre tant qe la party veigne en Courtesan a respondre sicome ad este use du ten dont y ny ad memoire dit Levesqe qe il ne fet autre chose ne fere ne cleime for 'rs qe sicome homme fet ailleurs en le Roiame en case semblable Et totes les choses defus grantees voet levesque e grant pur li e pur seglise e pur ses successurs taunt come en li est qe eyes se teignent e remaignent fermes e establees as gentzes de la dite communaute e a lour heirs a touse jours Et estre ceo pur ceo qe touse les articles e grievances avanditz amiablement sont acordetz dont les gentz de la dite communaute touse e chescun de eus ont relessetz a la propre persone le dit Evesqe touse les damages qe il out eux e resceus par acheson des articles avantditz le dit Evesqe pur le honeur e la reverence de nostre Seignur le Roi qi de cest accord sest entremis ad relesse tote manere de ire the rancour e de mal voillaunce qe il ad ou ad eu envers eux e chescun de eus par acheson des contens avanditz En tesmoignance de cestes choses li dit Evesque ad mis son seal a cest escrit Don. a Everwyk le dis e noefisme jour de Juyl l'an del Incarnation nostre Seignur 1303. e du regne li dit Roy Edward Trente primer After the death of a Mat. Westm An. 1301. p. 1417 Godwins p. 364. Spelman Council Tom. 2. p 435 Ex cod M S in Bibl. Cotton sub effiriem Cleopatra E. 1. Godfrey Giffard Bishop of Worcester Anno 1301. A Monk was elected Bishop thereof qui non inveniens gratiam consecrationis ab Archiepiscopo Cantuariensi ad sedem Apostolicam profectus est Quo cum venisset discusso electionis ejus ordine coram Papa electio Wygorniensis Monachi penitus est quassata Deditque ergo Dominus Papa Bonifacius Episcopatum illum by his Papal provision cuidam de ordine Fratrum Minorum to wit Gulihelmo de Geynsburgh Romae Satanici sacri Palatii Lector & quia hanc in Concienibus ac Scholasticis congressibus defendebat doctrinam Papam non posse errare neque a quoquam esse judicandum licet mille Christianorum animas ad orcum detruserit effectus est a Bonifacio octavo execrabilissime Romanae sedis monstro Wygorniensis Episcopus An. Dom. 1301. as b Pat. 31 E 1. m. 39 John Bale Bishop of Ossory relates King Edward having formerly sent him and Hugh Mauncestr a Dominican as his Nuntioes to the King of France about reparations for the damages done by him to the Province of Aquitain was content to accept his fealty and restore the Temporalties of the Bishopric to him but upon his solemn renunciation of a clause in the Pope's Bull before the King and his Council in Windesor Castle which invaded and prejudiced his royal prerogative as this Record and Memorandum thereof informs us REX dilecto & sideli suo Humfrido de Waleden Custodi Episcopatus Wygorn sede vacant salutem Cum Dominus Bonifacius Summus Pontifex dilectum nobis in Christo fratrem Willielmum de Gaynesburgh de Ordine Minorum in Episcopum Wygorn praefecerit et Pastorem sicut per literas ipsius Summi Pontificis bullatas nobis inde directas plenius nobis constat Nos praefectionem illam acceptantes cepimus fidelitatem ipsius Willielmi & Temporalia Episcopatus praedicti prout moris est restituimus eidem Et ideo vobis mandamus quod eidem Willielmo Temporalia Episcopatus praedicti sine dilatione liberetis sicut praedictum est Teste Rege apud windsor 4. die Februarii Et mandatum est Militibus liberis hominibus & omnibus aliis tenentibus de Episcopatu praedicto quod eidem Willielmo tanquam Episcopo & Domino suo in omnibus quae ad Episcopatum illum pertinent intendentes sint & respondentes sicut praedictum est In cujus etc. Teste Rege ut supra Et memorandum quod eadem die praefatus Episcopus in Castro Regis apud windsor oblata Regi Bulla Apostolica in qua continebatur inter caetera quod Papa sibi commisit administrationem Spiritualium et Temporalium Episcopatus praedicti pro eo quod dicta Bulla in hoc juri Regio praejudicialis sore videbatur praefatae Commissioni quantum ad Temporalia dicti Episcopatus express renunciavit et se dicta Temporalia a dicto Rege velle admittere eaque ab ipso tenere in praesentia dicti Regis et sui Confilii recognovit et pro transgressione quae dicto Regi fieri videbatur in admissions Bullae Apostolicae in qua continebatur quod Papa sibi administrationem Temporalium dicti Episcopatus commisit fecit dictus Episcopus finem Mille Marcarum dicto Regi ad voluntatem suam solvendarum Postmodum vero dictus Episcopus fecit fidelitatem consuetam dicto Regi et idem Rex praecepit Cancellario suo quod faceret sibi literas de restitutione Temporalium Episcopatus praedicti The Pope by his provision conferring a Prebendary in the King's Free Chapel of Wolverhampton upon an Italian and issuing process to put him into possession thereof in prejudice of the King's royal Crown and Dignity the King thereupon issued this memorable Prohibition to the Dean and Chapter by no means to admit him and to send the process to him REX dilectis sibi in Christo Decano & Capitulo liberae Capellae suae de Wolverhampton Claus 31 E 1. m. 19 dorso Prohibito pro Capellae Regis de Wolverhampton salutem Ne Coronae et dignitatis nostrae Regiae jura depereant siudiosam nos decet operam adhibere et ad ea manutenenda et conservanda eo potius debeamus esse solliciti quoad hoc vinculo juramenti teneri dinoscimur et astringi Cum itaque quoddam negotium provisorium de quadam Praebenda in Capella nostra praedicta cuidam Ottobono Malespania authoritate Apostolica assignanda sit vobis commissum sicut accepimus exequendum quod utique si procederet in nostri cederet praejudicium manifestum et dictae Coronae ac dignitatis nostrae Regiae laesionem Vobis inhibemus firmiter injungendo ne nobis inconsultis ad executionem aliquam in hac parte faciendam procedatis seu procedere praesumatis per quod nobis Regio juri nostro et liberae Capellae nostrae praedictae praejudicium aliquod generari valeat in futurum Et si forsan ad receptionem alicujus authoritate praedicta processeritis nobis inconsultis processum hujusmodi penitus revocetis et saciatis quod ab aliis revocetur Taliter super hiis vos habentes ne ad vos tanquam ad juris et Coronae nostrae violatores graviter capere debeamus Teste Rege apud Hampstede secundo die Decembris He likewise issued this memorable Writ to the Sheriff of Stafford to defend and maintain his Clerk in the possession thereof and not permit him to be removed by the Pope's provision or authority REX Vic. Staff salutem Intelleximus quod cum dilectus Clericus noster Ibid. m. 17. dorso Pro Magist Nich. de Lovetot Magister Johannes de Lovetot praebendam de Kyswaldeston in libera Capella nostra de Wulverenhampton ex collacione dilecti nobis in Christo Decani ejusdem Capellae nuper adeptus & in possessionem ejusdem per eundem Decanum inductus canonicè extitisset quidam Ottobonus Malae spinae clamans habere praebendam praedictam per provisionem sedis Apostolicae sibi factam praefatum Clericum nostrum a possessione sua praebendae praedictae expellere nititur hiis diebus quod in Coronae et Regiae dignitatis nostrae si toleraretur cederet praejudicium manifestum Nolenres igitur nobis et Coronae nostrae Regiae injuriari taliter in hac parte Tibi praecipimus firmiter injungentes quod praefatum Clericum nostrum in possessione sua Praebendae praedictae manuteneas protegas et defendas non permittens ipsum per praefatum Ottobonum vel quemcunque alium super possessione praedicta virtute provistonis praedictae sic in praejudicium nostrum factae aliqualiter impediri Teste Rege apud Odyham 12 die Januarii In the Plea Rolls of Anno 31 E. 1. in the Receipts of the Exchequer I likewise find this suit of the King against the Dean of Wulverhampton for conferring this Prebendary on the Pope's Clerk against the privilege and rights of his Crown and Realm at the Pope's command * Hill Anno 31 E 1. apud Westm coram Rege Staff rot 47. DOminus Rex implacitat Decanum liberae Capellae suae de Wolverhampton eo quod ipse contra privilegia regni sui et contra Ius Regni sui contulit Praevendam in dicta Capella super quendam Ottobon de Malesoina ex mandato Papae etc. Decanus venit et posuit se voluntati Domini Regis Alto et Basso si in aliquo deliquit etc. remaneat quousque locutum fuerit cum Rege etc. To which I shall subjoin this Prohibition of the King to the Archbishop of Canterbury not to visit his free Chapel of St. Martin's London nor the Prebendaries thereunto belonging exempt from all Episcopal Jurisdiction against their privileges and hurt of his Crown and Dignity REX venerabili in Christo patri R. eadem gratia Cantuar. Archiepiscopo tocius Claus 31 E 1. m. 17. dorso Prohibitio pro liberis Capellis Regis Angliae Primati salutem Cum libera Capella nostra Sancti Martini magni London cum Praebendis ad eandem Capellam spectantibus sicut aliae liberae Capellae nostrae in regno nostro ab omni jurisdictione ordinar. exempta sit libera penitus et immunis ac vos visitacionis officium in Capella et Praebendis praedictis jam intendatis sicut ●ccepimus exercere Nos attendentes nostrae Regiae digni●ati per hoc posse de facili derogari Vobis prohibemus ne jurisdictionem aliqualem in praedictis Capella et Praebendis exercere seu quicquam quod in nostri seu Coronae aut Regiae dignitatis nostrae praejudicium seu libertatis Capellae et Praebendarum praedictarum laesionem cedere possit aliqualiter attemptare praesumatis Teste Rege apud Langeleye 10 die Februarii Per Regem & Consilium Soon after the * Here p. 989 990. premised accord between the Bishop of Durham and his Tenants before the King and his Council in Parliament the King issued this Writ of Privy Seal to his Chancellor to make a special Writ of Restitution of the Franchises which the King had seized by advice of his Judges of both Benches and Barons of his Exchequer and to make Rolls and Memorials thereof and send them to him EDward par la grace de Dieu Roy Dengleterre etc. A nostre chier Clerk & foial Meistre William de Grenefend nostre Chancellier saluz Nous entendoms qe Ex Bundela Brevium de Privato sigillo etc. An. 31 E. 1. in Turre London vous savez brevi comment nagaires par agard de nostre Court feismes seiser et prendre en nostre meyn la Franchise de Leveschée de Dureme pur aucunes acheisons contenues en le Record du jugement qe pi e ceo en fu renduz per devant nous et coment nous assignames Garden Justices Chancellier et autres Ministres por la dite Franchise garder et por fair ce qe a meisme la garde appendent & por tenir a droit touz ceux de la dite Franchise qui pleindre se voustrent ausi bien des honeurable pere Antoigne Evesqe de Dureme et de ses ministres qui de droite ior avoient faillu en plusurs manieres sicome il disoient come dautres E por ceo qe le dit gardein et nos autres Ministres avantditz ont jam grant piece des dites choses usez ne per nous la dite Franchise demorant en nostre meyn sicome est avantdit dont plusors quereles entamees entre le dit Evesqe et ses Ministers dune part & les gentz de la Communaute de meisme la Franchise dautre por lor commun assent furent hagaires sur certain form de pes devant nous & nostre Conseil a Dureme apposees finaument & les autres pais redreseez en due manere solonc ce qe acordez feut entre eux a ceo qe tesmoignes nous est por nos foialx & loialx William de Bereford Rog. de Hegham William Ormesby & Henric. de Budeford les queux nous assignames pursurveer les redrescementz des choses avantdites si qe totes les dites quereles sont jam terminees en bone manere sauve aucunes qe nous avoms mises & ajornees devant nous a nostre prochein Parliament Nous pur la devocion qe nous avoms a saint Cuthbert advoe de leglise de meisme Levesche et por la bone volente qe nous a lavantdite Evesche vueillantzes au dit Evesque fair grace especiale rendoms au dit corp saint et a meisme Levesque ausint la Franchise avantdite a avoir tener et user a li et a ses successors auxi entiorement et ausi franchement sicome li ou ses predecessors Evesques the meisme le lieu resnablement la avoient tindrent et userent avaunt le temps de la prise de la dite fraunchise en nostre meyn En tien manned qe sauvez soient a nous et au nos heirs nostre Roiale dignete et les choses que a nous et a nostre Coroune y appendent & qe totes les choses acordees & aposees entre le dit Evesqe & les gentz de la dite Commune devant nous & devant nostre Consail & les redrescements faitz par lour commun assent y taunt come la dite franchise ad este en nostre meyn soient fermement tenz a touse jour Et si nul peravienture viegne a lencontre en nul point qe nous ou noz heirs mettons lafoy meyn totes les foiz qe nous werrons qil face a fair Et pur ce vous mandoms qe au dit Evesqe facez aver letters de nostre grant seal de ceo qe nous li rendoms la dite Franchise en la form avantdite Et mandez per letters de meisme le seal ● Monsieur Robart de Clifford nostre gardein de mesme la Franchise ou y son lieutenant quill sueffre le dit Evesque user et joyr de la dite Franchise en la forme qe nous li la avoms rendue a quill en ouste la meyn et en meisme la manere mandez a Monsire * See here p. 938. William D'ormesby nostre Justice de meisme la Franchise de ce qe a li en affiert per reison de la dite Justicerie Et ausint a Henr. de Budeford nostre Chancellier de meisme la Franchise de ce qe a li en appent par la reison de la dite Chancellerie & qe nostre seal assignez au governement de la dite Franchise qe nous li baillames face rendre en nostre Garderobe au plustest quill porra bonement Et jasoit ce qe nous vous mandoms ceste form comment il nous semble qe la dite franchise fait a rendre Nemye pur ce nous volons & vous mandoms qe pris a vous les avantditz William de Bereford Roger de Hegham William Dörmesby & Henr. de Budeford ensemblement ove les autres gentz de nostre Consail ausibien nos Justices de lun baunk et de lautre come ceux de Leschekier qui la serront presentzes et qe vous porrez bonement assembler eez consail et avisement sur le process ausi bien de la prise de la Franchise come des autres choses qe en sont passees des le comencemeut jusqes encea dont nous vous enveoms souz nostre prive seal aucuns roulles et aucuns remembrances qui sont demorez devers nous touchantzes meisme lafoy busoigne Et sil semble a vous et a eux qe la forme de cest rendre face a changer en nul point si voloms qe par lor consail et lor avisement soit le changement fait et la forme ordeneez tiele come entre vous verrez qe a fair se face Et nous enveez par aucun certein homme la forme du rendre de la Franchise de la dite Eveschee desouz vostre seal ensemblement les roulles et les remembrances avantdit●s et nous facez ausint saver quantque vous enaurez fait au plustest que vous porrez Don souz nostre prive Seal a la ville saint Johan de Perth le 8. jour de Joignet & la● de nostre regne 31. In obedience to which Writ the Chancellor Judge's and Barons framed this ensuing Writ of restitution from whence we may observe 1. That our Kings by their Royal Prerogative may seize and retain the Franchises and Liberties of any of their Bishops when they or their Officers abuse and exceed them to the oppression and grievance of their Tenants or other Subjects till they be righted 2ly That the King in such cases may constitute such Justices Chancellors Stewards and other Officers by his own Royal authority as the Bishops used to constitute to exercise all Jurisdictions in the King's Name and Right alone not in the Bishops Therefore he may constitute all their Ecclesiastical Officers too by like reason when they exceed or abuse their authority in holding Plea in their Ecclesiastical Courts of matters belonging to his Temporal Courts Crown or Dignity or unjustly vex or excommunicate his Subjects or refuse to issue out their Process in the King's Name stead and under his Seal according to the Statutes of 37 H. 8. c. 17. & 1 E. 6. c. 2. The Writ they then form runs in this form REX omn●bus ad quos etc. salutem Sciatis quod cum regalem libertatem Episcopatus Duxelm quibusdam de causis per considerationem Curiae nostrae Pat. 30 E. 1. m. 19 intus De Episcopo Dunelm de libertate sua sibi restituta coram nobis in Parliamento nostro apud Westmonasterium in Octabis Sancti Johannis Baptistae anno regni nostri tricesimo in manum nostram capi fecerimus et seisiri & certos Custodem Justice Cancellarium & alios Ministros ad dictam libertatem deputaverimus nostro nomine custodiend & ad faciendum ea quae ad dictam custodiam pertinebant ac ad justi●iam tenendam et faciendam omnibus et singulis de eadem libertate conqueri volentibus tàm de venerabili patre Antonio ejusdem loci Episcopo & Ministris suis ejusdem libertatis qui eye in justitia exhibenda ut dicebant modis variis desuerunt quam de aliis quibuscunque ac dicti Custos justic Cancellar et alii Ministri nostri praedicti praemissa nostro nomine exercuerunt jam est diu dicta l bertate per dictam considerationem in nostris manibus existente per quod plures querelae inter praedictum Episcopum et Ministros suos ex parte una et homines de Communitate ejusdem libertatis ex altera motae per communem assensum eorundem Episcopi et Ministrorum ac conquerentium praedictorum coram nobis et Consilio nostro apud Dunelm à die Paschae in tres septimanas anno regni nostri tricesimo primo sub certa forma fuerant pacificatae sinaliter & sedatae ac etiam quaedam aliae modo debito postea inter partes praedictas amicabiliter sunt correctae prout inter eosdem partes extitit concordatum sicut per dilectos & fideles nostros Willielmum de Bereford Rogerum de Hegham Willielmum de Ormesby & Heur de Gildeford per nos ad praedictas correctiones supervidendas assignatos nobis testificatum existit Ita quod omnes dictae querelae bono modo jam terminatae sunt & finitae exceptis aliquibus ex ipsis quas coram nobis in proximo Parliamento nostro poni feci & adjornari Nos ob devotionem quam erga beatum Cuthbertum gloriosum Christi Confessorem Ecclesiae Dunelm patronum & affectionem quam erga praefatum Episcopum gerimus & habemus volentes eidem Episcopo gratiam in hac parte facere specialem praefatis Sancto & Episcopo praedictam reddidimus libertatem habendam tenendam & utendam eidem Episcopo & successor suis adeo integrè & liberè sicut idem Episcopus & predecessores sui Episcopi ejusdem loci eam rationabiliter tenuerunt & ea usi fuerunt an●e captionem ejusdem libertatis in manum nostram Ita videlicet quod salva sint nobis et haeredibus nostris regia dignitas nostra jura et res quae ad nos et Coronam nostram pertinent ibidem & quod omnia concordata & pacificata inter dictum Episcopum & homines dictae Communitatis coram nobis & Consilio nostro ac reformationes & correctiones per communem assensum eorundem factae dum praedicta libertas extitit in manu nostra imperpetuum teneantur & firmiter observentur Et si quis forsan contravenerit in aliquo praemissorum quod nos & haeredes nostri ad id manum apponamus quociens nobis & ipsis haeredibus nostris videbitur faciendum In cujus etc. Teste Rege apud Villam Sancti Johannis de Perth 8 die Julii REX dilecto & fideli suo Roberto de Clifford * See p. 938. custodi suo libertatis Episcopatus Ibidem Dunelm in manu nostra existentis vel ejus locum tenenti salutem Cum libertatem praedictam quam quibusdam de causis per considerationem Curiae nostrae coram nobis in Parliamento nostro apud Westmonasterium in Octabis Sancti Johannis Baptistae anno regni nostri tricesimo in manum nostram capi fecim●s et seisiri venerabili patri Antonio Dunelmensi Episcopo per literas nostras patentes ob devotionem quam erga beatum Cuthbertum gloriosum Christi Confessorem ●cclesiae Dunelmensis patronum ac affectionem quam erga praefatum Episcopum gerimus & habemus reddiderimus de nostra gratia speciali prout in literis nostris praedictis plenius continetur Vobis mandamus quod de dicta libertate vos ulterius non intromittentes ac etiam Vicecomites & omnes alios Ministros in officiis quibuscunque in eadem libertate per vos nostro nomine deputatos penitus amoventes ipsum Episcopum libertate illa uti & gaudere permittatis juxta tenorem literarum nostrarum patentium praedictarum Teste ut supra REX dilecto & fideli suo Willielmo de Ormesby * See p. 938. Justice suo ad placita libertatem Episcopatus Dunelm in manu nostra existentis tangentia tenenda assignato Ibidem salutem Cum libertatem praedictam etc. reddiderimus etc. prout etc. mandamus quod de dicta libertate ratione officii Justiciariae praedictae vos ulterius non intromittentes ipsum Episcopum libertate illa etc. ut supra Teste ut supra REX dilecto Clerico suo Henr. de Gildeford * See p. 938. Cancellario suo libertatis Episcopatus Dunelm in manu nostra existentis salutem Cum libertatem praedictam Ibidem etc. reddiderimus etc. prout etc. Vobis mandamus quod de dicta libertate ratione officii Cancellariae praedictae vos ulterius non intromittentes ipsum Episcopum libertate illa uti & gaudere permittatis juxta tenorem literarum nostrarum patentium praedictarum sigillum nostrum ad regimen dictae libertatis deputatum quod vobis nuper liberavimus nobis in Garderoba nostra custodiendum quam citius commodè poteritis liberetis Teste ut supra Et fuerunt patentes The King's Escheator distraining the Abbot of St. Benedict de Hulmo for the Palfry and Cup of his predecessor pretended to be anciently due to the King by his prerogative and received from his predecessors upon every occasion whereas there was never any received by the King before Thereupon a Writ of Inquiry of the truth thereof issued to the King's Escheator upon which an Inquisition was found for the Abbot against the King which I discovered in the White Tower Chappel EDwardus Dei Gratia Rex Angliae Dominus Hiberniae & Dux Aquitaniae dilecto & fideli suo Waltero de Gloucestr Escaetori suo citra Trentam salutem Ex Bundela Brevium & Literarum in Turre London An. 31 E 1. querela dilecti nobis in Christo Abbatis Sancti Benedicti de Hulmo accep●mus quod cum ipse ad aliquem Palfridum vel Cuppam aliquam nobis ratione alicujus vacationis domus suae praedictae praestand nullatenus teneatur et nos seu aliquis progenitorum nostrorum quondam Regum Angliae occasione aliquarum vacationum ejusdem Abbatiae hujusmodi Palfridum et Cuppam de praedecessoribus suis Abbatibus ejusdem loci non habuerimus seu habere consueverimus temporibus retroactis vos nichilominus unum Palefridum et unam Cuppam a praefato Abbate ratione ultimae vacationis Abbatiae supradictae ad opus nostrum exigitis et ipsum ea occasione graviter distringi facitis minus just in ipsius Abbatis dampnum non modicum et domus suae praedictae exhaeredationis periculum manifestum Et quia super praemissis plenius certiorari & praefato Abbati quod justum fuerit fieri volumus in hac parte Vobis mandamus quod per Sacramentum proborum & legalium hominum de balliva vestra per quos rei veritas melius sciri poterit diligenter inquiratis utrum nos vel progenitores nostri praedicti Palefridum aliquem vel Cuppam de Abbatia praedicta ratione alicujus vacationis ejusdem temporibus praeteritis habere consueeverimus necne & si sic tunc quis vel qui nostrum & quo tempore & qualiter & quomodo Et inquisitionem inde distinctè & apertè factam nobis sub sigillo vestro & sigil eorum per quos facta fuerit sine dilatione mittatis & hoc breve Teste meipso apud Walkhamstead 27. die Februarii Anno regni nostri 31. INquisitio facta apud Harehill in Com. Norff. coram W. de G. Escaetor Domini Regis in Com. Norff. die Jovis in Septimana Paschae Anno regni Regis Edwardi tricesimo primo videlicer utrum Dominus Rex vel Progenitores sui aliquem Palefridum vel Cuppam de Abbatia Sancti Benedicti de Hulmo ratione alicujus vacationis ejusdem Abbatis temporibus praeteritis habere consueverunt per Rogerum de Hales & Bartholomaeum de S●merton Milites Robertum Trenchemer Johannem Sprigg Willielmum de Adeburgh Richardum de Gravele Richardum de Brauntweyt Willielmum le Garner Galfridum le Treshtwere Thom. fill Moricii de Vpton Robertum le Vernoun & Hugonem le Newman de Statham Jur. dicunt super Sacramentum suum quod nullo tempore à quo extat memoria Dominus Rex vel Progenitores sui Palefridum aliquem vel cuppam aliquam de Abbatia Sancti Benedicti de Hulmo ratione alicujus vacationis ejusdem Abbatiae temporibus praeteritis habere consueverunt In cujus rei testimonium dicti Jur. huic Inquis sigilla sua apposuerunt There was likewise another Writ of Inquiry issued and Inquisition about the same time at the suit of the Prior and Covent of the said Abbey touching certain Lands and Tenements which they held and enjoyed for their sustentation divided from the residue of the Temporalties time out of mind which neither the Abbots during the plenarty nor King's Escheators during the vacancy ever intermeddled with in any King's reign which the King's Escheator seized into his hands upon the last vacation to their prejudice as they suggested which was found for the Prior and Covent EDwardus Dei gratia Rex Angliae Dominus Hyberniae & Dux Aquitaniae dilecto In eadem Bundela Anno 31 E 1. & fideli suo Waltero de Glouc. Escaetori suo citra Trentam salutem Ex parte nobis in Christo Prioris & Conventus Abbatiae Sancti Benedicti de Hulmo nobis est ostensum quod cum ipsi quasdam terras & quaedam tenementa ad Abbatiam praedictam pertinentia pro sustentatione sua separatim teneant & Predecessores sui Priores & Conventus ejusdem loci terras illa & tenementa semper hactenus separatim tenuerint & plenam demonstrationem inde habuerint Ita quod Abbates ejusdem loci temporibus suis seu Escaetores vel Custodes nostri vel Progenitorum nostrorum quondam Regum Angliae aliquibus vacationibus ejusdem Abbatiae de terris & tenementis praedictis seu exitibus eorundem se in aliquo intromittere non consueverunt temporibus retroactis vos nichilominus exitus terrarum & ten p●aedictorum jàm in ultima vacatione Abbatiae ejusdem caepistis in manum nostran et eos ac si ad nos sicut alii exitus Abbatiae ejusdem ratione dictae vacationis pertinerent aliter quam aliis vacationibus Abbatiae praedictae temporibus retroactis fieri consuevit eisdem Priori et Conventui detinetis in ipsorum Prioris et Conventus dampnum non modicum et gravamen Et quia eisdem Priori & Conventui injuriari nolumus in hac parte set potius super praemissis volumus certiorari ut eis inde quod justum fuerit fieri faciamus Vobis mandamus quod per Sacramentum proborum & legalium hominum de Balliva nostra per quos rei veritas melius sciri poterit diligenter inquiratis utrum iidem Prior & Conventus aliquas terras & tenementa ità separatim teneant & hactenus tenuerunt quod Abbates ejusdem loci temporibus suis de terris & tenementis illis vel exitibus eorundem se in aliquo non intromiserunt necne etsi sic tunc utrum Escaetores vel Custodes nostri vel progenitorum nostrorum praedictorum de eisdem terris & ten vel eorum exitibus aliquibus vacationibus ejusdem Abbatiae se intromittere vel nobis inde respondere consueverint neyne et si sic tunc de quibus terris & ten & quo tempore & qualiter & quomodo Et inquisitionem inde distinctè & apertè factam nobis sub sigillo vestro & sigil eorum per quos facta fuerit sine dilatione mittatis & hoc breve Teste meipso apud Hospital Sanctae Katerin● juxta Turrim London tercio die Februarii Anno regni nostri 31. INquisitio facta apud Harhill in Com. Norff. coram Escaetore Domini Regis in Com Norff. die Jovis in Septiman Paschaes Anno regni Regis Edwardi tricesimo primo videlicet utrum Prior & Conventus Sancti Benedicti aliquas terras & tenementa teneant dictae Abbatiae pertinent & hactenus tenuerunt ita quod Abbates ejusdem loci temporibus suis retroactis nec Escaetor vel Custod Domini Regis vel progenitorum suorum aliquibus vacationibus ejusdem Abbatiae se intromittere consueverunt necne per Rogerum de Hales Bartholomeum de Burle Johannem de Juggelose Johannem Hoggede Stephanum de Cottingham Hugonem de Burr Thomam de Hemelyngton Martinum Gulion & Robertum Crispin Jur. Qui dicunt super Sacramentum suum quod Prior & Conventus Abbatiae Sancti Benedicti omnes terras & ten●menta sua pro sustentatione sua & certis officiis ejusdem Abbathiae assignata ita separatim ubique tenent & hactenus temporibus retroactis tenuerunt quod nec Abbates ejusdem loci temporibus suis tempore à quo non extat memoria de terris & tenementis illis feu de exitibus eorundem in aliquo se intromiserunt nec Escaetores vel Custod Domini Regis vel Progenitorum suorum Regum Angliae de eisdem terris & tenementis aliquibus vacationibus ejusdem Abbatiae à tempore quo non extat memoria se intromittere nec de exitibus eorundem ad opus Domini Regis respondere consueverunt In cujus rei testimonium huic Inquis sigilla sua apposuerunt The Pope having granted the King the moiety of the Disme for 3. years which he imposed on the Clergy of England and Ireland the King not only disposed the moiety thereof but likewise commanded all of it to be seized and secured till further order that none of it might be transported by this Writ REX Venerabili in Christo patri R. eadem gratia London Episcopo Collectori Decimae Papalis una cum Magistro Bartholomaeo de Ferentino Canonico Claus 31 E 1. m. 2. intus De pecun a proveniente ●e Decima custodienda ad opus Regis Sancti Pauli London salutem Mandamus vobis quod omnes denarios qui recepti et levati sunt de Decima praedicta per totum regnum nostrum tam in manus vestras quam in manus subditorum vestrorum quorumcunque praedictam Decimam colligentium vel eandem per vos vel dictos subditos vestros in deposita custodientium existentes et etiam omnes denarios qui exnunc levandi sunt de eadem Decima in eodem regno nostro absque omni dilatione integre et absque diminutione arestetis et arestari et salvo et secure custodiri faciatis quousque aliud super hoc a nobis habueritis in mandatis Et hoc in fide qua nobis tenemini et sub omni eo quod nobis forisfacere poteritis nullatenus omittatis Mittimus insuper ad vos dilectum Clericum nostrum Johannem de Sandale vobis mandantes quod eidem Johanni in negotiis praedictae Decimae & aliis quae idem Johannes vobis vivae vocis oraculo intimabit adhibeatis firmiter certam fidem Teste Rege ●p●d Chambe●ky●eth primo die Novembr Eodem modo mandatum est Magistro Johanni Bonichi de Senis Commissario Bartholomaei de Ferentino Canonici Sancti Pauli London Collectoris Decimae Papalis una cum praefato Episcopo Teste ut supra The King sending to the Bishop of London to order the Pope's Collector of the Clergies Disms in Ireland to pay one thousand marks thereof into the Treasurer of Ireland he thereupon desired to receive the King's acquittance upon payment thereof by this Letter to the King A Tresnoble Prince e son treschieur Seignur sire Edward par la grace de Dieux Bundela Brevium & Literarum in Turre Lond. Roy Dengleterre Seignur Derlande etc. l● soen humble Chapeleyn Evesqe de Londres salutz e quantqe il siet e poet de reverence e de honour Treschier Seignur iceo Mardy apres la Cluse Paschae receumes vos letters de credence par sire Waltier de Pederton vostre Clerc qe nous dist de par vous qe nous feisons en haste maunder a les Cuillours de la Dyme mice par nostre Seignur le Apostoyle en Hirlande qe i facent lyverer a Sire Richard de Bereford vostre Tresourer en la dite terre Dirland mille Mars e pur ceo qe nous desiroms e touse jours presz serroms a fair voz pleisirs e comandemenz a nostre poer si serons fair noz letters overtes e closes a Cuillors susditz de mille Marz avantditz a paer au dit tresourer en la form susdite issi qe nous eyoms vostre lettre de aquitance de deners avantnome solom lafoy form de voz autres lettres avant ces heures festes de tieux paemenz quele nous avoms baille all portour the cestes letters a reporter a Londres all houstel mestre Bertilmeu de Ferentyn ou noz letters a Cuillours avantditz serront prestemenz tro●ez Nostre Seignur vos doynt bone saunt e long vie Escrit a Suthministre le 16. jour de April Dorso A tresnoble Prince e sun treschier Seignur sire Edward par la grace de Dieux Roys Dengleterre Par Levesqe de Loundres How this money was to be disposed of this Writ informs us REX Collectoribus Decimae in Hibernia assignatis per venerabilem patrem R. Episcopum London & Magistrum Bartholomaeum de Ferentino Canonicum Cl. 31 E. 1. m. 12. De pecunia liberanda ad opus Regis in Hib. London Collectores ejusdem a sede Apostolica deputatos salute● Cum nostras patentes literas continentes quod nos de pecunia proveniente de dicta Decima recepimus a praefatis Episcopo et Bartholomaeo mille marcas sterlingorum dilecto Clerico nostro Ricardo de Bereford Thes. nostro Hiberniae et praedictis Collectoribus nostro nomine liberatas fieri et eas praefatis Episcopo et Bartholomaeo fecerimus liberari Vobis mandamus rogantes quod à praefatis Episcopo et Bartholomaeo habueritis in mandatis de dictis mille Marcis praefato Richardo ad opus nostrum liberandis tunc eas eidem Richardo ad cicius quod poteritis liberetis ad faciendum inde quod ei dedimus in mandatis Et hoc sicut nos & honorem nostrum ac regni nostri commodum diligitis nullatenus omittatis Teste Rege apud B●verlacen 21. die April Per ipsum Regem nunc J. de Drokenesford & J. de Benestede He likewise ordered this thousand Marks of the Dism collected in Irelaad to be sent to him into Scotland by this ensuing Writ REX dilecto Clerico suo Ricardo de Bereford Thes. Scaccarii sui Dublin salutem Cum nostras patentes literas continentes quod nos de pecunia proveniente de Ib. m. 12. De pecunia mittenda Regi de partibus Hibern Decima Cleri Hibern per Dominum Bonifacium Summum Pontificem de assensu nostro noviter imposita per tres annos recepimus à venerabili patri R. London Episcopo & Magistro Bartholomaeo de Ferentino Canonico London Collectoribus ejusdem Decimae mille marcas sterlingorum vobis à praedictis Collectoribus nostro nomine liberatas fieri et eas praedictis Collectoribus fecerimus liberari Vobis mandamus quod praedictas mille marcas à praedictis Episcopo & Bartholomaeo recipiatis et eas nobis ad partes Scociae per Clericum qui cum hominibus ad arma de partibus Hibern ad dictas partes Scotiae est venturus mittatis dilecto Clerico nostro Johanni de Drokenesford Custod Garderobae nostrae ibidem liberandus Et hoc nullatenus omittatis Teste Rege ut supra Per ipsum Regem ut supra The King to raise present moneys granted this privilege to several Abbots and Monasteries that when ever the Abbeys should become void by death or session they should have the Custody of the Temporalties for 3. Months prohibiting his Bailiffs and Escheators to intermeddle with them as is evident by this Writ for the Abbot of St. Mary's in York REX dilecto Clerico suo Ricardo de Haveringe Escaetori suo citra Trentam salutem Claus 31 E 1. m. 2. Pro Priore & Conventu B. Mar. Ebor. Cum literas nostras patentes concesserimus dilect●s nobis in Christo fratri Benedicto Abbati beatae Mariae Eborum ac Conventui ejusdem loci quod cum dictam Abbaciam per mortem vel cessionem dicti Abbatis vacare contingeret Prior et Conventus ejusdem loci qui pro tempore fuerint habeant custodiam Abbaciae praedictae cum omnibus ad Abbaciam illam pertinentibus & quae ad nos pertinere possent si custodiam ejusdem in manu nostra teneremus à tempore quo Abbacia illa vacare inceperit usque ad finem trium mensium proximò sequencium completorum Ita quod nullus Escaetor aut alius Ballivus seu Minister noster vel haered nostrorum se de custodia praedicta vel aliquibus ad eam spectantibus durantibus praedictis tribus mensibus intromittat nec ipsos Priorem et Conventum super hoc aliqualiter impediat quo minus ipsi per praedictos tres menses habeant liberam et plenam administrationem omnium possessionum proventuum & reddituum ad Abbaciam illam spectancium necnon omnium exituum inde proveniencium salvis nobis et haeredibus nostris feodis Militum advocationibus Ecclesiarum Wardis et Maritagiis libe●orum tenencium ejusdem Abbatiae quae tempore vacacionis ejusdem accidere contigerit Ita tamen quod si vacacio illa ultra tres menses praedictos duraverit nos vel haered nostri finitis eisdem tribus mensibus custodiam Abbaciae praedictae cum omnibus ad custodiam illam spectantibus durante vacatione praedicta habeamus prout in literis nostris praedictis plenius continetur Vobis mandamus quod de custodia Abbaciae praedictae vel aliquibus ad Custodiam spectantibus cum Abbaciam illam per mortem vel cessionem dicti Abbatis vacare contigerit per tres menses a tempore quo vacare inceperit computandos vos nullatenus intromittatis contra tenorem literarum nosttarum praedictarum Proviso quod feoda Militum advocationes Ecclesiarum Wardae et Maritagia liberorum tenencium Abbaciae praedictae si quae infra praedictos tres menses acciderint in manum nostram capiantur et salvo custodiantur donec aliud inde à nobis habueritis in mandatis Teste Rege apud Northalverton 28 die Aprilis Eodem modo mandatum est Waltero de Glonc. Escaetori ultra Trentam Consimile cum literis patentibus scriptis antea in Rotulo Patentium de Anno 29 E. 1. scilicet de custodia Abbaciae S. Albani tempore vacacionis Teste Rege apud Ibid. Pro Priore & Conventu de S. Albano Clacmanan 14 die Junii The King having summoned all those that held of him by Knight-service and amongst others all Archbishops Abbots Priors and other Ecclesiastical persons women and others unable to serve in person to repair with their horses and arms to Berwyk against the Scots he thereupon issued this Writ to enable them to make a certain fine in money to be paid by a set day for their service due to him by their Tenors or else actually to perform it by others at their election REX Vic. Eborum salutem Licet nuper tibi praeceperimus quod summoneri Claus 31 E 1. m. 12. dorso Define faciendacum Rege pro servicio Regi debito in exercitu Scociae faceres Archiepiscopos Episcopos Abbates Priores & alias personas Ecclesiasticas et etiam viduas et al. mulieres de balliva tua qui de nobis tenent per servicium Militare vel per Serjanciam seu de custodiis Archiepiscopatuum & Episcopatuum aut aliis Custodiis sive Wardis in manu nostra existentibus quod habeant ad nos in festo Pentecostes prox futuro apud Berewyk super Twedam totum servicium suum nobis debitum cum equis et armis benè munitum & paratum ad proficiscendum nobiscum et cum aliis fidelibus nostris contra Scotos inimicos nostros Volen●es tamen ipsorum Praelatorum Religiosorum Mulierum ac aliorum qui ad arma minus potentes aut eciam minus idonei existunt parcere graciose laboribus ista vice tibi praecipimus firmiter injungentes quod statim visis praesentibus in pleno Com. tuo & nichilominus in villis Mercatoriis & alibi per totam Ballivam tuam ubi melius videris expedire publicè proclamari facias Quod ipsi Praelati Religiosi Mulieres et alii ad arma minus sufficientes aut idonei qui serbicium suum nobis debent et finem pro eodem servicio nobiscum facere voluerint veniant coram Thes. & Baronibus nostris de Scaccario in Crastino Ascensionis Domini prox futuro cicius si possint apud Eborum vel aliquem pro ipsis Vicecomitibus ibidem mittant ad faciendum finem nobiscum pro servicio suo praedicto et ad eundem finem videlicet viginti librarum pro feodo unius Militis et Abbas pro quantitate servicii sui militaris vel serjantiae nobis debiti in hac parte nobis idem in eodem crastino solvendo Alioquin quod sint ad nos in predict festo Pentecostes cum equis et armis et toto suo servitio ut tenentur Et habeas ad dictum Scaccarium hoc breve in crastino supradicto Teste Rege apud Lann 17 die April Hereupon sundry Bishops and Abbots made Fines to the King accordingly as well as the Temporal Lords and Knights as the Roll of those Fines as I conjecture which I found in the White Tower assures us De Episcopo Wigorn. pro tribus feodis Militum 80 l. solvend med in festo Sancti Petri ad vincula & aliam in festo Sancti Michaelis prox sequen Fines Episcoporum In Turre Lond. De Episcopo Dunolm pro decem feodis 500 Marc. De Episcopo Cecestriae pro duobus feodis & dimid 100 Marc. solvend citra festum Sancti Michaelis De Episcopo Sarum pro tribus feodis & dimid 116 l. 13 s. 4 d. fecit servitium pro uno feodo et dimid De Episcopo Lincoln pro quinque feodis 250 Marc. De Episcopo London pro quinque feodis 250 Marc. De Episcopo Norwic. pro quinque feodis 250 Marc. Sutht De Abbate de Hyda Wynton pro tribus feodis Militum 100 l. solvend citra festum Sancti Michaelis per manus Custodum Episcopatus Wynton Fines Abbatium Hunt De Abbate de ramsey pro quatuor feod Militum 200 Marc. solvend unam medietat in festo Sancti Petri ad vincula & alteram medietatem in fest. Sancti Michaelis Suff. De Abbate Sancti Edmundi pro sex feodis 300 Marc. Dor De Abbate de Shireburne pro duobus feodis 80 Marc. Northt De Abbate de Burgo Sancti Petri pro quinque feodis 250 Marc. Wygorn De Abbate de Persore pro uno feodo 40 Marc. Devon De Abbate de Tavistoke pro uno feodo 50 Marc. solvend in festo Sancti Michaelis Norff. De Abbate Sancti Benedicti de Holme pro duobus feodis et dimid 125 Marc. solvend in festum Sancti Michaelis Dor De Abbatissa Shafton pro tribus feodis 150 Marc. Dor De Abbate de Abbotesbur pro uno feodo 50 Marc. Somers De Abbate Glaston pro tribus feodis 100 l. Warr. De Priore de Coventr pro quatuor feodis 200 Marc. The King this year wanting moneys for the great affairs of the kingdom and his wars after all other means used to raise it issued these Writs to the Assessors Collectors and Sheriffs of several Counties for the taxing and levying of the Quindisme formerly granted to him on the temporal goods of the Archbishops of Canterbury and Clergy of his Province which he had twice respited at the Archbishop's requests but could now no longer forbear to levy REX Taxatoribus & Collectoribus Quintaedecimae in Com. Kanc. salutem Licet Rot. Fin. An. 31 E. m. 11. De Quintadecima de bonis temporal Cleri levandis nuper ad instanciam venerabilis patris R. Cantuar. Archiepiscopi tocius Angliae Primatis & Cleri regni nostri Vobis mandaverimus quod levacioni et collectioni Quintaedecimae praedictae de bonis temporalibus praedictorum Archiepiscopi et Cleri in Com. praedicto supersederetis usque ad diem Sancti Michaelis anno Regni Tricesimo & postmodum ad iteratam requisicionem eorum Archiepiscopi et Cleri vobis iterato mandaverimus quod levationi et collectioni ejusdem Quintaedecimae de praedictis bonis temporalibus ipsorum Archiepiscopi et Cleri in eodem Comitatu supersederetis usque ad festum Paschae prox praeteritum Quia tamen pro quibusdam arduis et urgentibus negotiis nos et statum nostrum necnon defensionem et salvacionem regni nostri tangentibus levacionem et collectionem dictae Quintaedecimae non possumus ulterius prorogare Vobis mandamus firmiter in jungentes quod dictam Quintamdecimam de bonis temporalibus praedictorum Archiepiscopi et Cleri in Com. praedicto sine dilatione qualibet levetis et colligatis juxta formam vobis prius inde liberatam ita quod nobis inde plenè respondeatis ad Scaccarium nostrum in Octabis Sanctae Trinitatis prox futur ad ultimum Et hoc sicut nos & defensionem ac salvationem regni nostri diligitis dampnumque vestrum vitare volueritis nullatenus omittatis Ne per vestri defectum quod absit in hac parte negocia praedicti nobis incumbencia hiis diebus infecta remaneant quoquo modo per quod ad vos & vestra graviter capere debeamus et habeatis ibi tunc hoc breve Scientes quod si dictam Quintamdecimam non feceritis in forma praedicta colligi & levari ac eam nobis in Octabis praedictis non solveritis ut praedictum est tunc eam de terris bonis & catallis vestris sine dilatione aliqua levari faciemus Teste Rege apud Lanum 16 die April Et Taxatores & Collectores dictae Quintaedecimae in Com. Warr. Leyc Nott. Derb. Lanc. Linc. Eborum Westmerl Cumbr. Northumbr respondeant in crastino Sanctae Trinitatis REX Vic. Kanc. salutem Cum nuper ad instanciam etc. ut supra usque ulterius Ibidem prorogare mandaverimus praedictis Taxatoribus & Collectoribus quod dictam Quintamdecimam de bonis temporalibus praedictorum Archiepiscopi & Cleri in Com. praedicto sine dilatione qualibet colligi faciant et levari juxta formam eis prius inde liberatam ita quod nobis inde plenè respondeant ad Scaccarium nostrum in Octabis Sanctae Trinitatis prox futur ad ultimum Tibi praecipimus firmiter injungentes quod praefatis Taxatoribus et Collectoribus ad praedictam Quintamdecimam in forma praedicta colligendam & levandam sis intends consulens & auxilians quociens opus fuerit et ab ipsis ex parte nostra fueris requisitus Et hoc sicut nos et defensionem ac salvacionem regni nostri diligis damnumque tuum grave et indignacionem nostram vitare volueris non omittas Sciens pro certo quod si in te defectus aliquis inveniatur quo minus de dicta Quintadecima nobis ad diem praedictum respondeatur ad te et tua graviter capiemus dictamque Quintamdecimam de terris bonis et catallis tuis ubicunque fuerint levari faciemus Teste Rege apud Lanum 16 die Aprilis Consimiles literae diriguntur singulis Vicecomitibus per Angliam REX omnibus ad quos etc. salutem Sciatis quod nos pro arduis negociis Nos Ibid. m. 8. intus Pro R. Episcopo London ac Magistro Barth de Ferentino Collectoribus Decimae & regnum nostrum tangentibus recepimus et habuimus nomine mutui à venerabili patre R. eadem gratia Episcopo London Collectore Decimae per sanctissimum Patrem Dominum Bonifacium Papam octavum in regno Angliae in subsidium Ecclesiae Romanae per tres annos impositae una cum Magistro Bartholomaeo de Ferentino Canonico London deputato & Magistro Johanne Bonichi de Senys ejusdem Magistri Bartholomaei Commissario duo millia librarum sterlingorum de pecunia dictae Decimae per manus dilecti Clerici nostri Johannis de Drokenesford Custodis Garderobae nostrae Quae quidem duo millia librarum sterlingorum eisdem Episcopo Bartholomaeo vel Johanni London in festo beati Michaelis proximo futuro solvere promittimus per praesentes Et si fortè accidente impedimento non solverimus in dicto festo totam pecuniam supradictam promittimus sicut prius quod ipsam plenam allocabimus Collectoribus praedictis in parte dictae Decimae quae ad Nos pertinet ex concessione dicti Domini Papae et ipsis Collectoribus plenam inde acquietanciam facimus non obstantibus assignationibus vel mandatis de dicta Decima per nos prius factis eisdem vel personis aliis quibuscunque In cujus etc. Teste Rege apud Clacmanan 14 die Jun. REX venerabili in Christo patri R. eadem gratia Episcopo & Magistro Bartholomaeo de Ferentino Canonico London Collectoribus Decimae in Subsidium Pat 31 E. 1. m. 37. De pecunia de Decima liberanda Johanni de Drokenesford Custodi Garderobae Regis Romanae Ecclesiae per Dominum Bonifacium divina providencia Papam octavum per tres annos in regno nostro impositae salutem Licet nuper per nostras patentes literas concesserimus et assignaverimus quibusdam Nobilibus & aliis de terra nostra Vasconiae in partem satisfactionis debitorum in quibus tenebamur eisdem totum id quod de praedicta Decima triennali per duos annos ultimos ad nos poterit et debebit ex liberalitate sedis Apostolicae pertinere prout in literis nostris praedictis inde confectis plenius continetur Volentes tamen pro quibusdam arduis nostris negotiis quae noviter emerserunt quosdam Nobiles & alios de dicta terra nostra Vasconiae ad partes suas celeriter destinare Vobis mandamus quod tria millia Marcarum de eo quod ad nos pertinere dinoscitur de praefata Decima de duobus annis praedictis non obsiante assignacione vel concessione qualicumque per nos de prae●ata Decima in toto vel in parte solvenda praefatis Vasconibus vel aliis personis quibusl●bet prius facta dilecto Clerico nostro Johanni de Drokenesford Custodi Garderobae nostrae absque omni dilacionis incommodo liberetis quam quidem pecuniae summam praefatis Nobilibus & aliis ad partes praedictas transfretantibus pro expensis suis et in partem solucionis debitorum in quibus adhuc tenemur eisdem per praedictum Johannem volumus liberari In cujus etc. Teste Rege apud Wyndesor 6. die Febr. REX Omnibus ad quos etc. salutem Sciatis quod nos pro quibusdam arduis Ibidem Pro Collectoribus Decimae negociis nostris quae noviter emerserunt recepisse à venerabili patre R. Episcopo et Magistro Bartholomaeo Ferentino Canonico London Collectoribus Decimae in subsidium Romanae Ecclesiae per Dominum Bonifacium divina providencia Papam octavum per tres annos in regno nostro impositae per manus dilecti Clerici nostri Johannis de Drokenesford Custodis Garderobae nostrae tria millia marcarum in partem solucionis dictae Decimae nos de duobus annis ultimis dicti triennii contingentis De qua pecuniae summa praefatos Episcopum & Bartholomaeum tenore praesencium quietamus non obstante assignacione vel concessione qualicunque per nos de praefata Decima in toto vel in parte solvenda personis quibuslibet prius facta In cujus etc. Teste Rege ut supra This year the King having collected a vast sum of money to carry on his Wars against the Scots and laid it up in his Treasury at Westminster his Treasury was broken up in the night and one hundred thousand pounds in money besides Plate and Jewels stolen out of it by the * See Cooks 4 Instit. p. 11● Abbot and Monks of Westminster and other their confederates who were then suspected accused indicted thereof and thereupon committed prisoners to the Tower of London who afterwards petitioning the King that they were falsely and maliciously accused of this fact desired the truth thereof might be inquired and speedy justice done thereupon the History whereof and proceedings thereupon are thus recorded in the Records in the Tower REX dilectis & fidelibus suis Radulpho de Sandwico Waltero de Gloucestria Pat. 31 E 1. m. 23. dorso De inquirend de Thesauraria Regis fracta Johanni de Banquelle & Rogero de Suthcotes salutem Quia ex testimonio fidedignorum accepimus quod quidam malefactores & pacis nostrae perturbatores Thesaurariam nostram infra Abbatiam Westm vi et armis fregerunt et magnam partem Thesauri nostri in eadem Thesauraria inventam ceperunt et asportaverunt et alia enormia nobis ibidem intulerunt in nostri contemptum manifestum et dampnum inestimabile et contra pacem nostram Nos super tam enormi facto congruum et festinum remedium fieri volentes assignavimus vos ad inquirendum per sacramentum tàm Militum quam aliorum proborum & legalium hominum de Civitate nostra London quam etiam de Com. nostro Midd. & Surr. per quos rei veritas melius sciri poterit qui sunt illi malefactores & eye consentientes consilium & auxilium in praemissis praestantes & ipsorum malefactorum scienter receptores & add quorum vel cujus manus praedictus Thesaurus vel partem ejus devenit & in quorum vel in cujus manibus nunc existit & cujusmodi Thesaurus sic asportatus fuerit & cujus precii & de omnibus aliis circumstanciis factum illud qualitercunque contingentibus plenius veritatem Et ideo vobis mandamus quod ad certos etc. inquisitionem illam faciatis & omnes illos quos per inquisitionem illam culpabiles de facto illo consilio vel auxilio seu de ipsorum malefactorum receptamento inveniri contigerit sine dilatione arestari & in prisona nostra salvo & securè custodiri faciatis donec aliud inde praeceperimus et Thesaurum quem in manibus hujusmodi malefactorum inveniri contigerit in certo et securo loco poni faciatis ita quod nobis inde respondere possitis ad mandatum nostrum Mandavimus enim Vicecomitibus nostris London & Com. Midd. & Surr. praedictorum quod ad certos etc. venire faciant coram vobis tot & tales tàm Milites quam alios etc. de Ballivis suis per quos etc. In cujus etc. Teste Rege apud Lynliscu 6 die Junii REX dilectis & fidelibus suis Rogero Brabazon Willielmo de Bereford Rogero Pat. 31 E. 1. m in 13. dorso De abbate & M●●●chis We●tm ●ndic●●tis de thesauro Regis de Hegham Radulpho de Sandwico & Waltero de Gloucestria salutem Cum Walterus Abbas Westm Frater Alex. de Pershore Frater Rogerus de Bures Frater Radulphus de Morton Frater Thomas de Dene Frater Adam de Warefeld Frater Johannes de Butterle Frater Johannes the Nortele Frater Robertus de Cherring Frater Johannes de Salop Frater Thomas de Lichefeld Frater Simon de Henle Frater Walterus de Arkesden Frater Willielmus de Chalk Frater Robertus de Bures Frater Richardus de Sudbur Frater Henr. at Rye Frater Adam de Latham Frater Johannes de Lond. Frater Johannes de Wynteneye Frater Radulphus de Middleton Frater Richardus de Cubeworth Frater Rogerus de Aldenham Frater Johannes de Wanetinge Frater Willielmus de Breybrok Frater Robertus de Reding Frater Petrus de la Croiz Frater Henr. pain Frater Henr. de Bircheston Frater Philippus de Sutton Frater Guido de Asshewelle Frater Willielmus de Kertlinton Frater Thomas de Woburne Frater Willielmus de Glaston Frater Johannes de Wigorn. Frater Robertus Bede Frater Willielmus de Almaly Frater Johannes de Ringstede Frater Willielmus de Huntingdon Frater Laur. de Beamflet Frater Alex. de Neuport Frater Jordanus de Wretting Frater Reginaldus de Haldham Frater Reymundus de Wenlok Frater Richardus de Waltham Frater Richardus de Finelore Frater Henr. deal Temple Frater Henr. de Wanetinge & Frater Johannes de Wenlok Commonachi ejusdem Domus Geronimus de Sancto Egidio Rogerus de Presthepe Walterus de Echelesford Rogerus de Wenlok Hamo de Wenlok Adam le Skynnere Johannes Sharp Richardus Smart Johannes de Sancto Albano Johannes de Lanton Johannes de Lalham Henr. le Ken Richardus de Weston Richardus le Brazun Thomas de Knyghtebrigge Galfridus del Celer Radulphus de D●tton Radulphus de Huntindon Johannes de Sudbur Richardus de Hurl Joceus de Cornub. Galfridus de Kanc. Johannes de Exon. Richardus del Ewe Johannes del Bratyn Johannes de Beamflet Robertus le Potter Petrus le Monner Rogerus le Orfeure Robertus Bolthed Maur. Morel & Godinus de Lomhith de fractione Thesaurariae nostrae apud Westm nuper furtive facta et Thesauro nostro ibidem ad valentiam Centum Millium Librarum capto et asportato indictati et ea occasione in prisona nostra Turris nostrae London detenti asseruerint se inde falso et maliciose indictatos fuisse & nobis attentè supplicaverint quod veritatem inde inquiri & eye plenam & celerem justitiam exhiberi faciamus assignavimus vos Justice nostros ad inquirendum per sacramentum tàm Militum quam aliorum etc. de Comitatibus Midd. & Surrey per quos etc. super negotio praedicto plenius veritatem & ad negotium illud audiendum & terminandum secundum legem etc. Et ideo vobis mandamus quod ad certos etc. praemissa expleatis in forma praedicta facturi inde etc. salvis etc. Mandavimus enim Vicecomitibus nostris Comitatuum praedictorum quod ad certos etc. venire faciant coram vobis tot & tales tàm Milites quam alios etc. per quos etc. In cujus etc. Teste Rege apud Kynlos 10 die Octobris Per breve de Privato Sigillo REX dilectis & fidelibus suis Rogero Brabazon Willielmo de Bereford Rogero de Hegham Radulpho de Sandwico & Waltero de Glouc. Sciatis quod assignavimus Pat. 31 E. 1. m. 9 dorso De inquirend de Thesauraria Regis fracta vos Justice nostros ad inquirendum per sacramentum tàm Militum quam aliorum etc. de Civitate nostra London & Comitatibus Midd. & Surr. per quos etc. qui malefactores nuper furtive thesaurariam nostram apud Westm noctanter fregerunt et thesaurum nostrum in eadem Thesauraria inventum ad valenciam centum milium librarum ceperunt et asportaverunt et alia enormia inestimabilia nobis ibidem intulerunt in nostri contemptum manifestum et dispendium non modicum et contra pacem nostram & ad negocium illud and & terminand secundum legem etc. Et ideo vobis mandamus quod ad certos etc. inquisitionem illam capiatis et negocium illud andiatis et terminetis in forma praedicta facturi inde etc. salvis etc. Mandavimus enim Vicecomitibus nostris London et Comitatuum Midd. & Surr. quod ad certos etc. venire faciant coram vobis tàm Milites quam alios etc. de Civitate et Comitatibus Midd. & Surr. praedictis per quos etc. In cujus etc. Teste Rege apud Kynlos 10. die Novembris Upon this Inquisition I found a particular Roll in the White Tower of many Witnesses examined upon Oath who attested that they saw sundry of those Monks and other persons in the night time passing often times to and from the King's Treasury within the Abbey carrying some things in their arms and laps that they sent and conveyed away by water great hampers which were very heavy wherein they conceived the King's money and plate were conveyed away and some pieces of the King's Plate and Jewels were found and seized in London and elsewhere whereupon the Monks were long detained in prison till afterwards released by the King's special command when he repaired to Westminster to render thanks to God for his Victory over the Scots upon his victorious return from Scotland Matthew Westminster a Monk of that Abbey somewhat abruptly relates the story of this robbery of the King's Treasury and imprisonment of ten Monks only for it when as it appears by the Record that 48 of them with the Abbot were imprisoned and indicted for it in favour to the Monks together with their enlargement out of prison by the King's reiterated command the Judges being unwilling and denying to release them because they reputed them more criminal than this Historian renders them * Anno 1303. p. 442 443. Spoliatus fuit Rex Angliae Edwardus de Thesauro suo per unicum latronem in Anglia propter quod decem Monachi Westmonasterienses fuerunt incarcerati cum injuria Non sufficit dixisse Praesumptuossim● latro per se Thesaurariam Domini Regis Angliae subintravit nisi modus & forma subnectatur Rursumque cogitatio hominis semper est ad malum quam ad bonum propensior cum auditur 10. Monachorum incarceratio pro Thesauris Regis Angliae subrepit statim iniqua suspitionis cogitatio At cum non declaratur eorum innocentia auditor congaudet contumeliis nec opprobriis desinit insultare Ad hoc filii qui nascentur et exurgent nisi super his fiat declaratio ac aut desidiae vel inertiae illos qui tunc erant arguent vel quod formidolosius est ad dicendum in omittendo causam aestimabant eos facti culpabiles extitisse Ad hoc subest alia declarandae incarcerationis necessaria ratio Qui in rerum natura cum haec fierent nondum erant cum discipulis Jesus quando tentabatur à Diabolo & post multas & varias tribulationum pressuras demum à Domino visitatis Post multas retro generationes nascituras forsitan est dicturus in Regis Annalibus continetur 10 Monachos pro Thesauraria sua incarceratos fuisse Hoc nomen horroris est nomen suspicor statim malum Cum enim incarceratur quispiam hoc inde convitium aut ergo inobediens jussis Principum aut transgressor Regiae Pacis erat haec responsio O Didime super te conqueritur vox Ecclesiae Infer digitum tuum huc & cognosce loca clavorum & noli esse incredulus & maliloquu● cum falsiloguis sed fidelis Ostendam tibi summatim & aliis maliloquis superbiae tuae ad praeterita falcanda * impropria in properia modum & formam spoliationis Domini Papae in unica lectione Nec non loca clavorum & fossuram lateris muralis in Thesauraria Regis Angliae atque causam incarcerationis cum molestiis quae exinde Monachis illius loci per viros Diabo●icos pervenerunt posteris manifestissimè derelinquam Quae tamen hic omittuntur quia in praesenti Codice nimis prolixum esset inserere * Anno 1305 p. 449. Anno Gratiae 1305. ad Annunciationem Dominicam aderat Rex Edwardus cum Maguatibus Populi jui apud Westmonasterium acturus Deo Gratias & beato Edwardo pro triumpho de Scotis potito Compassusque super injusta incarceratione Monachorum Westmonast jussit mox fieri liberationem eorum sed superabundante perversorum judicum malitia prolongantium iniquitatem suam ultra praeceptum Regis tenuerunt per octo dies Monachos in Carcere Quo audito praecepit Rex justitiariis suis ut omissis caeteris curis incarcerati Monachi eorum Ahbati continuo redderentur The King wanting moneys to supply his occasions by Writs directed to the Mayor and Sheriffs of London commanded them to seize so much of the moneys of Blanch Queen of Navarre deposited in the house of the Freers' Minorits in London as would satisfy his debt after her decease as these Records will at large inform us REX dilecto sibi Radulpho de Shepeye quondam Receptori bonae memoriae Blanchiae tunc Reginae Navarr quae fuit uxor Edmundi fratris nostri jam defunctae Pat. 31 E 1. m. 40. Pro Radulpho de Shepeye quondam Receptore Blanchiae Reginae Navarr salutem Quia praefata Regina in mille quingentis sexaginta & sex libris tresdecim solidis & quatuor denariis quos ei diu ante mortem suam de praestito fecimus liberari nobis die quo obiit ut recolimus tenebatur Et nos pro urgentibus et arduis negociis nos et totum regnum nostrum contingentibus quae de novo emerserunt pecuniam ad praesens plurimum indigemus de denariis ipsius defunctae quos in domo fratrum Minorum London novimus per vos nomine ejusdem Reginae depositis fuisse usque ad summam praedictam per Hugonem de Pourte et Simonem de Paris Vicecomites nostros London ad opus nostrum ex causis praedictis capi fecimus et numerari Volentes & tenore praesencium concedentes quod facta inter nos & executores testamenti dictae Reginae inde legali computacione praedictam pecuniae summam vel partem ejusdem quatenus per compotum illum invenire contigerit quod ad restitucionem ejusdem in toto vel in parte teneamur restitui faciemus Quod autem facere & eciam vos indempnes super hoc versus executores praedictos & alios quoscumque conservare promittimus bona fide In cujus etc. Teste Rege apud Guldeford 19 die Jan. REX dilecto sibi in Christo fratri Thomae de Whapelad Gardiano fratrum Minorum London salutem Quia bonae memoriae Blanchia quondam Regina Navarr Ibid. Pro Gardiano Fratrum Minonorum Lond. quae fuit uxor Edmundi fratris nostri nuper defuncta in mille quingentis sexaginta et sex libris tresdecim solidis et quatuor denariis quos ei diu ante mortem suam de praestito fecimus liberari nobis die quo obiit ut recolimus tenebatur & nos pro urgentibus et arduis negotiis nos et totum regnum nostrum contingentibus quae de novo emerserunt pecunia ad praesens plurimum indigemus de denariis ipsius defunctae quos in domo vestra praedicta novimus nomine ejusdem Reginae depositos fuisse usque ad summam praedictam per Hugonem Pourte & Simonem de Paris V●cecomites nostros London ad opus nostrum ex causis praedictis capi fecimus & numerari Volentes et tenore praesentium concedentes quod facta inter nos & executores testamenti dictae Reginae inde legali computacione praedictam pecuniae summam vel partem ejusdem quatenus per compotum illum inveniri contigerit quod ad restitucionem ejusdem in toto vel in parte teneamur restitui faciemus Quod autem facere et eciam vos ac ordinem vestrum indempnes super hoc versus executores praedictos et alios quoscumque conservare promittimus bona fide In cujus rei Testimonium has literas nostras vobis fieri fecimus patentes Teste ut supra REX dilectis & fidelibus suis Johanni de Blund Majori & Hugoni Pourt & Simomoni de Paris Vicecomitibus suis London salutem Quia pro quibusdam arduis Ibid De denariis Blanch. quondam Reg●nae Navarr cap. ad opus Regis nostris et regni nostri negociis necnon pro defensione ipsius regni contra inimicos nostros invasores ejusdem pecunia ad praesens plurimus indigemus assignavimus vos ad duo millia Marcarum de denariis bonae memoriae Blanchiae quondam Reginae Navarr quae Radulphus de Shepye nuper Receptor denariorum ipsius Reginae in domo fratrum Minorum London nomine ejusdem Reginae deposuerat ad opus nostrum capienda & dilecto Clerico nostro Johanni de Drokenesford Custodi Garderobae nostrae liberanda & ad quaedam jocalia nostra praecii duorum milium centum sexaginta & trium librarum sex solidorum & octo denariorum una cum una parte cujusdam Indenturae inde factae cujus altera pars remanet in Garderoba nostra praedicta quae vobis per praefatum Clericum nostrum mittimus in Ecclesia fratrum praedictorum in deposito in nomine pignoris pro praedicta pecunia ad securitatem praedicti Radulphi deponenda Et ideo vobis mandamus quod ad domum fratrum praedictorum personaliter accedentes pecuniam praedictam ad opus nostrum capiatis et praefato Clerico nostro liberetis et joca lia nostra praedicta una cum alia parte Indenturae praedictae et eciam literas nostras patentes quas similiter pro securitate praefati Radulphi factas vobis mittimus ibidem deponatis custodienda juxta tenorem literarum nostrarum patencium praedictarum In cujus etc. Teste Rege apud Guldeford 20 die Januarii The King having borrowed 2000 l. of the 3. years' Disme imposed by Pope Boniface for the use of the Church of Rome paid into his Wardrobe by the Treasurers and Collectors issued this Patent for repayment or discharge thereof notwithstanding all former assignations thereof made to the Gascoigners or any others REX omnibus ad quos etc. salutem Sciatis quod Nos pro arduis negotiis Nos & regnum nostrum tangentibus nomine mutui recepimus et habuimus Pat. 31 E 1. m. 10. Pro Collectoribus Decimae à venerabili Patre R. London Episcopo Collectore Decimae Clero Angliae per Dominum Bonifacium Papam 8. in subsidium Romanae Ecclesiae per tres annos impositae unà cum Magistro Bartholomaeo de Ferentino Canonico London per ipsum Dominum Papam deputato & Magistro Johanne de Bonichi de Senis ejusdem Magistri Bartholomaei Commissar duo millia librarum sterlingorum de pecunia dictae Decimae de duobus annis ultimis impositionis ejusdem per manus dilecti Clerici nostri Johannis de Drokenesford Custodis Garderobae nostrae quae quidem duo millia Librarum eisdem Episcopo & Bartholomaeo vel Johanni in festo Paschae prox futur London reddere & solvere promittimus vel saltem eis debitam allocationem in parte quae ad nos de dicta Decima pertinet ex concessione dicti Domini Papae et plena acquietantia inde fieri faciemus non obstantibus aliquibus mandatis eisdem Collectoribus per nos prius directis vel assignationibus Vasconensibus aut personis aliis quibuscunque de dicta Decima per nos factis In cujus etc. Teste Rege apud Camskmell primo die Novembris Per Lit●ram J. de Drokenesford Pope Boniface the 8. out of his bounty and good affection to King Edward to supply his necessities occasioned by his Wars granted him all the moneys collected for the Aid of the Holy Land he had formerly seized together with all the arrears uncollected and all the monies he had unduly levied from the Clergy so as he or his Son would in convenient time aid and assist the Holy Land to their power by this memorable Bull by virtue whereof the King covenanted to secure the Collectors and Subcollectors thereof and their Churches against the Pope and his Nuntioes commanding them to deliver up the Obligations of the Merchants and Abbots who were bound as his Sureties to repay it upon demand to the Pope and Church of Rome by this Patent BOnifacius Episcopus Servus servorum Dei carissimo in Christo filio Edwardo Pat. 31 E 1. m. 37. intus Regi Angliae illustri salutem & Apostolicam benedictionem Celsitudinis tuae condiciones ac merita et devocionis affectum quem ad Deum et Apostolicam sedem ac Terram sanctam hactenus habuisii ac te habere speramus et confidimus in futurum benigna consideracione pensantes ac attendentes quod moderni malicia temporis te sumptibus plurimis ac lavoribus et angustiis aggravavit pia meditatione praevidimus ad te super hoc animum compassionis extendere ac tuae providendo saluti Apostolicae sedis munificenciam tibi super hiis reddere graciosam Ut igitur nostrae benignitatis affectum percipias in effectu totum et quicquid de quibuscumque Decimis in quibuscumque regnis locis et partibus et quibuscumque temporibus olim per Apostolicam sedem in praedictae Terrae Sanctae subfidium deputatis per te vel alium seu alios usque in hodiernum diem percepisti vel ad te per venit tibi auctoritate Apostolica de nostra gracia remittimus et donamus Caeterum quia occasione guerrarum turbacionum et scandalorum quae tibi et regno tuo insurrexisse tu compulsus indigencia et necessitate coactus Ecclesias et personas Ecclesiasticas dicti regni per impositiones et exactiones illicitas forsitan aggravasti Nos attendentes quod tu jam declinas ad senium & propterea saluti tuae super hiis providere salubriter intendentes totum et quicquid per imposiciones et exactiones hujusmodi per te vel alium seu alios percepisti vel ad te inde pervenit eadem tibi auctoritate Apostolica Dei gratia remittimus et concedimus ex ampliori gratia absolventes te auctoritate praefata a qualibet excommunicationis sentencia si quam propterea incurristi Tu itaque fili benignitatem nostram devotâ ment respiciens ac mentem & oculos erigens reverenter ad Deum erga praefatam Terram Sanctam super hiis sic te liberalem exhibeas sicque Deo et Ecclesiae matri tuae te gratum et devotum intentis studiis repraesentes quod dignis attolli laudibus merearis Dat Laterani 4. Id. Marcii Pontificatus nostri anno feptimo Ex tenore & virtute literarum earundem manifestè constat quod decem millia librarum quae bonae memoriae Edmundus quondam Comes Leyc germanus noster pro quibusdam arduis nostris & regni nostri negotiis tunc in Vasconia & alibi ex injunctione & mandato nostro speciali expediendis & venerabilibus patribus J. Wynton & O. Linc. Episcopis dudum Collectoribus Decimae per sex annos in subsidium Terrae Sanctae in regno nostro concessae per Dominum Summum Pontificem deputatis de praecepto nostro nomineque nostro recepit ad cujus pecuniae solucionem dictis patribus vel eye in dictae Collectionis officio succedentibus faciendam dictus Comes per suas & pro eodem Comite Mercatores de Societate Pullicum & Rembertinorum de Florencia per isorum literas se obligarunt Nosque postmodum literas nostras de indempnitate tàm fratri nostro & Mercatoribus quam eciam Collectoribus memoratis in munificentia sedis Apostolicae ut praemittitur nobis facta tanquam ad opus nostrum capta et in utilitatem regni nostri conversa sine dubitacione qualibet includuntur Propter quod dilectis nobis in Christo Abbati de Waltham & Decano Sancti Pauli London in dictae Decimae collectione praedictis patribus subrogatis pluries mandaverimus & ipsis sub forisfactura omnium quae nobis forisfacere possent in regno nostro praeceperimus quod ipsi ponderatis praecepto literisque nostris de indempnitate ac munificencia Domini Summi Pontificis supradictis & eciam periculo quod nobis & haeredibus ac executoribus testamenti praedicti fratris nostri nisi dictae literae celerius restituerentur posset de facili evenire dictas literas obligatorias & similiter literas nostras de indempnitate praefatis Collectoribus ut praemittitur factas quae penes eosdem Abbatem & Decanum residebant nobis absque cujuslibet difficultatis obstaculo exhiberent & restituerent indilatè Quibus quidem literis nobis tandem per hujusmodi praeceptum nostrum exhibitis ipsas literas tanquam specialiter nos tangontes ratione dictae pecuniae summae in praedicti Domini Papae munificencia ut praedictum est inclusae duximus retinendas non obstante protestacione per praedictos Abbatem & Decanum prius emissa de illis literis rehabendis quas ut asserebant ad inspiciendum nobis tantummodo tradiderunt Ne igitur iidem Abbas & Decanus vel eorum Ecclesiae dampnum vel periculum aliquod incurrant imposterum ex hac causa promittimus pro nobis et haeredibus nostris eosdem Abbatem et Decanum et eorcm Ecclesias versus Dominum Papam ac alios quoscumque super retencione literarum praedictarum indempnes penitus conservare In cujus etc. Teste Rege apud Langele 11 die Februarii duppl Per Consilium The moneys due upon some of these Bonds being formerly paid to the Pope's Collectors the King took care to see them satisfied as this Patent to the Vicar and Covent of Merton informs us REX Omnibus ad quos etc. salutem Inspeximus literas patentes sigillo Scaccarii nostri consignatas in haec verba Edwardus Dei gratia Rex Angliae Pat. 31 E 1. m. 33. vel 34. intus Dominus Hiberniae & Dux Aquitaniae Omnibus ad quos praesentes literae pervenerint salutem Sciatis quod pro illis quingentis libris quas pro quibusdam arduis & specialibus negociis nos et regnum nostrum Angliae contingentibus vicesimo quinto die Aprilis anno regni nostri quartodecimo mutuo recepimus de Priore & Conventu de Merton de denar●is penes eosdem Priorem et Conventum in Prioratu praedicto in deposito existentibus de pecunia Decimae a Clero regni nostri in subsidium Terrae Sanctae dudum concessae et de quibus quingentis libris iidem Prior et Conventus literas nostras patentes quas eisdem Priori et Conventu fieri fecimus per quas obligavimus Nos haeredes et successores nostros ad plenam et integram ejusdem pecuniae solucionem seu restitucionem infra certum tempus faciend et per quas promistmus bona fide pro nobis haeraed et successor nostris ad conservand ipsos Priorem et Conventum et successores suos ac Monasterium suum ●●ga Summum Pontificem et quemcumque certum nuncium sedis Apostolicae illaesos penitus et indempnes nobis restituerunt ad Scaccarium nostrum et quas quingentas libras per evidencias penes Thesaurarium et Barones nostros de eodem Scaccario residentes constat ipsos Priorem et Conventum persolvisse Magistro Bartholomaeo de Ferentino ad dictum depositum colligendum et recipiendum per B. Summum Pontificem deputato commisimus et concessimus pro nobis et haeredibus nostris praedictis Priori et Conventui triginta libras annuas de sirma .... Prioris de Bernewell quam idem Prior nobis reddit ad Scaccarium nostrum pro manerio nostro de Cestreton percipiend per manus dicti Prioris de Bernewell à crastino Sancti Micha●lis anno regni nostri Tricesimo finiente usque ad finem octo annorum proximo sequencium plenariè completorum in allocacionem Ducentarum & quadraginta librarum in partem solucionis praedictarum quingentarum librarum Concessimus eciam eisdem Priori et Conventui de Merton triginta et duas libras decem et octo solidos et decem denarios annuos de redditu assiso qui fuit Adae de Stratton in Civitate et suburbio London in manu nostra per forisfactum ejusdem Adae existens percipiend per manus Vicecomitum nostrorum London qui pro tempore fuerint ab eodem crastino Sancti Michaelis per octo annos prox sequentes plenariè completos in allocacionem praedictarum quingentarum librarum Quarum quidem concessionum per tempus praedictum summa est quingentae et tres librae decem solidi et octo denarii Et sic sexaginta & decem solidi & octo denarii excedunt praedictas quingentas libras quos quidem sexaginta et decem solidos & octo denarios iidem Prior et Conventus reddent nobis vel haeredibus nostris de exitibus redditus praedicti in fine octavi anni supradicti In cujus rei testimonium has literas nostras fieri fecimus patentes Teste venerabili patre W. Coventr et Litchf Ep. scopo Thes. nostro apud Eborum 4. die Octobris anno regni nostri Tric●simo Nos autem Commissionem et concessionem praedictas ratas habentes et gratas ipsas pro nobis et haeredibus nostris concedimus et confirmamus In cujus rei testimonium has l●teras nostras fieri fecimus patentes Teste Rege apud Sanctam Katerinam juxta Turrim London primo die Marcii Per Consilium Et mandatum est Priori de Bernewell quoth predict triginta libras etc. Teste Rege ut supra The King being engaged in a War in Scotland out of his piety and devotion issued these Writs to the Cartusian Monks and Freers' Predicants to make fervent prayers unto God for himself his Queen children and good success in this Warr. REX Religiosis viris in Christo sibi dilectis Priori et Conventui Ordinis Majoris Cartus de Hempton salutem Qualiter pro tranquillitate et pace regni nostri C●a●s 31 E 1 m. 7. dorso De orando pro Rege ad proterviam et maliciam Scotorum inimicorum et rebellium nostrorum in sua pertinacia perdurancium reprimendam sumus nos ipsi cum comitiva Nobilium dicti regni in dictis partibus Scociae constituti non credimus vos latere et quia in homine non est auxilium sine Deo ac propter hoc oportet impotenciam nostram divinae manus praefidiis suftentari Vos affectuose requirimus et rogamus quatinus Nos Margaretam consortem nostram karissimam liberos ligios et fideles nostres et omnes nobis adhaerentes ac expedicionem nostram in praedictis partibus et alibi ubicumque in Missarum solempniis orationum suffragiis et aliis beneficiis specialiter recommendatos habentes Deum et Dominum nostrum protectorem pro nobis et ipsis suppliciter exoratis Ita quod per vestra oracionum suffragia gratiam nobis et ipsis adaugeat nosque et dictam Consortem nostram liberos ligios nostros et fideles praedictos nobis adhaerentes ac regnum nostrum sua pietate ab omnibus adversitatibus tueatur Et de numero Missarum orationum et beneficiorum quae in hac parte duxeritis facienda nos reddatis per vestras literas cerciores Teste Rege apud Villam Sancti Johannis de Perth 10. die Julii Per breve de Privato Sigillo REX Religiosis viris in Christo sibi dilectis Priori Provinciali Ordinis Fratrum Ibidem De orando pro Rege Praedicatorum in Anglia ac fratribus ejusdem Ordinis ad instans Generale Capitulum suum apud Pontemfractum conventuris salutem Qualiter pro tranquillitate et pace regni nostri ad proterviam et maliciam Scotorum inimicorum & rebellium nostrorum in sua pertinacia perdurancium reprimendam sumus nos ipsi cum comitiva Nobilium dicti Regni in dictis partibus Scociae constituti non credimus vos latere et quia etc. verbatim ut supra Teste ut supra The King wanting men in his Wars against the Scots authorised the Bailiff of holderness to take security from all persons fit to serve him in his Wars who had taken Sanctuary within the Liberties of St. John of Beverly for Murders Robberies or other Trespasses to serve him in his Wars according to their respective qualities and to certify their names to his Chancellor who thereupon should grant them pardons and receive them to his peace as this Record informs us REX dilecto & fideli suo Richardo Oysel Ballivo suo de holderness salutem Par. 31 E 1. m. 23 24. De securitate a fugitivis apud Beverlacen capienda quod venient in obsequium Regis ad parts Scoci● Quia pro expeditione instantis guerrae nostrae Scotiae & ut ad optatum finem citius cum Dei adjutorio perducatur hominibus validis & ad arma potentibus indigemus plurimum hiis diebus & quamplures hujusmodi homines validi & potentes qui usque ad Villam de Beverlaco pro securitate & immunitate juxta libertatem ejusdem Villae ibidem habenda de homicidiis latrociniis roberiis et aliis transgressionibus per ipsos ut dicitur contra pacem nostram factis in diversis regni nostri Comitatibus fugerunt infra eandem libertatem ut didicimus commorantur dedimus vobis potestatem recipiendi ab hujusmodi fugitivis infra libertatem praedictam sic commorantibus quos ad eundum nobiscum in guerra nostra praedicta idoneos reputaveritis & potentes & qui ad pacem nostram & ad partes Scotiae praedictas in obsequium nostrum venire voluerint sufficientes manucaptiones quod erunt ad nos in propriis personis suis in Octabis Sanctae Trinitatis prox futur ad ultimum ubicunque tunc fuerimus in Scotia armis competentibus benè muniti videlicet quilibet eorum juxta conditionem & statum suum ibidem in obsequio nostro in guerra nostra praedicta ad voluntatem nostram moraturi Et ideo vobis mandamus quod manucaptiones praedictas recipiatis in forma praedicta Et de nominibus illorum qui sic coram vobis fuerint manucapti & etiam de nominibus manucaptorum suorum & qualiter & quomodo & sub qua forma manucaptiones illae factae fuerint Magistro Willielmo de Grenefeld Cancellario nostro sub sigillo vestro distinctè & apertè constare faciatis ut idem Cancellarius noster hujusmodi manucaptis juxta formam manucaptionum praedictarum literas nostras patentes de pardonatione sectae pacis nostrae quae ad nos pertinet pro homicidiis latrociniis roberiis & aliis transgressionibus contra pacem nostram factis unde indictati sunt fieri faciat prout praefato Cancellario nostro per nos plenius est intimatum In cujus etc. Teste Rege apud Novum Castrum super Tynam 7 die Maii. Per ipsum Regem Hereupon sundry Malefactors to procure their pardons obliged themselves to serve the King in his Wars as the Patent Rolls and Rolls of Scotland An. 31 & 32 E. 1. assure us fraught with such malefactor's pardons against his former resolution in the like case thus related by * An. 1294. p. 392 393. Mat. Westm Ad augmentandum igitur Rex exercitum suum mandavit liberationem omnibus vinculatis profligatisque pacem & etiam profugis nunciare si ipsi in prima transfretatione vellent cum Regis fidelibus transfretare qui etiam omnes gavisi unanimiter sposponderunt Confluebant quid●m mox ad Regem multa millia de talibus et post pusillum murmurantes adversum patrem familias pro denariis diurnis recalcitrando discesserunt a regia clientela Tactus igitur Rex dolore cordis intrinseco et praecavens in futurum juravit ex eo tempore nunquam hujusmodi literas dimissorias talibus concedere sceleratis Which Oath he now forgot The King in that age by his Royal Prerogative upon the creation of every New Abbot challenged from the Abbey an annual convenient pension for one of his Cl. 31 E 1. m. 17. dorso Pro Magistro Johanne de Kenleye the pensione ratione novae creacionis Clerks he should recommend unto them until they promoted him to some competent Benefice in their gift as this Writ will inform us REX dilectis sibi in Christo Abbati & Conventui de Waltham Sanctae Crucis salutem Cum vos ratione novae creationis vestrae praesatae Abbas teneamini uni de Clericis nostris quem vobis durerimus nominandum in quadam pensione de domo vestra singulis annis percipienda quousque eidem per vos provisum fuerit de Beneficio Ecclesiastico competenti Ac nos promotionem dilecti Clerici nostri Magistri Johannis de Kenleye suis meritis exigentibus affectamus ipsum vobis nominaverimus ad hujusmodi gratiam obtinendam Vobis mandamus rogantes quatinus eidem Johanni de domo vestra pensionem hujusmodi concedatis talem videlicet quae dantes deceat recipientem vobis reddere debeat fortius obligatum Ita quod vobis exinde reddamur in vestris oportunitatibus merito promptiores sibi super hoc vestras patentes literas fieri facientes Teste Rege apud Winds 3 die F●br The King likewise by the same Prerogative sent divers of his old decayed Servants and Soldiers for whom he was unable to provide to several Abbeys Priories and Religious Houses whereof he was Patron to be there maintained with competent necessaries and Corodies during their lives as these Writs assure us REX dilecto fibi in Christo Priori & Conventui Sanctae Fredeswydae Oxon. salutem Cl. 31 E. 1. m. 15 dorso Pro diversis servientibus Re●is missis ad ●bbacias & Bundela Brevium de Privato Sigillo An. 31 & 32. E. 1. in Turre London Quia Johannes de Tackele qui nobis diu & fideliter deservivit cui in vitae suae necessariis nondum providimus ut vellemus nobis non sufficit amplius famulari Nos statui ipsius Johannis pio compatientes affectu ipsum ad vos duximus destinandum affectuosè rogantes quatinus eundem Johannem in domo vestra praedicta admittere & ei in vitae suae necessariis juxta status sui exigentiam quoad vixerit exhibere velitis nostri rogaminis interventu sibi super hoc vestras patentes literas fieri facientes pro quo vobis grates scire volumus speciales & de eo quod inde duxeritis faciend nobis per vestras literas rescribatis Eodem modo mandatum est Abbatibus Prioribus & Conventibus subscriptis pro subscriptis videlicet Abbati & Conventui Gloucestr pro Rogero Screech Abbati & Conventui Leycestr pro Willielmo Papilion Abbati & Conventui de Furnace pro Thoma de Kendale Abbati & Conventui de Bardeneye pro Willielmo Moon Abbati & Conventui Sancti Petri de Gypeswico pro Roberto de Walsham Priori & Conventui de Coventr pro Stephano Frere Abbati & Conventui Sancti Augustini Bristol pro Simone de Robis Priori & Conventui de Dunstaple pro Hugone de Brikhull Abbati & Conventui de Seleby pro Hugone Miriweder Abbati & Conventui de Messenden pro Johanne de Wyndesor Abbati & Conventui de Sancta Osith pro Willielmo de Westm Priori & Conventui Sancti Jacobi Bristol pro Simone le Bulg postea missus fuit Abbati de Melsa Priori & Conventui de Norwico pro Waltero de Norwyco Adam de Swyneford mittitur Abbati & Conventui de Whyteby Ibid. m. 13. Simon des Bulges mittitur Priori & Conventui de Neuburgh Johann●s de Yatingeden serviens Regis mittitur Abbati & Conventui de Derleye Many of which excused themselves by reason of their great debts poverty losses and Corodies formerly granted to others The King also by his Ecclesiastical Prerogative and Sovereignty issued this Writ to the Abbot and Covent of St. Edmund's to grant a competent Corody to one of his ancient Servants answerable to his merits and condition during his life REX dilecto sibi in Christo Abbati et Conventui de Sancto Edmundo salutem Claus 31 E 1 m. ● dorso Pro Rogero le Ʋsher Cum nuper per nostras literas vos rogaverimus pro dilecto Serviente nostro Rogero le Usher qui nobis à multis retroactis temporibus benè & fideliter deservivit & cui in vitae suae necessariis juxta suorum exigenciam meritorum nondum providimus ut vellemus quatinus ipsum Rogerum in domo vestra praedicta nostri intuitu admitteretis cum duobus equis et duobus garcionibus in victu et vestitu et aliis vitae suae necessariis honorifice quoad vixerit exhibend literasque vestras sigillo vestro communi signatas super hoc sibi fieri faceretis ac vos nobis rescripseritis supplicando ut cum domus vestra praedicta de quodam Willielmo de Camera serviente nostro ad consimilem rogatum nostrum onerata existar velimus vobis super hoc parcere ista vice Nos onerationem illam pensantes et praefato Rogero pro bono et diutino servicio suo in hujusmodi necessariis provideri corditer affectantes Vobis iterato mandamus rogantes quatenus eundem Rogerum in domo vestra praedicta sal●em cum uno equo et uno garcione admittere & eye necessaria sua juxta alterius mandati nostri continenciam exhibere velitis nostris precibus & amore literas vestras sigillo vestro signatas sibi super hoc fieri facientes Pro eo enim quod domus vestra praedicta per praedictum Willelmum ad nostri instanciam est ut asseritis onerata vos in recompensacionem oneris illius volumus de altero equo et altero garcione praedicti Rogeri in prioribus literis nostris contentis exonerari Quid autem in praemissis duxeritis faciendum nobis per latorem praesencium rescribatis Teste Rege apud Kyncardyn 17 die Augusti The King by his prerogative writing to the Prior and Covent of Ely for a Corody for the same Roger Vsser received this excuse from them by reason of their great expenses in the Court of Rome about the election of their Bishop and other oppressions MAgnifico Principi Domino E. Dei gratia Regi Anglia illustri sui per omnia Bundela Brevium & Literarum in Turre London Anno 31 E 1. devoti Prior Elyensis & ejusdem loci humilis Conventus cum omni reverencia seipsos et felices in Domino semper ad vota successus Literas vestras pro Rogero le Vsser nuper nobis porrectas summo honore ut decuit recepimus Quocirca Serenitati vestrae non sine cordis et spiritus lamentatione significamus quod vestra Elyensis Ecclesia jam per varia causas et discrimina tam in Romana Curia quam in Anglia aliasque oppressiones multimodas ad tantam hits diebus vergit inopiam quod propriae sustentationi ejus non suppetunt facultates Proper quod vestrae peticioni pro dicto Rogero factae ad praesens satisfacere non valemus Regiam igitur celsitudinem quae afflictis more solito pio affectu compati consuevit humiliter imploramus quatinus nostram impotenciam in hac parte hab●re dignetur excusatam saltim donec facultas uberius se optulerit ut ex hoc apud Deum vestrorum augeatur cumulus meritorum Vitam et incolumitatem vestram ad regni vestri regimen conservat Altissimus per tempora diuturna What Protections the King granted to such who by his special licence went to the Court of Rome upon his their Churches or their own affairs this year these Records inform us WAlterus de Maydestan persona Ecclesiae de Bukenhale qui cum Waltero covent & Lychf. Episcopo profecturus est ad Curiam Romanam habet literas de Pat. 31 E 1. m. 4. De protectionibus protectione per biennium dur cum clausula volumus et exceptis Pres. etc. T. R. apud Gildeford 20 die Januar. JOhannes Prior de Mareseye qui de licentia Regis profecturus est ad Curiam Romanam habet literas Regis de protectione per biennium dur Pres. etc. Teste Ibidem Rege apud Certeseye 27 die Januar. Per ipsum Regem The King issued this Writ for repayment of moneys borrowed by his Agent for his affairs in the Court of Rome out of the Hanaper REX Omnibus ad quos etc. salutem Cum dilectus Clericus noster Magister Reymundus de Pinibus nuper à Fredolo Bandun Mercatore Lumbardiae sexaginta Ibid. m 4. Pro Philippo Gerardun Mercatore de Societate Spinorum et duas marcas sterlingorum mutuo receperit pro quibusdam negociis nostris per ipsum Reymundum in Romana Curia prosequendis de quibus idem Reymundus in Garderoba computavit prout in quadam billa quam habet sub sigillo dilecti Clerici Radulphi de Manton Coferarii nostri plenius continetur & Philippus Gerardun Mercator de Societate Spinorum de Florencia dictas sexaginta & duas marcas praefato Fredolo pro nobis & dilecto Clerico se promiserit soluturum promittimus quod eidem Philippo de praedictis sexaginta & duabus marcis citra festum Pascha proximo futuro de exitibus Hanaperii nostri per manus Custodis ejusdem Hanaperii satisfieri faciemus Ita tamen quod idem Philippus nos & praefatum Cler●cum nostrum erga praedictum Fredolum penitus quietet de summa pecuniae memorata In cujus etc. T. R. apud Guldeford 20 die Januarii Per Consilium The King for the more expeditious successful promotion of his affairs in ●he Court of Rome where nothing was done gratis in that age conferred a pension of 50 l. a year on a Roman Cardinal for his forepast and encouragement for his future services of this kind REX omnibus ad quos etc. salutem Qui sincerae affectionis ferbore et gretuitae Pat. 31 E 1. m. 41. intus De pensio●e concesla Cardinali benevolentiae studio nostris utilitatibus procurandis invigilant et insistunt dignum duximus et naturali consonum esse novimus aequitati ut eis mutuae vicissitudinis beneficia rependamus Attendentes igitur Venerabilis patris Domini Gentilis titulo Sancti Martini in Montibus Presbyteri Cardinalis amici nostri charissimi circumspectam industriam et sollicitudinem operosam quas in nostris negotiis in sancta Romana Curia promovendis hactenus adhibuit eumque adhibiturum speramus Deo propitio in futur pensionem annuam quinquaginta Marcarum sterlingorum ad Scaccarium nostrum percipiend ad duos anni terminos videlicet in festis Paschae et Sancti Michaelis per aequales portiones sibi duximus tenore praesentium concedendam In cujus etc. Teste Rege apud Odyham 11. die Januarii Peripsum Regem The King out of his piety and charity granted this Protection for 5. years ●or the Freers' of the Hosp●cal of the Holy Spirit in Rome to collect Alms throughout England once every year desiring all Archbishops Bishops and others to assist them therein and all Officers to apprehend all false sergeant Collectors of their Alms REX Archiepiscopis Abbatibus Prioribus & omnibus Ballivis & aliis Christi fidelibus in Angliae ad quos praesentes literae pervenerint salutem Cum Dominus Pat 31 E 1. m. 44. De Protectione pro fratribus Hospit S. Spiritus Romae Papa dilectis nobis in Christo Magistro & fratribus Hospitalis Sancti Spiritus Romae duxerit indulgend quod semel in Anno recipiantur in Ecclesiis ad colligendum Elemosinas propter quod ipst ad loca diversa pro Elemosinis suis colligendis accedunt Nos dilectum nobis in Christo fratrem Algucium Custodem Domus de Writle qui est Cella Hospitalis praedicti generalem Attornatum Magistri & fratrum praedictorum et alios Attornatos quos sibi substituere voluerit homines terras res redditus et omnes possessiones suas suscepimus in protectionem et defensionem nostram specialem Vobis Ballivis nostris praecipientes quod manuteneatis protegatis & defendatis praedictum fratrem Algucium & substitutos ejusdem necnon homines terras res redditus & omnes possessiones eorundem non inferentes seu inferri permittentes eisdem injuriam molestiam dampnum aut gravamen etc. Vos etiam Praelatos rogamus quatenus cum idem frater Algucius aut praedicti Hospitalis Attornati per ipsum fratrem substituti ad loca vestra pro hujusmodi Elemosinis colligendis accesserint benignè in Ecclesiis vestris recipientes eosdem ipsos in eisdem Ecclesiis vestris admonere populum et Elemosinas libere quaerere permittatis et eisdem fratri Algucio et aliis Attornatis ad hujusmodi Elemosinas in Diocesibus sic deputatis colligendas literas vestras convocatorias liberaliter concedere velitis Ità quod à Deo meritum & a nobis grates reportare debeatis speciales Et quia intelleximus quod quidam malevoli advocantes se per Magistrum et fratres Hospitalis praedicti Eleemosinas colligunt & recipiunt nomine ipsorum licet ad hoc per ipsos potestatem non habeant Nos hujusmodi malitiam reprimere cupientes vobis Ballivis nostris praecipimus quod ipsos malivolos cum per vos transitum fecerint prout rationabiliter fuerit faciendum arrestari faciatis donec aliud inde praecipimus seu ipsi malevoli de hujusmodi competentes emendas fecerint prout alias in casu consimili fieri consu vit In cujus etc. per quinquennium duratur Teste Rege apud Marlebergh octavo die Decembris Per breve de Privato Sigillo The King also granted this Protection to the Vicar General of the Freers' Carmelites sent into England to visit those of his Order REX omnibus Ballivis & fidelibus suis ad quos etc. salutem Sciatis quod cum Pat. 31 E. 1. m. 39 intus De protectione pro Fratribus de Monte Carmeli dilectus nobis in Christo Prior generalis Ordinis beatae Mariae de Monte Carmeli jam miserit in Angliam dilectum nobis Fratrem Willielmum Pagain de Haneburgh ejusdem Ordinis Vicarium suum generalem ad Fratres et Domos Ordinis illius ibidem juxta ejusdem Ordinis regulam visitandos Nos ad requisitionem dicti Prioris praefatum Fratrem Willielmum caeterosque confratres suos in comitiva sua ratione Visitationis praedictae existentes in protectionem et defensionem nostram suscepimus specialem Et ideo vobis mandamus quod ipsum Fratrem Willielmum & confratres suos praedictos in comitiva sua existentes manuteneatis protegatis & defendatis non inserentes eyes vel quantum in vobis est inferri permittentes injuriam molestiam dampnum aliquod vel gravamen Et si quid eis forisfactum fuerit id eis sine dilatione faciatis emendari In cujus etc. per biennium duratur Teste Rege apud Guldeford 20 die Januarii Per ipsum Regem & breve suum de Privato Sigillo Two Freers' Predicants turning Apostates and deserting their Order this year the King upon certificate thereof issued this Writ for their apprehending and punishment REX Vicecomitibus & omnibus aliis Ballivis suis ad quos etc. salutem Quia per Religiosum Fratrem Thomam de Jorz Priorem Provincialem Ordinis Fratrum 31 E. 1. ● 33. intus Pro Fratribus vagabundis arestandis Praedicatorum in Angl. intelleximus quod Frater Robertus de Kenyngton & Frater Benedictus de Offord professi in Ordine praedicto habitu Religionis suae rejecto & professione sua contempta praefatum Ordinem temerè sunt egressi & per varios Comitatus regni nostri in animarum suarum dispendium & praedicti Ordinis scandalum non modicum dampnabiliter evagantur volentes ipsorum insolentiam reprimere & Fratribus dicti Ordinis specialiter subvenire Maxim cum ipsis per literas Apostolicas sit indultum quod hujusmodi Apostatas capere ligare et incarcerare valeant seu alias subdere disciplinae rigori ubicunque eos contigerit inveniri Vobis districtè praecipimus quod praedictos Fratres Robertum & Benedictum ubicunque in Ballivis vestris eos inveneritis prout Prior Provincialis vel quicunque Prior Conventualis praedicti Ordinis vobis intimaverit salva semper immunitate Ecclesiae faciatis sine dilatione qualibet arestari et eis●em Prioribus aut eorum alicui liberari Talem ad hoc diligentiam apponentes quos vos exinde debeamus merito commendare & quod propter vestri defectum nulla super hoc ad nos querimonia deferatur In cujus etc. Teste Rege apud Cestrehunte 14 die Marcii Per ipsum Regem nunciante J. de bensted The King issued these Writs for the restitution of the Temporalties of the Bishop of Ely and Abbot of Waltham confirmed by the Pope REX dilectis & fidelibus suis Roberto Hereward & Johanni de Ditton custodibus Episcopatus Elyen sede vacant salutem Cum Dominus Bonifacius Summus Pat 31 E. 1. m. 39 intus De restitutione temporal Pontifex dilectum nobis in Christo Fratrem Robertum nuper Priorem Elyen in Episcopum Elyen praefecerit & pastorem sicut per literas ipsius Summi Pontificis bullatas nobis inde directas plenius nobis constat Nos praefectionem illam acceptantes cepimus fidelitatem ipsius Roberti & temporalia Episcopatus praedicti prout moris est restituimus eidem Et ideo vobis mandamus quod eidem Roberto temporalia Episcopatus praedicti sine dilatione liberetis sicut praedictum est Teste Rege apud Winds 4 die Febr. Et mandatum est Militibus etc. In cujus etc. Teste Rege ut supra REX dilectis & fidelibus suis Roberto Hereward & Johanni de Ditton nuper custodibus Episcopatus Elyensis sede vacant salutem Cum nos quarto die Claus 31 E. 1. m. 11. Pro R. Episcopo Elyensi Febr. proximo praeterito praefectionem per Dominum B. Summum Pontificem factam de venerabili patre Roberto Episcopo Elyensi nuper Priore Elyensi in Episcopum illius loci acceptantes ceperimus fidelitatem ipsius Roberti & temporalia Episcopatus illius eidem restituerimus ut est moris vobisque mandaverimus quod eidem Roberto temporalia Episcopatus praedicti sine dilatione liberaretis ac vos ipsum exitus temporalium Episcopatus praedicti à praedicto quarto die Febr. percipere & habere non permittitis ut accepimus de quo miramur vobis mandamus quod ipsum Episcopum exitus temporalium Episcopatus praedicti ab eodem quarto die Febr. plenariè percipere & habere permittatis Et si quid inde post eundem diem perceperitis id eidem Episcopo sine dilatione liberetis Et hoc nullatenus omittatis Teste Rege apud Morpath 9 die Maii. REX omnibus liberis hominibus & omnibus aliis tenentibus de Abbate de Pat. 31 E. 1. m. 38. Pro Abbate de Waltham Sanctae Crucis Waltham salutem Cum Summus Pontifex dilectum nobis in Christo Johannem de Badburghham electum in Abbatem Sanctae Crucis de Waltham cui prius Regium assensum adhibuimus et favorem ejusdem Ecclesiae in Abbatem praefecerit et Pastorem sicut per literas dicti Summi Pontificis bullatas accepimus Nos praefectionem illam acceptantes cepimus fidelitatem ejusdem Johannis & temporalia Abbatiae praedictae prout moris est restituimus eidem Et ideo vobis mandamus quod eidem Johanni tanquam Abbati & Domino vestro in omnibus quae ad Abbatiam praedictam pertinent intendentes sitis & respondentes sicut praedictum est In cujus etc. Teste Rege apud windsor 6 die Febr. What Elections were made Royal assents given and restitutions of Temporalties granted by the King this year of and to Bishops Archbishops and others in Ireland by the King's Letters Patents these Records will best inform us REX Postulationi nuper factae in Ecclesia Cathedrali Clonen de discreto viro Pat. 31 E. 1. m. 10. De assensu Regio Fratre Dovenaldo Obruyn Gardiano Fratrum Minorum de Killeth in Episcopum Clonen Regium assensum adhibuit et favorem Et hoc significatum est venerabili patri N. Archiepiscopo Ardmach ut quod suum est in hac parte exequatur in cujus etc. Teste Rege apud Wylgtreby 14 die Aprilis Per breve de Privato Sigillo SAnctissimo in Christo patri Domino B. divina providentia Sacrosanctae Romanae Ibidem ac Universalis Ecclesiae Summo Pontifici Edwardus ejusdem gratia Rex Angliae etc. devota pedum oscula beatorum Sciat vestra paternitas reverenda quod cum dilecti nobis in Christo Decanus & Capitulum Ardmach in Hybernia nuper per mortem bonae memoriae N. quondam Archiepiscopi illius loci petita a nobis prout moris est licentia alium sibi eligendi in Archiepiscopum et optenta discretum virum Fratrem Michaelem Lectorem Fratrum Minorum de Ardmach in suum postulaverint Archiepiscopum & Pastorem Nos postulationi illi Regium assensum adhibuimus et favorem Et hoc vestrae Sanctitati innotescimus per praesentes ut quod vestrum est in hac parte exequi dignemini cum favore In cujus etc. Dat. apud Dunde in Scotia 20 die Octobr. Per breve de Privato Sigillo REX dilecto & fideli suo Waltero de la hay Escaetori suo in Hibernia salutem Claus 31 E. 1. m. 12. Pro EpiscopoOssorensi Hibern Cum vicesimo quarto die Octobris anno regni nostri Tricesimo electioni nuper celebratae in Ecclesia Cathedrali Ossoren de discreto viro Magistro Willielmo filio Johannis Canonico ejusdem Ecclesiae in Episcopum illius loci Regium assensum adhibuerimus et favorem & hoc venerabili patri R. Archiepiscopo Dublin per nostras patentes literas significaverimus ut quod suum esset exequeretur in hac parte ac etiam per alias literas nostras patentes dederimus potestatem dilecto & fideli nostro Johanni Wogan Justice nostro Hibern quod si contingeret dictam electionem per praefatum Archiepiscopum canonicè confirmari & sibi per literas patentes ipsius Archiepiscopi inde constaret tunc accept● ab eodem Electo fidelitate in casu illo nobis debita temporalia Episcopatus praedicti eidem Electo liberaret illa vice sicut per inspectionem Rotulorum Cancellariae nostrae nobis constat Ac licet idem Justice virtute potestatis hujusmodi post dictam electionem sic confirmatam fidelitatem praedicti Episcopi diu ante festum Paschae prox praeteritum ceperit & literas nostras patentes sub sigillo quo utimur in Hibernia de dictis temporalibus sibi restituendis vobis direxerit ut est moris vos nichilominus ipsum Episcopum exitus provenientes de temporalibus Episcopatus praedicti post datam dictarum literarum nostrarum vobis super hoc directarum percipere & habere non permittitis in ipsius Episcopi dampnum non modicum & gravamen sicut ex parte ipsius Episcopi nobis est ostensum Et quia ipsum Episcopum nolumus in hac parte indebitè praegravari vobis mandamus quod si ita est tunc eidem Episcopo exitu● de temporalibus Episcopatus praedicti post datam literarum nostrarum vobis directarum ut praedictum est provenientes & per vos perceptos liberari & habere faciatis Ita tamen quod idem Episcopus de sumptibus & misis si quos ante datam earundem literarum in terris Episcopatus praedicti seminandis vel alio modo nostro nomine posueritis nobis respondeat ut debebit Teste Rege apud Morpath 9 die Maii. ADam de Roches nuncians Regi mortem bonae memoriae A. nuper Episcopi Elfinen in Hibern habet literas Regis de licentia eligendi In cujus etc. Pat 31 E. 1. m. 33. De licentia eligendi ●este Rege apud Westm 8 die Marcii REX venerabili in Christo patri eadem gratia Archiepiscopo Tuamen salutem Ibid. m. 19 De assensu Regio Sciatis quod electioni nuper celebratae in Ecclesia Cathedrali Elfinen de discreto viro Fratre Donato Abbate de Buell Cisterciensis Ordinis in Episcopum Elfinensem Regium assensum adhibuimus et favorem Et hoc vobis tenore praesentium significamus ut quod vestrum est in hac parte exequamini In cujus etc. Teste Rege apud Villam Sancti Johannis de Perth 28 die Junii REX dilecto & fideli suo Johanni Wogan Justice suo Hibern salutem Cum Ibidem De potestate data Justice Hibern restituendi temporalia in Hiber nos electioni nuper celebratae in Ecclesia Cathedrali Elfinen de discreto viro Fratre Donato Abbate de Buell Cisterciensis Ordinis in Episcopum Elfinen Regium assensum adhibuerimus et favorem Et hoc venerabili patri Archiepiscopo Tuamensi per nostras patentes literas significaverimus ut quod suum est in hac parte exequatur volentes ipsius Electi laboribus & expensis in hac parte parcere ista vice concessimus eis de gratia nostra speciali et vobis dedimus potestatem etc. Acceptis tamen etc. In cujus etc. Teste ut supra Per breve de Privato Sigillo Gilbertus' de Clohon Canonicus Fynnaboren nuncians Regi mortem bonae memoriae Ibid. m 31. De licentia eligendi S. quondam Episcopi Fynnaboren habet literas Regis de licentia eligendi In cujus etc. Teste Rege apud Ware 16 die Marcii Per breve de Privato Sigillo REX dilecto & fideli suo Johanni Wogan Justice suo Hibern salutem Cum dilecti nobis in Christo Decanus & Capitulum Fynnabor post mortem bonae Ibid. m. 10. De potestate data Justice Hibern restituendi temporalia in Hiber memoriae S. nuper Episcopi illius loci petita a nobis prout moris est licentia alium sibi eligendi in Episcopum et optenta ad electionem de futuro Episcopo processissent & David Preceptor Johannes Thesaurarius Karolus Archidiaconus Ysaak Cancellarius Benedictus Matthaeus Thomas & Maur. dictae Ecclesiae Fynnabor Canonici dilectum nobis in Christo Magistrum Maur. Obrye● itemque ejusdem Ecclesiae Confratres & Concanonici Decanum ejusdem Ecclesiae in Episcopum illius loci in discordia elegissent & Officialis Decani & Capituli Cassel custodum Spiritualitatis Archiepiscopatus Casselensis sede vacant authoritate eorundem Decani & Capituli Cassel examinatis dictis electionibus diligenter electionem factam de praedicto Decano cassaverit juris ordine in omnibus observato sicut tàm per literas ipsorum Decani & Capituli Cassel quam praedicti Officialis literas patentes nobis inde directas plenius nobis constat Ac nos ad requisitionem praedictorum Praecentoris Thesaur Archid. Cancellar Benedicti Matthaei Thomae & Maur. electioni factae de praedicto Magistro Obryen in Episcopum loci illius ut praedictum est quantum in nobis est Regium assensum adhibuerimus et favorem & hoc praefatis Custodibus per nostras patentes literas significaverimus ut quod suum est in hac parte exequantur Volentes ipsius Magistri Mauricii Obryen laboribus & expensis in hac parte parcere ista vice concessimus etc. Acceptis tamen prius etc. In cujus etc. Teste Rege apud Kyndromyn 8 die Octobr. Per breve de Privato Sigillo REX dilecto & fideli suo Johanni Wogan Justice suo Hib●rn salutem Cum dilecti Pat. 31 E. 1. m. 22. De potestate data Justice Hibern restituendi temporalia in Hibern nobis in Christo Prior & Conventus de Antro Sancti Fynbarr Diocaes' Cork nobis per literas suas patentes significaverint quod Abbatia sua praedicta per mortem bonae memoriae G. nuper Abbatis illius loci Pastoris est solatio destituta supplicantes nobis prout moris est quod licentiam sibi alium eligendi in Abbatem eisdem concedere dignaremur ac nos precibus eorundem Prioris & Conventus in hac parte favorabiliter inclinati licentiam illam eis duxerimus concedendam mandantes quod talem sibi eligant in Abbatem etc. Nos eorundem Prioris & Conventus laboribus & expensis in hac parte parc●re volentes ista vice concessimas eis de gratia nostra speciali et vobis dedimus potestatem ista vice quod facta electione praedicta etc. Acceptis tamen prius etc. In cujus etc. Teste Rege apud Rokesburgh 21 die Maii. Per breve de Privato Sigillo SAnctissimo in Christo patri Domino B. Divina providencia Sacrosanctae Romanae Pat. 31 E 1. m 22. vel 23. intus Hibernia De assensu Regio ac universalis Ecclesiae Summo Pontifici Edwardus ejusdem gratia etc. devota podum oscula beatorum Sciat vestra paternitas reverenda quod electioni nuper celebratae in Ecclesia Cathedrali Cassel de discreto viro Magistro Mauricio Archidiacono Cassellensi in Archiepiscopum illius loci Regium assensum adhibuimus et favorem Et hoc vestrae Sanctitati tenore praesencium significamus ut quod vestrum est in hac parte exequi dignemini cum favore In cujus etc. Dat. apud Rokesburgh 17 die Maii. Per breve de Privato Sigillo dupp. The King out of his free gr●ce assenting to the election of this Maurice Archbishop of cassel without any knowledge of his person or testimony of any of his Loyal Subjects from thence made this public obligation promise and oath for his fidelity to the King and his heirs in case the Pope should confirm his Election ratified with his Seal the original whereof I found in the White Tower UNiversis Christi fidelibus ad quorum noticiam praesentes literae pervenerint * Claus 31 E 1. m 11. dorso & Bundel● Brevium & Literarum in Turre London An. 31 E 1. Mauricius Archidiaconus Ecclesiae Cassellensis Electus in Archiepiscopum Ecclesiae praedictae salutem Cum excellentissimus Princeps et Dominus meus Dominus ●dwardus Dei gratia Rex Angliae illustris Dominus Hiberniae & Dux Aquitaniae Electioni praedictae de me factae nulla prius per ipsum habita noticia de persona mea nec aliquo testimonio fidelium suorum in partibus Hiberniae existentium inde recepto Regium assensum adhibuerit et favorem de sua gratia speciali Promitto & obligo me per praesentes & nichilominus corporale praestiti juramentum quod si comingat me in Archiepiscopum Ecclesiae praedictae per Dominum Summum Pontincem admitti et eciam consecrari fidelis ero dicto Domino Regi et regno suo et ma●ime terrae suae Hiberniae et antequam temporalia Archiepiscopatus praedicti michi restituantur bonam et sufficientem securitatem inveniam eidem Regi quod fidelitati suae et haeredum suorum semper constanter et viriliter adhaerebo quodque pax sua vel haeredum suorum in dictis partibus Hiberniae per me vel per meos vel per procurationem meam seu eciam consilium meum aut juvamen nullatenus impedietur set quod pacem ipsius Regis et haeredum suorum in partibus praedictis Hiberniae semper per me et meos manutenebo pro viribus et fovebo In cujus rei testimonium has literas meas patentes Sigilli mei munimine roboravi Dat. apud Eborum 14 Kal. Junii anno ab Incarnatione Domini 1303. Regni vero Regis praedicti Tricesimo primo Pope Benedict the 10. having confirmed the election and consecrating the person of Maurice Archbishop of Cassel by whose consecration the Archdeaconry of Cass●l which he formerly held became void the Pope thereupon pretending it belonged to his donation conferred the Archdeaconry by his Papal provision upon Thomas Olonxy and his Prebendary in that Church upon one Peter usurping on the King's right and prerogative to whom the donation of the Archdeaconry & Prebendary of right belonged by reason of the vacancy of the Archbishopric This Thomas and Peter procured the Pope's Letters to put them into actual possession of the Archdeaconry and Prebendary under several penalties and Ecclesiastical censures but afterwards understanding that the right of conferring them was only in the King and that they could not gain possession thereof by the Pope's Letters they thereupon publicly renounced all their right and interest therein by virtue of the Pope's Provisions and Letters by these two original Instruments which I found in the White Tower Chapel worthy observation IN Nomine Domini Amen Cum jam Sanctissimus in Christo Pater Dominus Bundela Brevium & Literatum An. 31 & 32 E. 1. in Turre London Hibernia Benedictus Sanctae Romanae & Universalis Ecclesiae Summus Pontifex venerabili Patri Domino Mauricio nunc Archiepiscopo Cassellensi in ipsius Sedis Archiepiscopum dudum Electo sede ipsa vacant apud sedem Apostolicam munus consecrationis impenderit ac per ipsani consecrationem Archidiaconatum Casselensem quem idem Mauricius usque ad eandem consecrationem tenuit adhuc temporalibus Archiepiscopatus ejusdem cum advocationibus dignitatum personatuum praebendarum et Rectoriarum Ecclesiarum quae sede plena ad loci Archiepiscopum pertinent in manibus Excellentissimi Principis Domini Edwardi Dei gratia Regis Angliae Domini Hiberniae & Ducis Aquitaniae existentibus mihi Thomae Olonxy ipsum Archidiaconatum Cassellensem contulerit credens idem Summus Pontifex ad ipsum Ius Collationis hujusmodi pertinere debere cum ad ipsum nullo modo pertineat in hac parte datis super hiis literis executoriis ab eadem sede Apostolica directis scilicet .... Priori de Fullinis Spolitanae Diocaesis ac Decano the Fythred & Nicholas Florencii Diocaesis add me Thomam inducendum in possessionem Archidiaconatus praedicti cum juribus et pertinenciis universis sub poenis et censuris Ecclesiasticis expressis in ipsis cum caeteris clausulis consuetis Animadvertens postmodum ex circumspectione consilii sanioris quod ad ipsum Dominum Regem tempore vacacionis hujusmodi et non ad alium spectat hujusmodi Archidiaconatus collatio in hac parte et quod per collationem ipsius Summi Pontificis ipsum Archidiaconatum nec ipsius possessionem possem de jure nancisci aliqualiter nec habere unde ego Thomas praedictus omni michi jure competenti vel quod michi competere poterit ad dictum Archidiaconatum seu quibuscumque executionibus processibus prosecutionibus inductionibus et possessionibus habitis et habendis occasione collationis ejusdem renuncio in hiis scriptis et protestor hanc meam renunciationem velle per omnem jurisdictionem dicti Archidiaconatus innovare et pro jure Regio in hac parte publice protestari IN Nomine Domini Amen Cum jam Sanctissimus in Christo Pater Dominus Benedictus etc. verbatim as before usque cum caeteris clausulis consuetis Et ob I● eadom ●und●●●n 32 ● 1. hoc idem Magister Thomas quandam praebendam quam in eadem Ecclesia Casselensi optinuerit in manibus ipsius Papae renunciaverit et michi Petro Matthaei Mack●●wyl eam per ipsum Summum Pontificem conferri procuraverit atque dari certis super hoc executoribus cum literis executoriis deputatis Animadvertens postmodum ego Petrus praedictus ex circumspectione consilii sanioris quod ad ipsum Dominum nostrum Regem tempore vacationis hujusmodi et non ad alium spectat hujusmodi praevendae collatio in hac parte et quod per collacionem ipsius Summi Pontificis ipsam praevendam nec ipsius possessionem possem de jure nancisci aliqualiter nec habere unde ego praedictus Petrus omni juri michi competenti vel quod michi competere ●aterit ad dictam praebendam seu quibuscumque executionibus processionibus prosecutionibus inductionibus et possessionibus habitis et habendis occasione c●●l●cionis ejusdem renuncio in hiis scriptis et protestor hanc meam renunciacionem velle per Diocaesim Casselensem ubilibet innovare et super jure Regio in hac parte publice pr●testari In quorum omnium testimonium sigillum meum apposui huic scripto apud Strivelyn 24. die mensis Julii Anno Domini 1304. et regni Domini nostri Regis praedicti 32. One of the King's miners in Ireland having killed a man and the rest of them being afterwards beaten assaulted their mines filled and broken down and some of them excommunicated and vexed for beating of a Chaplain in their own defence so that they were enforced to quit the mines and give over working made this complaint thereupon to the Treasurers and Barons of the King's Exchequer in Ireland who transmitted it into England whereupon the King ordered Commissioners of Oyer and Terminer to examine the business and do them right as this Original Complaint thereof I found in the White Tower demonstrates A Leur treschiers Signior Tresorier nostre Seigneur le Roy et all Barons deal Bundela Brevium & Literarum Anno 31 E 1. Escheker les Minours en Dirland salutz et chieres amistez Sires une aventure avynt es parties de la Mynere le mekerdy prochein devant le saint Luk que une homme de pais esteit tue par un Minour le quel senfuist meyntenant et autres ovesques luy qui furont en la company pur poour du pays comment quill esteient assentauntzes ou noun et Sire Renaud de Ferrer pria nostre garden quill assignast gent por cerchier la Minere et il le fesoit issint souz terre & desus et en nos mesons et por tut en la presence Sire Renaud et de tute la gent de sa terre qui furont maundez devenir por le homicide attacher Et quant il ne les poient trover seu alerent E puis vyndrent Willame le fuiz le dit Sire Renaud Andreu Misde Robert Coffin Guy le Brit Johan le Forester Simon de la Hole et autres plusors de gentzes Sire Renaud noctantre sur la mynere armez et briserent nos us & entroient as espeyes tretes sauntzes aucun baillyf et nous mistrent touse en effrai qui denioms overror lendemayn et puis alerent as fosses et getterent leyn et groses peers et ont rompuz le merim qui sostynt la Minere et ont fause le overaigne en plusors lieux la ou eel estent mieux reparillee et issint vyndrent de nuict en autre par mesme le countenance onques puis ne oseroms landroit bien entrer les overaignes ne profiter pur le Roy ne pur nous qe la ou noussolioms aver en ceu soul lieu ou il feiseient tien derrai aucune semayne xxx lads the mine et pluys nous ne avioms onques puis que 4. ladees et 6. esquieles a grant damage du Roy et arerisement des overaignes E sur ce nous manasent et dient apertement que si nul de nous viengne nulle part a fair ne a march que nous serrioms issint batuz que jammays bone overaigne ne froms en Miniere ne ailleurs par quoi plusors de nous Minours se vient retrere et aler por powr quil ne osent demorrer en pays Et issint sumus nous touz maumenez et malement desturbez por le coupe de celuy qui seu est fui et en autre manere que en due D'autre part sires avynt nadguerres que Sire Willeme Glise le Chapeleyn parochiel de Byr vynt a une tavern sus la minere entre aucuns des nous minours et autre gent du pays & moveit contenk entre luy et nous minors et feut batu issint qil avoit la teste brisée et geust contrelit bone pite Et nostre Gardeyn quant ce oy dire tendi de nous chastier et fair bones amendss si il serroit trove si nous fusoums en coupe car ceux qui la furont et qui la choose virent disoient que les Minours le ferrent eaux defendant mais le Chapeleyn ne voleit my a ce assenter eyus alerent le person Sire Wauter de Ferrers et le Chapeleyn en manere de vengeance corporale et tant purcharerent que les fesoient touse escumenger ove les communiantzes et lors demorramus nous udyfs sauntzes rien essploiter long temps que nous ne entraums mye souz terre en tiel estate et nous ont issint chacez par tieux duresces qe aucuns des meillours de nous minours senalerent en leur pays a grant arerisement des overaignes Don't Sires si vous plet voillez sur les dites choses mettre remedie et consail issint que eaux ne autres ne mespregnent de vers les overours le Roy de taunt pluys hardiement en temps avenir si ses trespas soient despuniz A Dieu Sires qui vous guard touse jours Escrites la Minere saint Simon & saint Judas Dorso Assignentur Gilbertus de Knouvill & Thomas de la Hyde ad audiendum & terminandum transgressionem praedictam per praedictos infrascriptos & alios Regis minerariis in dicta minera factam The King also this year granted this Licence for an Alienation in Mortmain in Ireland REX omnibus ad quos etc. salutem Licet de Communi Consilio regni nostri statuerimus Quod non liceat viris Religiosis sen aliis ingredi feodum alicujus Pat. 31 E. 1. m. 26. Hiber Pro Waltero de Hibernia Clerico ita quod ad manum mortuam deveniat sine licentia nostra & Capitalis Domini de quo res illa immediatè tenetur per finem tamen quem Walt●rus de Hibernia Clericus fecit Nobiscum coram tenente locum Thes. nostro & Baronibus nostris de Scaccario concessimus & licenciam dedimus quantum in nobis est eidem Waltero quod ipse unum messuagium & unam carucatam terrae unà cum pertin in Done dare possit & assignare cuidam Capellano divina in Ecclesia de Done singulis diebus pro anima ipsius Walteri & animabus antecessorum suorum celebraturo Habend & tenend eidem Capellano & successoribus suis Capellanis in Ecclesia praedicta celebraturis de Capitalibus Dominis feodi illius per servicia inde debita & consueta imperpetuum & eidem Capellano quod ipse praedicta messuagium & terram cum pertin à praefato Waltero recipere possit & tenere sibi & successoribus suis praedictis imperpetuum sicut praedictum est tenore praesencium similiter licenciam dedimus specialem Nolentes quod idem Walterus vel haeredes sui aut praedictus Capellanus vel successores sui praedicti ratione Statuti praedicti per nos vel haeredes nostros Justice Esc Vic. seu Ministros nostros quoscumque inde occasionentur in aliquo seu graventur In cujus etc. Teste Rege apud Beverlacum 21. die Aprilis An. 31 E. 1. the French King to conclude a Peace with K. Edw. was willing to leave the Scots out of the Treaty * Thomas Walsingham Hist. Angl. p. 62. banish them out of France and to deliver him possession of Gascoigne whereupon the King issued two Patents or Commissions the one to John Bishop of Worcester Ames Earl of Savoy Henry de Lacie Earl of Lincoln and Otto de Grandison or any 3. or 4. of them dated 2. die Marcii Anno r. n. 31. apud Huntingdon the other to the three last or any two of them dated apud Odyham 10 die Januarii Anno Dom. 1303. & regni nostri 31 to prorogue the Truce between him the King of France their kingdoms and Subjects and to settle a firm and perpetual Peace between them their heirs and successors against all persons but the Church of Rome agreeing in form with those * Here p. 896 ●97 900 936. premised who thereupon treating with the Dukes of Burgoine of Britain and other Commissioners of the King of France concluded a firm peace between them and their Realms the close whereof I shall only insert out of a special Roll of the Patents Procurations and Peace then concluded and ratified which I found in the White Tower NOus Edward Roi Dengleterre avauntdit eauntzes regard a grantez biens et profitz qe vienent del accord et del amity de Rois et de Princes et especialment a grant avancement qe porra avenir a la vusoigne de la Terre saint les avantditz treitie & accord dalliance & damiste et totes les autres choses es dites letters contenues et chescun de ses por nous & por nos heirs et por noz successors volons looms ratifions agreeons et approvons et por ces presents letters confirmons & en lalme de nous les avoms fait jurez la Gardere fermement tenir En tesmoignance de qe chose nous avoms fait fair cestes nos letters overtes sealees de nostre Seal Done a la Ville de saint Johan de Perth in Escoce le disme jour de Joignet l'an the Grace Mil troiz Centz & troiz & de nostre Regne 31. Matthew Westminster and Walsingham tender us this account of this Peace then ratified a Mat. Westm An. 1303 p. 441. Anno Dom. in festo Sancta & individuae Trinitatis pax diu desiderata inter duo regna primò in Francia postea in Anglia publicatur Sub quo tempore restituta est Regi Angliae Vasconia cum omnibus juribus suis & libertatibus sub forma quae prius ante initium belli hujus eam tenuerat b Tho. Walsingham Hist. Angliae p. 56. Rex Francorum timens ob destitutionem Wasconiae injustam à Rege Angliae per Dominum Papam ad hoc instigato guerram parari ut ejus amicitiam sibi compararet quicquid in Wasconia in manu sua tenebat eidem spontè gratisque restituit prout videbatur ignorantibus veritatem Which peace was much promoted by the great overthrows and defeats of the French in Flanders whereof Matthew Westminster renders us this brief account Quoties furor Regis Franciae armatum militem contra Flandrenses miserit constat quod toties perdiderit Quia aut in acie belli corruerunt aut de acie ignominiojè & inglorii redierunt Et in tantum inclinata est Francorum superbia ut pro mdgno haberetur si cum Flandrensibus usque ad certum tempus Francia pacificaretur Adeo ut dicere possint Franci fugiamus Flandrenses Dominus enim pugnat pro eyes Upon the conclusion of this peace King Edward issued 55. several Writs to restore the Temporalties of all Priors Prioresses and Religious Monasteries belonging to Aliens that were under the power of the King of France according to the Articles of this Peace A bundle of which Writs I found in the White Tower running in this form EDwardus Dei gratiâ Rex Anglia Dominus Hyberniae & Dux Aquitaniae Thesaur Bundela Brevium in Turre London An. 31 E. 1. & Baronibus suis de Scaccario salutem Cum in forma pacis inter nos et Regem Franciae super discordiis et guerris motis inter eundem Regem et Nos initae et confirmatae contineatur Quod omnes terrae et redditus hominum et subditorum dicti Regis Franciae per nos aut nostros occasione dictae guerrae in manum nostram capti occupati seu detenti sive fuerint Religiosorum aut aliorum quorumcunque plenary et integre illis quorum fuerunt ante captionem eorundem in manum nostram reddantur et restituantur prout in dicta forma plenius continetur Vobis mandamus quod terras et redditus dilectae nobis in Christo Priorissae de Lumenistre de potestate dicti Regis Franciae qui ratione supradicta in manu nostra existunt eidem Priorissae sine dilatione plenè & integrè reddi et restitui ac ipsam de illa summa pecuniae quam pro terris et redditibus praedictis ad Scaccarium nostrum praedictum annuatim post captionem eorundem in manum nostram reddere consuevit exonerari faciatis & inde quietam esse de caetero permittatis Teste meipso apud Banf 4 die Septembr Anno Regni nostri 31. The like Writs issued for these ensuing Abbots and Prior's Aliens videlicet Prior de Lewes Abbas Cluniacen Prior Runeliaco Prior de Horsham Abbas de Pynn Prior de Horton Prior de Threuly Prior de Wenloke Prior de Carbrooke Abbas de Lyra Prior de Eya Prior de Totton Prior de Byrewelle Prior de Haibam Prior de Mentingg Prior de Cambringham Prior de West Ravendale Prior de Lynton Prior de Lappelle Prior de Longa Bynington Prior de Hailing Abbas de Langonio Abbas Sancti Martini de Albamarle Prior de Ecclesfield Prior de Otryton Prior de la Sele Prior de Frompton Prior de Wylworron Prior de Wenge Prior Sancti Egidii Prior de Styninton Prior the Toftes Prior de Okeburne Prior de Lancastr Abbas beatae Mariae de Grestone Prior beatae Mariae de Mortoyne Prior de Longevill Prior de Alverton Mauleverer Prior de Weston Edyth Abbas Fiscanen Prior de Wivelsford Abbas Sancti Martini Sagien Prior Sancti Nicholai de Arundel Prior de Cogs Prior de Cowyke Prior et Conventus Sanctae Trinitatis Eborum Prior & Conventus de Sancto Neoto Prior de Stoke Prior & Conventus de Blida Prior de Meresey Prior de  Abbatissa Sanctae Trinitatis de Cadamo Prior de Monteacuto The King wanting moneys for supply of his forces in Scotland writ this Letter to the Bishop of London to lend and send him 2000 l. of the moneys out of the Disms granted him by Pope Boniface the repayment whereof he promised them by this Writ EDwardus etc. Magistro Bartholomaeo de Ferentino Canonico London Collectori Bundela Brevium & Literarum in Turre London Anno 31 & 32 E. 1. Decimae unà cum venerabili patre R. London Episcopo Cleri Angliae per Dominum Bonifacium etc. salutem Quia pro mora nostra & fidelium nostrorum in partibus Scotia ad expeditionem nostram ibidem maturandam saeliciter & complendam quam ad finem votivam in brevi Dei adjutorio ducere intendimus et quae per defectum pecuniae poterit quod absit in nostri et totius regni nostri dedecus et dampnum inaestimabile de facili retardari magna pecuniae summae ad praesens plurimum indigemus De vestra dilectione specialiter confidentes vos affectuolè requirimus & rogamus quatinus duo Millia librarum de pecunia proveniente de Decima praedicta de secundo anno impositionis praedictae dilecto Clerico nostro Johanni de Drokenesford Custodi Garderobae nostrae quem ad vestram ea occasione praesentiam destinamus tam ex mutuo solvi nostris precibus faciatis ad nos in dictis partibus Scotiae sicut ei in junximus deferenda cui certam fidem praebeatis in hiis quae vobis ex parte nostra duxerit intimanda Et hoc sicut nos & honorem ac commodum nostrum & totius regni nostri diligitis propter assignationes aliquas Vasconen vel aliis quibuscunque de pecunia dictae Decimae per nos prius factas nullatenus omittatis Et nos praefato Episcopo & vobis vel Magistro Johanni Bonichi de Senis Commissario vestro dicta duo Millia librarum in festo Paschae proximo futurae London solvi vel debitam allocationem inde in pecunia nos de dicta Decima contingente fieri faciemus Super quo literas nostras Patentes vobis mittimus receptionem dictae pecuniae testificantes Teste meipso apud Kamskynel primo die Novembr Anno etc. 31. Per literam Johannis de Drokenesford Immediately after the * See here p. 980 to 983. death of Pope Boniface the 8. William de Nogaret the Advocate of the French King drew up this solemn Appeal to the Cardinals and See of Rome then vacant and to the next lawful Pope and General Council not to elect any of the said Pope's friends or followers Pope nor to have voices in his election for the benefit and honour of the whole Church wherein the Errors vices of that Pope and his followers with their danger to the whole Church of God are fully related Act par le quel Guillaume de Nogaret declare le Pape Boniface mort qu' au cas que les Cardinaux appellent avec eux aucuns des fauteures du dit defunct Boniface il en appelle au saint Siege au Concile universel & au Pape futur 1304. UNiversis praesentes Literas inspecturis salutem Officialis Curiae Parisiensis sede vacant salutem in Domino Noveritis quod Nobilis vir Dominus Preuves de Libertez de ●eg li●e Gallicane p 501 502 503. Gulielmus de Nogareto Miles Illustris Regis Franciae coram nobis personaliter constitutus in scriptis appellationem constituit in haec verba Scriptum est nihil esse quod Ecclesiae Dei magis officiat quam ut indigni Pastores ad animarum regimen assumantur Si hoc est igitur periculosum in quibustibet Ecclesiarum Praelatis quanto sit periculosius in Summo Pontifice cum indignus assumitur divina testatur scriptura necnon perversus ac detestabilis exitus ex promotione Bonifacii proximo defuncti qui Dei Ecclesiae nostris praefuit temporibus ostendit praesentibus qui nunc vivunt ac eis qui sequuntur futuro tempore dat exemplum Caeterum Proverbium est vulgariter Tales Discipuli qualis Magister Eapropter ego Gulielmus de Nogaretto videns quamplures personas maximè aliquas Sedi Apostolicae assistentes nedum in vita sua fovisse in suis perversitatibus dictum Bonifacium sed nunc post mortem ejus ubi cessat causa tenoris ejus effraenatae potentiae quae hinc ipsos aliqualiter excusabat ipsum Bonifacium ejus abhorrendam memoriam ac ipsius facta damnabilia sequentes ac etiam defendentes ne super haeresi Schismate Simoniaca peste Sodomitali abominatione homicidiis aliisque innumerabilibus vitiis concupiscentiis in quibus profundo malorum positus et prostratus incorrigibilis ac insperatus decessit convocetur Ecclesia per Concilium Generale fiat justitia prout decet ex quo censendi sunt haeresis manifesti fautores intuens proh dolour quod filii Matris Sanctae Romanae Ecclesiae pugnant sic turpiter contra eum quae semper fuit sine macula sine ruga tradunt Gentibus in derisum semper castam violare conantur incrassat dilatati per eam recalcitrant contra ipsam ubera sanctissima quae sunt meliora vino matris nostrae castissimae unguentis optimis flagrantia nobis vitae pabulum effundentia subbacare nituntur ad instar uberum meritri●is Sicut me contra dictum Bonifacium exposui pro defensione matris praedictae sic et contra ejus sequaces & fautores qui quodammodo censendi sunt eo perniciosiores & magis si tollerarentur Ecclesiae Dei nocivi me murum volens opponere pro defensione Ecclesiae memoratae in his scriptis provoco & appello ad Sedem Apostolicam ad totamque Dei Ecclesiae congregandam & ad Summum Pontificem futurum legitimum seu ad eum quem melius valeam appellare ne Reverendi Patres Cardinales dicta labe fautoriae carentes quemquam ex ejus fautoribus aut eis conjunctis vel adhaerentibus quoquo modo praesumant eligere in Ecclesiae Dei Pastorem nec cum eis utpote excommunicatis a Canone ad electionem vel electionis ipsius tractatum procedant nec eis communicent Ecclesiae Dei praetiosissimam margaritam quam appellationem ad dictam Sedem ac reverend Patrum coetum Cardinalium propter metum justum praedictorum fautorum & eorum inimicitias quibus me gravissimè persequuntur non audens accedere interpono protestor & publicè vobis Domine Official Paris Curiae volens et requirens dictis Patribus Reverendis ac omnibus Catholicis quorum cujusl●bet interest fieri manifestum Praefatos vero fautores cesso ad praesens nominare ex causa nec est periculum cum eorum opera manifesta gestus insuper omnibus qui sint ipsi manifestè declarent et ab eorum fructibus clarè noscuntur Ex abundanti tamen me probaturum offero praedicta omnia & singula loco & tempore opportunis In quorum omnium testimonium Sigillum Curiae Parisien praesentibus Literis ad requisitionem & rogatum dicti Domini Gulielmi Militis duximus apponendum Datum Anno Domini 1304. die Sabbati post festum Nativitatis B. Mariae Virgins * Mat. West Anno Dom. 1304. p. 444. Anno Gratiae 1304. qui est regni Regis Edwardi Tricesimus secundus Papa Benedictus dum apud Perusium verbum Dei populo praedicaret inter caetera dep●oravit abominabile exitium in vicarium jesu Christi et Petri commissum Nec tamen casum personae deflevit quinimo ipsum Christum a Militibus Pilati iterum spoliari asserens captum damnandum et tanquam remortuum planxit in Carcere velut in sepulchro triduo a Militibus custoditum non ut dicit Apostolus Christus ●●surgens ex mortuis jam non moritur etc. verum est in carne jam glorificata Sed sicut dixit Dominus Jesus Christus Petro interroganti Domine quo vadis ait venio Romam iterum crucifigi Intellexit hoc Petrus de sua dictum passione quoth in ea Dominus esset passurus qui patitur in sanctis misericordiae pietate Et sicut idem alio loco dicit Quod uni ex minimis meis fecist●s sive honoris sive dedecoris hoc noveritis me passurum Cumque haec & plura his similia de occasu Papae Bonifacii recitaret * Platina Stella Onuphrius Volaterranus Balaeus in vita Benedicti 11. Bonifacii captores Anagninos omnes Nogaretum que & Sairam spoliatores ejus vel omnes ipsis assentientes vel qui huic conscii extitere duplici contritione Anathematis irretivit Insistens & immoratus quamplurimum huic verbo Si quidem in viridi ligno haec fecerunt in arido quid facturi sunt Cumque fulgura et corruscationes divinae ultionis flagitiosos viros inopinate occupare assereret et se ad hoc Electum et in Cathedra seniorum collocatum ut annunciaret populo scelera eorum diceret ut resipiscerent satisfaciendo de commissis commonuit alioquin ad radicem maledictionis et stirpis pestiferae securim amputationis et evultionis se positurum necessario et quam citius praeconizat Hujuscemodi igitur interminationibus exterriti viri venifici cum alio Caipha captantes consilium expedire quod unus homo moreretur quam tota gens vel tribus Columnensium deleretur corrupto per pecuniam Pincerna Domini Papae impotionatus non post dies 15. supervixit Leander Stella Crespin Onuphrius and * In vita Bened●cti ● p. 366 ●enturiae Script B●it 4. c. 81. & 85. Appendix Balaeus story Abbatissae cujusdam ficuum obsonio è vita sublatus fuit Obiit ergo Papa Bened●ctus in Civitate Perusii septimo die mensis Julii cum sedisset mensibus octo & diebus 15. Post cujus decessum oritur inter Cardinales saeva dissensio ita ut de eligendo Pontifice per menses 9 de ipsis Cardinalibus non poterant concordare Cumque in electionem Summi Pontificis dissiderent à * ●ho Walsingham Hist. Angliae p. 61. Civibus secundum Constitutionem Gregorii decimi includuntur Transit igitur annus iste Romanis lugubris propter dissensionum Cardinalium in electione Papae This Pope notwithstanding his premised severity against the spoilers imprisoners and murderers of his predecessor Boniface was so indulgent to Philip King of France the chief contriver of it that to obtain his favour and reduce him to his Sheepfold as * Walsingham Hist. Angl. p. 61 Ypodigm Neustr p. 96. Fasciculus Temp Stella Platina Volaterranus Balaeus & others in vita ejus Thomas Walsingham and others observe Papa Benedictus considerans pium ●sse etiam ovem errantem licet invitum perducere ad ovile Regem Francorum non paenitentem a sententia excommunicationis per praedecessorem suum lata in eum absolvit Although Per idem tempus Rex Franciae offensus Abbati Cisterciensi quia in Appellatione contra Papam Bonifacium non consenserat omnia Monasteria ejusdem ordinis in regno Franciae constituta plurimum molestavit propter quod Abbas ultro regimine ordinis sui cessit What Usurpations the Prelates and Ecclesiastical Courts Persons made in the 32 year of King Edward the 1. upon his Crown and Temporal Courts and what oppositions the King and his Judges made against them these 6. Writs for holding Plea in Courts Christian against the King's Prohibitions extant in the Bundle of Writs of this year in the White Tower besides others that are perished will in part inform us EDwardus etc. Venerabili in Christo patri W. eadem gratia Coventr & Lychf. Episcopo salutem Mandamus vobis sicut aliàs vobis mandavimus quod venire Bundelae Brevium Anno 32 E 1. in Turre Lond. faciatis coram Justice nostris apud Ebor. à die Pasch in unum mensem Simonem de Shirley Clericum vestrum ad respondendum nobis de placito quare cum placita de Catallis et Debitis quae non sunt de Testamento vel Matrimonio ad nos coronam et dignitatem nostram pertinent idem Simon sicut ex relatu plurium accepimus secutus est placitum in Curia Christianitatis de Catallis et Debitis Magistri Simonis de Wymundham Personae Ecclesiae de Dyremeston quae non sunt de Testamento vel Matrimonio in laesionem coronae et dignitatis nostrae et contra Prohibitionem nostram Et unde Vic. noster Warw. alias mandavit Justicnostris apud Ebor. quod praedictus Simon de Shirley Clericus est & non habet laicum feodum in Balliva sua per quod potest attachiari Et sciatis quod nisi hoc mandatum nostrum plenius executum graviter ad vos capiemus Et habeas ibi hoc breve Teste R. de Hengham apud Ebor. 6 die Januarii Anno regni nostri 32. On which the Bishop endorsed Sequestravimus bona Ecclesiastica Simonis de Shirley quae habet in Episcopatu nostro & nichilominus citavimus ipsum quod sit ad diem & locum in brevi contentos ad faciend sicut in eodem brevi continetur EDwardus etc. Pone Johannem Personam Ecclesiae de Uppeclatford etc. ostensur quare cum placita de Catallis etc. ut supra secutus est placitum in Ibidem Curia Christianitatis de Catallis et Debitis Willielmi de Glouc. Personae Ecclesiae de Berton Stacy quae non sunt de Testamento vel Matrimonio contra Prohibitionem nostram etc. Teste meipso apud Stryvelyn 28 die Junii Anno regni nostri 32. EDwardus etc. Vic. Nottingham salutem Praecipimus tibi sicut aliàs pracepimus Ibidem quod ponas per vadium & salvos pleg Radulphum de Colestone Capellanum quod sit coram Justice nostris apud Westm in Octabis Sancti Hillarii ad respondendum tàm Nobis quam Waltero de Candelis by de placito quare cum idem Radulphus in Curia nostra apud Eborum à die Paschae in 15 dies proximo praeteritos attach esset ad respondendum praedicto Waltero de placito quare tenuit placitum in Curia Christianitatis de catallis et debitis quae non sunt de Testamento vel Matrimonio contra prohibitionem nostram ut d●citur ac idem Willielmus habuisse● diem in Curia nostra coram Justiciariis nostris apud Eborum in Octabis Sancti M●chaelis proximo sequentibus ad respondendum pradicto Waltero de praedicto placito idem Radulphus pendente inde inter eos in praefata Curia nostra praedicto placito nichilominus Placitum illud in eadem Curia Christianitatis ulterius tenuit quousque sententia in ipsum Walterum promulgata ipsum excommunicari fecit et postea Breve nostrum de ipso Waltero sic excommunicato tanquam claves Ecclesiae contemnente capiendo jam tibi porrexit ut dicitur in Coronae et dignitatis nostrae laesionem Curiae nostrae p●aedictae contemptum manifestum et ipsius Walteri dispendium nou modicum et gravamen Praecipimus etiam tibi sicut alias tibi praecepimus quod si tibi constare posset quod praedictus Walterus occasione praedicta et non alia excommunicatus sit tunc ab ipso Waltero capiendo per aliquod Breve nostrum ad sectam ipsius Radulphi impetratum vel impetrandum omnino desistas et ipsum Willielmum pendente inter eos in praefata Curia nostra inter eos in praedicto placito pacem nostram inde habere permittatis Et unde tis ipse mandasti Justiciariis nostris apud Eborum in Octabis Sancti Michaelis quod Breve nostrum quod tibi inde venit adeo tarde venit quod illud exequi non potuisti Et habeas ibi nomina Pleg & hoc Breve Teste R. de Hengham apud Eborum 18 die Octobris Anno Regni nostri 32. Dorso Radulphus de Colestone Capellanus Clericus est & non habet Laicum feodum in Balliva mea EDwardus etc. Vic. Not. etc. Si Walterus de Goussle etc. Pone etc. Thomam Archiepiscopum Ebor. Magistr Johannem de Nassington senio●em & Magistr Ibidem Johannem de Berewys etc. quare secuti sunt placitum in Curia Christianitatis de Catallis et Debitis quae non sunt de Testamento vel Matrimonio contra prohibitionem nostram Teste meipso apud Dovere 6. die Marcii An. r. n. 32. VIc Somerset Si Johannes de Chateham etc. Pone etc. Magist Hugonem de Pencrich Offic. Episcopi Bathon & Wellen. etc. quare tenuit placitum Ibidem in Curia Christianitatis de catallis etc. contra prohibitionem nostram Teste m●ipso apud Strivelyn 28 die Maii an r. n. 32. VIc Lanc. etc. quod capias Magistr Willielmum de Totton ad respondend Ibidem Thomae de Bekyngton quare ipse simul cum Radulpho de Glosingham Capellanum tenuit placitum in Curia Christianitatis de catallis et debitis quae non sunt etc. contra prohibitionem nostram etc. Teste R. de Hengham apud Ebor. die Novembr Anno regni nostri 32. EDwardus etc. Vic. Sutht salutem Praecipimus tibi quod non omittas propter Ibidem libertatem Episcopatus Wynton quin venire facias coram Justieiariis nostris apud Ebor. in Octabis Sancti Michaelis 12 tam Milites quam alios liber●s & legales homines de Visn de Wynton quorum quilibet habeat Centum solidatas terrae & ten vel redditus per annum ad minus per quos rei veritas melius sciri poterit Et qui nec Edmundum Husee nec Hugonem de Spineto aliqua affinitate attingant ad recognoscendum super sacramentum s●um s● praedictus Hugo unquam secutus fuit placitum in Curia Christianitatis apud Wynton de Quadraginta solidis de Catallis praedicti Edmundi quae non sunt de Testamento vel Matrimonio contra Prohibitionem nostram sicut praedictus Edmundus dicit vel non sicut praedictus Hugo dicit quia tàm praedictus Edmundus quam praedictus Hugo inter quos contentio inde est posuerunt se in Jur. illam Et unde tu ipse mandasti Justicia●iis nostris apud Ebor. à die Paschae in 15 dies quod praeceperas Ballivis praedictae libertatis quod p●●c●ptum nostrum prius inde tibi directum exequerentur qui nihil inde fecerunt Praecipim●s ●tiam tibi quod habeas coram Justiciariis nostris apud Ebor. ad praefatum terminum corpora Ballivorum praedictae libertatis quibus praedictum Praeceptum nostrum inde fe●ist● oste●s●r quare illud Praeceptum nostrum exequi contempserunt in nostri contemptum manifestum & praedicti Edmundi dispendium non modicum & gravamen Et habeas ibi nomina Ballivorum Jur. & hoc breve Teste R. de Hengham apud Ebor. 20 die Aprilis Anno regni nostri 32. To these I shall subjoin some other Prohibitions and Attachments extant in the Clause Rolls of this year The first to the Dean of the Arches for suing the King's Clerk in Court Christian against a Judgement given for the King and him in the King's Court. REX Decano Ecclesiae beatae Mariae de Arcubus London & ejus Commissar Claus 32 E. 1. m. 11. dorso Prohibitio pro Rege salutem Cum nos in Curia nostra coram Justice nostris apud Ebor. per considerationem ejusdem Curiae recuperaverimus versus Magistrum Robertum de Lacie praesentationem nostram ad Ecclesiam de Magna Hale Lincoln Dioc. vacantem & ad donationem nostram ratione temporalium Abbatiae de Bardenay nuper in manu nostra existentium spectantem ac idem Magister Robertus in quadam causa quae inter dilectum Clericum nostrum Robertum de Askeby quem ad ipsam Ecclesiam praesentavimus & ipsum Magistrum Robertum vertitur coram vobis in Curia Christianitatis de injusta detentione et occupatione Ecclesiae praelibatae contra eundem Clericum nostrum excipiendo proposuerit coram vobis ut relatu plurium accepimus quod praesentatio ad Ecclesiam praedictam ad nos non pertinet ista vice quod in enervationem juris nostri Regii et judicii in Curia nostra rite redditi si admittatur cedere dinoscitur  Praesertim cum jus praesentandi nobis adquisitum adnullari nobis inconsultis non debeat seu cassari Vobis prohibemus ne quid occasione exceptionis praedictae coram vobis in Curia Christianitatis attemptetis seu attemptari permittatis quod in nostri seu juris nostri Regii praejud cium cedere valeat quoquomodo In aliis nichilominus causam praedictam tangentibus quorum cognitio ad Curiam Christianitatis pertinet prout convenit procedentes Teste Rege apud Strivelyn 18 die Junii The Archbishop of Canterbury excommunicating the Prior and Covent of St. Oswald in Gloucester of the King's foundation and his Free-Chapple exempt from all Archiepiscopal and Episcopal Jurisdiction because they opposed his Visitation of them and commanding all persons within the City and County of Gloucester not to sell to or buy of them any Victuals or other necessaries nor in any kind to communicate with them in high contempt prejudice and derogation of his Royal Crown and Dignity the King thereupon issued this memorable Writ and Proclamation against his Archiepiscopal unchristian Inhibition commanding all ●is Subjects to buy sell and communicate with them in all things as freely as they did before REX Vic. Glouc. salutem Quia ex querela Prioris & Conventus Ecclesiae Claus 32 E. 1. m. 2. dorso Pro Priore Sancti Oswaldi Glouc. Sancti Oswaldi Glouc. quae est libera Capella nostra accepimus quod ven●rabilis pater Robertus Cantuar. Archiepiscopus in Villa nostra Glouc. & alibi in Balliva tua nuper sub poena Excommunicationis secit publice inhiberi ne quis eisdem Priori et Conventui decimas redditus aut alia jura Ecclesiastica reddat seu victualia aut alia ad sustentationem eorundem necessaria eis vendat vel ab eis emat seu aliqualiter communicet cum eisdem quod si sic tolleraretur in nostri et Coronae nostrae praejudicium et Regiae dignitatis nostrae derogationem manifeste redundaret Nolentes quod praedicti Prior et Conventus in praedicta libera Capella nostra ministrantes per hujusmodi inhibitiones quin victualia et alia venalia emere possint et vendere ac etiam cum omnibus Christianis in omnibus communiear● excludantur Tibi praecipimus quod si hujusmodi inhibitio ibidem facta fuerit tunc in Villa nostra Glouc. praedicta et locis aliis quibus opus fuerit in Balliva tua publice proclamari fac ex parte nostra ne qui propter hujusmodi inhibitiones sic in nostri praejudicium factas omittant quin cum eisdem Priore et Conventu sicut cum caeteris de regno nostro ad fidem et pacem nostram existentibus in emptione et venditione victualium et aliarum rerum venalium ac etiam in omnibus aliis communicent sicut hactenus consueverunt Teste Rege apud Brustwykes primo die Novembris A memorable precedent evidencing the Supreme Ecclesiastical Sovereignty of our Kings in countermanding and nulling even the exorbitant Ecclesiastical Inhibitions and Excommunications of the Archbishop himself by public Proclamation as prejudicial and derogatory to his Crown and Royal Dignity to tolerate or connive at though warranted by Papal Canons Constitutions and Precedents Soon after this memorable Writ of Attachment issued against the Archbishop of Canterbury himself for presuming to visit the Free-Chapple of St. Oswald in Gloucester and excommunicating the Prior and Covent thereof against their Privileges REX Vicecomiti Gloucestriae salutem Si Prior Sancti Oswaldi Gloucestr fecerit Claus 32 E. 1. m. 17. dorso Pro Priore Sancti Oswaldi Glouc. de Attachiament te securum de clameo suo pros tunc pone per vadium & salvos plegios Robertum Archiepiscopum Cantuar. quod sit coram nobis in Octabis Purificationis beatae Mariae ubicunque tunc fuerimus in Anglia ostensur quare in Ecclesia Sancti Oswaldi Glouc. quae est libera Capella nostra de eleemosynis progenitorum nostrorum quondam Regum Anglia fundata et quae ab omni jurisdictione ordinaria exempta est penitus et immunis jurisdictionem ordinariam exercere ac etiam Excommunicationis sententias in ipsum Priorem et Canonicos ejusdem Ecclesiae fulminare et alia gravamina eyes infer praesumpfit in nostri contemptum et Regiae dignitatis nostrae praejudicium et dampnum ipsius Prioris ducentarum librarum et contra Prohibitionem nostram Et habeas ibi nomina pleg & hoc breve Teste Rege apud Dumfermelyn 25 die Novembris The Bishop of Worcester and his Official intending to exercise Ecclesiastical ordinary Jurisdiction over the foresaid Prior and Convent of St. Oswald by the Archbishop's precedent and instigation the King upon information thereof issued this ensuing Prohibition to him almost verbatim with that to the * Here p 984. Archbishop of Canterbury the year before VEnerabili in Christo patri W. eadem gratia Episcopo Wygorn & ejus Officiali ac eorum Commissar salutem Cum Ecclesia Sancti Oswaldi Gloucestr de Claus 32 E. 1. m. 17. dorso eleemosynis progenitorum nostrorum quondam Regum Angliae fundata libera Capella eorundem progenitorum nostrorum fuerit ab antiquo et ab omni Iurisdictione ordinaria exempta penitus et immunis ac bonae memoriae Willielmus quondam Rex Angliae progenitor noster per Chartam suam praedictam Ecclesiam cum juribus suis cuidam Thomae dudum Archiepiscopo Ebor. pro quibusdam exactionibus & calumniis suis quas erga quondam Robertum tunc Lincoln Episcopum de qui●usdam Ecclesiis & possessionibus fecerat remittendis dederit & concesserit habend eidem Archiepiscopo & successoribus suis Archiepiscopis ejusdem loci imperpetuum ab omni jurisdictione Diocaesani vel Metropolitani alterius quam Archiepiscoporum loci praedicti exemptam penitus et immunem sicut progenitores nostri eam ante donationem & concessionem praedictas tenuerunt quas quidem donationem & concessionem quidam Summi Pontifices postmodum per suas Papales literas confirmarunt Et Priores & Canonici ejusdem loci tàm virtute donationis & confirmationis praedictarum quam ratione exemptionis praedictae ab omni jurisdictione loci Diocaesani vel Metropolitani alterius quam Archiepiscoporum loci praedicti semper hucusque extiterint ut dicitur liberi penitus et immunes ac jam intellexerimus quod vos ad exemptionem donationem et confirmationem praedictas nullam habentes considerationem in Ecclesiam Sancti Oswaldi praedictam ac Priorem et Canonicos ejusdem loci jurisdictionem ordinariam intendatis pro viribus exercere quod si tolleraretur in nostri praejudicium et exemptionis donationis et confirmationis earundem derogationem manifeste redundaret Vobis inhibemus ne in dicta Ecclesia seu Priore et Canonicis ejusdem quicquam in hac parte attemptetis seu attemptari faciatis quod in nostri seu dictae Ecclesiae vel Prioris et Canonicorum ejusdem praejudicium cedere valeat quoquomodo Teste Rege apud Dumfermelyn 28 die Novembris Moreover the King issued several Prohibitions to the Archbishop of Canterbury not to compel sue or sequester sundry of his Clerks employed and continuing in his service to reside upon their Benefices or receive the Order of Priesthood REX venerabili in Christo patri R. eadem gratia Cantuar. Archiepiscopo totius Claus 31 E. 1. m 17. dorso Pro Johanne de Sheffe●d Clerico Angliae Primati salutem Cum Clerici nostri ad ordines s●scipiendos vel ad faciendum in suis Beneficiis residentiam personalem dum nostris immorantur obsequiis compelli aut alias super hiis molestari vel inquietari non debeant Nosque ac progenitores nostri Reges Angliae hujusmodi libertate seu priv●legio pro Clericis nostris a tempore quo non extat memoria semper hactenus us● sumus Vobis mandamus rogantes quatinus dilectum Clericum nostrum Johannem de Sheffeld Personam Ecclesiae de Fuldon Norwicen Diocaesis qui per praeceptum nostrum nostris jugiter intendit obsequiis dum eisdem obsequiis immoratur ad residentiam in Beneficio suo praedicto faciendam vel ad ordines suscipiendos dum tamen infra sacros existat nullatenus compeliatis aut super Beneficio suo praedicto occasione praemissorum inquietetis seu molestetis Et sequestrum si quod de fructibus aut aliis bonis Beneficii sui praedicti ea occasione fieri feceritis sine dilatione relaxari faciatis Teste meipso apud Dumfermelyn 28 die Januarii Eodem modo scribitur praefato Archiepiscopo pro Willielmo de Brichull Clerico Regis Persona Ecclesiae de D●nton Norwicen Diocaesis Eodem modo scribitur praefato Archiepiscopo pro Petro de Donewico in Diocaesi praedicta beneficiato Teste Rege apud Villam Sancti Andraeae 24 die Martii Per breve de Privato Sigillo Eodem modo scribitur praefato Archiepiscopo pro Roborto Persona Ecclesiae de Magna Saxham Norwicen Diocaesis Teste Rege apud Sandford 8 die Aprilis The Bishop of Lincoln exacting duties procurations and other exactions from the Hospital of St. John's without the East-gate of Oxford of the King's ancestors foundation exempt from all Episcopal Jurisdiction payments and procurations by its very foundation as his Free-Chapple and to be visited only by his Chancellor and none other issued this Prohibition to him REX venerabili in Christo patri J. eadem gratia Lincoln Episcopo salutem Claus 32 E. 1. m. 2. dorso Pro Rege de Hospital S. Johannis Cum Hospitale nostrum Sancti Johannis extra Portam Orientalem Oxon. quod est fundatum de eleemosynis progenitorum nostrorum Regum Angliae ab omni Iurisdictione ordinaria et praestationibus procurationibus et aliis exactionibus quibuscunque per ordinarios faciendis a prima fundatione sua exemptum sit penitus et immune Ita quod nullus praeterquam nos et Cancellarius noster praedictum Hospitale visitare seu quoquomodo intromittere debeat de eodem Vobis mandamus quod ipsum Hospitale a praestationibus procurationibus et exactionibus hujusmodi quietum et immune esse permittatis districtiones seu coherciones si quae Magistro et Fratribus Hospitalis praedicti pro praestationibus procurationibus exactionibus hujusmodi per vos vel Ministros vestros factae fuerint sine dila●ione aliqua relaxantes eisdem Teste Rege apud Brustwyk 8 die Novem●ris The Pope by his Provision granting the next Prebendary that should fall void in the Kings Free-Chapple of St. Martin's London to a Roman and commanding the Dean of St. Paul's London and Bartholomew de Ferentine a Canon thereof to put him into possession of it the King being informed thereof for the preservation of the Rights and Privileges of his Crown and Dignity according to his Oath issued these two memorable Prohibitions to him against this Papal Provision REX dilectis sibi in Christo Decano Sancti Pauli London & Magistro Bartholomaeo de Ferentino ejusdem Ecclesiae Canonico vel eorum alteri salutem Claus 32 E. 1. m. 6. dorso Prohibitio pro Capella Regis S. Martini Magni London Ne Coronae et dignitatis nostrae Regiae jura depereant studiosam nos decet operam adhibere et ad ea manutenenda et conservanda eo potius debemus esse solliciti quo ad hoc vinculo juramenti teneri dinoscimur et astringi Cum itaque quoddam negotium provisorium de quadam Praebenda in libera Capella nostra Sancti Martini London cuidam Henrico nato Braunche de Sarracenis de Vrbe authoritate Apostolica assignanda sit vobis commissum sicut accepimus exequendum quod utique si procederet in nostri cederet praejudicium manifestum et dictae Coronae ac dignitatis nostrae Regiae laesionem Vobis inhibemus firmiter injungendo ne nobis inconsultis ad executionem aliquam in hac parte faciendam procedatis seu procedere praesumatis per quod nobis Regio juri nostro et liberae Capellae nostrae praedictae praejudicium aliquod generari valeat in futurum Et si forsan ad receptionem alicujus authoritate praedicta processeritis inconsulte procesium hujusmodi penitus revocetis et faciatis quod ab aliis revocetur Taliter super hiis vos habentes ne ad vos tanquam ad juris nostri et Coronae nostrae violatores graviter capere debeamus Teste meipso apud Northalverton primo die Octobris REX Henrico nato Braunche de Sarracenis de Vrbe salutem Ne Coronae et Claus 32 E. 1. m. 6. dorso Prohibitio pro Rege dignitatis nostrae Regiae jura depereant studiosam nos decet operam adhibere etc. ut supra Cum itaque quoddam negotium provisorium de quadam Praebenda in libera Capella nostra Sancti Martini Magni London cum aliquam vacare contigerit in eadem authoritate Apostolica tibi sit factum ut accepimus quod utique si procederet in nostri cederet praejudicium manifestum et dictae Coronae ac dignitatis nostrae Regiae laesionem Tibi prohibemus firmiter injungendo ne praetextu negotii provisorii praedicti aliquod attempts seu attemptari procures in hac parte quod nobis Regio juri nostro et liberae Capellae nostrae praedictae praejudicare possit in futurum Et taliter te habeas in hac parte ne ad te tanquam ad juris nostri et Coronae nostrae violatorem graviter capere debeamus Teste Rege apud Beverlacum 18 die Octobris In the Plea Rolls of Trinity Term held at York Anno 32 E. 1. reserved in the Receivers Office of the King's Exchequer at Westminster this memorable Case * Herep. 