^{page 3 note 1} The other documents on the same folio are about Jan.-Feb., 1338.

^{page 3 note 2} + et Dodsworth.

^{page 3 note 3} interlin Db.

^{page 3 note 4} om Db.

^{page 6 note 1} See No. 188 below.

^{page 7 note 1} parchment, 9 × 8½ in. ; no trace of seal or attachment; apparently a contemporary transcript, omitting the Bull; endorsements, see below.

^{page 7 note 2} a Durham Register, c. 1333–1406.

^{page 7 note 3} so R. ; Hic incipiunt constituciones domini pape Benedicti xij^m1 super ordinem monachorum nigrorum. Epistola abbatum ad alios abbates et priores Db; Citacio ad primum capitulum provinciale, et nota diem recepcionis [cf. No. 189 below] F ; M has two endorsements : (a) in same hand as text Citacio ad capitulum generale < Recepta apud Dunelm' xviij die mensis Aprilis in vigilia sancti Elphegi added > ; (b) in a later hand 25 Citacio directa abb[atibus] prior[ibus] generaliter per abbates sancte Marie Ebor' et sancti Albani executores mandati apostolici pro primo generali sive provinciali capitulo celebrando apud Northampton. 1^a 2^e Ciste.

^{page 7 note 4} Thomas de Multon, 1331–59.

^{page 7 note 5} Michael de Mentmore, 1336–49.

^{page 7 note 6} Line. dioc. o.s.B. C.

^{page 7 note 7} interlin M.

^{page 7 note 8} interlin M.

^{page 7 note 9} interlin R.

^{page 7 note 10} apparebit C.

^{page 7 note 11} qui sequitur continentes C; Db adds title littera papalis ad abbates beate Marie Ebor' et sancti Albani Line' dioc' ; MF omit the Bull. Cf. an identically worded Bull, of the same date, for the Provinces of Tarragona and Saragossa, printed in Catalonia Monastica (Montserrat, 1929), II, 248.

^{page 8 note 1} nig. mon. C.

^{page 8 note 2} huius Db.

^{page 8 note 3} optime Db.

^{page 8 note 4} aliquin Db.

^{page 8 note 5} om Db.

^{page 8 note 6} instanti C.

^{page 8 note 7} qui in Db.

^{page 9 note 1} legi om. R Db.

^{page 9 note 2} eciam added in margin R.

^{page 9 note 3} observari C.

^{page 9 note 4} ordinentur C.

^{page 9 note 6} vel] et interlin Db.

^{page 9 note 6} ac] de C. ^6-6 ac quot—facultatibus] added in margin in another hand Db.

^{page 9 note 7} comodo C ; commede Db.

^{page 9 note 8} supplicione C.

^{page 9 note 9} assignandi R Db ; assignand' C.

^{page 9 note 10} que Db.

^{page 10 note 1} exegend' C.

^{page 10 note 2} Turron' C ; against this in margin : xl.s. R.

^{page 10 note 3} ex Db.

^{page 10 note 4} -endi R ; end' C ; cf. potestatem below.

^{page 10 note 5} so Db ; —arunt R C.

^{page 10 note 6} coniunctim C.

^{page 10 note 7} or perhaps imposicionem ? C.

^{page 10 note 8} om C.

^{page 11 note 1} added in margin R.

^{page 11 note 2} distinata ? Db R C.

^{page 11 note 3} in scriptos Db.

^{page 11 note 4} teneantur C.

^{page 11 note 5} M F begin again here.

^{page 11 note 6} Northamptone C.

^{page 12 note 1} quidem + et F.

^{page 12 note 2} diem + et M F.

^{page 12 note 3} presencium struck through M.

^{page 12 note 4} om F.

^{page 12 note 5} om Db M F.

^{page 12 note 6} fuerit struck through M.

^{page 12 note 7} om Db M.

^{page 13 note 1} predictarum F.

^{page 13 note 2} beate Db MF.

^{page 13 note 3} eadem C.

^{page 13 note 4} nostro om Db R.

^{page 13 note 5–5} Edwardus—transmissarum] Rex Anglie et Francie et dominus Hibernie, dilecto sibi in Christo . . abbati sancte Marie Salop', salutem. Quia intelleximus quod pretextu quorundam bullarum dilectis nobis in Christo . . abbati sancte Marie Ebor' et abbati de sancto Albano nuper a sede apostolica ut dicitur transmissarum C. [= No. 192 below].

^{page 14 note 1–1} et quosdam—intenditis] vos tanquam . . commissarii ipsorum . . abbatum, vel per ipsos virtute bullarum predictarum ad hoc deputati, de premissis informaciones, inquisiciones capere, citaciones et certificaciones et diversas execuciones in hac parte facere nitimini. C.

^{page 14 note 2–2} ne inquis.—quecumque] ne auctoritate sedis apostolice, vel alia quacumque auctoritate, informaciones, inquisiciones, citaciones et certificaciones, autalias execuciones quascumque super premissis. C.

^{page 14 note 3} sic R.

