October 15, Sleaford

Mandate to the archbishop of Canterbury and the bishop of Rochester to publicly excommunicate certain contumacious persons until they make due satisfaction, The pope had directed the bishop of London, the bishop of Rochester then elect, and afterwards the bishop of Coventry to make an order for the payment to Peter Mulectus, a crusader, of a certain sum of money which he had lent to the late Falkes de Briaute, crusader, by M. relict of the said Falkes, William the Marshal, earl of Pembroch and others; but afterwards, on the bishops neglecting to do this, and the said crusader declaring in his presence that in the realm of England no one dared to do him justice, he committed the matter to V. the dean, and Fulk, and B. canons of Lille, who caused to be cited Hugh de Nova Villa and Ralph son of Nicolas, the heirs of earls [William] de Mandeville and [William] of Salesbieres, the heirs of Simon son of the late Simon, W. de Bello Campo, Hugh Bassett, the earl of Chester, the Marshal of England, Godfrey de Brang , Peter de Maulai, and Thomas Basseth. These not having appeared within twelve days after the time fixed, the said judges put the said P. crusader in possession of the goods of the said nobles and ordered the prior and official of Canterbury to excommunicate them, but they have neglected to do so. Feb.