860 861. formerly touched is at large recorded the brief whereof I shall first present you with in English The King by his Letters Patents granted to Mr. John Bouhs the Prebend of Styvelyngton in the Church of St. Peter in York belonging to him by the vacancy of the Archbishopric commanding Thomas Corbridge the new Archbishop to admit and put him into actual possession thereof who neglected to do it after two successive mandates to the King's damage of 10000 l. Thereupon the Archbishop being summoned to answer this contempt before the King's Justices upon his appearing before them alleged That he was always ready to obey the King's commands so far as he could but he could not admit his Clerk because the Pope by reason of the vacancy and his confirmation of him in the Court of Rome as Archbishop had by his Provision conferred the said Prebendary and Chapple thereunto belonging on his own Clerks of whom they were now full so as he by reason of his Oath and obedience made to his Lord the Pope could not invalid the Act of the Pope his Superior Lord nor deprive or remove his Clerks and therefore prayed the King to hold him excused refusing to give any other answer Whereupon Judgement was solemnly given against him That what he alleged was no sufficient cause for him not to execute the King's commands and that all his Temporalties hel● of the King should be seized into his hands for this his contempt and disobedience until he should yield obedience thereunto and the Archbishop and all others as well Clergymen as Laym●n were in full Court prohibited under pain of forfeiting all they could forfeit not to prosecute or cause to be prosecuted any suit or appeal in the Court of Rome against the Rights of the King's Crown and Dignity nor to make any instruments nor to give any aid council or assent in any kind in this case whereby any discord might arise between the King's Court and the Court of Rome I shall now subjoin the Transcript of the whole Record itself * Rotul Placitorum coram Domino Rege apud Ebor. de Term. Sanctae Trinitatis Anregni Regis Edwardi filii Regis Henrici 32. Rot. 75. in dorso Adhuc de crastino S. Johan CUM Dominus Rex per literas suas patentes dederit & concess●rit dilecto Clerico suo Magistro Johanni Bouhs de London Praebendam de Styvelyngton in Ecclesia beati Petri Ebor. vacantem et ad Regis donationem spectantem ratione Archiepiscopatus Ebor. nuper vacantis et in manu Domini Regis existentis habendam cum suis juribus et pertinentiis quibuscunque prout in literis ipsius Domini Regis praedictis plenius continetur Per quod idem Dominus Rex Archiepiscopo etc. mandaverit quod ipsum Johannem ad praedictam Praebendam admitteret et in corporalem possessionem ejusdem prout moris est indu●i faceret super quo nichil hucusque facere curavit ut Dominus Rex accepit de quo plurimum admirabatur per quod idem Dominus Rex iterato praedicto Archiepiscopo mandavit quod praefatum Johannem ad Praebendam praedictam admitteret et ipsum in corporalem possessionem ejusdem induci faceret juxta tenorem prioris mandati Regis eidem Archiepiscopo inde directi Alioquin quod esset coram Rege à die Sanctae Trinitatis in tres Septimanas ubicunque etc. ostensur quare praedictum Magistrum Johannem ad Praebendam praedictam ad mandatum Domini Regis praedictum admittere recusavit Et unde Magister Johannes Bouhs dicit pro Rege quod die Dominica in festo Sanctae Petronillae Virgins anno regni Regis nun● tricesimo secundo apud Ottelay & in praesentia Magistri Willielmi de Seyton Stephani fill Thomae Tinctoris de Fosse de Ebor. Walter de Lutton Servient Thomae le Nedelere Johannis the plumsted Adae de Roudon & Clericorum ac familiarium praedicti Archiepiscopi praedictum primum mandatum Regium eidem Archiepiscopo liberavit quod ipsum Johannem ad Praebendam praedictam de Styvelyngton admitteret et ipsum in corporalem possessionem etc. induceret Et etiam quod die Sabbati sequent apud Seleby in praesenta praedictorum Magistri Willielmi Stephani fill Thomae Walter de Lutton Adae de Roudon & etiam Abbatis de Seleby & Magistri Stephani de Malo lacu Archidiaconi Clyveland & Magistr Roberti de Alberwico Decani Aukland & aliorum aliud mandatum Regium eid●m Archiepiscopo liberavit ad mandata Domini Regis in forma praedicta facienda etc. Ac licet praedictus Archiepiscopus praedicta brevia Domini Regis recepisset praedictum tamen Magistrum Johannem ad Praebendam praedictam etc. hucusque admittere recusavit in Regis contemptum Decem Millia Librarum Et hoc praedictus Magister Johannes offered verificare pro Domino Rege etc. Et praedictus Thomas Archiepiscopus venit & defendit etc. Et bene cognosci● quod ipse praedicta mandata Regia admisit Et quod ipse paratus est et erit et semper fuit mandatis Regiis parere in quantum potest et sibi incumbit etc. sed dicit quod praedictum Clericum Domini Regis ad praedictas Praebendam et Capellam ad pr●sens admittere non potest eo quod Dominus Papa ratione vacationis quae alias se fecit in Curia Romana de eisdem Praebenda et Capella per consecrationem ipsius Archiepiscopi ibidem qui eosdem prius tenuit ipsas easdem ex collatione sua dedit Clericis etc. de quibus eadem Praebenda et Capella nunc plene sunt Vnde dicit quod ipse * Nota. ratione Sacramenti sui et obedientiae suae quae Domino Papae fecit etc. factum ipsius Domini Papae Superioris sui infirmare non potest nec praedictos Clericos etc. inde privare etc. Et petit quod Dominus Rex ipsum in ista causa excusatum habere velit etc. Et quaesitum est à praefato Archiepiscopo si aliquid aliud ad praedictum mandatum Domini Regis respondere velit etc. Qui dicit ut prius quod non potest etc. Et quia causa praedicta quam idem Archiepiscopus de impedimento seu non posse suo in Curia hic pro se assignat pro nulla habetur eo quod factum Domini Papae Superioris sui in Curia Romana factum in Curia hic deduci non potest nec terminari immo ad * Nota. inobedientiam ipsius Archiepiscopi expresse reputatum ut tenetur eo quod praedictum Clericum etc. ad mandata Domini Regis praedicta admittere recusavit consideratum est quod temporalitas quam idem Archiepiscopus de Domino Rege tenet etc. capiatur in manum Domini Regis etc. quousque Clericum praedictum ad mandatum Domini Regis admiserit et ipsi Domino Regi de contemptu et inobedientia praedictis satisfecerit Et super hoc publice in plena Curia hic inhibitum est ex parte Domini Regis praefato Archiepiscopo et omnibus aliis de regno et de potestate Regis tam Laicis quam Clericis etc. sub forisfactura omnium quae forisfacere Nota. poterunt ne aliquis eorum aliquid sequatur vel sequi faciat erga Curiam Romanam nec alibi contra jus Coronae et dignitatis Regiae etc. in isto casu vel aliis quibuscunque Nec aliquas Appellationes Procurationes seu Instrumenta quaecunque faciant nec auxilium consilium seu assensum ad hoc praebeant quoquo modo per quod dissensio aliqua vel discordia inter Curiam Romanam et Curiam Regis poterint evenire vel pax inter easdem aliqualiter quod absit infirmari etc. From which memorable Record I shall observe 1. That the Popes pretended right to confer the vacant Livings belonging to those Archbishops and Bishops he consecrated at Rome by his Provisions was a mere Innovation and Usurpation which our Kings would by no means permit or connive at but strenuously opposed as inconsistent with & destructive to the ancient Rights and Privileges of their Crowns to present to all Prebendaries Churches Chapels of Archbishoprics & Bishoprics that became or continued void during the time their Temporalties were in their hands 2ly That no Bulls Mandates Censures nor Process of the Pope were pleadable in the King's Courts in bar of the King's Writs or Precepts 3ly That our Archbishops and Bishops by reason of their Oaths and obedience to the Pope held themselves obliged in duty and conscience to obey the Pope's Commands and Provisions rather than the King's Writs and Presentations 4ly That this their obedience to the Pope before the King was add judged a very high contempt in Law for which their Temporalties were legally seized into the King's hands till they obeyed his Writs before the Pope's Injunctions to them 5ly That our Kings under severe forfeitures and penalties prohibited all Suits in Appeals to Instruments and Citations from Rome prejudicial to their Prerogative Crown and Royal dignity or which might engender any contests between the Jurisdiction of the King's Courts and the Court of Rome This seizure of the Archbishop's Temporalties into the King's hands by virtue of this Judgement and his death soon after I find thus recorded in the Fine Rolls of this year REX omnibus ad quos etc. salutem Sciatis quod cum nuper commiserimus Fine● 32 E. 1. m 2. De Temporalibus Archiepiscopatus Ebor. commissis dilecto & fideli nostro Lamberto de Thrikingham temporalia Archiepiscopatus Eborum quae coram nobis in Curia nostra quibusdam de causis capta fuerunt in manum nostram custodiend quamdiu nobis placeret ita quod de exitibus inde provenientibus nobis responderet ad Scaccarium nostrum ac temporalia illa in manu nostra per mortem bonae memoriae Thomae nuper ejusdem loci Archiepiscopi jam existant Nos de fidelitate praedicti Lamberti & dilecti & fidelis nostri Johannis de Byron plenius confidentes commisimus eis temporalia ejusdem Archiepiscopatus custodienda quamdiu nobis placuerit Ita quod de exitibus inde provenientibus nobis respondeant ad Scaccarium supradictum In cujus etc. Teste Rege apud Northalverton primo die Octobr. Et mandatum est Magistro Richardo de Havering Escaetori citra Trentam quod praefatis Lamberto & Johanni temporalia Archiepiscopatus praedicti quae occasione mortis praedicti Thomae cepit in manum Regis una cum exitibus per ipsum inde perceptis à tempore captionis eorundem in manum Regis sine dilatione liberet Ita quod Regi inde ad plenum ad dictum Scaccarium valeant respondere Teste ut supra Eodem modo mandatum est Waltero de Gloucestr Escaetori ultra Trentam Teste ut supra REX omnibus ad quos etc. salutem Sciatis quod concessimus dilecto & fideli Ibidem nostro Lamberto de Thrikingham custodiam temporalium Archiepiscopatus Eborum quae coram nobis in Curia nostra quibusdam de causis capta sunt in manum nostram custodiend quamdiu nobis placuerit ita quod de exitibus inde provenientibus nobis respondeat ad Scaccarium nostrum In cujus etc. Teste Rege apud Stryvelin 6 die Julii Et mandatum est Vicecomiti Ebor. quod temporalia Archiepiscopatus praedicti in Balliva sua per ipsum in manum Regis capta de mandato Regis à tempore captionis eorundem in manum Regis praefato Lamberto sine dilatione liberet ita quod Regi inde ad dictum Scaccarium plene valeat respondere Teste ut supra Eodem modo mandatum est Vic. Northumbr Notting Gloucestr Lincoln This Record was seconded with another of as high and considerable a nature about the same time which fell out upon this occasion Gerardus Pope benedict's Nuncio at his command impudently demanding the Disms of the Clergy of England & Ireland for the use of the Holy Land and Church of Rome formerly granted by Pope Boniface his predecessor to K. Edw. for his own use from the Collectors and others contrary to Pope Boniface his Bull and issuing out Warrants to the King's Collectors in every Diocese to prohibit their collection thereof against the Kings own strict Writs to collect it the King thereupon issued this Writ to Ralph de Sandwich to repair to this Nuncio with the Mayor aldermans and other Citizens of London and summon him to appear privately before them in the Tower of London without a public Notary and to require him forthwith to revoke and null all his Warrants to the Collectors as contrary to his Crown and Dignity which no former Nuncio durst attempt under pain of incurring his highest indignation belonging to Rebels and Enemies of his Crown and forthwith in their presence to issue out Warrants of revocation to every Diocese by special Messengers at the King's cost and if he refused to come to the Tower or issue forth such Letters of revocation then presently to attach him for this high affront and coming into the Realm without his royal assent REX dilecto & fideli suo Radulpho de Sandwico salutem Requirente dispositione faelicis recordationis Domini Bonifacii Papae Octavi super concessione Claus 32 E 1. m. 10. dorso Pro Rege quam de medietate Decimae Clero Angliae de assensu nostro impositae per triennium percipiend pro arduis et urgentibus negotiis nobis et regno nostro incumbentibus altera autem medietas dictae Decimae si dictus Dominus Papa per dictum triennium vitam duxisset in humanis sibi in subsidium Romanae Ecclesiae reservata et si ipsum infra dictum triennium in fata decedere vel pacem super guerra de regno Siciliae mota reformari contigisset totum residuum dictae Decimae a tempore mortis suae vel a tempore dictae pacis colligendum et levandum in nostris usibus integraliter converteretur nobis liberaliter fecit et graciose et eo praetextu quod in vita sua fuerat inchoatum recto processu riteque sequenti post mortem suam debuit continuari et ad effectum deduci finalem Mandavimus Collectoribus ejusdem Decimae per totum regnum nostrum quod ipsi pecuniam inde debitam levarent colligerent et illam nobis solverent super cujus executionis processu jàm intelleximus quod quidam Magister Gerardus de Pototaria qui se nuncium a latere Domini Papae fore missum asserit et effici collectorem diversorum denariorum tam de dicta Decima quam in subsidium Terrae Sanctae et Romanae Ecclesiae debitorum cujus authoritas qua se dicit fungi debere penitus est nobis ignota levationem dictae Decimae per diversa mandata sua ut more praesumptuoso et quasi impetu repentino emanantia eisdemque Collectoribus directa contra formam concessionis supradictae minus prudenter Nota. impedivit et impediri facit cum nullus temporibus retroactis a Curia Romana talia officiatus infra regnum nostrum veniens quacunque commissione sibi deputata functus est seu fungi debeat nobis inconsultis Et ideo vobis mandamus quod assumptis vobiscum Majore Aldermannis et aliis de dicioribus et discretioribus hominibus Civitatis nostrae London secundum quod ad sufficientiam fore videritis dictum Magistrum Gerardum adeatis et ex parte nostra ei injungatis quod ex tunc incontinenti veniat coram vobis apud Turrim nostram London mandatum nostrum auditurus Et cum ibidem coram vobis comparuerit strict proviso et circumspect quod nullus publicus Notarius ibi praesens fuerit firmius et strictius quo poteritis nomine nostro dicto Magistro Gerardo exponatis et injungatis quod hujusmodi mandata sua quae non solum ad derogationem levationis dictae pecuniae set ut contra dignitatem nostram Regiam attemptata jaculantur integraliter revocet et penitus adnullet sicut ab indignatione Regia quae rebelles reprimit contempnentes contemnit et maxime qui praejudicium contra libertatem Coronae nostrae et regni nostri praesumpserit inferre voluerit praeservari Considerato siquidem quod statim in praesentia vestra dictam revocationem ponat in facto Ita quod literas suas faciat Collectoribus dictae Decimae in qualibet Dioc. infra regnum nostrum dirigendas et tunc literas illas absque omni dilationis intervallo dictis Collectoribus per certos Nuncios de quibus notitiam habueritis mittatis et custum quod ad hoc apposueritis nos in Garderoba nostra vobis solvi faciamus Et scire faciatis praefato Magistro Gerardo quod si authoritatem quampiam penes se habeat praemissa tangentem illam pro loco et tempore cum ad hoc vacare poterimus in nostri consilii qua nostri praesentia paratus sit ostensurus ut visa illa et inspecta ulterius flat quod per nos et dictum Consilium nostrum fuerit faciendum Et si idem Magister Gerardus coram vobis ad dictam Turrim nostram venire noluerit vel si venerit et dictam revocationem in forma praedicta facere recusaverit tunc ipsum attachetis quousque super hoc duxerimus ordinandum Insuper vobis prohibemus ne aliquis gratia favore vel cautela quacunque copiam istius praesentis literae aliqualiter optineat Et quid super praemissis feceritis nobis sub sigillo vestro quamprimum fieri poterit distinctè & apertè constare faciatis Remittentes nobis tunc hoc breve Teste Rege apud Strivelyn 5. die Julii To which I shall subjoin this memorable Record of like nature the year before BReve Regis de supersedend direct Abbati de Waltham & Decano Sancti Paunli Ibidem London assign ad colligend Decimam per totum regnum in subsidium Terrae Sanctae per tres Bullas a Papa quibusdam Commissionar direct etc. Ipse Decanus venit coram Rege et Concilio et supersed de collectione praedicta ob reverentiam Domini Regis Et promittit ulterius se non processurum absque bona voluntate Regis Pope Boniface having granted King Edward all the remainder and arrears of the 3. years' Dimes imposed by his Royal consent on the Clergy of England for the use of the Church of Rome which being demanded notwithstanding by Pope Benedict who succeeded him and his premised Nuncio the King thereupon issued this Writ of Privy Seal for the security of the Collectors and Treasurers thereof against this new Pope for the sums of money received from them by his command EDwardus etc. Omnibus ad quos etc. salutem Sciatis quod cum nuper faelicis Bundela Brevium & Lice●arum in Turre Lond. An. 32 E 1. recordationis Dominus Bonifacius Papa octavus medietatem Decimae per ipsum in subsidium Romanae Ecclesiae per tres annos Clero regni nostri Angliae de assensit nostro impositae pro arduis & urgentibus nostris & regni nostri negotiis nobis liberaliter concessisset altera meditate dictae Decimae si idem Papam per dictum triennium vitam duceret in humanis sibi in subsidium Romanae Ecclesiae reservata et si infra dictum triennium ipsum in fata decedere contingeret totum residuum dictae Decimae a tempore mortis suae colligendum et levandum nostris u●ibus concessisset et voluisset integraliter applicari Ac idem Papa jam infra dictum Triennium viam universae carnis sit ingressus per quod tota dicta Decima a tempore mortis ipsius Papae ad nos juxta concessionem supradictam dinoscitur pertinere & nos jam mandaverimus venerabili Patri Episcopo Lond●n & Magistro Bartholomaeo de Ferentino Canonico London Collectoribus dictae Decimae per praefatum Summum Pontificem deputatis ac Magistro Johanni Bonichii de Senis Commissario praedicti Magistri Bartholomai in hac parte quod omnem pecuniam de Decima praedicta de primo termino tertii & ultimi Anni trium praedictorum annorum per ipsos jam collectam & levatam ac etiam colligendam & levandam dilecto Clerico nostro Johanni de Drokenesford Custodi Garderobae nostrae plenè & integrè faciant liberari Nos volentes securitati praedictorum Episcopi etc. prospicere in hac parte ipsum Episcopum ac successores suos ac Ecclesiam suam Londonien & prae●atos Magistros Bartholomaeum & Johannem Bonichii de omni ea p●cunia quam ipsi praefato Johanni de Drokenesford de dicto Termino praetextu mandati nostri praedicti solverint aut liberaverint erga Dominum Papam jam de novo creatum et omnes alios quorum interest vel interesse poterit quoquo modo promittimus pro nobis et haeredibus nostris indempnes conservare In cujus etc. Teste meipso apud Dunfermelyn 31. die Novembris Anno Regni nostri 32. He likewise issued these 3. successive Writs for the speedy collecting and paying into his Exchequer at certain days the first part of the 3. years' Disme granted him by Pope Boniface accrued to him by his death to the subcollectors thereof notwithstanding any cavils of the new Pope Bishops or Clergy against it commanding them to levy it without exceptions by all kinds of Ecclesiastical Censures without any partiality under pain of seizing their Temporalties if they neglected it REX dilectis sibi in Christo Abbati & Conventui de Certeseye subcollectoribus Claus 32 E 1. m. 14. De Decima levanda ad opus Regis Decimae Clero Angliae per bonae memoriae Dominum Bonifacium Papam octavum de assensu nostro impositae per tres annos salutem Cum nuper praedictus Papa medietatem dictae Decimae pro arduis & urgentibus nostris & regni nostri negotiis nobis liberaliter concessisset altera medietate dictae Decimae si idem Papa per dictum triennium vitam duceret in humanis sibi in subsidium Romanae Ecclesiae reservata & si ipsum infra dictum triennium in fata decedere vel pacem super guerra de regno Siciliae mota reformari contigerit totum residuum dictae Decimae a tempore mortis suae colligend et levand nostris usibus similiter concessisset et voluisset integraliter applicari Et jam intellexerimus quod praetextu vanarum et frivolarum excusationum quarundam personarum ecclesiasticarum praetendentium tam per mortem dicti Domini Papae quam per mortem London Episcopi unius Collectorum dictae Decimae se ad solutionem dictae Decimae non teneri vos negligentes & remissos hactenus exhibuistis & adhuc ex hoc exhibetis in levatione et collectione Decimae supradictae de quo miramur quamplurimum & movemur Maximè cum dicta Decima nobis virtute Concessionis praedictae a tempore mortis dicti Papae totaliter debeatur et hujusmodi Impositiones et omnes Concessiones gratiosae durante termino Impositionum et Concessionum illorum vim sortiri debiant et effectum Vobis mandamus in fide qua nobis tenemini firmiter injungentes quod omnes ecclesiasiicas personas infra commissa vobis loca constitutas nulli penitus deferendo cujuscunque status dignitatis aut conditionis existant ad solutionem plenariam dictae Decimae de primo termino tertii anni per Excommunicationis Suspensionis et Interdicti sententias sine dilatione qualibet compellatis et nichilominus bona ipsorum ecclesiastica sequestretis eaque donec ad plenum satisfecerint sub arto sequesiro faciatis inviolabiliter custodiri Ita quod totam pecuniam indè provenientem habeatis ad Scaccarium nostrum in crastino S. Hillarii proximo futuro ad ultimum De nominibus non solventium Thesaurarium & Barones' nostros de dicto Scaccario dictis die & loco reddentes distinctè & apertè per vestras patentes literas certiores ut tanquam contra honoris & commodi ●ostri impeditores graviter procedamus Nos autem literas nostras patentes de Indempnitate vestra in hac parte vobis tunc ibidem habere in forma faciemus Scimus enim pro constanti quod dicta Decima de termino praedicto citra Crastinum praedictum colligi poterit plenariè & levari si ad hoc cum diligenti assiduitate intenderitis et rebels si qui fuerint compesceritis in forma superius annotata Scientes pro certo quod si dicta solutio ultra dictum Crastinum quod absit aliqualiter retardetur terras tenementa bona et catalla vestra in manum nostram ob vestri defectum et negligentiam capiemus Teste Rege apud Dunfermelyn 10. die Decembr Eodem modo mandatum est Subcollectoribus subscriptis quod totam pecuniam de Decima provenientem habeant ad Scaccarium praedictum Terminis subscriptis Viz. Priori et Conventui Karlioli quod habeant etc. in Crastino Epiphaniae Abbati et Conventui Novi Monasterii quod habeant etc. eodem termino Abbati et Conventui Beatae Mariae Eborum quod habeant etc. citra Natale Domini Priori et Conventui de Thorgharton quod habeant etc. in Crastino Epiphaniae Abbati et Conventui de Cokershand etc. in Crastino Sancti Hillarii Abbati et Conventui de Seleby etc. citra Natale Domini Priori et Conventui Sancti Katerinae extra Linc. in Crastino Epiphaniae in Crastino Sancti Hillarii Abbati et Conventui de Burton super Trentam etc. Priori de Kenilworth etc. Abbati et Conventui de Oseneye etc. Abbati et Conventui de Rading In Crastino Sancti Hill Priori et Conventui de Ely etc. Priori et Conventui de Bernewell etc. Abbati et Conventui Sancti Edmundi In Crastino Sancti Hill Abbati et Conventui de Langeleye etc. Abbati et Conventui de Colecestriae etc. Abbati et Conventui de Waltham etc. Abbati et Conventui Westm Abbati et Conventui de Certeseye etc. In Octabis Sancti Hill Priori et Conventui de Roffen etc. Priori et Conventui S. Gregorii Cant. etc. Decano et Capitulo Cicestr etc. Abbati et Conventui de Hyda Winton etc. In Octabis Sancti Hill Abbati et Conventui de Shireburne Abbati et Conventui Glaston In Quinden Sancti Hill Priori et Conventui de Lanceneton Priori et Conventui Sancti Nicholai Exon. In Crastino Sancti Hillar Decano et Capitulo Heref. etc. Abbati et Conventui Gloucestr In Octabis Sancti Hillar Abbati et Conventui de Kermerdyn Decano et Capitulo de Bangor In Crastino Purif beatae Mariae Abbati et Conventui de Wygemor Hereford Dioc. Priori et Conventui Lanton primae Meneven Dioc. Abbati et Conventui de Morgan Landaven Dioc. Abbati et Conventui de Valle Crucis Assaven Dioc. Episcopo et Capitulo Bangoren REX dilectis sibi in Christo Priori & Conventui Sanctae Katerinae extra Linc. Ibidem De Decima defer ad Scaccarium Subcollectoribus Decimae Clero Angliae per Dominum B. Summum Pontificem impositae per tres annos salutem Meminimus vos nuper à venerabili patre R. London Episcopo & Magistro Johanne Bonich de Senis Magistri Bartholomaei de Ferentino Commissario principalibus Collectoribus dictae Decimae recepisse in mandatis quod in collectione & levatione Decimae pro tertio anno trium praedictorum annorum cum omnimoda festinatione pariter et rigore excommunicando suspendendo interdicendo nullam personarum exceptionem habentes sed omnibus prorsus cavillatione et exceptione remotis celeriter procederetis sub poena Excommunicationis majoris quam in vos Priorem & caeteros majores vestri Prio●●tus ●●cti Collectores in scriptis protulerunt si praefatum mandatum ipsorum omiseritis aut etiam neglexeritis adimplere Et quia in executione mandati praedicti ut accepimus nimis fuist●s negligentes hactenus & remissi vobis in fide qua nobis tenemini firmiter injungendo mandamus quod omnes Ecclesiasticas personas infra commissa vobis loca constitutas etc. ut supra usque certiores Et hoc sicut indignationem nostram & grave dampnum nostrum vitare volueritis nullatenus omittatis Scimus enim quod si ad levationem dictae decimae per suspensionis excommunicationis et interdicti sententias ac etiam sequestrationem fructuum sicut praedictum est celeriter duxeritis procedendum deficere non poterimus quin pecuniam dictae Decimae die praedicto ad ultimum habeamus Literam autem Acquietanciae dictorum principalium Collectorum de quingentis libris habemus paratam in Scaccario praedicto vobis ibidem cum pecuniam illam solveritis fideliter liberand Et habeatis ibi hoc Breve apud Dunfermelyn primo die Decembris Consimiles literae diriguntur Subcollectoribus subscriptis de summis subscriptis videlicet Abbati et Conventui beatae Mariae Eborum de 400 l. Abbati et Conventui de Novo Monasterio de 200 l. Abbati et Conventui de Cokersand de 100 l. Abbati et Conventui de Seleby de 200 l. Abbati et Conventui de Thurgarton de 100 l. REX dilectis sibi in Christo Priori & Conventui Karlioli Subcollectoribus Decimae Cl. 32 E 1. m. 14. Pro pecunia Declmae levanda & ad Scaccarium deferenda Clero Angliae per faelicis recordationis Dominum Bonifacium Papam Octavum de assensu nostro impositae per tres annos salutem Cum praedictus Papa gravia onera et expensas multiplices quae praetextu Guerrarum nostrarum sustinuimus paterna compassione considerans et attendens nobis ad relevationem expensarum et onerum praedictorum per suas literas medietatem dictae Decimae liberaliter concessisset quarum tenorem de verbo ad verbum manu publica cujusdam tabellionis conscriptum certis de causis vobis transmittimus intuendum ac per vos omnibus aliis quorum interest vel interesse quoquo modo si necesse fuerit publicandum Idemque Papa venerabili patri Episcopo & Magistro Bartholomaeo de Ferentino Canonico London dedisset per alias literas suas executorias in mandatis  dictam medietatem Decimae nobis concessam tam collectae quam imposterum colligendae nobis vel Collectoribus nostris ad hoc per nos specialiter deputatis facerent assignari quarum literarum praetextu praedicti Episcopus per se & Bartholomaeus per Magistrum Johannem de Bonichii de Senis Commissarium suum in hac parte specialiter constitutum medietatem dictae Decimae de primis duobis annis & aliquam partem ejusdem Decimae de primo termino tertii Anni per quosdam Subcollectores suos jam levari fecerint nobisque per suas literas assignari Ac nos propter faelicem et celerem consummationem guerrae nostrae in Scotia quam ad nostram et Regni nostri honorem summo desiderio affectamus ad praesens indigeamus magna pecuniae quantitate Vobis in fide & dilectione quibus nobis tenemini firmiter mandamus quatinus virtute primae Commissionis de levanda de dicto triennio tota Decima à praedictis Episcopo & Bartholomaeo principalibus Collectoribus ejusdem ab initio vobis factae quam per mortem dicti Papae aut London Episcopi minimè constat expirasse totum residuum dictae Decimae de primo termino tertii anni nondum adhuc levatae nec solutae ab omnibus & singulis personis Ecclesiasticis infra commissa vobis loca constitutis nulli penitus deferendo cujuscunque status dignitatis aut conditionis existat per omnimodam censuram Ecclesiasticam vobis in hac parte competentem colligi & levari sine cujuslibet excusationis & dilationis incommodo faciatis Ita quod illud ad Scaccarium nostrum cum omni celeritate qua fieri poterit habeatis ut sic medietatem dictae Decimae de tertio anno juxta concessionem Apostolicam integraliter habeamus nosque per nostras pat●ntes literas vobis de omni eo quod solveritis sufficientem Acquietanciam faciemus ac vos erga Dominum Papam Principales Collectores et alios quoscunque conservabimus indempnes Teste Rege apud Dumfermelyn 10 die Februarii Eodem modo mandatum est Abbatibus Prioribus & Conventibus subscriptis Subcollectoribus dictae Decimae videlicet Abbati & Conventui Novi Monasterii Abbati & Conventui B. Mariae Eborum Priori & Conventui de Thorgarton Abbati & Conventui de Cokersand Abbati & Conventui de Seleby Priori & Conventui S. Katerinae extr Linc. Abbati & Conu. de Burton super Trettam Priori & Conventui de Kenilworth Abbati & Conventui de Oseneye Abbati & Conventui de Rading Priori & Conventui de Ely Priori & Conventui de Ber●ewell Abbati & Conuentui Sancti Edmundi Abbati & Conventui de Langeleye Abbati & Conventui de Colcestr Abbati & Conventui de Waltham Abbati & Conventui de Westm. Abbati & Conventui de Certeseye Priori & Conventui de Roff. Priori & Conventui S. Gregorii Cant. Decano & Capitulo Cycestr Abbati & Conventui de Hyda Wynton Abbati & Conventui de Shireburne Abati & Conventui Glaston Priori & Conventui de Lauceneton Priori & Conventui S. Nich. Exon. Decano & Capitulo Hereford Abbati & Covent Gloucestr Abbati & Conventui de Kermerdyn Decano & Capitulo Morgan Abbati & Conventui de Wygemor Abbati & Conventui de Bangor Priori & Conventui de Lauton primae Abbati & Conventui de Valle Crucis The King likewise issued this following Writ to the Sheriffs of several Counties to assist and help Robert de Nottingham to levy and raise the moneys that were behind and ungathered of these Disms REX omnibus Vicecomitibus Ballivis & caeteris Ministris suis & aliis de Comitatibus Lincoln Leicestr Northt & Rotel ad quos praesentes literae Eae 32 E 1. m. 28. De intent Roberto de Nottingham Cleric● in negotiis Decimae tangentibus Regem pervenerint salutem Cum nuper pro eo quod bonae memoriae Dominus Bonifacius Papa octavus meditatem Decimae per ipsum Clero Angliae de assensu nostro impositae per tres annos etc. ut supra usque ut contra ipsos tanquam contra honoris et commodi nostri impeditores graviter procederemus ac dicti Prior & Conventus significaverint quod quidam Clerici et Religiosi rebels sunt et impeditores et solutioni dictae Decimae malitiose detractores ob quod solutio de dictâ Decimâ nobis debitâ hactenus est perperam retardata ad damnum nostrum non modicum et contra fidem et affectionem quibus Regiae nostrae Majestati tenentur astringi Assignavimus dilectum Clericum nostrum Robertum de Nottingham ad capiendum in manum nostram omnia bona et catalla terras et tenementa omnium et singulorum illorum in Comitatibus praedictis qui nobis in aliquo tenentur de portione ipsos contingente de Decima praedicta secundum quod dictus Robertus per Extractas praedictorum Prioris & Conventus vobis ostendere poterit et qui rebels impeditores vel quocunque modo solutioni dictae Decimae fuerint contradicentes Et ideo vobis mandamus in fide & dilectione quibus nobis tenemini firmiter injungentes quod eidem Roberto cum ad partes vestras venerit sitis intendentes & auxiliantes in praemissis Ita quod diligentiam vestram & effectum quos super hiis apposueritis prout dictus Clericus noster in redditu suo nobis referet merito habere debeamus recommendatos In cujus rei etc. usque ad festum Conversionis Sancti Paeuli proximo futuro duratur Teste Rege apud Dunfermelyn primo die Januarii There are sundry other Writs in the same * Clause 32 E ● m. 3. etc. Clause & Patent Rolls to the like effect for collecting and taking the Accounts of the said Dimes which I pretermit King Edward being engaged in a war in Scotland and so much taken up with secular employments that he had little time for his prayers and devotions out of his Ecclesiastital Sovereignty and piety issued these 3. pious Writs to the Freers' Minorites assembled in a General Chapter at Nottingham and afterwards at Assisium and to the Freers' Predicants in their General Chapter at Tholouse to pour out fervent prayers unto God for himself and the good success of his affairs and for his Queen Children Realms Government and to fit him for an heavenly kingdom after his departure from his Earthly of his mere mercy worthy all Christian Princes imitation upon the like occasion REX Religiosis viris in Christo sibi dilectis Fratribus de Ordine Minorum ad Generale Capitulum apud Notingham proximo conventuris salutem & in Claus 32 E 1. m. 7. dorso De orando pro Rege & Regina & corum liberi● Spiritu Sancto dirigi in agendis Attendentes beneficia sacra orationumque devotarum suffragia ad divinam misericordiam impetrandam multum humanae conditionis fragilitati prodesse inter alia opera pietatis considerantesque nos pro curis et rebus mundialibus quibus circa Regni nostri regimen involuti sumus saluti nostrae spirituali prout nobis expediret intendere non valere devotionem vestram requirimus et rogamus quatinus Nos Margaretam Reginam Angliae Consortem nostram charissimam Edwardum Principem Walliae primogenitum nostrum caeterosque liberos nostros ac populum nobis commissum beneficiorum et suffragiorum vestrorum fore participes concedentes pro nobis et ipsis ac statu regni nostri expeditioneque negotiorum nobis incumbencium supplicationes assiduas et orationes devotas Altissimo offeratis ut hic sua pietate nos et ipsos dirigat per suorum semitam mandatorum et post diem extremum salvationis locum nobis et ipsis dignetur misericorditer indulgere statumque regni nostri conservare prosperum et tranquillum Teste Rege apud Strivelyn 29 die Julii Per breve de privato sigillo REX Religiosis viris & sibi in Christo carissimis Magistris Ordinis Fratrum Minorum Claus 32 E 1. m. 16. dorso & diffinitoribus ac fratribus universis in Generali Capitulo suo apud Assisium prox conventuris salutem & bravium pro labore perhenniter duraturum Nos qui curis sumus & rebus mundialibus involuti & circa regimen regni nostri incessantibus actibus et continuis meditationibus occupati pro animae nostrae salute contemplationi prout haberemus necesse intendere nequeuntes ac advertentes quod beneficia vestra sacra orationumque vestrarum suffragia nobis in praesenti & eciam in futuro esse poterunt plurimum fructuosa Religiosum coetum vestrum & singulos fratres adunatos in eo requirimus et rogamus quatinus Nos Margaretam Reginam Angliae Consortem nostram karissimam Edwardum Principem Walliae primogenitum nostrum caeterosquae liberos nostros ac populum nobis commissum suffragiorum et beneficiorum vestrorum fore participes concedentes pro nobis statu Regni nostri et expeditione negotiorum nobis incumbencium hiis diebus pia praecamina apud Altissimum effundatis ut sic regnum temporale regere valeamus quod in regno celesti partem haereditariam consequamur Conservet vos Altissimus in caritate continua & perpetua Dat. apud Dunfermelyn 11. die Decemb. REX Religiosis viris et in Christo sibi dilectis Magistro Ordinis Fratrum Praedicatorum Claus 32 E 1. m. dorso ac diffinitoribus & fratribus universis in Generali Capitulo suo apud Tolosam proximo congregandis salutem & Spiritu sancto dirigi in agendis Dum conditionem humanae fragilitatis attendimus & qualiter omni creaturae tam sublimi quam humili praetereuntibus suo cursu diebus praesentis vitae finis appropiat attenta consideratione pensamus sic praevenire cupimus quantum nobis ex alto permittitur diem mortis ut aeterni clemencia Judicis dignetur nostri de suae gratiae plenitudine misereri Verum cum devotarum orationum suffragia inter alia pietatis opera multum prosunt ad divinam misericordiam impetrandam de vobis quorum ordinem benevolenciae specialis favore prosequimur ut salutem nostram zelemini ut pro nobis Margareta Regina Angliae Consorte nostra karissima Edwardo Principe Walliae primogenito nostro & caeteris liberis nostris ac statu prospero regni nostri preces devotas Domino offeratis plenam fiduciam optinentes devotionem vestram requirimus et rogamus quatinus nune & in futurum dignam sollicitudinem impendatis & insistatis assiduis supplicationibus apud Deum ut hic sua pietate nos dirigat per suorum semitam mandatorum & post diem extremum salvationis locum nobis dignetur misericorditer indulgere statumque praedicti regni nostri conservare prosperum et tranquillum Universitatem vestram Religiosam diu conservet Altissimus in caritate continua & perfecta Dat. apud Dumfermelyn primo die Januarii The King likewise issued Writs according to the superstition of that age to the Bishop elect of London Archbishop of Canterbury and sundry Abbots for prayers to be made for John de Warren Earl of Surrey after his decease REX dilecto sibi in Christo Electo London vel ejus vices gerenti ipso agente in partibus transmarinis salutem Cum opus pium et coram Deo meritorium Cl. 32 E 1. m. 6. dorso De orando pro anima Johannis de Warenna quondam Comitis Surr. censeatur pro defunctis jugiter exorare ut sic a peccatorum suorum nexibus facilius liberentur ac charissimus Consanguineus noster Johannes quondam Comes the Warenna qui nobis et regno nostro semper utilis extitit et fidelis viam universae carnis jam sicut Altissimo placuit sit ingressus quod vobis non sine cordis amaritudine nunciamus Vos affectuosè requirimus et rogamus quatinus animam praefati Comitis à singulis Religiosis & aliis Ecclesiasticis viris subditis vestris per totam Civitatem & Diocesim London constitutis per Missarum decantationes & aliarum devotarum orationum suffragia faciatis divinae clementiae commendari Teste Rege apud Tresk quarto die Octobr. Consimiles literae diriguntur subscriptis videlicet R. Cantuar. Archiepiscopo totius Angliae Primati Abbati S. Augustini Cantuar. Abbati Westmonasterii Abbati de Waltham Abbati de Sancto Albano Abbati de Sancto Edmundo Abbati de Evesham Sundry persons being attached and ordered to be proceeded against for their contempt in resisting the Sheriff of Lincoln in the execution of his Writ De vi Laica amovenda out of the Church of Bardeny upon the Sheriffs return thereof the King at the request of the Abbot of Bardeny was pleased to pardon their offence and supersede all further prosecution in his name against them as this Record attests which will serve to inform Professors of the Law of the ancient returns and proceedings upon such Writs CUm Rex nuper ad requisitionem Venerabilis Patris Johannis Lincoln Episcopi Claus 32 E 1. m. 11. dorso Pro Robe●to de Baston & aliis qui fuerunt in Ecclesia de Bardeney vi armata praeceperit Vic. Lincoln quod omnem vim laicam quae se tenuit in Ecclesia de Bardenay ad perturbandum ipsum Episcopum quo minus officium suum spirituale in Ecclesia illa exercere posset sine dilatione amoveri faceret ab eadem Ac idem Vic. Regi returnaverit quod Ecclesiam praedictam ad executionem mandati praedicti faciendam accessit & quod Robertum de Baston Simonem de Edlinton Simonem Merle Robertum Medicum Willielmum Carpentarium Hugonem servientem ejusdem Willielmi Johannem de Curtilagio Robertum Vannatorem Simonem de Offington Galfridum le Hunter Galfridum le Porter Philippum le Porter Stephanum le Provost Stephanum le Plummer Gilbertum de Askeby Nicholaum Belle Johannem joy seniorem Galfridum socium suum Galfridum le Messag Thomam Aunsell Magistrum Johannem de Maldon & Eudonem quondam Servientem Adae de Gaunt vi & armis ibidem sibi resistentes invenit qui ipsum Vic. hujusmodi vim laicam ibidem inventum juxta mandatum Regis amovere non permiserunt in Regis contemptum manifestum et contra pacem Regis per quod praedicti Robertus Simon Simon Robertus Willielmus Hugo Johannes Robertus Simon Galfridus Galfridus Philippus Stephanus Stephanus Gilbertus Thomas Gocelinus Johannes Willielmus Robertus Thomas Willielmus Nicholaus Johannes & Eudo attachiati fuerunt per praeceptum Regis ad respondendum Regi de resistentia et contemptu praedictis Rex ad instanciam Fratris Roberti Abbatis de Bardeney pardonavit eisdem Roberto Simoni etc. sectam suam pro resistentia et contemptu praedictis & vult quod occasione praedicta non occasionentur nec de caetero molestentur in aliquo vel graventur & quod omnino supersedeatur ulteriori sectae contra ipsos dicta occasione suo nomine inchoatae Teste Rege apud Strivelyn 12. die Junii Per breve de privato Sigillo The Abbot of Bardeney deprived by the Bishop of Lincoln upon his Appeal to the Archbishop being restored to his former estate the King upon certificate thereof issued this Writ to restore his Temporalties seized upon his deprivation REX dilecto sibi Magistro Henrico de Thornhagh Custodi Abbatiae de Bardenay salutem Cum dilectus nobis in Christo frater Robertus Abbas de Bardenay Pat. 32 E 1. m. 20. De non intromittend de Abbatia de Bardenay quem venerabilis pater J. Lincolniensis Episcopus post Appellationem per praefatum Abbatem ab eodem Episcopo ob certas causas ad Curiam Cantuariae interjectam a Pastorali Regimine ejusdem Abbatiae amovit per Praesidentes dictae Curiae Cantuar. obtinuerit sententialiter ad statum pristinum jam reduci sicut per literas ipsius Archiepiscopi quas recepimus nobis constat Vobis mandamus quod de Abbatia praedicta possessionibus libertatibus juribus aut aliis quibuscunque ad eam spectantibus quae vobis pro defensione eorundem custodienda commissimus vos ulterius non intromittentes ipsum Abbatem de Abbatia praedicta possessionibus libertatibus juribus & aliis quibuscunque ad eam spectantibus plenam & liberam administrationem habere permittatis In cujus etc. Teste Rege apud Strivelyn 10 die Maii. Per ipsum Regem nunciante Cou. & Lichfeld Episcopo The Abbots and Covents of Furnace and Salleye having surreptitiously procured a Prohibition or Indicavit against a Suit for the 4th part of the Tithes in Court Christian brought by the Parson of the Parish the King thereupon issued this Writ of Procedendo to proceed therein notwithstanding the Writ of Indicavit upon an Inquisition found and returned that the Tithes amounted not to the value of the 4th part of the Church as was suggested REX Officiali Archiepiscopi Ebor. & ejus Commissar salutem Monstravit Claus 32 E. 1. m. 6. Pro Adam de Osgodby Persona Ecclesiae de Gairgrave nobis dilectus Clericus noster Adam de Osgodby Persona Ecclesiae de Gairgrave quae est de advocatione Henrici de Percy quod cum ipse coram vobis in Curia Christianitatis petierit versus Abbatem et Conventum de Furnace Decimas provenientes de eorum terris et culturis infra limites Parochiae Ecclesiae suae praedictae existentibus ad ipsum Adam tanquam ad Rectorem & ad Ecclesiam suam praedictam de jure pertinentes ac post varias allegationes ipsorum Abb●tis et Conventus inspectis et diligenter examinatis quibusdam privilegiis Apostolicis quae pro eorum immunitate de Decimis illis non solvendis coram vobis in judicio protulerunt ipsorumque rationibus intellectis consideratum esset per vos in eadem Curia quod ipsi dictas Decimas praefato Rectori et Ecclesiae suae praedictae solvant Et quod Decimae illae ad ipsum & successores suos ac ad Ecclesiam suam praedictam debent de jure pertinere non obstantibus privilegiis supradictis Vos praetextu cujusdam brevis nostri de Prohibition quod dicitur Indicavit vobis directi ne in placito illo in Curia Christianitatis procederetis quod quidem breve idem Abbas surreptitiè in Curia nostra impetravit maliciosè suggerendo se tenere quartam partem ejusdem Ecclesiae de advocatione sua propria ac si Patronus esset illius seu Decimae illae ad valorem quartae partis dictae Ecclesiae attingerent seperse detis in ipsius Rectoris dampnum non modicum & jacturam & Ecclesiae suae praedictae exhaeredationis per●culum manifestum Cumque ad prosecutionem dicti Clerici nostri super vero valore Ecclesiae illius ac etiam Decimarum dictarum per Vicecomitem nostrum Ebor. inquiri fecerimus plenius veritatem & acceperimus per eandem Inquisitionem quod dicta Ecclesia valet per annum Centum et decem Marcas praeter Decimas supradictas et quod Decimae illae valent per annum Centum solidos per quod liquet quod Decimae illae ad valorem quartae partis ejusdem Ecclesiae non attingunt Nos nolentes per hujusmodi falsam suggestionem jurisdictioni Ecclesiasticae derogari seu jus ipsius Clerici nostri aut Ecclesiae suae praedictae ulterius retardari Vobis mandamus quod non obstante dicta Prohibitione nostra sic per falsam suggestionem impetrata in executione considerationis vestrae supradictae in Curia Christianitatis pr●ced●tis prout in foro Ecclesiastico fuerit procedendum Teste Rege apud Morpath 28 die Augusti REX Officiali etc. ut supra salutem Monstravit nobis dilectus Clericus noster Ibidem Adam de Osgodby Persona Ecclesiae de Grairgrave quae est de advocatione Henrici de Percy quod cum ipse coram vobis in Curia Christianitatis petat versus Abbatem et Conventum de Salleye Decimas provenientes de eorum terris et culturis infra limites Parochiae Ecclesiae suae praedictae ad ipsum Adam tanquam ad Rectorem & ad Ecclesiam suam praedictam de jure pertinentes Vos occasione cujusdam brevis nostri de Prohibition quod dicitur Indicavit vobis directi ne in placito illo in Curia Christianitatis procederetis quod quidem breve extra solitum cursum Cancellariae nostrae a Curia nostra surreptitie emanavit sicut per transcriptum ejusdem quod sub sigillo vestro nobis misistis plenius nobis constat in placito illo supersedetis in ipsius Rectoris dampnum non modicum & jacturam & Ecclesiae suae praedictae exhaeredationis periculum manifestum Et quia nolumus per hujusmodi breve sic surreptitie impetratum jurisdictioni Ecclesiasticae derogari seu jus ipsius Clerici nostri aut Ecclesiae suae praedictae ulterius retardari Vobis mandamus quod non obstante dicta Prohibitione nostra in dicto placito in Curia Christianitatis procedatis prout in foro Ecclesiastico fuerit procedendum Teste Rege apud Tynemuth 12 die Septembris There being a Capias Excommunicatum issued upon the Archbishop of Canterbury's certificate against Edmund de Hoo who appealed against this sentence to the Court of Rome as unjust the King thereupon superseded the Writ de Excommunicato capiendo but being afterwards informed there was no such Appeal or that it was not prosecuted he then issued this Writ to hear and examine the truth of these suggestions and do right to both parties REX Vicecomiti Suff. salutem Cum nuper ad requisitionem venerabilis patris R. Cantuariensis Archiepiscopi per literas suas patentes nobis significantis Claus 32 E. 1. m. 7. dorso Pro Edmund de Hoo. quod Edmundus de Hoo propter manifestam contumaciam suam excommunicatus est nec se vult per ce●suram Ecclesiasticam justitiari per breve nostrum tibi praecipimus quod praefatum Edmundum per corpus suum secundum consuetudinem Angliae justitiares donec Sanctae Ecclesiae tam de contemptu quam de injuria ei illata ab eo esset satisfactum & per quaedam Instrumenta publica quae praefatus Edmundus in Cancellaria nostra exhibuit intelleximus quod idem Edmundus à sententia praedicta in ipsum & sibi adhaerentes per praefatum Archiepiscopum lata tanquam ab iniqua ad sedem Apostolicam pro se et sibi adhaerentibus legitime appellavit cujus quidem appellationis negotium idem Edmundus ut asserit prosequitur cum effectu & jam ex insinuatione Elyae Puger & Willielmi de Everesdon ad quorum prosecutionem dicta sententia fuit in ipsum Edmundum lata accepimus quod idem Edmundus à dicta sententia ut praemittitur non appellavit nec est aliquam appellationem in hac parte hactenus prosecuius Nolentes quod praefato Edmundo per praedictum breve nostrum via praecludatur quominus appellationem suam prosequi possit in forma juris Maximè cum hujusmodi breve nostrum de gratia nostra procedat et appellantium status integer esse debeat necnon quod praedicti ●lias & Willielmus à prosecutione juris sui occasione alicujus suggestionis frivolae nobis factae contra justitiam impediantur Tibi praecipimus quod executioni brevis nostri praedicti tibi de ipso Edmundo & sibi adhaerentibus per eorum corpora justitiandis directi faciendae supersedeas usque ad Quindenam Sancti Michaelis proximo futuram quem diem praefato Edmundo dedimus ad certificandum & informandum nos & consilium nostrum de appellatione sua praedicta et qualiter eam fuerat prosecutus et hoc in praesentia praedictorum Eliae & Willielmi si tunc interesse voluerint quos per te super hoc sufficienter volumus praemuniri Et habeas ibi tunc hoc breve Teste Rege apud Stryvelin 25 die Julii Per breve de Privato Sigillo How vexatious the Archbishop of Canterbury was both to the Clergy and people will appear by his excommunicating ten persons at once in one parish within the Diocese of Norwich endeavouring to be take and imprison them upon a Capias Excommunicatum EDwardus Dei gratia Rex Angliae etc. Vicecomiti Suff. salutem Significavit Bundela Brev. & Literarum An 32 E. 1. in Turre Lond. nobis venerabilis pater R. Cantuariensis Archiepiscopus per literas suas patentes quod Willielmus de Luton Edmundus de Hoo Persona de Riseby Johannes the Luton Johannes de Riseby Johannes Shereman de Riseby Edmundus de la Grene de Riseby Henricus le Chapeleyn de Riseby Johannes de Staunfeld Galfridus de Heydon & Haukinus Edmundessenant Norwicensis Diocaesis auctoritate ipsius Archiepiscopi ordinaria excommunicati sunt nec se volunt per censuram Ecclesi●sticam justiciari Quia vero potestas Regia Sacrosanctae Ecclesiae in querel●s suis deesse non debet Tibi praecipimus quod praedictos Willielmum Edmundum Johannem Johannem Johannem Edmundum Henricum Johannem Galfridum & Haukinum per corpora sua secundum consuetudinem Angliae justities donec Sanctae Ecclesiae tam de contemptu quam de injuria ei illata ab eis fuerit satisfactum Teste meipso apud Dunfermelyn 28 die Novembris Anno regni nostri 32. A Transcript of which Writ with the day of its receipt the King commanded the Sheriff of Suffolk by another Writ to return and send to him into Scotland I likewise find these three Supersedeasses of Writs de Excommunicato capiendo upon the Excommunications of the Archbishop of Canterbury and Bishop of Sarum during Appeals against them to the See of Rome MEmorandum pro Petro de Sabaudia Decano Ecclesiae Sancti Martini Magni Bundela 〈…〉 London Hugone the Vyenna juniore ejusdem Ecclesiae Cano●ico Capitulo suo Vicario perpetuo Ecclesiae Praebendalis de Chr●st s●ale ●●stode Hospitalis Sancti Leonardi de Neuport & Johanne Port de N●●po●t quod ad suggestionem vel denunciationem Domini R. Archiepiscopi Cantuarie●sis contra quem iidem ad sedem Apostolicam appellarunt prout nobis con●●a● per earundem appellationum inspectionem in quarum prosecu●ione sunt contra eosdem vel eorum aliquem hujusmodi appellationibus pendenti●us ad captionem non scribamus Item Memorandum pro eodem Petro Decano Ecclesiae Sarum Gerardo de Sesiriaco Clerico Procuratore suo Magistro Jacobo de Bukyngham & Johan●e●●pellano ●●pellano Ecclesiae Parochialis Sancti Thomae Sarum quod ad suggestionem vel ●●nunciationem Domini S. Episcopi Sarum contra quem iidem ad sedem Apostolicam appellarunt prout nobis constat per earundem appellationum insp●ction●m in quarum prosecutione sunt contra eosdem vel eorum aliquem hujusmodi appellationibus pendentibus ad captionem non scribamus Consimile Memorandum pro Thomae de Sabaudia Canonico Ecclesiae Sarum Jacobo de Bukyngham Jacobo de Briga & Henrico de Bukyngham Clericis & Jacobo de Valere's Armigero quod ad suggestionem vel denunciationem Episcopi Sarum praedicti etc. non scribamus One who obtained a Benefice within the Diocese of Lincoln by the Pope's Provision being imprisoned by a Capias Excommunicatum upon a sentence of Excommunication in the Arches to which the Patron appealed against the Pope's Provision he appealing to the Court of Rome from the Arches where the Appeal in the Arches was nulled petitioned the King's Council to be enlarged because the Excommunication in the Arches was after his Appeal to Rome which the Archbishop refused to certify against himself AConsail nostre Seignur le Roy Mastre Robert de Appelby Person de la Eglise Bundela Brev. & Literarum An. 32 E. 1. in Turri Lond. de Scalby en la Counte de Nichole prise et emprisone en Chastell de Nichole comment il ad meisme cele Eglise de Scalby per Provision del Apostoil et institut. per l'Evesqe de Nichole & sur ceo le Priour de Thornholm Patron the cele Eglise encontre les avantditz Provision et Institution fit un appel a les Arches de Londres E lavaundit Robert appella des Arches a la Curt de Rome pur grevaunce qe a luy fuit faite E nemy encontr esteant le Appel avantdit lavantdit Priour sui soen appelle en les Arches tant come meisme celuy Robert fut escumenge et puis par la caption pris et emprisone E le vantdit Robert per Procurator sui soen apple en la Curt de Rome et iloqes le prova issint qe par cele appelle fust anentye le processe des Arches et de ceo ad il Bulles et Instrumentz de la Curt de Rome Par quoy il pri pur Dieu qil pusse estre delivere per le Curt le Roy car l'Erc●vesqe de Canterbury ne vout pas escriure encoutre soen fait demeisne A Monk of Richmond stealing Goods and flying out of the Monastery being imprisoned by the Kings Writ of Apostata capienda he commanded him to be delivered to the Monks of Richmond to be chastised and punished according to the rules of that Order and restore the stolen Goods to them by this Writ REX Vic. Cumbr. salutem Quia dilectus nobis in Christo Frater Adam de Claus 32 E 1. m 5. Pro Fratribus Minoribus Richmond & Pat. 32 E. 1. m. 1. Lincoln Minister Ordinis Fratrum Minorum in Anglia per literas suas nobis missas intelligi nobis dedit quod Frater Arthurus de Hertilpole Frater illius Ordinis & in Ordine illo professus nuper à Claustro suo apud Richemond spreto habitu Ordinis illius ausu temerario clam evasit & quaedam bona & catalla quorundam vicinorum & amicorum Fratrum Ordinis illius apud Richemond commorantium penes ipsos Fratres deposita custodienda secum asportavit & postquam aliquandiu de patria in patriam vagabatur sub habitu seculari in animae suae periculum & Ordinis praedicti scandalum manifestum arrestatus suit apud Quitonthaneve cum bonis & catallis praedictis & jam in prisona nostra apud Egremund detinetur Nos ad honestatem Ordinis illius necnon et ad devotionem quam erga Ordinem illam gerimus et habemus tibi praecipimus quod praedictum Fratrem Arthurum sic captum & detentum praedictis Fratribus Richemondiae commorantibus sine dilatione liberes juxta Ordinis illius regulam et disciplinam castigandum bona & catalla praedicta secum inventa & ut praedictum est arrestata dictis Fratribus restituens indilatè Teste Rege apud Dalton 29 die Sept●mbris The King this year to raise moneys towards the payment of Debts granted several licenses to Abbots for the appropriations of Parish Churches to them and their successors as these Records inform us REX Thesaur & Baronibus suis de Scaccario salutem Cum in partem solutionis Claus 32 E. 1. m 12 Pro Abbate beatae Mariae Ebor. Quing●ntarum librarum quas de gratia nostra speciali concessimus Willielmo de Sancto Paulo Arnaldo de Sancto Martino & quibusdam sociis suis Civibus & M●rcator●bus Baion in subventionem missarum & expensarum quas fecerunt in quadam prosecutione per ipsos erga Willielmum de Sant quondam Civem Baion d●functum de quibusdam bonis & catallis ejusdem Willielmi nobis adjudicat●s nomine nostro facta concesserimus & assignaverimus eye illas Centum libras per quas Abbas beatae Mariae Ebor. finem fecit nobiscum coram vobis pro licentia appropriandi sibi et Domni suae Ecclesiam de Donecastr sui Patronatus Ebor. D●oc prout in literis nostris patentibus praefatis Mercatoribus inde confectis plenius continetur ac idem Abbas praefatis Mercatoribus de praedictis Centum libris satisfecerit prout praefatus Willielmus de Sancto Paulo pro se & sociis suis praedictis coram nobis in Cancellaria nostra recognovit Vobis mandamus quod ipsum Abbatem de praedictis Centum libris quietum esse faciatis Teste Rege apud Stryvelin primo die Maii. Consimiles literas habet Prior de Boulton in Craven de Quinquaginta libris per quas finem fecit coram praefatis Thesaur & Baronibus pro licentia appropriandi sibi et Domni suae Ecclesiam de Preston in Craven sui Patronatus Ebor. Dioc. s●c praefatis Mercatoribus assignatis Teste ut supra By these and other Records of like nature we may discover the original grounds of most Appropriations purchased with money by Abbots during our King's necessities for moneys or by pretence of poverty or losses sustained by them The King likewise to raise present moneys granted the custody of the Temporalties of St. Edmund's Abbey during its vacancies for a certain rent fine and term by this Patent REX omnibus ad quos etc. salutem Sciatis quod ob devotionem quam erga Sanctum Edmundum gloriosum Christi Martyrem gerimus & habemus & ut Pat 32 E. 1. m. 18. De vacation Abbati● Sancti Edmundi de Bu●y concessa Monachi Abbatiae de Sancto Edmundo de caetero possint quietius & tranquillius Altissimo famulari concessimus pro nobis & haeredibus nostris Abbati & Conventui Abbatiae praedictae quod Prior & Conventus Abbatiae ejusdem & eorum successores in singulis vacationibus ejusdem Abbatiae quotiens videlicet ipsam exnunc vacare continget habeant et teneant custodiam Abbatiae illius et omnium temporalium ejusdem cum omnibus rebus et bonis ad Abbatiam illam qualitercunque spectantibus adeo plenè & integrè sicut Abbates & Conventus ejusdem loci Abbatiam illam & temporalia cum rebus & bonis praedictis sede plena aliquibus retroactis temporibus habere & tenere consueverunt Ita quod ipsi Prior & Conventus de temporalibus & bonis ac rebus illis plenam & liberam administrationem habeant & inde disponere & ordinare possint prout eis melius & utilius videbitur faciendum & prout Abbas & Conventus dicti loci inde possent ordinare & disponere sede plena Salvis nobis & haeredibus nostris feodis Militum quae tenentur de Abbatia praedicta & Advocationibus Ecclesiarum cum acciderint temporibus vacationum praedictarum Ita quod omnes redditus & servitia annua de feodis praedictis in vacationibus illis provenientia remaneant Priori & Conventui praedictis Salvis etiam nobis & haeredibus nostris Escaetis quas accidere contigerit temporibus praedictis quae quidem Escaetae singulis hujusmodi vacationibus finitis videlicet post fidelitatem ipsius quem ibidem eligi & confirmari seu praefici contigerit in Abbatem nobis & haeredibus nostris factam liberentur & remaneant Abbati Priori & Conventui dicti loci & successoribus suis sine occasione vel impedimento nostri vel haeredum nostrorum quorumcunque Reddendo nobis et haeredibus nostris pro qualibet vacatione Abbatiae praedictae sive duraverit pe● annum integrum si●e per minus tempus Mille et Ducentas Marcas infra annum a tempore quo Abbatia illa vacare inceperit computandum videlicet Sexcentas Marcas in fine primi dimidii anni illius & Sexcentas Marcas in fine ejusdem anni Et si sortè vacatio Abbatiae illius duraverit ultra annum tunc praedicti Prior & Conventus pro proximo anno integro sequenti si tanto tempore duraverit solvant nobis & haer●dibus nostris Mille & Ducentas Marcas ad terminos praedictos & sic pro quolibet anno integro post primum annum durante vacatione praedicta ad eosdem terminos Mille & Ducentas Marcas Et si ultra annum integrum vel annos integros duraverit minori tempore quam per annum tunc pro illo tempore minori de praedictis Mille & Ducentis Marcis minus pro rata temporis illius proportionabiliter nobis solvant Et volumus & concedimus pro nobis & haeredibus nostris quod praedicti Prior & Conventus & eorum successores imperpetuum habeant & teneant custodiam Abbatiae praedictae singulis temporibus vacationum ejusdem in forma praedicta Ita quod nullus Vicecomes Escaetor seu quicunque alius Ballivus vel Minister noster vel haeredum nostrorum de custodia Abbatiae praedictae seu Cellarum suarum Maneriorum aut aliarum rerum seu bonorum quorumcunque ad dictam Abbatiam seu Cellas suas spectantium quoquo modo ratione vacationis illius se in aliquo intromittat excepto quod Escaetor vel alius Minister noster seu haeredum nostrorum qui pro tempore fuerit infra portas tamen Abbatiae praedictae in principio cujuslibet vacationis ejusdem quandam simplicem seisinam nomine nostri Regii dominii capiat & ea sic capta statim exinde recedat absque aliquo inde capiendo seu etiam asportando Ita quod ultra unum diem occasione seisinae praedictae moram ibi non faciat nec aliquem ibidem substituat loco sui Volumus insuper & concedimus pro nobis & haeredibus nostris quod si nos forsitan vel haeredes nostri aliquo tempore vacationis Abbatiae praedictae exercitum nostrum fecerimus summoneri praedicti Prior & Conventus & successores sui pro propriis & dominicis feodis Militum Abbatiae illius in manus ipsorum Prioris & Conventus tunc existentibus ad servitium in eodem exercitu faciendum minime teneantur nec occasione servitii illius molestentur in aliquo seu graventur sed inde penitus sint quieti Salvis tamen nobis & haeredibus nostris servitiis feodorum Militum quae tenentur de Abbatia praedicta temporibus vacationum ejusdem ad nos pertinentibus ratione exercitus supradicti In cujus etc. Teste Rege apud Stryvelin 20 die Maii. Per ipsum Regem nunciante W. Cou. & Lichf Episcopo The King likewise for the fine of 1200 Marks granted the Temporalties of the Abbey of Glastonbury for 6. months during the vacancy to the Prior and Covent thereof with certain limitations by this Patent Fines 32 E 1. m. 12. Pro Pr●ore & Conventu Glaston REX omnibus ad quos etc. salutem Sciatis quod per finem Mille et ducentarum Marcarum quem dilecti nobis in Christo Prior & Conventus Abbatiae Glaston fecerunt nobiscum nobis per sufficientem securitatem quam iidem Prior & Conventus nobis invenerunt ad voluntatem nostram solvendarum concessimus eisdem Priori & Conventui Custodiam ejusdem Abbatiae vacantis per mortem Johannis nuper Abbatis ejusdem loci & in custodia nostra existentis habendam à quartodecimo die Septembris proximo praeteriti usque ad finem sex Mensium proximo sequentium completorum cum omnibus ad Abbatiam illam pertinentibus & quae ad nos pertinere possent si custodiam ejusdem in manu nostra teneremus Ita quod nullns Escaetor aut alius Ballivus seu Minister noster vel haeredum nostrorum se de custodia praedicta vel aliquibus ad eam spectantibus durantibus praedictis sex mensibus intromittat nec ipsos Priorem & Conventum super hoc aliqualiter impediat quo minus ipsi per praedictos sex menfes habeant liberam & plenam administrationem omnium possessionum proventuum & reddituum ad Abbatiam illam spectantium necnon omnium exitu●m inde provenientium salvis nobis & haeredibus nostris feodis Militum advocationibus Ecclesiarum Wardis & Maritagiis liberorum Tenentium ejusdem Abbatiae quae tempore vacationis ejusdem accidere contigerit Ita tamen quod si vacatio illa ultra sex menses duraverit nos vel haeredes nostri finitis eisdem sex mensibus Custodiam Abbatiae praedictae cum omnibus ad Custodiam illam spectantibus durante vacatione praedicta habeamus In cujus etc. Teste Rege apud Dunfermelyn 10 die Decembris Et mandatum est Gilberto de Knovill Custodi Abbatiae praedictae vacantis etc. quod de Custodia Abbatiae praedictae seu aliquibus ad eam Abbatiam spectantibus ratione vacationis praedictae se ulterius non intromittat & exitus si occasione praedictae ad opus Regis perceperit praefatis Priori & Conventui sine dilatione liberet Teste nt supra & fuerunt patentes Thus the Abbots and Prelates for money and favour encroached continually upon the ancient Rights and Prerogatives of the Crown The King being informed that the Abbot of the Praemonstratenses intended to impose and levy a subsidy on those of his Order within this Realm without his privity issued this Prohibition to those of that Order to prohibit the payment thereof in money or other provisions REX dilecto sibi in Christo Abbati de Dereford salutem Intelleximus Abbatem Praemonstratensem quosdam suos Procuratores pro exigenda à vobis quadam Claus 32 E 1 m. 11. dorso Quod Abbas Praemonstrat Ordinis non faciat subsidium Abbati Praem onstrat pecuniae quantitate ad opus suum ad vos specialiter destinasse quae quidem exactio posset contra ordinationem nostram de argento aliquo extra Regnum nostrum non portando et alias in nostri praejudicium redundare Vobis igitur firmiter inhibemus ne praefato Abbati Subsidium aliquod in pecunia vel rebus aliis ex quarum commercio pecunia extra regnum nostrum deferenda haberi valeat nomine subventionis Doni seu mutui aut alias quomodolibet faciatis sine nostri assensu et licentia speciali Teste Rege apud Strivelyn 8. die Junii Consimiles literae diriguntur subscriptis videlicet Abbati de Begeham Abbati de Hales The King by his Royal Prerogative in this age claimed a competent pension for some of his Clerks from every Bishop Abbot and Prior newly created by him by reason of his Creation as these Records attest REX Venerabili in Christo Patri R. eadem gratia London Electo salutem Cum vos ratione novae Creationis vesirae teneamini uni de Clericis nostris Cl. 32 E 1. m 11. dorso Pro Michaele de Clare quem vobis duximus nominandum in quadam pensione anima de Camera vestra percipienda quousque sibi per vos provisum fuerit de Ecclesiastico beneficio competenti ac dilectum Clericum nostrum Michaelem de Clare vobis nominavimus ad pensionem hujusmodi optinendam Vobis mandamus rogantes quatinus eidem Clerico nostro talem pensionem de Camera vestra in forma praedicta percipiendam quae dantem deceat recipientemque vobis reddere debeat fortius obligatum concedatis ei literas vestras patentes sub hoc fieri facientes Teste Rege apud Stryvelyn 20. die Junii Per ipsum Regem Nunc. W. Co. & Lych. Episcopo Johannes de Carleton habet consimiles literas Regis Priori & Conventui de Novo Burgo de quadam pensione habenda ratione novae creationis praedicti Prioris Teste ut supra Ibid. Pro Johanne de Carleton Per breve d privato sigille The King by his Prerogative writ also for Corrodies for his aged Servants to the Prior and Covent of St. Mary's in Suthwerke and others who returned these answers to him rendering several reasons humbly tendered to his Majesty of their disabilities to effect it though otherwise willing SErenissimo Principi & Domino suo Reverendo E. Dei gratia Regi Angliae etc. Bundela Brevium & Literarum in Turri Lond. An. 32 E 1. sui humiles & devoti Sacerdotes Prior & Coventus beatae Mariae de Suthwerk ea quae poterunt pro suo Domino orationum suffragia apud Deum Placuit Excellentiae vestrae nobis praecipere quod Willielmo le Fishere servienti vestro quoad viveret faceremus in victu & necessariis provideri Literas nostras patentes inde sibi faciendo Sigilli nostri Capituli consignatas quodque inde faciendum duceremus vos efficeremus nostris literis magis certos Quibus mandatis novit Altissimus vumili animo pareremus si nostrae ad hoc sufficerent facultates Sed apud Majestatem vestram à praedicto onere subeundo excusare non debet Princeps inclyte summa paupertas qua nos deprimimur cum omnis res redditus et possessiones nostrae ad sustentationem nostram sufficere non valeant nisi gratia Dei quae ad supplementum agit piae fidelium largitiones nobis succurrerent in hoc casu Ecclesia etiam nostra quae jam triginta annis elapfis passa proh dolour est ruinam circa cujus relevationem ab eo tempore toto laboravimus nostro posse necdum tantum potuimus in ipsius relevatione invalescere variis & onerosis exactionibus tam in spiritualibus quam in temporalibus praepediti quod nostrum ex toto aedificare potuimus Campanile Continuâ insuper pugna quam absque interpellatione contra rablem fluvii Tamensis aggredimur super cujus ripam nostra domuncula situatur quam ad salvationem Ecclesiae nostrae & nostram tantum non sufficiunt vires nostrae quin apposito subsidio parti uni pars alia statim nobis periculum comminetur Denique Domine excellentissime vestra attendat magnificentia quod in vestris hujusmodi provisionibus servientium Domibus pinguibus de magnis et superhabundantibus Maneriis et aliis possessionibus magnificorum Principum Progenitorum vestrorum Regum Angliae quarum fragmenta ac mica quae de mensis earum cadunt pluris quam tota nostra substantia sint baloris vestra semper Curia scribere consuevit non exilibus et exiguis Celiulis fratrum quae ex simplicium virorum qui ex parvulis portionibus sunt fundatae cujusmodi est vestra parvula nostra domus quia revera si talem in nostram assumeremus prout vobis scribere placuit comitivam unum nos oportet de nostris fratribus amovere quod ne dum vobis molestum sed videretur potius inhumanum Parcatis igitur nobis quaesumus pie Princeps si dictis vestris praeceptis parer non poslumus ut vellemus quia verè non sine frontis rubore nostram jam vobis insinuavimus parvitatem Longaevoes & prosperos vos conservet Altissimus etc. EXcellentissimo Principi Domino suo & Patrono Edwardo Dei gratia Illustri In eadem Bundela An. 32 E. 1. Regi Angliae sui Monachi humiles & devoti Abbas & Conventus Cernelii salutem et tanto Domino & Principi felicissima successuum incrementa Dominationi vestrae notificamus quod habemus in Domo nostra quendam Johannem de somerset nomine per literas vestras nobis directas in victu & vestitu juxta status sui exigentiam quoad vixerit in necessariis exhibendum Insuper Domina nostra Dei gratia Regina Angliae Censors vestra nobis literas suas nuper direxit pro quodam Clerico ut provideremus eidem in Ecclesiastico Beneficio vel Pensione competenti qui de nobis recepit quadraginta solidos annuae pensionis quousque eidem provisum extitit in Beneficio congruo Quare Excellentiae vestrae humiliter & devotè supplicamus quatinus praedictae Domui vestrae ad praesens parcere velitis si pl●cet & the sustentatione Ricardi de Ringwude illam modo nullatenus onerare Valeat vestra etc. Dat. in Capitulo nostro in vigilia Sancti Laurentii Anno gratiae 1304. SErenissimo Principi etc. Edwardo Dei gratiâ Regi Angliae etc. sui devoti Abbas & Conventus de Athelyngenya salutem & orationum instantiam subjectionem In eadem Bundela debitam simul & reverentiam Veniens ad nos Gilberius de Ragun deserens vestras literas continentes quod eidem necessaria sua in victu et vestu honest juxta status sui exigentiam exhiberemus Vos etiam Johannem de Hanecle Clericum vestrum de annua pensione quadraginta solidorum in domo vestra Athelyngenye nobis praecep●●tis feosare ac Nicholaum Freyn in victu et vestitu quoad vixerit juxta status sui decentiam exhibere Et nos mandatum vestrum in hiis sumus executi ut tenemur Vestram Regiam Celsitudinem devotis precibus exorantes quatenus Domui vestrae praedictae ad praesens parcere dignemini intuitu charitatis paupertatem nostram si placet respicientes prout dictus Gilbertus vestrae Serenitati potest si velit intimare Excellentia vestra luceat in aeternum Dat. in Capitulo nostro Athelyngenyae v. Kal. Augusti Anno Domini 1304. King Edward being informed by the Cardinal of Ostia the Pope's Legate that Benedict the 11. had created Walter Wynterburne his Confessor a Cardinal out of his affection to the good of the English Nation desired him to return his special thanks to the Pope for this favour till he could send special Messengers to him for that purpose which he shortly intended to do as this Letter of his informs us VEnerabili in Christo Patri Domino N. Dei gratia Ostiensi & Velletrensi Episcopo Apostolicae Sedis Legato amico suo Charissimo Edwardus etc. salutem Claus 32 E 1. m. 12. dorso Pro Rege & sinceram in Domino dilectionem Literas vestras quas nobis ex vestra grata benevolentia intimastis quod sanctissimus in Christo pater Dominus Benedictus Summus Pontifex dilectum nobis in Christo Fratrem Gualterum de Wynterburne Confessorem nostrum ad Cardinalatus apicem sublimavit intelleximus diligenter et licet plurimum fuisset nobis cordi quod idem frater nostri lateri continuo astitisset Vestram tamen Paternitatem requirimus cum affectu quatenus eidem nomine nostro S. Pontifici velitis ex parte nostra gratiarum actiones refer prout honestius vestra noverit discretio faciend Nos quae id idem in brevi annuente Domino facere intendimus per nostros Nuncios speciales habemus enim pro constanti quod bona affectio quam erga nos et regnum nostrum gerit eidem ad hoc faciendum inter alia magnum praestitit inductivum Dat. apud Villam Sancti Andraeae in Scotia 4. die Aprilis Anno regni nostri 32. I shall only inform you what * Scriptorum Brit. Cent. 4. cap. 5 p. 356. John Bale Bishop of Ossory writes of the Simonaical advancement & preferment of this English Cardinal Gualterus Wynterburn in Dominicanorum torrente familia consenuit Patres Dominicanorum apud Benedictum suum ejus nominis 11. Papam multis pecuniis egerunt ut hic venerabilis eorum doctor in offic●o Cardinalis Guil. Maclesfeld succederet speciosum certe imo splendidum unde excelsis et turgidis illorum animis videbatur Cardinalium diadema a suis Rabbinis geri eosque propterea a magnis Principibus salutari Sexto igitur mense ante praedicti Pontificis ex ficorum sorbitatiuncula mortem ad emptam multo auro dignitatem non modica pompa D. Sabinae Cardinalis etiam Presbyter effectus Quod tamen immensae superbiae fastigium ad 15. menses morte intercedente vix tenuit The King retaining this New created Cardinal in England upon his special occasions till after the death of Pope Benedict writ this Letter to Pope Clement the 5. to excuse this his delay by reason of his royal command and employment in the arduous affairs of his Realm SAnctissimo in Christo patri Domino Clement divina providentia Sacrosanctae Claus 32 E. 1. m. 7 Pro fratre Waltero de Winterburn Cardinali Romanae ac Universalis Ecclesiae Summo Pontifici Edwardus ejusdem gratia Rex Angliae etc. devota pedum oscula beatorum Dudum foelicis recordationis Dominus Benedictus Papa undecimus ad Religiosum virum Fratrem Walterum de Winterburne Confessorem nostrum attendens ipsius merita & eminentiam probitatis suae dirigens considerationis intuitum ipsum ad Cardinalatus apicem duxit Domino disponente vocandum Cumque idem Cardinalis tanquam obedientiae filius juxta mandatum Apostolicum sibi inde directum se parasset ad iter ad praesentiam sedis Apostolicae veniendi nos ipsum propter quadam ard●a nostra quae sine eo tunc non poterant commode expediri quasi compulimus moram contrahere usque modo Quocirca Sanctitati vestrae humiliter supplicamus quatinus moram praefati Cardinalis dicta de causa contractam habere si placet dignemini propensius excusatam Conservet vos altissimus ad regimen Ecclesiae suae sanctae per tempora longiora Dat. apud J●dd●worth in Scotia 23 die Aug. Anno etc. 32. From which Epistle I shall observe 1. That the Pope's creation of the King's Confessor to be a Roman Cardinal did not exempt him from his obedience duty and service to the King 2ly That the King against the Pope's present summons of him to Rome did by his Regal authority control and countermand his journey thither when provided to take it for the better dispatch of his own pressing important affairs till he licenced him to repair thither The King this year Writ these Letters in favour of the Dean of Dunkelden his Chaplain to several Cardinals to promote his affairs in the Court of Rome VEnerabili in Christo Patri Domino N. Dei gratia Ostien Episcopo amico suo charissimo Edwardus ejusdem gratia etc. salutem & sincerae dilectionis effectum Cl. 32 E. 1. m. 7. d●rso Pro Decano Dunke●d Dilectum Clericum nostrum Magistrum Matthaeum Decanum Cathedralis Ecclesiae Dunkelden exhibitorem praesentium ipsiusque negotia quae in Romanâ Curiâ habuerit expedire vestrae paternitati reverendae pleno recommendamus affects vestram amicitiam specialiter requirentes quatinus eidem Magistro Matthaeo super felici expeditione negotiorum praedictorum velitis amore nostri vestrum oportunum praesidium impertiri Ita si placet quod in negotiis praedictis has preces nostras profuisse sibi sentiat in effectu Datum apud Boghkener in Scotia 13 die Aug. Per breve de Privato Sigillo Eodem modo scribitur Dominis J. titulo S. Marcellini & Petri & Domino G. titulo S. Martini in Montibus Presbyteris Cardinalibus The Bishop of Cathenes in Scotland deceasing and King Edward assenting to the election of a new one made this Certificate thereof to the Pope SAnctissimo in Christo Patri Domino B. divina Providentia Sacrosanctae Romanae & universalis Ecclesiae Summo Pontifici Edwardus ejusdem gratia etc. devota Pat. 32 E. 1. m. 26. De assensu Regio pedum oscula beatorum Sciat vestra Paternitas reverenda quod nos Electioni nuper celebratae in Ecclesia Cathedrali Cathanen in Scotia de discreto viro Fercardo Decano ejusdem Ecclesiae in Episcopum illius loci Regium assensum adhibuimus et favorem Et hoc vestrae Sanctitati innotescimus per praesentes ut quod vestrum est in hac parte exequi dignemini cum favore In cujus etc. Datum apud Strivelyn in Scotia 16. die Junii Anno Regni nostri etc. Per breve de Privato Sigillo The Abbot of St. Katherine near Rhoan making a Fine of 20 l. to make his fealty to the King at York in the Chancery to save his journey to him to Strivelyn in Scotland there to make it the King thereupon issued this Writ forthwith to levy it on his Lands and Chattels EDwardus Dei gratia Rex Angliae etc. Vic. Middlesex salutem Cum Willielmus Bundela Brevium de Privato Sigillo & Literarum in Turri London An. 32 E 1. de Genestis nuper Prior Sanctae Katerinae in Monte juxta Rotomagum in Abbatem ejusdem loco J. nuper Abbatis ibidem per Archiepiscopum Rotomagensem subrogatus finem fecit nobiscum coram Thesaur et Baronibus nostris de Scaccario per viginti libras ut fidelitatem suam nobis de temporalibus Abbatiae praedictae debitam in Cancellaria nostra apud Eborum facere posset et ne ad nos apud Strivelyn in Scotia accederet pro dicta fidelitate facienda Tibi praecipimus quod dictam pecuniam de terris & catallis ipsius Abbatis in Balliva tua sine dilatione levari facias Ita quod eam habeas in Cancellaria nostra in festo Omnium Sanctorum proximo futuro ubicunque tunc fuerit nobis in eadem Cancellaria liberandam Et hoc nullo modo omittas Et habeas ibi hoc breve Teste meipso apud Tynemuth 10. die Septemb. Anno Regni nostri tricesimo secundo The Taxers and Collectors of the Quindism granted by the Commonalty to the King out of their temporal goods intending to tax and levy it upon the Spiritual goods of the Abbey of Bellieu the King upon the Abbot's complaint issued this Prohibition to them EDwardus etc. Taxatoribus & Collectoribus Quintaedecimae in Comitatu Berks Bundela Brevium etc. An. 32 E 1. salutem Quia ex parte dilecti nobis in Christo Abbatis de Bello loco Regis nobis est ostensum quod vos bona ipsius Abbatis merè spiritualia occasione Quintaedecimae praedictae nobis a Communitate Regni nostri de bonis suis temporalibus concessae taxare faciatis et Quintamdecimam inde ad opus nostrum levare intenditis contra formam nobis ad Scaccarium nostrum inde liberatam Vobis mandamus sicut mandavimus quod si ita est tunc taxationi & levationi Quintaedecimae praedictae de bonis ipsius Abbatis merè spiritualibus in Comitatu praedicto faciendis supersedeatis ipsum contra formam praedictam non molestantes in aliquo seu gravantes vel causam nobis significetis quare mandato nostro aliàs vobis inde directo minimè paruistis Teste meipso apud Drumkaragh 7. die April Anno regni nostri 32. The King after his royal assent to the election of Ralph the Baudak Bishop of London upon the Dean and Chapter of Paul's certificate thereof issued these Writs for his confirmation and for the restitution of his Temporalties upon the Archbishop's confirmation of him REX Electioni nuper celebratae in Ecclesia Cathedrali S. Pauli London de discreto Pat. 32 E 1. m. 23. De Regio assensu viro Magistro Radulpho de Baudak Decano ejusdem Ecclesiae in Episcopum illius loci Regium assensum adhibuit et favorem Et hoc significatum est venerabili patri R. Cantuar. Archiepiscopo totius Angliae Primati ut quod suum est in hac parte exequatur In cujus etc. Teste Rege apud Villam Sancti Andraeae 22 die Martii Per breve de Privato Sigillo REX dilecto & fideli suo Waltero de Gloucestr Escaetori suo ultra Trentam Ibid. De Restitutione Temporalium salutem Cum venerabilis pater R. Cantuariensis Archiepiscopus Electionem nuper celebratam in Ecclesia Sancti Pauli London de discreto viro Magistro Radulpho de Baudak Decanum ejusdem Ecclesiae in Episcopum illius loci cui prius Regium assensum adhibuimus et favorem confirmaverit sicut per literas patentes ejusdem Archiepiscopi nobis inde directas nobis constat nos Confirmationem illam acceptantes cepimus fidelitatem ipsius Radulphi & Temporalia Episcopatus praedicti prout moris est restituimus eidem Et ideo vobis mandamus quod eidem Radulpho Temporalia Episcopatus praedicti liberetis in forma praedicta Teste Rege apud Stryvelyn primo die Junii To what elections confirmations and restitutions of the Temporalties of Archbishops Bishops Abbots and other Ecclesiastical persons in Ireland the King this year gave his royal assent these Records will attest REX dilecto & fideli suo Johanni Wogan vel ejus Locum-tenenti salutem Cum Dominus B. Summus Pontifex Electionem nuper celebratam in Ecclesia Cathedrali Pat. 32 E 1. m 11. De restitutione Temporalium in Hibern Cassalensi de discreto viro Magistro Mauricio Archidiacono Cassalensi in Archiepiscopum illius loci cui prius Regium assensum adhibuimus et favorem confirmaverit sicut per literas ipsius Summi Pontificis bullatas nobis inde directas nobis constat Nos confirmationem illam acceptantes cepimus fidelitatem ipsius Mauritii & temporalia Archiepiscopatus praedicti prout moris est restituimus eidem Et ideo vobis mandamus quod eidem Mauritio temporalia Archiepiscopatus praedicti sine dilatione liberetis sicut praedictum est Teste ut supra 18 die Julii Per Breve de privato Sigillo dupp. The King being in Scotland granted these litenses for the election confirmation consecration and restitution of the Temporalties of the elect Bishop of Ferne in Ireland JOhannes Ingram & Johannes fill Thomae Canonici Ecclesiae Fernen nunciantes Regi Pat 32 E 1. m. 23. De licentia eligendi mortem R. nuper Episcopi illius loci habent literas Regis de licentia eli gendi In cujus etc. Teste Rege apud Villam Sancti Andraeae in Scotin 12. d●e Martii Per breve de privato sigillo REX dilecto & fideli suo Johanni Wogan Justiciario suo Hibern salutem Cum dilecti nobis in Christo Decanus & Capitulum Ecclesiae ●ernen nobis per literas Ibidem De temporalibus restituendis in Hibern suas patentes significaverunt quod Ecclesia sua praedicta per mortem bonae memoriae R. nuper Episcopi illius loci Pastoris est solatio destituta supplicantes nobis prout moris est quod licentiam nostram sivi alium eligendi in Episcopum concedere dignaremur etc. Nos eorundem Decani & Capituli laboribus et expensis in hac parte parcere volentes ista vice concessimus eis de gratia nostra speciali & vobis dedimus potestatem etc. Receptis prius ab ipso Electo literis suis patentibus Sigillo suo necnon & Sigillo Capituli sui signatis quod haec gratia nostra quam eidem Electo ad praesens ex mero liberalitate nostra concessimus nobis vel haeredibus nostris non cedat in praejudicium vel exhaeredationem seu trahatur in consequentiam temporibus futuris In cujus etc. Teste Rege apud Villam Sancti Andraeae in Scotiae 12 die Martii Per breve de privato sigillo REX dilecto & fideli suo Johanni Wogan Justiciario suo Hiberniae vel ejus locum tenenti salutem Cum nuper ad prosecutionem venerabilis patris Episcopi Claus 32 E 1. Pro Episcopo Leomen Leomen suggerentis quod vos Carucatas quaterviginti & quatuor acras terrae & dimidium cum pertinentiis in Villa Novi Castri de Lions juxta Dublin quas idem Episcopus asserit esse jus Ecclesiae suae cepistis ex causis minus rationabilibus in manum nostram Vobis mandaverimus quod super modo & causa captionis terrarum praedictarum in manum nostram nos sub sigillo vestro redderetis distinctè & apertè certiores & vos nobis retornaveritis Quod cum Mauricius quondam Episcopus Leomen seisitus fuisset de tribus Carucatis quaterviginti & quatuor acris & dimidium apud Kilulkan in villa Novi Castri de Lions juxta Dublin ut de jure Ecclesiae fuae per Escambium inde factum inter nos & Matthaeum Ohogan dudum Episcopum illius loci pro quibusdam terris apud Rosohre idem Mauricius Episcopus praedictas tres Carucatas quaterviginti & quatuor acras terrae commisit Thomae fill Jacobi Ohogan tenend eidem Thomae in feodo sine consensu Capituli sui nostraque licentia non obtenta & quod Magister Robertus de Doud●venold tanquam Custos praefati Thomae recepit Exitus paedictarum Terrarum per tres annos propter quod ordinatum fuit per Consilium nostrum Hiberniae quod dilectus & fidelis noster Walterus de la hay Escaetor noster Hiberniae terras illas caperet in manum nostram & quod terrae illae ex causa praedicta in manum nostram captae fuerunt et hactenus detentae prout per returnum praefati Escaetoris vobis inde factum & Inquisitionem per ipsum Escaetorem factam & vobis liberatam cujus transcriptum nobis misistis vos asseritis accepisse Et quia non liquet per Inquisitionem praedictam quod praefatus Thomas captioni Inquisitionis praedictae interfuit pro jure si quod habuit ostendendo quod ad hoc fuerat aliqualiter praemunitus Vobis mandamus quod praedictum Thomam praemuniri faciatis quod sit coram vobis ad certos diem & locum quos ad hoc provideritis si sibi viderit expedire ad jus suum si quod in terris praedictis clamet habere coram vobis ostendendum et si nullam causam rationabilem inveneritis quare praedictus Episcopus Terras illas ut jus Ecclesiae suae praedictae ingredi & habere non debeat & vobis constiterit Terras illas ex causa praedicta & non aliae captas fuisse in manum nostram & detentas tunc Escaetori nostro praedicto detis in mandatis quod de terris praedictis sine dilatione aliqua amoveat manum nostram & se inde ulterius non intromittat Salvo jure nostro alias cum voluerimus inde loqui Teste Rege apud Yetham 24 die Augusti Per Breve de Privato Sigillo REX omnibus ad quos etc. salutem Sciatis quod dedimus & concessimus dilecto Pat. 32 E 1. m. 11. De Archid. dato nobis Magistro Thomae Olonxy Archidiaconatum Cassalensem vacantem & ad donationem nostram spectantem ●atione Archiepiscopatus Cassalensis vacantis et in manu nostra existentis Habendum cum suis juribus & pertinentiis quibuscunque In cujus etc. Teste ut supra 15 die Julii Per breve de privato sigillo Et mandatum est Decano & Capitulo Ecclesiae Cassalensis quod eidem Magistro Thomae Stallum in Choro & locum in Capitulo ratione Archidiaconatus praedicti prout moris est assignent Teste ut supra REX dilecto & fideli suo Johanni Wogan Justiciario suo Hiberniae salutem Cum dilecti nobis in Christo Prior & Conventus de Onok per literas suas patentes Pat. 32 E 1. m. 6. De Temporalibus restituend in Hibern significaverunt quod Ecclesia sua praedicta per mortem bonae memoriae J. nuper Abbatis illius loci Pastoris est solatio destituta supplicantes nobis prout moris est quod licentiam sibi alium eligendi in Abbatem eisdem concedere dignaremur etc. Nos eorundem Prioris & Conventus laboribus & expensis in hac parte parcere volentes ista vice etc. Receptis prius ab ipso Electo literis suis patentibus Sigillo suo necnon & Sigillo Capituli sui signatis quod haec gratia nostra quam eidem Electo ad praesens ex mera liberalitate nostra concessimus nobis vel haeredibus nostris non cedat in praejudicium vel exheredationem seu trahatur in consequentiam temporibus futuris In cujus etc. Teste Rege apud Strivelyn 10 die Junii Per Breve de Privato Sigillo REX dilecto & fideli suo Johanni Wogan Justiciario suo vel ejus locum tenenti Pat. 32 E 1. m. 4. De temporalibus in Hibern restituendis salutem Cum dilecti nobis in Christo Prior & Conventus de Rathnoyd nobis per literas suas Patentes significaverunt quod Ecclesia sua praedicta per resignationem fratris Christiani nuper Abbatis illius loci Pastoris est solatio destituta supplicantes nobis prout moris est quod licentiam sibi aliam eligendi in Abbatem eisdem concedere dignaremur etc. Nos eorundem Prioris & Conventus laboribus & expensis in hac parte parcere volentesista vice etc. Receptis prius ab ipso Electo literis suis patentibus Sigillo suo necnon & sigillo Capituli sui signatis quod haec gratia nostra quam Electo ad praesens ex mera liberalitate nostra concessimus nobis vel haeredibus nostris non cedat in praejudicium vel exhaeredationem seu trahatur in consequentiam temporibus futuris In cujus etc. Teste Rege apud Fynkhale 23 die Septembris Per Breve de privato Sigillo Consimiles literae diriguntur eidem Johanni Wogan etc. pro Priore & Coventu Ibid m. 11. De Temp. restit in Hibern Sanctae Mariae de Dynelek Teste Rege apud Strivelyn 22 die Julii PRior de Kenles in Ossor Finem fecit cum Rege in Cancellariâ Regis pro viginti Fines 32 E 1. m. 6. Cedul Hibern solidis pro quibusdam tenementis in Ossor quae pro eo quod ea post publicationem Statuti Regis de terris & tenementis ad manum mortuam non ponendis editi sine licentia Regis ingressus fuit capta fuerunt in manum Regis rehabendis This year King Edward having subdued all the proud rebellious Scots who perfidiously took up arms against him contrary to their premised reiterated Oaths and Covenants except those in Strivelyn Castle sitting down with his Army before it encouraged them strenuously to assault it by a short Oration wherein he recited both his Titles to Scotland the manifold rebellions and perjuries of the Scots and his great victories over them which Matthew Westminster thus relates a Flores Historiarum Anno Dom. 1304. p. 445 446. See Walsingham Hist. Angl. p 60 61. Ypodigma An. 1304 1305 Polychronicon Caxton Fabian Polydor Virgil Holinshed Grafton Speed Daniel Baker & others in the lise of Edw. 1. Sub eodem quoque tempore quo Reges solebant ad bella procedere fortunatissimus Rex Anglorum Edwardus peragratis quibuscunque Scotiae partibus calcatis victoriose cornibus superborum domitis Rebellium fremitibus deditis ejus arbitrio cunctis nobilioribus regni Scotiae ac etiam debellatis adhuc restabat unum Castellum fortissimum expugnandum videlicet Strivelin Ad quod cum pervenisset Rex statim obsidionem disposuit Defensor autem Castri Miles satis magnanimus dictus Gulielmus Olysard cernens tam elegantem expeditionem se & suos circundari mittit legationem petens à Rege sibi licere Magistro suo Johanni de Souls transmittere in Franciam experiri certè an deberet spontè & fine resisteutia Regi reddere Castellum vel contra cum quamdiu poterat illud defendere Cui Rex nequaquam Quinimo si salubrius astimaverit Castrum defendere quam illud nobis reddere ipse viderit Quo responso accepto recordatus est Gulielmus juramenti quod fecerat Magistro suo agenti tunc in Francia cum quibusdam Scotis gratia dissensionis habendae Sed quia non aderat auxiliator neque qui ferret juvamen ad resistendum acei Regiae praeparet quantum potest Aestimabat autem se non Regi obnoxium esse si Castellum defenderet contra eum pro co quod fidelitatem vel homagium nunquam sibi corporaliter praestitisset Sed quomodo unà cum Magistro suo terram alterius & Castrum Regis fraudulenter invaserat non sanè prospexit aut noluit intelligere ut benè ageret Porrò Rex Angliae animavit populum suum ad bellum replicans qualiter post obitum Alexandri Regis Scotiae Comites et Barones' illum in principalem Dominum elegerunt fidelitatem et homagium sibi dantes corporali praestito Sacramento pro se et pro cunctis Majoribus et Minoribus regni tam praesentibus quam futuris ut discusso jure singulorum vendicantiam coram eo ille Coronam susciperet quem ipse judicaverit amplius habere juris ad regnum Quique praecaventes sibi in futurum ut Rex Angliae non quasi vocalls eorum et regni et Regis Franciae Dominus quicquam constituerat verum etiam ipsum tanquam Advocatum Dominum et realem possessorem omnibus Castellis Civitatibus Burgis Marescalliis Senescalliis ac cunctis aliis proprietatibus quae ad regnum pertinent ipsum per dies 40 pacificè seisiarunt ne in vanum currerent aut in irritum factum pr●prium revocarent pr●ut in Patenti eorundem instrumento inde confecto plenius continctur Postmodum Electus eorum Rex et coronatus contra ligium Dominum suum Regem Angliae movens bellum devincitur et carceri mancipatur Perem ptisque C. M. viris et amplius in bello apud Berwicum et Dunbar insuper captis Baronibus Comitibus et Militibus regni Scotiae et in Anglia incarceratis ipse Conquaestor et Monarcha duorum regnorum effic●tur lege Belli Denuo dimissis illis misericorditer repedare ad Natale solum et iterum Bellum suscitantibus occurrens Rex cum armato milite regnum Scotiae alias in ore gladii adquisivit occisis in Bello juxta Faukirk Lx. M. viris de Scotis Dixitque Rex Cum igitur jam tertio rebellionis filios clava potentiae nostrae bellicose domuerimus et non sit qui resistat novis nisi alter Siba filius Bortrii commilitones optimi servatae titulos laudis vestrae ut expugnato nocivo vermiculo honour vester propensius augeatur Peroraverat ista Rex & leg●onis vel exercitus probatur assertio Perinde tenduntur balistae eriguntur machinae fabricantur tormentae ad lapides jacendos and the Castle besieged strenuosly assaulted and defended to the utmost extremity till the Governor and Soldiers were forced to surrender themselves to the King's mercy who though several times leveled at and endangered to be slain spared the lives of all those who kept it against him as the same Historian and † Tho. Walsingham Hist Angl. p. 60 61. Ypodig Neustriae An. 1305 Polydor Virgilius Holinshed Graston Speed Daniel in E 1. others relate at large After which * Mat. West p. 449. Victoriosissimus Rex Angliae Edwardus deputatis in Castello illo & à caeteris locis Scotiae viris Nobilibus qui triumphalem pacem suam cunctis indigenis servarent comitantibus ipsum Comitibus et Baronibus Scotiae in signum deditionis et rebellionis devellatae ad Angliam lora direxit Tenuit igitur Rex Natale suum apud Lincolniam & praecepit procuratoribus domus suae it à splendidè & magnificè administrare quae necessaria erant pro tanti jocunditate festi sibi & Comitivae suae tanquam Monarchae Regi et Domino duorum regnorum Ibique refocillans suos Comites & Proceres in multis deliciis per dies multos virtutes bellatorum laudum praeconiis attollebat Quos condignis muncribus gratificatis & pro laboribus commendatas laetus dimisit ad propria & jocundos Anno Gratiae 1305. 33 E. 1. Ad Annunciationem Dominicam aderat Rex Edwardus cum Magnatibus populi sui apud Westmonasterium facturus Deo gratias & Sancto Edwardo pro triumpho de Scotis potito * Mat. West p 459. Tho. Walsingham Hist. Angl. p. 61. Ypodigma Neustr p. 96. H. de Knyghton de Event Angl. l. 3. col 2520 to 2531 Circa festum Annunciationis beatae Mariae quidam Scotus dictus Gulielmus Waleis refuga pietatis praedo sacrilegus incendarius & homicida Herode crudelitate immitior Nerone vesania debacchantior qui pudenda hominis quae Deus celari voluit faciens eis perizomata cum Chanaan maledicto discooperuit cogens quamplures viros ac mulieres Anglicos mixtim charolare nudos et psallere ante se constitutis a tergo tortoribus cum scorpionibus et aculeis flagellantibus incurvantes et pungen●ibus uti cederent in directum qui infantes in cunis vagientes et quosdam pendentes ad ubera evisceravit Qui pueros in scholis et in Ecclesiis ad magnum numerum incendio conflagravit Qui dum collegisset exercitum Scotorum in Bello de Foukirk contra Regem Anglorum & vidisset quod nequiret resistere tam forti exercitui ait Scotis Ecce adduxi vos ad annulum charolate vel tripud●ate vos sicut melius scitis Et aufugit è prelio populum suum in occisione gladii derelinquens Hic vir Belial post innumera flagitia tandem per Ministros Regis capitur & Londinum volente Rege ipso fieri judicium adducitur ac per Nobiliores regni Angliae in vigilia sancti Bartholomaei morte crudelissima sed dignissima condemnatur Primò per plateas Londini ad caudas equinas tractus usque ad patibulum altissimum sibi fabricatum quo laqueo suspensus posteà semivivus dimissus deindè abscissis genitalibus & evisceratis intestinis ac in ignem crematis demum ●bscisso capite ac trunco in quatuor partes secto caput palo super pontem Londinensem affigitur Quadrifida verò membra ad quatuor parts Scotiae sunt transmissa Ecce finis immisericordis hominis quem immisericordia sic finivit * Mat. West p. 451 452. In Octavis Nativitatis beatae Mariae adunatum est Constlium Regis Edwardi ad Novum Templum Londini cui interfuerunt Episcopi Cestrensis & Wygorniensis de Anglia & Episcopi Sancti Andreae & Glasconensis de Scotia & abbots Westmonaster & Waverlaic & duo de Scotia & duo Comites de Anglia & duo de Scotia et alii Barones tàm Scoti quam Angli Vbi per 20 dies consiliati sunt super firmanda pace Regia in Scotia qualiter melius firmins & quietius tàm pro Scotis quam pro Anglis pax summa & tranquillitas optima perpetuis stabiliretur temporibus Isti Scoti per assensum totius regni Scotiae et quorum Ordinationi stare spospondit reliqua pars tota ad Angliam sunt transmissi Et per assensum & ordinationem ntriusque partis constituti sunt Justiciarii & Clerici ultra & citra mare Scoticum bini & bini qui suis in locis pacem patriae confoverent lights deciderent & pugnas sedarent Haec disposita venerunt ad Regem praenominati viri & recitata ordinatione eorum in audientia placuit Regi in omnibus unico duntaxat articulo de quodam judicio Scotico penitus annullato Tunc juraverunt Episcopi Abbates Comites et Barones' Scotiae pro se et haeredibus suis et reliqua gente superstite et futura in Scotia stare ordinationi praedictae et secundum modum et formam dispositionis hujuscemodi tam potentes quam ignobiles praesentes et futuros velle semper degere et debere Hoc autem apud Manerium de Scheene super Thamesim Scoti praedicti tactis Sacrosanctis Christi corpore et Evangeliis et aliis reliquiis sposponderunt Gavisus igitur Rex ob spem firmae futura pacis in Scotia fecit misericordiam cum eisdem ut qui pro peccatis suis redemptionem fecerant videlicet qui valorem terrarum suarum ad certos annos per duos tres vel quatuor Regi debuissent solvisse duos in quatuor tres in sex et quatuor in octo annos pensatis cujusque conditione et statu ut haberent unde honeste viverent voluit hoc ratiocinium prolongari Post haec licentiati Scoti cum honore in regionem suam alacriter sunt reversi Yet within few Months after these perjured faithless Scots against these New Oaths and Ordinance most perfidiously and ungratefully revolted from rebelled against King Edward Crowned a new King of their own which occasioned new Wars of which more in due place The Proceedings in this Parliamentary Council and Ordinance for seding the affairs of Scotland made by the unanimous consent of the Commissioners elected and sent from thence and the King's English Commissioners with the King's Royal assent thereto are thus more fully enroled in our Records than related in any of our printed Historians * Plac. Parliamenti An. 33 E 1. See Ryley p. 243 244. Dominus Rex injunxit Episcopo Glascou Comiti de Carrik & Johanni de Mowbray quod tractatum ad invicem haberent super Articulis tangentibus regnum Scotiae subscriptis videlicet de die et loco Parliamenti Regis super statu regni et hominum Scotiae De hominibus Scotiae qui ad Parliamentum illud venient as Commissioners only not as Members thereof et de aliis qui in partibus illis moram facient pro custodia terrae praedictae et quod super hoc consulti Regi scire facerent avisamenta etc. Et praedicti Episcopus Comes & Johannes die Veneris 26 die Martii respondebant Regi super Articulis praedictis sub hac forma A les Articles que nostre Seigneur le Roi ad commande Levesque de Glasc & au Count de Carrik & au Johan de Moubrey quill dient lour avis Cestassavoir del lieu & del jour a son Parliament en droit des people Descoce qui a ceu Parliament vendront et les queux demorrent en pais pur la garde de la terre Endroit du dit lieu il lour est avies Qe ce soit a la volunte & all eese nostre Seigneur le Roy issint si luy plest quill voille avoir regard a lestat de son people Descoce En endroit del dit jour assi en soit a la volunte Mes il lour semble qe devant le fest de saint Johan Baptistre sil plest a nostre Seigneur le Roi ne purra my bonement estre pur ce qe avant la Pasch ne poent il bonement venir a lour pais et adonques covendra qe la common Descoce ce fust garny a certain jour & a certain lieu par brief de la Chancellerie & par les Ministres nostre Seigneur le Roy. Le queu jour de lour assemble ne peut estre bonement si luy plest devant lascension prochein & apres ceu temps averont il assez a fair de eux apparailler jusqes la fest de saint Johan avantnome de venir la ou il plerra nostre Seigneur le Roi. Endroit des persones qui devent venir Avys lour est qe deux Evesques Dieux Memorand de Parliamento 33 E 1. die Dominica proximo post festum S. Matthiae Abbees deux Countees deux Barons & deux par la common unde ceu la mere & un autre de la les queux serront eslutz par la common Descoce a lour assemble suffireit sil plest a nostre Seigneur le Roi. Et si plus voille avoir soit a sa volunte En droit des people qe demorrent en pais par Garder de la dite terre avis lour est qe les Gardeins nostre Seigneur le Roy & ses Ministres ove la dite Commonalte Descoce qui demorrent en pais purront suffic pur la Garde de la dite terre Et praemissis lectis coram Rege & Consilio suo praedicto vicesimo sexto die Marcii sic responsum est per ipsum Regem Rex vult et concedit quod dies Parliamenti Scotiae sit a die Nativitatis Sancti Johannis Baptistae in tres Septimanas Et quod Parliamentum illud sit London Et quod decem qui eligentur per totam Communitatem ut supra continetur veniant ad dictum Parliamentum pro tota Communitate terrae Scotiae as Commissioners not as Members of that Parliament De custodia terrae Scotiae fiat custodia per Custodes & Ministros Regis & per Communitatem terrae Scotiae prout Episcopus Glasguensis Comes de Carrik & Johannes de Mowbray consentiunt & ordinant etc. * See the 4th Part of my Brief Register Calendar and Surveyed of Parliamentary Writs p. 22 23. Ad Petitionem praedictorum Episcopi Comitis & Johannis petentium quod praedicti homines qui electi erunt pro Communitate Scotiae ad veniendum ad Parliamentum Regis possint habere custus et expensas suas de dicta Communitate et quod Rex velit concedere quod duo vel tres quos dicta Communitas ad hoc eliget habeant potestatem de Rege ad levandum hujusmodi rationabiles expensas de eadem Communitate etc. Ita responsum est per Regem Rex vult quod illi decem qui eligentur ad veniendum ad Parliamentum Regis pro tota Communitate terrae Scotiae habeant expensas suas de tota Communitate Scotiae Et quod duo legales homines citra Mare Scotiae et duo legales homines ultra mare eligantur ad hujusmodi expensas assidendas et levandas per visum et Consilium Custodis Regni Scotiae et Camerarii Which was accordingly pursued executed and thereupon in that Parliament this ensuing Ordinance was made and established for the settlement of the Government of Scotland and preserving it from all subsequent insurrections rebellions and revolts from the Crown of England thus recorded to Posterity in the Rolls in the Tower Ordinatio facta per Dominum Regem super stabilitate terrae Scotiae FAit a remember que come nostre Seigneur le Roy de son Parliament qil tint Claus 33 E. 1. m. 13. dorso in cedula See Ryley his Appendix p. 503 to 508. a Westmuster en Quarreine l'an the son regne trentisme tierz eust fait asavoir par Levesqe de Glagu le Counte de Carrik Mounsieur Johan de Segrave adunqes tenant le Lieu le Roy en Loeneis & par Sire Johan de Sandale chamberlain Descoce as les bones gentzes de la terre Descoce qil feisent assembler la Communalte de la terre et que entre eux toutz eleusent certain noumbre de gentzes pur●veni● de par meisme la Communalte a Westmuster au Parlement que nostre Seigneur le Roy avoit ordene a tenira treis' semaynes apres la feste de la Nativite saint Johan le baptist procheyn suant le quel Parliament fust esloignez tantque a la feste de Lassumption de nostre Dame per mandment de nostre Seigneur le Roy & puis tantque as ustaves de la feste de la Nativite nostre Dame procheinement suant Ac quelx lieu & term les Evesqes de Seint Andr. & de Dunkeldyn Labbe de Coupre & Labbe de Menros le Counte de Boghan Mounsieur Johan de Mubray Mounsieur Robert de k Mounsieur Adam de Gurdain Mounsieur Johan de Inchmartyn vindrent come ceux qui feurent efleux et enbeez de par la Communalte de la dite terre Descoce & le Count Patrick qui fust esleu davoir este le dissisme de venir de par meisme la Communalte ny vint my par quei par le Commandement nostre Seigneur le Roy y fust assignez Mounsieur Johan de Meneteth E pur treiter des bosoignes Descoce ensemblement ove les gentzes Descoce avant nomez furent assignez ascunes gentz Dengleterre dunt les nouns sont cy desuth Et eux tutz ausi bien les Engleis come les Escotz qui feurent presentz au treitiz de celes bosoignes & thescun de eux severaument par Commandement nostre Seigneur le Roy feurent sermentez solonc le purport des Articles de souz eseritz Levesque de Cestr Labbe de Westmuster Le Counte de Nicole Mounsieur Hugh le Despenser Mounsieur Johan de Hastings mes il ny poeit venir pur la malady Mounsieur Johan Boteturt Mounsieur Roger Brabazun Mounsieur William de Bereford Mounsieur Johan de Isle Mestre Reynard de Brandon Frere Hugh de Maincestr Sire Johan de Bensteade Levesque de Wirecestr Labbe de Waverle Le Counte de Hereford Mounsieur Henr. de Percy Mounsieur William Martin Sire Johan de Sandale Sire Rauf de Hengham Mounsieur Roger de Heghham Mestre Phelip Martell Et endroit des dites bosoignes entre ceux Dengleterre & Descoce avaunt nomez primerement treite est sur le Governement de la terre Descoce Et quant a mettre gardein de la terre accord est que Mounsieur Johan de Bretaine soit Leutenant le Roy en Escoce & garden de la terre Item endroit del estate du chancellor accord est que Sire William de Bevercotes demoerge Chanceller Descoce Item que Sire Johan de Sandale demoerge Chamberlein Descoce & que un Contreroullur soit assign a li cest asavoir Sire Robert Heron. Puiz est treitez & accordez de metere quatre poire des Justices en la terre Descoce & pur ce que les choses soient mesnees de meillur & plum a honour & au profit de nostre Seigneur le Roy & all aisement du people est assentu que en Loeneis soient deux Justices c●st asavoir Mounsieur Johan del Isle & Mounsieur Adam de Gurdon en Gaway Mounsieur Roger de Kirkpatrick & Mounsieur Walter de Burghdon Et pur les terres de la Mer Descoce cest asavoir entre la Rivere de Forth & les Montz Mounsieur Robert de k & Mounsieur William Inge & pur les terres de la les Montz Mounsieur Rejnaud le Chien & Mounsieur Johan de Vaux du Counte de Northumberl Item accord est que les Viscuntes qui demorront en la terre soient gentz neez de la terre Descoce ou Engleis & soient miss & remuez par le Lieutenant le Roy & par le Chamberlein solonc lur discretion & ceux Viscuntes facent loffice Descheterrie si come les Viscuntes soleient fair & que ceux qui seront miss Viscuntes soient les plus suffisauntzes les plus covenables & les plus profitables que home purra trover pur le Roy pur le people & pur la pees garder & meinteiner Et quant a o'er ordene est de Viscuntes en la manere que son fuit Que le Chamberlein qui aura la garde du Chastel de Berewyk met desoutz luy tiel pur estre Viscunte de Berewyk pur qui il voudra respondre D' Edinburgh De Hadington De Linliscu Mounsieur i 've de Adeburgh Viscunt De Pebbles Robert Hasting valett Viscunt De Sekirk celi qui est de Fee Visc De Dunfres' Mounsieur Richard Syward Visc De Wygeton Thomas Makhulagh Visc De Are Mounsieur Godefori de Ros Visc De Lanark Mounsieur Henr. de saint Cler Visc De Dumbretan Mounsieur Johan de Menetheth Visc & Con. De Stryvelin William Beset Visc & Con. De Clacmanan Mounsieur Maucolam de Inner Peffre Visc De Ughtreardour De Kynros celi qui est de Fee Visc De Fif Mounsieur Constantyn de Leghore Visc De Perth Mounsieur Johan de Inchmartyn Visc De Forfaire William the Hearth Visc De Kynkardyn Mounsieur Richard de Dummors Visc De Abberden Mounsieur Norman de Lethlyn Visc De Banf Mounsieur Wauter de Berkele Visc De Elgyn William Wiseman Visc De Forreis & de Innervarne Alexander Wiseman Visc De Innernis Mounsieur Johan de Estriv●lyn Visc De Crembathyn Mounsieur William de Mohant qui est de Fee Viscunt Item endroit de Coroners accord est que le Lieutenant le Roy le chancellor & le Chamberlein veent queux Coroners sont en la terre suffisantzes & ceux quil trovoront suffisantzes demoergent en lur Offices & ceux qui ne serront trovez suffisantzes & neent Chartres du doundes Offices soient ostez & que le Lieutenantle Roy & le chancellor & le Chamberlein solonc lur discretion y mettent autres Engleis ou gentzes Descoce neez qui soient suffisantzes meis les Coroners qui ne serront trovez suffisantzes & eent Chartres du doun des Offices ne soient remuez tanque le Lieutenant le Roy le chancellor & le Chamberlein eient sur ne certifiez le Roy & quill eneit dit sa volunte Et accorde est que le Lieutenant le Roy & le chancellor & le Chamberlein avisent & certifient le Roy a son procheyn Parliament a treis' semaynes the Pasch de ceux Coroners qui ne serront trovez suffisantzes ausi bien de ceux qui nut Chartres cum des autres qui ne les nut Item endroit de Chasteux ordene est que le Lieutenant le Roy eit en sa main les Chastelx de Rokesburgh & de Jeddeworth sicome le Roy ad ordene Item que Mounsieur Johan de Kingeston demoerge Constable & garden du Chastel de Edeneburgh Item que Pier Luband demoerge garden de Linliscu sicome le Chamberlein li ad la Garde Baclee Item que William Beset demoerge Constable & garden du Chastel de Strivelyn & Viscunte & la Garneison du Chastel soit ordenee per le Lieutenant le Roy & par le Chamberlein a lur primere venue en Descoce Item que Mounsieur Johan Meneteth demoerge Constable & garden du Chastel de Dumbretan & Viscunte & la Garneison de ceu Chastel soit ordenee per le Lieutenant le Roy & par le Chamberlein a lur primere venue en Escoce Et fait en entendre que le Lieutenant le Roy & le chancellor & le Chamberlein puissent solonc lur discretion remuer les Justices & Viscuntes avaunt nomez & mettre y autres Engleis ou gentz neez Descoce tielx come il verront que soient suffisantzes tutes les soitz que lur plerra & si come il verront que meutz soi● all honour & au profit du Roy & all aisement du people & par le maintenement de la pees Endroit des leis & usages pur le Government de la terre Descoce ordene est que lusage de Scots & the Brets desorendroit soit desendu si que mes ne soit usez Et ordene est ausint que le Lieutenant le Roy del hour quill serra venuz en la terre Descoce face assembler les bones gentzes de la terre en aucun certain lieu le quel il verra que a ce soit covenable & que illoeqes en la presence de luy & des gentz qil y serront assemblez soient rehercez les leis que le Roy David fist & ausint les amendementzes & les additions que nut este puis faitz par les Roys Et le Lieutenant le Roy entre li & le Conseil quill y aura ausi bien des Engleis come des Escotz redrescent & amendent les leis & les usages qe son apartement encontre Dieu & reison solonc ce quil purront en si brief term & si avant come il purront saunz lavisement dy Roy. Et celes choses qil ne purront redrescer ne noseront enprendre saunz le Roy ensemblement ove celes quill averont accordez soient myses en escrit distinctement et apertement per common assent du Lieutenant le Roy et des gentz qui y serront assemblez et desouz le scal le Lieurenant soient portez au Roy a Westmuster a tres s●maynes apres la Pasch prochcpnement avenir par mesme le Lieutenant et par certeines gentzes Descoce tantzes et tielx come les gentz de la Communalte de la terre qui serront a cele assemble voudront espire pur mesmes les choses porter au Roy as lieu et terme avantditz et quc celx qi y vendront eent plener poer de par la Communalte de la terre pur accorder et affermer ce que enserra ordene ausi avant come eux tutz de la Communalte purront fair sil y feussent presentzes si que adunques entre eux qui y vendront et les gentz que le Roy voudra assigner a eux puissent les dites choses estre vewes et examinees et que homme puisse ordener et affermer tien redrescement par quei la terre Descoce puisse meutz estre quie● et governee a toutz jours mes Et voet le Roy que son di● Lieutenant soit illoeqes en propre person a meisme louvre Puis commanda le Roy & ordene est que le dit terme que feut mis a son Lieutenant & as gentzes Descoce por venir au Parliament as trois semaines apres Pasch soit esloignez tantque * Memorandum quod Dominus Rex in recessu Episcopi Clascuensis & Comitis de Carrike de Parliamento Regis apud Westm in Quadragesima hoc anno versus Scotiam statuit & ordinavit quod Communitas te●rae Scotiae conveniat ad Villam Sancti Johannis de Perth in crastino Ascensionis Dom●ni ad eligendum eos qui venient ad Parliamentum Regis à dic Sancto Johannis Baptistae in t●es Septimanas pro tota Communitate praedictae terrae & etiam ad ordinandum de certa & secura custodia dictae terrae Ita quod in h●c parte periculum R●gi non ev●n●at Ryleys Placita Parliamentaria p. 279. a Lascension Item endroit de remuer horse Descoce ceux par qui la pees porreit estre troublee ordene est que le Lieutenant le Roy quant il serra ovenuz en Escoce eit sur ce conseil & avisement ove les bones gentzes de la terre et ceux quil trovera par le counseil quil y avera quill facent a remuer par tiel acheson envee en Engleterre au Roy en corteise manere si qe le Roy puisse ordiner a les fair demurrer en Engleterre decea Trente sicome il verra qe face a fair Item ordene est qe Mounsieur Alexandre de Lyndeseie demoerge horse Descoce par un demi an si come autre foitz fust ordene Item accord est qe commande soit au Counte de Carrik qil met le Chastel de Kyndromyn en la garde de tiel homme pur qi il meismes voudra respondre Item ordene est que Mounsieur Symond Fraser soit pressed & apparaillez le 20 jour de Noel a mover de sa dunques pur venir au Roy & pur aler par ses journees de jour en autre tant qil soit hors du poer nostre Seigneur le Roy & horse du poer le Roy de France pur tenir exil par quatre anz si come autre foitz feust ordene cest asavoir a la grace & au repel de nostre Seigneur le Roy. Endroit des busoignes Descoce que deyvent estre treitees quant au Government de la terre Descoce par les gentzes a ce assignez voet nostre Seigneur le Roy qe eux tutz ausi bien les Engleis come les Escotz soient charges et sermentez sur le corps nostre Seigneur et sur saints relics et sur seintes Evangeilles cest asavoir chescun severaument en la manere qe sensuyt Que vous bien et loyaument dirrez et conseillerez ce qe vous senterez que purra torner a meyntenement de la pees et de la quiete de la terre et de la signory et du pople nostre Seigneur le Roy especialment en la terre Descoce Et qe les destourbances et les empeschementz que vous avez seu et savez ou purres savoir que unt este et sont ou purront estre contre la pees et la quiete de la terre et de la signory et du pople nostre Seigneur le Roy et nomement en la dite terre Descoce en quel chose qe ce soit vouz dirrez et desclorrez ountement solonc vostre intendment loialment et en bone foy et comment la terre purra meltz estre guiee et governee Et si vous sachez lei ou usage par quei la pees et la quiete de la terre de la signory et du pople nostre Seigneur le Roy et nomement eu la terre Lescoce eit este ou soit ou purra estre trouble en nule manere que vous les dirrez as autres qui sont ausint assignez a ce conseil et sur ce dirrez vostre conseil et vostre mys entre eux ensemble par common accord par quei la defaut puisse estre amend si avant come vous saveres Car le Roy voet ov rer par voz conselx Et que pur amur ne pur haur ne pur parent ne pur affinity ne pur chose que puisse avenir ne pur serment ne pur alliance que vous avez fuit avant ces hours a qui qe ce soit vous ne lerres the fair de dire ne de Conseiller les choses desus dites a tut vostre sen et a tut vostre poer E qe de chose qe soit fait ou dite ou parlee entre vous et les autres qui sont entendan●z a cest conseil vous ne accuserez nul autre Et qe les choses treitees et accordees vous tendrez secrees si qe eyes ne soient discovertes tantque vous les eez mustrez au Roy et a ceux qil y voudra apeler et qil eit sur ce dit et ordine sa volun●e Et si vous sachez nul qi demoere en la terre Descoce purra torner a destourbance de la pees et le quel vansist melz a demorrer horse de la terre Descoce pur le meyntenement de la pees qe vous les mustrez et dirrez overtment qi cest et toutz ceux qui vous saverez qui soient tielx Et qe tutes les choses susdites dirrez et conseillerez all honour de nostre Seigneur le Roy et a quiet et au profist de vous et des autres bones gentzes the son Royaume et de sa signory Et fait a remembrer qe le Roy a son Parliament des dites oytaves de la Nativite nostre Dame commanda devant son Conseil au Chamberlein Descoce qe les Burgages de Berewick qe soient Baillez et tenuz solonc les extents qe feurent faites per son commandement puis le conquest Et qe nule Charter purchacee a tenir par moindre extent ne soit alloee The Abbots of the Cistercians Clunie and other Orders imposing sundry ●axes Subsidies Procurations and other Exactions upon all Religious Houses of their respective Orders in England Wales Scotland and Ireland and forcing them to repair every second or third year to their Chapters beyond the Seas to their great oppression impoverishment and diminution of God's service notwithstanding the Kings * Here p. 785 858 859 904 905 1044. premised frequent Prohibitions the King to redress this grievance for the future upon the Petition of his Earls Barons and Commons assembled in Parliament in the 33. year of his Reign by his Ecclesiastical Sovereignty enacted a memorable Law to suppress this dangerous Innovation thus entered in the Records of that Parliament in the Tower and afterwards confirmed and promulged in the Parliament at Karlisle An. 35 E. 1. AD Petitionem Comitum Baronum & aliorum de regno antedicto ad honorem Plac. Parl. An. 33 E. 1. m. 5. ●ee Ryley his Placita ●arliamentaria p. 281 282. 475 476. Dei pro servitio Dei in Ecclesia Catholica manutenendo pro sustentatione pauperum hospitalitatibus et aliis bonis operibus faciendis Et jam est Religio illa ita posita in servagio per Abbates Cistercienses quod servitium Dei in hac parte impeditur et hucusque dicti Religiosi ita depauperantur quod v●v●re non possunt etc. ita videlicet quod dictus Abbas Cisterciensis assessit et certum tallagium super qualibet Abbatia in Anglia posuit imperpetuum et oportet quod Abbates Angliae & Walliae quolibet secundo Anno et Abbates de Hibernia & Scotia quolibet tertio anno personaliter adeant Abbatiam Cisterciensem ad faeiendum hujusmodi apportum et tallagium Et si aliquis Abbas inde defuerit vel quod tallagium hujusmodi alicui revelet etc. Abbas ille qui de hujusmodi transgressione est convictus erit depositus imperpetuum ab hujusmodi officio exercendo Note the intolerable injustice as well as avarice of these most holy Freers' et Prior et Supprtor et alii officio excommunicantur quousque dicta firma solvatur apud Cistercinm per manus suas proprias vel per manus Mercatorum unde summa hujusmodi apporti est in Anglia Wallia Hybernia et Scotia hoc anno per aestimationem 4000 Marc. Et sunt Rotuli hujusmodi tallagiorum in Custodia fratris Jacobi Custodis Domus de Scardeburgh Et quod ordinatum est per Abbatem * Cisterciensem Cicestrensem quod quilibet Abbas illius ordinis habeat Custodiam communis sigilli domus etc. quod esse deberet in custodia Conventus per quod hujusmodi Abbates vendunt possessiones domorum suarum et obligant domos etc. Et etiam ad petitionem eorundem Comitum Baronum et Communitatis Regni petentium consimile remedium apponi de aliis Religiosis qui faciunt apportum ad partes transmarinas sicut illi de Clunii et Praemonstrat de Caritate et alii etc. Ad praedictas duas petitiones responsum est quod Dominus Rex in pleno Parliamento suo praedicto de consensu Praelatorum Comitum Baronum et aliorum de Regno ordinavit et statuit certum Statutum in hoc casu Thus enroled in the Statute Roll in the Tower * Rot. Stat. An. 33 E. 1. m. 5. Ryley Plac. Parl. p. 312 313 314. See Claus 7 E 2. m 13. & 28. Bundela Brevium in Turri London & Extract An. 8 E. 2. Cooks 2 Instit. p. 580 to 586. who comments on this Statute omitted in most ancient Statutes at large & their Abridgements Nuper ad Notitiam Domini Regis ex gravi querela Magnatum Procerum et aliorum Nobilium regni sui pervenit quod cum Monasteria Prioratus & domus Religiosae ad laudem et honorem Dei et ad exaltationem Sanctae Ecclesiae per Regem et Progenitores suos et praedictos Magnates et Nobiles et eorum Antecessores sundata suissent et terrae et tenementa quamplurima essent data per ipsos dictis Monasteriis Prioratibus et domibus ac viris Religiosis in eisdem Deo servientibus ut in hujusmodi Monasteriis et domibus Religiosis tam Clerici ●uam Laici admitterentur secundum suarum sufficientiam facultatum et infirmi ac debiles sustentarentur Hospitalitates Elemosinarum largit●ones et alia pietatis ●pera exercerentur et pro animabus praedictorum fundatorum et haeredum suorum fierent in eisdem Abbates Priores et Custodes earundem Domorum et quidam eorum Superiores alienigenae utpote Abbates et Priores Cluniacen Cistercien et Praemonstraten et Sanctorum Augustini & Benedicti ordinum et caeteri quamplures alterius Religionis et ordinis noviter per singula Monasteria et domos eis subjecta in Anglia Hibernia Scotia et Wallia diversa Tallagia Census et Impositiones insolitas graves et importabiles Domino Rege Magnatibusque suis inconsultis fieri statuerunt et pro suo libito ordinarunt contra leges et consuetudines dicti Regni Ex quo fit ut innumeris Religiosorum et aliorum servitorum in hujusmodi domibus et locis Religiosis per Tallagia hujusmodi Census et Impositiones ●ppressis minuitur cultus divinus et Aliomoniae pauperibus infirmis et debilibus subtrahuntur et salutes vivorum et animae mortuorum miserabiliter defraudantur hospitalitates elemosinarum largitiones ac caetera cessant opera Caritatis sicque quod olim in usus pios et ad divini cultus augmentum caritative suerat erogotum jam in Censum reprobum est conversum Vnde praeter ea quae praemittuntur scandalum non modicum crescit in populo et damna innumera in exhaeredacionem praedictorum sundatorum et haeredum suorum proculdubio pervenisse noscuntur et adhuc verisimiliter praesumitur pervenire nisi tantis et tam gravibus detrimentis celeri et sa●ubri remedio obvietur Considerans igitur praefatus Dominus Rex sibi et populo suo valde fore damnosum si tam grandes jacturas et insolentias sustineret diutius sub dissimulatione transire volensque idcirco Monasteria Prioratus et alias Religiosorum domos et loca in regno et terris dominio suo subjectis constituta secundum voluntatem & pia vota fundatorum ipsorum manutenere et defendere & contra hujusmodi oppressiones de congruo remedio de caetero providere ut tenetur de confilio Comitum Baronum Magnatum Procerum & aliorum Nobilium & regni sui Communitatum in Parliamento suo apud Westm die Dominica prox post festum Sancti Matthiae Apostoli anno regni sui Tricesimo tertio habito ordinavit & statuit Ne quis Abbas Prior Magister Custos seu quivis alius Religiosus cujuscumque condicionis aut status aut religionis existat sub potestate et dicione sua constitutus Censum aliquem per superiores suos Abbates Priores Magistros Custodes Religiosarum domorum vel locorum impositum vel inter seipsos aliqualiter ordinatum extra regnum et dominium suum sub nomine redditu tallagii apporti seu imposicionis cujuscunque vel alias nomine escambii vendicionis mutui vel alterius contractus quocumque nomine censeatur per se vel per Mercatores aut alios clam vel palam arte vel ingenio deferat vel transmittat seu deferri faciat quoquo modo nec eciam ad partes exteras se divertat causa visitationis aut alio colore quaesito ut sic bona Monasteriorum et domorum suarum extra regnum et dominium adducat Et si quis contra praesens statutum venire praesumpserit considerata qualitate delicti et Regiae prohibicionis pensata contemptu graviter puniatur Praeterea inhibet praefatus Dominus Rex omnibus et singulis Abbatibus Prioribus Magistris Custodibus Religiosarum domorum et locorum Alienigenis quorum potestati subjectioni et obedienciae domus eorundem ordinum in regno et dominio suo existentes subduntur ne de caetera tallagia census imposiciones apporta seu a●ia quaecumque onera aliquibus Monasteriis Prioratibus seu aliis domibus Religiosis eyes ut praedicitur sic subjectis imponant vel faciant aliqualiter assidere et hoc sub forisfactura omnium quae in potestate sua optinent et forisfacere poterunt in futurum Et insuper ordinavit Dominus Rex et statuit quod Abbates Cisterciensis et Praemonstracensis ordinum et aliorum Religiosorum quorum Sigillum in custodia Abbatis et non Conventus prius refidere tantummodo consuevit de caeteeo habeant sigillum common et illud in custodia Prioris Monasterii sive domus et quatuor de dignioribus et discreciorbus ejusdem loci Conventus sub privato sigillo Abbatis ipsius loci custodiend deponant Ita quod Abbas seu Superior domus qui potest per se contractum aliquem seu obligationem nullatenus possit firmare sicut hactenus facere consuevit Et si forsan aliqua scripta obligatoria donacionum emptionum venditionum alienationum seu aliorum contractuum quorumcunque alio sigillo quam tali sigillo communi sicut praemittitur custodito inveniantur amodo figillata pro nullis penitus habeantur omnique careant firmitate Ceterum intentionis Domini Regis non existit Abbates Priores et alios Religiosos alienigenas per ordinaciones et statuta expressa superius ab officio visitacionis in regno et dominio suis exercendo excludere quin per se ipsos vel alia Monasteria et alia loca eye in regno et dominio suis praedictis subjecta juxta officii sui debitum in hiis duntaxat quae ad observantiam regularem et ordinis sui disciplinam pertinent libere valeant visitare Proviso quod illi qui officium hujusmodi visitacionis exercuerint nichil de bonis aut rebus hujusmodi Monasteriorum Prioratuum et domorum extra praefatum regnum et d●●inium praeter rationabiles et moderatas eorum expensas deferant vel deferri procurent Et licet ordinacionum et statutorum praescriptorum pronunciatio et publicatio a Parliamento proximo praeterito usque ad praesens Parliamentum apud Karliolum in Octabis Sancti * Anno regni ejusdem Domini regis Edwardi 35. Hillarii post deliberacionem plenariam et tractatum cum Comitibus Baronibus Proceribus et aliis Nobilibus ac Communitatibus regni sui habitum in praemissis de consensu eorum unanimi et concordi ordinavit et statuit ut ordinaciones et statuta praedicta sub forma modis et condicionibus supracontentis a primo die Maii proximo futuro in antea inviolabiliter observentur perpetuis temporibus valitura quodque transgressores ipsorum paenis extunc subjaceant annotatis Consimile Statutum de verbo ad verbum mittitur in singulis Comitatibus per Angliam REX v●c Salop. s●lutem Quia ad communem populi regni nostri utilitatem & tocius dominii nostri status melioracionem in instanti Parliamento nostro apud Karliolum de consilio Magnatum & Procerum nostrorum quaedam edidimus Statuta quae tibi signata mittimus observanda Tibi praecipimus firmiter in jungentes quod ea in duobus Comitatibus tuis publicè legere et recitare facias & ea in singulis Articulis inviolabiliter observari & hoc nullatenus omittatis Teste Rege apud Karl 20. die Marcii Consimilia brevia mittuntur singulis Vic. per Angl. REX dilecto sibi in Christo Abbati de Waverle salutem Quia ad communem populi regni nostri utilitatem etc. ut supra Vobis mandamus firmiter injungentes quod ea quolibet anno bis in pleno Capitulo domus vestrae publicè legere & recitare faciatis & in fingulis suis articulis sub poena in praedictis Statutis contenta inviolabiliter obse●vari Teste ut supra Supradictum Statutum missum fuit cum literis Regis patentibus in forma praedicta Abbatibus locorum subscriptorum videlicet De Egliston De Sancta Agatha De Jerovalle De Bella Landa De Fontibus De Rupe De Wellebek De Rughford De Gerwedon Priori de Spalding Quatuor paria literarum ad instanciam Principis dirigenda quibusdam Abbatibus in Walliam This Statute was again recited and confirmed in the Parliament at * S●e Ryley his Placira Parl. p. 312 to 315. Karlisle Anno 35 E. 1. and sent into all Counties The Bishop of Biblis in the Holy Land whose Bishopric was seized and detained from him by the Saracens the enemies of Christ being thereby reduced to extreme poverty and having nothing to support the dignity of his Episcopal function Pope Benedict the 11. instead of giving any relief or maintenance to him in the Court of Rome or other Territories in Italy granted him all the profits and revenues of the the Priory of Goldingham a Cell belonging to the Church of Du●ham within the Diocese of the Archbishopric of St. Andrews in Scotland during his life or till he should be restored to his former Bishopric by this his ensuing Bull of Provision with strange unusual Non-obstantes Which Bull being publicly read considered and debated before the King bishop Earls Barons Great men King's Council and Judges in full Parliament they passed a memorable sentence against it IN Nomine Dei Amen Anno Incarnationis ejusdem Millesimo Tricentesimo quinto Indictione tercia die quinto mensis Aprilis apud Westm. juxta London Placita Parliame●ti An 33 E. 1. See Ryley p. 282. Processus tangens ●piscopum Bibliensem Dominus Hugo qui se gerit pro Episcopo Bibliensi coram Episcopis et aliis Praelatis Comitibus Baronibus justiciariis et nonnullis aliis Nobilibus Clericis et Laicis Consiliariis Magnifici Principis Domini Edwardi Regis Angliae Illustris in domibus Archiepiscopi Eborum in quibus dictus Dominus Rex morabatur Generali Parliamento tun● existente ibidem quasdam literas faelicis recordationis Benedicti Papae 11. praesentavit porrexit et tradidit sormam quae sequitur continentes Benedictus Episcopus Servus servorum Dei Venerabili fratri * Created Patriarch of Jerusalem by Pope Clement the 5. A. Episcopo Dunelmen●i salutem & Apostolicam benedictionem Exhibitâ nobis tua petitio continebat quod Saraceni Christiani nominis inimici Episcopatum Bibliensem occuparunt hactews et adhuc detinent occupatum et per hoc venerabilis srater noster Hugo Bibliensis Episcopus egestate gravatur cum aliunde non habeat de quo secundum status sui decentiam valeat sustentari Quare nobis humiliter supplicasti ut providere suae indigentiae de benignitate Apostolica dignaremur Nos igitur ipsius inopiae paterno compatientes affectu digneque velentes ei per nostrae provisionis auxilium subsidium aliquod provenire tuis supplicationibus inclinati providendi sibi authoritate nostra per te vel per alium seu alios de Cella seu Prioratu de Goldingham Ordinis Sancti Benedicti Sancti Andreae Diocesis ad Dunelmensem Ecclesiam ejusdem ordinis pertinente cujus administrationem Prior Ecclesiae praedictae aliquem de Monachis ipsius Ecclesiae deputat et exinde amovet pro suae libito voluntatis cum omnibus juribus et pertinentiis suis ab eodem Episcopo quoad vixerit vel usque ad recuperationem dicti Episcopatus retinendo ac inducendi eum in corporalem possessionem ejusdem Cellae seu Prioratus et inductum etiam defendendi amotis exinde quibus●ibet qui ad gerendam administrationem ipsius Cellae seu Prioratus per dictum Priorem fuerint deputati ac faciendi ei de ejusdem Cellae seu Prioratus redditibus proventibus juribus obventionibus universis integre responderi Necnon et contradictores super hoc per censuram Ecclesiasticam appellatione postposita compescendi Non obstantibus contrariis ejusdem Ecclesiae consuetudinibus vel statutis juramento confirmatione sedis Apostolicae seu quacunque alia firmitate roboratis aut si praedictis Priori et dilectis siliis Capitulo ipsius Ecclesiae vel quibuscumque aliis communiter vel divisim a praedicta sede indultum existat quod excommunicari suspendi vel interdici non possint sive quod de Cellis sen Prioratibus ad eorum provisionem seu quamcunque dispositionem spectantibus nequeat aliquibus provideri per literas Apostolicas non facientes plenam et expressam ac de verbo ad verbum de indulto hujusmodi mentionem et qualibet alia dictae sedis indulgentia generali vel speciali cujuscunque tenoris existat per quam praesentibus non expressam vel totaliter non insertam effectus hujusmodi gratiae impediri valeat vel differri et de qua in nostris literis specialis mentio sit habenda fraternitati tuae plenam concedimus tenore praesentium facultatem Dat. Romae apud Sanctum Petrum 3. Non. Aprilis Pontificatus nostri Anno primo In which Bull we may observe First the strange injustice of this Pope in supplying the poverty of this Bishop with all the rents profits and emoluments of this Priory which should relieve support the Monks therein and removing the Monk placed therein by the Prior only to collect and distribute them for the use of the Priory without cause or hearing 2ly His most execrable tyrannital injunction to put this Bishop into the actual possession thereof and excommunicate interdict all who should oppose him therein without the benefit of appeal Notwithstanding any contrary Custom Statutes or Oath of the said Church to the contrary though corroborated by the confirmation of the See Apostolic or any other firm assurance be it by Charters of our Kings or Acts of Parliament And which is more observable notwithstanding any Temporal or Spiritual privilege or exemptions granted to this Priory or others jointly or severally by the Popes and See Apostolic that they should not be excommunicated suspended or interdicted or that their Cells and livings should be totally exempted from and not liable to any Provision or disposition whatsoever of the See Apostolic which might hinder or delay the execution of this monstrous Bull. To which the King after full debate and deliberation with his Council in Parliament returned this memorable resolution That this Petition was not grantable because the granting thereof would be manifestly prejudicial to the King himself and to his Royal Crown as the Record thus informs us QUibus literis Apostolicis ut praemittitur praesentatis vists examinatis et Ibidem plenius intellectis requisitionem quam praedictus Episcopus Bibliensis fecit praedicto Domino Regi scilicet quod placeret eidem et benigne permitteret ut Prioratus de Goldyngham in Scotia Sancti Andr●● Diocesis valeat adhipisci juxta concessionem et assignationem per suprascriptas Literas Apostolicas sibi specialiter inde factas Habitaque deinde per consilium ejusdem Domini Regis super requisitione et petitione hujusmodi deliberatione plenaria ex parte ejusdem Domini Regis per Consilium suum datum fuit praedicto Episcopo praesentialiter tale responsum videlicet Petitio ista si concederetur foret manifeste praejudicialis praedicto Domino Regi et Coronae suae Regiae et idcirco non est concessibilis in hac parte And for a perpetual memorial hereof to all posterity these several attestations were affixed to it by honourable Witnesses of all sorts and public Notaries of the Pope himself then present summoned to attest and record it Acta fuerunt omnia suprascripta Anno Indictione die & loco praescriptis praesentibus venerabilibus in Christo Patribus & Dominis Waltero Coventrensi & Lichfeldensi Thesaurar Angliae ac Antonio Dunelmensi Johanne Carleonensi Episcopis necnon H. Lincolniae Humfrido Herefordiae G. Warwici Comitibus Aymero de Valentia Johanne de Brittannia H. de Percy R. de Clifford H. de Veer Waltero de Teye Adam de Welles Johanne Botecourt Rogero de Brabanzon Johanne de Insula Roberto the Burghesse Radulpho de Sandewico Rogero de Heghham Nicholas Fermband Willielmo de Bereford Willielmo Howard Petro the Malore Henrico Spigurnell & Willielmo Inge Militibus ac discretis viris Dominis Johanne de Drokensford Johanne de Berewico & Johanne the bensted necnon & Magistro Reginaldo de Brandon Roberto de Pickering & Willielmo de Kilkenyn Clericis testibus ad hoc vocatis specialiter & rogatis Et ego Johannes dictus Benhs de London Domini Papaeauctoritate Notarius publicus omnibus interfui suprascriptis & praedictum transcriptum exemplum seu sumptum per me à suo originali transcriptum & cum Domino Petro de Malore Justiciario Domini Regis Angliae illustris & Magistris Johanne de Cadomo & Gilberto de Lotegershale Notariis publicis diligenter auscultavi nil addens vel minuens quod sensum mutet vel viciet intellectum hoc in Instrumento praesenti scripsi una cum aliis omnibus praenotatis & praedictum exemplum seu sumptum cum suo originali reperi concordari me in testem subscripsi ac praescripta omnia publicavi meoque signo consueto signavi rogatus Et ego Johannes Ercuri de Cadamo Apostolicae sedis auctoritate Notarius publicus hoc exemplum una cum praefatis Domino P. Justiciario & Magistris J. & G. Notariis publicis ad literas Apostolicas suprascriptas fideliter & diligenter auscultavi Et quia dictum exemplum cum ipsis literis Apostolicis concordare inveni in ejusdem exempli plenam fidem & testimonium me testem subscripsi & rogatus signum meum apposui consuetum Et memorandum quod praedictum Instrumentum in plena Scaccaria liberatur die Martis 18 die Anno 33. Willielmo de Brichull & Willielmo de Persore Camerariis ad custodiendum in Thesaurario Regis In the Pleas of Parliament apud Westm coram Rege & Consilio suo à die Sancti Michaelis in 15 dies An. 33 E. 1. the Prior and Covent of St. Trinity in Dublin and Dean and Chapter of St. Patrick's Dublin were attached and prosecuted in Parliament at the King's suit for presuming to elect a new Archbishop of Dublin in the place of William Hothom deceased before they received the King's special licence to elect though they sent some of their Members to petition for it when as their Temporalties at the last vacancy were seized into the King's hands for the like contempt which they now reiterated against the ancient Rights and Prerogatives of the King and his predecessors time out of mind to his damage of 20000 l. for which the Temporalties of the Prior and Covent were again seized notwithstanding all their pleas and excuses as this memorable Record will inform us PRior & Conventus Sanctae Trinitatis Dublin & Decanus & Capitulum Sancti Plac. Parl. An. 33 E. 1. in Turri Lond. See Ryley his Placita Parl. p. 297 to 300. Patricii Dublin attachiati fuerunt ad respondendum Domino Regi de eo quod cum Dominus Rex et progenitores sui Reges Angliae et Domini Hiberniae a tempore quo non extat memoria pacifice usi sint et gavisi tali privilegio et dignitate quod quoci●●●s Archiepiscopatus Episcopatus Abbathia quae de eo tenentur in Capite vel aliae Domus quarum terrae in parte Hyb vocantur ab antiquo Terrae incro●eatae vacaverint statim tenementa Archiepiscopatuum Episcopatuum Abbathiarum et Domnum hujusmodi capi debent in manum ipsius Domini Regis et illi ad quos spectat electio de futuro Pastore etc. petere debent ab ipso Domino Rege licentiam eligendi etc. et licentia hujusmodi non optenta nullatenus liceat aliquem eligere etc. Praedicti Prior et Conventus Decanus et Capitulum sede Archiepiscopatus Dublinensis vacante per mortem Willielmi de Hothom nuper Archiepiscopi etc. futurum Archiepiscopum elegerunt nunc die Mercurii proxima post Octabas Sancti Hilarii licentia eligendi ab ipso Domino Rege non optenta in praejudicium et laesionem Coronae et dignitatis suae etc. Unde Johannes de Ponte qui sequitur pro eo dicit quod praedictum praejudicium et laesionem Coronae et dignitatis Domini Regis fecerunt ipsi sicut praedictum est in contemptum et dampnum ipsius Domini Regis 20000 l. Et hoc offert verificare pro ipso Domino Rege sicut Curia consideraverit Et Prior & Conventus Decanus & Capitulum veniunt & praedicti Prior & Conventus dicunt pro se quod praedicti Decanus et Capitulum in singulis vacationibus Ecclesiae suae praedictae debent vocari ad interessen●um suae electioni apud Ecclesiam suam Sanctae Trinitatis & ipsi si interesse voluerint habent vocem licet secundariam in electione facienda unde dicunt quod non debent separatim sine praedictis Decano & Capitulo inde respondere Et petunt quod praedicti Decanus & Capitulum si clamant esse participes in electione facienda tunc se jungant in respondendo Postea praedicti Prior & Conventus Decanus & Capitulum petita conjunctim licentia inde loquendi reveniunt Et praedicti Prior & Conventus dicunt pro se quod statim habita notitia de morte praedicti Willielmi nuper Archiepiscopi etc. quae pervenit ad eos in vigilia Sancti Romani proxima praeterita miserunt ipsi simul cum praedictis Decano et Capitulo certos Nuncios Domino Regi ad petendum licentiam eligendi Fratrem Au●aenum Concanonicum praedictae Ecclesiae Sanctae Trinitatis & Walterum Wogan Canonicum praedictae Ecclesiae Sancti Patricii qui jam redierunt et literas patentes Domini Regis eis inde detulerunt quas proferunt & hoc idem testantur Dicunt etiam quod ipsi et eorum praedecessores a tempore quo non extat memoria semper in hujusmodi vacationibus solebant mittere Nuncios suos cum literis suis Domino Regi ad petendum licentiam eligendi etc. Et si Nuncii sui non rediissent infra tres menses a tempore vacationis etc. semper solebant ipsi et praedecessores sui circa finem temporis hujusmodi ultra quod non liceret eis eligere etc. Pastorem eligere absque calumpnia Domini Regis vel Ministrorum suorum Et praedictus Johannes de Ponte dicit pro Domino Rege quod die electionis factae non constabat eis de ali●ua licentia Domini Regis optenta etc. Dicit enim quod praedicti Nuncii cum praedictis literis applicuerunt in Hibernia die Dominica post electionem factam Et hoc effert verificare pro Domino Rege etc. Dicit etiam quod in ultima vacatione praedicti Archiepiscopatus ante instantem vacationem videlicet post mortem Johannis de Saumford nuper Archiepiscopi etc. Prior & Conventus Decanus & Capitulum pra dictarum domorum Nunciis suis missis Domino Regi ad petendum licentiam eligendi & licentia ill●s concessa etc. set Nunciis non reversis in hanc terram cum literis D●mini Regis quas inde habuerunt eligerunt Magistrum Thomam de Claddesword tunc sicut et nunc Decanum praedictae Ecclesiae Sancti Patricii Propter quod cum praedictus Decanus venisset ad ipsum Dominum Regem in Anglia Rex sic ipsum Electum non admisit sed remisit eligendum iterato et capere fecit in manum suam omnia temporalia praedicti Prioratus pro contemptu Nota. sibi facto in hoc casu et ea sic tenuit quousque de gratia sua ea replegiavit Priori praedictae domus qui tunc fuit Et hoc similiter offert verificare pro Domino Rege Et Prior & Conventus non possunt hoc dedicere ideo ad judicium de eyes Et Decanus & Capitulum dicunt pro se quod ex consuetudine hactenus approbata electio futuri Archiepiscopi Dublin debet fieri in Ecclesia praedicta S. Trinitatis & quod praedictus Prior habet primam vocem in electione illa & ipsi Decanus & Capitulum secundam Et dicunt quod praedicti Prior & Conventus vocaverunt ipsos Decanum & Capitulum quod interessent ad praedictum diem Mercurii praecisé ad praedictam electionem faciendam Et dicunt quod si ipsi Decanus & Capitulum non intervenissent ad diem hujusmodi sic vocati Prior et Conventus eligetent per se non expectata praesentia ipsorum Decani et Capituli Et sic ipsi Decanus et Capitulum excludetentur a possessione hujusmodi electionis conjunctim et divisim et ex hoc per processum temporis per diversas causas quae satis notae sunt Curiae Domini Regis posset maximum dispendium Domino Regi generari Unde dicunt quod ipsi Decanus & Capitulum ad vocationem praedictam venerunt ad praedictam Ecclesiam et rogaverunt praedictos Priorem et Conventum quod ab electione facienda desisterent quousque licentiam Domini Regis optinerent qui licet inde consulendo deliberationem habuissent rogatni suo nullatenus confenserunt set praecise dixerunt quod ad electionem faciendam die illo procederent nullo casu propediento Per quod ipsi Decanus & Capitulum qui pro maxima parte Capitul sunt Clerici Domini Regis & sui familiares nolentes ob praedictas causas 〈…〉 s suos praecludi ab electione alias facienda etc. et non per aliquem contemptum vel praejudicium Domino Regi machinandum assignarunt certas personas ad in●●ressendum electioni illi quibus ipsi * voces suas penitus in electione illa commiserunt videlicet Willielmus de Estden Thesaurarius de Scaccario Dublin & Canonicus praedictae Ecclesiae Sancti Patricii vocem suam Radulpho de Stanes Canonico ejusdem Ecclesiae praedictus Decanus Justiciarius de Banco Dublin & Thomas de Snitterby Justiciarius de eodem Banco & Canonici praedictae Ecclesiae Sancti Patricii voces suas Magistro Willielmo de Hothum Concanonico ejusdem Ecclesiae et hoc salvis juribus Regis et pro eo quod electioni illi personaliter interesse noluerunt licentia Regis non optenta Et quod ita est Et quod ipsi Decanus et Capitulum licentia etc. non optenta non processissent ad electionem etc. faciendam nisi per praedictos Priorem et Conventum sic fuissent coacti sicut praedictum est videlicet quod electioni illi per se vel per certas personas Capituli sui quibus voces Concanonicorum ejusdem Capituli concessae fuissent interessent vel a possessione sic eligendi fuissent exclusi etc. parati sunt verificare sicut Curia consideraverit Et praedictus Johannes de Ponte petit Judicium pro Domino Rege ex quo ipsi Decanus & Capitulum cognoscunt quod eligerunt etc. licentia non optenta Et Decanus & Capitulum dicunt quod maxima pars Capituli Clerici Regis sunt & familiares sui non habentes Laica tenementa set tantum Ecclesiastica beneficia Et quod Dominus Rex in hujusmodi casibus electionum factarum in praedicta Ecclesia licentia non optenta semper se cepit ad Priorem et Conventum praedictae Ecclesiae Sanctae Trinitatis qui ipsos Decanum et Capitulum per vocationem inducunt ad interessendum etc. sicut praedictum est vel ipsi Decanus et Capitulum excluderentur perpetuo etc. Unde petunt quod Curia Regis ad hoc habet avisamentum etc. Et Prior & Conventus quesiti si praedictus Decanus & Capitulum rogaverunt ipsos praedicto die Mercurii quod supersederent etc. non possunt hoc dedicer● Set dicunt quod ille dies Mercurii fuit ultimus dies eis concessus eligendi etc. per Canon's a tempore notitiae suae habitae de vacatione praedicta Per quod dixerunt quod citius caderent in gratiam Domini Regis cum credissent et ex relatu quorundam audivissent quod Dominus Rex licentiam eis praebuit eligendi etc. quam in manus Papales videlicet quod si intra trimense spacium non eligerent per hoc ipsi Papae competeret Archiepiscopatum conferre cuicunque voluisset Et Prior & Conventus quesiti quem elegerint dicunt quod ipsi unanimiter duobus Canonicis suis exceptis eligerunt ipsum Priorem etc. Et praedicti Decanus & Capitulum quesiti quem elegerint Dicunt quod ipsi simul cum praedictis duobus Canonicis unanimiter eligerunt ipsum Decanum etc. Decano solummodo excepto qui electioni de se factae adhuc non consensit Et praedicti Decanus & Capitulum dicunt ulterius quod si videatur Domino Regi vel Curiae suae quod ipsi deliquerunt in hoc quod coacti sicut praedictum est processerunt ad electionem saciendam in forma praedicta pro jure Regis et suo manutenendo tunc ipsi se supponunt inde gratiae Domini Regis Et quia Prior & Conventus non possunt dedicere quin Temporalia Prioratus sui alias capta fuerunt in manum Domini Regis pro eo quod in ultima vacatione ante instantem vacationem eligerunt sicut praedictum est antequam literae Domini Regia de licentia Regis optenta devenerunt ad eos Et Dominus Rex de gratia sua speoiali replegiari fecit eis praedicta Temporalia ad voluntatem suam Et ipsi jam de novo similiter elegerunt licentia non optenta contemptum contemptui cumulantes unde praejudicium generari posset Domino Regi temporibus futuris nisi ad hoc apponeretur remedium Et dedicere non possunt quin habuerunt unum diem ulterius ad minus per quem possent expectavisse de electione facienda si voluissent infra tres menses a tempore notitiae suae de vacation etc. Consideratum est quod Temporalia praedicti Prioratus capiantur in manum Domini Regis ad voluntatem suam etc. Et custodia inde committitur Johanni Vicario Ecclesiae de Lalk qui respondebit Domino Regi de exitibus etc. Et Decanus et Capitulum expectent gratiam Regis From which memorable Record we may observe First the ancient Prerogative of the Kings of England as well in Ireland Wales Scotland & all other their foreign Dominions as in England That no Prior and Covent Dean Chapter ought to proceed to the election of any Archbishop Bishop Abbot Prior Prioress or Master of any Monastery or House held of them in capite or of their foundation without or before their special licence for making such elections were particularly petitioned for granted and actually received by them 2ly That their proceeding to make any such elections even after their petitions for and the Kings granting of such special licenses to elect before their actual reception was not only a sufficient ground for our Kings to declare such elections void in Law and deny their royal aslents thereunto but likewise an high contempt against our King's royal Prerogative Crown dignity and of ill example and dangerous consequence for which the Temporalties of the Electors might not only by Law be seized into the King's hands but themselves subjected to a great exemplary fine by way of damage to the King especially when reiterated 3ly That though our Kings out of their special grace had frequently connived at and pardoned such contempts in Ireland in sundry cases premised yet when such contempts were redoubled in two successive elections in the very Archiepiscopal See of the chief City of Trade and Note in Ireland nearest adjoining to England after the seizure of their Temporalties for the first offence restored out of special grace upon hopes of future reformation as in this case the King's present proceedings and judgement given against them for this second contempt were most just and necessary to prevent all future contempts of like nature 3ly That the Pope's Canons and the ancient Custom of the Church of Dublin pleaded by the Prior and Covent to excuse or justify this their election and contempt That they ought to elect an Archbishop within 3. month's next after notice of the avoidance within which space the King's licence which they petitioned for came not to their hands was no legal plea against the King's ancient prerogative to which all Pope's Canons and contrary Customs ought to give place who might legally grant or delay his Licenses of this kind till such time as he should think fit to issue them being confined to no limits of time without incurring any lapse especially to the Pope 4ly That Pope's new Canons made in derogation of our King's Crown Dignity and Prerogative to enlarge their own Papal power wills grandeur were more carefully observed obeyed dreaded by the Priors Covents Monks and Clergy of that age though void in Law than the Kings unquestionable ancient prerogative and Laws and his Papal Censure more regarded than the Kings Legal Judgements 5ly That the Deans & Chapters refusal to go to this election before the King's special licenses received in this and the former election and joining in it only to preserve their right therein was such an extenuation of their contempt as exposed them rather to the King's royal grace then exemplary and severe justice I pretermit the great fuit in the * See Ryleys Plac. Parliamentaria An. 33 E 1. p. 271 to 276. First Parliament of Anno 33 E 1. between the Bishop of Sarum and the Citizens thereof for Tallage due from them to the Bishop by reason of their Liberties from Tolls and other immunities they enjoyed by the Charters granted to his Church and Tenants who chose rather publicly to renounce all the Liberties and exemptions from Tolls they enjoyed by it than to be subject to the Bishop's Taxes and Tallages In that Parliament there were two Petitions exhibited to the King by the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge to which the King's general answers were thus endorsed in their favour * See Ryley Placita Parliamentaria p. ●48 Universitas Oxon. AD Petitionem Universitatis Oxon. petentis remedium quod cum Compositio facta sit inter Universitatem & homines ejusdem villae quod Regrati●●●●es non debent esse in villa nisi ad numerum 32 et Burgenses ejusdem villae nun●●●merum illum veementer augmentarunt ad dampnum populi Et etiam quod Rex praecipere velit quod nullus Regratarius seu tabernarius vinorum permittat quod Clerici sedeant seu hospitent * An a use in that age as well as since noctanter in tabernis suis Ita responsum est Quoad Compositionem si facta sit inter Vniversitatem et Burgenses et rationabilis fuerit Rex vult quod observetur Ad alium Articulum Cancellarius castiger Clericos luos prout melius viderit expedire * Ibidem p. 24● Universitas Cantabrig AD Petitionem Universitatis Cant. praedictae petentis quod Cancellarius dictae Vniversitatis procedere possit in placitis coram eo placitatis de contractibus et Conven●ionibus factis inter Scholar's et Laicos Vniversitatis praedictae non obitante prohibition Ita responsum est Sicut habet Vniversitas Oxeniensis ita habeant Among the Petitions in that Parliament this answer of the King to the Bishop of Landaff concerning Tithes of Assarts in the Forest of Dene which were extra-parochial is very observable AD Petitionem Episcopi Landaf petentis quod Rex velit assignare Ecclesiae Omnium Sanctorum ipsius Episcopi in Foresta de Dene Decimam de novis Ibidem p. 149. Landaff Assartis in eadem Foresta assartatis in proprio solo ipsius Regis ibidem Ita responsum est Rex vult quod id quod est extra Parochiam et quod Rex concedere potest habeat Episcopus Et fiant Literae Regis Patentes de concessione et breve Clausum J. de Botecourt Custodi Forestae etc. By which it is apparent that Tithes without any Parish within Forests in that age belonged to the King who had power to retain or grant them at his royal pleasure Anno Gratiae 1305. a Mat. West An. 1305 p. 451. Thomas Walsingham Hist. Angl. p. 61 62. Ypodigma Neustr p. 96. Leander Stella Onuphrius Crespin Balaeus Fasc Temporum Platina Volaterranus Opmerus Laertius Cherubinus in Benedicto 11. & Clement 5. Cardinals Romani dum ad invicem dissentiunt super electione apostolica tandem aspicientes à longè injecerunt mentis aciem ultra Alps ad Archiepiscopum Burdegalensem Bertramum de Angeaus ipsum in Summum Pontificem die Pentecostes unanimiter eligerunt & Clemens quintus vocatur Is autem electioni consentiens ex Burdegala Lugdunum profectus eo Cardinales omnes ad se vocabat Qui sine mora Pontifici obtemperarunt convenerunt singuli Cardinales praeter duos qui non venerunt prae nimia senectute & duo alii itinerando mortui sunt et Curia Romana in Galliam transiata ad septuaginta quatuor annos ibi remansit cum magno Romanorum incommodo Coronationi hujus Clementis interfuerunt Philippus Rex Fra●ciae Carolus ejus frater & Johannes Dux Britanniae qui ruina muri oppressus cum duodecim aliis statim moriebatur dum solennitatis pompa per urbem duceretur Philippus quoque Rex ex ruina aliqua ex parte debilitatus est Pontifex autem ex tanta trepidatione ex aquo deturbatus Carbunculum ex Tiara amisit pretii Florenorum sex millium Idem Papa ante Natale duas ordinationes faciens creavit duodecim Cardinals inter quos de Ordine Fratrum Praedicatorum fratrem Thomam de Jozi Doctor sacrae Theologiae natione Anglicus titulo sanctae Sabinae factus est Presbyter Cardinals sex Cardinals the Vasconia duos de Francia Abbatem Sanctae Crucis juxta Burdegalim Ordinis Sancti Benedicti creatum similiter Cardinalem Vicecancellarium suum constituit Petrum & Jacobum de Columpna depositos & praedamnatos per Papam Banifacium 8. de novo Cardinales creavit Hinc aliqui è fratribus murmuraverunt Constituit Papa Coronationis & solennitatis suae diem Lugduni in crastino Sancti Bricii as b Mat. West An. 1305. p. 453. Mat. Westminster relates Cumque post missarum solennia equitaret de Ecclesia ad palatium quidam murus lapideus & luteus vetus & semirutus cui incumbebat populus multus ut Papam videret repentè corruit super turbam & duos Comites qui mulam Papae per froenum ducebant unum oppressit videlicet Andegavensem alterum Britanniae interemit et bis binos biros inclytos multis aliis sauciatis Sed Papa mirabiliter salbatus est Quod inf●●tunium alicujus futuri mali prognosticum plurima gens notavit Diesancti Clements cum Papa primò missarum solennia celebrasset post prandium orta lite et mota pugna inter Clientes Papae et Cardinalium unus de fratribus Summi Pontificis occisus est Alterum fratrem suum cinxit Rex Franciae baltheo militari & multam aliam munificentiam in Civitatibus Nota. & Castellis suis contulit Papae Rex Francorum per quod in omnibus negotiis suis expediendis gratiam multam promeruit et favorem * See Thomas Walsingham Ypodigma Neustriae p. 96. Daniels History p. 100 Holinshed Speed & others An. 1304 1305. Rex autem Anglorum misit Domino Papae singula utensilia quibus ministraretur ei in Camera et in mensa omnia auro purissimo per Episcopos regni sui videlicet Litchfeldendensem et Wigorniensem et Comiteni Lincolniae Ad eandem vero solennitatem de Anglia plures viri egregii abierunt Porro Episcopum Dunelmensem Dominum Antonium de Bek propter dapsilitatem & magnificentiam cordis quam in eo invenit Patriarcham Hierusolomitanum creavit & electos Eboracensem & Landavensem dimisit ad propria confirmatos Papa quidem constituit celebrare Curiam suam apud Burdegalim Erat autem in principali porta Civitatis prophetia haec scripta in duobus versibus aureis literis & latinis sed per pulverem incedentium fuerant obfuscata ita ut non apparerent nisi hae duae dictiones Altera Roma Verum constituta ibi Curia viri Civitatis deducto pulvere invenerunt sic scriptum Dic tu qui transis & portae limina tangis Altera Romae vale nomen gerit Imperiale Scribebantur autem ibi hi versus ante mille annos if you credit the Reporter Porrò Senatores Romani miserunt ad Papam ut veniret Romam et statueret Curiam suam ibi sicut praedecessores sui Summi Pontifices consueverant Noluit Papa adquiescere postulatis sed dixit Se missurum illic quempiam qui eis satisfaceret vice sua From which Historical Narrative it may justly be demanded 1. Whether Pope Clement keeping his Court and Papacy at Bordeaux not in St. Peter's See and Chair of Rome was a true Pope and proper Bishop of Rome or Successor of St. Peter 2ly Whether he did not both sin and err in this translation of his See 3ly Whether his infallibility being confined to St. Peter's Chair in Rome he lost not his infallibility and inerrability by sitting in his new erected Papal Chair of Bordeaux wherein he formerly sat as Archbishop only of that City 4ly Whether the rich Gifts he received from the Kings of France and England to purchase his grace and favour in the dispatch of all their affairs before him were not direct Bribery and detestable corruptions contrary to St. Peter's practice Acts 8. 18 19 20 King Edward designing to send some special Messengers for dispatch of his affairs to the Court of Rome to Pope Benedict whose journey was stopped by his death being afterwards informed of the election of Pope Clement summoned them to prepare themselves to repair to him with all convenient speed and from thence to go to the new Pope about his said affairs by this ensuing Writ REX dilecto Clerico suo Roberto the Pykering salutem Cum tempore faelicis Claus 33 E 1. m. 12. dorso De veniendo usque Westm pro negotiis Regis recordationis Domini Benedicti nuper Summi Pontificis ordinavimus quod vos una cum quibusdam aliis sidelibus nostris ad Curiam Romanam proficisceremini pro quibusdam negotiis quae nos tangunt Et postmodum intellecto de morte praefati Summi Pontificis injunxerimus vobis & eisdem fidelibus nostris quod quamcito Summum Pontificem creari contingeret prompti et parati essetis ad proficiscendum pro negotiis nostris praedictis ad Curiam supradictam Ac jam nova de creatione Summi Pontificis habeamus Vobis mandamus firmiter injungentes quod omnibus aliis praetermissis usque Westm. personaliter accedatis ita quod sitis ad Scaccarium nostrum ibidem die Jovis in Quindena Nativitatis Sancti Johannis Baptistae proximo futuri prompti et parati ad proficiscendum statim extunc cum dictis fidelibus nostris ad Curiam praedictam pro negotiis nostris antedictis & hoc sicut de vobis confidimus nullatenus omittatis Teste Rege apud Cicestriam 17 die Junii Eodem modo mandatum est Magistro Bartholomaeo de Ferentino Rogero le Warr Thomae de Berkele & Magistro Thomae de Cobeham Teste ut supra Pope Clement the 5. was no sooner elected but he sent these 3. ensuing Bulls and Letters together with two Nuntioes to King Edward expressing his extraordinary affection to him and his real●● earnestly exhorting him to prolong the Truce between him and the King of France to repair all damages done by his Subjects to the French to conclude a firm Peace between both Crowns by his order and that he would come to him in person into France before his departure thence toward Rome or at least to send his Son Edwaerd Prince of Wales accompanied with an honourable Train of Prelates and Nobles to perfect the marriage between him and the King of France his daughter and with full power to settle a perpetual peace 〈…〉 between both Crowns as he should advice without favour or partiality for the avoiding of sundry mischiefs occasioned by the Wars both to their Realms and Christianity itself and for the better and speedier relief of the Holy Land The original Bulls themselves I discovered in the White Tower Chapel CLemens Episcopus Servus servorum Dei Charissimo in Christo filio Edwardo In Turri London An. 33 E. 1. Regi Angliae illustri salutem & Apostolicam benedictionem Inter caeteros studii mei labores quibus ex injuncto nobis Apostolatus officio ille jucundior insidet cordi nostro ut inter te fili praedilecte et charissimum in Christo filium nosirum Philippum Regem Francorum illustrem de quorum vexatione Romana mater ingemiscit Ecclesia et unitate laetatur ac utriusque vestiûm subditos inter quos ille Serpens antiquus sator discordiae pacis aemulus & odii seminator formenta zizaniae per caliditatis astutiam non sine cum amaritudine rememorandis angustiis submittant pacis reformetur tranquillitas animorum identitas perseveret & ut nos & ipsa optamus Ecclesia vinculum dilectionis internae ut decet & convenit solidetur Sane inter te & ipsum in pacis tractatu extitit ut dicitur inter alia concordatum quod dampnorum & gravaminum pace seu treuga secuta vel indicta durante hinc inde ab alter utrius vestrorum gentibus & subditis irrogatorum quomodolibet & etiam illatorum sufficiens praestaretur emenda & tandem eodem Rege & tuis Nunciis Lugdun in nostra praesentia constitutis ut quod de satisfactione hujusmodi fuerit ordinatum pleniorem sortiretur effectum Adjunximus quod quatuor probi viri duo scilicet pro parte qualibet deputentur qui super praemissis inquisita plenius veritate facerent passis damna & injurias satisfactionem congruam juxta malignitatem negotii exhiberi Verum licet haec sicut praemittitur fuerint ordinata quae debuerint penitus observari tamen quod nos cogit vehementius admirari postquam iidem nuncii Lugdun nostro se conspectui praesentarunt et ex eis aliqui à vobis etiam bona sua quamplurima arestata atque seisita mercimonia & dampna non modica per gentem tuam nonnullis Civibus Ambraren caeterisque Mercatoribus Corbiae ac illarum nequaquam obstantibus regni sui ordinationibus praemissis illata dicuntur & nichilominus unus ex tuis dictis quatuor qui tunc in nostra fuerunt praesentia nominati electi & etiam deputati negotio imperfecto discessit Cum itaque fili charissime ex praemissis si veritate nitantur tanto majoris turbationis materiam habeamus quo nisi eis celeris correctionis remedio occurratur posset timeri pericula exinde praeteritis graviora Celsitudinem tuam rogamus attentius & hortamur in Jesus Christo quatenus bona & mercimonia sic arestata atque seisita exarestari & deseisiri jubeas ac de hujusmodi dampnis & injuriis personis eisdem faciat satisfactionem plenariam exhiberi eundemque deputatum qui sic à prosecutione praedictorum discessit remittas ad locum ut praemittitur ut cum aliis diligenter in praemissis intendat & illis submoto difficultatis obstaculo prosequatur Attend igitur fili perdilecte & ut pacis amator inspicias quod si praemissa ad quae te hortamur percompleas multiplex inde bonum proveniet & de contraria quod absit posset inextimabile scandalum exoriri quodque tu praeter divinum proemium gratificaberis Romana Ecclesiae matri tuae & nos qui te & Regem eandem in pacis abundantia ambulare & vivere cupimus quique etiam in tuis prosperis & faelicibus successibus ab intimis gratulamur votis tuis strictius obligabs Dat. Petragoris 2. Kal. Maii Pontificatus nostri anno primo * In Dorso Bulla Clementis Papae 5 Edwardo Regi Angliae super tangentibus processum Monestrel To which the King returning a satisfactory answer in all particulars received this second Bull from the Pope CLemens Episcopus servus servorum Dei venerabili in Christo filio Edwardo Regi Angl. illustri salutem & Apostolicam benedictionem Celsitudinis tuae In Turri London An. 33 E. 1. literas affectione consueta recepimus per q●os conditiones negotii mercatorum Franciae quorum bona in regno tuo fuerant arestata & qualiter personae quae per nuntios tuos coram nobis apud Lugdun fuerunt deputatae ad inquirendum de excessibus sensere factis quae commissa dicuntur per gentem regni tui contra gentem regni Franciae postquam inter te & charissimum in Christo filium nostrum Philippum Regem Francorum pax & concordia per Dei gratiam reformata extitit processerunt seriose satis ad nostram notitiam deduxisti Profecto fili charissime gaudeamus quod sic plane sic clare nobis haec circumspectio reseravit & inter caetera desiderabilia cordis nostri tuum & Regis ejusdem statum prosperum & tranquillum & inter te ac ipsum amaenitatem mutuae Charitatis potioribus desideriis affectamus diligentes cogitatus adhibere circa significata curabimus & utilis operationis impendium prout melius divina gratia ministraverit exponemus Serenitatem Regiam rogantes & hortantes attentè quatinus gentes tuas sic corrigas & refraenes quod nulla inter te & eundem Regem scintilla rancoris emergat & praedictis deputatis injungas quod in negotiis per dictos nuntios eyes commissis continuè intendant & sic efficaciter te habeas in praedictis quod Magnificentia tua dignis exinde apud Deum & homines possit laudibus commendari Dat. Burd●galis 2. Kal. Julii Pontificatus nostri anno primo * In Dorso Bulla Clementis Papae 5 Edwardo Regi Angliae super tangentibus processum Monestrel Which he backed with this third Bull. CLemens Episcopus Servus servorum Dei carissimo in Christo filio nostro Edwardo Regi Angliae illustri salutem & Apostolicam benedictionem Benignae Ibidem puritatis ad notos & magnae discretionis ad omnes Celsitudinis tuae culmina reputat populus circumpositae rationis te quoque Magnates & humiles multa laude magnificant & virtutum praecipuè devotionis ipsius praeclaris te ferunt ornatibus insignitum quare multum debet attendere circumspectio Regia quod cum talis esse credatur credentium opinio non fallatur Magnitudinem itaque Regiam tum propter intimae dilectionis affectum quem ad ipsum semper habuimus & habemus tum propter aliqua salutaria animae tuae commoda tum etiam propter nonnulla inter te & Regem Franciae illustrem pacis & quietis procuranda et ordinanda sa●●bria et insuper de Terrae Sancta passagio intimis desideriis alloqui cupientes eandem rogamus et ortamur attente quatinus antequam montes transeamus quos post Coronationis nostrae solempnia apud Vien circa instantis festi Omnium Sanctorum auctore Domino celebranda transire proponimus ad Sanctam Romanam Ecclesiam sponsam nostram Deo propitio accessuri nobiscum si modo fieri valeat tuam a nobis plusquam exprimere possemus oblatam praesentiam habeamus vel si forte quod absit venire nequiret aut nollet Regia Celsitudo chrissimum in Christo filium nostrum Edwardum illustrem Principem Walliae natum tuum Praelatorum et aliorum Magnatum virorum prudentium decenti comitiva vallatum ad praesentiam nostram mittas voluntarium atque promptum ad contrahendum matrimonium inter eum et natam jam dicti Regis Franciae prolocutum necnon cum sufficienti et plenaria potestate et speciali mandato faciendi approbandi et recipiendi ea omnia quae ad folidandam concordiam charitatem et pacem inter te ac Franciae Regem praedictum et alia quae ad animae tuae salutem et ad tuum ac suum et regni tui commodum et honorem praestante Deo intendimus ordinare Et ut nostra quam super praemissis habemus intentio tuae possit magnificentiae clarius aperiri venerabilem fratrem nostrum Raymundum Episcopum Lascurren & dilectum filium Magistrum Willielmum Testa Archidiaconum Aranaeum in Ecclesia Covenarum Capellanum nostrum de quorum fidelitatis intimae puritate plenam in Domino fiduciam obtinemus ad tuam duximus praesentiam destinandos & tuae Serenitati mentem nostram aperire oraculo vivae vocis quorum relationibus ex parte nostra prolatis fidem volumus plenariam adhiberi Dat. Burdegal 8. Kal. Septembris Pontificatus nostri anno primo To this last Bull and Letter King Edward returned this complimental Answer SAnctissimo in Christo Patri Domino C. Sacrosanctae Romanae ac universalis Ecclesiae Claus 33 E 1. m. 7. dorso Summo Pontifici Edwardus eadem gratia Rex Angliae etc. devota pedum oscula beatorum Venientes ad nos venerabilis Pater Reymundus Episcopus Luscurren & Magister Gulielmus Testa Archidiaconus Aran. in Ecclesia Covenarum Capellanus vester beatitudinis vestrae Nuncii vestras nobis literas praesentarunt Nos autem literas ipsas et Nuncios vidimus laeta ment et recepimus reverenter intuitu destinantis gaudentes quamplurimum & ingenti laetitia in Domino exultantes quod sicut eorundem Nunciorum patefacit assertio plenè vigetis corporea sospitate ac vobis ad gratias quas sufficimus assurgentes ex eo quod noster regnique nostri status salubris inest specialiter cordi vestro Sane reverentissimam personam vestram antequam montes transeatis videre ac colloquium cum eadem babere vestraeque Coronationis solempniis interest si commode fieri posset gratissmum novis foret set ad hoc personam nostram quam vestrae Sanctitatiis benevolentia novit multis vexationibus fatigatam accedere aut etiam Edwardum filium nostrum Praelatorum & aliorum Magnatum virorum prudentium decenti Comitiva vallatum mittere pro quo sicuti et pro nobis conductum à Rege Franciae juxta ordinationem Magnatum & Procerum Regni nostri primitus oporteret habere brevitas temporis non permittit quoniam expedire non credimus quoquomodo quod accessus vester ad Curiam Romanam differatur sed potius quantum honestati vestrae congruet maturetur Et proculdubio admodum praegravamur quod requisitionem & voluntatem vestram non possumus in hac parte juxta nostri cordis desiderium adimplere ad vestra siquidem beneplacita et mandata prosequenda pro viribus et complenda nos vestra sancta Paternitas devotos semper inveniet et paratos Vestrae igitur Sanctitati de qua fiduciae plenitudinem obtinemus devotistimè supplicamus quatinus praemissis clementi meditatione pensatis tàm nos quam praedictum natum nostrum super hoc habere dignemini excusatos sicque Nos regnum nostrum et nostros prosequi gratiose quod vestrae benignae pietatis affectum quem vos ad personam nostram longa experientia habuisse percepimus de bono in melius continue augeri effectualiter senciamus Ad haec circa promotionem negocii Terrae Sanctae menti nostrae praecipue insidentis cujus statui miserabili fore compatiendum non indigne conspicitur eo libentius pietatis vestrae clementiam excitamus quo ad subveniendum eidem propositum vestrum versari intimius credimus et tenemur Super quo et aliis quae dictorum Nunciorum vestrorum legationem contingunt quibus nostram aperuimus plenius voluntatem dignetur eisdem Providentia vestra fidem indubiam adhibere Caeterum quosdam Praelatos & Magnates alios regni nostri cum potestate plenaria & speciali mandato ad vestram praesenciam reverendam in brevi proponimus destinare ad faciendum approbandum et recipiendum ea omnia quae super praemissis pro nobis et saepedicto nato nostro vestra Sanctitudo viderit ordinanda et quae nos et idem filius noster faceremus seu facere possemus si nostra adesset praesencia personalis Sanctissimam personam vestram conservet altissimus ad regimen Ecclesiae suae Sanctae per tempora prospera & longaeva Dat. apud Westm. 