Bulwell.

Fo. 16d.

Bunny.

firmiter injungentes quatinus apud Stanton' personaliter accedentes, predictam Ceciliam sub competenti testimonio moneatis et efficaciter inducatis quod, ad bonum obediencie rediens, injunctam sibi penitenciam, ut premittitur, humiliter peragat et devote; et, ut ipsam proximis diebus festivis et fori post monicionem factam hujusmodi incipiat, majoris excommunicacionis sentencia compellatis eandem, quam sentenciam, si necesse fuerit, cum communicantibus aggravetis, ut, sic rubore perfusa, ad gremium sancte matris ecclesie redeat vel invita. Nos autem in premissis omnibus debite exequendis vobis cum potestate cohercionis canonice committimus vices nostras, mandantes ut super hujus execucione mandati et quicquid in hac parte feceritis nobis in proximo per vestras patentes litteras faciatis constare tenore presencium distinccius continentes. Valete.

148. Same day and place. Mandate to the dean of Lanum to denounce Thomas, son of Thomas de Bekyngham, and Roger, his brother, as excommunicated for impeding the archbishop's jurisdiction, and to summon them to appear before the archbishop on Friday after the feast of St. James the apostle (July 31). Agnes, wife of William de Flammestede, and Sarra Charlemain, to be also denounced as excommunicated. Also a letter to the official of the archdeacon of Nottingham about the excommunication of Thomas and Roger de Bekyngham.

149. 9 kal. Aug., anno 2 (July 24, 1299). Cawode. Custody of the sequestration in the church of Bullewelle granted to......Bathele,1 clerk, presented by the king of England.

150. ...kal. Aug., anno 2 (July...., 1299). Cawode. Mandate [to the dean] of Retford and the rector of Clawod (sic) to absolve Roger, son of Thomas de Bekyngham, who had been killed whilst excommunicated, and to give his body ecclesiastical burial, as he had shown signs of penitence before death. Thomas, son of Thomas de Bekyngham, to be absolved on doing, besides the penance already enjoined, the following one :-videlicet, quod ternas circa ecclesiam de Bekyngham et binas per forum de Retford fustigaciones recipiat, penitencium more incedens.

151. 7 idus Augusti (Aug. 7), 1299. Cawode. Institution of William de Langeley, subdeacon, to the church of 1July 6, 1299. Presentation by the church of Bolewelle (Cal. P. R. the king of William de Bathele to (1292-1301), p. 424).

Boney, on the presentation of Sir Ralph de Freschenville, knt. "Memorandum quod ipse inst[it]uebatur per magistrum Hugonem de Menigthorp' auctoritate domini tunc infirmantis."

hospital.

152. Idibus Augusti (Aug. 13), 1299. Cawode. Resig- Bawtry nation by Sir Roger, the chaplain, of the mastership of the hospital of Bautre, before the archdeacon of Nottingham and Master Hugh de Menigthorpe, in the presence of Sir Robert de Notingham, Master Henry de Colingham, and others.

Notice from W. de Pykering, archdeacon of Nottingham, to the dean of Retford, of the absolution of Sir Roger, late master of the hospital of Bautre, from a sentence of excommunication. The sequestration of the fruits committed to the vicar of Blyth to cease. SPIRITUALITAS DE HOUEDEN' ET ALUERTON' ET Fo. 17 PONTIFICATUS H. ANNO PRIMO.

153. Kal. Jan. (Jan. 1), 1298-9. Cawode. Collation of Cowesby. Sir John Lynel, priest, to the church of Couseby "ad collacionem nostram auctoritate generalis concilii devolutam." Mandate to the keeper of the spirituality of Alverton to induct.

