October 15, Sleaford

Mandate to the cardinal archbishop of Canterbury and his suffragans to put under an interdict the lands of those who, on the part of Lewelin, called prince of North Wales, liegeman of king Henry, have, since the time of king John, rebelled against the king, returned to their allegiance and again rebelled, seizing castles held by them for the king, and after the composition made at the time of Pandulph s legation, for the fifth time sworn fealty to the king, and then destroyed his castles and made war against him and William, earl of Pembroke, the king's bailiff. _ Letter to king Henry in answer to his petition that the pope, lest disturbances should arise, would annul certain letters ordering the bishop of Winchester, R. earl of Chester, H. de Burgh, justiciar, and Falkes de Breaut, to deliver up bailiwicks and castles belonging to the king, which they were ready to do, but which he, seeing that the letters were granted for the king's sake, would not revoke unless it did not please the king to proceed on their authority. The pope inhibits anyone from Pa ae ee ee REGESTA, VOL. XIL taking proceedings on such letters, and declares invalid anything attempted, contrary to the king's wish, against the said persons. Inhibition, in favour of the master and brethren of the Knights Templars in England, that no one shall take tithe of their lands held before the general council, cultivated by themselves, or of their meadows, mills, gardens, pastures, &., on which they have not hitherto paid tithe.