4 die Octobris Anno regni nostri 33. This Epistle he soon after seconded with these ensuing Messengers Proctors and Procurations which he dispatched to him concerning the several affairs specified in them who presented him with the premised gold plate for his Chamber the more easily to obtain the King's desires SAnctissimo in Christo Patri Domino C. Divina Providentia Sacrosanctae Romana Claus 33 E 1. m. 26 dorso ac Universalis Ecclesiae Summo Pontifici Edwardus ejusdem Gratia etc. devota pedum oscula beatorum Ex sincerae dilectionis affectu quem ad nos magna experientia vos habuisse et habere probavimus de quo vestrae Sanctitati quas possumus graciarum referimus actiones inducimur ad vestrae liberalitatis januam audacius pulsandum et paternae subsidium bonitatis confidentius requirendum Dilectos igitur & fideles nostros venerabiles patres Walterum Coventr & Lychf. Thes. nostrum & Willielmum Wygorn Episcopos Henr. de Lacie Comitem Lincolniae Consanguineum nostrum Hugonem le Despenser Amaneun de Lebreto Ottonem de Grandisono Milites Magistros Johannem de bensted Scaccarii nostri Cancellarium Sarisberien Robertum de Pickering Eborum Bartholomaeum de Ferentino London & Philippum Martell Cicestren Ecclesiarum Canonicos ad praesentiam vestrae beatitudinis destinantes devotis eidem precibus supplicamus quatinus mentis nostrae desideria Benignitati vestrae per ipsos vel aliquos ex primo nominatis ipsorum vivae vocis oraculo exponenda benigne audire benevolentiaque paterna exaudire Nos si quidem mandatis vestris totis semper viribus obedire cupimus beneplacitisque Sanctitatis vestrae proponimus sinceris affectibus complacere Conservet vos Altissimus ad regimen Ecclesiae suae Sanctae per tempora prospera & longaeva Dat. apud Westm 20 die Octobris This Epistle and Procuration to the Pope the King seconded with another to several Cardinals thus recorded VEnerabili in Christo Patri Domino N. Dei gratiâ Ostiensi & Velletrensi Episcopo Claus 33 E 1. m. 5. dorso Pro Rege Amico suo Karissimo Edwardus eadem gratiâ Rex Angliae etc. salutem & sincerae dilectionis affectum Venerandae Paternitati vestrae tanto libentius preces nostras porrigimus quanto confidentius ipsas à dilectionis vestrae sinceritate intra exauditionis gratiam introduci speramus Hinc est quod cum dilectos & fideles nostros venerabiles Patres Walterum Coventr & Lychf. Thes. nostrum & Willielmum Wygorn Episcopos Henr. de Lacie Comitem Lincolniae Consanguineum nostrum Hugonem le Despenser Amanenum de Lebrete Ottonem de Grandissono Milites Magistros Johannem de bensted Scaccarii Cancellarium Sarum Robertum de Pickering Eborum Bartholom●um de Ferentino London & Philippum Martell Cicestren Ecclesiarum Canonicos ad Sanctissimi Patris Domini C. divina Providentia Summi Pontificis pro quibusdam arduis nostris regnique nostri negotiis vestrae benevolentiae per eosdem vel eorum aliquos exponendis praesenciam destinamus amicitiam vestram de qua plenè confidimus affectuosè requirimus & rogamus quatinus negotia memorata favore propitio commendata velitis habere et ut celerem et optatum expeditionis effectum vestro mediante juvamine sorciantur opem impendere ac operam efficaces mandantes nobis cum fiducia si qua pro vobis aut vestris volueritis nos facturos Dat. apud Westm 20 die Octobris Eodem modo scribitur pluribus Cardinalibus Dat. ut supra SAnctissimo in Christo Patri Domino C. divina Providentia Sanctae Romanae ac Ibidem Universalis Ecclesiae Summo Pontifici Edwardus eadem gratiâ Rex Angliae etc. devota pedum oscula beatorum De circumspectione & fidelitatis intimae puritate dilectorum & fidelium nostrorum Henr. de Lacie Comitis Lincoln Hugonis le Despenser Amanen Domini de Lebreto Ottonis de Grandissono fratrum Thomae de Jorz & Johannis de Wrotham de Ordine Praedicatorum Johannis the Benestede & Magistri Philippi Martell exhibitorum praesencium fiduciae plenitudinem optinentes super quibusdam negotiis honorem statumque nostrum et Coronae nostrae tangentibus quae valde insident cordi nostro vobis mentem nostram decrevimus aperire Sanctitati vestrae devotissimè supplicantes quatinus hiis quae praedicti Henricus Hugo Almenenus Otto Thomas & Johannes Johannes & Philippus septem sex quinque vel quatuor eorundem quos praesentes esse contigerit ex parte nostra super praefatis negotiis beatitudini vestrae expresserint viva voce fidem indubiam dignemini adhibere ac ea votiva effectui juxta speratam fiduciam mancipare Conservet vos Altissimus Ecclesiae suae sanctae per tempora prospera & longaeva Dat. apud Westm 27 die Mensis Octobris Anno Gratiae 1305. He likewise sent this Letter to the Pope for the canonisation of Thomas de Cantelupe late Bishop of Hereford deceased famous for sundry miracles as was suggested that so he and his Realm might enjoy the benefit of his prayers and intercession for them in heaven according to the Superstitious Doctrine practice and Error of that ignorant age SAnctissimo in Christo Patri Domino C. divina Providentia Sacrosanctae Romanae Cl. 33 E. 1. m. 3. dorso De translatione Sancti Thomae de Hereford ac Universalis Ecclesiae Summo Pontifici Edwardus eadem gratia Rex Angliae etc. devota pedum oscula beatorum Pium & Justum esse cenfetur ut sicut Gloriosus Deus in Sanctis suis & in Majestate mirabilis fide les ministros suos magnificat altis decorat honoribus & caelestis efficit beatitudinis possessores in coelis ●ic & sacrosancta Romana Ecclesia vestigia ipsius prosequens eos ad quorum memorias ipse Deus suae virtutis potentiam manifestat signa ac prodigia faciens pro eisdem dignae venerationis officio laudari glorificari & studiis sollicitis honorari efficiat in terris ut per hoc fides catholica roboretur et idem altissimus qui laudavilis est in secula glorificetur amplius et laudetur ac ex hoc salutis nostrae causam misericordius & miserabilius operari dignetur Cum itaque Thomas dictus de Cantilupo Ecclesiae Herefordensis Antistes qui nobili exortus prosapia dum carnis clausus carcere tenebatur pauper spiritu ment mitis justitiam sitiens misericordiae deditus mundus cord verè pacificus prout firmiter recolimus nos expertos utpote cujus apud nos diu & laudabilis conversatio & gloriosae vitae insignia ex multa familiaritate quam nobiscum habuit eadem fuerunt evidentius nobis nota quod sanctitatem vitae & ipsius conversationem laudabilem cernebamus quemadmodum degens in seculo magnis pollebat meritis nunc veniens in coelo magnis corruscare miraculis dinoscatur in tantum quod ipsius meritis et intercessionibus gloriosis lumen caecis surdis auditus verbum mutis et gressus claudis et alia pleraque beneficia ipsius patrocinium implorantibus coelesti dextera conferuntur de quorum miraculorum corruscatione multiplici nonnullis de regno nostro certitudinaliter innotescit Nos attendentes per Dei gratiam fideles in Christo nosque praecipue et populum regni nostri ejus posse suffragiis adjuvari ut quem familiarem habuimus in terris mereamur habere patronum in coelis Sanctitati vestrae devotissimè supplicamus quatinus tantam lucernam absconsam sub modio remanere diutius non sinentes set eam mandantes super Candelabrum collocari hiis qui sunt indomo Domini solatium praebituram dignemini ipsum ascribere Sanctorm Cathologo venerando ut ejus praecibus Dominus exoratus gratiam in praesenti et gloriam nobis praebeat in futuro Conservet vos Altissimus ad regimen Ecclesiae suae sanctae per tempora faeliciter longiora Dat. apud Westm secundo die Novembris Anno regni nostri 33. Whereupon he was accordingly * Godwins Catalogue p. 377. Canonised for a Saint King Edward having * See here p. 934 935. formerly denied upon mature deliberation with his Council to admit of the Pope's provisions to a prebendary in the Cathedral at York for which several Cardinals had importunately written to him as being prejudicial to his Crown dignity contrary to his Royal Oath and of dangerous consequence as he had formerly informed them thought fit to remind them thereof by this new Letter for fear they should cross and not promote his Proctor's affairs then sent by him to the Pope and Court of Rome VEnerabili in Christo Patri Domino L. Dei gratiâ Albanensi Episcopo Amico Claus 33 E 1. m. 7. dorso suo Karissimo Rex etc. salutem & sincerae dilectionis affectum Literas vestras per quas pro Francisco Nepote faelicis Recordationis Bonifacii Papae octavi super quadam Praebenda in Ecclesia Eborum quam dudum cuidam de Clericis nostris contulimus jure nostro specialiter nos rogastis affectione plena recepimus ipsarumque tenorem intelleximus diligenter desiderantes itaque vestris favere precibus quatinus poterimus bono modo negotium praedictum per illos de Consilio nostro plenè examinari & discuit fecimus cum diligentia studiosa ad sciendum si possent viam aliquam invenisse per quam absque praejudicio juris nostri Regii et Coronae nostrae Angliae laesione possemus annuere votis vestris Verum post longum inde inter eos habitum consilium et tractatum eisdem pluribus rationibus videbatur quod in grave praejudicium et manifestum nostri et haeredum nostrorum et exhaeredationem ac enormem Coronae nostrae Regiae cujus jura illaesa in omnibus observare vinculo juramenti astringimur cedere laesionem si vestris adquiescerimus precibus supradictis Cum igitur praemissis obstantibus ad praesens fieri nequeat quod rogastis Paternitatem vestram affectuose requirimus et rogamus quatinus nos in hac parte habere velit vestra grata benevolentia propensius excusatos Non enim credimus quod ad faciendum aliqua quae in enervationem jurium Coronae nostrae aliqualiter redundarent seu ex quibus juramenti nostri praedicti possemus quod absit incurrere laesionem vestrae nobis fidelitatis integritas et amicitiae puritas suaderent Dat. apud Brustwock 3. die Novembris Eodem modo scribitu● Domino Francisco Sanctae Mariae in Cosmedyn Diacono Cardinali Dat. ut supra Pope Clement so highly resented the King's opposition of his Predecessors and his own Papal Provisions to this Italian the Bishop of Biblis and others in England that he sharply reprehended him for and advised him speedily to reform it in the close of his succeeding Bull. To whom the King fent this new Procuration for settling peace and relief of the Holy Land SAnctissimo in Christo Patri Domino C. divina Providentia Sacrosanctae Romanae Pat. 33 E 1. part 2. m. 8. Procuratorium pro Rege ac Universalis Ecclesiae Summo Pontifici Edwardus ejusdem gratiâ Rex Angliae etc. devota pedum oscula beatorum Attendentes pium et laudabile vestrae Sanctitatis propositum circa promotionem negotii Terrae Sanctae quod tanto ad effectum posse Deo auspice faeliciorem perduci speramus quanto inter Reges et Principes caeterosque Nobiles et Magnates Christi fideles vinculum majoris unitatis et concordiae purioris cartitatisque fervidioris per vestrae circumspectionem clementiae fuerit inductum et fortius stabilitum Quamobtem inter Serenissimum Principem Dominum Philippum eadem gratia Francorum Regem & Nos successoresque suos et nostros solidam concordiam caritatem fervidam pacemque firmam continuari faeliciter et augeri ex intimis affectantes dilectos & fideles nostros venerabiles patres Walterum Coventr & Lychf. Thesaur nostrum & Willielmum Wygorn dicta gratia Episcopos Henricum de Lacie Comitem Lincoln Consanguineum nostrum Hugonem le Despenser Amanenum de Labreto Ottonem de Gradissono Milites Magistros Johannem de bensted Sca●carii nostri Cancellarium Sarisberien Robertum de Pickering Eborum Bartholomaeum de Ferentino London & Philippum Martell Cicestr Ecclesiarum Canonicos de quorum circumspecta prudentia & fidelitate probata plenam fiduciam optinentes Procuratores nostros & Nuncios speciales ad vestrae Sanctae Paternitatis praesentiam destinamus Dante 's eisdem vel septem ex ipsis primo nominatis aut quinque de dictis septem plenariam potestatem et speciale mandatum super passagio Terrae sanctae praedictae tractandi ordinandi conveniendi concordandi et pasciscendi necnon faciendi approbandi et recipiendi pro nobis et nostro nomine ea omnia quae ad solidam concordiam caritatem et pacem inter praefatum Regem et nos ac alia quae ad animae nostrae salutem et ad nostrum regnique nostri commodum et honorem praestante Domino vestra beatitudo duxerit ordinanda praestandique in animam nostram quodlibet genus liciti Sacramenti ac faciendi et expediendi omnia alia et singula quae nos faceremus seu facere possemus si personaliter adessemus etiamsi mandatum exigant speciale Ratum habituri & firmum quicquid dicti Procuratores vel septem ex ipsis primo nominati aut quinque de dictis septem nostro nomine fecerint in praemissis & praemissa tangentibus quoquomodo Et haec Sanctae Paternitati vestrae & omnibus quorum interest aut interesse poterit in futur significamus per nostras Patentes Literas sigilli nostri munimine consignatas Dat. apud Westm 15 die Octobris Anno Domini 1305. Regni verò nostri 33. The Pope finding some obstructions in the Treaty before him which hindered the conclusion of this much desired Peace between both Crowns by some of King Edward's Articles and Proctors thereupon sent this ensuing Bull unto him for the prorogation of the former Truce to a longer day and new powers to new Commissioners for settling a final Peace between them in the close of which Bull the Original whereof I met with in the White Tower he sharply reprehends the King for opposing his Papal Provisions to Ecclesiastical preferment in England and other Innovations of the Roman See advising him to reform them CLemens Episcopus Servus servorum Dei Charissimo in Christo filio Edwardo An. 33 E 1. in Turri London Regi Anglorum illustri salutem & Apostolicam benedictionem Regalem volumus excellentiam non latere quoth in Termino Quinden festi proximo praeteriti nativitatis beatae Mariae virginis prorogato super tractatu pacis inter te fili charissime ac charissimum in Christo filium nostrum Philippum Regem Franciae illustrem quos per dispendiosa & periculosa dissidia invicem disjungere charitatis aemulus studuit divina suffragante gratia reformandae tam tui quam ejusdem Regis nuncii se coram nobis praesentare curarunt & subsequenter mandatis suis exhibitis hinc & inde praefati tui nuncii quosdam articulos super quibus petierunt procedi ante omnia tradiderunt tandem verò visis per partem alteram ipsis articulis & circa tractatum praedictum nonnullis per utrosque nuntios propositis & petitis quia praelibati tui nuntii absque tua conscientia vel consilio aliorum majorum nunciorum tuorum certis ex causis ulterius procedere omiserunt & terminus instantis Nativitatis Dominicae usque ad quem noster super hiis juxta formam Treugarum debebit durare tractatus sic instet quod minime praesumitur posse interim tractatus hujusmodi terminari cum utriusque praedictis nunciis deliberavimus instare apud te dictumque Regem super prorogatione ipsius termini ulterius facienda & medio tempore aliquos ex eis de tuo & dicti Regis sanguine descendentes quosque certificati fuerimus super hoc remanere in Curia ne forsan vulgaris habeat opinio tractatum fore ruptum & propterea occasionem aliqui qui pacem odientes libenter nutrirent discordiam assumere valeant malignandi Quocirca Regiam rogamus magnificentiam & exhortamur in Domino Jesus Christo quot et quanta mala Deo displicibilia et exosa totique Christianitati et fidei Catholicae nociva non modice produxerunt guertae praeteritae ac producere nisi pacis Deo grata concordia eo donante supervenerit imposterum verisimiliter ex●mentur inter pectoris claustra Regii pia consideratione revolvens et ad ipsam concordiam affectibus sinceris intendens ab eodem instan●i festo Nativitatis Domini usque ad unum annum velis hujusmodi tractandi terminam prorogare ac etiam ordinare quod alii solennes nuncii qui potestate sufficienti suffulti tractatum hujusmodi rationabilem subire ac evam usque ad faelicem ex●●um prosequi velint ac valeant infra certum terminum ad nostram praesentiam transmittantur super quibus omnibus nos celeriter infra instantia festa beatorum Nicholai vel Thomae Apostoli ad longius ut ea possimus significare parti alteri curet Serenitas Regia per suas literas efficere certiores scituri es pro certo fili dulcissime quod sincere secundum Deum et justitiam et absque scintilla partialitatis cujustibet super tractatu pacis ejusdem quam ferventibus affectamus desideriis intendimus procedere sicut etiam tui praedicti nuntii evidenter percipere super hiis quae acta sunt hiis diebus praeteritis potuerunt & nihilominus dilectus filius Magister Andraeas de Offord Juris Civilis Professor Clericus & Nuncius tuus quem pro praemissis seriosus & fidelis explicandis ad tuae sublimitatis praesentiam ire personaliter & ad nos cum responsione redire celeriter volumus refer poterit viva voce Porrò quia Treugarum observatio multa potest afferre proculdubio commoda faelici prosecutioni & perfectioni tractatus praedicti et eorum violatio si quod absit contingeret incommoda●varia ministrare precibus & exhortationibus nostris adjicimus ut tua magnitudo Regia eas juxta formam ipsarum in quibus inter caetera infrascripta clausula & inserta mandet & faciat inviolabiliter observari & revocari quae forsan in partibus Britanniae vel alibi fuerit in contrarium attemptata cum praefata Rege Franciae super eisdem faciendis & complendis mittendo sibi articulos nobis per nuntios tuos praedictos oblatos cum tenore clausulae praelibatae scribamus sicut alias & super observatione treugarum ipsarum & revocandis attemptatis si quae forent in contrarium plenis affectibus scripserimus indubiè supponentes quod haec effectualiter complebuntur & hoc etiam nobis ejusdem Regis nuntii promiserunt & ulterius ibidem inter nos & ipsos extitit prolocutum quod ut treugae ipsae melius & inviolabilius absque violatione qualibet observentur de voluntate Regis ejusdem procedet & hoc credunt obtinere cum ipsi si ad hoc tua fili percarissime concurrerit voluntas quod nos eas authoritate nostra de utriusque vestrum consensu et voluntate observari tenaciter faciamus quae tuis praefatis nunciis duximus explicanda Clausulae vero praedictae series dinoscitur esse talis Item si aliqui in Vasconia vel alibi durantibus dictis treugis moveant guerram interim vicino vel inimico suo alterius existenti quod dicti Reges se interponere non habeant per se vel alium directè vel indirectè & quod propter haec Treugae praedictae non frangantur & laborabunt benè absque frande & diligenter Reges praedicti quod subditi unius partis non faciant guerram durantibus treugis praedictis subditis alterius part is in Vasconia vel Britannia Caeterum fili amantissime quaedam super aliquibus aliis & praesertim novitatibus quas audivimus fieri & muluplicari proh dolour contra provisos per sedem Apostolicam in partibus regni tui praefato Nota. Clerico et Nuncio tuo secrete imposuimus tuae Celsitudini verbo tenus explicanda eandem Celsitudinem per Dei misericordiam obsecrantes ut super reverentia et devotione sacrosanctae Romanae Ecclesiae matris tuae progenitorum tuorum clarae memoriae Regum Angliae qui velut Principes Catholici et devoti eam honorare laudandis et meritoriis operibus studuerunt vestigiisinhaerendo rejectis et spretis malorum hominum qui sua super hoc in tuae salutis honoris et famae dispendium propria venari commoda satagunt sinistris et fraudulentis suggestionibus et consiliis venenosis ea quae minus decenter contra honorem sedis Apostolicae attemptata quoquo mode fuerunt in bac parte pie favorabiliter et benigne revocare procures praefato Clerico & nuntio tuo fidem credulam super hiis & aliis per nos eidem impositis ut praemittitur nihilominus adhibendo Dat. Avinion 17. Kal. Novembris Pontificatus nostri Anno secundo The King this year sent this Certificate and Letter to this Pope of the unanimous election of William de Grenefeld his Clerk and Chancellor to be Archbishop of York whose merits he therein highly applauds desiring the Pope speedily to confirm and consecrate him being long delayed by his predecessor SAnctissimo in Christo Patri Domino C. divina Providentia Sanctae Romanae ac Claus 33 E 1. m. 22. dorso See Pat. 33 E. 1. m. 21. intus Universalis Ecclesiae Summo Pontifici Edwardus eadem gratiâ Rex Angliae etc. devota pedum oscula beatorum Vacant nuper Ecclesia Ebora●ensi & suae viduata Pastore Decanus & Capitulum ejusdem Ecclesiae ad electionem de futuro praeficiendo Pontifice procedentes inter alios quos ad ejusdem Ecclesiae regimen utiles fore conspexerunt ad personam dilecti Clerici et Cancellarii nostri Magistri W. de Grenefeld Ecclesiae praedictae Canonici suae considerationis intuitum direxerunt & ipsum concorditer eligerunt in ipsius Ecclesiae Archiepiscopum & Pastorem Nos autem ejusdem Electi cujus altitudo Consilii assiduis scientia literalis & industria circumspecta ad quaelibet agenda salubriter dirigenda necnon & nobis ac regno nostro dinoscitur esse perutilis commodi & honoris desiderantes augmentum Sanctitati vestrae omni qua possumus instantia supplicamus quatinus praemissis clementi meditatione pensatis praefatum Electum qui pro confirmationis et consecrationis munere Deo propitio favorabiliter obtinendo ad praesentiam vestrae dominationis accedit Apostolici favoris praesidio dignemini prosequi et juxta speratam fiduciam celeriter atque faeliciter expedire Firmiter enim speratur & creditur quod per solertem memorati Electi industriam & evidentem praerogativam virtutum ipsius in Spiritualibus & temporalibus utilia & salubria suscipiet incrementa quodque per votivam praefectionem illius plus providebitur eidem Ecclesiae quam personae Conservet vos Altissimus ad regimen Ecclesiae suae sanctae per tempora prospera & longiora Dat. apud Linc. 31. die Decembris Anno regni etc. 33. Hereupon the Pope to gratify the King receiving a great sum of money from Grenfeld speedily confirmed consecrated and dismissed him a Actus Pontif. Ebor. col 1729. See M●t Westm An. 1305. p. 456 ●en de Knvghton de Event Angl. l 3 c. 13. col 2530. Thomas Stubs in the life of Grenefeld informs us Hic autem Willielmus die Veneris 6. non Decembr à fratribust suis Eboracensis Ecclesiae Canonicos in Pastorem canonicè electus Curiam Apostolicam causa consecrationis expetiit ubi cum 2. annus moram fecisset continuam 3. Kal. Februarii Anno Dom. 1305. Regni verò praefati Regis Edwardi 33. à Domino Papae Clement quinto Pontificatus ipsius Domini Papae anno primo Lugduni consecratus est b Catalogue of Bishops p. 451 Bishop Godwin in his life informs us That after his Election he was fain to await the Pope's pleasure two years before he could obtain consecration which at last he received from Pope Clement the 5th But notwithstanding the King's Letters in his favour it cost him 9500 Marks no small sum in that age yet no Simony in the Pope besides the charge that he was at whiles he lay in the Pope's Court By reason of these immoderate expenses he became so bare that at his first coming into England he was fain to make two Collections amongst his Clergy in one year the first he called a Benevolence the second an Aid This year King Edward commanded all the Privileges granted by him or his Progenitors Kings of England or any way concerning the State of the Kingdom to be brought by his Treasurer and Chamberlain to the Tower of London and there delivered by Indenture under Seal to the Keeper of the Rolls of the Chancery to be there kept and reserved by those who should succeed in the said office REX Thes. & Camerariis suis salutem Quia certis de causis volumus quod Claus 33 E 1. m. 3. intns De privilegiis Regis ●ede Apostolica concssis in Turri London deponendis omnia privilegia per Summos Pontifices quoscunque nobis seu Progenitoribus nostris quondam Regibus Angliae concessa et statum nostrum seu Regni nostri qualitercunque tangentia apud TURRIM NOSTRUM LONDON REPONANTUR & CUSTODIANTUR Vobis mandamus quod omnia hujusmodi privilegia in Thes. nostro sub custodia vestra existentia dilecto Clerico nostro Roberto de Cotyngham Contrarotulari Garderobae nostrae per Indenturam inter vos et ipsum inde conficiendam visis praesentibus sine dilatione liberetis usque A D DICT TURRIM LONDON IBIDEM sub sigillo suo et sigillo dilecti Clerici nostri Adae de Osgodeby CUSTODIS ROTULORUM Cancellariae nostrae et sigillis aliorum eisdem Roberto & Adae in officiis illis succedentium CUSTODIENDA Teste Rege apud Westm 7. die Novembris From which Record it is observable First That King Edward had a special care to collect and preserve all Pópes Bulls Letters and Records which concerned the privileges and rights of himself and his Royal Progenitors and the Realm of England 2ly That these Bulls and Records were specially directed to be carried to the Tower of London and delivered to the Keeper of the Rolls of the Chancery to be there carefully preserved in the said Tower where all the Records of the Chancery and Office of Records were then kept and intended to be kept in succession as the safest and fittest place for such an invaluable Treasure of so great concernment both to the King Kingdom and Subjects To which Tower all the Records concerning Scotland and other the King's Dominions were then sent and there reserved for the Kings and Subjects benefit as is evident by Placita Parl. An. 33 E. 1. nu 6. the Prior of Goldinghams' Case where the question was whether that Priory was within the Jurisdiction of the Archbishopric of St. Andrews or Kings of Scotland or of England to decide which controversy it was then ordered in Parliament Quod scrutantur Rotuli de Scotia quae sunt in custodia TURRIS LONDON tangentes regnum Scotiae Postea quia etc. nec Rotuli Regis de terra Scotiae in TURRI LONDON sunt scrutati Ideo datus est dies ad Parliamentum Regis post Pascha etc. Therefore there were Rolls kept and searches made after them in the Tower in that age for deciding of Cases pending in Parliament and by consequence a Tower House Office there appointed for them and the Keepers of them to reside in for the Kings and Subjects benefit The Archbishop of Canterbury in his Metropolitical Visitation of the Diocese of Cicester having most insolently and contemptuously against the King's Probibition excommunicated the Keeper of the Castle of Hastings and certain Canons of the King's Free-Chappel there for refusing to admit him into the Castle to visit this Free-Chappel by the King's command and afterwards sending his Commissioners to visit it in the absence of the Keeper who thereupon entered the Castle visited the Chapel though exempt from all Archiepiscopal Episcopal and Ordinary Jurisdiction and placed a Dean therein the King thereupon issued this Writ to summon the Archbishop personally to appear before him at a day to answer these high contempts against his Crown and Royal dignity and another Writ to the Constable of Dover Castle to go to Hastings and inquire the truth of the premises remove the new Dean there placed unduly and appoint another in his stead and certify him in the next Parliament of all his proceedings therein REX Archiepiscopo Cantuar. salutem Visitantibus vobis nuper Diocaesim Claus 33 E. 1. m. 17. dorso Pro Rege Cycestr prohibuimus vobis ne jurisdictionem aliqualem in libera Capella nostra de Hastings seu Praebendis ad Capellam candem spectantibus praesume●etis aliquatenus exercere seu quicquam aliud attemptare quod in nostri seu Coronae aut Regiae dignitatis nostrae praejudicium seu libertatis praedictarum Capellaeet Praebendarum posset cedere laestonem Set vos finibus proprils non contenti et falcem in messem alienam mittentes mandato nostro hujusmodi minime ponderato ad Villam de Hastings intention visitandi praedictam Capellam et Praebendas ad ipsam spectantes cito postea declinantes in Johannem de Wicheo tunc custodem Castri nostri ibidem pro eo quod non permisit sicut nec facere debuit vos ingredi praedictum Castrum ad visitandum capellam eandem et in quosdam alios ipsius Capellae Canonicos vobis in ea parte non parents Excommunicationis senten●iam promulgastis et excommunicatos publice denunciari mandastis Et quia propositum vestrum in dicta visitatione illa vice non potuistis implere Vos injurias accumulantes injuriis quibusdam Commissariis vestris subsequenter sub certa forn●a scripsistis ut ad locum praedictum accederent et visitationis officium in praefata Capella cum omnibus ipsam contingentibus vice vestra complerent Qui quidem Commissarii mandatum vestrum hujusmodi exequentes ad locum praedictum personaliter accesserunt et in Castrum nostrum ibidem tunc carens custode intrantes in libera Capella nostra praedicta infra idem Castrum situata quae ab omni Archiepiscoporum Episcoporum et aliorum inferiorum Praelatorum Iurisdictione ordinaria sicut caeterae liberae Capellae nostrae infra Regnum nostrum libera penitus et exempta er●itit hactenus et eristit contra Prohibitionem nostram visitationis exercere officium praesump●erunt in nostri et Coronae ac Regiae d●gnitatis nostrae non modicum praejudicium et contemptum Nos igitur non valentes tantam insolentiam tamque enormes in●urias equanimiter tollerare Vobis mandamus firmiter injungentes quod sitis eoram nob●s in crastino Sa●ctae Trinitatis ubicunque tunc fuerimus in Anglia ad respondendum nobis de praedictis excessibus contra nos et Coronam nostram sic notorie perpetratis et de aliis etiam quae vobis objicere voluerimus in praemissis ac as faciendum et recipiendum ulterius quod Curia nostra consideraverit in hac parte Et habeatis sunc hoc breve Teste Rege apud Westm 20 die Aprilis REX dilecto & fideli suo Roberto de Burghersh custodi Quinque Portuum suorum salutem Meminimus Nos prohibuisse nuper Roberto Archiepiscopo Pat. 33 E. 1. m. 2. intus Pro Rege de Decano in libera Capella de Hastings praeficiendo Cantuar. tunc Cicestrensem Diocaesim visitanti ne jurisdictionem aliqualem in libera Capella nostra de Hastings seu Praebendis ad Capellam eandem spectantibus praesumeret aliquatenus exercere seu quicquam aliud attemptare quod in nostri seu Coronae aut Regiae dignitatis nostrae praejudicium seu libertatis praedictarum Capellae et Praebendarum posset cedere laesionem Sed idem Archiepiscopus finibus propriis non contentus mandato nostro hujusmodi minime ponderato ad Villam de Hastings intention visitandi praedictam Capellam et Praebendas ad ipsam spectantes subsequenter declinans in Johannem de Wycheo tunc custodem Castri nostri ibidem pro eo quod non permisit sicut nec facere debuit ipsum ingredi dictum Castrum ad visitandum Capellam eandem et in quosdam alios ipsius Capellae Canonicos sibi in ea parte non parents * Nota. excommunicationis sententiam promulgavit et excommunicatos publice denunciari mandavit Et quia propositum suum de dicta visitatione implere non potuit illa vice ipse injurias accumulans injuriis quibusdam Commissariis suis postmodum sub certa forma scripsit sicut accepimus ut ad locum praedictum accederent et visitationis officium in praefata Capella cum omnibus ipsum contingentibus vice sua complerent Qui quidem Commissarii mandatum suum hujusmodi exequentes ad locum praedictum personaliter accesserunt et in Castrum nostrum ibidem tunc carens custode intrantes in libera Capella nostra praedicta infra idem Castrum situata quae ab omni Archiepiscoporum Episcoporum et aliorum inferiorum Praelatorum Iurisdictione ordinaria sicut caeterae Capellae nostrae infra Regnum nostrum libera penitus et exempta extitit hactenus et existit contra Prohibitionem nostram exercere visitationis officium praesumpserunt quendam Willielmum de Lewes eidem Capellae in hiis quae ad Decani officium pertinent praeficiendo ut locum in ea teneat praesidentis Aliaque diversa statuta et ordinationes authoritate praefati Archiepiscopi ibidem condendo in nostri et Coronae ac Regiae dignitatis nostrae praejudicium et contemptum ac exhaeredationis periculum manifestum Nos igitur non valentes tantam insolentiam tamque enormes injurias aliqualiter tolerare Vobis mandamus firmiter injungentes quod ad locum praedictum personaliter accedentes super praemissis et cunctis circumstantiis eorundem inquiratis diligentius veritatem Et si vobis constiterit praefatum Willielmum de Lewes Decani officium sicut praedicitur admisisse et e●dem in memorata Capella nostra incumbere tunc ab ipsis officio et Capella sine dilatione amoventes eidem praeficiatis aliquem alium nomine nostro qui locum Decani t●n●re possit ibidem donec per nos aliud inde fuerit ordinatum certiorantes nos in proximo Parliamento nostro distincte et aperte de hiis quae inveneritis in praemissis et quolibet praemissorum Teste Rege apud Westm 8 die Novembris Et mandatum est Canonicis Capellae praedictae quod praefato Roberto in omnibus quae statum et libertatem Capellae praedictae qualitercunque contingunt intendentes sint et respondentes ipsumque super praemissis viis et modis quibus poterunt informent Teste ut supra The Bishop of Winton having demolished an Old Chapel dedicated to St. Stephen and founded a New one in the same place to the honour of St. Elizabeth daughter to the King of Hungary and annexed a certain Meadow thereunto for the maintenance of a Chapel and Chantry Priests the King by his Sovereign Ecclesiastical power for augmentation of God's service and worship confirmed it by this his Royal Patent REX omnibus ad quos etc. salutem Sciatis quod cum bonae memoriae J. quondam Winton Episcopus jam defunctus ad honorem Sanctae & individuae Pat. 33 E. 1. m. 12. intus Pro Episcopo Winton de nova Cape●la fundata Trinitatis ac gloriosae Virginis Mariae & omnium Sanctorum & praecip●ae in honore Sanctae Elizabethae quondam filiae Regis Hungariae fundaverit dum viverit quandam novam Capellam in prato quod fuit ejusdem Episcopi ante portam Castri de Wolvesey quod pratum Sancti Stephani nominatur pratumque praedictum quod sex acras in se dicitur continere cum situ ejusdem Capellae ac etiam quandam Capellam Sancti Stephani in prato praedicto antiquitus situatam dederit annexerit & concesserit pro se & successoribus suis Episcopis Wynton praenominatae Capellae Sanctae Elizabeth sic de novo fundatae & Johanni de Wenefred Capellano nunc praeposito ejussdem Capellae ac Capellanis Clericis & aliis Ministris in eadem Capella Sanctae Elizabeth servientibus Habendum & tenendum eisdem Praeposito Capellanis Clericis & Ministris & eorum successoribus in praedicta Capella Sanctae Elizabethae Deo servituris imperpetuum Nos factum et intentionem ejusdem Episcopi in hac parte pro augmentatione cultus divini habentes specialiter commendata fundacionem deputacionem annectionem ex concessionem praedictam ratas habentes et gratas eas pro nobis et haeredibus nostris quantum in nobis est concedimus et confirmamus sicut scriptum praefati Episcopi super hoc confectum rationabiliter testatur Statuto nostro de terris & tenementis ad manum mortuam non ponendis edito non obstante In cujus etc. Teste Rege apud Westm 28 die Martii Per petitionem de Consilio No sooner was Pope Clement elected and enthroned in France but under his specious pretexts of settling a firm peace between the Crowns of England & France he began to exercise his new rapines and Papal usurpations in England by complying with King Edward in granting him a two years' Disme from his Clergy for his own use though pretended for the aid of the Holy Land that himself might more easily exact the First-fruits of vacant Ecclesiastical benefices to fill his own Coffers though out of his Dominions which occasioned these memorable Satirical verses to be made of him and the King this year a Mat. Westm Anno 1305. p. 456 457. Tho. Walsingham Ypodigma Neustriae p. 96 97. Mat. Parker Antiqu. Eccles. Brit. p. 218. Ecclesiae navis titubat Regni quia clavis Errat Rex Papa facti sunt unica Caepa Hoc faciunt do des Pilatus hic alter Herodes Illo quoque tempore Papa Clemens concessit Regi Angliae who had presented him with a Royal costly present of Gold plate for his Chamber & Tables per biennium Decimas Ecclesiasticorum proventuum pro negotiis Terrae Sancta sed in usus alios expendebantur videns insatiabilem quorundam Episcoporum Angliae avaritiam importune postulantium primas vacantes Ecclesias per annum in suis Diocesibus sibi concedi advertensque quia quod postulat inferior potest et superior appropriavit sibi ipsi per biennium omnes proventus de primo vacantibus Ecclesiis in Anglia videlicet de primo anno primos fructus tam de Episcopatibus Abbatiis Prioratibus Praebendis Rectoriis et Vicariis quam de caeteris minutis beneficiis Which Thomas Walsingham thus varieth Dominus vero Papa attendens quod charitas incipit a seipsa primus fructus per Angliam sibi reservavit etc. This is the first precedent of any Pope's reserving or exacting Annates or First-fruits of all Ecclesiastical Dignities Promotions and Benefices throughout England extant in our Histories which though reserved but for two years by this Pope at first grew afterwards into custom by degrees both in England and elsewhere though strenuously opposed and frequently prohibited and declaimed against as a most intolle●ble grievance mischief oppression abuse diminishing God's service worship damning men's souls and destroying Churches as those who please may read at large in Nicholaus de Clemangiis his learned Treatise De Annatibus non solvendis Operum Lugduni Bat. An. 1593. p. 82. to 106. Ranulphus C●strensis Polychronicon l. 7 c. 42. Platina in vita Gregorii 9 Polydorus Virgilius de Inventoribus Rerum l. 8. c. 2. Carolus Molinaeus contra Parvas datus & abusus Paparum Laurentius Boch●llus Decreta Ecclesiae Gallicanae l. 4. cap. 10. p. 650 663 670 671 674. lib. 7. Tit. 19 De Annatis p. 1195 to 1139 & Henrici Spelmanni Glossarium Tit. Annates & de eorum Origine & usu As this Pope thus introduced these First-fruits into England to the extraordinary prejudice of the Church and scandal of Religion so he likewise frequently sent abroad his Bulls of Provisions for Ecclesiastical benefices and promotions therein for his Favourites and Clerks which were then void or should afterwards fall void by death or otherwise Witness his Provision to Elyas Joneston of any benefice then void or which should fall void within the Diocese of Coventry and Litchfield belonging to the Archbishop of Dublin whom he consecrated the execution whereof he committed to the Bishop of that Diocese and to Philip Martell and another as appears by the original Bull itself and two Instruments in Parchment I found in the White Tower reciting this Pope's Bull in the first year of his Papacy and their proceedings thereupon REverendo in Christo Patri Domino Dei gratia Dublinensi Archiepiscopo In Turri London Anno 33 E 1. vel vices suas gerenti in quibuscunque locis Coventrens & Litchfelden Dioc. ad ipsum Archiepiscopum quoquomodo spectantibus ac venerabilibus viris & discretis Decanis & Capitulis omnibusque & singulis Canonicis Ecclesiarum Collegiatarum ac aliis quibuscunque personatus dignitates administrationes vel officia per ipsum Archiepiscopum vel nomine suo habentibus seu tenentibus in eisdem quae eidem Archiepiscopo mediatè vel immediatè subesle noscantur Philippus Martell Ecclesiae Cicestren Canonicus Venerabilis Patris Domini W. Dei gratiâ Coventrens & Litchfelden Episcopi Executoris super provisione et gratia per Sanctissimum Patrem nostrum Dominum Clementem Divina providentia Papam quintum Elie de Joneston pauperi Clerico dicti Cou. et Lichf Didc faciendis una cum discreto viro Magistro Galfrido Glaston Ecclesiae Lichf Canonico conjunctim et divisim Commissar speciales salutem et mandatis Apostolicis firmiter obedire Ad vestram volumus notitiam pervenire quod Elias de Joneston praedictas in nostri praesentia constitutus sub Anno ab incarnatione Domini 1306. 15 Kalend. Maii Indictione quarta Pontificatus Sanctissimi Patris nostri Domini Clementis praedicti Anno primo quasdam literas Apostolicas more Cur. Romanae vere bullatas unà cum Commissione dicti Episcopi in provisionis principal nobis praesentavit & tradidit quas sicut decuit accepimus reverenter ac sic receptis & per nos inspecturis eas in publicum legi fecimus per Magistrum Johannem de Spaldewyke Notarium Publicum quarum tenor talis est Clemens Episcopus Servus servorum Dei Venerabili fratri Episcopo Coventr salutem & Apostolicam benedictionem Constitutus in praesentia nostra dilectus filius Elyas de Joneston pauper Clericus tuus Dioc. vestrae nobis humiliter supplicavit ut cum ipse sicut osserit nullum sit Ecclesiasticum beneficium assecutus provideri sibi de benignirate Apostolica mandaremus Quia igitur illi sunt in Ecclesiastica beneficia promovendi quibus mores & scientia suffragantur Cum idem Clericus quem per dilectos filios Magistres Ounfridum de Trebis Decanum Melden & Alanum Venatoris Scholasticum Andegaven Ecclesiarum ac fratrem Arnaldum Fradeli Ordinis Praedicatorum Capellanos nostros Examinatores super hoc deputati à nobis de literatura examinari fecimus diligenter inventus sit ille convenienter ydoneus ad Ecclesiasticum beneficium obtinend Nos de vita & conversatione ipsius Clerici notitiam non habentes fraternitati tuae per Apostolica scripta mandamus quatinus de hiis solerter inquirens si eum vitae laudabilis & honestae conversationis esse reperiatis et aliud Ecclesiasticum beneficium non obtineat nec alias scripsimus pro eodem et aliud quod Canonicum non obsistat ei de aliquo Ecclesiastico beneficio secundum suae probitatis merita competenti cum cura vel sine cura consueto ab olim Clericis secularibus assignari spectante in Civitate vel Dioc. Coventr ad collationem vel provisionem Venerabilis fratris nostri Archiepiscopi Dublin si quod in eisdem Civitate vel Dioc. Coventr vacat ad praesens vel quamprimum ad id obtulerit se facultas dummodo pro alio in consimili forma non scripsimus super conferendo sibi beneficio ad praedictum Archiepiscopum in dictis Civitate vel Dioc. Coventr pertinente per te vel per alium seu alios providere procures inducens eum in corporalem possessionem ejusdem beneficii et defendens inductum ac faciens ipsum ad illud si in Ecclesia Collegiata secundum distinctionem nostram inferius anotatam extiterit postovam de ipso vacante sibi provisum fuerit in Canonicum recepi et in fratrem non obstante si sorte nos in alia au● praedecessor nostri Rom. Pontifices in quacunque sorma de beneficiis ad praedicti Archiepiscopi in dictis Civitate vel Dioc. Coventren collationem vel provisionem spectantibus fecerimus aut mandaverimus aliis quicunque fuerunt quibus nul●um per hoc generari volun us praejudicium provideri dummedo non plures quam duc authoritate Literarum corundem praedecessorum beneficia rati●ne hujusmodi pa●perum Provisionis expectamus Aut si eidem Archiepiscopo vel perso●is ipsius Ecclesiae in qua sibi provideri contigerit a sede Apostolica sit indultum quod ad receptionem vel provistonem alicujus non teneantur quodque ad id compelli aut quod interdici suspendi vel excommunicari non possint vel quod de beneficiis ad eorum collationem vel praesentationem spectantibus non possit aliquibus provideri per literas Apostolicas non facientes plenam et expressam de indulto hujusmodi mentionem sine qualivet alia praefatae sedis indulgentia cujuscunque tenoris existat per quam effectus praesentium impediri valeat vel differri et de qua in nostris literis mentionem fieri oporteat specialem Contradictores authoritate nostra appellatione postposita compescendo Ita tamen quod idem Clericus pront requiret onus beneficii de quo ei provisum fuerit ad ordines se faciat statis temporibus promoveri et * Omitted in most other Provisions personaliter resideat in eodem Aliequin hujusmodi gratia et ejus effectus se ipsa nullius penitus ●it momenti mandatum nostrum in hac parte taliter impleturus quod in eo impendisse lauderis misericordiam pauperi et obedientiam mandatori Volumus autem quod omnes aliae literae a sede praedicta vel ejus Legatis seu quibusiibet aliis obtentae necnon provisiones et obligationes a quibuscunque personis factae super ipsius Cleriti provisione sint invalidae omnique careant firmitate Caeterum districtius inh●bemus ●e praefato Clerico authoritate praesentium in Cathedrali aliquatenus provideatur Ecclesia vel de cujuslibet Ecclesiae Collegiatae Praebenda cujus redditus & proventus annui vig●nti quinque Marc. sterlingorum summam sive de aliqua Parochiali Ecclesia vel ●liquo Ecclesiastico beneficia curam animarum habente cujus redditus & proventus quadragiuta Marcarum cjusoem monetae annuam quantitatem excedant Nos enim irritum discesnimus et inane si quid contra hanc nostram inhibitionem con●gerit attemptari Valorem autem annuum hujusmodi reddituum proventnum ●eclaramus et haberi volumus extimatum prout de illis secundum taxationem v●l alias pro decima est amplius persolutum Nostrae tamen intentionis existit quod de Ecclesiis Praebendis & beneficiis hujusmodi si minoris quam ut praedicitar valoris extit●rint possit volentibus provideri quodcunque in Ecclesiis Collegiati● in quibus authoritate Apostolica plures quam unus expectant hujusmodi provisso non procedat Provisions being then grown so frequent that there were two or three granted in possession and reversion to most Prebendaries Benefices and Preferments though of small as well as of greater values Dat. Lugduni Idus Januarii Pontificatus nostri anno primo W. Permissione divina Coventr & Litchf Episcopus Executor super provisione & gratia Ibidem per Sanctissimum Patrem nostrum Dominum Clementem Papam 5. Elyae de Joneston pauperi Clerico nostrae Dioc. faciend dilectis nobis in Christo Magistris Philippo Martel Cicestren & Galfrido de Glastoa Litchf Ecclesiarum Canonicis salutem et mandatis Apostolicis firmiter obedire Ad inquirendum de vita & conversatione praedicti Clerici et ad providendum eidem de beneficio Ecclesiastico secundum suae probitatis merita competenti ad collationem vel provisionem venerabilis patris Domini Archiepiscopi Dublin spectante si quod in nostra Dioc. vacat ad praesens vel quamprimum ad hoc contulerit se facultas juxta mandatum Apostolicum quod pro ipso recepimus & vobis inspiciend mittimus per eundem vices nostras vobis conjunctim & divisim committimus per praesentes cum cohercionis canonicae potestate quousque eas duximus revocandas Dat. Paris die Dominica in Passione Domini Anno ejusdem 1305. & Consecrationis nostrae decimo Qui quidem Elyas post hujusmodi literarum Apostolicarum & Commissionis praesentationem receptionem lecturam nobis hum●liter supplicavit ut nos ad executionem dictae provisionis sibi faciendae juxta formam mandati Apostolici supradicti procederemus Nos igitur supradictus Philippus volentes ut tenemur hujusmodi mandatum Apostolicum exequi reverenter habita super vita & conversatione dicti Elyae & super caeteris Articulis in hujusmodi literis Apostolicis contentis per viros fidedignos & honestos inter quos à diu conversatus extiterat inquisitione diligenti per quam nobis constabat dictum Elyam super vitae & conversationis honestate aliisque probitatis meritis multipliciter commendari nichilque sibi de praedictis Articulis obviare quominus hujus provisionis et gratiae capax debeat reputari beneficium Ecclesiasticum competens cum Cura vel sine Cura nulli alu de jure debitum consuetum ab olim Clericis secularibus assignari ei etiamsi Ecclesiae Collegiatae Praebenda cujus fructus & proventus annui viginti quinque Marcarum sterlingorum summa seu Ecclesia Parochialis existit cujus fructus proventus quadraginta Marcarum ejusdem monetae prout de illis secundum taxationem vel aliàs pro decima est amplius persolutum annuam quantitatem non excedant spectans in Civitate vel Dioc. Coventren ad collationem vel provisionem vestram Dom. Archiepisc Dublin predict si quod in eisdem Civitate vel Dioc. vacat ad praesens seu quamprimum ad hoc obtulerit se facultas ex nunc collationi & provisioni dicti Episcopi Executor in hac parte ut praemittitur principal nostro & Commissar nostri predict vel alterius cujuscunque ad Executoris Commissar authoritate Domini Papae qua fungimur in hac parte praedictae Elyae conferend reservamus Et si aliqua Praebenda aestimationis supradicta vel etiam minoris in aliqua Ecclesia Collegiata Dioc. supradict spectans ut praemittitur ad Collationem seu Provisionem vestram vacat ad praesens quam dictus Elyas per se vel per Procuratorem suum ad hoc specialiter constitutum postquam sibi vel suo Procuratori pro eo de hujusmodi Praebendae vacatione constiterit infra unius mensis spacium duxerit acceptand ipsam dicto Elyae conferimus sibi de dicta Praebenda tenore praesentium providentes ac vos Archiepiscopum praedictum Decanum & Capitulum omnes & singulos Praelatos & Canonicos Ecclesiae Collegiatae hujusmodi in qua Praebenda sit ut praemittitur reserva●a vacare dinoscitur ac alios quoscunque personatus dignitates administrationes vel officia per vos aut nomine vestro habentes seu tenentes aut Vices vestras gerentes in eadem qui vobis Archiepiscopo ut praemittitur mediatè vel immediatè subesse noscantur monemus communiter & divisim ac vobis & singulis vestrum ac eorundem nichilominus authoritate praedicta cum reverentia tamen qua decet districte praecipiendo mandamus quatinus dictum Elyam vel Procuratorem suum ejus nomine in Ecclesia Collegiata hujusmodi juxta literarum Apostolicarum praedictarum tenorem prout ad vos & quemlibet vestrum ac eorundem communiter vel divisim pertinet infra sex dies quorum duos pro primo duos pro secundo ac duos vobis & singulis vestrum ac eorundem pro certo termino & peremptorio assignavimus recipiatis in Canonicum & in Fratrem eidem stallum in Choro & locum in Capitulo sicut Canonico Ecclesiae Collegiatae hujusmodi assignantes & in corporalem possessionem Canonicatus & Praebendae praedictorum à tempore acceptationis hujusmodi secundum formam praemissam factae continuè numerandos sine difficultate qualibet quantum ad vos & singulos vestrum ac eorundem pertinet inducatis & inducant admittenda ipsum liberè ad eosdem sibi vel Procuratori suo ejus nomine plenè & integrè de Praebendae seu Canonicatus hujusmodi fructibus juribus & obventionibus universis respondeatis & respondeant ac ab aliis quatenus ad vos & singulos vestrum ac eorundem pertinet faciatis & faciant integrè responderi Inhibentes interdicentes vobis Domino Archiepiscopo praedicto & singulis vestrum ac eorundem authoritate Apostolica praedicta ne hujusmodi Praebendam sic ut praemittitur reservatam vel aliquod jus pertinens ad eandem alicui alii ante acceptationem dictae Elyae vel Procuratoris suae conferre vel assignare curetis aut curent permittatis aut permittant quantum in vobis & ipsis fuerit assignari per alium vel conferri nec etiam ad mittatis aut admittant aliquem ad eandem si enim vos ipsum liberè ut praemittitur non admiseritis vel impedimentum praestiteritis in praedictis publicè vel occultè nos vobis Archiepiscopo in hiis scriptis ingressum Ecclesiae interdicimus & in singulis suprascriptis contradictores & rebels qui reservationi collationi & inhibitioni hujusmodi quoquomodo indebitè se opponant vel qui impedimentum praestabunt quominus praedicta collatio seu provisio suum expedite sortiatur effectum in hiis scriptis Excommunicationis sententiam promulgamus Monemus insuper in generali prout possimus omnes & singulos ne admissionem ipsius Elyae maliciosè differrant vel admissioni suae impedimentum praestent publice vel occulte seu contradictores aut rebelles existant seu praefatam Praebendam alii conferant vel quoquomodo assignaverant Alioquin dantes et recipientes Praebendam hujusmodi seu dari vel per alium recipi procurantes seu praestantes consilium auxilium vel favorem publice vel occulte cujuscunque praeeminentiae authoritatis ordinis vel conditionis aut status ex●iterint excepta Pontificali dignitate nisi infra sex dies a tempore scientiae poenituerint in hiis scriptis ex nunc prout ex tunc Excommunicationis sententiam promulgamus ac Ecclesiam Collegiatam hujusmodi et Capitulum ejusdem durante hujusmodi contumacia seu contemptu quatenus statum vestrum et subditorum vestrorum eisdem conspiciunt Ecclesiastico supponimus interdicto Et si contingat vos vel aliquem vestrum aut quamcunque aliam personam hujusmodi sententias incurrere quoquo modo per manifestam resistentiam vel occultam Nolumus per alium quam per nos aut superiores nostros eas relaxari vel quomodolibet amoveri decernentes exnunc irritum et inane si super hujusmodi Ecclesiastico beneficio sicut praemittitur reservato secus a quoquam quavis authoritate quomodolibet contigerit attemptari Ad haec si aliquod Ecclesiasticum beneficium Curam habens Animarum si Ecclesia Parochialis existat aestimationis supradictae vel etiam minoris per nos sic ut praemittitur reservatum vacat ad praesens quod dictus Elyas secundum formam in Praebendis superius annotatam duxerit acceptandum hujusmodi monitiones inhibitiones mandata interdicta & decreta ad vos Archiepiscopum & alios quoscunque quatinus vos & singulos eorundem ex natura & qualitate beneficii supr●dicti contingere poterunt extendi volumus & mandamus et in summa hoc est nostrae voluntatis studium ut secundum mandatum Apostolicum supradictum idem Elyas hujusmodi Ecclesiasticum beneficium nulli alii de jure debitum ut supradictum est cum omni juris plenitudine assequatur ac vobis Archiepiscopo vel vices vestras gerenti in quibuscunque locis Coventr & Lichf Dioc. ad vos Archiepiscopum quoquomodo spectantibus ac Venerabilibus viris & discretis Decanis & Capitulis omnibusque & singulis Canonicis Ecclesiarum Collegiatarum ac aliis quibuscunque personatus dignitates administrationes vel officia per vos Archiepiscopum vel nomine vestro habentibus seu tenentibus in eisdem quae vobis Archiepiscopo mediatè vel immediatè subesse noscuntur ubi Domicilium habere & Vicar in absentia vestra solito dimittere & vulgariter nuncupamini & aliis ac alibi per quos & unde ad vestri notitiam citius poterunt pervenire hujusmodi noster processus noti●●cetur ac etiam puplicetur quodque per hujusmodi nostrum processum denunciationem seu publicationem ejusdem personis & locis quibuscunque faciend viris Excellent●ssimi Principis E. Regis Angliae illustris in nullo derogetur Per hujusmodi autem nostrum processum nolumus nec intendimus in hac parte praefato nostro Commissario derogare quominus possit in hujusmodi provisionis negotio procedere servato hoc nostro processu prout fibi videbitur expedire Praesens autem Instrumentum apud dictum Elyam vel suam Procuratorem volumus remanere non per vos vel alium quemlibet extraneum detineri immò si aliquis per vim vel contra voluntatem praefatae Elyae seu sui Procuratoris illud detinere praesumpserit excommunicationis sententiam quam in hiis scriptis ferimus ipso facto incurrant Mandamus insuper dictae Elyae vel suo Procuratori quod vobis Copiam faciat de praedictis si eam petieritis vel habere volueritis Ita quod facta vobis Copia omnia & singula Instrumenta & Literas reddatis eidem vel suo Procuratori sine difficultate qualibet Copia si placuerit habita & retenta In quorum omnium testimonium & certitudinem pleniorem praesens Instrumentum hujusmodi processum continens per Magistrum Johannem de Spaldewyke Notarium Publicum publicavi signoque & nomine suo consuetis signari mandamus Ego Johannes de Spaldewyck Lincoln Dioc. Dignitat Almae Vrbis Romanae authoritate publicus Notarius praemissam executionem in Ecclesia Sancti Pauli London Anno ab Incarnatione Domini 1306. 15 Kalend. Maii Indictione quarta unà cum Magistris Johanne de Okelee Jur. Civil Professor Galfrido de Ston Cur. Cant. Advocato & Willielmo Fleming Testibus ad praemissa vocatis per Magistrum Philippum Martell Executorem praedictum fieri vidi ipsamque examinat & correct sextodecimo Kal. Augusti Anno & Indictione praedictis apud Berkings in praesentia mei Notarii suprascripti & Johannis Mallmeynes & Henrici Mallmeyns testium ad praemissa vocatorum & rogatorum forma qua praemittitur & ad publicand per me Notarium demandatur Ideo me testem subscripsi praesens quod Instrumentum per manum Johannis de Dunton conscriptum signo meo & nomine consuet signavi Rogatus interlineari videlicet haec verba redditum super vicesimam quintam lineam ac eorundem super 48. lineam interlineo & approbo Ac si in directa linea fuissent I have inserted this long Instrument at large upon these 3. Accounts 1. To evidence the manifold cautions inserted into Pope's provisions for poor Clerks though honest and learned which must be confined to an Archbishops living in one Diocese of small value and those not formerly granted to any others and they bound to personal residence thereon when as others that were rich and more able to pay great sums for them were not so limited nor clogged with so many cautions 2ly To manifest how many Bulls Instruments under the hands of public Notaries these poor Clerks must procure with vast follieitation travel and expense before they could obtain the least probable hopes of enjoying any small prebend or benefice by Pope's Bulls and yet not enjoy actual possession of them in conclusion 3ly The multiplicity of Pope's provisions in that age to every small inconsiderable as well as great prebendary or benefice granted by them in poffession or expectance to several persons by sundry Bulls at once contradicting repealing each others by Non obstantes engendering infinite Suits Appeals in the Pope's Courts for filthy lucre to the unspeakable vexation of the Patrons Provisors and other competitors and neglect of the people's souls during such contests concerning them of which avaricious ambitious Popes and their officers had not the least regard though frequently suggested as the principal ground of their detestable provisions I found this Appeal to the See Apostolic this year in a Bundle of Writs and Letters in the White Tower from the Archbishop of Canterbury's Commissaries sentence of Excommunication against Sir Richard de Wylonds Knight for laying violent hands upon William de Dagepet a Freer and Albert de Langedon as unjust IN Nomine Domini Amen Anno ejusdem ab Incarnatione 1305. Indictione Bundela Petitionum & Brevium in Turri London An 33 E. 1 tertia Die Sabbati viz. 11 Kal. Junii constitutus personaliter coram discreto viro Magistro de Morcestre venerabilis patris Domini R. Dei gratia Cantuariensis Archiepiscopi totius Angliae Primatis Commissario seu causarum Curiae ejusdem Patris Auditore Generali in Ecclesia Paroch●ali de Lamhuth Wynton Diocaesis qui alias sententiam contra Dominum de Wylonds Militem & pro Alberto inscripto tulerat diffinitivam in hac parte Magister Stephanus Bygod Clericus dicti Militis Procurator quandam Appellationem in scriptis redactam interposuit & legit sub tenore qui sequitur In Dei Nomine Amen Quia vos Magister Ricarde de Morecestr Venerabilis Patris Domini R. Dei gratia Cantuariensis Archiepiscopi totius Angliae Primatis Commissarius seu causarum Curiae suae generalis Auditor in cansâ seu negotio super violenta manuum injectione quae vel quod coram vobis nuper vertebatur inter fratrem Willielmum de Dagepet & Albertum de Langedon ex parte una & Dominum R●cardum de Weylonds Militem ex altera perperam procedentes cum dies ipsis partibus fuisset ad audiendum sententiam diffinitivam seu pronunciationem finalem in hac parte praefixus vos horam debitam de tractandis causis & nigotiis anticipantes ipsumque Militem reputantes indebite contumacem sententiam pro Abbate praedicto contra dictum Militem diffinitivam tulistis tanquam ipsum in sententiam Excommunicationis majoris a Canone latam pronunciando aliqualiter incidisse Vnde Ego Procurator Militis sentiens ipsum Dominummeum & me tàm ex praemissis gravaminibus quam pronunciatione sue sententia indebitè pragravari ab eisdem pronunciatione et sententia tanquam ab iniquis judicium venerabilis Patris praedicti et in ejus defectum sedem Apostolicam in hiis scriptis appello et Apostolos instanter et instantissime peto Supponens ipsum Dominum meum et omnes sibi adhaerentes et adhaerere volentes protectioni et defensioni Sedis Apostolicae memoratae Praesentibus Magistris B. Cunoardi Roberto de Soubton & Rogero de Barwey Clericis & aliis Et Ego Willielmus de Maldon London Dioc. publicus Apostolica & Imperiali Authoritate Notarius praemissis interfui eaque scripsi & publicavi rogatus I find another Appeal in the same Bundle brought by the Vicar of Great Burstede within the Diocese of London from a sentence of Excommunication unjustly denounced against him by the Commissary General of the Bishop elect of London and his Official certified into the Chancery and there examined against which he there prayed and received relief wherein the form of cause and proceedings in Appeals and the arbitrary and unjust proceedings in Ecclesiastical Courts used in that age are fully evidenced EXaminatio facta per Magestros J. de Cadomo & R. de Gloucestr Examinatores per Dominum W. de Hamelton Cancellarium Domini nestri Regis datos Bundela Brevium &c An. 33 & 34 E. 1. In Turri London super cognitione Appellationis per Dominum Richardum perpetuum Vicarium de Burstede magna London Diocaesis interpositae a sententia Excommunicationis majoris in ipsum per Magistrum W. de Halsted Commissarium generalem Magistri Ricardi de Neuport tunc electi & confirmati London Vicarii et Offic. prolatae Vnde praedictus Vicarius de Burstede magna quoddam Instrumentum publicum protulit sub hac forma In Dei Nomine Amen per praesens publicum Instrumentum omnibus appareat evidenter quod Anno Domini ab Incarnatione ejusdem 1305 Indictione 3 17 Kal. Augusti in praesentia mei Notarii infrascripti per testimonium infrascriptorum Henrici de Norwyco Walteri de Colcestr & Johannis de eadem Monachi comparentibus coram Magistro Ricardo de Neuport Domini Electi & confirmati London Vicario & Officiali ut asserebatur in Ecclesia S. Pauli London pro Judice sedente Thoma de Langestok Procuratore Roberti de Burton Vicarii the Ging Montaneye London Diocesis ex parte una & Ricardo perpetuo Vicario de Burstede magna praedictae Diocesis ex altera lectisque Articulis contra dictum Vicarium de Burstede tam ex officio quam ad promotionem praedicti Vicarii de Gynges objectis ex parte praedicti Vicarii de Burstede quaedam exceptio recusationis provocationis et appellationis prius ab eodem Officiario interpositarum contra Officialem praedictum fuerant in scriptis propositae quas idem Vicarius de Burstede admitti petiit cum effectu offerens se eas congruis loco et tempore legitime probaturum dictus Magister Ricardus de Neuport Officialis memoratus recessit a Consistorio et causam illam Magistro Willielmo de Halstede Commissario suo generali ibidem pro tribunali sedenti oretenus commisit et praecepit eidem Magistro Willielmo quod celeriter procederet in eadem causa Idem vero Magister Willielmus Commissarius praedictus praedictas exceptiones recusationis provocationis et appellationis in scriptis prius coram Domino Officiali ut praemittitur propositas statim nulla super eisdem habita discussione per decretum rejecit propter quod idem Vicarius ab hujusmodi decreto statim in praesentia dicti Magistri Willielmi sedem Apostolicam et pro tuitione Curiae Cantuarien appellavit et Apostolos peciit Eisdem Anno & Indictione 14 Kal. Augusti in praesentia mei Notari infrascripti & testium subscriptorum Ricardus Vicarius Ecclesiae de Burstede praedictae in Ecclesia S. Paul's London praedicta coram Magistro Willielmo de Halstede praenotato personaliter constitutus quandam Appellationem in scriptis redactam eidem Magistro Willielmo Commissario praedicto tradidit et notificavit sub eo qui sequitur tenore In Dei Nomine Amen Licet ego Richardus perpetuus Vicarius Ecclesiae de magna Burstede London Diocesis in causa seu negotio per Officialem London authoritate Ordinadinarii procedentem super irregularitatis nota et aliis excessibus mihi minus veraciter impositis ad promotionem Roberti de Burton Vicar de Gynges Monteneye nuper mota seu moto in etuens ex quibusdam comminationibus mihi per dictum Officialem qui alias super eisdem excessibus mihi gravis et injuriosus extiterat de me gravando ut videbatur factis necnon ex aliis verisimilibus causis et probabilibus conjecturis mihi per dictum Officialem praejudicium posse generari in futurum ne per eundem Officialem seu alium quemcunque ipsius nomine vice authoritate vel mandato quicquam in mei praejudicium attemptaretur seu fieret quoquo modo ad sedem Apostolicam et protuitione Curiae Cantuariae legitime appellassem auc provocassem sentiensque postea me per vos Magistrum Willielmum de Halstede Domini Officialis praedicti ut dicitur Commissarium ex eo indebite praegravari quod dicta provocatione et appellatione de qua vobis sufficienter innotuit non obstante Exceptiones quasdam efficaces contra articulum mihi per dictum Officialem in dicta causa s●u negotio porrectum partemque promoventem eundem ac contra officium dicti Domini Officialis in hac parte congruis loco et tempore in forma ●●ris propositas quas etiam me obtuli in forma juris probaturum nulla super eisdem habita discussione praepropere ac ex abrupto rejecistis injuste per decretum dictas Sedem et Curiam legitime appellassem Vos tamen Magister Willielmo de Halstede praedictis provocatione et appellatione de quibus vobis sufficienter innotuit non obstantibus in me Vicarium de Burstede praedictum non legitime monitum non convictum non confessum nec per contumaciam absentem absque causa rationabili ea occasione majoris Excommunicationis sententiam sulminastis meque sic excommunicatum esse publicum nunciare fecistis in mei praejudicium non modicum et gravamen Unde ego Richardus Vicarius de Burstede sentiens me ex hiis et eorum quolibet per vos indebite praegravari praedictas Sedem et Curiam iterato ut prius in hiis scriptis appello et Apostolos instanter instantius et instantissime peto Supponens me et omnia Bona mea protectioni et defensioni Sedis et Curiae praedictarum Acta sunt haec quae supradixi Anno Indictione diebus & loco supradictis Praesentibus Magistro Waltero de Colecestr Henrico de Norwico & Adam de Skyfton Clericis testibus ad praemissa rogatis Et ego Philippus de London Clericus sacri Romani Authoritate imperiali publicus & authenticus Notarius omnibus praesentibus interfui ea vidi & audivi & ut supra leguntur scripsi & in publicam formam redegi meoque Signo consueto signavi rogatus Et in supplementum eorum quae in suprascripto Instrumento continebantur testes subscriptos produxit frater Johannes de Colecestr Monachus de Stratford Ordinis Cicestren Ricardus de Perstede & Philippus de London testes jurati & examinati dicunt in virtute Juramenti ab eisdem praestiti quod Dominus Richardus Vicar de Burstede magn London Diocesis coram discreto viro Magistro Willielmo de Haelstede Commissar tunc electi & confirmati Ecclesiae London Vicarii & Offic. quandam Exceptionem recusationis de suspecto 17. Kal. Aug. Anno Domini 1305 in Ecclesia S. Pauli London propositi contra eundem in causa quae vertitur inter eundem actorem ex parte una & Dominum Robertum Vicarium the Ging Monteneye reum ex altera super Decimis quibusdam minutis quam quidem Exceptionem praedidictus Commissarius statim rejecit à cujus rejectionis gravamine dictus Vicar de Burstede statim oretenus ad Sedem Apostolicam appellavit Dicunt etiam quod mox eodem die praefatus Commissarius post dictas rejectionem et appellationem praedictum Vicarium excommunicavit Et subsequenter die Lunae proximo sequenti eodem anno videlicet 14 Kal. Augusti tam a dicto gravamine quam ab hujusmodi Excommunicationis majoris sententia appellavit in scriptis in praesentia Commissarii supradicti et Apostolos periit av eodem ut dicunt quae autem Appellatio per Instrumentum publicum memoratum super hoc confectum et exhibitum per eundem evidenter apparet Vnde sibi remedium in casu hujusmodi consuetum per Curiam suit adhibitum et concessum Ista Scedula liberata fuit in Canc. per manus praefati Magistri de Cadomo die Veneris post prandium in Quindena Nativitatis S. Johannis Baptistae Anno etc. 34. William de Testa Pope Clement's Nuncio by his usurped authority commanding all Priests and Parsons of Holy Church within the Province of Canterbury solemnly to publish in their Churches that no man nor Tenant should be attendant or pay any rents debts duty or buy or sell any thing to Frere Theobald as Guardian of the Manors and Temporalties of the Abbey of Beckherlewyn of the Advouson of the King and other Temporal Lords he thereupon procured the King's Prohibition to him not to intermeddle with any Layfee belonging to the said Abbey Notwithstanding which the Nuncio in contempt of the said Prohibition against the King's Crown and Dignity caused him to be publicly excommunicated in the Court of Canterbury and the Arches together with the Proctor Advocate and Bailiff of the said Abbey with all other persons in general who should any way aid or assist him upon complaint whereof to the King and his Council by Petition they ordered an Attachment to be issued against the Nuncio to appear before the King at a day certain as this Petition and the endorsement inform us A Nostre Seignour le Roy e a son Conseil monster frere Thebaud de Camb●rmer Bundela Petitionum etc. An. 33 & 34 E 1. in Turri London garden des manners & des biens temporalls le Abbe de Beckherlewyn en Engleterre e Attorne general le dit Abbe par les lettres nostre Seigneur le Roy patentes e prie remedie de ceo qe come Mestre Williame Testa Exeketour des bosoignes nostre Seigneur le Pape eit generalment manned e comande a touse Prestres et persones de seinte Eglise de la Province de Canterbir qe eus solempnement facent denuncier e defendre en lur Eglises qe nul homme al dit Thebaud ne seit entendant ne responant de nules choses que touchent les manners ne possessions temporals deal dit Abbe en Engleterre ne qe nul tenant ne  pay rents ne autre service ne lie face ne nule chose de ly ne achate ne nule debt a  ne rend ne pur gardein des temporaltez al dit Abbe en Engleterre ne lie tiegne E sur ceo l'avantdite Meistre Williame puis la Prohibition nostre Seigneur le Roi a lie liveree e par  reseve lewe e entendue en quele so conteneu qe lavantdit Meistre Williame ne se entremeist deal lay-see le dit Abbe de Beck en Engleterre e furent les manners del dit Abbe especialment motez en la dite Prohibition lavantdit Mestre Williame Testa le Vendredi en la Veille de saint Barnaby le Apostle a la Curt de Cantrebir en leglise nostre Dame des Arches en la Citee de Loundres solempnement publikement et especiallment escomengea lavantdit Thebaud par noun e Meistre Thomas de Hereford son Advocate e Henry de Okeburn procurator le dit Abbe e Johan de Soninghull Baillif le dit Abbe del Manier de Okeburn E puis apres en generalment saunz nuly person forsprendre escomengea touse iceus qui conseil favour ou cide priuéement ou apertement par ascune manere de art on the engine feissent a lavantdit Thebaud E pur ceo qe les manieres les autres possessions temporels all dit Abbe en Engleterre sont del Avoweson nostre Seignour le Roi e de l'almone e del don de les Ancestor's Reis de Engleterre e des Contes Barouns e autres grauntzes Signior de la Terre des quells manners les Rentes et les Issues suisdites que issint sont proprement temporels e des quels nostre le Pape ne poet ordiner ne aver Conissance sanz offense de la dignity e la Corone nostre Seigneur le Roi Prie le dit Thebaud en noun son Abbe avantdit qi● pleise a nostre Seigneur le Roy e a son Conseil suis ceo mettre remedy Dorso Sequatur in Canc. et ibi habeat Breve de Attachemento coram Rege ubicunque etc. in Crastino S. Johannis Baptistae Pro Rege The Abbot and several Monks of the Abbey de Furnays' being excommunicated and imprisoned upon a Capias Excommunicatum for detaining their Tithes from the Rector of a Parish Church bringing a Writ de Cautione admittenda to procure their liberty upon a false suggestion the Dean and Chapter of York during the vacancy made a special certificate and return therein denying they ever tendered sufficient caution in Law and therefore they refused to accept it EDwardus Dei gratia Rex Angl. etc. Dilectis nobis in Christo Decano & Capitulo Bundela Brevium de Anno 33 E 1. in Turri London Ecclesiae beati Petri Eborum Custodibus Spiritualitatis Archiepiscopatus Eborum sede vacant salutem Ex parte Abbatis de Furnays' fratris Roberti de Everyngham fratris Johannis de Annesleye fratris Michaelis Withelyp fratris Willielmi de Bensty Commonachorum praedicti Abbatis fratris Willielmi Fykehode & fratris Willielmi de Mewyth Conversorum ejusdem Domus quos ad dominationem vestram tanquam excommunicatos et claves Ecclesiae contemnentes per corpora sua secundum consuetudinem Angliae per Vic. nostrum Lancastr justiciari praecepimus donec sanctae Ecclesiae tàm de contemptu quam de injuria ei illata ab eis esset satisfactum Nobis est ostensum quod licet iidem Abbas Robertus Johannes Michael Willielmus Willielmus & Willielmus vobis frequenter optulerunt idoneam Cautionem illam ab eis admittere hactenus recusastis de quo miramur Et quia nolumus quod iidem Abbas Robertus Johannes Michael Willielmus Willielmus & Willielmus diutius in prisona contra justitiam detineantur Vobis mandamus quod accepta a praefatis Abbate Roberto Johanne Michaele Willielmo Willielmo & Willielmo Cautione praedicta ipsos Abbatem Robertum etc. à prisona qua occasione praedicta detinentur deliberari mandetis Alioquin quod nostrum est in hac parte exequamini Teste meipso apud Brustwyk 4. die Decembris Anno regni nostri 33. Consimiles etiam in hac ipsa causa fiunt literae iisdem Decano & Capitulo directae Teste Rege apud Thornton super Humbr 12 Decembr Anno ut supra To which Writs the Dean and Chapter made this Certificate and return EXcellentissimo Principi Domino suo Domino Edwardo Dei gratia Regi Angliae etc. Devoti Clerici sui Decanus & Capitulum Ecclesiae beati Petri Ebo-Eborum Custodes Spiritualitatis Archiepiscopatus Eborum sede ejusdem vacant salutem in eo cujus gratia Reges regnant Literas vestras nuper recepimus tenorem qui sequitur continentes Edwardus etc. recitatis de verbo ad verbum ambobus Brevibus supradictis Velitigitur scire vestra Dominatio reverenda quod quae ex parte dicti Abbatis de Furneys & caeterorum in Brevi vestro praedicto nominatorum vobis suggesta fuerunt & ostensa carent primordio veritatis eo quod idem Abbas & caeteri nominati nec per se nec per alium mandatum aliquod ipsorum nomine ostendentem ullam Cautionem coram nobis hactenus optulerunt Sed quidam Johannes de Lancastr & Johannes Travers se velle praestare Cautionem pro eisdem in forma superius annotata asserebant licet potestatem a praedictis Abbate et caeteris supranominatis ad hujusmodi Cautionem exponendam non haberent qui per nos instantius requisiti an per pignora vel fide jussores idoneos subire vellent Cautionem de sistendo dictos Abbatem & caeteros supranominatos in Judicio certis die et loco coram nobis in forma Juris mandato Ecclesiae parituros videlicet ad satisfaciendum Deo & Ecclesiae tàm de Contemptu quam de injuria ei illata ab cis ac etiam Domino Adae de Gayrgrave de Decimis Garbarum infra parochiam ejusdem Ecclesiae provenientium injuste detentis ab eisdem ad quarum praestationem et solutionem dicto Rectori plenarie faciendam authoritate Curiae Eborum sede plena judicialiter fuerint condempnati & quia rei judicatae non parebant majoris Excommunicationis sententia legitime innodati quam siquidem cautionem et non aliam in hoc casu idoneam reputamus expressius denegarunt dicentes se velle cavere per duos Fidejussores Laicos usque ad summam decem librarum de sistendo dictos Abbatem & caeteros praenotatos coram nobis certis die & loco per nos statuendis ad parendum mandatis Ecclesiae in forma juris videlicet ad prosequendum duntaxat appellationem ab eisdem a dicta sententia interpositam ut dicebant quam quidem Cautionem tanquam minus sufficientem absque juris offensa non potuimus nec debuimus admittere in hac parte Et hoc vestrae Magnificentiae Regiae praesentibus nostris literis sigillo Capituli nostri munitis significamus Conservet vos etc. Dat. Eborum 12 Kal. Januarii Anno gratiae 1304. The King issued this Writ to the Sheriff of Northampton to enlarge out of prison certain persons taken upon a Capias Excommunicatum upon the request and prosecution of the Archbishop of Canterbury because they had solemnly appealed from his sentence as unjust to the See Apostolic and ought not to be hindered in the prosecution thereof REX Vic. Northampton salutem Cum nuper ad requisitionem Venerabilis Patris Claus 33 E. 1. memb 2. doiso Pro Magistro & fratribus Hospialis Sancti Johannis Northampt. R. Archiepiscopi Cantuar. per literas suas patentes nobis significantis quod frater Richardus de Helmedene Magister Hospitalis Sancti Johannis Northt Fratres Nicholaus de Brerewood Johannes de Vpton Johannes de Ravensthorp Robertus Russell Robertus de Pyddington Willielmus de Throp & Philippus de Tiffeld propter manifestam contumaciam excommunicati sunt nec se volunt per Censuram Ecclesiasticam justiciari Tibi praeceperimus quod ipsos Richardum Nicholaum Johannem Johannem Robertum Robertum Willielmum & Philippum per corpora sua secundum consuetudinem Angliae justiciares donec Sanctae Ecclesiae tàm de contemptu quam de injuria ei illata ab eis esset satisfactum Et jam intellexerimus quod praedicti Richardus etc. a sententia praedicta in ipsos per praefatum Archiepiscopum illata tanquam ab iniqua ad sedem Apostolicam legitime appellarunt et appellationis negotium prosequuntur cum effectu Nolentes quod praefatis Richardo etc. per praedictum breve nostrum via praecludatur quo minus dictae appellationis negotium prosequi possent in forma juris maximè cum hujusmodi breve nostrum de gratia nostra procedat et appellantium status integer esse debeat Tibi praecepimus quod ipsos Richardum etc. praetextu brevis nostri tibi inde directi captos et in prisona nostra Northt detentos a prisona praedicta si ea occasione et non alia detineantur in eadem deliberari facias usque ad vicesimum octavum diem Aprilis proximo futur Nisi aliud interim super hoc duxerimus demandannum Teste meipso apud Stanes The King this year issued this Writ to the Guardians of the Temporalties of the Archbishopric of York speedily to pay into his Exchequer at Westminster all the rents and monies made of the Temporalties Wools and Profits thereof by a certain day to supply his Treasury REX dilectis & fidelibus suis Lamberto de Thrykingham & Johanni de Byron Claus 33 E 1. m. 12. intus De Denar portandis ad Scaccarium Custodibus suis Archiepiscopatus Ebor. sede vacant salutem Mandamus vobis firmiter injungentes quod omnibus aliis praetermissis omnes denarios quos de exitibus temporalium Archiepiscopatus praedicti viz. de firmis et lanis quam aliunde de temporalibus praedictis in promptu habetis vel citra Octabis Sanctae Trinitais proximo futur colligere poteritis et levare habeatis ad Scaccarium nostrum apud Westmonasterium in dictis Octabis ibidem in Thesaurariam nostram liberandos Et hoc nullo modo omittatis Vobis enim inde ad dictum Scaccarium nostrum debitam allocationem habere faciemus Teste Rege apud Banstede 28 die Maii. The King issued these strict Writs under his Great Seal to the Collectors of the Disms in Ireland for the speedy Collection of all arrears of the 3. years' Disms then due from the Clergy without sparing any of them granted to him by the Bull of Pope Boniface the 8. for the dispatch of his weighty affairs though at first designed to other uses which sundry refusing to pay upon several pretences and they thereupon delaying to collect he enjoined them now to levy by Excommanications Interdicts Suspensions Sequestrations of the goods of those who refused to pay and by all other ways means and also by Process out of the King's Exchequer in Ireland REX dilectis Clericis suis Magistri Willielmo de Hotham Canonico Ecclesiae Pat. 33 E 1. m. 21. pars 2. De Decima in Hibernia levanda Sancti Patricii Dublin & Guidoni de Wykio Persona Ecclesiae de Hese Collectoribus Decimae Clero Hiberniae per Dominum Bonifacium nuper Papam octavum de assensu nostro impositae per tres annos salutem Cum nuper praedictus Papa medietatem praedictae Decimae pro arduis et urgentibus nostris et regni nostri negotiis nobis liberaliter concessisset altera medietate ejusdem Decimae si idem Papa per dictum triennium vitam duceret in humanis sibi in subsidium Romanae Ecclesiae reservata & si ipsum infra dictum Triennium in fata decedere vel pacem super guerra de regno Siciliae mota reformari contingeret extunc totum residuum dictae Decimae nostris usibus similiter concessisset et voluisset integraliter applicari Et jam intellexerimus quod vos praetextu vanarum et frivolarum excusationum quarundam personarum Ecclesiasticarum praetendencium tam per mortem praedicti Domini Papae quam pro eo quod Magister Gerardus de Petoraria qui ad dictam Decimam colligendam se Procuratorem et Nuncium asseruit per sedem Apostolicam fuisse specialiter deputatum commissionem post mortem London Episcopi per ipsum & Magistr Bartholomaeum de Ferentino Canonicum Lond. Principales Collectores praedictae Decimae in Anglia & Hibernia vobis factam ut dicitur revocaverat se ad solutionem dictae Decimae non teneri levationi et collectioni ejusdem Decimae hactenus supersedistis in nostrigrave dampnum de quo miramur plurimum et movemur Cumque nuper dictus Magister Gerardus totum id quod in hac parte tàm in Anglia quam in Hibernia per ipsum fuerat aliqualiter attemptatum expressè revocaverit prout in quodam instrumento publico inde confecto quod vobis mittimus videre poteritis apertius contineri Nos advertentes dictam Decimam nobis virtute concessionis praedictae totaliter deberi hujusmodique Impositiones & omnes concessiones graciosas durante termino impositionum & concessionum illarum vim sortiri debere et effectum Vobis mandamus in fide qua nobis tenemini firmiter injungentes quod omnes Ecclesiasticas personas infra terram nostram Hiberniae constitutas nulli penitus deferendo cujuscunque status dignitatis aut conditionis existat ad solutionem totius pecuniae a retro existentis de Decima supradicta virtute commissionis per praefatos principales Collectores vobis factae per Excommunicationis Suspensionis et Interdicti sententias necnon per sequestrationem bonorum suorum Ecclesiasticorum et omnes alias vias et modis quibus melius expedire videritis compellatis Et totam pecuniam praedictam salvo & securè custodiri faciatis donec aliud à nobis inde habueritis in mandatis de nominibus non solventium dilectos & fideles nostros Johannem Wogan Justice nostrum Hyberniae & Thesaur & Barones' the Scaccario nostro Dublin reddentes distincte et aperte per vestras Patentes literas certiores ut ipsi contra sic non solventes tanquam contra honoris et commodi nostri impeditores procedant prout praedictis Justice Thes. & Baronibus per nos mandatum est plenius & injunctum In cujus etc. Teste Rege apud Cycestr 17 die Junii So rigidly were these Arrears exacted and levied by all sorts of Ecclesiastical and Temporal Censures and Process as well in Ireland as England The King likewise issued these Writs to the Archbishops and Bishops of Ireland to hasten the collection of those Arrears REX venerabili in Christo Patri R. eadem gratia Dublin Archiepiscopo salutem Cum felicis recordationis Dominus Bonifacius Papa octavus medietatem Decimae Claus 33 E 1. m. 11. dorso De Decima in Hibernia ad opus Regis levanda Cleri Angliae & Hiberniae per ipsum de assensu nostro impositae per tres annos nobis pro arduis & urgentibus nostris & regni nostri negociis liberaliter concessisset altera medietate ejusdem Decimae si idem Papa per dictum triennium vitam duceret in humanis sibi in subsidium Romanae Ecclesiae reservatâ & si ipsum infra dictum triennium in fata decedere vel pacem super guerra de regno Siciliae mota reformari contingeret extunc totum residuum dictae Decimae nostris usibus similiter concessisset & voluisset integraliter applicari Et jam intellexerimus quod Magister Willielmus de Hothum Canonicus Ecclesiae Sancti Patricii Dublin & Guido de Vikio persona Ecclesiae de Hese Collectores dictae Decimae in Hiberniae praetextu vanarum et frivolarum excusacionum quarundam personarum ecclesiasticarum praetendencium tam per mortem praedicti Domini Papae quam pro eo quod Magister Gerardus de Petotaria qui ad dictam Decimam colligendam se procuratorem & nuncium asseruit per sedem apostolicam fuisse specialiter deputatum commissionem per London Episcopum & Magistrum Bartholomaeum de Ferentino Canonicum London principales Collectores praedictae Decimae in Anglia & Hibernia eye factum ut dicitur revocaverat se ad solucionem praedictae Decimae non teneri levacioni et collectioni ejusdem Decimae hactenus supersederunt de quo miramur plurimum et movemur Cumque nuper dictus Magister Gerardus totum id quod in hac parte tàm in Anglia quam in Hibernia per ipsum fuerat aliqualiter attemptatum expressè revocaverit prout in quodam instrumento publico inde confecto quod dictis Willielmo & Guidoni misimus apercius continetur Nos advertentes dictam Decimam nobis virtute concessionis praedictae totaliter deberi hujusmodique imposiciones & omnes concessiones gratiosas durante termino imposicionum & concessionum illarum vim sortiri debere & effectum Vobis mandamus in fide & dilectione quibus nobis tenemini firmiter injungentes quod praedictis Willielmo & Guidoni vel eorum alteri quem praesentem esse contigerit in levatione et collectione Decimae supradictae per quascunque censuras Ecclesiasticas aliisque viis et modis quibus ad commodum nostrum melius expedire videbitur & prout praefati Willielmus & Guido vel eorum alter vobis scire facient vel faciet injungent vel injunget intendentes sitis & respondentes consulentes & auxiliantes Praemissa omnia Suffraganeis caeterisque vestris subditis quibuscumque districtius injungentes & haec omnia & singula sicut de vobis specialiter confidimus nostrumque commodum & honorem diligitis celeriter exequamini cum effectu ita quod vestram diligenciam in hac parte debeamus merito commendare Scire vos volentes quod si nobis constare poterit quod per vos et negligentiam vestram steterit quo minus tota pecunia de praefata Decima in Dioc. vestra debita cum celeritate levetur eandem pecuniam levari de vestris bonis temporalibus faciemus Teste ut supra Consimiles literae diriguntur Archiepiscopis & Episcopis subscriptis & similiter excepto Suffraganeis Archiepiscopo Tuamen Episcopo Midd. Episcopo Kildar Episcopo Loghlin Episcopo Ossor Episcopo Fernensi Episcopo Laoniens Episcopo Limer Episcopo Imlaghs' vel ejus vices gerenti Episcopo Comeren Episcopo Clonferten Custodi Spiritualitatis Archiepiscopatus Armaecen The premised Collectors notwithstanding the former Writs being not so diligent in collecting the Disms in Ireland as the King expected he thereupon associated 2. others to them and 3. more to take an account thereof by these two Patents REX dilectis Clericis & fidelibus suis Willielmo de Moens Canonico Ecclesiae Sancti Pat. 33 E. 1. pars 1. De pecunia de Decima in Hibern ad opus Regis levanda Patricii Dublin & Magistro Johanni le Marshal Canonico Ecclesiae Daren salutem Sciatis quod cum nuper assignaverimus dilectos Clericos nostros Magistrum Willielmum de Hotham Canonicum Ecclesiae Sancti Patricii Dublin & Guidonem de Wychio personam Ecclesiae de Hese ad arreragia Decimae per Dominum Bonifacium nuper Papam octavum Clero terrae Hyberniae de assensu nostro impositae per tres annos & per eundem Papam pro arduis & urgentibus nostris & regni nostri negociis nobis concessae levand & colligend juxta formam commissionis eis factae per bonae memoriae R. nuper London Episcopum & Magistrum Bartholomaeum de Ferentino Canonico London principales Collectores dictae Decimae in Anglia & Hibernia per sedem Apostolicam deputatos prout in literis nostris patentibus eis inde confectis quae penes eos resident plemus continetur ac idem negotium pro eo quod praedicti Magister Willielmus & Guydo circa id exequendum nimis remissi et negligentes extiterunt adhuc in majori sui parte remaneat inconfectum in nostri grave dispendium et negociorum nostrorum praedictorum retardacionem manifestam de quo miramur quamplurimum & movemur Nos attendentes dampna et incommoda graviora nobis et dicto regno nostro posse de facili imminere nisi negocium praedictum celerius expediatur et de vestra fidelitate et industria in hac parte plene confidentes associamus vos praefatis Willielmo & Guidoni ad arreragia praedicta levanda ita quod praedicti Willielmus & Guydo vel eorum alter ac illi qui sub ipsis Willielmo & Guydone in dicta terra ad dicta arreragia levanda & colligenda sunt deputati eadem arreragia levent & ea Thesaurario Scaccarii nostri Dublin vel illi quem idem Thes. periculo suo ad arreragia illa recipienda loco sui assignare voluerit liberent custodienda quousque eidem Thes. super hoc aliud duxerimus demandandum Et ideo vobis mandamus quod unà cum praedictis Willielmo & Guydone ad praedictum negocium diligenter et celeriter exequendum in forma praedicta specialiter attendatis Taliter in eodem negocio vos habentes quod industriam vestram in hac parte merito debeamus commendare Scituri qood si vos remissos seu negligentes in hoc negocio exequendo contigerit inveniri ad vos tanquam ad mandatorum nostrorum contemptores graviter capiemus Mandavimus eciam praefatis Willielmo & Guydoni & eorum alteri quod vos vel alterum vestrum si ambo interesse non possitis ad hoc in socios vel socium admittant vel admittat necnon Thes. praedicto quod à praedictis Willielmo & Guydone vel eorum subcollectoribus aut eorum aliquo arreragia praedicta recipiat in forma praedicta In cujus etc. T. R. apud Westm 7. die Nou. Ista forma concordata est per Consil Regis REX dilectis & fidelibus suis Willielmo le Deneneys Nigello le Bruyn & Ricardo Ibidem le Blund salutem Cum nuper assignaverimus dilectos Clericos nostros Magistrum Willielmum de Hothum Canonicum Ecclesiae Sancti Patricii Dublin & Guydonem de W●yhio personam Ecclesiae de Hese ad arreragia etc. ut supra plenius continetur praedicti Willielmus & Guydo ac illi qui sub ipsis in praedicta terra ad dicta arreragia levanda & colligenda sunt deputati licet magnam partem arreragiorum illorum levaverint nichil tamen nobis adhuc solvere curarunt ut dicitur in nostri grave dispendium ac negociorum nostrorum praedictorum retardacionem manifestam de quo miramur quamplurimum & movemur Nos igitur super facto ipsorum Willielmi & Guydonis ac subcollectorum suorum praedictorum in hac parte volentes cerciorari de vestraque circumspectione & industria confidentes in hac parte assignavimus vos ad audiendum compotum praedictorum Willielmi & Guydonis ac subcollectorum suorum praedictorum quorum iidem Willielmus & Guydo vel alter eorum vobis scire facient vel faciet de receptionibus suis Decimae praedictae necnon liberacionibus suis si quas nobis aut aliis ad mandatum nostrum inde fecerint & ad faciendum ulterius quod ad hujusmodi compotum pertinet Ita tamen quod si vos tres ad certos dies & loca quos ad hoc provideritis ad hujusmodi compotum audiendum interesse non possitis tunc duo vestrum quos adesse contigerit praemissa expleatis in forma praedicta Et ideo vobis mandamus quod ad praemissa explenda & perficienda intendatis in forma praedicta Proviso quod si aliquos vel aliquem Collectorum vel subcollectorum praedictorum in arreragiis Decimae praedictae per ipsos vel ipsum receptae existere vos contigerit invenire tunc ipsos vel ipsum super praedictum compotum arestetis donec arreragia hujusmodi nobis plenariè fuerint persoluta De nominibus vero non solvencium quae praedicti Collectores vel eorum subcollectores aut eorum aliquis vobis scire facient vel faciet dilectos & fideles nostros Johannem Wogan Justice nostrum Hibern & Thes. & Barones' the Scaccario nostro Dublin reddatis distinctè & apertè per vestras patentes literas cerciores ut ipsi contra sic non solventes procedere possint prout in quodam brevi quod eis super hoc mittimus pleniùs continetur Mandavimus eciam dilecto Clerico nostro Magistro Thomae Cantok Cancellario nostro terrae praedictae quod ad certos dies & loca quos vos vel duo vestrum ei scire facietis venire faciat coram vobis per brevia nostra sub sigillo nostro quo in eadem terra utimur in sua custodia existente praedictos Willielmum de Hothum & Guydonem vel alterum eorum si ambo non inveniantur & similiter subcollectores suos praedictos quorum nomina vos vel duo vestrum ei scire facient ad reddendum compotum suum praedictum et ad ulterius faciendum quod justicia suadebit & quod omnia alia brevia quae ad celerem levacionem arreragiorum praedictorum juvare poterunt quovis modo quociens per praefatos Thes. & Barones' ac vos Collectores vel subcollectores praedictos seu aliquem vestrum super hoc ex parte nostra fuerit praemunitus sub sigillo nostro praedicto absque dilatione aliqua fieri faciat prout ad commodum nostrum melius viderit faciendum In cujus etc. Teste ut supra Ista forma concordata fuit per Cons Regis King Edward having by the * Here p. 1053 to 1057. premised Ordinance this year as he apprehended settled a perpetual peace in Scotland without any possibility of a future rebellion or revolt upon that groundless confidence soon after called those Nobles into question who from the 24. to the 32. year of his reign had most opposed and wrested from him the confirmation of the Great Charter and Charter of the Forest together with Articuli super Chartas the Deafforestations of Forests and free pardon of all his rancour and indignation against them ratified by several Parliaments and his own Oath for the inviolable observation of them from which Oath he endeavoured to purchase an absolution from Pope Clement the 5. But his principal aim was to avenge himself upon the Archbishop of Canterbury who had twice obstinately refused to grant him any aid from the Clergy for the defence of the Realm without the Pope's previous licence deprived his Clerks against his Writs and their appeals with high contempt visited and invaded his Free Chapels excommunicated his Officers and others for opposing him against his reiterated Prohibitions to the prejudice of his Prerogative the disinheritance of the rights of his Crown and contempt of his Royal authority yea conspired with others to depose and imprison the King and Crown his Son in his stead and often stirred up the Nobles against him to the disturbance of the kingdoms peace whom he thereupon sharply reprehended seized his goods temporalties and then sent him to Pope Clement the 5. that so he might be crushed by their double power thus recorded by * An. 1305. p. 452 453. Antiqu. Ecclesiae Brit. p. 216 217. Godwins Catalogue of Bishops p. 127 etc. Holinshed Speed Daniel An. 1305 & 1306. Mat. West and others Igitur dum Rex speraret omnia sui regiminis negotia in pace moderari optata quia tempus tacendi praeteriit in quo siluit tacuit & patience fuit & aderat tempus loquendi convenit cautè Comitem Mareschallum super quodam dedecore et conspiration quam Archiepiscopus Cantuariensis et plures Comites et Barones contra ipsum machinaverant ipso tunc agente in Flandria Qui nequaquam valens ista contradicere gratiam Regis petit Pro qua obtinenda constituit Regem haeredem suum universorum quae habuit & sic mortem perdidit & vitam invenit Et Rex remunerans eum vitae Comitis mille libratas terrae adaugendo concessit Et sic facti sunt amici Rex & Comes Similiter Rex singulatim singulos conveniens qui huic facto consenserant pecuniaria poena mulctavit Ac si diceret Nolo mortem proditorum meorum sed convertantur et redimantur per bona sua temporalia sicque vivant Ad ultimum Archiepiscopus convenitur who had sundry times affronted him yea invaded the rights and prerogatives of his Crown this very year in his visitations of his Free Chapels and other particulars et arguit eum Rex in peccato consimili Suffusus rubore Archiepiscopus pallium Regi tendit in misericordia ejus se et bona sua submittendo Cui Rex Non per me sed per Pares tuos Coepiscopos de facto tuo aequitas decernatur et judicium Et addidit Quoties scripsi tibi in visitatione tua Clericos meos angarianti mecum coessentes ut non procederes contra eos nostri reverentia usquequo belli fremitus finiretur nec exaudisti me Verum non obstante illorum appellatione ipsos in eorum absentia de Ecclesiis suis privasti Novi quidem superviam cordis tui immisericordiam et astutiam Semper enim contentiose contra me egisii Haec & multa àlia convitia dixit ei Porrò Archiepiscopus adeò erat confusus ut peteret benedictionem a Rege At Rex Non sic decet pater sed ego à te debeo benedici et benedixit eum in eodem loco * Mat. West An. 1306. p. 457. Eodem quasi sub tempore Rex Angliae Robertum Cantuariensem Archiepiscopum apud D. Papam accusavit super eo quod pacem regni sui perturbavit sibique rebellantes defendit et fovit Propter quae citatus à Summo Pontifice licentiatusque a Rege quasi valedicens illi versus Burdegalim transfretatur Vbi ab executione officii sui suspensus fuit quousque de sibi impositis legitime se purgaret Which proceedings against him are thus more particularly recorded by * Chronica W. Thorn An. 1305. col 2004 2005. Antiqu. Ecclesiae Brit. p. 217. Godwins Catalogue of Bishops p. 127. William Thorn a Monk of Canterbury and Matthew Parker and Godwin out of him Anno Domini 1305. Cum supradictus Archiepiscopus Robertus super multis Articulis et praecipue super proditione quam cum quibusdam Comitibus Proceribusque multis pactus erat in dolo ut Regem a regni solio dejicerent et filium ejus Edwardum in throvo subrogarent et patrem perpetuo carceri manciparent a Rege calumniaretur et objecta non posset justiciare timore vehementi perterritus ad pedes Regis pronus cadens in terram ut ejus mereretur assequi clementiam sese per singula siens et ejulans Regiae subdidit voluntati Sic ergo humiliatus est ille Deo odibilis et superbus qui per totum Anglorum orbem oris sui flatu more meretricio et sacerdotium deturpavit et in Clerum et populum tyrannidem exercuit inauditam et qui Regem Dominum suum literatorie ei scribens nominare renuit superviendo nunc autem humiliatus et Regem et Dominum suum fatetur et nominat obediens factus invitus ei devocius serviendo Eodem Anno Dominus Papa praedictum Archiepiscopum super excessibus accusatum multimodis in pleno Consistorio usque tercio ore tenus vocavit vocatumque publice in palacio et foro solempuiter sub voce praeconia et tuba proclamante a Temporalibus et Spiritualibus usque se suo repraesentaret aspectui suspensum esse promulgavit omnibusque et singulis de Archiepiscopo conqueri volentibus justitiam facere repromisit Cumque Archiepiscopus se citandum conspiccret Regem adiit transfretandi licentiam periturus Cujus adventum cum Rex cognovisset thalami sui ostia omnibus intrare volentibus patere jussit ut sermo quem adversus eum habiturus esset circumstantes non lateret Quem hiis verbis Rex sic alloquitur Licentiam transfretandi quam a nobis postulare venisti libenter tibi concedimus revertendi autem tibi licentiam nullam permittimus sive et damus m●mores doli et traudis ac proditionis quas in Parliamento Lincolniae cum Baronibus nostris in Regiam machinatus es Majestatem cujus rei litera signo tuo sigillata testis est et testimonium perhibet contra te evidenter sed propter amorem beati Thomae et Ecclesiae cui praees reverentiam et honorem vindictam hucusque distulimus reservantes eam Papae qui nostras in te injurias ulcisceretur et prout meruisti retribuet tibi utpote credimus et speramus Aprotectione vero nostra quam ipse requiris te prorsus excludimus tibi omnem gratiam negantes et misericordiam quia vero semper immisericors fuifti et idcirco misericordiam consequi non mereris Demum vero cum per Summi Pontificis Nuncios a spiritualibus et temporalibus suspensus ac etiam peremptorie citatus continuo transfretavit qui dignitatis suae statum animo revolvens et ●anquam exilio proscriptus de redditu suo prorsus desperans fiere caepit ultra m●●um moesticia plenus et dolore Infoelix homo ille qui superbe jactando saepe dic●bat Hominem sub coelo nen timeo nunc autem mendax factus et Papam timet et Regem sua verens amittere aut sibi pejora pro suis demeritis avenire Cumque se Summi Pontificis representaret obtutibus ab ipso velut a vehementer indignante et irato continuo repulsus est nullamque pene per annum ad Papam ingrediendi aut cum eo loquendi habere potuit facultatem Papa vero per annum illum permissu Regis et spiritualia et t●mporalia universa per quendam Vasconem as usus proprios applicavit Haec autem scripta sunt ut credatis quia pater Augustinus habet potestatem in terra puniendi peccata et suos indebite gravantes vindictam inferendi et ut credentes ipsum et suos honoretis in nomine ejus I find by this Letter of Humphrey de Waleden to the chancellor that the King's Treasurer ordered two Writs to be issued to the Sheriffs of Kent Surry and Sussex to seize all the Corn of the Archbishop of Canterbury within their Counties A Son treschier Seigneur si lui plest Sire Williame the Hamiltone chancellor nostre Bundela Brevium de Privato Sigillo etc. An. 33 & 34 E 1. in Turri London Seigneur le Roy le soen Humfrei de Waledene si lui plest honeurs & totes reverences Sire come nadgieres aviez en maundement de mon Seigneur l'Evesque de Cestre Tresorier nostre Seigneur le Roy qe vous me feiss●z avoir deus Briefs un a Viesconte de Kent e un autre a Viesconte de Surrey e Sussex que bons fuissent pur moi pur fair priser les blez de l'Ecceveschée de Canterbire des quieux Briefs lun de devoit estre ale au Viesconte de Surrey & Sussex fust tresublie vous pri Sire qe tien Brief come vous feistes au Viesconte de Kent voillez faire au Viesconte de Surrey & Sussex e envoier le me par le porteur de cest lettre Nostre Sire vous guard e vous doint bone vie e lungge This proud Archprelate being thus solemnly reprehended suspended from his Spiritualties and Temporalties banished the Realm scorned contemned both by the King Pope Clergy People to whom his pride and tyranny had rendered him very odious continuing in exile to King Edward's death was reduced to great extremities For as * Antiu Eccles. Brit. p. 217 218. Mat. Parker stories out of Stephen Berehuit and annal Augustin Eccles. Cantuar. Cum se à Regis praesentia subtraxisset antequam Papam proficisceretur inter Monachos Cantuarienses quia ei jam egeno & proscripto nemo alemonia ministrare ausus est aliquando dilituit & ab his nutritus atque fotus est Quo cognitio eos quoque proscripsit Rex vetuitque edicto ne quis eis ad usus vitae necessarios ministraret Tum 80. à Claustris Monachos praecipitavit praedia in fiscum contulit nec à fratribus quidam mendicantibus sublevati sunt sed vicatim per singulas aedes eleemosynas petebant Tandem Rex in exilium acto Roberto monasterio bonisque restitnit Roberto autem Archiepiscopo in exilium acto Wintoniensis Episcopus pro eo intercessit eumque Dominum suum appellavit Rex eo turbatus Episcopum Winton protectione sua privavit ejusque bona in fiscum deferri jussit quod alium quam Regem Dominum agnosceret ac talem qui proditionis et manifestae in Regem contumaciae reus vel subditi jus in suo regno amisisset In Archiepiscopi exilio Clemens quintus Papa by the King's consent against his own Prerogative Royal Cantuariensis sedis oeconomos constituit Gulielmum de Testa Archidiaconum Arravensem & Petrum Amalinum Canonicum Burgensem qui authoritate nixi Papali Norvicensem Episcopum de primitiis quas a suae Diocaesis Clero vendicavit in jus vocabant Papa vero hoc motus exemplo qui ea quae Episcopi in suis Diocaesibus sibi arrogaverunt jure sive injuria usurpare partaque ab aliis acquirere sibi solebat proposuit et impetravit suae camerae primitias cujuscunque Ecclesiastici in Anglia beneficii triennio proximo vacaturi In the Clause Roll and Roll of Rome An. 34 E. 1. I find these ensuing Letters of King Edward the 1. sent by special Messengers to Pope Clement and several Cardinals concerning his premised convention of the Archbishop before him his speeches to and his complaints against him to the Pope as the chief firebrand of the wars and seditions raised against him in all parts the principle remora of his intended voyage to the Holy Land and that he could expect no peace nor quietness in the Realm whiles he continued in any part thereof which he importuned the Pope and Cardinals to consider of and redress by summoning him to his presence etc. Ex Rotulo Romae de An. 34 E 1. man 10. & Rot. Claus m. 5 17. & 24. Pro Rege de R. Archiepiscopo Cantuat SAnctissimo in Christo Patri Domino C. Divina Providentia Sacrosanctae Romana & universalis Ecclesiae Summo Pontifici Edwardus eadem Gratia Rex Angliae etc. devota pedum oscula beatorum Accedens ad praesentiam nostram nuper Cantuar Archiepiscopus post rumores aliquos quos de sacra Curia vestra dedicerat statum contingentes ipsius apud nos institit & rogavit quod nos sibi exhibere vellemus super aliquibus negotiis eum tangentibus gratiosos Nos itaque hiis quae nobis dicere voluit intellectis sibi duximus respondendum quod ipse erga Nos ita se gesserat temporibus retroactis ac procuraverat et fecerat nobis et nostris postposita ratione dedecus dampna quamplurima et despectus quodque per factores et procuratores suos regnum nostrum sic dudum commotum fuerat et turbatum quod per ipsum non stetit quin exhaeredati proculdubio fuissemus quae quidem ad vestram natitiam retrolapsis temporibus credimus plenius pervenisse quam modo literis exprimamus Et quamvis ad alliciend eundem ad mansuetudinem et venevolentiam erga nos et nostros curam apposuerimus diligentem nichil nobis profuit nec quicquam emendat●onis in ea parte percepimus set potius eo amplius erga nos et nostros continuationem suae malevolentiae et contrarietatis sensimus effervere Ind sibi diximus & express quod non meruerat ullam in nobis gratiam invenire nec etiam videbatur nobis quod sibi gratiam aliquam facere debebamus Cum igitur Pa●er Sanctissime negotium Terrae Sanctae sicut accepimus multum insideat cordi vestro de quo non mediocriter recreamur ac nos etiam prae caeteris desiderabilibus cordis nostri dictum negotium geramus in votis fuissemusque idem negotium jamdiu & diligentius prosecuti nisi occupationes multiplices & immensae guerrarum & gravium turbationum contra nos inopinabiliter subortarum in diversis locis & partibus obstitissent quarum pars magna per procurationem praefati Archiepiscopi ortum habuit et provenit s●tque corditer beatitudinis vestrae omnes occasiones tollere per quas prosecutio praedicti negotii Terrae Sanctae possit aliqualiter impediri Sanctitati vestrae affectuosis precibus supplicamus quatinus praemissis si placet benigna meditatione pensatis honore Dei praevio sic de statu saepedicti Archiepiscopi vestra Providentia ordinet et disponat quod ad praefati negotii Terrae Sanctae promotionis augmentum ac nostri regnique nostri statum cedat pacificum et quietum Quin considerata malevolentia quam in dicto Antistite versus nos et nostros absque culpa nostra invenimus habundare credimus firmiter et tenemus quod si contingeret ipsum diutius in praefato regno nostro vel alibi infra nostram potestatem morari long plus solita fieret nobis contrarius et infestus ac suis conatibus niteretur nos et nostros molestare magisque gravare quam prius nos et tranquillitatem regni nostri periculosius perturbando nec aliquid videre scimus ad praesens quod sit iter nostrum impedire valeret sicut mora ipsi●s infra potestatem nostram prout superius est expressum Conservet vos Altissimus ad regimen Ecclesiae suae Sanctae per tempora prospera & longiora Dat. apud Wynton sexto die Aprilis Anno regni nostri 34. VEnerabili in Christo Patri Domino N. Dei gratia Episcopo Hostien Amico Claus 34 E 1. m. 17 dorso suo charissimo Edwardus etc. salutem & sincerae dilectionis affectum Accedens ad praesentiam nostram nuper Cantuar. Archiepiscopus post rumores aliquos quos de Apostolica sede dedicerat statum contingentes ipsius etc. ut supra usque ibi Cum igitur cordi Domini Summi Pontificis multum insidiat sicut accepimus negotium Terrae Sanctae de quo non mediocriter recreamur ac nos etc. ortum habuit & provenit sitque cordi dicti Domini Summi Pontificis omnes occasiones tollerc per quas etc. valeat aliqualiter impediri sibi affectuosissime supplicamus quatinus praenominatis benigna meditatione pensatis honore Dei praevio sic de siatu saepedicti Archiepiscopi etc. ut supra Quocirca Paternitatem vestrum de qua confidimus prece qua possumus deprecamur quatinus ad promotionem eorum quae a praefato Domino Summo Pontisice fieri specialiter petimus in praemissis opem dantes ei si placet et operam efficaces taliter apud eum velitis supra nominatum negotium Dei et nostri intuitu promovere quod vos cordi habere per effectum operis sentiamus quod sic instanter nostra devotio postulat & requirit Dat. ut supra Eodem modo scribitur subscriptis viz. Venerabili in Christo Patri Domino P. Titulo Sanctae Priscae Presbytero Cardinali Venerabili in Christo Patri Domino R. Sanctae Mariae Novae Diacono Cardinali Venerabili in Christo Patri Tho. Jorz Titulo Sanctae Sabinae Presbytero Cardinali He likewise writ a Letter of the same date to his Constable at Bordeaux to promote this business which he much laid to heart with the Pope and Cardinals with all his power upon all occasions REX dilecto Clerico suo Magistro Richardo de Haveringes Constabulario suo Burdeg salutem Discretionem vestram credimus non latere qualiter Archiepiscopus Cantuar. erga nos se gessit temporibus retroactis ac procuraverit et Claus 34 E 1. m. 17. dorso fecerit nobis et nostris omni ratione postposita dedecus damna quamplurima et despectus quodque per factores et procuratores suos regnum nostrum sic dudum commotum fuerat et turbatum quod per ipsum non stetit quin exhaeredati proculdubio fuissemus Cum itaque Domino Summo Pontifici per nostras Literas supplicamus ut de statu dicti Archiepiscopi quem semper nobis et nostris absque Culpa nostra invenimus malevolum et pro suis viribus adversantem sic ordinet et disponat quod ad nostrum regnique nostri statum cedat pacificum et quierum quoniam si contigeret ipsum diutius in praedicto regno nostro vel alibi infra potestatem nostram morari long plus solito fieret nobis contrarius et infestus ac suis conatibus niteretur nos et nostros molestare magisque grabare quam prius nos et tranquillitatem regni nostri periculofius perturbando nec aliquid videre sciamus ad praesens quod sic prosecutionem negotii Terrae Sanctae quod gerimus in votis potissime impedire valeret sicut si idem Archiepiscopus infra potestatem nostram moram traberet longiorem Vobis mandamus firmiter injungendo quatinus erga dictum Dominum Summum Pontificem & Card. subscriptos videlicet Dominum Hostien Episcopum Th. Tit. Sanctae Mariae novae Diacon Cardinal quibus super hujusmodi negotio scribimus promoveatis idem negotium quod multum insidet cordi nostro totis viribus totoque posse quotiens opus fuerit et videbitis opportunum circa promotionem ipsius omnem quam poteritis diligentiam adhibentes Dat. ut supra These Letters he backed with this second Epistle and another Nuncio to the Pope in July following thus recorded in Rotulo Romae An. 34 E. 1. PApae Rex Devota pedum oscula beatorum Licet interdum ex multa benevolencia Rot. Romae An. 34 E. 1. nu 10. fidelium nostrorum dissimulemus offensas illas tamen quae in nostri et dignitatis nostrae regiae prejudicium contumeliam et contemptum per subditos nostros notabiliter committuntur eo minus dissimulare nos convenit quo magis superioris injuria cresceret subjectorum culpis remanentibus impunitis Sanè in memoria vestrae beatitudinis ea credimus residere quae nuper de statu Archiepiscopi Cantuar. discripsimus seriosè per literas nostras et nuncios speciales qualiter idem Archiepiscopus erga nos se gesserat temporibus retroactio ac procuraverat ac fecerat nobis et nostris postposita ratione dedecus dampna quamplurima et despectus quotque fidelitatis vinculo ac devotionis debito non servatis per factiones et procuraciones suas sic regnum nostrum et nonnullos de fidelibus nostris ejusdem contra nos dudum commoverat et turbarat quod per ipsum non stetit quin exhaeredati proculdubio fuissemus non ut exinde sibi profectus accresceret set ut solum nos et statum nostrum lapsu praecipiti subvertisset Et quamvis ad alliciendum eundem Nota. ad mansuetudinem & benevolenciam erga nos & nostros adhibuissemus sollicitudinem opportunam nichil nobis profuit nec quicquam emendacionis in ea parte percepimus set pocius eo amplius erga nos et nostros continuacionem suae malivolenciae et contrarietatis senfimus effervere Et quia Pater sanctissime negocium terrae Sanctae sicut accepimus multum insidet cordi vestro de quo etc. ut supra sitque etc. ut supra aliqualiter impediri Sanctitati vestrae duximus supplicandum quatinus praemissis intenta si placet consideratione pensatis honore Dei praevio eo modo de statu saepedicti Archiepiscopi vestra providencia ordinare et disponere dignaretur quod ad prefati negocii terrae Sanctae promocionis augmentum ac nostri regnique nostri statum cederet pac●ficum et quietum Quoniam considerata malivolencia etc. ut supra habundare verisimiliter praesumimus et tenemus quod si contingeret ipsum in praefato regno nostro vel alibi etc. ut supra nec aliquid videre sciamus etc. prout superius est expressum Haec igitur Pater Sancte quae praemisimus innovanda et iteranda decrevimus et desiderabiliter expectamus volentes vestrae patere noticiae reverendae quod si contingeret Archiepiscopum memoratum restitui quod absit statui pristino et honori temporalia ipstus Archiepiscopatus quae ex certis causis sunt in manibus nostris ad praesens ad quae quidem rehabenda indignum se reddidit exigentibus gravibus suis excessibus atque demeritis sibi restituere urgente conscientia non possemus Et ut insuper de intencione nostra vobis plenius lique at in premissis per dilectum clericum et secretarium nostrum magistrum Philippum Martelli juris Civilis professorem Canonicum Cicestrens de cujus fidei puritate fiduciae plenitudinem optinemus quem ad vestram praesenciam destinamus super hiis mentem nostram vobis decrevimus lacius aperire cui si placet dignemini in hiis quae ex parte nostra clemenciae vestrae expresserit viva voce fidem indubiam adhibere Conservet etc. ut supra Dat. apud Preston secundo die Julii anno regni nostri etc. 34. The Pope upon the King's Letters and Solicitations suspending the Archbishop from his Spiritua●ties and Temporalties took occasion thereupon by a new usurpation to depute the custody as well of his Temporals as Spirituals to his own Nuncios in England against the King's Crown Dignity and Custom of the Realm whereupon the King by advice of his Counsel to preserve the Rights of his Crown seized upon and committed the custody of his Temporalties to Humphrey de Waleden as the Fine Roll of 34 E 1. thus records REX Omnibus ad quos etc. salutem Sciatis quod commistmus dilecto et fideli Fines 34 E. 1. pars unica De Archiepiscopatu Cantuar commisso Humfrido de Waleden nostro Humfrido de Waleden Archiepiscopatum Cantuar. quibusdam de causis in manu nostra existentem custodiendum quamdin nobis placuerit Ita quod deexitibus inde provenientibus nobis respondeat ad Scaccarium nostrum In cujus etc. Teste Rege apud Westm 8 die Jan. per ipsum Regem Et mandatum est Militibus etc. quod eidem Humfrido etc. intendentes sint & respondentes sicut praedictum est In cujus etc. Teste Rege ut supra Et mandatum est Waltero de Gloucestria Escaetori citra Trentam quod eidem Humfrido Archiepiscopatum praedictum cum pertin una cum exitibus per ipsum inde perceptis à tempore captionis ejusdem in manum Regis sine dilacione liberet ita quod de dictis exitibus Regi ad Scaccarium praedictum ad plenum valeat respondere Teste Rege ut supra In August following the Church of Reycolure belonging to the Archbishopric of Canterbury being void the King presented a Clerk unto it which was his principal Physician as this Record attests MAgister Nicholaus de Dyngewiks Clericus habet literas Regis de praesentacione Pat. 33 E. 4. m. 9 De praesentacione ad Ecclesiam de Reycolure Cantuar. Dioc. vacantem et ad donacionem Regis spectantem ratione temporalium Archiepiscopatus Cantuar. in man Regis existentium Et diriguntur litterae Administratoribus Spiritualitatis Archiepiscopatus praedicti a Seed Apostolica deputatis In cujus etc. Teste Rege apud Neuburgh in Tyndale 23 die Aug. per breve de privato Sigillo Not long after the Pope being informed thereof sent the King a Message that he was much displeased with his seizure of the Temporalties being contrary to the Canonical Sanctions whereupon the King though he asserted that by the special Law and Prerogative of his Crown and custom of the Realm which the Canons could not control he might justly seize the Temporalties and take their Profits to his own use yet he was contented notwithstanding his right out of his special favour and affection to the Pope's person that the profits of the Temporalties seized in his hands should become the Popes and be entirely delivered to those he should send to receive them by the Guardian of them whom the King had appointed who should give a reasonable account to them thereof as this Letter of his informs us SAnctissimo in Christo Patri Domino C. Divina Providentia Sacrosanctae Romanae ac universalis Ecclesiae Summo Pontifici suus devotus filius E. ejusdem Gratia Rex Rot. Romae An. 34 E. 1. nu 9 memb ● Anglia etc. cum omni devotione devota pedum oscula beatorum Placuit nuper Sanctitati vestrae Robertum Cantuar. Archiepiscopum ab Administratione spiritualium et temporalium suspondere ipsumque Robertum ad vestrum examen specialiter evocare ct etiam certas personas ad gerendam administrationem dictorum spiritualium et temporalium deputare quae deputati● pro eo quod jurta assercionem virorum providorum de Consilio nostro qui ad jura Coronae et dignitatis nostrae regiae manutenenda et conservanda specialiter deputantur quoad temporalia dicti Archiepiscopatus in manifestum prejudicium dictarum Coronae et dignitatis nostrae redundabat temporalia dicti Archiepiscopatus in manum nostram capi fecimus prout nobis ex variis causis secundum Regni nostri consuetudinem licuit et hoc jure nostro regio facere tenebamur Et quia sanctissime Pater jam nuperrimè Nota. per dilectum Clericum nostrum Magistrum Thomam de Suerthia Canonicum London cui voluntatem vestram nobis referendam ut asserit in junxistis accepimus quod captio hujusmodi vestrae fuit contraria voluntati utpote Canonicis sanctionibus inimica Nos Pater beatissime licet dicta temporalia jure speciali dictae Coronae nostrae annexo ipsa suspensione durante in manu nostra tenere ipsorumque proventus possemus nostris usibus applicare ob specialem tamen affectionem quam erga personam vestrae beatitudinis gerimus et semper favente Deo quantum in nobis est gerere cupimus in futuro volumus et concedimus quod fructus et proventus dictorum temporalium sic in manu nostra existentium vestri f●ant et illi seu illis quos ad hoc mittend duxeritis integraliter liberenter Mandavimus etenim custodi eorundum temporalium per nos deputato quod ipsi per vos sic mittend de ipsis fructibus et proventibus per rationabilem compotum sit respondens De votiva autem responsione etc. Conservet etc. in longeva etc. Dat. apud Brudele in Marchia S●otia 7. die Septembris Anno etc. 34. The King before this Letter and Grant to the Pope having conferred the Church of Reycolure upon his Physician after the Archbishop's suspension fearing that the Pope would eject him writ this Letter to him for his approbation and confirmation therein and that he might hold his other former Benefice together with it since his health and life did next under God principally depend upon him and withal granted him this new authority to present to all benefices belonging to the Archbishopric which should from thenceforth become void SAnctissimo in Christo Patri Domino C. Divina providentia Sacrosanctae Romana Rot. Romae Anno 34 E 1. m. 4. nu 8. ac universalis Ecclesiae Summo Pontifici suus devotus filius Edwardus eadem gracia Rex Angl. etc. devota pedum oscula beatorum Pater sanctissime status nostri negociorumque nostrorum certitudinem beatitudini vestrae referre norunt vivae voc●s oraculo Valetti vestri & nostri praesencium portitores Quoad temporalia vero Archiepiscopatus Cantuar. Sanctitati vestrae per dilectum Clericum nostrum Magistrum Thomam de Suthwerke ac per nostras literas jampridem meminimus nos scripsisse quod licet de jure Coronae nostrae fructus temporalitatis Archiepiscopatus praedicti durante suspensione Archiepiscopi illius loci capere et ad opus nostrum retinere possemus sicut datum est nobis intelligi per discretos viros de nostro consilio legum et consuetudinum regni nostri habentes noticiam pleniorem Nos tamen ob specialem affectionem quam erga sanctissimam personam vestram optinemus concessimus et concedimus quod Custos dictorum temporalium per nos deputatus de fructibus et proventibus dictorum temporalium durante suspensione praedicta illi quem ad recipiendum fructus et proventus hujusmodi duxeritis assignandum plenarie sit respondens Et praeter haec Pater sanctae volumus et concedimus quod de beneficiis ecclesiasticis pertinentibus ad collacionem Archiepiscopi memorati ordinare pro vestrae Sanctitatis arbitrio valeatis dictae suspensionis tempore perdurante Verum quia postquam temporalia praedicta capi fecimus in manum nostram ac diu ante confectionem praesencium dilectum Clericum nostrum Magistrum Nicholaum de Tyngewyk medico nostro cui post Deum grates referimus de vita & reconvalescentia nostra de infirmitate qua jam per aliqua tempora eramus fatigati praesentavimus ad Ecclesiam de Recolure quae vacavit post captionem supradictam Paternitati vestrae devota precum instancia supplicamus quatinus eidem Clerico nostro gratiam velitis facere specialem et taliter circa statum suum paternae provisionis munificentia ordinare quod idem Magister Nicholaus dictam Ecclesiam de Recolure una cum Ecclesia de Colleshulle Sarum Dioc. quam adeptus fuit ante praesentacionem sibi factam de Ecclesia de Recolure antedicta ipsamque tenet in praesenti retinere valeat et habere Hanc autem requisicionem nostram quam vestrae clemenciae ex intimo cordis affectu facimus in hac parte favorabiliter exaudire dignemini graciosisque affectibus adimplere sicut vitam nostram diligitis nostrique corporis sospitatem Praesertim cum eundem Nicholaum periciorem et aptiorem de regno nostro pro cura et custodia status et sanitatis nostrae nostro judicio reputemus e●que ex toto curam corporis nostri commiserimus ob grandem fiduciam quam de ipsius pericia optinemus Conservet vos etc. Dat. apud Hantwysell 11 die Septembris Anno regni nostri 34. I find that the King had formerly granted this Benefice to Simon de Faveresham who had quitted the Archdeaconry of Canterbury whereof he was in possession by the King's presentation at his request to Lebreto an Italian recommended to it by the Pope who yet was disturbed and cited before the Pope by another who pretended a provision to Raicolure from this Pope in whose behalf the King sent this Epistle to him SAnctissimo in Christo Patri Domino C. divina providencia Sacrosanctae Romanae Cl 34 E 1. m. 16. Pro Magistro Sim●ne de Faveresham ac Universalis Ecclesiae Summo Pontifici Edwardus eadem gratia Rex Angl. etc. devota pedum oscula beatorum Vir magnificae probitatis Magister Simon de Faveresham Doctor in Theologica facultate assiduè studiis virtutum invigilans eminencia scienciae literalis morum gravitate & vitae mundicia aliorumque laudabilium suffragio meritorum adco dicitur insigniri quod apud clemenciam vestram judicio nostro meretur favoris plenitudinem invenire Cum itaque dictus Magister Simon vestris volens devote in omnibus obtemperare mandatis Archidiaconatum Cantuariensem quem nuper fuerat assecutus et aliquandiu ipsius pacifica possessione gavisus praetextu collacionis Nato dilecti et fidelis nostri Amaneni de Lebreto de Archidiaconatu praedicto per vos factae absque difficultate dimiserit subsequenterque Ecclesiam de Raicolure Dioc. Cantuar. adeptus occasione cujusdam provisionis quae pro quodam Clerico long utique ab ipsius Simonis meritis et bonitate distante auctoritate vestra in dicta Dioc. dicitur emanasse super eadem Ecclesia inquietari timeat et vexari Sanctitati vestrae precibus supplicamus quatinus hiis quae praemisimus et aliis eciam quae de tam probo et famoso Clerico praedicantur clementi meditacione pensatis sic eum habere dignemini in hiis quae statum contingunt ipsius gratiosis affectibus commendatum ac Apostolici favoris gracia prosequi speciali ut in effectu percipiat quod suggesserit nostrae mentis affectus Conservet vos altissimus ad regimen Ecclesiae suae sanctae per tempora prospera & longaeva Dat. apud Wolveseye 12. die April After which it seems he quitting his presentation to Raicolure the King presented his Physician to it notwithstanding the Pope's provision which he would not admit of and the Pope notwithstanding his premised Letters refused to recall The King having now crushed the Earls and Barons who had formerly opposed and conspired against him with this Archbishop the Captain chief author and encourager of their conspiracy * Mat. Parker Antiq. Eccles. Brit. p. 216. Tho. Walsingham Hist. Angl. p. 63. & Ypodigma p. 97. Quia hujus intestinae seditionis causam juramentum regni sui Proceribus de observandis eorum privilegiis et immunitatibus a se praestitum esse senserat ejus religione amplius non teneri sed Papali authoritate solvi voluit obtinuitque Rex a Domino Papa absolutionem a juramento quod invitus praestiterat super observantia libertatum alias a Comitibus et Baronibus exactarum usus consuetudine et cautela paterna scilicet avi & patris sui Regis Johannis & Henrici 3. qui quociens instabat necessitas de facili jurare voluit se satisfacturum votis eorum et eadem facilitate voluit resilire quotiens sibi tempus commodius arrideret praetendens semper Papalem absolutionem a praestito juramento Qua Regum tàm supina caecitate Papalis jurisdictio ad eam magnitudinem crevit ut Reges plus quam Egyptiaca obscuritate involuti Papae tantum authoritatis deferentes quaecunque vel firmissima ac sanctissima jura atque foedera ea dissolvi posse saepe ad suam et regnorum perniciem credebant † Mat West ● 457. In hebdomada Paschae fecit Rex publicari Bullam Apostolicam super absolutione juramenti praestiti super deafforestatione jampridem facta et servanda excommunicando jusjurandum illud servare volentes dampnantes vero illud approbat et absolvit What could be more atheistical antichristian diabolical scandalous destructive to Christian Religion public faith honesty justice and human society then for this and other Popes by their impious Bulls to canonize professed perjury and breach of solemn Oaths for a Christian virtue and damn the observation of them for a most detestable crime yea to excommunicate all those as unworthy the privilege name or society of Christians who made a conscience to observe their solemn sacred Oaths & yet to approve absolve all those as most innocent and meritorious Christians who perfidiously and wilfully violated them * Danie's History p. 200. This letting loose the Lion and untying the King from the Covenant made with his Subjects concerning their Charters confirmed to them by his three last Acts of Parliament by absolving him from his Oath was an Act of little Piety in the Pope and of as little conscience in the King who as if he now should have no more need of his Subjects discovered with what sincerity he did it is Samuel Danicls just censure of and observation thereon Which unworthy Act God himself immediately after exemplarily retaliated by the Scots violation of their Oaths Covenants and new Ordinance most solemnly made and sworn by them to King Edward in Parliament without any Papal absolution and raising new rebellions and wars against him when he was most secure to his unparallelled vexation This year Pope * See here p. 1077. Clement following the rapines of his avaricious predecessors sent William Testa a foreign Archdeacon into England as his Nuncio to collect all the Dimes Peter-pences and other duties belonging to the Church of Rome and See Apostolic with the arrears of the Dimes belonging to Pope Boniface the 8. in England Scotland Wales & Ireland the goods of a Cardinal & others dying intestate and all indistinct Legacies gifts compositions penalties redemption of vows formerly made or imposed for the relief of the Holy Land only in pretext but in truth for the Popes Roman Churches and the King's use who shared this prey between them desiring his favourable protection and assistance therein by this Bull which I found in the White Tower the beginning whereof being defaced in some words I have conjecturally supplied in a Parenthesis CLemens Episcopus Servus servorum Dei Charissimo in Christo filio Edwardo Regi Angliae Illustri salutem & Apostolicam benedictionem Illam confidentiam Anno 33 E 1. in Turri London de tua Excellentia suscepimus quod preces nostras prompto affectu susciptas et effectu benivolo studeas adimplere Hinc est quod ex Serenitatis Regiae tuae prompta Ecclesiae Romanae devotione dilectum filium Gulielmum Testa Archidiaconum Aranen Ecclesiae the circumspectione ipsius fidelitate et legalitate confisi Collectorem et Exactorem Decimarum et Denarii S. Petri quae in partibus Angliae Scotiae Walliae & Hiberniae Ecclesiae praedictae debentur necnon residui procurationum et arreragiorum dictae Sedis quae adhuc restant persolvend quaeque juxta quandam Ordinationem faelicis recordationis Bonifacii Papae 8. praedecessoris nostri ad dictam Ecclesiam pertinent ac bonorum bonae memoriae Giffredi Episcopi Parma necnon Nuncii dictae Sedis in illis partibus qui apud Sedem eandem intestatus decessit the Pope then claiming intestate Cardinals and Bishops goods within his Territories to himself et indistincte Legatorum necnon pecuniariarum poenarum quae frequenter ●icut accepimus in eisdem partibus promittuntur in diversis contractibus pro Terrae Sanctae auxilio et etiam committuntur et generaliter omnium quae ex testamento ex votis seu votorum redemptionibus tam Crucesignatorum quam aliorum quomodocunque dictae Terrae subsidio aut alias ipsi Ecclesiae in eisdem partibus quacunque ratione vel causa quomodolibet debentur per nostras sub dicta forma Literas duximus deputandum Et ad ea favour Regius esse nosiis plurimum oportunius Serenitatem * itaque Regiam rogamus et hortamur artente quatinus eundem Collectorem pro nostra et Apostolicae Sedis reverentia habere velis propensius commendatum Ita quod idem Collector hujusmodi officium per nos ei commissum Regalis Excellentiae dextera suffragante facilius et liberius exequi valeat et nos Magnificentiam Regiam exinde dignis in Domino laudibus commendare possumus Dat. Naverii 10 Kal. Aprilis Pontificatus nostri Anno primo To the Transcript of this Bull this ensuing Cedule was annexed some words whereof in the beginning of several lines being torn and defaced are supplied in a parenthesis containing some requests of this William Testa made to the King for the speedy clearing of all doubts and questions that might arise between the King and him in the Execution of the Pope's Commission in such points as might intrech upon the King's Crown and Dignity as some of them did and the more effectual collection of such arrears and sums of money belonging to the Pope and Roman See by the King's favour and assistance as no ways entrenched upon his Crown or prerogative REgiae Excellentiae supplicat Gulielmus Testa Archidiaconus Arraven Domini Papae Capellanus & in partibus Anglicanis Nuncius quatinus juxta tenorem Anno 34 E 1. in Turri London Literarum Regiae Majestati directarum in negociis ab Apostolica sede sibi Commissis eidem Nuntio in collectionibus pecuniarum et aliis Romanae Ecclesiae negociis sibi commissis et etiam committend sibi et suis de gratia sua speciali consilium auxilium et favorem impendat & nullas injurias seu molestias aut impedimenta inferat vel inferri permittat quominus ipsa sine praejudicio Regis possit executioni mandare Item Quod Dominus Rex in omnibus negotiis dicto Nuncio commissis eidem Nuncio declaret et exprimat si qua sibi vel Coronae suae praejudicialia inveniantur ut super illis supersedere valeat et super aliis commissa sibi negotia exercere juxta Regiae Majestatis benevolentiam et favorem Item Cum propter multa Nuncio praedicto commissa seu etiam a sede Apostolica committenda aliqua forsitan dubia possent emergere pro quorum declaratione idem Nuncius super puncto quolibet Regiam Majestatem personaliter adire non possit nec etiam pluries velit inquietare dictam Regiam Majestatem Placeat sibi aliquibus viris Ecclesiasticis declarationem dubiorum committere praedictorum ut ad ipsos quociens opus fuerit possit habere recursum et quod Literas Apostolicas sibi directas ac etiam dirigendas publicare valeat locis et temporibus opportunis et libere uti eisdem sine praejudicio Coronae praedictae Item Quod quoscunque debitores tam Romanae Ecclesiae quam Terrae Sanctae ad solvend ea quae debent possit compellere per auxilium brachii secularis si per censuram Ecclesiasticam coherceri non possent Item Quod ad Informationem dicti Nuncii omnia Registra Rotuli & quaecunque aliae informationes suum officium contingentia sibi deliberentur & arreragia Decimae & pecuniae Terrae Sanctae quae per Collectores Domini Regis recepta fuerint seu etiam consignata tempore Gerardi de Pocorarii praedecessoris ejusdem si aliter non possit exequi officium supradictum How extravagantly and oppressively this Papal Collector demeaned himself in the execution of this Bull to the prejudice of the Kingdom Church People and what sad petitions complaints were made against him to the King and Parliament and what oppositions Laws they thereupon made against them and the like Papal exactions in future ages I shall fully relate in its proper * An. 35 E 1. time and place The Masters and Scholars of the University of Cambridge being beaten and assaulted in their Lodgings by the Townsmen and others this year the King out of his care of learning and God's worship issued this Commission to examine the Trespass and certify him the truth thereof REX dilectis & fidelibus suis Rogero de Heggham & Roberto de Baiocis salutem Pat. 33 E 1. pars 1. m. 17. Pro Magistris & Scolaribus Cantebr Quia ex gravi querela Magistrorum et Scolarium Universitatis Cantebr accepimus quod quidam malefactores et pacis nostrae perturbatores dictam Universitatem impugnare et effectum disciplinae scolarizancium ibidem perturbare machinantes ostia quorundam hospiciorum eorundem Magistrorum et Scolarium in villa praedicta vi et armis fregerunt et in Magistros et Scolares in eisdem hospiciis inventos insultum fecerunt et ipsos verberaverunt vulneraverunt et male tractaverunt et alia enormia eis intulerunt in ipsorum Scolarium et Magistrorum dampnum non modicum et studii sui per quod cultus divinus in regno nostro augmentari posset retardacionem manifestam et contra pacem nostram assignavimus vos ad inquirendum per Sacramentum proborum etc. de Comitatu Cantebr per quos etc. de nominibus praedictorum malefactorum & super transgressione praedicta plenius veritatem Et ideo vobis mandamus quod ad certos etc. quos etc. inquisicionem inde faciatis & eam distinctè & apertè factam nobis sub sigillis vestris & sigillis eorum per quos facta fuerit sine dilacione mittatis & hoc breve Mandavimus enim Vicecomiti nostro Com. praedicti quod ad certos etc. venire faciat coram vobis tot & tales probos etc. de Balliva sua per quos etc. In cujus etc. Teste Rege apud Westm 7 die Marcii Per Petitionem de Consilio Within few days after upon the Universities Petition he granted them liberty during his royal pleasure to hold plea of personal actions between Scholars and Townsmen before their Chancellor notwithstanding any Writ of Prohibition REX omnibus ad quos etc. salutem Sciatis quod de gratia nostra speciali Pat. 33 E 1. m. 26. Pro Scolaribus Universitatis Cantebrig concessimus Scholaribus Vniversitatis Cantebr quod de omnibus actionibus personalibus possint convenire Burgenses et alios Laicos Municipii nostri Cantebr coram Cancellario ejusdem Vniversitatis et quod per prohibicionem nostram super hoc nequaquam impediantur In cujus etc. Pro nostrae libito voluntatis duraturas Teste Rege apud Westm. 12 die Marcii Per * See here p. 1064. Petitionem de Consilio & per idem Cons congregatum The King likewise for the tranquillity and quiet of the Scholars and Students of this University confirmed the Charter of King Henry the 3d. his father that no Tourneys Justs or Tilt should be used in Cambridge nor within 5. miles thereof under severe penalties REX Vic. Cantebr qui pro tempore fuerit salutem Cum celebris memoriae Dominus H. quondam Rex Angliae pater noster per cartam suam quam confirmavimus Pat. 33 E 1. pars 2. m 4. Pro Magistris & Scolaribus Universitatis Cantebr concesserit Magistris et Scolaribus Vniversitatis Cantebr Quod Torneamenta aliqua aventurae justae seu hujusmodi hastiludia non fierent in villa Cantebr seu per quinque miliaria circumquaque torneare justas facere seu aventuras vel alia hastiludia quaerere seu exercere praesumerent Nos tranquillitatem ibidem studencium affectantes et concessionem et inhibitionem praedictas inviolabiliter observari volentes Tibi praecipimus quod quociens Torneamenta aliqua aventuras justas seu hujusmodi hastiludia in eadem villa seu alibi infra praedicta quinque miliaria circumquaque proclamari contigerit ad requisitionem Magistrorum et Scolarium ejusdem Vniversitatis Ne quis Torneamenta aliqua justas aventuras seu hastiludia aliqua ibidem seu infra praedicta quinque miliaria exercere praesumat ex parte nostra publice proclamari facias et firmiter inhiberi In cujus etc. Teste Rege apud Westm. 7 die Novembris He likewise issued this Writ to the Sheriff of Cambridge for the apprehending of Thomas Pecche and others for presuming to proclaim a Justs there in contempt of his former Writ REX Vic. Cantebr salutem Cum celebris memoriae Dominus H. quondam Rex Claus 33 E 1. m. 3. Pro Thoma Pecche & alattachiand Angl. pater noster per cartam suam quam confirmavimus concesserit Magistris & Scolaribus Universitatis Cantebr Quod torneamenta aliqua abenturae justae seu hujusmodi hastiludia non fierent in villa praedicta seu per quinque miliaria circumquaque et sub gravi forisfactura inhibuerit ne quis de regno Angliae apud Villam praedictam seu alibi infra praedicta quinque miliaria circumquaque torneare justas facere seu aventuras seu alia hastiludia quaerere praesumeret contra concessionem praedictam Ac licet Major Villae praedictae Thoma Pecche Rogero Tamery Nicholas Bath Roberto Honel Philippo Colevill Warino de Bassingburn Johanni de Exning Waltero de Orewell Johanni de Hunton Henr. Chaumberleyg de Beks & aliis qui nuper justas in dicta villa proclamari fecerint infra eandem villam inhibuerit ex parte nostra ne justas aliquas contra tenorem Cartae et confirmationis nostrae praedictarum facere praesumerent quovismodo iidem nichilominus Thomas Rogerus Nicholaus Robertus Philippus Warinus Johannes Johannes Walterus Johannes & Henricus prohibicione hujusmodi non obstante justas prope Villam praedictam sacere praesumpserunt in nostri contemptum et quietis ac tranquillitatis Magistrorum et Scolarium praedictorum perturbacionem manifestam Et quia hujusmodi transgressionem et contemptum relinquere nolumus impunitos tibi praecipimus firmiter injungentes quod praedictos Thomam Rogerum Nicholaum Robertum Philippum Warinum Johannem Walterum Johannem & Henricum ubicumque eos infra ballivam tuam contigerit inveniri per corpora sua sine dilacione attach et in prisona nostra salvo custodias donec aliud inde a nobis per literam sub privato sigillo nostro receperis in mandatis Et si fortè aliqui ipsorum in Balliva tua non poterint inveniri tunc nobis de nominibus eorundem & de locis in quibus fuerint conversantes constare facias indilatè Teste Rege apud Westmonasterium septimo die Novembris Per ipsum Regem He likewise gave his royal assent for settling several shops and an house in Oxford upon Baylioll College demised to them by William Burnell for the better maintenance of Scholars and learning therein REX Omnibus ad quos etc. salutem Quia accepimus per Inquisicionem quam Pat. 33 E 1. m. 1 intus Pro Magistro & Scolaribus Domus de Balliolo in Oxon. per Vic. nostrum Oxon. fieri fecimus quod non est ad dampnum vel praejudicium nostrum aut aliorum si concedamus Hugoni de Scales Galfrido de Heghham & Johanni de Borham executoribus Testamenti Magistri Willielmi Burnel quondam Praepositi Wellensis quod ipsi novem shopas cum pertin in Oxon. quae de nobis tenentur et unum messuagium cum pertin in eadem villa quae idem Willielmus in testamento suo eisdem executoribus legavit ad executionem Testamenti sui inde faciendam dare possint & assignare dilectis nobis in Christo Magistro Domus Scolarium de Baliolo Oxon. & Scolaribus ejusdem Domus Habend & tenend eisdem Magistro & Scolaribus et successoribus suis Magistris & Scolaribus ejusdem Domus de nobis & haeredibus nostris & aliis Capitalibus Dominis feodi illius per servicia inde debita & consueta imperpetuum Nos per finem quem praedictus Magister fecit nobiscum in Cancellaria nostra concessimus & licentiam dedimus pro nobis & haeredibus nostris quantum in nobis est praefatis executoribus quod ipsi shopas & messuagium predict come pertin dare possint & assignare praedictis Magistro & Scolaribus Habend & tenend sibi & successoribus suis Magistris & Scolaribus ejusdem Domus de nobis & haeredibus nostris & aliis Capitalibus Dominis feodi illius per servicia inde debita & consueta imperpetuum & eisdem Magistro & Scholaribus quod ipsi shopas & messuagium praedicta cum pertin à praefatis executoribus recipere possint Habend & tenend sibi & successoribus suis praedictis sicut praedictum est tenore praesencium similiter licentiam dedimus specialem Statuto nostro de terris & tenement ad manum mortuam non ponendis edito nonobstante Nolentes quod iidem Executores aut praedicti Magistri & Scholates seu successores sui ratione praemissorum per nos vel haer nostros Justiciarios Escaetores Vicecomites Ballivos aut alios Ministros nostros quoscunque occasionentur molestentur in aliquo seu graventur In cujus etc. Teste Rege apud Swaton sextodecimo die Januarii & dupp. REX Majori & Ballivis Oxon. salutem Cum per literas nostras Patentes concesserimus & licenciam Claus 33 E 1. pars 1. m. 2. Pro Scolaribus Domus de Balliolo Oxon. dederimus dilectis nobis in Christo Magistro Domus Scolarium de Balliolo Oxon. & Scolaribus ejusdem Domus quod ipsi unum messuagium & novem shopas cum pertin in Oxon. quae Magister Willielmus Burnel nuper Praepositus Ecclesiae Wellen. defunctus in Testamento suo eisdem Magistro et Scolaribus legavit ab executoribus Testamenti ipsius Magistri Willielmi juxta formam dicti legati recipere possent Habenda & tenenda eisdem Magistro & Scolaribus & successoribus suis de nobis & haeredibus nostris & Capitalibus Dominis feodi illius per servicia inde debita & consueta prout in literis nostris praedictis plenius continentur quod quidem testamentum coram vobis in Curia vestra modo debito ut dicitur est probatum Vobis precipimus quod si praedicta messuagium & Shopae praefatis scolaribus ut praedicitur sint legata & testamentum predictum coram vobis ut praedictum est sit probatum tunc eisdem magistro & scolaribus praedicta Messuagium & Shopas liberetis tenenda juxta formam legacionis testamenti praedicti ac probationis ejusdem necnon juxta consuetudinem ejusdem villae & juxta licentiam nostram supradictam salvo jure cujuslibet Teste Rege apud Westm 5. die Novembr Eodem modo mandatum est Balivis Margaretae Reginae Angliae de praedicta villa Teste u● supra How all the ancient Lands Revenues Temporal and Ecclesiastical Royalties Liberties Privileges and Sanctuary granted to the Church of St. Peter's in York and to the Canons Dean Chapter or Archbishop thereof out of reverence to St. Peter the Prince of the Apostles who had his Chair therein as well as at Rome and likewise his * Here Tom. 1. p. 33. 346. Tho. Stubs Actus Pontif. Ebor. col 1703. 1704. Banner carried in the Wars in the forefront of the Army were originally derived from the Piety Bounty and Ecclesiastical Sovereignty of our Kings not from the Pope and what they were this memorable Charter of King Edward the first which recites and confirms them will at large instruct us † Chart. 33 E. 1. m. 6. pars 1. Pro Decano & Capitulo Ecclesiae beati Petri Eborum REX Archiepiscopis etc. salutem Inspeximus Chartam confirmationis & declarationis quarundam Libertatum necnon innovationis ac uberioris concessionis Libertatum in eadem contentarum quam celebris memoriae Dominus H. quondam Rex Angliae Pater noster fecit Ecclesiae Sancti Petri Eborum & Decano & Capitulo ejusdem in haec verba Henricus Dei gratiâ Rex Angliae Dominus Hiberniae Dux Normanniae & Acquitan Comes Andegav Archiepiscopis Episcopis Abbatibus Prioribus Comitibus Baronibus Justice Vicecomitibus Praepositis Ministris & omnibus Balivis & fidelibus suis salutem Inspeximus Chartam quum Dominus Henricus quondam Rex Angliae proavus noster fecit Ecclesiae Sancti Petri Eborum in haec verba Henricus Rex Angliae Archiepiscopis Episcopis Abbatibus Consulibus Proceribus & Universis fidelibus suis Francis & Anglis totius Angliae salutem Possessiones & dignitates & libertates & consuetudines quas habuit Eborum Ecclesia Concedo & Regia authoritate presenti Carta con●●rmo sicut hic subscriptae sunt sub Regibus antiquis & Archiepiscopis quod plerique meminisse possunt Edwardo Rege Aldredo Archiepiscopo fuit Ecclesiae Sancti Petri consuetudo egregiae libertatis ●i quis enim quemlibet cujus●unque facinoris aut flagitii reum & convictum infra atrium Ecclesiae caperet & detineret universali judicio vi. hundreth emendebat Si vero infra Ecclesiam xij hundreth infra Chorum xiij P●nitentia quoque de singulis sicut de Sacrilegis injuncta in hundreth viij l●b continentur Quod si aliquis vesano spiritu agitatus Diabolico ausu quenquam capere presumeret in Cathedra lapidea juxta altar quam Angli vocant Fridstall id est Cathedra quietudinis vel pacis hujus tam flagitiosi sacrilegii emendatio sub nullo judicio erat sub nullo pecuniae numero claudebatur set apud Anglos Boeeles hoc est sine emenda vocabatur Hae Emendae nihil ad Archiepiscopum sed ad Canonicos pertinebant Canonici Sancti Petri in Hird id est domestica vel intrinseca familia appellabatur Fena Canonicorum propriè Mensa Sancti Petri. Denique siquae in Ecclesia vel in Cimiterio vel in domibus Canonicorum vel in terris eorum injusta agentur aut ipsi Canonici adversus se invicem aut adversus alios vel alii adversus Canonicos vel adversus al●os forisfactura nulla Archiepiscopo set tota Canonicis judicabatur Archiepiscopus autem in rebus Canonicorum hoc tantum juris habebat quod defuncto Canonico ipse aliis praelationes & praebendas praebeat nec tamen sine consilio et assensu Decani et Capituli Si vero Archiepiscopus adversus Apostolicum vel Regem comm●tteret ad quod redimendum vel pacificandum pecunia opus esset nihil tamen Canonici Archiepiscopo praeter suam voluntatem darent et pecunia Canonicorum et hominum eorum pro Commisso vel debito Archiepiscopi nec etiam in namium caperentur Habeant Canonici in domibus & in terr●s suis Soccam & Saccam Tol & Theme Inv●ll & Uvell & Infangenetheefe et omnes easdem honoris et Libertatis consuetudines quas ipse Rex in terris suis habebat et quas Archiepiscopus de Domino Deo et de Rege tenebat Hoc etiam amplius quod nemo de terra Canonicorum Wapenthaemort nec Trydingmet nec Shyresmet sequebatur Sed calumpnians aut calumniatus ante ostium Monasterii Sancti Petri rectitudinem & recipiebat & faciebat Hoc autem a religiosis principibus et bonis antecessoribus sic provisnm est quamvis Canonici placitantes pulsato * signo signato ad horas Canonicas cito possent regredi Archiepiscopo vero per Senescallos & Praefectos & Milites suos facilius erat praedicta placita sequi & tenere Si vero aliquis terram aliquam Sancto Petro daret vel venderet nemo postea Soccam vel Saccum Tol & Theme in illa clamabat sed easdem consuetudines quas & alia terra Sancti Petri ista habebat tantum amoris et reverentiae Antecessores nostri huic Sanctae Principis Apostolorum Ecclesiae deferebant Q●ando autem Rex congregabat exercitum unus homo tantum preparabatur de tota terra Canonicorum cum vexillo Sancti Petri qui si Burgenses in exercitum irent Dux & S●gnifer eye procederet sine Burgensibus vero nec ●pse iret Hanc etiam consuetudinem sive dignitatem habeant Canonici Sancti Petri ab Antecessoribus Regibus nominatim quoque à Rege Edwardo concessam & confirmatam ut nullus de familia Regis vel de exercitu ejus in propriis domibus Canonicorum nec in Civitate nec extra hospitetur Vbicunque fit duellum Eborum juramenta debent fieri supra textum vel super reliquias Ecclesiae Sancti Petri et facto duello Victor arma Victi ad Ecclesiam Sancti Petri offerat gracias agens Deo et Sancto Petro here conjoined as equals pro victoria Si Canonici vel homines eorum Clamorem fecerint in placitis Regis Clamour eorum ante omnem causam terminetur quanium potest terminari servata Ecclesiae dignitate Teste Archiepisc Eborum W. Giff. Episc Wynton W. Berlo Episc Lincolniae R. Flamb Episc Dunelm W. Com. de Warr. R. Basset G. Rysdel F. fill Sygulfi apud Wynton Nos autem concessionem & confirmationem praedictam ratam & gratam habentes eam pro nobis & Haeredibus nostris praedictae Ecclesiae concedimus & confirmamus sicut praefata Charta ipsius Regis Henrici rationabiliter testatur & sicut eadem Ecclesia Libertatibus in praedicta Charta contentis hucusque usa est Et ad declarationem quarundam Libertatum in eadem Charta sub quibusdam generalitatibus contentarum & concessionem libertatum uberiorem concedimus Decano & Capitulo ejusdem Ecclesiae & hac Charta nostra confirmamus pro nobis & Haeredibus nostris quod ipsi Decanus & Capitulum habeant omnia amerciamenta omnium hominum suorum ad ipsos Decanum & Capitulum & singulos Canonicos pertinentium & fines pro eisdem amerciamentis ita quod ad nos vel Haeredes nostros nichil inde pertineat sed ipsi Decanus & Capitulum & Canonici recipiant de hominibus suis quicquid de eisdem recipere deberemus de praedictis pro quocunque delicto seu transgressione amerciati fuerint in Curia nostra sive coram nobis vel Baronibus nostris de Scaccario sive coram Justiciariis nostris de Banco sive coram Justice nostris Itinerantibus ad communia placita sive coram Justic nostris assignatis ad quascunque Assizas capiendas vel Gavilas deliberandas seu ad quascunque Inquisitiones faciendas sive etiam amerciati fuerint coram quibuscunque aliis Justice nostris Vicecomitibus Inquisitoribus Praepositis Ballivis vel aliis Ministris nostris ad quodcunque officium ex parte nostra deputatis exceptis Justice nostris & haeredum nostrorum ad placita forestae nostrae deputatis Salvis nobis & Haeredibus nostris amerciamentis praedictorum Decani & Capituli de propriis delictis suis ubicunque in Curia nostra amerciati fuerint & omnibus aliis finibus quam pro amerciamentis hominum suorum quos ipsi & quicunque homines sui fecerint nobiscum vel coram quibuscunque Justice aut aliis Ballivis nostris Salvis etiam nobis placitis forestae nostrae et omnibus finibus et amerciamentis proventuris de ipsis et hominibus suis de eadem foresta Et quod iidem Decanus & Capitulum imperpetuum habeant omnia Catalla & Bona quorumcunque hominum suorum utlagatorum Damnatorum & fugitivorum de quibus posset ad nos aliquis quaestus pertinere sive hominis sive illius Capituli sive Decani sive singularis Canonici & etiam animalia in terris suis quae vocantur Weyf Volumus etiam & concedimus pro nobis & haeredibus nostris quod iidem Decanus & Capitulum & singuli Canonici atque eorum Successores & eorum homines universi sint quieti in Civitate & Burgo in Feriis & Nundinis in transitu Pontium & Maris Portuum & in omnibus locis per totam Angliam Hiberniam & Walliam & omnes terras & aquas nostras de quo libet Thelonio Tallagio Passagio Pedagio Lastagio Stallagio Hydagio Wardagio operibus & auxiliis Castellorum Murorum Pontium & Parcorum Walliorum Fossatorum & Vivariorum Navigio Domuum Regalium aedificatione & omnimoda operatione & custodia Castrorum & de omni Carrucio & Summagio nec eorum carri carrecta aut equi capiantur ad aliqua carriagia facienda Et quod Sylvae eorum ad praedicta opera vel aliqua alia nullo modo capiantur Et quod sint qui●ti de omnibus Geldis Danegeldis Fengeldis Herngeldis Forgeldis Penygeldis Thethingpeny Hundred penny Miskening Thenag Chiming & Herbag & de Vectigalibus & tributis & exercitu & equitatu & de omni terreno Servitio & seculari exactione salvo Servitio unius Signiferi secundum quod continetur in praescripta Carta praefati Regis Henrici proavi nostri Et similiter quod imperpetuum sint quieti de Sectis Comitatum Hundredorum Wapentagiorum & Trithing & de Murdro & Latrocinio Escapio & Concelamento & Homsekne Gribruch Bloodwyte Flitwyte Forstall Leyrwyte Hongwyte & Wardpeny & Worwhalpeny & de omnibus auxiliis Vicecomitum & Ministrorum suorum & de Scutagiis & Assisis & Recognitionibus Inquisitionibus & Summonitionibus nist pro Libertate et negotiis Ecclesiae Eborum Et tunc si placitum inter homines praedictae Ecclesiae & Canonicos vel inter Canonicos per se vel inter homines per se ex utraque parte omnes de Assisa sint de Libertate praedictae Ecclesiae vel de Libertate beatae Mariae Eborum si illi non sufficiant Si vero inter Decanum & Capitulum vel eorum aliquem Canonicos singulos vel eorum homines & aliquem qui non sit de Libertate Assisa debeat arramiari & capi medietas sit de fornisecis & quod idem Decanus & Capitulum habeant Curiam suam & justitiam cum S●cco & Sacca Tholl & Theme & Infangenethief & Vtfangenethief Flemenstick Ordel & O●est infra tempus & extra cum omnibus aliis Immunitatibus Libertatibus consuetudinibus & quietanciis suis Concedimus etiam pro nobis & haeredibus nostris quod si iidem Decanus & Cepitulum & Canonici praedicti vel eorum homines placitum habeant adversus alios vel alii adversus eos vel ipsi ad invicem placitum illud non teneatur nec audiatur alibi quam in hostio praedictae Ecclesiae Sancti Petri. Salvis placitis Coronae nostrae quae in domo alicujus Canonici extra Cimiterio audiantur & teneantur sicut iidem Decanus & Capitulum hucusque usi sunt & eye à praedecessoribus nostris Regibus ipsis est concessum & quod finitis placitis praedictis habeant iidem Decanus & Capitulum extractus Rotulorum Justice nostrorum qui placita praedicta tenuerunt de omnibus Amerciamentis hominum suorum sub Sigillis eorundem Justice Ita quod ipsa Amerciamenta vel Fines pro Amerciamentis non veniant in Summonitionem a Scaccario nostro per quod iidem Decanus & Capitulum & eorum homines aliquatenus molestentur Sed liceat eisdem Decano & Capitulo homines suos ad eorundem Amerciamentorum solutionem distringere modo quo viderint meliori Nullus etiam Vicecomes aut alius Ballivus vel Minister noster terras vel Libertates eorundum Decani & Capituli ad aliquas districtiones faciendas ipsis irrequisitis ingrediatur Nec Averia eorum in namium capiantur sed imperpetuum habeant Returnum Brevium nostrorum de omnibus ipsos & homines suos & eorum terras & tenementa contingentibus Et hoc eis pro nobis & Haeredibus nostris concedimus & presenti Carta confirmamus Prohibemus etiam quod nullus Vicecomes vel Ballivus aut alius Minister noster infra terras praedictorum Decani & Capituli vel Ecclesiae praedictae aliquem hominem capere ligare verberare interficere vel sanguinem fundere seu rapinam vel aliquam violentiam facere presumat Nec Nativos vel Fugitivos suos vel Catalla eorum aliquis detineat nec eos vel homines eorum pro consuetudine aliqua vel servitio vel exactione vel aliqua causa disturbet de rebus suis quas homines eorum assidare poterunt suas esse proprias Quare volumus & firmiter praecipimus pro nobis et Haeredibus nostris quod praedicti Decanus & Capitulum & Canonici & eorum homines imperpetuum habeant omnes Libertates consuetudines & quietantias praedictas sicut praedictum est sine impedimento & contradictione nostri & haeredum nostrorum & omnium Ballivorum nostrorum Et prohibemus super gravem forisfacturam nostram ne quis eos contra easdem Libertates in aliqua vexet disturbet vel inquietet nec eis molestiam inferat aut gravamen Hiis testibus Venerabili patre B. Archiepiscopo Cantuar. Richardo Comite Cornub. Rogero Bigod Comite Norfolch & Marescallo Angliae Johan de Plessetis Comite Warr. Petro de Sabaud Johanne filio Galfridi Justice nostro Hiberniae Petro Chaceport Archidiacono Well Magistro Willielmo de Killkenny Archidiacono Coventren Petro de Rawll Henrico de Wengham Radulpho filio Nicholai Bertramus de Croiell Johanne de Grey Roberto Wallerond Barth Pech Stephano Banton Willielmo de Grey Nicholas de Sancte Manre & aliis Dat. per manum nostrum apud Portesmuth quinto die Julii Anno Regni nostri Tricesimo septimo Nos autem confirmationem declarationem innovationem & concessionem praedictas ratas habentes & gratas eas pro nobis & haeredibus nostris Ecclesiae Decano & Capitulo praedictis concedimus & confirmamus sicut Carta praedicta rationabiliter testatur Hiis testibus Venerabilibus Patribus R. Cantuar. Archiepiscopo W. Coventr & Lichfield Episcopo & Johanni de Britann juniore Hugone le Dispenser Roberto filio Rogeri Johanne de Sulley Roberto de la Ward Senescallo Hospitii nostri Edmundo de malo Lacu et aliis Dat. per manum nostram apud Kennington 20 die Maii. Such ample Liberties did the Dean Chapter and Canons of York procure from our Kings to the prejudice of their Crowns and Revenues out of their reverence to St. Peter who then kept his residence in his Chair and Church at York not at Rome itself to which Popes would seem to confine it though they resided elsewhere as Pope Clement did now at * Here p. 1065. Bordeaux The King likewise issued this Writ for the restoring of a Malefactor who fled to the Churchyard and Altar of Whitegifte in York Diocese and was violently pulled out of it and imprisoned under pretext of preserving the Liberties of the Church REX Vic. Eborum salutem Ex insinuatione dilectorum nobis in Christo Decani Claus 33 E. 1. m. 7 De homine extracto deecclesia ad ecclesiam reducendo & Cipituli Ecclesiae beati Petri Eborum Custodum Spiritualitatis Archiepiscopatus Eborum sede vacante accepimus quod cum Willielmus filius Richardi de Whitegift Dioc. Eborum occasione cujusdam transgressionis per ipsum contra pacem nostram factae ut dicitur ad aream de Whitegifte quae est Cimiterium Deo dedicatum confugisset ut per libertatem et immunitatem ecclesiasticam ibidem tueri posset et salvari quidam homines ipsum Willielmum sic fugientem insequentes et infra idem Cimiterium existentem vi et armis ab eodem extrarerunt et ipsum sic extractum vinculis ligaverunt et sic ligatum ad prisonam castri nostri Eborum duxerunt qui quidem Willielmus occasione illa et non alia in prisona praedicta detinetur ut dicitur in ecclesiasticae libertatis lesionem manifestum per quod iidem custodes nobis humiliter supplicarunt ut in praemissis apponere vellemus remedium oportunum Nos itaque libertatem ecclesiasticam et ejus immunitatem illaesas conservare et manutenere volentes ut tenemur tibi praecipimus quod si tibi constare possit praemissa vera esse tunc praefatum Willielmum a praedicta prisona liberari et sub salvo et securo conductu ad Cimiterium praedictum a quo extractus fuit reduci et in eundem statum reponi fac quo extiterat tempore extractionis supradictae Teste Rege apud Reyle 18 die Augusti The King out of his Ecclesiastical Sovereignty and Piety granted the Tithes and Appropriations of all his new Assarts within his Forest of Dene which were extraparochial to the Bishop of Landaff to augment his over-small Bishopric and maintain a Chantry in the Church of Newland REX Omnibus ad quos etc. salutem Sciatis quod ad emendacionem Episcopatus Pat. 33 E 1. m. 14. Pro Episcopo Landavensi Landavensis qui nimis exilis esse dinoscitur necnon in subvencionem sustentacionis cujusdam Capellani divina pro anima nostra et animabus antecessorum nostrorum singulis diebus celebrantis et imperpetuum celebraturi in Ecclesia omnium Sanctorum de la newland infra Forestam nostram de Dene quam venerabilis Pater Johannes Episcopus praedicti Episcopatus tenet sibi et suis Successoribus * See p. 1112. appropriatam concessimus eidem Episcopo pro nobis et haeredibus nostris quantum in nobis est quod ipse & successores sui Episcopi ejusdem loci omnes Decimas de assartis intra forestam praedictam de novo assartatis et assartandis provenientes percipiant et habeant Ecclesiae suae de la newland praedictae quas ad eandem Ecclesiam volumus imperpetuum pertinere sine occasione vel impedimento nostri vel haeredum nostrorum seu Ministrorum nostrorum quorumcunque Dum tamen assarta predicta extra limites cujuscumque parochiae existant In cujus etc. Teste Rege apud Westm 20 die Marcii Per ipsum Regem & petitionem de consilio Dupp. The like Grant and Appropriation of extraparochial Tithes of Assarts within the Forest of Sherwood the King made this year to the Prior of Felleye by this Patent REX Omnibus ad quos etc. salutem Sciatis quod ad emendationem status Prioris et Canonicorum regularium Prioratus de Felleye in Com. Nottingham Pat. 33 E 1. m. 6. Pro Priore de Felleie qui exilis esse dinoscitur & ut praedicti Prior et Canonici numerum fratrum suorum commodius augere et curis secularibus praetermissis eo diligencius et quiecius possint divinis obsequiis insistere ut tenentur concessimus pro nobis et haeredibus nostris intuitu caritatis praedictis Priori et Canonicis quod ipsi et successores sui omnes decimas de assartis nostris hayarum de Lyndeby Rumwod & Willeye infra forestam nostram de Shirewode nostro tempore assartatis provenientes percipiant et habeant Ecclesiae suae Prioratus sui praedicti de nostra eleemosina appropriatas imperpetuum sine occasione vel impedimento nostri vel haeredum nostrorum seu ministrorum nostrorum quorumcun que dum tamen hayae praedictae infra limites alicujus parochiae non existant In cujus etc. T. R. apud Westm 15 die April Per ipsum Regem The King likewise of piety for encouragement of Ministers ordered the Tithes of his Mills in holderness to be paid to the Parsons of all Parish Churches wherein they were as the Nobles and others there used to pay them REX dilecto sibi Ricardo Oysel Ballivo suo de holderness salutem Mandamus Cl. 33 E 1. m. 4. De De●imis dandis de molendinis Regis in holderness vobis quod de exitibus molendinorum nostrorum in Balliva vestra faciatis Decimas dari personis Ecclesiarum in quarum parochiis molendina illa existunt prout alii Magnates de regno nostro ac homines partium illarum Decimas dant de exitibus molendinorum suorum Et nos vobis inde in compoto vestro ad Scaccarium nostrum debitam allocationem fieri faciemus T. R. apud Westm 20 die Octobris Per breve de Privato Sigillo In like manner he issued this Writ for payment of Tithes of Agistments of all dattle and of Colts out of the Park of Rysebergh to the Abbot of Nuttele REX Ballivis Margaretae Reginae Angl. Consortis nostrae de Rysebergh salutem Quia accepimus per inquisicionem quam per Vic. nostrum Buk fieri fecimus Claus 33 E 1. m. 9 Pro Abbate de Nuttele quod dilectus nobis in Christo Abbas de Nuttele persona Ecclesiae de Rysebergh ac praedecessores sui Abbates ejusdem loci & personae Ecclesiae praedictae à tempore quo non extat memoria tàm tempore Ricardi de Alemannia dudum Comitis Cornubiae quam tempore Edmundi nuper Comitis ibidem percipere & habere consueverunt decimam tam pullanorum ipsorum Ricardi et Edmundi quam aliorum in Parco de Rysebergh pulnatorum quam denariorum de agistamento de quibuscumque animalibus in eodem Parco facto provenientium quousque persona Lombard & Willielmus Beausamis Custodes equicii nostri postquam dictum Manerium simul praedicto Parco per mortem praefati Edmundi ad manus nostras devenit praefatum Abbatem quo minus dictam decimam percipere et habere posset impediverunt per quod vos postquam dicta Manerium & Parcum praefatae Consorti nostrae assignavimus dictum Abbatem super hoc similiter impedivistis et adhuc impeditis Nos nolentes quod eidem Abbati injurietur in hac parte Vobis mandamus quod praedictum Abbatem decimas praedictas in Parco praedicto percipere et habere permittatis prout ipse et praedecessores sui praedicti eas temporibus retroactis percipere et habere consueverunt T. R. apud Cantuar. 6. die Julii Per petitionem de Cons What Pensions the King and Queen too then claimed for their Clerks from Abbots and Bishops newly created or to be created by the King these Records will inform us MEmorandum quod Dominus Rex 6. die Januarii ad requisirionem Magistri Claus 33 E 1. m. 22. Pro Ricardo de Berland Clerico Willielmi de Grenefeld tunc Cancellarii sui concessit quantum in ipso fuit Ricardo de Byrland Clerico de Cancellaria pensionem annuam quam futurus Abbas de Muchelny ratione novae creationis suae dare teneretur uni de Clericis Regis & postmodum Johannts de Godele Thes. Reginae nunciavit Cancellar quod eadem Regina similiter concessit quantum in ipsa fuit praefato Ricardo pensionem antedictam MEmorandum quod Rex ad instanciam Margar. Reginae Angliae Consortis Claus 33 E 1. m. 5. dorso Pro Willielmo de Ley● suae concessit Willielmo de Leycestr Clerico gratiam ad ipsum Regem pertinentem ratione novae creacionis futuri Prioris Prioratus d● Merton nunc vacantis et in manu sua existentis Teste Rege apud Westmonasterium vicesimoquarto die Octobris REX venerabili in Christo Patri J. eadem gracia Linc. Episcopo salutem Promocionem Claus 33 E 1. m. 17. dorso Pro Edmundo de Dymeton dilecti Clerici nostri Edmundi de Dymeton praetextu diutini & laudabi●s servicii quod idem Edmundus in partibus Vascon non sine magnis laboribus & expensis nobis impendit specialiter affectantes vestram Paternitatem affectuosè requirimus & rogamus quatinus eidem Edmundo de proximo vacatura praebenda in Ecclesia vestra Lincoln providere velitis intuitu caritatis nostrique rogaminis interventu praefatum Edmundum tali & tam benigno favore in hac parte ad nostram instanciam prosequentes quod vobis pro ipso grates speciales reddere teneamur eidem Edmundo aliquam decentem et honestam pensionem percipiendam singulis annis de camera vestra quousque sibi de praebenda pro ipso competenti in Ecclesia vestra praedicta juxta rogatum nostrum duxeritis providend per vestras patentes literas concedendo Et quid ad has preces nostras duxeritis faciendum nos reddatis per vestras literas certiores Dat. apud Westm 30 die Marcii Per ipsum Regem & petitionem de Consilio The King by his Ecclesiastical Prerogative according to the manner and devotion of that age commanded Prayers and Masses to be made for the soul of Joan late Queen of France by these ensuing Writs to the Archbishop and other Prelates REX Venerabili in Christo Patri R. eadem gratia Archiepiscopo Cantuar. totius Claus 33 E 1. m. 16. dorso De orando pro anima sohannae quondam Reginae Franciae Angliae Primati salutem Deus omnium conditor & creator qui coele●tis profunditate consilii ordinat vocat disponat & revocat subjectas suae providenciae creaturas serenissimam consortem Philippi Regis Franc. illustris Consanguinei nostri karissimi Johannam quondam Reginam Franciae ab hoc seculo prout sibi placuit evocavit Cum igitur opus sanctum et salubre censeatur pro defunctis ut a peccatorum solvantur nexibus exorare Paternitatem vestram affectuose requirimus et rogamus quatinus ipsius Johannae exequias devote et folempniter celebrantes ejus animam cum decantacione missarum aliisque devotarum orationum suffragiis ipsi altissimo specialiter commendetis ipsamque ab universis et singulis Religiosis et aliis personis ecclesiasticis subditis vestris per totam vestram diocaesim adiuvari si militer per hujusmodi suffragia faciatis Quaesumus autem ut de missarum numero et aliarum orationum suffragiis quae pro praefata Johanna mandaveritis seu injunxeritis facienda per vestras literas nos curetis quamcicius vobis inde constiterit reddere cerciores ut vobis ad grates & gratias ob praemissa teneri merito debeamus Teste Rege apud Westm 13. die Aprilis Eodem modo scribitur subscriptis viz. J. Karliolensi etc. REX dilecto sibi in Christo Abbati Sancti Augustini Cantuar. salutem Deus omnium conditor etc. ut supra Confimiles literae diriguntur Abbatibus subscriptis videlicet Abbati de Sancto Edmundo and sundry others mentioned in the Roll. The like Writ he issued this year for Prayers and Masses to be made for Blanch late Duchess of Austria deceased REX Venerabili in Christo Patri R. eadem gratia Archiepiscopo Cantuar. Cl. 33 E 1. m. 12. dorso De orando pro anima Blanchiae quondam Ducissae Aust● totius Angliae Primati salutem Cum opus sanctum et salubre censeatur pro defunctis ut a peccatorum salvantur nexibus exorare paternitatem vestram affectuose requirimus er rogamus quatinus exequias nobilis Dominae Blanchiae quondam Ducissae Anstriae et sororis Margareta Reginae Angliae Consortis nostrae karissimae quam quidem Ducissam Deus prout sibi placuit ab hoc seculo evocavit devote et solempniter celebrantes ejus animam cum decantacione missarum aliisque devotarum orationum suffragiis ipsi Altissimo specialiter commendetis ipsamque ab universis et singulis Religiosis et aliis personis Ecclesiasticis subditis vestris per rotam vestram Dioc. faciatis similiter commendari Teste Rege apud Kenyngton 26 die Marcii Consimiles literae diriguntur subscriptis videlicet J. Karliolensi J. Norwycensi J. Elyensi R. Wyntoniensi J. Roffensi A. Dunolmensi Thomae Exoniensi S. Sarum W. Wygorn R. Herefordensi W. Bathoniensi & Wellensi W. Coventr & Lychf. A. Assavensi A. Bangorensi D. Menevensi J. Landavensi Episcopis Electo Lond. Custodi Spiritualitatis Archiepiscopatus Eborum sede vacant & Custodi Spiritualitatis Episcopatus Cycestr REX dilecto sibi in Christo Abbati S. Aug. Cantuar. salutem Cum opus sanctum etc. vestram amicitiam affectuosè requirimus etc. ut supra commendetis & faciatis etc. Consimiles literae diriguntur Abbatibus subscriptis viz. Abbati de Sancto Edmundo Ab. de S. Albano Ab. de Waltham Ab. Westm etc. Teste ut supra How the King by his Prerogative exempted Clerks from residence on their benefices employed continually in his service these Writs will inform us MIch de Eston-Croks Persona Ecclesiae de Kelleneden qui per praeceptum Regis Cl. 33 E 1. m 22. De residencia non facienda obsequiis in Garderoba Regis jugiter intendit habet literas Regis Custodi Spiritualitatis Episcopatus London quod non compellatur ad residentiam personalem in dicto beneficio suo faciendam Teste Rege apud Linc. 5. die Januarii REX etc. dilectis sibi in Christo Capitulo Eborum salutem Cum nuper per Cl 33 E 1. m. 15. dorso Pro Magistro Roberto de Pykering Clerico breve nostrum mandaverimus dilecto Clerico nostro Magistro Roberto de Pykering Confratri & Concanonico vestro quod omnibus aliis praetermissis London personaliter accederet ita quod esset ibidem die Veneris proxima post Octabas Purificationis beatae Virginis proximo praeteritas cum illis de consilio nostro quos tunc inveniret ibidem super quibusdam arduis negociis Nos et statum regni nostri tangentibus colloquium habiturus & promiserimus eidem Magistro Roberto quod ipsum interim super residencia sua in Ecclesia vestra praedicta indempnem faceremus per omnia conservari ac idem Magister Robertus ad mandatum nostrum praedictum London ac●esserit & ibidem pro negociis Nos & statum regni nostri tangentibus cum caeteris de Consilio nostro per praeceptum nostrum moram traxerit usque modo Nos ipsius Magistri Roberti indempnitati in hac parte cupientes prospicere ut tenemur Vos affectuose requirimus et rogamus quatinus eundem Magistrum Robertum pro tempore quo ad mandatum nostrum ab Ecclesia vestra praedicta taliter absens fuerit juxta promissionem nostram praedictam indempnem nostri intuitu conservantes hujusmodi absenciam suam pro residencia teneatis Ita quod vobis ex hac causa grates speciales reddere teneamur Teste Rege apud Westm 6 die Aprilis Which he might have dispensed with by his absolute Regal power without any such entreaty He also this year granted the Chapel of St. Cross upon condition of the Chaplains personal residence to officiate every day therein REX omnibus ad quos etc. salutem Sciatis quod caritatis intuitu dedimus & concessimus Pat. 33 E 1. pars 2. m. 14. intus De Capella data dilecto nobis in Christo fratri Thomae de Netherton Capellano Capellam nostram Sanctae Crucis in Foresta nostra de Whichewode vacantem & ad nostram donacionem spectantem Habendam cum omnibus ad Capellam illam spectantibus ita quod ibidem personaliter resideat et in eadem Capella singulis diebus horas canonicas dicat missamque celebret prout per alios Capellanos qui capellam praedictam hactenus habuerunt fieri consuevit In cujus etc. Teste Rege apud Shene primo die Octobris In like manner the Abbess of Wherewell bound by a new Constitution to perpetual refidence within that house with her Nuns had this Writ to make an Attorney upon that account ISabella Abbatissa de Wherewell quae moratur in domo sicut aliae Abbatissae ac Moniales ejusdem ordinis juxta constitutionem novam inde factam suo perpetuo manent Pat. 33 E 1. pars 2. m. 14. De Attorn inclusae habent literas Regis Attorn sub nominibus Roberti de Cormaylles & Johannis de Swyltenham duratur per unum annum Teste Rege apud Reylegh 17 die Aug. That some Roman Cardinals had at this time 2. Prebendaries or more in Cathedral Churches in England and yet resided in neither appears by this Record NEapoleo Sacrosanctae Romanae Ecclesiae Cardinalis praebendarius praebendae de Suthcane Ibid. De Attorn in Ecclesia beati Petri Ebor. & praebendae de Sutton in Ecclesia beatae Mariae Lincoln in Cur. Romana commorans habet literas R. de Attornato sub nominibus Galfridi de Pinno & Johannis Rychy de Florencia etc. In cujus etc. per biennium duraturas praes T. R. apud Berkynggs 21 die Septemb. The Archdeacon of Canterbury excommunicating divers of the servants of the Abbot of St. Augustine's for collecting the fruits of vacant Benefices belonging to the Abbey as they used time out of mind which the Archdeacon pretended to belong to him from which sentence the Abbot and they appealed as unjust the King thereupon granted this Supersedeas to the Writs De Excommunicato capiendo issued against them REX Vic. Kanciae salutem Monstravit nobis dilectus nobis in Christo Abbas Cl. 33 E 1. m. 16. Pro Abbate S. Augustini Cant. Sancti Augustini Cantuar. quod cum custodia Ecclesiarum de advocatione ipsius Abbatis necnon et perceptio fructuum earundem Ecclesiarum per homines ejusdem Abbatis colligendorum cum ipsas Ecclesias vacare contigerit a tempore vacacionis earundem quousque plenae fuerint et consultaes ad ipsum Abbatem de jure et consuetudine pertineant & idem Abbas & praedecessores sui Abbates ejusdem loci custodiam Ecclesiarum sic vacancium habuerint & fructus per homines suos ad hoc deputatos collegerint & habuerint a tempore quo non extat memoria Johannes de Langeton Archidiaconus Cantuar. asserens fructus Ecclesiarum praedictarum infra Archidiaconatum praedictum sic vacancium ad ipsum pertinere Ricardum le Creour de Cantuaria Thomam fill Johannis de Wynelesburgh Thomam Appelgar Willielmum de Nyton Thomam Sprot Ricardum Godefrey Willielmum Burgeys Johannem de Berton Willielmum Lamb Ricardum le Fullere Rogerum Sprot Michaelem fill Willielmi de Wynelesbergh de Beltham & Simonem Roaming servientes ipsius Abbatis & per ipsum Abbatem ad fructus Ecclesiae de Wynelesbergh quae est de advocatione ejusdem Abbatis nuper vacantis colligendos deputatos excommunicavit per quod nos nuper ad requisitionem venerabilis patris R. Cantuar. Archiepiscopi nobis per literas suas patentes significantis quod praedicti Ricardus Thomas etc. & Simon sunt excommunicati nec se volunt per censuram Ecclesiasticam justiciari Tibi praecepimus quod praedictos Ricardum Thomam etc. & Simonem per corpora sua secundum consuetudinem Angliae justiciares donec Sanctae Ecclesiae tàm de contemptu quam de injuria ei illata ab eis esset satisfactum Cumque idem Abbas pro se & praedictis Ricardo Thoma etc. ac aliis sibi in hac parte adhaerentibus a sentencia praedicta tanquam ab iniqua ad sedem Apostolicam legitime appellaverit et appellacionis illius negocium prosequatur ut intelleximus cum effectu Nos nolentes quod praedictis Ricardo Thomae etc. & Simoni per praedictum breve via praecludatur quo minus appellacionis praedictae negocium prosequi possint maxim cum hujusmodi breve de gracia nostra procedat et appellancium status integer esse d●beat Tibi praecipimus quod executioni brevis nostri tibi inde directi faciendae supersedeas pendente appellacionis negocio supradicto vel donec aliud à nobis inde habueris in mandatis Et si praedictos Ricardum Thomam etc. & Simonem vel eorum aliquem ea occasione ceperis tunc ipsos à prisona qua ea occasione detinentur sine dilatione deliberes in forma praedicta Teste Rege apud Westm. 