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1400.
16 Kal. Feb.
St. Peter's Rome.
(f. 161d.) |
To Richard, Cistercian abbot of Jervaulx. Indult for him and his successors and for the monks, when they leave the monastery for a reasonable cause, to eat flesh, on lawful days only; with dispensation for the purpose, notwithstanding the statutes and customs of their order. Exigit tue magne. |
Id. Jan.
St. Peter's, Rome.
(f. 162.) |
To John Stretton, an Augustinian Friar, papal chaplain. Dispensation to him, a priest, to hold one benefice, with or without cure, wont to be served by secular clerks, of any value, even if of lay patronage, and resign it as often as he will and hold in its stead a similar benefice. Grata tue devocionis. |
12 Kal. Feb.
St. Peter's, Rome.
(f. 162d.) |
To John Grenlaw, a Friar Minor. The like. Religionis zelus, vite etc. |
16 Kal. Feb.
St. Peter's, Rome.
(f. 162d.) |
To Geoffrey, Cistercian abbot of Byland (Belalanda), in the diocese of York. Indult as above, f. 161d. Exigit tue magne. |
10 Kal. April.
St. Peter's, Rome.
(f. 180d.) |
To Thomas Purchas, Augustinian canon of St. Mary's priory, Selborne, in the diocese of Winchester. Licence to transfer himself to any monastery or other regular place of his order, at his choice, in England; and to receive a yearly stipend, as secular priests can, for celebrating divine [offices] for the souls of the faithful. Religionis zelus, vite etc. |
1399.
4 Kal. Dec.
St. Peter's, Rome.
(f. 194d.) |
Confirmation of letters of the late John, bishop of Lincoln, declaring, in the matter of the oath cunningly and without the bishop's knowledge extorted (exorti) from John, abbot of Oseneye, by a number of the canons—(i) to reveal to the older and wiser (sanioribus) canons the names of all creditors of the monastery, with the sum due to them; (ii) never to burden the monastery with debt without the counsel and consent of the same; (iii) to reveal within a month the common goods of the monastery pledged of old by him in its name, in whose hands they were, and what obligations he had made; (iv) to appoint the [four] officiarii of the monastery, when necessary, with the same counsel and consent, and not to hinder the said officiarii
in the exercising of their office; under pretext of which oath the said officiarii asserted that the abbot had no right, even for the relief of his monastery, to receive loans of money or to support (pascere) or remunerate friend and benefactor (amicum et benemeritum), or to remove the said four officiarii from their administration in temporals—that the abbot, the said oath notwithstanding, might as often as necessary for the utility of the monastery receive loans of money, remunerate the labours of his friends on its behalf, remove the said four officiarii and any other ministers of the monastery and of himself, as often as necessary, and substitute others, according to the ancient observance of the monastery. The pope further pronounces the abbot to have been and to be in no wise bound to observe the said oath, and restores him to the state in which he was before he took it. Ad fut. rei mem. Pro singulorum monasteriorum. |
13 Kal. Jan.
St. Peter's, Rome.
(f. 201d.) |
Appropriation to the Benedictine abbot and convent of Peterborough of the parish churches, of their patronage, of Hundel and Keteryng, in the diocese of Lincoln. On the resignation or death of the present rectors they may have them served by their monks or by regular or secular priests appointed and removed at the pleasure of the abbot. They may compound for the resignations of the rectors under annual pensions. Ad perp. rei mem. Sacre religionis. (De mandato.) |
1400.
7 Id. Jan.
St. Peter's. Rome.]
(f. 204.) |
To the bishop of Telese, and the priors of Saints Island (de Insula Omnium Sanctorum) and Inchmore (de Insula Magna), in the diocese of Ardagh. Mandate [to collate and assign] to Nicholas Macmurchy, priest, etc., as below f. 239, as far as the present mandate goes. Religionis zelus, vite etc. [Unfinished and cancelled by strokes, without note.] |
5 Id. Jan.
St. Peter's, Rome.
