October 15, Sleaford

Mandate to Pandulph, bishop elect of Norwich, papal legate, on the intimation of W. the marshal, earl of Pembroke, after examination had, to remove Master P. Malvicinus, canon of St. Patrick's, Dublin, of illegitimate birth, from the church of Ossory, of which the earl has the right of patronage. It appears that, during the voidance of that see, Master P. without a dispensation, attempted, in the hope first of election and then of postulation, to put himself into the church and minister in it, and that when he came with four canons to ask for confirmation from the archbishop of Dublin, he procured certain letters to be sealed with the seal of the chapter, by which, as far as he could, he bound the church in a sum of 500 marks, although the chapter had expressly forbidden any letters, except those of procuration, to be sealed. It is feared that there are others sealed, to the great injury of the church of Ossory, as the letters of archdeacon G. and official R., sent to the pope by the said marshal, fully declare. Indult to the convent of Glastonbury to retain for their own use during six years, for hospitality and alms, all churches of their advowson falling void, on condition that they appoint fit persons as vicars to be presented to the bishop, it appearing that their monastery suffers loss by the composition between them and the bishop of Bath, on the dissolution of the union. E 2 REGESTA, VOL. X.