^{page 14 note 4} vel R.

^{page 15 note 1–1} nec contra—procedatis] nec ad aliquas citaciones huiusmodi ex causis quibuscumque per vos pretensis aliqualiter gravando vel puniendo procedatis C.

^{page 15 note 2–2} Teste meipso apud Turrym London' tercio die Decembris, anno regni nostri Anglie xiiij⁰, regni vero nostri Francie primo C.

^{page 15 note 3} faded.

^{page 15 note 4} holes.

^{page 15 note 5} Richard Oxenden, 1331–8.

^{page 16 note 1} faded.

^{page 16 note 2} holes.

^{page 16 note 3} The papal nuncios sent to England in Oct., 1337, to negotiate peace between England and France.

^{page 16 note 4} sic.

^{page 17 note 1} Will, de Couton, 1323–43.

^{page 17 note 2} corr. from -ionem.

^{page 17 note 3} for preter ?

^{page 18 note 1} This refers to a preceding document in the MS., undated, but apparently a version of No. 186 above, q.v.

^{page 18 note 2} abbot, 1332–55. He was acting as commissary of the executors, see p. 14, n. 1.

^{page 19 note 1} Thomas Poucyn, 1334–43.

^{page 19 note 2} Will, de Claxton, 1326–44.

^{page 20 note 1} There is some difficulty in determining the date of this and the following letter. Thomas Henley was abbot of Westminster Sept., 1333—29 Oct., 1344 (Pearce, Monks of Westminster, p. 84) : together with the colleagues that he mentions, he presided over the chapter of 1340. Therefore the date of the letter seems to be c. 1340–3. On the other hand, an ordinance about the salary of the regent at Oxford, was passed in the chapter of 1343 (vol. II, p. 23, 56) not 1340. But the letter can hardly have been written after 1343 because (1) Henley had then ceased to be president, and (2) Thomas de Calton, prior of Shrewsbury, had been appointed as regent of the monks at Oxford, in 1343 (vol. II, p. 23). Perhaps the ordinance, passed in 1343, had been brought up in 1340, but not recorded in the acta. The letter may have been written before the chapter of 1340.

^{page 21 note 1} Unless there is a mistake in one of the dates, the prior of Norwich must have taken five months to answer the previous letter.

^{page 22 note 1} The chapter of 1343 met on 9 Sept.

^{page 23 note 1} for huiusmodi ?

^{page 24 note 2} The names of the two other presidents, York and Chester, and the absence of York, seem to fix the date as 1343, and the president who writes, as St. Albans : the abbot of St. Albans was then Michael de Mentmore, 1336–49, so that Thomas might be a mistake, natural enough, since this Formulary dates from the time of abbot Thomas de la Mare, 1349–96.

^{page 23 note 1} interlin.

^{page 23 note 2} Rob. de Nassington, 1343–9 or Rich, de Sheningdon, 1349–79.

^{page 23 note 3} cf. the statutes of 1363, vol. II, p. 76 ff., above, and No. 204, below.

^{page 23 note 4} corr. from contestacionum ?

^{page 24 note 1} interlin. 2 Rob. de Nassington, 1343–9 or Rich, de Sheningdon, 1349–79.

^{page 24 note 3} cf. the statutes of 1363, vol. II, p. 76 ff., above, and No. 204, below.

^{page 24 note 4} corr. from contestacionum ?

^{page 25 note 1} left margin, in another hand : Nota pro cameris in collegio Glouc' Oxon' in Stokwellstrette ibidem.

^{page 25 note 2} a monk of St. Augustine's Canterbury, cf. M.R. James, Ancient Libraries of Canterbury and Dover, p. 300, No. 975.

^{page 26 note 1} afterwards abbot of Malmesbury, 1360–96 ?

^{page 27 note 1} ? for vestris.

^{page 27 note 2} perhaps the Constitutions of Benedict XII in 1336, or his declaratory Bull of 1340, or the chapter Statutes of 1343 ?

^{page 27 note 3} interlin.

^{page 28 note 1} This is a late copy (XV c.), from the Note-Book of John Lawerne, monk of Worcester. Both. Easton and Thomas de Brinton (monks of Norwich) were probably at Oxford, c. 1356–7, when they journeyed home to Norwich to preach (Norwich Communarius Rolls), and Easton went back to Oxford with his books, c. 1362–3 (Ibid.). In any case this letter must be before 1364, when Brinton was made proctor at the Curia (No. 211). As regards Adam Easton's career : c. 1365–6 he incepted (contribution, Norwich Camera Prioris Roll) ; 1366 prior studentium at Oxford (No. 218 below) ; 3 May, 1368, sent from Pope to Edward III (Cal. papal letters, IV, 27) ; 27 May, 1370, at Court of Rome (Foxe, Acts and Monuments, ed. Pratt, II, 935) ; perhaps succeeded Brinton as proctor in curia c. 1373 ; c. 1376 wrote No. 229, below; 1381, Cardinal; 1383, procured Bull (No. 233, cf. 241), and perhaps intervened in Tymworth-Bromfield case (Mem. of St. Edmunds (R.S.), III, 135); 1385 imprisoned and deprived ; 1389 reinstated ; ob. 1398.