7. die Aprilis What Thiefs and Apostates some Monks proved in that age this Record will evidence REX omnibus Ballivis & fidelibus suis ad quos etc. salutem Sciatis quod cum Pat. 33 E 1. pars 2. m. 15. De pardonacione transgressionis pro fratribus Minoribus Exon. frater Nicholaus de Sardekyn de Bristol qui de Conventu fratrum Praedicatorum de Exon. nuper erat per assensum et auxilium fratris Stephani de Exon. de dicto Conventu quandam partem de denar dilecti & fidelis nostri Gilberti de Knovill in domo ipsorum fratrum apud Exon. depositis a domo illa jamdiu asportasset et se exinde cum dicta pecunia elongasset Ita quod aliquo tempore postmodum non potu●t ut dicitur inveniri & caeteri fratres de Conventu praedicto praefatum Stephanum subsequenter pro quodam delicto contra ordinis sui regulam commisso in carcerem sive custodiam detrusissent juxta ordinis illius exigenciam castigandum Ac fratres Johannes de Loc levieil Robertus de Otery Willielmus de Reigny qui diversis vicibus fuerunt ibidem Priores & caeteri fratres de Conventu predicto coram dilectis & fidelibus nostris Willielmo Martin & sociis suis Justiciar nostris ad diversas felonias & transgressiones in Com. Devon audiendas & terminandas assignatis jam sint de receptamento praedicti fratris Stephani & non de aliqua transgressione alia indictati prout accepimus ex testimonio fratris Roberti de Bromyerd Prioris Provincialis in Angl. & Hugonis de Mancestr de ordine memorato Nos ob amorem & bonam voluntatem quos ad dictum Ordinem gerimus & habemus & per testimonium praedictorum fratrum Roberti & Hugonis firmiter credentes quod praedicti fratres Johannes Robertus de Otery Willielmus de Reigny & alii de Conventu praedicto praefatum fratrem Stephanum pro dicto crimine si illud commisisset concelando seu alio malo modo minime receptarunt pardonavimus eis transgressionem praedictam quatinus ad nos pertinet aut pertinere poterit occasione facti & receptamenti praedictorum Ita quod praedicti fratres seu aliqui vel aliquis de Conventu praedicto occasione facti seu receptamenti praedictorum non molestentur in posterum in aliquo seu graventur In cujus etc. T. R. apud Bures 11 die Aug. Per Breve de privato sigillo There were several partial purgations this year of Clerks indicted for murders robberies burning of houses receiving of Felons who were delivered out of prison and their goods restored to them again by several certificates of Archbishops and Bishops as the * Claus 33 E 1. m 7 8 22. Clause Roll of this year attests to the great encouragement of Malefactors What a Sovereign Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction the King this year exercised in granting Licenses to Bishops and Abbots to appropriate Churches to them and their Successors and fine those who presumed to appropriate them without his special Licence these Records will inform us REX Omnibus ad quos etc. salutem Sciatis quod de gratia nostra speciali concessimus ●3 E. 1. 〈…〉 intus J. Episco●● Ea●liolensi et dedimus l●cenciam pro nobis et haeredibus nostris quantum in nobis est venerabili in Christo Patri Johanni Episcopo Karlioli quod ipse Ecclesiam de Roubury quae est de advocatione sua propria sibi et Ecclesiae suae beatae Mariae Karliol in proprlos usus perpetuo possidendam apropriare et eam sic apropriatam tenere possit sibi et successoribus suis Episcopis ejusdem loci imperpetuum sine occasione vel impedimento nostri vel haeredum nostrorum justic Escaetorum Vicecomitum aut aliorum Ballivorum seu Ministrorum nostrorum quorumcumque In cujus etc. Teste Rege apud Westm 20 die Marcii Per ipsum Regem REX Omnibus ad quos etc. salutem Sciatis quod per finem quem dilectus Pat. 33 〈…〉 pa●s ● 〈…〉 intus Pro Pri●●● de Boulton in Craven nobis in Christo Prior de Boulton in Cravene fecit nobiscum coram venerabili Patre W. C●ventr & Lychf. Episcopo Thesaurario nostro pardonavimus eidem Priorii & Conventui ejusdem loci transgressionem quam fecerunt apropriando sibi et Ecclesiae suae de Boulton Ecclesiam de Carleton et Cravene quae est de advocacione sua propria ut dicitur in proprios usus imperpetuum possid●ndam nostra ad hoc licentia non optenta & concessimus pro nobis & haeredibus nostris quantum in nobis est praedictis Priori et Conventui quod ipsi et successores sui praedictam Ecclesiam de Carleton sic apropriatam in proprios usus retinere possint sibi et Ecclesiae suae de Boulton praedictae imperpetuum sine occasione vel impedimento nostri vel haeredum nostrorum Justice Esc Vic. aut aliorum Ballivorum seu Ministrorum nostrorum quorumcumque statuto nostro de terris et tenementis ad manum mortuam non ponendis edito non obstante In cujus etc. Teste Rege apud Westm primo die Aprilis The King granted this Licence Safeconduct and Protection to the Bishop of Sodor to visit the Churches within his Jurisdiction within the Isle of Inchegal REX Omnibus Ballivis et fidelibus suis ad quos etc. salutem Cum venerabilis Pat. 33 E. 1. pars 1. intus De conductu Pater Alanus Episcopus Sodorensis ad partes Insularum de Inchegal causa visitacionis suae et ad officia Episcopalia ibidem excercenda de licencia nostra jam accedat vobis mandamus quod eidem Episcopo aut hominibus suis in eundo ad partes praedictas ibidem morando et exinde redeundo non inferatis vel quantum in vobis est inferi permittatis injuriam molestiam dampnum impedimentum aliquod seu gravamen set ejus pocius salvum et securum conductum nostri contemplacione habere faciatis quociens opus fuerit et ab ipso Episcopo ex parte nostra super hoc fueritis requisiti In cujus etc. per unum annum duraturas Teste Rege apud Westm. 26 die Marcii Per ipsum Regem nuncup A. Dunolm Episcopo The Marriage propounded by Pope Boniface and solicited by his Successor being completed between King Edward and Margaret Sister of the King of France in order to settle a Peace between them the King issued this Patent in augmentation of her Dower made by him at the Church door when he espoused her REX Omnibus ad quos etc. salutem Sciatis quod cum felicis recordacionis Pat. 33 E 1. pars 2. m. 19 intus Pro Regina Bonifacius divina providencia nuper Sanctae Romanae ac unversalis Ecclesiae summus Pontifex in quem super pace inter nos et Regem Franciae reformanda super discordiis et guerr●s inter nos et ipsum racione quacumque nuper exortis sub certis formis ex modis ex parte nostra et ipsius Regis fuerat compromissum inter caetera quae in pronunciationis suae serie continetur ex virtute dicti compromissi ordinasset quod matrimonium inter nos & Margaretam sororem praedicti Regis Franciae contraheretur sub certis condicionibus atque poenis & quod dotalicium ad valorem quindecim Milium librarum Turonensium in terris & tenement in locis competentibus per nos assignaretur eidem Nosque dotalicium praedictum de tribus Milibus libratarum terrae monetae Turonen augmentaverimus de nostrae propria et libera voluntate et ad praemissa in omnibus et singulis adimplenda nominaverimus et assignaverimus eidem Margaretae certa Castra Civitates Villas Honours Burgos Firmas Maneria Hundreda et alia loca diversa de quibus eam dotavimus ad ostium Ecclesiae quando eam desponsaverimus prout in litteris nostris patentibus eidem Margaretae inde confectis plenius continetur Nos honorem et statum ipsius Margaretae uberius respicere volentes dotalicium praedictum de duobus Milibus libratarum terrae monetae praedictae jam duximus augmentandum ita quod in universo habeat in dotem seu dotalicium terras et tenementa usque ad valorem viginti Milium librarum Turonens annuatim quatuor Turonens pro uno Sterlingo computandis Et in valorem dictarum duarum Milium librarum Turonens nominavimus et assignavimus eidem Margaretae Maneria Villas Firmas et Hundredum subscripta videlicet Villam de Kingesthorpe cum pertin in Com. Northampton in valorem sexaginta librarum Sterlingorum Manerium de Eston cum pertin in eodem Com. in valorem quadraginta librarum Manerium de Kingesclive cum pertin in eodem Com. in valorem sexaginta et duarum librarum Manerium de Briggestock cum pertin in eodem Com in valorem quadraginta et unius librarum et decem solidorum viginti et quinque libras de Firma quam Lawrencius de Falwele in eodem Com. in valorem undecim librarum sexdecim solidorum et octo denariorum Manerium de Longebenyngton cum pertin in Com. Lincoln in valorem centum et sexaginta librarum Villam de Grynesby cum redditibus et omnibus aliis pertin suis in eodem Com in valorem quinquaginta librarum et quinquaginta libras de firma quam homines de Soca de Castro reddunt per annum in eodem Com. Habenda et tenenda eidem Margaretae in augmentacionem dotis suae praedictae quoad vixerit adeo integrè et liberè sicut nos ea tenuimus In cujus etc. Data per manum nostram apud Banstede 30 die Maii. Per Breve de Privato Sigillo Duplicatur The King by his Ecclesiastical Prerogative granted this Licence to the Bishop of Landaff to * See p. 1105. appropriate the Church of Newland to his Bishopric REX Omnibus ad quos etc. salutem Sciatis quod caritatis intuitu concessimus Pat. 33 E. 1. m. 18. P●o Johanne Episc Landavensi et licenc dedimus pro nobis et haeredibus nostris quantum in nobis est venerabili Patri Johanni Episcopo Landavens quod ipse Ecclesiam de Nova terra in Foresta nostra de Dene Herefordens Diocesis cujus advocacionem habet ex donacione nostra appropriare sibi et Ecclesiae suae Landavens et eam sic appropriatam sibi et success suis Episcopis ejusdem loci retinere et in proprios usus habere possit imperpetuum sine occasione vel impedimento nostri vel haered nostrorum Justice Escaetorum Vicecomitum aut aliorum Ballivorum seu Ministrorum nostrorum quorumcumque In cujus etc. Teste Rege apud Thetford 9 die Febr. Dupl What Protections the King granted this year to such who by his Licence repaired to or stayed in the Court of Rome these Records will inform us MAgister Willielmus de Grenefeld Decanus Ecclesiae Sanctae Trinitatis Cicestrens Pat. 33 E. 1. pars 2. m. 12. intus qui de licencia Regis moratur in Curia Romana habet litteras Regis de protectione usque ad Festum Natalis Domini proximo futurum cum clausula volumus etc. except etc. & except etc. praes etc. Teste Rege apud Shene secundo die Octob. ROgerus lafoy War qui pro Regis et regni negociis ad Curiam Romanam Pat. 33 E. 1. pars 2. m. 17. intus De protectione profecturus est habet litteras Regis de protectione per unum annum duraturas cum clausula volumus etc. except & except etc. praes etc. Teste Rege apud Cantuar. 12 die Julii Per ipsum Regem JOhannes de Tany qui cum praefato Rogero pro Regis & Regni negociis Curiam Romaenam profecturus est habet consimiles litteras de protectione cum clausula etc. duraturas ut supra Per testim praefati Rogeri STephanus Prior de Lewes qui de lic Regis profecturus est ad Curiam Romanam Pat. 33 E. 1. m. 7. parte 1. De Attorn habet litteras Regis de attorn sub nominibus fratris Guichardi de Caro loco commonachi ejusdem Prioris & Thoma de Holm duraturas per biennium presentibus etc. Teste Rege apud Westm 7 die Aprilis Idem Stephanus Prior de Lewes qui de licencia Regis profecturus est ad Curiam Romanam habet litteras Regis de protectione simplices sine clausulis duraturas per Ibid. De protectione biennium praesentibus etc. Teste Rege ut supra Dupl John de Langeton being elected and confirmed Bishop of Cicester after the death of Gilbert de Sancto * Mat. Westm An. 1305. p. 456. Godwins Catalogue p. 387. Leopoldo pater Orphanorum consolator moerentium viduarum in grabatis & in tuguriis decubantium pius & humilis visitator & inopum quam divitum affluens recreator as few Bishops were then or since cujus vitae sanctimoniam subscenta mox crebra miracula protestantur the King thereupon this year issued this Writ for the restitution of his Temporalties REX dilecto sibi Waltero de Geddynges Custodi suo Episcopatus Cicestrens sede vacant salutem Cum venerabilis Pater R. Archiepiscopus Cantuar. electionem Pat. 33 E. 1. pars 2. m. 17. intus De restitutione temporalium nuper factam in Ecclesia Cathedrali Cicestrens de discreto viro Johanne de Langeton Canonico ejusdem Ecclesiae in Episcopum illius loci cui prius regium assensum adhibuimus et favorem confirmaverit sicut per literas patentes ipsius Archiepiscopi nobis inde directas nobis constat Nos confirmacionem illam acceptantes cepimus fidelitatem ipsius Electi & temporalia Episcopatus praedicti prout moris est restituimus eidem Et ideo vobis mandamus quod eidem Electo temporalia Episcopatus praed●cti liberetis in forma praedicta Teste Rege apud Dover 16 die Julii Per breve de privato Sigillo Et mandatum est Militibus etc. In cujus etc. Teste ut supra Per breve de privato Sigillo This year Henry de Merewell being elected and confirmed Bishop of Wynton by the King's royal assent not Henry the Woodloke as * Cata ogue of Bishops p. 179. Godwin mistakes the King issued this Writ for restitution of his Temporalties REX dilectis & fidelibus suis Nicholas Fermband & Roberto de Harghwedon Custodibus suis Episcopatus Wynton vacantis & in manu nostra existentis salutem Pat. 33 E 1. m 26. intus De restitucione temporalium Cum venerabilis pater R. Cantuar. Archiepiscopus tocius Angl. Primas electionem nuper celebratam in Ecclesia Sancti Swythini Wynton de fratre Henr de Merewell Priore ejusdem Ecclesiae in Episcopum loci illius cui prius Regium assensum adhibuimus et favorem confirmaverit sicut per literas patentes ejusdem Archiepiscopi nobis inde directas nobis constat Nos confirmationem illam acceptantes cepimus fidelitatem ipsius Electi et temporalia Episcopatus praedicti prout moris est restituimus eidem Et ideo vobis mandamus quod eidem Electo Temporalia Episcopatus praedicti liberetis sicut praedictum est Teste Rege apud Westm. 12 die Marcii dupp. Et mandatum est Militibus etc. In cujus etc. T. ut supra The King out of his charity granted this Patent to the Master and Brethren of St. Thomas of Acon London to collect Alms in England Scotland Ireland and Wales in pursuance of Pope's Bulls formerly made unto them REX Archiepiscopis Episcopis Abbatibus Prioribus & omnibus Ballivis & aliis Christi fidelibus in Anglia Scocia Hibernia & Wallia ad quos etc. salttem Pat. 33 E 1. pars 1. m 2. Pro Magistr & fratribus Domus S. Thomae Martyris de Acon London Cum dilectis nobis in Christo Magistro & fratribus Domus Sancti Thomae Martyris de Acon London a diversis Summis Pontificibus sit indultum quod ipsi vel eorum procuratores aut nuncii semel in anno recipiantur in Ecclesiis ad fidelium eleemofinas colligend propter quod iidem Magister & fratres ad loca diversa pro hujusmodi eleemosinis colligendis procuratores & nuncios suos mittant Nos dilectum Clericum nostrum Magistrum Edmundum de London Magistrum domus necnon & fratres ejusdem Domus & alios procuratores & nuncios quos loco suo assignare voluerint ad praemissa facienda homines terras res redditus & omnes possessiones Domus illius in protectionem & defensionem nostram suscepimus speciales vobis Ballivis nostris praecipientes quod etc. * As here p. 1013. vos eciam praelatos requirimus & rogamus etc. Ita quod à Deo possitis ex hac causa meritum reportare etc. Et quia intelleximus quod quidam malivoli se per Magistrum & fratres Domus praedictae falso advocantes nomine ipsorum Magistri & fratrum eleemosinas in diversis locis colligunt etc. prout alias in casu consimili fieri consuevit In cujus etc. per triennium duraturas T. R. apud Sanctum Albanum 5. die Maii. This year the King granted the Custody of the Temporalties of the Abbey of St. Benedict de Hulmo during the vacancy for a certain rent as he did to sundry * Here p. 104● 1043. others before in the same form REX etc. as before in that to St. Edmund's usque ibi Reddendo nobis et haeredibus Pat. 33 E 1. pars 2. m. 23. intus Pro Abbate Sancti Benedicti de Hulmo nostris pro qualibet vacacione Abbaciae praedictae sive duraverit per quatuor menses sive per minus tempus ducentas marcas infra eosdem quatuor menses Et si forte vacacio Abbaciae illius duraverit ultra quatuor menses tunc praedicti Prior et Conventus pro proximis quatuor mensibus integris sequentibus si tanto tempore duraverit solvant nobis et haeredibus nostris ducentas marcas et sic pro quibusiibet quatuor mensibus integris post primos quatuor menses durante vacacione praedicta ducentas marcas Et si ultra quatuor menses integros duraverit minori tempore quam per quatuor menses tunc pro illo minori tempore de dictis ducentis marcis pro rata temporis illius proportionaliter nobis solvant Et volumus et concedimus pro nobis & haeredibus nostris quod praedicti Prior & Conventus et eorum successores imperpetuum habeant & teneant custodiam Abbaciae praedictae singulis temporibus vacacionum ejusdem in forma praedicta ita quod nullus Vicecomes Escaetor seu quicumque alius Ballivus vel Minister noster vel haeredum nostrorum de custodia Abbaciae praedictae seu Cellarum suarum Maneriorum aut aliarum rerum seu bonorum quorumcumque ad dictam Abbaciam seu Cellas suas spectancium quoquo modo ratione vacacionis illius se in aliquo intromittat Hoc tamen excepto quod Escaetor etc. as before to those of St. * Here. p. 1043. Edmond and others forecited T. R. apud Stok Dabernun 29 die Maii. Though the King levied money by all possible means this year yet he showed his justice in causing goods unduly levied for the Quindisme to be restored to the Executors of the Bishop of Sarum by this Writ REX Thes. & Baronibus suis de Scaccario salutem Monstraverunt nobis Executores Cl. 33 E 1. m. 10. Pro Executoribus testamenti Willielmi de la Cornere dudum Episcopi Sarum testamenti bonae memoriae Willielmi de la Cornere dudum Episcopi Sarum quod cum idem Episcopus sicut caeteri Episcopi de regno nostro anno regni nostri decimo octavo concessisset nobis decimam bonorum suorum spiritualium secundum taxacionem Norw per quod quintamdecimam nobis eodem anno à communitate regni nostri concessam de bonis suis temporalibus solvere non debuit vos licet decima nos de bonis spiritualibus praedicti Episcopi contingens nobis ad dictum Scaccarium persolvatur ipsos tamen Executores pro Quintadecima de bonis temporalibus quae fuerunt praedicti Episcopi nobis reddenda graviter distringitis & partem inde levari fecistis in ipsorum Executorum dampnum non modicum & gravamen Et quia nolumus quod iidem Executores in hac parte indebitè praegraventur Vobis mandamus quod si vobis constare possit quod praedictus Episcopus dictam decimam nobis solverit tunc Executores praedictos de praedicta quintadecima quietos esse faciatis Et si quid de bonis dicti defuncti seu Executorum praedictorum ratione dictae Quintaedecimae ad opus nostrum levatum fuerit ad eisdem Executoribus prout justum fuerit restitui vel eis inde debitam allocacionem prout fore videritis faciendum fieri faciatis Teste Rege apud Greneford 15. die Maii. The King likewise inhibited any Barons Knights or others who repaired to the Tourneys or Justs to be held in Sarum to lodge then or at any other time in the Canon's houses within the Close or take victuals there to their disturbance REX Comitibus Baronibus Militibus & omnibus fidelibus suis ad turneandum apud novam Sarum de caetero conventuris salutem Tranquillitati & quieti Pat. 33 E 1. pars 2. m. 5. Pro Canonicis Ecclesiae de Sarum Canonicorum Cathedralis Ecclesiae beatae Mariae Sarum infra clausum ejusdem Ecclesiae commorancium ut eo commodius & quiecius divinis possint obsequiis intendere prospicere cupientes Vobis omnibus & singulis mandamus firmiter injungentes ne aliquod hospicium infra clausum praedictum seu victualia aut aliqua alia necessaria ad dictos Canonicos seu eorum aliquem spectancia contra voluntatem eorundem Canonicorum aut Ballivorum suorum ibidem ipsis absentibus hac vice vel aliàs cum vos vel aliquem vestrum ex causa hujusmodi ad Civitatem praedictam contigerit declinare capiatis seu capi faciatis set in adventum vestrum ibidem vos taliter habeatis quod dicti Canonici seu alii Ministri Ecclesiae praedictae non impediantur per vos seu vestros quo minus divinis obsequiis more solito quietè & pacificè intendere valeant sicut decet In cujus etc. Teste Rege apud Westm 7. die Novembris Per ipsum Regem I found this Record in the Fine Rolls of this year touching the Kings seizing the Temporalties of Thomas Archbishop of York for his * Here page 1029 1039. etc. premised contempt till his death REX dilectis & fidelibus suis Lamberto de Thrikingham & Johanni de Byron Custodibus Archiepiscopatus Eborum vacantis & in manu sua existentis salutem Fines 33 E 1. m. 18. Pro executoribus testamenti T. nuper Archiep. Eborum Cum nuper praesentassemus dilectum Clericum nostrum Magistrum Johannem Bussh ad capellam seu sacristariam beatae Mariae & Angelorum Eborum & ad praebendam de Styvelynton in Ecclesia beati Petri Eborum & bonae memoriae Thomas tunc Archiepiscopus Eborum pro eo quod dictum Clericum nostrum ad capellam seu sacristariam praedictas admittere recusavit fuisset inde coram justic nostris apud Eborum disrationatus in quo quidem negocio ita est processum quod propter inobedienciam quam dictus Archiepiscopus nobis fecit capi fecimus in manum nostram temporalia ipsius Archiepiscopi quae in manu nostra remanserunt usque ad diem obitus Archiepiscopi supradicti ac executores testamenti ejusdem Archiepiscopi pro deliberacione bonorum et catallorum quae fuerunt ipsius Archiepiscopi et quae occasione praedicta capta fuerunt in manum nostram habend ad nos jam accesserint & nobis supplicaverint ut de bladis pro semine avernagii et quadragesimae sufficienter ac pro sustentacione bestiarum de carucis capere velimus & residuum bladorum ac aliorum catallorum eis liberare Nos volentes praefatis Executoribus pro salute animae dicti defuncti gratiam facere in hac parte Vobis mandamus quod capto de bladis praedictis pro semine & sustentacione bestiarum in supradicta residuum eorundem bladorum simul cum omnibus aliis bonis & catallis quae fuerunt praedicti Archiepiscopi et quae occasione praedicta capta fuerunt in manum nostram praefatis Executoribus liberari faciatis ad execucionem testamenti praedicti inde faciendam Salvis eciam nobis redditibus herbagiis et aliis exitibus temporalium praedictorum inde provenientibus a tempore capcionis eorundem in manum nostram Teste apud Brustwyk 23 die Novembr Per breve de Privato Sigillo What Venison the King took this year in the Parks of the Archbishop of York then in his hands this Writ will inform us REX dilecto & fideli suo Lamberto de Trikingham Custodi suo Archiepiscopatus Cl. 33 E 1. m. 6. De venacione capienda ad opus Regis Eborum sede vacant salutem Mandamus vobis quod in chaciis et parcis Archiepiscopatus praedicti sexaginta et duos Damos de meliore pinguedine instantis seisonae capi et bene parari nobisque London mitti faciatis et custum quod ad hoc apposueritis vobis in compoto vestro ad Scaccarium nostrum de exitibus Archiepiscopatus illius allocari faciemus Teste Rege apud Cycestr 17 die Junii The King borrowing 1000 Marks from the Pope's Italian Merchants for the defraying the expenses of Walter Wynterburne his Chaplain advanced to the state of a Roman Cardinal issued this Writ for the repayment thereof out of the Disms of Ireland granted him by Pope Boniface the 8. REX dilectis sibi Willielmo de Hothum & Guidoni de Wykio Personae Ecclesiae de Claus 33 E 1. m. 11. intus Pro Me●catoribus de Societate Spinorum de Florencia Hese Collectoribus Decimae Clero Hibern per Dominum Bonifacium nuper Papam octavum impositae per tres annos salutem Cum per literas nostras obligatorias teneamur dilectis Mercatoribus nostris Johanni Grandonis Matthaeo Clarissimi & Gerardo Hugon Mercatoribus de Societate Spinorum de Florencia in mille Marcis sterlingorum quas venerabili patri Waltero de Wynterburne Sacrosanctae Romanae Ecclesiae Presbytero Cardinali per praeceptum nostrum liberarunt pro expensis ipsius Cardinalis et aliis necessariis ad statum Cardinalatus spectantibus inde faciendis prout in literis patentibus dicti Cardinalis receptionem dictae pecuniae testificantibus quas dicti Mercatores in Garderoba nostra liberarunt plenius continetur Vobis mandamus firmiter injungentes quod de denariis de dicta Decima per vos levatis & levandis dictus mille Marcas praefatis Mercatoribus vel uni eorum aut attornato eorundem quem ad hoc per suas patentes literas duxerint assignand quam cicius poteritis non obstante aliquo mandato nostro prius vobis facto liberetis Recipientes à Mercatoribus praedictis vel uni eorum aut attornato eorundem literas nostras praedictas & similiter alias literas nostras de acquietancia & indempnitate vestra in hac parte quas eisdem tradidimus vobis cum pecuniam illam ut praedicitur receperint liberandas & hoc nullatenus omittatis T. R. apud Cicestr 17 die Junii The King this year issued this Patent to the Abbot of Oseney for the satisfaction of such moneys he had paid to the Pope's Collectors which the King obliged himself to discharge him from being granted only for the use of the Holy Land to which none of it was applied either by the King or Pope REX Omnibus ad quos etc. salutem Sciatis quod cum in satisfactionem quingentarum Pat. 33 E 1. pars 2. m. 22. Pro Abbate de Oseneie librarum quae de Decima in Subsidium Terrae Sanctae à Clero Angl. concessa ad manus nostras devenerunt & in quibus dilecti nobis in Christo Abbas & Conventus de Oseneye Summo Pontifici se pro nobis ad nostri instanciam obligarunt et quas pro nobis eidem Pontifici postmodum persolverunt allocaverimus eisdem Abbati & Conventui trescentas & quinquaginta & duas libras tresdecim solidos & quatuor denar in quibus iidem Abbas & Conventus nobis tenebantur super compotum suum coram dilectis & fidelibus nostris Johanne de Insula & sociis suis ad compotos Collectorum decimae Clero Angliae per bonae memoriae Dominum B. Papam octavum nuper per tres annos de nostro assensu impositae audiendis assignatis redditum de denariis de dicta ultima decima per ipsos tempore quo fuerunt subcollectores ejusdem in Dioc. Linc. receptis pro qua quidem allocatione iidem Abbas & Conventus quasdam firmas eis per nos in recompensacionem dictarum quingentarum librarum prius assignatas ad certum tempus habendas in manus nostras reddiderunt volentes indempnitati eorundem Abbatis & Conventus prospicere in hac parte ipsos & successores suos de praedictis trescentis & quinquaginta & duabus libris tresdecim solidis & quatuor denar acsi in Garderoba nostra soluti fuissent pro nobis & haeredibus nostris tenore praesencium quietamus & promittimus nos & haeredes nostrosipsos Abbatem & Conventum & successores suos erga praedictum Summum Pontificem & alios quoscumque inde indempnes penitus conservare In cujus etc. T. R. apud Horsele 30 die Maii. The King likewise issued this Commission to audit the Accounts of the subcollectors of the Dimes thus given to him by Pope Boniface the third REX Dilectis & fidelibus suis Johanni de Insula Waltero de Gloucestr Radulpho de Sandwico Magistro Willielmo de Hanstede & Adae de Brum salutem Cum bonae Pat. 33 E. 1. m. 20. intus De compoto S●bcollectoru● Decimae audiendo memoriae Dominus Bonifacius Papa octavus medietatem decimae Clero Angl. per ipsum de assensu nostro per tres annos impositae nobis pro arduis & urgentibus nostris & regni nostri negociis liberaliter concessisset altera medietate dictae decimae si idem Papa per dictum terminum vitam duceret in humanis sibi in subsidium Romanae Ecclesiae reservata & si ipsum infra dictum terminum in fata decedere vel pacem super guerra de regno Siciliae mota reformari contingeret totum residuum dictae decimae à tempore mortis suae seu dictae pacis reformacionis colligendum & levandum nostris usibus similiter concessisset & voluisset integraliter applicari No●que dilectis nobis in Christo Abbatibus & Conventibus de Waltham the reading de Furnois de Faversham de Sancto Edmundo Oseneye Langley in Norff. Colcestrens Certesey beatae Mariae Eborum Seleby Novo Monasterio Cokersand Burton super Trentam Gloncestr Hidae Wynton Shireburn Glaston Kermerdyn Wygemore & Valle Crucis Ac eciam Prioribus & Conventibus de Ely Bernewell Kenilworth Roffa Sancti Gregorii Cantuar. Karliolo Thurgerton Sanctae Katerinae extra Lincoln Lanceneton Sancti Nicholai Exon & Lanton prime necnon Decanis & Capitulis Hereford Cicestrens & Bangoren Exon. Subcollectoribus Decimae praedictae nuper mandaverimus quod omnia arreragia dictae Decimae sine dilacione aliqua levari facerent Ita quod ea haberent apud Westm ad certos dies in brevibus nostris eis inde directis contentos & quod praefati Abbates Priores et Decani personaliter interessent vel aliquos sufficienter instructos et plenam potestatem ab ipsis habentes mitterent tunc ibidem ad compotum suum coram aliquibus fidelibus nostris quos adhoc duceremus assignandos inde redden et faciend et recipiend ulterius quod Curia nostra consideraret in hac parte Assignavimus vos ad audiendum compotum Subcollectorum praedictorum de receptionibus suis Decimae praedictae necnon liberacionibus suis inde factis et ad faciendum ulterius quod ad hujusmodi compotum pertinet prout vobis per nos et consilium nostrum plenius est injunctum Ita tamen quod si vos omnes non interfueritis tunc quatuor vel tres vestrum quos adesse contigerit praemissa expleatis Et ideo vobis mandamus quod ad premissa explenda et perficienda intendatis in forma praedicta In cujus etc. T. R. apud Swaneton 16 die Januarii Hereupon these Subcollectors produced several acquittances under seal of the several sums they had collected and paid into the King's Wardrobe for their discharge whereof I found a whole Bundle in the White Tower many of them being likewise recorded in a schedule annexed to the Patent Roll of this year whereof I shall recite only one for brevity sake REX omnibus ad quos etc. salutem Sciatis quod recepimus per manus dilecti Clerici nostri Johannis de Drokenesford Custodis Garderobae nostrae de dilectis nobis Pat. 33 E 1. man 6. in Ced De pluribus acquietanciis factis Subcollectoribus Decimae in Christo Abbate & Conventu de Burton super Trentam Subcollectoribus Decimae Clero Angliae per faelicis recordationis Dominum B. nuper Papam octavum de assensu nostro impositae per tres annos per Episcopum London & Magistrum Bartholomaeum de Ferentino Canonicum London dictae Decimae principales Collectores in Dioc. Coventr & Lychef deputatos viginti libras de primo termino & centum libras de secundo termino tercii anni termini trium annorum predict & sex libras & sex solidos de decima bonorum temporalium dictorum Abbatis et Conventus in villa de Appelby in Archid. Derb. de dicta Decima provenientes & nos de porcione ejusdem Decimae juxta concessionem dicti Summi Pontificis contingentes De quibus quidem centum & viginti & sex libris & sex solidis dictum Abbatem & Conventum ac successores suos tenore praesencium quietamus & ipsos erga Summum Pontificem ac praedictos principales Collectores & alios quoscumque indempnes promittimus conservari In cujus etc. Teste Rege apud Brustwyk 26 die Novembr Per literam Philippi de Wylgheby Canncellarii de Scaccario All the rest run almost in the same form In the decayed Bundle of Writs in the White Tower Anno 33 E. 1. there is this Writ extant for suing in Court Christian against the King's Prohibition EDwardus etc. Venerabili in Christo patri W. Covent & Litchf Episcopo etc. Mandamus vobis sicut alias vobis mandavimus quod venire facias coram Justice Anno 33. E 1. in Turri London nostris etc. Edmundum de Whitacre Clericum vestrum ad respondend Johanni de Plumpton de placito quare secutus est placitum in Curia Christianitatis de catallis et debitis quae non sunt de testamento vel matrimonio contra prohibitionem nostram etc. T. R. de Hengham apud Ebor. 3 die Febr. Anno regni nostri 33. What Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction the King exercised this year in Ireland in confirming the elections of Archbishops Bishops and others there and presenting to Churches these Records will instruct us REX Justice Escaetoribus Vicecomitibus Ministris & omnibus Ballivis & fidelibus suis in Hibern ad quos etc. salutem Volentes venerabili patri Ricardo Pat. 33 E. 1 m. 11. Pro Ricardo Archiep Dublin Dublin Archiepiscopo gratiam facere specialem concedimus ei quod toto tempore vitae suae absque impedimento nostri vel haeredum nostrorum utatur et gaudeat eisdem libertatibus liberis consuetudinibus et quietanciis quibus ipse Archiepiscopus et praedecessores sui Archiepiscopi Dublin per cartas praedecessorum suorum Regum Angl. et nostras hactenus usi sunt Et ideo vobis mandamus quod praedictum Archiepiscopum contra hanc concessionem nostram non vexetis vel ab aliquibus quantum in vobis est vexari permittatis In cujus etc. T. R. apud Westm 28 die Marcii Per ipsum Regem & petitionem retornatam de Consilio REX dilecto & fideli suo Johanni Wogan Justice suo Hibern vel ejus locumtenenti salutem Cum dilecti nobis in Christo Prior & Conventus Sancti Ibid. m. 10. intus Hybern De licencia eligen di & temporalia r●stituend Patricii in Duno nobis per literas suas patentes significaverint quod Ecclesia sua praedicta per mortem bonae memoriae N. nuper Episcopi illius loci est pastoris solacio destituta supplicantes nobis prout moris est quod licenciam etc. licenciam illam eis duxerimus concedendam mandantes etc. Nos eorundem Prioris & Conventus laboribus & expensis in hac parte parcere volentes ista vice etc. In cujus etc. T. R. apud Westm 28 die Marcii The Chief Justice refusing to restore the Temporalties to the new elected Bishop because not confirmed by the Archbishop of Armach the See being then void but by the Guardian of the Spiritualties the King thereupon issued this Writ to restore them to him REX dilecto & fideli suo Johanni Wogan Justice suo Hibern salutem Cum nuper Ecclesia Sancti Patricii in Duno per mortem bonae memoriae N. Episcopi Pat. 33 E 1. Pro Thoma Electo Sancti Patricii in Duno illius loci pastoris solacio destituta ad supplicacionem Prioris & Conventus Ecclesiae praedictae concesserimus eis quod ipsi alium sibi eligerent in Episcopum & pastorem Et ut laboribus expensisque ipsorum Prioris & Conventus parceretur in hac parte dederimus vob●s potestatem quod facts electione praedicta de futuro Episcopo eidem electioni cum Electus hujusmodi per Priorem & Conventum dictae Ecclesiae fuisset praesentatus assensum Regium praeberetis vice nostra significantes loci Metropolitano ut id quod suum est in hac parte exequeretur Et quod si contingeret electionem hujusmodi per loci Metropolitanum canonicè confirmari & vobis per literas ejusdem Metropolitani inde constaret tunc accepta ab eodem Electo fidelitate in casu illo nobis debita Temporalia ejusdem Episcopatus eidem Electo prout moris est liberaretis vice nostra vobis licet electio per praedictos Priorem & Conventum facta de Magistro Thomae Ketel Persona Ecclesiae de Lesmoghan in Episcopum loci praedicti cui Regium assensum praebuistis ut dicitur vice nostra fuisset per Decanum & Capitulum Ardmacan Custodes Spiritualitatis illius loci sede vacant auctoritate Metropolitica canonicè confirmata & vobis per literas eorundem Custodum inde constitisset fidelitatem tamen ipsius Electi capere et temporalia Episcopatus praedicti ei restituere distulistis pro eo quod per literas Archiepiscopi Ardmacani de confirmacione electionis praedictae non constabat sicut ex parte ipsorum Prioris & Conventus nobis est ostensum Vobis igitur mandamus quod si dicta sedes Ardmacan sit vacans & electio praedicta per praefatos Custodes rite fuerit confirmata & per literas eorundem Custodum vobis inde constiterit ut est dictum tunc accepta fidelitate Electi praedicti juxta tenorem mandati nostri alias vobis super hoc directi eidem Electo temporalia Episcopatus praedicti a die quo vobis de confirmacione electionis praedictae sic constabat sine dilacione liberetis T. R. apud Raureth 18 die Augusti REX Collectoribus Decimae Clero Hiberniae per Bonifacium nuper Papam octavum Claus 33 E 1. m. 7. Pro R. Archiepiscopo Dublin impositae per tres annos salutem Quia ad requisicionem venerabilis patris R. Archiepiscopi Dublin dedimus eidem Archiepiscopo respectum usque ad festum Nativitatis Sancti Johannis Baptistae prox futur de demanda illa quam ei fieri facitis de denar in quibus Archiepiscopus nobis tenetur de Decima praedicta vobis ad opus nostrum reddend Vobis mandamns quod eundem Archiepiscopum respectum hujusmodi interim habere permittatis Districtionem si quam ei ea occasione feceritis relaxando Proviso quod tunc nobis de denariis praedictis ad ultimum satisfiat Teste Rege apud Lanfare septimo die Septembris Per breve de Privato sigillo Robertus de Carleton Capellanus habet literas Regis de praesentacione ad Ecclesiam Pat. 33 E 1. m. 6. Hibernia de Typerkynyn vacantem & ad Regis donacionem ratione Archiepiscopatus Dublin dudum vacantis et in manu Regis existentis spectantem Et diriguntur literae R. Dublin Archiepiscopo In cujus etc. Teste Rege apud Westm 26 die Aprilis NIcholaus le Botiller Cancellar Ecclesiae Fernen & Willielmus de Braybrok Clericus Pat 33 E 1. m. 7. De licentia eligendi nunciantes Regi mortem bonae memoriae S. nuper Episcopi illius loci habent literas Regis de licencia eligendi In cujus etc. Teste Rege apud Wylburgham 14 die Febr. Per breve de privato sigillo REX dilectis & fidelibus suis Johanni Wogan Justice suo & Magistro Thomae Ibid. De temporalibus restituen lis Cantoks Cancella●io suo Hibern vel eorum loca tenentibus salutem Cum dilecti nobis in Christo Decanus & Capitulum Ecclesiae Fernen nobis per literas suas patentes significaverint quod Ecclesia sua praedicta per mortem bonae memoriae S. ●uper Episcopi illius loci pastoris est solacio destituta supplicantes nobis etc. Nos licentiam illam duxerimus concedendam etc. In cujus etc. Teste Rege ut supra Per breve de privato sigillo King Edward in order to the settlement of his Affairs in Scotland besides the * Here p. 1053 to 1057. premised Ordinance for that purpose made this accord with most of the Nobility of Scotland and their adherents who had lately against their solemn Oaths revolted from rebelled and waged War against him to receive them to his peace and grant them both their Lives and Liberties putting them only to a Fine and Ransom of two three four or five years annual value of their Lands according to their several offences the moiety whereof they were to pay to the King every year and to reserve the other moiety for their support till their full Ransom was satisfied and taking a new Oath of Allegiance to him for the future as these Records inform us CEs sont les choses accords ove Mounsieur Richard de Burgh Conte Dulvestr Placita Parliamentaria in Turri London An 33 E. 1. See Ryley p. 369 370. Forma Pacis Scotiae in adventu Johannis le Comyn & aliorum Monsieur Henry de Percy Chevaliers & Johan the bensted Clerk pur nostre Seigneur Edward par la grace de Dieu Roy D'engleterre Seign Dirlaund et Ducs Daquitaine don part et Mounsieur Johan Comyn de Badenaugh pur luy et pur touz ses eidanz Descoce auxi bien ceux qui sont la outre come ceux qui sont par decea dautre les queux choses les avantditz Conte Eymar Henri & Johan the Banstede en nomi du dit Roi et lavant dit Johan Comyn ensemblement ove Mounsieur Edmund Comyn de Kilbride Mounsieur Johan de Graham Mounsieur Johan de Vaux Mounsieur Godfrei de Roos Mounsieur Johan de Maxwell le emzniez monsieur Pieres de Prendregyst monsieur Wauter de Berkely de Kerdaan Mounsieur Hugh de Earth Mounsieur William de Earth Mounsieur James de Roos et Mounsieur Wauter de Rothovan Chevalers pur eux pur touzles eidantzes Descoce qui a la pees et a la foi du dit Roi voudrent estre ont jurez a tenir et a garder loiaument Primerement est accord qe tote manere de gentzes Descoce qui ad le dit Johan Comyn vendront a la pees nostre Seigneur le Roy avantdit forpris aucunes persones qui sont si apres nomez soient receu as conditions que sensuent Cestasavoir que sauvez lour soient vie et member et quil soient quites denprisonment et quil ne soint desheritez Issint que de lour ranzon et des amendes des trespass quill ont faitz solement a nostre Seigneur le Roy et del establissement de il terre Descoce il estoisent as Ordinance Et est entendu que les enfantz que sont de deinz age dievent joyr de meismes ces conditions quant a sauvement de vie et de member et quant aquitance denprisonment et de desheritance et esteront de lur ranzun et de totes autres choses ace qe nostre Seigneur le Roy enordenra a son prochein Parliament Et demorrent totes les fermettez qui sont orendroit en la meyn nostre Se●gneur le Roy & the scions en la tenaunce quel sont ore jusqes a meisme Parliament si que le dit Roy enordeine sa volunte a cele hore sauve de aucunes qui demorrent plus longement en sa meinie sicome il est de souzdit Et ce doit faire la gard des dites fermetez pas mi les choses qui isoint appurtenantzes ou en autre manere covenable as coustages de ceux a queux eyes serront rendues & dievent ensement les pris de Guerre estre deliures dune part & dautre forpris Monsieur Herbert de Morham & son pere Et tout ausint se devient deliverer touse ceux qui sont en hostage pur ranzon de gentz du dit Roi qui ont este pris par les gentzes Descoce en tien manere que ce que paetz est de meisme la ranzon paetz soit sans plus & quant a ce que nest arriere deivent les hostages & touse ceu● pur qui il feurent livereiz estre de tout en tout quites & deliures dune part & dautre Les people forprises sicome est desusdit sont Robert Evesque de Glasgu Mounsieur James Seneschal Descoce Mounsieur Johan Souls Mounsieur David de Graham Mounsieur Alexander de Lyndesey Mounsieur Simon Fraser Thomas du Boys & Mounsieur William de waleys Don't il est accord que meisme Levesque come the son corpse & de la temporaltee & le dit Seneschal & Mounfirur Johan Souls soient as conditions de ceux de common sicome est desusdit & outre tiegnent exil pur 2. auz horse Descoce et par de la Trente Et demoergent les Chastelx du dit Seneschall en la meyne nostre Seigneur le Roy durant lexil & ce face la guard as coustages the meisme le Seneschall en la manere desudite En droit de Mounsieur David de Graham & monsieur Alexandre de Lyndsey accord est quill soient ausint as conditions the cenx du commun si come est avantdit & outre ce tiegnent exil horse Descoce par demy an Cest asaver le dit David de la Leawe de tweed & la dit Alexandre par de la Trente Et quant a Mounsieur Simon Fraser & Thomas du Boys est accord quill soient ensement as conditions de ceux du commun sicome est de susdit & outre ce tiegnent exil par trois anz hors de la Seignury nostre Seigneur le Roi avauntdit & horse du poeir le Roi de France ausint sil ne puissent autre grace trover en le medu temps Et quant a Mounsieur Guilliam de Galeys est acorde quill se met en la volunte & en la grace nostre Seignieur le Roi si lui semble que bon soit Derechiefe est accord que les Evesqes de saint Andrew & de Dunkeldyn le Conte de Bougbhan le Seneschal Descoce Mounsieur Johan de Souls Mounsieur Ingelram de Umframvil & les autres gentzes Descoce qui sont la outre veignent a la pees nostre Seigneur le Roi avantdit de deinz la quinzeine de cest Pasque prochein si lour semble que bon soit & soient recon en la fourme de susdite chescun solonc sa condition & solonc son estate Dautre part avantdit Johan Comyn doit estre a nostre Seigneur le Roy a Dunfermelyn & ce prochein Dimagne ensemblement ove touse ceux de son accord qui lors y purront estre pur fair lour homages & lur feutez sicome i'll affiert & ceux que ne purrozt estre a cele hour pur certain essoigne deivent venir apres par suffisant conduit a plus toft quill purront pur obeir & pur estre receveu la form avantdite Et fait asavoire que les avantditz Conte Dulvester Eymar Henri & Johan de Benested de ont premis en Bonfoi quill mettront lur loyal peine envers nostre Seigneur le Roi avantdit quil voille pur ses letters overtes ratifier cest accord en touse pointzes quiele hore que le dit Johan Comyn & les autres qui oue luy venderont si come est avantdit averont fait lor homages et sermentz de feute en due manere En tesmoignance de queux choses est ceste endenture faite dount lune part demoert devers le dit nostre Seigneur le Roy Seal du Seal ou dit monsieur Johan Comyn & de Mounsieur Edmund de Comyn Mounsieur Johan de Graham & de Mounsieur Johan de Vaux & lautre devers meisme celui Mounsieur Johan Comyn Seal des Seales as dite Conte Dulvester Eymar Henri & Johan the bensted Don a Strathord le Nevisme jour de Feverier lan du Regne nostre Seigneur le Roy avantdit trentisme * teirce second EDward par la Grace de Dieu Roy Dengleterre Seigneur Dirlandt & Ducs Daquitaine Placita Parl. An 33 E. 1. See Ryley p. 566 567. A touse ceux qui ces presents letters verront ou oront salutz A perpetual memoire des choses souz escrites par cestes presents letters vous fesoms a savoir que come le gentz de terre nostre Descoce apres ceo quill fuerent en nostre homage et ligeaunce et liez a nous par serment de foiaute et per escritz et en autre manere tant efforciablement come nous et nostre Counseil saviens ordener et charger see relevassent contre nous par mauveis Counseil et meussent guerre enfesant robberies arsous homicides felonies et plusurs autres maux et damages a loar poeir en nostre dit terre Descoce et ausi en partie en Engleterre contre lor homages foiautes et ligeaunces avauntdites et puis plusurs de eux se revenissent a nostre foi et a nostre obeisaunce et seussent receuz a nostre pees et a nostre volunte Et des darreyns Johan Comyn Seigneur de Badenaugh Chevalier & les autres qui a cel hour ove lui tindrent venissent ausi & feussent receus a nostre pees & a nostre foi en manere que endroit de lour ranzons et des amendes de trespas et doutrages soulment faitz a nous et de leftablicement de la terre Descoce esteussent a nostre Ordnance et a nostre volunte Nous jam seit que les despitz trespass outrages et desobeisances qe les dites gentz de nostre dite terre Descoce nous ont faitz soient si grauntiz et tant a charger par reason quill ne purraient a nul temps de ce fair suffisauntzes amendss ne due satisfaction sicome eux meismes sont bien reconissantz et tot ne voillions sicome nous ne devoms tieux despitz trespass outrages e dessobeisaunces soeffrir a passer sauntzes acun punissement Nemie pur ce nous eantzes regard a ce● que les gentz de la dite nostre terre Descoce se sont bien et loiaument portez vers nous puis nostre derrein partier the celes parties et pur lesperaunce qe nous avoms de lour bon port et de leur bon service en temps avenir vueillantzes a eux fair grace especiale lour avoms grant et grauntoms qe sauves lour soient vie et member et quites soient denprisonment et ve disveriteson sauves totes voys a nous les terres tenementzes et les Seignuries que Johan de Balliol iadis Roi Descoce dona et aliena de les demeynes appurtenantes a la Roiaute Descoce affair de ce nostre pleisir Et pardonoms et relessoms as gentzes the lavantdite nostre terre Descoce qui sont venuz et receuz a nostre pees et a nostre foi trespass a nous faitz corrons rancour et tute manere de mall voillance que nous avoms verse eux ensi totes voys quill soient tenuz a paer ce que par nous & nostre Counseil est Ordene solonc nostre dit & nostre pronunciation que sensuent en cest form Adesprimes nous dioms & pronuncioms qe le susdit Johan Comyn & les autres qui ove ●ui vindrent a nostre pees & a nostre foi pur mi les Covenances qui leur feurent grantez poent pur ranzon et pur amendes des trespass pur eux faitz la value de leur terres et de leur rentes de trois annz all overeigne de Noveux Chasteux que nous feisoms fair en la dite terre Descoce par seurte de meisme la terre & sauvation de la pees ou a mettre en autre us si come nous verroms que soit a fair Et avoms ausi pardonez & pardonoms au dit Johan Comyn et a David de Graham lexil et la demoerene quill devoient faire et tenir horse Descoce per mi les covenaunces avauntdites Derechiefe solonc ce que par nous et nostre Conseil est Ordinez dioms et pronuncioms que les Gentz Descoce qui vindrent a nostre pees et a nostre foi avant ce que le dit Johan & fu receu a la dite pees paient la value de lur terres et de leur rentes de deuz annz en la form avantdite save ceux qui purront monstrer quil endeivent estre quites par nostre grant & fait especial Derechief nous dioms & pronuncioms que Adam de Gourdon Chevalier en droit de sa ranzon & des emendes de trespas soit de la Condition Johan de Comyn avantdit Cest asavoir a paer la value de ses terres et de ses Rentes de trois annz en la manere de susdite Derechiefe nous dioms & pronuncioms que Simon Fraser Chevalier en droit de ranzon & des amendes de trespas soit de meisme la Condition Cest asavoir a paer la value de ses terres et de ses Rentes de troiz annz en la fourme que dite est Derechiefe nous dioms & pronuncioms qe Evesques Abbez Priours et autres de Clerge de nostre dit terre Descoce save Levesq de Glasgu paent pur ranzon et pur amendes de trespas en la dite fourme la value de lour terres et de lour Rents don an sauve ceux qui purront monstrer par fait especial ou en autre manere quill endeyvent estre quites E le dit Evesque de Glasgu endroit de sa ranzon & des amendes de trespass deit estre de la condition le dit Johan Comyn Cest asavoir a paer en la fourme que dit est la value de ses terres et de ses Rentes de trois annz & a meisme Levesque avoms & pardonez lexil et la demoere quill devoit fair et tenir horse Descoce par mi les covenaunces que grantez fueront quant il vint darrainerement a nostre pees & a nostre foi Derechief quant a Ingelram de Vmframvil William de Balliol & Johan Wichard Chevaliers qe poi de temps devant que ses lettres feurent faites vindrent a nostre pees & a nostre volunte dioms & pronuncioms que le dit Ingelram pai en la dite fourme pur sa ranzon et pur amends de trespas le value de ses terres et de ses Rentes de cink anz Et que meisme ceux William de Balliol & John Wychard paent per meisme lacheson en la susdite form la value de leur terres et de leur Rentes de quatre annz Derechief dioms & pronuncioms que Hugh de Ardrossam Johan de Gourley Johan de Naper & Johan Makhilgoigny qui sont de mesnage les avantditz Ingelram William & Johan qui a nostre pees et a nostre volunte sont venuz paent pur leur ranzon et pur amendes de trespas la value de lour terres et de lour Rentes de trois annz Derechief endroit du temps de la Manere & des termes du paement qe se doit faire par les ranzons & amends the trespass avant nomez dioms & pronuncioms & voloms que nostre Lieutenant en la dite nostre terre Descoce & nostre Chamberleyne de meisme la terre quant il serront illueqes venuz facent estendra totes les terres de touse ceux qui ranzon devient paier en bon manere & resnable solonc ce que les terres vandront all hour qui les estendront & solonc celes estentes faitz soit de cel hour enavant commencez a fair lever ce que affera a chescun solonc sa condition & son estate Cest a savoir que ceux qui en ranzon & en amends de trespas sont tenuz par mi lordenance que nous avoms faite dite & pronuncie en la form avantdite paent per an as terms usuelx celes parties le moiety de la value de lour terres et de lour Rentes solonc les dites estentes Et ens● de an et an tant que part paez soit ceo que a eux apartient solonc Lordinaunce et la pronunciation abantdites et lautre moite de la value de lour terres et de lour Rents a eux remeigne pur leur sustenance Et fait asavoir que nostre entention ne nostre volunte nest mie que le dit & la pronunciation que nous avoms fait en la form susdite sestendent ou puissent estre estenduz ou entenduz endroit de celes people Descoces qui sont en nostre prison ne endroit des autres qui ne sont mie uncore venuz a nostre pees ne a nostre foi En tesmoignance de queux choses nous avoms fait fair cestes nos Lettres overtes Don a Westmonster le quinzisme jour Doctober lan du nostre regne trenstisme tierz Whiles King Edward after these and his former Indulgences to the perfidious Scots expected nothing but Haltion days of tranqnillity and loyalty there suddenly arose soon after an unexpected storm and greater rebellion than before through the treachery of the perjured Archbishop of St. Andrews the Bishop of Glasgo and Abbot of Schone who confederating with Robert Brus Earl of Carrick and other of the Scots Nobility resolved to make and crown him King of Scotland who being opposed therein by John Comyn his Consin-German a man of great alliance love and power in Scotland and loyal to King Edward he suddenly set upon and murdered him in the Church of Dunfres' and was soon after crowned King by the premised Bishops and Abbots thus related by our Historians a Tho. Walsingham Hist. Angl. p. 62 etc. Ypodig p. 97. Mat. Westminster An. 1306. p. p. 456 457. Polychron H. de Knyghton Fabian Caxton Polydore Virgil Grafton Holinshed Stow Speed Daniel Baker in Edw. 1. An. 33 & 34 E 1. Annals of Ireland p. 164 165. Robertus de Brus aspirans ad regnum Scotiae nobilem virum Johannem Comyn quia sua proditiosae factioni assentire noluit apud villam de Dunfres' in cujus Castro Justiciarii Regis Angliae tunc sedebant in Ecclesia fratrum Minorum interfecit In festo vero Annunciationis beatae Virgins in Abbathia Canonicorum regularium de Scone praesentibus aliquibus Comitibus Johanne de Ascella & the Meneteth et duobus Episcopis de S. Andrea & Glasguensi & Abbate de Scone & multis Militibus juxta morem patriae fecit se velut Adonias à conspiratoribus coronari diademate Dominica vero sequente quae erat in Ramis Palmarum fecit se denuò coronari à quadam adultera desponsata Comiti de Bowhan Quae transgresso maritali thoro exarserat in speciem & concupiscentiam fatui coronati Et mutavit nomen ejus impositum in baptismate nominans illum David Cumque domum redisset fertur uxori suae dixisse Heri vocabamur ego Comes & tu Comitissa hodiè verò ego Rex & tu Regina vocamur Cui illa Aestimo quod Rex aestivalis sis forsitan hyemalis non eris Timeo autem ne tanquam flos agri qui hodiè est & cras in clibanum mittitur sic effloreas ac ne pro perjurio fidei per vocabulum Regium Comitatum simul perdas & regnum Qui se irrisum à muliere existimans voluit cam gladio peremisse sed ab astantibus detentus est Nihilominus illam exilio relegans in Hyberniam transmisit ad patrem suum Comitem Ultoniae A quo ad Regem Angliae destinata in honore est habita Pope Clement the 6th being informed by K. Edward of this murder of John Comyn in the Church of Dunfres' ordered the Archbishop of York and Bishop of Carlisle to excommunicate him and his complices with sound of Bells and candles in all places of England Scotland Ireland Wales and elsewhere though without their Diocese and to interdict all their Lands and Castles till they should submit themselves give competent satisfaction for this heinous offence and deserve to be absolved by this Papal Bull wherein he made not the least pretence to the Sovereign Dominion of Scotland as his predecessor Boniface vainly and falsely did CLemens Episcopus Servus servorum Dei venerabilibus fratribus Archiepiscopo In Turri London An 34 E. 1. Eboracen & Episcopo Karleolen salutem & Apostolicam benedictionem Ad audientiam nostram fidedigna relatione pervenit quod Robertus Comes de Carruc cum nonnullis suis in hac parte sequacibus ad Ecclesiam loci fratrum Minorum de Dunfres' Glasguen Dioc. manu accedens armata ipsius immunitatem Ecclesiae temere violavit in ea sacrilegium per homicidium committendo contra indulta privilegiorum eisdem fratribus a sede Apostolica concessorum in animae suae periculum et scandalum plurimorum propter quod excommunicationis sententiam asseritur incurrisse Cum itaque praemissa si veritate nitantur nolumus sicuti nec debemus sub dissimulatione tranfire fraternitati vestrae per Apostolica scripta mandamus quatinus si vobis constiterit dictum Comitem & alios in hac parte adhaerentes eidem propter praemissa vel eorum aliquod excommunicationis sententiam incurrisse ipsum Comitem nominatum aliosque in hac parte adhaerentes eidem in Ecclesiis vestris coram populo Campanis pulsatis ac Candelis accensis tamdiu excommunicates denuntietis et per Angliae et Scotiae regna et Hiberniae et Walliae terras et parts et alia loca de quibus expedire videritis nunciari faciatis et ab omnibus arctius evitari donec Comes et adhaerentes praefati super hiis satisfecerint competenter et absolutionis debitae beneficium meruerunt obtinere necnon omnes fautores sequaces et receptatores ipsius Comitis nist monitione praemissa dicto Comite facere ipsumque sequi et receptare destiterit excommicationis vinculo innodantes eos simul modo tamdiu excommunicatos publice nuncietis et faciatis per omnia loca de quibus expedire videritis etiam nuntiari ac terras castra et villas eorum supponentes ecclesiastico interdicto ipsumque auctoritate nostra facientes inviolabiliter observari donec eundem Comitem sequi et receptare destiterint ac super hiis nostris parentes beneplacitis et mandatis absolutionis beneficium obtinere Dat. Burdegal 15. Kal. Junii Pontificatus nostri anno primo In Dorso Bulla Clementis Papae quinti ad denunciandum Robertum de Brus excommunicatum pro morte J. Commyn de interdicendo terras castra villas et omnia loca per quae ipse et sequaces sui transitum fecerunt directa est Archiepiscopo Eboracen et Episcopo Carleolen This Bull was accordingly executed by the Bishops as the * In the end of Mr Cambdens Brit. p. 164. Annals of Ireland inform us Upon Information of the premised Coronation rebellion and proceedings of Robert Brus and his confederates b Mat. West p. 457 458 &c Walsingham & others before quoted Illis diebus misit Rex Angliae Aemericum de Valentia Comitem Pembrochiae Robertum Clifford & Henricum Percy in Scotia cum manu valida & armata ut novis montibus resisterent & nequiter coronatum cum perfidis expugnarent ac gentem fidam protegerent Ad angmentandum igitur profectionem suam in Scotiam fecit Rex per Angliam publicè proclamari ut quotquot tenerentur fieri Milites successione paterna & qui haberent unde militarent adessent apud Westmonasterium in festo Pentecostes admissuri singuli omnem ornatum militarem praeter equitaturam de Regia Garderoba Confluentibus itaque trecentis juvenibus filiis Comitum Baronum & Militum distribuebantur purpura byssus syndones cyclades auro texta affluentissime prout cuique competebat etc. After which Rex votum vovit Deo coeli & cygnis se proficisci in Scotiam mortem Johannis Comyn & fidem laesam Scotorum vivus sive mortuus vindicaturus Adjurans principem & caeteros praecelsos viros terrae fide fibi debita si ipse prius in fata decederet corpus suum secum in Scotiam in bello deferrent nec sepelirent illud quousque Dominus de perfido coronato et gente perjura dedisset victoriam et triumphum Sposponderunt igitur cuncti fide bona se paratos secum in vitam Regis & in mortem cum Principe in Scotiam proficisci votum Regium expleturos Exinde omnes animaequiores effecti salutato Rege in crastino Sanctae Trinitatis de Westmonasterio recesserunt ad Regem in quindena Sancti Johannis Baptistae in Scotiam affuturi Pro hac autem Militia filii Regis concessus est Regi tricesimus denarius a Populo et Clero Mercatores vero vicesimum concesserunt Intereà quidem facta est multa concertatio inter populum Scotorum & Anglorum quis eorum in certamine videretur esse major Interim Robertus de Brus circuiens terram & homagia multorum recipiens coadunato exercitu copioso in crastino Sancti Johannis Baptistae appropinquavit ad villam Sancti Johannis in cujus praesidium nuper advenerat Aemericus de Valentia Equites autem Scotorum omnes lineis camisiis super armaturam suam ne discernerentur induti erant ex jussu novi Principis sui Invitatus ab eo Aemericus ad congressum respondit quod cum eo non die illo sed in crastino demicaret Subtrahente verò se Roberto cum suis ad spacium unius miliaris & se reficere volente hora appropinquante vespertina Aemericus cum suis egreditur armatis & subito juxta Methfen Scotis superveniens praelium aggressus est Et ceciderunt in die illo i●ore gladii plures de Scotis qui psendo-Regi adhaeserunt Quinimo ips● idem ter à dextrariis prostratus est & per Simonem de Freysell bellatorem egregium ter levatus tandem per fallaciam candidae camisia evasit de praelio Nam cum aliquandiu Robertus caeterique qui se cum celeritate armaverant resisterent tandem praevalentibus Anglis fugere sunt coacti Quos insecutus Aemericus cum suis usque in Insulam Keyntyr Castrum illius loci putans Robertum se recepisse in eo obsedit Expugnato tamen Castro eum non invenit quia ad extremas regionis insulas fugerat sed fratrem suum Nigellum de Brus cum aliis quibusdam ibidem cepit quos omnes usque Bervicum fecit adduci In praelio autem supradicto capti sunt hi viri Thomas filius Ranulphi David Inkmartyn Johannes de Summervile Milites Hutting Marescallus & Vexilifer pseudo-Regis & Hugo Capellanus Qui nihilominus cum praedictis & cum multis aliis quorum nomina hic non recitentur ne pagina his vilescat patibulo ante caeteros primitus est affixus quasi diceret Ego Presbyter tale vobis praebeo iter Post haec autem adveniente Rege Angliae in Scotiam cum Principe Walliae & Magnatibus populi sui quidam Scoti eum honorificè admiserunt quidam abierunt retrorsum nonnulli abdita silvarum diverticula petierunt Exercitus tamen Regius discurrens per totum regnum Scotorum caepit persequi fugitivos & plures peremerunt & aliquos vivos compraehenderunt utpote Episcopos et Abbatem praedictos loricatos et armatos subsuis exterius tegumentum Nota. Duorum igitur Episcoporum culpa magna sed Episcopi Sancti Andreae mayor Name die congressionis inter Anglos & Scotos apud Methfen juxta Sanctum Johannem misit armatam clientelam suam in succursum Scotorum Ipse vero callidè se reddidit interim Anglis ut si Scoti de Anglis triumpharent ipsum de illorum potestate eruerent tanquam vi captum pro defectu tutela Si autem Angli triumpharent sibi parcerent eo quod derelictus à familia sua fuit quasi non consentiens factis illorum Isti ergo perjurati Praelati in arctissimis carceribus forma et habitu quibus fugiendo capti fuerunt retruduntur quousque per Apostolicam sedem dispositum sit quid de his fuerit faciendum The King's Writs for these perjured Prelates and Abbot's close imprisonments in several Castles and that in iron chains are thus recorded in the Rolls in the Tower REX Vicecomiti Sutht salutem Quia inimicum rebellem et proditorem nostrum Claus 34 E 1. m. 6. intus De W. Epis copo S. Andr. in prisona custodiendo Willielmum Episcopum Sancti Andreae mittimus ad Castrum nostrum Wynton carcerali custodiae mancipandum exigente hoc multiplici culpa sua Tibi praecipimus quod dictum Episcopum in tuam custodiam recipias et corpus ejus infra Turrim dicti Castri in loco tutiori et fortiori ejusdem Turris includas et salvo ac secure * Nota. in compedibus ferreis custodias sub forisfacturo vitae et membrorum ac omnium terrarum et tenementorum bonorum et catallorum tuorum quae exnunc forisfacta censemus st de custodia hujusmodi aliquod periculum immineat in futurum Proviso quod locus praedictus intus et exterius taliter muniatur et firmetur quod de custodia ipsius inclusi nullum timeatur periculum quodque ad accedendum ad ipsum seu videndum vel etiam ad alloquendum nemini possit patere aditus vel facultas set nec ipse Episcopus quemquam videat seu etiam alloquatur praeter illos quos ad deserbiendum ei necessario tuo periculo deputabis et quos per singulos menses mutare et alios subrogare poteris ad cautelam st pro securitate tua videris expedire ut cujusiibet conspirationis et collusionis suspicio evitetur Et ut custodia ejus securior habeatur omnes aditus et portae Turris praedictae securis firmentur et pons versatilis levetur continue et claudatur ad quam Custodiam fideles et bonos assignabis sub fidejussoria cautione custodes pro quibus tu ipse nobis volueris sub praenotatis poena et periculo respondere Ad haec quia complicem suum consimili vel forte majori infamia maculatum Robertum scilicet Episcopum Glasguensem fidelitatem suam erga nos et Coronam nostram frequenter et temere violantem mittimus ad Castrum nostrum Porcestr incarcerandum ibidem Tibi praecipimus ut posito prius in tuto in Turri Wynton praefato Episcopo Sancti Andreae modo et forma praeexpressis dictum Episcopum Glasguensem in propria persona tua ducas salvo et secure usque Porcestr et juxta tuam et Custodis nostri Castri praedicti circumspectionem industrem ipsum Episcopum in tuciori et fortiori loco Castri praedicti * Nota. in compedibus ferreis includas locum insuper praedictum muniri et firmari vestro et ipsius Custodis Castri praedicti periculo facias modo quo superius exprimitur de Episcopo Sancti Andreae seu etiam meliori quia tam te quam praedictum Custodem Castri nostri praedicti de custodia ipsius Episcopi volumus aequanimiter onerari Et ut fortius et firmius custodiantur volumus et mandamus ut adjungas tibi et Custodi nostro Castri praedicti aliquos homines fideles et idoneos terras tenentes de visneto Castri praedicti vel loco viciniori quos ad hoc sufficientes videris qui dictam custodiam una vobiscum recipiant et habeant sub poenis et periculis praenotatis De sustentatione vero dictorum Episcoporum famulantium eis et Custodum suorum quam per te exhiberi volumus secundum Indenturam quam tibi mittimus praesentibus interclusam cujus altera pars remanet pones Thes. nostrum allocationem debitam tibi habere faciemus Qualiter autem & quam providè & securè ordinaveris de custodia praedicta & quot & quos terras tenentes tibi & dicti Custodi Castri de Porcestr adjunxeris ad eandem dicto Thes. nostro sub tuo & illorum sigillis qui una tecum onus subibunt Custodiae memoratae significes sine mora T. R. apud Dunolm 7 die Aug. REX Custodi Castri nostri Porcestr salutem Quia inimicum rebellem et proditorem nostrum Robertum Episcopum Glasguensem qui fidelitatis nobis Cl. 34 E 1. m. 6. intus praestitae sacramentum saepius violare praesumpsit mittimus ad Castrum nostrum praedictum Carcerali Custodiae etc. ut * Tooth Bishop of St. Andrew p. 1124. supra Tibi praecipimus quod praedictum Episcopum in tuam custodiam infra Castrum praedictum recipias et salvo et secure custodiri facias in securiori et fortiori loco totius praedicti Castri in compedibus serreiss prout Vicecomiti nostro Sutht qui dictum Episcopum ad te ducet et tibi securius videbitur faciend Proviso quod locus praedictus etc. ut supra praeter illos qui ad custodiam illius deputabantur quodque omnes aditus & portae loci praedicti securis firmentur ac pons versatilis levetur continue et claudatur Et ut ipsius custodiae securior habeatur volumus quod per Vic. nostrum praedictum et te aliqui homines fideles et idonei terras tenentes de vicineto Castri praedicti vel loco viciniori et ad hoc sufficientes eligantur et eidem Vic. ac tibi adjungantur qui una vobiscum custodiam dicti Episcopi recipiant et habeant ac ipsum custodiant sub poena amissionis vitae et membrorum ac forisfactura omnium terrarum et tenement ac bonorum suorum et vestrorum quae exnunc forisfacta censemus st de custodia hujusmodi periculum aliquod immineat in futurum Ad quam insuper custodiam tot et tales boni et fideles per dictum Vic. nostrum te et alios terras renentes deputentur Janitores & Ministri qui ad hoc sufficere & suspitione career omnimoda videbuntur et pro quibus vos omnes volueritis respondere sub poena et periculo praenotatis quos etiam per singulos mature et alios subro●are poteritis ad cautelam si pro securitate vestra id videritis expedire ut cujusiibet conspirationis et collusionis suspitio evitetur De sustentatione vero ejusdem Episcopi famulantium sibi & Custodum suorum disponet Vic. noster praedictus prout sibi dedimus in mandatis Teste Rege etc. ut supra The * R●t Finium An. 34 E 1. m. 6. like Writ the King issued also to the Keeper of the Castle of Mere for the close and safe imprisonment of the Abbot of Scone verbatim as in that before to the Sheriff of Southampton concerning the close imprisonment of the Bishops of St. Andrews and Glasgow With this further Precept to the Sheriff of Wylts REX Vicec Wyltes salutem Quia inimicum rebellem et proditorem nostrum Fines 34 E 1. m. 6. intus Pro R. Episcopo Glasguens in prisona custodiendo Abbatem de Scone mittimus ad Castrum de Mere incarcerandum ibidem exigente hoc multiplici culpa sua tibi praecipimus quod receptis praesentibus usque Wynton in propria persona tua sestinanter accedas ac dictum Abbatem a Vic. nostro Leycest per quem ipsum Abbatem illuc mittimus recipias & saluò ac securè ducas usque ad Castrum praedictum de Mere & juxta tuam & Richardi de Chiselden Custodis Castri praedicti circumspectionem industrem ac tuciori & fortiori loco Castri praedicti in * Nota. compedibus ferreis includas etc. Teste Rege ut supra Et memorandum quod brevia praedicta videlicet hoc breve & brevia pro R. Episcopo Glasguensi & pro W. Episcopo Sancti Andr●i facta fuerunt apud Notingham per Dominum W. Coventr & Lychf. Episcopum Thesaur Regis & sub Sigillo suo missa Domino Cancellario usque ad Abbaciam Sancti Jacobi Northampt. sub magno Sigillo in forma praedicta consignanda These strict Writs for the close imprisonment of these perjured Bishops Rebels Traitors and Enemies to the King even in iron chains as well as in several Castles Towers notwithstanding their Rochets and sacred Orders under such strong armed guards and severe penalties is a sufficient evidence what pernicious dangerous Traitors and Rebels the King reputed them being in truth far worse than any of those Laymen whom he hanged beheaded quartered setting up their Heads Quarters in sundry places throughout the Realm to deter others for the future from the like Treasons and Rebellions Yet such was his Royal Clemency towards them in respect of their sacred Orders which much aggravated their Crimes and by consequence their punishments that he not only spared their lives and gave them and those who attended them a daily competent allowance but also allowed them a Chaplain daily to say Mass to them for the good of their souls though themselves might be thought sufficient to be their own Chaplains during this their close imprisonment having no such temporal employments as formerly to divert them from their Devotions as this Record informs us MEmorandum quod Vicecomes Sutht cui Willielmus Episcopus Sancti Andreae Cl. 34 E 1. m. 6 dorso De ordin●tione Episcoporum S. Andreae & Glasguens & al. prisonum de Scotia Domini Regis proditor liberatur in Turri Castri Wynton salvo et secure custodiendus secundum quod per breve Regis ei expressius est injunctum saciat ministrare dicto Episcopo incarcerato expensas suas in hunc modum videlicet eidem Episcopo ad expensas suas proprias singulis diebus sex denar & pro uno valetti deserviente ei per diem tres denar & pro uno garcione similiter ei per diem unum denar et unum obolum et pro uno Capellano celebraturo sibi missam singulis diebus unum denarium et unum obolum per diem Qui quidem Capellanus vallettus & garcio tales eligantur et tam fideles de quibus nullum timeatur periculum et pro quibus dictus Vic. suo periculo voluerit respondere De aliis autem custodibus qui necessarii videbuntur pro custodia Episcopi praedicti disponet dictus Vic. prout sibi pro securitate sua melius viderit expedire Item idem Vic. cui Robertus Episcopus Glasguen similiter liberatur ad incarcerand in Castro Porcestr similes Custodes ac Ministros deputabit eidem ac sibi sumptus & expensas ministrabit ibidem prout pro Episcopo Sancti Andreae superius est expressum Et de sumptibus quos idem Vic. apposuerit tam circa dictos Episcopos & eye deservituros quam circa alios Custus quos rationabiliter fecerit in stipendiis Custodum praedictorum sibi per praesentem Indenturam cujus altera pars remanet penes Thesaur de Scaccario allocatio justa fiet At the same time when these Bishops and Abbots were taken Prisoners * Mat Westm An. 1306. pag. 460 461 462. See Walsingham Polychronicon Polidor Virgil Fabian Caxton Graston Holinshed Daniel Baker in Ed. 1. Capitur etiam & illa impiissima conjuratrix de Bowhan de qua consultus Rex ait Quia Gladio non percussit gladio non peribit Verum propter illicitam Coronationem quam fecit in domicilio lapideo & ferreo in modum Coronae fabricato firmissime obstruatur & apud Bervicum sub diu forinsecus suspendatur ut sit data in vita & post mortem speculum viatoribus & opprobrium sempiternum Illo quoque tempore captus est Simon Freysell in quo pendebat Scotorum tota fiducia in tantum quod incarcerati Nobiles Scoti invincibilem incompraehensibilemque illum asserebant nec illo vivente Scotos posse devinci putarent De cujus magnanimitate praesumens quidam Scoticus Miles in Turri Londinensi vinculatis in Elogium Anglorum sed proprium dispendium caput proprium Regi dedit quocunque die captus fuerit amputandum Nomen autem hujus Herebertus de Norham per cunctis Scotis formosior & statura eminentior tamen propter trinam proditionem quam Regi Angliae fecerat & secundum dimissionem tertio captus una cum patre & Armigero in Turri Londinensi ferreiss compedibus nexi erant Post haec Simon Freysell ad Turrim Londinensem mittebatur ut illo viso voti praestiti Scotus alius recordaretur In crastino igitur id est in Vigilia Nativitatis beatae Mariae educti de Turri Londinensi Herebertus & Thomas de Boys armiger ejus capitibus sunt truncati Simon autem frisel propter pluralitatem proditionum quas fecerat sic damnatur A Turri Londinensi per vinculos et plateas distractus ut proditor suspensus eminus quia latro truncatus capite ut homicida refixus equnleo per dies 20. igne quoque finaliter est combustus Hujus autem caput super Pontem Londinensem juxta caput Gulielmi Waleis super lanceam cunctis orationibus perhorrendum spectaculum est affixum This was the deserved end of these perjured Scottish Traitors and Rebels Soon after In diebus illis fecit Rex Angliae inquirere per totam Scotiam per fide dignus homines quot & quanti intererant interfectioni Johannis Comyn & coronationi Roberti de Mat. Westm p. 461. Brus Et ferme omnes cepit et morti tradidit aut ultro se redddentes regiae voluntati diris carceribus mancipavit Post haec captum est Castrum de Lochdor in quo inventus est Christopherus Setonus Sororius Roberti de Brus quem cum non Scotus sed Anglus esset jussit Rex deduci usque Dunfreis ubi quendam Militem de parte Regis prius occiderat ibique judicium subire coactus tractus suspensusque est ac ultimo decollatus Johannes vero Setonus Christopheri Germanus apud Novum Castrum super Tinam tractus suspensus atque decollatus horribiliter vitam terminavit Erant enim ambo Armigeri pseudo Regis amboque consenserant neci Joh. Comyn Uxorem vero Christoph & filiam Ro. de Brus in diversis monialinm Monasteriis collocavit Et dum exercetur in oies in populo scelerato talis vindicta fugit ad montana Coronatus Proinde timens sibi Johannes Comes de Asceila fugam quaerit sed Dei providentia timor quem timebat evenit ei Name cum in mari navigando fugeret subito orto Vento contrario ad terram repulsus ab adversariis captus erat Quo audito Rex Angliae etsi gravissimo morbo tunc langueret levius tamen tulit dolorem Comes autem iste de stirpe Regali sibi originem vendicavit Idcirc● quidam Palatini ipsum cum iniquis judicandum indecens indecorumque censebant Quibus Rex non sanguinis lineam sed justitiae judicium attendens dicebat Quanto gradus altior tanto lapsus gravior esse constat Sed caeteris parricidis generosior in sanguine altius caeteris suspendatur pro scelere Nec vos latet quoties voluit prodidisse nos in Anglia in Scotia & in Flandria Habete illum vos & Londini justissime judicetur Quo cum pervenisset 7. die Novembris apud Westmonasterium in Aula Regis utique condemnatur V●rum quia de regali sanguine fuerat oriundus non est tractus sed ascenso equo in equuleo quinquaginta pedum suspensus est Postea semivivus demissus ut majores cruciatus sentiret crudelissime decollatur Truncus vero illius praeaccenso in conspectu ejus vehementi igne una cum carne & ossibus in favillas & cineres funditus conflagrantur Caput autem istius inter alia proditorum capita super Pontem Londinensem in superlativo gradu quia de regali stemmate est affixum Rex apud Lavercost juxta Caerleolum commorans misit Bervicum Justiciarios quorum judicio Nigellus de Brus Miles pulcherrima juventutis pro eo quod consenserat factionibus fratris sui & caeteri qui cum eo capti fuerant tracti sunt atque suspensi et ultimo decollati Thus did these perjured rebellious Scotch Traitors suffer these just condign Executions for their old and new perjuries Treasons Rebellions against King Edward to whom they had so frequently sworn covenanted fealty homage loyalty and allegiance under their hands and seals as to their Sovereign Lord Whiles the King was thus employed in subduing his Scottish Rebels abroad the Pope and his Delegates together with his own Bishops Clergy and their Ecclesiastical Courts were as busy in encroaching upon the Ecclesiastical and Temporal Rights of his Crown and Courts at home as these ensuing Writs to control them will more fully inform us Pope Clement being encouraged by the King's * Here p. 1095. 1096. premised compliance that his foreign Agents should sequester and appropriate both the Spiritualties and Temporalties of the Archbishopric of Canterbury to his own use proceeded by Stephen de Manby and other his Delegates to sequester all the Spiritualties Temporalties Fruits and Profits of the Priory of Durham of the King's foundation and his Progenitors with their Rights and Appurtenances without the King's privity or licence enjoining the Prior Chapter and Covent of Durham with all the Proctors And Administrators of the said Priory entirely to answer all the Fruits Rents Profits Rights and obventions of the said Priory to the Patriarch of Jerusalem during the pleasure of the See Apostolic to be disposed of at his pleasure and commanded them to excommunicate and interdict all persons of what quality soever except the King Queen and their Children which should oppose or contradict this new and unheard of Papal Usurpation whereupon they denounced with direful execrations the greater Excommunication against the Prior and sundry Canons of Durham and divers others who opposed them therein and also interdicted the Church of Durham refusing twice to revoke this their unjust Sentence upon the King's Writs and his Counsels commands to do it in high contempt of the King's Crown and Dignity and disinheriting the Rights thereof For which they were twice summoned before the King and his Council and after in the Parliament at Karlisle were imprisoned and fined to the King as this memorable Record will at large inform us * Inter Recorda D. Regis Car. 2. in Thes. Receptae Scaccarii sui sub Custodia D. Thes. & Camerar ibidem Inter al. sic continetur ut sequitur Adhuc de quindena S. Trinitatis Dunolm Rot. 35. Placita coram Domino Rege de Termino Sanctae Trinitatis apud Westmonasterium Anno regni Regis E. fill Regis H. Tricesimo quarto DOminus Rex mandavit Stephano de Malo Lacu Archidiacono Clyveland Breve suum in haec verba † Recorded verbatim in Claus 34 E 1. m. 15. Pro Dom. Rege Edwardus Dei gratia Rex Angliae Dominus Hiberniae & Dux Aquitaniae Stephano de Malo Lacu Archidiacono Clyveland salutem Ad nostrum pervenit auditum quod quaedam negocia● sive facta insolita et hactenus inaudita Prioratus Dunelm qui de Fundatione & Patronatu progenitorum nostrorum & nostrae existit tangentia sunt vobis exequend commissa quae si eo modo procederent sicut in eyes procedere ut dicitur praesumpsistis in Regiae dignitatis et Coronae nostrae praejudicium et exhaeredacionem nostram cederent  Et quia super negociis et factis hujusmodi et eorum circumstanciis universis antequam in ulteriorem executionem procedant certis ex causis reddi volumus cerciores quod utique clare liquere non poterit absque vestra praesentia personali Vobis mandamus firmiter injungentes quod in quindena Sanctae Trinitatis ub●cunque tunc fuerimus in Anglia coram Nobis et Consilio nostro sitis ad ostendend et faciend nobis et Consilio nostro constare quae sunt et qualia quae vobis super dictis negociis sicut praemittitur sunt commissa et qualiter et quo modo et cujus seu quorum autoritate mandato sive praecepta talia nobis inconsultis exequi attemptatis Ac audiend faciend et recipiend super hiis quod pro statu nostro et dictae Coronae per nos et dictum Consilium nostrum fuerit in hac parte faciend Supersedentes omnino nichilominus omnibus executionibus praefata negocia seu facta tangentibus interim faciend Ac etiam penitus revocantes si quae super eisdem negociis occasione cujuscunque mandati vobis inde directi exequi forsitan attemptastis et hoc sicut dampnum vestrum vitare volueritis nullatenus omittatis Et habeas ibi tunc hoc Breve Teste meipso apud Wolveseye 29 die April Anno regni nostri 34. Per Breve de privato Sigillo & Consilium Mandavit etiam aliud Breve consimile Thomae de Goldesburgh sub eodem tenore Mandavit etiam tertium Breve consimile Magistro Ricardo de Morpath sub eodem tenore Mandavit etiam quartum Breve consimile Magistro Roberto de Baldoks sub eodem tenore Ad quem diem praedicti Stephanus de Malo Lacu Thom. de Goldesburgh Magistr Ricardus de Morpath & Magister Robertus de Baldoks coram Consilio Domini Regis apud Westm venerunt Et quaesitum est ab eyes quae & qualia sunt praedictum Prioratum tangentia quae eis sunt exequenda commissa & cujus sen quorum Authoritate talia attemptare praesumpserunt Qui dixerunt quod ea quae fecerunt praedictum Prioratum & Patriarcham Jerosolomit Episcopum Dunelm tangentia Authoritate cujusdam Mandati Abbatis Lesasens Appamiarum Dioc. fecerunt per quod idem Abbas ipsius authoritate Apostolica mandavit quod ipsi tanquam Executores et Commissar etc. praefatum Patriarcham Episcopum vel Procuratorem suum etc. ad administrationem & curam dicti Prioratum tam in spiritualibus quam temporalibus cum suis juribus et pertin universis admitti facerent et recipi sibique et per ipsum ad hoc deputando a Capitulo et Conventu ipsius Prioratus et singulis personis Monasterii ejusdem ac in eodem Monasterio vel alibi existentibus in hiis quae ad executionem administrationis et curae praedictarum pertinent de jure vel Consuetudine obediri et intendi ac de ejusdem Prioratus fructibus redditibus proventibus juribus et obventionibus universis * Nota. integraliter usque ad Apostolicae Sedis beneplacitum responderi et quod in omnes et singulos negocium illud impedientes aut aliquo modo turbantes sententiam Excommunicationis majoris promulgarent Praetextu cujus mandati ipsi ad executionem inde faciend prout eis videbatur licite facere posse juxta mandatum praedictum processerunt & ostenderunt in scriptis totum processum facti sui in hac parte in quo continebatur quaedam sententiam Excommunicationis enormis et dira per ipsos lata super Priorem Dunelm et quosdam Canonicos suos et multos alios nominatim et etiam super * Nota. omnes alios et singulos cujuscunque status gradus vel conditionis essent qui executionem illam in aliquo perturbarent aut impedirent seu impedientibus in aliquo opem darent auxilium consilium aut favorem exceptis solummodo personis Domini Regis Dominae Reginae et liberorum suorum juribus etiam et Libertatibus Regalibus etc. Et quod Ecclesiam Dunelm praedictam Ecclesiastico super posuerunt interdicto Quaesiti si mandatum praedictum seu aliquod warrantum suum in hac parte Domino Regi ostenderunt priusquam illud executioni demandarunt qui cognoverunt expressè quod non Quaesiti etiam si factum suum praedictum et sententiam praedictam ad mandatum Domini Regis praedictum revocaberunt dicunt quod non Unde praemissis omnibus inspectis & examinatis videtur toto Consilio quod Mandatum praedictum et etiam factum ipsorum Clericorum super Executione ejusdem in tantum tangunt temporalitatem Regni quod si eo modo permitterentur quo ipsi in negocio illo procedere praesumpserunt in Regiae dignitatis et Coronae suae praejudicium et exhaeredacionem Regis cederent  in hoc maxim quod ipsi de executione aut dispositione aliqua de rebus temporalibus dicti Prioratus qui de Fundatione et Patronatu progenitorum Regis et ipsius Regis existit faciend absque warranto vel permissione Domini Regis se intromiserunt ut de fructibus redditibus proventibus juribus etc. cum nullus hujusmodi facta Coronam Regalem tangentia ipso Rege inconsulto valeat nec debeat attemptare nec ipsi warrantum quod inde habuerunt Domino Regi ostenderunt priusquam illud executi fuerunt nec etiam ad mandatum Domini Regis praedictum factum suum vel sententiam praedictam revocaverunt seu juxta mandatum illud revocare voluerunt quae omnia expresse sunt contra Coronam et dignitatem Regalem et ad inobedientiam et contemptum mandati Regis praedicti et exhaeredationem manifestam facta et executa Per quod ipsi traditi sunt per manucaptionem sufficientem scilicet corpus pro corpore usque à die Sancti Michaelis in 15 dies ubicunque etc. ad voluntatem Domini Regis tunc inde audiend etc. Ad quem diem praefati Clerici per manucaptionem praedictam venerunt Et iterum quaesitus est ab eyes Si sententiam praedictam adhuc revocaverunt qui dixerunt quod non nec revocare potuerunt Et super hoc datus est cis dies per manucaptionem sufficientem ut de die in diem usque in Crastinum Animarum ubicunque etc. in forma praedicta Ad quem iidem Clerici per manucaptionem illam venerunt Et deinde continuato processu versus eos ut de die in diem usque diem Mercur. prox post Octab. Sancti Martini iidem Clerici coram toto Consilio etc. sententiam praedictam de plano revocaverunt in scriptis Set quia manifeste constat Curiae quod Mandatum praedictum et etiam Executio inde per ipsos Clericos facta express sunt contra Coronam et dignitatem Regalem et ad inobedientiam et contemptum Mandatorum Domini Regis et exhaeredacionem suam ut praemittitur facta et executa ipsi Clerici committuntur Gaolae ad voluntatem Domini Regis etc. Postea concordatum est quod tradantur per Manucaptionem sufficientem usque ad proximum Parliamentum etc. Et super hoc venerunt Johannes de Crumwell Willielmus de Honks & Ricardus de Vernon de Com. Ebor. & Gilbertus de Toutheby Willielmus de Farford & Alanus de Cobbeldyks de Com. Linc. & manuceperunt praedictum Stephanum corpus pro corpore habendi eum coram Rege ad Parliamentum suum in Octab. Sancti Hillar apud Karliolum ad satisfaciend Domino Regi de contemptu et inobedientia et transgressione supradictis Et Radulphus de Rocheford Miles Johannes de Gernon Johannes Beks Alanus de Cobbeldyks & Petrus de Daldreby de Com. Linc. Et Willielmus de Honcks de Com. Ebor. manuceperunt Thom. de Goldesburgh in forma praedicta Et Thom. de Nevil de Com. Roteland & Willielmus de Cave & Galfridus the Cave de Com. Ebor. Et Petrus de Govewarton Willielmus de Hongton & Adam de Thorneton de Com. Northumbr manuceperunt Ricardum de Morpath in forma praedicta Et Radulphus de Rocheford Johannes de Offynton de Cantuar. de Com. Kanc. & Petrus de Hascar & Henr. de Gatis de Com. Midd. & Ricardus de Louthebury de Com. Essex & Galfridus the Cave de Com. Eborum manuceperunt Magistrum Robertum de Baldoks in forma praedicta etc. Ad quod quidem Parliamentum praefati Stephanus de Malo Lacu Thomas de Goldesburgh Magister Ricardus de Morpath & Magister Robertus de Baldoks venerunt Et praedictus Stephanus finem fecit cum Domino Rege pro contemptu et transgressione predict per quatervigiti Marcas et recipitur per plegium Roberti de Manley Militis de Com. Eborum & Gerardi Salveyn de eodem Com. Et praedictus Thomas de Goldesburgh finem fecit etc. per centum Libras et recipitur per plegium Thomae de Multon Militis de Com. Linc. & Radulphi fill Willielmi Militis de Com. Eborum Et praedictus Magister Robertus de Baldoks finem fecit etc. per viginti Marcas per plegium Johannis de Swynebourne Militis de Com. Northumbr & Thom. Grey Militis de eodem Com. Et Dominus Rex de gratia sua speciali pardonavit praefato Magistro Ricardo de Morpath omnem transgressionem et contemptum per ipsum factas et omnino ei remittit finem etc. Ideo idem Magister Ricardus eat inde quietus imperpetuum etc. I find by the Clause Roll of 34 E. 1. that the King being informed the Pope's Delegates proceeded to execute the Pope's unusual and illegal commands in this business notwithstanding his several Prohibitions to them therein recorded issued this Writ to Robert Clifford Guardian of the Liberties of the Bishopric of Durham by advice of his Council strictly commanding him not to permit them or any of them to execute any thing concerning the same within his said Liberties till further order therein REX Dilecto & fideli suo Roberto Clifford Custodi libertatis Episcopatus Dunelm vel ejus locum tenenti salutem Cum quaedam negocia insolita et Claus 34 E. 1. m. 10 dorso Pro Rege de quibusdam tangentibus Prioratum Dunelm hactenus inaudita dilectum nobis in Christo Richàrdum Priorem Dunelm ac Prioratum Dunelm qui de fundatione et patronatu progenitorum nostrorum et nostro existit tangentia Stephano de Malo Lacu Archidiacono Cleveland Thomae de Goldesburgh Magistro Roberto Baldock & Magistro Richardo de Morepath committantur exequenda et quae iidem Stephanus Thomas Robertus & Richardus nobis inconsultis exequi attemptarunt in Coronae et Regiae dignitatis nostrae prejudicium et exhaeredationem nostram manifestam per quod eisdem Stephano Thomae Roberto & Richardo prohibuimus n● dicta negotia exequi aliquat●nus attemptarent seu facerent attemptari Ac jam intellexerimus quod alii per praedictos Stephanum Thomam Robertum & Richardum deputati negotia illa infra libertatem praedictam exequi praesumunt Vobis adhuc mandamus firmiter injungentes quod praefatos Stephanum Thomam Robertum & Richardum a●t alios quoscunque dicta negotia infra libertatem praedictam exequi nullatenus permittatis donec aliud a nobis super hoc habueritis in mandatis Teste Rege apud Sanctum Albanum 16 die Junii Per Consilium So careful was the King and his Council to prevent this dangerous Innovation and Encroachment on his Crown and crush this new Cockatrice in the shell The Pope being informed by his Nuncio and Legate here concerning the King's severe proceedings against them for executing his Bull who misinformed him of the true state of the Case in point of Law and the King's Prerogative was very much offended with the King whereof he being informed to hold all fair correspondence with him sent him this Epistle complaining of the great wrongs done by his Agents to God and especially to St. Cuthbert Patron of the Church of Durham desiring him to examine the truth of the whole business himself whereof he had been misinformed and reform these excesses to the honour of God St. Cuthbert and the Church and righting of the Prior. SAnctissimo in Christo Patri Domino C. etc. suus devotus filius Edwardus Rex Angliae Rot. Romae An. 34 & 35 E. 1. m. 3. nu 10. etc. Cum occasione quarundam suggestionum beatitudini vestrae factarum aliqua Dunolmensem tangencia Prioratum qui est de fundacione clarae memoriae progenitorum nostrorum Regum Angliae & jus eciam Coronae nostrae existens duxeritis ordinanda ac despectuum et violenciarum enormium graves ercessus Deo et Sancto Cuthberto glorioso Christi Confessori et eidem Ecclesiae in qua ejusdem Confessoris corpus sanctissimum requiescit necnon & Priori & Conventui ejusdem loci diversimode sint illati quibus non mediocriter sicut credimus vestrae fuisset compassa benignitas et congruae directionis adhibuisset remedium super illis si de veritate eorum vobis primitus constitisset Sanctitati vestrae devotis preeibus supplicamus quatinus negocia quae Prioratum praedictum contingunt habentes fi placeat affectu propicio commendata examinacionem et discussionem eorum dignemini vestro proprio examini reservare vel saltem aliquibus certis personis examinanda et discucienda committere quae non fuerint parciales ut de veritate ipsorum negociorum plenius informati ad suggestiones praedictas quae nullam in se continent veritatem sic demum condignum habere valeat providencia vestra respectum qui conveniens videatur & extiterit opportunus Ac eciam super praedictis * corrigendis dirigendis excessibus et violenciis ordinare atque disponere eo modo quod ad Dei et Sanctae Ecclesiae ac beati Confessoris praedicti cedat honorem necnon et status praedicti Prioratus melioracionis augmentum Et nichilominus de contemptibus personae praelibati Prioris violenter sicut praemittitur irrogatis dignetur vestra clemencia lacius inquirere veritatem Conservet etc. Dat apud Tykyngcote 11. die Julii Anno Regni nostri 34. And so this Controversy ceased for aught I find by Records The Pope's Agents procuring the like Bull from the Pope to sequester divers of the Spiritualties and Temporalties of the Church of St. Mary's in York being of the King's foundation the King thereupon issued this Writ and Prohibition to the Official of the Archdeacon of Richmond employed to execute that Bull for the preservation of the Rights of his Crown as he did in the case of the Priory of Durham REX Magistro Willielmo de Twisleton Offic. Archidiac Richmond salutem Ad Claus 34 E. 1. m. 15. Pro Abbate beatae Mariae Ebot nostr●● pervenit auditum quod quaedam negotia sive facta insolita et hactenus inaudi●● Monasterium beatae Mariae Eborum quod de fundatione et Patronatu Progenitorum nostrorum et nostro existit tangentia sunt tibi exequenda commissa quae si eo modo procedunt sicut eis procedere ut dicitur praesumpsisti in regiae dignitatis et Coronae nostrae praejudicium et exhaeredationem nostram cederent  Et quia super negotiis et factis hujusmodi et eorum circumstantiis universis antequam in ulteriorem executionem procedat certis ex causis reddi volumus certiores quod utique clare liquere non poterit absque tua praesentia personali Tibi praecipimus firmiter injungentes quod in Crastino Sancti Johannis Baptistae ubicunque tunc fuerimus in Anglia coram nobis et Consilio nostr● sis ad ostendendum et faciendum nobis et Concilio nostro constare quae sunt et qualia quae tibi supra dictis negotiis sicut praemittitur commissa et qualiter et quo modo et cujus seu quorum authoritate mandato sive praecepto talia nobis inconsultis exequi attemptas et ad audiendum faciendum et recipiendum super hiis quod pro statu nostro et dictae Coronae nostrae per nos et dictum consilium nostrum fue●it faciendum supersedens omnino nichilominus omnibus executionibus praefata negotia seu facta tangentibus interim faciendis ac etiam penitus revocans si quae super eisdem negotiis occasione cujuscunque mandati vos inde directi exequi sicut praedicitur nobis inconsultis attemptasti Et hoc sicut dampnum tuum vitare volueris nullo modo omittas Et habeas ibi tunc hoc breve Teste Rege apud Wynt●n 6. die Aprilis Per B●●ve de privato Sigillo & Consilium By which Writs and Proceedings this unusual and formerly unheard of Usurpation of the Pope was prevented and not afterwards put in execution whereby he would have appropriated the Temporalties as well as Spiritualties of all Religious Houses and Monasteries in England by degrees to himself and his Creatures had not the King and his Council thus carefully prevented and suppressed it when first set on foot Pope Clement the 5th his Delegates Nuntioes and Agents exceedingly encroaching this year upon the rights of the King his Crown and Dignity although the King in other particulars complied with their requests in all things that entrenched not upon the rights and prerogatives of his Crown and Royal Dignity to advance his own designs yet he and his Council would by no means yield or condescend to their manifold new illegal requests Procurations Usurpations and proceedings that were derogatory or prejudicial to the rights of his Crown but opposed them to their power both in and by his Letters to this Pope and his Cardinals by several Writs of Prohibition and Attachments issued to his Nuntioes Legates Delegates and other Agents Witness this ensuing Letter of his to this Pope on the behalf of John Bush his Clerk whom he had legally presented to a Praebendary in the Church of York then void and in his hands into which Francis the son of Peter G●itain an alien had intruded himself by the Pope's provision who cited the King's Clerk out of the Realm personally to appear before the Pope upon false suggestions to answer him damages for the pretended injuries done unto him in turning him out of this prebendary against the rights and liberties of his Crown Dignity and Realm PApae Rex etc. Opportunum et solertem diligentiam libenter impendimus ut Rot. Romae An. 34 E 1 m. 5. n. 9 jura Regiae nostrae dignitatis conserventur illaesa ad quae manutenda et conservanda tanto sollicitius excitamur quanto specialius ex virtute juramenti quo ligamur illa tenemur indefessa sollicitudine defensuri Sanè vacante nuper Eborum Ecclesia & ejusdem Archiepiscopatu in nostris manibus existente quandam praebendam quam in ipsa Ecclesia invenimus tunc vacantem cujus possessioni quidam Franciscus filius Petri Gaitain incumbebat de facto dilecto Clerico nostro Magistro Johanni Bush de London jure nostro Regio duxerimus conferendam Quo virtute collationis nostrae hujusmodi dictam praebendam ritè & canonicè assecuto praedictus Franciscus per se et suos occasionem querens hastute gravandi eundem nostrum Clericum et vexandi ipsum citari personaliter coram vobis sicut accepimus procuravit ad respondendum eidem super damnis et injuriis sibi factis Attendendentes autem citationem ipsam ex suggestione non vera set potius conficio quaesito colore suisse optentam quae si de veritate ipsius negotii vestrae beatitudini primitus constitisset nullatenus ut credimus emanasset Sanctitati vestrae instancius supplicamus quatinus praemissis benigna consideratione pensatis quodque in hu●usmodi negotio nostrum principaliter interesse versetur super praefata citatione et ejus effectu sic Clementia vestra dignetur ●emedium efficax adhibere quod jus nostrum praedictum ad quod observandum sicut praedicitur sumus astricti ut conserv●tur illaesum et idem Clericus noster cujus defensioni in ipso negotio deesse non possumus sicuti nec debemus eo praetextu non inquietetur indebite seu gravetur Conservet vos Altissimus etc. Teste Rege apud Lavertoft quarto die Octobris The like Opposition he made against a new illegal clause thrust into this Pope's Bull and rescript concerning the Manors Villages and temporal Demesnes of the Priory of Okeburn which he would by no means tolerate or assent to but commanded it to be obliterated as manifestly derogatory to his royal Right refusing to restore the temporalties till this prejudicial clause was expunged as this Letter of his concerning this Priory to a Romish Cardinal informs us VEnerabili in Christo Patri Domino R. Sanctae Mariae novae Diacono Cardinali Rot. Romae An. 34 E 1. m. 1. intus num 4. am●co suo charissimo Edwardus etc. salutem & dilectionem sinceram Licet ea libenter quae utilitatem et honorum vestrorum promotionem respiciunt quantum bono modo possemus promptis affectibus imploremus Hiis tamen quae nobis et juri dignitatis nostrae Regiae ac Coronae sunt praejudicialia nequaquam assensum praebere valemus sicuti non possumus nec debemus Vnde cum aliqua in Apostolico rescripto contenta Prioratum de Okeburn tangentia videlicet ubi de Maneriis villis et dominiis temporalibus fit mentio quae fi procederent  juri nostro Regio derogarent tollantur ea quae praejudicant et ponatur Prioratus cum pertin suis salvo consueto apporto superiori Monasterio faciendo Et sic postulata transire sustinebimus quantum poterimus jure nostro Regio inoffenso Dat. apud Karliolum 4 die Aprilis To which I shall subjoin this Record and Memorandum concerning the Bishop of Cathenesse The King by his Prerogative Royal as Superior Lord of Scotland giving his royal licence for and assent to the election and confirmation of the said Bishop of Cathnesse in Scotland confirmed by the Pope issued this Writ for the restitution of his Temporalties which yet the King would not grant him till he had publicly renounced all clauses in the Pope's Bull concerning his temporalties implying the Pope to have a power over them as prejudicial to the King's right and Crown as this Records assures us REX Custodibus suis terrae Scotiae & locum suum in eadem tenentibus salutem Pat 34 E 1 m. 31 intus De restitutione Temporalium in Ecclesia Catanen Cum Dominus Summus Pontifex electionem nuper celebratam in Ecclesia Cathedrali Catanen de discreto viro Fertardo Decano ejusdem Ecclesia in Episcopum illius loci cui prius Regium assensum adhibuimus et favorem confirmaverit sicut per literas ipsius Summi Pontificis bullatas nobis inde directas nobis constat Nos confirmationem illam acceptantes cepimus fidelitatem ipsius Episcopi temporalia Episcopatus praedicti prout moris est restituimus eidem Et ideo vobis mandamus quod eidem Episcopo temporalia Episcopatus praedicti liberetis sicut praedictum est Teste Rege apud Wynton 4 die Aprilis Eodem modo mandatum est Willielmo Comiti de Ros Custodi Regis Episcopatus praedicti sede vacant T. R. ut supra Et Memorandum quod dictus Episcopus pro eo quod in Bulla de consirmatione electionis praedictae Regi directae quaedam verba temporalia Episcopatus praedicti tangentia continebantur quae Regi et juri suo Regio praejudicialia videbantur apud Wynton die supradicto * Nota. renunciavit Bullae praedictae quoad verba supradicta Et Rex de sua gratia speciali eidem Episcopo temporalia Episcopatus praedicti reddidit et idem Episcopus eadem Temporalia de gratia Regis sic admisit et ea de Rege se tenere coram Rege et Consilio suo ibidem recognovit So careful was the King and his Council in that age to prevent all new encroachments and usurpations on the Crown and Prerogative by any new words or clauses which Popes usually inserted into their Bulls upon every occasion to enlarge their Papal Jurisdiction and would not obliterate nor renounce when justly excepted against by the King and Council As the Pope and his Agents Nuncios and Collectors thus usurped upon the Rights and Prerogatives of the Crown on the one hand which the King and his Council strenuously opposed so did his Bishops and their Ecclesiastical Courts and Officers on the other hand which he with his Judges and Courts of Justice restrained this year by these Writs of Prohibition extant in the Bundles of Writs I found in the White Tower An. 34 E. 1. EDwardus Dei gratia Rex Angliae etc. dilecto & fideli suo Thomae de la Hyde Brevia Regis An. 34 E. 1. in Tur●i London salutem Sciatis quod dedimus vobis potestatem recipiendi attornatos Magistri Roberti de Polhorman quod coram vobis attornare voluerit ad lucrandum & perdendum in loquela quae est coram Justice nostris inter Gilbertum de Bohedon & predict Robertum de eo quod idem Robertus tenuit placitum in Curia Christianitatis de catallis et debitis quae non sunt de Testamento vel Matrimonio contra prohibitionem nostram Teste meipso apud Wynton 15. die Aprilis Anno regni nostri 34. Edwardus etc. Thomae de Raleigh etc. Dedimus vobis potestatem recipiendi attornatos Henrici de Lucy Willielmi de Curcy Willielmi de Swynesfield Michaelis de Alba marlea & Willielmi the Colebeart etc. in loquela quae est coram Justice nostris de Banco per breve nostrum inter ipsos etc. & Episcopum Exon. Magistr Johannem de Burton & Magistr Willielmum de Sancta Ol●va de eo quod idem Episcopus et Johannes tenuerunt placitum in Curia Christianitatis de catallis et debitis quae non sunt de testamento vel matrimonio Et de eo quod Willielmus de Sancta Oleva secutus est idem placitum in eadem Euria contra prohibitionem nostram etc. Teste meipso apud Kyngeston Lacie 26 die Decemb. An. regni nostri 34. Edwardus etc. Vicec Cantebr etc. Si Thomas le Butcher de Cantebr etc. pone etc. Willielmum Vicarium Ecclesiae Sancti Edwardi de Cantebrig etc. quare secutus est placitum in Curia Christianitatis de catallis etc. quae non sunt etc. contra prohibitionem nostram etc. T. meipso apud Lauretost 18. die Octobr. An. regni nostri 34. Vic. Essex etc. Si Johannes fill Roberti de Leycestr etc. pone etc. Magistr Willielmum de Halstede & Johannem personam Ecclesiae Sancti Nicholai Colcestr & Galfridum Bacun etc. quare secuti sunt idem placitum in eadem Curia contra prohibitionem nostram Teste meipso apud Lauretost 4. die Novembr Anno regni nostri 34. EDwardus Dei gratia Rex Angliae Dominus Hiberniae & Dux Aquitanniae Vicecomiti Ibid. Eborum salutem Si Nicholaus de Merk & Gilbertus Leorson fecerint te securum de Clameo suo pros tunc pone per vadium & salvos Plegios Inettam Priorissam de Grendale quod sit coram Justiciariis nostris apud Westmonast à die Sancti Michaelis in 15 dies ostensur quare cum placita de transgressionibus contra pacem nostram factis in regno nostro ad Coronam et Dignitatem nostram et non ad alium pertineant in eodem Regno eadem Priorissa super hujusmodi transgressionibus secuta est placitum in Curia Christianitatis in laesionem Coronae et dignitatis nostrae et grave dampnum dictorum Nicholai et Gilberti et contra prohibitionem nostram Et habeas ibi nomina Plegiorum & hoc Breve Teste meipso apud Sanctum Albanum 16. die Junii Anno Regni nostri Tricesimo quarto Pleg de Pros Radulphus filius Simonis de Lefthous Adam frater ejus Pleg Inettae Priorissae de Grendale Willielmus de Walpol Robertus Praepositus Henricus de Calethorp attach fuit ad respondendum Ricardo de Saltfletby & Luciae Placita de An. 34 E. 1. Adhuc de crastino S. Martini Uxori ejus & Ricardo de Yerdeburx de placito quare secutus est placitum in Curia Christianitatis de catallis et debitis quae non sunt de testamento vel matrimonio etc. Et unde praedictus Richardus et alii queruntur quod cum ei detulissent praedictam prohibitionem in Cimiterio de Whiteby in Vigiliis Sancti Martini anno 34. ne sequexetur praedictum placitum Idem Henricus spreta prohibitione praedicta eos traxit in placitum coram Priore de Whiteby apud Whiteby auctoritate Apostolica exigendo ab eye viginiis Marc. quae non sunt de testamento vel matrimonio etc. contra praedictam prohibitionem etc. Et unde dicunt quod deteriorati sunt et dampnum habent ad valentiam decem libras et inde producunt Sectam etc. Et Henricus venit & defendit vim & injuriam quare etc. sed dicit quod nunquam eos implacitavit in Curia Christianitatis nec aliquod placitum de aliquibus cattle quae non sunt de testamento etc. postquam ei detulit praedictam prohibitionem etc. Ernald de Kideland optulit se etc. versus Magistrum Walterum de Penbrok Archidiacon de Berdestapel de placito quare tenuit placitum in Curia Christianitatis Ibid Rotsie m. 24. de catallis et debitis ipsius Ernaldi quae non sunt de Testamento etc. contra Prohibitionem etc. Et versus Simonem le Lornn quare secutus est idem placitum contra Prohibitionem etc. Et ipsi non venerunt etc. Et praeceptum fuit Vicecomiti quod attach eos quod essent ad hunc diem Et Vicecomes de praedicto Simoni nihil fecit Ideo sicut prius praeceptum est Vicec quod attach eum quod sit à die Paschae in quinque septimanas Et Vicecomes sit auditurus Judicium suum etc. Et de praedicto Archidiacono mandavit Vicecomes quod non habet Laicum feodum per quod etc. Et super hoc testatum est quod habet Beneficium Ecclesiasticum in Episcopatu Exon. Ideo mandatum est R. Exon. Episcopo quod faciat eum venire ad diem etc. Unde V●c mandavit etc. The King this year sent this Letter and special Messengers to Pope Clement for the canonisation of Robert Grosthead late Bishop of Lincoln wherein he highly extols his Learning holiness of life and the wonderful virtues and miracles since his death although a * See here Tome 2. in the Epitome of his life in the Table fierce Antagonist against the Usurpations vices corruptions of the Popes Church See of Rome and vicious Clerks Monks Freers' in his age et Romanorum Malleus et Contemptor as † Hist Angliae p. 552 553. Godwins Catalogue of Bishops p. 241. Rot. Romae An. 34 E. 1. ●um 3. Matthew Paris styleth him SAnct●ssimo in Christo Patri Domino C. Divina Providentia sacrosanctae Romanae ac Universalis Ecclesiae Summo Pontifici Edwardus ejusdem gratia Rex Angliae etc. Devota pedum oscula beatorum Sedis Apostolicae prudentia circumspecta quae actibus intenta saluberrimis et operibus exposita pietatis solerter exequitur quae sunt ad divini nominis honorem et gloriam ac exaltationem Catholicae fidei salutemque fidelium merito censuit riteque providit ut quos triumphantis Ecclesiae Regio gloriosa post devictum consummatumque certamen triforme mundi carnis spiritusque maligni coelestis beatitudinis efficit possessores curia solers Ecclesiae militantis laudando et glorificando in terris dignae venerationis officio prosequatur quatinus eorum suffragiis et patrociniis apud Deum qui est gloriosus in sanctis suis et in sua majestate terribilis inter mundanos conflictus et turbines adjuvetur ●aelicis itaque memoriae Robertus quondam Linc. Episcopus Dei famulus vir utique in ergastulo carnis positus excellens meritis vitae sanctitate praeclarus et velut stella matutina in medio nebulae et quasi lucerna non sub modio set super Candelabrum posita spersit in aliis lumen sapientiae et doctrinae in domo Domini virtutum jubare adeo corruscando quod tandem in divini nominis confessione legitime certans et contra mundum carnem et daemonem triumphans athleta non degener Confessor inclytus et virtutum opifex pastor bonus in populo cursum vitae perlustrantem miraculis vires et potentiam naturalem excedentibus faeliciter consummavit de peregrino Civis coelestis effectus et beatorum Confessorum agminibus aggregatus Haec de ipso Agonista nobili tenet Ecclesia Anglicana Haec Pontificalis narrat Authoritas Haec memoria seniorum retinet Clerus indicat militia meminit testatur populus et omnis utriusque sexus aetas recenter quodammodo velut a patribus nunciata filii recordantur Dignum igitur aestimantes et congruum tam reverendum virum debere condignis in terris attolli praeconiis quem in coelis cives Sanctorum et Domestici Dei glorianter honorant ac ipse Sanctorum Dominus stola gloriae redimitum ad paradisi januam coronavit Beatitudini vestrae humiliter duximus supplicandum quatinus nunciis pro Canonizatione praefati Episcopi obtinenda ad vestrae Sanctitatis praesentiam accedentibus juxta formam quae Sacrosancta Romana Ecclesia in consimili negotio uti consueverat benignam dignemini si placet audientiam graciosis affectibus exhibere ut per promeritae Canonizationis eventum idem Episcopus per Apostolicae sedis gratiam ascribi valeat beatorum Cathologo Confessorum sicque ipse ut sanctus honoretur in terris et glorificetur Altissimus in excelsis Conservet vos Altissimus etc. Dat. apud Karliol 6. die Maii. Notwithstanding these large Encomiums of Grosthead both by the King Prelates Clergy and people of England and their importunity to canonize him for a Saint I cannot find by History or Record he was ever actually canonised because he opposed the usurpations corruptions of the Popes and Court of Rome when as Anselm Becket of Canterbury and Hugh of Lincoln though Arch-Traytors Rebels against our Kings were readily canonised for Saints upon this only account that they maintained the usurpations of the Popes and Court of Rome upon the Crowns Rights Liberties of our Kings kingdom and the Church of England The Bishop of Cicester by his usurped authority endowing a Vicar in the Church of Rye of the King's patronage without his or his royal progenitors assent of the 3d. part of the Tithes and Oblations to the prejudice of the King's Crown right and Clerk presented thereunto the King thereupon issued this Writ declaring the endowment void in Law if made without the royal assent commanding the Bishop to inquire out and certify him the truth thereof EXcellentissimo Principi & Domino suo Edwardo Dei gratia Regi Angliae illustri Brevia Regis in Turri London An. 34 E. 1. etc. J. ejusdem permissione Ecclesiae Cycestrensis Minister humilis salutem etc. Celsitudinis Regiae Majestati vestrae mandatum recepimus formam continens infrascriptam Edwardus etc. venerabili in Christo Patri J. eadem gratia Episcopo Cicestr salutem Ne nostra seu Coronae et dignitatis nostrae Regiae jura deperiant vel per alicujus occupationem aut subtractionem aliqualiter minuantur nos decet studiosam operam adhibere et ad ea manutenenda et conservanda et subtracta aut occupata si quae fuerint revocanda eo potius debemus esse solliciti quo ad hoc vinculo astringimur juramenti Cum itaque Alexander Butemount ad Ecclesiam de la Rye vestrae Diocaesis quae de nostro Patronatu existit nullâ portione de nostro seu alic●jus Progenitorum nostrorum quo●dam Regum Angliae assensu seu voluntate inde subtractâ nuper per nos praesentatus & in ea per praedecessorem vestrum canonicè institutus super perceptione duarum partium proventuum et obventionum ejusdem Ecclesiae et amplius per Johannem Dykesterne praetendentem se esse V●icarium ejusdem Ecclesiae de ordinatione dicti praedecessoris vestri & ipsum dictos Proventus & obventiones ea de causa percipere debere sit & a tempore institutionis suae praedictae fuerit impeditus quod in nostri juris praejudicium et coronae nostrae exhaeredationem immo in diminutionem et deteriorationem Advocationis nostrae Ecclesiae praedictae si toleraretur cederet  praesertim cum hujusmodi ordinationes Vicariarum in Ecclesiis de advocatione nostra existentibus fieri nequiant nec debeant nostro assensu super hoc minime requisito per quod dictam ordinationem eo quod sine nostro aut progenitorum nostrorum praedictorum voluntate facta fuit irritam Nota. et nullam penitus reputamus Vobis mandamus quod vocato coram vobis praefato Johanne et de ordinatione Vicariae praedictae et causis et omnibus circumstantiis ejusdem inquisita ex officii vestri Pastoralis debito plenius veritate si inveneritis hujusmodi ordinationem de dicta Ecclesia sine assensu nostro seu progenitorum nostrorum praedictorum taliter factam suisse tunc eam prout ad vos pertinet adnulletis praefatum Alexandrum proventus et obventiones praedictas integre et tanquam Rectorem ejusdem Ecclesiae percipere permittatis Et si fortassis praedictus Johannes aliquid de nobis vel aliquo Progenitorum nostrorum praedictorum pro se de ordinatione habeat memorata vel causa aliqua subfuerit quare id facere nequeatis tunc nos inde distincte et aperte reddatis per vestras literas certiores Teste meipso apud Westm 6 die Junii Anno regni nostri 34. Cujus igitur Brevis ratione praedictum Vicarium ad ostendendum titulum in dicta Vicaria quem habet coram nobis fecimus evocari et quia sufficienter ostendit se in ipsa Vicaria per bonae memoriae Gilbertum praedecessorem nostrum fuisse institutum nos absque parte prosequente super contentis in hoc Brevi contra ipsum procedere ulterius debite non valemus Verumptamen si Rector Ecclesiae memoratae aut quivis alius in ipso negotio prosequatur parati sumus & erimus facere quod incumbit Valeat etc. Dat. apud Cacham 14 Kal. Augusti An. Dom. 1306. King Edward being informed by some of his superstitious Prelates and Clergy that divers of his English Subjects and others adhering to ●●m had incurred the Sentence of Excommunication and Irregularity by slaying his Scottish Enemies Traitors and Rebels in his late Wars and laying violent hands on the Traitorous Scots Bishops Abbots Clergymen and that in some Churches which they had burned and defaced procured a Commission from Pope Clement to the Bishop of Carlisle and three Abbots to absolve those who did desire absolution from their Excommunication Irregularity and other Ecclesiastical Censures as these his Writs issued for that purpose to the Bishop of Carlisle and others the Sheriff of Kent and all other Sheriffs of England do clearly evidence REX Venerabili in Christo Patri J. eadem gratia Karliolensi Episcopo salutem Cum Sanctissimus Pater Dominus Clemens Divina Providentia summus Pontifex Claus 34 E. 1. memb 15. dorso De Absolutione pro illis qui diversa mala perpetrarunt inimicos Regis insequendo vobis et Religiosis viris Abbatibus beatae Mariae Eborum de Sancto Albano & de Waltham absolvend fideles nostros de Regno nostro et aliunde a sententiis excommunicationum et aliis delictis in quae inciderunt nonnullos hostes et rebelles nostros qui in perturbationem regni nostri jurium nostrorum et fidelium pravis conatibus nitebantur Gladio et modis aliis perimendo plures etiam mutilando et subjiciendo verberibus Ecclesias etiam et loca Ecclesiastica incendio et ruina vastando et quaedam alia committendo Et similiter cum illis qui propter praemissa irregularitatem aliquam incurrerunt homicidis exceptis authoritate Apostolica dispensandi per literas Apostolicas separatim plenam commiserit potestatem prout in quadam Bulla quam vobis inde mittimus plenius continetur Vos rogamus cum affectu quatinus omnibus illis de Regno nostro et aliunde qui in prosequendo hostes et rebels nostro● praedictos excommunicationum sententias seu delicta alia aut irregularitatem aliquam incurrerunt et vobis pro absolutione vel dispensatione super sententiis aut irregularitate praedictis obtinend voluerint recipere absolutionis seu dispensationis hujusmodi beneficium quatinus ipsa audita petitione eorundem vestra discretio prout noverit indigere juxta tenorem Bullae praedictae sine difficultate qualibet impendatis Teste Rege apud Wynton 17. die Aprilis REX Vicec Kanc. salutem Cum quidam fideles nostri de regno nostro & aliunde tam Clerici quam Laici nobis adhaerentes in prosequendo diversis vicibus Claus 3● E. 1. m. 15 De absol●●i●ne & 〈…〉 pro 〈…〉 diversa 〈…〉 perpetra●●●●●nimicos 〈…〉 nonnullos hostes et rebelles nostros qui in perturbationem Regni nostri jurium nostrorum et fidelium pravis conatibus nitebantur quamplures ex eis gladio et modis aliis perimerint quosdam etiam mutilando et subjiciendo verberibus Ecclesias etiam et loca Ecclesiastica incendio et ruina vastando in personas illarum manibus violenter injectis datis etiam tam ibi quam alibi depraedationibus incendiis et rapinis secundum consuetudinem hostium contra hosts Ac Sanctissimus Pater Dominus Clemens divina providentia summus Pontifex ad instantiam nostram Venerabili Patri Karliolensi Episcopo ac Religiosis viris Abbatibus beatae Mariae Eborum de Sancto Albano et de Waltham Absolvendi praedictas homicidas excommunicator sacrilegos et alios qui in favorem nostrum talia comm●sserunt ab hujusmodi excommunicationum Sententia quas propterea incurrerunt et delictis aliis supradictis et etiam cum illis qui propter haec in irregularitatem aliquam inciderunt homicidis exceptis authoritate Apostolica dispensandi per seperatas literas Apostolicas commisserit potestatem Tibi praecipimus firmiter injungentes quod in Civitatibus Burgis & locis aliis infra Ballivam tuam ubi videris expedire publicè proclamari facias Quod omnes illi de eadem Balliva tua qui hujusmodi absolutione seu dispensatione se sentiunt indigere ad aliquem predictorum Episcopi vel Abbatum accedant cum voluerint absolutionis seu dispensationis beneficium super praemissis prout indiguerint petituri et etiam recepturi Et hoc nullo modo omittas Teste Rege apud Wynton 17. die Aprilis Consimiles Literae diriguntur singulis Vicecomitibus per Angliam I cannot find by Record or History that any persons came to be absolved by them in these cases it being lawful by the * See Albertus Gentiles & Hugo Grotius de Jure Belli Laws of God and Man for the King and all his loyal Subjects and Adherents to kill strike apprehend and lay violent hands on all the perfidious Traitors and Rebels of the Scottish Nation and others even in Churches and Churchyards yea to burn their Churches when they fled into and fortified them against them without incurring the least Sentence of Excommunication Irregularity Interdict or other Ecclesiastical Censures imposed by Popes or Prelates Canons which they extended to the protection of Traitors Rebels Murderers and other Malefactors to the public prejudice both of Justice Government and Monarchy beyond their primitive intention This year I met with this memorable Plea before the Chancellor in the Chancery at the suit of the Freres of the Hospital of the House of God in Donewich against the Abbot of St. Ositha for taking a Cross out of their Hospital whither many resorted to adore it who bestowed much Alms upon them and carrying it to the Abbey of St. Ositha and there keeping it in contempt of the King to the substraction of the Alms of the Hospital and great damage and impoverishing of the Freres One of the first Pleas I have observed of this kind in Chancery MAndatum fuit Abbati de Sancto Ositha in forma quae sequitur Edwardus etc. dilecto sibi in Christo Abbati de S. Ositha salutem Mandamus vobis firmiter Placita coram Cancellario Anno regni Regis E. filii Regis H. 34. in Turri Lond. Essex injungentes quod Crucem illam quam nuper ad prosecutionem fratrum Hospitalis nostri Domus Dei de ●onewyco in Cancellaria nostra per vos venire fecimus quamque dilectus Clericus noster Willielmus de Hamelton Cancellarius noster nobis postmodum restituit custod●endam donec aliud inde praeceperimus habeatis in eadem Cancellaria nostra in Quindena S. Johannis Baptistae proximo futuro ubicunque fuerit in Anglia ut tunc inde fiat quod Consilio nostro fore videbitur faciendum Et hoc nullatenus omittatis Et habeatis ibi hoc Breve Teste meipso apud Harewe 12 die Junii Anno regni nostri 34. Praetextu cujus mandati praedictus Abbas ad praedictum diem in Cancellaria Regis personaliter venit et quandam Crucem secum ibidem detulit quae per considerationem Suff. dictae Cancellariae apud Novum Templum London liberata est in deposito custodienda donec etc. Vnde mandatum est Vicecomiti Suffolc in forma quae sequitur Edwardus etc. Vicecomiti Suff. salutem Quia accepimus quod quaedam Crux quae quondam fuit Hospitalis nostri Domus Dei de Donewico ob cujus devotionem dum in praedicto Hospitali fuit quamplures de diversis partibus ad locum illum confluentes non modicas Eleemosinarum largitiones ibidem contulerunt ab eodem Hospitali usque Abbatiam de S. Ositha asportata fuit et ibidem adhuc existit in nostri contemptum et dicti Hospitalis depressionem et eleemosinarum praedictarum subtractionem necnon et fratrum ac sororum ibidem degentium depauperationem manifestam Per quod nos qui hujusmodi Hospitalia quae de Eleemosinis Progenitorum nostrorum quondam Regum Angliae et nostra infra Regaum nostrum sunt fundata in suis juribus confovere tenemur et subtracta ab eisdem si quae sint quantum in nobis est modis omnibus revocare Abbati de S. Ositha nuper mandavimus quod Crucem praedictam in Cancellaria nostra in Quindena S. Johannis Baptistae proximo praeterita haberet Qui quidem Abbas praefextu mandati nostri praedicti quandam Crucem tunc ibidem detulit quae de assensu dicti Abbatis per Cancellarium nostrum in Thesauraria apud Novum Templum London liberata est in deposito custodienda donec discussum fuerit in Curia nostra utrum Crux illa sit eadem Crux quae a praedicto Hospitali sic asportata fuerit necne Tibi praecipimus quod venire facias coram nobis in Cancellaria nostra a die S. Michaelis in quindecim dies ubicunque tunc fuerit in Angliae tot & tales probos & legales homines tam de Villa de Donewyco quam de partibus adjacentibus per quos rei veritas melius sciri poterit Et si sic tunc quo tempore et per quem et qualiter et quo modo et utrum praedicta Crux quae sic liberata est in deposito custodienda et quae eis tunc ibidem ostendetur sic eadem Crux quae sic asportata suit necne Et habeas ibi hoc Breve Teste meipso apud Beverlacum 22. die Julii Anno regni nostri tricesimo quarto Ad quem diem Vicecomes retornavit nomina subscriptorum per manucapt viz. Willielmi the Cokeleye Warini Scot Richardi de Crainsford Johannis de Hoxne Richardi Cach Roberti Codom Roberti Joce Johannis Kenrich Rogeri le Taillur Hamon fill Lof Richardi Cokesman Willielmi Belicot Willielmi de Titineshale Johannis de Risimer Willielmi de Munderill Radulphi Swan Roberti de Colevill & Willielmi de Caldecotes Et similiter mandatum fuit Vicecom Essex in forma subscripta Edwardus etc. Essex usque ibi sit eadem Crux quae sic asportata fuit necne cum additione clausulae quae sequeretur Et scire faciatis praefato Abbati quod tunc sit ibi ad faciendum & recipiendum quod Curia nostra consideraverit in hac parte Et habeas ibi nomina eorum per quos ei scire feceris & hoc Breve Teste ut supra Ad quem diem praefatus Abbas venit & Vicec retornavit nomina subscriptorum viz. Johannis de Wyleby Willielmi de Bret Roberti de Dykeley Alani de Markeshale Saeri le Chamberlein Willielmi Pettifrank Benedicti de Cokefeld Johannis de Frothewik Johannis Cokain Johannis de Badhele Saeri Caperoun Roberti the Mysteley Nicholai Gernoun Hamonis de Bryche Gilberti de Desham Galfridi de Ruly & Johannis de Brokesbourne Et Jurati non ven ideo distr per omnes terras etc. Ita etc. quod habeat corpora etc. hic in Octabis Purific beatae Mariae Et datus est dies Abbati quod tunc sic ibi ad faciend & recipiend etc. ut supra Et postea praefatus Abbas personaliter in Cancellaria constitutus cognovit Crucem praedictam esse Hospitalis praedicti et eam in praesentia dicti Cancellarii Adae de Brom Magistro Hospitalis praedicti reddidit et restituit dicto Hospitall imperpetuum remanendam So that this Suit for taking away and recovery of this adored Cross and the Alms gained and lost thereby was then prosecuted in Chancery not in the Spiritual Court and a Jury impanelled to try this issue whether the Cross brought into the Chancery by the Abbot was the same that was taken out of the Hospital or not This year Rex Edwardus by his Ecclesiastical Prerogative as * Flores Hist. p. 457. Mat. Westminster stories vergens jam in senium conquerentibus ad cum quibusdam famulis domus suae nondum promotis ad libitum facta inquisitione quae Coenobia monastica seu canonica per prog●●itores suos fuerant fundata in ipsis singulis non simplicia Corredia monasterialia sed sicut in regia equitabant cum uno equo vel bino ita et illos dum viverent ab illo die erogavit sed voluit Corredia cum necessariis erogari Whereof there are sundry Precedents in the Bundles of Privy Seals Writs and Certificates and in the Clause and Patent Rolls of An. 31 32 33 & 34 E. 1. and sundry excuses by Abbors Priors Covents made and returned to the King in Chancery why they could not grant them such Corodies by reason of Poverty Debts Losses or Corodies formerly granted by them to others upon the Kings or his Queen's Letters and recommendations some whereof I have remembered in the precedent years and pretermit the residue running in like form with them Reynerus de Gaienne Proctor to Thomas Pybeset endeavouring to make Procurations and Appeals to the See of Rome against Ralph Stokes on whom the King had conferred the Prebend of Wyghton in the Church of York during the vacancy of the Archbishopric to hinder him from the possession thereof against right to the prejudice of the rights of his Crown the King thereupon issued this Prohibition to them not to proceed therein to the prejudice of his Crown and right under pain of condign punishment REX Magistro Reynero de Gaienne Procuratori Thomae Pykelott vel ipsius Reyneri substituto salutem Circa observationem et defensionem juris nostri Regii Cl. 34 E 1. m. 11. dorso Prohibitio pro Rege & pro Radulpho de Stokes Clerico Regis eo magis esse sollicitos nos oportet quo ad hoc astricti sumus vinculo juramenti nec dissimulare possumus sicuti nec debemus quia ejusdem juris impugnatores faciemus prout convenit propulsare Cum igitur Praebendam de Wyghton in Ecclesia Eborum vacantem & ad nostram donationem spectantem dilecto Clerico nostro Radulpho de Stokes contulerimus jure nostro Nobisque datum sit intelligi quod tu nomine praefati Thomae possessioni dictae praebendae de facto cum de jure non possit ut dicitur incumbentis ad impediendum effectum collationis nostrae praedictae necnon et in nostri juris Regii praedicti praejudicium provocationes facere et appellationes interponere jam intendis Tibi prohibemus ne in negotio praedicto provocationes seu appellationes per quas nobis seu juri nostro Regio praejudicium aliquale generetur aut effectus collationis nostrae praedictae sic rite factae aliqualiter minus juste impediatur interponere praesumas pro certo habens quod si secus feceris ad te tanquam ad juris nostri Regii impugnatorem graviter capiemus Teste Rege apud Wynton 3. die Martii Although the King condescended that the Administrators of the Spiritualties of the Archbishopric of Canterbury deputed by Pope Clement should intermeddle in some things yet he expressly prohibited them to meddle in the purgation of any Clerks convict and imprisoned for Felony and other crimes by this Writ REX Administratoribus Spiritualitatis Archiepiscopatus Cantuar. a sede Apolica Cl. 34 E. 1. m. 8. De purgatione quorundam transgressorum non admittenda deputatis salutem Mandamus vobis quod ad purgationem aliquam coram vobis capiendam de prisonibus in Curia nostra convictis super feloniis et transgressionibus per ipsos contra pacem nostram in regno nostro factis et ea occasione in prisona nostra de Maydenestan detentis vos nullatenus intromittatis donec aliud inde duxerimus ordinandum Teste Rege apud Grantham 16 die Julii Yet he permitted his own Bishops and other Ordinaries this year to take the purgation of sundry Clerks convicted of Robberies and other Felonies and issued Writs to restore their goods and chattels that were seized to the King's use as Claus 34 E. 1. m. 8 10 11 15 22. inform us Reymund a Roman Cardinal sending two Proctors into England on whom the Pope by his Provision had conferred some Benefices in the Churches of York Lincoln and Litchfield the King at his request out of his reverence to the Pope and See Apostolic and honour to this Cardinal granted them this ensuing Safeconduct yet with this caution which marred their design that the said Proctors should not by any means prosecure procure or attempt any thing which might any way turn to the prejudice of his Crown and Royal dignity REX Vicecomitibus & omnibus Ballivis & fidelibus suis ad quos etc. salutem Cum Pat. 34 E 1. De conductu procuratoribus Cardinalibus dilecti nobis Magistri Reymundus Fabri & Elyas de Castellione Procuratores venerabilis Patris Reymundi Sacrosanctae Romanae Ecclesiae Cardinalis cui sanctissimus Pater Summus Pontifex de quibusdam beneficiis in Eborum Linc. ac Litch Ecclesiis ordinavit ut accepimus providere nobis cum instantia supplicaverint ut ipsis in prosequendo dicta negotia salvum et securum conductum nostrum concedere dignaremur Nos tam ob praedicti Domini Summi Pontificis et sedis Apostolicae reverentiam et honorem quam praedicti Cardinalis intuitu praedictorum Procuratorum precibus in hac parte favorabiliter annuentes Vobis mandamus quod eisdem Procuratoribus cum ipsos vel eorum aliquem ad dicta negotia prosequenda per Ballivas aut districtus vestros transitum facere contigerit non inferatis seu quantum in vobis est ab aliis inferri permittatis injuriam molestiam dampnum impedimentum aliquod vel gravamen set ipsos potius à molestiis dampnis & impedimentis hujusmodi protegatis & etiam defendatis Et si quid etc. emendari & si necesse fuerit salvum & securum conductum habere faciatis eisdem in prosequendo negotia memorata quociens per ipsos vel eorum aliquem indè fueritis requisiti Dum tamen iid●m procuratores quicquam non prosequantur nec procurent quomodolibet vel attemptent quod in praejudicium coronae vel dignitatis nostrae Regiae cedere valeat quoquomodo In cujus etc. quamdiu nobis placuerit duratur Teste Rege apud Budeslee 17 die Februarii Per breve de Privato Sigillo The Pope importuning King Edward by his Letters liberally to confer his Castle of Mulhan upon Amanenus Lord of Lebreto belonging heretofore to his ancestors for the good services he and they had done him in his wars in Gascoigne returned him this answer why he could not grant his request upon a double account especially for his high contempt and affront in taking and detaining prisoner Peter Arnoldi one of his principal Clerks being of his Council and refusing to release him upon the request of some of his Council in England to his great disgrace and contempt which he prayed the Pope to endeavour to redress and procure his Clerk's enlargement PApae Rex Devota pedum oscula beatorum Recepimus cum reverentia qua decebat literas quas in nobis vestra beatitudo transmisit inter caetera continentes Claus 34 E 1. m. 17. dorso Pro Rege ut dilecto & fideli nostro nobili viro Amaneno Domino de Lebreto Castrum nostrum de Milhano cum pertin quod quondam fuerat progenitorum suorum pro bono & laudabili servitio quod idem Amanenus in guerra nostra Vascon nobis impenderet liberaliter concedere curaremus eodem modo tenendum quo pater & dicti progenitores sui Castrum illud antiquius tenuerunt Unde vestra noverit Sanctitudo quod satis sumus experti nec a nostra sunt notitia aliena laudabilia et grata servitia quae praedictus Amanenus in dicta guerra nostra Vascon & alibi nobis exhibuit fideliter & constanter de quibus nos multipliciter commendamus Et licet verum quod praedictum Castrum de Milhano aliquando fuisset progenitorum praefati Amaneni sicut dictae vestrae literae continebant Pater tamen ipsius certis ex causis Castrum illud commisit et nichilominus clarae memoriae Dominus H. quondam Rex Angliae pater noster eidemque pro dicto Castro nomine Escambii alias terras dedit Caeterum pater Sanctissime cum quidam Clericus noster et de Consilio nostro non minimus sicut forsitan benè nostis Magister Petrus Arnaldi de Vico post creationem vestram captus fuerit et sic captus adhuc in carceribus teneatur & veri●imiliter praesumamus quod ad procurationem Amaneni hoc actum extiterit praesertim pro eo quod idem Amanenus per majores de nostro Consilio in Anglia requisitus malivolentiam quam ad ipsum Clericum nostrum gerebat sibi remitteret id facere recusasset in nostri vituperium et dedecus factum hujusmodi cedere reputemus Sanctitati vestrae supplicamus humiliter & devote quatinus ad praemissa illum respectum si placet habere dignemini quem honori nostro vestra providentia viderit convenire quodque id nobis gratum esse debeat & acceptum clementiam vestram scire volentes quod prompti erimus et parati ad ea quae vobis noverimus esse grata & etiam cum promptitudine qua poterimus adimplere quod super hiis de quibus nos requirendum duxistis vobis visum fuerit faciendum supplicantes precibus iteratis ut super praetactis nobis significare velitis vestrae beneplacita voluntatis et praedictum Clericum nostrum taliter prosequi gratia et favore ut in persona ipsius 〈…〉 quod pro nobis feceritis percipere valeamus Conservet etc. Dat. Wynton 8 die Aprilis Anno regni nostri etc. 34. After which answer Amanenus complying with the King's request being likewise sent over to him as a Nuncio from the Pope he did out of his veneration to the Pope settle this Castle upon him and his heirs by this Patent REX Omnibus ad quos etc. salutem Licet nuper per cartam nostram dederimus & concesserimus Pat. 34 E 1. m. 10. De Amaneno Domino de le Breto Edwardo filio nostro karissimo totum Ducatum Aq. predict cum omnibus pertin suis Habend & tenend sibi et post ipsum Regibus in regno Angliae haereditariè regnantibus cum omnibus ad eundem Ducatum qualitercumque spectantibus ita tamen quod praefatus filius noster Ducatum praedictum alienare non possit nec quicquam de eodem aut pertin ejusdem distrahere vel diminuere quoquo modo ad requisicionem tamen sanctissimi patris Domini Clementis divina providencia sacrosanctae Romanae ac universalis Ecclesiae Sunimi Pontificis nobis factam pro munere gratiae specialis necnon pro laudabili et gratuitu servicio quod dilectus et fidelis Miles noster Amanenus Dominus de le Breto nobis & dilecto filio nostro hactenus multipliciter impendit concedimus et licentiam damus eidem filio nostro pro nobis et haeredibus nostris quod ipse Castrum et Castellaniam de Milhano cum pertin suis in Ducatu praedicto dare possit et concedere praefato Amanen● Habend et●tenend sibi et haered suis de filio nostro & post ipsum de Regibus in regno Angliae haereditarie regnantibus cum dominicis homagiis redditibus serviciis feodis & advocationibus Ecclesiarum libertatibus liberis consuetudinibus alta justicia & bassa et aliis Juribus quibuscumque ad praedicta Castrum et Castellaniam pertinentibus sine aliquo retenomento adeo integrè sicut ad manus ejusdem filii nostri ex dono et concessione nostris praedictis devenerunt imperpetuum faciendo inde de caetero eidem filio nostro & post ipsum Regibus in regno Angliae haereditariè regnantibus servicia quae de eisdem Castro et Castellania ante escambium inter celebris memoriae Dominum H. quondam Regem Angliae patrem nostrum & patrem praefati Amaneni inde factum debebantur et fieri consueverunt Condicionem autem praedictam in dicta carta nostra contentam videlicet quod praefatus filius noster Ducatum praedictum alienare non possit nec quicquam de eodem seu pertin ejusdem distrahere aliqualiter diminuere quo ad donationem praedictam de dictis Castro e Castellania et suis pertin faciendam penitus revocamus In cujus etc. T. R. apud Thresk 28 die Julii triplicatur King Edward having procured the Pope's absolution from his Oath to observe the Perambulation of the Forests formerly made and settled in Parliament to the great discontent of his Nobles and people upon the new commotions and rebellions in Scotland beyond his expectation in a Parliament in the 34 year of his reign to regain his Nobles and people's affections and free them from the manifold oppressions grievances and illegal Proceedings by the Officers of his Forests made this ensuing Ordinance which he sent to all the Sherisss of England and Justices of his Forests to publish proclaim observe for the future by these memorable Writs recorded in the Statute Roll in the Tower not printed with the Ordinance itself in * Lond. 1556. pars 2. f. 67. Ex Rot. Stat. Anno 34 E. 1. m. 13. & 14. Tottle's Magna Charta or any other Statute book REX Omnibus ad quos etc. salutem Dum imbecillitatis humanae conspicimus imperfectum ac onera longe lateque diffusa nostris humeris incumbencia attenta consideracione pensamus intus nimirum puncturis diversis torquemur diversorum cogitationum fluctibus agitati et vexamur frequenter noctes ducendo insompnes quid agendum quid tenendum quidbe exequendum existat inter praecordia haesitantes in eo tamen qui supra cuncta tenens in excelsis imperium qui dat esse rebus et dispensat prout vult munera gratiarum cum sapienciae suae magnitudinem humani non capiant intellectus virtutes resumimus sperantes quod in serviciis suis perficiat actus nostros & suae bonitatis clementia nostrum misericorditer videat et suppleat imperfectum ut ipsius fulti praesidio per viam mandatorum Domini dirigamur Profecto inter omnia sollicitudini nostrae et curae inhaerentia circa illud praecipue nostra non inter missive versatur intencio ut subditis nostris regni nostri incolis quietis et tranquillitatis dulcedinem praeparemus in quorum quiets quiescimus et in eorum tranquillitate non sine suavitatis odore in floribus pacis desideratae interius confovemur Sane ex fideliunt nostrorum relatibus et oppressorum crebris clamoribus de quibus nimia mentis commocione turbamur didicimus quod per Ministros Forestarum nostrorum populus ejusdem regni miserabiliter opprimitur depauperatur et diversis afficitur injuriis undique molestatus nonnunquam enim fiunt accusaciones de foresta et indictiones vulgariter sic appellatae non per legitimas Inquisiciones proborum et legalium hominum patriae praecedentes ut justicia requirit set ad dictum unius vel forsan duorum de forestariis aut ad dictum unius vel forsan duorum de viridariis qui ex odio aut alias maliciosè ut ab aliquo pecuniam extorqueant quenquam accusant vel indictant et exinde sequuntur attachiamenta gravia et punitur innocens quem nulla omnino culpa seu delictum constringit Opprimitur eciam populus prae multitudine Forestariorum et aliorum ministrorum quos cum non habeant unde aliunde vivant per patriam forestae adjacentem vivere oportebit eosdem et quod est deterius pro jure officii sui vendicant ut sic vivant Isti nichilominus pro suis victualibus quibus egent boscum suae custodiae aut sub suis custodiis deputatum et feras in eisdem existentes vendendo donando et multipliciter minuendo ac minui permittendo successivis dierum processibus destruunt et adnichilant ad nostrum et haeredum nostrorum intollerabile detrimentum Quid plura dampna et gravamina quae circa hoc proveniunt ut accepimus difficile fore per singula enarrare Cupientes itaque oppressionibus et gravaminibus hujusmodi quae absque gravi scandalo diucius sub dissimulacione praeterire nequimus modis et viis omnibus quibus possumus obbiare ac regni nostri incolarum paci et tranquillitati pervigili studio providere Volumus in primis & ordinamus pro nobis & haeredibus nostris quod de transgressionibus in Forestis nostris de viridi et venacione de caetero faciendis Forestarii infra quorum ballivas hujusmodi transgressiones fieri contigerit praesentent easdem ad proxima Swanimota coram Forestariis viridariis regardatoribus agistatoribus et aliis earundem forestarum Ministris et super praesentacionibus hujusmodi ibidem coram Forestariis viridariis et omnibus aliis Ministris supradictis per sacramentum tam Militum quam aliorum proborum et legalium hominum de partibus vicinioribus ubi transgressiones sic praesentatae factae fuerint non suspectorum ●eritas plenius inquiratur et sic inquisita veritate praesentationes illae per communem concordiam et assensum omnium ministrorum praedictorum sollempniter roborentur et sigillis suis sigillentur et si alio modo fiat indictamenti pro nullo penitus habeatur Et si aliquem praedictorum Forestariorum regardatorum aut aliorum Ministrorum forestarum ipsarum obire contingat seu per aegritudinem vel alio modo impediri quominus interesse valeat hujusmodi Swanimotis incontinenti Justiciarius Forestae seu locum ejus tenens ponat alium loco suo ita videlicet quod indictamentum fiat per omnes in forma praedicta quodque Ministri qui ponendi sunt ponantur sicut hactenus fieri consuevit exceptis Viridariis qui per electionem et per breve nostrum deputabuntur Et volumus quod nullus Ministrorum praedictorum in assisis juratis seu inquisicionibus extra Forestam capiendis de caetero ponatur Et si superoneracio Forestariorum aut aliorum qui se gerunt ut Ministros Forestae inveniatur amoveantur hujusmodi superonerantes et imprisonentur secundum discrecionem Justice Forestae vel ejus locum tenentis necnon & illi per quos positi fuerant ad voluntatem nostram similiter puniantur Et ad quodlibet Swanimotum inquiratur sollempniter de superoneracione Forestariorum et aliorum Ministrorum Forestae et de eorum oppressionibus populo nostro illatis et fiant inde emendae et punitiones prout superius est expressum Quoad illos vero qui tempore quo Foresta deafforestata fuit transgressiones de viridi aut venacione in Foresta fecerunt quia deafforestacionem eandem et ut sentencia excommunicationis in contravenientes fulminaretur quanquam de nostra bona voluntate minime processisset concessimus quam quidem sententiam Dominus Summus Pontifex postmodum revocavit et quas concessionem et deafforestationem ex certis causis revocamus et eciam adnullamus Volumus quod transgressiones hujusmodi pardonentur transgressionibus illis exceptis quae in ea parte quae Foresta remansit commissae fuerunt ita tamen quod hayae & fossata facta medio tempore prosternantur et penitus amoveantur et adni●●ilentur salvis arentacionibus nostris quas secundum assisam Forestae volumus remanere Boscus autem cesus & prostratus amoveatur & boscus stans remanent in Foresta Et si fortè aliquis talis boscus adhuc stans sit venditus in Foresta remaneat & venditor satisfaciat emptori juxta quantitatem porcionis bosci stantis in Foresta & taliter medio tempore venditi & prout ceperit de eodem Volumus eciam quod Justiciarius Forestae nostrae vel ejus locum tenens in praesencia Thes. nostri et per assensum ejusdem habeat potestatem capiendi fines et redemciones illorum qui sunt indictati de transgressionibus usque nunc in Foresta commissis itinere Justiciariorum minime expectato Volumus insuper quod illi qui communem pasturam in Foresta ante perambulacionem factam habebant & qui sunt postea repositi in Foresta quique de dicta communia per perambulacionem praedictam fuerant impediti habeant communem pasturam de caetero in Forestis adeo large et libere sicut ante perambulacionem factum habere solebant salvis arentacionibus nostris in forma praedicta In cujus etc. * An. 34 E. 1. See Tottles Magn. Charta pars 2. f. 68 T. R. apud Westm 27 die Maii. Consimiles literae missae fuerunt ad singulos Com. per Angl. Et mandatum est singulis Vicecomitibus per Angl. quod literas illas in plenis Comitatibus suis legi et ordinacionem Regis in eisdem contentam publice faciant proclamari Rex Justice Forestae suae ultra Trentam vel ejus locum tenenti salutem Dum imbecillitatis etc. Salvis arentacionibus in forma praedicta Et ideo vobis mandamus quod ordinacionem nostram praedictam in balliva vestra fac publice proclamari et eam de caetero in omnibus et singulis suis articulis observetis et per totam ballivam vestram faciatis firmiter et inviolabiliter observari Teste ut supra Eodem modo scribitur Justice forestae Regis citra Trentam vel ejus locum tenenti I find this Bull of Pope Clement the fifth sent to King Edward complaining of his Breach of the designed Peace between him and the King of France by seizing of some Merchant's Goods and recess of two of his Commissioners appointed to assess damages on both sides mentioned in the * Here p. 1066 1067. precedent year enroled in the Clause Roll of 34 E. 1. m. 12. dorso To which the King by advice of his Council returned this long satisfactory answer refuting the suggestions of the French contained in the Pope's Bull as mere falsehoods and calumnies void of truth and promising assistance to the Pope in case of danger PApae Rex devota pedum oscula beatorum Sanctitatis vestrae Literas quas nobis Claus 34 E. 1. m. 12. dorso Pro Rege Magister Johannes de Salariis Clericus lator praesentium praesentavit reverenter receptis & earum tenore plenius intellecto ea quae continebantur in eyes per nos & consilium nostrum examinari fecimus diligenter Unde post tractatum super hiis habitum exquisitè & eidem Clerico ad plenam informationem & instructionem eorum per dictum Consilium nostrum expositum sibi certum responsum dedimus in praemissis quod providenciae vestrae latius exponere poterit viva voce Conservet vos altissimus etc. Dat. apud Westm 4 die Junii SAnctissimo in Christo Patri Domino C. Divina Providentia Sacrosanctae Romanae Ibidem ac universalis Ecclesiae Summo Pontifici Edwardus eadem gratia etc. Devota pedum oscula beatorum Sanctitatis vestrae literas nobis ex parte vestra per Magistrum Johannem de Solariis Clericum praesentatas reverenter recepimus inter alias continentes Vobis intelligi datum esse quod postquam Nuncii nostri nuper apud Lugdunum se vestro conspectui praesentarunt et per vestrae paternitatis providentiam ut quatuor probi viri duo videlicet pro parte Regis Franciae et duo pro parte nostra ad inquirendum de dampnis et injuriis post pacis reformationem seu trenga durante inter dictum Regem et nos illatis hinc inde et ad faciendum passis dampna et injurias satisfactionem congruam exhiberi juxta negotii qualitatem assignarentur seu deputarentur extitit ordinatum plura bona & merciamonia Civium Ambanien caeterorumque Mercatorum Corbiae & aliorum locorum de Regno & potestate dicti Regis ordinatione praedicta non obstante arrestata & seisita ac ipsis per gentes nostras alia dampna non modica sunt illata Super quibus vobis pater Sancte volumus esse notum Quod suggestio illa nullam omnino continet veritatem Nam postquam Nuncii nostri praedicti à nobis recesserunt iter arripiendo ad vestram praesentiam accedendi infra regnum nostrum super gentes dicti Regis nulla hujusmodi arrestatio facta fuit sed magno tempore elapso cum quidam Mercator noster pannos & alia bona quae ad opus nostrum emerat in Brebant versus Angliam per potestatem duceret dicti Regis idem Rex pannos & bona praedicta arrestari & ad opus suum capi quo libito suo fecit & tandem post preces nostras pro restitutione pannorum & bonorum praedictorum pluries sibi directas ac longam sectam & frequentem instanciam Mercatoris praedicti inquisita super hoc & reperta plenius veritate praefatus Rex praecepit dicto Mercatori pro pannis & bonis praedictis certam pecuniae summam taxatam suo arbitrio liberari prout in ipsius Regis literis patentibus eidem Mercatori inde confectis plenius est contentum Super quo quidem praecepto nulla executio nec restitutionis effectus juxta formam literarum praedictarum postmodum extitit subsecutus quamvis idem Rex post confectionem literae suae praedictae pluries super hoc per nos debite fuerit requisitus Propter quod diu antequam Nuncii nostri praedicti apud Lugdunum ad vestram praesentiam accessissent vel etiam ab Anglia recessissent juxta consuetudinem in Regno nostro in casu consimili usitatam et * lex Mercatoria legem Mercatoriam processu debito observato bona et mercimonia Mercatorum de potestate dicti Regis ad valentiam pannorum et bonorum praedictorum fuerint arestata tali viz. modo quod quacunque hora idem Rex nostro satisfaceret Mercatori juxta formam literarum suarum praedictarum ex tunc praefatum arrestum penitus relaxaretur Mercatoribus antedictis Quoad id etiam quod praefatae Literae vestrae continebant quod unus de nostris de dictis quatuor qui in vestra praesentia ad praemissa ut praemittitur nominati electi fuerunt & jurati de partibus Franciae discessit negotio imperfecto vestrae clementiae intimamus quod praedicti duo per nos nominati & in vestra praesentia ut praedictum est jurati in partibus Franciae per tres septimanas & amplius morabantur quousque dictus Rex alios duos pro parte sua juxta ordinationem praedictam ipsis in dicto negotio adjungeret expectando Et illis duobus deputatis postmodum per Regem Franciae & juratis & de certo die incipiendi in dicto negotio procedere inter ipsos quatuor concordato unus de ipsis qui pro Commissione ipsorum a nobis in hac parte habenda in Angliam ad nos venit cum commissione praedicta in Francia rediit ante diem altero interim assidue in dictis partibus commorante & extunc illi duo per nos ut praemittitur deputati intenderunt & adhuc intendunt continuo negotio memorato Ita quod in nobis seu aliquo vel aliquibus de nostris in hac parte defectus aliquis non existit Et utriusque facti praecedentis veritas sic se habet Vestrae igitur clementiae supplicamus quatinus hujusmodi falsis suggestionibus seu earum persuasoribus qui sic nituntur excessus proprios palliare si placet de facili non credatis nec extalium vanis verbis seu minis in haesitationem seu timorem aliquam incidatis tales enim invenietis amicos in necessitatibus & opportunitatibus vos tangentibus semper promptos qui de periculis & adversitatibus si quae forsitan quod absit emerserint cum Dei auxilio viriliter vos defendant Licet autem super praemissis praedicto Magistro Johanni vestro Nuncio sit responsum quia tamen posset contingere quod idem Clericus responsum hujusmodi vestrae benignitati non tam clarè prout sibi dictum extitit recitaret ut de veritate praemissorum nostraque responsione praedicta plenius vobis constet positisque quibuscunque alias forsitan vobis super hiis loquentibus certius respondere praesentes Literas per vallettum nostrum latorem praesentium vestrae beatitudini destinamus Conservet vos altissimus ad regimen Ecclesiae suae per tempora prospera & longaeva Dat apud Westm 5 die Junii In a Bundle of Writs in the White Tower I met with this observable one issued to the Mayor and Bailiffs of the City of Lincoln setting forth the Custom of the City to device Lands as well as Chattels commanding them to prove a Will of Lands devised in that City according to the Custom therein used to prove Wills or show cause why they did it not with the Certificate and return thereon expressing the Custom of the City and reasons they did not prove it EDwardus Dei gratia Rex Angliae Dominus Hiberniae & Dux Aquitaniae Majori Bundela Brevium in Turri London An. 34 E. 1. & Ballivis suis Lincoln salutem Ex querela Johannis filii Johannis Cotty de Lincoln accepimus quod cum secundum consuetudinem in Civitate nostra Lincoln hactenus optentam & approbatam liceat unicuique Civi ejusdem Civitatis ten sua quae sibi adquisierit in eadem Civitate tanquam Catalla sua in ultima voluntate sua legare cuicunque voluerit ac Johannes Cotty quondam Civis Civitatis nostrae praedictae quaedam ten sua cum pertin in Civitate praedicta & Suburbio ejusdem quae sibi adquisierat in Testamento suo praefato Johanni legasset et licet Executores Testamenti illius penes vos diligenter institerint ut probationem Testamenti illius secundum consuetudinem Civitatis praedictae admitteretis et executionem ejusdem fieri faceretis prout hactenus in casu consimili fieri consuevit Vos tamen probationem illam huc usque admittere distulistis et adhuc differtis minus just in ipsius Johannis dampnum non modicum et exhaeredationis periculum manifestum Volentes igitur praefato Johanni fieri in hac parte justitiae complementum Vobis praecipimus sicut alias precepimus firmiter injungentes quod si ita est tunc ad dictam probationem juxta modum et consuetudinem Civitatis nostrae praedictae admittendam et ad executionem debitam inde faciendam absque ulterioris morae dispendio procedatis vel causam nobis significetis quare mandatum nostrum alias vobis inde directum exequi contempsistis Teste meipso apud Wolvesey 15 die Aprilis Anno regni nostri 34. Whereupon they made this Return annexed to the Writ ISta est causa quare ad probationem Testamenti Johannis Cotty quondam Civis Lincoln de ten in dicto Testamento Legatis non processimus quia modus & consuetudo hactenus usitat & approbat in Civitat Lincoln inter Cives dicti Civitatis tales sunt quod quodlibet Testamentum dictae Civitatis tangens Laicum feodum deb probari coram Majore et Ballivis in plena Cur. infra Quadraginta dies post mortem Testatoris ubi Testator obierit infra Quatuor Maria. Et unde contra dictum Testamentum objectum fuit infra dictum terminum quatuordecim Annis elapsis & amplius per Henr. filium & Haeredem dicti Johannis Testatoris quod probatio inde fieri non debuit pro diversis defect●bus in illo Testamento inventis videlicet Quia sigillum dicti Testatoris dicto Testamento non fuit appositum Item pro hoc quod dictum Testament efficiebatur de duabus Cedulis simul consutis ubi integre fieri debet sicut Carta Feoffamenti Item propter diversa ten apud Baumburgh Canewyke & alibi in Com. Lincoln extra Libertatem Civitatis Lincolniae in dicto Testamento legata contra Legem et consuetudinem Regni per quos quidem defectus una cum aliis in dicto Testamento inventis Major et caeteri homines de Curia ad probationem inde ad tunc admittendam non processerunt eo quod videbatur eis quod esset exhaeredatio praedicti Henrici et contra consuetudinem et libertatem Civitatis praedictae ad talem probationem procedere Unde iidem Executores se intruserunt in dict. ten & Johannem filium Johannis Cotty in seisinam posuerunt super herbam praedicti Henr. Cotty & idem retent ipsum ejecit velud per tresdecim Annos & amplius elapsos per quod dictus Johannes filius Johannis Cotty tulit breve Domini Regis Novae disseisinae versus dictum Henricum de tenementis praedictis coram Willielmo Inge & Adam de Crokedak tunc temporis Justice Domini Regis ad Assisas capiend assignat apud Linc. coram quibus dictus Johannes nichilominus nichil cepit per breve suum eo quod dictum Testamentum coram ipsis per Assisam pro dictis defectibus pro nullo habebatur a quo quidem tempore usque nostrum Executores dicti Testamenti omnino cessaverunt ad probationem praedicti Testamenti optinend per quod ad probationem Testamenti praedicti admittend de tanto tempore ultra tempus limitatum quod est contra consuetudinem hactenus in dicta Civitate usitatam & similiter propter diversos Articulos per praedictum Henricum filium & Haeredem dicti Testatoris superius contra dictum Testamentum objectos ad praesens non processimus A clear evidence That the Probat of Wills in Cities and Places where Tenements and Lands were devisable by custom belonged not to the Ecclesiastical but Temporal Courts and that the King might by his Writs command Wills to be proved by those who ought to prove them or render him a legal reason why they refused so to do William Grenefeild Archbishop of York after his premised costly Consecration had this Writ issued for the restitution of his Temporalties REX Dilectis & fidelibus suis Lamberto de Thrikingham & Johanni de Byron Custodibus suis Archiepiscopatus Eborum sede vacante salutem Cum Dominus Pat. 34 E. 1. m. 32. De restitutione temporal Archiepisc Eborum summus Pontifex electionem nuper celebratam in Ecclesia Cathedrali Eborum de discreto viro Magistro Willielmo de Grenefeild Canonico ejusdem Ecclesiae in Archiepiscopum illius loci cui prius regium assensum adhibuimus et favorem confirmaverit sicut per literas ipsius summi Pontificis Bullatas nobis inde directas nobis constat Nos confirmacionem illam acceptantes cepimus fidelitatem ipsius Archiepiscopi & temporalia Archiepiscopatus praedicti prout moris est restituimus eidem Et ideo vobis mandamus quod eidem Archiepiscopo temporalia Archiepiscopatus praedicti liberetis sicut praedictum est Teste Rege apud Wynton 31 die Marcii Eodem modo mandatum est praefatis Custodibus vel eorum sub-Custodibus apud Chirchedon Compton & Otenden in Com. Gloucestr Teste Rege ut supra Et mandatum est Militibus etc. & respondentes sicut praedictum est In cujus etc. Teste Rege ut supra After which returning from the Court of Rome to the King's presence to prevent all affronts to him and his followers within the Diocese of Canterbury concerning the carrying of his Cross therein he procured this Safeconduct from the King REX Omnibus Amicis & Ballivis & fidelibus suis ad quos etc. salutem Cum Pat. 34 E. 1. m. 36. intus De conductu Pro W. Archiepisc Eborum Venerabilis Pater Willielmus de Grenefeild Eboracensis Archiepiscopus sit ad praesens a Curia Romana ad nostram praesentiam reversurus vos amicos rogamus vobis ballivis & fidelibus mandantes quatenus eidem Archiepiscopo aut familiae suae in veniendo ad nos a Curia praedicta non inferatis seu quantum in vobis est ab aliis inferri permittatis injuriam molestiam dampnum impedimentum aliquod seu gravamen sed eis potius salvum & securum conductum habere faciatis quociens ab ipso super hoc ex parte nostra fueritis requisiti In cujus etc. usque ad festum nativitatis Sancti Johannis Baptistae prox futur duratur Teste Rege apud Caneford 10 die Februarii Per Breve de privato Sigillo Hereupon this Archbishop in his return from the Pope's Court this year was invited to lodge and feast with the Abbot in the Monastery of St. Augustine's at Canterbury yet with special caution in writing concerning the bearing of his Cross within it lest it should turn to their future prejudice * Chronica W. Thorn col 2005 2006. Eodem anno Archiepiscopus Eboracensis rogatus est ab Abbate ad convivandum secum facta tamen litera quod non in praejudicium domus veniret per Crucis erectionem quae talis Universis Christi fidelibus etc. Willielmus permissione etc. Noverint Universitas vestra quod nos in crastino S. Benedicti An. Dom. 1305. ex rogatu Domini Thomae Dei gratia Abbatis S. Augustini Cant. ad Romanam Ecclesiam nullo medio pertinentis ad Monaesterium praedictum causa hospitandi Cruce praevia hospitantes et ibidem pernoctantes consitemur et cognoscimus de plano quod per nostrum ingressum vel moram seu Crucis nostrae delationem non intendimus nec volumus privilegiis immunitatibus aut juribus ipsius Abbatis et Conventus Monasterii praedicti nunc vel in posterum in aliquo derogare nec eciam nobis vel success nostris aliquid possumus jurisdictionis aut juris acquirere per quod posset in futurum praejudicium generari So careful were the Abbot and Covent to prevent all umbrages of infringing or violating their Privileges and Liberties And had not the King his Council and Judges then much more reason to be careful and vigilant to prevent by their Letters and Prohibitions all the apparent and clandestine Usurpations of the Roman Popes Cardinals Legates Nuncios Proctors and of our own Bishops and Prelates upon the ancient Rights and Privileges of his Crown his Temporal as well as Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction and Subjects Liberties A Writ de Excommunicato capiendo being issued out against the Abbot of Sallay and some of his Monks to the Sheriff of York the King by his Ecclesiastical Authority upon their tender of sufficient Manucaptors and caution issued this Writ for their enlargement if imprisoned thereon and to supersede their caption if not taken by the Writ REX Vic. Eborum salutem Praecipimus tibi quod si frater Johannes Abbas de Claus 34 E. 1. m. 6. Pro Abbate de Sallay & quibusdam Monachis suis Sallay invenerit tibi sufficientem manucaptionem pro qua respondere volueris pro ipso Abbate Johanne de Heton & fratre Willielmo de Osbaldeston commonachis dicti Abbatis quos ad denunciationem Venerabilis Patris W. Archiepiscopi Ebor. tanquam excommunicatos & claves Ecclesiae contemnentes per te justiciari praecepimus donec Sanctae Ecclesiae tam de contemptu quam de injuria ei illata ab eis esset satisfactum quod erunt in Cancellaria nostra coram Cancellario nostro apud London in crastino animarum ad faciend & recipiendum tunc ibidem quod Curia nostra consideraverit in hac parte ipsos Abbatem Johannem & Willielmum si ea occasione & non alia in prisona nostra existent fine dilatione deliberari facias ab eadem per manucaptionem praedictam Et alios in brevi de captione nominatos interim non capias eadem occasione Et habeas ibi nomina manucaptorum & hoc breve Teste Rege apud Hoynesalgh 10 die Septembris The King likewise issued this Writ to the Sheriff of Suffolk to take into his custody the bodies of two persons therein named who were excommunicated by the Abbot of St. Edmund's who had a power by the King's Charters to excommunicate those within his Jurisdiction and to * certify their Excommunications as well as the Coke 1. Instit. p. 134. a. Bishop of the Diocese REX Vicecom Suff. salutem Significavit nobis dilectus nobis in Christo Thomas Claus 34 E. 1. m. 22. vel 23. De excommunicato capiendo ad significacionem Abbatis de Sancto Edmundo Abbas de Sancto Edmundo Sanctae Romanae Ecclesiae immediatè subjectus per literas suas patentes quod Nicholaus de Huntingdon Capellanus & Robertus Shipman Laicus suae jurisdictionis propter suas manifestas contumacias excommunicati sunt nec se volunt per censuram Ecclesiasticam justiciari Quia vero potestas regia sacrosanctae Ecclesiae in querelis suis deesse non debet tibi praecipimus quod praedictos Nicholaum et Robertum per corpora sua secundum consuetudinem Angl. justicies hac vice de gracia nostra speciali donec sanctae Ecclesiae tam de contemptu quam de injuria ei illata ab eis fuerit satisfactum Teste Rege apud Kyngston Lucy 28 die Decembris The King this year the more to ingratiate himself with Pope Clement who loved Venison sent him no lesle than a hundred English Bucks for a present but no Stags because he had plenty of them in France as this Record informs us SAnctissimo in Christo Patri Domino C. Divina providentia Sacrosanctae Romanae Claus 34 E. 1. m. 4. dorso Pro Rege ac universalis Ecclesiae summo Pontifici suus devotus filius Edwardus ejusdem gratia Rex etc. devota pedum oscula beatorum De venatione nostra Anglicana sanctitati vestrae per latorem praesentium mittimus Centum Damos ferinam vero Cervorum vobis transmittere postponentes pro eo quod in partibus illis venationem hujusmodi novimus abundare Conservet vos altissimus ad regimen Ecclesiae suae sanctae per tempora prospera & longaeva Dat. apud Lanretoft 6 die Novembris Anno regni nostri 34. King Edward soon after hearing a rumour that some sad accident had befallen the Pope sent a special Messenger to him with this complimental Letter desiring with all speed to receive an answer from him of his prosperous and happy estate till which his mind could receive no pleasure nor his heart any joy as he suggested SAnctissimo in Christo Patri Domino C. Divina Providentia Sacrosanctae Romanae Claus 34 E. 1 m. 22. dorso Pro Rege ac universalis Ecclesiae summo Pontifici Edwardus eadem Gratia Rex Angliae etc. Devota pedum oscula beatorum Quidam rumor auribus nostris jam insonuit pater sancte quod tedia seu incommoda quaedam quae nobis displicent in immensum nosque gravant in intimis & conturbant vobis nuper casualiter acciderunt Nos igitur de statu vestro quem diu conservet omnipotens incolumem atque sanum nova audire prospera & felicia avide cupientes dilectum vallettum nostrum Bern. Ferrant exhibitiorem praesentium ad vestrae sanctitatis praesentiam destinamus vestram Clementiam devotis precibus exorantes quatinus de status vestri continentia nobis rescribere dignemini per eundem quamprimum fieri poterit bono modo Animi enim jocunditatem seu cordis laetitiam non sume mus quousque de sanctissmae personae vestrae statu nova foelicia sciverimus et optata et ea nobis per vestras literas proprias duxeritis nuncianda Conservet vos altissimus ad regimen Ecclesiae suae sanctae per tempora foeliciter longiora Dat. apud Ryngwode 19 die Decembris What extraordinary affection Pope Clement bore to King Edward and the state of his affairs and the King to him who served each