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708 (Fo. 43v] 1 April 1310, Lichfield.<br />

Dispensation <strong>to</strong> John called Wille <strong>of</strong> Ut<strong>to</strong>xeter,<br />

acolyte, having petitioned <strong>the</strong> bp. compassionately<br />

<strong>to</strong> grant dispensation that he should be able <strong>to</strong><br />

serve in <strong>the</strong> order <strong>of</strong> acolyte, which being unaware<br />

<strong>of</strong> canonical sanctions and in innocence he<br />

secretly received, and allow him <strong>to</strong> ascend <strong>to</strong><br />

higher orders. The bp. grants this petition,<br />

provided that John will not have been prohibited<br />

under threat <strong>of</strong> excommunication <strong>by</strong> <strong>the</strong> bp., <strong>by</strong> an<br />

archd. or ano<strong>the</strong>r minister, or <strong>by</strong> ano<strong>the</strong>r canon,<br />

and that he will complete <strong>the</strong> penance imposed.<br />

Walterus permissione etc. dilec<strong>to</strong> nobis in Chris<strong>to</strong><br />

Johanni dic<strong>to</strong> Wille de Ot<strong>to</strong>kesha<strong>the</strong>r nostre<br />

diocesis, acoli<strong>to</strong>, salutem, graciam et<br />

benedictionem. Peticionem tuam recepimus<br />

continentem quod cum tu olim canonicarum<br />

sanctionum ignarus ac simplicitate animi<br />

levitateque ductus predictus acolitatus ordinem<br />

furtive recepisses tecum ut in suscep<strong>to</strong> ordine<br />

ministrare et ad superiores ordines posses<br />

ascendere dispensare misericorditer curaremus. Nos<br />

devocionis tue precibus favorabiliter annuentes<br />

impositaque tibi porro commisso hujus penitencia<br />

salutari ut in eodem ordine sic furtive suscep<strong>to</strong>,<br />

dum tarnen per nos seu per aliquem archidiaconum<br />

auf alium ministrum nostrum non fueris super hoc<br />

sub ana<strong>the</strong>matis interminacione prohibitus licite<br />

ministrare et ad ordines superiores ascendere<br />

possis, dum tarnen aliud tibi canonicum non<br />

obsistat, tecum auc<strong>to</strong>ritate nostra misericorditer<br />

dispensamus, proviso quod penitenciam per nos tibi<br />

inflictam fideliter peragas et insuscepcione<br />

ordinum superiorum si ad eos ascendere <strong>to</strong><br />

contingat itera<strong>to</strong>, similiter non delinquas. In<br />

555

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