^{page 28 note 2} Nicholas de Hoo, 1357–82.

^{page 29 note 1} interlin.

^{page 30 note 1} proctor for the chapter, 14 Sept. ; cf. below, part IV, p. 201.

^{page 30 note 2} Perhaps a monk of St. Albans (cf. Simon Southereye) : his abbot would thus be one of the presidents. The statutes of 1363 (No. 157) dealt with the monk-students, perhaps owing to these suggestions.

^{page 30 note 3} interlin.

^{page 30 note 4} sic ; for 8 Sept. ? The chapter was to be on 14 Sept.

^{page 32 note 1} seu seems needed.

^{page 32 note 2} Tho. de la Mare, 1349–96. 3 Rich. Seynesbury, 1349–63.

^{page 32 note 4} John de Benham, 1346–61 ; probably this letter was to enable his successor, W. de Clyve, 1361–70, to carry out the visitation : cf. p. 230, No. 339A below.

^{page 32 note 5} interlin.

^{page 33 note 1} Thomas de Horton, 1351–77.

^{page 33 note 2} Will, de Haddon, 1346–65.

^{page 33 note 3} Walter Camme, 1360–96 ?

^{page 33 note 4} Will, de Greneburgh, 1361–90.

^{page 33 note 5} John de Hartlepe, 1361–80.

^{page 33 note 6} It is not certain whether these diffinitors were responsible for the important statutes of 1363, above, vol. II, p. 64, or merely for some lesser, ephemeral diffinitions.

^{page 34 note 1} cf. the effects of pestilence later, probably in 1369, p. 70, below.

^{page 34 note 2} Gesta Abbatum Mon. S. Albani (Rolls Series, 1867), II, 402.

^{page 34 note 3} Gesta Abbatum, II, 405–6.

^{page 34 note 4} cf. p. 161, below.

^{page 35 note 1} The reign of his predecessor had been violently disturbed : Salter, , Cartulary of Eynsham (Oxford Hist. Soc., XLIX), I, pp. xxiv–xxviGoogle Scholar.

^{page 35 note 2} Perhaps from the Cowper MSS. at Oveleigh, or at Condover Hall, Salop (Hist. MSS. Comm. Report V, pt. I, 338).

^{page 36 note 1} pro MS.

^{page 36 note 2} pla . . struck through.

^{page 36 note 3} cf. Luc. II, 7 (!)

^{page 36 note 4} These numbers are in the original, except where printed in brackets.

^{page 37 note 1} For the will of Master W. Doune (ob. 1361), see Archaeological Journal, 1915, p. 233 ff., esp. pp. 259, 270, 274.

^{page 37 note 2} casibus fortuitis struck through.

^{page 37 note 3} sint struck through.

^{page 37 note 4} altered from assignentur.

^{page 37 note 5} interlin.

^{page 37 note 6} istum dicit struck through.

^{page 38 note 1} The Bishop of Lincoln was both patron and diocesan : Salter, Cartulary of Eynsham) Oxf. Hist. Soc. 1907), I, p. ix, 309, 372. For porciones camere, cf. ibid., I, p. 341, II, p. xci ff.

^{page 38 note 2} interlin, over lo … struck through.

^{page 38 note 3} = Histon, Cambs., cf. p. 51, below.

^{page 38 note 4–4} all this crossed out.

^{page 38 note 5} S. Bened. Reg., c. LV, 37 ; c. LXV, 25 ; Const. Bened. XII, c. 17.

^{page 39 note 1} Nicholas de Upton, 1338–44, 1344–51.

^{page 39 note 2} 1317–30.

^{page 39 note 3} for quo ad ?

^{page 39 note 4} 1330–8.

^{page 39 note 5} Simon Islip, Abp. of Canterbury 1349–66.

^{page 39 note 6} Henry Burwash or Burghursh, Bp. of Lincoln 1320–40.

^{page 39 note 7} in 1338.

^{page 40 note 1} in 1344 ; Tho. Le Bek or Beake, Bp. of Lincoln 1342–7.

^{page 40 note 2} sic.

^{page 40 note 3} Cf. Cartulary of Eynsham, I, 318.

^{page 40 note 4} sic.

^{page 41 note 1} corr. from scircumspecto.

^{page 41 note 2} interlin.

^{page 41 note 3} estitit excessivuus MS.

^{page 41 note 4} sibi ipsi ? struck through.

^{page 41 note 5} from dedicere, ‘ to deny.’

^{page 41 note 6} blotted.

^{page 41 note 7} conventui MS.

^{page 41 note 8} or sigillassent ?

^{page 41 note 9} quim ? MS.

^{page 41 note 10} for granetarius.

^{page 41 note ll} for Shifford.

^{page 42 note 1} sic.

^{page 42 note 2} torn away, and so below.

^{page 42 note 3} Brize Norton.