mandate to

of the

of Alverton

shire

6 idus Aprilis, anno primo (April 9, 1299). Burton'. Item Second alia littera eidem custodi quod eum induceret in corporalem the keeper possessionem sub pena excommunicacionis. Custodi spirituality spiritualitatis de Alvertonshire. Cum nuper vobis per of litteras nostras mandaverimus quod dominum Johannem to induct. Lynel, capellanum, cui ecclesiam de Couseby, nostre diocesis, vacantem et ad collacionem nostram auctoritate concilii devolutam, contulimus intuitu caritatis, in corporalem possessionem ejusdem induceretis seu faceretis induci et inductum defendi; vos mandatum nostrum predictum vobis directum exequi contemptibiliter non curastis. Unde, licet vos propter contemptum hujusmodi potuissemus exigente justicia punivisse, ob reverenciam, tamen, venerabilis fratris nostri, domini A., Dei gracia Dunolmensis episcopi, punicionem hujusmodi distulimus in presenti, et vos monemus, firmiter injungentes, quatinus predictum dominum Johannem vel procuratorem suum ejus nomine infra sex dies a tempore recepcionis presencium continue numerandos, quorum duos pro prima monicione, duos pro secunda et duos pro tercia peremptorie assignamus, in corporalem possessionem dicte ecclesie inducatis seu faciatis induci et inductum defendi,

Fo. 17d.

Fo. 18.

Licences to ordain.

St. Bees.

sub pena excommunicacionis majoris quam in personam vestram proferimus in hiis scriptis, si non feceritis quod mandamus; contradictores et rebelles per censuram ecclesiasticam compescendo. Qualiter autem presens mandatum nostrum fueritis executi, nos absque more dispendio sub pena predicta certificetis per vestras litteras patentes, harum seriem continentes.

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DE EPISCOPIS SUFFRAGANEIS ANNO H. EBORACENSIS ELECTI PRIMO. 154. 10 kal. Nov. (Oct. 23), 1297. Buntingford. "Littera directa domino Karleolensi ad convocandum clerum pro subsidio regi prestando propter confirmacionem Magne Carte libertatum et foreste." Letter from H., archbishop elect, to J. (de Halton), bishop of Carlisle, informing him that the king, on promise of a subsidy, had confirmed the Great Charter and the Forest Charter, and that, owing to the kingdom of England being exposed to great dangers, especially in the northern parts, and that the king stood in great need of money, the laity had granted a ninth. king wished the provinces of York and Canterbury to grant a subsidy in common, but, to avoid trouble, it had been decided that there should be a convocation of either province, so the bishop was ordered to summon a meeting of the clergy of his diocese, to choose two proctors who should go to York on Friday, the eve of St. Andrew (Nov. 29), to treat about this subject. (Records of the Northern Convocation (Surt. Soc., cxiii), p. 18).

The

A letter of the same date and on the same subject was written to the vicar general of A(nthony Bek), bishop of Durham, or his official.

155. 4 kal. Junii (May 29), 1298. Cawode. Licence. from the archbishop elect to W., bishop of Coventry and Lichfield,1 to ordain in the diocese.

3 idus Oct. (Oct. 13), 1298. Thorpe. Licence to the same to ordain Walter de Clipston, Robert of the same, Robert de Langeton and John of the same, to all the minor orders.

4 kal. Jan. (Dec. 29), 1298. Licence to the same to ordain in Ember Days after the feast of the Blessed Lucy the Virgin. 156. Nonis Jan. (Jan. 5), 1298-9. Commission to J.,

'Walter de Langton, master of St. Leonard's Hospital, York.

bishop of Carlisle, to reconcile the chapel and cemetery of St. Bees (S. Bege), "que violenta sanguinis dicuntur [pollucione esse poll Juta."

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BALLIVE

ARCHIEPISCOPATUS

Fo. 18d.

EBORA- Fo. 19.

the baili

Beverley,

CENSIS CUM PREPOSITURA BEVERLACI DE ANNO HENRICI EBORACENSIS ELECTI PRIMO. 157. 10 kal. Julii (June 22), 1297. Totenhale. Letters Fealties in of attorney from H., elect of York, to the knights and free- wicks of holders of the bailiwick of Beverley, announcing the appoint- Southwell, ment of Walter de Kelk' as his attorney "ad recipiendum Shirburn, Ripon, nomine nostro seysinam omnium maneriorum predicte and Churchballive et fidelitates tam liberorum quam villanorum et alia down. que ad seysinam hujusmodi capiendam pertinent."