(f. 206.) |
To the Benedictine prior and convent of Eye, in the diocese of Norwich. Licence to let to farm to any persons, cleric or lay, the fruits, etc. of their parish churches of Dunwich (Denewico), Laxfelde, and Playforthe, in the said diocese. Humilibus supplicum. |
13 Kal. Feb.
St. Peter's, Rome.
(f. 206.) |
To Raymund Offergail, Cistercian monk of St. Mary's, Kilbeggan (de Flumine Dei), in the diocese of Meath. Dispensation to him—who has had papal dispensation as the son of an unmarried man and an unmarried woman to be promoted to all, even holy orders, and hold a benefice even with cure—to hold any dignities, even conventual or abbatial, benefices and offices of his order. His illegitimacy need not be mentioned in future graces. Religionis zelus, vite etc. |
1400.
16 Kal. Feb.
St. Peter's, Rome.
(f. 209d.) |
To Geoffrey, Cistercian abbot of Byland (Belalanda), in the diocese of York. As above, f. 162d. Exigit tue magne. [Uncancelled. Marginal note: Alibi iterum registrata est.] |
[Id. Jan.
St. Peter's, Rome.]
(f. 210.) |
To John Stretton, an Augustinian Friar, papal chaplain. Dispensation as above, f. 162. Grata tue devocionis. [Unfinished and uncancelled. Marginal note as in the preceding.] |
Kal. Feb.
St. Peter's, Rome.
(f. 210d.) |
To the bishop of Ardagh. Mandate to warn and order, under pain of excommunication, suspension, and interdict, the Cistercian abbot and convent of St. Mary's Granard, to receive as a monk, Maurice Olloran, now a monk of the Cistercian monastery of St. Lucy de Larea, in the diocese of Orvieto (Urbevetan.); notwithstanding their statutes, especially those which provide that none but an Englishman can be so received. The pope lately ordered them to receive Maurice, then a priest of the said diocese of Ardagh, and upon their neglect, ordered the above bishop to warn and induce them: if they still neglected, the bishop was to write back to the pope the reason. The pope has learned from the recent petition of Maurice and from the bishop's reply that although many times required by the bishop, they still refuse. Humilibus supplicum. |
5 Kal. Feb.
St. Peter's, Rome.
(f. 211.) |
To the abbot of St. Mary's, York. Mandate to absolve from sentences of excommunication incurred, to dispense on account of consequent irregularity contracted, and to rehabilitate Richard de Thornton, who formerly, after making his profession therein, put off his habit, put on secular clothing and apostatized, and who has now returned. Sedes apostolica. |
Id. April.
St. Peter's, Rome.
(f. 217.) |
To Henry Nony, a Friar Preacher. Dispensation to him—to whom the pope lately made provision of the see of Ardagh, which was then believed to be void, but which, as the pope afterwards learned, was not so void, and who has caused himself to be consecrated—to hold in commendam or otherwise any benefice with or without cure, until provision be made to him of a cathedral church and he obtain administration of its goods. Personam tuam. [Nony does not appear in the lists of the bishops of Ardagh given by Ware ed. Harris (1739), Gams, and Eubel, but the bull of provision referred to, of Henry Nonii to Ardagh, is given by Ripoll, Bullar. Praedicat. II. 327, under date April 29, 1392, from one of the many Lateran Registers lost since he wrote (1780). It is reprinted from Ripoll by Burke, Hibernia Dominicana, p. 466.] |
5 Id. April.
St. Peter's, Rome.