^{page 42 note 4} sic.

^{page 43 note 1} const. Benedict. XII, c. 22.

^{page 43 note 2} sic.

^{page 43 note 3–3} interlin. over istum struck through.

^{page 43 note 4} capanarum MS.

^{page 44 note 1} xxxv. struck through.

^{page 44 note 2–2} inlerlin. over istum struck through.

^{page 44 note 3–3} underlined ; this underlining, and the alterations and additions in articles xxvj, xlviij, 1, lviij, appear to be in the same hand and ink.

^{page 44 note 4} number torn away, and so below.

^{page 44 note 5} sic.

^{page 44 note 6} interlin. over vacare struck through.

^{page 44 note 7} corrected from monachis.

^{page 44 note 8} i . . are struck through.

^{page 44 note 9} sic.

^{page 44 note 10} added in place of xxx (apparently) struck through.

^{page 44 note 11} interlin. over castiget struck through.

^{page 45 note 1–1} struck through.

^{page 45 note 2} number missing, but reckoned backwards from par. xli, and so below.

^{page 45 note 3} precon … struck through.

^{page 45 note 4} quartern MS.

^{page 45 note 5} for minutorio ?

^{page 46 note 1} vero struck through.

^{page 46 note 2} S. Bened. Reg., c. XLVIII, 19.

^{page 46 note 3} During the rebuilding of the Royal lodging under William of Wykeham and others, c. 1356–68 ; Higden notes under the year 1359 the commandeering and scarcity of masons and carpenters ; see W. H. St. John Hope, Windsor Castle (1913), I, 182 ff.

^{page 46 note 4} or respondebitur ?

^{page 47 note 1} sic : what is it?

^{page 47 note 2} spalterium MS.

^{page 47 note 3} precessoris struck through.

^{page 47 note 4} sic, for tandem or tamen ?

^{page 47 note 5} cf. Cartulary of Eynsham, I, 391 ; II, 22-–4 ; c. 1350–66.

^{page 47 note 6} interlin. over xlix struck through.

^{page 47 note 7–7} added in another hand.

^{page 48 note 1–1} added in another hand.

^{page 48 note 2} corr. from comodum.

^{page 48 note 3} something interlin., like i for ideo ?

^{page note 4–4} interlin., in another hand.

^{page 49 note 1–1} interlin. in another hand.

^{page 49 note 2–2} struck through.

^{page 49 note 3–3} interlin. in another hand; this, and the additions and alterations in articles lv, lxij, lxiij, lxiiij, appear to be in the same hand.

^{page 49 note 4} perhaps corr. from lx.

^{page 50 note 1} a correction ?

^{page 50 note 2} xl. struck through ; lxj. corr. from lxij.

^{page 50 note 3–3} struck through ; cf. Decretum, II, XVI, i, 4, from St. Jerome.

^{page 50 note 4} corr. from lxiij.

^{page 50 note 5} infinitas struck through.

^{page 50 note 6} The great storm of 15 Jan., 1362.

^{page 50 note 7} prostravit quod interlin. and struck through.

^{page 50 note 8} corr. front lxiiij.

^{page 50 note 9} -te over eras.

^{page 50 note 10} contencionibus, superbia struck through.

^{page 50 note 11–11} interlin. in another hand.

^{page 50 note 12} vel struck through.

^{page 50 note 13} over erasure.

^{page 50 note 14} interlin.

^{page 50 note 15} interlin.

^{page 50 note 16} corr. from lxvj.

^{page 50 note 17} corr. from lxvij.

^{page 50 note 18} corr. from lxviij.

^{page 51 note 1} corr. from lxix.

^{page 51 note 2} ? a correction.

^{page 51 note 3} corr. from lxxj.

^{page 51 note 4} torn away.

^{page 51 note 5} sic.

^{page 51 note 6} 7 corr. from 6 and 8 corr. from 7, apparently.

^{page 52 note 1} The name of the cathedral is omitted : it was Norwich : cf. p. 28–9, 61.

^{page 52 note 2} For the duties of the proctor, cf. Statutes of 1363, II, 18, vol. II, p. 73.

^{page 54 note 1} or magistro hospicu ?

^{page 55 note 1} expedicione felici struck through.

^{page 55 note 2} probably Gernemuth, Yarmouth.

^{page 55 note 3} sic ; there is no abbey of Black Monks with the initial L. Perhaps John de Brinkele, abbot of Bury St. Edmunds, is intended.

^{page 56 note 1} Gesta Abbatum (Rolls Series, 1867), II, 403 ; Literae Cantuarienses (Rolls Series, 1888), II, 449.

^{page 56 note 2} Lit. Cant., II, 398–405.

^{page 56 note 3} Ibid., II, 448–9.

^{page 57 note 1} Gesta Abbatum, II, 403–4.

^{page 57 note 2} Lit. Cant., II, 511.

^{page 57 note 3} Wilkins, III, 126.

^{page 57 note 4} Robert Horthbrand (1338–70).

^{page 57 note 5–5} interlin.