others turns for their reciprocal gain in imposing and levying Dimes Taxes on the Clergy and People what Letters he sent to him and his Cardinals to promote the affairs and advancement of others to whom he had relation the premised Epistles of his to the Pope with others ensuing will evidence SAnctissimo Patri in Christo Domino C. divina providencia Sacrosanctae ac universalis Claus 34 E. 1. m. 15. Pro Rege Ecclesiae summo Pontifici Edwardus eadem gratia Rex Angliae etc. cum omni reverencia & honore humilima pedum oscula beatorum Quantum successive refloreaterga nos vestrae benignitatis affectus aperte colligimus ex animi feneritudine quem ad statum nostrum habetis quodque vobis placuit de ipso statu tam pie et tenere cogitare atque disponere quod utique ab innato sanguine & antiqua gratitudine novimus processisse Assurgentes vobis ad grates & gratias quas possumus seu sufficimus super eo quod nuncios nostros quos nuper ad presenciam vestram transmisimus admisistis honorificè & benignè nostri consideracione tractastis prout illorum relacio nobis plenius praefecit Sanè pro quibusdam arduis negotiis nos & statum nostrum tangentibus quae non medicriter insident cordi nostro discretos viros Magistrum Thomam de Cobham Canonicum London decretorum doctorem & Rogerum dictum Sauvage Militem nostrum praesentatores praesencium de quorum fidelitate & circumspectione plenam fiduciam optinemus ad vestram praesenciam destinantes sanctitati vestrae supplicamus humiliter & devotè quatinus eisdem Canonico & Militi quibus super dictis negociis aperuimus laciùs mentem nostram beatitudini vestrae per eos seriosius exponendam in hiis quae ex parte nostra super dictis negociis vobis expresserint viva voce dignemini si placet fidem indubiam adhibere ac juxta speratam fiduciam operibus adimplere In prosperitate continua & longaeva ad exaltacionem Ecclesiae suae sanctae vestram conservet altissimus sanctitatem Dat. Wynton 23 die Aprilis SAnctissimo in Christo Patri Domino C. Divina Providentia Sacrosanctae ac universalis Ibidem m 15. dorso Pro Priore the Pontous Ecclesiae summo Pontifici Edwardus eadem gratia Rex Angl. etc. devota pedum oscula beatorum Quia domus & edeficia Prioratus de Pontous tempore guerrae inter Regem Franciae & nos in Vasconia nuper motae combusta possessionesque Prioratus ejusdem destructae fuerunt similiter & consumptae ac dilectus Capellanus noster frater Arnaldus Prior Prioratus praedicti pro eo quod parti nostrae fideliter adhaesit dampna recepit non modica & jacturas Nos ipsum Priorem suis exigentibus meritis cupientes prosequi graciose vestrae clemenciae devotis precibus supplicamus quatinus eidem Priori de aliquo beneficis competenti juxta statum suum in partibus Vascon vel alibi ubi vestrae placuerit sanctitati providere dignetur vestrae dominacio graciosa Has preces nostras sie st placet Pater sancte ad exaudicionis gratiam admittentes quod dictus Prior praetextu fidelis gestus sui erga nos bonaeque affectionis quam ad nos gerit ampliorem gratiam & favorem in vestra sancta praesencia se senciat assecutum Conservet etc. Dat. apud Wolveseye 28 die Aprilis PApae Rex devota pedum oscula beatorum Comes de Lucenburgh specialiter nos Claus 34 E. 1. m. 15. dorso De Baldewino fill Comitis de Lucenburgh rogavit ut super promocione Baldewini fratris sui miliciae clericali ascripti beatitudini vestrae literas nostras deprecatorias dirigere curaveremus Nos itaque circa ipsius B. commoda promovenda licentius contemplacione praedicti Comitis intendentes sanctitati vestrae attencius supplicamus quatinus dictum B. favoris & graciae specialis benevolencia prosequentes sic eum habere si placet dignemini in hiis quae statum suum respiciunt gratiosis affectibus commendatum quod precum hujusmodi interventu uberiorem fructum se gaudeat assecutum Conservet etc. Dat. apud Wynton 3 die Maii Anno regni nostri 34. VEnerabili in Christo Patri Domino R. Sanctae Mariae novo Diacono Cardinali amico suo karissimo Edwardus eadem gratia etc. salutem & sincerae dilectionis affectum Ibidem Circa dilecti nobis Baldewini fratris nobilis viri Comitis de Lucenburgh miliciae clericali ascripti commoda promovenda licencius contemplacione dicti Comitis intendentes pro ipso domino summo Pontifici literas nostras deprecatorias duximus dirigendas paternitatem vestram affectuosè rogantes quatinus praedictum B. nostri praecatus interventu habentes gratiosius commendatum ad promotionem utilitatum ipsius erga dictum summum Pontificem dare velitis si placet opem & operam efficaces Ita quod vestro mediante subsidio speratum fructum sibi senciat provenisse & nos vobis exinde teneamur ad gratiarum uberes actiones Dat. apud Wynton 3 die Maii. These Letters of the King for favours and preferments for others abroad induced the Pope and Cardinals to crave the like favour for their Nephews Creatures from the King Hence the King upon the Petition of the Pope's Nephew out of his respect to the Pope and other considerations was pleased to licence him to enclose with battlements and to fortify his house in Budos in Gasceigne by this Writ REX Senescallo Praepositis Officialibus Ballivis Ministris & omnibus aliis fidelibus suis in eodem Ducatu Vasc salutem Sciatis quod cum dilectus Pat. 34 E 1. m. 32. intus Pro Reymundo Guilli de Budos nobis Reymundus Guilli de Budos Miles nepos Domini Clementis Summi Pontificis nobis supplicaverit ut nos sibi concedere velimus quod ipse domum suam de Budos quae est infra Praeposituram de Bersak infra Ducatum praedictum kernellare et domum illam fortem facere posset muris turrellis sossatis et modis aliis quibus sibi melius viderit expedire Nos ob reverentiam praefati Summi Pontificis necnon & pro eo quod fortalicium hujusmodi ad nostram & terrarum nostrarum in partibus illis necnon et hominum de progeny praedicti Summi Pontificis securitatem sic faciendum reputamus concessimus & licentiam dedimus pro nobis & haeredibus nostris quantum in nobis est praefato Reymundo quod ipse domum suam praedictam kernellare et fortem facere possit in forma supradicta & eam sic kernellatam & fortem factam possit sibi haered & successor suis imperpetuum sine occasione vel impedimento nostri vel haered nostrorum Seneseallorum Praepositorum Officialium Ballivorum seu Ministrorum nostrorum Ducatus praedicti quorumcumque In cujus etc. T. R. apud Wynton 9 die Marcii Per breve de Privato sigillo The King by Judgement of his Court reseising the Liberty of the Bishop of Durham for his abusing thereof granted the Custody of it by this Patent to Robert de Clifford till the next Parliament or other order REX Militibus dilectis hominibus et omnibus aliis Tenentibus de libertate Pat. 34 E. 1. m. 40. intus Pro libertate Episcopatus Dunelm commissa Roberto de Clifford Episcopatus Dunelm salutem Sciatis quod commisimus dilecto et fideli nostro Roberto de Clifford libertatem praedictam cum pertin in manum nostram per consideracionem Curiae nostrae coram nobis captam custodiendam usque ad proximum Parliamentum nostrum vel donec aliud inde duxerimus ordinandum Ita quod Vicecomitem & alios ministrosidoneos ad ea quae libertatem illam contingunt exercenda & facienda sub ipso deputet vel assignet & quod idem Vicecomes de exitibus inde provenientibus nobis respondeat ad Scacearium nostrum Et ideo vobis mandamus quod praefato Roberto tanquam Custodi nostro libertatis praedictae in omnibus quae ad custodiam illam pertinent intendentes sitis & respondentes sicut praedictum est In cujus etc. Teste Rege apud Kynemereford 6. die Decembr Per breve de privato sigillo William Bishop of Worcester making a fine of 1000 Marks to the King in Chancery for receiving a Bull from Pope Boniface the 8. touching the restitution of his Bishopric wherein there were some words prejudicial to the King's Crown and right the King was afterwards pleased out of his special grace in hope of his future loyalty to pardon his Fine for this great offence by this Writ of Privy Seal REX omnibus ad quos etc. salutem Cum venerabilis pater W. Wygorn Episcopus Pat. 34 E 1. m. 22. Pro W. Episcopo Wygorn pro quibusdam verbis Nobis et nostrae Regiae dignitati praejudicialibus quae continevantur in quadam Bulla quam idem Episcopus super collacione sibi de Episcopatu praedicto per felicis recordacionis Dominum Bonifacium nuper Papam octabum facta ad nos tulit finem fecit nobiscum in Cancellaria nostra de mille Marcis nobis solvendis ad voluntatem nostram Nos pro bono servicio quod praefatus Episcopus nobis impendit & pro dilectione bonaque voluntate quas ipsum ad nos habere speramus volentes sibi in hac parte gratiam facere specialem pardonavimus ei dictas mille marcas & volumus & concedimus quod idem Episcopus pecuniam illam habeat de dono nostro Ita quod occasione finis praedicti per nos vel haered nostros seu aliquem de Ballivis aut ministris nostris futuris temporibus non molestetur occasionetur in aliquo vel gravetur set quod inde totaliter sit quietus In cujus etc. T. R. apud Hydam Wynton 21 die Marcii Per breve de Privato sigillo Upon the Payment of the arrears of the Disms this year granted by Pope Boniface to the King by the Subcollectors they received several acquittances discharges for the same being paid into the Wardrobe in this form REX omnibus ad quos etc. salutem Sciatis quod dilectus Clericus noster Johannes Pat. 34 E. 1. m. 14 Cedula Acquietanciae pro diversis subcollectoribus in Anglia de Drokenesford Custos Garderobae nostrae recepit in eadem Garderoba ad opus nostrum de dilectis nobis in Christo Priore & Conventu Sanctae Katerinae extra Linc. subcollectoribus Decimae Clero Angliae per felicis recordacionis Dominum B. nuper Papam octavum de assensu nostro impositae per tres annos per Episcopum London & Magistrum Bartholomaeum de Ferentino Canonicum London dictae Decimae Principales Collectores in Dioc. Lincoln constitutis de arrerag●is ejusdem Decimae quindecim libras & quindecim denarios de dicta Decima provenientes & nos de portione ejusdem Decimae juxta concessionem dicti Summi Pontificis contingente per manus Johannis de Nevil Vic. nostri Linc. solventis denarios illos in Garderoba praedicta etc. de quibus quidem quindecim libris & quindec●m denar dictos Priorem & Conventum ac successores suos tenore praesencium quietamus et ipsos erga Summum Pontificem ac praedictos principales Collectores et alios quoscumque indempnes promittimus conservare T. R. apud Caversham 21 die Novembr Per billam praedicti Johannis Consimiles literas de diversis pecuniarum summis habent subscripti videlicet above 40 Abbots Priors and other Subcollectors whose acquittances are at large recited in the same Cedule Yea the Original acquittances themselves under Seal amounting to an hundred or more I found extant in the White Tower in a peculiar Bundle where all may peruse them Pope Clement the 5. having imposed a two years' Dism with the King's consent for the aid of the Holy Land upon the Clergy of England Scotland Ireland and Wales appointed special Collectors to levy it in Ireland to whom the King prescribed then a special Oath diligently and faithfully to levy it without favour hatred love or any other occasion granting the Collectors thereof a protection during this employment as these Records inform us REX dilecto Clerico suo Magistro Thomae Cantoks Cancellario suo Hiberniae salutem Pat. 34 E. 1. m. 27. Pro Rege Cum venerabiles Patres .... Lincoln & .... London Episcopi Collectores Decimae per Sanctissimum Patrem Dominum Clementem Papam quintum nuper impositae pro Terra Sancta Regio assensu per biennium in tota Anglia Scotia Hibernia & Wallia committunt idem negocium dilectis Clericis nostris Ricardo de Berefford Thes. nostro Hibern & Magistro Willielmo de Ryvere Canonico Sarum in Hibern exequendum et idem negocium nobis sit cordi ex certis causis quas non exprimamus ad praesens committimus potestatem sacramenta praedictorum Ricardi & Willielmi recipiendi de praedicto negocio postpositis favore odio timore amore & quacunque occasione alia diligenter & fideliter exequendo T. R. apud Westm 28 die Aprilis REX omnibus Ballivis & fidelibus suis ad quos etc. salutem Sciatis quod Ibid. De Protectione pro subcollectore Decimae suscepimus in protectionem et defensionem nostram specialem dilectum Clericum nostrum Magistrum Elyam de Muskham subcollectorem Decimae nobis a sede Apostolica in subsidium Terrae Sanctae concessae per venerabilem patrem .... Lincoln Episcopum principalem ejusdem Decimae auctoritate Sedis Apostolicae Collectores unà cum venerabili patre London Episcopo deputatum homines terras etc. Et si quid etc. faciatis emendari & eidem Elyae quociens ipsum circa dictam negocium per ballivas aut districtus vestros transire contigerit et per ipsum super hoc fueritis requisiti salvum et securum conductum habere faciatis In cujus etc. usque ad festum Sancti Johannis Baptistae prox futurum duraturas Teste Rege apud Wolveseye 23 die Aprilis REX omnibus Ballivis etc. salutem Sciatis quod suscepimus etc. dilectum Ibid. m. 27. Clericum nostrum Magistrum Willielmum de Hallestede subcollectorem Decimae nobis a sede Apostolica in subsidium Terrae Sanctae concessae per venerabilem patrem ..... London Episcopum principalem ejusdem Decimae auctoritate sedis praedictae Collectorem unà cum venerabili patre Lincoln Episcopo deputatum homines terras etc. ipsius Willielmi Et ideo vobis mandamus quod ipsum Magistrum Willielmum etc. et si quid etc. Et idem Willielmo quociens ipsum circa dictum negocium per ball●vas aut districtus vestros transire contigerit et per ipsum super hoc fueritis requisiti salvum & securum conductum habere faciatis In cujus etc. usque ad festum Sancti Johannis Baptistae prox futur duraturas Teste Rege apud Wolveseye 22 die Aprilis Per ipsum Regem & Consilium duppl The King wanting moneys issued Writs in this strict form to the Subcollectors to hasten the levying and paying in of the two years' Disms newly granted him by Pope Clement for the relief of the Holy Land which he made use of for his own necessities REX dilectis sibi in Christo Decano & Capitulo Hereford Subcollectoribus Claus 34 E 1. m. 14. De solucione pecuniae Decimae festinanda Decimae per Summum Pontificem in subsidium Terrae Sanctae concessae in Civitate & Archidiaconatu Hereford deputatis salutem Cum ob aliquas arduas & certas causas quas ad praesens vobis literatoriè exprimere distulimus sit expediens tam pro utilitate Ecclesiae quam Reipublicae et necesse quod Decima praedicta in Civitate et Archidiaconatu praedictis et alibi infra regnum nostrum cum omni celeritate qua fieri poterit levetur colligatur et principalibus Collectoribus ejusdem Decimae protinus persolvatur Vobis mandamus in fide & dilectione quibus nobis tenemini firmiter injungentes quod Decimam illam infra loca vobis commissa cujuscumque dilacionis diffugio postposito per omnimodas coherciones quas poteritis levari colligi et dictis Collectoribus principalibus ad terminum vobis per ipsos statutum persolvi modis omnibus faciatis ut ipsi de dicta Decima respondere valeant juxta dicti Summi Pontificis voluntatem de illa summa pecuniae quam hactenus de praedicta Decima levastis et quam tempore receptionis istius brevis promptam in manibus habueritis statim post recepcionem ejusdem reddentes distincte et aperte Thes. & Barones' nostros de Scaccario per vestras literas cerciores et hoc sicut indignacionem Summi Pontificis et nostram vestrumque dampnum proprium vitare volueritis nullatenus omittatis Scituri pro constanti quod si quos negligentes vel remissos in dicta Decima levanda et colligenda vel rebels in solucione ejusdem inveniri contigerit eos absque gravi punicione evadere minime permittemus T. R. apud Westm 24 die Maii. Consimiles literae diriguntur subscriptis videlicet Abbati & Conventui de Bello subcollectoribus etc. in Civitate & Dioc. Cicestr and sundry others mentioned in this Roll which he seconded with this Writ to the Bishop of London appointed chief Collector of these Disms by the Pope REX venerabili in Christo patri R. eadem gratia London Episcopo alteri Collectorum Decimae per Dominum Summum Pontificem in subsidium Terre Ibidem Sanctae concessae salutem Cum pro quibusdam arduis & certis causis quas ad praesens certa ratione subticemus mandaverimus Subcollectoribus Decimae praedictae quod Decimam illam infra loca eis commissa cujuscumque dilationis diffugio postposito colligi et levari vobisque ad terminos eis per vos assignatos faciant liberari ita quod vos inde respondere valeatis juxta dicti Summi Pontificis voluntatem Vobis mandamus in fide & dilectione quibus nobis tenemini firmiter injungentes quatinus Subcollectores praedictos ad dictam Decimam cum omni celeritate qua fieri poterit levandam colligendam et vobis liberandam omnibus viis et modis quibus expedire videritis excitetis et efficaciter inducatis ita quod vobis aut ipsis negligencia aliqua in hac parte per dictum Summum Pontificem vel nos impingi nequeat quoquo modo Certificantes Thes. et Barones nostros de Scaccario indila●e de illa summa pecuniae quae de Decima illa hactenus est levata et quae in manibus prompta exit tempore quo istud breve recipere vos continget Teste Rege apud Westm 24 die Maii. Eodem modo mandatum est J. Linc. Episcopo alteri Collectorum Decimae etc. ut supra How the King this year would have the values of his Livings to whom he presented his Clerks returned to him according as they were taxed to the last Disme for the Holy Land before their admission to them this Record will inform us REX Venerabili in Christo Patri J. eadem gratia Episcopo Linc. salutem Licet nuper quibusdam de causis vobis mandaverimus quod nos super vero valour Claus 34 E. 1. m 13. Pro Willielmo de Boresworth clerico Ecclesiae de Heyford Waryn vestrae Dioc. ad quam Willielmum de Boresworth clericum vobis praesentaveramus quantum videlicet valeat per annum juxta ultimam taxacionem de Ecclesiis Anglicanis factam ratione Decimae earundem in subsidium Terrae sanctae nuper concessae nos redderetis certiores & quoth interim executioni praesentacionis nostrae praedictae supersederetis de quo juxta tenorem dicti mandati nostri nos reddidistis certiores Vobis nichilominus mandamus quod executionem praesentationis nostrae quam vobis pro praedicto clerico nostro ad praesens mittimus prout ad vos pertinet fieri faciatis non obstante praedicto mandato nostro vobis de supersedendo execucioni prioris praesentacionis nostrae inde factae vobis directo Teste Rege apud Wynton 12 die Maii. The King as he had prohibited Justs in or near the University of * See Here p. 1100 1101. Cambridge so likewise did he in Oxford or twelve miles thereof by this Writ for the quiet and tranquillity of the Scholars thereof REX Vic. Oxon. salutem Affectantes quietem et tranquilitatem Magistrorum Claus 34 E. 1. m. 21. vel 22. Pro Magistris Universitatis Oxon. Vniversitatis Oxon. et Scolarium ibidem Studencium tibi praecipimus quod si Torneamenta justas Furdeiceas seu alia hastiludia in villa praedicta vel infra duodecim miliaria circumquaque citra festum Paschae proximo futur contigerit proclamari tunc ne quis Torneamenta justas seu Burdeiceas facere seu alia hastiludia excercere praesumat citra dictum festum in vilia praedicta seu infra duodecim Miliaria circumquaque er parte nostra publice proclamari facias et firmiter inhibere Teste Rege apud Bynyndon 22 die Januarii King Edward to evidence his love to Learning and Sovereign Ecclesiastical Power licenced the Earl of Lincoln to appropriate five Churches for the maintenance of a new College with sundry Scholars in the University of Oxford by this ensuing Patent to the Earl REX Omnibus ad quos etc. salutem Licet per inquisicionem quam per dilectum Pat. 34 E. 1. m. 13. Pro H. de Lacie Comite Linc. & fidelem nostrum Walterum de Glouc. Esc nostram ultra Trentam fieri fecimus acceperimus quod est ad dampnum & praejudicium nostrum si concedamus dilecto Consanguineo & fideli nostro Henrico de Lacie Comiti Lincoln quod ipse advocaciones Ecclesiarum de Badynton Ginelingham Thoresby & Halton supra Trentam in Com. Lincoln & de Buckeby in Com. Northampt. quas idem Comes de nobis tenet in capitè dare possit et assignare tresdecim Scholaribus in quadam domo in Oxon. per ipsum Comitem de novo construenda in Vniversitate ibidem moraturis Habendas & tenendas eisdem Scolaribus & Successoribus suis Scolaribus in domo illa moraturis imperpetuum Ita quod iidem Scolares Ecclesias praedictas appropriare possint sibi et Suce suis praedictis in proprios usus perpetuo possidendas in hoc videlicet quod Si Ecclesias praedictas vel earum aliquas vacare contigerit haeredibus praefati Comitis infra aetatem et in custodia nostra vel haeredum suorum nostrorum existentibus nos et haeredes nostri praesentaciones nostras ad Ecclesias illas amittemus ratione donacionis et concessionis praedictarum Nos tamen ob devocionem quam erga beatum Thomam gloriosum Christi Martirem in cujus festo dictus Comes nos super hoc requisivit necnon propter bonam voluntatem quam habemus precibus ipsius Comitis annuendi concessimus eidem Comiti & licentiam dedimus pro nobis et haeredibus nostris quantum in nobis est quod ipse advocationes praedictas dare possit et assignare praedictis tresdecim Scolaribus in domo p●aedicta per ipsum de novo construenda in Vniversitate praedicta moraturis Habendas et tenendas sibi et Successoribus suis Scolaribus in domo illa moraturis imperpetuum Et praefatis Scholaribus quod ipsi advocaciones praedictas ab eodem Comite recipere et eas sibi et Successoribus suis praedictis appropriare possint in proprios usus imperpetuum possidendas sicut praedictum est tenore praesentium similiter licenciam dedimus specialem statuto nostro de terris et tenem ad manum mortuam non ponendis edito non obstante Nolentes quod praedictus Comes vel haeredes sui aut praefati Scolares seu Successores sui praedicti ratione praemissorum per nos vel haeredes nostros Justiciar & Escaetores vel Ballivos aut alios ministros nostros quoscumque occasionentur molestentur in aliquo seu graventur In cujus etc. Teste Rege apud Beverlacum 22 die Julii The Monastery of Clunie having sustained great losses and being deeply in debt as was suggested not by their own default the King for their relief was graciously pleased notwithstanding his former Prohibitions Statute and Provisions against it to grant the Abbot thereof and his Proctors his licence to come and demand a competent Aid and relief from all the Monasteries and Cells subject to their Order and their Tenants within his Dominions by this his Patent and likewise to exhort and encourage them thereunto So prevalent were those begging Freers' with him REX omnibus Senescallis Vicecomitibus Ballivis Ministris & eorum loca Claus 34 E. 1. m. 2. dorso Pro Abbate Cluniacensi tenentibus ac aliis fidelibus suis quibuscunque ad quos etc. salutem Licet Regiae sollicitudinis studium circa diversa quae humeris nostris agenda incumbant jugiter distrahatur nonnunquam cirea Ecclesiarum et Monasteriorum curam libenter infundimus nostrae considerationis intuitum & earum praecipue misereri debito compassionis compellimur quas oneris et pressurae incommoda faciente id temporis adversitate deplorare conspicimus ut nostro interveniente ministerio a mole gravaminum releventur praeserventur a noxiis et felicibus proficiant incrementis Cum igitur Monasterium Cluniacense à Christi fidelibus omni veneratione colendum cultores divini nominis industrios honestatis munere praeditos hactenus producere consuetum praeter factum seu culpam Abbatis eidem Monasterio nunc praesidentis prout laudabili fidedignorum testimonio didicimus & credimus ex diversis & variis causis contingentibus adversi conditione temporis id agente sit ad praesens diversarum fluctuationum turbinibus agitatum et multiplici debitorum onere praegravatum ipsius Monasterii statui benigno compatientes affectu cupientesque hujusmodi obviare dispendiis ac Monasterium & Abbatem ab iminentibus gravaminum pressuris & debitorum oneribus relevari patienter permittimus et etiam tolleramus necnon omnes quorum interest in quautum bono modo possumus excitamus ut pro hujusmodi oneribus facilius et commodius supportandis et debitorum attenuationibus praedictorum Monasteria et Prioratus regni nostri et districtuum nostrorum praedicto Monasterio Cluniacensi subjecta et eorum tenentes gratum et rationabile subventionis auxilium eidem Abbati Cluniacensi possint facere et praestare nostris interveniente licentia et assensu Vobis omnibus et singulis injungentes et etiam inhibentes ne praedicto Abbati aut Procuratoribus suis ad hoc deputandis per ipsum super hujusmodi auxilio exigendo et levando nullum in●eratis seu inferri permittatis impedimentum molestiam seu gravamen In cujus etc. Teste Rege apud Laurecost 4 die Novembris Per breve de Privato Sigillo Dupl That the King by his Prerogative this year as well as formerly claimed a competent Claus 34 E. 1. m. 12. dorso Pro Roberto de Cotingham Clerico pension for one of his Clerks upon the new Creation of Bishops this Writ to the Archbishop of York assures us RObertus de Cotingham Clericus habet literas Regis W. Archiepiscopo Ebor. de annua pensione ratione novae creationis suae etc. King Edward being aged infirm and mindful of his approaching death implored the daily fervent and devout Prayers of the Friar's Praedicants assembled in a General Chapter at Paris for himself his Queen Children Realm and affairs as he had of * Speeds History p. 662. the Archbishops and Bishops by this devout Writ REX etc. Religiosis viris & sibi in Christo dilectis Magistro Ordinis Fratrum Praedicatorum ac diffinitoribus Fratribus universis in Generali Capitulo suo Claus 34 E 1. pars 1. m. 16 vel 17. Paris proximo conventuris salutem & Spiritu Sancto dirigi in agendis Dum condicionem humanae fragilitatis attendimus & qualiter omni creaturae tam sublimi quam humili praetereuntibus suo cursu diebus praesentis vitae finis appropiat attenta consideracione pensamus sic venire cupimus quantum nobis ex alto permitmittitur diem mortis ut aeterni clemencia judicis dignetur nostri de suae gratiae plenitudine misereri Verum cum devotarum orationum suffragia inter alia pietatis opera multum prosint ad dibinam misericordiam impetrandam de vobis quorum ordinem benivolenciae specialis favore prosequimur ut salutem nostram ●elemini et pro nobis Consort nostra et liberis nostris ac statu prospero regni nostri preces devotas Domino offeratis plenam fiduciam optinentes devocionem vestram requirimus et rogamus quatinus nunc et in futurum dignam sollicitudinem impendatis et insisiatis assiduis supplicationibus et intercessionibus apud Deum ut hic sua pietate nos dirigat per suorum semitam mandatorum et post diem extremum salvacionis locum nobis dignetur misericorditer indulgere statumque regni nostri conservare prosperum et tranquillum Vniversitatem vestram Religiosam diu conservet Altissimus in caritate continua et perfecta Dat. apud Wolveseye 8 die Aprilis After which he issued another pious Writ to these Freers' to the like effect assembled in their General Chapter at York REX dilectis sibi in Christo Magistro Ordinis Fratrum Praedicatorum ac diffinitoribus & fratribus universis in Capitulo suo Provinciali apud Eborum in Ibid. m. 10. dorso De orando pro Rege & Regina ac eorum liberis proximo conventuris salutem & Spiritu sancto dirigi in agendis Inter caetera quae fructum salutis repromittere credimus hoc praecipuè in spei nostrae fulcimentum accedit quod nos assiduarum deprecacionum justorum fulti praesidio divinam propiciationem facilius consequemur De vobis itaque ut nostram ac Reginae Consortis nostrae liberorumque nostrorum salutem necnon statum prosperum regni nostri et expedicionem felicem negociorum nobis incumbencium hiis diebus zelemim plenam in Domino fiduciàm optinentes devocionem vestram affectuosè requirimus & rogamus quatinus apud illum qui est vera salus et qui temporalitatis et perpetuae felicitatis tribuit largitatem Nos Reginam Consortem nostram et liberos nostros ac statum regni nostri devotae supplicacionis studio commendetis ipsius clemenciam qui mensurae termino non artatur exorantes ut sic regnum temporale regere negociaque nostra praedicta expedicioni felici per suae subvencionis dexteram mancipare possimus quod hoc ad laudem sui nominis et nostrum regnique nostri commodum cedere valeat et honorem quodque nos post supremum vitae nostrae exitum in regno coelesti partem haereditariam consequamur Dat. apud Est-Stratton 12 die Juliae A pious Writ and request worthy all Christian King's imitation in all times of age sickness danger or when they have any weighty affairs to undertake In the Clause Roll of 34 E. 1. I find the Names Country and Titles of all the Roman Cardinal Bishops Priests and Deacons thus enroled that so the King might the better know how to write and make his addresses to them upon all occasions Dominus Nicholaus de Prato natione Tuscus Episcopus Ostiensis et Velletrensis Claus 34 E 1. m. 14. dorso Episcopi Cardinals sanctae Romanae Ecclesiae Cardinalis Dominus Johannes Buckamachius natione Romanus Episcopus Tusculanus Dominus Leonardus de Gwarchnio natione Campanus Episcopus Albanensis Dominus Johannes de Murr natione Marchiae Anchomoniae Episcopus Portuensis Dominus Tethericus de Vrbeveteri Episcopus Civitatis Papalis quondam Penestrinus Dominus Petrus Ispanus Episcopus Sabinensis Magister Petrus de Capella quondam Episcopus Tholos titulo sancti Apolinar Presbyter Cardinalis Dominus Berengarius Fridolo quondam Episcopus Biterren titulo sanctorum Presbyteri Cardinals Nerrei et Achillei Presbyter Card. Dominus Johannes Monachi natione Pikard titulo sanctorum Marcellini et Petri Presbyter Card. Dominus Gentil Monte Florum de Ordine Minorum natione Marchiae Anchon sancti Martini in montibus Presbyter Cardinalis Dominus Tho. Jorz Anglicus titulo sanctae Sabinae Presbyter Card. Frater Nicholaus de Freanvill de Ordine Praedicatorum quondam Confessor Regis Franciae titulo sancti Eusebii Presb. Card. Dominus Stephanus de Susiato quondam Archid. de Burg & Canc. dicti Regis titulo sancti Curiaci in * Thermis Termis Presb. Card. Dominus Willielmus de Cantilupo Camerarius Papae titulo sancti Marcelli Presb. Cardinalis Dominus Willielmus Ruffati * Referendarius Revendar Papae titulo sanctae Potencianae Presb. Cardinalis Dominus Petrus de Mota Vicecancellarius titulo sanctae Priscae Presbyter Cardinalis Dominus Franciscus de Campo Florum Romanus sanctae Luciae in silice Diaconus Diaconi Cardinals Cardinalis Dominus Jacobus Gaietanus Romanus sancti Georgii ad velum aureum Diaconus Cardinalis Dominus Neapolis de domo Vrsinorum sancti Adriani Diaconus Cardinalis Dominus Landulphus Neapoli sancti Angeli Diaconus Cardinalis Dom●nus Franciscus Gaitanus de Anagn. sanctae Mariae in Cosmedyn Diaconus Cardinalis Dominus Willielmus de Bergamo sancti Nicholai in Carcere Tulliano Diaconus Cardinalis Dominus Petrus de Columpna Diaconus sine aliquo titulo Dominus Jacobus de Columpna Diaconus sine etc. Dominus Lucas de Flisco sanctae Mariae in via lata Diaconus Cardinalis Dominus Ricardus de Senis sancti Eustachii Diaconus Cardinalis Dominus Reymundus deal Gout sanctae Mariae novae Diaconus Nepos Papae Dominus Arnaldus de Polagrue Nepos Papae sanctae Mariae in Porticu Diaconus Cardinalis King Edward having * See here p. 1095 1096 1097. presented his learned Clerk and Physician who under God had saved his life and recovered him from his sickness to the Church of Recolure by his Prerogative during the vacancy by the Archbishop's suspension the disposition of whose Temporalties the Pope had reserved to himself and thereupon the Pope refusing upon the Kings premised importunate Letters in his favour to confirm him therein pretending he had granted it by his provision to another The King thereupon sent this second Epistle to confirm him therein or confer it on him by the power he had granted him promising to bestow another Benefice of equal value on the Pope's Clerk provided his Physician might enjoy this backing it with another Epistle to a Roman Cardinal to promote this business effectually and procure a Dispensation to hold it with his other Benefice in the Diocese of Sarum DOmino Papae Rex devota pedum oscula beatorum Virtutum dona praecipua Rot. Romae An. 34 & 35 E. 1. nu 5. actusque praeclari quibus dilectus Clericus noster Magister Nicholaus de Tynchewyke noster Medicus noscitur insigniri necnon & ipsius obsequia laudabilia nobis gratanter impensa animum nostrum pulsant mentemque sollicitant ut ubi ipsius utilitatem & honoris augmentum perspicimus promoveri ibi operam efficacius apponamus Cum nuper vestrae Sanctitati duxerimus concedendum quod de Ecclesiis quarum advocationes spectant ad temporalitatem Archiepiscopatus Cantuar. et quae vacare contingerent durante suspensione ejusdem Archiepiscopi pro vestro arbitrio possetis libere ordinare ac ante concessionem nostram hujusmodi praefatum Magistrum Nicholaum de Tynchewyke Medicum nostrum cui post Deum grates referimus de reconvalescentia qua nuper plurimum praemebamur praesentassemus ad Ecclesiam de Recolure cujus ad vocatio ad temporal tatem pertinet antedictam et quae vacavit dum dicta temporalia capta in manum nostram extiterunt Sanctitati vestrae devotissimis precibus supplicamus quatinus dictam praesentationem nostram gratam et acceptam si placet habentes benign sustinere velitis quod dictus Clericus noster ipsa Ecclesia gaudere valeat virtute praesentationis praedictae vel saltem eandem Ecclesiam eidem Clerico nostro conserre dignemini gratiose et deinde cum ipso super retentione illius Ecclesiae una cum Ecclesia de Coleshull Sarum Dioc. quam prius fuerat ass●cutus de Apostolicae potestatis plenitudine dispensare prout * See here p. 1096. aliae Sanctitati vestrae super hoc meminimus supplicasse Et si forsan praedictam Ecclesiam de Recolure alteri Clerico contuleritis post vacationem ejusdem nos eidem Clerico teneri volumus ad Ecclesiam vel Beneficium valoris consimilis vel majoris Ita tamen quod dicta Ecclesia de Recolure remaneat ut praemittitur nostro Clerico memorato Hanc autem requisitionem quam pro praefato Clerico nostro vestrae clementiae facimus sic ex intimo cordis nostri prodeunt sicut aliqua alia quam vobis fecisse recolimus temporibus retroactis utpote pro persona honestae vitae bonae conversationis eminentis scientiae habilique ad quamlibet dignitatem Ecclesiasticam nostro judicio optinendam ad exauditionis gratiam vestra dignetur admittere sanctitudo ac juxta desiderium cordis nostri graciosis affectibus adimplere et nobis super hoc responsum renunciare votivum Nos enim audita felici expeditione dicti negotii quam desiderabiliter affectamus non modicam exinde laetitiam assumeremus Conservet etc. Dat. apud Laurecost septimo die Octobris VEnerabili in Christo patri Domino R. titulo Sanctae Mariae Novae Diacono Rot Romae An 34 & 35 E. 1. nu 5. Cardinali amico suo carissimo Edwardus etc. salutem & sincerae dilectionis affectum Cum per alias nostras literas Sanctissimum patrem nostrum Dominum Summum Pontificem duxerimus requirendum quatinus sustinere velit quod Ecclesia de Recolure quae vacavit postquam temporalia Archiepiscopatus Cantuar. capta fuerant in manum nostram & ad quam praesentavimus dilectum Clericum nostrum Magistrum Nicholaum de Ty●chewyke Medicum nostrum hominem utique honestae vitae bonae conversationis & scientiae eminentis eidem Clerico nostro remaneat vi●tute praesentationis nostrae supradictae seu quod eandem Ecclesiam eidem Clerico conferat gratiose et secum de solita benignitate disponet super retentione dictae Ecclesiae una cum Ecclesia de Col●shull Sarum Dioc. quam idem Clericus prius fuerat assecutus Paternitatem vestram in quantum possumus requirimus & rogamus quatinus penes dictum Dominum Summum Pontificem solertem diligentiam nostri intuitu velitis apponere & juvamen & ut praedictum negotium juxta animi nostri desiderium ad effectum perduci valeat quem optamus & ut gratiosum super hoc à dicto patre responsum habeamus quam citius fieri poterit curetis si placet impetrare nos enim audita felici expeditione juxta votum magnam exinde cordis laetitiam sumeremus Valeat vestra Paternitas per tempore longiora Dat. apud Laurecost semptimo die Octobris Thus was the King by his condescension and grant of the Temporalties and Presentations belonging to himself and his Crown to this Pope enforced to importune both the Pope and Cardinals by successive Letters for the confirmation of his own Clerks presentations to Churches who best demerited of him and yet could not at all or with great difficulty and expense obtain his just requests such was the avarice and ambition of this usurping Pontiff The King having * See here p. 1024 1025 1026. close imprisoned in Irons the Archbishop of St. Andrews and Bishop of Glasco in Scotland for their manifold Perjuries Treasons Rebellions against him sent this Letter to the Pope for the promotion of others to their Bishoprics who were faithful to him and fit to be promoted for the peace and welfare of that Kingdom SAnctissimo in Christo Patri Domino C. divina Providentia Sacrosanctae Romanae ac Rot. Romae An. 34 & 35. E. 1. nu 7. universalis Ecclesiae summo Pontifici suus devotus filius Edwardus eadem gratia Rex Angliae etc. devota pedum oscula beatorum Pater sanctissime quia Magister Willielmus de Lamberton Sancti Andreae et Robertus Wychard Glasguensis Episcopi quos jam tanquam inimicos et proditores nostros contra nos hostiliter insurgentes captivos in nostra custodia detinemus adeo ante haec tempora erga nos se gesserunt prodicionaliter et perverse utpote qui fidelitatem et sacramenta sua pluries nobis praestita non sunt veriti violare reatum perjurii pluribus vicibus notorie incurrendo ac per ipsos ipsorumque procuracionem et instigacionem pax et tranquilitas Nota. terrae nostrae Scotiae saepius jam commotae fuerunt pariter et turbatae multisque ipsorum demeritis exigentibus erga nos reddiderunt taliter se indignos quod pati non possumus nec debemus quid infra terram nostram Scotiae praedictam nec alibi infra potestatem nostram morentur propter pericula quae nobis et terrae nostrae Scotiae supradictae possent per ipsorum machinaciones subdolas futuris temporibus evenire Et nos votis omnibus cupiamus quod sancta Ecclesia per bonas honestas et idoneas personas gubernatur et etiam deserviatur eidem sanctitati vestrae devota precum instancia supplicamus quatinus de praedicto Episcopatu Sancti Andreae caro & dilecto nobis Magistro Willielmo Comyn fratri nobilis viri Comitis de Boghan viro utique benè literato bonae vitae & conversacionis honestae aptoque nostro judicio pro tali dignitate optinenda pro quo eciam aliàs vestrae supplicavimus Sanctitati & qui alia vice ad eundem Episcopatum electus extitit & per praefatum Magistrum Willielmum suosque complices inimicos nostros tunc impeditus Ac de Episcopatu Glasguens supradicto dilecto Clerico nostro Magistro Galfrido de Mowbray qui similiter est homo nobilis genere ac honestus in conversacione dignemini providere per hos namque speramus firmiter quod Deo et sanctae Ecclesiae debeat bene et congrue deserviri ac pax dictae terrae Scotiae foelicius confoveri per ipsorum probationem & constanciam poterit & melius custodiri Super hiis igitur vestrae placeat beatitudini nobis vestram rescribere voluntatem hoc enim negocium multum insidet cordi nostro per quod illudque ex causis praemissis ac eciam pro eo quod personas pro quibus hanc requisicionem vestrae paternitati facimus dilectione amplectimur speciali in quantum possumus desideramus favorabiliter exaudiri Ad haec pater Sancte cum nos alias vestram informavimus sanctitatem super collocutione incepta de matrimonio inter Alianoram filiam nostram karissimam & filium nobilis viri quondam Comitis Burgundiae ac excellentis dominae Comitissae Burgundiae & Attrabat contrahendo & in casu consimili per aliquos homines ante haec tempora ut bene nostis fuerimus circumventi vosque super negocio illo per dilectum Clericum nostrum Magistrum Thomam de Suthwerk curialiter responderitis unde vobis ad graciarum assurgimus actiones eidem sanctitati vestrae supplicamus quatinus super dicto negocio nobis & viis congruis quibus vestrae sanctitati videbitur faciend velitis si placet taliter ordinare quod nullatenus circumveniamur in praedicto negocio prout aliàs ut praedicitur nos esse recolimus circumventos In prosperitate Dominus vos conservet ad regimen Ecclesiae suae Sanctae per tempora feliciter diuturna Dat. apud Laurecost 4 die Octobris He likewise writ to the Pope to grant a Dispensation by his Papal power for a marriage between a Kinswoman of his and a Nobleman of Scotland who were too near of Kindred to marry for the better settling of peace between the English and Scots PApae Rex devota pedum oscula beatorum Considerantes dispendia quae nobis Ibid nu 6. & populis nostro regimini subditis Angliae & Scotiae nacionum jam per diversas vices irrogavit turbacio venenosa quam quidam iniquitatis filii in partibus Scotiae ante haec tempora contra nos prodicionaliter suscitarunt illa libenter prosequimur ac jugi meditacione studioque pervigili procuramus per quae pacem & tranquilitatem inter dictos nostros subitos solidari credimus & dilectionem uberius confoveri Cum itaque pater sancte super matrimonio inter nobilem virum Dunkanum de Fiff ac Mariam de monte Hermerii neptem nostram contrahendo sit penes nos habitus sermo aliqualis iidemque Dunkanus & Maria pro eo quod in gradu affinitatis prohibito se attingunt super quo vestram sanctitatem informare poterunt plenius praesentium portitores nequeunt absque vestra dispensacione legitime copulari nosque illorum copulacionem pro bono pacis & dilectionis inter dictos nostros subditos Angliae & Scotiae nutriendae futurisque temporibus conservandae desiderabiliter affectamus Sanctitati vestrae devotis precibus supplicamus quantinus praemissorum intuitu nostrique rogaminis interventu ut iidem Dunkanus & Maria matrimonialiter conjungi valeant de apostolicae potestatis plenitudine dignemini●si placet favorabiliter dispensare Conservet etc. Dat. apud Laurecost 28 die Octobris Per Breve de Privato Sigillo The King writing to the Pope to send special Nuntioes into England for the settling of his own affairs and the Pope thereupon sending Cardinal Hispan and Leb●etto to him for his own ends under pretext of promoting the public good of Christianity and the Realm of England the King returned him this Letter of thanks SAnctissimo in Christo Patri Domino C. divina providencia sacrosanctae Romanae Rot. Romae An. 35 E 1. ac universalis Ecclesiae Summo Pontifici Edwardus etc. devota pedum oscula beatorum Pater sanctissime Transmissae nobis literae vestrae per praesencium portitores quas diligenter inspeximus continebant quod vestra clemencia venerabilem parrem Dominum Petrum Ispann Dei gratia sedis Apostolicae Cardinalem & nobilem virum Dominum Amanenum Dominum de Lebreto pro aliquibus negociis tocius Christianitasis utilitatem statumque regni nostri tangentibus jam pridem versus nos duxerat destinare pro quibus eciam negociis litteras nostras vestrae sanctitati meminimus direxisse quas diu antequam ad nos pervenerant vestrae literae memoratae ad vestram credimus praesenciam pervenisse Et quia hujusmodi nuncii nobis hactenus fuerunt & adhuc sunt quamplurimum speciales de vestra missione eorundem sanctitati vestrae grates et gratiarum quas possumus referimus actiones potissimè de dicto Cardinali quem Edwardum filium nostrum karissimum de progeny Ispan existentem de qua quidem patria idem Cardinalis duxit originem specialiter diligere credimus & ex cord Quamobrem pater sancte de adventu nunciorum praedictorum afficimur valdè laeti Conservet etc. Dat. apud Laurecost tercio die Januarii King Edward sent this and a former Letter to this Pope for the restitution of the two Cardinals of Columpna to their dignities lands possessions and goods whereof they were deprived by his predecessor Pope Boniface since they had been always friendly and faithful to him PAPAE Rex devota pedum oscula beatorum Reverendos patres Dominos Jacobum Rot. Romae An 35 E 1. m. 3. & Petrum de Columpna dictae sanctae Romanae Ecclesiae Cardinals & domum ipsorum favore specialius benivolenciae prosequentes circa promocionem et utilitatem ipsorum eo libencius interponimus partes nostras quo eos & alios de domo illorum fervenciores nostri nominis & honoris semper sensimus zelatores Et licet pro revocatione sentenciarum per Dominum Bonifacium Papam octavum praedecessorem vestrum in ipsos & alios de domo illorum latarum & restitucione terrarum & bonorum quibus fuerunt per eundem praedecessorem vestrum privati per nuncios nostros quos nuper ad praesenciam vestram transmisimus institerimus sicut recolimus diligenter ut tamen affectionem quam ad eos & dictam domum ipsorum gerimus intercessio iterata testetur sanctitati vestrae affectuosâ precum instanciâ supplicamus quatinus terras possessiones et bona quibus sicut praemittitur fuere privati praefatis Cardinalibus et aliis de domo sua praedicta quantum ad vestrae dominacionis gratiam attinet benign plene et integre restitui jubeatis ita si placet quod ex interventu precum nostrarum hujusmodi speratum fructum sibi senciant provenisse Conservet etc. Dat. apud Karliol 25 die Marcii He writ also Letters to sundry Cardinals on the behalf of the Archbishop of York VEnerabili in Christo Patri Domino J. titulo sanctorum Marcellini & Petri sanctae Romanae Ecclesiae Presbytero Cardinali amico suo carissimo Edwardus Rot. Romae 34 & 35 E 1. m. 3. etc. salutem et sincerae dilectionis affectum Grata & fructuosa obsequia quae nobis ab annis pluribus venerabilis pater W. Eborum Archiepiscopus Angl. Primas exhibuit ipsumque ad nostrum & regni nostri commodum & honorem exhibiturum speramus Deo propicio in futurum non immeritò nos excitant & inducunt ut apud nostros benivolos & amicos ea quae ad utilitatem & honorem ipsius cedere poterunt sincerae affectionis animo procuremus Cum itaque idem Archiepiscopus apud vestram paternitatem quaedam habeat negocia expedire quae vobis ut accepimus plenius aperit per scripturam vestram fiducialem amiciciam affectuosè requirimus & rogamus quatinus eidem super negociis illis precum nostrarum optentu vos exhibere velitis quantum bono modo poteritis favorabiles & benignos ut has preces nostras sibi senciat fructuosas nosque vobis exinde specialius teneamur ad ea quae vobis grata fuerint et accepta Dat. apud Laurecost 25 die Januarii Eodem modo scribitur to some other Cardinals The Priory of Laurecost being burnt much wasted and impoverished by the Scotish Rebels and the King continuing long in it by reason of his sickness granted them his licence to appropriate two Churches to them and their successors when they should fall void which he likewise desired the Pope to ratify though valid without his confirmation VEnerabili in Christo Patri Domino P. titulo sanctae Priscae Presbytero Cardinali Rot. Rom. an 34 & 35 E 1. & sanctae Romanae Ecclesiae Vicecancellario amico suo carissimo Edwardus etc. salutem & sincerae dilectionis affectum Cum Prioratus de Laurecost Karliolensis Dioc. situs juxta confinia terrae nostrae Scotiae per combustionem domorum & domorum depraedacionem ejusdem Prioratus per quosdam Scotos inimicos & rebels nostros fines regni nostri dudum hostiliter invadentes inhumaniter perpetratas depauperatus existat plurimum & vastatus Nosque paupertati dilectorum nobis in Christo Prioris & Canonicorum Prioratus praedicti piis compatientes affectibus ob specialem devocionem quam ad beatam Mariam Magdalenae in cujus honorem illud coenobium est fundatum gerimus & habemus necnon & propter diutinam moram nostram quam in eodem fecimus Prioratu dum adversâ corporis valitudine praemebamur dederimus eisdem Priori & Canonicis advocaciones Ecclesiarum de Mitford et de Carlaton Dunelm et Karl Dioc. quae de nostro sunt Patronatu volentes et concedentes quantum in nobis est quod ipsi ad relevacionem status sui easdem Ecclesias cedentibus aut decedentibus Rectoribus earundem canonice assequi valeant in usus proprios possidendas Paternitatem vestram affectuosè requirimus & rogamus quatinus ut Dominus Summus Pontifex cui super hoc nostras litteras deprecatorias duximus dirigendas praefatis Priori et Canonicis concedere ●elit in usus proprios Ecclesias memoratas cum eas vacare contigerit sibi et successoribus suis imperpetuum possidendas opem et operam velitis nostrorum interventu rogaminum apponere efficaces Vobis enim exinde specialius teneri volumus ad ea quae vobis grata fuerint & accepta Dat. apud Karliol 17 die Marcii The Pope out of his special favour to Queen Margaret authorising one Bishop and 2. Abbot's to provide Prebendaries in several Cathedrals for such of her Clerks as she should nominate and the Archbishop of Rhoan by reason of the Pope's provisions to him for his own Clerks refusing to admit the Queens till his were preferred the King writ this Letter to the Pope for his preferrence before all others lest his favour to the Queen should be frustrated PApae Rex devota etc. Nuper vestrae Paternitatis clemencia Margaretae Reginae Angliae Consorti nostrae carissimae gratiam disponens facere specialem Ibidem venerabili patri Episcopo Ebroicen & Religiosis viris Abbatibus Sancti Augustini Cantuar. & Westm. providendi ipsius Reginae Clericis quos ipsa duceret nominandos de praebendis in Eborum London Cicestr Sarum Hereford Litchf & Rothom Ecclesiis quam cito ad id facultas se offerret concesserat potestatem Cujus praetextu gratiae quamvis praedicta Regina Magistrum Johannem de Fontibus Clericum & Medicum suum nominasset ad praebendam in dicta Rothomagensi Ecclesia promovendum executores supradicti ad provisionem eidem Clerico in dicta Ecclesia faciendam tum propter facultatem dicti loci Archiepiscopo per vos de praebendis in eadem Ecclesia Clericis suis usque ad certum numerum providendi concessam tum propter alias provisiones sedis Apostolicae in eadem Ecclesia praedictae gratiae derogatorias procedere non valebunt sicque praedicta Regina Consors nostra praedicta gratia ex vestra munificencia largita frustratur quodamodo praeconcepta Nos igitur ipsius Reginae desiderium in hac parte praecipuè super promocione Clerici sui praedicti quam ex eo quod de nobis in infirmitate nostra curam habuit diligentem & adhuc nobis intendit jugiter hiis diebus non immerito affectamus cupientes optato effectui mancipari sanctitatem vestram affectuosis precibus requirimus et rogamus quatinus ut dictus Magister Johannes provisionibus praedictis seu gratia praefato Archiepiscopo concessa nonobstantibus ad praebendam quam in dicta Rothom Ecclesia primo vacare contigerit optinendam omnibus praeferatur ordinare dignemini nostri rogaminis interventu Hanc requisicionem nostram eo si placet libencius ad exaudicionis graciam admittentes quo dicto Medico in infirmitate nostra curam commisimus status nostri Conservet etc. Dat. apud Karliol 28. die Maii. He likewise writ this Letter to the Pope for a dispensation for one of his Clerks out of the plenitude of his power PApae Rex devota pedum oscula beatorum Licet per frequentem nostrarum Rot. Romae 34 & 35 E 1. litterarum missionem quas vestrae Clemenciae pro Clericis nostris aliisque benivolis porrigimus saepe et saepius vos vexemus de vestrae tamen affluencia bonitatis quamplurimum confidentes in hiis quae nos & nostros concernunt et quae de vestrae pendent plenitudine potestatis ad vos tanquam ad singulare refugium filiali sumptâ fiducia recurrimus et medelam Attendentes itaque vitae meritum morumque honestatem quibus dilectus nobis Johannes de Leek Eleemosinarius noster esse dinoscitur insignitus necnon labores multiplices quos à nostrae primaevae aetatis exordio in nostris subiit obsequiis dignè credimus agere si vota ipsius votivis proveniantur affectibus operamque studiosam impendamus ut sui commodi & honoris incrementum sedulò procuremus Quocirca sanctitati vestrae devotissimè supplicamus quatinus eidem Clerico nostro de vestra liberali munificentia * To hold a plurality of Benefices with cure dispensationis gratiam juxta formam petitionis suae quam dilecto & fideli nostro Amaneno de Lebreto commisimus vestrae paternitati porrigendam & effectualiter prosequendam vestra dignetur concedere paternitas reverenda Profectò pater sancte hujus requisicionis exaudicio grata nobis erit admodum & accepta si nostri consideracione suorumque intuitu meritorum idem Clericus spei suae in hac parte fructum assequi valeat peroptatum Ad regimen Ecclesiae suae sanctae sanctitatem vestram conservet Altissimus per tempora prospera & longaeva Dat. apud Westm. 25 die Maii Anno Domini 1308. The King this year granted this pardon for alienating lands in Mortmain to a Monastery in Ireland without his licence with power to retain them to erect a Cell of Freers' Augustine's REX omnibus ad quos etc. salutem Sciatis quod de gratia nostra speciali Pat. 34 E 1. m. 12. intus Pro fratribus de Ordine S. Augustini de Fithard in Hibernia pardonavimus dilectis nobis in Christo fratribus de Ordine sancti Augustini de Fithard in Hibernia transgressionem quam fecerunt adquirendo sibi & successoribus suis in puram & perpetuam eleemosinam unam acram terrae & dimid cum pertin in Fythard ex dono & feossamento Walteri de Mulcote & confirmacione venerabilis patris Mauricii Cassellen Archiepiscopi de quo terra illa immediatè tenebatur ad quoddam mansum ibidem de novo construendum & ab ipsis fratribus inhabitandum & eas ingrediendo post publicacionem Statuti nostri De terris & ten ad manum mortuam non ponendis editi nostra super hoc licencia non optenta E● concessimus eis pro nobis & haeredibus nostris quantum in nobis est quod terram illam cum pertin habeant & teneant sibi & successoribus suis in puram & perpetuam eleemosinam ad quoddam mansum ibidem de novo construendum & inhabitandum sicut praedictum est sine occasione vel impedimento nostri vel haeredum nostrorum justic Escaet Vic. et aliorum Ballivorum seu Ministrorum quorumcumque statuto nostro praedicto non obstante In cujus etc. Teste Rege apud Beverlacum 22 die Julii What elections were made this year of Bishops and other Ecclesiastical persons in Ireland these Records and Writs will inform us REX dilectis sibi in Christo Decano & Capitulo Aladen salutem Accedens Pat. 34 E 1. m. De licencia eligendi in Hibern & temporalibus restituendis ad nos Walterus de Killeny Clericus cum litteris sigillo dicti Capituli vestri signatis nobis ex parte vestra humiliter supplicavit quod cum Ecclesia vestra praedicta per mortem bonae memoriae D. nuper Episcopi illius loci pastoris solacio destituta alium vobis eligendi in Episcopum licenciam vobis concedere dignaremur Nos licet dictae literae defectivae existant eo quod clausae et ex parte dicti Capituli tantum nobis directae fuerant volentes nichilominus vobis gratiam in hac parte facere specialem licenciam illam ista vice vobis gratiose duximus concedendam Mandamus quod talem etc. qui nobis fidelis existat etc. In cujus etc. T. R. apud Westm 24 die Maii. Per ipsum Regem nunc R. de Cotingham REX dilecto & fideli suo Johanni Wogan Justice suo Hibern vel ejus locum tenenti salutem Cum dilecti nobis in Christo Capitulum Aladen nobis per literas suas significaverint quod Ecclesia sua praedicta per mortem etc. ut supra Volentes nichilominus Decano dictae Ecclesiae & Capitulo praedicto gratiam in hac parte facere specialem licenciam illam ista vice eis graciose duxe●imus concedendam Mandantes ipsis quod talem etc. qui nobis fidelis existat etc. Nos eorundem Decani & Capituli laboribus & expensis in hac parte parcere volentes ista vice etc. Accepta tamen prius etc. as in other premised Writs In cujus etc. Teste Rege ut supra Per ipsum Regem etc. MAgistri Rogerus Cantoks & Johannes Blundel Canonici Imlacen nunciantes De licencia eligendi in Hibern Regi mortem W. nuper Episcopi Imlacen habent literas Regis de licencia eligendi Teste Rege apud Langecestr decimo die Augusti Per breve de privato sigillo Et memorandum quod literae patentes Decani & Capituli Imalacen de nunc praedicta non fuerunt delatae in Cancellar set remanserunt in Garderoba REX electioni nuper celebratae in Ecclesia Cathedrali Imelacensi de discreto viro Pat. 34 E 1. man 9 De assensu Regio in Hibern & temporalibus restituendis Magistro Thoma Cantoks Canonico ejusdem Ecclesiae in Episcopum illius loci Regium assensum adhibuit et favorem Et hoc significatum est venerabili patri Archiepiscopo Cassallen ut quod suum est in hac parte exequatur In cujus etc. T. R. apud Neuburgh in Tyndale 4 die Sept. Per breve de privato sigillo REX dilecto & fideli suo Johanni Wogan Justice suo Hiberniae salutem Cum Ibidem nos electioni nuper celebratae in Ecclesia Cathedrali Imelacensi de discreto viro Magistro Th. Cantoks Canonico ejusdem Ecclesiae in Episcopum illius loci Regium assensum adhibuerimus et favorem Et hoc per literas nostras patentes significaverimus venerabili patri Archiepiscopo Cassellen ut id quod suum est in hac parte exequatur Nos volentes ejusdem Electi laboribus & expensis in hac parte parcere ista vice etc. Accepta tamen etc. In cujus etc. T. R. ut supra Per breve de privato sigillo Dupp. The * Annals of Ireland relate That this Mr. Thomas Cantock Chancellor of Ireland Cambdens' Annals of Ireland p. 164. Hybernia was consecrated Bishop of Imelacen in the Church of the Holy Trinity of Dublin with great honour at whose consecration were present the Elders of all Ireland where there was so sumptuous and so great a feast made first to the Rich and afterwards to the poor as the like had never been heard of before in Ireland Yet they make no mention of his feeding or feasting the souls of his people with the spiritual food and preaching of God's word the prime duty of his Episcopal office whereof he had little care The same year as the said † Annals of Ireland Annals inform us Richard Feringes Archbishop of Dublin died in the Vigil of Saint Luke after whom succeeded Mr. Richard Haverings who occupied the Archbishopric almost five years by Apostolical dispention Pope Clement then newly usurping to himself by the plenitude of his Papal power the disposition of all Cathedral Churches and preferments when they should fall void during his Papacy by his Papal provisions which King Edward opposed to his power for which this Pope sharply reprehended him This Archbishop conscious to himself of his illegal entering into and of his neglect in the discharge of this his Archiepiscopal office resigned up his Archbishopric after whom succeeded John Leth. The occasion and cause of his giving over as the Archdeacon of Dublin of good memory his Nephew hath reported was this for that one Night he dreamt that a certain Monster heavier than the whole World stood eminently aloft upon his breast from the weight whereof he chose rather to be delivered then alone to have all the goods of the World but when he awakened he thought with himself this was nothing else but the Church of Dublin the fruits whereof he received and took no pains for the same The case of many of his successors and other Archbishops then and since As soon as he could therefore he came to the Lord Pope of whom he was much beloved and there renounced and gave over the Archbishopric For he had as the same Archdeacon avouched fatter Benefices and livings than the Archbishopric came unto which he should likewise have resigned upon the same account since he resided not and took no spiritual pains in them to feed and instruct his people's souls no more then in his resigned Archbishopric JOhannes de Hibernia Clericus sent into Ireland to collect the Disms for the Holy Pat. 34 E 1. m. 4. De Praesentacione Land and other services by the King habet literas Regis de praesentacione ad Ecclesiam de Stabanan vacantem & ad Regis donacionem spectantem Et diriguntur literae Custodi Spiritualitatis Archiepiscopatus Ardmachan sede vacant In cujus etc. T. R. apud Laurecost 4. die Novembris Per Canc. ex dono Canc. de assensu Thes. Dupp. REX Thes. & Camerariis suis de Scaccario Dublin Liberate de thesauro nostro Liberate & allocate An. 34 E 1. Pro Johanne de Hibernia dilecto Clecico nostro Johanni de Hibernia quem mittimus ad parts Hiberniae cum literis Decimae per sanctissimum Patrem Clementem Papam quintum nuper impositae pro Terrae Sanctae negocio per biennium concessae Ricardo de Bereford Thes. nostro Hiberniae & Magistro Willielmo de la Ryvere Canonico Sarum liberandis & ad responsum tam super ordinacione inchoacione et continuacione praedicti negocii per ipsos Ricardum & Willielmum faciendis quam eciam super providencia victualium versus partes Scociae nobis deferendorum Centum solidos in subvencionem expensarum ipsius Clerici nostri in eundo ad partes praedictas ibidem pro eodem negocio morando & inde cum responso ejusdem negocii ad nos in Angliam redeundo Teste Rege apud Wynton 3 die Maii. * Mat. Westm An. 1306. p. 356 & 463. Tho. Walsingham Ypodig Neustr p. 96. Mat Parker Antiq. Eccles. Brit. 216 218. Anno Gratiae 1306. Clemens Papa Burdegali existente to evidence how unsuitable his Papal proceedings were to his new name Episcopum Pictaviensem qui sibi dum Archiepiscopus fuerat adversavatur a Pontificali deposuit dignitate Primatum etiam Aquitaniae de Bituriensi ad Burdegalensem Ecclesiam transtulit by his Papal authority to grace his new Papal See translated to it At which time the King of France being released from the Excommunications and Interdicts denounced against him and his posterity and kingdoms by Pope Boniface the 8. by way of revenge after his decease in pursuance of his premised Appeals against him as an Heretic Rex Francorum à Domino Papa Clement 5. then residing in France ossa Bonifacii Papae praedecessoris sui petiit ad comburenda tanquam haeretici instantia oportuna Petiit eciam sanctorum Catalogo ascribi fratrem Petrum de Murone qui quondam fuerat Papa dictus Coelestinus quintus Tum in Papa eligendo jus trium suffragiorum vendicavit set a Papa neutrum obtinuit In order to his first request the King of France caused these new Articles to be drawn up by two of his Proctors in his name and presented to Pope Clement by Bertrandus Rupene which I shall here present you with at large out of Pierre de Pithou evidencing that the Kings of France then claimed exercised the selfsame Jurisdiction over the Clergy of France as King Edward did in England EX scripto valdè prolixo quod G. de Nogareto & G. de Plesiano Domini Regis Franciae Milites prosequentes negotium fidei inceptum contra Bonifacium dictum octavum defunctum & ejus memoriam tradiderunt coram Domino D. Clement Preuves des Libertez de Leglise Gallicane cap. 7. p. 253 254 255. Papa 5. Dei Gratia Summo Pontifice per Nobilem virum Bertrandum de Rupenegada Militem Procuratorem suum ad haec 1. Constat et est notorium toti mundo quod Reges Franciae iste qui nunc est et progenitores ipsius superiorem nisi Deum solum in temporalibus non noverunt Sic est perpetuo a tempore Generationis eorum obtentum sic Sancti Patres Summi Pontifices sic Imperatores qui praefuerunt ante Bonifacium servaverunt Extra qui filii snut legit c. per venerabilem Nec Reges Franciae super rebus vel juribus quibuscunque temporalibus vel eis adhaerentibus vel annexis ad honorem vel statum regni sui spectantibus vel eis annexis judicium receperunt per alium quemcunque in mundo nist per Curiam suam Et hoc est notorium toti mundo et Ecclesiae Romanae semper fuit et Bonifacio supradicto 2. Item Notorium est toti mundo quod Rex qui nunc est et ejus Progenitores inter mundi Principes in Religione fidei corruscarunt & pro fide ac omnibus quae ad sedem pertinent Ecclesiae Romanae Praelatisque suis semper obedientes fuerunt et erunt secundum consuetudines Regni per quas forsan jura quaedam qui de jure scripto pertineat ad Ecclesias pertinent de antiqua consuetudine ad Regem seu ad alios Dominos temporales pluraque jura temporalia quae pertinere deberent de jure scripto ad Regem seu ad alios Dominos temporales pertinent de consuetudine ad Ecclesias dicti regni et hoc diversimode secundum diversas consuetudines diversarum partium regni ipsius 3. Item Certum notorium et indubitatum existit quod Rex et Reges qui fuerunt sine medio vel mediate fundaverunt Ecclesias regni sui et eas dotaverunt & haereditatibus pinguibus & bonis immobilibus ditaverunt ad expendendum ipsorum bonorum fructus & reditus in cultu divino & aliis bonis operibus in regno praedicto et consueverunt defendere Reges praedicti ne bona Ecclesiarum praedicts dissipentur vel expendantur ad alios usus quam ad quae collata sunt sine consensu et voluntate eorum Et sialiud fiat aestimat fieri per rapinam ipse suique regnicolae & sui progenitores praeteritis temporibus aestimarunt & jure sui Principatus quo tenentur ipsas Ecclesias custodire & ex jure Patronatus ipsarum Ecclesiarum Et ideo Summi Pontifices qui dictum Ponifacium praecesserunt nunquam Decimas vel impositas similes fecerunt Ecclesiis dicti regni sine Regum consensu qui fuerunt pro tempore Item Certum est notorium & indubitatum quod plurimae Ecclesiae dicti regni sunt de speciali Gardia Domini Regis praedicti et specialiter Cathedrales Ecclesiae dicti regni & cum gardia ipsa vel dictae Ecclesiae ostenduntur per violentiam vel injusiam aliquorum in praejudicium dictae Gardiae Reges ipsi ex suo officio denunciante quocunque inquirere de his consueverunt et facere emendari offensam factam Ecclesiis & sibi injuriam gardiae suae quod est in favorem Ecclesiarum regni ex consuetudine introductum de cujus contrario memoria non existit nec Ecclesiae dicti regni pro omni thesauro mundi permitterent istud tolli 5. Item Certum est notorium et indubitatum quod de haereditatibus et rebus et juribus immobilibus ad jus temporale spectantibus quibuscunque sive peritorio agatur vel possessorio sive pertineant ad Ecclesias et personas Ecclesiasticas vel Dominos temporales agendo et defendendo cognitio pertinet ad Curiam temporalem specialiter autem Domini Regis ipsius 6. Item Certum est notorium et indubitatum quod in causis quibuslibet ad fidem Catholicam vel quae mere spirituales noscuntur non spectantibus quae Regem Franciae tangant agendo vel defendendo Rex non litigat nec litigare debet vel tenetur de consuetudine notoria nist in Curia sua semper a tanto tempore de quo in contrarium memoria non existit 7. Item Certum notorium & indubitatum existit quod Rex Franciae habeat et sui Progenitores habuerunt semper jura Regalia in bonis immobilibus Ecclesiarum plurimarum Venerabilium Regni sui nominatim cum vacant Ecclesiae quae habent temporalitates quae ab eo movent et sede vacante consueverunt Reges Franciae fructus et redditus recipere bonorum immobilium eorundem ad Praelatum Ecclesiae spectancium quousque novus Praelatus venerit et temporalitatem receperit per manum Regis ipsius 8. Item Certum notorium & indubitatum existit quod ubicunque principalis obligatus modo quocunque cujuscunque status vel conditionis existat tenetur Regi Franciae solus Rex vel Curia sua de debito cognoscit hujusmodi et ipsum debitorem per captionem bonorum distringit et tam ipse quam ejus antecessores hoc facere ab antiquo consueverunt et a tanto tempore de cujus contrario memoria non existit 9 Item Certum notorium & indubitatum existit quod Dominus Rex praedictis usus est et tam ipsi quam ejus praedecessores usi fuerunt et sunt et consueverunt conferre dignitates beneficia et praebendas plurium Ecclesiarum quae de fundatione Regum ipsorum existunt nec dictus Dominus Rex qui nunc est aliter usus est quam sui Progenitores hactenus usi fuerunt et eo modo utitur et usus est hoc tempore quo sui Progenitores et antecessores usi fuerunt tanto tempore de cujus contrario memoria non existit 10. Item Certum notorium & indubitatum existit quod dictus Dominus Rex habet jura Regalia universa in regno suo sed inter caetera jura Regalia habet jus percipiendi fructus omnes reditus et proventus Ecclesiarum Cathedralium vacantium et suos faciendi qui de sua Regalia existunt quamdiu vacant Et quum praeficitur novus Praelatus illis Ecclesiis Praelati hujusmodi ab ipso Rege temporalitatem recipiunt post fidelitatem sibi praestitant vel homagium quo jure Regalium dictus Dominus Rex usus est tam ipse quam ejus praedecessores Reges Franciae usi sunt tantis temporibus de quorum contrario memoria non existit 11. Item Certum notorium & indubitatum existit quod dictae Ecclesiae in quibus Dominus Rex praedictus habet Regalia praedicta de fundatione Regum Franciae suorum praedecessorum existunt 12. Item Certum notorium & indubitatum existit quod quandiu vacant dictae Ecclesiae in quibus dictus Dominus Rex habet Regalia idem Dominus Rex donat et donare consuevit dignitates et praebendas et Benesicia quorum Collatio modo quocunque pertinere potest ad Praelatum illius Ecclesiae eo tempore quo existant ibidem sive ibidem vacent praedicta Beneficia Praebendae vel dignitates et in Curia Romana vel alibi ubicunque 13. Item quod praedicta jura pertinent et pertinere debent ad dictum Dom. Regem et ad suos praedecessores jure suo Regio vel consuetudine regni Franciae notoria et tam ipse quam ejus praedecessores in saisina et possessione vel quasi jurium omnium praedictorum et singulorum existant tanto tempore de cujus contrario memoria non existit 14. Item Certum notorium & indubitatum existit quod jura Regalia aliquarum Ecclesiarum quae habet in Ecclesiis praedictis Dominus Rex praedictus progenitores ipsius Domini Regis et praedecessores ejus in regno dederunt in feudum aliquibus Baronibus suis tam Ecclesiasticis quam secularibus qui Barones regalibus illis utuntur et fruuntur sedibus Ecclesiarum ipsarum vacantibus jure suo feudali et jure Regio a quo suum jus movet Et ideo Ius Regale vocatur quo jure dicti Barones utuntur nominibus suis et nomine Regio et usi sunt tanto tempore de cujus contrario memoria non existit 15. Item Certum notorium & indubitatum existit quod cum Civitas Lugdunensis tempore primitivae Ecclesiae fuisset ad fidem Catholicam prima conversa & postea in manu infidelium devenisset Rex Franciae qui tunc erat vi armorum & sanguine rutilante suorum conquisibit dictam Civitatem Lugdunensem cum omnibus juribus suis et pertinentiis ad fidem Catholicam et cultum divinum Civitatem ipsam redegit jurisdictione sua Regia et ibidem fundavit Lugdunensem Ecclesiam Catholicam et quia Civitas ipsa tempore infidelium praecedenti Archiflamines habuerat & pristinis temporibus prima sedes fuerat Galliarum ut moneta Lugdunensis testatur dictus Rex sedem ipsam Archiepiscopalem erexit et erigi fecit cum jure Primatiae super Ecclesias Galliarum quo jure Primatiae Archiepiscopi Lugdunenses longis temporibus usi fuerunt 16. Item Certum & indubitatum existit quod Rex praedictus fundator Ecclesiae Lugdunensis Castris Villis terris & possessionibus quas nostris temporibus obtinuit dicta Ecclesia Lugdunensis eam dotavit et jura Regalia quae Regalia in singulari appellantur in feudum dedit & concessit Episcopo et Ecclesiae Edvensi et è converso Regalia dictae Edvensis Ecclesiae dedit & concessit in feudum Archiepiscopo & Ecclesiae Lugdunensi quam similiter Edvensem Ecclesiam fundavit et dotavit Rex praedictus Fidelitate ab utroque eorumque successoribus sibi suisque successoribus praestanda pro temporalitatibus praedictis retenta 17. Item Certum notorium et indubitatum existit quod Archiepiscopi Lugdunenses qui fuerunt pro tempore quotiens vacavit Ecclesia Edvensis & vicissim Edvenses Episcopi quotiens vacavit Ecclesia Lugdunensis usi sunt ad invicem et vicissim dictis Regaliis temporalitatum ipsarum 18. Item Certum notorium & indubitatum existit quod antiquitus Comes Lugdunensis Comitatum suum in feudum tenebat à Rege Franciae quem Ecclesiae Lugdunensis acquisivit ex permutationis causa cum omnibus castris leudis seu pedagiis feudis & redditibus juribus & pertinentiis Comitatus ipsius à Lugdunensi Comite qui tunc erat de consensu authoritate et confirmatione Regis Franciae qui tunc erat à quo dictus Comitatus in feudum movebat 19 Item ipsa Ecclesia Lugdunensis de concessu authoritate et confirmatione Regis praedicti ex causa permutationis praedictae dedit Comiti memorato magnas terras haereditates et castra quas Foresii Comes impraesentiarum possidet qui de progeny dicti Comitis Lugdunensis qui erat etiam Forensis Comes noscitur descendisse de quibus omnibus existunt literae privilegia & publica monumenta Hinc est quod Capitulum Ecclesia Lugdunensis quod pro majori parte dictum Comitatum possidet & de temporalitate fundationis praedictae Ecclesiae suae obtinet magnam partem signo floris Lilii in suo sigillo impresso usum semper fuerit 20. Item Certum notorium & indubitatum existit quod pro temporalibus Ecclesiarum suarum Archiepiscopi Lugdunenses et Episcopi Evenses qui fuerunt pro tempore praestiterunt et praestare consueverunt fidelitatem Regibus Franciae qui similiter fuerunt pro tempore cum ad administrationem suorum Episcopatuum veniebant usque ad tempus Archiepiscopi Lugdunensis qui nunc est qui malo ductus consilio in suis temporalibus rebellis fuit Domino Regi praedicto propter quod oportuit Dominum Regem ad coercendam rebellionem hujusmodi et ad juris sui conservationem exercitum suum ad partes mittere Lugdunenses 21. Item Certum notorium & indubitatum existit quod nullis temporibus praeteritis ab eo quo Civitas Lugdunensis fuit ad manus Christianorum redacta per Regem Franciae memoratum nullus unquam Princeps terrenus praeter Reges Franciae jus Regium vel superioritatis quodcunque super Archiepiscopos & Ecclesiam Lugdunensem in Ecclesiae temporalibus habuit licet aliqui Archiepiscopi prodigiosè aliquibus aliis Principibus advocasse suum temporale dicantur ignorantibus tamen Regibus Franciae qui fuerunt pro tempore quibus per hoc non potuit generari quodque praejudicium nec contra eos vel in eorum praejudicium causa possessionis mutari de jure maximè cum semper in possessione fuerint & saisina juris Regii et superioritatis praedictae in temporalibus ejusdem Ecclesiae Lugdunensis tam recipiendo fidelitatem à singulis Archiepiscopis supradictis quam sede Lugdunensi vacant capiendi & exercendi praedicta Regalia per fideles suos Episcopos Edvenses cum is possidet cujus nomine possidetur Dominusque fidei possidet per vassallum 22. Item Certum notorium & indubitatum existit quod dictus Dominus Rex progenitoresque sui Reges Franciae qui fuerunt pro tempore jus superioritatis & Gardiae in temporalibus Ecclesiae Lugdunensis exercuerunt quoties ad eo recursus est habitus et quotiens opus fuit tanto tempore de cujus contrario memoria non existit 23. Item Certum notorium & indubitatum existit quod dictus Dominus Rex Progenitoresque sui jus resorti ad jus Regium & superioritatem pertinens atque gardiam exercuerunt inconcussè in Civitate Lugdunensi quadraginta anni sunt elapsi & ab eo tempore citra continuè licet Archiepiscopus praedictus qui nunc est intervertere voluerit possessionem juris hujusmodi Domino Regi praedicto & distrinxerunt dictis temporibus temporalitatem dictae Ecclesiae Lugdunensis & justitiaverunt quoties opus fuit propter impedimenta et inobedientias Archiepiscoporum qui fuerunt pro tempore vel Capituli vel Gentium eorundem quas faciebunt in praejudicium superioritatis vel Gardia Domini Regis praedicti Quod si interdum & pluries damnificata fuerit hoc non contingit ex culpa dicti Domini Regis vel suorum quem oportebat coercere dictos Archiepiscopos et Capitulum propter impedimenta et inobedientia eorundem Et locum habebat juris Regula scilicet quod quis ex culpa sua damnum fecerit sentire non videtur Et alibi scriptum est quod damnum quod inferunt Magistratus propter inobedientias coercendas jure licito videtur illatum D. adleg Aquill quemadmodum Magistratus Et ut exemplis utamur tempore B. Ludovici cum ivit Tunitium requisitus Rex ipse dum fecit transitum per Lugdunum ab Archiepiscopo qui tunc erat & Capitulo Lugdunensi Cives Lugdunenses coercuit et fortalitia quibus se munierant contra Ecclesiam Lugdunensem dirui facit tanquam superior & Gardiator Ecclesiae ipsius quae coercere non poterat Cives ipsos Et cum Rex praedictus postmodum discessisset apud Tunitium filius ejus Rex Philippus de Tunitio reveniens et transiens per Lugdunum requisitus ab Archiepiscopo & Capitulo memoratis diruit iterum fortalitia quibus dicti Cives se iterum munierant contra eos Est igitur erroneum dubitare an Lugdunensis Archiepiscopus Ecclesiaque Lugdunensis & ejus temporalitas sint in regno cum praedicta sint clara sic et notoria quod nulla possunt tergiversatione celari 24. Item Certum notorium & indubitatum existit quod cum Praelati vel eorum Officiales per jurisdictionem suam spiritualem impediunt et perturbant jurisdictionem temporalem notory sic quod negari non potest Dominus Rex praedictus Nota. de antiqua Consuetudine dicti regni quia spiritualitat●m Praelatorum coercere non debet distringere potest temporalitatem talium Pr●elatorum quousque cessent ab impedimento praedicto Quod non est à jure longe remotum cum super actionibus realibus vel in rem scriptis pro rebus immobilibus et temporalibus spectantibus ad quemcunque ut super juribus quibuscunque rerum immobilium temporalium sive possessorio sive petitorio agatur pertineat cognitio per totum regnum ad Curiam temporalem sive illa jurisdictio temporalis ad Regem vel Praelatos pertinent vel Barones' Cum igitur actio mihi pro vindicanda jurisdictione mea & negandi in rem mihi competat contra eum qui me in ea impediat vel se in ea jus habere contendat vel me in ea quocunque modo perturbet Sequitur quod si Praelatus vel Clericus me in mea jurisdictione impediat temporali in rem actione negatoria mihi tenetur et ipsum per eum propter hoc possumus coercere Si ergo est notorium non opportet quod in rem agatur sed per facti executionem meam possessionem defendam etiam vi si sit necesse vel judex superior talis impedientis violentiam cohibebit et in possessione mea vim mihi fieri prohibebit D. si usus fructus petatur l. uti frui Sect. quanquam etc. Sect. utrum etc. Si servit vindic l. 2. De vi & vi armat l. 15. vim vi & lib. 3. 8. Cum igitur & C. uti possid l. unica Cum igitur Praelati et Clerici pro rebus temporalibus immobilibus et juribus litigent et respondere teneantur in Curia Regia de consuetudine regni notoria et de jure ut 8 Dist. Quo jure cum similibus Quid mirum si Rex in dicto casu Clericum vel Praelatum coerceat captis pignoribus temporalitatis suae quam Rex in casu licito justitiare potest et debet Praelati namque et Officiales eorum per Censuram coercent Ecclesiasticam eos qui jurisdictionem eorum impediunt spiritualem  Et dicto jure coercionis de quo supra diximus Dominus Rex utitur et tam ipse quam ejus praedecessores usi sunt tanto tempore de cujus contrario memoria non existit 25. Item Certum notorium & indubitatum existit quod Dominus Rex praedictus custodiri fecit & tàm ipse quam ejus praedecessores fecerunt tantis temporibus de quorum contrario memoria non existit introitus & exitus regni quae custodia passuum dicitur propter res abstrahi vetitas de regno praedicto ut est videre de lana billone auro argento equis armis et etiam tempore necessitatis maximè autem & strictius dicti passi passus custodiuntur tempore guerrae quam pacis Et quod tempore Bonifacii et eo ut fertur communiter procurante in parte guerrae erant in regno praedicto partibusque diversis cum Rex ipse neminem invadebat sed regnum suum solummodo defendebat et si forsan ex tali custodia retardentur aliqui regnum exire volentes sive de regno vel transeuntes vel impediantur in rebus velitis extrahendis et ob hoc damnum aliquod sustineant itinerantes ad Romanam Curiam vel alibi Rex qui jure suo utitur inde culpari non potest Et si per injuriam custodes passuum laedant aliquem vel fraudem in officia committant Regi culpa non debet imputari dum tamen certioratus justitiam exhibeat de eisdem Mala enim Regis electio custodum talium non potest ascribi Regi cum ipse ponatillos quos bonos reputat et qui boni sibi dicuntur proesidentes in officiis supradictis qui ministros alios adhibent sibi necessarios cum per se complere non possent Nec est nec unquam fuit nec erit imperpetuum quo minus etiam sine dominorum culpa mali tales reperiantur Ministri Nec potest ignorans Dominus reprehendi dum tamen cum sciverit justitiam adhibeat in cujus exhibitione justitiae Rex in defectu non fuit Crudele foret igitur prodigiosum et dolo●um quod dictus Rex qui nullam fecit in praemissis injuriam inauditus non confessus non convictus declaretur in sententiam Canonis incidisse sicut dictus Bonifacius ex suo doloso proposito non per sententiam sed per suas Epistolas faciebat Cum etiam alii Reges terrarum qui nimio plures Civitates & Castra in plerisque partibus simili jure utantur quo utitur Rex Francorum praedictus quibus juribus ex necessaria consuetudine dicti regni quae potest et debet dici vetusta tam ipse quam ejus antecessores usi sunt continue tantis inconcussè temporibus de quorum contrario memoria non existit nec quicquam alteri sancti Patres Summi Pontifices qui dictum Bonifacium praecesserunt unquam Regi Franciae vel aliis Principibus quaestionem moverunt de praemissis de quibus maximè temporalibus seu ad jus temporalitatis seu Regiae Majestatis spectantibus solum ad dictum Regem et ejus Curiam cognitio pertinens si quis forsan vellet super eis quaestionem refer Cum etiam super jure Patronatus Ecclesiarum in plerisque partibus regni ad ipsum Romanum Regem et ejus Curiam cognitio pertinere noscatur ex antiqua consuetudine praedicta Cumque dictus Bonifacius nulli alii Principi super juribus praemissis vel similiter unquam moverit quaestionem Cumque insuper inter caetera regna mundi fidei Religio honour & obedientia ad sedem Apostolicam & Romanam Ecclesiam & Ecclesiarum libertates atque defensio & jurium Ecclesiarum ipsarum exhibitio in regno Franciae observentur et custodiantur praecipuè Cumque in regno ipso tam per Regem quam per alios antequam dictum Papatum teneret et post honores et obsequia dictus Bonifacius semper receperit inter caetera regna mundi Cum sciret insuper tempore quo fuit impetitus super haeresi et schismate per dictos Dominos Columnenses & postea apud Regem & magnas alias personas in dicto regno de eisdem haeresi et schismate quaesitum ut superius est narratum & clarum certum & indubitatum existit quod in odium fidei Catholicae pro defensione haeresis ejus et schismatis odium conceperat contra dictos Regem et regnum et totis suis studiis ad eorum exterminium vigilabat ac etiam properabat et procedebat tam ad dictos Actus nefandos quam alios per me Gulielmum de Plasiano in viam provocationis propositos & adhuc alios praeter ipsos & ad omnes in literis seu earum tenoribus per dictos excipientes in suis scriptis productis contentos excedens Patrum Sanctorum terminos falsas adinventiones & fucatos colores inveniens ad suos defendendos errores Et sic non obstant sed clare de calumnia et haeresi fautoria convincunt dictos excipientes per eos proposita et producta contra Dominum Regem praedictum maxim cum tenores literarum dicti Bonifacii et processuum habitorum contra Dominum Regem praedictum producunt qui processus et literae tanquam perperam et temere attentati per Bonifacium fuerunt per dictum Dominum Benedictum praedecessorem vestrum annullati et quatinus de facto processerunt revocati Quae omnia dicti excipientes noverunt & in Curiae Pater sancte debent contineri Registris quae petimus superiis per nos inspici & videri Et cum contra Dominum Regem ex praemissis dicti excipientes non possint intentionem suam adinimicitias ostendendas fundare multo minus adversus dictos Comites Dominum Ludovicum filium Philippi Regis Comit. Ebroic Guidonem Com. Sancti Pauli Johannem Drocens Com. vel adversus nos Gulielmo de Nogaretto Gulielmo de Plasiono Milites vel alios de Regno praedicto Et attendite Pater sancte si dictus Bonifacius ex doloso proposito movebatur cum Regi Franciae in praedictis suis literis imponebat quod idem Dominus Rex contenderet se superiorem non habere Quis enim quoad ea quae ad Claves regni coelorum pertinent et fidem Catholicam et Ecclesiastica Sacramenta Summum Pontificem et Ecclesiam Romanam sic humiliter sic reverenter sic devote recognoscat sicut Rex Franciae praedictus et sui progenitores semper superioritatem hujusmodi recognoverunt Quis alius Christianus invenitur in mundo Princeps vel alius qui in his talem tantamque reverentiam et devotionem exhibeat Ecclesiae Romanae sicut Rex Franciae praedictus Certè nullus Praeterea qualiter poterat nisi ex suo doloso officio praecessisset per praedictas literas clausas Ausculta fili dicto Domino Regi directas & per clausas literas dicto Domino Johanni Monacho missas definitiuè pronunciare sine omni causae cognition et de re quorum interesi non auditis proffer sententiam  nusquam Item Advertite qualiter in literis Ausculta fili praedictis ac si esset liquidum et clarum per legitimum processum habitum dicebat dictum Dominum Regem excommunicatum et excommunicationem se extendere super omnibus praemissis Articulis in quibus jus quo dictus Dominus Rex utitur clarum notorium et indubitatum existat ut superius est praemissum et ad ejus Regiam dignitatem et cognitionem pertinere noscatur Inspicite etiam Pater sancte quod sicut si voluisset ordinare de uno modico Prioratu in capite et in membris sic se velle dicebat disponere etiam temporaliter quod ad eum pertinere non poterat esio quod Catholicus Papa fuisset super omnibus dictis juribus claris et lucidis dicti Domini Regis et regni et de statu regni in una vice disponere et ad hoc Convocationem Praelatorum et Doctorum dicti regni se facere praetendebat Legimus in Isaia Fatuus fatua loquitur certe suum pravum propositum fatue oftendebat I shall close these proceedings of the French King against Pope Boniface after his decease with this observation of * Antiqu. Eccles. Brit. p. 216. Matthew Parker Archbishop of Canterbury Quod si Johannes quondam Angliae Rex hujusmodi gladio Papae censuris restitisset nec se nec regnum tot calamitatibus posteà consertim subsequentibus exposuisset I am now arrived at the last year of King Edward's reign which a Flores Historiarum An. 1307. p. 463 464. Matthew Westminster and b Hist. Angl. p. 64. Ypodigma Neusit p. 97 98 See Polychronic Fabian Holinshed Grafton Speed Daniel and others An. 35 E 1. Thomas Walsingham begin with the History of the general complaints of the Nobles Commons and Clergy of England against the manifold Innovations Exactions Grievances of William de Testa the Pope's Nuncio newly sent into England to plunder it and after that against Peter Hispan his Legate à latere in the Parliament held at Carlisle and of the provisions therein made against them and the future Exactions Impositions of Abbots and Prior's Aliens upon religious Houses of their Order in England Anno gratiae 1307. as Matthew Westminster but 1308. as Walsingham computes qui est annus regni Regis Edwardi à Conquestu primi tricesimus quintus & ultimus fuit idem Rex ad Natale apud Carleolum cum magna multitudine populi Anglicani In Octavis Sancti Hillarii Rex Parliamentum tenuit Carleoli in quo per Majores graves depositae sunt quaerimoniae de oppressionibus Ecclesiarum et Monasteriorum multiplicibus extortionibus pecuniarum per Nuncium Domini Papae Magistrum Gulielmum Testa noviter in regnum inductis praeceptumque est eidem Clerico de assensu Comitum et Baronum ne de caetero talia exequatur Ordinatum etiam erat quod pro remedio super hiis ordinando ad Dominum Papam assignati mitterentur Nuncii In eodem Parliamento aedita sunt Statuta quaedam tangentia Religiosos qui domus suas principales in alia regno habebant etc. What these Petitions and complaints against the New extorsions of this William Testa and other the Pope's Harpies were what proceedings Edicts were had and made against them in this Parliament and what Letters sent to the Pope by special Messe●gers to prevent them for the future the Parchment Bock of the proceedings and Pleas in this Parliament in the Tower thus more at large relates our Monkish Historians being brief partial in their relations of them * See Ryley his Piacita Parliamentaria p. 376 377 etc. Hae sunt Petitiones quae in Parliamento Domini Edwardi filii Regis Henrici apud Karliolum in Octabis Sancti Hillarii Anno regni sui 35. per Communitatem Regni porrectae fuerunt super oppressionibus per Magistrum Willielmum Testa Clericum Domini Clementis Papae quinti Communitati factis memoratae A Nostre Seigneur le Roy prient Contes Barons et tdte la Communaute de la terre aid et remedie des oppressions southescrites qe l'Apostoille fait fair en ceste Roialme en ablessement de la foi Dieu et avyntissement de l'estat de Seint Eglise en royalme et a disheritezon et prejudice du Roy et de sa Coronne et des autres bones gentzes du dite royalme et en offens et destruction de la lei de la terre et a grant damage et enpovexissement du people et en subversion de sut l'estat du royalme et encountre la volunte et l'ordenement des primes foundours La primer des Provisions Come saint Eglise en toutz ces estates de Prelacy en cesie royalme soit funde per le Roy et per ses Ancestors et per les ditz Countess et Barons et lour Ancestors pur eux et le poeple apprendre de la foi Dieu et faire oreisons et aumoynes et hospitalites en les liens ou les Eglises sont foundeez pur ies Almes des foundurs et de lour heirs et certaines possession qe amontent a les deux parties du Roialme soint per les ditz foundurs assignetz as Prelatz pur sustenir les charges susditz et des tiels possession nomement que sont assignetz as Ercevesques Evesques Abbeys priories et autres Mesons de Religion le Roy et les dites Countes et Barons come Signior et avees en temps de vacations ount et avoir deivent la garde et presentent et devient presenter a les Provendres et les Eglises Parochieles et as dignities qe sont de l'avoerye des Prelatz susditz Sauves celes dignities que per le graunt et l'ordenement des Rois se fount per election et des queux Prelatz le Roy et ses Ancesters a touz jours avoient la greyvure partie du sen et du counsel que conveneit per la sauvete du royalme la vint l'Apostoil en appropriant a lui la Seignurie des tiels possession come il feut meismes avoe et donne per ses Provisions et en autre manere les dignities provendres et Eglises susdites as aliens qe james demoerent et as aucuns qi demorer ne Nota. pount come as Cardinals qe unkes mes ne feut oy issint qe a poy de temps apres ceste chose soit soeffert il ne avera dignity provendre ne Eglise de avoesons des Prelatz susditz qe ne serra en meynes des aliens adonqes les elections quant as Erceveschies Eveschies faudront les oreisons aumoynes et hospitalites en les liens susditz serront sustrestes le Roy et les autres lais avoyes en temps de vacations lour presentementzes perdront le counseil susdit perira les biens hors du Roialme serront emportiez dont touz les mals apertement sensueront Estre ceo l'Apostoil fait faire en cest Roialme antres oppressions jesques en cea desoies doubt totes les duresces susdites pleinement sensuont Vne est Come les ditz Countess Barons et toutz ceux de la Communaute de la terre et touse lour Ancestors du temps dont il nad memoire touz jours jesques en cea poent touse lour leiss Chateux et biens en lour Testamentz deviser et donor depertier solonc lor donement de leux Executors saunz rien nomer especialment ou distinctement issint que la volunte de chescun testator touse jours ad estie de nomer tieux biens et leis Chateur distinctement ou generaument ou nomer pertie distinctement ou pertis generaument et les Executors de tieur Testamentz eient estiez touz jours jusques en cea chargez auxi a vant de tieux biens et Chateux des Testators generaument en lour Testamentz nomez come des biens Chateux distinctement moties a respoundre en la Court le Roy a chescun qui voleit verse eux debt demaundre issint que les Executions des Iugements renduz en la Court le Roy vers les Executors ount estiez faites per force de lei et custom du royalme auxi avant du tieur biens et Chateux veint distinctement nomez come des autres la veignent Mestre William Testa et les autres Clercs et Procurators Apostoill et demaundent communement per ●i le Roialme des Executors all oeps l'Apostoill touse les biens que sont nient distinctement En tiels Testamentz nomez et grevousement par sentences et en autre manere et soventfeth sans process de lei les destreynent pur tieux biens a eux all oeps l'Apostoill paer encountxe la lei et la custom susdites et la volunte des tieux Testators a damage et empoverissement de tote la royalme et pur ceste estrange duresce et desques en cea de soie prient les dites Countess Barons et Communaute qe de sicome tiel menere des Testamentz ad estie solonc la custume du royalme a touse jours usee et par les autres Apostoill acceptie et affirm sicome en lour Canonize le escrite pl●inement est contenuz voille si lui plest remedy encounter cest oppression fair et ordener Ensement par la ou les biens des Intestates per grantzes de Rois as our Archbishops and Bishops suggested in their Constitutions of Intestates Goods though erroneously devient per l'Ordenaire du lieu estre donez et departies pur l'alme le mort et le dit Ordenaire per force de la * Stat. 31 E. 1. c. 11. lei de la terre soit pur ce tenuz a respoundre a la Court le Roy a chescun qui se pleindre voet de dette en quei le mort lieu feut tenuz la veignent les Clercs l'Apostoill et demandent a soen oeps touse tieus manners des biens et des Chateux de Intestates qest en offens de la lei et en countre le grant susdit Note that this Article is not mentioned in the Latin Copy of the Articles annexed at the end of the French nor in the Letter and Remonstrance of the grievances innovations oppressions than complained of and petitioned against drawn up in the Name of the King and of all the Nobles and Commons of England in this Parliament to be sent to Pope Clement Wherefore I justly suspect it was afterwards foisted into these Articles by the Bishops or their Officers like that new Clause in King John's Charter only to justify or countenance their Constitutions touching Intestates Goods and patronise their distribution of them to pious uses for the good of their souls which was not only prohibited but generally opposed by the King Nobles and Commons as I have * Here p 18 to 22. elsewhere evidenced at large E d'autre part par la ou un home du dit royalme se oblige a une autre en un some davoir a rendre a un certaine jour et sil ne fait qil soit tenuz en 10 l. ou en une autre some davoir a paer au primer passage de gentz darmez en la terre seinte les ditz Clercs l'Apostoill sont enquerre per mi tut le Roialme des tiels obligations faites avant ces hours dont les paies ne sont mie faites as jours contenuz tut eient les dettours fait gre a lour creanceours ou per jugement de la Court le Roy a qui les conusances des tiels' obligations appendent eient les debts ensemblement ove les damages a lour creanceours rendutzes ja le meynes il distreynent les dettours pur lavoir issint a le terre seinte oblige all oeps l'Apostoill liverer Ensement par la ou un home est obligie a un autxe en debt et les creanceours veigne as ditz Clercs l'Apostoill et les promette la moiety ou plus ou meynes de la dite dette pur luy faire avoir le remnaut meismes les Clercs meintenaunt fount somondre et destreyndre le debtor a respoundre devaunt eux de cele debt en apert desheritezon du Roy et de sa Coroune Ensement par la ou le Roy et ses Ancestors Countess et Barons et lour Ancestors on 't donez terres tenementzes et avoesons et tieles autres temporautez as Pr●latz de Seint Eglise come Ercevesques Evesques Abbeys Priores des queux Temporautes les unes sont tenuz per homage et les autres sont tenuz pur Dieu servir en Seinte Eglise et autres charges fair come sus est dit et des queles Temporautes si tort ensoit fait as tenantzes the celes le Roy est tenuz a fair droit en sa Court pur ce que la conusance des tiels Temporautes au Roi apent et a null autre la vint l'Apostoill en appropriant a lui la signory susdite fait taxer a sa volente auxi avant la temporaute come l'espirituaute en disheriteson du Roy et des Countes et Barons susditz Ensement par la ou persone de Seint Eglise moert en tiel seson del an que les fruitz del an suyant devyent a luy appender des queux il ad fait son testament come de ses autres biens et les Executors par force de lei et custom du royalme touse jours ont estiez et deivent estre reponables en la Court le Roy de tiels fruitz a chescum qe debt voleit demander verse eux per brief le Roy issint que l'execution du Iugement renduz en la Court le Roy meintenaunt saunz nule delay se det fair par force de lei du royalme auxi avant endreit des tiels fruitz come des autres biens la vint l'Apostoill q'ad reservi a lui les fruitz les primers vacantzes et veut aver tiels fruitz a son eops demeine et sil les eit demorra le Iugement rendu en la Court le Roy sanz execution et l'execution remeindra en suspens a lafoy volunte l'Apostoill Ensement se pleynent les ditz Countes et Barons et la Communaute que par la ou lour Cleres' a lour presentmentzes sont receuz et instituz en le Eglises que sont de lour avoesons et des fruitz de celes Eglises que sont properment les aumoyns des avoes tut soient il dimes quant a Dieu d●ivent lour Clercs estre sustenuz pur les Eglises servir la vint l'Apostoill et prent a lieu touz les fruitz del primer an de la voidantz de celes Eglises sanz rien reservir pur la sustenance des ditz Clercs et issint appropre il a luy les aumoynes des ditz avoes encounter lour volentes et en perill de disheriteson quant a lour avoesons q'are per meisme la reason qil les prent le primer an de l'avoidance les peut il prendre le second et le tierce et le quart et issint avant a sa volunte et cest apert disheriteson des avoes quant a lour avoesons q'are si tossed come les Clercs perdie sa possession de sa Eglise encountre la volente de son avoe son avoe perdie sa avoeson de meisme l'Eglise et pur ce lei et custume du royalme ne see offrent point que play soit en Court Christiene des dismes de l'Eglise ou de la tierce party ou de la quart party avant ce que plai soit termine en la Court le Roy de Lauceson de meismes les dimes Ensement come pur le denyer de saint Pier que les * See here Tom. 1. p 202 to 220. Rois Dengleterre donerent come en aumone a la Court de Rome soleit touse jours estre pay a l'Apostoill ou a ses Procuratours un certain cest assavoir 200 l. 29 s. de tout le royalme a lever per les Evesques Dengleterre a quele manere e form de lever ad este touse jours del primer grant jesques en cea acceptie par Buile des acuns Apostoill confirm sicome peut estre mustri quant mestir serra la vint l'Apostoill refusunt cel certain et fait noumbrer par ses Procuratours susdi●z trestouz le astres de la terre auxi come il voleit la poeir et la privitie du Roialme savoir et demande de cheseum astre un denier q'amontreit atrop a quant damage et empoverissement du people et a grant peril du Roy et de son royalme After these Petitions in French in the Parchment Book in the Tower entitled Placita Parliamenti the same Petitions in substance with some few Additions are subjoined in Latin with this Preface * See Ryleys Placita Parl. p. 379 380. CUM in Parliamento Domini Regis apud Karliolum in Octabis Sancti Hillarii Anno regni Domini Regis E. 35. propositae fuerunt petitiones per Comites Barones' et alios Magnates et Communitatem totius regni Angliae pro statu Coronae Regiae necnon terrarum ipsius Regis Scotiae Walliae & Hiberniae et tota Communitate praedicta super variis novis et intollerabilibus gravaminibus oppressionibus injuriis et extorsionibus praefatis Comitibus Baronibus Magnatibus et Communitati authoritate et mandato Domini Papae ac etiam per Magistrum Willielmum Testa Domini Papae Clericum necnon ejusdem Magistri Willielmi Commissarios Ministros seu Vices-gerentes et ipsius nomine illatis multipliciter in regno et terris praedictis prout in articulis contentis in praedictis Petitionibus qui tales sunt inseritur videlicet De effrenata multitudine Provisionum Apostolicarum per quas patronis seu advocatis beneficiorum collatio tollitur seu praesentatio ac demum indigenae nobiles et literati a promotione Ecclesiastica penitus excludentur et erit defectus Consilii in regno quantum ad ea quae ad Spiritualitatem pertinent nec inveni●ntur idonei qui ad Ecclesiasticas valeant eligi praelaturas Cultus divinus minuetur hospitalitates et eleemosinae cessabunt contra intentionem primariam fundatorum Ecclesiarum jura peribunt indefensa aedificia Ecclesiastica corruent et populi devotio subtrahetur Item de Decanatibus Ecclesiarum Cathedralium regni Angliae quorum multi jam ad manus Cardinalium et aliorum alienigenarum in ipsis Ecclestis minime residentium devenerunt et de caeteris Decanatibus ut idem flat in proximo verisimiliter est timendum contra primariam Ecclesiarum ordinationem et intentionem saluberrimam fundatorum ex quo in ipsis Ecclesiis Cathedralibus ad quorum regimen et custodiam continuam Decani propter Episcoporum absentiam salubriter fuerant instituti multiplex inordinatio proveniet atque defectus tam in divino obsequio hospitalitate et eleemosina quam in correctione excessuum Ministrorum et Domino Regi ac regno multorum peritorum Consilium qui ad ipsus Decanatus eligi consneverant penitus subtrahetur Item de Religiosis domibus a variis Magnatibus pia devotione fundatis ad divini cultus augmentum hospitalitatis exercitium eleemosinarum largitionem ipsorum fundatorum et omnium fidelium defunctorum per orationes continuas remissionem quorum redditus et proventus Dominus Papa intendit diversorum Cardinalium usibus applicare Item de primis fructubus beneficiorum vacantium sedi Apostolicae reservatis quod antea fuerat inauditum super quorum collectione Dominus Papa interpretationes Nota. durissimas et multum praejudiciales Domino Regi et regno ac eliam toti Ecclesiae Anglicanae jam de novo edidit sicut fertur Item de denariis Sancti * See here Tom. 1. p. 202 to 220. 236. Petri a progenitoribus Regis primitus sub certa forma concessis a prima concessione sua sub eadem forma a tempore cujus non extat memoria persolutis nunc autem contra dictam concessionem minus rationabiliter exactis in grave dampnum Ecclesiarum et totius populi Anglicani Item de legatis vel promissis pia intention a multis in subsidium Terrae Sanctae propter redemptionem peccatorum per aliquos authoritate sedis Apostolicae improbè petitis et eractis et in alios usus convertendis ipsis legantibus vel promittentibus minime profecturos Item de penis pecuniariis in fraudem legis variis contractibus adjectis et in subsidium Terrae Sanctae promissis quarum praetextu multae causae ad forum Regium pertinentes coram Clericis Domini Papae in Regiae dignitatis praejudicium agitantur Item the indistincte legatis quae sunt approbatae tam de jure Canonico quam Civili et quae dicti Clerici Domini Papae impie sibi appropriare nituntur et in usus ipsis defunctis quorum bona fuerant mimine profuturos convertere contra voluntatem piissimam defunctorum Item cum Romana Ecclesia unum duntaxat Clericum pro suis negotiis hactenus in Anglia habere consueverat ad expensas Ecclesiae Anglicanae Dominus Papa jam ut dicitur quatuor Clericos ordinavit quibus oportebit Anglicanam Ecclesiam ultra antiquam consuetudinem sumptus non modicos ministrare Haec omnia ad extrahendam a regno pecuniam ad exinanitionem Ecclesiae manifestam Nota. et ad ditandum alienigenas spoliatis indigenis tendere dinoscuntur nisi exurgat Deus & dissipentur inimici ejus ut per secularem Principem et ipsius Consilium de consensu Procerum et Magnatum tanta malicia reprimatur Super quibus oppressionum gravaminum et extorsionum et injuriarum Articulis praefatus Magister Willielmus Testa quatinus ipsum contingunt in pleno Parliamento praedicto allocutus convictus extitit nec inde se potuit aliqualit●r excusare nisi tantum quod dixit quod authoritate Domini Papae praemissa fuerat executus Et quia facta Magistri Willielmi Testa in praemissis si tollerarentur manifeste cederent in divini cultus diminutionem et Ecclesiae Anglicanae exinanitionem necnon in praejudicium laefionem et exhaeredationem Coronae potestatis jurisdictionis et dignitatis Regiae Anglicanae destructionemque totius Communitatis praedictae ac status regni legum et consuetudinum ejusdem subversionem quod absit perpetuam Et unde majora pericula possent processu temporis evenire Demum consideratis periculis praedictis ex assensu Domini Regis ac toto Consilio Parliamenti praedicti provisum fuit concordatum ordinatum et consideratum Nota. quod praemissa gravamina oppressiones injurias et extorsiones fieri non permitterentur in regno et terris praedictis Et prohibitum est praedicto Magistro W. in Parliamento praedicto quod de caetero contra provisionem concordiam considerationem praedictas nec procedat nec per se seu alium quemcumque in praemissis intromittat vel aliquo praemissorum Et injunctum est eidem Magistro W. quod quicquid per ipsum Collegas Commissar Ministros Uices gerentes aut alios quoscunque sibi adhaerentes seu intendentes attemptatum est actum seu executum in praemissis et quolibet praemissorum revocet ut cassum irritum et inane et totam pecuniam per eos in hac parte levatam salvo custodiri fac et secure infra regnum praedictum quousque Dominus Rex de Consilio praedicto aliud super hoc duxerit ordinand Et ad majorem hujus rei evidentiam ordinatum est et concordatum per Dominum Regem et Consilium praedictum quod Nuncii experti ad dictum Dominum Papam ex parte dicti Domini Regis et totius Communitatis praedictae transmittantur ad praedicta gravamina oppressiones extorsiones et injurias notificanda et exponenda Et praeceptum est fingulis Uicecom regni praedicti quod per Sacramentum proborum et legalium hominum de Ballivis suis per quos rei veritas melius sciri poterit diligenter inquirant de nominibus Commissariorum et aliorum Ministrorum praedicti Magistri William Testa qui pramissa oppressiones gravamina extorsiones et injurias in Com. praedictis taliter perpetrarunt aut fecerunt necnon de nominibus eorum qui coram dictis Commissariis vel Ministris aliquem vel aliquos citari vel vocari fecerunt seu dicta gravamina executi fuerunt Et omnes illos quos in praemissis culpabiles in venerint attachient per corpora eorum Ita quod eos habeant coram Rege in Dctabis Sanctae Trinitatis ubicunque tunc fuerit in Anglia ad respondendum tam Domino Regi quam aliis inde conqueri volentibus super praemissis Et ad faciendum et recipiendum quod Curia Regis consideraverit in hac parte et Uic habeant ibi nomina eorum quos inde culpabiles invenerint et Brevia In the Clause Roll of 35 E. 1. I find these Writs issued by the King to several Sheriffs to attach several Canons and Ecclesiastical persons many of them Italians and this Pope's Nuntioes Agents and bring them before the King and his Council to answer for their offences committed against the King's Majesty REX Vic. Staff salutem Praecipimus tibi quod sine dilacione eapias Magistrum Claus 35 E ● m. 14. intus De quibusdam hominibus ducendis coram Consilio Regis Andraeum de Janua Canonicum Ecclesiae de Wolverenhampton et ipsum sumptibus suis propriis sub salvo et securo conductu duci facias usque Karliolum ita quod sit ibi coram Nobis et Consilio nostro die Dominica in medio Quadragesimae prox futur ad respondendum nobis de diversis transgressionibus per ipsum in regno nostro in laesion 'em nostrae Regiae Majestatis factis et perpetratis Et hoc sicut te et omnia quae habes in regno nostro praedicto diligis et nobis forisfacere poteris nullo modo omittas Et habeas ibi hoc breve Teste Rege apud Lanercost 4 die Febr. Per Consilium Eodem modo mandatum est Vic. Midd. de Bindo Bandwini de Vaccarettia Commissario Galiassi Guillielmi capiendo et ducendo in forma praedicta Eodem modo mandatum est eidem Vic. Mid. de Guidone de Wichio Rectore Ecclesiae de Hese de Com. Midd. capiendo et ducendo in forma praedicta Eodem modo mandatum est Majori & Vic. London de Galiasso Guillielmi de Seine Praestato Guidone de Wichio Magistro Andraea de Janua Canonico Ecclesiae de Wolverenehampton praedicto Bindo Baldwyni Commissar etc. Lanto Agolentis de Societate Amanetorum de Pistora Manietto de Scalalapo Chini de Societate Scalarum de Florencia Mazeto Bakerelli & Neret Guidonis de Societate Perugiorum capiendis et ducendis in forma praedicta Mandatum est etiam Principi Walliae & Come Cestriae Custodi Scotiae & Justice Hiberniae quod ipsi consimiliter procedant in terris praedictis super negotiis memoratis et provisionem concordiam ordinationem et confiderationem praedictas in eisdem terris faciant firmiter et inviolabiliter observari The Mandates Writs than issued to the Sheriffs of Counties throughout England were in these words REX Vicecomiti Cumbriae salutem Quia Comites Barones' aliique Proceres Ryley Plac. Parliamentaria p. 382. Breve ordinatum singulis Vicecomitibus super eis●em et tota Communitas regni nostri in instanti Parliamento nostro apud Karliolum nobis intimarunt quod diversae oppressiones extorsiones injuriae et gravamina intollerabilia ficut de debitis conbentionibus et aliis contemptibus quorum cognitiones ad Nos Coronam et dignitatem nostram et non ad alium pertinentes per nonnullos juris nostri Regii violatores et impugnatores in foro Ecclesiastico agitantur quandoque pro parte debitorum illorum ad Terram Sanctam percipienda et quandoque pro poenis pecuniariis levanda quae in scriptis obligatoriis de debitis conventionibus seu contractibus hujusmodi confectis continentur in subsidium Terrae sanctae promittuntur ac etiam de bladis et aliis bonis personarum et aliorum Praelatorum contra voluntatem eorum venditis et asportatis necnon de bonis temporalibus intestatorum ac bonis in testamentis defunctorum generaliter nominatis in usus hujusmodi violatorum et impugnatorum conversis et de denariis Sancti Petri ultra concessionem Progenitorum nostrorum quondam Regum Angliae jam exactis in Com. tuo et alibi infra regnum nostrum jam de novo perpetrantur in nostri et juris regni nostri Regii praejudicium Coronaeque et dignitatis nostrae Regiae laesionem et exhaeredationem nostram necnon et status ejusdem regni perpetuae subversionis periculum manifestum Nos maliciae violatorum illorum et impugnatorum absque omni dissimulatione prout tenemur obviare volentes in praemissis Tibi praecipimus quod per sacramentum proborum et legalium hominum de Comitatu tuo per quos veritas melius seiri poterit in propria persona tua diligenter inquiras qui hujusmodi oppressiones extorsiones injurias et gravamina prosecuti fuerint et omnes illos quos per inquisitionem illam inde culpabiles inveneris ponas per vadium et salvos plegios quod sint coram nobis in Octabis Sanctae Trinitatis ubicumque tunc fuerimus in Anglia nobis super praemissis plenius responsuri et ulterius facturi et recepturi quod nostra Curia consideraverit in hac parte Et habeas ibi nomina pleg Inquisitionem illam distincte et aperte factam sub sigillo tuo et figillis eorum per quos facta fuerit Et hoc breve Teste Rege apud Karliolum 22 die Marcii Anno r. n. 35. The Letter and Remonstrance of these intolerable Papal grievances oppressions and Innovations then drawn up in the name and behalf of the King and all the Nobles and Commonalty of England in this Parliament to be sent to Pope Clement by special expert Messengers is very memorable which I shall present you with out of the Memorials of this Parliament enroled in an ancient Parchment Book in the Tower NVper de vestrae promotionis eventu ad Apostolicae Celsitudinem dignitatis An. 35 E 1. Litera e Regno Angliae ad Papam See Ryleyes' Placita Parliamentaria p. 355 356. in Turri London plene jocunditate gaudii replebamur sperantes in quibusiibet dicti Regis et nostris negotiis ac utilitatibus promovendis vos patrem graciosum benebolum et propicium habituros nunc enim admirationis nobis non modicae et querelae ex ea causa consurgit quod nos Clerus et populus dicti regni veri utique Catholicae fidei professores qui tanquam devotionis filii vos et Romanam Ecclesiam reberemur vestrique nominis et honoris fervidi zelatores de paterna manu pro devotione praegrandi oppressiones innumeras et grandia suscipimus detrimenta qui potius sperebamus ab eyes si forsan emergerent per vestram clementiam relevari amplisque favoribus et uberrimis graciis praeveniri Sane per Nuncios et Ministros vestros in dicto regno Angliae commorantes eorumque Commissarios nos exacerbari graviter sencientes ex materia operum eorundem formatos malleos experimur quibus percutimur et conterimur multis modis et variis incessanter et licet fidem Christianam et ea quae dilatationem cultus ipsius fidei respiciunt et ad divinae laudis spectant obsequium pet vestrum regi Ministerium teneamus et dictam Ecclesiam cunctorum matrem fidelium et Magistram non tamen credimus quod vestrae intentionis existat vel ad hoc suam velit extendere potestatem ut suos et devotos et humiles filios non solum non laedat aut opprimat vel injuriis provocet aut eorum jura praeripiat vel eye in aliquo deroget set potius ut a no●iis et indebitis oppressionibus custodiat et praeservet Et ecce sanctissime Pater nimis duris acerbis et importabilibus oneribus et hactenus inauditis quae per dictos vestros Commissarios siunt cotidie et in dicto regno diversi mode imponuntur quorum aliqua curavimus describere seriatim commocio nostra nimirum et ex rationabili causa procedit Per effrenatam autem multitudinem Provisionum quae jam ad praefatum regnum a sede Apostolica emanarunt Ordinariis Beneficiorum collatio ad eos de jure pertinens tollitur ac demum indigenae Nobiles et Literati a promotione Ecclesiastica penitus excluduntur sicque erit defectus Consilii in regno quantum ad ea quae ad spiritualitatem spectant non invenientur idonei qui ad Ecclesiasticas valeant eligi praelaturas cultus divinus minuetur hospitalitates et eleemosinae cessabunt contra intentionem primariam fundatorum Ecclesiarum jura peribunt aedificia Ecclesiastica corruent et populi devotio subtrahetur De Decanatibus etiam Ecclesiarum Cathedralium praedicti regni quorum multi jam ad manus Cardinalium et aliorum aligenarum in ipsis Ecclesiis minime restdentium devenerunt et de caeteris Decanatibus ut idem flat in prorimo verisimiliter est timendum contra primariam Ecclesiarum fundationem et intentionem saluberimam fundatorum ex quo in ipsis Ecclesiis Cathedralibus ad quorum regimen et Custodiam continuam Decani propter Episcopi absentiam salubriter fuerant instituti multiplex inordinatio proveniet atque defectus tam in Divino obsequio hospitalitate et eleemosina quam in correctione excessuum Ministrorum et Domino nostro Regi ac regno multorum peritorum Consilium qui ad ipsos eligi consueverant Decanatus penitus subtrahetur De Religiosis vero domibus a multis et diversis Magnatibus ad divini cultus augmentum hospitalitatis exercitium et eléemosinarum largitionem pia devotione fundatis in remissionem peccaminum fundatorum ipsorum et omnium fidelium defunctorum per hujusmodi opera Caritatis et orationes continuas faciend redditus et proventus sicut evidenter apparet auferre intenditis et diversorum Cardinali●m usibus applicare Necnon et vestris propriis usibus primas fructus Beneficiorum vacantium in regno praedicto et aliis terris dicti Domini nostri Regis dicioni subjectis similiter reservare * Nota. quod antea fuerat inauditum super quorum collectione interpretationes durissimas et multum praejudiciales ipsi Domino Regi et regno ac etiam toti Ecclesiae Anglicanae dicimini noviter edidisse validus clamor auditur et si susiineretur quod Dominus avertat haec novitas supra modum imperpetuum in ejusdem Domini Regis praejudicium et exhaeredacionem ac regni depauperationem et alimoniarum quae fiunt egenis annullationem apertissime redundaret De denariis quoque beati Petri * See Tom. 1. p. 202 to 220. a progenitoribus saepedicti Domini nostii Regis primitus et ex devotione sub certa forma concessis et a prima concessione sub eadem forma a tempore cujus non extat memoria persolutis nunc contra concessionem praedictam per Clericos et Commissarios vestros antedictos nova fit exactio in grave dispendium totius populi Anglicani De Legato itaque vel praemissis pia intention a multis in subsidium Terrae Sanctae pro remissione peccatorum per aliquos authoritate vestra petitis improbe et exactis et in usus alios convertendis ipsis legantibus vel promittentibus minime profuturis Et de poenis etiam pecuniariis in fraudem Legis et consuetudinis dicti regni contractibus nonnullis adjectis in subsidium dictae Terrae sanctae promissis quarum praetextu multae causae mere ad forum Regium pertinentes coram memoratis Commissariis vestris in Regiae dignitatis praejudicium agitantur Ac insuper de indistincte legatis quae sunt approbata juxta sententiam Sapientum tam a jure Canonico quam Cibili et a legibus et consuetudinibus memorati regni non discrepantia set servata qui quidem praelibati Clerici vestri et Commissarii impii sibi appropriare nituntur et in usus ipsis defunctis quorum bona fuerant minime profuturis convertere contra voluntatem piissimam defunctorum maximum murmur surgit in regno quae tanquam non mediocriter praejudicialia Regiae diguitati et populo dicti regni nequiunt aliquatenus sustineri Ad haec cum Romana Ecclesia unum duntaxat Clericum pro suis negotiis hactenus in Anglia habere consueverit ad expens Ecclesiae Anglicanae jam ut dicitur quatuor Clerici sunt transmissi et morantur ibidem ultra antiquas consuetudines et ad majus onus ejusdem Ecclesiae et ulterioris oppressionis augmentum Et quia praemissa et quodlibet eorundem sicut praenotatum est ad exinanitionem Ecclesiae Anglicanae praefati Domini Regis exhaeredationem et Coronae et dignitatis Regis atque Regis enorme praejudicium injuriam et jacturam oppressionem pauperum destructionem fidelium terrae scandalum maniseste tendere dinoscuntur Sanctitati vestrae devotae supplicationis instantia humiliter exoramus quatinus hiis quae praemisimus clementi meditatione pensatis quem non depressionem nostrum set nostrorum exaltationem honorum diligere confidimus et speramus sic circa ea salubriter moderanda manum et animum Providentia vestra dignetur apponere quod in omnibus cultu servato modestiae causa vel occasio non emergat quae nobis qui ipsam Ecclesiam velud matrem filialis debito devotionis prosequimur et eidem Ecclesiae quod absit scandalum vel turbationum inducat quoniam non possemus juxta possibilitatem nostram aliqualiter tolerare quod praefatum regnum cui per hujusmodi Novitates et oppressiones intollerabiles miserabiliter illuditur enervationes dispendia quorum fieri nequimus expertes quodque in suis juribus defensare tenemur taliter senciat aut sic indebite collidatur A most observable heroic Remonstrance Epistle and resolution worthy a genuine English Parliament By the precedent Letter Articles and Remonstrance it than was and now is as evident as the Sun at noonday to all the World 1. That this Pope Clement his Legates Cardinals Nuntioes Agents yea some of his predecessors with most of their successors ever since were the most sacrilegious Church-robbers the most avaricious pernicious impious scandalous unconscionable uncharitable unchristian Thiefs Plunderers Spoilers usurpers of the Churches Clergies poor men's revenues possessions maintenance alms and of the undoubted Rights Prerogatives of the Kings Nobles Prelates and Commons of England the most real enemies to and underminers of God's worship service piety charity and Christian Religion that ever the World produced whose principal care study practice was not to feed foster instruct protect the Church and people of Christ purchased with his most precious blood according to their duties as Christ his Apostles and the primitive Bishops Popes and Ministers of the Gospel did and enjoined them to do but only to fleece flay oppress rob plunder murder destroy them by new invented extortions and rapines to fill their coffers with the mammon of unrighteousness the only Deity they served adored loved sought after in all Christian Kingdoms especially in our own with all their hearts strength might souls without seeking minding the things of Jesus Christ whose Vicars they professed themselves in their Bulls Edicts but absolutely contradicted denied by their premised works Whiles these things were acted in the Parliament at Carlisle against the Pope's Innovations and extortions to prevent their vigorous execution by the King * Mat. Westm An. 1037. p. 464. Thomas Walsingham Hist. Angl. p. 64. Speed Holinshed Daniel and others Venit ad illud Parliamentum circa festum Cathedrae S. Petri then translated from Rome in Italy to Bordeaux in France quidam Cardinalis Sabinensis Magister Petrus Ispanus missus a latere Papae in Angliam ad perficiendum ordinatum matrimonium inter primogenitum Regis Angliae Edwardum & filiam Regis Francorum Isabellam secundum quod a Papa Bonifacio tanquam pacis mediatore ordinatum fuerat as was pretended Cui per Regem responsum est Paratum se implere quae ordinata sunt dummodo Rex Franciae velit ex parte sua quae ad ipsum pertinent adimplere Dederat enim Rex Francorum dum Vasconiam tenuerat Castrun quod Mali Leonis dicitur cuidam Militi qui illud adhuc detinebat nec ad mandatum Regis Francorum illud curabat restituere Ob quam causam fertur illud matrimonium hactenus fuisse dilatum Rediit itaque Cardinalis Londinum ut super his certitudinem expectaret et Ecclesias Anglicanas depilaret his chief design Nam per Bullam habere voluit a cunctis Cathedralibus Conventualibus Regularibus et irregularibus Ecclesiis et Prioratibus duodecim marcas sterlingorum De Rectoriis vero octo denarios de qualibet marca Contra hanc autem exactionem appellatum est a Clero Angliae to the King and his Council as supreme indifferent Judges in this case Et ordinatum est per Consilium Regis against the Pope's express Bull istum Cardinalem non plus debet habere quam acceperat olim Ottobonus Cardinalis et Legatus in Angliam scilicet dimidium postulati A memorable precedent of the King and his Counsils regulating retrenching the exorbitant Procurations of the Popes own Legate à latere against his Papal Bull. This Parliament was afterwards adjourned to a further day by reason of the arrival of this Legate and Amanenus Lebretto in England sent thither at the King's request as was pretended about such affairs as concerned the state of Christianity and the King and kingdom as this Writ informs us REX dilecto & fideli suo Thomae Comiti Lancastr Cum nuper vobis mandaverimus Claus 35 E ● m. 13. dorso quod in Octabis Sancti Hillarii prox praeterit essetis apud Parliamentum Nobiscum super quibusdam arduis negotiis Nos et statum regni nostri tangentibus pro quibus venerabilis Pater Dom. Petrus Sabinen Episcopus Sanctae Romanae Ecclesiae Cardinalis ad Nos ex parte Domini Summi Pontificis est venturus ut quem ante Octab. predict ad nos venisse credebamus colloquium habitur Et idem Cardinalis non erit ad Nos apud Karliol ante diem Dominicam prox post mediam Quadragesimae viz. primam Dominicam in Passione Domini quae jam instat Vobis mandamus in fide & dilectione quibus nobis tenemini firmiter injungentes quod dictis die & loco modis omnibus personaliter intersitis Nobiscum super praemissis havituri colloquium et tractatum vestrumque Consilium impensuri Et hoc sub forisfactura omnium quae nobis forisfacere poteritis nullatenus omittatis Teste Rege apud Lavercost 22 die Febr. Consimiles literae diriguntur subscriptis viz. 2. Comitibus & 24 Baronibus recorded in the Clause Roll. What care the King took for the honourable reception and entertainment of this Cardinal Legat upon his arrival in England in all Cities and Counties when he repaired to him to Carlisle these Writs to the Mayors Citizens and the Commonalties of Canterbury London Huntindon Lincoln York and Sheriffs of Cambridge and his protections granted to him evidence REX dilectis sibi Majori Civibus Ballivis & toti Communitati Civitatis Cantuar Claus 35 E 1. m. 17. De honoribus Cardinali exhibendis salutem Cum venerabilis Pater Dominus Petrus Sabinensis Episcopus sacrosanctae Romanae Ecclesiae Cardinalis & amicus noster Charissimus a latere Domini Summi Pontificis missus ad Nos in nuncium jam accedat Vobis mandamus rogantes quatinus eidem Domino Cardinali cum ipsum ad Civitatem praedictam venire contigerit quanto honorabilius et decentius poteritis obviam faciatis ac eundem Cardinalem et alios de familia sua in dictam Civitatem curialiter admittentes ipsum in exenniis et aliis curialitatibus cum tanto honore quanto poteritis respiciatis nostri rogaminis interventu non permittentes quod hominibus dicti Domini Cardinalis dum infra Civitatem praedictam steterint quoquo modo injuria molestia dampnum impedimentum aliquod seu gravamen aut quod victualia in eadem Civitate propter adventum dicti Domini Cardinalis ibidem subtrahantur aut carius vendantur set quod venditioni habundantius quam consueverunt exponantur faciatis etiam Domino Cardinali ac hominibus suis habere Cariagium cum inde necesse habuerint & ab ipsis super hoc fueritis praemuniti Et praemissa omnia & singula faciatis prout dilectus & fidelis noster Johannes de Banquell quam deputavimus ad praedictum Dominum Cardinalem ad nos conducendum vobis scire fecerit ex parte nostra vobis enim exinde scire grates volumus speciales Teste Rege apud Laurecost 10 die Decembris Eodem modo scribitur Civibus & Communitati de Roff. Majori Civibus & Communitati London Majoribus & Ballivis & Communitatibus Hunt Linc. Eborum Baronibus Ballivis & probis hominibus Portus quod eidem Cardinali cum ipsum in portu praedicto applicare contigerit quanto etc. Upon his intended departure thence he issued these Writs to like purpose REX dilectis sibi Majori Civibus Ballivis & toti Communitati Civitatis Eborum salutem Cum venerabilis Pater Dominus P. Sabinensis Episcopus sacrosanctae Claus 35 E 1. m. 12. dorso De honoribus Card. exhibend & ipsum decenter conducend Romanae Ecclesia Cardinalis & amicus noster charissimus qui a latere Domini Summi Pontificis missus in nuncium ad nos usque Karliolum nuper venit jam sit ad partes proprias rediturus Vobis mandamus rogantes quatinus eidem Domino Cardinali cum ipsum ad Civitatem praedictam venire contigerit quanto honorabilius et decentius poteritis obviam eatis ac eundem Cardinalem et alios de familia sua in dictam Civitatem curialiter admittentes ipsum in exennis et aliis curialitatibus cum tanto honore quanto poteritis respiciatis nostri rogaminis interventu non permittentes quod hominibus dicti Domini Cardinalis dum infra Civitatem praedictam steterint fiant quoquomodo injuria molestia dampnum impedimentum aliquod seu gravamen aut quod victualia in eadem Civitate propter adventum dicti Domini Cardinalis ibidem subtrahantur aut carius vendantur set quod venditioni habundancius quam consueverunt exponantur faciatis etiam eidem Domino Cardinali ac hominibus suis habere Cariagium cum inde necesse habuerint et ab ipsis super hoc fueritis praemuniti & praemissa omnia & singula faciatis prout dilectus & fidelis noster Johannes de Banquell quam ad dictum Cardinalem sic ad partes transmarinas redeuntem dum infra regnum nostrum fuerit conducendum deputavimus vobis scire faciet ex parte nostra Vobis etiam exinde scire grates volumus speciales Teste Rege apud Karliolum 16 die Marcii Eodem modo scribitur subscriptis viz. Majoribus Civibus Ballivis & Communitatibus Civitatum Linc. London & Cantuar. & Ballivis & Communitatibus de Graham Staunford Hunt Roff. & Dovor REX dilecto & fideli suo Johanni de Banquell salutem Cum venerabilis Pater Dominus P. Sabinensis Episcopus Sacrosanctae Romanae Ecclesiae Cardinalis & amicus Pat. 35 E 1. m. 42. De ductu pro Cardinal veniente in Anglia noster charissimus a latere Domini Summi Pontificis et sedis Apostolicae quam intuitu personae ejusdem Cardinalis infra potestatem nostram bolumus honorari habentesque de vestrae circumspectionis industria fiduciam pleniorem vos ad dictum Cardinalem ad nos deputamus conducendum Et ideo vohis mandamus quod eidem Cardinali cum in regnum nostrum applicuerit quanto deceutius poteritis occurrentes ipsum in dictum regnum nostrum ex parte nostra curialiter recipiatis et ipsum ad nos decenter et honorabiliter conducatis Non permittentes quod eidem Cardinali aut hominibus suis à quibuscunque fiant infra idem regnum nostrum injuria molestia dampnum impedimentum aliquod seu gravamen Mandavimus Vicecomitibus Majoribus & Ballivis locorum per quae credimus ipsum versus nos venturum quod victualia in Ballivis suis in magna abundantia venditiani exponi et dicto Cardinali ac hominibus suis Cariagium cum inde indiguerint habere faciant prout vos dictis Vicecomitibus Majoribus & Ballivis ex parte nostra plenius injungetis Et praemissa omnia & singula item circumspectè & providè faciatis quod diligentiam vestram possimus merito commendare In cujus etc. Teste Rege apud La●recost 10 die Decembris Upon this Cardinal Legates arrival at Carlisle what alterations he procured by his flatteries the Pope's fair promises and absolution of K. Edward from his Oath to his Nobles to observe the Charters of Liberties he had granted and confirmed to them a most execrable act in the Pope as † History of Great Britain p. 661 662. Speed and others observe as well as unjust and dishonourable in the King to the enervating of his Parliaments premised proceedings Acts against the Popes this Cardinals and his other Agents Exactions and Innovations the Pleas and Records of this Parliament in the Tower with other Records thus at large relate * Placita Parl. An. 35 E. 1. See Ryley p. 383 384 385. Post recessum vero Comitum Baronum aliorumque Magnatum & totius Communitatis de Parliamento Dominus Rex ad requisitionem venerabilis patris Petri Sabines Episcopi Cardinalis tunc ibidem existentis mandavit Cancellar per W. Coventr & Lichf Episcopum Thesaur suum ne hujusmodi Brevia adhu● consignaret Et idem Rex postea literas subscriptas dictis Cleriois & Procuratoribus ipsius Papae in Anglia comm●rantibus fieri fecit quae in Cancellar irrotulantur REX omnibus Ballivis & fidelibus suis ad quos etc. Sciatis quod ob reverentiam Sanctissimi in Christo patris Domini C. divina providenti● Ibidem & Pat. 35 E. 1. m. 10. intus Pro Nuncils Papae de protectione Sanctissimi Pontificis Sacrosanctae Romanae Ecclesiae suscepimus in protectionem et defensionem nostram necnon sal●um et securum conductum nostrum dilectos nobis Magistros Willielmum Testa Archid. Draven in Ecclesia Coven & Petrum Amalmeni Canonicum de Burdegal dicti Domini Papae Clericos et sedis Apostolicae Nuncios ac Archiepiscopatus Cantuar. Administratores a sede praedicta specialiter deputatos ipsorumque Commissar et Ministros in eundo per totum regnum nostrum pro negotiis ad Ecclesiam Romanam spectantibus expediendis ibidem morando et exinde ad dictam Romanam Ecclesiam redeundo Et ideo vobis mandamus quod praedictis Magistris Willielmo & Petro aut eorum Commissariis seu Ministris in eundo per regnum nostrum praedictum pro expeditione negotiorum praedictorum ibidem morando et exinde redeundo sicut praedictum est non inferatis seu quantum in vobis est ab aliis inferri permittatis injuriam molestiam dampnum impedimentum aliquod seu gravamen et si quid eis forisfactum fuerit id eis sine dilatione fac emendari In cujus rei etc. Teste Rege apud Karliolum 4 die Aprilis Anno etc. 35. Per ipsum Regem without and against the advice of his Council and Parliament REX omnibus ad quos praesentes literae pervenerint salutem Sciatis quod Ibidem & Pat. 35 E. 1. m. 19 intus De primis fructibus ad opus Papae capiendis ob reverentiam sedis Apostolicae et affectionem quam erga Sanctissimum in Christo patrem Dominum C. divina providentia Summum Pontificem gerimus et habemus concedimus quantum in nobis est quod dilecti nobis Magister Willielmus Testa Archid. Axaven in Ecclesia Coven & Petrus Amalmeni Canonicus Burdegal se●is Apostolicae Nuncii fructus primi a●●i a tempore reservationis inde per Dominum Papam sibi factae de beneficiis Ecclesiasticis cum cura et sine cura vacantibus in regno nostro provenientes asque ad triennium secundum mandatum Apostolicum non obstantibus quibuscunque Prohibitionibus in Parliamento nostro inde factis Ita videlicet quod de fructibus de Abbatibus seu Prioratibus vacantibus in eodem regno provenientibus se nullatenus intromittant ad opus dicti Domini Summi Pontificis modo debito colligere custodireque valeant et tenere Hoc tamen observato quod pecuniam inde provenientem extra idem regnum praeterquam per viam Cambii non deferant seu deferri faciant quovis modo sine licentia speciali In cujus etc. Teste ut supra Per ipsum Regem REX dilectis sibi Magistris Willielmo Testa Archid. Draven in Ecclesia Coven Ibidem & Pat. 35 E. 1. m. 19 intus Pro Nuncii● Papae & eorum officio in Anglia exercendo & Petro Amalmeni Canonico Burdegal sedis Apostolicae Nunciis salutem Sciatis quod ob reverentiam sedis Apostolicae et affectionem quam erga Sanctissimum in Christo patrem Dominum C. divina providentia Summum Pontificem gerimus et habemus volumus et concedimus quod non obstante aliqua Prohibition er parte nostra prius facta super omnibus quae ad dictum Dominum Papam et Ecclesiam Romanam in regno et aliis terris nostris pertinent et pertinere debent utamini de caetero officio vestro sicut Clerici et Nuncii aliorum Summorum Pontificum dicti Domini Papae praedecessorum prius in Anglia commorantes officio a sede praedicta ipsis commisso uti consueverunt temporibus retroactis Ita quod * Nota. non faciatis aliquid seu etiam attemptetis quod in praejudicium Coronae aut dignitatis nostrae Regiae seu aliorum fidelium nostrorum cedere valeat quoquo modo In cujus etc. Teste Rege apud Karliolum 4 die Februarii Per ipsum Regem REX dilectis sibi Magistris Willielmo Testa etc. sedis Apostolicae Nunciis Ibidem & Pat. 35 E. 1. m. 19 intus Pro Papa et Administratoribus Archiepiscopatus Cantuar. a sede praedicta specialiter deputatis salutem Sciatis quod ob affectionem quam erga Dominum C. divina providentia Summum Pontificem gerimus et habemus concedimus vobis quod totam pecuniam ad Romanam Ecclesiam rationabiliter spectantem per vos infra regnum nostrum collectam tradendo cam Mercatoribus infra idem regnum possitis per viam Cambii dicto Domino Summo Pontifici destinare Ita quod monetam aliquam de Cuneo nostro seu Argentum aliquod in massa extra idem regnum minime deferatis seu per alios deferri aliqualiter faciatis Teste ut supra Per ipsum Regem The King likewise so far divested himself of his unquestionable ancient Royal and gainful Prerogative to gratify and enrich this Pope who complied with his designs as to grant the custody of all the profits of the Archbishopric of Canterbury seized into his hands to these two Roman Harpies by the Pope's appointment by this Patent REX dilecto & fideli suo Humfrido de Waledon custodi suo Archiepiscopatus Cantuar. salutem Licet nuper vobis commiserimus Archiepiscopatum praedictum Pat. 35 E. 1. m. 20. intus De Archiepiscopatu Cant. liberand Procuratoribus Papae cum pertin quem ex certis causis capi fecimus in manum nostram custodiendum quamdiu nobis placuerit Ita quod de exitibus inde provenientibus nobis responderetis ad Scaccarium nostrum prout in literis nostris patentibus vobis inde confectis plenius continetur Ad requisitionem tamen Sanctissimi in Christo patris Domini Clementis divina providentia Summi Pontificis Vobis mandamus quod Archiepiscopatum praedictum cum pertin una cum omnibus exitibus inde perceptis a tempore captionis ejusdem in manum nostram dilectis nobis Magistris Willielmo Testa Archidiacono Aranen in Ecclesia Coven & Petro Amalmeni Canonico Burdegal Clericis et Administratoribus Archiepiscopatus praedicti per dictum Dominum Summum Pontificem deputatis vel eorum alteri integre liberetis custodiendum ad opus ipsius Domini Summi Pontificis prout ipsis per eundem Dominum Summum Pontificem plentus est injunctum Teste Rege apud Karliolum 26 die Marcii Per ipsum Regem nunciante Thesaurario He likewise issued these three Writs for the Pope's Legate to collect and levy his Procurations and that as well in Ireland as England the main design of his Legation REX Venerabilibus patribus Archiepiscopis Episcopis & Officialibus ac Collectoribus Procurationum venerabilis patris P. Sabinensis Episcopi sedis Pat. 35 E. 1. m. 15. i●tus Pro Sabinensi Episcopo Cardinal● de Procurationibus suis colligendis Apostolicae Nuncii in Anglia salutem Sciatis quod cum dictus Cardinalis pro reformatione et completione pacis inter Nos et Regem Franciae ineundae et firmandae ac communi commode regni nostri nobis nuper in Angliam per Dominum Summum Ponti●●cem fuerit destinatus volumus quod idem Cardinalis omnes et singulas Procurationes suas percipiat et habeat in regno nostro praedicto juxta formam et effectum literarum Apostolicarum sibi super perceptione Procurationum hujusmodi directarum et quod idem Cardinalis vobis omnibus et singulis ut diligentiam et laborem quos poteritis adhibeatis ad dictas Procurationes integre juxta formam praedictam levandas et colligendas ac sibi celeriter liberandas quodque nullus vestrum eum impediat in hac parte firmiter injungere valeat et mandare Vos igitur in praemissis taliter habeatis quod prae●atus Cardinalis praesens mandatum nostrum sibi sentiat profuturum quodque de vobis non habeat materiam conquerendi Teste Rege apud Karliolum 4. die Maii. REX dilectis sibi Collectoribus Procurationum venerabilis patris P. Sabinen Episcopi sedis Apostolicae Nuncii in Coventr & Ly●chfield Dioc. constitutis Ibid. m. 2. intus Pro Episco●o Sabinensi Cardinali salutem Cum nuper concesserimus praefato Cardinali quod ipse omnes et singulas Procurationes suas percipia● et habeat in regno nostro jurta formam et effectum literarum Apostolicarum sibi super perceptione Proc●rationum hujusmodi directarum prout in literis nostris patentibus Archiepiscopis Episcopis Offic. et vobis ac caeteris dictarum Procurationum in dicto regno nostro Collectoribus inde directis plenius continetur Volumus et concedimus quod inspectis literis nostris praedictis dictas Procurationes in Dioc. praedicta juxta vim et effectum literarum earundem ad opus dicti Cardinal●s colligatis et levetis non obstant●bus quibuscunque mandatis nostris contrariis si quae forsitan vobis direximus in hac parte In cujus etc. Teste Rege apud Caldecotes 28 die Junii REX Venerabili in Christo patri Th. eadem gratia Ymelacen Episc Canc. suo & dilectis & fidelibus suis Johanni Wogan Justice suo Hiberniae & Richardo de Ibid. m. 15. In ceduls Bereford Thesaur suo de Scaccario Dublin & omnibus Ballivis & fidelibus suis in Hibernia ad quos praesentes literae pervenerint salutem Cum venerabilis pater Dominus P. Sabinensis Episcopus sedis Apostolicae Nuncius pro reformatione et completione pacis inter Nos et Regem Franciae ineundae et firmandae nuper in Anglia ad nos missus certos Procuratores suos ad Procurationes suas in partibus Hiberniae sibi debitas prout in literis Apostolicis plenius continetur colligendas et levandas ad partes illas jam transmittat Vobis mandamus quod dictis Procuratoribus consulentes sitis et auxiliantes in praemissis ipsisque salvum et securum conductum si necesse fuerit ad pecuniam de dictis Procurationibus provenientem usque in Angliam deferendam sumptibus suis habere faciatis cum per ipsos debite fueritis requisiti ut pecunia illa exinde per viam Cambii ad partes deferri valeat transmarinis Cumque intellexerimus quod quaedam injuriae et transgressione Procuratoribus dicti Cardinalis in illis partibus sint illatae Vobis injungimus firmiter & mandamus quod si quid eis injuriatum inveneritis id eis faciatis sine morae dispendio debitè emendari Non permittentes quantum in vobis est quod aliqua injuria seu molestia Procuratoribus ipsis ab aliquibus inferatur Teste Rege apud Karliolum 4 die Maii. Per breve de Private Sigillo Yet withal he issued this Writ to prohibit him to exact any Procurations from his Free-Chappels as he endeavoured REX Collectoribus Procurationum venerabilis patris P. Sabinensis Episcopi Claus 35 E. 1. m. 11. dorso De Procurationibus de liberis Capellis Regis non petendis Sanctae Romanae Ecclesiae Cardinalis salutem Cum libera Capella nostra Sancti Martini Magni London sicut et caeterae liberae Capellae nostrae ab omni jurisoictione ordinar. necnon et ab omnibus Exactionibus Contributionibus et Procurationibus quibuscunque fit exempta libera penitus et immunis vos sicut accepimus a dilectis nobis in Christo Decano et Capitulo Capellae nostrae praedictae Procurationes ad opus praedicti Cardinalis exigitis et ipsos ad Procurationem eandem solvendam graviter compellitis in nostri et ipsius liberae Capellae nostrae praejudicium manifestum Nos igitur attendentes super hoc nobis et Regiae nostrae dignitati posse de facili derogari nisi citius in hac parte apponamus remedium opportunum Vobis mandamus firmiter inhibentes ne a praefatis Decano et Capitulo hujusmodi Procurationes vel alias Exactiones in nostri et dictae Capellae nostrae praejudicium aliqualiter exigere praesumatis per quod oporteat nos manum ad hoc apponere graviorem Teste Rege apud Karliolum 28 die Marcii The King likewise to gratify and endear this Cardinal to him besides his Procurations granted him an Annual Pension during his life of 50 Marks a year out of his Exchequer by these Patents REX omnibus ad quos etc. salutem Attendentes grata et laudabilia obsequia Pat. 35 E. 1. m. 8. intus Pro Episcopo Sabinensi de pensione sibi data per venerabilem patrem P. Episcopum Sabinensem Sacrosanctae Romanae Ecclesiae Cardinalem nobis et regno nostro ante haec tempora multipliciter et imposterum impendenda eidem Cardinali Quinquaginta Marcas singulis annis ad totam vitam suam ad Seacearium nostrum in festo Sancti Michaelis nomine pensionis percipiend duximus concedendas In cujus etc. Teste Rege apud Karliolum 27 die Junii Per ipsum Regem nunciante Thesaur REX Thesaur & Camerariis suis salutem Liberate de Thesauro nostro Liberate Anno 35 E. 1. m. 2. Pro P. Sabin Episcopo venerabili patri P. Sabinensi Episcopo Sacrosanctae Romanae Ecclesiae Cardinali Quinquaginta Marcas pro termino Sancti Michaelis proximo futuri de illis Quinquaginta Marcis quas eidem Cardinali concessimus singulis annis ad totam vitam suam ad Scaccarium nostrum in festo Sancti Michaelis nomine pensionis percipiend Teste Rege apud Caldecotes 29 die Junii Per ipsum Regem nunciante Thesaur * Placita Parl. An. 35 E. 1. See Ryley p. 384 385. Praetextu quarum literarum praefati Clerici Domini Papae non habentes respectum ad Prohibitiones eis inde in dicto Parliamento factas ad omnia praedicta extorsiones et gravamina facienda reverterunt et quia dicti Clerici postea occasione Prohibitionum illarum per plures de regno impediti fuerunt quo minus extorsiones suas et gravamina sicut prius facere possent Et idem Clerici in Concilio Domini Regis apud Westm ad festum Sanctae Trinitatis proximo sequen quasdam petitiones super impedimento eis facto porrexerunt et protulerunt coram Consilio ibidem literas suas supradictas Et quia compertum fuit per easdem quod Dominus Rex nichil revocavit de praedicta Ordinatione facta in Parliamento nec aliquid eisdem Clericis concessit per literas praedictas nist quod primos fructus Ecclesiarum vacantium quantum in Rege fuit colligere possint et habere et super hoc quod nichil facerent nec attemptarent quod cederet in praejudicium Coronae seu dignitatis Regiae aut aliorum fidelium Regis et quod singula gravamina praedicta in praejudicium Regis et aliorum fidelium suorum cedunt de mandato Domini Regis tune apud Karliol existentis Concordatum fuit in eodem Concilio quod praefati Clerici nulla de gravaminibus praedictis facerent nec primos fructus Ecclesiarum de patronatu Regis pro eo quod in praejudicium Regis Coronae cederet nec aliorum haberent Intelligentibus autem dictis Clericis de concordia hujusmodi petitiones suas ulterius in Consilio prosequi seu ibidem ad responsionem earundem habenda accedere noluerunt Ideoque ordinata fuit et facta eisdem Prohibitio subtus scripta REX Magistris W. Testa & Petro Amalmeni salutem Cum vos quasdam petitiones coram nobis in Consilio nostro exhibueritis ad quas respondere nondum deliberatum existit et vos ut dicitur aliqua prosequamini praejudicialia nobis Coronae et dignitati nostrae Regiae necnon et Proceribus Magnatibus ac populo regni nostri hujusmodi deliberatione pendente Vobis mandamus firmiter inhibentes ne quicquam quod in nostrae Regiae dignitatis laesionem seu Procerum aut populi dicti regni praejudicium cedere poterit quoquo modo per vos vel per alios aliqualiter attemptetis seu etiam faciatis attemptari Teste Rege apud Karliolum 27 die Junii Anno 35. Ista Prohibitio eis liberata fuit per manus Majoris Aldermannorum & Vicecom London Postea vero antequam de ulteriori remedio si dicti Clerici contra Prohibitionem illam venire praesumpsissent posset provideri Dominus Rex extremum clausit diem per quod ulterius inde nichil actum erat The Pope's Legate having thus obtained the Popes and his own ends in suspending or countermanding the Writs and Acts against the Pope's Provisions First-fruits and other Exactions promoted by William de Testa in filling his purse with new excessive Procurations from the Clergy and Religious persons in England and Ireland and gained an annual Pension during his life without doing the least good to the King Kingdom or Christianity resolving to depate from England procured these Patents of Protection and honourable reception in all Cities Places in his return as he received at his arrival and progress to the King at Karlisle though he continued in England till after the King's decease and funeral REX dilecto & fideli suo Johanni de Banquell salutem Cum venerabilis pater Dominus P. Sabinen Episcopus Sacrosanctae Romanae Ecclesiae Cardinalis & amicus Pat 35 E. 1. m. 23. intus De conductu pro Cardinal redeu●te ad partes transmarinas noster charissimus qui a latere Domini Summi Pontificis missus in Nuncium ad nos usque Karliolum nuper venit jam sit ad partes proprias rediturus Nos corditer affectantes dictum Dominum Cardinalem tam ob reverentiam dicti Summi Pontificis et sedis Apostolicae quam intuitu personae ejusdem Cardinalis infra regnum et potestatem nostram decenter per nos et nostros fideles singulos honorari habentesque de vestrae circumspectionis industria fiduciam pleniorem vos ad dictum Cardinalem sic ad partes transmarinas redeuntem dum infra regnum nostrum fuerit deputavimus conducendum Et ideo vobis mandamus quod ipsum Dominum Cardinalem dum infra dictum regnum nostrum sic fuerit quanto decentius et honorabilius poteritis conducatis non permittentes quod eidem Cardinali aut hominibus suis a quibuscunque fiant injuria molestia dampnum impedimentum aliquod seu gravamen Mand. Vic. Majoribus & Ballivis locorum per quae credimus ipsum versus partes dictas rediturum quod victualia in Ballivis suis in magna habundantia venditioni exponi & dicto Cardinali ac hominibus suis cariagium cum inde indiguerint habere faciant prout vos dictis Vic. Majoribus & Ballivis ex parte nostra plenius injungetis Et praemissa omnia & ungula ita circumspectè & providè faciatis quod diligentiam vestram possimus merito commendare In cujus etc. Teste Rege apud Karliolum 16 die Marcii REX Vic. Kanc. salutem Praecipimus tibi quod cum venerabilis pater Pat. 35 E. 1. m. 5 intus Pro Episcopo Sabinensi Cardinali Sabinen Episcopus Sanctae Romanae Ecclesiae Cardinalis partibus Cantuar. appropinquaverit ad transfretand occurras ei & comiteris eum usque Dovor et de exitibus Ballivae tuae ipsius passagium acquietes et nos tibi inde in compoto tuo ad Scaccarium nostrum debitam allocationem habere faciemus Et hoc nullo modo omittas Teste Rege apud Karl 3 die Julii Per ipsum Regem Anno eodem the King to gratify and reward this Cardinal Legate at his seeming departure hence issued these Writs to his Chancellor to confer the first Church or Prebendary in his gift of the value of 300 Marks a year or upwards upon him or several Livings or Prebendaries amounting to that value if none of so great a value became void and to present or collate him thereunto as this Writ and Memorandum assures us EDward par la grace de Dieu Roy Dengleterre Seigneur Dirlaunde & Ducs Ex bundela Brevium & Literarum An. 35 E. 1. in Turri Lond. Daquitaine all honurable pere en Dieu R. par la meisme grace Evesque de Londres nostre Chancellier saluz Por ce que nous avoms grantez all honurable pere en Dieu Thomas par la meisme grace du Title de Seinte Sabine Prestre Cardenal que nous li purveroms de la premere Eglise ou provende qe se voidera de nostre donoison et que soit purement de lay patronage jusques a la value de trois centzes marcs ou la entour vous mandoms que vous facez diligeaument espier quant nule tiele Eglise ou provende se voidera de nostre doneison et au plus tost que vous purrez saver nule tiele Eglise ou provende vacant de la dite value de nostre doneison et de lay patronage sicome est avandit facez enter fair letters the presentment ou de collation souz nostre grant seal en due form au dit Cardenal si que nous peussoms estre quites vers li de nostre grant avantdit Et sil aviegne per avienture que cest grant ne peust estre acompli en une Eglise ou provende nous voloms qil soit acompli en deux ou trois Eglises ou provendes de lay patronage que aveignent a la value susdite issint que cesti nostre grant ne soit delaez per nul autre mandement Et meismes les lettres de presentement ou de collation facez liverer a li ou a son procurateur on cele pertie Don souz nostre prive seal a Cardoill le 26 jour Dav●rill l'an de nostre regne 35. MEmorandum quod Dominus Rex per breve de privato sigillo suo de data Claus 35 E. 1. m. 8. dorso De magno sigillo liberato R. London Episcopo apud Karliolum 26 die Aprilis anno regni sui tricesimo quinto mandavit venerabili patri R. London Episcopo Cancellario suo quod ipse diligenter faceret explorari quando aliqua Ecclesia seu Praebenda de donatione Regis quae esset pure de laico patronatu Regis valoris trescentarum marcarum vel circiter vacaret Et quam cito idem Cancellarius scire poterit aliquam talem Ecclesiam vel Praebendam vacare faciat inde literas de praesentatione seu collatione sub magno sigillo Regis in forma debita pro venerabili patre Thoma Titulo Sanctae Sabinae Presbytero Cardinali Et si contingat quod dicta concessio Regis compleri non possit in una Ecclesia vel in una Praebenda Rex vult quod compleatur in duabus vel tribus Ecclesiis seu Praebendis de laico patronatu Regis ut dictum est quae attingant ad valorem supradictum Ita quod praedicta concessio Regis non differatur per aliquod aliud mandatum Regis Moreover the King at this Legates request respited the Oath of Fealty due to him from the Archbishop of Rhoan by reason of his Temporalties in England and commanded the Temporalties to be restored to his Proctor before he had taken his Oath of Fealty to the King notwithstanding a Debt charged on them by the Kings Writ to a third person which the King engaged to pay as these Records inform us REX dilecto & fideli suo Waltero de Gloucestria Escaetori suo ultra Trentam Claus 35. E. 1. m. 7. Pro B. Archiepisc Rothomag salutem Quia ad instantiam venerabilis patris P. Sabinensis Episcopi Sacrosanctae Romanae Ecclesiae Cardinalis dedimus respectum venerabili patri B. Archiepiscopo Rothomagensi usque ad festum Pentecostes prox futur & ab eodem festo usque in unum annum proximo sequentem completum de fidelitate sua quam nobis facere tenetur de terris et tenementis quae de nobis tenet infra regnum nostrum et quae per mortem praedecessoris sui capta sunt in manum nostram Vobis mandamus quod omnes terras & tenementa in Balliva vestra quae occasione mortis praedecessoris praedicti Archiepiscopi cepistis in manum nostram Galfrido Columbel Clerico & Attornato ipsius Archiepiscopi sine dilatione liberetis nomine ejusdem Archiepiscopi custodiend Ita quod idem Archiepiscopus in fine dicti anni ad nos accedat fidelitatem suam nobis facturus pro terris & tenementis supradictis Teste Rege apud Karliolum primo die Aprilis Per ipsum Regem Eodem modo mandatum est Richardo Oysel Escaetori citra Trentam Teste Rege ut supra REX dilecto sibi Magistro Johanni Jeroun salutem Cum nuper ad instantiam Pat. 35 E. 1. m. 1 intus Pro Archiepis Rothomag venerabilis patris P. Sabinensis Episcopi Sacrosanctae Romanae Ecclesiae Cardinalis dederimus respectum venerabili patri B. Archiepiscopo Rothomagen usque ad festum Pentecostes proximo futurum & ab eodem festo usque in unum annum proximo sequentem completum de fidelitate sua quam nobis facere tenetur de terris et tenementis quae de nobis tenet infra regnum nostrum et quae per mortem praedecessoris sui capta sunt in manum nostram Et mandaverimus dilecto & fideli nostro Richardo Oysell Escaetori nostro citra Trentam quod omnes terras & tenementa in Balliva sua quae occasione mortis praedecessoris praedicti Archiepiscopi cepit in manum nostram Galfrido Columbell Clerico & Attornato ipsius Archiepiscopi sine dilatione liberaret nomine ejusdem Archiepiscopi custodiend Ita quod idem Archiepiscopus in fine dicti anni ad nos accederet fidelitatem suam nobis facturus pro terris et tenementis supradictis Ac idem Escaetor nobis significaverit quod dictum mandatum nostrum juxta tenorem ejusdem exequi non valebat pro eo quod terras & tenementas praedicta diu est vobis praetextu cujusdam brevis sub sigillo Scaccarii nostri sibi super hoc directi liberavit tenend quamdiu nobis placeret reddendo inde nobis per annum quinquaginta marcas prout in transcripto brevis praedicti quod dictus Escaetor noster sub sigillo suo nobis misit plenius continetur Vobis mandamus quod terras & tenementas praedicta vobis ex parte nostra sic commissa praefa●o Galfrido sine dilatione liberetis custodiend in forma supradicta Volumus enim vos de praedictis quinquaginta marcis ex nunc ad dictum Scaccarium nostrum prout justum fuerit exonerari Teste Rege apud Karliolum 16 die Aprilis In a Bundle of Writs of Privy Seal in the White Tower I found this Writ of the King to his Chancellor to translate a French Letter therein mentioned into Latin and send it to the Pope under the Great Seal to thank him for his vigilancy to send this Legate to him into England though his deportment here demerited no such thanks from the Church Clergy or Kingdom EDward par la grace de Dieu Roy Dengleterre Seigneur Dirlaunde & Ducs In Bundela Brevium de Privato sigillo An. 35 E. 1. in Turri London Daquitaine a nostre chier Clerk William de Hamelton nostre Chauncellier saluz Nous vous enveoms deuz ces lettres une note escrite en Franceis dunes letters que nous voloms enveer a nostre chier pere le Pape & vous mandoms que meisme la note facez translater en Latyn en bone & covenable form & sealer de nostre grant seal & liverer as porteurs de ces lettres par les porter avant a nostre pere avantdit Don souz nostre prive seal a Laurecost le 3 jour de Janever l'an de nostre regne 35. AU Pape par le Roy. Tresseint peer nous av●ns bien entenduz per voz letters Ibidem les queles vous nous enveastes per les porteurs de cestes comment vous avez enveez vers nous Sire Pierres Lespaignol Cardenal & Monsieur Amaneu Seigneur de Lebret pur aucunes busoignes touchantzes le commun profit de la Christiente et l'estat de nostre Roiaume & faisons savoir a vestre Seintete que grant temps avant que voz dites lettres nous vindrent aniens nous enveez a vous noz letters pur meismes les busoignes les queux lettres nous entendons que vous soient despiecea venues et mertions cherement a vestre Seintete de ce que vous none enveez tieuz messages qui nous ont este et sont si especiaur et meesment d● dit Cardenal le quel nous entendons qui d●it especialment amer Edward nostre chier filz qui est d● sank Despaigne de quel pais meisme le Cardenal est Par quoi tresseint pere nous sums moult leez de la venue de voz ditz messages He likewise commanded his chancellor to write and send other Letters to the Pope in his name on the behalf of Duncan de Fyf for to dispense with a marriage within the degrees of consanguinity EDward par la grace de Dieu Roy Dengleterre Seigneur Dirlaunde & Ducs In eadem Bundela Daquitaine a nostre chier Clerk William de Hamelton nostre Chancellier saluz Nous vous mandons que vous facez fair letters souz nostre grant seal the priere en bone & especiale form all nostre treschier pere le Pape que por le bien de pees & por l'amour de nous il pleise a sa Seintete dispensers matremoyne see puisse faire entre * See here p. 1157. Duncan de Fyf & Marie de Monthermer nient contrestant qil see appertienont en degre de parente ou diffinite defenduz quant a contract de matremoyne Et facez faire autres lettres de priere a Sire Pierres de Columpne Cardenal quill vueille avancer cele busoigne devers nostre dit pere le Pape en la meilleure manere qe il porra por l'amour de nous Et meismes les letters ensi faites facez liverer au portour de cestes letters & les porter avant selonc ce que li est enjoygnt Dat souz nostre prive seal a Laurecost le 12 jour d' October l'an de nostre regne 35. The King also sent this Letter to the Pope for his Dispensation for another Favourite of his to marry one within the prohibited degrees of consanguinity made a matter only to gain money to the Pope not of conscience in that age PApae Rex devota pedum oscula beatorum Attendentes obsequia utilia & accepta Claus 35 E. 1. m. 9 dorso Pro Poncio Domino de Castellione quae dilectus & fidelis noster Poncius Dominus de Castellione nobis laudabiliter hactenus impendit status ipsius & suorum commodum & honorem non indignè inducimur procurare sperantesque quod solita vestra benignitas illos amplioris favoris gratia prosequatur quorum obsequiosa promptitudo penes nos exuberat & quibus morum honestas & generis nobilitas suffragantur Ideoque cum super matrimonio inter Poncium filium dicti Poneii & Johannam de Peregore contrahendo jam ut intelleximus habitus sit tractatus iidem Poncius filius Poncii & Johanna pro eo quod in gradu consanguinitatis prohibito se attingunt absque sedis Apostolicae gratia nequeunt matrimonialiter copulari Sanctitati vestrae devotis precibus supplicamus quatinus ut praefatus Poncius dictam Johannam ducere valeat in uxorem prout vestra decreverit paternitas reverenda nostrorum interventu rogaminum dispensare dignemini graciose Dat. apud Karli●lum 26 die Aprilis Per breve de privato sigillo The King this year commanded his chancellor to write a Letter to the Pope and some Cardinals in the best form he could for the canonisation of Robert Grosthead Bishop of Lincoln in pursuance of that he writ to the Pope the † See here p. 1134 1135. year before for that purpose EDward par la grace de Dieu Roy Dengleterre etc. all honurable pere en Dieu In Bundela Brevium de privato sigillo An. 35 E. 1. in Turri London R. par la meisme grace Evesque de Londres nostre Chancellier saluz Come le honurable pere en Dieu Levesque de Nicole & le Chapitre de Leglise de meisme le lieu soient enpurchaceant devers nostre pere le Pape le canonizement de saint Robert Grosseteste jadis Evesque de Nicole Nous eantz la busoigne de dit canonizement moult a cuer et destrantz que eel se face all honour de Dieu et de Roberti Grosserest Canonizatio Seinte Eglise et du dit corpse saint ausint vous mandoms que vous facez fair letters de nostre grant seal en bone form et especiale a nostre dit pere le Pape enpriant a grant devotion come il affiert pur tien corpse seiut pur qui Dieu ad monster grantzes miracles quill vueille le canonizement du dit corpse saint granter et fair Et facez ausint fair autres lettres de nostre dit seal en bone form & especiale deeper nous a Sire Reymon del Gout neveuz nostre dit pere le Pape a Sire Pierres Lespaynel & a Sire Thomas de Jorz Cardenaux de la Seinte Eglise de Rome enpriant que a la busoigne du dit canonizement avancer et exploiter ils mettent tote l'aide et le bon consail quill porront pur l'onur de Dieu de Seinte Eglise et de dit corpse saint et ausint pur amour de nous les queles letters facez fair & deliverer a celi qi la busoigne suyra devers vous au plus tost que vous porrez en bone manere Don souz nostre prive seal a Cardoill le 6 jour de Mey ●an de nostre regne 35. Anno 35 E. 1. I found no fewer than 15. Prohibitions among the Bundles of Writs of that year in the White Tower brought at the Suits of the King or persons injured for holding and prosecuting Pleas in Court Christian for Chattels and Debts not belonging to them against the King's Prohibitions to the hurt of his Crown and Royal Dignity A breviate whereof I shall only present you with EDwardus Dei gratiae Rex Angliae etc. Vic. Ebor. etc. Si Petrus Fraunkeleyn & Agn. uxor ejus etc. pone etc. Magistr Gudricum de Eborum Magistr Bundelae Brevium in Turri London An. 35 E. 1. Franciscum de Taytan & Nicholaum de Cl●rc quare tennerunt placitum in Curia Christianitatis de catallis et debitis quae non sunt de Testamento vel Matrimonio contra Prohibitionem nostram Pone etiam etc. Henr. de Derby Capellanum & Gregorium le Chapelayn de Akum quare secu●i sunt idem placitum in eadem Curia contra Prohibitionem nostram etc. Teste meipso apud Lauretost 4 die Januarii Anno regni nostri 35. Vic. Lanc. Si Simon de Tayllur etc. pone Magistr Henricum de Stowe etc. quare tennit consimile placitum etc. Pone etiam Robertum Marmyoun Personam Ecclesiae de Wyntringham quare secutus est idem placitum etc. Teste me●pso apud Karliolum 28 die Maii An. r. n. 35. Vic. Devon Si Philippus Lovecock de Tyverton etc. Pone etc. Nicholaum Mayon quare secutus est consimile placitum Teste meipso apud Lauretost 22 die Novembr An. r. n. 35. Vic. Cornub. Si Willielmus de Roscadan etc. Pone Magistr Robertum de Powerinam quare tennit consimile placitum etc. Pone etiam etc. David Vicarium Ecclesiae de Menstre quare secutus est idem placitum etc. Teste meipso apud Lauretost 22 die Novembr An. r. n. 35. Vic. Berks etc. Si Matill Bygod etc. Pone etc. Jacobum de Bokyngham quare tenuit consimile placitum etc. Pone etiam etc. Willielmum Bygod etc. quare secutus est idem placitum etc. Teste ut supra 22 die Novembr with an alias Teste ibidem 26 die Novembr Vic. Somerset etc. Si Richardus de Sancta Barba etc. pone etc. Abbatem Glaston etc. quare tenuit consimile placitum etc. Pone etiam etc. Muriellam Pastrel etc. quare secuta est idem placitum etc. Teste ut supra 25 die Novembr Vic. Berks etc. Si Reginaldus de Bradeburn Swaynus de Mettley Johannes le Whelere Andraeas le Whelere & Johannes le Horspath etc. pone etc. Magistr Radulphum de la Mere & Petrum Rokekyn de Walyngford etc. ostensuri quare secuti sunt consimile placitum etc. Teste ut supra 26 die Novembr Vic. Devon etc. Si Nicholaus de Kirkham Willielmus de Ferrariis Richardus Lamberton Guido le Bret & Richardus le Tayllur etc. pone etc. Magistr Johannem de Brenton etc. quare tenuit consimile placitum etc. Pone etiam etc. Walterum de Ferrariis Personam Ecclesiae de Byor etc. quare secutus est idem placitum etc. Teste meipso qua supra 20 die Decembr Vic. Devon etc. Si Johannes the Alre & Petrus Wych etc. pone etc. Magistr Willielmum de Kilkenny etc. quare tenuit consimile placitum etc. Pone etiam etc. Margeriam filiam Eustachii le Barum etc. quare secuta est idem placitum etc. Teste ut supra 20 die Decembr Vic. Leycestr etc. Si Walterus le Palmer de Melton etc. pone etc. Magistr Thomam de Nassington etc. quare tenuit placitum in Curia Christianitatis de catallis et debitis etc. contra Prohibitionem nostram Pone etiam Gilbertum Chery etc. quare secutus est idem placitum in eadem Curia contra Prohibitionem nostram etc. Teste meipso apud Lauretost 22 die Decembr Anno regni nostri tricesimo quinto EDwardus Dei gratia Rex Angliae etc. Vic. Ebor. etc. Pone etc. Rogerum de In eadem Bundela Leslerton ostensur quare cum placita de catallis et debitis in regno nostro quae non sunt de Testamento del Matrimonio ad Coronam et dignitatem nostram specialiter pertineant idem Rogerus etc. secutus est placitum in Curia Christianitatis de catallis et debitis Abbatis de Beland quae non sunt de Testamento vel Matrimonio in lae●●onem Coronae et dignitatis nostrae et contra Prohibitionem nostram Test● meipso apud Karl 17 die Marcii An. r. n. 35. Rex etc. Venerabili in Christo patri W. Archiepiscopo Ebor. etc. quod venire faciatis etc. Johannem le Franceys Clericum vestrum ad respondend tam Nobis quam Abbati de Salleye etc. quare cum placita etc. ut supra tenuit placitum in Curia Christianitatis de catallis et debitis Abbatis de Salleye quae non sunt de Testamento etc. Teste R. de Hengham apud Westm 12 die Maii An. r. n. 35. Vic. Ebor. etc. Pone etc. Walterum fill Roberti Tote de Mapelton etc. quare cum placita etc. ut supra secutus est placitum in Curia Christianitatis de catallis et debitis Prioris de Bridlington quae non sunt etc. Teste meipso apud Karliol 8 die Junii An. r. n. 35. Vic. Suff. etc. Pone etc. Willielmum Oleteyn de Layfeld & Johannem Fysks etc. quare cum etc. ut supra secuti s●nt placitum in Curia Christianitatis de catallis et debitis Philip. de Thorpe Personae medi●tatis Ecclesiae de Fresyngfeld quae non sunt de Testamento vel Matrimonio in laesionem Coronae et dignitatis nostrae et contra Prohibitionem nostram etc. Teste meipso apud Lauretost 8 die Decembr Anno regni nostri tricesimo quinto To these I shall subjoin this memorable Writ the same year REX Vic. Ebor. salutem Dissimulare non possumus sicuti nec debemus Claus 35 E. 1. m. ●0 do●●o Pro Rege & Waltero de ●edewind Clerico quin impugnatores juris nostri Regii ad cujus conservationem vinculo juramenti astricti suntus faciamus prout convenit castigare Cum igitur dilectus Clericus noster Walterus de Bedewynd possessionem Thesaurariae in Ecclesia beati Petri Ebor. virtute collationis nostrae sibi inde pleno jure nostro factae et per considerationem nostrae Curiae sit adeptus nosque pro eo quod intelleximus jam de novo quod quidem jura dictae Coronae nostrae necnon et judicia in Curia nostra reddita enervare praesumentes Commissiones per quas idem Clericus noster super possessione sua Thesaurariae praedictae posset de facili turbari judicibus Ecclesiasticis fieri precurarunt inhibuerimus per literas nostras patentes omnibus et singulis personis Ecclesiasticis in quacunque dignitate vel ●fficio constitutis ne praetextu alicujus Commissionis eis vel eorum alicui per quemcunque factae vel faciendae super Thesauraria praedicta seu aliquibus ad ●am pertinentibus quicquam nobis inconsultis facere praesumant per quod dictus Clericus noster super possessione sua Thesaurariae praedictae seu aliquorum ad eandem spectantium indebite perturbari aut juri Coronae nostrae in aliquo valeat derogari Tibi praecipimus quod si quem in Balliva tua inveneris qui post inhibitionem hujusmodi ex parte nostra sibi factum virtute alicujus Commissionis per quemcunque sibi factae vel faciendae quicquam nobis incon●ultis attemptaverit per quod dictus Clericus noster super possessione sua praedicta indebite turbari aut juri Coronae nostrae praedictae in aliquo valeat derogari tunc ipsum arestes et in prisona nostra salvo custodias quousque aliud a nobis inde habueris in mandatis Et hoc nullo modo omittas Teste Rege apud Karliolum 10 die Marcii Per breve de privato sigillo Thus as the Pope his Legates Nuntioes Agents usurped upon the Rights and Prerogatives of the Crown and Subjects Liberties on the one hand so on the other hand our Archbishops Bishops Archdeacon's Officials and Ecclesiastical Courts from the first to the very last year of this King's reign perpetually encroached usurped upon the Temporal Jurisdiction Crown Dignity Courts and his Subjects Liberties notwithstanding all Regal Prohibitions Attachments Informations and Suits against them in highest contempt of his Sovereign Authority Jurisdiction Parliaments Council Courts Judges by holding Pleas of Chattels Debts Trespasses Advowsons' of Churches Chapels Lay-fees and other causes peculiar to his Crown and Dignity frequently Excommunicating his Officers and Subjects who brought Prohibitions to restrain their Usurpations and Imprisoning them upon Capias Excommunicatums on purpose to vex discourage or disable them