(f. 221.) |
To the abbot of Welbek, in the diocese of York. Mandate to collate and assign to William Cloune, priest, Augustinian canon of Wyrkesop, in the said diocese, if found fit in Latin, and upon his resignation as below, the perpetual vicarage, value not exceeding 30 marks, of Walkryngham, in the same diocese. William obtained it on its voidance by the death of Richard Bronley, papal chaplain, on the presentation of the prior of Wyrkesop, to whom the same anciently belongs, and institution by archbishop Richard, which presentation and institution do not hold good, inasmuch as the vicarage, in accordance with the pope's general reservation, made long before, of benefices held by papal chaplains, was reserved, and is therefore still void. The pope has by other letters [f. 222] rehabilitated William, granted him remission of fruits received, and willed him to resign. Dignum arbitramur. (De mandato.) |
Non. April.
St. Peter's, Rome.
(f. 222.) |
To John Carleton, priest, Augustinian canon of Wyrksop. Dispensation to hold [for life] a benefice with cure, even if wont to be served by secular clerks only, and to resign it for exchange as often as seems good to him, and hold in its stead a similar or dissimilar benefice, not in a cathedral or a collegiate church. Religionis zelus, vite etc. (De mandato.) |
Kal. April.
St. Peter's, Rome.
(f. 222.) |
To William Cloune, Augustinian canon of Wirkesop. Rehabilitation, remission and requirement to resign, as above, f. 221, with recapitulation of the circumstances there related. Sedes apostolica. (De mandato.) |
16 Kal. May.
St. Peter's, Rome.
(f. 223.) |
To Alan Omolfading, Augustinian canon of St. Michael's Mount (de Rupe beati Michaelis) in the diocese of Ardfert. Confirmation, at the petition of him—who has lately had papal dispensation as the son of a religious and an unmarried woman to be promoted to all, even holy orders, and hold a benefice or office wont to be served by canons of his monastery, after which he was so promoted—of the convent's former postulation of him as prior, upon the voidance of the monastery, as though he had had at the time sufficient dispensation; with dispensation for life to rule the monastery. Exemplification is given of the letters of postulation, dated on the Monday after the octave of SS. Peter and Paul, 1390, in their chapter held on the north side of their greater church. The names of the postulating canons are Thomas Omolconn[er]e, Ymarus Omolcon[ner]e, Gilbert Omolfading, Thady Obugeayn, and Malachy Omolcon[ner]e. Religionis zelus, vite etc. |
16 Kal. April.
St. Peter's, Rome.
(f. 224.) |
To Henry Mounford, Benedictine monk of the monastery of Shrewsbury (Salopie), in the diocese of Lichfield. Dispensation to hold for life a benefice, etc., as above, f. 222. Religionis zelus, vite etc. |
7 Id. Jan.
St. Peter's, Rome.
(f. 239.) |
To the bishop of Telese and the priors of Saints Island (de Insula Omnium Sanctorum) and Inchmore (de Insula Magna), in the diocese of Ardagh. Mandate to collate and assign to Nicholas Macmu[r]chy, priest, Augustinian prior of St. Peter's, Derge, in the diocese of Ardagh, the said priory, value not exceeding 20 marks, which he formerly obtained on its voidance by the death of Cristan Igynechan, by election of the convent and confirmation thereof by bishop Gilbert. He doubts whether his election and confirmation to the priory which, as the pope has learned, is still void, as above, hold good. Religionis zelus, vite etc. [See f. 204.] |
1400.
11 Kal. April.
St. Peter's, Rome.
(f. 240.) |
To the Benedictine abbess and convent of Berkyng, in the diocese of London. Indult to have mass and other divine offices celebrated by their own or other fit priests in the oratory called ‘Rodlofte,’ situate upon the walls of the cemetery of their church, in which oratory is a certain cross, and to which a great multitude of people resorts. Sincere devocionis. [See
Reg. LXXIII, f. 180d.] |
Kal. Feb.
St. Peter's, Rome.