^{page 58 note 1} ob. 1367.

^{page 58 note 2} interlin.

^{page 59 note 1} interlin.

^{page 59 note 2} interlin.

^{page 59 note 3} an erasure follows, with a line drawn across.

^{page 61 note 1} The sequence of Brinton's career seems to be thus : before 1364, he accompanies the Prior of Norwich to the Curia, in the suit against the two apostates (probably connected with this mission are two letters in MS. Tanner, 342, fo. 109^v, 110); is appointed papal penitentiary; Jan., 1364, appointed proctor for the English Black Monks (No. 211, above) ; c. 1364–6, returns to Oxford to incept in Canon Law ; c. 1366, returns to Curia ; 25 Nov., 1366, mentioned as D. Decr., Papal penitentiary and nuncio (Cal. papal letters, IV, 25) ; Jan., 1373, provided to See of Rochester; 1377 preached at Coronation ; confessor to Rich. II ; 1389 ob.

^{page 62 note 1} Hamo de Offynton, 1364–83.

^{page 63 note 1} Will. Marreys, 1359–82.

^{page 63 note 2} Will. de Burton, 1355–74.

^{page 63 note 3} The abbot of St. Mary's York and Utred of Boldon had made a special visitation of Whitby, c. 12 Oct., 1366; for the proceedings of this, see Addenda, below, Nos. 350–4; cf. especially No. 354.

^{page 63 note 4} Dec. 6.

^{page 64 note 1} Nov. 11.

^{page 64 note 2} Nov. 30.

^{page 64 note 3} afterwards abbot of Whitby, 1374–93.

^{page 64 note 4} Sacrist in 1393 : Cartularium Abb. de Whiteby (Surtees Soc., 1878), I, 316.

^{page 64 note 5} scripturancia MS.

^{page 65 note 1} This estimate may be compared with the accounts for 1394–5, 1396–7, Cart. Abb. de Whiteby, ii, 553–85.

^{page 65 note 2} sic, for xiiij. s.

^{page 65 note 3} sic.

^{page 65 note 4} exparansione MS.

^{page 65 note 5} corr. from iiij.d.

^{page 66 note 1} consul' MS.

^{page 68 note 1} Cf. the inventory made on the accession of Thomas de Bolton in 1394, Cart. Abb. de Whiteby, i, 318–22 : cf. Const. Benedict, XII, c. 13.

^{page 68 note 2} sic, for preter ?

^{page 69 note 1} probably the monk in question was appointed a diffinitor or a preacher.

^{page 69 note 2} Cf. Decretum, II, III, ix, 13.

^{page 69 note 3} perhaps Adam Easton ?

^{page 71 note 1} interlin.

^{page 73 note 1–1} added in the top margin, in another, apparently later hand.

^{page 73 note 2} illegible : rubbed away.

^{page 73 note 3} Richard Gillingham, 1370–6.

^{page 73 note 4} sic ; for Julii; 11 July, cf. below.

^{page 73 note 5} om MS.

^{page 74 note 1} for duxerimus ?

^{page 74 note 2} intersunt MS.

^{page 74 note 3} vel struck through.

^{page 74 note 4} corrected from premunitoribus.

^{page 74 note 5–5} added in later hand in right margin : partly rubbed and cut away.

^{page 74 note 6} Simon Sudbury (1375–81) ; this must have been one of his earliest acts, on his translation to Canterbury.

^{page 75 note 1} tanquam MS.

^{page 75 note 2} vob struck through.

^{page 75 note 3} de erased

^{page 75 note 4} interlin.

^{page 76 note 1} The abbot of Bury was one of the presidents about this time : cf. No. 230, below.

^{page 77 note 1} At Gloucester College, Oxford.

^{page 77 note 2} This and the following rather uncertain phrases would hardly have been written after the Bulls condemning Wyclif in May, 1377.

^{page 79 note 1} Nicholas Litlington (1362–86) ; perhaps the visitor appointed.

^{page 79 note 2} erased : perhaps Edmund Bromfield of Bury.

^{page 79 note 3} apparently the Great Schism of 1378 ? This MS. was compiled at about that date : cf. vol. I, p. 22.

^{page 80 note 1} possibly the extract from the letter ends here, and the rest is the work of the compiler of the MS. : cf. vol. I, p. 23.

^{page 80 note 2} Decretales, III, l, 1.

^{page 80 note 3} Ibid., III, i, 15.

^{page 80 note 4} Decretum, I, xxxv, 1.

^{page 80 note 5} Cf. Migne, Patr. Lat., XV, col. 1312.

^{page 80 note 6} probably the statutes of 1279, see vol. I, p. 102 ff.

^{page 80 note 7} Clement, III, x, 1.

^{page 80 note 8} Decretum, II, XXV, i, 4 and 5.

^{page 80 note 9} Ibid., II, XXV, i, 13, 11 and 12.

^{page 81 note 1} Urban died in Oct., 1389.

^{page 81 note 2} presentibus MS.

^{page 81 note 3} Worcestershire ? or Berkshire ?

