payment of Nevyle1 petentes instanter absolucionem ipsius et offerentes Neville on satisfaccionis nomine decem marcas; quas, cum non habuer- ten pounds. int ad manus de decem libris pro quibus est ligata, ut nostis, et petentes quod de v marcis domine graciam faceremus. Quocirca volumus quod recipiatis ab ea sufficientem caucionem de aliquo rectore seu persona ecclesiastica, pro qua volueritis respondere, super dictis decem libris nobis solvendis, et si decem marcas in manu solverit, vel infra octo dies, de quo sufficiens securitas, pro qua respondere volueritis, vobis fiat, residuis quinque marcis ad graciam nostram positis in respectu, eidem domine poteritis absolucionis beneficium impertiri. Valete. 9 kal. Nov. (Oct. 24), York. 1303. Notice to the official and the dean of the Aynesty of the absolution of lady Margaret de Neville. de Castello. XLVII. 4 nonas Nov. (Nov. 2), 1303. Cawode. Com- Will of Will. mission to the official to act in the cause concerning the will of William de Castello of Beverley between William, his son and heir, and William de Tiketon, John de Celario, John de Castello and Thomas de Cave, his executors.2 XLVIII. Idibus Nov. (Nov. 13), 1303. Cawode. Mem- Huntington. orandum quod dominus, recepta presentacione abbatis et conventus de Whiteby de magistro Symone de Trikyngham clerico, sibi facta ad ecclesiam de Huntington' juxta Eboracum, vacantem ut dicitur; quia separata est jurisdiccio illius ecclesie, et dicta ecclesia nulli alii ordinario quam archiepiscopo sit subjecta, scriptum fuit officiali curie Ebor. ad inquirendum super vacacione illius ecclesie et de aliis articulis et circumstanciis consuetis tam presentantes quam presentatum contingentibus sub forma consueta. Io kal. Dec. (Nov. 22), 1303. Cawode. Institution and Induction. induction of Master Symon de Trikyngham, priest, in the person of Robert de Sleford, his proctor, to the church of Huntington, on the presentation of the abbot and convent of Whiteby. Et memorandum quod eisdem die, loco et anno, dominus Robertus de Sleford, vice et nomine dicti magistri Symonis domini sui, juravit canonicam obedienciam domino in forma consueta,videlicet sic: Ego, R. de Sleford, procurator magistri 1 Neville in the margin where the Christian name is given. It occurs at the end of this entry. See Reg. Romeyn, ii, 285, 324. B 3 Brother of Sir Lambert de Trikingham, the king's justice (Reg. Greenfield, i, fo. 46). Fo. 13d. The chapel, Fo. 14. the official to inquire on the motion W.. into Simonis de Trikingham, juro ad ista sancta evangelia quod dictus dominus meus fidelis erit et obediens vobis, pater T., Eboracensis archiepiscope, vestrisque successoribus canonice intrantibus, officiali et ministris, in canonicis mandatis, sic me Deus adjuvet et hec sancta. 17 kal. Nov. (Oct. 16), 1303. "In majori ecclesia Ebor." After reciting the summons mentioned in no. 15n, and that no letters of Mortimer's orders could be found in the registerof archb. Corbridge or of any of his predecessors, nor could it be proved that he had been ordained priest within a year after his institution, and that he appeared by Robert de Baumburg, his proctor, who could show nothing concerning his orders, nor could do anything on a further adjournment, the official declared that, as Mortimer had been instituted two years before and was not yet ordained priest, the church of Huntington was declared void. ...... XLIX. 8 idus Jan. (Jan. 6, 1303-4). Cawode. Commission to the official, his commissary general, and William de Jafford "ad cognoscendum super articulis in visitacione nostra compertis, annexis presentibus, juxta naturam et qualitatem ipsorum, ac eciam juxta prefixiones nostri commissarii inde factas, et ad faciendum quicquid canonicum fuerit in premisis." De anno quinto. L. 17 kal. Aug. (July 16), 1304. Lanum. Commission to the official to proceed against the canons of the chapel of the Blessed Mary and the Holy Angels, York, who were not ordained to the degree (gradus) their prebends required. LI. Suo officiali Ebor. Declinans ad nos frater W., Mandate to sancte