July 1, Avignon

Mandate to take such steps as may be necessary touching the case of Master Thomas de Upton, canon of Wingham, in the diocese of Canterbury, who, on being made steward of the said church, was accused before archbishop Robert of having broken the statutes made by archbishop John, by not duly making the daily distribution of 12d. to the resident canons, and in many other particulars, whereby he incurred excommunication, from which he prays to be relieved, in order that he may retain his church of Adesham and canonry and prebend of Wingham. To Master Thomas Banxard, rector of Qwetacre (Wheatacre) St. Peter, in the diocese of Norwich, value 11 marks. Dispensation to accept another benefice, value 40 marks, To Master Henry de Clavering, successively rector of Carleton Rode and a moiety of St. Mary's, Reffam (Reepham), in the diocese of Norwich, value 44 marks. Dispensation to accept also another benefice, value 18 marks. To John de Sandale. He was successively chancellor of Dublin and rector of Stoke, Aston, and Lokington, in the dioceses of Coventry and Lichfield and York, and thereupon obtained a dispensation to hold also other benetices to the value of 2002. when he, on resigning Lokington and Aston, accepted Dunbar and Simundesburne, in the dioceses of St. Andrews and Durham, also Wimbissh, Northmymmes, Wimbeldon, and Radclive on Sore, in the dioceses of London, Lincoln, Winchester, ana York. Dispensation, at the request of the king and queen, to retain the same, and to accept other benefices to the value of 2001. together with canonries and prebends of Wells, Houeden, and Beverley, and, while engaged in the oftice of the king's treasury, to remain without higher orders for a year beyond the term of five years, for which he had a previous dispensation. [Lheimer, 182.] 6 CLEMENT V. 89 To Ralph Blund, successively rector of St. Mary's, Payniston Offernan, in the diocese of Meath, value 10l. and St. Skyria s, Kilskire, in the same diocese, value 12. to retain the same. To John de Hengham. He was successively rector of (Yarlington), in the diocese of Bath and Wells, value 12 marks, and of Helegeye, in that of Norwich, of like value, on resigning Jerlington, accepted Hildrechesham (Hildersin the diocese of Ely, value 24 marks. Dispensation to retain the same. To Henry de Hemmigburgh, successively rector of Smalberg, in the diocese of Norwich, value 13 marks, and of Lullington, in that of Lincoln, value 5 marks. Dispensation to retain the same. To William de Wythincton, who has obtained the rectories of Cydesterne (Sydestone), and Thyring, in the diocese of Norwich. Provision of the third part of Wottesden, called Rasing, in the diocese of Lincoln, with dispensation to retain the same, and, on resigning any of them, to accept another, value 40 marks. Concurrent mandate to the abbot of Oseney and prior of St. Frideswide's, Oxford, and the subdeacon of Lincoln. To William de Paston, successively rector of Petteworth, in the diocese of Chichester, value 60/. and of Beston, in that of Norwich, value 16/. 13s. 4d. Dispensation to accept also another benefice, whose value, with Beston, is not to exceed 601. To William de Sandale, of the diocese of York, who is under age. Dispensation, at the request of his uncle, John de Sandale, treasurer of Dublin, to hold a benefice.