1304-10-01, Northallerton

the dean of St. Paul's, London, and to Master Bartholomew de canon of that church. As the king learns that the matter provision by papal authority of a prebend in his free chapel of Martin's, London, to one Henry, son of Brancha de Sarracenis has been assigned to them for execution, which would be to the of the king and the injury of his crown and dignity: the king them from proceeding to make any execution in this behalf without . him whereby any prejudice may arise to his royal right and free chapel hereafter, and orders them, if they have proceeded to reception (recepcionem) of anything by the authority aforesaid, to such process to be wholly revoked and to procure that it shall be by others, so conducting themselves in this matter that the king not have to punish them as violators of his right and crown. [Prynne, iii, p. 1028. . 221