October 15, Sleaford

Mandate to the cardinal archbishop of Canterbury and his fellow judges, on the showing of Jobn Sarraceni, clerk, that when Jolanus, clerk of the diocese of Durham, brought an action against him before them touching the church of St. Nicholas, Durham, exception was taken on the part of the said John that he ought not to be cited before them by authority of papal letters, inasmuch as [the court] was more than two days journey distant from the said church, but that they nevertheless went on with the cause, on the ground that the said John having benefices in the dioceses of Rochester and Ely, must be considered to have a domicile there. On this he appealed to the pope, but they, ignoring his appeal, put the other party in possession of the church; whereupon John, following up the appeal, obtained papal letters committing the cause to the archbishop of York and his colleagues; but in spite of this the archbishop of Canterbury, going on with the cause, inhibited the said judges from proceeding in the business committed to them. Wherefore the pope has ordered the cardinal archbishop of Canterbury and his fellow judges to withdraw from the cause, as not they, but the said judges have to take coguisance of it. ; (In margin) Hoc est extra de Rescrip . Dispensation to Henry, of noble birth and [good] morals and learning, canon of Southwell, who has not enough to live on, to hold one benefice in addition to the rents that he has. 3 Order to the bishop of Worcester as pastor of the church of Worcester to exercise his office against the prior, who has been suspended for using forged papal letters, and other persons of the said church, notwithstanding any letter to the contrary obtained from the pope.