Romane ecclesie cardinalis,1 sui gracia, apud Lanum, de vicario ecclesie de Pontefracto nobis gravissime est conof Cardinal questus, quod ipse, videlicet, fratres ordinis sui contra eorum complaints privilegia et contra justiciam inquietat multipliciter et made by the impugnat, eis injurias intollerabiles et obprobria inferendo, Pontefract dicens nobis quod ab Anglia non recedet priusquam sibi vicar of the constiterit qualiter super hoc fuerit castigatus, proponens nisi juste punitus fuerit, querelam super hoc deponere. Et quia nescimus que statutis et constitucionibus Bonifacii friars of against the same. 1 Walter de Winterburn, a preaching friar and confessor of Edward i, was made cardinal priest of St. Sabina in February, 1304. He died the year following, aged over 80. See the Beverley Chapter Act Book, ii, 186, and fo. 290* infra. superaddidit vel subtraxerit seu mitigaverit iste papa,1 et vos forsitan ea scitis, ideo hujusmodi negocium, juxta nostrum promissum eidem cardinali factum, ad vos mittimus canonice terminandum; volentes quod statim dicto vicario ad certos diem et locum super quibus fratres de Pontefracto ut illi si voluerint sufficienter intersint, premunire curetis, coram vobis citato super hiis que proponere voluerint contra eum taliter celerem faciendo justiciam procedatis quod, quatenus demeruerit et legitime super hoc coram vobis convictus fuerit, non recedat canonice impunitus, et quod pro defectu justicie et remedii in hac parte fratres ipsi non habeant materiam iterum vel alibi conquerendi, dicentes eisdem quid in dicto negocio feceritis, cardinali demandanti. Blank.2 Fo. 15, 15d. clerks. DE ARCHIDIACONATU EBOR. DE ANNO PONTIFICATUS T. EBOR. ARCHIEPISCOPI PRIMO. LII. Wluey. Commission to the dean of the Chris- Criminous tianity, York, and Sir William de Kirketon, rector of Holy Trinity, Gotherumgate, to receive criminous clerks, who should be tried at York before the king or his representatives (locum tenentibus). Dearne. LIII. 16 kal. Junii (May 17, 1300). Lanum. Letter to Bolton-onthe archdeacon of York to inquire about the mediety of the church of Bolton on Dyrne and Stephen de Berley clk., presented by Stephen Bellew (de Bella aqua). of Kirkstall, LIV. 515 kal. Junii (May 18, 1300). Lanum. Dispen- To the abbot sacio cum abbate de Kirkestall' super contribucione talliorum reciting a 1 Clement v. 23 nonas Jan. (Jan. 3), 1286-7. Scroby. Inspeximus by archbishop John le Romeyn of a letter of pope Innocent iv, dated at Lyons 3 nonas Julii, 7th year (July 3, 1249), and addressed to the prior and friar hermits of the order of St. Augustine, authorising them to hear confessions (fo. 18*). 3 It is unfortunate that no date is given, as this is perhaps the earliest entry in the Register. The temporalities were restored to archb. Corbridge at Stamford on April 30 (C.P.R., 1292-1301, p. 511), when no doubt he made his oath of fealty to the king. He was at Clarborough in Notts. on May 13 (no. 397), the 47 kał. Junii (May 26, 1300). 5 There is a similar document in favour of the abbot of Fountains, dated at Lanum, 11 kal. Junii (May 22, 1300). The cardinal's letter is dated at the Lateran, 4 idus Marcii, letter of Matthew, of Porto, giving the archb. absolve the abbot for the king to contrary to constitution. seu collectarum contra novam constitucionem domino regi cardinal bp. factorum.1 Abbati monasterii de Kirkestall', Cisterciensis ordinis. Litteras venerabilis patris fratris Mathei, miseraauthority to cione divina Portuensis et sancte Ruffine episcopi,2 inspeximus in hec verba: Venerabili in Christo patri, Dei gracia subsidie Ebor. archiepiscopo, frater Matheus, miseracione divina Portuensis et sancte Ruffine episcopus, salutem et sinceram the papal in domino caritatem. Ex parte abbatis monasterii de Kirkestall', Cisterciensis ordinis, Ebor. diocesis, nobis oblata peticio continebat quod ipse olim non voluntarie set vi et metu, qui cadere poterat in constantem, ministris, nunciis seu collectoribus regis Anglie, contra nove constitucionis tenorem sanctissimi patris, domini Bonifacii pape viij, tallias seu collectas sibi impositas persolvit, propter quod excommunicacionis incurrit sentenciam in tales per constitucionem ipsam generaliter promulgatam; et sic ligatus, non in contemptum clavium, set per simplicitatis errorem, in suis ministravit ordinibus et alias immiscuit se divinis. Verum, cum absque gravi dampno dicti monasterii sedem apostolicam adire non possit, supplicari fecit humiliter sibi per sedem ipsam super hiis de absolucionis beneficio et dis 6 Boniface viii (March 12, 1300). 