(f. 243.) |
Indult for the abbot and his successors of the Augustinian monastery of SS. Peter and Paul and St. Osith, Virgin and Martyr, in Essey (i.e. Essex), in the diocese of London, to confer on the canons all minor orders, and those of subdeacon, deacon and priest. Ad perp. rei mem. Sacre religionis. (De mandato.) Cancelled with strokes, and in margin: Cassa[ta] quia alibi registrata, folio [264d]. |
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Ibid. |
Appropriation to the abbot and convent of the Augustinian monastery of St. Osith, Virgin, in Essey, in the diocese of London, value not exceeding 700 marks, of the parish church of Elmystede, in the said diocese, of their patronage, value not exceeding 20. On the resignation or death of the rector they may have it served by a priest, religious or secular, appointed or removed at the pleasure of the abbot. Ad perp. rei mem. Sacre religionis. (De mandato.) |
3 Non. Feb.
St. Peter's, Rome.
(f. 245d.) |
To William, abbot of St. Edmund's Bury. Faculty to dispense twelve of his monks, in their twenty-first year or thereabouts, to be promoted to all, even holy orders. Sincere devocionis. |
Id. April.
St. Peter's, Rome.
(f.248.) |
To the abbot of Malmesbury. Mandate, at the recent petition of the Cluniac prior and convent of Farley, in the diocese of Salisbury—containing that although they and their order are exempt from the jurisdiction of ordinaries and are immediately subject to the Roman church, the bishops of Salisbury presume to compel them to collect the tenths due to the king—to declare that they are in no wise bound in respect of such levying and collection, and cannot be compelled, and not to permit them to be molested. Sacre religionis. |
10 Kal. May.
St. Peter's, Rome.
(f. 254.) |
To the Augustinian abbot and convent of St. Patrick's, Ballintober (de Villafontis), in the diocese of Mayo (corrected in margin from St. Mary's, Cong, in the diocese of Tuam). Confirmation of all liberties and immunities granted to them by popes; of liberties and exemptions from secular exactions granted by kings, princes and others; and of their possessions and benefices, present and future, namely at present the rectory of Keara, the vicarage of Dryim, the cell of St. Mary, Cros, the priory of Crosrathig, the lands of Cluainair and Gortraratha, the mill of the above cell, and the lands of Kiltene (or Kilterie), in the dioceses of Mayo and Killala. Cum a nobis. |
1400.
8 Kal. May.
St. Peter's, Rome.
(f. 254d.) |
Indult that the abbot and convent of St. Albans, immediately subject to the Roman church, and the priors and convents of its dependent priories and cells, shall not be bound to exhibit to archbishops, bishops or any ordinaries in visitation the privileges, letters, muniments or titles of those parish churches, portions, pensions or other possessions in England, which have been appropriated to them and possessed by them in peace for forty years and more: and that they may prove such possession and titles by witnesses or public fame, without any such exhibition. All processes and sentences which may be promulgated against the tenor of these presents are hereby declared null and void. Ad perp. rei mem. Sacre religionis. (De mandato.) |
8 Kal. May.
St. Peter's, Rome.
(f. 255.) |
To the Premonstratensian abbot and convent of Welbek, in the diocese of York. Indult to let to farm to any, even lay, persons, their fruits, rents, possessions and other rights, without requiring the licence of the ordinaries; all processes etc., as above, f. 254d. Sincere devocionis. (De mandato.) |
10 Kal. May.
St. Peter's. Rome.
(f. 255d.) |
To the abbot of Welbek. Indult that whenever, for a reasonable cause, he resign the administration of Welbek, he may convert to his own use for life the fruits of the parish churches of Flyntham and Ouston, in the diocese of York, of which churches he has,during his rule of the monastery, procured the appropriation thereto. Sincere dilectionis. (De mandato.) |
1399.
2 Id. Nov.
St. Peter's. Rome.
(f.256.) |
Confirmation motu proprio of the election as abbot, made formerly by the convent, of the Cistercian monastery of St. Mary, Cumbermere, of Thomas, who was a monk thereof, in priest's orders, confirmation of which election he obtained in the chapter-general, which had then been recently held, from John, abbot of Wardon, visitor and reformer of all monasteries of the order in the province of Canterbury, subject to schismatic father-abbots. As the pope had, before the said confirmation, revoked the intended chapter-general—although his revocation did not become known until afterwards—it is asserted that Thomas's election and confirmation and his obtaining the monastery do not hold good. Ad fut. rei mem. Solicite consideracionis. (De mandato.) |
1400.
