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

LETTERS OF POPE BENEDICT XIII
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the secular arm if necessary, against detainers and molesters of goods
temporal and spiritual pertaining to the abbot and convent of the
monastery of Arbroath, o s b, whether dukes, marquises, earls, knights
and other laymen.
Peniscola, Tortosa diocese, Non. Nov., anno 23; expedited, 12 Kal.
Dec., anno 23 [20 Nov., 1416].
5 November, 1416 Reg Aven 349, 324V
To Walter, abbot of Arbroath, o SB. [Form as in Reg Aven 349, 324.]
Indult for the granting of a plenary indulgence by a confessor of his
choice.
Peniscola, Tortosa diocese, Non. Nov., anno 23; expedited, 12 Kal.
Dec., anno 23 [20 Nov., 1416].
5 November, 1416 Reg Aven 349, 345-345V
To Walter, abbot of Arbroath, osb. Indult to choose a suitable and
discreet priest to hear his confessions, grant absolution and give
penance.
Peniscola, Tortosa diocese, Non. Nov., anno 23; expedited, 12 Kal.
Dec., anno 23 [20 Nov., 1416].
6 November, 1416 Reg Aven 349, 256-256V
To the archdeacon of Lothian. Mandate to collate William de
Dalketh, monk of Arbroath, osb, sch.theol., to the priory of
Urquhart, said order, as a reserved benefice and non-elective dignity,
value not exceeding -£40 to a non-resident, dependent on the mon¬
astery of Dunfermline and wont to be governed by a monk of that
monastery, vacant by the promotion of William, former prior, to the
said monastery of Dunfermline, although the priory has been unlaw¬
fully detained by a certain Gilbert Smert, calling himself monk of
Urquhart.1
Peniscola, Tortosa diocese, 8 Id. Nov., anno 23; expedited, 6 Kal.
Dec., anno 23 [26 Nov., 1416].
1 See CPP, i, 606.