by Jill Blackwell Hughes, BA Thesis submitted to the University of ...

788 [Fo. 49v] 22 June 1307, London. Dispensation
to Richard de Bello Monte, rector of church of
Whitlingham, Norwich dioc., that he should be able
to receive and lawfully retain another benefice
with cure of souls if one is offered to him by
virtue of a faculty granted to bp. Langton by pope
Clement V, dated at St Cyr-au-mont-d'or, 22
February 1306, allowing the bp. to grant
dispensation for plurality to six of his clerks to
receive benefices having cure of souls,
notwithstanding the constitution of the general
council and any others published to the contrary,
providing that divine services in the benefices
will not be diminished and cure of souls by no
means will be neglected.
DISPENSACIO SUPER PLURALITATE AUCTORITATE
APOSTOLICA. Walterus permissione divina Coventr'
et Lich' episcopus domino Ricardo de Bello Monte,
rectori ecclesie de Wytelesham, Norwycen'
diocesis, salutem in auctore salutis. Litteras
graciosas sanctissimi patris domini Clementis
divina providencia pape quinti recepimus et
habemus sub verborum continencia infrascripta.
Clemens episcopus servus servorum Dei venerabili
fratri Waltero Coventr' et Lich' episcopo salutem
et apostolicam benedictionem. Libenter tibi illam
concedimus graciam per quam gratificari valeas
clericis in tuis obsequiis constitutis, tuis
igitur supplicacionibus inclinati fraternitati tue
dispensandi hac vice cum sex ex clericis tuis quos
duxeris eligendis et quilibet eorum Domino
beneficia ecclesiastica curam animarum habencia si
eis canonice offerantur licite recipere ac ea
simul libere retinere valeant, constitucione
1. Council of Lyons, 1274, canon 18, Extra, I,
16,3.
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