Kal. Feb.
St. Peter's. Rome.
(f. 264d.) |
Indult for the abbot and his successors, of the Augustinian monastery of SS. Peter and Paul and St. Osith, Virgin and Martyr, in Essex, in the diocese of London, to confer on the canons all minor orders and those of subdeacon, deacon and priest [as above, f. 243] and for the canons, so ordained, to minister therein; with grant that the present indult shall in no wise be revoked or restricted by general or special revocations or restrictions of apostolic graces, indults or privileges granted to the said abbot and convent concerning such ordinations or other matter, unless full and express mention of it be made therein. Ad perp. rei mem. Sacre religionis. (De mandato.) |
1400.
16 Kal. April.
St. Peter's, Rome.
(f. 272.) |
To John, prior, and the convent of the Benedictine priory of St. John the Evangelist, Brecknock (Brechonic), in the diocese of St. Davids. Licence to let to farm to any persons, ecclesiastical or secular, any of their parish churches and their fruits. Sacre religionis. (De mandato.) |
3 Id. March.
St. Peter's, Rome.
(f. 273.) |
To Thomas Ledbery, monk of Evesham. Confirmation to him—whose recent petition contained that as a reward for his services the abbot and convent have assigned to him a room or cell in the infirmary, and that he desires, in addition to his due common portion, the further portion wont to be enjoyed by a senior monk of the monastery called ‘A stagere’ (stagiary), and to receive honest friends in his said room and eat and drink with them—of the said assignment, which the pope renews to him for life; with mandate that the said extra portion be assigned to him, if it do not exceed 1½d. a day; and licence to eat and drink in his room with honest men and one of the monks, and to repair for two hours with an honest companion to honest places for recreation. Religionis zelus, vite etc. |
Kal. April.
St. Peter's, Rome.
(f. 274.) |
Confirmation, at the petition of the Augustinian abbess and convent of Kilcreevanty (Castasilva), in the diocese of Tuam, of the conditional privileges and grants—made by F. sometime archbishop of Tuam, to the then abbess and convent, in order to end discord caused by a grant of privileges to the nuns by Honorius III—and of the other contents of a certain public instrument. Exemplification is given of the said instrument, which, drawn up and attested by Adam Cusyn, clerk, of the said diocese, public notary, and witnessed by Patrick, abbot, and Donald, canon, of Holy Trinity, Tuam, Patrick Odubthy, canon of Cong, and many others [not named], (i) attests that in 1399, indiction 7, 10 July, 10 Boniface IX, in presence of the said notary and witnesses, Any, warden (custos), and the sisters of Kilcreevanty postulated copies of certain letters of pope Honorius [III] which confirmed their temporalities and spiritualities; (ii) gives exemplification of the said letters—Prudentibus virginibus, addressed to Orata, abbess, and the sisters of Kilcreevanty, and undated. Pope Honorius [III] thereby takes their monastery under the protection of St. Peter and himself; ordains the perpetual observance, as then observed by them, of the rule of St. Augustine and the Aroasian (Airovacen.) institution; confirms their possessions, namely, the place where their monastery is situate, the churches, with their appurtenances, of St. Mary Cluayn Maccnoys, St. Mary Rosscomayn, St. Mary Doryn, with mill and other appurtenances, St. Mary Ardcarna, St. Mary Cluaynochkyll, St. Mary Eanchduyn, St. Mary Cluayn Feartabrenynd, St. Mary Kyllin with houses and other appurtenances, and St. Mary, Druymeliav; the tithes of the lands of Crichbeg and Crichmore, and the tithes of Mag[er] cassyledar and Bechach, Suactardroura, Bylyscathayn, Syatilcomayn, Camnach, Cormayn, Hestiic, Corthet, Loug Frych, Kelldeglan Cluaincelnaid, Ardnabyr, Danalym Ficlouatonn, Danaly Mugihmir, Baly Yuenne, Baly