Similar letters for John de Pikeresham for the bailiwick of Southwell; for Patrick de Braferton for the manors of the bailiwick of Rypon; for Thomas de Stodley for the bailiwick of Shireburn; and for John de Vallibus for the bailiwick of Hextildesham. And also for William de Sodhille, for the manors of the bailiwick of Chirchedon, addressed to the knights and freeholders of Chirchedon, Cungdon, Cumpton, Cerney, Surdington, and Norton, and the whole bailiwick of Chirchedon.1

Hexham,

Walter of

receive

take fealty,

Beverley.

Littere clause ad capiendum seisinam maneriorum et Mandate to fidelitates tenencium, et primo Waltero de Kelk.' Quia Kelk to dominus noster rex possessionem et seisinam temporalitatis cattle and nobis liberari mandavit,2 dileccionem vestram, de qua etc., in the gerimus plenam fidem, attente rogamus quatinus animalia bailiwick of ad nos in maneriis de balliva Beverlaci pertinencia, quorum numerum cedula continet hiis inclusa, sic nostro nomine recipiatis discrete, fidelitatemque tenencium nostrorum auctoritate littere nostre patentis, quam vobis mittimus, tam provide quam sagaciter admittatis ; defectus eciam in dictis maneriis quos videatis plenius redigatis in scriptis, et specialiter annotetis, ac vos de maneriis ipsis, servientibus et prepositis, rebus et bonis omnibus in balliva predicta ad nos qualitercumque spectantibus sic vos intromittatis fideliter curamque et custodiam geratis prudenter, quod vestram tanquam fructuosam merito recommendare debeamus industriam et vobis specialius exinde teneri ; proviso 1Churchdown, Condicote, Compton Abdale, North Cerney, Shurdington and Norton, are in Gloucestershire.

"The temporalities were restored to the archbishop on June 22, 1297 (C. P. R., 1292-1301, p. 254).

St. Mary
Magdalen's
Hospital,
Ripon.

Seneschal.

Criminous clerks.

quod domus maneriorum, que coopertura indigent, quam cicius comode poteritis, citra yemem cooperiantur instantem. Valete. Dat. supra proximo. Animalia in litteris singulis singulis ballivis inserta. Visis litteris supervideatis omnia blada seminata in balliva vestra, et quantum valeat quelibet acra cujuslibet generis bladi, nobis distincte et aperte celeriter rescribatis.

Memorandum quod consimilis littera dirigitur Johanni de Pikeresham de Suwellia, Patricio de Braferton' de Rypon', Johanni de Vallibus de Hextildesham, et Thome de Stodley de Schireburn' ballivis, in cujus solius littera hec clausula inseritur.1

Ceterum scribimus capellano nostro Eboracensi quod seisinam maneriorum de Thorp' et Langwath,2 vobis nomine nostro liberent quam recipiatis ab ipsis, et nos pro firma inde debita ipsis cartam, prout predecessores nostri fecerant, cum ad partes illas venerimus, fieri faciemus. Request to the chaplain (sic) of York to deliver seisin of the manors of Thorp and Langwath to Thomas de Stodley.

Power for Walter de Kelk to do suit for the archbishop at the county courts of Yorkshire (ad comitatus Eboraci); and to John de Pikeresham to act as his attorney in all pleas in the county courts of Nottingham and Lincoln.

158. 9 kal. Julii (June 23), 1297. Totenhale. Mandate to James de Cimiterio, master of the hospital of the Blessed Mary Magdalen, Ripon, to restore within four days Robert de P(?)......to his place in the hospital, who had been admitted by a provision of archb. le Romeyn, "[quem] a dicto hospitali temeritate propria notorie amovisti, eidem vite necessaria inhumaniter subtrahendo."

159. 4 kal. Julii (June 28), 1297. Totenhale, Appointment of Sir Lambert de Trekingham (sic) as the archb.'s seneschal.

160. Same date. Commission to the dean of the Christianity of York and William de Kirketon, rector of Holy Trinity, Gotheromgate, to seek out and receive criminous clerks on trial before the king's justices at York, and to hand them over to the archb.'s bailiff at Ripon. Also to the dean of Nottingham about criminous clerks on trial before the king's justices at Nottingham. These were to be

1" Animalia in littera Thome de Stodley." Margin.

2Bishopthorpe and Langwith in the parish of Wheldrake. Chaplain is an error for chapter.