to prosecute their just Actions against them for these their disloyal Usurpations on the King's Crown and Royalties against their Oaths and Allegiance to this their Sovereign Lord Such incorrigible Pests grievances and Nuisances were they both to the King and Subjects in that age and in most preceding and succeeding generations as these and the premised Records abundantly evidence beyond contradiction With what armed Lay-force and violence some Clergymen than kept possession of Prebendaries and Houses thereunto belonging against the King's Clerks in affront of his Royal Authority and Title and how the King proceeded against them thereupon this Writ and the Return thereof will inform us EDwardus Dei gratia Rex Angliae Dominus Hiberniae & Dux Aquitaniae Vic. Huntingd. salutem Cum nuper dederimus & concesserimus dilecto Clerico Ex Bundela Brevium An. 35 E. 1. in Turri Lond. nostro Magistro Johanni de Cadamo Praebendam de Leghton Manner in Ecclesia beatae Mariae Lincoln vacantem & ad nostram donationem spectantem ratione Episcopatus Lincoln nuper vacantis & in manu nostra tunc existentis Habendum cum suis juribus & pertinentiis quibuscunque & venerabili patri Johanni Episcopo ejusdem loci mandaverimus quod praefatum Clericum nostrum ad dictam Praebendam admitteret stallumque in Choro & locum in Capitulo ratione dictae Praebendae assignaret eidem Ac idem Episcopus Decanusque & Capitulum ejusdem Ecclesiae ipsum Clericum nostrum ad Praebendam illam admiserint & stallum in Choro locumque in Capitulo sibi assignaverint prout ad ipsos ex officii sui debito pertinebat Magister Philippus de Barton Radulphus fill Clementis de Leghton Willielmus de Reygate & Richardus le Messager aggregata sibi ingenti multitudine malefactorum et pacis nostrae perturbatorum mansum Praebendae praedictae apud Leghton Manner vi et armis ingressi et effectum donationis et concessionis nostrarum praedictarum enervare pro viribus machinantes mansum illud cum pertin praefato Johanni deforciant et detinent occupatum et ipsum Johannem quo minus possessionem ejusdem mansi cum pertin juxta donationem et concessionem nostras praedictas et vim admissionis praedictae nancisci possit ut deberet impediunt minus just in nostri contemptum et juris nostri Regii derogationem manifestam et dicti Johannis dampnum non modicum ac contra pacem nostram Et quia hujusmodi contemptum et injuriam sustinere ●olumus nec d●bemus praesertim cum ad defensionem et tuitionem jurium nostrorum regiorum ne per aliquorum usurpationes depereant vel aliqualiter subtrahantur juramenti vinculo astringamur Tibi praecipimus quod per sacramentum proborum & legalium hominum de Balliva tua per quos rei veritas melius sciri poterit diligenter inquiras de nominibus malefactorum praedictorum qui una cum praedictis Philippo Radulpho Willielmo & Richardo praedicta contemptum injuriam relistentiam & impedimentum fecerunt & faciunt & praefatos Philippum Radulphum Willielmum & Richardum ac omnes alios quos inde per Inquisitionem illam culpabiles inveniri contigerit attachies ita quod eos habeas coram nobis à die Sancti Johannis Baptistae in 15. dies ubicunque tunc fuerimus in Anglia ad respondendum nobis de praemissis & ad faciendum & recipiendum quod Curia nostra consideraverit in hac parte Et habeas ibi nomina malefactorum illorum & hoc breve Teste meipso apud Karliolum 10 die Junii anno regni nostri 35. Dorso Inveni per Inquis quam per tenorem hujus brevis fieri feci quod Radulphus fill Clementis del Leghton Willielmus de Reygate Richardus le Messager & Johannes le Provost per praeceptum Magistri Philippi de Barton deforciaverunt & detinuerunt Magistro Johanni de Cadamo mansum de Leghton Manner occupatum quo min●s idem Magister Johannes possessionem ejusdem mansi nancisci potuit ut deberet Et a●●●ch●●vi Radulphum fill Clementis Richardum le Messager & Johann●m le Provost quorum corpora vobis mitto per portitorem brevis praesentis Caeteri non fuerunt inventi in Balliva mea There being a cause long pending in Parliament concerning the Advowson of the Church of Brugeford the King willing to put a speedy period thereunto in the Parliament at Karlisle issued this Writ to Bonifacius de Salariis to repair to that Parliament with all his Evidences thereto defend the Kings and his own right thereunto REX dilecto sibi Bonifacio de Salariis salutem Quia quoddam negotium per venerabilem patrem W. Archiepiscopum Ebor. per petitionem praesentibus Claus 35 E. 1. m. 6. dorso De veniendo coram Rege pro advocatione de Briggford interclusum in Parliamento nostro apud Karliolum & petitiones consimiles in aliis Parliamentis nostris per praedecessores suos necnon & negotium dilecti & fidelis nostri Rogeri le Brabanzon super jura patronatus Ecclesiae de Briggford coram nobis et Consilio nostro proposita multo tempora agitata dilationem ceperunt diutinam Nos ne negotia illa diutius ob periculà quae ex hujusmodi dilatione imminere manifestè noscuntur pendant ulterius indecisa volentes ut nunc saltem fine debito terminentur ad quod praesentia vestra requiritur specialiter in hac parte Vobis mandamus quod in crastino Sancti Gregorii Papae coram nobis et Consilio nostro sitis per vos vel alium sufficienter instructum apud Karliolam ostensuri si quid pro jure nostro ac etiam statu vestro quo ad contenta in petitionibus praedictorum Archiepiscopi & Rogeri habeatis quare ad finalem expeditionem praedictorum negotiorum minimè fuerit procedendum deferentes seu mittentes evidentias universas quas invenieritis vel habueritis in praemissis Et habeas ibi tunc hoc breve Teste Rege apud Laurecost 8 die Februarii There being a controversy between the Archbishop of York the Archdeacon of Nottingham and Bonifacius de Salariis concerning their Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction over his and their Churches the King by his Prerogative referred the examination thereof to two of his Justices by a Jury and not to any Spiritual Court or Persons by this Patent REX dilectis & fidelibus suis Edmundo de Eyncurt Willielmo de Bereford & Adae Pat. 35 E. 1. m. 5. dorso Pro W. Archiepiscopo Ebor. de Middleton salutem Suâ nobis venerabilis pater W. Ebor. Archiepiscopus petitione coram nobis et Consilio nostro exhibita supplicavit ut cum ipse in Ecclesiis de Ludham Estmarkham Westmarkham Wheteley Harworth Estbriggford & Walesby suae Dioc. tanquam Parochialibus et curatis institutiones et destitutiones habere et alias jurisdictionem ordinariam exercere debeat in eisdem ejusque praedecessores Archiepiscopi Ebor. suis temporibus necnon Decani et Capitulum ejusdem loci temporibus vacationum sedis Archiepiscopatus illius usque ad tempus quo Capellam de Tikehill Bonifacio de Salariis hujusmodi institutiones et destitutiones in Ecclesiis praedictis habere et omn●modam jurisdictionem exercere consueverint ac Rectores et Vicarii Ecclesiarum praedictarum ad Ecclesias illas et Vicarias per praedecessores suos praedictos dicta sede existente plena et per dictos Decanos et Capitulum vacant sede illa semper hactenus usque ad tempus collationis nostrae praedictae adm●ssi fuerint & in possessionem earundem per Archidiaconos Notingh & non per alium de mandato Archiepiscoporum praedictorum inducti Ac etiam iidem Archid. visitationes et alias jurisdictiones Archidiaconales usque ad tempus collationis praedictae exercuerint in Ecclesiis et Vicariis supradictis A quo quidem tempore idem Archiepiscopus & quidam de praedecessoribus suis praedictis necnon Archidiac Notingh super hujusmodi institutionibus & destitutionibus ac aliis Jurisdictionibus ordinariis ibidem exercendis fuerant & adhuc sint per praefatum Bonifacium praetextu collationis nostrae praedictae indebitè impediti velimus ei inde facere debitum & festinum justitiae complementum Nos igitur super praemissis volentes plenius certiorari et praefato Archiepiscopo quod justum fuerit fieri in hac parte assignavimus vos tres & duos vestrum quos praesentes esse contigerit ad inquirendum per sacramentum proborum et legalium hominum de Com. Not. per quos rei veritas melius sciri poterit in praesentia praefati Bonifacii si interesse voluerit quam per Vic. nostrum Com. praedicti super hoc mandavimus praemuniri utrum aliqui Archiepiscopi Ebor. suis temporibus seu dicti Decanus et Capitulum temporibus vacationum sedis praedictae in praedictis Ecclesiis et Vicariis tanquam locorum illorum ordinarii institutiones vel destitutiones aliquas habuerint seu ipsi aut Archidiaconi praedicti aliquam jurisdictionem ordinariam exercere consueverint in e●sdem sicut praedictum est necne et si sic tunc qui Archiepiscopi et qui Archidiaconi et quo tempore et cujusmodi jurisdictionem exercuerint et qualiter et quo modo et si quis vel qui eorum fuerit vel fuerint impeditus vel impediti tunc quis vel qui et per quem vel per quos et ex qua causa et a quo tempore et per quos Rectores et Vicarii Ecclesiarum praedictarum ante dictam collationem praefato Bonifacio per nos factam ingressum in eisdem Ecclesiis et Vicariis habuerunt et qualiter et quo modo Et ideo vobis mandamus quod ad certos diem & locum quos vos tres vel duo vestrum ad hoc provideritis super praemissis omnibus & eorum circumstantiis diligentem faciatis inquisitionem & eam distinctè & apertè factam nobis sub sigillis vestris & sigillis eorum per quos facta fuerit mittas & hoc breve Ita quod ea habeamus coram nobis à die Sancti Michaelis in 15. dies ubicunque tunc fuerimus in Anglia Mandavimus enim praefato Vic. quod ad certos diem & locum quos vos tres vel duo vestrum ei scire facietis venire faciat coram vobis tribus vel duobus vestrum tot & tales probos & legales homines de Balliva sua per quos rei veritas in praemissis melius sciri poterit & inquiri In cujus etc. Teste Rege apud Caldecotes 28 die Junii The Abbot of Bilegh prosecuting a suit for Tithes of a Parish Church appropriated to the Abbey by virtue of the Pope's Letter against the Prior of Pritwell who obtained a Prohibition to the Pope's Delegates upon a false suggestion that the Tithes sued for exceeded the fourth part of the Advouson which was certified to be untrue by the B●shop of London in whose Diocese the Church was the King thereupon issued this Writ authorising them to proceed in this Suit notwithstanding the former Prohibition to them REX Abbati de Waltham & Prioribus Sancti Trinitatis & Sancti Bartholomai London & eorum Commissariis salutem Cum nuper ad prosecutionem Claus 35 E. 1. m. 6. dorso Pro Abbate de Bilegh Abbatis de Bilegh personae Ecclesiae de Magna Wakering London Dioc. nobis suggerentis se virtute quarundam literarum Apostolicarum implacitasse Priorem de Pritwell coram vobis in Cucia Christianitatis de quibusdam decimis infra limites Parochialis Ecclesiae suae praedictae per praefatum Priorem asportatis et eidem Abbati  detentis vosque praetextu cujusdam Prohibitionis nostrae ad suggestionem praedicti Prioris falso asserentis se tenere quartam partem Ecclesiae praedictae de advocatione sua praedicta cum Ecclesia illa non sit nec aliquo tempore fuit in plures aut diversas partes seu personatus diversos devisa in Curia nostra impetratae et vobis porrectae in placito praedicto procedere jamdiu supersedisse in ipsius Abbatis dispendium non modicum et gravamen Mandaverimus venerabili patri R. Episcopo London quod nos super praemissis utrum videlicet Ecclesia praedicta sit & hucusque fuerit integrè unius Rectoris vel Personae seu in plures Rectorias aut Personatus divisa necne distinctè & apertè redderit certiores Et idem Episcopus ad mandatum nostrum jam per literas suas nos certificaverit memoratam Ecclesiam fuisse & esse unius Rectoris & none in plures Rectorias seu Personatus divisam & quoth Abbas & Conventus de Bilegh ipsam à magno tempore in proprios usus integrè tenuerunt & adhuc tenent in praesenti Nolentes ipsum Abbatem à prosecutione juris sui per hujusmodi breve in Curia nostra surreptitiè impetratum ulterius impediri Vobis mandamus quod non obstante Prohibitione nostra praedicta in placito praedicto prout justum fuerit procedatis Teste Rege apud Karliolum 18 die Junii King Edgar having granted Lands Rents and the Church of Landeho in Cornwall to the Canons of Plympton for the maintenance of two Canons to celebrate Divine Service there maintain a Chantry and distribute Alms to poor people pilgrims and strangers which Alms and Services were intermitted substracted and the Lands and Church by the Bishop and Chapter of Exeter with the consent and confirmation of King Henry the 2. settled on the Prior of Plympton and the Canons discharged of the said Divine Service and Alms for which the Justice's Itinerant ordered the Prior to be distrained The King thereupon by his Ecclesiastical Prerogative discharged the Prior and Canons from the same and ordained a Canon and Vicar in the said Church to perform the Divine Service and Alms by this Patent REX omnibus ad quos etc. salutem Sciatis quod cum nuper in Curia nostra coram dilectis & fidelibus nostris Johanne de Berewyk & sociis suis Justice nostris Pat. 35 E. 1. m. 14 intus Pro Priore de Plympton ultimo Itinerantibus in Com. Cornub. praesentatum fuisset quod quidam bonae memoriae Edgarus quondam Rex Angl. praedecessor noster dedit Canonicis de Plympton duas carucatas terrae centum solidatas redditus cum pertin in Landeho & Ecclesiam ejusdem Villae pro sustentatione duorum Canonicorum ad divina ibidem celebranda & eleemosinam pauperibus erogandam & pro peregrinis & aliis hospitandis pro anima dicti Regis & successorum suorum & quod hujusmodi celebratio & eleemosinarum erogatio à tempore donationis praedictae ibidem factae fuerunt usque ad principium quindecim annorum dictum Iter Justiciariorum nostrorum praedictorum praecedentium quae celebratio et eleemosinarum exogalio praedictae subtractae fuerunt ac Prior dicti Prioratus de Plympton in dicta Curia nostra coram praefatis Justiciariis nostris super subtractione hujusmodi allocutus asseruerit quod quidam Willielmus quondam Exon. Episcopus de assensu Capituli sui Exon. dedit Ecclesiam praedictam cuidam G. tunc Priori de Plympton & Caronicis ejusdem loci & quod dictus Prior & praedecessores sui per donum dicti Episcopi & confirmationem celebris memoriae Domini H. quondam Regis Angl. proavi nostri praedictos terram redditum & Ecclesiam tenuerunt absque celebratione divinorum eleemosinarum elargatione seu peregrinorum hospitatione inde faciendis Cumque per Inquisitionem in dicta Curia nostra coram praefatis Justiciariis nostris de praemissis captam in quam dictus Prior se posuit compertum fuisset quod quidam praedecessor praedicti Prioris habuit praedictos terram redditum & Ecclesiam de dono praedicti Regis Edgari pro Cantaria eleemosinis & hospitalitate sustentandis in forma supradicta & quod eaedem Cantaria eleemosinae & hospitalitates à tempore donationis praedictae per praedecessores dicti Prioris sustentatae fuerunt quousque subtractae extiterant ut est dictum per quod dicta Curia nostra consideravit quod praedictae Cantaria eleemosinae et hospitalitas sustentarentur et quod Prior praedictus ad haec distringeretur sicut per recordum & processum coram praefatis Justiciariis nostris inde habita quae coram nobis venire fecimus est compertum Nos licet Prior & Canonici praedicti ad sustentationem dictorum duorum Canonicorum eleemosinarum erogationem & hospitalitatem juxta considerationem Curiae nostrae praedictae teneantur Attendentes nichilominus cultum divinum adeo honeste et congrue per Presbyteros seculares quam per Religiosos extra Conventum in loco privato commorantes posse exerceri et sustentari Ad requisitionem dictorum Prioris & Canonicorum volumus & concedimus pro nob●s & haeredibus nostris quantum in nobis est quod praedicti Prior & Canonici & eorum successores de caetero habeant ad dictam Ecclesiam de Landeho unum Vicarium et unum Capellanum seculares divina ibidem celebraturos et eleemosinarum erogationem et hospitalitatem nomine dictorum Prioris et Canonicorum pro terra redditu et Ecclesia praedictis facturos imperpetuum Nolentes quod iidem Prior & Canonici vel successores sui ad aliquos Canonicos seu alios ultra dictos Vicarium & Capellanum in dicta Ecclesia de Landeho ad praedicta pietatis opera exercenda sicut praedictum est inveniendos de caetero teneantur aut per nos vel haeredes nostros Justice Escaetores Vicecomites aut alios Ballivos seu Ministros nostros quoscunque ad hoc aliqualiter compellantur In cujus etc. Teste Rege apud Karliolum 26 die Martii Per Petitionem de Consilio A clear evidence of the King's Ecclesiastical Sovereignty to cause Lands Rents and Churches granted to religious and charitable uses to be employed accordingly when substracted revive the uses when discontinued to alter the original settlement for a more convenient and force the persons entrusted to perform the designed services as he saw just cause The King this year by his Sovereign Ecclesiastical Authority granted the Advowsons' of two Churches whereof he was Patron to the Priory of Laurecost with power to appropriate them for ever thereunto when they should fall void which grant although he at their request writ to the Pope to confirm yet this his Patent was sufficient in Law to effect it without the Pope's confirmation or privity REX omnibus ad quos etc. salutem Sciatis quod ob devotinem specialem quam erga beatam Mariam Magdalenae gerimus & habemus necnon & ad Pat. 35 E. 1. m. 25. intus Pro Priore de Laurecost relevationem status Prioratus de Laurecost qui in honorem ejusdem Sanctae in Marchia regni nostri Angliae & terrae nostrae Scotiae fundatus existit & qui per combuftionem domorum & depredationem bonorum ejusdem Prioratus per Scotos nuper inimicos & rebels nostros ac etiam per diutinam moram quam in Prioratu praedicto nuper fecimus dum adversa corporis valetudine detinebamur depauperatus est multipliciter & depressus dedimus et concessimus dilectis nobis in Christo Priori & Conventui Prioratus praedicti Advocationes Eccleslarum de Mitford in Comitatu Northumbria & de Carlaton in Comitatu Cumbria quae sunt de Patronatu nostro habend & tenend eisdem Priori & Conventui & successoribus suis imperpetuum Et concessimus eis pro nobis et haeredibus nostris quod ipsi Ecclesias illas sibi et successoribus suis in proprios usus imperpetuum possidendas appropriare et eas sic appropriatas tenere possint sibi et successoribus suis praedictis imperpetuum sine occasione vel impedimento nostri vel haeredum nostrorum justic Escaetorum Vicecomitum aut aliorum Eallivorum seu Ministrorum nostrorum quorumcungue In cujus etc. Teste Rege apud Karliolum 17 die Marcii Per ipsum Regem nunciante W. Coventr & Litchf Episcopo To which I shall subjoin these following Writs of like nature for appropriating Churches REX omnibus ad quos etc. salutem Sciatis quod per finem quem dilectus Pat. 35 E. 1. m. 6. intus Pro Priore de Bridelington nobis in Christo Prior de Bridelington fecit nobiscum coram Thesaur & Barombus nostris de Scaccario concessimus et licentiam dedimus pro nobis et haeredibus nostris quantum in nobis est eidem Priori et Conventui ejusdem loci quod ipsi Ecclesiam de Gousle sui patronatus & Lincoln Dioc. sibi appropriare et in proprios usus tenere possint sibi et successoribus suis imperpetuum sine occasione vel impedimento nostri vel haeredum nostrorum Justiciar Escaetorum Vicecom Ballivorum aut aliorum Ministrorum nostrorum quorumcunque In cujus etc. Teste Rege apud Karliolum 16 die Junii Per finem 100 l. REX omnibus ad quos etc. salutem Sciatis quod pardonavimus dilectis Ibidem Pro Abbate de Tynterne nobis in Christo Abbati & Conventui de Tynterna transgressionem quam fecerunt appropriando sibi et successoribus suis Ecclesiam de Halvergate N●rwicen Dioc. quae est de advocatione sua propria post publicationem statuti nostri de terris & tenementis ad Manum mortuam non ponendis editi et eam in proprios usus tenendo nostra super hoc licentia non optenta Et concessimus eisdem Abbati & Conventui pro nobis & haeredibus nostris quantum in nobis est quod ipsi Ecclesiam praedictam sie appropriatam sibi et successoribus suis praedictis retinere et in proprios usus habere possint imperpetuum fine occasione vel impedimento nostri vel haeredum nostrorum Justice Escaetor Vicecom aut aliorum Ballivorum seu Ministrorum nostrorum quorumcunque In cujus etc. Teste Rege apud Karliolum Per Thesaur quia aliàs fecit finem per centum marcas pro ista pardonatione & quibusdam Chartis confirmandis REX omnibus ad quos etc. salutem Sciatis quod ob devotionem quam Ibid. m. 17. Pro Priore beatae Mariae de Karliolo erga gloriosam Virginem Mariam & reliquias beati Thomae Martyris & aliorum Sanctorum in Ecclesia beatae Mariae Karlioli existentes gerimus & habemus necnon in relevationem oppressionum & dampnorum quae dilecti nobis in Christo Prior & Conventus ejusdem loci per invasiones & combustiones Scotorum inimicorum & rebellium nostrorum hactenus sustinuerunt dedimus eis et concessimus pro nobis et haeredibus nostris quantum in nobis est advocationem Ecclesiae de Soureby Karliolensis Dioc. in Com. Cumbr. Ita quod idem Prior & Conventus Ecclesiam illam cum eam vacare contigerit sibi in proprios usus possidendam appropriare et eam appropriatam tenere possint sibi et successoribus suis imperpetuum ●ine occasione vel impedimento nostri vel haeredum nostrorum Justice Escaetor Vic. aut aliorum Ballivorum seu Ministrorum nostrorum quorumcunque statuto nostro de terris & ten ad manum mortuam non ponendis edito non obstante In cujus etc. Teste Rege apud Karl 4 die Aprilis ROY au Dean & au Chapitre de Hereford saluz Come nous vous eons' plusors Bundela Brevium de Privato Sigillo in Turri London An. 35 E. 1. foiz avant ces hours requis que vous vousissiez grant tant come en vous feust l'apropriation de l'Eglise de Lyndrugg de la Diocise de Hereford as propres oeps du Priour & du Covent de Wyrecestre a la quele apropriation l'Evesque de Hereford sest assentuz tant come en li est & nous eons cele busoigne especialment a cuer si desirous moult que elle se feist Vous priont derechief que a la dite apropriation voeillez bonement assentir pur amour de nous & ensi confermer cele busoigne per voz letters overtes qil ne demoerge my en vous qe nostre desir ne soit acompliz en cele party Don etc. EDward par la grace de Dieu Roy Dengleterre Seigneur Dirlande & Ducs Ibidem Daquitaine all honurable pere en Dieu R. par la meisme grace Evesque de Londres nostre chancellor saluz Por ce que l'Evesque de Hereford ad grante a nostre priere que le Priour & le Covent de Wyncestre peussent approprier et tenir en propres oeps a eux et a lor successors l'Eglise de Lyndrugg en la Diocise de Hereford si tossed come meisme l'Eglise voidera par cession ou par mort de la person vous mandoms que vous facez fair letters de nostre grant seal a nostre pere le Pape en especiale form enpriant quill li pleise cele appropriation confermer por regard de charite et de nostre priere Et facez fair ausint lettres de nostre dit seal escrites a frere Thomas Jorz Cardenal de la Seinte Eglise de Rome enpriant que entour lesploit de la dite busoigne il met tot le bon consail quill porra Et nous vous enveioms cy dedenz enclose une note escrite en Franceys au Chapitre de Hereford lafoy quele nous voloms que vous facez translater en Latin en bone form & sealer de nostre grant seal & envoier au dit Chapitre par aucun Clerk de nostre Chancellerie suffisant qui soit charge desuire cele busoigne deeper nous verse l'Evesque & le Chapitre avantditz Don souz nostre prive seal a Cardoill le 24 jour de May l'an de nostre regne 35. EDward par la grace de Dieu Roy Dengleterre Seigneur Dirlande & Ducs Ibidem Daquitaine all honurable pere en Dieu R. par la meisme grace Evesque de Londres nostre chancellor saluz Come pur la devotion que nous avons a saint Wolstan de Wyrecestre eons grantez & donez congie tant come en nous est a noz chiers en Dieu Prior & Covent de Wyrecestre quil peussent approprier a eux l'Eglise de Lyndrugg de la Diocise de Hereford lafoy quele est de lavoieson des ditz Prior & Covent si tossed come elle voidera per la mort ou per le resignement de celi qui la tient ore a aver & tenir en propres oeps a eux & a lor successors a touse jours pur encrestre lor Covent de trois Moignes & pur trover deus Cierges perpetuelment ardantzes devant lefiertre du dit corpse saint Vous mandoms que a meismes ceux Priour & Covent de cest nostre grant & congee facez aver letters souz nostre grant seal en due forms quites du fee de meisme le seal que a nous en appartient Don souz nostre prive seal a Cardoill le 24 jour de May l'an de nostre regne 35. The King ordered by this Writ of Privy Seal the grace and pension he was by virtue of his Royal Prerogative to receive from the Abbot of Merton by reason of his new creation to one of his Clerks EDwardus Dei gratia Rex Angliae Dominus Hiberniae & Dux Aquitaniae venerabili Ex Bundela Brevium de privato figillo An. 35 E. 1. in Christo patri R. eadem gratia London Episcopo Cancellario nostro salutem Quia gratiam uni de Clericis nostris ratione novae creationis fratris Willielmi de Brokesborn in Priorem Monasterii beatae Mariae de Merton devitam dilecto Clerico nostro Rogero de Sheffeld durimus concedendam Vobis mandamus quod eidem Rogero literas sub magno sigillo nostro dicto Priori & ejusdem loci Conventui dirigendas inde habere in forma debita faciatis Dat. sub privato sigillo nostro apud Karl 23 die Maii anno regni nostri 35. What priority of preferments and promotions to Benefices the King granted by his Queen's mediation to one of his Clerks this Patent will inform us REX omnibus ad quos etc. salutem Sciatis quod ad instantiam Margaretae Pat. 35 E. 1. m. 25. intus Pro William de Bevercote Cancellar Scotiae Reginae Angliae Consortis nostrae charissinae necnon & ob grata & laudabilia obsequia quae dilectus Clericus noster Willielmus de Bevercote Cancellarius noster Scotiae nobis à longis temporibus utiliter impendit & adhuc jugiter impendere non desistit volumus & concedimus quod idem Willielmus in assecutione Ecclesiarum seu Praebendarum infra regnum nostrum Angl. ad nostram praesentationem seu collationem spectantium omnibus aliis praeferatur quousque ipse beneficium seu beneficia Ecclesiastica cum cura vel sine cura ad valentiam centum librarum per annum ad praesentationem seu collationem nostram in Anglia fuerit assecutus In cujus etc. Teste Rege apud Karl 20 die Marcii Per ipsum Regem nunc W. Coventr & Lichf Episc The King out of his piety issued this Writ to the Freers' Predicants desiring their fervent prayers to God for his blessing upon himself his Queen Children Kingdom and Affairs REX dilectis sibi in Christo Magistro ordinis Fratrum Praedicatorum ac diffinitoribus & fratribus universis in generali Capitulo suo apud Argentem in Claus 35 E. 1. m. 17 dorso De orando pro Rege & Regina ac eorum liberis Alemannia in festo Pentecostes proximo futur conventuris salutem & spiritu sancto dirigi in agendis Inter caetera quae fructum salutis repromittere credimus hoc praecipue in spei nostri fulcimentum accedit quod nos assiduarum deprecationum justorum fulti praefidio divinam propitiationem facilius prosequemur De vobis itaque ut nostram ac Reginae Consortis nostrae liberorumque nostrorum salutem necnon statum prosperum regni nostri et expeditionem felicem negotiorum nobis incumbentium hiis diebus zelemini plenam in Domino fiduciam optinentes devotionem vestram affectuosè requirimus & rogamus quatinus apud illum qui est vera salus et qui temporalitatis et perpetuae felicitatis tribuit largitatem not to Saints or Angels Nos Reginam Consortem nostram et liberos nostros ac statum Regni nostri devotae supplicationis studio commendetis ipsius clementiam qui mensurae termino non artatur suppliciter exorantes ut sic regnum temporale regere negotiaque nostra praedicta expeditioni felici per suae subventionis dexteram mancipare possimus quod hoc ad laudem sui nominis & ad nostrum regnique nostri commodum cedere valeat & honorem quodque nos post supremum vitae nostrae exitum in regno coelesti partem haereditariam assequamur Dat. apud Laurecost primo die Decembris K. Edward upon the death of his daughter Joan Countess of Gloucester issued these ensuing Writs to all his Bishops and other Religious persons Clergymen within their Dioceses to chant public and private Masses and make other Prayers for her soul EDward par la grace de Dieu Roy Dengleterre Seigneur Dirlande & Ducs Daquitaine all honurable pere en Dieu R. par la meisme grace Evesque de Bundela Brevium de Privato Sigillo An. 35 E. 1. in Turri London Londres nostre Chancellier saluz Come Johanne nostre chiere fille que fu Contesse de Gloucestre soit a Dieu commandee vous mandoms que per letters de nostre grant seal facez mander en bone form & covenable a touse Prelatz ausi bien Ercevesque & Evesques come a Abbez & Priours & as Chapitres des Eglises Cathedrales & Collegieles & as Universites & as Freres des Ordres de Precheurs & de Meneurs & as autres Religious de nostre royalme qil facent fair erequys et chauter messes sollempnement et autres privees messes et autres oreisons enpant especialment por * l'alme l'arme de nostre fille avantdite Et meismes l●s letters facez liverer a nostre chier Clerk William de Thorntost por enveer as lieux as queux elles serront escrites sicome nous li avous mandez per noz letters Don souz nostre prive seal a Cardoill le primer jour de Averill l'an de nostre regne 35. REX venerabili in Christo Patri R. eadem gratia Episcopo London salutem Cum opus pium & apud Deum meritorium as that blind age deemed it Claus 35 E 1. m. 9 corso De orando pro anima Johanne quondam Comitissae Glouc. filiae Regis censeatur pro defunctis exorare ut à peccatorum nex●bus facilius liberentur Deusque omnium conditor dispositor et creator Johannem quondam Comitissam Gloucestr & Hereford filiam nostram carissimam ad se ab hoc seculo prout sibi placuit evocaverit quod vobis non sine cordis amaritudine nunciamus Vobis mandamus rogantes quatinus animam praefatae filiae nostrae à singulis Religiosis et aliis personis Ecclesiasticis subditis vestris per totam Civitatem & Diocesim vestras per Missarum sollempnium decantaciones et alia opera pia faciatis Altissimo specialiter commendari T. Rege apud Karl 6 die Maii. Eodem modo scribitur to his other Bishops What Protections the King granted to those employed in his service in the Court of Rome and to their servants wi●h power to make Attorneys these Records will inform us THomas de Berkele qui in obsequium Regis per praeceptum Regis profecturus Pat 35 E 1. m 7. vel 8. intus De Protection● est ad Curiam Romanam habet literas Regis de protectione usque ad festum Omnium Sanctorum prox futurum duraturas cum clausula volumus et exceptis sine illa clausula & eciam querel Pres etc. Teste Rege apud Karliolum 27 die Junii Per breve de Privato Sigillo MAuricius de Berkele Willielmus de Wauton & Willielmus de Gamage qui cum praefato Thoma in obsequium Regis etc. profecturi sunt ad Curiam supradictam Ibidem habent consimiles literas Regis de protectione T. R. ut supra Per testimonium praefatae Thomae AR●aldus de Cantilupo Sanctae Romanae Ecclesiae Cardinalis Decanus Ecclesiae Ibid. m 13. intus De Attoinato Sancti Pauli London qui de licencia Regis in partibus transmarinis moratur habet literas Regis de General Attorn sub nominibus Gregorii de Falguariis & Visiani de Blancrafort Clericorum in Anglia duraturas per triennium Pres etc. T. R. apud Karl 16 die Maii. The King employing the Bishop of Worcester this year to the Court of Rome he had this Writ to make Attorneys during his absence to prosecute his affairs W. Wygorn Episcopus qui in obsequium Regis per praeceptum Regis profecturus Pat. 35 E. 1. m. 4 vel 5. intus De Attorn est ad Curiam Romanam habet literas Regis de Attorn sub nominibus Magistri Johannis de Caleys & Ricardi de Bikerton durat usque ad festum Omnium Sanctorum prox futur etc. Teste Rege apud Karliolum 27 die Junii Dupp. REX dilecto & fideli suo Henrico de Cobham Constabulario Castri sui Dovor Memb. 6 intus Pro W. Episcopo Wygorn & Custodi Quinque Portuum salutem Cum mittimus venerabilem Patrem W. Wygorn Episcopum & dilectum & fidelem nostrum Thomam de Garkelley in nuncium nostrum ad Curiam Romanam Vobis mandamus quod eisdem Episcopo & Thomae pro se & familiis ac equis hernesiis suis in Portu nostro Dovorr festinum et securum Passagium habere faciatis ipsum Episcopum & Thomam cum familiis equis & hernesiis suis ibidem absque impedimento transfretare permittentes Statuto nostro de Moneta seu Argenti in massa extra regnum nostrum non ducend non obstante Teste Rege apud Karliolum 28 die Junii The King writing to the Company of Florentine Merchants and Usurers who farmed his Customs to furnish his Ambassadors sent to the Pope's Court with one thousand pounds sterling which o●hers delayed to pay them he thereupon sent them this Patent to allow it to them in their Account of the Customs which they had in their hands REX dilectis Mercatoribus suis Emerico de Friscobald & sociis suis Mercatoribus de Societate Friscobaldorum de Florentia salutem Cum nuper Venerabiles Pat. 35 E 1. m. 17. dorso Pro Mercatotoribus de Societate Friscobaldo●um de Florentia Patres Walterum Coventr & Lychf. & Willielm Wygorn Episcopos ac dilectos et fideles nostros Henr. de Lacie Com. Lincoln Hugonem le Despenser Ottonem de Grandissono & Amanenum Dominum le Bretto & quosdam alios nuncios nostros ad Dominum Summum Pontificem usque Lugdunum pro arduis negotiis Nos tangentibus transmittentes injunxerimus vobis quod vobis de pecunia provideritis unde nobis tam pro expeditione negotiorum nostrorum praedictorum quam pro expensis nunciorum eorundem servitium facere possetis Ac vos pro servitio hujusmodi nobis faciendo Mercatoribus de Societate Pullicum & Rembertinorum de Florentia mille libras sterlingorum recipiendas in Curia Romana liberaveritis iidemque Mercatores vobis ibidem solvere distulerunt summam pecuniae supradictam volentes ut erga Mercatores recuperare possitis pecuniam antedictam concedimus vobis pro nobis et haeredibus nostris quod cum nos praefatis Mercatoribus de Societate Pullicum & Rembertinorum in mille libris sterlingorum per nostras patentes Literas teneamur vos pro illis mille libris quas ipsis ut praemittitur liberastis mille libras de exitibus Custumae nostrae Lanarum Coriorum & Pellium Lanutarum in manibus vestris ex commissione nostra existentes provenientibus recipiatis ad opus vestrum Et nos vos inde in compoto vestro ad Scaccarium nostrum de exitibus praedictis allocationem habere faciemus Et recipiatis à dictis Mercatoribus de Societate Pullicum & Rembertinorum Literas nostras praedictas et Literas ipsorum de acquietancia solutionem dictae pecuniae testificantes In cujus etc. Teste Rege apud Karliolum 4 die Aprilis Per ipsum Regem nunc Thesaur The King issued this Writ for payment of monies borrowed from the Merchants of Florence out of the Dimes granted him by Pope Boniface from the Clergy of Ireland REX dilecto Clerico suo Ricardo de Bereford Thes. suo Hibern salutem Cum teneamur Matthaeo Clarissimi Gerardo Hugonis & sociis suis Mercatoribus Claus 35 E 1. m. 16. intus Pro Mercatoribus de Societate Spinorum de Florencia de Societate Spinorum de Florencia in quingentis et quinquaginta marcis sterlingorum quae eis aretro sunt de mille matcis in quibus eis tenebamur de mutuo quod iidem Mercatores bonae memoriae Waltero de Wynterburn Sacrosanctae Romanae Ecclesiae nuper Presbytero Cardinali de mandato nostro fecerunt et de quibus mille marcis praedicti Mercatores quadringentas et quinquaginta marcas in Hibernia de denar provenientibus de Decima Clero Hibern per felicis recordationis Dominum B. nuper Papam octavum de assensu nostro imposita receperunt & literas nostras obligator quas de dictis mille marcis prius habuerunt nobis in Cancellaria nostra Angl. alias liberarunt Volentes praefatis Mercatoribus de praedictis quingentis et quinquaginta marcis ad plenum satisfacere ut teneamur Vobis mandamus quod de pecunia proveniente de Decima nobis a Clero Hibern jam concessa quam quidem pecuniam in Thesaurariam nostram sub custodia vestra ad opus nostrum liberari mandavimus praedictas quingentas & quinquaginta marcas praefatis Mercatoribus seu Guidoni Bertaldi Hug. Paganelli & Gentil Reginaldi Sociis & Mercatoribus de Societate praedicta vel uni eorum aut eorundem seu unius ipsorum Attornato sine dilatione aliqua liberetis Recipientes ab eis literas nostras per quos eye in praedictis quingentis et quinquaginta marcis tenemur necnon literas ipsorum Mercatorum vel unius eorum pro se & sociis suis patentes receptionem dictarum quingentarum & quinquaginta marcarum testificantes Et nos vobis de eisdem quingentis et quinquaginta marcis cum eas sic liberaveritis debitam allocacionem in vestro compoto habere faciemus Teste Rege apud Laurecost 10 die Decembris Per Consilium What forms of Acquittances the King granted to the Subcollectors of the Disms granted to him both by Pope Boniface the 8. and afterwards by Pope Clement the 5. these Records will inform us REX Omnibus ad quos etc. salutem Sciatis quod dilectus Clericus noster Johannes de Drokenesford Custos Garderobae nostrae recepit in eadem Garderoba Pat. 35 E. 1. m. 25. in Ced Literae Acquietanciae pro dive●sis subcollectoribus Decimae ad opus nostrum de dilectis nobis in Christo Abbate et Conventu beatae Mariae Eborum subcollectoribus Decimae Clero Angliae per felicis recordacionis Dominum B. nuper Papam octavum de assensu nostro impositae per tres annos per Episcopum London & Magistrum Bartholomaeum de Ferentino Canonicum London dictae Decimae principales Collectores in Dioc. Eborum deputat de arreragiis ejusdem Decimae sexaginta & quinque solidos & quatuor denarios de dicta Decima provenientes et nos de porcione ejusdem Decimae juxta concessionem dicti Summi Pontificis contingentes per manum Mag●siri Johannis Fraunceys nuper Custodis Spiritualitatis Archiepiscopatus Eborum solventis denarios illos in Garderoba praedicta vicesimo quarto die Octobris anno regni nostri tricesimo tercio videlicet pro Priore Marton pro Ecclesia de Hoton quinquaginta & tres solidos et quatuor denarios et pro Persona Ecclesiae de Burgh waleys duodecim solidos De quibus quidem sexaginta et quinque solidis et quatuor denariis dictos Abbatem & Conventum ac success suos tenore praesencium quietamu● et ipsos erga Summum Pontificem ac praedictos principales Collectores et ali●● quoscumque indempnes promittimus conservare In cujus etc. T. R. apud Karliolum 20 die Marcii Per billam de Scaccario Consimiles literas Acquietanciae habent suscripti de diversis pecuniarum summis videlicet Abbess & Conventus de Furnens subcollectores etc. in Dioc. Eborum de Centum & tresdecim solidis & tribus denariis per manus Archiepiscopi Eborum qui dictam pecuniam de mandato Regis levavit videlicet de Ecclesia de M●lsonby viginti & unum solid et tres denar de Ecclesia de Burton quatuor libras & de Ecclesia de Quyntington duodecim solidos de dicta Decima provenientes etc. In cujus etc. Teste Rege apud Holm cestram 9 die Julii Per billam praedicti Johannis Abbess & Conventus de Cokersand de octo libris sex solidis & octo denar per Ibidem manus Archiepiscopi Eborum etc. videlicet de Ecclesiae de Bethum sex libras et de Ecclesia de Barton quadraginta & sex solidos & octo denar de dicta Decima etc. In cujus etc. Teste ut supra REX Omnibus ad quos etc. salutem Sciatis quod venerabilis pater J. Karl Ibidem Episcopus & dilectus Clericus noster Johannes de Sandale Cancellarius Dublin venerabilibus patribus J. Lincoln & R. London Episcopis principalibus Collectoribus Decimae Clero Angliae Walliae Hiberniae & Scociae per Dominum Clementem divina providencia Papam quintum per biennium impositae et nobis concessae subcollectores in terra nostra Scociae deputati solverunt in Garderoba nostra de denar ejusdem Decimae in dicta terra Scociae collectae Mille ducentas viginti et tres libras sex solid et octo denar De quibus quidem Mille ducentis viginti et tribus libris sex solidis et octo denar dictos Subcollectores tenore praesencium quietamus et ipsos et successores suos ac eorum Ecclesias erga dictum Summum Pontificem et alios quoscumque indempnes promutimus conservare In cujus etc. apud Kyrcandres tercio Idus Julii Per breve de Privato Sigillo The King issued this Writ to apprehend the persons and seize the monies of some forged Collectors of moneys for the reparation of the Church and Shrine of St. John of Beverley REX Omnibus Vicecomitibus & Ballivis ac caeteris fidelibus suis ad quos praesentes Pat. 35 E 1. dorso m 22. Pro Ca●●tulo Beverlaci literae pervenerint salutem Ex gravi querela Capituli Beverlaci accepimus quod quidam propriae honestatis inmemores per diversas parts Angliae Walliae & Hiberniae discurrentes et se nuncios et procuratores ipsius Capituli falso confingentes pecuniam animalia legata et alia bona ad opus fabricae et capsulae beati Johannis Beverlaci petunt et recipiunt a diversis et ea non in usus fabricae & capsulae praedictarum set in usus proprios illicite et inhoneste converterunt in dicti Capituli fraudem ac complecionis fabricae Ecclesiae et capsulae praedictarum retardacionem manifestam Volentes igitur hujusmodi fraudi et maliciae modis quibus convenit obviare Vobis mandamus firmiter injungentes quod ubicumque aliquos inveneritis in ballivis vestris confingentes se procuratores dicti Capituli ad praemissa super hiis literas testimoniales ejusdem Capituli non habentes ipsos sine dilatione arestari et detineri faciatis donec de statu & conversatione eorundem vobis constiterit evidenter Proviso quod pecunia ac alia bona apud eos inventa vel penes alios nomine suo deposita quae ipsos nomine Capituli praedicti ad opus praedictum vobis constiterit collegisse veris procuratoribus praedicti Capituli in hac parte vel eorum nunciis literas suas super hoc exhibentibus totaliter liberentur Et si qui forsitan literas Regias datam praesencium praecedentes super recommendacione vel admissione ipsorum ad hujusmodi elemosinas colligendas ipsorum procuratorum testimonium legitimum non habentes eisdem literis de caetero minime pareatis Teste Rege apud Karl 20 die Marcii The Abbot of Salley and his Monks being taken upon a Capias Excommunicatum were bailed upon their Appeal upon condition that if the Sentence was not revoked by the Pope's delegates they should render themselves to prison or else their Manucaptors should be imprisoned MEmorandum quod Johannes de Hoveden Abbas de Sallay Johannes de Eton & Willielmus Claus 35 E 1. m. 16. Pro Adam de Osgoteby & Abbate de Salley de Osbalton Monachi ejusdem Domus qui ad denunciationem venerabilis patris W. Eborum Archiepiscopi tanquam excommunicati & claves Ecclesiae contempnentes capti fuerant & imprisonatis ad instanciam et prosecutionem Domini Adae de Osgoteby Rectoris Ecclesiae de Geyrgrave invenerunt in Cancellaria manucaptores subscriptos qui ipsos Abbatem et Monachos manuceperunt in forma quae sequitur videlicet quod ipsi manucaptores habebunt corpora praedictorum Abbatis & Monachorum in Cancellaria infra tres septimanas à tempore praemunicionis ex parte Regis eis faciendae nisi constiterit Domino Cancellario quod sentenciae Excommunicationum promulgatae in dictos Abbatem et Monachos ad instanciam praedicti Domini Adae per praedictum Archiepiscopum pro eo quod rei judicatae non paruerunt quarum praetextu capti fuerant & imprisonatis post appellacionem per ipsos ad sedem Apostolicam interpositam per judices quos idem Abbas impetravit super appellacione sua videlicet Magistros Henricum de Benyngworthe Robertum de Lacie & Robertum de Pikeringgs Canonicos Ecclesiae Lincoln revocatae fuerint virtute appellationis praedictae Et si praedicti manucaptores corpora praedictorum Abbatis & Monachorum in dicta Cancellaria non habuerint ut est dictum sint ipsi in eadem poena de imprisonamento Et si constare possit eidem Cancellario quod dictae excommunicationum sentenciae virtute appellacionis praedictae per praedictos judices delegatoa fuerint revocatae extunc quieti sint manucaptores praedicti et idem Abbas habeat breve Regis pro se et Monachis suis praedictis deliberandis Nomina verò manucaptorum praedictorum videlicet Johannes Galun Willielmus de Walington Adam de Thornton de Com. Northumbr Johannes Comvile de Herewode Johannes de Thornhill Robertus de Pogthorp Simon de Driffeld Thomas de Rosdon Henr. de Plumpton Nicholaus Tempest Thomas de Pontefracto de Com Eborum & Andraeas' Rig de Com. Lincoln The King at the Petition of the Bishop of Landaffe issued this Writ to ascertain the bounds of several parishes within the Forest of Dean the extraparochial Tithes of the Assarts in which Forest he had formerly appropriated to maintain a Chantry in the Church of Newton and for the augmentation of the over-small revenues of that Bishopric REX dilectis et fidelibus suis Waltero de Glouc. Escaetori suo ultra Trentam & Johanni Pat. 35 E 1. m. 19 Pro J. Landavensi Episcopo de Acton salutem Monstravit nobis venerabilis pater J. Landavensis Episcopus per peticionem suam coram nobis & Consilio nostra exhibitam quod cum nos nuper ad emendationem Episcopatus Landavensis qui nimis exilis dinoscitur & in subvencionem sustentacionis cujusdam Capellani divina pro anima nostra & animabus progenitorum nostrorum singulis diebus celebrantis & imperpetuum celebraturi in Ecclesia Omnium Sanctorum de la Neulond infra Forestam nostram de Dene quam praefatus Episcopus apropriatam sibi et successoribus suis tenet concesserimus eidem Episcopo per literas nostras Patentes pro nobis et haeredibus nostris quod ipse et successor sui Episcopi Land omnes Decimas de assartis nostris infra forestam praedictam de novo assartatis et assartandis provenientes percipiant et habeant tanquam ad Ecclesiam suam de Neulond praedictam imperpetuum pertinentes dum tamen assarta illa sint extra limites parochiae cujuscunque prout in literis nostris praedictis plenius continetur Decanus et Capitulum Her●ford Personae Ecclesiae de Lydenye Magister Willielmus de Kyngescote Persona Ecclesiae de Westbury super Sabrinam Johannes Persona Ecclesiae de Ruardyn Radulphus de Habehale Persona Ecclesiae de Bykenore Engleis Johannes Persona Ecclesiae de Staunton Henr. Persona Ecclesiae de magna Dene & Adam Persona Ecclesiae de Aure asserentes assarta et dominica praedicta infra limites parochiarum Ecclesiarum suarum praedictarum quae de nostro patronatu non existunt praefatum Episcopum super receptione Decimarum de assartis proveniencium antedictis vexant multipliciter et perturbant dictasque Decimas sibi et Ecclesiis suis praedictis usurpare nituntur in enervacionem et adnullacionem concessionis nostrae praedictae dictique Episcopi praejudicium et dispendium manifestum Propter quod idem Episcopus nobis cum instancia supplicavit ut exprimere & declarare velimus quae assarta intelligimus esse extra limites parochiae cujuscumque in foresta nostra praedicta et inter assarta illa et parochias aliorum poni praecipere certas metas Ita quod praedictus Episcopus Decimas de hujusmodi assartis provenientes juxta formam concessionis nostrae praedictae absque impedimento seu calumpnia cujuscumque percipere valeat et habere Nos igitur precibus ejusdem Episcopi in hac parte favorabiliter annuentes Assignavimus vos ad inquirendum per sacramentum Forestariorum et Viridariorum forestae nostrae praedictae ac aliorum proborum et legalium hominum partium praedictarum in dicto negocio minime suspectorum per quos etc. in praesencia praedictorum Decani et Capituli Willielmi Johannis Radulphi Johannis Henrici et Adae ad hoc per vos praemuniendorum si interesse voluerint quae sunt illa dominica et assarta nostra de quibus concessimus Decimam ut praemittitur Episcopo memorato et quae sunt et esse consueverunt metae et bundae inter parochias Ecclesiarum praedictarum ac dominica et assarta nostra praedicta Et ideo vobis mandamus quod ad assarta et dominica illa de quibus decimam praedicto Episcopo concessimus ut praedictum est personaliter accedentes inquisicionem praedictam ad certos dies & loca quos ad hoc provideritis faciatis in forma praedicta Mandavimus enim dilecto et fideli nostro Hugoni le Despenser Justice Forestae nostrae ultra Trentam vel ejus locum tenenti quod de Viridariis et Forestariis Forestae nostrae de Dene supradictae & similiter Vic. nostro Glouc. quod de aliis probis et legalibus hominibus de Com. praedicto in dicto negocio non suspectis tot et tales ad certos dies & loca quos eis scire facietis venire faciant coram vobis per quos etc. et inquisicionem inde etc. Thes. et Baronibus nostris de Scaccario à die Sancti Johannis Baptistae in 15 dies prox futur sub sigillis vestris et sigillis eorum per quos facta fuerit mittatis et hoc breve ut ipsi ulterius inde faciant quod de jure fuerit faciendum In cujus rei etc. T. R. apud Karliolum 6. die Maii. Per Petitionem retornatam de Cons What elections and confirmations of Archbishops and Bishops were made this year in Ireland by the King's Letters Patents and Licenses these Records thus relate REX dilecto sibi in Christo Decano & Capitulo Duacen salutem Accedens ad Pat. 35 E 1. m. 29 vel 30 intus De licencia e●igendi & ●emp●●ralibus rest●tue●dis in Hibern nos dilectus nobis in Christo Johannes Okerwolan Concanonicus veste● cum literis patentibus Capituli vestri nobis ex parte vestra humiliter supplicavit quod cum Ecclesia vestra praedicta per mortem bonae memoriae L. nuper Episcopi illius loci pastoris sit solacio destituta alium vobis eligendi in Episcopum licenciam vobis concedere dignar●mur Nos igitur precibus vestris in hac parte favorabiliter inclinati licenciam illam vobis duximus concedendam Mandantes quod talem etc. nobisque fidelis existit In cujus etc. T. R. apud Lavercost primo die Marcii Per breve de Privato Sigillo REX dilecto & fideli suo Johanni Wogan Justice suo Hibern salutem Cum Ibidem dilecti nobis in Christo Decanus & Capitulum Duacen nobis per literas suas patentes significaverint quod Ecclesia sua praedicta per mortem bonae memoriae L. nuper Episcopi illius loci pastoris est solatio destituta supplicantes nobis quod licentiam sibi alium eligendi in Episcopum eisdem concedere dignaremur ac nos eorum precibus in hac parte favorabiliter inclinati licentiam illam eis duxerimus concedendam mandantes eisdem Decano & Capitulo quod talem etc. fidelis existat Nos eorundem Decani & Capituli laboribus & expensis in hac parte parcere volentes ista vice concessimus eyes etc. Ita tamen etc. In cujus etc. T. R. apud Lavercost primo die Marcii Per breve de Privato Sigillo JOhannes de Balsham Canonicus Ecclesiae Sanctae Trinitatis Dublin & Nicholaus de Kynton Canonicus Ecclesiae Sancti Patrici Dublin nunciantes Regi mortem Pat. 35 E. 1. m. 46. intus De licentia eligendi Richardi de Feringes nuper Archiepiscopi locorum praedictorum habent literas Regis de licentia eligendi In cujus etc. Teste Rege apud Lavercost 26 die Novembris Per breve de Privato Sigillo The Church of Dublin in Ireland becoming void by the death of * The Annals of Ireland p. 164. Richard Feringes their Archbishop the King granting them this licence upon their petition to elect a new Archbishop thereupon the Dean and Chapter of St. Patrick's Cathedral Church in Ireland elected Richard de Havering for their Archbishop which they signified to the King by their Letters without presenting him to the King but the Prior and Covent of St. Trinity in Dublin elected Nicholas le B●teler whom they presented personally to the King with their certificate of his Election whereupon the King referred the business concerning this Election to his Treasurer and Council to examine and certify him how to proceed therein since they both aught to have joined in the Election and not to sever as these Records attest ROY a noz foiaux le honurable pere en Dieu W. par mesme la grace Evesque In Parliamento An. 35 E. 1. See Ryley his Placita Pa●l p. 357 358. de Cestre nostre Tresorier & as autres de nostre Conseil a Cardoill salutz Endroit de la busoigne que touch leslection de Lercevesque de Dyvelin por quei le porter de ces lettres est venuz a nous ovesque les lettres du Chapitre de l'Eglise de saint Patrick a Dyvelin Vous mandoms que meismes les letters veves & examines entre vous en cez consail & avisement & nous facez saver sur ce vous aviz & ce qe vous ensemblera qe soit a fair Don sur nostre prive seal a Laurecost le 20 jour de Feverer l'an de nostre regne 35. Tenor dictarum Literarum Clansarum sequitur in haec verba EXcellentissimo Principi & Domino suo reverendo Domino Edwardo Dei gratia illustri Regi Angliae Domino Hiberniae & Duci Aquitaniae sui in omnibus subjecti humiles & devoti Decanus & Capitulum Ecclesiae suae Cathedral Sancti Patricii Dublin si placet salutem cum subjectione reverentia & honore Quia vacante Ecclesia Dublin per mortem bonae memoriae Richardi Dublin Archiepiscopi ac ejus corpore tradito sepulturae petitaque licentia eligendi futurum Pontificem a vestra Majestate et optenta dieque statuto ad eligend concorditer omnes Canonici praesentes Ecclesiae supradictae Magistrum Richardum de Havering Ecclesiae Sancti Patricii praedictae Praecentorem Clericum vestrum eligimus in Archiepiscopum Dublin & Pastorem Priore & Conventu Sanctae Trinitatis Dublin Dominum Nicholaum le Boteler fratrem viz. Edmundi le Boteler eligentibus Nunciosque nostros eidem nostro Electo per literas nostras direximus pro consensu suo eidem Electioni unde vestram Celsitudinem humiliter duximus & devotè deprecandam precibus & obsequiis quibus possimus & valemus quatinus nostro Electo quem utilem vobis et Ecclesiae vestrae praedictae veraciter intendimus adjutorium impendere dignemini & favorem Conservetur vestra dominatio Ecclesiae & Regni regimini per tempora prospera & diuturna Dat. Dublin die Mercurii prox ante festum Sanctorum Fabiani & Sebastiani Anno Domini 1306. Item Rex ●isit alind breve Thesaur & aliis de Consilio suo in haec verba EDward par la grace de Dieu etc. A noz foiaux & loiaux le honurable pere en Ibidem Dieu W. par la meisme grace Evesque de Cestre nostre Tresorier & as autres de nostre Conseil a Cardoill salutz Endroit de la busoigne que touch leslection Lercevesque de Dyvelin par quei Hugh de Sutton & William de Clifford Chanoigns de l'Eglise de la Trinity a Dyvelin sont venuz a nous ovesque les lettres du Chapitre de meisme l'Eglise Vous mandoms que meisme les letters veves & examines dentre vous en cez consail & avisament & nous facez saver sur ceo voz avis & ce qe vous ensemblera qui soit a fair Don souz nostre prive seal a Laurecost le 20 jour de Feverer l'an de nostre regne 35. Tenor dictarum Literarum Clausarum sequitur in haec verba EXcellentissimo Domino suo Domino Edwardo Dei gratia illustri Regi Angliae Domino Hiberniae & Duci Aquitaniae sui humiles & devoti frater Henricus le Warr de Bristol Prior Ecclesiae Cathedral Sanctae Trinitatis Dublin & ejusdem loci Conventus salutem in eo qui dat salutem Regibus cum omni qua convenit reverentia pariter & honore Domino Richardo bonae memoriae quondam Archiepiscopo Dublin viam universae carnis nuper ingresso et concessa nobis a vestra Majestate licentia eligendi nos voluntate unanimi & consensu Dominum Nicholaum le Boteler virum providum & discretum pro pace & tranquillitate terrae vestrae Hiberniae prae caeteris utilem ac necessarium latorem praesentium elegimus in Archiepiscopum & Pastorem eundem vero vestrae Regiae praesentamus Celsitudini devotis precibus supplicando quatinus praedictae electioni Regium assensum liberaliter impendentes literas vestras super hoc Summo Ponti●●ci dirigere dignemini Valeat & vigeat vestra Regia potestas in prosperitate votiva pro Reipublicae regimine pariter & salute Dat. Dublin in Octabis Sancti Hillarii anno regni vestri tricesimo quinto Et super hoc Thesaur rescripsit Domino Regi in hac verba SIre endreit de leslection dont vous nous avez mand Sire il ne covient mie rescriure a ore pur ce que la on les deus Chapitres deussent escrure a vous per lour letters overtes & presenter lour eslit si nescrit forsque le Chapitre de saint Patrick & ceo per letters closes & oustre ceo il ne presentent mie lour eslit personaument si come ad eslee accoustome In conclusion * The Annals of Ireland p. 164. Mr. Richard Havering was approved by the King and enjoyed the Archbishopric almost 5. years by Apostolical dispensation The Bishop of Murray in Scotland a Rebel and Enemy to King Edward the 1. adhering to Robert de Brus the Usurper and assented to the murder of John Comyn in the Church of Dunfres' for which he and others were excommunicated by Pope Clement flying out of Scotland into the Orcadeses the King thereupon writ this Letter to the King of Norway not to permit any of his Subjects in that Island to harbour him or any Rebels and Traitors of Scotland but to arrest and send them to him in safe custody by reason of the ancient amity between them and in the mean time to enjoin all his Subjects to avoid his company as an Excommunicate person MAgnifico Principi Domino H. Dei gratia Regi Norwag illustri amico suo Claus 35 E. 1. m 12 dorso Pro Rege charissimo Edwardus eadem gratia Rex Angliae etc. salutem cum dilectione sincera Inter vestros progenitores & nostros Norwag & Angl. quondam Reges ac vos & nos subsequenter mutua dilectio & bona concordia totis retroactis temporibus extiterunt quas semper continuari cupimus quantum ad nos attinet & foveri Cum igitur Episcopus de Moravia inimicus et rebellis noster qui neci nobilis viri Johannis Comyn nuper in Ecclesia Fratrum Minorum de Dunfres' in Scotia prodicionaliter interfecti nequiter assensum praebuit quamobrem excommunicationis vinculo una cum fautoribus et receptatoribus suis ac communicantibus cum eodem sicut alii quicunque qui dicto facinori et sacrilegio consenserunt per Dominum nostrum Dominum Summum Pontisicem innodatur per aliquos de Subditis vestris in Insula Orkadie receptetur vestram amicitiam de qua gerimus fiduciam pleniorem affectuosè requirimus & rogamus quatinus praefatum Episcopum qui dicta nequitia non contentus set pejora prioribus accumulans Roberto de Brus proditori et capitali inimico nostro adhesit populum nostrum terrae nostrae Scotiae ad insurgendum contra nos una cum proditore praedicto pro viribus procurando praecipientes si placet per corpus suum celeriter arrestari ipsum ad nos velitis sub salva custodia quamcito bono modo poteritis destinare et si forte aliqui alii de inimicis et rebellibus nostris ad dictam Insulam vel ad partes regni vestri voluerint declinare ipses ibidem receptari sicut nos diligitis minime permittatis Et vos in hoc facto taliter habere curetis quod super hoc possimus vestrae dilectionis constantiam facti evidentiam experiri quodque vobis teneamur ex hac causa ad consimilia vel majora Caeterim ut sententia excommunicationis praedicta vobis plenius innoteseat Et ut vos et gentes vestrae communionem praedicti Episcopi et suorum complicum ac aliorum inimicorum et rebellium nostrorum eo citius et libentius evitaretis tenorem bullae Apostolicae super prolatione sententiae memoratae factae vobis mittimus publica manu scriptum Quicquid autem ad hanc nostram instantiam tàm de praefato Episcopo quam etiam de aliis inimicis & rebellibus nostris si quos ad partes vestras declinare contigerit facere proponitis nobis rescribere velitis per praesentium portitorem Dat. apud Lynstock 6 die Marcii This year * Tho. Walsingham Hist. Angl. p. 65 66 67. Ypodigma p. 98. Mat. Westm p. 405 406. Henry de Knyghton Polychronicon Fabian Caxton Polydore Virgil Holinshed Grafton Stow Speed Daniel Baker and others in the last year of K. Edward 1. post Pascha Robertus de Brus who usurped the Crown of Scotland aucto jam suo exercitu congressus cum Aymero de Valencia ipsum compulit in fugam paucis de his qui erant cum eo peremptis Infra triduum etiam sequens fugavit Comitem Gloverniae multisque hinc inde occisis ipsum obsedit in Castro de Are quousque per exercitum à Rege missum fuit obsidio dissoluta Ex tunc autem in sequentibus cum Anglis fugit ad loca palustria & nemorosa in quibus latibula quaeritantem comprehendere minimè potuerunt Upon the sad tidings of these disasters Tunc Rex Edwardus missis per Angliam nunciis praecepit sub gravi poena ut omnes qui ei debebent servitium parati essent apud Carleolum infratres septimanas post festum Sancti Johannis Baptistae Interea Rex grandaevus vexari caepit dissenteria & quia jam desperebat de vita diuturna misit ad filium ut maturaret audire patris extrema colloquia Quem inter caetera misericordem fore monebat et justum et affabilem universis constantem in dictis et factis familiarem bonis et praecipue miseris misericordiam impartiri Deinde praecepit ne post mortem suam festinaret ad Coronam Angliae suscipiendam donec paternas injurias in Scotos honorisice vindicasset sed moraretur in partibus et assumeret secum ossa paterna in aliquo vase reclusa quae secum faceret deportari donec totam Scotiam pervagasset et omnes superasset adversarios vel coepisset Quoniam inquit nullus te poterit superare dum ossa mea tecum feceris deportari Praecepit etiam ut fratres suos Thomam & Edmundum diligeret & foveret quorum uni Thomae videlicer dederat Comitatum Cornubiae Edmundo vero Comitatum Mareschalli Praeterea monuit ut matrem suam Margaretam Reginam tanquam bonus filius coleret & amaret jussit etiam sub interminatione maledictionis sua ne Petrum de Gaverston communi decreto exiliatum sine communi favore praesumeret revocare Intimavit ei quoque quod crucem suscepisset pro negotio Terrae Sanctae quam proposuit personaliter advisse sed turbatus per molitiones Roberti de Brus novas et vaxias impeditus fuit a proposito et bellum in Scotiam transfer coactus est omisso negotio memorato Triginta inquit et duo millia librarum argenti praeparavi ad exhibendum septies viginti Mil●●● honorifice in Terra Sancta cum sua familia quia mihi non datur votum perficere in persona propria qui cor meum illuc deferent et reponent Quod cum secum deportaverint spero in Deo meo omnia illis prospera successura Praecipio ait igitur districtè sub poena maledictionis paternae ne dicta pec●mia in alios usus expendatur Sed filius Regis patre defuncto nihil horum complere voluit As his Father Pope Boniface 8. and Clement 4. bestowed none of the va●t sums of money they imposed collected levied for relief of the Holy Land to that use during their lives but converted it to other uses to the great delusion and abuse of those from whom they extorted it with greatest rigour by all sorts of Ecclesiastical censures and Temporal process as the premises abundantly evidence Cum Rex Edwardus praemissis monitis filium instruxisset & de sua postrema voluntate plenius docuisset misit eum in Angliam ut secundum ea quae à Rege audiret Franciae proficisceretur ad connabium cum ejusdem filia contrahendum Pro qua causa parum ante in Angliam missus fuerat quidam Cardinalis dictus Petrus Hispanus ut pacta nuptialia confirmaret Post decessum filii capit Rex prout ante vexari dissenteria movit nihilominus de Carleolo quinto nonas Junii parvis dietis versus Scotiam proficiscens Pridie verò nonas Julii venit ad * Rot. Finium An. 35 E. 1. m. 1. intus Burgum super Sands ubi invalescente morbo die crastina scilicet feria sexta praesenti vitae valefaciens dies suos in bono & annos suos in Angliam consummavit Regnavit autem annis triginta quatuor mensibus septem diebus viginti uno complevitque aetatis suae annos sexaginta octo & dies viginti Of whom the premised Historians tender us this character * Mat. Westm Walsingham Polychronicon Polydore Virgil Fabian Grafton Holinshed Speed Daniel Baker in his Life Fuerat autem in armis strenuus bellicosus etiam & victoriosus totam Angliam de manu Simonis de Monteforti & eidem adhaerentium Comitum & Baronum acquisivit Walliam de manu Lewellini in suos usus accepit Aquitaniam quoque de manu Regis Franciae sapienter extorsit Scotiam saepius subjugavit sed ea capta per Robertum le Brus ipse in lecto mortis jacens ex magnanimitate cordis jussit corpus suum ibi remanere insepultum & deferri in exercitu donec tota Scotia esset finaliter subjugatae de quo quidam sic scripsit Dum viguit Rex & valuit tua magna potestas Fraus latuit pax magna fuit regnavit honestas Post Principis praedicti decessum venerabilis pater Dominus Petrus Hispanus Cardinalis who continued in England to collect his Procurations & Clerus Angliae cunctique regni Nobiles qui interesse poterant obviam corpori undique occurrerun● solemnes processiones ad quas venerat per Ecclesias faciendo Requievit autem corpus venerabile inhumatum in Ecclesia Canonicorum de Waltham usque in diem sepulturae suae scilicet per sexdecim septimanas per quod tempus ex mandato Executorum Regis illuc destinati sunt de singulis magnis M●nasteriis vicinis in circuitu hebdomadatim sex Monachi seu Canonici vel alii Religiosi qui circa corpus vigilias facerent et exequias solemniter continuarent non sine gravibus laboribus et expensis Nec cuiquam licebat recedere donec arbitrio Executorum licentiatus fuisset Cardinalis autem according to the absurd superstition of that sottish age indulsit veniam unius anni omnibus dicentibus orationem Dominicam cum salutatione Angelica pro anima dicti Regis to which end neither of them had or could have the least relation or efficacy Cumque à festo translationis Sancti Thomae Martyris usque ad festum Apostolorum Simonis & Judae jacuisset inhumatum corpus regium tandem ipso die Apostolorum apud Westm est sepultum patre venerabili Antonio Patriarcha Jerosolymitano & Dunelmensi Episcopo missam celebrante & extremas exequias faciente FINIS A SUPPLEMENTAL APPENDIX to the Reign of King Edward the I. COurteous Readers Having some Vacant time the last Summer Vacation to peruse all the Bundles of Writs and other Records long interred in Dust and Cobwebs in a Confused Heap in the White Tower so far as to separate those of most use during the reign of King Edward the 1. from his Predecessors and Successors and transcribing those relating to my present Historical Vindication before I could complete that painful troublesome sordid work which none else would undertake or assist me in near 25. years of his reign in this Tome were finished at the Press Upon which account I thought fit to annex all such Writs of Prohibition Epistles Bulls and other Records relating to those years pertinent to My Historical Vindication which I have since discovered as a Supplemental Appendix thereunto in a Chronological Order referring each of them to their proper places to which their express dates or other circumstances where the dates are wanting direct me together with the pages lines where they may be most properly inserted in the next Edition Here p. 159. l. 11. after Successors insert In a small Bundle of King Edward the 1. his Letters in the White Tower writ to the Emperor of Germany and others on the behalf of his Brother-in-law the King of Castle I find this Epistle of his directed to Pope Gregory the 10. imploring his favour and speedy Justice in the conservation of his right in the Roman Empire by his mediation on his behalf SErenissimo in Christo Patri & Domino Domino G. divinâ Providentiâ sacrosanctae In Bundela Literarum etc. Regis in Turri London An. 3 E 1. Romanae Ecclesiae Summo Pontifici etc. Edwardus eadem gratiâ Rex Angliae etc. pedum oscula beatorum Preces illas Sanctitati vestrae cum fiducia destinamus quae justitiam comitem non relinguunt et a juris tramite non discordant sperantes firmiter ut eas benignitate paternâ ad exauditionis gratae januam admittatis Ea propter Dominationem vestram quanta possumus affectione rogamus quatinus serenissimum Principem & sororium nostrum charissimum Regem Castellae illustrem paternae dilectionis brachiis amplectentes jus suum quod in Romano Imperio habere dinoscitur illaesum sibi conservare ac super eo reddere celeris et favorabilis complementum justitiae nostrorum precaminum interventu ut per hoc Sanctitati vestrae fortius astringamur ad omnia quae vestris sanctis affectibus possint aut debeant complacere & Rex idem apud vos sibi sentiat preces nostras in sua justitia profuisse Conservet etc. Teste meipso apud Westm 4 die Maii Anno regni nostri tertio Ibid. l. 26. after Julii add I found this Writ to the Justices of the Common Bench that Magister Hospitalis Sancti Lazari de Burton should make an Bundela Brevium An. 3 E. 1. in Turri London Attorney in loquela suo Attachiam coram Justiciariis de Banco inter ipsum Magistrum & Simonem Personam Ecclesiae de Horton de eo quod idem Simon secutus fuit plac in Curia Christianitatis de Advocatione quartae partis Ecclesiae de Golby contra Prohibitionem nostram Teste meipso apud Westm 9 die Maii Anno Regni nostri 3. Here p. 160. l. 11. after tercio add Earl Warren having incensed the King and his Council against the Archbishop of Canterbury for his contempt against the King and his Royal authority in refusing to absolve some of the Earls Ministers excommunicated by him as was suggested but in truth by his predecessor upon the King's Writ and command he thereupon sent this Letter to the King to satisfy him of the truth of the case and why he could not absolve him intending to give him further satisfaction therein by word of mouth REverendissimo Domino suo & in Christo dilectissimo Domino E. Dei gratia Regi Angliae Dom. Hiberniae & Duci Acquit Sanctorum minimus frater Bundela Literarum & Brevium in Turri London An. 3 E. 1. R. de Kylewardeby salutem sospitatem et prosperitatem continuam Excellentiae vestrae mandatum per Dominum Stephanum de Penecestr suscepi apud Raculur feriâ tertiâ Assumptionis beatae Mariae per quod evidenter intellexi quod Comes Warren & sui vos et Consilium vestrum contra me sategerit perturbare ignorantes causam quare contra me et Cantuar. Ecclesiam injustissimè commoventur Petivistis Domine mi quod sententiam quam tuli in Ministros dicti Comitis revocem et a querela contra ipsos concepta supersedeam et contra ipsum Comitem aut suos nihil attemptem usque ad Parliamentum videor enim et judicor Regiam dignitatem vestram contemnere et quod vestris Prohibitionibus dissimulo obedire Ista ni fallor fuerint mihi ex parte vestrae Excellentiae proposita quibus suppliciter sicut Domini mei verbis respondeo Quod nullam in dictum Comitem vel suos quatinus Ministri sui sententiam promulgavi nec contra vestram adhuc aliquid feci Prohibitionem sed pro reverentia vestra st●tui in hoc supersedere donec vobiscum colloquium habuero si hoc concesserit Rex aeternus Quid autem egerim contra quosdam dicti Comitis ministeriales inevitabili necessitate compulsus vob●s fidenter expono viz. quod quandam sententiam Excommunicationis in quosdam ejus Ministros a praedecessore meo nominatim expressos latam multis monitionibus et expectatione plusquam biennali interpositis antequam mihi de hac materia scriberetis mandavi publice denunciari Ita quod sic per sententiam Praedecessoris excommunicati denuncientur Istud Domine mi cum conscientia bona revocare non possum tum quia subditi mei sunt et rite ligati sunt ●um quia populus eyes communicate cum suo periculo tum quia propriam et aliorum damnationem contemnunt claves Ecclesiae contemnendo quorum nullum nisi cum proprio periculo potero sustinere Expressi vobis facti mei veritatem de caeteris differens donec si Deus voluerit vestro frui colloquio mihi detur Denique devotè supplico quod non sitis mihi formidini qui secundum spem meam et vestrum debitum mihi debebetis esse clypeus et tutamen Satellites enim Comitis jugiter vestra terent limina & Milites & Consiliarios vestros fautores habent ut dicitur qui faciliter forsitan vos contra vestrum sacerdotem satagunt provocare quod tamen nec volo de omnibus intelligi nec pro certa veritate haberi Vestram igitur flagito protectionem cui me meos et mea submitto Valeat etc. Dat. die & loco praedictis The Prior and Covent of the greater Monastery of Turon in France being dispossessed by two of his Rebellious Monks of the Priories of Neuport Paynell and Trinity in York belonging to that Monastery against his will for which he had publicly excommunicated them and for which they were condemned upon their Appeal by sentence from the Court of Rome and yet detained their possessions from him sent this humble Supplication to King Edward the 1. as the Sovereign Protector and Buckler of the Church that by his Regal power and the Laws of the Land they might be reduced to obedience since their Ecclesiastical censures were ineffectual to reclaim them Excellentissimo Domino E. Dei gratia illustrissimo ac victoriosissimo Regi Angliae frater Stephanus permissione divina Majoris Monasterii Turonen Minister In eadem ●undela An. 3 E. 1. humilis salutem etc. Cum frater Reginaldus de Bernevalle & Aymo nostri Majorum Monast. Monachi contra voluntatem nostram Prioratus nostros de Neuport Payenel & Trinitatis Eborum detinentes occupatos videlicet dictus Reginaldus Prioratum de Neuport & dictus Aymo Prioratum Sanctae Trinitatis Eborum diu ex authoritate nostra fuerint excommunicati eorum contumacia et inobedientia exigentibus salutis suae immemores dictam Excommunicationis sententi●m per biennium et amplius sustinuerint et adhuc tanquam iniquitatis et inobedien●iae filii in eadem Excommunicatione perseverent animis induratis quanquam in Curia Romanae in appellationis suae causa frivola et injusta authoritate Apostolica nobis sint finaliter condemnati Majestatis vestrae Regiae excellentiam in juris subsidium requirimus in Domino ac devote rogamus quatinus praefatos Rogerum & Aymonem de praedictis Prioratibus Regiae potesiatis Clypeo expelli vestri gratia faciatis Ita quod per vestrae Majestatis Regiae potentiam ad gremium nostri Monasterii et debitam obedientiam redire cogantur ac suae absolutionis beneficium obtenturi Valeat etc. Dat. apud Majus Monasterium 3. Idus Februarii Anno Domini 1274. EXcellentissimo Principi Domino E. Dei gratia Regi Anglorum illustri fratres Capituli Majoris Monasterii Turonensis & Stephanus divina permissione eorum Bundela Brevium & Literarum in Turri London An. 3 E 1. Minister humilis salutem etc. Memores piae devotionis ac devotae pietatis quas inclytae recordationis Progenitores vestri Reges Angliae suis temporibus erga nostrum Monasterium habuerunt ipsum amplis redditibus affluenter dotando magnaque ac decora in ipso aedificia construendo in quibus nos pro benefactorum nostrorum salute ac pro vestra tranquillitate devote orantes die noctuque Domino famulamur optamus ac speramns in Domino sua in vobis exuberante gratia nos habere paternae devotionis haeredem ac in conservatione libertatum & beneficiorum nobis ab eisdem Progenitoribus nostris collatorum praecipuum defensorem Verum cum nos quosdam Prioratus in regno vestro apud Eboracen videlicet & apud Neuport Paynel ex pia largitione dictorum Progenitorum vestrorum à longinquis temporibus obtinuerimus pacificè ac quietè quidam de Monachis nostris in ipsis Prioratibus commorantes maligno ducti consilio centra nos se in omnem inobedientiam erexerunt nihilque obedientiae reservantes sic in reprobum sensum ducti sunt quod salutis suae ac professionis nobis factae immemores associatis sibi in sua nequitia complicibus conantur pro viribus suis a nostra ovedientia et subjectione eosdem subtrahere Prioratus quanquam justitia praevalente jus nostrum in Curia Romana per diffinitivam sententiam fuérit declaratum dictis Monachis cum suis fautoribus nobis sententialiter condemnatis Ind est quod cum eadem sententia Apostolica a●sque defensionis nostrae praesidio executioni debitae nequeat demandari neither the Popes or Prior's Sentences and Excommunications having then any legal force in England upon which a Capias Eucommunicatum could be served ad vestrae Celsitudinis clementiam recurrentes vestrae Magnificentiae pedibus provoluti devotissime supplicamus quatinus ex innata vobis immensae largitatis clementiâ dignemini benigno oculo ac favorabili praesidio nostri Monasterii tanto occasui providere dilectisque nobis in Christo fratribus Simoni & Guydoni exhibitoribus praesentium quos in ipsis Prioratibus destinamus Priores velitis vestrae defensionis praesidio assistere ac ipsos contra adversariorum nostrorum maliciam & potentiam per vos & vestros Magnificentiae vestrae Clypeo in ipsis Prioratibus defensare Nec sinat potestas vestra Regia Monasterium vestrum quod affectuosè dilexerunt patres vestri sub felici cursu temporis vestri malignorum violentiis subjacere ut proinde Deum & beatum Martinum Patronum nostrum habeatis in praemium nosque imperpetuum ad orationes assiduas & devotas Valeat etc. Dat. apud Majus Monasterium die Lunae post Circundaverunt me Anno Domini 1274. This Stephen and his Convent procured Letters to the King from divers Great persons in Foreign parts to the same effect I shall cite only that of John Duke of Britain to the King filled together in the same Bundle EXcellentissimo Principi Domino E. Dei gratia Regi Angl. illustri etc. Johannes Dux Britanniae salutem et paratam ad ipsius beneplacita voluntatem Ibidem Quanto gratiosum animum vestrum ad justitiam conservandam et malignorum nequitiam reprimendam cognovimus propensiorem tanto fiducialius pro amicis nostris praecipu● et religiosis viris pro conservandis juribus et libertatibus suis vestrum Regale praesidium duximus implorandum Cum igitur ex parte charissimorum nobis in Christo Religiosorum virorum Abbatis & Conventus Majoris Monasterii Tur. intellexerimus se ex pia largitione Progenitorum vestrorum Regum Angliae duos Prioratus in regno vestro viz. apud Neuport Paynell & apud Sanctam Trinitatem Eboracen ab antiquo obtinuisse pacificè & quietè ac quosdam Monachos ipsius Monasterii professos associatis sibi complicibus per suam malitiam dictos Prioratus contra voluntatem dictorum Abbatis et Conventus a tempore defectionis S. Montisfortis violenter occupasse et adhuc occupatos detinere proponunt quanquam jus ipsorum Religiosorum deductum in judicio in Curia Domini Papae nuper in Consilio Lugdunensi per ipsum Dominum Papam contra dictos Monachos ad alios adversarios fuerit finaliter declaratum prout per literam Papalem super hoc confectam et bullatam apparet ut asseritur evidenter ac hujusmodi sententia Apostolica non possit ut dicitur propter adversariorum potentiam executioni debitae demandari Excellentiae vestrae magnificentiam attentius requirimus et rogamus eo affectu quo possumus am●liori quatinus amore Dei et zelo justitiae nostraeque intercessionis obtentu dictos Abbatem & Conventum quos speciali amore prosequimur faciatis in suis juribus sustineri defensionis vestrae praesidio & servari ac Monachos quos dicti Religiosi ad dictos Prioratus destinant moraturos contra adversariorum potentiam & violentiam Magnificentiae vestrae clypeo defendatis ut proinde Deum habeatis in praemium ipsique Religiosi preces nostras erga clementiam vestram sibi sentiant profuturas Conservet etc. Dat. Parisiis die Lunae post Dominicam quâ cantatur Reminisci Anno Domini 1274. Here p. 164. l. 23. after tercio insert The Bishop of Norwich notwithstanding this Composition and award of the King made between the Bishop and the Citizens refusing to absolve them from the Interdict denounced against them thereupon they exhibited this Petition against him to the King for relief Comonstrent les Burgoys de Norwyz a lur Seignur le Roy e a son Conseil Bundela Peti● & Literarum An. 3 E 1. in Tutri London ke si come lur Seignur le Roy manda par la lettre all Eswesk de Norwic e luy pria kil relesat le enterdit ke il ad pupplie sur les genz le Roy e sa Cyte de Norwyz e le Eswesk pur le mandement lur Seignur le Roy ne pur sa priere rien ne a relese dunt les genz le Roy e sa Cyte sunt en point de perir si lur Seignur le Roy ne eit pite de eus e ke il pur sa duce mercy voile mettre autre remedye de sa grace Here p. 173. l. 48. after Januar. add King Edward having thus conferred the Archdeaconry of Dublin on William de Salines during the vacancy of the Archbishopric the Prior and Covent of St. Trinity in Dublin and Chapter of Dari opposing his Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction in derogation of the King's Crown and dignity and offering violence to his Clerks he thereupon denounced a sentence of mayor excommunication against them and prayed the assistance of the King's secular arm against them to suppress their infolency IStud est obstaculum quod ponunt Prior & Conventus Sanctae Trinitatis Dublinensis In eadem Bundela unà cum Capitulis Darensi & Lechlinensi sedibus eorundem vacantibus contra Regem quod licet Rex possit conferre Praebendis Ecclesiae Dublinensis sede vacant dicunt tamen quod spiritualitates et praecipue spiritualitatem Archidiaconatui annexam conferre non potest quanquam manifestum et apud omnes sit notorium quod ad Archidiaconatum Dublin sede vacante jurisdictio et omnimoda spiritualitas tocius Archiepiscopatus suffraganeorum et aliorum omnium subditorum a tempore cujus memoria non existit spectare consuevit & praedecessores Archidiaconi qui modo est usque nunc in possessione pacifica omnium praedictorum continua non interrupta exstiterunt et quamquam omnia praecedencia notoria sint et liquida praefati tamen Prior & Conventus Sanctae Trinitatis Willielmo de Salines ex collacione Regia Archidiacono existenti in praejudicium juris Regii resistere non desistunt in Clericos ejusdem Domini Willielmi Archidiaconi ausu nephario irruentes sentenciam excommunicationis majoris auctoritate praefati Archidiaconi in ipsos latam minime metuentes et indurato animo per 40 dies et amplius claves Ecclesiae contempnendo sustinentes in Domini Regis dedecus et exhaeredacionem manifestam super quo praefatus Archidiaconus consilium Domini Regis requirit auxilium brachii secularis contra hujusmodi invocando Bis irrotulatur Page 177. l. 21. after Octobris insert In the Bundles of Writs in the White Tower An. 4 E. 1. I found these several Original Writs of Prohibition for suits in Court Christian in the Diocese and County of Lincoln for goods Advowson and Bundela Brevium etc. in Turri Lond. An. 4 E. 1. Layfee of which they had no Jurisdiction whereof take this Breviate Vic. Linc. Richardus de Bulchan Richardus Stoner & Alicia quae fuit uxor Roberti de Carmayles vers. Magistr Petrum Orger quare tenuit & Thomam de Graham & Ceciliam uxorem ejus quare secuti sunt placitum in Curia Christianitatis de bonis et catallis ipsarum quae non sunt de Testamento etc. contra Prohibitionem T. Rege apud Linc. 7 die April Vic. Linc. Johanna quae fuit uxor William de North Elkinton vers. Magistr Antonium de Seurestorp quare tenuit et Henric. Vicar Ecclesiae de Elkynton quare secutus est consim plac T. apud Kenyngton 14 die April Vic. Linc. Alanus fill Clementis de Butterwyke verse Robertum Vicar Ecclesiae de Mitterton quare secutus est consim plac T. apud Westm 8 die Maii. Vic. Linc. Robertus de Newton & Willielmus de Barthorp verse Jacobum de Pant quare secutus est consim plac T. apud Westm 8 die Jun. Vic. Linc. Alanus fill Willielmi verse Mag. Clementem personam Ecclesiae de Leke & Walterum le Chaplain quare secuti sunt consim plac T. apud Westm 20 die Julii Vic. Linc. Richardus de Grey vers. Laurentium Peche quare secutus est consim plac T. apud Clarendon 10 Sept. Vic. Linc. Johannes Faldetape vers. Henric. Decanum de Staunford quare tenuit et Henric. le Luminor de Linc. quare secutus est consim plac T. apud Langele 7 die Octobr. Vic. Linc. Vicarius de Herdeley verse fratrem Robertum de Thirrnell & fratrem Thomam de la Quysine quare secuti sunt consimile plac T. apud Westm 2 Novembr Vic. Linc. Richardus Pish & Petrus de Bernalby vers. Willielmum de Newerke quare tenuit & Elizabetham M. quare secut est consim plac T. in Turri London 24 die Novembr An. r. n. 4. Vic. Linc. Philippus de Keyma verse Mag. Willielmum Decanum Christianitatis Linc. & Magist Petrum Ormer quare tenuerunt placitum in Curia Christianitatis de Advocatione terciae partis Ecclesiae de Madrugham contra Prohibitionem Et Johannem de Wydrington Canonicum Ecclesiae Sanctae Mariae de Lincoln quare secutus est idem placitum in eadem Cur. etc. T. apud Westm 8 die Junii Vic. Linc. Philippus de Keyma vers. Magist Johannem de Wydington quare secutus est placit in Curia Christianitatis de Advocatione Ecclesia de Croaton contr. etc. T. ap Westm 8 die Junii Vic. Linc. Alicia filia Egidii de Lurretur vers. Magist Willielmum de Novo Castro Decanum Lincoln quare tenuit plac in Curia Christianitatis de Laico feodo ipsius Alic. in Linc. contra Prohibitionem T. apud Turrim London 18 die Julii Vic. Linc. Philippus de Keyma versus predict Johannem de Wydrington Canonicum etc. quare secutus est placit in Curia Christianitatis de Capella de Creketon contr. Prohibitionem nostram Teste meipso apud Lincoln 7 die Augusti Anno regni nostri quarto All these Prohibitions in this one year issued to the Sheriff of Lincoln only to omit those to other Counties so vexatious were the Bishop of that Diocese and his under Officers to the King's Subjects there and so encroaching upon his Royal Crown Dignity and temporal Courts Page 179. l. 55. after Novembris insert In a bundle of Letters Certificates and Writs I met with in the White Tower An. 4 E. 1. I found this Taxation of the Temporal goods of the Abbot of Reading towards the Quindisme then granted to the King by which you may discern the prices of  and Corn in that age TAxatio bonorum temporalium & mobilium Abbatis de Rading facta per Anno 4 E. 1. praeceptum Domini Regis apud Wichebir coram Vic. Willielmo Gereberd & aliis viris fidedignis & coram Radulpho de Wokingham Ballivo dicti Abbatis de Wiltes ss Wichebir & per Thomam de Ponte & Eliam de Guldeford Thomam le Ride Radulphum le Fry Johannem Martin Ricardum le Jenge Galfridum Wunning Thomam Andreu Johannem Ad-puteum Johannem le Webbe Robertum le Carter & Johannem qui dicunt super Sacramentum suum quod dictus Abbas habuit in bonis apud Wichebir die quo Quintadecima Domino Regi fuit concessa viz. duos Affr. mascul apprec ad 9 sol prec Affr. 4 s. 6 d. Item 24 boves appreciatos ad 7 l. & 12 s. prec 8 bov 8 s. prec aliorum 8 bov 6 s. & prec 8 bov 5 s. Item 6 vaccas appreciatas ad 27 s. unde precium 3 vac 5 s. & prec aliarum 3 vac 4 s. Item duos boviculos masc apprec ad 6 s. Item 3 boviculos fem apprec ad 6 s. Item unum vitulum apprec ad 12 d. Item 10 porc superannates apprec ad 13 s. 4 d. prec porc 16 d. Item 15 Hogg porc de dim anno apprec ad 12 s. 6 d. prec Hogg 10 d. Item 200 Mutton apprec ad 10 l. pret Mutton 12 d. Item 300 oves mascul apprec ad 12 l. 10 s. prec ovis 10 d. Item 150 Hogg apprec ad 5 l. prec Hogg 8 d. Item 20 quarter frumenti ad 4 l. 10 s. prec quarter 4 s. 6 d. Item 30 quarter Ordei apprec ad 4 l. 10 s. prec quarter 3 s. Item 20 quarter Aven apprec ad 40 s. prec quarter 2 s. Item 3 quarter pisarum etc. apprec ad 9 s. prec quarter 3 s. Summa total 50 l 05 s. 10 d. Page 185. l. 11. after December insert King Edward in pursuit of his Writs and Commission to seize the goods of all a See Here p. 192 193. Usurers seized the goods and chattels of one Reginald a Citizen of Cassal in Ireland in London as being a Usurer and likewise sued the Archbishop of Cassal for other of his goods who thereupon petitioned the King affirming that he died a good Christian being absolved from Usury by the Pope before his death that he devised his goods by his Will and thereupon desired not to be vexed for them adding other requests thereunto SUpplicat Domino suo Regi Archiepiscopus Cassellen quod non vexatur amplius In Bundela Petit etc. in Turri London An. 4 E 1. pro bonis Reginaldi Maccotir quondam Clerici & Civis Cassellen ibidem malè interfecti qui mortuus fuit ut fidelis Christianus & de omnibus bonis suis diu ante mortem suum condidit testamentum & petuntur ab eo ratione quod dicunt eum aliquando fuisse usurarium et qualitercunque hoc esset dictum vel factum diu ante mortem ad mandatam Domini Papae satisfecit et sic desiit esse Vsurarius et suum statum recuperavit quod paratus est dicere Cassellen Item Supplicat quod Quadringintae libr. in quibus tenebatur dictus Reginaldus Domino Regi per literas suas Patentes ut dicitur viz. ducentae libr. de presto & aliae ducentae in quibus tenebatur pro lana empta à Domino Alano la such tunc Justiciar Hyberniae non petantur ex quo idem Reginaldus dictas quadringentas libras in domo Domini Johannis de Gysort London integrè persolvit & similiter hoc petit inquisitionem fidelium Mercatorum Hiberniae & etiamsi non solvisset Dominus Rex cepit de bonis ejusdem Reginaldi Bristolliae mille & trecentas Marcas post mortem ipsius Reginaldi de qua pecunia pro Deo executoribus ipsius pro voluntate sua respondeat Dominus suus Rex ut voluntas defuncti adimpleatur et in hoc Deo placebit Item supplicat idem Archiepiscopus quod non erigatur prisona in Civitate sua Cass quam ten Ecclesia Cass à sua fundatione in puram & perpetuam Elemosinam sine aliqua exactione seculari & similiter hoc habet confirmationes illustrium Regum Angliae viz. Dominorum Henr. & Johannis quarum tenorem ob reverentiam crucifixi sibi et Ecclesiae suae supplicat observari Item cum idem Archiepiscopus esset attachiatus pro eo quod quandam particulam parochiae valentem tres Marc. cuidam Canonico Cass contulisset secundum quod antea duobus vel tribus aliis Canonicis conferre consuevit & quidam alius asserens illam particulam ad suam spectare Ecclesiam inquisitionem Laicalem in absentia dicti Archiepiscopi dicto Canonico rei possessore non vocato procuravit quare dictus Archiepiscopus occasione dictarum trium Marcatarum ad Eentum libr. est amerciatus unde supplicat quatinus similiter ad hoc salubre adhibeatur remedium Item humiliter supplicat ut similiter hiis & aliis quae tangunt coronam coram Domino suo Rege & Consilio suo benignam habeat audientiam maxim ●um ad preces Domini sui Regis in Curia Romana nullum petiit remedium super gravaminibus sibi et Ecclesiae suae illatis sed simpliciter confidens literis Regalibus necnon et dictis nobilium discretorum et venerabilium nunciorum sollempnium per Dominum suum Regem ad Concilium generale missorum Et ut videatur cum effectu aliquem petere pro tenore praedictarum Cartarum illustrium Regum Angliae sibi Ecclesiae suae et successoribus suis imperpetuum tenendo et per novam confirmationem Domini sui Regis imposterum pacificè observanda dabit Trecentas Marcas The King upon this Archbishops Petition sent a Writ to his Chief Justice of Ireland to inquire by an Inquest of 12 Jurors whether it would be to the damage of the Archbishop for the King in his own fee to erect a prison in Cassel or not which he delivering to him in the presence of the Council with his own hand the Chief Justice caused a Jury to be impanelled who found upon Oath that it was no damage at all to the Archbishop but a benefit to him the King and the whole Country to erect a prison there upon receipt whereof the King commanded a Prison to be there built At which this insolent undutiful Archbishop was so incensed that he denounced a sentence of Excommunication against the Chief Justice the King's Escheator the Pope's Chaplain and all others except the King Queen and their Children who were aiding assisting or advising in the erection of this Prison and likewise interdicted his whole Diocese and Province in high prejudice and contempt of the King's Crown and Royal dignity to the great disturbance of the Peace of Ireland and withal sent his Proctors to Rome to procure the Pope's ratification of this his Excommunication and Interdict till the Prison were demolished To prevent which the Chief Justice and Pope's chaplain appealed against this Sentence and Interdict to the Pope certifying the Chancellor Bishop of Bath and Wells of these proceedings and advising him to send Proctors speedily to Rome to prevent his dangerous proceedings and designs against the King as this Letter of the Pope's Chaplain to the Chancellor which I found in the White Tower Chappel will at large inform us * Bundela Brevium & Literarum An. 4 E. 1. in Turri Lond. REverentissimo in Christo Patri & Domino suo si placet carissimo Domino R. Dei gratia Bathon & Wellen. Episcopo suus humilis & devotus From. le Brun Domini Papae Capellanus salutem & quicquid potest & poterit obsequii reverentiae & honoris Usus & necessitas hoc inducunt ut vel ad Dominos amicos ut consulant vel ad medicos ut curent confugiant vulnerati Ea profecto ratione venerandae Paternitati vestrae duxi non sine cordis angustia referenda ea quae per Archiepiscopum Cassalen in Regiae dignitatis gravissimam laesionem et etiam in Domini justiciarii Capitalis et omnium aliorum qui sunt de Consilio Domini Regis dispendium non modicum et gravamen sunt hiis diebus enormiter attemptata Sanè vestram Paternitatem creditur non latere qualiter praefatus Archiepiscopus cum jam ultimo esset in Anglia à Domino Rege quasdam literas impetravit directas Domino Galfrido de Geymull Justiciario Hiberniae et si benè percolo continentes ut idem Justiciarius inquireret utrum esset ad nocumentum et dampnum ipsius Archiepiscopi & Ecclesiae suae Cassalensis vel non si Prisona Domini Regis per Dominum Jacobum de Audelegh tunc Justiciarium Hiberniae inchoata super Laicum feodum ipsius Domini Regis in Villa de Cassal perficeretur Quas quidem literas cum praedictus Archiepiscopus praefato Justiciario in Scaccario Dublin omnibus de Consilio tunc praesentibus liberasset propria manu sua idem Justiciarius Domini sui mandatis obtemperans praedictam Inquisitionem juxta quod habuit in mandatis fieri fecit per totius Patriae fidedigniores & omni exceptione majores per quam compertum fuit quod nullum fieret nocumentum vel dampnum ipsi Archiepiscopo vel Ecclesiae suae praedictae si perficeretur Prisona praedicta sed quod ejusdem Prisonae constructio potius cederet ad commodum ipsius Archiepiscopi et Ecclesiae suae et ad profectum et bonum pacis totius Terrae non modicum Cum autem idem Dominus Justiciarius ipsam Inquisitionem sub Sigillo suo ipso Domino Regi misisset et idem Dominus Rex ea audita et intellecta eidem justiciario suo literatorie remandasset quod dictam Prisonam levari et perfici faceret ac idem Iustictarius mandatum illud confestim executioni debitae commendasset praefatus Archiepiscopus occasione constructionis Prisonae praedictae nimio furore succensus in praefatum Dominum justiciarium Magistrum J. de Saunford Escaetorem et in me necnon exceptis duntaxat ipso Domino Rege et Domina Regina ac ipsorum liberis in omnes illos qui ad ipsam Prisonam construendam authoritatem consilium et auxilium praes●iterunt excommunicationis sententiam fulminavit et quod deterius est et gravius suam Diocaesim interdicto supposuit decrevitque eidem interdicto caeteras Diocaeses totius suae Provinciae supponendas Vnde cum ab ipsis sententiis erroneis et etiam errorem intolerabilem continentibus antequam latae fuerant pro statu Domini Regis et etiam pro statu ipsius justiciarii sui et omnium aliorum familiarium et ministralium suorum necnon pro statu populi ad sedem Apostolicam fuerit appellatum Placeat Sanctitati vestrae ut cum Clericus & Procurator quem praefatus Dominus justiciarius ex parte Domini Regis pro appellatione praedicta prosequenda ad Curiam Romanam destinare proponit ad ipsius Domini Regis praesentiam et vestram accesserit tale consilium in praemissis procure●is apponi quod ipsius Archiepiscopi tam praesumptuo●um et detestabile factum non transeat impunitum N●lli siquidem vertatur in dubium quin idem Archiepisco us quoad vixerit praefato Domino Regi et omnibus suis ac toti terrae suae Hiberniae inferre non desistet dampna et dispendia quantumcunque machinari po●erit gravio●a ni in hoc facto succumbere videatur Caeterum quia praefatus Archi●piscopne statim posiquam tulerat sententias supradictas ad impetrandam earum confirmationem ad Curiam Romanam suos Procuratores et Nuncios destinavit multum e●pediret quod Procuratores Domini Regis in eadem Curia essent per ipsum Dominum Regem super hoc cum omni festinantia praemuniti ne hujusmodi confirmatio absque contradictione transiret Pro Deo istud negot●um quod ardu●ssimum in Hibernia reputatur tanto diligentius ipsi Domino Regi erponere dignemini ipsum animantes ut illud exequi faciat cum effectu quanto majus dampnum et dedecus ipsi Domino Regi et suis perpendere poteritis imminere si praefatus Archiepiscopus suum propositum in hac parte valeat adimplere quod Deus avertat Vix si quidem ut multi referunt accidit quin hujusmodi Interdictum grave discidium subsequatur de quo non mediocriter est timendum cum jam nonnulli tam Anglici quam Hibernici occasione ipsius Interdicti ad ma●efaciendum efficiuntur ut dicitur proniores Valeat Paternitas vestra in Domino per tempora longiora Page 176. l. 7. after tertio add Pope Gregory the 10. dying at Aretium Anno 1275. * Mat. Westm An. 1276. p. 3●4 Tho. Walsingham Hist Angl. An 1277. p. 6 See P●atina O●uphrius Stella ●arnes Ba●aeus Opmeerus Laertius Cherubinus in vita ejus post cujus transitum Petrus de Tarentesia de ordine Fratrum Praedicatorum Lugdunen elect●s Cardinalis postea Ostiensis in Summum Pontificem electus est & appellatus est Innocentius quintus Factus autem Popa sedit mensibus 5. diebus duobus moritur Romae & in Ecclesia Lateranensi sepelitur This Pope immediately after his consecration sent a Letter to King Edward the 1. to acquaint him with the manner of his Election and excite him with mellifluous words to the aid of the Holy Land as this elegant complimental Epistle of the Kings in answer thereunto directed to him which I met with in a bundle of Letters and Writs in the White Tower informs us SAnctissimo patri ac Domino charissimo Domino Innocentio Sacrosanctae Romanae Ecclesiae divinâ providentiâ Summo Pontifici Edwardus Rex Angliae etc. Bundela Literarum & Brevium in Turri London An. 4 E. 1. humilis ejus servus ad beatorum pedum oscula se devotum Receptis nuper sacris vestris literis ex earum tenore praesensi ex ore Apostolicae sanctitatis ex et habundantia eximiae dulcedinis distillasse dum de sede Magnitudinis vestrae ad me humilem filium atoma tantae devotionis perflante meum Austro vestrae benignitatis effluxit eo quod in auribus nostris fuit & est vox salutationis Apostoliae non solum mihi sed & universali Ecclesiae Regibus et Regnis omnibus gaudii magni materiam nunciantis Ipse * enam Rex Regum & Dominus Dominantium sua providentia quae in sui dispositione non fallitur suo precioso sanguine sanctam Catholicam fundans Ecclesiam ne in ea fides et clarum lumen tepesceret a●t tenebresceret personam vestram tanquam lampadem oleo sacrae doctrinae & conversationis sanctissimae omnique venustate refertam in ejus lacuna sublimiori constituit ut igne divinae charitatis accensa non diutius lucernae ipsius claritas sub minoris status modio celaretur abdita sed ut lu●eat omnibus qui in domo sunt poneretur super candelabrum luminata De cujus sublimatio e quam fecisse firmiter creditur ille qui facit mirabilia magna solus si non absque terrore miremini non est mirum Tamen quia per ipsius electionis vestrae seriem quam mihi tam lucidè vestra sanctitas dignata est intimare ipsum Dominum in vobis apparet lucidius non timendum creditur quin perficiat qui fic cepit Nec est vel leviter suspicandum quin operi manuum suarum dexteram porrigat ille qui dictae electionis processu in quo fratrum absentia satisque longa distantia difficultatem non modicam communi hominum minabatur judicio ipso eorum corda efficaciter tangente & lumen accendente sensibus qui olim super discipulos in igneis linguis apparens exterius fecit interius corda flammantia qui in eodem loco pariter congregati vos cum fratribus vestris quibus id status suarum personarum indulsit adunavit corporibus & cordibus counivit Ipsi siquidem propter haec & alia mirabilia sua benedictio & claritas & sapientia & gratiarum actio specialis honour virtus & fortitudo in saecula saeculorum qui vos Pontificem ex hominibus assumptum apud Deum pro hominibus super homines constituit & super Syon montis sancti ejus apicem sublimavit Super eo nimirum quod vestrae sanctitatis lingua suis non adhaesit faucibus quin potius in suae laetitiae principio Jerusolyma praeponeret graves ipsius calamitatis aerumnas non absque compassionis aculeis interius corde meditans & verbis affectuosissimis proponens exterius cordis compassione afficior & affectus exulto Hinc ejusdem Terrae Sanctae quam Dominus noster Jesus Christus sanguine consecravit miserias & aerumnas vero vestrae bonae voluntatis & affectionis circa liberationem ipsius attendens Sperans firmiter quod cum tam bonum opus vobis in voluntate sit ex divino adjutorio erit in perfectione votiva Ad subveniendum autem illi pro meae parvitatis viribus vestra profecto dulcis excitatio me commovens solito amplius animavit et defiderium meum circa ipsius subsidium aliquando versatum ex mellifluis vestrae sanctitatis eloquiis quae meis & omnium fidelium faucibus quam dulcia sunt quotidianum suscepit incrementum Maximè cum vestrae superexcellens dignatio Sanctitatis tanto studiosius continuis & efficacibus sit gratiarum actionibus prosequenda quanto Apostolica Cedrus alta Libani in salutationis & suae charitatis sinus apertionis meae parvitatis Ysopo se inclinans ac deferre proponens eidem ad suae largitatis gremium me invitat recurrere non absque spe promovendorum mei regiminis commedorum Cui quia ad modicum regratiari non sufficio ad pedes Sanctitatis ipsius cordis mei affectum provolvens hujusmodi gratias refero quantas possum Upon this Pope's decease * Tho. Walsingham Hist. Angl. Anno 1277. p. 6. Mat. Westm An. 1276. p. 364. See Platina Stella On●phrius Crespin Balaeus Barns Opmeerus Laertius Cherubinus in vita ejus Eodem anno successit Adrianus quintus natione Januensis dictus ante Octobonus qui tituli Sancti Adriani Diaconus Cardinalis à Papa Clement quarto Legatus in Angliam missus fuerat Hic Papa factus statim Constitutionem quam Papa Gregorius deeimus fecerat de inclusione Cardinalium pro electione Summi Pontificis suspendit proponens eam aliter ordinare Sed morte praeventus Constitutionem suspensam reliquit sedit vero mensibus duobus Papa Page 188. l. 12. after will insert I found in the White Tower a particular Precept of this Archbishop sent to William Archbishop of York somewhat torn and decayed enjoining him and his Suffragans by the King's command to denounce a public sentence of Excommunication against Lewellin Prince of Wales for his rebellions against the King invasions and murders as he and his Suffragans had excommunicated them in his Province of Canterbury together with a relation in French of his misdemeanours and rebellions and the resolution of the King and his Parliament to conquer him by force of Arms I shall only present you with the Archbishop's Precept VEnerabili in Christo Patri Domino W. Dei gratia Eboracen Archiepiscopo suus in eodem Christo frater Robertus Cantuariensis Archiepiscopus totius Anglia Primas quicquid sibi Tenore praesentium notum facimus quod cum dudum in Provinciali Concilio Cantuar. praesidente tunc felicis recordationis Stephano quondam Cantuariensi Archiepiscopo apud a See Johan the Ato● Constit legit f. 121 W. Lind wode Provinc ● 5 f. 249 250. Spelman Council Tom. 2. p. 159. Oxon celebrato provida deliberatione & communi assensu Sanctorum Patrum Episcoporum Suffraganeorum suorum & Cleri Provinciae Cantuar. statuto super hoc edito lata fuerit majoris excommunicationis sententia in omnes illos qui jura Domini Regis Angliae injuste detinere contendunt ac p●cem et tranquillitatem ejusdem Domini Regis et regni sui injuriase perturbare praesumunt ac eadem sententia per bonae memoriae b See Spelmanni Council Tom. 2. p. 309. Bonifacium praedecessorem nostrum & suffraganeos suos Concilio postea apud Lambeth convocato & iterum in c See Here p. 796 797. Aula Westm. pluries solemp●iter innovata fuerit necnon et authoritate sedis Apostolicae specialiter confirmata Nos cum quibusdam Suffraganeis nostris apud existentibus & aliorum absentium Procuratoribus citra proximum praeteritum festum S. Martini Yemal quia ipsa no auribus singulorum acclamabat quod Nobilis vir Lewelinus filius Griffini Princeps Walliae tanquam famae suae prodigus & salutis sententiam hujusmodi parvipendens homagium et fidelitatem quae d See Here Tom. 2. p 234. 260 261 608 609 610 621 622. praedecessores sui Principes Walliae Angliae Regibus et e Mat. Paris An. 1264. p. 973. Matth. Westm An. 1267. p 347. ipse egregiae memoriae Domino f Mat. West An. 1275 1276 p. 364 365. Tho. Walsi●●gham Hist. Angl. p. 5 6 7. H. Regi Angliae prius fecerat ac Domino nostro Edwardo nunc Regi Angliae illustri facere debuit et debet inpraesenti exquesitis occasionibus facere detractat ad hoc diebus et l●cis competentibus oblato sibi ad cautelam salvo et securo conductu pluries legitime monitus et citatus in hoc jus ipsius Regis temere retinere contendens pacem insuper et tranquillitatem ipsius Domini Regis et regni sui per se et suos perturbare praesumsit sicut notoria strages plurimorum depraedationes rerum incendia domorum et innumera damnorum genera testantur apertè per quae ipsum in sententias hujusmodi non ambigitur damnabiliter incidisse habito tractatu diligenti & de salute ipsius Principis sollicite cogitantes de consilio eorundem Suffraganeorum nostrorum & cum eisdem praefatum Lewelinum nunciis solemnibus ad ipsum propter hoc specialiter destinatis in praefatas excommunicationis sententias taliter incidisse decernentes ipsum monuimus quod infra quindecim dies a tempore monitionis hujusmodi de praemissis satisfaceret et ab incepta perturbatione depraedationibus et molestia desistendo suos ab hujusmodi praesumptionibus refraenaret alioquin extunc contra ipsos asperius procedentes excessibus eorundem id exposcentibus Porrò nunciis ipsis apud Jamnas ubi Princeps ille cum suis Proceribus Curiam suam tunc tenebat accedentibus & sui adventus causam ipsius Principis familiaribus & Ministris serio exponentibus idem Princeps offensam superaddens offensis Nuncios ipsos non sine nostro contemptu ad se aditum habere non permisit et monita nostra salubria per suos sibi plene nunciata animo contemnens indurato hactenus ad satisfactionem venire non curavit per sex septimanas & amplius favore benivolo patienter expiatus sed semper pejora prioribus addens de die in diem quantum potest manus aggravat ad delicta Propter quae convocatis iterum Suffraganeis nostris et habito super hujusmodi coutemptu ipsius Principis et suorum excessibus et offensis tractatu pleniori quia crescente ipsorum contumacia pariter et offensa crescere debet & poena eorundem Suffraganeorum nostrorum unanimi consilio et assensu extitit provisum et ordinatum quod unusquisque Suffraganeorum praedictorum in Cathedralibus et aliis Collegiatis et Parochialibus Ecclesiis suae Civitatis et Diocaesis dictum Lewelinum Principem Walliae in praefatas excommunicationis sententias innodatum nominatim taliter excommunicatum esse denunciaret pulsatis Campanis accensis Candelis Consiliarios insuper suos et omnes alios consilium vel auxilium eidem Principi in sua rebellione perseveranti scienter impendentes in praemissis nisi infra mensem resipuerint & ab ipsius consilio consensu et auxilio se subtraxerint pari sententis et cum eadem solempnitate publice innodatos denunciaret ipsos quos contra monitionem hujusmodi extunc sibi adhaerere et consilium consensum vel auxilium sibi impendere constiterit in praemissis publice et solenniter excommucatos denuntiaret nominatim Quam quidem senteutiae denunciationem in Diocesi nostra nuper per nostros fieri mandavimus cum effectu Undè cum per praefatum Dominum Edwardum Regem nostrum serenissimum simus per suas literas nobis nuper directas specialiter rogati ut in istius sententiae executionem vestrum imploremus auxilium et juvamen ac vos etnos quibus Ecclesiarum et animarum cura incumbit ibi fortius voluntatem suscipere tenemur ubi ipsius Lewellini rebellio periculosius exardescit et in praedicti Domini Regis injuriam in posterum arroganter exurgens justitia praeveniat et subvertat ut sic pax et quies caeteris praeparetur Paternitatem vestram rogamus et requirimus quatinus Literarum dicti Domini Regi illustrissimi vobis in hac parte porrectarum ac nostrarum praefatum Lewelinum per totam vestram Diocesim et Probinciam in praefatae excommunicationis sententiam incidisse et nominatim taliter excommunicatum esse si placet denuncietis et denunciari faciatis in forma memorata Praesens negotium taliter impleruri qualiter a nobis in casu consimili vobis fieri velletis Dat. apud Northstock 3 Kal. Martii Anno Domini 1276. After which follows a Declaration in French of the King's ancient right to Wales the Homage Fealty and services due unto him for it his former demand of them from Lewellin his refusal to perform them or appear at the King's Parliament upon summons his acts of Hostility and Rebellion his contempts of the recited admonitions and Excommunications of the Archbishops and their Suffragans and disobedience both to the Church and King whereupon the King Prelates and Nobles assembled in Parliament resolved to raise an Army and reduce him to obedience which was accordingly executed the King taking his Castles and wasting his Manors Country with fire and sword Whereupon * Mat. Westm Anno 1277. p. 365 366. circa Natale Domini Lewellinus accessit ad Regem misericordiam non judicium petiturus Accepit ergo homagium et fidelitatem de potentioribus Wallensium Rex Edwardus eorum Principem Lewellinum usque Westmonasterium secum ducens à quo quinquaginta millia marcarum rec●pit prae manibus & pacto firmato de mille marcis singulis annis ad Scaccarium Westmonasterii persolvendis pro Insula de Angleseia & pro parte Snaudunae vocalem Principem diligenter instructum ad partes easdem redire permisit succ●ssores suos Principatus nomine sententialiter semper privans alias terras Walliae quas nuper adquisierat sibi & successoribus suis Anglorum Regibus reservans The King's Bailiff in Vascoin injuring the Archbishop of Bourdeaux in seizing the Goods of the Church during the vacancy he thereupon sent this Letter of complaint against him to King Edward to right the Church according to his Royal duty protesting his loyalty to him therein EXcellentissimo Principi Domino Edwardo Dei gratia illustrissimo Regi Angliae etc. miseratione divina Archiepiscopus Burdegal salutem in eo Bundela Literarum & Brevium in Turri London An. 4 E. 1. in quo Reges regnant Bonae ac recolendae memoriae serenissimus Rex H. Dominus noster Pater vester nos inter suos domesticos multâ praerogatiuâ praecipui amoris extollens muneribus gratiis & beneficiis multipliciter honoravit dilectionis Vestra majestas Regia sui gratia imitatrix circa promotionem nostram dignata est adh●bere assiduam opem & operam efficaces minus solito ad praesens egemus ut nobis semper assit in conservatione Privilegiorum Libertatum & Jurium Ecclesiae Burdeg nobis commissae rejectis per vos novitatibus per Dominum Luchaam de Thenays' Senator vestrum & alios Ballivos vestros in Vasconia introductis in nostri & Ecclesiae nostrae Burdeg praejudicium & gravamen & nichilominus facta satisfactione congrua ratione bonorum Archiepiscopalium sede Burdeg vacant super quo ut ad componendum certam personam mitteremus vestra benigna clementia nobis scripsit Quare vestrae Regiae Majestati quantas valemus grates ad quas tam non sufficimus referentes humiles & devotas supplicamus nullo supplicandi genere praeterivisse per praesentes literas quae per dictum socium nostrum Magistrum Johannem Girardi Canonicum Sancti Severini Burdeg earum portitorum quatinus eidem placeat pro dictis bonis minus juste perceptis nobis & Ecclesiae nostrae Burdeg condignam emendam facere & indempnitati nostrae & Ecclesiae super hiis & indebitis novitatibus per vestros impositis in posterum more regio providere Non enim decet Majestatem Regiam quod Dei et vestri adjutorio nobis commissa Burdeg Ecclesia temporibus nostris patiatur maxim in suis libertatibus aliquam laesionem Non attendentes ad verba aliqua iniquorum qui de nobis l●benter vobis sine causa sinistra plurima nunc●arent Scientes & certitudine indubitata tenentes quod nos honorem vestrum zelamus ex cord et jura vestra integra con●ervare et ad haec et exaltationem vestri nominis expone●emus ingenti desiderio corpus et bona omnia quae habemus Et super hiis & aliis quae vestrae Celsitudini Regiae praedictus socius noster oretenus explicabit indub●è velitis si placeat tanquam nobis quod vobis placuerit nobis fiducialiter injungatis Personam vestram conservet Dominus etc. How turbulent the Clergymen in Vascony and Aquen were this year and how they slew the Mayor of Aquen who would have suppressed their tumult this certificate to King Edward will inform us IMmensae Excellentiae vestrae significat Willielmus Remundi Deufrances Civis In eadem Bundela An. 4 E. 1. in Turri London Aquensis quod cum in Aquensi Civitate inter Clericos magna esset discordia Senescallus Vasconiae sua propria voluntate statuit quod omnes laici essent sub incurremento corporum et bonorum qui de dicta discordia se intromisexint Et cum quadam die Major Aquensis volens seperare brigam dictorum Clericorum fuerit interfectus & de ipsius morte in villa magnus fuerit rumour & inter plures ad hujusmodi locum venientes Petrus du Frances frater dicti Willielmi Remundi tanquam ille cui mors dicti Majoris multum sibi specialius displicuit accessit ad locum ubi ipsum mortuum fuisse non tamen ad intromittendum de briga praedicta Clericorum Post haec autem dictus Petrus timens sibi occasione statuti praedicti non occasione alterius accessus se ab amicis suis absentavit de cujus absentia dictus Willielmus Remundi & merito multum dolet Quare vestrae piae dominationi humiliter supplicat quatinus à inclito Rege procurare dignemini ut non obstante statuto praedicto dicto fratri suo miserando hujusmodi adventum remittat cum dictus Petrus à nemine sit accusatus de hujusmodi eventu & fit paratus juxta fores & consuetudines patriae omnibus stare juri & cum Inquisitio facta fuerit per Praepositum Aquensem & per ipsam Inquisitionem dictus Petrus de superius narratis non fuerit accusatus nec inculpatus In the same bundle I met with this Certificate of the Bishop of Durham to King Edward of the contest between the Priors and Covents of Pontefract and Bretton about the Election of the Prior of Bretton and of the Pope's definitive sentence given therein committed to the Bishop of Durham to put in execution and how he had executed it accordingly EXcellentissimo Principi Domino suo Domino E. Dei gratia illustri Regi Angliae In eadem Bundela An. 4 E. 1. in Turri London etc. E. ejusdem permissione Episcopus Dunelmensis salutem & prosperos ad vota successus in eo per quem Reges regnant & Principes dominantur Quia pium est veritati testimonium perhibere vestrae Regiae Majestati notum facimus per praesentes quod olim inter Priorem & Conventum de Pont●fracto ex parte una & Priorem & Conventum de Bretton ex altera coram Summo Pontifice super jure eligendi Priorem in ipso Prioratu de Bretton orta materia contentionis tandem pro Monachis de Bretton diffinitiva sententia per Dominum Summum Pontificem fuit lata in executioni & Dunelm Episcopis sub alternatione propriis nominibus non expressis existit demandata cujus authoritate praedecessor noster per praefatum Priorem de Pontefracto & quasdam certas personas de ipso Conventu praemissis monitionibus exco●●●●icavit eo quod parere mandatis Apostolicis contempserunt In qua quidem sententia adhuc damnabiliter perseverant nee ultra procedere poterat eo quod dictus Prior de Pontefracto et complices sui fratrem Willielmum de Ryhale Pr●curatorem Prioratus de Bretton ceperunt et ipsum extra regnum Angliae transferentes carcerali custodiae manciparunt qui à carcere liberatus erga nos instanter insinuat quod praedecessori nostro per sedem Apostolicam fuerat demandatum et ab eodem efficaciter inchoatum ad finem perducere ob reverentiam sedis Apostolicae curaremus praesertim cum dignita●i dicta executis demandata fuerat non personae Nos vero mandatis Apostolicis reverenter ●bedire volentes in omnibus ut tenemur discretis viris Archidiacono Ebor. & Magistro Alano de Essingwald divisim mandavimus ut ipsi mandatum Apostolicum et e● quae in ipso continebantur diligenter exequerentur qui praefatum fratrem Willielmum de Ryhale Procuratorem dicti Prioratus de Bretton in possessionem domus de Bretton cum pertinentiis authoritate Apostolica induxerunt contradictores et rebelles excommunicationis sententia compescentes Et sic praefatus frater Willielmus authoritate Apostolica dictam domum tenet et possidet juxta tenorem sententiae Domini Papae et executionis ejusdem nobis plenius demandatae per quam quidem sententiam de processu et negotii praedicti progress vobis liquere poterit  Valeat etc. Dat. apud Fenwyk 13 Kal. Julii Anno Domini 1276. In the same Bundle I found this complaint of the Subprior and Covent of Winchester to the King of the manifold injuries and oppressions done to them by the Bishop appealing to him for relief and justice therein as their Founder Patron and Sovereign Judge EXcellentissimo Principici Domino E. Dei gratia illustri Regi Angliae Domino Hibern etc. sui humiles & devoti Supprior & Conventus Wintoniensis Ecclesiae An 4 E. 1. in TurriLondon devotarum orationum suffragia cum omni reverentia & honore Cum Wintoniensis Ecclesia quae progenitorum vestrorum illustrium Regum Angliae beatorum largitionibus habundanter fundata esse dinoscitur ac speciali privilegiorum praerogativa extiterit insignita adeo diebus istis crebris tun●ionibus ac continuis calamitatibus depressa fuerit et collapsa quod propter hoc ad vestrum patrocinium recurrere cogitur iterato ob ingruentiam miseriarum suarum et improbitatem Gpiscopi sui plus debito in ipsam saebientis in tantum quod praesenti hebdomada quae omnibus Christicolis ob gratiam Sancti Spiritus celebris tam jure poli quam fori libera debuit esse et quieta in praedictam Ecclesiam non erubuit desaevire statum ejusdem tam in temporalibus quam in spiritualibus turbando et etiam in deterius subvertendo quod conjicitur ab ipso Episcopo esse factum quia ad vestrum tutamen jamdudum pro suis oppressionibus ab ipsa Ecclesia est convolatum Quapropter rogamus illustrem Magnificentiam vestram lacrimis ex ge●●itibus cordis profluentibus quod in hiis affictionibus et oppressionibus intolerabilibus Ecclesiae vestrae subvenire dignetur Regia vestra authoritas circumspecta et si placet quod concepistis liberaliter in affectu reducere velitis ad effectum Valeat digmssima Excellentia vestra per tempora longiora Datum in Capitulo nostro Winton die Sabbati in vigilia Sanctae Trinitatis In the same Bundle I found this Certificate of the Abbot of Waltham appointed Conservator by the Pope of the Privileges of the Abbey and Monks of St. Alban of his Excommunication in a summary way of certain persons who had defamed the Abbot and Monks in obedience to the Pope's command for which obedience he beseecheth the King that he would do nothing to the prejudice of the Church's Liberties which he ought to defend and that he might suffer no prejudice for his proceedings herein EXcellentissimo Domino suo Domino Edwardo Dei gratia etc. suns semper Bundela Literarum &c in T●rti Lond. An. 4 E. 1. humilis & devotus R. provisione divina humilis Minister Ecclesiae Sanctae Crucis de Waltham salutem in Jesus Christo ac potenter & gloriosè victoriam Magnifice Domine pro constanti sciatis si placet quod nos per Summum Pontificem Conservatores Privilegiorum Religiosis viris Abbati et Conventui de Sancto Albano a sede Apostolica indultorum in virtute sanctae obedientiae et sub poena Excommunicationis sumus deputati Q●are dictos Religiosos secundum tenorem Privilegiorum suorum ne notam inobedientiae perjurii et irregularitatis incurrere quod absit videamur necesse habemus defendere et tueri Cum ergo Johannes le Alemonger et Robertus Colhopper de Sancto Albano dictum Abbatem de Sancto Albano & plures de Conventu ejusdem loci verbis probrosis et scandalis non modicis apud Bonos et graves enormiter et publice d●ffamarunt et statum eorundem perperam denigrarunt secundum quod coram nobis summarie et legitime extitit probatum juris ordine observato licet solempnitas et judicialis indago in talibus conservationibus observare non est necesse secundum quod sanctorum Patrum voluntinstituta & sacrosanctae edocent sanctiones sententiam Excommunicationis monitionibus canonicis praen issis fecimus fulminare Unde unus eorum videlicet Robertus Colhopper culpabilem se sentiens in hac parte reum se confitens nuper cum lacrimis & humilitate veniam petiit & secundum qualitatem et quantitatem sui delicti dictis Religiosis plenariè satisfecit In cujus rei testimonium cuidam Scripto per eundem Robertum confecto Sigillum suum apposuit & testibus ad hoc vocatis ad majorem istius rei evidentiam Sigilla quatuor legalium hominum apponi procuravit Unde reverend & magnifice Domine pro honore filii Dei et sanctae matris Ecclesiae vobis supplico contra obedientiam nobis injunctam aliquod praecipere non velitis per quod jus Ecclesiasticum retardetur et super inobedientiae redargui possumus et merito puniri quod pro certo scimus vos non velle qui jura Ecclesiastica illaesa jugiter nitimini conservare et statum omnium secundum merita eorum Regia clementia secundum tramitem justitiae intenditis salvare Valeat etc. In the same Bundle I found this Letter of Mr. Kilwardby to the Chancellor on the behalf of Helias the Jew who had excommunicated another Jew for several Crimes who endeavoured that the Kings Lay Judges might hear reverse and judge of that sentence of Excommunication which he desired the Chancellor and King to prevent and that the Bishop of the Diocese only might do it for the reasons therein expressed REverendo Patri Domino Bathon suus Kilewardeby quicquid sibi Magister Helias Judaeus quem inter caeteros Judaeos melioris inveni voluntatis & magis In Bundela Literarum etc. Regis in Turri London An. 4 E 1. faventem vobis intimavit mihi quidam judaeus quem pro delictis suis multiplicibus excommunicavit curiam Regiam nititur decipere ut sic super Magistrum Heliam devolvat calmupniam tanquam minus rite ipsum excommunicavit ut sic a Laicis Christianis judicetur de excommunicatione Magister Helias petiit sibi auxilium à me si quid possem in hac parte Ego autem nesciens ipsum in quo possim adjuvare nisi interpellando Dominum nostrum Regem supplico vobis ex animo quatenus Dominum nostrum ex parte vestra & mea interpellare velitis quatinus dictum Magistrum Heliam sententiam Excommunicationis quam in suos subjectos tulerit absque Christianorum examinatione permittat prosequi ut solebat vel si omnino voluerit quod Christiani causam excommunicationis a Magistro Heliae latae examinent hoc ipsum Diocesano committat inquirendum Audivi enim quod juste excommunicatus est ille cock Hagyn a Magistro Helia pro criminitus falsitatis deceptionis et nequitiae multiplicis pro quibus etiam Christianus rite excommunicaretur Valeat etc. Dat. apud South Malling Ferr. Scripsi vobis haec quia credo quod fideliter agetis pro eo & rogo Dominum Regem quod velit audire in hac parte & exaudire By which we may discern how unwilling the Clergy were that the King's temporal Judges or Laymen should examine or judge of any Excommunications denounced against others by Jew's or Christians that they alone might use and abuse it at their pleasure to the injury and vexation both of Jews and Christians without redress Page 177. l. 14. after manned insert In the Bundles of Writs in the White Tower this year I found these Writs Attachments Prohibitions for Suits in Ecclesiastical Courts both within and out of the Realm Thomas le Camvil & Elizabetha uxor ejus by the King's Writ constitute Hugonem Bundela Brevium in Turri London An. 5 E. 1. de Drew & Willielmum de Drew Attornat suos in loquela contra Egidium Officialem Archidiac Derby & Willielmum de Oterwell qui attach sunt quare tenuerunt plac in Curia Christianitatis de Catal. etc. quae non sunt de Testamento etc. et Osbertum Vicarium Ecclesiae de Merston quare secutus est idem placitum contra Prohibitionem nostram T. ap Evesham 21 die Jan. EDwardus Dei gratia Rex Angliae etc. dilectis et fidelibus suis Magistro Regin de Seyton et sociis suis Justiciariis de Banco salutem Cum dudum per nostras Ibidem literas prohibuerimus Beatricae Reginae Aleman ne Edmundum Comitem Cornubiae traheret in placitum in Curia Christianitatis de catallis et debitis aliquibus et vos similiter ex parte nostra in plena Curia nostra id idem prohibueritis Sed eadem Regina spretis nostra et vestra Prohibitionibus in hac parte praefatum Comitem postea traxit in placitum ut accepimus super catallis et debitis in Curia Christianitatis et Comitem memoratum extra regnum nostrum in causam trabi procurat in nostri juris praejudicium et Regiae dignitatis laesionem manifestam Et ideo vobis mandamus quod placitum Attachiamenti quod est coram vobis per breve nostrum inter praedictum Comitem & Reginam memoratam taliter maturetis ut dicta Regina istud placitum contra predict Comitem vel alium consimilem quod ulterius attemptare non pr●sumat Teste meipso apud W●destoke 4 die Septemb Anno regni nostri quinto EDwardus Dei gratia etc. Vic. Suff. salutem Praetipimus tibi quod non omittas propter Libertatem Sancti Edmundi sed distringas Magistrum Robertum de ●● eadem ●●●dela Frillawe Decanum de Arcubus London per omnes terras et catalla sua in Balliva tua ita quod nec ipse nec aliquis per ipsum ad ea manum appovet donec aliud à nobis inde habueris preceptum Et quod de exitibus eorundem nobis respondeas Et quod habeas corpus ejus coram Justice nostris apud Salop. à die Pascha in 15. dies ad respond Willielmo de Chervill de placito quare tenuit placitum in Curia Christianitatis de catallis et debitis quae non sunt de Testamento vel Matrimonio contra Prohibitionem nostram ut dicit Et ad audiendum judicium suum de pluribus defaltis etc. Teste R. de Seyton apud Salop. 13 die Novembris Anno regni nostri quinto The like Distringas issued Vic. Essex vers. Aliciam fill Adae de Thucker quare secuta est consim plac in Curia Christianitatis contra Prohibitionem etc. T. R. de Seyton apud Westm 3 die Decemb. An. regni nostri 5. In a fragment of Plea Rolls of Trinity Term Anno 5 E 1. as I conjecture the Plac. circa An. 5 E. 1. Leyc year and term being putrified Praeceptum fuit Vic. quod venire faceret hîc ad hunc diem duodecim etc. de vis de Frollesworth etc. et qui nec Alic. quae fuit uxor Radulphi Danvers nec Johannem de Campanya Personam Ecclesiae de Thurleston aliqua affinitate etc. ad recogn etc. si praedictus Johannes secutus fuit placitum in Curia Christianitatis de Advocatione quartae partis Ecclesiae de Frollesworth contra Prohibitionem etc. sicut praedicta Alicia dicit vel non sicut praedictus Johannes dicit quia tamen etc. Et Vic. nichil inde fecit sed mandat quod Breve adeo tardè venit etc. Ideo sicut prius praeceptum est Vicecom quod venire faciat hîc à die Sancti Michaelis in quindecim dies duodecim etc. per quos etc. & qui nec etc. Quiatam etc. Et unde etc. In a Bundle of Writs in the White Tower this year I found this memorable Letter of King Edward the 1. to his Chief Justice in Ireland in answer to his consenting to the abolishing of the detestable and unjust Irish Laws there and establishing the English Laws by advice of the best and mayor part of the Nobility Prelates and Commonalty of Ireland for which they proffered to give the King 8000 Marks for his Royal assent thereto who ordered the Chief Justice to screw them up to a greater sum and also to furnish him with a certain number of able Soldiers for this his concession EDwardus Dei gratia Rex Angliae Dominus Hiberniae & Dux Aquitaniae dilecto & fidelio suo Bundela Literarum & Brevium An. 5 E. 1. in Turri London Roberto de Vfford Justiciario suo Hibernia salutem Super melioratione status & pacis in terra nostra Hiberniae de qua per vestras literas nobis nuper significastis laetamur & gaudemus quamplurimum & diligentiam vestram valdè commendantes in hac parte speramus open Dei quod ea quae ibidem laudabiliter hactenus inchoastis quantum in vobis est foelicius et virilius continuabitis in futurum Caeterum de eo quod Communitas Hyberniae octo millia marcarum nobis offert pro hoc quod eis Leges Anglicanas in terra praedicta utendas concedamus scire vos volumus quod nos pro eo quod Leges quibus utuntur Hybernici Dea detestabiles existunt et omni juri dissonant ade● quod Leges censeri non debeant habito super hoc cum Concilio nostro tractatu diligenti & deliberatione pleniori nobis et Concilio nostr● satis videtur expediens eisdem utendas concedere Leges Anglicanas Dum tamen in hoc populi vel saltem Praelatorum et Magnatum terrae illius qui bonae voluntatis existunt communis consensus uniformiter intercurrat Quapropter vobis mandamus quod habito cum ipsis inde tractatu et examinatis diligenter in hac parte voluntatibus Populi Praelatorum et Magnatum bonae voluntatis existentium et concordato inter vos et ipsos de altiori fine pecuniae ad quem attingere poteritis novis ea de causa persolvendae de consensu omnium vel saltem majoris et saniorss partis eorundem prout industriae vestrae ad honorem nostrum et commodum magis expedire videbitur super praemissis nomine nostro componatis cum eisdem Ita tamen quod homines pedites bonos et fortes usque ad certum numerum de quo cum ipsis convenire poteritis nobis una vice tantum habere faciant paratos ad nos venire cum pro eis duxerimus demandandum The King intending to send Mr. Andrew Sapit his Proctor formerly employed by his Father and him to the Court of Rome about the Affairs of the Realm issued this Writ to the Chancellor to advance such a sum of Money to him for this employment before his departure out of the Realm as should be for his honour and to advice with his Treasurer and others concerning it which sum upon their Certificate should be delivered EDWARD par la grace de Dieu Roy Dengleterre Seigneur Dirlaund et Anno 5. E. 1. in Turri Lond. Ducs Daquit A l'onerable pier en Dieu J. par la mesme grace Evesqe de Wincestre nostre Chauncelier salutz Nous avoms resceu et bien entenduz les letters queles vous nous avez envoiez per les queles vous nous avez escrit comment Mestre Andreu Sapit nostre Procreour en la Court le Rome et qi se ad bien et loialment ports tant en le service vestre tres-Seigneur et pier qe Dieux assoill come en le nostre evanceant noz busoignes et les busoignes de nostre Roialme est aler procheinement verse les partyes de la dite Court et qil serroit nostre honeur quill feust regardez per nous d'aume some covenable pur la sustenance avaunt son depertir du nostre dit royalme Si vous fesoms a saver qe il nous plest qe il soit regardez covenablement et solonc vestre discretion et vous mandoms qe appellez a vous ceux qe vous veres qe soient a se appeller ordeniez outre et qe vou semble qe nous lui purroms deneir et honour de nous qant ore Et de la some qestissint acordez per vous et les autres facez briefs sous nostre Grant Seal as Tresorier et Chamberliens de nostre Esch du lui enter fair le payment Significantz a nous pur voz letters lafoy some qe nous lui avoms issint donez e vous enter farroms aver garant souz nostre Privy Seal a Claryndon le 29 jour de Nou. lan de nostre regne 5. Page 201. l. 16. after of them add In the Bundle of Original Writs and Retorns in the White Tower Chapel Anno 6 E. 1. I discovered these seven Writs of Prohibition to prohibit the holding and prosecuting Suits in Courts Christian Bundela Brevium in Turri Lond. An. 6. E. 1. for Chattles and Debts not of Testament or Matrimony which I shall abbreviate Rex Vic. Midd. Robertus de Wauden & Willielmus de Wauden vers. Richardum Abbatem Westm & Fratrem Richardum Archidiac Westm quare setuti sunt plac in Curia Christianitatis de bonis et catallis quae non sunt etc. contra Prohibitionem nostram T. R. apud Turrim London 6 die Jan. An. r. n. sexto Vic. Bucks quod capias Nicholaum de Becesdene Officialem Archidiac Bucks & cum salvo custodias & habeas corpus ejus coram Justiciariis nostris etc. ad respondend Roberto de Corne & Sibillae uxori ejus quare tenuit consimile plac in Curia Christianitatis etc. T. Rad. Seyton apud Westm 19 die Jan. Vic. London Robertus de Colothont vers. Gregorium de Karewent Decanum de Arcubus London quare tenuit & vers Johannem de Rughate Capellanum quare secutus est consimile placitum T. R. apud Turrim London 24 die Febr. Vic. Hereford Margareta Pagun vers. Priorem de Korsewell quare secutus est consimile placitum T. R. apud Lennymton 26 die Marcii Vic. London Johannes de Onefeld & Johanna quae fuit ux●r Johannis le Bret vers. Magistr Gregorium de Karewent Decanum de Arcubus London quare tenuit & vers Willielmum May quare secutus est consimile placitum T. R. apud Cavel 10 die April Vic. Linc. quod ponat per salvos plegios etc. R. Episcopum Linc. quod habeat Magistr Henricum Neuwerk Clericum suum ad respondend Johanni fill Nicholai quare secutus est consimile placitum T. R. de Seyton apud Westm 24 die Maii. Quod distringat Johannem de Blanknay per omnes terras etc. quare ipse simul cum Willielmo filio ejus secutus est consimile placitum T. T. de Weyland apud Westm 15 die Novembr An. r. n. sexto Page 223. l. 4. after Privileges insert In a Bundle of Writs Letters and Privy Seals I discovered in the White Tower Chapel Anno 6 E. 1. seven years before the Statute of Westminster 2. ch. 5. I found these two memorable Writs asserting First That by the Law and Custom of the Realm in that age no lapse incurred against Patrons of Churches after Incumbents deaths until after six months from the day they had notice thereof and not from the very day of their deaths 2ly That the six months or half year was to be computed by six Calendar months not 28. days to the month as the Canons and Prelates would interpret it 3ly That the Bishop's refusal to admit a Clerk upon a Judgement given in the King's Court for the Patron upon a pretence of a lapse by the Canon Law was against the Law and Custom of the Realm yea a manifest prejudice to and contempt against the King's Crown and Dignity 4ly That Archbishops ought to be most zealous supporters not underminers and contemners of the Laws and Customs of the Realm and the King's Royal Dignity EDwardus Dei gratia Rex etc. venerabili in Christo patri W. eadem gratia Ebor. Archiepiscopo Angliae Primati salutem Literas vestras nuper recepimus Brevia Regis An. 6 E 1. in Turri Lond. continentes quod voluntati brevis nostri de judicio vobis pro Comitissa Albemarl directi super Advocatione Ecclesiae de Briggeham vestrae jurisdictionis adquiescere non potestis juxta jura eo quod antequam ad vos praedictum breve pervenisset Commissarius generalis Archidiaconi Richemund infra cujus Archidiaconatum Ecclesia existit antedicta intelligens tempus conferendi praedicto Archidiacono Domino suo tanquam loci Ordinario esse authoritate Concilii devolutum praedictam Ecclesiam Magistro Rogero de Merton contulit vice sua ob quod praesentatum praedictae Comitissae praefato Rogere qui est memoratam Ecclesiam taliter assecutus judicialiter non amoto ut videtur admittere non potestis nec debetis Quibus intellectis et habito super hoc cum * Therefore this was the Resolution both of the King and his Council upon mature advice Consilio tractatu perpendimus evidenter praefatum Commissarium ad collationem ipsius Ecclesiae contra justitiam et officii sui debitum processisse et vos praedictos Archidiaconum et Commissarium executionem judieii praedicti indebite deferre et impedire marime cum praefata Comitissa dictae Ecclesiae Patrona quam citius Ecclesiam illam vacare credebat Clericum suum vobis praesentasset ad eandem et infra tempus semestre a die notitiae suae vacationis ejusdem Ecclesiae praesentationem suam ad ipsam Ecclesiam in Curia nostra per considerationem ejusdem Curiae recup●rasset cum insuper eidem Comitissae per vos aut praedictum Archidiaconum vel Commissarium de vacatione praedicta nusquam aliquid denuntiatum fuisset licet ad vos vel ad ipsos priusquam ad ipsam Comitissam iude certitudo pervenisset propter quod eidem Comitissae tempus in hac parte labi seu praedicto Archidiacono vel eius Commissario jus Ecclesiam illam taliter conferendi non potuit devoldi Unde cum Ecclesia praedicta per vos & vestros subditos sic incumbretur & executio judicii praedicti per vos & psos contra legem et consuetudinem regni in Regiae dignitatis nostrae praejudicium et contemptum manifefestum taliter inferatur et impediatur de quo miramur quamplurimum praesertim cum vos justitiae nostrae et eorum maxime quae ad Coronam et Dignitatem nostram pertinent zelatores praecipuos reputemus et ut satis nostis quod ad juditia in Curia nostra secundum legem et consuetudinem Regni nostri praedicti frustra procederetur nisi eorundem in suo casu debite fierent executores Vobis consulendo mandamus quod cum praemissa manifesta sunt & notoria Ecclesiam praedictam prout ad hoc tenemini deincumbrari et ea quae super praemissis justitiae vel juris ordine non observato per vos et subditos vestros praedictos sunt attemptata corrigi et executionem judicii praedicti sine dilationis incommodo judicio fori vestri non expectato cum id ad vos non pertinet in hac parte fieri faciatis juxta tenorem Brevis nostri de judicio supradicto quod inde recepistis Cum Robertus de T. nuper per quandam Assisam ultimae Praesentationis quam per Breve nostrum arram versus C. de Ecclesia de B. vacant & ad suam praesentationem Ibidem spectante ut dicebat advocationem illius Ecclesiae disrationaverit in Curia nostra & per Breve nostrum de Judicio demum vobis obtinuerit demandari quod ad praesentationem ●uam idoneam personam admitteretis ad Ecclesiam supradictam Vos ut accepimus lapsis et computatis singulis diebus a morte Rectoris Ecclesiae illius usque ad numerum octies viginti et ●cto dierum continue sequentium quae sex menses facere videntur asserentes collationem praedictae Ecclesiae authoritate Concilii ratione lansus hujusmodi semestris temporis ad vos ea vice legitime fuisse devolutum idoneam personam ad mandatum nostrum praedictum et ad praesentationem praedicti R. admittere distulistis ad eandem in ejusdem R. praejudicium et exhaeredationem manifestam Nos igitur quia in vacationibus Ecclesiarum secundum legem et consuetudinem hactenus obtentam et usitatam in regno nostro hujusmodi tempus semestre computari debet non a die mortis Rectoris sed a die scientiae Patroni usque ad sex menses completos non juxta numerum dierum singulorum sed juxta numerum sex mensium qui menses in Kalendario computantur eundem R. praesentatione sua ad Ecclesiam illam indebite defraudari nolentes Vobis mandamus sicut alias mandavimus quod ad praesentationem praedicti R. idoneam personam admittere non differatis ad Ecclesiam supradictam Teste etc. These memorable Writs most excellently explain the tempus semestre in the * See here p. 332 333 334. Statute of Westminster 2. ch. 5. made 7. years after them justify the concurrent resolution in Catesbyes' Case Cooks 6 Report f. 62. Yea fully refute the common error of later times than in cases of Vacancy by death the 6 months shall be computed from the day of the Incumbents death not from the day of the Patrons first Notice thereof which the Writ out of Justice Walmeslyes Book in the reign of King Edward the 2d recited in Catesbyes' Case concurring with these here cited doth likewise refel In a Bundle of Petitions to the King which I rescued from rubbish in the White Tower I found this Petition of the Dean of Norwich against the Constable of the Castle there for prohibiting him to exercise his Jurisdiction in cases of adultery and fornication within the fee of the Castle which his predecessors exercised and the Constables had in time of war usurped to themselves to the prejudice of the Church's Jurisdiction and men's souls HEnricus Samson Decanus Norwicen dicit & proponit quod Decani dictae Civitatis Bundela Peti●ionum An 6 E 1. in Turri London plenam habebant jurisdictionem Ecclesiasticam in feodo Castri Norwici usque ad tempus guerrae Dominus Philippus Marmyun Constabularius Castri Norwici illam jurisdictionem tempore guerrae occupavit et fecit correctiones in Castro praedicto de adulteriis et fornicationibus et certis criminibus Vic. postea dixerunt quod Dominus Rex est in possessione jurisdictionis nec permittunt Decanum debitas facere correctiones et adulterii et fornicarii de Civitate quando impetuntur in feodo Castri immunitatem consecuntur in suarum periculum animarum et Ecclesiasticae libertatis praejudicium Unde petit remedium In the same Bundle I met with this Complaint to the King by Hugh Derby Clerk against the Bishop of Imalac in Ireland for casting the King's Letters in contempt to the ground which he delivered him to exempt himself from his personal residence in the said Church vexing oppressing and injuring them the more for the King's Letters before whom he prayed he might be summoned personally to appear to answer these contempts EXponit Excellentiae vestrae Hugo de Derby Capellanus Domini A. Backs Rector Ecclesiae de Nartherlath Imalacen Dioc. Quod cum vos literas vestras deprecatorias Bundela Petitionum An. 6 E 1. in Turri London ad Episcopum Imalacen pluries mandaveritis quod dictum Rectorem ob reverentiam vestri recommendatum haberet nec ipsum ad residentiam compelleret in eadem Ecclesia faciendam in qua perpetuum Vicarium habet Rector praedictus Idem Episcopus literas vestras sibi nomine dicti Rectoris praesentatas projecit in terram et dixit quod propter praedictas literas pejora et graviora sibi irrogaret et faceret irrogare et multa alia sinistra in contemptum vestri protulit manifestum Et hiis non contentus quendam Capellanum qui de quadam Capella a praedicta Ecclesia dependente auctoritate ordinaria amotus fuerat justitia mediante ad eandem Capellam intrusit in praedicti Rectoris praejudicium et gravamen U●de supplicat ut super hoc sibi dignemini competens remedium adhibere faciendo si placet dictum Episcopum coram vobis personaliter evocari super praedictis vobis sufficienter responsur maxim cum praedictus Episcopus mandata vestra contempnat & dictus Rector paratum se offerat probare praedicta The King upon the Archbishop of Ardmaths' Petition issued these Writs to the Chief Justice of Ireland to assign him Justices for the delivery and recovery of the rights of his Church not to grieve him with amerciaments and to do him speedy Justice from month to month Justice Hiberniae salutem Quia vobis injunximus ut cum venerabilis pater Archiepiscopus Bundela Petitiowm An. 6 E 1. Ardmath Yberniae Primas jura Ecclesiae suae prosequi aut defendere vellet certos sibi Ibsticiarios assignaretis Vobis mandamus firmiter in jungentes quatinus cum idem Archiepiscopus quem cum gratia et favore in suis agendis fovere desideramus coram vobis vel dictis Justiciariis sibi assignand●s amerciari contigerit ita sibi sitis propitii quod in exactione amerciamentorum nullarenus se sentiat gravatum & quae ab eo fuerint exigenda & accipienda quousque á nobis speciale receperitis mandatum nullatenus exigi permittatis etc. Et hoc idem Justiciariis vestris Itinerantibus necnon & sibi assignand praecipiatis Dat. etc. E. Illustr Reg. Angliae Primogen Justiciario suo Hiberniae vel ejus locum tenenti salutem Venerabilem patrem Archiepiscopum Ardmath Hiberniae Primatem pro nostris viribus volentes á gravaminibus praeservare et Ecclesiae Ardmath patrimonii et terrarum alienationem satis ut asserstur injustae miseriae lacrimabili compatientes Vobis mandamus firmiter injungentes quatenus cum eundem Archiepiscopum suo aut Ecclesiae suae nomine experire seu agere aut defendere contigerit utiles ac necessarios sibi Justiciarios ac Judices assignetis assignand sibi Justiciariis dantes in mandatis nihilominus ut celerem eidem Archiepiscopo Ardmath justitiam scilicet de mense in mensem faciant cum gratia & favore providentes quod in Drocheda vel alias loco competenti sibi infra limites suae provinciae occasione contentionis ortae ipsum & Archiepiscopum Dublinensem et Cassalen Justiciarios hujusmodi sibi assignetis Valete Dat. etc. The particular Petitions of the Archbishop of Ardmath to the King on the behalf of his Church in the same Bundle were these ensuing LIcet Ecclesia Ardmath inter omnes Ecclesias Hiberniae in rebus & possessionibus In eadem Bundela Petit. in Turri London An. 6 E. 1. ac libertatibus antiquis temporibus magis fuerit abundans modo tamen per oppressiones malorum ac per imperitiam quorundam Archiepiscoporum ad tantam devenit paupertatem quod qui pro tempore fuerit verecundetur Archiepiscopus nuncupari propter quod etsi placitum detentoribus terrarum dictae Ecclesiae movere vellemus timore tamen amerciamentorum Curiae vestrae hoc facere non audemus Unde supplicamus Excellentiae vestrae quatinus si contingat nos alios implacitare vel ab aliis implacitari & subcubuerimus vel aliquo modo defaltam fecerimus quod vestra Dominatio certum amerciamentum nunc velit statuere ultra quod Justiciarii vestri á nobis nil exigere audeant vel saltem eis mandetur quod á nobis nil exigant quousque a vobis aliud receperint in mandatis Cum facultates Ecclesiae nostrae in terra pacis vix ad Centum libras se extendant Forma vero gratiae quam fecistis Praedecessori nostro hic pendet Item cum quaedam partes sint Hyberniae ad quas nisi Crucem nostram bajularemus sine praejudicio juris Primatiae Ecclesiae Ardmachane accedere nullatenus possemus qua de causa nullus praedecessorum nostrorum ad illas partes usque ad haec tempora aliquo modo personaliter accessit Vestrae Dominationi supplicamus quatenus mandetur Justiciariis vestris quod non plus ad talia loca vocentur quam vocaverunt praedecessores nostros Sed ad ea quae sine praejudicio dictae Ecclesiae accedere valemus in quibuscunque negotiis seu causis personaliter velint vocare Et sciat Excellentia vestra Domine Rex quod ad quemcunque locum minor nuntius Justitiariorum vestrorum nos ad commodum & honorem vestrum vocaverit dum tamen sine praejudicio perpetuo Ecclesiae nostrae possimus accedere libenter accedemus Forma vero gratiae quam fecistis praedecessori nostro circa hoc hic pendet quam gratiam nos similiter petimus nobis fieri si placet ad voluntatem Regis Item cum ante introitum Anglicorum in Hyberiniam Ecclesia Ardmath fuerit in possessione recipiendi Temporalia tempore vacationis omnium Episcopatuum Provinciae Ardmath & licet processu temporis per incuriam & negligentiam quorundam Archiepiscoporum ballivi vestri possessionem temporalium quoqundam Episcopatuum sic vacantium in praejudicium Ecclesiae nostrae sint ingressi adhuc tamen Ecclesia nostra Ardmath est in possessione Temporalium quorundam Episcopatuum vacantium in quorum possessione fuit dicta Ecclesia non solum ante ingressum Anglicorum set post ingressum ipsorum usque in hunc diem Quare Excellentiae vestrae supplicamus quantenus mandetur justiciariis vestris ne nos seu Ecclesiam nostram saltim super possessione nostra in praedictis Ecclesiis in quarum possessione fuerunt hactenus Praedecessores nostri & hodié sumus molestent Et sciatis Domine reverend quod nos peteremus possessionem nostram nobis reformari Ecclesiarum videlicet quas nunc tempore vacationis quo ad temporalia possidetis si speraremus apud Excellentiam vestram exaudiri R. Quod Justicse ad etc. Item cum Thesaurarius vester in Hybernia petat quaedam amerciamenta á nobis quae tempore trium Archiepiscoporum praedecessorum nostrorum nunquam fuerunt petita nec ipsis viventibus prout intellexerimus extiterant taxata Excellentiae vestrae supplicamus quatinus mandetur Justiciario vestro vel ejus locum tenenti quod á talium amerciamentorum exactione desisat vel saltim Dominatio vestra de gratia speciali nobis dicta amerciamenta velit remittere R. Scribatur Justice etc. Rex perdonat ei ea que non fuerunt taxata super stitibus praedecessoribus sus ita quod ea quae tax etc. Item cum Ecclesia nostra Ardmath ab antiquis temporibus fuerit in possessione cujusdam Libertatis in tenemento de Carmunfiechi quod dicitur Wreck ac nunc Ballivi vestri licet raro talis casus contingat se intromittant Excellentiae vestrae supplicamus quatinus mandetur Justiciariis vestris quod inquirant si aliquis praececessorum nostrorum antiquitus habuit dictam Libertatem quae dicitur Wrek & si invenerint aliquem praedecessorum nostrorum ipsam habuisse nos permittant eadem libertate pacificé g●udere R. Ostendit Jus coram Justice Hyberuiae & Regem Item cum nos quoddam Manerium in medio perversae gentis situm á quodam Milite ad opus Ecclesiae nostrae de novo emerimus ae ibidem Castrum quoddam ad resistendum malitiae ejusdem gentis satis forte constituerimus ratione cujus emptionis pax & concordia in tota marchia illa melius observatur de quo manerio licet nil valeret dicto Militi tamen servitium et sectam Comitatui vestro facere tenebatur Cum adhue dictum manerium ad eadem teneatur Vos rogamus quatenus dictam sectam Cemitatus cum servitio de gratia vestra speciali nobis & Ecclesiae nostrae velitis R. R●x non potestrelaxare quia de Corona Quia universa placita de Catallis seu devitis quae Testamentum vel Matrimonium non contingunt ex * Nota. Regia dXignitaie Curiae Regiae relinquuntur audienda et terminanda eo praetextu placita de Debitis seu Cataliis Matrimonium seu Testamentum contingentia Rex et Princeps filius Ecclesiae Christianissimus et fidelis Curiae Christianitatis dimittere debet Ecclesiae libertatem illaesam conservando ut tenetur Cum igitur Parochianus noster Philipp●● Marmiun de quibusdam debitis et catallis quae sunt de matrimonio coram Baronibus de Scaccario ad instantitiam Domini Willielmi de Mortein trahitur in placitum hiis diebus petimus quod Rex eisdem Baronibus rescribat quod fi ita esse invener in 't tunc de placita illo se non intromittant set ad Curiam Christianitatis dimitant vel saltem quod dictum placitum coram ipso Regeponi faciant ut de confilio suo quid inde fieri debeat statuatur To which no answer was given by the King William Archbishop of Rhoan returning very weary and poor from the Church of Rome where he had spent much money for his confirmation and consecration and being loath to cross the Seas to come personally to King Edward to make his Oath of Fealty to him addressed his own Letters to him with some other great persons to receive his Homage by a Proctor or to send one to receive it at Rhoan and to do it afterwards in person when ever the King should arrive in France that so he might receive his Temporalties as these following Letters which I found in a Bundle of Epistles and Writs in the White Tower inform us EXcellentissimo Domino suo Edwardo Dei gratia illustri Anglia Regi Gulielmus miseratione divina Rothomagensis Archiepiscopus salutem etc. Quia Bundelae Brevium & Epistola●um in Turn London An. 6 E 1. gyrat animus in diversa suppositus eodem tempore curis diversorum necessariorum fere aequalium pro quorum uno corporis & rerum subjicitur periculo pro alio autem rerum timet periculum & superioris offensam sciens quod dum ad utrumque festinat neutrum benè peragit viam sic haesitanti oportet eligere tutiorem Ideoque nos qui corporis et rerum timemus periculum si pro faciendo juramento fidelitatis Magnitudini vestrae de terra quam a vobis tenemus in Angliam nos oporteat transfretare cum de novo a Curia Romana ad Archiepiscopatum nostrum venerimus satis fessi vias itinerandi difficiles et abruptas et jura ac negotia nostrae Diocesis multum invenerimus intricata sicut plerunque in illis accidit qui de novo curam consimilem amplectuntur Undè sine magno dispendio modo ad vestram Magnitudinem accedere non valemus pro dicto juramento fidelitatis debite faciendo praecipuè cum illustris Franciae Rex sit ad praesens in Normanniae partibus cum quo novitatis hoc tempore super terris nostrisque juribus vacant nostra Rothomagensi Ecclesiâ indebitè occupatis tractare & ipsius implorare subsidium nobis oportunum habemus Mare etiam complexioni nostrae contrarium & ipsius abhorremus inundationes insolitas et periculum quod patet in Januis cum à modo difficultatem & periculum exhibeat transfretanti Quapropter mansuetudini Regiae causam & audaciam sumpsimus supplicandi quatinus dictum juramentum fidelitatis ad quod vobis tenemur ex debito de specialis benignitatis vestrae gratia et consueti favoris intuitu dignemini per Procuratores nostros recipere ad hoc specialiter destinatos Scituri certissime quod quam cito mare Anglicanum vos transfretare contigerit ad quascunque partes Franciae sive Gascoignae et auditis de transitu vestro rumoribus in instanti vobis obviam veniemus dictum fidelitatis juramentum et alia quae regni Angliae consuetudo ejusdemque terrae qualitas exigit et conditio praestaturi Insuper Magnitudinis vestrae apertas recognitionis nostrae transmittimus literas per quas innotescimus quod per factam nobis gratiam vobis vestrisque successoribus nullum praejudicium volumus generari nec nobis et successoribus nostris quicquam praebere subsidium quo minus teneamur ut ante praestare super fidelitate praedicta personaliter juramentum Quae tandem si sic fieri Dominationi vestrae non placeant iterum Regiae Celsitudini supplicamus cordis affectione qua possumus ampliori quatinus unum de vestris Clericum aut Laicum in Normanniam aut in Franciam ubi vobis citra mare placuerit Regia Celsitudo transmittat ad recipiendum a nobis pro vobis et nomine vestro fidelitatis debitae juramentum Tantum de praedictis obtentu nostrorum precaminum facientes si placet quod in exauditione evidentis excusationis nostrae praedictae nobis & arduis nostris necessitatibus videamini consuetae benignitatis vestrae gratia compati & ut per hoc in posterum ad effundendas orationes pro vobis Altissimo & ad alia gratiarum obsequia teneamur Valeat etc. Dat. Anno Domini 1278. die Mercurii in festo beati Barth Apostoli SErenissimo Principi Domino in Christo charissimo E. Dei gratia illustri Regi Angliae Matth. miseratione divina Ecclesiae beati Dionysii in Franc. Abbas humilis In eadem Bundela An. 6 E. 1. salutem etc. Quia multis afflictus molestiis multis propulsatus injuriis multisque attenuatus curis laboribus et expensis venerandus & charissimus nobis pater in Christo G. Dei gratia Archiepiscopus Rothomagensis sub corporalis debilitatis imperio a Curia noviter Romana reversus non sine incommodo magno ad praesentiam Celsitudinis vestrae pro juramento fidelitatis prout moris est vobis praestando personaliter accedere posset maxim cum procellosas aequoris undas abhorreat in immensum ipsumque mare eidem suis minetur insultibus Excellentiam vestram rogamus quatinus compatientes eidem et ergà ipsum benignitatis Regiae praetendentes affectum per procuratorem quem ad vos destinet ydoneum vel coram Procuratore aliquo à vobis ad dictum Archiepiscopum ad ejusdem expensas proprias destinando cui nomine vestra fidelitatem juret praedictam juramentum velitis recipere supradictum quousque ad Vasconiae partes vel Franciae accedere vos contingat quia tunc commodius se vestro conspectui praesentabit dictum juramentum personaliter subiturus Valeat etc. Dat. Rothomag die Veneris post Assumptionem beatae Mariae Virgins A Treshaut et tresnoble Prince son treschier et tresame Cousin E. par la grace Bundela Literarum & Brevium An. 6 E. 1. in Turri London de Dieu Roy de Angleterr● Johanne Contesse D'alencon & de Chartres salut et veraie amour et lui aparailliee a sa volente et a son pleisir Sire come honeurable Pere en Jesus Crist Guill par la grace de Dieu Arcevesqe de Roen nostre especiel ami vous day feire homage et il redoute mout la mer et meesmement pur ce quil est moul grevez et travailliez du lous voyage que il a fet par lonc ten et a Rome et a ailleurs pur quoy il ne puet mie aler a vous en propre persone sanz grant peril de son cors et seur se Jentens que ma Dame la Reine vous prie per ses lettres qe vous li vueilliez feire tel grace que vous le devantdit homage vueilliez receivoir per san Procureeur especiel en tel manner qe si tossed come li diz Arcevesqe nostre ame saura que vous says es parts de France ou es parties de Gascoigne ou que ce soit il prez et apareilliez de vous feire homage en propre person si come il deura Si vous pri Sire tant com je puis que la priere ma Dame vueilliez acomplir et mettre a enure en ceste besoigne Et tant en feites fill vous plest pur l'amour de lui et de moi que nous vous en puissiens mercier et savoir grace et que il aperceive que noz preres li aient valu envers vous Nostre Sire vous gart Donne a E●campes le Vendredi apres la Saint Pere entrant Aoust Ad eundem effectum ad Regem praedictum mittuntur literae à Margareta Regina Franciae Dat. apud Stampas die Jovis post inventionem beati Stephani A Treshaut homme et tresnoble et son treschier filg Edualt par la grace de Ibidem Dieu Roy Dengleterre etc. Jehan● par la meisme chele grace Roine de Castele et de Lion Contesse de Ponter etc. saluz etc. Biaus fiex comme je vous eusse autre foiz proie par mes lettres de la bosoigne le Archevesque de Roen dendroit l'omage quill vous doit fair ke vous son homage vaussissies rechevour par Procurer duskes a chon qe vous passer ●es la mer pour chon quill est greves de la voie de Rome la ou il a moult en a fair et me sires vous en prie par ses letters devous prient aut come je puis ke vous le proiere mon Seigneur et le nostre vuellies fair se vous faire le poes en nule manner seu laites tant qe il se puist aperchenoir que mes prieres li aient en aucune chose pour since et quil nous en puist merchier Dieux soit avec vous In the same Bundle I found this Memorandum entered concerning the Homage of Alexander King of Scots tendered to King Edward and his adjourning of it to another time and place because his Council were not present EDwardus Dei gratia etc. Omnibus ad quos praesentes literae pervenerint salutem Sciatis quod cum egregius Princeps Alexander Rex Scotorum illustris Ibidem die Dominica proxima ante festum beati Lucae Evangelistae apud Teukbyr ad nostram praesentiam accessisset et ibidem facere nobis homagium obtulisset Nos illud ibidem recipere noluimus cum tunc Concilium nostrum nobiscum minime haberemus Sed prorogavimus sibi diem usque ad London ad dictum homagium faciendum Unde vol●●us & concedimus quod hujusmodi homagii in praedicta villa de Teukebyr nobis oblati denegata receptio et ejusdem prorogatio apud London faciendi in dicti Regis vel haeredum suorum praejudicium non redundent In cujus etc. Teste meipso apud Cuberle 17 die Octobris Anno regni nostri sexto That no Subject of this Realm could repair to Rome without the King's special licence even in case of conscience which concerned his Soul's salvation this Petition of the Archbishop of York will inform us EXcellentissimo Domino suo E. Dei gratia etc. W. ejusdem permissione Eboracensis Ibidem Archiepiscopus Angliae Primas salutem etc. Quia Roberto de Berecley injunximus quod cum omni celeritate intuitu salutis animae suae iter arriperet versus Papam ab ipso vel suo Primario super quibusdam excessibus et commissis absolutionis beneficium petiturus Vestrae serenitatis zelum quem ad prosperitatem animarum novimus vos habere in Domino requirimus et rogamus quatinus ipsius Roberti absentiam necessitate tam salutifera excusatam dignemini sine indignatione qualibet acceptare Ita si placet quod ad Cingulum militiae saltem quousque ipsum redire contigerit sub tanta impotentia nullatenus distringatur Haec autem Dominationi vestrae scribimus instantius requisiti Conservet etc. Datam apud Thorpe Idus Septembris An. Dom. 1278. Page 214. l. 19 after condemnaret insert In the same Bundle of Petitions I met with this of the Prior of Christchurch Canterbury to the King craving his Letter to the Pope's Secretary to promote the business of his Church for which he then sent special Messengers to Rome concerning the difference between them and the Archbishop's Clerks EXcellentissimo Domino suo E. Dei gratia etc. suns humilis & devotus Thomas permissione divina Prior Ecclesiae Christi Cantuar. salutem etc. Accedentibus Bundela Petitionum An 6 E 1 in Turri London ad nos apud Cantuariam in Vigilia beati Bartholomaei Apostoli Nunciis vestris quos pro negotio Ecclesiae nostrae ad Curiam Romanam transmisistis super diversis praedictum negotium tangentibus nobiscum tractaverunt Inter quae tetigimus eis de Magistro Benedicto de Anagnia Domini Papae Notario qui dixerunt nobis quod nichil ei scripsistis pro negotio antedicto Unde cum Magister B. benevolus vester sit multum ut intelleximus ac etiam Domini Papae Secretarius et specialissimus vestrae Regiae Excellentiae omni qua possumus affectione cordis humiliter supplicamus & devotè quatenus literatorie eidem mandare dignemini ut nunciis vestris antedictis in agendis suis consilium auxilium praebeat et favorem & eandem literam praesentium portitori si placet tradi praecipiatis quam cum omni festinatione eisdem Nunciis vestris curabimus destinare Valeat etc. On the other hand I found this Petition of the Archbishop to the King in favour of his Clerks to stand as an indifferent Judge between both parties till the Cause were heard and descided EXcellentissimo Domino suo E. etc. ut supra suorum Sacerdotum minimus In eadem Bundela frater R. de Kylewardeby salutem etc. Audito quod discordia super jurisdictione et obedientiae debito inter Monachos Ecclesiae Christi Cantuar. et quosdam Clericos per me promotos sit jam exorta est mea anima contristata Clerici autem ipsi à me requirunt consilium destituti Et quia solum interpellare possum ad vos qui Archiepiscopatum jam tenetis humiliter confugio pro eis supplicans ut cum ad Summum Pontificem pro statu suo appellaverint vestra Regia potentia eis non deroget donec vel per pacem vel per judicium constiterit ad quos vel quem debeat jurisdictio vacationis tempore pertinere Dico enim vobis in Christo non desidero in hac parte nisi quod unicuique tribuetur jus suum & non opprimatur innocens per potentiam immodestam Hoc unum vobis dico sicut Domino quod non detis vos qui judicatis terram per favorem partis parti alteri adversari justitia enim vos debet in medio stabilire donec partium disputatio terminetur Valeat etc. In the same Bundle there is this Petition of this Archbishop to the King on the behalf of Mr. Peter Guardian of the House of Scholars in Oxford concerning lands then in question given towards the Scholar's maintenance SErenissimo Principi & Domino E. Dei gratia Regi Angliae illustri etc. Frater Robertus Cantuariensis Ecclesiae Sacerdos indignus salutem etc. Quia sicut Ibidem intellexi nobilem virum Comitem Gloverniae ad quindenam Paschae coram vobis ubicunque fueritis in Anglia super terris et tenementis ad sustentationem pauperum Scholarium Oxon per bonae memoriae Walterum quondam Roffensem Episcopum assignatis quas idem Comes tenet vocari fecistis Regiae serenitati humili precum instantia supplico quatinus Magistro Petro praesentium portitori Custodi Domus Scholarium praedictorum ex solita mansuetudine in hiis quae Dominationi vestrae exponet pium praebere velitis auditum Praecipientes fi placet quod ipsius Petitio secundum Deum ad exauditionis gratiam admittatur Ne per potestatem procurationem aut astutiam aliquorum quod ad tam pios usus est assignatum contra Justitiam subtrahatur Credo utique firmiter hoc esse vobis meritorium valdè vosque proinde condignam posse remunerationem sperare à Christo Valeat etc. Page 214. l. 48. after ut supra add I found this Letter of King Edward to Pope Nicholas concerning the Monks of Canterbury unanimous election of his Chancellor Burnel for their Archbishop by his royal licence wherein he highly extols his merits fidelity wisdom learning and passionately desired the Pope's confirmation of him to this Mother Church both for his own and his kingdom's benefit which he sent by sundry special Messengers to accomplish SAnctissimo in Christo Patri & Domino Domino N. divina Providentia sacrosanctae Bundela Literarum Anno 6 E. 1. in Turri London Romanae ac universalis Ecclesiae Summo Pontifici Edwardus Dei gratia Rex Angliae etc. pedum oscula etc. Vacant nuper sede Cantuariensis Ecclesiae per transiationem venerabilis patris R. dudum ipsius Ecclesiae Archiep●scopi in Episcopum Portuen Prior & Conventus ejusdem Ecclesiae à nobis ut moris est the provisione Pastoris viduatae Ecclesiae facienda petita licentia et optenta ipsi convenientes in unum & the substitutione dicti Pastoris diversis vicibus tractatu habito diligenti demum ad personam venerabilis patris Roberti Bathon & Wellen. Episcopi Cancellarii nostri vota sua unanimiter direxerunt et ipsum in suum Archiepiscopum et Pastorem concorditer postularunt praesentantes nobis decretum postulationis ipsius et quod hujusmodi postulationi nostrum praeberemus assensum Regium humiliter supplicantes Nos igitur eorum justis supplicationibus inclinati postulationi praedictae quam de persona idonea invenimus canonice celebratam assensum nostrum duximus tribuendum Cumque nos sanctissime Pater et Domine personam praedicti postulati inter omnes Praelatos et Clericos Angliae cujusdam specialis amoris privilegio prosequamur exigentibus suis meritis probitatis et translationem ipsius ad praedictam Cantuar. Ecclesiam quam post sacrosanctam Romanam Ecclesiam specialem recognoscimus matrem nostram pro fidelitatis suae constantia quam ad recolendae memoriae Dominum H. Regem Angliae illustrem genitorem nostrum et Nos ac totam Ecclesiam Anglicanam semper hactenus havuit incorruptam et a qua nullo unquam tempore nubulo vel sereno f●ecti potuit seu etiam deviare honesti● ex corde desideriis affectemus Sanctitati vestrae de qua plenam in Domino fiduciam obtinemus tota mentis devotione totaque cordis affectione humiliter supplicam us quatenus provide considerantes si placet incrementa profectuum et honorum quae tam spiritualiter quam temporaliter per translationem saepefati postulati viri quidem tam in temporalibus qu●m in spiritualibus circumspecti viri mitis affabilis et benigni viri etiam misericordiae mansuetudinis caritatis et pacis ne dum praefatae Cantuarien Ecclesiae immo etiam ●o●i Regno nostro poterunt divina favente clementia provenire et conformantes in hac parte vestram nostris affectibus voluntatem quod pro munere petimus memoratum Bathon & Wellen. Episcopum ad praefatam Cantuariensem Ecclesiam contemplatione nostri consideratione profectuum et honorum praedictorum transferre dignemini de gratia speciali Mittimus autem ad Sanctitatis vestrae praesentiam dilectos & fideles nostro● Franciscum Accursii de Bononia Juris Civilis professorem Consiliarium familiarem & Secretarium nostrum Thomam de Sancto Vigore● Militem Magistros Henricum Husee & Iterium de Engolismo Cle●icos nostros praesentium portitores vestram Clementiam exorantes quatinus eisdem indubitatam fidem adhibere super hiis quae ipsi ex parte nostra communiter vel divisim in conspectu vestro super negotio postulationis praedictae duxerint exponenda ●t exposita nostri amoris intuitu gratiosè dignetur vestra Sanctitas exaudire Nos e●im qui personam vestram in persona saepedicti postulati reputabimus honorari vobis quam vestris propterea teneri volumus acrius obligati ad omni●●●ae Dominotioni vestrae sint placita ac exaltationis Domus vestrae et vestroru● respi●●a●● incrementum Conservet etc. Dat. apud windsor decimodie Julii Anno reg●i nostri sexto But neither this Epistle non the Bishop's grand Merits o● unanimous election could prevail with this usurping Pope who by his own Provision without any election thrust his own Creature Freer John Peckham into this Archiepiscopal See Page 223. l. 35. after etc. add The Freers' Carmelites suggesting to the King that they had obtained an habitation with certain tenements and possessions within the City of Dublin where they intended to build a Church for the honour of God and to recommend the quick and dead to him in their prayers the King approving their design issued a writ to his Chief Justice to persuade the Bailiff and all the Commonalty of Dublin to permit them to build a Church and Cell there without any impediment or else to certify him their reasons why they hindered them whereupon they returned him the reasons of their dissent annexed to the Writ both which I found in the White Tower EDwardui Dei Gratia Rex Angliae Dominus Hiberniae Dux Aquitaniae dilecto & fideli suo Roberto de Vfford Justice suo Hiberni salutem Cum dilecti In Turri London Anno 6 E 1. in Christo fratres de Monte Carmeli quandam placeam sibi adquisierint in Civitate Dublin ex dono & concessione Rogeri Oweyne et quorundam aliorum tenementa & possessiones habencium in eadem Civitate inhabitand & ibi quandam Ecclesiam construere proponunt quae ad laudem Dei & sui nominis divina celebrare & tam vivos quam defunctos in suis orationum suffragiis apud Altissimum habere possunt recommendatos Et idem Rogerm paratus sit nos & alios quoscunque de redditibus debitis de placea praedicta indempnes conservare & redditum illum nobis & ipsis necnon & haeredibus nostris & ipsorum alibi in Civitate praedicta de placea competenti vel competentorum perpetu● percipiend terminis debi●is & consuetis assignare Nos ipsorum propositum in hac parte pin prosequentes affectu Mandavimus Ballivis et toti Communitati Dublin rogand● specialiter quod fratres praedictos placeam praedictam inhabitare et Ecclesiam suam in eadem liberò et absque impedimento construere permittant in forma praedicta Et ideo vobis mandamus quod praedictos Ballivos ct Communitatem ad hoc moneatis & quantum poteritis efficacius inducatis ex parte nostra quod si fieri non permiserint seu permittere noluerint tunc causam impedimenti ipsorum nobis distinctè et apertè sub Sigillo vestro significetis Teste meipso apud Westm septimo die Novembris Anno regni nostri sexto Hiis rationibus subscriptis dicunt Cives Dublin quod non expedit Domino Regi nec Civibus praedictis quod Fratres et Monti Carmeli infra muros Dublin commorentur IMprimis dicunt quod dicta Civitas infra muros satis stricta est Item ubi dicti fratres ostendebant Domino Regi et Consilio suo quod Rogerus Oweyne contulit eisdem quandam placeam ubi inhabitare volebant minus inde dicebant eo quod dictus Rogerus ibid. 