Regesta 248: 1365-1366 | British History Online

Calendar of Papal Registers Relating To Great Britain and Ireland: Volume 4, 1362-1404. Originally published by His Majesty's Stationery Office, London, 1902.

'Regesta 248: 1365-1366', in Calendar of Papal Registers Relating To Great Britain and Ireland: Volume 4, 1362-1404, (London, 1902) pp. 19-26. British History Online https://www.british-history.ac.uk/cal-papal-registers/brit-ie/vol4/pp19-26 [accessed 23 April 2024]

Regesta, Vol. CCXLVIII.

4 Urban V.



15 Kal. Dec. Avignon. (f. 9.)	To Thomas de Bellocampo, earl of Warwick. The pope has received his envoys and letters, and commends his discretion and devotion in taking the cross, whether he goes to the Holy Land or against the pagans in Prussia.
5 Kal. Jan. Avignon. (f. 21.)	To Edward, prince of Aquitaine and Wales. Praying him to remit any penalty incurred by Peter de Panato, lord of Coupiac, knight, of the diocese of Rodez, a simple, unastute nobleman, who, trusting in his own innocence, the prince's justice, and the pope's recommendation, on being charged with certain excesses, did not send an advocate to the prince's court, but an illiterate squire, who got his petition drawn up by a clerk, and not discerning how it was framed, presented it just as it was. The said knight denies the crimes narrated in the petition, which the prince has sent for the pope's information; all that he did was to defend his patrimony against robbers, who, under the name of companies (societatum), despoiled and occupied it, burning churches and houses, seizing, torturing, and slaving men and women, and committing numberless crimes, in pursuing whom the knight feared no punishment from the prince, but hoped to win the pope's praise and the indulgence granted to those who fight against such persons, who are worse than pagans.
1366. 2 Id. Jan. Avignon. (f. 25.)	To the same. Desiring him to be favourable to Joan, duchess of Brittany and viscountess of Limoges, touching the homage required of her in regard to Limoges, on the death of her husband, Charles, duke of Brittany, by whom the said homage has been rendered.
Id. Jan. Avignon. (f. 25d.)	To the same. Thanking him for restoring the temporalities of the see of Vabres, which had been seized by the seneschal of Rodez, and desiring him to assist and defend Stephen, bishop of the same, in the preservation and defence of his rights.
12 Kal. Feb. Avignon. (f. 30.)	To Charles, king of France. Praying him to relieve from the burden of going into England as hostage Armand, viscount of Polignac (Podompniacum), one of whose vassals is William [Grimoard], lord of Grisac, in the diocese of Mende, father of the pope.
Ibid.	To John, bishop of Beauvais. Desiring him to use his influence with the king in behalf of the said viscount of Polignac.
12 Kal. Feb. Avignon. (f. 32d.)	To Giles, bishop of Sabina, papal legate. Mandate to supply the people of Siena with military assistance against the threatened invasion of their territory by the wicked company of English or any such persons, the said people having offered the like assistance in defence of the lands of the church.
Ibid. (f. 33.)	To Androin, cardinal of St. Marcellus, papal legate. The like.
7 Kal. Feb. Avignon. (f. 36.)	To Edward, prince of Aquitaine and Wales. Commending to him Joan, duchess of Brittany, touching certain affairs in which she needs his favour.
6 Kal. Feb. Avignon. (f. 37d.)	To the same. In favour of John de Agrifolio, donsel, lord of Gramat, in the diocese of Cahors, son of Aymar de Agrifolio, marshal of the Roman court, touching the said land in Aquitaine which is coming to him by the marriage he is about to contract with Anne, daughter of Bertrand de Terride, knight, the said John being also nephew of William, cardinal of St. Mary's in Trastevere, who faithfully promotes the prince's affairs with the pope.
Ibid. (f. 38.)	Thomas de Walkefare, knight, seneschal of Cahors. Desiring him to favour the said John de Agrifolio in the abovenamed matter.
Ibid. (f. 38.)	To John de Harewell, archdeacon of Worcester, prince Edward's chancellor. Desiring him to use his influence with the prince touching the above-named matter.
Non. Feb. Avignon. (f. 42.)	To William, bishop of Chichester, papal nuncio. Committing to him the mission of making peace between the kings of Castille and Aragon.
