Nov. 8, Peter's Rome

Mandate, as below, in the cause which lately arose between Thomas More, canon of London, and Master John Prene, papal chaplain and auditor, about the canonry and prebend of St. Margaret [Leicester] in Lincoln, John asserting that on their voidance by the promotion, made by the pope, of Richard, bishop of Bangor, and the lapse of the canonical time for consecration, he received provision by papal authority, which provision Thomas unjustly opposed and has hindered from taking effect, intruding himself; Thomas asserting that, void as above, they lawfully belong to him under collation by authority of the ordinary. The cause, although not by its nature lawfully devolved to the Roman court, was committed by the pope, at John's instance [to the above auditor]. As the pope has learned that John freely renounces his cause and his right he orders, motu proprio, the above auditor to admit such renunciation, to surrogate Thomas, even if intruded, to John's right, and to collate and assign to him the said canonry and prebend, value not exceeding 100 marks. Vite ae morum. (De mandato.) To Bertrand, archbishop of Amalfi, dwellmg at the Roman court.