July 1, Avignon

To the archbishops of England and Ireland and _ their suffragans, to the bishops of Scotland, and to the king. Prorogation of the meeting of the general council at Vienne, the inquisition against the Templars not being yet completed. To the chapter of York. Faculty, at the request of cardinal Raymund, late dean, to elect a person to the deanery void by his death. The like to the chapter of Lincoln. To the archbishop of Canterbury and his suffragans. Touching the business of the Templars, against whom the inquisition ordered by the pope has been hindered by certain prelates, and the provisions of the bull sent to London by the bishop have not been carried out. All those concerned are warned to obey the apostolic orders and directions. The like to the archbishop of York and his suffragans. To the king. Exhorting him to listen to the church, and not to his councillors and officials; and to put no hindrance in the way of the inquisition against the Templars. 6 CLEMENT V. 79 REGESTA, VOL. LVIII. 6 CLEMENT Y. To Master Simon de Walpol, rector of Schipedham, in the of Norwich. Dispensation, at the request of John de knight seneschal of Gascony, knight, whose clerk he to hold two other benefices, value together 2001. To Adam de Haerwyncton. He was successively rector of in the diocese of Hereford, and of Norwik, or Noywyk, in of Worcester, without papal dispensation. Dispensation, at request of John de Hastinges, whose clerk he is, to retain same, To Master Stephen de Bigod. Reservation, at the request of de Hastinges, whose clerk he is, of a benefice, value marks, in the gift of the bishop of London, Concurrent mandate to the archbishop of Bordeaux, the of Southwark, and Master Walter de Maydenestan, canon York. To Bartholomew Cok. Dispensation, at the request of John Hastinges, whose clerk he is, to hold, besides the rectory of Saints, Hylingham, or Gillingham, in the diocese of Norfolk, other benefice, value 50 marks. To Walter de Maydenestan. Provision, at the request of John Hastinges, knight, whose clerk he is, of a dignity in the church York, if one is now void, or if not, a reservation of the same, that he has therein a canonry with expectation a prebend, and canonries and prebends in France, or that his by virtue of the said reservation, has taken possession the prebend of Massham, in York, then void, which Walter resigned without prejudice, or that he has a dispensation to benefices to the amount of 50/. under which he holds in the diocese of Hereford, value 12 marks, or that has been made to him of a benefice in the gift of the of Canterbury to the value of 120/. Concurrent mandate to the archbishop of Bordeaux and the of St. Edmunds and Peterborough. Master James Sinibaldi de Pulcis, Reservation, at the request John de Hastinges, knight, whose clerk he is, of a benefice in diocese of Florence, notwithstanding that he has the archof Winchester, a canonry and prebend of Florence, a prebendal portion in St. Laurence, Romsey. Concurrent mandate to the priors of St. James's over Arno, St. Stephen's at the bridge, Florence, and the provost of : REGESTA, VOL, LVIII. Dee. To Bertrand, bishop of Alby. Faculty to receive from Bernard Ezii de Lebreto his resignation of the archdeaconry of Canterbury and of the canonries and prebends he has in York and Paris, and the church of Vallepole, in the diocese of Norwich, and certain tithes in that of Agen, and to give the same to fit persons, dispensing them, if necessary, on account of plurality, defect of orders, or age. Dee. To Master Richard de Haveringg, archbishop elect of Dublin. Having resigned, he is appointed to be a papal chapiain, To the same. Faculty to have a portable altar. [Lheiner, 182.] To Master Richard de Haveringg. Provision of a canonry 5d.) of Hereford, with reservation of a prebend, notwithstanding that he has the precentorship of Dublin, and canonries and prebends of York, Lincoln, Salisbury, and Chichester, and the tithes of St. Martin's de Lesques, in the diocese of Agen, a former dispensation allowing him to hold benefices in England to the value of 4000. Concurrent mandate to Bertrand, bishop of Alby, the bishop of Bath and Wells, and the abbot of St. Albans. Dee.