Ibid. (f. 43.)	To Peter, king of Castille; Peter, king of Aragon; Eleanor, queen of Aragon; John, duke of Gerona, son of the king of Aragon; Peter, king of Portugal; Charles, king of Navarre; and Edward, prince of Aquitaine and Wales. Letters of credence for William, bishop of Chichester, papal nuncio. [Raynaldi Annales, anno 1366, § xxx.]
Ibid. (f. 45d.)	To [Hugh] de Calverlee, knight, of the diocese of Lichfield; Nicholas de Dagg[wort]he, knight, of the diocese of London; William de Elmham, knight, of the diocese of Norwich, and others named. The like.
Ibid. (f. 45d.)	To all prelates and other clergy, secular and regular, within the realms of Castille, Aragon, and Navarre. Mandate to assist the bishop of Chichester, and to supply him with 10 gold florins a day for the purposes of his mission.
Ibid. (f. 46d.)	To all prelates and other clergy, secular and regular, without the said realms. The like; with 8 gold florins a day.
Ibid. (f. 46d.)	To William, bishop of Chichester, papal nuncio. Grant to exercise his mission whether he is within or without the realms to which he is sent.
Ibid. (f. 47.)	To Joan, princess of Aquitaine and Wales. Exhorting her to urge the prince to mediate between the kings of Castille and Aragon, and to assist the bishop of Chichester in his mission of fostering peace between them.
3 Kal. May. Avignon. (f. 85d.)	To Edward, prince of Aquitaine and Wales. Commending to him John de Loberto, sacristan (capicerius capiceriatus seu servicii luminarium) of the church of Poitiers, touching the loss caused to the said service of lights by the change of currency, divers ecclesiastics refusing to pay the dues for its maintenance in the old money of Tours, or to give the equivalent in the new money of the prince.
2 Kal. May. Avignon. (f. 86.)	To the same. Desiring him to procure the release of Aymar de Veyraco, canon of Bourges, brother of Bertrand de Veyraco, donsel, of the diocese of Tulle, papal chief usher, who has been seized and is held captive by Robin Quin, an Englishman, who demands a ransom of 1200 gold florins, certain horses and cloth of gold. The pope desires the said Aymar to be freed from such demand and have restitution made to him if anything has been paid.
4 Non. May. Avignon. (f. 88d.)	To Geoffrey, archbishop of Toulouse, papal nuncio. Committing to him the mission of making peace between Edward, prince of Aquitaine and Wales, and Gaston, count of Foix.
Ibid. (f. 89d.)	To Edward, prince of Aquitaine and Wales. Warning and exhorting him to make peace with Gaston, count of Foix, and desiring him to give credence to Geoffrey, archbishop of Toulouse, papal nuncio, bearer of these presents.
Ibid. (f. 90.)	To Gaston, count of Foix. The like, mutatis mutandis.
Ibid.	To John, count of Armagnac. Desiring him to interpose in the interest of the said peace, and to give credence to the said Geoffrey.
Ibid. (f. 90d.)	To Arnold Savage, knight; Thomas de Felton, knight, seneschal of Aquitaine; Thomas de Herford, knight; John Chandos, viscount of St. Sauveur; Stephen de Cosyngton, knight; John de Harwell, prince Edward's chancellor; Robert de Walskam, archdeacon of Llandaff. The like.
Ibid. (f. 90d.)	To all prelates and other clergy, secular and regular. Mandate to assist Geoffrey, archbishop of Toulouse, papal nuncio, bearer of these presents, and to supply him with 10 gold florins a day for the purposes of his mission.
Ibid. (f. 91.)	To the said Geoffrey. Letter of safe-conduct.
8 Id. May. Pont de Sorgues. (f. 92.)	To Gomez Garsie de Albornos, knight. Reiteration of verbal mandate to return to the pope as soon as he has visited his father, so as to be ready to go at once to the lands of the church and the kingdom of Sicily (Naples). The detestable company of English have left Genoa and gone to Tuscany, and are in the territory of Siena near the said lands, which they threaten to enter, and thence to invade the kingdom, the defence of which is incumbent upon the said knight, he having there the office of the vicariate court (curie vicarie).
6 Kal. June. Avignon. (f. 95.)	To Edward, prince of Aquitaine and Wales. Requiring him to make satisfaction for the seizure of men and cattle by his people, or those of the seneschal of Rodez in the district of Mende, which is the pope's native country.
Ibid. (f. 95d.)	To John de Chandos, viscount of St. Sauveur. Desiring him to use his influence with the prince touching the said matter.