'em nunquam aliquam terram habuit sed emebant dictam terram de quodam Damele Clerico qui ratione dictae terrae auxiliabatur cum dictis Civibus in tallag & in aliis auxiliis ficut c●teri Cives Civitatis Item praedicti fratres duas vacuas placeas quae captae suerunt in manum Domini Regis et Civium praedictorum pro Atreragiis Landgabuli sibi appropriarunt dictis Civibus ignorantibus et invitis nulla ●olutione fecta adhuc de dictis arreragiis Item dicunt quod manentes in dictis terris teneutur auxiliari cum dictis Civibus in tallagiis vigiliis fariend inde Allewy●er et pluribus aliis ad Civitatem pertinentibus quod si ipsas terras habuissent et in Sanctuarium posuissent hoc esset ad exhaeredationem Domini Regis et praedictorum omnium dampnum non modicum et gravamen Item dicunt quod dictae terrae pluribus casibus Domino Regi et Civibus praedictis accedere possint in Escaetum quod si ipsas habuissent ipsi in Sanctuarium tenerent quod esset ad exhaeredationem Domini Regis et in praejudicium praedictorum Civium et dampnum non modicum et gravamen Item dicti Cives habent de dictis terrisiplacita et perquisita quace non expedit Domino Regi nec Civibus quod praedictas terras optineant Dicunt quod si Guerra communis exhibita fuerit secundum quod nuper fuerat in Lagen maximum periculum possit ominere Castro D. Regis & Civitatio eo quod pauci sunt circummanentes Portam beatae Mari● deal Dam. per quod Malivoli privatim infra domos suas intrare possint & sic maximum periculum Castro Domini Regis & Civitati possit eminere ut supra Item Dicunt quod si dicti fratres Ecclesiam suam super dictis terris construerent et ibidem Sanctuarium fecissent maximum dampnum tam Domino Regi quam Civibus praedictis possit eminere eo quod si felones extra Castrum Domini Regis evasissent secundum quod saepius contigit vel alii qui aliquam feloniam fecerint ibidem refugium habere possent Et sic oporteret dictis Civibus ibidem Vigilias facere et si evasissent darent evasionem quod durum esset eisdem Civibus et sic ponerentur in serviture ubi modo sint liberi Item dicunt iidem Cives quod si concesium fuerit eisdem fratribus ibidem inhabitare quod intendunt omnes terras ididem collaterales sibi appropriare et postea eas in Sanctuarium convertere quod esset ad exhaeredationem Domini Regis et dampnum eorundem Civium non modicum et gravamen et sic sibi appropriare tertiam partem totius Civitaris infra muros ex illa parte Vilsae Item dicunt quod Communitas nullo modo vult assentire quod ibidem inhabitent rationibus praedictis Such prejudicial and unwelcome guests did the Inhabitants of Dublin even in that age deem these greedy Freers' to their City and the King himself Page 131. l. 28. after fratrum insert I found this memorable Epistle and Complaint of the Italian Cardinals to King Edward in the White Tower not mentioned in any Historians to my remembrance of the armed force violence murders and plunder done unto some Italians and them by the Gascoigners when they were shut up in their Conclave in the City of Carpencera to elect a new Pope after the death of Clement the 5. An. 1272. 1 E. 1. omitted in its proper place by the instigation of the Pope's Nephews to the great affront and dishonour of the Roman See Church Court imploring his assistance to avenge this injury out of his zeal to the Church if the peace of the Church which they endeavoured to maintain should be thereby disturbed SErenissimo Principi Amico charissimo Domino Edwardo Dei Gratia Regi In Turri London An. 1 E. 1. Angliae Illustri Miseratione divina frater Nicholaus Ostien & Belletrens Episcopus Neapoleo Sancti Adriani Galielmus Sancti Nicholai in Carcere Tulliano Francisons Sanctae Mariae in Cosmedin Jacobus & Petrus de Columpna Sanctae Romanae Ecclesiae Diaconi Cardinales salutem & felicibus in Domino successibus habundare Etsi ab universis et singulis Christianae fidei detestanda cultoribus pericula gravia et scelerata flagitia praesumpta nuper in Curia et crudeliter perpetrata per Vascones in offensam Dei et Ecclesiae Romanae contemptum gravemque concussionem status ipsius nist superna sibi dextera qua Petrum in fluctibus ne mergeretur erexit ac etiam nobis quos de mortis eripuit faucibus astitisset credamus ad aures vestras per vulgaris famae proloquium pervenisse neque geramus dubium audita facinora velut acuta jacula vehementer vestra ob zelum divini nominis et honorem etiam pupugisse praecordia quia tamen interdum loci distantia facti variat veritatem ipsam vobis puram et liquidam nulla verborum fictione compositam vestro conspectui praesentamur Et quidem dum nos et alii ejusdem Eccleliae Cardinals post obitum Domini Clementis Papae 5. essemus in Episcopali Palatio Civitatis Carpencoracen ad providendum Ecclesiae Dei de futuro Summo Pontifice sub uno Conclavi & nos Cardinals Italici non querentes quae nostra sunt sed quae Dei neglectis singulatibus affectionibus reciprocis in nosipsos peteremus hominem ad sustentandas Columpnas Ecclesiae qui dictam Ecclesiam reformando dirigeret essetque in hoc tantum omnis nostra cura omnis intencio hic affectus subito Vascones seu quod libram examinis sub futuro Summo Pontifice teste conscientia formidarent seu quod armorum violentia crederent hereditario jure Dei Sanctuarium possidere ex deliberato atque proposito tamen sub palliato colore deferendi videlicet corpus ejusdem Papae in copiosa peditum et equitum armatorum multitudine convenerunt et scelus quod ment conceperant producentes in actum die 23 Julii arma sumpserunt bellica et sub ordinatione Bertrandi de Goto et Raymundi Guillielmi dicti Papae Nepotum Civitatem Carpencoracen intrantes multos Curiales Italicos cum solum Italici pererentur ad mortem immaniter trucidarunt et se ad predam convertentes et spolia crescente rabis ac ad crudelia fervescente furore in diversis Civitatis partibus incendia posuerunt Nec hiis contenti plurium Cardinalium ex nobis hospitia diversis insultibus et injectis ignibus invadentes bella ibidem acerrima cum clangore tubarum hostiliter intulerunt Invalescente tandem graviori periculo et horribili sicut in captis Civitatis assolet increbrescente rumore multitudo Vasconum armatorum hostium Conclavio obsedit acclamando moriantur Cardinali Italici moriantur Volumus Papam volumus Papam et ipsis in hujusmodi acclamatione frementibus alia multitudo Vasconum equitum armatorum placeam dicti Conclavis invasit similibus circundato Palatio vocibus acclamando Nos vero praefati Card. Italici circumsepti tantis angustiis et mori tam turpiter tam crudeliter metuentes cum omnia circa Conclave Armatorum multitudo teneret neque publicus pateret egressus tandem posteriorem murum Palacii facto ibidem parvo foramine pro nostra salute rupimus et de Carpentorate postmodum discedentes dispersi non sine mortis pexiculo per loca diversa secessimus et per misericordiam Dei quae salvos nos reddidit ad terras pervenimus Amicorum Consideret igitur vestra Serenitas quod ab ipsorum Vasconum feritate non defuit quin effuso sanguine principalium membrorum Ecclesiae quae benignis eos lactavit uberibus ditavit et complevit honoribus statum ejus confusione perpetua et impressione confunderent et Christianum nomen infidelibus darent in derisum et fabulam et opprobrium sempiternum Caeterum praemissis omnibus quae cum tantis injuriis passi sumus nequaquam obstantibus nos pacem et unitatem Ecclesiae petimus ipsasque summo conamine procuramus Sed si ex aliena culpa procederet negotium quod avertat Altissimus ad rupturam de vestro erga Deum et Ecclesiam zelo certos nos reddimus quod una nobiscum qui Dei honorem et quod rectum est agimus et pro justitia et veritate certamus fides vestra concurret Et sic per vos et alios Orthodoxae fidei Professores ipsi Domino jesu Christo et Ecclesiae suae in sua causa favebitur sic promptis affectibus assistetur quod et divino honori congruit et eidem Ecclesiae satisfiet Dat. Valentiae 10 die Septembris In Dorso Serenissimo Principi Domino Edwardo Dei Gratia Regi Angliae Illustri Amico charissimo In the Parliament of 7 E. 1. held at Westminster the Memorials whereof I found in the White Tower and rescued from corruption and oblivion I met with this memorable Attachment against the Prior and Covent of Carlisle for electing a Bishop without the King's licence and against his Prohibition to his damage of sixty thousand pounds and also forty thousand pounds damage by their reelection PRior & Conventus Karliol attach fuit ad respondendum Regi quare cum mortuo dudum Roberto Karl Episcopo per quosdam Concanonicos suos licentiam Parl. apud Westm post Pasch An. 7 E 1. in Turri London eligendi prout moris est petivissent et optinuissent Et iidem Prior & Conventus W. Eborum Dec. de quo certa nota fuit Electione sollempniter puplicata eligissent iidem Prior et Conventus ipso Decano electioni praedictae dissentiente nulla licenc petita nec optenta alium in Episcopum elegerunt in praedicti Domini Regis et Coronae praejudicium et gravamen et ad dampnum Regis sexaginta mille librarum Et quare cum per Johannem de Vallibus & Thomam de Satington Justiciarios Domini Regis ex parte Regis eisdem Priori et Conventui inhibitum fuisset ne irrequisito Rege re-eligerent iidem nihilominus in contemptum Regis re-eligerunt ad dampnum Regis quadraginta mille librarum Et Prior venit & dicit quod ipse et Conventus suus non intellexerunt contemptum nec praejudicium Regi fecisse ex quo primo licentiam habuerunt et Electus suus electioni dissentit per quod res integra fuit ut credunt sed si contemptus interfuit subponunt se voluntati Regis etc. In the same Parliament John Derlyngton made Archbishop of Dublin by the Pope's provision made his Fealty to King Edward for his Temporalties in the presence of the Pope's Nuncio thus entered on Record * See Here p. 226. DIe Jovis post festum Sancti Marci Evangelistae Frater Johannes de Derlintgon de Ordine Praedicatorum Electus Dublin in praesentia Magistri Archidiaconis nuncii sedis Apostolici fecit fidelitatem Regi Edwardo & haeredibus suis Regibus Angliae pro temporalibus Dublin Archiepiscopat in haec verba Ego frater Johannes de Derlington Ordinis Praedicatorum de quo Dominus Papa providit Ecclesiae Dublin juro inspectis Sacrosanctis Evangeliis quod ego Domino Edwardo Regi Angliae & haredibus suis Regibus Angliae portabo bonam fidem de vita et membris et terreno honore contra omnes Gentes Et quod fideliter faciam servitium debitum & consuetum de temporalibus dicti Archiepiscopatus Et dictus B. qui personaliter venit & fecit fidelitatem ut praedictum est reddidit ei temporalia Archiepiscopatus prout moris est & fieri consuevit & precepit quod haberet super hoc brevia Page 240. l. 26. after Septemb. insert In the broken Bundle of Writs An. 8 E. 1. in the White Tower Chapel I discovered only these two Prohibitions for holding and prosecuting suits in Courts Christian Edwardus etc. Martino de Castello salutem Bundela Brevium in Turri London An. 8 E 1. Prohibemus ne teneas placitum in Curia Christianitatis de catallis vel debitis unde Rolandus de Oystede queritur quod tu trahis eum in Curiam Christianitatis nisi catalla illa vel debita sunt de Testamento vel Matrimonio quia placita de Catal. et Debitis quae non sunt de Testamento vel Matrimonio spectant ad coronam et dignitatem nostram T. R. apud Westm 16 die Maii An. r. n. 8. Rex Vic. Linc. Robertus de Nuport vers. Julianum de Novo Castro subtus Lynam Personam Ecclesiae S. Pauli Limae quare secutus est tale placitum & verse Walterum de Thor●hawe quare secutus est idem placitum T. R. apud West 20 die Maii An. r. n. 8. How Popes by their provisions against the Laws of God and the Realm conferred the Churches of Lay-patrons on Romans and aliens interdicting them for sundry years together at the prosecution of the Romans intruded into them from all divine services and Gods Ordinances to God's dishonour and prejudice of the people's souls and by what imperious commands their Nuntioes under pain of suspension of Bishops from their offices enjoined our Bishops to institute these Romans and put them into actual possession of these Churches and not to admit any others into them and what course the King and his Council were advised to take to prevent this execrable usurpation will appear by this Letter of Ralph Bishop of Carliol to the Bishop of Bath and Wells the King's Chancellor Anno 8 E. 1. which I found in a Bundle of Letters Writs and Privy Seals in the White Tower worthy observation REverendo in Christo Patri Domino & Amico suo charissimo Domino R. Dei gratia Bathon & Wellen. Episcopo Illustri Regis Angliae Cancellar Radulphus Bundela Literarum & Petitionum An. 8 E 1. in Turri London ejusdem miseratione Karliolen Episcopus salutis gratiam utriusque Instantias amicorum decet favorabiliter exaudiri si absque injuria et dampno parentis optato poterunt effectui mancipari Avertat igitur vestra reverenda paternitas quid nostra possibilitas optinet in negotiis contingentibus Robertum de la Vane Clericum pro quo literatoriè nos rogastis ut ipsi per Dominum Regem ad Ecclesiam de Kyrkebythore nostrae Diocesis praesentato precum vestrarum intuitu gratiam faceremus Dicta siquidem Ecclesia per Dominum Papam Ecclesiastico supposita est interdicto in qua jam octo annis elapsis et plus non celebrabantur divina ad instantiam cujusdam Romani cui per Summum Pontificem facta fuit provisio de eadem pro quo etiam re vera de obtinendo eandem lata est sententia in Curia Romana cujus sententiae executor est Magister Gefredus de Vezano qui nobis sub poena suspensionis ac nostri Officii executionis nuper inhibuit ne quenquam praeter provisum ad dictam Ecclesiam ad cujuscunque praesentationem admittere curaremus Injunxit insuper praecipiendo ut nos supradictum Romanum quem Stephanum Surdum nominat in corporalem possessionem Ecclesiae memoratae induceremus seu induci auctoritate Apostolica faceremus alioquin in scriptis ab ingressu Ecclesiae et cujustibet Capellae et etiam ab officio nos suspendit Hiis intellectis quid in casu consimili faceretis nobis si placuerit rescribentes et nos invenietis paratos vestris obtemperare mandatis Credimus firmiter expedire si discretum Regis Consilium ad hujusmodi manus apponeret cum ipsa Ecclesia est de patronatu Militum Laicorum cum de hujusmodi Ecclesiis non consuevit ipsa Curia cuiquam aliqualiter providere Si enim Rex scriberet Summo Pontifici * Nota. quod provisiones de Ecclesiis quarum Laici sunt Patroni non consueverunt fieri et quod hujusmodi provisiones suae Coronae praejudiciales existunt credimus omnia revocari quae circa Ecclesiam praedictam sunt hactenus attemptata alioquin Interdictum durabit in ea nullatenus revocatum et preces amicorum quod est dolendum patientur repulsam Ex gratia quoque vestrae solitae benignitatis circa nos totiens exercitae confidentes devotè requirimus & rogamus ne per mandatum Regium aut vestrum cum emanare contingerint ad impossibilia non patiamini nos astringi Valeat etc. Dat. apud Linst●k decimo septimo Kalend. Septemb. King Edward having declared his readiness and resolution to relieve the Holy Land in a Letter sent by Freer Geoffry Bishop of Ebron Vicar to the Patriarch of Jerusalem to the Patriarch Templars Hospitallers and other Christians there he returned him this answer which I found in the White Tower how joyfully they received it and of the present state and affairs of the Holy Land and Tartars EXcellentissimo & Serenissimo Domino Edwardo Illustri Dei gratia Regi Angliae In Turri London Anno 8 E. 1. suo Domino speciali Frater Gaufridus de Ordine Praedicatorum miseratione divina Ebron Episcopus Reverendi Patris Domini Helyae divina providentia Patriarchae Jerosolymitani Vicarius cum Terrae Sanctae recommendatione seipsum & felicis desiderii complementum Apicibus vestrae Regiae Majestatis honore condigno & debita devotione receptis cum summa sollicitudine in plena congregatione fidelium Praelatis et Religiosis viris Magistris acrarum Domorum Militiae Templi et Hospitalis beati Johannis Jerusalem et aliis terrae hujus Proceribus et Communitatum Rectoribus publicatis & vulgariter illis beato vestro desiderio & serenitatis Regiae compassionis affectu verbis inductivis & compatientibus tam salubri negotio patefactis corda convocatorum omnium ignita vestrae caritatis igniculo et eructuaverunt communiter laudis solempnae canticum Deo coeli quod tanto Principi inspiraverit devotionem negotii Terrae Sanctae et ultionem injuriarum Jesu Christi et ad liberatione Terrae Sanctae de faucibus hostium Christi Celsitudinem vestram misericorditer excitavit De rumoribus Terrae Sanctae quos felices desideratis audire eò quod totiens laetiores estis effecti quotiens de Terra ipsa & statu ejusdem vestris auribus insonat rumor bonus tenore praesentium innotescat Regiae Majestati quod caristia magna est in terra de blado & modò valet modius 6 l. & timetur ne valeat 10 l. infra Pascha eò quod in Armenia & in Cipro est defectus & pestilentia Locustarum et propter guerram Regis Caroli de Apulia & Sicilia subsidium non speramus Treuga quae est inter nos & Saracenos non durat nisi usque ad mensem Martii & interim non tenent fidem quam promiserunt sed multas injurias & molestias inferunt Christianis Inter Acton & Tyrum infra paucos dies 30 Christianos' in strata publica occiderunt De Thartharis rumores audivimus nuper enim quendam nuncium miserunt in Acton & mandavit Princeps exercitus Thartharorum quod ipse est in Thurtia cum 50000 equitum & totidem ad suum subsidium expectabat & mandavit nostris Magnatibus quod veniant ad eum cum plenitudine potestatis & quod ei cibaria et alia necessaria in quantum valuerint subministrent & placeat ei in cujus nutu cuncta subsistunt in cujus ditione cuncta sunt posita ut talia nova possitis audire quod hosts Christiani nominis confundantur & sancta fides exaltetur & servi Dei inimicitias non timeant hostium Crucifixi qui non secundum armorum potentiam sed prout ipsi placet dat dignis victoriam Non enim in multitudine exercitus victoria belli sed de coelo victoria est Ego Presbyter vester humilis super hujusmodi apud Dominum suppliciter & humiliter intercedam ut pro vita Regis & salute filiorum me tandem et miserabilis Terrae negotitium Magnificentiae vestrae suppliciter recommendet quem Deus conservet incolumem regno suo per tempora longiora Scriptum Acton quinto die Octobris In the same Bundle of Letters and Writs I found this Letter of the Abbess of Font-Everard to the Chancellor for payment of the Arrears of the Alms belonging to them and other Debts from the Crown for their support and encouragement in their prayers devotions and Anniverssaries for the King and others in Foreign parts and to procure the King's daughter to be professed therein REverendo in Christo patri ac Domino R. Dei gratia Bathon & Wellen. Episcopo Bundela Literarum & Brevium in Turri Lond. An. 8. E. 1. illustri Regis Angliae Cancellario Domino & patri in Christo charissimo Soror Margareta divina permissione Fontis Ebrandy humilis Abbatissa pro salute specialia precum suffragia devotarum Cum nos speciali affectione desideremus scire pariter & audire si placet tam spiritualiter quam temporaliter quod ad omne foelicitatis & jocunditatis honum actus & gressus vestri indissolubiliter annectantur vestram paternitatem affectuosius deprecamur quod super hiis nos velitis efficere literatorie certiores ut una gaudeamus vobiscum in vestris foelicissimis exultationibus & jocundis Praeterea in obedientia quam debemus Deo & homini pro nobis crucifixo & passo vobis tanquam patri & Domino juramus & assertive promittimus bona fide quod pro vita vestra salute & honore apud Deum devotas crebras & continuas nocte dieque laudes porrigimus infinitas Paternitatem vestram venerandam in recompensatione sincerae dilectionis & incomparabilis quam apud Dominum Regem & ejus praedecessores semper & incessanter habuimus & habemus pro speciali munere deprecantes quatinus ad nostrae consolationis pacem integraliter perimplendam Deo & beatae Mariae Virgini in vestro Fontis Ebraudy Monasterio monachandam de posteritate Regali decorando religionem & ordinem filiam Domini Regis procuretis offerri Verum cum nos inter adversa quae patimur ob defectum eleemosinarum nobis in Anglia in Olerone & apud Burdegalis à Principibus & Regibus Angliae pro suae salutis remedio concessarum & apud Mermande varias rei familiaris indigentias habeamus rogamus vestram paternitatem flexis genibus & complosis manibus tanquam nostrum refugium speciale quatinus de dictis eleemosinis & earum arreragiis & de decem libris sterlingorum à defuncto Rege Henrico nobis concessis pro suo Anniversario celebrando prout dilecti Procuratores nostri Procurator de Grava in Anglia & Decanus in Vasconia seu alter eorum vobis verbis si placet planius explicabunt quorum dictis & eorum alterius fidem de gratia habeatis nobis satisfieri procuretis Tantum inde pro divina misericordia facientes quod pius bonorum omnium retributor haec & alia bona nobis retribuat in aeternum Been & diu valeat vestra paternitas reverenda Some persons Apostatising from the unity of the Christian Faith to Christ's dishonour upon the Archbishop's complaint the King issued a Writ to the Mayor and Sheriffs of London to apprehend them who returning that they were not within the Liberties of the City but in the Jewry under the custody and power of the Constable of the Tower the Archbishop writ this Letter to the Chancellor for a new Writ to the Mayor and Sheriffs with a non obstante dicta libertate because the Constable of the Tower was reported to favour and protect them VEnerabili in Christo patri R. Dei gratia Bathon & Wellen. Episcopo Frater J. permissione Brevia Regis & Literae Cancellariae An. 8 & 9 E. 1 in Turri Lond. divina Cantuar. Ecclesiae Minister humilis totius etc. salutem etc. A memoria vestra non credimus excidisse qualiter dudum pro honore Domini Jesu Christi Domino Regi scripsimus contra quosdam Apostatas qui recesserunt ab unitate Catholicae fidei capiendos verum litera Domini Regis quam nobis super hoc vestra gratia transmisistis non est effectum debitum consecuta pro eo quod illi fidei inimici non sunt in Balliva Majoris & Vic. London quibus directa fuit sed in judaismo sub custodia et potestate * See Claus 45 H. 3. part 1. m. 11. & the Second part of my short Demurrer to the Jews long discontinued remitter into England p. 50. Constabularii Turris ubi ingredi non possunt ut dicitur sine speciali mandato faciente mentionem de hujus libertate sicut patet in dorso literae Domini Regis praedictae quam vobis remittimus per praesentium portitorem Quocirca fraternitatem vestram de qua plene confidimus attentis precibus exoramus quatinus pro honore et reverentia fidei Christianae praedictam literam cum adjectionibus necessariis quod videlicet non obstante dicta libertate per Majorem et Vic. praedictos ubicunque in Civitate vel Suburbio London inventi fuerint ipsi Apostatae capiantur innovari velitis efficaciter praestare quia non esset tutum Constabulario Turris dictam captionem committere sub cujus favore et protectione ut intellerimus praedicti Apostatae defenduntur Et si placet tollatur de litera verbum illud dudum quoniam nunc * It seems the Apostates were married Priests who resumed their wives eorum uxores sunt sicut prius Valeat etc. The Archbishop of Canterbury intending to visit the King's Free-Chappel of Stafford in his Metropolitical Visitation against their Privileges and the King's Crown and Dignity as Archbishop Boniface formerly did the Townsmen and Chaplains of Stafford repaired to the King for the defence of their Liberties against his power and procured this Certificate of Archbp. Boniface his proceedings with their Appeal from him to the Pope and a Prohibition from the King to inhibit him to visit or oppose them which I found in a Bundle of Letters Certificates and Writs in the White Tower IN Nomine Domini Amen Hoc est exemplum unius literae sigillatae sigillo Bundela Literarum & Brevium An. 8 E. 1. in Turri London venerabilis patris Wigorniensis Episcopi quod quidem sigillum erat oblongum habens ymaginem impressam Episcopalem stantem benedicentem cum dextra & cum sinistra retinentem baculum pastoralem & à latere ipsius ymaginis erat undique imago quasi capitis & subtus ipsius capitis ymaginem erant hinc & inde tria Lilia à quolibet latere designata cujus circumferentes literae sic dicebant scilicet Walteri Dei gratia Wigorniensis Episcopi Tenor autem ipsius literae talis est Universis Christi fidelibus praesentes literas inspecturis vel audituris Walterus miseratione divina Wigorniensis Ecclesiae Minister humilis aeternam in Domino salutem Noverit universitas vestra nos literas venerabilis patris Bonifacii Dei gratia Cantuariensis Archiepiscopi totius Angliae Primatis non cancellatas non abolitas nec in aliqua sui parte vitiatas inspexisse in haec verba Excellentissimo patri ac Domino Alexandro divina providentia Summo Pontifici Bonifacius Dei gratia Cantuariensis Archiepiscopus totius Angliae Primas pedum oscula beatorum Noverit vestrae sanctitatis excellentia quod cum ad Diocaesim C●ventrensem & Litchfeld causa visitationis faciendae declinassem inter Monasteria & alias Ecclesias collegiatas ejusdem Diocaesis Ecclesiam beatae Mariae Stafford Anno Dom. 1265. Kal. Octobris visitavi et in eadem visitationis officium exercens inveni quod Episcopus Coventr & Litchf & Archidiaconus Stafford qui pro tempore fuerunt omnimodam jurisdictionem Episcopalem et Archidiaconalem in populum et plebem et parochianos singulos dictae Ecclesiae et aliarum Ecclesiarum seu Capellarum eidem Ecclesiae subjectarum exercere libere consue verunt ab antiquo quodque Decanus Canonici et Ministri praedictae Ecclesiae jurisdictionem Episcopalem et Archidiaconalem in populum et plebem et parochianos suos usurparunt non sine gravi periculo animarum et scandalo plurimorum ac in Ecclesiae Coventr & Litchf praejudicium non modicum et gravamen Ut igitur quae in eadem Ecclesia corrigenda inveni per me reformarentur in melius habitâ super praemissis deliberatione plenâ inhibui districtius Canonicis et Ministris quos ibidem inveni sub poena excommunicationis ne de caetero impedire praesumerent quominus dicti Episcopus et Archidiaconus ac eorum successores jurisdictionem Episcopalem et Archidiaconalem in populum et plebem et parochianos praelibatae Ecclesiae valeant exercere Sane ex parte Bogonis de Clare Decani Canonicorum & Ministrorum ejusdem Ecclesiae coram me proposicum extitit quod iidem privilegia exemptionis ab interdictione Episcopali et Archidiaconali quoad personas suas habebant a sede Apostolica sibi dudum indulta propter quod super praemissis plenius deliberare volens eisdem terminam peremptorium a die Sancti Michaelis proximo futuro in unum mensem videlicet sexto Kal. Novembris ad exhibendum London coram me dicta privilegia si qua haberent ad instantiam venerabilis patris Rogeri Dei gratia Coventr & Litchf Episcopi & Magistri Richardi tunc Archidiaconi Stafford assignavi decernendo quod si privilegia non exhiberent ut extunc procederctur contra eosdem prout de jure fuerit procedendum Partibus igitur coram me ipso comparentibus London sexto Kal. Novembris cum dicti Decanus Canonici & Ministri privilegia quae se habere proponebant non exhiberent eisdem ex habundanti iterato terminum peremptorium ad exhibendum privilegia si qua haberent videlicet quarto Idus Februarii legitimè assignavi Quarto vero Idus Febr. continuato cum duobus diebus sequentibus comparuerunt coram me Lameheth venerabilis frater Rogerus Dei gratia Coventr & Litchfeld Episcopus per Procuratorem legitimè constitutum & Magister Richardus tunc Archid. Stafford personaliter ex parte una Bogo de Clare Decanus Canonici & Ministri Ecclesiae beatae Mariae Stafford per Magistrum Adam de Fileby Procuratorem eorundem legitimè constitutum ex altera Cumque ex parte venerabilis patris Coventrensis & Litchfeld Episcopi & Archidiaconi Stafford coram me petitum esset instanter ut dicti Decanus Canonici et Ministri privilegia exemptionis quae se habere proponebant exhiberent Procurator eorundem privilegia non exhibens appellavit sub hac forma Quia vos reverend pater Cantuariensis Archiepiscope Decanum & Capitulum Ecclesiae beatae Mariae Stafford a vestra et omni ordinaria jurisdictione penitus exemptos coram vobis fecistis ad judicium evocari suae exemptionis privilegia exhibituros ac moneri fecistis eosdem ut jurisdictionem quam ex antiqua et approbata consuetudine in plebem et populum dicti Decanatus obtiment Domino Episcopo Coventr & Litchfeld et Archidiacono Stafford liberarent et ipsos dicta jurisdictions libere uti permitterent quanquam judicialiter non constiterit eandem jurisdictionem ad dictos Episcopum et Archidiaconum aliquatinus pertinere Ego Adam de Fileby Subdecanus Ecclesiae praedictae ac Procurator dictorum Decani & Capituli sentiens Dominos meos ex hoc indebite praegravari sedem Apostolicam in scriptis appello et Apostolos peto appello etiam sedem praedictam pro me et Dominis meis praedictis ne vos aliquam sententiam excommunicationis aut suspensionis aut interdicti in nos vel Ministros aut Parochianos nostros Mon. nostrum aut oratoria sedis Apostolicae subdita aut aliquid aliud faciatis in praejudicium nostrum et sedis Apostolicae cui nos immediate subesse prositemur et Apostolos peto et supplico ut ob reverentiam sedis Apostolicae appellationi meae deferatis et mihi nomine dictorum Dominorum meorum et parti adversae in Curia Summi Pontistcis diem assignetis Venerabili ergo fratri Coventr & Litchfeld Episcopo et Magistro Richardo Archidiacono Stafford praedictam appellationem et supplicationem acceptantibus ad postulationem eorundem et partis adversae supplicationem ob reverenti●● sedis Apostolicae eidem appellationi reverenter duxi deferendum praesigendo partibus terminum peremptorium quo se vestrae sanctitafis conspectui representent in crastino Sancti Michaelis proximo futuro sufficienter instructae cum omnibus munimentis juribus et rationibus praemissum negotium tangentibus paratae in eodem negotio procedere prout vestrae sanctitati visum fuerit expedire In praemissorum autem testimonium has literas meas sanctitati vestrae transmitto Conservet vos altissimus ad regimen Universalis Ecclesiae Dei per tempora longisissima Dat. Lamheth 5 Non. Marcii Anno Domini 1260. In cujus rei testimonium praesentibus literis sigillum nostrum fecimus apponi Dat. apud Fuleham 8 Kal. Junii Anno Domini 1261. Exemplatum transcriptum lectum & ascultatum fuit hoc Instrumentum per me Notarium infrascriptum Viterbii Anno Domini 1267. Indictione 10. 6 Idus Junii Pontificatus Domini Clementis Papae 4. anno 3. praesentibus Domino Crescentio de Cave Magistro Johanne de S●che Domino Nich●lao Monacho & Domino Jacob● de Anagnae Capellanis venerabilis patris Domini Richard S. Ang. Cardin. Et ego Bonaspes Guyditii de Perusio Apostolicae sedis authoritate Notarius habens authoritatem Instrumenta & literas exemplandi & publicandi ipsam literam originalem hujus Instrumenti sigillatam dicto sigillo vidi sanam & integram non abolitam nec in aliqua sui parte viciatam & sicut in ea inveni ita hic ut supra legitur fideliter exemplavi & transcripsi legi & ascultavi cum praedictis Dominis Capellanis anno mense die praedictis & hoc exemplum ac transcriptum in publicam formam derigens signo proprio roboravi in testimonium veritatis The King's Letters and Prohibitions to the Archbishop annexed to this Appeal in the same Bundle run in this form EDwardus etc. Recepimus nuper literas vestras nobis directas una cum quadam Ibidem An. 8 E 1. exemplificatione cujusdam literae bonae memoriae Bonifacii quondam Archiepiscopi Cantuariensis praedecessoris vestri super visitatione vestra facienda in Capella nostra Stafford et quibusdam aliis regalibus et liberis Capellis nostris in Diocaesis Coventr & Litchfeld Quarum literarum pluries audito tenore et non sine diligentia plenius intellecto non videbatur nobis quod vos ad hujusmodi visitationem vestram in dictis Capellis nostris faciendam a nobis prius inde responso certo non accepto procedere debeatis Et quia nos libertates et jura Ecclesiae vestrae Cantuariensis cujus patroni sumus quantum alius quicunque illaesa manutenere volumus et tueri et non minus credimus quam speramus quod vos regias libertates et jura ad quae conservanda et defendenda etiam sacramenti vinculum vos ast●ingit conservare vultis penitus illibata Paternitatem vestram officiose requirimus et rogamus quatinus ab hujusmodi vistationibus vestris quas facere proponitis in Capellis nostris supradictis usque ad proximum Parliamentum nostrum in quo personaliter intereritis dante Deo velitis aequanimiter abstiners ut tunc ex unanimi et mutuo consensu nostro provideamus quid fieri debeat in praemissis EDwardus etc. dilecto sibi Johanni de Kirkeby salutem Vobis mandamus Ibidem quatinus visis praesentibus unam literam sigillo nostro signatam Vicecomiti Stafford transmittatis cujus tenor talis est Quod hac instanti die Veneris in sua propria persona ad liberam Capellam nostram de Stafford adeat et quod nullo modo permittat quod Archiepiscopus nec aliquis nomine suo in dictam Capellam habeat ingressum Caeterum vobis mandamus quatinus aliam literam consimilem formam continentem hominibus ejusdem Villae nomine nostro transmitti ●ac Portitori etiam earundem literarum quem Magister Tho. Bek vobis liberare faciat firmiter injungat quod sit apud Stafford hac instanti die Veneris hor● prima sine mora ulteriori Et quia sigillum nostrum proprium non habuimus confectis praesentibus sigillo Domini Hugonis fill Ottonis easdem consignavimus The Townsmens' Petition to the King thus follows in the same Bundle EXcellentissimo Domino suo E. divina providentia Regi Anglorum illustri devoti su● Burgens●s Stafford salutem & prosperos ad vota successus Recolen●es Ibidem in Turri Lond. An. 8 E. 1. ea quae tempore clarae memoriae Domini nostri Regis H. patris vestri per Archiepiscopum Episcopum et alios inferiores in praejudicium liberae Capellae vestrae baatae Mariae Staffordiae minus debite attemptata fuerunt ac timentes ea quae ●iis diebus per Dominum Archiepiscopum Cantuariensem comminantur inferti praedictae Capellae vestrae Clericis ibidem Deo servientibus et nobis quos jam coram se citare fecit Cogimur timore praeteriti Celsitudinis Regiae remedlum implorare Placeat igitur serenitati vestrae defensionis adesse praesidio et nobis vestris fidelibus et devotis scribere utrum simul cum vestris Clericis memorata Archiepiscopo resistere debemus vel parere eidem quod nunquam temporibus nostris fieri vidimus nec fieri possit absque laesione Coronae vestrae et Regicedignitatis Conservet etc. William Wickwane Archbishop of York about the same time writ this Letter to John de Kirkeby a Prebend thereof for the maintenance of his Jurisdiction to visit the Hospital of St. Nicholas within that City against the oppositions of the Mayor Citizens' and a lewd Sister thereof whom he had excommunicated W. Permissione divina Eboracensis Archiepiscopus Angliae Primas dilecto in Christo filio Domino Johanni de Kirkeby Canonico Ebor. amico nostro Bundela Literarum & Brevium in Turri London An. 8 E. 1. speciali salutem gratiam & benedictionem Cum visitatio correctio et reformatio Hospitalis beati Nicholai Eboracensis et Fratrum loci ipsius vitam regularem inibi agentium ad nos pertineat ab antiquo in cujus possessione vel quasi praedecessores nostri pacifice fuerant et quiet nobis locum illum qui correctione indigebat personaliter visitantibus non est diu ecce Major et alii Cives Ebor. jurisdictioni Archiepiscopali non sine fraudis commercio singulis quasi diebus illudentes quandam sororem ejusdem Hospitalis rixosam improbam i●o ut sic loqu●●●r faedam ut dicitur Calphurniam quam pro eo quod * It likely he laid violent hands etc. on her in Pres●●●rum man●s injecit ●obis denunciamus publice excommunicatam adeo ex●i●●●tu● 〈…〉 eandem quod jam Dominum nostrum Regem in sumptibus eorundem adiit soror ipsa ut sic per improbitatem seu tumultuosum clamorem suum in nostrae jurisdictionis elusionem aliquid quod absit praejudiciale taliter impetraret et contra nos confictis subdole malitiis scandalum suscitaret Verum quia nos & personam nostram prout novimus zelo specialis affectionis amplexati estis ac jura Ecclesiae Eborum cujus ubera sugitis fovere tenemini et protegere affectione filiali vos requirimus rogamus et excitamus quatinus ista ad animum revocantes ejusdem mulieris improbitati taliter resistatis quod Ecclesia Eboracensis gratitudinem in vobis optatam inveniat et speratam ac nos vestram in hac parte diligentiam merito commendemus Valeat Dat. apud Burton 7 Kalend. April Pont. nostri Anno primo Page 251. l. 24. after Junii insert The Bishopric of Darey in Ireland becoming void and the Canons differing about the election chose two Bishops who thereupon appealing to the Pope before whom they were at last induced to surrender and quit their elections he thereupon by his usurped Authority and Provision conferred it on Nicholas de Cusack without the King's privity or any election whereupon Cusack sent this Letter with the Pope's certificate of his provision thereunto to the King which I found in the White Tower desiring him to restore the Temporalties thereof to his Proctor and to take his Oath of Fealty in his stead till his return from Rome when he promised personally to make fealty to him EXcellentissimo Principi ac Domino Magnifico E. Dei gratia Regi Angliae etc. Anno 8 E 1. in Turri London suus si placet frater N. de Cusa●h de Ordine Fratrum Minorum Dei gratia Ecclesiae Darens electus licet humilis & indignus corporis & animae sospitatem in eo qui Regibus dat salutem cum omni reverentia & honore Dudum vacant Darense Ecclesia Provinciae Dublinensis Canonici ejusdem Ecclesiae ad electionem futuri Praesulis procedentes duas electiones de duabus personis in eadem Ecclesia discorditer celebrarent Quibus postmodum personis omni juri sibi praetextu talium electionum forsitan competenti liberè ac sponte renunciantibus demum sacrosanctae Romanae Ecclesiae Summus Pontifex de suae plenitudine potestatis eidem Ecclesiae de persona mea licet immerito nuper providit necnon praefecit in Pastorem et Episcopum animarum prout ex ipsius Summi Pontificis literis quas vestrae Celsitudini audiendas transmitto per praesentium exhibitorem evidenter vobis poterit elucere Cum igitur vestrae constet excellentiae concesso Principali concedi debet non immerito quod accedit mihique nuper ex parte Domini Papae firmiter fit injunctum ut ad suae Sanctitatis praesentiam indilate personaliter accedam ne dictam Ecclesiam ex diutina vacatione multipliciter collapsa cujus cura mihi jam imponitur et incumbit ampliora dispendia patiatur vestrae Magnificentiae preces porrigo tam bumiles quom attentas quatinus praefatae Ecclesiae diu des●latae Regiae pietatis clementia compatientes Magistro Hugoni de Fraxinis exhibitori praesentium Procuratori et Commissario meo generali ejusdem Ecclesiae temporalia vice mea si placet restitui jubeatis recipientes ab eodem nomine meo consuetum fidelitatis vobis debitae juramentum quod ego Domino concedente cum de Curia Romana me redire contigerit Majestati vestrae praestabo sicut decet humiliter et debote Valeat etc. Datum Paris in festo Sancti Mathiae Apostoli Anno Domini 1279. I cannot find that the King condescended to this his illegal provision and unreasonable request grounded thereon both being so much against the Rights and Prerogatives of his Crown and Dignity Page 253. l. 22. after Septembris insert In a Bundle of Writs Privy Seals and Letters in the White Tower An. 9 E. 1. I find the same Writ in effect with some little variation and transposition of words and this Addition after increpare in the close thereof et ultionem debitam vobis oportuno tempore reserare T. & fiat Patens which Writ was seconded by two others in the same Bundle the first of them dated 28 and the later 30 Septembris both in this form and stile EDwardus etc. venerabilibus in Christo Patribus J. eadem gratia Caentuariensi Archiepiscopo totius Angli● Primati & omnibus Episcopis & aliis Praelatis in instanti Concilio apud Lamhethe celebrando conventuris salutem Mandamus vobis quod sicut Baronias vestras quas de nobis tenetis diligitis nullo modo consilium de aliquibus quae ad Coronam nostram pertinent vel quae personam nostram vel statum nostrum vel statum Confilii nostri contingunt tenere seu aliquod contra Coronam et dignitatem nostram in eodem statuere praesumatis scituri pro certo quod si feceritis nos ad Baronias vestras graviter capiemus Teste meip●o apud Lyndehurst 28 die Sept. Anno regni nostri nono Page 269. l. 16. after none add In another Bundle of Writs in the White Bundelae Brevium in Turri London An. 9 E 1. Tower Chappel the same year I met with another Writ Vic. Nottingham quoth distring Willielmum de Soverworth per omnes terras etc. ad respond Gervasio fill Hugonis de Haworth quare eum placita de Transgressione contr. pacem nostram factis in regno nostro ad Coronam nostram et non ad alium in eodem regno pertinent idem Willielmus secutus est plac in Curia Christianitatis de hujusmodi Transgressionibus in Coronae et dignitatis nostrae laesionem et contra Prohibitionem nostram etc. T. J. de Me●ngham ap Derby 12 die Maii An. r. n. 9 And with these ensuing Writs Vic. Ebor. quod distringas Rogerum de Thureton per omnes terras etc. et quod habeas corpus ejus coram Justic. etc. ad respond Eustachio de Pert quare secutus est placitum in Curia Christianitatis de Laico feodo ipsius Eustachii in Middleton contra prohibitionem nostram T. J. de Vallibus ap Derby 4 die Maii An. r. n. 9 Vic. Northampt. Pone etc. Oliverum Episc Linc. etc. ostensur quare cum placita de catal et debitis quae non sunt de etc. ad Nos et Coronam et dignitatem nostram et non ad alium pertineant idem Episcopus etc. tenuit placitum in Curia Christianitatis de catallis & debitis Prioris Sancti Johannis de Brakele quae non sunt de etc. contra Prohibitionem nostram Pone etiam etc. Petronellam quae fuit uxor Arnaldi le Gower quare secuta est idem placitum etc. T. R. apud Clarendon 28 die Maii An. r. n. nono Page 274. l. 17. after Anno nono insert In a Bundle of Writs under the Privy Seal An. 9 E. 1. which I met with in the White Tower I find these two Writs issued to the Pope's Delegates prohibiting them to proceed and to Stephen de Surdo not to prosecute a suit before the Pope's Delegates concerning the right to an Advowson of a Church till the right thereof was first determined in and by the King's temporal Court EDwardus etc. Magistris Giffredo majori Cameracens in Anglia commoranti & Johanni Bundela Brevium Anno 9 E 1 in Turri London de Luk. Sancti Pauli London Ecclesiarum Canonicis judicibus a Domino Papa delegatis salutem Indicaverunt nobis Isabel quondam uxor Rogeri de Clifford junioris Rogerus de Leyburne & Isolda uxor ejus quod cum Johannes filius Griffini teneat Ecclesiam Sancti Michaelis de Kirkeby Thore cum Capellis et pertinentius suis de advocatione ipsorum Stephanus dictus Surdus Domini Papae Capellanus clamans dictam Ecclesiam cum Capellis et pertinentiis suis de advocatione Episcopi Karliolensis trahit eos inde in placitum coram vobis in Curia Christianitatis Quia vero manifesium est quod praedicti Isabel Rogerus & Isolda jacturam suae advocationis incurrerent si praedictus Stephanus in causa optineret Vobis prohibemus ne placitum illud teneatur in Curia Christianitatis donec discussum fuerit in Curia nostra ad quem illorum pertineat ejusdem Ecclesiae cum Capella et pertinentiis suis advocatio quia placita de advocationibus Ecclesiarum spectant ad Coronam et dignitatem nostram Teste etc. Fiat una litera Magistro Giffrido majori Camer in Angl. commoranti judici a Domino Papa delegato Et consimilis litera fiat Magistro Johanni de Luk. Canonico Sancti Pauli London judic. a Domino Papa delegato EDwardus etc. Stephano dicto Surdo vel ejus Procuratori salutem Indicaverunt Ibidem Anno 9 E 1. nobis Isabel etc. verbatim as in the premised Writ Tu clamans dictam Ecclesiam cum Capellis & pertinentiis suis de advocatione Episcopi Karliol trahis eos inde in placitum in Curia Christianitatis Quia vero manifestum est quod praedicti Isabel Rogerus & Isolda jacturam suae advocationis incurrerent si tu in causa illa obtineres Tibi prohibemus ne placitum illud sequaris in Curia Christianitatis donec discussum fuerit in Curia nostra ad quem illorum pertineat ejusdem Ecclesiae cum Capellis et pertinentiis suis Advocatio quia etc. ut supra Page 281. l. 19 after Junii insert Moreover King Edward the 1. in the 10th year of his reign upon the complaint of Religious Houses and Clergy men issued several Commissions to his Justices to inquire of all purveyances and take of horses carriages goods etc. of any Religious persons Clerks or others by his Ministers and of all injuries done unto them by them or any others against the Statute of Westminster 1. 3 E. 1. c. 1. I find a bundle of no less than 17 Inquisitions of this kind in the White Tower returned into Chancery under the Inquisitors Seals in the County of Norfolk alone one whereof I shall only transcribe INquisitio facta apud Norvycum die Lunae in festo S. Marci Evangel Anno regni In Bundle Inqu●sitionum An. 10 E. 1. in Turri London Regis Edwardi decimo coram Willielmo de Ormesby & sociis suis Justiciariis Domini Regis assignat per Stephanum de Fundenk Simonem de Bosco Johannem Howard Ricardum Attefeld Walterum de Welebourne Ricardum Freman Robertum Gege Ricardum Forester Edwardum de Lund Simonem le marshal Johannem Pilecrowe & Willielmum atte More Juratores qui dicunt super Sacramentum suum quod Dominus Nicholaus de hastings & Willielmus Champanye serviens ejusdem & Willielmus Baroun ceperunt asportaverunt & abduxerunt de Thoma Vicario de Gissing etc. contra voluntatem suam duos equos pretii 20 s. ad opus ejusdem Domini Nicholai Et de Ministris Domini Regis et aliis qui Blada Victualia aut alia bona Praelatorum Virorum Religioforum personarum Ecclesiasticarum Clericorum aut Laicorum qui equos boves carectas naves aut batellos alicujus ad cariagium faciendum ceperunt et asportaverunt seu abduxerunt contra voluntatem illorum quorum fuerunt Nihil aliud possunt inquirere vel etiam qui malum damnum fecerunt Religiosis vel aliis eorundem non concesserunt hospicium aut prandium aliquibus vel alia causa pro eo quod aliquis querebatur in Curia Regis vel qui Damibus et religios suos aut aliorum equos canes miserunt aut qui Vic. hospitarunt in aliquo loco plus quam cum quinque vel sex equis contra formam Statuti et qui sugarunt in Parcis Religiosorum seu piscati fuerunt in Vivariis suis etc. Dicunt quod nihil sciunt et nihil possunt inquirere In cujus rei testimonium praedicti Juratores sigilla sua apposuerunt Most of the other Inquisitions conclude Qui dicunt super Sacramentum suum quod nullum sciunt vel invenerunt culpabilem de praedictis articulis So as it seems that Law was then very well observed and the Clergy and Religious persons had little cause of complaint Page 281. l. 19 after them insert This Boves de Clare purchased a Bull from the Pope extraordinarily prejudicial to the King's Prerogative which he produced in Court against Sir John de Lovetot Justice of the King's Great Bench the Judges and Barons of the Exchequer upon perusal thereof thought it the most pernicious and prejudicial Bull to the Crown that ever was procured whereupon they referred the matter to the Kings own hand and gave Boves a day to appear and answer his procuring of this Bull before them that so they might in the mean time know the Kings and Chancellor's pleasure concerning it as this Letter I found in the White Tower written to the Chancellor by the Judges informs us WYmburn Justice's deu Bank le Roy saluz e due reverence Sachez Sire ke Bundela Literarum & Brevium Anno 10 E. 1. in Turri London au moys de saint Michael vint Sire Boves de Clare devant nus a Salopebirs pur bosoignes ke il ont a fere Au quel jour vint Sire Johan de Lovetot Justice deu grant bank et mustra par les Counturs le Roy devant mis ke le avantdit Sire Boves eut une bull purchase contre ly en prejudice de la Corune nostre Seynur le Roy ●a quele il nus mustra enbulls e quant Sire Boves de ceo devant nus fu aresonne il nus respondi ke cele bull fu purchase par le soens ●● sunt en la Curt de Room e deal our ke il vint il le porta a nostre Seynur le Roy eli mustra e mist lafoy busoigne tot en ly si il la deust seure ou nun E le avantdit bull missed ensy en vostre meyn pur cele chose ordeyner a la volunte le Roy e le vostre E quant nus tele Bulle avium vene nus le seymes mustrer devant les Barons del Eschekere e les justices dew grant Bank nostre Seynur le Roy. E fu aviz a tuz ke cele bull fu la plus praejudiciele ke unkes fu purchacee en ceste terre de nostre ten E pur ceo Sire tut alegast le avantdit Sire Boves ke la chose fu mise en les meins nostre Seignur le Roy e en le voz e si cum desuz est dit nus de osyum lesser lafoy suit nostre Seygnur le Roy en  ann jour done devant nus as utaves deal saint Martin cum de jour en jour par la volunte nostre Seygnur le Roy sur ceste choose saver e la vostre dunt si vos plest la volunte nostre Seygneur le Roy sur ceste choose nus mandez The Jewish Converts being in great distress wanting clothes and food in the house provided for them by reason the pensions granted them by the King were not duly paid John de Dennys Master of their house thereupon writ this Letter to the Chancellor to procure the payment of their pensions wherein he relates their fervent prayers for the King and kingdom and the efficacy of prayers and alms as well as of arms in times of War to procure victory over the King's enemies REverentissimo Domino suo se totum semper humillimum & devotum Dominacioni vestrae supplico devocione qua possum quatinus de Conversis vestris Ex Bundela Literarum & Brevium in Turri London Anno 10 E 1. London qui jam fame pariter & frigore cruciantur memoriam habere dignemini praecipientes si placet quod breve Regium de porcione dictis Conversis ad suam sustentacionem de Termino Sancti Michaelis proximo jam praeterito à Domino nostro Rege deputata Thes. & Camerariis de Scaccario sine difficultatis incommodo dirigatur licet enim multa Domino Regi et vobis hiis diebus incumbant in partibus istis propter hoc tamen non sunt omittenda si placet ex hac parte quae spiritu Dei aguntur et divino consilio sunt concessa Quia non solum viribus hominum et virtute armorum set elemosinis et orationum suffragiis bella vincuntur et hostium fortitudo conteritur Nec credo quod fit locus in Anglia ubi saluberius fiant oracionum et laudum sacrificia pro Domino Rege et suis quam in illa minima domo sua et vestra Et novit Deus quod nisi eisdem Conversis ut dictum est subveniatur ad praesens non restat nisi quod absit in dispersione sua deficiant et cum confusione mendicent super quibus credatis si placet R. Clerico meo et Johanni de Norwyco Clerico et Converso quem nostis praesencium portitoribus Ego ad vos personaliter accessissem si status corporis qui nondum ad tot viarum discrimina sufficeret aliquatenus permisisset super quo meam si placet habere velitis absenciam excusatam Supplico insuper Dominacioni vestrae devocione qua possum quatinus literam Regiam deprecatoriam una cum vestra si placet juxta tenorem quem vobis inde transmitto Domino Norwycensi Episcopo dirigendam concedere dignemini michi vestro Valeat salus et prosperitas vestra per tempora diuturna Dorso Domino Bathon & Wellen. Episcopo Cancellario Domini Regis per suum J. de Sancto Dyonisio The King issued this Writ to his Chancellor for the appointing and consecrating of a new Churchyard to bury the dead of Rotheland because the old was not sufficient and for sending Soldiers to him against the Welshmen EDwardus Dei gratia Rex Angliae Dominus Hiberniae & Dux Aquitania Venerabili Ex eadem Bundela An. 10 E 1. in Christo Patri R. eadem gratia Bathoniensi & Wellensi Episcopo Cancellario suo salutem Quia venerabilis pater J. Cantuariensis Archiepiscopus nobis significavit quod Cimiterium Ecclesiae de Rothelan non est competens aut su●ficiens pro sepultura mortuorum ibidem Vobis mandamus quod aliquem locum competentem juxta Hospitale extra Rothelanum assignari faciatis pro sepultura et eam ad hoc dedicari faciatis prout dictus Archiepiscopus et vos videbitis fore faciendum & certificetis nos quando dictus Archiepiscopus veniet ad nos apud Dinby et quia quidam qui ituri sunt ad Angleseye sunt adhuc apud Rothelanum Vobis mandamus quod significetis quot & qui & de numero peditum et equitum & de eorum nominibus pro viribus nos cerciorare non omittatis Dat. sub privato Sigillo nostro apud Dinby 27 die Octobris Anno regni nostri decimo The Constable of Wyndesor Castle endeavouring to impose a new Oath of Fealty concerning Venison upon the Bishop of Winchester's Wodewards within the Forest of windsor against the Liberties of his Church as he suggested he thereupon writ this Letter to the Chancellor to prohibit his proceedings therein DOrso Domino R. Dei gratia Bathon & Wellensi Episcopo Venerabili in Christo Patri Domino R. Dei gratia Bathon & Wellen. Episcopo J. permissione Bundela Literarum & Brevium de Privato Sigillo An 10 E. 1. in Turri London ejusdem Wynton Episcopus salutem in omnium salvatore Postquam vobis ultimo scripsimus rumour ad nos pervenit implacidus quod Dominus G. de Picheford Constabularius de Wyndesor nititur modis omnibus compellere Wodewardos nostros de Manerio nostro de Weregrave ad praestandum fidelitatis Sacramentum de venacione Domini Regis fideliter custodienda in elusionem nostram & nostrae Ecclesiae Wintoniensis quia tale Sacramentum a Wodewardis praedecessorum nostrorum nec etiam tempore vacacionis hactenus non fuit praestitum vel exactum Placeat igitur venerandae paternitati vestrae dicto Domino Galfrido praecipere ut a talibus novis exactionibus penitus desistat et nos libertatibus nostris quibus praedecessores nostri hactenus pacifice usi sunt libere gaudere permittat nullam nobis inferendo molestiam seu gravamen Conservet vos Altissimus ad defensionem suae Ecclesiae per tempora diuturna Dat. apud Bytern Non. Novembris Anno gratiae 1282. The newly elect Bishop of Miden in Ireland presented to and approved by the King and his Clergy appealing to the Court of Rome against the Archbishop of Ardmach by whom he was to be confirmed and consecrated both because he was excommunicated by the Pope's delegates and had several ways injured him and his Church so as he could expect no justice from him and because he being an Irishman hated the English desired the Chancellor's Letters to some Cardinals and the King's Proctors at Rome to promote and assist him in his affairs in that Court as this Letter attests DOmino suo Reverendo suae parvitatis obsequium Electus noster Midensis Magister Ibidem Thomas de Sancto Leodegario lator praesencium venit ad Curiam cum literis Cleri Midensis ad praesentandum se Domino Regi et assensum Regium electioni de se factae ut moris est requirendum et ad petendum similiter literas ejusdem Domini Regis Domino Papae directas de eadem electione confirmande pro eo quod Archiepiscopus Ardmacan a quo deberet confirmari factus est inhabilis per sententiam Excommunicationis dudum latam in ipsum per judices delegatos quam adhuc non intelligimus revocatam Ab eodem eciam Archiepiscopo ob injurias ab eodem nobis de novo illatas et gravamina plurima ad sedem Apostolicam appellavimus et sunt Procuratores nostri in Curia Romana ad impetrandum contra illum unde tam Electo nostro quam nobis debet in omnibus et singulis nos et Ecclesiam nostram tangentibus merito suspectus reputari Scimus enim quod absque consideracione juris vel racionis nos libenter gravaret et Ecclesiae nostrae jura subverteret si valeret Scitis eciam quod Hibernici Anglicis sunt infesti et pacem illorum per fas et nefas turbare non desinunt et quietem neseiunt eciam qui praesunt cum modestia regere se semper nituntur tyrannico dominatu suppeditare subjectos Idcirco tam ego quam omnes & singuli de Clero nostro pedibus vestris provoluti Dominacioni vestrae supplicamus obnixè quatinus si placet contra adversarii nostri maliciam in adjutorium Electi nostri et nostrum exurgentes literas tam Regias quam vestras Domino A. de Evesham titulo Sancti Laurencii in Lucinia Presbytero Cardinali et aliis amicis vestris et procuratoribus in Curia Romana dirigere dignemini quod Electi et Cleri Midensis negocia recommendata babentes illa promoveant dirigant et defendant Ignoscatis nobis si placet quod Dominacioni vestrae ita confidenter scribimus quia videtur nobis quod ratione foederis inter vos et Ecclesiam Midensem aliquando contracti pro eorumdem Ecclesiae & Cleri negociis promovendis ad vos con●ugere debeamus Dor Domino suo Baton & Wellen. Episcopo per J. de K●nl●g How this Archbishop oppressed the Clergy of Miden after the Bishop's journey to Rome by the King's licence to prosecute his Appeal and likewise endeavoured to have his Temporalties seized and granted to the Chief Justice's brother against Law and right this Petition of his Clergy to the King in the same Bundle will inform us EXcellentissimo Domino suo Domino E. Dei gratia illustri Regi Angliae Domino Ex ●undela Brevium & Literarum An. 10 E 1. in Turri London Hiberniae & Duci Aquitaniae sui humiles et devoti Clerus Midens●s salutem & de inimicis triumphum cum augmento graciae & virtutis Regiam Majestatem vestram latere non credimus qualiter defuncto bonae memoriae Hugone quondam Episcopo nostro Midensi petita fuerat per nos a dominacione vestra ut moris est licencia alium eligendi quâ opten●â elegimus virum literatum honestum in spiritualibus et temporalibus circumspectum Magistrum videlicet Thomam de Sancto Leodegario Archid. de Lienl in Ecclesia Midensi qui se postmodum vestris conspectibus personaliter praesentavit et cum gratia vestra iter arripuit ad sedem Apostolicam veniendi pro negociis suis quae citra praedictam Curiam non poterant e●pediri Pendente enim causa inter nos et Archiepiscopum Armacan eoram judicibus delegatis ea●●●●s tempore electionis et confirmacionis petendae processum suerat coram eyes quod dictus Archiepiscopus per eosdem sentencia majoris excommunicationis extitit in●●eda●us a qu●●ichilominus tempore debito petivit Clectus noster et supplica●it humiliter et devote quod ad examinandam electionem et eandem confirmand habilem se facere dignaretur quo tenuente appellavit idem Electus ad sedem Apostolicam et nos similiter pro jure nostro jam vero idem Archiepiscopus in excommunicatione praedicta dampnabiliter perseverans ad procuraci nem justiciarii vestri qui locum vestrum tenet in Hibernia ut sic potencia vincetet qui de jure suo merito diffidevat providit inprovide Ecclesiae Midensi contra Deum et justiciam de facto cum de jure non posset in contemptum Domini Papae et vestrum de sratre dicti justiciarii quem pro captanda benivolencia vestra et possessione temporalium optinenda ad Curiam vestram intelleximus transfretasse Verum quia * Nota. vestrum est tueri Ecclesias et illas maxime quae sunt in custodia vestra et alium praeter vos non habent defensorem cum timeamus et merito quod ex hujusmodi concessione Temporalium posset Ecclesiae desolacio et nobis dispendium et periculum generari Dominacionem vestram quam semper hactenus juri consonam et justiciae faventem cognovimus devote et humiliter exoramus et obsecramus in Domino quatinus si placet factum Electi nostri et nostrum justo consuetae discrecionis vestrae examine ponderantes concessionem Temporalium donec negocium pendens in Curia Romana plenius terminetur in manu Regia dignemini retinere suspensam Inhidentes si placet justiciario vestro ne occasione facti praedicti quod suum reputamus nos vel aliquem nostrum gravet indebite vel molestet Valeat Regia Majestas vestra per tempora longissima Dat. apud Trum die Circumcisionis Domini Anno ab in●arnacione ejusdem 1282. Page 288. l. 25. after ut supra insert This Bishop of Chi● being slandered to the Chancellor and others for his remisseness in collecting the Quindism and disaffection to the King engaged in the wars against the Welsh sent this Letter to the Chancellor expressing his proceedings and diligence therein with his cordial affection to and prayers for his Majesty's prosperity and success VEnerabili in Christo Patri ac Domino reverendo Domino R. Dei gratia Bathon & Wellen. Episcopo Domini Regis Cancellario suus devotus S. eadem Ex eadem Bundela Liteterarum etc. An. 10 E. 1. gratia Cycestrensis Ecclesiae Minister humilis salutem & sincerae caritatis in Domino continuum incrementum De statu illustris Domini nostri Domini Edw. Regis quem conservet Altissimus et de eventibus sibi in Wallia contingentibus et eciam de statu vestro utinam prospero aliquid certum si placet nobis significare velitis eo quod indifferentes & incerti multa locuntur incerta per quae frequenter sumus territi & turbati set recepto per vos super hiis aliquo prospero atque grato reficeremur gaudio magno valdè pro quo Domino quicquid potest devocionis obsequium et oracionis suffragium jugiter facimus & Deo propicio faciemus Caeterum quia centum marcas sterlingorum pro fine servicii nostri Domino Regi debiti hiis diebus Barrunc Walter Civi & Mercatori Lincan nuper London fecimus numerari prout per literas ejusdem B. vobis poterit plenius apparere Vos requirimus & rogamus quatinus solita freti benignitate finalem acquietanciam super solucione praedicta per literas Regias si placet nos habere faciatis ita quod ulterius non veniat in demanda sicut literatoriè vestri gratia nobis alias promisistis De Quintadecima vero Domino Regi debita scitote quod trescentas & quinquaginta marc praedicto Mercatori London fecimus numerari per ejusdem Quintaedecimae Collectores & de arreragiis levandis per omnem modum per quem possumus laboramus Et quia quidam improvidi censuram ecclesiasticam non verentur ad hujusmodi bonorum Ecclesiasticorum distractionem mandavimus jam procedi ubi hujusmodi solucio est aretro Et si quis malivolus aliud vobis dixerit in praemissis ipsum ut mendacem nullatenus audiatis quicquid enim ad Domini Regis commodum seu proficuum facere poterimus per Dei adjutorium faciemus Cujus vitam & incolumitatem conservet Altissimus & donet sibi tàm feliciter quam potenter de hostibus reportare triumphum ad sui nominis gloriam & honorem et regni tranquillitatem & pacem Valeat Dominacio vestra semper in Christo Jesus & Virgin gloriosa Dat. apud Andingeburne 16 Kal. Decembris Anno Domini 1282. Whiles King Edward was busied in his Wars against the Welsh and wanted moneys his Chancellor the Bishop of Bath and Wells had this Letter sent him by one of his officers concerning veins and pieces of silver discovered in his Lead Mines on Meindep near Pridie which for its rarity I shall insert SCiatis Domine quod artifices vestri inverunt optimam mineram plumbo super Meindep juxta Pridie ex parte orientali & quasi absque labore aperta superficie In eadem Bundela An. 10 E 1. in Turri Lond. terrae circa profunditatem quinque vel sex pedum Et quia artifices solent ut frequencius esse fures seperando in conflacione artificialiter argentum a plumbo et argentum furtive surripere et collecta quantitate magna fugere tanquam fures artificium suum deserendo quoth frequenter contigit ibidem temporibus retroactis prout referunt viri antiqui Ballivi vestri dictam mineram faciunt usque ad Curiam vestrum de Woky deportari in cujus medio erecta fornace dicti artifices conflant illa mineralia sub visu aliquorum ad hoc deputatorum per vestrum Senescallum Et quia tàm Senescallus quam Ballivus & dicti artifices aestimant quod multum sit de argento in illo plumbo propter albedinem ejus et sonoritatem rogant vos si placet per me quatinus aliquem bonum & fidum artificem de quo possunt omnino confidere faciatis ad eos transmitti quam cicius de tali poteritis providere vidi enim primam peciam plumbi ibi conflatam magni ponderis et quantitatis quae quociens percutitur fere resonat ut argentum unde aestimo cum aliis quod si fideliter exerceatur illud artificium quod ad vestrum cedet et toti viciniae commodum in immensum Et optento fideli artifice credo expediens quod ibi fiat conflacio ubi minera effoditur propter laborem deportandi tam ponderosa ad loca remota & se habet illa minera sicut sabulo sive arena minuta How Sodomitical and detestable the lives of some unmarried Clergymen were in that age particularly of one Stephen Mauly Rector of Lokinton will appear by this Letter of the Archbishop of York to the then Chancellor VEnerabili in Christo Patri & amico expertissimo Domino R. Dei gratia Bathon & Wellen. In eadem Bundela Anno 10 E. 1. Episcopo W. permissione ejusdem Eborum Archiepiscopus Angliae Primas salutem et gloriam assequi Summi Patris Sedulae instanciae vestrae quam pro commensali Clerico vestro Magistro Thoma de Seggesfeld reverenter recepimus votiuè annuere cupimus quatenus possumus & favere set ecce pater cum eidem Magistro aliunde ut intelleximus fuerit satisfactum supervacua est peticio nostro judicio quam nunc facit praesertim cum Stephano de Malo Lacu quem Rectorem de Lokinton in vestris literis nominastis fructus ejusdem Ecclesiae obligare non possit seu aliquatenus alienare pro eo quod enorme et innominabile vicium in excogitando terribile ac in pronunciando abbominabile contra quod insurgunt leges eciam gentilium quod natura abhorret detestabiliter et accusat in quod armantur jura ac propter quod in filios diffidenciae cecidit ira Dei eum omni ecclesiastico beneficio exclusum reddit proh dolour et indignum vestra itaque paternitas non miretur si de fructibus quos ille pseudo-Rector vendicat disponamus debite jure nostro In spiritu tamen compassionis piissimae ejusdem saluti studiosi subvenire decrevimus in Magistri Thomae Clerici vestri praesenciam supradicti licet vagus & profugus de hiis postea non curaret Porrò cum idem Stephanus competens patrimonium quod habuit praefato Magistro Thomae in recompensacionem debitorum quod potuit assignaverit ut est notum post satisfactionem hujusmodi frustra ut praemisimus vester Clericus conqueritur memoratus Caeterùm vestrae paternitati placeat perdilectae statum vestrum & Curiae nobis per latorem praesencium rescribere ad mutuae recreacionis indicium & solamen Scitis utique quod ad vestra beneplacita promptissimum habebitis Eboracensis Ecclesiae Sacerdotem Conservet incolumitatem vestram altissimus per tempora felicia & votiva Dat. apud Cawod 3. Idus Novembris Anno gratiae 1282. Page 285. l. 51. after supra insert In a bundle of Letters I found this Letter of the Archbishop to the Chancellor this year concerning a Cedule found in the Prince of Wales his breeches discovering the treachery of some of the English Nobility of the marches of Wales towards the King complaining that some Welsh Priests were executed as Laymen were for their treachery against the privileges of the Church which he desired might be rectified by his intercession for other Welsh Priests detained in prison relating likewise his Visitation of his Diocese and praying Writs de Excommunicato capiendo against some Priests and others who opposed him in his Visitation FRater J. permissione divina Cantuariensis Ecclesiae Minister humilis tocius Angliae Primas venerabili in Christo fratri Domino R. Dei gratia Bathoniensi & Wellensi In eadem Bundela Literarum & Brevium in Turri London An. 10 E. 1. Episcopo salutem & fraternae dilectionis in Domino continuum incrementum Quia quae in Domini nostri Regis dampnum et periculum vergere dinoscuntur detegere debet fidelis quilibet et ea sibi nullatenus occultare nosque inter alios ipsius honorem et magnificenciam ab inimicorum insidiis esse tutum intime affectamus mittimus ad vos quandam cedulam praesentibus interclusam obscuram quidem verbis & fictis nominibus conceptam cujus transcriptum quod habet Dominus E. de Mortuo Mari inventum fuit in bracali L. quondam Principis Walliae una cum sigillo suo parvo quod sub salvo teneri facimus custodia Domino Regi si placuerit transmittend Ex qua quidem Cedula satis conjicere potestis quod quidam Magnates vicini Wallensibus sive Marchienses sive alii non satis sunt Domini Regis beneplacitis uniformes circa quod Dominum Regem efficiatis cautum ut expedit ita tamen quod quantum in nobis et vobis est nullum periculum proveniat corporale & de hoc sollicitè caveatis Ad hoc intelleximus quod nonnulli Clerici apud Rothelan in obprobrium Cleri et Ecclesiae contemptum inter praedones et malefactores alios cotidie capitali sentencia puniuntur quod ne de caetero fiat vestrae sollicitudinis studium apponatis Et certè dolemus valdè de Clericis illis qui manent in Snaudonia desolati quos libenter nobiscum adduxissemus ad propria dum in partibus illis extitimus si hoc clemenciae Regiae placuisset Nec poterit se Dominus Rex excusare saltem de favore si de eyes quod avertat Deus malè contingat unde si quid pro eis sciveritis aut obtinere poteritis quod ad eorum liberacionem et securitatem poffit nostram expediri scribatis nobis & nos parati erimus pro eis ab instantibus periculis eruendis ad honorem Dei quantum poterimus eciam corporaliter laborare Praeterea sunt quidam Dei et Ecclesiae inimici quos nuper in Exon. Dioc. visitantes jurisdictioni nostrae et processibus nostris inbenimus multipliciter adversantes mandata nostra et Ecclesiae dampnabiliter contem●nendo propter quod meruerunt a nobis majoris excommunicationis sentencia innodari Ne igitur de malicia sua in contemptum Ecclesiastieae disciplinae valeant gloriari aut alios suis perniciosis exemplis inficiant pro capcione eorundem excommunicatorum prout per nostram patentem literam petimus rescribatis si placet De benibolencia autem vestra quam ad hos geritis continue negocia nostra feliciter expediendo fraternitati vestrae quantas valemus gratiarum rependimus actiones parati semper vestris beneplacitis quantum secundum Deum possumus favorabiliter assentire Valeat vestra fraternitas in Christo semper & Virgin gloriosa nobis si quid apud nos fieri volueritis cum fiducia rescribentes Si Dominus Rex velit habere transcriptum illud quod inventum fuit in bracali Lewelini poterit ipsum habere à Domino Eadmundo de Mortuo mari qui custodit illud cum sigillo privato ejusdem cum quibusdam aliis in eodem loco inventis nec est periculum haec Domino Regi insinuare quia ad ejus praemunicionem tantùm agimus faciat tamen ulterius quid sibi viderit expedire The Archbishop of Canterbury having thereupon obtained a Writ De excommunicato capiendo against William Boyhough of the Diocese of Exeter by his premised Letter who had appealed to the Pope against his unjust Sentence against him caused him to be attached and kept in iron chains to prevent the prosecution of his Appeal against him whereupon a Clerk of the Chancellors and the Bishop of Exeter writ these Letters to the Chancellor in his behalf for his enlargement to prosecute his appeal which he seconded with another Letter to him on the behalf of others of his Clergy whom he endeavoured to imprison in like manner by his Certificates against them for opposing his Jurisdiction and proceedings in his Visitation SUo Domino suus Clericus omnimodam reverenciam & honorem Rogavit me In eadem Bundela An. 10 E 1. multum instanter Dominus P. Exoniensis Episcopus quod cum visitante nuper Domino J. Archiepiscopo Cantuariensi Exoniensem Diocesim idem Archieniscopus excommunicaverit Willielmum Bloyhough Clericum et ipsum quidem Ecclesiae interdixerit ita quod demum idem Willielmus ab hujusmodi gravamine sedem apostolicam appellavit et super appellacione illa in Curia impetrabit sicut per bullam quam lator praesencium penes se habet patere poterit intuenti et Judices sui ipsum Willielmum ab illa sententia absolverint sicut patet per literas dicti Exoniensis Episcopi hoc testificantes Vicecomesque Devon eundem Willielmum qui ad supplicationem praedicti Archiepiscopi captus et imprisonatus est in nimis dura prisona teneat in vinculis ferreis ad instantiam adversae partis et graves redempciones ab eo capit pro alleviacione prisonae ita quod idem Willielmus appellacionem suam prosequi non potest Dominacionem vestram rogarem quod vos super hoc per breve Domini Regis remedium facere dignemini ut deliberari possit a prisona ac appellacionem suam prosequi Maximè cum à sentencia illa sicut praedicitur sit per suos Judices absolutus set benè scitis quod ad supplicacionem hujusmodi Judicum delegatorum Curia non rescribit Et quia aequitas & pietas vos movere debet in hac parte placeat Dominacioni vestrae inde remedium concedere & vestram praecipere voluntatem Benè & diu valeat Dominacio vestra REverendo in Christo Patri Domino & Benefactori praecipuo R. Dei gratia Ibidem Bathon & Wellen. Episcopo suus P. miseratione ejusdem Exoniensis Sacerdos salutem cum omni reverencia et honore Quia adversarii nostri in odium nostri Magistrum W. de Bloyhou nobis specialem ad mandatum Domini Cantuariensis capi procurarunt  sicut lator praesencium vobis si placet plenius ostendet Dominacionem vestram attentè rogamus quatinus ipsum faciatis sicut justum est liberari Advertentes si placet quod non expedit Ecclesiae Anglicana dictum Dominum Cantuar habere ingressum qui in vestros subditos vendicat indistincte nec solebant sicut nec deberent prout audivimus captiones concedi ad mandatum ipsius Domini super alienos parochianos super quod non credimus breve super captione praedicti Magistri a vestra consciencia aliquatenus emanasse Bene valete Dat. apud Malleburgh 7 Kal. Januarii Anno Dom. 1282. This Archbishop being very extravagant and oppressive in this his Visitation and the King being informed that he intended likewise to visit the Bishopric and Church of Hereford during the vacancy thereof being then in his hands sent this Prohibition to him not to act any thing in that Visitation by himself or his Ministers to the prejudice of that See or Church EDwardus Dei gratia Rex Angliae Dominus Hiberniae & Dux Aquitaniae Venerabili in Christo Patri J. eadem gratia Cantuariensi Archiepiscopo tocius Ex eadem Bundela Literarum & Breviarum de Privato sigillo in Turri London Angl. Primati salutem Quia datum est nobis intelligi quod vos in Episcopatu Hereford Visitacionem vestram in brevi facere proponitis secundum quod ad officium dicitur pertinere Nos pro eo quod Episcopatus ille per mortem bonae memoriae Th. nuper Episcopi ejusdem loci vacans est et in manu nostra ea quae ad Episcopatum illum pertinent ut in livertatibus juribus et aliis illaesa conservari volentes paternitatem vestram tota qua possumus affectione requirimus et rogamus quatinus cum spiritualia Episcopatus illius quodammodo taliter fint annexa quod negocia utriusque mutuo taliter in Visitatione praedicta si eam ibi ad praesens facere decreveritis provideatis amore nostri quod per eandem Visitacionem vestram per vos aut ministros vestros nichil fiat per quod Ecclesiae praedictae seu personis ejusdem molestia fiat seu praejudicium quoquo modo generetur T. meipso apud Dynbigh 24 die Octobr. Anno regni nostri decimo He likewise sent this Privy Seal to the Chancellor to grant the Dean and Chapter of Hereford a licence to elect a new Bishop and to issue the preceding Writ to the Archbishop under the Great Seal to the same effect with his premised Letter to him EDwardus Dei gratia Rex Angliae etc. Venerabili in Christo Patri R. eadem Ibidem gratia Bathon & Wellen. Episcopo Cancellario suo salutem Quia dilecti nobis in Christo Decanus & Capitulum Hereford petierunt a nobis assensum eligendi sibi novum pastorem Vobis mandamus quod si litera eorum quam nobis destinaverint ex causa praedicta quam vobis transmittimus inspiciendam debito modo sit composita tunc eis hujusmodi assensum nostrum per literas nostras habere faciatis prout aliàs confimilibus in casu consimili fieri consuevit Et quia intelleximus quod venerabilis pater Cantuariensis Archiepiscopus in visitacione quam proponit ad praesens facere in Ecclesia praedicta intendit aliqua attemptare in praejudicium et gravamen ejusdem Vobis iterato mandamus quatinus sibi preces nostras per literas nostras sub magno sigillo dirigatis decenciori et amicabiliori modo quo poteritis ne procedat in dicta visitacione sua ad aliqua quae dictae Ecclesiae poterunt nocere vel temporibus futuris cedere in praejudicium Dat. sub Privato Sigillo nostro apud Dynbi 24 die Octobris Anno r. n. decimo Page 290. l. 12. after pierce insert In a Bundle of Letters this year to the Chancellor I find this information given him by one of the Archbishop's agents concerning the high contempts of all Ecclesiastical censures inflicted on several Rectors and Religious persons especially the Hospitallers and Abbot's exempt and other Ministers for not paying their Quindisms to the King's great loss and prejudice prescribing a way that the Sheriffs and Kings temporal Officers not as such but as Servants and Assistants to the Church might be empowered to thresh out and sell the Corn in the barns of such Rebels which they threshed out or spent before the Bishops and Collectors had sequestered them for their Quindisms COllecta Domini Regis malè defalcabitur per totum regnum nisi remedium Ex eadem Bundela Epistolarum etc. Cancellario An. 10 E. 1. in Turri London per discretam industriam inde fiat Collectores enim non possunt nisi excommunicare vel suspendere non solventes vel fructus repertos in horreiss sequestrare Praelati vero nichil vel parum habent ulterius quod faciant contra tales set sunt multi Ecclesiarum Rectores tam Religiosi quam Seculares qui hujusmodi poenas ecclesiasticas non verentur quales sunt Hospitalarii et Templarii Abbaciae quamplures exemptae quae per regnum habundant undique copiose Sunt eciam alii Rectores Nobiles sanguine quorum servientes seu ministri dedignantur de Collecta Domini Regis Collectoribus respondere quidam eciam per praemeditatam asiuciam faciunt blada sua praepropere triturari ne decretum sequestri ipsa in horreiss comprehendar quidam insatuata prodigalitate insensati fructus Ecclesiatum suatum canino appetitu devorant an●equam a solo totaliter separentur contra quos per Dominum meum Archiepiscopum er Suffraganeos suos nichil penitus est provisum nec eciam quod minus est prout aestimo cogitatum licet prescript rebels et nonnulli de regno eis consimiles retinere se Domini Regis pecumam gloria●●● eo quod stimulus vindictae Ecclesiasticae eos non pungit efficaciter pro delicto et Dominus Rex qui magis solito indiget sicut scitis caret sperato commodo pro defectu providenciae in praemissis Si vero Vicecomites hujus regni mandatum Domini Regis haberent speciale ut assisterent Collectoribus quociens invenirentur Collectae Domini Regis hujusmodi frustratores ad triturandum blada in horreiss rebellancium sequestrata ut hoc facerent non tanquam Vicecomites settanquam Ministri Ecclesiae per Ecclesiam convocati negocium Domini Regis procederet prospere cum effectu et libertas Ecclesiae per hanc viam nullatenus laederetur unde si nondum aliud provisum fuerit de praemissis bonum esset celeriter praemissa aggredi ut videtur et pro negocio scribere Episcopis hanc viam vel aliam quae magis prosicua videbitur ita quod Ecclesiae libertas laedi per hujusmodi negocium non contingat alioquin quod vos sciatis Dominus Rex de●rauda●itur tercia parte e● eo amplius proculdubio sicut credo Page 292. l. 5. after Octobris insert About the same time I find this Letter of the Bishop of London to the Chancellor complaining of the Constable of the Tower for illegally seiling a boats lading of Corn and provisions for his house on the Thames and carrying them hostilely into the Tower and refusing to restore them according to his verbal promise for which he might have justly excommunicated him but yet forbore to do it out of reverence to the King because he was his Servant and praying his Letter and the Kings Writ to be directed to him for their restitution DOmino suo salutem Afflictionem animi vestri amarissimam ego novi ex eyes Ex eadem Bundela Epistolarum etc. Anno 10 E 1. in Turri London quae penes vos & Christianissimum Principem nostrum nuper minus prosperè acciderunt ex quo nos qui in partibus Australibus conversantes vestrae Dominacioni famulamur vos si placet infortunium hujusmodi vobis vehementer nullatenus profundetis set inde menti vestrae spirituale solacium imprimat eo quod amantissimus creator quos suos novit aliquando ut ipsos probet fortiter flagellat & mordacissime cruciatur ut postquam inceperit suum slagellatum relevare & tristiciam suam in gaudium commutare extunc flagellatus hujusmodi pro collatâ fibi gratia eo jocundiùs glorietur quo prius fuerat duriori molestia contristatus undè amantissime Domine recogitetis quod contra ruinam exaltabitur cor & quod corda inimicorum vestrorum nunc propter adeptam victoriam sunt non mediocriter exaltata ex quo consequens est proculdubio quod citò concident in ruinam Caeterùm conqueror Deo & Domino Regi & vobis sicut possum de Constabulario Turris London qui cum fecissem circa quindenam Sancti Michaelis traduci de Cancia per Tamisiam ad sustentacionem meam & familiae meae in quodam b●tello vigenti quarteria avenae & decem frumenti & aliud staurum michi necessarium in Domo mea London videns batellum & sciens per responsa famulorum meorum quod res meae fuerunt fecit batellum sub Turri arestari & totum frumentum & avenam usque ad novissimum granum capi per satellites suos & portari in Turrim hostiliter per rapinam Et cum Antonius de Bec citò postmodum transitum fecerat per London feci ipsum rogari per Clericos solempnes quod daret dicto Constabulario in mandatis quod michi restitueret bladum meum Qui sui gratiâ restitucionem michi fieri eidem viuâ voce praecepit curialiter & benignè set post recessum dicti Domini à London pluries monitus per sapientes homines & solempnes ut restitueret michi meum & satisfaceret de commisso aliud ex verbis sois quam verba probrosa & derisoria non reporto Et licet potuissem ipsum juste excommunicasse pro rapina eo quod bona ecclesiastica fuerint de Ecclesia mea de Cancia deportata quia tamen Minister Domini Regis est distuli reveren●iam faciens tanto Principi debitam ut decuit et devotam Quocirca reverende Domine supplico vobis precibus genuflexis quatinus per breve Domini Regis quod aliquantulum ipsum terreat michi dignemini remedium adhidere & per vestras literas similiter si placet ne in opprobrium meum et Dominorum meorum ex quibus vos estis michi si placet propinquior in constructione et in sensu de suis malicia se gaudeat commodum reportare Et quia scio vos esse arduis negocia involutos totum istud scribo Domino Reymundo Capellano vestro si juxta vos inveniatur rogans ipsum socialiter quod istud negocium nomine meo prosequatur & tradat latori praesencium garcioni meo signatum quicquid impetrabile fuerit in praemissis Valeat Paternitas vestra per tempora prospera & prolixa The Freers' Carmelites conceiving their Order not to be sufficiently established by Pope Gregory in the Council of Lions and that their Order was like to sink or suffer great prejudice by their enemy's interpretation and wresting of the Constitution of Pope Gregory the 10. in that Council sent King Edward this flattering Epistle to engage him to use his powerful interest in and mediation to the Pope and Court of Rome for the confirmation of their Order by a second Letter which he had in part effected by a former on their behalf they having recourse to him as their only Patron and refuge ILlustrissime Domine Rex pietatis et misericordiae solus in universo climate oppressorum In eadem Bundela Literarum etc. An. 10 E 1. in Turri London refugium et pauperum regnans authonomatice et imperans in quiet cujus Thronum formidat universa natio colla sibi subdens humiliter vel desiderans complacere audire dignemini & exaudire pariter preces humillimas Fratris Petri fratrum ordinis beatae Maria de Monte Carmeli Prioris Generalis devoti servi vestri licet immeriti & indigni quas pro se & toto ordine vestrae illustri Regiae Majestati offert flexis genibus in hunc modum Significat illustri vestrae Regiae Majestati Frater Petrus Prior Generalis praedictus quod cum Dominus Gregorius Papa decimus in Concilio Lugdunensi de Ordine ipso duxerit ordinandum quod ipsum in statu suo manere concedebat donec de ipso aliter ordinaret intendens tam de ipso Ordine quam de aliis Ordinibus etiam non Mendicantibus ordinare prout saluti animarum ipsorum & statui expedire videret Nihilominus tamen nonnulli Constitutionem praedictam interpretari satagunt graviter et extort sensum ipsius debitum et intentum Dei timore postposito pervertentes in praedictorum Prioris ac totius Ordinis laesionem gravamen et praejudicium ac etiam maximum nocumentum corda fidelium per hoc à devotione fratrum & Ordinis retrahentes Verum cum in tetris nullus sit Princeps vel Dominus ad cujus refugium et auxilium audeant vel valeant recurrere confidenter nisi ad vestram illustrissmam et pitssimam Regiam Majestatem Supplicat quatinus obtentu Dei & gloriosae Virgins Sacrosanctae Romanae Ecclesiae Domino Patri nostro Summo Pontifici preces vestras dirigere dignemini cum effectu quòd Constitutionem praedictam sic declarare & interpretari dignetur quod nota vaccillationis quae adversus Ordinem consurgit ex ipsa omnino sublatâ Ordo ipse robur obtineat pristinae firmitatis Ita quod omnes fratres ipsius Ordinis de captivatione sua per vos redemptionem habentes ut Judaei per Moysen & per Christum populus Christianus longè meliorem & etiam pleniorem pro vestra ac liberorum vestrorum et totius regni vestri optata prosperitate habenda perpetuo necnon pro animarum praedecessorum vestrorum propitiatione culparum vel conregnantium praemiis cumulandis apud Deum et Virginem gloriosam praedictam ad cujus laudem et gloriam Ordo ipse in transmarinis partibus extitit specialiter institutus diebus ac noctibus habeatis sedulos et supplices Oratores Deferentes nihilominus illustri vestrae Regiae Majestati gratiarum devotas quas possumus actiones de praedicto Domino sancto Summo Pontifici qui preces vestras Regias pro nobis & Ordine sibi factas benignè recepit & favorabiliter acceptavit juxta vestrarum continentiam literarum Et eodem modo & amplius de venerabili patre nostro Domino Vgone Dei gratia Praesbytero Cardinali cujus laus & gloria suam decorat & nobilitat nationem qui non solum preces vestras pro nobis & aliis sibi factas devotè respicit sed nutus exequitur sedulò & intentè Quo referente didicimus quod obtinuissemus quod intendebamus specialiter atque principaliter si de praedicto & pro praedicto negotio preces direxissetis Domino sancto Summo Pontifici speciales Quare & hac vice Domine Rex piissimè praedicto Domino Summo Pontifici sic efficaciter pro praedicto Ordinis negotio specialiter placeat scribere quod relevatio nostra vobis apud Deum et homines ascribatur et animae vestrae nihilominus pro tam pio opere corona jam in coelestibus sedibus fabricata pretiosissimarum gemmarum suscipiat incrementa Cui sancta & gloriosa Trinitas successus tribuat prosperos & optatos cum felici dierum longitudine inimicorum reconciliatione gratissima atque pacifica & inenarrabili laetitia amicorum The King upon receipt of this their flattering Epistle commanded Letters in his name to be writ and sent to several Cardinals at Rome to use their powerful mediation with the Pope for the establishment of their Order though he writ not to the Pope himself at present returning thanks to them for their constant prayers for him and his and desiring the continuance of them with an account of the Letters he had writ to the Cardinals in their behalf SUis W. de Odiham & A. de Berton salutem Scribatis amicabiliter per literas Ibidem Regis Domino E. Episcopo Tusculano sacrosanctae Romanae Ecclesiae Cardinali Domino H. titulo Sancti Laurencii in Lucina Presbytero Cardinali Domino J. Sanctae Mariae in Cosmydin Diacono Cardinali Domino M. Sanctae Mariae in Porticu Diacono Cardinali quod cum Dominus Papa post Concilium Lugdun statum fratrum de Monte Carmeli quem Dominus Papa tunc in pendenti reliquit hactenus non firmaverit placeat dictis Cardinalibus erga Dominum Papam efficaciter interponere partes suas quo magis status dictorum fratrum pristinus confirmetur Scribatis eciam Priori Generali fratrum Ordinis praedicti qui Domino Regi per literas praesentibus interclusas super hoc supplicavit quod Dominus noster Rex praedictus multum regraciatur ei de precibus suis quas continuo fratres praedicti pro ipso liberis et regno suo ad Dominum faciunt et rogat quod jugiter in intercessionibus suis de ipso memoriam habeant specialem et mandetis eidem quod Rex ita scripsit Cardinalibus set Domino Summo Pontifici super hoc scribere ab aliquas causas distulit ista vice Dat. apud Rothelan 16 die Octobr. The insolent usurping Archbishop of Canterbury invading the Jurisdiction of the Church of Hereford notwithstanding the King * Here p. 1245 1246. premised Letters thereupon Thomas Cantilupe the new elected Bishop thereof appealing to Rome against the Archbishop's grievances procured this Letter of recommendations to the Pope's Notary to give him all legal assistance in his Appeal and Cause for which he took a costly journey to Rome EDwardus Dei gratia Rex Angliae Dominus Hiberniae & Dux Aquitaniae dilecto Ex eadem Bundela Literarum etc. in Turri London Anno 10 E. 1. Clerico suo Magistro Angelo Domini Papae Notario salutem Cum venerabilis pater Th. Herefordensis Episcopus quem inter caeteros Praelatos regni nostri generis nobilitas exornat morum & vitae venustas condecorat & praeeminenter attollit plurimum scientia literarum pro quibusdam jurisdictionibus Ecclesiae suae Herefordensis unde gravatur ut dicitur ab audientia venerabilis patris J. Cantuariensis Archiepiscopi sedem Apostolicam appellaverit et Appellationem illam in Curia Romana personaliter prosequi proposuerit et sit merito tanto majoris favoris et gratiae suffragiis attollendus quanto in persona sua dona naturae et gratiae copulata elucescunt Dilectionem vestram eo cordis conatu quo possumus attentè postulamus quatinus ipsum et negotia sua hujusmodi nostri rogatus obtentu habentes specialius commendata ei in negotiis illis quatenus jus permittit auxilium et consilium velitis impendere ut ex hiis nostris precibus fructum reportasse se sentiat & felicius fore se gaudeat expeditum Dat. apud Shireburn 15 die Febr. Anno regni nostri decimo The Archdeacon of London and his Official endeavouring by their injurious process and Citations to take away and deprive the Hermitage of Cripplegate being the King's Free Chapel always exempt from their Jurisdiction of their Liberties privileges and possessions thereupon the Chaplain thereof made this Address to the Chancellor in che King's absence for relief therein lest this spark should break forth into a public flame REverendo Patri in Christo Domino & benefactori suo praecipuo Domino R. Dei gratia Bathoniensi Episcopo suus pauperculus Robertus Capellanus liberae In eadem Bundela Literarum & Brevium in Turri London Anno 10 E 1. Capellae Domini nostri Regis juxta Krypelgat & loci ejusdem Heremita devotas orationes in Christo cum reverentia tanto Patri & Domino genuflexa Quia in hiis quae ad conservationem libertatis dictae Capellae Domini nostri in sua absentia ad vestram tuitionem & oportunum vestrum consilium est currendum & praecipuè ubi celere remedium requiritur & optatur Ad vestram dominationem confidenter confugio & lacrimab●li quadam insinuatione vestrae Charitatis oculis repraesento quod cum Dominus Archidiaconus London et ejus Offic. quorum jurisdictioni dicta libera Capella Domini nostri vel ipsius Rectores et Ministri a tempore cujus memoria non existit nullatenus subfuerunt ad instaniiam Nicholai Rectoris Sancti Olavi de M●kewell London et etiam ex officio proprio precedentes jura et libertates ipsius Capellae auferre nituntur et quasi quadam subita prosecutione nefanda ea quae per Dominum nostrum Regem et an●ecessores ipsius antiquitas constituta fuerant evellere satagunt possessionem libertatis hujusmodi injuriosis processibus per se et alios multipliciter prosequende Placeat igitur Paternitati vestrae aliquod remedium pro libertate praedicta et immunitate ejusdem solita prudentia providere ne forte scintilla hujusmodi contra libertatem praedictae Capellae sic ignita transire poterit in flammam destructivam Et licet dicta Capella inter alias Domini Regis Capellas minima videatur vos tamen si plecet circa ipsius Capellae libertatis observantiam prosecutioni praedictae celere firmamentum pio intuitu providere velitis ut ex hiis litertas dictae Capellae Dei et ipsius Patroni observetur indemnis Pro quo meritum a ●eo & ipsius patrono possitis & merito etc. Conservet etc. The King of Castle by his Messengers and Letters requiring Aid from King Edward against the Saracens he returned this answer thereunto that by reason of his Wars with the perfidious Welshmen he could not possibly aid him complaining therein of the Pope's delays in answering his Embassy to assign the Disms granted for that end to Edmond Earl of Cornwall who resolved to go personally the H●ly Land REgi Castell salutem Super status vestri prosperitate quam Deus augeat & In eadem Bundela An. 10 E 1. conservet & quam venerabilis Pater S. Gadicen Episcopus & Magister Galfridus de Evershe vester Notarius & noster Clericus nuncii vestri ad nos venientes nobis apertissime retulerunt laeti animo efficimur & jocundi et requisitionem vestram de subsidio vobis faciendo ad Saracenos fidei Catholicae contemptores et inimicos Crucis Christi debellandos audivimus diligenter Sed ecce per aliquot dies antequam nuncii vestri praedicti ad nos venerunt videlicet tempore Passionis Dominicae quo Judas Dominum prodidit proditores nostri Lewelinus filius Griffini & David frater ejus qui erat familiarius noster & Consiliarius cum suis Wallensibus qui etiam & quorum tota prioritas semper retroactis temporibus proditiones & guerras multiformes fecerunt nostrae Prioritati & nobis proditialiter contra nos infurrexerunt terras nostras Marchia invadendo fideles nostros interficiendo villas & oppida cremando munitiones & Castra obsidendo & diruendo adeo quod nos ex improviso praeoccupati in istis ut novit Deus qui nihil ignorat dolemus in animo vehementer super eo quod occasione hujusmodi vobis ad praesens non possumus facere Subsidium ut vellemus Et licet Dominum Papam per dilectum Clericum nostrum Magistrum Hugonem de Evesham nuperrime rogaverimus ut decimam Regni nostri in Subsidium Terrae Sanctae concessam et collectam Edmundo germano nostro charissmo et Comitivae suae secum a terra nostra proficiscentis in subventionem expensarum suarum in eundo versus Terram ipsam faceret assignari Qui quidem Clericus noster in prosequendo illud negotium ad Cardinalatus apicem divina cooperante providentia vocabatur nondum tamen nobis constat utrum idem Dominus Papa r●gatum nostrum praedictum exaudierit in toto vel in parte per quod Nuncios nostros ad Curiam Romanam cum literis nostris de credentia iterum destinabimus Domino concedente qui in adventu nunciorum vestrorum ad eandem Curiam personaliter intererunt in eadem eundem Patrem Dominum O. Tusculan Episcopum et praedictum Cardinalem ac alios amicos vestros et nostros in eadem Curia super dicto negotio specialiter iidem Nuncii nostri erga dictum Summum Pontificem in quantum poterunt cum exactissima diligentia instabunt Super praemissis autem omnibus nuncii vestri praedicti voluntatem nostram & statum nostrum & charissimae Consortis nostrae liberorumque nostrorum ac regni nostri vobis plenius referre poterunt viva voce Dat. etc. The Archdeacon of Chester most ingratefully endeavouring to vex and damnify his advancer * See Godwins Catalogue of Bishops p. 260. Roger de Molend Bishop of Coventry and Litchfield all he could in several parts of England not being able to effect his designs traveled to the Court of Rome and troubled him there by all means he could whereupon the Earl of Cornwall writ this Letter to the Chancellor to afford him all assistance possible to prevent his malice in that Court where all things were carried by favour Interest and Money not equity or justice CUM Magister Jordanus de Wymburn Archidiaconus Cestriae qui venerabili In eadem Bundela An. 10 E 1. Patri R. Coventren & Lichf Episcopo consanguineo nostro charissimo per tempus non modicum deservivit & quem idem Episcopus à statu fatis debili ipsum ad dignitatis apicem qua gaudet hiis temporibus feliciter promovit damna diversa et gravamina in variis locis regni nostri aliquandiu tanquam ingratitudinis filius et qui contemptor promotoris procuraverit in quantum potuit eidem Episcopo fieri et inferri ac idem Archidiaconus demum perpendens se non posse hujusmodi malivolentiae suae propositum in Anglicanis partibus adimplere ad Curiam Romanam se transtulerit his diebus ibidem deteriorationem et diminutionem status promotoris sui praedicti nitens ut accepimus totis viribus procurare Nos quia dictus Episcopus in gradu Consanguinitatis ut praemittitur nos attingit ipsum et negotia sua deduci cupientes faelicius et tractari Paternitatem vestram sincero corde requirimus & rogamus quatenus ipsum Episcopum et negotia sua habentes nostri interventu rogaminis favorabiliter commendata ad reprimendam et refraenandam maliciam praedicti Archidiaconi sic conceptam interponere velitis efficaciter partes vestras et vos eidem in prosecutione hujusmodi malitiae in Curia praedicta modis quibus cautius et melius expedire videritis cum effectu si placet opponentes ut idem Episcopus harum precum nostrarum suffultus adjutorio uberioris favoris gratiam per effectum operis se sentiat invenisse The Official of the Bishop of Hereford injuriously suspending and excommunicating the Guardian of the Manor of Leominster sent thither by the Abbot and Covent of Reading of the King's patronage upon pretext that he was not presented to and approved by the Bishop which was never done nor used the King thereupon sent this Letter to the Bishop than out of England to suspend all his proceedings till his return into England when the King himself would compose the difference between them EDwardus etc. Venerabili Patri in Christo Domino Th. Hereforden Episcopo In eadem Bundla An. 10 E. 1. salutem Cum dilectus nobis in Christo Abbas Raduyg quendam de Monachis suis nuper ad custodiam Manerii sui de Leominister vestrae Diocesis deputaverit sicut ipse & praedecessores sui Abbates Rading pro voluntate sua hactenus facere consueverunt Officialis vester praedictum Monachum pro eo quod vobis vel sibi vice vestra praesentatus non extiterit multipliciter inquietat et per suspensionis seu excommunicationis sententias molesiare non cessat asserens Custodem hujusmodi authoritate vestra & praesentationem vobis factam de ipso ibidem deputari debere quod tamen fieri non debet ne hactenus fieri consuevit sicut nec de aliis hujusmodi Custodibus Maneriorum suorum quos Abbates constituerunt pro suae beneplacito voluntatis Et quia Abbatia praedicta de fundatione Progenitorum nostrorum Regum Angliae & de praedicto Manerio ex dono Regio specialiter est dotata propter quod de indempnitate Abbatis & Conventus ac Abbatiae praedictae tam in se quam in membris suis merito sumus solliciti attendentes quod ex usurpatione et inquietatione praedicta magna dissentio et contentionis materia in utriusque partis dispendium poterunt suboriri Paternitatem vestram affectuose requirimus et rogamus quatinus viam litibus et incommodis hujusmodi prava sollicitudine praecludentes Officiali vestro dare velitis in mandatis ut ipse ab omni molestatione et inquietatione nostri contemplatione desistant et praedictos Abbatem et Custodem ipsius usque ad reditum vestrum in Angliam super hac in pace dimittat Nos enim extunc libenter volumus consilium adhibere qualiter haec omnia pacificum et debitum authore Domino sortiantur effectum Teste meipso apud Westm 2 die Julii Anno regni nostri nono Which Letter of the Kings was seconded with this of John de Kirkeby to the Chancellor on the Abbot's behalf informing him that the King had prefixed a precise day to the Bishop and Abbot in the Parliament to be held at London that so by the advice of all his Council he might settle the differences between them according to Justice which he doubted the Bishop by reason of his journey to Rome would take no notice of but still proceed to injure the Abbot and his Guardian SUO Domino Johanni de Kirkeby eandem quam sibi salutem & dilectionem sinceram In eadem Bundela An. 10 E. 1. Meminimus Dominum Regem bis nuper scripsisse Domino Hereforden Episcopo pro Domino Abbate Rading in forma praesentibus interclusa pro quo vos rogamus quantumcunque possumus specialius quatinus negotium dicti Abbatis sit vobis cordi in omnibus sicut nostrum Et quia super contentionibus & controversiis inter ipsos Episcopum & Abbatem Dominus noster Rex de voluntate ipsorum Episcopi & Abbatis eisdem praefixit diem praecise in Parliamento suo London proximo post Pasch ut ipse tunc de providentia totius Concilii sui praedictas controversias ex toto decideret et sedaret reddendo unicuique eorum justitiae complementum Ac idem Episcopus sicut benè scitis jam de licentia Domini Regis citra diem praefixum ad Curiam Romanam pro suis negotiis diriget gressus suos et ex hoc praesumi poterit quod idem Episcopus non obstante praefixione Domini Regis praedicta aliquid velit contra ipsum Abbatem super hujusmodi controversiis in Curia praedicta impetrare Vellemus omni modo quod omni diligentia & sollicitudine totum dictum negotium Domino nostro Regi exponeretis seriatim quo modo & sub qua forma eidem Episcopo alias scripsit pro negotio memorato et quomodo utrique eorum diem praefixit in Parliamento suo Paschae ad ordinandum inter eos ad honorem Dei et commodum utriusque Ita quod neuter eorum alterum interim implacitaret et quomodo jam pendente praefixione praedicta ad Romanam Curiam de sua licentia est iturus unde timet sibi Abbas praedictus ne impetret in dicto negotio in dicta Curia aliquid contra eum Unde instetis ad hoc omni modo quod Rex ei scribat rogando et inhibendo sive prohibendo ne ipse donec justitia ei defuerit coram ipso aliquid contra ipsum Abbatem attemptet in Curia memorata sed quod omnia usque adventum suum in Angliam in pace dimittat maxim cum id facere nequeat ullo modo nist ad detrimentum et subversionem Elemosinae Domini Regis et quodammodo contra Regiam dignitatem Insuper faciatis nobis habere transcriptum literae Domini Regis quam missurus est Rex Episcopo saepedicto et eam nobis mittatis per praesentium portitorem Istud negotium pro amore nostro quantum poteritis mat●retis quoniam praedictus Episcopus de die in diem à partibus istis se elongat Iccirco vos in earum literarum confectione rigido & amicabili eloquio utamini quantum poteritis honestate in omnibus semper salva Vale etc. How the King's Justices itinerant were to attend in Parliament in that age this Letter of theirs to the Chancellor for his directions therein in the same Bundle will inform us REverendo in Christo Patri etc. Domino R. Dei gratia Bathon & Wellen. Episcopo Domini Regis Cancellario devoti sui S. de Roff. et socii sui Justiciarii Ibidem Itinerantes in Comitatu Devon salutem cum omni reverentia et honore Quia veraciter intendimus praesens iter Devon ante Pasch expedire vos rogamus quatinus quam citius poteritis nobis significare velitis in quo Comitatu adjornare debemus post Pascham et ad quem terminum et si nos omnes denire debeamus ad Parliamentum attendentes si placet quod si nos omnes ibi venire debemus tunc Comitatus Cornubiae commodè summoneri non poterit ante Octabas vel Quindenam Sanctae Trinitatis propter brevitatem temporis inter Octabas Pasch et Parliamentum et propter iter longinquum inter Cornub. & London et propter magna in Parliamento prout nostis Et si prorogare volueritis illud iter post festum Sancti Michaclis multum faceretis pro toto Comitatu & pro nobis Quia blada hoc anno defecerunt ibidem & si veniamus ibidem in hac aestate macras genas reportabimus Significetis nobis beneplacitum vestrum si placet per praesentium portitorem Valeat etc. The Sheriff of Devon not executing a Capias Excommunicatum against Sir Warin for a Debt due from him to Italian Merchants upon the Archbishops significavit they thereupon writ this Letter to John de Kirkeby for his assistance for the due execution thereof upon a second Writ and punishing the Sheriff for not executing the first Writ MAgnae discretionis et probitatis viro Domino Johanni de Kyrkeby Baroncinus In eadem Bundela Li●erarum etc. An. 10 E. 1. in Turri London Gualtieri & Henricus de Podio aliique eorum socii Mercatores Lucan salutem etc. Noverit bene & vestra discretio qualiter literas captionis pro excommunicato ad Vicecomitem Devon directas quo Warinum Militem excommunicatum ad instantiam Reginaldi Arnaldi & Reginaldi socii sui concessistis prout nobis constitit per literas reverendi Patris Domini Archiepiscopi Cantuariensis quas literas Magistro Alano de Barton socio vestro praesentatas per Matthaeum de Columbar idem Magister Alanus retinuit Dictus etiam Vicecomes dum dictum excommunicatum per dictas literas captorias capere deberet omissa forma literarum Domini Regis dictum excommunicatum non cepit ut mandabatur sed Bona ipsius attachiavit in delusionem Mandati Domini Regis et damnum dicti Reginaldi non modicum et gravamen ac etiam nostrum Quare amicitiam vestram de qua multum confidimus deprecamur quatinus literas de captione excommunicati praedicti amore nostri & intuitu latori praesentium concedere velitis pro dicto Reginaldo ad dictum Vicecomitem dirigendas et pro eo quod taliter dictum Mandatum exequi neglexit quod justum fuerit contra eum faciatis Nobis autem Transcriptum Brevis quod concesseritis et Transcriptum Literarum dicti Domini Archiepiscopi si placet transmittentes Quoniam debitum propter quod dictus Miles excommunitatus est ad nos spectat Si autem aliquid vultis nos vobis London facturos per latorem praesentium nobis rescribatis quia libenter faciemus quod vestrum respiciat commodum & honorem Page 290. l. 34. after Maii insert The like Protection and exemption from Purveyance was granted to the Prioress of Nunneton 8 die Aprilis Pat. 10 E. 1. m. 15. With this to the Rector of Arleye REX omnibus Ballivis Clericis & Ministris suis ad quos etc. salutem Licet Pat. 10 E 1. membr 15. Pro Reginaldo Rectore Ecclesiae de Arleye providentias nostras de bladis in diversis regni nostri Comitatibus fieri praeceperimus ad nos et ad Exercitum nostrum Wall ducendas Nolumus tamen quod de bladis dilecti nobis Reginaldi Rectoris Ecclesiae de Arleye in Comitatu Warr. aliquid capiatur contra voluntatem suam Et ideo vobis mandamus quod de bladis praedicti Reginaldi ipso invito nihil capiatis Et si quid inde contra voluntatem suam ceperitis id ei sine dilatione restituatis In cujus etc. duratur usque ad festum Pasch proximo futurum Teste Rege apud Stanley vicesimo tertio die April The King by his royal Prerogative and Letters Patents granted the Deanery of Salop to Nicholas de Aras commanding the Sheriff to put him into actual possession thereof REX omnibus etc. salutem Sciatis quod dedimus & concessimus dilecto Clerico Pat. 10 E 1. m. 15. De Decanatu beatae Mariae Salop. dat nostro Nicholas de Aras Decanatum beatae Mariae Salop. cum pertinentiis vacantem per resignationem dilecti nobis in Christo Willielmi de Dovoria nuper Decani ejusdem loci et ad nostram donationem spectantem Habendum & tenendum eidem Nicholao ad totam vitam suam eodem modo quo praedictus Willielmus Decanatum tenuit supradictum In cujus etc. Teste Rege apud Shireburn 18 die Februarii Et mandatum est Vicecom Salop. quod eidem Nicholas stallum in Choro et locum in Capitulo prout moris est assignet et sibi de Decanatu praedicto cum pertinentiis plenam seisinam habere faciat Teste ut supra The Bishop of Hereford going to the Court of Rome by the King's licence procured this Protection from him THomas Hereford Episcopus qui de licentia Regis profecturus est ad Curiam Pat. 10 E. 1. m. 18. De Protectione Romanam habet literas Regis de protectione patentes duraturas usque ad festum Sancti Michaelis proximo futurum & ab eodem festo usque in unum annum proximo sequentem completum cum hac clausula Volumus etiam etc. Present etc. In cujus etc. Teste ut supra The King this year granted this Protection to the Abbot and Covent of Messinden by reason of a murrain among their dattle and other losses REX omnibus etc. salutem Cum dilecti nobis in Christo Abbas & Conventus Pat. 10 E. 1. m. 21 Pro Abbate & Conventu de Messinden de Messinden per morinam ovium & equorum suorum & aliis incommodis multimodis quibus ut pro certo intelleximus supra modum praegravantur adeo depauperantur quod terrae suae pro magna parte jacent incultae et blada sua in eisdem vehementer defecerunt & insuper iidem Abbas & Conventus Mercatoribus et aliis Creditoribus suis diversis in multimodis debitis teneantur ad quorum solutionem et Domus suae relevationem facultates ejusdem Domus per magnum temporis spatium sufficere non possent absque dispersione Canonicorum Domus illius vel feodorum suorum suorum dilapidatione seu forte Domus ejusdem subversione totali quod nollemus Nos imbecillitati status ipsorum compatientes ne hujusmodi discriminis aut depressionis periculum ipsis videatur imminere Domum illam cum terris redditibus & omnibus possessionibus ac rebus aliis ad eandem Domum pertinentibus cepimus in protectionem & defensionem nostram specialem & Domum illam cum omnibus pertinentiis suis dilectis & fidelibus nostris Henrico Huge & Waltero de Agmodesham commisimus custodiendam Ita quod omnes exitus redditus & proventus terrarum reddituum & possessionum dictae Domus salva rationabili sustentatione praedictorum Abbatis & Conventus & hominum suorum ad exonerationem debitorum suorum & relevationem aliorum defectuum ejusdem Domus reserventur & eisdem exonerationi & relevationi per visum aliquorum de discretioribus Domus ejusdem per adjutorium & consilium praedictorum Henrici & Walteri prout melius fieri poterit applicentur Nec volumus quod aliquis Vicecomes Ballivus seu Minister noster aut alius quicunque in Domo praedicta aut grangiis ad eam spectantibus quamdiu in custodia praedictorum Henrici & Walteri fuerint hospitetur sine licentia ipsorum Henrici & Walteri speciali In cujus etc. per quadrennium duratur Teste Rege apud Westm 27 die Novembris The King's Bailiff of the Isle of Gernesey by Lay-force against his duty keeping Peter de Valleys out of possession of the Church of St. Peter's le Port to which he was promoted and put in possession by the Pope's Provision so as he could not exercise his Pastoral duty therein nor repair thereto by Land or Sea with safety the King upon his Petition issued this memorable Writ on his behalf REX dilecto & fideli suo Ottoni de Grandisono & ejus locum tenentibus in Insulis Pat. 10 E. 1. m. 22. De Insulis de Gernes & Geres de Gernes & Geres & aliis salutem Monstravit nobis Petrus de Valleys Presbyter quod cum eidem de Ecclesia Sancti Petri in Portu de Gernes vacant & spectante ad praesentationem Prioris de Heamull auctorirate Apostolica provisum fuisset ac per executores sedis Apostolicae sibi datos possessionem ipsius Ecclesiae canonice sit adeptus Magister Guillerimus de Sancto Remegio Clericus qui ad eandem Ecclesiam per eundem Patronum se praesentatum asserit eundem Presb●terum et suos per potentiam v●stram multipliciter impedit et pertarbat ac propter minas et molestias ejusdem Magistri Guillermi tenentis Balliam in dictis Insulis non est ausus ad dictam Ecclesiam accedere nec ibidem residere propter quod idem Presbyter indebirè vexatur quamplurimum & eadem Ecclesia obsequio debito defrandatur Quare petit quod nos impedimentum hujusmodi laicale amoveri & securum sibi & suis in dict●s Insulis tàm in terra quam in mari conductum praeberi necnon & attemptata & bona ipsius Ecclesiae occupata & indebi è devastata per eandem potentiam in praejudicium ipsius Presbyteri in statum pristinum & debitum reduc● faciamus Vnde cum sit aequitati d●s●onum ut qui Ballias seu loca nostra tenent quos ad justitiam exercendam et ten●ndam loco nostri ponimus ad injurias faciendas praesumunt extendere manus suas Vobis praecipiendo mandamus quatenus eundem Presbyterum et su●s per potestatem laicalem non permittatis indebite molesta●i & eisdem securum in praedictis Insulis tàm in mari quam in terra faciatis haberi conductum & attemptata & occupata indebi●è in praejudicium ejusdem Presbyteri per eandem potentiam in statum pristinum & debitum mediante justitia reducatis ut in eadem Ecclesia possit prout iuris est deservire et animarum curam sibi commissam gerere ut tenetur Quoth autem praecip●mus nullatenus infringere praesuma●s ne ab eodem Presbytero super hoc ad nor clamour reveniat iteratus Teste Rege apud Westm 23 die Novembris Page 297. l. 28. after Novembris insert Upon the death of the Bishop of Midden in Ireland the King at the petition of the Clergy of that Diocese granted this licence for the Election of a New Bishop REX dilecto sibi in Christo Archidiacono & universitati Cleri Midder salutem Pat. 10 E 1. m. 17. Hibr De licentia eligend Accedentes nuper ad nos Magister Henricus de Oxon. & Johannes de Ke gham soc● vestri cum literis praedictae universitatis Cleri Midden patentibus nob●s ex parte vestra humiliter supplicarunt ut cum Ecclesia Midden per mor●em Hugonis Thachino dudum Episcopi dicti loci sit pastoris solatio destituta dobis alium cl●gendi in Episcopum l●centiam concedere dignaremur Nos igitur precibus vestris favorabiliter inclinati in hac parte licentiam illam vobis et ipsis duximus concedendam Vobis mandantes quod talem vobis in Episcopum assumatis qui Deo de●otus regimini Ecclesiae vestrae necessarius nobisque et terrae nostrae Hiberniae utilis et fidelis existat In cujus etc. Teste Rege apud Dunamen 10 die Martii Et duplicatur Page 293. l. 24. after Augusti this should have been inserted The principal causes inducing the King to receive this new Bishop of Winchester into his favour and to restore his Temporalties of Winchester to him though at first he refused it and was highly displeased with him were the Pope's Bull these Letters of several Cardinals and of the Archbishop of Canterbury writ and sent to the King on his behalf the originals whereof I found filled in a Bundle of Letters and Writs in the White Tower he needing then the Popes and Cardinals friendships and so loath to exasperate them by putting him from his Temporalties and Bishopric as he might in justice have done EXcellenti & magnifico Principi amico charissimo Domino E. Dei gratia Regi Ex Bundel● Literarum & Petitionum An. 10 E. 1. in Turri London Angliae illustri Jacobus miseratione divina Sanctae Mariae in Cosmedyn Diaconus Cardinalis salutem in eo qui Regibus dat salutem Licet spes nostra pro firma teneat quod personas Ecclesiasticas et regni vestri Ecclesias favo●abiliter foveatis tamen pro venerabili in Christo patri Domino Johanne Episcopo Winton amico nostro & ejus Ecclesia Serenitatem Regiam duximus affectione plena rogand quatinus ob divini nominis reverentiam nostrique prae●am●●●s interventum praefatum Episcopum ad Regalem prae●●ntiam accedentem benigne recipere et eum qui pro se ac sua Ecclesi● praesidi● vestrae faboris in●igere d●nos●itur in suis et ejusdem Ecclesiae nego●●s propensi●● reco●●endatum habere ac opportunis praesidiis con●●vere veli●● ●●a quo● a De● meritum et ab hominibus proinde vobis proveniat nomen bonum Dat. apud Vrbem V●terem 13 Kal. Julii EXcellenti & magnifico Principi Domino & amico charissimo E. Dei gratia Regi In eadem Bundela Angliae illustri Hugo ejusdem miseratione titulo Sancti Laurentii in Lucina Presbyter Cardinalis salutem in eo cujus regni non erit finis & paratam ad beneplacita voluntatem Licet firmissimè teneamur vos clarissimorum & Catholicorum progenitorum vestrorum sacris vestigiis inherentes ad Sacrosanctam Romanam et Vniversalem Ecclesiam Dei ejusque Creaturas et Ministros gerere praecipuum dilectionis et devotionis affectum pro illis tamen quos nobis affectio specialis astringit & quibus clara merita suffragantur Regiam mansuetudinem praesumimus exorare sperantes ut hii pro quibus preces effundimus apud clementiam Serenitatis Regiae debeant aliqua speciali praerogativa gaudere temporibus opportunis Hinc est quod pro venerabili patre Domino Johanne Dei gratia Winton Episcopo qui per sedem Apostolicam nuper propter ejus eminentem scientiam vitam laudabilem industriam circumspectam et alia multiplicis probitatis suae merita meruit ad Pontificalis dignitatis apicem promoveri Excellentiam Regiam affectuose requirimus et rogamus quatinus ob Apostolicae sedis reverentiam et nostra praecamina ipsum et Ecclesiam suam ac jura ipsius recommendatos propensius habitur sibi loco et tempore ope defensionis favoris et auxilii liberaliter assistatis Ita quod memorati Episcopus et Ecclesia vestri fulti praesidio tam spiritualibus quam temporalibus proficiant incrementis et exinde vobis accrescat meritum apud Deum Speramus enim & fiduciam habemus quod in commisso sibi regimine erga Regalem Celsitudinem tam placide et tam devote se geret quod vestram sibi gratiam nec immerito vendicabit Bene et diu valeat vestra Regalis Majestas Si quid possumus quod vobis et vestris ac regno cedat ad commodum et honorem parati sumus et erimus quoad vixerimus id per nos et nostros indefessa sollicitudine prout tenemur pro viribus effectui mancipare Dat. apud Vrbem Veterem Sabbato ante Nativitatem beati Johannis Baptistae EXcellenti ac magnifico Principi Domino Edwardo Dei gratia Regi Angliae Ibidem illustri Domino Yberniae ac Duci Aquitaniae Ordonius miseratione divina Tusculan Episcopus salutem et promptam ad ejus beneplacita voluntatem Venerabilis pater Dominus Johannes Winton Episcopus a me instanter petiit ut Celsitudini vestrae nostris supplicaremus literis quod ipsum habere dignaremini commendatum Nos itaque ipsius precibus inclinati Magnificentiae vestrae preces porrigimus ex affectu quatinus si placet ipsum habere dignemini ac suam Ecclesiam propensius commendatos Dat. apud Urbem Veterem 15 Kal. Julii EXcellenti Principi singulari Domino suo Domino E. Regi Angliae illustri devotus Ibidem magnificentiae suae Clericus Berardus de Neapoli prosperis habundare successibus & se ad mandata paratum Venerabilis pater Dominus Johannes dictus de Pontisera de novo per sedem Apostolicam Winton creatus Episcopus vestri commodi et honoris zelator hactenus ea in futurum majori prosequi ut asserit zelo proponit propter quod ipsum & Ecclesiam sibi commissam Serenitati Regiae cum fiducia recommendo humiliter supplicans quatinus eum et dictam Ecclesiam ob Apostolicae sedis reverentiam cujus se recognoscit esse facturam suaeque probitatis obtentu clementer fovere dignemini et habere suis exigentibus meritis commendatos Magnificentiam vestram in prosperitate conservet Altissimus & de bono in melius semper extollat Dat. apud Urbem Veterem 20 die Julii EXcellentissimo & Magnifico Principi amico charissimo Domino E. Dei gratia Regi Anglorum illustri Matthaus miseratione divina Sanctae Mariae in Porticu Ibidem Diacon Cardinal salutem in eo per quem Reges regnant Cedit ad gloriam et honorificentiam Regiam ac magnificentiam Regni vestri dum ejusdem Regni Ecclesiis de illis personis interdum a sede Apostolica providetur quae de Regno eodem oriundae Regnum ipsum natalis soli dulcedine propensius diligunt et eo potius * Mandatis ac beneplacitis Regiis facilius se conformant Cum igitur vacant nuper Wintoniensi Ecclesia per spontaneam renunciationem venerabilis viri Archidiaconi Ecclesiae Winton ipsius Ecclesiae electi Sanctissimus pater et Dominus Dominus M. divina providentia Summus Pontifex de ipsius Ecclesiae provisione solicit cogitans ac talem personam eidem Ecclesiae praeficere cupiens quae vobis esset gratior et praedicto regno utilior et acceptior a subditis habeatur ad venerabilem virum antiquum servum et amicum vestrum Magistrum Johannem de Pontisera virum utique de potentibus Anglicis fidelibus vestris ortum multa literarum scientia praeditum et morum honestate decorum virum quoque magni consilii et probatae virtutis directis oculis ac concepta fiducia quod per eum tam Regno ipsi quam praedictae Ecclesiae provideret ipsum de Fratrum suorum Sacrosanctae Romanae Ecclesiae Dominorum Cardinalium consilio praefecerit in ipsius Ecclesiae Episcopum et Pastorem Excellentiam Regiam duximus attente rogandam quatinus Provisionem hujusmodi gratam habentes ipsamque utpote vobis votivam et in nostrum et Regium favorem Apostolicae sedis circumspectione provide factam devotione qua decuit approbantes Episcopum ipsum benigne et laetantur recipere ac honorificentia debita prosequi pro dictae sedis reverentia et nostrorum praecaminum interventu velitis Firmam spem fiduciamque tenentes quod ipse Deo gratum dictae sedi acceptabilem tàm spiritualibus quam temporalibus et eidem Ecclesiae gratiosum se auctore Domino exhibebit et devotum ac beneplacitum vestrae Regali Majestati In dorso Excellenti & magnifico Principi Domino E. Dei gratia Regi Anglorum illustri EXcellenti Principi & amico charissimo Domino E. Dei gratia Regi Angliae In eadem Bundela An. 10 E. 1. illustri Benedictus miseratione divina Sancti Nicholai in Carcere Tullian Diacon Cardinalis salutem cum honoris & gloriae foelicibus incrementis Sedes Apostolica in quibuslibet suis actibus cuncta praeponderans negotium Electionis factae in Winton Ecclesia cum multa maturitate discussit Et tandem ex decentiae debito contingente quod absoluta ipsa Ecclesia de hujusmodi electione remansit * By their own usurped Authority Dominus Papa et Domini Cardinals ad personam venerabilis patris Johannis Wintoniensis Episcopi virum altae scientiae multi consilii et maturitatis honestae ac Excellentiae vestrae devotum oculos direxerunt Sperantes per hoc Deo et vobis merito complacere quod quidem tanto vobis esse debet acceptius quanto ipsum sinceriorem percipimus exaltationis Regalium vestrorum zelatorem Nos autem virtutes quibus eum dotavit Altissimus et sinceritatem purae devotionis quam ad personam vestram et Domini Regis habere praecipimus attendentes nec minus considerantes quantum actus Principum decorantur viris sic fulgentibus circumfulti Vestram Regiam Excellentiam affectuose rogamus quatinus eundem Episcopum ad specialitatem vestrae gratiae admittentes sic eum et dictam Ecclesiam habere velitis affectu propitio commendatos quod iidem Episcopus et Ecclesia in Regia serenitate concrescant et vobis exinde apud Deum et homines laudis adveniat incrementum A Son treschier Seigneur Edward par la grace de Dieu Roy Dengleterre Seigneur Ibidem Dirlaunde Ducs Daquitaigne Frere Jan par la suffrance Dieu Prestre de Canterbir Primate de tute Engleterre saluz e grant reverence Sire nus vous requerum pur Dieu & pur sa duce Mere ke vous voilliez requiller en grace e en amur nostre chier ami le Eveske de Wincestre qui a nostre estient est prudume sages e leaus e ad bone volente deservir a vous come a chier Seigneur e de ceo sumes nus certeynes E sachetz sire ke nus vous empriums pur ceo ke nus quidums ke co seit nostre honeur e prium nostre Seigneur Jesus Christ keil nous doint fere de ceo e tutes autres choses ceo ke plus li plest Sire dieus vous eit en sa guard Cest lettre fu escrite a Wengeham la Vaille saint Pierre en gule Aust In dorso A nostre Seigneur le Roy. Upon the receipt of all these importunate flattering Letters from these Cardinals and the Archbishop to the King backed with large promises of their favour & assistance to him in his affairs the King was content to be courted out of his Royal Prerogative to approve and prefer a Bishop duly elected by his special licence to this rich Bishopric and to restore the Temporalties to this John de Pontisera intruded into it by the Popes and Cardinal's Provision whose favours and Letters on his behalf were purchased at no small rates Besides these Cardinals recommended divers of their own Kindred and Friends to the King's favour and service by several Epistles the Originals whereof are filled in the same Bundle with those for this Bishop some of which I shall present to your view EXcellenti ac Magnifico Principi Domino Edwardo Dei gratia Regi Angliae Ex Bundela Brevium & Literarum Anno 10 E 1. in Turri London illustri Domino Hiberniae ac Duci Aquitaniae Ordonius miseratione divina Tusculanus Episcopus salutem & promptam ad ejus beneplacita voluntatem Magnificentiam vestram attentè requirimus & rogamus quatinus Georgium Domicellum venerabilis patris Domini fratris Jeronimi Episcopi Penestrini amici nostri charissimi quem ad vos pro quibusdam transmittit familiaribus negotiis habere dignemini commendatum Dat. apud Urbem Veterem 19 die Junii MAgnifico & excellenti Principi Domino Edwardo Regi Angliae illustri Jacobus Ibidem miseratione divina Sanctae Mariae in via lata Diacon Cardinalis salutem et a quo sunt jura Regnorum foelices ad vota successus Cum Georgius lator praesentium Familiaris & Domicellus venerabilis patris Domini Jeronimi Penestren Episcopi ad conspectum magnificentiae Regalis accedat Serenitatem Regiam deprecamur quatinus ipsum intuitu dicti Domini sui & precum contemplatione nostrarum gratiose recommendatum habere velit Regia Celsitudo In dorso Regi Angliae illustri EXcellentissimo Domino Domino E. Dei gratia Regi Angliae illustri Hugo miseratione divina titulo Sancti Laurentii in Lucina Presbyter Cardinalis salutem & post Ibidem foelicem & longaevam vitam ad coelestem patriam foelicius pervenire Venerabilis fratris nostri Domini J. Penestrini Episcopi rogaminibus inclinati pro Georgio de Castro Baynaldi Regiam Celsitudinem vestram interpellare inducimur & movemur Hinc est quod cum dictus G. ad serviendum magnificentiae vestrae affectu cordis intimo anelat Regiam Excellentiam vestram duximus exorandam quatinus dictum G. ad serviepdum vestrae praeclarae Majestati velitis admittere et inter caeteros secundum merita collocare Dat. apud Urbem Veterem 12 Kal. Julii Pontificatus Domini Martini Papae quarti anno secundo EXcellentissimo Domino Domino E. Dei gratia Regi Angliae illustri Frater Jeronimus miseratione divina Penestrinus Episcopus salutem & post foelicem & longaevam Ibidem vitam praesentis saeculi ad coelestem patriam foelicius pervenire Cum dilectus & charus nobis Georgius de Castro Baynaldi Familiaris noster audita fama vestri nominis & eam facto cognoverit dum per Urbem Veterem transitum hactenus faceretis ad serviendum Celsitudini vestrae venire desideret Nos volentes suis exigentibus meritis apud Majestatem vestram laudabile testimonium perhibere tenore praesentium vestrae magnificentiae intimemus quod ipsum invenimus legalem curialem & industrium unde si placuerit vestrae Celsitudini ejus servitio uti rogamus quatinus eundem nostrorum interventu praecaminum propensius recommendatum habere velitis Dat. apud Urbem Veterem 12 Kal. Julii Pontificatus Domini Martini Papae 4. anno secundo ILlustri & excellentissimo Domino Domino E. Dei gratia Regi Angliae Ibidem Comes miseratione divina Sanctorum Petri & Marcellini Presbyter Cardinalis salutem & post foelicem & longaevam vitam praesentis saeculi ad coelestem patriam foelicius pervenire Quanto fiducialius Celsitudini Regiae praecamina nostra porrigimus quantoque Nobilem virum Georgium de Castro Baynaldi latorem praesentium morum ac virtutum elegantia insignitum Domicellum venerabilis in Christo patris Domini fratris J. Penestren Episcopi affectione sincera prosequimur tanto affectuosius & efficacius ea à magnificentia vestra exaudiri rogamus & illa maximè quae pro causis specialibus diriguntur Sanè cum dictus Georgius ad serviendum Majestati vestrae venire desideret Excellentiam & Gelsitudinem vestram affectuosè rogamus quatinus attendentes quod inter Caesariae laudis titulos quae nomen Regnantis clarificat specialiter in devotione extensa diffusius munifica liberalitas numeratur praedictum Georgium sic nostri amoris intuitu nostrorumque interventu precaminum habere velitis propensius commendatum quod exinde vobis ad omnia quae Celsitudini vestrae ac regno reputaretis accepta fortius obligamur dictusque Georgius interventionem nostrorum precaminum quam pro ipso munificentiae vestrae cum magna fiducia destinamus sibi censeat largiflua profuisse Dat. apud Vrbem Veterem 13 Kalendas Julii Pontificatus Domini Martini Papae Quarti Anno secundo EXcellentissimo & Magnifico Principi Domino E. Dei Gratiâ Regi Anglorum Ibidem Illustri Hugo miseratione divina titulo Sancti Laurencii in Lucina Presbyter Cardinalis salutem & in adversis prosperos ad vota successus Celsitudinem vestram credimus semper ad illa fore promptissimam quae sunt Deo placita et profectum respiciunt subjectorum de hujusmodi quidem credulitate procedit quod à vobis audemus cum plena securitate deposcere quicquid pietatem vel justitiam cernitur redolere Sanè veniens hiis diebus ad Apostolicam sedem Willielmus de Ippele Clericus noster casum quendam qui sibi dudum in servitio acciderat Poenitentiario Domini Papae humili confessione monstravit et agnoscens culpam ubi culpa non est secum petiit misericorditer super facto hujusmodi dispensari quia non omnium Poenitentiariorum concors habet assertio quod ipse Willielmus ex facto hujusmodi irregularitatis maculam non contraxit Excellentiam Regiam ex intimo cordis affectu requirimus et rogamus quatinus eidem Willielmo pietate solitâ compatientes erga Venerabilem Patrem Londonien Episcopum instare velitis ut Ecclesiam de Acton Londonien Dioc. quam magnificentia vestra Regia sibi contulit eidem restituat qua ipsum idem Episcopus sumpta occasione ex facto praedicto ex quo nichil mali meruit dicitur spoliasse Conservat Deus Majestatem vestram Regiam per tempora diuturna et rebellium vestrorum colla conterat detque bobis feliciter triumphare In the same Bundle of Epistles I found this of Ferrandus son of the King of Arragon to King Edward on the behalf of a Merchant informing him of the Pope's coming to Marseilles of the revolt of 5. Cities in Sicily from King Charles and slaughter of all the French ILlustrissimo & Victoriosissimo Principi Domino Edwardo Dei gratiâ Regi Angliae Ferrandus filius bonae memoriae Regis Arragonum humile manuum Ex Bundela Literarum & Petitionum An. 10 E. 1. in Turri London osculamentum Serenissime Domine de vestra magnifica liberalitate confidens talia vestrae Celsitudini supplicare praesumo quae meis meritis praesumere non auderem hinc est quod cum Bertrandus de Cresuels Burgensis Montispessulani usum mercandi in partibus regni vestri exerceat cui suis meritis et ipsius probitate multimoda sim multipliciter obligatus per me illi de quorum Dominatione confido vestrae Regiae Majestati humiliter supplico quantum possum quatinus dictum Bertrandum velitis habere contemplatione mei speciali gratiae commendatum Scio enim ipsum esse talem quod in hiis quae vestrae Dominationi placuerint conabitur esse gratus Adhaec Domine noveritis quod intellexi pro certo à quibusdam Mercatoribus qui de novo venerunt de Curia quod Papa pro certo in brevi veniet Marsiliam qui etiam pro certo dixerunt mihi quod 5. Civitates Siciliae insurrexerunt contra Regem Carolum et interfecerunt omnes Gallicos habitantes in eyes alia non narrantur Parisius digna referri Vigeat vita vestra in gratia Summi Regis Dat. Parisius 7 Kalend. Junii In Dorso Illustriffimo & Victoriosiffimo Principi Domino Regi Angliae In the same Bundle of Letters I found this Epistle of Peter King of Arragon to King Edward his kinsman some whereof being defaced I have supplied in a parenthesis concerning his Messages to and aids of Dimes demanded from the Pope against his Enemies and his invitation by the Sicilians to receive the kingdom of Sicily with his proceedings therein wherein he craved his advice and assistance EXcellentissimo & quamplurimum diligendo Domino E. Dei gratiâ Illustri Regi Angliae Domino Yberniae & Duci Aquitaniae P. per eandem gratiam In eadem Bundela etc. An. 10 E 1. in Turri London Rex Arragonum salutem & sincerae devocionis affectum Dilectioni Regiae praesentibus intimetur quod nobis ante recessum nostri viatici armatae nostrae videlicet in quo sumus cum proponeremus illam ad Dei servitium facere misimus nuncium nostrum ad Summum Pontificem ut nobis super eodem negotio subsidium largiretur quem idem nuncium dictus Summus Pontifex audita supplicatione nostra timens an Regem Siciliae accedere sui impensione aliqua relegavit Postmodum vero cum in Barberiam ad locum videlicet the Altoyl ad exaltationem fidei Christianae consilio Richerhominum nobiscum existentium destinavimus iterum ad dictum Summum Pontificem nostrum nuncium super eo videlicet quod nobis in prosequendo facto per nos inchoato subveniret nobis Decima per Ecclesiam in regno nostra recepta et concederet indulgentiam nobis et illis qui nobiscum essent et etiam quod terram nostram et ipsorum reciperet sub protectione Ecclesiae et commodo Cui nuncio dictus Summus Pontifex fecit quandam dilatoriam impensionem distulitque sibi tradere literam Cumque nos resistemus inimicis fidei ut nostrum erat propositum si dicto Summo Pontifici complaceret venerunt ad nos Nuncii quorundam locorum & Civitatum Regni Siciliae exponentes nobis & supplicantes quod ad Regnum ipsum accedentes quia omnes Siculi unanimis et concordes nos in eorum Dominum invocabant Nos siquidem advertentes quod istud esset nobis et Dominationi nostrae honorificum et utile accedimus ad dictum Regnum Siciliae cum familia nostra & stolo ad habendum & impetrandum jus quod illustris & bona Consors nostra Domina Regina Arragon & filii nostri habent in eodem regno & erit decus nostrum & nostrorum Domino perhibente Caeterum cum ad gaudia convocentur quociens statu nostro nobis prospero Rogamus vos quatinus certificetis nos de salute in statu vestro quem semper voluimus prosperum & jocundum Nichilominus reservantes quicquid vestri Discretioni facto praemisso praemeditato & circumspecto Dat. apud Altoyll etc. The Bishop of Hereford the King's Agent in the Court of Rome sent him this Letter of intelligence from thence concerning the Pope's Wars that year what Bishops elections he nulled confirmed or caused the parties elected to resign their elections to make way for his Provisions to their Bishoprics what Bishops he promoted to Bishoprics by his own Provisions among others the * Here p. 1255 1256 1257. forementioned Bishop of Winchester and what good reception he found from the Pope notwithstanding the slanders raised against him EXcellentissimo Principi & Domino suo praecipuo Domino Edwardo Dei gratia In eadem Bundela Literarum etc. in Turri London An. 10 E. 1. Regi Angliae Domino Hyberniae & Duci Aquitaniae Suus Tho. ejusdem permissione Ecclesiae Hereforden Minister humilis se semper cum voluntate parata ad omnia beneplacita & mandata  de aliquibus jam actis et aliis pro relatis in Romana Curia vobis constet Vestrae Celsitudini praesentibus intimamus quod Dominus Papa duplicem habet Guerram unam contra illos de Perusa et suos fautores qui nituntur quoddam Castrum quod jam Centum Annis et amplius tenuit pacifice et possedit sibi principaliter subjugare illud obsidio blada et vineas exs●yrpando ad quod Dominus Papa misit exercitum valde magnum Et alium exercitum misit ad Ferlyn contra Comitem de Montefoliis secundum quod de hoc vobis scripsimus non est diu Rex Karolus plenis manibus est in Ballivis quia à Civitatibus Tusciae & aliarum partium querit adjutorium prout potest Et quia terra illa quam debellare intendit scilicet Siciliam est de Dominio Papae idem Dominus misit Dominum Gerardum de Parma Cardinalem Episcopum ad illam guerram pro viribus sopiendam loco Domini Willielmi Cardinal Gallici subrogatus fuisset Amicus vester Magister Berardus de Neapole nisi unus Cardinalis similiter Amicus vester ei fortiter obstitisset Nono die Junii Dominus Papa nobem electos in Episcopos expedivit aliquos cassando aliquos confirmando aliquos ad resignationem per alios inducendo et aliquibus providendo inter quos providit Ecclesiae Leodien de fratre Comitis Flandr et Electo Leodien scilicet Domino Willielmo de Navarina providit de Praepositura de Bruges Ecclesiae vero Wintonien post resignationem Electi ab adversariis procuratam de Magistro Johanne de Pontissera est provisum set in confectione praesentium illi priori bono Electo cui quasi tota Curia compatitur nulla provisio facta fuit Posthaec in Vigilia Sancti Barnabe Apostoli venimus ad Curiam et eadem die recepit nos Dominus Papa ad pedum et oris oscula beatorum non obstantibus procurationibus ad●●rsariorum nostrorum qui nos excommunicatos fore Domino Papae et fratribus Primitus suggesserunt et datis super hoc auditoribus pro nobis interlocutoriam protulit ipsi Papae unde eo quod primam interlocutoriam pro nobis habuimus per eundem nos et quamplurimi in Curia existentes gavisi fuimus in immensum Populum sui Regimini in prosperitate continua votiva omnipotens vos conservet Dat. apud Vrbem Veterem 2. Idus Junii Anno Domini 1282. In the same Bundle of Letters and Petitions I found this Epistle of Rich. de Gravesend Bishop of London to K. Edw. the 1. in foreign parts complaining against the Mayor and Citizens of London for a Sacrilegious invasion of the rights and possessions of the Church of St. Paul's in procuring some ground adjoining to the wall of the ancient Churchyard thereunto belonging from the King by false suggestions to be granted them to build houses thereon towards the repair and maintenance of London bridge desiring the King to suspend his grant and prohibit the buildings till his return and a full hearing of the cause or to grant him liberty to denounce Ecclesiastical censures against them as they deserved if they persisted therein which he had till then forborn out of his reverence to the King and his grant made to them EXcellentissimo Domino suo Domino E. Dei gratiâ Illustri Regi Angliae Ex Bundela Literarum & Petitionum An. 10 E 1. in Turri London Domino Hyberniae & Duci Aquitaniae R. ejusdem miseratione London Ecclesiae Minister salutem & prosperos ad vota successus cum omni reverentia & honore Ecclesia vestra Sancti Pauli London ad cujus regimen licet immeriti divina dispositione vocamur tàm vestris quam clarae memoriae Progenitorum vestrorum Regum Angliae Deo & Ecclesiae suae Sanctae Devotorum temporibus praeteritis ejusdem Regni vassalis praerogativam libertatis optinuit & in suis juribus Regiae protectionis cum favore munimentum Verum licet loca quaedam adjacentia muris Cimiterii Ecclesiae memoratae tumulandis Interdicti tempore nobilium corporibus decedentium ibidem antiquorum industria reservata fuissent sicut adhuc existentes extra dictos muros tumuli veraciter attestantur per quod etiam loca hujusmodi sacra seu religiosa censentur ac magna pars Areae extra muros ejusdem ubi tumuli non apparent quam olim aedificatam inhabitabant Clerici Ecclesiae praenotatae ad jus & proprietatem ipsius pertineat Henr. tamen Wallensis Major Civitatis London Curiae vestrae falsò suggerens quod sine alieni juris praejudicio ad augmentum redditus Pontis London in dictorum murorum Circuitu Domunculas vel Seldos possint construi & Majestate Regia taliter circumventa Literas vestras vestrum exprimentes in hac parte consensum ut dicitur impetrans propositum quod ad suggestionem iniqui spiritus jam concepit nititur nequius consummare et licet ex causis praemissis & aliis congruis & legitimis quae pro loco & tempore poterunt declarari juri libertati et possessioni Ecclesiae nostrae grave et intollerabile videntes praejudicium generari tam per nos quam per alios eundem Majorem & Cives London sibi adhaerentes in praemissis moneri fecimus & frequenter induci ut a proposito tam sacrilego desisterent & iidem spretis monitionibus hujusmodi in praesumptione pristina perdurantes tanquam manifesti perturbatores Libertatum et invasores possessionum Ecclesiasticarum forent non immerito animadversione debita compescendi ob vestri tamen et Literarum vestrarum quas super hoc exhibent reverentiam ab omni rigore Ecclesiasticae disciplinae contra eos exercendae hucusque cessavimus fiducialiter sperantes erga vestram Clementiam in hoc consequi remedium Propter quod Majestati vestrae attentius supplicamus quatinus ne jus et libertas Ecclesiae vestrae Sancti Pauli per Majores et Civium praedictorum potentiam opprimantur Vobis pro statu reipuplicae agentibus in remotis ipsis praecipere velitis ut saltem a constructione domuncularum hujusmodi omnino desistant donec ad parts London quod Deus prospere et celeriter annuat redeatis ut tunc de Ecclesiae vestrae justitia et adversae partis injuria coram vobis et vestris discussio plenior habeatur Et quia sicut Excellentia vestra satis novit manifestas Ecclesiae Dei injurias et oppressiones dissimulare quantum ad nos pertinet absque ordinis nostri non valemus periculo quas ex officii debito tota reprimere diligentia et virtute tenemur vestrae Clementiae ea quae possumus supplicamus insiantia quatinus Dei contemplatione sustinere velitis ut dictos Majorem et Cives ●●aesumptione Nota. praedicta per censuram Ecclesiasticam compescere cum vestra pace possimus si illorum rebellio et protervitas hoc requirant Bene valeat vestra Dominatio per tempora longiora Dat. apud Suthminstre 2 Kalendas Augusti Anno Dom. 1282. In the same Bundle of Letters I found a transcript of Pope Martin's Bull to the Prior of Tonbridge concerning Sir John Lovetot formerly printed p. 280. The Major Provost and Commonalty of Roscommon in Ireland writ this Epistle to King Edward concerning the readiness of the Prior and Covent of that place to exchange lands with the King for his and his Soldiers better accommodation and security for which they were unjustly vexed by their Bishop against whose excesses they prayed speedy relief ILlustri Viro ac Domino suo Reverentissimo Domino Edward Dei gratia Regi Ex Bundela Literarum & Petitionum An 10 E. 1. in Turri London Angliae Domino Hyberniae & Comiti Aquitaniae etc. Martinus Legan Mayor Richardus de Oxonia Praepositus totaque Communitas Burgensium novae Villae suae de Roscomman salutem et tam debitam quam devotam suo Principi & Patrono cum omnimoda humilitate reverentiam Vestrae Regiae excellentiae dignum duximus significandum qualiter Prior & Conventus Canonicorum Sancti Commani de Roscomman a principio primae fundationis Castri vestri apud Roscommon necnon & novae Villae vestrae & Burgensium vestrorum in eadem Villa fuerunt & adhuc sunt nobis propitii & favorabiles ob vestram reverentiam & honorem Cum enim terras satis propinquas ad orandum propè Castrum vestrum necnon et prope novam Villam vestrum ibidem habere non possemus sed aliquantulum remotas in Dominico vestro in quibus commodè orare propter multimodas guerras & propter insultus Hybernicorum pacem aliquando non perfecte observantium similiter habere non possemus praedicti Prior & Conventus de Dominico suo proprio prope Castrum vestram situm novae Villae vestrae de Roscomman in qua commode & quiet pacifice & honestè habitare possumus necnon & quatuor Carucatas terrae de eodem suo Dominico prope idem Castrum ob vestrae dignitatis reverentiam nobis in excambium gratanter & spontaneè & fine aliqua contradictione concesserunt terras remotiores in quibus sine periculo habitare non possemus pro eisdem in excambium recipientes de quibus adhuc modicum habent commodum Et quod praedicti Prior & Conventus quindecim Marcas sterlingorum quas singulis annis pro situ Castri vestri & novae Villae vestrae & lacu de Lochnaven quod est prope Castrum vestrum ibidem per manum Ballivi vestri de Roscomman à vobis recipere debuerunt praedictas quindecim marcas vobis imperpetuum remiserunt propter quam remissionem ab Episcopo suo Diocessano non modicum sustinent jacturam et gravamen et adhuc sustinebunt nisi per vos celeriter super hoc eis remedium salubre tribuatur Ipse etiam Episcopus propter dictam causam onera importabilia eis imponere et illicitas exactiones ab eisdem extorquere non formidat Haec et alia commoda et esimenta quae per dictum Priorem et suum Conventum antea suscepimus et adhuc suscipere non definimus ad praesens vobis narrare non possumus Quare vestram Regiam Excellentiam de qua & in qua post Deum omnem habemus fiduciam omni qua possumus devotione rogamus quatinus tam Divinae pietatis intuitu quam precum nostrarum interventu quam praedictorum beneficiorum & commod rum a praedicto Priore et suo Conventu Vobis et nobis ob reverentiam vestri praestitorum obtentu eisdem Priori et Conventui in omnibus suis agendis si placet sitis favorabiles & intenti ita ut quaecunque a vobis cum justitia postulaverint cum fiducia valeant impetrare Et hoc sicut honorem vestrum & profectum nostrum salvare desideratis effectui mancipare curetis Valeat vigeatque vestra Regia excellentia per tempora longa Here p. 305. l. 29. after secundo insert Notwithstanding which Bull King Edward the 1. declining and excusing his personal voyage to the Holy Land Pope Martin thereupon sent this second Bull to persuade and excite him thereunto the latter part whereof is quite putrified and torn away from this exordium of it in the White Tower which I can only present you with MARTINUS Episcopus servus servorum Dei charissimo in Christo filio In Turri London 〈…〉 E 1 Regi Angliae illustri salutem & Apostol●cam benedictionem Magnum ad Terrae Sanctae negotium Regiae devotionis affectum partius verbis exiollimus tanquam evidentia facti notorium et coelestibus indiciis approbatum Siquidem latè patet vel potius latius eminet qualiter nonnullis olim molientibus te acc●●●ctum magnificè ad ipsius terrae succursum ab assumpti ad hoc itineris prosecutione ●etrahere illa tuum propositum constantia firmavit altissimus ut velut abruptis dissuadentium & dissuasionum retinaculis absque cunctatione procederes & ad terram eandem sic perutilis advenires qual necessitatibus d●vinious in tempore parareris cum talis ejusdem tunc status seu verius casus exis●eret quod illud proh dolour modicum quod de ipsa Christianitati remansi● à fide● ho●●bus infestius solito impetitum tam ad defensionis constantiam quam ad deditionis dispendium & ignominiam disponebat Sed resump●o de tuo & ●uorum adventu fortitudinis spiritu viriliter eisdem hostibus restitit & adhuc super tibi celitus illud evidens divinae gratificationis insigne dum te assasini cujusdam insidiis animam tuam prodiciose confossum ut mortem communi judicio minaretur redemptioni humani Nu●c ergo fili charissime attentè Putasne is in illius All the rest is putrified I found this Letter of King Edward in the White Tower in answer to the Cardinal of St. Laurence his special friend giving him an account how the Pope's Merchants informed him of his design in * See p. 277 278. seizing the Dimes and the passages in the Court of Rome concerning this affair with some other particulars EDwardus Dei gratia Rex Angliae Dominus Hiberniae & Dux Aquitaniae venerabili Ex Bundela Brevium & Literarum An. 11 E. 1. in Turri London in Christo patri amico suo fidissimo Domino H. eadem gratia titulo Sancti Laurentii in Lucina Presbytero & Sacrosanctae Romanae & Universalis Ecclesiae Cardinali salutem & mutuae dilectionis continuum incrementum Literas vestras recepimus in principio continentes quod minimè miraremur si elapso temporis longo tractu de negotiis nostris quae vobis per Magistros Robertum Decanum Ebor. & Johannem Clarell nuncios nostros fecimus liberari nequivistis nobis aliquid intimare dum impedimenta occurrissent varia votis vestris Nec revera subesse causam conspicimus admirandi cum sciamus vos semper promptissimos ad ea nobis continuo referenda quae contingunt nostrum commodum et honorem direct et quae senseritis nobis contraria vel adversa Et super negotio quod dictis nunciis commisimus in Curia procurandum sicut et in aliis omnibus quae nos tangunt diligentiam vestram habemus merito commendatam et de  et opera quas ipsis in dicto negotio praebuistis dilectioni vestrae ad grates assurgimus eo magis quod de propositionibus quas dicti nuncii praeviderant ipsos superfluis resecatis in recto tramite direxistis & si alter ipsorum vestrae resecationis oblitus thema praeconceptum in omnibus sequeretur * tamen circumspectionem vestram undique fecimus excusatam cum sit difficile imprudentem vel & ipsum qui solerciae & sagacitati propriae * confidit ab hiis quae in ment concepit revocare facta etiam & propositiones hujusmodi acceptas ferimus juxta proponendi modos & merita personarum Caeterum si quid nobis adversum auribus Domini Summi Pontificis innotuerit hiis diebus ex relationibus Mercatorum cavebimus caucius consilia communicare cum ipsis et eisdem secreta nostra in posterum aperire Nec revera unquam ex certa scientia fecimus inhiberi ne de regno nostro pecunia Decimae traheretur nisi quod id fieri timebamus absque conscientia nostra et praecepto Summi Pontificis speciali per quod regnum nostrum ex facto hujusmodi fuisset aliqualiter obligatum De Magistro siquidem Andraea de Candulph quem in Advocatum nostrum in Curia recepistis gratum habemus admodum quod fecistis Volentes ipsum sicut alios Advocatos nostros in Curia juxta vestrum consilium retinere & eidem literas nostras sicut aliis consuevimus transmittemus quamcitius nobis rescripseritis quantum consulitis de feodo sibi dari De exilitate vero Ecclesiae de Bulnwell quam Willielmo de Craven Capellano vestro non est diu conferri fecimus penitentes eidem de competenciori beneficio libenter curabimus providere cum viderimus opartunum Ad haec de rumoribus Siciliae quos nobis vestris voluistis literis nunciare & praesertim de omnibus aliis quae scripsistis vobis grates referimus & gratias speciales Et de spe expeditionis nostri negotii ex vestri tenore mandati sumus quamplurimum recreati nostraeque non extitit intentionis hucusque partem petere Decimae supradictae dum totum possemus consequi interventibus amicorum Rogantes attentè quatinus quae bono inchoastis principio studeatis ad finem perducere praeoptatum Teste meipso apud Roth●lan 23 die Novembris anno regni nostri undecimo What Prerogative the King then claimed from every new created Bishop by reason of his Creation to bestow a Pension upon some one of his Chaplains till he promoted him to a competent benefice this Mandate to the Chancellor will inform us SUis H. de Kend. W. de Odyham & A. de Berton salutem Scribatis per breve In eadem Bundela in Turri London An. 11 E. 1. Domini Regis Domino Karl Episcopo pro Roberto de Icard socio vestro quod idem Episcopus de fructibus & aliis ad Ecclesiam de Kirkeland in Episcopatu suo spectantibus quam idem Episcopus praedicto Roberto contulit ratione gratiae Domini Regis eidem Roberto concessae de nova creatione ejusdem Episcopi praedictam Ecclesiam quae est de patronatu suo tueatur donec lis mota inter ipsum Episcopum & Magistrum Nicholaum de Berewys qui se dicit esse Rectorem ejusdem Ecclesiae inde terminetur vel quod praedictus Episcopus praedicto Roberto pensionem suam quam ad preces Regis praedicto Roberto concessit de caetero solvat & the prox Ecclesia vacatura de collatione praedicti Episcopi quam ipse Robertus acceptaverit respiciat & quod idem Episcopus tunc de praedicta Ecclesia faciat voluntatem suam Quia Dominus Rex vult quod praedictus Robertus gaudeat in pace collationem quam ad gratiam Regis habet aut habebit Scribatis etiam Vic. Northumbr per breve Domini Regis meliori modo quo poteritis quod omnia bona quae fuerunt Willielmi de Middleton defuncti in Balliva sua capiat in manum Regis & ea salvo sine distractione vel dilapidatione custodiat donec Dominus Rex aliud inde praeceperit Scribatis etiam Thesaur & Baronibus de Scaccario quod Executores Testamenti Domini Willielmi de Middleton de quorum nominibus dictus Robertus eis scire faciet coram eis venire faciat ad respond Roberto de Scard Executori Testamenti Richardi de Middleton de bonis quae fuerunt ipsius Richardi quae dictus Willielmus habuit die mortis suae prout videritis faciendum How ungrateful and injurious the Bishop of Winton intruded by the Pope's Provision was to the King's Clerks promoted to Livings during the vacancy endeavouring to eject them out of their Benefices this Letter to the Chancellor will inform us DOmino suo reverendo Domino R. Dei gratia Bathon & Wellen. Episcopo In eadem Bundela ac Cancellar Domini Regis suus A. de Winton salutem reverentiam & honorem De futuris contingentibus prospiciens molestiam aut fatigationem posse imminere dominationi vestrae supplicavi quod literas Domini Regis pro Hugone fill meo dirigend ad Ecclesiam de Chiltercumbe in Winton Dioc. per vos promoto Episcopo ejusdem loci habere faceretis ad indempnitatem & tuitionem praedicti fill mei conservandum & vos michi mandastis quod facultatem magni sigilli Domini Regis tunc ad manus non habuistis nec filium meum per Episcopum praedictum tunc gravari perpendistis unde non fuit necesse sibi tunc scribere verumptamen praedicto Episcopo postea curam animarum habente per Officialem suum de pluribus articulis in sua Dioc. fecit inquisitiones et praecipue de Clericis in eadem per Dominum Regem promotis quibus nullam gratiam facere proponit objiciens praedicto filio meo quod in●ra annum suae admissionis ad beneficium praedictum secundum statuta non fuit in Presbyterum ordinatus Et responsum fuit pro eo quod ad primos ordines subsequentes post admissionem ad Ecclesiam praedictam per defectum Episcopi Diocaesani & pro defectu Archiepiscopi curam spiritualitatis sede vacante habentis procuravit literas dimissorias à custode praedictae spiritualitatis Episcopo Sarum & tunc per easdem literas ordinatus fuit in Subdiaconum & postea ad proximos ordines subsequentes per Archiepiscopum in Diaconum Consequenter ante institutionem Episcopi qui nunc nulli celebrati fuerint ordines & Officialis dicti Episcopi dicebat quod rationes praedictae praedicto filio meo nichil valere possunt set bona Ecclesiastica in praedicto loco inventa sequestravit et in sequestro tenet Ita quod filius meus in eodem loco non habet ubi capud suum possit reclinare Et si filius meus ad ordines sacros pro tam exili beneficio non esset astrictus minus ei condolerem Hinc est quod vestram exoro dominationem devotè supplicans quatinus per literas Domini Regis qui vobis mediantibus ipsum praesentavit & maximè per literas vestras significetis quid duxeritis in praemissis oportunum quia dictus Episcopus magis inquietat promotos per Dominum Regem sede vacant quam per alios quoseunque patronos Mitto vobis literam praedicti filii mei quam michi misit pro negotio praedicto reverentiam vestram rogans quod ipsam audire velitis Valeat dominatio vestra semper in Domino Page 306. l. 6. after 1283. insert He likewise issued this Prohibition Bundela Brevium An. 11 E. 1. in Turri London Rex etc. Vic. Dorset quod capias Hugonem de Heskerden Richardum de Wynford Capellanum Johannem de Cermistre Capellanum & habeas corpora etc. ad respond Nobis quare cum placita de catallis & debitis quae non sunt de Testamento etc. ad Nos et Coronam et dignitatem nostram et non ad alium in regno nostro pertineant i●dem H. R. & J. una cum Magistro Waltero de Gloucester Offic. Episc Sarum etc. tenuerunt placitum in Curia Christianitatis de catallis et debitis Abbatis de Burden quae non sunt etc. in laesionem Coronae et dignitatis nostrae et contra Prohibitionem nostram Teste H. de Dunton apud Salop. S die Febr. Anno regni nostri undecimo Page 307. l. 7. after Brumburgh insert In the same Bundle of Letters and Petitions to the Chancellor I found this of the Mayor and Burgesses of Oxford praying remedy against the Proctors and Scholars of the University for punishing and excommunicating them for offences against the Assizes of bread bear and other victuals belonging only to the King and his Ministers SUo W. de Odiham salutem Mittimus vobis literas quas nobis miserunt Major Ex Bundela Li●erarum & Petitionum Cancellario An. 11 E. 1. in Turri London & Burgenses Oxon. mandantes quod eyes in hac parte debitum remedium fieri faciatis Mandamus etiam quod Johannem de Tud●merse Vic. Oxon. fieri faciatis Absolutiones juxta brevia Domini Regis & alia quae vobis suus nuntius oftendet Valeat Dat. apud Rochel 8 Kal. Febr. REverendo Domino suo ac amico si placet Domino R. Dei gratia Bathon & Wellen. Episcopo ac Cancellar Domini Regis sui devoti Major caeterique Burgenses Oxon. salutem cum reverentia & honore Quia Procuratores et Magistri Vniversitatis Oxon. in praejudicium Domini Regis se intromittunt de Assisis panis cervisiae et aliorum victualium quae ad Dominum Regem et ad Ministros suos pertinent Dominationi vestrae supplicamus de qua indubitanter confidimus quatinus si placet super hiis gravaminibus et injuriis Domino Regi et nobis per praedictos Procuratores et Ministros illatis remedium apponere velitis Scientes quod in propriis personis nostris ad Dominum Regem vel ad vos accessissemus nisi esset magna occupatio quam habemus circa pecuniam Domini Regis colligendam Praedicti etiam Procuratores et Magistri sententiam Excommunicationis intulerunt in Robertum de Welles Ballivum nostrum eo quod panem per praedictos Procuratores et Ministr●s attachiatum tanquam bonum et satis ponderantem Super quibus Domini Regis petimus auxilium Valeat dominatio vestra per tempora longiora What success this Petition had I find not the Proctors and Scholars proceedings herein being warranted by former Charters granted them by our Kings King Edward though he might by his own Prerogative Royal have annexed his Collegiate Church and Free-Chapel of Boseham exempt from Ordinary Jurisdiction within the Diocese of the Bishopric of Cicester to the Bishopric of Exeter to which he united it yet to avoid all future contests between the Bishops their Officers and Chaplains concerning it petitioned the Pope by his concurrent Authority to unite it to the Bishopric of Exeter SIgnificat Sanctitati vestrae devotus filius vester Edwardus Rex Angliae quod Ex Bundela Epist. & Brevium An. 11 E 1. in Turri London dudum eo vestrae beatitudini intimante quod licet Parochialis Ecclesia de Boseham quae Collegiata existit Cic●stren Diocaesis sit Capella Regia utpote per progenitores suos fundata in Archidiaconatu Cicestrensi & dotata ac Episcopus Exoniensis qui est pro tempore Regius Capellanus praesit eidem Ecclesiae in collationibus Canonicatuum & Praebendarum & in corporali possessione ipsorum ac quibusdam aliis juribus spectantibus ad eandem et omnes liberae Capellae Regiae in regno Angliae consistentes ab omni potestate et jurisdictione quorundam Ordinariorum locorum sint liberae et exemptae de consuetudine approbata et in possessione hujusmodi libertatis et exemptionis existant praedicti Episcopus et Archidiaconus Cicestrenses in praejudicium libertatis et exemptionis hujusmodi et juris Regii diminutionem dictum Episcopum Exoniensem ex praebendarium ejusdem Ecclesiae de Boseham Regium ut praedicitur Capellanum super dictis juribus quo minus ipsis uti libere possit multipliciter molestant et perturbant Vnde supplicat dictus Dominus Rex quatinus authoritate Apostolica dignemini dictam Ecclesiam vel Capellam de Boseham cum Canonicis et personis Ecclesiasticis praedictis Canonicatibus et Praebendis et annexis Ecclesiis et Capellis et Ministris Clero et populo eorundem ab omni jurisdictione ordinaria et praecipue Archiepiscopi Cantuariensis Episcopi et Archidiaconi Cicestrensium ad omne dubium amovendum eximere et totaliter liberare et jurisdictioni Exoniensis Episcopi qui confert Canonicatus et Praebendas et praeterea ut praemittitur suus Capellanus specialiter nuncupatur et successorum suorum quantum ad utramque legem communis didelicet et Diocaesanae nititur subjicere Ita quod cultus divinus & excessuum correctio non negligatur in ipsis quodque possit Clericos ipsius Ecclesiae liberè ordinare ac in Clero & populo ipsius Ecclesiae & in ipsâ Ecclesiâ ea quae sunt ordinis & Episcopalis officii jure suo exercere eo quod Episcopus Cicestrensis qui pro tempore fuerit in talibus exercendis ibidem se fortassis difficilem exhibebit Et quod dictus Exoniensis Episcopus & successores sui saltem similem jurisdictionem habeant in Ecclesia seu Capella praedicta Ecclesiis annexis et Capellis Praebendis Capellanis Canonicis Vicariis Ministris Clero et populo eorundem qualem habent alii Decani et Praepositi aliarum Capellarum suarum liberarum in regno et dominio suo constitutarum de gratia speciali et de plenitudine potestatis ad ipsius Regii honoris augmentum Non obstantibus quibuscunque pactis compositionibus controversiis aut litibus inter praefatos Ep●scopos et Archidiaconum motis vel movendis occasione praedicta cum omnibus non obstantibus et clausulis ac etiam cum executoribus & conservator●bus opportun●s He likewise petitioned that he might elect a discreet approved person to be his Confessor to whom he might reveal his secrets and be absolved and receive ghostly advice even in such things wherein the See Apostolic was to be consulted with which he might have freely done without his licence SUpplicat Sanctitati vestrae devotus filius vester Edwardus Rex Angliae quod Sanctitas vestra indulgentiam quarto Idus Aprilis Pontificatus vestri anno primo ut ipse pro salute animae suae aliquem discretum probatum sibi in Confessorem valeret eligere In eadem Bundela An. 11 E 1. cui secreta sua pandere posset & ab ipso absolvi sibi prima salutari etiamsi talia forent per quae sedes Apostolica foret consulenda Quare supplicat dictus Edwardus quatinus in forma simili tempore futuro eligendi sibi Confessorem aliquem concedere dignemini facultatem Page 317. l. 3. after Julii insert King Edward sent this Writ to the Archbishop of Dublin in favour of the Bishop elect of Fern to appoint some of his Suffragans to consecrate him in Ireland to save his expenses in repairing to him in England his Bishopric being much wasted and impaired by the Irish Rebels EDwardus etc. venerabili patri J. eadem gratia Archiepiscopo Dublin salutem Ex Bundela Literarum & Brevium Cancellar An. 11 E. 1. in Turri London Quia dilecto nobis in Christo Domino Richardo de Northampton electo Fernensi didicimus referente quod vos contemplatione precum nostrarum quas pro eo alias vobis direximus ipsum in sua confirmatione favore amplioris gratiae prosecuti fuistis vobis exinde grates & gratias referimus speciales Et cum idem Electus qui jam ad partes Hiberniae est profectus absque magnis laboribus et expensis pro munere consecrationis a vobis optinendo reverti in Angliam non valeret nec ipse per totum annum jam instantem sicut didicimus tantum de suo Episcopatu recipiet emolumentum unde tam graves expensae possent provenire praesertim cum status ejusdem Episcopatus sicut forte vobis innotuit per hostiles incursus pacis nostrae perturbatorum non mediocriter enervetur Nos indempnitati ipsius Electi suis exigentibus meritis prospicere cupientes Paternitatem vestram rogamus & requirimus cum affectu quatinus nostris precibus & amore dicti Electi laboribus et expensis in hac parte parcentes per literas vestras aliquibus Suffraganeis vestris demandare velitis ut ipsi vice et authoritate vestra eidem Electo in Ecclesia sua si placet Fernens munus consecrationis impendant Pro quo vobis teneri volumus ad specialium merita gratiarum Teste meipso etc. Page 316. l. 35. after supra insert The Monks of the Monastery of Fiscamp in Normandy immediately subject to the See of Rome electing a New Abbot whose election the Pope's Legate confirmed and receiving his Oath of Fealty to the Church of Rome the Legate thereupon sent this Instrument to King Edward desiring him to restore the Royalties of the Abbey to him which were seized into his hands during the vacancy EXcellentissimo Principi ac in Christo charissimo Domino E. Dei gratia Regi Angliae illustri Johannes ejusdem miseratione titulo Sanctae Ceciliae Presbyter In Turri London An. 12 E. 1. Cardinalis Apostolicae sedis Legatus salutem in eo per quem Reges regnant & Principes dominantur Ad fovendum in charitatis visceribus Ecclesiarum ac Monasteriorum Praelatos Serenitatem vestram eo fiducialius nostris precibus invitamus quo in bonorum operum executione Celsitudinis Regalis affectum existimamus magis promptum ac facilem invenire maximè cum apud Deum cujus hujusmodi sunt ministri retributionis praemium & apud homines laudis praeconium vobis exinde acquirantur Sane Monasterio Fiscanen ad Romanam Ecclesiam nullo medio pertinente ordinis Sancti Rothomagen Dioc. per obitum quondam Richardi Abbatis dicti Monasterii Pastoris regimine destituto Religiosi & Monachi ipsius Monasterii vocatis omnibus qui voluerunt debuerunt & potuerunt commodè interest ad electionem celebrandam de futuro Abbate die ad hoc statuta convenientes in unum ac deliberantes in ipsius electionis negotio per viam procedere compromissi Quinque ex eyes videlicet Gabrieli Majori ejusdem Monasterii ac Thomae de Ros Prioratus Sancti Martini in bosco ad dictum Monasterium immediatè spectant Priori & Religioso viro Gulielmo de Picot Abbati tunc Ballivo Gulielmo Lebas Suppriori & Petro Picot Granetario Monachis ipsius Monasterii providendi eidem Monasterio de Abbate eo modo potestatem liberam concesserunt ut quatuor ex dictis quinque quintum ex seipsis possent eligere vel alium de dicto Conventu dummodo in talem scilicet alium ab eis omnes dicti quinque consensu unanimi concordarent quodque praedicta potestas solummodo duraret usque ad consumptionem cujusdam candelae caereae quae accensa extitit in Capitulo Monasterii supradicti Praemittentes quod pro ipsius Monasterii Abbate haberent & tenerent de quo praedicti quinque vel quatuor ex eyes ut dictum est ducerent eidem Monasterio providendum Praefati autem quinque secedentes in partem super provisione hujusmodi facienda diligentem tractatum ad invicem habuerunt & demum quatuor ex eisdem in praedictum Gulielmum de Picot unanimiter & concorditer consenserunt Ac praedictus Gabriel ante praefatae candelae consumptionem ex potestate ipsis quinque ut praemittitur à praefatis Conventu concessa de mandato reliquarum trium Collegarum suorum vice sua & earundem Collegarum ac omnium de praedictis Conventu praefatum Gulielmum de Picot elegit in Abbatem Monasterii memorati dictusque G. de Picot tandem ad instantiam dictorum Convent hujusmodi electioni consensit Postmodum autem praedicti Conventus faciente nobis decretum electionis praedictae per suos Procuratores & Nuncios ad nos propter hoc destinatos specialiter praesentari nobis ut electionem confirmaremus eandem humiliter supplicarunt Nos igitur tam processum ipsius electionis quam personam electi examinavimus diligenter & quia eandem electionem invenimus de persona idonea canonicè celebratam illam authoritate qua fungimur duximus confirmandam Ipsum G. de Picet praefecimus eidem Monasterio in Abbatem ac subsequenter ab eo praedictae Romanae Ecclesiae nomine recepimus fidelitatis solitae juramentum secundum formam consuetam ab eadem Romana Ecclesia in talibus observari firma concepta fiducia quod cum dictus G. de Picot Abbas sit vir sufficientis scientiae providus & honestus ac in spiritualibus & temporalibus circumspectus ac in executione administrationum ipsius Monasterii suae solicitudinis pro tempore commissarum dicatur laudabiliter se gessisse praedictum Monasterium per ipsius Abbatis circumspectionis industriam Deo propitio praeservabitur à noxiis & adversis Regularibus quoque institutis proficiet ac aliis spiritualiter & temporaliter grata suscipiet incrementa Cum itaque benignissime Princeps ●it virtutis opus Ecclesias et personas Ecclesiasticas benigno favore prosequi ac eos verbis et operibus pro Regis aeterni gloria venerari Excellentiam vestram Regiam rogamus & hortamur attentè quatinus eidem Abbati regalia quae ratione eorundem bonorum praefati Monasterii in regno vestro consistentium tempore vacationis ipsius Monasterii ob reverentiam Apostolicae sedis et nostra reverentia prout hactenus consuevit fieri concedentes alias ipsum & praefatum Monasterium regimini ejus commissum habere dignemini propensius commendatos Ita quod dictus Abbas vestrae Celsitudinis fultus auxilio in eodem regimine possit Deo propitio prosperari ac vobis exinde à Deo perennis vitae praemium et ab eadem sede condigna proveniat actio gratiarum Dat. Maysell Idus Novemb. Pontificatus Domini Martini Papae 4. Page 321. l. 1. before The King insert About the same time Pope Martin the 4th having confirmed the election of a New Abbot of Evesham sent this Bull to King Edward to certify him thereof and desire the restitution of his Temporalties though he by his Bull committed the Temporalties as well as Spiritualties of the Monastery to him in derogation of the King's Prerogative who had frequently excepted against such clauses and caused both Bishops and Abbots specially to renounce them before their Temporalties were restored MARTINUS Episcopus servus servorum Dei charissimo in Christo filio An. 12 E. 1. in Turri London illustri Regi Angliae salutem & Apostolicam benedictionem Dudum Monasterio de Evesham ad Romanam Ecclesiam nullo medio pertinente ordinis Sancti Benedicti Wigorn. Dioc. _____ dilecti filii Prior & Conventus ejusdem Monasterii certa die ad eligendum praefixa vocatis omnibus qui voluerunt debuerunt & potuerunt commode interest _____ per viam procedere compromissi in dilectum filium Johannem Abbatem tunc Cellararium ipsius Monasterii ac sex alios ex ejusdem Monasterii _____ in voto compromittere curaverunt concessa eis providendi hac vice de se vel aliis ejusdem Monasterii Monachis per electionem canonicam vel postulationem concordem ipsi Monasterio de Abbate seu potestate promittentes quod illum in suum & praedicti Monasterii Abbatem reciperent & haberent quem iidem concorditer vel mayor pacs eorum ducerent in Abbatem dicti Monasterii eligendum Et tandem secedentibus illis in partem diversis inter se tractatibus habitis notisque suis diligenti examinatione discussis juxta formam hujusmodi compromissi praedicti sex in eundem Johannem unanimiter & concorditer consenserunt & dilectus filius Willielmus de Tywa ipsius Monasterii Monachus qui de praedictorum Compromissariorum numero existebat vice sua & de collegarum suorum ac singulorum de dicto Conventu speciali mandato & voluntate expressa de Johanne praedicto providit eidem Monasterio in Abbatem & ipsum nichilominus elegit in Abbatem Monasterii supradicti Idemque Johannes ad instantiam Prioris & Conventus eorundem electioni hujusmodi de se factae consensit Demum vero praefati Prior & Conventus praesentantes nobis per Procuratores suos ad hoc specialiter constitutos decretum super hujusmodi electione confectum cum instantia petierunt ut electionem praedictam admittere seu confirmare de benignitate sedis Apostolicae curaremus Nos autem quia per diligentem examinationem electionis & electae personae invenimus electionem eandem de praedicto Johanne persona utique idonea canonicè celebratam eam de fratrum nostrorum consilio duximus confirmandam ipsumque Johannem praefecimus ipsi Monasterio in Abbatem curam et administrationem illius in spiritulibus et temporalibus sibi nichilominus committendo subsequenter ei de nostris manibus munere benedictionis impenso firma concepta fiducia quod dirigente Domino actus suos praefatum Monasterium per suae circumspectionis industriam prospere dirigetur & salubria dante Domino suscipiet incrementa Quocirca Celsitudinem Regiam vestram rogamus & hortamur affectu quatenus eundem Abbatem & Monasterium sibi commissum habens pro nostra et Apostolicae Sedis reverentia propensius commendatos sic te illi benigni favoris auxilio exhibeas ac ipsum & praefatum Monasterium tuae benevolentiae gratia prosequaris ut ipse regalibus fultus praesidiis praedicti Monasterii regimen facilius & efficacius valeat exercere Nosque _____ Magnificentiam Regiam dignis in Domino laudibus attollamus Dat. apud Vrbem Veterem 15 Kal. _____ Pontificatus nostri Anno _____ Page 332. l. 43. after particular Custom and before 5ly insert This is likewise contradicted by Mich. 34 E. 1. Fitzh Detinue 60. Pasch 17. and by the forms of sundry Writs De rationabili parte bonorum in the Files of Writs and Plea Rolls in the Tower during the reigns of King Edward the 1 and 2. I shall present you only with this one in the Bundles of Writs Anno 15 E. 2. instead of many more EDwardus Dei gratia Rex Angliae Dominus Hiberniae & Dux Aquitaniae Vic. Lincoln salutem Si Thomas filius Roberti Balison & Johannes frater ejusdem Thomae Christiana Agnetes Matilda & Cecilia sorores ejusdem Johannes fecerint te securum de clamore suo prosequendo tunc sum per bonos summonitores Willielmum de Chule & Isabellam quae fuit uxor Roberti Batison Executores Roberti quod sint coram Justiciariis nostris apud Ebor. à die Sanctae Trinitatis in quindecim dies ostensuri quare cum secundum Consuetudinem REGNO NOSTRO hactenus optentam therefore the constant ancient Custom of the whole Realm before and till that day and so by consequence ever since not of some particular Countries only pueri post mortem patrum suorum habere debeant rationabiles partes suas de bonis et catallis quae fuerunt patrum suorum praedictorum iidem Willielmus et Isabella praefati Thomae Johanni Christianae Agnetis Matildae et Cicilia rationabiles partes suas ad valorem sexdecim librarum et decem solidorum de bonis et catallis quae fuerunt Roberti Mateson patris praedictorum Thoma Johannis Christianae Agnetis Matildae et Ceciliae detinent minus just et eas eis reddere contradicunt in ipsorum Thomae Johannis Christianae Agnetis Matildae et Ceciliae dispendium non modicum et gravamen ET CONTRA CONSUETUDINEM PRAEDICTAM Et habeas ibi Summonitores & hoc breve T. meipso apud Eborum 17 die Maii Anno regni nostri 15. Agreeable hereunto is the printed Resolution Pasch 17 E. 2. Fitzh Abridgement Detinue 58. Cum secundum Consuetudinum REGNI le femme doit aver le tierce part des Chateaux son Baron apres son mort et ses enfauntz desavantez de autre tierce part And Trin. 1 E. 2. Fitzh Detinue 56. which allegeth it to be PER USAGE DE PAYS & le Grand Charter voit etc. Hil. 17 E. 3. 