Close Rolls, Edward I: November 1304 | British History Online

Calendar of Close Rolls, Edward I: Volume 5, 1302-1307. Originally published by His Majesty's Stationery Office, London, 1908.

'Close Rolls, Edward I: November 1304', in Calendar of Close Rolls, Edward I: Volume 5, 1302-1307, (London, 1908) pp. 314. British History Online https://www.british-history.ac.uk/cal-close-rolls/edw1/vol5/p314 [accessed 13 April 2024]

November 1304



Nov. 3. Burstwick.	To L. bishop of Alba. The king has received the bishop's letters by which he asks for Francis, nephew of the late pope Boniface VIII, a prebend in the church of York that the king lately conferred upon one of his clerks, and the king has considered it. The king, desiring so far as possible to favour the bishop's prayers, has caused this matter to be examined and discussed by those of his council to know if a way could be found by which he might accede to the bishop's desires without prejudice of his royal right and injury to his crown. But after long counsel and consideration it seemed to them for many reasons that it would tend to grievous prejudice of the king and the disinheritance of his heirs and the great injury of his crown, whose rights he is bound by oath to preserve uninjured in all things, if he were to grant the bishop's request. The king, as he is unable at present to do what the bishop desires for the reasons given above, requests the bishop to hold him excused in this behalf, for he does not believe that the bishop would induce him to do anything that would in any way redound to the weakening of his crown or from which he would break his oath aforesaid. [Prynne, Records, iii, p. 1071.]
	The like to Francis, cardinal deacon of St. Mary in Cosmedin. [Ibid.]
	Henry de Hamelton, parson of the church of Chale, acknowledges that he owes to John de Seleby, clerk, 26s. 8d.; to be levied, in default of payment, of his lands and chattels in co. Southampton.