Ibid.	To the seneschal of Rodez. Desiring him to desist from the acts about which the pope is writing to the prince.
6 Id. June. Avignon. (f. 108.)	To Edward, prince of Aquitaine and Wales. Requiring and desiring him, without waiting for the king's consent, or that of his nobles, to grant the reasonable requests of the prelates and clergy of his principality, and to give clear and satisfactory answers to the doubtful points and conditions set forth in the enclosed schedule touching the liberties and rights of the archbishop of Bordeaux and others, which, according to the statement made to the pope by Raymund, patriarch of Antioch, administrator of Agen, and Peter, bishop of Perigueux, have been infringed.
18 Kal. July. Avignon. (f. 105d.)	To the same. Requesting him to excuse Aymar de Agrifolio knight, marshal of the Roman court, and his son John, lord of Gramat, member of the papal household, who, being engaged in the pope's service, are unable to obey the prince's order to come to him with other nobles of the principality.
8 Kal. July. Avignon, (f. 111.)	To John de Chandos, viscount of St. Sauveur. Desiring him to use his influence with the prince touching the above matter, and sending him a copy of the letter to the prince.
Ibid.	To John de Harwell, archdeacon of Berkshire. Thanking him for what he has done in favour of John de Agrifolio, and desiring him to intercede with the prince touching the abovenamed matter, and sending him a copy of the letter to the prince.
Ibid. (f. 111d.)	To John Vicecomiti (Visconti) of Oleggio, rector for the pope and the Roman church of the march of Ancona, and vicar of the city of Fermo. Exhorting him to defend the said territory against the invasion of it by the detestable company of English, against which the pope is using all diligence to make a treaty with the Tuscans.
Ibid. (f. 112.)	To Giles, bishop of Sabina, papal legate. Enclosing the above letter, and directing him to act accordingly and report to the pope.
Ibid.	To John, queen of Sicily (Naples). The pope will take steps to hinder the invasion of her realm by the impious company of English, and begs the help of troops to that end; he is especially providing for joint action with the Tuscans.
Ibid.	To Androin, cardinal of St. Marcellus, papal legate. Mandate to provide troops at the request of the officers and governors of the territories of the church, which are being invaded by the impious company of English.
Ibid. (f. 112d.)	To Ugolino, count of Corbario, lieutenant of Giles, bishop of Sabina, papal legate. Touching the same.
Ibid.	To Nicholas, marquis of Este, papal vicar in the city of Ferrara. Touching the same.
Ibid.	To Galeotto de Malatestis, knight, papal vicar in the city of Rimini, and Pandulf de Malatestis, knight. Touching the same.
7 Kal. July. Avignon. (f. 112d.)	To the twelve governors of the city of Siena. Urging them to join the league against the members of the English company who are slaying and ravaging in the commune of Siena.
2 Kal. July. Avignon (f. 114.)	To Giles, bishop of Sabina, papal legate. Notification that as the English company [of St. George], of which Ambrose [natural] son of Barnabas de Vicecomitibus (Visconti), knight, imperial vicar in the city of Milan, is captain, has entered the territory of Gubbio, and threatened that of Ancona, the pope has complained, both privately and in consistory, to Master Gualdisus de Lovexellis, D.C.L. of Cremona, Barnabas's agent at the Roman court, touching the same, and has informed him that if Barnabas does not put a stop to these acts of hostility the pope will take such steps as are necessary.
Ibid. (f. 114d.)	To Androin, cardinal of St. Marcellus, papal legate. The like.
3 Non. July. Avignon. (f. 126.)	To Edward, prince of Aquitaine and Wales. Touching the complaint made by John de Loberto, sacristan of the church of Poitiers, and requesting him not to hinder the said sacristan and his proctors in receiving the value of the old currency (see above, f. 85d.)
Kal. Aug. Avignon. (f. 128.)	To king Edward. The pope has received his ambassadors, Bartholomew de Burgherssh and Richard de Stafford, knights, Thomas de Bukton, D.C.L. and John de Carleton, D.C.L. bearers of these presents, who are bringing the pope's answer touching the business of their mission. [Foedera.]
Ibid.	To Edward, prince of Wales and Aquitaine. The pope has received his ambassadors, Richard de Punchardon, knight, and Arnold Rous, D.C.L. bearers of these presents, who are bringing the pope's verbal answer touching the business of their mission.