^{page 81 note 4} sic MS.; probably for commonachus, cf. below.

^{page 81 note 5} morebatur MS.

^{page 82 note 1} commonocho MS.

^{page 82 note 2} m'ito ? MS.

^{page 82 note 3} Walter Camme, 1360–96 ?

^{page 82 note 4} Rob. Walworth, 1374–91.

^{page 82 note 5} Edmund de Elyngton, 1379–96.

^{page 82 note 6} John Chinnock, 1375–1420 ; cf. Durham Acc. Rolls (Surtees Soc), III. 595 : Nuncio abbatis de Glassenbiry 6.s. 8.d. (1386–7).

^{page 83 note 1} R struck through.

^{page 83 note 2} scis expunged.

^{page 83 note 3} Item compertum est struck through.

^{page 83 note 4} quod struck through.

^{page 83 note 5} interlin. over vel expunged.

^{page 83 note 6} secundum struck through.

^{page 83 note 7} celebrata expunged.

^{page 83 note 8} cf. vol. II, p. 68.

^{page 84 note 1} interin.

^{page 84 note 2} cf. vol. II, p. 48.

^{page 84 note 3} columbas expunged.

^{page 84 note 4} quando expunged.

^{page 84 note 5} occurs between documents of Feb., 1394, and Dec., 1395.

^{page 84 note 6} alta MS.

^{page 84 note 7} The funeral of Anne of Bohemia, at Westminster Abbey, 3 Aug., 1394.

^{page 85 note 1} Thatcham, Berks, on the Bath Road.

^{page 85 note 2} for commiscere.

^{page 85 note 3} Abbot of Glastonbury, John Chinnock, 1375–1420.

^{page 86 note 1} Perhaps this inconstant monk was John Craye, who went to the Carthusians in 1387, returned to Rochester in 1388 (MS. Cotton Faustina C, V, fo. 34^v), was licensed to join the Friars Minor in 1393 (Ibid., fo. 70), and migrated again in 1401 (Ibid., fo. 102^v).

^{page 86 note 2} sic.

^{page 86 note 3} transsieundi MS.

^{page 87 note 1} for micius.

^{page 87 note 2} Prior of Rochester, John de Sheppey, 1380–1419.

^{page 87 note 3} Roger Yatton, 1379–1418.

^{page 88 note 1} abbates om MS.

^{page 89 note 1} continente om MS.

^{page 89 note 2} statuendum MS.

^{page 90 note 1} Walter Camme, 1360–96 ?

^{page 90 note 2} Edm. de Ellington, 1379–96.

^{page 90 note 3} interlin.

^{page 90 note 4} 3 April, 1383.

^{page 91 note 1} provinciis] capitulis MS.

^{page 92 note 1} Thomas Hunden, 1405–20.

^{page 92 note 2} Will, of Cratfield, 1390–1415.

^{page 92 note 3} in 1405.

^{page 92 note 4} in 1408.

^{page 93 note 1} damaged and only partly legible.

^{page 93 note 2} William Colchester, 1386–1420.

^{page 93 note 3} Henry de Sutton, 1387–1413.

^{page 94 note 1} Will. Bradley, 1395–1423.

^{page 95 note 1} The representatives at Constance were, apparently, the abbots of Bury St. Edmunds and York, the prior of Worcester, Mr. John Wynchecomb, LL.B., and, as counsel, Mr. Rich. Betty and Rob. Ely, see Accounts of 1414–17, below, p. 166, 177.

^{page 95 note 2} sic.

^{page 95 3–3} interlin.

^{page 96 note 1} sic.

^{page 96 note 2} sic.

^{page 97 note 1} It is not clear whether No. 245 above is the faulty proxy or the improved proxy.

^{page 98 note 1} sic, perhaps for 1416 ; it is not clear whether this is the date of the letter, or the supposed date of the coming election. Actually, Martin V was elected in Nov., 1417.

^{page 98 note 2} Notebook of John Lawerne, monk of Worcester, c. 1450; the letter was evidently copied as a model of elegant composition.

^{page 98 note 3} oiode MS:

^{page 98 note 4} evidencia MS.

^{page 98 note 5} affectu MS.

^{page 99 note 1} Probably for the degree of B.D., which T. Ledbury took before March, 1419.

^{page 99 note 2} Thomas Spofford, abbot of St. Mary's, York.

^{page 99 note 3} Of the £10 granted to Thomas Ledbury for his expenses at Constance, £5 were charged upon the abbot of Bury St. Edmunds (1417–20), see below, p. 185.

^{page 99 note 4} oratorem struck through.

^{page 100 note 1} Warden of Durham College, Oxford ; B.D. 1411 (below, p. 212) ; D.D. 1414 (Snappe's Formulary, Oxford Hist. Soc., 1924, p. 183) ; “ master,” here, implies D.D.

^{page 100 note 2} The chapter met on 5 July in 1417, on 8 July in 1420.

^{page 100 note 3} interlin.