9 Fitz. Respond 15. 30 E. 3. 25. Fitz. Detinue 52. Pas 31 E. 3. Fitz. Respond 6. Par la CVSTOME de ROYALME And Sir Robert Brook in his Abridgement Tit. De Ration boil parte bonorum 1 5 6. concludes from Glanvil Fitzherberts' Natura Brevium and all these Books Que cest action de Rationabili parte bonorum gist per le Common Ley PER TOUT LE ROYALME pur feme et enfauntzes verse l'executors le pere Et est admit que ●eo est LE CUSTOM DE ROYALME & LE GENERAL CUSTOM DE ROTALME If this Writ then lie against Executors by the premised ancient Laws and by the Custom of the Realm then à fortiori against Administrators who are obliged to distribute the surplusage of the goods according to the Common Law Therefore the Ordinary can have no legal authority to distribute them at his pleasure to any pious or other uses Page 341. l. 8. after 13 E. 1. add Yea * Conciliorum Tom 2. p. 483 to 487. Ex Codice MS. in Bibl. Cottoniana sub effigy O. thonis A. 15. f. 136. & ex Registro Reynolds p. 76 b. Sir Henry Spelman a very learned Antiquary especially in Ecclesiastical affairs after the Charter of King Edward the 2. apud Eboracum 24 die mensis Novembris Anno regni nostri Decimo reciting and confirming his Answers to Articuli Cleri upon their Petitions to him out of Sir Robert Cottons Manuscript subjoins Circumspectè agatis as a Letter grounded thereon and subsequent to it viz. Litera super eandem Cartam Domini Regis Ed. 2. justiciariis et aliis Regis Ministris directa pro Prohibition REX Justiciariis salutem CIRCUMSPECT AGATIS de Negocio tangente Episcopum Norwycensem et ejus Clerum si placitum tenuerunt de hiis quae merè spiritualia viz. etc. verbatim as in the premised Writ of Circumspect agatis Here p. 336. Therefore by this ancient Manuscript and Sir Robert Cottons Resolution it was only a Letter framed upon this Charter and Articuli Cleri to be sent to the King's Justices and Officers in or after the 10th year of King Edward the 2. not extant nor enroled in any Roll I can yet find in the Tower therefore not an actual Prohibition under the King's great Seal much less a public Statute made in Parliament An. 13 E. 1. as Sir Edward Cook and others most grossly mistake And that which confirms me farther in this opinion is an ancient Presentment in Parchment without any year or date made by a Jury of the County of Norfolk to the King's Justices about the 13 year of King Edward the 2. as I conjecture by the hand and other Circumstances which I found in the White Tower Chapel against the Deans Officials and Clergy of the Bishop of Norwich for several encroachments upon the King's Prerogative Courts and people's Liberties in holding Plea of Trespasses Debts and other Temporal Causes and imposing Oaths pecuniary mulcts penalties exactions on the people and excommunicating them against Law DIcunt quod cum Semanus Kreyc de Wryainge magna legavit ante Corpus suum quendam equum pretii 3 s. Willielmus Rector Ecclesiae noluit praedictum equum recipere quia praedictus defunctus habuit meliorem equum illum callumpniavit ut jus Ecclesiae suae tandem propter timorem summonicionis ad Capitulum sibi tradiderunt quondam equum pret sex solid Item dicunt quod praedictus Willielmus Rector Ecclesiae de Wryainge magna dum fuit Decanus recepit de Willielmo Goddard & de Beatrice Knyvet pro fornication 12 d. Item dicunt quod Willielmus Kreyc de Wryainge legavit ante Corpus suum vesturam trium rodarum Et Dominus Gilbertus Peche incontinenti post mortem suam asportavit praedictum fratrem qui fuit rusticus suus Et praedictus Rector Ecclesiae de Writing citare fecit coram seipso Alic. Kreyc Executorem suum quousque satisfecit ei de quinque solidis Item dicunt quod Johannes de Fravesham Capellanus implacitavit Gilbertum Hidekote de Haverelle ad Consistor Norwyc. quia dictus Gilbertus debet gaudere Malum praedicti Johannis unde fecit finem cum praedicto Johanne antequam habere potuit pacem dim id Marc. et nihilominus dampnum unde habuit ad valenciam 10 s. Item dicunt quod Magister Henricus de Hargrave tunc Offic. cepit de Johanne filio Petri de Haverell quia probavit testamentum uxoris suae coram Decano de Clare 10 s. Item dicunt quod Robertus de Geytone Capellanus implacitavit praedictum Johannem filium Petri coram Magistro Johanne de Fereby de placito roberiae et aliis transgressionibus unde habuit dampnum ad valenciam 10 s. Item dicunt quod Johannes de Fravesham Capellanus implacitavit Henr. Goding de Hoverell & Godam uxorem ejus de placito debiti et transgr coram Magistro T. le Gros Offic. ad Consistor Norwyc. unde dampnum habuit dimid Marc. Item dicunt quod Radulphus de Chedgrave citare fecit Thomam Lenveys the Chedbery de placito Conventionis ad Consistor Norwicen et pro pace hujusmodi cepit ab eo 5 s. Item dicunt quod Johannes de le Bret de Wryainge implacitavit Willielmum Cochun de eadem coram Roberto Vicar de Hovedone tunc Decano pro dampno facto in blado suo unde dampnum habuit 60 d. Item idem Robertus Decanus recepit de Willielmo Cochun pro fornication 12 d. Item dicunt quod Robertus le Waked citare fecit coram Roberto Vicario de Hovedone tunc Decano Willielmum Cochun & Henr. Pipestrave pro dampno facto in quodam bosco et pacificaverunt cum Decano de 5 s. Item dicunt quod Robertus de Ponte de Kedicane legavit unam vaccam Vicarante corpus suum precii 5 s. Et Willielmus Surmes Magister Thomas de Beck noluit dictam vaccam recipere quia praedictus defunctus habuit meliorem sed authoritate sua propria et quaesivit quandam vaccam precii 7 s. Item dicunt quod Magister Henricus de Hargrave tunc Offic. cepit de Barth Gambour pro fornication 4 s. Et de Galfrido Clerico suo 12 d. Et Robertus de Hovedon tunc Decanus cepit de eodem Barth pro illa Muliere 2 s. Item dicunt quod Johannes Capellanus de Faversham citare fecit Radulphum Druri de Keditone coram Magistro Richardo Guidet Offic. et imposuit ei falso ipsum verberavisse quendam Capellan et ita satisfecit ei de 5 s. Et dictus Magister Richardus habuit 5 s. Et dicunt quod dictus Robertus Vicar de Hovedone tunc Decanus cepit de Barth Gamboun pro non veniend ad summonitionem suam 12 d. Item idem Robertus cepit de Thoma Pipestrave quod commedebat cum Hamone Chevere quem dicebat se excommunicasse 6 d. Item idem Robertus recepit de praedicto Thoma quia cariavit per diem sestivalem Sempl 6 d. Item dicunt quod Richardus Gurdet cepit de Barth Gamboun pro simplici fornication 2 s. Item dicunt quod Richardus Gurdet Officialis voluit fecisse Johannem Rundell de Hovedone * Nota. juravisse ad inquisitionem suam et idem Johannes noluit jurare sine praecepto Domini Regis et ideo Dominus Richardus Gardet amerciavit ipsum ad dimidium Marc. et ipsum fecit excommunicare de die in diem et ipsum citare fecit coram seipso de Capitulo in Capitulum Et praedictus Johannes detulit ei breve Domini Regis de prohibition in Ecclesia de Wythram Et dictus Richardus respond ad prohibitionem praedictam in despectu Domini Regis dicebat erupt et adhuc fecit excommunicari propter dimid Marc. ad damnum ipsius Johannis 20 s. Dicunt quod Robertus Rector Ecclesiae de Manesfield citare fecit Thomam Veyborith ad Consistor Norwici et coram Roberto de Hovedon Decano de transgressionibus non tangentibus Matrimon nec Testamentum unde dampnum habuit ad valentiam 40 s. Item dicunt quod praedictus Robertus Rector Ecclesiae de Manesfield cepit de Matilda Marpellestumber unam Vaccam  & quia dicta Matilda se conquerebatur ad Vicinos suos praedictus Robertus citare fecit ipsam coram Roberto Vicar de Hovedone tunc Decano ita quod amisit versus praedictos Robertum & Robertum 7 s. Dicunt quod Magister Henricus de Hargrave tunc Offic. & Galfridus de Brechenham ceperunt injustè per sum de Roberto le Wite de Writham 4 s. per procuramentum Petri Vicar de Dittone quia habuit praedictum Robertum in odium Dicunt quod Amic Uxor Henrici Carpenter de Bernardstone fecit adulterium et summonita fuit coram Richardo Gurdet tunc Offic. et non venit ideo cepit ab eo sex solidos Such were then the manifold extorsions vexations grievances excommunications oppressions and encroachments of these Deans Officials and Clergymen of the B●shop of Norwich who had little reason to prosecute this Letter of Circumspect agatis to the King's Justices and Officers which themselves contrived prepared but the King never ratified under his Seal for aught appears by any Record thereof I have seen after my best search to find it Page 344. l. 8. after Decembris these Writs should have been printed In the Bundle of Writs Anno 13 E 1. in the White Tower tbese Prohibitions came to my hands Edwardus etc. Venerabili in Christo Patri R. Herefordensi Episcopo etc. etc. quod venire fac etc. Walterum Plumer Clericum vestrum ad respond Roberto Crumpe de Hereford quare secutus est plac in Curia Christianitatis de catallis et debitis quae non sunt de Testamento etc. contr. Prohibitionem Teste T. de Weylond ap Westm 24 die Junii An. r. n. 13. EDwardus etc. dilecto sibi in Christo Abbati de Hyda Wynton salutem Sciatis Ex Bundela Brevium & Literarum in Turri London Anno 13 E 1. quod dedimus vobis potestatem recipiendi Attornatos Magistri Henrici de Prince quos coram vobis loco suo attornare voluerit ad lucrandum vel perdendum in loquela quae attachiata est coram justiciariis nostris apud Westm per breve nostrum inter ipsum Henricum et Johannem de Grass de eo quod idem Henricus secutus est placitum in Curia Christianitatis de catallis et debitis quae non sunt de Testamento vel Matrimonio contra Prohibitiontm nostram Et ideo vobis mandamus quod cum Attornatos illos receperitis nobis de nominibus eorundem Attornatorum sub sigillo vestro distinctè & apertè constare faciatis Remittentes nobis hoc Breve Teste meipso apud Bristol 28 die Decembris Anno regni nostri 13. Rex etc. Breve de Attornato faciendo in consimili placito Petri Sturdis coram Justice de Banco verse Aliciam Atte-Bathurst T. meipso apud Wilton 6 die Octobris An. r. n. 13. Page 344. l. 49. after tercio decimo insert Amongst the neglected Records in the White Tower I found these Letters Patents for a marriage agreed and sworn between Prince Edward the King's son and Philip daughter to the Earl of Flanders and that he would never assent to any impeachment or Absolution thereof either by the King of France or by any Pope or Popes for the advancement of their own usurped power increasing their Treasures and ingratiating themselves with Kings Princes and other great persons then ordinarily absolving Kings and great persons both from their Oaths Marriage Contracts and agreements by which they gained most of their Antichristian Sovereignty and Dominion NOus Edward par la Grace de Dieu Rois Dengleterre Ducs Daquitaine & Sires Bundela Brevium An. 13 E 1. in Turri London Dirlannde Faisons savoir a tous ke jadis nous fesimes a noble homme G. Coute de Flanders & Marchis de Naviere covenentes de fere marriage enter Edward nostre chier fill à Philippe fille au dit Conte per covenentes ke sunt contenues eus es Lettres ki sour chou faites Et pur chou ke haus Princes & Poiscans le Rois de Fraunche et ains et met impechement et ke nous amous desirous et volens lalloicanche et laimer de eions et des nos au dit Conte & as sieus Nous avous promis et promettons au dit Conte loialment & en bone foi par le sacrament feit en nostre ame et en nostre noun et per nostre commandement et en nostre presence sour les sains Evangiles touchies corporelment per procureurs ke nous pur che fair pur nous en nostre noun meismes chet assavoir honourable peers en Dieu Wauter par le Grace de Dieu Eveske de Duresme W. par le mesme Grace Eveske de Cestr e Monsieur Hue le Despenser le Sacrament si come le fait pur nous et en nostre noun greant and approvant ke se li dis marriages valoit avaunt ensi ke covenenchiet est enter vo dit fill & Philippe devant nomee par l'empeachment deu Roi de Franche devantdit ou per autre occasion quele ke elle avenist ou per le mort de le dit Philippe Nous procurrons purkacherons & ferons ke marriages se fera enter nostre dit fill Ysabell fille au dit Conte de flanders a tells obligations & tells covenentes ki fait stater den marriage de nostre fill & Philippe desusdis & de che purkacherons nous en bone foi avoit le Conte devantdit ou serons purkachier dispensation si mestiers en est et tele ke in connera ne nepaecherons per nous ne per autrui ne empaech ne ferous nene consentirons absolution encontre ches chosez ne autre empaechement d'Appostoille ne d'autrui et si empetrei fust ou donei nous neu useromsmie ne nesoufairons ke ou en use Et a tout che fair & aem perlir Nous obligons tout le nostre e nostre heir Roi Dengleterre et tout le sien entiremenc et renonchons quant a che pur nous et par nos dit heir a toutes les choses entirement par le queles nous ou nous heirs desusdis porriems venir entre cette covenenches soit en tout ou encune party Et pur seureitie et tesmognage de ces choses avous nous ches present Lettres fait saeler de nostre sael ki faites furent & donees l'an the Grace Mil deus Cens quatre vine & fair le an etc. Page 352. l. 43. after missis insert A few years before the Bishops and Archdeacon's of Ireland endeavoured by the power of the Bishop of Bath and Wells than L. Chancellor of England to engross all suits against Executors in the King's Courts in Ireland into their own Ecclesiastical Courts as being matter of Testament not belonging to the King's Courts and a breach of their Ecclesiastical privileges as appears by complaint and petition of the Bishop and Archdeacon of Fern to this Chancellor Anno 13 E. 1. where it should have been inserted against a Suit brought against the Archdeacon as an Executor in the King's Exchequer in Dublin VEnerabili Patri in Christo & amico si placet charissimo Domino R. Dei gratia Bathon & Wellensi Episcopo R. miseratione divina Ecclesiae Fernensi Brevia Regis An. 13 E. 1. Minister humilis salutem & sincerae dilectionis constantiam cum orationum suffragiis Cum vos libertatis Ecclesiasticae columnam agnoscamus caeteris firmiorem vestram moneat Paternitatem quod in partibus Hiberniae contra libertatem Ecclesiasticam insolenter et noviter est suscitatum quod piae paternitati vestrae praesenti pagina referimus dolentes videlicet Quod cum Nicholaus Archidiaconus noster Fernen Executor Testamenti Adae de Sancto Johanne de bonis ejusdem defuncti tanquam Executor jamdudum disponeret et ministraret ut dicitur quidam Miles Willielmus Waspayl nomine Domini Waterfordensis Episcopi Justiciarii Hiberniae specialis de mandato ipsius Domini justiciarii et ejus patrocinio specialiter confidens et audaciam habens quaterbiginti et sex libras argenti ab eodem Archidiacono nostro exigit coram Baronibus de Scaccario Domini Regis Dublin ipsum ibidem conveniendo per Breve de Scaccario cujus transcriptum vobis mittimus praesentibus interclu●um Qui quamquam idem Archidiaconus per Attornatum suum coram eis allegasset quod super hujusmodi re Testamentar ibidem non debuisset respondere ac per nos instanter petitum esset quod causa illa ad nostrum remitteretur examen in eadem causa processerunt compellendo ipsum Attornatum eidem Willielmo ibidem respondere de pecunia praedicta quam idem Willielmus dicit se solvisse Reginaldo de Dene per districtionem Scaccarii praedicti qui Reginaldus de Dene est in custodia dicti Justiciarii & filiam sororis ejusdem Justiciarii duxit in uxorem Et cum hujusmodi causa mere sit Testamentaria et ad examen Ecclesiasticum de jure debeat pertinere sicut vestra novit discretio et nos semper parati suerimus et simus de dicto Archidiacono nostro dicto Militi et aliis de se querelantibus plenam justitiam exhibere ad libertatis Ecclesiasticae defensionem et conservationem pro qua vos semper impendistis summo si placet study remedium in praemissis providere dignemini Praedicta vero causa inter ipsum Militem & dictum Archidiaconum prout didicimus in foro Ecclesiastico coram Domino Lechlin Episcopo in cujus Diocest idem Miles dicit ipsum Archidiaconum de boms dicti defuncti administrasse extitis alias usque ad sententiae diffinitivae calculum ventilata donec dicto Episcopo defuncto per ipsius Willielmi negligentiam conquievit Vnde intuitu Dei et Ecclesiae taliter in praemissis operari et providere vestra discretio dignetur ut Ecclesiastica libertas illaesa custodiatur Valeat pia Paternitas vestra semper in Domino Dat. feria secunda in Septiman Pentecost Anno gratiae 1285. Supplicat vobis Domine Cancellarie Nicholans Archidiaconus Fernens qui vetus est & gravi infirmitate detentus remedium sibi fieri de quibusdam injuriis libertati Ecclesiasticae et sibi factis quod cum quondam extitit Executor Testamenti Adae de Sancto Johanne defuncti & bona ejusdem defuncti vice Executoris fideliter disposuit & ministravit & de Bonis & Catallis dictum Testamentum tangentibus finalem Compotum reddidit coram suo Diocesano super hoc venit Dominus Willielmus Waspayl Miles ob favorem Justiciarii Hibernia et implaritat ipsum coram Baronibus de Scaccario Dublin contra Legem et justitiam de quaterviginti & sex libris Argenti per quoddam Breve de viridi Cera quod dicitur Venire fac eo quod extitit Executor praedicti defuncti deficut hujusmodi placita Testamentum tangentia coram eisdem de jure non debent placitari nec idem Willielmus Baro de Scaccario nec Minister Domini Regis est Et nichilominus ipsum cohartant ad respondendum coram ipsts de Debito praedicto Quare petit caritatis intuitu remedium sibi fieri The Chancellor writing to the Abbot and Covent of St. Thomas the Martyr by Dublin for a Corody for Almeric de Deneford received this Negative Answer from them for the reasons therein mentioned VEnerabili in Christo Patri R. permissione divina Bathon & Wellensi Episcopo Bundela Literarum & Petitionum An. 13 E. 1. in Turri London Cancellario Domini Regis in Anglia sui ubique humiles & devoti Abbas & Conventus Domus S. Thomae Martyris juxta Dublin salutem cum omni reverentia obsequio & honore Literas vestras recepimus quarum tenor talis est Viris Religiosis & amicis suis in Domino karissimis Abbati & Conventui Sancti Thomae Dublin R. permissione divina Bathoniensis & Wellensis Episcopus salutem & mutuam in Domino charitatem Licet precibus Regiis preces accumulare non perpendimus nos decere nihilominus tamen pro Almerico de Deneford de quo littrae dicti Domini Regis deprecatoriae transmittuntur amicitiam vestram requirimus & rogamus quatinus rogatum illum co libentius quòd pro ipso intercedimus expleatis pro quo vobis ad grates specialiter teneamur Benè & di● valeat etc. Dat. apud Abercon primo die Septembris Noverit sancta Paternitas vestra quod velle & beneplacitum vestrum in omnibus & per omnia pro viribus intendimus adimplere sed tamen supplicamus quod non offendat Clementiam vestram si preces vestras adhuc effectui non mancipavimus pro eo quod ad preces Regias & vestras suscepimus quendam Cetum una cum Duce suo jam sex annis elapsis quorum intuitu sumus astricti ad inveniendum eisdem necessaria in victu & vestitu omnibus diebus vitae suae Et credimus pro certo quod si Dominus Rex & vos illud sciretis eo tempore quo dictae process a Curia Regia emanarunt domum nostram de aliis recipiendis non oneraretis & maximè cum ille qui nobis preces porrexerit pro dicto Almerico teneatur eidem equitate suadente in necessariis providere quia habet terras & tenementa ejusdem ex quibus poterat honestè sustentari Quare piae Paternitati vestrae precibus humilibus duximus supplicand quatinus caritatis intuitu & sanctae Religionis optentu hiis consideratis de receptione & admissione ejusdem domum nostram ad praesens nullatenus gravare dignemini considerantes si placet quod domus nostra à Progenitoribus Domini Regis sit fundata pluribus ex causis diversimodè onerata & gravata & in pluribus locis ejusdem possessionibus per incursum malignorum enormiter destructa praeterea non lateat Sanctam Paternitatem vestram quod nos ad preces Regias solvimus annuatim tres Marcas Argenti Domino Richardo de Norhampton Clerico ejusdem viginti annis elapsis & amplius et adhuc solvimus eidem licet fuerit ad Episcopatum Fernens provectus quod nobis videtur aliquantulum tediosum à qua pecuniae solutione de caetero sibi facienda si ordo juris postulaverit & vestrae clementiae placuerit desideramus relevari Valeat Sancta Paternitas benè & diu in Domino The Abbot of the Pr●monstratenses writ this Letter to the King concerning his to them for the reformation of the Church of Tarleha SErenissimo ac Magnifico Domino Edwardo Dei gratia Anglorum Regi Illustri Ex Bundela B●evium & l●iterarum An. 1● E 1 in Turri London G. Dei patientia Praemonstrat Abbas et Abbatum ejusdem Ordinis Capitulum Generale illam quam Rex omnium Regum Dominus Regibus dat salutem Serenitati vestrae gratias quantascunque possumus referimus super eo quod tanquam piae religionis Zelator statum Ecclesiae de Tarleha miserabilem & exilem à malitia inhabitantium in ea multis insolentiis deformatam & in salsuginem sterilitatis conversam petiistis tam sollicite reformari Significantes vobis quod nos de communi Consilio & assensu ad regimen & reformationem operis venerabilem virum fratrem Simonem quondam Abbatem Sancti Quiritii in Apulea de Angliae partibus oriundum vestramque habentem gratiam ut dicitur de●tinamus Vobis humilitate quâ possumus supplicantes quatenus eidem fratri ad relevationem & reformationem ipsius Ecclesiae manum porrigere dignemini ad jutricem aliasque ordinis nostri Ecclesias in nostro consistentes districtu & specialiter Bellosanum amplecti dignemini aliqua specialitate favoris Ordinis orationum respectu Datum Praemonstraten in Capitulo Signali Anno Domini 1284. The Freers' Preachers at Cadami intending to meet in a general Chapter there to advice of the repairing their Monastery and redress of their grievances writ and sent this gratulatory Epistle to King Edward the 1 as their Sovereign Lord singular Patron and benefactor imploring his aid bounty assistance herein assuring him of their constant prayers to God for him and his EXcellentissimo Principi ac Domino Illustrissimo Regi Angl. & Duci Aquitan In eadem Bundela An. 13 E. 1. in Turri London frater Nicholaus Fratrum Praedicatorum ordinis in loco Cadamo servus totusque ejusdem loci Conventus humilis salutem & ex meritis terreni regiminis aeterni regni gloriam promereri Quia naturae et rationis conditor provide ab aeterno per gradus sibi congruos sua sapientia ordinavit et juxta conditionem naturae cujustibet omnibus sic providit quod tam in coelestibus quam terrenis gradus inferior a superiore regimen-continuum recipit et insiurum quare de plebe sua ordinans Vos ad vestri meriti et praemii cumulum sub sua constituit potestate et super maximam partem suae familiae quam ad vestri salutem et bonorem adaugeat Regem et Principem sublimavit donis naturalibus et gratuitis sic dotavit quod instinctu rationis propriae omnibus vobis subditis secundum quod cuique convenit providetis quod attendentes nos in loco vestro positi multis gravati oneribus & diversiis circumdati angustiis & oppressi utpote qui ad recipiendum provinciale Capitulum quod debet in Conventu nostro et vestro in instanti festo beati Dominici celebrari nec ad recipiendum habeamus Dormitorium quia pro majori parte jam corruit & funditus est eversum & de vitae necessariis praedicto Capitulo providere non possimus adhuc consilium invenire pro eo quod Barones terrae et Nobiles a quibus sperebamus praedictum Capitulum procurari sublevari et honorari sunt et erunt ut credimus in illustris Regis Franciae negotiis occupati Ex hiis & pluribus aliis quae enarrare per singula esset longum animo anxii & perplexi vestrae Regiae Majestati in qua nobis singulare refugium est credimus et speramus tanquam ad virum prudentiae patrem et Principem clementiae necessitates nostras istis praesentibus duximus exponendas super earum sublevatione humiliter preces essundere supplicando quatinus tam pro reparatione dictae Domus quam pro honore dicti Capituli subportando iterato nobis pietatis intuitu vestra nobis dignetur nobilitas similiter cum clementia subvenire Nobilis etiam Domina Johanna neptis vestra & quondam Comitissa nostra suae largitatis manum aperiens annuatim nobis ad sublevationem victus & vestitus suam eleemosinam faciebat sicut dilecti in Christo nobis fratres scilicet Bertrandus Cornerii & Rysius quos ad vos misimus vobis exprimere poterunt viva voce pro qua etiam per vos facienda proni cord & corpore supplicamus Ita ut ille qui manum & cor hominis intuetur ex hiis & aliis bonis quae per vos Dominus fieri dederit vobis in praesenti vitam cum salute augeat merita multiplicet regnum amplificet corroboret & confirmet & aeternae mercedis praemium & gloriam vobis tribuat in futuro Valeat in vobis Dominus Jesus Christus qui conservet vos ad sui nominis gloriam & honorem si nobis vestra nobilitas reverenda aliquid praecipere dignaretur incontinenti parati essemus exequi & humiliter cum gaudio obedire Dat. Condomi Dominica prima post Octabas Paschae Anno 1285. Moreover the Abbot and general Chapter of the Cistercian Abbots writ this gratulatory Letter to King Edward for all the favours received from him and his ancestors especially for the impropriation of the Church of Scardeburg conferred on them by their Charters for maintaining their general Chapter complaining that since the Freers' Minors and Preachers entered into Scardeburg against their Charters they did not receive above the third part of the profits they did before desiring the King by his secular power to remove them thence so much did these Freers' envy and undermine each other and to renew their Charters to effect which they certified him what Prayers and Masses their Chapter and Order did continually make to God for him his Queen Children Realm EXcellentissimo Domino Edwardo divina magnificentia illustri Regi Anglorum In eadem Bundela An. 13 E. 1. Frater Johannes dictus Abbas Cistercii totusque Conventus Abbatum Capituli generalis potentiam invincibilem & quicquid potest apud Deum humilis & assidua deprecatio peccatorum Sicut Regalis clementiae Celsitudinem generosam in nullo diminuit sed commendat cum se ad ima pauperum per piorum beneficiorum inclinat affluentiam liberalem sic & ipsi pauperes praesumptuosi vel temerarii jure censeri non possunt si sublimioribus scribendo principibus quos inter suos benefactores praecipuos recognoscunt ad debitas & devotas gratiarum actiones assurgunt ut juxta sapientiam Salamonis ad loca unde exeunt beneficiorum flumina dignis regratiationibus revertantur Cum igitur ex proventibus Ecclesiae de Scardeburg quam de advocatione vestra & ex dono progenitorum vestrorum in proprios usus canonice possidemus nostrum generale Capitulum quolibet anno consueverit sustentari per triduum nunc sustentetur in parte Et ferè omnino sustentaretur si proventus dictae Ecclesiae liberè & integrè possemus percipere sicut in retroactis temporibus solebamus Ingrati possemus merito judicari si nostrum generale Capitulum sine vestri memoria quod nunquam factum extitit pertransiret unde nos ingratitudinis vicium prae●aventes super hiis & aliis gratiis & beneficiis à magnificentia vestra nostro ordini collatis ad gratiarum actiones Excellentiae vestrae dignum duximus assurgendum Exorantes suppliciter Regem Regum in eujus manu sunt omnium Regum corda ut personam vestram et amicos vestros et regnum vestrum in honore et bona pace stabiliat et confirmet et actus vestros dirigat in suae beneplacito voluntatis Et quia super perceptione proventuum praefatae Ecclesiae per ingressus Praedicatorum et Minorum in Villa de Scardeburg contra tenorem Chartarum praedecessorum vestrorum et Apostolicas inhibitiones quamplurimum perturbamur in tantum quod ●bi solebamue percipere triduanam procurationem nostri Capituli generalis vix processu temporis sicut experimento cotidiano discimus per unum diem dictum generale Capitulum poterit sustentari ad vos tanquam ad patronum habemus recurrere Excellentiam vestram humiliter exorantes ut factum praedecessorum vestrorum sicut vestr interest prosequentes quod contra Chartas et Prohibitiones Regias factum est faciatis per potestatem Regiam adnullari et donationem praefatae Ecclesiae a vestris progenitoribus nobis factae dignemini per Chartas Regias confirmare Insuper cum per statutum vestrum ne Religiosi propria feoda seu aliena ingrediantur adeo sit deteriorata nostra conditio quod terras quae sunt de dote & feodo Ecclesiae supradictae alieni cum ipsas vendi contingit quam pluries nobis invitis occupant nos vero contra justitiam intrare proprium feodum prohibemur strenuitatem vestram humiliter deprecamur quatinus mandare dignemini Ballivis vestris de Scardeburg quod non obstante praefato statuto permittant nos intrare terras quae sunt de feodo Ecclesiae supradictae De Comite vero de War●nn● qui per octo annos & amplius spoliavit nos decem marchis qui nobis debentur annuatim in nundinis Stanford pluries strenuitati vestrae scripsimus & vos ei super hoc vestras direxistis literas & nos nostras ipse vero semper Monachis nostris assignat terminos sed nil solvit unde si placet remedium congr●um per potestatem Regiam super hoc apponatis Nos vero licet universitas ordinis in orationibus suis cotidie vestri memoriam faciat tamen pro persona vestra uxore vestra ac liberis vestris et p●● tranquillitate regni vestri in nostro generali Capitulo orationes injunximus speciales videlicet tres Missas unam de Spiritu Sancto aliam de beata Virginae et aliam de Sancta Cruce celebrandas a singulis Sacerd●tibus ordinis universi Vigeat vestra dominatio per tempora longiora Dat. apud Cistercium die festo Exaltationis Sanctae Crucis tempore Capituli generalis EXcellentissimo Domino & in Christo sibi specialiter honorando Domino E. Ibidem Dei gratia Anglorum Regi Frater Thomas dictus Abbas Cistercii salutem & quicquid potest apud Deum etc. ut supra usque ibi revertantur & tu●e sic Hinc est quod cum nos latorem praesentium fratrem R. Monachum Domus nostrae ad vestram praesentiam pro negotio Ecclesiae nostrae de Scardeburg destinemus vestram Majestatem quam à vestris progenitoribus qui nostri praecipui benefactores fuerunt in nullo bono scimus esse degenerem devotissimè salutamus Ad vestrum commodum & honorem quicquid sumus & possumus humiliter praesentantes Rogantes affectuosius vestram Regiam Majestatem quatinus praedicto Monacho nostro sublimitatem vestram benignitate solita velitis in dicto negotio favorabilem exhibere Been & feliciter valeat vestra Regia Celsitudo Page 367. l. 33. after Maii add In the Bundle of Writs in the White Tower An. 14 E. 1. these Prohibitions for Suits in Courts Christian come to my view Edwardus etc. Petro de Rotheresfeld Dedimus vobis potestatem recipiendi Bundela Brevium in Tu●●● London Au. 14 E. 1. Attornat Agnetis Bakun etc. in loquela quae est coram Justice nostris de Banco per Breve nostrum inter predict Agnetam & Magistr Johannem de Crancumbe & Mauricium Sampsoo de co quod idem Johannes tenuit placitum in Curia Christianitatis de catallis et debitis quae non sunt etc. Et de eo quod idem Mauricius secutus est idem plac in eadem Curia contr. Prohibit nostram T. meipso apud Westm 10 die Febr. An. r. n. 14. Consimile Breve pro Rogero de Blane and two more vers. Rogerum Thurstanton & Rogerum & Magistr Willielmum de Eschaby & Rogerum Vic. Ecclesiae de Sherewyne quare tenuerunt plac in Curia Christianitatis de catallis etc. and 4. others quare secuti sunt etc. T. Edmundo Com. Cornub etc. apud Westm 12 die Octobr. An. r. n. 13. Ibidem Edwardus etc. Vic. Stafford etc. Pone etc. Willielmo de Sancto Edrulpho quod sit coram Justic. nostris etc. ostensurus quare cum placita de catallis et debitis quae non sunt de Testamento vel Matrimonio ad Nos et ad Cor●nam et dignitatem nostram et non ad alium pertineant in regno nostro etc. ipse secutus est plac in Curia Christianitatis de catallis et debitis Abbatis de Salop. quae non sunt de etc. in laestonem coronae et dignitatis nostrae et contra prohibitionem nostram T. Edm. Com. Cornubiae etc. apud Westm 28 die Julii An. r. n. 14. Consimile Breve Justice Itinerantibus in Com. Norff. by Adam the Mustroyl et Hamo et Joceus fill ejus et Balbinus de Mereford vers. Magistr Johannem de Walmote et Willielmum Vicar● Ecclesiae de Hunstanton coram Justice nostris de Banco quod idem Johannes et Willielmus traxerunt ipsos in placitum in Curia Christianitatis de catallis etc. quae non sunt etc. quae cepit dilationem etc. Vobis mandamus quod ad loquelam illam audiend & terminand cum celeritate quasecundum leg●m & consuetudin●m regni nostri poteritis procedatis Teste Edmundo Com. Cornub. Consanguineo nostro apud Westmonaster Anno regni nostri 14. In the same Bundle I find a Writ de Cautione admittenda directed Vic. Devon and an Alias Vic. Kanc. ex parte Willielmi Bloyour et Walteri de Lyn excommunicated by John Archbishop of Canterbury who refused to absolve them licet frequenter obtulerunt idoneam cautionem de parendo mandatis Ecclesiae in forma juris commanding him to repair to the Archbishop and induce him to absolve them and to return his answer distinctè et apertè nobis sine dilacione ut quod nostrum est in hac parte ulterius exequi faciamus Teste E. Com. Cornub. etc. 7 die Octobris Anno regni nostri 14. Page 353. l. 14. after Septembris insert In a Bundle of Writs this year from the King to the Earl of Cornwall his Lieutenant I found this Writ enabling the Earl to receive the Fealty of the Bishop of Ely and restore his Temporalties out of his special favour to him EDwardus Dei gratia Rex Angliae Dominus Hiberniae & Dux Aquitaniae dilecto Bundela Brevium & Literarum de Annis 14 &c E 1. in Turri London Consanguineo & fideli suo Edmundo Comiti Cornub. tenenti locum suum in Anglia salutem Cum electioni nuper factae in Ecclesia Carhedrali Elyen de dilecto Clerico nostro Johanne de Kyrkeby in Episcopum ejusdem loci Regium assensum adhibuerimus et favorem Volentes eidem pro dintino & laudabili servicio quod nobis i●npendit & impendet in futurum uberiorem gratiam impartiri Vobis mandamus quod cum electionem illam a Venerabili patre Cantuariensi Archiepiscopo confirmari contigerit fidelitatem ejusdem Electi nostro nomine recipiatis et temporalia Episcopatus ejusdem prout moris est post fidelitatem captam sibi restituatis Teste meipso apud Morett in Brye nono die Aug. Anno regni nostri quarto decimo Dorso Expeditum est The like Writ I find for the restitution of the Temporalties to the Abbot elect of Ramsey after his election confirmed with a special provision that he should receive Letters Patents both from the Covent and Abbot elect That this his extraordinary special grace should not turn to the prejudice of him or his Successors in time to come EDwardus Dei gratia Rex Angliae Dominus Hiberniae & Dux Aquitaniae dilecto Consanguineo & fideli suo Edmundo Comiti Cornubiae locum suum tenenti Ibidem in Angl. salutem Cum nos electioni nuper factae in Ecclesia de Ramesey de fratre Johanne de Sautre Monacho dictae domus in Abbatem loci ejusdem Regium adhibentes assensum & favorem significaverimus venerabili in Christo Patri O. Lincolniensi Episcopo ut quod suum est in hac parte exequatur Nos uberiorem gratiam praedicto Electo quatenus sine Regiae dignitatis praejudicio fieri poterit facere volentes Vobis mandamus quod si dictam electionem de eo con●●rmari contigerit tunc receptis literis patentibus praedicti Episcopi de electione illa confirmata vice nostra et accepto ab eodem Electo Sacramento fidelitatis nobis debitae nostro nomine prout moris est in regno nostro eidem Clerico temporalia Domus suae salvis nobis exitibus seu fine temporalium eorundem restituatis Proviso tamen quod literas patentes Capituli Ecclesiae de Ramesey habeatis quod praetextu istius graciae nichil juris vendicare possit in posterum ad consimilem gratiam vacante Ecclesia sua optinendam per quod * Most of the Popes Prelates Clergies Usurpations on the Crown arising from our King's special Indul gences & new favours which were drawn by them into precedent when once granted or connived at nobis vel haered nostris futuris temporibus praejudicium valeat generari et quod dictus Electus similiter per literas suas patentes profiteatur se gratiam hujusmodi ex nostra liberalitate recepisse In cujus rei testimonium has literas nostras fieri fecimus Patentes Teste meipso apud Paris 6 die Julii Anno regni nostri quartodecimo Dorso Expeditum est Dictae literae patentes resident in Cancellaria This year as * Daniaes l. 7. c. 24. p. 167. Albertus Krantzius informs us Ericus King of Denmark cum nihil foris hostile experiretur suorum impetum evitare non potuit Nam domestici ejus incertum quibus ex causis conspirantes in eum hostiliter confoderunt & cum jam deesset quod foris cum laude peragerent versi in caput suum Regem pro quo mori omnes oportebat ipsi ad mortem provexerunt King Edward being informed of this detestable fact which concerned him and all Christian Princes to revenge issued this Writ to the Earl of Cornwall to permit all Soldiers and other his subjects to assist the Earl of Saresburg Ambassador from the King of Norway to bring these murderers to Justice EDwardus Dei gratia Rex Angliae Dominus Hiberniae & Dux Aquitaniae dilecto Bundela Literum etc. in Turri London An. 14 E 1. Consanguineo & fideli suo Edmundo Comiti Cornubiae Regni Angl. Custodi salutem Alias nostris temporidus inauditi in Regem quondam Daciae egregii Principis affinis et amici nostri karissimi E. Regis Norwegiae avum per germanos ipsius Regis Daciae sceleris perpetrati flagicium nobis per ipsius Regis Norwegiae literas et Nuncium intimatum cordi nostro horrorem incussit Nam juxta illud Felix quem faciunt aliena pericula cautum Et illud Nam tua res agitur paries dum proximus ardet Detestabilitas hujusmodi facinoris est omnibus Principibus et Novilibus in exemplum et omnes debent assurgere ad vindictam Et ideo vobis mandamus quod omnibus illis de regno nostro Militibus et aliis qui cum nobili viro Olivero de Monte Spine Comite Saresburgh ipsius Regis Norwegiae Nuncio in ejusdem Regis subsidium ire voluerint praebeatis vice nostra licenciam et liberum commeatum Teste meiso apud Paris 22 die Junii Anno regni nostri quartodecimo Dorso Expeditum est Licenciam habuerunt juxta istud mandatum ad eorum periculum The King likewise sent this Letter under his Privy Seal to his Lieutenant of England in favour of the Abbot of Westminster which Church he fostered and protected with extraordinary servor for the reasons therein expressed EDwardus Dei gratia Rex Angliae Dominus Hiberniae & Dux Aquitaniae dilecto & fideli Ibidem suo Edmundo Comiti Cornub. Consanguineo nostro karissimo salutem Licet loca religiosa singula regni nostri fovere diligere ac protegere teneamur ex praerogativa tamen praeeminenciae specialis Abbaciam Westm. in qua beati Edwardi Confessoris venerandae reliquiae reconduntur et genitoris nostri ac liberorum nostrorum corpora sunt humata et quae omnium Capellarum nostrarum est domina et magistra prioris dilectionis affectibus amplexamur Ea propter fratrem Walterum de Wenlok Abbatem loci praedicti & ipsam Abbaciam similiter vobis recommendamus ex cord volentes quod Abbati vel Abbaciae praedictis nullam permittatis inferri molestiam vel gravamen Et si aliquos reperire poteritis eye in aliquo nocere volentes ipsos et ipsorum conatus viriliter compescatis quociens per ipsum Abbatem vel aliquos seu aliquem de Abbacia praetacta fueritis requisiti Teste meipso apud Paris 28 die Julii anno regni nostri quartodecimo The Clergy of the Province of York and Bishopric of Durham upon the King's request to them to assist him with an aid of moneys to carry on his last war against the Welsh which they then promised but soon after failed to perform when as those of the Province of Canterbury who were more backward than they to promise had really given him an aid the King thereupon sent this Letter to the new Archbishop to induce his Clergy to make good their promise EDwardus Dei gratia Rex Angliae Dominus Hiberniae & Dux Aquitaniae Venerabili Ibidem in Christo Patri J. Dei gratia Eborum Archiepiscopo Angliae Primati salutem Adhuc credimus memoriter vos tenere quod nos nuper in ultima expeditione nostra Walliae tocius regni nostri negocia prosequentes venerabilem Patrem Cantuariensem Archiepiscopum & Suffraganeos & Clerum tocius Provinciae suae per nostros nuncios speciales necnon bonae memoriae Eborum Archiepiscopum praedecessorem vestrum & Episcopos Dunolmensem & Karliolensem & vestrum & ipsorum Clerum per venerabilem patrem Anton. nunc Episcopum tunc Archidiaconum Dunolmensem duximus requirendos ut cum ad tantarum oneta expensarum quanta requirebat negotium antedictum nostrae non sufficerent facultates ipsi quorum sicut caeterorum regni nostri negocium agebamus nobis ad supportandum eadem onera liberaliter subvenirent Et licet vestrae Civitatis et Dioc. et Provinciae Clerus promisissent habundanter quod petivimus se facturos ipsi tamen hoc facere postmodum non curarunt undè contigit quod Clerus Cantuar. Provinciae qui in promissione inventus fuerat valde durus in reddendo promissum extitit liberalis et Clerus vester qui votis nostris verbaliter annuit prima vice quod promiserat postmodum implere noluit ullo modo Quocirca vos rogamus quatinus habito colloquio cum Clero vestro eundem ad solvendum nobis quod gratis promisit cum nos id compleverimus pro quo promissio facta fuit modis quibus expedire videritis inducatis sicut enim donum a principio gratuitum fore dinoscitur sic inducit ingratitudinem facta promissio non servata Teste meipso apud Semoys 8 die Augusti anno regni nostri quarto decimo Dorso Episcopo Dunolm & Archidiacono Richem scribitur quod cum Rex de promissione sibi facta per Clerum Civitatis et Provinciae Eborum ipsis procurantibus nullum hucusque commodum reportavit quod ipsi faciant quod illud quod promissum extitit impleatur The Monastery of the Vale of St. Mary in Snowdon in Wales being burnt with fire the Bishop of Bangor made this Certificate of its antiquity Charters of endowments by W●lsh Princes confirmed by Pope's Bulls and former hospitality and granted 40 day's indulgence of the penance enjoined to all who should contribute towards the rebuilding thereof UNiversis Christi fidelibus has literas visuris vel audituris Amanus permissione Ex Bundela Brevium & Literarum An. 14 E 1. in Turri London divina Bangoren Ecclesiae Minister humilis salutem aeternam in Domino Noveritis nos vidisse Cartas varias diversorum Principum Priori & Conventui de Valle beatae Mariae de Snaudonia videlicet Chartam Lewelini magni super totam terram Kyndewewic de Rennaut & Chartam Lewelini filii Griffini super omnes terras filiorum Ithael de Penard & Chartam Lewelini filii Grifini super totam tertam hominum de Trehan apud Kenynbeind & Lecheitaur & Chartam Domini Oweni super totam villam quae vocatur Tref Ybeyrd apud Kynind Meney & Charram Domini Lewelini filii Grifini super totam terram illam & locum de Beckellert & Chartam Domini David super totam terram Tegwaret sub Guerr de Pennant & Chartam Domini David super totam terram quam habuerit Jorberd Vab yrefeyntt & Freraul apud Epennant Et super dictis terris vidimus Literas Papales confirmatorias Bullatas non cancellatas non abolitas nec in aliqua parie viciatas Ad haec sciant universi quod dicta domus beatae Maria senior domus religiosa est de tota Wallia excepta Insula Sanctorum Bardigeya & melioris hospitalitatis & communioris indigentibus & transeuntibus Anglicis & Walensibus de Anglia & Westwallia transeuntibus ad Norwalliam & de Ybernia & Norwalliae euntibus ad Angliam Sed in damnum non modicum & defectum communem omnium dicta Domus incendio casuali penitus destructa licet hospitalitatis tempore maximam pateretur ruinam per tamen Regem pium Catholicum liberalem Dei gratia Dominum Edwardum ad plenum fuisset restaurata Et quia pium est oppressis & afflictis subvenire Nos de Dei Misericordia et de intercessione ejusdem Genetricis et omnium sanctorum suffragiis confidentes omnibus benefactoribus dictae domus undicunque subvenientibus qui de bonis a Deo collatis pias eleemosynas vel favores contulerunt 40 dies de injuncta sibi poenitentia misericorditer relaxamus dum sint vere convicti et confessi In cujus etc. Dat. apud Maesyllan in Octabis Annunciationis beatae Mariae Anno Domini 1286. Page 360. l. 10. after Maii insert The King having occasion to borrow 6000 l. sterling more of the moneys raised in England for the use of the Holy Land from the Pope's Nuncio who put it into some Italian Merchants hands who gave bond to pay it to the Nuncio within one month after demand thereupon the King gave them this Countersecurity for their indemnity EDwardus Dei gratia etc. Omnibus ad quos etc. salutem Sciatis quod cum Ibidem vir discretus Magister Geffridus de Vezano Canonicus Cameracen Camerae Domini Papae Clericus & ejusdem in Anglia Nuncius ac Decimae in subsidium Terrae Sanctae concessae Collector in regno Anglia a sede Apostolica deputatus sex Millia librarum Sterlingorum de pecunia ejusdem Decimae in regno nostro collectae penes Garuncinum Gualteri Richardum Guydition & socios suos Cives & Mercatores Lucanen de societate Ricardorum deposuerit solvenda eidem vel ejus mandato et absque difficultate aliqua liberanda per Mercatores eosdem infra mensem a tempore quo super hoc suerint requisiti Nos pro Mercatoribus ipsis manucapimus quod eandem pecuniam dicto Magistro Giffrido vel suo certo mandato sicut inter ipsos convenit bona fide persolvent Nosque promittimus quod in defectum eorum ad solutionem totius pecuniae ejusdem teneri velumus et ad hoc nos et bona nostra tenore praesentium obligamus In cujus etc. Teste meipso apud Somerton 16 die Septembris anno regni nostri 14. Page 361. l. 55. after Aprilis add In a Bundle of Writs Recognizances In eadem Bundela An. 10 E. 1. in Turri Lond. and Letters in the White Tower anno 14 E 1. I found the like Obligation of the Abbot and Covent of Waltham made to the Pope's Nuncio and Collector of the Disme given to the Holy Land for 300 marks of good new sterling money deposited in their hands for the use of the Church of Rome which they obliged and secured to pay in the same words and form as the Abbot and Covent of St. Edmund's were obliged with the King's warranty to them to see it satisfied if not paid to him at the day Teste Rege apud Westm 25 die Aprilis the King by the Pope's order and their assents receiving the monies from them for his own use they being only his Sureties for the repayment thereof to the Church of Rome The Bishop of Hereford's Official by the Custom of the Country taking off the Seals from all private persons will proved before him as unknown to many and setting his Officials Seal to them the Citizens Governors and Guardian of London refusing to allow a Will so proved before them for an house in London because the Testators seal was not to it the Bishop writ thus to the Chancellor to relieve the Legatee in this case by the Kings Writ to them REverendo in Christo Patri Domino R. Dei gratia Bathon & Wellen. Episcopo Ex Bundela I ite●arum & Petitionum Cancellario Angl. An 4 E. 1. in Turri London Richardus eadem permissione Herefordensis Ecclesiae Minister salutem & fracernam in Domino charitatem Pater quia consuetudo approbata in nostra Diocesi hoc habet quod Testamentis singulorum privatorum coram Officiali nostro probatis quia sigilla eorum pluribus existunt incogoita idem Officialis noster demptis sigillis eorundem sigillum Officialis Herefordensis talibus Testamentis apponit in testimonium veritatis Et quia hujusmodi consuetudo in Testamento Johannis de Hispannia in nostra Diocesi decedentis qui in Civitate London domos quasdam habuit quas Magistro Henrico de Reygate in Testamento suo reliquit observata extiterat Cives Potestates et Custos London dictum Testamentum seu Legatum ut intelleximus impediunt et perturbant quia Sigillum Testatoris appensum dicto Testamento nullatenus invenerunt cum tamen Sigillum Officialitatis nostrae fuerat hiis appensum Quocirca Paternitatem vestram affectuosè requirimus & rogamus quatinus dicto Legatario per breve Domini nostri Regis Custodi & Potestatibus London transmittendo velletis favorabiliter subvenire ut sua consuetudine non obstante dum tamen veritas voluntatis Testatoris eisdem appareat in praemissis non impediant ultimam defuncti voluntatem Conservet etc. Dat. apud Kensyngton die Sancti Marci Evangelistae Anno Domini 1286. Upon complaint of the Bishop of Norwich that Richard de Boyland by colour of the King's Commission had done some unjust things against his Clerks the King referred the examination thereof to his Lieutenant commanding him personally to repair to the parts of Norfolk and hear and examine all parties concerned and to order Boyland to act nothing but with advice of his fellow Justices EDwardus Dei gratia Rex Angliae Dominus Hiberniae & Dux Aquitaniae dilecto Ibidem Consanguineo & fideli suo Edmundo Comiti Cornubiae tenenti locum suum in eodem regno salutem Cum injunxissemus dilecto & fideli nostro Richardo d● Boylaund aliqua tangentia Clerieos de Episcopatu Norwicensi & postea nobis super hoc ex parte venerabilis patris * See before p. 336 337 to 342 1270 1271. W. Norwicensis Episcopi●sit ostensa quod idem Richardus aliqua fecit indebite seu  Vobis mandamus quod assumpto vobiscum aliquo de justic nostris ad parts Norff. personaliter accedatis et vocat● praefato Richardo coram vobis in praesentia ejusdem examineti● gravamina quae praefatus Episcopus vobis monstrabit et quae ipsum Richardu● asserit perpetrasse et rationes utriusque partis audientes si inveneritis quod idem Richardus quicquam indebite vel injuste fecerit in hac parte et quod non deberet fecisse idem emendari et recte dirigi faciatis Praecipientes eidem quod a talibus faciendis desistat et in rebus aliis per consilium et assensum sociorum suorum fine dilatione procedat sicut eidem injunximus in hac parte Nolumus enim quod negotium illud dilationem capiat aliqualem Dat. sub privato sigillo nostro Paris 15 die Jun. Anno regni nostri 14. Dorso Expeditum est Comes per istud mandatum assumpsit secum Thes. & majorem partem Justice & personaliter adivit Norwicum et justitiam fieri fecit In the Bundles of Writs in the White Tower An. 15 E. 1. I discovered these Writs and Prohibitions to stay Suits in Courts Christian not belonging to them A Writ to make an Attorney in a Suit depending before the King's Justices Bundeia Brev. An. 14 & 15 E 1. in Turri London the Banco inter Nos & Johannem de Godebe de e● quod idem Johannes in loqu●la coram Justice per breve nostrum etc. secutu● est plac in Curia Christianitatis de catallis et debitis Magist● Willielmi de Pacton Capellani & in loquela &c per aliud breve nostrum inter ipsum Johannem Decanum Ecclesia Sancti Andraeae Wellen. & Johannem de Uvedale Chivaler de debito 10 librarum quod idem Decanus à praedicto Johanne exigit Teste meipso apud Pontefreit super Tamisiam 20 die Novembr An. r. n. 15. Edwardus etc. Vic. Northampt. Pone etc. Willielmum Personam Eccles. de Shertost quod sit etc. ostensur quare cum placita de catal etc. quae nonsunt etc. ad nos et coronam et dignitatem nostram et non ad alium pertineant in regno nostro etc. secutus est placitum in Curia Christianitatis de catallis et debitis Nicholai Personae Ecclesiae de Herdwyke quae non sunt etc. in laesionem coronae et dignitatis nostrae et contra Prohibitionem nostram Teste Edm. Com. Cornub. apud Westm 12 die Febr. An. r. n. 15. Edwardus etc. Vic. Dorset Pracipimus tibi quod distringas Magistr Willielmum Shirlock Personam Eccles. de Winterborn Stibilone per omnes terras etc. quare fecutus est plac etc. de catallis etc. quae non sunt etc. Teste Th. de Weyland apud Westm 20 die Junii An. r. n. 15. Edwardus etc. Vic. Surr. Quod venire fac 12. tam Milites quam alios etc. qui nec Johannem Philip de Croydone nec Johannem Archiepiscopum Cantuar. Magistr Adam de Hates & Thomam Vicar Eccles. de Croydone aliqua affinitate attingunt ad recognoscend super sacramenta sua si predict Archiepiscopus & Adam unquam tenuerunt plac in Curia Christian de quadam vacca ipsius Johannis contra Prohibitionem etc. sicut predict Johannes dicit vel non sciut pradict Archiepiscopus Adam & Thomas dicunt Quia etc. Et habeas ibi nomina Juratorum & hoc breve Teste W. de etc. apud Westm 26 die Junii An. r. n. 15. Edwardus etc. Vic. Surr. Arnaldus de Heyward verse Johannem Archiepisc Cantuar. quare secutus est plac in Curia Christianitatis de catallis etc. quae non sunt etc. Teste Edm. Com. Cornub. apud Westm 8 die Sept. An. r. n. 15. Edwardus etc. Vic. Dorset Rogerus de Stapelford vers. Richardum le Pastor quare secutus est consimile placitum etc. Teste ut supra 20 die Januar. Vic. Stafford Richardus de Leges vers. Magistr Stephanum de Codenore & Magistr Petrum de Clyve quare secuti sunt placitum in Curia Christianitatis de laico feodo ipsius Richardi contra Prohibitionem nostram Teste Edm. Com. Cornub. apud Westm 3 die Julli An. r. n. 15. In the Plea Rolls of the same year I found these Attachments for suing and holding Pleas in Courts Christian against the King's Prohibitions GErvasius de Aldermannebir attach fuit ad respondendum Hamoni de Valoynes Plactia Termino Paschae An. 15 E. 1. quare traxit eum in placitum in Curia Christianitatis de debitis quae non sunt de Testamento etc. contra Prohibitionem etc. Et unde idem Hamo queritur quod praedictus Gervasius implacitavit eum coram Decano de Suwerc & conjudicibus de domibus quas Hamo pater ipsius Hamonis asportasse debuit de Cristeshall & de quibusdam Jocalibus & the 100 l. Et unde deterioratus & dampnum habet ad valentiam 20 marcarum Et ideo producit sectam etc. Et Gervasius venit & defendit contra ipsum & sectam quod nunquam post Prohibitionem nec ante traxit eum in placitum de debitis quae non sunt de Testamento vel Matrimonio set verum vult dicere Quidam Rogerus de Sumery dedit terram de Cristeshall & 100 l. in denariis in maritagio Hamoni patri ipsius Hamonis cum Agnete filia sua Et postea processu temporis celebrato inter eosdem Hamonem & Agnetam divorcio reddidit idem Hamo eidem Agnete terram illam ut maritagium suum Et quia non habuit denarios ad manum unde solveret praedictos denarios obligavit se et haeredes suos ad solvendum eidem Agneti 20 l. singulis annis donec praedictae 100 l. plenius solverentur per Chartam quam profert et quae hoc testatur Et postea venit iste Gervasius & desponsavit dictam Agnetem & vixerunt simul per longum tempus & postea in extremis fecit ipsa praedictum Gervasium virum suum Executorem testamenti sui simul cum aliis & ad executionem illam faciendam & ad debita perquirenda & specialiter ad debitum istud perquirendum & ut inde disponeret sicut de aliis s●cundum quod viderent expedire Et unde dicit quod petit denarios illos ex causa testamentaria & non alio modo Et inquisiti per quantum tempus ipsa Agnes vixisset postquam divorcium factum fuit dicunt quod bene p●r 30 annos Et Gervasius dicit quod per 20 annos Et Hamo venit & petit judicium de sicut ipsa Agnes vixit per magnum tempus post divorcium per 30 annos & nichil unquam petiit de debito illo quamdiu virit nec ab eo nec a patre suo nec a Thoma fratre suo qui per 5. annos fuit in feisina totius haereditatis patris sui Et petit judicium si ipsi potuit legare et in testamento relinquere debitum quod non fuit cognitum in vita sua et quod ipsa nunquam petiit in vita sua Et quoniam praedictus Gervasius nichil ostendit quod praedicta Agnes aliquid peteret de praedicto Hamone nec Thoma filio suo nec de isto Hamone dum vixit & vixit p●r tantum tempus Et si ipsa in vita sua petiisset debitum illud non potuit legare clameum suum ad placitandum in Curia Christianitatis cum ipsa si viveret non possit petere debitum illud alibi quam in Curia Domini Regis Consideratum est quod Hamo eat inde quietus Et prohibitum Gervasio quod de caetero non sequatur in Curia Christianitatis RObertus Prior de Werkessop attach fuit ad respondendum Adae de Cretelang Plac. Term. Pasch An 15 E. 1. in Turri London quare secutus est placitum in Curia Christianitatis de laico feodo ipsius Adae in Hurst etc. Et unde idem Adam queritur quod cum ipse distringeret feodum suum quod Prior tenet pro forinseco servicio per captionem ipsius Prioris Idem Prior statim excommunicat eum et eum vexat et gravat in Curia Christianitatis unde deterioratus est etc. Et Prior venit & dicit quod non debet ei respondere quia * Littleton sect 201. Cook's ● Institutes f. 133 134. excommunicatus est et ei ●icut excommunicato Et inde profert literas Domini Coventrensis Episcopi patentes Et in quibus continetur quod Willielmus quondam Archid. Derb. excommunicavit praedictum Adam meritis suis exigentibus Et quoniam constat ei de excommunicatione et non de absolutione misit literas justic patentes Et Adam nichil ostendit de ejus absolutione Et ideo Prior inde sine die & Adam faciat se absolvi The most remarkable Writs of Prohibition and Attachment this year are those which concern Bogo de Clare presented by the King to the Treasurership of the Cathedral of York who yet was vexed excommunicated his Churches and the fruits thereof sequestered interdicted by the Archbishop of York against the King's Prohibitions and Writs for which he was convened before the King's Council as these Writs inform us EDwardus Dei gratia Rex Angliae etc. dilecto Consanguineo & fideli suo Brevia Regis in Turri London An. 15 E. 1. Edmundo Comiti Cornubiae tenenti locum suum in Anglia salutem Cum nuper sede Eboracensis Ecclesiae vacant & in manu nostra existente contulimus dilecto Clerico nostro Bogoni de Clare Thesaurariam illius Ecclesiae tunc vacantem ac ut intelleximus Archiepiscopus Eboracensis qui nunc est super eadem ipsum gravet multipliciter et molestet fructus ad ipsum pertinentes violenter asportari faciendo & nos eidem Archiepiscopo scripserimus ut a talibus gravaminibus cesset et desistat et ablata seu spoliata per ipsum et suos restitui faciat indilate Vobis mandamus quod si ista facere recusaverit vos et caeteri de Consilio nostro in Anglia commorantes vocatis dicto Archiepiscopo & Bogone opportunum consilium super hoc apponatis Teste meipso apud Acten 27 die Novembris Anno regni nostri 15. EDwardus Dei gratia Rex Angl. etc. Venerabili in Christo patri J. eadem Ibidem gratia Archiepiscopo Ebor. Angliae Primati salutem Cum nuper advocatione Ecclesiae vacant & in custodia nostra existente dederimus & concesserimus dilecto Clerico nostro Bogoni de Clare Thesaurariam ejusdem Ecclesiae tunc vacantem & ad donationem nostram ratione vacationis praedictae spectantem & idem Bogo in plenam & pacificam possessionem Thesaurariae predict de mandato nostro inductus fuit Et vos jam sicut ex quorundam relatu intelleximus postquam ad partes transmarinas arripimus iter nostrum cundem Bogonem super possessione sua Thesaurariae praedictae indebite perturbantes et Ecclesias eidem Thesaurariae annexas Interdicto supponenies Excommunicationis sententiam in eundem Bogonem et suos Ministros Thesaurariae praedictae voluntarie fulminantes et fructus suos ejusdem Thesaurariae asportari et ipsum in praemissis multipliciter inquietari feceritis in nostri juris laesionem et dictae concessionis nostrae enervationem et nostri contemptum manifestum Propter quod vobis amicabiliter scripsimus ut a talibus gravaminibus cessaretis seu desisteretis et ablata seu spoliata per vos et vestros restitui et Excommunicationes et Interdicta per vos in hac parte lata revocari faceretis indilate cui scripturae nostrae sen mandato nostro in nullo obtemperare seu parere hactenus curasti imo multo infestationem vestram erga praefatum Clericum nostrum ardentius continuatis de quo vehementius admiramus such was his transcendent malice obstinacy and contempt Nos nolentes praemissa si taliter in nostri juxis praejudicium fuerint attemptata relinquere impunita vobis mandamus quod in propria persona vestra coram dilecto Consanguineo et fideli nostro Edmundo Comite Cornubiae locum nostrum in Anglia tenente et caeteris de Consilio nostro sitis apud Westm in Octab. Purificationis beatae Mariae ad respondend nobis de praemissis et ad faciend et recipiend ulterius ex nostra parte quod Curia nostra nostro nomine inde durerit ordinandum Et habeas ibi hoc breve Teste praefato Comite Cornub. Consanguineo nostro apud Westm. 28 die Jan. Anno regni nostri 15. EDwardus Dei gratia Rex Angliae etc. eidem Archiepiscopo Ebor. salutem Ibidem Cum super eo quod vos dilectum Clericum nostrum Bogonem de Clare super possessione sua Thesaurariae Ecclesiae vestrae quam sibi dudum vacante Ecclesia praedicta contulimus in nostri et ipsius praejudicium non modicum inquietastis Ecclesias eidem Thesaurariae annexas supponi facientes interdicto et excommunicationis sententias in praefatum Bogonem et Ministros suos Thesaurariae praedictae fulminari procurantes et fructus suos ejusdem Thesaurariae asportari facientes vobis nuper mandaverimus quod in Octabis Purificationis beatae Mariae proximo praeteritis essetis apud Westm. coram dilecto Consanguineo & fideli nostro ●●mundo Comite Cornubiae ad respondendum nobis super gravaminibus et infestationibus praedictis et ad faciendum et recipiendum inde justitiae complementum ac vos tàm per nuncium quam per literas vestras nobis significaveritis quod propter loci distantiam & temporis brevitatem ad diem ibidem venire non potuistis Supplicantes nobis cum omni instantia quod personam vestram ex causis praedictis ad diem illum haberemus excusatam Nos personae vestrae licet eam in hoc facto gravare possemus defer volentes dederimus vobis diem super hiis videlicet à die Paschae in unum mensem ut tunc sitis apud Westm coram praefato Consanguineo nostro ad respondendum nobis super gravaminibus et infestationibus praedictis vobis mandamus firmiter injungentes quod sequestra interdicta e●communicationis sententias et alias cohibitiones Ecclesiasticas quae occasione contentionis et discordiae inter vos et praefatum Bogonem quocunque modo habitarum in nostri juris praejudicium et praedictae collationis nostrae onerationem prolata sunt sive facta omnino relaxari procuretis fructus et bona suacapta seu recepta sibi sine dilatione restituentes et corpora quae extra locum sacrum occasione praedicta sunt humata in loco sacro sepeliri faciatis Et hoc super forisfacturam Baroniae vestrae et omnium quae de nobis tenetis in regno nostro nullatenus omittatis Nos insuper dilecto & fideli nostro Johanni de Lythegreyves Senescallo vestro injunximus vobis referenda viva voce Et habeatis ibi vobiscum hoc breve Teste praefato Comite Cornubiae Consanguineo nostro apud Westm 13 die Febr. Anno regni nostri 15. EDwardus Dei gratia Rex Angliae etc. Vicecomiti Ebor. salutem Cum nuper Ibidem sede Eboracensis Ecclesiae vacant & in custodia nostra existente dederimus & concesserimus dilecto Clerico nostr● Bogoni de Clare Thesaurariam ejusdem Ecclesiae tunc vacantem & ad donationem nostram ratione vacationis Archiepiscopatus praedicti spectantem & idem Bogo in plenam & pacificam possessionem Thesaurariae praedictae inductus fuerit ut est moris ac venerabilis pater J. Archiepiscopus Ebor. jam sicut ex quorundam relatu intelleximus postquam ad partes transmarinas arripuimus inter nostrum eundem Bogonem super possessione sua Thesaurariae praedictae indebite perturbans Ecclesias eidem Thesaurariae annexas Interdicto supponens Excommunicationis sententias in eundem Bogonem et suos Ministros Thesaurariae praedictae voluntarie sulminaverit et ipsum in praemissis multipliciter inquietare fecerit in nostri juris laesionem et dictae concessionis nostrae enervationem et nostri contemptum manifestum Propter quod eidem Archiepiscopo amicabiliter scripsimus ut a talibus gravaminibus cessaret seu defisteret et Excommunicationes et Interdicta per ipsum in hac parte lata revocari faceret indilate cujusmodi scripturae nostrae seu mandato nostro in hac parte in nullo obtemperare seu parere hactenus curavit imo inchoatam infestationem suam erga praedictum Clericum nostrum ardentius continuavit de quo vehementius admiramur Nos nolentes praemissa si taliter in nostri praejudicium fuerint attemptata relinquere impunita tibi praecipimus sicut alias tibi praecepimus quod praefatum Archiepiscopum attachiari facias ita quod eum habeas coram dilecto Consanguineo et fideli nostro Edmundo Comite Cornubiae locum nostrum tenente in Anglia et caeteris de Consilio nostro apud Westm à die Paschae in unum mensem ad respondendum nobis de praemissis et ad faciendum et recipiendum ulterius in hac parte quod Curia nostra nomine nostro duxerit ordinandum Et unde tu mandasti praefatis Comiti et Concilio nostro quod Breve nostrum quod tibi venit de attachiando praedictum Archiepiscopum quod esset coram praefatis Comite ex Consilio nostro in Octabis Purificationis beatae Mariae proximo praeteritis adeo tarde tibi venit quod illud e●equi non potuisti Et habeas ibi hoc breve Teste R. de Hengham apud Westm 13 die Februarii Anno regni nostri 15. The like Writ verbatim issued to the Sheriff of Buckingham with the same date and Teste against Oliver Bishop of Lincoln who had Interdicted all the Churches belonging to the Treasurership in his Diocese fulminated an Excommunication against Bogo and vexed him in the same manner as the Archbishop had done And this Writ to the King's Lieutenant EDwardus Dei gratia Rex Angliae etc. dilecto Consanguineo & fideli suo Ibidem Edmundo Comiti Cornubiae tenenti locum suum in Anglia salutem Quia datum est nobis intelligi quod super gravaminibus et molestiis quae dilectus Clericus noster Bogo de Clare venerabilem patrem J. Archiepiscopum Ebor. de Thesauraria Ebor. quam eidem Bogoni contulimus sibi asserit in nostrae collationis praejudicium intulisse dedistis diem eidem Archiepiscopo coram vobis apud Westm à die Paschae proximo praeterito in unum mensem ad respondendum nobis de gravaminibus et molestiis supradictis mandando praefato Archiepiscopo ut sequestra interdicta excommunicationum sententias et alias coherciones Ecclesiasticas contra praedictum Bogonem occasione hujusmodi facta seu lata omnino relaxet et hoc sub poella forisfacturae Baroniae suae et omnium quae de nobis tenet in regno nostro nequaquam omittat nos licet jura nostra per vos et alios conservari velimus illaesa nolentes tamen aliis super jure sibi debito injuriam aliquam irrogari Vobis mandamus quatinus convocato ad diem Consilio nostro et habita super negocio illo deliberacione meliori in eodem negocio taliter procedatis quod jus nostrum sit salbum in omnibus et neutra parcium contra justiciam senciat se gravatam per quod ad querelam ullius vobis quicquam imputare possimus ad culpam Teste meipso apud Burdeg 18 die April Anno regni nostri quintodecimo The Archbishop after he had put in Sureties to appear before the Council endorsed on the Writ to prevent the storm and penalties threatened to him by these Writs for these his high contempts and extravagances was enforced at last to obey the King's commands and make his peace with Bogo de Clare before the cause came to be heard before the King's Council as these indorsements on three of these Writs inform us Concordati sunt praedicti Archiepiscopus et Bogo Archiepiscopus vocatus fuit in Curiam et concordatus est cum Bogone de Clare Habuerunt diem coram Concilio et postea concordati sunt Philip de Staunton being elected Bishop of Landaff and his election certified to the King by the Archdeacon and others under their own Seals but not under the Common Seal of the Chapter kept from them by the practice of Bogo de Clare Chancellor of that Church who opposed the election he repairing therewith to the King in France the King though he approved his person yet he refused to confirm his election because not certified under the Chapters Seal whereupon the Chancellor sent this Letter to the Earl of Cornwall concerning this business and the Kings Writ to redress this fraudulent practice and save the expense of a second journey to him to grant a Writ to the Archbishop to confirm him then to receive his Oath of Fealty and restore his temporalties with all expedition NObili viro Domino & amico suo karissimo Domino Edmundo Comiti Cornubiae In eadem Bundela An. 15 E. 1. in Turri London tenenti locum Domini nostri Regis in Anglia R. permissione divina Bathon & Wellen. Ecclesiarum Minister salutem et paratam ad beneplacita voluntatem Ex tenore literarum vestrarum quas vobis remittimus perpendimus evidenter qualiter vir providus & discretus Magister Philippus de Staunton Preceptor Wellensis Clericus noster & socius perdilectus Electus extiterit in Episcopum Landavensem Domino Bogone de Clare nullatinus permittente literas Domino Regi mittendas super electione hujusmodi communi sigillo Capituli consignari set Electores Magistri Philippi praedicti praemissas literas Domino nostro Regi ut praemisimus transmittendas suis sigillis propriis consignarunt quibus eidem Domino nostro porrectis personam Electam protinus acceptavit set licet eidem literas vestras praeractas nobis transmissas facti seriem continentes miserimus eo quod procul ab invicem distabamus quia tamen sibi directae non fuerant nominatim et quia sigillum commune Capituli appositum non extitit literis sibi missis nec et constitit de impedimento per Dominum Bogonem opposito nisi per literas non sibi set nobis transmissas consensum suum Electioni praedictae distulit adhibere eum vobis committens qui habetis noticiam et experienciam hujus facti Cum igitur assensus ille totaliter in manibus vestris existat sicut in literis Regiis poteritis intneri finceritatem vestram quantumcumque valemus fervencius exoramus quatinus memoratum Magistrum Philippum quoad Regii consensus articulum et literas Regis super illo Domino Cant. Archiepiscopo dirigendas necnon confirmacionis munere assecuto quoad restitutionem temporalium juxta mandatum Regium vobis inde directum celeriter absque dilacionis incommodo expedire velitis eo libencius et liberius quod de praemissis omnibus vobis constat ac notoria et manifesta existunt quasi in auribus singulorum Si autem dictus Magister Philippus personaliter ad praesenciam vestram non venerit quaesumus ut ipsius nuncium ad vos suo nomine venientem expediatis celeriter & benignè literas necessarias sibi fieri facientes ex quo enim Dominus noster approbavit suam personam non est necessaria ipsius personalis praesencia coram vobis Been & diu valete Dat. Burdegale 2 Idus Septembr EDwardus Dei gratia Rex Angliae Dominus Hiberniae & Dux Aquitaniae dilecto Consangineo & fideli suo Edmundo Comiti Cornubiae tenenti locum Ibidem suum in eodem regno Cum Magister Philippus de Staunton Preceptor Wellensis ad nos venerit & nobis praesentaverit quasdam literas ex parte Archidiaconi & Capituli Ecclesiae Landavensis super electione de ipso facta in Episcopum ejusdem loci sigillis Archidiaconi memorati Praecentoris & quorundam aliorum Canonicorum ejusdem Ecclesiae sigillatas sicut per inspectionem literarum illarum quas vobis mittimus plenè poteritis intueri Nos literis illis inspectis pro eo quod commune sigillum Capituli non fuit appensum eisdem licet bene personam acceptemus electam et ipsum regimini praefatae Ecclesiae idoneam reputemus pro ipso eciam faceremus libenter quicquid sine praejudicio nostri et libertatum nostrarum optentarum bucusque facere bono modo possemus electioni de ipso sactae neluimus assentire nec eidem pro consuetudine qua usi sumus concedere literas de consensu Set quia idem Magister Philippus nobis dedit intelligi quod ipse et alii Canonici Electores sui non potuerunt sigillum illud habere commune impediente Bogone de Clare Cancellario praedictae Ecclesiae qui idem sigillum in custodia sua habuit et electioni praedictae se apposuit minus just et noluimus quod praefata Ecclesia per fraudem aut maliciam diu destituatur pastore et regimine quod deceret Vobis mandamus quod visis praesentibus vocatis & assumptis vobiscum venerabili patre J. Eliensi Episcopo Thes nostro cui super hoc scribimus & aliis de Consilio nostro quos contigerit esse praesentes literas supradictas quae ex parte dictorum Archidiaconi & Capituli nobis missae fuerunt quasque vobis mittimus & intellecta de processu electionis praedictae et tocius facti plenius veritate gratiam quam praefato Electo quoad assensum electionis ejusdem possemus vel deberemus de consilio vestro facere in hoc casu vice nostro faciatis eidem Ita quod per machinacionem aut maliciam alicujus ipsius Electio non turbetur aut contra justiciam differatur Cum autem Archiepiscopus electionem confirmaverit supradictam volumus & mandamus quod Electum ipsum taliter confirmatum ad sacramentum fidelitatis nobis debitae admittatis et temporalia Episcopatus praedicti restitui faciatis eidem ad quod non oporteat ipsum pro negocio electionis ejusdem ad nos iterato reverti In tantum eciam festinetis negocium quod Electus ipse de cursu temporis vel de alio quocumque dampnum aliquod non incurrat seu periculum in hac parte Teste meipso Aquis septimo die Septemb. anno regni nostri quintodecimo There being a difference between the Bishop and Dean of Chapter of York whereby the peace was likely to be disturbed by the Mayor and Citizen's lay-force and interposition therein the King thereupon issued this prohibition to them no ways to intermeddle in this controversy between them EDwardus Dei gratia Rex Angliae Dominus Hiberniae & Dux Aquitaniae dilecto Brevium & Literarum de An. 14 15 etc. E 1. in Turri London Consanguineo & fideli suo Edmundo Comiti Cornubiae tenenti locum suum in eodem Regno salutem Quia accepimus quod dissencio est suborta inter venerabilem Patrem J. Eborum Archiepiscopum ex parte una & Decanum & Capitulum ejusdem loci ex altera et nollemus quod per dissencionem hujusmodi pax aliqualiter turbaretur attendentes quod praedicti Decanus & Capitulum ex conjecturis aliquibus verisimiliter sibi timent ne per vim laicam utpote per Majorem & Cives Eborum aut alios ad procurationem partis adversae oppressiones & gravamina aliqua paciantur Vobis mandamus quatinus Majori & Civibus supradictis firmiter inhiberi faciatis ne de contencionibus inter praedictos Archiepiscopum et Decanum et Capitulum suscitatis in aliquo se intromittant seu partem alterutram super contencionibus hujusmodi foveant per quod pax nostra aliquatinus infringatur seu tranquillitas Ecclesiae supradictae in personis aut rebus aliqualiter conturbetur Dat. sub Privato Sigillo nostro Aquis 12 die Septemb. anno regni nostri quinto decimo Dorso Edmond Comte de cornwall a Sire William de Hamelton saluz Nous vous prioms qe vous furnisez le maundement nostre Seygneur le Roy solonc la tenure de cestre lettre E pur ceo que nous fuismes an park de Wyndesover avenous cosines si lavoms enselee du seel nostre chiere Cousin Madame Alyanor fielle au Roy et garden cestre lettre The Archdeacon of Colchester and his Official fraudulently entering into the Church of Christensall belonging to the King's free Chapel of St. Martins le Grand exempt from all Ordinary Jurisdiction and there holding a Visitation a●● exacting a procuration for it interdicting the Church and seizing the goods thereof for not paying it contrary to the King's protection to the Dean then with him in France thereupon the King issued this Writ to examine the matter and to imprison the said Offenders if the Information were found true till further Order to deter others from the like contempts during his absence EDwardus Dei gratia Rex Angliae Dominus Hiberniae & Dux Aquitaniae dilecto Bundela Brevium in Turri London An. 15 E. 1. Consanguineo & fideli suo Edmundo Comiti Cornubiae locum suum tenenti in eodem regno salutem Ex parte dilecti et fidelis nostri Magistri Willielmi de Luda Decani Sancti Martini magni London nobis est ostensum graviter conquerendo quod licet Ecclesia Sancti Martini praedicta quam habet ex collacione nostra sit libera Capella nostra et tam in corpore quam in membris utpote personis Praebendis Ecclesiis et Capellis annexis ab omni jurisdictions ordinaria exempta et ipsum Decanum cum nuper nobiscum iter arriperet extra regnum nostrum homines terras res redditus et omnes possessiones suas in protectionem et defensionem nostram specialiter suscepissemus omnibus & singulis inhibendo ne ei injuriam molestiam dampnum vel gravamen inferrent Nichilominus Magister Egidius Fillol Archidiaconus Colcestr et Magister Simon de la Neylond Officialis ejusdem cum quibusdam aliis fautoribus et complicibus suis nuper Decano nostro nobiscum in remotis agente ad Ecclesiam de Cristenshall quae est praebenda liberae Capellae nostrae praedictae et ab omni jurisdictione ordinaria eadem racione exempta et jurisdictioni ipsius Decani duntaxat subjecta personaliter accedentes tanquam ad missam audiendam in ea ex postfacto dixerunt se fecisse visitacionem ibidem et deinde post paucos dies transmisso per eos ad eandem Praebendam Decano de Nenport pro habenda procuracione vi visitacionis praedictae Ecclesiam ejusdem Praebendae cum ipsorum de hujusmodi procuratione solvenda non pareretur mandatis per eundem Decanum supposuerunt Ecclesiastico interdicto et adhuc non contenti praemissis manus ad deteriora mittentes calicem et missale ejusdem Ecclesiae per dictum Decanum de Neuport et summonitorem ejusdem violenter de eadem Ecclesia asportari secerunt et nichilominus idem Archidiaconus ad Domos dictae Praebendae postea clam veniens bona ibidem inventa auctoritate propria et de facto quamquam de jure non posset temere sequestravit in nostri et dicti Decani nostri libertatum et jurium laesionem et praejudicium non modicum ac in nostri contemptum contra protectionem et pacem nostram Et quia ex praemissis turbamur nimirum et plurimum commovemur nec contemptum hujusmodi relinquere volumus impunitum vobis firmiter injungendo mandamus quod si vobis constare possit ita esse tunc praedictos Archidiaconum Officialem Decanum de Neuport et summonitorem et alios complices et suos quos reos et culpabiles inveneritis de hoc facto et praecipue Archidiaconum ipsum si factum illud advocaverit sine dilacione capi faciatis et in prisona nostra salvo custodiri ita quod non deliberenter ab ea donec id vobis mandaverimus sub privato sigillo nostro Tantum super hoc facientes quod alii timorem habeant contra nos aut nostros nobis absentibus consimiliter aut aliter delinquendi Dat. sub eodem sigillo nostro apud Palud 18 die Maii anno regni nostri quintodecimo Dorso Manucaptus est usque adventum Regis ut Rex tunc inde ordinet quod fuerit faciendum The King issued this Writ to his Lieutenant to execute a Judgement given for the Archbishop of Canterbury concerning the Advowson of the Priory of St. Martin's in Dovor and if any found themselves grieved therewith he would hear and relieve them upon his return into England EDwardus Dei gratia Rex Angliae Dominus Hiberniae & Dux Aquitaniae dilecto Consanguineo & fideli suo Edmundo Comiti Cornubi● tenenti locum In eadem Bundela suum in Anglia salutem Auditis Magistro Martino de Hampton Clerico venerabilis patris J. Cantuariensis Archiepiscopi ac Monachis Sancti Martini Dovor ad nos missis & processibus & judiciis coram Justice nostris super advocatione Prioratus Sancti Martini Dovor & quibusdam aliis dictam advocacionem tangentibus primo pro nobis & subsequenter pro praedicto Cantuar. Archiepiscopo habitis atque datis pleniùs intellectis Vobis mandamus quod judicium pro praedicto Archiepiscopo super dicta advocatione per justic nostros datum demandare execucioni debitae et servientem in eodem Prioratu cum judicium super advocatione praedicta datum pro nobis extitir positum ●moveri sine dilacionis obstaculo faciatis Si vero aliqua parcium praedictarum in dictis judiciis senserit se gravatam illud cum ad partes Angliae venerimus ostendere poterit coram nobis et nos quod justum fuerit super hoc fieri faciemus Teste meipso apud Blankeford 11 die Junii Anno regni nostri quintodecimo Upon the Prior and Covents Petition of  in Canterbury the King issued this second Writ concerning the Advowson and Priory of the said St. Martin's Dovor EDwardus Dei gratia Rex Angliae Dominus Hiberniae & Dux Aquitaniae dilecto Ibidem Consanguineo & fideli suo Edmundo Comiti Cornubiae tenenti locum suum in Angl. salutem Accedens ad praesenciam nostram Walterus de Chilindene Monachus Ecclesiae Christi Cantuar. ex parte Prioris & Conventus loci ejusdem cum literas Prioris sui nobis exposuit quod licet à tempore bonae memoriae Theobaldi quondam Cantuariensis Archiepiscopi Ecclesia eorum Cantuar. in possessione pacifica extitisset quod nullus praeficeretur in Priorem Ecclesiae Sancti Martini Dovorr nisi de Ecclesia Cantuar. praedicta nec aliquis Monachorum Dovor alibi profiteretur nisi in eadem Cantuar. Ecclesia quodque nullus Monachorum Dovor praesentaretur ad ordines nisi per Priorem & Conventum Ecclesiae Christi Cantuar. supradictae venerabilis tamen pater J. Cantuariensis Archiepiscopus praetextu cujusdam processus inter nos et ipsum super advocacione Prioratus praedicti Dovor nuper in nostra Curia ventilati dictos Priorem et Conventum Ecclesiae Christi Cantuar. praefata possessione vel quasi omnium praedictorum spoliare molitur conniventibus et consencientibus Monachis Prioratus Dovor supradictis Quare nobis idem frater Walterus nomine Ecclesiae Christi Cantuar. praedictae humiliter supplicavit ut in hac parte ipsi Ecclesiae providere de oportuno remedio curaremus Sanè cum mandaverimus vobis nuper ut toto consilio nostro ad invicem congregato examinaretis diligenter processum inter nos et supradictum Archiepiscopum ventilatum super advocacione ipsius Prioratus Dovor ac ulterius faceretis quod justicia suaderet prout in literis nostris praedictis plenius continetur Ac Prior & Conventus Ecclesiae Christi Cantuar. sua interesse asserant in hac parte & se debere admitti in examinatione processus hujusmodi ad proponendum pro Ecclesiae suae jure quod viderint proponendum Vobis mandamus quatinus facta denunciatione dicto Priori Cantuar. seu aliàs eo vocato legitimè quod praedicti processus examinacioni intersit si sibi viderit expedire ipsum prout fuerit Juri consonum audiatis ac ulterius faciatis quod de jure fuerit faciendum quantum ad nos pertinet vel ad Curiae nostrae forum Teste meipso apud Burdegalam 23 die Januarii anno regni nostri quintodecimo Dorso Istud tangit factum Radulphi de Hengham quod per istud breve recitatum fuit coram toto Consilio & factum praedicti Radulphi approbatum prout idem Radulphus paratus est docere coram Rege The Archbishop of Canterbury complaining against the Earl of Cornwall the King's Lieutenant of injuries done to his Clerks at Maydestan by some of the King's Officers for which he could have no justice to the prejudice and dishonour of the Church the King thereupon issued this Letter under his Privy Seal to hear and determine the business so as to do the Archbishop and Church right and that his Crown and Dignity might receive no prejudice thereby EDward par la grace de Dieu Roy Dengleterre Seygnor Dyrlaunde & Duke In eadem Bundela Brevium & Literarum Anno 15 E 1. D'aquit a son chier Cosyn et Feal Edmound Count de Cornewaille son leu tenant saluz Come Larcevesque de Canterbir se soit pleint a nous en defaute de vous que ni pioez entendre por la guerre de Gales ausi come il didst de un grant trespass que seu fait nagueres a ses Clers' a Maydenestan par nos Ministers ausi come vous poez voir par sa mostrance que nous vous envoioms & jasoit ce que il nous prise moult si noz genz eiont fait nule chose contre Seinte Eglise que fere ne deussent nous ne eioms en poair de mettre amendement de la nous estoioms endreit de tele monstrance ne de cele pleinte par molt de reasons nous vous mandoms que entendue la monstrance Lercevesque & apellez noz genz de qui il se pleint facez cele chose adrescer saunz nul delai si tossed come vous i porres entendre E metez i tiel amendent que soit all honour de Dieu et de seinte Eglise et all honour de nous E si vous trovez que chose soit sele en prejudice de nous ou de la Coronne feites le autresi adrescer et amender solom ce que vous verrez que soit a fere issint que il ne nous ne covegne puis par defaut de vous mettre la meyn quant nous vendroms en pays Donne nostre seel prive a Migroun le 22 jour Sept. l'an de nostre regne quinzime Edmund Earl of Cornwall being informed that the Pope by his provision had conferred the Prebendary of Farindon in the Church of Sarum falling void by the death of Cardinal Aucherus upon another in the Court of Rome and issued a Mandate to the Dean and Chapter of Sarum to institute him therein he thereupon sent this precept to the Chancellor to issue a Prohibition to them not to install him to preserve the King's right against tyrannical usurpation to whom the said Prebendary belonged by reason of the vacancy of the Bishopric and likewise to command the Guardian of the Temporalties and Spiritualties not to permit any to intrude himself into it EDmundus Comes Cornubiae dilecto sibi amico Domino W. de Hamelton salutem & dilectionem Ibidem sinceram Recepimus hiis diebus rumores certos apud Berkamsted quod Dominus Ancherus Cardinalis nuper in fata decessit unde collatio Praebendae de Farendon quam in Ecclesia Sarum tenuit ad Dominum nostrum Regem ratione ejusdem Ecclesiae Sarum vacantis & in manu sua existentis pertinet hac vice quia licet Papa de beneficiis in Curia Romana vacantibus per Dominum Papam conferend ipsum Dominum Regem sicut ner alios Laicos artare non potest Dicitur tamen quod Papa Praebendam ipsam in Curia Romana jam contulit et quod Decano et Capitulo Sarum mandabitur infra Breve quod ipsum installari faciant et in possessionem Praebendae induci Vnde ad conservandum jus Regis qui absens in remotis partibus et de hiis forsan ignarus jure suo ita tempestive uti non poterit in conferendo Vobis mandamus quod Decano et Capitulo Sarum mandetis per breve Domini Regis et districte inhibeatis ne in ipsius Domini Regis et juris sui praejudicium quenquam admittant installent seu in possessionem Praebendae ipsius inducant seu induci faciant quoquo modo Similiter & Custodi Episcopatus Sar. ex parte Domini Regis quod Custodiam apponi faciat in Praebenda ipsa ne aliquis intrudatur vel se intrudat et eam occupet quia difficilius erit ipsum ejicere et etiam in Ecclesia Sarum ne forte ibidem subito per aliquem installetur et occupet locum Canoniae Formam quidem Inhibitionis faciendae Decano et Capitulo faciendae prout videbatur corrigendam et districtius faciendam vobis mittimus praesentibus inclusam Praemissa fiant statim visis praesentibus absque morae dispendio Datum apud Berkhamstede 28 die Decembr Anno regni Domini nostri Regis Quintodecimo REX Decano & Capitulo Sarr salutem Cum Collatio Praebendarum vacantium Ibidem in Ecclesiis Cathedralibus regni nostri dum Ecclesiae ipsae Pastoribus suis viduatae sub custodia nostra consistunt ad dignitatem nostram Regiam et non ad alium pertinere noscantur ac nos et Progenitores et Antecessores nostri in possessione hujus juris fuerimus a tempore quo non extat memoria Et quia Praebenda de Farendon in Ecclesia vestra Sarum quae vacans est et sub custodia nostra consistit ad praesens per mortem Domini Ancheri Cardinalis vacare dicitur Vobis et cullibet vestrum inhibemus ne in praejudicium juris nostri Praebendam ipsam cuiquam conferatis nec ad mandatum cujuscunque quenquam admittatis ad candem vel installetis aut in possessionem ejusdem inducatis seu quicquam aliud attemptetis quod in praejudicium juris nostri quomodolibet redundare possit in hac parte donec de obitu Cardinalis praedicti ●lenius certiorati prout ad nos pertinet ordinaverimus de eadem alicui personae idoneae assignanda Teste etc. SU●s specialissimis Dominis W. the Hamelton & W. de Odyham salutem & dilectionem Ibi●●● sinceram Miramur & admiramur quod aliqui de regno Angli● pro hujusmodi quae sunt de jure communi & quibus utuntur in eodem regno secundum legem et consuetudinem regni ejusdem ad nos pro defectu remedii refugium sive accessum in partibus transmarinis habere debeat & maxi●●è pro Richardo de Bedeford qui pro communi remedio cujusdam Prohibitionis habendae ad nos pridie accessum habuit Quapropter vos rogamus quod super hoc & aliis consimilibus pro hujusmodi vitandis laboribus remedium de Cancellaria provideri & faciatis sicut de consu●tudine dictae Cancellariae fieri consuevit temporibus retroact●s Bene valeat Dat. apud Melon super Genetam 3 Non. Augusti The Bishop of Lincoln excommunicating the Prior and Covent of Neuport Paynel a Member of and subject to the Greater Monastery of Turon exempt from all Episcopal Jurisdiction and subject immediately to the Pope alone for opposing his Jurisdiction and endeavouring to imprison them after their Appeal to Rome to hinder them to prosecute their Appeal the King upon complaint thereof sent this Writ of Privy Seal to the Earl of Cornwall his Lieutenant to call both parties before him and if this their exemption from the Bishop's Jurisdiction should appear then to stay and supersede the Writ of Capias Excommunicatum and the execution thereof against them EDwardus Dei gratia Rex Angliae Dominus Hiberniae & Dux Aquitaniae Ex Bundela Brevium & Literarum de privato sigillo An. ●5 E. 1. in Turri London dilecto Consanguineo & fideli suo Edmundo Comiti Cornubiae tenenti locum suum in eodem regno salutem Conquesti sunt nobis in Christo dilecti Abbas & Conventus Majoris Monasterii Turon quod cum ipsi per privilegia sibi ab Apostolica sede concessa tam in capite quam in membris ab omni Iurisdictione ordinaria sunt exempti et praedictae sedi duntaxat subjecti venerabilis tamen pater O. Lincoln Episcopus asserens se habere jurisdictionem in Priorem et Monachos beatae Mariae de Neuport Paynel qui quidem Prioratus subest Abbatiae praedictae & est membrum ejusdem in ipsos Priorem et Monachos sententiam Excommunicationis cum ei propter exemptionem hujusmodi non curaverint obedire de facto licet de jure non posset indebite fulminavit et nititur invocato secundum consuetudinem regni n●stri brachii nostri secularis auxilio praedictos Priorem et Monachos per captionem corporum quamquam ab eo ad sedem Apostolicam appellaverint ad petendum nichilominus ab ipso absolutionis beneficium coartare sicque iidem Monachi solo Priore relicto metu captionis hujusmodi ad Abbatiam praedictam reversi Prioratum deseruerunt praedictum loco divino taliter obsequio desolato Et quia praefatos Priorem & Monachos in juribus & possessionibus suis sicut & caeteros regni nostri praesertim ob reverentiam sedis Apostolicae fovere tenemur et quatenus defendere ab injuriis et oppressionibus aliorum Vobis mandamus quod vocato coram vobis praefato Episcopo & auditis querelis & rationibus quas pro parte praedictorum Abbatis & Conventus ac Prioris & Monachorum illorum proponi contigerit coram vobis si per exhibitionem et inspectionem privilegiorum quae ipsi asserunt se habere non obstantibus rationibus quas idem Episcopus pro se proponit vobis possit liquere quod Episcopus ipse injuste processerit contra ipsos tunc eundem Episcopum a molestiis et inquietationibus hujusmodi desistere faciatis et quid inde inveneritis quidque super hoc feceritis nobis celeriter rescribatis non permittentes quod ad procurationem praefati Episcopi breve nostrum de caption● contra praefatos Priorem et M●nachos a Cancellaria nostra ibidem exeat ex causa praedicta et breve nostrum si jam exierit contrary revocantes danec per vos certificati fuerimus de praemissis et aliud a nobis super hoc r●c●peritis in mandatis Teste meipso apud Marinak juxta Burdegal 22 die Junii Anno regni nostri 15. In the Bundles of Writs in the White Tower An. 16 E. 1. I found these Writs of Prohibition for holding Pleas in Courts Christian EDwardus Dei gratia Rex Angliae etc. Vic. Hereford salutem Si Henricus Brevia Regis An. 16 E. 1. in Turri London filius Philippi fill Radulphi de Lemenystr fecerit te securum etc. tunc pone per vadium & salvos plegios Hugonem le Cotyller de Lemenystr quod sit coram Justic. nostris apud Westm in Octabis Sancta Trinitatis ostensur quare secutus est placitum in Curia Christianitatis de catallis et debitis quae non sunt de Testamento vel Matrimonio contra Prohibitionem nostram Et habeas etc. Teste Edmundo Comite Cornubiae Consanguineo nostro apud Westm 14 die Aprilis Anno regni nostri 16. Dor Pleg de pros Philippus de Blythelowe Rogerus de Lonteley Pleg Hugo le Cotyller Hugo le Carpenter Walterus Akard EDwardus Dei gratia Rex Angliae etc. Vic. Hereford salutem Si Johannes Ibidem Pychard the Stredewy fecerit te securum etc. tunc pone etc. Magistrum Richardum Leneband Offic. Episcopi Hereford quod sit coram Justice nostris apud Westm à die Sancti Michaelis in unum mensem ostensur quare tenuit placitum in Curia Christianitatis de advocatione Capellae de Brumbey contra Prohibitionem nostram Pone etiam per vadium & salvos plegios Resinn ab Howel quod tunc sit ibi ostensurus quare secutus est idem placitum in eadem Curia contra Prohibitionem nostram Et habeas ibi etc. Teste Edmundo Comite Cornubiae Consanguineo nostro apud Westm 27 die Augusti Anno regni nostri 16. Dor Plegii Roger de Dorsinton Johannes de Ken. Magister Richardus Offic. Clericus est non habens laicum feodum ubi possit distringi EDwardus Dei gratia Rex Angliae etc. Vic. Hereford salutem Si Robertus le Parthemyner fecerit te securum etc. tunc pone etc. Nicholaum de Reygate Ibidem quod sit coram Justice nostris apud Westm à die Sancti Hillarii in 15. dies ostensur quare secutus est placitum in Curia Christianitatis de catallis et debitis quae non sunt de Testamento vel Matrimonio contra Prohibitionem nostram Et habeas ibi etc. Teste Edmundo Comite Cornubiae Consanguineo nostro apud Westm 27 die Octobris Anno regni nostri 16. Dor Pleg de pros Rigin Plumet Henr. le Perthimener Nicholaus de Reygate Clericus est non habens laicum feodum ubi possit distringi EDwardus Dei gratia Rex Angliae etc. Si Richardus de Leges fecerit te sec●rum etc. tunc pone per vadium & salvos plegios Magistrum Stephanum de Ibidem Codano quod sit coram Justice nostris etc. ostensur qua●e tenuit placitum in Curia Christianitatis de laico feodo ipsius Richardi in Rodbaldeston contra Prohibitionem nostram etc. Teste Edmundo Comite Cornubiae Consanguineo nostro apud Westm 15 die Novembr Anno regni nostri 16. There being a Suit between the Bishop of Ely and a Prior and Covent of the King's foundation about certain possessions the King referred it to his Lieutenant and others of his Council to hear and determine it by this Writ of Privy Seal EDwardus Dei gratia Rex Angliae Dominus Hiberniae & Dux Aquitania dilecto Ex Bundela Brevium & Literarum An. 16 E 1. in Turri London Consanguineo & fideli suo Edmundo Comite Cornubiae tenenti locum suum in Angl. salutem Quia intelleximus quod dilecti nobis in Christo Prior & Conventus de Valle beatae Maria de Bedkelert super quibusdam possessionibus suis quae per aliquos indebitè molestantur & quod super eodem negotio alias coram venerabili patre Episcopo Ely●n per modum placiti locutum extitit & tractatum Nos pro eo quod Prioratus praedictus est de fundatione progenitorum nostrorum Regum Angl. indempnitati Religiosorum eorundem eo favorabilius volentes prospicere ut tenemur petitionem ipsorum vobis transmittimus praesentibus interclusam Mandantes quod vocato praefato Episcopo et aliis discretis de Consilio nostro in Angl. existentibus quos tunc ibidem praesentes esse contigerit et examinato in omnibus diligenter et perfecte negotia supradicto taliter provideatis et ordinetis quod dictus Prior qui in partibus remotis ad nos venit non sine magnis laboribus & expensis indempnis quatenus justè fieri poterit conservetur Et si fortassis idem negotium partes aliquas tangere censeatur tunc vocatis partibus illis dictum negotium curetis modo justo & debito terminare Ne pro defectu exhibitionis justitiae ad nos regressum habere Priorem oporteat supradictum Teste meipso apud Burgum Reginae in Vasconia 7 die Maii Anno regni nostri sextodecimo Dorso Idem Prior habuit brevia juxta casum suum & postea non est prosecutus Robert de Leycester Chaplain to Hugh Cardinal of St. Laurence in Rome prosecuting a Suit in the Court of Rome against Walter of Ponte Robert for the Church of Motiffunt the King out of his affection to the Cardinal issued this Writ to his Lieutenant not to molest or suffer him to be molested for this illegal prosecution so as he desisted from its prosecution and should not do or attempt any thing for the future to the prejudice of his Royal dignity Edwardus Dei gratia Rex Angliae Dominus Hiberniae & Dux Aquitaniae dilecto In Burdela Brevium & Literarum An. 16 E 1. in Turri London Consanguineo & fideli suo Edmundo Comiti Cornubiae locum suum in Angliae tenenti salutem V●lentes ob affectionem quam erga bonae memoriae Dominum Hugonem titulo Sancti Laurentii in Lucina Sacrosanctae Romanae Ecclesiae nuper Cardinalem habuimus dilecto nobis Roberto the Leyc Capellano qui praedicti Cardinalis dum vixit obsequiis intendebat gratiam facere specialem Vobis mandamus quod eundem Hugonem occasione cujusdam placiti quod ipse nuper secutus fuit contra Magistrum Walterum de Ponte Roberti in Curia Romana super Ecclesia de Motiffunte non molestetis in aliquo seu gravetis nec permitratis ab aliis molestari dum tamen nichil de caetero faciat seu attemptet quod cedere censeri possit in praejudicium nostrae Regiae dignitatis Teste meipso apud in Vascon 11 die Decemb. Anno regni nostri 16. John the Roman Archbishop of York having undutifully misdemeaned himself to the King after his advancement by him against his own premised obligation and contempt of his Prohibition the King issued this Writ to seize his Temporalties to deter others from like attempts for the future EDward par la grace de Dieu Roy Dengleterre etc. a son chier Cousyn & Feal In eadem Bundela An. 16 E. 1. Esmond Count the cornwall son Lieutenant en Engleterre saluz Come nous eussoms entendu que Larcevesque de Everwyk se eust porte autrement divers nous et devers noz Clercs que fere ne deeust par quei nous vous mandomes nagueres par Mestre end de Westmestier que vos le feisse destreindre par sa temporaute taunt que il se eust a feite a nous endreit de tien manere de trespass et il vos est p●is que il mesmes se est avaunt oblige a nous par ses letters patentes por un trespasse que il nous fist en despisaunt nostre Prohibition et de ce que il avoit es●e dessobeissa nostre Court nous vous envoioms le transcript de mesmes celes letters por ce que vous petisser cele obligation suit plus asprement verse li et vo●s mandoms que vous facez tot eusi endreit del avantdit ●rcevesque nous vous avoms avaunt mand par le dit Mestre Eude E tant enfacez que les autres Prelatz ne penssent prendir example de mes fere ne a nous ne a noz Clercs et que nous ne treassoms en vous nulle negligence ne nulle desaute endreit de E ce que vous en aures fetz on beiez a fere maundes nous hastinement par vos letters et par le portour de seo letters susditz Don de souz nostre seal prive au Burgh le Rein le quint jour de Feverer l'an de nostre regne sezime Hereupon the Archbishop of York repairing to the King beyond the Sea to hear his cause he remitted him to his Lieutenant and Council before whom he had a day assigned to do him plenary justice so as to secure his own honour and justice according to justice and the Law of the Land and in the mean time to restore his Temporalties and Goods seized till the hearing EDwardus Dei gratia Rex Angliae etc. dilecto Consanguineo & fideli suo In eadem Bundela An. 16 E. 1. in Turri London Edmundo Comiti Cornubiae tenenti locum suum in eodem regno salutem Quia licet Archiepiscopus Ebor. ad nos venerit et super transgressionibus sibi impositis se optulerit voluntati nostrae et gratiae totaliter submittendum ipsum tamen ad v●s duximus remittendum pro eo quod ficut intelleximus super eisdem transgressionibus diem habuit coram vobis et Consilio nostro ibidem a die Paschae in unum mensem Vobis mandamus quod super negotio illo versus praefatum Archiepiscopum taliter procedatis quod plena justitia inde flat prout ad honorem et salvamentum Regiae dignitatis nostrae secundum leges et consuetudines regni ejusdem videritis faciendum Dat. sub privato sigillo nostro apud Burgum Reginae 24 die April Anno regni nostri 16. EDward par la grace de Dieu Roy Dengleterre Seigneur Dirlaunde & Ducs Ibidem Daquitaine a son chier Cousyn & Feal Esmond Count the cornwall tenant son lieu en mesme le Royaume saluz Come nous vous eussoms mand par Mestre end de Westmestier & autrefo●z par noz letters que vous feisse destreindre Larcevesque de Everwyk par sa temporaute por acouns trespass que il nous avoit fait et vous sur ce le ajournissez devaunt vous et nostre Consail a respoundre a nous sicome reason serreit et il puis soit venuz a nous et por avoir nostrs grace et nostre bienvoillance nous eit promis et se soit oblige par sa lettre la quele nous avoms que il nous amendera et celes choses tot a nostre volente en quant que a nous en apent nous vous mandoms que si vous avez rien fait prendre en nostre mayn de la temporaute du dit Arcevesque par mandement que nous vous eneioms fait ou de ses biens ou de ses Chateaus que vous len li facez rendre et deliurer tot enterement quant que en est pris en nostre meinie et del enjournement que il a devaunt vous et devaunt nostre Consail par la reason avauntdite nen faicez plus mes faites cesser ceu plet et ne suffrez mie que il soit plus greve des ore mes par ceste encheason Donees de nostre seal prive a Burdeaus le 24 jour de May l'an de nostre regne sezime Reginald de Grey detaining the Tithe of Lead Mines in Wales from the Bishop of Bangor to whom they were proved to be due by custom and depositions against several Letters of the King to pay them the Bishop thereupon in the King's absence addressed himself to the Earl of Cornwall the King's Lieutenant for justice against him herein in this form EXcellenti v●ro ac Nobili Domino Edmundo Comiti Cornubiae locum Domini Bundela Brevium de Privato sigillo An. 16 E. 1. in Turri London Regis in Anglia ten●nti Amanus permissione divina Bangorensi Ecclesiae Minister humilis Domini Regis Capellanus in Wallia salutem etc. Licet Dominus Rex saepe et saepius scripsit Domino R. de Grey quod faceret nobis habere decimas Plumbifodiarum de Thegeygl quod facere minimè curavit licet coram eo inquisitio apud Rocolan fuisset per duodecim homines majores juratos de Thegeygl & pro jure nostro deposuissent ad plenum Et idem Dominus R. de Grey subtraxit nobis justitiae complementum Quare recursum habuimus ad Dominum Regem propter defectum justitiae qui vobis scripsi● pro nobis & jure nostro Quare vos rogamus & requirimus sicut zelator veritatis estis & justitiae defensor quatinus manum vestram auxiliatricem et adjutricem pro nobis porrigere dignemini ita quod Ecclesia Bangoren non cedat a jure suo quominus possit gaudere decimis Plumbifodiarum de Thegeygl sicut consuevit temporibus retroactis Lewellini magni & David filii ejus & Lewellini filii Griffini & Domini Henrici Regis & aliorum Regum & Principum Walliae non obstante quod Abbas de Valle Regali recepit aliquam partem tempore guerrae quam adhuc tenet Valeat etc. Pope Vrban the 4th by his usurped Papal power and provision conferring a Pension of 30 marks by the year on a Cardinal's Nephew out of the Church of Sylendon in Lincolushire which the Rector refused to pay for 10 years' space though his goods and Church were obliged to pay it the Cardinal's Nephew suing for it in the Court of Rome the King granted an Inhibition thereupon to the Rector to pay it and to the Nephew's Proctor to proceed in his suit to recover it as pre judicial to his Crown whereupon he procured these ensuing Letters to the King from the Bishop University and Scholars of Bononia for his favour and assistance in the revoking of his Inhibition and for the recovery of the arrears of this pension from the Parson of the Church SErenissimo & Illustrissimo Regi & Domino suo Domino Eodoardo Dei gratia Ex bundela Brevium & Li●e●arum An. 16 E. 1. in Turri London Regi Angliae Ottavianus miseracione divina Bononiensis Episcopus salutem & felicitatis optatae ac gloriae complementum Excellentiae vestrae Regalis liberalitas & antiqua benevolencia quae inter bonae memoriae Dominum O. Sanctae Mariae in via lata Diaconum Cardinalem patruum nostrum & vestram magnificenciam sincerè viguit plena fiducia nos inducunt ut ad strenuitatis vestrae promtuarium pro nostris & nostrorum negociis securâ consciencia recurramus sperantes apud vos oportunam graciam promeri Nepos felicis recordacionis Dominus O. Sanctae Mariae in via lata Diaconi Cardinalis patrui nostri recipere debeat à Magistro Radulpho Rectore Ecclesiae de Sylindon Lincol● Dioc. pensionem annuam triginta marcharum sterlingorum per literas Apostolicas sanctissimi patris Domini Urbani Papae quarti et pro dicta pensione annua dicto nostro consanguineo de jure debita sint eidem bona et redditus ipsius Ecclesiae obligata et jam cessaverit idem Rector per decem annos a solucione pensionis praedictae et ad instanciam dicti Rectoris per mandatum vestrum Regium facta sit inhibicio executori literarum Apostolicarum ipsi concesso super assecucione pacifica pensionis praefatae ut in hujusmodi negocio procedere non presumat necnon et procuratoribus praedicti nostri Consanguinei ex praecepto vestro Regio inhibitum sit ne ipsum negocium dictae pensionis prosequi audeant contra Rectorem Ecclesiae memoratae in grave praejudicium ejusdem nostri consanguinei et non modicum detrimentum ita quod ubi favore Regalis excellenciae justicia debuit reflorere deperire ad suggestionem falsitatis irremediabiliter videatur Magnificenciae vestrae Regali supplicamus affectu quo possum ampliori quatinus intuitu dilectionis et devocionis quam Dominus O. Cardinalis praefatus patruus noster ad vos et ad domum Angliae semper finceritate habuit et contemplacione nostri et illorum de domo nostra Vbaldinorum vesirorum devotorum procuratores dicti nostri Consanguinei nepotis Domini O. Cardinalis patrui nostri super dicta pensione obtinenda pacifice quando ad vos et Curiam vestram Regiam recursum habuerint dignemini habere favorabiliter commendatos inhibicione facta de vestro mandato executori literarum apostolicarum super dicta pensione ne procederet in negocio et procuratoribus dicti nostri Consanguinei ne prosequerentur ipsum negocium de benignitate Regia revocantes ita quod ex favore vestrae Regalis clemenciae consanguineus noster memoratus et procuratores ejus pensionem annuam Triginta marcarum sibi de jure debitam assequi pacifice mereantur et nos cum omni domo nostra simus proinde vobis propensius devoti et astricti ad obsequiosa merita graciarum Dat. Bononiae 15 die Aprilis GLoriosissimo Domino Edwardo illustrissimo Angl. Regi Odo de Casali Ordinarius Ibidem in Ecclesia majori Mediolanensi & Lego Ceothonicus Comes Rectores universitatis Scolarium tam in Civili quam Canonico jure in Bononiae Civitate studencium ipsaque Vniversitas tota Collegium et Scolares cum perpetua recommendacione seipsos Habet certum professio Christian● quae sanctae sanctionis imperio profitetur quod est Bononiae Civitas alumpna Scolarium & Mater rudibus volentibus erudiri per Theodosium Cesarem specialis studii muneribus adoptata Nam humanae leges hic militant & compescentes arbitrii libertatem concedunt honestum contrarium sacius prohibentes Huc ergo Scolares et Clerici contemptis terrarum marisque periculis undecumque profecti ut gaudeant post laborum vigilias diviciis disciplinae tanquam infantes sinu Civitatis ipsius materno recipiuntur affectu & bajulati à Bononiensibus Civibus tamquam fratres ab ipsa infanciae usque ad studii Gades in virilis tandem scienciae robur evadunt Meritis itaque Cives reputamus fratres nostros patres & Dominos in eorum passionibus compacientes illos et in doloribus condolentes in quibus dilectionis qualitas Sane nobilem virum Dominum Bonifacium de Langlano Bononiae Canonicum nepotem dictae recordacionis Domini Octaviani Sanctae Mariae in via lata Diaconi Cardinalis in detencione pensionis annuae Triginta marcharum sterlingorum eidem debitae in Ecclesia de Syntlingdon Lincolniensis Dioc. per discretum virum Dominum Radulphum de Hyngan familiarem vestrum potentem et karum ipsius nobilis narracione percepimus justiciam molestari In cujus molestacione suorum meritorum exigentia loquentes sub Christi testimonio plurimum conturbamur cum illum prae caeteris Bononiae Civibus ad Universitatis nostrae omniumque nostrum singulariter honores & commoda super impendimus expeditum sitque ejus liberalitas tam industris et industria liberalis quod ejus opera suos notos ad placitura quaeque alliciunt & conformant Quamobrem amantissime Princeps praefatus familiaris vester haec sub vestri licet ignorantis fortitudine brachii perficere creditur à pluribus Majestati vestrae de qua plenè confidimus quantum valemus devotissimè supplicamus quatinus justiciam quam indefinenter coluisse dicimini de more subito diligentes velitis eundem Dominum Radulphum inducere sique in eo turpis quae vis obstinacio fuerit velut honori vestro congruat efficaciter cogere ad satisfactionem memoratae pensionis pacifice dicto nobili exhibendam tam pro praeterito quam futuro ita quod eidem de illo nullam coram Deo vel hominibus remaneat Ius querelae praesertim cum ista non praestent sui laesionem honoris quinimo et vestri ut cum reverencia vestra loquamur et infamiam dici possint Porro penes vos intercedere debent pro dicto Bononiensi Cive multarum impendia graciarum quas Scolares & Clerici omnesque vestri regnicolae transeuntes videntibus nobis in Civitate Bononiae cotidie recipiunt affluenter & antiquae devocionis & reverenciae specialis memoria quam Cives Bononiae totumque commune ad vos & praedecessores vestros ferventem habent & semper habuisse feruntur in quos revera quicquid suo Civi fuerit exhibitum transfundetur Ex nostra verò parte à quibus nulla praeviavere servicia nichil pro nostrarum exaudicione precum allegare valemus nisi quod à majestate vestra quam famosae liberalitatis exaltat praeconium de praedictis donum gratissimum et specialem graciam imploramus non offerentes nos vobis quae vestri sumus & esse volumus fideles devoti & perpetui debitores Dat. Bonon 12 Kal. Maii primae Indictionis The King hereupon sent these Letters with the Cardinal Nephew's Petition to to the Earl of Cornwall to desire him to advice with his Treasurer how to satisfy the Bishops Cardinal's and Universities request who thereupon made an agreement between the parties as this Record informs us EDwardus Dei gratia Rex Angliae Dominus Hiberniae & Dux Aquitaniae dilecto Consanguineo & fideli suo Edmundo Comiti Cornubiae tenenti locum Ibidem suum in eodem Regno salutem Peticionem quam Venerabilis pater & amicus noster karissimus Dominus Matthaeus Dei gratia Sanctae Mariae in Porticu Diaconus Cardinalis pro Neapoleone consobrino suo Canonico Lincoln nobis transmisit vobis mittimus praesentibus interclusam Et quia merita Cardinalis praedicti qui nobis extitit semper gratus apud nos in hiis quae possumus gratiam & favorem exposcunt Vobis mandamus quod habita super hoc deliberacione cum Venerabili patre J. Elyensi Episcopo Thesaurario nostro cui transcriptum peticionis destinamus ejusdem dicto Neapoleoni de peticione praedicta curetis celerioris juris remedio quo poteritis subvenire ita quod ipse instanciam Cardinalis praedicti sibi senciat ut appetimus profuisse Et hoc nullatenus omittatis Dat sub privato Sigillo nostro apud Burgum Reginae primo die Maii Anno regni nostri sextodecimo Dorso Concordati sunt Page 347. l. 1. before What insert In the Bundles of Writs and Plea Rolls in the White Tower Anno 17 E 1. there are these Prohibitions to stay the holding and prosecuting suits in Courts Christian EDwardus etc. Vic. Staff Johannes de Colewich verse Robertum Archidiac Bundela Brevium in Turri London An. 17 E. 1. Cestr quare tenuit placitum in Curia Christianitatis de Advocatione Ecclesiae de Colwych contra prohibitionem T. Edm. Com. Cornub. apud Westm 28 die Maii An. r. n. 17. Consimile Breve between the same persons for the same cause Teste ut supra 12 die Junii JOhannes de Marchian et Willielmus de Ergate per Attorn suum optulit se etc. verse Placita Octabis Sanctae Trin. An. 17 E. 1. in Turri Lond. Essex de Clavyle personam Ecclesiae de Almychelegh de placito quare secutus est placitum in Curia Christianitatis de catallis et debitis quae non sunt de Testamento vel Matrimonio contra prohibitionem nostram etc. Et ipse non venit et praeceptum fuit Vic. quod attachiaret eum quod sit etc. ad hunc diem Et Vic. nichil inde fecit set mandavit quod praedictus Walterus Clericus est & non habet Laicum feodum per quod potest attachiari Et testatum est quod habet suffic in Alnelegh per quod potest attach Ideo sicut prius praeceptum est quod sit in Octabis Sancti Martini etc. EDwardus Dei gratia Rex etc. Vic. Hereford salutem Praecipimus tibi sicut aliàs tibi praecepimus quod ponas per vadium & salvos pleg Resum ap Howel Ibidem quod sit coram Justiciariis nostris apud Westm in Crastino Purificationis beatae Mariae ad respondend Johanni Bychard de placito quare secutus est placitum in Curia Christianitatis de Advocatione Ecclesiae de Brunlegh contra prohibitionem nostram ut dicitur Et tu ipse tunc sis ibi auditurus judicium tuum de hoc quod Praeceptum nostrum prius inde tibi directum non es executus sicut tibi praeceptum fuit Et habeas ibi nomina pleg & hoc breve Teste E. de Weyland apud Westm 24 die Novembris anno regni nostri decimo septimo There arising certain differences between the Bishop of Lincoln and the University Chancellor and Scholars of Oxford concerning Jurisdictions the King to preserve the Peace of the University summoned the Bishop to appear in the next Parliament wherein he would decide all differences between them by advice of his Council commanding him to desist from all proceedings therein in the mean time by this Writ EDwardus Dei gratia Rex Angliae Dominus Hiberniae & Dux Aquitaniae Bundela Brevium in Turri London An. 17 E. 1. in Venerabili in Christo Patri O. eadem gratia Episcopo Lincoln salutem Come alias ad instanciam nostram quaestiones quas erga Cancellarium & Magistros Universitatis Oxon. super diversis jurisdictionibus suscitastis posuissetis in respectum usque ad quindenam Sancti Michaelis nisi interim in Angliam venissemus committendo usque ad eundem terminum Cancellario Vniversitatis praedictae officium quod gerebat Nos qui paci & tranquillitati Universitatis praedictae prospicere volumus ut tenemur Vos rogamus quatinus omnes quaestiones et contenciones quas erga Cancellarium et Magistros eosdem movistis super jurisdictionibus quibuscumque adhuc respectuare velitis donec in proximo Parliamento nostro auditis rationibus et petitionibus vestris et defensionibus Vniversitatis praedictae quae variis privilegiis antecessorum nostrorum et possessione diutina contra vos asserit se munitam quaestiones et contenciones hujusmodi nostro mediante Consilio sedari valeant et fine debito terminari et vos eidem Parliamento personaliter intersitis vel sufficientem Attornatum pro vobis mittatis ad faciendum et recipiendum quod idem negocium exigit vel requirit nichil in dampnum aut praejudicium Vniversitatis praedictae aliqua tenus interim attemptantes Teste meipso apud Burgum ultimo die Septembris Anno regni nostri decimo septimo The Pope at King Edward's request with the assent of his Cardinals constituting his kinsman Henry Bishop of Bordeaux as he had signified to the King by his Letter the King thereupon returned this gratulatory Answer to him promising the assistance of all his Officers in Bordeaux and Gascoigne to promote his affairs upon all occasions EDwardus Dei gratia Rex Angliae Dominus Hiberniae & Dux Aquitaniae Venerabili In eadem Bundela An. 17 E. 1. m Turri London viro caroque suo Consanguineo Domino Henrico Burdegalensis Ecclesiae Dei providencia Electo salutem Laetati sumus in hiis quae vestra nuper dilectio nobis scripsit quod Sanctae Romanae Ecclesiae Summus Pontifex assencientibus suis Cardinalibus dictae Burdegalensi Ecclesiae constituit vos pastorem pro quo facto tempore sibi grates refer tenemur & volumus multiformes Gaudemus siquidem in visceribus nostri cordis quod tam laudabili tamque votivo experimento comperimus ipsam Romanam Ecclesiam fore zelatricem nostri generis et honoris Sanè pro eo quod honorificenciam vestram nobis in praemissis ascribitis vosque tam liberaliter recommendatis & vestra ad nostrae voluntatis beneplacita gratias vobis in praesenti rependimus et rependemus uberius pro viribus in futurum Mandamus ad rogatum vestrum dilecto consanguineo et fideli nostro Lanrencio de Broun Tenenti locum nostrum in Ducatu praedicto & Senescallo nostro Ducatus ejusdem ac Constabulario Castri nostri Burdegal quos Officiales terrae nostrae Vasconiae constituimus pociores quod ipsi vobis se exhibeant in agendis vestris omnibus propicios favorabiles & benignos vosque & vestra specialiter habeant recommendata in quantum sibi congruere videbitur nostris utrinque statui & honori Utinam amicissime prosperetur taliter status vester quod exinde Altissimo & Ecclesiae suae sanctae proveniat laus & honour omnium Dominus vos conservet Dat. apud Colecestr Idus Septembris an regni nostri decimo septimo In a Bundle of Certificates and Significavits I found in the White Tower Anno 17 & 18 E. 1. among sundry others I shall present you with these praying the aid of the King's power against Excommunicated persons evidencing the insufficiency of the Bishop's Ecclesiastical censures and the Sovereign power duty of the King to aid and assist their imbecility by his Supreme authority over the Clergy as well as Laity EXcellentissimo Domino suo E. Dei gratia Regi Angl. etc. Cycestrensis Episcopus salutem Excellentiae vestrae cujus est Sponsam Christi in Bundela Literarum & Certificationum Ann. 17 & 18 E 1. in Turri London suis juribus et libertate tueri et in gladio punire justitiae quos in ipsius Ecclesiae injuriam opprobrium et contemptum invenerit machinantes praesentibus innotescat quod frater Radulphus de Baldach Canonicus de Begeham praedictae Cycestren Diocaesis est per nos excommunicationis sententia authoritate ordinaria innodatus In qua sordescens per quadraginta dies & amplius adhuc perseverare indurato animo non formidat Claves Ecclesiae damnabiliter contemnendo in animae suae periculum & scandalum plurlmorum Cum igitur ultra non habeat Ecclesia quod faciat in hac parte Vestrae Celsitudini Regiae supplicamus quatinus juxta regni vestri Consuetudinem contra dictum excommunicatum extendere dignemini brachium seculare ut quem timor Dei a malo non revocat corporalis poena cohibeat a peccato Dat. 4 Cal. Decembr Anno 1289. EXcellentissimo Domino suo etc. A. Dunolmensis Episcopus salutem etc. Ibidem Reverendae Dominationi vestrae notificamus per praesentes quod Willielmus de Harnham Clericus Parochianus noster propter suam manifestam contumaciam & offensam per nos authoritate ordinaria sententia majoris excommunicationis involvitur ipsam sententiam per quadraginta dies sustinuit et adhuc animo sustinet indurato Claves Ecclesiae damnabiliter contemnendo Quare Serenitati vestrae supplicamus humiliter quatinus ad protervitatem dicti excommunicati reprimendam literas vestras si placet concedere dignemini prout Consuetudo obtinet regni vestri ut quod minus valet Dei Ecclesia in hac parte Regiae devotionis potentia suppleatur Conservet etc. Dat. London 16 Kal. Junii Anno ut supra Page 427. l. 11. after complaints insert The Prior of Lucone being unjustly spoiled and deprived of the Priory by the Abbot of Clunie and afterwards upon his Appeal restored to it by certain Statutes made in the Court of Rome the succeeding Abbot writ this Letter to King Edward to put him into possession of the Priory and defend him therein by his secular arm EXcellentissimo Domino suo Edwardo Dei gratia Regi Angliae etc. Frater In Bundela Literarum & Brevium An. 28 E. 1. in Turri Lond. Guillielmus miseratione divina Cluniacensis Ecclesiae Minister humilis salutem etc. Cum per quaedam statuta in Romana Curia nuper edita venerabili & charissimo fratri nostro Petro de Cuneraco Monacho nostro Prioratus de Leucone quo per bonae memoriae Yvonem quondam Cluniacen Abbatem praedecessorem nostrum fuerat spoliatus adjudicatus fuerit sitque in virtute et authoritate dictorum statutorum eidem fratri Petro de dicto Prioratu de Leucona restitutio facienda Excellentiam vestram attentissimè imploramus quatinus eundem fratrem Petrum aut ejus Procuratorem latorem praesentium pro ipso in possessionem dicti Prioratus induci faciat corporalem ipsumque inductum Magnitudinis vestrae brachium manuteneat & defendat Praefatum autem Priorem virum probitate & honestate fulgentem ac Prioratum de Leucona Celsitudo vestra recommendatum taliter habere dignetur in gratiam & favorem quod nos et Ordo noster jugiter pro vobis in orationibus vigeat & per hoc bonum foelix & prosperum recipiatis augmentum Valeat etc. Dat. Clun 4 Kal. Maii Anno Domini 1290. Page 432. l. 27. after ut supra insert The Certificate of his Election I find filled in a Bundle of Certificates Letters and Writs in the White Tower An. 18 E. 1. EIdem Regi Prior & Conventus Elyen salutem etc. Ad praesentandum serenitati Bundela Certificate & Literarum An. 18 E. 1. in Turri London vestrae Magistrum Willielmum de Luda Decanum S. Martini Magni London Clericum vestrum quem in Pastorem & Episcopum nostrum canonice eligimus d●lectos confratres nostros Clementem de Thetford Willielmum de Bregham & R●bertum de Swaffam conjunctim & divisim tenore praesentium destinamus Vestrae clementiae humiliter supplicantes & devotè quatinus ipsum Electum nostrum gratiose admittere dignemini In hujus etc. Dat. apud Elien in Capitulo nostro in crastino Ascentionis Domini Anno ut supra Page 436. l. 8. after evidence these Records should have been inserted EXcellentissimo Domino etc. Decanus & Capitulum Cassalen salutem etc. Ibidem Dominationi vestrae praesentibus literis intimamus quod felicis recordationis Domino David quondam nostro Archiepiscopo viam universae carnis ingresso & concessa a vestra Serenilate Regia licentia eligendi Nos unanimi voluntate & consensu vi●um providum & discretum Ecclesiae nostrae utilem & necessarium vobis & regno vestro fidelem Magistrum Stephanum Archid. Glendelacensem in Ecclesia Dublinensi nostrae Ecclesiae Canonicum latorem praesentium nobis eligimus in Archiepiscopum et Pastorem Hinc est quod eundem Electum nostrum praesentamus vestrae Regiae Celsitudini devotis precibus supplicando quatinus praedictae electioni nostrae Regium assensum liberaliter impendentes literas vestras super hoc Domino nostro Summo Pontifici si placet dirigere dignemini Valeat etc. Dat. Cass in Vigil Omnium Sanctorum Anno 1289. EXcellentissimo Domino etc. Decanus & Capitulum Ossoren salutem etc. Ibidem Serenitati vestrae praesentibus literis intimamus quod foelicis recordationis Rogerus quondam Episcopus noster viam est universae carnis ingressus Ne autem Ecclesia nostra diutius remaneat Pastoris solatio destituta ad vos dirigimus dilectum Canonicum nostrum Nicholaum filium Richardi Praecentorem Ecclesiae nostrae ●atorem praesentium Celsitudini Regiae supplicantes quatinus eligendi licentiam nobis liberaliter concedatis Valeat etc. Dat. in Vigilia Assumptionis beatae Mariae Virgins Anno 1289. EXcellentissimo Domino etc. Archiepiscopus Armachanus salutem etc. Cum Ibidem post mortem Domini Milonis bonae memoriae quondam Ardakadens Episcopi idem Episcopatus tanto tempore vacavisset quod per negligentiam ejusdem loci Capituli praedicti Episcopatus Ardakadensis ad nos jure metropolitico suerat devolut wherein this Archbishop was much mistaken no lapse in such cases incurring against the King by their default ac nos de persona Magistri Matthai de Ardach ejusdem loci Canonici eidem Ardakaden Ecclesiae providerimus in Episcopum et Pastorem Excellentiam vestram devotè requirimus & attentè rogamus quatinus temporalia ejusdem Eprscopatus quae novit Deus satis sunt exilia sibi si placet concedere dignemini Datum die Lunae proximo post festum S. Martini Anno 1289. I cannot find that the Archbishop had any fruit of this his request and Usurpation upon the King's Right and Title by this pretence of lapse incurred EXcellentissimo Principi Domino suo Domino Edwardo Dei gratia Regi Angl. etc. In Bundela Petitionum etc. in Turri London An. 18 E. 1. sui humiles & devoti Frater Radulphus Prior Domus Sancti Thoma Martyris juxta Dublin & ejusdem loci devotus Conventus seipsos cum orationibus etc. Cum Monasterium nostrum per resignationem venerabilis patris Fratris Willielmi dicti Wallens quondam Abbatis nostri propter senium & alias causas certas factam nuper in manus venerabilis patris Domini J. Dei gratia Dublinensis Archiepiscopi Pastoris sit ad praesens solatio destituta Excellentiae vestrae Regiae devotis precibus supplicamus quatinus dilectis fratribus nostris Henrico de Alta Ripa & Adae le Barun ad vos ex parte nostra venientibus super nostris oppressionibus variis & gravaminibus nobis à diversis factis credere velitis & remedium congruum adhibere nobisque licentiam concedere dignemini de alio nobis Pastore providendi Qua nobis licentia de solita liberalitate vestra concessa nihilominus adh●c vobis humiliter & devotè supplicamus exorantes quatinus divinae pietatis obtentu et * Note the bl●lphemy pretiosi sanguinis beati Thomae Martyris effusione propter marium pcricula viarum discrimina necnon et nimiae morae dispendio quae nobis imminere possent hujusmodi gratiam nobis ad praesens faciatis ut electioni nostrae per justiciarium vestrum Hiberniae consensum Regium liberaliter impendatis et eadem Electione per Metropolitanum nostrum consirmata possessionem bonorum nostrorum mobilium et immobilium una cum perceptis quae tempore vacationis in manu vestra sunt per justiciarium vestrum seu Ballivos vestros Hiberniae nobis restitui saciatis In cujus rei testimonium has literas nostras vobis transmittimus patentes Dominus conservet etc. Dat. in Monasterio in festo Nativitatis beatae Virgins Anno regni vestri 18. EXcellentissimo Domino suo Domino Edwardo Dei gratia Regi Angl. etc. Ibidem Decanus & Capitulum Duacensis Ecclesiae salutem etc. Quia per mortem venerabilis patris nostri Domini David Episcopi nostri Duacensis nuper defuncti dicta Ecclesia nostra Duacensis Pastoris solatio destituta dinoscitur & vestrae Regiae Majestatis assensus ad providend ipsi Ecclesiae viduatae de Pastore de jure et consuetudine est requirendus Quare vestrae Regiae Celsitudini humiliter & devotè supplicamus quatinus ex vestra Regia liberalitate et mansuetudine sicut moris et consuetudinis est per Nicholaum Canonicum nostrum latorem praesentium hac vice vestrum Regium si placet nobis praebeatis assensum et suturum Pontificem licentiam eligendi ne propter moram vestrae Regiae licentiae praefatae Ecclesia Duacensis in temporalibus & spiritualibus quod absit detrimentum patiatur In cujus etc. Dat. 13 Kal. Julii Anno ut supra Which licence they obtaining and electing a Bishop thereby they made this Certificate thereof to the King EXcellentissimo Domino suo Domino Edwardo Dei gratia Regi Angl. etc. Ibidem L. Decanus totumque Capitulum Ecclesiae Duacen salutem etc. Ecclesia Duacen vacant per mortem foelicis recordationis Domini David nostri Episcopi Duacen nos convenientes in unum prius a Serenitate vestra Regia licentia eligendi petita pariter et abtenta invocata Spiritus Sancti gratia virum religiosum & discretum fratrem Laurentium Abbatem de Collemitory ordinis Cisterciensis Tuamen Diocaesis praesentium portitorem vobis et terrae vestrae Hiberniae semper fidelem nobis unanimiter et concorditer postulavimus in Episcopum et Pastorem firmam spem fiduciamque tenentes quod Deo opitulante & vestra Majestate favente per ejus industriam & circumspectionem tanquam aurum in furnace probatum Ecclesia nostra Duacen nimia hactenus paupertate depressa juribus necnon et possessionibus muitipliciter spoliata celeri relevatione et prosperitate gaudebit Quocirca vestrae Regiae Celsitudini devotè & humiliter supplicamus quatinus postulato nostro Regium vestrum assensum dignemini liberaliter impartici Literas vestras pro ejus confirmatione venerabili patri Domino Williclmo Dei gratia Archiepiscopo Tuamensi & Metropolitano nostro divinae charitatis intuitu si complacet rescribendo In quorum etc. Valeat etc. Dat. in Ecclesia nostra Duacen 29 die Junii Anno gratiae 1290. The Bishop of Miden informing the King that some of his Officers and Bailiffs of Liberties within his Diocese publicly inhibited any persons to appear before him his Ordinaries Officials or Commissaries when they made their accustomed Inquisitions concerning men's sins and that no Layman defamed of any crime should purge himself before them but only with his own hand to the great prejudice of his Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction and Government the King thereupon issued this Writ to his Chief Justice of Ireland to revoke such Inhibitions REX Justice suo Hibern vel ejus locum tenenti salutem Ex insinuatione Claus 18 E. 1. m. 7. dorso Pro Episcopo Middensi de Jurisdictione sua venerabilis patris Thomae Midensis Episcopi nuper nobis innotuit quod quidam Ministri nostri Hibern et quarundam libertatum ibidem Ballivi fecerunt publice inhiberi in Episcopatu Midensi Ne aliqui Laici Episcopatus ejusdem coram suis Ordinariis vocati compareant cum contigerit ipsos Ordinaries Officiales aut Commissarios eorundem suas super peccatis inquisitiones facere consuetas et ne aliquis Laicus ejusdem Diocaes super peccato aliquo diffamatus nisi sola sua manu propria coram Ordinariis antedictis se purget in ipsius Episcopi et libertatis Ecclestasticae praejudicium non modicum et gravamen Nos igitur nolentes Deo et Ecclesiae suae injutiam sieri in hac parte vobis mandamus districte praecipientes quod si ita est praedictas inhibitiones faciatis celeriter et modo debito revocari nec hujusmodi inhibitiones indebitas in praejudicium Dei et Ecclesiae suae contra justitiam ulterius sieri permittatis Volumus etenim quod Episcopus et Ordinarii caeteri supradicti prout ipsi et praedecessores sui facere consueverant in hac parte libere sua jurisdictione absque vestrorum cujuspam indebita molestatione ntantur Talitor vos in praemissis habenics quod nos super hiis solicitari non oporteat iterato Teste Rege apud Westm. 19 die Julii Page 440. l. 43. after Liberties insert A Monk of Bynedon turning an Apostate the Abbot certified it to the King and thereupon thus petitioned for a Writ de Apostata capiendo against him EIdem Regi Edwardo Frater Willielmus dictus Abbas de Bynedonia reveren● In Bundela Petitionum etc. in Turri London An. 18 E. 1. tiam etc. Quum quidam dictus Johannes de Wymfreud diu in ordine nostro professus spreto ordine & habita vagabundus existit in damnationem propriam et scandalum plurimorum Majestati vestrae humiliter supplico quantum possum quatinus solita clementia qua semper ordinem nostrum diligitis & sovetis eum praecipiatis per Vicecomitem Dor arrestari & fratribus nostris tradi qui saluti animae suae provideant secundum Ordinis nostri disciplinam Valeat etc. Dat. Bynedon in Octabis Nativitatis beati Johannis Baptistae Anno ut supra Placita apud Westm coram Johanne de Metingham & sociis suis Justice de Banco de Termino Sancti Michaelis anno regni Regis Edwardi octavo decimo incipiente nono decimo Thorp afford us these Actions brought for holding and prosecuting Suits in Courts Christian against the King's Prohibitions NIcholaus de Segrave senior per Attern suum optulit se 4 die versus Magistrum Adhuc de Quindena Sancti Martini Noting Robertum le Wavasur & Galfridum de Sricheley de placito quare tenuerunt placitum in Curia Christianitatis de adv●cati●ne quartae partis Ecclesiae de Reggeworth contra Prohibitionem etc. Et versus Magistrum Robertum de Twewelby de placito quar● se●utus est placitum in eadem Curia contra Prohibitionem etc. Et ipsi non venerunt Et praeceptum fuit Vic. quod attach cos etc. Et Vic. nichil inde fecit Et mandavit quod praedicti le Wavasur & Galfridus Clerici sunt & non habent la●cum feodum in Balliva sua per quod attach possunt Ideo mandatum est Episcopo Ebor. quod venire faciet eos hic à die Paschae in tres septimanas Et de praedicto Magistro Roberto de Twewelby mandavit quod non est inventus nec aliquid habet in Balliva sua per quod potest attach Ideo praeceptum est Vic. quod capiat eum si inventus etc. Ita quod habeat corpus ejus ad praedictum terminum etc. Et unde Vic. etc. G●lbertus etc. attachiatus fuit ad respondendum Johanni de Romeneye & Ibidem Adhuc de crastino Animarum Anno 18 E. 1. in Turri London Katherinae uxori ejus de placito quare secutus suit placitum in Curia Christianitatis de catallis et debitis quae non sunt de Testamento vel Matrimonio contra Prohibitionem etc. Et unde queritur quod praedictus Gilbertus die Martis proxima ante diem Dominicam in Ramis Palmarum anno Regis nunc decimo octavo apud Villam de in forgia Alexandri le Mareschal imposuit ipsis Johanni & Katherinae latrocinium & vocasset ipsos latrones et super hoc traxit ipsos in placitum in Curia Christianitatis coram Archidiacono de Sancto Albano Et iidem Johannes & Katherine die Mercurii proxima sequen in Ecclesia Abbathiae de Sancto Albano in praesentia Thomae Beneyt Johannis Paulyn Milonis Le & Willielmi le Smerekerver porrexissent eidem Gilberto Regiam Prohibitionem ne praedictum placitum ulterius sequeretur idem Gilbertus spreta Prohibitione illa nichilominus secutus est placitum illud in Curia Christianitatis Ita quod fecit ipsos Johannem & Katherinam ab ingressu Ecclesiae suspendi et postea excommunicari unde dicunt quod deteriorati sunt et dampnum habent ad valenciam quadraginta solidorum Et inde producunt sectam Et Gilbertus per attorn suum venit & defendit vim & injuriam quando etc. Et bene defendit quod ipse nunquam secutus fuit praedictum placitum contra praedictam Prohibitionem etc. Et de hoc ponit se super patriam Et Johannes & Katherine similiter Ideo praeceptum est Vic. quod venire fac etc. per quos etc. Et qui nec etc. Nisi justice ad assisas cap. assignati prius etc. per attorn suum optulit se 4 die versus Johannem del Parlur Ibidem Berk. de placito quare secutus fuit placitum in Curia Christianitatis de catallis et debitis quae non sunt de Testamento vel Matrimonio contra Prohibitionem etc. Et ipse non venit Et plures fecit defaltas Ita quod praeceptum fuit Vic. quod distringeret etc. Et Vic. nichil inde fecit Et mandavit quod non habet terras nec tenement etc. per quae potest distringi Et testatum est etc. quod habet terras & tenement in Com. Berk. per quae etc. Ideo praeceptum est Vic. Berk. quod distr e●m per omnes terras etc. Et quod habeat corpus ejus hic ad praefatum terminum etc. Et unde Vic. manned etc. Et testatum etc. FRater Radulphus de Barnburgh Abbas de Sancto Albano attach fuit ad respondendum Waltero Spereman de placito quare secutus est placitum in Ibidem Hertf. Curia Christianitatis de catallis et debitis quae non sunt de Testamento del Matrimonio contra Prohibitionem etc. Et unde queritur quod cum praedictus Abbas traxisset ipsum in placitum in Curia Christianitatis coram Fratre Willielmo de Paris Arehidiaecono de Sancto Albano de catallis quae non fuerunt de Testamento vel Matrimonio Et idem Walterus die Dominica proxima ante Purificationem beatae Mariae anno Regis nunc decimo octavo in praesentia Thomae le Peyntour & Hugonis le Peyntour & aliorum in Ecclesia Conventuali de Sancto Albano porrexisset eidem Abbati Regiam Prohibitionem ne praedictum placitum sequeretur in praefata Curia Christianitatis Idem Abbas spreta Regia Prohibition secutus fuit placitum praedictum in Curia Christianitatis quousque idem Walterus ad sectam ipsius Abbatis fuit ab ingressu Ecclesiae suspensus et postea excommunicatus unde deterioratus est et dampnum habet ad valentiam Centum librarum Et inde producit sectam Et praedictus Radulphus per attornatum suum venit & defendit vim & injuriam quando etc. ●t bene defendit quod nunquam secutus fuit praedictum placitum de catallis et debitis quae non sunt de Testamento vel Matrimonio contra Prohibitionem etc. Et de hoc ponit se super patriam Et Walterus similiter Ideo praeceptum est Vic. quod venire fac hîc in Octabis Sancti Hillarii 12. etc. per quos etc. Et qui nec etc. ad recognoscendum informa praedicta etc. Quia tam etc. Page 454. l. 5. add I suppose this Report was grounded upon this Certificate made to the King by the Judges of the King's Bench and Barons of the Exchequer about the 20 year of King Edward the 1. as I conjecture the Original whereof I found in a Bundle of Writs and Certificates returned into the Chancery which I rescued from rubbish in the White Tower wherein they inform the King of a Bull purchased from the Court of Rome by Boves de Clare against John de Lovetot as the most prejudicial Bull that ever was purchased or brought into the Land in their time For which Sir Boves being questioned before them wholly referred himself into the King's hands and pleasure to whose presence they thereupon adjourned him there to attend from day to day What the contents of this Bull were they did not certify since the Bull itself was transmitted to the Chancellor Most probably it was this very Bull which these Law-books mention to be adjudged Treason and the procurer of it ordered by the King to be drawn and hanged as a Traitor A Noble Prince & lour trescher Signeur Sire Edward par la grace de Dieu Roy Bundela Literarum &c An. 20 E. 1. in Turri London D'angleterre Seygnur de Ireland e Duke de Aquitaine les soens Rauf de Hengham Nicole de Stapelton e Wauter de Wymburn ses Justices de son Banky salut e due reverence Saches Sire kee au moys de Saint Michael vint Sire Boves de Clare devant nous a Salopebyrs pur busaignes kil out afere au quel jour vint Sire Johan de Lovetot vestre Justice de Banky e par ses amnirs munstra devant nus que lavantdit Sire Boves ont une bull purchase contrely en prejudice de vostre Corone la quele il nous monstra embulle dunt nus vos enueunt le transcript E grant Sire Boves de ceo devant nus fu a resume il nus respondi que celle Bulle fu purchase per les soens que sunt en la Courtesan de Rumme del vostre kel li vint il vos aporta e les nos mustra e mist la besoigne tut en vos sil la dust fire ou nun e lavant didst bull mist en la main vestre chancellor kil en ordenast a vostre volente E quant nus cele bull avyom vuer nus la faymes mustrer devant vos Barons de vostre Eschekere e les Iustices de vostre grant Banky e fu avis a tut ke celle Bulle fu la plus prejudicieles ke unkes fust purchase en vostre ten de nostre ten e pur ceo Sire tut allegast lavant didst Sire Boves ke la chose fust mist en voz mains a vostre volunte si come deseys est dit nus del tut ne ascum lesser vostre suyte en ly aucun jur done devant vus as oytaves deal Saint Martin cum de jour en jour par vostre volonte saver d'qune si vos plest vostre volunte sur ceste choose nus mander King Edward out of his devotion to that Archtraytor Thomas Becket upon the Petition of the Prior and Covent of Christchurch Monastery in Canterbury granted them this new Charter confirming unto them the forfeitures and amerciaments of all their Tenants goods condemned or flying before any of his Justices which I found in a Bundle of Writs of Privy Seal and Petitions in the White Tower Chappel EDwardus Dei gratia Rex Angliae Dominus Hiberniae & Dux Aquitaniae Archiepiscopis etc. Sciatis quod licet dilecti nobis in Christo Prior & Conventus Bundela Brevium & Petitionum Anno 22 E 1. in Turri London Ecclesiae Christi Cantuariensis à tempore cujus memoria non existit perceperunt & habuerunt amerciamenta omnium hominum et tenentium suorum et catalla omnium hominum et tenentium suorum felonum dampnatorum et fugitivorum in quibuscunque Curiis infra regnum nostrum homines et tenentes illi amerciati et catalla hujusmodi amerciata fuerant semper hucusque absque dono vel concessione aliqua a nobis seu progenitoribus nostris quondam Regibus Angliae inde habita vel obtenta Ne tamen dicti Prior & Conventus ex hujusmodi perceptione onerari inquietari vel occasionari à quocunque valeant in futurum ob reverentiam beati Thomae Martyris et devotionem quam erga eundem sanctum gerimus et habemus volentes eisdem Priori & Conventui gratiam facere et eorum securitati in hoc ex Regia munificentiâ specialiter providere Volumus concedimus & hac Charta nostra confirmavimus pro nobis & haeredibus nostris praefatis Priori & Conventui quod ipsi et eorum Successores habeant et percipiant de caetero Amerciamenta omnium hominum et tenentium suorum et Catalla omnium hominum et tenentium suorum felonum damnatorum et fugitivorum coram quibuscunque justiciariis et Ministris nostris et haeredum nostrorum et aliorum quorumcumque infra regnum nostrum homines et tenentes illos amerciari et Catalla hujusmodi ex quibuscunque delictis et causis adjudicari contigerit Ita quod Justiciarii Vicecomites & Ministri nostri quicunque vel haeredum nostrorum coram quibus dicti homines et tenentes amerciati fuerint in futurum extractas de Amerciamentis illis dictis Priori et Conventui et eorum successoribus statim liberent posiquam Amerciamenta illa taxata fuerint per eosdem Priorem et Conventum et successores suos et ministros eorundem levand per extractas illas absque occasione vel impedimento nostri et haeredum nostrorum & ita quod cum aliquis hominum & tenentium suorum pro delicto aliquo vitam vel membrum amittere debeat vel fugam fecerit & judicio stare noluerit vel qualitercumque deliquerit per quod Catalla sua perdere debeat in quacumque Curia nostra & haeredum nostrorum seu aliorum ubi de eo justitia fieri debeat Liceat ipsis Priori & Conventui & eorum Ministris sine impedimento vel contradictione nostri & haeredum nostrorum Vicecomitum Ballivorum & Ministrorum nostrorum quorumcunque aut aliorum ponere se in seisina de Catallis praedictis in quibuscunque Casibus in quibus Ballivi nostri vel haeredum nostrorum si Catalla illa ad nos vel haeredes nostros pertinerent ea in manus nostras vel manus haeredum nostrorum possent vel deberent capere vel seisice Et ita quod nullus Justiciarius seu Minister noster vel haeredum nostrorum seu alterum de Catallis hujusmodi quin dicti Prior & Conventus & eorum Ministri ea habere et in seisinam eorundem se ponere possint ut praedictum est se intromittat sine licentia & voluntate ipsorum Prioris & Conventus & successorum suorum imperpetuum Quare volumus & firmiter praecipimus etc. sicut praedictum est Hiis testibus venerabilibus Patribus A Dunolmen W. Elien J. Karliolen & W. Bathon & Wellen. Episcopis Edmundo fratre nostro Willielmo de Valentia Auunculo nostro Edmundo Com. Cornubiae Consanguineo nostro Henrico de Lacie Com. Lincoln Roberto Tibetot Gilberto de Thornton Waltero de Thornton Waltero de Bello Campo Johanne de Metingham Roberto de Hertford Rogero de Brabazun & aliis Dat. per manum nostram apud Westm 13 die Junii Anno regni nostri 22. Thus did these greedy Priors and Monks encroach the Royalties and Prerogatives of the Kings and Crown of England to the diminution both of their grandeur and revenues In the same Bundle of Writs and Petitions I met with this Petition of the Archdeacon of Canterbury reciting a Prohibition of the Kings directed to him not to visit the Church of St. Martyns in Dovor being his Free Chapel nor yet the Churches or Chapels thereunto belonging and petitioning for a revocation thereof being against his ancient right A Nostre Seignour le Roy e a sound Conseil prie Simoun de Comyngge Erchediaqne Ibidem Lerchevesque de Canterbiry qe cum toutes ses Predecessors Erchediaqnes del Eglise e de Lerchevesqe de Caunterbire e li du temps dount memoire ne Court aient este seisis de user jurisdictioun ordineire cum Ministers Lerchevesqe avantdist en totes les Eglises curées apportenauns a la Chapele S. Martin de Dovure en la disposition Lerchevesque qui ore est e ses Predecessors deal temps avauntdist esteauns taunt qe le Mekardi prochein apres le fest saint Martin l'an del regne le Roy qi ore est tresime qe nostre Seignour le Roy manda par sa prohibition au didst Erchidiakne e a ses Ministers e les defendi qe eux ne usassent jurisdiction ordineire en la Franche Chapele le Roy de saint Martin de Dovure ou en les Eglises en cele Chapele appendauns par reson de quele Prohibition le dit Simoun e ses Ministres de user jurisdictioun ordineire en les Eglises curées les queles il vut de la collation de Roy all honeur e la reverence le dist nostre Seignur le Roy e de sound Commandment sount sursis tant qil plust a nostre Seignur le Roy a sound Counseil demander une revocatioun de la Prohibition avauntdiste solonc les paroles contenuz en ceste Petition par paroles qe se suent Edwardus Dei gratia etc. Archidiaconus Cantuar. vel ejus Officiali salutem Quia accepimus quod quoddam brebe nostrum prohibirorium super immunitate et exemptione Ecclesiae de S. Martini Dover conceptum et vobis directum ne jurisdictionem ordinariam in Ecclesia praedicta seu Praebendis Ecclesiis aut Capellis ad eam spectantibus in praejudicium immunitatis et exemptionis praedictarum exerceretis a Cancellaria nostra surrepticiè ob aliquos defectus ex eadem ut dicitur emanavit Vobis mandamus quod Breve praedictum habeatis in Cancellaria nostra vel illud sub Sigillo vestro ibidem mittatis & hoc Breve ut eo inspecto ulterius inde fiat quod de jure fuerit faciendum Teste meipso apud Westm 3. die Augusti Anno regni nostri quintodecimo Euncore surseent Playst au dist nostre Seignur le Roy e sound Counsel de ordainer pur lestat del Eglise de Caunterbire de graunter Erchediake de Canterbire qi ore est qil pute user tel estate cum li e ses Predecessors Erchediaqnes Ministers del Eglise e de Lerchevesque de Canterbire unt use la en arere In the same Bundle of Writs and Petitions there is this memorable Petition of the Prior and Covent of St. Martyns in Dover to King Edward the 2. and his Council reciting a Judgement given for King Edward the 1. his father against the Archbishop of Canterbury for abusing his power contrary to the Charters of that Priory and against the usurpations and encroachments of the Prior & Covent of Trinity in Canterbury against whom they prayed relief and restitution to their ancient Privileges against their restless oppressions and vexations according to that Judgement A Nostre Seigniour le Roy Dengleterre & a sun Conseil mostrount sez devouz Bundela Brevium & Petitionum A●no 72 ● 1. in Turri London See Monasticon A●gl●●anum 〈…〉 2. p. 1 2 etc. Chapeleyns' Prior & Convent de sa Eglise de S. Martin the Dour Come Henry jadis Roy Dengleterre Progenitour nostre Seignour le Roy qui ore est que Dieu guard dona sa dite Eglise de saint Martin de Dovure ove totes les ap purtenaunces ausi fraunchement come il la tint a Thebaud adounk Ercevesque de Canterbire & a says successor's Ercevesques en certain form qe le dit Ercevesque fest ordre de Moigne en la dite Eglise solonc la Reule S. Beneyt a viure perdurablement adurer e qe james autre say entremeyst mes qe le dit Ercevesqe & les Ercevesqes de Cant. avenir Apres quel establissement del dit ordre solanc la form susdite le dit Thibaud ordeina qe en checune voidance de la Priorite de Dovure fust fait un Moigne de la trinity de Cant. Prior a la dite Eglise de Dowre & remuable a la volunte du dit Prior de la trinity issint en cel temps le dit Priour de la trinity usurpa et acrocha a lui et sa signory touse les poinz qe apendeient a les Moignes de la dite Priorite de Dovure Cestassavour praefectioun de Prior come sus est dite profession et examination des Clercs qe dussent estre ressu a lur abit en la dite Priorite de Dovure et autres oppressions et grevaunces et blemissements encounter lafoy form e la volunte du primer foundeur en grant errisement et prejudice de la dite Eglise S. Martin de Dovure et a les persones iloesqes demouranz dount nostre Seignour le Roi Edward pere nostre Seignour le Roi qe ore est qe Die guard veiaunt les oppressions et blemissements a sa fraunche Chapele & a les Moignes ileosqes demouranz estre fait grevouses & meyns dreiturels en une voidance de la Priorite de Dovure le Roy porta sun bref the droit devers le Priour de la trinity qe o'er est et recevera labourie devers lui de la dite Eglise de saint Martin et le dit Priour foriuge pur toutes jours compiert plus pleinement par record et proces de ceo fait en le Court nostre Seignour le Roi. E comment qe ceo Jugement oghsta le dit Prior deal avorie avantdite le dit Priour apres la mort Ercevesqe de Canterbire mist chalench a claim demandant obedience manuele et autres subjections du dit Prior & Moignes de Dovure E pur ce quil ne firunt point come fair ne devoient il les fist escumencher et autres duresses grievances et apres la mort del Priour en cel temps le dit Priour de la trinity clama praefection de Priour ileosqes come avaunt fist et destourba les ditz Moignes de Dovure deinz aunz et demi e plus qil ne poient avoir Priour de leur com avant avoient Taunt qe nostre Seignour le Roy qe ore est qe Dieu guard the pity menu qe la destruction des ses Moignes de Dovure commanda par son bref de lafoy chancelry qil surseist et cessat des grevances et de demands torsinouses qe i'll fist a sa Fraunche Chapele de Dovure et a les Moignes iloesqes demourantzes encontre la Iugement et la gard de sa Court et de sa defence E pur ce qe le dit Prior cesser ne voileit nostre Seignur le Roy qe ore est porte sun Bref de trespass devers lui et en sa Court le arrena ou le dit Priour desclama praefection de Prior professioun examination obediences et totes maneres autres choses solom ceo qil sunt contenuz en le dit process qe rien ne clama ne cleyme ne de rien fu coupable et de ceo se mist el en bon pays et fust attaint a la ●uite nostre Seignur le Roy a ses damages de Deus mille liures E outre ceo fust comande en judgement quill repellast sentences et totes maneres des grievances commence le dit Pley entre les ditz Moignes et le Priour de la trinity Des quey totes choses rien ad fait mes de jour en jour procure le mal as dites Moignes de Dovure et met destourbance et par loung temps add miss qe le dit Priour et Convent de Dovure ne pount resceiure nul Clerk a lur abit ne poent puis le temps Lercevesque Robert Dount nostre Seignur le Roy pur lui et pur les almes des ses Auncestres' perdent et ount perdeu tout le fruist et prosist en Messes oreysouns et en autres bienfaitz qe apendez a religioun qe deussent aver este faitz en le men temps de deus Coventz the queu nombre par mort et par maladie faut a poi lun Covent en grant errisement del profist susdite et amenusement deal divine service Dieu et en grant evoytement del charche des ditz Moignes iloesqes deservauntzes Par quei prient a nostre Seignur le Roy et a son Conseil ses ditz poveres Chapleins Priour et Covent de Dovure pur Dieu & pur seinte charity qe devers le dit Priour de la trinity de sun contesi et de sa desobeysance et grevance faites voelle remedy ordainer qe les ditz Moignes puissunt apres en peis viure et le miens Dieu servir E desicom nostre Seignur le Roy ad fait restitution de sa Eglise saint Martin de Dovure ove totes les apurtenances all Ercevesqe the Cant de sa especiale grace all derrein Parliament à Loundres compiert par la Chartre registree en la Chauncellerie qil pleise all dit Ercevesqe solom lafoy form & le purport de la dite Chartre ses ditz Moignes de Dovure e mever et fair a que le dit Erchevesqe voudra soussrir & congee donor qe le dit Prior & Convent de Dovure puissint resceiure Clercs a lur Abeye tant qe a plein noumbre come il furoms charchez all comencement the lur Ordre al evoytement del Service Dieu et en allegiances des nostre Seignur le Roy et des Roys qe sunt avenir Dor Quia constat Consilio quod nullus debet se intromittere de Prioratu S. Martini Dovorr neque in Spiritualibus neque in Temporalibus nisi solus Archiepiscopus Cant. & hoc per Chartas Regum etc. Et quod Dominus Rex nunc pro eo quod Prior Cantuar. intromisit se de Spiritualibus dicti Prioratus Dovor ipsum Priorem coram ipso Rege super hoc implacitavit in quo Placito compertum fuit quod idem Prior se de hujusmodi ibidem intromisit ubi non debuit ad damnum Regis etc. Per quod consideratum est per Cur. Regis quod ipse Prior omnia in hac parte per ipsum attemptata faciat indilate revocari Ideo prosequatur coram Justiciariis Regis ubi placitum fuit quod Prior Cantuar. revocet omnia atemptata juxta tenorem confiderationis praedictae et habeat ibi Processum suum pro Rege vel faciat venire Recordum inde in Cancellaria et prosequatur versus Priorem Cant. per Brevia originalia prout pro Rege melius videbitur faciendum etc. Page 644. l. 21. after continetur insert In another Bundle of Writs in the Tower I found this Writ at the King's suit EDwardus etc. Pone etc. Willielmum de Bysucham quod sit coram Justic. Bund●la Brevium in Tu●ri London An. 24 E. 1. nostris etc. ostensurus quare cum placita de Catallis et Debitis quae non sunt de Testamento vel Matrimonio ad nos et ad Coronam et dignieatem nostram et non ad alium pertineant in regno nostro idem Willielmus secutus est plac in Curia Christianitatis de Catallis et Debitis Henrici de Down Capellano quae non sunt de Testamento vel Matrimonio in laesionem Coronae et See Horns Mirror des Justices c●p 2. sect 13. Dignitatis nostrae et contra Prohibitionem nostram Et habeas etc. Test●me psoapud Westm 3 die Decemb. An. r. n. 24. Brom. How vexatious the Priests bishop and their Officers were to the King's Subjects in that age in excommunicating them at their pleasures unless they gave them what they pleased and submitted to their wills and pleasures this memorable Petition of Fine the Wife of one Burgeys to the King against the Bishop of Lincoln and others which I found in the White Tower will inform us AU Seigneur le Roi monster Fine que fust la feme Rauf Burgeys the Herlingston An. 24 E. 1. in Turri London que come eel soit veugle & del age de quatre vintez & dyzans Johan Picard Clerke que ad eyed maintenance & comfort Levesque de Nichol & d● Commissaries add taunt travail la dite Fine per censures the saint Eglise et eel ad miss en contumacies tanque les avant●itz Evesque et Johan la ount reynt a lou● volunte et puis la ount escominage ensemblement ou● son ●itz Johan que tout son temps ad demurxer en Loundres en la Diocise le E●cevesque de Canterbirs ensemblement ove says _____ le dit Johan lad puis manusser de vye et member pur ce que ele ne voet donor a le avantdit Johan tant que il voet demander _____ per quei la dite Fyne ne poet demurrer ne viver sur ses terres demesne eins est fui a Loundres Supply lavauntdite Fine que les ditz Evesque et Johan soient commandez de surses de tiels extortions et quill pleise a nostre dit Seigneur le Roi mander son brief all eux et fair covenable punissement a sin que v●z liege's gentzes puissent viber de lours biens sanz estre destrevyer per extortions susditz I pretermit all other Records and Writs of less moment relating to our Church-affairs or the Sovereignty of our Kings therein to their grants of Tithes of Venison in their Forests to several Bishops Abbots Monks who loved their bellies and feasting better than feasting better than fasting and of other Tithes by their * See Cart. 5 Johan Regis m. 8. Cart 6 Johan m ●2 Cl ●4 Johan m. 4 Pat 1 H. 3. pars 1. m. 1. C● 4 H 3 m. 4. & dors 13 16. Cl. 5 ●● 3. m. 6. 14. ● l. 6 H. 3. m 6. Cl. 7 H 3 pars 2. m 6 Cl. 9 H. 3. m 9 ●● Cl. ● H. 3. dors 14. ●at 10 H. ● dors 9 Cl. ●● H. 3. pars 2 m. 8. dors 10. ●a● 11 H 3. pa●● m. ●● Cl. ● H. 3. dors 10. Pa●● H. 3. m. 4. Cl 7 ● 3. m. 4. ●●● Cl. 18 ●● m. 10 ●3 ●●●● H. 3. m. 3. ●● & dors ●0 3● Pat. 10 H 3 m 24. Cl. 21 ●● m. 5 13 ●● Cl. 24 H 3 m 2 20. Cl. 25 H. 3. m. 15. Cl. 27 H 3. m. 3. Cl. 30 H 3. dors 14. C● 32 H 3. dors 33. Pat. 1 E 1. pars 1 dors 32. Cl. 2 E. ● m. 15. & dors 2. Pat 13 E 1. m. 6. Cl. 21 E. 1. m 13. Cl 22 E. 1. m. 4 Cl. 26 E 1. m 8. Cl. 28 E. 1. m. 11. Cl. 32 E. 1. dors 5. C● 33 E. 1. m. 5 Charters to them and of their Jurisdiction in cases of Tithes or to Popes our Prelates and their Officers manifold invasions upon the Crown and people's Liberties during the Reign of K. Edward the 1. with his his Parliaments Nobles Commons' Counsils Judges oppositions against them thus epitomised recited justified in and by the Parliament of 24 H. 8. chap. 12. entitled An ●ct that Appeals in such cases as hath been used to be pursued to the See o● ROME shall not be from henceforth used but within this Realm wherewith I shall close up this Appendix and Tom WHere by divers sundry old authentic Histories and Chronicles it is manifestly declared and expressed THAT THIS REALM OF ENGLAN● IS AN empire and so hath been accepted in the World governed by ONE SUPREME HEAD AND KING having the Dignity and Regal Estate of the IMPERIAL CROWN of the same Unto whom a body politic compact of all sorts and degrees of people divided in terms and by names of Spiritualty and Temporalty been bounden and owen to bear next to God a natural and humble obedience He being also fortified and furnished by the goodness and sufferance of Almighty God WITH PLENARY WHOLE AND ENTIRE POWER PREEMINENCE AUTHORITY AND JURISDICTION TO RENDER AND YIELD JUSTICE AND FINAL DETERMINATION TO ALL MANNER OF FOLKE RESIAUNTS OR SUBJECTS WITHIN THIS HIS REALM IN ALL CAUSES MATTERS DEBATES AND CONTENTIONS HAPPENING TO OCCUR INSURGE OR BEGIN WITHIN THE LIMITS THEREOF WITHOUT RESTRAINT OR PROVOCATION TO ANY FOREIGN PRINCES OR POTENTATES IN THE WORLD etc. The Kings most Noble progenitors and the Nobility and Commons of this Realm at divers and sundry Parliaments as well in the time of King Edward the First etc. as in other Noble Kings of this Realm made sundry Ordinances Laws Statutes and Provisions for the entire and sure conservation of the Prerogatives Liberties and Preeminences of the Imperial Crown of this Realm and of the jurisdiction spiritual and temporal of the same to keep it from the annoyance as well of the See of Rome as from the authority of other Sovereign Potentates attempting the diminution or violation thereof as often and from time to time as any such annoyance or attempt might be known or espied All which the premised Statutes Edicts Writs and Records in this Tome abundantly evidence FINIS To the Reader FOr thy easier speedier investigation and survey of all Matters comprised in this Third Tome I have thought fit to make 14. several Tables to it in an Alphabetical and Chronological method according to the subject matter The 1. Of the Authors cited explained rectified or refuted in this Tome The 2. Of the Abbeys Abbots Abbesses Priories Priors Nunneries Religious Houses and Orders therein mentioned and what concerns them The 3. Of all our English and Welsh The 4. Of all our Irish The 5. Of some French Scottish and Foreign Archbishops Bishops And of their respective Elections Confirmations Successions Actions Contumacies Schisms Treasons Deaths and what else concerns them or the Temporalties Privileges of their Bishoprics or Dioceses Which will make some useful Additions to Francis Godwins Catalogue of English Bishops and Sir James Beware his Treatise De Praesulibus Hyberniae The 6. Of the English Welsh Irish Scottish and other Archdeacon's Deans and Chapters herein mentioned and the matters relating to them The 7. Of our English and other Dukes Earls herein named and what concerns them The 8. Of the Names of the respective Chancellors Treasurers Justices and other State Officers in England Ireland France Scotland and what relates unto them herein The 9 Of the Names of Barons Knights and other persons of Note or Employment of the English or other Nations and matters concerning them useful for all Heralds The 10. Of sundry Popes The 11. Of Cardinals The 12. Of Legates Nuntioes and other Agents of Rome herein mentioned with their Elections Successions Actions Bulls Epistles Negotiations Dimes Constitutions Extortions Rapines Usurpations Schisms Treasons Vices Deaths Which will supply sundry defects omissions in Platina Onuphrius Balaus Volaterranus Ciaconius and others De Vitis Pontificum Romanorum and Laertius Chernbinus his Bullarium Romanum The 13. Of the Names of Castles Cities Churches Chapels Corporations Parishes Places herein mentioned and things relating to them useful for their Owners Patrons Inhabitants The 14. Of our English French Scottish Irish and other Kings Emperors Princes Queens Kingdoms Countries Islands their Successions Reigns Prerogatives Epistles Laws Edicts Truces Leagues Marriages Wars Deaths and all Actions Suits Prohibitions Debates Parliamentary proceedings Synods Councils chief Matters of Law Peace War Church-Government Ecclesiastical or State-affairs contained in this Tome Which will rectify some mistakes and supply many omissions and defects in our English Historians Annalists Statutes Law-books