1 Boniface viii on Feb. 24, 1296, " making this payment the religious became subject to the papal displeasure, which does not appear to have affected the secular clergy, and it became necessary for such offenders as had celebrated whilst in a state of excommunication to get absolved from the excommunication into which they had fallen by contributing to such a subsidy. The bull Clericis laicos is printed in the Chronicon Walteri de Hemingburgh, ii, 113, where there is a fairly full account of the different circumstances relating to the quarrel between the king and the clergy. There are three other similar absolutions for other Cistercian housesRievaulx, Citeaux for the cell at Scarborough, and Meaux (nos. 291, 293, 397). 2 Matteo d'Acquasparta, a Franciscan and general of the order, cardinal priest of San Lorenzo in Damaso, Whit Sunday, 1288, bishop of Porto, 1291, died 1302, and was buried in S.M. in Araceli in Rome. He was legate in Florence in 1300 and 1301. pensationis gracia misericorditer provideri. Nos igitur auctoritate domini pape, cujus penitenciarie curam gerimus, paternitati vestre committimus quatinus, si est ita, proviso quod idem abbas semper super hoc domini pape et sancte Romane ecclesie parebit mandatis, ac illam penitenciam faciet quam sibi duxerit injungendam, a dicta excommunicacionis sentencia juxta formam ecclesie absolvatis eundem; eoque ad tempus prout expedire videritis, a suorum ordinum execucione suspenso, tandem suffragantibus sibi meritis, super irregularitate dicto modo contracta cum ipso, si aliud sibi canonicum non obsistat, misericorditer dispensetis. Dat. Lateran. xv kal. Aprilis, pontificatus domini Bonifacii pape viij anno sexto (March 18, 1299-1300). Quarum auc- The archb. toritate litterarum, injuncto tibi sub prestiti juramenti debito abbot. quod semper super hoc ejusdem domini pape et sancte Romane ecclesie mandatis pareas et illam penitenciam facias quam tibi duxerit injungendam, te a dicta excommunicacionis sentencia juxta formam ecclesie absolvimus, et, te ad tempus ab ordinum execucione suspenso, tandem suffragantibus tibi meritis, super irregularitate dicto modo contracta tecum misericorditer dispensamus. In cujus, etc. Et memorandum quod litteram originalem secum reportavit unacum ista. absolves the LV. 13 kal. Junii (May 20), 1300. Lanum. Appoint- Sequestrator ment of Sir Robert de Lidington, rector of a mediety of the church of Ketelwell, as the archbishop's sequestrator in the deaneries of Craven and the Aynsty. Memorandum quod Idictis die et loco coram officiali Ebor., W. de Jafford et me, inspectis sacrosanctis [evangeliis], juravit de fideliter et diligenter se habendo in officio memorato et de secretis domini bene celandis." of the Otley has letters pro LVI. II kal. Junii (May 22, 1300). Lanum. Decano To the dean de Aynsty. Constitutus in presencia nostra Galfridus dictus Ainsty. Durstrang de Otteley, pauper presbiter, litteras sanctissimi Geoffrey patris, domini Bonifacii pape viij, et processum bone memorie Durstrang of H., predecessoris nostri, habitum auctoritate dictarum shown papal litterarum, nobis exhibuit, petens humiliter ut juxta formam viding him mandati apostolici et graciam a predicta sede sibi concessam and the de ecclesia de Adel, nostre diocesis, ad presentacionem prioris process held et conventus sancte Trinitatis Ebor. spectante et per resig- Newark, and nacionem domini Alani de Thornton1 post reservacionem et sitted t 1 Annunciation of the B.V.M. (March 25), 1300. London. Alan de Thornton, in a letter addressed to to a church, consequent by arch. to |