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

should die without an heir, the aforesaid tenement
with appurtenances wholly should pass to Agnes
Mauclerk, sister of William Mauclerk, to have and
to hold to her and her lawfully begotten heirs
from the bp. and his successors freely, quietly,
well and in peace. Moreover, the bp. and his
successors will warrant forever the aforesaid 60
acres with appurtenances to the aforesaid William
and John for the term of their lives, and also to
the aforenamed William son of William, Henry and
Agnes and their lawfully begotten heirs. In
witness of which the bp. has affixed his seal to
this charter. Witnesses, John de Hotot, William de
Freford, John de Ashmerbrok, Henry de la More,
William le Taverner of Lichfield and others.
797 12 May 1309, London. Dispensation to William
de Draco, clerk, aged above fifteen years, that he
should be allowed into holy orders and by age
default and, since he is known to be very
remarkable at the study of letters and in
consideration of William de Dacre, knt., his
father, that he should be able to receive and
lawfully retain a sole ecclesi5stical benefice,
with or without cure of souls, 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 allowing
into holy orders and by age default four secular
clerks to receive a sole benefice, with or without
cure of souls, provided that they are fifteen
years old, notwithstanding any constitution
published to the contrary.
1. William de Dacre, knt., was one of Thomas, earl
of Lancaster's retainers, see Maddicott,
Lancaster, p. 50.
2. See nos. 832,840,860.
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