Series 4 > Calendar of Papal letters to Scotland of Benedict XIII of Avignon, 1394-1419

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Richard, is to hold the church of the Blessed Mary, vacant as above,
or in any way other than by the death of JohnClerici, notwithstand¬
ing that he is known to hold the said church of Eglismanqhur, the
perpetual chaplaincy of the hospital of Blessed Mary Magdalen de
Muschelburgh, St Andrews diocese, and that he has a papal reserva¬
tion of a benefice in the diocese of Glasgow; and he is dispensed to
hold together the two parish churches but the letters of reservation
are to become invalid.1
Nice, 8 Id. Apr., anno 11; expedited, 3 Id. Aug., anno n [11 Aug.,
1405].
Concurrent mandate to the deans of Dunkeld and Glasgow and the
official of Glasgow.
10 April, 1405 Reg Aven 320, 625-6
To Symon de Mandevilla, canon of Glasgow, lic.leg., m.a., b.dec.
It had been shown to the pope on behalf of Symon that a dispute
had arisen between Henry, bishop of St Andrews, then precentor of
Glasgow, and William de Camera, William MacMorin and John
Forestar, calling themselves priests, Aberdeen, Glasgow and St
Andrews dioceses, over the archdeaconry of Glasgow which they
each claimed. The case had been referred for settlement to master
Bernard Bontinandi, papal chaplain and auditor of appeals, who
instituted proceedings, during which time Symon, holding a canonry
and prebend of Glasgow and William MacMorin in possession of
the said archdeaconry, resigned these benefices for purposes of
exchange into the hands of Mathew, bishop of Glasgow, who
effected the exchange by ordinary authority, as he believed these
benefices to be vacant by the said resignations. While the case was
still undecided Henry was provided to the bishopric of St Andrews
then vacant, and Symon was therefore surrogated by virtue of
his resignation to all rights claimed by William MacMorin and by
virtue of his provision to the bishopric to all rights claimed by Henry.
Since however in the mandatory letters of surrogation the value of
the church was stated not to exceed 100 merks sterling whereas
in fact the value does not exceed 100 merks old sterling to a non¬
resident, Symon had doubted the validity of his possession, which,
1 See CPP, i, 626.