^{page 100 note 4} Afterwards Prior of Durham, 1446–56.

^{page 100 note 5} William de Colchester, 1386–c. Oct., 1420.

^{page 100 note 6} William Bradeley, 1395–1422.

^{page 100 note 7} John Fordam, 1410–38 ; these three were the Presidents in 1420, but not in 1414 ; the Presidents for 1417 are not known.

^{page 101 note 1} From the Register of R. Bremesgrove, abbot of Evesham, 1418–35. Owing to the reference to the Bishop's visitation, it cannot be addressed to abbot Bremesgrove, who was exempt ; but it may well be from him : he was visitor of Chester, 1420–3, of Chertsey, 1423–6, of the diocese of Worcester, 1426–9. The opening phrase seems to imply that the visitor and the prelate addressed were at the University together : we know that abbot Bremesgrove was clericus et graduatus (above, II, 150).

^{page 101 note 2} interlin.

^{page 101 note 3} sic.

^{page 102 note 1} ad struck through.

^{page 102 note 2} anferri MS.

^{page 102 note 3} obedienciam struck through.

^{page 104 note 1} Richard Boxore, 1421–7 ; Whethamstede, though not actually President until 1429, was in 1426 President-elect, and special visitor for Abingdon, cf. above, vol. II, p. 174.

^{page 104 note 2} Cf. diffinition 5 in 1426, above, vol. II, p. 176.

^{page 104 note 3} but cf. the supplications in Joh. Amundesham, I, 153.

^{page 104 note 4} sic.

^{page 105 note 1} Cf. two letters concerning attacks on the order at the Council of Basel, printed in T. Arnold, Mem. of St. Edmunds Abbey (R.S.), III, 252, 254, from Add. MS. 7096, fo. 161 ; cf. Add. MS. 14848, fo. 140 ; probably c. 1435.

^{page 105 note 2} Andovere received, on 3 July, 1441, letters testimonial from the University (Anstey, Epistolae Academicae, i, 199), probably on the completion of his necessary regency, which lasted from one to two years. I have to thank the Rev. H. E. Salter for pointing this out. Cf. also vol. II, p. 213.

^{page 106 note 1} J. Amondesham, at Oxford, c. 1432–48 ; Pearce, Monks of Westminster, 144.

^{page 106 note 2} sic : perhaps mea should be added.

^{page 106 note 3} sic.

^{page 107 note 1} secularis MS.

^{page 107 note 2} nimis MS.

^{page 107 note 3} added in margin.

^{page 107 note 4} sic.

^{page 108 note 1} affectu MS.

^{page 108 note 2} primam MS.

^{page 108 note 3} sic ; perhaps a misreading for arcium bac., or something similar.

^{page 108 note 4} sic ; the chapter met on 3 July.

^{page 109 note 1} John de Hermondesworth, 1419–58, abbot of Chertsey, was president c. 1441–7 ; the Bishop would thus be the vigorous William Alnwick, who was much concerned with Bardney, visiting it in 1438, 1440, and 1444. The letter seems to be written on the eve of a Chapter : 1441 and 1444 would agree with the Bishop's movements, 1447 would not. A. H. Thompson, Visitations of Relig. Houses in Dioc. of Lincoln, II, xxi, xxxvi ff., 9–34.

^{page 109 note 2} mutuo MS.

^{page 109 note 3} John Waynflete, 1436–47.

^{page 110 note 1} Presidents.

^{page 110 note 2} Edmund Kyrton, 1440–62.

^{page 111 note 1} This very interesting letter naturally suggests the reform of Henry V in 1421 (above, II, p. 98 ff.), but the date and the reference to progresses do not fit in with his movements ; on the other hand, Henry VI made several progresses, c. 1448 ; and cf. the royal visitations of Westminster and St. Aug. Canterbury, above, No. 267A, 269.

^{page 111 note 2} sic ; for infamy ?

^{page 112 note 1} ? George Pensherst, 1430–57.

^{page 112 note 2} Will. Asshendon, 1436–69.

^{page 112 note 3} Will. Albon, 1464–75.

^{page 112 note 4} The address is not given, but is evidently the same as in the more formal document which follows.

^{page 113 note 1} sic : a word omitted.

^{page 113 note 2} Thomas Musard, 1445–69.

^{page 113 note 3} MS. exercent.

^{page 114 note 1} sic MS.

^{page 114 note 2–2} This seems a parenthesis ; or perhaps misplaced ?

^{page 114 note 3} MS. pro eorum.

^{page 114 note 4} sic.

^{page 114 note 5} MS. moderandum.

^{page 115 note 1–1} inserted in right margin.

^{page 115 note 2} sic ? for nec.

^{page 115 note 3} Richard Bell, 1464–79.

^{page 116 note 1} Ms. damaged ; the missing words would apparently have supplied the date, 1480, and the place, Northampton, as given in the old Catalogue of the Cottonian MSS. (ed. Tho. Smith, 1696), p. 101.

^{page 116 note 2} Will. Farley, 1472–98.

^{page 116 note 3} John Saute, 1469–95.