Ycollidy, Rosseach, Cluayngad, Balynyglayd, Brochscach, Leachraych, Raith Moechayn, Golwualy, Trybeth, Seanrayth, Rayth Achadallayn, Achraich; the lands of Cluayngad, Rosseach (or Rosscach), Urcludy, Ardfauir, Cloynmoyr, Ballayn Padryg, and Maddurad in Narmayl, Ardffassad and mill, and Tearmanduyamus, Druymalgath, Lysgeal, Lysintagat, and Eanach, Ochyllbeg, Leachat, Hyachareluana, Tamaynmayl, Druym Sulynd, Balynibealy; the church of St. Mary Eachaconori with its appurtenances, the tenement of Tuaym with its appurtenances, and the lands of Rossyn with their appurtenances. Pope Honorius further allows them to receive as sisters (ad conversacionem recipere), and retain, free persons fleeing from the world, and forbids any of the sisters, after making her profession, to depart without licence of the abbess, except to embrace a stricter rule (nisi artioris religionis obtentu). When there is a general interdict they may celebrate divine offices subpressa voce, with closed doors and without ringing bells. None shall be appointed as abbess except her whom the sisters elect. Burial in their place shall be free to all, except to the excommunicate and interdicted. Within their enclosures (clausuras) none shall commit rapine or theft, set (apponere) fire, shed blood, capture or slay man, or exercise any violence. All liberties and immunities granted to them by popes, as well as liberties and exemptions granted by kings, princes or others, are confirmed. The bull ends with the usual final clauses, Si qua igitur in futurum … eterne pacis inxeniat, Amen. (iii) Thereupon follows exemplification of the form of the peace—made by authority and counsel of D. bishop of Killaloe, judge delegate by the pope, the archdeacon of Limerick, sub-delegate and others—between F. archbishop of Tuam, and abbess Orlayth and the convent, in their controversy arising out of a bull of Honorius [III], which bull, the archbishop states, he has inspected, and which contains, among other things, that the abbess and nuns may take up the Cistercian order and rule and may change and relinquish the Aroasian (Arogacen.) habit and rule. The said peace is made by letters of archbishop F. drawn up with the counsel of the said [de] legate and with the assent of A. dean, and the chapter of Tuam. He thereby perpetually exempts abbess Orata and her successors and the nuns from all jurisdiction of the archbishops, except a personal triennial visitation of the abbess by the archbishop and the abbot of Cong; on account of which visitation the archbishops may take, as procuration, three capons and a sextarius of wine. The grant is conditional on their remaining perpetually in their present habit and vocation, namely, the rule of St. Augustine, and the abbess and her successors have, in consequence, renounced the privilege of exemption contained in the said bull of Honorius [III]. The archbishops may not interdict the monastery, nor suspend and excommunicate the nuns without special mandate of a superior. If any archbishops of Tuam act against the said form [of peace], the archbishops of Dublin and Cashel and the bishop of Killaloe, or one of them, may compel them, and may excommunicate them; and in such case the archbishop binds himself and his successors, their chapter and church, in the sum of 1,000l. to the king of England, and of 100l. each to the justiciary of Ireland and the justiciary of the Bench (de banco), of three tuns of wine and two, respectively, to the sheriffs of Dublin and Connaught (Cognati), and of 100s. to the king's serjeants. The foregoing letters [of concord] bear the seals of the bishop of Killaloe and of the two parties, and were made before the said delegate in the mother church of Tuaym, 12 Kal. July [1223], 7 Honorius [III], the 5th (sic) year of the archbishop's consecration. Ad perp. rei mem. Is que pro statu. |