19 Kal. Sept. Avignon. (f. 144.)	To king Edward. Reiterating the request made in letters written by the pope's own hand, and by the king's envoys on their return, touching the prolongation of the leave of absence for Lewis, duke of Bourbon, who has been a hostage for six years. [Foedera.]
Ibid.	To queen Philippa. Desiring her to intercede with the king in regard to the same matter.
Ibid.	To John de Gandavo, duke of Lancaster, Edmund, earl of Cambridge, Richard, earl of Arundel, the earl of Hereford, the archbishop of Canterbury, the bishops of Bath and Winchester, and William de Wikhan, archdeacon of Lincoln. The like.
2 Kal. Sept. Avignon. (f. 147d.)	To king Edward. Thanking him for the liberation of Simon de Neuton, donsel, and expressing his satisfaction at the king's excuse made concerning William de Wykeham, whose recommendation by the king the pope will bear in mind.
4 Non. Sept. Avignon. (f. 149d.)	To Edward, prince of Aquitaine and Wales. Desiring him to revoke the letters granted by his seneschal of Rodez to certain communes of the district remitting their share of the expenses charged for persons coming to the presence of the prince, by reason of which letters, Faydit, bishop, and the chapter of Rodez, the Benedictine abbot of Conques, and other ecclesiastical persons having temporal jurisdiction in the said district, who have hitherto borne a part only of the said expenses, are aggrieved and molested; the revocation of the letters has been refused by the seneschal.
Ibid.	To John de Harewell, archdeacon of Worcester. Desiring him to urge the prince to grant the request contained in the above letter, of which a copy is enclosed.
Ibid. (f. 150.)	To Thomas de Wetenhale, knight, seneschal of Rodez. Desiring him to revoke the above-mentioned letters.
9 Kal. Oct. Avignon. (f. 158.)	To Charles, king of France. Requesting him to excuse Raymund, viscount of Uzès (Ucetia), aged ten, from going as hostage to England at Michaelmas.
2 Non. Oct. Avignon. (f. 160.)	To king Edward. Urging him, with the emperor Charles and other kings, to give help to the defence of Cyprus and Rhodes and other lands, against the Turks, by whom Alexandria has been retaken after a few days’ occupation by the Christians. [Raynaldi Annales, anno 1366, § xv.]
Ibid. (f. 160 and 161.)	To David, king of Scotland, and to Edward, prince of Aquitaine and Wales. The like. [Ibid.]
7 Kal. Dec. Avignon. (f. 184.)	To the dean of St. Agricolus, Avignon, and the sacristans of Narbonne and Bourges. Mandate to cause two gold florins a day to be supplied by ecclesiastics, secular and regular, to Nicholas Lebrehon, an Augustinian friar, S.T.P. papal penitentiary and nuncio, and to Thomas de Brynthon, a Benedictine, doctor of canon law, of the diocese of Norwich, papal penitentiary and nuncio, bearers of these presents.
3 Kal. May. Avignon. (f. 219.)	To the archbishop of Bordeaux. Mandate, on the petition of Edward, prince of Aquitaine and Wales, sent by his ambassador, John Chandos, viscount of St. Sauveur, to inform himself within two months, by means of persons in his city and province, many of whom speak Welsh, whether Alexander Dalby, dean of St. John's, Chester, an Englishman, whom the prince has petitioned to be appointed to the see of Bangor, so understands the Welsh tongue as to be able to preach in it. A report, under seal, is to be sent to the pope.
5 Non. May. Avignon. (f. 227d.)	Monition and mandate to all clergy, secular and regular, in the realm of England, to make a return, within six months, of their benefices and offices of whatever kind, even though held or expected by papal authority, their qualities and taxations, so that a stop may be put to pluralities and other scandals. A register is to be made by each bishop, and sent in under seal to his metropolitan, who is to send the same to the pope together with the register of his own diocese.
2 Non. July. Avignon. (f. 246d.)	To John de Cabrespino, canon of Narbonne, doctor of canon law, papal nuncio, and John de Caroloco, prior of Lewes. Mandate to summon those concerned, and after enquiry to exact and remit to the papal camera the fruits and all other dues of the mensa archiepiscopalis which shall accrue until the pope provide a successor to Thomas (Simon), late archbishop of Canterbury.
2 Non. Oct. Avignon. (f. 265d.)	To the archbishops of Canterbury, York, and Armagh, among others, and their suffragans. Mandate to exhort the faithful to go to the defence of Cyprus and Rhodes, or contribute thereto; with various remissions.