^{page 117 note 1} 30 June ; the Chapter began on Monday, 2 July (cf. p. 217, below).

^{page 117 note 2} for the procession and sermon clero et populo, on the third day, cf. above, vol. II, pp. 155, 180.

^{page 117 note 3} There follows an account of how the mayor on this occasion fixed the price of victuals.

^{page 118 note 1} MS. segato.

^{page 118 note 2} condigno.

^{page 118 note 3} The first part of the letter is evidently omitted.

^{page 118 note 4} MS. huius.

^{page 119 note 1} sic.

^{page 119 note 2} sic.

^{page 119 note 3} MS. quingetesimo.

^{page 119 note 4} John Islip, 1500–32.

^{page 119 note 5} Richard Kidderminster, 1488–1525.

^{page 120 note 1} probably the meeting on 12 Nov., 1519, No. 279, above.

^{page 120 note 2} continencia MS.

^{page 120 note 3} premonitis struck through.

^{page 120 note 4} This document is written in an italic hand.

^{page 121 note 1} meo MS.

^{page 121 note 2} sic.

^{page 121 note 3} regni MS.

^{page 121 note 4} sic.

^{page 122 note 1} sic ; according to contemporary computation, it should be given as 1519

^{page 123 note 1} om W.

^{page 123 note 2} om W.

^{page 123 note 3} + et maxima W.

^{page 123 note 4} qui tanta nostra W.

^{page 124 note 1} om W.

^{page 124 note 2} + et deditissimi W.

^{page 124 note 3} ? corr. from xxv⁰.

^{page 124 note 4} xx apparently erased : but 1507 is impossible, on account of the persons mentioned.

^{page 124 note 5} William Parker or Malvern 1514–40.

^{page 125 note 1} John Islip, 1500–32.

^{page 125 note 2} manerio suo struck through.

^{page 125 note 3} Cf. the unfinished document on fo. 230 (p. 133, below).

^{page 125 note 4} certificatorio struck through.

^{page 125 note 5} dictum struck through.

^{page 125 note 6} Richard Cam, apparently to be identified with Rich. Frampton (alias Selwin), 1509–39.

^{page 126 note 1} interlined.

^{page 126 note 2} interlined over set struck through.

^{page 126 note 3} obtinanter MS.

^{page 126 note 4} dompn Thomas Glouucesto^rstruck through.

^{page 126 note 5} De quibus struck through.

^{page 126 note 6} in left margin.

^{page 126 note 7} sic.

^{page 126 note 8} comisit str.

^{page 127 note 1} sic.

^{page 127 note 2} in left margin.

^{page 127 note 3} specta str.

^{page 127 note 4} sue str.

^{page 127 note 5} interlined.

^{page 127 note 6} alia str.

^{page 127 note 7} sic.

^{page 127 note 8} ad primum articulum str.

^{page 127 note 9} iniuste str.

^{page 127 note 10} interl. over et quod str.

^{page 127 note 11} nimis p. str.

^{page 127 note 12} preser … str.

^{page 127 note 13} offici str.

^{page 127 note 14} apprietatis MS.

^{page 127 note 15} corr. from et.

^{page 128 note 1} sic.

^{page 128 note 2} in left margin.

^{page 128 note 3} prioris in str.

^{page 128 note 4} cubila str.

^{page 128 note 5} reguliter MS.

^{page 128 note 6} sic.

^{page 128 note 7} corr. from -iam.

^{page 128 note 8} sic.

^{page 128 note 9} incorrigiles MS.

^{page 128 note 10} interlined over approprietarii str.

^{page 128 note 11} ord … str.

^{page 128 note 12} sic.

^{page 129 note 1} sic.

^{page 129 note 2–2} interl. over accesur severus str.

^{page 129 note 3} enormitabus MS.

^{page 129 note 4} luminaria str.

^{page 130 note 1} ut cum str.

^{page 130 note 2} per nocturnum str.

^{page 130 note 3} interl.

^{page 130 note 4} sic.

^{page 130 note 5} sic, for nescit ?

^{page 130 note 6} apparently the in- has been struck through and the sense thus destroyed.

^{page 130 note 7} ydneos MS.

^{page 131 note 1} for cerevisiam, not servicium.

^{page 131 note 2} below this : Ex … str.

^{page 132 note 1} abb … str.

^{page 132 note 2} quod str.

^{page 132 note 3} contra str.

^{page 132 note 4} interl. over Willelmi str.

^{page 132 note 5} sic.

^{page 133 note 1} dum et … str.

^{page 133 note 2} perhaps struck through.

^{page 133 note 3} sic.

^{page 133 note 4} sic : panem str.

^{page 134 note 1} ms. inveri.

^{page 134 note 2} sic.

^{page 134 note 3} se str.

^{page 134 note 4} quod str.

^{page 134 note 5} in left margin.

^{page 135 note 1} sic.

^{page 135 note 2} Elmore str.

^{page 136 note 1} interl.

^{page 136 note 2} added, in another hand.