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

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to hold a benefice for a certain time. [See Reg. Aven 334, 119-20,
above, p 212.]
Barcelona, 3 Id. Dec., anno 16; expedited, 2 Kal. Jan., anno 16 [31
Dec., 1409].
24 December, 1409 Reg Aven 334, 495-495v
To William Nory, prior of May. Provision of William, canon of
the church of St Andrews, to the priory of May, value not exceeding
-£100 sterling to a non-resident. On the death outside the curia of
the former prior, Robert de Luchrys, William on the strength of
papal letters reserving him a benefice in the gift of the bishop of
St Andrews and the prior and chapter of the said church, claimed
the priory of May and was peacefully assecuted to it. Subsequently
William being in Avignon had resigned the priory through a certain
lawfully constituted procurator into the hands of the bishop of St
Andrews who admitted the resignation by ordinary authority,
although James de Haudanston calling himself a canon of the above
church had unlawfully detained the priory for more than a year and
five months. William, however, who had studied canon law at
Avignon for several years, is now granted provision to the said
priory, an elective benefice with cure thus vacant, and on his peace¬
ful assecution to the said priory his letter of reservation is to become
invalid.
Barcelona, 9 Kal. Jan., anno 16; expedited. 3 Non. Aug., anno 17
[3 Aug., 1411].
Concurrent mandate to the dean of Dunkeld, the treasurer of Aber¬
deen, and Bernard Fortis, canon of Segorbe.
5 January, 1410 Reg Aven 334, ioov-ioiv
To the abbot of Balmerino. Mandate to collate Richard de Mariton,
canon of Scone, St Andrews diocese, to the hospital of St Germain,
said diocese, value not exceeding ^50 old sterling to a non-resident,
vacant because the present rector Roger de Edinburgh is a notorious
schismatic and adherent of Peter Philardi de Candia calling himself
Alexander v, which has been unlawfully detained for more than a
year by Henry de Ramsay, priest, St Andrews diocese. Richard is